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5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and ground black pepper
1 large egg, beaten lightly with 1 tablespoon water
¾ pound zucchini, peeled and cut into 16 equal sticks
¼ cup light mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon hot smoked paprika
1. Heat the oven to 450 F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with olive-oil cooking spray.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the panko, stirring frequently, until toasted, about three minutes. Transfer to a shallow bowl and stir in the Parmigiano-Reggiano and the oil.
3. In another shallow bowl, combine the flour with the garlic powder, then season it with salt and pepper. In a third shallow bowl place the egg mixture.
4. Working with several zucchini sticks at a time, toss them in the flour, shaking off the excess. Add the flour-coated zucchini to the egg mixture and toss to coat well, letting the excess egg drip off. Finally, place them in the panko mixture, tossing to make sure they are coated well on all sides. Arrange the fully coated zucchini sticks in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
5. Bake, turning once, until golden and tender, about eight minutes.
6. While the zucchini is baking, in a small bowl stir together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic and paprika. Season with and salt and pepper. Sprinkle the cooked zucchini lightly with salt and pepper, then transfer to a platter and serve immediately with the sauce.
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While the vast majority of 14-year-olds are still in bed at 6 a.m. on Saturday mornings, O'Conner Anderson III is preparing to hit the ice. He rises early, eats breakfast, grabs his skating gear and heads to Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Southeast Washington, where for the last six years, he's trained and prepared for competition.
His hard work and perseverance recently paid off when the Washington, D.C. resident won big at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Gangneung, South Korea. O'Conner returned with two gold medals and a bronze medal in short track speed skating.
"His goal has always been to get better and the Special Olympics selected him for the U.S. team given his talent and dedication," said Nathaniel Mills, O'Conner's coach. "They thought he'd be a good representative from the District for the world games."
O'Conner, who attends Woodson High School in Northwest, won gold in Division 12 of the 500-meter race and Division 15 of the 333-meter race. He took a bronze in Division 8 of the 777-meter race. Anderson also participated on a relay team with U.S. Olympic gold medalist and short track speed skating star Apolo Ohno.
Mike Bovino, vice president of development for Special Olympics D.C., said the world games are held once every four years, like the Winter Olympics. He said Team USA included 152 athletes from around the country, including O'Conner, who was accompanied to South Korea by his father. A total of 2,300 athletes from 110 countries competed.
"It's a tremendous life-changing experience," said Bovino. "When you've grown up in the city and have a disability, oftentimes what you are exposed to is limited. He had the chance, not only to leave the country, but to travel across the world and meet people from all over the world. That makes him a more well-rounded young man."
O'Conner's skating career started at Fort Dupont when he was 8 years old. He said he was drawn to the sport for one simple reason.
"I want to go fast," he said.
Mills, who competed at three Winter Olympic Games as a speed skater, took O'Conner under his wing after he saw natural talent in him.
"He had an aptitude for speed and skating in general and he had the desire to get even better," Mills said. "So, we invited him to participate in the Saturday morning speed skating class."
Started by Mills in 2002, the Saturday morning classes are free, which makes it available to those who otherwise would not be able to experience the costly sport.
O'Conner's godmother, Cheryl Johnson, said he suffers from ADHD, but that has not hindered his ability to excel at skating.
"He's a natural born athlete," said Johnson. "He loves to compete and he loves to win, but he's not a sore loser. He's just very dedicated."
Bovino said excelling in sports gives young people with disabilities a chance to "get the respect they deserve," but that can elude them.
"People get to see their capabilities," he said.
On Feb. 20, elementary and middle school students are scheduled to participate in the Special Olympics D.C. Speed Skating Championships at the Fort Dupont Ice Arena. The event is open to the public.
Most will compete against other athletes, but there are no additional competitors at O'Conner's level.
"He will race himself to try to eclipse his best time in South Korea," Bovino said. O'Conner's personal best in the 500 meters was 53.81, he said.
Although this was his first time competing in the Special Olympics World Games, victory isn't new to O'Conner. He also has won the Shani Davis Trophy, named for the African-American Olympic champion, and several victories in local competitions.
And despite attaining the highest award in his sport, Special Olympics gold, this isn't the end for the gold medalist.
"His goals are getting bigger," Mills said, adding that O'Conner is eyeing a run at the national speed skating championships. His two weeks in South Korea "improved his confidence" and made him look "taller, bigger and faster," the coach said.
O'Conner returned to the United States on Feb. 8 and was back on the ice at Fort Dupont the next morning.
"He's had a lot of dedication for a long time now and his results in South Korea reflect his determination and persistence," Mills said.
For more information on Special Olympics programs, visit www.specialolympicsdc.org.
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The allure of architecture lies not only in the pragmatic need for commercial or living space. Rather, it is a process indelibly intertwined with the unique needs and tastes of each user. On the most fundamental of levels, architecture is an expression of both individual and collective identity. It allows for us to live and work in a particular manner, while simultaneously defining how we interact with (and within) the space.
This association between architecture and selfhood underlies much of Do-Ho Suh's work. However, with strong ties to two disparate cultures, the artist's investigation of identity becomes much more involved. Constantly travelling between South Korea and the United States, Suh conflates his dual identity through his "Home Within Home" sculpture, wherein he combines architectural details of his family home in Seoul with those of his residence in Rhode Island.
Standing before the piece, the viewer is confronted by a beautiful, but ultimately sterile structure. There are no traces of adornment or individuality within the space. Though this absence of character may serve as an invitation to the viewer to project his or her own experiences onto the work, it is plausible that the restraint behind "Home Within Home" offers more than an interactive game of dollhouse. Rather, drawing on architecture's indelible link to individuality, Suh's sculpture is metaphorical construct of conflicting identities.
This striking combination of distinct selfhoods begs the question as to whether such a fusion is compatible, grotesque, or both. While there is a harmony within the piece, the merger is nonetheless charged with a certain baggage. In order to form a single entity, both homes underwent a process of modification, distortion, and amputation. In that sense, "Home Within Home" embodies a Frankenstein of mangled cultures, which subsequently spirals into paradox. The structure can not exist outside of its antecedents, and thus is created by the perverted union of inherently combative identities. It is a chimera of oneness, simultaneously symbolizing a malformed binary of two cultures and an incomplete entity of selfhood. Yet this self-contradiction is not unique to the dual citizen. None of us can exist independently of our experiences, our heritage, nor our culture. Playing off of this commonality, Suh highlights the asymptotic, false-sense of oneness in which many of us indulge. Our inability to exist impervious to our unique backgrounds is the very insufficiency that prevents us from embodying a complete being. Depending on one's perspective, perhaps this knowledge of our inherent shortcoming is liberating— a permission slip to meld past and future influences without fear of imperfection. For others, "Home Within Home" may offer a poignant realization of futility – an idea which is as illuminating as it is depressing.
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Microsoft pushes past BlackBerry in US smartphone platform market
Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Phone has passed BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) to become the third most popular smartphone platform in the United States, behind Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS, according to the latest stats from Strategy Analytics.
The stats were compiled for the fourth quarter of 2012, well before BlackBerry launched its BlackBerry 10 operating system and handsets. BlackBerry is struggling to regain its position in the mobile enterprise market, which is being determined nowadays by its position in the consumer market, as a result of the BYOD trend.
Analysts see Microsoft as BlackBerry's main rival to become the third mobile platform in the enterprise behind iOS and Android. The launch of Windows Phone 8, well in advance of the BlackBerry 10, has put BlackBerry in a tough position, as the fourth quarter figures suggest.
