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1: A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV), is a vehicle or craft that can be supported by a cushion of air ejected downwards against a surface close below it, and can in principle travel over any relatively smooth surface, such as gently sloping land, water, or marshland, while having no substantial contact with it.
2: Something that may, or may not be full of eels.
2: Something that may, or may not be full of eels.
"My hovercraft is full of eels."
ayon kay Sebastian Viklund Åsberg ika-25 ng Hunyo, 2006
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A Person that has no friends so just stands by you hovering while doing absolutly nothing
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ayon kay T Masta H ika-16 ng Disyembre, 2005
Similar to a motorboat, however the key difference is the girl has small breasts. The giver sticks his head over the breasts instead of between the breasts as they are too small.
That girls breasts were too small to motor boat, so I had to hovercraft them.
ayon kay Monkeybam ika-10 ng Setyembre, 2011
When you HAVE to use a public bathroom and HAVE to use the stall, but the seats are too disgusting to actually sit on and there's no seat covers so you have to just pull down your pants and hover your butt over the side of the bowl and drop your load in like a hovercraft dropping shipments/torpedoes.
Dude, that toilet was so disgusting, I had to do the hovercraft!
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Guy two: Just hovercraft it, dude.
Guy one: Eeeewwwww, this seat is nasty!
Guy two: Just hovercraft it, dude.
ayon kay danethebrain ika-16 ng Enero, 2008
to hover over a public toilet for a number two.
You're going to have to hovercraft that porta potty because someone has splatted the seat.
ayon kay DirtyWaterbury ika-16 ng Hulyo, 2014
Not touching your ass to the toilet seat when taking a sh*t.
Someboday sprayed mud all over the toilet seat so I had to pull the hovercraft to get rid of my business.
ayon kay BTK Representative - El Capitano ika-06 ng Mayo, 2004
A usually awkward or annoying kid who constantly hovers over or around a person or group of people, who are usually more popular.
Joe: Jenna, Hovercraft at 6 0'clock!
Jenna: Shit!
Mike: Hi guys, sup?
*inner groans*
Jenna: Shit!
Mike: Hi guys, sup?
*inner groans*
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Definition of capstone in English:
1A stone fixed on top of something, typically a wall: figurative our time might be merely the capstone to the age of humankind
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- A capstone is the uppermost stone of a structure in architecture.
1.1 Archaeology A large flat stone forming a roof over the chamber of a megalithic tomb.
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Bangladesh's Shahbagh movement may be homegrown but the song which has almost become its anthem is written and composed by a leading Indian folk artiste. The Shahbagh movement began on February 5, hours after fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah was sentenced to life in prison for genocide during Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971. The demonstrators are demanding death penalty to all war criminals and a ban on the politics of religion. "I have written and composed the song 'Shahbagh Dicchay Daak' (Shahbagh Calling) expressing solidarity with the Shahbagh movement. Organisers of the movement have told me that the song has gone viral on the cyber world and mainstream media. Demonstrators were also seen rendering the song at the venue," Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee of Bangla folk band Dohar told PTI from Kolkata.
"Actually, we were to perform in Bangladesh on February 15 but the programme got cancelled. Since then, I was thinking being a Bengali how to contribute to one of South Asia's biggest mass movements in recent times. Then the idea of the song came into my mind," Bhattacharjee, the lead vocalist of the band, said. Assam-born Bhattacharjee, regarded an authority in Bangla folk music and other folk forms of northeast India, said he has dedicated the song to the people of Bangladesh. "After the song went viral on Internet, organisers of the movement contacted me for permission to use the song and I told them that the copyright of the song belongs to all Bangladeshis and I will be happy if it helps the movement," he said. "I am happy to see that my song is inspiring Bangladeshi youths in fight against fundamentalist forces," Bhattacharjee said.


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Having been in operation for over 20 years, you'd expect Hares & Hyenas to be a well-oiled machine… but this humble-looking bookshop is more like a super power-packing transformer. Bookshelves stuffed with fiction, biographies, humour, photography, erotica, religion, gender, coming out, fanzines, health and educational tomes can be wheeled away so that the room is adapted into a venue with theatre seating, a stage, and a lighting and sound system. Whatever mode it's in, there's a fully licensed bar and café, and an exhibition lining the walls at all times. Hares & Hyenas is the project of Rowland Thomson and Crusader Hillis, who met at Melbourne University in 1975 and became partners a few years later. In the 1980s, Hillis owned an art-house video shop in Elwood, while Thomson co-owned Dizzy Spinners on Brunswick Street – an early incarnation of the current Polyester Records. In 1991 they joined forces to open Hares & Hyenas, which moved all over Melbourne before settling in Johnston Street's Spanish quarter, where they've been made to feel welcome. "The changes in 20 years are fairly staggering," notes Thomson. "People only used to come in wearing sunglasses." It's now become a hub for not only the queer community, but anyone interested in socialising in a literary setting. Hares & Hyenas plays host to two book groups, a stitch'n'bitch, ButchFemmeTrans, Rainbow Girls and Rainbow Guys, to name but a few regular meet-ups, and has put on 350 spoken word events. "We also did
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The following essay is a school assignment for a course called 'History of English Language Teaching' which is given by one of my favourite teachers. Indeed, I count myself amongst the very lucky to have a teacher of this quality. (I am not saying who, or else you will all be over here and I'd have to share his time with even more people…!)
Purpose of the essay is to investigate the underlying purpose and validation of a particular style of teaching, and establish if it is a method or merely an approach. Furthermore, I honed down the central issue of my investigation to include a notion of whether this method was appropriate in its specific context and with regard to the target group it aims at.
