Start 'em young! For the littlest BMX racers out there who are ready to step up from a push bike, the Redline Proline Micro is a great choice. Designed lower to the ground, the Proline Micro has 18-inch wheels for little legs. The Proline Micro is made with a Redline proprietary alloy frame with formed and butted tubing, quality Euro bottom bracket, and higher-end 3-piece cranks. The fork is tapered to reduce weight, helping young riders maneuver the Proline Micro more easily. The saddle/seatpost combination also keeps it light and easy to use. Fits riders 4'4" and under. - Redline proprietary aluminum frame - Redline fork with 100 percent full chromoly steel steerer and tapered legs - Aluminum alloy 3-piece cranks - Vee Speedster 18 x 1-inch tires for grip - Pedals included
The Revo line allows you to get your first taste of the BMX world on a solid and well-designed bike. We took extra care when hand-selecting the components on these bikes to ensure that they could be ridden straight out of the box and are simple to work on and maintain, but also easily upgradeable over time. Despite the low price-point, the Revo is packed full of great features like 25-9 gearing, tapered fork legs, and short/responsive pro-inspired geometry. The Revo 18" sits one step below a full-size 20" BMX bike, giving younger riders a snappier and more responsive bike that fits them perfectly. Much like our Dice 18" model, you'll find a lightweight, slim combo saddle and smaller 25-9 gearing, making this bike look and ride just like a pro-level complete.
The 2022 Curb, which is available in four great colorways, offers the entry-level rider a bike that looks and feels like a pro model without the price tag. Featuring modern geometry and outfitted with components such as 8.75-inch Kink T875 bars, 3-piece tubular chromoly cranks, a raised Mission Control TL stem, soft Kink Paragon grips with push-in Kink Thrust bar ends, and 2.4-inch tires front and rear; the Curb is perfect for any rider looking for a solid first bike.
After more than 3 years of extensive research and development, Radio Raceline is beyond excited to bring you our first aftermarket race frame. The Helium Frame is constructed of hydro-formed 6061-T6 alloy, tested on the track and designed in conjunction with a team that has earned BMX race knowledge spanning 3 decades. The proven geometry and choice of sizes to fit every rider makes this frame a sure thing for any racer looking for a bump in performance, and the tubing has been specifically chosen to ensure a lightweight and responsive frame with an incredibly stiff back-end. Every frame includes a Promax quick release seat clamp so you can warm up and cool down right when you need to. Expect to see our debut frame on podiums across the globe during the upcoming season.
Classic and timeless design is what the Backwoods frame is all about. Built for the trails, but just as ready to ride at the park or in the streets. The narrow toptube and downtube both feature gussets so the frame can maintain its classic look without compromising on strength. The tapered rear triangle tubing looks sleek but maintains its stiffness where it needs to. Included Kink Master Clamp features a 5mm/6mm combo bolt that makes adjustment super convenient, and the K-Brick headtube badge really finishes off the look. Integrated chain tensioners, removable brake mounts, and big tire clearance are just a few of the other features for modern-day conveniences and compatibility. - Material: 100% Seamless Sanko 4130 Chromoly Tubing - Headtube: Integrated Campy Spec - Dropouts: Investment Cast with Integrated Chain Tensioners - Wide Stays for Big Tire Clearance - Tapered Seatstay and Chainstay Tubes - Simple Straight Seatstay and Chainstay Bridges - Weight: 4lb 15oz (20.75") - Chainstay Length: 13.5" Slammed - Bottom Bracket Height: 11.6" - Standover Height: 9" - Headtube Angle: 74.5° - Seattube Angle: 71°
The Williams frame is Nathan Williams' first signature frame from Kink and features modern street geometry while retaining a classic look. Despite the classic look though, the frame features several subtle details that should not be overlooked. The steeper 75.5-degree headtube is responsive, and the short 12.75" chainstay length makes the frame nimble without compromising on tire clearance; fitting up to 2.5" tires. The double butted toptube and downtube with gussets on both, ensure plenty of strength in the front end while the chainstay and seatstay bridge designs allot for generous tire clearance while adding as much stiffness as possible. Nathan's frame of course comes standard with integrated seat post clamp, integrated chain tensioners, and removable brake mounts. Additional details like the custom seatstay bridge badge inlay, and interior dropout knurling round out both the good looks and serious functionality of the Williams frame.
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Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
The first full-length Blink 182 release (and the only independently distributed one), Buddha was recorded in the mid 90s but released for the first time on CD and vinyl in 1998 when the album was digitally remixed and re-m... more »
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The first full-length Blink 182 release (and the only independently distributed one), Buddha was recorded in the mid 90s but released for the first time on CD and vinyl in 1998 when the album was digitally remixed and re-mastered for Kung Fu Records by Mark Hoppus himself.
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This is a good CD, not their best, but it's good
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a treasure to have, since it's fun to see what Blink sounded like earlier in their careers, but they should have postponed the recording session until Mark was feeling well, because his voice sounds really distorted. Had they waited a week until Mark's condition cleared up, this could have been a 5-star CD. Other than that, it's a great CD with classic songs (early versions of "Cheshire Cat" favorites) but they should have thrown in the 2 songs on the original demo tape: early versions of "Degenerate" and "Lemmings"... If you liked "Cheshire Cat" then you'll appreciate this. If you're a new fan (Enema of the State) you may be in for a huge surprise, as this sounds nothing like them. SO basically what I'm saying is this is more "Cheshire Cat" than "Dude Ranch" and "Enema..." You'll have to appreciate Tom's whiny, scratchy punk voice to appreciate this CD.... if not, you need not apply."
Mark Campbell | Brewster, NY, USA | 03/09/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"First off, do NOT call Buddha an album. It's not. It was a demo recorded to send out as a feeler for record companies. Their first album was Cheshire Cat.Now, on to business...This is where blink started some eight years ago. Granted, the reprise of Buddha is different - "Girl Next Door" and "Don't" were originally "Degenerate" and "Family Next Door" on the 24-track version. Ok, a word of warning - if you're a newer fan, you won't like this. This is PUNK blink-182, not pop-punk, Enema Of The State blink-182. The guitar is really raunchy and at times, the bass drowns out everything else save the drums. Tom sings off-key quite a bit. Mark was sick at the time, so his vocals are pretty much crap (well, on "Girl Next Door" he rocks). But it shows tremendous promise for the band that has already become a household name for pop-punk. Many of the tracks on Buddha appear on Cheshire Cat (their first album), and a few even came from the Flyswatter demo (which makes Buddha look like Enema by comparison in terms of production). Some of the songs are truly great - "Carousel" is widely regarded as their best song ever - and show that even when they were 18 years old, blink knew how to rock. The best songs are "Carousel", "Girl Next Door", and "21 Days" ("Girl Next Door" is actually a cover of a Screeching Weasels song). If you want to be a true blink fan, pick this up, but like I said before - if you're a new fan, I'd steer clear..."
Not the best Blink CD, but funny
Mark Campbell | 06/28/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is not what I'd call a "great album", but I'll give them credit, the band had just been formed six months before this was recorded. Blink 182 is my favorite band, and this CD is really entertaining to listen to. Sometimes, even though it's mean, I just sit there and laugh at it. Mark sounds like he is going to die on many of the songs, especially "TV" and "Strings", and I find that funny. Also, apparently this was recorded before Tom learned how to sing on-key. "21 Days" is a cute song, but most of it's off-key. That's okay though, I understand that Mark was sick and Tom didn't have much experience. My favorite song on the album is "Time". I really like the guitars. "The Girl Next Door" is also really good. Seven of the songs are also on Cheshire Cat, but it's fun to compare the two versions. I actually think that "Carousel" and "Sometimes" sound better on Buddha. If you're a big Blink fan and like Cheshire Cat, this CD is a must have. If not, stick with Enema and Dude Ranch."


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She claims this role of Neela to be one of the most fulfilling roles of her career. And above all, it actually gives her the opportunity to play the girl-next-door, which is totally in contrast to all the mythological and historical roles she has played in recent times.
Says Sayantani, "Naamkarann is a special show for every creative person on board it. And for me, it is a very real role, and has to be one of the most overwhelming roles of my entire career. Above all, it's so satisfying to be working with Bhatt Saab."
On her role, the actress quips, "I cannot talk much about my role. But all that I can share is that Neela is extremely positive and full of energy. She will light up lives when she comes in. The show is titled Naamkarann, so it speaks of the beauty of every relationship in the show. She's simply amazing, and her entry will make the viewing all the more interesting. In simple words, she will be the breath of fresh air."
