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Three years ago the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enacted a far-reaching health reform law that politicians and the media hailed as a model for other states and the federal government. Indeed that law has become the major blueprint for health system change on a national scale, and its advocates are aggressively marketing some variation of the Massachusetts plan as the reform of choice. Until recently, there has been little analysis of how the law has worked. Today we begin a series of posts that will explore the Massachusetts law with an eye toward helping the press and the public understand the flashpoints as legislation based on the Bay State's experiment winds its way through Congress. The entire series is archived here.
In mid-February, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen held a press conference alerting the media to the shortcomings of Massachusetts health reform. Familiar supporters of national health insurance—or a "single-payer system," as it's now euphemistically called—acknowledged that the law had had some success, but also pointed out several problems that up to that point had not been widely discussed. Dr. Rachel Nardin, who heads the Massachusetts chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, noted that having health insurance was not the same as getting health care. Thirteen percent of people in the state who had insurance still could not pay for some health services, and 13 percent could not pay for their medicines, she said. Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, a professor at the Harvard Medical School, explained how the law encouraged the overuse of costly high-tech care while damaging the finances of safety-net hospitals.
The report—and an open letter to Senator Edward Kennedy, signed by 500 of the state's doctors and urging Kennedy to push for a single-payer plan instead of a Massachusetts knock-off—got some press pick-up; but not as much as Public Citizen's PR folks had hoped. The Boston Globe ran a short piece, and CBS gave it a mention. It was mostly specialized and trade pubs, though, like The Hill, Investor's Business Daily, Health Plan Insider, and McKnight's Long Term Care News, that carried the story.
Last week the Institute for America's Future, a leftish advocacy group, released a similar report documenting what it considered failings in Massachusetts. Its key conclusion: "Since the Massachusetts plan does not contain any mechanisms for reining in the rapidly increasing cost of health care, the plan has limited potential for long-term sustainability." Press coverage was still scant. Jonathan Cohn picked it up for his blog, Philip Klein posted on the American Spectator blog, and the Boston Herald ran a brief piece.
But the messengers of negative news, nevertheless, tried to put a positive spin on their poor-to-mediocre press showing. Angela Bradbery, Public Citizen's communications director, said her staff had tried hard to generate interest at all the major news outlets, and that she was pleased that 250 journalists opened the press release. "We think it will greatly improve the coverage of this issue as the health debate unfolds." And even good reporters are just "getting up to speed on health care choices," said Diane Archer, a researcher at the Institute. She believes her group will have a long-term impact even if its report didn't get next-day, nation-wide coverage.
The lack of media coverage that honestly looks at the successes and the failures of the Massachusetts plan, however, stands in stark contrast to the near-universal press enthusiasm that greeted the passage of the law in April 2006. Photos of Senator Kennedy, then-Governor Mitt Romney, and representatives of the state's medical establishment and consumer organizations congratulating themselves—and headlines like "A Health Fix That Is Not A Fantasy" in The New York Times—seemed to say it all. Romney himself got a lot of ink when he proclaimed that "Massachusetts is leading the way with health insurance for everyone, without a government takeover and without raising taxes."
The law essentially left in place the existing health insurance structure and rearranged money within the system. It required no serious cost-containment measures that would have assured the program's future, but would have cut into the profits of the state's powerful medical and insurance interests. Employers still cover their workers, insurance companies still sell policies that pay for care at the state's high-end hospitals, and a federal infusion of cash allows the state to expand Medicaid coverage.


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Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest carmaker launched its compact sedan Swift Dzire on 1st February, 2012. It is basically a chopped down version of the old Dzire sedan, which was introduced way back in 2008. Both models look identical except the rear end, as with the New Swift Dzire the company cut down the boot to make it a sub-4 metre sedan. This has helped the company enjoy excise benefits and keep its costs down. Ever since its launch in India, Maruti Suzuki India managed to sell more than 12,000 units of the vehicle every month and is now the top selling sedan in the country.
Based on the Swift hatchback platform, the compact sedan carries over the same engine configuration which also powers its smaller sibling. It is being offered in both petrol and diesel avatars. The car is available in three trim levels - L, V and Z in both petrol and diesel versions. The petrol model gets the automatic gearbox as well, and is available in VXi AT variant, the other gasoline variants are LXi, VXi and ZXi. The diesel variants are LDi, VDi and ZDi, with prices starting from Rs. 6 lakh for entry level models. The petrol Dzire is priced at Rs. 5.03 lakh for entry level model, while the top-of-the line variant is tagged at Rs. 6.85 lakh.
Under the hood, the new Maruti Swift Dzire petrol gets the tried and tested 1.2-litre engine that churns out a maximum power output of 86bhp and 114Nm of peak torque. Power is transmitted to front wheels via five-speed manual transmission. It is also available with a 4-speed manual transmission. The diesel Dzire is the most popular version of the sedan in India, and is powered by the immensely popular 1.3-litre DDiS aka Multi-Jet engine that develops 74bhp of power and 190Nm of peak torque. The petrol version of the sedan is claimed to offer an excellent fuel economy of 19.1kmpl in the manual version, while the automatic version returns 17.4kmpl of mileage. The oil burner delivers a whooping 23.4kmpl of mileage.
With 3995mm of length, the Dzire looks more of a notchback rather than a saloon. The vehicle is specially designed and developed for the Indian car market, and is only sold in our country. Based on the new Swift platform which is bigger than its predecessor, MSI has fixed a boot keeping it sub 4-metre in length. This resulted in chopped down boot space and the luggage carrying capacity offered by the new Dzire stands at 316 litres, significantly lesser than its previous model. The compact sedan is capacious enough to accommodate five adults comfortably, thanks to an increased wheelbase of 40mm from its previous generation model.
Despite being a budget friendly notchback, the Swift Dzire is fully loaded with several safety, comfort and convenience and entertainment features, making it a great value for money car. Features like Anti-lock braking system with Brake assist, dual SRS airbags, central locking and others keep passengers safe on the go.