'Assessing the DELFT METHOD of Language Learning in its appropriate and specific context' by Amber Nowak
What is the Delft Method'?
The Delft Method was initially developed by lecturers at the Technical University in Delft, the Netherlands, in the early 1980s as a method by which foreign students could quickly learn Dutch as a foreign language in order to study and survive in Holland. The motivation for this was that it would thus allow foreign students to study effectively and participate in the country's culture, rather than be isolated in smaller cultural groups all of the same origins. A new method – the Delft Method – was designed especially to meet these requirements. The method itself focusses mainly on productive language skills (speaking and writing), which are learned through use of the target language only. It soon became popular because it proved to be effective and because its content was known for its simplicity and clarity. (Makkink 2007)
The method focuses on acquiring grammar and language structure through texts chosen for their strong cultural focus in a Dutch cultural environment. The lessons emphasise listening and speaking skills, and the texts are designed to improve knowledge about the Netherlands at the same time. The emphasis lies in speaking, in transferring meaning, paraphrasing and using discourse to arrive at an agreement in meaning, in other words, the emphasis lies in language performance, in oppose to language competence in the given target language (English) (Canale&Swaine1980)
The Delft Method is typically one of high work load. The student is expected to be able to focus on a full-day course for a period of six months. It could be compared to the sheltered model used in America to prepare foreign students for studying in English in the United States [Holly Hansen-Thomas 2008].
Using the Delft Method for teaching English
Since the onset of using the Delft Method for learning Dutch, it became clear that the method could also be used for students to acquire English. In fact, there was a growing popularity amongst TU Delft students in the 1990s to rather focus on English than on Dutch. This has specific socio-political motivation that I will discuss now and deals with the status of the English language in the Netherlands.
Learning English to survive in a formally Dutch-speaking country is a realistic objective in the Netherlands. This is due to the specific relationship that Dutch natives have to the English language. Historically, the Netherlands quickly accepted colonial dominance of the British Empire in the 19th century. With this domination came the onset of the inevitable status of English as a global lingua franca. As a nation of traders, the Dutch approach to speaking other languages is one of practical nature: they needed to be able to trade with speakers of many languages, and thus flexibility in their own use of other languages for purposes of communication was inevitable. Today, the Dutch pride themselves on being easily multi-lingual and will show surprising bravour and spontaneity when presented with the opportunity to speak other (European) languages. This is an example of what is termed civic ideology in terms of language assimilation in the Netherlands. (3 -Kutlay 2005)
Of all European languages, English is most popular amongst the Dutch. This is confirmed in international statistics, some of which claim that the Netherlands ranks 2nd highest in the world (after Norway) with regard to proficiency of English on the whole (EPI – English Proficiency Index) (4 -EF-EPI 2011 report). Since the arrival of mass media this scenario has reached another level; the combination of sub-titling in English-speaking television broadcasting and in films, in addition to music and a large prevalence of the English language on the internet, all provide more than sufficient exposure to English to accomplish the above-mentioned rating. English now has an unofficial "second language status" here, to the degree that using English as a lingua franca in the Netherlands for communication with foreigners is now considered a very normal thing. The Dutch government, for one, will accept correspondence written in English (5), and there is no hostility toward the English language in the Netherlands, on the whole. This fact may very well be a foremost contributing factor to the success rate of a prescribed language course taught here in the Netherlands, aimed at a specific group of learners for the purpose of learning English or Dutch.
Who are the target group for the Delft Method?
Who is learning languages in the Netherlands, and for what purpose?
Careful investigation of the objectives of potential target students and the identification of starting points they may share, are leading factors when deciding on syllabus strategy. What will be most suitable syllabus design in a given context? More specifically, the setting for the TU-Delft students is –
– They have convened in the Netherlands in order to excel academically in a particular technical academic field
– Practical knowledge of Dutch and/or English are a vital ingredient for their success in their field
– Practical knowledge of Dutch and/or English are a vital ingredient to forestall social isolation while in the Netherlands
– Limited time for learning L2 (similar to the 'Sheltered Model', TU students may arrive beforehand in order to get a head-start on language difficulties)
– Large diversity in L2 amongst students who will need to use the same materials and follow the same curriculum
– They do not share the same L1 background
From the above-mentioned factors it is clear, that we can identify our group quite closely. If we may criticize methods for being too prescriptive and assuming too much about a context before the context is given (Brown, 1a pg 9), in the case of students wishing to use the Delft Method, we can closely identify the group and the context in which they will be learning. Thus, we can make safe assumptions about what they will need in order to achieve this goal.
No common linguistic background
With consideration for the above-mentioned conditions, one can safely say that the Delft Method was developed to cater to a large group of individuals which share linguistic L1 diversity as a common denominator (in oppose to a common L1), and the broad common goals as identified above. By viewing these points, we can assume that these students "share" that they come from fundamentally different linguistic backgrounds. In practical terms this means that it must be possible to teach people from Vietnam, Colombia and Germany all in the same room using a particular method. This renders the method prescriptive and non-eclectic in nature.
Intellectual copyright on the Delft Method?
The Delft Method was developed by the department of applied linguistics at the TU Delft, by Professor Dr A.G. Sciarone and his associate professors, as what they called an 'innovation'. Let us take a close look at the characteristics of their innovation:
Principles of the Delft Method:
(Source: 7)
Given the characteristics attributed to the Delft Method above, one may surmise that the Delft Method is a prescriptive style of teaching language which is effective exactly because so much is known about the target group beforehand. The method prescribes all instruction to take place in the target language, and relies on the students' willingness to 'do the work'. This last point is the axis of their success rate, and not what the method will do for them, as this only supplies a platform for the student in his course of learning.