In a recent report, Strategy Analytics predicted that BlackBerry 10 would achieve modest short-term success and provide a strong foundation for long-term growth. The new all-touchscreen Z10 handset is expected to appeal to core Blackberry loyalists while also attracting the attention of former BlackBerry users.
"Blackberry 10 is now the newest mobile platform on the market and gives Blackberry the opportunity to attract users who are feeling the fatigue set-in from five year old platforms like iOS and Android," said Kevin Burden, research director at Strategy Analytics.
Josh Martin, also a research director at Strategy Analytics, credits BlackBerry for "wooing" app developers to the BlackBerry 10. BlackBerry estimated that it would have 70,000 apps available for the BlackBerry 10 when it launched on Jan. 30.
To address app security concerns, BlackBerry announced this week that it is incorporating Trend Micro's mobile application reputation service with its internal system for analyzing the security of BlackBerry World apps. The Trend Micro appliance will scan third-party apps submitted to BlackBerry World for malware.
While Microsoft might have gained on BlackBerry in the fourth quarter, it will be interesting to see the stats for the first quarter of 2013, as the BlackBerry 10 launch begins to have its effect in the marketplace and the enterprise.
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October 18, 2014
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San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco
This year, AIA San Francisco and The Missing 32% Project presents its 3rd symposium, Equity by Design: Knowledge, Discussion, Action! The day has been designed to combine data sharing and learning-by-doing, while experiencing the studio-like environment of the San Francisco Art Institute, one of the city's richest architectural assets. We will present the results of the Equity in Architecture Survey in panel discussions focused in 3 major knowledge sessions: Hiring & Retention,Growth & Development, and Meaning & Influence.
Break-out sessions follow each main knowledge session. You can choose from 3 relevant topics in each knowledge area that suits your professional needs. We will hear from thought leaders and then use our design thinking skills to generate creative solutions to the challenging practice issues that confront architects, emerging professionals, and firm leadership.
Our goal is to inspire and empower participants to generate actionable takeaways that will be collected and shared as Equity by Design [EQxD] Best Practice Guides as an open resource to transform the future of the profession.
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In June, AIA San Francisco convened leading professionals to discuss pressing issues within the architectural profession and explore changes necessary to keep future generations of practitioners engaged in the field. During this full day symposium, panelists from a diverse range of firms shared their experiences, insights and strategies surrounding work/life balance, firm culture, communication and negotiation skills, and approaches to leadership.
Attendees discussed what individuals and organizations can do to improve workplace conditions and encourage more women to stay in the profession, as well as different communication strategies to help women strengthen their negotiation skills and better navigate their career paths. Denise Scott Brown made a guest appearance at our Missing 32% symposium and shared her experiences with the audience live via Skype. She encouraged attendees to continue to bring their creativity, determination, and opinions to the conversation. Change requires a cultural shift and society needs to recognize that women also bring a valuable contribution to the business. Click below to learn more about the 2013 symposium.
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On October 13, 2012, leading professionals from around the country gathered to discuss the role of women in architecture in the 21st century. Throughout the day, attendees heard from a broad range of speakers representing different career paths in the profession, from those working for large firms to those choosing to start their own practice.
The day began with a brief overview of statistics that detail the current leadership structure of architecture firms. What defines leadership? Who are the leaders within your firms? Who wants to be the leaders? A panel of inspiring architects shared their individual stories about their path to success and the obstacles they have encountered and overcome to get to where they are today. Attendees were invited to voice their ideas for change in break out sessions and together create an agenda for how men and women can work together to increase the value and talent of the future of the profession.
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Lance Armstrong, in Australia prior to the Tour Down Under, pledged $250,000 for victims of the Haiti earthquake on Thursday. He urged the public to come forward with further donations.
Armstrong said the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, which left more than 100,000 feared dead, was "devastating" for the impoverished Caribbean country.
"Over the years with political turmoil, poverty and now the earthquake it's devastating," he told reporters.
"On behalf of Livestrong (Armstrong's cancer charity) we'll be donating $250,000 to several organizations that are doing a lot of work down there, one of which is the Clinton Foundation."
The foundation was set up by former President Bill Clinton, focusing on worldwide issues that demand urgent action.
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BRISBANE, September 8. – Hi, swimming afficionados!
I haven't written in a while. It's been pretty hectic around these parts lately. I'll start at the airport in LA. I don't like to look back on that too much because it was like most flights: delayed, long, and uncomfortable. But we got here.
Checking into the Olympic Village in Sydney was exciting. There was a lot of security we had to go through, which is fine with me. Once we settled down in our rooms (which are future apartments for a select few Australians), we went to the cafeteria. The cafeteria is the biggest tent I have ever seen (about the size of a Price Club). There is just about every food one can imagine–including plenty of food you shouldn't be eating at a big meet like the Olympics.
The pool is absolutely enormous. It dwarfs the pool the Trials were held at in Indianapolis. The stands hold 17,000 people. They rise so high that people at the top can't see the last two lanes and need big screens to see all of the action. There is another pool behind the scenes where warm up before the races will be carried out. It is complete with a lazy river, steam room, slide and several jacuzzis.
We are now in Brisbane in Queensland (a few hours' flight north of Sydney) for our taper camp. Some of us have paid a visit to the local casino; none of us came out on top.
Another thing we can't seem to win with is the press here in Australia. The Sydney Herald might be mistaken for the National Enquirer in the States. There has been trash talking aplenty (including Gary's comment that we will smash the Australians like guitars and Kieren Perkins' reply that Gary was a "drug cheat.") Hopefully we can get back at them in the pool.
I'll write again later.


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A Navy commander, killed last week in the shooting at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, will be laid to rest Wednesday.
Commander Keith Springle served 21 years as a clinical social worker in the Navy. He and four other service members were killed Monday at the camp's combat stress center.
The Beaufort native's funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel in Morehead City. The commander will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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The Pentagon says a Navy commander stationed at Camp Lejeune was one of five people killed Monday, allegedly by an Army sergeant.
Before being deployed to Iraq, Commander Charles "Keith" Springle was director of the Camp Lejeune Community Counseling Center.
Sergeant John Russell is charged in the deaths of the five service members following a shooting in a stress clinic in Baghdad.
Springle, who went by his middle name Keith, attended East Carteret High School and was a psychologist.
Relatives tell WITN News that he lived in Jacksonville with his wife. They tell us Springle has a son who is a Marine and a son-in-law who is also in the military. Both had recently been through deployments to Iraq.
Alton Dudley is a cousin of Springle. Dudley says even though they share blood, it was growing up on Lewiston Street in Beaufort that forged an even stronger bond.
"It's heartbreaking, it's heartbreaking to see how needlessly his life was taken, especially when it was by a feller soldier. I watched him grow up as a kid. I was about nine years older than him and I watched him grow up, graduate from high school and go onto his career in the military. He lived a Huckelberry Fin life down here on the water. He came from a seafaring background as we all do. And we just, like the other kids, he was just a good kid. The world needs a lot more like him."
Bob Goodale with the Citizen Soldier Support Program says Springle's death is a shock to him and says it's a tremendous loss.
Goodale says Springle volunteered to train health professionals on how to help returning service members and their families.
Springle's father still lives in Beaufort.
Camp Lejeune says Commander Springle was assigned to the 55th Medical Company at Camp Liberty. He joined the Navy in 1988 and was trained as a licensed clinical social worker.
The Pentagon Wednesday released the names of the other four victims in the shooting at Camp Liberty.
