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Family lawyers in Kamloops are applaudiing new training and practice standards that apply to family dispute resolution in B.C. as of Jan. 1.
The standards are part of the province's new Family Law Act and are particularly focused on screening for family violence. No standards existed prior to the legislation, which was enacted last March.
Domestic violence has been the only crime category to show an increase in the city in recent years.
"I think it's been something overlooked for years and it's finally come forward,' said lawyer Graham Kay.
With the legislation, the provincial government is heeding calls from the public for more emphasis on mediation rather than turning to family court, said David Paul, who practices family law as well as mediation.
He's a keen advocate of mediation as a means of avoiding lengthy, costly and often frustrating court proceedings.
"Often times these processes can be far more effective for families," Paul said. "They can be highly effective if they're done appropriately by a family mediator."
Being of paramount importance in family dispute resolutions, children fare better with mediation because they don't see their parents going head to head in adversarial positions.
"It's not divorce that destroys children," Paul noted. "It's how the parents behave with each other."
All dispute resolution professionals are required to undergo a minimum of in-depth training on how to identify, screen for and manage family violence or power imbalances. They must also be equipped with a minimum level of family-related experience and training in their area of practice, as well as undergo ongoing training.
"I think they will be able to (identify risk of violence) because they've had to take specific training and will do ongoing training as required," Kay said. "I have confidence in their abilities to screen for family violence and set up appropriate safety conditions."
Lawyers who act as family law mediators, parenting co-ordinators or arbitrators have to meet similar training and practice standards under new rules governed by the Law Society of B.C.
"It's a very good process and I applaud these changes, and I support them in terms of my experience.
"I'm a firm believer in the rule of law and I believe everyone should have their day in court, but it's not the only option and for family law, it's not the best option," he added. "There has to be a change in the mindset such that court isn't the only place to resolve conflict."
His own practice has taught him that there is a better way.
"Over the past 21 years I've been a mediator, I can think of maybe two matters that didn't resolve."
Paul has regularly upgraded his training and didn't have to prepare for the new standards as a result. He can also serve as an arbitrator, known as a "med-arb," assuming responsibility for imposing a resolution if the parties choose to proceed in that manner.
Parenting arbitrators have the ability to set child visiting terms when there is no agreement, preventing the need for the parties to appear before a judge.


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Publications in the top journals have a powerful influence on the direction of research in economics, on the career paths of young researchers (Conley et al. 2011), and on the pay of academic economists. To what extent has the publication process in these journals changed over the past few decades? Remarkably little comprehensive evidence exists on the topic.
In Card and DellaVigna (2013), we present a descriptive overview of trends among the papers published in the 'top five' economics journals: The American Economic Review (AER), Econometrica (EMA), the Journal of Political Economy (JPE), The Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE), and The Review of Economic Studies (RES). We exclude papers published in the "Annual Papers and Proceedings" issue of AER, as well as notes, comments, and announcements. We combine data from EconLit on all articles published in these outlets since 1970 with matched citation data from Google Scholar and annual submission counts from the journals. Our analysis builds on the study by Ellison (2002) but extends his work in several directions, including the consideration of paper-specific citations.
We identify nine key trends. First, as Figure 1 shows, the number of yearly submissions to the five top journals nearly doubled from 1990 to 2012. The increases are especially large for QJE and RES, but are clearly present for all the journals except JPE, which received about the same number of submissions in 2011 as in 1987-1989. It is also interesting to note that most of the secular increase in submissions documented in the figure has occurred since the year 2000.
Figure 1. Number of submissions per year
Second, as Figure 2 shows, the total number of articles published in the top journals declined from about 400 per year in the late 1970s to around 300 per year in 2010-12. The combination of rising submissions and falling publications led to a sharp fall in the aggregate acceptance rate, from around 15% in 1980 to 6% today. Currently, QJE is the most selective of the top-five journals, with an acceptance rate of around 3%, followed by JPE and RES, with acceptance rates of around 5%. The least selective of the top-five are AER and Econometrica, with acceptance rates of around 8%.
Figure 2. Number of articles published per year
Notes: Publications exclude notes, comments, announcements, and Papers and Proceedings. Totals for 2012 estimated.
Over time, and especially during the last 15 years, it has become increasingly difficult to publish in the top five journals. Other things equal, this suggests that hiring and promotion benchmarks based on top-five publications (e.g., "at least one top-five publication for tenure") are significantly harder to reach.
Which journals are most responsible for the decline in the number of articles published? The largest decreases are for Econometrica, which cut the average number of articles per year from around 100 in the 1970s to 60 today, and the Journal of Political Economy, which published 85 articles per year in the 1970s but now publishes only 30 articles per year. QJE and RES also experienced declines but of smaller magnitudes. Only The American Economic Review has increased the number of articles published today relative to the late 1970s, from about 100 per year to around 125 per year.
As a consequence, our third fact, The American Economic Review now accounts for 40% of top journal publications in the field, up from 25% in 1970. In contrast, JPE, which also published about one quarter of all top-five articles in the late 1970s, now publishes less than 10% of these articles. Stated differently, in the late 1970s AER and JPE had about equal say in the gatekeeping process that determined publications in the top-five journals. Now AER has four times greater weight than JPE.
Fourth, we document the trends to the length of published articles. To do so, we normalise the length of articles to adjust for the different page density in different journals. As Figure 3 shows, we find that published papers in the top five journals are nearly three times longer today than they were in the 1970s. Indeed, a paper in the 90th percentile of length among published papers in 1970 is shorter than a paper in the tenth percentile of length among papers published in 2012. Furthermore, the five journals moved in a remarkably parallel way over time.
Figure 3. Trends in length and number of authors of published papers
Notes: Page lengths are adjusted for differences in page density across journals. Standardised length includes 2550 characters per page.
This substantial increase in page length of articles has led several journals to consider or implement page limits in newly submitted articles. In a separate paper (Card and DellaVigna 2012), we study the impact of page limit policies adopted by The American Economic Review in 2008 and the Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA) in 2009 in response to this substantial increase in the length of articles.
We focus the analysis on the decision by potential authors to either shorten a longer manuscript in response to the page limit, or submit to another journal, and show that under a simple set of assumptions one can infer a threshold for shortening papers from the observed change in the number of submitted papers of different length before and after the page limit imposition.
Using a detailed data set measuring the length of all submissions in a time range before and after the page limit imposition at both journals, we evaluate the decision of authors. For AER we find no indication of a loss of longer papers. Instead, authors responded by shortening the text and reformatting their papers. For JEEA, in contrast, we estimate that the page-length policy led to near-complete loss of longer manuscripts.
These findings provide a revealed-preference measure of competition between journals, and indicate that a top-five journal has substantial monopoly power over submissions, unlike a highly respected journal one notch below.
At both journals we find that longer papers were more likely to receive a revise and resubmit verdict prior to page limits, suggesting that the loss of longer papers may have had a detrimental effect on quality at JEEA. Despite a modest impact of AER's policy on the average length of submissions (-5%), the policy had little or no effect on the length of final accepted manuscripts. The results in Card and DellaVigna (2012) highlight the importance of evaluating editorial policies with state-of-the-art empirical methodologies.
