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Nikon D800 problems?
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I've just done my first shoot with the D800.
I was led to believe it would be everything the D700 was, with a few extras, higher resolution, etc.
On the shoot I noticed the screen was lacking in contrast with a slight green tint sometimes. My D700 screen is always contrasty and give you confidence that you have got the shot, and is more faithful to the actual photo you have shot.
I notice the green lcd only when shooting under florescent lights. These bulbs have been quickly replacing incandescent bulbs and are not full spectrum. This has been mentioned many times in this forum, and other places.
With focusing, you worry that you don't always get perfect focus with the D800. Is it more difficult to focus with a higher resolution camera and is there less depth of field? I even read somewhere you should use a higher shutter speed to get sharp photos
When looking at 100% pixel view of high res images, getting the focus right and higher shutter speeds correct is much more critical. Again, this has been discussed to no end everywhere. Do you print your photos at the same size and notice a difference in sharpness?
The shutter makes a louder noise when pressed than my D700 and the quiet mode is not any quieter?
The D800 body does seem to be less "dense" to me... maybe that has something to do with it.
At the higher iso settings it seems grainier and not as good as D700? I read that if you downscale, this improves? Low light/ high iso grain on D700 was minimal, great, how could the D800 be worse, it is an updated model?
Pixel for pixel the D700 may have better noise performance... but everyone seems to agree that at similar print/viewing sizes the D800 at least matches the D700.
With the raw options in the menu, such as choosing compressed or lossless compressed, it does not increase the number of images available for shooting when you choose this. Nikon technical support said it should do that. If I shoot in RAW then, there is only one setting, so I have to have massive external drives to store them. A RAW compressed option should be a smaller file size?
File compression is based on the information. Nikon can't predict how much an image will compress, so they take the worst case scenario and show that too you. As the memory card fills, you will notice the number of images is exceeding the original prediction.
How do I know what else is wrong with the camera, or if, indeed, anything is wrong with it? Maybe it's a matter of getting used to the camera.
I think you need to challenge yourself to have your skills meet the potential of the camera. My main issue with the D800 has been the fear of having too many large files on my hard drive. I am spending much more time reviewing and deleting photos in camera, and going through the images in Lightroom and discarding shots that are not true keepers. I see this as a good approach in general, although it can be time consuming going through the raw images after downloading.
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FOX 11 reporter Phil Shuman learned the hard way this morning that he should leave the motocross to the professionals.
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The 2006 All-Star Week festivities will begin on Friday, July 7 with opening ceremonies for the 16th annual All-Star FanFest. The extremely popular interactive baseball theme park and largest baseball fan event in the nation, is making its return to Pittsburgh. All-Star FanFest debuted in Pittsburgh in 1994 and the return marks the first time an All-Star FanFest has made a repeat visit to one city. The event will be open daily through July 11 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
All-Star FanFest is an unrivaled experience with activities and exhibits designed for families and fans of all ages. The event will transform nearly 400,000 square feet at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center into a celebration that captures the thrills and excitement of Major League Baseball with more than 40 interactive activities and historical exhibits such as life-size video batting and pitching cages, free autographs from Pirates players, Hall of Fame players and Major League Baseball legends, youth skills clinics taught by current and former MLB players and much more.
This year, MLB and the Pirates are teaming with the Tickets for Kids Foundation to provide underprivileged youth from the greater Pittsburgh-area with an opportunity to take part in all the fun and excitement of All-Star FanFest. Through the Tickets for Kids Foundation, individuals and/or organizations can purchase and donate All-Star FanFest tickets in exchange for a variety of All-Star gifts, including tickets to the 2006 All-Star Game.
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Gatorade All-Star Workout Day will take place on Monday, July 10. This is the fans' first chance to see the 2006 All-Stars as they take batting practice. The highlight of the day is the CENTURY 21® Home Run Derby, which will be televised live nationally on ESPN. Net Proceeds from Gatorade All-Star Workout Day, expected to total more than $3 million, will be donated to charitable efforts supported by Major League Baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of the All-Star Legacy program.
Ameriquest In-Stadium and Monster.com Online All-Star Fan Balloting will begin on Friday, April 28th and the Ameriquest In-Stadium All-Star Fan Balloting program will launch with a special pre-game ceremony at PNC Park. The Major League Baseball All-Star Balloting Program, the largest balloting program in professional sports, consists of Major League and Minor League in-stadium balloting and online balloting at MLB.com sponsored by Monster.com, as well as retail balloting at Wal-Mart stores sponsored by Pepsi and Frito Lay balloting in six foreign countries and Puerto Rico through MLB International. Last year's top vote getters were David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox (4,138,141) and Derek Lee of the Chicago Cubs (3,560,316).
