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If you're seriously tired of renting and would like to get on the fast track to owning your own home, now is the time to invest in yourself.
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This is the twentieth and twenty-first page spread of my picture book in progress, "There's a Zombie in the Basement" and comments from the various critique groups I belong to. Posting this and the other pages here are a part of my creative/editing process on my story that I invite you to help me with. Let me know what you think about the comments and add your own too. If you would like some context for this page and the comments, feel free to view the complete fast draft story video first or view it via the project page. You can also view my crits from the first page.
- Have mom and dad look at each other as they start to play along?
- The imagery is quite dark, but it does make me chuckle, especially the pony riding the mime. I think color will lift it a lot.
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Thank you for considering a gift to Gladwyne Montessori. There are many different ways to show your support!
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Gifts to the Fund for Gladwyne Montessori are tax-deductible and benefit every teacher, every student, every day.
To give, you can choose to either:
- Complete our online form.
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The income yielded from a healthy endowment allows us to bolster our annual operating budget, providing necessary financial flexibility and resilience.
Our Endowment fundraising concentrates on the following key areas:
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Ben Clarke's first-half strike helped a youthful Bute first team to a 1-1 draw away to Kilmallie in the National Division on Saturday.
Bute's away day selection issues continued due to suspension and work commitments, and manager Ted McDonald was forced to name a young squad, with no fewer than six of the 14 players under the age of 18 and the average age of the team being just 21.
Kilmallie were runner's up in last year's second tier, and narrowly lost to Kingussie in a play off for promotion to the top flight - and any trepidation the islanders might have had was further tempered by their recent form in this fixture, as the men in red had been on the wrong side of 10-0 and 9-0 shellackings on their last trips to Caol.
Possibly for the first time since the advent of organized shinty Fort William was drenched in sunshine and the despite the cramped confines of the tight Canal Park the conditions were perfect.
This was Kilmallie's first outing on a grass this season and although they shaded the early exchanges Bute were sharper in their challenges and crisper in their hitting.
Any illusion that Bute were only here to 'park the bus' were shattered just after the quarter hour mark when a Kevin Queen bye hit was won well in midfield by the industrious Adam Stirling, and he moved the ball quickly down the same side to Clarke, whose lofted backhand strike from wide on the left had enough movement on it to deceive the Kilmallie keeper and nestle in the back of the home net.
Although the expected Kilmallie riposte came with increased pressure on Queen's penalty area, Bute had taken heart from the goal and were defending stoutly. Queen even had the time to gift himself some extra goalkeeping practice when a bye hit was stopped by full forward Duncan Rodger who bore down on goal but his subsequent shot brought the Bute custodian to life and the shot was expertly turned round the post.
The Bute forward line of Clarke, Willie Lawrence, William Boag and Craig Mackay were causing consternation among the Kilmallie ranks when they got to the ball first and moved it quickly.
Duncan Davidson had dropped back into the centre, and was ably backed up by the strawberry-powered Adam Stirling and Franco Devlin to more than hold their own against the powerful Kilmallie centre line all afternoon.
The frustration voiced by the Kilmallie players and support was music to the ears of the travelling Red Army - but on the stroke of half time, with Bute more than comfortable with everything that had been thrown at them, the powerful Duncan Rodger, a close-season signing from Fort William, managed to locate a sliver of space from the close attention of Iain McDonald and squeeze a shot inside the post from 25 yards to level the scores.
At half time, despite losing such a late goal, the spirits in the Bute camp were buoyed by the positive first half performance and confidence was high for the remaining 45 minutes.
The second half continued in much the same vein as the first, with Bute comfortable in defence and competing well across the park; Aaron McKirdy had come on for Boag to make his first team debut and did not look out of place playing some probing through balls.
Kilmallie were limited to possession in non-threatening areas of the pitch, with their only serious effort on goal a rasping volley by Michael Rodger which flashed by the top corner.
This was the only chance the dangerous Rodger had as he was well marshalled by Ryan Craig - who, along with his defensive colleagues Iain McDonald, Chrissy Lawrence and John MacCallum, were clearing their lines simply and effectively, and any balls that found their way through to Queen were shepherded to safety with a minimum of fuss.
Bute had two breakaway opportunities to snatch both points when both Mackay and Davidson found themselves in space but they were unfortunately not able to capitalize on their chances.
Bute even resorted to unusual tactics to keep Kilmallie in their own half when an errant Clarke swing floored his teammate McKay and the referee fortuitously stopped play to allow treatment and award a throw up in the heart of the home defence.
This was a diligent performance by Bute against one of the toughest sides in the division and everyone played their part in a real team effort to ensure a precious point was heading back down the road.
Bute must harness some of this away day spirit when they return home to the Meadows to face Caberfeidh this Saturday.


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This is one of those things that everyone is pointing to, but it's really worth watching or reading the transcript. Especially if you're in media, publishing, watch tv, drink gin, play online games, read books, wonder where people find the time, or are awake.
"A screen that ships without a mouse ships broken." - my new motto.


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Maps & Timelines
The interactive storytelling tools on this page situate Sholem Aleichem in a number of different historical, biographical and geographical contexts. The timelines and maps below offer a visually rich and engaging experience, innovatively combining text, maps, photographs, paintings, cartoons, videos and an array of other material in ways that help tell the remarkable story of his life and times. As you explore this page you'll discover more about how we partnered with Columbia University students to create this content.
This page will help orient anyone looking to dig deeper into the world of Sholem Aleichem and provides a great platform for further learning. Please visit the Student Activities page on this site to find out how you can make and share your own maps and timelines that reflect what you find most interesting about Sholem Aleichem. The tools on the Student Activities page are fun to use and we invite all Sholem Aleichem fans, not just students, to contribute to our growing archive!


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Hey! Are you visiting this site because you met me at the Penny Arcade Exposition? Did you type out an awful URL that was handwritten on an obnoxiously garish business card? You really did that? Wow. You're the coolest person in the world. I want to give you a token of my thanks, but all I have are these links:
I'm doing Twitter now for some reason. It's fine.
Be Good
If you're into that Giant Bomb site, perhaps you saw Patrick Klepek play it a few weeks ago. Plus, someone likes it in Brazil, I guess? And it did decently at the Independent Games Festival a few years ago, so that's cool. You can download the full game for free.
My first published writing. An article about a Silent Hill game, but only kind of. From re/Action's "Beliefs" issue.
A statistical-analysis editorial. If the soft, subjective topic of that Silent Hill article didn't grab you, get a load of these charts and graphs!
My video game writer-'boutin' Web site:
Hot Lavy!
I used to update this every day, but it's on hiatus. Most of the time I deliberately pursued bad ideas for articles, which makes for awesome reading.
B Shoots; CLAY Jumps
I used to animate video game characters with fake Play-Doh because I love bad ideas.
Tiny movie reviews. The reviews are tiny, I mean. The movies are just regular movies. Except Foodfight! Man, I don't know what that movie is.
Join the movement. Or something. I don't know. I really don't know what this is. This is the Foodfight! of Tumblogs.
I started an improv comedy troupe in college and sometimes I go back to teach a class or help with a show. Check out this Facebook page for news about upcoming shows and streaming links. They even take suggestions from the online audience. It's great.
Jake Spencer designs video games. This is his Web site.


