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Being a writer has never been hard. The only requirements are occasionally jotting down some words and talking about yourself at parties.
Being a good writer, however, has always been tough, demanding open-a-vein-and-bleed dedication.
Being recognized as a good writer with even a modicum of commercial success carries the additional requisite of luck. Each step along the way entails an increasingly tense symbiotic relationship with reviewers.
Sunday's New York Times Book Review, where a review can make or break an author's career, only covers a couple dozen titles in a typical week. Even if a writer has made it through the gauntlet of securing an agent and a publisher, she might still find the reviews and the praise for her work in short supply.
There are, of course, places other than Publisher's Weekly and the like to read book reviews. Today's online consumers rate everything — books, ovens, cars — often right next to where other consumers are shopping. These reviews are usually more visible and, for better or worse, more influential than those from high-profile reviewers.
While the flaws of everyone's-a-critic reviews are numerous and well-known, lots of four- and five-star ratings can drive sales. And a lack of such attention can kill a book's visibility in online stores full of titles from unknown authors.
Online reviews are especially important to the success of self-published books (either print or digital), which have become easier to produce and, at $10 per download, lucrative for authors. Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com's CEO, bragged at an event leading into holiday season that out of the 100 best-selling Kindle books, more than a quarter were self-published (and Amazon is selling more e-books than printed books).
With so much more riding on online reviews and praise, writers have started patronizing services that offer to write and post reviews online. For $20 to $100, writers can commission reviews that are more likely to, ahem, accentuate the strengths of their work. Some review clearinghouses have churned out thousands of fake reviews. Experts estimate that a third of online reviews are commissioned or written by the author or are otherwise fake.
We readers are, of course, used to such glowing morsels extolling a book's deft writing or life-changing narrative. We've been spoon-fed these positive, commissioned assessments for years, long before the Web created a market for them. They're called blurbs. Perhaps readers will eventually get used to reading between the lines of commissioned online reviews in the same way they have with the blurbs on the backs of book covers. Perhaps the Federal Trade Commission, which requires online endorsements to spell out any financial relationships between reviewers and producers, will figure out a way to enforce its guidelines.
At the end of the day, this whole thing seems like a good argument for staying offline and befriending your local bookseller.
Nick Bergus is a multimedia producer and freelance writer based in Iowa City.


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R.J. Bell of pregame.com combined the odds from several books to come up with consensus MVP numbers. The top picks are 6-10 Kentucky forward Anthony Davis and 6-9 Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger.
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Doron Lamb, Kentucky: 10-1
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Draymond Green, Michigan State: 14-1
William Buford, Ohio State: 15-1
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Thomas Robinson, Kansas: 18- 1
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
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There are reports that 42-year-old actor/rocker Jared Leto is "hooking up" with 21-year-old Miley Cyrus.
A source said: "She stayed over at his house in L.A. in early February. They like to have a good time, they love to talk about art and music -- and they're both comfortable with nudity!"
Another source described them as "two of a kind."
Apparently, the two have known each other for a while and Jared even posed with Miley and her family at a pre-Grammy party in January. He also defended her twerking at the MTV VMAs, saying, "It's the MTV Awards. It's not the Kennedy Center Honors. It's supposed to be out there and wild and titillating."
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WASHINGTON — The Recording Industry Association of America said it is ending its five-year campaign of filing copyright infringement lawsuits against individuals who download songs illegally on their computers. Instead, RIAA said it will work with ISPs to curb the practice. Major providers will forward warnings from RIAA to alleged illegal downloaders; if the individuals continue downloading songs illegally, the ISPs may stop providing service.
RIAA has filed 35,000 copyright suits since 2003. But analysts said even though most defendants settled out of court, the campaign failed to curb illegal downloading. The association's tactics recently came under high-profile criticism when a Harvard law professor agreed to defend Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University student who is accused of illegal music downloading.
Dr. Charles Nesson said RIAA's tactics amounted to a private organization abusing U.S. courts as a "collection agency," substituting intimidation for due process.
Wired magazine editorialized that the basic legal theory behind RIAA's lawsuits remains undecided: Does a consumer violate copyright laws simply by having an open-share folder of copyrighted music on a peer-to-peer network? District judges disagree, but no federal appeals courts have ruled on the issue, the publication reported.
RIAA said that although it plans no additional suits, pending cases will go forward; Tenenbaum's case is slated for trial next month in a Massachusetts district court.
An attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation told PC World magazine that the recording indutry's new tactics mean "more music fans are going to be harassed by the music industry."
Nielsen Soundscan said sales of digital music rose 28% in 2007, passing the $1 billion mark. RIAA's data also show increased activity in 2007: Consumers downloaded 809.9 million singles compared with 586.4 million in 2006, a 38.1% increase, and 42.5 million albums compared with 27.6 million in 2006, a 54% increase.
AMOA, Industry Members Rally To Support Texas Operator Bob Young
SO. BARRINGTON, IL — Two former presidents of the Amusement and Music Operators Association are spearheading efforts to raise $20,000 to support former AMOA board director Bob Young, Condor Videotronics (Wharton, TX). Young, who underwent the amputation of a leg some years back, suffered a stroke last year and has been recuperating in the hospital for nine months, fighting his way back from partial paralysis.
