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Like all of Sony's cameras the W200 is certainly well made. It has a strong all-metal body (aluminium I believe) and all the controls have a crisp and businesslike feel to them. It's not a particularly small camera, measuring 91 x 58.5 x 27.3mm, and weighing 173g fully loaded it's no lightweight either, but that extra size and weight does give it a nice feeling of solidity, and there's plenty of room hold the camera comfortably. The front left of the body has a slightly raised lip, providing a token fingergrip. I have to say I don't think it's a particularly attractive camera, in fact I think it looks a bit awkward and lop-sided but maybe that's just me.
As a high-end model the W200 has a fairly complete list of features. As I mentioned, it has optional manual exposure, with a three-stop range of aperture settings (f/2.8 to f/8) and shutter speeds of 30 seconds to 1/1000th of a second in 1/3EV increments. It's not exactly a digital SLR, but it's more versatility than most compacts offer. Other exposure options include program auto, scene programs for landscape, twilight, twilight portrait and soft snap, as well as a high ISO mode for very low light situations, which can push the ISO setting as high as 6400. There is a scene mode, but with only three settings; beach, snow and fireworks.
Going into the beautifully designed and rather musical menu system reveals yet more options. There are few real surprises, but everything you'd expect to find is there, including spot, C/W and multi-zone metering, a range of focus modes including pre-set distances and infinity, auto bracketing, adjustable sharpness and contrast and several colour options. The only really noteworthy items are the Dynamic Range Optimiser, a system borrowed from the Sony Alpha DSLR which helps to extend detail in shadow and highlight areas, and the exposure compensation function, which is buried in the menu rather than having its own button.
Overall performance is very impressive. The camera starts up in just under two seconds, which isn't bad, and in continuous shooting mode it can fire at a little over two frames a second, a speed which it can keep up until the memory card is full. In single shot mode there is no appreciable delay at all, and the camera will shoot pretty much as quickly as you can press the shutter button. The AF system is superb, focusing in a fraction of a second even in very low light, and without the aid of an AF assist lamp. The multi-zone autofocus is very accurate and reliable, in fact I would go as far as to say it's one of the best I've seen on a compact camera. The image stabilisation system also works extremely well, providing a reliable two stops of extra hand-held stability.
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I was living in Boston in the 1970's when there was a sudden craze for dry wok stir-fry. I didn't quite understand how the Boston public became such sudden converts of dry wok stir-fry. Possibly it was the result of a very aggressive marketing campaign by a certain Chinese restaurant in Brookline Village then known as Hunan Wok. Dry wok stir-fry was touted as a "healthy choice" just when people were becoming aware of the importance of eating right. Personally I think it is not just the technique but also the selection of fresh ingredients, and vigilant use of healthful oil and sauces that make stir-fry a wholesome cooking choice. In this conclusion of the stir-fry series let me show you why dry wok stir-fry should be part of your regular cooking repertoire.
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My neighbor, Kim, has been stir-frying, ever since I convinced her to move her wok from cold storage to stovetop. (She inherited a great wok, completely seasoned and beautifully charred black, from a friend years ago and once used it as a planter!) Now she regularly stops on her way to the market to consult with me about what ingredients to buy for that night's stir-fry. With so many ingredients to choose from, it can seem daunting. I used to have the same problem matching ingredients until I started writing down and analyzing classic combinations. There is a logical method to the madness of ingredients selection.
Stir-fry Fortnight I – The Meaning of Stir-fry
After ranting about the lack of accuracy and authenticity in Chinese cooking articles by Western food writers in my previous posts, I have to point out there are exceptions. Occasionally I come across some insightful articles and eagerly study them. One such example was "The Glory of Red Cooking" in the March 2007 issue of Saveur magazine by Grace Young. The article meticulously retells the tradition and background of red cooking, and includes some very practical recipes. This article inspired me to embark on recording many Chinese cooking techniques I researched and used in my kitchen. One of the results of this pursuit is what I will be offering you during the next two weeks: The meaning of stir-fry.
Bloomin' Chinese Chives
Photography by Ron Boszko
When I was growing up I hated the smell and taste of chives, specifically Chinese chives. I remembered encountering Chinese chives in stir-fries with ground pork or shrimp, or sprinkled on top of steamed rice cake. I would always pick the chives off carefully before eating. I do not recall when it was that my palate changed and I began to enjoy Chinese chives. Now I don't just enjoy them; I adore them.

