As many of you may have noticed from my Flick feed (from the comments i've received), I've suddenly started using my pre-Leica days Nikon D800 DSLR again. At first it was to test lenses for my Nikon F4 SLR, then I took it to Poland for a model photography trip to share lenses with the Nikon F4. Love for the Nikon D800 was reignited using it with autofocus lenses such as the Tokina 100mm f2.8 Macro. Life was good.
For my last model photography shoot in the UK I decided to dig out my Leica M8 to use. I shot the Leica M8 plus Leica Noctilux 50mm f1.0 v2 lens against the current flavour of the month, the Nikon D800 plus Tokina 100mm prime lens. Suddenly the Nikon D800 didn't look so special any more. Out gunned by the old slow simple Leica M8 which produced far more pleasing images to my eyes. (Leica M8 10MP vs Nikon D800 36MP). Hmm, my revived Nikon romance was starting to show signs of weakness already.
I then had another trip to pack for. I wanted to take one film camera and one digital camera. The smaller and lighter the better. I could not take the Leica M9, reasons to follow, so for the digital camera it was the Leica M8 or the Nikon D800. I needed professional quality images, not just arty looking, and possibly shooting in very low light. I picked the Nikon D800 and packed my smallest Nikon mount lenses, my new Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f2 SL II pancake manual focus lens and also my newly purchased Nikkor 28mm f2.8 E series manual focus lens.
As for a film camera to take, the potentially obvious choice was the Nikon F4 SLR camera. I took the F4 to Poland but it is bulky and heavy. I also needed lenses to be sharp wide open and I know the Nikkor 50mm primes are sub-standard vs Leica quality (from my experience anyway). I don't rate my little Nikkor 50mm f1.4D prime lens but I know others love it. (I've maybe been spoilt be Leica glass but there are many better Nikon F mount lenses I use too). I therefore chose my Leica M3 double stroke camera paired with the mighty Leica Summicron 50mm f2 DR lens.
After a two days of shooting the Nikon D800 with manual focus lenses the Nikon romance was officially dead. I wished I had taken my Leica M8 not the D800 despite one shoot being at ISO 3200 and me having to use pop up flash on the D800 for some photos. My eyes really struggled to focus the MF lenses on the Nikon D800 by eye resulting in some mis-focused images for the first shoot. When I tried to work fast and focus by eye at more than 0.5m I find I missed on a few photos. When I focused at more than 1m distance from my model I used the Nikon focus confirmation green dot in the viewfinder and it was still easy to miss focus.
My next option was to stop lenses down to from f2-f2.8 to say f4-f5.6 and I was still able to miss focus on the models eyes. On the Leica M cameras I can hit focus at f1 on the Leica Noctilux pretty much every photo with the Leica rangefinder focus system. It seems my eyes became spoilt by 18 months of using the Leica RF system and now I am no longer able to focus a DSLR accurately and quickly with manual focus lenses. (I could prior to owning a Leica and frequently used lenses like the Nikkor 50mm f1.2 Ai-s on the D800 with very shallow DOF and manual focus).
When I did the Nikon F4 vs Leica M3 shoot out prior to this trip with model Harriet (link below) I did not struggle using the Nikon F4 with manual focus Nikkor 50mm f1.2 lens but then thinking back to it, most photos were taken at around 0.5m or less distance. Some models make me want to shoot as close as possible to capture face details yet others make me want to back up to get full length images. Perhaps long legs. It also depends on the location, whether to include the background or hide it. If I am doing a location shoot I try to include the background in my photos but if I am in the studio or my garden for example I will often crop closer (work closer to the model).
So to conclude, the Nikon D800 cannot match the Leica M8 or Leica M9 in creating interesting images in terms of rendering from the CCD Leica sensor (together with Leica M lens glass) vs Nikon CMOS sensor. No surprise that I prefer the filmic look of the CCD sensor when I love film photography. The D800 can however create clean sharp modern looking images and at an ISO of 1600-3200 vs 640-800 on the M9 and even lower ISO on the M8.
Secondly, for manual focus lenses, I found my weakness in that I have lost my ability to focus MF lenses accurately with the D800. This is not a deal breaker as I have some autofocus lenses for the D800 like the Tokina 100mm Macro. This camera-lens combination still lets me focus longer and closer that my regular Leica M lenses and as quickly and accurately. I still love the large file size of the Nikon D800 for creative cropping, the long battery life and the modern larger rear LCD display. It looks like maybe I am moving towards getting a Leica M 240 again!
Is the Nikon D800 dead?
Is the Nikon D800 dead once more, to be returned to the shelf to collect dust for another 18 months? No. I just need to be aware that personally I can operate the D800 better (faster and more accurately) with autofocus lenses. Strangely I find it easier to focus the Nikon F4 vs the D800 for manual lenses.
Hi John, sorry for the delay. I thought I had replied but I don't think it saved. I have a Nikon FM but I actually prefer the standard Nikon F4 screen. The F4 is really a joy to use. With macro lenses on the F4 i'm pretty sure the images are of 'Leica' 'standard'. I am really pleased with some of the results I have been getting.


