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 Is it technically correct grammar to use a tense shift to imply the assumption of a continuing condition? Example. I want to know what happened to my office computer while I was on vacation. I am asking several people. I am telling person #2 about my conversation with person #1.

 A.

 No tense shift:

 I asked Ashley where my computer was. (This is correct, but doesn't convey your actual, continuing concern about the present location of the computer.)

 B.

 Tense shift:

 I asked Ashley where my computer is. (Is this a correct way of conveying your concern for the ongoing location of the computer?)

 This could be part of a fuller statement such as:

 My computer is missing. I assume it was given to someone while I was on vacation (and is still there). I want to know where my computer is. I asked Ashley where my computer is, but she didn't know.

 THANKS FOR ANY HELP!

asked Oct 30 '14 at 15:46 by Keith Emmer, New member
 Tense Shifting: I Read an Article About it and Now I Doubt Myself. Helphttps://www.grammarly.com/answers/questions/15295-tense-shifting-i-read-an-article-about-it-and-now-i-doubt-myself-help/
 To Whom It May Concern:

 PRELIMINARY BACKGROUND:
 Stemming from an insightful "5 Lessons for Mixing Past and Present Tense" ("5 Lessons") (http://www.dailywritingtips.com/5-lessons-for-mixing-past-and-present-tense/), --I have come to regretfully (and obsessively) question my frame of writing more than usual, and even the way others communicate (even those on TV).

 QUESTION 1:
 I get there are instances in which tenses can change in a writing. However, is the type of tense used really relative to how the writer wants to communicate? Why I ask this is because I have come across situations of scholarly work that seem to contradict one another—like the aforesaid article and an online handbook of the Pearson Education, Inc.. In this online handbook, it makes this example:

 "Naming the five best movies of last year was easy. Ninety percent of the movies I see are lousy, and that leaves only a handful that are even worth considering.

 "Here, the sentence unnecessarily shifts from the simple past tense ("Naming . . . was easy") to simple present ("the movies I see") to present progressive ("are even worth considering").

 "Revision: Naming the five best movies of last year was easy. Ninety percent of the movies I saw were lousy, and that left only a handful that were even worth considering."

 http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_penguinhb_1/7/1978/506544.cw/index.html%20parentloc

 As to the above example, I'm thinking it actually should read as follows:

 "Naming the five best movies of last year WAS easy. Ninety percent of the movies I saw ARE lousy, and that left only a handful that ARE even worth considering." The latter sentence (particularly the CAPS), as I indicated, is my version that I believe is most accurate and correct, though this seems to go against the handbook publisher's teaching. I also think this publisher's teaching goes against the aforesaid "5 Lessons" article, so I have effectively pit one publisher (Pearson) against another (the "5 Lessons" article, given author's background as a professional publishing editor), it seems.

 What do you think?

 Again, I think what I wrote is more accurate and, thus, more appropriate. I realize the movie determination was made in the past, but the distaste for 90% of the movies is still present--they're still lousy even though I saw them last year. Please reinforce this as correct if it is.

 QUESTION 2:
 Also, what do you think about tense in this cliché: "When did you know she was the one (to whom to be married)?" Originally, I had not second-guessed this tense use, but since the "5 Lessons" article above, I really think it should be written as this: "When did you know she is the one?" Granted the determination of finding the 'one' was long ago, but unless the couple is divorced or otherwise incapacitated, what made her the one then exists to today, and, hence, the present tense of "is"; am I right on this as well?

 I'm sorry to bother all of you on this forum, but, for some reason, I have found myself questioning my English proficiency, and this is a bit alarming for me because I graduated with the highest honors from the university I attended, and I excelled in the advanced English courses I took then. Further, I need to know whether I'm right because, while I'm done with undergraduate studies, I will be taking the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and a large portion of it consists of writing a thesis. Please help.

 Thanks,

 Heather

asked May 05 '13 at 11:14 by Heather, New member

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 Heather, I understand your confusion. Your writing style suggests you are a native speaker, and your mention of the LSAT suggests that you have completed a couple of years of college. I'll assume that is the baseline from which you view writing and grammer. Now, let's look at the Internet resources that you cite. Are you the target audience for their advice?

 When thinking about that question, I ask you to consider another question. When you were in third grade, your teacher probably told you that you can't begin a sentence with"And". My friend, a third grade teacher, tells me that if she didn't enforce this rule, EVERY sentence would begin with AND. By the time you reached college, you probably began to realize that many excellent writers open sentences with AND -- and there is no rule of grammar that prohibits this usage (if you don't believe me, look it up in the Chicago Manual of Style, the MLA Handbook, or the APA style guide). The lesson: when teaching English and writing, it is often necessary to start with very broad and overly general "rules."

 Now lets look to my original question -- who is the audience for the Internet advice that has you confused? Is the advice intended for a middle school writer, or for a college student with aspirations of becoming a lawyer? Is the advice intended for an ESL student or a native speaker?

 In the case of Longman's (or Pearson Longman), the intended audience is English as a Second Language (ESL). Pearson Longman is a British imprint (so the relevant baseline is British English rather than American English) whose market is focused on ESL students in China and South Asia. Knowing this, we can assume that the advice given is broad and generalized -- perhaps too generalized.

 With respect to QUESTION 1, Longman's advice is, in a general sense, correct. But switching tense in the example sentence is not wrong. There is a tense called the LITERARY PRESENT and the example uses it. Works of art -- literature, movies, and plays in particular -- are assumed to exist in an eternal, timeless present. Typically, one uses the present tense to describe the plot. In your example, not only WAS the movie bad, the movie IS still bad -- that is, the experience of the critic did not change from being bad to good with the passage of time.

 Do you see the subtle distinction made by changing the tense in the example? So while the change may not have been necessary, it is not wrong. Of course, try teaching the LITERARY PRESENT to third graders -- and you can see why Longman's says what it does.

 I hope this ehlps.

answered May 05 '13 at 22:46 by Jeff Pribyl, Grammarly Fellow
 The word best replace "evacuated"https://www.grammarly.com/answers/questions/6802-the-word-best-replace-evacuated/
 Which word can best replace the word "evacuated" in this sentence:

 Several residents were evacuated to the nearest police stations.

 A. transferred

 B. shifted

 C. moved

 Hope can elaborate why the word can use or can't use to replace the word "evacuated.

 Tq.

