Mercedes launched the GL as a luxury large SUV in 2006, positioned above the ML (now called GLE) in the Mercedes range, rivalling the Audi Q7 that debuted in the same year.
In 2012, the GL was facelifted and made even more luxurious and tech laden. The facelift even spawned a monstrous V8-powered GL 63 AMG model.
In late 2014, Mercedes announced it was changing the names of multiple models, one of which was the GL. The GL's name was changed to the GLS at the very end of 2015, with deliveries for the lightly facelifted model beginning at the start of 2016.
Since the GLS debuted at the start of 2016, not all that much has changed. The GLS remains a luxury and imposing SUV that is exceptionally capable of ferrying seven people around in comfort.
For the 2017 model year, the front was changed sparingly, while the rear received a redesigned bumper and full LED rear lights.
At the time of writing, a refreshed GLS is expected to be unveiled and on sale by the end of 2019.
The new GLS starts at £73,940, which doesn't sound too expensive compared to a Range Rover, but next to the Audi Q7, which starts at nearer £50,000, the weight of that price tag becomes heavier. Although, the GLS is exceptionally well equipped. Standard equipment on the AMG Line includes keyless start, lane tracking technology, 21-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic electric sunroof and park assist. The standard interior equipment includes a memory seat package, front and rear heated seats and a Harman Kardon sound system.
Above the AMG Line is the Grand Edition. It used to be known as the 'designo' and starts at £82,935. Extra equipment includes an 'Active Curve System' which enhances ride comfort, a closing aid for the doors and boot. The interior still gets the designo interior package, with designo upholstery, heated and ventilated front seats, rear sun blinds and climate control for third seat passengers too.
Used GLs are quite good value, although expect to pay high running costs. Early GLs start at around £10,000 with reasonable mileages, although we recommend avoiding these early cars and going for the facelifted GL which came out in 2012. These models currently start from around £26,000.
Nearly-new models are fantastic value – particularly when you consider that £18,000 of savings can be had off list price on a model less than a year old.
While there was quite a significant facelift in 2012 for the GL, the GLS really has not changed visually since. It remains one of the biggest SUVs on sale and it is exceptionally imposing. However, it's not a particularly good-looking car in our opinion and unfortunately, the styling does little to mask its significant footprint. The interior is slightly better, although it is due a significant update to put it on par with the superb interiors which now feature in other Mercedes models such as the S-Class. However, it is crammed with the finest quality materials, as you would expect on a car of this price. The GLS is definitely best suited to image conscious families who need and want a large SUV.
Driving dynamics are not a strong point of the GLS. While the sheer pace of the GLS 63 AMG is seriously impressive, it is flawed as soon as you enter a corner. The top-heavy stance of GLS equates to significant roll in the corners, although the steering feels weighty and has a good amount of feel to it.
On the plus side, the GLS has a very impressive ride, particularly on the motorway where it is probably best suited. The GLS even comes with air suspension as standard, which does a great job of minimising bumps in the road. The only downside is that those large wheels can slightly hamper ride comfort at lower speeds. It is definitely one of the most relaxing cars you can drive, particularly when paired with the nine-speed automatic gearbox.
As you would hope for the size of it, the GLS is one of the most spacious cars on the market. It is an enormous car – 110mm longer than a Range Rover – which means the cabin is huge. Even with all seven seats up, it offers 295 litres of boot space, and 680 litres with the third row of seats folded. However, leave just the two front seats in place and it leaves an enormous 2,300 litres of room, which is approaching van territory. The sheer size of the GLS does make parking it in tight spaces a bit of a nightmare, although the amount of parking sensors and standard park assist does help around town and in car parks.
The GLS has never been tested by EuroNCAP, and therefore it doesn't have an official safety rating. However, the GLS does come with an array of safety equipment that would likely grant it a five-star rating. It comes with plenty of airbags, as well as lane departure warning and automatic braking systems, minimising your chance of getting in a crash in the first place.
Family appeal is where the GLS excels. The sheer size and space of it makes it one of the best SUVs for carrying people around. There is easily enough room for seven adults to sit in comfort on long journeys, as well as room for luggage too. While the GLS's size may be intimidating for some people, it is absolutely ideal if you are in the market for a large, luxury, family-friendly SUV.
Mercedes offers two engines in the GLS - one petrol and one diesel - which couldn't be more different if they tried.
The diesel is a 3.0-litre V6 engine which comes as standard with four-wheel-drive. It produces 255bhp and 620Nm, and is coupled with a 9-speed automatic gearbox. It manages the 0-60mph dash in 7.6 seconds, and will go on to a top speed of 138mph.
At the other end of the spectrum is the fearsome 5.5-litre V8 petrol in the GLS 63 AMG. It produces a huge 577bhp and 760Nm of torque. This also comes with four-wheel-drive, but has a seven-speed AMG 'speedshift' gearbox instead, and manages 0-60mph in a swift 4.4 seconds, with a top speed of 155mph.
If running costs are important, the best option is to stay clear of the GLS 63. Fuel bills will be astronomical, as it produces a claimed 23mpg, though you will be extremely lucky if you ever get it over 20mpg. It also produces a whopping 288g/km CO2. This means you will pay £2,070 in tax, as well as a £310 supplement because the GLS costs over £40,000. The diesel doesn't fair that much better, as it only returns a claimed 37.2mpg, as well as producing 199g/km of CO2, meaning £1,760 for the first year in tax.
Insurance will be expensive too; both the petrol and diesel GLS are in the top insurance group of 50.
There are not too many common problems on the GL and GLS, although owners have questioned the interior quality, and a power steering fluid has also been reported. One thing we would strongly recommend – when buying a used GL or GLS – is to check thoroughly that it has been well maintained. Unsurprisingly, on a car of this luxury and size, repairs and maintenance will be expensive, which you definitely need to bear in mind if you are purchasing a used vehicle.
