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The 57-year-old Esparza said he's a staunch Democrat and labor union activist. He's not some high-rolling, politically-connected developer looking to bulldoze his property.
He said he was only talking about building four additional houses at most, spread over about 40 acres. He was also looking to split off one additional piece and sell it.
The old county rules said he could. He was allowed one home for every eight acres. Now he is allowed one for every 40.
He and his wife live in a four-bedroom house on a flat part of their property. The home was built to replace one burned down in the 2007 Harris wildfire, which devastated the Jamul-Dulzura area, some 20 miles east of San Diego.
Their land offers a prime perch. On a clear day, looking west, the couple can see Silver Strand beach in Coronado.
Esparza noted that some of his neighbors on Mother Grundy Truck Trail, the private, unpaved road that cuts through his property, have been allowed smaller parcels over the years.
To Muto and others, however, the Esparza property is a prime example of why county zoning rules needed to be tightened.
There's the lay of the land, for one thing. "It's remote. It's rugged. Lots of steep slopes with limited access," Muto said.
He said the newer zoning better reflects the limitations of the property, which has already proven tough to reach in a wildfire and is set in an environmentally sensitive area. Allowing more homes, he said, would not only compromise the backcountry habitat, but might put pressure on the county to build its own road through the area and provide other services at taxpayer expense.
"We were trying to be more realistic about planning on these sort of properties," Muto said.
He said state regulations, including updated rules on access to fire-prone areas, would have foiled Esparza's building plans anyway, even if the county had not acted.
Jacob, who represents East County and lives in Jamul, said the decision to reduce the building capacity on the property was not done lightly.
"A General Plan update is one of the most consequential actions a municipality can undertake," she said. "While I empathize with Mr. Esparza and others like him, the fact is, by the very nature of the process, you will have some unhappy property owners."
In Esparza's case, she said, the property is hard to reach, dependent on groundwater and sits in wildfire country.
Esparza sees the wildfire argument as hollow, noting that many semirural and suburban parts of the county are vulnerable to catastrophic blazes, yet elected officials have allowed construction in those areas.
The Esparzas say they knew the property had challenges when they bought it.
They considered the land an investment in their future and their family. They had it all plotted out: Once they both retired, they would divide it up and offer large parcels to their adult children.
They saw it as a way to keep their kin together, in an age when many younger families have a hard time finding a home with room to grow.
That was their plan, anyway.
Muto said the couple could seek a formal exemption from the new rules. Most supervisors, however, do not appear to be inclined to make changes that would undermine the goals of the regional land-use overhaul.
Victor Esparza isn't sure what his next step might be.
He's frustrated.
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I had always intended for the FCC's work on the National Broadband Plan to be transparent and open to a wide variety of stakeholders including providers, public interest groups and citizens alike. This effort is too important to leave anyone out.
I am pleased to see that the Commission's work on the plan is already transforming the way we at the agency communicate with the public. Fittingly, we are using the power of the Internet to boost public participation in the plan through our blog, "Blogband," which is dedicated to the National Broadband Plan. The posts have given us an informal way to keep people up-to-date and engaged in the process. Importantly, the comments back have also been a catalyst for new thinking and creative solutions.
We're also using the Internet to give more people greater access to our workshops here at the Commission. In addition to the over 1,100 people who've so far attended the workshops in person, over 5,000 people have registered to view and participate in the workshops online. The workshops represent an unparalleled level of openness and participation in the Commission's work.
Inside the agency, we are hard at work processing the public input we are getting from our many workshops. The hours of discussion by workshop participants, along with comments that have already been filed at the FCC, have prompted us to draft new Public Notices about the plan. Over the coming weeks, you will see several of them issued. The new comments we receive will be filed in the official record for the plan. And of course, the transcripts that are being made of each workshop will also be part of the record.
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Still on hiatus (although it may end up being an abbreviated one – I managed to finish my biochemistry coursework a bit ahead of schedule, so will probably only need a few days off to regroup before finding time to catch up on blogging), but just wanted to take a moment to post these pictures from Cupcake Camp Columbus III, held at the North Market this past weekend. Lots of talented bakers with lots of tasty offerings.
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OLYMPIA – More than 165,000 people have visited Washington's website designed to help them find medical insurance, and about 9,400 individuals or families have enrolled in some type of plan.
After some computer problems in the opening days that resulted in long delays for both the website and at call centers, state officials say the system is improved and has run smoothly since Saturday morning…
OLYMPIA — Washington state will debut its web site to help people find medical insurance under Obamacare on Tuesday even if the federal government is forced into a shutdown over health care reform, Gov. Jay Inslee said.
Some state workers might be furloughed, some job training programs could be cancelled and some road projects might eventually put on hold if the shutdown continues, Inslee said. But the new health care exchange, a way for uninsured people to shop for the best deal on medical insurance, will be up and running sometime in the morning even if Congress deadlocks and doesn't pass legislation to continue paying for some parts of the government.
"We will be open for business," Inslee said of the Washington Health Plan Finder, which had its web address and toll-free number on the podium beneath his microphone.
As many as 1 million Washington residents are expected to get health care in the coming years through the exchange and the expansion of Medicaid. Increased federal money for the Medicaid expansion is also expected to help the state balance its budget.