In 2012, Maruti Suzuki India took an excellent step by launching the size and price cut version of the Swift Dzire in the country. Ever since its introduction in India, it has been the country's top selling compact sedan. The company stripped down the boot, which seems to be the major change made to the original model, benefiting the car in excise duty and helping its maker to price it competitively. The new car boot space is now 124 litres lesser than its predecessor, however, the increased wheelbase of 40mm and enhanced width and height by 5mm and 25mm, respectively, make it look more spacious from inside than earlier.
The new Swift Dzire comes loaded with slated black grille, new headlights, body colored bumper and newly designed fog lamps. The front facade of the new car looks similar to that of its previous generation model, however, it features an extended hood and headlights are bigger than before. The front is very identical to the Swift hatchback. The ORVMs are now fitted with turn indicators. The rear is the one area that witnessed maximum changes, mainly because of the chopped down boot. The boot has not just helped the company price it competitively, the car looks more stylish as well with thick chrome bars.
Like the Swift hatch, the entry level and mid variants of the notchback feature the 14-inch steel wheels. The top-of-the line models come equipped with 15-inch alloy wheels, making it looks sportier and aggressive. The notchback features tubeless tyres of 165/80 R14 size for 14-inch wheels and 185/65 R15 for 15-inch wheels.
The compact sedan is based on the new Swift platform, thus featuring an extended wheelbase. The vehicle now has a wheelbase of 2430mm, where the older version had 2390mm of wheelbase. This increase of 40mm has further enhances the interior space. With significant reduction in boot space, the new Dzire now measures 3995mm, which has helped the company to save the excise duty. The height of the compact sedan is 1555mm and width is 1695mm, which again is an increase of 5mm and 25mm, respectively.
Maruti Swift Dzire comes equipped with decent looking and comfortable interiors. With the increased wheelbase, the new Dzire offers roomier cabin to accommodate five passengers comfortably. When it comes to quality, the new model has an upper hand over its predecessor, though it still needs improvement. The dual-tone interior offers a decent feel, as the black paint covers the dashboard and door panels, while the rest of the cabin gets the elegant beige scheme. The centre console of the sedan gets silver chrome touches. The door handles, steering wheel and AC vents also get the silver chrome lining, which further enhances the overall beauty of the car.
The new Swift Dzire gets some stylish upgrades everywhere in the cabin including instrument cluster, seats and manually tilt adjustable steering. For music lovers, the company has fitted a good quality Nippon music system with four speakers and two tweeters. Additionally, it also features FM radio and USB as standard with the music system. The vehicle features adjustable headrest, seatbelt height adjustment and a rear centre armrest to offer soothing experience to passengers as well as the driver. The top-of-the line variant of the new Dzire boasts with high-end features including automatic climate control, electrically operated ORVMs, steering mounted control and others.
Engine & Transmission
The new Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire is being offered in both petrol and diesel options. While the petrol model gets the 1.2-litre K-Series engine, the diesel model houses the reliable 1.3-litre Multi-Jet engine. The company has added Variable Valve Timing (VVT) technology with the petrol mill, which makes it an even more powerful and efficient mill. With a displacement of 1197cc, this motor churns out a maximum power output of 86bhp at 6000rpm and a peak torque of 114Nm at 4000rpm. The engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission, which transmits power to front wheels of the car. The VXi model is also available with a four-speed automatic transmission. The petrol mill produces 2bhp more than its predecessor, thanks to VVT.
The Swift Dzire diesel gets the 1.3-litre Multi-jet, DOHC (Double Over Head Camshaft), DDis diesel engine, paired with a fuel injection system with turbocharger and intercooler combination. This engine is capable of developing 74bhp of top power at 4000rpm and top torque of 190Nm at 2000rpm. The power is transmitted to front wheels via a five-speed manual transmission. The Multijet engine is known for its best-in class performance, and this engine feels very smooth and offers very low NVH (Noise, vibration and harshness) levels along with impressive fuel economy.
Performance & Handling
Being offered in both the petrol and diesel guise, the new Swift Dzire is considered to be more fuel efficient and high on performance than its predecessor. The petrol model gets the 1.2L k-series engine, which is now fitted with Variable Valve Timing (VVT) technology, which increases its power output by 2bhp to 86bhp. The diesel model features the 1.3-litre multi-jet engine, which is unquestionably the most reliable, refined and fuel efficient engine. The vehicle offers an excellent driving experience and hassle free ride. The new Swift Dzire carries over the suspension from its older version, but the rear torsion beam with coil spring suspension is tuned to offer more comfort. The increased wheelbase provides an aggressive stance and its wider wheels improve the stability. The five-speed gearbox is added smartly to the sedan, helping it sail smoothly both on city roads and highways.
The compact sedan has an increased turning radius of 4.8 metre, but the ride quality is impressive. The 170mm of ground clearance helps it drive through rugged Indian terrains quite comfortably. With the addition of Anti-lock braking system with brake assist and EBD (electronic brake force distribution), the braking mechanism of the car is improved.
The petrol powered Swift Dzire accelerates to 100kmph from stand still in just 13 seconds, with a top-speed of 160kmph. On the other hand, the multijet diesel engine takes 14.2 seconds to reach 100kmph mark from zero and has a top speed of 162kmph.
Braking System
Maruti Swift Dzire comes equipped with decent braking mechanism to avoid any disaster. The front wheels are fitted with ventilated disc brakes, while the rear wheels get the drum brakes. The ventilation in disc brakes avoids the wear and tear of wheels during brake application. Similar to its smaller sibling, the front suspension of the compact sedan is of Mc Pherson strut with coil spring type, while the rear suspension is of torsion beam with coil spring. It comes equipped with various advanced braking mechanism such as ABS (Anti-lock braking system) with Brake Assist, which avoids the wheels from locking-up and skidding during sudden and panic braking situations.