At the top end of the luxury SUV market there are not too many rivals. Land Rover is where most of the opposition lies, as a range-topping Discovery, Range Rover Sport and the normal Range Rover could all be rivals to the GLS.
Elsewhere, the Volvo XC90 and Audi Q7 are both worthy competitors, albeit far cheaper. However, the size of the GLS almost puts in a class of its own.
Depreciation may be a bit of a concern for GLS owners, particularly on the AMG model, which will plummet in value. The GLS is predicted to retain just 40 per cent of its value after three years; that's far less than the Discovery, which retains 60 per cent. We would recommend buying an ex-demonstrator or nearly new GLS as it will have lost that significant amount of initial value, making it the best option.


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TMZ Sports is reporting that Burress pleaded guilty to tax evasion in New Jersey on Monday, and in the process, wiggled out of more time behind bars. Of course, this comes after Burress notoriously spent 20 months in prison from September 2009 to June 2011 for shooting himself in the leg in a New York City nightclub when he was a member of the New York Giants.
The retired NFL star could have returned to prison, as he was hit with two counts of tax evasion for failing to pay $48,000 in state taxes. Each count had a maximum five-year prison sentence. But Burress's plea deal allowed him to plead guilty — having to pay penalties and complete community service — in exchange for no prison time.
TMZ is additionally reporting that Burress already paid off his owed financial debt.
His rep also told the website that Burress didn't purposely evade paying his taxes, attributing the failure to pay them as a huge misunderstanding.
"He messed up. He knew he messed up. Everyone cooperated, and Plaxico paid the fine," his rep told TMZ. "From his past, he knows you can't mess with the government. He was more than happy to cooperate."
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Carmen for City Council
Strong Public School System
Livable Wages and Green Jobs
Strong Unions
End Police Abuse & Broken Windows
Protection for Immigrants
Comprehensive Participatory Budget
Improved Transportation
Green Party Platform
What the Media Says about Carmen
Affordable Housing / Public Housing / Gentrification
Red Hook and Sunset Park are not for Sale to luxury developers! I will fight against the rezoning of Sunset Park's waterfront that serves the needs of wealthy outsiders, not the community. NYCHA Red Hook housing will not be privatized for developers profit or will continue severely underfunded for much need maintenance.
SUNSET PARK:
KEY ISSUES: Gentrification and Displacement
There has been a lot of construction of high-rises along Fourth Avenue with rents going higher than the market value. A way to stop this from expanding to the Waterfront is preventing developers from getting a Re-Zoning for residential use in the area.
RISKS OF THE WILLIAMSBURGIZATION OF SUNSET PARK
Currently, the waterfront has competing interests and visions from many different owners. This is a fight that will define Sunset Park for many decades to come.
Developers are pushing for luxury condos and a hotel filled Williamsburg scenario whereas, the community has been striving and asking for a waterfront that provides solid well-paying jobs for the current working class residents of Sunset Park. The largest private developer being Industry City (IC) which owns 16 buildings, from 32nd street to 37th street on 3rd avenue and 39th street to the waterfront.
There are over 4.5 million square feet of building space in Industry City, and this property was bought by a group of companies which include Jamestown properties. Jamestown owns about 50% of the Industry city and is known as the developers of bougie upscale Chelsea Market. They want to see the water-front re-zoned to justify their billion dollar investment over a 12 year period to renovate the buildings.
The proposal to rezone from Industrial City (IC) is to change the industrial character to mixed use, while mixed-use sounds like keeping some of the industry, what a lot of urban planners know if that mixed use almost always means the end of industrial use. Residential rents, especially on the waterfront, can draw more money so that's the direction developers will go. This is why IC is promoting and gearing up to ask for the rezoning.
FIGHTING GENTRIFICATION
Uprose, the 50-year-old Puerto Rican/Latino community and environmental justice organization fighting gentrification, has been in the lead in the fight against Industry City's vision for the waterfront. But Uprose isn't the only organization, in many ways, many other stakeholders in the community including Community Board 7, that represents Sunset Park, have been promoting the industrial waterfront vision.
In fact, NY City Economic Development Corporation (known as EDC) has a plan for the waterfront that focuses on upgrading and revitalizing the waterfront for industrial use. EDC owns much of the waterfront from the 40 to 52nd street and also the Brooklyn Army Terminal complex.
The EDC vision for the waterfront seems to align more with Uprose and other local community groups. However, in many ways, community members feel the EDC has dealt with the revitalization process in an undemocratic and top-down manner rarely including the community.
One of the examples is the proposal for the Made in NY campus. In some of the Bush Terminal buildings, Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed an enormous campus for fashion and film. It sounds great until you hear that small business already operating in that space had no say in the matter and will be evicted from the space. Many of these small businesses are actually in the manufacturing or fashion business so why would de Blasio not consult them about his plan for a Fashion hub. Demonstrating even more how little consultation was sought, many business and owners in the current fashion hub in the garment district in Manhattan expressed major concern with relocating and saying they were perfectly happy where they were in Manhattan. So who is de Blasio trying to build this Hub for if the major players in Fashion aren't enthusiastic about the plan?
The community and local politicians need to push the EDC to actually include the community in the process and get away from the top-down urban planner as all knowing versus putting the community and long-term residents goals first.
The waterfront needs to stay as the economic driver for the area and Sunset Park has a unique opportunity that other Brooklyn waterfronts have lost, to keep the infrastructure that can allow for future industry including green jobs.
Currently, the Sunset Park waterfront is designated as an Industrial Business Zone, IBZ. Why is this distinction important? There aren't many IBZ left and basically because this is the only one surviving on the waterfront in Brooklyn.
The waterfront was the economic driver for Sunset Park for many decades, providing quality jobs that allowed middle and working class residents of Sunset Park to have a better quality of life and allow for many to afford to buy a home. This was one of the main reasons why Sunset Park had such a high home ownership rate.
