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Unbeatable location, infrastructure and transport links: Europe's most modern and architecturally ambitious exhibition and convention centre opened in Stuttgart in autumn 2007.
The new Stuttgart exhibition centre is the showroom for Baden-Württemberg's export-oriented economy. 'At the heart of the market', it brings together supply and demand under one roof and has a strong focus on service. It hosts approximately 40 of its own trade fairs and exhibitions every year, plus around 20 guest events as well as conventions, conferences, company presentations and other events.
The highlights of the Stuttgart trade fair calendar are R+T (the leading international trade fair for roller shutters, doors, gates and sun protection systems), AMB (metalworking trade fair), CMT (Europe's largest public exhibition for the leisure and tourism industry), Intervitis Interfructa (wine and fruit juice production), Intergastra, Interbad and the Retro Classics car show. Other guest trade fairs include Motek, Control, Blechexpo, Medtec, LogiMAT and the Automotive Engine Expo.
Since its new premises opened in 2007, Stuttgart Exhibition Centre has seen revenue and visitor numbers double. It also ranks no. 1 in Germany in terms of occupancy rate and eco-friendliness. More than half of the site is green space, and the solar panels on the hall roofs and the Bosch car park above the A8 autobahn generate electricity for 1,350 households.
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Hop on the S1 from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and 2 stops later thou arrive at the superb museum of automotive giants: Mercedes Benz. Even if you are not a automobile junkie, the Mercedes Museum is a fascinating drive through 125 years of automotive history intertwined with all the key historical events that have marked the evolution of the world's great car. The museum has curated a great gallery of pictures of key events that have shaped the history of the world that mark the evolution of the car that includes poignant memories like people having a picnic by the autobahn in the 60's or the empty autobahns of the winter of 1973 when due to oil shortages , a car free Sunday ( 5 of them) was imposed- the images haunt you for hours after you have left the museum. Then there are the stars of the show to say hello to- from Gottlieb Daimler's motorized carriage, the world's first 4 wheeled auto mobile to the 'Gullwing', the dream car of the 1950's- the 300 SL Coupe to the machine that set the standard for racing cars: the Mercedes Benz W196 2.5 litre that then world champion, Juan Manuel Fangio powered to victory in the 1954 Formula One race in Reims Combined with the stunning architecture, the Mercedes Benz Museum is a great afternoon for people of all ages and definitely a must-see when visiting Germany.čitajte dalje »
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U.S. Representative Walter Jones is taking some heat when it comes to the issue of global warming.
Volunteers with "Organizing For Action" held an event Tuesday afternoon at the Republican's Greenville office.
The group presented a staff member of the congressman with what they call the "Congressional Climate Denier Award". The award is a statue of a unicorn, which they say symbolizes the fantasy beliefs the congressman holds about global warming and climate change.
An engraving on the statue reads, "For exceptional extremism and ignoring the overwhelming judgment of science".
Michael Schachter, a spokesperson for the group, says he hopes the award will get the congressman's attention. Schachter says, "We're hoping that Representative Jones will change his mind on climate change, and we'll be very happy if he returns this award and says that climate change is real and that he does something about it in the Congress."
Jones' staff declined to comment about the award or his positions on climate change.
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Frontier Airlines says its flights will no longer be available on Expedia.
The Denver-based airline said Monday that a contract with the online travel agency expired this weekend. Expedia says it has removed Frontier flights from select Expedia-brand and Hotwire sites as it negotiates a new contract. The companies didn't disclose details of the negotiations.
Travelers can still find Frontier flights on other websites, but the airline says the best fares are on its own website, FlyFrontier.com.
Frontier is part of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. It has been encouraging travelers to book flights on its own website by offering those customers advance seat assignments, lower fees and more frequent-flier miles.
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Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, CA was founded in 2000 and since then has become a perennial powerhouse in California football. The Lions have won seven sectional titles in their short history and one state title in 2006-07. The school has put out some elite talent including Jimmy Clausen, Cassius Marsh, Anthony Gildon and Casey Mathews. This year the Lions hope to continue their winning ways and will rely on the help of Rivals' 100 member Ishmael Adams to complete their journey. At 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds Adams has made some noise compiling over a dozen offers already and after winning the DB MVP at the LA Nike camp he has seen his stock soar. Duck Sports Authority recently spoke to Adams to get an update on his recruitment. "It's going good. A lot of coaches are coming up to the school and seeing me and a few other players and everything," Adams said. "We basically had a coach a day. I'm hearing from a lot of schools. ASU and Oregon both have came and talked to me a lot. A lot of schools have come by and seen me though."Adams has offers from Oregon, Notre Dame, Washington, UCLA, Arizona and several others with Utah being the latest to reach out. The talented Adams is originally from Georgia and although Auburn showed some early interest he is a little disappointed in the lack of interest from the SEC."I haven't really heard from many SEC schools. I was a little disappointed but I'm good if I don't get anymore schools to talk to me. I'll be good right now with what I have."Adams has heard from Georgia Tech however and he is also looking into Eastern Carolina where his father went to school."I'm still looking into those schools on the east," explained Adams. "Georgia Tech is obviously a good program as far as schools so I'm looking into them. Eastern Carolina is my dad's alma mater so I am taking a look and talking to him about that."As for the Ducks, their interest level is definitely high. Coach John Neal recently took a visit to Oaks Christian to watch Adams workout and Adams says the defensive backs coach came away impressed."He said I made a good first impression. That's the most important thing. Showing him what kind of a kid I am and that I'm respectful and hard working and just showing him what I really want in a school."Adams has not yet made it up to Eugene to check out the campus and facilities but says that he is talking to his mom to try to work that out this summer. Even without visiting yet Adams says there is a lot to like about Oregon."I definitely like Coach Neal. Our conversation really made me like him a lot. They are becoming a real good program overall. It's their second year in a row where they have done something big."I'm looking forward to seeing that continue," Adams continued. "They have great facilities and I just need to see if they have my major there. That is certainly a big part of it and they're really supportive with school. That's' real big with me and it will be real big with my mom."Adams will try to narrow down his choice of schools early this summer and will try to make a decision before his season kicks off. If he can't make a decision before the season starts Adams will likely wait until signing day. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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The EPSON C4 compact 6-Axis robots continue the tradition of setting new standards for small sized 6-axis robot performance. Our new EPSON C4 design includes a unique compact wrist pitch as well as a SlimLine body elbow design. With outstanding flexibility, EPSON C4 robots were made for big jobs in tiny spaces. Our goal was to build a robust robot in a compact shell capable of meeting EPSON's high performance standards. The new EPSON C4 improves on the C3 by now allowing payloads up to 4Kg while also improving on the already fast speeds and cycle times of the C3.
