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Business Process Choreographer (BPC) is a component in WebSphere Process Server (hereafter called Process Server) that provides support for business processes and human tasks. One of the features in BPC is the mechanism of event handlers that allow business processes to asynchronously listen for and react to events triggered by a partner.
This mechanism is powerful, but it has some limitations thoroughly described in the following article, Event Handlers in Business Process Choreographer. This article will focus on one of those limitations, the conflicting-receive, and will provide a solution for it.
Overview of the conflicting-receive problem
To understand the conflicting-receive problem, a simple business scenario will be described. Let's assume there is a company that has decided to change its billing system from paper to paperless. After business and architectural analysis, the company's IT team is assigned a task to create a HUB system that must handle the following scenario:
- Receive a package of electronic invoices from a customer.
- Perform business validation of the invoices.
- Route the package to the target division.
- For each invoice in the package and within a timeout period:
- Wait for an approval or reject response from the target division.
- Send an e-mail to the customer with the details of the response.
- Wait for a confirmation from the customer.
This sequence is shown in Figure 1, where each interaction is modeled as an asynchronous interaction.
Figure 1. Business sequence diagram
This flow is easily implemented using a business process. An example is illustrated in Figure 2, which is designed with WebSphere Integration Developer V7 (hereafter called Integration Developer).
Figure 2. Business process generating a conflicting-receive
The flow in Figure 2 is as follows:
- Receive a request (with the package of invoices).
- Log the start.
- Initialize some variables.
- Perform some business validation.
- Route the package to the target division.
- Enter an event handler scope and start a timeout activity.
- If a
receiveDivisionNotificationevent arrives:
- Invoke a one-way service to send an email to the customer.
- Wait for an asynchronous response through the "Receive Confirmation from Customer" activity.
- Increment a notification counter.
- Check for a notification completion.
- If the timeout expires, log the expiration.
- If a
- Log the end.
The business process waits for concurrent events until it receives all the notifications for all the invoices contained in the initial package, or until the timeout expires. In the latter case, an action can be performed; for example, notifying a forced acceptance (not implemented in the sample scenario).
When compiling this business process, the following warning appears in the Problem view of Integration Developer:
The ReceiveConfirmationfromCustomer receive activity is contained in onEvent event number 1 of the Scope scope activity, which implements a one-way operation, which can result in the standard fault bpws:conflictingReceive
It says that a potential problem exists about multiple Receives against one correlation set. In other words, if more than one event is concurrently received by the business process event handler, it ends up in multiple threads with the same correlation set, waiting for an asynchronous response. When the second thread enters the "Receive Response" while the first one is already waiting, the following error occurs:
CWWBE0057I: Activity 'ReceiveConfirmationfromCustomer' of processes '_PI:90030131.526f9779.acb6fde5.e9df13b7' has been stopped because of an unhandled failure. com.ibm.bpe.api.StandardFaultException: CWWBE0065E: Activity 'ReceiveConfirmationfromCustomer' and activity 'ReceiveConfirmationfromCustomer' cannot be enabled simultaneously.
That is the so-called "conflicting-receive limitation" that prevents the implementation of real customer scenarios using the out-of the-box event handler mechanism of Integration Developer.
To overcome this limitation, you need to provide each thread with its own correlation set by creating a new child business process per event that communicates with its parent in an asynchronous way. This is described in the following section.
A solution for the conflicting-receive problem
The proposed solution is based on using two long-running business processes:
- A parent business process corresponding to the original one, where you remove the "Send Email to Customer" and "Receive Confirmation from Customer" steps from the event handler.
- A child long-running business process that contains the logic extracted from the parent event handler.
Let's analyze the new parent business process first.
Parent process description
The new parent business process is illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Parent business process
In place of the "Send Email to Customer" and "Receive Confirmation from
Customer" steps, there is a new asynchronous request-response
activity in the event handler that calls a sub-process illustrated in the
following section. The "Exit?" choice is the same as in the previous
process and checks if no more events are expected (that is, it checks if
notificationCounter variable has reached
the total number of inner invoices). In that case, it throws an exception
to exit the event handler.
If you take a look at the details of the
Increment notificationCounter snippet, you have
the following code (see the Download section of
the article to get the complete source):
notificationCounter++; if (notificationCounter == numInvoices) notificationsCompleted = true; else notificationsCompleted = false;
It is important that
notificationCounter is a
global variable and
notificationsCompleted is
local to correctly handle the concurrency.
Figure 4 shows the interface of the child business process
Figure 4. Interface of the child business process
By looking at the source code, the new interface has the input and output parameters taken from the two replaced activities, "Send Email to Customer" and "Receive Confirmation from Customer". Obviously, the operation related to the "Receive Confirmation from Customer" activity was moved from parent to child.
Child process description
The child business process is illustrated in Figure 5.
Figure 5. Child business process
This business process is straightforward and implements just the logic
inside the old event handler. It sets a correlation set to its parameters
idPackage and
idInvoice (illustrated in Figure 4), invokes the email service, and waits for a response.
After that, it asynchronously responds to the parent business process to
notify the completion.
This article showed how to solve a limitation of the BPC Event Handler when multiple receive activities were required by the business process flow. This solution moved some logic from the event handler to a child business process and made the two processes interact asynchronously (in a request-response way).
The author would like to thank Bernd Breier for his review of this article.
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- To learn about Business Process Choreographer concepts through many sample scenarios, see Business Process Management samples & tutorials.
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Based on his tweeted message to his Twitter followers 23 hours ago, they visited the show for the promo of Promil Pre-School Ishine Talent Camp Season 3. Incidentally, his sweetheart, Sarah Geronimo, which was confirmed by Ricky Lo in one of his articles on The Philippine Star yesterday, has also visited the show several months ago.
That time, she was promoting her single "Ikot-Ikot" for the album "Expressions," her latest in her 10 studio albums which was released by Viva Records last July 22 and received Platinum Award after a few weeks. Obviously, both Matteo and Sarah are very blessed these days.
After his "Galema, Daughter of Zuma," a TV series that almost changed the viewing habit of his supporters because of its different story, he received a movie project with Ms. Iza Calzado and Isabelle Diaz Daza. The movie titled "Somebody To Love" is being directed by box office director Jose Javier Reyes.
On the part of pop princess Sarah Geronimo, some reports claim that she had started her mentoring job in the hit reality singing competition on national TV, "The Voice," but this time, Sarah is dealing with kids. Aside from "The Voice," she is also doing her first movie with Coco Martin, who is playing the role of Kim Chiu's love interest in "Ikaw Lamang" (Only You) a hit TV series on ABS-CBN.
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How to Tell Your Best Guy Friend You Don't Like Him
You and your best guy friend have had a great friendship for the past few years but lately he's been acting weird. Things have been pretty awkward; you might have thought he liked you and could kinda tell, but nothing compares to the day he actually tells you. You don't want to lose him as a friend, but also don't want to date him. If you're stuck and don't know what to do, use these instructions as a simple guide.