State agencies are still trying to determine how programs that get some or all of their money from the federal government will be affected by a shutdown. Training programs to help returning military veterans would be put on hold, Inslee said. Extended unemployment insurance benefits come from the federal government, and could be delayed. The state Department of Transportation might delay some projects that rely on federal transportation money.
Some 1,000 civilian employees of the Washington National Guard could be sent home a few hours after they arrive at work Tuesday. Karina Shagren, a spokeswoman for the Guard, said they could come to work Tuesday morning and be told they have four hours to wrap up and go home until further notice. About 120 workers got notices last week that they could be furloughed, but their labor contract requires a seven-day notice, so they may be working through this week but it's not clear if the state would be reimbursed for their pay.
OLYMPIA — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have a split in their party's candidates for governor.
Attorney General Rob McKenna, by far the GOP frontrunner for governor, joined one of the key lawsuits that because he doubted the constitutionality of the individual mandate, said post-decision that that question was answered. Time to get on with implementation and stop talking about a wholesale repeal of the law, he said in a press conference.
Shahram Hadian, an Iranian-American Christian pastor is a long-shot to be sure, but is trying to close the gap by vowing to be as resolute against federal health care reform and "join other fiscally conservative, freedom loving, citizen defending, courageous governors to rise up against the implementation of this unconstitutional and outrageous law." He lists some current Republican governors who he says are refusling to implement Obamacare in their states, and includes Idaho's Butch Otter in that list. (In fact Otter hasn't said much post-decision because he was out of the office when it came down, other than he's not calling a special session to deal with setting up a health insurance exchange or other looming provisions of the federal law.)
Hadian isn't the only other Republican sharing the primary ballot with McKenna, but he's the only other one with anything close to an active campaign, and the only other one allowed to address the GOP state convention. He a sent out a fund-raising appeal and press release late last week based on fighting federal health care reform: "As the next governor, I will invoke the 10th Amendment rights and fight tooth and nail in refusing to implement any part of Obamacare. Period."
It's a strong appeal to the Tea Party wing of the GOP. But it seems to ignore the fact that unlike Idaho, the Washington Legislature has already set the state on course to have a health insurance exchange in time for the federal deadline. So he'd have to convince the Lege to repeal that law, toss out that work and give up the promise of federal funds for the exchange.
Of course, if Mitt Romney wins the White House and Republicans take control of both house of Congress, that all may be taken care of in the other Washington. But that would be the case for McKenna… or even Democrat Jay Inslee, should he win.
Attorney General Rob McKenna did his best to count victories this morning after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the lawsuit he joined to overturn the Affordable Care Act. And he said other Republicans should drop talk of a wholesale repeal of the law because "that's not going to happen."
At a late morning press conference, McKenna insisted the ruling was good for Washington because the court ruled Congress doesn't have the authority under the Constitution's Commerce Clause to order people to buy health care insurance. "We achieved our goal" of finding that out, he said.
But he was surprised by the decision of five members of the court to rule the mandate is allowable under Congress's taxing authority, adding that Chief Justice John Roberts' determination that the tax isn't subject to the restrictions of some other taxes was "a bracket buster."
The state should move ahead with its work to meet provisions of the law, such as the Health Insurance Exchange which will allow individuals to shop for insurance more easilly, he said, and to look for more ways to reform health care.
But other Republicans should stop talking about repealing the law, and instead focus on specific provisions that prove unworkable, he said.
Democrats passed a massive bill with many controversial provisions by pushing it through Congress. "To completely blow it up means we're essentially doing the same thing, in reverse," he said.
Besides, the Democratically controlled Senate isn't going to repeal the law, and Obama isn't going to sign a repeal, he said.
OLYMPIA — The "other shoe" in the state's budget picture dropped lightly today.
The caseload forecast, which along with last week's revenue forecast helps predict whether the state's long-term finances are in the red or black, had some good news in it. Some of the big costs of state government — the number of kids in public schools, the number of inmates in prisons, the number of families receiving temporary assistance or medical assistance, the number children in foster care — were projected to be lower than forecasters thought in February.
Jason Mercier, director of the Center for Government Reform and a person who understands these numbers far more than Spin Control ever will, says the changes overall add about $56 million to the state General Fund's bottom line. That's a line that's extremely narrow right now, because the Lege didn't leave much in reserve.
Of course, the savings could be wiped out tomorrow, depending on what the U.S. Supreme Court does on federal health care reform. "For today at least, however, good budget news," Mercier says.
The full report can be found here.
Protesters cross a downtown intersection in Olympia on their way from the landing near the Port of Olympia to the offices of Attorney General Rob McKenna.
OLYMPIA – As the U.S. Supreme Court questioned lawyers about the constitutionality of making Americans buy health insurance, a liberal group that supports the rule protested Tuesday outside the offices of a business group and a state official who oppose it.
About 100 demonstrators, several who drove across the state from Spokane, demonstrated outside the Washington office of the National Federation of Independent Business, then marched through downtown Olympia to the office of Attorney General Rob McKenna.
"We need to change things for the next generation, so they don't get worse," Aaron Kathman, a community organizer from Spokane, said…
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OLYMPIA – Despite Republican objections that it was moving too fast, and reported threats of political reprisals, the Senate approved changes to a system of shopping for medical insurance care that supporters liken to internet sites like Travelocity.
By a 27-22 vote, senators set new rules for the state's fledgling health care exchange, which is being set up in conjunction with the federal Affordable Care Act.
