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Each year Christian Women's Job Corps® holds its Annual Circles Luncheon to raise awareness and money for CWJC and its students. This is a major event coordinated by CWJC and its sponsors at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville.
Our 2014 Circles event was held on Wednesday, October 22 at the Von Braun Center North Hall in downtown Huntsville. Our speaker for Circles, Elizabeth Huntley, inspired, challenged and encouraged those in attendance to make a difference in the lives of others to be a "game changer".
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Feeding the Fish in Phuket
One of the water activities in the islands off Phuket is to feed the tropical fish. Those fish are "spoiled" by all the visitors who feed them bread. When you soak a piece of bread in the water, they come to you within a couple of seconds, and I'm not talking about a dozen of them, it's like several dozen of them. You will be surrounded by the colorful fish.

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Shows featuring Naomi Klein
Journalist and best-selling author. Her latest book is This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. Her previous books are No Logo and The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.
EXCLUSIVE : Leaked Internal UNFCCC Document: Global Temperatures Will Rise by More than Two Degrees Celsius
A leaked internal document from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change states that current targets on emissions reductions from countries around the world will cause global temperatures to rise above two degrees Celsius. According to the UNFCCC document, current emissions reduction targets could lead to a...December 17, 2009 | Story
Author & Journalist Naomi Klein: Fate of Planet Rests on Mass Movement for Climate Justice
Hundreds of activists from across the globe are gathering every day in downtown Copenhagen for the people's climate summit, the Klimaforum. On Thursday night, Shock Doctrine author and journalist Naomi Klein addressed a packed hall at a panel on ecological debt and climate justice. [includes rush transcript]December 11, 2009 | Story
Naomi Klein and Martin Khor on the Growing North-South Divide in Copenhagen over Kyoto, Climate Debt and Emission Targets
The secret draft climate agreement leaked to The Guardian newspaper yesterday sets unequal limits on per capita carbon emissions for developed and developing countries in 2050. This means that people in rich countries would be permitted to emit nearly twice as much as those in poor countries. The document also proposes a $10...December 09, 2009 | Story
Naomi Klein on Climate Debt: Why Rich Countries Should Pay Reparations to Poor Countries for the Climate Crisis.
With the Copenhagen climate summit two weeks away, bestselling journalist Naomi Klein examines the grassroots movement behind the climate debate proposal that argues all the costs associated with adapting to a more hostile ecology — everything from building stronger sea walls to switching to cleaner, more expensive...November 23, 2009 | Story
As US Continues Afghan, Iraq Occupations and Quashes Accountability for Gaza Assault, Critics Decry Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Obama
President Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, less than nine months after taking office. The award comes despite Obama's continuation of the Iraq war and escalation of the US occupation of Afghanistan. We get reaction from author and journalist Naomi Klein and London-based author and commentator Tariq...October 09, 2009 | Story
Naomi Klein on "Minority Death Match: Jews, Blacks and the 'Post-Racial' Presidency"
We speak with journalist Naomi Klein about her latest article for Harper's Magazine, "Minority Death Match: Jews, Blacks and the 'Post-Racial' Presidency." The piece examines the World Conference Against Racism that was held in Geneva this past April, a follow-up to the first racism conference in Durban, South Africa in 2001. There was a major boycott with the Obama...September 14, 2009 | Story
No Celebration of Occupation: 1,500 Artists and Writers Sign Letter Protesting Toronto Film Festival Decision to Spotlight Tel Aviv
A protest at the Toronto International Film Festival has taken center stage after a group of artists and writers signed a letter of protest against the festival's decision to spotlight the city of Tel Aviv. Activists say the TIFF spotlight plays into Israel's attempt to improve its global image in the wake of the assault on the Gaza Strip and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian...September 14, 2009 | Story
Fire the Boss: Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis on "The Worker Control Solution from Buenos Aires to Chicago"
Shock Doctrine author Naomi Klein and Al Jazeera host Avi Lewis discuss the workers who are taking over their factories and plants rather than lose their jobs, some to owners who owe money to bailed-out banks. They also address the latest news in the nation's global economic collapse amidst the White House and Democratic-led Congress's rejection of single-payer healthcare. [includes...May 15, 2009 | Story
Naomi Klein, Robert Kuttner and Michael Hudson Dissect Obama's New Economic Team & Stimulus Plan
On Monday, Obama named New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner to the post of the Treasury Secretary. Former Treasury Secretary under Clinton, Lawrence Summers, was named the Director of the National Economic Council in the White House. Obama also called for a stimulus plan that will "give a jolt to the economy." We host a roundtable discussion about Obama's...November 25, 2008 | Story
