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Since 1984, tattooing in Canton has been outlawed. The Canton Board of Aldermen back then not only made operating a tattoo parlor within town limits illegal but also the act of performing tattoos.
Current alderman Jimmy Flynn was the town clerk at the time but does not recall any specific reason for the ordinance.
ŌĆ£The board simply decided they didnŌĆÖt want to do that,ŌĆØ Flynn said. ŌĆ£Best memory, it was just something they did.ŌĆØ
But, today, society is more accepting of body art as tattoos have become increasingly common.
ŌĆ£Some of the older people will probably be critical of it, but itŌĆÖs a younger thing now,ŌĆØ said Alderman Ed Underwood. ŌĆ£They are everywhere now.ŌĆØ
Despite spending time in the armed forces, Underwood said he never got a tattoo because it just wasnŌĆÖt something he wanted. However, he added, his son and daughter-in-law both have tattoos.
CantonŌĆÖs aldermen are now poised to reconsider the nearly 30-year-old ordinance banning tattoo parlors.
ŌĆ£We are not opposed to changing the law to allow his business,ŌĆØ said Alderman Kenneth Holland. ŌĆ£He is going to operate a very upscale business.ŌĆØ
That seems to be one reason why the aldermen are not leery of PostonŌĆÖs proposition when he addressed to the town board last week. In otherwords, Poston did not present himself as a ruffian or hoodlum.
ŌĆ£He came in, and he was well-dressed, well-groomed, spoke well,ŌĆØ Underwood said. ŌĆ£HeŌĆÖd done his homework.ŌĆØ
Poston presented a business plan to the board of aldermen detailing exactly what he hoped to do. In addition to acting as a tattoo parlor, the business, called Images for the Blind, will feature art, furniture and other merchandise. Poston, 25, described it as more of an art gallery.
Items displayed for sale at the parlor will include sculptures, paintings, jewelry, T-shirts, mugs, hats and posters. Poston will not do piercings.
Poston has painted and sculpted since he was young and fairly recently began crafting jewelry from recycled metal but never had a penchant for tattooing until he moved to New York about four years ago.
ŌĆ£I never really wanted to do tattoos when growing up. I wanted to be more of a fine artist,ŌĆØ Poston said.
But, after tattooing for the past four years, Poston said he sees how tattoos have slowly become accepted as a form of art. When Poston moved back to his hometown last winter, he decided he wanted to open up the gallery.
Before asking the board of alderman to change the ordinance, Poston worked with the North Carolina Rural Center and the Small Business Center at Haywood Community College to create his business plan and learn more about what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
ŌĆ£They really have pushed me forward,ŌĆØ Poston said. ŌĆ£They got me to the right people.ŌĆØ
Although he doesnŌĆÖt have a specific location in mind to set up his shop, Poston hopes to be environmentally friendly by harnessing power from solar panels he plans to install on the roof. His stepfather is an electrician and will help oversee the project, Poston stated in his plan. If all goes well, he said he wants to be open by early next year.
However, he must still wait and see if the town board of aldermen repeals the current ordinance banning tattooing. The board has sent the matter onto its planning board to see what zoning regulations a tattoo parlor would fall under.
ŌĆ£The tattoo parlor itself, as long as it meets all the health department standards, I would not have a problem with it in certain zones,ŌĆØ Flynn said.
Once it hears back from the planning board, the town will host a public hearing and then the board will vote on whether to undo the tattoo ban. However, the vote seems to be a mere formality at this point with the alderman already expressing support for the new business.
ŌĆ£He is not going to let it be a hang out for bad people and all that,ŌĆØ Underwood said. ŌĆ£Hopefully, it will be another successful business in town.ŌĆØ
Holland said he did not think people would be outraged if a tattoo parlor like the one Poston has proposed moved into town.
ŌĆ£Most people who live in Canton like myself are happy to see any business coming into the downtown area,ŌĆØ Holland said. ŌĆ£I want to see Canton come back the way it was.ŌĆØ
The aldermen said while there are some types of business that would be a bad fit for Canton, but did not see a reason to keep PostonŌĆÖs out.
The likely repeal of the current ban on tattooing had Underwood reminiscing about the time before residents could buy beer in Canton.
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Five Ohio children died in ATV crashes last year. The five youth fatalities may reflect an increase in the threat ATVs pose to children; only four deaths were recorded during the previous four years combined.
State Rep. Jack Cera, D-Bellaire, wants to do something to safeguard children. He has proposed a bill providing new safety measures for ATV users 16 years of age and younger.
Ohio already has a package of limits on ATV use, but they apply primarily to riders on public property. For example, the mandate that ATV riders of all ages must wear helmets and eye protection is in force only in state forests.
Rules for ATV users under 16 are riddled with holes. For example, children as young as 12 can be allowed to ride ATVs on state Department of Natural Resources land if they are accompanied by parents. There are virtually no limits on ATV use by children 16 and older, as long as they are on private land or accompanied by someone at least 18 years of age.
Fatality statistics tell just part of the story regarding ATV hazards. Each year, thousands of Ohioans are hurt badly enough in ATV crashes to require hospital treatment. A substantial percentage – no one seems to have compiled numbers – are children.
Cera's bill is a relatively modest proposal, perhaps in view of the backlash legislators often experience when they propose any limits on ATVs. He wants to require that children under 16 operating ATVs on public land must have completed certified training programs.
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The position had been previously held by Larry Pippen, who had resigned in December of last year, and the city began the process of finding a qualified replacement.
"We went through a long and deliberate process," said Mayor Pro-Tem Leroy Skloss. "We hired an outside firm from San Antonio called SeeKing HR. What they did was they advertised for the job."
The search and advertisement for a replacement was a nation-wide effort. Over 600 applicants, even from as far away as Maryland, applied for the position.
"We got a number of applicants that we screened and we actually interviewed five applicants for the job throughout this process," explained Skloss. "Two of them were from within the state, the other three were from out of state. It was one of those things where we really couldn't connect, and so what we wound up doing was advertising through local newpapers."
The city advertised locally and in surrounding counties in the hopes to find a capable person more familiar with the enormous and very complicated changes Karnes City is experiencing due to factors related to the Eagle Ford Shale.
It was at this time that Tymrak was approached by certain peers with the idea that maybe he should consider applying for the position, given his extensive knowledge and many years of experience in dealing with the city and its ongoing changes.
Tymrak considered and deliberated the suggestion, and consulted his family on making the right and best decision. After a time, Tymrak decided to apply for the position. Tymrak was still subject to the interview process, scrutiny, and protocol as all the other applicants.
"After that (advertising the position locally) took place, we ended up with three applicants. Two of them we felt were not qualified, and we ended up interviewing Don and it was a unanimous decision by the council that he was the one that would take us forward," said Skloss.
Many felt that Tymrak's total of 20 years serving as mayor, being a long time resident of the city, and his detailed knowledge of handling the rapid changes and complex issues facing the city presently, would make him a best and proper fit for the position.
