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Platelet donations or Apheresis (a-fur-ee-sis) is derived from a Greek word meaning to "take away". This process consists of drawing blood, taking it "for a spin" in a cell separator, or centrifuge, to separate the red blood cells from other much needed components such as platelets or white cells. The platelets are then drawn up into a collection bag, while the remaining components are returned to the donor.
Apheresis donors are special people. Their compassion for others and willingness to help is evident in the sacrifices they make. If you are 18 years or older, in general good health, weigh at least 110 pounds, have good veins and are willing to share approximately 2 hours of your time, you may be eligible to donate apheresis. If you already donate blood, you know how it feels to be a lifesaver. Donating platelets is another important way to help save a life.
Platelets are colorless blood cells whose main function is to control bleeding by helping to form wound-healing blood clots. They are a body's first step in the clotting process and they help fight infection. Cancer patients often need apheresis platelets to recover after chemotherapy treatments. Surgical patients and burn victims also use platelets in their recovery and can require as many as 20 units of platelets just to survive.
Because your body is constantly replacing platelets and white blood cells, you may donate apheresis twice a week, up to 24 times a year. Pre-donation samples are drawn for routine testing and to evaluate the donors platelet count, white blood cell count and the percentage of red cells present in your blood. Platelet values assist in determining the amount of platelets to be drawn over an expected amount of time.
Apheresis donations have developed in the last 20 years with the donor's comfort in mind. During the donation you can watch TV, see a favorite movie, catch up on your reading, or just sit back and relax. Although this time commitment may be costly for the donor, please remember that there is no gift more precious than one that gives life.
After you donate, you should feel perfectly fine. Because you lose only 1/8th of a cup of red blood cells, you should not feel tired or lightheaded. Your platelets are rapidly replaced within 24 hours.
Apheresis donors must not take any aspirin or products containing aspirin, ibuprofen or other anti-inflammatory medications for 36 hours prior to their apheresis donation. These medications take away the "stickiness" of platelets causing them to lose their ability to adhere properly when needed to stop bleeding.
Penrose-St. Francis Blood Bank uses 100% apheresis platelets for our patients. Due to this and an increase in eligibility restrictions, additional volunteer donors are needed now more than ever before.
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An exterminator, Dill took a job in Iraq for a company contracted to do pest control on military bases.
Scotts Miracle Gro made a pest resistant Kentucky bluegrass in 2011 using the same technology.
With one swift ninja movement, Obama swatted the pest with ease, leaving it lifeless on the ground.
"Earworm" has been around for quite some time to refer to a pest that burrows into the ears of corn.
What Richard had just been reading with so much incredulity in the newspapers from pest, he now saw to be true.
Footnote 90: It has been suggested that pest is a misprint for Peat.
This dose was instant death to the pest, leaving no trace of any injury to the foliage.
He has his points, yet he's a pest, indeed; I would we could exterminate the breed.
I was prompted to run, as if the pest was rushing upon me and could be eluded only by the most precipitate flight.
The withering of the leaves when the corn is young, shows the presence of this pest.
1550s (in imprecations, "a pest upon ____," etc.), "plague, pestilence," from Middle French peste (1530s), from Latin pestis "deadly contagious disease; a curse, bane," of uncertain origin. Meaning "noxious or troublesome person or thing" first recorded c.1600.
Hungarian capital, formed 1872 from merger of two cities on opposite shores of the Danube, Buda (probably from a word originally meaning "water") + Pest, a Hungarian word meaning "furnace, oven, cove," also in Slavic (cf. Russian pech'). Cf. Ofen, literally "oven," the old German name for the place.
pest (pěst)
An injurious plant or animal, especially one harmful to humans.
A deadly epidemic disease; a pestilence.
Capital of Hungary and largest city in the country, located in north-central Hungary on both banks of the Danube River; the industrial, cultural, and transportation center of Hungary.


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Goodies from the Gorge is located 5.82 kms from Cromwell on SH6 heading to Queenstown.
We are tucked away in a microclimate at the start of the Kawarau Gorge and produce a range of organically grown fruit and vegetables.
The taste of our produce is very special as we grow in rich alluvial quartz soils supplemented by our own organic compost. We only rarely have to use organic preparations for insects or disease as we are isolated from contamination from any other growers.
We are a seasonal grower but in spite of the very cold winters we grow broad beans, garlic, onions and brassicas almost all year round. Our summers are exceptionally hot.
The range of vegetables covers asparagus, potatoes, peas , beans, brassicas, onions, beets and squash plus specialty items for our clients. We grow outdoors up to 12 varieties of tomatoes, plus peppers, corn and root vegetables.
Our soft fruits include blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, boysenberries, blackberries, red, white and black currants. We also have frozen quantities of some items during the off-season. In addition we have stone and pip fruits including peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries, plums, apples and figs.
Our Executive Chef clients work with our produce at the very best lodges and fine dining restaurants and we have long associations with many of these clients.
Our produce is also to be found at The Mediterranean Market in Queenstown under our brand name – Goodies form the Gorge.
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Supreme Court to hear Mayo Clinic case today
Remember that Mayo Clinic vs IRS case going to the U.S. Supreme Court?
I wrote an item on it at the start of October. Well, the latest stage of this case kicks off today.
The P-B's health reporter, Jeff Hansel, wrote this piece today as a reminder.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in the case Mayo Foundation v. United States, which will decide whether medical residents are students or employees.
Mayo, joined by the University of Minnesota, wants the court to declare that medical residents should be considered students so the institutions won't have to pay Social Security taxes.
The IRS instituted a rule change to require the clinic, the university and other institutions to pay the taxes. The clinic and the university sued.
The Supreme Court is reviewing a decision by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled against Mayo in 2009.