Sayantani is excited over the fact that her role in Naamkarann will break lot many perceptions about her. "With this role, lot of people will look up to me in a different light. And this opportunity comes after a long time. I have always been seen as an actor who can carry the glamorous, diva roles to elan, especially because of the features I have and my ability to dance. But not many have thought of me as a simple girl next door. And this is what makesNaamkarann different for me."
Elaborating further, she avers, "My look in the show is very simple. To tell you, I have hardly used any make-up, not even an eye make-up. It is a very real character, and for me, will help break many perceptions. Every character comes with its own attribute, and this character of mine is completely full of life. This role is actually a very important step in my career."
Sayantani's character will go on to wed Viraf Patel in the show, and that will be mean that she will be the step-mother of little Avni (Arsheen Namdar).
Sayantani's entry in the Star Plus show will be aired tonight (14 September).
Best of luck, Sayantani!!
So, Ashish is marrying Neela. Breaking Ashudi and Avni's hearts...
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The Team in Action~~Getting the Word Out
As the Corry RAILS team works to let people know about the Climax A-313 Project and about Corry RAILS fundraising efforts, members of the team have attended several local and regional events.
First Friday, October 7- Climax and Corsets-Celebrating Innovation
September 17-Special Invitation Open House
This Open House was by invitation for our major sponsors and donors. Light refreshments were available and detailed tours of our project were shared with attendees.
September 10- Presentation
Carl was invited to present a session for the National Model Railroad Association meeting in Erie. He was able to share Corry RAILS mission and progress with an interested group.
February 5-Cabin Fever at Mead Park
RAILS participated in the Cabin Fever event ay Mead Park. We offered soup, hot dogs and cookies to help warm folks. We didn’t have quite as many folks as we had hoped, but we were able to share our A313 project.
First Friday Events were held in Corry and RAILS had a presence at several of them
Open House. May 15 at the Restoration Building
December First Friday in Corry
Corry RAILS participated in First Friday and weekends following until Christmas by hosting a model train display in a storefront on Center Street. It was fun to see the kids of all ages enjoying the trains and learning about the Climax A313 Project and how they might be able to get involved.
We thank those who joined us for the train display. We appreciate that everyone was respectful of the need to exercise caution by wearing masks and keeping a safe distance from others.
The trains in the display included Climax B and Shay locomotives and several various cars in a winter/Christmas scene.
Ride along on the trains
First Friday in Corry
Members of the Corry Young Professionals joined Corry RAILS at First Friday in Corry on August 7th. The Young Professionals are spearheading the “Buy a Mile” Campaign to raise funds for transporting the Climax A-313 from Alaska to Corry.
Erie Model Train Show, March, 2020
Corry RAILS was represented at the Erie Model Train Show. Our display included pictures of the A313, our “Bring ‘er Home” banner, merchandise, Climax “A” Club and a diorama of the Scott & Akin Tramway and Mill (where the invention of the Climax happened).
We talked with several folks about the project, shared some literature and gained a few members for the Climax “A” Club. Interest in our project was expressed by folks who will be looking forward to what the coming months will hold.
Erie Model Train Show- March, 2019
Model Railroad fans had a chance to chat with Corry RAILS about the project as it was displayed with the “Bring ‘er Home Theme on a banner and large historical photos.
Team members shared an informational brochure, had merchandise available for purchase, recruited members to the Climax Class “A” Club and spoke enthusiastically to interested folks about the A-313 Project.
Harrisburg Narrow Gauge Show- June, 2109
Attendees at the show were able to check out pictures, acquire merchandise and hear details of the A-313 Project and Corry RAILS mission
Pioneer Steam and Gas Engine Show- July, 2019
Climax Locomotive History, the A-313 Project, donations and lots of conversations
Corry First Friday Events
The team stationed on the sidewalk sharing info, getting memberships and letting folks know what Corry RAILS and the A-313 Project will mean to Corry as it progresses.


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Teriba: Nigeria’s economic outlook in 2015
YEAR 2015 is likely to be a year of contrasts in which a difficult and uncertain start will most probably give way to a promising end, as renewed post-election economic reform efforts to address fiscal, structural, and financial challenges highlighted by low oil price and weak capital inflows on the eve of election will open up new growth and investment opportunities, thereby brightening the outlook. Thus, while the twin external shocks on the eve of general elections had imposed short term challenges and created significant uncertainties about the economic outlook in 2015, they have also beneficially elevated the place of economic and fiscal reforms in the pre-election conversation. A strong consensus for reforms has fortuitously been built among the populace that it makes sense to expect a high pace of reforms after the election. This will brighten the outlook for the second half of 2015 and beyond. Specifically the three big gains within Nigeria’s reach are: (a.) Nigeria’s fiscal outlook can easily be stabilized by revenue reforms that provide the fiscal space required for growth and stability; (b.) Breaking government monopoly in key potentially large economic sectors and allowing entry of reputable private firms will release fresh growth and investment impetus; (c.) Foreign longer-term financial inflows that will be attracted to the liberalized sectors will reduce Nigeria’s dependence on volatile short term capital inflows. Nigeria is clearly coming up with a better contemplation of her economic and financial future, and it should be easier to engage others to come and invest in that future.-Abstract
Economic contrasts of 2014
2014 turned out to be a year interesting contrasts for the Nigerian economy, a remarkably favourable first half-year in which oil price reached a peak of US$115 per barrel and equity market capitalization touched an historic peak of N14 trillion by midyear was followed by a very challenging second half-year in which the economy was buffeted by the twin shocks of global commodity price slump and global liquidity volatility that dwindled both exports income and capital inflows for the county. By year end, oil price had dipped below US$50 dollars per barrel, just as market capitalization shrank below N10 trillion, external reserves dropped to US$34 billion, and the Naira exchange rate had lost a tenth of its value.
Uncertainties about oil price
2015 is thus starting on a challenging note for the Nigerian economy. Uncertainties about the oil price loom very large on the global scene, translating to a daunting fiscal challenge for the Nigerian government. In its January 2015 Commodity Markets Outlook, the World Bank forecasts oil price of US$53 for 2015 and US$57 for 2016. Down from average of US$95 in 2014, oil exporters are out for a difficult ride in 2015, and the Nigerian government is already bracing up for the challenge by proposing a combination of spending cuts and raising additional revenue from non-oil activities, especially by imposing higher consumption taxes on luxury items.
Uncertainties about elections
Domestically, general elections scheduled for February (now postponed to March) 2015 add some uncertainty to the economic outlook, with local and external observers hoping for a peaceful election that will yield an outcome that will be acceptable to all. A peaceful and conclusive election should see a resumption of foreign capital flows to Nigeria as uncertainties about the election must have combined with the fall in oil price to explain the wave of capital outflows from Nigeria towards the end of 2014. Most of the fiscal adjustments are likely to occur after the election, this Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2563975 could be delayed till June if the polls are shifted towards the May 29th date for inaugurating newly elected government.
The silver linings
Economic and political uncertainties aside, Nigeria’s outlook is brightened by the large and varied opportunities in different sectors of the economy. Over the past decade, Nigeria had unleashed huge growth potentials through the liberalization of its telecommunications sector, which saw the sector grow from less than half a million telephone lines in 2001 to over 130 million in 2014. It is expected that similar liberalization of the generation and distribution segments of the electric power sector towards the end of 2013 will trigger a new wave of growth in the near future, especially if the transmission segment is also liberalized after elections. Complementary liberalization of gas supply, pipelines and refineries after the elections will open up additional investment opportunities that would underpin future growth.
Thus, while the twin external shocks on the eve of general elections had imposed short term challenges and created significant uncertainties about the economic outlook in 2015, they have also beneficially elevated the place of economic and fiscal reforms in the pre-election conversation. A strong consensus for reforms has fortuitously been built among the populace that it makes sense to expect a high pace of reforms after the election. This will brighten the outlook for the second half of 2015 and beyond. It is therefore reasonable to expect the following key changes after the elections:
Higher government revenue from increased fiscal transparency and higher non-oil taxes consumption of luxury goods and items of ostentation. Nigeria’s Oil GDP of about N10 trillion was just about 13 per cent of the N80 trillion GDP that Nigeria was believed to have generated in 2013, the remaining N70 trillion or 87 per cent being non-oil GDP. Searching questions have rightly been raised about why oil that is just 13 per cent of GDP account for 70 per cent of government revenue, and non-oil activities that are 87 per cent of GDP. The low oil price regime will push Nigeria to raise more non-oil revenue which is currently about 3.7 per cent of GDP and five per cent of non-oil GDP compared to an average of about 25 per cent of GDP in the other African countries with medium-to-large economies such as South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Angola, and Morocco. Nigeria thus has the potential to raise additional revenue required to run the government from the booming non-oil sectors. Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT) rate of five per cent across the board is low in comparison with South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Angola and Morocco, which have standard VAT rates of 10 per cent but administer much higher rates of 25 or 30 per cent on luxury goods. It is better for Nigeria to fix the weaknesses in her revenue generation drive than let fiscal contraction hurt economic growth.
