By Lambert Strether of Corrente.
Affected person readers, after an sudden piece of fine information, I broke discipine and took a (solo, Aranet4-metered) liquid lunch, so this Water Cooler is shorter than it must be, at the very least initially. Sorry. –lambert. Including, my seized-up again is healthier, though not fully. The non-public anesthetic helped, although! And including, holy moley, that Boeing story (see beneath Stats). I acquired slightly wrapped across the axle doing it. However my head is down over the keyboard now!
Chicken Music of the Day
Winter Wren, Ferd’s Bathroom, Hamilton, New York, United States. “Lengthy music sort.”
Politics
“So lots of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in truth a rational administration of symbolic capital.” –Pierre Bourdieu, Classification Struggles
The Constitutional Order (Eighth Modification)
“Jeb Bush involves Trump’s protection after $355M fraud judgment: ‘Harm may cascade’” [FOX]. “Former Republican Florida Gov. Jeb Bush got here to the protection of former President Trump in a Wall Road Journal op-ed slamming the latest New York civil fraud courtroom case that ordered the forty fifth president to pay a $354.8 million effective plus curiosity. ‘Each American has a proper to be vital of Mr. Trump’s politics—certainly one of us ran towards him in 2016,” reads Bush’s op-ed, titled, “Elon Musk and Donald Trump Instances Imperil the Rule of Legislation.’ ‘…However equality earlier than the legislation is treasured, and these rulings symbolize a disaster not just for the soundness of our courts, however for the enterprise atmosphere that has allowed the U.S. to prosper,” the opinion piece continued. ‘If these rulings stand, the injury may cascade by means of the economic system, creating concern of arbitrary enforcement towards entrepreneurs who search public workplace or elevate their voices as residents in a manner that politicians dislike.’ The column, which was co-authored by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, railed towards the latest monthslong civil fraud trial towards Trump, which resulted in a virtually $355 million effective and bars Trump from working his enterprise in New York for 3 years.” • Palantir? Oy. Stepping into mattress with Jebbie is one factor, however it seems he introduced a buddy….
“Choose Engoron’s retribution” [Washington Examiner]. “A ceaselessly made statement concerning the trial was that inflating the on-paper worth of actual property is a fairly widespread factor amongst New York Metropolis builders. Engoron appeared to concede that when he wrote, ‘Certainly, the widespread excuse that ‘all people does it’ is all of the extra motive to try for honesty and transparency and to be vigilant in imposing the principles.’ That gave the impression to be a concession that sure, overvaluing actual property just isn’t a uncommon prevalence. It additionally seems to be an inadvertent admission from the decide that the lawsuit was an instance of selective prosecution.” • Sooner or later, some opinion-haver must undergo Engoron’s concept of the case. All this piety about “the hurt that false statements inflict on {the marketplace}.” Appears like precisely the kind of argument the worst kind of business-friendly conservative may decide up and run with.
2024
Lower than a 12 months to go!
* * * Trump (R): “Fani Willis faces harrowing week amid Trump disqualification bid: What to know” [Washington Examiner]. The headline is a bit overblown, at the very least for the fabric it presents. Key abstract: “Trump and the 14 remaining co-defendants are dealing with a 41-count indictment alleging they operated a legal enterprise to overturn the 2020 election. Willis’s workplace constructed a case that depends on a number of key occasions that allegedly present the previous president’s intention to overturn the election, together with a January 2021 name through which he requested Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ‘discover’ sufficient votes to offset President Joe Biden’s victory.”
Trump (R): “Abcarian: MAGA Republicans pushing to question President Biden don’t appear to note the egg on their faces” [Los Angeles Times]. “Republicans thought that they had a smoking gun, a declare by a longtime, dependable FBI informant that Biden and his son Hunter had secretly accepted tens of millions of {dollars} from the Ukrainian pure gasoline firm Burisma. Sadly for Planet MAGA — together with Home Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky, impeachment decision writer Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and your complete lineup of Fox Information hosts, who’ve been frothing on the mouth over this story — it was allegedly all a lie. The smoking gun is popping out to be an exploding cigar. And the informant? Not so dependable in any case. Final month, a federal grand jury indicted Alexander Smirnov, 43, on fees he lied when he informed the FBI that the Bidens had gotten $5 million every from Burisma. Not solely that, in line with particular counsel David Weiss, who’s overseeing the probe into Hunter Biden’s funds, Smirnov was most likely coached to create the story by operatives related to Russian intelligence in an effort to harm President Biden as he faces reelection, most probably towards Putin apologist former President Trump.” • So, if I’ve this right, a long-time dependable FBI informant (no person appears to be disputing that half), seems to be a Russian asset? I’m not following this story carefully, as a result of I’m nonetheless boggling at “Smirnov,” however isn’t slightly odd?