This season marks the fifth Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, with the Pirates previously hosting the game in 1944, 1959, 1974 and 1994. In 1944, the city of Pittsburgh hosted the 12th All-Star Game at Forbes Field. The National League snapped a three-game losing streak that year, winning the Midsummer Classic 7-1. Phil Cavarretta of the Cubs set an All-Star Game record by reaching base safely in five plate appearances. In 1959, the All-Star Game became a double feature when a new, two-game format was adopted. The first All-Star Game was played in Pittsburgh on July 7th and Los Angeles hosted the second game on August 3rd. Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit a game winning triple in the 8th inning to rally the National League to a 5-4 victory at Forbes Field.
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Stewart Downing vows to save West Ham gaffer Sam Allardyce
STEWART DOWNING hopes West Ham's owners do not panic and sack manager Sam Allardyce.
He is the only manager of one of the clubs at the bottom of the Premier League to survive the brutal cull of bosses in recent weeks, other than Ian Holloway – who walked away from Crystal Palace.
Fulham let Martin Jol go, Steve Clarke parted company with West Brom and Malky Mackay was given the bullet by Cardiff owner Vincent Tan in an eventful few weeks.
And Downing knows how it feels to be relegated, having suffered the agony of the drop at Middlesbrough.
What survival calls for is strong leadership and with the Hammers winless in seven games going into today's match with Forest, Downing is urging West Ham's co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan to keep the faith and back their man, as the club struggles to stay in the Premier League.
He believes Allardyce has been unlucky, with a pile of players out injured. And he reckons the tide will turn once the stars start to come back.
The former Liverpool star said: "I can understand Sam's frustrations. He has been very unlucky.
"I am desperate to do well for him but I've had two niggling injuries and other players have been the same.
"He can see the bigger picture and knows players are coming back. Once everyone is back he has a really good team.
"I'm sure the manager is also trying to bring a few new players in.
"The talk about his future goes on because all the other teams at the bottom have lost their managers and people think it's time for Sam to go next.
"That talk goes around but we love playing for him. He's a great manager.
"Kevin Nolan said, 'If your team is struggling who do you go and get? You go and get a manager who is a motivator like Sam Allardyce'.
"The owners here know this. They see sense. They know they have a good manager and a decent team when the players are all fit and available."
Downing is surprised Allardyce is the bookies' favourite as the next boss for the axe and feels the players must also accept some responsibility.
He said: "The manager picks the team and it is up to us to get results, which is something we have not done.
"The easiest thing is to blame the manager but I think he does very well in taking a lot of pressure off the players.
"He is one of the sole reasons I came here. I wanted to play for a good manager like him. You can ask most of the team and they will say the same. I was relegated with Middlesbrough after a tough season but here at West Ham we know there's still a long way to go.
"It's been difficult for the manager to put a side out, so in that sense it was always going to be tough"Stewart Downing
"We could get a couple of signings in this month and get everyone back fit.
"There's a lot to play for and we still have to play a lot of the teams around us, so we are staying positive.
"It's been difficult for the manager to put a side out, so in that sense it was always going to be tough.
"But we have played quite well and not killed teams off.
"Fulham was probably the biggest one on New Year's Day. We had three or four chances when one-nil up but lost two-one. We didn't see them off and that has been the story of our season."
Downing is hoping further success in the FA Cup today and the Capital One Cup can re-energise his team.
After today's match with Forest, the Hammers play the first leg of their Capital One Cup Semi-Final with Manchester City at The Etihad on Wednesday.
He said: "Winning any game breeds confidence. If young players get a chance they need to take it.
"It's difficult to come into a team that's not getting results but I see it as a chance in any game, league or cup.
"The league is the most important thing for us. We have two cup games coming up and the manager wants to win.
"I won the League Cup at Liverpool in a difficult first season there.
"We finished eighth in the league but I look back at the Carling Cup and think, 'What a day that was'. You play football to win trophies. I think it's a chance to get a good win.
"I think a few of us have been in this position before and it is easy to sulk, point fingers and blame people – but we have to go and get results.
"There are things going about in the press but behind closed doors we stay strong. We are playing for a really good manager who has been in this position before and when we get players back, we will kick on.
"No one wants a relegation on their CV. I have been through that before with my hometown team and it is difficult.
"But this team is a lot stronger, with a lot more experienced players and the main thing to remember is that injuries have killed us at times.
"One of the reasons I came here was to play with Andy Carroll.
"His strength is getting on the end of crosses and one of my strengths is crossing a ball.
"You can't account for injuries, it is part and parcel of the game and he has been very unlucky with two injuries to his foot."
Downing would love to make next year's World Cup finals in Brazil but knows he needs to start putting in some dazzling displays to force his way into Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson's plans.
He said: "I'd love to make it to Brazil but my main focus is to stay in the Premier League with West Ham.
"I haven't been picked for England for a while but while there is a slim chance, I will try my best to make it happen."


