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I'll be at this game. It;s gona be a pain in the ass making my way back to Bronx from the swamp though. This will be much easier when they move to BK i guess.
Increasing Nate Robinsons Minutes
Crawford continuing to shoot better
Increasing Balkmans minutes
We suck and we got lucky twice
The New York Knicks(11-26) vs The New Jersey Nets(18-19)
January 16, 7:30pm ET on MSG
Welcome to the MSGknickz33 pregame show, as always Im your host Jazzy Jeff and the Knicks will look to make it 3 straight tonight in New Jersey. Not only are the Knicks looking to have a 3 game winning streak for the first time this season but they are looking to also beat the Nets for the 3rd time this season. Jason Kidd did not play in the 1st game but he was there for the second. The Nets have lost 2 straight games so expect them to be ready to play. Lets take a look at tonights starting lineups.
New York Knicks vs New Jersey Nets
Jamal Crawford vs Jason Kidd
Fred Jones vs Vince Carter
Quentin Richardson vs Richard Jefferson
Zach Randolph vs Sean Williams
Eddy Curry vs Josh Boone
Key Matchup: Jamal Crawford vs Jason Kidd
Crawford has been shooting better recently and the stats prove that when the Knicks win Crawford plays much better.
11 games Won
47% fg
25 Games Lost
39.2 fg%
Theres a big gap in his shooting percentages when the Knicks win compared to when they lose. Defense and turnovers are not included in these stats but credit to Jamal for having a nice steal early in last nights game. Hes got the long arms and quick hands to be a much better defender but he doesnt have a defensive mentality. At least on offense he has been more consistent, lets take a look at what he has done over the past 7 games.
Theres no way Crawford is slowing down Jason Kidd. I dont think Isiah would put Fred Jones on Kidd because Jamal would have to guard Vince Carter. We will most likely see Crawford guarding Kidd for most of the game. Im not expecting him to play defense, Im just hoping that he is efficient of offense.
Lets take a look at what they need to do to win tonight:
- Get back on defense!!! Jason Kidd is known for running the fastbreak and finding open teammates, stop the ball
- Dont let big guys score: The Nets have a tough 1 2 3 punch with Kidd, Carter and Jefferson. They cant let the other players have big nights
- Look for Eddy Curry down low, he had a good game the last time these 2 teams played
- Move the ball and look for good shots, play as a team
As we all know the Knicks have problems with their perimeter defense. New Jersey is not one of the better perimeter teams in the league but that doesnt mean that you can leave them wide open. Heres a list of the best 3 point shooters on the Nets:
- Vince Carter-35.8%
- Richard Jefferson-33.8%
- Darrel Armstrong-33%
- Jason Kidd-32.5%
The last time the Knicks played the Nets, Malik Allen and Jason Collins were the starting power forward and center. Since then, the Nets have wisely decided to go young with Sean Williams and Josh Boone. Williams is averaging just over 2 blocks a game. Hes very good at running the floor and finishing plays way above the rim. He doesnt have the strenght to match up with Zach Randolph but Z-Bo doesnt have the speed or conditioning to be chasing Williams up and down the court.
Josh Boone as a starter is averaging about 10pts and 8.5rbs in 29 minutes of play. At 6'10" 237 pounds Curry should be able to go right through him.
Nate Robinson should be able to come into the game and make an impact especially if the much slower Jason Kidd is guarding him. Balkmans defense and energy can make a big difference off the bench. If Q-Rich as expected returns to his normal form (not being able to hit a shot, poor defense) then Balkmans defense will be needed to slow down one of the top 10 ugliest players in the league, Richard Jefferson. As always David Lee will be a big factor off the bench. If Isiah doesnt like the way Z-Bo or Eddy is playing early on Lee will be their replacement and hes one of the few players on this team that you can consistently depend on too bring energy and make an impact.
That wraps it up for my pregame show, Im Jazzy Jeff and I thank everyone for joining me. Catch the Knicks and the Nets on MSG tonight.
I'll be at this game. It;s gona be a pain in the ass making my way back to Bronx from the swamp though. This will be much easier when they move to BK i guess.
I can see u winning this 1...we have beaten the nets and knicks gotta have some confidence after 2 rare straight wins...so i see us winning but aint saying we are
Good poll man. I believe it should be the increase in Balkmans minutes. He can't shoot that well. But his energy, and hustle are there every game.
Definately Nate Robinson has shown maturity on the floor, but most importantly Isiaherr is ACTUALLY realising that he is one of the elite players on this team. Nate has the future, and guess what he did during the summer time? He studied tapes of Baron Davis, and Steve Nash offensively, and defensively.. That helped his game a lot. He does have work ethic, and the 2 years he been in the league was a warm up. This year (3rd year) I am hoping he will be a starter for this squad. He deserves it.
Balkman on the other hand is a great defensive player, and his energy creates offense. Did you see that block he had against the Pistons, and from that block he ran up the court and dunked it down, he is a good player too. Just he's gotta work on his foul shooting.
A quote by Flip
"We got our ass kicked - Flip Saunders"
That was a great play by Balkman and its good to see him playin again. This is why we have been losin. Not enough minutes given to the new big 3, Nate Balkman and Lee. I wanna see them get 35 minutes a game each.
The biggest reason the knicks won was because
1. Both teams had to fight extremely hard in their previous games the night b4 and
2. Those teams looked at the knicks record and thought it would be a walkoff and did not come mentally prepared.
In addition to that, I voted the difference was balkman. Once again this proves Isiah a$$holeness. He doesn't play the dude in forever - opting to give PT to Jefferies and Chandler, and we were racking up the losses...
Atleast this dude competes and plays hard
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
The two main guys that the Knicks must contain is Richard Jefferson and
Vince Carter.These two guys can score 25+ points on any given night.If the Knicks want to have a good chance to win, they must hold them to 20 points each.Josh Boone and Sean Williams do not have anywhere near the offensive talent of Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry, so the Knicks must get the ball to Eddy and Zach down low(especially Eddy who can get hook shots,dunks, lay ups, and draw fouls on Josh Boone).I think the Knicks will win this one, but it's definitely gonna be a close game.Eddy Curry has had success, when he plays against centers that he has a big weight advantage over, and I think this will be one of those nights. Also, I don't think Sean Williams can stop Zach, because Zach can use his left hand, which often throws off lots of players on defense.
hmm Williams is great. Thats why I want him on this team.. GET THAT piece of Sh!T Curry out of there!!!!!! I WANT DeAndre JORDON NOT EC!!!
THe Nets know the deal, there runnin the court lookin for Sean Williams. Z-Bo has no chance of keepin up with him and I would hope thats part of their scouting report. Boone is suprisingly doin a good job on Curry so far but Curry had a nice offensive rebound and then a dunk.


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Teacher Appreciation Week 2013 was a remarkable one at A.C. Jones High School this year. Our staff received a special treat each day of the week, they were treated to two meals and we had a raffle. All treats and raffle merchandise were donated by local businesses. A.C. Jones High School family would like to extend a huge thank you for all who helped make this year a tremendous success.
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Meb Keflezighi - WITHDREW APRIL 5 Meb Keflezighi, a three-time Olympian that placed fifth in Boston in 2010 and third in 2006, is looking for a Boston win to add to his 2009 New York City Marathon medal. (Photo credit ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/GettyImages)
Meb Keflezighi - WITHDREW APRIL 5 "As I come towards the end of my running career, there are still a few goals I want to achieve; winning the Boston Marathon is one of them," said Keflezighi. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Abdi Abdirahman - WITHDREW APRIL 10 Abdi Abdirahman has appeared in four straight Olympic Games. (Photo by Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images)
Abdi Abdirahman - WITHDREW APRIL 10 At 36 years-old, 2013 will be his Boston Marathon debut. (Photo by Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images)
Kara Goucher 2013 will be Kara Goucher's third Boston Marathon. She was disappointed to finish third in 2009 (pictured here). She returned and finished fifth in 2011 with a personal best 2:24:52. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
Kara Goucher "The city of Boston captured my heart when I ran my first Boston Marathon in 2009," said Goucher. "The support for the Marathon in Boston is incredible." (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan For Shalane Flanagan, it will mark her Boston Marathon debut, a very special event for the Marblehead native. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Shalane Flnagan "I watched the Boston Marathon religiously growing up and always dreamed about running from Hopkinton to Boston," Flanagan said. (Photo by Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images)
Ryan Hall - WITHDREW MARCH 13 This will be the fourth Boston Marathon for Ryan Hall, a two-time Olympian who set an American course record in 2011 with a time of 2:04:58 — good for a fourth place finish. He finished third in 2009 and fourth in 2010. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
Ryan Hall - WITHDREW MARCH 13 "I go back this year eager to experience all that Boston has to offer: the epic crowds, the challenging course, but mainly to be a part of and make history," Hall said. (Photo by Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images)
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Zach Randolph
Jamal Crawford
Eddy Curry
Nate Robinson
David Lee
Danny Granger will destroy us. The kid is a gun.
