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Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:32PM
Press TV's CEO Dr. Mohammad Sarafraz
Britain's Office of Communications (Ofcom) has imposed a 100,000-pound fine on Press TV for what it calls the breach of the regulator's rule.
Ofcom has also decided to remove the Iranian English-language news channel from the Sky platform under the pretext that Press TV made administrative errors in its application for a license in 2007.
In December 2011, Press TV's CEO Dr. Mohammad Sarafraz wrote a
in response to the government-controlled Ofcom's decision to ban Press TV.
In a letter to Press TV's CEO dated January 6, 2012, Chief Executive of Ofcom Ed Richards claimed that the British regulator is an independent body and that it is not affiliated with the British Government:
Dear Mr. Sarafraz
I refer to your letter of 28 December 2011 to me. In light of the nature of that letter, and although I understand that this point has previously been made clear by Ofcom to Press TV, I consider I should state again that Ofcom as the broadcast regulator is independent from the UK Government.
Ofcom's decisions are made independently in accordance with its statutory powers and duties under the Communications Act 2003. Any decision which Ofcom may make regarding the Press TV service will be based solely on its assessment of the compliance of Press TV Limited and the Press TV service with the UK licensing regime.
I do not believe that it would be appropriate or relevant for Ofcom to respond to your views on the domestic and international policies of the UK Government.
I understand that colleagues working within the broadcast licensing team at Ofcom are in ongoing correspondence with Press TV Limited in relation to the licensing of the Press TV service and the compliance of that service with broadcasting standards.
Yours sincerely
Ed Richards
Press TV's CEO responded to Richards in a letter in which he clarified how the regulator is controlled by the British government.
The following is Press TV CEO Dr. Sarafraz's response to Ofcom CEO Ed Richards:
Dear Mr. Ed Richards,
1. In your letter dated January 6, 2012 you declared that Ofcom is an independent body and that it is not affiliated with the British Government. Two factors are critical in determining whether an organization is linked to a government:
a) It derives its authority from the Government
b) It obtains its funding from the Government
Ofcom was created based on an act of the British Parliament, namely the Office of Communications Act 2002. This act also gives the British Secretary of State the power to appoint or remove from office Ofcom's chairman and its members, and even to dissolve the entire organization. But the interesting point is that even though Ofcom has the power to determine what TV channels the people of Britain can have access to, it is not in any way answerable to the British public.
Ofcom is funded by loans and Grant-in-Aid from the British Government. In fact, because Grant-in-Aid is Ofcom's primary source of funding, the British Government's own Office for National Statistics recently declared that Ofcom must be recognized as a central government unit.
Mr. Chief Executive, how could you possibly have asserted that you are independent and are not tied to the British Government? Given the blatant misinformation that you have provided, are you even qualified to investigate complaints against TV channels and media outlets?
2. Since it is clear that Ofcom is a government organization, it should also be answerable regarding the British Government's conduct.
It is common knowledge that the British Government together with the United States has played a direct role in the killing of tens of thousands of innocent people in Iraq and Afghanistan. The British Government also established Bahrain and other autocratic Persian Gulf monarchies, and has even given legitimacy to the regimes of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia's monarchies. These regimes have oppressed their people for many decades. The British Government's actions are reflected by Bahrain's Royal Family-an oppressive minority ruler that, with the help of foreign powers, violates all the rights of the majority. It appears that the British Royal Family has recently been rewarded for its all-out support by receiving multi-million-dollar jewels as gifts from the Bahraini regime.
The British Royal Government-with its infamous dark track record spanning four centuries of dispatching military forces to the four corners of the globe, its wars of aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan, its killing of innocent civilians, its support of oppressive monarchies, and its unjustified military presence in Afghanistan-now wants to fine Press TV a hundred thousand pounds and revoke the channel's license to broadcast in the UK on the Sky platform simply for airing a news item comprising the following 10-second clip spoken by Maziar Bahari:
"On Monday, 15th of June, I sent a report about the attack against a base, a military base of Basij to Channel 4 News as well as to Newsweek magazine."
Ofcom claims that the broadcast of this sentence was unfair to Maziar Bahari and an invasion of his privacy. We do not accept your unjust judgment and will leave it to public opinion to decide whether it is the British government that must stand trial and be punished or Press TV. Your organization represents a government that has violated the rights of numerous people of various nationalities and has put them in lethal harm's way.
Ofcom never investigated British broadcaster Channel 4's deceptive and misleading news coverage that was exposed by Press TV, but has gone out of its way to punish Press TV for broadcasting the truth by trying to impose a ridiculously harsh financial sanction and revoke the broadcast license.
3. There is a glaring contradiction in the way Ofcom has dealt with Press TV. Ofcom wants to revoke the broadcast license because it has determined that Press TV Ltd. does not have control over the broadcast. Yet at the same time, Ofcom sentences Press TV Ltd. to pay a financial penalty for the broadcast of something Ofcom says it has no control over! How can you possibly explain your paradoxical performance?
4. Another fallacy Ofcom appears to be suffering from is its delusional belief that by revoking the license it can suppress Press TV from broadcasting the truth about Britain's Royal regime. However, as previously pointed out, it is futile to attempt to conceal the truth from the people of Britain, and those that want to hear our alternative voice will find a way despite your efforts.
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Ahead of the Bell: Dow futures are trading down 24 points and S&P futures are trading down 2 points following the previous trading session's losses, investors are cautiously getting back into equities, after worries about the health of the global economy re-emerged on disappointing economic data from Europe and China. Traders remain concern the financial crisis in Europe could resurface, as the euro zone economy teeters on the brink of a double dip recession.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Whatever regulators say after today's so-called flash crash, individual investors will keep streaming out of the market as computer trading complicates trading, said Joseph Saluzzi, a co-founder and co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading.
"Every time this happens, it destroys investor confidence even more," he said. "People just don't trust the stock market anymore."