Naomi Klein: Wall St. Crisis Should Be for Neoliberalism What Fall of Berlin Wall Was for Communism
As the world reels from the financial crisis on Wall Street and the taxpayer-funded $700 billion bailout, we spend the hour with Naomi Klein on the economy, politics and "disaster capitalism." The Shock Doctrine author recently spoke at the University of Chicago to oppose the creation of an economic research center named after the University's most famous economist, Milton...October 06, 2008 | Story
Naomi Klein: "Now Is the Time to Resist Wall Street's Shock Doctrine"
While the collapse of this country's financial system continues to send shock waves around the world, we speak to the bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine. Naomi Klein says the public should be wary of the Bush administration trying to use the crisis to push through more of the radical pro-corporate policies that helped cause it in the first place. [includes rush transcript]September 24, 2008 | Story
Naomi Klein and Christian Parenti on How Beijing Olympics Highlight Globalization of Police State, Inequality
The equipment and integrated security systems used to detain Olympic protesters will remain long after the Olympics, to be used, many fear, on China's own population. And some of the biggest beneficiaries of this surveillance boom are US hedge funds and corporations, including Cisco, General Electric and Google. We speak to journalists Naomi Klein and Christian Parenti, both of whom have...August 15, 2008 | Story
With Crises in Fuel, Food, Housing and Banking, What Gvt. Policies Are Being Pushed Through? Naomi Klein Reexamines "The Shock Doctrine"
As the country and the world reel from crises ranging from skyrocketing oil prices and global food shortages to housing and climate change, how best to understand the government policies being pushed through? We spend the hour with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Klein also discusses Barack Obama's economic advisory team, whom she calls...July 15, 2008 | Story
"Shock Doctrine" Author Naomi Klein on State-Sanctioned Torture and Disaster Response for the Chosen
Author and journalist Naomi Klein reacts to the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval of Michael Mukasey, which she calls an endorsement of state torture. And she turns to California, where in last month's wildfires a spate of new companies offered privatized solutions to emergency management — only for those rich enough to afford it. [includes rush transcript]November 07, 2007 | Story
Alan Greenspan vs. Naomi Klein on the Iraq War, Bush's Tax Cuts, Economic Populism, Crony Capitalism and More
In a Democracy Now! exclusive debate, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and journalist Naomi Klein square off on the Iraq War, oil, President Bush tax cuts, Social Security, economic populism in Latin America, corruption and crony capitalism. Greenspan headed the central bank in the United States for almost two decades. He has written a new 500-page memoir titled "The Age of...September 24, 2007 | Story
The Shock Doctrine: Naomi Klein on the Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Pinochet's coup in Chile. The massacre in Tiananmen Square. The collapse of the Soviet Union. September 11th, 2001. The war on Iraq. The Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Award-winning investigative journalist Naomi Klein brings together all of these world-changing events in her new book, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism." In her first national broadcast...September 17, 2007 | Story
Naomi Klein: From Think Tanks to Battle Tanks, "The Quest to Impose a Single World Market Has Casualties Now in the Millions"
"Is Another World Possible?" That was the theme of this year's annual meeting of the American Sociological Association that was held in New York City this past weekend. "We did not lose the battles of ideas. We were not outsmarted and we were not out-argued," journalist and author Naomi Klein said. "We lost because we were crushed. Sometimes we were crushed by...August 15, 2007 | Story
"The Worse Things Get in Iraq, the More Privatized This War Becomes, The More Profitable This War Becomes"–Naomi Klein on the Privatization of the State
Acclaimed author and journalist Naomi Klein spoke about the "privatization of the state" at a recent talk in New York City. Klein is a widely read columnist for The Nation magazine and the London Guardian and author of the international best-seller, "No Logo." Her forthcoming book is titled "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism." [includes rush...April 02, 2007 | Story
Bush Appoints Negroponte Iraq Ambassador
George Bush has appointed a diplomat infamous for supporting right-wing death squads in Central America during the 1980s to succeed Paul Bremer as the top US official in Iraq. UN Ambassador John Negroponte is set to take over what will be the largest US embassy in the world, that in Baghdad. [includes rush transcript]April 20, 2004 | Story
Two Years After Vote For Independence, The People of East Timor Hold First Elections To Choose A Constitutional Assembly
The people of East Timor went to the polls today in overwhelming numbers in their first nationwide elections to choose an assembly that will write the constitution for the world's newest nation. Two years ago, the East Timorese voted in an historic U.N. supervised referendum for their independence after 24 years of brutal Indonesian occupation. As soon as the results of the vote were...August 30, 2001 | Story
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Servite High School is offering an e-waste recycling event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 25 in its parking lot on La Palma Avenue between Euclid and Brookhurst streets.