Comparison to Direct Method
The Direct Method is described by the British Council as "a method by which to immerse the learner into the language in the same way as when a first language is learnt." (9) Various sources indicate that this method has had its best day, and has been left to wallow in the marshes of post 1980s method-frenzy – a period in which analysts believed they had some sort of an obligation to discover the end-all teaching method that should be everybody's panacea in the classroom. (Brown, 1a, p 10) More specifically, the Direct Method is described as:
Characteristics of the Direct Method:
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When compared, I think it is safe to say that the department of applied linguistics in Delft did not need to reinvent the wheel in order to cater to international student corps. Instead, they have borrowed aspects from other effective teaching methods, where these methods have met their specific needs. A case of begging apples from many different baskets, one may say.
When reflecting on the notion that methods are now not considered a central issue in language teaching anymore (Brown 2002), it is somewhat surprising that the Delft Method has withstood the changes in pedagogical climate and focus. In the Netherlands today, propagators of the Delft Method are still as industrious as ever.
Using a particular approach suggests that the teacher takes the liberty to apply eclectic teaching approaches or strategy at will. A steadfast method suggests that a prescriptive unambiguous and controlled curriculum is needed when dealing with such linguistic and cultural diversity. The method needs to be generic in nature, should be easy to follow from home, or when working from a workbook, and checking answers online. Applying a definitive method with very secure boundaries makes the success rate more easily controllable by any generic teacher who teaches it, and the result (= good knowledge of Dutch) more predictable. It may even render the individual teacher's personal style in teaching obsolete, since the assignment material and the classroom work are strictly controlled by the syllabus and 'teach themselves', as it were.
Language on the street; the wider communicative context
When attempting to reach criteria that endorse the usefulness of a language in context, we could state that besides academic proficiency, the use of language has to meet several socio-cultural goals, which then again need to fall into a given category of appropriateness [Canale&Swain1980]. A communicative approach may help to transfer classroom language into the real-life environment, because it takes the authentic environment beyond the classroom into account. Students have the opportunity to exercise hearing and responding to authentic signals in daily life in order to gain fluency.
The rules of grammar mark systemic agreements within a language, but that they may fall short of a broader definition of which rules are – or could be – acceptable within authentic discourse. For example, if a young Chinese student meets his Dutch friends in the streets of Delft and speaks English to them, he may make an unconscious choice to speak a colloquial form of English as a signal to the others that there is sufficient resistance, as per age group, to the prescribed rules, and that there is room for innovation in communication, or simply an incentive to not sound "too correct". Under these conditions, it may thus be more appropriate for person A to say:
"Me and my friend were just over there; just checking out that whole bunch of latest skis for later this year…"
Rather than saying:
"My friend and I were just over there, viewing that display of latest-design skis for the upcoming season…"
The above example illustrates context and fluency to take priority over grammatical correctness due to social context. Much can be said for this, although as a language teacher it is a foremost goal to supply the underlying language structure upon which such colloquial forms rest. I still would not deem them 'impossible' or savagely incorrect in usage. It is the immense variation in linguistic possibilities which breach the boundaries of acceptable use that give birth to new dialects and new forms of the same language endorsed by their youngest generation of speakers.
Lacking in communicative elements – What do the students say about the Delft Method?
However, in the case of the Delft Method, it is assumed that the wider context of the use of L2 (specifically, Dutch and/or English) is taken care of by daily use in all manner of truly authentic situations. This may explain why the Delft Method does not feel the need to 'clutter' its syllabus with all manner of communicative strategies. Although they maintain that one of the core elements in their course deals with speaking, and that as much as possible, it does not seem to mean for communicative purposes. Speaking seems to facilitate grammar acquisition and pronunciation rather than the functions of speech in authentic settings. The result of this is that the Delft Method is analytical and straightforward, and therefore dry. When viewing some of the responses on the internet forums, I came upon the following opinions by Delft Method students.
I quote:
"It lacks the focus on conversation, and I will find some Dutch Speaking community to practice on this lack." [sic]
"But you do learn a lot of words in a short time and you get a lot of information about the Netherlands at the same time, so it's not totally useless."
"Now, after finishing the course using the Delftse Method, Tweede Ronde (at U.v.Amsterdam), I would say that I agree: this is a very impractical material."
"I am taking the UvA class in Roetersstraat, the green book second level stuff and while the text seems dry, the workbook and such really seem to be good at getting sentences structure into my head."
I conclude that the Delft Method could very well meet its objectives, by supplying a fundamental basis to a language using their system and syllabus. The target group is a defined and capable of reaching its goal by the means of the Delft Method. Learners with another set of factors and needs, such as refugees with a non-academic background, require another method or approach. The Delft Method can only be applied so rigidly and deliver its rate of success when the target group's prerequisites are strictly adhered to.
Language distance (distance of learner's L1 from western Germanic languages) plays no role in the success rate of the students when compared to the success rate of the same students using a different method.
The Delft Method supports a purely functional language acquisition process in the individual, and activates the students' natural abilities to recognise the structure of a language as approached cognitively and by means of hard work. In this situation, the language structure will be learned and can be reproduced without natural interaction, without generating new meaning and paraphrasing. The joy and discovery of culture and literature are not part of this course, and thus learner motivation will be at a minimum. People who learn most optimally via natural communication will need to source other means of learning.
If a student choses for the Delft Method they should realise that they are using a very functional and direct means of language acquisition which will not appeal to any differentiation in leaner type, or style. In itself this method has proven itself to be sufficient in reaching this particular goal, but does not appeal to a human sense of enjoyment in learning.