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Asking your dog to catch a ball or a Frisbee is fun and it is a good activity that dog owners can have interaction with their dogs.
Teaching your dog to catch a ball is the same as teaching her to fetch. This trick is easy and most dogs can learn it quite fast.
And like all other training, you just need to have a little patience and spend some time to teach your dog to do this.
1. Teach Your Dog To "Drop"
The first step is to teach your dog to drop what she has in her mouth.
Get ready for a ball or a Frisbee and some treats. Show your dog the ball and she will use her nose to come for the ball.
Now just give her the ball and she will take it with her mouth. Just like a human using hands to touch and feel, dogs will use their mouth instead.
Once your dog has the ball in her mouth, use the "Drop" command and ask her to drop the ball.
Whenever she let go and drops the ball, praise her and give her treat. Sometimes she will hold the ball and refuse to drop it. Just wait for it. Or you can use try to take it from her.
Whenever she let go of the ball and drops it, remember to reward her. Associate the "Drop" verbal command when doing this.
By the way, choose a ball that is not too big that she can grab with her mouth and not too small that she can swallow.
Repeat this training a few times until she learns what you mean by "Drop".
Now, once your dog learned how to drop the ball, it is time for her to learn to catch it.
What you should do next is to get the ball on your hand and try to show it to her. Toss the ball away and say "Catch".
Just like the "Drop" command, you want her to understand the "Catch" command too.
You don't have to toss it far away that she will have to run and chase the ball. Throw the ball just a few feet away from her.
Always start small and grow from there. Usually, your dog will chase the ball or Frisbee and catch with her mouth.
After that, call her name or do whatever you usually do to ask her to come back to you. You should teach your dog to come to you when called before you teach her how to catch a ball.
When your dog comes to you, use the "Drop" command.
You have to practice a couple of times. Sometimes it may take up a few days for your dog to fully understand what you want her to do.
Have the patience and give enough time for your dog to learn. You simply need to repeat these 2 steps until she learns the command. It is best if you can put away 15 minutes to 30 minutes to train your day a few times a day.
Once she has learned how to catch a ball, you can show off to others and be proud of you dog.
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Brian James Breiter
(866) 954-9955	5775 Blue Lagoon Drive Suite 300
Named to National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and 2015, 2014 and 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers, Brian Breiter is a civil trial lawyer practicing since 1995 in the area of Plaintiff's Personal Injury. With over 30 million dollars in settlements and verdicts, Mr. Breiter has dedicated his practice to helping consumers during their most difficult times. Mr. Breiter is licensed in California and Florida. Mr. Breiter represents clients throughout the entire state of California and Florida. Brian is also an adjunct professor at the Pepperdine Law School where he teaches "Improvisational Mediation" to fellow lawyers, mediators and judges. He...
Roberto F. Fleitas III
Miami, FL Lawyer with 15 years experience
(305) 442-1443	782 NW LeJeune Road
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Roberto F. Fleitas III has extensive legal experience in Business Transactions, Real Estate Law and Finance. Mr. Fleitas' representative clients include real estate developers, financial institutions, REITs, private equity and opportunity fund investors, multinational corporations, local businesses and high net worth individuals. Mr. Fleitas' extensive transactional practice includes: complex real estate transactions, mezzanine financing, joint venture investments, structuring of partnerships and limited liability companies, commercial lending/real estate finance transactions, asset based lending, syndications, co- lending arrangements, special asset restructuring, disposition of distressed real estate assets, as well as troubled loan workouts....
David Fisher Tamaroff
Miami, FL Attorney with 8 years experience
(888) 871-0783	703 Waterford Way, Suite 1050
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
David is a partner at Morgan & Morgan Business Trial Group, practicing intellectual property law and commercial litigation. David represents his clients in litigation as both plaintiffs and defendants. He is experienced in dealing with litigation involving business and contract disputes, employment and labor claims, landlord-tenant issues, personal injury, professional malpractice, and all areas of intellectual property (including patents, copyrights, and trademarks). While often able to resolve disputes through negotiation or mediation, David is comfortable taking difficult cases to trial in both state and federal court and arguing before administrative hearings. He also assists clients acquire, secure, and monetize...
Ronald Chapman
(305) 712-7177	5201 Blue Lagoon Drive
Civil Rights, Health Care, Insurance Defense and Medical Malpractice
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Wayne State University Law School
Ronald W. Chapman is the owner of Chapman Law Group and has been practicing law for over 25 years in Michigan and Florida. He is AV® Rated. Ron is a recognized leader in the legal community and a frequent speaker in the area of medical malpractice and risk management. In 1997 Ron was ranked as one of the top ten speakers for Skillpath, Inc. Ron graduated from California State University, Sacramento (BA, Cum Laude 1979), University of Southern California School of Administration (MPA 1980) and Wayne State Law School (JD 1984). After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the United States Air...
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Charles Flaxman
(305) 621-0099	6303 Blue Lagoon Dr
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
I worked for the insurance companies for 10 years before becoming a trial lawyer for the past 37 years. While working for the insurance companies I learned how insurance companies operate and gained valuable inside information. I have concentrated my practice in the area of personal injury including automobile accidents, premises liability, in adequate security, brain damage, and a variety of other types of cases. I am bilingual in English and Spanish.
I pride myself on the personal service we give to every client. I provide my cell phone number for 24/7 access to me personally. I...
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Lauren Ashley Leikam
(941) 893-3449	Blue Lagoon Dr., 8th Floor
Administrative, DUI & DWI, Health Care and Medical Malpractice
Lauren Leikam is a professional license defense attorney and a former prosecutor for the Florida Department of Health. She has many years of experience prosecuting health professionals and knows all too well the impact a disciplinary action can have on a health professional's career. Lauren now dedicates her career to the defense of health professionals. While her primary location is the Sarasota office, Lauren travels across the state of Florida helping health professionals protect their licenses.
In 2009, Lauren dove into her practice of administrative law when she became a Special Deputy Hearing Officer for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity....
Ergio Fernandez
Doral, FL Attorney with 20 years experience
(305) 592-1586	8321 NW 12th Street
Business, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Legal Malpractice
Founder of boutique law firm practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, shareholders and partnership disputes, trade secrets, non-competes, temporary restraining orders and injunctions, deceptive practices, real estate disputes, criminal defense, family law (including, divorces, domestic violence injunctions, child support, alimony, and paternity), professional malpractice, international litigation and arbitration, administrative and regulatory proceedings, and appeals.
Counselor to corporate clients and individuals in a wide range of transactional, administrative and regulatory matters, including governmental audits, purchase and sale of businesses, real estate closings, corporate governance, personnel and labor issues, employment matters, international trade and business transactions, statutory and regulatory compliance, contract drafting...
Odalys Sanchez Elkins
(305) 819-8090	782 N.W. 42nd Avenue
Bankruptcy, Domestic Violence, Family and Probate
Odalys Sanchez Elkins is a trial attorney who has dedicated her practice to providing legal representation to individuals involved in complex family law disputes, probate, bankruptcy, and civil litigation to protect business interests. She has represented individuals in cases involving divorce, paternity, parental rights, child custody, child support, relocation, modifications, contempt, domestic violence, and other family law related matters. She has also been appointed by the Court to serve as Guardian Ad Litem on high conflict cases involving child custody disputes. In addition, she has also represented clients at the appellate level in family law cases and...
Jaime Enrique Suarez
(305) 631-1911	351 NW 42nd Ave
We at the law offices of Suarez and Montero are dedicated, compassionate, professional and aggressive Attorneys who are willing and committed to Getting You Paid for any injury that you may have endured from any type of car, motorcycle, truck, Uber, Lyft, or any other type of accident in the State Of Florida. We are a boutique firm comprised of three talented litigation attorneys who are willing and are capable of fighting tooth and nail for the justice that your injuries deserve.
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Lorenzo Arca
Miami, FL Lawyer with 3 years experience
Business and Immigration
Florida International University College of Law
Lorenzo Arca is an associate with Fleitas PLLC. Mr. Arca is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in Florida, and works in the Firm's Immigration and Business Practice Areas. Mr. Arca represents clients in planning and executing both Family-based and Employment-based immigration strategies. Mr. Arca's immigration practice focuses primarily on business immigration services representing clients and investors transitioning into the U.S. market. Additionally, Mr. Arca assists and advises clients on a wide-variety of business and corporate matters, ranging from entity formation to particularized contract drafting.
Prior to joining Fleitas PLLC, Mr. Arca attended Florida International University College of Law, where he...
Armando Montesino
(305) 900-6529	5201 Blue Lagoon Dr #800
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Trademarks
Montesino Law is a law firm dedicated exclusively to helping businesses. It was founded by an attorney who, prior to attending law school, worked in finance and accounting roles for large publicly traded companies.
Alessandro Conte
Miami, FL Lawyer
Universita' degli Studi Federico II, Facolta' di Legge (College of Law), Naples (Italy)
I am an Italian Attorney since 2007, and a Certified Foreign Legal Consultant, certified by the Florida Bar.
I am a native Italian speaker, but I'm also fluent in English and Spanish.
My practice area is focused on the Italian citizenships applications: "Jure Sanguinis", "Jure Matrimoni", "Reacquisition of Italian Citizenship", "Naturalization to a foreign country after August 16, 1992", and "Renouncing Italian Citizenship". I also assist clients to obtain all types of Italian visas, and "Permesso di Soggiorno" (residency permit).
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Carlos Octavio Fernandez
Free ConsultationEnvironmental, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Ada Maria Barreto
(305) 222-7442	3650 NW 82nd Avenue
Free ConsultationDivorce, Family and Personal Injury
St. Thomas University School of Law
With 20 years of legal experience on her side, Ada M. Barreto is an insightful and skilled attorney. She proudly serves clients throughout Miami and the surrounding areas who are facing complex family law and personal injury matters. Attorney Barreto's commitment to client satisfaction can be seen in her ability to secure positive results, backed by exceptional reviews from past clients. She provides counsel for personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis, which means her clients don't pay a dime unless she wins compensation for them. In regards to family law matters, Attorney Barreto is a certified mediator, which...
Louis Albert Hernandez
(305) 517-3424	3785 NW 82nd Avenue Suite 417
Angel R Lopez
Doral, FL Lawyer with 8 years experience
(305) 591-0116	8180 NW 36TH ST STE 410
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Angel R Lopez is a business Attorney and Certified Public Accountant with a practice in the areas of Business (including Business acquisitions), Taxes and Trusts (Estate Planning). Angel R Lopez has worked for international accounting and business consulting firms and as Director of a multinational Corporation with headquarters in the State of Florida. Angel R Lopez and the Angel R Lopez PA staff are fully bilingual English and Spanish.
Angel R Lopez PA prides of personalized professional Business, Tax, Trust services to ascertain client's goals.
Angel R Lopez PA is committed with your business success.
Alain E Roman
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
I practice primarily on the areas of estate planning and probate law. I have a Masters in Taxation (LL.M.) from the University of New York. I help individuals and business owners reduce their estate tax liability and protect their assets.
Mitchell Jordan Nowack
(305) 698-2265	8180 NW 36th St
In my 17 years of experience as a bankruptcy lawyer I have learned that 99% of my clients are good people that have fallen on hard times. Whether it is because they lost their job, got divorced, made bad investments or financial decisions, etc., regardless of the cause, there is one common theme…NO ONE PLANNED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, IT JUST DID. Sometimes your financial life it is a lot like being rear ended at a traffic light. You did nothing wrong, but you are in the accident anyway.
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Raquel Maria Chaviano-Mora
(786) 999-8436	8750 NW 36 Street
Family and Immigration
Jeffrey Nicholas Ivashuk
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
Russell C. Weigel III
(786) 888-4567	5775 Blue Lagoon Dr.
Mr. Weigel is the president of Russell C. Weigel, III, P.A and a securities lawyer with over 25 years of legal experience. Prior to establishing the firm in 2005, for five years Mr. Weigel worked as a securities transactional and securities litigation attorney in private practice successively for two law firms where he assisted and advised on public company mergers, general corporate and securities regulatory compliance matters, defense of NYSE and SEC investigations, and prosecuted and defended securities arbitration and civil litigation matters.Between 1990 and 2001, Mr. Weigel worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission (also known as the SEC)...
Carlos Cruanes
1000 N.W. 57 Court
Appeals, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
With over nineteen years experience as a Litigation Attorney, Mr. Cruanes has handled all aspects of Litigation from case inception through its trial, and any subsequent Appeals. He has achieved success in complex, often difficult to win cases. He has successfully practiced in Florida State and Federal Courts, to include the Third District Court of Appeals, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Prior to becoming an Attorney, Mr. Cruanes served as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps, achieving the rank of Major, and having commanded Marine Units of up to 450 Marines, in peacetime and war.
Ariel Sagre
(305) 266-5999	5201 Blue Lagoon Drive, 9th Floor
Bankruptcy and Business
Miami Bankruptcy Attorney, Ariel Sagre, has been practicing Bankruptcy since 2002. Sagre Law Firm was established in 2007 in order to provide Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Services to individuals and businesses alike. If you are in Miami-Dade, Broward or Monroe County, contact us at (305) 266-5999 for your free bankruptcy evaluation with attorney, Ariel Sagre.
Raul Antonio Perez
Doral, FL Attorney with 5 years experience
(305) 489-1415	8180 NW 36th Street Suite 224
Business, Estate Planning and Immigration
Medley, FL Attorney with 21 years experience
(786) 787-0425	11125 NW 124 Street
Medley, FL 33178
