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A graduate of Philadelphia's Central High School and Brown University (1859), Keen studied medicine at Jefferson Medical College and received his MD in 1862. Commissioned an acting Assistant Surgeon for the US Army, Keen's Civil War service centered on Turner's Lane Hospital in Philadelphia where he assisted S. Weir Mitchell. Eventually Keen's activity as a U.S. Army surgeon spanned the Civil War to World War I (his services were declined during the Spanish-American War).
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Kingston, Jamaica: - Internationally acclaimed Rhythm and Blues vocalist, Percy Sledge, will be the headline act for the highly anticipated R&B Reggae Concert scheduled for March 1 on the grounds of Jamaica College, Old Hope Road, Kingston.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book for all digital photographers
'Digital Nature Photography' by Jon Cox is quite simply the best book I have ever read on digital photography of any kind.
It is a must read for anyone who is moving to digital photography either as a hobby or on a professional level. What makes this book so good is that Jon has obviously made the transition from film to digital himself, and writes knowingly about...
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2.0 out of 5 stars Golly Gee it's Digital is not Enough
One thing I noticed (I see Conrad O. made mention of it also) is the complete absence of discussion regarding the histogram -- the term does not appear in the index or the text. The proper use of the histogram is one of the most important topics that should have been covered!
There is little that addresses issues of digital workflow -- except to show that, golly, I...
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One thing I noticed (I see Conrad O. made mention of it also) is the complete absence of discussion regarding the histogram -- the term does not appear in the index or the text. The proper use of the histogram is one of the most important topics that should have been covered!
There is little that addresses issues of digital workflow -- except to show that, golly, I can take my laptop with me hiking! There is a chapter on using photoshop, but nothing on precision color balancing, calibrating your monitor, getting quality prints, step by step workflow of how to do useful things in photoshop efficiently such as using photoshop to take the place of graduated neutral density filters, nor any discussion of helpful photoshop plug-ins. It's more on the lines of, Golly I used a couple photoshop tricks and look what a change it made!
Overall, the quality of the photos presented is just not of the caliber to be expected in a book of this kind. There are a good many winners, but for quite a few of the images my recurring reaction was, ahh -- another nice snapshot.
A book that says little more than "Golly I can photograph nature with a digital camera!" may have been fine in 1998 or 1999. But a book about digital nature photography published in 2003 should offer much, much more.
Although this book does cover a wide breadth of photographic topics, even beginning photographers will soon outgrow it. For a general introduction, much better is John Shaw's Field Guide to Nature Photography. For nature photography with digital content I would recommend Niall Benvie's The Art of Nature Photography, or perhaps (I hope) Digital Photography Expert: Nature and Landscape Photography : The Definitive Guide For Serious Digital Photographers by Michael Freeman (April, 2004). Digital in nature photography is still relatively new -- I would recommend passing on this book (or maybe looking for it in the library) and waiting for books to emerge that offer a greater depth and quality of content.
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book for all digital photographers,
Michael P. Kareck (Corvallis, Montana) - See all my reviews
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'Digital Nature Photography' by Jon Cox is quite simply the best book I have ever read on digital photography of any kind.
It is a must read for anyone who is moving to digital photography either as a hobby or on a professional level. What makes this book so good is that Jon has obviously made the transition from film to digital himself, and writes knowingly about issues anyone will encounter when approaching digital photography. These include such topics as digital media, batteries, tripods, and what quality of jpeg images to use.
Not only does Jon address subject's exclusive to digital photography but the body of the book is a primer on photographic techniques in general. These topics are illustrated with magnificent pictures from Jon's portfolio and will act as an inspiration to photographers at any level. Subject such as how to shoot in snow, how to shoot during sunrise and sunset, and photography after dark are explained in a simple concise style that provide a rode map to success for anyone willing to try his techniques. He even has closed his book with an "assignment sheet" of ideas a budding photographer can work on to master the techniques included in the book.
Weather you are a budding enthusiast or a serious photographer looking for a refresher and some new ideas, I cannot recommend this book more highly.
3.0 out of 5 stars Digital Nature Photography - - Lite,
Conrad J. Obregon (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This book will prove most useful to beginning digital camera users who are moderately interested in nature photography. The author covers the process from taking the picture to manipulating the image in the computer. More advanced photographers should look elsewhere.
The book is divided into chapters first dealing with photography principles, like light and color, and then into chapters dealing with specific subjects, like sunrise and sunset. Each chapter is then broken up into subheadings, each of which gets a page or two. The author has tried to keep the information and guidance general so that it can be helpful to all digital camera users. The material is easily read. Unfortunately, his approach often creates broad generalizations that are of little use.
Unlike film, where, after taking a picture, the medium can be brought to a photofinisher who will finish the job of creating a paper image or slide, digital media usually require some sort of downloading from the camera to a computer, and then a printer. While this process can be very simple for the user, (it's possible to download your pictures right to a printer, although to get the most from the digital process, some manipulation is usually desirable). The author recognizes this by showing a couple of before and after images that he has manipulated with Photoshop software. Unfortunately, in this chapter, he goes into a level of technical detail far beyond that contained elsewhere in the volume that only someone trained in Photoshop will understand. . In addition, I think the author may leave the impression that Photoshop's main use is altering reality. While that is one use, I consider the program to be designed to allow you to make a photograph look the way you envisioned it at the time you took the picture.
