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How about the video capabilities? Not tested? The HS"X"0 models had issues with keeping the focus correct during video mode or after a slight zoom-in or out.
excellent image quality? not according to my eyes. is it me or most of the pictures look unsharp when zoom into them? colours and clarity look washed out in all pics. maby is this why we dont see noise until 800 iso(noise reduction)???and how can you say that iso 3200 is usable even in small prints. look the obvious noise in ''man with crutches'' pic. how exactly would you use this photo?
im strict but image quality is not excellent. its not even very good according to me. it just good and certainly wouldnt pay 900$ for this image quality.
Nice review. One question though.
Have you checked the settings of the Video?
Because the bitrate is ONLY 14Mbps, extremely low for HD.
Can you please recheck it, maybe there is a setting for high quaility.
As a user of the Fuji S100FS for the last 4 years, I'm really interested in learning more about this camera. The S100FS is an excellent bridge camera. I shoot landscapes, and I manually "stich" my images together in Photoshop. Using from 5-15 pictures to capture a landscape, I print images that are 13"x39", and I could print larger. The S100FS has been a great camera and provides excellent detail. I'm interested in the Higher ISO the X-S1 would provide, as well as video, zoom, and other features. For the money, the S100FS was also $799 and worth every penny to me. The X-S1 provides so much more, and even though pricey, go look at the prices of comparable lenses if you're looking for a DSLR body for $799. Due to this, I'm seriously considering the X-S1 as a step up, and it would be a good future backup camera for the day I can afford a higher end DSLR.
Hello, (Google translation)
I live in Switzerland and I bought this Fujifilm S1-X a week ago. I am deeply disappointed by the picture quality, the development is slow and imprecise. The images are still blurry and lacked sharpness. The video is also bad. I will sell this device as soon as possible!
Like I thought, too much camera for the 18 year old looking to post bikini shots on facebook and not enough for the naturalist on assigment for Smithsonian magazine. Will suit bridge camera users willing to pay a premium price, lug around a heavier camera, and give up some reach at the long end in return for better IQ, as well as would be DSLR/kit lens buyers willing to give up some IQ in return for the zoom
The new sample images aren't impressive in terms of IQ
IMO Canon SX40 is better in IQ. More details, better color rendering. and its price is half of that of XS-1, never mind the size and weight
The images in this review are of extremely low quality. It is very hard to see how the reviewers can be impressed by such an overpriced, under performing camera. There are SOOO many options at this price point, the Fujifilm camera simply cannot compare.
I crossed this off my list on page 1, when you pointed out that autoISO only works in Auto mode. If it won't work in Aperature, Shutter, or P mode (and preferable evenin Manual mode) its of no use to me.
Or did I misinterpret?
Peter F.
This is far superior camera than Canon SX40. Just SX10 was worth working with, others (SX20, SX30) were just worse and worse.
the price is to much for a super zoom camera
This is the shape of things to come. A no compromise, all-in-one like this, will become the norm over time. This will evolve to where there will be no appreciable advantage to interchangeable lenses, save for professional use . DSLR's will become the view cameras of the day, specialist pieces for very demanding applications.
Build somethng like this with a truly software driven / updateable processor, settle on a standard for megapixel/resolution that's practical (do you REALLY need 36 mp?), and a suitable lens range and perfect viewfinder, why would you need anything else? Plus, you never have to worry with cleaning the sensor !!
Fuji is ingeniously mining a market with the X Cameras that everyone else has ignored. At least with the XPro, you'll finally be able to get a deal on a LEICA !
I don't understand how judges are giving 4.5 for this picture quality…it's very poor…and images are distorted, no sharpness…. Fuji should improve the quality…i think it's better if they concentrate more on CSC….
Great image quality (especially dynamic range, shadows looks great). Hmm, looks even better than most mid-class DSLRs.
As i have seen , the pictures are unsharpless , specialy with the wide angle (sorry, i am french talking) . For such price i found it not acceptable !
What a camera, i want it
I think the biggest compromise on this camera are the lens ... but what would one expect from such massive zoom lens…
The smudgeness, lack of sharpness, blurriness, mushiness, or whatever you may want to call it, seems related to the lens or it's correction than the sensor noise reduction, there is a certain lack of contrast and saturation as well.
If it justifies the price tag? Hmmm, if you want all in one package it is hard to get any better, but for that price there are many options that are a lot better. If they had put something less ambitious on the front of the sensor :/
I have been (and I still am) an avid fan of the fujifilm HS20.
For over six months now, I found it to be a great camera and done all I needed,(that was once I discovered the manual mode).
But people move on, and I think I'd gone just about as far as I could with it,and I wanted something with just a bit more IQ without giving up the versatility of the superzoom and the full manual control.
Well I think Fuji must have heard me .. Enter the X-S1..
I received mine yesterday and at the moment I'm "happy man".
It's more or less still the HS20, "but on speed",
all the shortcomings (or quirks as I call them) of the hs20 seem to have been sorted,
the viewfinder, (now great)
the burst mode ( now continous, and it can also use100 ISO,(not limited to 200 minimum like before)
the slow focusing, (much faster now)
the slow write speed if you used burst mode ( much faster ,not a problem)
The image quality (noticably more refined)
you can also use the full '12mp' so you have that extra crop factor
and there are many things I've probablly forgot to mention
Well I only got it yesterday, and I'm still getting to grips with it (the buttons and switches in different places)
but you can see a few pics I've taken at this link
So far it's all good, and no negatives ...
Tonysturn ..
I have been (and I still am) an avid fan of the fujifilm HS20.
For over six months now, I found it to be a great camera and done all I needed,(that was once I discovered the manual mode).
But people move on, and I think I'd gone just about as far as I could with it,and I wanted something with just a bit more IQ without giving up the versatility of the superzoom and the full manual control.
Well I think Fuji must have heard me .. Enter the X-S1..
I received mine yesterday and at the moment I'm "happy man".
It's more or less still the HS20, "but on speed",
all the shortcomings (or quirks as I call them) of the hs20 seem to have been sorted,
1- the viewfinder, (now great)
2- the burst mode ( now continuous, and it can also use100 ISO,(not limited to 200 minimum like before)
3- the slow focusing, (much faster now)
4- the slow write speed if you used burst mode ( much faster ,not a problem)
5- The image quality (noticeably more refined)
6- you can also use the full '12mp' so you have that extra crop factor
7- more IS0's to choose from in manual mode
and there are many things I've probably forgot to mention (will try to update as they come to mind)
Well I only got it yesterday, and I'm still getting to grips with it (the buttons and switches in different places)
but you can see a few pics I've taken at this link
So far it's all good, and no negatives ...
Tonysturn ..
Another disappointing and expensive camera from Fuji after HS10, HS20! Blurry images, noise even at ISO 100. A device that the poor quality of the Fuji presents him as an alternative to DSLR. Even we take the suckers???
1.Image quality is poor;
2.Very noisy;
3.Pictures are blurry;
4.Colors are washed;
5.Weighs more (920g);
6.Too expensive;
I would not ever buy this camera. Sorry Christian already made ??the mistake of buying it.
What a great camera, seems to be the best one with such a sensor quality. Especially the fine details are really impressive, very dynamic range. To compare it with other models? Not possible with such a soom and the new sensor. So this X-S1 as a bridge camera is the only super-zoom on the market, built massive - so this is also an aspect why it "feels" expensive.
Joey Wilson: You are so wrong with "not cleaning the sensor". Even compacts are very prone to this problem, zoom lens work like vacuum cleaner. The truth is, compacts have much more problems with dust because it is imposiible to clean the dust from sensor in comparison with DSLR and CSC. I can tell you, nowadays lot of compacts will have dust on their sensor in time, say… one year. Especially Panasonics are very prone to it. And my little Samsung has also three very big dust spots.
Utterly amazing how PB readers seem to either love or hate the XS1. For whatever it's worth, it might not be worth twice the price of my Canon SX40, but those pictures posted by Tony were, in my opinion better than anything else I have seen taken by a bridge camera.
I agree with you Warren, I've been thinking about buying this camera for a long time ,I like the whole idea of a super-zoom with a big sensor, but on seeing the poor quality image samples in this review and others on the net I was put off,that was until I saw tonysturn images,they completely restored my faith in the camera,he shows what can be done with it,some beautiful images, now I'm very excited about buying mine.
Picture quality seems good to me. The big problem is the presence of specular highlights (Orbs) that appear in some conditions. I didn't find at this site pictures, but there are others sites were this problem is easily noticeable. It should be a very good option without orbs. If Fuji could not find a solution, I prefer Panasonic FZ150
As usual a lot of negative comments above. If you want a great camera with great image quality then you can not go past the X-S1. Had mine for over 2 weeks and LOVE IT.Ihad the Sony a33 and the slight drop in iq is not that noticable,not when you have a fully weathersealed camera with a long zoom, great iq,optical image stabilisation and faster than all bridge cameras out there.As far as price if you want quality you have to pay for it.