Andres Alonso Jr
(305) 598-5858	6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 400
Glendale Univ COL
Maria Mussari
(786) 942-6165	1740 NW 93rd Avenue
Jose Francisco
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Jose was born in Havana Cuba and he has been a resident of the Miami metropolitan area since 1974. He attended Barry University and Nova University school of Law. He graduated with his doctor's degree in 1991. In 1991 Jose founded The Law Offices of Jose M. Francisco, P.A. The Law Offices of Jose M. Francisco, P.A. handles all types of personal injury, product liability, insurance coverage, and consumer cases. Personal injury cases handled by the firm include automobile accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death, workers compensation, medical malpractice, and insurance matters.
David Lee Carlson
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Real Estate
My practice consists of transactional work, Probate and Estate Planning.
Yesenia Arely Collazo
(305) 477-6401	10200 NW 25th St
Manuel Vadillo
(305) 485-9700	11402 NW 41st St
Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
Jose Fuentes
(786) 953-6097	3939 NW 7 St Suite 208
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William Gaston McLean III
(305) 434-0731	932 SW 82nd St.
Criminal Defense, Family and Immigration
I am a Chicago and Miami lawyer practicing family- and employment-based immigration law, and removal and deportation defense and appeals. I also work with criminal and family law issues as they arise in the context of immigration cases.
Rima C. Bardawil
Hialeah, FL Attorney with 23 years experience
(305) 403-2203	1290 West 49th Street
Free ConsultationAppeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Personal Injury and Insurance Claims Attorney: I think my best qualities are empathy and passion. My empathetic nature allows me to identify with my client's needs and pain; and my passion allows me to fight relentlessly for their legal rights and for Justice. That may be an understatement, as many of my clients have gone as far as calling my litigation style as ferocious when it comes to protecting their rights and getting what's rightfully theirs. I have been unyielding in defending my community for the past 18 years. And it all started when I was a young curious girl...
Jesus Novo
(305) 261-7000	8490 SW 8th St
Appeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
I am an attorney licensed in the State of Florida. I have been an attorney for two decades and graduated with honors from St. Thomas University School of Law where I was a member of the International Moot Court Team and a Judge in the Honor Council. I was an Associate Editor of the St. Thomas Law Review and an active member of the Hispanic American Law Society (HALS). I received the Book Award for best student in a subject in Constitutional Law, International Law, Comparative Law and Torts.
Mery Lopez
(305) 882-2739	Miami, FL 33169
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Leisy Jimenez
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning and Family
Leysi Jimenez practices in the areas of Immigration, Family Law, Foreclosure, and Criminal Justice. Ms. Jimenez obtained a Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Criminal Justice at the Florida International University, and also a Juris Doctor Cum Laude at the Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center. She has been representing clients at mediation, temporary hearings, and trials. Ms. Jimenez has also managed and prepared cases, attended court hearings, and drafted motions to reopen cases. She speaks fluent Spanish.
Erik Andrew Perez
(305) 322-3403	9104 SW 21st Ter.
Arbitration & Mediation, Collections, Construction and Consumer
Mr.Perez's practice involves all aspects of federal and state trial litigation with a focus on complex commercial and construction defect litigation. While a large portion of his practice involves construction defect disputes and representation of clients throughout the statutory "Notice and Opportunity to Repair" procedures provided under Florida law, Mr. Perez also represents clients in construction lien matters, payment and performance bond disputes, bid protests, and association disputes.
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Hialeah, FL Attorney
(866) 433-3363	1313 W 49th St
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FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Maddie Gamburg, an 18-year-old student at Germantown Academy, has a huge passion for journalism and writing.
"I just like the writing process and you always have to go through the challenges and bumps. It's kind of like solving a little puzzle or detective case, which is what I love so much about journalism," she said.
She hopes to be an investigative reporter one day, or maybe even set her aspirations a bit higher.
"A little unrealistic, but editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal," Gamburg said.
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But after the pandemic was in full swing, and schools resorted to virtual learning, she noticed that it was difficult for students to come across new opportunities in journalism.
"It's very hard for high school students to get internships at this age because a lot of the employers require you to complete your freshman year of college," Gamburg said.
So, she began The Rocky, an online newspaper for student writers who need experience with writing, and something to put on their resume. So far, she has recruited students from over 12 schools in the Philadelphia area.
"Everyone was out of school, so we had a lot of time on our hands and they were excited to have something to do," she said. "A lot of them were excited to write and we've been writing a bunch of different articles from news to arts to sports, opinion pieces."
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"Another part of this is teaching people more about journalism because a lot of schools don't teach that," she said. "So teaching students how to write ledes, about news, features, structure and just how to write a well-structured paragraph."
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"To know that I'm helping my community and serving my community. It just fulfills what I feel is my responsibility to inform the public of the truth and really unite the community," Gamburg said.
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Is WaniKani alone enough to learn to read Japanese?
Without grammar study, you actually won't be able to read almost anything at any level of WK. Well, you'll be able to "read aloud" the text, because you'll know the readings, but you won't be comprehending anything clearly.
It depends what definition of "read" you use, I suppose.
Languages are complex and no single resource will bring you to the point of speaking or understanding the language. WK is a fabulous resource, but at some point you'll need to branch out.
Exactly what the others are saying. With WaniKani only you won't get far in actual reading (and comprehending) ability.
Otherwise, if you can back it up with proper grammar knowledge, you can read a lot, if not let's say most common stuff.
However there are many non-Kanji vocabs which arent covered in WaniKani, but if you have a good grasp of the grammar, you also should have seen many of them.
Also when you are diving into other genre's like Fantasy, there will be a good chunk of new vocabs to learn too.
You do need other resources besides WaniKani. WaniKani doesn't teach you grammar and you should find ways to immerse yourself in Japanese by listening or watching Japanese media. It's always better to use multiple resources to learn a language.
You could check out the ultimate resource list if you haven't yet.
Yup, you need some grammar, WaniKani will only give you the "letters", not the glue you need to make sense of them.
So using WK alone will probably give you the ability to understand the words in a sentence, but not their relationship to each other and what purpose they have.
Without grammar you wouldn't know that you too want to become a math teacher because you learned math from a great teacher.
Even for kanji words, you may be surprised how many non-WK kanji you'll find in the wild.
Yeah you'll need grammar like other people have been saying, but a lot of people seem to just forget about vocabulary. Ime this has been the big killer and I've put minimal effort into grammar.
You'll need to supplement your WK with extra vocab if you want to read by those levels. How much work this will be will depend on what you're reading. Obviously a children's manga will require far less of you than a light novel or visual novel, but both count as reading.
It's nowhere near enough, for several reasons.
First, as most people here have pointed out, you need grammar. Knowing vocabulary but no grammar is useless, because it leads you to being able to understand every single word in a sentence while still not making heads or tails out of it. Yes, you know all the words. No, you have no clue what says there.
Second, because there are non-WK kanji, although those tend to be specialized or less used ones. As @saber1 pointed out, he found a bunch on a video game - but I wouldn't worry about that. You shouldn't start reading advanced stuff out of the blue anyway, and ideally the first (and second and third and fourth) things you use in Japanese will contain furigana. Even some books that don't do furigana add it to less common kanji.
Third, and this one is for me a very important one, WK alone won't let you read because you'll forget. It's a bit of a vicious circle here: You'll forget kanji because you don't use it, and you don't use it because you don't know enough kanji to read stuff with kanji. Luckily by reading (which implies knowing grammar) you can start reading childrens' books and the like relatively early on (I started by lvl 10 or so, but I knew a lot of grammar and vocabulary from outside WK - and even then it wasn't easy!), and this helps a lot. Because the thing is, to properly learn most kanji WK isn't enough. You need to find them in the wild, written and used in context to properly drill them into your head.
So if your goal is learning to read Japanese, you have a long way to go. First, start learning grammar. You can use a textbook (minna no nihongo and tobira are the most common ones) or other resources, but learn grammar. I'd say stay away from online-only resources like maggie sensei or nihongo shark, as those are very light in practice and at first you'll need lots of practice and exercise - just an explanation of what something is won't really teach you a lot in the long run. Get a textbook or take lessons, then once you know enough start reading simple stuff.
Around level 27, the reading is really possible. It's amazing.
Knowing vocabulary but no grammar is useless, because it leads you to being able to understand every single word in a sentence while still not making heads or tails out of it. Yes, you know all the words. No, you have no clue what says there.
You're over exaggerating a bit much here. Its most certainly possible to understand part if not all of what some sentences mean without knowing the grammar, especially if you know the context. I speak from personal experience on this one.
WK is a kanji study application. When they say that "you'll be able to read", they mean that you'll be able to read kanji (figure out the reading/meaning -or at least get an idea of what it coould be- even if it's a new word and know enough to look up words in kanji in a dictionary). So, you will be able to read aloud and "pronounce" what you're seeing but without proper grammar comprehension you will most likely not be able to understand the full meaning of sentences.
Its most certainly possible to understand part if not all of what some sentences mean without knowing the grammar, especially if you know the context. I speak from personal experience on this one.
I'd say that depends on the context and what you define as grammar and as just vocabulary.
In sentences where there ar negative verbs and such, you could easily end up completely misunderstanding the the sentence on vocabulary alone because you would not understand that the verb or adjective was negated and you probable wouldn't know the tense and such things. There are definitely cases where it is possible to get along by just knowing the words, but that I would say that flys in your face once any grammar higher than beginner is present and that will happen pretty fast.
There are definitely cases where it is possible to get along by just knowing the words, but that I would say that flys in your face once any grammar higher than beginner is present and that will happen pretty fast.
Which is why I used the word "some" rather any definitive absolutes like the other person did.
Thanks for treating me as "the other person," it feels really nice and comfy and welcoming. Humanizing, even.
Sure anyone with lvl 15 can understand "夏休み," "国," and "帰る," but that そうです? Though luck. You'll know there's something about summer holiday and returning and a country. You might be able to infer the meaning of the particles に and へ, although then again maybe not. But at best you'll think it says "I'll go back to my country during summer holiday," when the phrase actually has uncertainty woven into it. And that little detail could well make the difference between understanding something or not.
Same as before. 明日, 雪, and 降る are WK-level vocabulary. The かもしれません, however, which is what gives the whole sentence meaning, isn't.
Same issue. "ようです"? What is that?
There's something pretty about looking at the sea and taking a stroll. Even assuming the reader knows the past tense, if you don't understand "ながら" the actual meaning of the sentence will fly above your head.
Anyone with some WK experience can read all kanji there. But without grammar you won't know that 降って is present continuous, that 降っていない is its negative, that のに means "even though", or that 差しています is, once again, present continuous.
Somebody who knows WK vocabulary but no grammar or extremely basic one will think this says "The match starts in a place. Quick, quick." They won't ever consider that ところです has little or nothing to do with 所, and that its meaning changes based on whether you use dictionary form, te- form, or ta- form of a verb before it.
All examples taken from my N4 textbook. All of them basic Japanese.
So my point stands: At early levels grammar is actually even more important than kanji or vocab. Grammar is king to understand a language - and it's much easier to look up words you don't know in a dictionary than trying to look up/understand grammar you never studied while reading something.
I really don't get why so many people around here believe just cramming word after word after word equals learning a language. Vocabulary helps, and once you reach a basic/medium level of Japanese it becomes THE main thing you need. But first? Knowing how to say "Imperial palace" in Japanese won't mean anything if you can't even ask where the bathroom is at. Knowing how to read the kanji for "I" won't mean a thing if you can't understand sentences using it.
Some sentences, yes. And especially with the context. Recently I've been able to understand a bit of Chinese because of my WK studies. So clearly, knowing kanji (or vocabulary) alone isn't useless.
But I'm a Spanish teacher, and for one-on-one tutoring, I specialize in the adult who says, "Even when I understand every word in a sentence, I often still can't figure out what it means!" There are only a few grammar concepts which tend to get in their way, but those few concepts become a huge obstacle, one that prevents most students from ever making the leap into being a Spanish speaker.
And many times, when those students think they understand a sentence, they are mistaken.
Grammar alone gets you nowhere. Vocabulary alone gets you substantially more. But to reach any level of true understanding, you need both.
You didn't at all touch on what I said, but thats ok. Either way it doesn't change either of our answers to this thread so just PM me if you want to continue talking about this. Which of the two is more important is a different discussion.
Agreed. For some reason, I think the "some" part of my reply was skipped over. Ive never actually tried to read any chinese, but I guess that would be an example of how knowing vocab alone would work. Never thought of that.
Vocabulary alone gets you substantially more. But to reach any level of true understanding, you need both.
Agreed again. Obviously to be fluent you need both, but there are some things you can get by with understanding just by knowing the words. Some people seem to think that they know more about your personal experiences than you, though.
That's me every time I try to read real Japanese.


