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(CNN) — The red roses of Valentine's Day have withered, and the yellow daffodils of spring have yet to bloom, so it's orchids that are having their time in the spotlight at the Smithsonian in Washington.
The orchids on display in an exhibit called Orchids of Latin America are strikingly vivid and manipulative.
"It is believed that at least a third of all orchids engage in some kind of deception," said Tom Mirenda, an orchid collections specialist at the Smithsonian Gardens.
The flowers are trying to trick bugs and insects into carrying their pollen from plant to plant, according to Mirenda.
Sometimes, things can get violent. Consider the Catasetum orchids and the euglossine bees that are attracted to the scent of the male flowers.
"I want you to imagine a rubber band being pulled," Mirenda said. "When a bee touches this little trigger hair that's on it, suddenly, *THWACK,* this gigantic wad of pollen comes and smacks it right on the head in the back. It's a little bit dazed from that."
The bee will head for open space and sunlight, where he finds a female Catasetum orchid.
"He's basically duped and manipulated into harboring himself inside the female until he recovers from being mugged by the male flower," Mirenda said.
In the process, the pollen is delivered to the female flower.
Even more treacherous than the Catasetum is the Coryanthes, or the bucket orchid. Its name comes from a lip on the flower that holds liquid, creating a miniature bee swimming pool. Once again, the bees are drawn by the smell.
"They get kind of rough and tumble with each other, like bees will, and eventually one or two will fall inside the bucket. They are literally drowning in there. It's horrific," explained Mirenda.
The flower provides one escape hatch that dumps the bees into a mess of pollen. So the bee survives, but there is pollen attached to his back that he carries to the next flower.
Some orchids are just lazy. The Epidendrum produces no nectar and has hard-to-chew leaves - nothing to attract a pollinator. What it does have are small clusters of flowers that are similar to those of a milkweed. And Monarch butterflies love milkweed because it has lots of nectar. Who could blame a butterfly for confusing the flowers of the Epidendrum with those of the milkweed? Especially if they are growing right next to one another.
"These guys are taking advantage of this hard-wired behavior that the butterfly has," Mirenda said. "They are just literally getting the services of their pollinator for free."
It's not just bees and butterflies that are bamboozled by orchids. The hawk moth of Madagascar is critical to the pollination of the Angraecum sesquipedale, or Darwin's orchid.
After seeing the foot-long nectar spur on the orchid, evolutionist Charles Darwin correctly predicted the existence of a moth with a foot-long tongue that would be necessary to pollinate the starry white flowers.
The Orchids of Latin America exhibit includes plants from the Collections of the Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden. The flowers will be blooming at the National Museum of Natural History until April 21.


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Elmcor Day Care Center
100-17 32nd Avenue
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 478-5054
Jerome Hardeman Daycare Center
29-49 Gilmore Street
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 779- 1660
fax: (718) 779-9142
A Child's Place Day Care (6 mos & up)
108th Street & Northern Blvd
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 565-2170
fax: (718) 424-8875
Queens Child Guidance Center
101-18 Astoria Blvd
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (347) 274-2095
Precious Little Angels
31-06 97th Street
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
|Community Board
Queens Community Board #3
82-11 37th Avenue
Jackson Heights NY , 11372
phone: (718) 458-2707
fax: (718) 458-3316
|Community Organizations & Services
East Elmhurst/Corona Civic Association
29-49 Gilmore Street
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 799-9142
Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc. (East Elmhurst & Corona)
33-16 108th Street
Corona NY , 11368
phone: (718) 651-0096
fax: (718) 446-0156
East Elmhurst/Corona Kiwanis Club
|Fire Department
East Elmhurst
27-12 Kearny Street
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 847-6600
|Local Hospitals
Elmhurst Hospital Center
79-01 Broadway
Elmhurst NY , 11373
phone: (718) 334-4000
|Local Newspapers
The Gazzatte
42-16 34th Avenue
Long Island City NY , 11101
phone: (718) 361-6161
fax: (718) 784-7552
Queens Chronicle
62-33 Woodhaven Blvd
Rego Park NY , 11374
phone: (718) 205-8000
fax: (718) 205-0150
Jackson Heights Times (covers East Elmhurst)
41-02 Bell Boulevard
Bayside NY , 11361
phone: 718-260-4545
fax: (718) 225-7117
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PS 127 Park
98-01 25th Avenue
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 446-4700
fax: (718) 397-7645
|Police Department
115th Precinct
92-15 Northern Blvd.
