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The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association will roll out a comprehensive tool kit this summer.
The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association is creating a comprehensive tool kit to help meeting managers implement SMMPs, to be rolled out at its annual convention August 8–11 in Houston. It will include tools to help with every aspect of a strategic meetings management program: strategy, policy, communication, meeting registration, sourcing, planning, payment solutions, data reporting, and technology.
For example, if you need to build a meeting policy, there will be templates, samples, and a meetings policy decision tree to help you create one. If you want to put a payment solution in place, there will be information on various kinds, from manual invoices to procurement cards to meeting cards.
The tool kit will also address the most challenging aspect of initiating an SMMP—communicating it across the company. The tool kit will include communication samples geared toward each employee category (administrative assistants, senior management, etc.), as well as sample FAQs.
For the first time, meeting managers will have a guidebook to move this initiative through their organizations, said Lynda Garvey, business development manager, MaXvantage, the NBTA Groups and Meetings Committee member leading the effort. "We recognize there are barriers to the implementation of an SMMP. That's why we're creating this—to help meeting managers implement SMMPs in every size company and with every level of resources."
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This one somehow snuck past me.
I happen to read on Populist Jim Hightower's website about this one here and I went and looked it up and sure enough; there it was in black and white:
The story:
WASHINGTON –– To Wall Street, this town might seem like enemy territory. But even as federal regulators and prosecutors extract multibillion-dollar penalties from the nation's biggest banks, Wall Street can rely on at least one ally here: the House of Representatives.
The House is scheduled to vote on two bills this week that would undercut new financial regulations and hand Wall Street a victory. The legislation has garnered broad bipartisan support in the House, even after lawmakers learned that Citigroup lobbyists helped write one of the bills, which would exempt a wide array of derivatives trading from new regulation.
The bills are part of a broader campaign in the House, among Republicans and business-friendly Democrats, to roll back elements of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the most comprehensive regulatory overhaul since the Depression. Of 10 recent bills that alter Dodd-Frank or other financial regulation, six have passed the House this year. This week, if the House approves Citigroup's legislation and another bill that would delay heightened standards for firms that offer investment advice to retirees, the tally would rise to eight.
Both the Treasury Department and consumer groups have urged lawmakers to reject the bills, warning that they could leave the nation vulnerable again to excessive financial risk taking. The House proposals stand little chance of becoming law, having received a much chillier reception in the Senate and at the White Ho
via House, Set to Vote on 2 Bills, Is Seen as an Ally of Wall St. – NYTimes.com.
You believe those greedy bastards? Jim Hightower is not amused and rightly so:
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On the day before Halloween, the ethically-challenged members of our lobbyist-haunted House of Representatives did a perverse imitation of "Profiles in Courage," turning that body into "Profiles in Spinelessness."
In particular, they cravenly caved in to an outrageous and dangerous demand by Wall Street whiners. Such financial powerhouses as Citigroup just hate having their profiteering recklessness restrained by the regulatory reforms passed after their 2008 financial meltdown. Even though the shockwaves from that Wall Street collapse continue to devastate America's middle class, the banking elite have completely recovered – including recovering their swaggering arrogance and ability to sway money-hungry congress critters with rich campaign donations. — Read the rest at Jim Hightower's site
I am shocked that more Conservatives are not swinging from the trees on this one here! To their credit, there are some Democrat Party house members that are opposed to this bill and rightly so. This is the same idiotic crap that brought down the stock market and killed our economy; thank goodness there is some semblance of sanity up on the hill.
Sure enough the Bill passed the house, But it is not expected to make it through the Senate and the White House has said that they would veto the thing, if it made it to the President's desk. Which in this instance is a very good thing. However, this is not the point. What is the point is this: Those same bastards who caused the great meltdown of 2008, are now lobbying our Government to put things back as they were, so that this sort of thing could happy again. That my friends is enough to make an economic populist, like myself, to want to bite a nail in two!
The people that caused the Wall Street meltdown and downturn in our economy ought to be brought up on treason charges, and lined up against a wall and shot! But, instead, they are trying to buy their way back to lawlessness. This my friends, is an outrage.


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Fat Cells Play A Role in Insulin SecretionPosted: Friday, November 16, 2007
The body's fat cells help the pancreas do its job of secreting insulin, according to new research. This previously unrecognized process ultimately could lead to new methods to improve glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetic or insulin-resistant people.
In a study scientists report that fat cells release a protein that aids insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells, which are the sole source of insulin. The protein is an enzyme that the pancreatic cells themselves produce in only minimal amounts. The enzyme works to enhance glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells.
The researchers assert that the enzyme secreted by fat cells, called Nampt, is an important component of the insulin-secretion pathway. "We think this secretion process allows fat cells to communicate with the pancreas and aid its function," says senior author Shin-ichiro Imai, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and of molecular biology and pharmacology. "I suspect this process could be critical for compensating pancreatic beta cell function in the face of increasing insulin resistance."
The association of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance with obesity suggests there may be limits to the ability of the process to enhance pancreatic function, according to Imai. "It may be that in some obese individuals a threshold has been reached so that this mechanism no longer provides adequate compensation," he says. "But there may be ways to overcome this threshold."
Interestingly, in 2004 Nampt provoked excitement in the scientific community because it was reported to be a newly discovered fat-derived hormone that worked very much like insulin. That study named the enzyme visfatin. The scientists who made this assertion have since retracted their claim.
In the new study, the Washington University researchers contend that Nampt is not an insulin-like hormone. Instead, their investigation shows it's an enzyme that modulates pancreatic function.
"Our work marks a conceptual breakthrough," Imai says. "Nampt synthesizes a compound in the bloodstream, and when that compound reaches the pancreas it stimulates insulin secretion. This is a surprising mechanism by which a circulating metabolite modulates pancreatic function."