According to past-president Frank Seninsky of Amusement Entertainment Management (E. Brunswick, NJ), Young and wife Kathy sold most of their route; Kathy continues operating the remainder while visiting her husband daily at a healthcare center 80 miles from their home. Young's medical bills are running $5,000 monthly; the family has no health insurance.
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Coin-Op Industry's Washington Law Firm Expands
WASHINGTON — The firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, which represents the Amusement and Music Operators Association and the American Amusement Machine Association in the nation's capital, is making progress toward its goal of eventually expanding to 1,000 attorneys who generate $1 billion in annual revenues.
Although Sonnenschein laid off three dozen lawyers last spring, it also added 64 attorneys in 2008 and absorbed some offices and practices. Last week, Sonnenschein said it is hiring about 100 attorneys from the Wall Street firm of Thacher Profitt & Wood.
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LONDON — Photo-Me will unveil the coin-op version of its popular new entertainment concept – Dance Heads – at the upcoming ATEI 2009 amusement exhibition taking place here at Earls Court, Jan. 27-29.
Dance Heads uses green-screen technology to superimpose patrons' heads on professional dancers' bodies while they sing along to popular hits. Providing the privacy and ease of use of Photo-Me's traditional photobooths, the new Dance Heads recording booth allows patrons to sing and dance to original recordings from classic artists such as The Beach Boys, The Jackson 5 and Elvis. Fully animated backgrounds complete the effect, creating a unique music video in which the customer is the pop star. The machine dispenses a DVD of the video to the patron at the end of the recording session.
The new Dance Heads kiosk is exclusively available from Photo-Me in the UK, Ireland and throughout Europe. Photo-Me is exhibiting at ATEI in booth #1000.
NBVA Changes Venue And Date For 2009 Bulk Vending Show
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The National Bulk Vendors Association said it is moving its annual convention and trade show from Caesars Palace to Bally's Las Vegas. Previously planned at Caesars for April 23-25, the rescheduled trade event moves up a week for an April 16-18 run at Bally's.
NBVA officials said the venue and schedule change provides comparable exhibit space and room accommodations, while remaining on the Las Vegas Strip. Both Bally's, which offers 2,814 rooms, and Caesars are owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Bally's has a large shopping area, located one floor below its gaming level, which includes several restaurants. The resort also has a station stop on the Las Vegas Monorail system.
The show site change, officials added, will save the association a significant amount of money. Reduced NBVA show rates must be booked by Jan. 30; the special rates are blocked between April 14 and 19. NBVA can be reached at (888) 628-2872.
President Bush Pardons Former Bally Gaming Chief
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Dec. 30 pardoned Alan Stephen Maiss, who served as president and chief executive of Bally Gaming Inc. from 1991 to 1993.
Maiss pled guilty in 1995 to two felony counts of failing to report a crime. He admitted that while heading Bally, he allowed the company to keep doing business with a video poker operation, Worldwide Gaming (New Orleans), even though Maiss knew Worldwide was not properly licensed.
Worldwide's Christopher Tanfield identified himself as an associate of New York's Genovese crime family, according to one Louisiana newspaper. The Reno Gazette-Journal said Maiss is reportedly a past-director of the Nevada Coin Operators Association.
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CANCELLED Reading Group: The Warmth of Other Suns and Contemporary Migration
Brooklyn Historical Society
Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
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Join Mónica Novoa, human rights and racial justice advocate, for a close reading and discussion of Isabel Wilkerson's monumental book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration.
Based on over 1200 interviews, the book chronicles the history and experiences of black families who were part of the six million African Americans who moved from the rural South to cities in the Midwest, West, and Northeast, including New York City, between 1915-1970.
We will highlight the New York stories in Wilkerson's book, and bring in original research, stories and images of this history specific to Brooklyn. We will also explore the experiences of foreign-born black people who come to New York from Africa and the Caribbean. Prithi Kanakamedala, historian for the public history project In Pursuit of Freedom, will give a guest lecture featuring original research on the history of abolitionism and black diaspora in Brooklyn. Christina Greer, author Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream, will give a guest talk on the diverse racial and ethnic identities and political dynamics between native-born black people and African and Afro-Caribbean migrants in New York.
Together we will explore first person narratives of African Americans in the book, and discuss the historical arc of immigration as it relates to movement of people of color to dense city centers like Brooklyn. You will also hear about contemporary migration and organizing of black migrants throughout New York City from local organizers.
Mónica will facilitate readings in five easy, doable sections.
Some questions explored in this reading group include:
- How is this intertwining of scholarly history with biographies of three individuals successful in communicating the ways race and racism function in this country?
- What are the possibilities for multi-ethnic alliance building and broadened multiracial solidarity and politics?
- How would our collective understanding of present-day issues and politics be different if this vital history was more widely discussed in grade school?
- From an oral history perspective, what is the benefit of documenting migrant stories for the future?
Class will be book-ended with yummy local cuisine of the Black and African diaspora.