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Methadone Versus Placebo in Spine Fusion
This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
(Unable to fulfill recruitment)
Northwestern University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: May 18, 2010
Last Update Posted: April 22, 2015
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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Dhanesh Gupta, Northwestern University
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What is the influence of methadone on postoperative analgesia after lumbar interbody fusion in opioid naïve patients or patients who are taking less than equivalent of 15 mg IV morphine each day? What is the incidence of opioid related postoperative side effects after the administration of methadone in the operating room?
|Postoperative Pain
|Drug: Methadone Drug: Saline
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Effect of Methadone on Perioperative Analgesia After Posterior Lumbar Fusion - A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blinded Study
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Drug Information available for: Methadone Methadone hydrochlorideU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Dhanesh Gupta, Northwestern University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Hydromorphone postoperative opioid consumption (POC) at 48 hours [ Time Frame: 48 hrs ]PCA opioid consumption during the initial postoperative 48 hours after arriving in the PACU
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Intraoperative remifentanil consumption [ Time Frame: the 8 hours prior to arrival in the recovery room ]intraoperative consumption of remifentanil--the amount of remifentanil used in the OR (i.e., the 2-8 hours prior to arrival in the recovery room)
- pain at rest and with movement (numerical Rating Scale, NRS) [ Time Frame: 1 hr, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs, 48 hrs ]
- the level of sedation (modified Observer's Assessment of Alertness and Sedation Scale, modified OAA/S scale) [ Time Frame: 1 hr, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs, 48 hrs ]
- the number of occurrences of ventilatory depression during each evaluation interval [ Time Frame: 1 hr, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs, 48 hrs ]
- number of occurrences of nausea (resulting in treatment) [ Time Frame: 1 hr, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs, 48 hrs ]
- recorded emesis [ Time Frame: 1 hr, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs, 48 hrs ]
- occurrence of pruritus [ Time Frame: 1 hr, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs, 48 hrs ]
- Hydromorphone postoperative opioid consumption (POC) [ Time Frame: 1 hr, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs ]PCA opioid consumption at postoperative 1 hr, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs after arriving in the PACU
|Study Start Date:
|May 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Methadone Group
0.2 mg/kg IV methadone
Drug: Methadone
0.2 mg/kg methadone IV bolus
Other Name: Dolophine
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Group
5 mL saline bolus
Drug: Saline
3 mL saline IV bolus
Other Name: 0.9 NaCl
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- We hypothesize that 0.2 mg/kg of methadone will result in decreased postoperative hydromorphone consumption compared to hydromorphone alone in opioid naïve patients or patients who are taking less than the equivalent of 15 mg IV morphine a day undergoing lumbar interbody fusion.
- We hypothesize that the incidence of opioid related postoperative side effects will not be increased by the administration of methadone in the operating room.
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|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- ASA physical status I, II, and III, male and non-pregnant female
- English-speaking patients
- Ages 18-75 years
- Undergoing elective one or two level posterior lumbar interbody fusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of more than the equivalent of 15 mg of IV morphine/24 hr in the past 2 weeks.
- Use of drugs within the past 6 months that effect the pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics of opioids (i.e., benzodiazepines, anti-retroviral agents, rifampin, ketoconazole, erythromycin, or phenytoin).
- history of substance abuse at any time in the past
- known QT prolongation
- Non-elective operations (i.e., cancer or trauma)
- severe hepatic impairment (serum albumin < 3.0 g/dL in the presence of a history of liver disease)
- pregnancy
- inability to operate a patient-controlled analgesia device
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01125059
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01125059
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern Memorial Hospital
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
Sponsors and Collaborators
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
|Principal Investigator:
|Dhanesh K Gupta, M.D.
|Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Keywords provided by Dhanesh Gupta, Northwestern University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Jadad AR, Browman GP. The WHO analgesic ladder for cancer pain management. Stepping up the quality of its evaluation. JAMA. 1995 Dec 20;274(23):1870-3. Review.
Upton RN, Semple TJ, Macintyre PE. Pharmacokinetic optimisation of opioid treatment in acute pain therapy. Clin Pharmacokinet. 1997 Sep;33(3):225-44. Review.
Taylor S, Kirton OC, Staff I, Kozol RA. Postoperative day one: a high risk period for respiratory events. Am J Surg. 2005 Nov;190(5):752-6.
Taylor S, Voytovich AE, Kozol RA. Has the pendulum swung too far in postoperative pain control? Am J Surg. 2003 Nov;186(5):472-5.
Liu N, Kuhlman G, Dalibon N, Moutafis M, Levron JC, Fischler M. A randomized, double-blinded comparison of intrathecal morphine, sufentanil and their combination versus IV morphine patient-controlled analgesia for postthoracotomy pain. Anesth Analg. 2001 Jan;92(1):31-6.
Joris J, Kaba A, Lamy M. Transition between anesthesia and post-operative analgesia: relevance of intra-operative administration of analgesics. Acta Anaesthesiol Belg. 2001;52(3):271-9. Review.