Going back to the nine facts in Card and DellaVigna (2013), the fifth fact is that the number of authors per paper has increased monotonically over time. In the early 1970s, three quarters of articles were single-authored, and the average number of authors in a paper was 1.3. By the early 1990s, the fraction of single-authored papers had fallen to 50%, and the mean number of authors reached 1.6. Most recently (2011-2012), more than three quarters of papers have at least two authors and the mean number of authors is 2.2. This shift worked to partly offset the decrease in the number of articles published per year. Indeed, weighting each paper by the number of co-authors, the number of authors with a top-five journal article in a given year is somewhat higher today than in the 1970s or 1980s.
Sixth, papers published in the top five economics journals are highly cited. Among those published in the late 1990s, for example, the median article has about 200 Google Scholar citations. As Figure 4 shows, citations for more recently published articles are lower, reflecting the fact that it takes time to accumulate citations. Interestingly, papers published in the 1970s and 1980s also have total citation counts below those of papers published in the 1990s, reflecting the nature of the sources used by Google Scholar, citation practices of current authors, and other potential factors.
Figure 4. Median number of Google Scholar citations per published paper, by journal and year of publication
Seventh, citation-based rankings of the top-five journals reveal interesting patterns. Median citations for articles in The American Economic Review and the Journal of Political Economy tend to be quite similar from year to year – for example, around 100 in the late 1980s, between 250 and 300 in the mid-1990s, and around 130 in 2005. In the earlier years of our sample, articles in Econometrica have about the same median citations as those in AER or JPE. Starting in the 1990s, however, there is a discernible fall in the relative impact of Econometrica articles. Articles in The Review of Economic Studies tend to be the least cited among the top five journals, although its relative position appears to be improving in the last few years.
Perhaps the most obvious feature is the dramatic increase in relative citations for articles in The Quarterly Journal of Econo


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Learners research the career opportunities in the travel and tourism industry. They work together to identify the entry requirements for some positions. They analyze their own strengths and weaknesses.
Math and science come alive in this career-related lesson plan on sanitation. Along the way, learners explore bacterial growth rates using exponential notation and graphs. A link to a very brief, but vivid video shows just how quickly these critters multiply! After walking the class through the skills and formulas required, you can turn them loose with your choice of several worksheets.
Sixth graders examine careers in security. In this careers lesson, 6th graders discuss what is needed for travel into other countries and why passports are crucial. The teacher shows a model and then students create their own passport.
Get those kids brainstorming about the types of jobs or careers they'd love to have. Then have them dive into a career-focused research project. Pupils take an interest survey, discuss career clusters, then work through the provided worksheets to start researching a potential career. Additionally, they write a paper describing that career, why they want to pursue it, and what they need to do to reach their goals.
Sixth graders explore the effect of eco-tourism on the outer banks of North Carolina. In this environmental science lesson, 6th graders investigate how to solve the eco-tourism/erosion problems occurring in the Outer Banks by researching various careers related to eco-tourism.
Eleventh graders define and consider the traits of different types of travel and tourism such as: eco-tourism, pilgrimages, business travel, etc.) students create a set of criteria for one type of tourism or travel.
Young scholars explore a career of their choice to learn about a career that interests them. In this career exploration lesson, students research a variety of careers and select one in particular. Young scholars create a project to tell others about the career.
Eighth graders engage in a lesson that is related to the concepts related to conducting research of the economy while focusing on career choices. They find information using a variety of different resources when including statistics of the local workforce and economy.
Students identify the stages in recruitment and selection for the tourism business. They develop a flowchart involved when appointing someone to a position. They analzye their own strengths and weaknesses.
Explore the ethics, responsibilities, and impacts of the career cluster that relates to law. Learners examine various cases where legal action was taken and resulted in a consequence. They'll act out various scenarios, research jobs in the law career cluster, and create a visual representation of the job in that cluster they'd most like to do.
Eighth graders set realistic career goals. and become familiar with career opportunities and skills necessary to be successful. Students create a career portfolio containing three career opportunities.
Eighth graders create career portfolios, speak with the school counselor, and develop and educational plan. Individually, 8th graders discuss career options and how an educational plan can assist them in future goals. They explore various job markets and describe vocabulary words.
After viewing a nutritious presentation on salads as any part of a meal, viewers participate in a paper-folding activity to prepare them to calculate ratios of salad dressing ingredients. As an assessment, they actually make a vinaigrette! This is a practical lesson for working with ratios that can be used in your math class, or a cooking elective.
The lesson plan provides a richly detailed narrative and sample problems for teaching or reinforcing how to work with percentages. In particular, your audience will compute the costs per serving of food and simulate setting menu prices for the hospitality industry. This is a simple, yet tasty, resource to use in your middle school math classes or with a culinary elective.
Students examine some of the factors involved in tourist destination areas in Canada. Using the data, they determine the best location for a new Bed and Breakfast in Newfoundland.
Students practice their interviewing skills. They analzye a ill-prepared and a well-prepared interviewee. They work together to develop scripts to be used in an interview. They role play different skits.
Students design their own job communities. In this art and career exploration lesson, students are placed into groups to create models of business areas based on job types.
Students investigate one family's volunteer tourism experience and the international volunteer organizations to create a community guide to helping those in need around the world.
Students are members of teams traveling and exploring the Pacific States Region of the United States via the Internet. Each team travels virtually to its destination to become experts on geography, history, tourism, nature, and economics.
Fourth graders practice interviewing professionals in their area about their careers at a local watershed. They identify at least three careers that depend on the watershed and discuss its history. They write a composition to end the lesson.


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Smoky Pecan Puffs Recipe
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons sherry
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke, optional
- 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- Unfold puff pastry; cut into 1-in. squares. Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Whisk egg and water; brush over squares. Sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
- In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, sherry and Liquid Smoke if desired; stir in pecans and onion.
- Split each square horizontally; spread with 3/4 teaspoon cream cheese mixture. Replace tops. Yield: 81 appetizers.
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Have made these twice now. They are perfect for a function where there are lots of desserts and you want an alternative that isn't sweet.
I gave this a 4 star since I modified it somewhat. I didn't have sherry, so I used brandy and I did not use the poppy seeds. I did use the liquid smoke. These were excellent and got raves at a party where there were many young (20's) people. Will definitely make again!
These were a nice complement to the smoked salmon I served for brunch on Christmas day. However, if I make them again I would add more liquid smoke, or better yet, I would chop up some smoked lox and stir them into the cream cheese mixture. But, they were fun and easy to make, and looked fancy on our plates.
Made this at Christmas. It was a hit. They are so addicting! You just pop em in your mouth. Very easy to make. Gonna make em again today for a wine tasting party.
These were very tasty! I used red wine instead of sherry and would say the liquid smoke is a must. They are very time consuming, 81 little tiny puffs take some patience to make. Next time I will try making them bigger
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Manitoba Moose goaltender Cory Schneider of Marblehead has been named the Reebok/American Hockey League's Player of the Week (ending March 29).
The 23-year-old keeper is also the odds-on favorite to capture the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Award as the league's outstanding goaltender when the AHL announces its individual awards (as voted on by the league's coaches, players and media). The announcement is set to come Thursday, April 9. The AHL's First and Second Team All-Stars will come out tomorrow.
Schneider had a fantastic week for the Moose as his team edged closer to clinching the AHL's North Division regular season title.
A first round pick (26th overall) of the Vancouver Canucks in 2004, Schneider stopped 26 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Syracuse Crunch early last week. He then won both of his games over the weekend, stopping 35 shots in a 2-1 overtime triumph over the Hamilton Bulldogs. All but four of those saves came from the second period on as Schneider was named the game's No. 1 star.