Jackson Heights NY , 11372
phone: (718) 533-2002
|Post Office
East Elmhurst Post Office
9107 25th Ave.
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 803-8968
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A Child's Place (1-3)
108th Street & Northern Blvd
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
St. Gabriel School (PK- 8)
97th Street & Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 426-7170
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PS 127Q Aerospace Academy
8-01 25th Avenue
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 446-4700
fax: (718) 397-7645
90th Street & 32nd Avenue
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 898-8181
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Louis Armstrong Intermediate School - IS 227
32-02 Junction Blvd
East Elmhurst NY , 12369
phone: (718) 335-7500
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Elmcor Senior Citizens Center
98-19 Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 457-9757
Elmhurst Care Center ( A Rehab & Nursing Home Facility)
100 Street & Ditmars Blvd.
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
|Elected Officials
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Hon. Julissa Ferreras
District Office 32-33A Junction Blvd
East Elmhurst NY, 11369
phone: (718) 651-1917
fax: (718) 565-5937
Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1866
New York NY, 10007
phone: (212) 788-6862
fax: (212) 442-2725
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Hon. Jeffrion L. Aubry
District Office 98-09 Northern Blvd.
Corona NY , 11368
phone: (718) 457-3615
fax: (718) 457-3640
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Albany NY, 12248
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fax: (518) 455-4565
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District Office 32-37 Junction Boulevard
East Elmhurst NY , 11369
phone: (718) 205-3881
fax: (718) 205-4145
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Albany NY , 12247
phone: (518) 455-2529
fax: (518) 426-6909
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Hon. Joseph Crowley
District Office 82-11 37th Avenue, Suite 402
Astoria NY , 11372
phone: (718) 779-1400
fax: (718) 505-0156
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Washington DC, 20515
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fax: (202) 225-1909
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Hon. Melinda Katz
Hon. Bill de Blasio
The community of East Elmhurst enjoys some of the best features of Queens living: tree-lined streets, excellent transportation, close proximity to Manhattan, two airports, Shea Stadium, and a branch of the Queens Library System.
The East Elmhurst community is a young and small community that was carved out off the Jackson Heights and Corona areas. One, two, and three family homes make up the architecture of the community. Some high rise apartments provide additional housing for a bursting community. At one time the area was mainly beach and recreational land space. The neighborhood of East Elmhurst has seen profound and rapid demographic changes over the years. The eastern Europeans who first settled in the area have since yielded to other populations including Italian, Greek, and Spanish-Americans, African Americans, and Haitians. More recent groups include Asians and Eastern Indians.
The East Elmhurst Branch opened for business in June of 1912 and was known as the Louona Park Library. Like many branches of the Queens Library system, the East Elmhurst Branch has claimed many different locations as its home over the years. Unlike the others, though, every time the branch changed its location, it also changed its name. It was renamed the Northern Boulevard Library when it moved to Northern Boulevard in May of 1927. In 1942 the library found a new home at 90th Street and Astoria Boulevard and brought with it the new but peculiar appellation of North Beach Library. The branch assumed its current name when a new city owned building was erected in 1972 at its present home at 95-06 Astoria Boulevard.
For many years, the East Elmhurst Branch was one of Queens Library's five Community Neighborhood Information Centers, offering referral services to people in need. This service was largely used by older adults who needed the aid of city agencies and community organizations, and young mothers who were seeking information on day care centers and schools. The branch continues to serve as a depository for the City's Department of Environmental Protection materials about the ongoing Flushing Bay project.
Over the years the East Elmhurst library has had the flavor of a "community center" which numerous community groups used as their monthly meeting place. Satisfying cultural needs goes hand-in-hand with fulfilling the informational needs of the branch's steady stream of small business owners, retailers, construction, airport workers, and students.
The East Elmhurst branch enjoys top ranking in sessions and attendance for its delivery of cultural, musical, and informational type programs. East Elmhurst is known for its large number of famous artists of all genres. An impressive number of branch programming originates from the community.
Among the many unique and outstanding programs and activities taking place at the East Elmhurst Library over the years, three memorable ones include: Former Mayor David Dinkins' use of the library for the filming of his last mayoral campaign commercial which included issuing to him a Queens library card; the celebration of the library's 100th anniversary in 1996; and the recipient of a Plaque for the New York Times' first Librarian Award in September, 2001.