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Jaydra Cope at the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee hearing.
OLYMPIA – Jaydra Cope of Spokane sat patiently through a legislative hearing Monday on federal health care reform as Republicans and Democrats sparred over sections of the law and insurance companies differed over whether a bill should be changed.
The Eastern Washington University social work student hoped to deliver much simpler message to the committee than the intricacies of health care exchanges or the differences between bronze, silver or gold plans. If there was time.
"People are dying," Cope said outside hearing room. Her brother was one of them. . .
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OLYMPIA — The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the same-sex marriage bill this afternoon. Expect a repeat of last week's hearing in Senate Government Operations: some efforts by Republicans to modify it, but enough votes to send it to the full House.
That's not the only thing happening today, however. House and Senate policy committees — that is, the ones that deal with bills other than the budget — are playing beat the clock on the piles of legislation introduced since before the session started.
Friday is the first cut off or "drop dead" day. Any policy bill that hasn't been passed out of its first committee in the chamber where the bill originated is technically dead.
Well, OK, it's not "really most sincerely dead" as the Munchkins would say, because there are parliamentary ways to revive a bill. But it's definitely need of someone with a pair of electro-shock paddles.
So at the same time the same-sex marriage bill is being run through executive session, a Senate committe has a hearing on several bills involving health care reform and a House committee has a hearing on bills involving political advertising and the initiative process.
OLYMPIA – Washington will stay in the forefront of federal health care reform, and could save as much as $26 billion over the next decade, with a half dozen bills signed into law Wednesday.
Even though the federal health care reforms are being challenged in court and by critics in Congress, Gov. Chris Gregoire and other state officials said the new state laws are needed now. They also make Washington eligible for federal funds while giving the state the chance to reshape health care to fit its needs.
"We can't sit back and wait," State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said. "Doing nothing means the feds are going to take over."
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The federal Affordable Care Act, aka health care reform, aka Obamacare, turns one year old today.
Those who would like to celebrate with a cake and a candle include Gov. Chris Gregoire, who said in a prepared statement that it's doing good things including providing some 45,000 seniors with $250 toward prescription drug costs and keeping kids from being denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions.
Those who would be more likely to blow out the candle and wish the law would go awayh or be changed dramatically include Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who called it a disaster that is more expensive than suspected a year ago.
Somewhat coincidentally, the House Health Care Committee passed a bill to begin the process, albeit slowly, to set up health exchanges, one of the provisions of the act.
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OLYMPIA — The federal lawsuit in Florida over health care reform raises many interesting questions about state's rights and federal mandates. But it also sparked some interesting debates today in the Washington Supreme Court over who represents the state in a legal dispute, and even, what is the state.
Read today's report on City of Seattle v. Rob McKenna by clicking here.
OLYMPIA – As Attorney General Rob McKenna prepares to convince the state Supreme Court why he can fight federal health care reform, a state legislator joined a group trying to tell a federal court that he shouldn't.
McKenna is scheduled to be in the state's highest court Thursday morning, defending against a challenge by the City of Seattle, the governor and others to his decision to add Washington to a federal lawsuit trying to stop portions of the new health care law.
The state's highest court will be asked to decide whether McKenna could make Washington state a party to the federal challenge to a law that Gov. Chris Gregoire and others contend is good for the state and its residents.
"The attorney general has gone forward over the objections of the legislative leadership and the governor," state Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, said Tuesday.
But it's mainly the Democratic leadership who object….
Even if you support health care reform, this opposition video from Dem Strait has fun visuals, a good reworking of the lyrics, and as they used to say on Bandstand, it's got a good beat, you can dance to it.
How would you give it if Dick Clark asked you for a rating?
The state Republican Party and couldbe candidate Dino Rossi were quick Tuesday to denounce a Selah man's death threat against U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.
Rossi spokeswoman Mary Lane said he was "horrified by this
awful news, prays for Sen. Murray's safety, and condemns any threats made to any
public official." State GOP Chairman Luke Esser also condemned the activity: "Threats of violence have no place in our political process. We are pleased that this man has been taken into custody."
The man in question, Charles Alan Wilson, allegedly called Murray's office numerous times in recent months, most recently making threats over her vote for health care reform, using phrases that suggested he was armed and planned to use it. Wilson was arrested earlier Tuesday.
Health care is expected to be a major issue in the fall elections, but could violence against officials who voted for health care be a game-changer that works against Republicans?
OLYMPIA – Washington state may be first in line for one aspect of the new federal Health Care Reform law, submitting a request for some $180 million in federal money to help with pay for the state's Basic Health Plan.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell joined several state officials Monday in hailing the new law, and saying they've already sent in a request for what's known as "bridge funding". That provision allows a state to request money through 2014 to help cover the costs of health insurance of residents who make too much to receive Medicaid but can't afford private plans.
Washington has about 65,000 people on its Basic Health Plan who state officials believe should be covered by a waiver. If the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agrees, the federal government could pay for two-thirds of their insurance costs, up to $180 million a year through 2014. That would ease the state's budget problems and allow the state to expand the program.
"We want to be at the head of the line," Gov. Chris Gregoire said. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Monday Washington was the first to apply for the waiver, but could only say the application would be processed "as quickly as possible."