In addition, we extended our C4 lineup by adding the new EPSON C4L robots. The C4L provides all the advantages of the C4 6-axis robots along with additional reach. EPSON C4's have a maximum reach of 665mm but EPSON C4L's go all the way up to 965mm (nearly 50% more reach) while maintaining a 4Kg payload.
EPSON C4 cycle times are 0.37 seconds which is faster than many competitors SCARA models. All 6 joints on the C4 are on average 32.4% faster than equivalent competitor models in its' class. The C4's footprint to motion range ratio is in a class by itself and the outstanding flexibility allows EPSON robots to do jobs that other small 6 axis arms simply cannot do (or that take much more cycle time to complete).
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Singer Billy Stewart had chart success during the 1960's with hits like Fat Boy, Summertime, Sitting in the Park, Secret Love, and You Reap What You Sow and while he's not as well-known as the Motown label singers or James Brown, Stewart possessed and original style all his own that's worth checking out if you're a fan of old school rhythm and blues. His signature trademarks were improvising, scatting and rolling his tongue, all of which provided his vocal interpretations with a unique vitality. Tragically, Stewart died at 33 from an auto accident in 1970. For those new to his sound, try this excellent compilation that includes Stewart's recordings on the famous Chess Records label.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. (WUSA) -- A Woodbridge man is charged with indecent exposure and obscene sexual display after reportedly exposing himself near a playground. The playground was by the Children of America daycare facility in Woodbridge.
Police say that the incident happened on the morning of October 5. A caller told police about the incident. The caller reportedly approached the man, who then walked away.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation says the Denver Broncos were forced to cut defensive lineman Elvis Dumervil after a delay in getting paperwork completed on a new contract that both parties had agreed to.
The person who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday did not want to be identified because the negotiations were not public.
The Broncos, who wanted Dumervil to take a pay cut, had to reach a deal by 1:59 p.m. Denver time on Friday, or Dumervil's $12 million contract in 2013 would be guaranteed. They came to an agreement about a half-hour before the deadline, but because the team hadn't received the paperwork to make the deal official before 1:59, it was forced to release him.
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An alarm call netted police a burglary suspect they say just broke into one business and tried to break in to another early this morning.
Jacksonville police say around 4:00 a.m. they found Christian Tyler walking from behind the building on Commerce Road. They say he confessed to breaking into Early's Coastal Retention Pond Services and trying to get into another nearby business.
The 19-year-old is charged with felony breaking and entering, attempted burglary, possession of burglary tools, and two counts of injury to real property.
His bond was set at $6,500.
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Viera, FL (Sports Network) - Shane Robinson hit a grand slam during a seven-
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New Bern police have identified the man who died in a fatal accident this weekend.
Isaiah Miles was killed with his car went off the road and struck a tree.
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Police say 56-year-old Anthony Kundert, of Beloit, was found dead Friday afternoon in a room at Ike's Motel.
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"In normal aging, it�s expected that people will have slower reaction times and take longer to learn something new," he says. "However, they should still be able follow a conversation, ask reasonable questions, process information, make plans, and learn new skills and facts. They should also be able to engage in hobbies or pastimes that they enjoy and have regular social contact with others."
"Contrary to popular belief," he explains, "normal aging is not marked by forgetfulness or feelings of isolation. Instead, these may be the hallmarks of a cognitive disorder, such as Alzheimer�s disease and dementia, or a mood disorder, such as depression."
According to Dr. Goueli, warning signs of a cognitive disorder include difficulty remembering common words, forgetting the steps in an everyday activity, and a reduction in recent memory. "If you find yourself having to repeat things to your elderly parent several times, it might not be due to hearing loss but a cognitive disorder," he says.
Symptoms of a mood disorder such as depression include fatigue, a decrease in socializing and loss of interest in favorite activities. Depression is often triggered in the elderly by increased dependence on others, loss of the ability to drive, chronic medical issues or the death of a friend or spouse.
"Adult children often suspect that their aging parent may have a disorder long before a doctor makes a diagnosis," Dr. Goueli observes. "The earlier a problem is identified, the better the chance it can be treated."
By the time a doctor makes a diagnosis of dementia, for example, the patient has typically progressed beyond mild impairment to moderate. If caught early enough, however, only half of elderly adults with mild cognitive impairment will develop dementia within five years. The ones who get worse often have a history of depression. Elderly adults who have untreated depression are 20 times more likely to develop dementia than those with no mood disorder.
