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Sony Alpha A77 Mark II Review - The Sony Alpha A77 Mark II replaces the ageing original with the addition of built-in Wi-fi, an enhanced AF set-up as well as image quality improvements, but can it topple APS-C heavyweights from Canon and Nikon?
Sony Alpha A77 Mark II Review
The scene looked well set for Sony to mount a serious challenge to the APS-C DSLR heavyweights for years to come.
However, it has been some two years since Sony has released an A-mount DSLR (or SLT) camera, and as such some have questioned whether or not the manufacturer was committed to the sector or the market, or were instead focusing solely on the compact and CSC market.
That question has been emphatically answered with the launch of the Sony Alpha A77 Mark II. The model is touted by Sony as being the 'King of APS-C', and delivers a range of enhancements on its predecessor.
These include the addition of Wi-fi connectivity, a redesigned AF set-up and the claim of much improved image quality.
So, how do these claims stack up and is the A77 II a triumphant return to the A mount for Sony?
Sony A77 Mark II Review – Features
One of the major areas of development on the Alpha 77 II is the camera's autofocus system.
The model features a newly-developed phase detection AF set-up complete with a centre-weighted algorithm which, Sony claims, will aid the model's ability to track moving subject in the frame.
This is further added to by the presence of a truly impressive 79-point AF set-up, giving the photographer the flexibility they'd need to get accurate focus throughout the frame.
As with its predecessor, the A77 II is capable of shooting at 12fps, although it does feature a much larger buffer.
As a result, the Alpha 77 II is capable of shooting at 12fps for a duration 25 consecutive Raw and JPEG files in comparison to its predecessors limit of 11 frames.
If you're happy with JPEG files alone then the buffer depth is extended to around 64 images, in comparison to just 18 on the model's predecessor.
Bionz X processor
These boosts in the cameras performance with regards to buffer speed are largely made possible thanks to the utilisation of Sony's latest Bionz X processor. Other benefits of the new processor include better image quality through improved noise reduction and better JPEG sharpening, as well as diffraction reduction technology.
In terms of the core imaging spec the A77 II utilises a 24.3MP APS-C CMOS sensor, the same resolution as was seen on the camera's predecessor.
Connectivity is another interesting area on the Sony Alpha 77 Mark II. Unlike A77 the A77 II doesn't feature built-in GPS, although its connectivity far surpasses that of its predecessor.
The A77 II now features both Wi-fi and NFC connectivity thus allowing it to be connected to either a smartphone or tablet – on both Android and iOS operating system – through the Sony PlayMemories app.
The great thing about the Sony PlayMemories app is that it allows for the functionality of the camera to be extended through add-on application such as the timelapse and sequence shots apps.
LCD upgrade
In terms of image shooting and review, the Alpha 77 Mark II features an LCD screen similarly specified to its predecessor. The LCD measures in at 3in and features the same three-way tilting system allowing for it to be viewed at a range of angles.
As you might expect three years down the line, the LCD screen itself has a much higher resolution than before, and is now a class-leading 1.23-million dot unit.
Furthermore, it also now boasts Sony's complex WhiteMagic technology, facilitating improved viewing angled in difficult lighting conditions.
The impressive LCD screen is accompanied once again by an EVF, as is characteristic of Sony's SLT range.
The EVF found on the A77 II is, much like the LCD screen, one of the more impressive examples on the market. It allows for 100% coverage and features a 2.3-million dot resolution.
Sony Alpha A77 Mark II Review – Design
In terms of the physical design of the camera, it's very much a case of 'as you were' with the models predecessor. That's no bad thing, however, as the Alpha 77 greatly impressed in terms of both its build quality and it's handling.
One new feature, handed across from the new Sony Alpha 9000, is a new 'Quick Navi Pro' menu. This allows for direct access to some 19 of the most commonly used menu options, thus allowing for quick and problem free operation.
Outside of those on the Quick Navi Pro menu, the other camera variables and options are easy to find and as such you'll have no trouble altering the camera settings in use.
Control layout
Much as the Alpha 77, the A77 II features an abundance of physical buttons around the body. These include specific controls for settings such as White Balance and ISO, as well as a range of customisable buttons which can be assigned to commonly used functions.
The camera's body itself boasts the welcome addition of weather sealing, thanks to the utilisation of a magnesium alloy shell. This weather sealing means, in real terms, that the camera is resistant to dust and moisture and as such will be happy in more difficult conditions commonly found in wildlife and sports photography.
While the magnesium alloy body does mean that the A77 II is by no means a light camera – weighing in at 647g – being able to take the camera out in difficult conditions and not worry about getting it wet is a welcome compromise.
Sony Alpha A77 Mark II Review – Performance
As mentioned when discussing the camera's features previously, one area of serious development with the A77 II was the camera's autofocus system.
In fact, Sony states that they assigned a team of five engineers to the task of improving the AF speed over a six-month period, with a particular attention being paid to the model's AF tracking functionality.
As such, there logically must be some pressure on the A77 II to deliver impressive AF performance, and the good news for Sony is that on the whole it performs well in this department.
To test the claimed AF improvements I took the A77 II down to a skate park and the camera had absolutely no troubles tracking fast moving subject. When combined with the 12fps continuous shooting, this makes the A77 II a formidable camera for shooting sports and action.
AF coverage
Thanks to the coverage offers by the 79 AF points – complete with 15 cross type AF points – the vast majority of images captured were in focus even when shot at 12fps.
The autofocus system also allows for continuous phase detect autofocusing whilst recording video at Full HD 60p, a feature some comparable cameras lack.