Maruti Suzuki India has tuned both the 1.2-litre K-Series petrol and 1.3-litre multijet diesel engine options for improved efficiency. The oil burner delivers an excellent fuel economy of around 17-18kmpl in city conditions and 22-23kmpl on highways; however with ARAI certification the company claims it to offer a mileage of 23.4kmpl. Talking about Dzire petrol, the K-series engine returns a decent 15kmpl of mileage in city and around 19kmpl of highways. However, the number comes down in automatic version, as it offers a fuel efficiency of 17.4kmpl.
Safety Features
Maruti engineers have taken care of safety and security of the occupants in the Swift Dzire. The compact sedan comes equipped with various features such as front dual SRS airbags, anti-lock braking system, brake assist, ELR seatbelts, engine drag control system and others. It also gets central locking, power door locks, child safety locks, anti theft alarm, night rear view mirror, halogen headlamps, door ajar warning, side impact beams and engine immobilizer.
The new Maruti Swift Dzire is smartly positioned between hatchbacks and mid-sized saloons. The notchback is capacious enough to seat five adults comfortably; however, the boot space feels less due to its sub-4 metre length. The vehicle is priced cheaper than before and offers more power and fuel efficiency than earlier. Its 1.3-litre multijet powered version is one of the best diesel engines available in the country that offers excellent drivability and impressive NVH level.
Maruti Swift Dzire vs Honda Amaze
Honda Amaze is no doubt the closest competitor of the India's best selling compact sedan 'Maruti Swift Dzire'. Based on the Brio platform, the notchback provides much sportier and refreshing looks than the conventional Swift Dzire design. Moreover, Honda Amaze diesel also offers the best-in-class mileage. With 25.8kmpl of whooping fuel economy, the Amaze surely outsmarts its competitors. Both the sedans offers comfortable and spacious cabin. However, Swift Dzire has a better looking dashboard. Honda Amaze diesel gets the 1.5-litre i-DTEC engine that churns out a maximum power output of 98bhp, which is again best in the segment. However, when we talk about drivability and ride quality, Swift Dzire's 1.3-litre Multi-jet with low NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) is more fun to drive vehicle on high speeds. The petrol versions of both the cars are powerful, refined and reliable.
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all i want for christmas is us...
what a blessing to be with family and loved ones during the holidays... my family visited me in singapore for christmas weekend and it was a very welcome respite from the daily grind of working with migrants and trafficked women and children.
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The dark version of the cigar that started it all for what was once a small cigar shop in the Little Havana section of Miami, the La Gloria Cubana Maduro offers classic Cuban-style flavor and quality galore. The El Credito factory, with its Cuban-native torcedors cigar and mahogany rolling tables, is the oldest operating cigar factory in the States and offers a glimpse into the heyday of American cigars when thousands of small shops were churning out sticks to meet demand. It was here, beginning with the same matched set of tobaccos from four sun-drenched nations as the original and famous Natural version, that legendary cigar craftsman Ernesto Perez-Carillo Jr substituted a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper to make the experience one to remember.
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Flattering profile of latest iO alum to make it big on SNL
The New York Post has released a lovely profile of iO alum and rising SNL star Cecily Strong. Cecily was just announced as the new co-anchor of Weekend Update (alongside fellow iO alum Seth Meyers), and has rocketed to fame on the strength of her incredible stock of characters.
The article also describes how iO Artistic Director Charna Halpern helped get Cecily started on the path to superstardom:
But as she walked past the red glow of the ticket sign in the box office, she spotted Cecily Strong — and realized the 28-year-old had skipped out on the auditions.
"You didn't audition for me," Halpern said. "We're getting ready for Lorne Michaels!"
"Yeah, I know," Strong replied from behind the wooden half-door at the box-office counter, where she sold tickets for the twice-nightly improv shows.
"I have some ideas, but I wanted to make sure it was really a great audition before I did it."
"That's crazy," Halpern countered. "You're one of my best people. Let me see what you have."
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Sincere Logic
Energetic lyrical based Hiphop accompanied by a 5 piece live band.
Influenced by the likes of Muddy Waters, Jeff Buckley, Bradley Nowell, Del, The Pixies, and Mos Def, every performance evolves into an eclectic and unpredictable experience.
Somewhere along the line the art-form of Hiphop has diverged from the lyrically grown roots which powered the locomotive Golden Era of the Emcee. Drawing on the raw emotion of "roots" blues, the subtlety of lounge jazz, and the chaotic energy common in 1990's Seattle, Sincere Logic hopes to bring some small measure of focus back to a distracted genre.
Growing up around music, he absorbed every stray note that echoed from the vinyl, until eventually he took in so much that music began to overflow. It is this excess musical energy that helps to fuel the lyrical driven performances that have become a staple of Sincere's arsenal.
Whether performing a live instrumental set with his Band of Saints, rocking a high octane Proposition Swagg show with Rello, Crazee the Phlowbird, Hogg, and St. Pete the Beatman, or simply reciting parking lot poetry, you can always rely on an unadulterated and unrivaled passion for the art.
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~ Life Love Loyalty (2008)
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Set List
1- Dog Days
2- Fading Fast
3- Hard to Say
4- Edge of the World
5- Land of the Lost
6- Riding Smoking
7- Where is My Mind?
8- Dont Believe
9- The Void
10- Looking
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The University of Tulsa College of Law is one of the nation's most outstanding law schools, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features the school in the just-published 2009 edition of its Best 174 Law Schools.
Best 174 Law Schools has two-page profiles of the schools with write-ups on their academics, student life and admissions, plus ratings for their academics, selectivity and career placement services. In the profile on the TU College of Law, the Princeton Review editors say the school educates "lawyers who will impact their communities in a positive manner."
"Our inclusion shows that the rest of the nation is noticing the excellent work being done both by our students and faculty," said Janet K. Levit, dean of the TU College of Law. "The testimonials of our students illustrate the quality of the training they are receiving and the satisfaction they find in the student experience."
The editors cite the school's professors and specific programs for its success.
"The professors here are tough without being overbearing," the profile states. "No one has ever found a time when professors aren't available outside of class to help with questions or difficulties."
More compliments followed as the editors said opportunities for internships, clerkships and other related experience endeavors were "plentiful," categorized the legal writing and research programs as "excellent" and regarded the Mabee Legal Information Center as an "absolutely top-notch library."