"It is extremely important for older adults to remain socially engaged," says Dr. Goueli. "Retirement may not turn out the way they hoped, due to medical issues, a loss of independence or financial problems. But simply spending time with others who are aging normally is beneficial. When seniors feel like they are the only one suffering with the burden of getting older, it may be hard for them to feel a sense of hope about the future."
At the same time, adults who are part of the "sandwich generation" responsible for taking care of both their parents and their own children typically feel as if they are being pulled in two different directions. Caregivers of parents with cognitive disorders are four times more likely to develop depression, compared with the general population. Joining a support group and sharing coping strategies can provide a much-needed emotional outlet, and may ultimately improve the aging process for elderly parents.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As a young boy in Bulgaria, Desislav Baklarov dreamed of seeing the world. He left home at 19 for a brief military stint, then climbed aboard a cruise ship where he worked for six years. He did indeed see the world.
Today he fulfills another dream at The Wine Valley, a wine, tapas and craft beer bar in Teays Valley that he opened in July with his partner Galina McDowell. He serves fine and interesting wines in a comfortable space that encourages a lingering enjoyment.
"This is a completely new environment and style for the area. It's a way to enjoy wine in your free time. We are sending a loud message. Slow down. We'll show you how to do it. Don't rush the wine," he explains.
"If you don't have time to enjoy it the right way, come back when you do."
The intimate space seats 44 people in comfortable couches and armchairs bistro tables and chairs along the side and a stools lining a stretch of bar. It's a quiet oasis tucked in the midst of the stores in Liberty Square shopping area.
"There are three important elements to enjoying wine. You have to have the right atmosphere, good company and great wine," he said.
A wine list of more than 250 wines includes vintages from all over the world, not surprising from Baklarov and the palate he developed in his extensive travels. "You won't find any wines that are sold at Kroger or Wal-Mart," he said.
Experienced wine drinkers and those who are just developing an interest in wine should find something to their taste.
He and McDowell serve wine flights as a way for patrons to sample a variety of wine and develop their palate. Ten different flights, each featuring three (3-ounce) pours of wines of similar varieties, are priced between $9 and $20, most around $10.
The French Connection, naturally features French wines. Gimme Some Sugar includes two Moscato and one Riesling. The West Coast features wines from California, Washington and Oregon.
While some people know exactly what they'd like, Baklarov guides others who want some advice. He first asks if they prefer red or white, sweet or dry, then makes recommendations. Most newbie wine drinkers prefer sweet wines.
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Hoya has sold the Pentax camera division to Ricoh. The Pentax Imaging Systems Division will be spun-out as a new company and its shares transfered to Ricoh on October 1st. The deal will also include the Pentax camera manufacturing subsidiary in Vietnam. A public announcement from Hoya explains that Ricoh is looking to build a consumer cameras business and wanted Pentax's interchangeable lens camera technology, lens technology and sales channels. Its plans for the business specifically include the interchangeable lens camera market. Hoya will retain the other Pentax businesses, such as medical devices, that it gained in its 2007 takeover. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Japanese business paper Nikkei Business Daily reports a price of about 10 billion yen ($124.2 million).
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last 30yrs,I still keep many pentax M/AF lens,eg.AF85mmmF1.4 which I think is TOP PERFORMER,as old days RICOH also using K mount,will RICOH able to produce and challenge NIKON DSLR with high ISO and low noise ? fast AF SPORT 3D FOCUS better than CANON ? than you will be THE CHAMP,plse don't disappint us.
Ricoh had such a terrible reputation for quality during its earlier SLR days that they would be smart to retain the Pentax brand and drop Ricoh entirely.
This is a smart move. First of all, it's just pennies. Second, as far as I know, Ricoh has no distribution, sales or repair infrastructure in the US. Using Adorama as the distributor and CRIS for repair is an odd arrangement at best. If I were Ricoh I would continue what they're doing but re-brand everything Pentax since the Spotmatic was, for many years, the poor man's Nikon F, at least until the OM-1 came along.
" Pentax since the Spotmatic was, for many years, the poor man's Nikon F, at least until the OM-1 came along"
My 1st SLR was a Spotmatic II, the Nikon F was out of my youngster wage range. Then in 78 I decided I had to move up to Nikon, now the F2. But again the Nikon was out of my range as a relative newlywed so I got the next best thing a Nikon FE (aperture control/DOF is everything). But I still used my Pentax too. I still have both and they still work like the champ SLRs they are - meter batteries are now a non issue. Now thanks to DSLR sensor tech catching up to film quality, last Oct it was time for me to again upgrade but again had to fit in my budget & the 1st DSLR I looked at was a Pentax but in the end found the Nikon D3000 was exactly what I needed - limited bells whistles & switches. But Pentax will always be in my heart. [I got my 1st camera in 55 & when a teen had a Yashica Rangefinder]
On the OM-1. I have a friend who feels abut it like I do Pentax :-)
Ricoh people please take care of the orphan!We are only the end stage users. So we should not feel bad about this merging business. We have no say in the board room. This is a survival strategy for both the buyer & the seller.Brand fulfils our ego and affordability. For a photo- grapher it is only to be there at the right moment to freeze for others. Instruments play a role, but it is the wo/man behind.Digital photography is improving in leaps & bound. In this rat race naturally there will be some casualities, don't brood over them.Pentax was already surviving under a surrogate mother (Hoya). Here, look at it it, as a change of foster home, otherwise it was bound to perish.So I believe "Brand Pentax" is lucky to get a Richie Rich for next few years. But Pentax has a tradition & die hard cult followers. So the brand is going to emerge as a Sphinx and rein the photography world in the coming years.Once upon a time I had a wish to put my hand on a Pentax LX, but that is another story.