"Don's been around the city for a long time and on at least a couple of different occasions, as we were between city managers, he did a lot of their work. He's very knowledgeable about the infrastructure," said Skloss of Tymrak. "The other issue we had is that Don lived here in town …housing was another issue for us. Since he already lives here, it just seems like all the pieces fell into place for us."
Tymrak will now serve in a different capacity from mayor, but still in a capacity he is very used to. His yearly salary for the position will be $65,000. Skloss will fill the mayoral duties in the interim for the time being. The City Council might possibly appoint an individual to fill the mayor position until the next mayoral elections in May of 2014.
"I was along with the council looking for a quality individual that would be a good fit for the city, and it was way late in the process when the thought ever came up or I was presented with that," reflected Tymrak on how it all came to be. "You can find all the super-qualifieds, but it still came down to would they be a good fit for this specific city, and I think that carried a lot of weight with them."
"If you stay around this city government long enough, you begin to get a feel for how it needs to run, what it's capable of doing; then you begin to plan a strategy on how to move this city forward and work as a team. They felt it was a good fit and I was willing to do it. I love this city. We're doing such great things in economic development and the things that are in our future. It's exciting."


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I don't know if I'm looking for advice or just a there-there. I posted earlier about my breast biopsy. The lab results there are all-clear, absolutely benign, I'm happy to say.
But the physical result is less nice. I developed a pretty bad infection, painful and ugly. I was put on two simultaneous antibiotics after spending a whole day in different doctors offices (my wonderful ob/gyn, a surgeon, a sonogrammer). Now that the swelling has gone down a little, I am leaking milk from the biopsy site. A lot. Soaking through pads. I'm going back to the surgeon (NOT the guy who did the biopsy, who I saw this morning) tomorrow, but in the meantime it does not take much for me to realize that I have a milk fistula. I am not feeding my LO from that side because of the impossibility of keeping the breast clean--it's not just milk leaking--just pumping.
I am very frustrated. I hate that my LO is getting antibiotics in his milk, that I'm uncertain about the milk in the affected breast, that I can't cuddle my LO as usual because I'm so sore. And from what I'm reading on the net, it looks as though I may be advised to supress lactation in the affected breast.
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Satchel Charges are a remote-detonated explosive from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
When satchel charges are planted, the player gains a detonator in an additional weapon slot; by firing the detonator, the charges explode. Satchel charges can be detonated from any distance, and with any time delay, assuming they still exist. There is a limit on the amount of satchel charges that can be placed in the game: 32. After the limit is reached, any further placement of the charges won't appear in the game. However, after completing the game to 100%, Carl can hold infinite Satchel Charges, but still can throw only 32 at once. They will stick to people, walls and vehicles if thrown on them.
Note that once you place a satchel charge, citizens around you will begin to scream and run away, and most of the time, you will receive a one-star wanted level. Even pressing the detonator in public without having thrown any charges will earn police attention
- Montgomery, Red County - Between the betting shop and another building.
- Avispa Country Club, San Fierro - Behind the main building of the country club.
- Paradiso, San Fierro - In a house at the corner of an intersection with a staircase.
- The Four Dragons Casino, Las Venturas - Outside the casino once all 50 Horseshoes have been found.
- Available to buy from Ammu-Nation for $2,000 after completion of Against All Odds.
- CJ's girlfriends seem to be immune to any damage taken from Satchel Charges; No matter how many charges the player sticks on or nearby the girlfriend, she will not die or be harmed by them at all. This also applies to other explosives.
- If the player throws a Satchel Charge and then saves the game, the charges disappear, but the Detonator will still be in the player's inventory.
- In the mission Against All Odds Carl is handed some Satchel Charges by Catalina, which he replied "Satchel charges?! Where the hell'd you get them?", because satchel charges begin to sell when the player reach further into the game.
- Satchel Charges are sold as "Remote Explosives" in Ammu-Nation shops, costing $2000 per unit.
- It's possible to have bombs stick onto CJ via bouncing or multiplayer mode. The bomb will not disappear if CJ enters a cutscene or a building.
- Bombs will not affect how a vehicle handle but can sink vehicles and destroyed boats in water, if placed onto the vehicle.
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Followup: More Evidence against the XMRV Virus as a Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A mouse leukemia retrovirus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV retrovirus), has been under consideration as a possible cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS, and also prostate cancer). In a study published in Science in October 2009, Lombardi et al. found XMRV in 67% of CFS patients and 3.7% of controls. Several subsequent studies in the UK, the Netherlands, and the US — by lead authors Erlwein, van Kuppleveld, Groom , Switzer and Henrich — failed to find XMRV at all.
Now a new study published in Retrovirology by Hue et al. shows that the original positive findings were likely erroneous and due to contamination in the lab. The complete article is available online.
We provide several independent lines of evidence that XMRV detected by sensitive PCR methods in patient samples is the likely result of PCR contamination with mouse DNA and that the described clones of XMRV arose from the tumour cell line 22Rv1, which was probably infected with XMRV during xenografting in mice. We propose that XMRV might not be a genuine human pathogen.
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Demand for consumer electronics (CE) devices is soaring in the U.S. in general and two product categories, namely stereo-3D televisions and tablet PCs are likely to become the fastest growing product categories in 2010 – 2011 timeframe, reports In-Stat market tracking agency.
According to the analysts, year-over-year shipment growth for stereoscopic 3D TV-sets and slate-type PCs/mobile Internet devices (MIDs) segments will be 142% and 231%, respectively, between 2010 and 2011 in the USA.
"The US installed base units for 3DTVs and MID/Tablets will double from 2010 to 2011 and on through 2013. In fact, In-Stat expects the total US installed base of CE devices to almost double between 2009 and 2013," said Stephanie Ethier, an In-Stat analyst
Stereo-3D TVs and MIDs/tablets will represent a bright spot for CE manufacturers and content providers because the installed base for these segments will continue to expand steadily. However, these produce categories are not the only CE segments poised for strong growth in the U.S., a recent research by In-Stat found.
For example, the U.S. installed base for smartphones to reach 198 million by 2013. Mobile computers will continue to lead the computing category in units shipped through 2013. Unfortunately for manufacturers, maturing segments like portable media players (PMPs) and desktop PCs will show declining growth rates through 2013.
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I am an able-bodied gay man interested in dating a man with mild cerebral palsy (he uses canes to walk). But I'm a little nervous about becoming involved with him. I'm afraid of him becoming dependent on me and of me losing my freedom. I suppose I'm also concerned about handling the social stigmas attached to dating someone who has a visible difference in the way he moves and talks. Intellectually I know it is what's inside someone that counts (I'm attracted to him and he has a great sense of humor)...but I still have some prejudices. What are some ways for me to handle my own prejudices as well as social stigmas so that I can just date him like anybody else without a disability? And if we become sexually involved, what types of issues would I need to be aware of beforehand?