A unique and successful feature of the East Elmhurst Community Library's services is its mission of "Keeping Jazz Alive in Louis Armstrong's Neighborhoods". A grant from the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Inc. makes it possible for Jazz artists, performers, and workshop presenters from throughout the Metropolitan area to help us accomplish our mission. The Louis Armstrong House is located in Corona, but is in walking distance to the East Elmhurst Community Library .

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Jake's Corner
5/20/13 Beyonce Preggers
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Monday, May 20, 2013
It's still not official yet, but the BEYONCÉ pregnancy rumors are intensifying. E! Online is saying it has "confirmed" that she and JAY-Z are expecting again. But they're not naming their sources. Beyoncé addressed the rumors in an Instagram post, but she didn't DENY them. She also took the message down. It said, quote, "I can't stop the rumors from starting, and I can't really change people's minds who believe them. All I can do is sit back and laugh at these low life people who have nothing better to do than talk about me."
Sources say ROBERT PATTINSON and KRISTEN STEWART have broken up again . . . but they're still living together, so it's not necessarily over for good. A source says Kristen is, quote, "heartbroken" and "so sad" . . . but he adds that they're, quote, "going to stay living at Kristen's house because of the dogs . . . it's not fully over or he would have moved out."
GEORGE MICHAEL was airlifted to a hospital after a Range Rover he was a passenger in crashed Thursday night on a British freeway. Paramedics say he suffered a head injury but is "recovering well". But his rep says he only suffered "superficial cuts and bruises."
Reportedly, Lindsay Lohan is avoiding Charlie Sheen's ex-wife, Brooke Mueller at the Betty Ford Clinic. Sources say the Lindsay is avoiding Brooke because she is a drug addict. The sources say it's creeping Lindsay out that Brooke has been trying to strike up a friendship. The sources add that Brooke is extremely eager to become best friends with Lindsay while in rehab.
5/17/13 LiLo Gaining Weight
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Friday, May 17, 2013
"Teen Mom" skank FARRAH ABRAHAM still wants you to think she didn't mean to become a porn star. But she tried to sell the used bikini from her sex tape on eBay, and she's launching a summer tour of strip joints and an expo called Exxxotic in Fort Lauderdale.
During a performance the other night, KANYE WEST lashed out at the paparazzi . . . probably because he's still upset about hitting his head on that street sign. He said, quote, "I don't want no people runnin' up on me with cameras, trying to like sell pictures and [crap] to magazines, asking me dumb ass questions, throwin' me off my focus and [crap]. Harrasin' you all mutha[effin'] day. I ain't no mutha[effin'] celebrity."
Former NASCAR driver DICK TRICKLE committed suicide at a North Carolina cemetery yesterday. He was 71. Trickle actually called the cops ahead of time and told them they would find his dead body there. He left a suicide note, but there's no word what it said.
Lindsay Lohan is gaining weight in rehab now that the doctors took her Adderall away. Sources say LiLo has gained five pounds in a week since she stopped taking the drug at the Betty Ford Clinic. --She is complaining that she can't stop eating and has no energy. Lohan says Adderall is the only thing that helps her with her ADHD but the doctors want her on a less addictive drug.
5/16/13 Angelina Getting Ovaries Removed
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
ANGELINA JOLIE hasn't said what she plans to do about her increased risk of ovarian cancer . . . or when she plans to do it. But the logical next step after having her breasts removed is to give her ovaries the same treatment. And "People" magazine says she's going to do that. But they're only getting this from an unidentified "source", not Angelina herself.
One of ANGELINA JOLIE'S doctors revealed an interesting bit of information about her breast reconstruction surgery: She has parts of a DEAD PERSON in her new boobs. During the reconstruction surgery, doctors used CADAVER SKIN to, quote, "create like a sling under the implant" . . . which gives the new jubblies a more natural look.
WENDY WILLIAMS has predicted that KIM KARDASHIAN and KANYE WEST will breakup 30 seconds after their baby is born. In fact, she believes that KRIS JENNER is already helping Kim get out of the relationship. She adds, quote, "[The Kardashians] just don't really understand what it's like to give up for other people."
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS is one of the richest celebrities in the world, because her family is LOADED. She's worth $3 billion, which is even more than OPRAH. She's also worth more than Tyler Perry, Diddy, Bono, Madonna, Dr. Dre, Will Smith and Ryan Seacrest COMBINED.