So I just bought this Ricoh XR-6 at a garage sale today. I was hoping to find both a fisheye and macro lens. Is there any other brand, such as Pentax that has those lenses for my camera? Thanks in advance.
I am wondering if we will see:
* GXR modules designed by the Pentax wizards
* A full-frame 35mm K-mount GXR module with aperture control, manual focus confirmation light, and screw-drive autofocus
* A waterproof GXR system
* An X100 competitor from Ricoh/Pentax
* Ricoh cameras marketed in Canada finally
I found a Pentax commercial on youtube. Gives me the creeps.
My first 35mm was a Ricoh fully manual, including manual focus and a 35mm lens. Cost me $12 at a pawn shop. Still is as good as new but relegated to the film shelf. Ricoh added color to the focus barrel for people range, and on the aperture ring and shutter speed for normal outdoor shooting with ASA 25. I could not afford a light meter, but I soon learned to estimate focus, light and shutter settings, by deviating from the color indications. Little innovations like this are what has defined the Ricoh brand.
The slides were superb and still compare with the Minolta and Pentax SLR's. My first Pentax was the Pen-F half-frame, but I made a lot of out of focus pics. My present K-7 is great, but, unlike the Minolta Maxxum, does not allow me to over-ride the program mode to take darker or lighter pics.
I think the Pentax name under Ricoh technology will be a strong contender to Canon and Nikon.
Me thinks that Ricoh were already on the way down and this is a desparate last attempt to revive their fortunes. Pentax needed a Sugar Daddy, but instead they got a Tail to Wag The Dog...
As long as all my old M lenses still work, I don't care what they call the new camera!
I was shooting film and using Nikon mainly, I switched to DSLR recently and my first model is K20D because of the bargain clearance sales, I loved Pentax since then. It build like a tank with good handling and weather resist, I can't get this quality from Nikon and Canon at the same class level, and I am quite satisfied with the image quality. I 'upgraded' to K7 lately and I really love this camera, and waiting for the K5 to drop price... I also like Ricoh although I do not own any, it is an innovative company who design unusual cameras. Both Pentax and Ricoh have root in photography, unlike some company that know nothing in photography, they just buy things from others and stamp their name on it, I hated to see that !!
This does not bode well for the Pentax brand. As it stands Pentax is estimated to have about 1.5% of the digital camera market; Ricoh, even less. For a company to be successful, they have to generate revenue through sales. It is this revenue that will eventually be reinvested in R&D and growth. Consumer digital camera's is not Richo's core business. Pentax seems to be getting tossed around like the proverbial hot potato. As an investor, I can't see how 2 very minor league players can come up with the resources to significantly impact the market. Perhaps, if Pentax had been purchased by Samsung, I would have given better odds for success.
1.5% includes P&S, where Pentax only maintains a small presence. Pentax does much better if you only consider DSLR; where profits can be made.
And you prefer Samsung? This would definitely means the end of the Pentax brand. At least now, both Hoya and Ricoh has agreed to continue to use the Pentax brand and increase the value and awareness for the brand.
And this can only be good news for Pentax users.
I see this as a very happy event for all Pentaxians. Hoyas management just downright killed the brand by raising prices for lenses and subsequently bad sales (at least in Germany sales went down quite severly), only to mention one mishap.
As a longtime Pentax user (Super ME) I really hope that Ricoh will finally let Pentax pick up a reasonable Full Frame camera project; something like the D700 or 5D Mk II, I've been waiting for Pentax to release a FF for years now. Getting FF is the only reason why I would switch to Nikon or Canon in the coming years.
Selling consumer class stuff like the Q may get them profits in the short run but if I recall correctly a venture like the 645D was quite a success as well opening up a whole new type of customer so why not go FF as well?
"Getting FF is the only reason why I would switch to Nikon or Canon in the coming years."
So I'm about to do too ..
Furthermore, I think despite the huge success of K-5 on technical ground, Pentax's commercial policy is a real disaster, and it's long term intentions are just unreadable.
Hoya media release in English :
I hope this results in more competition on the market dominated by C&N and to a lesser degree Sony.
Looks like Hoya kept all the bum stuff. LOL
$124 million. A bargain price for such a well known brand.
Do not panic. This is good news for Pentax users.
Take a look a this:
The Pentax brand remains. Ricoh themselves has stated so already.
Pentax is a solid brand.... Hope there will be no name change
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The Pentax brand is in no danger. Only Sony had the EGO problems big enough to nix the multigenerational brand power Minolta & Konica carried. I imagine it all started in the mailroom of Minolta, where Sony's future president vowed to destroy them... and there was also a beautiful receptionist, whose heart belonged to another.
Bad Sony bad... :/
but anyway, I hope this will not happen with Pentax - heritage, not brand that is.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE MY Sony A-55!!! The firmware could use a good hacking, but it was more affordable than the Pentax K5, so I went for it, plus for 500-700 I got a full suite of Minolta lenses... 100 bucks for a 50mm f1.4 prime? Are you kidding? phenomenal value.
But Ricoh has a great heritage. I love their website, very photography oriented. Okay, I love their web designers. They also answered some of my crazy e-mails politely, unlike Pentax. :(
wow I have two accounts here.
This is NOT true. Sony could not use the Konica-Minolta name, because the brand still exists as an independant company. Konica-Minolta only sold its camera division. They still make imaging devices, like copiers and printers.
Exx: Ricoh also only buys the camera division, Pentax medical and other parts still belong to Hoya.
(Not sure what arrangement Konica-Minolta had - maybe Sony really had to change the name.)