This past Sunday, Schneider posted a career high 44 saves as Manitoba won its rematch with Hamilton, backboning a 3-2 triumph at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. For his efforts, he was also named the No. 1 star of this contest.
For the week, Schneider posted a 1.66 goals-against average and a spectacular .955 save percentage. For his achievements, the former Boston College great will be given an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming home game with the Moose (49-20-6).
The top goaltender in the AHL this season, Schneider — who could earn some votes for league MVP — leads all keepers in the league with a 1.89 GAA and a .932 save percentage while compiling a 28-7-1 record with five shutouts. He also won 13 consecutive games earlier in the season, a team record.
Schneider's 28 victories this year are a new Moose record; the team itself has also set a new record for most victories in a season (49). Schneider is also on pace to break team records for best goals-against in a season (2.17 is the old mark) and save percentage (.922 the old mark). He also has a chance to set a new Moose mark for most shutouts (6) in a season.
The Reebok X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month for November, Schneider made his NHL debut with the Canucks earlier this season, playing in eight games and compiling a 2-4-1 record, with wins over the Minnesota Wild and Florida Panthers.
He was also the winning goalie in the 2009 AHL All-Star Game in Worcester.


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The Blue Grass depot and a second depot near Pueblo, Colo., are the two left with chemical arsenals.
The cost of the entire disposal process, once completed, is estimated to be $35 billion, $10.6 billion of which will be spent in Kentucky and Colorado, according to Defense Department spokeswoman Jennifer Elzea and the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives website, the agency responsible for destroying the weapons at the remaining depots.
The Colorado site has 2,600 tons of mustard gas inside more than 800,000 weapons. The 523 tons of mustard gas and nerve agents in Kentucky are inside 101,000 weapons, according to Craig Williams, 65, who is co-chairman of the Chemical Destruction Citizens Advisory Board for the Blue Grass project.
The Kentucky site has been storing mustard gas for years. The first shipment of nerve-agent rockets arrived in 1961, said Lloyd Anglin, of Berea, who worked on the depot's engineering staff at the time.
The rockets came in a locked boxcar, which sat on a railroad spur for four days under armed guard as the engineering team rushed to build a facility "to unload whatever it was," said Anglin, now 90. "The armed guards were there 24-7. Nobody knew what it was except the brass."
The shipments arrived regularly after that and the team learned that they contained agents that would kill on contact. Anglin helped seal some of the rockets in concrete-filled caskets, which were then put on a ship in Wilmington, North Carolina and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean. Most stayed in the earth under grass-topped, domed concrete bunkers called igloos, which are laid out in a widely spaced grid. Deer grazed there and some died, Anglin said, if they ate too close to a monitor vent at a bunker with "leakers." Security fencing around the area has since been improved.


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Waterfront Townhouse Futura, Pool, Dockage in Islamorada
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2½
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Townhome
- community Futura Yacht Club
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$ 4,000 - $ 5,000 / month
vacation rental description
Your own tropical paradise in Islamorada overlooking the fabulous
Florida Bay - this family favorite is just 67 miles south of Miami!
Futura Yacht Club is the best in Islamorada vacation rentals. This
is a gated community & this townhouse features 2 bedroom, 2
1/2 baths and an incredible view of the Florida Bay. It has a
private balcony, full kitchen with dining area, living room and
private laundry.
It is located on the marina and only a step out your door away from
the pool. There is an uninterrupted view of the Florida Bay and
sensational sunsets from this unit. This townhome is in "bring your
toothbrush" condition -
everything you need for your vacation comfort has been thought
Protected dockage in the 53 unit marina is available for boats up to
36 feet w/easy ocean access through Snake Creek or Tavernier Creek.
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Barbara Wodka 305-453-2221
townhome rental amenities
Amenities Include:
washer/dryer in unit
cable tv
fully equipped kitchens
Boat ramp with trailer storage
Beach with swimming/snorkeling area
Olympic size heated pool w/large sunbathing deck
Marina and dockage (extra fee applies)
Fish cleaning station
Easy ocean access
2 Tennis courts
Volleyball area
Close to shopping, dive shops, fishing charters and great
activities and attractions in Islamorada The Florida Keys
fishing charters
water sports
16 miles south of John Pennecamp State Park
4 miles north of Theater of the Sea (dolphin show)
Futura is centrally located at Mile Marker 88 bayside in Islamorada
between Snake Creek and Tavernier Creek. Nearby attractions
include: the Rain Barrel artists village, Treasure Village, Theater
of the Sea, Holiday Isle, Whale Harbor, 20 minutes from John
Pennecamp. Charter fishing boats, dive and snorkel boats, great
restaurants all close by. - this family favorite is just 67 miles
south of Miami!
vacation rental rates
Weekly rates* start at:
2/2.5 townhome $1125 off Season
$1325 Dec 15 to after Labor Day
$1525 Holidays (including mini season)
Monthly Rentals also Available, please call
$300 refundable security deposit
$125 exit cleaning
$50 processing
12.5% sales tax
Dockage is available at $125 per week
$300K property liability insurance is required for boats
Futura is a strict 7 night minimum. No nightly rentals allowed
Barbara Wodka 305-453-2221
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Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).
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Hồ Con Rùa, tên chính thức là Công trường Quốc tế, nằm ở giao lộ giữa các đường Phạm Ngọc Thạch, Võ V...
Asia is the biggest continent on Earth, a darling little gem floating around in space.
Hm, what is Asia? Who's in on it?
China and India are safe bets for Asian nations. Korea, Japan, Thailand, you're fine.
Europe? No. Europe would sort of be on the "Asian continent" if not for those pesky Ural mountains dividing things up in the middle, and then also the whole lineage of kings and wealth and nations and the EU and all that "give me my respect" stuff.
Russia would probably be happiest as its own continent, so for now we'll leave it in "Eurasia" and just hope the natural gas supplies keep flowing.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are dang close to Asia, but politically they show up in "Middle East" news stories an awful lot. Verdict: Eurasia.
I guess we'll actually have to consider everything from Turkey on eastward to be "Eurasian", although the moniker seems overlappitory of the territory.
The Asian economy is now officially raging like a wild furnace of lava that consumes everything in its path. Japan has had the largest individual economy in Asia for decades, but it is forecast that both India and China will outstrip Japan within twenty years.
China is the largest holder of United States debt and is positioned to become the world's next superpower, provided that Godzilla doesn't return and decide to stomp everybody back into the Shang Dynasty.
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Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true. Stars: Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett
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For veterans returning from combat, civilian life can be a difficult transition, especially when they return to the Charlottesville area - which has a small military population.
Bridget Kroger is blazing a trail for veterans in the area who are going through the difficult process of coming home. She's using her own experience to help heal others.
"It is a huge transition. It really is. It's scary," said Kroger.
Kroger is about to retire from the Army and enter the civilian world for good - but coming home hasn't been easy.
"Going into combat is easier than the idea of being released into the world to really fend for yourself," said Kroger.
Kroger left Iraq in July 2010, but the effects of war stayed with her. It took her two years to seek professional help, and realize she had post-traumatic stress disorder.
"You get the case of the blues, but I couldn't shake it. And I would literally spend a weekend just crying in my house," said Kroger.
Ben Shaw guides veterans through the difficult process of readjusting to civilian life at Region Ten.
"The first step to making positive healthy changes is to look at your life, look at what's going on, ask a few questions even if you don't necessarily like the answers and find someone who's going to help you move forward," said Shaw.