1Listen to him. Your body language (if he tells you in person) is probably giving away that you don't feel comfortable with his revelation, but continue to look him in the eyes and let him explain his feelings. Don't try to cut him off or, even worse, just walk away or leave the situation.
2Tell him that you appreciate that and you are flattered, but you just don't feel the same way right now. There are many ways you can word this, but you need to first reassure him that you're not angry or upset and then tell him that you're just not interested.
3Don't panic. Once your friend discovers that you don't feel the same way, he might become angry, depressed, or just stop talking to you. This is perfectly normal--put yourself in his shoes and realize that he is feeling upset and hurt right now. These emotions aren't being directed towards you. He cares about you and understands that he needs to respect your wishes, which is why he's upset. Give him time to come to terms with your decision and give him space.
- Don't pester him or try to talk with him if it's clear he doesn't want to. People handle grief differently, and in order to get over you and make your relationship what it used to be he might need space and time to "detox" in a sense, or forget about you for a while.
- If your guy friend threatens to harm himself or tries to manipulate you in some other way to date him (e.g. 'If you don't love me I'll kill myself.') something is very wrong. As your friend he should care about you and understand your wishes. Tell someone you trust if he tries to force you into something you don't want and stay as far away from him as possible.
4Don't be awkward. You want the relationship to be like it was before, so don't change anything about how you act (unless, of course, you normally act very flirty, in which case you should tone it down and be less touchy-feely for the time being.) Once he's ready to talk with you again, be casual and act as though nothing happened. You don't want him to feel worse about his confession.
5Don't bring up the past once you're past it, especially to another person. Odds are, if he doesn't bring this incident up he doesn't want to be reminded. Do him a favor and leave the subject alone unless he is the one to initiate it. Additionally, don't tell your friends or anyone else about his confession if you can help it. He's already embarrassed as it is, and if others find out that he likes you, it can make things worse between the two of you. No one likes to be teased or gossiped about.
6Enjoy your friendship. Don't ever take him for granted. Understand that things might not be the same, but that you still have a great friend who cares about you and wants what's best for you. Continue to support him and be the same great friend you've always been!
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- Remember that your own opinion is just as valid as his. Just because he likes you doesn't mean you're obligated to like him back.
- Be sure of your own feelings before you give him an answer. There's a small, subtle difference between, "I don't like you," and "I like you, but I don't feel ready to date you yet." Think carefully about what you really feel.
- If your friend tries to emotionally manipulate you, harm himself, or begins to show signs of depression, tell someone you trust. He may need help that you can't give him or have underlying problems that need to be addressed. Remember that it is never, ever your fault if you exercise your right to say "no" and something happens because of that. You are never to blame for someone else's reaction to your decision.
- If he acts like a jerk because you rejected him, that's his problem, not yours. If he's really your friend, he won't make stupid comments about being "friend-zoned" or try to guilt-trip you into doing him any favors.
- Don't lead him on by waiting a long time to tell him you don't like him. Answer as soon as you feel ready to.
- Be careful about how you tell him you don't like him. Never tell him that you will "never like him" or that "there's no chance." Always leave room for future possibilities, though perhaps the very distant future. Something like, "Wow, I'm very flattered. Thanks for telling me. I don't feel the same way, though, so I'm sorry. I'm sure that's not what you wanted to hear," will do nicely. Leave it at that, and don't change your mind unless you're sure you actually do like him.
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Moms, we really do have the most influence
I was born at the tale end of the infamous Baby Boom. This picture was taken on the day that I was brought home from the hospital. My parents were of "The Greatest Generation"; a term coined by journalist, Tom Brokaw, to describe the generation who were children during the Great Depression and teens/young adults during World War II. This generation of youth learned the value of sacrifice, hard work and commitment. I remember my mom saying how much she loved the first weeks of spring as a child to be able to go out and pick dandelion greens for supper, because fresh food sources were so scarce after the long winter months. A few years later she mourned the death of her brother, a young soldier fighting in Europe, as she herself helped with the war effort by growing a Victory Garden. Women all across America grew lush vegetable gardens; supplying over 40% of the nation's food, on top of carefully rationing additional food supplies.1
Fast forward three decades.
- Teen girls traded growing and preparing food for after school activities.
- A magical applicance called a 'microwave' was introduced.
- At the touch of a button food could be instantly heated.
- Pre-packaged and processed meals flourished.
- These young women eventually married and started families of their own.
- They met friends at McDonald's Play Land for their toddlers' play dates.
- Happy Meals replaced green beans and carrots.
- Carbonated drinks replaced glasses of cool water.
- Coupon clipping for artificially flavored, processed food replaced working in the garden.
Fast forward another decade; the Happy Meal toddlers became teens.
- Soccer and dance practices replaced the family dinner hour.
- Traditional, sit down meals became a thing of the past.
- No longer was anyone home at the same time.
- Big Macs 'supersized' replaced Happy Meals.
- Dad nuked cold spaghetti in the microwave and watched the evening news . . . alone.
- Thankfully, Death by Chocolate ice-cream was in the freezer.
When I was a kid, ice cream cones were rare commodities reserved only for very special occasions. However, when I became a mother, the 99 cent cones at McDonald's were routine lifesavers. Sure, freshly cleaned grapes would have been a better choice, but the drive thru was more convenient to a busy soccer mom. Unfortunately, I raised most of my kids in the fast lane on waffles, processed cereals, pizzas, chicken nuggets, mac n'cheese, pot roasts, "homemade" beef n' noodles, and plenty of chips, sweets, and junk food in-between.
I recently asked my 21-year-old son, who now freely chooses high nutrient foods over the junk he was raised on, what has influenced his healthy choices the most. His reply was seeing the impact that nutrition has made on his mother's life, and the healthy example now set at home.
Last year I wrote a post titled, "Moms, we have the most influence."
I still believe it.
1. wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_garden
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Great post, Emily. And what's so ironic is that so many of these changes come touted as wonderful advances. No longer does anyone have to "toil" in the kitchen. Heat and eat! New! Easy! Convenient! Fast! Saves time! And how fortunate--- we need that time for trips to the doctor and the pharmacy.
I think "modern" society with its emphasis on convenience foods, giant corporations dictating our tastes and making it cheap and easy to have access to their foods has really screwed up our young. Mom is probably the most important thing to a childs well being . I just cant beleive the food todays Moms serve their kids. Its lifethreating! Yet few care, and those who do are looked on as odd.
We have a local healthfood store that has a variety of foods a juicebar and fresh produce. I frequently have lunch there and watch the people who come in and out. I would say that an overwhelming majority of the women who shop there are not overweight and have attractive figures in the sense that they look fit and are not overweight. Whats even better is that the children who are brought in with them look to be fit too and few are overweight and even less are obese.Sadly over at the super markets the reverse is true.
