I'm going away for the week, so I'm unsubscribing - see you after
Christmas.
While I'm gone I'm leaving JCO and Bill Robb in charge, so do as they
tell you, and behave yourselves. I don't want to hear of any squabbles
when I get back.
Have a jolly old time, and a happy Christmas!
Ho, ho, ho!
the thing that made me buy my first Pentax, a new MX, in 1979 was that
it was small, very well made, at least as good as its rivals from
Olympus and Nikon, and much cheaper. Those are the distinguishing
factors for me. I don't think it's been true of Pentax for a very long
time, although it may be
There's virtually no difference in European and American
positions on tobacco.
g
Except that Europeans smoke in smaller, less polluting cars.
/g
...and the French in particular have nicer bars to do it in (for a
little while longer), and a certain Sartrian je m'en fous-tism in the
way
Another aspect is that tobacco is a cash crop. Just like cocaine,
opium, and cannabis it is intended solely for supporting a
nerve-system stimulating habit.. With the latter three, much effort
goes into encouraging farmers to produce other crops instead. That
would be nice for tobacco too.
if this is the basis of the Vulcan political system it is quite
clearly a fascist dictatorship.
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On 28/12/06, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed:
Hmm. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Or the one ;-)
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I believe that global warming is voodoo science of the
worst kind.
do you just believe that, or do you have evidence?
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I think you misunderstand me. I'm saying that if polar bears go
extinct due to natural climate cycles, then it was their time
to go.
I believe that
The fact that temperatures in one part of the earth are
colder than normal
in one year is far from proof that global warming is not
occurring, as I'm
sure you must know.
this is one of the ways in which the anti-environmentalist lobby tries
to have its cake and eat it too. When
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1029message=21437336
I just can't say enough about this thread.
William Robb
As misunderstanding go, I'd say that one is pretty fundamental.
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My bicycle and my running shoes between them covered over 2000 miles
during 2006, consuming 30lbs of adipose tissue. That's about 6.8 mpg
(miles per gram).
I don't think I've driven a car at all this year.
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The established tradition is that we talk about photography a bit and
talk about other stuff a bit too.
Sometimes people get carried away. It seems to be happening more
often, and more violently recently though, just like hurricanes in the
Gulf of Mexico. I blame global warming, which is the
This must be some kind of first for this millennium - an on-topic post
about Pentax equipment which is neither photographic nor endoscopic.
I am thinking about buying some birding binoculars. I am not a
bird-watcher, but I do enjoy looking at them when I go on jaunts at
the weekends, particularly
Very nice - I like the pattern of the benches in the first shot.
Are you allowed to take colour pictures of snow in New Mexico? I
thought you were only allowed to take Ansel Adams wannabe photos in
New Mexico. Won't you be expelled from the Photographers Union or
something?
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who was a goddess...
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If you were god free, you'd be Frey:-).
Paul
I wouldn't reply to this normally, since I'm living in a God-Free
zone, ...
It's tough to be God-Free ... or not, depending upon your
predilections and beliefs.
I've been God-Free all my life and
consequences of utilitarianism.
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But a logical one...
Bob W wrote
...
Norm
Bob W wrote:
This must be some kind of first for this millennium - an
on-topic post
about Pentax equipment which is neither photographic nor
endoscopic.
I am thinking about buying some birding binoculars. I am not a
bird-watcher, but I do enjoy looking at them when I go on jaunts
It's my 50th birthday in June, and it looks as though I will be
celebrating it up a mountain.
But not in America.
I think I will either do the Tour de Mont Blanc or go above the Arctic
Circle in Norway and look at the midnight sun from a mountain top with
a friend.
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On 30/12/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
Do any of you have these, and would like to comment? Any others I
should consider?
I have looked through a pair of these once and it was unbelievable.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Image
We used to get one good snow (6 inches/15 cm) per winter,
plus several
smaller ones. Then over the past 15 years or so those have
become fewer
and fewer.
incontravertible proof that global warming is happening.