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As soon as I read the words Pomp and Circumstance I started humming the tune to myself. How said that people over here are too stupid to remember the actual name of the piece and call it "the graduation song" instead. Me, shaking my head and saying, "um, um, um!" - But I didn't know who wrote it and where he hung out, so now I have learned something!ReplyDelete
Thank you for your nice comment Paul! I got a few more shots of it that are posted on my personal blog, here: http://wittlemelody.blogspot.com/2009/07/drama.htmlReplyDelete
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Thanks for the fun history lesson :)
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After careful research and analysis, Robert W. Padgett discovered that the missing melody to Elgar's 110 year old "Enigma Variations" is "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott" by the Reformation Leader Martin Luther. Known as "A Mighty Fortress is our God," this hymn satisfies all three rules set forth by the composer:
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2) It is famous.
3) Dora Penny was intimately familiar with this work.
A sound file of "Ein' feste Burg" played on flute "over and through" the "Enigma Theme" may be heard at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnzosoCk5o0
A sound file of "Ein' feste Burg" played on trumpet "over and through" Variation IX "Nimrod" may be heard at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT0Sd8ESXpk
Interestingly, the biblical name "Nimrod" means "A Mighty Hunter," and amazingly the title of the missing melody is "A Mighty Fortress." The link between the two could not be more apparent. Variation IX was dedicated to August Jaeger, Elgar's dear friend from Germany who championed his music at Novello. Martin Luther was German, and many prominent German composers quoted "Ein' feste Burg" in their music: J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and Raff and Wagner. Elgar venerated the music of Bach, Mendelssohn and Wagner, so it should come as no surprise that he would emulate these great masters in this way.
For Robert W. Padgett's full report of this amazing discovery go to http://enigmathemeunmasked.blogspot.com
I'm not sure when the word famous came out, but this definitely proves it's been around for decades.ReplyDelete
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I know how he shot himself
First dates are always nervous affairs. This one was almost a killer.
A man on a date accidentally shot himself in his SUV in a parking garage behind the Ruth's Chris restaurant on Fairview Road Tuesday night, according to police.
Given that he was not charged with carrying a concealed weapon, we can pretty much assume that he has a valid NC CHP. So why was he screwing around with his gun in the parking deck behind Ruth's Chris Steakhouse? Because North Carolina law requires him to.
Ruth's Chris is a very high end steakhouse. I asked my wife what it costs to get a steak and she said that they were living proof of the old adage, if you have to ask, it's too expensive. Ruth's Chris serves alcohol. By NC law, no CHP holder may enter an establishment licensed to sell alcohol for on premises consumption. Yes, I know, the law is an ass. You can gorge yourself silly while Open Carrying at the Golden
Corral Trough, but if you want to pay an arm and a leg for a nice steak dinner at Ruth's Chris, you better take that gun off pardner.
So why was Mr. First Date Blues screwing around with his gun instead of leaving it in his holster where it belonged? Because the idiots who wrote our laws required him to. It's time to pass HB111, Restaurant Carry.
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Repeal the Hughes Amendment
Did you know that machine guns aren't really illegal? Not by Federal law at least. Your State might have a law against them, but most States allow them. There's just one problem. During the wrangling for the Firearms Owners Protection Act in 1986, an amendment was offered to FOPA that banned the transfer of newly manufactured machine guns to civilians. That means that if a machine gun was manufactured in 1985, it's legal for you to own, but if it was manufactured in 1987, it's not. This limits the number of legally transferrable machineguns, and drives the prices sky high. Does that make any sense?
Here's what you can do about it. Whitehouse.gov has a petition system set up. If you can get 150 people to sign the petition, it becomes "public" and everyone can see it. Once they get 5000 signatures, the Whitehouse has to make a public statement about it. Stephen at The Bluff has started a petition asking that the Hughes Amendment be repealed and the ATF books be re-opened to allow average citizens to purchase new machine guns.
While you are there, you might as well sign the petition for HR822, the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. They have more than 1800 signatures already!
You have to register at Whitehouse.gov to get a sign in, but be sure to UNCHECK the "receive re-election propaganda BS from BO" box.
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Guns in Parks, Havelock, NC edition
A quick link about the fallout from HB650 and local laws. I am working on a similar situation here in Garner, but the proposed ordinance is much more in line with the new State laws.
But Bessinger and Taylor differ on whether concealed handguns have a place in the Havelock Recreation Complex where the team practices and plays.
"I don't think it's a good idea to have concealed weapons at parks where there's kids," said Bessinger.
"I think that if you've got the permit, you should be able to carry it anywhere at all," Taylor said. "If you pass the background check and go through the classes, I think so. I would be for it."
Apparently Havelock is trying to get cute with the law. The law will allow localities to ban guns at pools, playgrounds, athletic fields, and athletic facilities, but not at parks in general, nor in the other parts of parks except for those named exceptions. For instance, just because there is a playground in a park, towns can't ban carry in other parts of the park.
It would be just so much easier if they didn't ban guns. It isn't like the CHP holders are going to shoot the place up, nor are the criminals going to care about the stupid signs.
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Meanwhile in Rebecca Peters Paradise: I ain't payin' for no smokes edition
Apparently even after Australia radically restricted gun ownership, guns are still common in crimes.
Police say a bandit threatened an attendant with a gun in a store in Fitzgerald Road, Ardeer, about 2am, when asked to pay for a pack of cigarettes.
This seems so strange. Didn't they tell us that if guns were banned, gun crime would stop? If it doesn't stop the crime, what does it stop?
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Queen Bev loses her mind
Now I've been known to say some stupid things from time to time. But nothing like this,
"I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover," Perdue said.
Let's be clear. If there are no elections as the Constitution demands, then the government is illegitimate. I hate to say this so bluntly, but without elections, all we have left are bullets.
Bev is downplaying her statement, calling it a joke
"Come on…Gov. Perdue was obviously using hyperbole to highlight what we can all agree is a serious problem: Washington politicians who focus on their own election instead of what's best for the people they serve."
How do you joke about that? How exactly do you suggest, even as a joke, that the Constitution be suspended? The stakes cannot be higher. When the alternative to elections is shooting people who disagree with us, you can't make a joke. So don't try.
Here's what's interesting to me about the whole thing. Bev has to have future aspirations. She's the Democrat Governor of a southern state. It is widely agreed that being a Governor is a big plus in the race for President. Being from the South is a big plus for Democrats in national elections. She's a woman, a Governor, from the South. She's got all the chances without any of the baggage of Hillary.