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With the Soho art scene in mind, the Paige Gallery Bench combines modern flair with refined class. It features an inset cushion upholstered in designer's choice in fabric or leather framed in solid wood. Hellman-Chang's design aesthetic can be seen in the signature legs and gentle arcs. The Paige Gallery Bench easily doubles as a cocktail table or accents well at the foot of a bed.
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According to the coordinates printed directly on this photo of my late son Kelvin here:
...and the Exif data from the .jpg:
GPSLatitudeRef: N
GPSLatitude: 24, 58, 34.6
GPSLongitudeRef: E
GPSLongitude: 121, 19, 37.768
...he was in Taiwan on Jan. 5, 2012 (two and a half months before he died).
However, I don't think he was ever in Taiwan, or anywhere near there. Is there any explanation for why a camera would generate the wrong coordinates? Maybe the whole thing is "messed up" because the supposed date of the image, as indicated by all the Exif data extractable:
GPSLatitudeRef: N
GPSLatitude: 24, 58, 34.6
GPSLongitudeRef: E
GPSLongitude: 121, 19, 37.768
Software: HTC Laputa Browser
DateTime: 2012:05:10 18:28:30
...indicates the picture was taken 5/10/2012, but he died 3/17/2012.
I can imagine the date of the camera being off as more likely than the calibration of the coordinates, though. The Bing map for "No. 23, Xinghua Rd, Taoyuan City Taoyuan County, Taiwan 330" (which is what I see when I enter "24° 58' 34.60" N, 121° 19' 37.77" E" into my browser).
The "software" entry from the Exif data says "HTC Laputa Browser", and the map does show a couple of "HTC"s on the map, whatever that is. I'm intrigued and confused. Can anybody shed any light on this?


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To form a corporation in Colorado, you need to take the steps set forth below. You can also use Nolo's Online Corporation service, which will form a corporation for you with everything you need including a corporate name check, articles, bylaws, a corporate records book, an incorporator's statement, minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors, stock certificates, and a stock transfer ledger.
Under Colorado law, your corporation's name must contain the words "incorporated," "corporation," "limited," or "company," or an abbreviation of these words. The name may not indicate or imply that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than one permitted by state law or its articles of incorporation.
Your corporation's name must be distinguishable from the names of other business entities already on file with the Colorado Secretary of State. Names may be checked for availability by searching the Colorado Secretary of State business name database. An available name may be reserved for 120 days by filing a Statement of Reservation of Name with the Colorado Secretary of State. The form must be filed online at the Secretary of State website. The filing fee is $25.
Your corporation is legally created by filing Articles of Incorporation for a Profit Corporation with the Colorado Secretary of State. The articles must include: the corporation's name and street address; the name and street address of the agent for service of process; affirmation of consent of the registered agent; the name and address of each incorporator; and the number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue. The articles must be filed online.
Every Colorado corporation must have an agent for service of process in the state. This is an individual or corporation that agrees to accept legal papers on the corporation's behalf if it is sued. A corporation may not service as its own agent for service of process. The agent should agree to accept service of process on your corporation's behalf prior to designation.
The registered agent may be (1) an individual who is a full-time resident of Colorado, (2) a Colorado business entity with its principal place of business in Colorado, or (3) a foreign entity authorized to do business in Colorado and which has a usual place of business in the state. The agent must have a physical street address in Colorado, not a post office box. Small corporations typically name a director or officer to serve as the initial agent. A different agent can always be named later. The agent must consent to the appointment.
Set up a corporate records book for all of your corporation's important papers, including minutes of director and shareholder meetings, stock certificates, and stock certificate stubs. Keep your corporate records book at the principal office of your corporation. You can use a three-ring binder as the corporate records book or order a special corporate records kit through a corporate kit supplier.
Bylaws are an internal corporate document that set out the basic ground rules for operating your corporation. They are not filed with the state. Your corporation is not legally required to have corporate bylaws, but you should adopt them because they (1) establish your corporation's operating rules, and (2) help show banks, creditors, the IRS, and others that your corporation is legitimate. For corporate bylaw forms, see Nolo's website or Incorporate Your Business, by Anthony Mancuso (Nolo). Corporate kits also typically contain sample bylaws.
The incorporator—the person who signed the articles—must appoint the initial corporate directors who will serve on the board until the first annual meeting of shareholders (when the board members who will serve for the next term are elected by the shareholders). The incorporator must fill in an "Incorporator's Statement" showing the names and addresses of the initial directors. The incorporator must sign the statement and place a copy in the corporate records book. The statement need not be filed with the state. For a sample Incorporator's Statement, see Incorporate Your Business, by Anthony Mancuso (Nolo).
The first meeting of the corporation's board of directors should be held to appoint corporate officers, adopt bylaws, select a corporate bank, authorize issuance of shares of stock, set the corporation's fiscal year, and adopt an official stock certificate form and corporate seal. The directors' actions must be recorded in corporate minutes prepared by the incorporator or any of the directors. Additionally, if the corporation will be an S corporation, the directors should approve the election of S corporation status. For corporate meeting minute forms, see Nolo's website or refer to Incorporate Your Business, by Anthony Mancuso (Nolo).
Issue stock to each shareholder. Although not legally required in most states, small corporations usually issue paper stock certificates. Enter each shareholder's name and contact information in the corporation's stock transfer ledger. A share of stock in your corporation is classified as a security under state and federal securities laws that regulate the offer and sale of corporate stock.
The federal government and all states exempt most small corporations from these laws. For example, federal law exempts "private offerings:" a non-advertised sale to a limited number of people (generally 35 or fewer). Most states have enacted their own versions of this federal exemption. Visit your sate securities office website for information about your state's securities laws. Links to all such offices can be found at the Contact Your Regulator webpage of the North American Securities Administrators Association.
Colorado corporations and foreign corporations authorized to do business in the state must file a Periodic Report with the Colorado Secretary of State each year. The report is due during the three-month period beginning with the first day of the corporation's anniversary month of formation or qualification to do business in Colorado. If you sign up for the Business Division's email notification service, an email notice that a Periodic Report is due will be sent at the beginning of the three-month period for filing the Periodic Report on time.
The report must be filed online at the Secretary of State's website.
Additional tax and regulatory requirements apply to your corporation. These include:
EIN: Your corporation must obtain a federal employer identification number (EIN). You may obtain an EIN by completing an online application on the IRS website. There is no filing fee.
S Corporation Filing: If the corporation wants to elect S corporation status for tax purposes, it must submit Form 2553 Election by a Small Business Corporation (signed by all the shareholders. The election should be filed within two months and 15 days after the beginning of the corporation's first tax year. See the IRS S Corporation Fact Sheet for details.
Business Licenses: Depending on its type of business and where it is located, your corporation may need to obtain other local and state business licenses.
All corporations organized outside of Colorado must register with the Colorado Secretary of State to do business in Colorado. Foreign corporations must appoint a registered agent for service of process physically located in Colorado. To register, file a Statement of the Foreign Entity Authority. The statement must be filed online. The filing fee is $100.
Before filing, make sure the corporation's name is available in Colorado by checking the Colorado Secretary of State's business name database. If the name is not available, the foreign corporation must use an assumed name to transact business in Colorado.


