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> I have a creative webcam but making it work in Mandriva seems like
> Mission: Impossible. Any of you out there that are using a webcam that
> was detected and recognized and running after installing Mandriva?
> What make and model are you using? I just might go and get one that
> simply works, based on your replies. USB connection preferred.
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- Posted July 11, 2014 by
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Kernels - Friday, July 11, 2014
Welcome to the latest edition of Kernels From the Cornfield - No Husks, No Hulls, No Shucks!
News with a dash of commentary to spice up your fare for Friday, July 11th, 2014.
1. Border Crisis - No change in positions on the humanitarian crisis and issue of illegal immigration along the southern border. Heat is getting hotter on both the White House and the Congress to take action.
More and more information is coming out that the flood of children was expected for months and perhaps years. The government, both Executive and Legislative branches, seem to have ignored the growing epidemic of children coming from Central America.
2. Verboten! - The saying goes, "When momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."
At this moment, Momma Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel, isn't too pleased with the US of A.
Any rational person knows that governments across the globe spy on each other - whether friend or foe. But the unwritten code is "you don't get caught".
After last year's revelation that the National Security Agency (NSA) was listening in on Merkel's private phone calls and other world leaders, you would think the American intelligence community would take greater caution.
Apparently, not so.
The discovery of covert operations in the Rhineland has led to the top US spy being kicked out of the country. So far neither President Barack Obama nor the White House has reached out to Merkel to try and smooth the ruffled feathers.
3. Drafted! - Yes, I know the US has maintained an all-volunteer army for a long time now. But apparently the Selective Service is still trying to draft World War I era teens who face jail time if they don't register or report to their local draft board.
In a case that is too strange to not be true, seems the Selective Service sent out 14,000 notices to men born between 1893 and 1897. The agency say it was human error caused by not entering the correct century into the computer system and only the last two digits of the years in question.
Your tax dollars at work. Gotta love it.
4. Redraw That Map - A Florida judges has thrown out a redistricting plan of congressional districts. Two of the 27 districts, one represented by a Republican and one by a Democrat, were found wanting.
The Florida legislature must go back to the drawing board after the judge determined that Republicans conspired to manipulate district boundaries.
It is not expected that the new map will be ready in time for the 2014 Midterm Elections.
5. Suing the President - Speaker of the House John Boehner is following through with plans for the House of Representatives to sue President Barack Obama in federal court for abuse of authority.
It was announced last night the focus would be on action taken delaying the business mandate in the President's signature domestic legislation, the Affordable Care Act.
Democrats and supporters of the President are saying it is a political stunt to churn up the base for the upcoming fall elections. Democrats also say that Republicans are being hypocritical of taking on the President for use of executive action. They note the President has signed fewer executive orders than any president since Grover Cleveland.
Republicans and opponents of the President say it is not the number of executive orders nor do they contest the authority of the President to take executive action. According to Republicans it is the substance of the executive orders which is an attempt to bypass Congress and to rewrite legislation which is exclusively the authority of the Legislative Branch.
Democrats say that Republicans are upset that the President did what they asked in delaying the employer mandate in the ACA. Republicans claim the President exceeded his authority by doing it without consent of Congress.
The Republicans did call for the President to delay both the individual and employer mandates. The President said, "No." Republicans say they were ready to pass the delay legislation, but the White House said no delay.
A few months later the President, by executive order, delayed the employer mandate. It is such action that Boehner says the President is over-reaching and rewriting law.
I agree that the President has the authority to use executive orders. I agree that the number of EOs has been relatively small. I also agree that it is the substance of the EOs which are in question. I do believe that as Boehner said, the President acts only when it suits his personal or political aims and does circumvent the Legislative Branch and steps over clear-cut lines.
6. Lebanon Next? - A rocket was fired into Israel from Lebanon over night. This brings new fears that the undeclared war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza along the southern edge of the country may soon turn into a two-front battle. Lebanon is situated to Israel's north and borders Syria on the east.
Lebanon is also home to Hezbollah with whom Israel was in a brusing conflict just a few years ago. Hezbollah, unlike Hamas, has much better trained soldiers and more sophisticated and more accurate missiles and equipment.
7. A Bone for Sports Hounds - Though not a sports enthusiast, I could not do this edition without noting that "King" Lebron James is going home to Cleveland, Ohio.
The basketball star with two championships in the basket announced today that he would be returning to the Cavaliers rather than re-signing with the Miami Heat.
That's what caught my attention for Friday, July 11th, 2014.
Tune in Monday for another episode of Kernels From the Cornfield.
I am Mark Ivy.
Good evening!

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> In article <email@example.com>, Homer <email@example.com>
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>>> So, what was the point you were trying to make?[/color]
>> I think his point was Error: Straw-man on fire.[/color]
> How is the fact that OpenOffice gives the exact same result as Excel a
> straw man, Homer?[/color]
These Linux Loons aren't even smart enough to turn that one around
something along the lines of:
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"It even gives the same *incorrect* results".
They are not too bright around here.
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CSDL Home IEEE Transactions on Computers 1972 vol.21 Issue No.10 - October
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K.M. Chandy , Department of Computer Sciences, University of Texas
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D.D. Givone , Department of Electrical Engineering State University of New York
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A. Iosupovicz , Systems Engineering Division, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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B.D. Carroll , Department of Electric Engineering, Auburn University
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J. Frackowiak , Department of Automation and Computer Science, Silesian Technical University
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On Complete Systems and Finite Automata (Abstract)
A.T. Pu , Department of Mathematics, Northern Michigan University
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N. Thedchanamoorthy , Department of Mathematics, Algonquin College
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A Cellular Permuter Array (Abstract)
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J. Drilman , Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
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The question is no longer "who killed the electric car?", but "who's driving it?" This year the answer to that question is more and American consumers are driving electric cars every day. More efficient vehicles are driving Americans further than ever before on less and less fuel and that's big news for our wallets, lowering fuel consumption and reducing our dependence on foreign oil.
Last year's historic rulemaking, setting the highest fuel economy standards in a generation to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, will play a huge role in reducing transportation oil dependence. Today, news that electric vehicle sales are expected to reach 3.8 million by 2020 shows that consumers are also embracing another way to reduce our reliance on foreign energy sources.
U.S. consumers did not always see the electric car as a viable vehicle for reducing pollution and our reliance on gas. In 2000, about 9,000 of the first mass market hybrid-electric vehicles (Toyota Prius and Honda insight) were sold in their first year on the U.S. market. However, the first year plug-in electric vehicles (Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf) were widely available, nearly twice as many (17,000) were sold. There are now nearly 40 different new plug-in models on the market. Over the last two years, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown especially rapidly, reaching more than 120,000 unit sales worldwide in 2012. At this growth rate, market share of hybrids, plug-ins and pure electric vehicles will greatly surpass expectations over the next decade, meaning the goal of 54.5mpg by 2025 might be met even sooner.
The advantages of driving an electric car, just like sales, are also growing. Electric vehicles are energy efficient, environmentally friendly and gaining in performance also. Additionally, driving range is growing exponentially; battery recharge times are decreasing and bulk, weight and battery cost are also all decreasing.
With the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, a showcase of the current fleet of vehicles and future of the industry, around the corner in January it's doubtless that even more electric vehicles will be on display. Electric vehicles aren't going away any time soon and trends show they could be come as ubiquitous as the gas-powered vehicle. The cars of the future won't be flying, as we thought they might be by now, but they will continue to be a realistic solution to reducing our reliance on foreign oil and becoming more energy independent.


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2004: Appeared in 12 games as a freshman, three on the mound and nine in the field...took the field for his first collegiate start against St. Francis (N.Y.)...posted first hit as a pinch hitter at Louisiana-Lafayette...toed the rubber for first collegiate appearance against Appalachian State, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four batters.