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I've just read about this site www.ushare.co.uk in a letters page in the Cash section of the Observer (takes me a while to read the paper).
The idea is the site facilitates people to share various items rather than buying them - you get points for loaning out and use points to borrow.
Am quite excited about it, especially in these cash crunch days. Also sounds like a fun way to get to know people and build a community 'n all that good stuff. Am thinking of setting up a SE1 group - what do people think?
Yes please,I could do with borrowing a drill.
Ok, I just set it up!
I haven't bothered to post up anything we own yet. However, we do in fact have a drill so if you'd like to contact me off-list (private message? I haven't actually done that before) please feel free and we can probably work something out.
Ah great, thanks, I'll pm you.
I am the second member of the SE1 group.
I do hope this site works out - great idea.
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Die Dubkow-Mühle () ist eine ehemalige Wassermühle im Spreewald. Der traditionell auch gastronomisch genutzte Mühlenhof gehört zum westlich gelegenen Spreewalddorf Leipe, einem Ortsteil von Lübbenau/Spreewald. Das Mühlengelände ist unter dem Namen Dubkowmühle als Wohnplatz von Leipe ausgewiesen.

Die Mühle liegt unmittelbar an der Spree. Nördlich führt die Straße von Burg (Spreewald) nach Leipe vorbei. Auch der Gurken-Radweg passiert die Mühle, die heute als Gastronomie- und Beherbergungsbetrieb geführt wird.