* * * Trump (R): “Trump’s demographic downside” [Axios]. “If America have been dominated by outdated, white, election-denying Christians who didn’t go to varsity, former President Trump would win the overall election in as large of a landslide as his sweep of the primary 4 GOP contests…. Those that went to the polls mirrored Trump’s strengths: This was the oldest South Carolina GOP citizens this century. (Chuck Todd) 60% of main voters have been white evangelical or born-again Christians. (CNN) That group isn’t remotely sufficiently big to win a presidential election. He would wish to draw voters who’re extra various, extra educated and imagine his first loss was legit. South Carolina exit polls present he didn’t do this. That’s why Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the Senate’s solely Black Republican, stays on Trump’s brief record for V.P An even bigger downside but: Polls present these skeptics could be even much less prone to swing his manner if he’s convicted of a criminal offense — an actual risk amongst his 4 ongoing instances, insiders inform us. The technique: Trump’s marketing campaign says that within the battleground states the place the election might be determined, his message will enchantment far past the GOP base that propelled him to the nomination.” • That is the place I’m. There’s a delightful symmetry: Neither Trump’s base nor the Democrat PMC base are highly effective sufficient to win the election or, extra importantly, to manipulate. The “bundle of sticks” metaphor is beneficial: Every get together wants so as to add sticks to its bundle (and neither get together, oddly, goes after non-voters. You’d suppose the Trump workforce would suppose that manner, however possibly the disciplined professionals of 2024 can’t suppose exterior the field just like the randos of 2016 may).
Trump (R): “Donald Trump’s dominating GOP main efficiency doesn’t add up” [Heather Digby Parton, Salon]. “There’s a substantial faction of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters who merely can not stand Donald Trump. Sure, he’s overwhelmingly fashionable amongst his MAGA base which makes up about three-quarters of the GOP and nearly all of them are blindly dedicated to the person it doesn’t matter what he does. They don’t seem to be simply captivated with voting for him, they’re ecstatic…. Donald Trump can’t win the overall election with simply his hardcore MAGA base. He should develop his coalition and he’s not getting that executed. In each state to date, he has underperformed expectations. Nevada was a really bizarre state of affairs with each a main and a caucus so it’s onerous to discern what the citizens was saying there however in Iowa, New Hampshire and S. Carolina, a strong 40% voted towards Trump. It’s a main in order that’s common. However who makes up that 40% is an issue for Trump. He’s fully misplaced self-identified liberals which isn’t stunning. However moderates have deserted him as nicely, together with the GOP-leaning independents. And the continuing shedding of faculty educated and suburban voters has not abated. It doesn’t matter a lot within the MAGA-centric GOP main, however Trump can not afford to lose these voters within the common election.” • With a hyperlink to the Axios article above. Parton, after all, as a superb Democrat, doesn’t take into account interesting to non-voters any greater than good Republicans do.
* * * Haley (R): “Nikki Haley says she’s a voice for dissatisfied voters: ‘I’m not doing this to be VP’” [USA Today]. “Haley’s not giving up, regardless of shedding each main contest to date to former President Donald Trump. The previous South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has chosen to proceed standing for the numerous variety of People who aren’t happy with the present front-runners. In South Carolina, she garnered roughly 40% of the vote, as she did in New Hampshire.” In case you suppose the social norming amongst Republicans to vote for Trump is as robust because the social norming to not masks, then 40% just isn’t a foul quantity. Extra: “‘I’m a Republican,’ she stated. ‘At this level I don’t understand how you translate that over. The rationale individuals are gravitating in the direction of me is as a result of the tone on the prime issues and the way you discuss points issues. . They don’t need the division.” That’s fascinating. However I’m undecided Haley has the gravitas to ship that message (any greater than, say, Harris, or Philips). Trump tried the rhetoric on for dimension, briefly. So it’s on the market. Extra: “‘And so I’m attempting to carry it to the place we will have an America that doesn’t have that. However that’s by means of the Republican Occasion that I do that. So we’ll have to attend and see.’” As Dima would say. Extra: “”m not doing this to be VP. I’m not doing this to be a third-party candidate. I’m not doing this for my political profession. I’m doing it actually out of a love of America. And since I’m frightened about my children and all people else’s children.’” • Once more, Haley lacks the gravitas to make that message stick. And the media wants the hatred, too. Hate means clicks.