Servite has teamed up with SES Recycling to host the fundraiser, which will accept electronics such as old televisions, cell phones, laptops, desktops, printers, scanners and other items that take power and you no longer use. All hard drives are shredded so personal data is destroyed upon donation.
For additional information visit servitehs.org or call 714-774-7575.
The event will take place at the Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., in Brea. For additional information call 559-999-0287.
Get wed at Anaheim Marketplace
The Anaheim Marketplace, Orange County's largest indoor swap meet at Anaheim Boulevard and Cerritos Street, is presenting a Community Valentines Wedding on Feb. 14. Couples are invited to come to the marketplace office and register. There will be civil and religious weddings.
Couples will have the choice to have a wedding party at their own cost. The marketplace will be getting sponsorships for cakes, wedding dresses, tuxedos, catering and floral arrangements. There will be live Mariachi.
More than 300 families and friends will be present for the weddings. For additional information, call Yvette Ochoa at 714-999-0888 or visit anaheimmarketplace.com.
Sunday concert series
Sunday Serenades returns at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Cypress on Jan. 26. "Footprints of Giants" is the first presentation of 2014 with performers Pinio Dovalis Benetatos and Katheryn Klein on piano, Carolyn Fields on clarinet and Christopher McCarthy on cello. Suggested donation is $15 and seniors and students $10. There will be a reception following the concert.
Holy Cross is at 43212 Cerritos Ave. Call 714-527-7225 for information.
Public update on stadium negotiations
A public meeting is being held on the stadium-lease negotiations between the city and Angels at 6 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena, 800 W. Katella Ave. There will be complementary parking at the Katella Avenue entrance for attendees. There will be presentations on why negotiations are taking place, mutual goals of the city and Angels, Angels benefits to the city and community and more. The city will continue to receive comments by email or by phone at firstname.lastname@example.com or 714-765-5000.
Hotline offered for health care program
Assemblyman Tom Daly, District 69, has created a "Covered California" Hotline. There are representatives to assist consumers in understanding their situation and educating them about the Affordable Care Act and their options. They will also help calculate the eligibility for premium assistance or an affordability exemption.


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About Molecular BioSystems
- Impact factor: 3.183
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Scope of Molecular BioSystems
Molecular BioSystems is a broad scope journal which publishes significant and high quality research at the chemistry-biology interface. Core areas of research are chemical biology, -omics sciences and systems biology.
Chemical biology - experimental and theoretical research at the interface of chemistry and biology, covering both chemical tools for biological questions, and molecular-level understanding, control and manipulation of biological processes. Topics include:
- Design, development and use of chemical tools to probe biological systems
- Molecular-level structural and mechanistic studies of proteins, nucleic acids, sugars and lipids
- Molecular-level study and control of biological processes including signal transduction, protein-protein/DNA/RNA interaction, nucleic acid replication and repair, protein folding, gene expression, intracellular signalling, biosynthesis and post-translational modifications
- Chemical methods in biological systems, including imaging, labelling techniques, directed evolution, genetic and metabolic engineering and other chemical methods of manipulating biology to enable biological understanding or create new functions
- Pharmacological studies which provide wider insight into biology (note that chemical biology studies specifically directed towards drug discovery are better suited to our sister journal MedChemComm).
Omics sciences - experimental and bioinformatics research in the -omics sciences, including genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics. -omics studies with a focus on chemical biology are of particular interest. Topics include:
- Omics studies to gain mechanistic insight into biological processes (e.g. determining the mode of action of a drug, or the basis of a particular phenotype, such as drought tolerance).
- Omics studies for clinical applications, with validation (e.g. finding biomarkers for diagnostics or potential new drug targets).
- Omics studies looking at the sub-cellular make-up of cells (e.g. the subcellular localisation of certain proteins or post-translational modifications, and new imaging techniques).
- Studies presenting new tools to support omics studies, including new spectroscopic/chromatographic techniques, chip-based/array technologies and new classification/data analysis techniques
Systems biology - modelling, simulation and analysis of the components and interactions in complex biological systems, including cells, genes and metabolic or signalling networks. Topics include:
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Researchers, from industry or academia, drawing on the fundamental disciplines and technologies of chemistry and biology, with the aim of providing insight, at a molecular level, into the world of life sciences.
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43 U.S. Code § 1864 - Disclosure of financial interests by officers and employees of Department of the Interior
(a) Annual written statement
Each officer or employee of the Department of the Interior who—
(1) performs any function or duty under this chapter or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.], as amended by this Act; and
(2) has any known financial interest in any person who
(B) is otherwise subject to the provisions of this chapter or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.],
shall, beginning on February 1, 1979, annually file with the Secretary of the Interior a written statement concerning all such interests held by such officer or employee during the preceeding [1] calendar year. Such statement shall be available to the public.
