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For the last month, thousands of You're the Cure advocates have signed our petition to say, "I won't stop fighting for NIH". We cannot wait to deliver all of these names this week when 20 advocates meet with their members of Congress. However, your fight does not end here....
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With terms like continuing resolutions, sequester and budget cuts, federal funding for medical research conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can be very confusing (check out our latest blog post for more details!). Fortunately, the way to influence lawmakers is simple. As a You're...
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West Ham United 1 Everton 2: Yakubu's sweet strike helps Toffees to crack Hammers
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The last game of the Eggert Magnusson regime at West Ham ended last night with a moment that would have provoked that familiar, Edvard Munch's The Scream-like pose, for the Icelander. A terrible mix-up between Robert Green and Danny Gabbidon in the dying minutes handed victory to Everton, which allowed them to progress into the last four of the League Cup for the first time in almost 20 years.
Magnusson had dreamt of bringing glory and trophies to the Hammers and if they eventually do come it will be without him. He has now gone and may have been relieved to miss the moment when Gabbidon, back-pedalling to reach a long punt, headed through Green's hands. That allowed Ayegbeni Yakubu to poke the ball gleefully into the unguarded net for his 11th goal of the season and confirm that Everton's unbeaten run of matches had also extended to 11.
"Feed the Yak and he will score," sang the visiting fans. For West Ham there simply wasn't enough "Yaketty-yak" from their two players.
The West Ham manager, Alan Curbishley, felt the blame lay elsewhere, claiming that the referee, Mark Halsey, had a "torrid game", failing to pick up on fouls, including one in the build-up to the winning goal. "I was very disappointed with his performance," Curbishley complained but that verdict really belonged to Freddie Ljungberg, who had the kind of forgettable match that will make West Ham wince at his eye-watering wages.
The Swede is edging himself back to fitness, as is Dean Ashton, but both were risked here because of what was at stake. West Ham held the early ascendancy, confirmed when Carlton Cole scored, taking advantage of leaden defending by Joseph Yobo to reach Lucas Neill's long ball forward and easily round a startled Tim Howard. They should have pushed on but did not, another indictment of Curbishley's conservatism.
Instead, Everton carved out opportunities with Neill, twice, escaping penalty appeals from Steven Pienaar while Green was fortunate when he pushed out a cross from the South African, straight through Tim Cahill's legs. But Pienaar would not be denied. He cleverly created space from Lee Carsley's pass and squared for Leon Osman to sweep in the equaliser.
Twice Yakubu almost broke through before he finally did as extra time loomed. "We are not getting carried away," said Moyes, mindful that Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal are still in the frame. "They were the better side," admitted Curbishley, even if they needed that late gift to secure victory.
West Ham United (4-4-2): Green; Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney; Ljungberg, Mullins, Parker, Boa Morte (Reid, 67); Cole (Pantsil, 76), Ashton. Substitutes not used: Wright (gk), Noble, Spector.
Everton (4-1-4-1): Howard; Neville, Jagielka, Yobo, Lescott; Carsley; Arteta, Cahill, Osman, Pienaar; Yakubu. Substitutes not used: Wessels (gk), Hibbert, Johnson, Gravesen, Anichebe.
Referee: M Halsey (Lancashire).
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A Son Who Forgives His Dad for Intentionally Giving Him AIDSJen_Chaney
Imagine growing up with the HIV virus. Now imagine living with the knowledge that you have the disease because your father intentionally gave it to you when you were an infant.
That's been the reality for Brryan Jackson, who is now 18 and, as the Associated Press reports, graduated yesterday from his high school in St. Charles, Mo. Jackson is coping well physically with his disease — doctors say he is in good health and is now down to taking five medications daily, a significant decrease from what he once had to consume. He's also managed to do something few people would have the strength to do: forgive his father for secretly injecting him with a syringe filled with HIV-tainted blood when he was just 11-months-old.
The story goes like this. Brryan's mother checked him into a St. Louis hospital back in 1992 because the boy was suffering from asthma. During that visit, Brian Stewart — Brryan's father and a man who made his living as a phlebotomist, someone who draws blood from patients — allegedly convinced Jackson's mom to leave the room , then inserted the syringe into his son's skin while she was gone. By 1996, the child was near death and doctors finally diagnosed him with AIDS. Initially, they could not determine how he got the disease but it didn't take long for them to start looking into the connection between the illness and Brryan's father.
During a1998 trial in the case, prosecutors contended that Stewart, who was not married to Jackson's mother Jennifer, wanted to give his son HIV so he could get the family out of his life and no longer pay child support. A jury found Stewart guilty of first-degree assault, for which he is still serving a life sentence. At his sentencing the judge told him: "I believe when God finally calls you, you are going to burn in hell from here to eternity."
Brryan does not talk to his father, and he changed his name to its current, unconventional spelling in order to distance himself from his dad. But, as he tells an AP reporter, he does forgive him for what he did: "God wants us to forgive people … Am I going to make myself as low as he is? … I've got to be the better person."
It's pretty remarkable for a child to not only survive such unspeakable circumstances, but to apparently become a better person because of them. I'd like to say that I, too, could forgive if I walked in his shoes, but I know the truth: I couldn't. No way.
Clearly Brryan understands that living well is not only the best revenge in this situation, but his only option, and a way to teach other people how important it is to forgive and move on. I admire him for it, and I congratulate his mother for raising a child who not only overcame death but, with his current work as an advocate for AIDS education, is devoting his life to serving as an example for others.
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Part of downtown Albuquerque was closed off for hours while a bomb squad investigated a suspicious backpack left outside of a post office early Sunday.
Investigators said the bag was found outside a post office off of 5th Avenue and Gold Street about 3 a.m. Sunday.
Bomb squad investigators searched the bag and found it was full of trash.
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Bird control spike
A bird control spike, also known as an anti-roosting spike[1] or roost modification, is a device consisting of long, needle-like rods used for bird control. They can be attached to building ledges, street lighting, and commercial signage to prevent wild or feral birds from perching or roosting. Birds can produce large quantities of unsightly and unhygienic feces,and some birds have very loud calls that can be inconvenient for nearby residents, especially at night. As a result, bird control spikes are used to deter these birds without causing them harm or killing them.
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Bird control deterrent spikes are normally around 1 foot (30 cm) long, and work by reducing the area available for birds to land on. This forces larger varieties of birds, such as seagulls, pigeons, and crows to land elsewhere. As the birds do not come into contact with the spikes, the birds get stabbed slightly and usually unharmed. As a result, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) recommends bird control spikes for deterring pigeons from gardens.[2]
Described as "the most effective (type of) stand-alone bird deterrent",[1] bird control spikes can be placed along ledges, walls, on top of commercial signage, closed circuit television cameras and in rain gutters, in order to prevent birds from perching on the surfaces. Bird control spikes are most common in city centres and coastal areas, where feral birds are more common and more likely to come into conflict with humans.[3] In addition, killing or harming birds without a valid reason is illegal in some areas; for example the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in the United Kingdom forbids killing wild birds that are not causing serious damage to property or posing a serious risk to human health, which puts pressure on authorities and landowners to find non-lethal bird control methods.[4]
As well as being used to control wild birds, bird control spikes see limited use in preventing larger climbing animals such as squirrels, raccoons and snakes from crossing an area.
