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Socceroo Harry Kewell could miss Australia's Confederations Cup qualifiers against the Solomon Islands through injury.
The Liverpool website said he would miss the club's English Premier League match against Norwich at Anfield tonight (Melbourne time).
Kewell picked up a slight thigh strain during the 2-1 loss at Manchester United last Monday and has not been involved in full training with the rest of the squad this week.
Liverpool hopes he will be fit for next week's Champions League fixture with Olympiakos in Athens followed by a crucial league game against Chelsea.
England's Daily Telegraph said if he was ruled out of those games, he seemed set to miss the crunch games against the Solomon Islands in Honiara on October 9 and Sydney on October 12.
Kewell's agent Bernie Mandic said the key would be if his client is fit for the Olympiakos game.
"Harry is receiving treatment and the key for Liverpool is to have him ready for the Champions League match in Greece," Mandic said.
"They're hoping he'll make it, but only time will tell. There's no point in him risking a minor injury turning into major injury like he did with his ankle last year with so many important games to come."
Kewell's former Leeds teammate Mark Viduka, now starring with Middlesbrough, has made it clear that he will be making the trip for the games against the Solomons.
He vowed there would be no repeat of last season, when he pulled out of Australia's game in Venezuela and was subsequently banned from Leeds' next game.
"Of course I'm happy to play the game, I always love playing for Australia," Viduka said.
"I don't think there'll be any problems from here."
Viduka's $11.3 million move to Middlesbrough this season and a partnership with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has revived his career and spirits.
Viduka and former Chelsea striker Hasselbaink have formed a potent partnership for Boro, with nine goals between them to send the club to fourth in the Premier League after six games.
"Before I came here, I never played alongside Jimmy, he's been a breath of fresh air, he's great to combine with," Viduka said.
Viduka said Middlesbrough could not be further removed from Leeds, where the club fought a constant financial battle as well as struggling in vain against relegation.
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December 2012's News
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28 December 2012, Friday
Canon 70-300 IS L deal
Adorama has the Canon 70-300 IS L on sale for just $1,099, usually $1,499 (add to cart for discount price; limited number available at that price).
27 December 2012, Thursday
Nikon 70-200/4 VR
I've been occupied with Christmas, and yes, my Nikon 70-200/4 VR arrived and it's great. It's super-sharp, feels great and is well-made in Thailand. For half the price of the 70-200/2.8 VR II, it's just as sharp.
Thus, I'd get the Nikon 70-200/4 VR for general use, and if you really need the larger aperture, get a 135/2 DC (or 135/2 AI-s) with the money you saved, and get the best of all worlds at the same price as just one 70-200/2.8 VR II.
Of course for general use, the 28-300 VR is still my favorite if I need a lot of millimeters.
Canon Deals
Canon 6D (full-frame!): Reg Price $2,099.00, add to cart price $1,999.00.
Canon 6D Review. The world's second-best DSLR overall at any price, and if size or weight or price matters, it's the world's very best DLSR. In fact, I haven't gotten to updating everything, but the Canon 6D has much better image quality than the LEICA M9 as far as color is concerned, and the 6D is so light I'd forget the LEICA today. Full-frame DSLRs have finally caught up after three years with the 6D.
Canon 7D (1.6x): Reg Price $1,599.00, add to cart Price $1,199.00.
Canon 7D review. Canon's best "little guy" DSLR.
Canon 50mm f/1.8 II: Reg price $110.00, add to cart Price $89.99! (limited to number on hand.)
Canon 50/1.8 review. The Canon 50/1.8 is among my favorite Canon lenses: ultralight and ultrasharp (sharper than the Canon 50/1.4 and probably sharper than the Canon 50/1.2, too.)
Canon 35mm f/1.4 L: Reg price $1,329, add to cart price $1,299!
Canon 35/1.4 L review. The Canon 35/1.4 L is the best 35mm f/1.4 SLR lens I've tested, and much less expensive than Nikon's plastic copy. It's been in Canon's catalog for a while, so it's a screaming deal on a superior lens.
25 December 2012, Christmas Day
24 December 2012, Christmas Eve
Olympus Deal: Adorama's got the Olympus E-P3 with 14-42mm on sale for $499.
It also includes free shipping, a case and an 8GB card. It used to be $899!
21 December 2012, Winter Solstice
Winter started at 6:12 AM New York City time.
D800 App
My new D800 App is all ready! Yay!
D800 Kit Deal
Adorama's got the D800 and a boxload of extras on sale for just $2,796.95. It also includes free 2 day shipping and 4% rewards, whoo hoo!
Adorama also has a limited number of Nikon-refurbished Nikon D800s for sale for just $2,299.99 each — with free shipping! Pay $7.95 for Adorama's VIP club, and they'll throw in a full year's extra warranty as well.
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L.
NEW: Canon 35mm f/1.4 L Review.
One of Canon's best lenses of all time, and a screaming bargain, too.
TIn Whiskers
Tin whiskers are a deadly side-effect of malinformed do-gooders who are trying to ban lead. They often make electronic circuits go haywire, sometimes with deadly results, as in the Toyota unintended acceleration deaths.
Anyway, a USC student has uncovered some of the mystery as to why they grow.
The US Military no longer buys anything made with lead-free solder, which is the real way to eliminate the problem.
20 December 2012, Thursday
Cartier-Bresson Meets His Match
Ryan under mom's feet, as snapped by himself remotely.
Children see more clearly than most adults. Ryan snapped this by remote control using his Brookstone Robot Rover, heh heh.
It's an infra-red camera, which explains the alternate color rendition. I really ought to tone it in black and white, but I digress.
Manhattan-only Apple deals
Valid only in Adorama's Manhattan store, here's a coupon for a $100 gift card when you buy an iPhone 5 or any other LTE device, or a $50 gift card when getting an iPad.
Valid for walk-in only. Merry Christmas!
19 December 2012, Wednesday
NEW: Canon 6D Review.
I've added plenty of information and sample images.
It's the world's second-best DSLR, right behind the 5D Mark III.
Get a Nikon D600 on special if you're married to Nikon, but if you want better, the 6D is worth it.
18 December 2012, Tuesday
Fuji X100
After reviewing the RX1 last week, I shot my Fuji X100, and it's such a better camera in every respect. Pixels don't count if they're the wrong color or you missed the shot waiting for the flash to recycle or can't get the camera to shoot the way you want — or if it lacks a proper viewfinder.
I added the X100 to my comparison at my Sony RX1 Review.
More good news: the Fuji X100 is down to $1,099!
15 December 2012, Saturday
Sony RX1.
NEW: Sony RX1 Review.
Good? Yes.
Great? No.
14 December 2012, Friday
Nikon D600 and 24-85 VR Giveaway
Adorama is giving away D600s, and throwing in the 24-85 VR and extended warranty, a 32 GB card, a case, a spare battery & charger, a remote trigger, Wi-Fi adapter and a cleaning kit, all for $1,996.95 — less than I paid for my bare D600 body a couple of months ago.
Not only are they throwing in a $600 lens, case and a bunch of other goodies for over $100 less than I paid for my bare body alone, they're throwing in 4% rewards as well.
If you're not upgrading to Canon (the Canon 6D is so much more pleasant to use than the D600), now is the time!
Canon 6D Wi-Fi — yes!
AHA! I finally figured out how to email photos from the Canon 6D!
All you do is get the free EOS app, set up Wi-Fi so the camera talks to your iPod/iPhone/iPad (even I figured it out), and it's then easy to browse through the photos on your camera's card using your iDevice.
See one you want to mail? Just tap the envelope icon (different from the box with an escaping arrow icon we expect), and the image appears in your Mail program. Address it and send!
One gotcha is that your iDevice is talking to the 6D's wireless network, which isn't connected to the Internet. To send the mail, your data plan on a phone may or may not work at the same time.
I don't use a data plan, I only use Wi-Fi on all my devices, so no big deal; my devices hold my unsent mail in my outbox and send it all automatically as soon as I'm connected again to a regular Wi-Fi network automatically.