Without being malicious, but the photos Mr. Tonysturn are resized (1094x694), probably processed, without EXIF. Nothing striking. Sorry
Hi, no need to be sorry. I have checked a lot of photos in the reviews on this site and i haven't seen a striking photo yet.This includes DSLRs, so they are not much good as far as portraying the real IQ.Cheers.
Most of the negative comments are from the canikon lot getting worried.I too thought up the idea that,as fujifilm now has no dlsr,they should produce a bridge camera with a focal length of around 600-800mm,quality optics with good build quality and some weather sealing,not to mention good feature set and larger sensor.the camera has all i need and plan to try it out soon,it would have to be genuinely poor for me not to buy.I feel strongly most of the negative comments should be ignored…
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Fuji tries, fails unfortunately. X-S1 does not stand out at all. I do not adversely affect anyone, but I think it's better not to throw money out the window.
Mr. Tonysturn many thanks for your wonderful birds in winter. I see that you took from this camera as much as it could be taken. May be it is interesting not only for me - full enough EXIF info could be seen from Original size picturs.
How any one can say that the image quality of this camera is terrible?
What planet are these people from?
If Mark Goldstein's images are "blurry",or "unsharp",perhaps some new glasses are required by certain people!
Mark always gives a fair and balanced review,in my experience,and if he says,after extensive use "in the field",that the image quality is excellent,and after looking at his pictures,I'll take his word for it.
He has tested many cameras over the years,and if he says the images produced by this superb new camera are great,then I'm sure they are.
The same contributors probably slag of all cameras that aren't either Canon or Nikon DSLRs,but in my long experience of DSLRs and Fuji and Panasonic Superzooms,when comparing A4 prints,there's very little difference in the quality,and the bigger sensor,(and viewfinder!),amongst several other improvements on the new Fuji will all of the previous HS20's shortcomings.
My HS20 can produce some great pictures even so,but I think the XS10 looks to be the ultimate all-in-one,and,once the price drops a bit,I'll get one!
Thanks,Mark Goldstein,for a great review,concise,and informative,as always!
to all the people of this thread.
You can view the 1:1 size of the photos taken by Mr. Tonystrun just by clicking the link "Large Size" under each image.
It seems to be non so difficult, isn't it?
I know there is an invasion of mirrorless photographic market with exceptional qualities, but I know I will not resist the acquisition of new XS1. I have a S100FS takes excellent photos and I believe that the XS1 is actually an evolution of the S100FS to the sensor is the same size although improved, if kept proper proportion xs1 believe will be exceptional.
Although the XS1 is designated as belonging to the new line of premium fuji X for me it is an evolution of the S100FS S200EXR and shot photos with exceptional S100FS and be maintained for proper proportion to xs1deverá be an excellent camera to the sensor has the same size 8.8 mm x 6.6 mm, here in Brazil is not for sale but when you're going to get one. Just do not understand even the pretense of fuji with HS30EXR looks like it will clash with the xs1 except for the sensor that is a little smaller and so far no review any photos and video test, I'm crazy to compare with hs30exr xs1 .
I saw Mr. Tonystrun photos. Noise, noise, noise. Even at ISO 100. And software "picnik.com. Hilarious.
Although belonging to the line x xs1 premium fuji for me it is an evolution of the S100FS is S200EXR until the sensor has the same size 8.8 mm x 6.6 mm, if the ratio is maintained believe that this camera will be spectacular both in pictures as video is expected to see. Just do not understand what you want with the fuji hs30exr looks like it will clash with the xs1 except for the sensor that is smaller in hs30exr. Both are robust, superzoom has a number of similar items, I'm curious to see who will do better HS30EXR XS1 fuji or two will be one of mine.
Although the XS1 is within the X Series premium fuji I understand it as an evolution of the S100FS is S200EXR until the sensor is the same size 8.8 mm x 2.2 mm, robust, superzoom, if the ratio is maintained over the S100FS is S200EXR will probably be an excellent camera. Just do not understand what you want with fuji HS20EXR seems that clashes with the XS1 except for the sensor that is smaller, I see the reviews of HS30EXR certainly one of the two will be mine.
It should be better to discuss the photos, which are posted here in this review. In my eyes absolutely outstanding for a super-zoom camera.
I cannot see any other camera with such a picture quality. This Fuji beats with its great functions and good built quality all other cams with a zoom factor mor than 20 - at least right now. I´ll get mine next week.
Many thanks for this great review!
@Sergio: You will find the orbs from the faulty sensor on photo no. 30 . Look for the white blobs (reflections) on the front of the cars to the right. Pixel peeping I know, but it is there - faulty sensor…
A travel camera, that and nothing more. Good for amateurs, not for professionals. It's foolish to compare Fuji X-S1 with a DSLR. Greetings enthusiasts bigger zoom.
Thank You Dennis. The orbs are actualy there. Unfortunately the Achilles' heel of this great camera. I think this problem can't be solved by software. Probably it's a CMOS problem.
Orbs plus lens droop: http://i.imgur.com/STBTW.gif
Deal breaker Fuji!
HS20EXR has served me well but my next camera is looking to be a DSLR either 600D or D5100, not the X-S1 I was so looking forward to.
@ Mark Goldstein
Great X-S1 review sir! Gave me a complete info about the camera
and been thinking seriously about buying one BUT, what im so
interested to see are the digital super zoom capabilities of this
camera and its image quality, since Fujifilm has specially
emphasized that X-S1's focal length can reach up to 624mm AND by
adjusting the digital zoom to 2X means that its focal length can
now REACH 1200+mm right? And Fujifilm also said that by adjusting
the digital zoom of the X-S1 to 2x while fully zoomed there's no
loss of image quality. How true is this sir? Could you post pics
where an image was taken at its longest focal length and the
intelligent digital zoom set to 2x???...
In addition, since the X-S1 is capable of taking pics up to
52X using the intelligent 2x digital zoom. Does adjusting the
digital zoom to 2x (for example) will automatically include a
metadata for the image(s) taken where the focal length of the
image INCLUDING the digital zoom setting is already included?
OR, just the lens focal length only excluding the digital zoom
setting data? Meaning, although an image was take at 624mm and
with 2x digital zoom (resulting in 52x total zoom) still when
you look at the image's metadata it will only say
Focal Length: 624mm?
Any info regarding this would be highly appreciated. Thanks a
lot for the good review and more power to you sir.
@ TonySturn
Nice pics sir, hope i could do some super zooming too like that when i buy the X-S1. :-)
Digital zoom doesn't add more detail to a photo, it is just a crop and resize of it.
No matter what Fujifilm says, digital zoom will not maintain the resolve power expected for a full resolution photo (and will actually enhance any defect in the picture).
If you have the RAW format, you can achieve the same digital zoom on a computer by cropping and rescaling.
Sensor wise the orbs seem to be a firmware issue when the luminance curves are applied, though I'm not entirely sure it will be solved in the future.
The only issue I see with this camera (aside from the price and the said orbs) is the lens performance, but with such a massive zoom it is not that bad.
Fujifilm should have made something with less zoom (something between 10 to 15 times) and a brighter aperture.
Thanks for this wonderful review - but is this really true:
"Once the burst is completed, it takes over fifteen seconds for the camera to clear the buffer, during which you cannot take another picture."
As far as I know the X-S1 like the X10 can shoot and store in parallel, so you can continue shooting while the camera is storing data - or not?
What's wrong with Fuji? The IQ is no better than Canon SX40 (if not worse)!
Maybe its because they get final resolution by interpolation 6—>12Mp which is common for Fuji
I bought one and I love it!!
Excellent picture quality.
What a great camera (I also have a Nikon D300)
1. Poor white-balance in artificial light
2. Weak Eye-Start sensor
3. Poor preview coverage
4. Not Exposure-Priority
5. Wrong Live-Histogram
6. Limited shutter-speed above base ISO
7. Strange occasional blooming
8. Off-center tripod mount
9. Sticky buttons
10. lens barrel bends down on it's own weight when fully out (and it is made of metal… if it was plastic it would probably break)
It's far from perfect… though ... it has PASM modes so I'm not entirely sure what you mean in point 4…. doesn't it have exposure compensation manual control?
Point 6 is really weird as well.
Point 7 is prolly the most serious, the so called 'orbs', it is always better to under expose if there are bright light sources on your framing…
Mmm… some white orbs here
Bought it a week ago and I'm thrilled. Use to have a Panny FZ50. This one is so much better. The EXR Auto settings are awesome. I love this camera! A true multi purpose camera for all occasions.
Funny how these so called experts review a camera without using it for what it good for. Basically they said the same thing about the fujifilm finepix s100fs and yet it produces great images. There is a reason the S100FS has the knickname of "THE LEGEND".
Now they come out with the X-S1 and here another so called Expert that is in love with ultra expensive cameras puts it down without going out into the real world and do a proper test. Get out there and use it for a week or two then come back with a review that is proper. Use it for a week and i am sure you will be hooked like i became hooked with the S100fs.