I can see Larry Bird throwing a cheeseburger onto the court when the Pacers are going on the offense and Curry will get confused on what to do, play defence of get a snack.
Get the cameras ready, will be a classic
Chalk up another loss tonight - but it's all good - it's a lose win situation.
Isiah will go and we'll have a nice high lottery pick - hopefully someone we can build a franchise around.
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
44.7% looks alot better then 41.1%. Playing alot of minutes is not a good excuse to me. 15 years ago and back no one used minutes as an excuse. The average player today is softer then the average player 10-15 years ago.
I disagree with you and the analysts. A big man should not need touches to stay involved. No matter what a player gets payed millions to go out there and give it everything they got on both ends of the court. Theres no excuses for not rebounding and defending because your not getting enough touches. Players like Curry and Shaq need to look to have an impact anyway they can.
I found a Knicks Isiah Rap on youtube, I hope you guys enjoy it. lol
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great song but at this point we the fans only have 2 options:
1) stop watchin the Knicks
2) continue to suffer watchin the Knicks
I think were stuck with Isiah for now. Dolan is a F*ckin idiot and I hope to get ran over by an 18 wheeler so I dont have to continue to watch this embarrassing group of players and be forced to root for a crappy team put together by the worst gm in the history of sports.
Wow that crazy. See you are the fan that I like (NO homo) true orange, and blue bleeder. I rather suffer watchin the Knicks loose, and I am repeating myself but here it goes, I WANT THAT 1st ROUND DRAFT PICK!!!!!!!
Balkmans doin good off the bench so far. I have no idea why hes not playin 30 minutes a game. Isiah should be handcuffed for all his stupid trades, signings, coaching rotations, and quotes.
ATTN MSG Network:
Enough with all the Giant praise on camera, we get it!
You know the season is bad when the biggest highlight all year was seeing Giants players in the stands.
Also, side note. what is with this "no homo" phrase that's running rampant around here. lol
Either many of us here are in 8th grade, or there is a severe sense of sexual insecurity flowing around. It was kind of funny at first, but its kind of silly-played out by now.
Can we go back to saying things like "I like Chris Paul" without having to write "No Homo"?
John Amenichi isn't reading this board, so it's probably not necessary to keep writing it...unless its meant to be funny or something i guess. Disregard if thats the case lol
When i got to college I stopped following rap closely. I still listen to old school stuff and lots of indie rap (Stones Throw Records, Def Jux, Anticon and, Rhymesayers are the labels)
I guess as i got older, and I started seeing kids where pink and wear over sized shirts past their knees, I laughed and said to myself "yea its time to become an adult"
My dad was actually Cam'Ron's probation officer. I got load of embarrasing stories on him that would really ruin his "street cred"
I heard about an incident where cam and dipset ran from lil cease and junior mafia, im sure its all over youtube. and Tru life snuffed cam and his eye got infected. I hate Tru life but we got that New New york poster on here whos a tru life fan.
The Knicks lose their 7th straight game. Im startin to lose interest. It would be easier if there was less crawford and more nate, balkman, Lee, and Jerome James.


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New Yorkers can be buried with petsSeptember 15,2013
ALBANY, N.Y. — New regulations will allow New York animal lovers to spend eternity with their pets.
The Daily News reports that officials have finalized rules allowing pet cemeteries to accept the cremated remains of humans.
The cemeteries can bury pet owners' ashes as long as they don't charge a fee for it and don't advertise human burial services.
New York's Division of Cemeteries put a halt to human burials at pet cemeteries in 2011 after an Associated Press story about the practice. It later relaxed the ban on a limited basis.
Vets finish hiking
Appalachian Trail
MILLINOCKET, Maine — After six months, four U.S. military veterans have completed their hike of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, ending with a celebration at the summit Mount Katahdin.
The 2,185-mile Warrior Hike, called "Walk Off The War," gives veterans a chance to process their wartime experiences while hiking with others who have been through the same thing. It is designed to help them transition from military to civilian life.
"They are changed people," Marine Capt. Sean Gobin said of the veterans who completed the hike.
Fourteen started the hike in Georgia.
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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York is cracking down on the newest form of the "bath salts" drug that has been linked to deaths on New York City's nightclub scene.
The law prohibits the sale, use and possession of the drug and addresses new compounds used to make it on the state's banned substance list. Under the law signed last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, selling the stimulant to children on school grounds is a felony.
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I see Wildcats have a deal with Xamax offering kit at £432. Whatever else Ravensport kit I always found to be spot on . Anyone able to comment from knowledge on Barla's new suppliers stuff ?
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Series premiere of "MasterChef Junior" airs tomorrow on FOX
Yesterday, "MasterChef Junior," along with Sprinkles Cupcakes, FOX and Shine America, created the "World's Smallest Cupcake" in celebration of the series premiere, which airs tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 27 (8 p.m.), on FOX.
Award-winning chef and "MasterChef Junior" host, judge and executive producer Gordon Ramsay and the pint-size contestants unveiled the world's tiniest cupcake at The Grove Park in Los Angeles. The signature Sprinkles red velvet cupcake, nearly the size of a penny, was revealed in an enormous mystery box, and fans in attendance got a taste of mini-cupcakes from Sprinkles.
In the series premiere of "MasterChef Junior," 24 of the best junior home cooks in the country between the ages of 8 and 13 will create their tastiest seafood, pasta or dessert dish in the auditions round and present it to the renowned "MasterChef Junior" judging panel: host and award-winning chef Ramsay, restaurateur and winemaker Joe Bastianich (Del Posto, Eataly) and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot (Graham Elliot, Graham Elliot Bistro). Twelve kids who impress the judges will continue in the competition and move one step closer to becoming America's youngest "MasterChef."
Fans can "like" "MasterChef Junior" on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MasterChefJuniorFOX. Follow the series on Twitter @MasterChefJrFOX and join the discussion at #masterchefjunior.
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Every OCLC member has knowledge and competencies to share with and contribute to the cooperative in support of its mission to build and improve WorldCat. A number of services support member efforts to enrich and maintain this international resource and keep it connected to your catalog. Working together creates economies of scale for metadata enhancement, and every library benefits.
This paper describes OCLC's steps to make it easier to find items in WorldCat and get them from OCLC member libraries.
- In response to requests from the cataloging community, the Expert Community was enhanced in 2009 to give OCLC members with full-level cataloging authorizations more options to improve, upgrade, and make changes to WorldCat master records. An average of 1,000 libraries a month correct or enhance records in WorldCat.
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MONTPELIER Kellogg-Hubbard Library will make area patrons pay for library cards if their communities dont increase funding, according to the head of the library.
Kellogg-Hubbard Library could open for some hours on Sundays if town and city funding requests are met, but Library Director Richard Bidnick said residents of dissenting municipalities would have to pay $40 for library cards that have been free.
Bidnick said he is trying to make the funding from each municipality equitable as Kellogg-Hubbard seeks more money in town and city budgets that support the library.
Berlin would have the most drastic change under the proposal, more than doubling its one-year contribution from $12,557 to $26,925. Montpelier would have a 5 percent, or $14,698, increase to $308,673.
