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The confusions over the release has been created by the makers of Kochadaiiyaan for several times. Producer Manohar Prasad had announced the release dates a few times and failed to keep his word. At last, the team proudly said that it would release on April 11, 2014. But again, it was delayed. Rumours were spread that it would hit the screens on May 1.
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With the ink barely dry on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's assessment of the 2008 market meltdown, the group is turning to other pursuits: infighting and preparing for congressional investigations.
The report, published as a book and online today, blames Washington regulators and Wall Street banks equally for failures leading to the crisis. The findings weren't endorsed by the commission's four Republican members, who wrote two dissents and criticized decisions by the Democratic chairman, Phil Angelides.
Adding to the turmoil, Representative Darrell Issa this week demanded thousands of pages of documents from the FCIC as his House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ramps up an investigation into allegations of overspending, partisanship and conflicts of interest. The California Republican's staff also sent letters to former commission employees, asking them to preserve documents.
The sideshow "makes it easy to chalk this up as just another chapter in the divisive politics in Washington," rather than a serious investigation, said Michael Perino, a professor at St. John's University's law school in New York.
"The most likely outcome seems to be that this report gets put on a shelf to collect dust," added Perino, whose 2010 book, "The Hellhound of Wall Street," chronicled the 1930s congressional probe headed by Ferdinand Pecora that led to the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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Angelides, the former California treasurer, said today the commission had "concluded first and foremost that this crisis was avoidable."
At a Washington press conference announcing the official release of the report, he said, "The record is replete with evidence of failures. None of what happened was an act of God."
The report blamed "reckless" Wall Street firms and "weak" federal regulators for contributing to the economic collapse. It faulted the SEC and the Federal Reserve and singled out former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan for backing "30 years of deregulation." Regulators "had ample power in many arenas and they chose not to use it" to protect the financial system, the report said.
The commission also pinned blame on the pay structures of Wall Street firms, which "had the unintended consequence of creating incentives to increase both risk and leverage," according to the report.
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When it was established by Congress in 2009, the FCIC was heralded as a second coming of the Pecora Commission, the best chance for finding clear answers to what caused the credit crisis and holding wrongdoers accountable. Lawmakers also compared it to the commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks, which offered unanimous recommendations that spurred new policies.
Last year's passage of the Dodd-Frank financial rules overhaul dealt another blow to the commission, taking away the chance that its conclusions would influence the policy debate. The commission did send some evidence it found to the Justice Department and other law enforcement agencies, though one member, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, said that news stories detailing the referrals earlier this week were "a publicity exercise."
"They went out in September and October and we haven't heard anything since," he said of the referrals.
Tempers among commissioners flared this week as copies of the group's report leaked out to media outlets. Republican members said they hadn't even seen the final document. They also questioned Angelides's decision to hire President Barack Obama's former communications director Anita Dunn to handle public relations for the rollout.
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FCIC Spokesman Tucker Warren said Angelides hired Dunn and her firm, SKDKnickerbocker, "to provide the commission with some assistance in releasing its final report," which is published in book form and is available free on the Internet. "We felt it was important to have additional help in order to ensure the interest among the general public and the press was met and responded to."
The public relations help is being paid out of the commission's taxpayer-funded budget, Warren said. Federal panels like the Sept. 11 Commission, Iraq War Study Group and Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission have had similar representation, he said. Dunn didn't return a call seeking comment.
The FCIC's six Democratic appointees concluded that the financial crisis was triggered by a wide range of abuses, ranging from lax oversight of derivatives to poor decisions by credit rating firms to governance and risk management failures by large banks. The report also singled out "weak" supervision by federal banking and securities regulators.
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"This crisis was the result of human action and inaction, not of Mother Nature or computer models gone haywire," the Democrats found.
While there were "warning signs" that could have helped prevent the collapse, "they were ignored or discounted," they wrote.
Republican commissioners Keith Hennessey, FCIC Vice Chairman Bill Thomas and Holtz-Eakin signed on to a dissent that detailed 10 causes for the crisis. Topping their list was the credit bubble, which the three commissioners said was inflated by increased investment in high-risk mortgages.
The Democrats are "looking at individuals and policy or regulatory failures, whereas we add into that and place greater influence on economic forces," Hennessey said. "They basically don't talk about a credit bubble, which is astonishing."
Wallison Dissent
A fourth Republican, Peter Wallison, wrote his own dissent that concluded housing policy during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush caused the crisis. The push to increase homeownership drove down lending standards and caused the creation of 27 million risky mortgages that were ready to default when the housing bubble collapsed, he wrote.
The Republicans also complained about the management of the commission, saying that they were often kept in the dark about decisions and that suggestions they made were ignored --comments that are likely to be probed by Issa in his review.
For example, Wallison said in his dissent that commission members were handed a list of public hearings in December 2009 and "never told why those particular subjects were important or why they were chosen as the key issues for a set of hearings that would form the backbone of all the commission's work."