18 year old boys looking to post spy shots of MILFs in Bikinis will buy a Canon SX40 or wait until the Nikon P510 (1000mm at the long end) comes out. Those working for Audobon Magazine will use a pro level DSLR. In between these two extremes, there as a large audience for whom the XS-1 will float their boat
I got this at an exchange offer that ran in the UAE last week. Love the fit and finish. Seems like a dormant volacano like it's namesake (Mt. Fuji) with lots of features pent up inside. May not be compareable in IQ to my SONY A580 but seeing TONY's Flickr I think I must learn to use this camera.
One thing all reviewer's write is the price and say you could get a mid-range DSLR for X-S1's price. But with a DSLR like A580 or d5100 one has to get a decent 18-200 lens and a 200-500 tele plus a macro to reach the range offered by XS-1!! Cheapest 200-500 tele lens would be about $1000 and another $800 for a macro and a 18-200 lens. So $1800 for lenses alone and maybe $700 for a decent body. That way isn't XS-1 value for money. And the convenience of carrying around.
Using it with flash I found even at long end there is no shadow of lens!! Macro is quite good. Have to try out fully but I think I slowly would shed my DSLR.
Why does everyone insist on comparing a bridge to an SLR? We don't compare volkswagon beetles to mercedes, both cars, both at opposite ends of the spectrum. Compare the xs1 to ANY other bridge camera and it is easily the "mercedes" of the bunch. It is NOT an slr, so stop comparing it to one.
I'm with you Bill, I think the cameras should be compared within the same level.
+1 Bill. I was driving to that in my comment.
My X-S1 is giving very good results
My A580 is sleeping now.
And for lens wobble or lens sag story it is BS. I checked mine. Yes, not measurable ~1mm or so. If you own a telephoto zoom with the barrel extending check that. It also has ~1mm of so called 'Sag". I feel what folks are writing is after mounting the hood. The hood has a good play of 2mm or so. If you lift at the hood that play also will show up and you get 3-4mmm 'lens sag'. I don't think Fuji engineers are so foolish not to think of this when they design the lens.
I wanted to replace my old Panasonic FZ-50 with the new Fujifilm X-S1 so I have bought it. And sold it after one week. I made some RAW pictures using both cameras and compared them. The overall image quality were worse than in FZ-50! Although pictures were more sharp in the center of the image, they were very blurry and unsharp in the rest of the area, especially on the edges. The noises were less visible in X-S1, but after developing JPEGs from RAWs the quality of FZ-50 images was much better (sharpness!). To obtain the sharpness from RAWs of the X-S1 that was close to the one I have obtained from FZ-50 RAWs I had to use the 100% of detail enhancement, 100% of outlines and 0% of noise reduction. In result the image was almost as sharp as FZ-50 jpg (the edges still unsharp of course) but the noise started to be visible.
In fact when you watch resized pictures on the 1024/768 resolution monitor you will not notice these defects: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.361021110599245.90040.100000740789064&type=3&l=7ad58db64b
My conclusion: very good camera for those who just want to produce jpegs straight from the camera and do not care the details. If it was my first camera, I think I would love it, but being able to compare it with my own, old Panasonic FZ-50 I have just sold it.
I don't understand this review and especially readers comments. In at least 2 other review sites the X-S1 got 5 out of 5 and editors choice which included IQ. Although this review gives it high marks, its obvious that many readers did not agree!!
Yet, my X10 seems to show superior IQ to the X-S1. I think this must be down to the lens more than anything else. Did PB get a duff camera for the review or was there a firmware issue that could have resolved the 'poor' IQ?? Hmmm.
To Jaroslaw,
To compare your old FZ50 with the XS1 is to compare chalk with cheese!
The FZ50 has a much smaller sensor,is much slower to use,and,although good in it's day,and is just out of date now.
The XS1 is faster to use,is better made,has a better lens,a better viewfinder,better,and bigger, EXR sensor,(I could go on!),and a much,much better rear screen.
Plus it can produce much better prints,especially at higher ISOs, than the old FZ50,(I've owned a few Panasonics,as well as an FZ50)
To send it back after one day is ridiculous,how can you really try the camera out in so short a time!
Do you actually make any prints,or do you spend your life peering at images on screen?
There's lots like you on these forums it seems!
THE XS1(and the HS30),are great "all in ones",but you need to have them longer than one day to do them justice,and explore their full potential!
If you spent less time
I use my X10 mostly for Jpegs, but my PP programme really does extract lots of detail, plus you can use the EXR technology to great effect. The X10 has the same sensor, EXR, processor as the X-S1 and pictures from both cameras are more or less identical.
Fuji are well respected for exhibiting superb colours.
Just to put the other side of the argument, read Ephotozine's review of the X-S1
I would love the X-Pro1 but its out of my reach, however, good news, Fuji said they are working on a more affordable CSC, with electro/optical finder and a kit zoom with primes to follow.
Lastly, perhaps the huge focul range of the X-S1 zoom lens was just a step too far for top optical quality to be maintained at all settings, at these ranges, some compromises must be made.
Last weekend I had my Nikon D3100 w. 18-105 Nikkor and a friends X-S1 to play with. I took only JPEG of highest quality indoor and outdoor. Up to 400ISO the X-S1 can match my Nikon. I can see no immediate difference. Outdoor in backlight on 24mm I sometimes saw a violet shade in the center. Shading the lens further with my hand eliminated the flaw. At 40mm and beyond it was gone. On a monopod the long zoom was easy to handle and produced some nice bird shots. The X-S1 is NOT a point and shoot camera for beginners. It is an exceptional enthusiast camera. I want one!!!
@Finn Ritz Jorgensen
How did it go above ISO 400 ?
How does it compare?
I also imagine the X-S1 was about the same weight as the 3100+18-105, how about the feel - looks like it would be a similar size?
The D3100 with 18-105 and the X-S1 are very close in weight and size. The bulid quality of the Fuji is exellext. The lens is first class. I can email photos of the same subject taken with both cameras at ISO 400 and 800.
I'm waiting for the new Fuji interchangeable lens camera. Rumoured to be an interchangeable lens version of the X100. Not to be confused with the XPro-1. They also have a zoom coming out for this camera.
I should imagine your pics on the Nikon 3100/18-105 are sharper with better detail than the X-S1?
Those comments by individuals who state that the sample images are not sharp must have a problem with their computor or their eyes.
I wonder how many actually own the X-S1?.
This is a great overall camera rivaling DSLR's priced under $1,000 (plus lenses).
I use this camera on my overseas trips and leave my Canon D 7 ( and lenses) at home.
#19 Tony Sturn
#61 Bill Coats
#66 Doug Sinnott
You guys got it right. Its not an SLR,
and who wants to pack all those lenses?
Wow, I wish I could get shots like Tony's…
That's right Dennis, who wants to tote lenses. I currently have ans s200exr which I love. I am trying to decide whether to keep it and get an xs-1 as well or to sell it to offset the cost. Maybe keep it for a while till I'm sure the xs-1 is all I want it to be. I am still experimenting with all the manual controls. there are so many settings and possible combinations it would take months to try them all. Even a "pro" who knows what the settings are would have to take 1000's of shots to evaluate the camera. Looking at your shots at 2000% zoom to see if there is any "noise" is just stupid, who cares! Did you take the pic you wanted? does it look like you thought it would? Yes? Great! No? Take another one with different settings! That, to me, is half the fun of photography, and last I knew this is supposed to be enjoyable.
So to all you pixel peepers, stop looking at 6 pixels, and start looking at PICTURES.
Totally aggree with your comments, my only concern is the lens not the pixels. The lens has a good performance but not the sharpest knife in the drawer, this may show up on crops for printing. Having said that the images I have seen look fantastic and the colours [Velvia] are truly sumptuous. I had a look at some of my 35-mm Velvia slides and Fuji X-S1 colours are spot on, they are identical.
A 30 power zoom that also does macro and wide angle surely has to have a few limitations, but the majority of us weekend photographers really don't care and probably can't see the difference anyway. Looking on the Internet, Fujinon lenses are used in most television cameras for broadcasting, most megapixel camera phones have Fujinon lenses and they are also used in space for many satellites. In today's march towards incredible technology, the trend in everything is lighter and smaller but with all the features; so its only a matter of time until all the camera makers concentrate on manufacturing cameras with one lense that does everything and is easy to pack around. How else are we all going to transport our camera along with our IPhone and/or Laptop, a Kindle reader, an IPad, a GPS system, an IPod, and all the other new stuff that will come out this Christmas??
I think the Fuji zoom is great!
Very little wide angle distortion(if any!)and the range is fantastic.
The thought of lugging around my old 18-200 Nikon lens leaves me cold now,and the macro is not a patch on the Fuji!
A lot of the critics have probably not even tried out a modern superzoom,especially a Fuji HS30,they'd be surprised how versatile they are.
And the prints are great too!
EXR is the biggest problem with fujifilm cameras. It can't handle solid colors in large areas of the picture. When I blow up a picture the "solid" areas look like many tiny brushstrokes, like a van gogh painting. When there is detail in manual mode, it can be stunningly accurate, but the EXR is always on, to blur edges and soften color changes in may cases. There is apparently the least EXR effect when operating in (M)anual mode.