5/15/13 Brad Speaks About Angie
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
ROD STEWART admits he took a lot of steroids in the '80s to help his voice. But he gave them up for various medical reasons . . . including the fact that they SHRUNK HIS JUNK. He says, quote, "The steroids will take down the swelling in any membrane . . . including your [package]."
BRAD PITT spoke out yesterday about ANGELINA JOLIE'S choice to undergo a double mastectomy. He said, quote, "All I want . . . is for her to have a long and healthy life, with myself and our children. This is a happy day for our family." He added, quote, "It was really important to her to share the story and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing. In fact, it can be an empowering thing, and something that makes you stronger and us stronger."
CHARLIE SHEEN'S ex-wife BROOKE MUELLER is currently in rehab, and Charlie's OTHER ex, DENISE RICHARDS, has custody of Charlie and Brooke's 4-year-old twin sons Bob and Max. Well, according to RadarOnline.com, Brooke has been to rehab 20 TIMES . . . and two of those times were when she was pregnant with Bob and Max. And both times, she was being treated for her addiction to CRYSTAL METH. A source says, quote, "It's truly amazing that she was able to hold onto custody of the boys for as long as she did. Brooke's road to getting custody back of the boys is going to be very, very long."
Some psycho got arrested after he showed up at ASHLEY TISDALE'S house. It probably didn't help that he had Tweeted her 19,000 times since November. Okay, it was actually only 18,888 times. Not surprisingly, the Tweets got pretty creepy. Like this one . . . quote, "My body is yours & even as friends I [effin'] love how I make u feel like mom maybe we both got issues cuz nobody's perfect."
5/14/13 Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ANGELINA JOLIE has revealed that she had both breasts removed after her doctor told her she had a high risk of breast cancer. Obviously, she had them surgically reconstructed. She says, quote, "I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity." She also praised BRAD PITT for supporting her through the whole thing.
Celebrity psychologist DR. JOYCE BROTHERS died yesterday at the age of 85. There's no word on the cause of death. Joyce appeared in tons of movies and TV shows, often as herself. She was on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" almost 100 times. She was also a prolific author and columnist.
Model (slash) actress ANGIE EVERHART is undergoing surgery today for thyroid cancer. Her rep says, quote, "The prognosis is good . . . and Angie expects to be back to work and to mommy duties in a few weeks." He added that Angie hopes sharing her diagnosis will, quote, "encourage people to learn about cancer prevention, its signs and treatment immediately."
Sources say BEYONCÉ and JAY-Z are expecting their second child. Their daughter Blue Ivy is 15 months old. Beyoncé was spotted last week wearing an outfit that kind of hid her stomach, and she also said during an interview that she wants more kids. But one source claims she's NOT pregnant, and she and Jay aren't going to try for another child until her tour is over in August.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) — The State Department has reassigned the special envoy dealing with closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and has no plans to replace him, two senior State Department officials tell CNN.
Daniel Fried's office has been closed and his duties will now be handled by the State Department's legal adviser's office, according to a State Department internal announcement.
The decision leaves little indication that the administration has pressing plans to follow through on a chief promise of President Barack Obama regarding the "Gitmo" facility in Cuba.
It was established in 2001 within a remote U.S. naval base to house those classified as enemy combatants.
Fried's post was created in 2009 shortly after Obama announced his intention to close Guantanamo Bay within his first year in office.
Fried has traveled the world since negotiating the repatriation of about 30 low-level detainees and resettling about 40 more eligible for release but unable to return to their home countries due to fears of abuse.
But significant congressional restrictions on further detainee transfers left Fried's job less demanding. Most recently, he spent some of his time working to help resettle a group of Iranian exiles, known as the MEK, living in a refugee camp in Iraq.
"Guantanamo hasn't been a full time job for a year," one senior official said, citing the new congressional restrictions.
Obama signed the limits into law as part of a 2013 defense spending bill.
Administration officials initially said he might veto the defense measure if the legislation included detainee transfer restrictions, which would undercut his pledge to close the facility.
Officials insist the administration still is intent on closing it.
Fried, a career diplomat, will now become the State Department's coordinator for sanctions policy, which includes prohibitions against Iran, North Korea and Syria.


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Perfect for two. Nice little unit to bring to the backcountry, we always take this along. My boyfriend will only drink a "real" cup of coffee, which this press does beautifully and I'm an exclusive tea drinker. So he makes and drinks his coffee from the press and I use the cup for my tea and everyone is happy in the mornings. Everything packs neatly into the press with room to stash your tea and extras inside. We've had this for about two years now with no problems, and it has seen a lot of use! Full review
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Outdoor Products Coffee Press
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EDUCATION in West Cumbria can now take pupils from primary schools to PhDs as well as helping to bolster the West Cumbrian economy.