Now we have had two of them within 9 days.
incontravertible proof that
Actually my back is in good shape. I went to my chiro about 5
months ago
with muscle spasms in the lumbar region. After X rays, turns
out I have
one desiccated disc (q.v.) and so had intensive repair
regimen and doing
nicely now. No sciatica, so caught it early enough. Backs are
a
Also there was an actual siting of the camera on the shelf in
Jessops
in Canterbury where I live. What next, Pentax lenses to take
away??!!
I spent Christmas in Harrogate. There is a K10 in the window of one of
the shops there, although the price was not displayed.
Well I went over the edge today and got a digital camera, lol
It's a little HP no brainer that came with a HP Photosmart 8050
printer for $79 (printer and camera), bought a 2 gig memory
card, and I'm set. The camera is an HP M625 with 6MP.
I guess I'm not a luddite anymore, lol.
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It's my 50th birthday in June, and it looks as though I will be
celebrating it up a mountain.
But not in America.
I
the grain on that shot reminds me of the type of grain that cheap
Kodak ISO 200 film used to have. I disliked it and stopped using the
film for that reason, but it's interesting to see it replicated
digitally.
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Beyond that, I don't share your belief that the 16x24 format is
temporary. Nor do I see any particular need for 24x36 format,
either film or digital. That format choice is arbitrary, based on
historical accident. There are certainly gains to be had in some
cases, but based on what
and since we're going forwards anyway, what's the point?
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Sent: 31 December 2006 19:50
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Subject: Re: happy new year
The curious thing is that,
Has anyne else noticed that the DA lens mount still has a
slot for the
aperture simulator lever?
That just says to me that either they have an umpteen bazillion of
these lens mount components pre-machined in stock (they don't
need to
be any different for FA or DA lens contacts,
Apparently it's an Exakta. There's more about it than anybody could
possibly want to know here:
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=009F9ptag=
One of my favourite films, though, and the main characters are
apparently based on Bob Capa and Ingrid Bergman.
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it was never like this on Brokeback Mountain!
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6447/2963/1600/rifleman.jpg
git 'em up!
Bob
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Nice shot. I'm not sure it's that much of a solution when you read
about the state of the streets of London and other large cities when
horses were the main means of transports.
And think of the poor sods who had to work as crossing sweepers. This
is Mervyn Peake's drawing of Dickens's Jo, the
That figures!
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Sent: 31 December 2006 18:42
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Subject: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D
Bob W wrote:
Conversely I'd expect to be able to put
Happy New Year from me too.
http://www.snopes.com/language/document/desidera.htm
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Sent: 01 January 2007 00:38
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Subject: Re: Happy New Year to all
It
You've pretty much hit it on the head. The combination of close
focus/magnification/(objective diameter/exit
diameter)/price/weight and
other features like waterproofing that works for you is
something that
only you can decide. Quite often, good dealers will have
open days for
on the grounds that people put up signs to warn people against
behaviour that has taken place, it looks as though English-speakers
pee there, Quebecois (probably) shit there, and I have no idea what
the Poles do.
Looks like the Mexicans are the only house-trained population in that
area.
Unless
This is what you need:
http://www.bisonbushcraft.co.uk/page17/page17.html
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Sent: 01 January 2007 17:23
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Subject: OT - looking at tents for GFM
why do you think they won't bring out a ff body?
And why would it be so much more expensive? If they get down to the
price level which would allow the non-professional makers (ie not
Canon or Nikon) to use them, then I imagine they'll be about the same
price as smaller sensors, no?
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plateaued (?)
Depends on whether you're talking about Doug McClure or Socrates'
favourite catamite.
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Sent: 01 January 2007 21:15
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Subject: Re: More
Jeez, a whole feckin' year and I only said 3 witty things.
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Subject: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 1
The server
Jeez, a whole feckin' year and I only said 3 witty things.