High School: Attended Farmingdale High School in Farmingdale, N.Y....earned four varsity letters as a pitcher and first baseman for the Dalers...all-county in 2002 and 2003...posted a .423 batting average with seven home runs and a 5-2 record on the mound with 78 strikeouts as a senior...also played basketball.
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Toyota�s 100 Cars for Good program showcases five nonprofit organizations each day for 50 days at www.100carsforgood.com. Visitors to the page may cast up to two votes per day for different organizations to select the organizations they feel are most deserving of a new Toyota vehicle.
The Utica Zoo received the most votes and has been named as a winner of a new Prius, which will be used to assist the Utica Zoo in meeting the requests for ZooMobile presence. The ZooMobile is the zoo on wheels; bringing life and education to schools, nursing homes, public libraries, summer municipal programs, community events and into areas heavily populated with children who, for economic and other reasons, cannot come to the Utica Zoo.
Over the past two years of the program, Toyota has provided 200 nonprofits with new vehicles to support their work in the areas of disabled services, youth and educational programs, environmental services, veteran services, housing and disaster relief, among others. For more information, visit www.100carsforgood.com.
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Dallaglio slams NHS on cancer care (From Congleton Guardian)
Dallaglio slams NHS on cancer care
3:13am Sunday 6th July 2014 in © Press Association 2014
Former England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio has written a letter to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt describing NHS England as a "national disgrace" for going back on a deal to fund cutting-edge cancer treatment, it was reported today.
Dallaglio accused the health service of "turning the clock back" on the way the disease is being treated by not paying for patients to have stereotactic radiotherapy.
The sports star turned charity campaigner, who lost his mother Eileen to cancer in 2008, was asked to work with NHS England on the issue after previously approaching Prime Minister David Cameron with his concerns that not enough patients had access to the treatment.
The process involves targeting radiotherapy very precisely at the tumour, meaning that high doses of radiation can be delivered with less risk of it affecting surrounding organs, but the number of people being offered it has fallen by more than 10% since NHS England took control, the Sunday Times said.
In Dallaglio's letter, parts of which are published in the paper, he accused NHS England of "going back on its word".
He told Mr Hunt: " The way NHS England are approaching this is turning the clock back on the way we're treating cancer. We're not just standing still and doing nothing, we're turning the clock back . It angers me."
He added that the technology that "the rest of the civilised world uses as a matter of routine" would only be used by "pitiful numbers", without a guarantee they would even start being treated in the next financial year.
The sportsman, who won the rugby union World Cup in 2003, has raised millions of pounds for charity since launching the Dallaglio Foundation following his mother's death.
Dr Sean Duffy, NHS England's National Clinical Director For Cancer, said: " If money were no object it would be great to fund every experimental treatment that we are lobbied on, but that's not the reality, so instead our priority this year has been investing hundreds of millions of pounds in cancer and other specialised treatments that are actually proven to work for patients."
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cliffwalker says...
He promised "no more pointless and disruptive reorganisations". Instead, change would be "driven by the wishes and needs of NHS professionals and patients"
David Cameron, Conservative Party Conference, 2006.
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CHISSY1 wrote:You're ashamed of helping others less fortunate than yourself? How revolting. £8bn is nothing in terms of the overall budget of the UK, it's almost 1p in every £1 of tax revenue. The other 99p is what we should be worried about. Where is that going? The Royals? Building massive new warships in a pique of penis envy?
But we thew away over £8 billion on overseas aid last year.I am ashamed of the is country.
And if all millionaires and corporations paid their tax dues, that tax revenue pot would be higher still, allowing more money to be spent on the Health Service. Also, if cigarettes were banned, there would be less cancer full stop.


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"A gentle, smooth singletrack tour through the Ponderosa forest."
— Jeff Fox on Oct 24, 2013
|8.413.5 milesKilometers
|508'155 m Ascent
|7,871'2,399 m High
|2% Avg Grade (1°)
|95% Singletrack
|-509'-155 m Descent
|7,578'2,310 m Low
|9% Max Grade (5°)
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OverviewThe Boggy Draw loop is the core of the Boggy Draw trail system. It is just under 9 miles of generally smooth, flowing singletrack. Boggy Draw is a great place to ride in the heat of the summer as it is mostly shaded and cooler than other local rides like Phil's World.
Need To KnowCattle grazing is prevalent in the Boggy Draw area. The cows usually arrive towards the end of May and stick around until July. Most fence crossings have a ride over crossing but there are a couple of gates. Please leave them as you find them to respect the local ranchers. Be prepared to splash a few cow pies.
There are several small ponds along this ride that generally hold water, making it pretty dog friendly.
DescriptionThe Boggy Draw loop starts a few miles up the hill from the town of Dolores in a signed trailhead parking lot. There is a kiosk near the parking lot with a trail map showing the various recreation trails in the area. To access the main Boggy Draw loop, continue East on County Rd W out of the parking lot for a couple hundred yards and take the signed singletrack on the right.
Once on the singletrack, follow it through some good camp sites and across a small dam. There is often wildlife including ducks, geese, frogs, and songbirds around the pond on the backside of this dam. Shortly after the pond you'll encounter a signed intersection with the Mavericks Loop trail. Stay left to continue on the Boggy Draw loop.
The trail rolls through the cool Ponderosa forest for a while with a few forest service road crossings. The trail is obvious at all of these crossings and should not cause any confusion.
Near mile 3 you'll cross the main county road again and begin a slight descent that flows really well. The trail then turns up for a short climb that will get your heart rate back up but is not terribly difficult. At the top of the climb, go through the cattle gate and drop into another slight descent that has a few small rocky areas.
Continuing on the singletrack takes you by a couple more small ponds and across an open meadow back into the trees. There is another signed intersection with the Bean Canyon Loop here. Stay left again and ride through a previously logged area. Another intersection with the exit of the Bean Canyon Loop comes in from the right, but stay left to get back to the parking lot.
Ride across the big meadow and follow the singletrack right back to the parking lot where you started.
History & BackgroundThe Boggy Draw loop is the original trail in the Boggy Draw network. Much of this trail was built by linking together cow paths created by the cattle that graze here every summer. Eventually, the Mavericks trail was added along with the Bean Canyon Loop and Italian Canyon Loop. There is now over 30 miles of singletrack in the network with many more miles proposed. A new connector trail to access the network from Dolores without riding up the road has finally been approved. Construction is expected to start in 2014.
The trails are mostly maintained by the Kokopelli Bike Club.
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3.3 from 3 votesIn the aspens near the start of the climb on Bean Canyon. (Cortez, CO)
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OMG! This is sharp.
Just a share - I had my D700 in the shop for the weekend to fix a dodgy flash. Other than that I've been perfectly content with the D700. No sooner did I check it in and my son wanted shots for an engagement Save the Date - So I figure this would be a perfect time to try out the D800. I rented it for the weekend. To say I'm floored is an understatement. This camera brought me back the joy. In fact I'm starting to think there may be something wrong with my D700. I have not had as many consistently great shots - ie clear, and in focus in a long long time. With the D700 I might get 1 out of 30 where all the stars align. Confession, I am a pixel peeper. The d800 - every shot was at least in focus. composition and other issues aside. I read about this, but had no idea until I saw for myself. Byt the way same lens. Mostly the 24-70.
So whats a girl to do? I'm going to get me one of these D800's before the special deal runs out this Sunday.
Besides that the decision has been made is there a way to test if there is something wrong with the D700?
#1. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 0
I don't have D800 but I do have a D700. I'm wondering if you are looking at the results of more pixels on subject just rendering a beautiful image. Just a thought.
If a Nikon or an authorized repair facility is doing the repair, they should bring it back to factory specs.
I think the best thing to do is keep the D800 a little longer and run a side by side comparison.