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Himantura gerrardi
|Scope: Global
|Scientific Name:
|Himantura gerrardi
|Species Authority:
|(Gray, 1851)
Common Name(s):
Himantura alcockii (Annandale, 1909)
Himantura macrurus (Bleeker, 1852)
Trygon gerrardi Gray, 1851
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Reports of the species are often confused with H. uarnak (e.g., Chaudhuri 1911, Devanesen and Chidambaram 1953, Mohsin and Ambak 1996).
Significant variation in colour patterns across this species' range needs to be critically assessed in the future. Probably consists of a complex of species (M. Manjaji, L.J.V. Compagno and W. White pers. Obs 2007). The syntypes were collected from the Indian Ocean, near India (L.J.V. Compagno pers. Obs 2007). Himantura macrurus and H. lcocki are synonyms of H. gerrardi (M. Manjaji pers. obs. 2007).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2bd+3bd ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
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|Manjaji, B.M., Fahmi & White, W.T.
|Valenti, S.V. & Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. (Shark Red List Authority)
This stingray occurs from India in the Indian Ocean, through Myanmar and the South and East China Seas to Indonesia, from inshore waters to depths of at least 60 m. Large numbers of Whitespotted Whipray (Himantura gerrardi) are caught regularly by tangle/gillnet, trawlnet, and dropline fisheries operating in Southeast Asia. This species is caught in particularly high numbers in the target fishery for rhynchobatids that operates extensively in some areas in this region. Throughout its range, juveniles about 20-40 cm disc width (DW) are extensively caught and landed daily. Larger individuals are highly sought after due to the high quality skin, which is used in the manufacturing of items such as wallets, watch bands, belts, handbags, shoes etc., which fetch high prices and are commonly exported. Exploitation of this species is very intense, particularly in the Java Sea. Although no species-specific data are available, overall catches of stingrays are reported to be declining, with fishermen having to travel further and further to sustain catch levels. Little specific information on catches is available in other parts of the species' range, but population declines elsewhere are inferred from Indonesia. Given continuing high levels of exploitation throughout much of this species' range and evidence for declines in catches of stingrays off southeast Asia, this species is assessed as Vulnerable.
|Range Description:
|Widespread in the eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, but distribution is poorly defined.
Eastern Indian Ocean: occurs from India, Sri Lanka (De Bruin et al. 1995; Morón et al. 1998), and east to Myanmar. Records from elsewhere in the Indian Ocean (west of India) (e.g., Compagno 1986, Compagno et al. 1989) may represent a separate species, identified as Himantura sp. B (Manjaji 2004).
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan, Province of China.
Western central Pacific: South and East China Seas (e.g., Annandale 1909, 1910; Shen 1993; Last and Compagno 1999), Samoa (Fowler 1956), South China Sea and Sulu Sea off Sabah (Fowler et al. 1999).
FAO Fishing Area: 51, 57, 61 and 71.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:India; Malaysia (Sabah); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Samoa; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China (Taiwan, Province of China (main island))
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
|Additional data:
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|Appears to be a naturally common species. For example it is caught in very large amounts in Borneo and Indonesia (W. White pers. obs. 2007, Compagno et al. 2005). Population size in Indonesia (and throughout much of its range) is still unknown, market observations were conducted at several landing sites in Java and Kalimantan from 2005 to present, showed that the species is quite common and they were recorded at almost all landing sites (fishing areas including the Java Sea, off southern Java (Indian Ocean), Sunda Strait, Karimata Strait, Makassar Strait, West Kalimantan, southern Natuna Islands).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species is demersal, found on the inner continental shelf, from inshore waters to depths of at least 60 m (White et al. 2006). Presumably occurs on soft substrates (White et al. 2006). It appears to occur more frequently in shallow trawls (20-33 m depth) in warmer months on the Tugela Bank, Natal, South Africa and this may be a nursery ground (Fennessy 1994). Reproduction is viviparous, with histotrophy, and gives birth to litters of 1-4 pups after an unknown gestation period (White et al. 2006). Small individuals are present in trawl catches all year round, suggesting that this species is able to reproduce all year round with no reproductive season (White et al. 2006). Diet presumably consists of bivalve molluscs, crustaceans and small fishes (White et al. 2006). Males reach maturity at ~48 cm disc width (DW) (White and Dharmardi 2007). Size at maturity in females is >54 cm DW (Manjaji 2004, White et al. 2006). The species attains at least 100 cm DW (White et al. 2006) and size at birth is 18-21 cm (Manjaji 2004, White et al. 2006).
|Use and Trade:
|Flesh is used fresh or salted or smoked and dried for human consumption. In some areas, vertebrae is dried and exported; skins are dried and used for manufacturing items such as wallets, belts, shoes, handbags etc. most of which are exported e.g., Thailand. Cartilage also utilised
|Major Threat(s):
This species is captured in very large quantities in demersal tangle net, bottom trawl, trammel net and Danish seine fisheries (White et al. 2006, Famhi pers. obs.). Inshore fishing pressure is high throughout much of this species' known range in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia (and presumably in other parts of its range, such as India), most specimens caught as bycatch by commercial fisheries (especially trawlers) are usually retained and marketed for human consumption (B.M. Manjaji, W. White, Famhi and Vidthayanon pers. obs.). In Sabah (Malaysia), this species constitutes an important component of inshore trawl and longline fisheries (20-50 landed per day). This species is taken in commercial gillnet fisheries off Indonesia, particularly in the fishery that targets rhynchobatid rays in the Arafura Sea (Last and Compagno 1999, W. White pers. obs. 2007). It is thought to be heavily impacted in this area, where more than 600 trawl vessels operate (W. White pers. obs. 2007). The Rhynchobatus species gillnet fishery catches large numbers of stingrays and Himantura gerrardi is important in this fishery. Catches in inshore waters have declined and these vessels are having to travel longer and longer distances to sustain catches. The Rhynchobatid fisheries are very intensive in this region, thus the level of exploitation is extremely high.
It is also commonly caught in large numbers by trawl and Danish seine boats operating in the Java Sea. This species is the most important elasmobranch caught by the Danish seine fishery according to the total catch (biomass) (contributing ~ 1950 kg/boat average and also contributed to about 10-40% of the total catch according to the biomass) (Fahmi pers. obs.). Fishermen are having to travel further to maintain catches of the same level as previously throughout Southeast Asia , indicating that numbers have most likely declined in shallower water (W. White pers. obs. 2007).
Artisanal and industrial fishing pressure is intensive off India (Flewwelling and Hosch 2006, Morgan 2006). Fisheries throughout India operate on an open access basis. Inshore marine species are thought to be fully or overexploited, with extensive use of illegal mesh sizes reported, and ever-increasing bottom trawl effort (Flewwelling and Hosch 2006, Morgan 2006). Demersal species, such as this, suffer more fishing mortality than pelagic species on the eastern coast of India and declines in demersal shrimp and fish stocks have led to fishery closures in areas of the western coast (Morgan 2006). India's inshore fisheries are generally characterised by declining catch rates, recruitment and biomass and a shift from regular landing patterns (Flewwelling and Hosch 2006). Although no species-specific data are available on catches, this species produces only 1-4 pups per litter and likely shares the limiting life-history characteristics similar to many elasmobranchs, making it vulnerable to depletion.