Yes, but will Hoya keep the Pentax name for those products? AFAIK, Sony was not allowed to use the Konica-Minolta brand name.
Okay I think this is a good thing, Hoya was fumbling Pentax IMHO, the Pentax Lo iQ being a prime example. Why do you think it sold so CHEAP 142mil can't buy me a Sigma SD1, let alone a camera company. J/K
Think of it this way, I have a Ricoh GR1 in one hand and a Pentax Espio Mini (UC1) in the other hand... which would you like? Ricoh has been a great camera company for a long time, and they got beat down many times for playing it safe. Whoever is running the brand now ain't got that problem... Let's see what they can do.
Oh well .. another new (exciting??) chapter in Pentax's life and, to a degree, those of us involved with Pentax either through usage (me) and/or retail (me) :D
If Ricoh has any sense, PENTAX brand will remain. They would be unwise to remove it. An even worse feat would be to name it Ricoh-Pentax.
It's not a good thing.
As a new Olympus user and newbie amateur photographer, I'm happy to see that competitiveness in the photo industry seems "sane". I'll explain: All photographic companies try their best to offer HQ products - not necessarily innovative (e.g. Olympus), but nonetheless top class (e.g. Canon) and highly professional (e.g. Hasselblad). Everyone has its share.
The SLR has had one essential change: analog to digital. However, esthetics and much of mechanics have remain unchanged for several decades.
So I'm actually glad that Ricoh, as an innovative photo company "picked up" Pentax. Even if the trademark "Pentax" vanishes, as long as Ricoh continues to support & listen its users, sustaining the huge Pentax photographic history and heritage, I don't mind.
I'm only hoping this acquisition will strengthen innovation in digital photography. Both photographers and the photo industry shall benefit from that. So more and more beautiful pictures will be shot by each one of us in the future.
Ricoh will get the Pentax name, sort of like Lenovo buying the IBM personal computer business and also get the IBM name for its computers. The parent company also retains the IBM name for the mainframes and other products. Hoya will get the Pentax brand name for the endoscopes that the medical division makes, and Ricoh will get the Pentax name for the cameras and lenses it will now make.
Actually Lenovo bought the IBM personal computing business and changed it to Lenovo. However, the build and material quality have remained inaltered - pretty high that is.
If Ricoh maintains the Pentax heritage, I'm confident that renaming the Pentax to Ricoh would be just this - a name change, and nothing else; as for nostalgia I also miss Minolta, but in that case Sony swallowed it and left nothing behind. Let's hope that shan't be the case. :)
guys ! why are you sorry for pentax? ricoh as far as their pro cameras go is one if not THE most innovative camera company out there.
look at the grd series and the highly innovative gxr
also the user interface of those cameras is the best i ve ever seen, they are built like little tanks
combine this with the tradition of pentax and the sensor sizes they offer, and you might get the best camera system ever.
i think thats great, lets wait two years or probably they introduce themself to the market with something outstanding ?!
I too don't understand why is everyone like "Oh, no! Pentax is doomed! We all gonna die!"
Look at Sony that bought Minolta and making some nice cameras now.
And Ricoh have the means to make this deal work. At least they are trying to invent something new, not just grow over evaluated megapixels like others.
yes ! !
and finally the 645 modul mockup for the ricoh gxr makes sense.
and please ricoh make a grd4 that exactly looks and functions like a gr1
when they make a pro gxr with exchangable sensors from mFT to real 645 they gonna rule the earth :)
My first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II with several Takumar Super-Multi-Coated lenses. Every time I scan a slide taken with that camera, I'm amazed at the incredible quality of those Takumar lenses. I've always associated Ricoh with "me-too" camera designs; certainly not an innovator like Pentax. It will be very sad if the Pentax nameplate disappears.
There's no way Ricoh is a me too company, they are one of the most innovative of any. Take the GRD range, the GXR modular system, the GXnnn cameras or even the CXn range. Also think back to film days - the XR1 (my first SLR), the XR5 or the GR1 compact range. Always ahead of the game, particularly in ergonomics and quality.
It is sad that the destiny of a serious and successful camera maker like PENTAX, a co-founder of the japanese camera-wonder, has to be passed around, like a "cheap hooker". I always liked this company, ever since I used thier excellent Takumar lenses in the 70's
Ricoh have paid that amount of money for the Pentax 645D system.
The rest will probably be quite negligible ......
My first SLR was a Ricoh Singlex (one found this out by removing the brand name on the front, which said "Sears" and was held on by doublestick tape), which came with a 50mm f1.4 lens and a 135mm 3.5. preset telephoto, case, and BC fanfold flashgun for $159 from Sears & Roebuck. It was a clone of the Nikkorex F, had the dreadful Copal Square shutter (but did have X sync up to 1/125). Terrible camera in every regard; I've avoided Ricoh ever since. That was, though in 1965. Maybe it's time to forgive them.
My first SLR was Ricoh (A100), my first auto focus SLR was Pentax (KX-50). humm ... disclaimer: I am Canon user now ...
I am glad I sold my Pentax and didn't fully invest in their system.
I wish them succes as revious Pentax camera owner
it's shud to be...
Minolta is now Sony, Pentax will be Ricoh, who's next?
If Nikon doesn't begin to invest in new mirrorless systems in a hurry they will be bought by Epson in few years. (I wish it was true)
Both Canon and Nikon need to stop living in 1980s and realize that its much faster and much more transparent world we live in today. (they need to reallocate some funds from marketing to R&D in a big hurry)
When was the last time they did something innovative for consumer market? (we are not talking pro, because you will not survive on pro business only) Majority of new systems and ground breaking feature came from Olympus in past 8 years, and it shows in today's market share.