When processing the EXR generated photos, it is often difficult to shrink those photos to sizes manageable by non-fotogs. detail is lost or distorted by most popular software. I have not found the RAW pics to be much better.
I can't say I have come across this with my X10.
I always thought the EXR mode had to be selected in the menu for it to be in operation.
So you are saying that the EXR mode is always on but at different levels depending on what you have selected. I mostly use AP or P and never seen any colour blotching or blurred edges when I check 100% crops.
You're right!
The EXR mode is not on in all functions,it has to be selected,(I usually leave the camera in EXR Auto!).
And I've certainly had no problems with my images,or large prints.
I've been impressed with the images from from my HS30,and the longer I use this camera,the more I like it!
And I'm no beginner,having been a keen amateur for 50 years!
Like wise, started on a Zenit E in the 60's and worked through a few SLR's to end up with a Canon EOS 50 kit, then sold the lot for my first Digicam, a Oly E-510 which I use occasionaly. I still have a couple of Minolta's a X-D7 and X-500 which are still used. I was a big fan of Kodachrome and Fujifilm. Fuji are a clever lot because the 'Velvia' mode on my X10 produces identical picture quality/colours to a roll of Velvia 50.
I tend though to shoot more in 'Astia' which is not so vivid. I run the X10 on a medium/weak noise filter setting to help preserve detail, regular sharpening and most other things on default. I usualy try to not go above 800 ISO and mostly stay at 200 for a touch of increased dynamic range. Most other things I do in PP.
100% crops show excellent sharpness and edge definition [if you want to pixel peep]and the colour depth is superb. Admittedly, the pictures are not quite as razor sharp as my Nikon D5000 but every body I know loves the Fuji colours.
Where I think Fuji excel is in landscapes, they just take your breath away for richness and depth of colour.
Hi Peter!
I started with a second hand "Halina 35X Super",which cost me £5,but was an all metal 35mm camera,but got me hooked on photography.
I then moved on to a Zenit E,with the super sharp Helios F2 lens,with a manual diaphragm.I had these for years,with various lenses,and got into developing and printing(black and white,of course!)in a big way.
After part-exing my Zenit,for a Dixon's Chinon CE4,which was a big improvement,and various others over the years,my last film SLR camera was a Canon 50e.
My first digital(after swearing I would never "go digital"!)was a second hand Fuji S602 zoom bridge camera,which was a state of the art camera in the 90s,with all that vivid "Fuji" colour,and although only 3MP,it was expanded to 6Mp via the Fuji Super CCD sensor,and which produced some nice,sharp A4 prints.
After I downloaded my first pictures on my desktop,I knew I wouldn't go back to film,(although I still have all my Canon and Nikon SLRs)as being able to see your pictures on your computer screen,within minutes of taking them,was a revelation,after all those years of film!
I have owned quite a few Fuji's since,latterly all the HS series,and also tried Panasonic FZ superzooms,but the HS30 is definitely the best of the bunch.
At big blowups on screen(100% and over)a DSLR is better,we all know that,but at normal print sizes,(A4/A3) the difference,in my view,is only marginal,and is outweighed by the versatility and sheer convenience of the HS30.
Hi Doug
Its always fascinating to hear other people's photographic history. I had a Fuji HS10 for a short while and chopped it in Part Exchange for another bit of kit. Looking back at the pics I took of local landscapes, I regretted selling it, so I got the X10. Have you considered the X-S1, the price has dropped quite a bit.The bigger sensor realy is an improvement.
The Fuji HS30 EXR gets good reviews but the HS20 was a backward step from the HS10.
If you are into landscapes and you don't want to carry a heavy DSLR kit, the Fujifilm bridge cameras must be the best choice. Olympus are renowned for their superb Jpeg IQ and colour, but the Fuji is in my opinion just as good if not better.
Is there any way of getting your E Mail with publishing it on this site?
Yes,the XS-1 looks a superb piece of kit,but I've also got a Panasonic G2 DSLR,which has a similar sensor,and the images are very similar,so I'm happy with my HS30.
That's not to say if a used XS-1 came up,I mighn't be tempted,but certainly not at the moment!
I've spent enough on cameras(and cars!) over the years,I suppose,,and,now I'm retired,there's other priorities(my wife tells me!),but,you never know!
there seems to be so many conflicting points of view from rubbish to fantastic .I have to admit its the same with most review comments though .
Now it is July is it likely we will see a new xs2 or a Hs40EXR next year ?
I have an s200exr, great camera for what it is. I was thinking of trading up to the xs-1. Last weekend I had the opportunity to "fiddle about" a bit with a friends Canon T2i, what a difference. I know they are two different breeds, a bridge vs a DSLR, but at the $800 for the xs-1, or even $600 the HS30 EXR I can get a brand new T2i with the admittedly average 18-55mm kit lens ($600) and add a Canon 75-300mm lens ($800), 35mm equivalent 480mm! Not quite the zoom, but the images are exeptional. I have balked at the lens change option in the past, and still am undecided, but the quality of bird images I got with the Canon was stunning… So do I buy the T2i with the kit lens, and spend a little extra and get a great quality 50-25mm lens? Or buy another bridge. Hmmmm…decisions.
We all know a DSLR will give you a better ultimate image,BUT you have to look very closely!
But think of the extra cost,extra weight,fiddling around changing lenses,and you still won't have the extreme reach of the superzooms such as the excellent XS-1,and also the cheaper HS30!
Really you're going over the same old ground,people pick a good superzoom as it combines great versatility and images,it's a lot more portable and compact than a similar DSLR kit,and,importantly,it's certainly a lot more affordable to Mr Average.
Bill & Doug
In a way you are both right and you make some good argument for and against.
The Fuji X-S1 is the complete deal, no other lenses needed or expensive extra filters and lens hoods to fit those other lenses.
On the negative side, it weighs in at over 800g and its bigger than most DSLR's.However, the build quality is superb.
I do feel that the zoom range was a tad over optomistic, yes, leave the 24 wide but not so far on the tele end. They may have got better optical performance. This was the remark made about the X10 with a shorter zoom range, it was optically better because of less zoom compromise, but not by much.
In a way I prefer the picture quality of my X10 [same sensor and processing engine as the X-S1] over my Nikon,I can't put my finger on it but the pictures are a pleasure to look at with some of the best colours I have seen.I borrowed a X-S1 for the day and the whole experience was far nicer than using my old Nikon D5000
You're right about Fuji colour!
Starting with my S602z years ago,I have noticed Fuji pictures have a nice vibrancy about them,whether is a "Super CCD" sensor,or the latest "EXR" chip.Fuji seem to have the knack of capturing all the colours in an image,and improving on them,the difference is plain to see when comparing images.
The latest Fuji premium X series compacts,like your X-10,are certainly a step up for Fuji,a match for Leica in many ways,and superbly made,but still with that "Fuji Colour",as you have commented on!
Bad photographers blame there camera
So I had the chance play with an XS-1 the other day. Great camera. Tremendous zoom, nice color. I also was with a friend who had a Canon XSi with a Tamron 18-270mm lens on it with me. It provides about a 15x zoom (same as the s200exr I own). We created our own real world test. Walking in the woods and shooting wildlife, mostly birds, flora and fauna in macro, and general fun time memory shots of our hike. The Canon blew the XS-1 out of the water. Focus speed and accuracy were comparable, but it ends there. We both agreed that to make the outing a fair comparison we would leave the cameras on full auto, and let's face it, 90% of the cameras in these two classes will remain there most of their lives. The Canon, 4 generations of the Rebel series old and with a 40% larger sensor and nearly identical 12.xx megapixels clearly takes sharper pictures. For $400 I can buy an XSi (New) and for another $500 the Tamron 18-270mm lens (for birding anything onver 300mm becomes unuseable without a tripod on a walk where handheld is the style of the day. I have been a diehard bridge camera supporter for many years, and love my s200exr, but now it seems that the DSLR guys are figuring out that a do-all lens might just be a good thing, and I think the bridge community will soon begin to lose the higher end portion of its market. It has lost me.
It would be nice if Bill could post a few photos from each of the cameras in use on his walk in the woods. Then we could judge the quality for ourselves.
A few photo examples might dispel the chance of PEBKAC or ID-10-T errors which often occur.
Two weeks ago I purchased the X-S1 and I love it! I still have at lot to learn about this camera. I also have a Nikon D3100 with Nikkor 18-105 mm (a jewel wrapped in plastic), and I have compared of course. The X-S1 is NOT, I repeat NOT a DSLR, but a bridge camerais doing extremely well. See for yourself:
All pictures are JPG best quality. If you click the "I" button on top you'll se basic EXIF data. Later in September, back home from Canada, I'll upload more photos. As a curiousity: The album "USA" on my site is Panasonic Lumix TZ7 only! The Fuji X-S! sensor is double and latest tech.