Some bird control deterrent spikes are electrified, using the same principle as an electric fence to increase effectiveness, and the distress call of the shocked bird can frighten others in the area. However, such devices cause unnecessary harm to birds, and are therefore illegal in some areas, such as the United Kingdom.[5] Sharp-tipped bird control spikes are illegal in much of the rest of the world,[5] and are unsuitable for areas which are regularly accessible for humans. As a result, some companies manufacture special blunted spikes for use where sharp spikes are dangerous or illegal. However, the blunt spikes are less effective at deterring birds, and cannot block climbing animals.[5]
The spikes can become clogged by leaves, debris and bird feathers. If left unchecked, this can allow birds to perch easily on top. In addition, spikes can make buildings appear less attractive or untidy, especially landmark buildings.[6] In these cases, other methods of control must be used. The only reliable bird control methods are barriers that do not allow the birds to be in an area or on a surface. Netting and mesh exclude or totally block birds from unwanted areas. Low current electric barrier will protect any surface or ledge from unwanted birds nesting, roosting, or loafing. Because spikes attract small birds or pigeons nesting right into the spikes by adding nesting debris, twigs, and grass it is advisable to start with netting and low current barriers because these methods always work.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Defender Anti-Roosting Pigeon Spikes - PCRC". Pigeon Control Resource Centre. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Feral Pigeon Deterrents". RSPB. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Gulls and People". RSPB. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2006-02-23.
- ^ "Gulls and the Law". RSPB. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ a b c J. Bishop; H. McKay; D. Parrott; J. Allan (December 2003). Review of international research literature regarding the effective of auditory bird scaring techniques and potential alternatives (PDF). DEFRA. Retrieved 2006-02-23.
- ^ Douglas, James (2006). Building Adaptation (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0-7506-6667-6.


text: From the Jackson Hole News and Guide Lawyer accuses Lodge Co.of downplaying river risk.A jury in Cheyenne will decide whether Grand Teton Lodge Co. is responsible for the deaths of three tourists during a rafting trip on the Snake River in June 2006.A group of people from the East Coast, including relatives of the three who died and other raft passengers, sued the company in federal court in May 2008 over a trip that turned deadly when a raft carrying 12 passengers and a guide hit a log and capsized. John and Elizabeth Rizas, of Beaufort, S.C., and Linda Clark, of Shreveport, La., died. Others suffered hypothermia and injuries.Mel Orchard, lawyer for the plaintiffs, told the jury in opening arguments Tuesday that the Lodge Co.was responsible for downplaying the danger of river rafting to encourage people to book the trip. The excursion launched from Deadman's Bar in Grand Teton National Park."The reason we're here is that this company doesn't think that it has any obligation to tell people the truth about the river," Orchard told the five-woman, three-man jury. "They don't think they have to do it. Had they told the truth, they would have had empty boats."Orchard showed photos of the people who lost their lives and indicated that many of their family members were in the courtroom. Plaintiffs contend they were told the trip would be safe."The magnitude of this loss, we believe you will find, justifies a verdict award that will manifest justice," Orchard told the jury.Maryjo Falcone, lawyer for the Lodge Co., told the jury the deaths were a tragic accident, but one for which no one is to blame.Falcone said a "perfect storm" of events came together to cause the logjam that blocked the river channel. By the next morning, she said, the logjam was gone."Because that's how quick, that's how fast conditions can change on that river," Falcone said.Falcone said that contrary to what the plaintiffs want the jury to believe, the day of the accident wasn't a particularly dangerous day on the Snake.Peak spring flows on the Snake River generally range between 9,000 cubic feet per second and 22,000 cfs, Falcone said. She said the flows on the day of the accident were 7,481 cfs and that the National Park Service hadn't issued any warnings about conditions.Falcone emphasized the Park Service concluded the accident was caused by a "change in channel conditions." She said the agency found no sign of recklessness or inattention by the guide.Johnson granted requests this summer from Vail Resorts Inc., a parent company of the Lodge Co., and Tauck World Discovery, a travel company based in Norwalk, Conn., to be dismissed as defendants.The federal lawsuit parallels one filed by the brother and sister-in-law of one of the deceased in the 9th District Court in Jackson. That case is still pending; a trial date hasn't been set.Ninth District Court Judge Nancy Guthrie also granted Vail Resorts' request to be removed from the lawsuit in August, though Tauck is still included in the state litigation.a trial began tuesday in which a jury will decide whether grand teton Lodge co. is responsible for the deaths of three tourists during a 2006 rafting trip on the snake river in grand teton national Park.


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The U.S. Geological Survey said it was a shallow quake, only 11.2 miles deep and centered 33 miles north of Ottawa.
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The Leica S2 is a completely new digital SLR camera system, offering a 37 megapixel, 30x45mm sensor that's 56% larger than full size 35mm. Designed from scratch in consultation with professional photographers, the Leica S2 does not use a conventional medium format or 35mm platform. The S2' bespoke Kodak CCD sensor has enabled the Leica designers to produce the smallest camera in its class, sitting between the Canon EOS 5D and 1Ds Mk III DSLRs in size. The Leica "MAESTRO" image processor developed with Fujitsu specifically for the LEICA S2, allows the camera´s lenses, firmware and sensor to function at their optimum, producing market leading processing time and the highest level of picture quality with minimal energy output. Nine new lenses will be developed for the new Leica S-system.
Update 1: We have a gallery of 20 photos of the Leica S2 and assorted lenses, including an exclusive side-by-side comparison of Leica's new DSLR with a Canon EOS 5D, and we've also posted our initial impressions of using the S2.
Update 2: Find out why the S2 is not called the S1, which parts of the S2 have been developed exclusively by Leica, and if the R10 will ever see the light of day - just click the continue link below…
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We've had the opportunity to try out the Leica S2 digital SLR with the Summarit-S 70mm f/2.5 standard lens mounted. We've taken 20 photographs of the new S2 for you, including what may well be the world's first comparison shots with a Canon EOS 5D, so that you can get a more accurate idea of the size of the new Leica. What might not be so readily apparent in these pictures is the incredibly robust build quality of the S2 – it seemed almost indestructible.
In terms of handling, the Leica S2 sits very comfortably in the hand thanks to its large, rubberised grip and ergonomic DSLR-like design. The viewfinder is among the best we've ever seen, huge and bright for precise framing and focusing. The auto-focus was pleasingly fast for the dim lighting, while the mirror slap was quite loud, just as you would expect from such a big mirror, and was accompanied by a whining motor sound. The Leica S2 has dual memory card slots for Compact Flash and SD/SDHC.
The user interface of the Leica S2 is radically different to that of most SLRs. The handling relies heavily on "soft menus" instead of a lot of external controls, which will require some getting used to but looks like it could very easily become second nature to anyone using the S2 on a regular basis. Apart from four large, unmarked buttons on the back of the camera, there's only a command wheel and a conventional shutter speed dial, but after a bit of practice one finds that changing settings on the fly is actually quite straightforward.
There is no clear indication of the price of the Leica S2 or the lenses, but the company's representative has told us the pricing will be "competitive" for the segment the new system intends to compete in when it's launched in Summer 2009.
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At a press conference held on the 24th September 10am CET at Photokina, Leica shed some more light on the new S system they announced the day before. Mr Andreas Kaufmann, CEO of Leica Camera AG, reminded the assembled press that as early as 1996, Leica already had a product called the S1, which was a 40-megapixel scanning camera that "had no equal in resolution, dynamic range and colour depth". While that model never went into serial production, it can still be considered something of a milestone, and by calling the new system camera the S2, Leica are apparently trying to emphasise the continued tradition of breaking new ground in the top end of the market.