Killed were:
Maj. Matthew Houseal, 54, of Amarillo, Texas. He was assigned to the 55th Medical Company, Indianapolis, Ind.;
Sgt. Christian Bueno-Galdos, 25, of Paterson, N.J. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany;
Spc. Jacob Barton, 20, of Lenox, Mo. He was assigned to the 277th Engineer Company, 420th Engineer Brigade, Waco, Texas; and
Pfc. Michael Yates Jr., 19, of Federalsburg, Md. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany.


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Has the ISO marking is 57-559.
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I see Bike Nashbar has a sale going on, but yet when I look at the specs of the tires... I see no ISO reference.
And finally, any recommendation of a good tire to buy?
The bike is a combo street/ dirt bike.
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Posted December 2, 2012
Love your neighbor
especially when your wife is on the rag
Some that have already been stated that I agree with:
-Take care of your finances.
-Stay in shape (round doesn't count).
Some I haven't seen yet:
-Don't lie, cheat or steal, and do not tolerate those amongst you who do.
-Hold yourself accountable for your actions, do not make excuses.
-You don't need to read 5 hours a day, but you should always be reading a book. When you finish, start a new one.
-Keep a positive attitude, it's contagious. (A negative attitude is also contagious, avoid people who are always negative.)
-Don't get married until you are mature enough to put someone else before yourself. For me, that was close to 30.
- ^^^Same with kids.
-Try new things. It will make you feel young again for a few minutes.
All I can think of off the top of my head.
Learn to bite your tounge. Freedom of speech is also knowing when to shut up every now and then.
The only advice I have as an old guy is to figure out how to be happy and comfortable with yourself. Everything else will flow from there.
pull out
pull out
Doesn't work!
Posted December 3, 2012
Don't wear bandanas and don't eat bananas
Experiment with some mind altering substances. Smoke a little grass, eat some speed, fuging hallucinate! Never let it take over your life but don't act like its cyanide either.
Getting to be 80 years old isn't worth a damn if you've never spent a night under the stars tripping on 'shrooms, acid, or better yet peyote.
I would recommend staying away from the needle though.
Life is short- enjoy it.
As Eden Ahbez wrote and the peerless Nat King Cole crooned:
The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return.
Posted December 4, 2012
Dont fart at the kitchen table.
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The Great Leica M9 Give-Away Contest! Win a Leica M9 Camera HERE.
EXCITING NEWS! If you are here reading this right now then YOU have a chance to win a black Leica M9 camera (VALUE: $6995). Yes, I said WIN, as in 100% give-away. The contest will be posted VERY soon, just working out the details but it will be 100% free to enter and EVERYONE and ANYONE will have a chance to win the camera.
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF ~6 (Seal)
The Black M9 that I will be giving away is being donated by ~6 (who just received his Titanium M9 last week, see his post HERE). Thanks to his kindness and generosity, one of you will be sporting an M9 of your own very soon.
What most of you already know is that the man who posts here as "~6" is the recording artist and photographer Seal. If you did not know that, now you do. This contest/giveaway was his idea and when he approached me about it I was VERY excited. I mean, what other website has given away something like a Leica M9? Seal is not only intensely passionate about music, but also photography and I am proud to call him on of my dearest friends. Ho cool is it that he is donating his personal BLACK M9 to give away here? IT's AMAZINGLY INCREDIBLE!
Since he has been so generous with the M9 donation for the up coming contest I wanted to mention HIS new website.
Just recently Seal has launched a very cool photo website called picortwo.com and I urge you to go check it out and register to follow your favorite photographer. Basically you can follow any photographer on the site..Seal, his wife Heidi, or any of the other photographers on the site. Just by entering your e-mail address you will recieve a pic or two in your mailbox every day that they took during the day.
For example, if you are following Seal, every day you will get a pic or two in your email that he shot THAT DAY. It's like you are following the daily life of the photographer you follow. So make sure you go check it out at picortwo.com. Browse the photographers and follow whoever you like. It's REALLY cool and REALLY fun. Also, I want to show him some love back for donating his M9 for me to give away here.
I am still working out the details of how to run this contest. It probably will NOT just be a simple photo submission contest this time, but will most likely go a bit deeper. Whoever ends up winning the M9, we want that person to not only really want it, but we want that person to deserve it. Also, the winner will be picked by YOU, all of the readers. This keeps it on the up and up and 100% fair which is mandatory for me. This will be a worldwide contest so no matter where you are in this world, you can enter and win. I hope to have the contest up and running VERY soon!
I want as many photographers to know about this as possible. I want EVERYONE to be able to have a shot at this so help me spread the word by tweeting this, or by posting it to your facebook, or mentioning it wherever you can – digg, forums, or wherever! Just linking back to this page will help tremendously and make this contest a success.
Again, this site has been able to stick around and grow over the past two years thanks you YOU, the readers. Those who come here every day to see whats new, to see the passion of photography alive and well and to join in the discussions.
Thanks to your guys helping me out with buying your photo gear from my links to B&H Photo and Amazon and supporting my sponsors like Dale Photo and J-Tec. Let's not forget Ken Hansen who has been a true friend AND a great Leica dealer. So without that support, this site would not be where it is today and this contest would not exist.
So here are those direct links again and if you ever need any photo related gear you can use the B&H Photo Link HERE (not able to bookmark the B&H link, must be clicked on from this site). If you like AMAZON, anything you buy there will help me out with pennies on the dollar (it adds up) and you can use that link HERE (and can bookmark the Amazon link!).
Also, be sure to follow me on twitter, facebook and my RSS feed here. This all helps me out! Also, for more discussion you can visit my forums here on the site :)
Finally, thanks again to Seal. Be sure to visit SEAL.COM for his music and news, and the new picortwo.com to follow some pretty cool photographers. Without HIS support, this contest would not be happening! You can also follow him on twitter HERE and facebook HERE. Again, show him some love for donating his personal M9 for this contest!
154 Responses to "The Great Leica M9 Give-Away Contest! Win a Leica M9 Camera HERE."
I knew he had a passion for music but didnt know he was passonate about photography as well. I would love to see his images anyone have a link? Hope whoever wins the camera really needs it.
it's really amazing this world! first iam in love with leica, then i check every week the last news of steve finally the donation of the Famous m9 make me discover the artist and the singer seal…. i'am waiting for the contest, and tomorow, i will buy some cd's of seal (thoses things i can buy them…) and i will practice more with my d-lux 5 coz i know the seal's m9 is waiting for me…
good light everybody!
yes, a chance!
Seal, it would be very interesting to hear about your passion for photography. Perhaps you could post a article here on the site, with a selection of your best/favorite photos?
Daniel Gautreau
12 mins ago
YES, I AM GIVING AWAY A LEICA M9! Sounds like 'Seal' is giving the camera away actually….
Actually Daniel, Steve and I are giving it away unles you suggest I host the competition on a website in a parallel universe.
YES, I AM GIVING AWAY A LEICA M9! Sounds like 'Seal' is giving the camera away actually….
I can't wait. Thank you Steve,Seal and Heidi. It would be awesome if I win this contest! I will treasure this camera if ever I win because it's from Seal…I love him as a person…very kind and generous… his music are great and he got a very beautiful down- to- earth wife, Heidi! Goodluck to all of us! :-)
So cool! The M9 is my dream camera but I doubt I'll ever be able to afford one. This is THE dream contest and an amazing thing you both are doing. Thanks a million, even if I don't win :-)
Wow, unbelievable!
I am speechless!!! Please share with us the details!!