Imai says he believes it's possible that the compound produced by Nampt, called NMN for short, could be used to raise insulin secretion from pancreatic cells and thus help improve the way the body handles sugar. Imai and his group are collaborating with clinical researchers at the University to find out how much NMN is in the blood of normal and diabetic or obese patients. They also hope to initiate clinical trials to test NMN as a therapeutic agent in patients with type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance.
Nampt is actually a widespread enzyme and catalyzes such a fundamental process that most cells of the body have an internal form of it. But, studying mice, the researchers saw that Nampt could be secreted from cells — but only from fat cells. And because Nampt levels are low in pancreatic cells, the pancreas depends on the enzyme secreted from fat and its product, NMN, in the blood.
When pancreatic beta cells absorb enough NMN, it stimulates them to secrete insulin. In the bloodstreams of laboratory mice, NMN was measured at a concentration shown to be sufficient to enhance insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells. No one had previously known that NMN circulated in the bloodstream. Mice engineered to have just one instead of two copies of the Nampt gene had a mildly impaired ability to metabolize glucose and had a defect in insulin secretion. The researchers showed that NMN restored normal insulin secretion in these mice.
Source: Diabetes In Control: Revollo JR, Körner A, Mills KF, Satoh A, Wang T, Garten A, Dasgupta B, Sasaki Y, Wolberger C, Townsend RR, Milbrandt J, Kiess W, Imai S. Nampt/PBEF/visfatin regulates insulin secretion in beta cells as a systemic NAD biosynthetic enzyme. Cell Metabolism. November 7, 2007.
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Karen Beneigh assembled decorative, custom, floral-design items Friday for her daughter, Kendra. She is one of hundreds of vendors who will be at Saturday's Geranium Festival, in McDonough.
The Fayetteville mother said the festival has been good to her family's business for the last 20 years.
Vendors began gathering early Friday afternoon, on, and around, the McDonough Square, to set up their booths.
"It's one of our best shows," said Beneigh. "The crowds are good. The people are good, and the volunteers are good."
The Beneighs realized roughly $2,500 in sales during the 2011 Geranium Festival. The family is hoping to make that much, or more, on Saturday.
"The weather plays a big factor," Beneigh added.
The 35th Annual Geranium Festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m., to 5 p.m. It is sponsored by the McDonough Lions Club.
Ed Galbreath, a member of the Lions Club who is chairman of the event, said he expects more than 350 vendors to be on hand, with offerings for the 25,000 expected visitors. Vendors will offer arts and crafts, food and entertainment.
"It's one of the largest gatherings of events in Henry County," said Galbreath. "They come from all over the Southeastern United States."
Admission and parking are free for the event.
The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced the temporary closure of all lanes of the roadways leading to the McDonough Courthouse Square, because of the festival.
Included in the temporary lane closures — from 4:30 a.m., until 9 p.m. — are State Routes 20, 42, 155, 81 and US 23, according to Kimberly Larson, Georgia DOT, D3 communications officer.
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Grated carrots, squash, and chopped mint balance the spicy heat of the jalapeños. For a milder dish, use only 1 chile and remove its seeds and ribs—they're hotter than the flesh itself.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rice noodles and cook, stirring often, until just tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water; leave to drain in a colander.
Meanwhile, heat 2 tsp. of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and ½ tsp. salt and cook, stirring to break up the meat, until just cooked through, 4 to 8 minutes; set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the peanut butter, vinegar, fish sauce, the remaining 1 tsp. oil, and 3 Tbs. warm water until smooth. Add the drained noodles, pork, jalapeños, carrots, squash, and all but 2 Tbs. of the mint and toss gently. Garnish with the remaining mint, and serve at room temperature with the lime wedges on the side.
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by LArcher,
1/29/2014My daughter really loved this recipe. I used chunky soynut butter because of peanut allergies and I used shredded carrots and shredded cabbage. I also used chopped poblano pepper instead of jalapeno, just because I had some frozen and chopped in my freezor. Would definitely make again but would add the jalapeno.
by lewmc,
1/13/2013We very much enjoyed the dish, although I made a decision to spice it up after reading other reviews. I grated fresh garlic and ginger into the cooking pork. I added orange bell pepper and scallions, but I took 1/2 of all vegetables and sauteed them slightly and tossed them into the sauce, warm noodles and raw vegetables. I used lots of mint and the green parts of the scallions on top with Sriracha to taste. We enjoyed it a lot. I would recommend cooking noodles later in cooking cycle, rinsing in warm water and tossing warm...much better.
by auldwifie,
11/22/2012made this for the first time, and agree with other reviewers, it is a bit bland, and gummy. I even *doctored* it a little, based on the other reviews. There is potential, but haven't quite figure out which ingredients to add for a more zippy flavor. I added shallot, garlic, soy sauce. Because I wanted more veggies, also added steamed green beans, red bell pepper to the mix. Used soba noodles as couldn't find rice noodles at my local grocery store. I cooked those a shorter time, so they wouldn't go gooey and then ran hot water over them just before serving.I might give it a go again, just to see if can improve on it.
by VickieG,
10/7/2012Used fettuccini pasta instead of rice noodles. Also used regular peanut butter, not crunchy and substituted zucchini with shredded cabbage for more crunch and omitted mint (don't like it). Next time I might use whole small dried red chili peppers instead of jalapeno.
by moonfelt,
5/26/2011My family and I thought this was a tasty dish! I julienned my zucchini and squash and added an onion and bean sprouts. Sauteed the veggies as I prefer them slightly softened. The sauce was tasty - used only one jalapeno with only a few seeds and mixed in with sauce, then added browned pork to sauce first, tossed well, then added remaining ingredients. Used mint, cilantro and basil to punch up flavor. YUM!
