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Didn't We Just Play These Guys? Cubs vs. Reds Preview, Friday 5/7, 6:10 CT
By Al Yellon@bleedcubbieblue Updated May 7, 2010, 4:00pm CDT
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More about Starlin Castro, who will become the 10th Cub to wear uniform #13, from today's press release:
At 20 years and 44 days old today, Castro will become the youngest Cub to make his major league debut since Oscar Gamble on August 27, 1969 at the age of 19 years, 250 days. In addition, Castro will be the youngest to make his debut with the Cubs as a shortstop, surpassing Marty Shay at 20 years, 144 days on September 16, 1916. Since 1920, only 18 players have made their major league debut as a Cub at a younger age than Castro.
Thanks to the wacky way major league teams are scheduled now, the Cubs are playing the Reds for the second time in Cincinnati in less than a month. That makes six games vs. the Reds before they play the Cardinals once -- and the Cubs will face the Pirates for the second time (next weekend at Wrigley) before they play the Cardinals at the end of May.
For those who think this season is toast, let me tell you the story of a recent major league team. This team had just come off a pretty successful run where it had made the playoffs two out of the previous three seasons, and started off the following year with a decent, but not great, record, and after 27 games stood two games out of first place.
And then they started losing. Three in a row, followed by one win. Then four losses in a row, followed by another single victory, then three more losses, one win, then four more losses.
If you've lost count, that's a 3-14 stretch. During this stretch, this team lost five games in which they gave up nine or more runs and got outscored 118-52. At the end of this horrific run, this team was 19-25, ten games out of first place.
So where did this team finish? They lost 100 games, right? Finished 40 games out of first?
Obviously not, or I wouldn't be telling you the story. This is the story of the 2002 Oakland Athletics, who won 103 games and the AL West. This kind of thing happens all the time. Just ask the 2003 Marlins, or 2005 Astros, or 2006 Twins, or 2007 Rockies -- all good teams that got off to shaky, bad starts, but recovered to make the playoffs, and three of those teams went to the World Series.
The Cubs aren't as good as the 2002 A's. But neither are they as bad as they've looked the last three games. This team can turn it around.
Tonight would be a good time to start.
Today's Starting Pitchers
Cubs vs.
Homer Bailey
2-0 W-L 0-1
2.90 ERA 6.04
21 SO 27
6 BB 13
4 HR 4
vs. Cin -- vs. Cubs
2010 - Carlos Silva 2-0 5 5 0 0 0 0 31.0 25 12 10 4 6 21 2.90 1.00
2010 - Homer Bailey 0-1 5 5 0 0 0 0 28.1 37 20 19 4 13 27 6.04 1.76
Tonight features a pitching rematch of the game in Cincinnati on April 9; Silva threw extremely well in his first Cub start, but the Cubs lost in one of several early-season bullpen meltdowns. Bailey gave up seven hits and a pair of walks. The April 9 game is Silva's only career start vs. the Reds; Bailey is 1-1, 5.63 in three career starts against the Cubs. The Cubs, in fact, will face the same three starters in this series that they faced in April: Bailey, Aaron Harang and Mike Leake.
Today's game is on CSN Chicago and on FSN Ohio. Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.
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Baseball-reference.com game preview
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Please visit our SB Nation Reds site Red Reporter.
Tonight's first pitch thread will be up at 6 pm CDT, and the overflows will post at 7, 8 and 8:45 pm CDT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.


For any yogi who practices to end dukkha always makes effort to stop kilesas arising. Therefore, should reflect on the 4-requisites. Without it, paticcasamupāda process continues. With no kilesas come in, then Nibbāna element can appear quicker. In wearing clothing with contemplation no kilesa arises. For beautifying is kilesa. Doing with good intention is no fault. Not good intention it is. Whatever we are doing must do it with nyan (knowledge). Without it always tanhā arises. Therefore, always use satipatthāna. Conducting with mindfulness can stop tanhā arising. Even they come in can destroy them. Never let go of sati. Whatever you are doing reflect as dukkha or these are dukkha. If you have sati and including with viriya, they can't separate. Therefore, I have taught you to be mindful, put effort and contemplate with wisdom. It can be say satipatthāna or the 4-right efforts (sammappadhānā). Why the Buddha sometimes taught as satipatthāna and sometimes as sammappadhānā? However, he said both of them are together. Sati and viriya can't see impermanence. Contemplative wisdom can see it. Therefore, wisdom is the main, and sati & viriya are supportive factors. Only wisdom can penetrate ignorance. All these points were taught in the Suttanipata by the Buddha.
Paññā is the most important factors of the three, because without paññā , sati can also micca-sati and viriya also micca-viriya (wrong mindfulness and effort), but paññā doesn't have micca-paññā can be mundane (lokiya) or surpermundane (lokuttara) wisdom respectively. Whatever arising if you can't contemplate impermanence, then one of the factors is lacking.


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By Aimee Andres | November 17, 2017
From our friends at National Waterways Conference.
Hearing for ASACW Nominee
Earlier this week, the Senate Armed Services Committee advanced the nomination of R.D. James to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. James, who has been a member of the Mississippi River Commission since 1981, is a strong advocate for the Army Corps of Engineers program. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is expected to hold a hearing on December 6th. While a courtesy, James' nomination is not expected to move to the floor until after that hearing. We enthusiastically support the nomination and look forward to working with Mr. James upon his confirmation.
The Administration has also appointed Ryan Fisher as the new Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (CW). Fisher comes from the Corps' Pittsburgh District, and before that served as the legislative director for Vice President Mike Pence when he was a congressman from Indiana.
Appropriations Update
The current continuing resolution (CR) funding the federal government is scheduled to expire on December 8th. However, senior appropriators from both chambers have indicated they need additional time to nail down the fiscal year 18 funding levels and expect a short-term extension, with the goal of finalizing an omnibus package before the Christmas recess. However, with the Republican priority making significant progress on tax legislation, and that debate getting more contentious, it would not be out of the question that a longer-term CR might be necessary. We will keep you apprised of developments.
WRDA in 2018?
As previously reported, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a roundtable discussion in Miami on October 27th to kick off discussions for a water resources bill in 2018. NWC President Amy Larson was invited to participate. The overriding themes of the discussion were a need for additional funding for water resources projects; less regulation and streamlining the project delivery process, including providing non-federal sponsors a greater voice in that process; and the need for additional input in the development of implementation guidance for WRRDA 14 and WRDA 16.
NWC's Legislative Policy Committee will be working to develop priorities for inclusion in a WRDA 18. Please let us know of particular issues you'd like to see addressed.
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Zanu PF officials are reportedly selling party regalia from last year's elections to flea markets in neighbouring Mozambique," NewZimbabwe has established.
The regalia was distributed to ruling party supporters during campaigning for last year's disputed elections.
But with the elections over, the material appears to have lost its appeal, resulting in some supporters selling it off across the border where there is a high demand for wrapping cloth.
This came out during the trial of a Mozambican national who was caught trying to smuggle over 130 Zanu PF inscribed java wrapping cloths.
Dinis Jose, 36, of Pambanisa Manica, Mozambique pleaded guilty when he appeared before magistrate Tendai Mahwe recently.
He was facing charges of possessing property reasonably suspected of being stolen.
The magistrate, however, pardoned Jose and ordered his deportation back to Mozambique.
Prosecutors told the court that sometime in December Jose was nabbed by law enforcement agents while trying to cross into Mozambique carrying a sack full of Zanu PF campaigning material.
The suspect reportedly failed to explain how he came into possession of the material leading to his arrest.
Asked why he was possession of such material, Jose said "Your Worship I bought these cloths at the Sakubva second hand flea market and I intended to sell them Mozambique to raise income for my family".


Normally in sports when I think of Alexander the Great, I have to admit that I think of Alex Ovechkin. This time around, though, it's for Alexandre Bilodeau of Canada. Bilodeau is the first Canadian to win a gold medal on Canadian soil and though I'm very pro USA (being born and raised here) for the Olympics, I'm thrilled that he was able to accomplish this goal and to please everyone in Canada. When I heard NBC mentioning that Canada had never won a gold medal in a home Olympics before (having hosted two previous Olympic Games), I was stunned.
The excitement on everyone's faces as Bilodeau won the gold medal for Men's Moguls was amazing to watch and must have been great to experience in person. I'm so happy for everyone who was able to attend that event (and the medal ceremony I just got to watch, since prime time is delayed 3 hours on the west coast). Everyone they showed in the audience for the medal ceremony looked very proud to be singing their national anthem at a medal ceremony at home. I'm sure like many great moments in sports history many people who weren't there will say they were present, but those who really got to experience those moments in person will surely never forget them.
Congratulations to the Canadian Alexandre the Great! He managed to take the lead and win the first gold medal for Canada at home. This surely takes some of the pressure off of the other Canadian Olympians, though I'm sure the men's ice hockey team still feels a great deal of pressure to win gold.
As a side note, I'm no happier with the skating rules that allow someone who falls to win a medal (which happened in Torino) than I was when it happened in Torino. Ice skating and gymnastics just are not the same since they messed with the scoring.


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Is Hostess Going Out of Business?