While Gregoire is seeking the waiver, Attorney General Rob McKenna is challenging aspects of Health Care Reform. Last week he joined 12 other attorneys general in a lawsuit over the requirement that all individuals buy health insurance by 2014 and for provisions that would raise the cost of Medicaid later this decade.
McKenna said Monday that if the state receives the waiver and gets federal money for Basic Health, it won't block Washington from arguing that other sections of the new law are unconstitutional. If the federal courts rule the individual insurance mandate and the Medicaid increases are unconstitutional, other provisions, including the bridge funding, the ban on denying coverage for pre-existing conditions or extending coverage to young adults on their parents plans would remain in place, he said.
Even though the provisions in the lawsuit don't take effect for years, "these are important questions to challenge now," McKenna said.
Gregoire disagrees with McKenna's decision to join the lawsuit and Monday repeated her belief that it has no merit. States can opt out of Medicaid, she said, if they're willing to give up the federal money.
OLYMPIA — Most of the country may keep in touch with e-mail and texting, but Attorney General Rob McKenna needs to keep his letter opener handy for a while. He's getting messages the old fashioned way, in letters..
His latest pen pals are the 16 Senate Republicans, who Thursday announced that they were sending a him nice letter to him for joining the lawsuit against the federal health care mandates. According to the recently issued press release, they told him:
OLYMPIA — Although some Democratic legislators have talked of cutting Attorney General Rob McKenna's budget to keep him from joining the lawsuit against federal health care reform, right now it appears just that. Talk.
First, the Legislature has bigger budget issues to settle, such as how to raise taxes to come up with about $800 million to throw into the $2.8 billion gap in the general operating fund budget.
Second, two legislators who are leaders on health care issues said they are "looking at all kinds of options", which generally means they haven't settled on any specific option like cutting the AG's budget.
But Sen. Karen Keiser of Des Moines and Rep. Eileen Cody of Seattle aren't doing nothing about McKenna's decision to join with a dozen or so other states in challenging the constitutionality of the new law. They are…
McClatchy offered this early analysis of the multistate lawsuit over health care reform:
By James Rosen
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — The top prosecutors in 13 states — 12 of them Republicans — filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the health care bill minutes after President Barack Obama signed the landmark legislation into law.
In a suit filed in federal district court in Tallahassee, Fla., the attorneys general claimed that the new law's requirement for all Americans to buy health insurance is unconstitutional.
"This bipartisan effort by attorneys general around the country should put the federal government on notice that we will not tolerate the constitutional rights of our citizens and the sovereignty of our states to be trampled on," Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said. "I will pursue this litigation to the highest court if necessary."
Louisiana Attorney General James "Butch" Caldwell is the only Democrat joining the lawsuit. The others represent Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington state.
Virginia's Republican attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, filed a separate suit.
Several noted law professors said there are significant legal hurdles in establishing the states' standing to challenge the health care law and in convincing federal judges that it violates the Constitution.
OLYMPIA — Washington's Republican attorney general will join other states in a lawsuit against the federal health care reform plan, a move its Democratic governor denounced as "not representing the people of this state."
Attorney General Rob McKenna said Monday afternoon he would join a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform package passed Sunday by Congress and soon to be signed by President Obama. His was a rare discordant voice as other state officials praised the legislation as good for Washington and its troubled budget.
"I believe this new federal health care measure unconstitutionally imposes new requirements on our state and on its citizens," McKenna said in a statement released by his office about 1 p.m. "This unprecedented federal mandate, requiring all Washingtonians to purchase health insurance, violates the Commerce Clause and the 10th amendment of the U.S. Constitution."
The 10th Amendment says powers not listed in the Constitution, or prohibited for the states, are left to the states and the people. That amendment is the one most often cited by proponents of greater sovereignty by the states, on everything from health care reform to gun rights to tax collection.
The bill places "an extraordinary burden" on the state budget by expanding its Medicaid eligibility standards, he said in the press release.
An hour later, a visibly irate Gov. Chris Gregoire said she "totally disagrees" with McKenna's decision, which she didn't know about until reading a news account. She said she then called him to discuss it.
"I don't know who he's representing," Gregoire said. McKenna is not representing her, the people who will be added to the state's Basic Health Plan because or the doctors and hospitals who will have larger Medicare reimbursement payments because of the new federal plan.
The attorney general's office may need to assign an attorney to represent her "because I totally oppose what he's doing."
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The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the identity of the second individual killed in a mobile home fire early Monday morning, but need help contacting her family.
Robert "Amanda" Blanchard, 41, was found dead in the mobile home she lived in with her partner, Keith M. Barber, 50, according to a news release. The home at 2311 W 16th Ave. burned down shortly after midnight Monday. A cause of death has not been released for either victim.
Police are investigating her death as a murder suicide.
Blanchard was a transgender man living as a woman, police said. Investigators do not believe her identity was a factor in the murder-suicide.
Medical examiners have been unable to locate Blanchard's relatives. Anyone with information about her next of kin is asked to call the medical examiner at 509-477-2296.
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|Thu, 09-17-2009 - 12:46pm
Ok let's assume there is a pandemic and people are dying from the swine flu (particularly those unvaccinated, though some vaccinated have also died) this fall in much greater numbers than the seasonal flu.
For those not vaxing, would that change your opinion and make you reconsider vaccinating for it?