Justice Elena Kagan has recused herself from the case because she submitted a brief supporting the government's view before she was named to the court.
According to Post-Bulletin archives, "the Social Security tax represents 12.4 percent of wages. Half of the tax is paid by the employer and half by the employee.
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[1]In an expansion of an existing relationship, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL[2]) and Volkswagen (PINK:VLKAY[3]) are teaming up to produce the iBeetle.
The new vehicle debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show and will be available in early 2014. Available in both coupe and convertible models, the iBeetle is designed to represent the look and feel of Apple's products.
It also comes with a customized app to run the car and a customized docking station for the driver's iPhone. The custom app will feature seven main features:
The iBeetle will be available in seven colors, including some that match the colors of iPhones. No price has been announced.
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New computer modeling suggests the Arctic Ocean may be nearly ice-free in summer as early as 2014, Al Gore said today at the U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen.
The former vice president said the new projections suggest an almost-vanished summer ice cap could disappear much earlier than foreseen by a U.S. government agency just eight months.
"It is hard to capture the astonishment that the experts in the science of ice felt when they saw this," Gore told reporters and other conference participants at a joint briefing with Scandinavian officials and scientists, his first appearance at the two-week session.
(Posted by Doug Stanglin)
Update at 3:58 p.m. ET: "Some of the models suggest that there is a 75 percent chance that the entire north polar ice cap during some of the summer months will be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years," Gore said.
Afterward his office clarified his statement, saying he meant nearly ice-free, because ice would be expected to survive in island channels and other locations.
Gore cited new scientific work at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. The Navy relies on its research to plan submarine voyages to the poles. The computer modeling there stresses the "volumetric" and looks at both the surface extent of ice and its thickness.
In April, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that Arctic summers could be almost ice-free within 30 years, not at the 21st century's end as earlier predicted.
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Important legislation introduced at the end of May 2013 saw the relaxation of rules relating to when planning permission is required for certain changes of use. Part of the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) 'town-centre-first approach', this was closely followed by the launch of a consultation on further extending permitted development rights. However, 1 October 2013 heralds the coming into force of even more far-reaching and diverse legislation, intended to simplify planning regulation and streamline the application and appeals procedures. But what impact do the changes have in practice? Are they likely to be effective?
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act (ERRA) received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. Its main purpose is to encourage long-term growth and simplify regulation, including via the introduction of changes to the conservation area and listed building regimes in England.
The ERRA abolishes conservation area consent as currently applicable to buildings in conservation areas, meaning a full planning permission application under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is required. Under the ERRA (Abolition of Conservation Area Consent) (England) Order 2013, taking effect from 1 October, proposals to demolish certain unlisted buildings in conservation areas will be considered as part of the mainstream planning process, rather than automatically 'permitted development' as previously under the General Permitted Development Order 1995….
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text: Last spring, a miniature controversy erupted over the similar titles of two films, one a remake of the revered Robert Wise psychological thriller The Haunting (based on the Shirley Jackson novella The Haunting Of Hill House), the other a remake of 1958's campy William Castle spookfest House On Haunted Hill. While the controversy resolved itself, perhaps it's time to start a new one: How can two remakes based on such disparate source material turn out to be the same stupid movie? Like The Haunting, The House On Haunted Hill is a dire haunted-house film that's as about as frightening as a state-fair spookhouse, and not half as fun. Taking over for Vincent Price, Geoffrey Rush plays an eccentric billionaire who, at his wife's insistence, hosts a party in a haunted mansion that once served as an insane asylum, offering a million dollars each to partygoers who make it through the night. The fact that these include such B-list stars as Peter Gallagher, Taye Diggs, Bridgette Wilson, and Chris Kattan suggests that at some point Haunted Hill was on the right path to follow in Castle's camp footsteps. But, given a chance to chew scenery in grand fashion, Rush instead plays it straight, a mistake that speaks to the film's central problem. Castle's original was bad, but it never took itself the least bit seriously, which helped make it entertainingly bad. Aside from an enjoyable turn by Kattan in the Elisha Cook Jr. role, William Malone's remake is unbearably grim. No one, it seems, dares or knows how to make good bad movies anymore. Consider this: The climax to Castle's film involved a skeleton on a string, and the results are still watched, enjoyed, and admired today. The climax to this new version features an expensive-looking computer effect that looks like a giant Rorschach inkblot, and it's hard to imagine anyone anywhere caring about it tomorrow.


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Are Non-ERISA 403(b) Plans Protected in Bankruptcy?
403(b) retirement plans are generally available to employees of educational institutions and certain non-profit organizations as determined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The most common participants of the plan include teachers, school administrators, school personnel, nurses, doctors, professors, researchers, librarians, and ministers
How do I know if it's protected?
When it comes to protection of retirement accounts, one of the first things we suggest clients do is find out if their plan is ERISA (Employee Retired Income Security Act of 1974) qualified. We often hear clients ask "what is ERISA?" Most people probably don't even know whether their retirement account is ERISA qualified or not. We've previously discussed why it is important your retirement is ERISA qualified in another blog post. You can often find your ERISA rights in a plan summary provided by your human resources department or plan administrator. However, depending upon the type of retirement plan you have, it may not be ERISA qualified.
"I have confirmed the plan is non-ERISA, now what?"
