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ILLINOIS -- What a nightmare I am in the middle of with Orbitz. . I booked previously with Orbitz and fortunately there were no problems. There is no way to contact anyone who can assist you, and there is no follow from anyone I have been able to speak to..Since last Saturday when I Booked and paid for a guaranteed room for that night that could not be cancelled. On my reservation, I made a special request for handicap access because my sister is on crutches. Several hours later received a call from "dotty" who spoke very poor English, said she was cancelling my reservation because there was no room available. I had called the hotel directly while searching online so I know there were rooms. I tried to explained that I understood it was possible that my request was not going to be honored (It clearly stated that when I made the request). After spending a lot of time (over 45 minutes) trying to communicate and hearing " I am cancelling your reservation" at least 3 times. I finally convinced her to call the hotel which ended up with Dotty requesting a set of crutches for me upon arrival - total language barrier. She got back on the line with me and said they do not have crutches. At this point I began to lose it, I finally contacted the hotel directly (Dotty gave me their number and the managers name) spoke with the manager and confirmed my reservation and all was well....UNTIL 3 hours later when I was 15 minutes from the property and the Manager called me to say ORBTIZ had cancelled my confirmed reservation sometime after 8pm and the room was resold automatically. He was sorry he had no more rooms. I was in the mountains of NC after dark with no rooms available- fortunately the manager called around we had to back track 20+ minutes and spend 50$ more for a room. All during this time I am trying to communicate with Ortiz overseas customer service based on my phone records I spent close to 4 hours on the phone with ORBITZ on Sat (disconnected by a supervisor once finally spoke with Mindy who said she would follow up. I explained the extra cost and gave her the manager name (he had already left for the evening it was after 10pm by this time. TODAY JULY 6 - 6 days later I am still awaiting a call back to correct this problem and get my refund. I did get a call at 11pm AT NIGHT from MINDY on Sunday ( when I asked why she was calling so late she said she did not know what time it was in the US) she said the hotel manager was off until Tuesday 7/3 and would call the manager then. No Call back yet, my credit card is still be charged for a cancelled room$108, and I have paid for another room that cost $160+ . The manager (of the hotel I was supposed to stay at) has NOT BEEN CONTACTED by ORBTIZ. I have spoken with him twice. Called Orbtiz and I sat on hold for 25 minutes and gave up. I chatted with a customer service representative online. Only thing she could do was sent my info to the escalation team or have a Philippines representative call me - said I will hear something in 48 hours. She confirmed that there has been no follow up and that I cannot speak to anyone who speaks English as their primary language. Seriously this is beyond the worst customer service I had ever received Orbitz should be ashamed of the "customer service" provided. I am going to post this on every site, Face Book and twitter, I can find. I have already contacted by credit card. But Orbitz should be paying for the extra I had to pay. My reservation was paid for and GUARANTEED- I guess that means something else in their dictionary. LESSON LEARNED DO NOT BOOK WITH ORBITZ.
Orbitz is for suckers. The below sorry e-mail dialogue is pretty self-explanatory.
I learned the hard way that proper due diligence in getting a decent price on a hotel room includes the old fashioned step of CALLING THE RESERVATION DESK.
Orbitz sold us a hotel room for $99 per night that was available to any AAA member who called the hotel reservation desk for $71 per night. I suspect that Orbitz paid no more than $60 per night.
This hotel's computers made available to guests for checking e-mails, etc., are right by the reservation desk. Nothing ruins your vacation like being reminded how much you got gouged with every new check-in behind you when you are reading your e-mails.
In Orbitz's defense, based on their last e-mail, they are genuinely very sorry that I FOUND OUT HOW MUCH THEY OVERCHARGED ME.
Don't use Orbitz for your travel plans. They rely on people being lazy and not checking around. That is their market niche. As more and more people wise up to their game, they need to make as much as possible off of the remaining suckers. Don't be one of them.
Orbitz sucks.
Subject Days Inn Sedona - Orbitz # MEW15V
Discussion Thread
Response (Corrine) 04/13/2010 10:22 AM
Dear Ms. ******
We regret to hear about your disappointment but will respect any decision that you will be making. We just hope that we could have a future opportunity to restore your confidence in our products and company.
Corinne / MAV
Customer Service Supervisor
Customer 04/12/2010 07:05 PM
Thank you for taking the time for your reply. It was my mistake in using Orbitz. I will not make that same mistake again, and will do my best to ensure that no friend of mine does the same. Please enjoy the 40% commission you earned on booking our hotel room. Thank you.
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Response (Corrine) 04/12/2010 03:19 PM
Dear *******,
Good day.
Thank you for contacting Orbitz regarding the rate differential for your stay at the Days Inn in Sedona. On behalf of Orbitz, I sincerely apologize for this disappointing experience.
It is my understanding that you are seeking a refund for the difference in the rate the hotel charged Orbitz and what Orbitz charged you.
On your behalf, I have reviewed your reservation history and I would like to explain my findings. Orbitz.com is an on-line travel website giving our members the ability to be their own travel managers. Orbitz does all that we can to provide you with all the tools necessary to accomplish any task required to create, change or even cancel a reservation. When an Orbitz member visits our website, you have the opportunity to view over 65,000 properties with a multitude of rate options. These options include both traditional retail hotels where guests pay at the end of their stay and hotels that participate in our Orbitz program where the amount that includes what will be billed by the hotel plus a fee for Orbitz services is put on the credit card at the time of booking.