It doesn't change my opinion but we were having a rowdy in person debate over this scenario :)
|Fri, 09-18-2009 - 1:27am
I am expecting to see more cases because of the flu mist being a live virus, although I must say if I were being forced to choose one form over the other I would choose the mist just because the virus would be entering the body in a manner more consistent with nature (I mean not really, but better than IM imo).
|Thu, 09-17-2009 - 10:54pm
This is probably a good place to post this article that just came out. Personally, I love the term "so called".
|Thu, 09-17-2009 - 10:42pm
Not just no, but hell no. Not gonna happen, baby! In the swine flu statistics given to justify this crap (hundreds of thousands of deaths) that was prior to the sanitation laws being passed here in the US. Scale up to the next emergency that occurred, and more died from the cure than they did the disease.
Interestingly enough, in a different article and blog about 2 weeks ago talkinga bout this, an ER doctor came on stating that if someone catches the flu while in the hospital and dies, their COD written on the DC is listed as "flu", regardless of if they're int he ICU to begin with because of an almost fatal car accident. Accurate reporting/record keeping just doesn't exist, so I'll rely on my common sense.
Shall we look at now that it's being fast tracked through the FDA? (not that slow tracked meant a whole helluvalot to me). Nope, nope and nope.....
|Thu, 09-17-2009 - 5:55pm
"For those not vaxing, would that change your opinion and make you reconsider vaccinating for it?"
Nope! It would make me serve more fruits and veggies though!
Oh, and I would probably stay home until it passes.
I'm wondering if we shouldn't expect to see more H1N1 when they start vaccinating!
We'll see.
Will it make a difference to some people?
We'll see. Most likely they'll say oh no, the flu was bad, and it spread worse than any other flu in hisory...except the 1910 flu...
Never paying any attention at all to WHY it spread like it did/will.


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Ever since I've shifted my focus to writing novels in the last couple of years, I've found that my life's gotten less complicated. No more fussing with troublesome high-tech gear, technical glitches, constant updating of software, learning new production techniques, trying out new plugins, following all the latest industry news, and so on.
Now, I just write. My concern is just the stories I'm trying to tell, and the words in which I tell them with. The tools in which I write with are much simpler than the tools I use for creating music or visual art, but the writing itself is actually much harder than composing music, drawing, painting, design, or working on any production of video game or film. Why? Because the story is the heart and soul of everything. Without a good story to tell, we wouldn't have much to express in our movies, TV shows, video games, or songs.
While everyone who is fluent in a language can write, and everyone who has a half-formed idea can tell a story, it's actually extremely hard to write a book that achieves these three goals:
-Tell a compelling story that has profound intellectual and emotional resonance, while still very entertaining.
-Have a masterful command of the language that strikes the perfect balance between being functional and having literary merit.
-Despite all the stories that has already been told in books, movies, TV shows, comic books, and video games, your story somehow still matters.
Writing novels is the hardest of all my creative passions, and it's also the one that I can do on my own, without needing extra funding or relying on a team for manpower, and it's also the most straightforward—just write and tell the story. No need to boot up Photoshop or Maya, dial in the perfect guitar tone, set up the microphone, wrestle with the DAW, or fuss with lighting equipment.
I finished reading Assassin's Apprentice (by Robin Hobb) recently. It's a low-key fantasy that focuses more on the emotional and psychological state of the protagonist, instead of the plot-driven narrative that is more common in genre fiction.
I thought the premise of a prince's bastard son trained as a royal assassin was interesting, and the prose was enjoyable, but in terms of storytelling and pacing, it was slow-paced and unsatisfying in the conflicts and resolutions. I'm not one of those people who needs to have big epic battles and constant melodrama in a fantasy book in order to be entertained, but I do want some kind of satisfaction—be it the emotional journey of the character, the dramatic progression, or the fulfillment of a theme.
At the end of the book, I didn't feel any satisfaction, and I can't say I really cared for the protagonist—someone who I thought was a real drag and whose head I didn't enjoy being in. If I had to describe the entire book with one word, it would probably be "drab." The protagonist had no sense of humor whatsoever and was just a miserable and depressing person. As a personal preference, I much rather be around people with a sense of humor, no matter how bleak their lives seem. If a person doesn't have a sense of humor, he should at least be interesting. Unfortunatly, Fitz, the first-person point-of-view character, just wasn't interesting as a person, while everyone else around him had more distinct personalities.
I recognize that this is often one of the problems of reading a series—that often you don't get a satisfying sense of closure because the first book is just setting the stage for what's to come in the sequels. I don't think it's necessarily an inherent characteristic of a series though, because I have read first books of series that I really enjoyed, and today's exciting television shows prove that every season's finale can be very satisfying, and don't have to feel like the writers are withholding the good bits for later seasons.
I read the synopses of the later books, and they seem more interesting than the first book, but right now, I'm more eager to read other books that are on my must-read list.
I really wanted to love Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but after a few hours, I was bored out of my mind. The stealth aspect of the gameplay was boring, and the action aspect wasn't all that exciting either. To date, I have never finished any of the Deus Ex games, because at some point, they all became too boring and I just couldn't be bothered to continue. The sad thing is, this franchise has one of the most interesting premises in video games, yet no developer has nailed the execution. If they could just hand this game over to a developer who really kicks ass at addictive gameplay and immersive storytelling (say, Valve or Bioware), then maybe there will be a Deus Ex game I could actually enjoy.