~6, sense you know the CEO of Leica can you let him know he owes Patrick B. McCutchan of patrickmccutchan.com an S2.
I lost his email.
What incredible generosity, Seal (and Steve)! Happy New Year and blessings to both of you!
Dear Steve, and dear Seal!
Happy new yoar to you, and all of your family.
You are really great people.
I also sign up for this game!
And naturally happy, peaceful new year to all!
Really a BIG SURPRISE…this contest, not that behind ~6 is Seal in person – you just had to add 1+1 (concert tour, getting a specific #SN of the Leica M9 Titan…).
Hello Steve, Hello Seal,
Not pleased with the digital photography results I was getting out of my point-and-shoot compact camera's of the last few years, I was looking for better results. Internet knows it all, so that's where I started looking.
Well, I've been reading this site for over a year (started on the old site).
First the bad news : before, Leica was non existent in my dictionary. It was all Canon, Nikon and later Sony, Panasonic, Olympus. With the new angle offered by this site, I experienced a lot of headaches in that last year. Boy, it's was so strait forward without knowing about Leica or fundamentals in photography !
The only thing that mattered then was : megapixels, high iso, burst …. the more of these for the less Euros (I'm from Belgium) was the camera to buy !
The good news : because I started reading this site (and consequently other linked and found sites) I started to think about other things than the above, and found myself 'looking' differently at photography as a whole. I even started experimenting with framing, light, different (limited) settings on my cheap compact camera. It made me LOOK at my pictures before I pressed the button (what a change). So because of that, I haven't bought my next 'big' camera (meaning the one that will last me the next 10 years) because … I'm waiting for the next big thing : a cheap Leica or a 'sign' of commitment for the next 5 years or so from Ricoh, or a new EP-3 Olympus (for incredible low price now), …
Well Steve, Seal, I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.
A contest :
– if you make it a 'best-of-photo'-contest : the one who wins it may already have top quality gear, and/or top quality photographic 'eye' (which will get him/her a long way without an M9 anyway)
– if it would be a combination with essay, which is the winner : the photographer or the writer ?…
– the student above seems one of the most likely of candidates in the light of Seal's motivation, but then again, this 'student' might be a 50 year old bank director (who can tell??)
– maybe the only 'real' way is to go through a personal talk with prospective candidates. Look at their motivations, drives, … (btw I'm going on holiday next week, so can I come after januari 10? (must ask my boss first though)).
As mentioned, I wouldn't like to be in those shoe's of yours : as with all things that come 'from the heart', they tend to be a real 'pain' (drag) when it comes to the execution.
I hope this won't let you down and please, don't let any review 'unwritten' or any great photo 'not taken' because of the decision making problems about this contest. When 'greed' comes along, sanity goes down the drain… (people keep thanking you (and Seal) for something they might (most probably) won't get (??). I always learned to say 'thank you' when I received something, but before …?? ;-) ).
And so I made my point : even with an M9 you can't take a photograph of everything 'human'.
Succes to you both and thanks for this site !
When I win I am going to post Photographs of it on FB, Twitter, My Website Etc….. this would be to gloat but to show that Steve Huff and Seal are the Supportive, Nicest and the coolest people.
PLEASE GOD This would be a great tool to support the Photography I do…!!!
I think Seal should pick the winner. Or Heidi. Nice.
So when is it going to start?
This is "Huge" :)
Seal, You are my King. END of story.
Wow. Looking forward to the competition!
Just one thing: "Also, the winner will be picked by YOU, all of the readers". In theory, this is a good idea, but please make sure it doesn't end up being a "who's got most friends on Facebook and Twitter" contest. Thanks.
Yeah that's what worries me, I would like to think that it would be at least a regular viewer of Steve's site that wins the camera and not some chancer who has zero interest in photography and will just stick it on eBay as the M9 that was once owned by Seal to cash in on it for his/herself. Don't know how Steve can stop that happening really.
Wow great, i want to win!!..I want the M9…Thank You Seal & Steve!!
that's amazing… I spread the news in the forums I know.
I have wanted a Lieca sense working as an photography Assistant for a successful photographer in minneapolis. Awesome I hope I have a chance to win this M9……
Leica underestimates the marketing contributions that users like Steve, Ashwin, Seal and others provide via their photos, passionate blogging and brand loyalty. And a cool giveaway like this only serves to magnify that presence. Leica's a bit out of my financial range, but some of my favorite online photographers shoot with them, and that alone keeps me in the loop and contemplating a future purchase.
Maybe this competition will inspire Leica to join the fray and sponsor more contests such as this.
One can only hope!
Going by Leica's history in such matters I highly doubt they would join the fray which is a shame. They have made huge advances over the past few years in the way they do things but still have a long way to go and really should start listening more to their customer and more importantly "potential" customer base. If they listened a bit more and say took on ideas like Ashwin's about a new CL for instance they could really become a big "small" player in the photo marketplace.
Wow…it would be my dream to own a Leica! I am a student struggling to get through university, so having photography as an immense passion in my life without the funds for such an amazing camera kind of sucks. If I won this contest, which I am going to guess it far fetched seeing as the camera I own now is so dinky in comparison, that camera would have a VERY loving home with me. I am already picturing the shots I could get…oh my! I just hope I am so fortunate to win…fingers crossed! :)
Thank you Steve and Seal! Just to have the opportunity to own such an amazing camera is a blessing in itself. And ~6, please keep sharing your musical talent with us…I've loved your music since 'Crazy' first came out :)
I think the most valuable thing about the fact that a Leica M9 is being given away is that it's put me/us on an email update string that concentrated how everyone feels about Steve and Seal. I've never met these guys but whoa- what praise! I just thought Steve had a cool gear review website and Seal (now that I downloaded and recognize his music) made beautiful music. Apparently it's common knowledge that they are stand-up guys, and the more people know them the better things they have to say about them. Now I know! If my mediocre photography wins the M9 I'd want both of them signing it! It's just awesome to interact with good people whose "work is love made visible." Cheers to both of them.
This is awesome but not surprising knowing the type of person that Seal is, one of the most down to earth person I've ever met, always real but more importantly a true friend and family man… No matter what time zone we are when we speak, time of the day or how crazy everything is, his first words are always "How are you, your wife and son, my brother…", this is what it's all about and one the many reasons he is so loved by many (I'm sure you all feel it when listening to his music or enjoying his concerts).
Thanks Steve for creating a forum where everyone can see firsthand what a beautiful person our brother from another mother is.
Happy New Year to all!!!
Well I'm not that interested in winning an M9 cause I'm a bit of a Pentax nut so I would probably just sell it and donate the funds to charity. Mr.~6 being the previous owner ought to add considerably to the value so benefiting the charity receiving the funds from it's sale. Now this is all based on the presumptuous idea that I might win the contest. Back to reality means that I like the idea of a Pic or Two so have put a link in to the site from a couple of my blogs. I'm hoping to see the K-5 review soon Mr.Huff. I like my K-5 very much. Mr.~6 that is one beautiful camera. I see it more as a piece of artwork in itself. Must be wonderful to just hold and look at, let alone use it.Hope I can send you some traffic. Happy New Year to all.
OK….cool….after I win …I am changing my Avatar to the M9! LOL!
Thanks Steve and Seal for putting this together.
I think someone above said it best. FUN!
Super generous give away from you ~6, I hope you've looked after that M9 and it's boxed too? LOL j/k :D
what a class act! Cheers!
Wow! that is awesome!
Wow! Is John Mayer in here too?