One of them wasn't witty at all, so that's now two
I shall have to bone up on my Wilde...
Bob
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I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, and I'm aware
of
some of your occupations... however some of you are a mystery to
me.
I'm not sure if that's on purpose or not... :)
Anyway, just for a starting point, I'm a elementary special
education
teacher, presently substitute
I received an offer of hoax porn recently, but it turned out to be a
scam.
Best joke of the year so far was on the Today programme on Radio Four
this morning. Talking about the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to
the EU, somebody referred to the Commissioner for Enlargement, and
wondered if
I'm what's commonly referred to here in Australia as a Pube.
I love Aussies!
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Subject: Re: Occupations?
I'm
Chalk and a blackboard? Canes?
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Sent: 02 January 2007 16:28
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What is instructional technology?
Shel
http://www.kenrockwell.com/engagement/cayman.htm
I was eating my lunch at my desk as I looked at this one.
Don't ever do that again, Christian!
;-)
That's what embalming fluid does for the complexion.
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Bob Shell wrote:
On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote:
Which is very, very far from what my education prepared me for...
I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us
for? In my case I majored in zoology
Not me. My background is language and
Western Europe is quite small ;-)
You can put Europe from the Polish border west into the
Province I live
in, with space to spare.
I don't think you'd get it through customs.
Bob
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I don't think you'd get it through customs.
Customs? Where? Most of the time, you'll hardly noticed
you've crossed a
border.
Not the camera - Western Europe. Some Canadian wanted to put it in his
province.
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Looking at all the I am a whatever here I wonder what my
life would be
like today if I had had that kind of stability. I do know
that a loss of
concentration, coordination, energy, emotional stability, and
about 50
points in IQ, leaves me on social-security (The neurologists
all
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Sent: 02 January 2007 22:04
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Subject: Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia
Marina vs K10D
Instead of being cruel about Ken Rockwell,
Good website!
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Subject: Re: OT: Occupations?
On 1/1/07, Mike Hamilton, discombobulated, unleashed:
Anyone care to share?
I'm a
Hey, it's simple, and it does the job. What more do you need?
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On 2/1/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed
That's disappointing, Stan. I had you down as a top CIA man...
In fact, I blamed the war in Iraq on you. Now I have to think again.
:o)
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Sent: 03 January 2007 03:17
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looks very well exposed to me. Apart from the 2 specular highlights it
makes for a very atmospheric shot.
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Sent: 03 January 2007 15:06
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Subject: Re:
Thanks to all for your help suggestions. In the end I didn't buy
Pentax, I bought some Viking Vistron 8x42s, which are a decent quality
entry-level pair:
http://www.vikingoptical.co.uk/viking/bins.htm#vistron
They have all I need, are well made, and are quite a bit cheaper than
the Pentax
Purgatory is a good demonstration of the strange logic of the church.
If people go to either heaven or hell when they die, with no
remission, then there is no value in praying for them after their
death.
Since the church insists that prayer is effective, it follows that
there must be somewhere
Just one side point... neither purgatory or a burning hell
are taught by the
Bible. So yes a strange, in fact, false logic.
Well, it's a religion, so it's probably the best that we can expect.
However, that wasn't the strange logic that I was referring to.
The Hebrew words Sheol and
On 1/3/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The concept of Purgatory clearly contradicts Ecclesiastes
9:5, For the
living are conscious that they will die; but as for the
dead, they are
conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have
wages, because the
remembrance of them
On 1/03/07 3:57 PM, Charles Robinson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A Haiku:
Yesterday it worked
Today it is not working
Windows is like that
Yesterday it worked
Today it is working
Tomorrow it will be working
Windows is not like that
But Mac is
Behold! It is white!
Please, help
It all depends on how you work, and what you plan to do. Once you get
sucked into the vortex of camera bag buying you will never escape. I
have at least half a dozen. It's a curse.
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On 1/3/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Plan to have [the Bugeye] garaged a lot, I take it.
