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ghd Classic 1" Styler
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- / #medium hair
- / #dry & damaged
- / #fine hair
- / #normal hair
- / #thinning hair
- / #professional
- / #dual voltage
- / #fixed temp
- / #classic
- / #bestselling
The original multi-award-winning ghd Classic Styler is the perfect tool for quick, effortless straightening and easy curls and waves. Suitable for all hair types and lengths. The iron features universal voltage technology and an auto shut-off mode.
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- 1" aluminum plates for smooth static-free sheen
- Advanced ceramic heaters apply and maintain the perfect amount of heat
- Infrared heat protects your hair with negative ions, sealing in its natural oils, moisture and color
- Fixed temperature setting of 365ºF offers the perfect amount of heat to style hair without causing damage
- Rounded barrel to create waves, curls and flips as well as sexy stick straight styles
- Insulated outer case ensures the iron body does not get too hot
- Universal voltage automatically adjusts to the local voltage
- Shiver mode combats condensation that can cause damage to the iron if the room temperature is below 41º
- Thermal fuse safety feature prevents the iron from overheating
- Built-in microprocessor for fast heat conduction
- 30 minute auto shut-off
- 9-foot power cord
- 2-year warranty
|Plug Type:
|Max Temperature:
|365 Degrees Fahrenheit
|Technology :
|Auto Shut-off, Ionic, Infra-red
|110/230, Dual Voltage
|2 Year(s)
|Plate Size:
|1 Inch
|Cord Length:
|9 Foot
Folica's Warranty
Folica stands behind every product we sell and we honor all manufacturers' warranties. For all electrical appliances we offer complete protection. If you experience any problem with an item purchased from us and it's still under the warranty period, all you have to do is fill out our Warranty Replacement form, send us the items plus a small shipping and handling fee and we will take care of the rest. We'll repair or replace your item with a new product or a Folica Certified Refurbished product. It's that simple.
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Not Hot EnoughI wanted to love this flat iron so bad, I really did but it just didn't deliver. This would be a perfect flat iron for a finer hair texture but I have thick and wavy hair and the GHD Classic Styler just didn't get hot enough. I do love how light weight the GDH is, I was able to create curls without spraining my wrist but my hair was still frizzy :( My search for the perfect flat iron continues.Aug 5, 2014KatHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Best Straightener I've Ever Owned!I purchased by GHD from this site at the end of 2009. I had previously owned a Chi (which is still ticking!), a Sedu and Solia. My GHD is still going strong after 5 years and looks brand new. I have coarse, thick, frizzy, and totally unmanageable hair. For first few years my GHD worked beautifully! It still works well but I'm finding that it requires more and more passes to acheive the same results. My hair ends up straight , shinny and stays that way until I wash it. I think I probably should replace it soon but I would definitely purchase another GHD when the time comes.May 22, 2014Claudia / NysHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Definite UpgradeI had a Chi flat iron for over 3 years. I thought it worked wonders until it started frying my ends. I have heard nothing but positive things about this flat iron. I researched different flat iron for weeks., I even watched youtubes videos.
I have shoulder length, naturally curly, over processed hair and this flat iron makes my hair soft and smooth. I would highly recommends this flat iron.
BY the way this was my first Folica purchase and I had a wonderful experience. I will absolutely recommend the flat iron and website.
Very happy girl!May 20, 2014CourtHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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My Bff<3So this is a review for those of you who are not sure if a straightener is ever worth dropping a bunch of money on. If you are wondering what a good quality hair straightener can actually do or how long it will last then please read on.
First off, I bought my GHD from Sephora in 2008. Yes you read that right, I've had this baby for 6 years and we are still going strong! Though it does not work as perfect as when I first bought it (most likely because the coating on the plates has been wearing off) it still works better than any other hair straightener I've owned and I have never had any problems with it.
Though I have tried to be careful, there are quite a few occasions where I dropped in on the floor. But it never got any cracks, never had any problems with the on/off switch or it not heating properly, and never had any troubles with any shortages. Pretty durable if you ask me.
When I first got this baby it was like magic. My hair it was always super soft, smooth, non-static, and did not completely suck all the volume out of my hair. To me it is the perfect 10. And I've owned everything from $30 straighteners to CHI's (never tried a Sedu though, that's the only thing I can't compare it to). I never had a bad hair day with my GHD until about 2 year ago. Nowadays, about every 100 times I straighten my hair I'll have 1 day where my hair will still get frizzy and the ends won't look great, but other than that I have no complaints.
Hope this helps everyone in their decision to invest in a quality hair straightener! To me it was worth every penny and more!Mar 3, 2014Mai B. / United StatesHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Must Have!I have a lot of thick curly hair (and not the pretty kind) my daughter has beautiful thick wavey hair. My daughter and I bought our ghd from folica.com almost 6 years ago and mine still works perfectly. I can't imagine being without it. My daughter's broke after a year and I'm not sure why.Feb 21, 2014Danette / FloridaHAIR TYPEDry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Ghd Is By Far The Best Flat IronI've used Sedu, Croc,Chi, and GHD. GHD is by far the best. My hair is naturally curly and is very fragile. I would recommend the GHD to anyone.Dec 10, 2013Deb U.HAIR TYPEBlonde / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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DisappointedSo i did a lot of research between chi and ghd. I have medium soft wavy hair, ghd doesn't do a good job straightening my hair, they are still freezey and don't look good at all. My first ghd died less than a yr before , which they replaced it as it was under warranty. I don't think i would recommend it to anybody.Sep 21, 2013Gloria / Fairfax, VAHAIR TYPENormal Hair
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So Disappointed!I bought this flat iron in 2010 based on the good reviews. I thought by spending more I could get a really good flat iron that would last me a long time. It failed exactly one year later (wouldn't turn on). Folica sent me another one, which failed again less than one year later (wouldn't turn on). Folica sent me another new one. Now nine months later, one of the plates doesn't heat up so it takes twice as long to flat iron my hair. I called Folica and the warranty has expired so they can't do anything for me. What a waste of money!Aug 26, 2013SallyHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Curly Hair
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Stopped Working After 1 YearThis iron was good but I've had it for a year now and it stopped working. Not worth the money. For casual use it should've lasted much longer, especially for the priceJun 11, 2013Jaclyn / BostonHAIR TYPEColor Treated Hair
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Big Hair No LongerI love it! I have a lot of fine, wavy to curly hair and this smooths it out no problem! I don't really have to make much effort in my blow dry. The straight iron takes care of it. I do have to go over some spots twice, but that is probably just me getting used to it.Jun 11, 2013Sarah P. / NCHAIR TYPELight Brown / Curly Hair
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No matter the season, no matter the city, no matter worth mentioning or not, there are always designers who consistently show and are never recognized. Yes, some are, well… one might say less worthy of any recognition and then there are those who are just as valid and worthy as the marquee names we grow so weary of seeing and reading about in their fawningly paid for reviews. When using the phrase "paid for" … it is in advertising dollars! Or being favorably looked upon by the Tsarine of fashion!
Many, if not all of the so called "unmentionables" are not backed by mega corporations and may not have A list celebrity clients but they show every season without fail and fill the season with diversity that it so sorely lacks. So today, this reviewer won't ignore them and will try to at least give a few words as tribute to their efforts. If you are thinking this will be a form of pity, think not!! This is just throwing some light on who is out there and who may be in the white hot spotlight sometime soon.
In my mind these are all designers who make huge efforts to be noticed and taken note of so allow me to NOTICE! Some of the names you will recognize and some will require a little homework but if you know me, you know that as a proponent of fashion education, researching and learning is on the menu.