This is mighty generous! Only photography can win!
I've said it before but it's a lovely, lovely give-away & prize I'm a Leicaholic (first step is admittance!) & I have a M9 so I'm not entering, but I wish everyone much luck & I hope the person who wins, uses this camera & doesn't sell it on, the joy it brings you is fantastic!
I've read through the comments & I asked on twitter about how to become a contributing photographer on picortwo but now see its only to those in the public eye.
I couldn't see on the website but would like to know why, & how the heck does one get famous these day lol
May I apply from Europe?
Thank you S&S for your generosity of spirit and for jammin' on this website! The flow of positive energy here continues to pickup and should reach torrential levels. This is great fun and is certainly raising the bar for other sites to become the powerful attraction stevehuffphoto.com has become. God bless you! With best wishes to everyone and their families for a superb 2011!
Sounds like a great photo contest!!
Looking forward to the details :)
Inspiring stuff.
Lots of luck to the would be winner and great gesture by Seal for donating the M9. It's good to give back, in all forms and to the best of our abilities.
Hope everyone had a great holiday and best wishes for a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!
Can't wait!
Super news for all Leica fans!
Regards from snowy Poland
i can see why that supermodel millionaire chick married him
what a guy
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At first I thought "well I already have an M9 so I'll pass and let someone else have it'. But, wait, it's SEAL's M9!!!! I'm SO gonna enter now!
Lots of love to Steve & Seal/~6 and all you guys. It sure looks like we're gonna have some real fun and a great New Year!
[…] Zitat von tdtaylor Actually, the Reviewer claims he will use the s**t out of the camera in the comments- a number of respondents had a hard time getting their heads around that comment. In the review he comments of several collectors editions he has that he uses. I do find it rather entertaining. Here's the link: It's Not the Photographer, It's the Camera Stupid! The M9 Titanium Arrives. By ~6 | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS and Seal will! he loves his Titaniums (i got the good fortune of getting to stroke his Jahre backstage while he fiddled with my M8 and we nattered about all things Leica )… now, for those willing to "settle" on a lowly black one, there's this: The Great Leica M9 Give-Away Contest! Win a Leica M9 Camera HERE. […]
Very generous.
However, already owning a M9, I'll leave it for someone who doesn't.
[…] Steve Huff's photo website is preparing a contest with a Leica M9 as the 1st prize. The contest is international, so everybody, including Indonesian photographers, may win the camera worth 7000 USD. […]
Great music – great man! And great it is an international contest! C'mon Indonesians, get that M9!
Seal, this is really a wonderful thing you're doing, bless you for it! And good for you, Steve, for being the "enabler!" :-) Soon, somebody is going to be a very happy photographer.
I see a future full of developing and scanning ahead of me. (-:
But the voting thing might not end up to be as well as you might think. Like Bradley said, M9 being on the line, people will start voting for themselves.
Democracy has never lead us anywhere!
way cool …. Thanks for seal generosity.
All the readers voting for the winner … why not just Seal? after all it's his leica … ?
I could not agree with you more.
Very nice indeed. Don't mind the $7k price tag of the M9, if Seal signs it and the mere fact that it's his camera (it'll have a cool serial # most likely) will make it much, much more valuable.
I am just concerned that this will all turn into a subjective popularity contest if you're talking about readers determining the winner based on voting. In technical terms, I hope you're ready to get your server melted by the attention and traffic this will generate. Also, if you put up a poll to vote on winners, make sure you don't get your polls hitbotted – people have cheated polls for much less. Just my 2 cents worth. :)
Good luck to all!
With a Leica M9 on the line, everyone will just vote for themselves! LOL! ;-)
Seal you are the man.
I am really look forward to this contest, but if it is a photography contest it should include some form of short essay to give more people an opportunity to win.
What a way to recognize Steves effort, Seal!!
Wow! The tears are standing up applauding on the back of my neck!!
And congrats on your new Titanium M9! Have a blast with it! Loocking forward to seeing pics from it on picortwo.com
~6 and Steve:
Two Good guys. Should be a lot of fun. It says a lot about both of you to give away such a valuable prize.
Onto the contest. I would recommend a combination photo and written essay. So we have a body of work to judge, not just one photo. Also, a small written essay conveying the meaning and goals of the work.
Anyway, I know your contest will be great. As I am the proud owner of an m8, I would love a m9.
Thanks again guys,
Should be very fun.
While a written essay would be interesting it is not a requirement of a photographer's skills to be able to write in such a manner. In fact most of the best photographers I know probably shouldn't ever speak in public ;-)
Partially True Kristian – I have found that the easiest way to get my photos published is to include them in some form of a story. However, I agree with you, what I was thinking though is that Steve could use the entries almost like his daily inspiration with the text giving the context and importance of the photos.
Anyway – you are probably right, just excited to hear what it is.
It sounds to me, from the back and forth phone calls to them specifically mentioning it, that both Steve and Seal are taking good care to make it special and fair. I feel like it couldn't be being run by better guys.
Jonathan I do agree that it should definitely be accompanied with a little text and background but be graded upon quality of photography. Either way I'm sure Steve and Seal will have a good fair way to select the most worthy recipient of the great camera,
If you do win Jonathan, perhaps you could "pay it forward" with your M8?
Best of luck to you, and happy shooting.
Amazing, I have never heard or seen anyone giving away an M9 before! Congratulations to the site for having probably the first ever to hold an M9 giveaway, and was previously owned and used by Seal himself, is probably an added bonus! Maybe Seal can put a signature on the bottom plate to sweeten it? Tee hee…
Anyway – as much as I would love that M9, but I already have one, and probably entering this competition would just make me greedy. I'll just be a bystander and cheer for the winner! :)
Very generous of Seal to make the donation to a site very worthy of the eyes of the photographic world. Steve and Seal make a good team and a positive contribution to the enjoyment of photography on the internet. Great to see your hard work is paying off Steve.
holy smokes i had no idea ~6 was SEAL.
Respect! Can't wait to see the shots from your M9 Titanium Seal :)
Wow. this is an amazing giveaway. I will certainly be entering…however that might happen. Would love to get one of these for my lady as she is dying for a digital M.
Thanks so much ~6 and Steve for this contest!
Wow.. I'm looking foreward to the challange. Great gift!!
Thanks to ~6 and to Steve for this great idea.
This site is refreshing in it's honesty and for embracing the joy of photography and how it can move and inspire us.
I think I get where ~6 is coming from. For me, with the power of the web being used to share images, we create a sense of fellowship. We come together. And that can only be good.
Thanks everyone but I don't see it as generosity on my part. Steve has been a great friend to me from day one. I wrote to him anonymously and he replied, treating me with courtesy and respect. I was so impressed by him that it was really me who wanted to be his friend. I call him up at least half a dozen times a week and he always takes or at least returns my calls and listens to my latest BS about some new piece of gear.
He does so much for all of us out of the passion from his heart. This site is refreshing and unpretentious for the most part and it comes from Steve's commitment and love for the art and for the people that come here.
Fortunately I'm in a position to have nice things like the Titan M9. I'm from the streets of London, a boy who got lucky and now has a great life, however I never forgot where I came from and what it was like growing up in a house that was so poor, we used to have our electricity cut off through non-payment of bills. I get a lot from this site and from everyone who posts here. I learn a lot and get treated to great insight and wonderful photographs. So for me it's logic, I have an M9 that I don't NEED and would be better put to use in the hands of someone with a better skill set who does.
I think Steve went a little over the top with the 'generous seal' thing but that's the kind of guy he is.