(BTW, posts like yours are why I have not held a D800...this hobby is getting too expensive! LOL!)
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#2. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 1
Sounds like the D800 is made for you.
My son had a similar experience with the D3 and I with the D4,
I would back up your rented D800 settings to the flash card and your computer.
You can then transfer them to your new D800.
I would also copy them down from the camera to paper.
It took me several weeks to dial my D800 in when I got it.
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#3. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 2
I finally got to play with my new D800 at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona this past weekend.
To say the "joy is back" sums it up nicely.
Haven't had/taken the time to dial it in yet, but was still very impressed with the results.
Now, if I could just open the RAW files with CS6… Oh well, latest version of Lightroom will be here Friday.
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#4. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 3
JM3 - yes i am having that learning curve too!. I had trouble getting them into LR3. But the loaner came with a Capture NX disc, so that's where the photos are sitting right now.
Might need to upgrade the puter system too.
#5. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 3
>I finally got to play with my new D800 at the Rolex 24 Hours
>of Daytona this past weekend.
>To say the "joy is back" sums it up nicely.
>Haven't had/taken the time to dial it in yet, but was still
>very impressed with the results.
>Now, if I could just open the RAW files with CS6… Oh well,
>latest version of Lightroom will be here Friday.
I wanted to go to the race but couldn't (watched on Speed), so I'll try Sebring. Hope to use the D800 there. Please show some of your results and what lens and settings you used. I used the D7000 at Sebring with the 70-200 VR1 and 1.7TC, and the Sigma 50-500 OS....so itching to try the D800 with these.
#6. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 2
Exactly which settings did you have to dial in to make you happy with the D800?
I'd love to see some 1:1 level screen grabs in Lightroom of a raw file capture. Mine look sharp at 1:2 or 1:3 but not at 1:1.
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#7. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 6
>Exactly which settings did you have to dial in to make you
>happy with the D800?
First off "Disclaimer" these will not work best for everyone
and I do adjust these for special circumstances.
1. I will start with the shutter button =
take photos in picture mode
start movies in movie mode
2. Mode button = Aperture priority
3. EV = 0 most of the time
4. Release mode dial = CL
5. Focus mode selector = AF
6. AF mode button = AF-C & d9
Shooting menu
7. File naming changed to my initials
8. Primary Slot = (SD 64GB 95s card) for stills
9. Secondary slot, Video and overflow (CF 32GB 1000x)
10. Image Quality = Fine
11. Image area = DX crop off and FX
12. JPEG compression = Optimal quality
13. I only shoot NEF as a backup at Weddings
14. White balance = Auto 1 Normal
15. Picture Control = SD Standard with sharpening increased to near 0.
16. Color space = sRGB
17. Active D lighting = Auto
18. HDR, Vignette control, Auto distortion control, long exposure NR,
High ISO NR, Multiple exposure, internal timer, time lapse = off
19. ISO sensitivity settings = 100, ON, Max 6400, Min shutter 1/640
20. Movie settings = 1080P @ 30fps, High quality, Auto mic.
Custom settings menu
a1 AF-C Priority = Release
a2 AF-S priority = Focus
a3 Focus tracking with lock on = 1 short
a4 AF activation = off (AF-ON only)
a5 AF point illumination = on
a6 Focus point wrap = off
a7 Number of focus points = 11
a8 AF assist = off
b1 Sensitivity step value = 1/3
b2 Exposure control 1/3
b3 Exposure/flash compensation = 1/3
b4 Easy exposure = off
b5 Center weight = 8
b6 Fine tune exposure = none
c1 Shutter release AE-L = off
c2 Auto meter off = 6s
c3 Self timer = 10s
c4 Monitor off = 10s
d1 Beep = off
d2 CL mode shooting speed = 5fps
d3 Max continuous release = 100
d4 Exposure delay = off
d5 File number sequence = on
d6 Viewfinder grid disp0lay = off
d7 ISO display = on
d8 screen tips = off
d9 Information display = B manual dark on light
d19 LCD illumination = on
e1 Flash sync = 1/250
e2 Flash shutter speed = 1/60
e3 Flash control = TTL
e4 Model flash = on
f1 switch = on
f2 Multi selector button
Shooting = highlight active focus point
Playback = magnify medium
Live view = zoom medium
f3 Multi selector = do nothing
f4 Assign Fn button = access top item my menu
f5 Assign preview button = virtual horizon
f6 Assign AE-L/AF-L button = AE/AF lock
f7 Shutter spd & aperture lock = off
f8 Assign BKT button = BKT
f9 Customize command dials = Aperture setting on the rest off
f10 Release button to use dial = off
f11 Slot empty release lock = enable release
f12 Revers indicators = + on right
f13 Assign MB-D12 = AF-ON
Movie mode
g1 Assign function button = view shooting info
g2 Assign preview button = view shooting info
g3 Assign AE-L/AF-L button = AE/AF lock
g4 Assign Shutter button = take photos
Setup menu
Monitor brightness = auto
HDMI output = auto
Flicker reduction = 60 Hz
Auto image rotation = on
Image comment = off
Copyright = on
I am interested in other settings that D800 owners are using for different serenades.
For instance, I shoot Video in manual but still use AF-ON when I refocus.
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#8. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 3
>Now, if I could just open the RAW files with CS6… Oh well,
>latest version of Lightroom will be here Friday.
Pretty sure Lightroom and Photoshop can open D800 Raw files. I do it all day long
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#9. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 4
LR3 does not work with D800 NEF files. You can convert the files to DNG, ACR or TIFF using other tools. Lightroom 4 handles D800 files with no problems.
The D800 files are about 3 times the size of the D700. That is the case for everything - NEF, JPEG, or TIFF.
And yes - the D800 is shockingly sharp - much sharper than any camera I have previously used. Anthony - you need to stay away from it.
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#10. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 8
Realized last night that I misspoke yesterday saying that I'm unable to open D800 RAW files with CS6. Should have said CS4, the version I currently have, which is no longer supported by Adobe. My operating system is not supported with the CS6 release.
Which version of Photoshop are you running?
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#11. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 8
Make sure you update to Adobe's latest Camera Raw. ACR (and therefore Photoshop) has been supporting D800 NEFs for the better part of a year!
#12. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 0
Pixel density on the D700 is significantly lower so you could expect to see the D800 delivering more detail with top lenses (among which the 24 - 70 is one).
Good comment re being a pixel peeper. To the maximum size of presentation most people want to prepare (or are even able to) I doubt very much there is significant visible difference between a D700 and D800 image. Up to an 11 X 17 print or even a bit larger the D700 should have no problem providing everything an inkjet can render, to say nothing of even a high definition monitor which typically has only about 100 pixels/inch (at 100% you would have to massively scroll the image to see all of it).
Where the D800 really shines is when you start printing at 24 - 30 inches on a side or if you need to crop. That's when it pulls away from the crowd and invades medium format territory.
The D800 has made a digital believer out of me, coming from medium format film. It has proved worth every penny, making possible what I had thought digital could not deliver for a long time yet. It's an extremely enjoyable and in some was liberating product, making photography that much more fun. Beware the principle down-side (according to some)which is a rather low burst rate although I find it plenty fast enough.
The D800 also raises the bar on dynamic range. Last summer I shot an entire wedding at ISO 4000 (no flash allowed, even for the pro) and every image was stunning - sharp and noise free to the extent no one except a pixel-peeper would spot it.
Best wishes,
#13. "RE: OMG! This is sharp." | In response to Reply # 0
Ummm... Should this post/thread be here or in the D700 forum?
D810, D750, N1-J5, N1-V3 (and a few other cameras) and a BIG handful of lenses.