The full group didn't even meet to discuss the origins of the crisis until July of last year, he added.
In addition, when the panel's staff interviewed witnesses, the commissioners weren't notified, Wallison said, keeping them from asking questions or knowing the context of the statements.
Interview Log
FCIC spokesman Warren, who declined to comment specifically on Wallison's dissent, did say the FCIC kept an interview log that "all the commissioners had access to and were notified when that log reflected new interviews that were scheduled."
Hennessey, in an interview yesterday, said he was "frustrated" with the outcome. "But lots of things in a policy environment are frustrating, so you do the most responsible thing you can given the cards you were dealt," he said.
Lawmakers will now have their chance to weigh in on the report, the dissents and the partisan divide on the commission.
The House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hear testimony on the FCIC on Feb. 16. The law that created the commission requires Angelides to testify on the findings before the House panel and the Senate Banking Committee.
Political Divisions
Issa also is pressing on with his review. In the Jan. 25 letter, he noted that the political divisions within the group didn't "bode well" for it turning out a "thorough, systematic and non-partisan examination" of the crisis.
He's asked for documents by Jan. 31 relating to the commission's contracts, travel and use of public relations consultants. He also wants to know why several senior staff members quit the panel in the middle of the probe.
Warren said Angelides will respond to Issa "in due time."
The commission's partisan divide will be on display today as the Republicans and Democrats hold separate news conferences to explain their findings.
Even the group's private party, marking the end of its work isn't expected to draw all the Republican members. Hennessey and Holtz-Eakin said they would be out of town.
The group has booked at a Greek restaurant in downtown Washington known for serving free cheese and olives at its bar. According to the invitation sent to staff members, beer, wine and appetizers are "complementary." Mixed drinks aren't covered. Commissioners and staff will cover the costs of the party, Warren said.


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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Rahim Khan
Character Analysis
Some characters in plays and novels simply aren't rich, fully developed characters. And that's OK – they might serve another purpose. Rahim Khan, we think, serves as the novel's moral center. If Hassan and Ali are off in the land of bright, shining moral purity, and Assef is in depths of devilish cruelty, and Amir and Baba are somewhere in between, Rahim Khan is a voice reason standing outside this hubbub of moral questing. He's kind of like Horatio in Hamlet – you couldn't base a whole play on him, but you're glad he's there because he makes you feel sane.
Come to think of it, Rahim Khan is literally the moral center or voice of reason in The Kite Runner. He calls Amir in California and flat-out says: "There is a way to be good again" (1.3). He also functions as a second parent for Amir. When Baba ignores Amir, Rahim Khan is right there with an encouraging word. ("As always, it was Rahim Khan who rescued me" (3.43).) Perhaps, too, Rahim Khan helps expand Amir's understanding of ethnicity. Rahim Khan tells Amir a story about how he almost married a Hazara woman. His family reacted very strongly (death threats!) and Rahim Khan never married the woman, but the story lets Amir know that someone else he admires thinks of the Hazara ethnicity as equals. (Amir's mother would be the other someone.) All this confirms that Rahim Khan is a stand-up guy.


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FEMA denies federal funding for April flooding
Updated: 06/02/2016 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal funding for late-April flood damage in South Mississippi.
Updated: 06/02/2016 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal funding for late-April flood damage in South Mississippi.
Updated: 06/02/2016 - An investigation is underway into an early morning fire Thursday at Mid-South Lumber Company in Meridian.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - A body found earlier this week in the woods near a Newton truck stop has been identified as missing truck driver Tommy Wilson.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - Lauderdale County Emergency Management are prepared for Atlantic hurricane season.
Posted: 06/01/2016 - The opening ceremonies for the summer reading program at the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library has been moved to a new location.
Posted: 06/01/2016 - The trial for a Meridian man accused in a 2013 murder has been delayed until later this summer.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - The Meridian Fire Department is looking to hire. Twenty people took part in the physical test Wednesday at the Public Safety Training Facility.
Posted: 06/01/2016 - Mississippi tax collections picked up in May but are still lagging as the state enters the final month of its budget year.
Posted: 06/01/2016 - Lawmakers from Illinois and West Virginia say they have created legislation to give the babies of drug-addicted parents a better chance at life.
Posted: 06/01/2016 - Three Democratic U.S. congressmen have asked a federal agency whether a top elections official had the right to unilaterally change voter registration forms in Alabama, Georgia and Kansas.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - Former county administrator, Benjie Coats pleaded guilty June 1. Judge William Barnette accepted the plea in exchange for a testimony against the other three former county employees, involving an embezzlement scandal.
Posted: 06/01/2016 - The Los Angeles police chief says the shooting of two men at UCLA was a murder-suicide.
Updated: 06/02/2016 - The 4th Annual Chunky River Raft Race and Festival will be held this Saturday, June 4, at the Chunky Shoals Fish Camp.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - Recent statistics rank Mississippi and Alabama among the top ten most dangerous states for teenage drivers. A local group is on a mission to change that.