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Introduce a Bill to Eliminate Employee Credit Checks in North Carolina
Potential employees qualifications should not be based on their credit worthiness. It is not indicative of the person's ability or trustworthiness to do the job.
Using a Credit Report to determine a potential employee's hiring worthiness is discriminatory. Regardless of the state of the economy, no employer should have the right to determine an employee's possible employment based on their credit worthiness. Potential employees need a job in order to pay off their debt. If they can't gain a job because of bad credit, they will be placed in a paralyzed position and unable to take the appropriate steps to resolve their credit issues.
Credit inquiries should only be performed when the person applies for, or currently holds, a supervisory, managerial, professional, or executive position at a financial institution.
Based on the NCSL (National Conference of States Legislatures) the total number of states that limit employers' use of credit information in employment is now eight: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Washington enacted legislation in 2007, Hawaii enacted legislation in 2009, Illinois and Oregon enacted legislation in 2010. California, Connecticut and Maryland enacted legislation in 2011. Vermont enacted its legislation in 2012.
If these states were successful at presenting and passing this bill, North Carolina has a good chance of getting a similar bill passed with the assistance and action of North Carolina Senator Phil Berger and State Representative John Bust.
We respectfully request your help in submitting this bill. I have already taken the liberty of drafting a bill and will immediately submit it to you upon your request.
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Reader's Workshop Q & A
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Hope, you're amazing! Your kiddos are so lucky to have you! I have this little beauty on my wish list for next year. I implemented so many new things this year, the biggest change being D5 along with Common Core, that I have to spread out the change so I don't go craZy!
We used your Halloween math centers again this year and they were a huge hit! (I blogged about them, of course!)
Thank you so much for all you do and for being such an inspiration!
AroundtheKampfireHope, I use readers workshop in my first grade classroom and while to is a challenge to get started and many students need extra support I have found it is the best way for all of them to get what they need. If we want our students to practice what we teach them then they need time to work on reading and just reading. I used the book Growing Readers and Reading for Meaning to get started years ago.
ReplyDeleteI added Reader's Workshop Unit to my TpT wishlist! It will be such a great asset to have once I have my own classroom. Thank you! :)
Recess and BeyondI completely agree! I love how my reading workshop block is going! My block is very similar to yours, but I got a few tidbits to add from yours. :) I start at the beginning of the year building their 'reading stamina'. We graph how many minutes they are able to read independently without distraction each day until they reach about 30 minutes. They LOVED seeing their graph grow each day! We also had them reflect on how they did individually each time. At the very beginning, we made a T chart as to how students should look and sound during independent reading. That was a great reference to have for the students. I absolutely Love your genre tickets...I need to incorporate that into my workshop! :)
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Embarking on a new career path, changing company or pursuing career progression is a pretty big step to take. Like a house purchase, it is a single event that has a major impact on our life, our family and our finances. So why do so many people "fall into" their jobs, take jobs they don't enjoy or don't know what their career goals are? I appreciate that economics and difficult job market conditions will of course force people to make job decisions out of necessity rather than choice; however these circumstances aside, we still hear and see this time and time again.
Approaching your career with the care and attention that you invest in a large purchase such as a house or a holiday will reap rewards.
What is your goal?
Think long term, think big and dream a little. Tie it in with your passions and motivations. Knowing what you need and want gives you the clarity to choose jobs that match with your game plane. Check out our Ideal Job Plan to help you set your goal.
Why do you want to achieve it?
Think about how you will feel when you reach your goal. Is it fame, fortune, power, freedom or satisfaction? Knowing what your motivators are will help you identify that you are on track as well as know how best to reward yourself along the way
How can it be achieved?
Research what you need to do. Identify people doing your dream job, how did they get there; what qualifications, previous jobs, skills gained, associations joined, and personal commitment? Check out our job profiles.
If you can, talk to them, or if you aiming really high, research their success through media, books and the internet.
Can you achieve it?
Check that you are being realistic, set yourself up to succeed. Do you have the time, money, ability and drive needed to achieve? Reassess and reset if necessary. Often our idea of the ideal job for us is different from the reality.
What are you going to do to get there?
Break it down into measurable milestone goals. These are the building blocks. Think of each job experience as a toolkit of skills that you keep adding to. Choose jobs that will give you the skills you need for your ideal future career.