Author: Amber Nowak
Date: 15 December 2011
Course: History of English Language Teaching
All sources retrieved between 15th October and 15 December 2011.
(1a) Main source: Methodology in Language Teaching Jack C Richards Willy A. Renandya Cambridge University Press 2002
[1]'Looking back: The Delft Method' Henk Makkink (2007) TU Delft 'Outlook'
[2] Holly Hansen-Thomas 'Sheltered Instruction – Best Practices for ELLS in the mainstream' 2008; Kappa Delta Pi record 2008
[3] Yagmur Kutlay, Babylon, Tilburg University pdf; Language policy in the Netherlands /pg 3: civic ideology in the Netherlands 2005
[4] EF-EPI – Education First – English Proficiency Index
[5] Expatica.com 'we speak English… to a point'/forum 2011
[6] Canale&Swaine Approaches to Second Language Teaching 1980/ Oxford University Press 2002
[7] The Delft Method today:
www.delftsemethode.nl Jan Erik Grezel in opdracht van Uitgeverij Boom, 2007
[8] Handleiding 'Effectief werken met de Delftse Methode' Jan Erik Grezel 2007
[9] British Council 'Teaching English' knowledge database: Definition of the Direct Method:
[10] student opinions on the forum:
Source: www.dutchgrammar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3401


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D5000 picture quality
I purchased my D5000 a year ago having previously owned a D40.
The camera takes fantastic photos on bright, sunny days in Auto mode. But on dull days, the photos are terrible. They are very drab and lack colour. If I put them in Picasa and auto contrast them, I can see the colour jump out and bring the photos to life.
I have emailed Nikon with this problem a couple of times but they just tell me to use the manual settings and P mode.
But surely, in Auto mode, I should expect reasonable photos and shouldn't have to go through every single dull day one to auto contrast them?
I didn't notice this problem with my D40.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
#1. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 0Sat 21-Aug-10 10:00 PM
On a dull day, the colors don't pop. "Pop" mostly comes from either high saturation or high contrast, or both - neither of which usually come on dull days with flat lighting.
There's nothing wrong with your camera.
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#2. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 1Sun 22-Aug-10 06:55 AM
>On a dull day, the colors don't pop. "Pop"
>mostly comes from either high saturation or high contrast, or
>both - neither of which usually come on dull days with flat
>There's nothing wrong with your camera.
That's a relief. I shall have to start experimenting with Picture Control more to get the results I want.
I went out with with my son to an Arboretum recently who has a Canon 450D and we took the same pictures on the same settings. His results were so much more vibrant than mine. Should this happen? Do different brand cameras produce different results?
Thanks for your help.
#7. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 2aolander Nikonian since 15th Sep 2006Sun 22-Aug-10 04:57 PM
A digital camera is almost infinitely adjustable. You can make the images out of your D5000 look the same as your son's 450D by changing the settings that increase contrast, saturation, etc. Not all images require everything to be "maxed out", nor should you want them all to look like that. Your D5000 is set more "conservatively" than the D450 apparently.
#8. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 2Sun 22-Aug-10 07:03 PM
Stop and think a moment. You said that it's a dull day. You're describing it as dull precisely because... it's drab and doesn't have much color. So what you're capturing with your D5000 is realistic: it's what's there, and that's a good thing.
If the Canon is yielding something that's "more" than realistic, most likely its in-camera settings are turned up. And on a dull day, amping things up may yield what you want. If you leave those settings in place for a bright sunny day, it'll probably be giving you results that are over the top. Similarly, if you then use the high saturation and high contrast settings for, say, portraits, you'll find that your results will be a lot like what used to happen back in film days when we loaded Fuji Velvia for landscapes and then used it for shooting portraits: intense red highlights, blown out highlights and generally unacceptable results. So if you start working with Picture Control, be sure you set it for each of your shooting environments.
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#3. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 0
Could you post an example of your "dull" image. It would be very helpful for discussion purposes.
There are differences between cameras, but the D40 produces excellent images and just what to "tweak" might be answered by the images and what camera settings and lenses were used to take them. The camera setting sounds like "auto" and that's OK, but what lens were you using and whether the "auto" setting called for the use of flash should be able to be determined from the information embedded in your files.
Best Regards,
#6. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 5Sun 22-Aug-10 01:49 PM
How do you post an image?
1) move the image to your computer
2) use an editor (maybe Picasa has this function) and resize the image so that the longest side of the image is 800 pixels and the size of the file is less than 150Kb.
3) respond to one of your posts - below the message box you see a box labeled "Attachment"
4) below that is "Click here to choose your attachments"
5) "Click" and locate your reduced image on the computer and follow the upload dialogue.
6) the image will be uploaded to Nikonians and there will be a http link to that image written in your message box. You can add information about how the image was produced in the message box, essentially adding a note about that image.
Hope that helps.
BTW: there is a "free" image editor called irfanview that can help your resize images for posting if you haven't tried that before. I'm not familiar with Picasa, but that may be able to help also. Or if you can store your image on Picasa and post a link to it there for public viewing that may work also. Note that when you put in a HTML reference in the text of your posted message you can just copy the full html string e.g. https://images.nikonians.org/galleries/showphoto.php/photo/127238/size/big/cat/9116 and we should be able to find the image.
Best Regards,
#9. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 6Sun 22-Aug-10 07:07 PM
I have posted links to 2 photos on Picasa. They were taken in my garden today, a dull grey day. My house bricks and wall bricks are much more red in real life and the patio is much lighter and more yellowy/beige.
