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I am sure when the day comes and you are having chest pains you will not say "don't send the fire truck that's down the street , just send an ambulance that's miles away"Its busy with car accidents and medical calls. Put the money to good use on a city rescue and only call the fire trucks when they are needed. It cost a stupid amount of money to empty the barn every time someone skids into a guard rail or has chest pain.
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#86 Mar 8, 2013
better yet send kunkel.
#87 Mar 8, 2013
So you say, if your wife or mother or child, or you, are on the floor , not breathing, you would rather wait for someone, possibly miles away, to come help you rather than the fire truck down the street?
#88 Mar 9, 2013
Not at all. Send whoever. Hell cops are trained at CPR. But call it what it is and be honest. Stop all the lies and deceit all in the name of keeping your career fire empire going.
Alot of us hearing Brooks has been told to generate more revenue. So he will stop at nothing to take every cent anywhere he can. Please stay in the city. That department and its people have eaten every available dollar form it. No they need more. It will never end. If you let them into our suburbs it will be a continual tax increase. You might as well write them a blank check. It will be unsustainable.
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if it was a rescue instead i would feel much better. fire trucks cannot transport. Besides that I am an EMT and NYS firefighter. I kinda have a good idea what I am talking about. I would be happy to have a boy scout before a fire truck.8093
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You have incredibly flawed logic. Fire department is not the Rescue department. They just use these calls to inflate their value to the city. meanwhile the city must contract with privately owned ambulance companies at a huge cost. A rescue if so much faster. No turnout gear needs to be put on, a ambulance can take sharp turns and fit in a drive way, an ambulance can transport, Paramedics can push drugs, and rescues are specialized in medicine, not just CPR/FA. Minor vehicle accidents and medical calls have no need for a hook and ladder, engine, tanker, brush fire truck, and a salvage unit. Eight guys in bunker boots are not needed for the majority of calls. Look at the call blotter. How many actual fires happen. How many times could the call be handled with out a paid department. There are plenty of wealthy communities in CNY with volunteer departments. They all do a fine job. Utica is broke and the Fire Department is doing the breaking. The welfare bunch would never do anything to help each other, that is why you actually have to pay people to do the logical things. You have become so selfish that the only way you can get assistance in a real emergency is to pay someone. Sad. Very sad. The FD is a bigger welfare department that the PD. At least the PD are doing something when they are on shift besides washing trucks and taking them to Hanniford to buy groceries. the city residents just take and take and take. It should streamline or just keep a small full time contingent to a volunteer department.
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Through a successful Cretin identification strategy, it is clear that Cretin can not have anything remotely resembling a job. It takes just 15 minutes every 8 hours or so to find him posting on virtually every thread on Topix non-stop and spewing nothing but hate under always changing names and addresses - he's even registered now. He must truly be on his "'puter" or Obama phone 24/7. After all, he's..........Cretin!
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Finally. Another human out there!!!
#93 Mar 9, 2013
I totally agree with you. There are so many police and firefighters out on disability who should be working. They're just pussy's and are afraid to be out there on the streets. I know several of them who are on disability and have no problem doing their landscape, washing their cars, playing baseball, etc. They are cheating the system and the taxpayers.
#94 Mar 9, 2013
Well I don't see the point of the fire truck even coming to our houses, my father in law was having chest pain so we called 911 and the fire truck came quick and talked to my father in law, and asked him all kinds of questions and they did a really great job... But then the ambulance showed up and the guys on the fire truck stepped off to the side and the ambulance guys asked the same questions all over again. kinda like we started all over again. I thought time was of the essence in times like this? I didn't really see the point.
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The dispatchers know the nature when they take the call. They shouldn't send a ladder truck to a EMS call,or a brush truck to a high-rise building fire. That is common sense to anyone who has served in the fire service,paid or volunteer. I could see sending an Engine to an EMS call if it has personnel and equipment at least for basic life support. BUT only if all other appropriate equipment is out of service on other calls.
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911 Dispatchers are not allowed to determine which assets are to respond. That is determined by the station SOP. I am sure you have seen stuff like this happen before.