5 workshop sessions: Thursdays, October 10th-November 14th, 2013.
There will be no class on October 31st, to accommodate parents with trick-or-treaters.
$100 sliding scale fee. (The cost of this workshop is on a sliding scale. The recommended fee is $100-$350. No one will be excluded due to lack of funds).
Books are included in the class fee.
Workshop is limited to 15 participants.
Mónica Novoa currently works with Families for Freedom, a New York-based multi-ethnic human rights organization by and for families facing and fighting deportation. Most recently she was a director at Define American, a campaign that seeks to elevate the conversation around immigration. Previously she was at the Applied Research Center (ARC), a national racial justice organization. At ARC she coordinated the groundbreaking Drop the I-Word public education campaign, a platform for people nationwide to drop the dehumanizing, racist slur "illegals," and to ask that the media do the same. Ms. Novoa is a seasoned public education expert, having implemented campaigns across issues, including immigration, preventive healthcare, technology and early literacy. She has a degree in English Literature from California State University at Northridge, where she also helped establish both the nation's first Central American Studies Program and research institute. Ms. Novoa lives in Flatbush, Brooklyn. She tweets @MoniNovoa.
Christina Greer, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fordham University and author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration and the Pursuit of the American Dream.
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
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Peeling Silicon in shower
I caulked my natural stone/ceramic tile shower about 2 months ago (grout had cured for a week and was very clean) with "GE Silicone II Kitchen & Bath". Today i noticed that some of the silicon was loose while cleaning the shower and manged to peel all the silicon off with very little effort.
The silicon was not even sticking to the grout! (as you can see, there is a lot of grout)
The stone/grout was sealed with http://www.aquamix.com.au/products/sealers-choice-gold.php
and is sprayed down daily with http://www.tilex.com/daily-shower-cleaner/
Ive been using sealants from GE for years and never had any issues. Any one know a superior product (for shower application) or can explain the premature failure? I emailed GE and waiting for a response from them.
I can not tell you why it failed, although I have never used that GE product in a shower, nor would I. I mostly use Premium Acrylic Caulk by Laticrete (never had a call back) or whatever grout I purchase I normally purchase thier caulk. Most often thier color will match thier grout. Grout products made by Custom also have thier own caulk. I would suggest a grout made specificly for showers such as the ones mentioned above. Better caulks and grouts are found at better tile stores.(btw, I have the same shower floor in my cabin)
Most silicone caulks have adhesion issues when used on masonry like grout, stone or concrete. I would get some caulk specifically for tiled areas. It will likely be urethane or acrylic based instead of silicone. Silicone is sort of an all purpose sealant, but it has limitations. There are some "next generation" silicones that supposedly have overcome the adhesion issues, but I've not seen any in comsumer grade products.
I would guess that the sealer is preventing the caulk from adhering; you might call GE technical line and ask them about your problem. Sometimes they can be very helpful. To try again, I'd use a bathroom caulk with silicone that contains a mildewcide. I don't see a full acrylic caulk holding up as well over time (IMO). You might ask the GE line if cleaning the tile with alcohol will help remove surface contaminants prior to recaulking to improve adhesion. Shower looks very nice by the way. Your work?
Thanks guys! Now that you mention it, I do remember noticing that all the tile brand sealers were acrylic based but assumed that had to do will coloring, not adhesion. And yes Bob 22, it is my work, setting the pebbles was much harder than I anticipated but the results were worth it.
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With all media eyes and minds on the death and funeral arrangements of Lady Thatcher, the Greater London Authority slipped out some rather alarming figures this week. The tables show that the number of new homes for social renting started in London has plummeted from 11,329 in 2010/11 to just 1,672 in 2012/13.
Given Boris Johnson's recent rhetoric on the number of affordable homes he has delivered and will produce, his putting the figures out like this - quietly and on complicated spreadsheets - comes as no surprise.
Last year the Government announced a new definition of "affordable rent" – up to 80 per cent of the local market rents. Given the huge rental increases in London's private sector, this level is not really affordable for people on low or even middle incomes. For instance, in places like Camden, a household would need an income of £100,000 a year to afford the new "affordable" rent.
In any event, the number of newly started "affordable" units under the new definition was less than 5,000, so even adding the two figures together still shows a reduction by almost half.
London Assembly Labour Group Leader, Len Duvall, says: "It is staggering that the number of social housing starts has collapsed to this extent. We are seeing a crisis at all levels of the housing market, whether you are trying to buy or rent."
It is perhaps fitting that these figures should appear in the week of Lady Thatcher's death. One of the first – and best – things Margaret Thatcher did as Prime Minister was to encourage council tenants to buy the homes they were living in, at a discount which reflected the rent they had been paying for years or even decades.
One of the worst things she did was to forbid councils to use the proceeds of this Sale of the Century to build new social housing. This dogmatic mistake, never corrected by the subsequent Labour governments, laid the foundations of today's housing crisis.
While the beneficiaries learned the benefits – and responsibilities – of home ownership, the victims were those to whom social housing should have been available but wasn't.
Duvall speaks of the "Death of Social Housing in London" as though that was a new thing. It isn't. Social housing has been in terminal decline since the 1980s and on its deathbed for more than a decade.