Oh, how I wish I could turn back the clock - I fed my children so much over-processed convenience foods and often ate at those fast food places. I guess it is the "...if I knew then what I know now."
My heart goes out to mothers who are trying to raise children to eat for health in the midst of a culture that is promoting just the opposite.
My young adult son has the fortunate advantage of maturity to "see the bigger picture, " but unfortunately my 11-year-old son doesn't have that maturity yet. It's a daily challenge to say the least; especially since he's been raised on SAD foods since infancy, combined with taste buds continually being re-introduced to SAD food(s) away from home.
It's also a challenge because Moms nowadays spend so much time driving kids back and forth to activities, and the activities all seem to fall at mealtimes. It's the 21st century rat-race, for sure. Fifty years ago, life was so much simpler and conducive to meal preparations. If a young child wanted to play sports, it was with the neighbor kids down the street. 'Fast food' wasn't even a household word yet.
In modern times, one can't shop, cook and prepare food while hands are on the steering wheel. [Although it would be a good invention to create mini-kitchens in vehicles and drive thru farmers' markets!]
It all boils down to anything worthwhile is worth doing. Even through the many obstacles in our way, raising children to embrace eating for health is worth doing!
Let's all persevere for the health of our children. The change of one is a transformation. The change of many is a revolution. Let's make it happen.
Cheering for all mothers (and everyone who is trying to swim upstream against the culture's fixation on disease promoting foods!)!
My husband and I and our 5 yr old are just finishing up a 6 week road trip in our travel trailer. We chose the RV for the freedom to go where we want and be self sufficient. We've only eaten out a handful of times. We've had some challenges getting fresh foods at times in remote areas, but for the most part we have eaten lots of veggies, beans, nuts, etc. We used our Vita Mix to grind up our fresh Kale from our garden before we left and bagged it up for the freezer so it would last longer. We've logged over 7500 miles and seen the most beautiful parts of the country while hiking and eating healthfully. Including our 5 yr old who completed a 6 mile hike in Glacier NP and many 5 miles hikes in the Cascades and Tetons. What a gift health is. I will miss the freedom as we integrate back into normal life. The battles with church workers not to offer our son junk food, the disdainful looks given to us about "depriving" our son while we choose healthy food and snacks in church, school, and any public event. The trip was freeing in many ways. Many ask us if it was hard to travel that far in confined spaces. Sometimes, but its actually harder for me as a Mom to have the societal struggles and constant battle with pushing upstream against the flow of a disease promoting life style. We can teach good stewarship to our children about health even while on a long holiday if we make it a priority. Thanks, Emily, for your encouragement to Mothers. We set the tone for eating, most of the time. Its time we get it right.
Good for you Chris!
What a healthy five-year-old!
That is so disheartening that your biggest struggles are with those who we'd assume to be the most supportive of children's health. Yes, you are depriving your child; depriving him years of suffering with SAD food addictions, poor health, and expensive medical care.
Keep swimming upstream ~ for the sake of you and your family's health. It's so worth it as your comment so beautifully describes.
Oh my goodness Emily I am in the throes of writing about this very thing! It's interesting that people just don't realise that they are feeding their children into early graves!
As a teacher I have watched the escalating incidence of type1 diabetes and juvenile arthritis and I am horrified by what passes as 'treatment'. Also, the diabetic children using pumps are allowed to continue to eat garbage as part of their portions. It's basic common sense is it not, that as a parent you'd question what is is that you are doing, or not doing?
I find it strange that if we physically abuse our children they will be taken from us, if we do not keep them clean and send them to school they will be taken into care, and yet, we can feed them into an early grave without as much as a whimper from society.
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Bitdefender Discovers Early Version of MiniDuke Malware
An early version of MiniDuke, the sophisticated cyberspy malware that caught media headlines this week after infecting governments and agencies in Europe and elsewhere, has been operating since at least May of 2012, internet security firm Bitdefender has discovered.
MiniDuke was detected by Bitdefender Labs almost a year ago. The variant discovered by Bitdefender was added to the Bitdefender malware database on 26th of May 2012, although the malware was as-yet unrecognized.
The early version of MiniDuke differs from the one discovered this week mainly in that it uses a different installation mode. The early strain also accesses a page titled `What's the Time in China,' with a clock indicating the date and time, but only makes use of the date. Otherwise, the early sample behaves the same as the ones discovered more recently.
"A malware can wreak a lot of havoc, or collects massive amounts of information, in the space of 10 months," said Bitdefender Chief Security Strategist Catalin Cosoi. "The discovery of the early version from May 2012 suggests that we are just beginning to understand the size and scope of MiniDuke. We're still analyzing the sample and will communicate any further significant discoveries."
MiniDuke has reportedly sought to steal intelligence from the governments of Ireland, Belgium, Romania, Portugal and the Czech Republic as well as various institutes, a healthcare provider in the US, and other victims in Japan, Brazil and elsewhere.
Bitdefender antivirus software removes all known variants of MiniDuke. The company also released today a free stand-alone removal tool for MiniDuke
For a more detailed analysis of the early strain of MiniDuke, see the technical report on the Bitdefender Labs blog.
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weekend post, seems that this malware is very important:))
i don't find a sample to analyze myself :(, so i spend last few hours read about this piece of malware, didn't found yet a detailed analysis, just talks and few pictures with strings
is this really the father of malware? created by some guru virus writers and stuff?


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When the first Horrible Bosses opened in 2011 it came with a ton of hype for a couple of reasons. For starters it played on the idea that every hard working American working a 9-5 secretly hates their boss and wants them dead. It also had a great supporting cast of Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, and Colin Farrell playing wildly over-the-top despicable characters. In short it looked like a lot of fun, and $209M later we had one of the top grossing R-rated movies ever made, enough reason for Warner Bros. to order up a sequel even though the first movie didn't really demand it.
Sean Anders is on board to helm Horrible Bosses 2, and the first trailer brings the entire gang back with a few new additions. This time around the three stooges Nick, Dale, and Kurt have decided to be their own bosses and start a business. But when a wealthy investor screws them over, they foolishly decide to pull off a kidnapping plot that predictably goes awry and they must turn to a familiar face (the returning Jamie Foxx) for some help. Christoph Waltz and Chris Pine are also on board although we only catch a brief glimpse of the latter, and Aniston appears to be as frisky as ever which could be good for a few laughs. Overall this looks about as uninspired as one might expect, even if everyone seems to be having a lot of fun.
Horrible Bosses 2 opens on November 26th.
PLOT: Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own business in "Horrible Bosses 2." But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal recourse, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor's adult son and ransom him to regain control of their company.