There is no reason to fund these organizations as fire response at the current levels when the majority of the calls are not fire related. Budgets need to be based on historical statistics, not wishful thinking
#97 Mar 10, 2013
It's a shell game at the Utica department of fire to keep the good times rolling. This is all out there for anyone to see if they look at it with any insight into what is exactly taking place.
The dept while staying paid shoulda been downsized or looked at other ways of revenue. Why couldn't they have hired just emts like they do in fdny ? City could still bill for transports. And the workers could all be part time with no benefits. They could also get hired on already a paramedic. The city now pays for these highly trained fire fightera to go to paramedic shool then they atuck them on an ambulance. How does this help put out fires? it doesnt. because everything done down there has to benefit the UFD and to keep everything afloat financially. From enhanced OT paychecks to retirements to union dues. It's all wrapped in together. All by a man who wants to be king of fire in Oneida county. With an ego like that I dunno know how he gets in and out of his city SUV.
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I do all 3 depending on the situation. I have my thumbs crossed when I use the Weaver and my thumbs pointed straight when I go isosceles. One-hand shooting I do when the other hand is out of action, using my other hand to parry/redirect an attack, pulling a loved one to safety, carrying something, or opening/closing doors/closets.
LOL! Hahaha as much as I wanted to vote for "I shoot laser beams out of my eyes" I voted for thumbs lined up.
There should be a both option, I cross em with all guns except my 1911, then I rest one thumb on the slide release and one thumb on the safety
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Being the old Jarhead I am, my first impulse to the title would get me even more bad boy points :rolleyes:
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Thumbs lined up, bottom picture. Although I understand the top picture is the correct way to do it because otherwise you can bump the little button there...forget what it's called. :P
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Whats the best way to remove pipe from T
Hello, I need advice, please.
What's the best way to remove ¾ "100psi Black plastic water pipe from one side of a T- fitting? And a few other Questions. I'm giving a lot of info so you'll have the whole picture.
I have a water leak in the underground water line, still trying to find it. Where I thought it was, the water pipe is dry, although water is seeping in from the sides of ditch. I dug down two feet to and under pipe, wiped pipe off and it remained dry. I decided to put a shut off value on the line in front of the T-fitting as it will turn off the water to the barn and garage.
I have one side of the shut off valve and fitting installed. The other side of the pipe which goes to the T- fitting isn't hooked up as I cut the pipe too short. So I'll have to remove the pipe on the T-fitting and put on a new section of pipe from the T- fitting to the shut off valve, about 12". I need to remove original short piece of black plastic water pipe off the T-fitting .
Q: what is the best way to do that so I don't disturb the other two lines on the fitting?
My husband did the T-fitting when he did the water line 12 years ago. The T-fitting is plastic or pvc?? and appears to be in good shape. I don't want to replace this fitting as I don't want to disturb everything and possibly cause more problems. I know he always used pipe dope and thenI think some kind of glue over the fittings, but am not certain of the glue.
The side of the shut off valve not hooked up tells me that the line to the garage and barn is not leaking since that side is disconnected. I'm going to dig further on the section of pipe with the shut off value on it as I still think the leak may be about 5' from it, due to the ground being really soft in that area. If it isn't there then I'll have to wait till summer.
Q: Any thoughts on how to find a leak in the ground?
A friend is telling me it's ground water seepage. I'm having a hard time buying that as another ditch I dug is not having any ground water seepage. I think the leak is running downhill and that is the water I'm seeing. As the ditch with the shut off value is now about 8" deep with water. This is downhill from where I think the leak may be.
Q: Any thoughts?
Q: If I have to wait to find the leak, can I turn the water pressure down at the meter without causing any problems? WIll that even do any good?
Q: Will waiting till summer cause any problems other than the water bill being high?
How do I know there is a leak? Water bill consumption was way up as if summer time. Turned all water off in the houses and checked the meter, the flywheel was going around. This is indicative of a leak per the water department. A few weeks prior to getting the bill, I noticed one area behind the garage is really spongy and I sink when standing there. I started digging at the hose bib on the back of the garage which comes out to the T-fitting. The wet area is about 5 ft from this area.