Posted: 06/01/2016 - Part of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman is back under lock-down only days after restrictions there had been lifted.
Posted: 06/01/2016 - Former Neshoba County administrator Benjie Coats pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of fraud in public office.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - An Alabama teacher is on leave after giving middle school students a test with math questions about prostitutes, drugs and guns.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - Gov. Robert Bentley testified under oath Wednesday in the ethics trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - The city of Meridian will close a busy intersection for a couple of days later this month.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - The Meridian Police Department, Fire Department, and Metro Ambulance responded to a wreck involving a car and a child riding a bicycle shortly after 9 Tuesday night.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - Many men and women who serve our country every day met Tuesday evening to honor those who go above and beyond.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - A Kemper County judge says the Democratic primary for District 3 supervisor in Kemper County was properly conducted.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says the "secular, progressive world" vented at him for signing a bill that would let clerks cite religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - Alabama public health officials are stressing the importance of vaccinations after five people who may have been exposed to measles traveled to Alabama.
Updated: 06/01/2016 - The average price of gas increased during the past week in Mississippi and Alabama.


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Book your room at Radisson Hotel Milwaukee North Shore
Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with restaurant and indoor pool
Situated in the business district, this hotel is 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Schlitz Audubon Nature Center and within 6 mi (10 km) of Sprecher Brewery and David F. Schulz Aquatic Center. Lynden Sculpture Garden and Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, an indoor pool, and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, a 24-hour business center, and a meeting room.
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Radisson Hotel Milwaukee North Shore features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 9000 square feet (836 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers an arcade/game room, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in April 2014.
Radisson Hotel Milwaukee North Shore is a smoke-free property.
- Indoor pool
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- Total number of rooms - 133
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
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- Conference space size (feet) - 9000
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- RV, bus, truck parking
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- Conference space size (meters) - 836
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
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- Premium TV channels
- Room service (limited hours)
- Separate sitting area
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free WiFi
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Zambonies - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Activities
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 10.95 per person (approximately)
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FILE - In this June 25, 2010 file photo, Indian-born U.S. citizen Jayant Patel arrives at the Supreme Court in Brisbane, Australia. Patel, previously convicted of the manslaughter of three patients in Australia, was found not guilty on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, of one of the deaths after the nation's highest court ordered prosecutors to retry the case. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)


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For fresher food and an easier life. At just £15 a year to run, you'll be amazed by what the Neff K8115X0 has to offer. The VitaFresh drawer gives you two humidity controlled compartments, perfect for providing the right storage for meat and vegetables. And it doesn't affect the condition of the other compartments. The Dynamic Cooling feature helps give an even temperature in the rest of the fridge even after the door's been open, so your food will stay fresher for longer. And if you don't close the door properly, you won't need to worry, the open door alert will let you know.


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A Tale of Imperfection
Ali Gilmore – A Tale of Imperfection at its Best
In the summer of 2010 I was working my 15th year in technology, feeling burnt out and pretty middle aged.
If you'd told me then that in the few years to follow I would; face and survive stage IV colon cancer (4 times), publish 2 books that prepare and inspire others to fight this disease, become a sports photographer with a highlight of covering David Beckham's final US match at the 2012 MLS Cup, write, perform and record a full length CD of my original songs, I would've thought you were some kind of twisted Tony Robbins wannabe, but this has been my life to date and it just keeps getting better day by day.
So after all that, what's next? I'm going on 12 adventures…
12 Adventures – The 12 Adventures of incredibly imperfect Ali Gilmore
An original, interactive series of short films following 12 adventures of a 50-something, stage IV cancer fighter, designed to inspire others to go after their bucket list regardless of their own challenges.


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You can stay in touch with Springfield College on the social media profiles below.
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Do you have an amazing photo you'd love to share with the College community? Whether it's of your study abroad experience, a beautiful shot of campus, or an event, we're interested! Send it to firstname.lastname@example.com for consideration.
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Social media plays a crucial role in communication. Whether Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or another platform, social media can be a great way to promote your program, share news with students, or garner interest around your organization.
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Pantech cell phones offers many favorite features, like Internet browsing, Bluetooth and graphics and ringtones. Pantech phones can easily be reset to the factory settings if you wish. If you reset your phone you also will be able to keep all your contact information.
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Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood Education major prepares candidates to be state certified to teach pre-kindergarten through second grade classes.
States, such as Oklahoma, regularly report a shortage of early childhood teachers, and therefore, numerous job opportunities in both public and private schools are available to those who earn this degree.
Early Childhood teachers accumulate many skills and knowledge (such as curriculum, instruction and administration) that allow them to move into other career areas, as well. With some additional coursework, teachers can add the following areas of specialization: English as a Second Language, Exceptional Children and Gifted Education. With a Master's degree, teachers can serve as counselors or in administration or media.
