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Follow the fascinating life story of an African princess who became a prisoner doomed to be executed, but was rescued and brought to England as a ward of Queen Victoria.
The warriors were Dahomans, ruled by a cruel and powerful king named Gezo. They were responsible for much of the slave trade in Africa. That's why Commander Forbes came to him on behalf of Queen Victoria, to ask him to give up the slave trade and sell palm oil instead. One of Gezo's prisoners was the girl. She had been held in solitary confinement ever since she'd been captured in that bloody raid two years before, and today it was her turn to die. At the last minute, Forbes was able to persuade Gezo to spare the little girl. Forbes was allowed to take her to England, to meet Queen Victoria.
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At lot has changed with the Chevrolet
Volt since it was first
shown in concept form at the Detroit Auto Show in early 2007.
Gone is the swoopy bodywork (which was deemed elegant, yet not
aerodynamic enough), support for E85 fuel (the Volt now requires
premium), and the gas tank was cut in size from
12 gallons to less than 8 gallons.
One thing that remained constant
through this constant state of change with the Volt program over the
past three years has been the electric driving range of the vehicle.
General Motors has always stuck to a 40-mile range for the vehicle on
battery power alone. Now, however, GM has revised the battery range
to "25 to 50 miles" according
to the Associated Press.
GM spokesman Rob Peterson says that the
revised range figures come as a result of extended testing including operating the Volt in extreme
temperatures. Other factors that will come into play include
whether the driver is traveling on flat or hilly roads, whether the
HVAC is operating, or if the driver has a lead foot.
By stating this change now, GM may
avoid complaints from customers in the future who don't achieve the
previously stated 40-mile battery range. On the flip side, Volt
owners who drive on absolutely perfect/level roads, don't run the AC,
and drive miserly can at least be delighted at the potential for 50
miles of battery-only travel.
The additional driving range provided by the gasoline
engine/generator remains the same at 300 miles.
GM expects to build 10,000
Volts by the end of 2011 at a cost of $41,000
each (before a $7,500 tax credit). The company hopes to boost
production to 30,000 the following year.
The Volt will be joined at a later date
by the Volt
MPV5 which offers a crossover body style and seating for 5. GM
stated that that the vehicle would have an electric driving range of
32 miles at its announcement – there's no word on what the revised figure will be once it reaches production.
quote: Peterson also says the 25 mile range is "pretty darn close" to the worst case scenario. This would be extreme cold temperatures, with the cabin heating system at full blast driven by a very aggressive driver going mostly uphill.
quote: But they made a marketing mistake by insisting on premium fuel. That shatters the "green" image they sought to create
quote: When a similar vehicle comes from Toyota or Nissan and as scale of production drops the price significantly, I'm in.
quote: I'm not sure I get this one, how does requiring premium fuel mean 'less environmentally friendly' than regular fuel? More expensive, yes, but less environmentally friendly?
quote: 2. They *KNOW* that they are a good 5 years behind GM in terms of developing an electric vehicle.
quote: Also, it's from ObamaMotors, with all the baggage that brings along. Too bad. When a similar vehicle comes from Toyota or Nissan and as scale of production drops the price significantly, I'm in.
quote: The Volt is roughly $10,000 more (after gov rebates)
quote: or just in time for the battery to die (electric vehicles batteries are generally being designed with a 10-year typical lifetime in mind).
quote: However until they can get the cost of batteries down (and ideally the energy density up) this sort of vehicle is going to remain a real niche product.
quote: There is nothing special about this car. The Pruis has been out for years, and costs thousands less.
quote: Are you sure he knows it? It seems like he doesn't understand the difference to me.
quote: Make it get over 40 mpg no battery power and NOW you've got somthing
quote: Now you take all these comments, and remember that this isn't a Toyota or Honda, but a GM and you see what a failure it will be at THAT PRICE!
quote: 1985 - this could do 20 miles - have things seriously moved on so little in 25 years!
quote: By stating this change now, GM may avoid complaints from customers in the future...
quote: General Motors has always stuck to a 40 mpg range for the vehicle on battery power alone. Now, however, GM has revised the battery range to "25 to 50 miles"
quote: Chevy Volt's 40-Mile Battery Range Revised to "25 to 50 Miles"


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May 12, 2012
What about liscensed fabric? I understand about the copyright on patterns and books and such. But , for example Universisty fabric or Disney printed fabric. Isn't this the same. Can you legally use them to make items for sale, even if the design of the product is your own. I attend many craft fairs or have a booth at them, many vendors have product made from these items. What is everyones take on this.
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Feb 28, 2012
'Can of worms' anyone? It's all so confusing. Perhaps if we could get articles geared to the different arts and crafts, it would help to clear up some of the confusion. Obviously there are differences between copying a work of literature vs using a dress pattern to make a wedding dress to be sold to a customer. And, at what point does a design become so distinctive from it's book pattern origins as to become a unique separate individual? Soooo many questions.
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May 11, 2011
Copyrights have to be applied for and fees must be paid wheither it is a poem or a pattern. You can't put the poem in your own book as your work but you could copy it and frame it for a wall decoration with the authors name attached, patterns can not be sold as your idea but you can use the pattern to create an object. The creation is yours but the pattern belongs to the creator. A least this is what I have been told.
Jan 26, 2011
If i purchase a stamp from al's stampmart and use the stamp to make cards to sell at flea markets or other craft events can I without breaking the laws? I see the stamp as a tool, just as I used a certain colored pencil. Am I right?
wendy jesser
Nov 13, 2010
I have started buying printed napkins and having them glued to ceramic tiles as coasters.I am not sure where I stand if I take them to market.It is my hobby but would like to get some sort of income from them.Can anyone inform me if I am infringing on a copyright.Thanks Wendy
Nov 09, 2010
How about finding a pattern that you like and make changes to create a similar, but not identical item? Not just color choice or size, but make the arms, legs, head, ears bigger, or smaller, or .... I do mostly animals and/or toys with some hats thrown in. What about seeing a picture and trying to do something similar without a pattern?
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Oct 15, 2010
Copyright covers only the printed pattern itself, preventing you from making copies of *the pattern* and reselling it. Copyright protections DO NOT extend to finished objects created by following a pattern. That "for home use only" etc wording placed on patterns or in books/magazines has no legal basis whatsoever. This is a myth perpetuated by publishers, but they do not (legally can not) enforce it.
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The condition of a race track can have a dramatic impact on the running of a race. This is especially true when a race track takes on a lot of moisture.
Some horses will relish the wet track while others will hate it. Knowing how each horse in the race will handle the wet track can lead to generous returns at the betting windows.
Track Conditions
Race track conditions can be broken down into two groups: dry and wet.
A dry race track will be labeled fast or frozen for dirt surfaces and firm or hard for turf courses.
A wet race track will be labeled good, heavy, muddy, sloppy, slow or wet fast for dirt surfaces and good, heavy, soft or yielding for turf courses.
Synthetic courses are always labeled fast.
Dry Tracks vs. Wet Tracks
More often than not the race tracks in North America will be dry. For this reason nearly every horse will have experience over a dry track if it has run a few times. The horses' ability on a dry track will therefore be fairly easy to gauge.
Wet tracks are less common. This can make the handicapping process tougher, especially if one or more of the horses in a race have never run on a wet track. In those cases the only way to determine if the horse is likely to handle a wet track is to look at its breeding.
In the old days a horse that was bred to handle a wet track would have an asterisk next to their name. A horse that showed an affinity for wet tracks was called a "mudder." Fortunately past performances have evolved over the past few decades and now include a wet track rating.
The Daily Racing Form past performances use the Tomlinson ratings, which rate each horse for wet tracks, turf and distance based on their breeding. The Tomlinson ratings can be found in the upper right hand corner of each horses' past performances.
Below is a sample with the Tomlinson Wet Track Rating circled.
A Tomlinson Wet Track Rating of 320 or higher indicates a horse that based on breeding should handle a wet track. The horse above has a Tomlinson Wet Track Rating of 411, which means the horse should handle a wet track and might very well improve on it.
The Tomlinson Wet Track Ratings are useful if a horse has never run on a wet track. Once a horse has run over a wet track two or more times their ability to handle it should be based on those efforts and the Tomlinson Wet Track Rating can be ignored.