Generally speaking, if your 403(b) retirement plan is non-ERISA, you are likely limited to protecting it with one option in bankruptcy. This option is known as your "wild card" exemption. However, your "wild card" exemption is limited to $5,000 in the state of North Carolina. It's rare that a 403(b) retirement plan is non-ERISA so be sure to have documented proof stating it is "non-ERISA", just as you would for those that are ERISA. It's not often we come across a non-ERISA 403(b) retirement plan, so we would suggest being 100% certain it is not a qualified plan before assuming it is not. Determining whether a plan is ERISA qualified may be the difference of being able to protect your retirement account so we strongly encourage our clients to take the time to make the necessary connections to find out. If you are interested in filing bankruptcy, but are concerned about your retirement account because you believe it may be non-ERISA, contact a local bankruptcy attorney to find out your options. A bankruptcy lawyer would then be able to get a better idea of the full situation and provide you with more information for protecting your personal property.


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Photoshop CS6 Blur Gallery Tutorial
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|The new Blur Gallery in Photoshop CS6 offers tools that provide intuitive and creative ways to manipulate depth of field and create bokeh effects.
One of my favorite features introduced in the Photoshop CS6 beta is without a doubt the Blur Gallery. This collection of three brand new filters allows for photo-realistic depth of field adjustments via an interface which allows you to place and manipulate controls directly on the image area.
Photographers rely on focal length, subject distance and aperture to determine in-focus and blurred areas of an image. Yet there are times when technical constraints make a desired effect difficult to achieve. And that's where these new tools come in handy.
Unlike the blur options in previous versions of Photoshop, the Blur Gallery filters are designed specifically to produce a selective focus effect. The Blur Gallery is comprised of three filters; Field Blur, Iris Blur and Tilt-Shift. In addition there are a separate set of Blur Effects that let you create specular highlights mimicking the circular bokeh effect produced by lenses. In this article I'll show you how these tools work and hopefully inspire you to start using them on your own images.
Because the blur filters are applied directly to the image pixels, rather than as a layer adjustment, I strongly recommend that you first duplicate the background layer of your image before applying any of these filters. If your image already contains multiple layers, select the topmost layer and merge the visible layers into a new additional layer by pressing Command + Shift + Option + E (Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E on Windows). Then go to Filter>Blur and choose either Field Blur, Iris Blur or Tilt-Shift.) This will open the Blur Gallery.
Field Blur
Field Blur is the simplest of the three filters to use, but offers the least amount of direct control. When you select this option in the Filter menu, the image opens in a full size editing window. An active 'pin' is automatically placed in the center of the image, surrounded by an adjustment ring (the gray circle partially covered in white). At this point the entire image is blurred to the degree specified in the adjustment ring.
Field Blur opens with a 'pin' placed in the center of the image surrounded by an adjustment ring that applies a blur to the entire image.
With your cursor on or near the adjustment ring you can drag your mouse along the ring's edge to adjust the blur amount. You'll see the blur value update (an example of of CS6's 'rich cursor' feature) as you move the mouse. Alternatively you can use the slider in the Field Blur panel.
OK, so we've made the entire image blurry. Big deal. The fun starts as you add additional pins to the image. Move your cursor away from the adjustment ring and you'll see the cursor now appears as a small pushpin with an plus sign alongside it. In this 'add pin' mode, simply click to place a new blur control so that you can specify a different blur intensity at that image location. A blur setting of 0 prevents any blur from taking place, protecting or masking out that area of the image.
Place two pins on a single image and Photoshop creates a linear gradient that makes a smooth transition between the effects of each pin. Place three or more pins and Photoshop then constrains the effect of each pin to the image area in its immediate vicinity. You can place as many pins as you like on an image.
You can see that I've added a lot of pins in this example in order to restrict the blur effects to specific areas of the image. Note that each pin can be set to its own blur value, so the real value of Filed Blur comes if you're prepared to place and adjust multiple points on an image, which admittedly can take time to get the precise results you're after.
While this may seem like an awful lot of work, one of the things I like best about Field Blur is that it tends to lead to more realistic results with natural-looking transitions that looks as if they could have actually been done in-camera. The Iris Blur filter, which we'll examine on the following page, can produce results with less effort. Yet it is very easy to produce an overdone result that any experienced photographer will recognize as a post processing edit.
Click here to continue reading our Photoshop CS6 Blur Gallery tutorial...
Some odd looking stuff, I must say. It could come in handy if used with a lighter touch mebbe.
The problem nowadays is that photography of masses to overly rely on special effects that the programs they offer. Killing the pure creativity that can be done in a conventional way. I am not saying that is bad, but the abuse leads to ridiculous and the image loses all the sensitivity and know of a more knowledgeable than photographer is doing.
Progress is inevitable, but you need to know to apply at the time and in the right place without exaggerations, unless we want a surrealist photography.And if for this purpose, then it is understandable.
I'm sorry, but I can't see what use this software can be to any half-decent photographer. I understand someone with a limited camera or lens may find it useful - though he (she)'ll have to be prepared for the completey unrealistic results -, but if you have a lens with decent aperture and standard-to-telephoto focal length, getting blurred backgrounds is so disconcertingly easy I just fail to see who this software is for. Post-processing isn't half as fun as getting it right before pressing the shutter release button. I love it when I take my E-P1 and OM 50mm/f1.4 to the town's Botanical Garden: the way the blur forms in the display while the main subject comes into focus, as I rotate the focus ring, is nothing short of magic. Sitting at the computer applying brushes must be a rather tedious experience.
Want great background blur? Buy a decent lens instead.
Well, tkbslc, as silly as it may sound, they are. Actually, they don't care what camera you have, as long as you buy it.
Don't like the results. Anyway, buy a 1.4 or 1.8 lens and you have a natural and beautiful DOF.
to an extent. I use a 35mm 1.8 on a D7000 and if the subject is at the distance illustrated there, the DOF won't be great.
I normall select the subject ..put it on its own layer then blur the underlying layer and apply a gradient to it. Works somewhat the same as this filter and its been a year or two now since i've been asked f I created the DOF in post.