Indeed. I have a friend who used to own a Big Healey back in the
early '90's. There was a British Sports specialist not far from his
house. My friend called that garage Healey Camp.
On 1/3/07, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You're probably right. But in this case, it appears to be
some type of
protest. The victim was probably one of those hysterical
environmentalists protesting global warming. ;)snip
The irony is that their bark is usually worse than their
Indeed. I have a friend who used to own a Big Healey back in the
early '90's.
When you come over here, Frank, you can hire one. Obviously you won't
be able to drive on the proper side of the road, so I will happily
chauffeur you around the byways and villages of Olde Englande...
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Sent: 03 January 2007 23:31
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Bob W wrote:
One of my brothers has just bought a Mercedes SLK 350:
http
The backpack style are not convenient to work out of. Conversely, the
over-the-shoulder style are not convenient for carrying. I have 3 bags
which I used most often: Domke F2, LowePro Street Field Reporter
300, and LowePro SF Rover AW backpack.
The F2 is good for when I need to carry 2-3 SLRs
One of my brothers has just bought a Mercedes SLK 350:
http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedki
ngdom_website/en/home_mpc/passenger_cars/home/products/new_cars/slk_cl
ass_roadster_facelift/models.html
...which is a real monster!
He should have
You have to beware of fakes, though.
http://www.heelysdealer.co.uk/shoes.shtml
They're intended for bug-eyed prats.
Bob
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Subject: Re: Bag for GFM Outing
On 1/4/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
The backpack is useful if I'm going for a long walk, or
travelling. I
used it when I travelled around South India, but I found it rather
inconvenient to work from, so I stopped doing that.
bob,
just curious
they're very popular over here. They look like great fun.
(In my previous reply I didn't realise they were the shoes with wheels
- I thought they were just crap trainers).
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Sent:
Another bag I have for travel is a Pelican 1514 case. That's my
preference for when I'm carrying a lot of gear and only a little
travel clothing as it is a hard rollaway that fits nicely in
overhead
luggage carry on. It is a perfect storage case for the Pentax
645 kit
that is on
http://photos.drivingtheflies.com/
All nice, but the first one absolutely knocked my socks off!
So long as you keep the rest of your clothes on.
What? Doesn't *everyone* read the PDML in the nude???
I normally wear a French maid outfit, and one of Cotty's wife's bras.
Bob
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Some likes straps, some don't, and some adapt.
Bob W like straps.
actually I think it's a boy/girl thing. I've noticed, and if heard
women comment, that men hate carrying stuff around. I know I do. But
women often seem to feel insecure unless they're carrying a handbag or
something
Let's face it, I need it with that weight. It's actually a
strap from a
Marmot fanny pack (easy now lads).
I'm going to the Alps this summer. If I see a lady marmot perhaps I'll
try and get one.
Bob
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Crazy bike tricks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sR4PSkrix8NR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTDpF87XOosmode=relatedsearch=
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NYC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FskJsACzPWk
WC1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gr1VeQlPcc
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I like that.
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Subject: PESO - City Night
http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=281748
*istD, FA50mm, 1:1.4,
Strange as it may seem, that is in fact what has-been English
cricketers end up doing...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6132706.stm
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I don't suppose it will take too long for the OS vendors to fill it
with useless fluff.
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Subject: Fw: How big is big
I disagree. When I first looked at the picture my eye was drawn
straight to the palm trees. I think it's a very well composed
photograph, and a good example of how a small element, well placed,
can dominate the picture. The control over the exposure is very good
too - I think Boris has taken full
Beautiful. I'd like to go to Ladakh and Zanskar sometime. Don McCullin
has some very good photos taken there.
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Sent: 07 January 2007 10:17
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Subject: PESO: pastoral light
hi,
Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship,
so I can tie
her up to the dock.
Cap'n Bob
Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir.
I didn't think you'd have a clew.
Perhaps he should take a bow?
...or perhaps knot.