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Lie, Cheat, Steal
I've never been a fan of the saying, "If you have nothing to hide, what are you so worried about?" Among other things, it's used by police officers to intimidate and harass citizens who claim their rights against unwarranted searches and seizures. It's also used as an excuse to impose costly, degrading drug tests on welfare recipients–even though it turns out that when welfare recipients are forced to test, only 2% test dirty–exponentially less than the general population. Not to mention that cronyism abounds. The question is an all around non-sequitur, in most cases, and only designed to slime an opponent.
But in the case of a 2011 strategy outlined in this leaked document (PDF) by three private security agencies which Bank of America hired to help bring down Wikileaks, the question rings exceptional: what secrets are so vital to the existence of Bank of America and similar organizations that they are worth lying, cheating and stealing to protect? Here's an excerpt:
The document makes no bones about it. Transparency is the enemy; Wikileaks provides a mechanism for transparency; therefore, Wikileaks must be destroyed. And the fact that Bank of America is willing to employ such tactics, or even sit down with agencies like Palantir after seeing this document, is a testament not to the immorality of BoA, but to the amorality of banking institutions–and Business in general.
The Lie Of Free Market Ethics and Self-Regulation
Businesspersons know that Ethics is a cost of business–something that hinders profits. It is important for Business (aka capital) to establish the illusion that a business is concerned with things like workers' rights, child labor, the environment and the like, because they know that consumers are concerned with such things. Legend has it that in the One True Free Market–that holiest of holies–stakeholders will hold a business accountable for their transgressions, and that if we just deregulated the whole thing, companies like Bank of America would have no choice but to be transparent, accountable and responsible. If consumers find out that my business is dumping waste into the rivers, I'll have no choice but to cave to consumers and dispose of that waste in an ethical manner! Therefore, we can assume that businesses don't dump waste improperly, or any of those other unethical things which poor, defenseless Business is accused of doing all the time. It would be too costly and unethical to take those risks. Right?
Well, the risk of litigation, and the risk of accountability by consumers as a mechanism for self-accountability, are not sufficient motivators for self-policing, and we see examples of it all the time. Just ask anyone who lives in the Niger Delta what they think of Shell Corporation's ethics practices.
The way it really works for a business is simple: everything breaks down to cost vs. profit. Sometimes you have to do unethical or illegal things to save money, if it costs less than doing ethical or legal things. Profit is god here.
Here's an example of cost vs. profit in practical Ethics, however basic and hypothetical. (This is pretty much the kind of example that you hear on the subject of Ethics and Accountability in introductory business class):
Let's say I own a buggy whip farm, and we produce X number of tons of waste a year. It costs $10,000 to secretly and securely dump all of our waste into the river, illegally and destructively. Or we could pay a costly $40,000 to dispose of it through a waste management agency. Of course, we choose profit over expenditure. The first two years slide by and we're doing just fine by dumping the waste into the river unnoticed. But then nasty, liberal Old Man EPA comes along and decides to take us to court for illegal dumping.
Now Old Man EPA and their litigation against us is costing an extra $50,000 a year. The bad publicity dings us another 50 grand, because a consumer watchdog group forms a boycott against us. Illegally dumping that waste just got a whole lot more expensive than doing it the stupid, bleeding-heart liberal way. The Board of Directors okays the much cheaper option of settling the case as quietly as possible, and changing over to a legal waste-dumping process. For now.
Through both consumer and (allegedly unnecessary) legal accountability, we have just seen the potential of the Magic of the One True Free Market in action. Right? Now if we could just get rid of Old Man EPA, the consumers could handle the role of holding Business accountable. The injustice of regulation knows no bounds!
Except that we know that almost no consumers have 8 hours a day to dedicate to research and activism to hold accountable these dozens of giant firms and conglomerates (we're too busy creating nearly all wealth and owning almost none of it.) Big Business has armies of strategists, lobbyists and virtual mercenaries at their disposal. And we also know that when profit is threatened, anything goes. Lie, cheat, steal and murder. Just ask Wikileaks and their supporters. It's a jungle out there.
This all presents a big problem for those selling the One True Free Market religion to the rest of us. If these giant corporations and conglomerates can barely, barely handle the tiny hint of responsibility we've allowed them now, why the hell should anyone believe that when left to their own devices, they would self-regulate and/or be regulated by consumers?
Please note that I edited the header of the second part from "The Lie of Free Markets" to the much more specific and descriptive, "The Lie of Free Market Ethics and Self-Regulation."


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Lately, my bowels have been bothering me. Not only do they not feel the same way, but since I've got medical history with them, I was quite anxious about it. The carefree M. told me some words that I chose … Continue reading
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The Remover of Obstacles, Ganesha
At the accomodation where I'm staying, there are two icons of Ganesha: a statue and a framed picture. I remember Ganesha, like Hanuman, from my readings. And my impressions towards this God have more to do with his "Panda On" … Continue reading
Dear Hanuman
I knew we'll get to meet again, Sir Hanuman! Several years ago at the French library in my hometown, I came across a big book of Hindu mythology. Of the incredible and numerous Gods of the religion, I remember some … Continue reading


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Ceeg just mentioned that neither Customer Support nor Community work on weekends. I don't have a problem with that. What I have problem with is that most of the big updates go live on Friday evenings(using PST since that's what they use).
If you're not going to staff on weekends (which again I don't have a problem with) why push large bugged updates right after they leave for the weekend. This leads to a huge backlog of CS tickets which they recently cleaned up most of and are already back to at least a 3 week backlog which is bound to increase as they continue with this push for events and new characters.
The fact that people are just now able to open the book of souls (a crucial feature to the game) is abysmal and even worse is that the fix itself still wasn't complete. If this is the direction this app is going I don't know if I can even support it non-monetarily.