* * * Biden (D): “Biden’s immigration silver lining” [Axios]. “International-born staff now represent practically 19% of the labor pressure, up from 17.3% when President Biden took workplace. The latest surge in unauthorized migrants will result in 1.7 million extra staff in 2024, in line with a latest Congressional Price range Workplace evaluation. These new arrivals will assist the U.S. economic system develop by about $7 trillion over the following decade. Greater than 3 million migrants are nonetheless within the nation who have been encountered on the southern border throughout the Biden presidency. A further a million arrived through ports of entry by means of new Biden packages counting on the expansive use of parole — a authorized mechanism that enables migrants with out visas to enter the U.S. A further 3.7 million folks have entered the U.S. by means of different authorized pathways, with the flexibility to work, in line with administration estimates. A few of these new arrivals are captured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which counts an extra 3 million foreign-born staff within the workforce beneath Biden. Don’t count on Biden to race to the rostrum to focus on the hyperlink between elevated immigration and decrease inflation, in line with aides and advisers.” Then once more: “Former President Trump clearly needs to run on the problem, arguing that the inflow of low-skilled immigrants into the economic system has harm native-born staff.
‘The largest victims are African-People, Hispanic People, Asian People,’ Trump stated at a rally in South Carolina earlier this month. ‘They’re getting decimated of their hourly wages.’ Wage progress has been the strongest for the underside quarter of staff, in line with the Atlanta Fed’s wage tracker. It’s onerous to argue that immigrants are miserable wages when common hourly earnings are rising and wages are outpacing inflation.” • No, it’s actually not. Do the phrases “much more” imply something do these folks? How about that well-known demand curve?
Biden (D): “Michelle Obama: September Savior or ‘Suicide Mission’?” [The American Conservative]. Nicely value a learn. Greatest model of this argument I’ve seen: “Overlook about docs; anybody who has cared for an getting older mother or father with cognitive decline can see all of the indicators and is aware of what’s coming subsequent. Joe can’t keep in mind phrases, names, or dates, and walks stiffly together with his arms locked. He falls usually. He will get offended and cusses. It’s all there. Everyone knows what’s being hidden, identical to when Mother refuses her meals or rages somebody is after her cash. It’s not a nice factor to look at, this infantilization of an individual you might have as soon as regarded as much as, however the decline is clear, and decline is a one-way avenue. It hurts, it actually does, whether or not it’s Mother or Joe Biden, to look at all of it understanding there’s nothing that may be executed… It’s one factor to elucidate away Mother’s conduct on the dinner-table, one other when addressing nationwide safety…. If Joe is unfit to face trial for his informal misuse of categorised paperwork, then he’s unfit to be president.” And as for Michelle: “Michelle Obama has the recognition and name- and face-recognition to step in on the final minute for a drained placeholder Joe. September is “the final minute,” given the 50 units of legal guidelines governing how a lot time is required so as to add a candidate to the poll and nonetheless make mailing deadlines for absentee votes. Her personal lack of expertise is tempered by Barack’s eight years, and, certainly, a quiet promoting level amongst Dems could be that that is certainly a 3rd time period for some kind of Obama administration. With Obama’s recognition and bullet-proofing towards accusations of racism, nobody will fear in any respect about sweeping Kamala Harris apart, maybe with the promise of a pleasant college job to indicate no onerous emotions. Superstar endorsements would pour in headlined by Oprah and Taylor Swift and somebody close to proof against Trump’s private insult type of campaigning would take the podium towards him. It might be a detailed election.” • Once more, the perfect model of this argument I’ve seen. I’m undecided Michelle Obama needs this. And no matter The Wizard of Kalorama™ thinks he was placed on this Earth to do, I’d wager it’s not placing his spouse within the White Home. The Clintons, sure. FWIW, I don’t get these vibes from the Obamas.