by rachelvng,
5/11/2011I found it a bit bland and gummy. I tried adding more fish sauce and chili paste to up the flavor. It was okay but not as good as I was hoping for either. But, I'll try it again with some more tweaking, as stated by another reviewer.
by cookingblogger,
3/25/2011I thought this dish was absolutely delicious, and so did my husband. We made it exactly as it appears, using one jalapeno. It instantly became a make-again favorite.
by Lilia37,
3/20/2011I'm afraid I have to agree with BetseyB: I was really looking forward to this recipe, but it fell short. As it is, I'd really only give it 2 stars, but I think with some tweaks, it has potential so I'll give it 3. I used half of a large jalapeno, but I could have done with a whole and using some ribs and seeds because it really wasn't at all spicy (of course, that is probably the fault of the jalapeno and not the recipe). I did use the natural peanut butter as indicated in the recipe, but I think I would have preferred regular store-brand (I think my taste buds are probably used to the extra sugar in those commercial brands, making something more "real" taste a little "strange" to my tastebuds). In any case I also didn't really taste a strong peanut flavour. I didn't really like the combination of textures with the little peanut bits and the ground pork. I did make some changes: used only one zucchini, omitted the mint and used thai basil and cilantro instead. My husband didn't like the room-temp serving and heated his in the microwave. Having said that, however, I still have hopes for the recipe. Next time I think I'll use regular peanut butter and perhaps add a little hoisin and oyster sauce. Instead of minced pork I'd just cut some pork up into bite-size chunks or use chicken (also bite-size chunks). A little more jalapeno and I'll use more thai basil and cilantro next time. A bit of finely minced green onion might also be a good addition if you have some on hand.
by BetseyB,
3/10/2011I made this with one chili pepper, as the majority of our family prefers things less spicy, and found it completely boring and tasteless - not even any real peanut taste, which was surprising. I had high hopes for this dish.
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The Annual United States Senate Youth Program authorizes the selection of 104 student delegates, two from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Office of Dependents Schools (DoDDS). The delegates are immersed in Washington activities throughout their week-long stay, including visits to the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court and the Pentagon. Delegates hear major addresses by senators, cabinet members and officials of the Department of State and the Department of Defense, as well as other federal departments. Additional activities include visits to the various Smithsonian Museums. The William Randolph Hearst Foundation pays all expenses for the weeklong Washington stay, including transportation, hotel accommodations and meals. In addition, each delegate is awarded a $5,000 college scholarship for undergraduate studies.
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Editor's note: The less said about last night's Aaron Harang-tastrophe the better, right? Not that I can be totally surprised that Brandon McCarthy is shutting teams down, because he's awesome, but it's probably healthy for us all to keep in mind that guys like Bobby Abreu, Elian Herrera, and – gasp – even A.J. Ellis aren't likely to keep their BABIP near or over .400 all season long. In lieu of recapping that mess, today please welcome a guest opinion piece from a long-time member of the online Dodger world, Andrew Grant. Andrew was the original proprietor of TrueBlueLA and is currently bringing us useful minor league stats and splits at Minor League Central. Give him a welcome, and maybe we can convince him to write more often. -Mike
Baseball Prospectus published an article yesterday asking a question I've seen come up a lot recently: "Is Ned Colletti really that bad?" R.J. Anderson makes the case that most people make: most of the prospects Colletti has traded away have amounted to a hill of beans, and hey, the Dodgers still have Kemp and Kershaw. In a vacuum these sound great, but if you assume that a GM should have a basic level of competence, Ned's track record looks much less stellar. Let's look at the two arguments for Ned.
"Most of the guys he's traded away amounted to nothing"
According to the BP article, Ned has traded away 36 minor league players, and only five have amounted to anything. Five actually might be stretching it, since that includes Dioner Navarro. Great, Ned comes out ahead 8 out of 9 times, but consider a few things:
-That list includes names like Julio Pimentel, Kyle Smit, Jarod Plummer, and Justin Fuller, also known as "players with no expectations of ever being productive big leaguers". Giving up nothing for one month of a bench bat or as part of an incentive to eat Odalis Perez's contract isn't something that should be applauded, it's something that should be expected.
-The most likely career path for a top 100 prospect is washing out of the majors after struggling for a couple years. 69% of top 100 prospects will never do anything more than become a below average big league regular. If the best of the best washout that often, the odds of a good but not great prospect like Delwyn Young or Chuck Tiffany coming back to bite you are incredibly small. Or to put it another way, if Ned traded away his top two prospects every year, on average he would only give up four useful players – or not much different than what actually happened. Ned not intentionally getting rid of every good prospect has arguably produced worse results, since the return coming back to Los Angeles was less in the first place.
-The Dodgers have drafted and signed more of the pre-free agency talent than any other team. However, they're in the bottom third of production from pre-free agency players. The Dodgers, by a good measure, send more young talent away than any other organization. This isn't all Ned's fault, since Shane Victorino and David Ross make up a good portion of this value, but it's another sign that "only" losing four useful players isn't something to be applauded.
The knock on Ned has never really been "he trades away too much young talent", it's that he doesn't get nearly enough in return. In return for the regulars he's dealt away Ned has received:
- Two months of Manny Ramirez
- Two months of Casey Blake
- Danys Baez who became Wilson Betemit who became Scott Proctor
- One month of Octavio Dotel
And it's not as though his other trades of young players have produced much other than a couple magic months from Marlon Anderson and Ronnie Belliard. If Ned truly understood the value of his players more than anyone else, shouldn't he be getting more in return?
"He didn't trade away Matt Kemp or Clayton Kershaw"
There are very few great players that were traded less than two years into their big league career in baseball today. Josh Hamilton, Carlos Gonzalez, and Adam Jones cover most of the list. Heck, you could easily argue that two of the top 10 players that were traded early in their careers were Dodgers. Holding on to your best young players is a vital part of the job, but its part of the bare minimum we should expect out of a GM.