So here are the "ingredients" to my bouillabaisse:
Franck Sorbier- a long standing designer of the Haute Couture who was once compared to Hubert de Givenchy... my my how times have changed!
Ralph & Russo- the British invasion of the haute couture and ones to keep your eyes on
Alexis Mabille- talents misdirected... What happened to beautiful clothes?
Vionnet-Goga is gaga to think this flies!
Yulia Yanina- Time to leave mother Russia
Viktor& Rolfe-save the political statements for your treatise... red carpet?? Get it??
On Aura Tout-there is something lurking the and needs to be watched!
Rami Al Ali- loves the fronds ...love the mindset... love the workmanship and details... watch him!!
Georges Hobeika-clothes for the ladies and now even the little girls... not everyone wants only 20 something's!
Julien Fournié- he gives you from the simplest to the most elaborate.. it is a touch of theater int eh world of haute couture, but it's all glamour
Rad Hourani-all tied up in day wear and on the heavy side...lots of Japanese influence but very modern
Julien Fournier-walk on the wild side of Haute Couture.. high drama from the simple to the extreme
Stephane Rollande-sometimes the art of fashion can be overwhelming
Eymeric François-when you find a designer who states his influences are Galanos, Mackie and YSL .. you know you will see the theatrical side to haute couture
So start searching and identifying … let's hear if you have any designers that I have left out so I can get to them next time around … BIENTOT to all

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|Redefining the camera. Get action photos, HD Movies and Live View shots that other cameras miss, thanks to Sony's exclusive Translucent Mirror Technology. Enjoy 24.3 megapixel resolution—with the world's fastest shooting— up to 12 frames per second—and the world's first OLED electronic viewfinder.2
2nd Generation Translucent Mirror DesignOther DSLRs can shoot. Or they can focus with the speed and precision of Phase Detection AF. They cannot do both at once. Sony changes all that with the award-winning Translucent Mirror Technology system. It directs light to both the image sensor and the Phase Detection AF sensor simultaneously.
24.3 MP; best-in-class resolution2You get incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements thanks to a 24.3 megapixel sensor. It's the highest resolution among APS-C DSLRs, as of August 2011.
World's fastest up to 12 fps continuous2The translucent mirror makes it far easier to capture the decisive soccer kick or your baby at her absolute cutest. Shoots up to 12 frames per second at full-resolution 24.3 megapixels with continuous auto focus (AE locked after first frame). This is the world's fastest shooting speed for interchangeable lens APS-C cameras, as of August, 2011.
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HD movies with full manual control4Now you don't need to surrender control when you shoot HD movies.4 Enjoy the full expressive potential of Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority or Manual (P/A/S/M) control in HD movie mode.
Full-time Phase Detection AFYou get fast, accurate auto focus in every mode—even HD Movie and Live View—thanks to Sony's exclusive Translucent Mirror Technology. While Contrast Detection Auto Focus often hunts for correct focus, Phase Detection AF knows exactly where correct focus is, and goes straight for it.
Full-Time Live View in LCD or EVFYou can use both the LCD monitor and OLED Electronic Viewfinder for composing shots in Live View. Both provide a what-you-see-is-what-you-get preview of white balance, focus, depth of field, exposure and 100% framing accuracy, plus informative on-screen displays.
World's shortest release time lag3Helps ensure that the image you want is the image you get. Once auto focus occurs, release time lag is the delay between fully pressing the shutter release and when the camera actually starts taking the picture. Long lag makes it harder to capture fast-moving objects. The Sony A77 boasts the world's shortest release time lag at only 0.05 seconds.3
Rugged, magnesium alloy bodyThe SLT-A77 is built for the real world with a magnesium alloy body that combines high strength with light weight. Ports, doors and controls are also weather-resistant for smooth operation under adverse conditions.
Object Tracking AFLocks onto a specified object and maintains focus even as the subject moves. Unpredictable subjects stay in focus even while zooming. You can concentrate on composition without worrying about focus.
19-point Auto FocusTo maximize the value of Translucent Mirror Technology, Sony incorporates Phase Detection AF of great sophistication. 19 sensors with 11 cross sensors maximize precision for both vertical and horizontal subjects.
Three-way tilt/swivel LCD screenTilt it up or down to frame high- and low-angle shots that would otherwise be hit-or-miss. Tilt and swivel over the camera for self-portraits. You can even tilt it up and down when you hold the camera in vertical mode! Finally, the monitor folds flush to the camera with the LCD exposed for shooting or protected for travel.
Dual control dialsPerfect for experienced shooters, dual control dials provide direct, hands-on access to two settings at a time.
Top mounted LCDIn addition to status displays on the LCD monitor and Electronic Viewfinder, Sony offers a top-mounted LCD with exposure information.
6-image layeringLeverages the fast BIONZ® processor to capture six images in a fraction of a second, and then combine the data. The result is one incredible single image that gets a cleaner result in Multi-Frame NR mode or sharper nighttime pictures in Hand-held Twilight mode.
Multi-frame NRExperience incredible low-light shooting without a flash. The camera captures six images in a fraction of a second. Combining the data from all six, it creates a single image with a reduction in noise equivalent to two additional steps of ISO sensitivity. Sensitivity selectable up to ISO 16000. (Recommended for still subjects.)
Handheld Twilight modeGet gorgeous shots at night without a tripod. Combines six frames into a single image for smooth, low-noise evening shots. (Recommended for still subjects.)
Auto HDR built into cameraCaptures more scene dynamic range than a single exposure can handle—and more range than photo film. Combines the best highlight detail from one shot, the best mid-tones from a second and the best shadow detail from a third for one incredible shot. (Recommended for still subjects.)
3D Sweep Panorama™ ModeCapture vast scenic vistas and 16:9 shots in spectacular 3D. As you sweep across the panorama, the camera records separate right-eye and left-eye images that make landscapes come alive on your 3D television1. Records both JPEG and MPO file formats.
|Lens Compatibility
|Sony A-mount lens
|Camera Type
|Sony A-mount interchangeable lens digital camera
|Imaging Sensor
|Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm)
|BIONZ™ image processor
|Anti Dust
|Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism
|Pixel Gross
|Approx. 24.7 megapixels
|Effective Picture Resolution
|Approx. 24.3 megapixels
|Focal Length Conversion Factor
|Color Filter System
|RGB primary color filters
|Media Type
|Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™ media; SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
|Color Space
|sRGB, AdobeRGB
|Still Image Mode
|JPEG (Standard, Fine, Extra Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG
|Still Image Size 16:9
L size: 6000 x 3376 (20M)
M size: 4240 x 2400 (10M)
S size: 3008 x1688 (5.1M)
|Still Image Size 3:2
L size: 6000 x 4000 (24M)
M size: 4240 x 2832 (12M)
S size: 3008 x 2000 (6M)
|Panorama Still Image Size
Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M)
Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M)
Vertical Wide: 2,160 x 5,536 (12M)
Vertical Std.: 2,160 x 3,872 (8.4M)
3D Sweep Panorama:
Horizontal Wide: 7152 X 1080 (7.7M)
Horizontal Std.: 4912 X 1080 (5.3M)
|Video Format
|Video Mode
PS - 1920 x 1080/60p@28Mbps
FX - 1920 x 1080/60i@24Mbps
FH - 1920 x 1080/60i@17Mbps
FX - 1920 x 1080/24p@24Mbps
FH - 1920 x 1080/24p@17Mbps
HD - 1440 x 1080/ 30p@12Mbps
VGA - 640 x 480/ 30p@3Mbps
|Video Signal
|NTSC color, EIA standards
|Audio Format
|Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC
|Built-in Stereo Microphone
|Still Image File Format
|JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3format), 3D MPO (MPF Extended compliant)
|Lens Mount Type
|Sony A-mount
|0.50" XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots)
|Diopter Adjustment
|-4.0m-1 to +3.0m-1
|Field of View
|1.09x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 )
|LCD Type
|3.0" TFT Xtra Fine™ LCD (921,600 pixels) w/TruBlack™ technology
|Angle Adjustment
Tilt angle: Up: 150 degrees; Down: Approx. 180 degrees
Rotation angle:180 degrees clockwise and 90 degrees counterclockwise.