As I said above, it's not generosity on my part, it's payback!
What a lovely thing to write. Really touching. And even if you don't think it is generous the rest of us certainly do. By the way, while I note that you were "from the streets of London" I do hope you miss us (if only a bit).
Ah, l wouldn't say lucky, I would say talented and determined to use that talent to it's best benefit. To outsiders that can be viewed as lucky, but I know the music business a bit……and sheer luck…….no, that does not cut it (not with a carreer spanning 3 decades).
Greetings, Ed
Wow, I am amazed and impressed Seal. You have not forgotten your roots and are so humble despite the success you have had! I truly admire that. And I am honored to have the chance to write to you through this wonderful site that Steve created.
BTW after knowing it was you behind that "~6", I have been listening to "Love's divine" over and over – one of my favorite songs ever! :-)
Thanks again!
Seal, you make your own luck. Everything you have received, you 100% deserve. Playing slots is luck. Working hard and getting the rewards through being a fine example of humanity is just getting what you exactly deserve!
I watched you on Oprah (I watch with my wife, haha) and she wants to be more like you. I don't know how many singing lessons I will have to take though, but I think I do kiss from a rose on singstar not too bad…haha
Really? That's very generous of both of you.
Of ~6 to donate a M9, and of Steve to run the contest.
I tip my hat to both of you.
Looking forward to it.
Merry Christmas,
WOW is all i can say to ~6's generosity, now all i have to do is click my heels a few times and i too may travel to Leica land :)
This contest has now made me no longer a lurker, i just had to say something…."WOW"
Well, I am not complaining about my poor mans Leica (a GF1) but yeah, it would be nice…
That's amazing from seal, thanks for his generous. But I have a question about his website, how can I become a member in his website? (I saw other photographers)
Wow, amazingly generous of Seal! And even more amazing that Seal reads and posts to your site Steve!
And I love Seal's music :-)
I think my heart just skipped several beats! =D Thank you for this opportunity! <3!!!
Not much more I can say but to add my thanks to Seal for his extreme generosity and to you, Steve, for having such an awesome site! Looking forward to the details of the contest and how I could use the M9 for the next Seabreeze Jazz Festival here in Panama City Beach, Florida!!!
How awesome is that! ~6, you're dah man! 1 gazillion XP for incredible awesomeness!
I will post about this in my blog as soon as the details stand!
Thanks Steve and Seal for such an amazing opportunity to win an amazing tool!
This must makes me realize that i need to find higher caliber friends ;-)
I'll share the love to my network on the contest and the picortwo.com site.
Great stuff Steve! and Seal
Steve – gotta be some kind of essay contest. Your twin requirements of "really want it" and "really deserve" seems designed for that. Either that or it is a "nominate a candidate" type – where someone else writes in why a certain person should win it.
cant complain much about this, ill enter. Hope this is a photographic contest of sorts and not a draw or random pool type contest.
If I win, I would have one big problem for a 17 year old, who hasn't left school jet: Where to take the money from to effort one lens? Not even to think of two…. But I like Leica so much, that I would not sell the M9. NEVER.
Woah! Win or lose, This is a REALLY cool contest!
A big thanks to the both of you. Now I have butterflies in my stomach.
This is 100x better than winning 10x the equivalent in a lottery In that case most people's wives still wouldn't let them get the M9! Greatest contest ever! Thank you Steve and Seal!
Wow, this is incredible, Steve! Thanks to you and Seal for such a generous opportunity!
STEVE! You just planned my WHOLE SPRING!
This is gonna be fun!
Can't wait to find out more.
It sounds like fun. I will definitely participate.
I would only wish the winner was not to be chosen by the readers if this is to be a photo contest.
With a prize like that You have to make the rules and winner selection system bulletproof, otherwise, there will be a large number of people attempting to hack the voting system etc. It always happens, and is often difficult to discover.
I think that it would be much better if You and Seal were to choose the winner.
oh gosh, this contest is soo cool, but chances is sooo slim. steve, do you know anyway to become registered photographer of picortwo website? i would like to share with others.
(From the picortwo Terms of Service:
5. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE PICORTWO.COM WEBSITE: You acknowledge and agree that by submitting content to the PicorTwo.com website for inclusion in the PicorTwo.com website photo library, you hereby transfer any and all ownership in and to the content, including, without limitation, the copyrights thereto, throughout the universe in perpetuity.
Gulp! ..You really want to give away all rights to your own photos, birdkal?)
As for the competition: wonderful!
It's new… most definitely written by a lawyer and not Seal, perhaps they will change that by utilizing creative common's copyrights (which is another reason everyone loves flickr)
Calm down David, PicOrTwo is a site for photographers only in the public eye to submit their photos too, meaning people like Heidi, Rankin & myself. Don't worry, you don't have to forfeit any rights to your photos, it's for the general public at large to follow should they choose. If not, that's okay too.
Thank you for this contest Seal. I had never heard your music until today. I love supporting generous people. You sound great!
Okey-doke, thanks ~6 ..I was a bit worried that you – and 'er indoors – were losing the rights to your own pics!
Wonderful idea to offer your M9 ..true generosity of spirit. (..Lovely to see the Muenchen Christkindl Markt; we would have been there, except that Heathrow was frozen up!..)
A lovely ..we-ell, not just gesture, but a lovely DEED! ..Very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year!
i would like to share, so how do i register as the photographer who willing to submit my photo? thanks. im very happy to share my photo, but just cant find any channel to do so. your answer is much appreciated.
Nifty! I know I have no chance but I'll give it a try anyway. My new NEX-3 should be here in a few days. :D
WOW!! That's an amazing gift, and will hopefully boost the some as well Steve, I saw someone above say that we all know what Seal did for you over the summer… I don't but this is such an amazing gift for someone..
I'm still on dSLRs and my NEX but have been dreaming of a range finder for a few years, like Seal I know that getting the right Leica will make me HCB.
Thank you both for the opportunity!
Thx Seal and Steve u are the best
Tell Seal I can teach him how to use the camera in Paris, and in french or english
Seal & Steve, this is truly amazing and inspiring!!! You both totally rock!!!!
Seal, you are truly an amazing person for giving away something like this to a photographer who certainly will cherish this camera for ever, not only as a remarkable tool for photography, but as a symbol of remarkable generosity not often seen in the photographic world. It also speaks volumes to what type of friendship that you and Steve have developed, and speaks even more clearly about your passion for life, friendship, photography, and a willingness to give without return (true altruism here, folks), and share your passion freely.
Really inspiring stuff, and congrats to whomever wins (I have my share of Leica M cameras, so I won't be tossing my name in the hat for this contest, but hopefully I can contribute in some other way). I am going to sign up for picortwo to follow your images. Really psyched about that as well, and I am evermore proud to be part of this community that Steve has built.
Happy holidays to both Seal and Steve!!! The spirit of the holidays is among us!!!
Incredible !!! The contest is it open for people living outside the United States of America like France?
Sorry for my poor mastery of the English language.
That's really awesome! Very generous and a very classy gesture!
Blimey, what a spectacular thing to do :) Extremely generous. Someone is going to have a very nice start to 2011!
That M9 Titanium is bloody gorgeous, congrats ~6!
Lol, this is maybe my once-in-a-lifetime chance…
Steve and ~6, you guys are GREAT and truly inspirational in so many ways!
Keep it up!
Wow! This is awesome! Thanks for doing this! Thank you Seal! Super exciting!