The profile includes feedback from TU College of Law students, who mark the law school experience among the school's strongest features. "Relations among students are terrific," one student commented.
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QUFU, CHINA - November 14, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire) LOHAS Stock Alert (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability news) (Investorideas.com newswire) Sunwin Stevia International, Inc. "Sunwin" (OTCQB:SUWN) one of the top global providers of high quality stevia extracts including Rebaudioside A 98, announced today that WILD Flavors Gmbh, our worldwide distribution partner and developer of Sunwin Stevia™ sweeteners using Sunwin Stevia™ extracts showcased its multifaceted product options using Sunwin Stevia™ sweeteners at this year's SIAL trade fair in Paris.
"WILD is able to offer manufacturers top-quality stevia extracts with an appealing flavour, thanks to its Taste Optimization Technology," says Silke Ortmann, product manager of sweetener systems at WILD. Manufactures can integrate WILD's Sunwin Stevia™ sweeteners in a variety of different foods and beverages from near waters, tea beverages, carbonated soft drinks or fruit –juice drinks to hard candies, chewing gum or chocolate products. Depending on client preferences as well as market demand, WILD can develop low-or no-calorie customized sweetener solutions that will enhance the taste of each products.
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My girlfriend was stressing for her first concert, I was able to convince my girlfriend to let me film us having sex,so I fucked her until I blew my load on her face.
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I was pissed about stuff in the apartment and went to film it, until I saw Jessa dancing in a thong with earphones on in the bathroom, and I had to film her gorgeous tanned fine ass shaking while she worked instead. Holy fuck this chick is hot.
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Carter Cruise's ex bf sent us this tape of some kinky rope play they got into. She came back from a workout horny and looking fine as hell, so dude tied her up, made her cum nice and hard, then fucked her amateur pussy and gave her a huge facial!
I met Carter at the beach, and knew she wanted the D badly. She had a bf, but I hit it anyway. We went up to her hotel room where she sucked my dick and then I ate her pussy and made her cum so hard she decided to let me be her first anal sex ever!
Carter swears she's never ever fucked a customer at the hotel where she works. But judging by how easy it was for this dude to get her in bed, no way it's this amateur slut's first time. Maybe just the first time filmed and posted online for y'all.
Bro is lucky as fuck to have a naughty GF like Tucker to cruise around with downtown and make trouble. Even luckier she's game to flash her tits on the boardwalk, and let him film her first anal fuck as he shoves his cock in that juicy bubble butt.
Who put the squirt guns in the hands of these college sluts? They bet the bros they were partying with they'd come out on top in a water gun battle. Once they were done getting their tits hosed down, they ripped down to the hotel room for a wild fuck...


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Four in 10 people surveyed plan to raise their credit limit during the next three months as they feel more comfortable about their financial situation and contemplate major purchases.
The figure in Dun & Bradstreet's consumer credit expectations survey for the March 2103 quarter is up from one in four during the December quarter and has risen 35 percent in the past six quarters.
One in four consumers plan to make a major purchase in the March quarter, up from one in five during the December quarter last year.
"Consumers are finally beginning to show signs of spending and at the same time are experiencing more positive financial conditions," Lance Crooks, D&B New Zealand's general manager, says.
The survey found that 48 percent of New Zealanders surveyed are comfortable with their financial situation, up seven percent from the December quarter.
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Starting an aesthetic laser institute program may add a few new lucrative treatments for you to present to your beauty customers and clientele. Some common treatments, laser hair removal for example, may be among the potentially lucrative skills you gain from course work in aesthetic laser institute treatments. A cosmetic laser institute curriculum could also teach you about interesting solutions that you might not have known existed, let alone known much about. Cosmetic laser programs can teach you a wide variety of skills and helpful business practices to be successful in the beauty business. We will examine several of the skills you may learn about below.
To begin, some aesthetic laser institute classes might teach students about spider veins solutions using lasers. Next, we shall consider another treatment you could possibly have a look at called laser skin tightening. At last, we will discuss how you may very well learn about another popular laser treatment called laser hair removal.
Spider veins are veins that are raised and squiggly veins that are visible on the surface of skin. They normally do not cause pain, but many would rather get rid of them for visual reasons. They're often some combination of reds, purples and blues. A cosmetic laser institute class may possibly educate you in just how to remove these cosmetic nuisances. While an aesthetic laser institute could show all to you about this skill, it could fail or go wrong and result in issues for your customers. Thus, it's very important to learn how to perform such procedures effectively. The treatment requires applying laser heat on an area with these veins. It is made to damage the spider veins, causes them to die, and makes them disappear from view.
Yet another treatment students may possibly discover and offer their customers is laser skin-tightening. What's laser skin-tightening? It's infrared light that is used by a mildly invasive process to heat collagen under the skin surface. That triggers treated skin to respond and to tighten, a process that might need a while since it is generally better to have two to three treatment sessions, each a month apart, to get the ideal outcome of the treatment. This can also cause results to last longer.
One of the very popular subjects that almost any aesthetic laser institute will handle is laser hair removal. It is a common cosmetic treatment which uses laser devices to destroy undesirable hair roots without damaging skin. Hair, broadly speaking, is not permanently removed by this process, but alternatively may be reduced permanently. Before it's fully effective this treatment usually takes from 4-6 visits from customers.
An aesthetic laser institute needs to teach you about safety measures to protect your clients as the many treatments a cosmetic laser institute may teach you can potentially lead to some issues like blisters, burns, or other problems that you could learn to curb or avoid.
Learn more about attending an aesthetic laser institute. Stop by Esme Spence's site where you can find out all about this and attending a cosmetic laser institute.


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This ancient temple was constructed in the early Ayutthaya period. During the war, armies and troops crossed the Chao Phraya River at this temple. Now, the temple is under the royal patronage of Her Royal HighnessPrincess MahaChakriSirindhorn. The temple compound is shaded by large trees, which alsoreach over the bank of the nearby Chao Phraya River, lifeblood of the country. The royal pavilion stands in the middle of a pondwithin the temple grounds.