Set timeframes, write a game plan, record your progress and commit time to dedicate to them. Refer our recommended books listing - Getting More Things Done -Simple Secrets to Become Focused And Organized In A Productive And Stress Free Way (No Shit Guide) by Michelle Evans
When will you know you have succeeded?
Set clearly definable achievements and reward yourself for achieving each milestone. You will know you are on the right track if each morning you wake up and want to go to work, and come home each night satisfied with your accomplishments.


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Represents a network connection, which includes either the currently connected network or prior network connections. Provides information about the connection status and connectivity statistics.
var connectionProfile = getInternetConnectionProfile();
public sealed class ConnectionProfile
Public NotInheritable Class ConnectionProfile
public ref class ConnectionProfile sealed
The ConnectionProfile class has these types of members:
The ConnectionProfile class has these methods. With C#, Visual Basic, and C++, it also inherits methods from the Object class.
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GetAttributedNetworkUsageAsync | Gets network usage data for each individual application. This method is only supported in a Windows Phone Store app. |
GetConnectionCost | Gets the cost information for the connection. |
GetConnectivityIntervalsAsync | Gets a list of ConnectivityInterval objects, which indicate the timestamp for when the network connection began, and a time-span for the duration of that connection. |
GetDataPlanStatus | Gets the current status of the data plan associated with the connection. |
GetDomainConnectivityLevel | Gets the current domain authentication status for a network connection. Possible values are defined by DomainConnectivityLevel. |
GetLocalUsage(DateTime, DateTime) | Gets the estimated data usage for a connection during over a specific period of time. |
GetLocalUsage(DateTime, DateTime, RoamingStates) | Gets the estimated data usage for a connection over a specific period of time and roaming state. |
GetNetworkConnectivityLevel | Gets the network connectivity level for this connection. This value indicates what network resources, if any, are currently available. |
GetNetworkNames | Retrieves names associated with the network with which the connection is currently established. |
GetNetworkUsageAsync | Gets a list of the estimated data traffic and connection duration over a specified period of time, for a specific network usage state. |
GetSignalBars | Gets a value that indicates the current number of signal bars displayed by the Windows UI for the connection. |
The ConnectionProfile class has these properties.
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Read-only | Gets a value that indicates if connection profile is a WLAN (WiFi) connection. This determines whether or not WlanConnectionProfileDetails is null. | |
Read-only | Gets a value that indicates if connection profile is a WWAN (mobile) connection. This determines whether or not WwanConnectionProfileDetails is null. | |
Read-only | Gets the object representing the network adapter providing connectivity for the connection. | |
Read-only | Retrieves the security settings for the network. | |
Read-only | Gets the name of the connection profile. | |
Read-only | Gets the ID of the network operator who provisioned the connection profile. | |
Read-only | Gets a WlanConnectionProfileDetails object that provides a method for retrieving information specific to a WLAN (WiFi) connection. | |
Read-only | Gets a WwanConnectionProfileDetails object containing the properties and methods used to retrieve information specific to mobile broadband connections. |
The following example function demonstrates how retrieve data from a ConnectionProfile.
function getConnectionProfileInfo(connectionProfile) {
returnString += "Connection Cost Information:\n\r";
returnString += "===============\n\r";
var connectionCost = connectionProfile.getConnectionCost();
returnString += "Cost Type: " + getCostType(connectionCost.networkCostType) + "\n\r";
returnString += "Roaming: " + connectionCost.roaming + "\n\r";
returnString += "Over Datalimit: " + connectionCost.overDataLimit + "\n\r";
returnString += "Approaching Datalimit: " + connectionCost.approachingDataLimit + "\n\r";
For more examples of how these class methods are implemented to access connection information, see Quickstart: Retrieving network connection information.
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Disney has found a major piece of its Cinderella puzzle. Wednesday, the studio announced that it has cast its Prince. He'll join the previously confirmed Lily James as the film's title character.
Richard Madden will play the young royal who'll sweep Cinderella off her feet. The actor's no stranger to portraying charming nobleman. He currently stars as Robb Stark on HBO's Game of Thrones. There, he's a man of stature who marries a common girl instead of the arranged bride chosen by his parents.
We're sure Madden had to fight off hundreds of actors to play Cinderella's main man. He has the right mix of talent and good looks — and his Scottish brogue doesn't hurt. We doubt they'll let him use his real accent in the film, but we can dream, can't we?
Disney's Cinderella will be a live-action adaptation of the classic fairytale. While James and Madden appear as the lovelorn couple, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will star as Cinderella's wicked stepmother. The film is directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh, who recently wrapped production on Jack Ryan.