Kaufmann referred to the S2 and the new S system in general as "the best-kept secret Leica ever had", a project internally codenamed 'Afrika', derived from the acronym 'AFR' for AutoFocus single lens Reflex'. He was keen on stressing that the new camera and lenses were developed - and will continue to be produced - in Germany, and that the new body was "smaller and lighter than all comparable competitors' medium format cameras". And while the sensor is sourced from Kodak and the image processor from Fujitsu Microelectronics, the autofocus system has been developed by Leica themselves, "from the ground up".
An interesting feature of the new system is that although there is a focal-plane shutter in the camera body, some of the lenses also have an integrated leaf shutter, in order to enable the photographer to achieve flash synchronisation with high shutter speeds. The company has also made the bold claim that the S-lenses are going to be the new reference points "for the whole camera market", for allegedly providing "maximum contrast, optimal resolution" even when wide open and from their closest focus point to infinity.
Leica officials also talked about their strategic alliance with Phase One, which extends to software, development, marketing, servicing and customer support, effective Summer 2009 (when the market launch of the S system is planned).
On a final note, Kaufmann reassured everyone present at the press conference that more new products were coming, among them a new R system camera, the R10, although no information was given as to its availability, pricing or specifications.
Leica Press Release
Cologne, Germany — September 23, 2008 – Responding to the commercial needs of professional photographers, Leica Camera AG in Solms will introduce the Leica S2 at photokina in Cologne (23rd-28th September 2008), a new digital Leica SLR camera system for professional photographers. A new system concept has been developed, entitled "Made in Solms". For this camera concept, renowned professional photographers have been involved in all parts of the development process. The outcome is a system designed specifically to deliver the fastest, high end resolution work, requiring the minimum of post production. Excellent news for commercial photographers seeking to exceed demanding client expectations in a working time which allows improved income for their talents.
Designed from scratch the new German made camera is ground breaking, as unlike most other pro digital systems, it does not use a conventional medium format or 35mm platform. The LEICA S2 has a sensor size that exceeds the 35 mm format and incorporates many of the advantages of professional systems. The new 37 mega pixels CCD sensor with a breathtaking image resolution will produce images at the top of the professional game for a number of years. In particular, the lenses set new performance benchmarks enabling the sensor to overdeliver per pixel. The pixels are distributed on a sensor 56% larger than full size 35mm.
The compact design and handy metal body is smaller than those of comparative products from different manufacturers. Ergonomic and a pleasure to use, the camera is set to become a professional photographer´s favourite. The camera´s bespoke sensor has enabled the Leica designers to produce the smallest camera in its class.
It´s super modern new and innovative processing technology is twice as quick. The Leica "MAESTRO" image processor developed with Fujitsu specifically for the LEICA S2, allows the camera´s lenses, firmware and sensor to function at their optimum. It produces market leading processing time and the highest level of picture quality with minimal energy output. It enables picture quality and super quick transfer time with minimal energy output.
In spite of the sensor size, the extremely compact body is fully protected against dust and splashes. For this class of camera, the LEICA S2 has a particularly precise and quick autofocus system that makes focusing easier. The large, bright viewfinder makes picture composition easy. Taking many pictures in quick succession is also possible, and there is a high sensitivity setting to use when lighting is problematic.
New lenses designed specially to suit the demands of this format offer unrivalled imaging quality and set new benchmarks for the camera market as a whole. Thus the LEICA S2 lens system meets the needs of professional photographers. The optic calculation incorporates all the factors and requirements of digital technology, meaning that software to correct image artifacts becomes superfluous.
The constant high image quality is present right into the corners of the images, from close up to infinity. Even at wide apertures, maximal contrast, high resolution and detailed colour reproduction are guaranteed. The between-the-lens shutters in some of the system lenses enable lightning fast synchronisation for the quickest possible exposure time. The quick and precise autofocus of the Leica S lenses can be adjusted manually at any time. Like the camera, the lenses are made from metal and come with a weatherproof seal. The lenses are thus particularly robust and protected from dust and dampness.
The LEICA S2 is particularly easy to handle and choosing the settings is pretty much intuitive. Ergonomically designed, the body sits comfortably in the hand whether in vertical or horizontal position. The bright, high-resolution display with quick zoom-in function enables exposures to be seen perfectly even in daylight. The camera concept can be integrated seamlessly into the professional digital workflow.
With Dr. Andreas Kaufmann as its main shareholder, Leica Camera AG is entering a new era. Following in-depth and successful re-structuring, the business can now concentrate on investing in new products. Leica has made a quantum leap in the field of digital technology, enabling it to combine the advantages of highly developed digital technology with the classic Leica values concerning optics, mechanics and optimal image results. The result of this is uncompromising cutting-edge technology; the LEICA S2 is the first to offer all these things to professional digital photographers. The LEICA S system sets the trend for future Leica products in terms of technology and leads the way for future product ideas from Leica Camera AG.
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...The S2' bespoke ''Kodak CCD'' sensor...
...The Leica "MAESTRO" image processor developed with ''Fujitsu'' specifically for the LEICA S2...
Then this is the camera produced for the shake of 9 new S serie lenses.Ok Leica undoubtly the number about Lenses.But they are suley can not stand still without ''the co-operation'' with others.That is why they won't be the number 1 as old days in these news days of photography...
Leica played over the word prestige to make higher profits. They just preserve ''elite'' as long as the elites have money to feed Leica for the toys of money.Cause Leica sprit these below claim shows they lost sprit;
''It is a statement of Leica's continuing pre-eminence in the world of imaging that goes back nearly 100 years. Perhaps that is why our top executives in Germany have compared the announcement of the Leica S2 to the debut of the first Leica, the legendary model A in 1925. That seminal camera did nothing less than redefine 35mm photography in the 20th century and we believe that the Leica S2 may well do the same for DSLR photography in the 21st.''
About redefining, Leica made photography ''public available'' in 1925.This was the revolution. Now they will just prove with the price tag this DSLR redefines ''elite available''. Red dot prestige doesn't came from Monte Carlo's people. It purely came from the real photographers who came from the public not elites.Keep on producing toys for big boys, stick your lenses untill one surpass.
you've got a point there , buddy :)
furthermore , this camera looks rather odd in relation to the R9 . a veritable image capturing apparatus for Darth Vader :)
Sorry can I add here:
Holy Crap!
I don't know whether I like it or detest it.
Sure it's enticingly a Leica - but a Kodak sensor? Why?
Why not develop a decent camera with interchangeable sensor-backing or something so we can have a choice? I'm sure they can do it.
Truly disappointed in Leica to go for the money.
Apple lead the market with the iPod because they were first in defining the 'palm' computer platform with the Newton (but a went faster than the market). As for components, not developing in-house is damn smart, today. Again, taking the iPod as an example, the design is British, the audio is Scottish, the build is Taiwanese. Using the best-of-class wherever it is located and project managing according to a vision is eminently sensible in today's economic climate. I see a clear leader here. Not just because digital allows a complete break from 35mm format nonsense. This product looks angry, looks like investment rather than expense. It is a Leica and this means Legend.
It would be interesting to see this next to the Mamiya ZD. I recall speaking to a Mamiya rep in the past about that, and it was mostly to entice some D-SLR users over to Mamiya, and not as a replacement, nor future direction, for development as a platform.