Early Childhood Teacher- Public, Private, or Parochial School
Lead Teacher or Manager- Day Care Center, Head Start Center
Director- Camp
Public Relations- Non-profits, corporate PR departments
Corporate Training- Human Relations
Advisor- Community or Small College Admissions
PY 4132 - Psychology of Students with Exceptionalities (2 cr.)
TH 3201 - Catholic Perspectives on Education (1 cr.)
PY 4003- Child and Adolescent Development (3cr)
ED 3002 - Educational Technology (2 cr.)
ED 3012 - Foundations of Teaching (2 cr.)
SO 3013 Sociology of the Family (3cr)
ED 3113 - Early Childhood Reading Assessment and Instruction (3 cr.)
ED 3403 – Theory to Practice in Early Childhood (3cr)
ED 3242 - Children's Literature (2 cr.)
ED 3112 - Methods of Integrating Fine Arts in Early Childhood Education (2 cr.)
ED 3312 - Methods of Early Childhood Physical Education and Health (2 cr.)
ED 3312 - Methods of Early Childhood Language Arts (2 cr.)
ED 3323 - Methods of Early Childhood Science (3 cr.)
ED 3332 - Methods of Early Childhood Social Studies (2cr.)
ED 3343 - Methods of Early Childhood Mathematics (3 cr.)
ED 4512 - Group Process and Classroom Management for Early Childhood Teachers (2 cr.)
PY 4223- Tests and Measurement (3cr)
ED 4322 - Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
ED 4910 - Student Teaching (10 cr.)
For a complete coursework overview, download the Program of Study here.
Each candidate will complete 100 hours of field experience in local school districts prior to student teaching.
Additionally, our students are members of the Teacher Education Association (TEA), a pre-professional organization of students currently preparing for careers in education. Members of the TEA may choose to join either the Student Oklahoma Education Association (SOEA) or the Student Professional Oklahoma Educators (SPOE). Both organizations offer benefits to teacher education candidates and provide numerous professional development opportunities. Each semester, the TEA has a Meet and Greet to welcome new education majors. Other activities of the TEA include the SGU Christmas Festival and tutoring in local schools.
Our Early Childhood program is new, but we hold it to the same standards as the Elementary Education program. We have Elementary Education alumni from St. Gregory's in school districts throughout Oklahoma.
For more information about becoming a St. Gregory's Early Childhood Education major, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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This weeks interview is with Cliff Mautner. For those unfamiliar with his work, Cliff has been rated "One of the top ten wedding photographers in the world" by American PHOTO magazine. He has 26 years experience as a professional photographer. He got his first camera, as a child, for a dollar from a street vendor while on vacation. His parents bought it to keep him quiet, though it never really did work. In high school, he'd photograph friends and family but never took any formal classes. He landed a full time job his senior year in college as a photographer for the Philadelphia Inquirer back in 1984. There he stayed for 15 years before breaking out on his own. Since then, he has become one of the best wedding photographers in the world, a Nikon spokesperson, and he currently offers photography seminars and workshops to help photographers improve their skills.
From the interview:
What is your favorite camera and why?
With regard to my favorite camera, frankly, it's pretty obvious that I'd choose the Nikon D3. I've used every flagship camera Nikon has produced for the past 28 years and this is the finest piece of equipment I've used yet. Between the ISO performance, auto focus capability, and full frame sensor, the camera has simply changed the way I shoot. More importantly, it changes the way I THINK about shooting. I can make pictures I could never take before. All that aside, the camera is rarely important.
The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera -- Dorthea Lange
I love this quote and I believe it completely. It doesn't matter what camera someone shoots. It's just a box that lets in light. But to be honest, the D3 does make it a bit easier.
What do you think is the most important skill for someone starting out in photography to learn?
Skills ... There are so many. Fundamentals are a forgotten art in this business today. Digital has allowed so many to enter this field without the need to become proficient in the craft. There is definitely not just ONE skill to learn. Learn to see, and understand light. The technical aspects are not hard to learn, but they do take time to become innate- which is essential.
What do you like the most about being a photographer?
I like that I've never made a paycheck from anything besides photography in 27 years now. I like that I don't have a "real" job. I like that I love what I do and never, ever say "I don't want to go to work". I like that I've had longevity in this industry and have been able to evolve through these difficult times when technology could have easily passed me by. Photography has been quite a gift for me. I like that I "see" the world differently than some other folks may.
What do you like least?
Like Least?? I don't like the time I'd have to spend at a computer if I didn't have an amazing studio manager!!! There isn't much I don't like about being a photographer!
How did you become the photographer you are today?
One word ... "Evolution". My next platform program at WPPI might be called "evolve or die. Evolution is essential. I've been fortunate in that I recognized that as a wedding photographer, or a photographer in general, we can't choose our times of day, can't always choose our subjects, can't always have everything our way. Given that, dealing with adverse conditions such as harsh light, bad light, and
even no light, the need to "deal with it" has become my mantra. My ability to see light, and utilize light, has enabled me to set myself apart. Light is everything. I laugh when I see a photographer hide in the open shade on a bright sunny day. The sun is the most magnificent light source there is. Learning to use it has enabled me to develop my style. I'm still learning and will continue to do so. Classes, seminars, workshops, are all fine. But I learned by doing. That's it. The school of hard knocks.