After several trial and errors I found that the best setting for me is "colour M-high" and "sharpness M-High"
This way the pictures are noticeably nicer, just out of the X-S1 : no need of post-processing.
It might sound strange ..... but I also found out that setting the picture resolution to "medium" leads to slightly better images !
Re the settings on the X-S1. I found setting the noise filter to medium/low and sharpness at medium or medium/low gave a bit more detail and definition.
A little noise reduction and sharpening in PP brings the pictures up to a very high quality in Jpegs. As yet, I have had no reason to alter the colour balance on any picture mode. In 'vivid' mode, which is a Fujifilm Velvia reproduction and spot on in my book gives some of the best colours especially for landscapes I have ever seen and I thought Olympus Jpegs were the best for that.
Thanks to sandrogps, Chris and a few others for entries here that are useful and make sence. The crap pollution here has finally stopped. I use sharpening medium high and will look into the noise reduction setting. Thanks for helping me to get the best out of the X-S1!
I found out that in macro mode the lens will focus as close as app. 20 cm up to just over 200 mm tele. Very useful and very nice to know! The manual doesn`t mention this.
recently I settled down with the following settings:
1 - despite the name and the docs, I found the Astia film simulation to be the best. Velvia gives skyrocketed colors, Provia is "wishy-washy" . Astia is the best (IMHO) .
2 - as for the noise at high Iso, I am using "low noise reduction" , in other words: don't mess with my pictures, I'll take care later. And indeed later I use Neat Image. It's great ! Now I get Exr SN-reduction 3200 Iso *totally* noise free pictures, even when enlarged.
Neat image is totally different from other noise reduction programs I tried before. Instead of simply "smearing" the noise (as other programs do), Neat Image can be trained to distinguish and separate signal from noise . The results are astonishing.
There have been one or two complaints that images at certain zoom settings lacked definition and were not that sharp.
Can this be remedied in PP?
Just home from Canada. My Fuji X-S1 was one of 3 cameras I had with me. A selection of the Fuji photos can be seen: fotos.finnritz.dk. Album name: Fuji X-S1 in Canada. All taken in JPEG. I'm very satisfied with the camera indeed. Comments are welcome.
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6 Reasons The Guy Who's Fixing Your Computer Hates You
#3. Don't Ask Me How to Make Your 10-Year-Old PC Faster
"I just bought this game, and my computer won't run it. What's wrong?"
If your computer is more than five or six years old, the answer is most likely going to be: "You need to buy a new one." No, I can't upgrade it, you bought it at Wal-Mart and one reason you got it so cheap was that the motherboard has absolutely no place to add any components.
"Can't you just put more memory in it?"
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That long blue slot is your RAM slot. Most new computers have four or more.
Nope. All of your RAM slots are filled. Replacing the motherboard with one that has room for more RAM creates a domino effect where everything other than your monitor, mouse and keyboard also has to be replaced. The hardware is obsolete, all of it, and it's not my fault.
"Yeah but even the stuff I used to do runs slower."
Yes, because you are using newer, updated versions of those programs and the people who make that software assume you are regularly upgrading your computer. Each version of Microsoft Office is going to be more of a hog on your computer's resources than the last one. Everybody makes their programs load on startup because they assume you have vast stores of RAM to keep it in. See those six rows of icons down by your computer clock?
"OK, so here's what we do: I sell my computer on eBay for a couple hundred bucks, and we buy the new system with that."
Not so fast, Johnny Mnemonic. Your setup wouldn't sell for a couple hundred bucks. It won't sell for 10 bucks. Remember that "obsolete" thing I mentioned earlier? That means that virtually nobody on the planet has any use for it. I don't care that you paid $1,000 for it 10 years ago. Right now, it's worth less than the shipping and handling fees it would take to deliver it to your customer. Computers degrade in value at roughly the same rate as bananas.
How about instead of me buying those from you, you pay me to haul them off.
No, it's not some huge scam on the part of the people who make computers and computer programs. And even if it is, I'm not in on it.
#2. Toolbars Are Bad News
I've used the word "toolbars" several times, and you'll notice I use the word kind of like how you'd use the word "virus." Toolbars are little strips that get glued to the top of your browser, bearing some advertisement and a bunch of buttons that will probably take you to even more advertisements. When you downloaded that free program that rotates pictures of your children on your desktop while playing inspirational songs, way down in the Terms and Conditions it mentioned that the price of downloading that free program was that they got to stick a toolbar on your browser.
And when you download the next gadget, its toolbar will not replace the last one. It will glue itself to the other one, and the next will get stacked on top of it. Eventually it will look like this:
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The first thing I'm going to do when I start poking around on your machine is open Internet Explorer and Firefox, and the number of toolbars I find there will tell me everything I need to know about the problems I'll be encountering and what caused them. And I'm going to uninstall them all.
But I bring this to your attention because from now on, when you download anything, pause for a moment while you're blindly and rapidly clicking "next" on each window that pops up, and look for the word "toolbar" on the list of things they're asking to cram onto your computer. Uncheck it if it will let you. If it won't, just bail out of the whole thing.
That "cancel" button is there for a reason. The program won't be offended.
Even if you don't mind viewing your Internet through a two-inch window at the bottom of your screen (maybe you like to pretend you're seeing the world through the slit of a knight's helmet or something), a lot of these are malicious programs that track everything you do and, at random, will boot you out to some site they control.
I'm also going to get rid of a lot of free programs that sounded really useful when you clicked on the banner ads offering them. Again, I don't want to lower your opinion of your fellow man, but "Registry Cleaner 5000" was, in fact, not cleaning your registry, it was spawning fake warnings to make you go download more bullshit. Weatherbug will, in fact, tell you the temperature, while it's spawning popup ads on your system. But there are other ways to get that information.
#1. "Wipe" Means EVERYTHING
Worse has come to worst. I get to your place, and your PC is so screwed that it won't even boot -- not even in Safe Mode. Maybe you have a boot sector virus or maybe some key files got corrupted, but one way or the other, our only troubleshooting option left is start over and do a clean install of your operating system. With an exasperated sigh, you tell me, "Yeah, fine, just wipe it and start from scratch." I ask if you're sure because that means you're about to lose everything, since you did not keep backups. You say you know. You just want to start over.
Several hours later, all of the drivers are installed. Windows is up to date. You have a new antivirus. Your system is smoking fast (well, compared to what it was). You can actually see a whole screen's worth of Internet in your browser. It's like new again.
John Dies at the End by David Wong
You sit down, open up your browser and ask in horror, "Where's my email? And all of my music?! And my pictures?!"
You just told me to wipe it. Did you not know what that means? Because when I said "lose everything," I didn't mean, "lose just the bad stuff." I meant every motherfucking thing. In some cases, this is a breakdown in communication. The person has heard a "computer guy" use the term "wipe" before, and they're just repeating it. Trying to connect with you by using terms you're familiar with -- even if they're not. "Yeah, 'wipe,' like when you're cleaning a window, right? You wipe it off?"
Or, they figure I couldn't have wiped everything because, look, Windows is still there. Hey, maybe that other stuff is still hiding somewhere, too!
No, Swordfish, you didn't keep any of that important stuff on any kind of a backup drive, you kept it all on the exact same bit of hardware you have been dragging through a shit gauntlet of adware, spyware and Trojans. So, you're starting from scratch. Think of it as a second chance. A fresh start; to clean up all off those bad habits, and to treat your computer like the crucial yet fragile tool that it is.
See you again in about three months.
For more on computers, check out 7 Reasons Computer Glitches Won't Go Away (Ever) and The 10 Most Baffling Computer Gadgets Money Can Buy.

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There are dozens of theatre shows happening in London at any one time - from blockbuster musicals like Matilda the Musical to plays, opera and dance. Guildford is also a hub of activity with the brand new GLive venue as well as the established Electric Theatre and the Yvonne Arnaud theatre close by. Manchester's Apollo theatre, Lowry, MEN Arena and Bridgewater Hall are just a few of the venues in the city where you can catch the latest shows.
Choose a restaurant in the centre of theatreland, Guildford or Manchester and dine on afternoon tea before your evening show.
Scoff & Banter Covent GardenOpposite the Cambridge Theatre and Matilda the Musical, Scoff & Banter Covent Garden is serving a very special and official Matilda The Musical Afternoon Tea that comes with a free goody bag. Scoff & Banter Leicester SquareIn the heart of theatre and cinema land, the Scoff & Banter Leicester Square is a great place to relax and to people watch an unrivalled mixture of local's, tourists and celebrities.
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Scoff & Banter Canary WharfScoff & Banter Canary Wharf is a cool and intimate space that's all about the river. The buzzing basalt and blue steel bar leads through to the restaurant's floor-to-ceiling views and it's opposite the O2 arena.
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A combination between a gate and a door, but of which you are unsure. Hence creating the term "Gatedoor". It may also be an opening in a fence , whether there is an actual door in it or not.
Is it a gate or a door? It's a gatedoor!
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Complete ridiculousness. Foolishness beyond belief and reason.