(b) "Known financial interest" defined; enforcement; report to Congress
The Secretary of the Interior shall—
(1) within ninety days after September 18, 1978—
(B) establish the methods by which the requirement to file written statements specified in subsection (a) of this section will be monitored and enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by such officers and employees of such statements and the review by the Secretary of such statements; and
(c) Officers and employees in nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking positions
In the rules prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may identify specific positions within the Department of the Interior which are of a nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking nature and provide that officers or employees occupying such positions shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
(d) Penalties
Any officer or employee who is subject to, and knowingly violates, this section shall be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
[1] So in original. Probably should be "preceding".
Source(Pub. L. 95–372, title VI, § 605,Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 695.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 95–372, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 629, as amended, known as the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, which enacted this chapter, sections 1344 to 1356 of this title, and section 237 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, amended sections 1331 to 1334, 1337, 1340, and 1343 of this title, sections 1456, 1456a, and 1464 of Title 16, Conservation, and section 6213 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1348 and 1811 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 95–372, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 629, as amended. See note above.
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2), is act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1331 et seq.) of chapter 29 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1331 of this title and Tables.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (b)(2) of this section relating to the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior report to Congress on June 1 of each calendar year, see section 3003 ofPub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 16th item on page 111 of House Document No. 103–7.
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Looking to Upgrade? Should you go Full Frame for your next D-SLR?
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It's funny you posted this today because I'm in the middle of a fun purchase, but I'm torn between the Canon 5D Mark II (full frame) and the Canon 7D. Fortunately, I have a nice budget and can choose which one I want to get. I want a total solution for photo and video. I know for photo, full frame is the way to go, especially in low light, but then all the wedding video guys out there like the 7D because of its size and the crop factor so they can get in tight. i can't figure out what to do, so I'm going to B&H to actually touch and feel these cameras and talk to some people who know more than me.
I too am excited about the 28-300 for what I do (ski pics) it will be killer.
I do shoot alot of full frame for interior stuff with the 14-24 which along with the 24-70 Nikon introduced at the same time are 2 of the best pieces of glass I've used since the 135mm Q series.
That said being a sport guy I shoot 90% cropped and with the D3 and the results are money (literarly) but it is great to have the wide angle option of full frame. The next thing I want is video good enough to frame grab images the quality the camera produces, the D3s just doesn't quite cut it.
APS-C is actually less than 50% the size of 35mm film (864 square mm vs. 370 sq. mm.), not 2/3rd's as indicated. Due to lens geometry, the crop factor is 1.5 times. You can run a simple web search and see this--it's just that the camera companies want to obfuscate this fact.
Older lenses (both AF and manual focus Nikons anyway) work great on FX full frame digitals, like the D700. It's not like Nikon discontinued all of their AF-D lenses (some of which date back to the1980's or before like the 50mm) as soon as the D3 came out. And older Nikon AF lenses, especially used, will be MUCH cheaper to buy than the newest Nikon offerings with all their new tech-wiz-bang. And if you are upgrading from DX, older lenses are often cheaper than their DX cousins as well. Yes, new Nikon glass is nice, but older lenses work fine and are a great alternative.
You will get better dynamic range with a D700 over a D90 but that is more to improvements in sensor design than sensor size. If you compare a D300s to a D700 you will only notice a diference over 1000 ISO.
There is a lot of hype over the high ISO of the D300s and D300. Resolution and noise is low, but colour goes flat it high ISOs. I use a Fuji S5 (DX) as well as Nikon, this has 6mp + 6m smaller cellls for highlights. I recon the Fuji has better DR amd colours than the D700 at 1600ISO.
My latest B&H crush is for Jeff Cable. But like most real Pro's they can afford full-frame.
What's the best non full frame Canon and Nikon cameas, out there. Have a D60 and D3200. Not sure if I should upgrade, for obvious brightness/quality....
Currently, I would state the Nikon D7100 is currently the best APS-C sensor camera in regards to image quality, color density, and dynamic range. The D3300 is a newer camera and has slightly better low-light performance, but the D7100 still has the best overall performance when comparing APS-C Nikon cameras. Both cameras would be a huge increase to the Nikon D60 due to the age of the camera and the upgrades to technology since the camera was released. The D3200 is still relatively new, but as it is the basic entry level camera, the Nikon D7100 still offers better performance, and would have extra benefits (such as focus speed, focus points, burst speed, ability to focus with ALL Nikon AF lenses, etc.). With Canon, while not the top APS-C camera in the lineup, the Canon EOS 70D would be the better-performing camera due to its age and better processor in the camera. While the Canon 60D, 70D, and 7D are more even in image performance, the 70D is the best of the three in regards to low-light performance.