During the search and booking process, you selected a hotel that participates in our Orbitz program. The rates are deeply discounted by the hotel to offer you the best available rate at time of booking. In your selection of this hotel, the total cost was disclosed and was agreed to by you prior to the booking.
The negotiated rates for hotel inventory available for booking on our site is confidential financial information that only Orbitz and that specific hotel's management team are to have knowledge of, is not available to the public, and was disclosed to you by the hotel in error.
Orbitz provides reservations services to customers. In addition to information on destination, dates and number of guests, a customer can select a specific hotel, hotel chain, location and budget preference. Customers can also indicate amenity preferences. Orbitz utilizes a "Neighborhood Matrix" display to offer customers the unique ability to compare hotel search results on a detailed and user-friendly map that highlights each hotel's location, neighborhood description, price and star rating together on one screen. Orbitz earns an amount for the services of facilitating the reservation that it provides.
We apologize rate information was disclosed to you by the hotel. Ms. *******, thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We appreciate your business and hope you will provide us with a future opportunity to fully restore your confidence in our products and services.
Corinne / MAV
Customer Service Supervisor
Response (Email Customer Service) 04/12/2010 12:55 PM
Dear Orbitz Customer,
Thank you for contacting Orbitz.
I understand you are unhappy as the hotel offered the lower fare.
I have forwarded your issue to a supervisor. They will review and respond as soon as possible. I apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience while this matter is examined. When we do learn of a problem, Orbitz takes immediate action to prevent any future disappointing experiences for our customers.
Alvin Foster
Orbitz Email Service Team
Orbitz - Travel Well
Customer 04/12/2010 12:35 PM
Thanks for the prompt reply. This was not a new rate. It was what they were charging all along. You guys just suck at getting the best rates. We won't be using you again. Sorry.
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:10:36 -0500
Subject: Days Inn Sedona - Orbitz # MEW15V [Incident: 100413-001178]
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Response (E-mail Customer Service) 04/12/2010 12:10 PM
Dear Orbitz Customer,
Thank you for contacting Orbitz.
I understand you are unhappy as the hotel offered a lower rate for your reservation.
I would like to apologize for the inconvenience you have encountered.
I have reviewed your account and can see that you have a past reservation named 'Sedona 4/5/10'.
Prepaid rates are discounted rates and Orbitz books these rates in advance. However in some rare cases, the hotel rates may drop. In such cases, we are unable to provide you with the new prevailing rate, as your credit card is already charged at the time of booking. Similarly, on the day of check-in or check-out, if the hotel's rate is higher than what you were charged (at the time of booking), Orbitz does not make any additional charges to your credit card.
For future reference, we do guarantee the lowest rates on our Low Price Guarantee Hotel reservations. If you reserve a Low Price Guarantee Hotel rate and then find the same room, in the same hotel, for the same dates, at a lower price online, we'll refund the difference.
If you would like to learn more about this promotion, please follow these steps:
Log on to the Orbitz website http://www.Orbitz.com
At the bottom of the webpage, click on the small link 'Low Price Guarantee Hotel'.
For further assistance, please call Orbitz Customer Service at (888) 656-4546 from the US and (312) 416-0018 from outside the US. Our Customer Service Agents will be able to assist you more efficiently on the phone.
We appreciate your business and hope you will give us another opportunity to fully restore your confidence in our products and services.
Cara Simpson
Orbitz Email Service Team
Orbitz - Travel Well
Auto-Response 04/12/2010 11:28 AM
Thank you for contacting Orbitz.
Customer 04/12/2010 11:28 AM
Just to let you know that we really regret using Oribitz to book this trip. You charged us $99 plus tax per night. Days Inn only charges $71 plus tax per night to AAA members who book directly. When we found out about the difference, we asked for an adjustment but were refused because we had prepaid using Orbitz. We stayed 6 nights so using you cost us over $168.
I know that this is not covered under the terms of the Price Assurance guarantee, but just wanted to let you know that this happened and we are very unhappy. I doubt we will be using Orbitz again or recommending this site to our traveling friends.
The silly commercial that shows the 'hovercraft' landing and giving a check to someone for 'doing nothing' is so much baloney! They need to offer a website, that can be verified, of the actual money they have indeed refunded! EVERY Professional Travel Consultant in the country can do the exact same thing! Anyone that buys on one of these mega travel sites should make 1000% sure they read the fine fine fine print! [Customer service is pretty non existent with the big mega travel sites! - Be forewarned!]
Reminder: do business with your local travel agent, who in all probability is your client! Economics 101 Support local businesses so they can support you! That is not 'Rocket Science' and certainly not "hovercraft science!"
It just ticks me off that a giant mega company [operating in the red] can pay thousands of dollars for a dumb commercial and by-pass small business owners in your own neighborhood.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- On Saturday 8/3/2013 I booked a room at a hotel in Oregon through Orbitz. When I arrived at the hotel I was informed that they did not have a reservation and they had no rooms. After telling them it was on Orbitz they told me they had been full all day but Orbitz kept sending them rooms and it was not their problem.