We all know that Bev is toast in 2012. She barely squeaked by against McCrory in 2008. The Obama wave washed her over the finish line. With Obama's implosion, she's dead in the water. But she could spend some time in a future administration, getting some needed "foreign policy" experience and run for president sometime. Except now she's torpedoed that.
Ht: reader and Marine, Brian Callendar, and Anthony, both via email.
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Glenn Reynolds channels Elizabeth Warren
A meme is born. Here's my entry.
Here's where it started. (Corrected, Joel says he found it somewhere, he didn't write it)
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Nothing says stop invading my house like shooting at them (*Video*)
A young woman near Fayetteville took advantage of current North Carolina law and used deadly force to repel two yutes who were in the process of unlawfully and forcibly entering her home.
"It was ping, and the glass shattered," she explained "So my first instinct was to run upstairs and protect myself, so I went upstairs, got my gun, and shot thru the window."
The men were breaking through the back door so she fired twice through the window — down at the two men.
She's not sure if she hit either of them, but they were standing outside the door when she opened fire. They fled the scene and ran toward Southview High School, which is a few hundred yards away from the apartment.
Current NC law says that you can presume that you are in danger of death or serious bodily injury if someone is in the process of forcibly and unlawfully entering your home. The current law does not allow you to presume the danger if the person is already inside your home. That means that North Carolina is one of the very few States where it is actually legal to shoot through your own door at a criminal trying to break in.
House Bill 650 will remedy that strange situation with our new Castle Bill. After December 1st, you may presume that a person who is in your home, forcibly and unlawfully, is a deadly threat, and you may use deadly force against them.
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Guns cheap and easy in Sarah Brady Paradise
As reported in the Grauniad*, guns are cheap and easy to get in Sarah Brady Paradise
The gun shown here, a Webley, is up for sale in London for £150, one of hundreds of such weapons that are easily and cheaply available on the streets of the UK's big cities, a Guardian investigation can reveal.
The variety of weapons on offer in Britain is extensive and includes machine guns and shotguns, as well as pistols and converted replicas. A source close to the trade in illegal weapons contacted by the Guardian listed a menu of firearms that are available on the streets of the capital.
"You can get a clean [unused] 9mm automatic for £1,500, a Glock for a couple of grand and you can even make an order for a couple of MAC-10s," he said. "Or you can get a little sawn-off for £150. They're easy enough to get hold of. You'll find one in any poverty area, every estate in London, and it's even easier in Manchester, where there are areas where the police don't go.
What have we always said? When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. (Formerly Great) Britain is an island. For Grauniad* readers, that means it's totally surrounded by water. The closest it gets to the main land of Europe is 21 miles between Dover and Calais. If you can't secure an island from gun smuggling, what can you secure?
Gun control has failed. It doesn't lower overall crime rates, and it doesn't keep criminals from having guns. It just keeps the law abiding citizens subjects disarmed and helpless.
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I swear by my pretty floral bonnet I will end you
I posted about a murder that happened last Wednesday, pointing out that murder victims are frequently criminals themselves. Well, it didn't take long to identify the suspect in that killing, and there's strange twist.
Roanoke Rapids police say a 29-year-old man sought in connection with two murders could be cross-dressing to elude arrest.
Well isn't that special?
You aren't really surprised, are you?
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Meanwhile in Rebecca Peters Paradise: Armed Bank Robbery edition
We already know how tough it is to get a gun legally in Australia. So if that's the case, why do they still have gun crime? Isn't that why gun control was instituted?
An armed bank robber who stole $27,000 before apologising as he fled has been jailed for more than six years.
(Convicted Robber), 22, took less than a minute to terrorise teller Meredith Hales, three colleagues and customers with a handgun and rob the National Australia Bank in Taylors Lakes. He apologised as he fled, and Ms Hales shouted back at him: "Don't say f—ing sorry to me".
I don't understand. Wasn't gun control supposed to stop gun crime? Or was it just to force the citizens to give up their means of self-defense?
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There will also be a Call of Duty 4-style perk system with persistent rewards.
The open-world FPS is just about "feature-complete" and should be on track for a December 2008 release for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3.
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Teresa, what a nice name and what a nice person you may be.Have you heard about the female condoms? Probably this is one of the best options you can make use of to feel more secure and more confident having sex. Ask to your doctor or ask for some advise to indicated person.You will find the way to fulfill your hearts and your feelings.
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Teresa, on the surface your thread may sounded pessmistic, but actually there are lots of reasons for rejoicing as you are on the road towards healing. KEEP AT IT HONEY it will get better. IT IS normal. Siang
hi teresa,just keep talking to each other...sex is only one way to show someone how much you love them...if it's not feeling right at the moment, don't give up, just find another way to show each other how strong your relationship is.kate x
my heart goes out to you Teresa....communication is really important, keep it up. I can feel the love you and your hubby have for each other, don't ever let that feeling fade. This may be tough, but it is not the end of the world. Be strong and you guys will get through this. I'm rooting for ya.Justin
Teresa what you are going through is perfectly normal. My partner is negative so I can understnad the fears you are both going through.You just have to feel both secure and confindent in what you are doing before you can enjoy sex. Make sure you got strong right sized condoms to feel more at ease. Foreplay (safe sex) is very pleasureable too to start with untill you go into penetravitve sex. I think once you get it right it will get easier by time.take care,mark
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After expanding his horizons with reggaeton on his 2006 album and then returning back to overly familiar territory for 2007's Noreality, 2008's Iron Liver, and 2009's S.O.R.E., 2013's Student of the Game finds N.O.R.E. searching again for his audience. Even in the album's best moments, when classic breakbeats by Pete Rock ("Vitamins") and Large Professor ("Built Pyramids") bump up against modern synthesized productions by Pharrell Williams ("The Problem [Lawwwddd]") and Jahlil Beats ("Faces of Death"), all the style-jumping makes one wonder if the Queens rapper has indeed lost his way. A wide range of guest spots and skits further convolutes things, but as unfocused as the album tends to be, there are some redeeming moments and it's hard to blame the guy for trying new things. Especially when the biggest departure on the album -- a golden era-sounding team-up with Large Professor -- is his best track in years. ~ Jason Lymangrover