To those thinking of participating- please only participate if having an M9 is really a dream. That way we can all feel great about you getting it. Something irks me about millionaires who get their degrees on scholarship.
Photo stories might be good- a series of photographs would be great. I may drop out of school to participate fully in this ;-)
Nice! I have one of his M8s. :)
Cool! Thumbs up!
Guys, the contest is over, I won !!!! (i wish !)
What The!!! WOW! That's all I can say.
Seal, thanks a lot.
Awesome, Seal's incredibly generous and you can tell that photography's a passion for him and he can't help but share that passion.
Steve's a good guy and his personal relationships with people and "realness" is what sets this site apart. This won't happen anywhere else.
I don't think Leica would even give one of these away! Good luck everyone!
Wow! I did wonder if this might be the source when Seal said he was going to be using the M9 Titan as his daily camera but it just seemed so amazingly generous that I discounted it and thought it was some long over due recognition for the site from Leica.
Seal we all now what you did for Steve this summer but this shows an incredible generosity of spirit. I hope that a true and deserving artist wins this to help them further their career, sadly unlikely to be me but that's ok ;-) A huge thank you and much respect to ~6!
Yes, IMHO, this site is over due some recognition from Leica. Steve's reviews and passion for Leica was what help me make my final choice as I'm sure for many others. Even if they didn't give away a camera, I think they should give Steve some type of recognition or sponsorship. He's probably done more than Leica over the past year than their best PR campaigns.
I'm definitely entering!
wow that is awesome and very generous of you ~6/Seal!
can't wait to hear about the details of the contest!
WOW, that IS an amazing prize for a contest! Thanks, Steve, for all the hard work you are putting into running this Website and a huge Thanks to Seal for donating his camera. I can't wait to read about the details of the contest. Good Light, y'all!
WOW, this is really exciting. Can't wait to hear the details.
Wow! Seal is very generous!


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The issue of access to criminals in Ohio's prison system is at the heart of a lawsuit filed by five inmates convicted in the Lucasville prison riot and a group of writers and producers who want to interview them on camera. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler talked to two people involved in the suit – a death row inmate and a reporter who wants to interview him.
For years, media access to inmates who were involved in the deadly Lucasville riot in 1993 has been prohibited.
The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has said there are a number of reasons for this ban, including behavior and security concerns.
But that hasn't stopped reporters, authors, producers and others around the country from asking.
One of those producers is Noelle Hanrahan, who is the director of the multimedia project Prison Radio.
"When I asked and went through the proper channels, we were told that it was only because of what the content of their speech was one of the defining issues for the prison," Hanrahan said. "That they were worried about what these inmates were going to say."
Hanrahan says the First Amendment doesn't stop at the prison walls, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio agrees. It filed the suit on behalf of Hanrahan and three others -- former Bowling Green State University professor Derrick Jones, author and former New York Times reporter Christopher Hedges and James Ridgeway of the prison watchdog website Solitary Watch.
Hanrahan says she's talked over the phone to the inmates, but she and others want extended, on-camera interviews.
That's what the inmates want, too. When they do talk to reporters, they do so through phone calls through their attorneys.
That's how I talked with Siddique Abdullah Hasan, who says the ban isn't based on security issues – because reporters are permitted to do final interviews with convicted murderers before their executions.
"Hell, what prisoner that's on death row for not a violent crime?" Hasan said. "No one is on death row for missing Sunday school. In fact, no one is in the prison system in Ohio for missing Sunday school. There's nothing unique about our cases. So that wouldn't be – that's not the issue. I mean, they can try to pull the wool over the people's eyes like that, but that's not the issue. Trust me."
The ACLU's lawsuit includes five inmates: Hasan, who used to be known as Carlos Sanders, George Skatzes, Keith Lamar and Jason Robb, who are all on death row, and Gregory Curry, who's serving a life sentence.
Hasan, who says he was wrongly convicted, says he feels on-cameras interviews will help exonerate him and the others. He was part of a hunger strike around the 20th anniversary of the riot, which he says led to the lawsuit.
"It's not like we was going on a death fast because we're not trying to kill ourselves," Hasan said. "We're trying to get the hell out of prison and trying to have access to the media so we can get out and be among our family friends and loved ones once again before we pass away, before they pass away. So we made the decision, the next step for us to do is to take it to court."
Hanrahan says Prison Radio is involved in the lawsuit because 2 million people are in state-run prisons around the country. And Hanrahan says she's run up against similar access restrictions and bans in prisons departments nationwide. But she says prisons departments can't cherrypick who reporters can have access to based on what they might say – which she realizes may not be the most reliable information.
"That's a decision that I as a reporter need to make for myself," Hanrahan said, "and that I have an obligation to the public at large to make those kinds of calls and those kinds of decisions in my role. There's a reason why journalists are ensconced in the Constitution. There have to be checks and balances."
Prisons department spokesperson JoEllen Smith says because this is pending litigation, the department can't comment on the lawsuit or the claims in it.


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Height: 6-0 Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: January 20, 1918 in Chicago, IL
Died: August 29, 2007 in Palm City, FL
High School: Fenger
College: Montana (school history)
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text: Death diagnosis: the case for new and universal guidelines Science 04 June 13 by Liat Clark Shutterstock In 2000, a 66-year-old man was pronounced dead on the operating table by a surgeon and an anesthesiologist after resuscitation failed. Ventilation was halted and medications no longer administered. Ten minutes passed and then, while lecturing students on the case, the surgeon noticed the man's pulse had returned. Just under two weeks later, the unnamed man returned to his life, neurologically intact. The story is an astounding one, and one of around 30 so-called "Lazarus Syndrome" cases reported in clinical literature in recent history. It would, however, have not ended so well had the team not remained with the patient. That's why two doctors -- consultant anaesthetist at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol Alex Manara and professor of anaesthesia at the University of Barcelona Ricard Valero -- have this week called for a global reevaluation and consensus into how death is diagnosed, at a meeting of the European Society for Anaesthesiology. In the UK time of death is clinically diagnosed after five minutes of inactivity following failed resuscitation efforts. Five minutes is the "minimum" time, according to a report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Physicians should test for a pulse and heart sounds, and in addition, in a hospital, use an electrocardiogram, intra-arterial pressure monitoring system and echocardiogram. Any spontaneous activity during this period results in another five minutes of observation. The pupils are tested for response to light and the body for response to pain stimulus, before time of death is finally confirmed.In some US and Australia centres, however, the wait is well under five minutes. According to a 2002 report, "Defining death in non-heart beating organ donors", half of 29 organ procurement organisations interviewed said they waited for between one to five minutes after asystole (flatine), while the rest said there was no wait time after cardiac activity ceased. Shutterstock The paper goes on to point out that a report by the Society of Critical Care Medicine -- which has members in more than 100 countries -- misses quite a few important factors when it concluded: "no less than two minutes is acceptable, no more than five minutes is necessary.""It ignores many reports that demonstrate spontaneous restoration of adequate cardiac function after more than five minutes of asystole, a fact that is most probably grossly under reported rather then being remarkably rare," report the authors. "The fact that one is bound to die without active intervention does not mean that one is dead. The paper recognises that circulation can be restored in many cases and that the brain will resume some functions, if resuscitation is successfully performed two to ten minutes after asystole."For the 66-year-old, those ten minutes were the difference between life and death. For Manara and Valero such cases have happened enough times to suggest that we should be using advances in medical technology to more closely monitor for signs of life, and draw up global guidelines for all physicians to adhere to. "We should know all there is to know about death," Manara said, since it's in the hands of the professionals diagnosing. Manara is calling for everyone to adhere to the five-minute rule -- studies have suggested that brain cells can survive up to this point without oxygen (after five minutes the return of oxygen kills off more brain cells). Once brain hypoxia sets in for too long, even if the heart is started the chances of the patient being taken off life support are thin.However, recent advancements in medical techniques are calling even this into question. In 2010, three studies were presented at the American Heart Association conference showing that by cooling the brain after the heart has stopped, patients on life support could be saved entirely from brain damage in some cases. In one such study, of 47 patients given the cooling treatment, 33 percent woke up seven days after being warmed up. In another case, one patient woke after ten days, with the report concluding that persisting with life support after three days could mean an extra ten percent of people go on to live with little or no brain damage. Cases like these have encouraged Valero to use the European meeting to voice concerns over guidelines for neurological tests for people on life support. Shutterstock "Several studies have demonstrated that there is no global consensus on what are the detailed diagnostic criteria for this determination in clinical practice, such as the number of physicians needed to agree on the diagnosis, how many and which reflexes need to be examined, length of observation periods, and use of additional tests to confirm death," said Valero in a statement. "Biological death is not an event, but a process… there needs to be consensus around a practical and concrete definition of death that describes the state of human death based on measurable and observable biomedical standards." So much of resuscitation is dependent on the individual, the equipment at hand and the patient's condition, it's difficult to generate universal norms. However with such disparate rulebooks across the globe, Manara and Valero stress that the work by the World Health Organisation -- currently ongoing into just this subject -- needs to be supported globally, and with more empirical evidence. Edited by Nate Lanxon Latest on wired.co.uk


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Everyone thanks for chiming in!