Monuments celebrating King Naresuan the Great and King Ekathotsarotstand beside the pavilion. Inside the Ubosot (ordination hall), Princess MahaChakriSirindhorncommissioned her personal painters and artists from the Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Project to create murals illustrating PhraMahaChanok, the history of Ang Thong. Her Royal Highness graciously drew a mango on this temple wall as well.
WatThaSutthawat is located at Ban Bang Sadet, Mu 2, Tambon Bang Sadet, Amphoe Pa Mok, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River. To get there, take Ayutthaya - Ang Thong route (Highway No. 309) to Km 38-39.The temple entrance will be on the left, approximately 17 kilometers prior to reaching downtown Ang Thong.
The temple is open daily from 8.00 am-5.00 pm.
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'Persian Melon' Revlon's new color for fingertips (and toe-tips, too!) Delicious example of what makes Revlon the fabulous nail enamel. A luscious golden melon with a coral flavor… in the shimmer of 'Frosted', so right for summer… or the elegance of Cream Nail Enamel. And pick 'Persian Melon' lipstick, too!
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If you have read my Fujifilm X-Pro1 review (which, by now, you should have), you'll know that I was very impressed. So going into this review, and knowing what I knew of the camera, I was somewhat sceptical of the X-E1 living up to my demands. (SPOILER ALERT!) Sadly, I have to confess that my fears were not completely unfounded. In short, the X-E1 is not the camera for me. I'd rather just pony-up the extra $400 to get the X-Pro1. To me, the X-E1 is missing of bit of the magic that the X-Pro1 has. While a little quirky, the X-Pro1 is a splendid camera to use. The saving-grace of the X-Pro1 is its brilliant hybrid viewfinder. It makes every other minor quibble…well, minor. But, without the hybrid viewfinder, I found the overall experience of the X-E1 less to my liking……
While I might not love the X-E1 like I do the X-Pro1, it's hard not to at least like it. After all, it performs like a champ, uses the same great range of Fujinon XF lenses as the X-Pro1, is small and light-weight, and looks like a million bucks! For some people, I think the X-E1 is probably the perfect compromise It has most of the same professional features as the X-Pro1, but is a smaller, lighter, more consumer-friendly package, and would certainly be a welcome gift by any photo enthusiast…..
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Shooting with the Fuji 55-200 mm | Nick Lukey
A rather big box arrived at the gallery this morning, furiously cutting through a million miles of tape and plastic air bags, lay my new lens, the 55-200 mm. It looked impressive and had a nice heft, not too heavy not too light. Quickly grabbed the X pro, locked into place nicely. Initial thoughts are very well made feels and looks good. The balance of the camera is quite even. Did the firmware upgrade, and had a play. Image quality is awesome, no I'm not bullshitting this glass is good, I would say a tad sharper than my 70-200 f2.8 vr2. Contrast is good too. The hood is nice and large and thankfully not a tulip one. The image stabilization works very well, however I think it will suck the hell out of the battery. Zoom ring is a trifle stiff but the aperture ring is a delight positive clicks. Not impressed by not having the aperture markings on the lens, this is a faux pas to me, you read the aperture in the viewfinder. I like to use it by setting it beforehand without having to raise the camera to my eye. The OVF is a waste of time so it's EVF only with this baby attached. The light this evening is fabulous so I'm off to give it a workout. Well after spending a couple of hours out in the lanes. I am more than impressed by the image quality,and all round handling of the X pro 55-200 combo. Some of my shots tonight were direct into the setting sun testing out its flare handling, very very good, one of the flaws in my Nikon 70-200 was side flare, the Fuji lens showed none of those issues at all. That said the lens does struggle with focus, sometimes on seemingly easy to focus subjects. Macro focus is good I've never had a 300 mm focus so close. Overall I would score the lens 9/10. My lens roadmap is complete, the Nikons are being retired. Next up another body i think an XE 1, and leave the 55-200 on that…..
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The Fuji X-E1 is the camera that started it all, and ended it all for me. When the Fuji X100 was announced two years ago, I immediately thought that it was the camera that I'd been longing for. It was small and light, housed an ample APS-C image sensor and offered a built-in, fixed 35mm (equivalent) f/2 lens (my favorite focal length). I thought it was perfect, and I was keen to the fact that it was made with metal parts as well as physical dials and levers like cameras of old. At the time though, I had wished that it came in black. Ultimately, I did not buy the Fuji X100 because of all the jumbled reviews, and I began to look elsewhere…..
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I started this informal review with the statement: "The Fuji X-E1 is the camera that started it all, and ended it all for me." The X-E1 (Jan) is the camera that got me into the Fuji X system. I bought it first along with the 18-55 zoom. I'm not really a zoom guy except by necessity, and the flexible 18-55 will be an excellent stand-by lens for me for various assignments. I also bought the XF 18mm f/2 lens along with the XF 35mm f/1.4 lens (a 28mm and a 50mm for all intents and purposes) to carry most of the burden. In other words, the two prime lenses will be the lenses I turn to the most. I have decided that the X-Pro 1 is more suitable for me though, so I bought two X-Pro 1 bodies and sold my X-E1. The deciding factors include the amazing hybrid viewfinder, the larger, more substantial build, the missing flash (I don't really like flash anyway, and it's just one more thing to break), the superior rear LCD, the preferable rear command dial, the locking shutter speed dial, and finally, and most importantly, a play button that is in the CORRECT place. The X-E1 is a fine camera with some talents of it's own, but at the end of the day, for professional work, I much prefer the bigger sister, the Fuji X-Pro 1 (Marcia).
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I bought the Fuji X-E1 in January, and I am very satisfied with it. I really think that it is 'best digital camera of 2012′ as I do not know which other camera should receive that award. I find it that good! Previously I used the very good Fujifilm X10, about which I wrote a few times. However I wanted a camera that provides me with better image quality and more varied tools. Is the Fujifilm X-E1 the right choice? In this review – which will be split in several parts – I hope to answer this.