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There is something about the promise of an eyelift in a bottle of Fusion Beauty LiftFusion ($89) that has our interest piqued. Not that we need an eyelift, it would still be nice to put in our emergency "Oh Holy Moses, We Just Got Engaged and Have To Take 400 Pictures This Weekend" kit. Not that we really have one of those stashed in a silver keepsake box in the bottom drawer of our vanity next to our copy of "What To Expect When You're Expecting".
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Ivermectin 1.87% is a horse wormer that helps rid your horse of many types of worms including bloodworms, stomach worms, pinworms, roundworms, threadworms, hairworms, lung worms and bots. Iverectin 1.87% is an oral paste dewormer and can treat horses up to 1,250 pounds.
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EquiMax® from Bimeda® is an apple-flavored paste dewormer that combines 1.87% ivermectin and 14.03% praziquantel as active ingredients. FDA approved, used to treat many kinds of worms. Each tube treats up to a 1,320 lb horse. Intended for horses four weeks of age and older, including pregnant and lactating mares and breeding stallions.
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While you're decking the halls with boughs of holly this season, deck yourself in the Carolee 16-Stone Necklace ($125). Jade and gold-plated brass serve as ornaments for a human Christmas tree. Wear it with a festive sweater and some brown leggings. (Bonus points if that sweater lights up and/or glitters.)
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It looks as if the Saudi led Arab nations have sold the rights not only of Palestinians, besieged by Israel-Egypt twins but more than that the rights of Islam to the enemies of Islam, especially the USA-Israel terror twins. Jews and American military Christians seem to have taken over the custodianship of Islam and as such the fate of future Islam and Muslims are in the dirty hands of these essentially rogue gangs. In doing so, the Arab leaders have presumed that Israel and USA could help make Islam the only religion of the universe and as such all efforts by Islamic parties to to establish Islamic nations and societies should stop forthwith.
Possibly, the Arab world led by Saudi kingdom believes that USA and Israel would make all humans become Sunni Muslims and end Shi'a sects once for all.
While the divisions in Islam starting Sunni-Shi'a have not been able to make non-Muslims trust God or imbibe Islamic values as their own, now handing over to the enemies of Islam the task of islamization of the world looks more ridiculous.
Arabs need to comprehend the fall out of their ill-conceived notion of depending on Israel and USA for getting rid of Shi'a Iran and Syria is more than nonsense and amounts to insanity.
The result of all this Arab hypocrisy is reflected in the ongoing genocides of Palestine children - the target of Zionist fascism this time. Both Sunni Arabs and Shi'te Iran and other Muslim nations stand sideways watching the child crimes in Palestine by Israeli military.
The conflict in Gaza are having a a devastating impact on the lives of children who find no cover to hide from Israeli shelling day and night.
This is happening every day even as Israel insists it doesn't intentionally target civilians, but Gaza is a sliver of a space, a densely populated and now dangerous place, where children have nowhere to hide. Those media persons who have been following the lives of Palestine children, and who has just returned from reporting in Gaza, reflects on how war will shape the futures of young people there for decades to come. Twelve-year-old Syed leans into a narrow concrete wall, staring at its rough grey surface as if his eyes could drill a hole to help him escape from his life. A reporter said: "When we sat in the ambulance together, I thought he was going to live so I felt a bit better." But by the time they reached the hospital, his little brother Mohammad was dead. Three of his cousins were also killed that fateful day on 16 July, as they played near Gaza's port when Israel shelled the area twice, in quick succession.
Wars by terrocracies like USA and Israel of modern time are brutal battles that take the fight straight into streets and schools, leaving little in their wake.
Children are dying in growing numbers and childhood itself is being destroyed. Last week in Gaza, the United Nations noted with alarm that a child was dying every hour.
Instead of forcing the Zionist fascist military out of Gaza, USA as well as western media lords harp on human shields saying . Hamas and other armed groups deny they use civilians as human shields.
They insist, like their Israeli rulers do, that since Jews alone have the right live and have to be in Palestine Palestine people have no right to exist and their lands must be confiscated for illegal colony buildings. They try to justify even the child crimes in Gaza committed by Israeli democracy.
As Gaza took over the headlines, the children in this tiny strip in Mideast who pricked the world's conscience. In a punishing war now in its fourth year, even the youngest of Gazans are in the snipers' sights. Even infants have been tortured.
Millions of children in Mideast now live with hunger and fear, many suffering in areas under siege. For the Palestinians it is often about the building blocks of their world, even about bread and books. They have no food no medicine but learnt about all types of weapons Israel uses. They now know the names of bullets, tracers and rubber bullets.
A 13-year-old Kifah in the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk on the edge of Damascus tells his life is "normal". But his teenage resolve to present a brave face crumbles when reporters asked what he was able to eat. Kifah collapses in a flood of tears, admitting "there was no bread".
There's a new and troubling "normal" for children living in war.Amer Oda, who heads an extended family living in a cavernous shell of a building in the Gazan neighborhood of Zeitoun said the children frightened in every locality as they hear Israeli bombing, including of Mosques. Children of every age huddle on the stairs or sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor.
There's a regular thud of Israeli artillery or tank fire just down the street. Amer Oda ignored Israeli warnings to take his 45-member family out of this area, asking, as every Gazan does, "Where can I go?" "This has become normal life for them," he says as he pulls up four-year-old Dima, with round brown eyes and an angelic grin. "This is all they know." Dima has lived through two Gazan wars, and every Gazan, aged six and over, has been through three or more. Children often speak with a wisdom beyond their years but they still have the yearnings of the young.
In Gaza, many children have been killed by Israeli military; three children from one family were killed by Israel's warning strike known as a "knock on the roof". They were playing with pigeons on that roof, as children do. When I first reported on the deaths of the four children on beach, I was told by eyewitnesses that they had been scavenging for metal at the port to help support their families. Their fathers are fishermen who aren't allowed to take their boats out to sea.
Ramiz Bakr, father of Mohammad and Syed, said about what the children had been doing that fateful day. "Oh they were gathering pieces of metal for a game," he explained, as he received condolences at a mourning tent a few streets from the beach. "It's just a little game they play about Arabs versus Israelis."
In wars of our time, the games children play can be the game changers of their future. "I hate the future so much," says 11-year-old Daad who dresses in pink and has dark nightmares. "We might live, or we might die."
Can Israel escape punishment for its crimes in Gaza Palestine , against humanity?
What will the Arab rulers say to God when asked to explain about their mischief against Palestinians? They should not try to be misled about holy Quran or Prophet of Islam Muhammad (SAS). Arab should stop create its own anti-Islamic history by anti-Palestine mischief.
Palestinians children will testify Hereafter against hypocritical Arabs one day!


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What do Lime Crime Carousel Gloss ($18) and Red Vines have in common? More than just appearances - both are vegan-friendly. What's the difference between the two? We suspect you won't get any of this glittery lip gloss stuck in your molars.