Although the LCD screen found on the A77 II is the same size as that on its predecessor, the addition of Sony's WhiteMagic technology – as well as the jump in resolution up to 1.23-million dots – means that it's a vastly improved unit.
In real life conditions the screen performs excellently. Although in direct sunlight the screen is still a little difficult to see it is still possible to compose images and as such it surpasses many LCDs currently on the market.
While an EVF might not be to every photographer's tastes, the version found on the A77 II is one of the best examples on a camera of its type. Features such as the 100% viewable coverage, ability to view manual focus enlargements and accurate colour rendition all mean that it's almost preferable to the optical variety.
Sony Alpha A77 Mark II Review – Image Quality
Colour and white balance
Colours straight out of the camera display a pleasing level of vibrancy, and appear punchy and rich without much need for work in post production.
The model's automatic white balance setting copes well in a range of different shooting conditions, delivering a particularly pleasing finish in bright and sunny conditions.
If the white balance performance isn't to your liking, there are a total of 15 different presets from which you can choose, all of which have magenta/green and amber/blue bias toggles for fine-tuning to your liking.
The same is true with the camera's colour output, with a variety of different picture effects – such as Water Colour and Partial Colour – on hand for those looking for a more extreme finish.
There are a trio of metering options available on the Sony Alpha 77 II – Multi-segment, center-weighted and spot. These all utilise the 1200-zone metering system, and as such all offer a comprehensive level of performance, delivering even exposures.
The spot metering mode was particularly impressive when it came to shooting fast-moving subjects and with focus tracking enabled, maintaining accurate exposures even when the focus point was moving erratically.
Despite featuring a relatively high resolution in comparison to its APS-C dimensions, the A77 II performs well when it comes to noise control at high ISO settings.
There's very little sign of image noise up to ISO 400 unless you're really pixel peeping, and at ISO 800 there are some hints of colour noise in the shadow areas, although once again this is barely noticeable on A4 prints.
Above these settings noise does become more prevelant, although the in camera noise reduction does a good job of controlling it. As ever, this noise reduction does result in a slight loss of detail, so to avoid this it's best shooting in Raw.
Sony A77 Mark II Review – Verdict
The first Sony Alpha 77 – or Mark I if you will – posed a serious threat to the APS-C DSLR duopoly of Canon and Nikon with its impressive specification and performance, thus making the three-year wait for a replacement frustrating for many Sony fans.
The arrival of the Sony Alpha 77 Mark II, however, signifies a successful return to the A mount area. The model boasts solid build quality, great handling and is simple to use.
While image quality does struggle a touch at the higher ISO settings and under closer scrutiny, images on the whole are pleasing out of the camera.
The improvements to the model's AF system, meanwhile, push the A77 II further in to the domain of the sports and wildlife photographers.
On the whole, with the Alpha 77 Mark II Sony has brought a host of advanced functionality to a consumer DSLT and as such is well worthy of consideration.
Sony Alpha A77 Mark II Review – Sample Image Gallery
These are just a small selection of images captured with the A77 II. For a wider range of images head on over to the Sony A77 Mark II review sample image gallery.


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Following a public hearing and regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the Town of Highland will continue toward adoption of its 2012 Comprehensive Plan. The plan is under review by the Sullivan County Planning Department and may be taken up at the town's March meeting for adoption.
Supervisor Andrew Boyar read through comments received since the October 25 public hearing on the plan and noted any corrections or changes that had been made.
In Highland, the comprehensive plan is updated every 10 years in conjunction with new U.S. Census data. The Comprehensive Plan Task Force was established in April 2007 and conducted a lengthy process including 16 working sessions open to the public, as well as four community-wide visioning sessions.
"The comprehensive plan is not a law, but rather principals, goals, policies and strategies relating to growth and development that form the basis for our regulations," explained task force chair Carol Roig at a previous meeting.
Town of Highland resident Charles Petersheim said that he had not had a chance to review the plan, but wants to see it incorporate economic development. Task force member Debra Conway called the plan "extremely business-friendly." Boyar added, "The tone of the plan is to enhance businesses and enterprise in the town."
Petersheim asked if there is language related to mandatory conservation subdivision or to increasing recommended lot size throughout most of the town. "No and no," replied Boyar.
"We carried over from the last comp plan [2001] a recommendation that the planning board look into whether or not there might be parts of the town where cluster development would be appropriate," added Roig.
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A two-phase zoning review based on the town's Comprehensive Plan is now underway. The Phase I Task Force began meeting recently and the town is still seeking residents willing to serve on the Phase II Task Force. Those interested in participating are encouraged to make their interest known.
In other matters, the town has embarked on increased efforts to improve energy consumption and recently installed new energy-efficient lighting in the town buildings. The board also passed a motion to join the Town of Ulysses, NY in filing an amicus curiae or "friend of the court" brief in the two pending lawsuits involving Municipal Home Rule Law rights, pending approval of the brief by the town attorney.
The town has sent a letter to Senator John Bonacic, Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and Congressman Maurice Hinchey questioning the viability of the current plan to replace the historic Pond Eddy Bridge with a new bridge. "They want to build a $12 million bridge to service 12 homes," said Boyar. "It would serve no benefit to New York State, but New York State would be spending $4 million and as you know, things are being cut in Albany that involve education and health and more. We're in a crisis and I don't think it's a time to be spending money unwisely."
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"I guess the watchword for the day is – don't get any on you." That line from performer John Sebastian drew a laugh as it acknowledged that a short time later the ashes of Richie Havens would be scattered over the field at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts where the original Woodstock Festival was held in 1969.
