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In his novels and short stories, Gabriel García Márquez has transformed the particulars of his own life and the lives of his fellow Colombians into wondrous fiction. Now, we are given the chance to see the reality behind the "magical realism". While telling the story of the sloppily dressed, skinny young man who rose from obscurity as a provincial journalist to international fame as the progenitor of a new literature, Gerald Martin also considers the tensions in García Márquez's life between celebrity and the personal quest for literary quality, between politics and writing, and between the seductions of power, solitude, and love.
He explores the contrast between the writer's Caribbean background and the authoritarianism of Colombia, and in the 1980s, his extraordinary turning away from magical realism toward the greater simplicity that would mark his work, beginning with Love in the Time of Cholera. Over the course of 15 years, Gerald Martin interviewed not only "Gabo" himself, but also more than 300 other men and women, including Fidel Castro, Felipe González - the former prime minister of Spain - and several former presidents of Colombia; the writers Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Álvaro Mutis, among others; García Márquez's wife and sons; his mother and siblings; his literary agent and translators; the people he considers his closest friends; as well as those who count themselves among his detractors. The result is a revelation of a life that is as gripping as any of the writer's powerful journalism and as enthralling as any of his fiction.
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"Martin's control of his prodigious material in this first authorized biography of the great Colombian novelist García Márquez is astonishing.... Martin has come to praise García Márquez—whom he regards as the one writer who has been as artistically influential as the early modernists (in pioneering magical realism, now a staple in fiction from the developing world) and positively Dickensian in his popular appeal." (Publishers Weekly)
"Great content, somewhat disappointing narrator."
Anyone who speaks fluent Spanish and English. Crisden's phonetic errors when pronouncing Spanish words used in the text were embarrassing. He also occasionally decided to pronounce words in English with a Spanish accent, like "Latin America" for example. While a few mistakes would have been completely understandable, the frequency with which Crisden made mistakes became a bit annoying.
"More of what he said"
This is mostly an amplification of Seth's review above. The biography itself is great, with a lot of insight into García Márquez, his books, and the Latin American world, which I knew very little about. I'd happily read it again, but probably not listen to it, because the narrator's pronunciation is an ongoing distraction. His French and German are atrocious, when García Márquez is in those parts of the world. The pronunciation is so forced that I would often have to spend a moment figuring out what he had just said, whenever he would name a French person or location. The Spanish is fortunately better (for someone like me, who never studied it), but even I periodically noticed things like his constantly mispronouncing Simón Bolívar's name. The English is generally OK, though with constant Spanish inflections. But even here there are occasional howlers, such as pronouncing hors d'oeuvre "oars devores," not close to either the English or French. With these constant irritations, it takes some work to settle into the story. Nonetheless, García Márquez led quite a varied and interesting life, and the bio has made me want to read his work beyond 100 Years of Solitude. Martin did his job quite well in creating a comprehensive and very readable account of the life and work, it's just shame that the experience is let down by the awkward narration.
"Before the Noble Prize Winning Book"
I read an article in Vanity Fair about Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Nobel Prize Winning book, One Hundred Years of Solitude. The article written by Gerald Martin who was also his biographer. I felt I could not read the Noble Prize winning book without knowing more about its author.
Martin's book was hugely insightful and so very telling of the author & his life that I feel I am now ready to read One Hundred Years of Solitude with a much more understanding of the authors truth. Well done Gerald Martin!!!!
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Mega Man X2
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Reviewed: 10/24/01 | Updated: 10/24/01
The Last Good X game
I know Mega Man X came out first but it was X2 that got me hooked on all things Mega Man X. I actually bought X2 before I got Mega Man X. A little backwards ah?
-The Story-
It has been 6 months since Mega Man X sent the evil Maverick ''Sigma'' to the scrap heap. But for some unknown reason maverick revolts are still breaking out. Mega Man and his pals travel to an abandon factory to flush out some Mavericks. While Mega Man fights, some unknown robots (the X hunters) are scheming. These ''X hunters'' want to restore Mega Man X's pal Zero (who was blown up and given up for dead in Mega Man X) and use Zero to take on X. Will The X hunters really revive Zero? Will Mega Man be able to find out who is behind this second revolt of the Mavericks?
-The Gameplay-
The same control from X is back. The dash function is now on by default (you dont have to look for it from Dr. Light). Mega Man can still cling to walls and dash jump, which were both important parts of X2. The robot ride armor is back also. This armor actually has same ability as the first one did but this armor can hover. I especially like the ''exploding armor'' which you get from Dr. Light. To throw some new things into the game, you can now jump on the surface of water (if you time it right) and to whoop it up some more you have to fight the X hunters who are after Zero's parts. If you dont beat them in the 8 stages you have a big uphill battle at the end. The ability to charge you blaster as well as your stolen powers returns, although they charged stolen powers arent very useful in most of the game). The Maverick bosses are still as cool as the first game. My favorite is Crystal Snail with his crystal ''hold''. Some of the levels are fun and sometimes you find yourself going back just to experience the level again.
-The Graphics-
Capcom added some ''C4'' graphics with the ''C4 chip'' All this really means is the game can play with ''wireframes''. The graphics look very similar to X1 (which is a good thing) and they dont distract from the game at all. I actually enjoy the sprites of capcom games (Street Fighter 2).
-The Audio-
The music isnt as great as X1, but X2 still shines. Sad to say this ,but this was the last an X game was well done in the music department (I cringe everytime I play most of X3). Some of my favorite tunes come from the Intro, Bubble Crab, Crystal Snail, Flame Stag, and the X hunter Castle.
With 2 different endings you have to play through it twice to get the full picture of the game. Unfortunetly this is a Mega Man game, and poor Mega Man has never had too much replay. But the fact that everything was well done makes me want to come back to ''relive the good old days'' one more time.