On the subject of why a Kodak sensor, it is precisely because these are the best made of the two current makers of big sensors (the other company is Dalsa). This particular sensor in the Leica S2 use a 6 µm (micron) pixel size, which is generally considered an optimum size to noise/image quality dimension. While there are smaller pixels in 24x36mm chips, there are (currently) more technical issues to deal with than with larger pixel sizes. Even larger pixel sizes can be more sensitive, though with lower optical capture capability. So the S2 hits a theoretical sweet spot of imaging chips.
Unfortunately, Leica will need lease plans and rental gear availability in order for these to really take off. Without that, there is little incentive to go Leica over Sinar, Leaf, Hasselblad, or PhaseOne. It would be foolish of Leica to expect most of these to go in outright sales to end users.
Ever heard of the iPhone 3G?
A total failure in Japan. Apple shouldn't even have tried it without adding all the features that other phones already have in Japan. But they couldn't do that, because that would mean programming the iPhone to work with those things, which means people in other countries would want it to work that way, so on and so forth.............
Get my drift?
This is a test run for Leica. That much is obvious. They had to. I understand that.
So what's the focal length conversion factor for the new S series lenses? Presumably each gives a wider angle of view than its 35mm equivalent?
The four letter "crap" guy must be a canon engineer =)
Some should learn not to critizise something until results are shown, especially new developments are done.
I guess wow-ing is okay though? I expect good results from it.
Kodak is investing on new sensor technology, so imho it's a good path to follow. Lets wait for the final product results
AA: why would you want one of those interchangeable sensor-backing cameras on this one.
This camera is designed to be portable, to go outdoors, as I see it. Those backs are bulky, and are useless outdoors. The expensive (39,990 USD back only) P65+ is limited to iso 50-800, 1fps. The P45+, to 1/2500 shutter speed... etc etc. Those are only good for studio. They just can't do with the varying light conditions of outdoors shots.
imho this camera isn't designed for for studio lights.
my 2¢
"a 37 megapixel, 30x45mm sensor that's 56% larger than full size 35mm"
THAT isn't a studio camera? Then what is?
Million Dollar, you confuse studio cameras with resolution? You think the 1Ds is a studio camera for its resolution and sensor size?
Studio cameras, at least as I name them, are those cameras designed to be portable enough, not to be limited to be used in a studio.
For ex. the 5D _can_ be used in a studio, but it's not a camera limited to be used in a studio. Its size is portable, and features are really good to be used outdoors.
Phase One cameras in the other hand, suck in features for outdoors. You wouldn't be able to shoot half the shots due to poor lighting.
This Leica camera seems aksi to be portable size, similar to the 5D, and seems to show similar features like other common dslr. That means it's not a camera limited to studio. So why limit this camera by making it 2 times larger due to a silly digital back?
As it is, tt will be good enough for outdoors use even!
lol, sorry, I wrote this wrong: "Studio cameras, at least as I name them, are those cameras designed to be portable enough, not to be limited to be used in a studio."
I meant to write the opposite: Studio cameras, at least as I name them, are those cameras designed not to be portable enough and featureless, limited to be used in a studio, not capbable of general outdoor light shooting
Please consider adding 'share' buttons - would love to share with my Leica friends on Facebook...
Er, high resolution:
you've obviously never seen a Panavision up close. Or on a cameraman's shoulder.
Nothing wrong with interchangeable digital backs.
Portable enough for the layman, may be. Yeah they're trying to fit this into the normal DSLR market with a massive Sensor to bounce them - but who's going to be able to afford this camera? Studio Pros, not the general public.
Lol MDQ, I guess you are right in that there's different limits for each person. A 5D size is my limit since I carry all my gear uphill...
Also very true that few will be able to afford this camera, which is a shame. It's the dream of any outdoors photographer.
If it is a gift from Santa Claus, which one will you guys choose, a full frame or the S2?
jsandjs, by full frame, you mean 35mm? It depends on the features of the S2. The 5D MkII looks very interesting, and we don't have much information on the S2 as of yet, to judge it.
Also, does Santa include lenses in his present? because each lens you buy for the S2 is going to cost you a good salary ;)
high resolution,
Er, yeah. For people who are going to be hogging a camera like this S2, they most likely will not just be walking around with the camera and only a couple of lenses - even then, ever seen them Sports photographers and what they lug around? Come on...... you can't be telling us you're that much of a sissy to not be able to lug a couple of mega-zooms along with this camera and its package? Then why bother? Effort is needed to get the results - capisce?
can we use this 37.5MPto the M8/M8.2?
MDQ, sounds like you are one of those sissies that can't walk more than 1km a day off the studios and thus weight doeszn't matter. Or maybe got a badly paid slave to carry it all for him.
So please refrain from insulting people. When your back already holds 20-30kg luggage, you are walking up a 2500m mountain and appart from that you need to carry gear, it's not fun. 500g camera will always be better than a 2kg one.
And no, I dont' wear megazooms. It's always approaching close and taking a good shot than using a stupid megazoon that will only cause trouble.
Also, I am one of those that believes that my results don't depend on gear only. But hey, you must be one of those people that cannot get decent photos without "best" cameras, I see.
Btw, your Italian sucks. Capisci?
sigh @ clueless people
Aaaaaaaaahahahahahaha only sissies get insulted by such a friendly banter! Can't take a joke? You woman! Oh, you're so sensitive......... hahahahaha!
No, I meant CAPISCE, because you are an IT, not a person, since I've never seen the person. You're just an it on the other end of the internet. Understand? Oh yeah now, that is a slight! How do you feel, slighted?
No, I wasn't being offensive, and I feel sorry for you that you have to take it that way. Typical result of the web since none of us can hear each other's tone.
Also - there is nothing wrong with wanting the best of the best equipment. After all, they make the best, well - I'd like to at least try the best.
As for long zooms - when you can't get in close, what do you do? There is a reason why we make big zooms - because we can't get close like that - especially in capturing the action in sports. Telling me you can run onto the field of play to get the shots? Don't be daft. I'll lug whatever equipment I need to get the shot I want, the way I feel it needs to be captured. Close, medium, wide, macro - whatever - I'll use what's available to get it the way I see fit.
why do these forums always seem to end up as handbags at dawn. Tsk. 'creative types' ;)
"Can't take a joke? You woman! Oh, you're so sensitive......... hahahahaha!"
That's idiotic, and Chauvinist
"No, I meant CAPISCE, because you are an IT, not a person, since I've never seen the person."
You're using a 3rd person form, as in he/she and yet using the second person form in english? yeah, sure.
" As for long zooms - when you can't get in close, what do you do?"
You answered that in a previous comment. It takes an effort taking good shots. What's better, 50mm from 2m distance, or 500mm from 100m?
Now, I suggest you go to some social skills school. This will be my last post. I don't like stupid useless conversations.
" What's better, 50mm from 2m distance, or 500mm from 100m?"
You answered your own question, by asking that question, DUH.
They're both just as good - for different reasons, for different uses and purposes!!!!
You can't get close to a soccer match with a 50mm and get in there when they head the ball to the goal, can you, if you're on the sideline, can you? No.
You can't get the shot you want if you happen to find yourself positioned on the other side of the court in tennis when the player makes a cool diving shot, can you? No.
You need a zoom for that to get close to the action.
On the other hand, if you're shooting a cool portrait of someone at an interview or something and you can sit the person down and get close - I could use the 50mm.
I dont know why anyone would buy a digital Leica at all. Its simply not worth the money in my opinion.
I love the Leica brand and its history, but in the digital age their camera's become obsolete so quickly.
