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Category: T Martin

(Dread) deadlines in adversity
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| Apr 2004, Features, T Martin

Dealing with business after disaster strikesBy T Martin (as Escritor X) I love that message during MS-Windows® installation that lets you know that a flickering screen during installation is normal. So reassuring, right? On the other hand, I hate the flickering, distortion, discoloring and most recently, strange humming during normal operation that were symptomatic of a monitor blow-out! The screeches you heard on Monday night, April 12th, could well have been the sudden halt that my ProView 18″ flat…

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Technologically challenged
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Features, T Martin

Defending blunders of the computer illiterateBy T Martin (as Escritor X) I’m writing technology articles for NorFilly Magazine out the online publication’s desperation to incorporate this topic into its monthly scheme. Flat out, I am NOT the person to be writing technical articles on new or old technology! While I won’t accept the post of “Technology Editor”, I succumbed to this task to help move the magazine along into its second quarter. I just wonder how long before NorFilly…

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Loyalty checks
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Photography, T Martin

Keeping the faith in photographyBy T Martin For Nikon enthusiasts eagerly awaiting news of what how Nikon intends to respond to Canon’s 1D Mark II, there is a lot of speculation, but not much detail. Some of us particularly adamant Nikon users are facing new options, though, and there is some fear that the most hardened Nikon users might be looking into Canon products. A professional photographer friend of mine recently confided that he was frustrated with Nikon’s slowness…

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Picture-perfect friendships
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Model Advice, Photography, T Martin

Capturing memories to last a lifetimeBy T Martin It’s the terrible teens: today you’re the best of friends, but tomorrow could mean scrapping in the schoolyard about what “he said she said.” During these years of growing pains and the inevitable roller coaster of emotions they bring, kids look long and hard for stability and lasting relationships. As they grow older and apart from one another, people rely more and more on pictures to help them remember the joys…

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Ready? Get set? Oh, now what?
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Photography, T Martin

Preparing for a successful photo shoot, page 1 of 3By T Martin “Why don’t you just use rechargeable batteries?” This is what an amateur model asked me at one of my last model shoots in 2003 as I loaded batteries into my camera. The fact is I do, but her question posed an interesting point about being prepared at photo shoots. There are a number of things to do before a model shoot if you want to be fully…

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Feedback: Apr 2004
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Reader Feedback, T Martin

The good, the bad and the uglyReaders tell us what they think Miss Communications Your interview of Becky was spectacular. I am one to say, how proud I am of her and how wonderful she really is. Becky has always been a great kid and has always been so outgoing and loving. She has always been so popular even as a little girl. Now as a woman, she is not only known in Philadelphia, but also all of Montgomery…

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Light on the rocks!
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| Apr 2004, Editor's Note, T Martin

2nd quarter shakes things up Dear Readers, Entering our second quarter here at NorFilly™ Magazine, we’re getting a taste of real-world journalism and the headaches that “come with the territory.” With our hat tipped to David Roche of Community Focus Newspaper, we move from junior reporting and cub scouting to approaching real issues and the great black hole of controversy. And we like it. Get hype because this issue represents some serious sweat and really hard work… probably more…

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Discrimination!
May 19, 2020
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| Community News, Mar 2004, T Martin

A story about pushing Latinos out of a Kensington area schoolBy T Martin (as Escritor X) Almost 1,000 students of the Marianna Bracetti Charter Academy might be flooding public or other charter schools in September if the School Reform Commission upholds its decision to deny the school’s charter renewal request. Currently, the commission cites poor bookkeeping, incomplete staff background checks and less than 75% certification among teachers as reasons for not honoring the academy’s request for renewal. And while…

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Resistance movement gets younger
May 19, 2020
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| Community News, Mar 2004, T Martin

Political prisoners appeal to teens to continue struggleBy T Martin Two generations of Puerto Rican political prisoners led a discussion about the Puerto Rican resistance on Tuesday night, March 16th, and their audience included a younger group than usual. As former City Councilman Angel Ortiz pointed out, it was disappointing to see fewer of the familiar faces that have long been part of the Puerto Rican movement, but just as good to see new – and younger – faces…

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Gala honors cream of the crop
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| Community News, Cover Story, Mar 2004, T Martin

“Youths of the Year” ritz it upBy T Martin Some of the best dressed and best behaved people were the youths of the year attending the Annual Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Black-tie Gala on Saturday, March 13th. This is because they weren’t allowed to sip the cocktails… and because they happen to represent six of the most fascinating groups of teens across the City. The teens at the Gala were chosen as “Youths of the Year” by…

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