I used my Nikon D5000 on Auto setting. The lens is my Nikon 18-200mm VR with a UV filter.
#10. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 9Sun 22-Aug-10 08:02 PM | edited Sun 22-Aug-10 08:04 PM by Drbee
I tweaked these in photoshop just bumping the exposure (e.g. levels) and color vividness (e.g. saturation). If this is what you had in mind, there are a series of menu settings in your camera that should help you go in this direction.
These should be two controls that are easily adjustable from your camera menu so that the corrections are applied in-camera to the jpg files - and you should be able the see somewhat the effect on the LCD screen on the back of the camera. The most accurate way is to take a picture, make an adjustment, retake the same picture and keep on doing this and then check the series of adjustments on the computer. Taking notes as you go, you should be able to arrive at a group of settings that satisfies your photographic eye.
I personally think these are a bit overdone, but Canon output tends to be a bit more saturated at their basic settings. So this is just a starting point and example. Please season to taste.
I'm not a D5000 expert, so you may need to consult your manual or ask some more specific questions if you need more help.
BTW: beautiful little garden. My lobelia is burned up by our summer sun this year in Illinois, USA.
Best Regards,
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#11. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 0
I shoot a D300 and a D40, so I won't pretend to know your particular camera, but I've noticed that Nikon's automatic white balance doesn't work very well if you're shooting in cloudy weather or shade - it gives a fairly cold, blue image. If you're shooting on a cloudy day, try manually setting your white balance to "cloudy" instead of using Automatic WB, and I think you'll be much more pleased with the result.
Different cameras, but I posted some sample images in a similar thread here: https://www.nikonians.org/forums/dcboard.php?az=set_threaded_mode&forum=149&topic_id=170360&prev_page=show_topic&gid=170360#170376
#12. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 11Mon 23-Aug-10 02:42 PM
Wow! I have adjusted the white balance to cloudy and put Picture Control at Standard/Neutral and it works! Pictures are still natural but colour much more true.
I take it these settings will only work in Programme Mode?
Thank you very very much for your help and input.
#13. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 12Mon 23-Aug-10 03:34 PM
> I take it these settings will only work in Programme Mode?
No, they work in all exposure modes. Just be aware that the effects aren't applied to RAW files unless you post process with NX2. But if you're shooting JPEG, no problem.
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#14. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 12Hotswimmer Nikonian since 01st Apr 2008Mon 23-Aug-10 05:35 PM
I'm glad that worked for you. Manual white balance settings will be applied in P/S/A/M modes, but I'm not sure about AUTO, SCENE, or all those preset icon modes on the selector knob on top of the camera - you'll need to look at the camera's documentation to verify this. I'm guessing not, though. I never used anything other than P/S/A/M, even on the D40.
The white balance and picture controls are creative settings - there's not necessarily a right or wrong answer - it's what's pleasing to your eye, or what you're trying to achieve artistically. Photography isn't all about Xeroxing reality. You can do some neat things creatively under certain circumstances by using the "wrong" white balance - play with it a little bit. Likewise, using different picture control settings.
STANDARD picture control setting and nailing the white balance is a generally a good, safe starting point, and you can monkey with the saturation level in each picture control setting until you get the color where you want it. Adding a little sharpening (5-6) will give your pictures a little more snap as well, in situations where you want that (generally when you're shooting things, rather than people). As BLW said, if you shoot RAW/NEF and use Capture NX2 software, you have the flexibility to apply or modify these and other camera settings in post-processing, if you're into that sort of fun.
#15. "RE: D5000 picture quality" | In response to Reply # 14Mon 23-Aug-10 07:10 PM
Thank you very much to everyone for your replies and help with this. I must try to be more creative and to experiment more. I now know I how to get some better photos on dull days.
I am not a very artistic person but I can recognise a good photo when I take one. The tweaking is still a challenge as I always think the original looks best (apart from contrast on a dull day!!!!).
I am working all week but next weekend is a Bank Holiday so I shall make sure I get out and about and get creative!


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The pope's entire career has the stench of evil about it.
On March 10, the chief exorcist of the Vatican, the Rev. Gabriele Amorth (who has held this demanding post for 25 years), was quoted as saying that "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican," and that "when one speaks of 'the smoke of Satan' in the holy rooms, it is all trueincluding these latest stories of violence and pedophilia." This can perhaps be taken as confirmation that something horrible has indeed been going on in the holy precincts, though most inquiries show it to have a perfectly good material explanation.
Concerning the most recent revelations about the steady complicity of the Vatican in the ongoingindeed endlessscandal of child rape, a few days later a spokesman for the Holy See
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During his life, Maciel was the focus of several investigations regarding allegations of drug abuse and sexually abusing children. First in 1956, he was investigated for drug abuse, after which he was exonerated and returned as head of the Congregation. In 2005 Maciel stepped down as head of the order and, a few days before John Paul II died, Cardinal Ratzinger announced his intention of removing "filth" from the Church; many believed he was referring specifically to Maciel.[1]
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What load of BS. And ironic as Hell. I was called a bigot by a Catholic Priest for what I wrote, and here I am calling you out for posting this garbage..
There's probably something to all this but Hitchens is certainly one who'll interpreter the evidence in a way that makes the Pope look as bad as possible.
We don't use the "calling out" terminology here. That belongs to the Leftwingtards. It is an invitation to a literal fight to the death, and as long as dueling is unlawful it's best left alone.
Could you imagine a sitting Pope being arrested. It should have happened many times up till now but has it?