Quotations in nearly 150 stocks on the New York Stock Exchange went through wild swings today as computer-generated high-frequency trades flooded the system. Trading on some of the biggest companies -- including Radio Shack (RSH), Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) and Dole Foods (DOLE) -- were among those affected.
The original flash crash occurred in May 2010, when U.S. stocks tumbled, pushing down the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average by about 1,000 points, or about 9%. Stocks recovered shortly afterward.After today's crash, traders quickly pointed the finger at Wall Street powerhouse Knight Capital (KCG), which took responsibility and blamed a "technology issue" in its market-making unit. The NYSE said it's reviewing "irregular trading" but the market's circuit breakers kicked in to shut down the volatility. Shares of Knight were being punished following the fiasco. They plunged 23%. Despite the assurances that Knight and the NYSE are on top of the mini-flash crash, Saluzzi said the damage is already done, adding that average investors are realizing they have no chance against computer trading in the market's current form. "This is about the lack of checks and balances and market structure, said Saluzzi, whose firm is based in Chatham, N.J. "High-frequency trading is killing the equity markets and the core of our economy." Saluzzi doesn't hold out much hope that anything will change. "They need to bring back real market makers with real liquidity," Saluzzi said of the NYSE. "But you may get some blue-ribbon panel to put out a report in five months, but nothing will get done."
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Complementarianism is the view that males and females complement each other in their different roles and duties. In the context of Christianity, men are to be leaders in the church and the home--where women are not. Likewise, women are to assist the husband in raising children and expanding the kingdom of God.
Christian complementarianism does not see women as inferior or men as superior. Instead, it sees them as being identical in nature but different in function and role. For example, women are to bear children--where men are not. This obvious biological difference is a complementarian necessity within the family. Likewise, men are to lead their families with Godly direction, and the women are to support their husbands in their leadership.
Therefore, in complementarianism, when we look at what the Bible says about the difference of roles in leadership in the church, we find that women are not to teach or exercise authority over men (1 Tim. 2:12) based upon the created order (1 Tim. 2:13). Likewise, elders are to be male (1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:6). This difference of authoritative structure is not based on culture but on the fact that Adam was created first.
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Less than a month after it went tumbling down into the Skagit River, a bridge connects the two sides of Interstate 5.
After the bridge collapsed on May 23, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee set a goal of restoring it by mid-June. He went to Mount Vernon on Tuesday to inspect the span and praised workers for completing in days what normally would have taken months.
"This is something Washington can be proud of, to be able to do this, to use those improvisational skills that we're not taught in engineering school to get this job done," said Inslee. "Everybody pitched in and did great work."
Traffic has been detoured since May 23 when a truck with and oversize load struck the bridge and caused it to collapse.
Staying on I-5 should be a relief to drivers who have lined up to detour through Mount Vernon and Burlington on the main highway for trade and tourism between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. The section of the freeway is used by 71,000 vehicles a day.
The temporary span will carry 99 percent of I-5 traffic, said Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson. Oversized and overweight loads will still be detoured.
At 24-feet wide, the 160-foot temporary section is narrower than the old bridge and traffic will have to slow to 40 mph.
The temporary span cost $2 million and was paid for by the Federal Department of Transporation.
The state has awarded the contract for the permanent bridge to Max J. Kuney Construction out of Spokane. Their bid of $6.875 million came in well under the $13 million budgeted.
The federal government will pay for 90 percent of the final cost, with the state picking up the remaining 10 percent. The state may also seek compensation from the trucking company whose oversize load caused the original bridge to collapse.
The 58-year-old bridge is being restored not replaced. It will still be rated as "functionally obsolete" because it was not designed to handle today's traffic volume and big trucks. It's also "fracture critical," meaning that if a single, vital component is compromised, the bridge can crumple again.
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The mathematicians patterns, like the painters or the poets must be beautiful; the ideas like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.Godfrey Harold Hardy
All poets are mad.Robert Burton
Alone! that worn-out word, So idly spoken, and so coldly heard; Yet all that poets sing and grief hath known Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word ALONE!Edward George Earl Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheeseG.K. Chesterton
Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man.Horace
Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough thingsRobert Frost
Souls of poets dead and gone, What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern? Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?John Keats
The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers, of glaciers, of fertile soil. The great poets, philosophers, profits, able men whose thoughts and deeds have moved the world, have come down from the mountains -- mountain-dwellers who have grown strong they are with the forest trees in Natures work-shops.John Muir
Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit themFriedrich Nietzsche
Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or journalists for each humorist. It is a long, long time between James Thurbers.Leo Rosten
What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prosePlato
Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration; the mirrors of the gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present.Percy Shelley
Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets.Democritus
Maybe the poets are right. Maybe love is the only answer.Woody Allen
Written poetry is worth reading once, and then should be destroyed. Let the dead poets make way for others. Then we might even come to see that it is our veneration for what has already been created, however beautiful and valid it may be, that petrifies us.Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud
All poets adore explosions, thunderstorms, tornadoes, conflagrations, ruins, scenes of spectacular carnage. The poetic imagination is not at all a desirable quality in a statesman.Wystan Hugh Auden
I no longer feel I'll be dead by thirty; now it's sixty. I suppose these deadlines we set for ourselves are really a way of saying we appreciate time, and want to use all of it. I'm still writing, I'm still writing poetry, I still can't explain why, and I'm still running out of time. Wordsworth was sort of right when he said, "Poets in their youth begin in gladness/ But thereof comes in the end despondency and madness." Except that sometimes poets skip the gladness and go straight to the despondency. Why is that? Part of it is the conditions under which poets work giving all, receiving little in return from an age that by and large ignores them and part of it is cultural expectation "The lunatic, the lover and the poet," says Shakespeare, and notice which comes first. My own theory is that poetry is composed with the melancholy side of the brain, and that if you do nothing but, you may find yourself going slowly down a long dark tunnel with no exit. I have avoided this by being ambidextrous: I write novels too. But when I find myself writing poetry again, it always has the surprise of that first unexpected and anonymous gift.Margaret Eleanor Atwood