Geschichte
Am 2. Mai 1701 genehmigte Friedrich Casimir zu Lynar dem Müllermeister Georg Schramm aus Neu Zauche in Dubkowa eine Wassermühle als Ersatz für eine Wassermühle in Raddusch zu errichten. Mahlpflichtig für die so begründete Dubkow-Mühle wurden die Bewohner von Raddusch, Dlugy, das heutige Fleißdorf und Naundorf. Die Mühle wurde auf Eichenpfählen gegründet und mit Erlenholz gebaut. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war die Dubkow-Mühle, für den Spreewald typisch, nur auf dem Wasserweg zu erreichen.

Im Jahr 1714 erwarb der Sohn Martin Schramm die Mühle für 150 Reichstaler. Martin Schramm verstarb jedoch bereits 1721. Wohl auf Grund von Bittgesuchen seiner Witwe unterblieb eine beabsichtigte Zwangsversteigerung. Johann George Schramm betrieb die Mühle weiter und heiratete im Jahr 1728 Maria Elisabeth Müller, die Stieftochter eines vermögenden Burger Müllers.

Am 21. Januar 1737 erhielt die Dubkow-Mühle gegen einen jährlichen Zins von einem Reichstaler und sechs Groschen das Recht Branntwein zu brennen und auszuschenken. Im Jahr 1755 wurde Matthäs Jarick Müller der Dubkow-Mühle. Er hatte 1753 Margareta Schramm, die Tochter des Müllers geheiratet. Sein Schwiegersohn Johann Christian Lehmann übernahm die Mühle 1773. Er war zuvor Müller in Krieschow und hatte im Alter von 30 Jahren die 15-jährige Margareta Jarick geheiratet.

1791 brannte die Mühle infolge Brandstiftung wegen eines Eifersuchtsdramas nieder. Der Wiederaufbau erfolgte in Fachwerkbauweise. Nach dem Tode Johann Christian Lehmanns im Jahr 1815 erwarb sein Sohn Johann Carl Gottlieb Lehmann die Dubkow-Mühle für einen Preis von 2.300 Talern. 1900 ist Reinhold Kling Eigentümer der Mühle. Mit dem Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts aufkommenden Spreewaldtourismus entwickelt sich die Dubkow-Mühle immer stärker zu einer beliebten Ausflugsgaststätte. Noch vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg wird, wohl auf Grund von Steuerschulden, dann der Provinzialverband Brandenburg Eigentümer des Objekts. Die Mühle wurde von Pächtern weiter betrieben.

Im Jahr 1919 wurde der nicht mehr rentable Mühlenbetrieb eingestellt und die Dubkow-Mühle nur noch als Gaststätte weitergeführt. Am 1. April 1922 pachtete August Konzack, er hatte zuvor die Tochter des vorherigen Pächters geheiratet, das Anwesen. Um der Inflation zu begegnen wurde als Jahrespacht das 222-fache eines gebundenen Zentners Wiesenheu vereinbart. Von 1923 bis 1925 fanden größere Umbauten statt. Das bis dahin noch vorhandene Wasserrad wurde entfernt und der gewonnene Raum für Fremdenzimmer genutzt. Die veränderte Gaststätte mit Pension eröffnete 1924. Im Jahr 1934 erwarb August Konzack die Mühle und das Grundstück für 15.000 Reichsmark. In der Schlussphase des Zweiten Weltkrieges hatten sich 200 Flüchtlinge aus den umliegenden Dörfern vor den heranrückenden Kampfhandlungen zur Dubkow-Mühle in das unzugängliche Innere des Spreewaldes geflüchtet.

Der Anschluss des Mühlengehöfts an das Stromnetz erfolgte 1958. 1960 wurde der Lauf der Spree bei der Mühle um 20 m nach Süden verlegt. Seitdem liegt zwischen der Mühle und dem Fluss ein kleiner Grünstreifen. Im Jahr 1969 wurde die Dubkow-Mühle, nach dem sie über 268 Jahre nur per Kahn oder zu Fuß erreichbar war, an das Straßennetz angeschlossen. Noch heute kommen jedoch viele Gäste auf dem Wasserweg zur Mühle. Nach dem August Konzack 1974 verstorben war, übernahm sein Neffe Erich Konzack die Mühle. Auf Grund von Baufälligkeit wurde das Mühlengebäude umgebaut. Eine große Hochwasserkatastrophe sucht die Dubkow-Mühle, wie auch den übrigen Spreewald, 1979 heim. Das Mühlenhaus ragte nur noch wenige Zentimeter aus dem Wasser.