Carroll IR, Angst MS, Clark JD. Management of perioperative pain in patients chronically consuming opioids. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2004 Nov-Dec;29(6):576-91. Review.
Yaksh TL, Hua XY, Kalcheva I, Nozaki-Taguchi N, Marsala M. The spinal biology in humans and animals of pain states generated by persistent small afferent input. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Jul 6;96(14):7680-6. Review.
Parker RK, Holtmann B, White PF. Effects of a nighttime opioid infusion with PCA therapy on patient comfort and analgesic requirements after abdominal hysterectomy. Anesthesiology. 1992 Mar;76(3):362-7.
Gourlay GK, Wilson PR, Glynn CJ. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of methadone during the perioperative period. Anesthesiology. 1982 Dec;57(6):458-67.
Chui PT, Gin T. A double-blind randomised trial comparing postoperative analgesia after perioperative loading doses of methadone or morphine. Anaesth Intensive Care. 1992 Feb;20(1):46-51.
Egan TD, Huizinga B, Gupta SK, Jaarsma RL, Sperry RJ, Yee JB, Muir KT. Remifentanil pharmacokinetics in obese versus lean patients. Anesthesiology. 1998 Sep;89(3):562-73.
Lemmens HJ, Brodsky JB, Bernstein DP. Estimating ideal body weight--a new formula. Obes Surg. 2005 Aug;15(7):1082-3.
Bowdle TA, Even A, Shen DD, Swardstrom M. Methadone for the induction of anesthesia: plasma histamine concentration, arterial blood pressure, and heart rate. Anesth Analg. 2004 Jun;98(6):1692-7, table of contents.
Chernik DA, Gillings D, Laine H, Hendler J, Silver JM, Davidson AB, Schwam EM, Siegel JL. Validity and reliability of the Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale: study with intravenous midazolam. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1990 Aug;10(4):244-51.
Apfelbaum JL, Gan TJ, Zhao S, Hanna DB, Chen C. Reliability and validity of the perioperative opioid-related symptom distress scale. Anesth Analg. 2004 Sep;99(3):699-709, table of contents.
|Responsible Party:
|Dhanesh Gupta, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01125059 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|May 11, 2010
|First Posted:
|May 18, 2010
|Last Update Posted:
|April 22, 2015
|Last Verified:
|April 2015
Keywords provided by Dhanesh Gupta, Northwestern University:
lumbar posterior spinal fusion
lumbosacral spondylosis
Spinal Fusion
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pain, Postoperative
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes
Signs and Symptoms
Analgesics, Opioid
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Antitussive Agents
Respiratory System Agents


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Have you ever received that AT&T bill in the mail only to see a huge balance thanks to an extremely large overage of text messages, or your daughters new Android phone went way over her 2GB data limit? I'm sure we've all been here before, especially back in the early days when we had 300 text message plans. Well today things are about to change and carriers will no longer be able to secretly sit back while users incur huge overage fees.
Today, before the US Government steps in and makes something more drastic happen the four major US carriers have all agreed to a few certain guidelines that will require them to send data usage, and more importantly, overage notification warnings. So when your kids go over their text limit or they've played and downloaded too many Android games, or you head out of country and start racking up the roaming charges you will now be notified and given a little warning. Instead of coming home to a $20,000 dollar bill when you visited Uncle Chris in London and didn't know you were getting charged huge roaming and overage fee's. I saw a story where one lady received a $38k bill for a similar situation. I'd freak out and throw my phone at the T-Mobile rep, but that's just me.
On a more serious note, included in these guidelines are a set of voluntary rules that the carriers have all agreed to. Users will receive notifications and information about their monthly limits BEFORE they reach them – plus, for those traveling abroad, alerts will be sent out showing customers what they'll be paying if they want to continue using the devices overseas – roaming fees and all. All of the above situations will be handled with multiple notification systems whether it be email or SMS message, free to customers, and these regulations come right from the FCC.
A few user polls recently unveiled more than 60% of customers supported a government initiative to get rid of this so called "bill shock", and today this is a step in the right direction. While no immediate timeline was given, we should start seeing these alerts within the next 18 months. If you were planning that cruise with the family next summer you still might want to check with your providers just to be safe.
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Brantley Gilbert, 'Just As I Am' – Everything You Need to Know in 60 Seconds
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Brantley Gilbert's 'Just As I Am' album is now in stores, containing the Georgia-raised singer's No. 1 hit 'Bottoms Up' and his new single 'Small Town Throwdown.' Gilbert says he doesn't write about anything he hasn't lived, and doesn't record anything he hasn't written meaning each of the nine remaining songs is also a page — or chapter — from his diary.
For Gilbert, the last four years have brought a high-profile relationship and breakup, the loss of a friend, sobriety and a lesson in loyalty. It's all on 'Just As I Am,' but only the singer holds the keys to which songs are about what, or who. In some cases it's pretty obvious, so our country-insider had no trouble pulling the curtain back on this project.