A lot of poets published their own work then; unlike novels, poetry was short, and therefore cheap to do. We had to print each poem separately, and then disassemble it, as there were not enough a's for the whole book; the cover was done with a lino-block. We printed 250 copies, and sold them through bookstores, for 50 cents each. They now go in the rare book trade for eighteen hundred dollars a pop. Wish I'd kept some.Margaret Eleanor Atwood
Like all twenty-one-year-old poets, I thought I would be dead by thirty, and Sylvia Plath had not set a helpful example. For a while there, you were made to feel that, if a poet and female, you could not really be serious about it unless you'd made a least one suicide attempt. So I felt I was running out of time.Margaret Eleanor Atwood
The day I became a poet was a sunny day of no particular ominousness. I was walking across the football field, not because I was sports-minded or had plans to smoke a cigarette behind the field house the only other reason for going there but because this was my normal way home from school. I was scuttling along in my usual furtive way, suspecting no ill, when a large invisible thumb descended from the sky and pressed down on the top of my head. A poem formed. It was quite a gloomy poem: the poems of the young usually are. It was a gift, this poem a gift from an anonymous donor, and, as such, both exciting and sinister at the same time. I suspect this is the way all poets begin writing poetry, only they don't want to admit it, so they make up more rational explanations. But this is the true explanation, and I defy anyone to disprove it.Margaret Eleanor Atwood
It's a feature of our age that if you write a work of fiction, everyone assumes that the people and events in it are disguised biography but if you write your biography, it's equally assumed you're lying your head off. This last may be true, at any rate of poets: Plato said that poets should be excluded from the ideal republic because they are such liars. I am a poet, and I affirm that this is true. About no subject are poets tempted to lie so much as about their own lives; I know one of them who has floated at least five versions of his autobiography, none of them true. I of course being also a novelist am a much more truthful person than that. But since poets lie, how can you believe me?Margaret Eleanor Atwood


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Kansas City Chiefs defeat Cleveland Browns, stay undefeated
Alex Smith threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs held off the scrappy Cleveland Browns late in the fourth quarter to preserve a 23-17 victory Sunday and remain the NFL's lone undefeated team.
The Chiefs (8-0), off to their best start since 2003, built a 20-7 lead late in the first half before the Browns (3-4) made it a game.
Jason Campbell, starting in place of the ineffective Brandon Weeden, threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns for the Browns.
The second scoring pass, a 17-yarder to Fozzy Whittaker out of the backfield, got Cleveland within a field goal early in the third quarter.
The Chiefs kept stopping the Browns down the stretch, though. They forced a turnover on downs with just over 2 minutes left, and Ryan Succop kicked his third field goal in the closing seconds to help seal the victory.
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With that said, let's take a quick look at those loose ends.
Crafting is Fun and Part of the Imago DeiJimmie said this:
I think that crafts are valuable for creativity, expression, and plain old fun.And Rachel's comment goes along with this:
However, I would also argue that crafting is, in and of itself, not just twaddle. We are inherently creative beings; that is one small piece of being made in the image of God. As such, I believe we are compelled to create.I'm tying these two comments together because one provides the reason for the other--children delight in creating because they are made in the image of the Creator. There is a verse which will nicely frame my next point:
When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.A lot of folks simply discard any sort of crafts as they grow older and enter into an adulthood that produces very little of beauty. But if we are going to say, and we say this truly, that the nature of the child is a reflection of the imago dei, that they create not because they are children but because they are human, then we have to ask the question: what does it mean to become a man in this area?
--I Corinthians 13:11
I think handicrafts answer that question. This is how crafts grow up. They become more, not less. They become valuable not just as a fun activity, but as an expression of beauty that can delight others, that can even delight the Lord who inspires them. They become a simple, lifelong source of joy.
A Little More on Crafts "Reinforcing Lessons"Do you remember when I posted quotes from Understood Betsy? I am thinking particularly of this:
It is possible that what stirred inside her head at that moment was her brain, waking up. She was nine years old, and she was in the third-A grade at school, but that was the first time she had ever had a thought of her very own. At home, Aunt Frances had always known exactly what she was doing, and had helped her over the hard places before she even knew they were there; and at school her teachers had been carefully trained to think faster than the scholars. Somebody had always been explaining things to Elizabeth Ann so carefully that she had never found out a single thing for herself before. This was a very small discovery, but it was her own. Elizabeth Ann was as excited about it as a mother bird over the first egg that hatches.I noticed a couple days ago that this quote is also posted over at Charlotte Mason Help. {I am really enjoying exploring that little corner of the Internet.} This quote is an introduction to considering Charlotte Mason's opinions on...are you ready for it?...elaborate lesson plans.
Lindafay, who was once a Teacher-of-the-Year as a public school teacher, explains in her article Let's Talk About Lesson Plans in a CM Education, that she used to be Super Teacher. It sounds to me like she probably created the best lesson plans one could imagine. She says that she planned out in advance all that her students would learn, the mental connections they would make, and so on. It sounds exactly what I remember studying in the one {tedious} education course I took in college.
Lindafay drops the bomb on this subject:
Miss Mason was very much against carefully prepared lessons that correlated several subjects together. She felt that this made the teacher do most of the work {thinking}, spoon-feeding information to the children while creating a teacher-dependent atmosphere. Instead, she believed children need to make those connections themselves.She has lots of quotes from Mason's works {which are quoting from scholars at the time of her writing}, and this article is well worth reading if you want to think through this subject.
Since we have been talking about crafts, I want to bring it back to crafts, and crafts only, because such quotes could open a really large can of worms, and, it being Advent and all, I really don't want to inadvertently talk myself into doing some sort of ten-day series on lesson plans.
It might scare away my readers!
And my self.
Moving on.