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Choice of Pool Party Buffet or Picnic on the Lawn with Live Entertainment;
Plus 25 Percent Savings on Next Stay Featured
The Phoenician, Arizona's premier AAA Five Diamond resort destination, is offering families a Memorial Holiday Weekend to remember, filled with a variety of new and diverse experiences to be discovered.
The exclusive package, valid May 23-26, 2013, starts at just $279 per night and includes:
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- Two drink coupons; two bottled waters; two ice cream sundaes; sunscreen; glow sticks and kid-friendly flashlights
- A 25 percent savings on guests' next stay
- Pool Party Buffet for Family of Four* (Friday, May 24; 4 p.m.-9:30 p.m.)
- Live Bands — Sugahbeat and Phoenix Magazine's 2012 Best Band, EastonAshe
- Menu: Nacho station; build-your-own sliders; desserts
- Picnic on the Lawn for Family of Four* (Saturday, May 25; 4 p.m.-7 p.m.)
- Acoustic music
- Hot dogs; hamburgers; macaroni and cheese; potato salad; desserts
*A family of four is defined as two adults and two children. Additional tickets to the Pool Party Buffet and Picnic on the Lawn are available for $25 for adults and $14 for children (includes tax and gratuity).
For details and reservations, visit www.thephoenician.com/offers or call (800) 888-8234 and ask for rate code: MEMORIAL.
In addition, all resort guests can participate in a number of new activities this holiday weekend, such as a Smartphone photography class; frozen tee-shirt races – a competition to see who can thaw out a solid garment first; Glo at the Pho neon pool party; as well as a special mixology course at the Grape & Grain retail shop. These offerings join traditional favorites including dive-in movies; s'mores and stargazing; and lawn games.
Located at the base of Camelback Mountain, the 250-acre Phoenician offers two exquisite experiences – a 583-room AAA Five Diamond luxury resort hotel and an exclusive Five-Star/Five Diamond boutique hotel, The Canyon Suites — at one magnificent destination. The property features elegant, residential-style accommodations, distinctive and tantalizing cuisine across such restaurants as Il Terrazzo, J&G Steakhouse and Relish Burger Bistro, a championship golf course, 11 tennis courts, nine swimming pools, The Centre for Well-Being and Salon Mila spa complex, an activities program for all ages and interests, numerous boutique shops, a $25 million art collection and the premier 15,000 square-foot Camelback Ballroom. In addition to these offerings, the 60-room Canyon Suites provides more intimate surroundings and enhanced services, creating an atmosphere of uncompromising splendor. Both The Phoenician and The Canyon Suites are owned and operated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., as part of The Luxury Collection. For additional information, please call (480) 941-8200; (800) 888-8234 or visit www.thephoenician.com.


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Tired of bending over to pick up dropped bottles? Stick this Ba Baby Bottle Holder ($15) into your infant's slippery little palms. This silicone frame makes it easier for those tiny fingers to get a firm grip on their food source. If your offspring is intentionally chucking the thing away just for the sheer entertainment of watching you fetch it, though, you're still out of luck.
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Drink, Eat and Have Sex! Can Jews Practice Moderation?
Jews are encouraged to drink, eat, and have sex. While it is exciting to know that these very physical things can be a source of spiritual celebration, we know that these are three major areas where addicitive behaviors tend to creep up. You are invited to the LA Moishe House to explore the theme of substance and behavioral addiction as they intersect with Jewish ritual. Ariela Emery, LA Moishe House resident will help us to frame this discussion in the context of her supportive Moishe House community. Our main question is: how can we form healthy relationships with addictive substances, like alcohol and caffeine, and behaviors, like pleasure and attention seeking? We will review the signs and symptoms of addiction and some practical Jewish steps to stay in control of them. We will also consider how to help someone else who is struggling with addiction.
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Defense Environmental Quality Program Annual Report to Congress-Fiscal Year 2000
The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment) has released the Fiscal Year 2000 Defense Environmental Quality Program Annual Report to Congress. The report details the accomplishments and progress in DoD's Environmental Quality Program during FY 2000. The Environmental Quality Program oversees DoD's compliance, pollution prevention, and conservation programs.
2000 EQ Body (PDF)
Appendix A: Who to Contact (PDF)
Appendix B: Sikes Act (PDF)
Appendix C: Department of the Army Budget Summary (PDF)
Appendix D: Department of the Navy Budget Summary (PDF)
Appendix E: Department of the Air Force Budget Summary (PDF)
Appendix F: Defense Logistics Agency Budget Summary (PDF)
Appendix G: Other Defense-Wide Program Budget Summary (PDF)
Appendix H: DoD Budget Summary in Current and Constant FY 2002 Dollars (PDF)
Appendix I: FY 2002 Projects Greater Than $1.5 Million (PDF)
Appendix J: Summary of FY 2000 Environmental Quality Fines and Penalties Assessed and Paid (PDF)
Appendix K: FY 2000 Report to Congress on the Use of Ozone Depleting Substances (PDF)
Appendix L: DoD Directives, Executive Orders, and Instructions (PDF)


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Jennifer Morla
Jennifer Morla is president and creative director of Morla Design, San Francisco. With over 300 awards of excellence, she has been recognized by virtually every organization in the field of visual communication.
She is the 2010 recipient of graphic design's most honored award, the AIGA Medal, and has been published extensively, most notably in Meggs' History of Graphic Design.
Since opening Morla Design in 1984, she has continued to pair wit and elegance on everything from motion graphics and branding to retail environments and textiles. Clients include Levi Strauss, Apple Computer, Wells Fargo Bank, Williams-Sonoma, Stanford University, Sculpture Center, and Design Within Reach.
For her accomplishments with DWR, the company was awarded the prestigious AIGA Corporate Leadership Medal for the successful interaction between aesthetics and business pragmatics.
Morla's work is part of the permanent collections of many museums including MoMA, SFMoMA, and the Smithsonian Museum. She has been honored with solo design exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and DDD Gallery in Japan. S
he was among the first designers invited to contribute her treasured list of meaningful books to Designers & Books.
In addition to teaching at California College of the Arts, Morla is an elected member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI), an international design organization based in Zurich.
She has served on the SFMoMA Board for Architecture and Design since 1995. She is a 2012 invited artist at The Workshop Residency, where she investigated typographic forms as applied to felt floor coverings and wall panels.
Morla studied conceptual art at Hartford Art School/University of Hartford and earned her BFA in graphic design from Massachusetts College of Art.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Olympus E-7... Make it Sooner rather than Later
The rumors seem to all say that this will happen sometimes late next year, in order to maintain a three year timetable between 4/3 flagships.
But I think Olympus must do this much sooner. In fact, the sooner the better.
Olympus, if they indeed intent to keep 4/3 customers, and maintain a market for their outstanding HG and SHG lenses CANNOT afford to wait for competitors to copy their new features.