Kroger found healing in group therapy, very much like Region Ten provides, and now she is starting a new adventure in Fluvanna County. She founded the Wounded Warrior Equestrian Program, a nonprofit that helps veterans find help and jobs that fit their needs.
"I'm creating relationships with trucking companies. We got truck drivers coming out of the military, we'll help get them jobs with some of these trucking companies. Or we'll be able to set them up as horse transporters, moving adopted horses around, and we'll supply them with a truck and a horse trailer," said Kroger.
By taking her own chance, she's setting an example for fellow warriors.
"I'm taking a huge leap of faith and stepping out on my own and seeing how everything falls into place," said Kroger.
Right now, Kroger is setting up a dude ranch where veterans will be able to come get back on their feet.
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Boyz II Men to begin new Vegas show at Mirage
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The R&B group Boyz II Men is headed to Las Vegas.
The 1990s slow-jammers announced a headlining residency Thursday. They will perform weekend shows at the Terry Fator Theatre at The Mirage starting March 1.
Organizers say the show will feature the band's biggest hits, including the 1991 smash "Motownphilly," as well as some surprises.
Boyz II Men has won four Grammys and claims the title of most successful male R&B group in history.
The trio is best known for its ballads and a cappella stylings, and for the slow jams "I'll Make Love To You" and "One Sweet Day."
They will perform 78 weekend shows through the end of the year. Tickets are on sale now starting at $40.
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ESPN2@6PM(PT)/9PM(ET)-Peterson vs Holt-SPOILERS, Important Information in First Post
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Due to the controversy surrounding Lamont Peterson, and the fact that his comeback fight with Kendell Holt is pretty big by ESPN standards, we will be having this preview thread for the fight pinned. Discuss all things related to Peterson, how he will fare in this fight, and any aspects of the controversy in this thread. On Friday Night, we will change the topic title to our customary Round By Round Spoiler thread so users can follow along and reflect on the future of Lamont's career.
Please note we normally do Showbox and ESPN fights in Weekend Wrap up threads, with only the PPV, HBO, or Showtime fights pinned. However, because this is a world title fight (IBF World Jr. Welterweight Championship) with such an electric atmosphere in Peterson's hometown with a very strong challenger in Holt, we will be treating this fight as if it were a PPV, HBO, or Showtime match. This is one of the biggest little fights to hit ESPN FNF in a long time so we are going to treat it as a big deal.
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Hahaha I'm just glad I'm not the only one that saw that
As far as Peterson goes, I just read on the ring's website that Schaefer said he wants to make a Matthyse-Peterson fight and pair it with Alexander-Brook on May 18th in Washington, D.C.
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In one of the early Wednesday games, Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey pitched a one-hitter, with the one hit a first-inning grounder that might not have been a hit if third baseman David Wright had been able to make a bare-handed pickup.
In one of the late Wednesday games, Giants right-hander Matt Cain has pitched six perfect innings against the Houston Astros.
And he's working with an awfully big cushion. The Giants knocked out Houston starter J.A. Happ in the fourth inning, scoring eight runs in the process. And Gregor Blanco made it 10-0 in the bottom of the fifth with a long, high fly ball that carried the right-field wall for a two-run homer.
Cain's pitch count might come into play at some point. Thanks to 11 strikeouts -- just one short of his career high, already -- Cain's thrown 86 pitches in his six innings, and might need to be just a bit more economical if he's going to throw a complete game. Of course, if he gives up just one baserunner, the bullpen will likely be called upon to finish up this would-be laugher.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDB) – What can the University of Louisville athletic program add to a Sugar Bowl win, men's basketball national title and women's basketball national runner-up finish?
A trip to the College Baseball World Series in Omaha, Neb.
Indiana University won the men's NCAA soccer title and the Big Ten men's basketball regular season title. What can the Hoosiers do to make athletic director Fred Glass pull his candy-striped sport coat out of his closet?
Same answer as U of L: a trip to the College Baseball World Series.
The push begins this weekend for the Cardinals and Hoosiers. Both programs were rewarded for their outstanding regular-season performances with home regional assignments in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. But the challenges are considerable for both schools.
Louisville (46-12) will begin play Friday at 6 p.m. at Jim Patterson Stadium against Bowling Green State of the Mid-American Conference. Oklahoma State of the Big 12 and Miami (Florida) will also play here at 2 p.m. Friday. The Hurricanes and Cowboys are teams that U of L beat on the way to its only College World Series appearance in 2007.
The Cards have the best RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) of the four teams coming here. U of L is ranked 16th; Miami 19th; Oklahoma State 52 and Bowling Green State 202.
If the Cards survive the four-team, double-elimination event, they are scheduled to play the winner of the Vanderbilt regional. The Commodores were ranked Number Two overall behind North Carolina. Vandy won at U of L, 10-2, on April 23, a loss that forced the Cards to regroup and then begin a 16-game winning streak.
This is becoming a rite of spring for coach Dan McDonnell's program. It's the fourth time in seven seasons Louisville has been chosen as a host school.
For Indiana (43-14) this is a first as well as the first season that coach Tracy Smith's team has played in Bart Kaufman Field (capacity 3,500). The Hoosiers will play Valparaiso. Florida and Austin Peay are the other two schools in the Bloomington regional.
If the Hoosiers survive the opening weekend, they will likely travel to Tallahassee to play Florida State, the overall Number 7 seed.
IU has the top RPI in the Hoosiers' pod. The Hoosiers are ranked 12th, Austin Peay 27th, Florida 35th, Valpo 178th. IU won two of three at Florida in March.
Tickets for the games at U of L are available at www.GoCards.com. They are priced at $70 for the four-session, double-elimination event, although college students can purchase them for $45.
At IU, tickets are $77 for reserved seats, $63 for general admission and $35 for youths and college students. Fans are asked to call 1-866-IUSPORTS (487-7678).
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Kobey's Cozy Desert Oasis - GREAT HOME WITH GREAT RATES! in Phoenix
- bedrooms 8
- baths 4
- sleeps 25
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Camelback Mountain
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$ 2,450 - $ 11,200 / week
$ 9,800 - $ 40,000 / month
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Expecting a Crowd? Sleep 25 in Beds! Plus Mountain Views, Central Location
We're not exaggerating when we say this 6000-square-foot luxury estate sleeps more guests than any other vacation rental in Phoenix. With beds for up to 25—plus three living rooms and a two-acre yard—you'll truly be on vacation together, without feeling like you're living on top of each other.
Paradise Valley Oasis comes with endless amenities. Here you'll enjoy:
· Sweeping mountain views from every room in the house.
· Over one acre of manicured outdoor living space.
· A refreshing, resort-style pool, complete with a waterslide and waterfall.
· Up to eight richly appointed bedrooms, with two comfy sleeper sofas.
· Close proximity to downtown Phoenix and other local attractions.
· A state-of-the-art kitchen—you'll want to upgrade yours as soon as you get home!
Tucked away in a quiet neighborhood approximately 15 minutes from downtown Phoenix, this lovely eight-bedroom estate is as perfect for the urbanite as it is for the outdoor enthusiast.
Start the morning with a rigorous hike up nearby Camelback Mountain and Pinnacle Peak. Then spend a lazy afternoon floating in the private pool while your kids zip down the built-in waterslide. Dreaming of a night on the town? Several of Phoenix's hottest restaurants are only minutes away, along with numerous luxury retail shops and award-winning golf courses.