In field use, this probably will be transparent: I'll set my device to talk to my camera, and when I get back in range of Wi-Fi, my device will grab the new connection and send everything seamlessly - even if my iDevice is off!
More great news: someone smart made the app so that the emailed images are perfect. They are 1,920 x 1,280, are super-sharp, and each is only about 500kB of data. Brilliant!
NEW: Athentech Perfectly Clear Review.
This software does a great job, fast, of making my pictures even better.
NEW: iPhone 5 Sample Images.
Fire Lane (iPhone 5 snap).
I just started a page with an image or two of iPhone 5 Sample Images. Actually, I've got a month of images to share; these are what was on the top of my pile. This page will expand.
12/12/12, Wednesday
I shot my new EF 35mm f/1.4 L yesterday on my 6D, and it's amazing. It takes a while to write a review, but if you've been considering it, it's an extraordinary lens, extraordinarily well built, and a bargain today.
Canon Point-and-Shoot Deal: $69!
Adorama's got the Canon A2400 (16 MP, 28-140mm equiv. 5x optical zoom, 2.7" LCD, Li-Ion battery and charger) on sale for $69 in black or silver, or in baby blue or pink for the ladies. (The picture of the black version looks a bit brown me.)
$69 is a steal. Adorama usually gets $120 for them if you don't know about this deal, and Canon sells them for $149.99.
Nikon D3100 with lens: $379!
Adforama's got refurbished D3100s for only $379 with lens. Pay $7.95 for Adorama's VIP club, and they'll throw in a full year's extra warranty as well.
11 December 2012, Tuesday
Canon 6D RULES!
Bremen, Germany, hand-held at night. (mit 24-70/2.8 L II, f/2.8 @ 1/40, pushed to higher ISO in Photoshop.) full resolution.
I'm working on the images I shot on my Canon 6D for you. Same as 5D Mark III: brilliant, sharp, and Auto ISO to ISO 25,600 makes IS or fast lenses obsolete.
One more thing the 6D won't do for $1,200 less than the 5D Mark III is to allow me to change the file name prefix (and that's $1,200 less than the 5D Mark III's now discounted $3,300 price). On the 6D, it's always IMG, while on my 5D Mk III, I can change it to KEN or 5D3. Maybe I can do this on the 6D using a computer, but if it takes a computer, it doesn't count.
I'll pay $1,200 for dual card slots, but for normal people, the 6D is the way to go.
If money matters, get the 6D. If you use it every day, get the 5D Mark III. It's the age-old story.
Canon 5D Mark III Deals: $2,999!
$3,299 body-only (add-to-cart and it's only $2,999); $3,900 with 24-105mm lens (add to cart and it's only $3,599!)
08 December 2012, Saturday
Canon 6D RULES!
Ryan thinks "Elf on the Shelf" is hilarious. (cropped from horizontal Canon 6D shot at Auto ISO 6,400, 75W PAR Halogen lighting, color-corrected and lightened in Photoshop CS6, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L II at 70mm at f/2.8 at 1/60.) bigger.
I just picked up my Canon 6D yesterday, and it's awesome!
For most people who don't need the second card slot for backup, it replaces the 5D Mark III, and even improves on what was the already world's best DSLR ergonomics.
The 6D betters the 5D Mark III because the PLAY and ZOOM buttons are now where we can hit them with our shooting thumb. No longer are they on the wrong side, demanding a second hand, as they are on the 5D Mark III (I program my 5D Mark III to work around this).
All the Auto ISO options and pretty much everything are the same as the 5D Mark III. The LCD lacks auto brightness control, and it otherwise the same awesome screen: the best in any DSLR.
The 6D is just as toughly built as the 5D Mark III, just a little smaller, a little lighter and a lot less expensive. The 6D's AF system is the better, simpler 9-point one from the earlier cameras. It just goes!
The 6D adds GPS and Wi-Fi over the 5D Mark III, but I have to grumble when the Wi-Fi will only be figured out by you computer guys, and even if you get it to go, it doesn't do anything useful. It won't let me drag and drop files to my computer, replacing my card reader, and won't let me just email photos directly or read the Internet, so who cares? My iPod Touch does a hundred times more useful things over Wi-Fi, and unlike the 6D, the iPod just works.
I've only made a few shots last night before night-night time, and those shots are enough to confirm that as I expected that the 6D has the same image quality as the 5D Mark III. No surprises here. Resolution is the same; anything from 18MP to 24MP is all the same.
Thus the 6D handles and feels just like the 5D Mark III (with a few improvements), has the same great LCD and tech image quality, and costs a whole lot less.
I picked up my Canon 6D, EF 35mm f/1.4 and EF 35mm f/2, along with my Nikon 70-200/4 VR yesterday.
All the Canon items, even the least expensive EF 35mm f/2, are made in Japan.
The Nikon 70-200/4 VR is made in Thailand. It feels great; it has a plastic filter thread but a metal zoom ring. It's a winner — updated reviews all coming of course.
D600 or 6D?
Easy: 6D.
I keep using the weasel word "Nikon" in describing the D600 as "Nikon's" best DSLR, while the Canon 6D and 5D Mark III are simply the world's best DSLRs.
I own a D600 for nostalgic purposes; I can use all my old NIKKOR lenses on it.
If you're married to Nikon (I'm not), the D600 is the way to go, but if you want the best DSLR, the 6D and 5D Mark III are in a much better class. They have better LCDs and don't demand two hands just to play back. Nikons now drive me nuts, while with my Canons I just shoot.
The 6D handles, feels and shoots. The D600 requires twice as many hands just to play and review images, and its power switch keeps turning itrself off.
My 6D images look better too, due to better colors. The green shift problem with the D600 is not something I take lightly.
The New Nikon D4S
A reader asks when we can get it: an improved D4 with the bugs worked out and 11 FPS.
Easy: it's already here. It's called the Canon 1D X. The 1D X is worlds ahead of the D4, at least if you're a still shooter. For still shooters, the D4 is a step backwards from the D3S, while the 1D X is a huge step forwards. The D4 is loved by video shooters, but that's not me.
The D3S sells for only about $3,500 if you know How to Win at eBay, which is a whole lot less than a D4.
Long Live John Silva
Speaking of video, I worked with television pioneer John Silva in Hollywood for quite some time back in the 1990s and early 2000s.
He invented the "Telecopter," or was the first ever to get a TV camera into a helicopter back when cameras were as big as cars, and never stopped designing television facilities.
Sadly we lost John the other day at age 92.
07 December 1941, Pearl Harbor Day
LEGO Cameras
Golly, I just found two kinds of LEGO cameras for sale!
71st anniversary of Japan's Terrorist Attacks
Sadly, the lack of any formal declaration of war defined these attacks as simple terrorism, not an act of war — oops!
Back then, the terrorists used Nikon's military rangefinders and bombsights, which were among Nikon's core products. Nikon didn't make cameras or consumer goods until after its military activities were disbanded after WWII, but curiously today Nikon has returned to making rifle scopes and shooter's rangefinders.
This military background is why Nikon's cameras first were solid, pro-only models from 1948 until plastic cameras started popping up from Nikon in the late 1970s.
Canon, on the other hand, was founded in the 1930s expressly to make cheap copies of the LEICA, which shows us why Canon only made consumer products also up until about the late 1970s when it tried to compete with Nikon in the pro market. Canon didn't win the pro market away from Nikon until Canon gambled everything on its EOS autofocus system in 1987, and finally won the pro sports and action shooters away from Nikon in the early 1990s.
This said, I think I'm going to pick up my new Canon 6D, EF 35mm f/1.4 and EF 35mm f/2, along with my Nikon 70-200/4 VR, all later today.
I should be able to pick up my Sony RX1 and Canon EOS-M early next week. I'm expecting the Canon to win on color rendition and the Sony to fail on the same thing, but we'll see. Color rendition is everything today when it comes to technical performance; resolution has been sufficient for the past ten years, and hyper-ISO performance likewise is swell today in every camera. Heck, my iPhone 5 works in any light. Here's a shot of a palm in moonlight. The dot below the moon? It's the planet Jupiter!