By H. Joseph Acosta, Esq. on November 20, 2012 • ( 1 )
Weighed down by debt, management turmoil, rising labor costs and the changing tastes of America, Hostess decided on November 16th that it could no longer restructure its obligations through a chapter 11 bankruptcy and, instead, must sell its assets and go out of business.
This is not the sequence of events that the maker of Twinkies envisioned when it filed for bankruptcy in January 2012. After all, this was Hostess' second chapter 11 filing in less than a decade, so it already had ample experience with the chapter 11 process. The Company, who said that it was saddled with costs related to its unionized workforce, had hoped to emerge with stronger financials after restructuring its labor costs.
Prior to bankruptcy, Hostess had been contributing $100 million a year in pension costs for workers. After filing, the Company offered workers a new contract that would have reduced the pension costs to $25 million a year, in addition to wage cuts and a 17 percent reduction in health benefits. But, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, Hostess' second largest union, rejected this proposal and elected to go on strike on November 9th. This was the final blow to Hostess, which had already been operating on razor-thin margins.
But there is recent hope that a deal with the union can be struck. After Hostess made its announcement on Friday, the bankruptcy judge intervened in the process. Judge Robert Drain said at a hearing this Monday that the parties haven't gone through the critical step of mediation. The Judge then asked the lawyer for the bakery union, which represents about 30 percent of Hostess' workers , to ask their clients if the union would agree to participate in mediation. The Judge noted that the bakery union went on strike even though it never filed a formal objection to the new contract offer with the Court. According to the Judge, "[m]any people, myself included, have serious questions as to the logic behind this strike."
Hostess and the bakery union ultimately agreed to mediation, which is supposed to commence immediately. The CEO of Hostess, Gregory Rayburn, warned, however, that the two parties will have to agree to contract terms within a short period of time, because it is costing the Company $1 million a day in overhead to wind down its operations. Even if a contract agreement is reached, it is not clear if all 33 Hostess plants will continue to be utilized by the Company.
Nonetheless, to the fans of Ho Ho's and Ding Dongs, there should be little fear that these brands will go away. Even if the mediation is not successful and Hostess is forced out of business, its popular brands will likely be bought and continued by a willing purchaser. Indeed, the Company says several potential buyers have expressed interest in these brands. Although Hostess' sales have been declining in recent years, the Company still generates approximately $2.5 billion in sales per year. Twinkies alone brought in $68 million so far this year.
If Hostess must sell its assets, it will proceed according to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, which requires the bankruptcy court to approve the sale. Before any sale can be agreed to, Hostess is likely to ask Judge Drain to set up procedures to conduct a competitive auction for its assets, so that the Company can review several bids before selecting the highest and best offer.
Judge Suggests Mediation to Save Hostess (blogs.wsj.com)
Twinkies spared for now as Hostess, union agree to mediation (cbc.ca)
Judge asks Hostess to mediate with union (kfwbam.com)
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Paul Nash at St Pancras
Post date 7th August 2019
Paul Nash – St Pancras, London, 1932
Paul Nash lived in Flat 176, Queen Alexandra Mansions between 1914 and 1936. It belonged to Margaret Odeh before then, he married her and moved in. I would guess he moved out in 1936 because his view of St Pancras Hotel was gone due to the construction of St Pancras Town Hall, later known as Camden Town Hall on Euston Road, designed by A. J. Thomas. In the photographs below you can see Margret and Paul's view disappearing with the scaffolding and construction.
The Nash's lived on the 5th floor and this is the view from their window looking out. It is level with the top of the council offices.
And below is the site as it looks today but would have also looked in 1936 when complete.
Andrew Cusack – St Pancras and Camden Town Hall, 2017
Below are the happier times for the Nash's when they had a view and Paul was able to paint from his window various flower paintings using the same jug.
Paul Nash – St Pancras Lilies, 1927
I show below the process of buildings that faced the midlands hotel. First is Titford and Co – Funeral Furniture, Coffin Makers and undertakers – 131 Judd Street.
St Pancras Railway Station, April 1899
Here you see the buildings and gardens gone and the plot of land with signage that Nash would translate in his Nortern Adventure Picture.
St Pancras, London, 1925
Rather like Eric Ravilious at this time, Paul Nash became inspired by the Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico. He translated the signage of construction seen above by the fence into the image below.
Paul Nash, Northern Adventure, 1929.
The painting below is more in Nash style, less abstract but it uses most of the hotel's arched doors and windows, a favourite motif of de Chirico. The billboards have signage on them so I suppose this is the later image. The name 'Nostalgic Landscape' likely noting the view, now lost.
Paul Nash – Nostalgic Landscape, St. Pancras Station, 1929
The image below Dead Spring is said to be a reaction against the artist's father dying.
February 1929 Nash's father died. Margaret Nash told Bertram that 'nothing in their whole married life so profoundly affected her husband as his father's death' †
I don't know I know if I buy into that idea that the painting conveys this. I think it is likely a protest putting the building site and his newly found style to good use. It is also said that the plant is dead, but the plant isn't dead as it is in flower. I think it's the landscape that is now dead, not the plant. The geometrical tools and rulers, the type a builder would use, and the features that make me think the outside is the dead world, while poking fun at the technique of de Chirico. They appear in the photo at the bottom of this post.
Paul Nash – Dead Spring, 1929
Helen Muspratt – Paul Nash, 1932
† Paul Nash, paintings and watercolours, p23, 1975
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Bawden – Station to Station
Edward Bawden – Cover illustration for The Twentieth Century, August, 1956
Edward Bawden was bought up in Braintree and after studying at the R.C.A. he moved to Great Bardfield. The nearest station was in Braintree and the terminus for the line was Liverpool Street Station, so as a student at the Royal College of Art or as a teacher there, he would have experienced the station countless times. While being interviewed for the BBC Monitor program Bawden is quoted below:
I don't think I would have thought of Liverpool Street as a subject, as I am so familiar with it. Almost seems to me an extension of my own house. I think the ceiling is absolutely magnificent, it is one of the wonders of London. †
Bawden would use Liverpool Street Station in many various ways over his life, the first time is this etching done soon after he left the Royal College of Art.
Etchings for artists at this time were used like a romantic ideal of a photograph, very detailed and accurate, but edited. Few artists would use the medium like Bawden did at the time, a handful of exceptions of Christopher Nevinson and William Roberts exist. Bawden however didn't edition many of the etchings and most of them were left to be forgotten and later reprinted in 1973. The value of Edward Bawden's etchings is something that should be reviewed as a legacy to the medium.
Another amusing print is Mr. Edward Bawden's engraving "Liverpool Street", which is really humorous, not in subject, but in pattern. ‡
Edward Bawden – Liverpool Station, Etching, 1927-29
Below is a drawing used in the Sundour Diary and Notebook, a diary illustrated by Bawden in 1953 with scenes from all over Britain, a simple pen and ink drawing it captures the gothic windows and iron roof top that give the station a cathedral quality.
Edward Bawden – Liverpool Street Station, Drawing, 1953
Bawden, again working in pen and ink, illustrated the cover of the Twentieth Century magazine. He would work for the magazine for three years making covers most of the months with topical themes. This illustration looks like the rush on trains to start the holidays, at the front a father with a child on his shoulders, while carrying two suitcases and followed by a dog. In front of him a luggage trolley collides with a lady.
Bawden was commissioned to make two limited edition prints, one of Liverpool Street Station and one of Kings College, Cambridge, but nothing would come of that. It looks like Bawden trialled making the print in various ways, a lithograph and a linocut. The lithograph below looks almost like a pen doodle with the rooftop being a cobweb and the structure being lost in the detail. The figures on the the picture look like humans made of wire, it's all very abstract for Bawden.
Edward Bawden – Liverpool Street Station, Artist's Proof Lithograph, 1960
Edward Bawden – Liverpool Street Station, Linocut, 1960
Above is the final print by Bawden after he settled on a linocut. Below is a study for the linocut as a drawing and with the perspectives bending away to the left. The main structure to the right looking like the final work. The final linocut being flatter and showing off the gothic windows.
Below is a detail from the final print and a look at the repetitive detail and skill in the ironwork, rooftop and train carriages. It also shows off the over-printed steam to the right and the cut out steam to the left. And below that is another detail from the print showing the centre of the print having colour and light.
Edward Bawden – Liverpool Street Station, Linocut (Detail), 1960
Even thought Bawden didn't complete a print of Kings College, Cambridge, he did in the same year make a print of Braintree Station and this may have covered the commission. From one station to another, these are the main bench ends of Bawden's world.
Edward Bawden – Braintree Station, Linocut, 1961
† BBC – Monitor, 10 November 1963
‡ Apollo Magazine – 1928, p171
Tags Edward Bawden, great bardfield, Great Bardifeld Artists, Liverpoool Street Station, London
Ruskin House / Rebound
I bought this book the other day, it is Amelia by Henry Fielding from 1906, published by George Bell and Sons, later rebound by 'Everybody's Rebound', run by the publishers Everybody's Books. On the cover is this:
– This is a rebound copy of a book worth reading published by a well-known publisher.
– We are rebinding books such as this in order that as many books as possible may do their job twice and so help the vital "Save Paper" Campaign.
– If you have any books of any kind, and in any condition, that you can spare send or bring them to us and we will make you the highest cash offer.