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This month's issue of Gastroenterology examines the use of Hy's law and a new composite algorithm to predict acute liver failure in patients with drug-induced liver injury.
Hy's Law, which states that hepatocellular drug-induced liver injury with jaundice indicates a serious reaction, is used widely to determine risk for acute liver failure.
Dr Isabel Lucena and colleagues from Spain optimized the definition of Hy's Law, and developed a model for predicting acute liver failure in patients with drug-induced liver injury.
The researchers collected data from 771 patients with drug-induced liver injury from the Spanish DILI registry, from 1994 through 2012.
The team analyzed data collected at drug-induced liver injury recognition, and at the time of peak levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and total bilirubin.
Of the 771 patients with drug-induced liver injury, 32 developed acute liver failure.
Hepatocellular injury, female sex, high levels of total bilirubin, and a high ratio of aspartate aminotransferase (AST):ALT were independent risk factors for acute liver failure.
The research team compared 3 ways to use Hy's Law to predict which patients would develop acute liver failure.
All included total bilirubin greater than 2-fold the upper limit of normal (×ULN), and either ALT level greater than 3 × ULN, a ratio (R) value of 5 or greater, or a new ratio (nR) value of 5 or greater.
At recognition of drug-induced liver injury, the R- and nR-based models identified patients who developed acute liver failure with 67% and 63% specificity, respectively, whereas use of only ALT level identified them with 44% specificity.
However, the level of ALT and the nR model each identified patients who developed acute liver failure with 90% sensitivity, whereas the R criteria identified them with 83% sensitivity.
The team found an equal number of patients who did and did not develop ALF had alkaline phosphatase levels greater than 2 × ULN.
The researchers observed that an algorithm based on AST level greater than 17.3 × ULN, total bilirubin greater than 6.6 × ULN, and AST:ALT greater than 1.5 identified patients who developed acute liver failure with 82% specificity and 80% sensitivity.
Dr Lucena's team concludes, "When applied at drug-induced liver injury recognition, the nR criteria for Hy's Law provides the best balance of sensitivity and specificity whereas our new composite algorithm provides additional specificity in predicting the ultimate development of acute liver failure."
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Apple's association with the "sweatshop" manufacturing plants of China and various other countries has been under intense scrutiny for the past few years. The scrutiny culminated in a series of articles by The New York Times under the overarching title of the "iEconomy," where the technology industry – with Apple at the center – was slammed for their practices of employing cheap labor and allowing dangerous working conditions in return for higher profitability margins. Since then, various changes have taken place throughout the supply chain of nearly every consumer electronics company.
Apple, to their credit, has taken a lead in this charge. While many feel that the Cupertino company was unfairly slighted in The New York Times' iEconomy series, Apple has since upped both their financial support and oversight across the board. In the latest installment of the iEconomy series, The New York Times notes the following change:
CHENGDU, China — One day last summer, Pu Xiaolan was halfway through a shift inspecting iPad cases when she received a beige wooden chair with white stripes and a high, sturdy back.
At first, Ms. Pu wondered if someone had made a mistake. But when her bosses walked by, they just nodded curtly. So Ms. Pu gently sat down and leaned back. Her body relaxed.
The rumors were true.
Apparently, changes as simple as offering a chair for comfort are being made across Foxconn, which is the largest private employer in China and Apple's preferred partner for manufacturing responsibilities. Notorious as being incredibly harsh on their workers, Foxconn's global image has been in shambles due to the increased interest in Apple's supplier situation.
The blame also was shared equally between Foxconn and Apple: after all, Foxconn was being hired by Apple to create an unprecedented number of electronics for margins that were constantly being pushed down to increase profitability. While Foxconn does assemble products for various other companies, Apple is by far their largest partner. Many felt that Apple had an obligation, both as the largest corporation in the world and as a company that strives to stand out among the pack, to improve these conditions in a noticeable way.
And so, it seems, they did:
But in March, unbeknown to Ms. Pu, a critical meeting had occurred between Foxconn's top executives and a high-ranking Apple official. The companies had committed themselves to a series of wide-ranging reforms. Foxconn, China's largest private employer, pledged to sharply curtail workers' hours and significantly increase wages — reforms that, if fully carried out next year as planned, could create a ripple effect that benefits tens of millions of workers across the electronics industry, employment experts say.
The cynical will see this as Apple simply caving to intense public criticism. Others will see this as a company doing what is right. Regardless, based on the evidence from The New York Times, the change is happening. Yes, it is happening slower than most would prefer, but it is happening.
The changes aren't just inside of the manufacturers, though. Apple has reportedly "tripled" staff that works to oversee the supply chain and its laborers, with most working in Apple's Cupertino campus. As Apple expands its manufacturing base into first-world countries such as the United States, such increased oversight is going to be necessary.
It doesn't stop with Apple, though: companies like HP and Intel are stating that Apple's lead is something that must be followed.
Executives at companies like Hewlett-Packard and Intel say those shifts have convinced many electronics companies that they must also overhaul how they interact with foreign plants and workers — often at a cost to their bottom lines, though, analysts say, probably not so much as to affect consumer prices.
The entire industry is changing in response to the increased sensitivity of the public at large. Whether or not Apple deserves any credit for this change is a moot point; this change should never have been necessary. Regardless, the conditions for the workers who make the devices we all love, whether it's an iPhone 5, Galaxy S III, or Nexus 4, or something else entirely, are slowly but surely being improved.