Palm in Moonlight with Jupiter. iPhone 5, ISO 3,200, f/2.4 at 1/15 hand-held.
Sure, my 5D Mark III and 24-70/2.8 L II would be cleaner, but my iPhone was in my pocket — not my 5D. The iPhone lens is a half-stop faster, too.
New York's Growing Zombie Problem
Mostly unknown outside of Long Island until this item hit the news, Eastern Long Island has had a rash of zombie sightings. No knows for sure what's causing it, but some suggest it's some bizarre residual radiation caused by leftovers from Long Island's closed Shoreham nuclear plant interacting with God knows what's left over at Tesla's lab not far away, along with whatever mad science is going on at the government's Brookhaven National (nuclear) Laboratory just five miles down the William Floyd Parkway.
The sightings have been quickly cleaned up by local law enforcement, but some people are running scared, especially if their home borders on the woods. Adorama even has a "Zombie Apocalypse Survival" section for those who prefer to be prepared.
06 December 2012, Thursday
Nikon D4 Deal
Nikon D4 with Lexar 32GB Pro 1000x CF Card, spare Nikon EN-EL18 Battery, Nikon AN-DC7 Wide Neck Strap, Nikon MC-30 Remote Cord and Mack 3 Year Extended Warranty: $5,996.95, plus 5% rewards.
Sexy One Now Shipping
Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm OIS - Silver:
$1399 Limited Qty
New Tamron 70-200/2.8 VR
There's a new $1,500 Tamron 70-200/2.8 IS for Canon, 70-200/2.8 VR for Nikon, and also in kits.
No, I haven't tried it, but if money mattered, I'd get the Nikon 70-200/4 VR ($1,400) or Canon 70-200/4 IS ($1,120) for better quality for less money — or buy these or the f/2.8 versions used. I always go for real quality (name brand vs. copy-cat) over features (f/2.8 vs. f/4) when money matters, and buy used over new.
NEW: Apple iPod Touch 5G Review.
Apple iPod Touch 5G.
I just got one yesterday; the review will grow as I learn more.
Not as good as the iPhone 5, especially in low light, but still pretty darn good. The biggest gotcha is the curious lack of auto brightness control for the LCD, and otherwise, a huge improvement over the previous iPod Touch 4G camera.
I also owe you an iPhone 5 review, but I'm trying to find some new superlatives so I can do it justice.
The great things about both these new cameras is the far superior ergonomics compared to anything else. How is it that Apple makes a better-handing camera, and can put it inside an iPod that does everything under the sun, and it's faster to use than cameras from Nikon and Canon and etc. whose cameras are just cameras? It's because Apple does its homework to refine the user interface, while other companies spend too much time tripping over each other trying to cram in too many junk features instead.
If Cartier-Bresson was starting today, he'd be working unseen with an iPhone, the ideal street, candid and life-documenting camera.
What is an FX Lens?
All Nikon SLR lenses are FX lenses, unless they are specifically marked DX.
DX is a handicap; DX lenses can't cover the larger FX sensor, while all other lenses easily cover both sensor sizes.
Too many people are getting tricked into buying or replacing lenses they don't need to, not realizing that all Nikon's fantastic SLR lenses, manual and auto focus, made since 1959 are FX lenses, and work great with Nikon FX cameras.
You probably already own the lenses you need for a D600 if you have an old 35mm Nikon camera sitting unused in your closet.
Sony Pro Headphone Deal
The Sony MDR-7506 are the world's best-selling professional headphones, and B&H has them on sale for just $75 (add to cart for the lower price).
These are fantastic for pro DSLR audio-for-video monitoring.
For music enjoyment, the Sony MDR-V6 are a little better for just $70, while the similar MDR-7506 have been #1 for a decade or more in pro video.
05 December 2012, Wednesday
Tripod Deal
My favorite Dolica tripod is on sale for $30, complete with ball-head and padded case.
It's my favorite because it's more than sturdy enough, it's fast and easy to set up and strike (put away), and it's small and light enough in its tough included case to make sure I've always got it reasonably handy if I need it.
If you want a bigger, tougher tripod, I'd go no further than this Dolica carbon-fibre model.
You can pay a lot more for advertised brands like Induro or Benro, but with Dolica, you get the same thing for a lot less because you're not paying for ads and celebrity endorsements. They're all just well-made Chinese copies of Gitzo. I remember when Benro first exhiited in the USA, and no one had ever heard of them. Induro came later, all just the same thing as Dolica.
04 December 2012, Tuesday
Christmas Camera Deal Suggestion
The Nikon D3100 and included 18-55mm VR.
What camera do I suggest all my friends get? The Nikon D3100 is essentially the same as the Nikon D3200, and sells for only $477 with lens, or refurbished for only $400 with lens. Pay $7.95 for Adorama's VIP club, and they'll throw in a full year's extra warranty as well.
You can pay more for fancier cameras, but no camera takes better pictures than a D3100. The reason guys like me pay more for fancier cameras isn't for better pictures; it's for more controls and options that let those few people who really know how to use all the controls get to them faster. The D3100 has all the same adjustments, just that you'll more often have to use a menu instead of a knob in the D3100. If you shoot all day every day as I do, it's worth it, otherwise, there's no reason to pay more.
Nikon D5100 Deals
When introduced a year ago people cheerfully paid $900 for the D5100 with lens, while today it's being cleared-out at the ridiculously low price of $550 brand-new, and if you're a real bargain hound, personally I suggest the same thing factory refurbished for just $489. Pay $7.95 for Adorama's VIP club, and they'll throw in a full year's warranty as well.
Canon S100 Deals
The Canon S100 is down to $250 at Amazon in black and at at Amazon in silver.
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So we go downstairs today, and each of my kids runs off and starts creating something from scratch all by themselves. As often happens, it was spontaneous creation.
Katie ran off to her table, and asked me for paper, and then some tape, and then lots more times for more paper. Each time, she was specific about what color of paper she needed. Here she is working away. Just like any other serious artist, she doesn't want anyone seeing incomplete work. Interesting how kids do this automatically.
Ryan ran off and created his own game, then invited me over to come play it with him. He had made little signs with the name of the game and an OPEN sign so I'd know it was ready to play. I got to throw a toy into the window, trying to get it through and then stuck behind the blinds.
What to typical adults do in the morning? Nothing. They watch TV (especially PBS: Probably Boring Stuff), check email, or otherwise anesthetize their brains on Facebook and YouBoob first thing in the morning. These are passive activities: the viewer simply watches, no creative input or thought required. Yes, programs for stupid people are designed to get these people riled up or ticked-off or "thinking" about something, but that's not thinking on the part of the viewer; it's the program's creator simply fueling these thoughts.
Kids have to make up what they're doing from scratch. They pull it out of thin air from nothing but their imaginations.
As Vonnegut so rightly observed in Timequake, TV makes imagination obsolete. With music, our imaginations create the images, but music videos are neither, since no imagination is required by the viewer.
The key here is to remain a kid. I sure have; I've never grown up. Why would I? I get a lot of funny looks in public, but it is only by always thinking and always dreaming and always playing that new things are created. Simply enjoying and appreciating the works of others, as people study in film school, does nothing for creating your own unique works.
Make it a habit to play and think, not simply consume other programming. Most people plan to fail each day by checking email and Facebook every morning and then driving to a boring job where they do little creative all day (whatever they might create is is owned by the company, not them), then doing it all in reverse each afternoon. Worse, all this synthetic online connectedness eliminates real, live 2-way human contact.
Be like a kid: get up with no preconceived plan of what you have to do, and certainly don't rely on the crutch of just turning on the TV, computer or iPad and letting others think for you. When you have a whole day in which you have to make it up as you go along, you are forced to think and forced to create.
How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci also stresses that especially through play is how people dream up new ideas.
Great photos are expressions of our imagination. If we have nothing in our imagination, no amount of software is going to make a good picture out of it, but with an iPhone or QuickSnap and imagination, great photos come forth.