|Brightness Control
|Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 to +2)
|Live View
|Continuous Live View (LCD/EVF Auto, selectable)
|Real-time image adjustment display
|Yes (On/off)
|Grid Display
|Yes (Rule of thirds, 4x6 Square, Diagonal & 4x6 Square Grids, Off)
|Grid, Histogram display, Digital Level Gauge, Grid Line, Magnified display for playback
|Focus System
|TTL phase detection AF (CCD line sensors)
|Focus Points
|19 points (11 points cross type)
|AF Modes
|Single-shot AF(AF-S), Continuous AF(AF-C), Automatic AF(AF-A) selectable, Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus
|Focus Area
|Wide (auto,19 points)/Zone/Spot/Local selectable
|Focus Sensitivity
|EV -1 to 18 EV (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached)
|Focus Features
|Predictive control(AF-A, AF-C), Focus Lock, Eye-start AF
|AF Illuminator
|Built-in LED, Range: approx. 3' - 21' (1m-7m)
|Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
|Metering Modes
|Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
|Metering Sensitivity
|-2EV to 17EV (at ISO 100 equivalent w/ f/1.4 lens)
|Exposure Compensation
|+/-5.0 EV(1/3EV,1/2EV steps selectable)
|Exposure Settings
|AUTO,AUTO Advanced (AUTO+), Scene Selection (SCN), Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama (3D), Continuous Advance Priority AE (12fps), Movie, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M)
|Scene Mode(s)
|Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight
|Picture Effect(s)
|11 types (15 variations): Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature
|D-Range Optimizer
|Yes: (Auto, Level, Off)
|Auto Exposure Lock
|Yes (AE Lock button)
|Color Temperature
|2500 - 9900 k with 15-step each Magenta/Green compensation (G7 to M7), Amber/Blue (A7 to B7)
|Creative Style
Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait , Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia
(Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps))
|Exposure Bracketing
|Bracket: Cont./Bracket: Single, 3/5 frames selectable
|Auto (ISO 100-12800, selectable the lower limit and the upper limit ); Selectable ISO100 - 16000 equivalent (ISO numbers up from ISO50 can be set as expanded ISO range)
|Noise Reduction
|Long Exposure NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (High/Normal/Low)
|White Balance Mode
|Auto,Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight) , Flash, Setting the color temperature, Color Filter, Custom
|Burst Buffer
JPEG Standard (17 shots)
JPEG Fine (17 shots)
JPEG Extra Fine (13 shots)
RAW (13 shots)
RAW+JPEG (11 shots)
|Continuous Shooting Speed
Continuous (Hi: up to 8fps,Low: up to 3fps)
Continuous Priority AE (12fps)
|Drive Mode
|Single-shot, Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Bracket (Continuous/Single/WB/DRO), Remote commander (RMT-DSLR1 Sold Separately)
|2-sec. or 10-sec. delay,
|Shutter Speeds
|1/8000 to 30 seconds, bulb
|Shutter Type
|Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter
|Flash Compensation
|±3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
|Flash Coverage
|FOV coverage up to 16 mm (in the focal length)
|Recycling Time
|Approx. 3 sec.
|Flash Bracketing
|0.3/0.5/0.7/2.0/3.0EV steps, 3/5 frames(2.0/3.0EV : only 3 frames) selectable
|Flash Metering System
|ADI flash / Pre-flash TTL / Manual flash
|Flash Modes
|Auto, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Hi-speed sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable for Autoflash and fill-flash mode), Wireless, Off
|Flash Type
|Built-in, Pop-up Auto
|Guide Number
|12 (in meters at ISO100)
|Auto High Dynamic Range
|Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)
|Embedded GPS
|Sweep Panorama
|Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical, and 3D Panorama
|Face Detection
|On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off
|Smile Shutter™ technology
|Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)
|Image Stabilization
|SteadyShot INSIDE™ in-body image stabilization
|Accessory Shoe
|Yes (Alpha)
|BRAVIA® Sync™
|Yes, via HDMI® with compatible BRAVIA HDTV
|Yes, via USB
|HD Output
|HDMI® (TypeC mini)
|Memory Card Slot
|Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
|PhotoTV HD
|Yes, with BRAVIA Sync enabled HDTV and HDMI® cable
|USB Port(s)
|USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP)
|Dimensions (Approx.)
|Approx. 5-3/4 × 4-1/8 × 3-1/4" (142.6 x 104 x 80.9mm) (W/H/D) excluding protrusions
|Weight (Approx.)
Approx. 1 lb 7 oz (653g) (excl battery, lens & media)
Approx. 1 lb 9.8 oz (732g) (w/battery & media)
|Battery Type
|InfoLITHIUM® NP-FM500H (7.2V)
|Number of Still Images
|Approx. 470 images with viewfinder, 530 images with LCD monitor (CIPA standard)
|Supplied Software
|PMB (Picture Motion Browser) v5.2; Image Data Converter SR v3.2; Image Data Lightbox SR v2.2
|Operating System Compatibility
|Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1; Mac OS X (v10.3-v10.6), PMB is not compatible with Mac OS. Camera (via USB), Image Data Converter, and Image Data Lightbox software are compatible with Mac OS.
|Limited Warranty Term
|1 Year Parts & Labor
The good A well-designed camera that's enjoyable to shoot, partly thanks to a great viewfinder, the fixed-mirror Sony Alpha SLT-A77V bests the competition with features like a cleverly articulated display, built-in GPS for geotagging, and very good 1080/60p video.
The bad There are some annoying omissions in the A77V's feature set, including odd limitations for raw and video shooting, plus battery life is subpar.
The bottom line The Sony Alpha SLT-A77V is an excellent, well-designed camera for deep-pocketed amateurs; it nevertheless has a few limitations that may make it impractical for professionals.


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Future Hoosier Brent Balek of Carmel, Indiana recently added to his list of impressive personal accolades.
Each week during the 2012 season, ESPNHS Lacrosse will select a player from each of four regions as Player of the Week.
The following players are for the week of May 20 through 27.
Brent Balek, Sr., Carmel (Carmel, Ind.), attack
In the Indiana state semifinal Balek was unguardable for the Greyhounds as they dominated Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.) 20-4 on May 25. Balek tallied six goals and three assists in the game and followed it up the next day by helping Carmel win its second-straight state championship with a 15-5 victory over Cathedral (Indianapolis) on May 26.
Balek scored 79 goals and dished out 42 assists his senior season while being named first team all state and All American. (Watch Carmel's 2012 highlight tape.) Balek joins incoming players from Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, and Indiana to form the most talented freshmen class in Indiana lacrosse history.


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Avesh was promised a better life in America as opposed to Myanmar's (formerly Burma) poverty. Rosario was offered a chance to make money in the Philippines. Lydia was abducted on her walk home in Boston. Each of these stories belonged to children; each of these stories ended in human trafficking.
Students gathered in the Brower Student Center Food Court on Thursday, March 31 for the finale of the weeklong Price of Life event. Sponsored by the New Jersey Christian Foundation (NJCF), the presentation was held to raise awareness about the 27 million people trapped by human trafficking and to fight against the injustice of the $10 billion industry, as noted in NJCF's Price of Life fact sheet.