I gave Gears of War 3 a try for a few hours, and I just didn't feel like there was a point to finishing it, because it was the same damn thing like the previous two games, and the testosterone-drenched dialogues just became too cheesy for me to stomach, especially after having to endure it in the previous two games already. It's like watching a bunch of cartoon gorilla's making noises at each other, and I felt like my own IQ was diminishing by the minute as I played the game. I kind of want to finish it just because I've finished the previous two and they were fairly enjoyable (despite all the ridiculous macho posturing), but with so many other games fighting for my attention, it's hard to justify spending more time on a game that didn't have anything compelling to offer.
On a whim, I gave Shadows of the Damned a try, and it was mildly interesting as a horror game with juvenile, grindhouse humor. But beyond the circus freak show, I didn't feel compelled to continue after a couple of hours.
After feeling unsatisfied with the above three mentioned games, I decided to go for something that I knew would be amazing. I had watched a friend's video playthrough of Dead Space 2 a while ago (when I was stuck somewhere without my gaming rig for a couple of weeks, and it looked like a lot of fun. I loved the first game (one of my all-time favorite games of all time), so now that the memory of his playthrough has faded a bit, I've decided to go for it.
And yes, Dead Space 2 it's a far better game than those previously mentioned ones. I'm about three hours in, and I'm kind of dreading it ending, because then I would have to go through more mediocre games until I come across another engrossing game like Dead Space 2.
Quickie TV/Movie reviews:
Homeland (season one) – Excellent drama/thriller. I was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole season. Claire Danes has improved a lot as an actress since I last saw her in a movie. I really wanted the bomb to go off in the finale, but looks like the writers are setting it up for deeper government infiltration.
Downton Abbey (seasons one and two) – I really loved most of season one, but towards the end of the season, I started to notice the cracks in the writing. In season two, the cracks got bigger and bigger, and eventually veered into daytime soap territory in some plotlines. That one scene with Matthew sitting by Lavinia bed–Dan Stevens's acting was so bad in that scene that I had to wonder if they did so many takes and still couldn't nail it, and the director just said, "Fuck it," and used the take that sucked the least.
American Horror Story (pilot) I was disappointed by the pilot. It was too gimmicky and disjointed, and had no suspense building in the pacing at all. I won't be watching any more of it.
Polar Bears: Spy On the Ice – I Can never get enough of these nature shows/documentaries. The scene where the female polar bear was getting all sexed up for the male had me in stitches. I had no idea polar bears could do centerfold poses like that.
The Sacrifice (Offret) – I looked forward to watching this, since I really loved Solaris, but this final movie by Tarkovsky was a slow, plodding, and a pretentious mess. I couldn't wait for it to end.
Cowboys and Aliens – Disposable popcorn entertainment. Good fun, but nothing worth recommending to others.
The Square – A slow-burn thriller that gets keeps on escalating until the dramatic conclusion. I would have preferred a more optimistic ending, but I understand why it had to end the way it did. Claire van der Boom is such a cutie, with those soft, doe-like eyes. I actually sought out this movie because I was quite taken with her when I saw her in the new Hawaii Five-O TV series.
Fright Night Superior to the original in every way. I usually don't care for Colin Farrell because he's always playing the protagonist while exuding this douchbag aura. As a villain though, he's great. He should just play villains from now on.
Little Man Tate – Interesting take on the subject of precocious children. It drives home the point that precocious children and child prodigies are still just kids, and sometimes the best thing for them is to allow them to remain children.


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The following research paper was a study into change in student academic and general self-concept with increase in grade level and age# The majority of literature found by this researcher dealt with self-concept and its relationship to achievement and interactions with others, Review, then, was in these two areas-particularily within the academic setting, but outside of it as well. It wrs hypothesized that there would be a decrease in both academic and general student self-concept with increase in grade level and age. Self-Appraisal inventories, measuring general and academic selfconcept, and Inferential Self-Reports, measuring only academic selfconcept, were the instruments used* Subjects were students, Trade 1 to 13, and ranging in age from 5 to 21" Although al] Self-Appraisal inventories and all Self-1?eports were very similar, they differed according to three Grade levels: Primary (Grades 1 to 3)> Intermediate (Grades L to 8), and Secondary (Grades 9 to 13) • Students in the Primary division received only their respective Self-Appraisal inventory, while others v/ere administered both inventories designed for their grade level. Scores on the inventories were computed to percents and then mean percents were arrived at for epch grade, each of the three grade levels, each age, and each of three age intervals. In all of these instances Spearman1 s rank order coefficients (!lpff) were calculated and significance, at the *05 level, was determined by referring to a table of critical values for one-tailed tests* Similarily fftff scores were computed, but only for individual grades and ages, and significance was determined at the *0b level* In only one instance, the General Dimension for individual grades, was significance of overall decrease found* Consequently the hypotheses put forth did not gain support* The fltff scores, however, revealed some isolated significant changes for the Academic Dimension, which were generally decreases in mean percents from the last grade of one level to the first grade of the next* For age mean percents, significant changes generally took place at early (5 or 6) and late (20 or 21) ages* A number of reasons for the results were presented and were generally based upon the studentfs encounters, or lack of encounters, with achievement or success* No definite conclusions, relevant to the hypotheses stated^ could be made, although a number of isolated ones were drawn on the basis of significant fltff scores* As well, mention was made of the possible trends or tendencies that were revealed by the results, but that could not, or were not, proven significant by "t's11 or "p's"* Teaching methods stressing improvement in academic, as well as socially related, situations, were recommended and a model teaching approach was presented in Appendix B#
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Ab Rahman, Suhaimi (2007) Islamic Law and Modern Guarantees in Malaysia. International Journal of Economics and Management, 1 (3). pp. 477-501. ISSN 1823-836X
The guarantee is regarded as the most common instrument used in the business of commercial banks. Being simplest and least expensive, it is regarded as the most acceptable form of security in the banking lending transactions. However, due to the 'unfettered discretion' that the law gives to the creditor banker upon defaults, the reception of the instrument has decreased. This paper seeks to discuss the above issue in the light of Islamic legal point vis-à-vis the current position of Malaysian law of guarantee. The paper suggests that amendments should be made to the existing laws and this could be made through the process of harmonization of Islamic and Malaysian laws.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed executive development programs for Senior Executive Service (SES) members, focusing on: (1) how the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is fulfilling its program oversight responsibilities; and (2) how agencies are carrying out executive development programs.
