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  1. Not always. Many parents don't have a clue about what their kid is learning or doing, especially at those levels and those leading up to it. They pay bill to have their 12 year old skate 3 times a day and take online classes. They hand over development of their child to the people who mold them and they continue to do so through juniors, etc. Parents are more afraid to speak up than the player. Hell I see this in AA hockey where these kids are going to end up good beer league players and the parents won't speak up against organizations and their policies. Parent cuts are a real thing and parents who rock the boat often see their kids no longer on the team. This article disgusts me in just how silent people are willing to be when they see things like this happen. I don't give a damn about Peters, etc. They are racists and racists will always exist. They will be empowered by those who are unwilling to take a stand against their behavior when it happens. I just looked at the roster and you can't tell who was with the team at the time definitively, but guys who played a ton of games probably were. I see Cal O'Reilly (mentioned before). I also see Mike Weber.
  2. Considered... there are a couple of issues I am considering with a monopod. I've used them in the past and the one I have won't work for this lens. They are outstanding for landscape and similar photography where the subject matter doesn't move much. My concern with a monopod and birds or things that move a lot is that you have to keep one hand on the monopod as a point of stabilization. So you have one hand for the camera and that's a big lens to be moving around using just the camera to steer it. For smaller lenses I definitely think monopod. And the other aspect of this is.. I will be shooting video, so having a monopod doesn't totally eliminate the shake or give me a total level of control. Currently I plan on getting a gimbal head for my tripod. I'm big enough to be able to haul it around okay right now I think. My monopod will still work for my smaller lenses, but it can't hold the weight of the 200-600. I have motorized gimbal (DJI Ronin-S). It could actually work with the 200-600, but that's not something you bring around on the trail with you and I use that exclusively for other video work where I can control the camera movements from a game controller or I am walking around shooting video and I need to overcome the walking motions, etc.
  3. I almost fear to wade into this.. but.. Is the conversation about: whether there was probable cause for a search OR whether the probable cause was ignored and the search occurred because he is black? It might be a bit of both. I'm honestly asking. I see debates over whether the search was justified, but I don't think that, in and of itself, would be tied to a racist act unless the follow up to that is the assumption that there was no probable cause but the search was conducted anyway.
  4. Pretty sure the established formula is (compete/toughness) * number of remaining teeth.
  5. Thanks. The Prairie Warbler was centered as a request from the boss. I prefer to include a bit more scenery, but since she let me get the lens, her opinions do come into play heavily. ? Tweaked some focus settings and the image stabilization settings this morning and then took a shot in my backyard today. It was definitively crisper which is nice. I haven't contorted down the file size yet however. Also ran into a newly fledged Eastern Screech Owl last night while walking down our road last night. Ugly little bugger... in the cute kind of way.
  6. A two way contract that was an agreed upon move so that Victor signs a new contract for slightly less than he would have demanded. Why would it be anything more than that? ?
  7. I bet you don't even add water. You are a rebel. ?
  8. Bought a new lens (200-600 f5.8-6.3) for the camera last week... since going out in natur e is still allowed. It's peak bird migration season. Snapped a few keepers. Loving it, although now I need to update the tripod head because handshooting with this lens gets tiring... quick.
  9. It's only a problem if you offend a good portion of your fan base when committing the crime. ROR hit a Tim Horton's.. that's not a good look. ?
  10. It means exposed. Perhaps the virus takes hold, perhaps not. Perhaps they have severe symptoms, perhaps not. These are the unknowns that will persist forever. As I have mentioned, unless a vaccine is 100% effective, the risk will always be there. Much like influenza, with its highly varied strains, the "vaccine" is a best effort and so if you are at high risk to influenza you get the shot, but really, you are hoping for the best because a strain not in the "vaccine" could still infect you. That's right. And be it in the locker room or at Sizzler, they are going to get exposed to the virus eventually. This WILL happen. Even cloth masks won't prevent that. Even staying six feet apart won't prevent it. It may reduce the chance of exposure, but it's not prevention. Prevention would be staying completely isolated and sanitizing every external variable that you come in contact with, groceries, packages, the neighbor's cat.
  11. I was going to try it.. then I read up on things like IMpossible Whoppers and other similar items..granted these are fast food and I did not break down the beyond burger but... https://www.healthline.com/health-news/is-buger-kings-impossible-whopper-healthy#Made-from-plants,-but-not-a-health-food Basically.. it's more "ethical" but not even remotely healthy.