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Is Big Business
5 Reasons You Need To Use
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The reason businesses turn to Facebook Advertising is because getting traction from organic activity can sometimes take a while. Facebook Ads allows a business immediate access to their target market.
Once a website is properly ranked the business receives the best of both worlds, direct organic traffic & direct marketing traffic.
How Cost effective is the reach of Facebook Advertising Dubai Ads?
Businesses are often able to run a Facebook marketing Dubai campaigns from as little as $5.00/day and reach a targeted audience of approx' 200 people/day that are then encouraged to 'click through' to its website That's pretty impressive from a cost point of view!.
Bigger budgets will yield bigger responses.
The graph below says it all. The cost to reach a thousand people via Facebook is far less expensive than all other types of marketing channel whether that be online or offline
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You can dig very deep to make sure the people who are seeing your Ads are the people you want as customers for your products or services.
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The Funnel strategy is perfect for marketers because when you remarket your audience that has already visited your site, it is done in a very natural and friendly passive way.
According to marketers and industry surveys, potential customers who do not purchase the first time, often do after they see your brand/product again and again (retargeted Ads) because it gives them 'social proof' that your product/brand is credible.
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Once a Dubai Facebook Marketing campaign has run its course, you can keep the audience found by Facebook for future campaigns and marketing ideas.
You can also build what are called 'look-a-like' audiences. So, if you have had a successful campaign with one audience type, you can ask Facebook to find more of the same for your next one too!
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Dear Robert (From Michael)
Big brother, what can I say about that letter?
It touched my heart to read that letter from you.
I don't blame you for where I am right now,
I've learned that life is about choices and decisions.
I made mistakes in my life that I am paying for right now,
So no, it is not your fault for my prison sentence.
I surely do remember following you everywhere as a kid,
And us both getting into mischief in the neighborhood a lot of days.
Always wanting to emulate what you do and be like you,
Just didn't know a lot of it would get me in trouble.
I knew you weren't doing the right thing sometimes,
But I figured if you got away with it, I could too.
I'm glad that I motivate you to do better in life,
And our lives and mistakes have molded us into growing men.
Mr. Marble was surely your savior and I'm glad he was,
Now you can be mind and help me get my life right.
The letter you sent me hangs in my jail cell,
I read it every day to remind myself of the reason for me changing.
Mom wasn't there for us like she should have been,
But like you said, I can't be mad, she has personal issues to deal with.
My life is taking a turn for the better day by day,
I pray more and I have a bible I keep in my cell.
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Fort William 2 – Inveraray 0
Fort William will play Marine Harvest National Division shinty again next season following their 2-0 win over Inveraray in their noon throw up at An Aird.
It would have taken a winning margin of 13 goals for Fort to pip Caberfeidh to the division's second promotion spot, but this always looked an unrealistic target.
Wet weather ahead of the game led to a Saturday morning inspection, when the pitch was ruled playable.
Inveraray's Allan MacDonald was suspended for this one as he started a five-match ban which will stretch into next season, although he did travel with the squad. Ally Munro, Ally MacDonald, Grant Griffin, Garry MacPherson and youngster Ruaraidh Graham were also missing for the visitors but Nicholas Crawford, starting at full centre, was back in the side after injury. Douglas Dando also started.
There was a minute's silence ahead of throw up following the sad passing of former Lochaber U14 player Kyle Bruce.
Fort William knew they had to go for goals, and the game was only 15 seconds old when Inveraray keeper Scott MacLachlan saved first with his stick and then with his feet.
Fort William took the lead after eight minutes when Alexander MacMillan's shot took a slight deflection off John Kennedy's stick and ended up in the back of the net.
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During the BFM interview a couple of years back, there was this question on which was my favourite blog posting. Looking back now, The Missing Legacy still is my favourite posting other than the other two more recent ones (My Life's Aphorisms and Let The Man Be The Man He Is).
What is more pertinent was this posting is very relevant to the current election. What we are all fighting for.
How Can Just 2 Persons Change HK?
I am proudest with my piece on 2 HK gwailos who died within a couple of months in early 2006 of each other. More so when their passing were only mentioned in passing by all HK media. OMG, I am not from HK but at least I know "kacang mesti jangan lupakan kulit".
I love HK movies and there had been plenty made about corruption, the ICAC and the rocking 70s in HK. In the 60s and 70s, HK was probably many times more corrupt than Malaysia and Indonesia combined now. I was always fascinated about how HK came to be where it is now. Even as early as in my Economic History classes in UNSW, I picked the same topic for my second year essay submission. When John Cowperthwaite died in February 2006... there was an eerie silence in HK papers. I was totally disgusted, I mean these HK people were reaping the benefits of a structured "free economy" without acknowledging the person behind it.
Then to my surprise Jack Cater also passed away two months later, again, no front page news, not even page 5 or 6 or 7... OMG, without these two gentlemen, well, HK would be like ... KL or Bangkok or a more robust Shenzhen, I guess.
The very essence and vitality of HK's business reputation today was largely due to these two gwailos ... I wonder if they teach that in HK schools?
The lesson here is plain and staring us in the face, if we wish for a 2020 vision or a 1Malaysia vision ... just hold true to the two pillars of sustained brilliant economic development: open market economy (no subsidised industries), and corruption free (transparency). The latter has the effect of attracting talent, capital, entrepreneurship and rewarding performance, without fear or favour.
We need the 2 Pillars ....
The Missing Legacy
Recently, a gwailo passed away without much of a mention in HK papers. Now, I have to say that I am biased as I think the majority of the bunch of British expats being posted to HK basically had a holiday for the past 50 years. HK did become a financial center and its citizens benefited enormously for the last 30 years. It put HK on the map. Property prices went through the roof. HK became an international city. However, HK would NOT be where it is (economically) if it were not for a guy name John Cowperthwaite (JC). JC was HK's financial secretary from the crucial formative years of 1961-1971. He passed away on January 21, 2006 at the ripe old age of 90.
The sad thing is that HK media and HK people in general, failed to give due credit to this man. Sure, HK people worked hard to get to where they are, but as we all know, the structure and gameplan must be there to allow "good things" to happen in an economy.
In his first budget speech he said: "In the long run, the aggregate of decisions of individual businessmen, exercising individual judgment in a free economy, even if often mistaken, is less likely to do harm than the centralised decisions of a government, and certainly the harm is likely to be counteracted faster." JC, very much a disciple of Adam Smith and not a modern monetarist, put in the structure and rules to promote HK's now famous laissez-faire economics.
Britain at that time was moving towards a more socialist and welfare state, and it would have been very easy for JC to replicate that for HK. Can you imagine that - having a bunch of whinging "me,me", unionised, welfare dependent Chinese in Asia!? Instead, JC took it upon himself to do "less" by eliminating tariffs, lowered the tax rate to a maximum of 15%, cut the bureaucratic red tape that stifles business. He called his policies "positive non-intervention".
To have the courage and political will to do that for HK - that should mean the world to the people of HK. In 1960, the average per capita income in Hong Kong was 28 percent of that in Britain; by 1996, it had risen to 137 percent of that in Britain. Now the per capita income of HK almost mirrors that of the US.