The Final Tally:
Story: 8 (This is the last time an X story will make any true sense)
Gameplay: 10 (X has tons of great gameplay, the levels are very well done)
Graphics: 9 (Just as good as X1)
Audio: 7 (Not as many good hits as X1, but atleast there are some)
Replay: 5 (You'll play again just to remember when gameplay was more important then eye candy)
Final Tally : 8 (X2, while not as good as X1 still shines with new goodies and some fun levels)
Last word: The X series has some of the best work of Capcom. Its a shame it pretty much went down hill from here. X3,X4, and X5 are all missing something or just doesnt have that X feel to it that the first 2 established. X and X2 are really worth getting.
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The Bulldoggs also scored on a safety in the fourth quarter. With the lead at 30 points, the new, GHSA second half mercy rule was used for a majority of the fourth quarter.
Winder-Barrow (7-1 Region 8-AAAA) will play Cedar Shoals, 14-7 winners over Salem, on October 31 in Conyers.
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SAN JOSE -- They can bury San Jose, they can bury Minnesota and they can return to Edmonton in seven days with a playoff spot all but secured.
Or not.
If this crucial stretch-drive road trip takes a wrong turn somewhere, the Oilers can put San Jose right back in the race, lose the season series to Minnesota and come limping back to Edmonton right in the middle of another life or death battle for a playoff spot.
"It's an important week," said Shawn Horcoff. "The more games we can win over the next five or six days, especially with the teams we're playing, could really go a long way to putting ourselves in a good position."
Every game they play from now until they hang up their skates for the summer will have huge implications, but sweep this trip, or at least sweep the right three games and they'll have put enough distance between themselves and ninth that they shouldn't have to look in their rearview mirror again.
"We're playing the teams that are right behind us," said Ryan Smyth. "We can put these guys away, and that's what we need to do - gain ground on the teams in front of us and put the teams behind us out of the picture."
The Oilers have been the ninth-, 10th- and 11th-place pursuers often enough to know how demoralizing a head-to-head loss can be.
"There's 20 games and there's a lot of points left," said Horcoff. "But we've been in the situation before where we're the chaser and as the games get down, only 15 left, 12 left, it becomes harder and harder to make up ground.
"That's what we want to do. We want to try and put together a stretch of games that puts pressure on other teams. We want to control our own destiny for a change."
Right now they still do. They don't exactly have a lot of breathing room - one brief losing streak and they could drop to 10th in a heartbeat - but they say it's nice to know they don't have to play .750 hockey down the stretch just to have a mathematical shot at getting in.
"We talk about it at the start of every year," said Smyth. "Let's not drain ourselves before the playoffs."
If it takes 96 points to get in, like most are predicting, Edmonton only needs a pedestrian 11-7-2 to get a spot.
"We're in a better position this year than we were last season," said Steve Staios. "This is a pretty exciting time of the year for a lot of reasons. The games become bigger, the trade deadline is looming.
"You get a couple of wins and you're looking ahead, you lose a game and you start looking the other way."
With the biggest threats to their playoff spot up next on the schedule, the Oilers don't have to rely on anyone to do them any favours.
"We feel like our confidence is building," said Staios.
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'We're going to move' Tampa's Confederate monument, Hillsborough Commissioner Crist says
TAMPA — Once in favor of keeping Tampa's Confederate monument where it is, Hillsborough County Commissioner Victor Crist now says its likely that it will be moved from its downtown location.
Where it will end up remains up in the air. But during an appearance Thursday on WMNF-FM 88.5, Crist said he expects the commission will soon find a new home for it.
"It's realistic to say we're going to move this," Crist told reporter and WMNF show host Mitch Perry. "There are too many people out there that see pain and suffering when they look at this and the board is receptive and sensitive to that."
Commissioners voted 4-3 last month not to remove the monument from outside the old Hillsborough County courthouse in downtown Tampa. However, Commissioner Les Miller has said he intends to force another vote when commissioners next meet on Wednesday.
What's changed in the weeks since the vote? Crist said he has always been willing to consider relocation but there was no plan for where it to put it. He didn't want to see it destroyed or stored, claiming that was the alternative.
While it's true Miller did not have a specific location in mind for the monument — his preferred destination, the Tampa Bay History Center said it couldn't accomodate the monument — he propsed it be returned it to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The organization paid to erect the statue in 1911.
Two options floated by Crist, city-owned Oaklawn and Woodlawn cemeteries, were rejected by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, he said. He has reached out to about two dozen other potential locations.
"We're going to find a site to relocate it, one that is off the beaten trail and is in a location where if you don't want to see it, you don't have to," Crist said. "But if you do want to see it, you can certainly find it."
But there's another complication in what has already been a contentious and arduous debate. Crist said he can't make Wednesday's meeting and has asked commissioners to hold off on voting again until August.
He added it may be one or two months until commissioners find a suitible home for the monument.
If Crist flips and the other commissioners in favor of removal — Miller, Pat Kemp and Al Higginbotham — support the new site, that's enough votes to have the monument removed.
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Who do you support for Governor in Pennsylvania in 2010?
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#50967 Jul 12, 2013
The world is laughing at you ignorant racial hating tea bags, dumb ass Limbaugh nut juice guzzler, gulp gulp.
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Seattle, WA
#50970 Jul 13, 2013
A few weeks ago Dan the Man said there were no coal-fired plants closing, my information was more rightwing BS...not his exact words but close enough. Obama's forced regulations are closing coal-fired plants and 10 of thousands of jobs associated with coal. Many are going into mothball status waiting for Obama to exit his office. These Obama regulations were enacted to drive up coal prices to make solar, wind and ethanol more competitive. Once again his failure cost jobs, business closures, increased energy costs....that we the consumers end up paying. There are thousands of news articles on this subject that Dan the Man is fully aware, but refuses to acknowledge, reason is, facts that show the damage Obama's policies are doing to our country he will not post. Dan the Man... fears the truth!