Three NJCF members performed monologues depicting victims of sextrafficking and slavery. The students crafted their own stories based on real-life events, according to freshman biology major Yohan Perera.
Senior nursing major Michelle Co portrayed an 11-year-old girl, Rosario, who was born ninth in a family of 12. The death of Rosario's mother placed a financial burden on the family, causing her father to only keep the three oldest children. While living on the streets of the Philippines, she was offered money in exchange for "chores." Her first chore generated $12, the price of her virginity.
"I don't think any child or teen should ever have to go through something like this," sophomore deaf education and history double major Ashley Blansche said. "The more people know, the more people can help out to stop it."
Duo act junior biology major Mitch Berman and sophomore English major Kathryn Ashbahian performed a cover of Jon Foreman's "Instead of a Show." Berman strummed the acoustic guitar while Ashbahian sang along.
Next, the National Evangelist for Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, U.S.A., and modern day abolitionist and author, York Moore, spoke on the industry itself.
"(The) sex slave industry is threatening the very fiber of what it is to be human," Moore said.
According to Moore, over 300 thousand slaves are in the U.S. alone and the trafficking industry is the fastest growing illegal enterprise. The average age of those trafficked is 15, but some can be as young as 5. Moore said that the supply only exists because of the demand.
He asked, "What possesses a man to drive hundreds of miles to pay to rape a child?"
Moore said, "Sex trafficking gives us a window into the broken soul." Instead of settling with power, he asked that power be used to fight indignation.
Moore passed around a jar for students to drop in either red or white stones; red symbolizing followers of Jesus and white symbolizing those committed to the fight for justice. After the stones were cast, Moore held up the intermixed jar, which represented decisions that would shape the audience's future.
"One person standing up and saying something is huge," said the president of NJCF and senior psychology major Melissa Chu. "We cannot be naïve and silent."


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Oasis is an Exhibition Catalogue featuring the paintings of Susan G. Scott from her series Oasis. The paintings of Oasis shift attention away from the figure, allowing the figure to be subsumed in a highly abstracted and gestural landscape. I try to capture the ever-present sense of shifting time and space that the uneven light and evasive natural forms of moving trees, water and undergrowth can evoke. This landscape has become increasingly rare and its beauty seems fraught with undertones of anxiety at the prospect of its loss. The landscapes of Oasis are not, like the landscapes painted by early American painters, timeless and untouchable, but rather, something painfully fragile which we move through, like the ghosts of our own past—like children at play, unaware of our serious futures, yet filled with a prescient sense of imminence.
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Moonlight Solar Night Lights Eliminate Dangerous Kerosene Lamps In Cambodia
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- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungA new design project by Dutch social enterprise, Kamworks, is aiming to eliminate the dangerous kerosene lantarns from rural Cambodian homes. For a one time cost of $25, KamWorks is selling the Moonlight, a solar-powered LED light that people are beginning to use for night time activities. As over 70% of Cambodia is without electricity, these lights could be especially useful and reduce the risk of fire and improve air quality. Captured in this dramatic photographic series by Mathieu Young, the Moonlight can be seen hard at work providing night light for reading, studying, working, and cooking.1
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungAs Mathieu Young was traveling around Cambodia he met two employees of KamWorks by accident outside a guesthouse one night, who introduced them to their work and the Moonlight.2
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungYoung was able to visit their solar powered manufacturing facility in a fishing village an hour outside of the capital, Phnom Penh.3
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungThen he visited families in the surrounding area who had begun using the Moonlight.4
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungAs Young told us, "The families loved the Moonlight, especially compared to using kerosene, which was dangerous, expensive and smelled awful in their small quarters."5
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungNow at night, instead of relying on the kerosene lanterns for cooking, eating, reading or working after dark, they carry around their Moonlight or set it out in the room.6
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungThe safe and sustainable alternative is helping reduce the risk of fire and improving indoor air quality, but at a cost of $25, most Cambodians can't afford the simple little light.7
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungKamWorks is working with entrepreneurs in individual villages to set up a rental or loan system, where families can rent the Moonlight for 8 cents a day, similar to the amount spent on night's worth of kerosene fuel.8
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungKamWorks goal is to help rural Cambodia leap frog into solar and renewable sources of power without even bothering to set up a grid.9
- Moonlight-Mathieu YoungAdditionally, once a family can pay off their solar system, whether it is a Moonlight or a fully system for their house, they will see their cost of living go down, which is an even greater advantage.10
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Constitutional Litigation Structured as a Skills-and-Doctrine Course
Clinical Professor Sarah Ricks of Rutgers-Camden has published Current Issues in Constitutional Litigation. The book is part of the Context and Practice Casebook series and she uses it to teach a popular course of the same title. You can read more about it here.
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Tamanaha's Book "Failing Law Schools" Released
Professor Brian Tamanaha of Washington University in St. Louis has published "Failing Law Schools," a book criticizing American legal education. According to the National Law Journal, "its central argument is that going to law school is a raw deal for most students."
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Justice Stevens' Memoir Says Nary a Word About Civil Procedure
Whenever colleagues at one of my former institutions would (tongue in cheek) argue about which required law school course was most important, one of my fellow Civ Pro professors would invariably pronounce Civil Procedure as "the foundation of all law."
Those of us who appreciated the spirit, if not the letter, of this sentiment are brought down a peg or two by Justice John Paul Stevens' recently-published Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir. In his brief history of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and the best-known opinions issued during the term of each, Justice Stevens makes no mention of a single civil procedure case – not even Erie.
Reading this 248-page small book is a pleasant way to spend an evening. I felt that I was sitting on the porch drinking lemonade with the justice. The book is organized chronologically, but some of his recollections seem a bit random. Discussions of death penalty jurisprudence bump up against a lengthy criticism of the redecorating of the justices' conference room. Nonetheless, Justice Stevens' graciousness, integrity, and love of the rule of law illuminate the volume.
So, back to my topic: no civil procedure nuggets. No discussion of why he couldn't find some way to join Justice Brennan (or even Justice O'Connor) in Asahi and felt the need to strike out on his own. (He did mention that in law practice in Chicago, he represented "a surprisingly large number of entrepreneurs who were distributors of products manufactured by others – coin-operated washing machines, auto parts, calculating equipment, magazines, automobiles, and soft drinks," but this did not lead to any discussion of stream-of-commerce.) No mention of Twombly and my favorite line of his dissent: "If Conley's 'no set of facts' language is to be interred, let it not be without a eulogy." No mention of Iqbal, even though he does discuss why he believes sovereign immunity has no place in a democracy. No mention of Shady Grove and that all-important portion of his concurrence with regard to Section 2072(b).
Good read, but don't bother if all you wanted was an inside scoop on some leading civil procedure cases.
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Get ready "PLL" fans, major spoilers are ahead. On March 10, International Business Times revealed huge spoilers for "Pretty Little Liars" season 4, episode 23. The episode, titled "Unbridled" will be filled with drama and suspense.
Warning: If you do not want to know major spoilers for "Pretty Little Liars" 4x23, then stop reading.
The Liar with the most issues right now is Spencer. She has been in the company of a drug counselor who is keeping a pretty tight rein on her, but is also trying to get her to stop bottling traumatic events inside. She is beginning to recover from her addiction, but her flashbacks are becoming more frequent, detailed and violent.
A sneak peek reveals that Hanna's mom, Ashley Marin, finds a shopping bag in one of the bedrooms at the DiLaurentis home. She snoops inside to discover a scarf and a skirt that Ali's mom would not wear, but that Ali would. She then notices that she bought the items the day before. Jessica DiLaurentis catches her and is not happy.