My first film SLR was a Minolta 7000. My last a Minolta Dynax 7. The king died. Long live the king...
Vadimka, you 've said it all. However, we 're not here to soar and moan for Canon and Nikon... Nikon lost the train from 05 and started to catch up with competition (Canon) some 4 years later, while Canon loses contact with things sitting on the throne of arrogance... I think that Panasonic showed them how business have to be done designing cameras from the beginning w/o carrying a heavy tradition
I was looking at the Q concept the other day and wondering why didn't they do that with a 1.7" sensor instead. So Ricoh has now bought Pentax for their ILC technology?
Q the GRD IV ILC - I want. And a K mount unit for my GXR - I'll want that too. So then I'll get a K-r for all those new K lenses and eventually ditch the Nikon DSLR and lenses...
In the non-ILC category, the Pentax Optio and Ricoh CX range (and Optio W and Ricoh PX) occupy the same space so wll they merge together? Ricoh Optio maybe? Ricoh likes 'X' names though.
Well, Hoya bought Pentax for not that much money, and now they are getting rid of it, while they can make a profit from it - pretty sane business tactics.
From the press release it is evident that Ricoh is interested in using the 645D technology for documentation purposes, in addition to getting back into the SLR side of things. Sounds that Ricoh is aiming for complete office solutions here, thus an area where Ricoh has lots of knowledge of.
If the Pentax brand will continue to live on, that's another matter. As many here has pointed out, Pentax is a fairly small operator, just as a lot of other camera companies, like Hasselblad (whose cameras are made by Fujifilm), or Mamiya, that seem to do OK, if not brilliantly!
It is feasable that some other company, like Samsung, in turn gobbles Ricoh up, in due time.
It is as always, interesting times ahead!
Ricoh has said in no uncertain terms, that the Pentax brand name will be used/carried on.
I wonder if we will see Tokina and Kenko branded lenses released for K mount again?
They stopped at the time that the Hoya group merged with Pentax.
I think what I was trying to say was... These are two innovative companies with long histories in camera production. Let's hope both the Pentax and Ricoh names continue well in to the future.
At one stage in the eighties, Ricoh had a substantial SLR camera system. The system included six SLRs, (Pentax K-mount,) which included two with solar panels to recharge the batteries. There were fifteen lens', including the first interchangable auto focus 50mm, a bellows unit, various adaptors and teleconverters, and also two auto flash units, plus other attachments. That was of course in the days of film, when cameras worked for us, unlike now, when one just about needs a masters degree to work them. Ricoh was innovative and, in many ways, ahead of it's time. In this day of computerised cameras, and electronics companies moving in to the photographic realm, tradition still does have a place, albiet continually shrinking. I can only hope Ricoh will look at their, and Pentax's history and learn from it, while at the same time using the innovation they they once had (and may still do?) to advance positively into the future with sensible, ergonomic and usable design.
Just hope they keep the PENTAX brand.
My Pentax allegiance started with Ricoh XR7's in the early 1980's, I still have all 3 and they work, so its not as though they are new to the marque. One positive aspect from this will be an exodus off the naysaying knowledge boxes that frequent the forum.
Ah the XR7, my first SLR, a lovely thing. My sister has it now and it works as well as the day it was new, a very long time ago!
Ricoh, thanks for the Q.
Announced a week before the major acquisition, it only means that a long shelved project by Pentax was in fact resurrected and pushed forward by a new buyer, who wants a head start of advantages for itself, and capitalise as much as possible on its investment.
Q release date outside Japan is late September/October, just in time when the deal between Hoya and Ricoh will be finalised.
Negotiations in purchases like this last for months, and no new major camera *system* is released without buyer knowing exactly what they get with it.
Ricoh is Q's fairy godmother. They wanted it.
Q would probably never see the daylight under Hoya. If Pentax Q is a sign of new ideas and visions coming from Ricoh, then I applaud their dedication, to gather as much innovation and new products under the brand name of Pentax. Hope there'll be more shelved projects, ideas and products now resurrected.
Hope that the Q is not Ricoh idea or my K-5 is my last Pentax camera.
Lots of speculation dressed up as cold fact. Pentax have been working on the Q-mount for 5 years, they say, and resurrected work due to the backlit sensor tech becoming available and reliable. I doubt that any of this is "new vision" on the part of Ricoh.
Sure, every M&A deal has a long period of due diligence. And, yes, as a result of that, Ricoh would have known of the Q months ago. And maybe Ricoh did stipulate as part of the negotiation that the Q had to be released prior to the acquisition.
But what if they did that so that it was clear to the world that they (Ricoh) had had nothing to do with the Q. That gives Ricoh the option of killing the project with a clear conscience ("it wasn't our idea, shareholders!") should it prove to be the abject failure that many (perhaps including Ricoh themselves) predict it will be.
SFA1966, your reply is full of contradictions.
Pentax was an entity within Hoya. Hoya approves certain moves or disapproves them. Now with Ricoh as an owner, Pentax is still an entity. But Ricoh may have given a green light to Q, whilst Hoya was holding it. 5 years have nothing to do with all this; it's just a visionary statement on Pentax part, which can be interpreted too as "Geez, it was Ricoh who finally, after 5 years since its conception, recognised and loved this great idea".
Timing is crucial here and reveals lots of things. It shows they had to release something, before other big companies (Nikon, Canon) introduce their mirrorless systems. Better to be early with a novel approach than late, isn't it?
And if they had released it and then killed afterwards just to show the world it was not their child, as you suggest, then the Ricoh better not take you as their consultant, for they'd burn tons of money on futile contracts, and the most stupid form of "marketing".