I called Orbitz, and the agent who was obviously speaking English as a second language called the hotel, was told they were full and then blamed everything on the hotel. The most he was willing to do was to cancel the reservation. When I asked about another room he wanted to do nothing until I asked for a supervisor. I was then told he called every other hotel showing as available and told they were full and it was the fault of each hotel and not Orbitz.
He told me to book another online that I did and then came back and told me they were full as well after they charged my credit card again.
He only offered to refund the first charge in five days and wanted to do nothing else until I demanded. There was no customer service, I was lied to about what hotel's he called, the website does not display proper rooms available but they sure do instantly charge your credit card but they are not willing to refund for their errors.
I told them it was their responsibility to find me another room and to pay for it which he said his supervisor said they couldn't do (after I was told no supervisors were available) and then after pushing they said they could find a room 25 miles away, gave me a name of a hotel but would not give me directions. I didn't know where I was at the time. When pressed for directions he then hung up on me.
I called back and was told the only note in the account was that I agreed to a refund of the first hotel and that was it. Needless to say I was left stranded and without a room that night by Orbitz. Yes, you still charged my card!
When I contacted them about the charges they claim that I stayed at the second hotel which I was told was full after making the reservation.
NEVER NEVER book through Orbitz or trust what they say they have in room inventory.
Problem: Upon arriving to our hotel, we were told that Orbitz had booked a promotional code that we were not eligible for. It was for a "Single Ladies" promotion. We had no idea what they were talking about. So explained that Orbitz required us to fill in the passengers names and sex origin and that it was not our fault that their system did this to our reservation. In the end we had to pay the difference of $250.00 out of pocket right when we arrived to the hotel.
Technical Issue: Orbitz system only looks for the cheapest deal for the hotels in the area you are looking for. Their online system does not have algorithms set to catch whether or not the buyer meets the requirements of the promotion.
Customer Service: When we contacted Orbitz upon our arrival to our hotel to ask them to fix the issue, (which took them an hour just to get us on the line with the right person) we were told that it would take 2-3 weeks for resolution on the issue, and that we would need to pay the difference. They told us that we would get an email confirmation within 48 hours. (BTW there were 2 other couples dealing with the same issue when we arrive to the hotel, and calling them as well) Since we were in another country, we were forced to reluctantly pay the difference. When we returned home, there was no email. We contacted Orbitz again 2 weeks after our original call and they said they had not began working on the issue. I requested they escalate the issue and get back to me ASAP. Two days later, they called and stated that they found no issue with our reservation and somehow we agreed that we were eligible for this "Single Ladies" promotion. After some arguing with the customer service representative about how the system never asked us to check a box or anything and that there should be amn algorithm to catch these things (my Husband is an electrical engineer and computer code for a living), we were offered a $50.00 voucher to use Orbitz again and that they were sorry for the inconvenience.
Overall Rating: 0/10. I would not ever rate them a fraction of percentage since I could have gone with any other company and not had to deal with this crap. Next time we will book with the Priceline guarantee.
Recommendation: DO NOT USE ORBITZ FOR ANYTHING!!!
I am extremely disappointed with Orbitz. I was looking to book a hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel this past Spring. After some searching, I took it upon myself to contact Orbitz via the toll free number on their website. I talked to an Orbitz representative and told her that I would like to book a hotel in the city of Tel Aviv and provided the dates that I had wished to stay in the city as well as a price range that was affordable to both me and my family. The Orbitz employee checked the available listings and within a few minutes recommended a "resort." She mentioned that this "resort" was on the beach and it was within the price range that I had requested.
When my family and I arrived in Tel Aviv, we went to the taxi station within the airport and gave them the address to the "resort," which turns out was not in Tel Aviv at all, but rather in a small town called Mihmoret approximately 30 miles north of Tel Aviv! Since it was Shabbat when we arrived in Tel Aviv, a taxi was the only mode of transportation available to us. The cost of traveling to the resort in Mihmoret by taxi was 350 Shekels (approximately $100), but since there was no alternative, we were forced to pay this amount, even though we did not want to stay in Mihmoret in the first place.
When we finally arrived to the so-called "resort," the first thing we noticed was that it was in a residential neighborhood, with nothing within walking distance and since we had no car we thought that it might be possible to take public transportation. Unfortunately, there were no bus terminals nearby. Additionally, there wasn't a place to catch a taxi, there wasn't a market, nor was there a beach anywhere in sight. In fact, the beach was a good two or three miles from the "resort." The area itself did not look very safe at all and we asked the taxi driver to wait while we checked things out.