The water-front jobs also allowed for the community to be and continue to be one of the largest if not largest walk to work communities in New York City. Those industrial shipping and manufacturing jobs have shrunk a great deal but there are still many small industrial businesses dotted along the Sunset Park waterfront.
LOCAL HOMEOWNERSHIP
Sunset Park has a high rate of home ownership. We need to make sure that the middle and working class home owners don't face crippling property taxes. We need to incentivize, promote and educate home owners about the market and protecting your property.
PROTECTION FOR TENANTS
The city should create new rent-stabilized apartments in Brooklyn and the other boroughs. No new rent-controlled units have been created since 1971.
Businesses are vulnerable to abusive rent-hiking in commercial rentals, particularly in areas where high-rises have been built.
More resources need to be provided to help fight abusive landlords and to give information to tenants in other languages and about their rights as tenants.
Nobody should accept sub-standard housing due to fear of the landlord using their immigration status against them.
TO AVOID HOMELESSNESS AMONG LOW-INCOME FAMILIES:
City Council should pass the Housing Not Warehousing Act (Intros 1034, 1036 and 1039) to take account of vacancies across the city and initiate a development plan for low-income housing for the poorest communities.
The City Council should review more non-profit community development organizations.
City government should preserve existing affordable housing units, especially those owned by NYCHA.
There should be an increase in funding in the Capital Budget for affordable housing programs.
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Affordable housing in New York City means attainable apartments for low-income families. Yet, nowhere in the city, you can find affordable housing. The media income varies between $70,000-$90,000 in the new high-rises that developers are building in several neighborhoods like Sunset Park and Red Hook with the blessing of the city.
That media income does not correspond to reality in these neighborhoods where most individuals make from $35,000-45,000 a year.
In the last few years, the homeless population has been increasing due to lack of living wages and Gentrification in NYC where thousands of families can't afford these rents. City Hall is paying 73 million dollars a year for hotel space to give them shelter. We believe that the homeless numbers could be reduced if some of that money can be used to help families to live in affordable homes of their own. The city owns many buildings that can be renovated to accommodate families in need. Several agencies must come under one chain of command to find a solution to this massive problem, that will only rise as rents keep going higher. We will put all of our efforts in finding the solution.
Public Housing is under assault by the Federal Government. The proposed budget for 2018 presented by Donald Trump cuts NYCHA by more than three hundred million dollars. Currently, New York City Housing Authority receives about 70% of its operating budget from HUD. The total population of residents in Public Housing in New York City is greater than 400,000 people.
Currently, there is a backlog of needed repairs in NYCHA. In many of the buildings, garbage is not regularly picked up causing rodents to feast on the remains. Roofs leak, elevators stall, and security systems fail. Mold has been a menace to the health of NYCHA residents since Hurricane Sandy and only now the courts are pressing the issue. All of these elements present health hazards to the residents in Public Housing.
If the Federal government goes ahead with the proposed budget cuts, New York State and New York City must put in place a tax hike on the top 5% New Yorkers. Also, corporations not paying taxes in New York must begin to pay their fair share.
Gentrification: Our communities in District 38 must be protected against displacement coming from wealthy developers who want to take over our neighborhoods, our schools, our hospitals, and change the makeup of our community.
Rents have skyrocketed in Sunset Park and Red Hook due to gentrification and increasing taxes. HUD has established the median income for a family of four to be $90,600 a year, but few among the working families in these neighborhoods earn that kind of salary.
Developers from outside our community must not be allowed to build without the consent of the community, and residents must not be forced to leave their homes because of higher rents and taxes.
We must stop the displacement in our district.
Affordable Housing Public Housing Homeless Gentrification
Shirley Devonshire commented 2018-02-17 00:01:50 -0500
The community that lives in the area should always have the first say especially when it comes to housing https://www.trustworthypaintersvictoria.ca/residential-painting.html because public housing is really the people and the lives of the community that live in them.
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Q: Spring neo4j cannot add relationships I am looking at http://spring.io/guides/gs/accessing-data-neo4j/ which runs fine when using an embedded database.
When running against a neo4j server the entities are saved but when trying to add the relationship and saving I'm getting an exception:
java.lang.AbstractMethodError: org.springframework.data.neo4j.rest.SpringRestGraphDatabase.getOrCreateRelationship(Lorg/neo4j/graphdb/Node;Lorg/neo4j/graphdb/Node;Lorg/neo4j/graphdb/RelationshipType;Lorg/neo4j/graphdb/Direction;Ljava/util/Map;)Lorg/neo4j/graphdb/Relationship;

I have no idea why this is being thrown. In addition it appears that this exception is caught and therefore I am unable to roll back the transaction so I can see the entities in the database after the program has run.
The line which causes the error:
personRepository.save(greg); // <-- This saves fine
greg.worksWith(roy); // Add relationship
greg.worksWith(craig); // Add relationship
personRepository.save(greg); // <-- This causes Spring exception

A: SDN 3 has never been built with remote databases in mind.
Full support for remote databases is delivered by SDN4, the first milestone is available. Read through http://neo4j.com/blog/graphconnect-europe-spring-data-neo4j/ and the linked pages there.

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Gail Collins: On behalf of the scorn contingent, I have to protest. I'm with you about there being very few evil people in politics, but there are a LOT of self-satisfied, shallow careerists, and I was put on this earth to make fun of them.
Why is it so Hard to Balance the Federal Budget?
Surrendering the Doctrine of Original Intent?
themightypuck: And, while I agree that the decision is probably the correct one, it is a bit of a high wire act for an originalist to come to said conclusion.
Alsadius: How so? "Congress shall make no law…" seems pretty much what the original intent was, given that that's how it's written.
I'm quite happy that centuries of jurisprudence have defined speech to mean more than speech and I only mention it here as evidence of what I see as the failure of originalism.