LakePleasant, Saguaro Lake, and Bartlett Lake are all less than an hour away. The younger crowd will have a blast jet skiing and wakeboarding, while grandma and grandpa rekindle their romance on a sunset dinner cruise. Scenic Interstate 17—the gateway to Prescott, Sedona, Flagstaff, and the Grand Canyon—is a 25 minute drive to the west.
If you're in a stay-at-home mood, you'll find everything you need right on the property. Watch the big game in one of three plush living rooms—all of which have flat-screen, high-definition TVs—or sneak away to the very private, jetted hot tub. We also have a spacious billiards room with partial bay windows. Enjoy the mountain views and watch your kids race on the front lawn as you play.
When it's your turn to cook dinner, you'll feel positively spoiled in the gourmet chef's kitchen. It's outfitted with Viking stainless steel appliances, including a six-burner gas range, a large griddle, double convection ovens, and an enormous sub-zero refrigerator/freezer. There's nothing more fun than surprising the whole group with stacks of steaming hotcakes right off the restaurant-style griddle.
Other perks include the reverse osmosis filtered drinking water in the kitchen and instant hot water, plus a dishwasher, trash compactor, microwave, icemaker, enormous walk-in butler pantry, and large gas grill. This home has all the utensils, serving dishes, and cookware you might need for an epic Thanksgiving dinner. Cooking for a large group has never been so convenient!
After an alfresco dinner on the patio, relax under the stars or soak in the hot tub while your kids go for a night swim. Please note the pool and spa can be heated during cooler months; however, an additional charge may apply.
Feeling sleepy? It doesn't matter which bedroom you're in—between the plush mattresses and the high-quality linens, you'll fall fast asleep. Eight of the bedrooms are in the main house. The other two are located in the guest house behind the pool. In all, there are seven king-size beds and five queens.
We also have two convertible sofas, both of which sleep two people comfortably. And if you're party is really large, we have four super comfy, premium air mattresses, which will accommodate an additional eight guests.
It's literally impossible to find a vacation rental this spacious anywhere else in Phoenix. Contact us today for more information or to book your stay!
This home has everything you could ever need for an amazing vacation for the entire family!
* 6000 Sq/Foot Main House - Sleeps up to 16 people
* Main House has 4 King Beds & 4 Queen Beds
* 1400 Sq/Foot Guest House - Sleeps up to 8 people
* Guest House has 3 King Beds & 1 Queen Bed
* Centrally located only 9 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
* Within 10 -20 minutes from almost every sports venue
* 10 Minutes from Down Town Phoenix
* 5 Minutes from Scottsdale's Dining, Shopping, Nightlife, & GOLF
* Large Private Heated Pool
* Large Private Spa
* Dining Areas Inside and Out For the entire group
* Private Catering Available
* Daily Housekeeping Available
* 1.5 acres of panoramic mountain views
* Back yard is an oasis of fun for the whole family
* Amazing Mountain Views
* Wheel Chair Accessible/ Downstairs Master Bedroom
* 2 Large family rooms
* Large High Definition Flat Screens TV's in every room
* Private Limousine(For Local Destinations Upon Availability)
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Main House sleeps 16 with 4 King Beds and 4 Queens Beds. Guest House sleeps 8 with 3 King Beds and 1 Queen. 3 Wonderfully comfortable patios with seating for the whole family! Watch the amazing multicolor purple, orange, red, & gold sunsets we are so famous for from the back patio with the soothing sound of the trickling water fall or BBQ'ing your favorite eats on one of two the large gas grills. The front patio is a wonderful quiet retreat for watching the sun come up. Or sneak away for a "very private" dip in the JETTED HOT TUB. And for FULL FAMILY FUN, don't forget about our super slide oasis!
Air Conditioning, Cable TV, Full Kitchen w/ Viking Stainless Appliances including a 6 burner gas stove & easy to use and clean LARGE griddle, double convection ovens, HUGE Sub-Zero Fridge/Freezer, Trash Compactor, Microwave, Dishwasher, Ice Maker, Cooking utensils provided, Comfy Linens provided, Front Loader Washer & Dryer, Very Private Hot Tub (extra nightly fee), Heated Pool (extra nightly fee), Gas Grill (BBQ), Butler Pantry (great for entertaining), Water softener w/ reverse osmosis drinking water available at the sink & the refrigerator, instant hot water, and so much more!
activities and attractions in Phoenix Arizona
Relax, Swim & Slide in the pool, Hiking right from the house, Rock Climbing right from the house, Biking right from the house, Golf (5 minutes away), Tennis (5 minutes away), Racquetball, Basketball, Fitness Center, Gym, Miniature golf, Amusement Parks, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife Viewing, Horseback Riding (10 minutes away), Shopping (5 minutes away), Restaurants (5 minutes away), Live Theater, Cinemas, Museums, Sightseeing, Swimming, Snorkeling/Diving, Boating, Sailing, Water Skiing (40 minutes from the house at one of 3 lakes), Windsurfing, Jet Skiing, snow skiing (4 hours from the house)…
And if you want to go snow skiing you can stay at Kobeys Cozy Cabin. See our other listing for KobeysCozyCabin on VacationRentals.com
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Main House (Sleeps 16 w/2 people per bed or 8 w/ 1 person per bed)
*Low Season (Summer)
- $350/ NT (when staying 7 nights or more)
- $500/ NT (when staying less than 7 nights)
*High Season (Winter & Spring)
- $850/ NT (when staying 7 nights or more)
- $1000/ NT (when staying less than 7 nights)
**RATES ARE FOR UP TO 7 PEOPLE. Over Non Holiday & Non Special Event dates please add $25 per person per night thereafter and Over Holiday & Special Event dates please add $50 per person per night thereafter.
Guest House (Sleeps 8 w/2 people per bed or 4 w/ 1 person per bed)
*Low Season (Summer)
- $150/ NT (when staying 7 nights or more)
- $250/ NT (when staying less than 7 nights)
*High Season (Winter & Spring)
- $200/ NT (when staying 7 nights or more)
- $300/ NT (when staying less than 7 nights)
**RATES ARE FOR UP TO 7 PEOPLE. Over Non Holiday & Special Event dates please add $25 per person per night thereafter and Over Holiday & Special Event dates please add $50 per person per night thereafter.
Cleaning Charge
- Main House $350 / $450 (Holidays)
- Guest House $150 / $250 (Holidays)
Heated Pool/Spa Charge (from November 1– April 30 upon request)
- $100/night or $500/ for every 7 days
Holidays & Special Events include but are not limited to: New Years, Fiesta Bowl, Barrett Jackson Auto Auction, PF Chang's Marathon, Martin Luther King, Phoenix Open, President's Day, Spring Training, Easter, Graduations, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a handful of sporting events…
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Nebraska's first female Senator since 1954, as Deb Fischer took the oath of office in Washington D.C. Senator Fischer was joined by Senator Mike Johanns as she recited the oath, led by Vice President Joe Biden. Fischer beat former Senator Bob Kerrey in November's General Election after winning the Republican primary in May over Attorney General Jon Bruning and State Treasurer Don Stenberg. Fischer previously served as State Senator in the Nebraska Unicameral for eight years. Fisher is among a record breaking number of women serving in Congress. She is one of 20 female senators.


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The department of Transportation has approved a speed limit reduction on a stretch of U-S 82 in hickory grove, which means drivers may soon have to hit their brakes.