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Blossom Recap
Posted 5 years ago by lumpblockclod - 15 comments Link: http://phi.sh/b/4dee2e15
Anticipation could not have been higher heading into Phish's 6/4/11 show at the Blossom Music Center. The night before in Clarkston they had raised the bar for the tour (and, arguably, 3.0) with one of their strongest start-to-finish sets in recent memory. Was that going to be the new "normal" or just a fortunate aberration?
After the first set, the jury was still out. The set included a little bit of everything: well played versions of composed numbers like "Guyute" and Foam," energetic versions of rockers "Kill Devil Falls" and "Antelope," a return to the Little Feat catalog with "Rocket In My Pocket," and even the aural monstrosity that is "Fuck Your Face." Still, while everything was played well, they never really left the confines of any single song.
That all changed in Set II. The set opened with the first "Birds" of 2011. "Birds" has become something of a rarity these days, so expectations were high for a second set opening version. Alas, it was a pretty ordinary performance. When the band dropped into "Possum," many fans probably groaned (to themselves, anyway). Perhaps no song has been as overplayed in recent years without really going anywhere interesting as "Possum." of course, in true Phish fashion, the band responded with probably the most interesting and creative version of "Possum" since the mid-'90s.
The ashes of "Possum" melted into the first original debut of 2011 with "Steam." The new Anastasio/Marshall composition with lyrics that recall the Game of Thrones book/TV series (or so I'm told) and a steamy cymbal effect from Fish, "Steam" may have more jamming potential than any new song since "Light." A brief "Piper" followed which segued into the now-rare "Lizards."
What followed will be known in Phish lore as When Harry Met Sally and is a simply outstanding 30 minutes of music. The "Sally" jam is sublime. All four band members are locked in and the result is a truly unique, must-hear jam. "Sally" melted into a "Harry" -> "Have Mercy" -> "Hood" that is simply majestic. Trey wove the "Have Mercy" theme throughout the "Hood" jam finishing off a set that is among the best of 3.0. I prefer the previous night's second set somewhat, but which one you like better probably depends more on the style of set you prefer. The fact that the "Slave" encore is reduced to near-footnote status speaks to its greatness. If I'm giving a rating to this show it's probably a 7.0, a notch above Bethel2 earned almost entirely on the basis of the second set. But seriously, ignore the number. The important part is that the second sets from Pine Knob and Blossom are the two best sets if 2011 IMO and would hold up in any era of Phish.
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France 'Will Not Intimidate Us'
The former French colony said late on Tuesday that the warrants would not stop its attorney general Djama Suleiman, one of those for whom a warrant was issued, from going to the world court this month to pursue its case against France in the matter.
Government spokesperson Ali Abdi Farah said Djibouti was committed to resolving the matter of the death of French judge Bernard Borrel, who died in suspicious circumstances in Djibouti in 1995, before the International Court of Justice.
He said: "Djibouti will not be intimidated by an operation intended to prevent the attorney general from going to The Hague on October 16."
Court issues arrest warrant for Suleiman
"Djibouti will not yield to any threat and its attorney general ... will go to The Hague to plead (our) innocence and prove we will deal transparently with the Borrel matter before a neutral, third party.
"The Republic of Djibouti ... is committed to having full light shed on this affair and will not react to the provocation of certain French magistrates."
On Sunday, French judicial officials said a court in Versailles had issued arrest warrants for Suleiman and Djibouti's security chief Hassan Said as part of an investigation into alleged witness tampering in the Borrel case.
A day later, Said said Djibouti would "never bow" in the matter to the French judiciary, with which he said his country no longer had confidence.
Case 'soured France, Djibouti ties'
There had been allegations of official complicity in the death of Borrel, an advisor to Djibouti's justice ministry whose charred body was found clad only in a T-shirt and underpants in a ravine near the capital with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
While initially explained away as a suicide, French magistrates investigating at the request of Borrel's widow, Elisabeth, found that the death might have been a murder and were looking at the possibility of a cover up.
French judicial sources said the warrants were issued as Suleiman was suspected of trying to pressure a key witness in the case to withdraw his testimony, while Said allegedly sought ways to discredit the same witness.
The case had soured ties between France and its former colony, which was home to the largest overseas French military base.
Last October, after a French judge called Said and Suleiman for questioning - a summons they ignored - Djibouti halted all judicial co-operation with France.
In January, Djibouti filed suit against France at the ICJ in The Hague, claiming Paris had failed to pass on details of its investigations into Borrel's alleged murder.
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Nurses Commuting by Bike
I got this comment on my Scrubs are My Uniform post and thought it needed a full post to reply:
I found your blog when I was searching for nurses who commute to work via bicycle. I am considering giving this a try. I live 2.5 miles from the hospital that I work at, but I am concerned about riding in my scrubs. (I guess this post is somewhat on topic of your blog entry). I don't think it would be very smart to ride in scrubs seeing as how they are my professional attire and I don't want to damage them. What would be best to ride in? I don't want to show up at the hospital in tight spandex… but I need something that will help me sweat less.
Thanks for your help!
I've never felt qualified to give advice on my blog, it's an aversion to taking a stand maybe. But on this topic I have more than a little experience. I've been commuting by bike for the last 4 years. While it hasn't been full time for the last year, it's been rather frequent. A caveat here though: I do not bike the entire ride to work. I'm not going to ride 13+ miles then work a 12-hour shift on the floor, just not that fit. Yet. I ride anywhere from 1-3 miles (depending on weather, how I feel etc.) to catch a light rail train then a mile or so on the other end. But I've done it in every kind of weather. Rain, snow, howling winds, >100 degrees <10 degrees, have suffered through it all, and loved it. Enough of my cred though…
Yes, riding in scrubs is a bad idea. They are not built for athletic excursions and depending on weather conditions, not very versatile either. This doesn't mean you have to go full on spandex kit either.
There is nothing wrong with plain old shorts and a t-shirt. During the summer months it's what I ride in. I do wear bike shorts underneath the regular shorts to alleviate chafing and add a little extra padding which is especially nice when I decide to go for a ride on the way home. I stay cool enough in that and don't end up looking like a superhero. Winter/Fall commuting is a whole other can of worms which deserves a full post as well.
There are complications though. First, sweat. Starting the shift sweaty isn't the best, in fact it really sucks. In the depth of the Summer when it is 80+ I sweat heavily. Let's face it: I'm a big sweaty guy. There are wipes out there that some folks use, but I use water and paper towels in the restroom at work. And I carry deodorant in my bag. Second issues is hauling your stuff. I started using a backpack, graduated to a messenger bag, back to a back pack and now use panniers. Besides a sweat issue where the bag meets the back, the bags did a number on my back that went away when I started using a pannier. I abused the Banjo Brothers Waterproof Pannier into submission and ended up replacing it with ones from Ortlieb. There is enough room to carry my scrubs, wallet, keys, cell phone, afore-mentioned deodorant, lunch with room to spare. I use the restroom to change on arrival, so I have to build in extra time for the commute to allow for this. With clean scrubs, a quick towel off and a swipe of deodorant you will smell better than 99% of your patients and maybe some of your co-workers.
The benefits of commuting by bike outweigh the complications. I get exercise. I get some alone time before and after my shift. Sure you get that in a car, but you're dealing with traffic, right? I have had absolutely heinous shifts where I'm ready to quit nursing and by the end of my ride home, I'm decompressed and OK with the world and my job again. I highly recommend it.
Here are some other links about bicycle commuting:
Commute by Bike. Great site, has a Commuting 101 series which is a great read for those starting out.
Bike Commuters.com. Another site dedicated to those giving up the car commute.
Both of these sites have extensive sets of links for even more information and community building.
Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery. A funny webcomic to keep things light.
Lastly, just go for it. Try it and see how it goes as that is the only surefire way to know. Have fun!
Scrubs are My Uniform
Scrubs are pajamas. Initially a simple garment to be worn and left in the operating arena, the scrubs are now available in many a color and pattern to be worn by nurses, billing agents, medical assistants, doctors and anyone else in any way associated with physicians.