A problem with the approach Cox takes is that anyone interested in the control that digital photography provides over the image will be unsatisfied. For example, many digital cameras provide histograms of the picture taken. (Histograms are graphic representations of the distribution of light values in a picture.) The histogram is perhaps the single most potent tool offered by the digital photography, allowing photographers to insure they got the best exposure possible for their vision. Yet there is not one reference to histograms in the entire volume
In summary, if you are a beginner, interested in taking digital nature pictures, but not ready to immerse yourself too deeply in the technology, this will be a fine book for you.
For those who want to delve more deeply, I can't recommend a single book. On the general topic of nature photography, John Shaw's "Nature Photography Field Guide" is outstanding, although there is no consideration of digital procedures. To examine what makes digital photography different from film photography and how to capitalize on the differences, I recommend "Shooting Digital: Pro Tips for Taking Great Pictures with Your Digital Camera" by Mikkel Aaland (although I'm sure there are even better volumes out there with which I'm not familiar). Finally, for learning Photoshop I recommend "Photoshop Artistry" by Barry Haynes. This last provides a series of tutorials on Photoshop aimed specifically at photographers. It will take a while to work through but there's really no quick way to learn this most important piece of software for the digital photographer.
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A friend recommended this book to me and I would like to pass on the same recommendation. In a new digital world Cox has not forgotten the importance of creating a strong image. I love that this book offers artistic advice AND gives helpful hints about how to use the digital camera and computer as tools for creating the final image. It seems as though he isn't caught up in digital for the sake of digital. Lately I've seen work from photographers that digitally "enhance" their pictures with tricky photoshop filters, but dismiss the initial content of the piece. It's like the difference between a quality psychological thriller and a movie that relies solely on special effects. Cox stays true to his subject, by making his images as close to what the eye sees and what the mind remembers. His photography is strong for photography's sake and the digital camera just happens to be his tool. He points out all of the benefits a digital camera has to offer, while at the same time offering his advice about constructing an interesting image. I would also like to point out the use of variety in his imagery. It ranges from incredible scenes in Africa, to untouchable icy images in Antartica, but then comes right into your backyard. His backyard shots were just as dynamic as his far away places, which gave me hope for my own photography. It's really kind of funny, actually, that his book is about nature, but taken with digital tools and you would never know it. If you are just starting out with a digital camera or know someone else who is buy them this book!
5.0 out of 5 stars I read this book twice (really),
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When I picked up "Digital Nature Photography," I had never heard of Jonathan Cox-a quick scan of the stunning digital photos (anybody opening this book will never question the potential of digital photography) made it apparent that this man knows what he's doing. But after viewing all the photos, I found myself equally drawn by Cox's words. His passion for both photography and nature is clear, and it sets his book apart from the glut of sterile photography books that make me wonder whether the author ever enjoys simply taking pictures. I'm sure photography makes Cox a handsome living, but I never had the sense that he doesn't thoroughly enjoy seeking, composing, and snapping each shot-and just plain being outdoors.
This enjoyment comes through loud and clear in Cox's writing. Throughout the book are personal anecdotes that are sometimes harrowing, often amusing, usually informative, and always entertaining. He explains complicated concepts in simple terms, without condescending. I particularly appreciated the commentary on each photo, which provided a brief description of the shot (the camera and lens), and a longer discussion on his objective and how he accomplished it. (We also hear about the failures.) So while "Digital Nature Photography" is a must for anybody planning to photograph nature with a digital camera, I think it will be enjoyed by any photographer or aspiring photographer who just appreciates nature.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference,
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I writing again to reiterate how helpful this book as been to me. I've read it once the whole way through and now refer to it all the time as a tool for while I'm shooting. I'm not actually a photographer, but instead use photography as a tool for my painting career. I made the switch to digital a few years ago, to help save time. This book as helped not only to teach me about the use of digital photography, but has given me the added bonus of helpful hints about photography in general from an artistic perspective. In the past my images were over and under exposed, but now I am able to capture the detail I need for painting reference. In addition, Cox has provided helpful hints about photoshop tools, which help to enhance any lack of detail I may have in my initial photograph. Also, his captions with each photograph are extremely useful in understanding how he captured each shot. Thanks, Jon Cox, for writing this book!
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This book is fantastic! I just purchased a digital camera about a year ago and have been waiting for a book to help me out. For the past year I have kept my coolpix 995 on the automatic setting, as I am unsure about all of the other settings. While the manual that came with my camera explains all of the different settings it is very difficult to understand, and therefore so intimidating that I give up. Within the first few paragraphs of Cox's book I was instantly thankful for explanations of confusing terms like "ccd"! I am not finished reading the book, but wanted to let everyone know how great it is. On top of very conversational reading the pictures are astounding! A lot of books will have amazing photographs that you think you could never capture, but Cox has such a warm delivery of his tips that I feel maybe someday I could come close to capturing some of the same images.
5.0 out of 5 stars Straight to the Point,
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I just wanted to pass along my appreciation for the book, "Digital Nature Photography". I've recently upgraded to a Canon G5 after discovering I had a decent eye while using an old Canon A20. As I made this jump I wanted to understand how to take better nature and landscape photographs, my favorite subjects, and this book came highly recommended by a friend. It cuts straight to the important information and reads very easily. I've gained a lot as a result of reading it.
Also, beneath each photo example the author explains what he was trying to accomplish and how he went about it; not all books do this. This is very helpful. He organizes the book very well. Not only does this make for an easy read, but also works as a great reference guide.