New private refineries, privatization of power transmission, liberalization of gas supply, pipelines, and rail transportation, with concomitant increase in manufacturing and industrial activities. Nigerian government is most likely to do to its rail transport sector what it has beneficially done to its telecommunications sector, and has recently done to its power sector; namely, end government monopoly, carve out the country into zones and allow private firms to bid for the rights to build and/or operate rail lines under the oversight of a new regulatory body. Not just rail, but pipelines, gas, and refineries. If these are successfully done, manufacturing should be expected to become spontaneously competitive and manufacturing exports should grow. Not just manufacturing will benefit. All other sectors will benefit from the competitiveness and scale that functioning cargo rail transport system will afford.
Nigeria’s economic activity and growth had hitherto been concentrated in sectors that are being stimulated directly by favourable global commodity prices such as crops, trading, oil and gas, telecoms and communications, and real estate. These are Nigeria’s five largest sectors. Manufacturing is sixth, and Food, Beverage, and Tobacco (dominated by Beverage) constitutes 70 per cent of it. Food, Beverage and Tobacco contributes nearly five per cent of GDP but the other 12 manufacturing sub-sectors remain small, with none individually accounting for up to 0.5 per cent of GDP! The manufacturing sub-sectors have not been capable of meeting local demand or compete on the global export market, having been weakened by the absence of domestic cargo rail transportation in Nigeria in particular, and disruptions to energy supply in general. The once vibrant Nigerian manufacturing collapsed in the 80s after the collapse of the once functioning rail transport system in the country.
Higher longer term capital inflows will be attracted to the newly liberated sectors, and government could attract additional medium to long term capital inflows by issuing of medium to long term foreign currency bonds like Diaspora bonds or infrastructure bonds. On the global scene, it seems likely that the quantitative easing planned by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan should more than eventually compensate for the end of United States’ liquidity injections and ensure a higher level of global liquidity in 2015. Nigeria also has fresh opportunity to reduce the dominance of short term capital inflows to the private sector, often referred to as ‘hot money’, as sector liberalization measures will boost medium and long term equity and other inflows into new refineries, power transmission, and rail development. Government can also attract longer term inflows by offering strong enough medium and long term value propositions in form of foreign-currency savings bonds, targeted at Nigerians in Diaspora, or foreign-currency investment-bonds, such as infrastructure bonds, open to anyone looking for attractive long term investment opportunities.
2015 is thus likely to be another year of contrasts in which a difficult and uncertain start will most probably give way to a promising end. Renewed post-election economic reform efforts to address fiscal, structural, and financial challenges highlighted by low oil price and weak capital inflows on the eve of election will open up new growth and investment opportunities, thereby brightening the outlook. Nigeria is clearly coming up with a better contemplation of her economic and financial future and it should be easier to engage others to come and invest in that future.
• Ayodele Olalekan Teriba is the CEO of Economic Associates (EA)

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In a unique fusion of fact and fiction, Marylee MacDonald’s ‘Montpelier Tomorrow’ tells the gripping story of a woman confronted with her son-in-law’s devastating ALS diagnosis. She moves in, attempts to become the perfect caregiver, but quickly realizes that the illness infects far more than its victim. This is certainly no beach read, but a vital insight into how disease and disability change the dynamics of seemingly-normal families. Instead of just pouring ice over their heads, millions around the world now have a chance to glimpse what ALS actually is.
Tempe, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/03/2014 -- While Ebola now appears to be the media’s ‘big thing’, millions of ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ videos recently stormed YouTube in an effort to raise vital awareness and funds for ALS research. But it begs the question – did people really know what they were doing it for, and did they care about ALS at all? Award-winning author Marylee MacDonald cared for her son-in-law after his own diagnosis, and has released a thought-provoking novel that invites the public to ‘live’ the disease.
‘Montpelier Tomorrow’ isn’t joyful, chock-full of quips, or even that happy at all. However, it’s a rare opportunity for someone who has cared for an ALS patient to fictionalize the daily realities of a life where a person’s best efforts are never good enough.
Mid-life mom, Colleen Gallagher would do anything to protect her children from harm. When her daughter's husband falls ill with ALS, Colleen rolls up her sleeves and moves in, juggling the multiple roles of grandma, cook, and caregiver, only to discover that even her superhuman efforts can't fix what's wrong.
Her stop-gap efforts—shuttling frozen casseroles; giving the couple an occasional weekend away—don’t help. Tony’s condition worsens, and Colleen steps in to become his caregiver.
Tony’s ditzy, shopaholic mother spoils the grandchildren. Her presence--and Colleen’s--disrupts the nuclear family. Too much help puts stress on the sick man’s marriage. Instead of being grateful, Colleen’s daughter resents the two grandmothers and the way the “whole world revolves around Tony.”
“This is how this vicious disease plays out in the real world,” admits MacDonald, whose stories have won the ALR Fiction Prize, the Barry Hannah Prize, the Jeanne M. Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award, the Matt Clark Prize, and the Ron Rash Award. “Everyone around the ill individual also becomes a victim, and I kept a journal so I could document the experiences that all seemed so foreign to me at the time. In the late 1990s I started to think about turning it into a novel. It has never been timelier as people everywhere tip buckets of ice over their heads. If they dare, I’ll put them in front of the Tsunami each family is forced to get hit by.”
Continuing, “There are many questions behind the novel that readers can explore: What draws families together? What drives them apart? What happens when a mother who only wants to help ends up also battling with her daughter who is trying to be the perfect wife? There’s also a gut-wrenching question: what happens when the ill family member doesn’t die, but goes on and on and on? The answers are not easy to face, but they’re important. I discovered that the hard way.”
Since its release, the book has attracted a string of rave reviews. Literary Fiction Book Review comments, “Montpelier Tomorrow is a touching read that highlights not only the challenges faced by those suffering from ALS, but the resounding strength of love that unites a family in the face of overwhelming grief. This is also an uplifting tale that underscores the resilience of the human spirit and the unbreakable strength of the family bond.”
Author Jewell Parker Rhodes adds, “An engaging and heartfelt novel about the intricate relationships among family dealing with disease and disability. Characters are vivid, relatable, and all too imperfectly human. An emotional read.”
John Lauer praises the author for releasing the book at a time when it is needed the most. He adds, “This is a fantastic read. The book is beautifully written. With wisdom, humor and tremendous insight, it deals with the pain of a mother trying to help navigate through the tragedy of a son-in-law dying of ALS. This should be required reading for anyone taking the viral ice-bucket challenge.”
‘Montpelier Tomorrow’, from All Things That Matter Press, is available now: http://amzn.to/1vlePKa
About Marylee MacDonald
Marylee MacDonald has won the Barry Hannah Prize, the Jeanne M. Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award, the Matt Clark Prize, the ALR Fiction Prize, and the Ron Rash Award. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in American Literary Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Blue Moon Literary & Art Review, Broad River Review, Folio, Four Quarters, New Delta Review, North Atlantic Review, Raven Chronicles, Reunion, River Oak Review, Ruminate, StoryQuarterly, Superstition Review, The Briar Cliff Review, Yalobusha Review, and others. She has been a Writing Fellow at the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and received an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship for Fiction. She has five children and fourteen grandchildren and is married to Bruce Rittmann.

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This morning, "The 15th China Huayao Pharmaceutical Association · Huayuan Pharmaceutical Procurement Promotion Festival and E-Commerce Summit" was held in Taihe County this morning. The conference will last from April 8th to 10th, with a total exhibition area of 58,000 square meters, from more than 4,000 pharmaceutical companies across the country, more than 60,000 pharmaceutical products, and more than 1,000 medical devices. Medical equipment, consumables, and hundreds of Chinese herbal medicines, health products, etc. participated in the on-site display and bargaining promotion. During this year's Chinese Medicine Association, Jinan Grete will exhibit public health equipment and an automatic generation and upload system.
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Twenty-seven-year-old Laken Steadman and her life are falling apart.