The Dalton Nuclear Institute is a nuclear research arm of The University of Manchester and last year it opened a new £20m research centre at the Westlakes Science & Technology Park.
The University of Manchester is the UK's largest university and is ranked third in the UK in terms of the power of its research. Each year the University spends more than £400m on its research. The Dalton Institute was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Prize in recognition of the quality and impact of its nuclear research and teaching.
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The facility was created as a result of a collaboration between the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and The University of Manchester creating a £20m research centre that is unique in the UK.
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"The collaboration with the NDA has now established in West Cumbria a world leading research centre designed to attract academic research staff and students to the area from across the UK and from overseas."
Kevin says as the facility grows the number of research students based at the site will gradually grow until there are around 30 researchers based at the site. Currently there are 14 post-graduate level students based out of DCF together with seven academic staff and seven operating staff from the University.
"We aim to provide growth in West Cumbria in terms of high-level skills and in supporting new technology progress through to commercial application.
"The University of Manchester's Intellectual Property (UMIP) subsidiary has been hugely successful in helping develop academic research into commercial reality and we are working with the National Nuclear Laboratory and Britain's Energy Coast to establish a similar approach in the local area encompassing other universities and local business.
"The growth of post-graduate level research in West Cumbria can only help provide additional opportunities for local students to further their education and to business through talented young people moving in to the area."
The growth of the Dalton Cumbrian Facility could see further universities teaming up and the University of Liverpool is already involved in talks at getting involved at DCF and has signed an agreement to enable access to NNL's facilities at Sellafield.
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Nokia Imaging Wiki Competition 2013Q3
Competition Complete (04 Sep 2013): This competition is complete and the winners have now been announced. Thank you to all the entrants for competing, and creating so many interesting and informative articles.
The Winners
The winners are listed below. The mathematically-inclined will note that an additional Lumia 1020 and Lumia 720 have been awarded, along with a number of accessory prizes!
- Verdavaine Yan (yan_
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- This article delivers two re-usable UI controls which enable fluid and memory-efficient zoom, pan and rotate inside very high resolution (or gigapixel) images, using the Nokia Imaging SDK. We were impressed with the results achieved both on high and low memory devices - irrespective of the image size. Not only is this a significant technical achievement, but the article is well written, and provides useful information that is not covered by the Nokia Imaging SDK documentation.
- Yan also contributed Optimizing Imaging SDK use for rapidly changing filter parameters (used by the winning article) and valuable feedback about the SDK
- He selflessly helped many other developers in this competition with advice about their articles (including some of our other winners) and, on the discussion boards, with guidance on how to best use the SDK. As his contribution was "within the competition" we could not consider him for "Wiki Contributor of the Month" and "Discussion Board Poster of the Month". We will however be sending him a (bonus) Monster headset as a token of our appreciation!
- Sebastiano Galazzo (galazzo
) for the article HDR I - Implementing High Dynamic Range filters using Nokia Imaging SDK
- This article explains first how to implement an HDR engine and next how to combine Nokia Imaging SDK's filters with HDR source images to improve images and filters, and to create new filters. We particularly liked the innovation and ambition of this article - and some of the filters/image improvements are quite striking. Best of all, Sebastiano includes his prototype app, so you can try out your own combinations and find out what works best.
- Sebastiano also contributed the article Neural Network based Image Processing, which provides a generic/re-usable library for working with neural nets - very cool indeed.
- Toni Petrina (to_pe
) for the article Partial filter application and blending with Nokia Imaging SDK
- This article works through a powerful image editing application, with main feature that a user can select part of the picture by 'painting' over it, apply a filter only to painted region, and blend the filtered region back into the original. The whole app is impressive, and the article does a good job of explaining how the main features are implemented. We liked the selection tools (and in particular the "magic wand") and all the options for blending.
- Tomas Slavicek
for his article Real-time camera effects on Windows Phone 7 and 8
- This article demonstrates how to apply a real time "8-bit effect" camera effect (a picture composed of smaller images) - delivered in an app that can run on both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 devices. The filter effect not supplied in the Imaging SDK, and we think it's pretty cool! We also liked this article because the technical solution (using XNA/Monogame) is a clever way of improving the refresh rate, and allows the solution to work on both Windows Phone 7 and 8, and also on lower-end devices. This is a bit more "hard core" than some of the other entries, but is still understandable and useful for others.