Berlins current contribution comes out to about $4 per town resident for library services a rate significantly lower than other municipalities that support the library.
The library, however, calculated funding requests based on the number of registered library users for each municipality. A theoretical $25 per person was used in the calculation.
The library really had to come up with something that was more fair and equitable for all the surrounding towns, Bidnick said Thursday.
The library plans to gather the petitions necessary to put the question on the citys March ballot as well as other towns ballots.
On Thursday, Kellogg-Hubbard planned to post petitions in the library for each municipality that needs signatures in order to get the funding increase requests on the ballot. Petitions are not required for East Montpelier and Calais.
While some areas just need a couple of hundred signatures or fewer, Montpelier will need 600, and Bidnick asked the City Council on Wednesday to waive the requirement. Council members refused, saying while they are supportive of the library, granting the exemption would set a precedent for other nonprofits.
As one way to address funding issues, Bidnick, who started the job this summer, said he hopes to have self-checkout available to patrons.
Bidnick noted Montpeliers funding for the librarys operations has remained the same for several years while other spending for the city has increased.
Montpelier also is paying nearly $44,000 this upcoming year for a bond for the library.
Bidnick said he plans to be at Berlin on Town Meeting Day to advocate for the plan.
The smallest proposed funding increase is $786 in Worcester, for a proposed $17,525 contribution.
Calais would increase by $3,461 to $27,950. East Montpelier would go up $4,479 to $36,775. Middlesex would increase by $1,257 to $26,800.
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To honor the first annual September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, Rebuilding Together, the organization I am serving my AmeriCorps term with partnered with United We Serve to distribute 50,000 outreach bags filled with energy efficient savings information in 19 states.
I serve at Rebuilding Together Orange County. My fellow AmeriCorps member, Kelsey and I planned to distribute 500 bags in three targeted neighborhoods. We reached out to other local community organizations and received materials from Anaheim Public Utilities, Community Action Partners, the Alliance to Save Energy, Southern California Edison, Orange County Red Cross, Latino Health Access and more.
We then recruited volunteers to help put the bags together and prepare them for distribution. We included recycled pencils, an energy efficient light bulb, an energy efficient night light and magnet with our paper and pamphlet materials. We also drafted a letter introducing our organization and informing residents we offer free home repairs to qualified low-income homeowners.
Our first bag distribution date was September 9 at an unincorporated county island, El Modena. RTOC AmeriCorps and staff met at the El Modena community center and were greeted by the local high school students who attend the community center's after school program. We split up into teams and dropped the bags door to door. One volunteer joked asking, "So are we going to be getting paid for this?" His friend answered, "No, we're not getting paid money, but when you do good things for other people good things will happen to you."
Although it was a warm Southern California day, the students enjoyed themselves and we successfully distributed 150 bags to the local community. On September 11 we went to Midway City. Alongside Orange County Red Cross community volunteers we prepared 250 bags and hit the streets with bags in hand. Every which way you looked you could see someone carrying brown bags and wearing powder blue "Rebuilding Together United We Serve" tee shirts. We encountered some homeowners watering lawns or retrieving mail. We let them know we had a gift for them from Rebuilding Together containing information on saving money. Some seemed intrigued, some surprised, some happy. They all thanked us politely.
Our last distribution event was a part of a larger community health and wellness event. The La Colonia/Independencia county island was holding its annual community walk from the neighborhood to a local park. The day consisted of games and physical activities, information on healthy eating and lifestyle choices. Our bags were were given out as community members arrived at the park following their one-mile walk. We were happy to be of service and provide opportunities for others to serve on a day which symbolizes what we can do as Americans when we come together and help others.
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- At check-in you will receive a seating card. This card will be your ticket into Gentile Arena and will be used to read your name as you cross the stage. You should print the phonetic spelling of your name on the card to ensure that your name is pronounced correctly.
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- Purses and other items should be given to someone in your guest party to hold during the ceremony, since there will be no area to store these items nor will you return to the same seat after crossing the stage.
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The writing's on the wallFebruary 11,2013Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo
Alan Moore, director of the Phoenix Program, stands before the Spaulding High School Centennial Wall of Honor, which he helped to establish to honor Spaulding graduates who have served in the military.
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Alan Moores name will never be on the Spaulding High School Centennial Wall of Honor, but his fingerprints are all over the gray granite salute to local veterans that he suggested more than 20 years ago and is preparing to edit for the third time.
It all started with a bronze plaque, according to Moore, who recalled using the gift from the Class of 1922 the one that bore the names of Spaulding students who went on to serve during World War I as a teaching tool in his U.S. history class.
The names on the plaque were an ethnic mix of Barre names, according to Moore, who said it was as good a way as any to bring the war that didnt end all wars home to his students.
Moore, who has run Spauldings off-campus alternative program for the past 15 years, left the classroom and was serving as assistant principal in the run-up to the schools 1993 centennial celebration. That, he said, is when the wall was born.
Inspired by his memory of the old plaque, Moore said he naively suggested putting that idea on steroids by sandblasting the names of all former Spaulding students who served in the military during wartime on the polished granite wall located near the school auditorium.
I said: We have this beautiful wall, this is Barre, why dont we see if we can use it as a memorial? recalled Moore.
And that is precisely what they did, creating the wall that was dedicated on Veterans Day in 1993. Two World War I veterans attended that ceremony, and while both died a short time later, one John Watson was awarded the diploma he didnt quite earn to go along with all of the medals he did.
It was a project, Moore opined at the time, that could happen only in Barre. And on Friday, he confirmed, it has been happening ever since.
Twenty years, 2,512 names and two wars later, the twice-edited wall remains a work in progress, according to the man who has long since given up thinking he will ever put a definitive period on a project that has literally become part of his daily routine and a highlight of his 36-year career as an educator.
I read the obituaries every day, Moore said. Thats one of the first things I do and Im still finding World War II veterans that we missed.
According to Moore, since John Pelkey volunteered to sandblast the last batch of names that were added to the wall in 2005, hes discovered 16 more World War II veterans that somehow slipped through the cracks and theyve got plenty of company.
Many of them are from the Vietnam era, according to Moore, who received a slew of new names after members of the Class of 1960 celebrated their 50th reunion in 2010. Members of the class toured a version of Spaulding that didnt exist when they graduated from the building that is now home to the Vermont History Center and got a good look at a wall that some noted was incomplete.
It probably always will be.
A student of history, Moore said that reality started to sink in when the Gulf War broke out and was hammered home in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
After 9/11, I said: Common sense tells you this thing is not going to go away, he said.
It hasnt, according to Moore, who said hes still looking for the names of Spaulding students who were deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 to go along with the others that have trickled in over the past 8 years.
Moore, who has been steadily stockpiling names waiting to reach a critical mass, said he is pretty much there. The count currently stands at 95 names from four different eras. Moore hopes and expects the number will be well in excess of 100 before he has to turn the list he has been working on over to the folks at Lacross Memorials late next month.
We need to hear from people soon, said Moore, who can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Moore will take it from there, employing the trust but verify approach that requires digging out old yearbooks and contacting veterans organizations.
As has historically been the case, Moore said there has been no shortage of community support when it comes to a project that encountered a new wrinkle this time.
We ran out of room, said Moore, who explained there is no space left on the granite clad wall located on one side of the school corridor, and he didnt like the idea of sandblasting names on the opposite wall.
As long as Im doing this Id like to keep all the names together, he said.
Moore briefly flirted with the idea of moving some of the unused panels from one side of the hall to the other, before David Lacroix of Lacross Memorials contacted him and said he would supply and sandblast three new polished panels to extend the wall.
Thats the interesting thing about this project, he said. Every time we get ready to update it, new people come out of the woodwork to help out.
Lacroix, a Spaulding graduate who serves on the high schools facilities committee, said he and Jeff Martell of Granite Industries of Vermont were happy to help out.
Its really amazing how the people in this community step up, Moore said.
Although Moore will keep reading obituaries, taking names, and tracking graduates after the latest work on the wall is finished, he said this will likely be the last time he oversees the additions. Hell turn 59 this summer, and while retirement isnt just around the corner it isnt all that far off.