FirstEnergy to Deactivate Two Coal-Fired Power Plants in Pennsylvania
AKRON FirstEnergy Corp. has announced that it expects to deactivate two, coal-fired power plants located in Pennsylvania by Oct. 9. The decision is based upon the cost of compliance with current and future environmental regulations in conjunction with the continued low market price for electricity.
The plants scheduled to be deactivated are Hatfields Ferry Power Station in Masontown, and Mitchell Power Station in Courtney. The total capacity of these plants is 2,080 megawatts, representing approximately 10 percent of the companys total generating capacity, but about 30 percent of the estimated $925 million cost to comply with the Environmental Protection Agencys Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
In total, about 380 plant employees and generation related positions are expected to be affected. Eligible employees will receive severance benefits through the FirstEnergy plan or as provided by their collective bargaining agreement.
Following the deactivation of the Hatfields Ferry and Mitchell power stations, FirstEnergy will continue to operate one of the nations largest, cleanest and most diversified electric generating fleets. The companys fleet after the deactivations will be comprised of 56 percent coal, 22 percent nuclear, 13 percent renewables and 9 percent gas/oil, and will have a generating capacity of more than 18,000 megawatts.
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FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nations largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. Its diverse generating fleet features non-emitting nuclear, scrubbed baseload coal, natural gas, hydro and pumped-storage hydro and other renewables, and currently has a total generating capacity of more than 20,000 megawatts. Visit FirstEnergy on the web at www.firstenergycorp.com , or follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
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#50971 Jul 13, 2013
LMAO... now Dan the Man is deserting Pelosi who he defended constantly during Obamacare and more. http://www.hu ffingto...nk3&pLid=343384
Dang he has achieved a lot. More people making less money, more illegal aliens in the country, a growing debt, he has apologized to just about every country on earth, our military is weaker and China's is growing. Other nations leaders won't even talk to him he is considered a joke, he has achieved making us much weaker while destroying our economy, what more could he hope to accomplish? Oh yeah there are still some kids not starving at school because of him and his wife's new lunch program. I think he is secure in a legacy of being the worse president ever.
#50972 Jul 13, 2013
All that ignorance from racial hating rogers, no surprise there. Call me that other liberal. I know that pleases you, dumb ass tea bag.
#50973 Jul 13, 2013
When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he "stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said,This plant kills."
Obama says Romney once said a coal-burning plant kills people
The Salem Harbor Power Station
Back on Feb. 5, 2003, Romney made several statements during a showdown over the future of the controversial, coal-burning Salem Harbor Power Station, in the Boston area.
A couple of years earlier, Massachusetts had passed new rules to reduce power plant emissions of nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide and mercury, to be phased in over several years. The mercury standard would not be finalized until 2004. As governor, Romney supported the rules, as he made clear repeatedly.
Massachusetts singled out its most egregious polluters as the "Filthy Five" plants, including Salem Harbor. Public health and environmental scientists at Harvard studied the emissions from two of the plants in 2000 and concluded that Salem Harbor was responsible for 53 deaths, 570 emergency room visits, 14,400 asthma attacks and 99,000 incidents of upper respiratory symptoms -- all per year.
#50974 Jul 13, 2013
Unnecessary regulations ? Sure, if you ignore the studies that have shown that mercury emissions have caused build-ups of mercury in 12% of women of childbearing ages that are so high that they could lead to reduction of IQ and motor skills in their children. Maybe, if you ignore the studies that show that the new standards will avoid 11,000 deaths a year, 540,000 days of missed work a year, and $40 -$90 billion in healthcare costs a year. Perhaps, if you think the DC Circuit Court of Appeals was off their rocker when they ruled in 2008 that the EPA had illegally violated the Clean Air Act by failing to regulate pollutants released by power plants.
If you are going to argue against the regulations, at least come armed with some facts instead of regurgitating the senseless bile that is spewed at you on Fox News. Try to do some thinking for yourself.
Coal is a killer. It kills miners, it kills children, it kills the elderly. It kills millions per year. It's less ethical than tobacco. Humanity must ditch coal.
Obama has nothing to do with plant shutdowns,,,keep tuning into FOX news,,,,,for all your misinformation!
#50975 Jul 13, 2013
Plagiarized from a fool.com COMMENTS section:
Stealing content is what stupid, dishonest people do.
Oh, wait. It's Homestead. Nothing new here.
#50976 Jul 13, 2013
This is how intelligent people get there information azzwipe..no go run along and suck up some of Sean Hannity's baby gravy....LOL!
#50978 Jul 13, 2013
"Intelligent people" cite the source of "there information" rather than presenting it as their own,'azzwipe.'
It's no surprise you don't.
In an understandable--but failed--effort to appear brighter, you regularly steal the comments of others.
That's what stupid, dishonest people do.
#50979 Jul 13, 2013
I dont steal comments ,i rely on the news media to keep me informed....where do you get your news from, Your ass? LMAO! turn off the radio the tv and dont read any newspapers.........you'd be in the dark. oh wait you already are !
Keep dunking those soggy tea bags in cold water,,,,,,,,,,LOL!
And now back to Fox news with Sean Hannity and later on Bill O'reilly bashing the President ! LMAO!
#50980 Jul 13, 2013
Mitt Romney is returning to the political stage at least briefly to attend an August fundraiser for the New Hampshire GOP, the first time the 2012 Republican presidential nominee will headline a political fundraiser since his November loss.
The Aug. 6 event will be held in New Hampshire's Lakes Region near Romney's summer home in Wolfeboro.