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The "oppression olympics†is the subject of Jen's rant today. What she means is the way people try and out-victim each other and as a result, we find ourselves divided rather than united.
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Carmen and Jen interview Dr. Joseph L. Graves, pre-eminent evolutionary biologist and author of The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America He'll answer everything you always wanted to know about race and biology. What exactly does it mean when we say that race is a social construct? Why can racial DNA tests be misleading? Is it true that if you need a bone marrow donor, you can only find a match with someone of your own race? Are African-Americans really better at basketball than any other people? Are mixed people really more healthy/beautiful/intelligent/strong than non-mixed people?
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For the United States men's national team, the final leg of the journey to Brazil begins in Honduras.
For coach Jurgen Klinsmann, it's a chance to put it all together.
The official draw for the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying was held Wednesday night in Miami Beach, Fla. With the schedule now decided, the U.S. and Klinsmann turn their attention to qualifying for the nation's seventh straight World Cup.
The feeling coming out of the U.S. camp is simple: This team is good enough to qualify, but it won't be easy.
Klinsmann replaced Bob Bradley in July of 2011, and in his 15-plus months on the job, he has produced mixed results. Historic wins at Italy and Mexico were tempered by a frustrating—and nearly catastrophic—loss to Jamaica and disappointing results against Brazil and Canada.
With the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers approaching, none of that really means anything. The reset button has been pushed, and results—not style or attractive soccer—are all that matters.
"We are confident, but we know that it's going to be a difficult road and a one-game-at-a-time path," Klinsmann said (via USSoccer.com). "We are prepared for that. We won't underestimate anybody and we respect and admire every nation out there playing."
The opener is Feb. 6 at Honduras, which won Group C in the semifinal round. Luis Fernando Suarez's team eliminated Canada with a shocking 8-1 result on the final day and beat out Panama to the top spot in the process.
Next is a home date with Costa Rica on March 22 before a quick trip to Mexico and the Azteca Stadium four days later.
Will the U.S. qualify for the 2014 World Cup?
Perhaps the most important date on the schedule for the U.S. is the home game against Mexico on Sept. 10. The U.S. is 4-4-2 at home against Mexico in World Cup qualifying but 0-13-1 on the road.
Only two matches remain after the U.S. hosts Mexico, and that means the game could have a strong bearing on whether the Americans qualify.
As of Thursday, the venue for the match had not been decided. U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati said several factors will affect the choice (via USSoccer.com).
Time zones, venues, television start times—all of those things—weather matters, travel distance from Europe, travel distance between games, artificial surface issues. There (are) a lot of variables but we've got a pretty good handle on what we want to do.
By this point of the process, so should Klinsmann and the players. Now we wait and see.