I know Im a lot closer to the end than the beginning, said Moore, who takes some pride in knowing that the wall isnt going anywhere and that it means something to the people and families of Barre.
It is the history of this community, he said, noting that history is too often buried in obituaries like the ones hes been reading lately.
The stories are incredible, he said. You read: This guy was in the first wave at Normandy, and he was there when they liberated Paris and he crossed the Rhine and he was at the concentration camps. You read something like that and you say: These people live amongst us and you never even hear their stories.
Thanks to Moore and the countless folks who have helped him along the way, you can read their names at least at Spaulding High School.
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Written by I Eat God on 06.01.2012 at 22:13
By the way, there is only one good point of this album - It can cure anemia....
Written by I Eat God on 06.01.2012 at 22:13
TO: Doc Godin,
Your quote " Recommended for anyone who enjoys blues influenced rock/metal " says it all. If this album was so good, then you should not be so unconfident to say that.
This album is a piece of crap. Glen ditched Misfits and formed Danzig was purely out for money ! due to 1985-1995 Blue Rock was very popular. Unfortunately he was doing something he was not good enough. He belongs to harcore punk, but not this.... Blue Rock (Pure Blue Rock, not even Blue Metal). The reason was simple, from outside of the packaging - To please their hardcore fans, but inside had been changed to Blue Rock in order to please those "general listeners" who cant accept metal music.
The music compositions were too easy....easy like the children songs. The "Blue" mood created was so pretentious ! (If I really want to listen to Real Blue Rock, why dont I listen to Gary Moore's Run For Cover, Wild Frontier, Still Got The Blue & After Hours ??). This album gave me a feeling of seeing a Satan head with a cat body. Glen's voice was awful, mainly due to not being capable to create "The Blue" at all.....whereas "Still want to Got The Blue"....Pathetic...., a lot of uncomfortable....strange Blue tone come out from his throat (not his mouth, I can imagine he never close his lips when he was singing).....I really out of words to describe it....in a simple words....IT IS A DISASTER !
If you listen to this album carefully, you will find out Glen also added some country's elements into some titles. When the country style of music composition and guitar appeared, I straight had goosebumps....."Garth Brooks is standing there and smiling at me...."(lyric taken from Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath).
Imagine....you got the most expensive and precious strawberry jam, Russian caviar, Italian hand made spagetti. Trying to mix them together, then put into your mouth....what would happen ? Vomit !!
By the way, there are 2 good points of this album -
1) It can cure insomnia.....if you suffer from insomnia, you are strongly advised to listen to it, you dont have to finish it.....first 20 mins you already fall into a deep sleep.
2) Generally this is a good album for Ringo (animation), can be the soundtrack of this animation, especially some of the country bluish titles.
How could this album being ranked No.12 in the Best of 1990. Year 1990 was a very competitive year, a lot of top albums actually produced in that year. If I could choose a Blue Rock album to replace this, I would definitely recommend Enuff z'nuff - Strength.
Rick Rubin wanted Glen so much at that time and proposed to sign him under Def Jam, but refused by Glen. Bless in Disguise....Rick could have suffered a big lost if the deal was on. Undoubtedly these four pieces of human beings got the looks (at that time.....not now), by the way, is Rick gay ?
Your quote " Recommended for anyone who enjoys blues influenced rock/metal " says it all. If this album was so good, then you should not be so unconfident to say that.
you can say I have bad english(That's why I cant be a music critic),
Written by I Eat God on 30.01.2012 at 21:59
To Dr. Godin,
You are a doctor, certainly you got better english !
Ok. I dont talk about anything about music influences here if you find what I said was rubbish, untrue.
There is one thing everyone has to agree - His vocal.
How could you stand him (Glenn not Glen) singing without closing his mouth ? sound like down syndrome people's singing ?? (No discremination to DS people here, just express the way I felt). He never sing that way in all other albums (I think he realized it was a Big Mistake). He is not singing....he is "bothering" me for almost 1 hour !
If you dont agree with this point then you are not Dr. Godin....You will become Dr. Deafin.
I wonder how you rate Danzig 1,2,3 & 4 ? ( I really want to know...)
If you dont agree with this point then you are not Dr. Godin....You will become Dr. Deafin.
Written by I Eat God on 31.01.2012 at 13:40I guess Dr, Godin and Angelic Storm are currently around 50-55 years old.
Written by I Eat God on 31.01.2012 at 17:02When woman says "I am not that old" = "I am not that young".
according to Albert Einstein's Mathematic Theory : old = 55, young = 21, 55+21=76/2=38 +5(variance).
Your age should be around 38-42 !


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August 2, 2012 —
In batting around ideas for editorials, we occasionally come across topics that seem to merit support or condemnation, but are nevertheless not good editorial fodder because they seem just too obvious.
One recent idea that initially seemed to us to fall into this category is Sullivan County District 5 legislator Cindy Gieger's proposal to adopt a resolution prohibiting the discussion of matters of general public concern, rather than just party business, in caucus, as is the current custom. That would mean that legislative matters of concern to the entire county would have to be discussed in public, and in the presence of all nine legislators, not handled in private caucus talks between the seven Democratic legislators and two Republican legislators respectively.
However, to the extent that it is by no means clear that the other legislators will accept Gieger's proposal, it looks like matters are not quite that simple. So here are some basic arguments in favor of her proposal.
1. The proposal furthers the goals of democratic governance.
• It is in the interests of a democracy for government to be transparent.
• Transparency requires deliberations over legislative decisions to be held in public.
• The caucuses are private.
• Given the huge seven-two Democratic majority, any matter they settle in private, in caucus, is pretty much a shoo-in for the actual vote, leaving little to discuss in the full session.
• Therefore, most of the deliberations happen in private.
• The current system is therefore not transparent, and not in the interests of democracy.
• 2. The current system is unfair to certain Sullivan County citizens.
• In a fair system of government, all citizens should have equal representation in the deliberations of the legislature.
• In a representative rather than direct democracy, that means their representatives should have equal representation in the deliberations of the legislature.
• Districts 3 and 9, including Rockland and parts of the towns of Liberty and Thompson, are represented by minority legislators Alan Sorensen and Kitty Vetter.
• Vetter and Sorensen, as Republicans, are not included in the majority Democratic caucus deliberations.
• Therefore, the current system does not fairly and equally represent the citizens of Sullivan County.
3. It is in the long-term self interest of the Democrats to adopt Gieger's proposal.
• It is in the long-term interest of the Democrats to make sure that they always have a fair place at the legislative table.


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The new Canon EOS 600D features an 18 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor with 14-bit DIGIC IV processing. The ISO range of 100-6400 is extendable to 12800 for low light shooting, while the 63-zone iFCL metering is the same as that used in the EOS 7D. A 9-point AF system can track moving subjects, for capture at up to 3.7 frames per second.
The Canon EOS 600D (or Rebel T3i as its called in the USA) is capable of shooting full 1080p movies, while a dedicated movie button enables switching between stills and video instantly. A new Movie Digital Zoom function crops the sensor from 3x to 10x for high level zooming while still maintaining full HD quality, while Video Snapshot mode shoots video in 2, 4 or 8 second clips, which are saved to a Video Snapshot Album for easy editing later.
A 3inch high resolution (1.04 million dot) vari-angle 3:2 ratio ClearView LCD screen enables users of the Canon EOS 600D to shoot from high or low angles with ease, or by flipping the side-mounted hinge outwards so the screen faces forwards, to photograph or video themselves . The screen has a smudge resistant coating and three anti-reflection coatings to make it easier to see in all conditions.
A new Scene Intelligent Auto mode analyses each scene, identifies the type of subject being photographed and then sets the appropriate subject mode, while the Auto Picture Style automatically selects the processing effect it considers most suitable. A Basic+ mode (first seen in the EOS 60D) enables you to choose from one of eight filter effects to change the atmosphere of a scene.
Canon has also added the Feature Guide developed for the new entry level EOS 1100, which describes the function and effect of each key setting to make it easier for the novice to understand what they do.
A range of Creative Filters enables users to achieve a range of effects including Fisheye, Minature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Grainy B&W and Soft Focus.