Gone are the days of buying something like a Leica M7 (released in 2002) and expecting to get ten years of use out of it before selling it for a good price....
I want it. With that resolution and portability I would be able to use just one system for all my work- studio, weddings, commercial, events, etc.
Expensive? Yes, but so is keeping 3 or 4 different systems with all the lenses, etc. I have 35mm film, Digital SLR, Medium ofrmat, and large format cameras. Each serves its purpose. The S2 could replace all those systems.
They've done it again !
As ever the timing is faultless. Introduce a 20,000 euro machine during a recession and hope for the best.
I'll stick with my Eos 1DS mk3. I bet I could'nt tell the difference in image quality.
Good equipment is expensive. More resolution, better lenses, bigger sensor = means more money. It's very simple. There are more choices now for digital cameras than ever before. You can get a good comsumer camera for under $1000, or a great professional camera for $30,000, and everything in between.
This camera is clearly aimed at the working pro.
I get sick of hearing people complain about the price of top-end goods.
And whom exactly do you think the Eos 1ds mk 3 is aimed at. Believe me, if you buy the S2 you are a mug who likes to pay for a name around your neck. I have Leica M camera's and I love them but I will not be duped by a company in trouble trying to profiteer from a model they could easily have sold for half tha price.
Both Canon and Nkon's top end models are aimed at professionals. Some professionals need or want more resolution and dynamic range than Canon or Nikon can deliver. There is obviously a market there. Look at all the medium format digital backs out there. The Leica system is a more compact system than something like an H3 or a typical 645 system and all its lenses.
Medium format quality in a package about the same size as your Mk 3? Sounds good to me.
I think it fits perfectly into their line of compact, yet high quility cameras and lenses.
Yes, it is expensive. Why shouldn't it be? It is of the highest quality, and a completely new system with all its R&D;costs.
You make very valid points and they are well taken. However, it is the glossy publication editors that will decide the matter in that the dynamic range differences between the Leica and the other two may well be so imperceptable and marginal in respect of their reproduction in an A4 size magazine.
So much hot air and abusive comments (more like a Flog than a Blog) from people who haven't even seen the Leica S2, let alone used it and seen the results.
Leica has always stood for quality and we will know soon enough if the S2 signals a new era for Lecia or the beginning of the end.
But there is one very important point, in my view, that sets Lecia apart and that is the quality of their lenses. As brands like Canon and Nikon release ever more powerful processors, their lenses in contrast have reached the limits of their capabilities, with noise and distortion becoming an issue. I believe that some of these brands have asked Leica to help with their lenses and it is for this reason that the Panasonic Lumix uses Leica lenses. It is, after all, the quality of the Leica lenses that has always set Leica apart?
I am an avid fan of both Canon and Leica and struggling with my decison as to whether or not to buy the 5D mark II or wait for the S2, but given my experience, I am in little doubt the S2 will be a stunning piece of equipment.
Happy to read intelligent,non abusive and constructive comments.
Regards Demetri
I look forward to seeing this camera. The possibilities of flash fill at a shutter speed higher than 1/250th in a smaller more responsive package than the H3D. The glass promises to be better than the H3D, lets hope it's delivered. I only fear, still owning the Contax 645 with all lenses, the staying power of Leitz.
Does it matter? Some people will buy because it is expensive despite whether it is the best or just average.
Others will await test reports, maybe hire one and then make the decision.
Undoubtedly, It is a Leica, so build quality will be superb and the new lenses state of the art.
I find some of the comments above bemusing; calling people cissies and women. What is wrong with women? There are many supremely talented female photographers; why use that gender as an insult even if only in fun?
Read your comments before you post them.Some of the spelling is quaint and the syntax bemusing. Photography should be fun but peoples opinions I hope are intended to be a contribution to a debate that should be taken seriously.
No I am not a female. Just an old man who has been taking photographs for years with cheap and expensive kit. Many disasters; some reasonable results and the odd triumph.
Just how many comments are from people that either use, have used, intend to use, or have had an S2 in their hands?
This camera will no doubt produce better images than any of the Nikon or Canon full frame digital products.
The S2 IS NOT A 35mm DIGITAL CAMERA - so get over it, naysayers and non Leica users. The only disappointment I can imagine at this time would be if the S2 was not a good, practical 'field camera', but to draw negativity about a yet unreleased product is ridiculous at best.
Leica has struggled for quite a few years with questionable market decisions and less than adequate ownership direction, yet they are still alive, with a new, very smart owner with the capital to get the company back to what it is - a producer of extremely high quality, practically designed imaging tools. Canon is a descent company that produces lots of quickly obsolete products. Nikon is to me a much worthier company trying to hold on to an increasingly tight market share.
Leica because of it's stumbles, can pick it's own territory because it is not in the same market. It can afford to be 'adventurous', applaud new innovation - it's good for imaging generally - and that's not a bad thing.
I think Leica is one smart cookie. Remember their interest was always on the 3 x 2 format, and it was coincidental that they chose 35mm because that was the only Kodak film size available then ( for Cine use )a few hundred years ago. With digital, no one needs to depend on 35mm film format any longer. They also do not have a very large number of "R" lenses users as compared to Nikon who must keep all their loyal customers happy ( me included ). Therefore, no real hassle to come up with a new "S" system. For me, wish they would fit a Foveon APC - C sized sensor into their Leica M. That would really make a real "Minature" camera.
Rather expensive. It's like the B2 "Spirit" bomber, which pilots try to avoid actually flying becuase it costs USD 2 billion to replace if it crashes. On the other hand, if you don't dare take it outside the studio, what is the point of paying for a weatherproof camera?
The point is a camera that expensive should be sealed from the weather. This is not the camera for someone who is going to let it sit on a shelf and be admired from afar, or a camera that one should be afraid to take out of the studio. It is designed for the working pro and all the conditions they subject equipment to by nature of their job. One day in the studio, next day at a factory, next day at the beach, next day at a ski resort. It looks like the perfect combinaton of size and picture quality. Easy to hold, transport, great sensor, great optics. That's what it was designed for. I think they got it right. When you watch shows on T.V. that show a pro photographer working, you almost always see them using a Hasselblad H system. A fine system, but a bit big and cumbersome. I'll bet many of those photographers will be drawn to the S2.
S2 Looks AMAZING!! As a photojournalist I have been waiting nearly a decade after switching to digital for Leica to bring me something that I can use. Summer 2009 I will hopefully be going back to Leica full time for work!
I don't understand why Leica stuck with the antiquated 3:2 (like 35mm)format rather than the much more convenient 5:4 proportion. Even Nikon has added the convenience of switching to 5:4 in their D3. A sensor of the dimensions of 41x33 would have about the same area as the S2 45x30 with a more usable image area. I hope that in the final release there is a choice of formats.
Thank you Lecia,
The next 6 months will be long,
Can I get a manual on the camera
and lenses, so I can at least familiarize
myself with Lecia's new S2 system.
Thank You,
Ronald O Mathis
3541 Johnson Court
Fremont, Ca 94555
i want one and i have used everything over the last twenty five years i know that some of it is just functional some of it is just practical but leica can never be just those things its always magical oh and by the way i am a full time professional shooting top advertising so i know all about quality digital. I cant wait to get some of that german glass in front of that mother of a chip.
It's such a shame that Leica have decided to run with a 3:2 format.