I checked the toilets, did the food coloring in tanks and checked their over-flow valves – all okay. Checked all the faucets inside and out and water heaters, all okay. Crawled under the crawl space of both houses, both are dry.
I'm rural, farm on city water. Running water all year long, dig down 2' and hit hard pan. Ground is clay and rocky and this time of year it is totally saturated everywhere. Our winter is rain.
I appreciate all thoughts and suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Best way to remove pipe from T-fitting
Since no one has answered my questions, I'll answer them in case anyone else should run into these problems.
After digging another 6' along the water line, I never found the leak. The gentleman from the water company confirmed the water seeping in from the ditch was ground water.
How I solved the problem of removing the pipe. My septic contractor was available and he came over and taught me how to do it. If you need to have someone help you, watch, learn, and take notes so if it happens again, you can do it. Better yet have them direct you and you do it.
We replaced the plastic T-fitting with a brass fitting and removed the shut off value and put on brass fittings and re-attached it. He advised that I always go with brass, not plastic or metal.
Q: what is the best way to remove the black plastic water pipe so I don't disturb the other two lines on the fitting? The T-fitting is plastic; after removing the clamps, you gently heat up the black pipe with a torch and gently tap the fitting with a hammer to remove it from the pipe. Do each section before moving onto the next. The fitting is plastic so you heat the pipe.
Putting on the brass fitting, you heat up the fitting and not the pipe. Put the fitting on and then cut a section of pipe larger than what you need and attach it to one side. Then you can put it over to the other fitting and cut it at the right length. That way you won't short yourself on the pipe.
Q: Any thoughts on how to find a leak in the ground? The gentleman from the water company suggested as the ground dries out watch for wet or mushy areas. Use a metal rod and stick it into the ground. If it comes out damp, its surface water. If it comes out glistening it's probably the leak. My septic contractor who knows my soil confirmed this is about the only way to find it until the ground is dry.
Q: If I have to wait to find the leak, can I turn the water pressure down at the meter without causing any problems? Will that even do any good? No, the water company advised against it.
Q: Will waiting till summer cause any problems other than the water bill being high? No. The water company did come out and confirmed the meter is working properly and there is a leak. It is a slow leak as the flywheel is moving slowly and stops for a second every half turn. I'm stuck with a high water bill until we find the leak.
Hope this info can help someone else with a similar problem.
a picture of what youre trying to do makes it easier to troubleshoot 1000 miles away.
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Due to difficulties with breastfeeding and a general lack of knowledge and support, I only managed to breastfeed my DD for about 2 months. By the time my DS was born 5 years later, I was better prepared and we've had a fantastic breastfeeding relationship for the past 13 months. Shortly after his birth, DD got interested in breastfeeding and started asking if she could try. I turned her down at first because we were in a DV shelter at the time with no time alone and I was terrified of how people would react. A year later, she's still asking. Honestly, as she's gotten older and lost her "babyishness" I've gotten more uncomfortable with the idea, even though now there isn't the issue of having someone around judging. However, we've had issues with bonding from the beginning, and though it's gotten a lot better in the last year, I can't help but think maybe letting her nurse with her brother could help. Any advice?
If she were my child I'd offer to let her try some milk in a cup. I don't think I would allow her to nurse directly from the breast. I don't necessarily think it is wrong, but I wouldn't be comfortable with it myself.
The longest I nursed is 60 months, but I think I would go ahead and let the child try it once. Just be forewarned that she probably won't know how to latch very well. Maybe tell her she can nurse from you just one time and then if she likes the taste of the milk you will express it for her to drink from a cup.
She won't be able to latch at this point and she hasn't been nursing right along, so functionally it's not going to work. I would be uncomfortable with it, personally, and if you are uncomfy with it I think you should honor that and not try to force yourself into that situation.
You might consider letting her pretend to nurse if she's really interested in it.
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thank you all!
Thank you,glad you like it!
Thanks you all !Many sales to all of you.
Did they send u and email or how did u found out they were rejected?
Congrats and good luck with it!
hi,I'm waiting for spring too…:) .What about u?