Councils issue press releases when they manage to build a handful. Housing associations, which were supposed to shoulder the responsibility, are more concerned about their commercial success. Some are now indistinguishable from private developers, which they regularly outbid for scarce building land; they often unabashedly sell most of what they build.
The crisis is with us, here and now. Working people in their 40s can afford nothing but shared renting; graduates have to go back to living with parents; key workers increasingly contemplate leaving London altogether.
We cannot afford the luxury of a party political blame game and must start thinking about solutions on which all parties can agree. If we refuse and continue to apply the ostrich defence, we will richly deserve the inevitable kick in the backside.
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Electric Water Heater Problem
I recently had a small flood in my basment (clogged condensation line in the A/C unit) and now have developed a problem with our water heater although the water heater was not in any of the standing water.
Long story short, when we turn on the hot water first thing in the morning (for a shower) the water is luke-warm at its warmest temp. If one of us takes a shower 30-45 mins later, there is hot water. My thoughts are that the water heater is not holding the water hot, but to be honest, I have no idea what could be wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated on what is going on and how to fix the problem!
sounds like one of the elements has gone or you've a bad thermostat in it; how old is the heater?
I recently purchased the property 9 months ago, but I am quite certain the unit is 5 years old. If it is an element or thermostat has gone bad, can that be fixed easily with a diy project?
You'll need to drain the tank below the places where the elements attach to the tank. They are pretty obvious, they are those locations with covers on the case. You'll also need a 6-sided wrench to remove the current elements (I use the plural form b/c in my experience if I replaced one element, the one I didn't replace failed soon after, so I always replace them in pairs to avoid the nuisance of having to do it over again), but the cheap formed steel ones you buy in the plumbing stores didn't do it for me, I had to buy a 3/4" drive socket and breaker bar of the correct size at a hardware store to be able to break the element loose. I did try a cheater bar on the formed steel cheapie "wrench" I bought at the plumbing supply store, did nothing more than bend the wrench up--those old elements can be quite stuck in there!
If your elements look like they have been in there for a while, you might want to replace the sacrificial anode that is in the water heater at the same time, I mean, you already have it drained.
You MUST be sure the electricity to the water heater is turned off at the breaker box before you start any of this--"Danger, Will Robinson, Danger"!!
Good luck, this is one repair you can do for yourself if you're the least bit handy!
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California referee Jon Schorle will be the third man in the ring when unbeaten two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (6-0, 5 KOs) and Ricardo "Maestrito" Cordoba (37-2-2, 23 KOs) of Panama meet in Dallas Saturday for the vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title in the Pacquiao-Margarito co-feature. The three judges are Nelson Vasquez (Puerto Rico), Ruben Garcia (Texas) and Raul Caiz Sr. (California). The fight supervisor is George Martinez (Canada).


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The title says it all i'm looking for decent shin gaurds and pad work gloves for my 14 year old boy there's that many i could do with a little help choosing
The title says it all i'm looking for decent shin gaurds and pad work gloves for my 14 year old boy there's that many i could do with a little help choosing
fairtex, twins and windy are normally first choice i would say. i have twins and fairtex . i think the twins are better for just stand up but if im training mma then i use my fairtex. can be a little expensive but the quality will make them last longer than the cheap ones.
Sandee ~ if you can get them at the moment ~ cheaper than their bigger brothers and do just as good a job.
am with CKA with the Sandee, I have a few of their gloves an they are awesome, I dont use them for the shin & instep guards tho as my old sandee ones moved around too much, so switched to the hayabusa ones.
Be careful when buying Sandee or Fairtex stuff, I would only buy from the likes of the above and a couple other uk online shops, never ever ever off ebay. Way too much dodgy stuff on there lol
I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness.
Sandee Bag Gloves for £ 20 is cheap ~ whats the P+P on them ~ I am due to go on Holiday at the end of this week and doing a 20% discount code for the trime I am away.
The Sandee Bag Gloves are due on my site for £ 30.00 a pair with free P+P so you would get them for £ 24.00 a pair with free P+P.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Trailing 9-3 and 12-7 in the fifth set on the road and looking to avoid a four-match losing streak, the Green Bay (9-14, 5-6 HL) rallied to stun Valparaiso (16-9, 7-4 HL) in Horizon League volleyball action Saturday evening. The 3-2 (25-23, 16-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13) win secured the program's first season sweep of Valpo.
Junior Carmen Leitermann (Schofield, Wis.) had 19 kills and seven blocks to lead the Phoenix while senior Abbey Gitter (Hortonville, Wis.) continued her recent strong play with 15 kills. Junior Brittany Groth (Oak Creek, Wis.) tallied 30 digs and is now just 10 away from reaching 1,000 for her career.
The Phoenix led both 1-0 and 2-1 in sets, but the Crusaders, looking to avenge a 3-0 loss in Green Bay on Sept. 23, claimed the fourth set to force the decisive fifth.