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pdmenon (report)
For the part "I think I thought I saw you try", I agree its F instead of Dm
skellyjoe (report)
the second line of this song (the lengths i would go to) should be: the things i would go to
but other than that the song is perfect
legorocks08 (report)
yeah some of them aren't in the right place but pretty good though
barnsy (report)
check the lyrics because they are wrong in parts
alexgunby (report)
Yeah, definitely F on both the last "that was just a dream"s - it's the same progression as the chorus
doublekick0866 (report)
Dutchy (report)
That sounds pretty much right.
crazysoldierguy (report)
the Dm on the line "i think i thought i saw you try." is actually supposed to be an F.....


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Eugene Levy has appeared in over fifty motion pictures, seven of which having topped the one hundred million dollar mark. His box office success in films, like Bringing Down the House (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), Father of the Bride Part II (1995) and Over the Hedge (2006), has helped establish him as one of Hollywood's most popular comedic character actors. But it was his role of "Jim's Dad" in Universal's billion dollar "American Pie" franchise that cemented his reputation as being America's favorite dad.
Teaming up with Christopher Guest, Levy earned critical acclaim for co-writing and co-starring in Best in Show (2000), Waiting for Guffman (1996), For Your Consideration (2006) and A Mighty Wind (2003). His work in A Mighty Wind (2003) garnered him a Grammy Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award, along with a Golden Globe nomination for Best in Show.
Levy started his career on the popular late night comedy series, SCTV (1976), where he won two Emmy Awards for writing. His early films include Splash (1984), Club Paradise (1986), Armed and Dangerous (1986) and Multiplicity (1996).
Recent projects include the hockey comedy, Goon (2011), opposite Jay Baruchel, Seann William Scott and Liev Schreiber, Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009), his work as the voice of Albert Einstein in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and, alongside Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson, in the animated feature, Astro Boy (2009). Next up is American Reunion (2012), the 10th anniversary sequel in the "American Pie" franchise.
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This document explains how to use a simple router configuration with Access Control Lists (ACLs) in order to permit or deny traffic to the Cisco Content Engine.
In this scenario, any traffic that originates from C1 (172.18.124.193) and C2 (10.27.3.4) and is destined for any host bypasses the Cache Engine as specified by the ACL. All other traffic is forwarded.
There are no specific requirements for this document.
The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:
Cisco Cache Engine 505 in a lab environment with cleared configurations
Cisco 2611 Router
Cisco IOS® Software Release 12.1(3)T
The information presented in this document was created from devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If you are working in a live network, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command before using it.
Refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for information on document conventions.
In this section, you are presented with the information to configure the features described in this document.
Note: Use the Command Lookup Tool (registered customers only) in order to obtain more information on the commands used in this section.
This document uses this network setup:
This document uses this configuration:
|How to Bypass the Content Engine with Router ACLs
!--- Your command lines should appear similar to the following: router# configure terminal router(config)# ip wccp web-cache redirect-list 120 router(config)# access-list 120 deny ip host 172.18.124.193 any router(config)# access-list 120 deny ip host 10.27.3.4 any router(config)# access-list 120 permit ip any any
Use this section to confirm that your configuration works properly.
The Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only) (OIT) supports certain show commands. Use the OIT in order to view an analysis of show command output.
show version - Displays the software that runs on the router, as well as some other components as the system uptime (such as where the code was previously booted, and the date when it was compiled).
33-ns-gateway#show version Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.1(3)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Wed 19-Jul-00 16:02 by ccai Image text-base: 0x80008088, data-base: 0x808A9264 ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) 33-Ns-gateway uptime is 1 day, 1 hour, 1 minute System returned to ROM by reload System restarted at 11:03:21 UTC Thu May 17 2001 System image file is "flash:c2600-i-mz.121-3.T" cisco 2610 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x203) with 44032K/5120K bytes of memory. Processor board ID JAD04330MR6 (3648101504) M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49 Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. 5 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write) Configuration register is 0x2102
show running-config - Displays the running configuration on the router.
33-Ns-gateway#show running-config Building configuration... Current configuration: ! ! Last configuration change at 12:04:57 UTC Fri May 18 2001 ! NVRAM config last updated at 11:01:10 UTC Fri May 18 2001 ! version 12.1 service timestamps debug datetime msec service timestamps log datetime msec no service password-encryption ! hostname 33-Ns-gateway ! logging buffered 64000 debugging enable secret 5 $1$IWJr$nI.NcIr/b9DN7jEQQC17R/ ! ! ! ! ! ip subnet-zero ip wccp web-cache redirect-list 120 ip cef no ip domain-lookup ip domain-name cisco.com ip name-server 188.8.131.52 ip name-server 220.127.116.11 ! ! ! ! interface Ethernet0/0 ip address 10.1.3.50 255.255.255.0 no ip route-cache cef ! interface Ethernet1/0 description interface to the CE .5 bandwidth 100 ip address 10.27.2.1 255.255.255.0 full-duplex ! interface Ethernet1/1 description inter to DMZ ip address 172.18.124.211 255.255.255.0 ip wccp web-cache redirect out no ip route-cache cef no ip route-cache no ip mroute-cache ! interface Ethernet1/2 description Preconfigured for recreates 10.27.3.0/24 net ip address 10.27.3.1 255.255.255.0 no ip route-cache cef ! interface Ethernet1/3 no ip address shutdown ! ip classless ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.18.124.1 no ip http server ! access-list 120 deny ip host 172.18.124.193 any log-input access-list 120 deny ip host 10.27.3.4 any log-input access-list 120 permit ip any any log ! line con 0 exec-timeout 0 0 transport input none line aux 0 exec-timeout 0 0 line vty 0 4 exec-timeout 0 0 password ww login ! no scheduler allocate end
show access-lists - Lists the access-list command statements in the router configuration. This command also lists a hit count that indicates the number of times an element has been matched when an access-list command search is issued.
2.33-ns-gateway#show access-lists 120 Extended IP access list 120 deny ip host 172.18.124.193 any log-input (114 matches) deny ip host 10.27.3.4 any log-input (30 matches) permit ip any any log
show log - Displays the system error log on the router.
3.33-ns-gateway#show log Syslog logging: enabled (0 messages dropped, 0 flushes, 0 overruns) Console logging: level debugging, 906 messages logged Monitor logging: level debugging, 165 messages logged Buffer logging: level debugging, 267 messages logged Trap logging: level informational, 114 message lines logged Log Buffer (64000 bytes): May 18 09:57:00.837: %CLEAR-5-COUNTERS: Clear counter on all interfaces by vty2 (172.18.124.193) May 18 10:24:53.218: %SEC-6-IPACCESSLOGP: list 120 denied tcp 172.18.124.193(0) -> 184.108.40.206(0), 1 packet May 18 10:28:44.890: %SEC-6-IPACCESSLOGP: list 120 denied tcp 10.27.3.4(0) -> 184.108.40.206(0), 1 packet May 18 10:29:08.861: %SEC-6-IPACCESSLOGP: list 120 denied tcp 172.18.124.193(0) -> 188.8.131.52(0), 1 packet May 18 10:29:53.563: %SEC-6-IPACCESSLOGP: list 120 denied tcp 172.18.124.193(0) -> 18.104.22.168(0), 19 packets May 18 10:33:53.672: %SEC-6-IPACCESSLOGP: list 120 denied tcp 10.27.3.4(0) -> 220.127.116.11(0), 1 packet
There is currently no specific troubleshooting information available for this configuration.