"New Hampshire has always been a special place for Gov. Romney. It's the state where he launched his presidential campaign, where he spends time with his family every summer, and it's a place where he will always have many friends and loyal supporters," New Hampshire GOP chair Jennifer Horn said, adding that she's "thrilled" Romney has agreed to help the state party.
Romney, 66, has spent recent months largely in seclusion moving between his homes in southern California and central New Hampshire. But he has hinted at a desire to play a more active role ahead of the 2014 midterm elections.
He told the Wall Street Journal in May that he plans to re-emerge in ways that would "help shape national priorities."
His brand suffered after losing what was widely considered a winnable election, but Romney maintains a national fundraising network that could help generate millions of dollars for candidates, super PACs and party committees. He attended a three-day summit last month in Utah that featured prominent Republican fundraisers, a handful of potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates and even some high-profile Democratic strategists.
The New Hampshire Democratic Party seized on news of Romney's August appearance to launch its own fundraising appeal.
"It didn't take long for Republicans to abandon their pledge to rebrand after a disastrous 2012 election," the state party wrote in a message asking supporters to donate $12. "New Hampshire Republicans are bringing back their standard bearer Mitt Romney and his infamous 47 percent comments for an exclusive fundraiser on Lake Winnipesaukee this summer. "
All the money him and the Koch bros and Karl Rove swindled investors out of millions and the flipper still lost ! Mitt thought he had it in the bag !!!!
#50981 Jul 13, 2013
fast and furious
cant pin one thing on obama unless you listen to that Nazi station FOX......LOL!
#50982 Jul 13, 2013
What a surprise! You're stupid, dishonest AND a liar!
OF COURSE you stole these comments:
#50983 Jul 13, 2013
Lil danny BOY, FYI Obama is both executive leader of the Department of Defense and the Commander in Chief of the military.
It's surprising that you, BOY, finally begin to recognize Obama's executive incompetence by acknowledging the rampant "waste, fraud, and abuse in the military" under his 'leadership.'
Sad Lil danny BOY: plagiarist, racist, pathological liar.
Since: May 12
#50984 Jul 13, 2013
LOL! You're funny.
And SOOOO predictable.
Straight out of Karl Rove's playbook - accuse your opponent of the things you are guilty of.
When your President had more vacation days than any other President in American history, you accuse Obama of that fault. It's mindless and juvenile, but that's exactly what I've come to expect from you.
Since: May 12
#50985 Jul 13, 2013
This is a bald-faced lie.
Since: May 12
#50986 Jul 13, 2013
This is a bald-faced lie.
#50989 Jul 13, 2013
there is no such thing as clean coal.......never was never will be... ask all the coal miners that have died of black lung. If you mine it or burn it,it's a deadly source of energy.
#50992 Jul 13, 2013
REALLY, what A simple minded tea bag so DESPERATE
#50993 Jul 13, 2013
NEWSMAX lower than pond scum. America KNOWS this is fact. Ha ha ha you ignorant boy wonder.
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Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D 35mm Primes
Product Description
This fast, compact lens is an excellent choice for indoor or outdoor portraits, as well as indoor sports and stage productions. Autofocus capability for easy indoor or outdoor portraiture. Exceptionally compact for a telephoto lens. Focuses down to 36 inches. An excellent choice for your first telephoto lens.
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Submitted by mohawk51 a Expert
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2009
Strengths: Sharpness, Contrast, Weight and a Fast lens. What more?
Weaknesses: None really noted.
Bottom Line:
This lens, I like. I like a lot. Photozone did a lab test on this lens and the 1.4D. This lens outperforms the 1.4D in distortion, resolution, chromatic abberations and vignetting from each of their respective widest openings to F11. Check it out. I just don't see the point of spending 3 times as much for the 1.4D (Unless you do portraits for a living). The bokek on the 1.4 is nicer. I shoot landscapes, what would I need for bokeh for? Heck, you could go through (3) 1.8D's for the cost of (1) 1.4D. Not likely! Save your money for other goodies in the photo world.
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Duration Product Used: 21+ years
Price Paid: $390.00
Purchased At: B&H
Similar Products Used: Everything Nikon.
Type of photography: Outdoor
Submitted by bhobg a Intermediate
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2009
Strengths: Sharpness, colors, bokeh.
Weaknesses: None.
Bottom Line:
Sensational lens. For such a reasonable price you get a brilliant medium telephoto. The image quality is magnificent in low light for concerts. Portraits are great too. Bokeh is lovely and sharpness is absurdly good.
Colors are also much richer here than on my 55-200 VR zoom. I also use this for soccer with very pleasant results. i can't wait to shoot billiards with this. I can't imagine the f/1.4 version of this focal length being three times better.
Highly recommended to all serious Nikonians. It won't autofocus with the D40 or D60 but I have a D80.
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Duration Product Used: 0-1 years
Similar Products Used: 50 mm f/1.8, 30mm f/1.4
Type of photography: People
Submitted by Axle a Intermediate
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2008
Strengths: * super fast autofocus
* sharp
* low profile telephoto
* FAST! Great for concerts or low light events
Weaknesses: * a little soft at full open aperature
Bottom Line:
f/1.8 telephoto for under a grand...yes please.
Alright so I've used this lens for a couple weeks now and only now realizing how awesome it is. For portrait and photojournalism options this lens is brilliant, set it to f/8 slide on a flash with a lightsphere on it and you have your self a portable studio.
Really sharp with a clean bokeh at f/8. A little soft at full aperature (f/1.8). I've used this to shoot people, objects, and various events and it hasn't failed me.
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Duration Product Used: 2-5 years
Price Paid: $500.00
Purchased At: Henry's
Similar Products Used: None
Type of photography: People
Submitted by xml5000 a Expert
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2006
Strengths: Sharpness, colour rendition
Weaknesses: build not pro like, but not bad either
Bottom Line:
A really good purchase for me. Totally sharp, accurate colour rendition, actually sharper I think than the F1.4 version cost 3x more +. A wonderful lens.