Here's everything you need to know about Brantley Gilbert's 'Just As I Am' in 60 seconds. Gilbert will be performing at the Taste of Country Music Festival, June 13-15 in Hunter, N.Y.


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Bristol late night noise blamed on khat ban
Late night noise in Bristol is "nothing to do with Ramadan" but is due to the recent ban on the drug khat, according to some in the city's Somali community.
Residents in Milsom Street, Easton had complained about being "kept awake" by men leaving Somali cafes and blamed it on the time the Muslim fast was broken.
Abdi Mohamed, from Bristol Somali Media, said it was not due to Ramadan but down to the closing of khat cafes.
He said it affected about 500 people who had lost their "social spaces".
'Worse after Ramadan'
Mr Mohamed said: "As of last month, in one area, almost 30 social spaces have gone."
He said each place catered for about 15-20 people, meaning "more than 500 people" now had nowhere to go.
He said no problems were reported last year, despite Ramadan late night prayers finishing at about 23:00 BST.
Mr Mohamed said they had met with the council and police to warn them "the khat ban would affect community cohesion".
"Imagine if you closed 30 pubs in an area in Bristol, what would happen? People need social spaces," he said.
Peter Anderson, of Bristol City Council's Safer Bristol team said it had a "positive" meeting with the Somali community on Tuesday but that he did not agree the khat ban was to blame.
"I don't think you can put it down to one thing. We have seen large congregations in the past linked to Ramadan and I don't think it's significantly affected by the closure of the khat houses," he said.
Khat became a class C drug after it was banned on 24 June.


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I came to zazen through a series of fortunate accidents, the right encounters at the right times. Near the end of high school, my best friend's dad was cleaning out his attic and found an old, dusty copy of Philip Kapleau's Three Pillars of Zazen that he had read in college.Read More »
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Not long ago, I was part of an e-mail exchange among Soto Zen priests about the possibilities surrounding a new monastery being built in the US. One prominent American teacher suggested it was a wasted effort, and when pressed on it, basically said, "To each his own, but a monastery has nothing to do with Zen." Laypeople in the US ...Read More »
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I am an outsider to the Tibetan Buddhist world. But from where I stand, it appears that Tibetan Buddhism, in its various forms, is doing quite well in the US. I have met a few teachers, and quite a few students, and even visited a few groups, and almost across the board, I would say there is a seriousness about ...Read More »
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The full Online Orientation to Zen program is available on the Victoria Zen Centre website. One of my primary motivators in developing the Victoria Zen Centre (VZC) has been an effort to make Zen Practice accessible to as many people as possible. For several years, I've been using technology to explore what is possible, becoming a contributor on Sweeping Zen ...Read More »
SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Koan Misunderstandings, Koan Dogma
Our Treeleaf Sangha is about to begin dancing – and living – the 100 Koans of the treasured "BOOK OF EQUANIMITY". So, it's a good time to look at some all too common MISUNDERSTANDINGS, NARROW VIEWS, BIASES, SECTARIAN DOGMAS, "MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY-isms", PARTIAL TRUTHS and PREJUDICES that plague discussion of Koan Practice in the modern Zen world. In doing so, my ...Read More »
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There are stories about people who come to Buddhist practice through contact with the robe, or kesa (袈裟, Skt. kasaya)–they take just one look at it, and something about it awakens the will to investigate the truth. One ancient story tells of a prostitute who puts on the robe as a joke, saying, "Look at [...]Read More »
Zen and Surpassing Stradivari
A few years ago in Kyoto, my wife Tracy and I sat in a hotel room and watched a documentary about a Japanese man who had gone to Italy to learn to make violins. It has stuck with me all this time. I didn't write his name down at the time, but I searched around, and I think it was ...Read More »
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I wrote in the previous post about the confusion we find around ideas like "freedom." I want to try to say a little more about that. Sometimes I translate Buddhist materials from Japanese to English. It's work I enjoy—in part because it's so stimulating, but also in part because it's always an act of letting go. There is much that ...Read More »
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Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Ellen Gesmer rejected Anna Weinstein's request for an order of protection against her husband Bob Weinstein, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
The Weinsteins are in the midst of divorce proceedings and, in a filing last week, Anna expressed fear for her safety. She said her husband, co-founder and CEO with his brother Harvey of the Weinstein Co, poses a threat of "bodily harm."
Also read: Bob Weinstein Denies Posing Threat of 'Bodily Harm' to Wife
Bob then issued a statement through his "interventionist," who said his wife was reacting to a family effort to get her to deal with a drinking problem.
"I can categorically state that there was no abuse. Any claim of abuse is irresponsible and frivolous," said the interventionist, Don Sloane, who said he has 27 years of experience "in conducting interventions for alcoholism and addition."
The judge has agreed with Bob on this count, with more court battles likely ahead.