The reduction on the heavily traveled road originated from a traffic light request near the new Oakridge library.
The department of transportation is lowering the speed limit from 65 to 55. The change comes after Lee County Commissioners requested a traffic light at 82 and Oakland Parkway.
"Chairman Eddie Hinman had requested back in August of 2011 that there be a traffic light installed at an intersection," said Lynn Taylor, Interim Lee County Administrator. "And the reason for this was to facilitate cars turning in and out of the new library complex that has been built in that area."
The board's request was denied, but the state decided to lower the speed limit to make the area safer.
"Hopefully that will facilitate the traffic in and out of the library in a safer manner," said Taylor.
But a speed limit reduction doesn't eliminate all the dangers of the busy stretch of road. And with lots of big rigs traveling that highway, the danger is even greater.
"Yeah, I do feel a little nervous, because if the car ever cut off, and a big 18 wheeler hit me going 75, it could be bad," said Leslie Partridge, Oakridge Library Assistant Director.
Partridge drives through the intersection every day to get to work and says she would have liked to see a traffic light put up, and she's not the only one.
"Yeah, we have had a lot of people say 'y'all need to get a stop light,' and we say we would love one," Partridge said.
Neighborhoods, daycare centers and businesses have built up around the area in recent years, which has led to increased traffic and safety concerns. Even though the traffic light request was nixed, the slower speed limit is a step in the right direction and will hopefully make the road a little safer.
The department of transportation is expected to begin posting updated speed limit signs sometime soon. And once those signs are up, the new 55-mile-an-hour limit will be enforced.
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An event was held in Times Square on Tuesday to mark 100 days until the 2014 Winter Olympics begin in Sochi, Russia.
Slopes, complete with snow, were erected in Times Square as NBC counts down to the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
The top of the ski slope in Times Square.
Skiers and snowboarders prepare to come down the slope.
1998 Olympic silver medalist Gordy Sheer at the small luge in Times Square.
A sea of reporters interview Olympic athletes in Times Square.
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Apertus Announces Axiom Camera: 4K at 150fps, 15 Stop Dynamic Range, Under $10K
It looks like RED, Sony, and Canon will be getting some interesting competition very soon. Apertus, the open source camera project that started in 2006, was designing a camera with all open source hardware and software using the small sensor Elphel camera. They recently announced that they'll be building a brand new camera that is going shoot Cinema DNG files and sport a 4K Super 35mm sensor, 150fps at 4K, a global shutter, and the capability to get up to 15 stops of dynamic range using a process similar to RED's HDRx. The best part of all — it's open source, and they are planning on running a crowdfunding campaign to fund the project.
Here is a nice graphic that tells you everything you need to know at a glance:
The Axiom will feature a positive lock interchangeable mount system, which will allow it to take just about any mount imaginable using the P+S TECHNIK adapters. As of right now, at the full 4K resolution (4096 x 3072), the camera will be recording Cinema DNG files between 8-bit and 12-bit depending on the frame rate. The possibility for doing real anamorphic shooting with this camera is also interesting, as the open source nature of the camera should mean that we'll be able to select the entire area of the sensor to record from. That is one of the requested features for the Blackmagic Camera, but we may not see anything like that for that specific camera until the next generation.
Well below $10,000 as a target price is certainly intriguing, especially since there isn't a camera today below $10,000 that can claim all of those specs (and this one is open source). Sony's FS700 will likely cost over $10,000 all together when it finally gets 4K capability. RED's SCARLET is a hair above $10K for just the brain — but that doesn't include everything to really make the camera work (though to be fair it's possible this camera will need a few more parts to really make it function). With SSDs getting cheaper, and traditional hard drives getting bigger, recording high resolution RAW video is a reality for more and more shooters. I've already talked about how uncompressed RAW can take up a tremendous amount of space, but ideally prices for both SSDs and spinning disk drives will continue to fall.
Apertus is also working on a piece of software called Open Cine which will be very similar in functionality to REDCINE-X. It looks like it will be very powerful in terms of workflow. Though the software is not their top priority (the hardware is), here is a mock-up:
There is certainly an undeserved market of semi-professional/professional shooters who want a RAW-shooting Super 35mm sensor 1080p camera for between $5,000 and $8,000. It's clear that Sony, Canon, or even RED won't release anything for those specs at that price in the next year, so it's up to other manufacturers like Blackmagic (with a possible upgrade to their Cinema Camera) and Apertus to fill that need. The big difference between this camera and those cameras is that at the moment, everything to make the camera work is not inside one body. They haven't finalized any details about the external recorder yet, or if they might plan to sell the entire camera (including recorder) in a self contained body, but at the moment the recorder will be included in the under $10,000 price.
Specifications aren't everything, and anyone can make anything look good on paper. How a camera handles and what its images look like might arguably be more important than resolution and frame rates. If your images aren't pleasing, no one will care if the camera can shoot at 16K and has a medium format sensor. Some big specs are still under wraps — like native dynamic range and ISO performance. There is no test footage yet, as this camera is in the early stages of development, but we should be getting more details in the coming weeks before their crowdfunding campaign launches.
If open source is the future for low-cost camera development, this is certainly an interesting development. You can read more information about the project by clicking on the links below.
Links: Apertus Axiom & Apertus Open Source Cinema
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I get wary when a camera is advertised as "under $10K" when all they show you is the "brains"
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 1:04PM
Me too, but they're claiming the recorder, whatever they end up doing, will also be included for that price. Since profit margin isn't really a concern, I might be more inclined to believe it, especially since they're going to do a Kickstarter to really get the project going. You can get a 5K Full Frame 35mm sensor for around $4,000, so lower-priced 4K Super 35mm sensors are probably out there.
do Canon/Sony/Red sell their sensors separately, or do they keep all their tech in-house?
also, how much of how a camera processes the image is in the sensor and how much is in the processor? could you put a Canon 5/7/60D sensor in a Red camera and start generating 4K images off of it? the pixels are there, so theoretically, it should work, right?
Joe Marine on 07.12.12 @ 9:50PM
They don't sell their sensors separately – and they do keep their tech-in house. Some of them might have partnerships with other companies, for example Sony makes some of Nikon's sensors, but for the most part they are separate companies with separate sensor design teams. You wouldn't be able to take those sensors out and make them work somewhere else, but even if you could, it's likely those sensors wouldn't be able to do 4K at a usable frame rate. The new Canon 1D X, however, actually has a sensor that can, and its processor can handle the massive amount of data continuously.
maghoxfr on 07.11.12 @ 8:01PM
It's opensource you should be able to see the work as it should be available to public.
The sensor is the cmosis CMV12000, and it costs about $1000 in big quantities
You can read more about it here:
(the sensor could do 300 fps, but the FPGA won't be able to work so fast, bandwith is a serious bottleneck here)
Joe Marine on 07.12.12 @ 9:59AM
That's interesting, they've actually talked about that sensor on their site. So there's no question that's the one.
Tzedekh on 07.16.12 @ 9:42AM
It's pretty certain that's the one. And, AFAIK, its approach to HDR is different from Red's sensors'. I believe that the CMV12000 does a dual readout — high-gain and low-gain — and the readouts are then processed into an HDR composite. Whether that's done on chip or in post, I don't know. I believe that the Arri Alexa sensor does something similar, although that' uses dual 14-bit ADCs (one for each readout) to produce a 16-bit composite image.