Ned Colletti isn't without his merits. He's good at assembling a bullpen on the cheap and the Dodgers get more mileage out of their veteran utility guys than most teams, but these are minor things in the big picture. Colletti inherited a dream situation, the best farm system in baseball with a payroll in the upper echelons of the league and the more it has become his team, the worse it has gotten. If you compare Ned's moves to Bobo the General Managing Chimp he looks great, but if you assume a base level of competence from your GM Ned falls massively. James Loney's monthly home run doesn't make him a good player, so all of Ned's moves not failing miserably shouldn't make him a good GM.


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The federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program is being expanded as part of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, a move that may double the annual cost of the federal program to $2 billion within five years. New rules cover a broader range of workers than simply those in the hard-hit manufacturing sector. Covered workers are able to qualify for unemployment checks for up to three years -- or nearly twice as long as the typical worker who isn't affected by 'off-shoring' or the shift of jobs to foreign countries. Others get help paying health insurance costs.
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National forest roads and bridges in Alaska and 30 other states will get long-needed repairs under an economic stimulus spending plan announced by President Barack Obama's administration on Tuesday.
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A total of 106 projects in 31 states will be paid for as part of the $1.15 billion in economic stimulus funding awarded to the Forest Service. … More than half the money goes to five western states -- Idaho, Oregon, Montana, California and Washington -- where officials said the need is greatest. … Alaska, Arizona, Colorado and Michigan also receive significant funding. [6/3/09]
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Nino Schurter set a scorching pace right from the starting gun and held off a fierce field of fired-up factory riders to hold on for the win. The victory was made all the more special as Schurter was racing a carbon fiber prototype frame equipped with 650b wheels and glue-on tubular tires. Scott has been rumored to be working on 650b prototypes since the winter.
"It's a prototype bike which I have been trying for a couple of months. I raced it last weekend on this course and again today. Both times I won," Schurter told CyclningNews.com. "I think it suits me. I'm not so tall, but the bigger wheels roll better over the rocks than 26-inch wheels."
Nino is an Olympic hopeful, and may just take middle-sized wheels all the way to London. We caught up with Scott Sports marketing manager Adrian Montgomery for a low-down on Scott's 650b efforts. Check back soon to read that interview.
1. Nino Schurter – Scott-Swisspower
2. Burry Stander – Specialized Factory Team
3. Manuel Fumic – Cannondale Factory Racing
4. Julien Absalon – Orbea
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Nino Schurter's historic World Cup win last weekend on a Scott 650b-wheel bike substantiated rumors that the company is heavily invested in the wheel-size.
We ask Scott Sports marketing director Adrian Montgomery about the future of the middle-sized wheel standard, what Scott's been up to, where 650b fits in the market, and why he keeps calling them 27.5-inch wheels. — Chris Lesser
MountainBike.com: How did Scott start looking into the 650b wheel size?
Adrian Montgomery: We all know the benefits of a bigger wheel size, but we have discovered that the bigger wheel size sets some limits when designing longer-travel full-suspension bikes, or smaller frame sizes in general. We also found that when testing with Nino Schurter that there were some fit disadvantages for a rider his size as well as power disadvantages. That's when we opted to test the 27.5-inch wheel size. We're currently testing bikes from hardtails to full-suspension models to obtain data we can compare to our current line.
The term "650b" is an established standard going back decades, and 27.5-inch, while descriptive and fitting within the 26-inch and 29er naming convention, is sort of a made-up standard. Which one do you think the industry should adopt?
In this crazy mix up of standards I think we should look ahead to the potential buyers and the retail conversation and continue with the same units of measurement for the entire MTB category. Inches. Period. 26, 27.5, 29—these are all the same unit of measure. Don't start skipping back and forth between European units that are comfortable in road bikes. This would create a larger problem like convincing the U.S. to adopt the metric system. I'm kidding…but seriously.
As bigger manufacturers first started entering the 29er category, it seemed everyone started with a token hardtail—is that what we can expect with 650b? Wading in with a hardtail?
I don't know if the consumer market wants a 650b hardtail. A case can be made for smaller-sized hardtails, like the 13- to 15-inch frame sizes as these are many times very young buyers with families hoping to get the kid on their first 26-inch for a long duration, having just been pummeled with years of buying the 12-inch-wheel walker to the 24-inch-wheel geared bike.
The reality is that 29-inch hardtails fit so much of the market. For new users, the big wheels help roll over obstacles and maintain momentum. So if you're buying a $799 hardtail, 29 is great. All of our testing so far with the 27.5-inch wheel diameter has been most interesting when the travel increases beyond XC measures. You simply can't design a 29-inch FS bike that handles well when the travel is over 150mm.
So where do you see new bike development in the 650b category?
As we grow into bigger-travel full-suspension models, for example the Spark 29 with 110mm of rear travel, we have noted that if you go very far above 110 mm [of rear suspension] you lose your BB height, or 'offset' as we like to call it—the relation of your BB in relation to the center of your axles. When the bike's center of gravity gets too high then the benefits of the rollover are decreased. Likewise, when you shorten the headtube too much, you lose material to weld the top tube and downtube, so you can only go so short—especially now with tapered headtubes, because you have to allow room for the actual taper. Headtube heights and BB position are very important to Scott. We believe the stack and reach and center of balance are very important factors in the bikes' handling characteristics.
Any rider can benefit from a better handling bike. It takes less energy to control the bike and is less fatiguing, and so from new riders to pros, everybody wins.
When creating bikes with longer travel, you can't just plug 29-inch wheels into a longer-travel design as so many have tried to do. And, maybe trail-category buyers don't want that big of a wheel. Even at my height (6-foot) I can't break the wagon wheels loose. I feel like a passenger on a 29er. That's great for a hardtail or race bike, but I don't feel in command of it for aggressive trail riding. There may be a market of people who feel the same.