On the back of a one-sided breakup, Laken must decide if she can ever trust again. Will the emotional hurt of her ex-fiancé always play a part in her future endeavors concerning love, or can she find herself that someone who loves her for who she is?
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first shots were fired at Port Arthur and Chemulpo that have not been given publicity.
And besides these many evidences of pro-Russian sympathy given by William II personally, official Germany has put Russia under obligations for the space of a twelvemonth past and over by keeping strict watch over Russian conspirators - from the downright Nihilist and dynamiter to the mild and reasonable reformer - who had sought refuge on German soil. Many of these were delivered up to the Russian authorities; others were simply expelled; others again were tried and convicted before German courts. The German liberal press and German liberal delegates in the Reichstag have condemned these services done pour les beaux yeux of the Czar and official Russia; and far be it from me to justify these methods. I only mention them to show the reasons operating in bringing about the present close friendship between the Governments and rulers of the two countries, and to state that even these somewhat reprehensible ones have borne their share in the result. There can be no possible doubt that large numbers of the German people, perhaps the majority, sympathize with Japan in the present struggle and look askance at the closer relations with a nation and Government scarcely civilized in the fuller meaning of that term. But as a skilful manoeuvre to accomplish a given result, and a result perhaps bearing better fruit in days to come, the above deserved, nevertheless, some mention.
Now it is hardly worth while pointing out that this new rapprochement between Russia and Germany has been aided by other circumstances than those hitherto enumerated. Russia's old enemy, England, suddenly become the friend of France, Russia's ally! England, the friend of France, also the ally of Japan, Russia's foe! Russian statesmen with food for reflection. In fact, it this rather odd combination.
This furnished sobered Russia,
For years a large part of the French press has been preaching about the "uselessness," the "folly," of the alliance with Russia. Out of their savings, the French people have loaned to Russia during the past ten years a matter of $1,800,000,000. Many Frenchmen think this is all the "advantage" their country has had from the political connection with Russia. These voices are constantly increasing in volume and number. Some of the weightiest publications in France, as, for instance, the "Revue des Deux Mondes," are saying outright that France can now do without Russia much better than Russia can do without France.
It seems that the days of the Dual Alliance are numbered, just as are those of the Triple Alliance, and this for similar reasons, namely,
because the political conditions which created the Dual Alliance no longer exist. Indeed, this seems to be true. The conditions which created both alliances having disappeared, they also must disappear. If an alliance between Italy and her late tyrannical oppressor, Austria - Austria, which sent Italy's best sons to the gallows or dungeon for several generations; Austria, whose name is still execrated in Milan and Venice seems unnatural, how much more unnatural appears the political union between the first daughter of the Revolution, the French nation of to-day, and the Russian autocracy, the representative of the hoary, bigoted Middle Ages!
Besides, both Triple and Dual Alliance were the outgrowth of purely Old World, of European, conditions, such as they existed before 1894, before the appearance in the arena of the two new World Powers, the United States and Japan. The advent of the two latter necessarily must lead to a regrouping of the Powers, and in the midst of the attempt to effect such a readjustment we are at present. Probably the end of the Russo-Japanese war will see the fruition of these labors. But even now it is easy to predict that Germany will be found on the side of Russia, definitely ranged there, not so much as a matter of choice as of political and economic expediency. There are many loyal sons of Germany who deplore this, many who would much rather see their native country pulling in the same harness with the more progressive and advanced nations. Close political friendship with Russia will mean for the German people political retrogression, though it may mean also greater material prosperity. And it may also mean the permanent estrangement of the two kindred races, the Teutonic and the Anglo-Saxon-a possibility almost as much to be deplored for the sake of one as the other. But it is hard to see what else Germany can do but contract a close political friendship with Russia - what else, that is, when her oldtime allies are failing her, and when the present political constellation seems to make it absolutely incumbent on her to offset England's hostility by an active alliance with the only other World Power available. WOLF VON SCHIERBRAND.
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THE inauguration is over. Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, is President of the United States, not by accident, but by virtue of the suffrages of the American people. He has entered the White House upon a wave of popularity unequalled since the days of Abraham Lincoln. His endearment to the people was strikingly manifested during the inaugural ceremonies, when it was plainly evident that the people came to see Theodore Roosevelt and not the President of the United States. The dominating individuality of the man was the magnet which attracted thousands. Never in recent years has an inauguration been so largely personal. With a remarkable following of the common people behind him, President Roosevelt stands upon the threshold of his new term. He is untrammelled by pledges, unhampered by ambition, and full of energy, determination, and courage.
It is quite likely that the inauguration of President Roosevelt is the last which will be conducted under local auspices. In the early history of our nation, the people of the District of Columbia honored the President on inauguration day in unpretentious fashion. They escorted him. to the Capitol, where they witnessed the solemn administration of the oath of office, and then they thronged the White House personally to tender their congratulations. As the country developed and travel was relieved of its former hardships, the inauguration grew into an event of national moment, and therefore more complex in its details. It became necessary for the citizens of the District of Columbia to perfect
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Water-main break forces school closures, evacuations
The busy Frankford intersection will be closed indefinitely for repairs after a 48-inch main ruptured yesterday morning.
A BUSY FRANKFORD intersection will be closed indefinitely as crews repair damage from a massive water-main break yesterday that forced dozens of schools to close.
The Philadelphia Water Department said it detected a break in a 48-inch cast-iron pipe about 8:50 a.m. at Frankford and Torresdale avenues. The break caused low water pressure in various sections of North Philadelphia and Fairmount.
A day-care center and six residents near the intersection were temporarily evacuated, officials said. The low pressure also forced the School District of Philadelphia to dismiss 37 schools at 11:30 a.m.
Water pressure was restored to the affected areas by 2:30 p.m., the Water Department said.
"The street will be out for a while," Mayor Nutter said at a news conference near the site. "There's a lot of work to be done. The main is 20 feet down in the ground."
Winter break for the city's public schools begins today, but yesterday's abrupt dismissal was a surprise for parents, many of whom had to scramble to pick up children.
Fairmount resident Gili Ronen, who works from home, picked up two of her children and a neighbor's child from Bache-Martin Elementary, at 22nd and Brown streets.
"It was actually OK for me. I would imagine for people who were at work it was an inconvenience," Ronen said as her children splashed in rain puddles outside their Fairmount school.
Water Department Commissioner Howard Neukrug said officials did not yet know what caused the rupture of the pipe - which dates back to 1907. He said that because of the pipe's depth, there were no issues with freezing and thawing.
"We'll look into it and see whether age is a factor," he said.
Crews will work to clean up the site, at which point claims adjusters and inspectors will survey the damage before repairs are ultimately made, Neukrug said.
A Fire Department official said that during its peak, the water was 3 to 5 feet deep near the ruptured main.


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What would you do if you were the only person left with a heart? The only person left who felt anything at all? Would you give in to the pressure to conform? Or would you protect your heart at all costs? Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and part Severance, this debut teen graphic novel is a vivid and haunting read for fans of Nimona and This One Summer.
Not that long ago, the Scientist discovered that all sadness, anxiety, and anger disappeared when you removed your heart. And that’s all it took. Soon enough, the hospital had lines out the door – even though the procedure numbed the good feelings, too.
Everyone did it. Everyone except high school student June. But now the pressure, loneliness, and heartache are mounting, and it’s becoming harder and harder to be the only one with a heart.
One day, June comes across an abandoned heart in a jar. The heart in the jar intrigues her, it baffles her, and it brings her hope. But the heart also brings her Max, a classmate with a secret of his own.
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Part speculative fiction and part cautionary tale, The Faint of Heart is a moving and ethereal debut that questions morality and the feelings that seem too big to contain.


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Say what you want about One World Trade Center (and much has already been said here on Archinect), but it sure is a heck of a construction project.From the laying of the symbolic cornerstone on July 4, 2004 to the recent opening of One World Observatory on May 29, 2015, it took the tower eleven...
Walking in New York can at times feel a little too smooth: the rationality of the grid and subtle grade changes conspire to hide the natural terrain beneath all that asphalt and concrete. That’s not the case in the Bronx, the city’s mainland toehold, where topography is at play like nowhere else in this archipelago metropolis. [...]
It was with this conspicuous role of the Bronx’s topography in mind that we approached Kris Graves, a New York-based photographer [...]. — urbanomnibus.net
The Frick Collection has yielded.
Facing a groundswell of opposition to a proposed renovation that would have eliminated a gated garden to make way for a six-story addition, the museum — long admired for its intimate scale — has decided to abandon those plans and start over from scratch. [...]