Biden (D): “Democrats are too fearful of a contested conference” [Financial Times]. “The percentages that this coming August we can have the primary Democratic contested conference since 1968 are non-trivial. Have been Joe Biden persuaded both to step down, or suffered some forcing medical occasion, the get together would don’t have any alternative however to show historical past actually does rhyme by discovering a brand new standard-bearer in Chicago…. It’s straightforward to image the way it may go disastrously…. But I can even image one thing fairly totally different; a profitable contested conference that rivets the nation’s consideration and produces the stuff of Trump’s nightmares — a a lot youthful and extra vibrant rival. Whether or not that may be an unbound and rebooted Kamala Harris, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, or one of many male governors, is anyone’s guess. It’s value stressing although that expertise would guarantee the method wouldn’t be closed-door. It couldn’t be a sordid deal between get together bosses. Chicago 2024 could be a democratic train of a distinct variety.” • Completely, yeah, expertise. Bear in mind the Democrat Iowa caucus in 2020? Anyhow, Massive Gretch does have some native clout, and that spook-orchestrated kidnapping stunt means she’s acquired backers somethe place, however… “vibrant”? I dunno. Michiganders?
* * * MI: “Biden Will Win Michigan Simply. It Could Additionally Present His Weak point” [The New Republic]. “The Michigan main is Tuesday, and there gained’t be a lot drama so far as who the winners, on both facet, might be—Joe Biden and Donald Trump are locks. However there’s something brewing on the Democratic facet that would show to be consequential. It’s not who’s on the poll: Biden is, after all, sharing it together with Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips. Marianne Williamson might be on it as nicely as a result of she certified for a poll line earlier than she dropped out of the race. The field to control is the fourth: ‘uncommitted.’ That is the area that political insiders might be watching, and it’ll decide the narrative flowing out of Michigan. Proper now, there’s a variety of common concern amongst Democrats about Biden’s age, and within the Nice Lake State particularly, there’s appreciable concern about Biden’s pro-Israel tilt in his dealing with of the Israel-Gaza struggle, and a motion afoot to disclaim him assist over it. If all roads result in an unusually massive ‘uncommitted’ vote, what Democratic insiders are nonetheless now solely whispering—that possibly Biden shouldn’t be the nominee—will solely develop extra audible. The end result may sign not solely that some voters are mad about Gaza, however that others merely don’t need Biden due to his age.”
* * * Bear in mind the pandemic? Good instances:
Close to and pricey to my coronary heart and work: The three rounds of stimulus checks for a household of 4 totaled $11,400—virtually 1/5 of the median household earnings or 1/4 of the Black median household earnings. Wow!
That is large aid in an enormous disaster. Going large, quick, and broad was vital.
— Claudia Sahm (@Claudia_Sahm) February 27, 2024
I believe the favored notion is the true one: Trump provides, and Biden taketh away. The CARES Act “put cash in your pocket.” The American Rescue Plan, for all its laudable aims, didn’t. There’s Bidenomics, proper there. Plus, Joe Biden owes me 600 bucks.
#COVID19
“I’m in earnest — I can’t equivocate — I can’t excuse — I can’t retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD.” –William Lloyd Garrison
Assets, United States (Nationwide): Transmission (CDC); Wastewater (CDC, Biobot; contains many counties; Wastewater Scan, contains drilldown by zip); Variants (CDC; Walgreens); “Iowa COVID-19 Tracker” (in IA, however nationwide knowledge). “An infection Management, Emergency Administration, Security, and Common Ideas” (particularly on hospitalization by metropolis).