Nach der politischen Wende des Jahres 1989 erhielt die Mühle auch einen Anschluss an die zentrale Trinkwasserversorgung. Bis dahin war die Mühle mit Tankwagen versorgt worden, da das Wasser der Spree nicht mehr als Trinkwasser geeignet war. Seit 2005 ist Ilona Konzack, Tochter von Erich Konzack, Eigentümerin der Dubkow-Mühle.

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 Homepage der Dubkow-Mühle
 Geschichte der Dubkow-Mühle

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Bauwerk im Spreewald
Bauwerk in Lübbenau/Spreewald
Spree
Gastronomiebetrieb (Brandenburg)
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Ort im Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Unternehmen (Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz)
Geographie (Lübbenau/Spreewald)
Organisation (Lübbenau/Spreewald)
Wassermühle in Brandenburg
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Hacker Sentenced for Breaching Eglin AFB, Sandia Lab
An 18-year-old hacker who breached computers at Sandia National Laboratories and posted an anti-Israeli message on the Eglin Air Force Base Web site was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in federal prison. Adil Yahya Zakaria Shakour also was ordered to pay $88,253 in restitution, and his computer use was restricted during the three years he will spend under supervised release after his prison term. Shakour, a Pakistani national who lives in Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in March to computer and credit card fraud charges. Shakour penetrated the Florida air base's computer server repeatedly in April and May 2002, altering the Web page to denounce the Israeli advance into Palestine. Full Story


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Q: Android + coreLibraryDesugaring: which Java 11 APIs can I expect to work? I'm trying to migrate some Java library from 'normal' JVM to android and stuck with some Java11 APIs used in the code.
The first thing I already got - Java11 language features seems to work only with Canary build of Android Studio, see answer here
Now I need to get understanding about which APIs can be really used. Here are two use-cases which do not work for me and I can't get if I'm doing something wrong or it never should work:

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*List.copyOf() - introduced in Java11, method copyOf is not available on android. Methods 'List.of()', introduced with Java 9, work OK.

*class java.lang.invoke.LambdaMetafactory - introduced with Java 1.8 - to be used for programmatic creation of lambdas for usage instead for reflection, is not visible on Android.
I see both of them in sources of desugar_jdk_libs here:

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*https://github.com/google/desugar_jdk_libs/blob/master/jdk11/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/LambdaMetafactory.java

*https://github.com/google/desugar_jdk_libs/blob/master/src/share/classes/java/util/List.java
So - the question is: how can I identify if some Java API is supposed to be available in 'desugared' android build or no? What really can be expected from 'desugaring'?
Steps to reproduce:

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*Using Android Studio Canary generate a dummy "Basic Activity" project

*Make sure following is provided in build.gradle
android {
    compileOptions {
        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
    }
}
dependencies {
    coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5'
}

*Add following lines somewhere in code

        List<Integer> ints1 = List.of(1, 2, 3);
        Supplier<List<Object>> listSupplier = () -> new ArrayList<>();
        List<Object> alist = listSupplier.get();

        List<Integer> ints2 = List.copyOf(ints1);
        LambdaMetafactory.metafactory(null,null,null,null,null,null);

Last 2 lines fail to compile for me.
PS: final application is supposed to work on Android 10+.

A: Contrary to the other answer, desugaring is totally possible.
The dependency to add is
dependencies {
    coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5'
}

You can find more information at the official Android Java 8 desugaring documentation.

A: Desugaring lib is considered unofficial. We can't expect an exact answer. We get the feature when it is ready. Now List.copyOf() method now working with the latest Gradle version.
About the LambdaMetafactory class, It is not included in Android Javadoc.  This means we assume we don't have LambdaMetafactory at all. Google stripped down some java API for being lightweight.
In general, We should check android Javadoc first. If android Javadoc has no mention about some API. We can be sure we won't get that feature anytime soon.

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Compass HyStar is the state-of-the-art software solution for configuring and controlling hardware that performs hyphenated experiments, combining analytical chromatographic separation techniques (GC and LC) with mass spectrometric techniques. A wide range of systems such as Ion Trap (ITMS), QTOF-high resolution MS and TQ-MS including all ionization methods are covered.
HyStar is a client/server-based software package, which combines Bruker acquisition, such as otofControl or trapControl, with dedicated Bruker processing and report generation software in various different analytical workflows. Quantitation tasks are supported as well as identification and screening tasks. The HyStar software enviroment is the basis to run Bruker´s complete solutions such as Toxtyper, PesticideScreener or BioPharma Compass.


A picture showing the Magwe government taking credit for boxes marked as UN flood donations has stirred outrage on Facebook. Commenters accused the government of claiming the donations to bolster the appearance of their flood response and to drum up support ahead of the November election.
Posted to the Myanmar Journalists Network Facebook page on August 10, the widely circulated photo shows a stack of cardboard boxes marked UNICEF, but with a sign saying the lot was donated by the Magwe Region government.
"UNICEF, do not allow the government to misuse your products," wrote one angered poster.
U Kyaw Win Soe, spokesperson for the Magwe Department for Social Welfare and Resettlement, said flood aid is accepted from many organisations but the proper donor is always acknowledged in line with regulations. He denied the Facebook photo shows improper attribution in the Magwe office, adding that it was probably faked.
The government has previously been accused of misusing, hoarding and profiteering from international organisations' donations. In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, there were reports of relief kits being embezzled, and some of the donated aid made its way to markets for resale.
UNICEF confirmed they have been receiving an onslaught of complaints following the social media picture of aid in Magwe and said they will investigate the claim of misused aid.
"Many people are asking our organisation about this case. We will explain later, but at the moment we cannot give any comment," Ko Hlaing Min Oo, a UNICEF advocacy officer, told The Myanmar Times.
UNICEF said the pictured boxes were most likely hygiene refill kits meant to support children and families affected by severe monsoon flooding that has lashed through nearly every state and region in the country.
"Five thousand hygiene refill kits were provided to the Magwe government for delivery to those children and families in need," Alison Rhodes, chief advocacy and policy officer for UNICEF, said by email. More than 14,400 such kits have been sent to Sagaing, Rakhine and Magwe regions, she added.
U Thet Oo, an administrator in Pwint Phyu township, Magwe Region, said UNICEF had provided a "sample" of supplies on August 10 that have yet to be distributed.
"We didn't have any UN donations or cooperation in my township before UNICEF came to us. But they didn't bring many supplies. They came here to collect data assessment for the region," he said.
The government has been accused by flood victims of a delayed and underwhelming response to the recent floods. Minister of Information U Ye Htut admitted the government's response has been "weak" and called on international agencies to help the response.
Both the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party and the main opposition National League for Democracy have been pictured providing aid while also encouraging votes for the upcoming general election.


Situated just 500m from the beaches of Costalita, halfway between Puerto Banus and Estepona lies this brand new contemporary development of apartments and Penthouses. This south/west facing penthouse was one of the first to be purchased when the development was released and it is in arguably the best position on the complex. The property comes fully furnished and has a very bright modern feel with an open plan kitchen, good sized living room which in turn leads out onto the semi covered terrace from which you can enjoy views out over the Mediterranean and also the pool and gardens. On this level you have the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom plus a guest bedroom and second bathroom. The internal staircase in the living room leads up to an enormous solarium with even nicer sea views where you can enjoy all day sunshine, BBQ`s and amazing sunsets. You have a host amenities on your doorstep including supermarkets, bars, restaurants and a great gymnasium.