I can only guess the Save Paper Campaign was from the Second World War. Everybody's Books were based at 156 Charing Cross Road and 4 Denmark Street. It was a cunning idea to take old books and re-brand them as their own. As one thing leads to another… The building of the publishers has a curious history.
The Rolling Stones recorded at Regent Sound Studio based at 4 Denmark Street.
156 Charing Cross Road has now been demolished but stood close to Centre Point in London. The building was taken by George Allen. In 1890 Allen opened a London publishing house at 8 Bell Yard, Chancery Lane; and in 1894 he moved to a larger place at 156 Charing Cross Road. There he took to general publishing, though Ruskin's works remained the major part of his business. He died in 1907 but the publishing house Allen and Unwin lives on. While there George Allen named the building Ruskin House.
Some time in 1909 George Allen moved from the building. The offices of the building were then occupied by the Woman's Press from 5 May 1910 until October 1912. Established in 1907, the Woman's Press has been described as "..an all-encompassing, self-funding propaganda division" of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). The premises at Charing Cross Road constituted a shop at ground floor level, and offices of the Woman's Press above. The shop stocked a range of campaign-themed goods such as ribbons and rosettes, as well as other items like tea and soap which featured their motto 'Votes for Women'. The upstairs offices housed the WSPU's wholesale and retail operations, however the editorial division remained based at the union's Clements Inn headquarters. Despite its name, the printing was largely undertaken by St Clements Press near Clements Inn.
It is likely that after the WSPU came Everybody's Books in the late 30s.
The Woman's Press, Ruskin House, 156 Charing Cross, London.
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Saving Covent Garden
Covent Garden Market in London has a varied history that came to a head in the 1960s. Traffic to and from the market for buyers and traders was bothersome enough with narrow horse carts but with larger cars and lorries it was a nightmare.
In 1961 the Covent Garden Market Bill was passed, there was some deliberation on what would happen to the historic buildings of Covent Garden after that. Redevelopment plans arose, and for ten years these plans were fiercely fought by the Covent Garden community, arguing in favour of preserving the area for its historical value and cultural meaning.
The Elephant being the GLC for Greater London Council, trampling on the area.
Their victory in this battle preserved Covent Garden's old market buildings and they were reopened as a major tourist and shopping destination in 1980. The market had to be moved in its entirety across the river to Nine Elms in 1974 but the original buildings were preserved. Below are the responses to the closure and artistic propaganda by David Gentleman to show the beauty of the area.
By the end of the 1960s, traffic congestion had reached such a level that the use of the square as a modern wholesale distribution market was becoming untenable, and significant redevelopment was planned. Following a public outcry, buildings around the square were protected in 1973, preventing redevelopment. The following year the market moved to a new site in south-west London. The square languished until its central building re-opened as a shopping centre in 1980.
Goodbye Covent Garden was a photobook published in 1975 by Oxford Illustrated Press. It featured photographs of the workers and people around Covent Garden taken by Ena Bodin in the last two years of the market. Other than the cars and beautiful signage in the photographs you can see some of the mens fashions and even in some cases – platform shoes.
Above the picture shows the original Market building in use and below you can see the beautiful lithographs by David Gentleman.
David Gentleman – Foreign Fruit Market, 1972
David Gentleman – Southern Section of Piazza (James Butler), 1972
David Gentleman – East Terrace, 1972
David Gentleman – Ellen Keeley's Shop, 1972
The main premises of barrow-making firm of Ellen Keeley est. in Ireland in 1830. The Keeley family came to England at the time of the potato famine and lived in Nottingham Court. James Keeley invented and produced the costermonger's barrow, like a shop on wheels and also developed the donkey barrow, once a familiar sight in London. In 1891 he was living at No.12 Nottingham Court and the elderly costermonger Ellen was living alone at No.8. In the 1960s the firm branched out into hiring their vehicles to the film industry (Keeley Hire in Hoddesdon).
Ellen Keeley's Shop, 33 Neals Street, 2017.
David Gentleman – Warehouses between Shelton St and Earlham St, 1972
David Gentleman – Piazza Looking South Past St Paul's, 1972
David Gentleman – Warehouse in Mercer St, 1972
David Gentleman – The Flower Market, Covent Garden, 1972
The photography in this post is more of a defeat than a triumph, it is the documenting the end of something. The works of David Gentleman however placed along-side these photos show that Gentleman's lithographs were able to inspire a vision of the area, making the dishevelled and shabby, romantic. Much like an Eric Ravilious painting. In making the lithographs I believe that Gentleman helped to present a case for the areas protection amongst the artists and lovers of conservation at the time when a spotlight was being put on the East End and Spitalfields.
Tags covent garden, David Gentleman, lithography, London, Photography
Lion Hunting in London
I own the book 'Lion Hunting in London' by Frank J. Manheim, 1975. A photographic survey of Lions in London, amazingly it hasn't been reprinted when you think it would be perfect for tourists.
The Book Cover
Apsley Gate at Hyde Park Corner
Guarding a grave in Abney Park cemetery
Detail of Westminster & County Insurance Office, Regent Street
Westminster & County Insurance Office, Regent Street
British Museum Lion
Lion Gate, Hampton Court
Lion Door Knockers in Belgravia
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London Dockland.
Post date 9th March 2017
This is a piece from Lilliput Magazine, 1946. I loved the photos and the history that goes with them. The photographs are by Bill Brandt.
Below Tower Bridge: St Pauls Seen From Bermondsey.
As ships steam up the Thames towards Kings Reach, Tower Bridge looms up ahead of them.Off Shadwell, a mile below, they signal Cherry Garden Pier at Southwark; Cherry Garden telephones to the bridge master, and the great bascules rise to admit them to the heart of London. Above, the traffic waits, but only for ninety seconds: the bridge begins to close before the ships stern is clear. Tower Bridge was built in 1894 at a cost of one and a half million pounds. Beyond the bridge is the dome of St Pauls.
As I Was A-Walking Down Nightingale Lane…
Nightingale Lane would send any rustic bird flying in terror for its life. A brutally uncompromising dockyard street, it wanders grimly between the Customs walls of St. Katharines and London Docks down to Wapplng High Street. But in the 17th century it was a simple country lane. It is recorded that Charles I hunted a stag from Wanstead and that the hill was made in a garden in this lane, to the detriment of the herbs in the garden. The name is actually derived from the knights whom Edgar I allowed to form a guild here it was first called Cnihten, and then Knighten, Guild.
Wareshouses Along The South Bank.
Londons merchant princes may dress in black striped trousers and call themselves limited companies,but the goods they import are more rich and strange than any ever seen in Baghdad. Behind the walls of these drab warehouses lie spices and precious metals; tusks of ivory, furs, and casks of wine. The very grimness of the port is attractive to the visitor. If William Dunbar could return from the 15th century; he might well write again:
"Of merchants full of substance and of might, London, thou art the flower of cities all."
Shad Thames.
Along the river from St. Saviours Back to Tower Bridge winds a street which, with its bewildering mass of gantries and cranes, and its highly compressed activity, is typical of much of the Thames-side London which has been building up slowly from the time of Drake. Before our great Elizabethan sailors opened the ocean highways, there was a mere trickle of foreign shipping in the Thamesa trickle that was to swell to the greatest flood of shipping in the world. Shad is another name for herring, and as Shad Thames is a continuation of Pickle Herring Street, the name is perhaps not so,obscure as it first appears.
Hermitage Stairs, Wapping.
It is no longer thought that the Romans built the first river wall, but it was already old when it collapsed in 1324 and the river streamed through to flood 100,000 acres of the land now occupied by the London and the St. Katharines docks. After the breach had been repaired people were encouraged to return to Wapping wall and settle, so that there might be someone with a personal interest in keeping the wall in repair. It was around this time that the hermitage is thought to have existed which gave Hermitage Lane its name. Waterman call the river here not the Thames, but the London river.
Horselydown New Stairs, Bermondsey.
The palace, the monastery, and the Abbey that were in their turn the pride of Bermondsey are to-day not even memories. Just below the bridge on the Bermondsey side of the river, Horselydown Lane runs down to the water overground where formerly the houses of great nobles and prelates stood. Here also were the parish archery butts, set up in the reign of Henry VIII. The warehouses lining the dark alleys are not very old, but they have stood long enough to seem immutable, and to provide a dark challenge to town planners.
Charles Browns, Limehouse.
Many of the old East End pubs have a rich historical background, real or synthetic,of piracy, smuggling, and general villainy. Charley Browns is the most famous of the old seafaring taverns, and still the first port of call for most sightseers in the East End. Sailors front all over the world used to bring their trophies to Charley, until the King of Limehouse, as he came to be called, had filled his pub with curios. When Charley died in 1932 ten thousand mourners followed his coffin: The pub is still a sailors, as well as a tourists,house.
Wapping The Wharves.
Today Wapping is less exciting, and much more respectable, than it ever was in the past, when Ratcliffe Highway was the home of the land-shark and the downfall of the sailor. The Carron Wharf, on the right, belongs to a company which in the 18th century invented the carronade, a piece of ordnance which their ships mounted by Government licence. To prevent being mistaken for privateers these ships also carried the likeness of a cannon ball on their masts. This is the view across the river from St. Saviour's Dock.