I also shoot a lot with a Fuji s100fs bridge cam and with its smaller sensor the only way to get nice DOF is in post. Very hard to get bokeh though ...so the bokeh filter might be great.
Any software blur to-date are not very realistic, including CS6's blur gallery.
I'd argue that the effects are realistic, you really just have to be selective and manually layer the effects for real z-depth.
You currently can't assume 3D information automatically from a 2D image (unless you look at light-field tech). This is where manual labor must occur. Otherwise I'd say the Bokeh renderings are pretty accurate.
You haven't seen Alien Skin Bokeh have you?
I've seen output from this software that are indistinguishable from true optics.
so fake. buy canon f1.8
Good article but frankly the jpg compression artifacts ruin the examples. You should consider uploading images with less compression. This is particularly evident in the Iris blur where the "after" picture suffers from such bad compression artifacting that one might mistakenly think the blur effect created the problem.
As a guy who has been into photography for many years, I can tell you that these cheap little tricks will never replace the true bokeh effect of a fast lens. At the same time though, it's a nice tool to have for those who can't afford fast lenses and want to simulate that effect in their photos.
Blur is also a nice tool for people who can afford bright lenses - but still want to have in-focus all of the subjects, and thus shoot at sane apertures, which actually are suited for capturing the whole scene.
Silly posting (about good glass). The point of photoshop is to enhance creativity. Go check out vincent versace sometime. He uses good glass but does stuff in post processing that no single exposure with a 36mp camera and the best glass could ever do without post processing.
@ThePhilips: the idea, when using blur, is to isolate the main subject from the background. This totally excludes «to have in-focus all of the subjects, and thus shoot at sane apertures». And... «sane apertures»? What are you talking about?
I would hate to commit to saying that software will 'never' replace high priced lenses (in terms of Bokeh). There is obviously enough demand out there for a simulated Bokeh, and enough people that can't justify the cost of higher priced lenses.
One day it will be possible to achieve this automatically. Right now these current tools can certainly simulate the effect close enough that most can't tell the difference (in certain photographic compositions).
I personally utilize blur effects to creamify 'busy bokeh' I get some my lens. Even pricey lenses like 24-70mm F2.8s are quite weak in the Bokeh area.
@ybizzle - it's really not my business but Jack is not suggesting to rely on PS to simulate the narrow DOF either. the beauty with digial photography is (but not limited to) that we now have softwares help us to materialize our imaginations that the predecessors would have spent hours on and at extremely low cost too. why being so aggressive? photography is meant to be FUN and ENJOYABLE.
smile away and go out and take lots of pictures~~
IMHExperience it is one more tool.
This days I am barely using PS, only for "special cases".
I am not upgrading and wouldn't ONLY because of this vaseline.
I've tried similar... In LR, gradients, are specially useful when you want even more attention on a given spot, works better within a mix of contrast, clarity, sharpness, etc. The main difference's in LR you work with stacks, with copy paste attributes... it is FAST!!!
Would NEVER substitute the "original" experience of shooting A PRIME WIDE OPEN... it's something of post-relationship kinda thing... I prefer to act in the
field, to push my gear to the limits (even a P&S can render great images) but that's just me... there are a million of other willing to pay opinions/experiences/ways
Reading these comments I can almost hear the sphincters of those who bought expensive fast lenses snapping shut.
Guys, seriously, fast primes are not expensive...
I have expensive fast lenses and this doesn't bother me at all. Half my reason for owning them is not to gain the adulation of bokeh snobs, but just to be able to get the shot in low light. This feature does not affect that one bit.
I agree. You've missed the point. People like me with fast glass could care less about a software solution. Using tools like this just will allow us to better touch of the already nice bokeh we might have. Moreover, to get this right with this tool requires many hours of careful work. I'd rather reward that than my fast glass. .
I think you'll find people have different definition of expensive :p
ie. in my own case, I think $1500 for a 35mm 1.4 lens is expensive. Likewise, a $5000 85mm 1.4 Zeiss is unattainable for me. But I really like the bokeh and rendering of these lenses.
Post processing this will always look fake because you miss the graduality of shooting wide open. For me these kind of tools are only made for the big crowd that will never make a really good picture anyway.
Couldn't agree more. +1
Expensive lens: http://gallery.ishpuini.be/albums/201201-Middelheim/MiddelH-BR-002.jpg
Cheap Lens w/sofware: http://www.bertin.ca/tmp/MiddelH-BR-001_BOKEH.jpg
Aside from the sharpness(no fault of the lens), the bokeh attributes are virtually indistinguishable. And so I'd say that in some cases, the expensive lenses can be effectively replaced with a software solution.
Here's another: http://www.creativepro.com/files/story_images/20091021_fg01a.jpg
None of these are Photoshop btw.
LOL right you are...
Luckily I was able to edit and correct that.
Thanks for pointing that out :p
Here's another example of the stunning bokeh effects that can be accomplished with DOF software: http://i.stack.imgur.com/a91zR.png
I've seen too many of these to fall for these PS6 samples. Though it does show that software solutions can be just as good as the optical solutions in some cases.
"it does show that software solutions can be just as good as the optical solutions in some cases."
I agree Joakim, IN SOME CASES... for me the two differences are:
• the more organic/pleasant (maybe just 'cause we got used to that) to the eye render with lenses+skill
• and TIME. 10 minutes in PS or just a click.
BTW that clover is... just dreaming ;)
Using blur layers with masks has been available all along. You can paint on your blur layer mask with varying shades of gray to come very close to a graduated bokeh effect. You can also use a circular gradient in your mask to achieve a graduated blur.
I'm sorry to be a downer, really, I am. But these two are awful. The faux bokeh in the dog photo just screams "shopped". If you really wanted to do it right, the dog should've been selected with lasso, selection fine-tuned, foreground+background done on separate layers, and maybe after 20 minutes of PS work you'd get a real-looking bokeh. Nevermind difficult depths of field with multiple objects.