Sebastian teamed up with blues veteran John Hammond to perform a couple of songs in honor of Havens in front of about 500 people in the Market Shed on August 18; about 500 more listened from speakers hooked up playing above the field.
About 30 members of Haven's family turned out to the event, but the venue was packed with Haven's fans. When disc jockey Dennis Elsas asked for a show of hands from people who had attended a performance by Havens, nearly every hand in the room was raised, and they were raised again, when he asked how many went to multiple performances.
Among the eight acts that performed in honor of Havens was Jose Feliciano, who played one of Haven's signature tunes, the anti-war song Handsome Johnny.
Actor Louis Gossett Jr. was one of five speakers who shared memories of Havens. Gossett Jr. said that in the 60s he lived in Greenwich Village as did Havens and other performers, and he co-wrote Handsome Johnny. Gossett Jr. said he was being evicted from his apartment when a check related to the song came in the mail. He said, "It was for $72,000."
Havens became irrevocably linked with Woodstock and thus Bethel Woods, as everyone with even a passing interest in the topic knows, because he became the opening act after other acts could not make it to the stage because of traffic problems and the unexpectedly large crowd.
Prodded to play a very lengthy set by the organizers because other performers had not turned up yet, Havens ran out of material, but then improvised the song Freedom on the spot and merged it with the spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child."
After the performances and the memories, Havens' recording of Freedom was piped outside as the crowd in the Market Shed migrated to the hill overlooking the original Woodstock field. An airplane circled Bethel Woods three times, and on the third time released the ashes. It was not easy to see from the ground but briefly looked like a faint plume of smoke.
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A Janesville man and Janesville woman were arrested in separate cases of operating while intoxicated over the weekend, according to Janesville police.
At 11:36 p.m. on Saturday, an officer spotted a vehicle on East Racine Street and found that the driver had outstanding warrants. The officer said the driver, Misty D. Rogers, 32, appeared to be intoxicated. She agreed to take field sobriety tests and failed, according to police.
Rogers was arrested on suspicion of fourth-offense operating while intoxicated.
At 1 a.m. Sunday a Janesville police officer said he stopped a vehicle because a check of records showed the owner had a revoked license. The registered owner was not the driver.
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The officer said he smelled alcohol when Dutcher got out of the vehicle and Dutcher admitted to having three beers earlier. Dutcher showed signs of impairment during a field sobriety test and a portable breath test showed Dutcher was over the legal limit for someone with three or more drunken driving convictions, according to police.
Dutcher was arrested on suspicion of sixth offense OWI. Police said a blood sample was taken and toxicology results are pending.


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The Rape of Lucretia (Op. 37, 1946)Presented by The Colburn School, featuring James Conlon conducting members of the Colburn Orchestra and a cast that includes singers from LA Opera's Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program. Mr. Conlon will give pre-performance lectures at 7:15pm on each night in Thayer Hall (at Colburn). Additionally, there will be a staged Britten Art Song Prelude each evening beginning at 5:30pm in Zipper Hall.
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David Horne: Daedalus in Flight premiere in Manchester(October 2013)
David Horne's new orchestral work, Daedalus in Flight, is premiered by the BBC Philharmonic at the New Music North West Festival.
The most recent orchestral work by composer David Horne, Daedalus in Flight, is premiered at the New Music North West Festival in Manchester on 29 October at 7.30 pm. The score was composed for the BBC Philharmonic which gives the first performance at the orchestra's studio in MediaCityUK in Salford Quays, conducted by Clark Rundell. The Scottish-born composer is resident in Manchester, with a postgraduate teaching position at the RNCM, and is highly active in the composing community throughout the North West region and beyond.
David Horne's remarkable ear for sonority and imaginative instrumentation is to the fore in the new work which he views as a successor to his orchestral work Submergence, premiered in 2007 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Whereas in the earlier score a melody battled to eventually emerge from the orchestral tutti, in the new work the kinetic energy continues unabated, reflecting its source in the Greek myth of Daedalus. This is the second Horne work to explore the theme of airbound escape, following his 3rd string quartet written for the Daedalus Quartet, Flight from the Labyrinth.
The composer writes: "Daedalus in Flight is written in one fast movement, lasting around eleven minutes. From the outset the music is characterised by continuous metamorphoses in timbre and texture, often punctuated by stabbing chords. In myth, Daedalus fashioned sets of wings with which he and his son Icarus could escape Minos of Crete; only Daedalus survived the flight. I didn't intend to compose explicitly descriptive music but while writing I was preoccupied with ideas of escape, flight and reflection. The resulting orchestral sweeps and plunges, combined with sudden dynamic shifts, were conscious attempts to evoke the sense of this imaginary aerial journey."
As an introduction to the week-long festival (26 October - 2 November) David Horne presents messages from all the participating composers - video shorts, audio snippets, personal messages etc - at the RNCM Lecture Theatre on 28 October at 2.30 pm.
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Last year brought the premiere of Horne's Virtuosic Instruments for large ensemble, written for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's new music ensemble 10:10 and conductor Clark Rundell. This was the sixth in a series of works written across 15 years, forensically exploring ensemble instrumentation and the blending and fracturing of colours. The earlier works, all with 'Instruments' in the title, explore distinct characteristics: broken, blunt, disembodied, splintered and phantom.
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There is a main tutorial covering Continuous NHANES (1999 and on) and a supplemental tutorial covering NHANES III. The main tutorial is composed of 17 modules, which are broken up into four series. The supplemental tutorial has eight modules in three series. These tutorials were designed so that each module is "free-standing" you can start anywhere and move around as you wish. However, you should be aware that later modules often build on previous ones, and a greater level of statistical and epidemiologic knowledge is assumed for later modules. It is also assumed that you that have completed the main tutorial, or have a working knowledge of Continuous NHANES, before attempting the supplemental tutorial.