From The Telegraph:
"From 1961 to 1971 Cowperthwaite exercised almost complete control of the colony's finances under successive governors, Sir Robert Black and Sir David Trench, who were sympathetic to his philosophy and content to give him his head. Among his peers in the Hong Kong government, it was said that only Claude Burgess, the colonial secretary, could keep him in line. "His brilliance and argumentation prevailed, and he thus made policy by ruling on all items of expenditure," said one colleague. But Cowperthwaite summed up his part in the colony's success over the decade with some modesty: "I did very little. All I did was to try to prevent some of the things that might undo it.
"From 1961 to 1971 Cowperthwaite exercised almost complete control of the colony's finances under successive governors, Sir Robert Black and Sir David Trench, who were sympathetic to his philosophy and content to give him his head. Among his peers in the Hong Kong government, it was said that only Claude Burgess, the colonial secretary, could keep him in line. "His brilliance and argumentation prevailed, and he thus made policy by ruling on all items of expenditure," said one colleague. But Cowperthwaite summed up his part in the colony's success over the decade with some modesty: "I did very little. All I did was to try to prevent some of the things that might undo it.
The measure of that success was a 50 per cent rise in real wages, and a two-thirds fall in the number of households in acute poverty. Exports rose by 14 per cent a year, as Hong Kong evolved from a trading post to a major regional hub and manufacturing base."
Sir John Cowperthwaite was knighted in 1968, and what he did for HK should be taught in schools and universities in HK. I wonder how many roads, libraries, scholarships or university halls are named after JC?
After the Asian financial implosion in 1997, HK suffered and stuttered particularly when compared to Singapore. It looks like Singapore has taken a leaf from the handiwork of JC - less is more. Instead, HK powers to be have put in more legislation and rules, which combined, have put HK on the backfoot. Two examples, the rise and rise of hedge funds in Asia - Singapore has managed to attract a lot more of them than HK, ask any fellow professionals why. The other is the rise and rise of REITs, and though HK has had a headstart, Singapore is putting in the right moves, making REITs dividends non-taxable. Again, we can expect more international REITs to come to list in Singapore in the months ahead.
HK has to learn from its mistakes but also gain lessons on things it did right before. A good way to start is to fully appreciate the things Sir John Cowperthwaite did for HK's economy, and replicate that. The fact that his passing was largely ignored in HK says a lot about where HK's economy is headed.
Sir Jack Cater's Legacy
The Missing Legacy was first written in a blog of mine dated 7 February 2006 - it was on the passing of Sir John Cowperthwaite, the person most responsible for HK's reputation as the freest economy/capitalism in the world. Cowperthwaite's passing did not get much press coverage at all in HK media, and that kinda pissed me off because a group of people who can forget so easily their "roots" and "how they got here" are doomed to lose the blueprint set by Cowperthwaite.
Now another old gwailo died, and his contribution to HK is no less than Cowperthwaite. Sir Jack Cater died on Guernsey on 14 April 2006 aged 84. He was the founding head of HK's infamous Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), which took radical steps to combat graft in the police force in the 1970s. Cater went on to become HK's Chief Secretary, Acting Governor and Commissioner in London. Bribery had long been endemic in Hong Kong's police and civil service, but was thought of as being confined to the Chinese lower ranks, rather than expatriate officers. Calls to eradicate it were largely ignored by governors before Maclehose, who arrived in 1971. Maclehose lacked the political will to tackle the problem despite strong urgings by Cater .
If you were to do a net search, you will find Jack Cater's passing only being solemnly mentioned within the HK's government admin portal at www.news.gov.hk ... how soon we forget!
Cater even threatened to resigned in 1973 when trying to bring down Chief Superintendent Peter Godber. Godber fled HK while under investigation for amassing a fortune of several million pounds, much of it banked in Vancouver. Cater needed to strike at the top, even at one of his own, to further reinforce the dire need for eradication of corruption in HK. The developments forced the hand of Maclehose. Jack Cater was asked to form an independent anti-corruption unit with the support of a former Special Branch officer, John Prendergast.
The establishment and independence of ICAC is crucial to HK's economy. While Cowperthwaite had eradicated bureaucracy, you still needed "pure meritocracy" in the financial economic system to uphold its integrity and transparency. Only with those factors can HK gain an ever growing reputation as a true financial center - attracting professionals and companies to invest.
Cater's reputation for determined leadership had been established during the period of civil unrest in Hong Kong in 1967. He cared deeply about his work and about those closest to him, and he encouraged the careers of talented young officials - including women, who in earlier days had generally been denied promotion.
In the first year of its operation, 1974, the ICAC handled 1,798 complaints of police involvement in bribery and extortion. It was said that more than a third of all Chinese policemen were members of triad gangs which controlled prostitution, drug-running and gambling across the Territory - rackets which, as Cater pointed out, raked in more than three times the profits of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank.
By October 1977 the Commission's uncompromising methods (it acted on anonymous tip-offs, and allowed no presumption of innocence) had caused such anger in the Police Force that 2,000 officers marched through the streets to present a protest petition, and a group of CID men stormed the ICAC's offices. Fearing a breakdown of order, Maclehose felt forced to declare an amnesty for all but the most heinous offences.
In spite of this setback, the ICAC's work continued with unflagging determination. Investigations proceeded into other government departments, notably public works, education (parents were often asked for bribes to enrol children in schools of their choice) and health (hospital patients were forced to pay up for bedpans). It was indeed a cradle-to-grave system, with bribes demanded even for burial sites. Among those most grateful for the clean-up were the drivers of Hong Kong's battered fleet of minibuses, whose fares had for many years been preyed upon by bent policemen.
The ICAC was often accused of heavy-handedness, but its intervention provoked a culture change which still stands Hong Kong in good stead while corruption remains rife in other parts of Asia. Though Cater moved on in 1978 to the top civil service post of Chief Secretary, it was at the ICAC that he made his most significant contribution. Cater was Chief Secretary from 1978 to 1981. With a rapidly growing economy, it was a golden era for HK. Cater was several times Acting Governor, and was in line to succeed Maclehose in 1982; but Margaret Thatcher was persuaded to appoint a senior diplomat, Sir Edward Youde, to commence negotiations for the eventual handover to China.
Instead Cater became HK's Commissioner in London until 1984. He then returned to Hong Kong to work in the private sector, joining China Light & Power Co - the electricity generator for Kowloon and the New Territories - and becoming head of Hong Kong Nuclear Investment Co, which was China Light's participation with Beijing in a nuclear power station venture at Daya Bay in Guangdong province. He was president of Hong Kong's Agency for Voluntary Service, a member of the Court of the University of Hong Kong and an international director of the United World Colleges, participating in the foundation of Hong Kong's own College at Shatin in the New Territories.
Again, another passing of an important gwailo being largely ignored by HK's media. Is it a gagging issue; were media companies trying not to agitate China's political HQ by not bringing up the "glory days" of British colonial influence? How many more "important gwailo septua/octo-generians" must die before HK people recognises its roots, and pay the according tributes and gratitude that are due.
One can just imagine the gulf between HK and Singapore as financial centers if "true meritocracy" did not prevail in HK. Will Cater and Cowperthwaite ever make the books of HK's recent history. The Chinese have an oft-quoted saying, "when drinking water, one must never forget its source", how they got here. Just because some of them involved people who are not Chinese does not matter, and should not matter.