The issue with this statement is that the founders clearly meant speech to include the printed word, and you can argue that television advertising is the modern equivalent of the printed word. Not being a student of the law, I can't tell you how the original intent doctrine deals with technological development.
The outrage is that this decision, which overrules a law put into place by the people's elected representatives as well as two past Supreme Court precedents, was handed down by a group of justices (and celebrated by a group of activists) who all claim to be against judicial activism.


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SPFBO Review: Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
Moving right along with my finalist reviews! This one I decided to wait on an audible credit for, as I've found a lot more time for audiobooks lately than print books.
Marie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty. She's also a fledgling witch, weaving poppets and tiny spells behind closed doors.
When Marie's case draws her into Nessa's path, sparks fly. What comes next is more than a furtive whirlwind affair; it's the first pebbles of an avalanche. Nessa and Marie are the victims of a curse that has pursued them across countless lifetimes; a doom designed to trap them in a twisted living fairy tale, with their romance fated to end in misery and death.
They aren't going out without a fight. As they race to uncover the truth, forces are in motion across the country. In Las Vegas, a professional thief is sent on a deadly heist. In a Detroit back alley, witches gather under the guidance of a mysterious woman in red. Just outside New York, an abandoned zoo becomes the hunting-ground for servants of a savage and alien king. The occult underground is taking sides and forming lines of battle. Time is running out, and Nessa and Marie have one chance to save themselves, break the curse, and demand justice.
This time, they're writing their own ending.
This book follows Marie Reinhart, who is an NYPD detective investigating the disappearance/murders of several prostitutes. She's put on administrative leave due to a shootout along the way, but despite that, she can't stop investigating, because nobody seems to be as interesting in investigating as she is.
It's also the story of Vanessa Roth, a college professor and amateur artist who is married to a big time real estate magnate, and isn't very happy at all. She dabbles in witchcraft on the side, with various success.
Marie's investigation brings her into Nessa's path, and when the two of them meet, it's like they can't take their eyes off each other. Marie tends to have dreams where her and Nessa are together, but in other worlds and in other times.
At the same time, some shady shit is going down behind the scenes. A crazy brotherhood of demon-ish worshipers are hunting people in an abandoned zoo. A group of witches are causing shenanigans. A card-flinging sorcerer is tasked with retrieving an item of some importance. All while a new drug called Ink is making its way around New York, and nobody can figure out where it comes from.
I'm never expecting books to grab me right off the bat, but this one certainly did. Before I knew it, it was 5 hours into the audiobook and it was time to go home from work (yaaaay)! However, this said, I found that I liked the first half a lot more than the last half.
It was very well written, there's some great prose and fantastic imagery here, which made the world I imagined very dark and gritty, and so I was sucked right into the world, but I ended up faltering a lot in the second half of the book because characters I had liked in the first half became profoundly different in ways that I just didn't grab onto. So, I liked the world that was built up, but in the end… well I didn't really like the main characters by the end.
I liked Marie at first, the cop who goes above and beyond even the law to help those she feels are in need. As the story progressed, I found that she had lost a lot of what I liked about her when Nessa and she had started a relationship and Marie became suddenly very submissive to her. I didn't start out disliking Nessa exactly, but I didn't ever really like her by the end of the story. There is certainly merit in her overcoming being timid and submissive to become her true dominant and witchy self, but I found that this change was far too sudden for me, and was rather jarring. It wasn't the instalove that bothered me, as this story presented an actual reason for that, but Nessa was very suddenly 'you're mine and you do what I say' and Marie was suddenly 'yes, yes, anything for you'. I've no problem with a dom/sub relationship in a book, but if that was how it was going to go, I feel like there should have been more lead up to it than there was.
Perhaps there was more lead up to it though, in some of Schaefer's other novels. This book appears to be the culmination of a few different series by this author (don't worry, this series doesn't necessarily require that you've read them), in which characters in this series, including Nessa and Marie, have played a part. I think that I probably would have enjoyed this book more had I read the series that came before it. I would probably have understood the characters' motivations more.
I am a very character oriented person, and alas, we can't all love everyone… but one or two characters certainly stood out to me. My favorite example here is the inclusion of a eccentric and half-crazed scientist who is also a sorcerer (because magic is science) who can conjure up fractals by casting a spell using the Mandelbrot set. Daniel Faust was another character that was intriguing as hell to me, and I think I shall further investigate that series in the future, because he sounds like he leads a rather interesting life, and he had all kinds of snark to throw at people, and I do love me some snark.
The narrator, Susannah Jones, did a pretty good job. The narration was good, but the recording was sometimes a little iffy, in that I heard background noise once or twice which, as you can imagine sort of breaks up the flow to me. But, the narration was well done in general, and I didn't have a hard time staying engaged with the audiobook.
So, all told, I liked it but I didn't love it. There were definitely some cool and unique ideas presented here, and some lovely writing that told an interesting story, but I just could not like Nessa no matter what I did, and considering how much Marie ends up liking Nessa, I just sort of crinkled my nose at that whole dynamic and ran with it. So it goes, as they say.
Given all that, I'd say that I had 7/10 stars of fun with this one. (Reminder that this is only my score, not the final Team Weatherwax score). Not my favorite finalist thusfar, but definitely worth the read especially if you like Urban Fantasy with some interesting magical and ritualistic elements.
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It's not a secret, that photographers love to capture great images. However what they like more is searching a new and cutting-edge gear. In fact, if you are a photographer, then you probably spend more time hunting for new pieces of equipment than you actually spend on the field taking pictures. Whether it is a new lens, accessory or filter, every person likes to talk about their latest piece of equipment.
It is pretty easy to get caught up in an advertising campaign – to assume that a new camera body or lens can dramatically change the quality of your images. In some cases, this is very true; a new piece of equipment can offer better bokeh or make your images sharper, but this is only part of what affects the quality of your photography. If you want to ensure that you get the most out of your camera, you should focus more on your actual skills. Instead of searching for the best camera for vlogging and photography, it is a good idea to think about how you are using the one you already have. Let's take a moment to discuss a few ways that you can improve your skills without upgrading your current equipment.