Mason quotes a certain Paterson who wrote:
Too much learning, without requiring any effort on the part of the student. The teacher works too hard to use all her training and experience, but the student does nothing. If education is made too easy, then students are robbed of the active mental challenge of learning. Learning can be a difficult challenge, but the exercise teaches students to concentrate and to work independently.Following this quote, Lindafay herself explains:
Eventually, I realized that during my teaching career, I had treated children like baby birds, chewing the food first and feeding them bit by bit as if they were helpless in this 'getting of knowledge' process.To put it in the terms I often use here on the blog, this is the difference between educating for freedom and educating for slavery. Students raised up to be dependent on teachers are intellectual slaves. Like Betsy, they are incapable of an independent thought life.
If we bring it back to crafts, when we teach on the verse, "We all like sheep have gone astray" and then break out the cotton balls and glue and make a sheep, we are not reinforcing an independent thought life.
In fact, we aren't even reinforcing the thought, because the thought is that we have all gone astray. If a child is familiar with sheep, he will know they are incredibly stupid creatures who desperately need direction, and he will connect that this means it is inevitable that we go astray. No amount of cotton balls will teach him this if he is not acquainted with sheep, but they just might distract from the point.
In my own home, I would rather see reinforcing-type crafts be spontaneous rather than carefully planned and executed because I thought they were cute and somehow connected to whatever was at hand. On day one of this discussion, Jami expressed this perfectly:
[H]ere creativity abounds and after reading about Egyptians the kids may get out the Sculpey clay and make jewelry Or they might draw and cut-out Greek paper dolls. Or draw elaborate maps and pictures from Wind in the Willows. These *could* be crafts, I suppose. But they don't feel like it. I think of these creations as 3-D narrations.Let's examine the difference here. In the former instance {the lesson-plan instance}, the teacher dictates the thoughts of the child and decides to reinforce her predetermined thoughts through a craft. In the latter, if I might embellish Jami's house a little bit, the teacher has set forth a feast of ideas. These ideas are living and active and they take hold of the imagination. Because of this, the children do crafts as a response and reflection of the ideas they are chewing on. In the end, we might have two identical pieces of clay jewelry, but one represents the teacher's thoughts and the other represents the child's thoughts.
Because the mind is nourished on ideas, our time as teachers is best spent learning how to help the child...have ideas. After that, narrations, even 3-D narrations, will happen quite naturally.
Purging Paper CraftsIn case you all didn't catch it, Rachel R. had a great post over on her blog on just this subject. She is taking a more direct route than what I have done in the past, which is to say, sneaking around my house in the dead of night throwing away paper projects. I will repeat what I commented there: I think the process she described will actually make her daughter a better artist. Go read it if you have "masterpieces" piling up all over your house.
On Not Being CraftyOne of the things we learn as home educating mothers is where we ourselves are lacking. Actually, motherhood in general teaches this, but giving lessons certainly opens doors to rooms we tried to close off, now doesn't it? We all got through school not being good at math/art/literature/spelling/whatever and now we go and decide to teach our children and there you have it: our flaws are back, staring us in the face again.
This last year has taught me two lessons: {1} Don't let ideals discourage or intimidate. Let them inspire. {2} View known and discovered weaknesses or aversions as a lack in my character, education, or formation.
Even though I only plan on discussing {2}, I put {1} in there because lots of times it is through ideals that we become aware of our weaknesses and aversions. I have spent time trying to embrace aspects of life which, ten years ago, I would have declared a complete waste of time. Let's just say I didn't grow up dreaming of a farm {even a microfarm} or hoping I'd own a flock of laying ducks. These things are things I have grown to love, but they are not a reflection of who I have always been.
It used to be that when I discovered that someone loved something I thought was silly or somehow inferior to my own interests, I thought that that person was somehow lacking. Now I see that it is I who am lacking, for God created a very big world, full of things worthy of being loved by mankind, and if I do not love those things, there is something lacking in me, not in what God has made.
We will never be perfect enough to teach our children everything. However, as we combat our own deficiencies before the watching eyes of our children, this just might be one of the greatest lessons we teach them. They will see that humans, not just human children, learn. They will see that old dogs really can learn new tricks. They will learn that flaws can be remedied, weaknesses made strong.
And we all build memories in the process.
I hope that, ten years from now, I will write a post and tell you all that I am, in fact, a crafty mom.
Where are you going to grow?
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I was already done writing this post when I noticed two wonderful comments. I would love to share them with any of you who did not catch them. The first is from Willa, and the second from Rahime.


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In not-unexpected news, Family Dollar has delayed its shareholder vote on a potential acquisition by Dollar Tree; the vote is now slated for Jan. 22, and analysts say this could bode well for a potential deal with industry giant Dollar General.
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Bethany Hamilton - Kauai Hawaii Surfing
On October 31, 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with friends Alana, Byron and Holt Blanchard. Around 7:30 a.m., she was lying sideways on her surfboard with her left arm dangling in the water, when a 15 ft tiger shark attacked her, ripping her left arm off just below the shoulder. If the shark had bitten 2 inches further in, the attack would have been fatal.
Bethany had lost almost 50% of her blood that morning. Her friends helped paddle her back to shore, and fashioned a tourniquet out of a surfboard leash around what was left of her arm before rushing her to Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Her dad was supposed to have a knee surgery that morning but she took his place in the operating room. She then spend six more days in recovery at the hospital.
Despite the trauma of the incident, Hamilton was determined to return to surfing. Three weeks after the incident, she returned to her board and went surfing again. Initially, she adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker which made it easier to paddle. She has observed that she has to kick a lot more to make up for the loss of her left arm. After teaching herself to surf with one arm, she has again begun surfing competitively. She is now back to using competitive performance short-boards again..