The police think that Hanna left the note about Ali being alive, but she realized that Paige was the one who wrote it. She informed Emily, who will confront Paige about it on "Unbridled." Emily is angry with her because Paige agreed that she wouldn't say anything, but she insists that she did it to protect Emily.
After Mona and Mike's breakup, Emily decides to figure out the details about Mona's involvement with Ezra. She then discovers that Ezra had Mike get info on Aria and in exchange, some of her illegal activities will be kept out of his book.
Aria goes home and tells Ezra to leave, but he wants another chance. She tells him "no," so he gives her a copy of his book. He claims that there is information in it that can help her. After reading it, Aria discovers that Ezra thinks that Mrs. DiLaurentis is "A."
Fans can also expect Jason and Ella to return to Rosewood, but why they are returning is still a mystery.
"Pretty Little Liars' season 4, episode 23 will air on March 11.
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First Listen: Ivan & Alyosha, 'All The Times We Had'
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Can a debut album really be "long-awaited"? The Seattle folk-pop band Ivan & Alyosha has been percolating for years now, bubbling up with several ingratiating EPs and even performing a Tiny Desk Concert back in early 2011, so even hearing All the Times We Had presented as a "debut" feels strange. These guys have been polishing and tightening their sound — and many of these particular songs — for ages, though this seems like as good a moment as any for a proper coming-out party.
Besides, it's about time Ivan & Alyosha received due praise as a standard-bearer for hyper-accessible, harmony-rich roots music: The band writes gorgeous, swelling, impeccably built songs about love and faith — several of its members are married with kids, and it shows — and performs them with real charm. The sweetly propulsive "Easy to Love" has aged nicely since a bunch of us became smitten with it while preparing for SXSW in 2010; with its wise, graceful look at enduring commitment, it's a Valentine's Day-friendly love song that never gets stuck in sap. Elsewhere, Ivan & Alyosha's songs chug and soar agreeably and kindly; even the album-closing kiss-off "Who Are You" softens its tough words with gigantic hooks.
With so many fresh-faced, sweet-voiced folk-pop bands vying for real estate in the middle of the road, the keys to standing out lie in songwriting, craftsmanship and likability. Ivan & Alyosha's members aren't looking to invent a new form on All the Times We Had, but they sure do come close to perfecting the one they've got.
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X's and O's. With Valentine's Day fast approaching, there will be many of those seen floating around in the weeks ahead, but as a Dad with two daughters, X's and O's are a part of daily life. X's and O's represent kisses and hugs, and together those symbolize a gift of love. That said, it's quite fitting that gDiapers' new gift of love gPants (available today) are emblazoned with X's and O's all around. Launched to benefit Hands to Hearts International, these new, limited-edition gPants are far more than just a part of an "adorable eco-friendly diaper" line, but a symbol that "Hugs and Kisses can Save a Village."


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Today, World Vision U.S. president Rich Stearns and his wife, Reneé, are releasing two new books! He Walks Among Us: Encounters With Christ in a Broken World is a book of devotionals, and God's Love For You is a Bible storybook for kids.
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Evan Gerald will take a piece of Amarillo history, along with his 90 mph fastball, to Texas A&M next fall.
Gerald is thought to be the first baseball player at Tascosa in more than 30 years to sign with a Division I program out of high school. He signed Wednesday, the first day of the fall national signing period.
The 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-hander said signing with A&M fulfills a dream and keeps alive a family tradition.
"My dad and uncle are Aggies," Gerald said. "I have been raised an Aggie all my life. This just felt right."
Gerald has pitched on the Tascosa varsity since his freshman season. He has more than 100 career strikeouts, averaging a strikeout per inning, and was named first-team All-District 2-5A last year as a junior.
Tascosa baseball coach Jason Patrick, a former pitcher for the Amarillo Dillas, said Gerald is deserving of the chance to pitch in the Big 12.
"His fastball is excellent and has been clocked in the upper 80s and lower 90s," Patrick said.
"He's also what they like to call effectively wild.
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Patrick said Gerald has worked hard on his mechanics and "is the first in the weight room and last to leave. We have two scheduled weight workouts a week and he goes in four days," Patrick said.
"It's nothing I've done. Evan has spent his summers away from family and friends in select leagues and is dedicated to becoming a better pitcher. I just tried not to screw him up."
Gerald will pitch for the Rebels next spring and hopes to help his teammates to a 2-5A championship.
"This is exciting for me and hard to believe," Gerald said. "Now I can concentrate on the season and help the Rebels win district."
It was a rare light day for signings by Amarillo athletes as Gerald was the lone Division I signing on national early signing day.
In recent years, this area has been a hotbed for Division I girls' basketball signings in November.
In other signing news, Amarillo High girls' golfer Lesan Gouge is scheduled to sign with St. Mary's University on Monday.
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Most of the Nazi concentration camps were brutal slave-labor facilities, in which the deaths resulted from disease, malnutrition, and the sheer brutality of daily life. Sobibor, on the other hand, was designed from inception as an extermination camp. Located within a forested area in Poland, Sobibor had a full array of sophisticated equipment for mass murder, and an estimated 250,000 Jews were killed there in 1942 and 1943. In October 1943, camp inmates revolted, killing guards and staging a mass escape. Few of them survived. Philip Bialowitz, now a retired jeweler living in New York, was one of them. His story, told with the aid of his son Joseph, is riveting, horrifying, and inspiring. Philip's life in a tiny Polish town before the Nazi invasion was tolerable but tense due to touchy relations between the Jewish and gentile communities. Life in Sobibor is vividly described as hell on earth, and the violent revolt provides an almost joyful emotional release as Jews strike back at their tormentors. This is a superb account of survival and redemption as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy. --Jay Freeman
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COACH FERENTZ: So welcome. Captains are the same four guys. We have James Morris, Kirksey on defense, then Van Sloten and Weisman offensively. You know, bye week came at a good time. We're at least thus far healthy and will hopefully get through this week without any incidents. Normally bring a depth chart in, but we're waiting for one to get released on Ohio State. I think we have a pretty good idea who will be starting but we'll get that a little bit later today. We'll get back on the field today and we're anxious to get started.
Q. Health wise, how did you get through the bye week?
COACH FERENTZ: Like I said, pretty good. We would have been in a little bit of trouble if we played Saturday. Fortunately, we didn't. Based on what we saw over the weekend, looks like everybody's ready to go. We've just got to get through the week now.
Q. What are some of your thoughts on Ohio State?
COACH FERENTZ: Over the years, typically when you go there, you play against a really good football team. And that's the case right now. They've got guys that look like big time football players. Play like them. They're coached like them. They're playing at a really high level. I think as much as anything, if you look at it, they've got a win streak that's approaching 20 games right now. You don't do that by accident. That requires good players, good coaching. It requires good players that understand you have to show up every week. They've done a great job of that now for a year plus. You know, it's really hard to find weaknesses unless you count inexperience. They're a little bit inexperienced in some positions but they still have guys that are very, very capable and guys that are playing at a really high level. They're a really tough challenge.
Q. All those inexperienced players have stopped the run really well. What have you seen of them that's been able to gel that quickly?
COACH FERENTZ: We didn't play them last year. If you just walked in not knowing anything and just turned the film on, you'd never know. What you said is very true. That's where they're more experienced. They graduated a lot of really good players defensively a year ago, including one guy that I know got converted. I'm not sure when he was converted, middle linebacker. I think he's a fullback on the roster of the Texans, the Houston Texans. They had a bunch of guys that played hard, played well, now they've had a changing of the guard, if you will. They've got really good size up front. They're playing a guy that is a true freshman. You'd never know that watching tape. If you didn't know the background, you could throw the film on, you'd see a group that is really talented, plays well. Whatever does open up doesn't stay open very long. That's the sign of a good defense.