Handicapping the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
The Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga Race Course was contested over a muddy track. As you will see this one factor in the handicapping process was the key to evaluating the contenders chances in the race.
The favorite for the race was Shackleford.
Shackleford was one of the top sprinters in the country before the Vanderbilt with wins in the Grade 2 Churchill Downs Handicap and Grade 1 Met Mile. He was a multiple Grade 1 winner (having also won the Preakness the year before), held a large advantage on speed figures and was in razor sharp form.
A closer look at his past performances revealed one chink in his armor. He was 0/2 in wet track races. The optimist might say those two races were the 1 1/2 miles Belmont, which was likely beyond his best distance and the Donn, which was his first race after a three month layoff.
The pessimist might say that at odds of 6/5 he was not worth the risk on a wet track and at a distance that may be short of his best. Furthermore he was breaking from post position one, which meant he would likely stay close the rail during the race and would likely be running in deeper footing than horses breaking from the outside.
The second choice in the race was Emcee.
Emcee had earned speed figures that would put him in the mix in most Graded Stakes sprint races. He was also 2/3 on wet tracks and had earned his three best Beyer Speed Figures on wet tracks.
The chink in his armor was his questionable Class. In his two tries in Graded Stakes he run third and fourth. His worse race was in the Grade 1 Carter where he finished five lengths behind Shackleford.
The question was would he run back to his wet track races or would he succumb to the classier horses in the race?
Justin Phillip was the third choice in the betting.
Justin Phillip is a mudder. He had won 3/6 tries on wet tracks but only 1/13 on dry tracks. He won the Grade 2 Woody Stephens on a muddy track as a three year old and two races back finished second in the Grade 2 True North.
The pessimist would point to his dreadful performances in the Grade 1 Vosburgh and Grade 3 Tom Fool on wet tracks.
The optimist would point out he picked up leading jockey Ramon Dominguez and had shown signs of improvement in two of his last three races.
The final contender was long shot Poseidon's Warrior.
Poseidon's Warrior was dismissed by the betting public due to his two most recent races. He was however, 1/1 on a wet track and 5/11 at six furlongs.
The pessimist would point to his poor performance in his only effort versus Graded Stakes horses, a sixth place finish in the Grade 1 King's Bishop.
The optimist would point to his record at the distance, his semi-competitive speed figures and the fact that he was making his third start off a layoff, which usually results in a peak performance.
Betting the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
The biggest question that had to be answered was what to do with Shackleford. If he handled the track he would likely win the race but his two dull efforts on wet tracks were cause for concern.
Emcee could also win but was questionable versus Graded Stakes company and he figured to be the inside speed likely pinned against the rail.
Justin Phillip was interesting because he moved up on a wet track, was ridden by Dominguez and had run well in his last four races.
Poseidon's Warrior was worth a look because he was being ignored in the betting, was a distance specialist and had handled a wet track in the past.
I ultimately decided to take a shot with Poseidon's Warrior. At odds of 36/1 he was a major overlay considering the circumstances. The tougher decision was which of the other three horses to use with him in the Exacta.
Shackleford was questionable on a wet track and I thought the six furlong distance might be too short for him. Emcee liked wet tracks but he figured to take the worst of it being on the inside of the other speed horses.
After giving it ample thought I decided to go with Justin Phillip because he loved wet tracks and had Dominguez in the saddle.
I bet $30 to Win on Poseidon's Warrior and made a $10 Exacta Box with him and Justin Phillip.
The Results
The race played out exactly as I thought it would.
Emcee went to the lead on the inside setting a quick pace and tired in the final furlong. Shackleford was outrun early and faded badly to finish last.
Poseidon's Warrior got a perfect trip, stayed in the middle of the track and ran by Emcee in the final furlong. Justin Phillip was further out on the track, also ran by Emcee but fell a neck short of catching Poseidon's Warrior.
Final Thoughts
The condition of the race track was the primary factor in determining the outcome of the Vanderbilt at Saratoga. The two horses that relished the muddy track ran one-two while the favorite that did not handle it finished last.
The resulting payoffs were fantastic and were a perfect example of "betting a little to win a lot."
Taking advantage of the race track conditions resulted in me turning $50 into $2,912.50 for a profit of $2,862.50. Not bad for half an hours work.
Hopefully sharing this example with you will result in you cashing a big ticket of your own on a rainy day.
If you have any questions about how to handicap races on wet tracks or if you have had a similar experience you want to share please do so in the comment section below.
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Mini Cream Horns
11 comments:
- trissalicious.com said...
They sure look delicious Marcellina! I remember seeing these cream horns in some patisseries in France - they were so beautiful but I never got around to eating one. Now I can make them myself anytime! :)
- June 14, 2010 1:53 PM
- shaz said...
These look so sinfully good Marcellina. My mum-in-law makes them sometimes and they disappear so quickly. I've never made mock-cream before, thanks for the recipe, I'm interested to try it because it sounds like it will keep better at room temperature than whipped cream.
- June 14, 2010 6:40 PM
- Anh said...
What a nice and easy treat! Thanks for sharing this :)
- June 15, 2010 1:14 PM
- Mary said...
Gorgeous! I haven't seen these since I was a kid, and now I want one (or two, or three...)! The mock cream sounds really interesting--almost like a buttercream icing. yum!
- June 16, 2010 3:53 AM
- dana said...
They look kind of like a cannoli with one end closed. When I saw the pictures I wondered how you achieved the horn shape, of course it would be something as easy as a mould! ha ha. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for them.
- June 16, 2010 11:21 AM
- Laura - Broxholm Road said...
Mmmm, delicious MArcellina. I usually make them with pastry cream, I shall try your filling too, yummy!
- June 17, 2010 5:10 AM
- lisamichele said...
Marcellina, these are to die for! I opened your page fully expecting to see pate and instead was blown away by beautiful cream horns! Those put any bakery cream horn to shame - so flaky and golden and love the mock cream!
- June 17, 2010 12:12 PM
- Faery said...
I simply LOVE them, they looks delicious and beautiful.
Marcelina vegetable shortenibg is fat that is used for baking and which is solid at room temperature, such as butter, lard, or margarine
If you have Crisco in Australia you can use it because it is like the one we have In Venezuela called "the three little pigs" a weird name for a vegetable shortening for it is made with a vegetable fat not from pig's fat. :)
- June 18, 2010 10:00 AM
- Faery said...
I am trying to find a substitute for shortening Marcellina. I found this web page that has a forum about shortening and copha :http://www.cakesandmore.org/blog/2008/08/shortening-crisco-copha-solite-cream-cup/
- June 19, 2010 1:05 AM
- cindy said...
I havent made these for about 4 years but only made them a couple of weeks ago....I normally use instant vanilla pudding mix with 600ml cream.....Huuuuuuge hit and everyone loves them..they do not last
- September 07, 2010 12:51 PM
- adasaja.net said...
very tasty and appetizing
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15th Annual Pre-Law Symposium | February 15th, 2016 from 5-7 PM | Lamoine Room, Union
Sponsored and organized by the Centennial Honors College, the Fifteenth Annual Pre-Law Symposium provides an excellent opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to learn about law school while being introduced to important legal issues by current law students who are WIU alumni and practicing law professionals.
5-6 PM | Law School Table Fair
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6:20 | Distinguished Alumni Panel
The event begins with a table fair at 5 PM and welcome by WIU President Jack Thomas and the Centennial Honors College at 6 PM. Recruiters will also be available from the following law schools:
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- Washington University (St. Louis) College of Law
- William Mitchell College of Law
Pre-law advisers from WIU's Honors College, School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration (LEJA) and the departments of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies and Political Science will also be available at the event.
The symposium will also include a panel discussion made up of WIU alumni:
- Moderator Rica Calhoun – WIU General Counsel, J.D., College of William and Mary School of Law
- Melanie Huettman – WIU, History, 2015, 1L, University of Iowa, College of Law
- Nicholas Atwood – WIU, History, 2009, 2L, Northern Illinois University, College of Law
- Christopher Solger – WIU, Political Science, 2011, 3L, Souther Illinois University, School of Law
- Genc Arifi – WIU, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration, 2014, 3L, DePaul University, College of Law
Event sponsors include: Mr. Matt Bills, WIU Alumnus and Attorney at Law; the WIU Alumni Foundation; WIU School of Law Enforcement & Justice Administration; College of Arts and Sciences; McDonough County Bar Association; and the WIU Departments of History, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Political Science, Economics and Decision Sciences, and Sociology & Anthropology
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If you would like to know more, please stop by the Honors College or call at 309-298-2228.