Bottom line: if you enjoy taking digital nature photography and want to get better, pickup this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for switching to digital,
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This is a great reference for easing your way into digital nature photography. I have been shooting nature on 35mm film for about 20 years and I finally bought a digital SLR camera. Cox explains the new digital terminology so everyone can easily understand it. He gives information about the various camera settings, file formats, white balance and some helpful Photoshop techniques. It was also a good refresher on how depth of field, ISO settings and shutter speeds work to construct a photograph. You can also learn a lot from just looking at his images. He shows different lighting, close-up, landscape and portrait techniques and explains what he did to capture the photograph. If you are new to photography or making the switch to digital this is an excellent book!
2.0 out of 5 stars Long on Photos, Short on Content,
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This slim volume is more about nature photography in general than about digital photography specifically. The images are certainly nice, but one gets the impression that this book was produced mainly to provide a gallery for the author's digital photos. The written information is rather scanty, unlike Ben Long's comprehensive "Complete Digital Photography" book. Although digital and conventional photography are very similar, to get the most out of digital imagery there are many differences that must be dealt with, particularly as regards processing images captured in the digital format.
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Originally published on Tue November 20, 2012 8:38 am
Good morning. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Does technology enrich our lives? This weekend in Glasgow, Scotland, it did. A Bank of Scotland ATM was dispensing cash at double the amount requested. Lines formed around the block until the police came. The bank says it's unlikely they'll try to get their money back. And they apologize for, quote, "any inconvenience caused." We suspect no apologies needed. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Nightmare after Christmas
It is often said that the order of a team's fixtures does not matter a great deal as everyone has to play everyone at some point.
There is some truth in that - managers bemoaning tough runs of games will benefit from an easier run at some stage - but the two sets of Premier League fixtures over the last week have gone a fair way to disproving the statement.
While half of the league landed back-to-back home games, the other 10 clubs were handed successive away trips in the space of three or four days.
Manchester City, for example, were able to rest a host of players for Saturday's home game against lowly Crystal Palace having beaten Liverpool a few days earlier, also at the Etihad.
The Reds, however, followed up that game with a trip to London to face another of the title challengers in Chelsea, who had rested some key players in their home game against Swansea a few days previously.
The festive period regularly proves crucial in deciding the destination of the title, and the size of the advantage City and Chelsea were given over their rivals cannot be underestimated.
Arsenal and Manchester United were able to win both of their away games but Liverpool, having topped the table at Christmas, now find down themselves in fifth. Unable to rotate his squad over the past week, Brendan Rodgers must now choose between fielding tired first-team players or second-rate reserve ones in the now-crucial home game against Hull City on New Year's Day.
Liverpool, of course, are not the only club to have suffered from harsh scheduling over the last week. Stoke were handed unenviable trips to Newcastle and Tottenham, Southampton went to Cardiff and then Everton, while Swansea travelled to Chelsea and Aston Villa.
At the bottom, while Villa, Norwich, Cardiff and West Ham stayed at home, Crystal Palace, Sunderland, Fulham and West Brom all landed back-to-back away games.
There is no comparable week in the fixture list to the one which has just seen teams play on Thursday and then Saturday or Sunday, and it is quite frankly a joke that the schedulers were not able to organise one home and one away game for every team or at the very least ensure travelling times were kept to a minimum as has been the case in previous seasons.
Throw into the mix some of the worst refereeing performances witnessed in a long time, and this has been a Christmas a few sides will want to forget.
Hudd no good for England
Although he will largely stick with the players that got England to the World Cup, you would hope that Roy Hodgson is keeping an open mind regarding his final selection for Brazil.
Raheem Sterling, for example, would not have been under serious consideration until recently, but Hodgson was quick to mention the Liverpool winger as a possible candidate for the squad when quizzed on potential wild cards.
The England coach also mentioned Ravel Morrison, Nathan Redmond and Wilfried Zaha, suggesting there are still plenty of places up for grabs, but hopefully he will not be swayed by the calls to take another look at Hull City's Tom Huddlestone.
Steve Bruce dropped a strong hint after the Tigers' 6-0 win over Fulham that he feels the 27-year-old, who last appeared for England in November 2012, should be considered, but it's worth pointing out that Huddlestone's midfield opponents that day were Steve Sidwell and Giorgos Karagounis.
Given time and space, Huddlestone can pass the ball better than most, perhaps even Steven Gerrard and Michael Carrick. On his day and against the right opposition he can appear a world-class player.
Against top-class opposition, however, when there is less space and much more tracking and running to do, Huddlestone has proven over the years he is not good enough. It's why Tottenham let him go and why suggestions that the likes of Paulinho are not an upgrade on the former Derby man are ridiculous.
Huddlestone was a fantastic signing for Hull and will no doubt continue to stand out in certain games this season, but he is not good enough for Spurs and not good enough for England.
No place for politics in football
Nobody in football should ever abuse their position to make political statements, and anybody that expresses any sort of extremist view should be punished as harshly as possible.
However, it would be dangerous of the Football Association to punish Nicolas Anelka too heavily for a gesture which he insists was a "special dedication" to his friend, the comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala.
To hand Anelka a lengthy ban would be to say they believe he did indeed intend to offend, and the truth is that nobody knows whether or not that is the case.
It has, of course, caused offence, in France at least, and for that reason Anelka does need to be punished. Ignorance was not accepted as an excuse for Luis Suarez and nor should it be accepted in this instance.
A three or perhaps four-game ban is surely sufficient in this case, though. That would reiterate the FA's zero tolerance approach towards racism without accusing Anelka of motives that nobody can be sure he had.