If I had a mentor, it'd have to be Larry Price- a photojournalist who worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer for a few years. I was there for 15 years working in the suburbs. This guy was incredible. Larry and I weren't friends. He barely knew I existed. But, he took the time to speak with me for about 10 minutes back in 1989 when I was about to go on assignment in Liberia, West Africa. Larry had 2 Pulitzer prizes. He was one of the best photographers on the planet... Probably still is. I used to sneak looks at his negs, study his composition, his exposures, his focal length choices, and anything else I could learn from him. I was in awe of him and his work, and he took a few minutes to talk to me about what to watch out for in Liberia- where he won his first Pulitzer prize. Those ten minutes had an amazing impact on me. He probably still has no idea.
You can learn from anyone. My former editor, Bryan Grigsby, was also essential to my career. He pushed me, heckled me, blasted me on occasion, but also nurtured me into improving. He also became a great friend and was a major influence on me.
On the wedding end, I'd have to say Bill Hurter- editor of Rangefinder Magazine, who gave me an opportunity to share my experience with other photographers. Bill is an amazing man, and he's had an enormous impact on my career.
Thanks go to Cliff Mautner for his honest, straight forward answers! In addition to his blog, you may be interested in some youtube videos where he talks about the Nikon D3.


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Volume 129, Issue 4, April 2011
Coherent backscattering enhancement in cavities. Highlights of the role of symmetry129(2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3557029View Description Hide Description
Through experiments and simulations, the consequences of symmetry on coherent backscattering enhancement (CBE) are studied in cavities. Three main results are highlighted. First, the CBE outside the source is observed: (a) on a single symmetric point in a one-dimensional (1-D) cavity, in a disk and in a symmetric chaotic plate; (b) on three symmetric points in a two-dimensional (2-D) rectangle; and (c) on seven symmetric points in a three-dimensional (3-D) parallelepiped cavity. Second, the existence of enhanced intensity lines and planes in 2-D and 3-D simple-shape cavities is demonstrated. Third, it is shown how the anti-symmetry caused by the special boundary conditions is responsible for the existence of a coherent backscattering decrement with a dimensional dependence of , with as the dimensionality of the cavity.
Different sound decay patterns and energy feedback in coupled volumes129(2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3553223View Description Hide Description
Different non-exponential decays such as the concave and the convex double sloped decays in the coupled rooms provide distinct sound qualities. These are commonly considered to occur in the less reverberant sub-room and the more reverberant sub-room, respectively. However, numerical simulations and experiments in this paper show that the demarcation line is not located along the physical boundaries (e.g., the partition and the coupling aperture), but in the more reverberant sub-room. The sound field with the concave double sloped decay penetrates into the auxiliary sub-room to an extent which is influenced by the difference between the two natural reverberations of the sub-rooms. Furthermore the sound energy flows in different regions are investigated, demonstrating how energy feedback leads to the concave double sloped decay.
Vocal effort with changing talker-to-listener distance in different acoustic environments129(2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3552881View Description Hide Description
Talkers adjust their vocal effort to communicate at different distances, aiming to compensate for the sound propagation losses. The present paper studies the influence of four acoustically different rooms on the speech produced by 13 male talkers addressing a listener at four distances. Talkers raised their vocal intensity by between 1.3 and 2.2 dB per double distance to the listener and lowered it as a linear function of the quantity "room gain" at a rate of −3.6 dB/dB. There were also significant variations in the mean fundamental frequency, both across distance (3.8 Hz per double distance) and among environments (4.3 Hz), and in the long-term standard deviation of the fundamental frequency among rooms (4 Hz). In the most uncomfortable rooms to speak in, talkers prolonged the voiced segments of the speech they produced, either as a side-effect of increased vocal intensity or in order to compensate for a decrease in speech intelligibility.
Virtual sensors for active noise control in acoustic-structural coupled enclosures using structural sensing: Part II—Optimization of structural sensor placement129(2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3552873View Description Hide Description
The work proposed an optimization approach for structural sensor placement to improve the performance of vibro-acoustic virtual sensor for active noise control applications. The vibro-acoustic virtual sensor was designed to estimate the interior sound pressure of an acoustic-structural coupled enclosure using structural sensors. A spectral-spatial performance metric was proposed, which was used to quantify the averaged structural sensor output energy of a vibro-acoustic system excited by a spatially varying point source. It was shown that (i) the overall virtual sensing error energy was contributed additively by the modal virtual sensing error and the measurementnoise energy; (ii) each of the modal virtual sensing error system was contributed by both the modal observability levels for the structural sensing and the target acoustic virtual sensing; and further (iii) the strength of each modal observability level was influenced by the modal coupling and resonance frequencies of the associated uncoupled structural/cavity modes. An optimal design of structural sensor placement was proposed to achieve sufficiently high modal observability levels for certain important panel- and cavity-controlled modes. Numerical analysis on a panel-cavity system demonstrated the importance of structural sensor placement on virtual sensing and active noise control performance, particularly for cavity-controlled modes.