Everyone wants the perfect focus, but it not so easy to achieve even if you have the best camera brand. In fact for some people, this is a constant struggle. This is especially the case when it comes to vlogging and recording you in a selfie mode – it can be a challenge to use the large apertures. Fortunately, the focus is relatively easy to achieve, even without a cameraman. You see, smaller apertures are usually better when it comes to focusing. That's why when vlogging in a good indoor lighting or with a lighting kit, it's a good idea to use f4. This way you can achieve great focus, even when you have a larger aperture. Another thing that will be extremely helpful in getting a perfect focus is using your articulating screen. By taking advantage of the camera screen, you can save a lot of time in editing. For example, if you are using a Canon G7 X you can simply focus on different objects by using your flip screen, which also touches sesnsitive. In this way, you have better control over your settings and you will always have a great view of your image while recording. That way you always know when something is out of focus and needs some corrections.
When it comes to light, there is no such thing as "bad light". It's actually how you use the lighting that really matters. The type of image you want will always correlate to the type of lighting you use. For example, if you are interested in getting a dramatic shot then you need to make use of dramatic lighting. If you would like to create a good scene, then you need to make sure that you have good lighting. There is a misconception that one of the best times to take a photo is in the middle of the day because that's when it is at its brightest. However, this type of light may actually be a problem if it is flat or if there are too many highlights and shadows.
One of the best ways to avoid these issues is to become extremely picky about the light you shoot in. You should become somewhat of a lighting snob because focusing on light is a great way to improve your camera skills especially if you are a beginner. You need to learn to work in different situations and make adjustments on the go. This means that you have to be purposeful about the way you set up your shoot, and also the way you choose your subject. Make sure to shoot during golden hours – either early morning or early evening. Always be mindful of the exposure and never shoot a scene more than once.
One of the most comfortable ways to photograph is from your standing height or in landscaping orientation. Start taking new positions when shooting. Experiment with different angles and vantage points. Give your views a new perspective on familiar subjects. Turn your camera so that it is in a portrait position. If you want to get a good look at buildings around you, try shooting straight up. If you want to get a good look at the city streets, try shooting downward from a building. If a child is the subject of your photo, kneel down or lie flat. Whenever you change your point of view, you completely change the image.
One of the most important parts of a camera is its lens. Sure a new camera body is great, but a lens is actually the eye of the camera. No matter what type of camera you have, if it's under five years old then you have the ability to take awesome images. However, you should invest in a great lens if you want to get the most out of your sessions. And while you are saving up, take the time to examine your current lenses and how they work. How does each of your lenses affect each scene? For example, if you are interested in shooting a scene that makes everything appear to spread out and far away, then a wide angle lens is what you would use. If you want to bring everything closer together (compress it), then you would use a 200mm or telephoto lens. If you take the time to switch back and forth between these lenses, then you would notice a significant difference between them and soon realize that they have the ability to change the scene completely depending on the one you choose. The perspective tends to change each time.
Just as is the case with sports, timing is everything. Photography requires that you take the photograph at a precise moment – not a moment before the scene unfolds and not a moment after. Henri Cartier-Bresson a famous street photographer spoke about "Decisive moments" – a moment in which you release the shutter at the perfect time.
This often easier said than done. However, with time, you become more and more familiar when these moments are. And it's different for everyone. Whether it's a beginning of a smile, a tear or surprise, but as you practice you will begin to recognize these precise moments in time. The best moments are those that are the most memorable and it takes patience and a sense of anticipation to capture them.
Most photographers understand how important exposure is – it means everything. If you want to affect your exposure, then you must take control of your shutter speed and aperture. A lot of photographers make the mistake of letting the camera do this for them. They put the camera on auto mode and pray that everything works out in the way that they plan. However, if you want to see a significant difference in your images, you may want to switch to manual mode or aperture priority. It's very important that you figure out how these two things affect your images. You need to know how they make a difference in certain types of lighting. This aspect can really make a difference between a good image and one that is breathtaking.
It takes a significant amount of practice to improve your images. Not only that but you must be also consistent. Taking the time to consider your lighting, your time, the exposure, the composition and your equipment will make a world of difference. The key is to think outside of the box and to not be afraid to take risks. Participate in different contest and most important, only purchase new equipment if you find that your current setup does not give you what you need. It takes endless hours of spending time behind your camera in order to become the best photographer or video blogger.
If you really want to improve your camera skills then you need to become intimately acquainted with your camera and all of the equipment that comes with it. You need to know what will work and in which case scenario. Try shooting at least 100 shots using only your 50mm. Or you could try shooting 100 shots using aperture priority mode. Only change your lens after you have taken all of your shots. Once you have changed your lens, repeat what you have just done with the last one. Try shooting a sports event, macros and landscapes with your 500mm. Change things up here and there. In this way, you will get to know your camera better. And pretty soon, you will come to realize that getting a new camera isn't as important as what you can do with your current camera setup.


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Even though the participants can create thinking each some other, they may not be allowed to present their interest directly. Alternatively, every associate gets to anonymously submit an email towards people they are interested in.
Furthermore, there clearly was a board of celebs and pros exactly who enjoy these eight members to anticipate the feasible "love lines".
Month one of cardiovascular system Signal aired in 2017, accompanied by period two in 2018. Month three broadcast in 2020.
a tv series entitled company had been stated in 2021, and it featured certain participants from months two and three. Unlike cardio sign , which mostly is targeted on passionate relations, Friends is all about developing both friendships and enchanting affairs.
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Crazy Catcher , you can find ten participants divided in to two organizations ; "love catchers" and "money catchers". "Love catchers" have it locate someone, while "money catchers" participate to take residence KRW50,000,000 (
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Is Your Cold War Kids Live Bootleg Missing Songs?