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MIAMI (AP) - Linebacker Philip Wheeler has signed a $26 million, five-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.
The deal includes a $7 million signing bonus and $13 million guaranteed.
Wheeler spent his first four NFL seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and played last year for the Oakland Raiders, where he had career highs of 109 tackles and three sacks.
Wheeler and Dannell Ellerbe will give the Dolphins a new tandem at linebacker, making Karlos Dansby and Kevin Burnett expendable. Both were released.
Dansby, a nine-year veteran, and Burnett, an eight-year veteran, started side by side every game the past two years for Miami.
Ellerbe, who helped Baltimore win the Super Bowl, signed a $35 million, five-year deal Monday.


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Tragedy! McDonald's Delays McRib Release
Bad news for fans of the porky substance that is McDonald's McRib sandwich. Instead of being sold beginning on October 22nd, as was initially planned, the limited time offering won't hit markets until late December. Bah humbug!
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Should Teachers Be Allowed to Strike? — Survey of the Day
Chicago is in the midst of teacher strike that is affecting roughly 350,000 students.
There is some debate over whether the strike is permitted under Illinois law since the unions' list of grievances extends beyond pay and benefits -- which are the only issues they have the legal right to strike over.
Getting Hit by Volleyball Saves Man's Life
Kaipo Pomaikai wasn't feeling so lucky when he was struck in the head by a fast-moving volleyball at his grandson's high school match. To make matters worse, when Kaiko Pomaikia was driving home from the game he started losing vision in his left eye. So Pomaikia went to the hospital, and that's when the story took quite a serendipitous turn.
Research Finds That Life Is Just Plain Better If You Graduate from College — Here's Why
It is a given that college graduates make more money. In fact, according to a new OECD study the average college graduate in America earns over $20,000 a year more than their counterparts without a degree, making the United States one of the best countries in the world to have completed college.
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Are You Lower, Middle or Upper Class? — Survey of the Day
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Of the 10 NHS regions, East of England had the third highest number of complaints per 100,000 population.
But West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust had one of the lowest levels of complaints to the Health Ombudsman.
The ombudsman's 2011/12 report shows an increase in complaints nationally but only 17 were against the West Suffolk trust and none were accepted for investigation.
East of England Ambulance Service faced 27 complaints and two were investigated, but no results recorded.
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On Feb 15, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
Hi, me again: Goswin von Brederlow <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes:Kurt Yoder <email@example.com> writes:Unpacking kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic (from .../kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic_100_i386.deb) ... Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-9-amd64-generic (2.6.8-8) ... cpio: (0x00000000): No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `(0x00000000)': No such file or directoryrun-parts: /usr/share/initrd-tools/scripts/e2fsprogs exited with returncode 1 Failed to create initrd image.Can you test the sid mkinitrd or is that the same version. That bug was reported some time ago and should have been fixed by now.Actualy the real culprit for that file is e2fsprogs. You need at least 1.35-7. From the changelog: * Filter out linux-gate.so, which is a pseudo entry for the 32->64bit translation for amd64 systems, in the initrd creation script. (Closes: #253595) MfG Goswin
I installed current sid/unstable e2fsprogs (1.36release-1), and the initrd installation problem seems to have been resolved. I do still see a warning "cpio: (0x00000000): No such file or directory", but now it doesn't seem to be fatal. Thanks for your help!
Should there be something added to the amd64 documentation? Or maybe dependencies for the amd64 kernels such that e2fsprogs must be at least version 1.35-7?
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If there's one thing that I remember most about my trip to Central Java, Indonesia, it's the very hospitable Indonesians that I have encountered. Yes, there may be dodgy ones like my motorbike misadventure in Solo, but it was the affable stranger in Yogyakarta that stuck in mind. I was shooting at Candi Prambanan when I did a little chat with a local photographer that seems to find good angle of this temple complex. Finding that I don't seem to have a ride when the park closed, he offered me a ride on his bike and even treated me to a delicious street-side nasi goreng. In Solo, the neighboring city of Yogyakarta, I remember being invited in a gamelan rehearsal room to fully enjoy the mesmerizing music and soaring vocals of this Javanese culture. So traveling Central Java for me is more than the archaic temple complex but also immersing with the local culture and its people.


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More details have been revealed about the upcoming 10th anniversary reissue of SLIPKNOT's self-titled major label debut, due out on September 29. A Roadrunner Records representative told The Pulse of Radio that the CD/DVD set will feature all-new digipack packaging and a total of 25 songs, including the original album plus several previously unreleased cuts and demo tracks. The DVD portion of the set was created, like all the band's previous DVDs, by percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan and will contain "tons" of behind-the-scenes and early live footage. Crahan told The Pulse of Radio a while back how he goes about putting together the pieces for the band's DVDs. "I look for the thing that makes me taste and smell and gets me excited, you know," he said. "I look for those things to start it off, and once I have a few of those, then I get going. And then the plot goes from there."The DVD will also include a commentary track from Crahan. A "super deluxe" box set version of the re-release will come in packaging that resembles a safety deposit box, containing a T-shirt, patch, collectible cards, key chain, beanie and a note from singer Corey Taylor. There's no word yet on the price of the deluxe version or how many copies will be available. The original album was released on June 29, 1999 and has sold over 1.5 million copies. SLIPKNOT has been commemorating the upcoming anniversary for much of the past year since issuing its latest record last August, "All Hope Is Gone". The band will begin a short North American run of dates on August 22 in Seattle.
