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Ranking Big 12 Starting Quarterbacks
June 5th, 2012| by Lost Lettermen
10. Jared Barnett (Iowa State)
Year: Redshirt Sophomore
2011 Stats: 110 COMP, 220 ATT, 1,201 YDS, 6 TD, 6 INT
Barnett got his feet wet as a freshman, when he played in the Cyclones' last eight games. His numbers were mediocre and not necessarily anything consistent that would make one think that he has a bright future ahead of him. However, there was one really noticeable exception – Iowa State's shocking double-overtime victory over previously unbeaten Oklahoma State. Barnett had three TDs and 376 yards passing in that game.
Time will tell if he will have repeat performances in 2012. Without left tackle Kelechi Osemele, it will be a lot tougher.
Photo: Anthony Gruppuso/US Presswire
9. David Ash (Texas)
Year: Sophomore
2011 Stats: 99 COMP, 174 ATT, 1,079 YDS, 4 TD, 8 INT
As we have mentioned, Texas has not been able to find a starting quarterback since Colt McCoy left for the NFL after the 2009 season. That has been part of the reason that the Longhorns, a dominant team in the Big 12, have faded a bit. Well, it's now up to Ash, who seems to have taken control of the starting QB job from Colt McCoy's younger brother, Case.
The 2012 season will be a deciding one for Ash. If he makes the leap and holds onto the job – as in, more performances like the 142 yards and a touchdown in the Holiday Bowl win – then the Longhorns might be able to return to prominence. As of right now, that remains a big if.
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8. Clint Chelf (Oklahoma State)
Year: Redshirt Junior
2011 Stats: 20 COMP, 30 ATT, 307 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
Want a theme for quarterbacks in the Big 12 this fall? Taking over the position from stars. Of course, that's easier said than done – especially at Oklahoma State, which had perhaps its best season in program history last fall thanks in part to QB Brandon Weeden. The NFL draft pick helped the Cowboys contend for a national title and did it with a big-play offense that featured a connection with fellow draft pick WR Justin Blackmon.
Blackmon will be gone in 2012, but Okie State's pass-happy attack remains. And Chelf should be able to take over the reins. He has been in the program for three years, watching and learning from Weeden the last two seasons after a redshirt in 2009. Chelf brings athleticism as a dual-threat quarterback – unlike Weeden – and the pedigree as an Oklahoma boy. But while he will be put in place to succeed, it's not that easy for someone who has thrown just 49 career passes.
7. Dayne Crist (Kansas)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 15 COMP, 24 ATT, 164 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT (at Notre Dame)
It's all about redemption for Crist, who transferred from Notre Dame after last season without having to sit out a year. He originally was recruited by new Kansas coach Charlie Weis – who coached in South Bend for five seasons – as a five-star player coming out of high school.
Crist had a disappointing career with the Irish. He played sparingly in 2011, when he lost his starting job during the season opener to Tommy Rees and appeared in just three more games the rest of the way. We rank him ahead of three on this list for his experience in the pressure cooker at Notre Dame, where he threw 15 TDs in 2010.
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6. Nick Florence (Baylor)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 9 COMP, 12 ATT, 151 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
If you think replacing Brandon Weeden is hard, try being next in line at Baylor after Robert Griffin III – the Heisman winner and all-around good guy on the Bears' campus. RGIII helped resurrect Baylor's football program, bringing it to 10 wins last fall and earning himself the No. 2 overall pick in April's NFL draft.
A senior, Florence will get the chance to show his ability. He appeared in one game last fall, when he tossed two TDs and ran for another while relieving an injured RGIII in the second half of a 66-42 victory over Texas Tech. He also started seven games in 2009. Florence has played fairly well when given the opportunity; let's see if he can sustain it over the long haul.
Photo: Kevin Jairaj/US Presswire
5. Seth Doege (Texas Tech)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 398 COMP, 581 ATT, 4,004 YDS, 28 TD, 10 INT
No, Mike Leach isn't around to help inflate his numbers. But Doege fared well in 2011, when he provided 32 touchdowns – 28 of which came through the air – and added more than 4,000 passing yards. Bet you didn't know that. That's because the focus in Lubbock has been on the seven losses in eight games to close the season thanks to the atrocious defense that gave up more than 40 points in six of those games and more than 60 twice.
There's not much that Doege could do about that. But to be fair, he did throw nine of his 10 interceptions during the season's last seven games to coincide with the slide. But we think you will see more of the accurate QB that got TTU off to a 5-2 start and beat Oklahoma with four TD passes on Oct. 22.
Photo: Kevin Jairaj/US Presswire
4. Casey Pachall (TCU)
Year: Junior
2011 Stats: 228 COMP, 343 ATT, 2921 YDS, 25 TD, 7 INT
Say this about Pachall: He has been tested in his TCU career. The QB threw 25 touchdowns in helping the Horned Frogs to 11 wins last fall in his first year as starter after taking over for the accomplished Andy Dalton. What will be thrown at him in his second year? Oh, just the team's move to the Big 12.
But we think that Pachall can handle it. The 6-foot-5 Pachall is a former four-star recruit that is the prototype in a BCS conference. He also ripped apart the Mountain West last fall and looked as if he was ready for a call up to the big leagues, so to speak. That 473-yard, five-touchdown performance against Kellen Moore and Boise State is all we needed to see.
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3. Collin Klein (Kansas State)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 161 COMP, 281 ATT, 1918 YDS, 13 TD, 6 INT, 317 RUSH ATT, 1141 RUSH YDS, 27 RUSH TD
Boy, that Bill Snyder is genius. But he can thank Klein for helping his Wildcats get back to the 10-win mark in 2011. The 6-foot-5, 226-pound Klein performed like a classic Big 12 feature back despite playing under center. He ran for 27 touchdowns to go along with his 13 through the air. His output on the ground tied Navy's Ricky Dobbs for the most rushing TDs for a quarterback in a single season.
His 1,141 yards on the ground – fifth in the Big 12 among all players and third in the nation in QB rushing yards – along with his ground scores set Kansas State records. K-State made the Cotton Bowl on the strength of his workhorse tactics; Klein regularly carried the ball around 25 times per game – even racking up 29 carries and a season-high 144 yards with three TDS in a seven-point loss to Oklahoma State.
Big 12 defenses will try to prepare for his pounding attack next season, making more of an output through the air necessary. But Klein certainly can carry the load.
Photo: Kevin Jairaj/US Presswire
2. Landry Jones (Oklahoma)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 355 COMP, 562 ATT, 4463 YDS, 29 TD, 15 INT
With Oklahoma set as the No. 1 team in the country entering last season, many thought that Jones could have been a top pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Well, the 2011 season didn't quite work out as well as predicted for Jones, who took a step back from the 38-touchdown output in 2010. He threw a career-high 15 interceptions – throwing five without a touchdown pass in the Sooners' last three regular-season games.
But a look at Jones' overall resume makes it hard to drop him any lower on this list. He will enter his fourth year as a starter; Jones has been at the helm of 29 wins during that time and thrown for more than 12,000 yards to go along with 93 scores during his career.
Yes, he will have to get to know a new receiving corps in 2012, but what eligible player would you want under center in a Big 12 college football game more than Jones? We know just one guy.
Photo: Matt Kartozian/US Presswire
1. Geno Smith (West Virginia)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 346 COMP, 526 ATT, 4385 YDS, 31 TD, 7 INT
Smith and offensive-minded coach Dana Holgorsen are a good combination. There are huge expectations for the Mountaineers, who now will have the benefit of being in the second year of Holgorsen's system. In the last game it played, WVU routed Clemson, 70-33, in the Orange Bowl as Smith had six touchdowns – five through the air – and 407 yards passing. He threw four TDs in a game twice and three TDs in a contest two more times while throwing just seven interceptions.