February 15, 2010 Chris CataniaUncategorized
After I posted about my Cold War Kids experience, I discovered something that I need to share with you. Because this time it's not about our taste buds — it's about our ears, expectations and defining what a live bootleg really is.
Shortly after I posted my Cold War Kids review I read about the experience of fellow live music fans over at Consequence of Sound. And I discovered that the live bootleg that the Cold War Kids graciously gave to fans as a free download after the Vic show was allegedly missing songs.
Now, let me say this. When I listened to the bootleg the day after the show I felt like something was missing.
I thought that it was strange that it might be possible that all the songs we heard that night were not on the recording.
But I didn't mention it in my original review because, when I wrote it, I didn't have any hard proof or hadn't read anything that would have supported such a claim.
But after reading Consequence of Sound's review and the comments of fans after the post — which present all types of scenarios for what songs were "missing" — I decided it was time to take a serious look at this live bootleg mystery.
So in an effort to get to the bottom of this, last week, I sent an email to the Cold War Kids label and their PR to see if this is really true, or at least get more information for you. As of this posting I haven't heard back from them.
I'll also say that IF the bootleg is really "missing" songs, I would like think that the Cold War Kids wouldn't intentionally deceive fans. So in order to clear things up and set things straight, I do think we need an honest explanation from the band or the label about what happened.
Until I hear back from them, I did want to bring this "missing songs" situation to your attention so that you were at least aware. I wanted to bring it up because this Cold War Kid bootleg issue is a great opportunity to start a discussion about what is a live bootleg really is.
Let's play devil's advocate and say that there are "missing" songs from the Cold War Kids bootleg. What would that say about a band that gives fans an allegedly "free" and generous live bootleg that appears to let us remember our live music experiences but really only captures part of our concert experience?
Now, let's look at this from the other side and consider things from the fan's perspective. As I noted earlier, there seems to be a disconnect among fans on what songs were actually played or missing from the bootleg? Knowing that I wondered, what if fans are confused themselves and their live music memory is playing tricks on them?
To wrap this up, let's say that the so call "missing" songs weren't the ones that most fans wanted to hear anyways, does that make the whole "missing" issue mute anyways? Considering that, is a live bootleg only a live bootleg if the recording captures the entire concert, or does the bootleg have to capture just the most memorable moments?
That's A lot To Think About, So Let's Figure This Out
What do you think is the definition of a live bootleg?
Did you discover the missing the tracks, too? How does the possibility of the missing tracks make you feel? Do you feel tricked or deceived?
Have you experienced something like this before where a band gives a free bootleg that doesn't have the complete show on it?
Is it possible that the "missing CCR" songs were infringing on copyright laws and that's why they weren't on the bootleg recording?
If you're a live sound expert or have experience in recording live shows in the same way this bootleg was and can shed some light on the situation please do so via the comments.
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colonial differences new england colonies to chesapeake colonies
The New England and the Chesapeake Colonies were two very distinct colonies. The colonist came to the Americas in order to escape religious toleration and economic prosperity. As time passed the colonist were changed by their different surroundings. Although the New England and Chesapeake colonies both had English immigrants, they differentiated due to economic, social, and religious causes. In contrast the colonies were very different societies.
There is many differences between the New England and the Chesapeake colonies, for example their different economic sources. The New England people left Europe in hopes to find economic prosperity and a better chance at life. For instance many young families set out to the Americas during the early 1600's according to document B. In the New England Colonies the main source of profit was through Fishing, ship building, and lumbering. The colonist knew that this economy basis would bring in the most profit because of the infertile soil in the area. In addition the climate was very different in contrast to the Chesapeake colonies were they would make cash crops due to the high humidity. The Chesapeake colonist made profit through cash crops and a plantation economy. We see that many men went to Virginia in hope to get money quick, and they did not plan to stay long due to the lack of women incorporated in document C. The economies of the Chesapeake region where centralized around cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo. This was the easiest and most efficient way to make money due to the cheap labor from indentured servants. Indentured servants would later show problems in Bacon's Rebellion thus making wealthy land owners turn their heads to slaves from Africa through the triangular trade for free labor. The Chesapeake and the New England colonies had ways to make money, but where very different in how they made it due to geographic and social differences.
Both the Chesapeake and the New England Colonies would for to very distinct societies, and social values had a very important part in doing so. In the Chesapeake colonies we notice that the society is made of mostly men according to document C. In support the colonist first settled in the Chesapeake colonies to make money through joint-stock companies. The lack of social infrastructure would lead to problems because the lack of women made it tedious for a colony to thrive and reproduce.
So they imposed the head right system attracted many families to the Chesapeake region in hope of having a more prospers life. The society in the New England Colonies wanted exemplify the "city on the hill "a rich and bountiful utopia stated by John Winthrop in document A. People in the New England colonies want to have a peaceful and united colony close to god. Overall both colonies had two very different societies, Chesapeake with society based on making money, and New England with society based on forming a utopia.
Religious differences between the two colonies where highly obvious. Starting with the Chesapeake Region, Virginia was home to many Christian Protestants and Maryland home to many Catholics. The Chesapeake colonies did centralize there society around religious tolerance in contrast to the New England colonies which were very strict. The New England colonies where greatly influence by religion due advocates like john Winthrop with his vision of the "city on a hill". The New England first came in the great puritan migration escaping religious persecution. The New England colonies formed a very strict religious society focused on god.
Overall both the Chesapeake and the New England colonies differentiated, causing major differences in the two colonies society. Both colonies came from English origin but changed to totally different people overtime. In conclusion both colonies where very different due to economic, social, and religious equities.


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Archives Be Damned 2000 [2000]
All the details about this fan-produced version of Neil's archives.
Back Porch Benefit Foundation [2000]
A benefit "clearinghouse" site featuring Farm Aid and the Bridge School Benefit, among many others.
Canadian Music Hall Of Fame [1997]
Neil was inducted in 1982
dawghaus [2001/01/19]
KSER FM 90.7 (Seattle area) disc jockey who plays a lot of Neil...
Gretch Guitars: Neil Young [2000]
A listing of the many artists playing Gretch guitars.
Haunted [1999]
Link to an information page about the movie HAUNTED, written by and starring Astrid Young Seems you need to pay and join to see the trailer though
Karaoke: RITFW in Finnish [1999]
Sing along to the Finnish version of Rockin' In The Free World, on the website for the Finnish band Elãkelãiset. "Jokin vetää mua bingoon..."
Love Is A Rose [2000]
An artistic presentation of the song lyrics.
Mark's Record Reviews [2000]
Some interesting reviews and feedbacks of Neil's catalog
M.U.S.I.C. [1998]
"Musicians United for Songs In the Classroom". They include a lot of Neil songs in their list of songs that kids should study...
The Music Festivals Homepage [1997]
Covers several major festivals (Woodstock, Big Sur, etc) where Neil appeared.
The On The Beach Poster [1999]
A photo of the poster, on Dickie Rock's site.
--> The Banner [1997]
Biker Aline's page about the phenominal Rustie banner going to Europe.
The Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame:
Neil Young [1997]
The Buffalo Springfield [1997]
Neil's pages at the Rock Hall
Rock Out Censorship [1998]
Not DIRECTLY Neil-related, but probably something he'd support (considering he put out Fuckin' Up partially in answer to the then-new "warning labels" on albums)...
Six String Arts [2001/01/01]
A precise 14" replica of Old Black, right down to the scratches!
"TV Sky" [1998]
Dickie Rock has found what Neil might have been referring to...
When the hell is Neil Young going to retire? [1998]
A Swedish site ponders the question...
Yahoo! Groups [1999]
A list of Yahoo Groups for discussing Neil stuff.
Missing Sites... The following site links are no longer working and will be removed at the next review. Please let us know if you have updated link information for any of them...)
Justin's Gallery [1997]
See LIFE SIZE wood-sculptures of Neil!
HyperLarry Never Sleeps [1997]
Jim Beller's HyperRust spoof: A tribute to Larry Cragg.
(Leanin' On) Neil Young's Soul [1999]
A song by that title by the band Permission To Breath, with lyrics and 20 second sound clips.
Interstate [1997]
Bas van der Meer's comprehensive repository of data on Neil Young bootlegs.
"Medals hanging on my chest" [1999]
Jim Beller noticed something weird on the day Neil debuted Slowpoke.
Neil's cow [1997]
A pic taken by a friend of Jim Beller.
Release On The Beach! [2001/01/01]
Sign the Petition calling for the release of one of Neil's most popular albums of the legendary Missing 6. And check out all the info about that album...
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California has mental health billions. It's time to improve how they're spent
By Darrell Steinberg and Scott Wiener
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In coming weeks, the Legislature will have the opportunity to pass a measure that would change the lives of thousands of Californians at risk of serious mental illness, increase access to quality mental health treatment, and ultimately turn the tide in our homelessness crisis.
But it means being more strategic and accountable in how we deliver mental health services in California. And that makes it controversial. It's a gut-check moment. And we're calling on state leaders to rise to the occasion.
The issue at hand is the state Mental Health Services Act. That's the millionaire's tax passed in 2004 that generates $2.2 billion a year for mental health care. Without question, the act has been a game-changer, providing a lifeline for tens of thousands of people whose lives have been derailed by serious mental illness.
But should it – and could it – be making an even bigger difference? We say yes.
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Opening and closing a ranch gate sounds simple enough. A toddler can open the gate on a playpen even before being potty trained. You have probably maneuvered a tricky fence or two to enter backyard barbecues, perhaps while carrying a cooler full of adult beverages.
You push through restrictive turnstiles at amusement parks.
You can shimmy through a window if you lose the keys to your front door. And I imagine, during your trips around the sun, you have had the good fortune of unlocking at least one person's heart.
But there's something you have to understand about ranch gates, and I'm going to deliver this slow and easy because it is a highly scientific, cutting-edge theory in the world of professional ranching: Ranch gates are like tacos.
Now, let's just say we hate each other's politics. And somebody else hates our religion. Actually, all religions. Except the religion that doth obsess over "Game Of Thrones." One thing we all can agree on is that tacos make the world a better place. And ranch gates make the world a better place too. Without them, cows would wander everywhere. Away from ranches. Onto highways. Into volcanoes.
The first obstacle for beginners with ranch gates is underthinking. Let's say a rancher invites you on a drive through the property. When you get to the first gate, it's not time to notice the flowers or the chirping birds. The rancher is driving, and you are sitting shotgun so you have one job to do: Open that sucker up.
Once you exit the vehicle and walk up to the gate, overthinking becomes a concern. Remember there are many types of gates and sometimes the sheer size of the device can send a person into overdrive. I recommend you slow your breathing and break down the situation in front of you. If it's not a wire gap, that's great. Those can drive a man to rip a lip out with his bare hands, no Copenhagen required.
Is it a chain? Hook latch? Maybe as simple as a sliding bolt? Examine the hinges to see if the gate only opens in one direction. No matter how rusty the device or how many locks are lined up like ducklings in a row, take the process nice and slow. Once you have the riddle solved, push the gate and hold it open for the vehicle to pass. Then please remember to get on the right side of the gate before you close it. As a rule, ranchers don't giggle. Unless someone shuts themselves on the wrong side of the gate.
Anna Mitchael is the author of Rattlesnake Stories, the new follow-up to the Kindle Single bestseller Rooster Stories. Both are available on amazon.com.


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InformeDesign, a clearinghouse for design and human behavior research, is a close working collaboration between the American Society of Interior Designers and the University of Minnesota.