"The fact that State won that game last night was a complete load of ridiculosity. I could eat my own turds right now."
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The speed at which sh*t gets ridiculous.
Well I think we have just reached ridiculosity, thanks to that idiotic decision.
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The measure on ridiculousness embodied in a particular action.
Yo, check out that guys dance moves... complete ridiculosity!
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The speed at which something becomes ridiculous.
The more hats John stacks on his head the more his ridiculosity increases.
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certain situations or things that are completely and udderly ridiculous
The movie Anchorman has a ton of Ridiculosities
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Can be used to describe something ridiculous at a high speed/velocity.
Meg: I can't believe how quickly the island disappeared on Lost!
Chichi: I know, it was ridiculosity!
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When a girls gut bulges out as far as her boobs; making her profile even, between their waist and neck.
"That chick Sabastien brought home was an even steven. I couldn't tell where her boobs ended and stomach began"
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A type of person who can neither achieve nor fail, in a general sense, in life. When one type of event, either good or bad, happens to the person, another event of the opposite type will happen to balance out the person's life.
I think I'm even steven. A car ran over my shoulder, but when I was in the hospital I met this luscious babe.
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Tween/teen Disney Channel original comedy series, airing from 1999-2003. Staring Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia, Transformers) as Louis Stevens & Christy Carlson-Romano (Kim Possible) as Ren Stevens.
The series centers around Louis & Rens' bickering as brother and sister.
The series centers around Louis & Rens' bickering as brother and sister.
Do you remember that episode of Even Stevens where The Twitty-Stevens Connection played a concert on the school roof?! It was hilarious.
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When two guys double team a girl, and their dinkies touch.
Kasey and Mike even-steven'd your mom last night.
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A extremely large crap that duncan took it was bigger thatn his arm. the amazine thing is it was half green and half brown perfectly split down the middle
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. — A Massachusetts judge Wednesday gave prosecutors more time to present evidence to a grand jury in their case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
Hernandez was in court for what was supposed to be a probable cause hearing, but prosecutors said the grand jury is still considering the evidence against him.
Judge Daniel O'Shea rescheduled the probable cause hearing for Aug. 22, after considering defense objections to a delay. Hernandez will be held without bail until then.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old Boston semi-professional football player whose body was found June 17 in an industrial park near Hernandez's home. He had been shot five times.
A day after retiring from professional cycling, Stuart O'Grady admitted to using a blood-booster during the scandal-plagued 1998 Tour de France.
The 39-year-old Australian rider, a six-time Olympian and a stage winner on the Tour, announced his retirement after finishing his 17th Tour de France. He admitted Thursday he had used erythropoietin (EPO) for two weeks before the 1998 race, and said he had acquired it himself and used it without the knowledge of his team.
A state board unanimously gave the go-ahead for a new Red Wings hockey arena in downtown Detroit to be paid for in part with tax dollars as the broke city works through bankruptcy proceedings.
Gov. Rick Snyder and others defended against potential criticism that the $650 million project should be entirely financed with private money because the city can't provide basic services and its retirees are facing cuts in their pensions. The arena is designed to be a catalyst for more development and to link downtown with underutilized nearby areas, officials said.
Stanislas Wawrinka advanced to the Swiss Open quarterfinals by edging Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Wawrinka was cruising at 4-0 up in the second set, then failed to serve out the match at 5-3 before clinching victory in the tiebreaker.
Third-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy and sixth-seeded Martin Klizan of Slovenia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open.
Top-seeded defending champion Bojana Jovanovski lost in the second round of the Baku Cup, falling to wild-card entry Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-5.
Fifth-seeded Sorana Cirstea beat American Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif.
Svetlana Romashina won her third gold medal of the Barcelona world championships, winning the synchronized swimming solo. Romashina easily took the top spot with 97.340 points, increasing her career haul to 13 world championship golds dating to 2005.
Qualifying medalist Jim Liu advanced to the second round of the match play in the U.S. Junior Amateur in Truckee, Calif., beating Matthew Lowe with a birdie on the 19th hole.
The 17-year-old, the 2010 champion and 2012 runner-up from Smithtown, N.Y., needed the extra hole to finish off Lowe, from Farmingdale, N.Y., after losing the 18th with a bogey.
Former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian is wrapping up an 11-day stay in a San Diego-area hospital after suffering artery blockages and having a pacemaker installed.
The 82-year-old coach's son, Danny Tarkanian, said they were set to leave the Hospital in La Jolla on Wednesday.
He planned to return to his San Diego-area condominium, a part-time home where he receives in-house nursing care.
"He's doing well and we're glad to get him back home," said the younger Tarkanian.
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Evan Rachel Wood
- late 1980s
Welcome, Evan
Wood's father David (a theater director) and mother Sara (an actress) put their baby daughter in his productions. "Once I was old enough to walk and talk, I was pushed out on stage, and I just kind of did it ever since," she tells the Los Angeles Times in 2005. "It wasn't until I was about 9 or some thing that I realized that this was a really special thing I was getting to do and I wanted to keep doing it." In 1995, she appears in the supernatural series, American Gothic.
- 1997
Once and Again
After her parents' divorce, Wood moves to L.A. with her mother, where she is cast as Billy Campbell's daughter (right) on the ABC drama, Once and Again. As Jessie, Wood tackles an eating disorder and an attraction to a female classmate. "I remember the first episode I directed after the pilot," the show's producer Marshall Herskovitz tells Newsweek. "There was a scene where she had to break down and cry. I'm sitting there watching her in the monitor, and I started to cry. That was the first time in 25 years of directing that I cried on the set." After three seasons, the critically acclaimed series is cancelled due to low ratings.
- 1998
Feature Debut
Wood, 11, makes her feature debut as a girl who befriends a mentally handicapped Kevin Bacon in Digging to China (left). In the coming years, she appears with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic and Cate Blanchett in Ron Howard's The Missing. "I think she is scarily good," Andrew Niccol, who directed her in S1m0ne, tells the Los Angeles Times. "The great thing about Evan is that there is an intelligence behind her eyes. There is something going on. The thing about her is, I don't know where she gets it from. She has amazing maturity."
- 2003
"I put it down. I was afraid of it for a while because of the subject matter. It was so intense," Wood tells the Los Angeles Times of reading the screenplay for Thirteen, in which she plays a teen who changes overnight from polite girl-next-door to having sex, shoplifting and doing drugs. "I had never really done anything like that. I phoned my agent and, right then, I said, 'I have to do this movie.'" The film, which also stars Holly Hunter and Nikki Reed (right), introduces Wood to a larger audience of critics and indie film directors.
- 2005
Switching Gears
Wood plays Joan Allen's youngest daughter in The Upside of Anger with Keri Russell and Erika Christensen (right). "It was nice to play a sane girl for a change, nice to have this sweet film to balance everything out, because everybody thinks I just go for extreme roles," Wood tells L.A.'s Daily News.
Ringing Bell
Wood appears in Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" music video alongside Billy Elliott star Jamie Bell (left). They begin dating, and step out together as a couple at the premiere of 2005's King Kong. "I think Jamie is awesome. And it's even better when you know him because he's just a completely different person on screen," Wood says.
- 2006
The Real Mean Girl
In Pretty Persuasion, Wood plays a 15-year-old mischievous vixen who frames a teacher for sexual harassment. L.A.'s Daily News says the film makes Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams' Mean Girls "look like a Girl Scout Jamboree," while the New York Times says Wood "is a screen monster worthy to stand beside Suzanne Stone, Nicole Kidman's fame-obsessed television weather reporter in To Die For."
Running with Scissors
Alongside Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow, Wood plays the bold daughter of an eccentric psychotherapist in the film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' bestselling memoir Running with Scissors. Of playing another dark teen, she tells Newsweek, "There are plenty of movies about teens and proms. That's what I want to shy away from, to show there's many more levels."
- 2007
Dating Marilyn Manson
Weeks after Marilyn Manson, 38, files for divorce from Dita Von Teese, 34, Wood, 19, is linked to the rocker. Sources tell PEOPLE that their relationship was a factor in Manson's divorce. "I've found my double, my twin," Manson tells France's Le Parisien newspaper. "She's l9 and certainly that's very young, but that's not a problem for me." Wood, who appears in Manson's "Heart-Shaped Glasses" music video (inset), tells the British edition of Elle that he is "lovely, really human and just amazing. It may surprise you just how healthy and loving our relationship is."
Belting Beatles Tunes
Wood sings Beatles hits in the musical drama set during the Vietnam War protests in Across the Universe with Jim Sturgess (right). "The hardest part is singing live and acting at the same time," Wood, who sings "If I Fell" in the film, tells USA Today. "You have to show emotion and sing the song well. These are the most well-loved songs, so you don't want to disappoint." Director Julie Taymor adds: "She's the best young actress out there...she has been doing this since she was a child. She's like an old-time movie star."