Also, it is important to note that the format for Modules 1-4 differs from the format of Modules 5-17. Below is an explanation of how these modules differ, as well as an explanation of how to view the demonstrations found throughout the tutorial.
"Grayed out" links in the navigation bar at left are planned topics and will be available in the future.
Time to Complete
Your pace working through the main tutorial will be greatly influenced by your previous knowledge, technical ability, and the amount of time you invest in the homework and quizzes at the end of each module. The estimated time for a person to work from the beginning to the end of the tutorial is 3-5 working days (6 - 8 hours per day).
Modules 1-4
These modules are overview modules and help familiarize you with the NHANES website and datasets. Modules 2 and 4 require you to navigate the NHANES website so they are interactive. The module opens in a full-screen window that shows the major tasks that will be covered. Under each task, you will find two links.
The "Key Concepts" link opens in a smaller pop-up window that provides more information about the task and key information specific to NHANES. The "How to" link also opens in a smaller pop-up window that gives step-by-step instructions on how to complete the task. When this link opens, you will see the live NCHS website on the right side of the screen and directions for completing the task on the left. To print the instructions, use the Print Text! button.
Embedded in the instructions for Modules 1-4 are links that say "Watch animation." These animations are geared to those who need additional help completing a step. Clicking this link will open up a pop-up window in which you will see a narrated video demonstration of the step. If you choose not to view these demonstrations, you can bypass the animation and complete the tasks on your own using the instructions provided. For more information on using the demonstrations, see the Demonstrations section of this document.
Modules 5-17
These modules start in a full-screen window that shows the major tasks that will be covered. Under each Task are two or more links.
- The "Key Concepts..." link has more information about the task, including NHANES specific information and caveats to consider.
- The "How to..." link provides steps for completing the task. It includes links to demonstrations at each step.
- The "Example..." link is used instead of a "How to..." link in a few of the modules. This links shows additional examples of the task.
- The "Download Sample Code and Datasets" link takes you to the downloads page where you can download the code and datasets used in the module.
Screenshot of Module Homepage Showing Different Types of Links
Adobe Flash player is required for the optional animated demonstrations that show how to complete the task. See the Adobe Flash Player section of Tech Tips for information on installing the Flash player. To view a demonstration, click the labeled link " the animation will open in a pop-up window and start playing. The slides are timed and will advance automatically. If you wish to skip or repeat a slide, use the playback controls described in the next section.
Moving between Tutorials
In addition to starting at the tutorials' homepages and using the links on the side of the page to navigation through content, there is also tabbed navigation at the top of the page so you can view the parallel content in the other tutorial. To facilitate learning of both Continuous NHANES, NHANES III, NHANES II and NHANES I, tabs at the top of each module's facepage allow you to move between the two tutorials. This way you can more easily view similarities and differences between the surveys. The yellow tab indicates the tutorial you are currently viewing and the gray tab indicates that a parallel module is also available in the other tutorial, as illustrated in the screenshot below.
Screenshot of Tutorial Tab Navigation
Clicking the gray tab will display the parallel module in the other tutorial. (e.g., If you are at Download Data Files in NHANES III, then clicking the gray Continuous tab will display the Download Data Files module in the Continuous NHANES tutorial.) In some instances the content of the module is applicable to Continuous and NHANES III surveys without modification and these modules have an "All Surveys" tab at the top instead of individual survey tabs.
Continuing Professional Education
If you wish to receive Continuing Medical Education credit, Continuing Nursing Education credit, or Continuing Education Units for the courses in this tutorial, you will need to register with the CDC/ATSDR Training and Online Education Online website and then register for the course. Then, return to this tutorial website and read the materials. Finally, you will need to return to the CDC/ATSDR Online Training and Continuing Education website and take the test and complete the evaluation for each course.
For more information about the credit available from this tutorial, please see the Continuing Professional Education page.
Continuing Professional Education credit is not available for the supplemental tutorial covering NHANES III, NHANES II, NHANES I, Environmental Chemical Data, CMS-linked Data, or Physical Activity Data.
More from the Jump Start Guide!
- Visit the Knowledge & Skills Requirements page to view information about prerequisites for completing the tutorial.
- Visit the Technical & Software Requirements page to ensure that you have the required software installed on your computer.
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Mark Hulbert is editor of The Hulbert Financial Digest (HFD), which has rated the performance of investment newsletters for more than 30 years. In 2002 the HFD became a service of MarketWatch. Since then, in addition to continuing to edit the monthly HFD newsletter, Hulbert has written a three-times-a-week investment column for the MarketWatch website. From 1998 through early 2010, Hulbert wrote a column on investment strategies for the Sunday New York Times. For the 11 years before that, he was a columnist on the same subject for Forbes magazine. Hulbert has co-authored two books: "The Hulbert Guide to Financial Newsletters" (Dearborn, 1993) and "Interlock: The Untold Story of American Banks, Oil Interests, the Shah's Money, Debts and the Astounding Connections Between Them" (Richardson & Snyder, 1982).
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Believing Performance Claims: A Triumph of Hope Over Experience
Many advisers may use short-term returns to tout strong performance, but over the long term, a 15% annualized return is the maximum sustainable return.
January 2012 | Journal
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Think Twice, Even Thrice, Before Trading
A study of newsletter advisers found that most would have achieved better returns if they reduced the number of buy and sell transactions.