Marine pollution and coastal degradation has also impacted the coastal habitat of this species (including estuaries) (Morgan 2006). Extensive trawl and gillnet fisheries also operate off Pakistan (Khan 2006) and in other areas of this species' range in the Indian Ocean.
|Conservation Actions:
|In Malaysia, the Shark Specialist Group together with various government departments in Sabah and Sarawak States have initiated elasmobranch biodiversity studies since 1996 (Fowler et al. 2002). While the monitoring surveys should continue to ascertain the status and possible threats to this species here, as well as in other portions of its range (New Guinea and Indonesia), efforts in further research should be directed to also obtain the population, habitat and ecology and life history parameters. The fishery is largely unregulated (licenses being issued, but catches/ landings are not properly monitored), and presently there is no specific conservation actions in place to help address this problem.
|Manjaji, B.M., Fahmi & White, W.T. 2009. Himantura gerrardi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161566A5453080. . Downloaded on 05 December 2016.
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A former Spokane realty agent is in jail after turning to a life of crime and breaking into homes that were for sale.
Derek Larson, 40, has been charged with four felony counts of theft or burglary. During his court appearance a judge set Larson's bail at $75,000.
The Spokane Police Department's Patrol Anti-Crime Team had Larson under surveillance when they followed him to a home and watched him walk out with a handful of art. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office, meanwhile, was already after him for several burglaries in their jurisdiction.
Detectives say Larson is a former real estate agent who used his home sales experience to become a crafty burglar. He reportedly looked for homes on the market that were vacant and that gave him the time to cut open the lock boxes that held the keys to the property.
"He would find houses that were for sale, he would attack the lock boxes and then gain entry into the house," Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said.
Investigators say once inside, Larson worked at his leisure removing copper pipe or, in the case of a home on 29th Avenue, a dishwasher. Detectives think Larson also targeted an estate in Greenacres, stealing a range, refrigerator and a trash compactor. The property stolen was worth nearly $10,000.
"When you steal appliances from a house, it's just like any other stolen item -- you fence it and you can make money from doing that," Knezovich said.
Detectives think Larson stashed his loot in one of several storage units. A combination of information from confidential informants and a traffic stop made on Larson's van back in May led to his arrest.
"All the information that comes in from the field is analyzed. It's shared with investigators and it's what ultimately broke this case. This was great police work, both from the Spokane Police Department side and the Spokane County Sheriff's Office side," Knezovich said.


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Almost a year late: best of 2007Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Hey, ok, this was supposed to be done last December, but instead I was busy pulling together a best of 2008 list for the Washington City Paper. But that just means more perspective, right? So no worries. Anyway, as of now, here is my top 10 list of 2007. Next month, I promise, I'll have my real best of 2008 list posted, on time (a year late as normal, instead of two).
- Do Make Say Think - You, You're a History in Rust
In which the venerable post-rock band explores glorious noise, rough vocals, and moments of pure beauty amidst chaos. DMST have never stopped evolving and this is easily their best album yet. It's also to their lasting credit that they are pretty much the only post-rock band that might actually be considered somewhat unpredictable.
- Aranis - II
Largely acoustic, upbeat, highly melodic, sometimes insanely intricate chamber-rock. No drums or percussion, yet this is some of the most head-noddingly rhythmic stuff imaginable. Composer/bassist Joris Vanvinckenroye is a pretty phenomenal talent, and this one is his finest hour so far.
- Zs - Arms
As far as room-clearing records go, parts of this one rank just below Orthrelm's OV. This may well be the last of Zs' overtly progged-out records, given their recent lineup change and a shift towards more minimal, less accessible material. So, Arms is likely to remain my favorite studio album by this band, ever.
- Dälek - Abandoned Language
After the brutal, no-holds-barred noise of Absence, this seemed like a letdown at first. In this case, first impressions are deceptive: the relative calm of this album masks a seething anger and hidden intensity that makes Abandoned Language my favorite album by this cutting-edge hip-hop ensemble.
- Om - Pilgrimage
Not too much metal left in this stoner-metal outfit; instead, it's a spiritual journey with Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun" as a guide. Powerful, intense, and moving, this one is short and sweet and leaves me wanting more every time I listen to it.
- Despised Icon - The Ills of Modern Man
Perhaps the pinnacle of the entire deathcore genre, this album is really just awesome death metal with some breakdowns (and pig squeals) thrown in for the moshers. Catchy hooks and killer rhythmic breaks abound, and the dual growling vocalists grab your attention and never let go. Even if you hate deathcore, you might like this record.
- St. Vincent - Marry Me
Understated and weird, this album from a former guitarist for Sufjan Stevens and The Polyphonic Spree took me completely by surprise with a unique, offbeat charm. Annie Clark's guitar work is wonderful when she lets it rip, but it's her voice and her bizarre compositional sense that carry this album. It's indie-rock with a hint of the avant-garde, and it's one of the more memorable debuts in recent memory.
- Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times
So, this is a pretty solidly great album from this uniquely theatrical avant-rock band. Somehow, though, it hasn't been nearly as memorable for me as either of the albums that preceded it. All of SGM's albums are basically essential for any fan of heavy experimental rock, this one's just a tiny step lower than the other two.
- Nadja - Touched
I cannot describe this better than a frequent poster on the 5/8 forums: "Listening to Nadja is like swimming in a sea of declawed kittens." Yes. So much fuzzed out bliss. Especially on this album, which is far and away my favorite of this prolific drone/doom-metal band's many releases.
- Thing with Ken Vandermark, The - Immediate Sound
This one falls perfectly into that niche of avant-jazz that I like: it's "out," with plenty of wild collective improv and unpredictable solos, but it's also recognizably jazz, anchored in rock-solid grooves and accessible melodies. Also, it rocks. You wouldn't really expect anything less from this lineup.
As always, this was hard, and lots of great things missed the cut. One of particular note is Epica's The Divine Conspiracy. I listened to this a ton but couldn't quite bring myself to put it on the above list. I'm sure I'll catch some heat for liking this stuff - it's like warmed-over prog-metal with a combination of death-metal vocals and beautiful female clean vocals. But damn can these guys write a catchy song. I don't understand why they don't get more love in the prog world; there's tons of bombastic keyboards, epic lyrical themes, and general cheesiness, plus a fantastic lead vocalist and really long songs. What's not to love, prog fans?