Upon walking to the "resort," we were immediately disgusted at what we saw. A dirty, rundown residence that had been converted into a so-called "resort." The weeds were growing out of control around the property, the front was littered with junk, dirty laundry was strung up in front of the residence and the area was full of eyesores. When we arrived, we had to ask the driver of the taxi to call the phone number provided to us in order to obtain a key to enter the residence. After about a 15 minute wait, this young Israeli man of no more than 25 years drives up and takes us into the residence. The inside of this residence was just as much of a pigsty as was the outside. The pictures of this place on the Orbitz website had shown a clean and tidy place, but the truth was that the place was rundown and filthy. The rooms were bare and the restroom and shower were one and the same. The pictures sent in to Orbitz from the owner of the residence was false advertising, and Orbitz had taken no precautionary steps to validate that the pictures were an accurate representation of the property. Not willing to stay in such a filthy place, we opted to take a taxi to the city of Haifa (which we had planned on visiting the next day). Once again, we had to pay an additional 350 Shekels ($100) to go to the city of Haifa. If we had a hotel WITHIN the city of Tel Aviv, then we could have stayed the night there and took the train to Haifa the following day for a fraction of the price.
Even though we decided not to stay in the "resort" mostly due to the false advertising on the Orbitz website, we still were forced to pay the $150 for the room (and we had booked the same place for our trip back from Haifa, so we had to pay another $150). Being out $300 is not the problem. The problem is Orbitz lack of professionalism, to at least verify that the pictures posted to THEIR website for THEIR customers to view is an accurate depiction of the hotel.
Below are links to the pictures that I took of the so-called "resort."
I sent a complaint letter to Orbitz about their service and all I got in return was a form letter. Screw this company and I advise anyone and everyone not to book with this company. Original letter and response follows:
To whom it may concern,
I just thought I would write you and let you know about an experience I had with your company. I booked a hotel through Orbitz 1 1/2 months before my vacation. When I finally arrived at my hotel (America's Best Inns, Carbondale, IL Sept. 3rd, 2009) I found it to be closed for renovation. I contacted your customer support via cell phone and was placed on hold numerous times for an approximate period of 40 minutes.
During this time, the manager of the hotel came around the corner and asked if he could assist me. I explained my situation to him and he informed me that he had contacted Orbitz two weeks prior and that Orbitz was rebooking their customers to a sister hotel 30 miles away.
In the meantime, the representative came back on the line and told me that Orbitz had no idea the hotel had been closed; lie number 1. Knowing I was in town for a reunion, the manager contacted another hotel nearby and asked them to honor the price I was quoted by your company. The representative then came back on line and told me he had the hotel on the line and that they are working on the situation; lie number 2 seeing as how I had the manager directly in front of me.
The manager of the closed down hotel ended up finding a room for me nearby at that rate. The representative again came back on line and told me that he had rebooked me in another hotel, which was the same one the manager also called, and that Orbitz could get me in there but I would have to pay full rate; lie number 3 seeing as the manager was able to get my original rate only because I had my documentation from you in front of me.
It was about this time I snapped. First of all, the representative knew I had the manager in front of me yet he insisted he was on the line with very same person I was talking to.
Not only did Orbitz screw up by not informing me that the hotel was not in operation and remedy the situation long before my arrival, your company directly lied while in conversation when the problem was discovered. I had just spent 11 hours in transit and did not need this aggravation upon arrival.
I arrived at my location with absolutely no place to stay because of your company's incompetence. If it were not for the assistance of the hotel manager, who just happen to show up to check on restoration progress, I would have been stranded as it was a holiday weekend and hotels were pretty much booked solid in the immediate area.
I would suggest when dealing with your company mistakes you instruct your reps in learning how to lie to customers efficiently and not continue with the lie when it is obvious they have been caught. I am very disappointed in the performance of your company. Orbitz was absolutely no help to me in my vacation, in fact, Orbitz was almost the cause for ruining it altogether.
Richard Anderson
Response (E-mail Customer Service) 09/10/2009 10:06 AM
Dear Orbitz Customer,
Thank you for contacting Orbitz.
I understand you are not happy with the services provided by Orbitz.
I would like to apologize for the inconvenience you have encountered.
We value your feedback and sincerely appreciate your taking the time to write to us. It is very disappointing to learn of the situation you encountered and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you have experienced. We appreciate your business and hope you will provide us with a future opportunity to fully restore your confidence in our products and services.
OrbitzTLC Team
Orbitz - Travel Well
www.Orbitz. com
I made a reservation via Orbitz awhile ago. I went to cancel it today - and it told me it was "non-refundable" - whatever, I thought it was just a reservation. Apparently, I forgot I had pre-paid the room and when I contact customer service - nobody could help. Too late - I already cancelled. So no money and no room.
I can't imagine that I'm the first person to forget they've pre-paid for a room. I've made other reservations over the years and have never had an issue changing reservations. This is the kind predatory treatment I expect from the airlines, not a customer service based on-line travel agency.
So, I've learned my lessons:
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- I booked a hotel room with Orbitz on 5/29/14. The room was for my finances' 40th birthday on 7/30/14. I booked a room at the Dunhill Hotel in uptown Charlotte. When we arrived to the front desk for check in, the clerk informed me that they were oversold and I did not have a room. I was so incredibly disappointed. Orbitz never contacted me or told me about this ahead of time. The hotel clerk informed me that they told Orbitz about the situation in advance. Other hotels in the area were sold out as well. I will never book with Orbitz again.
I want Orbitz to refund me my money. It's completely ridiculous that they do not contact their clients to let them know when a service cannot be provided. They should have contacted me ahead of time, found a different hotel for me and covered any variance in the price.