Cinderella's screenplay was co-written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Chris Weitz. The film is scheduled to hit theaters sometime in 2014. It's just one of many fairytales getting the live-action treatment. There's also Maleficent, which is based on the story of Sleeping Beauty. It stars Angelina Jolie as the vengeful sorceress and will be released next summer (July 2, 2014).
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H.R. 1949 (114th): National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015
To provide for the consideration and submission of site and design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District of Columbia.
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Apr 22, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017- Status:
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Lee Frost directed really awful exploitation films in the 1970s. Prior to that he made really awful adult-oriented films during the 1960s. He also occasionally acted in his films. As a director, Frost sometimes billed himself as R.L. Frost, R. Lee Frost and David Kayne. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi


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The Curse of Peladon | |
Series: | Doctor Who - TV Stories |
Season Number: | Season 9 |
Story Number: | 61 |
Doctor: | Third Doctor |
Companions: | Jo Grant |
Enemy: | Arcturus High Priest Hepesh |
Setting: | Peladon |
Writer: | Brian Hayles |
Director: | Lennie Mayne |
Broadcast: | 29th January - 19th February 1972 |
Format: | 4 25-minute episodes |
Previous Story: | Day of the Daleks |
Following Story: | The Sea Devils |
The Curse of Peladon was the second story of the ninth season of the 1963 version of Doctor Who. It introduced the planet of Peladon and the Galactic Federation, both of which would feature in several subsequent stories on television and in other media.
From a production standpoint, Curse was notable for switching broadcast order with the previously-produced Sea Devils. This made it the first Doctor Who story broadcast in a different order to that in which it was made. Though a common enough occurrence in the years that would follow, it had been impossible to broadcast out of production order in the 1960s, due the narrow gap of time between production and broadcast.
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The Doctor and Jo make a test flight in the TARDIS and arrive on the planet Peladon. Seeking shelter, they enter the citadel of the soon-to-be-crowned King Peladon, where the Doctor is mistaken for a human dignitary summoned to act as Chairman of a committee assessing an application by the planet to join the Galactic Federation.
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Downtown Blaze Shows GI was Ready But Could Use More Inspectors, Equipment
Grand Island joins Hastings, Broken Bow, York and Aurora as communities that have suffered downtown fires in recent years.
Downtown buildings pose unique challenges, especially their age and the fact that they are connected. Also, they lack sprinklers and safety features modern buildings have.
The Grand Island Fire Department was prepared, and knew it couldn't handle such a fire alone
Water streamed down from the sky, because that's the only way to battle a blaze like this.
"We're not going to put people in danger to save a structure that can't be saved," Fire Chief Cory Schmidt said.
The only hope was to keep it from spreading, and that meant getting up high on a ladder truck. Grand Island has one such truck.
The largest professional firefighting force in central Nebraska had to call for help.
Schmidt said, "We have a plan for things like this, unfortunately they do happen, and we've been lucky in the past not having to face this."
Two departments brought in their ladder trucks.
Shift Commander Ed Carlin said, "Having St. Paul and Hastings come with theirs was really nice too. Been nice to have a quint for ourselves to help things along, we did all right."
Grand Island would like another truck able to spray from the air. They hope in the next few years to budget for that equipment. It may not be a full ladder truck, but something called a quint.
Meanwhile, the fire chief says Grand Island has beefed up its fire prevention program, and would like to do even more.
Schmidt said, "In July of last year, we hired our first life safety, or fire inspector. We are proposing city council hire one more. That person's role is to inspect businesses such as the one behind us to make them safer."
Twelve hours after the fire call, the smoke continued to rise. Firefighters got an assist from storm clouds.
Carlin said, "They helped us and hurt us a little too. We couldn't use the ladder truck because of the lightning, but rain was good to keep hot spots cool."
The building houses multiple businesses, including Ron's Transmission and J and J's Used Furniture.
The second floor collapsed a few hours into the firefighting effort.
Overnight, wind blew the store front down, leaving a pile of rubble...
Ron's Transmission is operated by the Alexander family.
Edwards Audio is separated by a firewall. And it's a good thing it is - firefighters say that was critical in protecting the car stereo shop.
The owners of Edwards Audio can be thankful too. Papers filed with the Register of Deeds show they just took ownership on Friday. When contacted by NTV, the new owners said they received smoke and water damage, but the audio shop is still standing.