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Skip to comments.Mark Levin Live: Ripping Romney and the GOP E a "new one" Please tune in!
Posted on 01/26/2012 3:35:15 PM PST by Anti-Hillary
Just a heads up if you can tune in. Levin is knocking it out of the park!
Mark Levin is AWESOME just adore him! He is absolutely right..Romney has ZERO intention of repealing Obamacare..yet GOP establishment RINOS want this guy to be the nominee
Its a great rant against the liberal Romney
"Its hilarious this guy was a independant progressive as loate as 200s"
GO Great One... !!!
Delay has become a clown ass, take back the good things I said about him.
Yes! I'm listening on WABC (it's 6:30 UNDER GOD)
It is a dead on rant. Levin is right. Newt has baggage, but this all out assault by people questioning his loyalty to Reagan and his ideals is straight up BS. I really think that this is coming from the Mittens camp and I am positive now that all the trouble Cain had with his past was pushed by them through backdoor channels. The Mittens camp and Milt himself are a bunch of double dealing cheats and dirt bags.
Its a great rant against the liberal Romney
"Its hilarious this guy was a independant progressive as late as 2002"
GO Great One... !!!
Listening now. Levin is ripping Romney and Paul!!
Go, Levin!!
Go, Newt!!
I just heard Mitt Romney refer to himself as a PROGRESSIVE..yet the GOP Establishment wants this guy to be the nominee..what the hell is going on here??
Mark is on FIRE!!!!!
I have never heard him so good!!! WOW!!!!
I have tossed Mr. Doublespeak Rush Limpbaugh aside........
Go mark!
He sometimes posts there!
Don't know if he would do it, but I think Michael Reagan should go out and stump for Gingrich in Florida, now!!!
Let me know when he calls on Santorum to drop out of the FL race and I'll start listening to Mark Levin again.
Romney is a cornered rat and he's acting like one, all the while plastering that supercilious grin on his face for the cameras. Ugh, blech, & double yuck!
I have no doubt that Mitt's scummy staff was behind taking Cain out.
Remember, it was Mitt's operatives (Schmidt and Nicole Wallace) that started taking Sarah down in Sept 2008. Sarah was on fire, even bringing McSlime 8pts ahead of the Marxist. Mitt would not allow that to continue.
Mitt and his henchmen loathe Conservatives and even more so, the principles of Conservatism.
The GOP Establishment thinks you're stupid. They think that once they push Romney in, you will get in line and vote for him.
I'll watch this country burn to the ground before I vote for Romney or any other GOP Establishment candidate they try to shove down my throat.
Don't get me wrong here. But we do not have an election yet. What we have is a problem and his name is Mitt Romney.
Levin just wrote a best selling book targeted at true conservatives.
He understands that his only and best marketing strategy is to tell the TRUTH to TRUE conservatives unlike that Crazy Annie beanpole who evidently thinks she can keep selling books to true conservatives by lying about Romney and lying about Newt as well.
Levin is AWESOME! So glad he's refuting Eliot Abrams (while saying how much "he loves the guy") in National Revue.
I get that the GOP Establishment loves Romney, but they know he is a progressive and they want to cram him down our throats anyway? Its absolutely RIDICULOUS..Romney better NOT be the nominee, otherwise we will have two socialist progressives to choose from..and I hate both of them
I love Mark, but really, what happens if Romney is nominated? I'd take the local dogcatcher over Obama.
FUMR where you breathe.
Those olives are obscene.
This is such a relief to hear Mark mounting such a strong defense of Newt. I am really disappointed in so many of the other so-called conservative outlets, which are hanging Newt out to dry.
Is Mark's show aired in Florida?
John King just did his usual hitpiece on CNN highlighting Abrams' criticism of Newt as non Reaganite. Not one word of Michael Reagan's or Jeffrey Lord's rebuttals.
Mark Levin about Romney "One lie after another weaved into a basket of bullcrap".
The debate tonight will be history making
Surfs up !!!
I'd take the local dogcatcher too, because he is probably a conservative. But Romney is not. Take a look at his record as Massachusetts governor and tell me if there is any material difference from Obama's record as President. Oh wait, there is a material difference: Obama didn't sign into law a permanent assault weapons ban and didn't give Planned Parenthood, by name, a permanent seat on the board overseeing Obamacare.
I bet MeCains attack dog Schmidt is involved with the Romney camp.
"This is such a relief to hear Mark mounting such a strong defense of Newt. I am really disappointed in so many of the other so-called conservative outlets, which are hanging Newt out to dry."
He and Hannity are the only one's really giving Newt a fair shake....
Levin opened up...pissed and rightfully so...the so-called Fox and talk radio has been killing Gingrich from last night and all day today, with coordinated hits from all of these fake conservatives...Drudge, Abrams, Krauthammer, ...and you guys think Rush defended Newt: Think again.
I listened to the first 2 hours of Rush today, when you hear it in context on the radio is was a velvet glove attack on Newt.
I bet MeCains attack dog Schmidt is involved with the Romney camp.
If you want to read Jeffrey Lord's article, here it is (great read):
Northern California has the best olives on earth. Google the Olive Pit. We ordered a case for Christmas as down here in southern Utah one cannot find anything of substance.
Makes a great Martini.
"you just cant ignore 48 hours of unbridled vicious attacks"
No Mark we cant and wont...
The media whitewash is just like in 2008, except replace "Obama" with "Romney." Even Rush and Hannity refuse to speak out against the Myth from Massachusetts.
Anyone else ever notice Rush never mentions "the Great One",
anymore. Thank God for Mark. I will tune in!
One could expect Rush would do half at least as good a job on Romney as Levin, but alas, no. Rush is selling that damn tea. LOL!
"Newt has baggage, but this all out assault by people questioning his loyalty to Reagan and his ideals is straight up BS." This is just a guess but I suspect that it the questioning of loyalty to Reaganism is more offensive to Newt than all the other baggage he has been slammed for.
Anyone else ever notice Rush never mentions "the Great One",
anymore. Thank God for Mark. I will tune in!
One could expect Rush would do half at least as good a job on Romney as Levin, but alas, no. Rush is selling that damn tea. LOL!
Thanks "Tennessee Nana". I'm already listening to Mark on WABC. I was just asking if Mark is aired in FLA because the Floridians are the ones voting next week and was wondering if they have access to Mark's show on the radio. Especially the elderly who do not use the internet.
I bet Levin does, too. He ain't no spring chicken. I have to wait another two hours to hear The Great One, but I'm patient!
I have a couple of online businesses that I can run from Costa Rica
I'm glad that Mark pointed out that in 1984, Krauthammer supported Walter Mondale. Supported MONDALE over RONALD REAGAN?
I saw Reagan in 1984 at a campaign stop in Boston. It truly was one of the high points of my life.
Romney is such a dirtbag that I cannot EVER vote for him!
I am absolutely DISGUSTED with his tactics.
The Romney camp (Susan Molinari, advisor) is even resurrecting the conspiracy theory that surrounded the suicide of Brit Hume's son, but attaching Newt's name to it, instead of Dick Armey. They are SCUM!
I hope Newt goes nuclear on Romney.
Yes indeed! GODSPEED NEWT GINGRICH!
"I bet MeCains attack dog Schmidt is involved with the Romney camp."
I NEVER EVER liked that smarmy, smug Schmidt guy,,ever!
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Virtual champagne corks popped at The Bowes Museum when celebrating the successful fundraising campaign which saw a staggering £21,000 raised in just 60 nail-biting days.
The campaign, is part of the growing trend of crowdfunding, which involves pooling individual online pledges made by people keen to offer financial support to projects they have taken a shine to.
The project was led by the Museum's Digital Communications and Fundraising Officer, Alison Nicholson, using the new crowdfunding platform, Art Happens. The Art Fund were keen for The Bowes Museum to be one of the first museums involved with the crowdfunding platform, following a hugely successful Kickstarter project by the Museum earlier this year to install a Gavin Turk neon on the front of the Museum.
Art Happens was created to help UK museums raise money for new, small-scale, achievable and highly creative projects. Unlike other crowdfunding platforms, every penny raised will go directly to the projects. The Art Fund will not be charging fees like many other platforms, and the donations will be eligible for Gift Aid.
The Bowes Museum's successful digital campaign – which was supported by an internal campaign involving an inspirational video and dynamic countdown in reception - with the help of Rupert McBain, recognised furniture conservator, has allowed the Museum to conserve and sympathetically redisplay a 15th century Passion Altarpiece, revealing the hidden secrets on its reverse. It is made up of six paintings by Master of the View of Saint Gudule on the back of the shutters. These oil on panel paintings from c.1480 have been hidden from view for years. Paintings by this 15th century Flemish artist are rare in the UK, and their revelation would give the public a much greater appreciation of the work of this Renaissance artist. The re-display includes building a new oak frame, with a mechanism to regularly open and close the panels to give access currently restricted to the public.
The re-display of the altarpiece includes further research into how the piece would have originally been displayed, who may have commissioned it, the human story of those who created it, and why our founders considered it an important addition to their collection of European fine and decorative art. The hidden secrets of this magnificent piece of Renaissance art will be re-discovered through the generosity of Art Happens and made secure for fine and Renaissance art lovers for the future.
Alan Suddes, from Rupert McBain Furniture, is currently busy carving a replica wooden figure as a handling object for visitors in the gallery. Watch this space for more information soon.