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I found out 3 months ago my husband was having an affair. As of now it been going on for 8 months. He is 49 I am 31 and the other women is 27 (she just turned 27 in September ) when I first found out he said he wanted a divorce then he said he wanted to work on it. He said he would end it and still has not. She lives in china which he goes to a few times a year for a family matter but this year he has been there more frequently. He told me before he left in September he would end it and ask for forgiveness but he didn't end it. We have 3 kids ages 7,9&11 together. We also have 2 businesses he leaves me to run while he is gone along with the kids the house and his messed up family drama (a lady 20 years younger than his dad is taking advantage of him while he is ill with cancer) I love him I just don't know what to do anymore about the whole situation . Should I wait for him to end it with her or should I just move on? HELP
|Wed, 11-20-2013 - 9:31am
You can't fix something by yourself. He's still spending your family's money to go and mess around with another woman, and could be infecting you with STDs if you're still having relations with him. He has shown you his ethics. He is a cheater and doesn't care enough about you to be faithful. Caring, ethical, mature men who are not happy in a marriage try to fix it with communication and/or counseling. If it's irreperable, they get a divorce, ending one relationship before starting a new one. Get an attorney and file for divorce. You deserve a faithful man who treats you like the treasure you are. Give yourself a good year or two of being alone without a man and learn to be happy by yourself before sharing your happiness with another guy. I'm sorry this has happened to you. Good luck.
|Wed, 11-20-2013 - 2:21pm
wow .. I dont even know how to respond to this but your issues and your Hubby must go way back .
He does sound like a serial cheater and wont stop? Heck. he doesnt even care and that sounds like he is somewhat sociopathic.. There must be a history of his behavior that you might have known about but ignored.. hey I have been there myself.
Yes I would if I were you get into counseling and go as often as it will help you.. Also find some support groups to get through this and also yes find a really good lawyer and see what they say and what advice they have for you.. sounds like financially if you split the business and all you will be okay... You will also get child support.. Heck if you are doing this all alone now and without him then you can do it if he is totally out of the picture. You might even do better when you heal because you wont have all of that emotional baggage..
well there is a betrayed spouse board on here you may want to check out also.
Oh;and surround yourself with good family and friends to help you heal at this time.
Good Luck
|Fri, 12-27-2013 - 8:13pm
I would ask you 'why you value him more than yourself'? I ask that with as much Luv as I can send your way.
You are doing ALL of the hard work and he is reaping ALL the benefits. His life sounds like fun, full of adventure and a young female waiting. You are doing all of the hard work and continue to wait.
i can not tell you to do what I was not strong enough to do - but what I can offer is this - if you want to find yourself turning 64 living with a husband who continued to cheat for as many years as we have been married continue to wait. BUT
if you believe you are deserving of the best life has to offer see him for what he is and NOT what you want him to be
He has shown you what he is BELIEVE HIM! I know it hurts, but trust me the hurt will continue as long as you allow him to be the captain of your ship.


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For better sexual and reproductive health, steer clear of foods that make you feel sluggish and kill your libido
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Some interesting tips. I know I would have a hard time giving up my coffee. Oh my...crackers and cheese too?
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Car Crash Claims Life Of Man In Northeast El Paso
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Man allegedly runs red light and collides with another car
A deadly car crash claimed the life of a man in Northeast El Paso early this morning. Police tell us he was driving a white van on Gateway North at Dyer when he ran a red light and collided with a white Sedan. Emergency crews found him dead at the scene. Two other people involved in the accident were taken to Thomason Hospital with minor injuries.
We're told the man had tools in the van, which made it difficult for investigators to remove the body. Witnesses tried to rescue the man, but they were unsuccessful. They tell us the victim's van smelled strongly of alcohol. Investigators have not determined whether speed or alcohol were factors in this crash.


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Unconditional Love Try it Sometime
It's been four months since my last article and for those of you who have been wondering my existence, I took a spiritual sabbatical to find my life's true purpose and calling. Throughout that time I discovered and found God in my life and since then, I been striving to be the most thoughtful, loving and giving person I can possibly be, simply because my heart tells me so. While the heart is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body it can also pump volumes of love that can penetrate deeper than the deepest ocean. In my opinion, this hollow, cone-shaped muscle approximately the size of your wrist with the weight of 10 ounces is the most powerful, resilient and multidimensional organ in the human body. http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/heart1.htm
As humans we all have felt the feelings of love, praise, betrayal, isolation, disappointment, faith, rejection, joy, anxiety, pain, hope, acceptance and trust just to name a few. For some people, their lives are filled with joyous memories and events yet for others their lives are filled with unexplained and continuous hardships too difficult to endure and bear. Sometimes these hardships are too painful too share so we decide to face it on our own and hope our joy comes in the morning. As far as I can remember, my life consisted of trials and hardships that consumed every fiber of my being allowing me to drown in worry, pain and insecurity for numerous years. I often wondered why do bad things happen to good people? Why me when my heart is full of endless love and compassion? No matter how many times people disappointed me I always forgave, I kept my eyes above the water and I turned the other cheek. Deep in my pain, I continued hoping and praying that the grace I bestowed upon them will one day remind them to bestow grace towards others. Love is more than a word that comes out of your mouth, more than what is printed on a card or on a frame and more than what is seen in a movie.
Love is the selfless act one can give to another through acts of kindness and placing people's needs first instead of yours. Unconditional love often seen between parents and children are one of a kind and absolutely precious. How about applying unconditional love with friends, family, relationships, neighbors, strangers and the "outcasts" of society? In a world where status, wealth, titles, physical appearance and other baseless "qualifications" set the tone on how to treat people we should shift our focus by examining people's hearts and actions. Life is short so why does tragedy need to occur for people to finally wake up and change? Take a chance and start loving people unconditionally now. For example, if your spouse cheated on you (as difficult as it is) learn to forgive and don't let anger and pride destroy your marriage, remember that love is the root and the reason that brought you and your spouse together. If a friend or a colleague betrayed you, learn to forgive and extend an olive branch because living in peace although in pain is greater than hate. If you see a homeless person have compassion and buy him a sandwich or a beverage because in their eyes you are their angel. If you see someone being picked on at work or at school, befriend and invite her in even if doing so may severely undermine your reputation. If someone is crying for help, make time to listen, offer him a hug and lend your support. My parents used to tell me "life is an ocean and until you enter someone's life you'll never understand nor appreciate the magnitude and depth of that life". Over the years, I have read numerous self-improvement, leadership and historical books to gain inspiration and enlightenment; however, the positive takeaways from those accounts were always short-lived. Since the sabbatical, I now grasp the essence of unconditional love by having read the story of Jesus Christ. Having accepted Christ into my life exactly two months ago, I've made it my purpose to live each day by extending grace, mercy, favor and love to all those around me because unless your life is perfect we all need it sometime.