With the proposed renovation, designed by Davis Brody Bond, the Frick, on East 70th Street in Manhattan, had sought to increase its exhibition space [...]. — nytimes.com
The Frank Gehry-designed Winton Guest House will embark on another lengthy roadtrip, moving roughly 1,200 miles from its current location in Owatonna, Minnesota to its new home in New York's Hudson River Valley. The geometric house sold for $750,000 at the Wright auction house in Chicago on...
The interior of the Four Seasons restaurant, a vision of Modernist elegance with its French walnut paneling and white marble pool of bubbling water, should not be changed, New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission decided [...].
The decision was a setback to Aby J. Rosen, the owner of the Seagram Building, which is home to the restaurant. Mr. Rosen had proposed what he characterized as minor changes to the interior that was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson in 1958. — nytimes.com
Phyllis Lambert — part of the group of architects passionately opposing Rosen's revamp plans and personally interwoven with the history of the Seagram Building like no one else — penned this Op-Ed in the New York Times last week: Save New York's Four Seasons.
New York and London remain the world’s most global cities, as they are the only cities to rank in the top 10 of both the Global Cities Index and the Global Cities Outlook according to the A.T. Kearney Global Cities 2015 [...]. San Francisco leads the Global Cities Outlook due to its strength in innovation. Other cities ranking at the top of the Global Cities Outlook include London (#2), Boston (#3), New York (#4), and Zurich (#5). — atkearney.com
For lovers of city rankings:Melbourne named world’s most liveable city for fourth consecutive yearForbes Releases Baffling "Coolest Cities" ListFor skeptics: The Top 6 Reasons to Be Wary of City Rankings, Ranked
In the U.S., he isn’t getting asked to compete for new projects at all, he said, amid criticism of the rail project’s delays and costs. [...]
These overruns and years of delay have taken a toll on Mr. Calatrava’s reputation, with local press and some observers painting him as an architect prone to overruns—a point he believes is quite unfair.
“It has not been easy for me,” he said. After living in the city for 12 years and feeling pride in the city, “I have been treated like a dog.” — wsj.com
Previously:NYMag talks to Santiago Calatrava about his WTC Station, budget, reputationHow Cost of Train Station at World Trade Center Swelled to $4 BillionLegal Troubles Dog Famed Spanish Architect Santiago CalatravaPATH/Fail: The Story of the World’s Most Expensive Train Station
Still, when Mayor Bill de Blasio today unveiled his plan for New York’s troubled housing authority, NYCHA, dismantling these aging towers was not a piece of it. The plan calls for charging more for parking, redeploying staff to other agencies to save costs and leasing land within the housing complexes to private developers to save money. [...]
So why does New York City still have so many high-rise housing projects? — theatlantic.com
[...] shadows even turn light into another medium of inequality. Light becomes a resource that can be bought by the wealthy, eclipsed for the poor.
[...] multimillion-dollar apartments in the sky will darken parts of the park a mile away. Enjoyment of the park in the park – a notably free activity in a high-cost city – will be dimmed a little to give billionaires views of it from above. — theguardian.com
The Architectural League of New York announced a new set of winners for the 2015 Architectural League Prize, considered to be one of North America's most prestigious awards for young practitioners. North America-based Architects and designers out of school 10 years or less are invited every year...
Open data, and the interactive mapping and data visualization that can come of it, has become a de facto engagement and storytelling tool among contemporary journalists, social justice activists, and civic-minded technologists. But despite its allure, open data’s potential for fostering civic engagement and creating transparency and dialogue is plagued by issues of usability, access, and quality control. — urbanomnibus.net
The current race to the top of the skyline is the most impressive in New York City’s history, with ever-taller skyscrapers sprouting from the Financial District all the way to 57th Street. And YIMBY has now learned that 217 West 57th Street, aka the Nordstrom Tower, received a height boost between April and June of last year, pushing the tower’s pinnacle to 1,795 feet. That will make it the tallest building in New York City, the United States, and the Western Hemisphere. — newyorkyimby.com
Amanda Burden often said that, thanks to Bloomberg, "we are building and rezoning today once again like Moses on an unprecedented scale, but with Jane Jacobs in mind." That's oxymoronic. You can't do both. As for who's winning the future of New York, it's clearly the followers of Moses. The preservationists are the underdogs here. — nymag.com
When you have every neighborhood looking the same, you know the city is at a danger point. And why should anybody want to live here, why should anybody want to visit here? A metropolis like New York or London or Shanghai is built on a strong sense of individual neighborhoods, and we are destroying that. — GUERNICA
The sociologist Sharon Zukin on the role of the artist in gentrification, challenges to affordable housing, and the commodification of New York City’s loft lifestyle."I blame it all on New York magazine. In the late ’70s, early ’80s, New York, like other US cities, was just coming out of...
The six-story building was designed by Robert Maynicke and completed in 1899. It served as the offices of Germania Bank (and its future names) until it was sold in 1966 and became a private residence. In 2005, it was designated an individual landmark. Last year, it was purchased by Aby Rosen’s RFR Realty for $55 million. They plan to restore the building and convert it back to office space, with the ground floor for an as yet undetermined retail tenant. — New York Yimby
In collaboration with MdeAS Architects, Jørgen Cleemann of the preservation architecture firm Higgins Quasebarth & Partners received approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission for their restoration plans. They aim to rehabilitate the stained glass, wooden doors, and other features...
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Outbreak of Haff Disease caused by consumption of crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Chen, Yan, Yuan, Baojun, Xie, Guoxiang, Zhen, Shiqi, Zhou, Yijing, Shao, Bing, Zhang, Jing, Ji, Hua, Wu, Yongning
- Food control 2016 v.59 pp. 690-694
- Procambarus clarkii, blood, case-control studies, chemical analysis, cooked foods, crayfish, drugs, etiology, exposure duration, markets, monitoring, outbreak investigation, questionnaires, rhabdomyolysis, risk, toxins, urine, China
- Haff disease is a rare syndrome characterized by rhabdomyolysis following consumption of cooked fish or crustaceans. We present the investigation of an outbreak of Haff disease in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China incorporating both epidemiological and chemical analysis. Structured questionnaires were sent to 20 case-patients and 25 diners who ate with case-patients. Eleven samples of crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) from the local markets, blood and urine samples from two case-patients were collected and sent for chemical testing. The case-control study revealed that all cases and controls had eaten crayfish during the exposure period. Consuming more than 10 pieces of crayfish was related to increased disease risk (p < 0.001). Chemical analysis of crayfish, blood and urine samples did not show any possible toxins, drugs and hazardous elements. This 2010 Nanjing outbreak of Haff disease was attributed to the consumption of crayfish. Improved surveillance and understanding of etiology should help further our understanding of this disease and improve management of future disease outbreaks.

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Two police officers were approved to be hired and concerns about the upcoming Leary Lane water main project were raised during the latest Town of Newburgh workshop meeting.
Nicole Dolan and John Romano were hired by a unanimous vote from the board. They will move on to a background check before assuming their positions as part-time officers.
Discussion then moved to the construction of a water main on Leary Lane to address ongoing issues with PFOS and PFOA contamination in the drinking and sewage water in Newburgh’s residential areas.
Town engineer James Osborne presented the project’s design to the public and discussed the problems leading up to the proposed construction.
The project includes the construction of a lateral water main extension designed to filter out the water and will be located on the Route 17K right of way. The water main is expected to amount to 795 linear feet in total.
Problems have arisen with the current water main. The water main has a gravity sewer line that does not contain valves which regulate the water meter, which presents a violation of Town of Newburgh requirements.
Additionally, system leakage has become a growing problem affecting residents in the area.
To this end, Leary Lane resident Melinda Cortez was concerned the project would not commence before winter.
“It has been a hardship for two years now to buy water to wash clothes, shower,” she said “We love our home and we want to continue living there.”
Cortez is especially worried for her children, who have been faced with challenges of their own.
“I wouldn’t wish for this type of living, especially with children who are Type 1 diabetics,” she said. “Keeping everything clean for my children is a challenge.”
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We spent the entire month of April 2021 skiing in Alaska, traveling around, chasing snow and good times.
This was our 13th ski trip to Alaska (damn we’re getting old…).
Within 12-hours of landing in Anchorage, we were flying in a helicopter with Triple Point Expeditions skiing some of the highest quality powder we’ve ever laid into in Alaska.
After ripping off the cobwebs on that great powder day, we walked around Turnagain Pass looking for more powder.
From there we met up with our good buddy Owen Leeper and spent a week in a hotel room bogged down by rough weather in Valdez.