All I've shot with for the entire month of November has been the iPhone 5. It's so much fun and makes such great images that I've spent so much time shooting that I haven't gotten to share much of anything in the way of images from it. Here's a snap from a moment ago, and it's sharp even cropped from about half of a horizontal image.
No, I've never missed my DSLR. The iPhone has better color than most brands of DSLR (as good as Nikon and Canon, better than LEICA and the rest) and the iPhone just shoots in any light. I can draw it from my pocket and turn it on and ready to shoot by feel! It sets up and handles faster than anything this side of a QuickSnap.
Anyway, my Canon 6D and Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 and EF 35mm f/2 and Nikon 70-200/4 VR ought to be here soon for review, since they're all shipping. (The Canon 35mm f/2 IS isn't out yet; the two 35mm lenses incoming have been in the catalog for decades and are therefore bargains.)
Likewise, I also have my Sony RX1 on order. I hope I don't like it, I don't want to wind up buying one. I expect the colors to be second rate.
Hee hee, as I write this, the new iPod Touch just arrived. Let's see what it can do (wait till I initialize it).
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Negroes in both the North and South–despite past tensions and the threat of future ones–have a "new, more positive appreciation" of Jews in general and particularly of the role played by American Jews in common efforts for better human relations, two leading Negro authorities said today.
James H. Robinson and Kenneth B. Clark, in analyses prepared for the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, established that Southern Negroes "are not permitting themselves the luxury or the diversion of anti-Semitism" in their present struggles. Both men agree that Southern Negroes generally understand that the Southern Jew, in the desegregation crisis is placed in a delicate position in his community and is exposed to "subtle pressures and threats of the more vocal, aggressive segregationist groups."
Dr. Clark, associate professor of psychology at the College of the City of New York and director of research at the Northside Center for Child Development, finds that Negro Jewish relationships are now in a stage of "positive" transition. "The most obvious forms of verbal anti-Semitism among Negroes, common 15 years ago, seem to have been substantially ameliorated. Today, there seems to be less venom associated with such phrases as 'Jewish landlord, a term which is almost part of the Negro's folk language.
"Probably the general progress of the Negro in recent years has reduced some of his random hostility which once had taken anti-Semitism as a form of expression," Dr. Clark adds. He says that the relationship between Jews and Negroes is "in many ways more complex, if not more subtle, in the North than in the South." Like Dr. Robinson, he notes that "Jewish property owners–with few exceptions–seem no more willing to jeopardize their investment or the status appeal of their properties by renting to Negroes." He concludes that "personal status needs and conformity pressures — as they operate to perpetuate the racial status quo–appear no less imperative for Jews than for other Americans."
"Negroes seem to be more sensitive to racial insults and injustices when the source is Jewish," Dr. Clark says. "In general, they seem to expect more from Jews than from other whites. This in itself is evidence of the positive change in post-war attitudes toward Jews." He finds that Jews themselves "have contributed to the positive change by the involvement of some Jewish organizations in the struggle for human rights for all, the contributions of Jewish philanthropists to Negro organizations and causes, and by the effectiveness of Jews, as individuals and in organizations, in helping to educate the American public on the general dangers inherent in racism."
Dr. Robinson, pastor of the Church of the Master and director of the Morning side Community Center in Harlem, warns that it is likely that "tensions in race relations in America will become worse before they become better. " Noting that Negro anti-Semitism differs from most other types since it is based upon suspicion, not hate, he says that "the possibilities of conflict between Negroes and Jews will become potentially greater as the non-white exceeds the white population in the urban center or the east and north central states."
He also found "intensified feeling against Jews" in the North stemming from the problem of segregated housing, "the basic and crucial area of all racial problems. " "There is increased feeling of bitterness over the fact that Jews in better neighborhoods and suburban areas are often as hostile as other whites when Negroes attempt to move into a community. On the other hand, this feeling is almost always accompanied by an expression of gratitude that more support, however small, for integrated housing comes from Jews than from Gentiles, " he said.


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President Obama is challenging all Americans to celebrate the 4oth anniversary of Earth Day next Thursday by making their lives more energy efficient. He's also asking them to send their stories to the White House.
"It's clear change won't come from Washington alone," Obama says in the video message, citing his efforts to create green jobs and a clean energy economy.
"I want you to take action," he says, "in your home or your community, at your school or your business, to improve our environment. It can be as simple as riding the bus or the subway to work, making your home more energy efficient, or organizing your neighbors to clean up a nearby park."
Obama encourages people to go to whitehouse.gov/earthday to find out about Earth Day service projects in their community and to share their stories.
The website links to the Environmental Protection Agency's suggestions for saving energy and water by, for example, turning off the tap while brushing your teeth and installing a programmable thermostat.
President Richard Nixon called for the creation of the EPA in December 1970, shortly after Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., helped organize the first Earth Day on April 22 four decades ago.
As a prior post reports, environmentalists are suggesting myriad ways to celebrate the anniversary, including writing members of Congress in support of pending legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Sierra Club urges Americans to turn their state green by pledging actions such as planting a tree and taking a reusable bag to the grocery store.
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Cajun's Match: Special "Thanks"...
April 23 2012 at 11:47 AM
Just a quick note of appreciation to:
1) Walt Roller & Ken Hughes - for their help in taking my gun apart after the shoot on Saturday (spring is not broken, seal looks OK... just had too much lube around the piston & spring, causing "dieseling", and "flyers" as a result).
2) Charles Garvey - For oferring to let me share his gun on Sunday... I took him up on his offer, and I'm glad I did... Wow!, he's got that Rekord trigger set like a PCP.
3) And, of course, to the hosting club - for yet another great Cajun's match (my 10th in a row)... Food was great, and the BBQ on Saturday was almost as good as our Texas-style BBQ (just kidding Greg - LOL).
Kudos to David Alsup for shooting the PFT course with a loaner gun, and virtually "cleaning" what I'd consider a VERY difficult course, and in the process beating us all (and the owner of the gun... He, he).
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Microsoft (MSFT) is something of an enigma.
On the one hand, Microsoft is in the crosshairs of the post-PC movement — one that has seen PC sales and shipments fall for five consecutive quarters, including an 11% drop for the most recent quarter.
Tablets are all the rage, with research firm Gartner projecting 200 million in shipments for the devices to exceed notebooks for the first time. But MSFT is thoroughly botching the mobile movement, taking it in the shorts last week after announcing $900 million write-off for its Surface tablet inventory backlog.
Yet on the other hand, MSFT has roared ahead nearly 20% year-to-date despite last week's kicking. And more importantly, Microsoft sure knows how to print money.
Despite the write-off, Microsoft increased its cash position year-over-year by $14 billion, leaving it with $67 billion in the bank. The company also enjoyed Q4 revenue gains across its Business (14%), Windows (6%), and Servers and Tools (9%) divisions, and net operating cash flow from its still immensely profitable platforms was nearly $6 billion. PC sales might be declining, but MSFT's install base — and thus, its potential upgrade business — won't crack for some time.
Microsoft has increased its dividend every year since it initiated its quarterly payout in 2004, from 8 cents then to 23 cents now, and every hike in that time has been by double-digit percentages, so expect the same service in September, when MSFT is likely to announce its yearly hike.


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Vergil in his Eclogues paid tribute to their beauty and grandeur.
Every naturalist concealed within him a lover of idylls or Eclogues.
His compositions in Latin are—Africa, an epic poem; his Bucolics, containing twelve Eclogues; and three books of epistles.
Their argument was as unlike one of the debates in Vergil's Eclogues as possible.
Amœbean Poetry, poetry in which persons are represented as speaking alternately, as in some of Virgil's Eclogues.
Eclogues he called them, and meant to have published them by subscription.
It consists of twelve pastoral poems, or Eclogues, one for each month of the year.
His Eclogues are somewhat too long, if we compare them with the ancients.
Theocritus and Virgil, in their Eclogues, boast of the shades and of the cooling freshness of the fountains.
Then, most gravely and admirably, he began to construe the Eclogues of Virgil.