There have been bokeh plug-ins around, so I certainly welcome Adobe including this neat little feature in PS. I just think it's very limited with respect to the kinds of photos where it can be effectively utilized.
The flower picture is a better example, but even there the blur bleeds off on the sides of the bottom flower. It's meticulous work, no doubt.
I've found some software to be much better at this than others. And Photoshop's new tool seems quite primitive compared to some of the alternate choices out there atm. Having said that, there are many times when a software solution just isn't feasible. But it other cases it can really work.
I don't get all the sour grapes about this. Yes, the lens blur filter has done it for eons (although this gives a more productive and interactive workflow). Yes, it doesn't look quite the same as shooting with a wide aperture lens. But it does successfully emphasize the subject. Isn't that what matters?
Tilt-shift lenses (which this tool clearly obsoletes) also look "fake" but people still use them for the same reason--subject isolation.
Some people just don't want choices, and they don't want a tool that can save an already taken image at a time when they would need it the most. To them, digital editing is something that is good when it serves their special interests, and evil when it doesn't.
"Tilt-shift lenses (which this tool clearly obsoletes) also look "fake" but people still use them for the same reason--subject isolation."
Woah! Where did you get that idea? Subject isolation is not the primary purpose of a tilt shift lens and this software tool not only does not obsolete them but has very little to do with a tilt shift lens. These lenses generally have two primary purposes. One is to correct architectural perspective. The other is to change the plaine of viewed best focus from flat in front you you to some other angle. The point is generally to extend the part of the image that is in focus, not to blur it.
A tilt shift lens allows you to tilt the front (and maybe back) so that a flower at your toes is sharp as is the mountains in the distance. Nothing is isolated.
Sorry, you're right. I don't know what I was thinking--I mean lenses that let you tilt the focal plane. Like a lens baby. Are those called tilt lenses? Many people use these things to make funky blurry images. That optical function is completely obsolete IMO.
Maybe this is off-topic but in all my years of using tilt/shift lenses, it wasn't until recently that I discovered that by tilting too much or in the wrong direction you can get a $2000 lens to be no sharper than a Lens Baby. And to make your photos look like an HO train set. Hey, people love it so who am I to judge.
Did same ages ago (back in CS2) it looks fake no matter what you do. Rather save on CS6, buy latest LR for improved RAW development and buy yourself fast lens. Or course "how to take photos with shallow DOF".
Alien Skin Bokeh is very good at creating realistic DOF effects.
I've tried their limited time offers and found that on the same photos I could do just as well using photoshop as I described in another post a few minutes ago. When shooting a bridge cam that kind of post processing is second nature to me now since the DOF at 5.6 on a bridge cam puts everything in focus from the end of your nose to the next area code.
I think ASB's specialty is that it mimics known lens bokeh(OOF rendering/highlights etc) which cannot be replicated w/Photoshop
If it's done right in the camera, these "tools" aren't required. Learn the craft.
The field blur can be done far better, and easier, with other existing tools (just got a much better/natural result with brushing the blur in Aperture in a few minutes with that image for example, and I'm sure Lightroom would be similar). I think even Ps layers/masks and the existing blur tools would give easier and better results.
I think much of the issues surrounding this PS6 tool is that it does not seem to render accurate DOF effect(bokeh). And that the eye really seems to pick-up on this.
Having said that, there are a few third party tools that are very good at creating realistic and in some cases incredibly good bokeh effects though it seems limited to simple subject /plane relationships: http://www.squidoo.com/bokeh-photography
Just another cheat tool that all these digital crazed amatuers who don't know what the hell they are doing in the first place and don't even know what DOF stands for anyway to use to fake bokeh becuase they couldn't get it right from the start. It's a good tool for some but mostly to be overused by many.
the "save mask to channels" function is what will help these blur tools become more accurate and realistic, once one starts painting on the mask with a brush tool. Ideally these should be non destructive smart filters with their own layer mask.
I've used Bokeh 2 from Alien Skin for this fake depth of field. It's a neat feature, but not enough for me to upgrade.
So after the content aware fill from CS5 we got the next wow-feature that isn't usable if you're remotely looking for quality.
soft focus feature in effects.
This looks like a function designed for LR4 but then changed for CS6.
CS5 already has masks and the lens blur filter. The new blur tool above looks a lot like the other LR3 brush-based tools. I am almost sure this is LR4 content moved to CS6.
Nice intro for CS6 blur effects. The result (photograph with dog) is far of realistic photo though - too many editing errors (=too little time spent), the hair of the poor dog is almost impossible to edit this way.
It often becomes down to what user can do (and is willing to do) manually. With that said, the same blur effect could be done by manually manipulating with the masks (basically as seen on image Mask2). However it seems Adobe is thinking about new users, so to use "advanced" blur (and other effects) without deep(er) knowledge about using masks.
I agree with ilovemyrobot: F/1.4 (50, 85mm), or F/2.0 (135, 200mm) lens is smarter choice in most of the cases.
Good results come with experience. Go out and shoot at 1.4 for a couple of hundred (thousand) shots at completely different conditions. Know your camera. If you are able to learn, you get stunning results soon.
At any time I prefer natural looking focus/bokeh to artificially created awful quality unnatural looking "blur".
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If a product is defective upon arrival, or the wrong item was received, we will send you a replacement/the correct item, and all the shipping fees will be covered by us. For defective items, Prymaxe reserves the right to refuse the return if we determine the reason for the unit failing was not covered under the warranty (i.e., if the item was damaged due to user fault or error). If you feel your item was damaged in shipping, please take plenty of pictures of the damaged box and item and immediately contact us so we can open a claim with the shipping company.