Q. How is Miller a different quarterback compared to Pryor? How important are your three linebackers in that regard?
COACH FERENTZ: I figured I'd get asked that question. They're both really good. I'm not good at comparisons. Pryor is playing in the NFL, starts in the NFL right now. Tells you the caliber of football player he was for them when he played for them. He's the last guy we saw. Now you find a guy that's a little different style in terms of size, all that type of thing. But he's fast. He can throw the ball. This guy is fast, throws the ball extremely well. He can get it down the field, far down the field, and it gets there fast and it's pretty accurate. They just put a lot of pressure on you from the defensive standpoint. For us to stop them, it's going to be tough because they threaten you in the passing game, the guys they put out flank outside the box are really dangerous players. They've got a quarterback that can get it to them. And they've got two outstanding running backs in the backfield if you count the quarterback and whoever they play at running back. It's really whoever they play at quarterback. Ironically, their second team guys have better statistics than their first team guys. They've got depth there and they've got real talent.
Q. You guys have had success on third downs. That's an improvement for you. Some of that has been on first downs. What are you seeing?
COACH FERENTZ: That's it. First down success offensively and defensively can really contribute to third down. It's like anything, you're going to have a percentage of times when you just have to find a way to make a stop and you make it. But it's typically a team thing. Usually that's good that happens, it's team related. Sometimes individuals have to jump up and make a big play. But, you know, we're certainly doing a little bit better. We're a better defensive team than we were a year ago. I'd say the same thing about our offense. It's everybody kind of working together, just having a little better concept of what has to be done.
Q. From your educated eye, halfway through the season, where physically are you better than a season ago? Is it across the board, a lot of positions?
COACH FERENTZ: I think it's at most spots. But it's kind of a different story at every position. First thing that jumps to mind is the defensive line. I just got done talking about them on the teleconference. We weren't very experienced and very stout up there. We're hardly old chronologically, we only have one senior, Dom Alvis up front. But the guys are more seasoned. Certainly Louis is a better player than he was a year ago. Carl Davis is a better player. And Drew Ott is a little bit more savvy than a year ago. But it's different at every position. You know, the linebackers are a different story. We've got all those guys back from a year ago, but they're playing at I think a higher level than last year, particularly Hitch. The combination of those things add up. We still have some areas where we're trying to get caught up.
Q. When you walk into these mega stadiums, like Michigan, this place, does this place stand out in any way, shape or form other than a lot of red? Anything about Ohio Stadium?
COACH FERENTZ: I think it was '90 or in the '90s. Back in the '80s it was tough then. Now they've added on. It long has been one of the tougher places to go. They've got a great following. Great fan support. Their student section is active. There are a lot of tough venues. This is certainly at the top of the list in the conference.
Q. You were kind of in that in Baltimore, in that realm. You played Cincinnati.
Did you ever sense that Ohio State was more popular than the Bengals?
COACH FERENTZ: Back then they were. This year the Bengals are doing pretty well, from what I understand. Back then they were, no question about that. Ohio has always been a strong football state. I remember recruiting there in 1985, the day before the ballgame. You know, people hardly rolled out the welcome mat. I felt like I was from another country, let alone another state. I went and saw Ron Stoops. He was very nice to me for obvious reasons, since his brother is on our staff. Outside of that, we didn't get treated too well. They're a tight state there.
Q. You're back in there.
COACH FERENTZ: We are. At that time it was just not a good day to show up. They had something on their mind.
Q. Coming out of the bye week, special teams, are you more encouraged by what you've seen?
COACH FERENTZ: We've worked them hard. It's kind of our whole football team. For us to be good, we're going to have to keep improving with each week, including the bye week. I think we improved last week. I think we got some things done. It's a little bit like the quarterback discussion six weeks ago or seven weeks ago. You don't know until you get to the field what the results are going to be. Not just this week but over the next six weeks I think we'll learn. If we're doing things right, we should be getting better. I think we've improved this week.
Q. Have your thoughts on punt returns changed at all?
COACH FERENTZ: Boy, that got quite a national response. Better watch what I say. Maybe I should make something up. But, I'm not real interested in seeing another fake. So whatever it takes to stop the fake, we'll do that. I went home that night and saw one in the Northwestern/Ohio State game, too. Can't get away from it. We'll see what we can do.
Q. What did Northwestern do against Ohio State that you can learn from?
COACH FERENTZ: We're so dissimilar to what Northwestern is, it really doesn't do us a lot of good. The way they operate and do things, there's not a lot we can take from the tape unfortunately, other than it's the most recent exposure. But their system offense is really different than us, so, it's kind of a tough one.
Q. When you prepare for Ohio State, do you see the things you probably won't be able to do or you're going to do what you think you can do?
COACH FERENTZ: It's a combination of trying to find things that we think might have success, but it has to fit the framework of what we do.
Going back to that point, the week before we played Western Michigan, they had played Northwestern. Again, it was a good tape, but there wasn't a lot of conceptual stuff we could take out of it just because of the dissimilarities between the two of us. You still look at it, get to see personnel, see reactions to certain things. If you can draw a parallel or correlation, that's great. It's not always easy to do. That's one of the challenges of the entire season, because there's so much diversity in offense and defense in college football. It's tough to find stuff that always matches up. But we have that every game, every matchup you have.
Q. In that regard, Wisconsin...
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, it helps us. We're not identical to them. But it's that way every year. You know, we try to find some teams that might play the fullback occasionally or a tight end inside in a tight end position as opposed to a flex stop. That's been that way for 15 years. It's a challenge.
Q. What do you think about Urban Meyer?
COACH FERENTZ: I would just say he's been extremely successful. I think it's well documented. Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, now Ohio State. He's been extremely successful.
Q. Has he done any of the same stuff that he ran when Iowa played them?
COACH FERENTZ: Yes and no. A little different. It's a little different style. But, you know, Coach Herman is there, who was at Iowa State, he's an excellent football coach as well. I'm guessing they work together and the whole staff probably collaborates on that. They've got a very effective offensive system. Certainly it's heavily quarterback oriented. They've got the luxury of having two guys that are really good. Their quarterbacks have both been extremely dangerous and productive. Their running backs are outstanding. There's really nothing you can load up on because their receivers are really good. They throw the ball down the field, they threaten you. They threaten all regions of the football field. It's a tough preparation.
Q. Any similarities you can pick out?
COACH FERENTZ: Some, but it's not like pull out that game film and look at it and say, Okay, we got this one down. They've got a lot of things going on. But there are some plays in there that we saw a month ago that definitely will show up. And other people are running them, too. But it's the quality of the way you run them. That's what really matters.
Q. As you review your team halfway through, does it seem pretty obvious to you that everyone is close to being on the same page offensively?
COACH FERENTZ: I think it's a natural. I've referenced that before. We've been through quite a transition in 14, 15, 18 months, whatever it's been, a year ago February. Everything is more cohesive certainly today than it was a year ago. Most importantly, the players have a better grasp what we're trying to get done. That's one thing interesting about football, you're always learning from your team, you're always learning from what you see. I'm sure that will be ongoing for the next six weeks. There's always something to learn.
Q. Coach Meyer has ruffled some feathers. Is Urban Meyer healthy for the Big Ten? Does he boost the competition? What are the relationships like with him?
COACH FERENTZ: It's complex. This is before my time. I imagine the guy that coached there in the '70s, '60s probably ruffled feathers, too. I was across the field as an assistant coach. I guess I wasn't. I was gone. It was Earle Bruce. They've had good coaches there. Jim Tressel is the last guy to win a national championship from our conference. He did a great job there. Now they've got another extremely successful coach. Jim Tressel was extremely successful at Youngstown. Now they've got a coach who's also been extremely successful. It's hard to think real quick off the top of my head of coaches that haven't done well at Ohio State. It's a place where traditionally they've had a lot of success. They've represented the conference really well through the years.