I believe the CMV12000 costs significantly less than $4,000 — something like $1,500, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately, it's a 12-bit 4K chip, so the images it produces will debayer to less than 4K. Red was doing this six or seven years ago, albeit more expensively.
As to codec, uncompressed CinemaDNG will be really burdensome and significantly reduce frame rates higher than 24p/25p/30p. I know CineForm RAW is not open-source, but it's mature, manageable, and simpler to process in camera than many other codecs. Its reduced data rate would also enable much higher frame rates.
Julian on 07.11.12 @ 1:06PM
I still like the Black magic cinema camera and the Red Scarlet… Now this? I think my father was right when he said "A camera is like a good woman. Find a good one and use it for a couple years then move on to the next, but never let her catch you looking at another woman!" I think that's how he said it… ehh he wasn't the nicest guy… what the hell was i talking about?
Black dynamite on 07.11.12 @ 1:44PM
I totally agree your father was definitely not the nicest guy..lol
Hahahahaha, wow on your Dad. But when applied to cameras, yes.
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Chet on 07.11.12 @ 1:25PM
:-) I won a bet yay.
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 1:54PM
We did know about this a week ago, but I didn't want to post until the details were somewhat finalized and announced at the LSM conference.
Gene Sung on 07.11.12 @ 1:50PM
That's great. I love the DIY spirit that is taking over with the BMC and now this.
Kevin Marshall on 07.11.12 @ 1:57PM
Well good luck to 'em, should be interesting if it gets funded. I know won't have the drive space/speed for 4K uncompressed. If they get something onboard as efficient as RedCode, I'll be all in.
Agreed, they would need to go the BMD route and offer something like prores or something, too. 4K RAW is massive.
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 2:34PM
ProRes or DNxHD are not open formats, and that's the idea for the camera, completely open source. There are other options, but I don't see them incorporating anything that's not open to anyone and everyone. People from Blackmagic User have talked about compressing the RAW with Cineform to save space. It's not a bad option, but you've got to purchase Cineform.
Felipe Leonardo on 08.19.12 @ 7:02PM
DNG Cinema is FREE, but not OPEN SORCE. Adobe control the technology
Darren on 07.11.12 @ 2:01PM
Question… Does the global shutter mean no more rolling shutter?
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 2:06PM
Yes this camera shouldn't have any rolling shutter problems.
The internet age is awesome. 20 years ago this wouldn't be possible. They would have to put so much money into advertising just to get word out that they couldn't afford to sell the camera at such low costs. Now they just need a few sites to post the info and it's funded within a few weeks.
My hope is that we start to see the big companies respond to this new wave of "Indie cameras". If they don't, I'm fine leaving them behind.
David on 07.11.12 @ 2:21PM
That's kind of a novel idea: indie cameras for indie projects! :) I like it.
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 2:25PM
Yeah, this type of stuff is great for us, the consumer. The days of slow, incremental updates will be coming to an end sooner rather than later. Or at least they should be if the bigger companies want to keep selling video cameras in the next 5 years.
Luke, I followed your facebook link here, you're absolutely correct, 20 years ago we would all be waiting on the "big dogs" (Sony, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, etc.) to release a camera and then hoping and praying it would be able to be adapted or hacked to the exact purposes needed…
Now, the "camera hackers" have figured out they can actually make their own cameras.. we will see an acceleration in the speed of technology development.
I'd compare this to the video game software industry.. we used to wait years for a CD/DVD in a cardboard box, and the sales numbers were the only "feedback" for the big players in the industry.
Now, video games companies enlist armies of beta testers as online participants, and actually "interact" with the gaming community (the good ones, anyways)… many games are "mod-able" and have downloadable content.. Valve lets the public design new game items and has launched a project to allow players to select which projects go forward (Steam Greenlight)… it's a much more cooperative effort now between software companies and the public.
Obviously, hardware isn't software, but I see the same passion and intensity within the camera/film community to always be better, and I think we'll see even more "home-grown" solutions as time goes forward. This will pressure the "big dogs" to be more innovative at cheaper pricepoints.
Win, win, for everybody. :-))
Andreas Kopriva on 07.11.12 @ 2:49PM
This does indeed sound like a fantastic development. It will be quite interesting to see how this develops and what will be required to have it operate as a full kit. It's refreshing to see another company embrace the modularity that RED introduced with the DSMC system and it's even more refreshing to see the openness of it all. The one thing which pisses me off as a RED owner is the proprietary nature of Redcode and the SSD costs.
I understand the reason behind both, but still, it feels like an artificial block on an otherwise close-to-flawless system.
Maybe the Axiom's software openness urges other companies to follow suite and at least give open options. At the very least, it should. Either way, excellent to see such developments – though at this early point in time I'm still a bit wary about the suggested price.
Raphael on 07.11.12 @ 3:28PM
Call me skeptic but it sounds too good to be true at that price point. Although it's a great middle finger to bigger companies like Canon with their stupid 4K 1DC for over 12k.
Let's just hope it's not all hype, fingers crossed.
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 3:36PM
They aren't really trying to make a profit or else it would probably cost a lot more money. Believe me these sensors are out there – you can get a 5K full frame 35mm sensor for $4,000. It's easier to not build in compression, so really the only question comes down to the calibration of the sensor and the software.
Raphael on 07.11.12 @ 6:16PM
That i know of but still, all the rest of the hardware and software you will need to allow you to go up to 150fps in 4K RAW and still that cheap? I'm guessing it's like you said, they aren't trying to make a profit, also considering you already have several cameras in the 10k-15k price range that have already established themselfs on the market over time, it's probably actually easier for them to go for a price tag that isn't as explored like 7K-9K. Interesting time we live in.
shakezoolah on 07.11.12 @ 3:39PM
maybe someone should make a cheap but actually good 1080p camera with no issues first. 4k is quite an overkill.
dixter on 07.11.12 @ 3:55PM
YEA!!! Why can't we just have a Super 35 2k or 2.5K (some room for some 'smooth cam') with pro res or something decent with a mount that satisfies most lens needs and FREAKIN' BE DONE WITH IT ALREADY!!!! For crying out loud, just give us what we need… NOW!
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 4:13PM
2.5K is just about the limit for real 1080p resolution because of debayering the single CMOS sensor, which yields, at most, 80% of original pixels. You wouldn't want a single sensor camera that only shoots 2K with a 2K sensor, you'd never be able to get a "real" 1080p. You know what gives an amazing 1080p image for under $10,000? The Sony EX1 – 3 CMOS sensors for Red, Green, and Blue. We all got spoiled with cheap large sensor DSLRs.
What you're asking for exists (Arri Alexa), but that's probably not the amount of money you want to spend (which gets into the whole spoiled idea). That's where the issue comes in – if everyone could produce an Arri Alexa for $5,000, wouldn't they? That seems like a no-brainer to me, but it's just not that simple unfortunately.
Micheal Green on 07.11.12 @ 4:26PM
To add to what Joe said,
The Axiom will have a PL IMS interchangeable mount. Here are all the extra mounts you can buy:
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 4:56PM
Thanks Michael, I've added that to the post.
LIExpressway on 07.12.12 @ 10:38AM
The GH2 also along with the EX1 gives a "close" to true 1080p image. They are both about equal in true resolution to me.
Joe Marine on 07.12.12 @ 11:04AM
While the GH2 does resolve a lot of detail, it's not going to be able to touch a well-designed 3-chip like the EX1 or the XF300 because they have a dedicated pixel for each color and can all resolve at least 1000 lines. Interpolation does an amazing job, but there are plenty of tests that people have done showing those 3-chip cameras can still out-resolve any DSLR.