- PedroQ
for his article Using Nokia Imaging SDK in a Windows Phone game.
- This article demonstrates an image-based quiz game, where the Nokia Imaging SDK is used to add effects to images to make them more challenging to recognise. We liked that the article showed a cool use for imaging outside of the context of an imaging or camera app. We also liked that the explanation of how to use filters was clear and concise.
- PedroQ also contributed extremely valuable feedback about a problematic issue we had with the Nokia Imaging SDK NuGet installer. His solution was far from trivial and has resulted in a much better installation experience for all developers. While Pedro is no longer eligible to win the feedback prize, we're awarding him a (bonus) Monster headset as a token of our appreciation!
The SDK Feedback Winner is aesirconsultancy for requesting blending functionality like that provided by writeableBitmapEx .The request was made early on and was subsequently requested by a number of other users. We consider it good feedback because it shows a good understanding of what is offered by the SDK, and because we appreciate the importance of building bridges between the Nokia Imaging SDK and the hugely popular WriteableBitmapEx library. The SDK feedback part of the competition was extremely successful, with great feedback provided by a large number of developers, including wiki competition winners PedroQ and yan_ . Some of the feedback has already gone into the SDK and we're hoping a lot more will go into the next update.
Finally, an "Honourable mention" goes to RatishPhilip , who will receive a Lumia 720 for the article Filter Parameter Harmonization - Dynamic UI generation for filter parameters. This article explains how to create a single UI control which dynamically offers the correct UI elements (sliders etc) for editing the parameters of the currently applied filter. The article seemed quite different to others in the competition - along with Ratish's other articles (FilterSquare: Using Nokia Imaging SDK to create an innovative Filter App for Windows Phone 8, How to apply filters to specific image region using the Nokia Imaging SDK, Handling rapid imaging filter parameter changes using Rx) we thought it worthy of special mention.
Thank you also to the non-winning competitors. Many of your articles were particularly liked by one or more of the judges, but did not have enough support to win. All the entries had some merit and we are pleased to be able to host them on Nokia Developer wiki!
Please join me to congratulate all the winners on the discussion boards.
Background to the competition
We're holding a wiki competition to celebrate the launch of the stunning new Nokia Lumia 1020 device and the Nokia Imaging SDK!
Prizes will be a Nokia Lumia 1020 device and membership of the Nokia Premium Developer Program for Lumia for up to four wiki contributors. A fifth winner will be selected for the best feedback we get on the Nokia Imaging SDK.
As this is a wiki competition we will be looking for great original articles, tutorials and guides that showcase the opportunities in imaging and photography on Lumia, and in particular from the new SDK and Nokia Lumia 1020.
Getting Started
The Nokia Imaging SDK comes with great documentation and examples, which you can find in the Lumia Developer's Library:
- Nokia Imaging SDK documentation:
- Quick Start
- Nokia Developer Example Projects
- Filter Effects - using different filters with camera photos and saving in the camera roll album.
- Filter Explorer - explore image editing capabilities and performance by applying filter layers to images.
- Real-time Filter Demo - Apply effects in real-time to the stream received from the camera and shown in the viewfinder.
- API reference
In addition, we have a lot of other great resources for using the camera and working with high resolution images
- Imaging (Lumia Developer's Library)
- Advanced Photo Capturing
- Camera Explorer (Example)
- Working with high resolution photos
- Photo Inspector (Example)
- Advanced Photo Capturing
We recommend you download the SDK and dive into the resources above.
How to participate
Write a great tutorial, guide or an article with code which shows how to use the Nokia Imaging SDK or Camera and any other Windows Phone APIs related to imaging in useful, imaginative and innovative ways and/or provide the best feedback on the Nokia Imaging SDK.
Before creating an article you should also check out some of our existing pages in categories: Camera, Video, Imaging, Multimedia, and consider whether your article enhances the existing documentation in the wiki, libraries and SDK.
To make it interesting we will be breaking the competition into three segments and awarding the prizes as we go. Articles that don't win the first segment will still be eligible for subsequent sections - so there is a benefit to contributing early and improving your article(s) as the competition progresses.
Here are the competition rules:
- To enter, add a link to your article as a comment to this article.
- The article and associated Code Example are submitted under the site Terms & Conditions.