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Anisimov will be a restricted free agent on Friday, and the Rangers have made a qualifying offer to him, allowing them to match any offer he receives.
…no way the Rangers aren't bringing Anisimov back. I'd like to see him get a 3-year deal worth $1.5 million per.
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Bowa Back To Philly?
Former Phillies infielder and manager Larry Bowa was at Citizens Bank Park for a visit yesterday. CSNPhilly?s Jim Salisbury notes that there is a chance he could be back on a more permanent basis:
"Bowa was a star player, a World Series-winning player, a coach and manager with the club. After all these years, he remains a Phillie at heart. And he has a close relationship with Sandberg, having mentored him when they were teammates in the Chicago Cubs? infield. Could Bowa, still spry with his 68th birthday approaching in December, end up on Sandberg?s staff?"
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| You
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|Best Practices on Indigenous Knowledge
|MOST/NUFFIC (IK-Unit)
The use of locally produced clay pots modified for safe storage of drinking water in the homea component of CARE Kenyas Nyanza Healthy Water Project
Community health, drinking water, health,
pottery, water storage
Introducing the practice
This practice has been developed in
three districts of Nyanza Province in Kenya: Homa Bay, Rachuonyo, and Suba. The
major ethnic group are the Luos, who live on the shores of Lake Victoria, one of
the largest fresh water lakes in Africa. The climate is hot and the population
density very high. The main water sources are lakes, rivers and earth-pans,
which are normally heavily polluted.
The main livelihood systems are
subsistence farming, petty trading, agricultural wage labour, and small-scale
commercial fishing. Local infrastructure and access to services is poor.
CAREs 1996 and 1999 assessments found that only 34% of the population has
access to safe drinking water and the incidence of diarrhoea among children is
47%. Poor sanitation, poor nutritional standards, high prevalence of STDs/HIV/AIDS,
low food production, and lack of access to credit are all common in this area.
Traditionally, as in many parts of the
developing world, people in these communities have stored drinking water in
locally produced wide-mouth clay pots. The baseline survey indicated that over
90% of the residents use these pots, which have an evaporative cooling effect on
the water, thus the high preference.
Water is drawn from the pots using a
calabash or a cup. Often the cups, or the hands holding them, are contaminated.
As a result, the water is contaminated and those who drink it become infected.
Water contamination during storage and handling has resulted in diarrhoeal
diseases, a problem that is further aggravated by poor water sources. Because
the people were not willing to change to plastic vessels designed to reduce or
eliminate post-contamination, local potters, with technical assistance from the
Nyanza Healthy Project team, began to produce modified clay pots. They fitted
the conventional pots with a narrow mouth, a spigot, a lid and a flat base for
easy water extraction. There is a space to retain sediment and the water is
treated, stored and accessed through the spigot.
The technology to produce the pots
relies on the indigenous skills of local potters. The modification is not a
major deviation from the conventional pot; its original colour, form and
function are maintained. Up to 90% of the raw materials are natural and
available locally, while the others are available in local shops and markets.
The modified pots are very popular with the local people. They can still store
their water in the traditional way, which keeps the water cool and improves its
palatability, while the modified design prevents the transmission of disease.
The practice of mounting taps on clay
pots originated in the community and is nothing new. Potters throughout the
region do it, although the practice is not widespread. Most pots with spigots
were made in response to special orders from customers. The potters fix taps on
the traditional, wide-mouthed pots for the same reason taps are mounted on the
new pots: to make it easier to extract water. The only technical aspects that
did not originate locally are the modified features, such as the narrow mouth
with a lid, and the sedimentation pouch. These suggestions were made by the
project team to make the pots technologically effective in preventing post
contamination, while remaining acceptable to the local people.
This practice is ongoing. It started in
February 2001 as an alternative component of the CARE Kenya Nyanza Healthy Water
Content and approach
The purpose of the modified clay pots is
to minimize the re-contamination of treated water during storage, and thus to
reduce the incidence of waterborne disease transmission, which usually takes the
form of diarrhoea in children under five years old. This purpose is served
whilst retaining an aspect of traditional culturethe storage of drinking
water in clay pots.
The modified pots are produced by a
local womens pottery group. During the testing period, the improved pots were
produced for distribution by the project, but more recently the women have been
allowed to produce and sell directly to consumers (households) in the
surrounding local markets, along with their other clay products. Ultimately, it
is up to households themselves to buy and use the pots. In most cases, the
mother of the household is responsible for the practice. All members of the
household benefit from drinking safe water but the largest impact is expected in
children under five years of age, as this group suffers most from diarrhoeal
The pots are manufactured and sold to
the community at an affordable price. This is an income-generating activity. At
the household level, the water is treated with a sodium hypo-chlorite solution
and stored in the pots. When the pots are empty they are cleaned with sisal or
twine and sand and refilled. The project helps the producers to reach the
consumers through hygiene education, social marketing and a community
mobilization approach.
CARE uses social marketing techniques to
promote the use of modified clay pots for the safe storage of water. These
consist of football tournaments, puppet shows, posters, brochures and
participatory educational theatre. After disseminating information about the
pots, CARE uses a community-based distribution network to make them accessible
and affordable to rural residents in the target area.
The role of indigenous knowledge
The communitys indigenous knowledge
was the primary factor in the design and production of the modified clay pots.
Because the pots were produced locally, they are widely accepted by the
population. The long experience of the potters helped them learn how to place a
spigot in the pots.
The modification of the pots does not
affect the long tradition in the community of using clay pots as storage vessels
for drinking water, which has been passed on from generation to generation,
since the pots maintain their original form and function. They still keep the
water cool and improve its taste, as they always have. Clay pots are valued
assets in households. This is evident in the careful way they are handled and
maintained. Once a pot is bought it is used for as long 20-30 years without
transfer of knowledge
The knowledge needed to make the
modified clay pots resides primarily with the specialists, in this case the
potters. The potters are paid for the pots they sell.
Young girls develop an early interest in making pots; they play with clay while their mothers mould pots, and they gradually learn to mould pots themselves. In every village there is at least one specialist who is able to transmit the skills to young, newly married women in the area who are interested in becoming potters. The potters do not record or document their knowledge at all, but pass it on informally from generation to generation.
Achievements and results
This is considered a Best Practice
because it facilitates safe storage and reduces the diarrhoeal disease caused by
the re-contamination of drinking water. Because the practice of making modified
clay pots is based on indigenous knowledge, it is cost-effective. It is a
technology that the community adopts easily because the modifications are
compatible with the original product. The changes are minimal but vital for the
effectiveness of the practice. There is evidence that this, by itself, would be
effective in preventing disease transmission. Treating the water with sodium
hypo-chlorite is clearly not indigenous. CARE Kenya is promoting both strategies,
safe storage in locally produced clay pots and treatment with locally available
sodium hypo-chlorite solution, to maximize the potential for disease prevention
in communities with high rates of diarrhoea. This is necessary because the water
in this region is highly turbid. The organic material in the water eventually
settles in the bottom of the pot, but below the tap. This allows the water to
exit through the tap. The promotion of both the sodium hypo-chlorite for water
treatment and the design modification to raise the taps to allow for
sedimentation are intended to improve local technology and increase the
potential for disease prevention.
The 1% sodium hypo-chlorite solution is manufactured by a private Kenyan company and packaged in a bottle with an 8 ml cap that serves as a dosing device. The pots are cleaned with sand and sisal, a locally available fibre used to make ropes and commonly used for scrubbing dishes. The project uses hygiene education, social marketing, and community mobilization techniques to assist the potters in teaching buyers how to clean the pots properly. However, the practice of scrubbing clay pots with sisal is indigenous to these communities.