Q. What has been your interaction with him at league meetings, Media Day events? Casual?
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, I guess I'm not a guy who is looking for friends right now. I have friends in my personal life. We don't have a dog. Might consider that. It's been cordial with everybody in our conference. I can't think of anybody that hasn't been cordial with. I've got a lot of respect and admiration for all my colleagues in the league. It's pretty much the same way with Coach Meyer, certainly.
Q. Back to the punt stuff. If you look at the stats, it seems like the majority of the teams in the country don't get a ton of yards. Does that play into it? Is there a theory that the risk isn't worth it?
COACH FERENTZ: Absolutely. It's hard to return punts, it really is. It's become more difficult, but mainly because of the nature of our rules in college football, which I think really need to be addressed. I've said that for about as long as I've been saying they should replay on side kicks to make sure the mechanics are correct. But those are both falling on deaf ears. We have some more interesting rules that are getting more attention. Enough said on that. But it is difficult to return punts. It is a challenge. If you have a really dynamic punt returner, it's a good thing. But you have to make sure you can field the ball first.
Q. What is the next part of growth for the running game?
COACH FERENTZ: Not just to brush it off, but I've been as a coach, a position coach, I'm going back to the '80s now, you know, all throughout my career, because I've been a line coach by trade, it's a tough deal when the run gets shut off. I remember being in games with the Steelers that felt like that. It's just not much fun. There are some teams that are going to make it very difficult for you to run the football, so you better find some other ways. When you get in games like that, it's not a lot of fun. It's more fun if you can be balanced certainly. Again, unless you're an option team or you're one of those teams that is going to throw the ball 75 times a game, that's not our aspiration on either end. It works better if you're balanced. But if you're not, you've got to develop some answers. The two drives we had in that last game that were productive, we actually had three, but two that came up with points, we were throwing the football. That's just kind of what it is.
Q. The offense, would you say having the run taken away forces you to operate outside of your comfort zone?
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah. But there's two ways to probably stop the run. If you have a team that really is a dominant run stopping football team, that's one way. Or the other way is to load it up and take your chances with your corners, what have you. Those are probably the two best ways to stop the run. You have to have an answer the other way. It's one of those deals. It's not fun when you can't be balanced.
Q. When you're preparing to face a quarterback who has a tendency to make plays with his feet, do you put faster players in on the scout team?
COACH FERENTZ: We've done that. I've given that some thought. We have the same problem with the question about Terrelle Pryor earlier. Unless we borrowed somebody from the NBA to come down and simulate him. That's assuming you can find somebody that can throw the ball, too. Those guys, they're freak athletes. There's no other way to put it.
Q. Last time you played at Ohio State, one of your defensive guys, John Lowdermilk, stormed the field and celebrated a Buckeye victory. Are you worried he's a little too amped up for this game?
COACH FERENTZ: Geez, I haven't even thought about that. We better check him this weekend. He'll be fine. He's doing a good job for us. He ought to be mad, they didn't offer him a scholarship, so maybe that works to our advantage.
Q. When a team has a long streak like that, does that get mentioned around in your locker room, you could accomplish something?
COACH FERENTZ: Well, not so much. To me the one streak that's impressive right now is they're undefeated. They're fourth in the country. You don't fall into that. They've got a really good team and they're playing really well. That may be as impressive as anything. You think about the quarterback being out. Boy, when it happened a year ago, in a tight ballgame, he went down, the other guy jumped in and did a great job, not a good job, a great job. Again, that's why they are successful. Something happens, somebody else jumps in there and gets it done. That's what they're doing defensively, too.
Q. Do you remember a time when Iowa had a noticeable amout of talent compared to Ohio State?
COACH FERENTZ: No, no. Well, no. If it happened, I can't remember it. I don't think I was here. That's them and a lot of teams. The history, you go back, I've said this many times, prior to '81, 13 years, two teams playing. The league has come a long way in my mind. I don't have a framework of going back to 1890 or anything like that. I can give you '70 on. The league's come on for a long way. I think that's been good for the league certainly.
Q. What makes the run defense so tough?
COACH FERENTZ: It's a group effort. One thing I mentioned earlier is the fact that we're a little saltier up front. We weren't very salty last year. We're a little bit better there now. Our linebackers are playing better because of that. I think Hitch has made a jump from a year ago. The experience has really helped him. He's playing like a senior player now. But it's a combination of things. You can't just do it just with the front seven. Our DBs are doing a good job of containing where they have to, and then we've had guys come up and support and make tackles, too. It's everybody doing a good job.
Q. Do you think you abandoned the run too soon against Michigan State.?
COACH FERENTZ: We lost the game. That could be a reason. You could say we didn't complete enough. I don't know. We've moved on.
Q. Ryan Shazier, he's an All American. What does he do that is disruptive?
COACH FERENTZ: We didn't play him last year. This is the year of the linebacker in the league it seems like. You probably know better than I, but it seems like everybody has at least a really good linebacker if not a couple. Yeah, he's just a guy that plays really, really well. He's protected. He does all the things good linebackers do. He's got a great instinct, a great nose for the ball. When I use that word 'instinct', instinct is usually something guys develop, they don't just have it. My guess is he is probably a good student of the game. He knows how to be in the right spot at the right time. He's just extremely productive against the run and pass. I'm guessing he's probably a good team leader for them, too. Just guessing.
Q. Ohio is an area that you will recruit?
COACH FERENTZ: It is. And I think just in general terms we decided, just like anything you do offensively, defensively, special teams, then recruiting, it's really no different, we talk about it a lot. We look at things. I think first of all, we can't get the majority of our roster from in state unfortunately. I wish we could. It's probably just not realistic based on history. So we have to go other places. Typically when we go into another state, we know we're at least starting in an outside lane behind the in state institution, maybe some other schools. Everybody recruits in Ohio. If you look around our league, there are a lot of players playing on other rosters that have done well from the state. They can't take them all. It's a good football state. So we've been committed to going there. The first guy I think about is Micah Hyde, playing for the Packers now, really under recruited. Yeah, we're always looking for good prospects certainly.
Q. Has it gotten easier?
COACH FERENTZ: No, it never gets easier. It's a challenge. Recruiting's always been a challenge. When you go into a state like Ohio, you're going to see a lot of people there. It's like a lot of areas right now. Recruiting, it's harder to find hidden gems, if you will, because of the advent of video. It's hard to find guys, hard to sneak guys.
Q. Do you need more from Damon Bullock?
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, I think he's practiced. He's had a good month I'd say now. Yeah, I think he's doing really well. In a perfect world, we'd like both those guys to be contributing.
Q. 2009 through infinity, this is the only time you're playing there. I think 2018 is the next potential opportunity to play there. Does that take something away from the league?
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, first of all, I didn't know that, so thanks for informing me. I have not looked ahead much past next week. But, yeah, I could argue it takes something away from the players not being able to go home for Thanksgiving. But they'll never see that again. You know, it's the same thing with the expansion. Expansion, it's a different world than it used to be. Like it, don't like it, it doesn't matter because you have to deal with it. That's kind of the way it is. It's like bye weeks. We get two bye weeks this year. Bye weeks are good. That's kind of how you have to look at it. You just deal with what's in front of you.


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LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) -- A trial date is approaching for a family, along with other accused conspirators, who were indicted in June for drug trafficking.