- Articles must be written in English. Translations may be provided in other languages, but only the English version will be judged.
- The article should include the text: {{Note|This is an entry in the [[Nokia Imaging Wiki Competition 2013Q3]]}}.
- Developers can create one or many articles, but there is only one prize per developer.
- Teamwork is allowed and even endorsed, but only one prize will be granted to a winning team (this will go to the person who creates the article initially). Teams may also receive additional complementary Nokia products.
- The wiki competition will be broken into three segments. Articles must be submitted by 23:59 GMT on the days which mark the competition segments listed below.
- 4th Aug (Sun). First segment ends (+3 weeks).
- 18th Aug (Sun). Second segment ends (+2 weeks)
- 1st Sept (Sun). Final segment ends (+2 weeks)
- We will announce segment winners within the week following end of each segment. We will award a single winner for the first two segments and two winners for the final segment.
- One winner will be selected for the best feedback on the Nokia Imaging SDK, posted as a response to this discussion board post. The feedback must be submitted before 23:59 GMT on 1st September and will be announced with the other final segment winners.
See the fine print for more information.
The prizes
All winners will receive a Nokia Lumia 1020 device and membership of the Nokia Premium Developer Program for Lumia. In addition, winning a Nokia Developer Competition gives you instant fame and kudos in the community and promotion through Nokia Developer channels. It also looks really great on your CV!
- The devices are not yet available (at time of writing). They will be sent as soon as we can get hold of them from the factory.
- Unless prohibited by local law in the jurisdiction where you live, the device prizes are supplied under a "Device Access Services" warranty. In essence devices are covered by a "manufacturer fault" replacement warranty for 6 months from delivery of the original device.
Evaluation of entries
Entries are judged first and foremost by the usefulness, quality and presentation of their technical information. Multiple entries are encouraged but will be assessed on their individual merits - so a single great entry will win over multiple less-good articles.
The entries will be judged by the Wiki Moderation team and selected Nokia technical experts after the competition period. The results for each part of the competition are expected to be announced within a few weeks of the end of the segments.
Feedback for the Nokia Imaging SDK must be added here. This can cover any aspect of the SDK (including the documentation and example code) and both problems and suggestions for improvement.
Generic questions or comments concerning this competition should be addressed as comments to this wiki page.
Stuck for ideas?
While we're looking forward to seeing some entries that showcase the possibilities provided by the Nokia Imaging SDK and the fantastic camera on the Nokia Lumia 1020, this competition is open to articles covering any and all aspect of working with images, camera and video.
Articles can highlight tips, tricks, and best practices for working with the imaging and camera APIs. Articles might demonstrate innovative use or combination of features, address real world use cases or provide comprehensive tutorial instruction.
To give you an idea of exactly how broad in scope we're hoping entries will be, below are a few ideas:
- Articles about features which can only be done on Lumia 1020 or which are better on Lumia 1020
- Enhanced camera and video photography - enhancing existing photography through new features. For example, adding a "horizon" overlay, or arbitrarily setting exposure or focus points through the camera UI
- Auto correction of images, image filters and effects applied as the picture/video is taken or applied as a post process, addition of drawing or commenting.
- Image visualisation and presentation - approaches for arranging, presenting and merging groups of photos or videos that go beyond the native device gallery app.
- Show how to recreate "classic" filters using the SDK, combine them in innovative ways, and also implement new filters not covered by the SDK
- Real time filtering on video feeds
- HDR Photography
- Imaging sharing and storing innovations - through social media, remote storage like DropBox or SkyDrive, NFC. Making it easy to "plug-in" to new services.
- Cost effective data transfer - including ideas like better compression, sharing only when using low cost carriers like WLAN
- Monetization aspects - making money through imaging apps, selling mobile photos, using advertising effectively for imaging apps. Embedding advertisements in images.
- Camera or image based games and augmented reality
- Printing from device
- How to use imaging in "real world contexts", including for medical purposes, warranty claims, construction.
- Locally relevant imaging solutions - for example using imaging solutions to identify and track local animal species or dangerous areas.
In addition, the Ideas Project has hundreds of app ideas related to imaging and photography - many of which might also inspire great wiki articles.