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I just received a PM from Waterdog that Willie passed away this morning.
Wille was a man that was truly larger than life, your influence will be forever remembered.
We've lost one of the truly great ones, he will sorely be missed.
A legend that will live forever. One of the truely great ones.
I will think of him often. A true Northwest legend and beyond. My thoughts go out to his family.
As he told Mark Freeman..."Somebody had to be Willie, it may as well have been me."
Sorry to hear that. Saw the Hogs and Dawgs giveaway boat (that Willie donated) this morning and wondered how he was doing.
RIP Willie, but raise a little heII while you are there! The first fish is yours this year.
The passing of a true Northwest legend.
Great guy, BIG LOSS. What a character bigger than life guy.
What a loss. If you see my Gramps Willie take him fishing you will both have a blast.
RIP Willie, your legacy will never be forgotten.
Willie Fish God Speed. Your family is in my prayers and your memories in my heart. You built me my first boat as a guide and bought me my first drink at the Ship Ashore after a day fishing the Smith during the Derby.
You were always a special breed. A Northwest icon on the waterways.
I think if you own a Willie Boat, and I do.. It would be good idea to go outside and pour a beer on it. I think he might like that. I own alot of stuff and its the favorite thing I own. Its taken me more places with more people for more good times than any single thing I have.
Godspeed old friend. See you on the other side.
Smack,smack in the fish box they go.
God Speed, Willie. Your legacy lives on in all the fishing lives you've touched so deeply, mine included.
Not to worry. By now he's probably running a drift boat down the River of Life, fishing for golden trout.
Catcher of fish. Fisher of men.
Rest In Peace Willie.....thanks for everything.
just yesterday i had to go to medford and as i drove past his shop i caught myself thinking " i wonder how he is doing".
Good dogs are born...........Great dogs are made!
Playing jokes on me, again!
I mispelled his name... so not only did I have to edit the first post, but every single one of them after that, since the title got copied again and again! Then, on top of that, you have to click TWICE to edit the title! Argh.
Somehow, I bet he got a real kick out of that one. Huh, Willie?
He makes me smile, even today. Smile, and growl a little, too.
Willie, peace be with you.
I know you know you will be missed!
No Matter and I will tipping back the shot glasses for him tonight. Both of us own his boats.
The timeless, rhythmic slap of oars on water, the happy gurgling glug of the river as it dances beneath and around a slowly moving hull, capricious yet controlled; the boat slicing the current like a blunt knife in hot oil only to have the river seal itself again as if the boat had never been. The early morning chant of river birds and the quiet conversations, muffled by fog, mist or rain, of anglers rigging rods in the false-dawn glow of another early morning. Lord, I love a driftboat.
Watching each day, and being an integral part of, the season's change from winter's cold and wet to summer's heat and back again. Watching as the leaves turn first green then russet then drop silently to carpet the river bank or float silently downstream to who knows where. Playing my necessary and timeless role in the subtle shift from season to season, salmon to steelhead to trout, as the calendar notches up yet another year on the river. Yet another year in the life of an angler. Lord, I love a driftboat.
Shivering and nearly hypothermic, huddled quaking inside my aluminum cocoon in a drenching December rain or scorched, almost parboiled, by a sweltering August sun. Fighting a thirty-knot wind so cold water freezes in the rod's guides and they must be thawed by hand before the next cast. Bailing yet another two inches of rain out of the boat as one more shower, brief but biblically determined, passes overhead. The sheer joy of a perfect, postcard picture day in June whether the fish are biting or not. Lord, I love a driftboat.
Cradled in the rower's seat, as if cupped by a friendly familiar hand, the oars merely an extension of my arms, my will, myself. Knowing, without thinking, which run to take; which line through a treacherous stretch of water will bring me safely to its end. The concrete thump of an unseen rock smashing loudly, alarmingly, suddenly against the hull reminding me that next time I might want to think about the run before drifting it. Lord, I love a driftboat.
Knowing that today's conversations with a new and unknown crew are simply an extension of yesterday's and a harbinger of tomorrow's; that jokes told by one angler are echoed by another on some far and distant river in a language I'll never learn. Watching as my passengers, whether novice or pro, hunch their backs and quiver, like anxious bird dogs on point, waiting for a rod to kiss the river; proof-positive that yet another fish has taken the bait. Lord, I love a driftboat.
Realizing each morning that I still get just as excited when a fish hits as I did the first time a salmon or a steelhead ever graced my line. Relearning each and every day that while it is a gift each time I hook a brooding, brightly chromed fish, helping someone else do it is a blessing, a benediction, a prayer to the cosmos answered in brilliant flashes of silver, dusky pink and mottled blue/black. Lord, I love a driftboat.
This is from the STS web site.
A great man, big heart, a legend, and an influence on all our lives. RIP Willie and tight lines.
That's nice, Roguesteelheader. I love a driftboat... I can relate.
Wille, RIP. You will be missed. We are all better that you were here.
RIP Willie, Thanks for building so many memories.
RIP Willie, may this trip be with out snags.
You are the legend and spots fishing thanks you!
Thank you for everything Willie. A true legend.
And like I told you. I won't tell everybody about our adventure at Good Time Charlies. Just those that would appreciate the story.
Fighting over the fish will only serve to divert us from our common goal.
See you on the other side Willie, RIP.
I learned in earlier posts on his condition and news articles that he was planning and paying for his own wake. Does anyone know if he made it? Boy, I sure hope so.
RIP Willie, thanks for everything.
Here is my last photo of Willie on the Rogue last April one of the last times he was on the Rogue he was with Jim Bittle and Bill Urie rolling shot with fly rods for Steelhead.
He made it and a good time was had by all!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks RogueSteelheader. I'm glad he made the party.
Thank you Willie! Your boats inspired me to become the rower I am today. Godspeed to you, and best wishes to your family.


ACC For IFR clnc outside FSS hrs ctc Tml 250-339-8115 before take-off.
WX METAR 14-05Z‡ O/T LWIS TAF 16-05Z‡, issue times: 16, 19, 01Z (DT 15, 19, 01Z).
PRICES 100LL public: 1.985; JETA: 1.524; current as of 2018-05-12.
TWY No vehicle ctl on all twys. Twy C pavement width 34', max wt 44,000 lbs. Twy D is unlit.
APRON Prkg plan in effect. Fees after 6 hrs, ctc opr. Itinerant prkg aprons I & II. See sketch. No run-ups on North side of Apron II (in front of FSS building).
LIGHTING 12-AN(TE HI) P2 3°, 30-AO(TE HI) P2 3° Avbl 1330-0530Z‡ O/T ARCAL-122.0 type K.
PRO Rgt hand circuits Rwy 12 (CAR 602.96) Reduced Visibility Operations Plan (RVOP) Rwy 12/30 & Twy A ops to vis less than ½sm and greater than or equal to ¼sm. One in, one out. Day use only. Twy B & C are not avbl to access rwy for use during reduced vis ops. All acft must use Twy A to access the rwy.
CAUTION Deer in vic of rwy. Parachuting to 12,500 ASL on A/D. Model acft rwy & activity aprx 1.5NM NE thld Rwy 12.


Sandy: Also known as "Light soils", Sandy soils have a gritty texture due to the size of the particles making them up. This makes it fairly easy to identify by simply rubbing the soil between thumb and forefinger and checking for that gritty particulate texture, although a finer sandy soil will hold together to a point, they are usually quite dry and will not stick together. Sandy soils are good for the fact they rarely get waterlogged, a particularly desirable trait at the moment. Their large particles allow leave gaps in the structure of soil that allows water to flow through easily. The downside is that this means they dry out a lot faster in Summer and require a lot more watering than other soils, they also lack a lot of the basic nutrient content of other soils as they are washed away with the constant flow of water, leaving them often quite acidic. This last point can be helped by the addition of some organic matter, compost or manure that will help boost the natural nutrient content and help the soil retain some moisture.
Clay: The "heavy soil" counterpart to sandy soils, clay soil is effectively everything sandy soil isn't. The particles of a clay soil are very small and hold together very easily, giving clay it's dense, sticky characteristics. Clay soil is easy to identify by taking some of the soil in hand and rolling it between your hands; if you can roll it out into a sausage shape then it is clay. Clay soil does have its problems often with waterlogging and the ease by which it can become compacted. Its close structure means it retains water very easily and can become cloddy and muddy with only small amount of rainfall, on the other hand in summer it can often bake hard to the point of cracking which can cause further problems. That said, that retention of water also means it retains all the nutrients that would otherwise have been washed out, making clay soil very fertile. Although sometimes unwieldy, clay soil can be made easier to handle by the addition of organic matter such as compost which will help break the densely bonded soil up into crumbs, giving it a little bit more drainage and allowing plants easier access to the treasure trove of nutrients held in the soil.
Silt: Silty soil is a rarity in gardens for the same reason that it exists in the first place. Silt is soil washed down in rivers and streams often making up riverbeds. This natural form of filtration makes silty soil very fine and very fertile, allowing it all the nutritional value of clay soil without the dense and sticky effect. However, without that density and with a history of being washed along by water, silt based soil is very susceptible to being washed away by even the slightest downpour, making it a tricky and elusive soil to work with. Silty soil is quite distinctive and can be identified by the fine, soft nature of the soil. It has very small particles so is not gritty but neither should it clump together like clay, rubbing it between your fingers should feel quite powdery and even slippery. Silt is a good and rewarding soil to work with if you can hang onto it, something that can be helped by the adding organic matter to give it a little extra weight against being washed away. Plants that like to keep their feet wet tend to thrive in these soil conditions such as the yellow flag iris.