May 2011 | Journal
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Prior Bear Markets: A Poor Guide to Future Newsletter Performance
The current stock bear market has been so traumatic, it is likely to dominate investment decision-making for years. But that may not be such a good thing, because performance in bear markets is a poor guide as to how an adviser or strategy will perform over the long term. A look at the numbers.
June 2009 | Journal
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Long-Term Newsletter Performance: It's Not Easy to Beat the Market
How have investment newsletters performed over the very long term? Overall, beating the market is a relatively rare phenomenon.
July 2008 | Journal
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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Lessons learned from monitoring newsletter performance over the last 30 years.
November 2007 | Journal
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Recipe for Picking Winners: Add Time to a Pinch of the Past
Past performance isn't a guarantee, but it serves as an important tool when choosing an investment adviser--if you focus on track records of eight to 10 years, or longer. A look at the evidence.
June 2007 | Journal
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Creating the Ideal Benchmark: Freeze Your Adviser
Has your adviser beaten his performance benchmark, or hasn't he? Standard performance comparisons raise a surprising number of complex issues. A different way of constructing benchmarks - and how newsletters stack up.
September 2006 | Journal
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Asset Allocation: Is It Really Different This Time?
Many investors recently have questioned whether the relationship among traditional asset classes has changed. The investment implication is that investors need to diversify more broadly into alternative asset classes. But have things really changed? A look at U.S. stocks versus other traditional asset classes suggests things may not really be so different.
June 2006 | Journal
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Lessons of the Last Quarter Century: Tie Yourself to Your Strategy
A look at the performance of investment newsletters over the last 25 years indicates that there is a wide diversity of approaches among the top performers. What do they have in common? They stick to their style.
September 2005 | Journal
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Should You Seek or Shun the Most Popular Stocks?
Contrary to the contrarians, a short study shows you shouldn't automatically shun the most popular stocks.
June 2005 | Journal
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Investor Sentiment Indicators: Quite Contrary?
Investment Newsletters: Does the market run contrary to investor sentiment? An examination of the relationship between the stock market and measures of investor sentiment indicates that there may be something worthwhile to contrarian analysis.
September 2004 | Journal
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Performance Guides: The Longer the Track Record, The Sharper the Image
Investment Newsletters: The bear market that began in March 2000 had one silver lining: It provided the ultimate test of whether performance-monitoring systems can separate the good from the bad.
June 2004 | Journal
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Are We in a Bull Market Beginning or a Bear Market Correction?
Investment Newsletters: Since March 2003, small-cap growth stocks have outperformed small-cap value stocks. This is more reminiscent of the speculative behavior prior to major market tops than the beginning of a new bull market.
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Just How Difficult Is It to Time the Bond Market?
Bond market timers have faced tough challenges in recent years. Have they risen to the occasion?
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The Price-Value Relationship: Do You Get What You Pay For?
Direct mail marketers say that in head-to-head tests of two investment newsletters that differ only in price, the higher-priced one often receives more responses. Do more expensive newsletters provide better returns?
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However bizarre they might be, the general theme for about half of today's selections should be obvious. Some, however, are truly obtuse, seemingly nonsensical, and wholly abstracted artifacts of WTFedness - and we love it.
Okay, so We're a Little Bit Late to the CP+ Gallery Game
But it's better than never, and that doesn't mean it wasn't fantastic!
Here's a little background on this year's event, and we didn't clean it up, so bear with the organizers' English:
An exhibition collaboration by Sega and Sunshine Aquarium, called "Moudoku Ten", will take place from March 21 until May 17 at MARK IS Minatomirai in Yokohama.
Moudoku Ten (Moudoku means "deadly poison" in Japanese) displays beautiful-looking poisonous creatures. 200,000 people visited its previous exhibition.
During the period of the exhibition, the cafe on the same floor will serve a collaborated food menu, including a Frog Burger.
Canon has announced the March 19 release of a new PowerShot camera: the PowerShot SX410 IS.
The PowerShot SX410 IS boasts a 40x optical zoom lens that covers a range from 24mm to 960mm (in 35mm equivalent terms). It also has a 1/2.3-inch 20MP CCD sensor, a DIGIC 4+ image processing engine, and a 3.0-inch monitor.
There is no Wi-Fi/NFC functionality.
A professional dentist who impersonates a butler lets you lie on his lap as he brushes your teeth.
Mouse Computer has started selling a 64GB model (m-Stick MS-NH1-64G) of the innovative stick-style m-Stick PC today.
They released "m-Stick" last December and it was a 32GB eMMC model. This time, they increased the storage capacity to 64GB eMMC and changed the previous black color model to a white color model.
At Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Sony debuted a new mid-range Xperia smartphone, the M4 Aqua.
Last month, the Japan Camping Car Show took place at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba, and a concept car that Nissan displayed there was quite interesting.
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But even with all the technology at our fingertips to aid us in organizing and executing our well-considered plans, we can never really out-plan chance circumstances, nor should we. Chance and happenstance have the power to dissolve our perfect plans in an instant, leaving us without a next move for better or worse, but always changed. Throw some kids into the equations and it would seem that all the well-designed plans in the world are pretty much temporary ones.
My wife and I opted not to have children, choosing instead to spend our child-rearing time and effort on community and social concerns, building our own businesses and being that wonderful aunt and uncle to our friendsŌĆÖ and siblingsŌĆÖ many offspring.
One tradition weŌĆÖve created is to send each child a plane ticket for their sixteenth birthday to fly solo to North Carolina for a week of fun and new experiences. Between whitewater rafting, zip-lines, Thai food, working the farmers market and living without their parents for a week, they leave with some different stories to share with family and friends. We congratulate ourselves when they depart for having enhanced their lives and for surviving several days with teenagers in the house.