Update: Adobe has released the Adobe Camera Raw 7.4 which greatly improves the support for Fuji X-E1 Raw files. Until now I think it was better to shoot Jpegs (gorgeous) than to struggle with Raw files. However, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom have now improved support.
You can jump straight to my comparison of before and after Raw processing in Photoshop Lightroom.
My Fujifilm X-E1 kit consists of: X-E1 + XF 18-55mm ($1399 on Amazon) and the XF 35mm lens (for $599). The Fuji X-E1 is the second interchangeable body in Fujifilm mirroless system, and keeps most features of it's more expensive predecessor – the X-PRO1. A camera system, as opposed to compact digital cameras, is only as good as the lenses available for it. Fujifilm X interchangeable lens system is pretty young and has only a small number of lenses compared to Canon or Nikon. However the lenses launched until now are very good.
update: to see a photo gallery with photos shot with the Fujifilm X-E1 and the XF 18-55 you can view my photo gallery from Rome. I also added a new pictures gallery, this time from Pompeii. I took all the photos with the Fujifilm XF 18-55 which I like more and more……
This is an ongoing review, so i will expand on different points. For me using the Fujifilm X-E1 is a new experience and a learning process. I really hope to understand all the quirks, and put to use all the best features.
I bought the X-E1 as a travel camera. My main usage for the camera – I thought – was going to be travel photography. However, the more I shoot with the new Fuji I realize what a well-rounded camera it is. I have shot the Fuji at a press conference recently and I am very happy with the results. The biggest quality of life improvement for me was the quality of the camera output. I have to edit the files in Lightroom far less than before.
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We already published a few Fujinon XF lens reviews (Fujinon XF 60mm macro and the Fujifilm XF 18-55mm), but this Fujifilm X-E1 review is our first Fujifilm camera review. The Fujifilm X-E1 was announced in 2012, just before the Photokina. This camera is in many aspects very similar to the early 2012 Fujifilm X-PRO, but the X-E1 is more economically priced. This price advantage is due to the omission of the hybrid viewfinder, in favor of an electronic viewfinder with a higher resolution. Also, the screen on the back of the camera has a lower resolution. The Fujifilm X-E1 is, like the Fujifilm X-PRO, a high-end camera. The target audience for this camera consists of passionate amateur and professional photographers who want a handy camera, but with an exceptionally high quality…..
Conclusion Fujifilm X-E1 review
The Fujifilm X-E1 is a beautiful, solid and easy to use camera with high image quality. In terms of resolution, dynamic range and signal to noise ratio, this camera equals a professional SLR camera with a full frame sensor. It is an ideal camera for travel photography or street photography. Your presence will be much less obtrusive than with a professional SLR camera. But the image quality will be of the same high level. The image quality of the jpg files is so good, that for almost every photographer there's no real need to shoot in RAW. The Fujifilm X-E1 is a camera that gives you the fun in photography and lets you forget all the technology that comes with it. The measurement results for this Fujifilm X-E1 review are shown in the Fujifilm X-E1 test report.
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The Fujifilm X-E1 is a camera that aims right at the heart of old-school photographers stuck in the new age. It employs a rangefinder design that is sure to attract many, but at the same time, its bulky, block-like design might not appeal to some part of the audience. But moving past the form factor, the images out of the X-E1 are absolutely stunning, requiring little to no editing for any sort of colour or contrast enhancement. The noise levels remain fairly low even through the highest ISO's and Fujifilm's X-Trans sensor does a good job of simulating film grain to lend an old-school look to the images (if needed).
The lens ecosystem Fujifilm has built for the X-E1 is quite nice, with a strong initial focus on prime lenses. There's a 14mm f/2.8R, an 18mm f/2.8, a 35mm f/1.4 and a 60mm f/2.0 Macro. Fuji's already added the 18-55 zoom and plans on bringing a 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 and a 10-24mm f/4.0 in the latter half of 2013, along with a new 56mm f/1.4 prime lens as well. All in all, the X-E1 is a superb camera with excellent image quality, but we just wish the AF module could keep up with the sensor's performance. It would also be nice if the continuous AF mode just track focus and shoot off frames when the shutter button is pressed, instead of working on reacquiring AF. Leaving these few quirks aside, the X-E1 is one hell of a camera, a mirrorless that can actually function as a substitute to the bulky DSLR for many users. If you're in the market for a DSLR, or want a camera system that will give you great images, then you might want to look at getting the X-E1.
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The Fujifilm X-E1 is the second mirrorless model from the company to use the X-mount. It was launched in September 2012 and has the same rangefinder aesthetic and analogue controls as its forerunner the X-Pro 1. In many ways the X-E1 can be seen as a slimmed down, more affordable version of the X-Pro 1, lacking the former's hybrid optical viewfinder, but sharing most other features including the same 16 Megapixel APS-C X-trans CMOS sensor. Though it's lost a hybrid optical viewfinder, the X-E1 gains a very impressive electronic one in its place. An OLED design with 2.3 million dots, it ranks alongside the Sony NEX-6 as one of the best EVFs currently in use. One of the biggest criticisms of the X-Pro 1 was its slow AF performance and Fujifilm has moved quickly to address this issue with improvements that claim focus times of 0.1s. X-Pro 1 owners will have been delighted to see similar improvement rolled out in a firmware update for that model. The X-Pro1 launched with three X-mount lenses and Fujifilm has announced announced two more including the Fujinon XF18-55mm f2.8-4 R LM OIS, the first zoom for the system, and the standard bundle for the X-E1. These bring the total number of X-mount lenses at the time of writing to five, with a further five planned for release in 2013. With its retro looks, analogue controls and unconventional sensor you might think the X-E1 was a niche product, but it's a strong competitor for a range of mirrorless compact system cameras including the Olympus OM-D E-M5, the Sony NEX-6 and NEX-7, and Canon's EOS M. In my review I've compared it with the Canon EOS M. Like Fujifilm, Canon is a recent entrant to this market. Its EF-M Mount has only a couple of lenses (though with an adaptor you can use your EF lenses) and, like the X-E1 it has an APS-C sensor. But there the similarities pretty much end. The EOS M lacks a viewfinder, has a touch-screen and is a thoroughly contemporary design more in tune with a modern compact than a 20th century rangefinder. This should prove to be an interesting head-to-head. Do these two radically different approaches to mirrorless compact system camera design appeal only to personal subjective notions of how a camera should look and perform, or is there more to it than that? Read my full review to find out…..