SALINAS, CALIFORNIA -- We were trying to book a room at the Holiday Inn Express in Salinas California, but for some reason were booked at the Holiday Inn in Santa Nella California, which is an hour away.
Before booking I checked all the relevant information, as I was aware the one in Salinas was booked, and I've been burned by Orbitz before, NEVER AGAIN! The dates were correct, the location was correct, the price was right, everything looked good.
Fastforward to when I open my email. The room is booked in Santa Nella. There is a cancellation fee, which I was aware of, but only agreed to under the context of renting a room in Salinas... So disappointing, such a headache to try to refund, ended up filing a Visa dispute with my bank, but they are even fighting that. Must not be going so well with Orbitz right now. Maybe I'll start check My 3 Cents before dealing with online companies from now on.


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Have you heard about the video that was released that showed the killing of a Reuters photographer back in 2007 by American military helicopters? The Times makes sure that you don't miss it: Video Shows American Killing of Photographer
The Web site WikiLeaks.org released a graphic video on Monday showing an American helicopter shooting and killing a Reuters photographer and driver in a July 2007 attack in Baghdad.
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Reuters had long pressed for the release of the video, which consists of 38 minutes of black-and-white aerial video and conversations between pilots in two Apache helicopters as they open fire on people on a street in Baghdad. The attack killed 12, among them the Reuters photographer, Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and the driver, Saeed Chmagh, 40.
At a news conference at the National Press Club, WikiLeaks said it had acquired the video from whistle-blowers in the military and viewed it after breaking the encryption code. WikiLeaks edited the video to 17 minutes.
Everything above, including the headline, is meant to insinuate that the two were killed for no reason. After all, the helicopter pilots simply opened up on people on a Baghdad street. And the pilots laughed about it. The Times does get around to telling readers that the Apaches had been called in because of small arms fire and RPG's used against American troops, but then
But the video does not show hostile action. Instead, it begins with a group of people milling around on a street, among them, according to WikiLeaks, Mr. Noor-Eldeen and Mr. Chmagh. The pilots believe them to be insurgents, and mistake Mr. Noor-Eldeen's camera for a weapon. They aim and fire at the group, then revel in their kills.
Au contraire, Fish Wrap! The Jawa Report and Hot Air, among others, do a fantastic job in tearing apart the video, showing that the "people on the street of Baghdad" had AK-47's and at least one RPG, and a convoy of America troops were approaching. So, the Apache pilots asked for permission to fire, and did just that. It was a war zone, and, as Cassy Fiano points out, if media folks embed themselves with insurgents, aka scumbag Islamist extremists, if they get killed, they shouldn't be surprised. The Jawa Report has much more along those lines, such as "This wouldn't be the first time Reuters had sent off it's "crack team" of locals to give the terrorists' "point of view"."
The Fish Wrap finally gets around to some actual meat in the last paragraph
The report showed pictures of what it said were machine guns and grenades found near the bodies of those killed. It also stated that the Reuters employees "made no effort to visibly display their status as press or media representatives and their familiar behavior with, and close proximity to, the armed insurgents and their furtive attempts to photograph the coalition ground forces made them appear as hostile combatants to the Apaches that engaged them."
Ah. So, weapons and the Reuters dudes were hanging and having fun with terrorists. In a war zone.
I do find it interesting that this supposedly huge!!!!! story only made it to page A13 of the Tuesday print edition, while it is front page on the web. The Times knows that this story is really no big deal, but, they could get lots of hits on the web if people saw the story easily.
Unshockingly, the unhinged on the left are going unhinged about the original release from Wikileaks, which calls this "Collateral Murder." In fact, that is what the website is called. The Weekly Standard points out that this was anything but, that doesn't stop the kooks at the Democratic Underground, Boing Boing (which offers the Al Jazeera view), Little Green Goofballs, and the Rachael Maddow Show blog, among others, doing their typical hate America and support Islamist extremists schtick.
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The Sigma APO MACRO 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM is a large-aperture macro-telephoto lens that integrates Sigma's Optical Stabilizer (OS) system. This 2010 successor to the APO MACRO 150mm F2.8 EX DG HSM, which came on the market in October 2004, incorporates the latest innovations in optics technology. |
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Received the replacement Sigma 150mm EX DG OS HSM APO last week. This lens seems to be very sharp at f2.8. I have my own routine for testing new lenses and this one passed easily. The lens is a fine replacement for Sigma's original 150mm f2.8.