The scary part? The Mountaineers have moved from the Big East to the Big 12, but we can see Smith besting his numbers from last year despite the improved competition. He will be a legitimate Heisman candidate in 2012, a quarterback who limits his mistakes and maximizes the opportunity to take advantage of defenses.
And by our standards, that makes him the best in the Big 12.
• Related: Ranking Pac-12 Quarterbacks
• Related: Ranking Big Ten Quarterbacks
• Related: Ranking SEC Quarterbacks
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My wife and I live in a military area so it is natural that we encounter a great number of people who have benefitted from it and are living fairly good lives. My wife and I talked about this some last week when it was found out that the unbelieving husband of the JW who babysits our daughter is retired Air Force. This would explain why they are living so well. In fact, I only recently learned that he was an unbelieving husband as I took for granted that he was a witness himself. Seems like there are a lot of us unbelieving husbands to witnesses in my wife's cong which, considering the area we live in, makes sense.
This isn't to say that there aren't active witnesses who weren't also former military. My whole pet peeve with them is that they are quick to tell others not to join the military and yet they themselves aren't giving up their military benefits, especially that pension.
My wife said that she had a love / hate relationship with the military. She cannot understand why some people who come out of the military do quite well while others come out as homeless former vets. Each situation is different and I'm sure PTSD may have a lot to do with it, particularly if an individual has seen combat.
I told my wife about the time when the draft was still in place and how a lot of witnesses went to jail for refusing to serve in the military. These witnesses were offered a way out by serving in military hospitals, however they were not allowed to even serve there. Therefore these people went to prison. I asked my wife what did she think about that and why were these witnesses not allowed to serve in hospitals. Her cult mode kicked in immediately.
"There's nothing wrong with serving in hospitals, just not military hospitals. I mean, would Jesus say, 'No, I do not wish to die and give my life as a ransom but I will serve in your hospitals and heal the sick.' I'm sure Jesus would be a real hit in the hospitals."
That was basically the jist of her argument however I fired back by saying, "Perhaps Jesus wouldn't but the Watchtower did however change their stance and now allows for witnesses to serve in hospitals during times of war. Granted it is a moot point now since the draft is no longer in force and a witness today would not face that situation like a witness during the Vietnam era did."
Her response, "Not a military hospital."
My reply, "Yes, a military hospital. The Watchtower changed its stance on that. Now let me ask you something, how would you feel if you went to jail for refusing to serve in the military in any way because your religion said that you could not do so even if the government allowed you to serve in a hospital only to later find out that your religious leaders changed their position on this matter? Personally, I would feel rather slighted that my religious leaders had the gall to do such a thing. I went to jail and now have a criminal record when I could've avoided it by serving in a hospital, something that they now allow but did not allow when I was faced with that choice?"
She got real silent then and started saying is a low tone, "You've got it all figured out, don't you? You've got it all figured out."
Truth is, I am not totally cognizant of the whole stance of the Watchtower society on military involvement. I know that no active witness can volunteer for military service but what if there was a draft, what is the current light on this? Is what I said above correct?

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MONTGOMERY – The Montgomery High School football team continued to show improvement as it dominated Plainfield High 24-6 Friday night in a Mid-State 38 Watchung Division game.
The Cougars won their second straight and are now 2-1. Plainfield fell to 0-3.
"I thought we played pretty well on the line of scrimmage but we have a lot to clean up,'' Montgomery coach Zoran Milich said. "They're a very good team; probably one of the best 0-3 teams you'll find.
"They gave us a lot of problems but I was very proud of our offensive line. I thought we kind of controlled the line of scrimmage. We have to fix some things defensively, but we made some adjustments at halftime and I like what we did after that. We just have to close the deal. Again, we left some points out there on the field.
"Good football teams have to make that happen, but at the end of the day it's a win.''
At the end of the evening it was again running back Ryan Boyle scoring three touchdowns, giving him six in the past two games.
The offensive line, for the most part Nick Mertz, Erik Witten, Tyler Farinaro, Josh Lipowski and Chris Lee, opened some nice holes for Boyle and junior Ananth Chenimineni.
Sophomore quarterback Chris Chugunov threw some sharp passes, connecting with senior Josh Reinson on a 37-yarder to set up the first touchdown and then two completions to Reinson and Sam Oltmans to set up the second TD. The final TD drive began with a 21-yard completion to Oltmans. Plainfield actually scored first after opening the game by forcing Montgomery to go three and out.
The Cardinals, who have lost to Immaculata and by two points to Linden, went 63 yards in six plays. The score came on a 22-yard pass from junior quarterback Jon Roldan to junior running back Steve Jones.
That was the last they were heard from the rest of the half.
Sacks by Jake Colangelo, Chris Miller and Mike Boyer kept Plainfield bottled up, as did an interception by Ross Baginsky.
Montgomery's first touchdown took seven plays and covered 58 yards following a Plainfield punt. Boyle took it in from the one standing up.
After a muffed snap on a punt — that was a problem all night for Plainfield — Montgomery moved 37 yards in six plays to take a 14-6 lead that stood into halftime.
At the start of the second half, Colangelo fell on another bad snap on a punt attempt, setting the Cougars up with a first and goal at the 10. They wound up settling on a 27-yard field goal by sophomore Brian Flood.
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It's long been debated whether men or women are better at dealing with stress. Though much evidence has shown that the sexes tend to handle stressors differently, there has been less to suggest whether males or females are more resilient when times get tough.
Researchers at the University of Buffalo this week tip the stress-resilience scales in females' favor, showing that estrogen may be a key factor in how women keep their cool.
Writing in Molecular Psychiatry, Zhen Yan, Ph.D., and her colleagues show that young female rats exposed to one week of repeated restraint stress showed no negative effects on temporal order recognition memory (TORM)—a cognitive process controlled by the prefrontal cortex. However, their male counterparts showed TORM impairment when stressed in the same way.
At the same time, Dr. Yan's team found stressed female rats' prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurons showed normal glutamatergic transmission and glutamate receptor surface expression, while the male rats under pressure showed reduced transmission and expression of such.
Further, the researchers show that when their estrogen receptors were inhibited or knocked down in the same region of the brain, female mice showed detrimental effects of stress. When male mice were administered the female sex hormone estradiol, they showed more resilience when stressed.
This study, Dr. Yan said, points to a "molecular mechanism underlying gender-specific effects of stress."
Further, she added: "We still found the protective effect of estrogen in female rats whose ovaries were removed," suggesting to the team that "it might be estrogen produced in the brain that protects against the detrimental effects of stress."
Dr. Yan pointed to the therapeutic potential unearthed by this animal model study. "If we could find compounds similar to estrogen that could be administered without causing hormonal side effects, they could prove to be a very effective treatment for stress-related problems in males," she said in a statement.
"Estrogen protects against the detrimental effects of repeated stress on glutamatergic transmission and cognition" appeared online in Molecular Psychiatry July 9.
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In this movie we are going to continue to focus in on the Applications Bar. In particular we are going to look at how we can navigate around our images. Well, here I have this photograph that I captured in Rockport, Massachusetts. I'm going to navigate up to the Applications Bar. I'm noticing that I'm viewing this image at 25% zoom level. Now I can change this by clicking on the icon here and choosing 100%. Now when I go to this 100% view, I can't really see what I want to see. I see a portion of the image but not the area of the image that I want to focus in on. In order to move around the image I need to access the Hand tool. Now there are a number of different ways to access this tool. To temporarily access the tool, press the Spacebar and then click and reposition the image. All right, I can also press the Spacebar and then click and drag and you notice that I can throw the image and I'm throwing with a little bit of friction or acceleration.