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Assets, United States (Native): AK (dashboard); AL (dashboard); AR (dashboard); AZ (dashboard); CA (dashboard; Marin, dashboard; Stanford, wastewater; Oakland, wastewater); CO (dashboard; wastewater); CT (dashboard); DE (dashboard); FL (wastewater); GA (wastewater); HI (dashboard); IA (wastewater reviews); ID (dashboard, Boise; dashboard, wastewater, Central Idaho; wastewater, Coeur d’Alene; dashboard, Spokane County); IL (wastewater); IN (dashboard); KS (dashboard; wastewater, Lawrence); KY (dashboard, Louisville); LA (dashboard); MA (wastewater); MD (dashboard); ME (dashboard); MI (wastewater; wastewater); MN (dashboard); MO (wastewater); MS (dashboard); MT (dashboard); NC (dashboard); ND (dashboard; wastewater); NE (dashboard); NH (wastewater); NJ (dashboard); NM (dashboard); NV (dashboard; wastewater, Southern NV); NY (dashboard); OH (dashboard); OK (dashboard); OR (dashboard); PA (dashboard); RI (dashboard); SC (dashboard); SD (dashboard); TN (dashboard); TX (dashboard); UT (wastewater); VA (dashboard); VT (dashboard); WA (dashboard; dashboard); WI (wastewater); WV (wastewater); WY (wastewater).
Assets, Canada (Nationwide): Wastewater (Authorities of Canada).
Assets, Canada (Provincial): ON (wastewater); QC (les eaux usées); BC (wastewater); BC, Vancouver (wastewater).
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Elite Maleficence
TABLE 1: Every day Covid Charts
LEGEND
1) ★ for charts new at this time; all others will not be up to date.
2) For a full-size/full-resolution picture, Command-click (MacOS) or right-click (Home windows) on the chart thumbnail and “open picture in new tab.”
NOTES
[1] (Biobot) Once more, no backward revisions. The uptick is actual (at the very least to Biobot). Observe this anomaly:
Seems to be like Covid may not be seasonal? Who knew? Hoerger feedback:
Dangerous Information: Biobot #wastewater ranges are nonetheless rising.
Traditionally, February is marked by a fast decline in transmission. 929 copies/mL corresponds to 1.35 million infections per day within the U.S. pic.twitter.com/tRvRhU9xA9
— Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) February 20, 2024
[2] (Biobot) Right here, FWIW, is Verily regional knowledge as of February 20. CDC Area 1:
And Area 2:
Verily knowledge, then, reveals no anomaly. Presumably, Biobot sewersheds and Verily sewersheds don’t overlap.
[3] (CDC Variants) “As of Could 11, genomic surveillance knowledge might be reported biweekly, primarily based on the provision of optimistic check specimens.” “Biweeekly: 1. occurring each two weeks. 2. occurring twice every week; semiweekly.” Seems to be like CDC has chosen sense #1. In essence, they’re telling us variants are nothing to fret about. Time will inform.
[4] (ER) Doesn’t assist Biobot knowledge. “Charts and knowledge supplied by CDC, updates Wednesday by 8am. For the previous 12 months, utilizing a rolling 52-week interval.”
[5] (Hospitalization: NY) Not flattening.
[6] (Hospitalization: CDC) Nonetheless down. “Maps, charts, and knowledge supplied by CDC, updates weekly for the earlier MMWR week (Sunday-Saturday) on Thursdays (Deaths, Emergency Division Visits, Take a look at Positivity) and weekly the next Mondays (Hospitalizations) by 8 pm ET†”.
[7] (Walgreens) That’s an enormous drop! It might be fascinating to survey this inhabitants typically; these are individuals who, regardless of a tsunami of official propaganda and massive peer strain, went and acquired examined anyhow.
[8] (Cleveland) Flattening, in line with Biobot knowledge.
[9] (Vacationers: Posivitity) Down, albeit within the rear view mirror.
[10] (Vacationers: Variants) About time for one thing to problem JN.1. However what’s “different”? One thing to sit up for, I suppose!
Stats Watch
Manufacturing: “United States Sturdy Items Orders” [Trading Economics]. “New orders for manufactured sturdy items in the USA slumped by 6.1% month-over-month in January 2024, greater than market expectations of a 4.5% fall and following a 0.3% lower in December. ”
Manufacturing: “United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index” [Trading Economics]. “The composite manufacturing index within the US Fifth District space elevated to -5 in February 2024 from -15 in January.”