With my 5D2 I can hand hold the lens to 1/25th second in flourescent lighting that requires F2.8 at ISO 3200 with -1 stop exposure adjustment. I do not know the lux value of that setting. I think that is EV -1. I do not think the OS is really good for 4 stops as advertised, but it is good for 2 stops for sure under these lighting conditions. That puts it on par with my Canon 300mm f4 L IS lens. I have no scientific evidence, but that's what it seems like to me. The auto focus with my 5D2 is a little quirky under the very dim conditions described above. By that I mean that it I can not always use the center af point alone. I have not tried this same test with my 7D, which has a better autofocus system than the 5D2. Reply | Read all replies for this comment |
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Re: follow upQuote: <div id="linkdxomark"> With my 5D2 I can hand hold the lens to 1/25th second in flourescent lighting that requires F2.8 at ISO 3200 with -1 stop exposure adjustment. 1/25s, f/2.8, ISO3200 = 2.6 LV If you have to use -1 EVcomp in camera to get the exposure you want, that means that you are getting the camera to expose shorter (considering just the variation of shutter speed) than its metering wants too, and that otherwise the camera would treat it as a 1.6 LV exposure. If instead you apply -1 EV in post processing in your raw processor and no EVcomp in camera, that means that you think that the 2.6 LV exposure that the camera chose is too long and, in your opinion, the metering should have treated the scene as a 3.6 LV exposure. A Light Value calculator can be found here: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/photography-articles/88197-excel-2003-lv-light-value-calculator.html Dan. Reply |
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I received mine by UPS on June 29th. I sent it back to the distributor on July 1st. The OS was not functional and the resolution was horrible. I did ask for a replacement rather than my money back. My fingers are crossed. I really want a macro lens of this focal length, or longer, that has image stabilization and is somewhat weather sealed. Sigma's old 150mm is the lens I used most often with my Canon 5D and 7D cameras. I never used the lens indoors. It was always outside in the elements, so I had to send it in to get dust removed. Now, I am wishing I had kept that lens. Instead, I am hoping that the new model will live up to the quality of the old one.
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Sigma produces very good lenses,
but quality control is really bad, only 3rd lense was without focus issues(I have 50/1.4) ------------------------------------------------------ http://photo-wed.blogspot.com/ Reply |


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May's Wartortle was received from Professor Oak while it was a Squirtle.
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At some point before the Wallace Cup, squirtle evolved into Wartortle and learned Aqua Tail. Wartortle does a phenominal job in the appael round and gets May to the next round.
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"it's alright, but kind of doesn't make sense......"
Good narration and fun plot points didn't do much to mask that there were parts in this book that just didn't make sense--like how they main character is supposed to be so smart but then is nonsensically blackmailed--more than once! Same goes for the pace of the relationship, which seems to happen within a week.
Entertaining enough, but not exactly smart chick lit. I'm also not sure why the title or "cover art" are what they are--it doesn't really have anything to do with the story. So wierd! They even mention red heels a few times in the book, yet the cover model is wearing black. I haven't listened to anything else from this author, but it just seems like this book was kind of slapped together and just makes enough sense to pass.
"Standard Harlan Cobe book--good! An easy listen."
This book felt a little like an older HC book, Tell No One. Both really enjoyable and the Scott Brick/Harlan Coben combo is always a good listen, but it's a standard HC mystery/thriller. I'm looking forward to the next Myron Bolitar book.
"pretty good...."
The storyline of a magician becoming a food taster to save her own life was pretty interesting and it has that other worldly quality about it---where you don't know what the time period is or where the setting takes place. I always enjoy reading the first installment in a series, when you get the sense of a persons evolution. I would definitely recommend this if you are looking for light, interesting fair that doesn't scream chick-lit.
I'm not a big fan of Gabra Zackman, because she isn't great with male voices and tends to make some men sound like frat boys-- It's a little jarring in a story like this. However, she was great as Valleck and pretty good at conveying Yelenas voice.
I think it's misleading to put this in the romance category, though. This is unlike any other book you would find in the romance section and is very light in that department. I think the characters have one scene that is really just glossed over--it's really PG13, as far as these things go.
"Slow and steady story with excellent narrator!"
Susanna Kearsley can clearly write, but the overall, the book was good....not great.
I think the storyline was not that interesting to me. But, Roslyn Landor----wow! She did at least 5 accents in this story--male, female, young, old--and did it all flawlessly! She is truly amazing and bumped a mediocre story up a few notches.
It's worth a listen, just to hear her excellent narration.
"Meh....just okay."
this is another one of those "middle of the road" books. Nothing actually bad and not exactly boring, but....not much happens. A group of women that are friends, help one of them out, have problems that each are struggling with individually, get caught for helping the friend, get in a fight and then make up. The End.
At times, I felt that the author just skimmed over each character and didn't make their struggles interesting enough to engage me.
It passed the time, but is not memorable. Narration was probably the best part of the whole experience.
"Excellent continuation!"
Insurgent was as good as Divergent, picking up right where we left off and then ending with a bang--what a cliffhanger! It was action packed and full of intrigue!
I really enjoyed how Tris' character is evolving, as well as her relationship with Four. She is more focused and less tentative. They questions each others motives a lot and it seems their relationship is hanging by a thread at points, but it all comes to a head with a very satisfying outcome.
We learn a lot of about the different factions and how they operate. We also learn why Tris has aptitude for 3 factions.
Can't wait for the last book!
"Another silly romance made worse by bad narrator"
This book was dumb and predictable. Like another reviewer said, it's a cookie cutter romance. You know exactly what is going to happen to this couple from the very first page. I usually don't mind books like that, because it passes the time. But, the narrator really made it worse. She's reads breathily--like she's a character from Dynasty or some other over the top drama--and she sounds like she has a cold for the first 3/4 of the book. Didn't anyone else notice that? It's so odd!!