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The important things with this compact is the optical viewfinder and the manual zoom, both of which are sadly hard to find anymore yet without them compacts are simply awful to use. I am not just being traditional, these simply work better. At the price I'd be somewhat tempted to get one for a bit of fun.
I wonder how good the optical viewfinder is ...I am spoiled with my X100 and if this execution is not much better than the G12 and its kind, I will stick with the X100. However, I really like the manual zoom idea, maybe in time we will see an X series with this zoom configeration and the OVF of the X100 and an APS sized sensor. Now that would be something!
Remember that this viewfinder is only 85%.
I'm sure it's brighter and better than most, but at 85%-well-it depends on the user-it will work for some and definitely not for others.
There's always shooting much to wide and then cropping, I guess.
I absolutely agree bout optical viewfinders. Let's hope that this one is accurate.
JEPH wrote "Remember that this viewfinder is only 85%"
True, but what does that 85% actually mean? It means that the *area* covered by the viewfinder image is 85% of the *area* covered by the lens. It does not mean that it covers 85% of the width of the image and 85% of the height.
The correct figure is 92.2% of the width and 92.2% of the height, a crop of 8%. I don't believe that cropping 8% from the width and height of the image is anywhere near as significant as cropping 15%, which is what has been suggested.
...and it's not just wether the viewfinder is 85% or 90%. Some compacts have close to that, but it's like looking down a tunnel compared to the big bright viewfinder on viewfinder camera's or even the X100.
I downloaded some of the images and did a bit of work in Photo Shop with them and they were vastly improved. I am a tad disappointed in the low light high ISO images and think that the G12 stuff out of the box looks a lot better and requires less fixing, however, we do not know what the settings were regarding sharpening, noise reduction, etc., in the samples shown from the Polish media briefing. There are, theoretically, many pluses with this camera and so only time will tell if it is a winner. Right now, I too, believe that the price is a bit high when compared to the G12 and I am interested to see what Canon will do now to answer both Fuji and Nikon. The Sony entry is interesting but too expensive and not exactly a pocket camera.
But we do know what the settings were because it says so right there first thing on top of the samples page. Typos included.
"All images are JPEG files stright from the camera. The lowest level of sharepening and lowest level of noise reduction was chosen."
Even RAW normally has sharpening on '25' by default and if you'd turn it off it would look like this with a s95 too, but with a lot more noise without the noise reduction at all ISOs. Not to mention the depth of field with these apertures and a larger sensor.
Speaking of apertures, the idiot that shot these samples has shot nearly every one of these photos wide open, even when there was plenty more 'shutter speed' to lose most of the time.
"the idiot that shot these samples"
I believe the idiot should be given the benefit of the doubt, and there were specific things they were trying to show, and have. Perhaps a little slower on the insult trigger?
For me at the moment the most important thing is picture quality, not the camera specifications. For me the best picture quality at this moment have these camera models: Sigma SD1, Samsung NX200 i Nikon J1 and V
You forgot the Ricoh GXR/A12 50mm, Panasonic G-3 and the Sony Nex-7.
You must be really lucky if you know the picture quality of as yet unavailable cameras.
It has fashionable retro styling, so it *must* be an excellent camera. (grin)
It is roughly 60000 yen in Japan. From 600$ to yen today is 46000Yen. So we would have to pay extra 14000 just for living in Japan. Too bad.
I call it low profile, the camera has no steal-appeal.
Perfect, could be a grandpa camera from the sixties.
Low profile: Clueless...
It has quite a tall profile because that OVF takes up a lot of space =P
The macro shots have shallow DOF, as everybody would expect. The pictures are not a good choice for showing the real world performance of the optics of this camera.
I hope somebody uploads a landscape, portait and some indoor low light pictures.
Some people on the street with the lens wide open would be nice too.
im surprised you didn't advertise for your project in your post. the constant linking to your work is irritating and i specifically wont be looking at it for this reason.
"...you have to repeat...otherwise you get lost..."
Come on, this is not a place to advertise for anything! Imagine all posters would do that-what informational value would remain with this forum!?
I second the previus poster, this is annoying and I will not look at this either, to not support annoyances like that.
Thomas has got it right, Erik. You might want to listen to what people are trying to tell you.
The main thing about photography is having fun and to let other people enjoy your pictures or to make them think about your photographic subjects.
My posted comments have an ''informational value'' compared to many other posts you can find on the forum and are only followed by a harmless link.
If seeing or reading of a harmless link about somebodies project offends you, then you should....
Photography comes from the heart,
I still have one.
Your posts with the link have no informational value.
They simply are advertisements for your website, to generate traffic.
This is inappropriate, and a misuse of this forum. A pity that you don't get it.
(no further comment from my side now)
Well, you learn neu things every day.
Image quality does not match the hype - not even close. At 100%, my wife's $179 100 HS has better sharpness, much lower noise, and way better color.
These samples look like they were shot with a lens covered with Vaseline.
How do people make such statements without performing head to head comparisons of two cameras shooting the exact same scene with comparable settings? The fact that your wife's 100HS is capable of taking sharp photos tells us nothing about how it will compare with a production version of the X10.
Hi Rob, from Rob. My comments are based solely on the samples referenced in this thread. I've been in this game a long time(40 years film, and nine years digital) - I know what looks good and what doesn't. There are others, here, who agree with my criticisms.
I fully expect the production images to be far better. If they aren't, then Fuji has a problem.
It's the photographer at fault here, turning sharpening off (jpg needs at least some, with compacts) and shooting nearly everything wide-open whether it needs to or not. Add to that the pre-production quirks.