Now at first glance you may think, okay well why would I want that feature? Well, what this allows me to do is to get to the areas in my image really quickly. You can see here it's as if I'm navigating through the image and again I can get to a location with two clicks, which previously took me 10 clicks. Well, that's how we can temporarily access the Hand tool. We can also select the Hand tool by pressing the H key or clicking on the Hand tool in the Application Bar or in the Tools panel. So I'll go ahead and click on the Hand tool, same thing here I can click to reposition or I can click and toss in order to get to an area of the image more quickly. Now what we are doing at this point is we are navigating around our image and you may remember the Navigator panel from the previous version of Photoshop.
We can open up the Navigator panel by going to Window > Navigator. Now I have this floating Navigator panel. I'm going to dock this over here in the other panel group and then click on the Navigator icon. Now you remember how this works, right we click and drag the red rectangle and we can navigate to a different area of the image. Now we can change the zoom rate here as well, and I'm going to go ahead and zoom in and then I can click and reposition that little rectangle and then what I see in the main document window is updated. Well, let's say I don't have the Navigator panel open, that's closed. I can access the navigational feature that mimics the Navigator panel from right inside of the Hand tool.
Here is how you do it. You press the H key, then you hold down the H key and you click and check that out. That looks a lot like that Navigator rectangle, let me go ahead and then refocus on the red boathouse back there. Now at this point I have zoomed into the red boathouse but I really want to see the whole image. So what I'm going to do is click on this options here, Fit Screen, I can now see entirely in my image. You also notice I have some other options Actual Pixels that would take it to 100%, Fill Screen and then Print Size as well. All right, well so far so good we have looked at how we can change the zoom rate by using this pulldown menu; we have looked how we can use the Hand tool.
What about the next tool, the Zoom tool? I can either click on it in the Applications Bar or in the Tools panel here, same thing. So I'm going to go ahead and click on it up top. Now you notice I have a few different options again Actual Pixels, Fit to Screen, Fill Screen; let's go to the Actual Pixels. So now I'm at 100%, well with the Zoom tool selected I want to reposition the image. So I press the Spacebar and then I click to reposition that or I click and toss, so to speak to reposition the image to where I want it to be. Now to zoom in I can do a single click that will then zoom the image into a certain percentage or if I want to zoom out, I can press the Option key on the Mac/Alt key on the PC and keep in mind that's the renegade shortcut key. That is the shortcut key that says, I m going to do things differently.
So when I hold on the Option key on the Mac, Alt key on the PC, the zoom icon has a minus sign in it and that allow me to zoom out. Well, we have seen that kind of zooming before. Well, there is a new feature inside of Photoshop CS4 and its smooth zooming. If I click and hold, you will notice that I'm zooming into the image. Now the nice thing about that is I can zoom in to an area a little bit more quickly, more fluently and there is a little bit flexibility. You will notice that when I zoom in here I just have these fix percentages, and the same thing is true if I zoom out. So I'll go ahead and hold down the Option key on the Mac/Alt key on a PC and you can see those fixed percentages there, right. On the other hand, if I click and hold I can determine that percentages based on what I'm seeing, there isn't a fixed percentage per se.
Now of course you can also zoom with the shortcut which worked in previous versions of Photoshop, and that is Command+plus or minus on the Mac/Ctrl+plus or minus on a PC. So again, Command+plus on the Mac zooms in, Ctrl+plus on a PC zooms in and then Command+minus on the Mac to zoom out, Ctrl+minus on a PC to zoom out. So those shortcuts work as well and that wraps up our conversation about a few of the Navigational tools that you can from access from right inside of the Applications Bar.
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Jim joined AOL in 2009 as SVP of AOL Advertising's Advance Sales team, which focused on national and regional advertisers as well as new business. He's also been VP of Product Sales, managed AOL's Search and Sponsored Listings business, and helped launch and manage AOL's self service advertising platform, Ad Desk.
Previous to AOL, Jim spent 3 years at Google, most recently as National Sales Manager for Google's Agency Activation team. And before going digital, Jim worked in a variety of traditional media sales and marketing roles for Tribune Broadcasting, KISS FM and Miller Brewing.
A lifelong Bostonian, Jim is a 'Triple Eagle', having graduated from BC High, Boston College and BC's Carroll Graduate School of Business. He lives in Cohasset, MA with his wife, Katie, and their sons Jack, Ryan and Charlie. Still, we've never heard him say "wicked pissah" once.


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THIS little gem of a restaurant is such a well-kept secret that many southern suburbs locals don't even seem to know about it — but those who do consistently rave about it.
It is at the Rondebosch train station in a row of shops with window frontage in the style of English village retailers; inside is just one compact room. The walls carry colourful art, the tables are white-clothed and the windows are richly draped to create a very intimate space in the style of classic European restaurants.
The welcome is warm and relaxed and, thanks to the small scale, it is always possible for the patron-chef, Joszka, to come out from the tiny kitchen to tell you about the menu, which follows the classical theme with a compact selection of time-honoured dishes from the French cookbook.
First courses (all at R55-R65) include favourites such as baked Camembert, carpaccio of Springbok, and salmon and avocado salad. We tried one starter that is even more timeless: fresh asparagus with Hollandaise.
The spears were beautifully cooked and fat, while the Hollandaise was probably the best I have tasted in recent memory, perfectly illustrating the delicious simplicity of this dish. Our other starter was the "exotic mushroom selection" in a rosemary and sherry cream with a puff pastry — again all was just right. And still on the table was the ramekin of duck pâté served with the bread, which was a triumph in itself.
Joszka had told us that the confit of duck had just come out of the oven, so this was a sure bet; the other main chosen was the crisp pork belly served with a pear and sage sauce (R120). The pork was, once more, just right, the crackling shattering and the meat tender, while the sauce was pure in flavour. The duck confit, a generous portion at R130, was served on an orange and honey sauce reminiscent of à l'orange and was another hit. Perhaps working within the limitations of the brigade and kitchen, both plates came with the same potato croquette, while a side of seasonal vegetables was cooked à point.
Other mains were fillet of beef Bordelaise, grilled east coast sole, and pan-fried tiger prawns in a chilli and garlic cream — only a choice of five, but clearly five the kitchen have mastered.
To place a full stop on this mastery of the classics, the chef's crème brûlée was a textbook example (R48).
Cargills offers a pretheatre menu for orders before 7pm of R130 for two courses, which is superb value, and it is truly the ideal venue for a private or business gathering.
FOR: Expertly cooked classic dishes.
AGAINST: Quiet and intimate — not for the "high" society set.
RATING: Four-and-a-half stars out of five
*JP Rossouw is editor of Rossouw's Restaurants, the independent guide to dining in SA. All visits are made unannounced and are paid for. www.rossouwsrestaurants.com


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Tillakaratne Dilshan showed his prowess with both bat and ball as he inspired Sri Lanka to victory over South Africa in Pallekele on Wednesday to level the three-match ODI series at 1-1.
The hosts won the toss and opted to bat first with Dilshan scoring 86 from 90 balls and Mahela Jayawardene hitting a 70-ball 48 as Sri Lanka ended 267 all out.
In pursuit, only Hashim Amla scored big for South Africa with 101, while Dilshan took 3 for 40 from his 10 overs and led his team to an 87-run victory, having bowled out their opposition in just 38.1 overs.
An Amla century had previously always guaranteed victory for South Africa, but the Sri Lankans broke the trend, per Cricket Record:
Hashim Amla 101 - that was his 14th ODI century, his first that came in defeat. #SLvSA— Cricket Record (@cricinfo_record) July 9, 2014
The South African opener is in fine form—his century in the first ODI led his side to victory—but Dilshan showed on Wednesday that he can be equally influential.