In the fifth, Valpo scored five points in a row to take a commanding 9-3 lead and look to be on the way to the victory. Two kills from senior Carlie Willison (Greenfield, Wis.) kept the Phoenix around, but Valpo was only three points from the win after a Sarah Dooms kill made it 12-7.
A kill from Gitter and a Groth service ace cut the lead to 12-9 and forced a Crusader timeout, and a Leitermann block followed to cut it to 12-10. After a Valpo kill made it 13-10, Gitter started the final rally with another kill. A Valpo attack error, kills from sophomore Leah Van Zeeland (Kaukauna, Wis.) and Leitermann and a stuff block from Leitermann completed the unlikely rally.
"I am proud of the way we rebounded after last night's loss," said head coach Debbie Kirch of her team, which fell 3-0 Friday night at UIC. "Valpo is a tough place to play and we dug ourselves a big hole in the fifth set, but because of our serve and block, we got ourselves back in position to win. A lot of credit to goes to Abbey Gitter. She was our rock this weekend."
Gitter opened the match Saturday with six kills and just one error as the Phoenix pulled out a close opening set that Leitermann ended with a kill, 25-23. With 14 assists from setter Leah Poel (Jenison, Mich.), the Phoenix had 18 kills and hit .255 in the set against the league's top defense. Poel finished with 44 assists and 12 digs for her fourth double-double in the past five matches.
Despite splitting the first two sets after dropping the second 25-16, Green Bay had just 2.0 team blocks at that point. The Phoenix had a season-high 15.0 team blocks during the sweep of Valpo on Sept. 23.
That began to change in set three, with the Phoenix posting 4.0 team blocks and getting five kills from Leitermann to pull out another close set, 25-23, and take a 2-1 lead.
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Sophomore Katie Mroczenski (New Berlin, Wis.) had five block assists to support Leitermann's total as the Phoenix finished with 13.0 team blocks, tying its second highest total of the season. Zabkowicz aided Groth's effort in the back row with 16 digs.
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When did you offer other drinks? (like water)...and how did you go about it? Was it like 'Here - have some water!', or did you just leave a cup/sippy of water (or other) out for them that they could help themselves to or did you just let them have it if they found it?
DS2 is only nearly 11 months old and he has only ever had BM as a drink. I havn't offered him anything else. I don't think I should be and I don't think I need to either...but I was wondering when and how you go about it. I mean, eventually he will be wanting a glass of water right? The reason I ask is because I want to make sure that I am doing nothing to hinder child led weaning and our breastfeeding relationship. If I start filling him up with water now, I am sure that won't be good to our breastfeeding relationship in the long run - right?
We started putting a sippy cup of water on the high chair when we started baby led solids at six months. It was there, he could drink it if he wanted.
E, wife to D, mommy to G (born March 2010).
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We introduced her to a sippy cup when we started BLW at just over 6 months but she wasn't interested. She was interested in Mama' Camelbak water bottle though so we got her a little one of her own. She mostly chew on the top but every now and then will have a few gulps. I haven't noticed a change in her breastfeeding habits.
We don't offer her any other drinks but she has had a sip of Daddy's smoothie and a sip of Grandma's plain mineral water when she's showed a keen interest.
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a little after we started solids I had to start giving DD water whenever she had solids because she was getting constipated. looking back, she was having some milk-transfer issues, I think she has a posterior tongue-tie. as she has increased solids and decreased nursing she has increased how much water she drinks.
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Thats about what I was thinking. I didn't want to introduce other drinks because other drinks would probably have to come in a cup/sippy of some form and I figured this would reduce his nursing time and I don't want that to contribute to premature weaning iykwim. I would like him to wean naturally when he is ready and I realise this is going to be years of nursing so I am looking forward to that! :) I may let him play with an open cup outside when the weather is better! (our house is fully carpeted and we don't have a dining 'room' as such - just a dining area with carpet underneath (ugh! lol) so if he is just going to mess about with it and spill it- and he will - then I think ill hold offering him such a device indoors! haha...baby-led solids is proving to be messy enough and thats about all I can handle with a 5 year old running around the house too! haha).
I was thinking about this because we were at a friends house the other day and he really wanted her DDs sippy cup (with water in it) and I know he just wanted to play with it, so I put the spout down (and non-suckable) when I gave it to him to play with but I was asked if I was giving him other drinks yet. I don't feel I should be and I don't want it to hinder the BF relationship. A lot of people I know push giving babies water at a very early age - espeically when they start solids (and we didn't start offering till he was 9 months) - almost like its a must...like as soon as they turn 6 months, they must have a sippy with water yet I know they don't need water - if they are BF on demand that should satisfy their thirst and hunger (right?) ...but then I also don't know many toddlers/children still nursing much past a year of age! lol
We did baby-led solids starting around 6-7mos and usually offered water in an open cup whenever we offered meals. Mostly he just played in it or dumped it out, rarely drank more than a sip or two. He's now 25 months and still nurses 10+ times a day with no signs of stopping. He drinks more water now but still gets the majority of his liquids from the breast. We didn't start using a closed cup (straw cup) until he was... I don't know, 16 or 18 months? And that's really only for when we're out & about when I didn't want to have to stop & nurse. I do have a theory about sippy cup usage = less time sucking from the breast (and it's just that, my personal theory/opinion) ...so we didn't want to introduce any kind of 'sucking' device until absolutely necessary for convenience (obviously in some situations it's just not practical to have a 1-yo walking around with an open cup and spilling stuff everywhere so the straw cup (sports water bottle) was handy then!)