"short poem," especially a pastoral dialogue, mid-15c., from Latin ecloga "selection, short poem, eclogue," from Greek ekloge "selection," from eklegein "to select" (see eclectic).


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A few days ago, a teenage boy ("Jewish, 5'9" on a really good day") asked grown-up supermodel Kate Upton ("Christian, 5'10") to go to prom with him. It looked like this:
And because the world is a truly good and wonderful place, she responded last night on Twitter.
"@jakedavidson23:youtube.com/watch?v=NvxqUE…" you can call me Katie if you want! How could I turn down that video! I'll check my schedule ;)
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) March 19, 2013
We could spend time this morning debating the particulars — Will Kate be sure to color-coordinate her dress with his tuxedo? Who's picking out the party bus? — but it's a Wednesday, so instead we'll just remind Kate that if/and when she does escort the young man to prom, she should mind the 11 p.m. curfew. Those things are for real.
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Pleurisy, which is otherwise referred to as Pleuritis is a swelling of the membrane called as pleura, which is generally double-layered and moist. This membrane surrounds the lungs and it lines the rib cage. The worst thing about this condition is that it makes breathing highly painful. It is sometimes associated with another condition known as pleural effusion, wherein excess fluid fills the area that lies between the layers of the membrane.
What is the responsibility of pleura?
The double-layered pleura is responsible for protecting and lubricating the surface of the lungs as they blow up and blow down within the rib cage. In general, the fluid-filled and thin gap called the pleural space permits the two layers of the pleural membrane to go down gently past each other. But, when there is a swelling, with every breath, cough or sneeze, the rough surfaces rub each other, thereby causing pain.
Pleural effusion:
In some patients with this condition, the excess fluid gets into the pleural space, thereby resulting in effusion. But, there is a good thing associated with this fluid buildup. The good thing is that it gives a lubricating effect, thereby providing relief to the pain connected with pleuritis as it brings down the friction in between the layers of the membrane. On the other hand, the added fluid also adds pressure to the lungs, thereby bringing down their ability of free movement. When the fluid level increases, it will also lead to shortness of breath. Even in some patients, this excess fluid gets infected.
Causes of Pleurisy:
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Generally, as compared to this health issue, the underlying disease is more serious. So, if a patient is recognized to have Pleuritis, he/she might already be undergoing treatment to any of the above-mentioned health issue. Otherwise, it is better to seek immediate medical help. Pleural effusion can occur even in people without Pleuritis and this can be caused due to liver diseases, heart failure and kidney diseases without any pain or swelling.
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A new "ultrabook" from Hewlett-Packard (HP) is getting high marks for squeezing solid performance from a very small package.
And the packaging itself is drawing lots of extra attention: the HP Envy 14 Spectre is covered almost entirely in glossy, scratch-resistant glass.
By the numbers, it's hard to tell the HP Envy 14 Spectre is a premium laptop.
For example, it's only modestly powerful for the price: you'll find a Intel Core i5 processor under the hood, along with 4GB RAM, a 14-inch or 13.3-inch display, and a battery capable of lasting eight hours unplugged.
Laptops with this level of hardware capabilities have been available for well over a year. (Source: cnet.com)
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But when you look over this new machine, you realize that HP has crammed these components into a very small box: 0.8 by 12.9 by 8.7 inches, weighing less than four pounds.
Even more impressive is the HP Envy 14 Spectre's design.
Black glass covers its aluminum lid, and clear glass spreads across the section right below the keyboard.
Some experts liken the look and feel of the new ultrabook to a classic car, and insist you'll be obsessively buffing out fingerprints with similar pride, and frequency.
So far, extensive glass casings just haven't been seen very often. Most often, its use has been limited to a unit's display screen, as seen on the Dell XPS 13. To extend the coverage to the unit's lid and palm rest is truly pioneering. (Source: pcmag.com)
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There are other reasons industry observers are raving about the Envy 14 Spectre: Its backlit keyboard is a classy feature, and its premium audio package provides significantly better sound than most other ultrabooks.
The Envy 14 Spectre is also overflowing with wireless options, featuring Bluetooth connectivity, Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) high-definition television integration, and WiFi streaming to music devices compatible with the HP Wireless Audio platform.
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construction manager to build a green roof on its headquarters
building in downtown Washington, D.C. Construction of the
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last approximately 18 weeks. The dedication ceremony is scheduled
for Earth Day, April 22, 2006.
"Forrester's appreciation of landscape architecture
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in their selection to construct ASLA's green roof," said
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The landscape architect and lead designer for the green roof
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architect; and, the architect is DMJM.
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1. Re: Exporting model to CSVPhilip Stoyanov-Oracle Jan 9, 2013 5:21 PM (in response to Kent Graziano)Hi Kent,
comments and comments in RDBMS are in separate files DM_CommentsRDBMS.csv, DM_Comments.csv and DM_Notes.csv
2. Re: Exporting model to CSVKent Graziano Jan 10, 2013 1:36 PM (in response to Philip Stoyanov-Oracle)So if I do not see those files in the output directory, does that mean there are not comments or notes in the model anywhere? I see plenty of other files (like DM_Entity.csv) that are empty (because I he no logical model), but the three you mention are missing completely.
I am running 3.3EA1.
3. Re: Exporting model to CSV (3.3EA1)Kent Graziano Jan 25, 2013 7:29 PM (in response to Philip Stoyanov-Oracle)I can confirm now that in 3.3EA1 the comment files are not being created. I just uploaded comments for 1600 columns (using the new find/export/import features) so I know they are there. Still no output.
Looks like a bug.
4. Re: Exporting model to CSV (3.3EA1)Philip Stoyanov-Oracle Jan 28, 2013 11:45 AM (in response to Kent Graziano)Hi Kent,
so I know they are there. Still no output.we can fix a bug only if we can reproduce it. So it'll be helpful for us if you can provide a test design we can use to reproduce the problem.
Looks like a bug.
5. Re: Exporting model to CSV (3.3EA1)Kent Graziano Jan 28, 2013 1:55 PM (in response to Philip Stoyanov-Oracle)Sure - how do I get a copy of the design to you? (under NDA of course)
6. Re: Exporting model to CSV (3.3EA1)Philip Stoyanov-Oracle Jan 29, 2013 10:40 AM (in response to Kent Graziano)customers data are covered by strict company rules. So for me NDA is in effect. You can create service request or zip the design and send it to me.1 person found this helpful
I don't need the whole design, just a slice of it that will allow to reproduce the problem.
How to create a slice:
- create a subview and put some objects in it;
- export to "Data Modeler Design" - select only the subview created in previous step;
- open the new design and export to CSV - if problem exists then the slice is good for testing.
7. Re: Exporting model to CSV (3.3EA1)Kent Graziano Jan 30, 2013 2:30 PM (in response to Philip Stoyanov-Oracle)Turns out I was getting an error in my log file when the export to csv was run:
2013-01-29 09:21:09,170 [Thread-23] ERROR CSVExporter - Error Exporting to CSV:
java.lang.RuntimeException: rdbmsName not known: SQL Server 2008
at oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.LogicalDatatype.createDataType(Unknown Source)
at oracle.dbtools.crest.exports.csv.EHLogicalToNative.Export(Unknown Source)
at oracle.dbtools.crest.exports.csv.CSVExporter$Runner.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
I had forgotten that the design I was working with had actually come from reverse engineering a SQL Server database.
From that Philip was able to surmise that my Default System types directory was pointing to a directory with an old defaultRDBMSSites.xml file (pre-3.3EA) which did not have SQL Server 2008 defined. Once I pointed the directory to the current file, everything worked fine.
So not a bug, just a bad setting. User error. :-)


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Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 31, 2006
In research that could help control contamination from the radioactive element uranium, scientists have discovered that some bacteria found in the soil and subsurface can release phosphate that converts uranium contamination into an insoluble and immobile form.
Based on laboratory studies, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers report promising results using bacterial species from three genera isolated from subsurface soils collected at a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Field Research Center site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Researchers conducted preliminary screenings of many bacterial isolates and found several candidate strains that released inorganic phosphate after hydrolyzing an organo-phosphate source the researchers provided.