When modified pots were introduced in
the communities, demand for them was overwhelming. So far 180 pots have been
sold. A traditional clay pot costs around two dollars while a modified one costs
around four dollars. The target groups are poor families and yet the higher
price did not stop them from replacing their old pots. This shows the value
which the local people attach to the improved pot. They recognise its health
benefits, particularly after publicity sensitised them to the issue. This
practice facilitates the effective des-infection of water with chlorine over a
period of time.
The population was monitored for
diarrhoea for eight weeks to determine the health impact of the intervention.
This data is still being analysed.
The practice is sustainable, cost-effective and locally manageable. Because the modified clay pots are sold (and not given away) to families, they are a source of revenue for the potters. As long as there is a demand for the pots, the activity is sustainable. Second, the clay pots are affordable for the average rural Kenyan family. For a small amount of money, a family can store water safely and thus prevent disease. The cost of missing work due to illness far exceeds the cost of the pot. Thus, the strategy is cost-effective. Third, the activity is locally manageable because the skill and materials for making the pots come from the community. Nothing external is needed for the production and sale of the pots. Local people benefit from this approach in two ways: first, households are able to access a tool that enables them to store water safely and thus to reduce the incidence of diarrhoea; and second, the approach promotes economic activity in the community as the pots are produced and sold by local pottery groups.
Strengths and weaknesses
This practice offers a safe way to store
water in the home without a drastic change from the traditional method. The
changes to the pots are small, but important. The opening is narrower, with a
lid, and there is a spigot. In addition, the modified pot does not cost
significantly more than the traditional pot. It also provides an extra way for
local potters to generate income.
One potential weakness of the modified
pot is that, for the poorest families, the small increase in price makes it
slightly expensive. Often these are the families with the greatest exposure to
diarrhoea risks. The pots are also fragile and need to be handled with extra
care. Lastly, because the moulding is done manually, the pots are not of a
standard size.
Safe water storage is one way of providing households with safe water. When combined with treatment with a disinfectant such as sodium hypo-chlorite the benefits in reducing waterborne disease are greatly enhanced. The practice can be improved further by developing a mould to help standardise sizes, synergising safe storage with water des-infection, and a behaviour change to maximise the health benefits.
Source of inspiration
This practice is applicable anywhere
where clay pots are used for storing water in the home. The only local
adaptations that would be needed are knowledge of the design modifications to
make the pots safer for water storage. The availability of spigots would also
have to be ensured.
Replication in terms of usage is very
high. People from neighbouring villages have been flocking to the villages where
the project is active to purchase the pots and are already using them. This has
happened without intervention from CARE.
Replicability in terms of production has
not yet picked up momentum. The groups wishing to manufacture the modified pots
will need some training on workmanship, e.g. how to fix the taps, get the size
right and narrow the mouth. This training is still under way.
If you think that this case could be useful in a different context than the one described here, please get in touch first with the contact person listed below (Administrative data). Intellectual property rights could be an issue.
Additional remarks and information
In the communities where this project is
currently being implemented, the geology is such that improved water points,
such as wells, are not feasible. Most people get their water from hand-dug
earth-pans, ponds, rivers, or Lake Victoria. As a result, the only way the
population can have potable water is to store it safely in the home. In
communities such as these, where the only water source is contaminated surface
water, policy makers should promote household treatment and safe storage.
However, even in communities with improved water sources, if water is stored in
the home, safe storage and household treatment is necessary.
The project is currently grappling with the problem of producing moulds that potters can use to produce pots with standard volumes. We are interested in pots of 20 litres and 40 litres. So far, it has proved difficult for the potters to consistently mould pots with these exact volumes.
Administrative data
CARE International in Kenya
P.O. Box 88, Kisumu, Kenya
Tel.: +254 35 20010
Fax: +254 35 43820
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: www.care.or.ke
Philip Makutsa
P.O. Box 526, Homa Bay, Kenya
Tel.: +254 385 22517
Fax: +254 385 22041
E-mail: email@example.com
organization(s) involved in the practice
Foodborne and Diarrhoeal Diseases Branch
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A-38
Atlanta, GA 30033
The total budget for the period from November 1999 to August 2001 was USD 250,000. This was provided by the Woodruff Foundation, in the USA.
who have described this Best Practice
Jon Macy
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
+1 404 6392206
Fax: +1 404 6392205
E-mail: email@example.com
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
Latest Camera Reviews
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is the World's first Micro Four Thirds camera. Using a mirror-less structure and an electronic viewfinder instead of a conventional optical viewfinder, the Panasonic G1 still has a 12.1-megapixel Live MOS, Four Thirds sensor, but is much smaller than a regular DSLR camera. Other standout features of the DMC-G1 include a 3-inch, 460K dot, free-angle LCD screen and high-resolution 1,440,000-dot equivalent Live View Finder, both of which provide a 100% field of view and Full-time Live View. The Panasonic G1 accepts not only Micro Four Thirds System interchangeable lenses, but also conventional Four Thirds System lenses when an optional adapter is mounted. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 will be available from November 1st for £599 / $799.
Panasonic Press Release
Panasonic is pleased to announce the brand-new LUMIX G Micro System.
World's First Full-time Live View Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera Adopting New-Generation Micro Four Thirds System Standard DMC-G1 from LUMIX G Micro System
Panasonic today announced the release of the DMC-G1, an exciting new digital interchangeable lens camera that is based on the new Micro Four Thirds System Standard. Combining a downsized body and advanced camera features that realize the operational comfort even as easy as that of compact cameras, the super-mobile G1 shatters the old notion that all digital SLRs are bulky, heavy and hard to use. This, plus the superior picture quality made possible by a 4/3-type image sensor, draws a clear line between the new-generation Lumix G1 and all conventional digital SLR cameras.
With the G1, Panasonic has developed an entirely new-concept digital camera that takes even greater advantage of the compactness and light weight inherent in the Four Thirds System Standard. By increasing the number of electrical contacts between camera body and lens, Panasonic has also increased camera expandability and maximized the future potential of the G1, including compatibility with future features. In addition, the versatile G1 accepts not only Micro Four Thirds System interchangeable lenses, but also conventional Four Thirds System lenses (when an optional adapter is mounted). This means that users can continue to use Four Thirds lenses they already own.
The G1 is the world's first camera to employ the new Micro Four Thirds System standard. Together with an innovative mirror-less structure that also dramatically downsizes the camera body, the LUMIX G Micro System achieves a dramatic portability and ease of use by an adoption of electronic Full-time Live View Finder instead of conventional optical viewfinder. Despite the G1's ultra-compact design, it comes fully equipped with features that assure outstanding ease of use, made possible by the contrast AF system. The G1 also boasts iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, a feature that took the world by storm in Lumix digital compact cameras. iA mode brings together a full range of functions - led by AF Tracking , Face Detection, Intelligent ISO Control and Intelligent Exposure - that together let users take strikingly beautiful photos with maximum ease every time they shoot. The G1 breaks new ground in styling too, overturning SLR camera conventions by giving users a variety of body colours to choose from. For people who have been hesitant about moving up to an SLR camera, the G1 is a perfect fit. It is a small, sophisticated, easy-to-use camera that will greatly expand any user's photographic capabilities.
The G1's Live MOS sensor gives users the benefits of Full-time Live View both when viewing the Free-Angle LCD and when looking through the viewfinder. Other new conveniences made possible by the contrast AF include 1-area-focusing, AF Tracking, and a preview functions that show the photographer how changing the shutter speed (and other settings) will affect the photograph. The large 3.0-inch free-angle LCD, with its 100% field of view and sharp 460,000-dot resolution, lets the photographer check even fine details when composing an image or viewing a shot just taken.
Behind the G1's exceptional image quality is a 4/3-type 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor that boasts a wide dynamic range and low power consumption, plus Panasonic's new Venus Engine HD imaging processor, with its superb noise reduction performance and expandability represented by HDMI output capability. Because dust entering the body is a concern with all interchangeable lens cameras, Panasonic has equipped the G1 with a Supersonic Wave Filter as part of a Dust Reduction System designed to prevent dust and other foreign matter from adhering to the image sensor.