More things I liked from 2007:
- Æthenor - Deep In Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light
- Alamaailman Vasarat - Maahan
- Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
- Baroness - The Red Album
- Between the Buried and Me - Colors
- Car Bomb - Centralia
- Caspian - The Four Trees
- Cato Salsa Experience & The Thing with Joe McPhee - Two Bands and a Legend
- Cephalic Carnage - Xenosapien
- Cline/Parkins/Rainey - Downpour
- The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
- Feist - The Reminder
- Grayceon - Grayceon
- Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii - Minamo
- Eric Malmberg - Verklighet & Beat
- Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses - Manfauna
- The National - Boxer
- Neurosis - Given to the Rising
- Original Silence - The First Original Silence
- Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb
- Scorch Trio - Live in Finland
- Soft Mountain - Soft Mountain
- Tin Hat - The Sad Machinery of Spring
- Yakuza - Transmutations
If I think to do it, perhaps a couple "favorite shows" posts will be forthcoming as well (one for 2008, since I forgot to do one last year, and one for 2009). But the top 10 albums of 2008 post is definitely coming soon.


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During Tuesday night's meeting, Shilinga told the council that approximately 60,000 square yards of streets have been targeted for seasl coating.
"It all depends on what the going price of seal coach per square yard is," Shilinga said. "We won't know until our bids come in. The price of materials is really high."
Shilinga said the department has targeted certain sections in the city where roads have deteriorated.
"We have spent many hours trying to figure out the best possible way to tackle seal coating each year," Shilinga said. "It's come to our attention that the last few years we have picked a street here, a street there. We've kind of been jumping around and it's hard to keep up with how we're seal coating the town. This year, we're trying to go to more of a systematic approach and make the town into sections and as needed. If there is a street in really bad need of repair, we'll tackle that one."
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"Advanced Biofuels and Developing Countries: Intellectual Property Scenarios and Policy Implications"
Report Chapter, The Biofuels Market: Current Situation and Alternative Scenarios, pages 63-89
Authors: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Bob Bell, Jr.
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
"Chapter III analysed the commercial viability of second generation biofuels. This chapter focuses on related intellectual property rights (IPRs) aspects. Three hypothetical scenarios in the context of the intellectual property protection of second generation biofuels are developed, with each scenario representing a different level of strictness of protection. Therefore, each scenario translates into a different level of potential access to advanced biofuel technologies by developing countries.
Second generation biofuels can be classified in terms of the process used to convert biomass into fuel: biochemical or thermochemical. Second generation ethanol or butanol would be made via biochemical processing. Second generation thermochemical biofuels may be less familiar to readers, but many represent fuels that are already being made commercially from fossil fuels using processing steps that in some cases are identical to those that would be used for biofuel production. These fuels include methanol, Fischer-Tropsch liquids (FTL) and dimethyl ether (DME) (Larson, 2007).
Second generation biofuels are currently not being produced commercially anywhere. Many efforts are going on worldwide to commercialize second generation biofuels made by both processes. In the case of biochemical fuels, breakthroughs are needed in the research and engineering of micro-organisms designed to process specific feedstocks, followed by demonstrations preceding commercial implementation. It is expected that 10 to 20 years may be needed before commercial production could begin on a substantial basis. In the case of thermochemical fuels, relatively modest additional development and demonstration efforts would enable commercial production, expected to begin in 5 to 10 years (Larson, 2007). Many of the equipment components needed for biofuels production through the thermochemical process are already commercially established for applications in fossil fuel conversion and processing is relatively indifferent to the specific input feedstock.
A possible trajectory that the biofuels industry may follow is that of the agricultural biotechnology industry. Through divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, there has been a process of consolidation in the global agribusiness in recent years. The outcome is a few major integrated companies, each controlling proprietary lines of agricultural chemicals, seeds and biotech traits. Beginning in the late 1990s, intellectual property ownership has increasingly consolidated in this dwindling number of large multinational corporations.
The application of second generation technologies will entail greater systems complexity, integrated engineering design and other technical parameters (especially in the case of biochemical technology) that may limit the diffusion of such technologies to most developing countries, and this for two reasons: advanced technologies will be proprietary and consequently costly to obtain; they may also be too complex for developing countries to easily absorb and adapt to local needs. Therefore as happened in the agricultural biotechnology sector the risk exists that there would be limited technology transfer to developing host countries. In that sense, it remains important for developing countries to invest in their own innovation systems.
In this chapter we argue that a restrictive IPR regime for advanced biofuel technology will likely prevail. The chapter first analyses recent patenting and investment trends in advanced, second generation biofuels. Subsequently, it presents three hypothetical scenarios based on extensive access, restricted access and limited access to proprietary biofuel technologies. Specific mechanisms that developing countries could use to access technology within the framework of each scenario are presented. Finally, the chapter addresses issues related to innovation systems and presents policy options for developing countries to fast-track innovation into their national policies.
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Gallo will not be starting at sg..
With a starting lineup of Felton, Gallinari, Randolph, Amare, Turiaf..the Knicks would be a team that would create multiple mis matches for the opposing teams. The opposition will have a tough time with the size of the Knicks team and the speed of Felton to put the icing on the cake.
With a 1-3-1 zone, this lineup could actualyl work. Man to man, this lineup would get beat since Gallo would get blown away by fast SG's and Randolph can't use his shot blocking and rebounding presence against PF's in the post.
What does everyone think of this article? It make me think twice. This might be a good idea.
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By Chris Alvino on Sep 02, 2010, 5:23 pm
Without getting into the argument of whether or not a Mike DAntoni coached team is capable of defending, lets keep one thing in mind. Every team in the NBA plays defense. It is a fundamental part of the game. How well teams play defense is another story and something I am willing to discuss in this article.
Last season, the Knicks did not play defense well as a team. However, before [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] was dealt, the team did have some success with him defending at the top of a zone. His length and quickness helped to contain the opposition.
With a potential starting line-up of Ray Felton, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], Anthony Randolph, Amare Stoudemire, and Ronnie Turiaf, the Knicks figure to have more length than any other team in the league. With that length, the Knicks can find themselves either facing matchup problems or creating matchup nightmares for the opposition depending on how they play. Even though Danilo Gallinari receives a worse reputation than he deserves for his defensive abilities, I am not sure how well he will be able to defend shorter, quicker shooting guards. Every time down the floor, I would expect the opposing guards to attack Gallo and force him to tire out and potentially get into foul trouble.
Despite preferring man-to-man defense, I am beginning to believe that if the starting line-up is consistent with the one mentioned above, then perhaps a zone defensive scheme would work better. I am envisioning the Knicks running a 1-3-1 zone scheme, with Ray Felton harassing the ball-handler at the top of the key, Gallo and Randolph on the wings, Amare in the middle, and Turiaf quarterbacking the zone from underneath the hoop. Feltons quickness and defensive ability should be able to slow / stop penetration from the opposing point guard, thus forcing him to kick it to one of his wings. At that point, I believe that Gallos and Randolphs length will allow them to get out on those wings quickly, thus contesting jump-shooters. With Turiafs ability to block shots and to put a body on players once shots go up, I think he would be a good fit in the back of the 1-3-1 (that is not even mentioning his motor mouth while he is on the floor. Those who have played zone before understand the need for good rotation and for communication amongst the five teammates). Then once [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (potentially the 6th man) checks in for Turiaf, he would shift to the wing and force Randolph underneath the hoop.