When the sun finally came out, we got in a few unforgettable runs with Pulseline Adventure Heli before things got hot towards the end of the month.
Getting to fly and ski and hang out in Valdez with Elyse Saugstad, Colby Stevenson, Owen Leeper, Bryan Fino, and Jeff Cricco was an honor.
Once the heat set in, we did some backcountry off Thompson Pass, Whittier, and Turnagain Sound and had a riot throwing flips all over Alyeska on closing weekend with Mark Morris.
The apres ski at Alyeska in the springtime is strong…
We can’t wait to head back to Alaska in April 2022 for season number 14!
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My final project for documentary photography class is complete.
My assignment was to document my perception of my home town based on a five-minute written brainstorming session we did in class. Here is an excerpt of what I wrote:
Carrollton has a small-town feel with a college scene- strong nightlife. Friends there vary from high school grads to PhD’s. It has beautiful countrysides. The square is the “place to be” for people of all ages. Strong cultural center.
Again, my assignment was to document these phrases in pictures.
I couldn’t do it. I tried, but I couldn’t do it.
I couldn’t do it because that’s not really my perception of Carrollton. That’s the picture I wanted to draw for strangers in this class because the whole story is mixed with pain. My perceptions of this dear town are much more complex than those short phrases. What I wrote in class is true, but it’s only half of the story.
I’ve had to revise my written statement because there’s so much more to Carrollton than being a conservative, fairly religious cultural center of West Georgia. I know it because I’ve lived around it for the better part of 20 years. All my life, I’ve had my foot in two different worlds of this town.
Growing up, I lived in what has become probably one of the lowest-income neighborhoods in this county. And yet, because of my Dad’s job and my parents’ love of the arts, I got to experience and be influenced by the arts community of Carrollton in a way that was probably completely foreign to many of our neighbors. But still, these neighbors were my friends and I knew nothing different because I’d lived in that neighborhood my whole life. We moved when I was 16, when the neighborhood became a fairly dangerous place: there was a murder just a few houses down the street.
I moved away from Carrollton, my parents moved to another city as well, and I experienced life elsewhere for 10 years.
When Jared and I chose to move back to the Carrollton area, I insisted on living in the exact polar opposite neighborhood from the one in which I’d grown up. Where we live now we have 24-hour security guards, a country club, three lakes…the amenities go on and on. I think subconsciously I thought anywhere else in Carrollton was just too dangerous. The murder years before made that big an impression on me. My boys and I live a really sheltered life right now and I know it. What’s more, I like it that way.
I worked in social services for a while when we moved back. Though to my knowledge my family never relied on public assistance until I myself had to go on disability, I related to the people I served because of my experience growing up in my childhood neighborhood. I experienced the fact that such an incredibly large percentage of citizens in this county are struggling in ways I’ve never had to, yet my compassion for them made me empathize in a way that was not healthy for me. That’s why I didn’t last in the job. I got angry at the system that was designed to help the people of this community because that same system helps perpetuate the cycle of poverty.
So, I couldn’t paint a pretty picture of Carrollton the way I thought I could. I got some good shots of some town landmarks, but my pictures are much more personal than I anticipated.
It’s funny, I bare my soul on this blog in words just about every day. Yet, when it comes to documenting my thoughts in pictures, I feel incredibly vulnerable.
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My Seed Stitch Mittens are done!
The seed stitch is gloriously squishy, and the yarn is so soft I almost wish it were colder here so that I could get a bit of use out of them before Spring officially sets in. I’ll just have to be that weirdo who sports mittens around town just as the tulips come up. Oh well.
And, of course, this means I have swatched for another project: Balmy by Alicia Plummer, also known as Two Little Plums. The yarn is Malabrigo Arroyo in the Archangel colorway, and I’m proud to say that this project will be yet another stash-down, which is why I’m allowing myself to cast it on, despite my overwhelming number of WIPs. More discussion to follow in the next podcast (hoping to record tonight after work!)

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Meteorologist Jeff Smith reports that the city could see up to an inch of snow before it switches to rain.
One to three inches of snow is expected to hit the northern and western sides of the city, causing a potentially messy work commute Monday morning. ABC reports the Catskills are expected to accumulate as much as three to five inches.
The National Weather Service expanded its winter weather advisory to New Jersey. The expanded advisory will include Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties in addition to the western part of Passaic County.
At 2:30 p.m., a weather alert for Erie Country was sent out warning drivers that road conditions will deteriorate early in the evening. According to WGRZ, a steady light snow will continue to fall throughout the evening across western New York, the Genesee Valley, and the western Finger Lakes.
Certain roads in parts of New Jersey, such as Boonton, were said to be icy and packed with snow on Sunday evening. According to ABC 7, the RoadCam7 truck ran into a few problems when trying to come down a hill; the truck was eventually rescued by the fire department.
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Archive for the 'Cameras' Category
Back in 2008 I wrote that DSLRs were starting to include video features and that these new cameras were set to be hugely popular with the movie-making crowd. Well, it turns out I was right. Indie film makers everywhere are making amazing films with DSLRs, and the professionals are starting to take notice. For example, the upcoming season finale of the Fox show House was shot entirely with a Canon 5DmkII. Yep, that’s right, a major television network used a DSLR camera to film one of their top shows. Pretty incredible considering video on digital cameras started off as more of a “gee-whiz” toy feature than a serious tool.
Last year I was watching this trend develop and watching my old gear collect dust, so I sold most everything and waited for the prices on the new generation of “hybrid” DSLRs to come down. In March I had waited long enough and finally got my brand new toy, a Panasonic DMC-GH1. While Canon’s 7D and T2i were appealing options and are very popular with film makers, I settled on the GH1 because its video is as just as good as any of the Canons, but it also has some very user-friendly features that the Canons are lacking, such as a tilt/swivel LCD and a viewfinder that works while recording videos. It also comes with a video-optimized lens that has silent autofocus and a stepless aperture, which can be very important features when trying to shoot video in the real world rather than on a set.
So far I’m really enjoying the camera. It’s so nice to be able to seamlessly switch between taking photos and shooting video, and I love the flexibility of the camera. The Micro Four Thirds mount means that it can use just about any lens ever made via an inexpensive lens mount adapter. My parents were nice enough to give me some old Canon FD lenses they had sitting in the closet, so I’ve been playing with those and getting some nice results.
The movie below was shot early one March morning in my backyard using the FD lenses as well as the kit lens. The shallow depth of field and fine detail rendered by these lenses makes for some darn nice video. I’m currently working on editing footage from my recent trip to Costa Rica, so stay tuned!No comments
Recently the stars aligned and my cell phone contract expired just as Apple unleashed its latest and greatest, the iPhone 3GS. The bump in features and memory was enough to finally push me over the edge and into iPhone ownership. One of the things that differentiates this model from the previous 3G is the new 3 megapixel camera with video recording capability. Maximum photo resolution is 2048 x 1536, while maximum video resolution is 640 x 480 (VGA). This thing is no HD camcorder or DSLR, but for a cell phone these aren’t bad specs.
It got me thinking… Given the best conditions, can a cell phone video camera and some basic editing with iMovie ’09 make a decent video? I took a stroll along the San Diego harbor this afternoon to find out. I’ll let you be the judge, but I’m pleased with the results.
The only hitch I ran into throughout this process was that I imported the videos via iPhoto, but for whatever reason iMovie didn’t list the movies in the “iPhoto Movies” area of the event library, so I had to reimport the clips. This seems like a weird hiccup for Apple, as media integration is usually their forte.
Overall the iPhone makes a great camera and camcorder when the lighting is good and you’ve left your fancy equipment at home. The hardest part was keeping the video stable, but fortunately iMovie ’09 includes an post-processing stabilization feature that actually worked quite well.
I’ve also put together a gallery of photos I took with the phone. Honestly would you guess these were taken with a cell phone if nobody told you? I’m quite impressed.
Well, I did it. I bought myself an early Christmas present: the Panasonic DMC-LX3 I’d been drooling over.
It is an interesting camera; when it comes to the specs everyone knows and loves, it doesn’t stand out. Its megapixel count is “only” 10.0, and the zoom is just 2.5x. Novices will shrug their shoulders and move on. In order to appreciate the camera, you have to know what an aperture number means (f/2.0 to f/2.8 anyone?) and have a feel for what a 24mm lens will do for you.
First impressions are very good. It feels nice in the hand, with a smooth metal case and a hefty piece of glass up front. The camera body is only about 1 inch thick, but the retracted lens adds close to another inch. The screen is very large and bright, and the controls seem decent, although the Menu button seems to function different from my brain, as I keep pressing it at the wrong times.