Loam: The best of all worlds, Loam soils are a mixture of clay and sand that have the benefits of both. Tricky to identify since loam shares the traits of both clay and sand to a degree, the best way to be sure is to try out the methods for identifying sandy or clay soil and see if it falls somewhere in the middle. The trick is, sandy soil is very grainy and quite dry, clay, even well drained clay, is quite damp and very dense and sticky; if your sandy soil seems to be sticking together more than you would have expected, or your clay soil is a touch more crumbly than you would have imagined then chances are what you have is loam. By its very nature loam can be light or heavy depending where on the scale of sandy to clay it lays but the good news is that, whichever it is, it is a far better growing medium than the sum of its parts. With a loam soil you have the fertility of clay and the easy drainage of sand, it is easy to work, you can plant most plants in it happily and you won't have to worry about it washing away the next time you water the roses. With the addition of a little organic matter you will have struck gardeners' gold.
Chalk: Now this is the curve ball of the group. Although having chalk soil is by no means a disaster it is a decidedly tricky thing to work with. Often it may appear to be sandy soil or even have a little clay in it but if while digging you come across a lot of soft white stone (more of a giveaway if said stone is chalk, though it could also be limestone) then that is a good sign of chalky soil. The gold standard test for chalky soil is actually to take a pinch of the soil and drop it into a little pot of vinegar. This is because chalk soil is rich in free calcium carbonate which, if dropped into vinegar, will begin to froth and bubble as the acid in the vinegar reacts with it. It is this free calcium carbonate that makes chalk soil incredibly alkaline, and therefore useless for any plant that requires an acidic environment. This is not as bad as it sounds if you steer clear of ericaceous plants such as heathers and rhododendrons that need an acidic soil, and instead focus on plants that thrive in an alkaline environment such as lavender, rudbeckia and delphiniums.
If you do this then, certainly in this country, you can usually treat a chalky soil as you would a sandy one, since they are often free draining and dry. The number one tip for chalk soil gardeners though is under no circumstances try to "fix" your soil by adding acidic topsoil or some other agent to try and alter its Ph; in chalk rich areas there will be literally millions of years worth of calcium carbonate in the ground and it isn't going anywhere soon. Keep to the alkaline loving plants and as ever add a little organic matter to help things along and a chalky soil can be just as rewarding as its mellower relatives.


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Archive for the 'Cosmic Craziness' Category
321: The "Closest Comets To Pass By Earth In Recorded History" Swing By On Monday
They're green. Great color considering they'll be swinging by right around the Spring Equinox …
By Traci Watson, USA Today – "An emerald-green comet will brush the Earth Monday, followed one day later by a kissing cousin that will swerve closer to the planet than any other comet in nearly 250 years.
The first and bigger of the two comets will be visible Monday to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere, as long as city lights are far away. Stargazers in the United States will probably need only binoculars to see the bigger comet in late March. Scientists, however, are bringing out the big guns. The Hubble Space Telescope, the powerful ground-based Gemini telescopes and others will be trained on the celestial visitors, which will provide an extraordinary close-up of objects usually glimpsed only at a distance.
'This is one for the record books,' says Michael Kelley of the University of Maryland, who's never heard of two comets approaching close to Earth a day apart. 'It's a fantastic opportunity for professionals to learn more about comets, and if you have a chance to try to find them … it's a fantastic chance to see part of history as it happens.'
The first member of the pair, known as comet 252P/LINEAR, is a bright green color from the carbon gas it's puffing out, says the University of Maryland's Matthew Knight. 252P will slide past Earth at a distance of roughly 3 million miles. That's well beyond the moon but near enough to put 252P in the top 10 of closest-approaching comets.
252P wasn't expected to get terribly bright, but it has been 'surpassing all expectations,' says amateur comet-hunter Michael Mattiazzo of Australia. It may even be visible to the unaided eye in southern hemisphere suburbs where light pollution is low.
Astronomers discovered the trailing member of the pair, P/2016 BA14, a few months ago. It was shrugged off as yet another asteroid, or space rock. Then astronomers peering through a telescope saw it had a tail – and was therefore a comet. That means BA14 and its larger companion 'are among the closest comets to pass by Earth in recorded history,' says Knight …" Read more.
3-In-1: Supermoon, Solar Eclipse And "Staggeringly Close" Asteroid To All Happen On March 8th
It's a celestial trinity. Been awhile since I posted something in the Cosmic Craziness category, but this cosmic event is making some people crazy …
By Jon Austin, The Daily Express – "CONSPIRACY theorists are stocking up on food supplies amid fears the world could end in just FOUR days when a total eclipse of the sun, super full moon and staggeringly close asteroid pass of earth are set to happen within 24 hours.
On March 8 asteroid TX 68, a 30-metre long lump of space rock, is due to whistle past Earth as close as 19,000 miles away.
But doom mongers are not convinced it will miss us amid fears we won't be able to see it because it will be obscured by the sun.
The looming event has sent online doomsday predictors into a frenzy, particularly as NASA admits it is uncertain of the orbital path and has given estimates as close as 19,000 miles away to as far as 11 million miles.
The US space agency has also changed the DAY of the pass with the initial date being given as TOMORROW, March 5.
Now NASA says it will be on Tuesday, March 8.
The uncertainty over the pass coupled with the fact some online doom mongers were predicting an asteroid would smash into earth in March 2016 several months ago, has fuelled the latest fears.
Some self-styled internet prophets released videos several months ago warning an asteroid, or even a mythological rogue planet called Nibiru or Planet X, would strike Earth in March 2016, and could spell the end of the word.
Express.co.uk found several YouTube videos released six months or more ago, before there was any widespread talk of asteroid TX68's cosmic close shave.
It must be noted though, that videos also appear to exist for a number of other months and appear to be update when one date comes and goes without incident.
But if all this was not enough to pedal a doomsday prophecy, the conspiracists have been given more on a plate.
March 8 will also see a total solar eclipse in some parts of the globe, and a massive super full moon – the first of 2016." Read more.
Muslim Outreach: NASA Censors "Jesus" From Christian Employee Club Emails
"NASA lawyers didn't want innocent observers to come to the erroneous conclusion that the space agency endorses Christianity." Of course not. Because it would rather endorse Islam. If "Muslim Outreach" is now one of NASA's Obama-sanctioned covert goals and the reason why they've chosen to censor the name of Jesus, then the National Aeronautics and Space Administration might want to change its name. After all, the "NASA" acronym is far too similar to the Arabic word used to describe all us cursed infidels who worship Him: NASARA! …
Qur'an Sura 9:30, "… the Christians [an NASAra] say, 'The Messiah is the son of [God].' That is their statement from their mouths … May Allah destroy them …"
Flashback: The Buzz Aldrin Moon Communion NASA Didn't Want To Broadcast
Flashback: NASA Chief Says Agency's Goal From Obama Includes Now Muslim Outreach
By Jonah Bennett, The Daily Caller – "A legal group focused on religious liberty just threatened National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with a lawsuit in response to the government agency's censorship of the word 'Jesus' from emails.
In a letter sent Monday, the Liberty Institute stated that NASA lawyers pressured a group of employees at the Johnson Space Center to remove the word 'Jesus' from a club announcement. This demand took place in May and June of 2015.
These employees had formed a private group within the agency called the JSC Praise and Worship Club, an entity separate from the agency. As part of the group, employees meet together during lunch to pray, and no one is prevented from taking part in the group's activities.
In an announcement email, one of the employees had used the word 'Jesus.' A few days after the email went out, NASA lawyers clamped down and said the use of the word was absolutely unacceptable and would not accept the group's offer to issue any kind of disclaimer to downplay its use.
The reason it was unacceptable? NASA lawyers didn't want innocent observers to come to the erroneous conclusion that the space agency endorses Christianity…" Read more.
Categories: Anything Else, Cosmic Craziness, Radical Islam
Lying Wonders: ISIS "Astronomer" Urges NASA To Rename Pluto To "The Moon Of Mohammed" After Finding Arabic Message On Its Surface
Muslim "astronomers" finding "Allah LOVES Mohammed" miraculously written on the surface of Pluto? I'm gonna also classify this one under "Cosmic Craziness." After all, the crescent moon of Islam is a fitting symbol for such ideological lunacy …
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, "The coming of the [lawless one] is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved."
"Allah Loves Mohammed"? Think Again!
By Jasper Hamill, Mirror – "ISIS supporters have said Pluto should be renamed 'The Moon of Mohammed' after claiming to have seen an Arabic message written on its surface.
On a website extremists commonly use to post propaganda, religious instruction, training manuals and videos of sickening acts of violence, one Islamist called upon NASA to change the name of the dwarf planet.
In a post seen by more than 5,000 people, a supporter of the so-called Islamic State said the famous 'heart' on the surface of Pluto was actually a message written in the style of the 'I heart New York' t-shirts.