In addition to accepting Micro Four Thirds lenses, the G1 can be fitted with a mount adapter that allows the use of standard Four Thirds lenses. This greatly expands the assortment of lenses available to users. They can choose lenses from a variety of manufacturers and in a variety of combinations, for virtually unlimited photographic capabilities. A wide range of special accessories are available too. The G1 is also equipped with a mini HDMI output terminal for easy connection with other AV devices. With features like these, the G1 gives users a host of photographic and entertainment possibilities to explore. The stylish Lumix DMC-G1 is an entirely new kind of digital camera with an unprecedented feature set.
The G1 is ideal for people who have never before used an interchangeable lens camera, and for those who have tried one but didn't find it comfortable. The easy-to-use G1 can open the door to a world of fun, beauty and unlimited creative possibilities.
Ultra compact Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera – Made Possible by the Micro Four Thirds System Standard
With the G1, Panasonic introduces an innovative mirror-less structure that dramatically downsizes the camera body. The G1 is far more compact than conventional SLR camera on the market, thanks in large part to the Micro Four Thirds System, a new standard for interchangeable lens cameras. This new system has made it possible to reduce the flange back distance (between the mount and the image sensor) to approx. 20 mm – half the 40 mm specified in the Four Thirds System. The outside diameter of the mount is also reduced, by about 6 mm. The Micro Four Thirds System makes it possible to downsize not only the camera body, but the lenses too - particularly wide-angle lenses and high-power zoom lenses – while maintaining the superior image quality characteristic of the 4/3 image sensor. The G1's ground-breaking structural design forever dispels the notion that an interchangeable lens camera has to be big and heavy – a drawback that's deterred many people from switching to an digital SLR. Even with its generous 3.0-inch LCD, the G1 is extremely compact – and there is absolutely no compromise in function or performance.
Another attractive feature that separates the G1 from conventional digital SLR cameras is the choice of body colours. While traditionalists can choose the standard black body, others will enjoy the appealing blue and red colours available. With its exceptional mobility and features, the G1 offers a new style of photography; with its design and colour selection, it offers a new sense of camera style.
Full-time Live View and Contrast AF
With the G1 users enjoy the advantages of Full-time Live View not only when viewing the LCD, but when using the electronic viewfinder too. The G1's viewfinder system retains the outstanding viewability of an optical viewfinder and can also display information about camera settings that the user can see without taking his or her eye from the subject. This is one of the ways Full-time Live View uses digital technology to give the photographer useful new features and functions. In addition to a mirror-less structure, the G1 features a high-resolution 1,440,000-dot equivalent Live View Finder. A clever built-in eye sensor automatically switches on the viewfinder when the user looks into it, then switches it off and turns on the 3.0-inch high-resolution 460,000-dot LCD (which boasts a wide viewing angle) when the user looks away from the viewfinder. The 60-frames-per-second Live View is made possible by the Live MOS sensor, which takes signals directly from the image sensor and sends them continuously to the LCD, in real time. You can use either auto focus or manual focus while using the Full-time Live View.
Both the Live View Finder and LCD provide a 100% field of view. This allows the user, when composing a shot, to check the framing accurately from corner to corner.
The G1 introduces a new Contrast AF function that is not only accurate and easy to use, but also very fast. Users can choose from a wide range of AF modes, including multiple-area AF with up to 23 focus areas, 1-area AF with a selectable focus area, Face Detection, and AF Tracking. In the 1-area AF mode, the AF frame size can be changed by simply turning a dial. The G1 also has a Quick AF function that begins focusing as soon as the user aims the camera – no waiting for him or her to press the shutter button halfway. This provides a quicker focusing that can help capture the subject before the crucial moment passes. Continuous AF keeps the subject in focus at all times. With the G1's many auto focus modes, there's an option that's just right for any shooting situation.
*Lenses that are not compatible with the contrast AF function can be used with manual focusing. There are some limitations to other functions when the lenses other than LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm/F3.5-F5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S. and LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-F5.6/MEGA O.I.S.
High-resolution Live View Finder and Free-angle 3-inch 3:2 460,000-dot LCD
A large, clear, easy-to-see LCD, that rotates 180º horizontally and 270º vertically is upgraded both in size and resolution to be 3.0-inch with 460,000-dot high resolution to offer even more comfortable view for both monitoring when shooting and for playing back the results. Extraordinary 3:2 aspect of the LCD on DMC-G1 is familiar to those who are used to analog film cameras. The G1 is designed for easy viewing, no matter where your photographic pursuits take you. When the lighting around you changes, the LCD changes too. The Auto Power LCD function automatically boosts brightness by as much as 40%, depending on the shooting condition. The LCD monitor remains easy to see at all times. This helps make framing a shot with Full-time Live View even easier.
The DMC-G1's Live View Finder has the large 1.4x (0.7x on 35mm equiv.) magnification and the 100% field of view as the optical viewfinders on high-end digital SLR cameras. This, plus the 1,440,000-dot equivalent resolution, makes it easy to shoot the exact image the camera sees. Surprisingly, when you look into the viewfinder, a sensor automatically turns the Live View Finder on and the LCD off. You enjoy smoother, easier shooting without having to switch the setting of display. In addition, customise the camera to fit your shooting preference by changing the display style or switching to a full-screen display. The user enjoys a seamless 60fps Live View both on the LCD and LVF. The G1's Live View Finder, which is based on a field sequential system that uses RGB 3-independent sequential illumination to produce 180 fps for each of the three colours, gives the user a clear, natural and comfortable view when framing a shot. The LCD can swivel 180 degrees horizontally and 270 degrees vertically, giving the user the flexibility to take low-angle and high-angle shots easily and comfortably. The DMC-G1 also features the Quick Menu, so you can make a variety of settings without taking your eye from the Live View Finder.
Great Photography Is Not Only from Professional Photographers Anymore - Intelligent Auto Mode
When you don't know which mode will give you the best shooting results, or when a sudden photo opportunity pops up and you don't have time to make any settings, simply choose iA (Intelligent Auto) mode and let the camera do it all for you. This advanced mode includes MEGA O.I.S. to detect hand-shake, Intelligent ISO Control to detect subject movement, Face Detection to detect faces in the frame, Intelligent Scene Selector to detect scene conditions, Light Detection to detect the brightness level, and AF Tracking to continually track a moving subject and keep it in focus. These six functions work automatically and simultaneously in iA Mode to optimize your settings, making it easier than ever to take beautiful photos every time.
Shake Detection – MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabiliser)
MEGA O.I.S., implemented in the lens, compensates for the blurring caused by hand-shake. Even slight hand-shake movement is accurately detected by a sampling frequency of 4,000 times per second, and compensated to produce sharp, clear images. It also works for zoom shots and macro shots, which are especially susceptible to hand-shake, and lets you shoot in dimly lit rooms or evening illumination, without a flash, to preserve the mood.
Motion Detection – Intelligent ISO Control
The Intelligent ISO Control function detects subject movement and automatically adjusts the ISO setting and shutter speed to best suit the movement and light conditions. When it detects subject motion, it automatically raises the ISO setting and increases the shutter speed to prevent motion blur. On the other hand, when the subject is still and no movement is detected, it takes beautifully natural photos with a low ISO setting. Intelligent ISO Control gives you stunning images with ease because there is no need for complicated settings.
Light Detection – Intelligent Exposure
The Intelligent Exposure function increases the exposure only in under-exposed areas by detecting the brightness level part-by-part in the picture. If the background includes the sky, which tends to be easily washed out, the camera automatically adjusts the aperture and shutter speed to keep the setting slightly under-exposed to prevent wash-out while brightening the darkened area by increasing the ISO only in that area. If the background of an indoor portrait receives insufficient lighting from a flash and becomes dark, the ISO sensitivity is raised in only the low-lit area to make it brighter without causing graininess in the subject's face. When Intelligent Exposure is turned on, the icon changes from white to yellow. In addition, you can adjust the effect in three levels in normal shooting mode— high, normal, and low.
Face Detection – Face Detection AF/AE
The Face Detection function detects faces and automatically optimises the focus and exposure settings. It prevents the blurry faces that happen when the camera focuses on something in front of or behind the subject, and keeps faces from appearing dark when shooting indoors or against the light source. It detects up to 15 faces at a time, making it extremely convenient for group photos. Once the camera detects a face, Face Tracking follows it even when the subject moves around. This makes it easy to capture the person's face quickly if he or she is moving. It is also equipped with Digital Red-eye Correction. The camera takes care of the red-eye effect that often happens when shooting with a flash, to ensure attractive facial expression always.