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Duration Product Used: 11-20 years
Price Paid: $290.00
Type of photography: Fine Art
Submitted by VinnyP! a Intermediate
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2006
Strengths: Lens speed, image quality and build quality.
Weaknesses: Noisy (none IF) AF, focusing ring is fiddly and turns under AF.
Bottom Line:
A good value lens that easily fills a gap in most kit bags. If you are a portrait specialist then this lens is not for you, also if you regularly take pictures in low light again the 1.4 85mm or 50 will be higher on your list. But if like me 2.8 zooms and tele lenses are fast enough for 95% of your work and you don't work much in a studio then used or new this represents great value and produces good results. Its sharp and because of the bright image manages to focus very fast despite having no internal motor.
On a digital SLR it allows you to be a good distance from the subject when used as a portrait lens and can throw the background out of focus with a quite pleasing bokeh. It also performs well in low light situations (being a 127mm 1.8 equivalent) like a theatre but the noisy AF may prove annoying.
It handles well except for the fact the focusing ring doesn't disengage when in AF. Its well made robust and optically sound. I would buy it again and it would be good value at more than I paid for it. Not many lenses you can say that about.
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Duration Product Used: 21+ years
Price Paid: $120.00
Purchased At: Used
Type of photography: Outdoor
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Lord Avebury: My Lords, from these Benches we give a qualified welcome to the order. We particularly like the simplification that the noble Lord described. For example, the extending of leave to enter for the whole of a period during which a student will remain in the United Kingdom will obviously save a great deal of work by the Immigration Service, as will the provisions regarding whole busloads of people entering under bona fide arrangements which have been cleared in advance.
However, there are a few points on which I should like clarification. I gave the Minister notice of one that is important: it is clearly a useful simplification of our immigration procedures if the officer at the port of entry does not second-guess the entry clearance officer in the country of origin, as in an example given by the Minister in another place of a student who was asked precisely the same questions when she arrived at the airport as had been put to her by the ECO in the country of origin. The question is whether the ECO, who will now effectively have responsibility for granting leave to enter, may see it as necessary to satisfy himself or herself by more rigorous inquiries than he or she undertakes at present that the applicant has, for instance, adequate means of support while in the United Kingdom.
The Immigration and Nationality Directorate has assured the organisations that act on behalf of immigrants that the procedures in the country of origin will be identical to those that operate now, and that therefore it is not expected either that they will take any longer than they do now or that they will cause any additional burden of work for the entry clearance officers. As a corollary, it says that there is
There is a subsidiary point; I did not give the noble Lord notice of it, and I apologise for that. I believe that at present entry certificates are valid for six months from the date of issue. It is important that that flexibility should be retained, because sometimes when people are coming here to join the rest of their family for settlement, for example, they need to make provision for the disposal of property in the country of origin, and therefore need time to carry out their obligations before leaving. It is useful for them to have the period of six months in which that can be done.
Another question relates to the Minister's statement that the order provides that, if the entry certificate contains the conditions under which the holder is allowed to enter the United Kingdom, it will have effect as leave to enter. Under what conditions might an entry certificate be issued without the endorsement of the conditions? That obviously is envisaged in the order, because the EC is to be considered leave to enter if it is endorsed with those conditions, so there must be some circumstances in which it may not be so endorsed.
I also ask the Minister to say a little more about the systems to be put in place to monitor and evaluate the quality and integrity of the new arrangements. Will it be a post-hoc process? In other words, will there be an examination of what happens to persons granted leave to enter at the expiry of their stay in the United Kingdom? If so, will there be computer systems in place that are adequate for that purpose?
At present, as I understand it, there is no check on departure. Therefore, the immigration authorities do not know in a particular case, unless the passenger comes to light in some other manner, whether he or she has physically left the United Kingdom at the end of the permitted leave to stay. Basically, my question is whether the systems that the Minister mentioned for testing the quality and integrity of the new arrangements will require computer systems to be in place to record the departure of persons given limited leave to enter.
The Minister said that the immigration officer at the port of entry would still be able to verify whether the passport and entry clearance were genuine, whether they were presented by the rightful holder and whether the purpose for which the EC had been issued remained the same. Is that an exhaustive list? Are those the three things the immigration officer would be entitled to spend time looking into when someone presents himself or herself at the port of entry, or are there any other matters that the Minister would like to tell us about so that people can be aware of them?
Finally, the Minister said that the immigration officer would not lose any of his powers of examination on arrival, and that in fact those powers would be extended to cancelling leave to enter and entry clearance. That seems not quite to stack up with the idea that the immigration officer does not second-guess the decision that the ECO has already made to
Lord Renton: My Lords, having read the order and the explanatory note, and having listened carefully to the introduction by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, I have the impression that the Government are attempting, marginally, to improve our methods of immigration control. I hope that when the noble Lord replies to the debate he can confirm that that is the intention and that that is the intended result.
I had responsibility for helping to pilot the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962. Quite frankly, it did not succeed in reducing immigration to the extent that socially this country was demanding. In fact, in the past 40 years immigration alone has increased the population by approximately 2 million. That is not merely by Commonwealth immigrants; it is by immigration of all kinds, and there is no question of colour distinction, as many of the people who have settled here are not coloured people.
However, we all know that we have done more than our fair share in accepting asylum seekers, who have been pouring in by tens of thousands in recent years. We must consider the interests of the people of this country. Along with Germany, England is now one of the most heavily populated countries in Europe. Therefore, I hope that the noble Lord can give us an assurance that this order is intended to improve immigration control and will do so.