The Canon EOS 600D / Rebel T3i is compatible with the full range of over 60 lenses, and the built-in Integrated Speedlite Transmitter enables users to obtain wireless, off-camera flash with the Canon range of Speedlite flashguns. A new 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II kit lens replaces the previous version as one of the kit options.
Pricing and Availablity
The Canon EOS 600D will be available from early April 2011 in one of three configurations, at the following suggested prices:
- Canon EOS 600D body only: £679.00
- Canon EOS 600D c/w 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II: £769.00
- Canon EOS 600D c/w 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS: £949.00
Key Features
- 18MP CMOS sensor
- DIGIC IV processor
- Feature Guide mode for beginners
- Scene Intelligent Auto mode
- 3 inch 10.4mp vari-angle LCD screen
- 9-point AF
- 63-zone iFCL metering
- ISO 100-6400 (ext to 12,800)
- 1080p full HD movies
- 3.7fps burst shooting
• Built-in wireless flash control
Canon EOS 600D DSLR Specifications
|22.2 x 14.7mm CMOS
|Effective Pixels
|Approx. 12.2M
|Total Pixels
|Approx. 12.6M
|Aspect Ratio
|Low-Pass Filter
|Built-in/Fixed with fluorine coating
|Sensor Cleaning
|Manual cleaning and Dust Delete Data acquisition
|Colour Filter Type
|Primary Colour
|Lens Mount
|Focal Length
|Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
|TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
|AF System/ Points
|9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre)
|AF Working Range
|EV 0 – 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
|AF Modes
|AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo
|AF Point Selection
|Automatic selection, Manual selection
|Selected AF Point Display
|Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD
|Predictive AF [7]
|Yes, up to 10m
|AF Lock
|Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in
One Shot AF mode.
|AF Assist Beam
|Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by
optional dedicated Speedlite
|Manual Focus
|Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode
|Metering Modes
|TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 10% of viewfinder)
(3) Center weighted average metering
|Metering Range
|EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
|AE Lock
|Auto: In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering
exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes.
|Exposure Compensation
|+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be
combined with AEB).
|3 shots +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
|ISO Sensitivity [8]
|AUTO(100-6400), 100-6400 (in 1-stop increments)
|Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter, with
electronic first curtain
|30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb
(Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
|Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
|AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom.
White balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.
|Custom White Balance
|Yes, 1 setting can be registered
|WB Bracketing
|+/-3 levels in single level increments
3 bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.
|Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
|Approx. 95%
|Approx. 0.80x [4]
|Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens center)
|Dioptre Correction
|-2.5 to +0.5 m-1 (dioptre)
|Focusing Screen
|Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection
ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter)
|Viewfinder Information
|AF information: AF points, focus confirmation
Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always
displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, spot metering circle,
exposure warning, AEB
Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync,
FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light
Image information: Highlight tone priority (D+), monochrome shooting,
maximum burst (1 digit display), White balance correction, SD card
|Depth of Field Preview
|Yes, assigned to SET button with C.Fn-8-5
|Eyepiece Shutter
|On strap
|6.8cm (2.7″) TFT, approx. 230k dots
|Approx. 100%
|Viewing Angle (horizontally/vertically)
|Approx 170°
|Brightness Adjustment
|Adjustable to one of seven levels
|Display Options
|(1) Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings
|Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
|Built-in Flash Coverage
|up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
|Built-in Flash Recycle Time
|Approx. 2 seconds
|Auto, Manual Flash On/off
|Red-Eye Reduction
|Yes – with red eye reduction lamp
|Flash Exposure Compensation
|+/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments
|Flash Exposure Bracketing
|Yes, with compatible External Flash
|Flash Exposure Lock
|Second Curtain Synchronisation
|HotShoe/ PC Terminal
|Yes/ –
|External Flash Compatibility
|E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites,
wireless multi-flash support
|External Flash Control
|via camera menu screen
|Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night
Portrait, No Flash, Creative Auto, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture
priority AE, Manual, A-DEP
|Picture Styles
|Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful,
Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
|Colour Space
|sRGB and Adobe RGB
|Image Processing
|Highlight Tone Priority
Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
Long exposure noise reduction
High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings)
Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination
Basic+ (Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot
by lighting or scene type)
|Drive Modes
|Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, 10s +
continuous shots 2-10)
|Continuous Shooting
|Max. JPEG Approx. 3fps for approx. 830 images [1]
Max. RAW Approx 2fps for up to approx. 5 images [2]
|Electronic viewfinder with image sensor
|Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)
|Frame Rate
|30 fps
|Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any
point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode
|Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed
|Display Options
|Grid overlay, Histogram
|Still Image Type
|JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 compliant) / Design
rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
|RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
|Yes, RAW + Large JPEG
|Image Size
|Movie Type
|MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)
|Movie Size
|1280 x 720 (29.97, 25 fps)
|Movie Length
|Max duration 17min, Max file size 4GB
|New folders can be manually created and selected
|File Numbering
|(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset
|Custom Functions
|10 Custom Functions with 32 settings
|Metadata Tag
|User copyright information (can be set in
Image rating (0-5 stars)
|Intelligent Orientation Sensor
|Playback Zoom
|1.5x – 10x enabled in 15steps
|Display Formats
|(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) 4 image index
(4) 9 image index
(5) Jump Display
|Slide Show
|Autoplay: All images, repeat
|Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes
|Highlight Alert
|Yes (Shooting information display only)
|Image Erase/Protection
|Erase: Single image, Checkmarked images, Unprotected
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time
|Menu Categories
|(1) Shooting menu (x4)
(2) Playback menu (x2)
(3) Setup menu (x3)
(4) My Menu
|Menu Languages
|25 Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian,
Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian,
Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional
Chinese, Korean and Japanese
|Firmware Update
|Update possible by the user.
|Hi-Speed USB
|Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB
terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible)
|Canon Printers
|Canon SELPHY Printers, Bubble Jet Printers with the
direct print function and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
|SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card
|PC & Macintosh
|Windows XP inc SP3 / Vista inc SP1 and SP2 (excl.
Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter Edition)
OS X v10.4-10.6
|Browsing & Printing
|ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
|Image Processing
|Digital Photo Professional
|PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture),
Picture Style Editor
|1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E10
|Battery Life
|Approx. 700 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) [5]
Approx. 650 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
|Battery Indicator
|4 levels
|Power Saving
|Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins.
|Power Supply & Battery Chargers
|AC Adapter Kit ACK-E10, Battery charger LC-E10,
|Body Materials
|Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with
conductive fibre
|Operating Environment
|0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
|Dimensions (WxHxD)
|129.9 x 99.7 x 77.9 mm
|Weight (body only)
|Approx. 495g (CIPA testing standard, including
battery and memory card)
|Eyecup Ef, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with
Rubber Frame Ef, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C
|Semi-Hard Case EH19-L
|Wireless File Transmitter
|Compatible with Eye-Fi cards
|All EF and EF-S lenses
|Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX,
420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX,
Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)
|Battery Grip
|Remote Controller/ Switch
|Remote Switch RS-60E3
|Hand Strap E2
Canon EOS 1100D and 600D Technologies Explained
Canon CMOS sensor
Exclusively designed and manufactured by Canon to work in combination with its own DIGIC processors, Canon's CMOS technology integrates advanced noise reduction circuitry at each pixel site, delivering virtually noise-free images.
In comparison with CCD technology, the lower power consumption characteristics of Canon's CMOS sensors also contribute to longer battery life.
conversion in Canon's CMOS sensors is handled by individual amplifiers
at each pixel site. Unnecessary charge transfer operations are avoided,
vastly speeding up the process of getting the signal to the image processor. Noise is reduced, power consumption is limited and faster frame rate potential is increased.
Image data captured by the CMOS sensor is processed by Canon's purpose-built DIGIC 4 image processors before being written to memory card. DIGIC technology uses advanced image processing algorithms to ensure precise, natural colours, tonal gradation, accurate white balance, and advanced noise reduction. Ultra-fast processing speeds result in highly responsive camera operation and ear-instant start-up times.