No contradictions at all, ZT. Hoya invested 5 years, and thus lots of engineering hours into the Q. Far from having "nothing at all to do with this", as you state, that massive gestation time would impact on the price Ricoh have had to pay to acquire Pentax's IP (Hoya will surely have negotiated some return on their 5-year investment), which price in turn needs to be explained to Ricoh shareholders.
But what if Ricoh requested Hoya never release the Q, as part of their negotiation? That would have killed Q in the womb. We (Joe Public) would never have heard of it. But that leaves Ricoh as having paid for 5 years of engineering for nothing, and to explain that to their shareholders. Embarrassing: particularly as the Q *is* a novel concept and *might* be successful (at least initially).
So, having paid big bucks for the idea anyway, maybe Ricoh thought the best course was get Q to market during Hoya's tenure, where (if it fails) it does so with least possible downside.
I'd like to split this arguement 50/50. Let's say that Ricoh knows a thing or two about point and shoot cameras, smaller sensor digital cameras, and taking risks. But I agree that the Q's announcement was timed to create a little distance between Ricoh and the Q so if it fails, Ricoh can spin out the "Pentax GQ" the old guy's design enhanced by Pentax and Ricoh's new synergy and blah blah blah.
Ricoh is Pentax's fairy godmother, I think, and now that HOYA is out of the picture we will see Pentax going more niche', more quality, and less color choices.
What is going on with Japan and endoscopes, btw?
I noticed how some people are predicting Ricoh to fail because its hard to beat Canon and Nikon in DSLR market. I will even go as far as saying its impossible, becaue DSLRs will no be a driving force of photo market in few years. Mirrorless systems and others like it are the future and its begining to become very apparent. (and Canon and Nikon have none at this point)
If you look at the most educated photo market in the world, which I'm afraid is Japan and review its number for Entry Level DSLRs sold last year (why entry level because its where the money is) you will see the following picture:
Two leading Canon models Kiss X4 and X5 (Rebels in USA) got 16.4% of market share;
Two leading Ninok models D3100 and D5100 got about 18% of market share;
Olympus E-PL1/2 and Panasonic GF2 got 17.2% (not too bad) and if you add another 5.5% that Sony NEX5 got, you will end up at 22+%.
What also shocking is that Canon and Nikon line is mature and Mirrorless is fairly unknown (2 years running)
Honestly, Image quality of the mentioned models isn't extraordinary comparing to that of Pentax !
Perfect for Ricoh. Now they will be able to combine their innovations with Pentax sensor, processors and lenses and create a new winning camera system.
I get the feeling that people think Ricoh is just some rinky-dink niche camera maker. That is not true at all. Consider that they made $740 million in profits last year on $20 billion in sales and are expecting to triple profits by 2014.
Not on cameras, they didn't.
Yeah, mostly on business machines. But the point is that Ricoh has money and resources. More than many "real" camera companies. So I am just saying people shouldn't dismiss them so quickly.
Fwiw, Canon makes a heck of a lot of their money on Copiers, too.
Yes, Canon does, but they are also a vibrant, dominant camera company. Ricoh is not even a footnote in camera statistics.
Which is why they bought Pentax, onlooker: to have somewhere to invest their profits made elsewhere in order grow the camera side of their business. And now that they own Pentax, they are certainly much more than a "footnote" in the DSLR market.
As far as I know this is good news. Hoya is a manufacturer of filters and such. Ricoh is a manufacturer of cameras and such. So logically Pentax is better of with .............. yes you guessed it: Ricoh!
Digital cameras of the dlsr kind. Konica-Minolta tried and failed. Pentax tried and presumably eventually had to sell the wedding dress. Panasonic and Samsung couldn't be bothered. Ricoh did not even try, until now. I guess Ricoh got a bargain. Pentax might be down to her underwear.
Pentax fans might think it the end but Ricoh was smart enough not to stick their financial chin out until now and truly they make great cameras. Some people think them quirky, others call this innovative.
In any case the Ricoh company survived somehow and had enough resources to raise the money to buy Pentax company camera assets outright. Of course they are a stupid company, who would want to buy a lame duck?
Look forward to one great camera company guiding another great camera company's future.
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Gonadotropin fertility medicines contain follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), or both. These hormones play a central role in egg production.
In women. Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are needed for egg production (ovulation). Early in the menstrual cycle, a woman with low hormone levels who is not ovulating can have daily human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) or recombinant human FSH (rFSH) injections for an average of 12 days. If this helps develop mature follicles, the ovary is ready to ovulate. One dose of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is then used to stimulate ovulation.
In men with low testosterone and FSH. LH stimulates the production of testosterone, and FSH promotes the formation of sperm. If a semen analysis, LH testing, and FSH testing suggest that abnormal hormone levels are preventing sperm production, these gonadotropins may be prescribed together to promote sperm formation. The man gets an hCG injection 3 times weekly until blood testosterone level is within the normal range (this may take 4 to 6 months). Treatment continues with injections of hCG 2 times a week and hMG or FSH 3 times a week until the sperm count rises to normal levels.
Why It Is Used
Gonadotropins are given by injection to help the body make the hormones needed for egg or sperm production.
In women. Gonadotropins may be used:
- To stimulate ovulation related to low natural gonadotropin or estrogen levels. (This is most commonly seen in women with excessive exercise or eating disorders.)
- When clomiphene alone or clomiphene combined with another medicine has been ineffective for correcting irregular or no ovulation caused by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
- For developing multiple egg follicles on the ovaries. Multiple eggs are harvested and used in assisted reproductive techniques such as in vitro fertilization or gamete intrafallopian transfer.