I'm banging my head against the wall with this cunundrem at the moment.
I'm an amature hobiest at best and have no desire to sell what I do or snap some poor fellows wedding. But I love my photography and need a new camera desperately.
My stuff is sunrises and sunsets and I'm starting to play with the stars. A lot of jam sessions and rock concerts. Motorbikes both and track and dirt, and surfing. I do have lots of whales and birdlife where I live too which I try to shoot as well. And will also want to do water work with it..... It needs to be happy with the elements!
After a huge amount of angst I have it down to two cameras. Both will come in at the exact same price....
A brand new D7100 with 18-55 70-300 G series lens kit....
A two year old D700 & 50mm 1.8 with 44,000 actuations but in 98% condition. The only mark is underneath from the Tripod.
I have no need for vid but sound recording would be an added bonus with a decent mike attached...(I'm Assssuming) Otherwise a lot of the bells and whistles will remain silent....
My only friends with FF cameras are very experienced and established photographers. And they're split almost down the line, but all agree that the D700 would suit my style better. But not budget! It's fun for me not work and I have ither hobbies that bleed me now.
My friends without FF's say who would spend that much on a camera if it didn't return the coin?
The D700 is a fine camera, but unless there was some specific lens that I wanted to use that demanded a full-frame camera, I'd opt for the D7100 with my choice lenses over the D700 at this point. The D7100 has a higher pixel *****, faster and more modern processor, and faster burst rate for taking continuous still images. Additionally with the 1.5x magnification, you get better use of your telephoto lenses for your whale watching and birding and surf photos – a reason not to go with a full-frame. Plus you get the added feature of being able to record HD 1080p video. As far as it being a tool goes, in my opinion it's the better tool for the tasks you've mentioned.
Your catalogue is great, love your work. I'm a postie down here in Aus and you might want to know that yours is the only photography Mag/catalogue that I deliver. Or have delivered in a decade on my run.
Your it :-) and just about all the snappers on my run have it delivered
I have a 11 or 12 year old D100 that I bought new. I am thinking of upgrading to full frame. In low light there is noise that I think would be better with the new technology. However do I have to go to full frame for an improvement? Something tells me that the latest cropped frame cameras with 12 year newer technology will give me perhaps significant different pictures for less money?
What is the answer?
There have been alot of advancements in the digital technology used in cameras since the D100 was contemporary. The most basic/entry level DSLR's will be able to run circles around the D100 in terms of overall performance and image quality. Theres definitely no need to go to a full-frame model just to get better quality than what you are accustomed to. Following are two links to recommended models for you to consider:
i have a new d7100 and an old d90. Should I retire the d90 and add a full frame d750 with a 24 to 124 lens or spend the money on better lens on my other two cameras. I have the money now to upgrade. I have a 80mm lens 18-105 70-300
I am almost ready to retire in a couple of years an hope to do photography as a part time job.Thank you.
I am always one to recommend upgrading your lenses before the body. You've got two good DSLRs and a handful of decent lenses, but switching to the D750 will not necessarily cause better image quality. I typically advise upgrading the camera when the features/ability of the current camera are not sufficient for your particular needs. The lenses are the most important part of the photographic process, they determine the final image quality as well as the composition for your image. Getting a new lens of a different type or getting a better version of one you may currently use will definitely change your outlook on your images as well as your camera.
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i am having the D5100 18-55 & 35mm f/1.8. Am planing to get a upgrade, but am confused as to what should i go for.
Whether i should buy a Full Frame or Crop Sensor. Canon 5D Mk3 or Nikon D810/D750 or D7200. The budget is not an issue, just confused as to what to get. I usually don't take prints of my photo's and am more of a enthusiast rather than a pro.
The main reasons I feel to choose a full-frame camera over a crop sensor camera would be if your photograhy style or subjects regularly require you to shoot primarily in low-light situations or if you will be printing large images. You state you do not make prints, so you would have to simply decide if you primarily shoot in low-lighting. If not, then you do not have to go with a full-frame camera, and the Nikon D7200 DSLR camera you listed should be enough for your needs.
Thanks, CharlesVery good article. I have another question re using a prime 24 on DX or 35 on full frame as a walk around lens for being indoors or in the City.
It's a great way to go. I've been one to commonly use that type of focal on my cameras for many years now. When I shot film I had a 35mm f1.4 on my rangefinders, and with Digital I commonly try to end up with that type of focal on my APS-C/DX model cameras as it affords enough width that you can take nice city/street shots, but also not so wide that you are taking distorted people shots. Indoors it also has enough width that you are able to get a good sense of most rooms without looking like a wide/interior shot. It's a good/versatile focal when one considers it and shoots with it for a while.