Above all, the developer is super talented, I respect and appreciate her knowledge and hard-work.
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Timmy C thanks for the follow up and sharing on what you did with consult with those other folks. I'll be watching this add on for further developments, as the concept is great as is the look/feel of the presentation of the checkout process.


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Gary Michael Dault reports in the Globe and Mail that Andrew Morrow's work is riddled with contradiction. "It is simultaneously both serious and ambitious, wildly cheeky and often corrosively irreverent (two of the small paintings in his current exhibition are called 'Still Life Painted While Consciously Avoiding the Topic of Vasectomy' and 'Some Asshole Blocking My View of the Apocalypse'). He wields his oil pigments with such brio that his work looks both virtuosic and slick. Indeed his tendency to be smartly illustrative is something he says he guards against all the time. 'There was a time when my work was all about technique,' he says (and you can still see the painterly bravado everywhere). 'But I'm getting a lot more self-conscious about that now.' Basically, he tells me, he's trying to walk a fine line between all of the opposites that lie in wait for him to the right and to the left of his increasingly bravura practice. In a sense, this is no time for narrative painting on a gigantic scale. But ask Morrow if he cares." Read more.
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Austin, Texas' Fantastic Fest closed Thursday with Nacho Vigalondo "Cronoscrimines" (Timecrimes) winning the Best Feature prize, while Ernesto Diaz Espinoza's "Mirageman" won the top audience award. "The Fifth" by Ryan Levin took best screenplay as well as best actor for Sam Lloyd, while Bianca Rusu won best actress for her role in "Demonolgy of Desire." In the "Fantastic Features Competition," the "gold medal" went to "Offscreen" by Christoffer Boe, while the "silver medal" went to "Never Belongs to Me" by Ki-woong Nam and Jo Beom-jin took the "bronze" for "Aachi and Ssipak." Fantastic Fest took place September 20 - 27. For more information, visit the festival's website. [Brian Brooks]
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The Potting Shed Spa
Top Romantic Spas in the World
The bucolic beauty of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts attracted the elite to build vast estates where mile-long driveways, wrap-around porches and grand windows showcase gardens, tennis courts and verdant vistas. Blantyre, a Gilded Age "cottage," has been preserved as a gracious country inn where the chef prepares gourmet meals with local and organic ingredients. Dinner guests are greeted and served a cocktail and hors d'oeuvres in the living room before being seated at a table where the floral centerpiece matches the china service. This member of the prestigious Relais & Chateaux group offers grand and comfortably eclectic suites, and only its few dozen guests have access to and the exclusive use of The Potting Shed Spa. This small jewel of a spa is situated at the end of the long drive beyond the baronial manse, past the cottage where one illustrious musician stays during performances at nearby Tanglewood, and adjacent to the Carriage House where smaller rooms lead to a corridor connected to the spa. We love to soak before treatments in the huge heated Jacuzzi that sits in front of the window wall in the Greenhouse facing the pool, terrace and tennis court.


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Each day through July 23, Swimming World's Jeff Commings and David Rieder will offer medal predictions in the 19 swimming events on tap at the Commonwealth Games, which begins July 24 in Glasgow, Scotland. We invite you to offer your picks in our Reaction Time comments section below!
Commentary by David Rieder
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, July 16. NO one would call England vs. Scotland a major rivalry in swimming. The two nations compete together under the flag of Great Britain at every international competition except for the Commonwealth Games. The men's 200 breast, however, will pit the two neighbors against each other in the Glasgow spotlight. A pair of Scots, Michael Jamieson and Ross Murdoch, rank first and fifth in the world, respectively. The English counter with Adam Peaty and Andrew Willis, who are sixth and eighth. Aside from this foursome, only four others have broken 2:10 in the event all year, and one of them is Australia's Christian Sprenger.
Jamieson has swum the only sub-2:08 time this year with a 2:07.79 from British Nationals. His best time stands at 2:07.43 from his silver medal swim at the 2012 Olympics. Willis, meanwhile, finished fourth in the event at last year's World Championships. Murdoch, 20, and Peaty, 19, will challenge the veterans for spots on the British national team in upcoming years, but in Glasgow the four will face off on the international stage.
Sprenger is the wild card. Sprenger holds the Commonwealth record, a 2:07.31 set at the 2009 World Championships in the semi-finals, a mark that was then the world record. Sprenger has not contested the event internationally since the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but after becoming the best in the world in the 100 breast, he is giving the 200 another try after clocking a 2:08.63 in April that ranks fourth in the world. Potentially, he could win gold in all three breaststroke events, which has not happened at the Commonwealth Games on the men's side. Also watch out for New Zealand's Glenn Snyders as an outside medal chance.
Men's 200 breast medal predictions
Gold: Michael Jamieson, Scotland
Silver: Andrew Willis, England
Bronze: Christian Sprenger, Australia
Though not as enticing as the men's British battle, the women's edition of the 200 breast shapes up to be among the more interesting races of the meet as a pair of World Championship finalists attempt to hold off a youth movement. Australia's Sally Hunter — formally Sally Foster — and Canada's Martha McCabe finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in Barcelona last year. Neither will enter as the favorite, however, with a trio of teenagers entering ranked in the top ten in the world.
Taylor McKeown, 19, defeated Hunter and Tessa Wallace at Australia's National Championships in April, clocking a scorching 2:22.10 for the fourth-ranked time in the world. Behind her, English 18-year-olds Molly Renshaw and Sophie Taylor each have clocked 2:24.46, the ninth-best time in the world. Meanwhile, Jamaica's Alia Atkinson has clocked a top-20 time this year; although she has a much better chance at reaching the podium in the 50 and 100 breast, she could set the early pace.
Women's 200 breast medal predictions
Gold: Taylor McKeown, Australia
Silver: Sally Hunter, Australia
Bronze: Sophie Taylor, England
Check out our previous medal predictions by clicking the links below: