Archive for March, 2010

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Remove Blemishes Color Noise with Photoshop

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[?]Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
With many of you using mobile phones to take photos you will see that some will turn out grainy. Or you have a photo with a blemished skin and color noise. Here is a simple way to smoothen the skin and remove the color noise.

Here is […]

In Need of Paint

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[?]Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
Day’s Warehouse, Asheville, NC - 2010
(Click on photo to enlarge.)

Taking Care Of Little Sister

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[?]Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
There is a bond between sisters that evidently forms very early. When Mom couldn’t get her newborn to stop crying, I suggested letting big sister hold her. Bingo! The crying soon ceased, and as a bonus I got a touching photo! (Click on photo to enlarge.)

Thoughts On Canon 1 Series Pricing

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[?]Submitted by Howard Grill Blog
My primary camera is a Canon 5D MKII. At this point in time, I believe that the only significant difference between the 5D MKII and the far more expensive 1Ds MKIII is the robustness and weather sealing of the body as well as the accuracy/speed of the […]

Mediocre

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[?]Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
Are you mediocre? That’s a hard question to answer honestly. Think about it; are you mediocre at what you do? Some might answer “so what” “who cares” and that is ok.
I am mediocre at a lot of things (ask my wife or my accountant).
As a photographer […]

Are Your Allergies Raging? Try This Ancient Cure

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[?]Submitted by Natural Remedies

More Americans (20 to 30 percent) claim some form of allergy — and a Chinese herbal treatment may offer hope.
… Dr. Xiu-Min Li, the director of Mount Sinai Hospital’s federally funded Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy for Allergy and Asthma in Manhattan, has had success treating asthma with […]

Ron Paul video: support of Kucinich’s resolution 248

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[?]Submitted by Stars Over Washington Blog

Here’s a video of Rep. Ron Paul speaking in support of Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s House concurrent resolution 248 to withdraw US boots from Afghanistan by Dec 31, 2010 but as you know, the vote tallied 65 - 356 on behalf of keeping our resources and fortunes […]

American Empire we hardly knew ya

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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog
History can be a tiresomely accurate predictor of the future. Therefore, given the tendency of empires to collapse under their own unwieldy weights, it’s quite possible that the Collapse of the American Empire may occur even sooner than we expect.
Has the big fat rump of imperialism spread […]

Daily Links

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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog

Corey Haim was hitting this before he died.
[ Fatback Media ]
Conan O’Brien is going on tour.
[ The Blemish ]
In Tokya billboards read your face.
[ Geno’s World ]
I think Stacy Keibler is my type.
[ Hollywood Tuna ]
Jason Castro has a new song out and it sucks.
[ popbytes […]

Everyone Point And Laugh At Tila Tequila

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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog

Tila Tequila was engaged to, or married Casey Johnson before she died. I just don’t
remember if they got hitched or not. Casey Johnson as you know was an heiress to
the Johnson and Johnson fortune. What Tila didn’t know getting in to the relationship
was that Casey herself blew […]

Speidi Is No Longer

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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog

Heidi Montag has broken off ties with Spencer Pratt in their professional relationship.
They are still a couple, no doubt about that, but Spencer is no longer Heidi’s manager.
This is an old pic of Heidi Montag before her plastic surgery when she was hot. I will
forever miss those […]

Chicago White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin stands out in fantasy drafts

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[?]Submitted by Imaginary Diamond Blog
Chicago White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin says he has just ‘general soreness’ in his left foot, according to the Chicago Tribune. Quentin was slowed by plantar fasciitis in his left foot last season and, to his credit, managed to hit 21 home runs in just 99 games.
Quentin […]

Workout Wednesday – Power Intervals

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[?]Submitted by Total Cycling Performance Blog
Hey cyclists, I hope you’re doing well and are excited for the spring season.
If you’re looking for a really, really challenging training ride, and one that focuses specifically on power development, look no further. I’ll describe the workout here, then you can click on the […]

HMS OCEAN (L12)

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[?]Submitted by Ship of the Day
HMS Ocean (L12) (IMO: 9079456, Port of Registry: Portsmouth, UK) of the Royal Navy is an Amphibious assault ship (or Landing Platform Helicopter) or Helicopter carrier), the sole member of her class. She is designed to support amphibious landing operations and to support the staff of […]

The end of the season is approaching

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[?]Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog

The end of season is approaching fast. In less than three weeks I will be on the RRS Shackleton heading north on a 14 day cruise stopping at all the BAS stations doing last call or closing them up for the winter. In some ways […]

Work at Fossil Bluff

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[?]Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog

I didn’t really write a lot about my week at Fossil Bluff and seeing as at the moment we have had a few days of bad weather on base and I have only been doing paperwork I thought I would write a little about what […]

Clipper Race facing tough conditions in the Pacific

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[?]Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
The Clipper Race is on the Pacific leg from Qindao to San Francisco and facing the toughest conditions to date. Below is an excerpt from their regular email update.
The last 24 hours have brought another reminder that the ocean gives no quarter to […]

Welcome to the neighborhood Captain Black

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[?]Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
I am not sure if I am the first but I certainly won’t be the last to welcome a new nautical blogger to our midst, Captain Black’s Sea Chronicles. From what I can ascertain, Captain Black is a 24 year old sailor who is […]

We don’t care what the calendar says

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[?]Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
 

It feels like spring is here at last! Temps are near 60 degrees, geese are honking high overhead as they make their way north, and some of our birding colleagues have seen their first Osprey, fresh arrived from South America, Wahoo!!

As you can see above, the […]

Owl Presentation on Thursday

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[?]Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog

             For our local Anne Arundel county birders, and anyone nearby, or in town, please consider attending the Anne Arundel Bird Club’s annual lecture this Thursday at Quiet Waters Park at 8 p.m. sharp. These lectures are always fascinating. Local environmental guru Gerald Weingrad always manages […]

Juvenile Detention

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[?]Submitted by Bird TLC Blog
 

Earlier this winter, we closed the flight center down for the first time in recent memory. We didn’t have any eagles or large raptors to put out there. Things have changed around some this year. So far we have taken in 17 eagles at the Bird TLC […]

Rock and Roll Guru on the Radio Tomorrow

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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
I’m back, rockers!
Got some very cool stuff coming tomorrow, Tuesday March 9th. I’ll be interviewed on a couple radio shows about DREAMtweet: Enlightened Inspiration from a Rock and Roll Guru.
The first show is Outside with Edie: Inspiring Life Talk Radio at 1:00 EST, Noon CST. […]

Michael Bublé - Crazy Love (2009)

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[?]Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
 

Posted by Charlie on Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Labels: Jazz Vocals, Michael Bublé, Pop Vocals / Comments: (2)

A few years ago, while discussing Michael Bublé’s outstanding Christmas EP I wrote, “When I first heard this CD I was stunned. Nobody sings like the old time big band vocalists […]

Chiropractic Pseudoscience

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Submitted by Eye Didn’t Know Blog
 
What’s the rationale behind the chiropractic field?
 
 
Here is an excellent video designed to educate the public of the philosophy behind chiropractic care. What intrigues me is that it most resembles a pre-scientific, faith-based belief system, rather than a science. 

The video was made in response to the […]

A Classic Shirt…with Color Contrast Details

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[?]Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
This menswear shirt is of my original design, and was so much fun to sew because of its mix of design elements. This shirt’s main design feature are the contrasting front button plackets. As you can see, the left placket is cut on the […]

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