Lord Dholakia: My Lords, I have a brief question for the Minister. First, like my noble friend Lord Avebury, perhaps I may say that there is qualified support from this side of the House. My problem stems from two different parts of the order. Part II deals with the powers of the entry clearance officer. Part III deals with the manner of dealing with and refusing leave to enter and relates to immigration officers as opposed to entry clearance officers.
The difficulty that I have is that in some of the British posts abroad entry clearance officers and immigration officers are seconded from the Home Office. Am I right on that point? If that is the case, the problem is that an immigration officer, whether or not in the United Kingdom--therefore, it is assumed that he may be operating in a British post abroad--may give or refuse a person leave to enter the United Kingdom,
However, I believe that a problem arises in relation to the words,
I believe that proper clarification is required as to whether it is possible to be satisfied that an immigration officer has all the available information on the basis of which a decision is taken. Once that decision is taken, I do not believe that it is right and proper to demand such documents while the person is travelling because he may not be in a position to produce such evidence.
Lord Cope of Berkeley: My Lords, I certainly agree that it is desirable to reduce duplication and multiple interviews, provided that it can be done, as the Minister set out, without weakening the immigration control. However, a number of questions arise from that. The first is in relation to the Minister's reference to the potential use of biometrics. I was interested in that and wonder whether it means that in the near future the Home Office and the immigration authorities plan to introduce biometric controls of some kind. If so, I believe that it would be helpful if we were told about it. I appreciate that, as technology advances, additional facilities will no doubt be provided for establishing identity, in particular.
My second point arises from what the Minister said about a new format for entry clearance certificates. I am not sure whether that new format is to be in the form of a separate piece of paper or whether it is to be in the form of a stamp in a passport. I can see advantages in both courses. The advantage of a stamp in a passport is that the passport itself assists with establishing the identity of the person concerned. In addition, passports in all countries have devices within them to make sure that they are not forged and that they contain photographs, and so on. If, on the other hand, the format is in the form of a piece of paper, it is likely to be easier to forge. It may not have a photograph etcetera and may be more difficult to forge.
One point about the new system is that the interview and detailed consideration of the case will take place in the country of origin some time before a person's arrival. On arrival, the immigration officer will have to establish that the entry clearance certificate, in whatever format it is, applies to that individual and has not been forged ab initio or altogether. Therefore, it seems to me that it is important to know what format the entry clearance certificate will take.
I believe that it is also important that, whatever the format, the entry clearance document should set out the conditions of entry. I can understand that it will not be possible to check some of the conditions in the country of origin where the certificate is given and that they will have to be checked on arrival. Examples of such conditions are "must have a return ticket" or "must have a means of support". Those conditions might be impossible to check in the country of origin.
The last point that I wish to raise is whether the procedures for the issue of the entry clearance certificate and appeals against refusals essentially will be the same, particularly with regard to appeals, as the appeals are at present against refusal by an immigration officer. The appeal machinery is obviously important, but at present I am not clear as to how it will work. That may be my fault, but I am not entirely clear how the appeal procedure will work when the entry clearance officer in the country of origin is giving or refusing--presumably, quite frequently it will be refusing--permission to enter. I believe that it would be helpful if the Minister could expand on that a little.
With regard to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, about whether the immigration officer would need to satisfy himself only on the three matters set out, it seems important that, at least in some cases where his suspicion has been aroused, his powers should remain as they are now. I understand that they will do so. Of course, in the vast majority of cases one does not anticipate that it will be necessary to use further powers if the entry clearance certificate is in order. If the officer is satisfied that it applies to the right person and that the conditions have been fulfilled, there will be no problem. However, if a case has aroused his suspicion, I believe that it is important that he retains powers to look further than only those matters.
In general, I believe that it is desirable to reduce duplication, as this order obviously intends to do, provided that it does not weaken the immigration control which we expect.
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MIAMI - The two American bulldogs that police say attacked a United States Postal Service Worker while she was delivering mail in Miami Gardens were euthanized Wednesday.
The owner of the two dogs, a 2-year-old male and 3-year-old female, voluntarily gave them to Miami-Dade Animal Services, said spokeswoman Kathleen LaPrada.
"They were concerned for the safety of their 5-year-old daughter at home with these dogs and the possibility they could turn on her," said LaPrada. "We could never turn them back out to another owner."
According to authorities, the two dogs jumped a fence and mauled the postal worker, who has been identified as 55-year-old Emogene Powell. One neighbor took a picture of the dogs.
It happened at 1410 NW 191st Street about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday.
"There were some deep puncture wounds," said Capt. Ralph Suarez with the Miami Gardens Police Department.
The wounds are located on the victim's face, both arms and one leg, authorities said.
Witnesses said they helped tear the dogs off of the victim and took turns comforting her until rescuers arrived.
The owner of the dogs, who doesn't live in the neighborhood, was cited. The owner offered no comment about the incident.
Powell was listed in good condition Wednesday.
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Sweating it out in the touted tropics
Come to see me in my Florida house.
I'm the guy in the seal-skin pants and jacket huddled by the thermostat. It's not that I'm really cold since I came back home to Florida to live, it's just that I can't keep warm. The sun shines a lot, but in winter it can't seem to warm me.
I was in the North Pacific once during the war, and I never expected a balmy clime. But in Florida, they keep telling you you're warm, while you're shivering.
I was just talking with a friend on the telephone. I mentioned Florida in the 30s.
"You mean when you were in high school?" said my friend.
"No, " I said, "I was referring to the temperature this morning."
By 10, I was a confirmed Floridian, who had all but forgotten his birthplace up North — in cold Atlanta.
There are a few things in my life that I always hated: rattlesnakes, Hubbard squash, grits and cold weather, for example.
I must say truthfully that I have been colder in Florida than anywhere else in all my days, because being in Florida does a Chamber of Commerce legerdemain trick on me: that of making me think it's warm only because it's supposed to be.
I'm writing in early March, and yesterday was in the 50s — going down to freezing at night.