Yes, that's why I say Hitchens is trying to put the church of Rome in the worst possible light. But, you have to admit there's been a lot of turning the other way and the church of Rome is guilty of some of the worst crimes throughout history.
The goal here is a one world religion and Satan has all his people working on that. I believe the church of Rome, under it's current hierarchy, is currently the most visible obstacle to that. But I don't think the goal is to destroy them but to take them over.
Hitchens a hardcore atheist hates the Catholic church and writes a rather biased article... Go figure..
I'm never posting anything even remotely religious again..
What you have doubts about Hitchen's objectivity? He who spoke so kindly and lovingly about Mother Theresa? He who never, ever says an ill word about Christians or Christianity in general? What a cynic you are.
As to the Legionniares that is far to involved to cover in any response to Hitchens malcontent. Let's just say any blast at the founder is most likely justified.
I think he should stick to politics.
Oh look.....Christopher Hitchens is a liar.
The truth does not suit. So it will be brushed aside.
Intrestingly his brother, (link) Peter Hitchens, is (like Christopher) a very good writer, but (unlike Christopher) a conservative and a Christian. Long estranged, they seem to be moving toward a wary peace with each other, (according to this very recent thought-provoking piece in the MailOnline (UK), for which I say "Deo gratias."
You have perfectly described the ironically named Christopher Hitchens' modus operandi.
Lord have mercy.
Pray for Pope Benedict XVI!
You actually believe an atheist over the Pope who is bound to the truth?
I don't believe this pope or any other. I don't believe anyone who claims to be the vicar of Christ. My point is, though Hitchens is painting the truth to fit his anti-catholic agenda, is he completely lying?
Ratzinger didn't keep an abuser at his post, and he didn't engage in any cover-up. All he did—20 years after the abuse was reported—was cancel a canonical trial—i.e., a full, formal investigation (these things take about a year and cost a fortune), leading to laicization. The reason for canceling it was that the priest was near death.
This whole thing is a trumped-up media smear.
About as likely as arresting any other absolute ruler of a sovereign state.
And the canonical trial wasn't even about the abuse. It was about a violation of the sacrament of Penance. (Solicitation to commit a sin against the sixth commandment.)
LOL - well said.
What's amazing is how many conservative Christians are willing to join their ranks.
Good point.
I don't believe it, either. I believe little of what I here from the media about the Church..
"In neither case am I exultant"
This is way things ought to be.
It calls to mind Jesus saying that Nathaniel was a true Israelite, because he was "a man without guile".
Exultant. That's exactly the right word. There are non-Catholics here who seem to literally salivate over every bit of bad news.
Some also claim to be the only ones willing to post articles to shine a light on it, which is a lie. There are several Catholics who do the majority of the article posting for the rest of us who do the reading and they are never shy to post anything on the subject.
The big difference is that we Catholics know they post out of a desire to see the Church cleansed and healed, and not from a desire to rub their hands together and cackle and gloat. Those particular non-Catholics who know who they are certainly do just that.
There is definitely an air of the satanic about some of the evangelicals on here who immediately side with the secularists and libertines in attacking the Catholic Church. When they do that, it makes me even more certain that I am on the side of Christ when I oppose them.
That bears repeating.
The above also bears repeating. Until people understand what is really going on here.
Typical hillbilly bigotry and ignorance.
It might be of the typical of the average bigot or hillbilly or ignorant person but I'm none of those things.
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Top photos for the week of April 18-24, 2010.
Cpt. Tim Mehrer from Chula Vista Fire Department Station 7 holds out a firefighter's boot for morning commuters on Telegraph Canyon Road. Donations to the annual Firefighter Boot Drive benefit the Burn Institute in San Diego County.
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A gray whale, later named Waylon, surfaced between Harbor Island and Shelter Island in San Diego Bay in 2010. Another whale has been reported in the bay this week.
— K.C. Alfred / Union-Tribune
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— David Brooks / Union-Tribune
Jessica Martin (right) of University City and friend Raquelle Wing shop for appliances at Best Buy on recently in preparation for the state rebate offer.
— Nelvin C. Cepeda / Union-Tribune
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Workers install scaffolding Tuesday at the San Diego California Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in order to clean the landmark building and make repairs to the roof and towers. Local church spokeswoman Kathy Marler says, "It's going to look sparklingly beautiful once the scaffolding comes down."
— Nelvin C. Cepeda / Union-Tribune
David Eckstein holds up catch after he robs John Bowker of a hit in the 4th inning.
— Sean M. Haffey / San Diego Union-Tribune
Dancers from Ballet Folklorico Esperanza (above) perform Sunday during the Fallbrook Avocado Festival.
— Eduardo Contreras
"I don't plan to move," says Joseph Diliberti, whose property off Dehesa Road is headed toward auction if he doesn't pay off $63,000 from fines and fees related to weed-clearing violations. Diliberti, a Vietnam War veteran, lives in the treehouse.
— Howard Lipin / Union-Tribune
Three trainees of the San Diego Regional Lifeguard Academy jump from the Ocean Beach Pier on Sunday. Twenty-two of 23 candidates made the leap.
— Peggy Peattie / Union-Tribune
Festival-goers are showered with water in the Do Lab. Myriad musical acts draw people from around the world.
— Sean M. Haffey / Union-Tribune
Anna Miller of Grant Hill dons more than 100 plastic bags to become the Plastic Bag Monster during EarthFair at Balboa Park on Sunday, calling attention to bags ending up in the ocean, where they can kill sea life.
— Howard Lipin / UNION-TRIBUNE
Advanced Infantry Training Batallion members of the 1/7 were clearing a mock village in the simulator when a simulated RPG exploded above their heads.