Those two players will both have a key part to play in the outcome of the series, which culminates on Saturday in Hambantota.
The two sides are very evenly matched—sitting as they do at third and fourth in the ICC ODI rankings—and, as has already been shown, one individual's performance can make all the difference.
However, perhaps the most significant factor that will decide the series is in fact the respective sides' batting depth.
They both have lineups with strong top orders, but, as shown on Wednesday by South Africa, sometimes they are prone to misfiring, per ESPNcricinfo:
South Africa are lost in Pallekelle. This is among the weirder scorecards you will see. #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/Lz8XfklF3S— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 9, 2014
Jacques Kallis could be essential to Saturday's match if he can form a strong partnership with Amla or AB de Villiers, but thus far he has failed, again per ESPNcricinfo:
0 in the first game. Out for 1 now. Jacques Kallis is struggling. http://t.co/B0ZaMusgMb #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/STaRgrNUwj— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 9, 2014
The likes of Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy will also need to step up, having failed so far against Sri Lanka.
Similarly, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews and Kusal Perera have not wowed thus far, but they have looked better than their opponents.
This greater consistency in the top order gives Sri Lanka something of an edge going into the third ODI, and South Africa's main men with the bat need to make their presence known.
Who will win the ODI series between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
Equally, both sides will be looking to their top men with the ball—Dale Steyn and Lasith Malinga—to take the vital wickets that will win them the game.
Thus far, both have drawn a blank wickets-wise in one of the matches with Malinga edging things overall, having taken 4-24 in an impressive display in Pallekele.
Again Sri Lanka look to have greater depth in their bowling with the likes of Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis, although Ryan McLaren looks good having taken six wickets so far.
Sri Lanka's depth and home advantage gives them the edge for the final ODI, but both matches so far have been won convincingly by each of the two sides, making Saturday's clash a close one to call.


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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Summerville High School Theatre Department has been working diligently on the performance of the beloved musical "Les Misérables", based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Les Misérables follows the life of Jean Valjean, a morally conflicted character who is being chased by the stern and law-abiding Javert. The student performers of Summerville High School have worked tirelessly to bring their devoted audiences a memorable experience of the theatre with this profound story of love, compassion, war, and justice. Show Times are April 18-April 20 at 7:00 p.m., and April 21 at 3:00 p.m.
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The team was considered the cornerstone franchise of Major League Soccer, mainly because of its New York City-area location and the soccer history of Giants Stadium, the same field where the legendary Cosmos played.
But as the years went by and the losses mounted, it became clear the MetroStars could barely hold themselves up, much less be the cornerstone of anything.
The litany of coaches, players, general managers and, yes, even owners made the club a laughingstock, a joke to a league that was growing stronger by the year even if one of its original franchises wasn't.
But none of that is important anymore. Sunday night at Red Bull Arena washed away years of disappointment as a full house watched coach Mike Petke hold the Supporters' Shield aloft and address the crowd following a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Fire that enabled the Red Bulls to finish with the league's best record.
Petke, who still holds the franchise record for most games played, games started and minutes played, endured many of those losing seasons as a player. The fact that he led the club to its first significant piece of silverware in history in his first year as head coach makes it even sweeter.
"I feel like over the last two weeks, the pressure and the stress that I felt on my shoulders that I put myself under, I feel like, to be honest with you, I can handle anything in life now," Petke said following the game.
"I just kept having this recurring thought, and I tried to explain it to my wife. I just didn't want to let down the fan base. I didn't want to let down the organization, being so close after so many years of heartache."
It took a while this season but the Red Bulls finally bought into Petke's vision of what he wanted from them and how he wanted them to play. Team first, individuals second.
"There's no hiding who I am and what I represent," Petke said. "I wear it on my sleeve every day and these guys know, so it wasn't difficult when I first got the job to portray to these players what I wanted them to play and what the club means to me and the fan base.
"The question was, 'Are they going to follow?' And to a man they have."
"It's amazing," midfielder Dax McCarty said. "You know how much it means to him. For a guy that shows so much passion, for a guy that is in his first year as a head coach, he definitely put his imprint on this team.
"I think the saying is very true, you play to the image of your coach. Sometimes it hasn't been pretty, it hasn't been great, but at the end of the day you know that we're going to come and battle, we're going to fight, we're going to be up for a scrap, and that starts with Mike."
But the quest is far from over.
The Supporters' Shield will lose some of its luster if the Red Bulls don't win MLS Cup. That's the way it is in American sports. The best regular-season team doesn't always win the championship.
"Tricky things can happen in the playoffs," Petke said. "I'm not counting on them happening to us, but a one-off game, home-and-home series, anything can happen. But over 34 games, my team has proven to be, out of 19 teams, to come out on top, so I'm proud of them."
The Red Bulls will play the winner of the play-in game between the Houston Dynamo and Montreal Impact, which will be played Thursday in Houston. The first leg of the series will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on the road, with the home leg yet to be finalized, although Nov. 7 is the likely date.
While the Red Bulls are only guaranteed two playoff games, Petke said the club has five games left. He's expecting to get to the championship game, and he's believes Red Bull Arena to be rocking that night, too, just as the full house did on Sunday.
The team failed in its two other quests for a trophy, losing the U.S. Open Cup final in 2003 to the Chicago Fire, 1-0, at Giants Stadium, and losing the MLS Cup final in 2008 to the Columbus Crew, 3-1, in California.
Petke, who won his only MLS Cup as a member of D.C. United, the Red Bulls' most hated rival, knows what it will mean to the organization and the fan base to put the biggest prize in the trophy case.
And he fully expects to do just that.
Petke was arguably the most popular player in franchise history. If, six weeks from now, he is parading around Red Bull Arena holding MLS Cup aloft, there won't be a question about his place in club history.
United States midfielder Michael Bradley came on in the 78th minute and scored four minutes later when AS Roma set a Serie A record with its ninth straight victory to start the season, 1-0, over Udinese. … U.S. midfielder Sacha Kljestan scored in the first minute of Anderlecht's 1-1 tie with Standard Liege in the Belgian league. He has five goals this season. … U.S. forward Jozy Altidore assisted on the winning goal when Sunderland won its first game of the season, 2-1, over Newcastle. ...
United States defender Oguchi Onyewu signed with Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer following his release by Sporting Lisbon. ... Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored a goal in the U.S. women's national team's 4-1 victory over New Zealand Sunday in San Francisco to move into ninth place with 46, passing Julie Foudy. Lloyd also became the team's all-time leading goal scorer among players who have played exclusively midfield. The two teams play again tomorrow in Columbus, Ohio. … Reigning Women's World Player of the Year Abby Wambach and teammate Alex Morgan are on the 10-player shortlist for the 2013 award. Also on the list are Marta (Brazil), Nadine Angerer and Lena Goessling (Germany), Christine Sinclair (Canada), Saki Kumagai and Yuki Ogimi (Japan) and Nilla Fischer and Lotta Schelin (Sweden). Three finalists will be announced next month, with the winner revealed Jan. 13. The 23 players on the men's shortlist will be announced today. ...
The four quarterfinal pairings of the CONCACAF Champions League, which will be played in March, pits the three MLS teams against the three teams from Mexico: Toluca vs. San Jose Earthquakes, Cruz Azul vs. Sporting Kansas City and Tijuana vs. the Los Angeles Galaxy. Also, Arabe Unido of Panama takes on Alajuelense of Costa Rica. ... Sporting Kansas City center back Aurelien Collin will miss the first leg of the quarterfinals against Cruz Azul after picking up a yellow card in last week's final group game, a 1-0 victory over Olimpia of Honduras. ... Camilo Sanvezzo had a hat trick in Vancouver's season-ending 3-0 win over Colorado to win Major League Soccer's scoring title with 22 goals. … D.C. United (3-24-7) was winless in its final 12 games and set the MLS record for fewest victories in a season, breaking the previous mark of four set by Tampa Bay in 2001 and matched by Chivas USA in 2005. ... Clint Dempsey, signed by Seattle Aug. 3, scored his first goal in 590 minutes in Sunday's 1-1 tie with the Galaxy. ...