This year, it was Annie, my sisterŌĆÖs youngest, who came, the last of the seven teenage voyagers on our list. We laid out plans for adventures and experiences sheŌĆÖd never had, hoping to send her back enthused and more worldly than when she arrived. I picked up the still sky-nervous kid in Asheville, and we got back to Cullowhee at the same time her cousin stopped by, just by chance, on his way from Boston to Clemson to start as a freshmen. We finished the day with laughter and her first experience of ratatouille, squash and seared kale dinner, and she liked it.
We were on our way toward another exciting tomorrow and all the newness awaiting there, whatever it was. After she made her first-ever batch of blueberry pancakes from scratch for the hungry group, we said goodbye as they headed south, and we headed for the riverŌĆÖs whitewater and as much excitement as we could find in a Ducky. A couple hours later, we were soaked, tired and hungry and ready for a shower, a tour of the town and campus and a big fat pizza. Everybody was happy, everything was going perfectly according to my plan, and I grinned widely.
The next day included a trip to Rabun Gap-Nacoochie School just south of Franklin for her to see what life at a private boarding school looked like and to see if she might like to go there next fall for her senior year. We met Ms. Richardson at the appointed time for the tour, which turned into a class schedule planning, an interview, then a meeting with the coaches and the director of athletics and another interview. We emerged from the appointment very enthused when Ms. Richardson came out and said that the school did not want her next year ŌĆö they wanted her this year and could she be ready to start classes next week. In the first-caught breath, Annie said ŌĆ£Yes.ŌĆØ
My carefully laid plans for the week of frolic vaporized instantly, and a pair of jaws fell open as we tried to understand what had just taken place. The next five days would not be spent swinging from treetops and hiking the Smokies, but instead weŌĆÖd be transferring school and medical records, shopping for school supplies, shoes and uniforms, and cramming for the entrance exams that were being given in four days. The families were like the proverbial ŌĆ£deer in the headlightsŌĆØ when we called with the news that their baby would be coming home in four months, not Tuesday as planned ŌĆö all they had to do was sign the pile of paperwork headed their way.
Shocked by what they were hearing, they gave a quick ŌĆ£no.ŌĆØ After some thought, though, they gave a ŌĆ£yesŌĆØ with more than a little trepidation in their voices. That night, I changed her return flight from Aug. 20 to Dec. 20. She wasnŌĆÖt going home after all; there was no time for such things. Our simple tour had turned events on a dime and changed the direction of just about everything in both of our worlds.
ItŌĆÖs been almost two months since then, and weŌĆÖre all still adjusting to the new reality brought on by a simple twist of fate. She really likes her 6-foot, 4-inch roommate from Nigeria and is bringing her to Cullowhee to spend Thanksgiving with us. Guess weŌĆÖll just have to change our holiday plans, but IŌĆÖm starting to get used to doing that. The week of adventure we had planned this summer has transformed into much more than any of us could have imagined, all due to an unexpected chance and opportunity showing up out of left field.
Maybe we all try to plan too much of our lives, squashing the opportunity for chance and fate to take the wheel from our hands, and sometimes those unexpected opportunities can lead to great things. But we have to allow it to happen in our lives, to leave ourselves open to the unexpected. Annie and I agree that life is made up of a lot of moving pieces and parts, and to put a spin on LennonŌĆÖs classic 1969 song, all we are saying is ŌĆ£give chance a piece,ŌĆØ and enjoy the ride wherever it takes you.


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Getting ready for life at Laurier
Jul 30/13
Whether you are a student planning to live in residence or off-campus, the first year of university is an exciting one. It is also a time of transition. To help get ready for September, below is a list of important information to help first-year students transition to life at Laurier's Waterloo or Brantford campuses.
Im going to be living in residence. What should I pack?
For apartment-style and dormitory-style residence living, students are encouraged to bring small personal items with them, as well as:
- Bed linens, pillow and comforter
- A desk lamp (no halogen lamps)
- Clothes hangers
- Robe and slippers
- Alarm clock
- Computer
- Power bar with surge protection (must be certified for use in Canada)
- Headphones for personal audio equipment
- Personal recreation equipment (rollerblades, football etc.)
- Laundry basket and detergent
- Personal toiletries and toilet paper
- Container to carry toiletries to and from the bathroom (dormitory-style living)
- Kitchen items (for apartment-style living)
- An office/desk chair
- Furniture from home, including couches, beds, bean-bag chairs, mattresses (you are allowed to bring an office/desk chair)
- Halogen lighting of any kind
- Heaters and heat lamps
- Large speakers and big stereo systems
- Subwoofers for computer sound systems
- Amplifiers
- Fridge units and cooking appliances
- Pets (small fish tanks/goldfish permitted)
- Candles and incense
- Draperies
- Beer bottles and cooler bottles
- Electrical outlet wall tap (octopus plug)
- Noise-cancelling headphones
More details about residence life at the Waterloo campus.
More details about residence life at the Brantford campus.
When is registration for residence?
At Lauriers Waterloo campus, residence registration will be held Sept. 1 or Sept. 2 (depending on building assignments) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Athletic Complex. For information on residence registration check-in, please visit the residence registration webpage.
At Lauriers Brantford campus, residence registration takes place Sept. 2 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Research Academic Centre (150 Dalhousie St.). Visit the residence registration webpage for more details and move-in times.
How can I contact the Department of Residence?
To contact the Residence Office in Waterloo, visit the Contact Us page.
To contact Residence Life in Brantford, visit the Residence Life webpage.