Unfortunately, one suspects this will be another row that persists for quite some time, once again dragging football into a spotlight it should never find itself under.


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Kudos to you Donna, and glad you back home.....
and watch out for that BobSkunk... he is a real stinky critter, and will be waiting for you by the Cement Pond!
The hood will really miss you guy......
Thanks for what you contributed.
I guess the "swine flew to China!"
Torin is a good man, and ran a good business which we were glad to patronize.... and we have lately have been having alterations done at the new business that opened next door....
Just another day in Buffoonville.....
Its a good thing that we have the steady hands of a "librarian" and trumpet blower on this.
Does Socialism mean we all have to use the same toothbrush?????????
I agree with John Blancher's closing comment....
Rouse's is great, and the employees are a welcome change to what "business as usual" - they remind me of a time when friendly and attentive service was teh norm in New Orleans - A BIG THANK YOU !
Radke is over the top, and should seek treatment - I have seen chalk "graffiti" which was later covered over with the twit's thick, gray primer.
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Found nothing unusual and the bondsman was reimbursed for expenses yet, Tague still fired both of them...when it comes to morals and following the letter of the law IMHO Tague's escapades are questionable. It's time for the citizens of Muskegon County to fire him...JMHO of course.
People like Mr. Gunn never cease to amaze me with their logic. Would I mind paying a flat income tax? No. But, the only way I would be completely in favor of a flat income tax would be if the first $50-75k was subtracted right off of the top pre-tax. People who make $25k a year and have a couple of kids to take care of would be on the losing end of a flat income tax. The additional money they would pay in taxes would take money from them that would normally be spent on shelter, food, clothing, cars & all that goes with them.
People like Mr. Gunn who whine that the poor do not pay taxes are obviously clueless...gas tax, sales tax, excise tax, medicare tax, social security tax, property tax and sin taxes are just a few the poor pay. Want to insure that social security doesn't run dry? How about taxing every single dollar earned instead of the way they do it now? That'd fatten the coffers....
You are right, the whole story is tragic and my heart breaks for all the people involved...including my nephew. The children were taken away in February, 2010 because Lola went back to Robbie even though she wasn't supposed to. In December, 2009 she and the children had to leave their home 3 days before Christmas. A relative took them in and during that time Robbie pretty much stalked Lola and made threats which she believed. Abuse isn't cut & dried, it comes in all forms and the sad thing is most people who are abused believe their abuser just as Lola did. From the end of February, 2010 until the day after Robbie tried to kill Lola (February, 2011) I had, had no contact with either of them. I was furious that she brought him back into their home the same day she left the relatives home and because, the children had been taken away. She contacted me the morning after (although she had tried to contact me the evening of) and apologized for not listening to me. Robbie had told her we would not care if she were dead and she believed him. It took great courage for her to call, considering how we parted ways.
I do believe that Lola needs to be given the chance to prove she can provide for her children. During a period of time before the children were removed Robbie had been in jail for almost 8 months. During that time I saw Lola with her children, saw her care for them and she did quite well. She was capable but, all of that went down the tubes once Robbie got out of jail and came back home.
I want to be clear about my reasons for not wanting the state to give Robbie and his siblings back to my sister and their father. The abuse in Robbie's childhood home wasn't only from one parent but, from both...even though court documents may state otherwise. My sister was just shy of her 17th birthday the first time Robbie's father beat the crap out of her and trashed their home. She lived in a cycle of physical and emotional abuse that helped turn her into the person her children have memories of...and a lot of those memories aren't good ones. My sister was an alcoholic and a drug addict before she was even 21. Her life long habits and the years of abuse she suffered (even as a child) took their tole and she died in 2003 at the age of 38. We tried many times to get her out of the situation she had gotten herself into but, we were unsuccessful. This is what Robbie grew up in and it is a cycle he perpetuated once he had his own family. The differences between my sister and Lola are many, Lola is strong where my sister was not.
While it sucks that Lola didn't find her strength until Robbie tried to kill her, if she would not have went back to him he would have ended up doing worse than he did to her. Possibly to others who were kind enough to help her or perhaps even to their children. Abusers make all kinds of threats, problem is Robbie was willing to follow through on his. That is what kept Lola with him, her fear of what he would do. She had every reason to be afraid as his actions of February, 2011 prove. Now, she doesn't have to fear what Robbie "might" or "could" do, he is no longer an issue.
If we took all children away from victims, then there would be so many children not living with their parents. If we took all children away from people who suffer emotional trauma there would be so many more children not living with their parents. Being a "victim" does not mean you do not have the ability to be a good parent. Will Lola need help if her children are reunited with her? Yes, she will. Many single and not single parents need help, that doesn't mean they don't deserve to have their children. Lola has a support network and the people in her network are willing to help her when and if the need arises. Lola is a survivor, she is strong, she is smart and she will be a good mom to her children.
Lots of people do lots of things all in the name of love and hope. Hope that things will change, that the abuser really means what they say. Was Lola wrong for going back to Robbie in February of 2010? Yes, she made a wrong choice. Did that choice cause the children to be taken away? Yes, it did. But, it was just as much Robbie's choice as hers.
I felt the same way as you back when Robbie's mom & father had their kids taken away...I didn't want them to ever get their kids back. Perhaps if the state had kept my sister's 4 children Robbie wouldn't have turned out the way he has...but, we'll never know will we?