The Union's Jack McInerney had 10 goals at the midway point of the season, but scored just two thereafter, including one in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City in the season finale. ... Ramiro Corrales, the last player from the inaugural MLS season in 1996, retired following San Jose's 2-1 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday. Corrales, who played with the MetroStars from 1998-2000, leaves as the Earthquakes' leader in games played with 250. Former Red Bull Stephen Keel had the goal for FC Dallas. ... Chivas USA (6-20-8) became the 15th team in league history to finish a season with at least 20 losses. ... With Caribbean teams doing so poorly in World Cup qualifying, CONCACAF is exploring the idea of a regional professional league to increase competition and better develop talent. ... FC Porto extended its unbeaten streak in Portuguese league play to 51 games, dating to January 2012, when it handed Sporting Lisbon its first loss of the season, 3-1. ... Brazil will play Chile in friendly at Toronto's Rogers Centre Nov. 19. ...
Germany will bid to host the 2024 UEFA European Championship. ... FC Seoul and Guangzhou Evergrande tied, 2-2, Saturday in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final in South Korea. The second leg, in China, will be played Nov. 9. ... The knockout stages of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup began yesterday with the Round of 16. The quarterfinals are set for Friday and Saturday in the United Arab Republic. … Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the 10th player in European Champions League history to score four goals in a game in PSG's 5-0 rout of Anderlecht. … Palmeiras, the club with the most Brazilian titles, was promoted back to the first division following a scoreless tie with Sao Caetano on Saturday. Palmeiras, relegated last season, is 21-5-6. ... Tottenham defender Kyle Walker signed a contract extension through the 2019 season. … Luis Suarez scored a hat trick for Liverpool in a 4-1 rout of West Bromwich Albion to raise his total to 57 goals in 101 appearances, including 36 goals in his past 46 games. ...
Everton beat Aston Villa, 2-0, Saturday in their 215th meeting, the most in England history. Their 197 league games have all come in the top flight, and they have also played 18 times in cup competitions. ... Manchester United only dropped 25 points last season, but in just eight games this season has already missed out on 13 points. ... Fernando Torres scored twice in his 100th start for Chelsea in a 3-0 Champions League victory over Schalke. ... Arsenal's 2-1 Champions League loss to Borussia Dortmund was its first in any competition since Aug. 17. ... Former France defender William Gallas signed a one-year contract with Perth Glory. Gallas, 36, also played with Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham. ... Ian Holloway stepped down as coach of Crystal Palace. ... Jermain Defoe's goal in Tottenham's 2-0 Europa League win over FC Sheriff was his 22nd European tournament goal, tying Martin Chivers' club record. ... Southampton (5-1-3) is off to its best-ever start in the top flight of English soccer. ... Bayern Munich's 5-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen was its eighth consecutive Champions League win — a club record. ... Franck Ribery set a Bundesliga record of playing in 39 straight games without defeat in Bayern Munich's 3-2 win over Hertha Berlin. Ribery broke Holger Hieronymus' 30-year-old record set while playing for Hamburg. ...
The German football federation has approved Wolfgang Niersbach as president for another three-year term, through 2016. ... Former AZ Alkmaar coach Gertjan Verbeek is the new coach at Nuremberg. ... Barcelona midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos will undergo surgery Nov. 5 to repair a ligament on his right knee and will be sidelined six months. . ... Ange Postecoglou, who led Brisbane Roar to two A-league titles before moving to Melbourne Victory last year, was given a five-year contract to coach Australia. Postecoglou, the first Australian head coach of the team since Frank Farina in 2005, will take over Nov. 19 for a friendly against Costa Rica. ... Armenia coach Vardan Minasyan resigned despite leading the team to its most successful qualifying campaign for a major event in the country's history. Armenia finished fifth in Group B World Cup qualifying with a 4-5-1 record and 13 points. ...
Swiss club FC Sion, in next-to-last place, hired the coach of last-place Lausanne-Sport, Laurent Roussey, Sion's eighth coaching change since the start of last season. This is Roussey's third stint as Sion coach. ... Albania renewed the contract of Giovanni De Biasi two years, through the 2016 European Championships. ... Adam Nawalka, who was coaching Polish club Gornik Zabrze, is the new coach of the Poland national team.


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Millcreek superintendent wants review of business office
The Millcreek Township School District's financial practices have been under heavy scrutiny this past year, so Superintendent William Hall wants to get an outside set of eyes on the people who work most directly with district finances.
Hall said Monday at a Millcreek School Board committee meeting that he wants to contract Alpern Rosenthal, a Pittsburgh-based accounting firm, to "conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the district's business office operations."
"I've expressed some of my concerns about our organization, our structure, our procedures and our internal controls," Hall said.
The board did not take a formal vote on engaging the auditing firm. Instead, they will wait to make a decision at a special committee meeting -- scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Millcreek Education Center, 3740 W. 26th St. -- where representatives from the firm will give the board a special presentation.
If approved, the review could start in November, and Hall said it could continue for months and would include in-depth interviews with district employees.
Alpern Rosenthal has been working with the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit for about a year, completing a forensic audit of that organization's finances and giving recommendations on how to improve its financial practices. Hall said he hopes some of those insights would also be helpful in Millcreek.
"We need to get that house in order," Hall said, referring to the district's business office.
The district has been financially reeling since the end of 2012 when an audit uncovered the district was far off on projections for both revenue and expenses. At the same time, it was revealed that the district, under direction from former Superintendent Michael Golde, had improperly transferred money from a capital projects bond to cover a budget shortfall.
Since then, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has referred an audit report of the district to the state Attorney General's Office and the State Ethics Commission.
The district will soon receive its audit for the 2012-13 school year, which Hall said isn't expected to be "favorable."
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UMM Diversity Policy
The University of Maine at Machias is committed to a fully inclusive campus community that values differences in race, ethnicity, gender identity, economic background, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, political beliefs, and spiritual values. We strive to transcend attitudes and actions that prevent full participation and inclusion in our campus community.
Vision Statement on the Role of Diversity in Higher Education
Our vision of diversity is that of a resource that invigorates the learning process and energizes the campus community being mindful that it can be a source of misunderstandings and wasted potential. Diversity is the tie that binds, linking together the curricular and the extra-curricular, the individual and the collective, and one group to another. Diversity also underscores the need to examine, reaffirm, and cultivate certain individual and institutional values. Experience has shown that diversity initiatives are most like to succeed in environments characterized by strongly shared values, including: the value of academic excellence, civic responsibility, self-respect, and good will towards members of the campus community. Diversity invigorates the two major types of learning that take place in the university: academic learning that occurs in the classroom and interpersonal learning that takes place outside the classroom in sites like residence halls and the library.
Academic Learning:
The respect for diversity entails a set of values, outlooks, and social practices that are indispensable for academic excellence. Open-mindedness, for example, is a hallmark both of academics and multi-culturalism. The recognition of human differences and nuances of belief and behavior within all groups bypasses the tendency to think in gross generalizations and over-simplifications. Individuals from different backgrounds teach others to interpret ideas or written works in new and unexpected ways. Differences between and within groups fuel academic dialog. Without difference and even disagreement in perspective, a dialog is impossible! Through collaborative exchange and interaction comes the release of creative energies. Through variety, learning can mix with the pleasure of discovery and experimentation.