I bought this camera to fill a gap between my DSLR (Olympus E-500) and my little waterproof point-and-shoot (Olympus 770SW). Both cameras are are good in their respective elements, but neither excels at social occasions. The DSLR is too large to cart around to many events and can make people uncomfortable when you point it at them. The 770SW takes nice photos outside during the day, but is quite poor at night or indoors, when many gatherings take place.
So enter the DMC-LX3. With its fast, stabilized lens and small size, it seems to fill the gap nicely.
I played around in the house last night snapping pictures of every little thing I spotted and was quite impressed with the initial images. In macro mode at wide angle it can focus on things that are practically touching the lens, which is fun but dangerous! Below are some samples. Click here for a couple more.1 comment
I’ve been in a bit of a creative rut the last few months, but I feel that I’m finally starting to come back around with a renewed interest in my favorite creative hobby, photography. To get my mind back on track (and to help convince myself I’m not such a miserable failure), I thought it would be fun to look back on my first 90 days of being serious about taking pictures. On December 26th, 2001 I received a Canon PowerShot G2 for Christmas. This was my first good camera, and I had wanted it for quite a while. I really enjoyed using it and took some really fun pictures those first 90 days.
(Note: The photos have been “remastered” for your viewing pleasure.)No comments
A while back I asked the question, “Can a camcorder beat a camera at its own game?” Apparently Nikon and Canon feel that I should have asked the opposite question, as they have just bust open a collective can of whoop-ass on the camcorder world with two new Digital SLR cameras.
Nikon landed the first punch with the new D90 DSLR, which can shoot 720P (1280×720) HD video at 24 frames per second. The camera can also take 12.3 megapixel stills and has fun features such as Live View and ultrasonic sensor cleaning. The D90 is available now and costs around $1,050 for the body only.
Canon hopes to land the knockout blow with its soon to be released Canon EOS 5D Mark II, which will bring a jaw-dropping 21.1 megapixel full-frame sensor to the game. The camera will be the first DSLR capable of recording “full HD” 1080P (1920×1080) video. The EOS 5D Mark II will be considerably more expensive than the D90 with a body-only MSRP of $2,699. It hits the markets in November.
So how do these showoff DSLRs compare to their camcorder cousins? Amazingly well, if the clips I’ve found on Vimeo are any indication. Take a look at beer through the lens of the D90.
And here we have some various footage from the heavyweight 5D Mark II:
These two cameras are game-changers. Their still image performance is exceptional as always, but now they allow photographers to shoot professional-quality video. The cameras may seem expensive, but camcorders with interchangeable lenses cost megabucks. The ability to shoot video through the wonderful glass from Canon, Nikon, and others is dream come true for many videographers. The cameras will open up the world of video to the hugely popular prosumer photography market, making cinematography more appealing for photographers with thousands already invested in lenses and other camera gear.
Obviously these cameras are still a bit too pricey for anyone but professionals and loaded amateurs, but the features from flagship models always trickle down to more affordable underlings over time. With the kind of flexibility offered by these cameras, you’d have to make a pretty good case for investing in a top of the line camcorder right now. Sure, the cameras do have downsides. The D90 uses the less than optimal Motion JPEG format for video. (The 5D Mark II records H.264 MOV files.) Also, HD camcorders feature built-in optical image stabilization, whereas the cameras will have to do stabilization on a lens-by-lens basis. Stabilization is very important when shooting HD video, as minor shakes are very obvious in the final product. It’s unclear how well lenses designed for photography will perform for video, and how the cameras will deal with video accessories like microphones and video lights.
Let me assure you, generous reader, that I am more than willing to conduct a full test of both cameras for you. Just send me your donation and/or evaluation units and I’ll get right on it!1 comment
As you know by now, I recently got a Sony HDR-SR11 camcorder. This model proudly proclaims in big bold letters “10.2 MEGAPIXELS Still Image Recording”. Sounds amazing, doesn’t it? A camcorder with more megapixels than most digital cameras! So can a camcorder really beat a digital camera at its own game? Let’s find out.
The Megapixel Game
Digital camera manufacturers would have us believe that the more megapixels a camera has the better photos it will take. Even today’s dinky point and shoot digital cameras post megapixel numbers that would embarrass DSLRs from a few years ago. But I guarantee that the old DSLR will take a better photo than that new-fangled point-and-shoot camera. Optics, sensor size, and onboard processing are all a lot more important to overall image quality than megapixel count. Sure, more megapixels means bigger prints, but who among us ever makes sheets of wallpaper from our vacation photos?
Sony felt that they had to join in on this game with the HDR-SR11, and in order to insure an astounding megapixel number they actually cheat! You see, as I mentioned in my first impressions review, the camcorder has a 5.66 megapixel sensor. So how does a 5.66 MP sensor produce a 10.2 MP image? Simple, the same way you’d create a larger image in Photoshop: interpolation. The camera uses onboard processing to automatically stretch the image. Cheesy, no?
What to Compare?
Despite the fact that Sony are big-time cheaters, let’s go ahead and compare the images from the HDR-SR11 to a digital camera. I don’t think a DSLR would be a fair comparison; the still-photo feature of the camcorder is more akin to a typical point-and-shooter in terms of features. Luckily, I happen to have a decent point-and-shooter handy. It’s the Olympus Stylus 770SW, which is a 7.1 megapixel ruggedized digital camera. It takes great pictures despite its small size and robust nature, and since the HDR-SR11 doesn’t really have 10.2 megapixels it seems like a fair comparison. I took a bunch of photos simultaneously with both cameras in full auto mode. To aid in comparison, I’ve resized the images from the 770SW so they are the same resolution as those from the HDR-SR11. You’ll see some difference in zoom due to the fact that the 770SW has a wider angle lens. Okay, enough tech talk, on to the photos…


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Monday Morning Musings:
“Forever – is composed of Nows –“
“If forever doesn’t exist,” she said, “we’ll invent it ourselves.”
― Nikki Erlick, The Measure
At the tipping point, gold tips green
and russet leaves waltz to wind’s acoustic strings,
they touch the ground, then let it go
and drift into tomorrow.
We follow—or we don’t—
almost living like those leaves,
though deaf to the language of trees,
the whispers far underground–
as geese honk and hawks circle,
we dare to look up
find infinity in a sky of dazzling blue,
and in each memory, confound time.
My mom’s dear cousin, Sali, died yesterday. They were like sisters, so this hits hard, not only because I loved Sali, but also because of her connection to my mom.
And because, it’s what I do, I always seem to find connections and synchronicity in my life. Autumn seems a particularly apt time for reflection, and it has truly come.
After a few beautiful days, when I had some amazing bird watching moments–a pair of hawks and a pair of eagles together one day, and group of vultures the next– October arrived with wind and rain. It’s been raining off and on since Friday night, with heavy rain yesterday. It looks like it may continue until Tuesday or Wednesday. I’m thankful, however, that we only have these remnants of the hurricane that devastated Cuba and parts of Florida.
On Saturday night, we did a virtual wine tasting hosted by Tria in Philadelphia. We picked up our boxes of wine and cheese in the afternoon. The event was a fundraiser for reproductive rights.
Merril’s Movie, Book, TV Club:
A Trip to Infinity: Am I recommending a math documentary? Yes, I am. It’s because, to me, it’s a film of philosophy, possibility, and ideas. It is so well-done, and the experts—mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists–are so engaging as they discuss infinity. I would watch this one again. On Netflix.
I read The Measure, a novel by Nikki Erlich. One day every adult in the world, no matter where they are, receives a box. Inside each box is a string. Some have short strings, and some have long strings—this is the measure of how long they will live. Despite its premise and the prospect of how it could bring out the worst in humans, the novel is ultimately a novel about love and connection.
We are watching the Korean series, Extraordinary Attorney Woo. It had been on my Netflix list for a while. (You will not be surprised that I have a huge list.) Blogger friend Dale convinced me to start watching it, and I’m glad I took her advice. You can’t really tell how delightful this show is from the trailer, but it makes me happy to watch it and to root for Woo.