Such weather, I feel in my soul, breaks the sacred compact made with me when I involuntarily became a Floridian in my gullible childhood.
When it's cold in Florida, everything still looks summery and inviting. The hibiscus bloom, and the water shimmers in the sunshine. Those accoutrements are just "props" arranged by the C of C in Florida to make Yankees scratch their heads and rationalize when they are looking for their overcoats. We schoolboys wanted to swim in Lake Virginia almost every day of the year. When it was just too cold, we "cursed whatever Northern gods might be." The Florida heat we boys could take all day long and never gripe about it — even in scratchy woolen football jerseys.
Came the day when I innocently took exams to see whether any institution of higher learning in the hinterlands might see some glimmer of hope in my future.
An envelope came weeks later telling me to come to Massachusetts, a state I couldn't even spell, and which shrouded a sense of inimical foreboding to a Florida Cracker like me.
When I got to Cambridge in September, the weather was just as nice as any Florida day you could ask for.
About a month later the weather-beast came out of hiding at the North Pole and whooped into Cambridge one morning when I was in the office of the dean of freshmen.
The dean noticed I didn't have an overcoat. When he asked why, I said I had never owned one. He told me to go across Harvard Square to the Coop, and charge one, preferably a Harris Tweed, to an account number he gave me. I told him I was a little short of money, and he said, "Pay it back when you can." That generous act made me smile in Boston despite the hateful weather.
I graduated in 1942 straight into the U.S. Navy. I had enlisted shortly before, but the summer dragged on without my being called up. First I was ordered to Notre Dame University, and after the weather turned "chilly" we trained at the crack of dawn on the shores of Lake Michigan, north of Chicago. We were given only raincoats because our overcoats had not yet arrived.
Those of us who weren't eliminated by pneumonia went on to duty in either hellishly hot or frigid climes.
We couldn't complain much — after all the Japanese were there sweating or shivering with us. Suddenly I was sent temporarily to a 40 mm machine-gun target range on a forlorn Northern Cape Cod beach, where I lived in a Quonset hut amid Arctic breezes from Newfoundland.
When the war was finally over, I accepted contracts from a European manager to sing opera and concerts in Europe. Of course, I ended up singing in mid-winter in such cities as Berlin, Paris, Hamburg, Copenhagen, London and Dublin. One thing about winters in Northern Europe — you don't have any sunshine to remind you that somewhere the sun is still shining. I noticed that my sunny Southern disposition was packed away somewhere in a piece of discarded luggage. Anyhow, it was a living — freezing though it might have been.
In the 1990s one summer, my b.w. and I were in the states and a friend offered us a nice trip on his big, beautiful airplane. We were just to "fly around" a few places and see some interesting things. Before we knew it, we were landing in Anchorage — that's in Alaska folks! We went ashore needing heavy jackets. It was still summer there, some misguided natives in shirtsleeves informed us.
We braced our shoulders and shifted into smiling histrionics, which may have been accented by the audible chattering of our teeth.
One day we flew over to Dillingham (July 31), a town east of Anchorage. I was first out the door when heavy sleet sent me back into the plane. When we had all "deplaned" we stood in the wind and wet and waited for a car to pick us up. We drove on roads, mostly mud, for about an hour heading for Aleknagik — a town my wife has henceforth referred to fondly as AleknaMUD. There are folks who love Alaska — and mud — dearly, folks who cherish short pseudo-summers, and the feeling of "roughing it" Arctic style in their own backyards.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the glory of Alaskan scenery, the wild animals, and the imposing silhouette of Mt. McKinley. Most unforgettable was a boat trip on Prince William Sound with glaciers on all sides. In a hotel restaurant on Kodiak Island we enjoyed the best fish ever — halibut.
Early in World War II my ship visited the Aleutian Islands, off Alaska, after we learned that Japanese subs were operating there. I remember being on the flying bridge in a temperature more than 30 percent below zero. I made a note then — never to visit Alaska unless ordered to do so by the U.S. Navy.
There are some things in life, I suppose, that are meant to be tough, like Chicago winters, and New York bagels. Soft grocery store bagels and Miami sunshine don't seem to build real character.
There surely should be something that builds character when a person moves from Miami to Chicago and manages to survive for a full year.
People joke about living in places with climate extremes.
Of course, there's more joking about not freezing in Bismarck than there is about surviving the heat in Orlando.
I'll tell you succinctly why I have a special detestation for cold:
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Mounts Bay Waters Apartment Hotel offers 150 beautifully appointed one, two and three-bedroom apartments ideal for short or long stays. The hotel is adjacent to the Swan River and Kings Park and is located within a few minutes walk from the Perth Central Business District and shopping precinct. Each apartment has its own laundry, a fully-equipped kitchen and separate living and dining areas and comes with either a balcony or courtyard.The Courtside Restaurant is open daily for breakfast and dinner from Monday to Friday (except on Public Holidays). It is a licenced restaurant and offers take-away and limited room service.Other facilities include two swimming pools, two gyms and two tennis courts. The apartments are serviced on a daily basis and the hotel offers 24-hour reception, and same day laundry and dry-cleaning service. The hotel is only a ten-minute walk from the bustling CBD and five minutes' walk from the Perth Convention Centre and 10 minutes from Elizabeth Quay. We are within the CBD's Free Transit Zone, which entitles you to free Transperth bus and train travel within the city centre. Bus 950 stops right outside the village and will connect you to the CBD, as well as Hay Street and Murray Street Malls.Our convenient location also offers easy access to the North and South Freeways (Mounts Bay Road exit), as well as Stirling Highway to the West.
