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The Hall Chronicles
 Ray Hall |
PARDON THE INTERRUPTIONWed, January 27, 2010 @ 5:33PM Jan 27, 2010 Jamestown--Health care is a national issue right now, but one week ago today health care became up close and personal for me. I have long appreciated that we have a tertiary care hospital in a small medical market and we are indeed fortunate because such a facility would not exist if the WCA was a privately operated facility. Last Wednesday I experienced pains that were uncomfortable and uncharacteristic of those that naturally occur and by mid-afternoon and a call to my personal physician, Dr. John Lamancuso, I went to WCA Hospital’s Emergency Room. I was immediately greeted by a man, Kevin was his name I believe. The subsequent events are a little hazy, but he began at once to arrange me on a gurney and a woman--a nurse, Marianna came to my assistance. After blood work, an EKG, a chest X-Ray and other procedures the Emergency Room Doctor advised me that tests revealed that I had experienced a heart attack.
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The Dean's List
 Nick Dean |
Rib Fest and School CutsWed, March 10, 2010 @ 10:13PM No, this is not a blog post about how schools could offset their decreasing state aid by contracting withKathi Danielson's Performance and Event Management. Although that is an inspired idea... No, this is a single blog post about two separate topics. And neither one has anything to do with music or the County Legislature for a change. I figure, why not try tackling topics of actual public interest every once in a while. And juding by those commenting on recent stories about both Rib Fest and proposed school cuts, these are topics of much interest to some of the public. So let's go: CELORON'S SCREWING UP The village of Celoron has one less thing going for it now... which isn't leaving the West Ellicott municipality much else. And I say that with love. I called Celoron home for a number of years. In fact, I'd still be at one of the many apartments at the corner of West Duquesne and Jackson Avenue had it not been for water issues at Ellicott Shore.
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My Two Cents
 Kristen Johnson |
To Impeach Or Not To Impeach: That Is The QuestionTue, March 9, 2010 @ 12:16PM Impeach. There, I said it. In political circles, that word is whispered, never mentioned outright and most times considered more politically incorrect than the four-letter word of your choice. Drop an F-bomb? No problem; life goes on and the sun will rise in the morning. Talk about impeaching someone, though, and any conversation being held in your immediate vicinity is probably going to come to a dead screeching halt. Walking into a legislative meeting at any level of government and shouting “impeach!” is akin to walking into a crowded movie theater and shouting “fire!” No joke. As eyebrow-raising as The Word is (I dare not write it again), it's been spoken with more frequency in and around Albany as the drama centered around Gov. David Paterson unfolds. (As an aside … after almost 10 years covering politics, it amazes me just how deeply rooted political news coverage is in both gossip and drama.
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The Whitless Wonder
 John Whittaker |
Inside The Whitless Wonder's BracketThu, March 18, 2010 @ 1:25PM After an interminable four days of waiting, March Madness officially begins today. Twelve hours of basketball every day, starting at noon and going until after I'm asleep. So, if you're stuck at work and can't watch the opening games of the tournament, here's a little something to take your mind off of how cruel life can be. You're welcome. Five quick thoughts before I get to my bracket: 1. Arinze Onuaku's injury really worries me. If Brandon Triche or Scoop Jardine had been injured, I'd feel fine. But, with Salomon Alabi of Florida State and Robert Sacre of Gonzaga looming in the second round, Syracuse really needs Onuaku to be healthy to bang with those guys. To say Rick Jackson has struggled in the last three games would be a huge understatement, and DaShonte Riley is a freshman who has played as much college basketball in the last month as I have.
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From Butler to Vanek
 Matt Spielman |
Patience Wearing ThinTue, February 9, 2010 @ 10:05PM I'm usually pretty patient when it comes to the Sabres. The last couple of years when they missed the playoffs by a few points, I looked at the positives. If Ryan Miller didn't get injured last year they would have been in the middle of the playoff pack. One or two more wins the previous year and they would have stolen the eighth seed despite losing Daniel Briere, Chris Drury and — for the final stretch of the season — Brian Campbell. Back then, they were nearly making the playoffs while they were establishing a young core that would win for years to come. Well that core is reaching its prime, the players' salaries are going up and for a long stretch of the season, they were winning. But now Buffalo has fallen on hard times. Even two wins heading into the Olympic break would only put the team at 2-5 in its last seven games.
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The Mac Blog
 Dave Hecei |
Laptop or DesktopThu, March 11, 2010 @ 4:39PM Normal 0 0 1 666 3800 Apple 31 7 4666 10.2418 0 0 0 When buying a new Mac you might be stuck on whether to get a desktop or go with a laptop. Each type has its own pros and cons. The performance differences between the Mac mini, the MacBooks, and iMac are so similar it really comes down to whether you need to be portable or not. Having a laptop is liberating. With a laptop you can move from room to room and work anywhere in your house, even out on the back porch. To get the most out of a laptop it’s best to have a wireless network running in your home, usually referred to as Airport or WiFi. With WiFi you can access the Internet from any room in the house where you can get a WiFi signal. You can also get wireless printers and storage devices that allow you to print wirelessly and have a centralized space for your data files. Apple makes some of the best, and very popular, laptops in the industry.
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Speaking Frankly
 Mike Frank |
Living The Catholic LifeThu, March 11, 2010 @ 4:24AM Today, let's talk about procrastination....but we'll do that later! Seriously, for this post, I would like to discuss a topic that has come up in discussions with some of my colleagues here at The Post-Journal. This is the middle of Lent, so I'll discuss a few matters of faith — more specifically, MY faith, which is Roman Catholicism. I was raised Catholic, I have always been Catholic, and there is little evidence that will ever change. Simply put, I stand with Rome. Recently, I was challenged about eating fish on Fridays, a requirement during Lent. It used to be a requirement all year round, in case you were not aware. According to a couple of co-workers, the flesh of the fish constitues "meat" in a biological sense, the same as beef, chicken, turkey, etc. My reply to that argument is two-fold: 1. Canon Law states that abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics age 14 and up.
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CU Photo Tips
 Dave Hecei |
Ultra Wide-Angle LensesWed, October 28, 2009 @ 11:05AM There is a big disadvantage when shooting with an APS-C type digital SLR camera, like the Canon Digital Rebel series, Canon 10D through 50D, Nikon D40 through D90, etc. The APS-C sensor used in these cameras is smaller than a standard 35mm frame of film. Because of this size difference there is a multiplier factor to every lens used. Canon DSLRs have a 1.6x factor, while Nikons have a 1.5x factor. This multiplier makes it harder to shoot ultra-wide scenes. With a traditional 35mm film camera, an ultra-wide lens was in the 14 to 20mm range. The widest film lens I own is a 20mm. Multiplying 20 by 1.6 turns this lens into the equivalent of a 32mm on my DSLR. Not very wide. To compensate for these smaller sensors, camera and lens manufacturers have been recalculating and redesigning lenses and have come up with some pretty amazing super-ultra-wide zoom and single focal length lenses. Most of the camera makers now have zooms that start at 10, 11, and 12 mm.
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