The unnamed writer said two Arabic words could be spotted on either side of the heart.
'When we look carefully at this photo of Pluto, we will notice an Arabic sentence which means Allah loves Mohammed,' the ISIS propagandist claimed.
'Since the heart is so big, that means 'so much love or 'God loves Mohammed so much'.
'These were made by God almighty on the surface of Pluto.'
The Islamic State astronomer also claimed to have seen the Arabic word for Mohammed in NASA close-up photographs showing the surface of Pluto and Charon, one of its moons.
He said the moon Hydra was the same shape as Mohammed's name – and questioned why the American space agency didn't release more detailed pictures." Read more.
Flashback: Signs, Lying Wonders, Unrighteous Deceptions …
Man Finds The Name Of 'Allah' On Rotten Potato Chip
Muslim Boy In UK Finds The Name Of 'Allah' On Chocolate Cookie
Islamic Scholars: Reading The Qur'an Can Cure Incurable Diseases
It's A Miracle: Allah's Name Appears On Beef At Nigerian University
Saudi 'Science' Discovers Cancer Cure In Camel Urine 'Nano-Particles'
Death-Loving Jihadists Post 'Miracle' Photos Of 'Smiling Martyrs' On Internet
'Angel Gabriel' Miraculously Visits Pro-Muslim Brotherhood Supporters In Cairo
Nigeria: Yet Another Baby Born Holding A Copy Of The Qur'an Hailed A Miracle
'A Mark Which Resembled Allah' Miraculously Appears On Muslim's Forehead
'Miracle': Jihadist Says He Saw Allah Send Angels 'To Aid The Believers In Battle'
Baby Boy Born In Nigeria 'Clutching A Copy Of The Holy Quran' Hailed A 'Miracle' By Imams And Islamic Scholars
Categories: Cosmic Craziness, Radical Islam
Biggest Solar Eclipse Since 1999 To Disrupt Power Supplies, Block Out Up To 95% Of Sunlight In Parts Of Europe
Shabbat HaChodesh, the Sabbath before the month of Passover, will begin at sundown on March 20th, the same day as this solar eclipse. In Jewish lore, there is a spiritual significance to a solar eclipse. According to Issue 247 of "Ask the Rabbi" in August 1999:
At the time when the sun is eclipsed, it is an unfavorable period for the world. A parable: This can be compared to a human king who made a feast for his subjects, and placed a lantern before them. When he grew angry with them, he told his servant, "Take away the lantern from before them, and place them in darkness!" (Talmud Bavli, Succah 29a)
The king is G-d, the King of Kings; the people at the table are ourselves; the lantern is the sun. The moon obscuring the sun is the king's servant who takes away the lantern. Although eclipses can be described in entirely natural terms and occur at set intervals, they nevertheless indicate that the period is one of Divine retribution for various sins.
So, a solar eclipse signifies a harsh period. But an eclipse does not mean that the sun has been extinguished (contrary to what everyone else in the world thought)! The servant did not extinguish the lantern; he merely prevented it from illuminating the king's subjects. The sun shines as merrily as ever during an eclipse, even if we cannot perceive its light.
Many eras in history have been dark for us. But during these times, we should remember that G-d's light has not been extinguished; it is merely in a state of hester panim, hiddenness. The sun is not extinguished during an eclipse, nor does it move away; it is merely concealed. And just as the sunlight always emerges from its eclipse, so too are all situations of hester panim only temporary, destined to be followed by the light of G-d's redemption.
Joel 2:31-32, "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call."
Eclipse map courtesy of Fred Espenak – NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
By Victoria Ward, The Telegraph – "Power supplies could drop suddenly next month when the UK is plunged into darkness with an eclipse of the sun.
Energy experts warned there could be possible blackouts in the biggest solar eclipse since 1999.
Nearly 90 per cent of the sun's rays will be blocked out in parts of Europe on March 20.
In London and the South East, 85 per cent of the sun will be obscured by the moon whilst in northern Scotland, more than 95 per cent will be covered.
The National Grid has warned that solar power output in Britain will halve during the event.
It is unlikely to cause problems as so little electricity comes from solar power im the UK but other parts of Europe come be plunged into darkness.
The European Network Transmission System Operators for Electricity said: 'The risk of incident cannot be completely ruled out. Solar eclipses have happened before but with the increase of installed photovoltaic energy generation, the risk of an incident could be serious without appropriate countermeasures.'
The organisation said it had been planning for months so that suppliers across Europe provide more energy from other power stations during the hours that solar energy supplies are hit." Read more.
Blood Moon Tetrads and Triples and Solar Eclipses – "NASA says there will be 12,064 lunar eclipses between -1999 BC and +3000 AD. Of these 12,064 lunar eclipses, 3,479 will be total lunar eclipses. That's an average of less than one total lunar eclipse per year. It is an average of 2.5 lunar eclipses per year of 'total plus partial' lunar eclipses. During that time there will be 142 Lunar Tetrads (four total lunar eclipses in a row, with no intervening partial lunar eclipse). 62 will occur between 1 AD and 2100 AD. Of the 62, 8 will occur on Biblical Feast Days, so they are called 'Biblical Tetrads'. The 8th 'Biblical Tetrad' occurs in 2014-2015 and there will not be another 'Biblical Tetrad' for almost 600 years. We are in the time of this tetrad now." Read more.
Mountain-Sized Asteroid To Fly By Earth Today
You can view a live webcast here …
By Shannon Hall, Space.com – "A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth Monday, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
Asteroid 2004 BL86, which is about 1,800 feet wide, will come within 745,000 miles of our planet Monday — about three times the distance between Earth and the moon. While this flyby poses no threat to Earth, it does present a rare opportunity to get a good look at a near-Earth asteroid, NASA officials say.
Scientists are eager to study 2004 BL86 to pinpoint its orbit, observe its surface and even look for moons. The plan is to track the fast-moving asteroid using the 230-foot dish-shaped Goldstone antenna at NASA's Deep Space Network in California, as well as the 1,000-foot Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. These radio dishes will beam microwave signals at the asteroid, which will then bounce off the target and return to Earth.
'For objects that get this close, that are this large, the radar observations are really analogous to a spacecraft flyby in terms of the caliber of the data that we can get,' said Lance Benner of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, who is the principal investigator for the Goldstone observations of the asteroid.
The resulting black-and-white images can reveal unprecedented details about asteroids, whereas most ground-based telescopes would see only a point of light. But the first item on the team's checklist will be to …" Read more.
Signs In The Sun: Six Major Solar Flares Erupt From Largest Sunspot In Decades
The sunspot responsible for the solar flares this week is the largest we've seen in 24 years. The largest sunspot on record, however, took place in 1947 — a significant year for what was to become the State of Israel …
Luke 21:25, "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring …"
CNet – "Since October 19, an active region of the sun has been getting busy. Dubbed AR 12192, the region is the largest sunspot in 24 years — and most certainly the largest of this solar cycle, which is currently at maximum.
In the space of a week, AR 12192 — nearly 129,000 kilometres (80,000 miles) across, big enough for 10 Earths to be laid across its diameter — has erupted in six massive flares. Five of these flares were X-class — the biggest and most powerful class of solar flare. The accompanying coronal mass ejections — clouds of electrified gas that explode from the blast site — can cause geomagnetic storms and auroras.
The effects of these on Earth include the disruption of radio and satellite communications and navigational equipment. AR 12192's flares caused several high-frequency radio blackouts on Earth's dayside, over wide areas for durations of about an hour each.
However, unusually, the flares were not accompanied by major CMEs — which meant no geomagnetic storms and no auroras.
This solar maximum is the smallest on record, with the lowest recorded sunspot activity since 1904. The largest sunspot on record occurred in 1947. At 40 times the diameter of Earth, The Great Sunspot of 1947 was almost three times the size of AR 12192." Source – CNET.
Report: "There's Been A Giant Magnetic Explosion On The sun" … And It's Heading Toward Earth
By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press – "An extreme solar flare is blasting its way to Earth and could mess up some power grids, satellites and radio transmissions, scientists say.
It's been several years since Earth has had a solar storm of this size coming from sunspots smack in the middle of the sun, said Tom Berger, director of the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado.
Solar storms happen often, especially during peaks in the solar cycle, and don't directly harm people. But what makes this one more worrisome is its location on the sun along with its strength, he said.
'There's been a giant magnetic explosion on the sun,' Berger said. 'Because it's pointed right at us, we'll at least catch some of the cloud' of highly energized and magnetized plasma that can disrupt Earth's magnetic sphere, which sometimes leads to temporary power grid problems.
Forecasters don't yet know when Wednesday's solar storm will arrive here and which part of the planet will be facing the sun and bear the brunt of the effects. It could arrive as early as Thursday morning or may take a few days." Read more.
How A Solar Storm Two Years Ago Nearly Caused A Catastrophe On Earth
God is in control …
By Jason Samenow, Washington Post – "On July 23, 2012, the sun unleashed two massive clouds of plasma that barely missed a catastrophic encounter with the Earth's atmosphere. These plasma clouds, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), comprised a solar storm thought to be the most powerful in at least 150 years.
'If it had hit, we would still be picking up the pieces,' physicist Daniel Baker of the University of Colorado tells NASA.