Prediction of optimal conditions for verbal-communication quality in eating establishments129(2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3552867View Description Hide Description
This paper discusses the prediction of verbal-communication quality in eating establishments (EEs). EEs contain talkers and listeners who require high speech intelligibility at their tables, and high speech privacy between tables. Using catt-Acoustic, verbal-communication quality—quantified by speech transmission index (STI)—in models of three existing EEs was predicted. Talker voice-output levels were predicted using an existing empirical model accounting for the Lombard effect. With these, catt-Acoustic predicted impulse responses, speech levels and noise levels at primary and secondary listener positions, and the corresponding STIs. The untreated EEs were first modeled for various talker and listener positions, and occupancies. Then various treated configurations, involving reduced volume, increased absorption and barriers were studied to determine the effectiveness of the treatments. The results suggest that placing barriers around tables can be an effective way to achieve good verbal-communication quality. Increasing the absorption of the room surfaces or decreasing the ceiling height to control reverberation may not be effective. However, increasing the surfaceabsorption and putting barriers around tables may achieve optimal speech conditions in EEs. Subdividing large EEs into smaller ones can also be effective.


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D5000 Macro Pictures
I'm new to DSLR cameras, I just got a NIKON D5000 with the standard 18-55mm NIKON Lens.
I want to take close pictures of some small collectables objects around 1"x2" big.
what is the best option of lens or accessory for a budget of around $200, the regular 60mm lens are more than what I can pay now.
#1. "RE: D5000 Macro Pictures" | In response to Reply # 0blw Nikonian since 18th Jun 2004Sun 13-Jun-10 06:47 AM
You could look into a set of Kenko extension tubes; that goes for around $140. Placed between the lens and the camera, they allow your existing lens to focus more closely than it otherwise can.
On the other hand, if this is a one-time thing, you might consider renting the 60/f2.8 AFS from a place such as lensrentals.com. For example, here.
Full disclosure: lensrentals.com is a Nikonians sponsor, although I personally started using them before that deal was struck. On the other hand everyone I know who's used them has been very pleased.
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#2. "RE: D5000 Macro Pictures" | In response to Reply # 0Asgard Nikonian since 07th Apr 2004Mon 14-Jun-10 11:57 AM
>I'm new to DSLR cameras, I just got a NIKON D5000 with the
>standard 18-55mm NIKON Lens.
Which camera do you have ?
In your other post you said you got a D90.
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#3. "RE: D5000 Macro Pictures" | In response to Reply # 0
You originally posted this in the D90 forum, but you say you have a D5000.
You could try the Macro forum in the specialty area.
Zoom lenses have many compromises to provide a wide range of focal lengths and when adding any image size modifier, the results of the compromise will become evident.
Without buying a new lens, you can purchase a Canon auxiliary closeup lens for the cheapest solution. The next better would be macro extension tubes that just move the lens further from the sensor and have no optical elements. For the very best quality a good prime macro lens is the solution, but at a price.
One could use the f1.8 55mm Nikor lens and one extension tube would be pushing your budget.
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Posted on 12/29/2011 10:03:16 AM PST by Mark Mayberry
Have you ever wondered why the Islamic world hates America Cultural Values?
Ron Paul has a theory and it was quoted by the Des Moines Register, I see that motivation is occupation and those who hate us and would like to kill us, they are motivated by our invasion of their land, the support of their dictators that they hate.
I tend to disagree to an extent. I dont think it is our presence in the region as much as it is our cultural differences. When you look at Islamic countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq you must understand that these countries have a grasp of history and heritage that we can ever understand in the United States.
In the Middle East, people and families have been practicing the same religion and cultural customs for over a thousand of years. Now we are trying to impose on them a better way, our way.
The question I have is simple. Who are we to dictate to other people what their cultural practices should be comprised of?
In truth their ways are not ours but should we really seek to change what has worked for them since before America?
We as Americans foolishly assume that everyone around the world wants Christianity and Democracy. This just is not the case and the sooner we accept this as fact, the sooner we will be able to draw down our troop levels in the Middle East.
The United States exports its culture all over the world via media everyday. Now it is not the fault of our country that we provide entertainment to other cultures because in all fairness they want it.
However, we must understand the consequences of it. The nickname for the United States, The Great Satan, did not come from nowhere. Our society is infested with immoralities and because of this we infect other cultures with the same.
The Obama administration has been increasingly involved in the cultural aspects of countries in the Middle Eastern region.