I love to shoot indoor sports like Hockey ,dance and Taekwondo also like to do macro during the summer.I am using now a Nikon d7100 with a sigma 18-35mm 1.8 and a sigma 50-150mm 2.8 ll not the os model.I also have a Sigma 105mm 2.8 macro OS.
My macro pictures are fantastic but for Hockey and indoor sports I cant go over 1/400 sec because of the noise over 1600 iso.
I was thinking to buy the D810 for lower noise but with the pixel ***** so high on this full frame sensor it would end up with the same amount of noise as the d7100. 36 mp on a fx compared to 24mp on a DX .The d750 has that ****** flip out screen so no thanks so my only option would be the d610 if the d810 is to noisy .
Thanks Reg
The D610 will likely be noisier than you prefer at the higher ISO's. I note that you are displeased with the flip-out LCD screen on the D750, but in this case it does not affect the integrity or build of the camera, nor does it detract from the camera's professional capability. The D750 would be my recommendation if not for your objection to the vari-angle LCD screen. It is a great camera by all accounts, and performs very well at higher ISO's. It has a top ISO of 51,200 vs. 25,600 in the D610, plus the D750 has a more modern processor to help with issues such as noise. Many wedding photographers and sports photographers are using this camera with great success currently. I would encourage you to maybe consider renting one for a weekend trial to give it a chance.
I'm also not sure clear on which type of file you are shooting on the D7100 that you are not happy with the results of, are they RAW or Jpeg? If RAW, are you processing them? That can make a difference in sharpness and noise and image quality in general, and you may find you can shoot it at higher ISO's than you currently are.


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Dircé is peparing for her wedding to Jason. However, with Médée's help, he had stolen the golden fleece and, in doing so, Médée had betrayed her family and established a relationship with him, the result of which was her two children. Although Jason had since abandoned Médée, she reappears and demands that he return to her. Jason refuses and Médée curses him, swearing vengeance.
Despairing, Médée is encouraged to leave the city by her servant, Néris. However, Créon appears and orders that Médée leave. She asks for one more day with her children and, after the king agrees, she appears to be calmer and gives Néris two wedding presents to take to her rival.
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Instead, this one snuck up from behind, testing the wind like a wily veteran.
Moses - who serves as Schroon Lake supervisor and chair of the Essex County Board of Supervisors when she isn't chasing Adirondack whitetails - knew this was her chance at redemption.
"I kept thinking, I've got to get this one," Moses recalled about the chilly November morning. "I had missed that beautiful buck my first time out so all I could think is I can't miss a second time or they are going to chop off my coattail."
Cathy aimed carefully at the front shoulder of the six-pointer - as her son, Todd, had instructed - and the .44 barked, finding its mark in the buck's boilermaker, and dropping it in its tracks.
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"I think I hunted every weekend but one," she said. "The season started fairly slow, but we ended well. Todd got a 10-pointer the day after I got mine."
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- 2.5-hour sea-fishing tour from Reykjavik
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NAPLES - The Alligator District Fishing Derby, an activity of Cub Scout Pack 210, was held at the Naples Pier on Saturday, June 4.
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Julie Harper's Toyota minivan remained missing until a San Diego police officer came across it Thursday afternoon in a residential area near Interstate 5 and state Route 52, Cain said. Carlsbad investigators had it towed to a police impound yard, where it and the Explorer were searched Friday.
Pfingst said the van was parked near the home of Julie Harper's sister, and that police never asked him where it was.
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DAVAO CITY—Pork barrel funds, like baseball cards, can be swapped.
This was what appeared in records from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) involving the pork of Rep. Mylene Garcia-Albano (second district, Davao City) and her father-in-law, former Rep. Rodolfo Albano Jr. (first district, Isabela).
According to the DBM website, Garcia, of the second district of Davao City in Mindanao, sent over P9.4 million of her pork, officially called the Priority Development Assistance Fund, to the district of her father-in-law, Albano, in Isabela province in Luzon.
In turn, Albano also sent over P9.4 million of his pork to Garcia's district in this city.
Garcia is married to Albano's son, incumbent Rep. Rodolfo Albano III (Isabela, first district), former vice governor. The elder Albano couldn't run for a fourth term as congressman so he ran for mayor of Cabagan town in Isabela and won.
Garcia, in a statement, said her pork did not go to Isabela but were "exchanged" for the same amount of so-called hard projects. Her pork had been allotted for so-called "soft" projects, which she said her district did not need.
"I did not give funds to Isabela. I exchanged the exact same amount," said Garcia. She said that as a result, the second district of Davao City received 10 new infrastructure projects from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
She said seven of the projects had been completed. Of the three that are still not completed, she said one "requires some corrections."
"It is legal and representatives are normally doing this," she said. She said she had to "swap" her pork with that of her father-in-law because her district needed infrastructure projects.