Also, parts of the book didn't make sense--why doesn't Alexa know more about Nick's life, when her best friend is his sister? Why doesn't she want Nick to know the money is for her parents house, but it's okay to think it was for her bookstore?
There are definitely far better chick-lit/romance books out there.
"SO SO Good!!"
It's difficult to listen to a YA novel about dystopian society without comparing it to the Hunger Games, but it's not a bad thing-- and in this case, The Divergent series is just as good. Like HG, there is a 16 year old heroine, a young love interest, society separated into groups with different specialties and a underlying discontent with the way they are governed.
Tris Prior is a strong character and while here motivations were not always clear to me, I feel like that spoke to the unsure, 16 year old person she is. She knows that she is different, but not sure why that is a bad thing and how this can be helpful to her as she struggles through initiation into her new faction, the Dauntless. What we learn is that she has a previously unheard of aptitude for 3 of the 4 factions, and is therefore more perceptive, well rounded, empathetic, etc... It's what makes her a strong candidate for any group that she decides to join. As civil unrest comes to a head and her fellow Dauntless members are manipulated, it's Tris that has the courage to fight, even when her aggressors are bigger and more powerful.
The story moves at a brisk pace and the relationship/friends that are introduced really support Tris' character development. It was a great listen! Veronica Roth really brings readers/listeners on her side and feel for this character.
Emma Galvin was excellent as Tris! She brought each male and female character to life and knew how to emote and "act" just the right amount and at the appropriate time.
"Light and sweet"
This is a story about rediscovering lost love and friendship.
AnnaJane and Mason used to be married, so when she finds herself at Mason's wedding, she starts thinking about what happened to end their marriage and how she still loves him--despite being engaged to another man, as well. The story is about Annajane and Mason, but also small town living, the south and friendship. Conflict comes at Annajane and Mason in the form of their fiancees, family members and the business that Mason's family owns and which employs all the locals.
Kathleen McInerney did a great job with the Southern accent and distinguishing between different characters.
It's not deep, but it's well told and good chick-lit.
"a twisted love story...so interesting!"
If you are someone who enjoys books about relationships & character studies, then this is the book for you. It's about what happens when a relationship ends, one party refuses to accept it, and how this affects the other persons new relationship.
Saskia and Patrick dated for 3 years. When he broke up with her, she simply refused be left and begins stalking him and his son. It's not with any violence--she just refuses to let him forget her, them, what they were. When Patrick falls in love with Ellen, she wants to get to know Ellen, as well and proceeds to, under the guise of a new client at Ellen's hypnotherapy practice. It's a story with lots of layers--Saskia and Patrick, Ellen's burgeoning interest in Saskia, Patrick and his family, Saski and Patrick's son, Ellen and her family, Saskia and her mother, Saskia and her lack of friends......they all play into the why's of how this 3 year stalking begins and ultimately what ends it.
It was funny, sad, interesting and insightful. Liane Moriarty really let's you get into the heads of Saskia and Ellen and what drives them and how they view their relationship with Patrick. She somehow made Saskia's stalking seem innocent and funny and a mind-game all at the same time. I felt for her and was appalled by her behavior at the same time.
Tamara Lovatt Smith's narration was excellent! She somehow walked the fine line between making Saskia likable and just short of manic. She really captured all of the characters well--so hard to do, especially in a book with many characters of different ages.
Loved it!
"cheesy! don't get all the great reviews."
I like a sex driven book as much as the next person, but this book was just ridiculous and so cheesy! I purchased it based on all of the stellar reviews, but it had me laughing at it during some points. It felt like it was written by an old-fashioned person's idea of what a relationship like that would be like, what talking dirty sounds like, etc... For me, the thing that makes a book like this enjoyable is when the relationship is the foundation and the sex/conflict is more secondary and used to further that relationship. But every time there was an issue, Gideon would respond with, "you need to get laid." Like....all the time. And there wasn't very much dialogue to establish their relationship in the first place. Plus, it was the same descriptive scene over and over and over...and over again. Kinda silly.
I didn't buy into it.
Jill Redfields narration was a mixed bag. She was pretty good as Ava, but whenever she was channeling Gideon, she sounded like Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs. ha ha! I kept expecting her to say, "Precious...! Preeeecious!" It was pretty bad and spot on. It had me laughing.


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ilovejackdaniels says: That's it, really. You're missing the home of Greenwich Mean Time from the GMT list :) Posted at 6:06pm on October 12, 2005 |
alex.reid says: London is down correctly—until the last Sunday this month—as being at UTC+1. I assume it'll move back to UTC come the 30th! Posted 9 years ago |
ilovejackdaniels says: It's listed as GMT+1 when I see it. I don't see any UTC stuff in the timezone list. And London is - without a doubt - GMT, not GMT+1. The whole UK is GMT. If, however, that list is based on UTC, it might be an idea to change it to say that. At the moment, it's wrong (either it should say UTC+1 or GMT, but not GMT+1). Posted 9 years ago |
sy.hu says: Beijing either. Posted 9 years ago |
ranbarton says: New York, Boston, and Philadelphia are both not listed, for that matter. Posted 9 years ago |
emily.sparkle says: new york is there, it's just listed as GMT -4 which i don't think is correct. Posted 9 years ago |
alex.reid says: Ah, UTC is just a different name for GMT, sorry (well, actually, it's slightly more complex than that, but for all intents and purposes they're identical).