DIGIC chips work with a high speed image buffer, reading, processing, compressing and writing image data fast enough to keep the buffer clear during long continuous shooting bursts. In addition, because DIGIC 4 integrates all key processing functions, power consumption is kept to a minimum.
iFCL metering system with 63-zone Dual-layer Metering sensor The iFCL system uses focus, colour and luminance information to determine consistently exposed shots. All focus points provide distance
information to the metering system to determine the location of the subject and allow the algorithm to weight the exposure accordingly.
Both the EOS 600D and EOS 1100D models feature a metering sensor with 63 zones, compatible with all nine AF points. Typically, metering sensors are more sensitive to red subjects which can lead to overexposure. The EOS 600D and EOS 1100D counter this with the dual layer sensor, which has one layer sensitive to red and green light and one that is sensitive to blue and green light. The metering algorithm then compares the level of the two layers and adjusts the meter reading accordingly.
EOS Integrated Cleaning System
The new EOS 600D features the EOS Integrated Cleaning System, used to combat sensor dust in three important ways: Reduce, Repel and Remove.
– Reduce – Internal camera mechanisms are designed to minimise dust
generation. The redesigned body cap prevents dust generation through wear on the cap itself
– Repel – Anti-static technologies, including a magnesium fluoride coating, are applied to the low-pass filter covering
the front of the sensor so as not to attract dust
– Remove – A
Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit uses hi-frequency vibrations to shake dust from the infrared filter for a period of approximately one second after each start up. For instant shooting after power up, this feature is disabled immediately as the shutter release is depressed
The front surface of the EOS 1100D's low-pass filter features a fluorine coating to minimize dust adhesion to the sensor. Both the EOS 600D and the EOS 1100D feature an internal Dust Delete Data system, which can map the position of visible dust on the sensor. This can then be deleted automatically after the shoot with the latest Digital Photo Professional software.
Vari-Angle Clear View LCD (EOS 600D only)
The EOS 600D features a 7.7cm (3.0″) 3:2 Vari-Angle Clear View LCD screen offering approximately 1.04 million dot resolution – allowing high-quality viewing of images, and focus checks, in playback. With a wide 160º angle of view, images on the Clear View LCD can be easily reviewed in a vast range of environments with reduced ghosting and reflections, thanks to three anti-reflection coatings and a smudge-resistant fluorine coating. Marks on the screen are prevented and colours on the monitor
appear natural and close to the sRGB colour space. The vari-angle screen has been designed to open sideways, enabling photographers to shoot from unusual angles, even while the EOS 600D is attached to a tripod or battery grip. The screen flips out 175° and can then rotate 90° forwards or 180° backwards, allowing the photographer to view the screen from low or high angles, and even from in front of the camera.
EOS Movie
EOS Movie allows users to record Full HD (1920x1080p)
movies on the EOS 600D and HD (1280x720p) movies on the EOS 1100D. The EOS 600D offers full manual control of exposure and frame rates of 30, 25 and 24 fps at full resolution, with 60 and 50 fps available at 720p resolution. The EOS 1100D has a choice of 30 and 25 fps frame rates.
When filming Full HD footage with the EOS 600D, Movie Digital Zoom can be used to magnify the centre of the sensor by 3-10x while maintaining Full HD quality.
EOS Scene Detection Technology (EOS 600D only)
EOS Scene Detection Technology automatically analyses faces, brightness, movement, contrast and distance in the scene, with information provided as feedback to the Scene Intelligent Auto mode.
Scene Intelligent Auto (EOS 600D only)
Scene Intelligent Auto takes the information gathered by the EOS Scene Detection System and determines the best settings to capture the scene. For example, when shooting portraits, the settings are adjusted to make the skin appear more natural.
Picture Styles
Picture Style presets can be likened to different film types – each one offering a different colour response. Within each selectable preset, photographers have control over sharpness, contrast, colour tone and saturation. The camera's Standard Picture Style is designed to deliver immediately-usable JPEG images without need for additional processing. When shooting RAW images Picture Styles can be revised with Canon's Digital Photo Professional software.
The presets available with both the EOS 600D and EOS 1100D are:
– Standard: For crisp, vivid images that don't require post-processing.
– Portrait: Optimises colour tone and saturation and weakens sharpening to achieve attractive skin tones.
– Landscape: For punchier greens and blues with stronger sharpening to give a crisp edge to mountain, tree and building outlines.
– Neutral: Ideal for post-processing.
– Faithful: Adjusts colour to match the subject colour when shot under a colour temperature of 5200K.
– Monochrome: For black and white shooting with a range of filter effects (yellow, orange, red and green) and toning effects (sepia, blue, purple and green.
A new Picture Style has been added to the EOS 600D – Picture Style Auto. This new Picture Style makes fine adjustments, based on the EOS Scene Detection System's analysis, to create a Picture Style for the particular image. Three User Defined Picture Styles can be used to store customised pre-sets created using the supplied Picture Style Editor, or any of the pre-sets available for download from Canon's web site: www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/picturestyle file/index.htm
Basic+ is a creative imaging function that was first introduced in the EOS 60D, which makes it easier to create the desired image effects when shooting a scene. With Basic+, photographers have the option to apply a creative intent to their images whilst using the scene-based modes.
– Shoot by ambience: exposure compensation and white balance are adjusted according to preset styles to create ambience or tone in the image
– Shoot by lighting or scene type: a simplified form of white balance, which allows new digital photographers to change the white balance settings according to more understandable terms such as "Daylight", "Shade", "Cloudy", "Sunset", "Tungsten light" and "Fluorescent light"
Auto Lighting Optimizer (ALO)
Auto Lighting Optimiser analyses the image and selectively adjusts the brightness to achieve a more even result. For example, when a person is backlit, ALO detects the face and
increases its brightness to ensure a more pleasing image.
Lens peripheral illumination correction
The lens peripheral illumination correction function uses the power of the DIGIC 4 image processor to improve image quality by maintaining evenness of illumination from corner to corner, even when shooting wide open with a zoom lens. When shooting in RAW this correction can be further adjusted using Digital Photo Professional.
Highlight Tone Priority
With Highlight Tone Priority the dynamic range of the highlight tones is extended. The gradation between 18% greys (standard exposure) and the highlights are improved, reducing loss of detail in highlights. This enables a picture with a large proportion of highlights, such as a brightly-lit bride in her wedding gown, to show greater detail in the
white and grey areas of the photo, making the image more attractive and
Feature Guide
The Feature Guide acts as an on-board guide by displaying a simple description of each mode and the functions on the Quick Control Screen.
Creative Filters (EOS 600D only)
EOS 600D provides a range of creative effect filters which can be applied to RAW images and all
JPEG images. Since the filter can be applied after the shot is taken,
users can apply different filters to the same image and see the effects:
– Fish-eye effect: Creates a barrel-shaped distortion similar to a
fish-eye lens. The effect can be adjusted, and, depending on the level
of distortion, the image periphery may be cropped.
– Grainy B/W: Creates a grainy, black-and-white image. The effect can be emphasized by adjusting the contrast.
– Soft focus: Produces a soft result. This can be increased by adjusting the blur.
– Toy camera effect: Provides colour cast typical of toy cameras. The four corners are also darkened. The image looks soft with a subtle
grainy look. The colour cast can be changed to cool or warm colours.
– Miniature effect: Can be set by the user to make part of the image look sharp. The orientation (vertical or horizontal) of the area can be
changed by pressing the INFO button.
Video Snapshot (EOS 600D only)
The Video Snapshot feature enables
the user to capture short video clips of 2, 4 or 8 seconds in length.
These short snapshots are then stitched together into one file as a Video Snapshot Album, creating a dynamic, fast-paced movie sequence. Once video clip duration has been selected, every time the Movie shooting button is pressed a video clip of that length will be captured. For example, if a 4 second Video Snapshot is selected, the Video Snapshot Album will be created consisting of 4-second movie clips. This creates a much more engaging movie and encourages the user to think about the shots they take.