If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but a croaking rusty gate. If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, 'jump,' and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere.
So no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.
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The Horror Section's Jay Clarke checks in with a guest blog post detailing the debauchery at the first annual Shock Stock convention in London, Ontario.
This weekend I headed into London, Ontario for the first annual Shock Stock horror convention. A pair of life-long genre fans named James Bialkowski and Jake Grimbo have been running movie screenings as The Grim Brothers in their hometown for years, but this is the first time they've orchestrated a full-fledged event. It was held last Friday through Sunday at the Centennial Hall in downtown London.
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Daddy's Little Monster: The Return of the Living Dead
To quote Sara Lee, "Some people don't like some things, but nobody doesn't like… brain-eating zombies!" Alright, not word for word, but zombies have always been a popular horror staple, especially in our household. From Romero's series to Shaun of the Dead, right up to the recent TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead, the "deceased and mobile" have been a regular fixture in Emma's "education". That's why, for our next film, I decided we should fill in one of the crucial blanks in her zombie repertoire: Dan O'Bannon's cult classic horror-comedy, The Return of the Living Dead.
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Best New England Inns for the Fall
Filed Under: Connecticut, Fall, Maine, top hotelsGone are the barbeques and beaches of summer, and in are the crisp air, pumpkin spices, and crunching leaves of fall. Now that autumn is on the verge of its commencement, we're ready to drive up to New England to wander around and soak in the vibrant foliage. To take the trouble out of where to go, Oyster.com found the best locales in the region for leaf peepers to explore the lush outdoors and curl up with some apple cider after with a loved one.
Christopher Dodge House
Providence, Rhode IslandAs one of New England's most populated cities, Providence still has small town charm. Though the Rhode Island capital boasts its share of fine dining and high-end boutiques, Providence is the quintessential getaway for leaf peepers -- filled with tree-lined walkways and lush park gardens.
For the best view to see the changing leaves, the Christopher Dodge House sits in a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of town, and it is still just a short walk from neighboring green spaces like Roger Williams Park. After exploring the golden outdoors, guests can head back to the B&B and relax with a cup of hot tea and cookies around the fireplace inside each room.
The Wauwinet
Nantucket, MassachusettsBoston may be one of the most iconic destinations for fall, but the smaller seaside towns in Massachusetts are the best places to see autumn at its finest. Just off the mainland of the state is the island of Nantucket -- 100 miles and ferry ride away from Beantown. The former whaling community is lined by endless harbors and beachfront, and it has a classic fall allure with its scattered lighthouses and cobblestone streets.
On the island's secluded northern tip is The Wauwinet, a neighborhood village inn. The 32-room property offers a traditional New England experience with cozy guestrooms or private cottages, daily port wine and cheese hours, seasonal drinks in the library and nature trails surrounding the lawns. Even though Boston is one of the most popular fall getaways, Nantucket is a serene alternative with equal parts fall beauty and New England charm.
Morris, ConnecticutIn picturesque western Connecticut, the small town of Morris surrounds Bantam Lake and it has gorgeous open fields for miles. Just outside the city limits is the Winvian, a rustic and stately property with 18 cottages in the remote countryside.
The space is perfect for experiencing the fall outdoors, with free recreational activities like badminton, croquet, mountain biking and 113 acres of sprawling land for hikes. For an added dose of Mother Nature's finest, the on-site farm-to-table restaurant has plenty of excellent seasonal eats, straight from the garden out back.
Amee Farm
Pittsfield, VermontVermont may be New England's ski capital, but its majestic hills and wooded areas also make it a premier fall getaway. About an hour from the capital city of Montpelier are the secluded farmlands of Pittsfield.
Amee Farm is a B&B that rests on 40 acres in the small town. It has hiking and horseback riding trails, traditional wood-accented décor and a wrap-around porch with excellent mountain views. Morris is perfect for leaf peepers ready jump into the season.
James Place Inn
Northern MaineThe pristine natural beauty of Maine boasts one of the best fall experiences in all of New England. Just 20 miles outside Portland, Maine's largest city, is Freeport. The Cumberland County community is one of Maine's popular fishing villages, with plenty of open outdoors to view the changing trees and possibly even a few moose.
For nearby accommodations, the 7-room James Place Inn is located off a residential stretch of road and has elegant country décor, in-room wood-burning fireplaces and delicious homemade breakfasts. Between the state's abundance of lobster and foliage each fall, this Maine town has everything for a great leaf-peeper getaway.


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According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as of the end of fiscal year 2010, the balance of reported unpaid federal taxes was about $330 billion. Given the many challenges that IRS faces, the enforcement of the tax laws and the tax code is on GAO's list of high-risk areas. GAO was asked to (1) determine, to the extent possible, the magnitude of known unpaid federal taxes for individuals who were issued passports in fiscal year 2008; and (2) identify examples of passport recipients who have known unpaid federal taxes. GAO reviewed data from the Department of State (State) and IRS. To identify examples for detailed audit and investigation, GAO chose a nonrepresentative selection of 25 passport recipients based on a number of factors, including amount of taxes owed. These case studies were chosen, among other things, by the more egregious amount of federal taxes owed and cannot be generalized beyond the cases presented.