GAO found that OPM and the agencies that were evaluated have established and are operating executive development programs. OPM issued guidance and regulations, monitors agencies' progress, and administers programs for agencies too small to operate their own programs. Most of the agency officials and SES members contacted by GAO believe that the programs are beneficial. However, several of the agencies were concerned about OPM guidance for executive development programs and expressed concern that guidance materials lack consistency and are difficult to use. In some cases, agencies are not complying with OPM regulations. OPM has revised its regulations to address agency concerns and reduce noncompliance. However, other organizational and operational changes in OPM to implement a revised approach to executive development are just getting underway, and GAO believes that it is too early to assess the impact of these changes.
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Nikon's 16-35mm F4 VR lens is the first true wide zoom to sport optical stabilization, but thankfully doesn't compromise imaging performance to do so. It's very well built with dust and moisture sealing, and has very effective autofocus and stabilization systems. The one outstanding flaw is huge barrel distortion at wide angle on FX, although this can be corrected in software if necessary. As long as you can live with the distortion the 16-35mm is an excellent choice, particularly for full frame users.
Nikon AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR Lens
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" The 16-35mm F4 VR is an excellent alternative to the 14-24mm F2.8 as a lighter, more affordable ultra-wide angle zoom for Nikon's full frame DSLRs."
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- 16-35mm focal length
- 24-52.5mm equivalent focal length on DX cameras
- F4.0 constant maximum aperture; F22 minimum
- Ultrasonic-type AF motor with full-time manual focusing
- Image stabilization, vibration reduction (VR II) up to 4 stops
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|685 g (1.51 lb)
|83 mm (3.25″)
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Nikon's 16-35mm F4 VR is the first true wide zoom to sport optical stabilization, but thankfully doesn't compromise imaging performance to do so. It's an excellent choice particularly for full frame users, but you do need to be aware of its pronounced barrel distortion at wide angle.
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When this lens came out, the usual nay-Sayers and try-em-outers were making all kinds of negative mini-reviews online and in forums. I was concerned because this focal range is about perfect for me. I needed a superwide for my D700. Further, 24 was my pivotal hot spot for wide angle on landscape images. Had I bought the 14-24 I'd have had my super-wide, but would have always been fighting that long side. If I needed a little longer, I'd have to swap lenses. If I then wanted slightly less, ...
The Nikon 16-35mm F4
Mostly used on DX and film cameras, it's one of the sharpest lenses I've ever tried. If you stop down just a little (like F5.6), it,s already razor sharp corner to corner. The autofocus is REALLY fast and accurate, cannot even hear it, when focuses. The filter thread is very handy, when you like polarizer effects on wide angle. The only disadvantage for me is the big size, bigger and heavier than the usual wide angle lenses, but that's just a small discomfort to take for the superb quality. I ...
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I added this to D800 kit a few months ago and did a bit of architecture (interior and exterior) shooting in Provence - yes it does "suffer" from the usual distortion at 16mm but what wide-angle lens doesn't - I have also aquired DxO Pro Optic 8 software and run the images through it - it automaticallly corrects for camera/lens combinations. I would heartily recommend adding the DxO package to your purchase of this lens.
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Bought second time and really love it. i can use my filters.
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Weird distortion/blur when using Nikon 16-35mm f/4.
Hey guys, I recently bought a Nikon 16-35mm f/4 for a month long trip I was taking this past summer. I loved the lens and thought I got some of my best pictures with it. Unfortunately I got home and began looking through the photos on my computer, and found this strange looking, almost motion-blur effect going on. It's most visible when I was shooting at f/4, but even then I was shooting at high shutter speeds so it shouldn't be a problem. I bought the lens because it was called the "sharpest ultra-wide zoom" available, but was very disappointed to have this issue. I contacted Nikon and they wanted me to send the lens in for servicing to attempt to fix the issue. They wound up sending it back, but updating the firmware and charging me upwards of $200 to tell me they "couldn't recreate the issue". I took the risk of buying this lens off of ebay, and am wondering if I should just buy a new one directly from Nikon. I really love the lens and I am totally willing to buy a new one if the ...