*Please note: Students contacting the Department of Residence must use their MyLaurier.ca email address. This helps staff reasonably validate the identity of the Laurier student, and also allows for a more personal relationship between the student and staff at the university.
For more details, visit the list of residence FAQs.
Im going to be living off-campus. What support can I expect?
The Laurier Off-Campus University Students (LOCUS) program at Lauriers Waterloo campus offers the fun and support of a residential community, without the bricks and mortar. Students will be supported by an off-campus advisor (OCA), and will get to connect with a community of peers. For more details, visit the LOCUS webpage.
When is LOCUS registration?
LOCUS registration at Lauriers Waterloo campus will take place Sept. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Concourse. Students wishing to register online during the summer can do so here. The cost of registration is $85.
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Combining Multiple-Induction With Modern Fuel Injection
When most of our Mopars were built, a carburetor adorned the intake manifold, handling the mixing of fuel and air and keeping the proper ratio of each under most driving conditions. If your car was an economy model, it came with a one- or two-barrel carburetor; if it was a performance model, it came equipped with a four-barrel, or maybe even multiple carburetors if equipped with a Hemi, special 340 Six-Pack, or 440 Six-Pack engine. Though it has long been debated as to the actual performance gains multiple carburetors can provide, it's generally accepted that multiple carburetors offer slightly more power in a street-driven application, but at the expense of drivability and reliability. Fuel injection was offered by some manufacturers during the musclecar era, but the fuel-injection systems of the time were crude, prone to vapor lock, and even more untrustworthy than most carburetors.
Though multiple carburetor induction of the '60s and early '70s was admittedly somewhat unreliable, the engineers at Chrysler figured out a way to make it better. By using three relatively simple two-barrel carburetors, they could tune the engine for daily driving using the center carb, then actuate the two outboard carbs when maximum power was needed for the best of both worlds. The Chrysler Six-Pack setup was actually very drivable, offered relatively good economy if you kept your foot off the floor, and great power once all six barrels were opened up. Basic Holley two-barrel carbs were used for simplicity, and the outer carbs were vacuum-actuated units that didn't even have metering blocks for jet changes. While this system improved overall reliability and worked well on a stock engine, if you wanted to modify your engine, having no jets to change in the outer carbs made it difficult to tune the engine once modifications were made. For this reason, many Six-Pack setups were removed once a car was modified and replaced by a single four-barrel.
Regardless of how multiple carburetors actually perform, the appeal of opening the hood at a cruise night and showing off dual four-barrels, or a trio of two-barrels, is enough to negate the drivability and reliability issues of these systems for some enthusiasts.
We admit that an open hood with multiple carbs adorning the engine does turn heads, but can that same look be achieved without sacrificing reliability? Thanks to Bruce Bridges and the team at F&B Performance Engineered Products (F&B), the answer will soon be yes. F&B is-and always has been-a Mopar company. Starting out by modifying and porting 5.2 and 5.9 Magnum throttle bodies for extra performance, F&B has grown their business and now manufactures their own billet throttle bodies for Chrysler applications. F&B throttle bodies are designed to maximize airflow and inlet velocity, while at the same time requiring minimum effort to install. Since their designs have much larger inlet areas than factory throttle bodies, tapered flow paths for maximum ram effect, and are compatible with factory air intake systems, they are a great choice for adding fuel injection to your classic Mopar. Since much of their initial work involved the Mopar 52mm two-barrel throttle bodies, and since a Six-Pack setup works well with carburetors and looks cool, Bruce decided to look into the feasibility of Six-Pack electronic fuel injection.
Adding electronic fuel injection to a classic Mopar is not a walk in the park, but it's also not as difficult as you may think. Since fuel-injection systems need much higher fuel pressure than carburetors to function properly, the car's fuel system must be upgraded. Also, a computer must be installed in the car to control the fuel-injection system, and that computer requires information from a variety of additional sensors that must be installed as well. While this may seem too complex for the average enthusiast, it's really not. F&B has made the task far easier by designing a well thought-out fuel-injection system that includes everything necessary to install a Six-Pack EFI system on your car. Their kits offer quality components and don't require too many modifications to work properly on your older Mopar. Since gas is more than four bucks a gallon at the time of this writing and not expected to get any cheaper, we think adding EFI to our older cars is a great way to boost economy, while not sacrificing performance.
Combining the reliability of fuel injection with the look and performance of a Six-Pack just makes sense. We decided to follow along as F&B installed their prototype Six-Pack EFI kit on their latest project: a '72 Plymouth Barracuda. This Barracuda has been in Bruce's family since his grandmother bought it new and has clocked some 324,000 miles over the years. The engine is a 318 that was rebuilt several years ago with an overbore, new 9:1 hypereutectic pistons, a mild cam, and a little head work.
Seeing how easy it is to install the Six-Pack EFI system certainly convinced us of the viability of this package. With kits soon to be available for the B, RB, LA, and Magnum engines, we wouldn't be surprised to see more cars at the cruises, shows, and races we attend sporting a Six-Pack of EFI.


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Don't Breathe the Moondust
When humans return to the Moon and travel to Mars, they'll have to be careful of what they inhale.
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April 22, 2005: This is a true story.
In 1972, Apollo astronaut Harrison Schmitt sniffed the air in his Lunar Module, the Challenger. "[It] smells like gunpowder in here," he said. His commander Gene Cernan agreed. "Oh, it does, doesn't it?"
The two astronauts had just returned from a long moonwalk around the Taurus-Littrow valley, near the Sea of Serenity. Dusty footprints marked their entry into the spaceship. That dust became airborne--and smelly.