The DBM records showed that on Dec. 13 last year, as a result of the swap, at least P7 million of Garcia's funds were used for the repair of a drainage system in Cagagan and Sto. Tomas towns in Isabela.
Garcia's pork also funded P500,000 worth of roads in Tumauini town and two so-called multipurpose buildings in two villages in Delfin Albano, a town in Isabela named after a member of the Albano clan.
At least P1 million of Garcia's pork was also spent on a drainage system in Tumauini.
In exchange, at least P4 million of the elder Albano's pork was spent on road repairs in Garcia's district.
At least P700,000 of Albano's pork was also used to build two classrooms in Agdao Elementary School in Garcia's district.
About P2 million of Albano's pork was also used for "flood control structures" in Garcia's district.
Albano also swapped P1.3 million of his pork to Garcia to build a "water system" in Garcia's district.
Another P220,000 of Albano's pork was spent for a "multipurpose pavement" in Garcia's district.
Albano also used P1 million of his pork for "social services" in Garcia's district.
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied at Luneta in Manila on Aug. 26 to protest the continued use of pork barrel funds by legislators after a series of stories that appeared in the Inquirer revealed how the public funds are being stolen systematically through a racket allegedly being operated by businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles with the connivance of senators and congressmen. Karlos Manlupig, Inquirer Mindanao
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Who put that crunk in my trunk? Well I'll be dipped and dunked like a deep-fried skunk. Hey, does New York even make rap music anymore? Ha ha, just kidding. Don't shoot. But it is kinda hard to remember. Come to think of it, I'll listen to just about anything that takes my mind off that mumblemouth Fiddy Cent and his soggy bottom boyz.
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"Get Low" gets me going for the first few seconds, but then the boyz ruin the fun by telling all the women to crawl. Party poopers!
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Each fall and winter, California's Central Valley supports millions of birds stopping to rest and feed during their long migration from Canada and Alaska to Mexico and back again.
With 95% of the valley's historic wetlands converted to cities as well as rice, corn, alfalfa and other forms of agriculture, migratory birds traveling along this Pacific Flyway face a major habitat deficit each winter.
Purchasing the nearly million acres of habitat that scientists estimate is needed by these birds would literally cost billions of dollars.
How can conservationists protect this much habitat in a highly productive agricultural region where permanent protection is so expensive? A market-based approach that pays farmers to create wetland habitat temporarily for a few weeks per year offers an innovative answer.
During the program pilot this past winter, BirdReturns paid rice farmers to create "pop-up" wetlands by flooding their rice fields during February and March, which is when the habitat deficit is greatest.
Due to air quality regulations in California, most rice farmers flood their fields during the middle winter months in order to decompose the straw residue left over after harvest.
In a typical year, rice farmers drain their fields at the end of January, at the end of duck hunting season. Yet birds are migrating through the valley well past that date.
In the pilot, 33 rice farmers in California's Central Valley created nearly 10,000 acres of wetland habitat. The price tag: several hundred thousand dollars total, a tiny fraction of the estimated $65 – 100 million that permanent protection would have cost. At these prices, BirdReturns could run for hundreds of years and still cost less than purchasing the land.
The citizen science necessary for BirdReturns has been well covered in mainstream media. The economic aspect of this program has not been covered in as much detail, but it is a critical element that allows conservationists to take the program to a landscape scale.
Here's how it works. First, Conservancy scientists developed detailed maps of the gap between bird needs and habitat availability.
To make these maps, the Conservancy used crowdsourced data from eBird, an application developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Amateur birders around the world have shared some 187 million observations in eBird, and data scientists at Cornell use this data to create predictive models of exactly when and where birds fly during their migration.
Conservancy scientists coupled the information about bird migration patterns with data on water availability developed in collaboration with Point Blue Conservation Science to estimate the locations and timing of greatest habitat need.
Next, the Conservancy used a reverse auction to have rice farmers bid on how much the Conservancy would have to pay them per acre to flood their fields with a couple of inches of water during the critical winter period.
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Think of a reverse auction as similar to when a homeowner solicits multiple bids for work from contractors. The homeowner puts together a scope of work, solicit bids, and chooses a contractor based on some combination of factors including price and quality.
Finally, based on estimates of the amount of habitat needed and the pricing of bids, BirdReturns accepted up to 80 percent of the bids. Each farmer received the price they bid. Just as with the contracting example, the lowest price didn't always win, but it was a key criteria.
Farmer's bids varied based on factors such as water cost, soil conditions, labor costs associated with creating the temporary habitat, and economic risks the program might create like not being able to plant on time in the spring.
BirdReturns has many advantages over conservation programs that set a single, uniform price for all farmers.