Most consumer P&S have the default sharpening turned way up. Cameras with larger sensors like the X10, m43, and DSLRs mostly have more subtle (read lower) default sharpening, and produce shallower DOF. A P&S image will often look sharper, because everything is in focus. That said, the way the "snap-shots" from Lenstip look are not an definitive word on the X10's IQ. Some of the images look great. I think this cameras gonna be very good, probably excellent. Nowhere near the X100, of course, but a mini version.
Another pathetic claim lol. Wake-up dreamer! Your 100 HS camera is a piece of junk and will not gonna match X10.
Even with the 100HS sharpness and contrast dialed down to their lowest setting, the image quality still looks better than the X10 samples, which is saying a lot, considering the big difference in sensor size.
It's going to have to be REALLY good to justify that price
if it is expensive for you, then it is not for you.
I would even say the same for other high end compacts like Oly XZ-1 and Canon G12, but then again, compactness of the product does not matter to me.
When yesterday I saw the offer for Finepix JX200 under 80$ http://forconsumers.blogspot.com/2011/10/fujifilm-finepix-jx200.html I just couldn't believe it. As far as I know it is a decent camera, isn't it? Is there any problem with it or what, because this prize is just unreal for a 12-megapixel Fujifilm camera.
I would say let's wait for a few decent reviews and user produced samples before judging too hard on the image quality. The JPEG engine may still be tuned.
Right now it is just a cute little camera with interesting specs.
For now let's just hope that $600 does not mean ₤600 or 600€ ...
It means £529.00
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This camera looks great on paper but sharpness of photos even in low ISO/ f 4-5.6 is disappointing.I expected razor sharpness with these lens, its 2.0-2.8 .Battery is very weak only 270 shots vs 400 shots from LX.
I must say, samples do doesn't look good.
I saw the photos of Fujfilmi X10, and i can say that i'm very dissapointet of the sharpness of the photos while looking at 100% size.
use RAW.
No thanks. The noise levels look pretty bad already.
give me links for pictures with final firmware, please
All images are JPEG files stright from the camera. The lowest level of sharepening and lowest level of noise reduction was chosen.
Not bad for such apertures and ISO. DSLR JPEGs could be not better.
I wanted to be an X10 fanboy very much, but those samples are terrible! The Canon S100 looks better!
Does the S100 have an eye level viewfinder? No? End of story for me.
G12 for you then. X10 is a turd if those images are real.
I don't think you've even looked at them if that is your conclusion.
I have. If you have too I don't think you've ever seen good IQ. I really wanted to love this camera. Oh well.
good price. good specs. good move. i like it more than V1.
I like it. If I was in the market for a compact, it would be at this point tough to choose between this and the Olympus XZ-1.
The difference in sensor size between the 2/3" of the Fuji and the 1/1.63" of the Olympus is marginal. Just an 11% difference. Nothing to get worked up about.
Equalizing the features, the price difference might actually favor the Fuji with the built-in OVF, over the XZ-1 with an additional $180 expenditure on the Olympus VF-3. But that only counts only if you would have bought the VF-3.
The retro looks of the camera, the more diverse range of physical controls, and the EXR sensor might push me in favor of the Fuji.
Yeah... I was thinking "oh crap, I should've waited another couple of months and got this instead of the XZ-1, it's exactly what I wanted: slightly larger size in exchange for a larger sensor" (plus nicer looks, hopefully better handling, control over NR, OVF, optical stabilization, EXR, ...).
But then I realize that 2/3", despite sounding much larger, is actually equal to 1/1.5", which is barely larger than the XZ-1's 1/1.63", and I go back to being satisfied that I got the XZ-1 and have been shooting with it for the past two months rather than waiting-and-hoping.
Sample images here:
Looks about what you could get with any cheap P&S.
It all depends how competent is the shooter behind the camera.
The samples have absolutely nothing to do with the shooter. They are soft, highlights are blown out, colours are pale and there is a high level of noise. I do not see how the shooter could do anything about that. It is mutton dressed up as lamb. Avoid.
One note. For these shots the lowest level of sharepening and lowest level of noise reduction was chosen.
Note that all portraits shot with ISO 400-800.
has strange parameters 21.9 mm, f/2.8, exp. 1/800 sek., ISO 400.
"I do not see how the shooter could do anything about that"
S90-95 overexposes outside, if you don't compensate, highlights are blown and shot is overexposed. XZ-1 overexposes outside, if you don't compensate, highlights are blown and shot is overexposed. etc. If the shooter does not correct, the shots will be subpar.
Shooter is shooting JPEG, with lowest level of sharpening and lowest level of noise reduction. Hence, softer images, and more noise. And they are JPEGs ... you want the best image quality, shoot RAW. Shooters choice again.
Shooter choosing high ISO to exhibit high ISO performance. Shooters choice again. You did notice that most of the shots are ISO400+, yes?
Colors are pale? Choose a vivid setting if you want "punchier" colors. Shooters choice again.
"Looks about what you could get with any cheap P&S."
I love these blanket statements. They aren't perfect, but there's enough in territory that "cheap P&S" cameras can't touch to show that the final results from this camera will likely be more impressive than "cheap P&S". Clean ISO1600 JPEGs (with no sharpening and lowest noise reduction)? Detailed ISO800 indoor portraits (at least for JPEG with no sharpening and lowest noise reduction)?
This is the lowest level quality that this camera will produce, once you take it to RAW the results will be much improved. Plus, the JPEG settings will be tweak able to get *much* better results that shown here - which have the settings they have for good reason.
I bet your cheap camera won't even come close to any of those shots. Wake up dreamer!
If you know Fuji compacts - you know this is the spiritual 'sucessor' to the F10/F11/F30/F31 that were extremely popular (and still are) - for their excellent IQ and high ISO for compacts. Looks like a good camera for those still wanting a compact; after owning an F10 and F30; I realized I wanted even better IQ and moved onto a DSLR.