**I don’t mean to bombard anyone with posts, but I am writing poems for an October Folklore challenge, and today I’ll be back because I’m hosting Quadrille Monday on dVerse. (I guess I better get that poem written!)**


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|Date of Issuance||Title||Headnotes|
|01/12/1990||Authority of Education Department Administrative Law Judges in Conducting Hearings||
Administrative law judges within the Department of Education, being employees of the Department, do not have authority to conduct administrative hearings in a manner contrary to the Department’s rules, to invalidate such rules, or to interpret such rules in a manner contrary to the Secretary’s interpretation.
|01/25/1990||Executive Branch Encouragement of Contributions to a Nicaraguan Opposition Party||
No provision of United States law precludes the President or members of his Administration from encouraging private parties to contribute funds to the National Opposition Union, a Nicaraguan political party, for use in the scheduled Nicaraguan elections.
|02/05/1990||The Effect of an Appropriations Rider on the Authority of the Justice Department to File a Supreme Court Amicus Brief||
A rider in the 1990 appropriations legislation for the Justice Department, the Federal Communications Commission, and other agencies that provides that no funds appropriated by that legislation may be used to repeal, modify, or reexamine certain FCC policies does not forbid the Justice Department from filing a Supreme Court amicus brief in a case in which those policies are at issue.
|02/14/1990||Authority of the Federal Financing Bank to Provide Loans to the Resolution Trust Corporation||
The Resolution Trust Corporation is a “federal agency” within the meaning of the Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973, and the RTC is authorized to issue financial obligations under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. Accordingly, under the FFB Act the Federal Financing Bank is authorized to provide loans to the RTC.
|02/15/1990||Congressional Request for Appointment Calendars of a Former GSA Official||
Under General Services Administration records retention regulations, the appointment calendars of current and former GSA officials are personal records and personal property, rather than official records and government property. Accordingly, under the facts presented, the GSA should return a former GSA official’s calendars to him. The former official, not the GSA, is responsible for responding to a congressional committee’s request for the calendars.
|02/16/1990||Issues Raised by Foreign Relations Authorization Bill||
Provision in foreign relations authorization bill conditioning an authorization for appropriations on the requirement that an entity controlled by the legislative branch be included at Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe negotiations would unconstitutionally infringe on the President’s exclusive authority to conduct negotiations on behalf of the United States abroad and unconstitutionally deprive the President of his constitutionally mandated control over the disclosure of the content of negotiations.
The unconstitutional condition may be severed from the remainder of the provision authorizing appropriations and the rest of the bill.
At least in the context of legislation that infringes on the separation of powers, the President has the constitutional authority to refuse to enforce a statutory provision that he believes is unconstitutional. Because this unconstitutional requirement is severable, the President may enforce the remainder of the provision, while refusing to enforce the unconstitutional portion.
|03/13/1990||Presidential Authority to Extend Deadline for Submission of an Emergency Board Report Under the Railway Labor Act||
The President may require an Emergency Board under the Railway Labor Act to submit its report before the statutory deadline, but he may not extend that thirty-day deadline unless the parties involved have entered into a side agreement extending the status quo period during which they refrain from self-help.
There is substantial doubt as to whether a court would conclude that such a side agreement between the parties not to resort to self-help is equitably enforceable under the Norris-LaGuardia Act.
The President does not have the authority to impose a second status quo period by convening a second Emergency Board or reconvening the original Board.
|03/27/1990||Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act to Editorial Board of Department of Justice Journal||
An outside advisory or editorial board for a new Department of Justice publication would be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act if it deliberated as a body in order to formulate recommendations, but would not be subject to FACA if each individual member reviewed submissions to the journal and gave his or her own opinion about publication.
|03/29/1990||Authority to Use Funds from Fiscal Year 1990 Appropriation to Cover Shortfall from Prior Award Year’s Pell Grant Program||
The Pell Grant Program’s lump sum appropriation for fiscal year 1990 may be used to pay the deficiencies in the program’s funding for the 1989–90 award year.
|04/13/1990||Application of Conflict of Interest Rules to Members of Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee||
Neither the law nor the Department of Health and Human Services’ Standards of Conduct constrain a member of the Advisory Council on Social Security from lobbying the Department on behalf of private clients with respect to policy issues that are being addressed by the Council. Whether to retain the prudential restrictions barring such lobbying that have been imposed by the Department’s ethics official is a discretionary issue for the Secretary.


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So, I should probably have more to say. Or I feel that I should have more to say. But the main thing I can think of is a revelation I had regarding mapping the world where my stories take place.
I’ve done various maps over the years. There’s a certain continent that’s pretty solid, in terms of its geography and coastline. But the rest…it’s been a migrating, inconclusive tableau for a few years. Just when I think “I’ve got it!”, I’ll make another one that, yep, “That’s right,” and so on.
The thing that I finally realized was that all this time I’ve been trying to draw a world map. Or half a world map. Like one half of my writing world’s globe. And…that’s way more than what my stories encompasses. So figuring out that my map only needs to cover a quarter of the globe helped a lot.
Of course, I know of other countries and islands and kingdoms and what have you that don’t feature on the main map. But those places are elsewhere on the globe and I don’t feel a need to place them in relation to the rest because 1. they’re far away and I don’t know everything that exists in-between, and 2. they’re not as involved in the network of history and culture that exists among the main places.
(There are exceptions to this, but the handful of places off the map that I know of, while important for different plots and characters and locational history, are only integrated in very specific instants, rather than spread out through 20K+ years my story world has been around.)
As always to anyone reading this: Best wishes and writing!
I’ve realized why my writing often lacks a “spark”. Most of the writing sources I follow or consume (and how my mind interprets them) indicate that fantasy — culture, customs, history — are just copies of this world. And copies are just reflections. More to the point, it’s hard to believe a copy-world is real on its own terms. Which makes it hard, I’d wager, for others to believe in fantasy world that doesn’t feel real, that is only a copy.
On one hand, I want to create real imagined fantasy, advice and convention tell me I have to copy. But if that’s all I have to do, why would I write at all? (If I wanted to do historical fantasy, that would be great, but I think I lean more toward imaginary fantasy. That is, fantasy that isn’t heavily historical.)
Once I started trying to “get serious” about writing a lot of the spontaneous imagination dropped out. While research is necessity for good writing, if the initial groundwork is just trying to copy the exact replica that is (or might be) the inspiration for a fantasy culture, will that seem real?
For me, a lot of rooted worldbuilding comes from percolating off nature and creating myth (the moon is a dragon’s eye, four bats created the world). Or if not nature, than fairy tales. And if not fairy tales, than just…ideas? (flurma birds that roost on the tips of crystal trees where fluff grows, whose plumage turns blue before they migrate)
The trouble is figuring out what this-world culture I’m inspired by and taking conscientious actions. Often with humans, I do know, but that’s in a copy-&-paste way, rather than deep roots. (Other than one or two fantasy human cultures.)


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WASH DUB, Wharfe
The wash dub was a pool in which sheep were bathed in order to scrub parasites out of the wool. It was a communal activity that lasted until the mid-20th C when chemical dips became commonplace. In this case, the wash dub was formed by temporarily damming Austwick Beck where it is crossed by White Stone Lane via a couple of clapper bridges near the hamlet of Wharfe. It can be seen as part of an easy circular walk from Austwick.


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I woke up this morning and rushed to the window...we were supposed to receive a lot of snow overnight and an unwelcome storm. I was disappointed to see the whole farm covered and it continuing to come down....I was planning to start the first day of my apprenticeship with potter Joy Bridy in WV. After a talk with Joy over the phone we confirmed it would be best to reschedule. The roads in her town would most likely not be plowed until the next day, and even though 100 lbs of clay in the back of my trunk helped to weigh down my little Kia enough to get me through my driveway, it most likely wouldn't be the smartest decision to make the hour drive to WV. I was anticipating the day with her, but with some encouragement and time I realized "what a great moment to finish my studio set up and make some pots!"
I immediately got to work bringing shelving in, boards, reclaiming my clay, and sat at the potters wheel with a big smile. I could hear the wind gusts as it carried large fluffy snowflakes passed the windows surrounding me in the studio. It isn't the warmest room in the house, but that view is worth it!
With the company of my pottery pitbull Chance, I got to work. The clay was cold, but the warm water in my bucket kept my hands toasty and my heart happy. A quick glance at my computer showed me I had a message from Joy talking about how weather like this makes her think about the feet of her pots. Recording the day and the event on the bottom of her pots. It brought back a memory of my aunt's collection of antique redware by Lester Breininger, who would write messages about the day and the scene that surrounded him while he made the pots. Moments such as "bumble bees are buzzing" or "picked raspberries today."
Not only was today a big snow day but it was also the first day I experienced my studio....the start of a new beginning and a new influence to my work. Funny how a change of plans may begin as a disappointment and quickly become a blessing.