If the price is too low, there will be insufficient demand and too few farmers will sign up for the program. If the price is too high, there will be an excess of demand and the government will over-pay. In a time of huge societal needs and competing demands for scarce public dollars, such over-payment means that other valuable programs are not being funded.
In a reverse auction, the farmer sets the price, a price based on producing habitat. Farmers understand this intuitively. It is how they work, how they get paid for producing crops.
As one farmer put it at one of the Conservancy's initial meetings: "You want us to grow birds, like we grow rice. We know how to do that."
Yes, that's it exactly.
Preliminary results from the pilot year are very promising. Flooded rice fields in February and March have 30-50 times more shorebirds than experimental control sites. For dunlin, a small bird that breeds in the Artic that can be thought of as an indicator species, BirdReturn fields in March provided habitat for an estimated 20% of birds in the entire Valley.
BirdReturns' approach to sourcing habitat allows a great deal of flexibility and adaptability; it doesn't commit conservationists to owning a property in perpetuity.
Add to this the simple fact that the whole system is dynamic.
Differences in weather, market conditions and many other factors mean that the migration routes and the location of bird-friendly farmland shift. So, habitat acquired or permanently protected through a conservation easement may not be as important from one year to the next.
A reverse auction, coupled with nearly real time data on when and where birds need habitat, gives us an adaptive management tool suited to the system.
Think of it as if you're traveling to a new city for a couple of weeks. You don't buy a house; you rent a hotel room.
Birds similarly need only a couple of weeks of appropriate habitat. So, why purchase permanent and expensive habitat protection when all we need is to rent habitat for a few weeks a year?
It's an economical approach to conservation, allowing our members' donations to go farther and be more effective. It's also a great way to partner with farmers who may not want to permanently commit to using their farmland for conservation.
Due to the flexibility of the reverse auction tool, we can adjust the program to reflect changes in agriculture and migrations. And if we do get something wrong, it is only temporary – it is very different than purchasing the wrong property.
We believe this is an evolution of working lands conservation, an increasing area of focus among conservationists as we recognize the need for wildlife to coexist in a human-dominated world.
Could this reverse auction have other applications?
It could be used by commercial fishers to set the price for selling outdated fishing technology, could be used to pay farmers for riparian conservation that benefits salmon that temporarily use a stream for spawning, or even for in-stream flows for part of a year.
The results show that renting can be a highly effective conservation tactic to complement permanently protected areas that already exist in most landscapes. BirdReturns is that rare win for both birds and farmers. And for conservationists too: it allows us to use precious donation dollars in the most efficient way possible.
Acknowledgements: The authors wish to thank Sandi Matsumoto, Lisa Park, Mark Reynolds, Paul Spraycar and the many members of the Conservancy who worked on BirdReturns as well as collaborators at Cornell University, the California Rice Commission, and Point Blue Conservation Science.
Opinions expressed on Cool Green Science and in any corresponding comments are the personal opinions of the original authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Nature Conservancy.
Comments: A Renter's Market: BirdReturns Offers Innovative Conservation
Great work, especially in an area where shorebird habitat is under intense pressure for development and agricultural uses, and water is so valuable! Your "reverse auction" is certainly a cost effective method to acheive critical habitat goals. It is a "win-win" for the farmer and the birds.
FYI, in the Misissippi River Valley, some rice farmers keep fields flooded all winter until planting. They actually drop the seed from airplanes into the shallow water and drain the field within 24 hours. There are no weeds and soil moisture is high so the rice germinates very rapidly with little competition. We actually did this at St. Catherine Creek NWR, a refuge that I managed for 6 years. Other than pumping costs, this was a very cost effective crop to grow.
Earlier in my career, I worked as a Private Lands Biologist, also with the FWS. To promote winter flooding of rice fields for ducks, I worked with Preston Sulivan, who was working with Appropriate Technology for Rural Areas, to interview rice farmers in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana to ask them to identify the benefits of over winter flooding. In addition to rotting straw mentioned in your article, weed control and soil moisture mentioned above, private landowners also reported significant profits from leasing and/or selling duck hunting and crawfish. Our work was published in the April 1993 Rice Farming magazine. The title got twisted a bit to "Precision-Leveled Fields Prove Excellent Long-Term Investments." The information gained from the farmers proved to be quite valuable in our effort to promote winter flooding for waterfowl.
I know that shorebirds prefer very shallow water to mud flat habitat. Weeds will germinate in the exposed soil thereby reducing some of the cost savings of over winter flooding. My point here is that extending the flood period to provide critical shorebird habitat may be providing significant incidental benefits to the farmer. I encourage you to document these benefits as they may be a valuable asset to promote your program.
Keep up the great work!!!
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