When playing a Movie, Video Snapshot Album or Slideshow, background music (BGM) can be applied, whether on
the camera's screen, or on a larger HDTV using the camera's HDMI connection. To do this, users must convert audio files to the supported .WAV format, before using EOS Utility software to upload the files to the camera's SD card ready for selection during playback. A choice of five music tracks supplied with the camera can also be used.
Digital Photo Professional Software
Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software provides high speed, high quality processing of lossless RAW images. Processing with Digital Photo
Professional allows real-time display and immediate application of image adjustments, giving control over RAW image variables such as white balance, dynamic range, exposure compensation, noise reduction and colour tone – plus the ability to view Auto Focus points on an image and apply un-sharp mask sharpening. The Lens Aberration correction tool allows precise correction of different types of distortion caused by certain lenses. Newly added is a set of distortion corrections for use with the EF 8-15mm f/4L USM Fisheye. These corrections allow you to produce fisheye images for different uses.
– Emphasize Linearity: Converts the image to a 'Central Projection' style image. This creates a full frame image from a circular fisheye image.
– Emphasize Distance: This converts the image into an 'Equidistant Projection' image. This method preserves distance relationships between objects, but removes much of the distortion. It is particularly useful for creating star maps and solar path diagrams.
– Emphasize Periphery: This converts the image into a 'Stereographic Projection' image. This allows positional relationships on a spherical surface to be displayed correctly, such as an image of a globe.
– Emphasize Centre: This converts the image to an 'Orthogonal Projection' image, enlarging the centre of the image. This is useful for city planners to measure the luminance of an area by the sky to ensure adequate lighting.
Images can be recorded in camera with sRGB or Adobe RGB colour space. Images can also be rotated and trimmed allowing photographers to correct framing and horizons as part of the RAW processing. Digital Photo Professional also provides full support for the rating system within the EOS 600D and EOS 1100D allowing star ratings to be added or edited for easier sorting.
Digital Photo Professional supports sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB, Apple RGB and Wide Gamut RGB colour spaces. ICC (International Colour Consortium) profiles can be attached to TIFF or JPEG images when converted from RAW. This allows faithful reproduction of colours in software applications that support ICC profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop. For improved efficiency, a set of image adjustments can be saved as a recipe and applied.
EOS Utility
The latest version of EOS Utility
provides essential support for Live View remote shooting (with the ability to overlay an image to assist with alignment of subsequent shots during product photography), camera configuration and image transfers. Tightly integrated with Digital Photo Professional, EOS Utility can be configured to monitor 'hot' folders, automatically renaming and moving incoming images to a structured file system. Images can also be tagged with EXIF data, including copyright information. Newly added is the ability to register background music, with users now able to add or remove .WAV format files from the playlist used by the camera.
Picture Style Editor
Picture Style Editor allows
photographers to create individual Picture Styles that meet their personal requirements. Each Picture Style contains detailed information on how specific colours should be represented within an image. Once new Picture Styles have been created, they can be uploaded directly into the camera and applied to JPEG or RAW images. When working with RAW files in DPP, both personal Picture Styles and predetermined Picture Styles can be adjusted.
ZoomBrowser EX (PC)/ImageBrowser (MAC)
ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser is designed to give photographers a quick and easy way of managing their images. Basic JPEG editing functionality enables users to adjust image brightness and colour balance, with an in-software connection to DPP for RAW image editing. Users can select, rename and resize multiple images at once, set star ratings and organise images by shooting date, making it simple to manage large image libraries. Photographers can also select, add comments and then print images via a range of simplified printing options, and direct uploads to CANON iMAGE GATEWAY enables image sharing via personal online photo albums. ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser also offers support for video editing, including a new Video Snapshot Edit Task that makes it easy for users to manage, edit and share Video Snapshot Albums.
Video Snapshot Edit Task
This feature allows Video Snapshot Albums to be edited using a computer. Individual snapshots can be removed or reordered, and a background music track can also be added . The resulting file can be uploaded to YouTubeTM quickly and easily using a new YouTubeTM upload task.


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text: Protect your voice in municipal health insurance decisions Tell your legislators that changes made to the state budget in conference committee must protect basic rights of employees to bargain over changes in their health insurance benefits. The House and Senate have both passed budget proposals and the different versions are now in conference committee. Once a final version is approved, it will go to the governor for his signature on or about July 1. The House version makes no changes to municipal health insurance, but the Senate version makes significant changes. Two of these, in particular, would eviscerate existing employee bargaining rights and must be changed. The Senate version would: (1) Permit municipalities to unilaterally move all employees into the GIC. (This new proposal was added to the Senate proposal at the eleventh hour.) (2) Municipalities choosing not to enter the GIC may unilaterally make plan design changes to cut costs to a "benchmark" level – that is, a level comparable to the GIC. In light of the $3 billion budget deficit, declining revenues and cuts in local aid, House and Senate members are under intense pressure by the Massachusetts Municipal Association, mayors and many taxpayers to allow municipalities to shift health insurance costs to employees without having to bargain. We need to be an equally powerful voice to protect employees' interests and rights. Please contact your state representative and senator now and urge them to ask conference committee members, Senate President Therese Murray and House Speaker Robert DeLeo not to make any change in the municipal health insurance system unless the Senate proposal is changed to: Eliminate the provision allowing municipalities to transfer employees to the GIC without collective bargaining. Require municipalities to engage in coalition bargaining over plan design changes if they are seeking to reduce costs to a "benchmark" level comparable to the GIC. In addition, MTA members should know that several provisions in the Senate version are important to retain if changes are made giving municipalities more control over employee health insurance. These are: (1) A municipality seeking to reduce health insurance costs must adopt Section 19 and bargain with all the employee unions and retirees over how the cost-savings should be shared. At least 25 percent of the savings must go to the municipality and 25 percent to the employees/retirees, with the remaining 50 percent subject to bargaining. If no agreement is reached, the dispute would go to an arbitrator. (2) For employees moved into the GIC, a contract would be signed forbidding mid-year plan design changes. (3) Municipalities joining the GIC would be permitted to establish Health Reimbursement Accounts through which employees with high copays and deductibles could seek reimbursements. Contact Your Legislators


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I have had a crush on this girl I work with for a while now. I recently found out she got a new job so I figured it was safe to ask her out since we will no longer be working together. I asked her to "go see a movie and hang out." We are going out on a Saturday night but I have no idea if she thinks it's as friends or a real date. What can I do to make sure she knows I am not interested in being just friends? – Mike
Don't fret Mike, your challenge will be interpreting her cues and turning this crush into chemistry. The good news is that you have a lot to work with, since what's important is that she agreed to go out with you.
Actions speak louder than words. Show her this is a date and act like a gentleman. Don't just offer to pay — go ahead and buy her ticket and snacks. Think a step ahead and be early so you have time to talk in the theater.
Pay close attention to her cues and body language. Before the movie starts, take advantage of your time and be attentive. If she declined your offer to pay her way or gives you other negative cues, you may be just hanging out. But if by the end of the evening the vibe is good and she's receptive to you, tell her right then you'd like to see her again.
Always set the stage for your intentions when asking someone out. Worst-case scenario for you Mike is you have a new friend to hang out with, and we can all use more of those.
I went out with this guy last week and could not get a good read on him. I was certain he wasn't interested by the end of dinner, but then he surprised me by asking for my number. It's been a week and I haven't heard from him. I get it now. He probably had no intention of ever calling me. Why do guys do that? – Ellen
Number swapping and never calling should not be standard dating protocol, people. I hear these stories all too often from clients and singles I interview whose instincts were proven wrong because they were misled. This is a big pet peeve of mine!
Guys: If you ask for a girl's phone number with no intention of ever calling her — stop it! By asking for her number you get a free pass out of an awkward situation, but in reality you're leading her on. She assumes she made it to Round 2 — a second date.
Sparks won't fly on every first date, and your exit strategy should not signify otherwise. When the chemistry isn't there, don't feel compelled to ask for or take a number. Be polite and thank your date for a nice time and be on your way. Trust me, parting ways as friends and never speaking again is OK.