We offer daily housekeeping service on all our apartments.Facilities include two swimming pools, two tennis courts, two gymnasiums, bike hire service, restaurant, complimentary access to FOXTEL and free secure undercover car parking. Limited free WiFi is also available.The Courtside Restaurant is open for breakfast 7 days a week and dinner Monday to Friday, except on public holidays. Please be advised that our reception desk is located at 112 Mounts Bay Road Perth (Mounts Bay Tower).
Each apartment booking includes complimentary undercover carparking for one car and free WiFi.The hotel also has 4 flexible function rooms, suitable for meetings, conferences and social events for up to 100 people in various seating styles. Please contact the hotel for availability and package pricing.
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Fully self-contained apartment: one queen or king bed in main room, one queen or two single beds in second room. Two bathrooms. Facilities: remote-control colour television with Foxtel, fully-equipped kitchen, laundry facilities, hairdryer, clock radio alarm, air-conditioning and telephone. Also comes with a balcony or courtyard and undercover car parking.
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7.5cm PaK50 Gun (GE516)
includes two 7.5cm PaK50 guns with crew, one Command SMG team, one Observer Rifle team, two Large bases, one Small three-hole base & one Small two-hole base.
The design of the PaK50 combines the chassis of a 5cm PaK38 with a bored out barrel of the 5cm PaK38, using a large muzzle brake to stop the recoil tearing the combination apart. Both Its anti-tank capability and ranger were considerably better than the older infantry gun designs
Left: The Command SMG team.
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The intention behind the design was to create a weapon with the same ballistic performance as the 7.5cm PaK40 but lighter and smaller; making it more manageable to handle for the crew as well as easier to conceal.
Figures & gun trail designed by Evan Allen
Gun barrel designed by Tim Adcock
Painted by Mark Hazell
The Gun Crew
Description of Components
a. 2x Kneeling figures pointing.
b. 2x Kneeling gunner figures.
c. 2x Kneeling loader figures.
d. 2x Straddling oader figures holding shell.
Assembling the Gun Crew
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At a recent LSU faculty development workshop, CxC associate director, Rebecca Burdette, and CxC Studio 151 manager, Kevin DiBenedetto, shared how faculty members can get the most out of their iPad when working on teaching materials, responding to student work, and doing general business tasks.
While there isn't a singular app that will do everything for you, there are a group of top iPad apps that will greatly increase your productivity. Here's the brief recap of what was discussed.
Dropbox.com – file storage solution that allows you to store and access your any files from anywhere on any device, including your desktop.
- Free account and quite a bit of storage (Cool tip: For every referral to dropbox, you receive more storage!).
- Allows you to share files and folders for group projects.
- Does require internet access, but can access file when offline. Simply open the file you need while connected to Wi-Fi and it will be there when your Wi-Fi is not, which is great for when you are traveling. Note: you can only do this with one file at a time.
- A must-have app to access files with the below applications. It is the ideal app to gets your files onto your iPad.
Google Drive – stores converted files (not true MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint files) and enables document creation and real-time document collaboration on any device/desktop.
- Free app in which you can start and edit files in Google Drive, or upload existing files, but these files are converted to GDrive files which are slightly different from Microsoft files and may result in loss of some formatting.
- Real-time collaboration is the greatest benefit to this solution. It allows you to work in groups on a document without having to constantly email the latest version to collaborators.
- Does require internet access, but can download multiple documents to review offline.
CloudOn – enables you to create and edit Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint using MS utilities.
- Free app, but not for long so get it now!
- Features most major MS utilities, including track changes.
- Enables you to create, edit, or mark up a file and quickly send via email or save to Dropbox and GDrive.
Notability – easily annotate PDF files.
- Costs $1.99, but price is climbing fast!
- Gives you the ability to mark-up PDFs by typing text, handwriting notes, drawing, and adding voice annotations directly into the PDF.
- Once annotated, you can easily email your mark-ups directly from within the app.
SlideShark – free app for viewing and presenting PowerPoint content.
- Only for playback and presentation, not presentation design/development.
- Does a great job of maintaining most formatting and animations. (Be aware of non-traditional fonts as they may not convert well.)
- Allows you to use your iPhone as the clicker during a presentation.
- Has a built-in laser pointer and strong presenter view utility.
- If you're going to present from your iPad, you'll need a specific cable to plug into classroom media centers or projectors (about $30 from the Apple store).
Prezi – free cloud-based presentation software that goes beyond slide-based presentations and opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides.
- The iPad app allows you to access and edit old presentations or create new ones.
- Now allows you to import old ones and it converts a PowerPoint for you. Just be careful at the conversion with settings, fonts, etc.
- Can import a PowerPoint into Prezi, but cannot import a Prezi into PowerPoint.
Evernote – free, robust note-taking and note collection solution that syncs across all devices and desktop.
- This is not for MS documents; think about it just like you would a traditional notebook.
- Ability to search text within note, not just document title (which you cannot do for documents with Dropbox or GDrive).
- Great web clipping tool that enables you to save the URL, the whole page, or a portion of the page. Perfect for those important web pages that might not be there when you need to go back to them.
Penultimate – free app that allows you to take handwritten notes as though you're naturally writing on paper and saves notes to Evernote.
- Evernote sync allows you to run searches on your handwritten notes.
- Does not translate your handwriting into typed text.
Diigo – free, dynamic collaborative research/social bookmarking app and desktop browser add-on that allows you to store and share website bookmarks, highlights and notes.
- Powerful tool for conducting research online and collaboration between students or colleagues.
- Ability to see others comments and notes on marked webpages.
- Can save URL or full page content for later access.
- Able to access bookmarked items when offline.
TED – free app to view TED talks
- Easily search TED talks
- Build playlist for future viewing
Lynda – free app to access thousands of tutorials on software and professional development topics
- Robust training resource
- LSU pays for services for all LSU students, faculty, and staff to be able to log in for free with their myLSU credentials. Be sure to select "Web Portal Access" when logging into the app.