The fact that most people have no idea the difference between the girl who takes their copays and the nurse that evaluates them, most people assume they are all "nurses."…
via The Pajama Brigade makes an Impression | The Happy Medic.
I get it all the time, "Well, you get to go to work in your pajamas. How cool is that?" I've worn many different uniforms in my work career from slacks, shirt and tie, to industrial workwear and just plain old jeans and a t-shirt and now I get to wear "pajamas" to work. Sorry, that's bullshit. I am required to wear a uniform that happened to have been co-opted as pajamas. To me, a uniform signifies that it is time to go to work, I call it "getting on my game face". Those "pajamas" tell me it is time to work, leave the world behind and focus on my job – my patients.
Now there are those that spoil this for those of us who take it seriously. Since everyone and their uncle who works in health care gets to wear scrubs, there are bound to be the one's who abuse it. I cringe when I'm out shopping and see people in scrubs, it sets the wrong idea, especially when those wearing them are misbehaving. It is still bad behavior to break HIPAA whether you are wearing scrubs or not, it just makes it more conspicuous when you are in scrubs.
There are two issues here that get intertwined and blurred. First there is professional behavior. It doesn't matter what you do for a living, you need to maintain a professional mien when representing that job/career/profession. And yes, health care workers are held to a higher standard, get used to it. It's even more important when you are clearly identified by the public (by your wearing scrubs to the bar/lounge/grocery store/porno shop) to be a professional, because they associate scrubs with nurses/doctors.
Acting like an idiot in scrubs makes a bigger impression than it does in street clothes – people notice. Second is the proliferation of scrubs into so many different fields. Are they the doc/RT/PT/housekeeping/CNA/RN? You can't always tell. Not to mention those outside of the hospital like vets, dental folks, office staff and the like where this has spread into. Too many people wearing scrubs makes life confusing. And due to this proliferation, clamping down and restricting use will be near impossible. All that is left is some sort of uniform – like our friends in EMS/Fire/Police, or hospital color coding by job function.
As long as the color is not white, I can get behind this. More so, I think that institutions need to require changing at work. You get to work, change out of street clothes into hospital uniforms, then do the reverse when you leave. If we are so worried about the spread of superbugs, why isn't this a common sense idea? I leave my work shoes at work and change clothes (partly because I usually commute by bike) on arriving and leaving. It goes to the idea of getting my game face on.
The lesson here? Scrubs are every bit a uniform, just like other professions. Unfortunately there are those that wear my uniform that are unprofessional and act like idiots when in public. Painting all of us with the same brush is just as bad.
Monday Potpourri
Potpourri. Funny word. Always reminds me of Jeopardy. But it's a collection of things. Randomness in a bowl.
It's fall, finally. The leaves are changing and soon I'll be back to sliding on leaves as I ride to work. Rain + leaves + cement = road rash. Happens every year at least once. But it's good. Fall is my favorite. I don't mind cold and wet, makes me want to curl up with a book, cook soup, plus there are a lot of good memories from growing up that are from the Fall. I can tell it is coming because of the smell. It's a fresh, almost funky wet smell. It smells like time to pull out the woolies, hoodies and hot toddies.
Insomnia sucks. Once again I fell asleep for a couple of hours then woke up. For no reason. Wide awake in the middle of the night. Tried to go back to sleep, but just lay there tossing and turning. Too late to take an Ambien, to early to get up. It's frustrating at times. Before I used CPAP I would have times like this and for a good 6 months after CPAP I haven't had to deal with this insomnia, but in the last month it has happened more often. Probably have too much on my mind, ate pizza too late or some other reason to mess up my sleep cycle. My doc thinks that it's related to my shift and he has a point, but until I can not take a pay cut to do so, I'm not working days.
I watched a bit of Hoarders last night. Made me very self-conscious about our house. While we don't have garbage laying about, we have too much stuff. I despair looking at it thinking that we're going to be moving in the next year and I have no intention of moving so much again. It comes down to buckling down, sorting and deciding on stuff. Not the easiest thing in the world.
Halo: Reach. What can I say? It has consumed far too much of my time of late. And why not? It is an amazing game. I haven't had this much fun with a game for a very long time. People give me shit about it though. Yeah, I'm in my thirties and probably shouldn't be so into games anymore. But why not? It is something I enjoy, something that provides a little escape from the grind and it's fun. Too many people are far to serious and take themselves far too seriously and want to project that onto everyone they come into contact with. Sorry, I'm a gamer. It is my hobby. Deal with it.
I wish that the hospital would supply scrubs and provide a decent place to change. When they remodeled our floor they got rid of the bathroom with a shower in it. It was a nice luxury when you got covered in blood/pee/sputum/blood/assorted nastiness to be able to change scrubs and shower. I liked it when I rode in the summer for a quick rinse when I stunk from sweating my brains out. Ixnay on the shower though. But scrubs, they're expensive. Admittedly I like the ones with multiple pockets to carry all of the detritus of floor nursing and they cost more. If I had a house I could write them off, but I don't so I eat it. Would be nice to not have to worry about them. Show up in street clothes, change and work, then repeat. Would be nice.
What Not to Wear
One reason I love my job is that I literally get to work in pajamas. Scrubs are perhaps the most utilitarian of all work uniforms: comfortable, relatively inexpensive and easy to wear. I would know. Having worked in a variety of industries, I've had the pleasure of wearing multiple uniforms.
The worst: slacks, shirt & tie. I wore this as a cargo loadmaster for an international airline. For me, being hands-on is an important part of the job, so I ruined numerous dress shirts, countless pairs of pant and a couple of ties as I squeezed in between cargo pallets and into the nooks and crannies of a modern cargo plane. I was finally able to convince the powers above that as I was working nights, there was no need to wear said uniform. Khakis and polo shirts became the new dress code.
Second worst: white shirt, bow tie and black slacks. Worn as a server. What really topped it off was the full body apron, very classy, especially when you spill food stuffs on it.
The normal: working as janitor I wore whatever I had been wearing that day. No changing to go to work, just show up. Shorts and t-shirt? Just fine. Sandals? Sure.
When I loaded planes, it was jeans and shirts. Then when winter arrived it was full-on rain gear and insulated coveralls. But none of these can hold a candle to scrubs. They are, in my mind, the perfect uniform. But they are a double edged sword. Just as you can look good in them, you can also look like a slob. Dirty, wrinkled, strange color combos and prints, it can all add up to something less than professional. And many folks don't care about how they look, they just show up saying, "I'm here." looking like they rolled out of bed. Any wonder why image is a big problem for nursing.
A problem I have is finding scrubs I like. Not a huge fan of the pastel colored prints, for obvious reasons. And there is not a plethora of "manly" scrubs out there. While I do agree that this is a female-centric industry, there are more men arriving every day. For some of the chaps, the unisex scrubs fit great, others not so well. While there are plenty of scrubs just for the gals, there ain't much for us boys. Now I'm not saying we need crazy prints, but prints could be a nice addition. For now we have to sort through the rests to find those we like. I'm not completely happy with what I've found, an am always on the lookout for different styles, but they do the job well. I'm still looking for the penultimate scrub set that makes me totally happy. The search will continue
One thing that scares me though is the public perception. Recently in a survey at our hospital, a large (>50%) portion of patients identified not knowing who the RN was as a problem. We all look the same: RNs, CNAs, Techs, Phlebotomists, etc., all rock scrubs. Granted, we do look the same, or at least similar. In the solution portion, in a throwback to an earlier time, 28% responded that whites would be the best way to identify nurses. Whites?! Are you kidding? I have a hard enough time keeping my colors clean and whites would be a nightmare. I wore white as a student, it was only a top and only for a year, but it was not pleasant. Not to mention that whites further the image of the nurse handmaiden. We're professionals, no longer the pillow-fluffers of yore. Not that I'm saying those that came before were not professionals, far from it, but that image, the nurse in white is seen as that stereotype. When you look up naughty nurses (not that I've done this…) I'm told they wear whites, not scrubs. Perception. Requiring nurses to wear whites, brings this back. What's next? Hats? Candy stripers? A more palatable version might be profession specific colors, but that could get old in a big hurry. There may not be a solution to this that works for everyone, but I know that the solution is not whites.