Far as Lola being coached for what she said in court at Robbie's sentencing you are so wrong. She wrote that herself with no help from anyone. The court didn't even know she wanted to speak until an hour before the actual sentencing happened. She arrived at 9:15 a.m. and that is when she let them know she wanted to speak. You assume an awful lot for someone who is no longer involved in Lola's life and for someone who wasn't involved back in Dec., 2009 when Lola had to leave her home with her children.
For you to actually say that Lola got what she deserved shows exactly how a life time of living with different forms of abuse can affect one's thinking. Lola's biggest mistake was believing in and believing Robbie and for that she has paid dearly. She will get her kids back and she will make them a better life than they had previously.
Thank you John. With a 19 year minimum he will be roughly 47 the first time he gets to go in front of the parole board...chances are very good he will get flopped and then it will be a couple more years before he can go back in front of the parole board....by the time he manages to get out (if he does) he will be an old man and I will either be very old or dead.
I'm glad Muskegon County refused to plea bargain with him and I feel Newaygo County was remiss in plea bargaining with him. They had ample evidence and they really messed up (IMHO) by agreeing to a plea bargain.
You were in jail with him for a few weeks, I have known him his entire life...he does have an attitude and eventually it will surface. When that happens he will end up having issues in prison. He will never make parole and he will end up paying dearly for what he did to not only his wife but, his children as well.
Don't get me wrong, I love my nephew...I just don't like the man he grew up to be and he is IMHO getting much less than he deserves.
Why I was watching the NC happenings really isn't anyone's business but mine. But, since you asked...Robbie is my nephew.
Far as Muskegon County having more experience...do a google search for crime in Newaygo County for the past couple of years & see what you come up with. They have had at least 3 high profile cases (abuse/death) in the past two years. When it comes to judicial process, not having experience is not an excuse I accept. These people are supposed to be professionals and they are not...at least in Newaygo County they aren't. JMHO of course.
The only county in this scenario with no balls is Newaygo. I couldn't believe they pled this case out with all the evidence they had against him and to agree to a 14 yr. 3 mos. minimum was stupidity on the system's part. I have watched Newaygo County prosecutors, Judge Thomas & others at work in Newaygo for a year now and I am not impressed by any of them. The only thing that has came out of watching them is the knowledge that I would never, ever live in Newaygo County. The people in charge there have absolutely no clue on how to operate a judicial system and none of them are the brightest bulbs in the box. JMHO of course.
In Muskegon County...yes, he pled. But, he did so without an agreement from the prosecuting attorney. The PA refused to play let's make a deal because, they had the evidence they needed for a conviction and they knew it. When it came down to the wire Robbie knew it too and decided not to waste the court's time by having a trial. Muskegon County PAs, the judge, the victim advocates and other personnel who dealt with this case are miles ahead of those in Newaygo County when it comes to professionalism and advocacy for the victim. Kudos to all of them for working so hard to see that justice was served.
He will never be a productive member of society. He will never be rehabilitated and can never be freed. I hope that once he is turned over to the MDOC they do what they can for him and see to it that he is never allowed to harm another human being. I don't foresee him lasting long, he has quite an attitude and it will not serve him well once he is in prison. There is no way he will get out after serving his minimum, he would have to be a model prisoner (which he won't be able to do) and he would have to get through the parole board (which he won't be able to do)...so, even if he does get out someday, he will be an old man by then and not much of a threat to anybody.
We are a nation of laws and while I agree he doesn't deserve to ever be freed, he doesn't deserve to die for his crime(s) either.
The people that operate the Badger have had more than adequate time to find a solution...they have put it off long enough. To continue to allow this company to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan is just stupidity.
A flat tax would only work if there was an exclusion of income for everybody. To institute a "real" flat tax the poor would get poorer, the middle class would pay more than they do now and the rich would of course be paying more than they are now.
If they would not tax the first $50,000 then I'd be happy with a flat tax. Plus, I would still want to see the personal and dependant deduction...$50,000 that takes care of one person, is more than $50,000 that takes care of several people.
Mr. H...we don't need a "cheerleader", we need someone who will work in DC in the best interest of everyone in our state...and by everyone I mean the majority depending upon what you are working on.
Out of the 4 questions you really only answered one of them with a straight answer...the other 3 were answers, that weren't really answering the questions...JMHO of course
That's funny...just watched the news Romney paid an average of 14% in income tax for the past two years. 14 + 15 does not equal 42...no matter how you add it.
I'm not surprised.
The article doesn't say that 46.5% of school age children "are" receiving free or reduced meals at school. Which actually throws a monkey wrench into all of the arguing go on. It says 46.5% of the children are "eligible"...
And, the study doesn't say they are receiving free or reduced meals either...I bothered to go read it.
Some people and their take on what the real world should be just never cease to amaze me. Many of the programs that our government has enacted were to take care of issues at the time of enactment. I, as a taxpayer, would rather see my taxes used to feed children than to house criminals. Poverty is on the rise and has been for some years. The current economic climate is not family friendly. The myth of the "welfare queen" was killed a long time ago, yet some of you still hold onto that myth.
I know a young woman who due to health issues had medicaid. Her medicaid (which she paid for) got messed up and they (meaning the FIA workers) were having trouble fixing the issue. At a meeting I attended with her the FIA Supervisor, told her they could fix everything quick if she were to get pregnant! We both looked at that woman as if she had just had the word "idiot" branded across her forehead. The reason the supervisor recommended she get pregnant was because then she would automatically qualify for free medicaid.