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On Fuzzy Arithmetic Operations: Some Properties and Distributive Approximations
We analyze a decomposition of the fuzzy numbers (or intervals) which seems to be of interest in the study of some properties of fuzzy arithmetic operations and, in particular, in the analysis of fuzziness, of shape-preservation (symmetry) and distributivity of multiplication and division. By the use of the same decomposition, we suggest an approximation of multiplication and division to reduce the overestimation e?ect and/or to obtain total-distributivity of multiplication and left-distributivity of division. Finally, we compare the proposed approximation with the results of standard (a-cuts based) fuzzy mathematics and with other new definitions of fuzzy arithmetic operations that recently appeared in the literature.
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Virtual ActorsFinal Fantasy proves replacing actors still far off
Don't get me wrong, the characters and sets were fantastic. The Square artists who worked on this project did a fantastic job of creating highly detailed textures and believable hair. The world in which the movie took place was highly believable and realistic, but put the two together, and something fell apart. Maybe it was that the mouth expressions weren't expressive enough, or that certain motion capture sequences looked "funny". It could be that this movie was a giant work in progress, and certain scenes were completed earlier than others, and that may be why certain scenes came across as more believable than others.
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I remember seeing early test shots of the characters from Final Fantasy many years ago, and then I thought that it was the most realistic 3D characters I have ever seen. When I watched the movie, I thought the same thing. But they are 3D characters and look the part.
One thing everyone has to realize is that 3D animation and modeling falls into several distinct categories:
Mechanical: This is the category that we have mastered. It is so easy to replicate any mechanical object out there today in perfect detail.
Caricature: Not trying to replicate a person and make it believable, but more in the sense of creating a caricature of real life. Movies like Toy Story and the aforementioned Roughnecks are good examples of this.
Alien: Since the early days of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Babylon 5, computer animation has been used to recreate gigantic space battles and renderings of alien life from other planets. Since we have no expectations of what an alien looks like, then creating a animated character that believable interacts with real actors and objects is also very possible. Look for some fantastic 3D characters to come forth in this Christmas' Fellowship of the Rings.
Nature: Outer space aside, recreating the nuances of our natural world has also been sometimes hit and miss. In many instances creating a landscape that is photorealistic is simple, especially when the shot is a wide shot. Other times, obtaining the intricate detail in the natural pattern of a living, growing plant seems to be out of reach. For the most part though, I believe that animators have discovered the key to believability in this area and you would be surprised at how many scenes we see in movies and television are created in 3D space.
Virtual Actors: This is the final frontier in 3D animation, and really what everyone is trying to achieve. While we are still a ways off from creating a lead actor that looks entirely real, virtual extras have been around for quite some time. In Titanic, 3D characters played a major part in the camera fly-overs of the ship, in which all of the people walking on deck were entirely animated.
Seven odd years ago, I was walking through my local Sav-a-lot and happened to pass by the magazine section. One of the then popular computer magazines had a cover image of actor Alan Alda created entirely in 3D. The article talked about how in five years actors would begin being replaced by 3D animated characters. Seven years later, I still think we have another five years before we can truly replace a real actor with a virtual one.
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Greetings and a warm welcome to the new home page of Bristol and District Rifle and Pistol Club's website. As a club, we were established in 1954; we are a very friendly and welcoming club as are Bristolians traditionally, we also strongly uphold the tradition of its founders that it's primarily a club for its members. We have one of the finest facilities in the country and we have had a number of Olympic, national and international champions amongst our numbers. Our members are diverse in backgrounds and professions, and united in a common interest and camaraderie. Please feel free to browse and enjoy the information on this site. If you feel you wish to be a part of a safety conscious, friendly, active and diverse shooting club then please feel free to drop us a line.
Having been a member of BDRPC since 1971 and as a past chairman it is an honour and privilidge to be the club president. The club is one of the foremost pistol and rifle clubs in the country due entirely to the efforts of its officers, committees and members over many years, long may it continue to thrive.
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Gerry Legister
Still Waiting - Poem by Gerry Legister
Every sixty seconds spent waiting,
On the reality to obtain promises,
Could be a minute of inheritance gone?
Never to come back and take chances.
More time may elapse after still waiting,
And you may grow faint and weary,
But preserved confidence in expecting,
Fulfilment of promise to make you happy.