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Now that Adobe have (for the most part) sorted out their issues with the Raw conversion of images using Fuji's X-Trans sensors, I decided to bite the bullet and step back into the fuji ring. Since selling my X-Pro1, I've missed the wonderful colours that Fuji cameras produce. While I do get them with the X100, the fixed focal length limits the type of shots you can take. Anyway, my local camera store had a great deal on the XE-1 so I decided to give the X-Trans one more shot. I'll have a full review in a little while, but I wanted to share some of the shots I got on my first trip out with it.
Some quick first impressions…
Colour is the key thing with fuji's cameras. That's what makes them so special in my opinion. The colour these cameras produce has a unique character to it that's really beautiful. Operations wise, the camera feels very similar to the X100, more so than the X-Pro1. It's very light too. In fact, I think it might be too light. I was getting a lot of motion blur from camera shake, even at high shutter speeds. I don't have particularly unsteady hands, and it hasn't been a issue with any other camera I've ever used, so I'm guessing it's a balance issue. The lens feels heavier than the camera body, soI'm guessing this is throwing things off when I press the shutter. I'm going to get a half case and hopefully that little extra bit of weight might address this issue a bit. For the moment I was shooting on burst mode, so that the actions of pressing the shutter could be offset by taking multiple shots I'm not overly impressed with the sharpness either, which I know is surprising considering the Fuji's reputation. I have the 35m 1.4, and it's sharp for fairly close objects, but taking cityscapes, and anything with a lot of repetitive detail, the results are not nearly as sharp as the results I get from my Sony Nex-7 (and yes, I know that has more pixels – but per pixel sharpness is not as high). It could be a back focus issue with the lens, but the results look similar to those I had shot before with the 35mm when I had the X-Pro1. Anyway, It could be just that it's new and I'm being very picky. Close up detail looks fine. It's weird. I'll reserve judgement on that for a while. Over all the camera is much snappier than the X-Pro1 was, but I did only have it with the original firmware. It didn't lock up on me once despite a whole morning of shooting (where as the X-Pro1 would frequently freeze for a few seconds while it figured out what it was doing) Autofocus is still pretty slow with the 35mm but I never found t so slow as to be a deal breaker. The zoom lens is much faster at focussing, but it's not as sharp.
Anyway, I'll have a more in-depth review at a later day. For now, let the pictures do the talking ….
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What happened was, this month includes trips to Tokyo and the Big Island. And lately I've been reading about cameras full of shiny new ideas. So I decided to indulge myself; here are way too many words about the state of cameras in general and in particular the one I bought. SLRs are fat-bodied because you need a big glass prism to bend the light from the lens to the viewfinder. If you lose the prism, you free camera designers from a bunch of constraints. Most obviously, you can have smaller thinner bodies that are friendlier to hand and handbag…..
Nice Things About the X-E1
The viewfinder is just brilliant. If I have my glasses on I can compose on the back of the camera. If I don't, I put the viewfinder to my eye; it's got a proximity sensor and lights up automatically. The visual readout in the viewfinder is very good, and it's got a diopter adjustment for less-than-perfect eyes. The ergonomics are nifty; there's no mode dial! The aperture and shutter speed are visible at a glance and on manual dials, looking down at the camera top. If both are on "A", you're in full-auto mode. If you set the shutter speed you're in shutter-priority, if you set the F-stop, you're in Aperture priority, if you set both, you're in manual. Which makes the mode dials on most SLRs feel kind of superfluous and stupid. The menus aren't that great but you'll never need to use them. There's a button marked "Q" that brings up a grid of the most commonly-used settings. It's stupidly quick and easy to twiddle what you need to. It's a bit lighter than my K-5, and both the prime & zoom are a lot lighter than their counterparts. In particular, the X-E1/35mm combo is really a treat to hold in your hand, or to sling over your shoulder for hours at a time.
Below from left to right: Canon S100, X-E1 (with the 35mm F1.4), and K-5 (with that Sigma). The Pentax and Fuji are about the same width, but the Fuji (and its lens) are smaller along every other dimension. The camera makes outstanding JPGs, creamy-smooth and with great white-balance guessing. I shoot raw anyhow because I like fiddling with pictures in Lightroom (had to install the 4.4 beta), but you probably don't really need to, and in some low-light shots the camera might do a better job at noise reduction than Lightroom ……
Of course, you still need to see what you're shooting. One approach is the traditional optical rangefinder, as in the Leica M; a little window through the camera that looks out beside, not through, the main lens. Or you can take what the sensor is seeing and route it electronically to a screen on the back of the camera, or to a viewfinder you hold up to your eye, or both. Generally speaking, serious cameras which have managed to lose the prism are now called "compact format". For a while, it looked like we'd say "EVIL", for Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens, but that didn't quite catch on; a pity.SLRs are fat-bodied because you need a big glass prism to bend the light from the lens to the viewfinder. If you lose the prism, you free camera designers from a bunch of constraints. Most obviously, you can have smaller thinner bodies that are friendlier to hand and handbag. Of course, you still need to see what you're shooting. One approach is the traditional optical rangefinder, as in the Leica M; a little window through the camera that looks out beside, not through, the main lens. Or you can take what the sensor is seeing and route it electronically to a screen on the back of the camera, or to a viewfinder you hold up to your eye, or both. Generally speaking, serious cameras which have managed to lose the prism are now called "compact format". For a while, it looked like we'd say "EVIL", for Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens, but that didn't quite catch on; a pity. I suppose this is partly a review of the X-E1, but if you want to know the most important thing (what kind of pictures it takes) just follow the blog for the next week or two. I'll do a pictures-from-Tokyo series that covers a lot of different photographic styles. What Once We Called EVIL · For a while there, everything was either a point-&-shoot (meh) or an SLR (good); SLRs compete in a nice linear way around megapixels and sensitivity and ergonomics and lenses. I suppose this is partly a review of the X-E1, but if you want to know the most important thing (what kind of pictures it takes) just follow the blog for the next week or two. I'll do a pictures-from-Tokyo series that covers a lot of different photographic styles. What Once We Called EVIL · For a while there, everything was either a point-&-shoot (meh) or an SLR (good); SLRs compete in a nice linear way around megapixels and sensitivity and ergonomics and lenses…..