Fortunately, the blast site of the CMEs was not directed at Earth. Had this event occurred a week earlier when the point of eruption was Earth-facing, a potentially disastrous outcome would have unfolded.
'I have come away from our recent studies more convinced than ever that Earth and its inhabitants were incredibly fortunate that the 2012 eruption happened when it did,' Baker tells NASA. 'If the eruption had occurred only one week earlier, Earth would have been in the line of fire.'
A CME double whammy of this potency striking Earth would likely cripple satellite communications and could severely damage the power grid. NASA offers this sobering assessment:
Analysts believe that a direct hit … could cause widespread power blackouts, disabling everything that plugs into a wall socket. Most people wouldn't even be able to flush their toilet because urban water supplies largely rely on electric pumps.
According to a study by the National Academy of Sciences, the total economic impact could exceed $2 trillion or 20 times greater than the costs of a Hurricane Katrina. Multi-ton transformers damaged by such a storm might take years to repair.
CWG's Steve Tracton put it this way in his frightening overview of the risks of a severe solar storm: 'The consequences could be devastating for commerce, transportation, agriculture and food stocks, fuel and water supplies, human health and medical facilities, national security, and daily life in general.'" Read more.
Scientists Baffled By Mysterious Radio Bursts Coming From Deep Space
Job 11:7, "Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?"
Yet again, even though scientists sometimes have a habit of speaking as though they have the answers to everything, God always has a way of saying, "No, you don't" …
The "X" Structure in the core of the Whirlpool Galaxy. Even at 31 million light-years away, "The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork" (Psalms 19:1).
CBS Tampa Bay – "A succinct blip of sound detected from far beyond the Milky Way Galaxy amid deep space has left scientists saying they 'really have no handle on' the mysterious 'fast radio burst.'
The split-second burst of radio waves discovered through the Arecibo radio telescope has given scientists new evidence of the rare, mysterious pulses emanating from deep outer space – well beyond the ends of the galaxy. Published July 10 in The Astrophysical Journal, the 'fast radio burst' is the first of similar sounds to be detected by an installation other than the Parkes radio telescope in Australia.
The Arecibo Observatory is the world's largest single-aperture telescope located in Puerto Rico. The radio telescope has been featured in numerous movies and television shows including 1995's James Bond film 'Goldeneye.'
'Our result is important because it eliminates any doubt that these radio bursts are truly of cosmic origin,' said Victoria Kaspi, an astrophysics professor at McGill University in Montreal and principal investigator for the pulsar-survey project that detected this fast radio burst. 'The radio waves show every sign of having come from far outside our galaxy – a really exciting prospect.'
Although exact origins for the sound bursts are still an enigma for astrophysicists, proposed possibilities include evaporating black holes, merging neutron stars, or flares from extremely powerful deep-space magnetic fields." Read more.
Flashback: Scientists Puzzled By Massive Gamma-Ray Burst In Space Suggesting A 'Common Central Engine' To 'Contemporary' And Distant Universe – "An exploded star some 3.8 billion light-years away is forcing scientists to overhaul much of what they thought they knew about gamma-ray bursts – intense blasts of radiation triggered, in this case, by a star tens of times more massive than the sun that exhausted its nuclear fuel, exploded, then collapsed to form a black hole. Last April, gamma rays from the blast struck detectors in gamma-ray observatories orbiting Earth, triggering a frenzy of space- and ground-based observations. Many of them fly in the face of explanations researchers have developed during the past 30 years …" Read more.
Flashback: Expert: Something Massive Might Be 'Tilting' The Universe, But We Have No Idea What It Is – "Scientists have started to look more carefully at the structure of the universe by analysing light from distant galaxies to look at the speed and direction of moving objects like planets and stars. They have observed that rather than moving apart as expected, some distant clusters of galaxies actually appear to be caught in a space current, much like a river. And they are moving at incredibly fast velocities or around two million miles an hour, along a certain path. Scientists are unsure why but have labeled the phenomenon 'dark flow'. To work out why this must be happening, Glenn said scientists believe there must be 'something huge out there.'" Read more.
Flashback: Planet-Forming Dust Disc Surrounding Distant Star Disappears, Astronomers Now Question How Planets Formed – "A disc of planet-forming dust around a distant star has disappeared unexpectedly, leaving astronomers scratching their heads and questioning current theories of how planets are formed. 'It's like the classic magician's trick: Now you see it, now you don't,' said astronomer Carl Melis of UC San Diego, who led the team that discovered the phenomenon. 'Only in this case, we're talking about enough dust to fill an inner solar system and it is really gone.' The team has proposed several possible explanations for the disappearance, but 'none are really compelling,' Melis said." Read more.
Solar Flares Disrupt Communications On Earth, Could Send Shockwave On Friday The 13th
A solar flare erupts on the surface of the sun, June 10, 2014. (Goddard/SDO/NASA)
By Colleen Curry, ABC News – "The sun has had three major solar flares on its surface in the past two days that have affected communications on Earth and could send a shockwave through Earth this Friday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The 'solar events' caused brief blackouts in high frequency communications when they struck, twice on Tuesday morning and once this morning, all between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. EDT.
Solar flares are bursts of radiation on the sun's surface. The disturbance to Earth's atmosphere can disrupt GPS and communications signals, according to NASA.
One of the flares created a 'coronal mass ejection' that actually could come into contact with Earth on Friday, according to NOAA. The ejection is essentially a huge cloud of plasma that could hit the Earth and cause a shock wave, affecting communications systems. If an ejection were to hit Earth on Friday, scientists expect it would only cause a minor geo-magnetic storm, according to NOAA.
The flares were observed by NASA, which posted stunning photos and videos of the events on its website." Source – ABC News.
Asteroid Called "The Beast" To Sideswipe Earth, Big Enough To Destroy An Entire City
Boy, that would leave a mark …
Luke 21:10-11, 27, "Then he said to them, 'Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven… And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.'"
By Mike Wall, Space.com – "Humanity should be thankful 'The Beast' doesn't have Earth in its crosshairs.
This Sunday (June 8), the near-Earth asteroid 2014 HQ124 — which some observers have nicknamed 'The Beast' — will give the planet a relatively close shave, coming within 777,000 miles (1.25 million kilometers) at its closest approach, or about 3.25 times the distance from Earth to the moon.
There is no chance of an impact on this pass, researchers stress. But at 1,100 feet (335 meters) wide, 2014 HQ124 could do some serious damage if it slammed into us.
'This one would definitely be catastrophic if it hit the Earth,' asteroid impact expert Mark Boslough, of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, said Thursday (June 5) during a webcast produced by the online Slooh community observatory that previewed 2014 HQ124's upcoming flyby.
'If it hit a city, it would definitely wipe out an entire metropolitan area,' Boslough added.
Asteroid 2014 HQ124 is currently traveling about 31,000 mph (50,000 km/h) relative to Earth, Boslough said. But if the asteroid were on a collision course, our planet's gravity would boost its speed up to about 40,000 mph (64,000 km/h) at the time of impact.
If 2014 HQ124 is one solid piece of rock — its composition isn't known for certain — the strike would unleash an explosion with a yield of about 2,000 megatons, Boslough added. For comparison, the atomic bomb the United States dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II packed about 15 kilotons. (One megaton is equivalent to 1,000 kilotons.)
'You'd end up with a crater about 3 miles across,' Boslough added. 'An event like that would break windows over 100 kilometers away.'
Asteroid 2014 HQ124 was discovered on April 23, just six weeks ago — not nearly enough time to deflect the asteroid if it were on a collision course with Earth." Read more.


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thanks for the good thoughts don and kirk feelin better and better. btw- i think the rain stopped. . -m.
Wishing you clear skies, dood!
FINALLY had my surgery to repair some facial fractures. Wasn't fun and pain meds were a nessisairy evil but was prescribed 25 vicoden and only ended up taking 5 so far and since this is day three and I think the worst is over so I might not have to take anymore. Still very sore and uncomfortable but there is a huge difference between discomfort and pain and its amazing that I can see that kinda stuff now.
so nice not to be strung out. now if it would only stop raining!
>>Hell were condemned on drug-related sins.
>>that Heaven doesn't know how to deal with."
>>mandatory minimum sentence of eternity.
>>"It's all about accountability," the angel Nathanael said.
>>the time. Eternity, in this case."
>>and vomit left by Satan and his revelers.
>>Incan peasant who used a coca-leaf-based marital aid in 1311.
>>"This is not about revolving-door justice," St. Peter said.
>>only deterrent that really works."
>>admittance to Heaven on good behavior.
>>terrorize 12 methamphetamine users," the demon Abracax said.
>>intended to be responsible for two users at most."
>>liberties in the afterlife, God's drug laws are problematic.
>>very least, some form of afterlife rehab."
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We stand up and fight for mental health and well-being for all, with equality of treatment and dignity in patient experience, as a basic human right.