And this is precisely what has happened over the past ten years.
Olympus comes out with some really nice feature, then within a year everyone else has it too. Here are some examples:
* tilt screens
* image stabilization
* dustbusters
* liveview
* art filters
* digital levelers
* AF micro adjust
At one time, those things were pretty much exclusive Olympus features. Or at least Olympus had a big head start. Now, everyone has their own version of them. Give your competitors enough time, and they will invent their own versions without infringing on any patents you have.
Right now, Olympus is the only manufacturer who offers 5-axis IBIS.
Within six months, everyone will have their own version.
Right now, Olympus has a 16MP sensor that compares very favorably to many APSC sensors. Why wait until APSC sensors leapfrong over M4/3 again? Exactly what does Olympus gain by waiting another year?
Everyone who wanted an E-5 has already bought one.
What's left are the folks who never saw the advantage is putting down $1700 to get a weathersealed E-620 or E-30. But... with a new sensor and improved IBIS, those people might be ready to upgrade now.
Lets face it. Unless Olympus gives them an upgrade path, many of them will end up being Canon, Nikon, Sony or Pentax users.
"Are there enough 4/3 shooters left to make another 4/3 flagship camera profitable?"
And the answer is... "it depends."
It depends on if Olympus can develop an E-7 without spending a lot of money, and if they can get potential buyers to pay a high premium price for it. And I think the answer is a resounding yes.
The E-7 does not need a new body or "better ergonomics" than the E-5 already has. The E-3/E-5 body is wonderful, and the weather sealing is phenomenal. The tools and dies are already there. Reuse the same body.
The only changes should be internal, and these are relatively easy to do, since the technology is already being used in the OM-D. All an E-7 would need is the new sensor, the new IBIS, better video, a better LCD, new firmware, and improved processing engine and a couple of new art filters thrown in. This is all relatively cheap and easy to do. Voila! We now have a very nice E5 upgrade.
And this is the ONLY way to get fast AF with those wonderful HG and SHG lenses. (I think the only high grade lens that can do fast CDAF is the 14-54mm II. The wonderful 12-60mm, 50-200mm, and all the SHG lenses are painfully slow.)
The OM-D is a wonderful camera, and it is an upgrade from the E5 in one way only.... image quality. In most other ways, it is a "side-grade." Something very wonderful, but something very different.
The OM-D cannot stand alone as a system camera for people who are heavily invested in HG and SHG lenses. For that, they will need an E-7.
And the sooner... the better.
Before the sleeping giants wake up.
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- AnonymousMarch 12, 2012 at 5:06 AM
Hi Marty,ReplyDelete
I totally agree. I would pre-order an E-7 now.
Currently I have an E-520 and a lot of lenses like 12-60 and 50-200SWD. I know that the body is miles behind the lenses. For good weather/light its really ok. Now I need a bad weather/light body :-)
- AnonymousMarch 26, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Can you please email this message to the boffins at Olympus. You are 100% correct that the only changes the E-5 need have already been developed. They just need to whack them in.ReplyDelete
I really hope they do release an E-7 and soon...at LEAST let us know one is on the way. Why keep us in the dark? If there's no inclination that there is a better body on the way then agreed...people will go to one of the Giants.Replies
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2012 at 4:18 PM
I started with the E-1 and now have the E-3. I did not see the improvements in the E-5 being big enough for me to buy. (I didn't do video.) I can not be the only one who have been waiting long, too long.Delete
With out more info soon, I will be jumping to Canon.
I'm gone unless I KNOW that Olympus will not blow off its DSLR users any longer!
- AnonymousMarch 30, 2012 at 7:32 AM
Great article. Come on Olympus, where can I order an E7? I'll order right now. I've still got my E620, E30, E5, and all of the 'Standard' and HG(Pro) lenses. I want to buy the SHG(Super-Pro) lenses too, but I need to know that 4/3s is going to continue.ReplyDelete
Sydney, Australia.Replies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2012 at 6:19 AM
well, if you have done that, tell me too. E7.....Delete
- AnonymousApril 8, 2012 at 2:03 PM
I have read Robin Wong and you fairly often - this is my first posting, anywhere.
I have been an Olympus (OM) die hard since February 1973 when I was discharged from the military. I have had several film cameras and went digital when the E-10 was introduced. I purchased the E-20 and still have them and the lenses and accessories that you could possibly get with these cameras. I purchased the E-1 as soon as it was available, the E3, the E-510 and the E-5. The only one of the E series that isn't working is the E-510 as it fell from a roof of a hi-rise apartment building. I have only 2 of the standard lenses plus the ec-20 teleconverter. I have 4 of the High Grade lenses and the macro extension and the EC-14 teleconverter and in the Super High Grade I only need (don't really NEED) the 14-35 to complete my needs as a wildlife/action photographer.
If Olympus cannot produce a successor to the E-5 (E-7) before fall of this year.....everything goes.
Nikon D4 or Cannon 1D X will be in.
- AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 5:51 PM
I would have to agree. Olympus wake up, the demand is there. Don'f fall asleep at the wheel again.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 12, 2012 at 6:55 AM
YES, it is true, we hope to buy the e-7. I use the E-30, E-3, 12-60, 50-200 as a self flying aerial photographer. And why? Speed and ergonomy!!I do not have the time searching buttons or waiting for the focus. Go on OLYMPUS!ReplyDelete
Like the rest of you, I am seriously invested in 4/3 lenses, and I'd love to see an E7. But I don't think it will happen.ReplyDelete
The problem is because 4/3 cameras and lenses can only be sold to existing 4/3 users... which are around 5% (or less) of all ILC camera users. Virtually no Canon or Nikon shooters will abandon their brand to buy an E7.
Only those who are currently using an E520, E30 or E5 will want one. (I seriously doubt that anyone who recently bought an E5 would even upgrade.)
M4/3 is a whole different story. Olympus can market these to any ILC camera user and any P&S user who wants to move up. In fact, many Pen users currently use "other brand" DSLRs, thanks to the easy availability of cheap lens adapters.Replies
- AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 11:59 AM
I have an Oly E500 and an E5 and a lot of Oly glass to go with it. I bit the bullet the other day and bought a Nikon D5100 to continue with night sky imaging with the support of a range of Nikon lenses. With all this taken into consideration I would seriously consider going after the E7 given it would have a new and more sensitive sensor that will deliver improved results under low light levels and at higher ISO's than the E5 is currently doing.Delete
- AnonymousJune 29, 2012 at 9:42 PM
I have several Canon APSC cameras. No full frame lenses. I would love to consider Olympus as I have used an E5, and loved it, but I wont commit to the E5 if its the end. Its gotta be a new E7 or else i will stick with canon and get a 5d or 7d.Delete
As with many of the comments above, I am totally with the sentiment of your article. The sooner the new Oly pro camera body comes out the better, and I don't want it to be a pro version of the OM-D but rather a 'full size' body with the technologies of the OM-D incorporated and improved upon. I don't think Olympus can afford to wait for a year's time before releasing any E-5 successor - some potential sales have probably already been lost in the Olympus scandal, the lack of visible future committment to the 4/3rds specification, the arrival of the OM-D, and the length of time since the release of the E-5 in a rapidly changing world.ReplyDelete
I am a committed long term Olympus E-series user, having made various upgrades over the years, and I would have a serious interest in any E-5 successor, but I will not wait for long.