Schemes can change once more traditional line-ups are on the floor. For instance, once a player like Roger Mason or Kelenna Azubuike checks into the line-up, they should be able to defend man-to-man.
Another interesting possibility would be having Anthony Randolph playing at the top of a zone. We all saw how Coach Mike used the athletically versatile Jeffries last year. Could Randolph take over that role for this years Knicks?
Defense starts with heart and grit. To be able to defend well, players have to want to defend well and have to put their all into doing so. However, some defensive tactics can aid a team in defending well. The Knicks will have to play a defense that suits their personnel at different points during the game. Would playing a zone be best with Felton, Gallo, Randolph, Amare and Turiaf on the floor?
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
Gallo will not be starting at sg..
Its worth a try. This is definitely thinking outside the box. I was thinking of Azubuike replacement but this is an interesting option.
i was thinkin this same thing
But with a certain zone scheme, which Mike D likes to experiment with, this is possible and it won't hinder Gallo on defense since he is 6'10 long wing spanned, all he has to do is guard a wing.
Randolph playing the role Jeffries did last year is probably what Mike D will do most of the time. BUT this idea of a 1-3-1 zone is interesting and gives us the tallest team in the NBA, "with matchup nightmares" as Chris Alvano said.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
I disagree with the thought that DAntoni will not try using Gallo at SG. I bet that will happen a lot.
anywayz, the zone may be useful as a surprise in some games to confuse the other teams, but I doubt this would be effective in the long run. It can be easily exploited with multiple cutters and the 1-3-1 would be a whistle magnet for ilegal defense calls
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All the offense would have to do is watch for him when he moves away from the paint and send in 2 cutters from opposite ends.
I dont think it would work as our main defensive scheme, but it would be useful to sporadically use if we need to change the pace of a strong halfcourt opponent.
Internationally, this defense works because they FIBA rules don't include defensive 3 seconds in the paint.
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One of the best 1-3-1 team ever
(D'Antoni and father of Gallo in the picture, Coach Dan Peterson)
If I recall last season, it was SG-Larry Hughes who kept pushing Jefferies to play at the top of the Zone, while Hughes covered the passing-lane alongside of Chandler. It was the first time u seen David Lee put effort to block 3 shots in the paint blocking 1 out of the 3. All 3 times lead to our fastbreak with Hughes pushing the ball to beat the Atlanta Hawks.
That was the first time we seen Jefferies play defense at the top of the key for the Knicks. When Jefferies was on the Wizards he played at the top of key on a defensive zone to cover for Arenas in the Princeston offense (defense lead to a great offense). Isiah was to dum and clueless to understand Jefferies 6.11 height was always use for defense at the top of the key for the Wizard to force oponents turnovers with Hughes defense leading to a Arenas or Jamison highlight fastbreak.
Lebron at the top of the key on defense with Snow & Hughes covering the passing lane lead the Cavs to the FINALS.
Once Larry Hughes was DNP again by Dantoni, putting Jefferies at the top of the key on defense just slowed oponents down but never leading to any oponents turnover for the Knicks to get a basket on a fastbreak.
u need an experience defensive player on the court that is familar with a 1-3-1 zone to make sure all his teammates cover certain spots when the offense screen for switches. The question is who will be that player?
Anthony at the top of the key is pretty tough because he is 6'11 with a 7'5 wingspan and moves like a guard and can steal the ball pretty well.
Now if Azubuike was healthy he would play that role of Larry Hughes as you mentioned, but with him still hurt the guys that play the 2 are Chandler, Mason, and Walker.
The man-to-man would be our primary defense but to change it up we can do this for a 1-3-1:
Anthony at the top of the key, Chandler and Gallo covering the wings, Amare in the middle, Turiaf or Mozgov down low....you see that working out in spurts, Kiya?
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Release Date: February 7th, 2014
PG|1 hr. 35 min.
Plot Summary
Emmet (Chris Pratt), an ordinary LEGO figurine who always follows the rules, is mistakenly identified as the Special -- an extraordinary being and the key to saving the world. He finds himself drafted into a fellowship of strangers who are on a mission to stop an evil tyrant's (Will Ferrell) plans to conquer the world. Unfortunately for Emmet, he is hopelessly -- and hilariously -- unprepared for such a task, but he'll give it his all nonetheless.
Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day
Directors: Phil Lord , Christopher Miller
Genres: Children, Comedy, Adventure, Animated
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Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review - The GF6 is the new entry-level model in Panasonic's G-Micro range, with a new 16-megapixel sensor, a tilting monitor, and with Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity.
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review
The Panasonic Lumix GF6 is an entry-level proposition aimed at users graduating from point-and-shoot compacts.
The CSC market as a whole has been moving toward smaller bodies and more advanced features, and the GF6 is stuffed with clever high-tech goodies intended to put it ahead of the field.
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review – Features
The Panasonic Lumix GF6, despite being positioned as an entry-level model and costing under £400, certainly doesn't lack for advanced high-tech features. It also represents a significant improvement over its predecessor the Panasonic Lumix GF5.
On the outside the most obvious upgrade on the Lumix GF6 is the new tiltable touch-screen monitor. With a diagonal size of three inches it's the same size as the screen on the GF5, but it has a slightly higher resolution (1040k dots compared to 920k) and can tilt 45 degrees downward, or flip up 180 degrees so that it can be viewed from in front of the camera, with the image on the screen automatically inverting as it reaches vertical. Despite this addition the GF6 is less than 2mm thicker than the GF5, although it is about 65g heavier.
The monitor is touch-sensitive, but thankfully the Panasonic Lumix GF6 doesn't rely on the touch controls exclusively. It has a chunky exposure mode dial on the top panel, something that the GF5 conspicuously lacked, as well as a normal D-pad with a rotary bezel and several multi-function buttons.
The addition of soft function buttons on the touch screen gives quick access to advanced shooting features. This means that you can operate the camera via a normal D-pad and menu interface, or via the touch screen, or by a combination of the two, which adds a great deal of welcome versatility.
New sensor
For the other new features we need to move inside the camera. At the GF6's core is a newly-designed 16.0-megapixel Live MOS sensor, combined with an upgraded Venus Engine processor, promising advanced two-stage noise reduction with improved fine detail at higher ISO setting, as well as enhanced dynamic range and colour definition. The GF5 featured only a 12.1MP sensor, and some reviews did criticise its high-ISO noise reduction, so the new sensor and processing package are intended to address these issues.
As noted earlier, the Panasonic GF6 is aimed at users upgrading from a point-and-shoot compact camera, for whom it offers a range of 23 scene mode options and 19 creative filter options, including effects such as cross processing, soft focus, HDR, star filter, one-point colour, retro toning and of course the inevitable "toy camera" and "miniature" options.