Right: Moonwalking astronaut Harrison Schmitt. [More]
Later, Schmitt felt congested and complained of "lunar dust hay fever." His symptoms went away the next day; no harm done. He soon returned to Earth and the anecdote faded into history.
But Russell Kerschmann never forgot. He's a pathologist at the NASA Ames Research Center studying the effects of mineral dust on human health. NASA is now planning to send people back to the Moon and on to Mars. Both are dusty worlds, extremely dusty. Inhaling that dust, says Kerschmann, could be bad for astronauts.
This won't necessarily happen to astronauts, he assures, but it's a problem we need to be aware of--and to guard against.
Quartz, the main cause of silicosis, is not chemically poisonous: "You could eat it and not get sick," he continues. "But when quartz is freshly ground into dust particles smaller than 10 microns (for comparison, a human hair is 50+ microns wide) and breathed into the lungs, they can embed themselves deeply into the tiny alveolar sacs and ducts where oxygen and carbon dioxide gases are exchanged." There, the lungs cannot clear out the dust by mucous or coughing. Moreover, the immune system's white blood cells commit suicide when they try to engulf the sharp-edged particles to carry them away in the bloodstream. In the acute form of silicosis, the lungs can fill with proteins from the blood, "and it's as if the victim slowly suffocates" from a pneumonia-like condition.
Lunar dust, being a compound of silicon as is quartz, is (to our current knowledge) also not poisonous. But like the quartz dust in the Hawk's Nest Tunnel, it is extremely fine and abrasive, almost like powdered glass. Astronauts on several Apollo missions found that it clung to everything and was almost impossible to remove; once tracked inside the Lunar Module, some of it easily became airborne, irritating lungs and eyes.
Right: Microscopic images of moondust. [More]
Martian dust could be even worse. It's not only a mechanical irritant but also perhaps a chemical poison. Mars is red because its surface is largely composed of iron oxide (rust) and oxides of other minerals. Some scientists suspect that the dusty soil on Mars may be such a strong oxidizer that it burns any organic compound such as plastics, rubber or human skin as viciously as undiluted lye or laundry bleach.
"If you get Martian soil on your skin, it will leave burn marks," believes University of Colorado engineering professor Stein Sture, who studies granular materials like Moon- and Mars-dirt for NASA. Because no soil samples have ever been returned from Mars, "we don't know for sure how strong it is, but it could be pretty vicious."
Moreover, according to data from the Pathfinder mission, Martian dust may also contain trace amounts of toxic metals, including arsenic and hexavalent chromium--a carcinogenic toxic waste featured in the docudrama movie Erin Brockovich (Universal Studios, 2000). That was a surprising finding of a 2002 National Research Council report called Safe on Mars: Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Martian Surface.
The dust challenge would be especially acute during windstorms that occasionally envelop Mars from poles to equator. Dust whips through the air, scouring every exposed surface and sifting into every crevice. There's no place to hide.
Above: The Columbia Hills under dusty-salmon skies on Mars. [More]
To find ways of mitigating these hazards, NASA is soon to begin funding Project Dust, a four-year study headed by Masami Nakagawa, associate professor in the mining engineering department of the Colorado School of Mines. Project Dust will study such technologies as thin-film coatings that repel dust from tools and other surfaces, and electrostatic techniques for shaking or otherwise removing dust from spacesuits.
These technologies, so crucial on the Moon and Mars, might help on Earth, too, by protecting people from sharp-edged or toxic dust on our own planet. Examples include alkaline dust blown from dry lakes in North American deserts, wood dust from sawmills and logging operations, and, of course, abrasive quartz dust in mines.
The road to the stars is surprisingly dusty. But, says Kerschmann, "I strongly believe it's a problem that can be controlled."


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Home List of Titles The Pinb-2 genes in wheat comprise a multigene family with great sequence diversity and important variants
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- The Pinb-2 genes in wheat comprise a multigene family with great sequence diversity and important variants
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- Ramalingam, Abirami; Palombo, Enzo A.; Bhave, Mrinal
- Abstract
- The puroindoline genes Pina-D1 and Pinb-D1 located at the Ha locus on chromosome 5D of common wheat are considered the most important genetic determinants of grain hardness. The recent identification of Pinb-2 genes on group 7 chromosomes emphasises the need for detailed analysis of the genetics of this important trait. This study focussed on the analysis of Pinb-2 genes from accessions of hexaploid, tetraploid and diploid wheat, to address key questions related to their diversity and possible roles. Extensive DNA sequence heterogeneity was identified in the form of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), leading to seventeen reproducible haplotypes, of which thirteen are new. The results confirmed the known groups Pinb-2v1 to Pinb-2v5, identified a new group Pinb-2v6, and showed that the Pinb-2 genes comprised a small multigene family, at least in some genomes. The putative proteins exhibited changes at the important tryptophan-rich domain as well as basic and hydrophobic residues. A new Pina-D1 allele (at Ha locus) was also identified, designated Pina-D1t, with a premature stop codon at the TRD. Additionally, peptides designed on PINB-2 proteins displayed activity against bacteria and phytopathogenic fungi. The data strongly support the Pinb-2 genes being functionally relevant to roles including influencing grain texture.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Environment and Biotechnology Centre
- Source
- Journal of Cereal Science, Vol. 56, no. 2 (Sep 2012), pp. 171-180
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 06 Biological Sciences; 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; 09 Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Grain hardness; Helicoidal proteins; Puroindolines; Tryptophan-rich domain
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 0733-5210
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Additional information
- The authors acknowledge support from a Graduate Research Scholarship award from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia.
- Peer reviewed