Scene Detection - Intelligent Scene Selector
When the camera's in iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode, the Intelligent Scene Selector automatically sets the Scene Mode to either Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery. The camera judges it from the various detection results such as focusing distance, inclusion of human face and brightness level of the circumstance. You are free from having to change the settings every time the scene changes when taking pictures with these most frequently used Scene Modes to get beautiful results even before you know it.
Subject Detection – AF Tracking
Simply focus on your subject, then press the shutter button to activate AF Tracking. Even when you remove your finger from the shutter button, the camera continues to automatically keep your moving subject in focus. This keeps the focus sharp and blur-free when shooting active children or pets, as well as when capturing sports scenes or subjects in a moving object. It minimizes the shutter time lag so you won't miss those spur-of-the-moment shots, and helps to give you truly beautiful photos always.
The user can activate all of these useful, convenient shooting-assist functions by simply selecting iA mode. This makes the DMC-G1 the ultimate, super-versatile automatic camera for capturing clear, beautiful, mistake-free photos with ease despite its high quality image rendering capability as a system camera.
A Host of Creative Options
My Colour Mode is a special option that gives free rein to the user's creativity. In My Colour mode you can freely adjust the colour, brightness and saturation parameters, while checking the Full-time Live View image to see how those adjustments affect the picture. This makes it easier and more fun to create interesting, expressive images. Adjust the settings that best suit the shooting conditions and your expressive intent, and then enjoy your own photography.
Furthermore, the DMC-G1 provides options of picture taste with the function called Film Mode. Each analog film has its characteristics such as with colour, contrast, gradation and which affects on the outcome of the picture, in other words, it is one of the ways of expression. With the DMC-G1, the Film Mode allows you to choose the one that takes the best advantage of the scene or the subject you take out of a total of nine film modes including Standard, Dynamic, Nature, Smooth, Nostalgic, Vibrant, Standard B/W, Dynamic B/W and Smooth B/W, with capability of fine adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation and noise reduction. Users can also shoot the same scene in 3 different films using the new Multi Film mode. All these settings can be confirmed before you take the picture and the result is always as you intended.
The Full-time Live View lets the users check the outcome image in advance after adjusting the shutter speed, aperture or white balance. The white balance can be adjusted in the area of two-axis of coordinates precisely.?And also the white balance bracket in 3 pictures either along with A(amber)-B(Blue) axis or G(Green)-M(Magenta) axis is now available for G1.
High Image Quality as an Interchangeable Lens System Camera
The 4/3-type 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor featured in the DMC-G1 offers the best of both worlds – the superior image quality of a CCD sensor, and the lower power consumption of a CMOS sensor. New technology that makes it possible to read 4 channels of data simultaneously also helps the G1 deliver 60 frames-per-second Full-time Live View images, while faithfully reproducing high-resolution images with fine detail and rich gradation.
For the image processing LSI, the new Venus Engine HD features exceptionally advanced signal processing capabilities. This sophisticated LSI separates chromatic noise from luminance noise and applies the optimal noise reduction to each, so you capture clear and beautiful images even when shooting at high ISO sensitivity levels. The Venus Engine HD also provides independent gradation control for each of the R, G and B colours, so even delicate colour nuances are reproduced faithfully. Linking smoothly with the Live MOS sensor, the Venus Engine HD records stunning high-resolution 12-megapixel images with exceptional accuracy. Signals containing a large amount of image data are sent from the Live MOS sensor to the high-resolution Live View Finder, resulting in the 1.44 million-dot equivalent sharp clear images at 60 fps. The Venus Engine HD also supports an extensive range of functions, including HDMI output.
If dust or other foreign matter gets inside the camera when you're changing lenses, it could cling to the image sensor and show up as a spot in your photos. The Dust Reduction System in the LUMIX DMC-G1 helps eliminate this possibility by placing a supersonic wave filter in front of the Live MOS sensor. Vibrating around 50,000 times per second, the filter repels dust and other particles.
Superb Expandability for More Fun
The DMC-G1 and LUMIX G Micro System is compatible with any interchangeable lens that complies with the Four Thirds Standard.* This gives you access to the entire range of Four Thirds lenses. And a stream of new Micro Four Thirds lenses will be announced in the future, giving you a large, diverse line of high-performance lenses to add to your photographic toolbox. With the LUMIX G Micro System and the growing assortment of lenses becoming available, your expressive possibilities are unlimited. The DMC-G1 is a system camera with a wide variety of options to choose from to match your shooting situations and style.
External Flash: DMW-FL220(GN22)/ DMW-FL360(GN36)/DMW-FL500(GN50)
PL Filter: DMW-LPL52
ND Filter: DMW-LND52
MC Protector: DMW-LMC52
Mount Adapter: DMW-MA1
Battery Pack: DMW-BLB13
DC Cable: DMW-DCC3
Soft Case: DMW-CG1
Soft Bag: DMW-BAG1
Shoulder Strap (Stylish) DMW-SSTG1-A/C/R
Shoulder Strap (Woven?DMW-SSTG2-W
Shoulder Strap (Leather) DMW-SSTG3-T
Remote Shutter: DMW-RSL1
HDMI mini Cable: RP-CDHM15(1.5m), RP-CDHM30(3.0m)
*You need an adapter (available as an option) to use Four Thirds lenses. Lenses that are not compatible with the Contrast AF function can be used with manual focusing. There are also some limitations to other functions. For details, see the following customer support site: http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/index.html * Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the optional accessories that are available in your market.
High-Definition Networking
The G1 has an HDMI output terminal. When the G1 is connected to an HDMI-compatible TV via an HDMI mini cable (purchased separately), the user can easily enjoy a slideshow of photos taken with the G1. When the G1 is connected to a VIERA TV that has VIERA Link capability, the TV's remote control unit can be used to run the slideshow.
Other Convenient Features
When using the G1 in manual focus mode, the frame will automatically enlarge by around 5x or 10x(magnification can be altered by the front dial) for easy viewing in the Live View Finder or high-resolution LCD with Manual Assist function. This lets the user frame the shot with greater ease and accuracy. The movable guide lines make it easy to check the horizontal and vertical positioning of the subject and scene, no matter how the shot is being composed.
The Quick Menu has further evolved as an interface in the G1. The newly enhanced menu screen makes it easier to use the G1's advanced functions, while simply rotating the turn-and-push device (front dial) lets the user select and enter settings with a single finger, without having to look away from the viewfinder. Most settings can be made in this way. The new My Menu tab automatically stores the five most recently used menu items, for quick, easy retrieval. The custom setting function can also be used to register a shortcut for a frequently used function; the function can then be activated by pressing the Down button of the cursor key. The colour of the LCD information display screen can be changed in three colours. These features make the G1 easier to operate while also giving the user a way to customise his or her camera.
The LUMIX G Micro System will change the way you see – and enjoy – the digital interchangeable lens camera. It does so with a collection of features that put enormous photographic power in a palm-sized camera with interchangeable lens. The LUMIX G Micro System is a camera you'll love from day one – giving you the freedom to express yourself, and changing the role that photography plays in your life. DSL Reinvented – from 1st November 2008.
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Cant' help being a bit disappointed. The camera is small, but not dramatically, almost the same as Olympus E-420. And there is no video recording.
Also, it remains to be seen whether the new contrast detect autofocus system really works. A further disappointment is that the old 4/3 lenses won't have autofocus with this camera.
dpreview.com has an excellent preview. The indicatations are the G1 is shaping up to be a great camera moving the entire industry forward, particularly with the hi-res viewfinder. Movie-mode is a must for me though.
It's just marketing stuff. Being first in a new category (micro 4/3) sounds better than saying "here is an upgraded EVF camera". It's evolution, not revolution.
ad video capabilities: What would compel users to upgrade if they packed video in the first model in the line?
The design's a bit conservative, isn't it? Also I'd rather have image stabilisation in the camera, as I suspect that's making the lenses more bulky than they need to be.
Apart from that, pretty nifty, but I'll be waiting to see what Olympus come up with.