For anyone to automatically "assume" that people who qualify for government benefits don't work, is asinine.
It is not possible for every governmental unit to "combine" services. I live in Dalton Twp., if I had to wait for Muskegon Twp. or Holton Twp. to come and fight a fire at my home it would be burned to the ground before they could even get here.
Governor Snyder may not be for helping the poor and the elderly but, he sure doesn't have an issue with corporate welfare....he said he was a business man and he really meant it!!!
The poster isn't lying....many of the laws will take affect this year for 2012. If you are fortunate to be one of the people it's not going to affect then that's great...but, pensions are going to be taxed....here's a link for you if it works here:
Gave himself way to many kudos for things that haven't even had time to have an impact yet when it comes to jobs. Didn't mention the fact that he created this so-called environment on the backs of the poor, working poor, elderly and the middle class.
Give credit where credit is due to McDonald's for hiring 2500 people which accounts for 3.125% of his 80,000 jobs. And, to the auto industry which has hired a lot of people over the last year due to the feds stimulus package from 2009....approximately 24,000 hourly employees at the Big Three and an additional 20,000 jobs for parts manufacturers...which accounts for another 55% of new jobs in 2011.
Hopefully, we will be able to survive the rest of his term....
This state is in serious trouble if we continue to allow our elected officials to do what they are doing.
I don't agree with Steve Gunn very often (if ever) but, here I have to say I agree with him a little bit. While I don't feel "all" felonies should be held against a prospective employee there are some felonies that should never go away.
Perhaps they need to just change the wording to not include felonies that did not cause harm...meaning the ones that put people behind bars because they dealt or used pot. If I were hiring someone I wouldn't want to hire a rapist, murderer, attempted murderer, someone who abused anybody,thief....well I'm sure you get the idea.
Perhaps making them list their felony would solve the problem of just moving on after seeing the checked box.
"F"....80,000 jobs...seems to me McDonald's had a big hiring spree here not long ago...accounting for approximately 2,500 of those 80,000 jobs according to sources I've checked and that is equal to 3.125% of the jobs he claims were created. Since McDonald's spree was nationwide I doubt Michigan's changes to the business tax had anything to do with it.
His policies that have been enacted will help to decimate the poor, working poor, elderly and middle class in this state.
Nope, never been a union member and the company my hubby worked for was non-union too. See, you don't know as much as you assume you know...
I've read a lot of what you write concerning the gov't and I know you think it's useless so I won't bother going around that with you :o).
However, I don't see how you can seriously think our gov't is pushing Iran of all countries into a corner. They have condemned a US citizen to death, they have speed boats basically playing chicken with our Navy and Iran isn't doing anything to help alleviate the situations that are being created. I look at Iran as a little kid sticking their tongue out and blowing raspberries...and sooner or later their tongue is going to get them into trouble.


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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, September 2013: Amanda Lindhout's story starts as a breathless travelogue, inspired by National Geographic: as a kid in rural Alberta, Lindhout scavenged bottles to buy thrift store copies of the magazine, escaping through its pages from a violent home into a vast, vibrant world. In her twenties, she sought out every amazing place she'd always wanted to see, then kept going, loving the rush of pushing beyond the next border. Travel became her education, and a desire to make it her vocation as a freelance journalist draws her to Afghanistan, Iraq, and finally Somalia, where a hungry young reporter with guts might make a name for herself. Lindhout's hubris can be frustrating: intellectually, she knows Somalia is the "most dangerous country on earth," but she still talks her former lover, freelance photojournalist Nigel Brennan, into coming along. By this time, both of them have moved through so many unpredictable places unscathed that the possibility of real peril is a hazy abstraction, and their abduction by armed extremists comes as a shock. As their captors hold out for a ransom of $1.5 million, Lindhout and Brennan defensively convert to Islam and try to remain sane through covert communication, but after a botched escape, Lindhout endures severe torture and repeated assault --and survival means drawing on her every reserve. Written with uncommon sensitivity (by Lindhout and cowriter Sara Corbett), A House in the Sky becomes a moving testament to her ability to cultivate resilience and a kind of spiritual transcendence, even in profound darkness. Witnessing her experience left profoundly grateful for everything I have, more sharply aware of how I choose to react to circumstances beyond my control. Most of us will never live a day like the 460 Lindhout spent in captivity, but we all have our trials, and we can cultivate our own resilience. --Mari Malcolm
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Growing up in the small town of Red Deer, Alberta, Amanda Lindhout dreamed big. She was a young girl with a curious streak the size of the Rockies, and though her wrong-side-of-the-tracks provenance seemed to promise only a flatline future, Lindhout decided to change her own fate. Out there, she knew, beyond a horizon dotted with oil rigs and trailer parks, magic awaited, a vast map filled with all things "lost or unexplored, mystical or wild."
How did Lindhout know this? National Geographic. Paging through worn copies of the magazine, she was transported to every spectacular place she'd never been: "The world arrived in waves and flashes, as a silvery tide sweeping over a promenade in Havana or the glinting snowfields of Annapurna. The world was a tribe of pygmy archers in the Congo and the green geometry of Kyoto's tea gardens. It was a yellow-sailed catamaran in a choppy Arctic Sea."
And so, fueled by waitressing wages and determination, Lindhout's travels begin, at first in idyllic ways, then accelerating and acquiring a degree of difficulty that would daunt any seasoned explorer. In short order, Lindhout—working as a freelance journalist—ventures into places like Kabul and Baghdad, Addis Ababa, the back alleys of Cairo, and then, finally, Somalia, where the stakes become nothing less than life or death.