The bioremediation research project, funded for three years by DOE's Environmental Remediation Sciences Division, is in its early stages. Research team member Melanie Beazley, a Ph.D. student in the Georgia Tech School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, will present preliminary findings on March 30 at the 231st American Chemical Society National Meeting in Atlanta.
"These organisms release phosphate into the medium, but the precipitation (of uranium phosphate) occurs chemically," explained Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Martial Taillefert, co-director of the study. "That is the biomineralization of uranium and the novelty of this approach."
The process begins when the bacteria � from the genera Rhanella, Bacillus and possibly Arthrobacter� degrade an organo-phosphate compound such as glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) or phytic acid (IP6), which can be present in subsurface soils.
"During their growth, the organisms liberate phosphate they derive from the organo-phosphate compound," said project co-director Patricia Sobecky, an associate professor of biology. "The free phosphate is released to the surrounding media, which is a solution in the lab. Then we conduct assays to see how much uranium is mineralized by the phosphate released by the bacteria." The bacteria's role is crucial in this process because uranium cannot dissociate the organo-phosphate compound chemically, Taillefert explained. So uranium in the presence of organo-phosphate alone does not result in significant uranium precipitation.
Sobecky and her Ph.D. student Robert Martinez are conducting the microbiological and physiological component of the research, while Taillefert and Beazley study the uranium chemistry and analyze distribution of different forms of uranium during incubation in the lab.
"The devil's in the details with the chemistry of uranium: There are numerous forms of uranium in the environment, which are all influenced by the natural properties of soils and groundwater," Taillefert said.
Sobecky added, "What we're doing now is optimizing the assay conditions and the techniques to analyze the distribution of uranium species in the lab."
Traditionally, DOE has funded research investigating the chemical reduction of uranium contamination. But there are two approaches to immobilizing uranium. One strategy reduces uranium (VI) to uranium (IV), which is, in principle, immobile. But the uranium can re-oxidize even with traces of oxygen from rainwater seeping into the groundwater. The Georgia Tech approach biomineralizes uranium (VI) into an insoluble form of uranium via phosphate precipitation.
As they work toward a bioremediation strategy that will work in the field, researchers must design a mechanism to deal with competing organisms in the soil that might sequester the free phosphate, Sobecky noted. Though their current grant does not cover the cost of a field study, researchers hope to obtain funds in the future to test their strategy at Oak Ridge and potentially other DOE sites. Uranium contamination is a concern at DOE sites because it can migrate to groundwater in surrounding areas, Taillefert noted.
"At this point, we know the organisms we're studying are active in precipitating uranium phosphate," he said. "�. Now we need to determine how chemically stable it is."
Researchers also have learned that when the bacteria are releasing phosphate from G3P, the bacteria can tolerate the toxic uranium and can continue to grow once the uranium is precipitated by the released phosphate.
"Our challenge now is fine-tuning the conditions around the bacterium so eventually it can thrive and work chemically in a natural setting," Taillefert said.
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From: "John E. Taylor, Jr." <>
Subject: KLINE/REICHMAN Obits. - Williams Co., OH
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 14:21:18 -0400
>From unknown Kansas newspaper
Mrs. Samuel REICHMAN died at the old homestead, Sunday, Oct. 8, 1899, at
the advanced age of 73 years and 7 days. The subject of this sketch,
Caroline KLINE, was born at "Bingen on the Rhine", in Germany, Oct. 1st.,
1826. She came to the United States at theage of 7 years. At 15 she became
a member of the First Lutheral Church. She was united in marriage to Samuel
REICHMAN January 16, 1844. To them were given eleven children, six sons and
five daughters, of which one son, three daughters and her husband survive
her. She was a consistent christian woman in all her intercourse with
friends and neighbors. She possessed the necessary qualifications to act as
"midwife" and many households in this vicinity can attest her kindness to
the mothers.
The first fourteen years of their married life was spent in Williams
county, Ohio, then twelve in Stuben county, Indiana, and from thence to
Atchison county, Kan., and with the exception of one year, they have
resided on the old homestead near the Pleasant Vale school house. By
persistent hard work and rigid economy, they acquired a sufficient
competency to care for themselves in the decline of life.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. R. S. FINLEY of Effingham. A very
appropriate discourse was delivered, based upon the XC Psalm, being an
earnest exhortation to the living to remember the mercies of the Lord while
yet in life.
One of the largest concourses of people seen at a funeral followed the
remains to the beautiful cemetery in Effingham, thus showing their esteem
and friendship for the departed. Kind hands laid her gently to rest.
We desire to express our thanks and gratitude to our neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted us in our severe affliction in the death of our wife
and mother. - Samuel REICHMAN and Family.
>From unknown 1899 Williams county newspaper
Elizabeth KLINE REICHMAN was born in Baier Land, Germany, January 19, 1830,
and at the age of six years moved with her parents to Tuscarawas county,
and in 1844 came to Williams county and settled on a farm in St. Joseph
township, four miles north-east of Edgerton. On the 5th day of March, 1846
she was united inmarriage to John REICHMAN, who departed this life March 5,
1896. To this union were born nine children, six sons and three daughters;
four of whom died in their childhood. She leaves four sons, one daughter
and four grandchildren to mourn their loss and many friends and neighbors.
She was converted in the year of our Lord 1874, united with the Church of
God and remained a faithful and consistent member until death.
We desire to thank all the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted and
sympathized with us in our recent bereavement. May their kindness shown
toward us ever be remembered. - The Children.
Clipping from unknown 1896 Williams county newspaper
Another old veteran pioneer gone. John REICHMAN was born near Harpersferry,
Maryland, June 21, 1798 and in his youth taken to Tuscarawas county, Ohio
by his parents and in 1844 with his parents came to Williams county, and
settled on the farm in St. Joseph township, four miles northeast of
Edgerton, where he has lived ever since. About a year later his father died
and was the first person buried in the Thomas grave yard. On the 5th day of
March, 1846, Mr. REICHMAN was married to Miss Elizabeth KLINE. To this
union were born nine children, six sons and three daughters of whom four
died in their childhood. He died March 5, 1896, at the ripe old age of 97
years, 9 months and 14 days. He leaves a wife, four sons, one daughter,
four grandchildren and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. It will
be noticed by the dates of marriage and death that Mr. and Mrs. REICHMAN
had been married just fifty years. Mr. REICHMAN had a stroke of paralysis a
short time ago from which he had partly recovered, with the exception of
his sight, and was again taken sick just the day before his death. The
funeral was preached here last Sunday by Rev. CLARK and the remains were
placed in the Thomas cemetery. Thus has passed away an exemplary christian,
a good citizen and a kind husband and father.
>From The Bryan Press, Nov. 12, 1936
John Reichman
John REICHMAN, son of John and Elizabeth REICHMAN was born July 21, 1867 on
a farm near Edgerton, O. After a long illness of one year he departed this
life at the age of 69 years, three months and 1 days. In the year 1895 he
was united in marriage to Anna BURKHART. to this union were born three
children, Clarence, who resides on the home place, Mildred residing north
of Bryan, and one son who died in infancy.
He was a brother in a family of nine children, six preceding him in death,
four in infancy, George and Emanuel within the last three years. He was
confirmed when a young man, and later attended the Evangelical church south
of Bryan until it was closed. He has spent nearly his entire life at
farming, on the farm where he passed away. He was a patient sufferer,
devoted husband, kind father and a true friend to all who knew him.
He is survived by his faithful wife, one son, Clarence C., one daughter,
Mildred, four gradnchildren, Annabelle, Rex, Aileene and Lavon, one
brother, Noah of Bryan one sister Mrs. Martha CRITCHFIELD of Bryan, a
son-in-law and daughter-in-law and other relatives, neighbors and a host of
We wish to express our appreciation and thanks to our many friends and
neighbors for their help and kindness, Rev. STEWART for his comforting
words, the singers for their music and all who presented the beautiful
flowers and everyone who so kindly helped in every way during the illness
and death of our dear husband and father. - Clarence REICHMAN and family.