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A run of good form around Christmas had put Chelsea within eight points of Manchester United with a match in hand, but the Blues have plummeted of late, thanks mainly to a dire run of home form.
Benitez's team have won just once at Stamford Bridge in the league since he took over seven weeks ago, leaving the Blues some 13 points off the summit.
A shock loss to bottom side QPR, and a disappointing 2-2 draw with Southampton on Wednesday, means the Blues are now in danger of failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since Roman Abramovich bought the club 10 years ago.
Benitez, who is expected to leave at the end of the current season, remains upbeat about winning silverware to appease the disgruntled Chelsea support, but he admits the league title is now out of reach.
"In terms of the league I don't think we can do it," Benitez said.
"But the Capital One Cup is there, the FA Cup is still open and the Europa League is still open.
"I just have to give the team the confidence that we can win against anyone. If you have that belief it becomes easier.
"The team is very close. We have (John) Terry and (Frank) Lampard back from injury. Now we have to be more consistent."
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In this episode, Tom takes a look at Fantastiqa and Batman: Gotham City. We answer quite a few questions, and then take a look back at 1998 - 15 years ago, and talk about the best games from that year!
In this show, Eric talks about Catan Histories: Merchants of Europe, while Tom goes over 15 games in 15 minutes. The Chief checks in on Kickstarter, Brian goes to the Amazing Labyrinth, Barry joins us for a bit, and the Pirate Podcast talks about the alpha gamer. Geoff talks about detecting cheating in Chess, we go over the news, Tom does an extra top ten list, and we talk about how stores should display games. Whew!
In this episode, we take a look at Space Cadets, RoboTroc, For the Crown, and the Sesame Street 35th Anniversary Game! We also have another horrible tale, give credit to designers, mention the "Sideline Gamer", take a look back at Tobago, and mention surprises. Finally, we go back ten years ago, to 2003, and talk about our favorite ten games from then.
In this show, Geoff talks about game security, and we hear why party games matter. Mark explains that less is more, Matt talks about solo gaming, and Brian examines atypical randomization. We give the latest news, listen to a truly horrible tale, and talk about Swordfish, Suburbia, Legendary, and Mutant Meeples. We muse on the future of 2013 and gaming, and then talk about games that we are experts in. Maybe.
Well, it's 2013, so as usual, we take a look back five years ago and talk about the best games - now that we have half a decade to muse on the subject. We also talk about Lancaster, Man Bites Dog, and Power Grid: the First Sparks as well as other games. Finally, we answer a plethora of questions, including Tom's thoughts on Duel of Ages 2, Space Alert, and more!
Hooray, another episode! In this show, we talk about the Dice Tower Kickstarter - and also get into our favorite topic - great games! We review City of Remnants, Mice and Mystics, German Railways, and Fluxx. Brian takes us back to Hey, That's My Fish!, while James talks about being the villain. The Pirates come on and spread some sort of nonsense, while Geoff talks about cheating some more. We do a three-way smackdown between Marvel Legendary, DC Deckbuilder, and Sentinels of the Multiverse - and end the show talking about what to do when there is a heated rules dispute.
And part two of our best and worst of 2012 show! In this episode, we talk about the best cooperative games, most innovative games, strangest games, best expansions, best reprints, biggest brain burners, favorite gaming events, and a host of other categories. We end the show with our top ten games of 2012 - and what we are looking forward to in 2013.
Tom, Eric, and host of others all join forces (like Voltron!) to give you the best of 2012. In this first half of the show, we give our thoughts on the 2012 as a whole, as well as the biggest news stories of the year. We talk about our biggest surprise, and our biggest disappointment. Everyone picks the game with the best components, the game with the best artwork, the worst game, the best card game, best party game, best kids game, and best family game. Lots of fun, and a Happy New Years to everyone!
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In this special episode of Game On! with Cody and John, we come out of retirement to record a special episode in support of the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund. The winner of our JVMF auction was Trent Hamm ("trenttsd" here on BGG), and he's our programming director and benevolent dictator for this episode. So, listen as we expound on Gen Con for newbies, discuss how to start an RPG group from scratch, and bring you a full review of FFG's Android:Netrunner. For this episode only, Trent rules!!


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It's still odd to think of myself as, Mom. I guess I still have a while to get used to my new name since it isn't like Ethan's going to be talking for a while. But still…
There are a few updates I wanted to share about life AD (after delivery), which is quite different that life BC (before child). I won't dive into everything (how could I?), but there have been a couple random thoughts I wanted to share.
1. Balding. My hair is falling out!! People warned me about this, but I thought that since it was still hanging in there right after birth, that I'd get to keep my thick pregnancy locks. I was wrong! Apparently the hormonal shift that starts around 3 or 3.5 months is what starts the balding process, and my hair is falling out by the handful.
2. Scar. Yup, the C-section scar is still there and visible. To be honest, I don't mind it one bit. It's my badge of honor. Plus, no one can really see it anyway. It's only about 4 inches long and goes horizontally under the bikini line. I didn't know what to expect, and I guess it's better than I would have assumed.
3. Remember that crib mobile I made (cheaply and easily… I'm no crafter)? Well Ethan just loves it! It has been his favorite thing since birth, or at least since he could see things.
4. I'm starting to think more about getting back into the work force. Maybe there's something out there for me, but I don't know if I'm ready for the "mom guilt." Workin' mamas know what I'm talking about! I need some adult interaction though, and frankly, a little extra cash wouldn't hurt either!
5. Random items I've found helpful…
- carseat canopy for cold or rainy days
- small "shopping cart" stroller for in-and-out errands
- Pampers Swaddlers – yeah, I pay a little extra for these because they rock
- baby sleep gowns and books, part of our bedtime ritual
- Born Free bottles
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A Breakdown of the $8.6 Billion Chevron Judgment
By Isabel Ordonez
An Ecuador court ordered Chevron to pay about $8.6 billion in a long-running environmental legal battle involving the oil giant's Texaco unit.
Residents of the country's Amazon region have pursued an epic legal case against Texaco, suing it in the Lago Agrio Court as they seek to hold it responsible for billions of dollars of environmental damage they say it caused. Chevron inherited the suit when it bought Texaco in 2001, and has denied the allegations of environmental damage.
Here's a breakdown of the amount of money, according to a copy of the verdict:
$5.39 billion – To restore polluted soil
$1.4 billion -_ To create a health system for the community
$800 million — To threat sick people affected by pollution
$600 million —To restore polluted sources of water
$200 million – To recover native species
$150 million –To transport water from other sites to supply community
$100 million —To create a community cultural reconstruction program
Total: $8.64 billion
Chevron said Monday: "The Ecuadorian court's judgment is illegitimate and unenforceable …It is the product of fraud and is contrary to the legitimate scientific evidence. Chevron will appeal this decision in Ecuador and intends to see that justice prevails."


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SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys say a manslaughter charge against a 12-year-old Maine girl accused of killing a 3-month-old baby will be withdrawn and replaced by a less serious misdemeanor charge.
The deal needs a judge's approval and Deputy Attorney General William Stokes tells the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/RTV3sP ) he anticipates getting that approval at a court hearing scheduled for next week.
The girl's attorney, John Martin, confirmed the terms of the agreement.