I think the optimum format (at least for fashion / magazine photography) would have to be 4:3 (same format as the Phase 1 backs). PLEASE Leica, reconsider the format. I can assure you the 4:3 format will sway a LOT more customers into buying one.
It will be obsolte and overpriced by the time it is finally released.
There is already a Phase 1 P40+ that will kick it's ass on price, flexibility resolution and image quality. I can say ass can't I?
Yes, the market is crying out for something that is better than the best 35mm platform. 35mm is flawed as it's too limiting and lenses have to be too high in resolution to handle the tiny pixel pitch.
35mm is dead for high-end pro work, but is this a replacement for portable high-res pro level photography? In some respects yes, but it's too inflexible surely?
If some of these comments were posted by people who are even marginally literate I'd give them more value. As far as complaining about using a sensor made by Kodak, that makes about as much sense as complaining that Leica doesn't make the film for its film cameras. These sound like a bunch of can't-afford-its whining because Leica designed a camera for the "elite". How about Hasselblad which makes cameras that cost $40,000+ US? No, I can't afford either the S2 or a Hasselblad, but that doesn't make them bad cameras. Grow up!!!
AH,,,,, at last the Digital Uber Camera the world has been waiting for !!!
Of course it is to expensive !
Of course you resent it's Uberness !!
It is indeed Todays finest Example of what is possible when keen minds world wide come together with German Glass and Craftmanship !
I lust for it ! I hate it ! I want it !
The price of the Leica S2 has been unveiled:
In the immortal words of Arnold Schwarzenegger, "that is one ugly motherfcuker".
A better design would have made it accessible to more people. As we all know, the cost will decline and the quality will improve.
I think it is a bold and smart move that could pay off for a company like Leica to build a professional camera thats in between a Medium Format and a 35mm format. The Main reason the company went with the 3:2 format instead of a 5:4 format is so they can use the technology to bridge there current products. Just think of a new Rangefinder m or the R system with a 35mm version of the Kodak sensor. That would translate into a 24 mega pixel camera. Combined with the already huge arsenal of lenses of the m and r system and a new set of auto focus lenses for the r system and you have a competitive system that could compete with the Canons and Nikons of the world. That could be a huge step forward for Leica and a possible new competitor in the digital SLR market.
This Leica is far beyond that what I can afford. I think the 13 x 17 mm sensor area in the FourThirds system is great enough for my needs. And what about image stabilization in the so called medium format world? And why is the S2 based on CCD and not CMOS technology?
Good question Chris. I just think that Kodak is only one of two companies who make medium format processors and I believe that Kodak only uses CCD technology. The question with image stabilization is something that would help but only in telephoto and supper telephoto lenses and particularly with action photography. I think with Leica they usually pump more money in there glass and optics for sharper images.
It looks a good one but the cost is killing me. I am looking to get the junior version of it.
I got the chance to handle a pre-production model today and found myself going back and back and back to the Leica booth. This is one sweet camera. Outstanding design and smaller than a D3. Very comfortable to hold, very natural. It is now on my must have list.
i have been using 35mm film for over thirty three years. Well done Leica S2 hope you bring a coulpe of zoom lenes i still shoot film for weddings however looking at somre of the photos by this camera has changed my mind about digital
Good on you Leica a breath of fresh air i would love to purchase this new system / format
The X1 would have been more practical for me, if only they had used the Leica M mount instead of a fixed lens. They just can't get it right.
I suppose you can't use any existing Leica lenses on it or they would have said so.
Really nice post and cameras! :) Will keep in mind for our amateur jobs.
Regards from Photographer in Mallorca


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Holland-area schools proudly claimed two state championships this girls swimming season, as West Ottawa won the Division 1 title and Holland prevailed in Division 2. However, Holland schools are not within the Advance coverage area, thus are not eligible for All-Area consideration.
That puts added focus on Hudsonville senior Danielle Freeman's accomplishments, winning the area's only two state titles, in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at the D-1 finals.
Rockford, Senior
A senior, Kennedy established four school records in her stay at Rockford. In the Division 1 state meet, Cutler was runner-up in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:04.33, while also placing seventh in the 100 freestyle in 52.77 seconds.
"Kennedy is a great sprinter and very smart in her race strategy. She is extremely dedicated," Rockford coach Tom Parks said. "Kennedy had a phenomenal state meet; we're very proud of her."
Hudsonville, Senior
Danielle set a new Division 1 state record in the 50 freestyle (22.96), while also winning the state title in the 100 free in wire-to-wire fashion (50.76). Last season, Freeman was part of two state-champion freestyle relay tandems. Bound for the University of Evansville on a full-ride scholarship, Freeman also plans to play softball there, as an accomplished shortstop and pitcher.
"Her will to win is second to none. She's very, very focused on doing her job to make herself faster," Hudsonville coach Ian Kobes said. "She's probably the best sprinter we've ever had at Hudsonville, and the second-best sprinter who has ever come through the area, next to Emily Bos (Holland)."
Forest Hills Central, Junior
Alex placed fifth in the 100 backstroke at the Division 2 state meet, timing an area-best 57.53 seconds. She also made the consolation finals in the 100 butterfly (59.56).
"Alex has a very good underwater kick. And when the meets get bigger, she has ability to dig deeper and go faster," Forest Hills Central coach Tim Jasperse said.
East Grand Rapids, Senior
Olivia has signed a letter of intent to dive at the University of Illinois, following an illustrious career at East. Olivia won the Division 3 state title in her sophomore and junior seasons. As East GR moved up to Division 2 this season, Olivia was the runner-up with 411.95 points, while teammates Melissa Merritt placed seventh and Emily Levitt 16th, earning Anne Williamson the Diving Coach of the Year honor.
"Olivia is a two-time defending champion in D-3 and she has placed in state all four years," EGR coach Butch Briggs said.
Hudsonville, Junior
Swimming in the same sprint freestyles as Freeman, Myers finished sixth at state in the 50 free (24.25) and 11th in the 100 free (53.11). She was injured in a six-foot fall at East Kentwood earlier in the season, suffering a bruised bursa sac in her knee and showing signs of a concussion.
"We didn't know if she was going to be able to swim again this season. But she did a great job coming back from that injury, and to swim her lifetime best in the 100 free at state is a great accomplishment for her," coach Ian Kobes said.
Jenison, Senior
After winning the conference title in the 200 IM, Tiffany earned all-state honors in that event at the Division 1 meet (2:11.48), as well as scoring in the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay.
"Tiffany is one of our most versatile athletes, in that she can compete in any number of events where our team may need her. In practice, you can always hear Tiffany, as she is a vocal leader throughout our practices. In addition, she is a compassionate individual, always willing to help others," Jenison coach Dan Scripsema described.
Rockford, Sophomore
Still just a sophomore, Megan already owns the school record in both the 200 free and 500 free, as well as the 200-free relay. Megan clocked 5:08.27 in the 500 free to finish sixth in Division 1, and 1:56.14 in the 200 free to place 13th.
"She is very strong and a smart distance swimmer. She is also very confident and great under pressure," Rockford coach Tom Parks expressed.
East Grand Rapids, Junior
Anna had three Division 3 state titles to her credit before finishing 11th in Division 2 this season in both the 200 IM (2:10.81) and 100 breaststroke (1:07.31).
"Anna was the defending champion in the 200 IM for D-3, and the two-time defending champ in the 100 breast for D-3," East GR coach Butch Briggs said. "She is our team leader in workouts and qualified for the D-2 state meet in six events."