The president has increased money going to international aid groups that fund family planning. We supplied 700 million dollars in 2011 for family planning internationally. Under Obama, groups are rallying to receive as much as a billion dollars a year for family planning by 2015, according to LifeNews.
This is not all, most recently the Obama Administration has tied aid funding to acceptance of gay rights. President Obama was quoted by CBS News as saying, "The struggle to end discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons is a global challenge, and one that is central to the United States' commitment to promoting human rights."
Secretary Clinton echoes this statement by telling various diplomats that religious and cultural traditions are no excuse for discrimination against homosexuals.
I for one do not agree with the way Islamic countries conduct themselves and I do not want anyone to get the wrong idea. I feel that their religious ideology is incredibly backwards, however it is not up to me. I do not live there and it is quite frankly none of my business. If they do not want to educate their wives and daughters or allow them to drive, what issue is it of ours?
In closing I want to paint you a picture and imagine how you would feel about this.
What if America was poor and in shambles and Saudi Arabia came here and occupied America. Then they started to tell you that your daughter couldnt attend school and your wife wasnt allowed to drive. They even took it a step further and told you that everything you believe is false and backward. They mocked your God and told you that you either had to accept child molesters or you would not receive any aid. With no aid your children are going to starve to death. What would you do?
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You have it exactly ass-backwards - we are fighting them because THEY are attempting to press their religion and values on US. We are not flooding into their countries. THEY are flooding into ours. Their populations aren't being lectured ad nuaseum about tolerance of foreign religions and cultures. We certainly are.
The muzzies even freaken out about our plans to return to the moon! They said it belongs to islam and apparently Obama agreed and cancelled those plans. Where does puny paul stand on this?
So we should pull our heads back into our shell again because other cultures don't want to even know we exist? I don't recall anyone inviting the 9/11 terrorists to America. They came here because they want to carry their war to us, not because we declared war. If they don't like our presence in the world, they can kick us out of their countries, deny tourism, and shut down foreign programming on their TV stations. But we shouldn't have to shut up for anyone. It's not America's fault that we're hated by some. It's theirs.
But we aren't, and they can't. Know why? We won. Our way of life is better, based on outcomes. Objectively.
This cultural equality BS is just that... BS. Some cultures ARE better than others. Objectively, based on outcomes.
Speak to me again when some muslim hell-hole gets to the moon.
One night, I couldn't sleep, so I got up and turned on the tube to channel surf. I skipped BBC, CNN and all the crap you could get anywhere and looked strictly for local channels. Everything was either talking head shows or some religious dude caterwauling like a banshee.
Now I don't hate religion nor begrudge anyone the right to worship as they see fit, even if I think they are nuts. F'rinstance, I rather enjoy Buddhist and Hindu chants because I find art even in a limited range of tone.
But try as I might, I couldn't get into Saudi TV. Finally, I located a channel with children's programming. Excellent quality animation, I thought, until I looked close enough to figure out it was Japanese programming dubbed in Arabic.
Long story short is that one of the biggest most diverse cities in Saudi Arabia made your average Podunk town in the Rocky Mountains look culturally sophisticated.
"....we are fighting them because THEY are attempting to press their religion and values on US."
Something not right with your logic.
We're letting them in by the plane load and protect their "values" while they're here, so that we can fight them?
We let them in because we are suicidal. Have you ever heard any redeeming stories on Islam? It is guaranteed that you never will.
>>Speak to me again when some muslim hell-hole gets to the moon.<<
You should've said, "Speak to me again when ANY muslim hell-hole becomes liveable."
The US needs to return to Containment policy. Muslims stay in their lands, and we stay in ours.
Don't like how your country is a theocracy? Then do something and don't emigrate to the US or Europe and demand everything changes to fit YOUR needs.
It not my logic. But that is whats happening.
Marxist multiculturalism. All cultures are equal. This destroys logic and reason.
Not all cultures are equal. Many things can determine which lead to flourishing societies where individual rights belong to all or just a segment of the people.
Christianity elevated women and gave them individual rights, as it did to slaves and minorities—and all religions. It is the most rational religion and aligned with Natural Law Theory—that which is the basis of our legal system.
That said—cults shouldn't be classified as a "religion" and given protected status in America. Wicca doesn't classify under the Founder's definition of religion. Nothing would, which didn't acknowledge God-given inalienable rights—the basis of our legal system.
Behaviors or urges that destroy the body and lead to disease and dysfunctional relationships with the opposite sex is also sexist and unconstitutional. Virtue is a big part of USA law—a known quantity essential for Freedom—understood by all Founders and written into our laws—Right Reason according to Nature. Laws which protect unnatural behaviors and give them "special rights" are unconstitutional.