— John Gastaldo
Kelsey Hamlett gets a hug from District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis on Aplir 19, 2010, after speaking about seeing her mother killed, making the 911 call, and facing down the perpetrator in court. She spoke at the 21st annual vigil and memorial for crime victims, at the San Diego Police Officers' Association Hall.
— Peggy Peattie / Union-Tribune
Third-grader Karina Inzunza drinks her milk before class Monday at Sherman Elementary School in Sherman Heights.
— John Gibbins
Riya Patel, a student at The L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at San Diego State, works at the front desk of the Courtyard by Marriott in Mission Valley on Monday.
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Roma Dawson is the former coach of the Christian High School softball team and was part of six CIF Championships, shown here at the school on Friday, April 16, 2010. Photo by K.C. Alfred/Union-Tribune
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A sailboat sat hard aground on the shore of Sail Bay in Mission Bay off of Riviera Drive, apparently the victim of last nights wind and insufficient anchoring.
— John Gibbins
A County of San Diego snowplow clears snow along the Sunrise Highway in the Laguna Mountain Recreation area Wednesday morning, April 21, 2010.
— Howard Lipin / Union-Tribune
Mid morning sunrise at Glorietta Bay Park, in Coronado.
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Mel Brooks steps on his new Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles at his dedication ceremony, Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Mexican golf player Lorena Ochoa, 28, wipes her face during a news conference in Mexico City, Friday, April 23, 2010. Ochoa, the No. 1 player in women's golf, said she plans to play in the Tres Marias Championships next week in Morelia before she retires. Ochoa leaves the game with 27 victories, two major titles and nearly $15 million in ...
In this aerial photo taken Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Electronics technician first class Dan Stone, holds daughter Kelly, 2, as he greets his family on the flight deck of the USS Freedom after it pulled into port at Naval Station San Diego Friday morning, April 23, 2010.
— John Gastaldo / Union-Tribune
Shadows fall on the deck and superstructure of the USS Freedom as it passes beneath the Coronado Bay Bridge Friday, April 23, 2010, on its way to Naval Station San Diego. The Littoral Combat Ship Freedom is the first of a new class of combat ship and the first to be homeported in San Diego.
— John Gastaldo / Union-Tribune
A Palestinian demonstrator jumps over burning tires during a protest over water supplies in the West Bank village of Nabi Salah, Friday, April 23, 2010. The water supply is used by Jewish settlers from the nearby settlement of Halamish and is claimed by both sides.(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
Convicted murderer Ronnie Gardner, center, sits with his defense lawyer Andrew Parnes in Judge Robin Reese's courtroom at the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, April 23, 2010. Judge Reese is being asked to issue a warrant setting an execution date for Gardner. Under state law Gardner, 49, would be allowed to decide whether he would be ...


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Why did you post this? Being 10-3 in your first year after a lockout with the same basic core of players in the previous season isn't enough?
Also may I point out the limitation at QB. Turn in your 49er badge immediately.
There are 142 users in the forums
Originally posted by modninerfan:
why do we allow noobs to start threads?
Originally posted by niners4lyfe:
He's a good coach who hired a hell of a staff. But Roman is a weak link of this staff. Roman is good enough to win the NFC West but not a championship. I believe that Jim needs to replace him or jim himself take over the play calling duties next year.
Originally posted by SportsFan:
Lock it up.
Just more stupid s**t that comes out after a loss.
Originally posted by SofaKing:yeah right! i noticed that today too, i didnt see him posting when it was 19-7 but as soon we were down and especially at the end of the game here he pops up
Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
wheres area49 saying whisenhunt is twice the coach harbaugh is i cant stand that guy/troll
LOL. Funny thing is that was his first post in maybe over a month. We lose a game and now all of sudden he is an active poster again.
Originally posted by Goldson38:
Yes I know we're 10-3 but that's mainly because of our defense and special teams. We hired Harbaugh because he was supposed to be an offensive genius, but yet our offense is horrible. We seem to be regressing and can't score in the redzone if his life depended on it. I think defense's have finally figured out the Niners O and Jim seems to have no answer for that.


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The euro's recent fall against the dollar will prove brief.
Sure, the single currency will remain weak as renewed fears of a euro-zone default push it lower against most other G-10 currencies and even those in emerging markets. But, the euro's performance against the U.S. currency will be a different kettle of fish, especially now that hopes of a G-20 accord are fading fast.
As the Seoul summit creeps ever closer, it is apparent that U.S. attempts to stimulate its own recovery with another $600 billion of quantitative easing last week are leaving the country isolated. Instead of triggering some co-ordinated global effort to boost demand and reduce the need for increased trade protectionism, the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy easing has injected more liquidity and sparked new concerns about global inflation, especially in Asia.
China, for one, appears ready to react. It announced earlier Tuesday more stringent measures aimed at curbing hot money flows into the country. This will limit growth in the country's foreign exchange reserves and could well herald an acceleration in the rise of the yuan. Such a move would certainly be seen as an appropriate goodwill gesture from China in Seoul.
But the increased global liquidity in the dollar is also boosting commodity prices and making life more difficult for other Asian economies. The Fed's move isn't going down well in Europe either. The European Central Bank may well have had to start pumping more funds in its financial markets, with bond market intervention amounting to €711 million last week alone.
However, in true hawkish ECB style, the funds are aimed at the financial markets, not at the economy as a whole, and are sterilized to avoid any inflationary consequences. Chances are, of course, that the euro remains highly unpopular, as the widening yield spreads of weak peripherals, such as Ireland, Portugal and Greece, spread to more robust borrowers, such as Spain.