Rockford, Junior
Kara qualified for the Division 1 state meet in several events, while setting school records in three events. Kara swam a 2:11.61 in the individual medley and 59.24 in the 100 backstroke, scoring in both at state.
"Kara is very versatile and has an unmatched work ethic. I really haven't seen too many people train this hard," Rockford coach Tom Parks said.
Grandville, Senior
Following her senior all-state effort in the 100 butterfly (57.32) and the 200 freestyle (1:55.27), Lauren plans to attend Oakland University to continue her swimming career.
"Lauren is a tremendously talented swimmer. She is the two-time defending conference champion in the 100 freestyle, and she holds the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly school records, as well as being a member of the record-holding 200 medley relay," Grandville coach Jeff Burgess said.
Emily Converse, East Grand Rapids; Tristyn Edsall, Calvin Christian; Katlynn Emaus, Forest Hills Central; Emily Lundquist, East Grand Rapids; Elly Penning, Jenison; Morgan VanderSchaaf, Jenison; Abby VanHarn, GR Christian; Taylor Vera, Catholic Central; Madison Waltman, Northview; *Shelby Werkema, Hudsonville.
Erin Brink, Calvin Christian; Kaitlin Cassell, Byron Center; Adrianna Craft, Rockford; Allie DeGraaf, East Grand Rapids; Lindsey Elkins, East Grand Rapids; Kalina Emaus, Hudsonville; Mikayla Freyling, Byron Center; Katie Hensley, Byron Center; Hailey Hubbard, East Grand Rapids; Erin Hudson, Rockford; Delayni Kornak-Kotarba, Rockford; *Nicole Langerak, Jenison; Wixie Lehman, Jenison; Morgan Lipe, Rockford; Lauren Lomonoco, Catholic Central; Aubrey Longstreet, Jenison; *Jamie Maple, Northview; Marissa Marion, Rockford; *Vanessa Merritt, East Grand Rapids; Kelsey Muma, Forest Hills Northern; Dakota Noble, Rockford; Holly Postma, Grandville; Hannah Raymond, Rockford; Kendra Richards, Northview; Morgan Roberts, East Grand Rapids; Emily Smith, Rockford; Madison Trimble, Rockford; Maddy Wilson, Forest Hills Central.
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For the last 15 years, CJ's has been throwing a huge car show every August. Since it's all about you, our loyal customers, we call it Customer Appreciation Day. And this year, we're celebrating CAD's 15th anniversary, so it's going to be bigger than ever!
Within the last few weeks, many in the local Mustang community have had the opportunity to meet Caleb, who is a three year old Make-A-Wish child from our local area. Caleb's been fighting heart problems since before he was born, but he's developed a true passion for Mustangs. With that passion growing, we had to have him out to visit CJ's, so we could give him a special Mustang experience for his upcoming 4th birthday.
What would each Star Wars Character drive if they lived on Earth? There can be many great answers, but we took a look at some of our favorites. C3PO in a gold smart car, Jabba the Hutt in a brown windowless van, and Han Solo in a 67 Mustang are just a few of the ones we came up with. Check out the image for all of them!
Rare is a word that's thrown around often in classic sports car circles, but one of the truly limited-production sports cars out there is the legendary Boss 429 Mustang Fastback. Its impact on the history of the pony car is inversely proportional to the number of models produced. The mark it left on the automotive landscape — despite being produced in only 859 units — is impressive.
When Pony Trails falls on a beautiful June day, we always expect a lot of Mustangs to show up. However, when it's very cloudy, cool and dreary (all week), like it was this year, we just don't really expect that massive turnout. That made us even more blown away when 147 Mustangs joined us for the 16th annual Pony Trails on Friday, June 5!
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As a coda to our coverage of the 25th anniversary of Challenger's loss, I wanted to share some comments from Alton Keel Jr., a member of the Rogers Commission that investigated the causes of the disaster.
You can see a copy of the final report here.
Keel, the representative from the Executive Office of the President, joined a luminous panel including two astronauts (Sally Ride and Neil Armstrong) as well as Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman.
Alas, he is also one of the few surviving members of the commission and he graciously agreed to answer several questions I had about the commission's work and NASA, with the benefit of a quarter century of hindsight.
Do you feel NASA heeded the recommendations of the Rogers Commission?
NASA made a gallant effort but fell short. Most importantly, it was not successful in establishing a truly independent office for oversight of flight safety. It also was not able to put in place a fully communicative and transparent launch-decision making process. The 'flawed decision making process' discovered and exposed by the Challenger Commission was still apparent in the investigation of the subsequent Columbia accident.
NASA is a victim of their success and of their own public relations. They have left the general public with the impression that the shuttle missions are routine and the public has consequently to a great extent lost interest. Sadly, the Challenger and Columbia accidents can be attributed to a degree to parts of NASA being similarly lulled into complacency and beginning to treat shuttle launches as routine.
As we learned and documented in the Challenger Commission report, NASA field engineers testified to the commission that they believed that there is roughly a 1 percent chance of failure in any given shuttle launch. That probability of failure is more analogous to an embryonic, experimental flight test program — far from routine.
If one applied that probability to domestic airline flights, it would translate to several hundred crashes a day. Some in management testified that the probability for failure was a thousand times less. The fact that we had two failures in 114 launches substantiates that the field engineers' estimate is far closer to reality. If we are to fix the 'flawed decision making', we need to fix management thinking."
Keel (left) and chairman William Rogers arrive at Kennedy Space Center.
Are you surprised the shuttle is still flying (for a few more months, at least)?
The Challenger Commission had hoped for a more aggressive pursuit of a next generation space launch vehicle. It is long overdue. The competition for federal resources has necessitated the continuation of the shuttle program … a 1960s concept with 1960s and 1970s technologies. NASA has in some sense lost its way and its vision. In so doing it has lost public support. Regrettably, I fear that the public perception of today's astronauts is more closely that of a 'bus driver' who ferries cargo and personnel into earth orbit rather than 'space heroes' who circle and walk on the moon"
What good, if any, came from the Challenger accident?
"NASA did successfully implement a number of the Challenger Report recommendations, including re-designing the solid rocket booster. More generally, the Challenger Commission has become a model for investigative accident commissions. The commission report and investigation is used as a case study to educate and train engineers in the importance of clear presentation, clear communication and in ethics in decision making.
As a young PhD in aerospace engineering, I was honored to have been asked by President Reagan to serve on the commission as executive director. Serving with Chairman William Rogers, Vice-Chairman Neil Armstrong, fellow commissioners Chuck Yeager and Sally Ride, made the experience one filled with fond memories and lifelong anecdotes.


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Alfredo Kraus and Renata Scotto: Villancicos
I fear this is a CD strictly reserved for fans of both singers or for collectors of Christmas albums by classical singers.
Edouard Lalo (1823-92) is best known today for his instrumental works: the Symphonie espagnole (which is, despite the title, a five-movement violin concerto), the Symphony in G Minor, and perhaps some movements from his ballet Namouna, a scintillating work that the young Debussy adored.
Two new recordings from highly acclaimed specialists Opera Rara - Gounod La Colombe and Donizetti Le Duc d'Albe.
It is not often that a major work by a forgotten composer gets rediscovered and makes an enormously favorable impression on today's listeners. That has happened, unexpectedly, with Herculanum, a four-act grand opera by Félicien David, which in 2014 was recorded for the first time.
This recording, made in the Adrian Boult Hall at the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music in June 2014, is the fourth disc in SOMM's series of recordings with Paul Spicer and the Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir.