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The respect for diversity also provides the basis for interpersonal learning that takes place outside the classroom. Attending college opens up unique opportunities of cultural exposure. In the university setting students regularly interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds, which can shatter barriers that separate groups and energize mundane social interactions, creating exciting opportunities to broaden a student's horizons. Students also come to recognize differences and disagreements within communities, enabling them to break down misconceptions and stereotypes. Exposure to diversity outside the classroom teaches students to reexamine their own underlying assumptions and values, resulting in a broader understanding of our complex world.
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I've been digging around for a solid review of the W90 since I saw it in the summer B&H. Thanks a lot.
I bought this camera two days ago and brought it back to the seller yesterday, because of the very poor image quality. I made a careful comparation with my two-year-old Sony DSC-W130, which I paid 150 euros - I am from Italy - vs 289 euros of the Optio W90. The image quality is definitely better in DSC-W130, even in "supermacro" mode (subject: a tiny insect, about 1,5 mm long).
I bought the day it came out because i was headed for a beach vacation. The image quality is mediocre under the best conditions, and generally poor under all other conditions. Since I used it in the water I could not return it. :-(
I recently got the W90 and I too felt the image/HD video quality lackluster. I was hoping to replace my old W30 and found the W30 images much more pleasing and cleaner (lack of artifacts). On the other hand, the 1cm macro w/LED lights on the W90 is really neat, I was pleasantly surprised to find it working in video mode. You can get some cool clips with this.
Pentax has released the Optio W90 rugged compact sporting a tougher body than its predecessor. The camera is also waterproof down to 20 feet. I didn't like is that the batteries it comes with don't last that long. The Pentax Optio W90 is a new all-action, go-everywhere camera. The Pentax Optio W90 has a standard 12-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor, 5x optical zoom, and 28mm wide-angle lens. The quality shift is uncanny when we look at underwater compared to the outdoors.
I bought this Camera 1 month ago and was not satisfied with the image resolution
Your review is spot on! Bought a W90 primarily to take on flyfishing outings and to the beach. Wanted something I didn't have to worry about getting wet or bounced around. Doesn't have the IQ of my D90, but so far it has served its intended purpose well.
Most amateur reviews or comments on this review seem to miss the primary function of the W90, to be Very Difficult to Harm or Destroy.
That is what I want, it should be a given that a tough camera has difficulties with image quality. I need a small camera that can live in my pocket and take hits without me worrying about it, my DSLR is not that camera. It would seem that the W90 is.
To "sean patrick leydon", I bought the W90 because of its "primary function", and as a replacement for my W30 (older brother in the series), of which I'm very happy with except the "ancient" video mode. The W90 may be tougher against the elements, but for my causal uses (water park/beaches)the seemingly poorer image quality compared to W30, and "harsh/artifacted" video (can't think of a better word. My other cams, M43 or Sony PS all produce smoother HD videos) just makes you feel it took a couple step backward while making one step forward in one direction. I guess it comes down to your usage or expectation. BTW, the W90 also has the good looks, but the old W30 has its own advantage too - it's unassuming and looks just like the any other P&S - when I drop it into water, the looks on people around me are priceless. :)
"Most amateur reviews or comments on this review seem to miss the primary function of the W90, to be Very Difficult to Harm or Destroy."
The primary function of any camera is to take good pictures. What good is a camera if you can take it anywhere but the pictures aren't worth viewing?
As for what you consider the primary function my W90 broke the first week I had it, after it's second dip in the water. Pentax was nice enough to send me a new one. I'd be happy to give you a really good deal on what in effect is a new camera(got it last week) if you want it?
The reason to buy a camera is to take pictures. Well, this camera allows you take pictures in harsh environments which is good, but the image quality is sub-standard. The W-60 takes photos with more range and less artifact. The same image shot side by side with the two cameras (especially in low light or high contrast situations) is very, very different and the old camera wins hands down
Yes I misspoke when I used the term "primary function." All I was aiming to say is the reason to buy a W90 is to own a tough camera. Since I have been planning to buy a smaller camera, this has been my main concern. I've reached the technical limitations of what my Canon Rebel XTi DSLR can do. I plan to upgrade to the 7D when I can scrounge the cash.
The W90 would never be considered my primary camera, it would serve to simply document whatever I see and to remind me of subjects or ideas to come back to later.
I do have concerns with the reports That W90 doesn't handle water well, but the few who have had these troubles are certainly more likely to report it than those who have had no problems. Knamean?
If you are even thinking of a 7d this camera is not for you. I have a 40d and bought this for the reason you gave. However much I was willing to compromise on picture quality this is way too much of a compromise. As for only a few reports of problems in water may be due to the fact that the camera just came out and it's still spring time, percentage wise this may be higher then you believe.
Damn. Well if you put it that way I'll just have to keep this camera in mind and keep an eye out for an updated model with a bettor sensor or processor.
Thanks for the helpful comments.
I'm looking for a drop-poof, water-proof camera for my 6 year old.
Being 6, I'd rather not spend too much money, and I'd prefer a resilient body.
I really like the durability aspect of the W90, but it's pseudo "image stabilization" is a joke.
Going cheap, the WS80 fits the bill, but isn't drop-proof and starts at a 35mm focal length. Also has a bigger joke IS.
Fuji Z33 is nice and small, but also starts at 35mm (little kids like arms-length self portraits with friends, and 35mm won't do that).
Olympus? Forget it for the price. Image quality just doesn't stack up.
Canon? Great. But big (good if you're snorkeling).
Panasonic. New TS2 is fab. I don't like their video ADH???? video codec.
Ended up choosing the Sony TX5. 25mm wide-angle. Easy to use touch screen. SMALL! 100cm3 compared to 150cm3 for the Panasonic and 160cm3 for the Pentax. Also, with the backlit sensor, better low light ability than the others above.
Down side? Looks fragile, easy to scratch, and the sliding lens cover looks like a sand/water magnet.
This segment will only grow. How many of us want hassle-free point and shoot cameras?
> Photographtblog, thanks for the review. I enjoys your site.
what is better - the pentax w90 or the lumix dmc ft2? never mind the price.
Ignoring price? The Panasonic.
This is coming from a Pentax DSLR user.
The Pentax is ahead of the Olympus 8010 in my book though.
I did a side by side comparison of the w90 and the w60. I went and shot a lot of different subject matters using both cameras. I found that the quality of the photo were about the same but that the saturation was more intense on the w90. The greens and yellow were bit more electric with the w90. For true color the w60 beat the w90. As for the darker shade they were on par with each other. I really like the w60 but the w90 has some other features, like a wider wide angle that are nice. I am going to try to contact Pentax and see if I can reduce the saturation. I know that the camera has a adjustment for it but not sure if that is a camera setting or just for the photo you shot.
I recieved the W90 yesterday and am so far not totally satisfied with the IQ. I have however done quite a bit of trial and error with all the different settings and have tuned it in pretty good. My hopes were to replace it with my sony DSC-10 which I have had to sent back to sony 2 times over the past 5 years, (one for getting a bit wet and the other for leaving it in my truck during the winter). I guess my biggest question is why do rugged outdoor type cameras have to compromise image quality ?
I recently bought w90. I wanted it to completely replace my 10year old almost wore-out Olympus Mu 300. I thought anything new would be times better.
Now I do side-by-side pictures and cannot believe w90 is so much worse in darker conditions.
Most of the images I ever took with olympus were perfect for their 90K size without ever knowing the word "shutter speed". And with w90 I studied all the options and still make gigabytes of garbage…
It the sun is not glowing dont shoot, save the battery. Dont shoot underwater ever: theres dark.