  12. What people need to realize is that they are going to be exposed to this and maybe they already have. How their body responds is the mystery. The one thing that is certain, you will be exposed. The virus is not a 100% death sentence. It's dangerous, there's no doubt. There are many people who are at more risk to it, no doubt. But, at the moment I believe the death rate on the virus is still quite low. That does not mean it's not important, but it also means it's not the end of the world.
  13. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/state-news/new-york-releases-list-of-specific-businesses-that-can-reopen-in-phase-one/ That should sort through it for you.
  14. It's these reports that just keep me coming back to the fact that we are learning different and new things each day. I'm not anyone has a firm grasp on all of it. I'm not sure that we can say with any certainty that one course is better than another. We can certainly hypothesize that limiting contact is effective but to what end? Are those who are highly susceptible to the virus going to be impacted regardless of when they get it and those who are not going to get through it? Hard to say. Obviously having a true vaccine would be exceedingly awesome, but we don't know if we'll get one and every time there are "new symptoms" it makes me wonder if they aren't variations of the virus where a vaccine that was created for what we saw 1 month ago would no longer be effective against what is seen in these patients. Bottom line? It's a boatload of uncertainty. Regardless of how anyone feels about social measures.. news like this will always be welcome! Such great news.
  15. Wife made enchiladas... I had no idea she was making anything but I guess my daughter asked for it. We usually only make them after I have run the chicken through the smoker... Sadly the cork on my Extra Anejo had dried out.. guess I left it hanging around a bit too long (Casa Noble Single Barrel). I mean, it was the most expensive alcohol I have ever purchased and I didn't want to just.. chug it. ? So.. anyway.. the stuff went bad.. and also had bits of cork floating in it. Sigh.
  16. I like Cookie Monster singing... never heard that either. I also tend to step away as soon as that guttural lyric crap comes into play. It's never really appealed to me. If their songs never employed that I would probably listen to them... but I just can't keep it on with that style of singing in it.
  17. I did, but my wife got sick of cleaning up vomit and told me to stop.
  18. Even if there is a vaccine, regardless of its efficacy, it will be an eternity before it is rolled out. The manufacturing logistics, distribution, priority ranking for who gets vaccinated and when... Reading an article this morning on how various parts of the US are handling the "wearing of masks" concept... it's about to get real ugly.
  19. Sadly it's an indicator of overall society. It's why "we" are who "we" are those pages depict perfect examples of why the US operates as it does and continues to get worse. That level of laziness and lack of desire to assist continues to seep deeper and deeper into the fabric of our society. The statement assumes that everyone is on FB and part of the page no less. "You mean everyone isn't just like me?" Derp. I'd be happy to just walk down the street and place it on the doorstep and say.. hey, they messed up, here's your package.
  20. My celebration begins and ends with a bottle that says Extra Anejo on it.
  21. Okay, well the Noah comment had me wondering. You are right, and the documentary points out some of that hypocrisy. People buying into "green" energy under the premise it's better for the environment when it's really just better for the corporations behind it. Your point on consumption is spot on. That's the underlying premise. Too many people, consuming too many resources. I give Greta Thunberg credit (for as much as I know) in that she refused to FLY to the US. I am guilty of it as well and have tried to step back consumption. If I want/need something i try to buy it used before buying something new. Overall I definitely consume less than many, but I'm not good enough either. Not even close.
  22. Clearly I am not. Clearly you don't understand the phrasing as it's used despite it being something quite commonly used. In order to calculate society's collective stupidity you would average the levels of stupidity in each member of society. The resultant number being in the realm of stupid would indicate that on the whole, society is stupid. It would not mean everyone is. This is the society that gave you increased ER visits when their President indicated they should use lysol to treat a virus afterall. So, yes, hang out in my neighborhood FB page and you'll see a lot more stupid than not.
  23. Well done. Not what I said, but you get points for trying. I would have thought that the lack of automobiles would have reduced the fumes you inhale while living under that bridge of yours but apparently the damage is permanent.
  24. While we do have the ability to probably ruin the planet, I suppose if you define ruination as the cessation of existence of this big rock we are on, then no.. it won't be ruined, it will still exist. It just won't be anything like what we're on today and most, if not all, life will be gone. Before I respond.. how serious is this post? Because honestly, it has the tone of being quite facetious.
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