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BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): ABC; Everett Collection; Twentieth Century; Everett Collection; Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagic; Alan Markfield/Samuel Goldwyn Films; Everett Collection; Stefan Trautmann/WENN; Revolution Studios
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- Evan Rachel Wood
- Date of Birth
- September 07, 1987
- Birth Place
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Relationships
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Marilyn Manson, ex-fiancé (2006 to 2010; off and on)
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It was interesting to read the recent Berkeley Independent headline that stated County Council Power Shift Tops 2013 News.
While we certainly agree that the shift in the makeup of council was significant for Berkeley County citizens, the article did not adequately explain why the more conservative makeup of council was significant. As we are now at the one-year mark since the shift, we thought it an opportune time to deliver a progress report. In this report we will address the recently passed county budget and will follow with updates on our open government initiatives and public safety initiatives in the coming weeks.
In order to ensure that this years budget deliberation was a more open and inclusive process than in the past, we hosted more budget workshops and encouraged more participation than weve had in many years.
We even extended the budget deadline an additional six weeks to accommodate council members requests for additional information. While most members were actively engaged with suggestions and input, a few opted not to engage, but it is our hope that as trust continues to build, so will involvement.
What was the end result? In order to answer that question, you may need a brief primer on how the county budget process works.
It starts off with the Supervisor presenting his recommended budget to Council, at which point it becomes Councils obligation under state law to review and amend (if necessary) the budget so that it best serves the interest of county and its citizens.
Not reviewing the budget and thus simply rubberstamping the Supervisors budget is an outright abdication of Councils responsibility. Also under state law, county budgets have to be balanced and despite recent articles stating the contrary, every budget has been balanced in Berkeley County for over 30 years. As such, any budget changes be it a tax cut, capital purchase or new employee has to be offset by a subsequent cut in spending. The budget review is rarely an enjoyable or easy process but in the end it was worth the effort as it resulted in a budget that is consistent with the conservative values of Berkeley County and its citizens. Here are some highlights:
A tax cut! Council raised the amount of the property tax credit given back to taxpayers from 71 to 80 percent. Berkeley County was the only local entity in the region (including all cities, counties and school boards) to approve a tax cut.
County employees received a cost of living adjustment. This 3 percent increase took effect Jan. 1 and is the first pay raise that county employees have received in six years. It was naturally impossible to give raises to employees during the depths of the recession and so we appreciate their patience and loyalty.
The budget initiated a replacement program for police cruisers and ambulances. Our emergency vehicle fleet is one of the oldest and most dilapidated in the state, to the extent that ambulances were breaking down with patients on board and we were risking the safety of our sheriffs deputies. We did not simply replace vehicles but initiated a replacement cycle that will not only increase safety but over time it will save the county money. This year alone we replaced 15 cruisers and 3 ambulances.
Seven new detention center officers will be hired. The taxpayers funded a $10 million expansion of our detention center but to date the county has not provided an adequate number detention center officers to run even the old facility.
Put money aside to reopen the Goose Creek Satellite Office. Closing this office was short sighted. While it allegedly saved the county $50,000 in expenses, it actually cost the citizens of Goose Creek, Hanahan, Sangaree and Daniel Island 10 times that figure in additional travel expenses.
In summary, the budget increased and improved the level of county services provided to our citizens and decreased the price we charge for them.
We are off to a strong start and we have much work left to do but we look forward to continuing this momentum into 2014. With the current council in place Berkeley Countys future looks brighter than ever.
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Name: Brett Hileman
School: Hollidaysburg
Age: 18
Grade: Senior
Sport: Baseball
Athlete of the week achievement: Hileman was the MVP of the Altoona Curve Classic in leading the Golden Tigers to three victories and the title.
Season update: Hileman went 5-for-11 with a double, triple and five runs scored. He pitched twice in relief, facing 13 batters, striking out seven and allowing one hit, no runs and no walks in the tournament.
Coach Jon Szynal's quote: "Brett played great defense this past weekend. He made some big-time plays - he made an outstanding throw from short-center to get a guy at home - and he closed out two of our games. He throws the ball well and hustles on the basepaths. He's everything you want in a player.''
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Smiach
Favorite subject: Trigonometry
Favorite movie: "Moneyball''
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite song: "Cruise'' by Florida Georgia Line
Outside interests: Hunting and fishing
Favorite professional team: Green Bay Packers
Favorite college team: University of Pittsburgh
Pro athlete most admired: Jose Reyes
Best athlete I ever played with: Nate Pope
Best athlete I ever competed against: Bishop Guilfoyle's Jextin Pugh
Most influential person on my athletic career: "My family and all of my coaches.''
Proudest athletic achievement: Getting a Division 1 baseball scholarship from Pittsburgh
How I got my start in baseball: "I played Little League when I was 5 in Williamsburg.''
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Football Student-Athletes Honored on All-MAC Teams
A total of 13 Ball State football student-athletes were honored on the All-Mid-American Conference teams, which are voted on by the league's 13 head coaches.
Zane Fakes (tight end), Jordan Hansel (offensive line), Jonathan Newsome (defensive end) and Willie Snead (wide receiver) were named to the All-MAC First Team.
Jahwan Edwards (running back), Jeffery Garrett (defensive back), Ben Ingle (linebacker), Nathan Ollie (defensive line), Jamill Smith (kickoff return specialist) and Keith Wenning (quarterback) received All-MAC Second Team honors, while Smith was also named to the third team as a wide receiver and a punt return specialist.
Jacob Richard (offensive line), Jordan Williams (wide receiver) and Scott Secor (placekicker) were named to the third team.
Fakes was named to the first team for a second straight season after tallying 37 catches for 382 yards and two touchdowns in the regular season. He has started 11 games in 2013 and 39 games in his career. Fakes, who earned his bachelor's degree prior to the season and spent the fall working on his master's degree, had a season high eight catches for a season high 96 yards at Northern Illinois.
Hansel, who has started 11 games this season and 38 in his career, anchored an offensive line that blocked for record setting seasons by Wenning, Snead and Edwards. Hansel and Richard, who started all 12 games at center, helped Ball State rank 17th in the nation for fewest sacks allowed with an average of 1.17 per game. Hansel was honored on the All-MAC First Team after being named to the third team a year ago.
Newsome, who was a three-time MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week, has started 11 games in 2013 and 21 in his two seasons at Ball State after transferring from Ohio State. Newsome ranked sixth for the Cardinals with 57 total tackles, while leading the team with 11 tackles for loss and eight sacks on the season. He was named to the first team after being honored on the All-MAC Second Team in 2012.
Snead managed 97 catches for 1,429 yards with 14 receiving touchdowns on the season, while starting all 12 games. He ranks fourth in the nation in receiving yards, receiving yards per game (119.1) and receiving touchdowns while ranking eighth in the latest NCAA statistics in receptions per game with an 8.1 average. Snead broke the Ball State record for single-season receiving yards and his 2013 total ranks sixth on the all-time MAC charts. His 97 catches rank third in a single season in Ball State history, while his 14 TD catches set a new Ball State standard. Snead was named to the All-MAC First Team for a second straight season.
Edwards rushed for 964 yards on 184 carries with 13 touchdowns in the regular season. He set the Ball State career record for rushing touchdowns (38) and total touchdowns (38) as a junior in 2013. Edwards rushed for 100 or more yards three times in 2013 and his 11 career games with 100 or more yards ties for fourth on Ball State's all-time chart. Edwards was selected to the All-MAC Second Team for a second straight season.
Garrett tallied 49 tackles with a team high five interceptions plus tallied two fumble recoveries during the regular season. Ingle leads the Cardinals with 105 tackles plus added 3.5 tackles for loss and one interception in 2013. Ollie tallied 67 tackles, nine tackles for loss, three sacks and one fumble recovery in the 2013 regular season. Ollie was named to the second team after receiving third team honors from the MAC in 2012.
Smith tallied nine punt returns for 84 yards and 23 kickoff returns for 609 yards plus tallied 63 catches for 855 yards and eight touchdowns. He was named to the All-MAC First Team last season as a wide receiver, while also earning third team honors as a punt return and kick return specialist.
Wenning set nearly every passing record in Ball State history after completing 296-of-454 passes for 3,933 yards with 34 touchdowns and only six interceptions in the regular season. He set the school standard for touchdown passes in a game with six in the regular season finale vs. Miami University, while matching his career high with 445 passing yards against the RedHawks. He set the Ball State single season record for passing yards, touchdown passes, and 300-yard passing games in a season (9). Wenning also owns the Ball State career records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass completions and pass attempts. He earned second team honors after being named to the third team a year ago.
Secor has connected on 17-of-21 field goals this season with a long of 47 yards. He has made 11 straight field goals, tying for the second longest streak in school history. Secor made kicks of 27 and 29 yards in the regular season finale to improve to 16-of-17 on attempts of 45 yards or less this season.
Williams tallied 68 catches for 1,016 yards with 10 touchdowns in the 2013 regular season. Williams and Wenning connected on scoring plays of 72 and 75 yards in the regular season finale vs. Miami University, and the 75-yard play was the longest passing touchdown of the season for the Cardinals. Williams has had two touchdown catches in three games in 2013.