Well I spent the weekend (all weekend) taking pics with this camera on every different setting combination imaginable and wore myself out trying to get any consistent quality. It is on its way back to Pentax as we speak for a full refund, shame everything else about the little guy was exactly what I wanted, but what good is a camera that doesnt take pictures woth looking at !!
At the end of the conclusions they mention a waterproof housing good to 60m for the W90. Has anyone seen one or know where I can buy one?
Now I am more confused than ever. I am looking for a good rugged camera, easy to use, takes good pictures .... waterproof is a bonus. The Pentax W90 was mentioned to me but now that I have read the comments, I am not sure if this is the camera for me. I travel a fair bit but I am also a technaphobe…
In short should I purchase 2 cameras, one that is waterproof and one that isn't? As one person commented why do we need to give up quality of picture to have a waterproof camera… hmmm Has apple come out with anything lol
Catherine, if you just want to occasionally take some pictures under water, maybe you just need elastic waterproof case. It does not take as much space as extra camera.
W90 is very convenient and I decided to keep it, and the quality of video is very good (often it will be better than of still picture). However for travel it is also too battery hungry.
Thanks Anton, the fact that it is 'battery hungry' is an issue.
Any advice on a regular camera that is sturdy etc. price range under 500 British pounds. I currently have a kodak AF .. which i purchased out of necessity when in Cairo, but when it is bright outside I can't see a darn thing, so I never know what or if I am taking a picture in focus.
The W90 macro is very inferior to that of my ancient Optio 33WR. The wider zoom delivers poorer resolution but I think that is common to all compacts, more zoom means less clarity.
I will keep the camera for my forthcoming hiking trip in the Rockies. possibly as a spare for my 33WR which is showing signs of packing up.
I have read on this blog that a waterproof housing is available for the recent released Pentax W90. I have since checked on the Pentax website and there it says there are no plans to introduce one. Can you tell me where your information comes from, and if one is available who makes it?
I love my w90, good pictures good quality but, after many times in the water a little water leaked in, it might just be the battery, it blinks red when charging, im not sure what to do.
I bough this camera to replace my W60 which replaced my W30 due to the 30fps HD video setting on offer after reading your review.
I wish I hadn't bothered as the image and especially the HD video quality is very very poor. No matter what settings I use the videos always look over exposed. So much so that my partners 4/5 year old Sony Cybershot VGA video and images are much clearer and sharper.
I work as a mountain /instructor guide and use the camera while climbing and skiing to take videos for clients and for YouTube so was looking for the best compact, all weather camera on offer.
I read your review and parted with my hard earned cash as soon as the W90 was available but have since very much regretted it.
I've been taking and uploading climbing videos onto YouTube for a number of years and have been successfully using basic non weather proof cameras.
The video of climbing the Rebuffat Route should give you an idea of how poor video quality from the W90 camera is when used in an alpine environment. Whereas this one is of far better quality was taken with my Panosonic Lumix TZ7.
You can see some of the other videos on my channel at http://www.youtube.com/RonWalker1955
Poor W90 HD video quality link from my last post http://www.youtube.com/RonWalker1955#p/a/u/0/W1Q01IU95VU
Whereas this one is of much better quality taken with the Lumix TZ7 at http://www.youtube.com/RonWalker1955#p/a/u/1/p0ovWEn-7pM
just bought w90 yesterday and now im confused if i bought the right camera or not… just hoping for the best for my w90 camera wish me luck guys thanks!!! smile!
My wife tried a few different water-proof cameras, and wanted one that was fairly rugged, and yet slips into a pocket easily. She couldn't abide the ball-like form of Canon D10 - just too thick to bring along every day, and the Panasonics too big.
Then she accidentally found the Sony DSC-TX5, and loved it, even before she found out that it indeed was waterproof, thus was a possible alternative!
Lovely macro, nice touch screen, selects modes on the fly, so it switches to what is most suitable automatically! In short, just great! You can move the focusing point by touching the screen and just point where you want it, and so on.
After a few months of use there haven't been a single problem, and its macro capabilities is superb!
what is better - the pentax w90 or the canon powershot d-10?
The W90 is more pocketable, the D-10 seems sturdier.
The W90 looks cool, the Canon don't!
Try to Sony!
First got the camera a few days ago and had a few of the issues I have been hearing about in this thread, but then something happend. I read the manual and practiced with it. And I found that many of the things that I had originally thought were bad about the pictures were fixed. At first I thought the picture looked kind of warm under tungsten light with the auto white balance. Well, turn the white balance to the tungsten light setting, and it looks better! Thought the colors before were a bit over the top, even skin tones. As it turns out, on the brightness setting, the default setting is "bright" and not "natural". Place it down to natural, and it looks well, more natural! I wanted to see finer detail in my pictures when I used the zoom function to magnify the pictures in playback mode. What to do? place the iso corction in auto setting to 80-200. Amazing! the pictures had much higher definition when compared to the default setting of 80-800. Also puttting the picture quality setting to three stars helped. Now this little pentax is not going to beat my 20D in picture quality by a longshot, but many people simply fail to learn their cameras and the settings that can remedy many of the things that most of the people who just got this camera for a few days are complaining about. For those who know cameras and it still was not what they hoped for, by all means replace it with a better one. But for those who have not perhaps even read past the first pages of the manual, perhaps you are being a little too fast to trash what is a good performing camera, if you know how.
still can get to maximize my w90 cam please help.. and i think my shutter is already having a problem in 3 months time… :(
I found your review highly misleading. I bought the W90 to do pictures for reports. I thought it would be rugged and I need a small camera that I can carry everywhere.
1. There is no lens cover so I have scratched the lens already - I have gone back to my Canon SD1400 which has a retractable lens with a cover.
2. Set on the report setting, I may as well take pictures with my Blackberry, they turn out better. Again I have gone back to my Canon SD1400
Unless you are taking pictures in bright sun and at the 12 Megapixel setting the pictures are unusable.
The waterproof, dustproof aspect appealed to me, but my old SD1400 Canon which has everything worn off is still performing better even though it is not intended to be abused like I do.
I plan on giving this camera to my daughter in April for her birthday and prior to going to New Zealand in September and October this year. I know it isn't a perfect camera but I think it is totally suitable for my daughter and I can take advantage of the timelapse feature to record stop motion video of some kayaking trips etc. Unless Pentax comes out with something better, this is the camera I will be getting her.
Don't. Read above. There are much better options.
Pentax has just released news about a new camera, looking very much like the W90, but called WG-1, which maybe is a better choice!
No tests available, yet!
This camera stopped working after my first snorkling trip in Thailand. Very disappointing as otherwise I liked the camera. Once I got back from my holiday I took it to the store I bought it from and they still haven't done anything after a week and a half. Another disappointment.
Same happened to mine. This seems not repairable, they should send it to Pentax for replacement. Mine was replaced in 30 days.
Now I only dare to bring it in sea inside soft cover.
Yes it does seem like I just shouldn't put it in the water - but I paid about three times more to have a camera that was water proof. It is very frustrating. I would really like my money back so I can get another camera.
I also do not put it in the pocket: the screen is so fragile it gets scratches of cloth. Yes frustrating. This camera taught me to care of cameras.
i think pentax should return our money its a waste of time and effort for all the hassles!!!!
used my pentax w90 for the first time underwater only for a few feet maybe around 3 or 4ft. and the water just got in the camera and now its broken!!! what a waste of money!!!
Purchased this camera as we were planning a family vacation at the end of January that was going to involved the going on a cruse and being around water.
Wanted a camera that was going to be able to capture our family vacation in and around water without being destroyed.
By the second day of only taking it into the 4 foot deep pool on the boat it started taking video with lots of little squiggly lines going through it. By the end of our cruse the unit would not even turn on.