- In combination with intrauterine insemination for couples with unexplained infertility when clomiphene has not worked.
In men. Gonadotropin therapy can treat low sperm counts caused by low levels of natural gonadotropins.
How Well It Works
The combination human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG)/human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone (rFSH)/hCG treatment can consistently stimulate ovulation. It results in pregnancy in 60 out of 100 women failing to ovulate. But of those pregnancies, up to 35% end in miscarriage.1
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See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
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During gonadotropin treatment, frequent monitoring of egg follicle development is needed. This may be done with ultrasound and blood tests. Without careful monitoring, the ovaries may become hyperstimulated. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) can be a very serious condition. It usually goes away by itself in 2 to 4 weeks. But a woman may need bed rest or hospitalization and intravenous fluid therapy. Or she may need a procedure to remove fluid from the abdomen.
Gonadotropins should only be used by doctors who are specially trained in infertility and who are familiar with the management of possible complications.
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- Griphook: "The right to carry a wand has long been contested between wizards and goblins."
- Ron Weasley: "Well, goblins can do magic without wands."
- Griphook: "That is immaterial! Wizards refuse to share the secrets of wandlore with other magical beings, they deny us the possibility of extending our powers!"
- — Griphook the Goblin[src]
The Wand Ban is the Code of Wand Use's Clause Three (passed by the Ministry of Magic in 1631). This clause forbids Non-Human Magical Beings such as house-elves or giants to carry a wand. This clause of the Code of Wand Use was probably written as a consequence of the Goblin Rebellion of 1612, a bloody and vicious revolution that occurred in Hogsmeade Village. This law was one of the causes that contributed to the later Goblin Rebellions of the eighteenth century, given the anger expressed by some goblins, such as Griphook,[1] about wizards denying goblins the right to use wands.
There is apparently a favourable distinction between Non-Human Magical Beings and Part-Human Magical Beings when definining one's right to carry a wand. For example, Hagrid is a half-giant, and while a pure giant would not be permitted to carry a wand under Clause Three, he has a wizard father and is therefore Part-Human and permitted to carry a wand. The same principle then applies to Filius Flitwick, who is a wizard with goblin ancestry. Vampires, hags, and other magical hominids are not permitted to carry wands because they are classified as non-Magical Part-Humans. Werewolves, on the other hand, are recognised as humans afflicted with lycanthropy and are permitted to carry wands, though in their transformed state they lose the ability to practise magic as a normal witch or wizard.
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This is a world map of Saderan where I tried some style variations.
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After capturing an Emolga, Iris, along with Ash, Cilan and Bianca, stop to have another break on the way to Nimbasa City. Emolga is up to its old tricks again as it uses Attract to put all of Ash's male Pokémon. After the confusion is settled Snivy snatches the real culprit: Emolga. Upset by this, Emolga and Snivy then have a falling out. Will they ever get along? And what is with that angry Simisear?
It is a new day. Iris has captured Emolga, but Bianca is still not impressed by that fact. She then decides to fight with Iris.
Bianca sends out her Minccino, however Emolga is not under "mood" to fight, so she instead uses her ability to call out Cilan's Pansage, which instead gets hit by Minccino's Hyper Voice attack. Cilan takes his Pansage back into his Poké Ball.
The fight continues - while Minccino is about to attack, Emolga uses the same ability, bringing Ash's Oshawott, which gets attacked in the process. Ash calls him back. Bianca is almost ready to attack once more, but Ash becomes hungry.
The gang was eating apples. Emolga was sad by the fact that she hasn't got more apples, so she convinces Oshawott, Swadloon, Tepig and Scraggy to hand them over apples... with usage of Charm ability. When she ate all the apples, the Oshawott, Swadloon, Tepig and Scraggy began to fight one another. Pikachu gets in to stop the fight, but instead fights with others, so he shocks everyone. Cilan accused Emolga of taking the apples, but Iris denies the accusation.
The gang goes sleeping, but Emolga goes to the forest to get more apples. Oshawott and Axew follow her - making an chance for Emolga to ask them to get the apples. She said that the Watchogs defeated her because she wanted apples, so Oshawott and Axew start fighting, but an angry Simisear bangs in, attacking them.
The gang goes to the site, seeing Axew and Oshawott being defeated. Emolga tries to escape, but Snivy puts Emolga back. Emolga fights Simisear, but when she falls, Snivy comes in to attack Simisear. Simisear gets more angry, but a boulder from a mountain beings to fall. Snivy and Emolga crush the boulder, while Simisear walks away.
In the end, Emolga and Snivy begin to (openly) dislike each other, and while Bianca says her goodbye to Iris, Cilan and Ash, the gang goes to Nimbasa City.
- It is revealed in this episode that Ash's Swadloon and Scraggy are both male.
- Also, Bianca's Pignite is confirmed male.
- Volt Switch is shown to be able to bring out Pokémon that do not belong to the user's Trainer. Emolga was able to call out Ash's Snivy and Cilan's Pansage.
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I've been spotting scalloped homewares (as well as a few fashion pieces!) left and right, and I'd be lying if I said I was sick of the trend. Infused with just the right amount of feminine detailing, scallops are quickly becoming a new favorite on the design scene. Here are a few that have caught my eye this week!:
ONE: Trinket Dish / TWO: Rosette Tray / THREE: Catherine Hammerton Wallpaper / FOUR: Rachel Carley Lotus Bowls / FIVE: Doily Rug / SIX: Felt Pillow Cover / SEVEN: Flute Pendant
Have you spotted any I've missed? Share them below!
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