I think I like the fast lens and its zoom-range.
Fortunately I even don't have to search for a body to attach it to.
The body is part of the package!
Great deal.
By the way, what is the price for a similar (2.0-2.8) zoom-lens for M4/3?
There is no f/2.0-2.8 lens for m4/3 so far, but the kit lenses that come with all the m4/3 cameras should get pretty similar depth of field at equivalent apertures.
2/3" has approximately a 2x crop factor relative to a 4/3 sensor. A lens that gives similar overall results on m4/3 would be a 14-56 f/4.0-5.6. Any of the 14-42 f/3.5-5.6 lenses should fit the bill, though they don't have quite as much reach. Or you could use one of the superzooms, the 14-150 or 14-140
Can't wait for the new micro four thirds 12-35mm and 35-something X lenses from panasonic. Said to be a constant F2, or F2.8 at least !
What's that in £ in the UK?
You should know by now that the UK exchange rate is normally $1 = £1.
At the moment 1£ sterling = 1$.55 US.
MrBG things are bad enough without you gobbing off with false currency rates.
He knows, the problem is that the shops pretend not to. Plus taxes.
Cmon guys, stop moaning about. I think the price is spot on.
Sometimes looks like any price would be too high for most of you. This camera looks quality, so why it should be in the same pricing with LX5? Don't be ridiculous. Thanks
Puh...price $100,-- to high.
Would be much higher demand with price-tag under $500,--.
Price is just about right. This is better than any current premium compacts and those were even priced about the same or higher than this.
I would prefer this over G12. Very fast lens!
How many auto focus points does the camera has? Should be 49 auto focus points same as X100? The camera looks great as the sensor size is little bigger as compared to Canon G12 or Nikon P7100. Plus macro focus is 1cm same as G12 or P7100. The optical zoom is 4X which is just ok but i like the style of optical zooming.
Looks to be a very nice camera, provided IQ is really good. I can't help but think the price is overly ambitious, especially in this economy. Even considering the actual selling price will be somewhat lower, it's high. For that kind of money many will go with a DSLR or ILC, whether or not they intend to buy additional lenses.
DSLR users wont buy another DLSR or an ILC to put in their pocket. But they will buy stuff like this. Price isn't much of an issue here, I believe any photographer who has invested in a DSLR system will agree $600 isn't much.
Exactly. Cameras like the X10 are supplements to larger sensor SLRs and mirrorless cameras. They do not replace them and are not intended to. Fuji, themselves, are going to produce an ILC mirrorless camera, probably based on the X100. It will be in a wholly different category than the X10.
Currently the Japanese Yen is valued high compared to the $USD. I think this is one of the reasons for the high intro price of the X10. It is made in Japan isn't it? I'm curious about some of the other cameras that it's being compared to, Micro 4/3rds etc. Anyone have any info on the country of manufacture for some of the completion? I'm not saying there are not good or better cameras out there. But I do believe the being made in Japan gives it a quality edge. I think the optics on this camera will be outstanding, however I agree that the sensor is a bit of a question mark.
is it the controls? i don't know what makes this $600 thing an enthusiast camera. It seems more like a compact bridge camera with its fixed lens. Remember, the lens contracts and extends just like P&S cams for better portability.
Well, Fujifilm make its own revolution inside the tiny sensor market, with unique models over the X100 good reputation.
This sensor its bigger than Canon G1x, and the body camera have a classical beauty with real OVF, and manual zoom.
Fujifilm makes this own market niche.
The price its always the same discussion. New product, high price, then low in few months.
But its nice to see that Fuji makes more "real" classic cameras designs.
Bravo Fuji!
What is this super expensive small sensor camera day?
First the JVC now this.
$600? It'd be worth it if the IQ was amazing but Fuji's small sensor track record has been abysmal for the past few years and the initial X10 samples are simply not $600 amazing.
ISO 400 daytime:
More samples at lens tip dot com
Hey man! This is a very nice shot! What do you mean???
another hand, do you have her phone number? Or her e-mail?
> What do you mean???
I mean it's an OK picture but not $600 OK and certainly does not wow me as a sample of the stellar performance of the "unique" Fuji sensor.
To me the picture looks no better than samples from the G12/S95/LX5 at ISO 400 outside in the daytime.
>I mean it's an OK picture but not $600 OK and certainly does not wow me as a sample of the stellar performance of the "unique" Fuji sensor.
To me the picture looks no better than samples from the G12/S95/LX5 at ISO 400 outside in the daytime.
Because it isnt using the EXR lowlight mode
600 USD? Not bad price. Not bad photo.
Sharpening is on lowest or 'off', but even raw normally has sharpening on '25' by default and if you turn it off it looks like this with a s95 too, but has a lot more noise without noise reduction, which also has been turned off in these samples by the way.
"I mean it's an OK picture but not $600 OK and certainly does not wow me as a sample of the stellar performance of the "unique" Fuji sensor."
For what it is, and for what it shows the potential to be, I think it's more than OK. The detail that is there in an ISO400 JPEG (yes outside in daylight), with no sharpening, straight from the camera (stitching in her boots, textures, hair, etc). That to me points to the RAWs being stellar, if they've done it right.
If the highlights have some extra room for recovery, and the shadows retain decent detail, the results should be solid. At least on a par with XZ-1, LX5, etc.
considering its volume and small sensor the price tag is a little high
And just like the Nikon J1/V1 it's about $200 too much. Enjoy it, suckers - oops, I mean, early adopters.
Good price point on the X10. That's actually cheaper than I thought it would be.
Fast quality glass with a beautiful camera thrown in for $600, that's the Fuji promise - if the sensor delivers this will be a very exciting enthusiast camera. In the 6mp modes this little baby has the potential to fly.