Lindhout's story is exhilarating and harrowing and several other brands of extreme, and it would be riveting however it was told. But in A House in the Sky, readers will find a rare and beautiful alchemy: writer Sara Corbett captures Lindhout's voice and spirit with utter mastery on the page, and a kind of ferocious grace that I found breathtaking.
I know that's a strange phrase, ferocious grace. Lindhout's desire—her need, even—to live on all cylinders burns bright in this book, but Corbett deftly reminds us that even when chipping away at cement, "covered in grit and cobwebs," while attempting a desperate escape from her prison, Lindhout is still that unassuming and hopeful girl from Red Deer, Alberta. The one who wrote to her mother from India, "I am going to Jodhpur. It is a city in the desert, called the Blue City, as all the buildings are painted blue! I am having the BEST TIME EVER!"
In fact, it's Lindhout's contradictions that make her such a rich character. She can be naïve and driven, generous and opportunistic, ambitious and fitful, sometimes all at once. At the same time she's heading for danger, she's making friends. And even after she is taken hostage by an extremist group, and her situation descends into darkness, she finds small measures of beauty and even optimism in her captivity. And within that simple, brutal paradox, Lindhout manages to stay alive.
What Lindhout endured during her 460 days in captivity is difficult to absorb, but Corbett is brilliant with the telling detail, and her writing is so strong that she can paint readers a vivid picture with only a few brush strokes.
A House in the Sky is a true story of a young woman's radical adventures. It is absorbing and inspiring and textured. It is terrifying. It illuminates. It is the best book I have read in a very long time.
I was very happy with the item I have ordered. It has arrived on time and it fits the description given on line. I will continue ordering from this company. Thank you.Published 4 days ago by Anamaria
It was hard to imagine the suffering these two people went through during their captivity but the human spirit prevailed in the end. Read morePublished 9 days ago by Brent W. Busch
This story was very insightful. It described the emotions and situations so clearly that you felt as if you were there. Read morePublished 17 days ago by Jane Scigliano
Inspiring, incredible and raw. Hard to read at times but a testament to human courage and resilience. Unforgettable.Published 21 days ago by James Colley
Amazing book!!! I admire her strength of character she shows during all the horrors she is going through.Published 24 days ago by Jacqueline Proulx
Captivating and gut-wrenching personal account of miss Lindhout's captivity and how she was so cruelly treated by her captors. Read morePublished 1 month ago by Yvan Clermont


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The Spartans (12-5, 6-2 SoCon) started out winning two of the three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles play. The Lady Mocs fall to 6-13 overall and 2-6 in league play.
In singles play, Emily Hangstefer won her first set at No. 2 by a 6-4 margin but dropped the second to Behr 6-3. In a tiebreaker, Behr claimed the win at 11-9. Green moved up to play the fourth spot and stretched her match to a marathon falling 6-4, 7-6(4) to Cloer.
UNC Greensboro's Guerra posted a 6-3, 6-0 win over Singh at the No. 1 spot and Bossy fell 6-0, 6-3 to VonStrolley at No. 3. Dougherty defeated Brianna Wishing 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 and Eblen beat Kate Ksiezopolski 6-4, 6-4 at No. 6.
The Lady Mocs will close out the home portion of the schedule on Tuesday, April 14 when they host Tennessee Wesleyan. The match was added to the schedule midway through the season after the Lady Mocs were forced to cancel matches with UAB and
Singles competition
1. Alejandra Guerra (UNCG) def. Shaina Singh (UTC-W) 6-3, 6-0
2. Valerie Behr (UNCG) def. Emily Hangstefer (UTC-W) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
3. Arielle VonStrolley (UNCG) def. Charlotte Bossy (UTC-W) 6-0, 6-3
4. Britney Cloer (UNCG) def. Annie Green (UTC-W) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Lucy Dougherty (UNCG) def. Brianna Wishing (UTC-W) 6-1, 6-0
6. Jessica Eblen (UNCG) def. Kate Ksiezopolski (UTC-W) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Alejandra Guerra/Arielle VonStrolley (UNCG) def. Emily Hangstefer/Grace Robinette (UTC-W) 8-1
2. Valerie Behr/Lucy Dougherty (UNCG) def. Annie Green/J. van der Veek (UTC-W) 8-3
3. Charlotte Bossy/Shaina Singh (UTC-W) def. Britney Cloer/Jessica Eblen (UNCG) 8-6
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Less than two weeks after Scarlett Johansson nude photos leaked onto the internet, the actress sat down with CNN's David McKenzie to discussed celebrity privacy. We know, but it is a thing. "Just because you're in the spotlight or just because you're an actor or making films or whatever doesn't mean that you're not entitled to your own personal privacy," Scarlett Johansson explains to him. "I think no matter what the context, if that is besieged in some way, it feels unjust. It feels wrong." Do any of us really want our A-listers to feel unsafe taking and keeping nude photos of themselves in their phones and computers? We know that's not the kind of America we want to live in.
When not stopping by the Dolce & Gabbana fashion show in Milan, Scarlett is working as an Oxfam Ambassador to provide aid to famine-stricken parts of Africa, a strong argument for hackers not to use up her precious time tracking down leaked pictures of her boobs. "[People] say 'How do you deal with the invasion of privacy?' and I don't know," Johansson explains. "To me it's an adjustment, and there's certain instances I think where you give a lot of yourself, and finally you have to put your foot down and say 'No, wait, I'm taking it back.'" You go, Scarlett! Take all the nude photos you want. Let freedom ring.