Come on Olympus! I am an Olympus user. My mother gave me her OM-1. I used for 10 years! Then I bought the E-510 with my first extra pay (and saves). The E-510 was stolen, then I brougt another one. After 5 years it stopped working. Now I'm using a Eos 50D with 24-105 f4. I'm sure that my Zuiko 12-60 is better. But I'm starting to like the results, the fact is that I'm enjoying whole pack. Maybe bacause I love to take photos. I need to take photos! I'll make it with an Oly or any other. So, come on, please... Come on!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 6, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Hopefully an E-7 will be announced soon. Invested fairly heavily in 4/3rds glass.ReplyDelete
Olympus should think beyond strict "profit margin". Preserving 4/3rds with a professional flagship is of paramount importance so as not to alienate its current professional user base. One thing is certain; If Olympus does not release the E-7 I will never purchase another Olympus product. Nor will my wife be buying a micro four thirds camera either.
Get with it OLY. If no announcement is made at Photokina then I am finished with your company eternally and lesson learned.
I have my own deadline for Olympus to come out with an E-5 replacement, which would be by the end of this summer. If they don't, I'll be most likely switching to Canon, as they have a good range of weather sealed zooms in the ranges I'm interested in, and much better focusing than Olympus. Nikon is also a possibility. My ideal combination would be a Canon 7D with the 70-300 "L" lens.ReplyDelete
I really love my Olympus lenses and cameras, and don't want to leave, but I also don't want to get stuck with a bunch of equipment that has no future upgrade path. The micro 4/3 cameras are a very, very poor substitute for a DSLR.
Thank you for writing about this Marty.
I totally agree. The new Om-D is great but i do not need a mirrorless for work. I need a reflex, a solid reflex. I'm not buying a E-5, it' so close to my E-3, I need a new great Camera!!ReplyDelete
I, too, hope for an E-7 body sooner rather than later. Owning both the E-5 and E-M5, I find reasons to work with both. The big glass for 4/3 is critical for assignment work, given its phenomenal IQ, and the strength and balance with the E-5 body is excellent. Coupling those with the new sensor and IS of the E-M5 would certainly be a reason to upgrade.ReplyDelete
Given that 4/3 and M4/3 lenses are best in the f/8 range, I would hope that a professional body would permit ISO100 shooting, and-dare I dream-an X-sync speed with 3rd party strobes in excess of 1/250 second.
I hope Olympus finds enough of us in love with their 4/3 lenses to upgrade the internals of the E-5 and give us a reason to stay with the system.
I would buy a E7 if it has a 14to16MP sensor and a much better high Iso performance up to about 12000 Iso.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2012 at 12:15 AM
I too am an "OLY FILE" as I have 4 of them including an EP3 which I carry everywhere, an E5 / E30 / E330 along with a full array of lenses etc. The reason I am reading this blog is that last night I was advised by an industry source that the new E7 will be released at Photokina in September and that it will have a new 22 megapixel sensor. This makes sense as even the Sony Nex 7 has a 24 megapixel sensor and to bring out a new flagship with only 16, would be commercial suicide. The only way I would leave OLY would be to move to a FF camera, and SONY is also about to release one of these...........so watch out Nikon and CanonReplyDelete
I recently-ish purchased an E5. I have 3 SHG lenses and 2 HG lenses. I would pre-order an E7 without hesitation as soon as it came out...ReplyDelete
...come on Olympus...
- AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 6:04 AM
I have an Olympus e620 and E-5. I really enjoy using the e620 due to the size and the E-5 due to the better detail and filters. I use the battery grip constantly and should come as standard with the E-5 or future E=7.ReplyDelete
I shoot mainly in Raw, favorite lenses are 1. SHG 150mm f2 (a real stunner), 2.SHG 14-35mm f2 3.SHG 7-14mm f4 and in fourth place only due to less frequent use a real Zuiko OM King lens 4. OM Zuiko Auto Macro 90mm f2 (I have two of these, one of them used to be part of an medical endoscope kit). I have Leica Lenses (Summilux 25mm f1.4, and a Leica D3 kit lens) but Olympus SHG lenses rock as do some of the HG lenses (50-200mm f2.8, 50mm f2, 12-60mm f2.8). So Olympus please get into gear and produce the E-7 now with features mentioned in this good article or wait and surprise us with something very special (18Mp, new filters, SHG body features,...?) but please do so only with a real commitment not just to move residual lens stock. Thanks, Mike (Auckland, NZ)
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 8:31 PM
Hi I am Yiorgos from CyprusReplyDelete
I am an E620 & E5 user and first time in my life I feel so much anguish about the system I am using... I am of those that I dont care about the small comfortable cameras (Sorry Pen & OM-D). For me size matters and thats why I am in Dslr and not some kind of comfortable small system.
After all I have the feeling that the company I trusted doesn't respect me and all the E-series users. They should have the...guts and announce if the E-system somehow is alive or not. I don't care if the E-5 replacement comes now or in 6 months or in 1 year or whats the name is going to be, I just have and deserve to know if its coming.
If all of us were using some other system our conversation would be more about the creativity of photography and how to use our equipment than the models to come because we would feel secured that our investment would be alive for many years.
- AnonymousJune 15, 2012 at 5:38 PM
Quite simply, there is no excuse for Olympus to preserve its tradition of issuing a flagship E-camera every third year; all of the technology and tooling are on the shelf. This means that the incremental cost to Olympus of making an E-7 will be in its marketing.ReplyDelete
More importantly, however, it buys time to design and test the next quantum leap to the E-9, whatever that may be.
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 3:15 AM
I agree with most of the other writers. I have some very nice FT-lenses (7-14, 12-60 and 50mm). If Oly stops providing me with a suitable body for them in the future, I would certainly not buy any Olympus product again.ReplyDelete
I could go for this. I have always loved Oly color on every model that I have had. I was looking at going 4/3 several years ago, but did a test drive on an E-520 and the results were not what I needed. I was looking at the 520 mainly as an excuse to buy a new toy. My working system has been Nikon for many years.ReplyDelete
I got a bargain m4/3 E-PL1 PEN back in January - the color is gorgeous and it's put the fun back into shooting for me. And the quality is just wow for a relatively small sensor cam. I have been seriously entertaining the EM-5 for purchase later in the year, but a new incarnation of 4/3 could change my mind again.