Congrats and wish u many sales…
Congrats and wish u many sales!
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Lovely item! See that you now have 2 sales! Cangrats and welcome!
Thank you,i have 3 sales now.


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Deer Hunting Forums (http://www.deerhuntersclub.com/forums/)
- Pictures and Videos (http://www.deerhuntersclub.com/forums/pictures-videos/)
- - some lease trail cam pics.. (sorry their small) (http://www.deerhuntersclub.com/forums/pictures-videos/7939-some-lease-trail-cam-pics-sorry-their-small.html)
some lease trail cam pics.. (sorry their small)
Here are some recent pics of bucks from our lease. Sorry their small. One of my lease partners just forwarded them to my phone.
Even though the pics are small you can tell some of those are going be some great bucks. They still have some growing left to do.
Nice BF, when are all the mods meeting down there for a DHC hunt? You know meet, shake hands, shoot your deer, leave with coolers full of meat! :w00t:
You were up early HM.. 1:57 am??
It wouldnt bother me to have all the mods down here but them boys I hunt with would probably start shooting on sight of seeing us!
BF, shift work sleep lag. I take sleep when I can get it. Just kidding about the the hunting. I'd like to get to PA for some late planting though. Not sure if I can make a trip, too many projects right now and just plain tired.
Thats what happens every summer around here for me too.
Nice looking Bucks !!! BF
It wont be long
At least you're seeing BUCKS!!! :)
hi, which kind of hunting camera do you use?
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dear friend,
i am Eric Li.
could you please tell me something about the camera you use?
the pictures are so nice and you are a good hunter, i think.
we are manufacturer of hunting camera,and we want to improve the items.
for example,add more language choice or add some new functions like GPS,3G etc.
anyway,i am pleased to share the views with you.
thanks for your time.
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Titans Player Found With Gun Shot Wound to Head
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Sound quality is generally impressive. With Amy Winehouse's Lioness: Hidden Treasures streamed from iTunes via AirPlay, the DA-E750 musters a sound that's best described as chunky. There's a lovely depth and solidity to the low-end frequencies and midrange, no doubt a result of the vacuum tube amp at play inside. It's punchy and robust, perfect for the hip-hop beats and pulsating bass of Half Time and Like Smoke.
But this is complemented by a decent amount of high-frequency detail, allowing hi-hats, percussion, plucked guitars and the upper end of Winehouse's distinctive voice to shine through. Individual elements are given plenty of room to breathe within the stereo image, and the listener isn't overwhelmed by boomy bass.
Turn on the Bass mode and the overall sound is fuller and richer, giving songs even more presence than they had before, but there's still an abundance of top-end detail and vocals are allowed to burst through unimpeded.
It's also testament to the unit's classy processing that it makes any source sound good, whether it's playing tunes beamed from a phone via Bluetooth, or CDs from a portable player hooked up to the minijack input. We can't fault the quality of MP3s played from USB or over a network either.
We would say, however, that the DA-E750 doesn't quite reach the same levels of refinement and insight as other high-end docking systems like the Monitor Audio i-deck and B&W Zeppelin Air. The Monitor Audio in particular has a lightness of touch and a more convincing sense of openness and texture, which the Samsung struggles to emulate. That makes it a better bet if you're into jazz or classical, genres with which the DA-E750 is a little heavy handed.
But that's us talking with our audiophile hat on – most listeners will enjoy the DA-E750's crisp and punchy sound, which puts the vast majority of speaker docks on the market to shame. This is a premium product in every sense of the word, with sound quality that befits its price tag.
Although there's room for improvement, the DA-E750 is an impressive audio system. First up, its design and build quality are simply stunning, with a look and feel that's every bit as classy as you'd expect for the money. The gorgeous piano finish, the visible valve amp on top and the glimmering silver detail on the front give the unit a distinctive, distinguished look, all bolted together with the sort of care and robustness you'd normally get from an esoteric audiophile brand.
The DA-E750's feature list is equally attractive, leaving its competitors standing with its dual Apple/Galaxy dock, support for AirPlay and AllShare Play and compatibility with the latest incarnation of Bluetooth. Throw USB playback, Samsung's vacuum tube/digital amp and a built-in subwoofer into the mix and you've got one talented audio system.