The International Conference, Mental Health for All – Connecting People and Sharing Experience held in Lille, France in 2015 has provided an opportunity for the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), its French Partners, friends and allies to work with a global branding organization, ModelPeople and the Edo Agency to explore the notion of dignity in mental health. ModelPeople has co-ordinated research that has informed the inspiration for the design for the World Dignity Project working with people who have experienced mental health difficulties, their relatives, carers and friends living in Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, India, Israel, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Uganda, United Kingdom and the United States of America. We are now inviting you to join us and to be part of the World Dignity Project. The World Dignity Project aims to identify one million individuals, organizations, countries and states to become Foundation Members by adopting the World Dignity Project Symbol so that we can form a global movement to address the stigma related to mental health and launch it to the general public worldwide in 2016. Symptoms are not a barrier to recovery, but attitude is.
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The International Conference, Mental Health for All – Connecting People and Sharing Experience held in Lille, France in 2015 has provided an opportunity for the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), its French Partners, friends and allies to work with a global branding organisation, ModelPeople and the Edo Agency to explore the notion of dignity in mental health. ModelPeople has co-ordinated research that has informed the inspiration for the design for the World Dignity Project working with people who have experienced mental health difficulties, their relatives, carers and friends living in Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, India, Israel, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Uganda, United Kingdom and the United States of America. We are now inviting you to join us and to be part of the World Dignity Project. The World Dignity Project aims to identify one million individuals, organizations, countries and states to become Foundation Members by adopting the World Dignity Project Symbol so that we can form a global movement to address the stigma related to mental health and launch it to the general public worldwide in 2016.


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Get ready for even more IndyCar coverage from NBC Sports
By NBC Sports StaffJan 9, 2019, 4:16 PM EDT
The indyCar season doesn't kick off for another two months (OK, we didn't include the COTA testing next month), but NBC Sports Group wants you to know that we're ready. A full season of IndyCar on the NBC networks means good things for IndyCar fans and fans of racing.
So read on for what's in store. And enjoy.
The full press release is below:
STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 9, 2019 – NBC Sports will provide unprecedented coverage of the 2019 IndyCar Series during its first season as the exclusive television and streaming home of INDYCAR – totaling nearly 350 hours of coverage across NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold – highlighted by the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26, on NBC.
Highlights of NBC Sports' 2019 INDYCAR schedule:
NBC Sports' inaugural presentation of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26, on NBC, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app;
Eight total INDYCAR races on NBC, including the Grand Prix of Indianapolis on Saturday, May 11, the Detroit Dual races on the weekend of June 1-2, and the final two races of the season in Portland (Sunday, Sept. 1) and Laguna Seca (Sunday, Sept. 22).
Extensive coverage on NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports' direct-to-consumer live streaming product – including live coverage of all practices and qualifying, all Indy Lights races, and on-demand replays;
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets and connected TVs – will stream all races during the 2019 IndyCar Series.
"As the exclusive home of INDYCAR in 2019, NBC Sports will provide fans with more on-track coverage than ever before," said Jon Miller, President, Programming, NBC Sports & NBCSN. "From centralized, seamless coverage on NBC and NBCSN to unparalleled support surrounding the 103rd Indianapolis 500, one of the most prestigious events in all of sports, NBC Sports will super-serve INDYCAR Nation through its best-in-class television, digital, production and marketing assets."
"This will be the most complete and robust season of INDYCAR viewing for our fans," said Mark Miles, president and CEO of Hulman & Company, which owns INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "Fans can not only see everything that happens on the track, they can see races at their convenience on the same day, which until now had not been available."
2019 INDYCAR SEASON ON NBC AND NBCSN
NBC Sports' coverage of the 2019 IndyCar Series begins on Sunday, March 10, on NBCSN with live coverage of the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the first of 17 races to air on NBC and NBCSN during the season.
The 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500, set for Sunday, May 26, 2019, will be the first ever on NBC. The Indy 500 will also be included in NBC Sports' Championship Season marketing campaign, which touts numerous high-profile championship events that are presented across NBC Sports platforms from May to July, including the Triple Crown, The PLAYERS, Premier League Championship Sunday, French Open, Stanley Cup Final, Tour de France, and The Open Championship.
INDYCAR coverage on NBC will begin with the Grand Prix of Indianapolis on Saturday, May 11. Following the Indy 500, NBC will present the Detroit Dual on the weekend of June 1-2, followed by races at Road America on Sunday, June 23 and Mid-Ohio on Sunday, July 28. For the first time, the INDYCAR championship will be decided on NBC, with the season's penultimate race in Portland on Sunday, Sept. 1, followed by season finale at Laguna Seca on Sunday, Sept. 22.
NBCSN will televise the first four races of the 2019 IndyCar Series. Following the season opener at St. Pete, NBCSN will showcase INDYCAR's inaugural race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on Sunday, March 24, followed by the Grand Prix of Alabama on Sunday, April 7, and the iconic Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 14.
NBCSN will also present a trio of primetime races (Texas, June 8; Iowa, July 20; Gateway, August 24), as well as schedule mainstays at Toronto on July 14 and Pocono on August 18.
Following is the NBC Sports' 2019 IndyCar television schedule on NBC and NBCSN:
Date Race/Track Network Time (ET)
Sun, March 10 Streets of St. Petersburg NBCSN 1 p.m.
Sun., March 24 Circuit of the Americas NBCSN 1 p.m.
Sun., April 7 Barber Motorsports Park NBCSN 4 p.m.
Sun., April 14 Streets of Long Beach NBCSN 4 p.m.
Sat., May 11 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course NBC 3 p.m.
Sun., May 26 The 103rd Indianapolis 500 NBC 11 a.m.
Sat., June 1 Raceway at Belle Isle/Detroit – Race 1 NBC 3 p.m.
Sun., June 2 Raceway at Belle Isle/Detroit – Race 2 NBC 3 p.m.
Sat., June 8 Texas Motor Speedway NBCSN 8 p.m.
Sun., June 23 Road America NBC 12 p.m.
Sun., July 14 Streets of Toronto NBCSN 3 p.m.
Sat., July 20 Iowa Speedway NBCSN 7 p.m.
Sun., July 28 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course NBC 3 p.m.
Sun., August 18 Pocono Raceway NBCSN 2 p.m.
Sat., August 24 Gateway Motorsports Park NBCSN 8 p.m.
Sun., September 1 Portland International Raceway NBC 3 p.m.
Sun, September 22 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca NBC 2:30 p.m.
*details for qualifying and practice telecasts will be released at a later date
2019 INDYCAR SEASON ON NBC SPORTS GOLD
NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports Group's direct-to-consumer live streaming product – will offer a package to INDYCAR fans that features live coverage of all practices and qualifying, all Indy Lights races, and full-event replays. Additional details, including the cost of the NBC Sports Gold offering, will be announced at a later date.
Tags: IndyCar
Get ready for even more IndyCar coverage from NBC Sports January 9, 2019 4:16 pm


It was a very hot day when pretty longhaired Ashley came by to visit. We had the fan going to cool off and she stepped a little too close and what do you know, her skirt blew right up. A most fortunate "accident".


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For me, the perfect photo correction tool would take just a few seconds to use, require minimal tinkering, and vastly improve my photos. PictoColor's iCorrect Portrait 1.0.1, a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop (versions 4.0 through CS2) and Photoshop Elements (versions 1.0 through 3.0) reaches for this ideal and succeeds.
Using Photoshop to balance colors and improve contrast can be complicated, and often requires several tools and some image-editing expertise. Since iCorrect Portrait is designed to correct portraits, it brings together all the required tools into one window.
The program is straightforward—just spend a few seconds with each of its settings, preferably in sequence (see screenshot). The result will be optimal white and black points, pleasing brightness and contrast, balanced color, natural-looking skin tones, and accurate "memory" colors (colors from your visual memory that look right to you without being measured or mapped, such as trees, skies, or logo colors).
The program's Memory Color tool lets you correct up to eight colors that are especially important in the photo. To use the tool, you first define the color, then click on items in your photo that should be that color. iCorrect Portrait then adjusts the image so that these items match the memory color. To define a memory color, you can use one of your Mac's standard color pickers (RGB, CMYK, Pantone, Lab, or HSB), but the easiest way is to sample it from a good photo.
PictoColor has perfected this skin-tone adjustment program, and it works equally well on any skin color — something that's difficult to achieve. To use it, click several different areas of skin to sample their colors. iCorrect Portrait provides visual feedback each time you click by briefly highlighting the entire area included in the sample. If the area isn't what you intended, click the Undo button to try again. After just a few clicks, the skin tones snap into their correct color range. You can correct most photos in less than 12 clicks.
I found iCorrect Portrait's corrections to be equally effective on other types of photos besides portraits. Its automatic black-point and white-point adjustment cleared up dull photos, and its Brightness control seemed to lighten the most important areas of an image without blowing out detail in the highlights. You can remove color casts by using the program's Neutral Balance tool to click objects that should be black, white, or gray. Zooming is limited to just two levels: fit-in-window and actual pixels—which took some getting used to.
Because iCorrect Portrait was created for professionals and advanced users, it lets you save your settings and apply them to batches of similar photos. You can even include iCorrect Portrait in a Photoshop action to automate the process.
iCorrect Portrait 1.0.1 is a fast and simple way for both hobbyists and commercial photographers to dramatically improve bad photos and fine-tune good ones. I highly recommend it.
iCorrect Portrait works best if you use the tools in order from top to bottom. Remarkably, the skin-tone adjustment tool works with any skin color.