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NHL Camp — Day III
I was going to open with being surprised that Luca Caputi got sent down already, but something else caught my eye in the meantime. I was reading the training camp reports on the Tampa Bay Lightning Web site and came across this paragraph about today's scrimmage:
"The hitting picked up, and by extension so did the fistacuffs (sic). Chris Lawrence vs. Andy Rogers and David Koci vs. Sean O'Connor got things started off. After Zenon Konopka ran Olaf Kolzig we ended up with simultaneous bouts featuring Konopka vs. Radek Smolenak and Shane O'Brien vs. Vladimir Mihalik."
I love the way the writer just sort of plays it off, like oh yeah, by the way, Zenon Konopka ran a goalie in an intrasquad training camp scrimmage. Good times. Here's a story from the St. Pete Times that explains Konopka's shenanigans, at least partially. I'm not sure if there's any valid explanation for running 38-year-old Olaf Kolzig in a scrimmage, but hey, whatever.
If you follow that link to the Lightning camp reports, you can also see the lineup Tampa is bringing to Pittsburgh tomorrow night. Konopka is playing. So are David Koci and Michel Ouellet. Here's Pittsburgh's dress list for the game:
Fleury better watch his back when Konopka's around. Looking at that lineup, you'd have to think the chore of cleaning up Konopka's mess might fall to Ryan Stone. There aren't any other midleweights playing.
OK, sorry for burying the lead, but that stuff interested me. On to the cuts.
The Penguins sent Luca Caputi, Dustin Jeffrey, Nick Johnson, Mark Letestu, Joey Haddad, Jonathan D'Aversa to WBS camp and shipped Keven Veilleux, Alex Grant and Casey-Pierro Zabotel back to juniors.
I was surprised that Caputi and, to a lesser extent, Jeffrey were in the first cuts. I know Caputi was banged up with the hip injury and maybe that had something to do with it, but wouldn't you want to get a look at him in an NHL exhibition game first?
I was talking to Mike Yeo about that topic today, and he said that because Pittsburgh only has four exhibition games, rather than seven or eight, they have to use them to get ready for the season, not to test out unproven rookies. I guess there's some merit to that, but it certainly won't make Caputi feel any better.
It can't be a surprise that Pierro-Zabotel was sent back to Vancouver either. The kid has potential, great size and good puck skills, but he's raw and he didn't assert himself in camp the way he had to. If he comes back next season (or in the Calder Cup playoffs) with some more aggression, he'll be more effective.
I could babble some more about what happened at today's scrimmage, but I don't know, I feel like that gets overdone on the Internets sometimes. So here. I'll keep it short. Janne Pesonen and Petr Sykora scored pretty goals, Ben Lovejoy had two more assists, Marc-Andre Fleury dove out and pokechecked Sidney Crosby to stop him in the third and decisive round of the shootout. Fleury then rode his stick a la Tiger Williams over toward the corner. Funny.
I'm going to the Pittsburgh-Tampa exhibition game tomorrow night, so if charges are filed against Konopka or something, I'll be there to cover it.
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The request has been made that I get back in business on the blog writing. You know who you are.
I'm back at it.
Coming back to visit this space, however, I realized that my twitter widget was borked. This means, first thing on the agenda is a fresh coat of paint around this place.
Actual content tomorrow.
p.s. Thanks for not removing your feeds. :D


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Sept. 12, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- The University of New Mexico volleyball team took second place in the 2009 Comcast Lobo Challenge with a 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-11, 26-24) win over Pittsburgh. Baylor (11-0) won the tournament with a 3-0 win over Cal State Fullerton. Lobo team captains Jade Michaelsen and Rose Morris were named to the all-tournament team, the third all-tournament team for Michaelsen this season.
The Lobos (7-1) out-hit Pitt (5-6) .172 to .026 in the first set to win 25-19, but the roles reversed in the second set as the Panthers out-hit UNM .303 to .147 to even the match at 1-1 with a 25-22 win.
Out of the intermission, New Mexico found its stride, 25-11, with only one hitting error in the set to go up 2-1. Morris held serve for UNM for a 6-0 run and a 13-5 lead during the set.
The fourth set was a battle with Pitt taking a 4-0 lead to start the set. UNM evened the set 4-4 on a kill and held serve by Lisa Meeter. The set had 11 ties and five lead changes. At 22-22, the match had a short injury delay as Morris left the match with a finger injury. Missing the senior team captain, the Lobos buckled down and rallied behind three kills by Taylor Hadfield and a Pitt attack error to win 26-24.
Hadfield had a career-high 16 kills along with five blocks to lead UNM, while Morris and Meeter pitched in with 11 kills each. Jade Michaelsen had 39 assists and Allison Buck had 15 digs for the Lobos.
New Mexico returns to action on Wednesday, Sept. 16 against TCU in the Mountain West Conference season opener at the Johnson Center. Match time for Lobo League and Greeks at the Game Night is set for 7 p.m.
Comcast Lobo Challenge All-Tournament Team
Meagan Dooley, Pittsburgh
Alex Wolnisty, Cal State Fullerton
Jade Michaelsen, New Mexico
Rose Morris, New Mexico
Anna Breyfogle, Baylor
Ashlie Christenson, Baylor
Taylor Barnes - MVP, Baylor