Please be very diligent with testing your defective item. Be sure to try other guitars, power supplies, cables, and amps. We also request that you take a video of the item not working. If we receive your item, test it, and find it to be working, we will give you a refund minus the cost of shipping both ways.
When will I get my replacement item?
If a defective or incorrect item was sent to you, we will send out the replacement as soon as we get the defective/incorrect item back and approve/process the return (typically within three business days). If we do not have the replacement in stock, we will issue a full refund. If you need the replacement to be sent out immediately, please place a new order, and when we get the defective/incorrect item back, we will issue a full refund of the original order.
When must I ship my return?
Your return must be received by us within 45 days of the original purchase date. This means you must ship your return with enough time for us to receive the package within 45 day deadline. If it does not arrive within 45 days, we will refuse the package. If you feel you sent the package within a reasonable time frame, but it arrived late due to the shipping company's error, please immediately contact us to make an appeal before we refuse the package.
What if I pre-ordered an item?
Even if you pre-ordered an item, we must still receive it within 45 days of your order date in order to give you a refund, so please try to only pre-order items you plan to keep. If the pre-ordered item arrives outside of the 45 day window from when you ordered it, you will have 7 days from the arrival date to send it back for store credit (minus original shipping cost) or a replacement.
Why was my package refused?
There are a number of reasons your package could be refused by us, including:


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If your responsibilities include the enterprise deployment (installation and updates) of Adobe Creative Suite 4 and/or the Adobe Digital School Collection, or if you deal with tech support issues related to Adobe deployment and licensing, this article should be useful for you.
First, two existing Adobe Education Technologies articles provide consolidated lists of Adobe Creative Suite 4 and Adobe Digital School Collection deployment resources. It is important to note that there is updated information for Adobe Creative Suite 4 to include revised deployment guides and the addition of deployment planning worksheets.
Second, there is a dedicated Adobe Installation and Licensing blog designed to facilitate communication between Adobe's deployment/licensing engineering team and you. The team is currently soliciting feedback in order to improve
the Enterprise Deployment Toolkit for future Adobe Creative Suite releases.
Lastly, the Adobe Installation and Licensing blog is a great source of information and illumination. Comments following each article also provide great insight. Here's a list of topics covered thus far on the blog that might of interest:
- Non-Billable Hours
first blog entry, introductions and purpose of blog
- The History of Creative Suite Installers
high level overview of Adobe Creative Suite deployment history
- MSI, PKG's and Adobe Installer Needs
more in-depth look at Adobe Creative Suite deployment history
Cool Tips for Deploying Creative Suite 4 – SMS 2003/SCCM 2007
introduction to the Adobe CS4 Deployment Toolkit (CSDT)
- Experience Design Perspective for Installers
challenges of creating a good experience for complex installers and Adobe design philosophy moving forward
- Finding Answers for Installation Difficulties
discussion of
tools to help users help themselves when installation failures occur
- CS4 Component Payload Descriptions, Mac Versions
description of each payload in Adobe CS4 Master Collection (Mac), what it does, and what will break if not deployed
- CS4 Component Payload Descriptions, Windows Version
description of each payload in Adobe CS4 Master Collection (Win), what it does, and what will break if not deployed
- Deployment Tool Vendors
discussion of Adobe CS4 deployment using third-party tools
- Updater Approach
design goals and solutions used for the next version of the updater workflow
- Expiring Licenses
how to handle Adobe CS4 license expiry and how this issue will be handled in the future
- Software Tagging in Adobe Products
using tags to help manage software deployments across enterprises
- Survey for Volume Deployments of Adobe Creative Suite
engineering team soliciting feedback from customers


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Marion County Student Attends Indiana Supreme Court Program to Prepare For Law School
Adeyemi Adenrele of Indianapolis is one of thirty students participating in the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) Summer Institute at University of Notre Dame Law School. ICLEO is a program designed to assist Indiana minority, low income or educationally disadvantaged college graduates in pursuing a law degree and a career in the Indiana legal community.
Mr. Adenrele is the son of Omowale and Akanke Adenrele of Indianapolis. He is a 2003 graduate of Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is a 2007 graduate of Union College with a degree in political science. Adenrele was active in the Peace Corps (2008-2010), the Center for International Development in Albany, New York and taught a mock trial course at the Exploration School, Inc. in 2006 and 2007. Adenrele plans to attend Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis in the fall and was honored to be named an ICLEO Fellow. "ICLEO does more than prepare its participants for law school; it also creates a network of lawyers. I consider myself lucky to be part of this esteemed group of talented law students and lawyers."
Indiana CLEO was established in 1997 by the Indiana General Assembly and Governor Frank O'Bannon at the urging of Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard. Chief Justice Shepard explained, "Indiana CLEO encourages young adults with promise to enter the legal field. The program provides training and mentoring to help the students succeed. The end result is an Indiana legal community enriched with the talents and enthusiasm of these young people."
Each year, Indiana CLEO accepts approximately 30 college graduates into the program. The students attend a six-week Summer Institute held at an Indiana law school. This year, the program is at University of Notre Dame Law School. The Summer Institute prepares the students for the rigors of law school with a challenging curriculum and tips for professional development. After successful completion of the Summer Institute, students are eligible for an annual stipend ranging from $6,500 - $9,000 for each year of law school. After graduation, ICLEO Fellows have a supportive network of legal mentors. The Indiana Supreme Court's Division of State Court Administration provides staff support and financial management of the program.
Media interested in speaking to an ICLEO Fellow should contact Indiana Supreme Court Public Information Officer, Kathryn Dolan at firstname.lastname@example.com. For information about the application process, contact the Indiana CLEO office at (317) 232-2542. More information is also available online at courts.in.gov/cleo.