We gave both kids drinks of water once they started solids. Neither of them took to a sippy cup till fairly late (over a year for DD) but could take sips form an open cup much younger.
I always liked them to have a couple of sips to rinse their mouths out after eating. I hated feeding them to find they still had bits of food in their mouths, I'm not a fan of finding chewed veggies on my breast :lol
Barring something extreme, I don't think there is any harm in offering water. I doubt he'd wean from breastvmilk just to drink water.
DS turned one a couple of weeks ago and still hasn't had water. he isn't much into food (just destroying it) and doesn't really want/understand water so i haven't pushed it. i just like to remember that one day he will eat, he will drink, he will walk, he will talk. it is what they do!
Once DD hit 12mo I started getting looks and comments when I didn't have the cup full of cows milk. I mean YUCK I don't drink the stuff so why would she?!?! Plus I read the skinny b***h book and was totally grossed out.
Then I discovered coconut milk! Yes! A healthy plant based milk. It even has less sugar then milk, crazy right? My DD loves it and while it might fill her up a bit more I haven't really noticed less nursing. Try it! You can get at whole foods or any hippy-ish store.
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We have made a cup with water (either sippy/straw or open) at any solid meal since about 10 months or so--and now try to remember a sippy of water when it's warm out or if he's going to be playing hard (at the playground or something. He's 13 months now). Sometimes it's clear that he's thirsty and NOT hungry! This has not diminished the amount of nursing really and I prefer him to have a couple of sips of water if he's hot and thirsty rather than nurse for a couple of sips (this is just my preference) and pop off and on. He is VERY clear when he wants his nursies and will not accept water if he wants to nurse instead.
Two moms and two boys enjoying the truth that love always wins!!!
We started offering a sippy cup at about 7 months when he became interested in our cups, wanting to drink out of them. He is now just over 12 months and is obsessed with water. He has quite a few signs he can use but we see "milk" and "water" all day long. He will tote his cup around the whole house with him and stop to take a sip now and then. He is still nursing up to 10 x per day, so I am not worried about water filling him up
He has also started to do the take a sip and let it dribble down is chin thing...kinda messy but fun for him
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VACHEN's smartwatch connects to Android and iPhone and uses haptic feedback to update users.
Vachen Smartwatch is a real watch with added functions like a customizable watchface and an ability to connect to Android devices and iPhones.
The watch runs on Android OS Gingerbread and has Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. Users can connect the watch to their smartphones and receive notifications of emails, calls, text messages, and even Google calendar alerts through haptic vibration.
The water-resistant VACHEN Smartwatch also has a 3-Axis accelerometer with gesture detection and includes stopwatch, alarm and timer functions.
Matching the watch with any look or outfit is easy with the customizable watchface. VACHEN Smartwatch has over a hundred circular and square watchface designs that users can simply download from the VACHEN store and add to the smartwatch. Changing the design of the watchface is as easy as tapping the touchscreen display.
The watch allows wearers to use Android apps dedicated to smartwatches. VACHEN provies a number of apps, but expect developers to come out with more in the future.
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LAKE WALES, Fla. — Byron Velvick might have been one of the happiest men on Earth when he walked across the weigh-in stage Thursday at the Bassmaster Elite Series Citrus Slam, presented by Longhorn.
Velvick, who finished next-to-last in the point standings among 108 Elite Series pros last year, caught a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds and took the first-day lead on the Kissimmee Chain.
"I smoked 'em, dude," Velvick said. "It's about time I showed up in one of these tournaments, isn't it?"
The answer to that question would be, "Yes." Velvick had to re-qualify for the Elite Series, and did it by winning the WildCard qualifier on Dec.1 last year at Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
"The last tournament I won, there was no money," said Velvick, who got a trophy and a chance to fish the Elite Series, but no check. "I just got a bill for $55,000."
Velvick was referring to the entry fees for the 2008 Elite Series.
"Hey, congratulations, you won the WildCard — now give us $55,000," he said with a laugh. "That's no way to win a tournament."
Velvick will at least get a check for $1,000 this week, for having the Berkley Heavyweight Bag on Day One. But he's hoping for much more.
He caught his bass by sight-fishing spawning beds and casting a reaction bait when looking for another spawning bed to fish. Today he fished in both Lake Toho and Lake Kissimmee.
"This time of year, they are few and far between," Velvick said, in reference to active spawning beds. "You've really got to cover a lot of water. There's no use keeping your hands in your pockets when you can throw something.
"You've got to stay shallow enough that you can cover water while you're casting."
The Del Rio, Texas, resident will have plenty of competition for that $100,000 first-place check. Chief among them will be Terry Scroggins, who is second with 23-2. Scroggins has won his last two tournaments held out of Camp Mack, the headquarters for this event.