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Wedding needs a lot of preparation, from wedding caterer to venue and even rings. There are so many shops that specialize in creating and selling wedding and engagement rings in San Diego, CA that are made of white gold and platinum. If you are going to ask experienced jewelers, they are most likely to say that both metals and valuable and expensive.
When these metals are closely examined, they are both weighty and dense. The impact of these two will always affect the look that you prefer while you walk the aisle. In order to understand more, it is important that you know the difference between the two.
If you remember your high school chemistry lessons, then you are familiar that both these metals, platinum and gold, belong to the same class—heavy metal section. Both metals are also same in terms of color which is white-ish.
Gold metal has a long history since it is then used by people from Egypt and South America like the Incas. This type of metal has many properties that are desirable for accessories like tarnish prevention, no rust, does not acquire green patina and etc.
When buying gold, 100% gold does not mean excellent. In fact, a 24-carat gold is too soft. This metal needs to be combined to other alloys in order to attain hardness fit for jewelry. The ideal carat for gold is 18K which is 75% pure. If you want to have a cheaper option, you can go with 14K or 12K gold ring.
Like the first metal, platinum is also very impressive since it does not corrode, tarnish, change color and rust as time passes by. Although the use of platinum is recent, it is considered by jewelry makers as a great metal when making jewelry.
When it comes to weight, platinum is heavier; it is estimated as 40% heavier as compared to gold. With this property, it makes the platinum malleable and dense. The only issue with platinum is its ability to be designed since it is too hard. If you are a lover of simple wedding and engagement rings in San Diego, CA, you can go with platinum ones.


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Our metal siding has the same great insulation factor (R-value of 4) helping heat and cool your home.
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Songs About Rain
Gary Allan - Songs About Rain
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Gary Allan - Songs About Rain (text piesne)
The strum that I found was easiest was down down-up-down-up within three beats
Well this town has closed down way too early and there's nothing to do,
So I'm driving around in circles and I'm thinkin' 'bout you,
Today I heard you got a new last name, Sure didn't know it was gonna hit me this way,
And the radio just keeps on playin' all these songs about rain
Now there's all kinds of songs about babies and love that goes right,
But for some unkown reason nobody wants to play them tonight,
Hey I hope it's sunny wherever you are, But that's sure not the picture tonight in my car,
And it sure ain't easing my pain all these songs like
Rainy Night In Georgia and Kentucky Rain,
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again,
Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Early Mornin' Rain,
They go on and on and there's no two the same,
Oh it would be easy to blame all these songs about rain
Well I thought I was over you but I guess maybe I'm not,
Cause when I let you go looks like lonely is all that I've got,
Guess I'll never know what could have been, Sure ain't helpin' this mood that I'm in,
If they're gonna keep on playin' me songs like,
Oh how I wish I could blame all the songs about rain
Background chorus
All these songs about rain All these songs about rain
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Tabbed by Adam Isenberg
Drinkin' Dark Whiskey
Can't Do It Today
Tough Little Boys
See If I Care
I Can Love You
Don't Look Away
Guys Like Me
Nothing on But the Radio
You Don't Know a Thing About...
A Showman's Life
I Ain't Runnin' Yet
She Loves Me (She Don't Love...
Best I Ever Had
I Aint Runnin Yet
Don't Leave Her Lonely Too...


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November 2014 News and Events
Christian Schools Canada Conference
Two hundred delegates, including ninety-one from SCSBC schools, converged at the Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria for the biennial Christian Schools Canada conference that took place from September 18 to 20, 2014. Inspired learning during the plenary and workshop sessions, and invaluable networking during the breaks and free time contributed to an outstanding experience. Many ancillary meetings were also accomplished as participants arrived from across Canada, the United States and as far away as Australia, Korea and South Africa. Audio recordings of James A. K. Smith's four presentations are online at christianschoolscanada.com/resources-2014.
Behaviour Intervention Training
On July 2 to 4, 2014, special education coordinators came to Trinity Western University for the three-day intensive Survivor themed course, Supporting the Inclusion of Students with Challenging Behaviour. Presenters Jenny Williams and Laurie Smith provided training in implementing the resources in the Guidelines for the Progressive Intervention of Behaviour manual and included practise in conducting some of the following: Risk Assessment and Safety Plan; Functional Behaviour Assessment; Positive Behaviour Support Plan; Supervision/Incident Plan; Threat Assessment and Fair Notice; TIER 1- 3 Behaviour Intervention; and School-wide Behaviour Intervention. Participants had a lot of serious fun in the process!
SCSBC Northern Schools Tour
Incoming Executive Director, Ed Noot and new Directors of Learning, Darren Spyksma and Greg Gerber, started the school year off with a whirlwind visit led by outgoing Executive Director, Henry Contant of the northern SCSBC schools. They toured campuses, presented workshops and met with staff and boards at Cedars Christian in Prince George, Bulkley Valley Christian in Smithers, Northside Christian in Vanderhoof, Centennial Christian in Terrace, and Houston Christian in Houston.
Regional Meeting – Virtually
The tight schedule for the SCSBC northern road trip did not include time for a Regional Principals Meeting. In an effort to keep schools informed and engaged within travel restrictions, this meeting was offered via the web. SCSBC staff did a test drive of new equipment on site at Trinity Western University with a view to creating more web-based opportunities for schools to connect.
Nanaimo Christian School Assessment Innovations
Based on a common desire to improve student learning, Nanaimo Christian School's elementary and middle school divisions have removed letter grades from all reporting periods except for the final report card. The school has chosen instead to move to an outcomes based reporting system, more regular face to face reporting to parents, and use of an assessment continuum to better explain learning and development to parents and stakeholders. High school has also moved forward in more accurate assessment practices by focusing more fully on giving feedback based on outcomes specific to the unit outcomes. High school reports will also be more inclusive at providing feedback on student learning in terms of the learning outcomes. These exciting initiatives are based on research and planning and are intended to streamline well with the new BC Ed Plan.