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AT&T Helps Furniture Brands International Establish a Corporatewide Communications Solution
AT&T Will Provide Network Services to Establish a Corporatewide Communications Platform and Enhanced Security for Leading Home-Furnishing Company
Lenoir, North Carolina, December 6, 2007
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced a multiyear contract with Furniture Brands International for Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, managed network-based firewall services and AT&T Network-based IP VPN Remote Access (ANIRA) capabilities.
AT&T will help the leading designer, manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings extend services to multiple locations across the Southeast and convert from legacy Frame Relay services to the more efficient and advanced Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN services. The AT&T MPLS solution will allow Furniture Brands to seamlessly mesh different types of networking technologies, enable secure communication among locations that use different communications protocols and ease the integration of legacy network services. In addition, AT&T's managed firewall service will provide Furniture Brands with proactive monitoring 24/7, establishing extensive security capabilities without taxing Furniture Brands' in-house IT personnel.
"We needed to consolidate the communications providers and technologies of Furniture Brands' divisions to establish corporatewide communications and management of our network services," said Bob Hardester, chief information officer, Furniture Brands International. "With this new solution, we now have the tools to operate communications for all of our divisions, with one technology managed by AT&T."
The contract also includes AT&T Business Network (ABN) services and long distance services, as well as AT&T wireless services.
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About Furniture Brands International
Furniture Brands International (NYSE:FBN) is a vertically integrated operating company that is one of the nation's leading designers, manufacturers, and retailers of home furnishings. With annual sales in excess of $2 billion, it markets through a wide range of retail channels, from mass merchant stores to single-brand and independent dealers to specialized interior designers. Furniture Brands serves its customers through four distinct brand families - Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville and Drexel Heritage, and a Designer Brands group that includes, Henredon, Pearson, Hickory Chair, Laneventure, and Maitland-Smith.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at www.att.com.
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Shares of No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) plunged nearly 20 percent Thursday after the company reported dismal second-quarter results and a much larger loss of wireless subscribers than expected.
Sprint finished trading down 82 cents, or 15.9 percent, to 4.34 after falling earlier Thursday to 4.14, the stock's lowest point in five months.
(Also see: Chairman of Senate anti-trust panel urges rejection of AT&T deal)
The thing is, when you're the No. 3 wireless carrier in the U.S. market, with about 17 percent market share and facing the prospect of a merger (AT&T's proposed $39 billion purchase of No. 4 T-Mobile USA) that could leave you battling two giants (the second one being Verizon), you can't lose subscribers.
But that's what Sprint did -- 101,000 of them, net. That's down from the 228,000 they lost in last year's second quarter, but far worse than the 15,000-subscriber net loss expected by analysts. With T-Mobile dead in the water until the market knows if the merger will go through, Sprint appears to be blowing an opportunity.
Sprint also reported a net loss of $847 million, way more than the consensus forecast of $530 million in net losses.
Revenue was $8.31 billion, just 4% above last year's Q2 sales. Through the first two quarters, Sprint's revenue of $16.62 billion is just 3% more than in the first half of 2010.
All this made investors distinctly unmoved by Sprint's announcement of a $9-billion spectrum hosting deal wireless wholesaler LightSquared to deliver 4G network service.
With a slowly declining wireless market share, no Apple iPhone (unlike larger competitors Verizon and AT&T) and a possible market consolidation, Sprint's only chance for survival might be leading the charge against the AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile.
CEO Dan Hesse claimed in Thursday's earnings conference call that opposition to the deal is growing.
"Sprint has been the most visible leader of those that oppose the proposed takeover, but opposition is beginning to come from all corners," he said.


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Derek Jeter's three-run homer capped a six-run second inning and the New York Yankees extended Boston's stunning collapse by beating up the Red Sox 9-1 on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Rookie catcher Jesus Montero had three hits with a homer and four RBIs and Freddy Garcia (12-8) tossed six scoreless innings to reduce New York's magic number to one for clinching home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs.
The loss - Boston's 17th in 22 games this month and first at Yankee Stadium this season - cut its wild-card lead to 1 1/2 games over the Tampa Bay Rays, who defeated Toronto on Saturday night. Boston's lead is 2 1/2 over the Los Angeles Angels.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox received another putrid performance from a starting pitcher. Ace Jon Lester (15-9) was ravaged for eight runs in 2 2/3 innings in losing his third straight start to fall to 8-3 lifetime against New York.
In the last 19 games, Boston starters have a collective 7.37 ERA. The Red Sox are 4-15 in that stretch.
Russell Martin had a two-run single in the second on a fly ball that was dropped by Red Sox left fielder Carl Crawford. Jeter hit the next pitch into the seats in right-center for only his second homer since July 25.
With Friday's series opener rained out, the teams will play a day-night doubleheader Sunday.


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British Thermal Unit (BTU)
A standard measure of the amount of energy required to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
The accumulation of water vapor resulting from warm, moist air coming in contact with a cold surface and cooling to its dew point temperature. Condensation may occur when cold window glass is exposed to humid indoor air. Highly insulated glass windows and doors reduce condensation.
The transfer of heat through solid materials (such as glass) through direct contact. Heat flows from areas of higher temperature to areas of lower temperature.
The flow of heat that occurs through circulating gases or liquids within a confined space (e.g., the rise of warm air and the fall of cool air within a room).
Curtain Wall
The large seemingly continuous glass walls that clad the exterior of commercial buildings and office towers.
Electrochromic Coating
A very thin metal or metallic oxide layer deposited on a pane surface. An electrochromic coating dynamically manages visible and infrared light. The emissivity of the coating can be configured.