Clipping from unknown Montana newspaper
George Harrison REICHMAN died at his home in this city at 1 o'clock
Thursday morning. For the past five years he had been troubled with
Bright's disease, and was taken critically ill on the last day of October
and had been compelled to keep to his bed from that time until his death.
Mr. REICHMAN suffered a great deal during the last months of his illness,
but the end came quietly and peacefully, and he retained consciousness up
to the last moment. The funeral took place this Frudfay afternoon from the
Congregational church, the services being conducted by Rev. J. H. BOCKOVEN,
and a large concourse of friends and relatives of the departed being
present at the last rites. Interment was in the Mountain View cemetery. Mr.
REICHMAN was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, September 2, 1846. He came to
Montana in 1877 and lived in the Gallatin valley eleven years. Since 1888
he was a resident of Sedan in the Flathead country, being the owner of a
fine farm there. For the past year or more he has resided in Livingston
most of the time, being under the doctor's care. A wife and eight children
survive him, all of the children except two being grown to manhood and
Noan Reichman Taken By Death
Was A Former Resident Of Edgerton; Born In St. Joseph Twp.
After an illness extending over a period of five years or more Noah
REICHMAN, of Bryan, passed away at the home of his son, Harvey N. REICHMAN
in Center township Wednesday morning. Death was due to general exhaustion
and endocarditis. Mr. REICHMAN was born in St. Joseph township, Williams
county, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1864 and was aged 77 years, 2 months and 3 days.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sarah REICHMAN, son, Harvey N. REICHMAN,
one granddaughter, Mrs. Raymond HEISLER and three great grandchildren.
Funeral will be held from the Bellefountaine Church of God, Friday, at 2
pm., Rev. L. M. DAVIS officiating with KRILL Funeral Service in charge.
Burial will be made in Maple Grove cemetery.
Mr. Noah Reichman
Mr. Noah Reichman, son of John and Elizabeth REICHMAN, was born in St.
Joseph Township, Williams County, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1864, and departed this
life at the home of his son, Henry (should be Harvey) and wife, near
Edgerton, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1942, aged 77 years, 2 months and 3 days. In 1887
he married Miss Sarah FIX. He was a brother in a family of nine children.
Seven preceding hime in death, four in infancy. George, Emmanuel and John
in recent years. He was converted and united with the Church of God, in
1893, and was a faithful member until called from this earthly home.
He resided in Bryan the last twenty-five years. One year ago last December
he was severely afflicted, but all through these months, he was a patient
sufferer, devoted husband, kind father, and a true friend. Looking to Jesus
who was so precious to him, and though out hearts are sad, yet we are
confident that in these lonely hours he has laid the armor down and has
gone to where "Jesus has gone to prepare a place for those who are faithful."
He leaves to mourn his departure his devoted wife; son, Harvey, and wife;
one grandchild, Mrs. Evelyn HEISLER, husband and three children; one
sister, Mrs. Martha CRITCHFIELD, Bryan, Ohio, and many other relatives and
friends. The funeral service was held at the Church of God, eight miles
west of Bryan, Ohio, conducted by the Rev. L. M. DAVIS officiating,
assnsted by the Rev. H. J. STAHL of Leo, Ind. The interment took place in
the Edgerton Cemetery. Mat the Lord comfort and Sustain.
Noah Reichman
Funeral services for Noah REICHMAN, 77, who died Jan 14 in the home of his
son, Harvey REICHMAN, in Center township, were held Friday in the
Bellefontaine Church of God. Rev. L. M. DAVIS officiated. Burial was in the
Edgerton cemetery. He was born in St. Joseph township, Nov. 11, 1864, the
son of John and Elizabeth KLEIN REICHMAN, and leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah
REICHMAN; one son, Harvey; one granddaughter, Mrs. Raymond HEISLER, and
three great grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Martha CRITCHFIELD, of Bryan and
many other relatives.
In 1887 he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah FIX. He was a brother in
a family of nine children. Seven preceding him in death, four in infancy,
George, Emmanual and John in recent years. He was converted and united with
the Church of God in 1893 and was a faithful member until called from this
earthly home.
He resided in Bryan the last twenty-five years, one year ago last December
he was severely afflicted, but all through these months he was a patient
sufferer, devoted husband, kind father, and a true friend.
We wish to express our appreciation and thanks to our many friends and
neighbors for their help and kindness. Rev. L. M. DAVIS and Rev. H. J.
STAHL for their comforting words. The singers for their music and all who
presented beautiful flowers, and everyone who so kindly helped in every way
during the illness and death of our dear husband and father.
Mrs. Noah REICHMAN, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey REICHMAN, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
HEISLER and children
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"That would be a very good question I'd have to ask my brother!" cackled Derek. To which Dezmond could only plead lack of offensive opportunity. "They should have thrown me the ball more!"
Behind all the Bulldog-brotherly fun was fact Mississippi State fans can and do appreciate. Since Dan Mullen took over, spring football games have been much more entertaining event in all aspects and much more productive from the offensive standpoint. It's not all that great an overstatement that either of his first two spring football-fests have produced as much scoring and yardage as the preceding four or five such games combined. The 2010 edition with a final score of 26-13 favoring the Maroon team didn't come down to the last play as had Mullen's first spring game but was a good show all the same.
And, one enjoyed by an even-larger audience as a crowd officially cited at 34,127—a figure MSU officials tried briefly to pretend had nothing, nothing at all to do with the final scoreboard from the last time a game was played at Scott Field. "It was an enjoyable experience," said Derek Sherrod, all the more so because he was on the winning team and thus not required to report at 10 am Sunday to clean the stadium with those White losers. "I hoped they enjoyed it!" quipped Maroon tight end Marcus Green, whose third-quarter touchdown catch on a pass from Chris Relf sealed the victory.
Well, with the stadium spiffed and spring camp concluded, Bulldog players now turn entire attentions to upcoming spring final exams. Their position coaches and coordinators are making the first in-detail evaluations of spring game tape to go with all the other video compiled in 14 real practice days. Head coach Mullen is preparing for a very busy one-week Road Dawgs Tour.
And fans? Whether at the spring game in person, or watching the delayed replay, or just reading on-hand accounts, the Mississippi State faithful are taking what they saw/heard/read/imagine about the 2010 Bulldogs and making their own plans for the fall season. Dawgs' Bite of course is here to help, and offers this collection of comments from selected players made available Saturday. Beginning with…
OFFENSIVE TACKLE DEREK SHERROD: "Everybody came out and worked hard and we had a very successful spring in my eyes. Because we came out for four weeks and worked very hard, trying to pick up on the fundamentals and assignments that we need to go into next season. So, we can pick up the twelve wins and go to the SEC Championship game."
Q: How did the offensive line as a whole develop in spring? "I felt very comfortable with all our offensive linemen. We came out and progressed over the spring. A lot of people that weren't here in the fall, the two freshmen, came in and work very hard and did very well. Everybody just came out and worked hard and that's saying something because we have to be a unit when it comes to our team. And I feel comfortable putting anybody in any position at any point in time in the game."
Q: It seemed Coach Hevesy was demanding more of the linemen? "That's one key point, is you can never get too comfortable with yourself. Because that's when mistakes happen. You have to keep going and keep pressing like something will go wrong, therefore you can be ready at all times. I think we did a good job of that this spring."
Q: It looked like the defense was throwing everything they could at the blocking this spring? "Oh yeah. Coach Diaz and Coach Wilson are doing a great job of running our defense. They tested the offense plenty of times. That's only going to make our defense better, and only going to make our offense better. Because it's just widening our experience against different schemes, therefore it will help us. Even though it's very frustrating playing against!"
Q: Even though you couldn't really watch what they were doing most of the time, how'd you feel about the way the two quarterbacks were performing? "I came into spring thinking I'd feel confident in both their abilities. And they proved me right because they both came out and worked hard and grew into the leaders that I knew that they could be and everybody knew that they could be. They did very well this spring and in the spring game. I think the future is looking up for them and I think we're going to have a very successful season with both of them behind the offensive line."