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The case was suppose to be a straight forward one for the prosecutor. They had a witness who saw my client and another boy jump on the hoods of cars with their bodies causing damage to them. He stopped them from getting away and called the police. There were no other boys outside. Nevertheless, we went to trial.
When then their key witness came to court, he said, "I don't remember. I don't know if it was him." During cross-examination, he told us that he was sure that my client had done it, but then he talked to his co-worker the week before. His co-worker convinced him that he was wrong and that the other boy had jumped on the both cars. The reluctant witness gave us the first name of his co-worker, but claimed that he did not know his last even though he had worked there for years.
In the middle of the trial, I had my investigator go down to his workplace and subpoena his co-worker. He told the investigator that it was the same boy had jumped on both cars. When I returned to the office, he called to complain that he could not testify because he didn't have the time to come to court. I told him that a warrant would issue for his arrest if he didn't appear. He accused me of trying to lock up African-Americans, which was ironic given that my client was one.
The co-worker came and testified. His testimony was crucial to the case, and lead to the acquittal of my client. Even person accused of a crime deserves a defense where every step is taken to ensure that the best defense is presented. In this case, the turning point was investigating a lead that only became apparent in the middle of trial.


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SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - An assistant district attorney was shot and killed as he walked from his car to a Dallas-area county courthouse on Thursday, and his assailants were at large, police said.
"As the assistant district attorney was walking to his office, he was assaulted by an unknown assailant and he was shot multiple times," Kaufman Police Chief Chris Aulbaugh told reporters. Kaufman is a town of about 8,000 people southeast of Dallas, Texas.
The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Mark Hasse, a former Dallas County prosecutor, according to the Dallas Morning News.
The shooting occurred on the same day the U.S. Department of Justice said in an unrelated statement that the Kaufman County District Attorney's Office was helping to investigate the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a gang that was established within the 1980s in the Texas prison system.
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The courthouse and several structures including school buildings in the small community were briefly locked down, officials said.
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Wedding Dimension has moved – please find me here: http://weddingdimension.blogspot.com/
Really hope that you would hop over to the new blog and say hello 🙂
Posted in After the wedding, Engagement, Flowers & Decor, Hair and Make-up, Invitations, Marriage, Music, Photographers, Planning, Speeches, The Beginning, Uncategorized, Venue, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Favors, tagged bridal gowns, cakes, Invitations, Photographers, Planning, Wedding, wedding dress on January 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Wedding Dimension has moved – please find me here: http://weddingdimension.blogspot.com/
Really hope that you would hop over to the new blog and say hello 🙂
Posted in Flowers & Decor, Hair and Make-up, Invitations, Photographers, Planning, Venue, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Favors on November 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Such a beautifully romantic feel has these 1920's vintage inspired weddings, that I want to have another wedding just so I can have my bridesmaids don flapper dresses. put feathers in our hair and see my man in a trilby and suspenders!
Have a look and see why this is such a big trend for the coming wedding season (as always, click on the image to take you to the website)
Happy planning!
Posted in Flowers & Decor, Music, Photographers, Planning, Speeches, Venue, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Favors, tagged Photographers, Wedding, wedding cake, wedding day, wedding dress, Wedding Music, wedding speech, wedding venue on September 18, 2008| 6 Comments »
Our wedding day was the most amazingly beautiful, special, emotional day if our lives. Everything went smooth and I am over the moon and happily in love 🙂
We woke up to a gloriously warm sunny day. Our ceremony was outside and the weather was just PERFECT! We stayed in a 150 year old house at our venue (The Cradle) and I got ready there on the stoep.
Jeroen left at about 12 to go get ready with the guys at the log chalets and all the poviders arrived on time!
My mom did my hair, and we had a very relaxed make-up and photo session. Andrea, the most fab photographer in the world, loved the setting and got my inner model to appear!!!!
I left for the ceremony at 15:15 (didn't want to be a moment late) but when I got there at 15:28 was told the minister hasn't pitched yet…. one moment of panic then he arrived!!!
I walked down the aisle on my hessian runner at 15:32!!! One of the most special moments of the day was having a minute before walking in to just hug my daddy… (some of you know he was diagnosed with cancer last year August and we didn't know whether he will still be with us……).
I walked in to the Feather Theme from Forrest Gump! Was hauntingly beautiful in the setting!!!!!
Our guests were taken down to the ceremony site by open game vehicles and most of them loved the novelty of it. The cermony was under the trees in the dust (I know it sounds horrid but was soooo beautiful!). We had wooden benches set out in semi circles and Jeroen and I got married in the middle with all our guests arround us.
U2's "Beautiful Day" played while we were confettied!!!
We had a cheese 'cake' which we cut directly after the ceremony and it was 1 of the biggest hits of the wedding!!! The guests loved the cheese and wine and 70 people finished almost 6kg of cheese in a hour!!!
We took our photos there in the veld and the guests also loved the fact that they could see the photos being taken. They all said that they didn't feel abandoned as they have felt at previous weddings when the couple goes for their photos (could also be because we fed them cheese and the wine flowed!!! LOL!!).
We made our entrance at the reception to Barry White's "you're my first, my last, my everthing'.
It was a fun entrance because he talks a bit in the beginning of the song and the song builds up in momentum and everyone was waiting in anticipation for our entrance!
The evening went soooooooooo quickly! Jeroen made a beautiful speech and then I did my speech (and gals, I didn't cry – which is such an achievement for me!!!) and then Jeroen & I toasted our parents together.
They brought out a birthday cake for me and Jeroen got the DJ to play 50cents' "It's your birthday'!!! Had sparklers and candles the works!!!
After dinner the MC got everyone to stand and then asked all the unmarried people to sit. Then those married for less than 5 hours had to sit (I didn't want to!!!), then all those married less than 5 years etc until only one couple remained standing (Jeroens parents) – married for 43 years!!! I then handed my bouquet over to them! Was so special!!!
Our first dance was to The parlotones' "I'll be there" and was THE MOST MAGICAL MOMENT!!! The whole world disappeared and it was just me and Jeroen!! THAT IS WHEN I STARTED CRYING FOR THE 1ST TIME!!!!!
And then we just boogied the rest of the night away 🙂
All of the family stayed at The Cradle that night and they gave us a sumptious breakfast the next morning in the bush.
All in all was THE most FANTASTIC day of my WHOLE life!!!!!!
Now providers:
Venue – The Cradle – www.thecradle.co.za
They are expensive (can't bullsh*t you about that!!), but worth every single cent!!! From the magnificent setting, the beautiful restaurant, the SUPERB food, the excellent service, I would recommend them anyday!!!! We had a 4 course plated meal @ R350pp which included, as one of the choices for mains, a perfect prepared 350g fillet!!! We got sms's the day after from guests who raved about that fillet!!!!
Photogarpher – Andrea Carlyle – http://www.andreacarlylephotography.co.za/
I loved her from the moment I saw her website and I just had to have her as our photographer!!! She has a fantastic eye and our pics are just GORGEOUS!!!!!! She is very professional and so chilled!!!! And the guys raved about the 2nd photographer, Belinda (she has flippen beeeeeuuuuaaaitful arms!!!!).
Videographer – Gavin Blok – http://www.wedonvideo.com/
Gavin & Natasja were a very late addition to our supplier list but I am so very grateful we decided to go with them. The day went sooo quickly that we did not take much of the details in so we can't wait for the video!! Gavin is also very professional and he has worked with Andrea before, which meant they didn't get in each other way.
Make-up – Juanita – http://www.in2art.co.za/
She was soooo sweet, on time, professional and a darling on the day!! My make-up looked spectacular (even though I say so myself he he he) and it lasted so well!!!
Music – http://www.creamcheese.co.za/
The DJ, Mark, was fantastic!!! He went out of his way to find the strange songs we wanted and he read the guests sooo well!!! The dancefloor was busy the WHOLE night; can't think of 1 moment when there was not someone boogying away!!!
Wooden benches hire – Price party hire – http://www.partyhire.co.za/
Their driver got lost (luckily on the Friday, not on the day!) but their rates were fantastic!
Officiate – Craig Smee
Although a bit late and rather overbooked, he did a wonderful job and had most of our guests in tears with his beautiful ceremony!
Set-up on the day – Erna www.ernawolmarans.co.za
She was such a blessing! I just could not be in 2 places at the same time!!!
Dress – My aunt Verona!
Was exaclty what I wanted!!! Felt like a fairy in a fairytale!!!
Birthday Cake/Rusks – My mommy!
Cheese – little shop in Randburg – Republic rd
As most of you know, I did most everything else for our wedding myself. It was a lot of work and VERY stressful but worth it in the end!!!
I made the:
save the dates
table numbers
table number stands
table runners
favours (small packets of filter coffee & rusks)
table seating frame
bathroom baskets (which the guests LOVED!!)
all flowers, including:
centerpiece flowers
bridesmaid bouquet
my bouquet
Here are some photos of the flowers and decor:
And that is it!!! I will post some honeymoon pics next week. Until then, any comments will be highly appreciated 🙂
Posted in Photographers, Planning, tagged Photographers, photography, photos, trash the dress, ttd on March 12, 2008| 2 Comments »
We met Andrea (the photographer) over coffee on Saturday past and Andrea, I apologise again for being late :-(. I knew I would like her and she answered all our questions and preempted a few others. So, she is booked for the 23rd of August, and I believe wholeheartedly that we will have fabulous pictures of our wedding day! Below is some photos I love that she took of another couple previously.
I also would love to do a "Trash the Dress' (or TTD) shoot after the wedding, and she has agreed that we could do that! Here are some stunning TTD shots by Australian photographers.
Posted in Photographers, Planning, tagged photographer, Photographers, photos, pictures on February 29, 2008| Leave a Comment »