Manufacturing: “Boeing Lacking Key Components of Security Tradition: FAA Report” [Aviation International News]. “The panel additional reported that it couldn’t discover a “constant and clear” security reporting channel or course of throughout the enterprise unit. It additionally famous that staff don’t perceive the right way to use the totally different reporting methods and which reporting system to make use of and when. The panel expressed concern that the confusion would possibly discourage staff from reporting what they see as security issues. The report concluded that, though Boeing beforehand supplied a roadmap to implement an Group Designation Authorization (ODA) and security administration methods (SMS), the airframer nonetheless hadn’t accomplished the modifications described within the roadmap.” • For extra on ODA methods, see Leeham Information linked to right here. Key level from Leeham:
The FAA doesn’t have the sources to do all of the certification actions essential to sustain with an increasing aviation business.
The FAA will get assist utilizing [Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Unit Members (UMs)] who report back to the FAA] for routine duties permitting the FAA to focus its restricted sources on security vital certification points in addition to new and novel applied sciences. Designees come from personal business. They’re specialists within the aviation and medical communities who’re accustomed to the laws and certification necessities essential to subject a certificates. Particular person Designees can both be an organization worker or a person guide.
Examples of such specialists is perhaps mechanics, docs, engineers, inspectors, and pilots. All designees should cross a rigorous screening course of to be accepted to behave within the FAAs capability in a restricted scope. The FAA delegates to accepted people and firms each job they do. Consider it as a pressure multiplier in that personal business is doing a really vital quantity of the FAA’s work.
Now see the FAA Report–
Manufacturing: “Part 103 Group Designation Authorizations (ODA) For Transport Airplanes Skilled Panel Assessment Board” (PDF) [Federal Aviation Administration]. Stupidly:
Therefore, the display screen dump from web page 36:
Shorter: Boeing staff muscled the UMs (ODA Unit Members) to make manufacturing quotas, wrecking security. Hat tip, all these pencil-necked MBAs in Chicago! This conduct goes to be onerous to weed out, and I very a lot doubt that the [genuflects] Obama-administration lawyer they simply put in command of HR to bust the unions might be as much as the duty. Attention-grabbing instances for our nationwide champion!
Transportation: “Norfolk Southern is bolstering its board because it seeks to fend off a shareholder-activist group waging a proxy battle towards the freight railroad” [Paul Page, Wall Street Journal]. “The corporate is trying so as to add former Amtrak and airline government Richard Anderson and former U.S. senator Mary Kathryn “Heidi” Heitkamp to its board of administrators as investor group Ancora Holdings presses its personal effort to overtake Norfolk Southern’s management by means of its roughly $1 billion stake within the service…. Ancora’s slate of recent administrators contains former Ohio Gov. John Kasich and that it needs to put in former United Parcel Service government Jim Barber and former CSX official Jamie Boychuk within the prime two administration posts. Norfolk Southern warns in its proxy supplies that . That’s a doubtlessly precarious path for the railroad, which faces intense regulatory scrutiny over a poisonous practice derailment early final 12 months.” • Moar PSR?
At present’s Worry & Greed Index: 76 Excessive Greed (earlier shut: 75 Excessive Greed) [CNN]. One week in the past: 66 (Greed). (0 is Excessive Worry; 100 is Excessive Greed). Final up to date Feb 27 at 1:02:13 PM ET.
Rapture Index: Closes unchanged [Rapture Ready]. Document Excessive, October 10, 2016: 189. Present: 187. (Do not forget that bringing on the Rapture is good.) NOTE on #42 Plagues: “The coronavirus pandemic has maxed out this class.” Extra trustworthy than most! • Apparently not involved concerning the goat sacrificers in any respect?
Information of the Wired
“Botanical gardens can cool metropolis air by a median of 5 °C” [The New Atlas]. A meta-study. Useful chart:
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Readers, I ought to acknowledge this. However I don’t! What’s it? (Seems to be like a superbly lush and dense backyard, from the background. NOTE Not a criticism however a useful trace for extra pleasurable picture-taking: The topic doesn’t must be within the heart, even when your digital camera tries to get you to do this. See the Rule of Thirds for a extra dynamic composition. Like all guidelines, meant to be damaged. However I discovered that each one my images improved as quickly as I began trying on the complete body.)
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