Go poke them with a sharp stock ;-)Replies
Oops meant to say stick!Delete
- AnonymousJuly 6, 2012 at 8:47 AM
I must be a dying breed here, I'm still using my E-500, 6 years later and it still produces stunning images. Not stunning for a 6 year old camera, stunning period. The ergonomics are so simply spot on, shooting has always been a pleasure and relaxation tool. It is however starting to show it's age. I need faster AF, and better resolution to get the most out of those lovely ZD lenses; my current sensor is nowhere near able to fully resolve the lens. I have been eyeing an upgrade for a while now, and would immediately jump on an E-7 with an upgraded E-M5 sensor in a heartbeat.ReplyDelete
I looked seriously at switching to the pentax K-5 (have a stable of older pentax lenses as well). But all the other systems require serious postprocessing in raw to get the most out of the image. For 95%+ of my shots the excellent JPEG engine in the olympus can do better than LR+PS! I'd rather get it right in camera, JPEG and download than spend hours in postprocessing. Also got a pen recently and the IQ is excellent, noise control is much much better, but it is still a mirrorless, I can't live without a proper pentaprism! Come on Olympus!!!
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 4:53 AM
if olympus not going to come out E7. Please tell us.... we move to other brand dont waste our time and money..... i lose the money on selling also wont stay in olympus anymore if thier attitute still like thatReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 5:55 PM
I agree totally with this opinion piece. I would purchase the E-7 tomorrow, if available! But I will never replace my 4/3 system with OM-D or any other Micro 4/3 system. If no E-7 is forthcoming,(and soon), I will reluctantly sell 1/2 dozen lenses and a couple of bodies in my first ever conversion to Nikon or Canon (and I'm in my mid-50's).ReplyDelete
I am another die-hard Olympus fan, exclusive since the OM-1. But my niche is now live music photography, since I live in the "Live Music Capital of the World" - Austin, Texas. I've been carrying the Oly banner for years at all the local festivals (ACL, SXSW, etc) in a press corps that's exclusively Nikon and Canon. And for the last few years I've been struggling in low light situations with Oly's inadequate sensors/processing resulting noisy raw shots for anything over ISO 800. Heavy post-processing is required, but I'm struggling against the pros who shoot with full frame & APS size sensors, much > 12 Mp, better low light sensitivity and processing, etc. As someone else noted above, great 4/3 lenses, non-competitive bodies. Please, Olympus, don't ignore your faithful, and hurry up!
Anguished and Distraught!
I solved my low light shooting problem by buying a Sony A55 with kit lens. This way, I can still enjoy using my E30 and Zuiko lenses for everything else, and I don't have to worry about what I am missing.ReplyDelete
The problem with making the switch completely is you will miss your Zuiko lenses, and every Canon or Nikon lens will feel inadequate in some way.
So, it was just simpler to become a dual system user...
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 1:53 PM
I think the message is clear. Oly has had a loyal base because they have continued to respond to customer needs. I'm a pro-sumer who just recently upgraded from E-510 to E-5. I've been wearing my Oly cameras and Zuiko glass with pride since my OM-1, and OM-2n days.ReplyDelete
Corporate governance scandal press aside, I would advance order an E-7 given the speculated improvements in megapixels, expanded ISO range, 1080p video, and advanced OM-D sensor technology.
Your move Oly.
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2012 at 6:25 AM
If Olympus doesn't upgrade soon they will start to lose people to the other manufacturers. I am in the market for a new SLR (my current camera is a E420 and i think it is time for an upgrade) I was hoping that Olympus might have a new SLR out but they are all a few years old. I am now considering moving to Pentax or NikonReplyDelete
I'm in a bad situation right now. My E-3 broke down and using the OMD5(nice cam) with my 4/3 lenses isn't a charm for longer duration. I need a DSLR. A 2nd Hand E-3 or E-5? New one? Or waiting for the new coming DSLR?ReplyDelete
I hope Oly will make some detailed announcement
There's no Oly Dslr in the future. Forget it...ReplyDelete
David.... I think you are absolutely right. If there was going to be another DSLR from Olympus, then we would have seen it already. The time has come and gone.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 8:33 AM
I have invested heavily in Olympus products and I would hope they don't leave their customers high and dry while they trot off in another direction.ReplyDelete
Get the stick out Olympus. Give us that long anticipated E-7.
Olympus E-620ReplyDelete
ZD 14-42mm +
ZD 40-150mm +
ZD 70-300mm +
ZD 8mm +
ZD 11-22mm +
ZD 50-200mm SWD +
Sigma 150mm Macro
What to do ??? Whether to buy a Canon or Nikon ???....Olympus, if you think of us?
Do do anything hasty. There is some word of a new Olympus DSLR coming...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2013 at 2:58 PM
I will preorder E-7 the same day they open it up...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 30, 2013 at 3:26 PM
Have E1-E5 cameras. I am putting aside some money for an E 7 now. Hope Olympus can come through. I think the dollars invested vs the physical size of the system and image quality are very competitive with other systems.. I used to tote Hasselblads everywhere and I really appreciate the compactness of the 4/3rds system compared to the size and weight of other systems.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think it is obvious now that there will be no E7.Delete
When Olympus introduced the EM1 last year, it became their flagship, for both 4/3 and M4/3. The ship sailed and left us at the dock.
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2014 at 7:57 AM
Unfortunately for me it seems so. I can only watch and mourn for all the lovely Olympus equipment that I haveReplyDelete
I went through all 12 steps of mourning, and have recovered.ReplyDelete
Now I think Olympus made the right decision by moving to a smaller platform with M4/3. M4/3 has delivered on the promise of 4/3, and now all those great lenses are more usable with the EM1 having PDAF on chip.
I feel bad about spending $4,000 on cameras and lenses that I rarely use now, but the truth is I got good use out of all of it.
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2014 at 2:41 PM
I really am ready for an E7. When you look at what Olympus has done with other cameras physically smaller; imagine what they could do with an slr size camera. Come on guys lets do it. Make the faithful proud. My first Olympus was an OM2 in the 70's. My E lenses await your latest effort.ReplyDelete
I have sold off my 14-54mm II, 9-18mm, 70-300mm, and 50mm Macro lenses. I still have my 11-22mm lens, mostly for reasons of nostalgia, and both 40-150mm lenses. The E-30 is up for sale.ReplyDelete
There hasn't been a 4/3 DSLR since 2010, the E5, and even that one was basically a redone E3 with a new sensor. I think the handwriting is on the wall. If we haven't seen a 4/3 DSLR in over four years, then it's time to accept the fact that the 4/3 lens mount has entered the pantheon of dead systems.
The good new for you is that the M4/3 EM1 flagship camera can do PDAF focusing with the those wonderful 4/3 lenses. I suggest you either get an EM1, or sell off your lenses while you can still get something for them.
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