Keep waiting to inherit the promises,
For this is what patience implied,
If we believe, faith preserves appearances,
To see the glory for which others has died.
Sitting awake in the dark still waiting,
Being who I am claiming to be,
The solitude of memory is everything,
A secret at the time belong in me.
On a trail where mystery is what I am doing here,
As if watching silent glimpse of myself,
The waiting goes on around the next corner,
Always passing the enterprises I felt.
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Robert Murray Smith (1/23/2017 7:15:00 PM)
Howard 'the motivational poet' Simon (8/28/2016 9:49:00 PM)
Congrats my friend. I am happy for you that this creative composition was selected as poem of the day! (Report) Reply
Onuora Ilodibe (8/17/2016 1:51:00 PM)
With faith waiting is worth it, even though hope deferred makes the heart sick. Beautiful poem (Report) Reply
Sita Madu-Wynn (8/3/2016 6:20:00 AM)
Bhargabi Dei Mahakul (7/6/2016 9:00:00 PM)
Watching silent glimpse of self in next corner of waiting is mysterious but reality touches mind in waiting and poems come out. Awaking in the dark and proceeding towards light is definitely life's aim. Waiting for God is great in sense. Very amazing poem this is...I am rating 10 for this. (Report) Reply
Tapan M. Saren (7/4/2016 10:48:00 AM)
Robert Murray Smith (7/3/2016 1:41:00 AM)
Kumarmani Mahakul (7/2/2016 5:42:00 AM)
To obtain promises in life matters a lot. Every sixty seconds spent is waiting value more in life. Very amazing drafting that goes to next corner in waiting and reading. Interesting sharing....10 (Report) Reply
Khairul Ahsan (6/24/2016 11:20:00 PM)
A nice poem that has been deservedly selected for the honor.
'Sitting awake in the dark still waiting,
Being who I am claiming to be,
The solitude of memory is everything,
A secret at the time belong in me..' - Loved this stanza particularly more. (Report) Reply
Jayatissa K. Liyanage (6/14/2016 11:32:00 AM)
A minute of promise, at the expense of an inherited minute. Wow! Exceptionally visionary poem. Well deserved positioning and congrats. X (Report) Reply
Mohammed Asim Nehal (6/7/2016 10:00:00 AM)
Many congrats for this honour...It rightly deserves. (Report) Reply
Amergin Oak (6/7/2016 1:03:00 AM)
Really enjoyed this, highly original piece. Clever mastery articulating 'our' art of 'being'. (Report) Reply
Ratnakar Mandlik (6/1/2016 11:10:00 PM)
Beautifully envisioned meaningful and thought provoking poem. Thanks for sharing it and heartiest congrats on it's selection as member Poem Of The Day. (Report) Reply
Kevin Patrick (6/1/2016 4:44:00 PM)
Exceptionally crafted work, a good meditation on the benefits of patience. Great selection for Poem of the day! (Report) Reply
Clarence Prince (6/1/2016 8:31:00 AM)
There is hope! Keep the faith! !
As It is written: Wait I say, wait on the Lord,
and He shall strengthen thine heart.. (Report) Reply
Howard 'the motivational poet' Simon (6/1/2016 6:27:00 AM)
Patience indeed is a vertue. That point is well expressed in this beautiful poem. Congrats. (Report) Reply
Edward Kofi Louis (6/1/2016 4:01:00 AM)
Hope! ! ! fulfilment of promise. Thanks for sharing this poem with us. (Report) Reply
Akhtar Jawad (6/1/2016 3:13:00 AM)
A great thoughtful poem, a well deserved selection as members' poem of the day, congrats. (Report) Reply
Kelly Kurt (6/1/2016 2:21:00 AM)
Michael Scarcelli (6/1/2016 1:01:00 AM)
Hits home about faith being the patience to get to the promised land. (Report) Reply
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Under the deal, the companies will offer a package of Corioliss Sonet multiservice provisioning platform, called Optiflow, and Crossroads SAN (storage area network) gateway, called the 7100.
The combination, according to Coriolis, will enable service providers to make much more efficient use of their infrastructure and thus cut costs. It will also help them respond quickly to customer requirements, giving them a further competitive advantage in a market that looks set to boom (see Storage Networks Supernova).
This is by no means the first example of an optical equipment vendor teaming up with or acquiring a company specializing in SAN gear (see Brocade, ONI, Partner on SANs, MANs and Adva Gives Its DWDM More Carrier Appeal for instance). But this deal is different on a couple of counts, according to Greg Wortman, Coriolis's vice president for marketing.
First and foremost, Corioliss platform is particularly well suited for carrying the bursty traffic found on SANs. This typically consists of block read or write commands, while the rest of the time there's zilch. "If you have a gigabit pipe from one SAN to another, in the world of Sonet you have to tie up an entire OC48 [2.5 Gbit/s] of bandwidth to allow for this," says Wortman.