With the weather warming into the high 70s Thursday and no wind, sight-fishing proved to be the strongest pattern. After the three practice days this week, there was hardly an angler who thought sight-fishing would be this strong when the tournament started.
"In practice, I didn't sight-fish at all," Scroggins said. "I found these fish in the last two hours [Wednesday]. I know where they bed here. I might find some more tomorrow."
Scroggins, who lives in Palatka, Fla., will start Friday on a big bass he left on a spawning bed Thursday.
"There are some left," he said. "I actually fished for a 6-pounder for three hours and got it to bite 15 times. But it just wouldn't take the bait right, just bite and spit it out. Those big fish, if you hook them, you pretty much mess them up if you don't get them in the boat."
There were four 20-pound bags weighed Thursday. Kelly Jordon of Mineola, Texas, took third place with 22-14.
"There were great conditions for sight-fishing," he said. "This tournament is all about the big bite. I tried the same thing at Harris [last week] and fell flat on my face. It worked out here.
"It's real easy to go out and work your butt off and catch a 7-pound limit. Real easy to do. It's a freaky time of year."
The standings were proof of Jordon's statement. The field will be cut to 50 after Friday's weigh-in, and in 50th place Thursday was Bernie Schultz, with five bass weighing in at 9-7.
So over half the field was in the neighborhood of that 7-pound limit Jordon referred to. Or lower.
Jeff Reynolds of Idabel, Okla., had the other 20-pound bag with 20-12, but he didn't do it sight-fishing.
"I got in a wad of them," he said. "My (co-angler) and I caught a limit apiece in about 30 minutes. I think it really was just a feeding thing. If you get there at the right time, you can catch them. You can cover three miles of bank, then catch them all in 50 yards."
Jared Lintner of Arroyo Grande, Calif., stayed in contention Thursday, thanks to one big fish at the end of the day. Lintner took Berkley Big Bass honors with an 8-13. It weighed considerably more than his other four bass combined, as he is tied with Mike McClelland for 17th place with 15-0.
"I caught that fish around 3 o'clock while flipping mats," said Lintner. The lunker bit a Berkley Sabertail Tube lure.
It took 17-12 to make the top 10 Thurday. That list includes: 5th, Scott Rook, 19-14; 6th, Dean Rojas, 18-13; 7th, Bobby Lane, 18-10; 8th, Kevin VanDam, 18-0; 9th, Brent Chapman, 17-12; and 10th, Bryan Hudgins, 17-9.
Everyone in the top 10 has a back-up plan if the sight-bite goes away, or, like Reynolds, isn't sight-fishing at all.
"I was catching 15 pounds a day during practice," Scroggins said. "That would be pretty strong when the sight-fishing runs out."
Velvick, too, said he had a catch-a-limit plan, which he might start with Friday, before he switches back to the catch-a-lunker plan he employed so successfully Thursday. The five fish he weighed included two 7-pounders and a 6-pounder.
However, this latest warming trend put a lot of fish back on spawning beds Thursday that weren't there earlier in the week. So there's a strong feeling that the sight bite might hold up for awhile.
"I hope with these warm nights and the moon [phase], there may be a big wave coming," Velvick said. "The moon is halfway to full now, and it's up in the sky early, which is good."
Velvick said that he won his first bass tournament in 1991 by sight-fishing, but there were very few other sight-fishermen then.
"You've got to work them," he said. "That's the trick. All these guys know how to do it now. It used to be an art. Now everybody has figured it out.
"This time of year, it's like an Easter egg hunt. Today, I caught all the Easter eggs."


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I've been busy with my new machine all day. I'm over half way through getting the plates appliqued. Here's one I made earlier.
Here's me, Hunney bought me a quilting table accessory for the machine, my boys attached it for me this evening. They also pestered to have a go at the machine, which I allowed of course, under strict supervision!
I'll be doing more tomorrow! :-)
Sunday, 5 August 2007
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Small crew with big love for their neighborhood attends Delridge Spring Cleaning
Update for April 14
Delridge residents showed for the 2012 Spring Cleaning event on April 14 to pick up garbage along Delridge Way S.W. and plant flowers in select locations.
The event was organized by North Delridge Neighborhood Council member Lisa Taylor-Whitley.
"I think it's important to show that you care about your neighborhood," she said. "I know that studies have shown that neighborhoods that are well kept have less crime and I know that is an issue in this neighborhood - crime and tagging and dumping. I think the neighbors who care about the neighborhood want to come out and show people, 'Hey, you can't do that here.' We take pride in this neighborhood, we love this neighborhood and that is why we are coming out today."
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Press release from North Delridge Neighborhood Council
Please mark your calendars for the yearly "Spring Cleaning" of Delridge on April 14th from 10am-noon. Volunteers will meet at the Delridge Community Center, 4501 Delridge Way SW, and break into groups from there.
We will provide the bags and pickers while you will provide the labor to spruce up our neighborhood. We will be cleaning Delridge Way from Andover to Juneau, pruning around the "Welcome to Delridge" sign, and planting plants at the Community Center.
Please plan on joining us. Two hours of your time will make a visible difference in our neighborhood!