When you think of a classy idea of camera and wrap it up on a small sensor like that and ask for such a sum, it's seems to me like you're ruining something. It's like it has a foot on the mediocre side, it doesn't matter how good it can be in all other aspects. After the Nikon CX sensor size announcement then, I think that even much.
Canon Gs and Panasonic LXs was saved because they came in a time we were still exploring the capabilities of the very small sensors, but now things are changing again. Anything Nikon launches with the likes of these Fujifilm Xs, Canon Gs, or superzooms, with the CX sensor, are going to promise more and get better value overall.
this would have been more intesting as a 5mp camera
5MP would have been faster, deeper for Raw burst and better in low light.
Get real. It takes 8mp to print an 8x10 at 300ppi.
You don't need 300dpi for printing. The X10 does have the EXR sensor (non-bayer) which provides a hardware based 6mp for both JPEG and RAW. You have the choice of better DR or noise in this mode. Many people only shoot these EXR sensor in this 6mp mode for these advantages. The DR 6mp mode is very good for reducing highlight clipping, comparable to much larger sensors.
SHood, finally theres someone who understands EXR!
More expensive than MILC with a compact sensor and fixed MANUAL zoom lens? I hope that styling equates to resale value...
Better lens than any MILC and it will fit in a large pocket. Only $100 more than a Canon G12.
Somehow this is becoming a little insane. A fixed lens camera for $600 is a bargain! I must be in some other universe of camera owners... Al
Given the Olympus E-PL3 comes at CAD599.99 at retailer of Blacks Photography, I don't intend to pay 600 dollars for a fixed lens camera. And I have the choice of lot of lens choices to play with. The Panasonic G2 body is only at USD300.00.
Many people, DSLR owners, for example, don't want to buy multiple system cameras. Maintaining more than one ILC gets expensive fast. Some photographers just want something small, with good IQ to carry everywhere. A camera like an X10 or XZ-1, with a short zoom, fills that need perfectly. It's not always about price or sensor size.
$600 for the early adopters who preorder.....around $529 for everyone else once the pipeline gets filled.
This really isn't a bad price if it delivers better image quality than those $400-$500 high end compacts based on a smaller sensor. And, theoretically, it should deliver better IQ.
I think something like this could end up being my LX5 replacement...whenever I need to replace it. Not for quite awhile.
The price will most likely be less when it comes time for you to replace it.
$600 seems reasonable compared to what I paid for a G10 several years ago, assuming there is no surprise letdown in IQ or performance.
I'll probably pop for one, and I've been looking at NEX cameras and the X100. For me this seems a great combination of portability, likely IQ and price. I might not leave my D700 at home to travel light, but this is the camera to carry at all times, knowing that in many situations I can get a money shot.
It promises to be "idiosyncratic" and "deeply frustrating", just like a genuine X100! (grin)
Eagerly awaiting the Dpreview review...!
It's funny how a 2/3" sensor for $600 is "reasonable" but a smaller camera with a 1" sensor and interchangeable lens for $650 is highway robbery.
The problem with the Nikon 1 is not the sensor but the whole package. The x10 with it's fast lens will do much better in low light than the Nikon 1 & kit for $650. The x10 has actual controls and a DR mode that will provide less highlight clipping than the Nikon 1 (based on previouse EXR implementations).
The X10 will feel smaller than the Nikon 1 even thought it is slightly wider and taller due to more controls and viewfinder. The reason is that the nikon 1 with kit lens is almost 1" deeper than the x10.
We will talk when Nikon releases f2-f2.8 lens for its camera. Until then X10 wins.
X10 seems aimed at enthusiast and DSLR users alike.
Almost no DSLR user - I am one - will want to dive into yet another camera (Nikon 1) system, even if it's from the same manufacturer.
Nikon 1 doesn't have a standard hotshoe. Even the Pentax Q has a hot-shoe.
Nikon has already released the 10 2.8 wide for the Nikon 1. And it looks to be a good performer. As an X100 owner, I'm sure I'll like this X10, but lets bet fair. A fixed lens to an ILC it not really a good comparison.
The Nikon 1 has a hotshoe for a Nikon 1 flash.
For a lot of us the Nikon 1 bodies are a non-starter due to lack of manual controls. What good's a camera if you can't use it? This is certainly a niche camera, but if they didn't see a market for it, they wouldn't release it.
What camera are you talking about?
$600 sounds very reasonable.
Sounds interesting, would like to see how it does at base ISO (DR/noise) and up to ISO800. Coul be a nice option, lens is very nice, would have preferred a 24mm wide end, but speed is quite good already.
Dear lord in heaven!
would like to be under 500$ but 600$ is reasonable also I will buy one in that price.
So Fuji has copied the specs of the Olympus XZ1, put in a marginally bigger sensor with 12 instead of 10 Mpx, slightly slower lens, identical zoom range, retro design and put an optical viewfinder in it.
Chargng 600 Euros instead of 400 may equal the EVF of the Oly, but as far as I know, a simple optical viewfinder has no indication of sharpness, exposure, zoom position, whereas the EVF has.
I guess it depends on the IQ of the OOC JPGs and whether you have to have retro camera.
And if the XZ-1 could do decent video it would be a great camera.
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This Royce Leather deluxe tie case lets you travel in style. In black.
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- Interior with compression straps holds up to six ties.
- Pouch keeps jewelry, tie tacks and accessories safe.
- Hidden hook makes it easy to hang in a bathroom.
- Nappa leather construction provides long-lasting use.
Product Details:
- 16 1/2"H x 5 1/2"W x 1 1/4"D
- Zipper closures
- Leather
- Manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty
- Model no. 900-BLACK-5
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Driver killed in GarCo wreck
A 32 year old man died Saturday after rolling his car in Garfield County. The man was driving west on Garfield County Road 346 between Rifle and Silt when the vehicle veered off the right…
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