Be stern with him.
Sounds to me like you're all
Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship,
so I can tie
her up to the dock.
Cap'n Bob
Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir.
I didn't think you'd have a clew.
Perhaps he should take a bow?
...or perhaps knot.
Be stern with him.
Sounds to me like you're all
Well, sploice moy mainbrace if that don't sound loik an insult and
foightin' tark fromm 'ee, Tug Wilson thou soak of a noin-tailed
bilgerat what stinks loik a bucket o' canker-blossomed chum. I'll
keel'aul thy foul leprous gunwhales sooner 'an spit on a dead
man's
shanty if'n 'ee
As I've said, if it wasn't for these work situations I wouldn't have
one at all.
I use one for work, but I don't like the constant availability it
seems to imply. However, I would still keep one even if not for work
because they are very useful in other ways. For example, London
transport is
Maybe some of the older list members can educate me. What did you
all
do before mobile phones?
How did you manage not being in contact with all and sundry 24/7?
well, for one thing we would get all anxious and tied up in knots when
we were late for a date. For another, we would stand
The pattern of Blockbuster misdials is quite interesting. A good
number of them presumably simply mis-dialed the number; after they
get our answering machine once that's it. But a significant number
redial the same wrong number immediately after hanging up; my guess
is that this is people
The US has done good in some parts of the world, like mine, but
not
everywhere and not all of the time.
And what country has ?
England, of course.
A civilising force for the good of all mankind. Welcomed with open
arms the world over for several hundred years, our friendly dominion
I do believe, in anticipation of the Ulaan Bator camera show,
that February is talk like a mongol horde.
Indeed.
For the avoidance of doubt, they go Har! a lot.
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bob W wrote:
A few years ago for about 6 months I had a message on my answering
machine every Friday from some computer operators asking someone to
switch their modem on because they couldn't connect, and to call
back
when ready. They never left a number to call back on (this was
before
moaning or apologising
This is not to pick out Bob :-).
I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than
(I
thought) I learned in school, and was thinking about asking
somebody about
it. Suddenly, I thought why don't I ask here, the best
source of OT info
:-).
Pi55 everyone off and post a picture of a naked child draped in
the
American flag, carrying a gun in one hand clubbing a baby
seal with the
other.
Spot the paradox..
Perhaps it's one of those see-through flags.
Besides, you could probably piss more people off if you
they are both acceptable in British English. American English seems to
be more restrictive in this instance.
I think the Z spelling has been in British English for centuries (I'd
have to check this to be sure).
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Bob
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In Europe flags can be seen as unpleasant symbols of small-minded
nationalism. Millions and millions of people have killed each other
over the centuries in Europe for immaterial and nonsensical ideals and
false ideas of national supremacy. Except at international sporting
events, flying a flag is
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Shel
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From: Bob W
In Europe flags can be seen as unpleasant symbols of small-minded
nationalism. Millions and millions of people have killed each
other
over the centuries in Europe for immaterial and nonsensical
Hi,
Trent Parke is a very interesting Australian Magnum Photographer (the
only Aussie in Magnum, I think). He has an exhibition coming up in
London, and a private view and talk. Details below. Well worth looking
at his work, which is like magical realism.
Regards
Bob
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Is it really sad Ken?
The U.S. became great by the work of many pulling together to
When I studied linguistics it was drilled into us that there isn't
really any such thing as 'correct' grammar.
Nevertheless, my previous schooling had instilled certain things into
me, and one of the Americanisms I wince at (or, at which I wince!) is
'the secret to ...'. For example, 'the secret
You're just like Atticus Finch!
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Bob
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Hi Pentaxians
I just have eaten 3 ultrafresh eggs out of
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Bob
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On 1/8/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
England, of course
'Closer to the original' doesn't mean anything.
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Bob
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I used to have the M 35/2 and it was a superb lens - I really liked
it. The A 35/2 is the same lens, but with the red button.
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Bob
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