The Fairfield girl was 10 years old when she was charged with manslaughter in the July 2012 death of 3-month Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway. Brooklyn was under the care of the girl's mother and staying at their home.
The girl was believed to be the youngest person charged with manslaughter in Maine in at least 30 years.
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they should stop blaming the consumer
these days when i see a tv spot teaching me to conserve energy, i give my tv the finger.
i'm sick of media campaigns trying to convince us that we consumers are to blame for the energy and climate change problems. of course we should all be careful about our consumption. but to pretend that solves the problem -- or that we caused it in the first place -- is an insult.
the idea that we must stop burning fossil fuels and start using renewable energy didn't just dawn on us last week. we have known this since the 1960s. over forty years i'm pretty sure they could have developed good technologies for making the transition -- if only they had tried. the fact that the energy and transportation industries chose *not* to do the right thing can't be blamed on the poor consumer.
and now that the price of oil has slipped slightly from its all-time high of a few weeks ago, the professional analysts on tv are talking like everything's gonna be fine now. great, why don't we bring back the sport-utility vehicle?


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Our program offers three different areas of concentration: the general public health practice concentration, epidemiology, and an option specifically tailored for current medical students. Each of the programs requires 42 credits and includes both a practicum and final capstone course. Students in the MPH-Worcester program are assigned a program advisor upon admittance. The student and advisor work closely to create a plan of study based on the student's goals and desires.
All three concentrations are fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH). All programs are administered by the University of Massachusetts Amherst's School of Public Health and Health Sciences, a member of the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). Our accreditation guarantees that upon graduation you are eligible to apply for Federal and State employment, U.S. Government fellowships, and to become certified in public health.
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Finally, Someone Did A Statistical Analysis of Bob Ross' Paintings
You want too much information? Well then, here you go. FiveThirtyEight ran all of Bob "Happy Little Trees" Ross' paintings through a giant calculator, and what they discovered is... enlightening. Unsurprisingly, 91% of his paintings contain trees, but did you know Ross refused to have any signs of humanity in his work?


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Philippines' Aquino Doesn't Yet Consider Chinese Carrier a Threat
MANILA–Who's afraid of China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning? Certainly not Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. At least, not for now.
The Liaoning, escorted by four Chinese missile ships, is on her maiden training mission in the South China Sea, where China is locked in a territorial dispute with several countries in Southeast Asia. While China claims the entire territory as its own, Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam have staked competing claims to the parts of the mineral-rich waters surrounding their countries.
The 57,000-ton carrier, which China acquired from Ukraine 10 years ago, has conducted many previous exercises since it was retrofitted in September last year. But its deployment Tuesday marks the first time it will enter the South China Sea.
The move comes at a time when tensions with the Philippines have escalated, starting with a standoff last year between Philippine and Chinese vessels at Scarborough Shoal, a reef located 137 miles east of Zambales, in the Philippines.
President Aquino said Thursday as long as the Liaoning and its escort ships don't enter Philippine waters, they are guaranteed innocent passage, as are all vessels. He then downplayed the threat posed by the carrier since it is "not yet fully operational."
"They are transiting here," said Mr. Aquino. "Why should anybody consider it a threat?"
However, the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs expressed concern on Wednesday that China's sea trials could aggravate tensions.
"Its deployment does not contribute to collective efforts to strengthen regional stability, and instead serves to threaten the status quo," Foreign Affairs spokesman and assistant secretary Raul Hernandez said.


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LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the third consecutive season, the University of Kentucky women's basketball team is ranked in the preseason USA TODAY/ESPN coaches' poll. The Wildcats were picked to start the 2012-13 season at No. 7 by the 31-member Board of Coaches, the highest ranking in school history. The previous high was No. 10 in 2010-11.
UK returns 10 letterwinners and four starters from a team that went 28-7 overall last season, including a school-record 13 Southeastern Conference victories. The Wildcats won their first SEC regular season championship in 30 years and advanced to their second Elite Eight in the last three seasons.
Returnees include preseason SEC Player of the Year A'dia Mathies (Louisville, Ky.), All-SEC second team selection Samarie Walker (West Carrollton, Ohio) and 2012 SEC Freshman of the Year Bria Goss (Indianapolis). Kentucky also welcomes three newcomers in transfers DeNesha Stallworth (Richmond, Calif.) from California and Jelleah Sidney (Queens Village, N.Y.) from Chipola Junior College, along with lone freshman point guard Janee Thompson (Chicago). Thompson is one of five McDonald's All-Americans on the team this season, the most in program history.
Baylor was ranked No. 1 in the coaches' poll, followed by Connecticut, Duke, Stanford and Maryland, respectively. UK was one of five SEC schools ranked in the top 25, along with Georgia (No. 11), Texas A&M (No. 12), Tennessee (No. 16), Vanderbilt (No. 17). Other Kentucky opponents in the coaches' poll are Baylor (No. 1) and Louisville (No. 9).


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A person who shoots, especially a marksman.
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Texas vs. Ethanol: Special Interests or National Interest?
When Texas governor Rick Perry called for an end to ethanol in April, he was met with skepticism. He does, after all, represent the heart of the oil patch.
Now, his proposal looks even more self-serving. The Houston Chronicle reported that the governor's call to roll-back U.S. ethanol mandates came on the heels of a $100,000 political donation to Mr. Perry from a company that uses a lot of chickenfeed, and which is worried about surging corn prices.
Gov. Perry asked the U.S. government to partially exempt Texas from the nationwide ethanol mandates just after his meeting with "Bo" Pilgrim, the chairman of Pilgrim's Pride, the nation's biggest chicken processor. Like lots of livestock and food companies across the country, Pilgrim's Pride wants ethanol mandates rolled back to free up more corn for chickens and cattle. Gov. Perry's office says the waiver request is meant instead to redress high feed prices that are hurting Texas livestock and food producers.
Ethanol is etnernally political—from supporters who appease the corn belt to opponents closer to affected industries like food processing. But whatever the political motivations behind Texas' crusade, the question is stil the same: Does U.S. corn ethanol make sense, and should the country plan to make even more?
For U.S. drivers, staring at $4.09 average gasoline prices and the specter of $5 a gallon later this year, the answer is probably still a qualified yes. Since it's blended with gasoline, ethanol makes gas go further, lowering prices. Just how much is anyone's guess, though. The renewable fuels lobby cites a slate of recent studies by the U.S. government and Wall Street to conclude that ethanol saves U.S. drivers between 11 cents and 60 cents a gallon—much more than what pricier cornflakes are costing consumers at the grocery store.
But for the rest of the world, the tide appears to be turning. Thursday in Brussels, the United Nations again called on the U.S. and the European Union to reconsider biofuel policies. Last month, Pilgrim's Pride and a score of other food manufacturers formed the "Food Before Fuel" alliance to rattle Congress to change course. House Republicans asked the Environmental Protection Agency to waive ethanol mandates given surging corn prices; the EPA says it will answer this month, though Congress' Jekyll-and-Hyde approach to ethanol apparently has the agency confused.
For the L.A. Times, the whole debate is a chance to end not just ethanol madness, but all silly energy policies on the Hill:
The EPA should waive the ethanol requirement, but if that's the only outcome of the ethanol brouhaha, the country will still lose. Lawmakers should see this as an important lesson: Tinkering with energy regulation can have disastrous consequences, especially when it's done on behalf of special interests rather than the national interest. Given the number of phenomenally bad proposals for lowering oil prices floating around the Capitol, this lesson could not come at a more critical time.
The EPA's going to have a busy July—it's also got to answer Gov. Perry's partial waiver request by July 23. Even if Texas' crusade was coordinated with some of those infamous "special interests," the sentiment has increasing support. With just months to go before a U.S. presidential election in which gas prices are sure to be a hot topic, will the EPA do a Texas two-step and re-jigger U.S. energy policy?