Félicien David's intriguing Le désert, for vocal and orchestral forces plus narrator, was widely performed in its own day, then disappeared from the performing repertory for nearly a century.
This well-packed disc is a delight and a revelation. Until now, even the most assiduous record collector had access to only a few of the nearly 100 songs published by Félicien David (1810-76), in recordings by such notable artists as Huguette Tourangeau, Ursula Mayer-Reinach, Udo Reinemann, and Joan Sutherland (the last-mentioned singing the duet "Les Hirondelles" with herself!).
This new release of John Taverner's virtuosic and florid Missa Corona spinea (produced by Gimell Records) comes two years after The Tallis Scholars' critically esteemed recording of the composer's Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas, which topped the UK Specialist Classical Album Chart for 6 weeks, and with which the ensemble celebrated their 40th anniversary. The recording also includes Taverner's two settings of Dum transisset Sabbatum.
Sounds swirl with an urgent emotionality and meandering virtuosity on Jonas Kaufmann's new Puccini album—the "real one", according to Kaufmann, whose works were also released earlier this year on Decca records, allegedly without his approval.
Marion Cotillard and Marc Soustrot bring the drama to the sweeping score of Arthur Honegger's Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher, an adaptation of the Trial of Joan of Arc
Stephen Paulus provided the musical world, and particularly the choral world, with music both provocative and pleasing through a combination of lyricism and a modern-Romantic tonal palette.
Richard Taruskin entitled his 1988 polemical critique of the notion of 'authenticity' in the context of historically informed performance, 'The Pastness of the Present and the Presence of the Past'.
As the editor of Opera magazine, John Allison, notes in his editorial in the June issue, Donizetti fans are currently spoilt for choice, enjoying a 'Donizetti revival' with productions of several of the composer's lesser known works cropping up in houses around the world.
Philippe Jaroussky lends poetry and poise to the sounds of nineteenth- and twentieth-century France
Carolyn Sampson has long avoided the harsh glare of stardom but become a favourite singer for "those in the know" — and if you are not one of those it is about time you were.
This Winterreise is the final instalment of Matthias Goerne's series of Schubert lieder for Harmonia Mundi and it brings the Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition, begun in 2008, to a dark, harrowing close.
This elegant, smartly-paced film turns Gluck's Orfeo into a Dostoevskian study of a guilt-wracked misanthrope, portrayed by American countertenor Bejun Mehta.
We see the characters first in two boxes at an opera house. The five singers share a box and stare at the stage. But Konstanze's eye is caught by a man in a box opposite: Bassa Selim (actor Tobias Moretti), who stares steadily at her and broods in voiceover at having lost her, his inspiration.
Richard Strauss may be most closely associated with the soprano voice but this recording of a selection of the composer's lieder by baritone Thomas Hampson is a welcome reminder that the rapt lyricism of Strauss's settings can be rendered with equal beauty and character by the low male voice.
Bernarda Fink's recording of Gustav Mahler's Lieder is an important new release that includes outstanding performances of the composer's well-known songs, along with compelling readings of some less-familiar ones.
Das Rheingold launches what is perhaps the single most ambitious project in opera, Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.
I fear this is a CD strictly reserved for fans of both singers or for collectors of Christmas albums by classical singers.
[They really exist. I know at least one charming, well-known American lady.] The sleeve notes tell us the CD was recorded in 1991. At the time Kraus was 64 and Scotto 58. The tenor's voice is clearly in better shape than the soprano's. Still, if one knows the young tenor's many recordings on his own label, Carillon (now mostly available at Bongiovanni), it is clear that the voice has become far drier and a little bit wooden. Nevertheless it still impressively shows how a good technique and careful husbanding of one's means keep a great voice in shape after a career of 37 years. Kraus kept his splendid top notes till the very end of his life, which he was not shy of showing off, and this is one of the disturbing things on this CD. Several times he interpolates or ends with blazing high C's where the flow of the music goes completely the other way. Even a shameless top note hunter like myself thinks a high C too much and rather unmusical at the end of Adeste fidelis (Come all you faithful) or the disguised Agnus Dei of Bizet's Arlésienne that no tenor can leave in peace. Kraus is at his best in a few simple Spanish Christmas ditties that follow well-known paths but his Ave Maria's or Brahm's Wiegenlied are not records for eternity unless one wants to hear the tenor sing in German.
Still, compared to Scotto this is more than decent singing. The soprano's voice was in shreds by the nineties. She is, of course, an old pro and tries to hide it as much as possible. One way she does it is by transposing so heavily that she has to go to the bottom of her voice and then resorts to a kind of growl. Almost all the time she sings in the lower middle of the voice where there is still roundness of sound. But sometimes she has to sing a weeny teeny bit higher and then trouble starts. Most of the time for a few measures she uses crooning or a thin piano and when that is not allowed as in Adam's Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) she gives a small shriek (mercifully, one verse only). She, too, introduces some lesser known carols; but one is too much fixed on the remains of a once great voice to pay attention to the repertory. As I said, strictly for those who want any note recorded by one of these singers.
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17 May 2010: The 66th Commission Session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) is convening from 13-19 May 2010, in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The event is gathering representatives from 53 regional countries and nine associate States and comprises a Senior Officials Segment from 13-15 May, and a Ministerial Segment from 17-19 May.
During the Ministerial Segment, a Ministerial Roundtable convened under the theme "A Supportive Financial System and Green Growth for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Asia-Pacific Region." According to Noeleen Heyzer, UNESCAP Executive Secretary, there is an opportunity for the "Asia-Pacific to emerge as a leader in the global economy, in the realm of social progress, and in safeguarding our global environment." She underlined the region's vulnerability to: the financial, food and fuel crises; natural shocks and disasters; and the increasing threat of climate change.
The Special Body on Pacific Island Developing Countries was held during the Senior Officials Segment on 13 May 2010. Participants discussed the particular challenges of the Pacific island nations, including the threat of climate change, vulnerability to natural disasters, and the high cost caused by small isolated areas and population size. These challenges were met with specific declarations of support from a number of the region's countries.[66th Commission Session Website] [UN Press Release] [UNESCAP Press Release]


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—The Giants lost starting safety Kenny Phillips to a knee injury in the second quarter of their 38-35 loss to the Packers.
Phillips was in coverage against Packers TE Jermichael Finley when there was a collision and Phillips was inadvertently hit by teammate Chase Blackburn. The injury is believed to be a sprained medial collateral ligament, which usually is a 2-3 week injury and would not end the season for Phillips.
Still, it is a significant loss to the Giants. Phillips has started every game and although he has not broken through and returned to the form he displayed as a rookie before his microfracture knee surgery, he is an important part of the secondary. Lately, he's been administering some hard hits.
Phillips has the range to get sideline to sideline in coverage and that is important to a defensive scheme that has the other starting safety, Antrel Rolle, used almost exclusively as the nickel cornerback to make up for all sorts of depth issues at corner.
Without Phillips, the Giants will likely turn to Tyler Sash, a rookie who has played sparingly on defense but is a fixture on special teams. Sash was given some work on defense early in the season and struggled through some typical rookie mistakes.
Sash is reputed to be a fundamentally sound player who knows the defense and can make some heavy hits, but he obviously is inexperienced in NFL coverage. The Giants' other safety, Deon Grant, gets a ton of reps on defense, mostly in a hybrid linebacker role up near the line of scrimmage. When he has been asked to drop in coverage, the veteran has often been exposed.