Right now-—Paul should realize that we have secular humanists forcing their Atheist Marxist culture on us-—trying to totally TRANSFORM our nation from one Under God-—to one Under Barney Frank. BIG DIFFERENCE, PAUL!!!! You can't have Rule of Law when there is no Objective Truth. Moral Relativism is being forced on us by zero—in the military and schools and it is evil. Talk about FORCING CULTURAL CHANGE. THE MARXISTS have been forcing their godlessness and unconstitutional ideas on us for a hundred years. They control the schools—UNCONSTITUTIONAL, Paul. (I know he knows that!) but he doesn't understand that Atheism is not compatible with our Founding Priniciple's of Natural Rights from God.
There is religious freedom in this country-—but there still has to be God in are legal system ALL THE TIME and a preference given to a belief in God over the godless—just like our Founders did. They did not allow atheists on the Bench——since atheists can't believe we have inalienable rights from God.
Get with it Paul. Quit being so obtuse—as most Libertarians are so naive and ignorant about the difference between atheism and theism. Study history for goodness sakes! Atheism wreaks of moral relativism and millions of dead, distorted corpses. Understanding human nature—God is always necessary—and it doesn't work for an allah, hinduism, buddhism—wicca===all other systems of belief are failures in many areas where freedom is measured. Only Christianity was aligned to Natural Law Theory by St. Aquinas—and so, it remains the most compatible religion to a Nation founded upon John Locke's theory of Natural Law.
Zero is trying to throw out God—as is Hillary and the sodomite pushers. This can never be allowed with our Constitution. We have God-given Natural Rights. Children can NEVER be FORCED in public schools to think "sodomy is good". It turns virtue and our legal system UPSIDE DOWN. You make evil=good. Can't do it with Objective Truth being the basis for our laws.
Funny you should mention South Korea and Japan. I see precious little anti-American terrorism from those places despite a heavy US military presence. Ditto most other places in the world. There's plenty of anti-American terrorism in Saudi Arabia and we are granted a military presence there only under urgent circumstances. I guess to answer your question I believe that Americans would tend to blame their own leaders and put a quick end to it.
Also, with the exception of the recent actions in Iraq & Aghanistan I believe we have bases in other countries at the invitation of that country and would leave if they insisted. Further, it is unarguable that the effect of our presence has been stabilizing and has enabled those host countries to flourish economically.
I don't see your example sharing any of those characteristics.
Then let's go back to the Founder's wisdom on this topic.
>I chose Japan and South Korea because they are not friendly with China.
Yes I know but it proves the point that American military bases abroad aren't responsible for 911.
you can lead a horse to water and you cant make it drink, you can lead a kid to school and not make it think....
America is a nation founded in Christianity. Its democracy is intertwinned with that to right down to the reformation and the Magna Carta. Our advancement was based on that.
Islam? is 700 years younger and never went through any evolution.... thus they continue to be relatively backwards living on old technologies from the west. Show me one invention they have made to modern man. Show me their noble peace prizes for hard sciences like the jews have collected/
And, why don't you tell me why poverty, illiteracy, unemployment are the highest in islamic third world countries?
Like Africa, they call for support and aid, and from who? The US of A!
I read your question, did you read my response? If my government had control over the Chinese bases and could dis-invite them I would blame my GOVERNMENT. I would not blow up the Hang Sen Bank or Kunshan Grand Bridge.
I hadn't heard that Japan has attempted to remove the US military from its soil. When did this happen?
We are commanded by Christ to spread his peace - we are not commanded to submit to the slavery of a foreign god. Disavowing Christ is what will destroy our world - not economic chaos. Christianity built our economic system - not the other way around.
We have a divine right to interfere in the affairs of nonchristian countries in spite of what Hillary Clinton, Mark the writer and any other anti-christ may think.
Do you imagine your question is meaningful?
>But how would you feel if we had any country bringing in their military and setting up a base in our country, friend or foe?
Feel about what? The foreigners or my goverment?
For friends it all depends on the circumstances of why we are allowing it. It wouldn't suprise me at all to learn that there have been friendly foreign military bases here in the past, or even today.
For foes my feelings wouldn't matter, we'd be under occupation.
I really can't see my feelings about the foreigners changing in either case and how I would see my government would depend on the circumstances.
But then we cannot be held responsible nor set foreign policy based upon the general ignorance of other societies, either.
Suggest you find yourself another screen name.
Thats called trolling, I think.
"Thats called trolling, I think."
LOL! You can never give an answer that will satisfy Lucky American. He will quickly cast aside any answer you give and re-ask the same inane question over and over as if there is some deep meaning in it.
I have a lefty relative that uses this technique - ask the same vague, dumbed down question over and over with no political or historical context and discard any answer that you are given. It's all about 'feelings' don't you know?
You hit that nail on the head.
I really don't care if people are free there. It's their choice. I don't care if their women are educated. My girls are in college and they are able to think for themselves.
Just stay where you are. We will stay here.
Have you ever wondered why the Islamic world hates America Cultural Values? Ron Paul has a theory and it was quoted by the Des Moines Register, "I see that motivation is occupation and those who hate us and would like to kill us, they are motivated by our invasion of their land, the support of their dictators that they hate."
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