Jury selection began at the U.S. District Court for the 24 alleged members of a cocaine, crack and marijuana trafficking group arrested in early June.
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Virgin America announced Wednesday that it achieved its first annual profit in 2013.
The San-Francisco based airline reported that it posted a net income of $10.1 million last year, marking the first full year of profitability since it began flying in 2007. Virgin America lost $145.4 million in 2012.
"2013 was a year of tremendous progress for Virgin America," said Virgin America's President and CEO David Cush in a statement. "We continued to reach more customers in more markets and now have a network presence from San Francisco and Los Angeles to most of the primary business centers in the U.S."
Virgin America's total operating revenue jumped 6.9 percent to $1.425 billion, while its total operating expenses increased by just 1.5 percent to $1.344 billion. Revenue per available seat mile increased 9.3 percent to 11.64 cents. Cost per available seat mile increased 0.5 percent to 10.96 cents. The airline reduced capacity by 2.2 percent.
"Staying focused on creating a significantly better travel experience for customers and capitalizing on our strong route network helped us achieve 9.3 percent unit revenue growth," said Cush. "Revenue per available seat mile is a critical measure of success, and our impressive performance in this area, coupled with our efficient cost structure and improvements to our capital structure, led to three consecutive profitable quarters and our first full year of net income."
Virgin America achieved a load factor of 80 percent. Average fare for the award-winning airline increased 4.3 percent to $203.70.
Other key accomplishments for Virgin America in 2013:
- Inaugurated service between Newark and Los Angeles/San Francisco.
- Added new flights from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
- Launched new flights from San Francisco to Austin.
- Launched a frequent flyer partnership with Emirates.
- Implemented a frequent flyer and codeshare partnership with Singapore Airlines.
Virgin America currently operates a fleet of 53 Airbus A320-family aircraft, with 40 more on order. The delivery of the first five is scheduled to take place in the second half of 2015.


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A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones Chapter 64 Summary
How It All Goes Down
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- Robb Stark has gone to the Riverlands to surprise Jaime Lannister's army, which is besieging the Tully castle, Riverrun.
- Although we don't see this battle – since Catelyn isn't directly involved and she's our POV character – we do know this: (1) Robb's force captures Jaime Lannister, in part because Jaime is impatient and bad at waiting; and (2) a lot of people die.
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Getting started in Illustrator can be daunting to the first time user, or even someone experienced in the raster world. As a vector program, we have to remember that it's all about points and lines. Each line has a stroke color and weight, and if we connect them, they become polygons that can be filled with any color of our choosing. If it's day one for you in this program, I would strongly advise watching a few tutorials on the Adobe TV site. "Must See TV" should include Starting a New Document, how to work with Layers, and the operation on the Pen Tool (click on Illustrator, then Pen Tool or Layers video). With those basics, one can get started on an empty page.
Following are my intro tips to the workspace with some of the lingo for various elements. This will help decipher all the "insider" explanations on the Adobe site.
Besides all the helpful stuff at Adobe, the web is full of great resources for learning a new program. This Blog has a super list of the top 20 basic Illustrator tutorials including a highly recommended one on the Pen Tool, and a Map specific one or Two as well. Please take a couple of hours to look these over, open the program, and just play. After that, we'll get right to making a make.


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Smart Diet Choices and Helpful Nutrition Tips
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Getting Essential Nutrients You Need, but May Be Lacking
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- I put peanut butter into my daughter's fruit smoothies so she gets the protein, too. She's sick and congested and not eating much, but she's sucking down the strawberry peanut butter smoothies.
- I put different veggies into the food processor, then add to the meatloaf mix. No one ever knows a thing!!
- My 2-year-old son refuses to touch veggies, so I mix baby food veggies into smoothies, shred veggies into spaghetti sauce, and buy the veggie-fruit drinks (V8 Splash, Naked Monster Juice, etc). Sometimes he'll eat frozen veggies. He loves frozen peas.
- I put the following ingredients into small bowls. My son loves putting them into a whole- wheat tortilla for dinner! Cooked ground turkey seasoned with taco/fajita seasoning, shredded cheddar cheese, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, sour cream, sometimes avocado, fresh salsa.
- Some kids hate milk, but with Connor it was hard for him to consume enough milk. He would drink about a cup a day. We gave him his milk in a cup with a straw. He loved to watch it go through the straw and into his mouth. Worked out great.
- My kids love yogurt, so I use it with everything. For an afternoon snack, I'll mix up some walnuts with plain vanilla yogurt, then let them dip cut-up apples. It's their favorite treat. To get them to eat veggies, I have to use a dip of some sort - and thankfully, they love salsa!
- DD has never had a problem eating, but we like to do fun things. We stick broccoli in mashed potatoes for "trees," or make "faces" on pizza, cookies, and pancakes (using fruit or veggies). Celery with peanut butter builds a house.
- I make crazy, fruity pancakes. I make regular whole-wheat pancake batter and then mix in applesauce and whatever fruit I have on hand, usually bananas and strawberries. My kids love these and so do I!
- I spread peanut butter on a tortilla, then top with sliced strawberries and whole blueberries. I cut it into 4 pieces with a pizza cutter and my kids love it. Sometimes I make it with bananas and slivered almonds.
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text: 20 September 2012 archive See all show photos IF pink isn't your favourite colour you might want to approach spring/summer 2013 with caution. It's everywhere. But it does come with a good blast of white too for those not entirely convinced. And Ports 1961 caters for that - as well as fans of pink. After the purity of Prada before it, this Canadian-born label - now designed by Fiona Cibani – suggested that this, purity, might be a trend not short-lived on the Prada catwalk (though we know that trends don't really exist on the Prada catwalk anyway, they're merely their own entity). First looks out were all white, crisp and stark shirts with little devices to show that these clothes were for girly girls too – lace peeking out from sheer-layered skirts hems, some sequins and crystals contoured around the plunging backs of simple silhouette dresses – but just not too girly, mind. This was one for those that like their masculine references just as much as they do their feminine, or for those that just can't decide: am I more the mannish trench coat, or am I the sassy crystal number? Worry not, you don't need to make your mind up yet. There was a lightness running the whole way through – the colours derived from a Zap ice cream and diffused into one another from circular motifs on oversized and easy shapes. And there were strong shots of neon pink and yellow too. Layered hemlines were the particular point of difference here – still loose, there were up to three at a time, and never felt heavy. By contrast, crystals plunging down and around necks and backs were big and blingy. Jessica Bumpus Continue reading Back to top


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May 1, 2012
TUCSON, Ariz. -
Arizona's No. 27-ranked women's tennis team was selected in the NCAA Tournament's field of 64 on Tuesday for the second-consecutive year after compiling a 15-8 regular season record and an undefeated mark at home.
The Wildcats were selected to play No. 34 Minnesota (16-8, 5-6) in the first round in the North Carolina regional. UNC and the University of Richmond were the other teams selected in the regional.
Minnesota most recently advanced to the second round of the Big 10 Tournament before falling to No. 20 Illinois, 4-0. The Gophers are led by sophomore Natallia Pintusava, who was named to the All-Big 10 first team for the second-straight year. She joins teammate Magdalena Wiecha for the nation's No. 52-ranked doubles team.
Arizona was one of seven Pac-12 teams chosen, four of those teams earning top-10 seeds. UCLA earned the No. 1 overall seed, Stanford No. 4, USC No. 5 and California No. 9. Arizona State and Washington were also chosen.
UA will take on the Gophers on Friday, May 11, the match time still to be announced.
In 2011, No. 34 Arizona fell in the first round to No. 35 South Carolina in Gainesville, Fla.
For complete results and continued coverage of Arizona Women's Tennis, visit ArizonaWildcats.com.