The relative ability of a surface to reflect or transmit radiated heat. The lower the emissivity, the less radiated heat passes through a window.
Energy Star
Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to promote energy conservation and environmental protection through the use of energy-efficient products and practices. With the help of the Windows industry, the program promotes sales of energy-efficient windows, doors and skylights. All Energy Star windows must meet standards for both u-factor and solar heat gain coefficient.
Fenestration (Fenestration Products)
Fenestration refers to residential and commercial windows, glass doors and skylights, as well as their associated interior or exterior peripherals (e.g., shades, blinds).
Gas-Fill (Gas-Filled)
A gas such as argon or krypton placed between glass panes in an IGU to improve its insulating value (reduce its U-factor) by suppressing conduction.
Gas tight. A hermetic seal does not allow gas to pass through it.
Insulating Glass Unit (IGU)
An Insulating Glass Unit is the transparent component of a window or door assembly. An IGU comprises two or three panes of glass separated with spacers and sealed at the edges. IGU also includes the insulating air space between the panes. Often this air space is replaced with a
Low-Emissivity (Low-E) Coating
A very thin metal or metallic oxide layer deposited on a pane surface and sealed in an IGU. A low-e coating reduces the IGU's U-value by suppressing radiated heat flow.
Depending on which pane is treated, a low-e coating will reflect heat either into the room (useful in mostly cold-weather climates) or to the outside (for warm-weather climates).
A unit of energy equal to one quadrillion (1015) BTUs, used for expressing national or global energy use or supply.
Resistance Value (R-Value)
A measure of the capacity of a material, such as insulation, to impede heat flow, with increasing values indicating a greater capacity.
Radiation (Radiated Heat)
The transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves from one surface to another.
A substance that adheres to glass panes and the standoff of an IGU to seal it. A good sealant must provide strong adhesion, preventing gas leakage out of the IGU and moisture seepage into the IGU.
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
The fraction of solar radiation transmitted through a window, expressed as a percentage. The lower a window's SHGC, the less solar heat it transmits and the greater its shading ability. Generally, a lower SHGC is desirable in warm climates, and a higher SHGC in cold ones.
Solder Glass
A special glass, with a relatively low softening point, used to join two pieces of glass (with higher melting temperatures) without softening or deforming them. Solder glass is sometimes used to seal the edges of IGUs and VIGUs.
A material placed between the panes of glass in an IGU, at its outer edge, to maintain separation of the panes, and to seal the IGU.
U-Factor (U-Value)
A measure of the rate of non-solar heat flow through a material or assembly. The lower the U-factor, the greater a window's resistance to heat flow and the better its insulating value. The U-factor is the reciprocal of the R-value (U=1/R).
Vacuum Insulating Glass Unit (VIGU)
A type of IGU in which the air space between panes has been replaced with a vacuum. VIGUs have the highest theoretical thermal insulating value of any IGU. (A perfect vacuum cannot conduct heat.) A typical gas-filled IGU has a U-factor of .35, whereas a similarly constructed VIGU has a potential U-factor of .10 or better.
Zero-Energy-Building (ZEB)
A zero-energy-building is a term applied to a building or home with a net energy consumption of zero the energy provided by onsite renewable energy sources are equal to the energy used. A ZEB combines energy-efficient construction and appliances with renewable energy systems (e.g. solar power, wind turbines). Like most buildings, it is connected to the utility grid, but with reduced energy needs and renewable energy systems, it gives back as much energy to the utility as it takes.


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- Course Number:
- Course Title:
- Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 20
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 20
- Lab Hours:
- 0
- Special Fee:
- $6.00
Course DescriptionDesigned to prepare individuals to safely respond to hazardous materials emergencies. Individuals will learn to analyze an incident; detect the presence of hazardous materials; survey the scene; collect hazard information from the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook; implement actions consistent with standard operating procedures; initiate protective actions and initiate the notification process.
Addendum to Course Description
This course is required for an Associate Degree of Applied Science in Fire Protection Technology and fulfills the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA) 472 Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations.
This course is transferable to a degree program in Fire Service Administration at Western Oregon University or Eastern Oregon University.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Students complete all training and education requirements for Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations level certification, per National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 472 and State certification requirements per Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST).
Course Activities and Design
The material in this course will be presented in a lecture, demonstration and practical application format. Other instructional methods including
guest speakers, demonstrations, simulations, and presentations may be employed.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
At the beginning of the course, the instructor will discuss the methods used to evaluate student performance and progress and the criteria for assigning a course grade. A course syllabus will be provided.
Assessment methods may include one or more of the following: examinations,Quizzes, simulations, research papers, demonstrations, classroom presentation and participation.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Students will learn to:
- Analyze hazardous materials incidents.
- Detect the presence of hazardous materials.
- Survey the hazardous materials incident from a safe location, identify container & material types.
- Collect hazard and response information.
- Initiate the notification process.
- Predict the behavior of a material and its container.
- Estimate the potential harm and level of risk.
- Determine response objectives and defensive options.
- Determine appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.
- Implement a planned response, scene control, incident management system.
- Initiate protective actions, utilize PPE, and perform defensive controls.
- Evaluate and communicate the results of response actions.
- Terminate the incident.


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Australia: new government may lead to opportunities for investor/state arbitration - .PDF file.
By Scott McDonald, Kirk Simmons and Anne Bihancov
This autumn, the people of Australia elected a new federal government, presenting a number of potential opportunities for investor-state arbitration in Australia.
First, the new government has reviewed its position with respect to the inclusion of investor-state dispute settlement clauses in investment treaties.
Second, the government proposes to repeal the Clean Energy Act 2011 (containing Australia's Carbon Pricing Mechanism), a change with the potential to give rise to some investor/state disputes…
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