Took it back to Henrys and after a lecture about how purchasing their extended service plan would have meant an immediate replacement I was told that it would be around 8 weeks turn around for repair service.
This camera has now spent more time with Pentax warranty service than with me since I purchased it. I have a bunch of crap photos and videos from a once in a lifetime family vacation. I wish I had purchased the fuji underwater camera as my neighbor has it and it has worked great since he purchased it over a year ago and has spent many hours in his pool without issue.
The Olympus submersible variants are good, too!
My wife has the Sony DSC-TX5, which is a technical wonder (and very stylish), and that is water-proof, too! Hasten to add she hasn't yet tried it in earnest, underwater!
We had an older Optio that we were very pleased with so bought this as an upgrade. It lasted 4 days on a 16 day vacation. IT IS NOT WATERPROOF. Both sealed compartments were breached and the camera is now unusable. I am still waiting for Pentax Canada to reply to my emails. (2 and counting). Do not buy this camera if you plan to get it wet.
This was an excellent choice as addition to my larger digital SLR ;-). I bought it in February, used it a lot over next few months, but mostly during my summer brake in Croatia for underwater photography where I had some excellent photos from.
I fell on a floor while walking Edinburgh streets in April with camera attached to my wrist, which might be the reason why my camera doesn't work anymore :-(. During the summer (July and most of the August), I've used it a lot, especially for underwater photography, which 100's of my friends admire on Facebook, and I had a very positive reaction from my friend's husband who is professional photographer (aerial views from airplanes and helicopters) which made Pentax W90 right choice for this summer ;-)
I've used camera mostly in shallow waters, but not deeper than 3 to 4 meters. I can tell you that I haven't seen ANY water inside or any other related issue, apart from battery cover that moves slightly (couple of millimetres) to the left, but should stay firm in one place. I can only put this to this fall in Edinburgh, but wandering WHY I didn't have this problem just after accident or when I've started to use camera underwater?! When I would move that cover towards left (those couple of millimetres) I would see battery FULL green sign going to RED empty square as it is empty?! That was the only issue, apart from fall, that I can tell you about.
I am now talking to company in Manchester, official Pentax repairer, to try to sort this out, because I cannot start up my camera now :-(
BRIEFLY: Excellent camera that takes amazing shots IF you master shutter pressing in right moment ( a bit slow). I wasn't happy at all with video (too grainy in my opinion), buy A FEW extra batteries, if you want to take a lot of pictures during the day, away from any power source. I had six, and used 5 during one day, but usually 2-3 will satisfy my moderate daily needs for taking photos. I have two 16Gb memory cards, but I've never used second one.
In DPReview's latest waterproof camera test the Sony DSC-TX10 (the TX5's newer, better, twin) and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 were winners. They did like using the updated (W90 replacement) WG-1 but it was not quite as good as the other two!
In the latest DPReview test of submersible cameras the Sony DSC-TX10 (latest version of the TX5 line)
and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 were by far the most popular among the testers, with the Pentax WG-1 quite popular, but not brilliant!
DO NOT BUY! Biggest waste of money! I had to purchase this model for school and upon testing it under water, it broke. Luckily Pentax replaced it the first time, but the second time it went under water, it broke again. Now Pentax refuses to fix or replace it, nor respond to any of my emails. I will NEVER buy Pentax again!
Just update on my previous feedback when I've sent my W90 to Photopia for repair:
They couldn't, so Pentax sent me WG-1, which was very nice gesture, but so far I am not happy with a quality of photos as with W90 for some reason (didn't took many photos so far). Will update you on this ;-)
Pentax does not back up this product. We purchased the camera in Canada and weeks later in Africa the camera leaked water at only 1M.
We contacted the store of purchase, they said Pentax would refund the amount if we purchased the same product in Africa. After an extensive search we found the same model (good thing we were still in Cape Town). Of course in Africa the same product was twice the amount in Canada.
Upon return we had to fight and wait a considerable amount of time and only to receive the price paid in Canada.
I bought my W90 when it first came out, since then it's been mounted to my ATV, Kayak, mountain bike, carried in the basket on my trap line (in the bitter cold.) Thanks to the guys from seben.com I've mounted my W90 to my telescope for astronomy classes in college, and for those of you that know anything about "springers, they don't call them scope killers for nothing," I mounted it to the scope of my Diana 48 for videos. This year I'm going to attach the W90 to my bow for archery season. All my experience has been with the Kodak Easy Share, and Casio line of cameras, they are cheap and take nice photos. Unfortunately, bump the lens just once when it is extended and your photo session is over. As far as battery life goes, I bought two of them off of eBay around $10. I snap pictures all day long. From reading all the negative comments I guess I have the one in a million well built W90. ALSO if you read the manual, Pentax suggests that you have the seals replaced in your camera to keep it waterproof. The only thing I haven't gotten my camera to do is take a nice clear photo of the full moon. It's only a matter of time before I find the right combination of settings and time to achieve it. The owners manual helps you and your camera work together to achieve your visions, read it and Happy Shooting!
My W90 is a lemon.
Sent in for repairs twice.
In total it worked for under 10 days (between repairs)
It is not waterproof. (it may be classed as water resistant, but do not use it under water for any length of time)
Only buy this product from a store that stand behind the brands they sell and has good customer service.
I "purchased" this camera about a year and a half ago using my air miles and boy do I regret it. I will re-iterate a comment that has been made many times on this comment board, the point of a camera is to take good photos. I didn't expect SLR quality photos, but I did expect photos that were better than any camera that I had purchased 10 years ago. That's great that it is resistant to water and dropping and what have you, but so is a brick. To call this a bad camera is an insult to bad cameras. I have tried playing with just about every setting to improve the quality of the photos, but the photos just end up being "fuzzy". I'm pretty sure I could get clearer photos with a homemade pin-hole camera. Judging on the overwhelming number of bad reviews, this is clearly not a user related issue. It is simply a unbelievably embarrassing excuse for a camera.
After all thah everyone has said. I think I need to draw your attention to that little tiny thing called the price. Now oin al honestly we all know you get what you pay for.
At £269,minimum in the UK. We really did get what we pad for. It's an alright camera that does what it says on the box now stop with the whining-sorry
You there have hard times in UK.
Im still using that w90. 1 time replaced by warranty and 1 time repaired. I tried to put it inside soft waterproof case, but the funny thing - no one produce waterproof case which suits internal zoom cameras and is not garbage (I mean its lens port is made of some sort glass not polyethilene).
So I swim with that w90 inside not too matching case and have picture cropped 2x or so.
Another 2 funny things:
* the shiny ring around camera lens reflects off case lens and is visible on the picture as white circle. Another 4x crop or so.
* below 10m or so the water pressure locks shutter button. So while you swim the camera does its own things.
Now I definitely off trying any rugged cameras.
The best thing I can do is buy something like canon s100 with dedicated UW box. The box nearly doubles the price but compare it to w90 case. Did you see it opened? Its all fragile plastic and all the electronics directly exposed.
I have this camera as well, a ski magazine said it was the best for ski pictures and of course durability. I bought the camera and discovered that the picture quality is worse than a early digital camera that I purchased about 10 years ago with a tenth of the resolution. I have been extremely disappointed with this camera as I went out of my way to find it. My question is, how did the pictures on this review site get as good as they are. The pictures I was viewing are great, maybe there is some settings I can change? does anyone know what setting on this camera would be good for snow, the built in setting for snow doesn't make it happen at all.
Anton, unless someone can show me how to take better pictures with this camera, the price is too much if its over 35.00 since my old antique Canon digital camera take's better pictures.
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It's surprising how fast IF is becoming big news over here. There was another double-page spread in The Mirror tonight.
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