As far as from the preview from dp, I like the way Panasonic (and all the four thirds companies) hold. Their approach praise the minimalist fashion of high tech devices.( good marketing point) More compact more mobile more sophisticated more indiviualized. But still we have got time to get a real rangefinder which has DSLR capabilities and quality.It is suprising the big two do not show patticular interest on this issue.And the others rightfully find the path to compete them in the market by this way.This is nice thing but I think real solution will only come from masters.Good job Panasonic. I like this slogan '' Great Photography Is Not Only from Professional Photographers Anymore'' yes sounds little bit market fashion but revolution of digital photography makes this reality I think this kind of innovations are the steps forward its evolution..
Panasonic great for inovation, design is awful, why give a camera a pentaprism design, when it hasn't got one.I don't think it was design for europeans
I exspect, or I should say I hope that Olympus to come up with a modern design of the old Pen FT type camera.
As Frank Carson the comedian would say
It's a cracker
Yeah I also agree with Mr.Bernard on the issue.The camera will be better in retro style fit and finish.(I like Canon G9-Lumix L1 and E300 Olympus they must be rangefinder size to fit the concept I mentioned before but ''real'' viewfinder must cover at least % 90)Even tough all the lacks G1 has, it is a good start for mini-four thirds. Hopefully Olympus will lean from reviews from the market and will take it further..
"Using a mirror-less structure and an electronic viewfinder (...)"
They killed any hope for the camera by using an EVF. It really makes quality crap
"The camera will be better in retro style fit"
@Mr Mustafa. Judging a camera from the looks rather than its ergonomics or features isn't a good idea.
"rangefinder which has DSLR capabilities and quality"
There's some brlliant quality rangefinders out there. Expensivem, but there are. DSLR isn't synonym of quality. It's only about system.
And Panasonic so far has been synonym of awful image quality. I dont' have much hopes on this one either.
Yes you are right.But I just stated my wish that is all.. retro style may well suits this concept and has elegant fit&finish;according to my taste.You will not share it.
''There's some brlliant quality rangefinders out there. Expensivem''
You mean Leicas I think.I do not agree with you they are excellent in terms of lenses (tack-sharp natural color) not at all final output. Also I do not like the iso-fine detail performance of any leica cause they collabare with panasonic about photo engine.(turn to analog signals into digital something like art and they do not get the what lens takes) That is what you said;
''And Panasonic so far has been synonym of awful image quality''
Yeah I do not much appreciate their outputs but it does not mean I will no more..First of all they use Leica lens they is big legacy they will learn to benefit as time goes by hopefully.Let us see the final production samples.
"You mean Leicas I think"
I was referring to cameras like the Leicas or the DP-1. People claim the dp-1 quality is nice, although epson's support seems bad (people say Epson claims the camera doesn't exist if you call them up)
Unfortunately I never had the chance to use one of those. If only they were cheaper....
stupid me... I wrote dp-1, but I meant "epson rd-1". The sigma dp-1 isn't a rangefinder obviously =)
You're still going to check your shot in the LCD anyways, this small a camera is geared to amateurs coming into the SLR format for the first time and other serious amateur looking for a compact alternative - who, most the time, will shoot on fill auto and let the camera do its thing, hoping that the lens options will give them better-looking photos than just their itzy-bitzy digicams they already have.
You guys are analyzing this camera too seriously.
"They killed any hope for the camera by using an EVF. It really makes quality crap"
The whole idea of micro 4/3 is to get rid of the mirror and OVF. This EVF is much better than usual and EVFs will keep on getting better until OVFs go the way of vinyl records.
John, you think they'll ever manage matching the dynamic range of an eye using EVF?
It means the EVF should generate lights from the darkest of night scenes to the most painful bright eye the eye can stand.
That's the limit of a lens+mirror. The EVF is limited to the dynamic range of a monitor.
I don't really see the limited EVF dynamic range as critically relevant to photography - most photos are displayed on a screen, and even more in the future. In this way an EVF or a LCD corresponds better to the photograph display medium than a mirror-system.
I do agree than in low light an EVF may have problems, but on the other hand, camera sensors are approaching in sensitivity the eye, and thus there needn't necessarily to be a problem.
Pentaprism, I would answer your query in three parts.
1. In principle, an EVF could match the dynamic range of the eye. Digital audio devices can exceed the range of human hearing, so I can see no reason in principal why digital video devices can't exceed the dynamic range of the eye. Having the equivalent of a flash go off in your face, for example, is not hard to achieve technically. You just need a bright enough light source.
2. I don't think it is desirable to have an EVF match the dynamic range of the human eye if your pictures aren't going to. My pictures aren't going to be too bright to look at nor so dark that I can't make out details. I want the EVF to preview the picture.
3. Whatever advantages you may think an OVF has over an EVF, you also have to consider the cost, which include the noise, space and weight of the mirror mechanism and the mechanical limitation that it imposes on burst rates (the mirror-free Casio EX-F1 can photograph at burst rates of up to 60 fps). I confidently predict that the market will soon judge that the shrinking advantages of OVFs don't justify the cost.
Hi John, thanks for responding that fast. Yes, you are right at 1). I should have explained better. I meant that I don't see such an EVF appearing in the next 10-20 years. Nothing is impossible given enough time ;)
About 2), I think sensors already capture wider dynamic range than monitors. Sensors do 8-9 stops already. I don't think monitors reach that level, and sensors will go HDR soon I expect.
The EVF should at least surpass the sensor (raw) dynamic range
Hi John (and others)
I do not agree with you on couple of things you mentioned.I agree with some.
1. ''Digital audio devices can exceed the range of human hearing, so I can see no reason in principal why digital video devices can't exceed the dynamic range of the eye. ''
First of all, you compare wrong sides.Human eye is one of the most complex system in evolution. and yet can not be explained by standart neo-Darwinism. The chemical reactions that provide us to see the world is too many and at wide range in molecular level.(neccesary protein list will much longer than the G1 manual) Eyes take approximately our dayly % energy and brain's back lobs and cortex is highly specialized to get and to mean what we see. The World's darkest place is the curtain all action plays. and the most efficent and optimal processor deal with the composition...sound has temporary wawing, but seeing is permanent info flow as long as your eyes open.
I will not go any further.I think an analog human eye simulation digitally may be something very very far away.And I think human eye can detect any possible EVF view from analog no matter how the time pass.We havent got a lab as big as earth to develop real eye-like efficency.So EVF may well good for reading values but not as good as focusing on composition like OVF with an eye.
2.All commenters here I think see G1 as a real step forward for real digital rangefinder that one day will reach the flexibility and out put quality of DSLR system.Rightfully micro four thirds deserves some kind of appreciation in this aspect.
In addition to its more mobilized more compact, more sophisticated rangefinder style that corresponds basic manual photograpy and modern tricks...We need here a real viewfinder.And discussing over EVF will be right when EVFs give us HD quality but nothing digital can deceive eye about this issue. Also nothing can take the place of bright 0 coverage higher magnification viewfinder for a photography lover.
3. I want more than old masterpieces Leica rangefinder.I mean, surely it must be retro style, has got FF sensor,its size is as big as or between Leicas and G9, bright optical viewfinder(has some ghost-holographic additional glass screen front to see the values when we want)real default iso performance up to 6400. All manual buttons(iso-aperture-shutter etc) on it and a menu like Canon for modern tricks.Solid like a brick,may take photo everywhere and quick.No video no cry.. (I hear from now on someone says all above is a dream... but really good one:)
Yes AA is right we take this serious but those info exchanges above makes meaningful these sites.Thank You all about the perpectives you give.We learn from each other and companies may learn from us...
Mustafa, the issue is not one of copying the eye, it is one of copying an OVF or, more precisely, copying an OVF sufficiently well that the human eye can't tell the difference between an OVF and an EVF --- at least not in any way that influences the ability to take photographs.
As I note under point 2., I don't actually think this is desirable, but I think it is possible.
I see John. Just I want to pinpoint the facts as far as I know.