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Directions: Choose a terrestrial world with the tabs at the top of the window: Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Moon (listed in order of largest to smallest). Then, use the slider to change the relative volume of rock and metal to match the Measured Density to the Calculated Density for all five worlds.
Change the fraction of the planet filled with rock or iron metal with the slider control on the right. Sliding the pointer up increases the volume of the iron core of the planet and increases the planet's density. Sliding the pointer down increases the volume of rock in the planet and decreases the planet's density.
The Measured Density displays the uncompressed density of the selected world. This measure of a planet's density removes the effects of gravitational compression due to the weight of the planet squeezing the interior. This density is based on spacecraft measurements of the planet's mass and radius combined with laboratory measurements of the densities of various types of rock and metal.
The Calculated Density is the density of the selected planet calculated from the chosen ratio of rock and metal. For the purposes of this simulation, a pure-metal planet has a density of 8 grams per cubic centimeter (the density of iron) and a pure-rock planet has a density of 3 grams per cubic centimeter (an average value for silicate rock).
By matching the Measured Density to the Calculated Density, you are likely to find values similar to the following: Earth has a core filling about 65% of its interior. Venus: 65%, Mars: 40%, Mercury: 80%, The Moon: 40%.
Earth has the largest mass and strongest gravity of the 5 terrestrial worlds. This means that Earth's interior is the most compressed of the terrestrial worlds. The metal at Earth's center has a higher density than the same metal sitting at Earth's surface. The observed density of Earth is 5.5 grams per cubic centimeter, but its uncompressed density is only 4.2 grams per cubic centimeter.
Earth's Moon has the smallest mass and weakest gravity of the 5 terrestrial worlds. This means that the Moon's interior is the least compressed. The metal at the Moon's center is only slightly more dense than the same metal on the Moon's surface. The observed density of the Moon is 3.36 grams per cubic centimeter. The uncompressed density of the Moon is only slightly less, 3.35 grams per cubic centimeter.
For Earth to have a higher uncompressed density, it must contain a much larger volume of metal than the Moon. You can determine this yourself by finding the proper metal-rock ratio for Earth and the Moon.
If both worlds formed at the same distance from the Sun, one would expect them to form out of the same fraction of rock and metal. To explain the observed difference in the two worlds, astronomers have proposed that the very early Earth suffered a massive collision with another world. The ejected material from that collision was mostly rock from Earth's mantle and crust. The giant impact hypothesis proposes that the Moon formed from the material splashed out of the Earth.
Determine the ratio of rock to metal that matches the uncompressed density of Mercury. You should get a proportion close to 80% metal and 20% rock. This is the largest fraction of metal to rock in any of the other terrestrial worlds.
The short answer is that scientists know the temperature, density, and chemical composition of Earth's interior very well. This information comes from samples of the Earth's surface and shallow interior from direct observation and from molten rock from volcanoes around the world. In addition, the deep interior of Earth is understood from seismic waves produced by earthquakes. The surfaces of the other terrestrial planets are also rocky, so it is likely that they also have iron cores similar to Earth.
The other answer is that astronomers know the abundance of the chemical elements throughout the Universe. After hydrogen and helium, the most common elements are carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, as well as silicon and iron. High-density elements like lead, gold, and uranium are very rare cosmically. The elements CNO are too light to account for the density of the interiors of the terrestrial planets, so silicate minerals and iron metal are likely components. This picture fits together nicely with the information scientists have discovered about Earth's interior.


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Mike Chambers (Franklin-Pierce University) Petersburg Generals
A junior from Franklin-Pierce and Londonderry, New Hampshire, Chambers was consistently among the CPL's top hitters throughout the 2005 season. He started and played in 56 games for the Generals and ended up finishing with a league-best .337 batting average. Chambers also recorded league-bests in hits (64), doubles (15) and total bases (93).
In addition to those numbers, he also hit five home runs, and racked up 26 runs scored to go with 28 RBIs. Chambers finished second in slugging percentage at .497, while being walked 30 times and recording a .436 on-base percentage. He also added 13 stolen bases to his resume.
With the help of Chambers, Petersburg made it back to the Petitt Cup Tournament for the first time since 2003. The Generals, however, fell to the top-seeded Edenton Steamers, who went on to win the Petitt Cup Championship for the second year in-a-row. During week one of the CPL season, Chambers was also named the Rawlings Hitter of the Week.
Matt Smith (Catawba College) Gastonia (Week 9)
Matt Spencer (North Carolina) Asheboro (Week 8)
Chris Campbell (College of Charleston) Florence (Week 6)
Matt Olson (Georgia) Spartanburg (Week 6)
Jonathan Anderson (Duke) New Bern (Week 5)
Seth Williams (North Carolina) Asheboro (Week 4)
Michael Rutledge (Mississippi State) Outer Banks (Week 4)
Joey Besl (Concord) New Bern (Week 3)
Armando Sarinana (San Jose City) Martinsville (Week 2)
Mike Chambers (Franklin-Pierce) Petersburg (Week 1)
Ryan Brandt (Methodist College) Fayetteville SwampDogs
Brandt, a junior from Methodist College and Severna Park, Maryland, made a total of 13 appearances on the mound this summer, including 11 starts. One of those starts came during the 2005 CPL Petitt Cup Tournament over the weekend, where Brandt pitched through eight complete shutout innings, surrendering only five hits, while striking out 11 to earn the win in the SwampDogs' first round game against Wilson. His effort for Fayetteville at the 2005 Petitt Cup earned him the honor of being named the Rawlings Defensive Player of the 2005 Petitt Cup Tournament as well.
Overall, Brandt, a 6-4, 220-pound righthander, finished the summer with an incredible 0.71 ERA to go along with an 8-2 record. In 75 2/3 innings pitched, he gave up only 10 runs, six earned, on 50 hits. Even more impressive, however, were his numbers in both walks and strikeouts. On the season, Brandt only walked 11 batters, while striking out 77, giving him a .142 walk-to-strikeout ratio.
Rob Wilson (Davidson) Thomasville (Week 9)
David Wood (Temple) New Bern (Week 9)
Matt Leake (Tennessee-Wesleyan) Edenton (Week 9)
Ryan Howe (Lake Sumter C.C.) Peninsula (Week 8)
Kevin Pucetas (Limestone) Wilson (Week 7)
Todd Mittauer (Liberty) Thomasville (Week 6)
Matt Teague (Carson Newman) Gastonia (Week 5)
Andrew Cruse (South Carolina) New Bern (Week 5)
Michael Hauff (North Carolina A&T) Asheboro (Week 4)
Wynn Pelzer (South Carolina) Wilmington (Week 3)
Matt Brinkman (Evansville) Florence (Week 3)
Casey Zachry (Texas Tech) New Bern (Week 2)
Tyler Addison (Lander) Spartanburg (Week 2)
Andy Dirks (Hutchinson C.C.) Fayetteville (Week 2)
Nick Schumacher (Wayne State) Asheboro (Week 1)


This is a short story about me. I entered a Asian American & Pacific Islander AAPI video contest put out by EPA. Winners will be invited to Washington DC. Erin Mast and myself created this to bring attention to the Earth Justice issues in my home and community, Waianae.


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Noticeboard: February 2012
Looking ahead to summer, the Cape Town Opera will be touring its acclaimed version of the Gershwin classic Porgy and Bess. Relocated to Soweto, the company's gifted singers will bring such classics as Summertime, It Ain't Necessarily So and I Loves You Porgy to a new generation. Written in 1935, the love story of Porgy and Bess is modernised as the pair seek happiness amid the poverty and hardship in the ravaged Cape Town township. The company also makes its debut European performances of the Mandela Trilogy at Wales Millennium Centre, a musical tribute to the life of the former South African leader. Theatres welcoming the Cape Town Opera are Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Canterbury and Southampton and the London Coliseum. Visit their websites for more details.
The academy of Children's Writers is organising it's 27th annual Write A Story for Children competition. This is now recognised as one of the most prestigious for unpublished writers. The top prize is £2,000. Entries may be no longer than 2,000 words. Closing date is March 31st. For further details, check out the website www.childrens-writers.co.uk, and dust down that manuscript!
Ink Pellet reader and Head of English, Neil Bowen, has launched an online literature forum called peripeteia. The aim of the project is to promote literary discussion between students, teachers, academics and writers from
different institutions. The site now has about 200 members, including academics and students from India, the USA, Algeria and Scotland. Every month Neil, who teaches at Wells Cathedral School, runs online seminars run by distinguished academics. These include Frankenstein, convened by Dr Mariadele Boccardi of UWE. As new members join, the seminar programme is expanding. The current programme for this academic year can be found at peripeteia.webs.com. Brilliant idea!
For serious art lovers (or those with great imaginations) the Eykyn Maclean in London is hosting a collection of Cy Twombly works from the Sonnabend Collection(www.eykynmaclean.com). I love the Bacchus pieces in Tate Modern. Just don't get this era of his work at all. Sorry.
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