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ilovejackdaniels says: Do you not think this just causes unnecessary confusion? People don't think in terms of timezones modified by daylight savings - they think in terms of timezones. Surely having London as GMT+1 for half the year, and GMT for the other half, will just make it trickier for people to find what they're looking for? Posted 9 years ago |
ilovejackdaniels says: Thankyou for clearing that GMT / UTC stuff up for me, by the way. It's good to know! Posted 9 years ago |
omar (Remember The Milk) says: Er, well... London has now taken its rightful place at GMT. And everything else should now be at a familiar timezone, too. :)
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It has only been one week since the release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 Alpha 2, but we happen to be ahead of schedule on the third (and possibly the final) alpha release for 2.0 Sandtorg. In the past eight days there has actually been a very large number of changes to the Phoronix Test Suite, both to pts-core and the included test profiles and suites. We continue adding new options to the Phoronix Test Suite and among the ones added in this release are result-file-to-text, result-file-to-csv, estimate-run-time, validate-test-profile, and validate-test-suite...
It will be switched to gcc-dev-4, yes, but with these changes for the OpenSolaris 2009.06 support it's in regards to a Sun DDU dmi_info change in OpenSolaris 2009.06 and another smaller change that was needed just so the hardware would be properly detected. There is also support for new external dependencies on OpenSolaris.


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As winter approaches, all the tinker fairies in Tinker's Nook are busy making snowflake baskets. When the snowy owls come to collect their cargo and depart through the Winter Woods, Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) watches in curiosity. Later, she helps to take the other animals to the border of the forest for their hibernation. Despite being told not to enter, she can't help jumping across to see what the forest is like. When her friend Fawn (Angela Bartys) quickly pulls her back, Tinker Bell's wings have turned ice-cold. With the help of a healing fairy she is soon back to normal but, bewitched by the strange colours her wings made in the air, she sets off to find out more about the difference between warm and winter fairies.
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According to the Angels insiders, they're temporarily going with 11 pitchers and Hank Conger to give them another lefty option. When Pineiro and Downs come off injuries, they'll go back to 12 pitchers.
I can see you're ready for action! Let's hope our teams get off to a brilliant start and it only gets better from there. Have fun watching the game.
Happy Opening Day Eve! I am super excited.
Had a chance to see some of your boys play my boys.
Alice – That makes sense, although Hank's only marginally another lefty option.
Jane – Hear, hear!
Emma – Happy Opening Day Eve to you too! Yeah, I watched those game from home and boy did they make me jones for the ballpark. I am pleased to see that your boys Furcal and Ethier have recovered nicely from last season's injuries, though I'm not saying I would mind too terribly much if they slumped briefly when they visit the Big A. :)
— Kristen
Are Angels fans gonna be weighing Wells' production against his contract like we did in Toronto? That's what really wore him down here.
He did, on the other hand, have a nice year in 2010. Most of his production was in April, May and September, but he was healthy and hitting the ball well all year.
I'm rooting for him — he's a good guy and good player. I'm looking forward to seeing him back in Toronto, in August I believe.
Jeremy – I hope not, but some of that talk has already started on the blogs. Wells' contract is a monster for sure, but honestly I like the guy already and am thrilled to have him. If he gives us the big consistent bat and solid presence in left I think he can, I don't really care how much they're paying him. This outfield is one of my favorite things about the 2011 team and Wells is a big part of that. Thanks for dropping by my blog!
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Full-text review-essays about the year's books and journal articles on critical and cultural theory. Each YWCCT volume includes chapters on specific theories & approaches (e.g., deconstruction, psychoanalysis), genre theories (e.g., performance, film), and culture studies (e.g., popular culture, history, multiculturalism, feminisms, Black cultural studies). Print volumes for 1991-2004 available in King Reference PN80 .Y43.
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Stories from people who were children during World War II and the objects in this exhibit animate the past and inform us of a time when war took over daily life. "Retrospect is a very interesting thing," says Ruthie Kallnder. "At the time I don't recall any of the information we got as being propaganda," but the government tried to influence children to make "necessary" sacrifices. Propagandists made the war a battle between good and evil, democracy and fascism. They also asked children to share in the war effort. In response, many children took on more responsibilities. Ruthie explains that boys and girls felt "if that's what it was going to take" to win they "were willing to do it." The memories of the people in this exhibit and their wartime actions show the power of propaganda's messages and its lasting affect on their lives. Propaganda posters, children's books, and classroom assignments demonstrate how propagandists reached children and involved them in the national war effort.
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By The Mcguire Sisters. By Charles Echols and Odis Echols. Arranged by Kirby Shaw. For SSA chorus (women's chorus) and piano accompaniment (SSA). Hal Leonard Pop Choral Series. Choral. 1950s and Motown. Octavo. Chord names. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
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Instruments: Choir, Piano Accompaniment, Vocal, Piano, Piano and Keyboard
Genres: Motown, Urban