'Copying an OVF sufficiently well that the human eye can't tell the difference between an OVF and an EVF ''
This is not possible to me.Cause somehumans well see much better than others (like supertasters) so I think sufficency may well reach the point that it is very hard to discriminate but I prefer an OVF with holographic data input when asked.This is my dream on screen display :) while composing there is nothing to harm your framing but when you consider values they come instantly on optical screen (Written by somekind of lazer tech maybe)Isn't it a good idea? :)
Many years ago it was done on glass plates no ovf/evf then we moved on to film for years we just got on with what we had. Then came Digital WOW 1.2 Mega pixels 35mm = 15 million pixels or thereabouts, Now we are spoilt for choice it seems we can't decide if one type of viewfinder is better than the other, It's like this, with most cameras they do all the guess work we just point and hope it all comes .together and we have instant playback. Different cameras do different things you pay your money and get on with it the eye can see many things but it still seems to be fooled by A the price tag, B the supposed end result, C Anybody else's opinion. I however will continue buy my cameras with a OVF as i can't stand the bloody shutter lag of EVF'S.
Seems there is a yearning for a camera which is Leica, Combined with Canon G10 and Panasonic features, now there would be a classic !! I believe people like to look through a Viewfinder even EVF it is a closeness thing being one with the camera, the mock up of the Olympus seems not to have this and it could kill the camera. I wait and see on that and hope the lens is top rate.
I have a Sony DSC-R1 so I was naturally interested in the Panasonic DMC-G1 and went to see one in Jessops. I take serious architectural photos for which the R1 is ideal - no lens distortion down to its 24mm equivalent. The 'standard' G1 lens only goes to 28mm equiv so I won't be getting a G1 yet. The assistant did not know about viewfinder modes on the G1 or, maybe there is only the one. The 3 instantly switchable WYSIWYG EVF modes on the R1 are priceless even if the refresh is slow. They mean I can never go back to a modified SLR film camera with mirror and prism OVF and LCD screen to see what my settings are.
In 2005-6 it really looked as if Sony were interested in producing a range of all-electronic interchangeable lens cameras. Probably the bean counters pointed out that a completely new range of bodies and lenses would be needed while there was still mileage in the DSLR models and so only the fixed lens R1 made it to market.
I really hope the G1 concept catches on though by the time my two irreplaceable RI's are no longer working.
I got my G1 last weekend together with the 45-200mm lens on the strength of the review on the luminous landscape. I have a Canon DSLR outfit (including a 1DS MKIII) as well as a Mamiya based MFDB system and a Canon G10 and I have to say I am very impressed with the G1. I really do think it is a ground-breaking product; a Leica-like concept for the digital age and I wish Panasonic every success with it.
BTW, I have absolutely no affiliations to muddy the waters
You're wrong. The G1 turns out to be great camera after all. Just read the reviews. Panasonic scored big !!!!
I meant some are wrong. Not you, Andrew. I'm getting mine in 3 weeks. It's gonna be better than sliced bread .
Last week I took the plunge and purchased a G1 .
I am very impressed with this camera and photo quality on RAW is excellent !
In my eyes a camera is for taking photographs not shooting movies !
So the G1 lacking a movie mode will be no great loss to me .
Panasonic also gave me a 3 year warranty free of charge , so to me they are putting their money where their mouth is....
Yes I agree you are ( at the moment ) a little limited on lenses , but Panasonic have promised 3 new lenses for the G1 this year .
Very interesting blog.
I have always been mystified by the arguments in favour of optical view finders on digital cameras. What is the point of being able to see what the camera can't capture?
I will not be buying a G1; my 2005 all-electronic Sony DSC-R1 does everything I want from a camera. So much so that when it was discontinued (the bean counters obviously told Sony that there was more profit in DSLRs) I bought a second one as a spare.
I couldn't agree more with the remarks on the G1. An excellent piece of kit that I went for purely because of the advantages its size provides over my 5dII. I have a G10 as a quick point and shoot but this is not much bigger and delivers so much more. Got a pretty good deal on it as well at Park Cameras with the 14-45mm lens at Park cameras for £349 after the Panasonic cashback thing. http://www.parkcameras.com/10055/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-G1-Black---14-45mm-f3-5-5-6-OIS-Kit.html


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I think all of you are aware of the new useful features of Silverlight 4.0 beta released last November. I'm referring to a bunch of new improvements, affecting the out of browser applications, starting from the full-trust capabilities to the new Notification Window, and some little changes to the configuration of the window. The new release candidate of Silverlight 4.0 bring some news to the out of browser applications.
Until now we have a very little control over the window containing the application; we can configure the size and the positon on the screen and it is not possible to change them at runtime. With Silverlight 4.0 the Application class gain a new MainWindow proprty that expose a full set of tools to operate with the window. But this is not all the story. Using the project property we can also configure the window to be borderless and this let us draw our own chrome and manage window moving and resizing at runtime.
The figure on the left show the configuration of the Window Style. It is available into the Out of browser settings window. Using NoBorder we can completely remove the default chrome of the window. Optionally we can also specify to have Round corners but there is not any configuration about the corner radius.
In the example attached to the end of this article I've created a simple control we can use to give a custom chrome to the window. The control has a template to customize the look and feel of the chromw and a buch of properties to define colors, and other aspects of the chrome. In the next paragraphs of this article I will show you how the control is built and how Silverlight let use easily customize the chrome in the release candidate bits.
When we create a Silverlight application we usually define the MainPage.xaml as a UserControl, and this let us specify the markup of the page easily. Creating the ApplicationWindow control I decided to sobstitute it to the common UserControl so the control is defined as a ContentControl and we can change the markup like the code in this snippet:
1: <controls:ApplicationWindow x:Class="SilverlightPlayground.GenericWindow.MainPage"
2: xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
3: xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
4: xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
5: xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
6: xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:SilverlightPlayground.Controls;assembly=SilverlightPlayground.Controls"
7: Title="Tiny Browser"
8: mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignHeight="300" d:DesignWidth="400">
9: <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="WhiteSmoke">
11: </Grid>
12: </controls:ApplicationWindow>
The control is a normal Templated Control and in the generic.xaml I've specified the default aspect of the window chrome. Some of the properties of the elements inside the template have been binded to the properties of the ApplicationWindow control so it is simple to change the Border color, the background, the font etc. Some elements has been defined as parts so I can attach some events and add the expected behavior to the window. When the user drag the chrome the window has to move on the screen and when the user drags the corner the window has to be resized.
The release candidate of Silverlight give us two methods doing the great part of the work. They ad DragResize and DragMove. In the control I attach the MouseLeftButtonDown event and in the handler I call one of these method to start the corresponding action. Here is the code:
1: void Chrome_MouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
2: {
3: if (Application.Current.IsRunningOutOfBrowser && Application.Current.HasElevatedPermissions)
4: Application.Current.MainWindow.DragMove();
5: }
7: void ResizeHandle_MouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
8: {
9: if (Application.Current.IsRunningOutOfBrowser && Application.Current.HasElevatedPermissions)
10: Application.Current.MainWindow.DragResize(WindowResizeEdge.BottomRight);
11: }
The methods are so simple we really do not need to make any other action. After starting the action it detect the mouse and terminate the drag when the user release the button.
There is some other behaviors to implement. In the top right corner some buttons let the user close the window and operate like common windows minimizing and maximizing it. The MainWindow property has all the mehods and properties we need to make these buttons working. Here is some other code:
1: void CloseButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
3: if (Application.Current.IsRunningOutOfBrowser && Application.Current.HasElevatedPermissions && !args.Cancel)
4: Application.Current.MainWindow.Close();
7: void MaximizeButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
10: {
11: if (Application.Current.MainWindow.WindowState == WindowState.Normal)
12: Application.Current.MainWindow.WindowState = WindowState.Maximized;
13: else
14: Application.Current.MainWindow.WindowState = WindowState.Normal;
15: }
16: }
18: void MinimizeButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
19: {
20: if (Application.Current.IsRunningOutOfBrowser && Application.Current.HasElevatedPermissions)
21: Application.Current.MainWindow.WindowState = WindowState.Minimized;
22: }
The video at the end of the article show how the window appear. The control is almost complete to emulate the common windows but there is some other features we can use to manage the window:
Top, Left, Width & Height can be user programmatically to change the size of the window at runtime, Activate bring the window in front of the other window and finally the TopMost property can make it standing on top of other windows.
Source: SilverlightPlayground.GenericWindow.zip
Video: ChromelessWindow.wmv
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