LINEBACKER K.J. WRIGHT: "Coach just wanted to keep it simple today so we all knew what we were supposed to do. We didn't want to put in any new stuff, new blitzes, he kept it simple and just let us play today."
Q: Did you enjoy it that way? "Oh yes, I liked it. whatever they call, I like it!"
Q: It still seemed the defense threw a few things at the offense today? "We had four defensive calls, so we ran cover-two, cover-one. We mixed it up a little bit so the offense saw a couple of different looks."
Q: Did the defense enjoy putting all that pressure on the offense in spring? "We really did. Coach Diaz loved it, so we love it!"
Q: What coordinator is this for you? "My fourth one. It's a big change, every year you have to re-prove yourself in the spring, learn new defenses. But it's just something that you have to do and hopefully it's going to work out for me."
Q: Have the linebackers picked up on Coach Diaz' schemes enough that it's a habit now? "Well it's not really a habit. We try to make it out to be a habit. Right now I'm still understanding what he wants, but I know by the time summertime comes we're going to make it a habit."
Q: Besides changing your position were you impressed with how Chris White came along in middle? "I expected that out of Chris. He always wanted to play in the middle. The change (to WLB) is not too bad for me, right now I'm still learning it. And Cameron Lawrence and Emmanuel Gatling are coming along real good. You know, it's the first time for them playing linebacker so they've just got to keep getting reps and reps in. And Deonte Skinner has come a long way, he just has to get his motor going a little bit more and he'll be fine."
Q: And there's a lot of depth now at linebackers? "It is. We've got people competing for spots in everything that we do. So the more people the have, the better."
Q: What is your focus between now and fall camp? "Oh, just doing what we always do in the summer time. You know, getting better in the weight room, getting better on my speed. And just keep learning this defense, every week we're going to do something as a defense going against the offense. Just keep getting better, as we always do."
Q: What will the linebackers do in summer? "Oh, we do a lot. We get on bag-drills, work on our pass rush, work on blitzing, just working on getting the defensive set. All that kind of stuff."
QUARTERBACK CHRIS RELF: "It was just a day to come out and have fun. Every day is a work day, we always try to come out and give 100%. But today is just have fun."
"I think the O-line blocked real well."
Q: Didn't it help having the best veteran linemen on your team? "Yeah, but the White team had all the receivers! I still made some throws."
Q: How would you evaluate your whole spring? "I think it went good. I worked on my throwing game in the off-season and I think I threw pretty well today. I didn't change anything, I just threw every day."
Q: Is that what you were told to do? "The coaches didn't really make it an emphasis, it's something that I wanted to do on my own, just work on my throwing game. I know I have the running game, so I just tried to work on throwing game."
Q: Were you looking for Marcus Green on that touchdown play? "Marcus is my buddy, we're always going to have a great connection!"
Q: Have you discussed a two-quarterback rotation with Coach Mullen? "No, we haven't had a conversation about that. But I feel that if there is competition there, whoever works the hardest and studies the game and can come and execute is going to play."
Q: Did being a veteran give you an advantage this spring? "I think my experience last year helped. I learned a lot from Tyson Lee last season sitting on the sideline, I always tried to be confident and when my time came go out there and do what I had to do.
Q: And now this is your time? "Yes, sir!" QUARTERBACK TYLER RUSSELL: "I think I did pretty good for my first time out here in a game situation, as far as all the fans and the coaches calling plays. And really I think I needed that. I think I needed to come out here and see how it was for the first time, so now I've got that under my belt and know what to expect."
Q: On his first spring game pass."I was just trying to give my receiver a chance to make a play on the ball and it ended up being picked. The end result is my fault, I threw a pick, and you have to go to the next play. You just have to block the bad plays out."
Q: One play you had Brandon Heavens free downfield and the pass went behind him, was that a miss-communication? "On that we had a rhythm-three post, he takes seven steps and locks the d.b.. out. I was supposed to throw rhythm-three and I threw the ball before he broke. I don't think we were on the same page, I should have completed it. But those are summer things we'll continue to work on those passes and get better at that, and that won't happen in a real game."
"Spring game, spring practice, you see the things that you do good and the things you do bad. And the coaches threw a lot on us to see how much we could retain. You make your evaluations and go into summer as an offensive unit and can work on those things."
"This definitely gives me a lot of incentive to work hard all summer. I was going to work hard anyway and I still am. I can take from this and see what I did good and see the things I did bad and I can work hard."
TIGHT END MARCUS GREEN: "Well, the fun of the game was just having your home crowd to support you. I think they did very well. The hard work is over, the fun was coming out and showing what we've got."
"Last year I had the surgery so I didn't play in the game."
Q: Did the offense put on a show today in some ways? "Well, we just wanted to kind of show the basics. We can't just pull everything out of our hat. But we are showing that we know the offense well and that we're capable of communicating and connecting. So the main thing was to have fun today, and to execute."
Q: How do you expect the tight ends to share snaps this fall? "Right now I just make sure I do my part, whatever it is. I'm just happy to be on the field, happy to be a part of this program. Right now I just think with the depth we have at tight end, either way it goes if he puts me on the outside or inside it doesn't matter. I just play."
DEFENSIVE END PERNELL McPHEE: "The spring game was a lot of excitement, a lot of guys out there having fun and playing loose. And we were playing mistake-free, because we only had four plays that we were basically running so everybody knew their job. So we were just having fun."
Q: So you didn't show too much in the spring game? "No, not too much, we just ran four basic plays that we run out of 4-3. That was all."
Q: How do you think the defense performed all spring? "We played more aggressive, and we attacked everything that the offense threw at us. It was all-out, to-the-wall, running to the football."
Q: Did you ever feel a little sorry for the offense trying to block what the defensive line was doing? "Not really! Because I know in game situations when we play Florida and Alabama they're going to bring all types of blitzes and pressures at us. So we were just trying to let them have learning experiences for what they might see as we came with all different types of blitzes."
Q: You're a proven player, talk about some younger guys that stepped up in spring? "Guys like Trevor Stigers, Johnathan McKenzie, Sean Ferguson, they're still young. Sean has some experience, but Trev and Johanathan I think they'll be some great guys in the future as long as they keep their heads up and do what coach has to tell them."
Q: So even if you'd like to be on the field every play, you don't see a drop-off with them in the game? "Oh no, not really. Because when I see how Johnathan McKenzie is practicing it makes me feel real comfortable, because he's going just as hard as I do in practice. He's running with the twos and it seems he never gets tired! So I feel comfortable with them helping us out."
Q: Playing beside soph tackles Josh Boyd and Fletcher Cox can you see how they have improved? "I can see they've got way more mature. And going through practices against the offense I can see that they are starting to step up and be leaders on the defense. They're getting way more mature and trying to take the role of leadership, too."
Q: Was there anything else you learned about the team today? "That we had a lot of fun, and we want to win the championship."


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Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2009
Tap water supplies to a city of 1.5 million people in eastern China were cut for seven hours on Friday after becoming contaminated by a poisonous chemical, the government and state media said.
Authorities in Yancheng, located in Jiangsu province, took action after "a strange smell" was noticed in the city's drinking water, said a statement on the municipal government's website.
It said water supplies were contaminated when a factory released an industrial chemical that can cause cancer in humans into the local river. The water then entered a city treatment plant.
"The plant's water supplies were contaminated by hydroxybenzene and rendered unsuitable for drinking," the statement said.
"Initial findings by the city's Environmental Protection Bureau found that the pollution was caused by a release from a chemical factory upstream."
In a brief dispatch, Xinhua news agency said water supplies were restored in the early afternoon.
Neither the government nor press reports mentioned any illnesses among the population from the contaminated water.
The statement said the city had raised output at another water plant and had increased pumping from wells to ensure water supplies.
Chemical spills with serious health consequences are common in China.
In 2005, a massive chemical plant spill into northeast China's Songhua River resulted in drinking water supply cuts affecting millions of residents in Heilongjiang province.
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