Competition entries
All entries are listed below:
- (Winner) Memory-efficient Navigation in Very High Resolution Images on Windows Phone (yan_ )
- (Winner) HDR I - Implementing High Dynamic Range filters using Nokia Imaging SDK (galazzo )
- (Winner) Partial filter application and blending with Nokia Imaging SDK (to_pe )
- (Winner) Using Nokia Imaging SDK in a Windows Phone game (PedroQ )
- (Winner) Real-time camera effects on Windows Phone 7 and 8 (Tomas Slavicek )
- Optimizing Imaging SDK use for rapidly changing filter parameters (yan_ )
- Neural Network based Image Processing (galazzo )
- Detecting Faces on Windows Phone (summeli )
- How to use manual camera controls such as focus and white balance on Windows Phone 8 (HarMe )
- How to apply filters to specific image region using the Nokia Imaging SDK (RatishPhilip )
- Handling rapid imaging filter parameter changes using Rx (RatishPhilip )
- Filter Parameter Harmonization - Dynamic UI generation for filter parameters (RatishPhilip )
- FilterSquare: Using Nokia Imaging SDK to create an innovative Filter App for Windows Phone 8 (RatishPhilip )
- How to Use the Nokia Imaging SDK to create a "Photo Cookbook" for Windows Phone 8 Devices (matthewthepc )
- VoiceMaging for Windows Phone 8 (vinayppatil )
- Filter Testing app using the Imaging SDK (mehul_raje )
- Nokia Imaging SDK From Bottom To Top (GiancarloLelli )
- Paper Photo App using Nokia Imaging SDK (Perseus9 )
- Combining imaging filters to create new real-time camera effects (navibyte )
- Collage using Nokia Imaging SDK (somnathbanik )
- How To Use Nokia Imaging SDK With Custom Filters And Image Processors (Engin Kırmacı )
- Using Nokia Imaging SDK Create Cartoon Photo (highcedar )
Nokia Future /Capture - another great opportunity to be creative and win prizes
Nokia Future /Capture is a separate (complementary!) competition we're holding around Imaging. Dream up creative ideas for imaging-based apps or hacks that make the most of the new Nokia Lumia 1020 and you could win a trip to Lund, Sweden, to compete in our exclusive Hackathon. Not only will you be one of the very first to get access to the new phone, but you will also get to code alongside some of our own imaging experts who created the SDK and some of Nokia's own imaging apps. You could win another trip to a Nokia event, merchandising for your app and exposure on Nokia channels. There are only a few weeks to submit your ideas, so we recommend you check it out as soon as you can.
You can compete in either or both competitions, and articles from the Wiki competition can be used to help you in the hackathon. Nokia Future /Capture is a great opportunity to further increase the number of ways you can win with Nokia.
The fine print
The main sponsor of the Wiki Contribution competition is Nokia Corporation, Finland ("Nokia"). The competition is a competition of skill. No purchase or admission fee is necessary to participate. By participating in the Wiki Contribution competition the participant indicates his/her/its acceptance to these rules and agrees to be bound by them as well as any rules and regulations of Nokia Developer and the Developer's Wiki, and agrees that all submissions are considered "User Content" as defined in the Nokia Developer terms. You acknowledge and agree that no form of cheating will be tolerated. Any persons found cheating, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the main sponsor, will immediately be disqualified from the contest. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Nokia reserves the right at its sole discretion to amend, withdraw or revise these rules and the prizes at any time without notice and in such event the main sponsor shall not have any liability whatsoever. Prizes will only be awarded upon a potential winner's verification of eligibility and compliance with these competition terms, any other country specific legislation based on winner's domicile, and final approval by Nokia. All federal, state, local, and other taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the applicable winner. No winner will be permitted to (a) replace his/her designated prize with another prize or item, (b) transfer or assign his/her designated prize with another person, or (c) redeem his/her prize for cash.
This Wiki Contribution competition shall not constitute a commitment or create a joint venture, partnership, agency or other business relationship between the participants and Nokia. This Wiki Contribution competition does not grant to any participant whether expressly or by implication any ownership, rights or license to any intellectual property rights of Nokia. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Nokia shall not be liable for any damages arising out of the participant's participation to the Wiki Contribution competition. The laws of Finland shall be applicable to any disputes arising out of the Wiki Contribution competition. Unless otherwise provided for in applicable mandatory legislation, such disputes will be finally settled in the public court of Helsinki.
Nokia employees and contractors are eligible for this contest with the following limitations:
- You should use only the published tools and resources - "eat your own dog food"
- Submissions from the Nokia employees will be judged and prized separately from 3rd party developers. We've reserved 5 Monster headsets for the best Nokia entries.
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