Nikon Lens Purchase - 16-35 vs 17-35 vs 24-70
I have a Nikon D4, and a Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 and Nikon 50 f/1.4G I am looking for a lens, that i can use for everyday shooting, as well as landscape. I'm considering the following Nikon lenses: 16-35 f/4G ED VR 17-35 f/2.8D 24-70 f/2.8G My budget only allows for a single purchase. Any advice would be much appreciated. GD
I do portraits with my Nikon. The odd macro shot, but mostly portraits and people. I'd go for the 27-70mm. That's my priority, but your priority may differ. Continue Reading
24-70mm would be the most versatile of the three. Continue Reading
When I was still shooting Nikon over the years I used all 3 of the options you mention. The 24-70 is the best choice and a perfect compliment to the 70-200. With those two lenses you can cover almost anything you will see. Continue Reading
Has Nikon fixed the 16-35mm f/4 IR leak issue?
I'm planning to buy Nikon 16-35mm for my landscape, startrail / milkyway shooting. But I've seen some threads about the light leak issue from the IR component of the VR in 2012-2013 threads. Has Nikon fixed this problem? If so, is there a sign to identification the lens before or after the fix? Like the serial number range, or something. Thanks.
Thank you for the info, really helpful. Yeah, I hope Nikon fixed it or it was just random bad batch. Planning to get one soon. Continue Reading
Hi. I have investigated this on three 16-35mm lenses sold in the last two years in the UK and not one of them has shown this issue. No light leaks and no near IR spill from the VR module. I don't know if that means that they fixed it two years (or more) ago or if it is a random manufacturing defect though, so sorry that this is not a terribly informative answer. Continue Reading
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Nikkor lenses come with a standard one year warranty and Nikon Inc. lenses sold by authorized Nikon Inc. dealers will have a Nikon Inc. Five Year Extension. To register for the five year extension, one copy of the included form must be mailed in as indicated. Keep the Customer copy of the form as well as the original proof of purchase (sales receipt)."
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Remember the whispers of that third-person Call Of Duty game from Activision? The publisher's revealed that the title will "broaden" the appeal of the CoD series.
Read into that what you like, but when we hear the phrase "broaden", we think Wii Sports, Lips, Buzz!... not GRAW. Then again, surely you can't get too mainstream with war?
The title is being developed by San Francisco studio Sledgehammer and is due for release next year.
"Today, we have three studios working on Call of Duty," Activision COO Thomas Tippl told the LA Times last week. "We have Infinity Ward, which made Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Then we have Treyarch, which will be releasing a Call of Duty game in the fall of 2010. Treyarch also developed Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty 3.
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According to a Bloomberg report, well-known motherboard and chipset manufacturer Via has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. Filed in Delaware Federal court, the complaint accuses Apple of infringing three US patents that cover microprocessor technology used in smartphones and tablets. Presumably, this lawsuit is targeting Apple's A4 and A5 processor used in the iPhone 4, iPad and the iPod touch. The Taiwanese manufacturer is asking for an injunction against Apple products containing these microprocessors and a jury trial. Apple, as expected, has not commented on this latest lawsuit.
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SNOHOMISH – Drivers on US 2 in Snohomish should plan to take an alternate route or allow extra time for their trips Wednesday and Thursday night, July 25 and 26.
Weather permitting, crews will close all lanes of westbound US 2 near Bickford Avenue from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday, July 25, and Thursday, July 26, to place barrier and restripe the roadway. Crews will also close the westbound US 2 on-ramps from Bickford Avenue and SR 9 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Drivers will be detoured around the closure using SR 9 and 20th Street Southeast.
Drivers should also plan ahead for a full closure of eastbound US 2 between the trestle and Bickford Avenue just west of Snohomish from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6. During the closure, crews will remove and replace deteriorating culverts underneath the highway. Drivers will follow a signed detour using 20th Street Southeast and SR 9.
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GlassUp AR glasses challenge Google Glass with cheaper price
With major sports figures and even congress exploring the features of Google Glass, it's clear that, despite privacy concerns, wearable computers are here to stay. But Google hasn't cornered the market on such devices, with Recon Jet offering its own version of the construct for about a third of the price. Now another company has tossed its hat into the computer-glasses category with a device that has already raised the legal ire of the Google Glass team.
Created by a team in Venice, Italy, GlassUp is an Android-powered pair of augmented reality glasses that operate in conjunction with your smartphone, allowing the wearer to get directions, check emails and text messages, and view social network updates from Twitter and Facebook. However, unlike similar devices, GlassUp doesn't take photos, does not respond to voice commands, and is designed to only receive information rather than send it up into the cloud. Additionally, the imagery projected in front of the wearer's eyes appears in the middle of the wearer's field of vision rather than over one eye.
Of course, the first thing that stands out about the device is its name which, to be fair, sounds like a pretty blatant ripoff of Google Glass. According to a report by CNet, Google has already asked that the GlassUp team to change the name of the device, fearing marketplace confusion.
GlassUp CEO Francesco Giartosio, who claims he started work on GlassUp two years before Google Glass was introduced to the public, told CNet, "we all know that augmented reality is expected to be big in the near future; we will have AR glasses, jackets, hats, whatever. You cannot own those words. If we develop a glove that sends to a PC the movements of my fingers (it's being done, as you know), we can't be inhibited from calling it a Glove, even if it's singular."
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