InformeDesign is a research and communication tool for designers of the built environment, such as interior designers, architects, landscape architects, and graphic designers. It contains a database of Research Summaries about design and human behavior research, accessible through either a full-text search or by using the topics listed within the three main categories, Space, Issues, or Occupants.
Due to lack of continued funding, InformeDesign has been placed in idle mode. You will still have access to all of the Research Summaries, Implications, and continuing/professional education courses; however, no new information will be added.
JSTOR Dates of coverage vary. Unlimited users.
Updated regularly. Offers a high-quality, interdisciplinary archive to support scholarship and teaching. Includes archives of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. The entire corpus is full-text searchable, offers search term highlighting, includes high-quality images, and is interlinked by millions of citations and references.
Members of the public can read online up to three articles for free every two weeks from a large subset of JSTOR journals via the Register & Read program. This program allows remote access. Non-UT students, faculty and staff who need more articles can contact library staff for other access options.
PAIS 1915 - present. Unlimited users.
Updated monthly. Bibliographic index with abstracts covering the full range of political, social, and public policy issues. Covers selected journal articles, books, statistics, yearbooks, directories, conference proceedings, pamphlets, reports, government documents, and microfiche. More than 1,600 journals and over 8,000 monographs are indexed each year. Includes documents published worldwide in any of six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The subject headings and abstracts are in English.
The PAIS Archive database comprises a retrospective conversion of the PAIS Annual Cumulated Bulletin, Volumes 1-62, published 1915-1976. At completion of this conversion, the PAIS Archive contains over 1.23 million records.
What's Out There Dates of coverage vary. Unlimited users.
Spanning over two centuries of American landscape design, the What's Out There® database is searchable by landscape name, locale, designer, type, and style. What's Out There has over one thousand entries, with content created by academics, volunteers, and advocates, vetted over the past decade by dozens of researchers and historians.
Remember not all relevant material is accessible online! If you are looking for journal articles and the full-text is not available, you can request a scan of an article.
Listed below are some journals you might want to look at:
Buildings & Landscapes
Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum
Environment and Planning A
Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design
Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
Landscape Journal
SiteLINES
Studies in the history of gardens & designed landscape
Topos : European landscape magazine
URL: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/land_arch
Subjects: Architecture and Planning, Landscape Architecture
Tags: landscapes


Every time someone has a satisfying technology experience, the bar gets set higher.
The conversation about Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is lively and complicated -- and for good reason. After all, it touches on fundamental issues including confidential company information, data security, and mingling personal data with company data. Data-driven organizations want their employees to be knowledge workers, so it is not unusual for people to be looking at revenue dashboards while listening to their favorite Pandora radio stations as they run to catch a train. This is creating special challenges for developers of business intelligence and analytics tools, who now need to create intuitive experiences on almost every conceivable platform.
One of the major reasons for the massive shift towards BYOD is the extraordinary relationship that people have with their devices. A significant number of people feel they can't live without their iPads, iPhones, or Androids. Have you ever left yours at home? I challenge you to get through the day without feeling isolated and unproductive! The relationship between individuals and their devices is so intimate that business software developers are required to support all popular phones and tablets.
Mobile devices are serious business tools, not just gadgets, and problems arise when data sets get large and charts require the larger viewing areas found in tablets but not phones. Data refresh times on your device should be snappy, so the visualizations should be stored in a device cache, and the source data stored on a scalable server accessible via a high-bandwidth connection. The tolerance for latency is extremely low. The line between personal computing and business computing has blurred -- and we can thank these personal devices for that.
The ability to create consistent user experiences across heterogeneous devices and platforms is already a reality in many of the applications we use today, as evidenced by e-mail, calendars, and social media. Most business software vendors have adequate development resources to build device-independent user interfaces -- but it hasn't been easy. The evolution of HTML standards and browser compatibility has been choppy at best, but BYOD isn't going away and user patience for inter-device glitches will only diminish.
BI software developers can't control bandwidth, connectivity, and the popularity of certain devices -- among other things -- but we can control the native interaction with the devices and the consistency between devices that is mandated by knowledge workers interacting with data any way they please from any device that suits them. Organizations can no longer limit how employees interact with corporate data, but they can control their authentication and access security.
Network design and administration also play large roles in meeting and managing the expectations that accompany the BYOD shift. Mobile device management, cloud-based product architectures, and high-bandwidth LANs (not to mention broadband at home) are giving business workers impressive results. The real test lies in implementing solutions with the speed and reach necessary to meet the users' demands for more insight -- while navigating the uncharted waters of network and data security, data partitioning, and section access based on credentials and query performance prioritization.
BYOD just exacerbates the democratization of data discovery to which all businesspeople feel they're entitled. This can get very expensive for the networking and database teams who work in IT, not to mention the frustrations they feel when supporting an employee's company-provided laptop and his or her personal smartphone.
Given all these realities -- user expectations, technical and logistical constraints, and complexity among disparate technologies -- perhaps the best strategy is to step back and recognize the reasons why today's modern business users presume they can have it all. Every time someone has a satisfying technology experience, the bar gets set higher ... and higher, and the bar is never lowered.
Take a deep breath and appreciate the unique challenges that come with working in the midst of the BYOD phenomenon and think about the type of experience you want to have on your own device when you are searching or analyzing your data.
Bob Potter is vice president and general manager of Rocket Software's business intelligence/analytics business unit. He has spent 33 years in the software industry with start-ups, mid-size and large public companies with a focus on BI and data analytics. You can contact the author at bpotter@rocketsoftware.com.


It's below the North Pole. It is in Asia, and many countries including China surrounds it.
How can you get to Russia?
Are the citizens of Russia moving in or out of Russia?
What can you do in Russia?
What positive impact did Russia have for Russia?
Russia had a positive impact on itself because without itself, it wouldn't be here to have an impact on itself.
When was Russia named Russia?
How do you get to Russia?
There are many ways to get to Russia. Could you clarify your question. It can be by invitation, on a visa, etc.