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Waterways Ireland, and their project partners Monaghan County Council, Cavan County Council, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council and Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, propose to develop a long-distance Greenway in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, linking Castle Saunderson in County Cavan to Charlemont in County Armagh mainly along the route of the disused Ulster Canal and using sections of disused railway infrastructure. The proposals for development of these greenway sections are provided within the Ulster Canal Greenway Development Strategy which is now open for public view and feedback.
The draft Ulster Canal Greenway Development Strategy and associated environmental reports will be available for public consultation from the 28th April 2017 until the 21st July 2017. As part of this public consultation there will be four public information events held, which will demonstrate the proposed greenway routes, with cross sections, related imagery, and interactive mapping available. The public information events are as follows:
Monday 8th May, 3pm - 8pm - Courtyard Room, Newtownbutler Community Hall, Co Fermanagh.
Tuesday 9th May, 3pm - 8pm - Market House in Monaghan Town, Co Monaghan
Wednesday 10th May, 3-8pm - Seven Horseshoes, Belturbet, Co Cavan
Comments and feedback on the draft Ulster Canal Greenway Development Strategy and associated environmental reports are welcome on or before July 21, 2017. Draft documents are available for inspection at the project partner offices and websites including www.waterwaysireland.org. Feedback on the proposals and reports should be sent either by email to [email protected]; or by post to Ulster Canal Greenway Development Strategy, Cormac McCarthy, Environment & Heritage Section, Waterways Ireland, Dock Road, Drewsborough, Scarriff, Co. Clare, Ireland.


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We have now come to Chapter 4 of the CEO video series, 'Coach'. The Coach metaphor describes how a coaching staff can collectively help leaders achieve their aspirations. It is not about leaders becoming coaches; it's about leaders letting themselves be coached by others – consultants, colleagues, even family members. The
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Ask before you watch: How to get the most out of learning videos
This is a pragmatic blog for providing technical knowledge to adult professionals. So we are not going to address big questions like:
- Do they truly educate or do they entertain you enough that you feel "educated?" (Hack Edcuation:"The Wrath Against Khan")
- Are educational systems based on videos mostly about selling the dream of education rather than education itself? (New York Times:"The Trouble With Online Education")
No matter which side of the aisle you are on in this big debate, if you are in the need to learn something useful (quickly) and you are choosing a web source to learn from- remember these five critical factors - and then decide whether to use a video or some other source. These factors may not guarantee the success of a learning session but ignoring them will most likely ensure the session's failure.


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If you want to cultivate a reputation as a good photographer, learning how to avoid poor results is a good place to start. You will learn some great tips and techniques to improve your photography skills in this article.
In photography, what you have inside of the frame sets off the overall composition of the image. In order to eliminate any objects which distract from the subject matter, you should zoom in on a main focal point. By using the zoom feature you can clear up any unwanted clutter and eliminate any unwanted focal points.
Tinker with your cameras manual white balance. Taking indoor pictures is tricky because of the yellow tone the lightbulbs give off. Instead of augmenting the light in the room, adjust the camera's white balance for a different atmosphere. By following these instructions, your photos will appear more professional.
Make sure you pack your photography equipment with care when going on a trip. Bring all lenses that you think you will possibly use, plus a few extra batteries and cleaning tools. Do not take more than what you need and think about what will be convenient to transport with you on your trip.
Take the time to appreciate the little things when photographing on vacation. These small details may seem unimportant at the time, but they will add color and completeness later, when reflecting back. They will bring back your good memories of the trip. You could take photographs of street and road signs, foreign grocery products, coins and travel tickets.
Get as close to your subject as possible. There isn't anything worse than a photo where you cannot see any of the details of your subject. Your photo will be more compelling when the subject is at the proper distance to be seen clearly.
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Digital cameras normally contain a built-in flash, that automatically turns on when the natural light is too low. While this may work for the average photo, you will need an external flash device for more professional photos with more light. Before you decide to purchase, check your existing camera and look for a "hot shoe" that can accommodate a new flash unit. This is usually located on top of the device. Next head to your nearest professional camera shop to find a flash unit that is compatible with your camera.
When trying to compose your photos artistically, less really is more. A scattered jumble without a focal point doesn't add to a picture. There is beauty in the art of simplicity, so keep your shots simple!
Try to experiment with perspective, expression, and scale. You can turn ordinary objects into amazing photographs by changing these aspects. Bring your subject closer to the camera so that it looks larger, or move away so it looks tiny and out of place. Change things up, and create interest or humor in your photos. Work on your compositions to get a unique take on a familiar object.
Be conscious of the natural light. Choose a time when the sun remains lower in the sky, such as the morning or the afternoon. If your subjects are human, they will inevitably squint into direct sunlight, and shadows will have the potential for ruining your images. Consider a position where your subject has the sun shining on them from the side.
If you are photographing a bride or another person wearing white clothing, make sure to use a contrasting background color. Commonly, the camera is set to 'auto focus', and will get a reading of all of the colors, shades and details of the photo. The auto-focus feature will cause white clothes to appear grayish.
Frame every photograph you take. Not just placing a wooden or metal frame around your shots, but a "natural" one. When taking a picture, if you focus hard enough on surrounding elements, you can use it to make "natural frames" around your subject matter. This can be a wonderful way to compose your shots.
Adjust the focus to create a unique photograph. The smaller the f-stop number, or depth field, the more blurry your background will be. Using a small f-stop number is ideal for portrait photography. The larger your f-stop is it will give you more depth, and this simply means that your whole photograph will be clear and focused. Larger f-stop numbers are ideal for landscape photography.
It seems simple, but it's easy to lose focus on your subject when taking photos. Make sure your main focus is on keeping your subject as clear in the photo as possible. Stay focused on your subject to keep your composure the best it can be. When you are just getting started, keep your subject centered in the picture and in view. The background will do it's own thing.
Edit your own photos. Software designed for image editing is readily available in the marketplace. Look for one that has an unlimited amount of ways to edit photos that you have already taken. Make sure to find a program that you can easily learn and use too!
When you want to get a camera that uses film, knowing what kind of film to purchase is important. Many photographers have preferences for a certain film that gives them the best results. There is not much difference between film brands, just make sure to get the right film format for your camera. This is a personal decision.
Think about the kind of shot you want to take first. Take a minute to plan out your shot by analyzing lighting, the background, your focal point, colors, the subject matter and the overall composition you want to see. This will help you avoid taking a bunch of unrelated photographs. This approach can help you become inspired so that you can achieve better results.
Bad photographs can be annoying, but with study and practice you can dramatically improve your photography skills. You need to research and get critiques to learn how you can get better. The tips you have learned here are a great stepping stone on your photography journey.