Now, the real question is, how much does this matter in practice? Not as much, because in the end all that matters is what you do with whatever pixels you have to work with.
LIExpressway on 07.12.12 @ 4:12PM
You are correct the EX1 will out resolve any "DSLR" and the control in color is superior.
I have used an EX1 extensively and I don't think its hitting quite a thousand lines from what tests I have seen. Don't know about the Xf300 What i do know for certain is that my unhacked gh2 with a very sharp handpicked Nikkor ais prime is definitely close to or equal to the EX1 we use from time to time. I would not be surprised if the GH2 actually out resolves it. I would like to see these tests of an EX1 out resolving a GH2 so. You are also right that it doesn't matter except for me it does. I use my cameras primarily for various tasks related to architectural visualization. So I need to start with a clean image sharp Image. The GH2 is the first camera i have owned that makes the grade. The BMC for my work is a godsend.
dixter on 07.13.12 @ 8:31PM
First you say Joe is correct in that the EX1 will out resolve any DSLR then,
you say, that you do know for certain that 'your' GH2 is definitely close to or equal to the EX1. And, that you would not be surprised if your GH2 actually out resolves it.
Which is it, LIExpressway? Did you get the extra high resolution version of the GH2?
sammy on 07.11.12 @ 5:10PM
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Jorge on 07.12.12 @ 4:31PM
I guess these days all one needs fro a revolutionary new digital camera is a free web hosting service and some basic knowledge on how to cook-up a web site. The most amazing part is how many otherwise intelligent people actually fall hard for these sorts of lame, unsubstantiated schemes.
Joe Marine on 07.11.12 @ 3:58PM
Cheap is relative to the user. Camera makers put profit first and foremost (most of them design their sensors and R&D is not cheap) – but I assume by cheap you mean a few thousand dollars? The Super 35mm and bigger sensors aren't quite cheap enough to get a clean 1080p in a full camera package for that low of a price. I mean Blackmagic is doing what you're saying. It's a complete package with amazing codecs and clean 1080p for $3,000.
guto novo on 07.11.12 @ 9:30PM
I used an open source elphel camera kit with a notebook to shoot a good part of my first short, since most of it was in a very small bathroom with 2 actors and my other camera was to big to use in it :D, and the images were great. So by my experience i personally think elphel is not a bad company to trust my money :D and open source hardware is a thing i would love to see taking a good share of the market, since open/transparent society without open tools and open access and exchange of information is not possible at all, but i might be wrong! :)
Quobetah on 07.12.12 @ 5:38AM
This is cool. So a Prores 1080p codec should not be too far off since its open source huh..we just side load it thru theOS.
Cláudio Júlio on 07.12.12 @ 9:24AM
Hello! The price is too high. The profit margin must be huge. I heard that the sensor costs $ 1,500 in large quantities. The ideal price would be $ 5,000. This price, Axiom would compete strongly with the Canon and Nikon DSLRs, had also features photography, of course.
The ideal is that Axion had the format "Large SLR" like Canon and Nikon D4 1dx.
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Jorge on 07.12.12 @ 4:27PM
Sensor itself is wholesale priced these days at around US600, actually. I am not sure where the $10,000 sticker prices comes in, therefore. This is just a machine vision sensor in a small box, bloody hell.
Micheal on 07.12.12 @ 7:07PM
Actually it is going to be a cmosis CMV12000 sensor which will retail, at wholesale, for over $1000.
Marcus on 07.14.12 @ 10:51AM
well, an Iphone also costs a fraction of its price to build in China. It's not only the sensor, there's RND, design, parts manufacture and assembling, taxes, distribution, transportation, support etc, etc. Price sometimes is driven also by the market, sorry don't blame the company blame capitalism.
Dylan on 07.12.12 @ 3:56PM
Come on get serious, this stuff is dreamland. Its like saying some guy put the concept of the red up on crowdsourcing and people think it can be done so quick. Everyone knows how many people and how many years in the end it took to make a red, most likely same amount of years to make this. The only way it could be quicker is if it is already made by some unknown chinese company, and he is just going to do the marketing for it under his name.
Jorge on 07.12.12 @ 4:25PM
You can get a similar machine vision mini camera brain from Point Gray for under $1,000. 4K & global shutter. This APERTUS "brain" here costs 10x as much, okay it has a larger sensor, but the thing is not worth anything like $10,000 for the brain only. I am not sure it's worth anything over $2.500, frankly.
Maybe it'll happen for real, we'll see. There is not much here but a sensor in a small box. Typical machine vision hardware.
Micheal on 07.12.12 @ 7:03PM
The sensor alone cost more than $1000. No where in the article or on the website does it mention that just the "brain" will cost $10k. Quite the contrary:
"They haven't finalized any details about the external recorder yet, or if they might plan to sell the entire camera (including recorder) in a self contained body, but at the moment the recorder will be included in the under $10,000 price."
This is going to be a professional piece of equipment, and as such it won't be cheap. The point gray is neat, but it isn't anything even comparable to the Axiom.
Wow definitely looking forward to that :)
All of these new releases in technology are going to change the film industry a lot within the next 5-10 years. Indi film will more than likely become a lot more popular with people who haven't been exposed to it very much. Can't wait to see what's in the works next from others.
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So I got this guitar for Christmas last year, but it was a burst color ironic for metal though. This guitar is great! It will turn an Intermediate into a GOD. It plays metal, blues, rock, jazz, and my friend conned me into letting his sister use it for country, but it plays them all flawlessly.
I went to a local music store looking for a good Les Paul. I saw an entire rack of these beauties and decided to try one. The tuners were flawless, the finish was breath-taking, and the pickups provided great tone for virtually every genre of music. I plugged into a Fender Frontman 15g when I tried this out, and dude, did it sound good! I think you know what I did after that... I bought it!
I bought this guitar in Dec 2005 for Christmas. After a month of playing with this, and I found out a lot of information about comparing between Gibson Les Paul and Epiphone Les Paul. While looking for information, I found this website and saw my guitar here, so I had to post a review. First I have to say, what a buy, when I saw this with a perfect black finishing I was already sold, but as I tried it out in the back room and played it on a nice 30 Watt Spider II amp (same one I have at home), I was blown away, and the price was simply amazing. I've played for a month now and I maybe wrong, but from everything I've seen in the past month of playing with this guitar almost constantly, everyday, this guitar is sturdy, light weight (compared to other Les Pauls such as the Gibson), smooth look and feel(thinner neck, and lighter less dense wood), and sounds absolutely perfect, even for the stock pickups. I could complement this guitar all day, but I'll just cut to the con, the one and only problem I see with this guitar is a slight buzzing of the low E string on the first few frets, but this doesn't effect the sound from the amp, so it's fine, hardly noticeable when playing. Thats it, the only problem, if you wanna play folk, blues, hard rock, or metal, this guitar can do it all.
Just to clear some of those wondering about the difference between Epiphone and Gibson Les Pauls, difference is manufacturing. They are very different, Gibsons a company in the US that is made for quality and not quantity, Epiphone is a company in Korea that made these in mass productions,for quantity, but this doesn't mean it's bad. Both are hand made by the way. For the much cheaper price, different wood, and different manufacturing, this guitar is worth the buy, I recommend it for anyone who wants the Gibson Les but cant afford it, 10 out of 10.
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