As the insurance against default reaches new record highs, euro-zone investors, who were already putting most of their funds in Germany, will start to divert their funds elsewhere. However, the dollar is unlikely to be on their buying list with national leaders likely to leave Seoul without any new plans for policy co-ordination.
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Complaint Review: Doyle Chevrolet
Doyle Chevrolet740 Ridge Road Webster, New York U.S.A.
Automobile Warranty Fraud at Doyle Chevrolet *Consumer Suggestion
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During the paperwork phase of the first transaction, the salesman handed a form to me for a signature, telling me that it was for the extended warranty. I signed it, handed it back, and shortly thereafter, was on my way with my new car. A couple of weeks later, I get the warranty paperwork, and it's from First Extended Service Corporation, not General Motors. I guess that I incorrectly assumed that since I was purchasing a GM car from a GM dealer, I'd also be purchasing a GM warranty. When I went back to the dealer to straighten this out, they told me that this warranty was better. I said, "How's that?" They then told me that the First Extended warranty covered everything the GM warranty covered, and there was an added benefit. This "benefit" was that if I didn't make any claims on the warranty during the 3rd-6th years that the warranty covered, my money would be refunded. I asked how that was possible, and they said that the warranty company has your money invested for 6 years, and they make something on that. Therefore, if you don't make any claims, they've made some profit and return your purchase cost. A year and a half later, when I bought the second vehicle, they gave me the same sales pitch.
On vehicle number one, the six years is now up. I called the dealership to arrange my refund, since I didn't have to use the warranty. Now I get a new story. They tell me to bring in my "letter", and I'll be all set. I asked, "What letter?" They reply, "The letter that says you're entitled to a refund, since this was a special sales promotion." At no time during either of the vehicle transactions was this warranty "benefit" sold to me as a "special promotion". Two different salesmen, at two different times, told me that this was how this warranty worked, therefore it was a better deal than the GM warranty. Now, it's a whole different story, as I now need some letter that they never sent to me, in order to get this refund.
I sincerely feel that I've been defrauded. Obviously, if I don't have to use the warranty on vehicle number two, they'll have the same story ready again.
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Chevrolet contacted Doyles on my behalf, and got the same "song and tap dance" that I received. The customer rep said that she wasn't overly impressed by their attitude, so she was going to "Send it up a few levels in Management", but offered no guarantees. It really isn't a Chevrolet issue, but rater a dealer business ethics situation, but GM still wants their customers to feel that they're getting a fair shake.
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MemoryPig.com - Memory Pig LLC SCAM!!! Took my money (8 months ago) and never delivered, RDRAM Kit. DID'T RESPOND on my numerous emails, EVER (only auto respond), no telephone #. Other customers have had same experience! Internet
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Parts are never delivered and they (customer service - firstname.lastname@example.com or Mark Kendrick - firstname.lastname@example.com) never responded on my numerous emails and requests for order cancellation and refund of my money.
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Three months ago I went on e-bay and received same kit, in a week, for less then $20 including s&h.
This guy should be in jail.
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Ballmer: Linux More Dangerous than Apple
Linux is proving to be a stronger competitor than Apple for Microsoft, says Steve Ballmer at a recent Strategic Update meeting with investors, and has a supporting graphic to prove it.
In the regular investor meetings it's customary to have Microsoft finance chief Chris Liddell and CEO Ballmer ready with financial figures, future plans, market share and competitor information. The presentations are generally done by PowerPoint, this time being no exception.
Ballmer took over when it came to market share matters. One of his slides was entitled "Economic effects on home and business PC's" on which he exposed the current market share of Windows, unlicensed Windows, Apple and Linux. His accompanying comment:
"Windows license, number one market share, number two market share goes to Windows pirated, or unlicensed... Linux, you could see on the slide, and Apple has certainly increased its share somewhat."
Ballmer took the competition with Apple pretty seriously, but then remarked that "a point of market share on a number that's about 300 million is interesting." He continued, "we're very focused in on both Apple as a competitor, and Linux as a competitor. I think the dynamic with Linux is changing somewhat."
He enhanced his analysis further with another slide that showed the market share of Windows Mobile, which came in third place after Symbian and Rim/Blackberry.
Ballmer nevertheless sees the attack on Windows coming from two sides:
"I assume we're going to see Android-based, Linux-based laptops, in addition to phones. We'll see Google more as a competitor in the desktop operating system business than we ever have before."
The consequences for Microsoft: "The seams between what's a phone operating system and a PC operating system will change, and so we have ramped the investment in the client operating system," says Ballmer.
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Defensive tackle Will Sutton and linebacker Carl Bradford of the Arizona State Sun Devil football team have been named to the Watch List for the 2013 Bednarik Award, given annually to the defensive collegiate football player of the year.
Sutton, the reigning Pat Tillman Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, wreaked havoc on opponents in 2012, piling up 13 sacks and 23.5 tackles for loss.
Bradford, a redshirt junior from Norco, Calif., ranked 11th in the nation with 1.58 tackles for loss per game, and 17th in sacks with 11.5.
Arizona State is one of only 15 schools with two or more players on the Bednarik Award Watch List. Notre Dame leads the way with four candidates, followed by Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Ohio State and Stanford with three each. Florida, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Michigan State, San Jose State, Tennessee, UCLA and USC join ASU with two candidates each.
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I want to create a blog in two languages (german and english).
I decided to use a multisite installation (directory) for that.
Now I want to know how I can get a blog switcher that the user can easily switch from german to english and vice versa?
I need something like a drop down box inside the header area of my theme where one can choose the language and gets directed to the language choosen.
Thanks for any hint!