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New website for landscape photos: Maiseman Lumo
I have launched a new website for my landscape photos: Maiseman Lumo (this new site is in Finnish). I will post only landscape photos and landscape photography related articles to Maiseman Lumo. I have there also information about my exhibitions and landscape photography courses.
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Advance notice: My landscape photography course in Kameraseura next October
Kameraseura will arrange again a landscape photography course next autumn (14.-16.10.). The main emphasis of my course will be on the art of landscape photography (choosing location, right time, composition, use of light, camera settings, what filters to use,…). But I will also go through the landscape photographer's equipment (camera, lenses, tripod,..).
The course structure will be similar as in my previous course (my recap from the previous course): On Friday evening we will go through the basics of landscape photography and look 1-2 landscape images from the course participants. On Saturday we will have field trip to some photogenic location. And on Sunday afternoon we will review Saturday's images and continue the theory.
The destination of Saturday's photography trip will be decided on Friday based on the weather forecast, and how good autumn colors we have.
You can book the course in Kameraseura website. This course (and other Kameraseura autumn courses) will become visible after summer. If you send me email, I will notify you when my course becomes available in Kameraseura web shop (my previous course was sold out about one month in advance).
UPDATE: The sale of Kameraseura autumn courses starts on 17.8.
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A short recap of my landscape photography course
Four weeks ago I was teaching in the landscape photography course in Kameraseura. The course was arranged in three parts: 3 hours of theory on Friday evening in Kameraseura premises, 5+ hour photography trip on Saturday, and 6 hours of theory in Kameraseura on Sunday.
I started the course on Friday evening with the presentation about landscape photography equipment (cameras, lenses, tripods and other accessories) and the art of landscape photography (i.e. planning, composition, how to use light, effect of different weather conditions,…). I had also asked course participants to bring two photos with them: one successful landscape photo, and one photo that had failed although the situation was fantastic. I provided feedback what worked and what could have be improved in those photos in my opinion.
On Saturday we made five hour photography trip to Suomenlinna with the target to apply the lessons from Friday. We were extremely lucky with the weather, that Saturday was definitely one of the best landscape photography days during this spring: There was pack ice on the shores and nice clouds in the sky during afternoon. At sunset time we had nice colourful sunset and interesting ice formations on the rocks, they were literally glazed with ice
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Landscape photography course in March
Kameraseura will arrange landscape photography course next March (25.-27.3). I can recommend this course, as I will be the teacher The course language will be Finnish, but you can participate to the course even if you do not speak perfect Finnish (if you request, you can have part of the material in English, and also the questions can be asked in English).
The course will be weekend course: on Friday evening we will go through the theory of landscape photography and look landscape images from the course participants, on (late) Saturday afternoon we will have field trip to some photogenic location, on Sunday afternoon we will review Saturday's images and continue the theory.
I will go through the landscape photographer's equipment (camera, lenses, tripod,..), but the main emphasis of the course will be on the art of landscape photography (choosing the location, choosing the right time, composition, use of light, camera settings, what filters to use,…).
The destination of Saturday's photography trip will be decided on Friday based on the weather forecast and the snow/ice situation. Possible destinations are e.g. Suomenlinna, southern tip of Lauttasaari, or Vantaanjoki/Ruutinkoski (near Haltiala). Sunset on that day is around 18:45, so if the weather is sunny, we will photograph sunset. Digital camera and tripod are needed (I will have two tripods for loan). And if the weather is cold, also lot's of warm clothes are needed, as we will be few hours outside
You can book the course in Kameraseura website. This course (and other Kameraseura spring courses) will become available on 10.1.2011 at 10:00. The price of this course is 100€ (85€ for Kameraseura members).
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A Step in the Right Direction…
They're back!
Derek Jeter and Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui returned to the Yankees lineup on Thursday night…in a big way…
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Derek tied the game in the 7th inning with a RBI single, while Hideki hit a solo home run in the 8th for the deciding margin of victory.
CC Sabathia, of course, followed up his great performance in Baltimore (four hit shutout) with another very strong performance. He only gave up 5 hits and 2 runs in 8 innings of work against the AL East leading Toronto Blue Jays. It is so strange to see a Yankees starter going deep into games. Of course, it's a relief (no pun intended) to see Manager Joe Girardi avoid the wobbly arms in the pen, except for…
The Great Mariano Rivera. Granted, he has had his share of struggles this season. However, on Thursday night, it was vintage Mo. Three men up…three men down, including a strikeout to end the game.
The game also featured strong defensive play from the young guys like Brett Gardner and Francisco Cervelli. I have been reading that the league will "figure out" Cervelli once the scouting reports catch up with him, but for now, he's been invaluable and I've enjoyed his play. It was fun to see his excitement after the game as he spoke with the YES Network. What a thrill! You start the year in the minor leagues, playing for Double A/Trenton, and in May, you're catching the likes of CC and Mo. I know that catchers Austin Romine and Jesus Montero are working their way up the system for eventual starting roles for the Yankees, but right now, Cervelli has been "all that and a bag of chips". It's refreshing to have his energy on the team.
"Right now, we can take a lot out of beating any team," Jeter said. "We need to string together some wins and win some series. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction."
The Yankees evened their record at 17-17, and now stand 4.5 games behind the Jays. The Red Sox, of course, missed their opportunity to gain ground with a 13-inning loss to the Los Angeles Angels. I felt that the Red Sox were going to win it when they loaded the bases in the 12th inning, particularly when David Ortiz came to bat with two outs. But Ortiz did not come through like we've seen in recent years. He also struck out with the bases loaded in the 4th. He was 0-for-7, and stranded a dozen men on base. He's gone 144 at-bats without a homer, and he told reporters after the game that 'Papi stinks'. I don't take satisfaction in seeing Ortiz struggle. I like playing the best, and I have always thought that Ortiz was a good guy. He's certainly someone that I would have enjoyed on my team. Hopefully, for his sake, he'll rebound soon and start hitting the clutch shots that we've become accustomed to.
Speaking of Boston, my condolences go out to my friend, Julia. The Boston Bruins were eliminated from the NHL play-offs by the Carolina Hurricanes last night in overtime, 3-2. I had really felt that they had a shot at the Stanley Cup, and I am surprised that they've made their exit. With the departure of the Ducks too, I guess I'll be pulling for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. There is no way that I'd ever root for anything related to Detroit (sorry, I am a Vikings fan so there's no love for Detroit…or Green Bay or Chicago)….well, Kid Rock's not so bad…
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Poor Julia! It was a 0-for-3 night as her Celtics also lost. But at least she has one more chance with the NBA, as the Celtics will play the Orlando Magic in the decisive Game 7 on Sunday. There will be better days, Julia!
Well, except for a few nights in June…
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Scott, your concern for my evening was so….. touching.😉 Lots of unhappy children in the hallway at school this morning. Big Papi? I find it so sad that even I am questioning the wisdom of him batting third or even being in the lineup. Of all people to be struggling so; the frustration on his face is painful to watch. I hope he will be back to his old self soon – especially for those "few nights" in June; 8-0 has such a lovely ring to it; doesn't it? And that last picture? Was that from the Lakers' game last night?😀
Big Papi's stuggles have hurt the sox this season. That's good for the Yanks but it's no fun seeing such a great guy having such difficulties. Hopefully he can turn things on soon.
I was looking forward to a Stanley Cup in New England…Oh well. We still got the C's. I agree with Julia about the Papi comment. When the heck is he going to wake his bat up? I miss the old Papi. I can't wait till June. 8-0…sweet. Maybe we can see Papi hit a few dozen outta the park. I said maybe.
Scott – the Yankees did find a way to pull out a win. congrats…whatever. My guys up 2-0; they are working to ruin a "prefect night" for you! Oh – where are my manners – thank you SO much for being able to relive last night when I read your blog this morning. What is it that they say about "with friends like that"….😉


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The Jervis McEntee Diaries - July 11, 1885
Diary Entry:
Saturday, July 11, 1885 John, Girard and I went fishing out at the usual place on the Kingston Creek below the Glasco bridge. It was a most exhilarating morning with a wind from the North and the drive out was delightful. We did not catch many fish however on account of the wind I think. We took little Robbie Burns along to look after the horses. We staid until 6 o'clock and got home at 8. Found a letter from Wells offering to do all he can to help me get an additional room. Calvert came up on the Powell.