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- Unique camera design makes you want to take pictures
- Excellent JPEGs, little need to shoot raw most of the time
- Reliable metering and AWB systems, good color (with choice of 'film modes')
- Dials for exposure controls allow for easy check of settings by glancing at the top deck, particularly with prime lenses
- Impressive image quality at all ISO settings – good resolution and low noise
- Built-in flash is handy for fill lighting in a pinch
- Film-simulations offer quick access to different color modes and black and white filters
- Use of electronic viewfinder simplifies interface while maintaining most important features
- Quick menu gives fast access to most digital controls not covered by dials or buttons
- Built-in level helps when capturing landscapes
- Various bracketing modes are easy to set via the Drive button
- Relatively quiet shutter
- Excellent available prime lenses
- Built-in level isn't always as accurate as we'd like
- Relatively slow AF makes photographing children more difficult
- Framerates in continuous shooting mode aren't completely consistent
- Camera disables RAW shooting without warning in some bracketing modes
- Relatively low-resolution rear LCD compared to some peers
- Panorama mode can result in visible banding in plain tonesAuto ISO often chooses too slow a shutter speed (specifically problematic with the longer primes)
- Minimal control available in video mode
- Continuous drive mode saves files with a different name, sorting them to the bottom
- Large and chunky build won't suit everyone
Overall Conclusion
There's a lot to be said for form as well as function and there's no question the Fujifilm X-series cameras elicit a certain response from those of us who enjoy both photography and well-built gadgets. What's great about the X-series cameras and lenses is they don't just look like old photographic tools, they integrate digital and analog controls very successfully. Also, the old-style analog dials are really excellent ways of helping conceptualize things like shutter speed and aperture, the two main elements of photography one has to understand to use cameras effectively. Those who already understand the concepts generally have no trouble understanding numbers on an LCD, but those who are learning can benefit from seeing the numbers laid out in a linear fashion; and the truth is I still find it helpful to turn a dial to adjust aperture, as I can do with the X-E1. For beginners, having that dial wrapped around the lens completely differentiates it from the body-bound shutter speed dial. When using one of the XF prime lenses, the main photographic interface elements are right up front and visible, in the form of physical dials. Photography students would do well to secure a prime lens for this reason (as well as others). Kit lens users will have to pay attention to the numbers on the LCD. But that's not all Fujifilm did right with the X-series cameras. Their simple button arrangements also make accessing common functions convenient. Important functions like Drive mode, Exposure, and Autofocus are dedicated to three buttons left of the LCD – a good position to adjust each setting. At first having a button for Drive mode seemed unnatural compared to a dial, but Fujifilm's inclusion of fast access to bracketing modes made those even more useful. The Quick Menu allows access to almost all the other important adjustments the average still photographer will want to make, including things like ISO, resolution, and aspect ratio. Only one analog control needs fixing: the somewhat loose Exposure Compensation dial, which can be rotated accidentally, both in the hand and when being carried around or put in and taken out of a camera bag. Of course, the elephant in the room is video. Although the X-E1's design philosophy is based around giving you all the direct manual control you could ever need, this does not apply to video, which overall seems as much of an afterthought as it is in the X-Pro 1 and X100. For now, the X-series is simply not competitive with its peers in terms of video functionality. As impressive as the Hybrid Viewfinder is on the other cameras in the X-series, the X-E1's electronic viewfinder is excellent. Compared to the X-Pro 1's finder in electronic mode, the X-E1 offers a better and higher-resolution image, but of course it can't pull of the X-Pro 1's impressive trick of switching to an optical view for those times when you want a literal 'window' on the world in front of your lens. The X-E1's EVF cannot replace the X-Pro 1's OVF but if you don't really need or want an optical finder, the X-E1 is clearly a better choice than the X-Pro 1, thanks to its superior EVF and lower overall cost.
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GDP grew by 0.7% for the last quarter of 2013, bringing the annual growth rate to 1.9%, according to the Office for National Statistics.
That final quarter growth is down slightly from 0.8% the previous quarter.
Economic output is still 1.3% below its 2008 first quarter level.
However, the figures show growth over the last four quarters is now 2.8%, its fastest rate for five years.
"There are clear signs of rising confidence in the business community and our corporate, commercial and property teams are experiencing a steady stream of new work from businesses looking to grow," said Gavin Tyler, managing partner of Cripps Harries Hall.
Kent's largest law firm, has offices in Tunbridge Wells, Kings Hill and the Discovery Park Enterprise Zone near Sandwich, as well as in London.
He said: "I am also expecting to see further improvements in access to bank finance, although that may be constrained by the regulations banks are required to follow in order to manage their exposure to risk."
Manufacturing grew fastest across the UK at 0.9%, while services grew by 0.8%.
Construction was down 0.3% on the quarter but is up 4.5% on the year.
Experts believe that exports could be the key to maintaining the levels of growth.
UK Trade & Investment South East's regional director Lewis Scott said: "The South East of England continues to be the largest exporting region in the country.
"However if the economy is going to continue to grow, we need to continue to grow UK exports.
"For the first nine months of 2013 our exports totalled £33.4 billion worth of goods, but we need to do much better. In particular, we need to energise our mid-sized businesses. It is significant that only 17% export outside the EU.
"To generate on-going growth in the economy we need to hitch our wagons to the high growth economies in Asia, Latin America and Africa."
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