The filters are well implemented, with touch-screen controls for tweaking and adjusting the effects, and the results are impressive. Anyone keen to explore artistic photography without having to resort to Photoshop will have a lot of fun with them.
Another Photoshop-like function is the "Clear Retouch" function, found in the playback menu. It's supposed to allow you to selectively remove unwanted objects from an image, a bit like the "content aware fill" feature of Photoshop, but in practice it's a bit less effective than one might hope. It only really works it the unwanted object is on a plain background, which of course rarely happens in the real world.
Traditional shooting modes
For more conventionally creative photographers the GF6 features a comprehensive range of photographic controls, including program auto, aperture and shutter priority and full manual exposure control, with shutter speeds from 60 seconds to 1/4000th of a second, and aperture control in 1/3EV increments.
Other exposure modes include a sweep panorama mode and two user-defined setups.
Naturally the GF6 also includes Full HD 1920 x 1080 video recording, with stereo audio and full-time AF. Video output can be recorded in either AVCHD or MP4 formats. As you'd expect from one of the world's premier camcorder manufacturers the video mode is comfortably above average, with an advanced manual mode that provides full control over exposure, microphone recording level, focus and metering modes and more. With the right lens it would be possible to shoot a pretty good movie on the GF6.
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review – Design
Small form-factor CSCs have become very popular over the past couple of years, a style that Panasonic pioneered with the original GF1, launched in 2009. The Lumix GF6 continues this trend, with a very compact design that manages to squeeze a lot of camera into a very small space.
It measures 111.2 x 64.8 x 38.4 mm, which compares well with other similar cameras such as the Sony NEX-3 (109.9 x 62 x 34.6mm). It is a fairly heavy little thing though, and at a chunky 291g it's the heaviest camera in its class. This is due mainly to the metal body, which gives the GF6 a pleasantly solid feel. Oddly however the metallic-coloured top panel is actually made of plastic.
The Panasonic Lumix GF6's handling is good despite the small size, with a small but comfortable grip on the front and a rubber thumb rest on the back. The controls are sensibly positioned for easy use one-handed and are mostly clearly labelled, although the white-on-silver labels on the D-pad are hard to see.
The buttons and dials feel solidly mounted and operate with a nice positive feel; my only complaint is the "iA" panic button, which is positioned in such a way that it is very easy to press accidentally. It's not a major problem, since the iA mode usually produces good results anyway, but it is a minor niggle on an otherwise well designed camera.
Minor details
The rest of the GF6's design shows Panasonic's usual attention to detail. The tripod bush is positioned correctly under the centre-line of the lens, unlike some other manufacturers (Samsung, I'm looking at you!), and the hatches over the battery and cable sockets, while plastic, are robust and tight fitting.
The GF6 has a pop-up flash that is manually activated by a small button on the rear of the top panel. It's mounted on a sprung linkage and does fly out with quite a snap, but it's solidly mounted and the flexibility of the linkage does mean that it's possible to manually tilt the flash back and get bounce-flash effects.
One big (or should that be small?) advantage of the Four Thirds sensor format is the smaller lens sizes that it allows compared to APS-C cameras, and the GF6 comes in a kit with a rather lovely little 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens that is much smaller and lighter than the kit lenses supplied with its Samsung and Sony rivals.
Despite that size difference the lens is of exceptionally high quality, as you'll see in the image quality section later.
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review – Performance
The Panasonic Lumix GF6's overall performance is exemplary, and certainly better than expected from what is after all an entry-level camera. It can start up, focus and take a picture in approximately one second, which is fast by any standard, and in JPEG mode its shot-to-shot time is approximately 0.6 seconds, which it appears to be able to keep up until the memory card is full or the battery runs out.
In Raw + JPEG mode is starts off well, shooting at the same 0.6 second rate, but after five shots the buffer fills up and it slows down to approximately one shot every two seconds. This is by no means slow however; there are many more expensive cameras that can't match such performance.
The autofocus system is also outstanding, focusing quickly and accurately even in low and variable lighting conditions at a pub gig, a situation that will flummox some other cameras. The only time that it failed to focus perfectly was shooting into a sunset over water from a moving boat, and even then it got it on a second try.
Battery limitations
Unfortunately it's not all plain sailing. The Lumix GF6 is powered by a fairly puny 1025mAh battery, but contains a lot of power-hungry electronics, including the large touch-screen monitor and the Wi-Fi/NFC system.
Panasonic claims 330 shots on a charge, but in testing a freshly charged battery was down to one bar after a single afternoon of shooting, and that was with minimal playback. If you were using the NFC connectivity, shooting video and regularly reviewing the results the battery could be flat in just a couple of hours.
We also had a couple of issues with the GF6's touch-screen controls. Some of the button areas are very small, so anyone with larger fingers, such as your humble reviewer, may have a problem. This is precisely the reason why touch screen controls on cameras can be seen as not a particularly useful feature.
To be fair this isn't a problem unique to the GF6, or even to Panasonic, and at least this camera does have conventional controls as an alternative.
Wi-Fi connectivity
Like a lot of recent cameras the GF6 offers Wi-Fi connectivity to both a PC on a home wireless network and to a compatible smartphone, via an app that can be downloaded for either iOS or Android devices. More unusually, the GF6 also offers connection via NFC (Near Field Communication) protocols, a technology available on the latest smartphones.
In theory this allows you to automatically share recorded images with connected devices, print your photos on network printers, and even use a smartphone to remotely control the camera, allowing you see the monitor live view on the phone screen, adjust a range of camera settings, and shoot pictures or video.
In practice however the implementation is immensely complicated and confusing, requiring fairly expert knowledge of wireless network terminology and a lot of patience. Once it was up and running the connection proved to be very shaky even in close proximity to the Wi-Fi router, but when it was working properly it was highly entertaining.
It's hard to think of any applications for the Wi-Fi remote capture facility that don't involve clandestine home surveillance, except possibly back-garden wildlife photography, but there's no denying that it's very clever.
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review – Image Quality
So far the Lumix GF6 is shaping up to be a very nice little camera, with excellent features, design and performance, but of course the acid test for any camera is image quality. We're happy to report that the GF6 acquits itself extremely well in this department as well.
Colour and white balance
The colour rendition in both JPEG modes is outstanding, with rich vibrant tones and smooth colour gradients. Shooting garden flowers in bright sunlight provided some really beautiful results, much better than one would expect from a compact camera.
It's a testament to the quality of the Panasonic's image processing that it took a lot of tweaking in Adobe Camera Raw to get the same kind of quality out of the Raw shots, which had a distinct tendency to lose highlight detail in very saturated areas. The automatic white balance was also unfailingly accurate, producing good results shooting into a sunset, or shooting a live band under a varied array of coloured stage lights.
Exposure metering was generally very good in most conditions, but we did notice a slight bias towards over-exposure by about half a stop in very bright conditions. In low light however exposure metering was unfailingly accurate, even under rapidly-changing coloured lighting, a situation that will baffle some cameras.