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ParetoLogic Places on the Branham300 for Third Consecutive Year
Security and utility software developers ParetoLogic achieved their highest ever rankings on the Branham300, placing among the top three IT security companies in Canada.
Victoria, B.C., April 8, 2011 – For the third consecutive year, ParetoLogic has placed on the Branham300, the definitive ranking of Canada's IT sector. The Victoria software company improved their standings across the board, claiming awards in three competitive categories. Last year saw new product launches from ParetoLogic and new developments in malware research, to which company founders attribute their growth.
ParetoLogic Branham300 Rankings:
- Top 10 IT Security Companies: 3
- Top 25 Software Companies: 11
- Top 250 Canadian ICT Companies: 65
"2010 was a very active year for ParetoLogic," said Adrian Pereira, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of ParetoLogic. "We released our all-in-one application, PC Health Advisor, which our customers have really embraced. We also continued to make advancements in the fields of online security and optimization."
PC Health Advisor, launched in the spring of 2010, did much to define ParetoLogic's growth over the past year. The all-in-one software utility combines some of ParetoLogic's most successful security and utility products, and was ParetoLogic's standout success of 2010 and into 2011. At the same time, ParetoLogic's Spyware Analysis Team (SWAT) made significant inroads in the world of malware research.
"PC Health Advisor was a big part of our success in 2010, but it is not the only reason for our appearance on the Branham300," said Pereira. "By systematically identifying and targeting new malware variants, our SWAT team has helped us make a name for ourselves in the security world. Not only do our customers benefit from our research, but the security industry as a whole benefits through our research sharing projects."
ParetoLogic users benefit from the company's research through regular program updates, and through integration with online scanning tools such as Virus Total. Industry professionals can get direct access to malware samples through the ParetoLogic URL Clearing House.
About the Branham300
For nearly 20 years, the Branham300 has highlighted the top Canadian and Multinational ICT companies operating in Canada, as ranked by revenues. It illustrates the depth and breadth of innovative technologies developed in Canada and is widely considered to be a leading source of intelligence on Canada's ICT industry. The Branham300 list consists of the following major categories:
- Top 250 Canadian ICT Companies
- The Next 50 Canadian ICT Companies
- Top 25 ICT Multinational Companies operating in Canada
- Top 25 Up and Comer ICT Companies (category ranked on innovation/not revenue)
The Branham300 is published annually in the April issue of Backbone Magazine (www.backbonemag.com), as well as on the Branham300 website, www.branham300.com.
About Branham Group Inc.
Branham Group Inc. is a leading industry analyst and strategic consulting firm servicing the global information technology marketplace. Branham Group assists information technology companies and related institutions in achieving market success through its custom consulting services (Planning, Marketing and Partnering), and through its multi-client research subscription programs (Digital Health and Green IT). Branham also produces an annual listing of the top information and communications technology (ICT) companies in Canada (www.branham300.com), tracks the Canadian Outsourcing industry (www.branhamoutsourcing.com) and monitors over 450 Digital Health vendors (www.branhamgroup.com/digitalhealth). For more information regarding Branham Group, please visit www.branhamgroup.com.
About ParetoLogic Inc.
Built on the idea that computer safety and speed should not be the exclusive domain of the tech-savvy, ParetoLogic creates a wide-range of easy-to-use security and utility programs for the home PC user. By combining sophisticated technology with a user-friendly interface, ParetoLogic empowers all people, regardless of age, ability, or computing experience, to secure and optimize their own computers.
Downloaded in over 196 countries, installed on millions of PCs, and solving countless computer problems, ParetoLogic is committed to providing truly world-class software. By engaging with users and guaranteeing exceptional service, ParetoLogic continues to exceed expectations.
Kai Davis, Marketing Coordinator
ParetoLogic Inc.
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The president of Eastern Kentucky University may soon be leaving for a new job.
The Peoria Journal-Star in Illinois is reporting EKU President Joanne Glasser spent yesterday visiting Bradley University.
The paper cites sources as saying Glasser appears to be the top candidate for the job and is expected to take the position.
Bradley University is a private college with about 6100 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Glasser released this statement to 27 NEWSFIRST:
"I am visiting the Bradley campus in Peoria to explore this professional opportunity and to personally assess if the University and community would be a good fit for me. At the same time, Bradley representatives will be making the same determination about my qualifications to serve as their President. As I have always told those who work for me, you must explore opportunities when they are presented to you. While I have and continue to be proud of my efforts at Eastern, given the attractiveness of the opportunity being presented to me, I must give this matter serious consideration."
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Ardour Pong
Ardour Pong from Robin Gareus on Vimeo.
A console classic for your console. Sample-accurate automation and all :)
Nightly Builds Now Available
Thanks to the amazing hardwork of Robin Gareus and funding from Harrison Consoles, ardour.org now has nightly builds of the development version of Ardour available. Read more details below.
Email issues (now resolved)
For about a day from 15:40 GMT on November 13th, all outbound email from ardour.org was being rejected by our outbound email server. The time on ardour.org had drifted more than 5 minutes from the email server's own time. I have corrected the time and installed an NTP client to ensure that this does not happen again.
If you were expecting email from ardour.org in connection with a new account, attempt to reset your password and you will get a new email.
If you were expecting email from ardour.org in connection with a download, please contact me (firstname.lastname@example.com) and I'll get you the information you need.
Apologies for the problems.
linuxDSP Workstation Plug-ins Bundle - Pay What You Want - Limited Offer
The linuxDSP Workstation Plug-ins Bundle is now available as Pay What You Want for a limited time until the end of June 2014. A unique opportunity to add professional console grade processing to your Ardour sessions for a fraction of the normal price (or whatever you think it's worth). Min price £5.00 (to cover payment processing and charges). Get it here:http://www.linuxdsp.co.uk/download/lv2/download_wpp
Ardour source repository moves to git
The official repository for Ardour source code has now moved to git instead of svn. It is hosted at git.ardour.org. Users without write access can clone it using
git clone git://git.ardour.org/ardour/ardour.git. Users with write access have been privately notified of the changes.
We will likely clone the repo at github or a similar site, and keep it automatically up to date.
Release Plans for Ardour 3.0
A decision has finally been made regarding the release of Ardour 3.0. First, some general stuff.
Subversion change (for those with write access)
Our website host has changed the "host key" used to identify the machine we know and love as subversion.ardour.org. Existing attempts to access the SVN repository with write access will fail. To fix this, remove subversion.ardour.org from your ~/.ssh/known_hosts file, and the next time you attempt to connect to the SVN repository just answer the questions in the affirmative.
For the justifiably paranoid among us, the new RSA key is:
Slow GUI issues with ardour.org binaries: resolved
Several people have reported "slow GUI" issues with prebuilt versions of Ardour from ardour.org when used on Linux systems with Nvidia video interfaces.
Issues with Subscriptions (Fixed)
There have been issues in recent months with people subscribing (providing a monthly payment of US$1, US$4 or US$10 to help support continued development of Ardour). The problem was discovered today - the module we use to track subscription payments assumes the use of a single PayPal account, but in order to utilize PayPal's micropayments option, ardour.org uses two different accounts with PayPal. It didn't prevent subscriptions from working, but ardour.org did not know about them. This has affected all new subscriptions since I started using the micropayments system a few months ago.
The issue is now fixed, and I'm working with everyone affected by it to get them correctly registered on ardour.org.
New AATranslator release
I've recommended to quite a few Ardour users that they consider using AATranslator for handling import/export to other session file formats. It is a proprietary Windows application, but it runs well inside Wine and has dedicated and skilled developers who are focused on improving it. It would be lovely if there was an open source tool that did what AATranslator can do, but there isn't, and so I'm happy to run the following "public service annoucement" from the AATranslator team:
Its that time again – another AATranslator release! Read more below for details ....


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