State issued passports to about 16 million individuals during fiscal year 2008; of these, over 224,000 individuals (over 1 percent) owed over $5.8 billion in unpaid federal taxes as of September 30, 2008. State is not authorized to restrict the issuance of passports to individuals because they owe federal taxes. In addition, federal law does not permit IRS to disclose taxpayer information, including unpaid federal taxes, to State officials unless the taxpayer consents. In contrast, federal law permits certain restrictions on the issuance of passports to individuals, such as individuals owing child support debts over $2,500. For 2008, the estimated amount of unpaid federal taxes is likely understated because it excludes individuals who have not filed tax returns or underreported income. In addition, according to State officials, State cannot compel a passport applicant to provide a Social Security Number (SSN). As a result, State's records sometimes did not contain a valid SSN, which is necessary to match passport data to IRS data. Also, the number of passport holders and dollars owed only includes 1 year of passports that were issued, substantially understating the total tax debt for all passport holders. GAO judgmentally selected 25 passport recipients to investigate for abuse related to the federal tax system or criminal activity. Of these cases, at least 10 passport recipients had been indicted or convicted of federal laws. In addition, IRS assessed trust fund recovery penalties on several passport recipients when the individual did not remit payroll taxes to the federal government. Rather than fulfill their role as trustees of this money and forward it to IRS, they diverted the money for other purposes. Willful failure to remit payroll taxes is a felony under U.S. law. Some of these individuals accumulated substantial wealth and assets, including million-dollar houses and luxury vehicles, while failing to pay their federal taxes. At least 16 passport recipients traveled outside the country while owing federal taxes. At least 4 passport recipients resided in another country at the time of GAO's investigation. Two individuals used the identities of deceased individuals to fraudulently obtain passports and then used these passports to travel to Mexico, France, and Africa. In one case, the unpaid tax debt belonged to a deceased individual, and in the other case, the debt was incurred by the imposter. We referred these 2 cases to IRS for further investigation. If Congress is interested in pursuing a policy of linking federal tax debt collection to passport issuance, it may consider taking steps to enable State to screen and prevent individuals who owe federal taxes from receiving passports. This could include asking State and IRS to jointly study policy and practical issues and develop options with appropriate criteria and privacy safeguards. State provided technical comments which we incorporated into the report as appropriate.
Matter for Congressional Consideration
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Matter: If Congress is interested in pursuing the policy strategy of linking federal tax debt collection to passport issuance as an approach to help reduce the federal deficit and to increase taxpayer compliance with tax laws, it may wish to consider taking steps to enable and require the Secretary of State to screen and prevent individuals who owe federal taxes from receiving passports, to include establishing criteria for specific categories of passport holders and waivers as appropriate. To do this, Congress may wish to ask the Secretary of State and Commissioner of Internal Revenue to jointly study policy and practical issues and develop options for further consideration, including developing appropriate criteria and safeguards.
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Key Features
- 16.3MP APS-C "X-Trans" CMOS sensor
- 6 frames per second continuous shooting
- 49-area contrast detection AF system
- ISO 200-6400, expandable up to 25,600
- 1080 HD video
- 3.0 inch LCD with 1,230,000 dots
- Hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder
- Raw and Raw + JPEG shooting
- Flash hotshoe
- SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot
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|Body type
|Body type
|Rangefinder-style mirrorless
|Max resolution
|4896 x 3264
|Other resolutions
|4896x2760,264 × 3264, 3456x2304, 3456x1944, 2304 × 230, 2496x1664, 2496x1408 , 1664 × 1664
|Image ratio w:h
|1:1, 3:2, 16:9
|Effective pixels
|16 megapixels
|Sensor size
|APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm)
|Sensor type
|EXR Pro
|Auto (400), Auto (800), Auto (1600), Auto (3200), 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400 (100, 12800, 25600 with boost)
|White balance presets
|Custom white balance
|Yes (1)
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|Uncompressed format
|JPEG quality levels
|Fine, Normal
|Optics & Focus
|Digital zoom
|Manual focus
|Lens mount
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|Screen / viewfinder
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|Screen size
|Screen dots
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|Live view
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|Maximum shutter speed
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|Aperture priority
|Shutter priority
|Manual exposure mode
|Subject / scene modes
|Built-in flash
|External flash
|Yes (via hot-shoe with EF-20, EF-42, EF-X20)
|Flash modes
|Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain
|Continuous drive
|6.0 fps
|Yes (2 or 10 sec)
|Metering modes
|Exposure compensation
|±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
|AE Bracketing
|(at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
|WB Bracketing
|Videography features
|1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (24 fps)
|Storage types
|USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
|Yes (Mini connector)
|Environmentally sealed
|Battery Pack
|Battery description
|Lithium-Ion NP-W126 rechargeable battery & charger
|Battery Life (CIPA)
|Weight (inc. batteries)
|450 g (0.99 lb / 15.87 oz)
|140 x 82 x 43 mm (5.51 x 3.23 x 1.69″)
|Other features
|Orientation sensor
|Timelapse recording
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The X-Pro1 marks Fujifilm's entry into the high-end mirrorless interchangeable-lens market, and combines excellent image quality with fluid handling. The hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder is excellent, but autofocus is relatively slow and manual focus doesn't work very well.
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much improved AF
I just want to add about the AF performance with the latest firmware (at the time of writing). It's much improved in accuracy as I always get the perfect focus ever since. But the AF speed is still only slightly improved, still on the slow side. It doesn't bother me at all. So for now, I'm perfectly happy with this camera I use X-Pro1 for my fun and travel camera. My working camera is my D800
Great IQ but some Quirks too...
See my X-E1 review for relevant comments, but the long and short of it is: 1. Amazing IQ in OOC jpegs. 2. Great high ISO in OOC jpegs. 3. Beautiful lenses. 4. Awkward RAW processing. The XPRO-1 also has a sub-standard EVF and I found the OVF kind of annoying to be honest. The Leica cameras do a much better rangefinder implementation and most are more accurate frame lines too. The XPRO-1 is a gorgeous camera but is implemented a bit clumsily IMHO. Problems: Awkward RAW processing. Sub-standard ...
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this is my new mate for a half year now :-) When I go outdoor every day he's with me :-) amazing camera! Problems: none!