The detail-resolving power of the sensor is much better than its 16 megapixels would lead one to expect. However we did also notice some slight over-sharpening on the JPEG images that wasn't present in the Raw files, so if you want the best fine detail it's best to stick to Raw shooting.
Image Noise
Image noise used to be the Achilles Heel of the Four Thirds sensor format. With only about half the surface area of an APS-C sensor the photocell size for a given resolution must be smaller, usually resulting in poorer dynamic range and more low-light, high-ISO noise.
However recent advances in image processing have levelled the playing field somewhat and the GF6 produces outstanding image quality at high ISO settings. There is virtually no difference between shots taken at 160 ISO and 1600 ISO, and the noise reduction effects that become visible at higher settings are very subtle.
The GF6 produces printable shots with perfect colour balance at 6400 ISO, and even at 12,800 ISO the results are far from disappointing. The extended setting of 25,600 ISO is a bit shaky, but you'd only ever use a setting like that in emergencies.
Kit Lens Performance
A lot of kit lenses, including some older Panasonic lenses, are built down to a price rather than up to a standard, but the 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens supplied with the GF6 bucks that trend.
It's a lightweight plastic-bodied lens, and is very small, nevertheless it offers exceptionally good image quality. Centre sharpness is as good as anything else in its price bracket, while the corners are entirely free of chromatic aberration, with only a little distortion burring towards the corners at wider apertures.
There's a definite sweet spot around f/8 to f/11 where the corner blurring vanishes almost completely.
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review – Verdict
The Panasonic Lumix GF6 is, by any standard, a great little camera. It's not completely fault-free of course; we weren't keen on some of the fiddly touch-screen controls, and the JPEG sharpening is a bit too harsh, but we love the versatile and accessible manual controls, the tilt-up monitor screen, the excellent build quality and the nicely understated style of the design, not to mention the excellent value for money.
Above all though it's just a genuinely nice camera to use; it's the sort of camera that encourages you to get out and take photographs, rather than just snapshots. It has controls that make it easy to do what you want to do, encouraging experimentation and creative thinking, and the results will seldom be disappointing.
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review – Sample Image Gallery
Here is a small selection of sample images taken withPanasonic Lumix GF6. For more images, head on over to the Panasonic Lumix GF6 sample image gallery.
1/60 sec @ f/8, ISO 200, -0.33 EV, AWB
LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5 – 5.6 II
1/125 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 160, AWB
LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5 – 5.6 II
1/400 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 160, AWB
LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5 – 5.6 II
1/400 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 160, +0.33 EV, AWB
LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5 – 5.6 II
1/640 sec @ f/8, ISO 160, AWB
LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5 – 5.6 II
1/1000 sec @ f/8, ISO 160, AWB
LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5 – 5.6 II
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Review – First Look
Panasonic has boosted its Micro Four-Thirds system of interchangeable lens cameras with the release of the Panasonic Lumix GF6, a new entry level model that replaces the popular Panasonic Lumix GF5, but is much more than just a subtle update. The Panasonic Lumix GF6 features a new sensor, processor and screen, along with the latest in wireless connectivity.
After years of 12MP sensors, the Panasonic Lumix GF6 sees the GF series step up to the 16MP resolution of its big brothers – the Panasonic Lumix G5 and Panasonic Lumix GH3 – thanks to a new Live MOS sensor which is partnered by a new Venus Engine processor that together Panasonic claims produces significantly less image noise.
Externally the Panasonic Lumix GF6 is bigger than its predecessor and quite a bit heavier at 323 grams, compared with the GF5's 267 grams. Part of the reason for the extra size is the inclusion of a vari-angle LCD screen. However, unlike the tilt and swivel screen of the Lumix G5 and Lumix GH3 which pivots from the side, the Panasonic Lumix GF6's screen employs a horizontal cantilever design that enables the screen to tilt upwards 180 degrees so that it's forward facing, to enable self portraits. The screen itself remains a touch screen like its predecessors, but with 1040k dots it's of a higher resolution than before.
Another major change is the inclusion of a mode dial on the top plate, bringing the Panasonic Lumix GF6 into line with the rest of Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds range in allowing modes to be input directly rather than by using the touch screen only. The dial itself is a pleasing metal construction that's reassuringly stiff enough to avoid being knocked accidentally.
Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity
Also new to the GF series is the addition of the Wi-fi connectivity similar to that found on Panasonic's top of the range Lumix GH3. This enables not only images to be transferred from the camera to a smart phone or tablet – via the free Lumix Link app (iOS and Android) – but also for the camera to be monitored and fired from a smartphone. In addition to the Wi-fi the Panasonic Lumix GF6 incorporates NFC technology, making it not only the first interchangeable lens Lumix with this feature but the only one in the world apart from the recently launched Samsung NX300.
NFC (or Near Field Communication) enables image transfer by simply touching the Panasonic Lumix GF6 against an NFC enabled smartphone or tablet. NFC is built in to most new Android smartphones, and it is rumoured that Apple will also be incorporate it into the next generation of iPhone.
The Panasonic Lumix GF6 also features an extended selection of 19 Creative Control' features, up from 14 on the GF5. New modes include Creative Panorama, Stop Motion Animation and a clever Clear Retouch feature which enables the user to remove unwanted obstructions such as people from the background of a picture simply by drawing over them on the LCD monitor using a fingertip. These are in addition to existing favourites from the GF5 including Retro, Cross Process, Miniature Effect, Toy Effect and One Point Colour.
The Panasonic Lumiux GF6 records HD video at 1920×1080, at 50i or 25p or 1280×720 at 50p, in a choice of AVCHD or MP4 formats, with a dedicated video record button. It has a built-in pop up flash, though no option to add an external flash or electronic viewfinder.
Other features retained from the Panasonic GF5 include Full area Touch AF and Touch AE, which enables focusing and exposure on any point on the screen by touching it, as well as the option to simultaneously trigger the shutter using the touch screen, Intelligent Scene Control which now includes a Food Recognition mode, and Intelligent Auto.
The Panasonic Lumix GF6 will be bundled with a new 14-42mm kit zoom which is significantly smaller than the existing version, but the same f/3.5-5.6 maximum aperture. It will be available in the UK from the end of April, at a cost of £499 with the new kit lens, or as a twin lens kit with the addition of the 45-150mm zoom, for £649.
Watch our hands on video preview of the Panasonic Lumix GF6:
Panasonic Lumix GF6 Highlights
– New 16MP Live MOS sensor
– New venus Engine processor
– New high resolution vari-angle touch screen monitor
– New Mode dial for direct input of exposure modes
– New Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity options
– Five new Creative Control filter effects


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Obviously it's not that big of a deal if so many mommies keep BFing after LO gets teeth in. Is there any truth to what she says? Not that I would stop even if it did hurt, because I can't imagine it being any more painful than the pain I went through with improper latches, infections, etc. But I just want to hear from other moms what their experiences are/were with those pearly whites!


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