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Portland to Boston
A long four hour and fifty three minutes flight can leave you drained. I promise! A shout out to Alaska Airlines for offering complimentary beverages not one, or two times, but three whole times! Sweet! The view outside the window was purely serene. It's so peaceful and in perfect harmony. Wish we could learn something from those " above" us. Will we? Can we? As … Continue reading Portland to Boston


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I hate labels. I am a firm believer that if a person labels someone else as being something, the labeler stops seeing that person as being an individual and rather tends to begin to color all of their actions as being part of the label.
This also applies to labels applied to self. When we label ourselves, we, to a certain extent, stop thinking and suddenly start taking some of the labels tenets a gospel. Labels can be convenient shortcuts. So easy is it to forget that they are no more than that.
That said, let me give the audience some shortcuts about me. I am not a liberal, and I am most certainly not a socialist. I am not even a centrist. My political leanings tend to be to the right, for the most part. I have described myself in the past as a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. By all rights, this would make me libertarian, except that most libertarian ignore there own doctrine and are best described as fruitcakes.
I say this in preamble because I am about to make a confession that will shock many of you. I am a dedicated Rush Limbaugh radio listener. I started listening back in the days of the Gulf War. He was the only one who seemed to be talking sense at the time. To me the war was obvious and necessary. It seemed to me that most of the other radio station hosts were trying desperately to find reasons to be against it.
Rush is not, by any definition, an unintelligent man. Those who don't listen to him tend to stereotype him as a closed-minded, hate mongering bigot, which he is most certainly not. He is conservative, and holds conservative ideals close to his heart. While I don't agree with much of what he says, I will say that what he says usually has sound reasoning behind it. I can't say the same thing for other conservative hosts, such as Sean Hannity. Honestly, I don't listen to him as often, but his commitment to dogma seams to be much more ingrained, and, dare I say, somewhat forced? Sean has become, or at least acts, as the label ha has placed upon himself.
But this post is about the Conservative reaction to Barack Obama. I knew of the liberal reputation of Obama, and even as he spoke I could hear a certain naivete in his words. I voted for him anyway. Me, a conservative, small government supporter, voting for a man who seemed to advocate government as the solution to everything.
And that is what the conservatives see — ALL that they see. What I see is a young, somewhat naive, but very, very intelligent politician. I see Obama as a man who is not fixed in his way of thinking but is open to knew ideas. I see him as a man who can be told a simple truth and who is capable of recognizing it. I see him as a man who is an optimist, and a man who has the gift to be brutally honest without alienating his supporters. I saw, and still see, in Obama perhaps the most intelligent, most humble president we've ever had.
Rush has been unable to see any of this. For the first time since I've been listening to him, he's actually been sounding positively apoplectic, willing to grasp at any straw in order to evilize Obama. He has struck home and made some decent points on occassion. For the most part, however, he seems to be stuck more into his own caricature, i.e. Liberalism is evil, Obama is Liberal, therefore…
I missed Rush's reaction to Obama's inaugural address. I was able to tune in for a bit yesterday. Rush was uncertain what to make of Obama's executive order regarding Gitmo. When he was making the announcement of the order's specifics, Obama kept referring to his legal adviser…the actual author of the plan, for details. Rush said he has never seen another President do this, and how was he supposed to feel confident in a President who wasn't even sure what his executive order was all about.
What I saw was simple delegation and trust that his advisers had done their job properly. Obama had no doubt read over and approved the plan, but because it had happened so fast he didn't remember all the details, so when talking about it, he turned to a man who did. I would far rather he do this than give out possible false or incomplete information, or to waste time committing every detail to memory when the full details could be just as well explained by asking a few questions of someone else during a pres conference. For Rush, this was another reason to doubt. For me, it was just another reason why I maintain faith in the man. He is a leader. That means hiring good people and knowing how to manage them and get good answers from them. It does not necessarily mean having all the answers yourself.
As for Gitmo, no matter what your beliefs in the justification of the actions taken there, the fact of the matter is is that it has garnered the reputation that seems to have placed a black smear on the American soul. Whether the reputation is fair or not is irrelevant. The place NEEDS to be closed on the basis of that reputation alone.
Still, Rush Limbaugh seems to be willing, deep inside, to give Obama a chance. He expects him to screw up, but Rush is smart enough to know that even he would be stretching it to continue to call Obama the epitome of Liberal Evil. Sean Hannity…well, I don't know him as well, but from what I heard from him he seems so unreasonable yet so intelligent that I almost have to believe that the man is more interested in his reputation and ratings then he is in expressing the truth.
I sincerely hope that I have not misplaced my trust. Obama will make errors. That he believes the problem with the car companies is the fact that they haven't been making enough green cars is very naive. That he has bought into the mass insanity that is global warming is disappointing but not surprising. The world of manufacturing is going "green" on its own, finding profits to be made in that direction as well, so perhaps this will not be a bad thing. Even though I am far from convinced that global warming even exists, I am in favor of clean air and recycling and less oil dependency. Ultimately this leads to similar results. I would prefer that Obama not try to rush the world into something it's not ready for and cause financial instability in the process.
So, let us hope for a better, stronger future. Let us hope that Obama never labels himself and stops thinking in the process. Let us hope that others are able to break their self labels and begin to think again.
Love, peace, and all that good shit.