On the downside, the limited format support (no FLAC or AAC) and lack of radio tuners are disappointing, as their inclusion could have turned this into an essential music epicentre. Network setup isn't the most straightforward process either (not helped by the lack of a display panel) and USB playback is a guessing game.
But even when you take these drawbacks into consideration, we still think the DA-E750 deserves our recommendation by virtue of its excellent sound quality and killer features, many of which you won't find on its high-end competitors.
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It looks like retro style speakers have been the in-thing now. A lot of companies seem to making more and more retro style speakers. Only question I have for these speakers is how loud can it get.
Design is better than most other Samsung products, but still is average at best. I think Samsung will never make a decent looking product.
So many super stupid useless mobile phone connectors that destroy everything and double the cost of this audio device.
No FLAC, WAV, AAC support. Well, i hope vacuum tubes can play mp1 files with unrivaled fidelity and clarity.
Wi-fi is nice, but all other wireless features serve only to double (and triple) the cost (and weight) of the device.
The most important, sound quality is an improved version of the typical Samsung sound, that means we better look somewhere else.
... so many failures ...
Dear Samsung, glamour is always out of fashion and life. Nobody cares about shiny beads and mirrors, give us something that exists.
looks great i can't wait to start jamming with this
According t the Samsung UK site this does play WAV files.
Want real tube sound, buy a Yaqin. 100% tubes, less money, and it sounds awesome. I have two. I liked my first so much I bought a second one for my office.
so the mobile phone connections are useless, and so is the wireless functionality. might i suggest that you are not this product's target market?
What precisely did you buy ?
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Genipa americana
|Genipa americana
|Flower, fruit and leaves of Genipa americana
|Scientific classification
|G. americana
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|Genipa americana
Genipa barbata Presl
Genipa americana is a species of Genipa, native to northern South America (south to Peru), the Caribbean and southern Mexico, growing in rainforests. It is commonly called genipapo, huito, or jagua, although the name jagua is also used for other Genipa species. The Inca called it hawa or wituq. In the British islands of the West Indies, it was called the marmalade box.[1]
It is a small tree growing to 15 m tall. The leaves are opposite, lanceolate to oblong, 20–35 cm long and 10–19 cm broad, glossy dark green, with an entire margin. The flowers are white, yellow or red, with a five-lobed corolla 5–6 cm diameter. The fruit is a thick-skinned edible berry 5–8 cm diameter.
A number of varieties and forms have been described:
- Genipa americana var. americana
- Genipa americana var. caruto K.Schum.
- Genipa americana var. riobranquensis Kuhlm.
- Genipa americana f. grandifolia Chodat & Hassl.
- Genipa americana f. jorgensenii Steyerm.
- Genipa americana f. parvifolia Chodat & Hassl.
The leaves are a food source for the caterpillars of the Fadus Sphinx Moth (Aellopos fadus).
Genipa americana is cultivated for its edible fruit, which are made into drinks, jelly, sherbet and used in ice cream. It is also said to be useful for treatment of candiru attacks. South American Indians bathe their legs in the clear liquid obtained from the fruit. The liquid has an astringent effect. When the liquid oxidizes, it stains the skin black. These stains are permanent, but only color the top few layers of skin, and thus disappear after about a fortnight, when the skin is naturally shed. As South Americans Indians went into battle, they used to paint themselves with Genipa juice and annatto.
The juice of the immature fruit is clear, but induces a chemical reaction on the human skin resulting in a tattoo-like dark blue. Used by rainforest natives as body-painting color. The ripened fruit of Huito is often eaten raw or made into jam. The fruit is brewed into a tea and taken as a remedy for bronchitis. Huito prefers alluvial soils, and grows very quickly (producing in 3 years), even in heavily flooded fields. This tree can be planted but more often than not it is dispersed by animals or water. It also serves as a very good climbing tree to reach other trees. In Puerto Rico, the fruit is placed in a glass container, refrigerated and used as a tonic. Folklore states that it contains "natural glass".
- ^ HTMLized .pdf UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT - Market Brief in the European Union for selected natural ingredients derived from native species: Genipa americana, Jagua, huito (accessed 12 March 2006)
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The Casio Exilim EX-FH100 is capable of capturing reasonably well defined photos, but it's not an excellent still image camera, merely a quite good one. Its best feature is the ability to shoot high-speed video, allowing you to capture scenes in slow motion. This feature can be a lot of fun and is one of the main reasons you should looking into buying this camera. Overall, though, it's a little overpriced.
The compact Casio Exilim EX-FH100 digital camera has a 10-megapixel sensor and a 24mm, 10x optical zoom lens. Its image quality won't blow your mind, but it's good enough for sharing photos with friends on Facebook or viewing photos on a Full HD television, for example. The best part about the Exilim EX-FH100 is its ability to shoot high-speed video, allowing you to capture awesome slow motion footage. You will never get sick of this camera purely because of this feature — you will always be on the look-out for things to shoot in slow motion.
Looking for an advanced compact camera? Look at our round-up of compact cameras that are perfect for photographers.
The design of the Casio Exilim EX-FH100 is a little different to many compact cameras in its class, as it sports a distinct two-tone body and it has a fairly clean layout. There are dedicated buttons for accessing its main selling points, which are the high-speed mode when shooting video and the high-speed burst mode when shooting stills. You can quickly switch to these modes without having to enter a menu and adjust any settings, and to record video all you have to do is press the dedicated video shutter button. The main shutter button has a distinct two-step feel, which we love.
There are two programmable shortcut buttons on the rear control panel, which you can use to assign the function of you choice, be it focus, ISO speed or other exposure settings. We like this feature as it allows you to tailor the camera to your needs. If you don't assign your most-used functions to these keys, then you will have to plough through the camera's ugly menu system instead. There are plenty of settings to play with in the menu though: you can enable focus tracking or even a custom focus point, which allows you to select a focus point practically anywhere on the camera's 3in screen.
The camera's image quality is decent enough for everyday shots that will be posted online, viewed on a Full HD television or printed out at up to A4 size. If the light is right, then the in-focus parts of the image will look reasonably crisp, but the edges of the photos will look too blurry. It doesn't produce crystal clear images at its full resolution though, so closely cropping photos or viewing them at their full sizes will show up plenty of feathering and softness. Colours are rendered well and the camera performed capably in both overcast and sunny conditions. It even put up a good showing at night time, although you won't want to use an ISO speed higher than 400 or the images will be way too noisy.
Casio Exilim EX-FH100 capturing Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks while being hand-held and using auto mode.
Casio Exilim EX-FH100 capturing bright colours on a sunny day.
Casio Exilim EX-FH100 capturing a macro shot on an overcast day.
Perhaps the best part about the Casio Exilim EX-FH100 is its ability to shoot high-speed video. Using this feature, you can capture some very cool slow motion action, such as a balloon popping or water flowing out of a cup. The default setting for the camera is 240 frames per second (fps), which produces a video 448x336 pixels in resolution, but it can shoot at up to 1000fps, albeit at a smaller resolution of 224x64. You'll have to make sure you shoot high-speed video in a well-lit environment, otherwise the image can look very dark and grainy. If you shoot at 1000fps, be prepared for a very small image that has lots of pixelation. We recommend just sticking with the default 240fps.
Overall, our experience with the Casio Exilim EX-FH100 was a very pleasant one and we had lots of fun using it. It performed well in bright and overcast conditions, and it even managed to capture some good-looking fireworks shots. Its image quality when you view the images at their full size isn't as high quality as Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-WX5 3D digital camera, for example, and that's a drawback considering the Casio's relatively high asking price of $550. That said, the image quality is still pretty good, and the high-speed video mode is very enjoyable.
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that's tricky as you have to consider things from the business perspective a little bit too, since you do this also for income (which is totally fine to do!) ... given that I personally would offer the individual the pattern (if they can make it themselves) on an email one-on-one basis. Once something is posted publicly online, it is pretty impossible to control what happens to it...ReplyDelete
That's not a bad idea, even though the ones I make to sell are considerably larger and more complicated. It would still be a free pattern and easily obtainable.ReplyDelete
Yes, I like the idea of offering to email it personally, especially a simplified version.ReplyDelete
Also, what about a link somewhere on Lost Innocents giving people the idea of giving a baby blanket to someone who is miscarrying or losing a child—wouldn't have to be one of yours. I think there are a variety of places that cater to this need. You could list some of them (your own included). I think if you worded it sensitively (which you are excellent at doing), it wouldn't sound like advertising. Anyway, just a thought.
That's not a bad idea. I have a page for resources and am trying to put things on it like that. I've searched around and found a few sites that make and sell little memorial blankets and such. If anyone knows of such a site or has used one, please let me know.ReplyDelete
That's a beautiful idea! I'd love to include something like this in my miscarriage bags once I get that part of our non profit up and running!ReplyDelete
I wonder if I could sell the small ones in bulk, but still make the pattern available for free? I'm still meandering around with this one...ReplyDelete
I totally agree with Elizabeth and Khouria Patty... that is, make it as available as possible via a personal email to you stating of course it's noncommercial use. I also think selling them would be great too, not that sending personal ones to people or through people you know isn't a blessing but certainly one shouldn't consider taking of advantage if possible and also, I don't crochet but knit and wouldn't be able to read the pattern so having a few in the shop... I wouldn't find that the least bit offensive- coming from you anyhow. Speaking of, did I mention yet how wonderful I thought it was for you to give a pattern out. A side thought: how about Ravelry or other sites that you can post it to too, I think it'd be helpful via search engines. Keep us posted on your work-in-progress.ReplyDelete
Blessings (on this hopefully not as hot of a day),
First let me thank everyone for their good suggestions and advice. (:ReplyDelete
Here's what I *may* do: (1) Still make little blankets for friends or whatnot. (2) Provide the pattern free if you email me. (3) Make some to sell (have them pre-made and ready to mail) for individuals who cannot crochet. (4) Make some on order for organizations who would like to include them in bereavement packages (or other such things).
How does that sound?
You're too awesome!ReplyDelete
I would love the pattern - I have many losses that I have nothing tangible to remember them by, and since I lost Benjamin in April, I've met more families who have gone through this than I would have ever imagined - or known about...even in my own family. :(ReplyDelete
beauteincongrue: send me an e-mail and I will happily get this to you. (annacrawford @ cableone . net)ReplyDelete
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For a continent that spearheaded workplace smoking bans and slaps some of the highest tax rates on cigarette sales of any region in the world, Europe has a serious smoking problem. In 2011, according to a report commissioned by the European Union and carried out by auditing firm KPMG, one in ten Winston cigarettes sold in the 27-nation bloc was contraband–that's around 65 billion cigarettes.
Making matters more difficult is the growing influx of so-called "illicit whites," which are legally manufactured in places like Ukraine and Russia under brand names like Jin Ling and Raquel, then smuggled into the EU duty-free, according to the study.
The influx of smuggled cigs has implications not just for public health–cheap smoking products which widely thought to establish with high smoking rates–but also for tax revenues. At a time when many member states are desperate for cash, the report estimates the EU's annual losses from contraband cigarette sales at €11 billion.
While some of the findings have been questioned by independent tobacco-industry analysts, there is no denying the scale of the problem.
Here in Brussels, where the Russian border is 900 miles away and tobacco taxes relatively low, vendors outside a weekend market make their rounds, mesh bags full of contraband cartons slung from their shoulders. Your correspondent was able to purchase a pack of what appeared to be Dutch Marlboros for €3.00 ($3.69)–40% percent off the cigarettes online store price. The seller had no Jin Lings on hand, but that would seem an anomaly. Illicit whites, according to the report, make up 24% of all illegal cigarettes, up from 4% just five years ago. The EU's anti-smuggling strategy has changed significantly over the last decade, with Brussels shifting from confrontation with the cigarette companies to something closer to collaboration.
Early last decade, Brussels sued Philip Morris for secretly encouraging the smuggling of its own cigarettes. The case was settled in 2004, with the lawsuit dropped in exchange for $1.25 billion and a pledge to cooperate with OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, in anti-smuggling efforts. Since then, the EU has settled with three other major tobacco companies for an additional $900 million.
OLAF, which has taken the lead in coordinating anti-smuggling efforts in Brussels, has in the mean time launched some successful anti-smuggling stings, including a 2007 action called Operation Diabolo that saw state authorities intercept 135 million illegal cigs. Austin Rowan, an OLAF spokesman, said his organization was optimistic about its efforts, noting that the number of cigarette seizures had decreased in 2011, a possible indicator, he said, of a shrinking illicit market.
"For us, the real barometer is the reports of illicit seizures," he declared.
But according to the report, the flood of illegal cigarettes has continued to increase, particularly the illicit whites coming from the east. As a result, it's up to customs agents on the EU's eastern frontier to seize untaxed cigarettes bound for Poland or Romania.
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A local union angry at losing out on work for Manitoba Hydro has enlisted the help of the unlikeliest of allies -- Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2034 joined Pallister at a news event Monday to condemn Hydro and the NDP for farming out work once done by IBEW members to private contractors and conveying misleading information about its membership strength.
IBEW business manager Mike Velie made no apologies for joining forces with Pallister and his Tories, whom the NDP and unions typically portray as the enemy of organized labour. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832 even blacked out Pallister's face in a photo of his participation in an April 28 walk in support of workers killed and hurt on the job. The photo is in the May issue of the union's magazine.
Velie said it was his job to protect his membership regardless of politics.
'We're not against any party. What we're opposed to is reckless contracting out'
-- Mike Velie, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
"We're not against any party," he said of the Manitoba Federation of Labour-affiliated union. "What we're opposed to is reckless contracting out."
Velie said since the NDP was elected in 1999, the IBEW has lost out to cheaper private contractors in work for Hydro on tree-trimming, dam maintenance, pole maintenance and underground installations.
A recent job to remove 3,000 rotten hydro poles was awarded to an aboriginal company that employs 160 people.
"It's like there's a full-out intent not to have Manitoba Hydro employees perform the work," he said.
He said he's asked Hydro for an explanation on contracting out its work and for a meeting with the government.
Stan Struthers, the minister responsible for Manitoba Hydro, said he already met with Velie twice and assured him Hydro would work with the union to bid on future jobs.
"I've asked Hydro to even take it one step further and to make sure that IBEW knows which projects are going to come forward so they can get ready to fulfil the work that needs to be done," Struthers said. A provision in the collective agreement says Hydro must fully consider keeping work in-house and advise the union as soon as possible of its intention to contract out projects.
Hydro is under pressure from the Public Utilities Board to reduce its annual electrical operation, maintenance and administration costs, which increased 25 per cent between 2009 and 2013, due in part to increased staffing levels.
Velie said the government was inaccurate when it recently said the NDP has grown the local by almost 650 members, and that Premier Greg Selinger was wrong when he said in the legislature April 9 "there's close to 700 additional linemen in Manitoba."
Velie said there are only 117 hourly journeymen in the local, half of whom work in customer service centres, which means there are only 50 to 60 power-line technicians to work on construction crews. Total local IBEW membership, the largest union at Manitoba Hydro, is about 2,800.
"Our growth is stifling," he said. "The IBEW at Manitoba Hydro is not growing at the same rates as the rest of the corporation."
Pallister said the NDP's treatment of IBEW has more to do with fear-mongering than fairness to workers.
"What the government is doing is they are pre-ordaining that government workers cannot provide that service in a cost-effective way by not even giving them a shot at bidding on the work," he said. "It's not shopping smart."
Pallister said when he was last in provincial government as the government services minister under former premier Gary Filmon, the Tories pursued special operating agencies to give government employees an opportunity to work rather than lay them off.
"My record speaks to the willingness to do that, and my intention is to do that," he said.
Struthers said the biggest threat to the IBEW and Hydro comes from Pallister, who Struthers said would halt building new dams and privatize the Crown utility if he becomes premier.
Pallister said he's never had a plan to privatize Manitoba Hydro.


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