Simply the best IQ I can find
Incomparable IQ. Outstanding high ISO performance (no NR required up to ISO 1600). Slow to focus. 35mm and 60mm lenses beautiful, esp. 35mm. Great handling. Small and light compared with an SLR, big compared to M4/3 or today's point-and-shoot cameras. You can carry it with a couple of lenses all day without noticing. Problems: Slow to focus. Exposure adjustment does not work in manual mode with Auto ISO.
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Battery life of X-Pro1 using OVF only?
hi folks. looking at X-Pro1 as potential backup to my DSLR set-up for my work (outdoors publication). does anyone know how much difference using the OVF only makes to the X-Pro1 battery life? i realise it's a bit of a general question, but any past experiences, etc., would be great to see. Cheers, Juz
I have gotten 600ish out of one battery using the X-P1 viewfinder only. I took it on a trip to Portland earlier this year and realized I forgot the charger. So I decided to not chimp and even tried to not use the menus. I regularly get 400 out of a battery with a mix of the EVF and OVF and some chimping. Continue Reading
I had no issue getting 250 shots using only the EVF and LCD, and leaving the camera on between shots (so it was probably running the EVF a lot when it was against my chest since it was on eye detect for viewfinder. RAW mode. Agree, even the genuine Fuji batteries are only like $30 US on Amazon currently. They jump around a bit in price. The batteries last long enough to get to a point where batteries can be swapped out. Obviously it is nice to have an SLR where you might be able to shoot all day on one battery, but I don't see changing batteries as a problem. Eric Continue Reading
If you only use OVF and no LCD you can expect 2 times more shots probably around 300 It also depends on the quality of recorded shots and for ex if you record both L JPEG and RAW But even in OVF with histogram (no economy that dramatically slows down the AF) the camera is chattering all the time (neraly inaudible now) and that takes power By switching on/off you will minimize the consumption Anyway seems to me a non issue since extra generic batteries are cheap, small, and light and carrying 2 extra batteries just in case is not a problem for a day shoot Continue Reading
Shouldn't Tony Northrup give a training to some reviewers not to mess up equvalence calculations?
This morning I was watching this A7S vs GH4 review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O76Ci8MDGhI and I was shocked the myriads of mistakes this reviewer made. After learning from Tony Northrup how to do equivalence calculation properly, this reviewer messes up things completely: he simply ignores to do the proper aperture conversion math. Another mistake is that he simply ignores that (pro and advanced enthusiast) videographers don't use autofocus at all, and they are not rely on native lenses; on the contrary, they prefer real manual-focus (click-less, if possible) lenses of old times or recent cine lenses. The other reviewer MichaelTheMentor at least does not messes up equivalence calculation; but, he simply compares the two video-oriented camera with his high-burst, auto-focus oriented photography approach. What a disappointment, I liked the reviews of these guys but they lost credibility. Steve Huff, too, when giving a review of Fujinon lenses on XPro1, he simply forgets to ...
Guys, (1) think of exposure as the amount gathered per unit of area, e.g. mm2. (2) think of amount of light gathered as the exposure times the number or area units. Three inches of rain is three inches of rain (amount of exposure ), whether it hits your umbrella or an entire soccer field - but the soccer field gathers a lot more water (amount of light) A larger sensor gathers more light, because it is larger, assuming that it is using the same exposure as a smaller sensor. When you view an image, the enlargement of the image is proportional to the size of the sensor that took the image - this controls the DOF and noise levels that you see. Equivalency exposure is when DOF and noise levels are similar between the two formats, and involves the crop-ratio between the two sensors. Equivalent exposure, within a single sensor, lets you trade ... Continue Reading
Your photo caption isn't correct. Andrew Continue Reading
Light gathering, yes. Exposure, no. Continue Reading
X-E1 vs X-Pro1
Hi guys, Despite being a regular visitor of DPR for a few years this is my first post here, and i'm hoping you can help! I've come to the conclusion that I want to move on from my NEX-7, the only problem is I'm not sure what to do next :) I used to own both a Nikon D300 and a GH1, which I used for stills / video. I've since sold both of these and moved on to a Sony NEX-7, which has been fantastic, but the restricted lens choices are beginning to frustrate me. I don't intend to buy a 24mm Zeiss lens, when the Fuji lenses are roughly half the cost - it just seems wildly overpriced. So now I've come round to the conclusion that I should get either an X-E1 or an X-Pro1 and sell my NEX in the process. The problem I have is that the X-Pro1 is currently on offer in the UK until the end of October. If you buy it with one XF lens, you'll get a second XF lens free. This means you can pick up the X-Pro1 with two lenses for roughly the same cost as the X-E1 with two lenses. However, I'm ...
I'm 50-50 even though I'm using the XPro1. The reason is, if you have only one viewfinder, you don't face the hassle of switching. When I am shooting close, I tend to switch to EVF. Also, the EVF is more accurate than the OVF. When you half press, you get to see whether you have the correct subject in focus. XE1 is lighter and smaller and that's a nice advantage because I like the size of the X100 (similar size), not to say that I dislike the XPro1 size. Continue Reading
I would buy the X-E1 if you don't need the OVF. Mostly because of the better EVF. For many people the built-in flash is also nice to have. The LCD screen of the X-PRO1 is better, but I don't dislike the one on the X-E1. It's good enough for me. You can easily judge sharpness on it. Continue Reading
Even if I could get the XPro1 for the same price, I'd still buy the XE1. My reasoning is the better EVF. It's much more important to me to see better when I'm shooting than to see better when I'm reviewing. There's no reason for me to be tempted by the XPro1 because I don't like bigger and I would never use the OVF. Plus, it's not like the LCD on the XE1 is bad. Far from it. If you want smaller, lighter, better EVF, pop-up flash (that can be bounced) and better mic input, go for XE1. If you prefer a slightly larger camera and really want the Hybrid Viewfinder, go with the XPro1. Amy Continue Reading
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