Remember Columbus is a small town and your reputation will follow you. I suggest you don't worry too much about this guy, Ellen. You will find better guys out there and if you and this date cross paths again you'll know exactly what to think of him.
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Volunteers at Huntley Community Radio will be acting as servers Monday at the Culiver's Restaurant for a fundraiser.
A portion of the sales generated at Culiver's, 13240 Rte. 47, Huntley, from 4 to 8 p.m. will go toward the local, public radio station originally created by a group of Sun City residents. Volunteers will be on hand to serve customers their food.
The station officially launched in 2012 on the Internet, www.huntleyradio.com, to provide news and entertainment programming for the Huntley area. The station also will try to apply to the FCC later this year for a low-power FM station license.


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- Take your Tasting Party into the Vineyard Rose Restaurant afterwards for our special Wine-Down Wednesdays! Live music with pianist Blessie Hopkins + half-priced select appetizers with the purchase of two entrees.
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Fletcher Allen has two new facilitiesJanuary 07,2013PLATTSBURGH — Fletcher Allen Partners, the parent organization of Fletcher Allen Health Care and Central Vermont Medical Center, received approval from the New York State Department of Health to partner with two health care facilities in northeast New York.
The affiliation between Fletcher Allen Partners and Community Providers Inc., which operates CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh, N.Y., and Elizabethtown Community Hospital, took effect Jan. 1, and now awaits confirmation by the New York Supreme Court.
"Fletcher Allen Partners holds incredible potential for the patients and communities located within the boundaries of this innovative regional approach to addressing health care needs," said Stephens Mundy, president and CEO of CVPH Medical Center.
The affiliation was finalized following nine months of state and federal regulatory reviews that began last March after the organizations gave their initial approvals to proceed. Fletcher Allen Partners has governing powers over all of its members including approval rights over budgets, strategic plans and major financial decisions.
"The affiliation also will foster the academic mission," said Dr. John Brumsted, president and CEO of Fletcher Allen and chief executive officer of Fletcher Allen Partners. "With an integrated health care system, we have an opportunity to train the next generation of physicians, nurses and other providers in a clinical environment of the future — one that emphasizes coordination and integration — and to provide expanded opportunities for clinical research."
Under the proposed affiliation, the four hospitals would participate with Fletcher Allen Partners in developing and implementing system-wide initiatives and programs to increase access and improve the quality of health care services.
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RANDOLPH — Matt Gustafson will fill the new customer manager position at Vermont Computing Inc., a technical products and services firm based in Randolph.
Gustafson's background is in the security and technology fields, and he most recently worked as site security supervisor at Central Vermont Medical Center.
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BERLIN — Walmart has made a $5,000 donation to Home Share Now, a central Vermont nonprofit group that helps people to stay in their homes.
The group works in general to create affordable housing options with positive community and environmental impacts.
Information is available at www.homesharenow.org
Vt. Farm Show
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The 81st annual Vermont Farm Show returns to the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction from Jan. 29 to Jan. 31.
Last year was the first year the show was held at the Expo fairgrounds. Previously, it was hosted by the Barre Civic Center. The new, more spacious venue provided a better experience for guests alike in 2012, according to Farm Show management.
The Farm Show is Vermont's largest agricultural showcase. For agriculture professionals, it is an opportunity to meet with vendors, preview products and machinery, attend trade association meetings and network within the farm community.
With tractors, farm animals and agricultural products on display, the show also holds wide appeal for the general public.
This year Consumer Night will be held Jan. 30. Show hours will be extended until 7 p.m. that evening.
Food enthusiasts will enjoy the Buy Local Market, which will showcase foods and products from Vermont farms.
The "Capital Cook-off" — an Iron Chef-type competition in which teams from the Vermont House of Representatives, Senate, and Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will face off in a battle of culinary skills — will take place again this year. Teams will have 90 minutes to create a dish using Vermont products bought at the Buy Local Market.
There is no cost for parking or admission, but attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food donation for the Vermont Food Bank.
For more information, including a list of scheduled 2013 exhibitors, visit www.vtfarmshow.com.
IRS opens at new
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BURLINGTON — The IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center has relocated its Burlington office to 128 Lakeside Ave. and will reopen there are noon today.
Taxpayers should keep in mind that the IRS website and the toll-free taxpayer assistance hotlines provide free technical guidance and tax forms without requiring a trip to the office.
Individuals who need tax help with a question may not have to travel farther than their computer. The IRS website at www.irs.gov is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For those without Internet access, assistance is available through the IRS toll-free number at (800) 829-1040. Tax forms can be ordered at (800) 829-3676.
Taxpayers can visit the new office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is closed for lunch from 1 to 2 p.m.
CCTV Center adds 4 board members
BURLINGTON — CCTV Center for Media & Democracy, operators of Channel 17 / Town Meeting Television, welcomed new four members to its board of trustees.
Peter Kriff, executive director of Vermont Statewide Independent Living Council, Amanda Levinson of ThirdSpace Consulting, digital strategy consultant Jacob Colie, and certified financial planner Karen Paul join five other members on the board.MORE IN National / World BusinessNEW YORK Its not just the musical Hairspray that will air live on NBC tonight. Full StoryOXON HILL, Md. Far from the Las Vegas Strip, MGM Resorts International opens its $1. Full Story
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Tuesday marks one year since an EF5 tornado ravaged Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013, killing 24 people -- including seven students at Plaza Towers Elementary school. Take a look back at images from the storm.
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Laurier announces The Dunkley Chair in War and the Canadian Experience
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WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier University is establishing The Dunkley Chair in War and the Canadian Experience, made possible through a $1.5 million gift from the Dunkley Charitable Foundation. Two Laurier alumni, Brad Dunkley (BBA 98), co-founder of Waratah Advisors, and Sara Dunkley (BBA 99), president of Stellar Outdoor Advertising, created the foundation.
We believe that researching and teaching Canadas military history is important, said Brad Dunkley. Nearly 115,000 Canadians have lost their lives while in service for our country. Telling our veterans stories, learning the lessons of war, and understanding how soldiers, their families and our society have been affected by war, is one way to honour those who have given us so much.
Laurier will be seeking a strong academic leader to fill the chair and further enhance Lauriers success in teaching and researching Canadas military history. The position will also expand the course offerings in Lauriers Department of History.
Most importantly, the position will ensure a long and bright future for the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies, said Dunkley.
Laurier Professor Emeritus Terry Copp, a leading Canadian military historian and director of the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies (LCMSDS), described the establishment of the Dunkley Chair in War and the Canadian Experience as a vital contribution to the study of some of the most important chapters in Canadian history.
The presence of the chair will confirm Lauriers role as a leading international centre for research and education in the fields of military history and war and memory studies, he said.
Copp founded LCMSDS in 1991 with Laurier Professor Marc Kilgour. Originally supported by the Department of National Defence through its Security and Defence Forum, LCMSDS has become a major research and teaching centre with a robust outreach program that includes conferences, lectures, books, papers, articles, blogs and the publication of Canadian Military History, an internationally circulated journal. LCMSDS is also connected with military centres and historians around the world, and offers guided tours in Europe for students, teachers and private groups wishing to explore the Canadian battlefields and learn more about Canadas contribution to both world wars.
The generous gift from the Dunkley family is visionary for both the university and the country, said Max Blouw, Lauriers president and vice-chancellor. The Dunkley Chair in War and the Canadian Experience will examine issues of tremendous importance to Canada, such as the role of war in defining the Canadian state, military law and the concept of just war, Canadian security and defence policy in the 20th and 21st centuries, and the impact of war on our soldiers and civilians.
Brad and Sara Dunkley are also strong supporters of Beautiful World Canada, a charitable organization that provides educational scholarships for high school, college and university students in Sierra Leone, Uganda and South Africa. Sara Dunkley is the founder and president of the organization and Brad Dunkley serves on the board of directors.


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Provincetown, at the far tip of Cape Cod, would seem a perfect place to spend a summer day. In the books of author Jon Loomis, Provincetown is also the setting for mystery and murder. In our Crime in the City series, NPR's Linda Wertheimer takes us to "P-town," where she met Loomis a few years back.


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