Ball State, under the direction of head coach Pete Lembo, completed the 2013 regular season with a 10-2 overall record and a 7-1 mark in the MAC. The Cardinals have won at least 10 games in a season for only the third time in their 89 years of football and are awaiting an invitation to play in their second straight bowl game and fourth in seven years.


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PITTSBURGH - The following are the highlights and lowlights from the Steelers' 34-24 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday at Heinz Field:
Play of the game: With San Diego leading, 20-3, in the third quarter, Pittsburgh tried to run a bubble screen to Antonio Brown from its own 8-yard line. Ben Roethlisberger's backward throw hit tight end David Paulson and bounced into the end zone. The Chargers' Quentin Jammer recovered the ball for a touchdown.
Offensive player of the game: San Diego receiver Danario Alexander caught seven passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns.
Defensive player of the game: Chargers safety Eric Weddle recorded five tackles and two passes defensed.
Most telling statistic: The Chargers held the ball for 36 minutes, 45 seconds to Pittsburgh's 23:14.
Hidden statistic: Nine of the Steelers' 14 drives lasted for four plays or less.
Best pass: Roethlisberger found Mike Wallace, who had a step on Jammer, on a 40-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter for one of the Steelers' few highlights.
Worst pass: Roethlisberger threw one directly to Chargers linebacker Bront Bird while forcing a throw over the middle to Emmanuel Sanders in the fourth quarter.
Best run: The Chargers' Ronnie Brown blasted up through the middle for a 17-yard run to the Steelers' 12-yard line on a third-and-13 play in the third quarter.
Best catch(es): Chargers tight end Antonio Gates made a one-handed stab of a Philip Rivers pass in the fourth quarter. Alexander went high over Steelers cornerback Josh Victorian for a 15-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Dropped pass: Wallace missed a deep throw from Roethlisberger in the second quarter.
Best block: San Diego left tackle Kevin Haslam went downfield to take out Ryan Clark and Larry Foote on a 13-yard reception by Micheal Spurlock in the fourth quarter.
Missed block: Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey allowed San Diego linebacker Demorrio Williams to deliver a big hit on Roethlisberger in the first quarter.
Best tackle: Weddle, with the help of linebacker Shaun Phillips, stopped Wallace for no gain on an end-around in the first quarter.
Best hit: Pittsburgh's Brett Keisel and Clark sandwiched San Diego running back Ryan Mathews after a 7-yard run in the third quarter.
Missed tackle: Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons was no help on Ronnie Brown's 17-yard run in the third quarter.
Best coverage: Chargers cornerback Antoine Cason knocked away a second-quarter throw near the sideline to Wallace.
Worst coverage: Pittsburgh cornerback Curtis Brown was called for illegal contact and allowed a 39-yard touchdown pass from Rivers to Alexander on the same play in the second quarter.
Best kick: Kicker Nick Novak got the Chargers off on the right foot by drilling a 51-yard field goal in the first quarter.
Worst kick: Steelers punter Drew Butler shanked a 32-yarder in the second quarter that traveled from the Steelers' 14-yard line to the 46.
Best return: Spurlock took back a punt 21 yards, from the San Diego 43 to the Pittsburgh 36, in the second quarter.
Costliest penalty(ies): Back-to-back offside calls on Troy Polamalu and James Harrison in the first quarter gave the Chargers a first down and put them in position for Novak's first field goal.
Best decision: San Diego, with nothing to lose at 4-8, ran a fake punt on fourth-and-2 at its own 28-yard line at the end of the third quarter, and Weddle took a direct snap and gained 4 yards.
Worst decision: The Steelers ran Isaac Redman up the middle on fourth-and-1 at their own 47 with two minutes left in the second quarter. The Chargers stopped him for no gain and kicked a field goal a few plays later.
Best effort: Rivers wasn't spectacular, but he didn't make any mistakes and threw three touchdown passes.
Worst effort: Antonio Brown should have fallen on the ball or kicked it out of the end zone on the botched bubble screen in the third quarter.
Unsung hero: San Diego punter Mike Scifres pinned the Steelers inside their own 20-yard line on five of his seven punts.
Challenges: San Diego coach Norv Turner successfully challenged a reception by Pittsburgh's Jerricho Cotchery in the fourth quarter. On review, Cotchery didn't maintain possession of the catch.


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What I mean is that, after years of being tormented by the liberal spirits in Barbara Walters's mansion, Hasselbeck probably feels she has died and gone to heaven.
As The View's sole conservative voice, Hasselbeck was the ready target of jokes and parodies in the media (most notably by Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live). But her problem was never really political.
Awkwardly declamatory, she is not the most naturally articulate spokeswoman for any party or for any position to right (or left) of center. And she doesn't have a spontaneous sense of humor to ease her way and disarm adversaries.
Those factors put her and kept her at a disadvantage on a panel of zinger-proud women with strong backgrounds in comedy – and never more so than when she tried to sustain any kind of debate against the also-departing, very funny Joy Behar (who if anything is too comfortable throwing out her political opinions) or former moderator Rosie O'Donnell (with whom she warred in a clash so heated it earned a rarely seen split-screen).
Watching Hasselbeck trying to interject her particular point into the crossfire was like watching a fawn considering whether and when to dash across a highway.
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Kelly Ripa never has these dramas.
To be fair to Hasselbeck, she doesn't get nearly enough credit as the most successful graduate of CBS's Survivor, where she managed to make a head bandana into a statement of style and sportiness, the wilderness equivalent of Jennifer Aniston hair. That was more than a decade ago. And she isn't going away.
If The View producers want to find a new conservative voice for the show, they should start scouring comedy clubs for female standup comedians who voted for Mitt Romney.
They will search between now and forever.


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When Bethenny Frankel filed for divorce in December, she vowed to herself – and to fans – that she and Jason Hoppy would keep their split amicable.
But it didn't take long for their situation to devolve. Now, months later, the duo, who are parents to daughter Bryn, 3, are still living together in the same N.Y.C. apartment – even as they continue to hash out their differences in court.
"My living situation is very, very stressful," Frankel, 41, tells PEOPLE in the new issue, on stands Friday. "I don't think it's very healthy for anyone involved. It's very upsetting. You just have to endure it."
But because it hasn't been decided who will get the home, they both have a right to live there and so they do.
Hoppy (who declined to comment for the story) has also continued wearing his wedding ring in public, a decision that Frankel finds both irksome and baffling. "It's an interesting choice," she says, diplomatically. "And I don't understand it."
Now, as Frankel and Hoppy continue to argue over assets, custody (they're both asking for primary custody of Bryn) and the rights to the home, Frankel says they're artfully avoiding each other and focusing their attention on their daughter.
"I can't believe I don't get to be with her every day," Frankel says. "And yet, when we were together, all three of us, the dynamic wasn't good. It wasn't healthy. That energy wasn't good for her to be around."
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ViaCyte was awarded a $10.1 million Strategic Partnership Award from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to support IND filing and initial clinical evaluation of an implantable cell therapy for treating diabetes. Clinical trials are projected to start in 2014.
The product, VC-01, comprises stem cell-derived pancreatic beta cell progenitors housed in a macroencapsulation device, which when implanted under the skin of a diabetes patient is expected to produce insulin and other factors that control the disease. ViaCyte has previously a number of CIRM grants to support VC-01, including a $20 million Disease Team Award in 2009.
The firm says its Encaptra® drug delivery system that houses the beta cell progenitors is retrievable, non-biodegradable and vascularizing, and enables implanted pancreatic progenitor cells to survive and differentiate into functioning islet cells. Manufactured from FDA compliant implant grade materials the device is designed to eliminate the need for continuous immunosuppressant drugs, and optimized to allow the release of in response to the recipient's blood glucose.
ViaCyte's current incarnation of VC-01 is based on differentiated human embryonic stem cells, (hESCs). The firm has, however, also established collaborations with experts in the field of induced pluripotent stem cells, and is working on applying its differentiation technology to iPSCs as an alternative to hESCs.
Stem cell therapeutics firm bluebird bio today separately announced winning a $9.3 million Strategic Partnership Award by CIRM, to support further development of a stem cell-based gene therapy for treating β-thalassemia.
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quote: I notice that allot of the people here who do comment pro or con on these things just assume that people live in a large metro area and have short commutes. That explains why so many people are so pro EV, they just assume that their situation is typical.
quote: What I am surprised at is that you don't point out what I think is obvious here, 16 years, 13 years to a breakeven point? Are you kidding me?
quote: Normally these people have not one iota of real world engineering knowledge and yet they would want to keep a car (16 years) supposedly long after the ultimate battery makes it's appearance? Right.


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The College has instituted certain affirmative action hiring procedures. Special attention will be paid to the following: definition of positions; advertising and other means of creating the widest pool of candidates; assessment during the search of the adequacy of representation in the pool; close attention to the decisions as to whom to interview; and substantial consideration of our objectives in the decision to offer the position.
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