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Attic Insulation
I recently purchased a 1965-built home and found that there is only about 4" of insulation in the ceiling.
It's seems easy enough to add insulation where no attic floor currently exists, but I'm wondering what to do underneath the floor boards.
The height of the floor itself is only about 4", so if I replace the insulation under the boards, it would be very compressed. Since this would reduce its effectiveness, would it be worth going through the trouble, or should I just work on the areas that wouldn't be compressed?
I guess I'm really asking, is 15" of compressed insulation better than 4" of non-compressed insulation?
For what it's worth, the home is heated with oil, so it can get very expensive. I'd like to be as energy efficient as possible.
Compressed insulation is useless.
Are these trusses or stick built joist and rafters?
The best way would be to remove the boards, sister wider 2 X's, add insulation then but the boards back in place.
Why are the boards even there?
2 X 4 bottom cords or joist are no where close to being able to support a load, such as using the area for storage.
Do you already have soffit vents, a ridge vent, baffles to keep added insulation from blocking the soffit vents.
You also need to air seal the attic before insulation. Just means sealing up any place inside air can get into the attic. Around ceiling fixtures, any place wires or plumbing go through the top plates.
Compressed fiberglass is worthless as an insulation.
Compressed cellulose is just fine.
Best thing for and attic is not to be used as a storage location. That being the case, remove the floor boards, air seal, and blow in loose fill to 14-15" and you are good.
I guess I have to learn a lot more about my attic. I'm a first time homeowner, so I'm kind of learning everything as I go along.
To be honest, I'm not sure how it's built, but I believe it's with trusses. I'll have to double check.
So, are you saying that I should "stack" another layer of joists so that it is twice as high?
The boards are there for storage, I suppose. I don't have much up there right now, but did plan on using it for storage...I guess that's not a good idea based on your comment.
I know that there are ridge and soffit vents, and I'm pretty sure there are baffles...I'll have to double check that as well.
If I remove the floor boards, is there any benefit to blowing in loose fill vs. laying down rolls?
No point in dense packing once the boards are off.
You need something to dense pack against.
"Compressed insulation is useless." and "Compressed fiberglass is worthless as an insulation."---- Not really.
Fiberglass batts (with the same amount of material) at 9-1/2"; R-30 (0.57#c/ft. density) are compressed to 7-1/4"; R-26 (0.7#c/ft. density) further compressed to 3-1/2"; R-15 (1.4#c/ft. density).
Fiberglass batts (with the same amount of material) at 6-1/4"; R-19 (0.55#c/ft. density) is compressed to 3-1/2"; R-13 (1.0#c/ft. density).
As f.g. is compressed the density/R-value per inch increase as does the air-movement resistance. The over-all R-value decreases with the total existing amount, but not it's value as an insulation. It actually improves by slowing drafts from going right through it (wind-washing from soffit venting).
R-30 = R-3.1 per inch; R-26 = R-3.7 per in.; R-15 = R-4.3 per in..
R-19 = R-3 per inch; R-13 = R-3.7 per in. The R-value numbers get bigger as the same amount of material is compressed. Just now you have less R-value per total thickness (but more per inch).
Blown-in cellulose gives the "most bang for the buck", it slows wind-washing if applied at enough density. http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/insulation.html
Air-seal the attic first, as WoW said already, this is imperative; http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...wWATQw&cad=rja
Your 1965 batts are probably R-9, cover them with new insulation after air-sealing, they may flatten out to a new 1" thick form at 1.75#c/ft (a good thing). Compress them to 7#c/ft. and you will have a good sound barrier, LOL; http://www.owenscorning.com/comminsu...s700Series.pdf
Lift them carefully and inspect to help you find the air leaks from below; http://www.finehomebuilding.com/PDF/Free/021105092.pdf
More info I previously gathered, if interested: http://www.diychatroom.com/f98/bigge...ulation-90438/
I was was referring to blown in fiberglass in this case but I am intrigued by your data. I have followed you posting on high density batts and agree wholeheartedly.
Do you have some data on blown in fiberglass. While in theory, the numbers should translate the same, why do so few dense pack with fiberglass?
There must be a reason.
Reading up...
Thanks for all the great info everyone. I did a quick check of the attic last night and already see a few opportunites to seal up air leaks.
My plan is to get started on sealing leaks up this weekend. I'm still not sure what type of insulation to add and how to address the issue with the floor boards, but I'll start reading up on some of the info provided by Gary. It turns out that the AC unit is sitting on one of the boards, so the area underneath won't be easily accessible.
It looks like this will be a bigger project than I anticipated, but I'm looking forward to being a little more energy efficient.
You must, must, must air seal.
Not air sealing is only gets you less than 50% of the performance improvements (rough averages).
Gotta stop the air leaks. Your home will thank you and so will your wallet.
That being said, I plan on identifying leaks through a combination of visual inspection and by using this Thermal Leak Detector from Amazon.
I will be sealing cracks with Dow Great Stuff Pro.
Happy Hunting.
The IR thermometer is a fun gadget but largely unnecessary here. You will see where the leaks were and the research you have already done will tell you where the historical leaks are.
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Posted by Dave Bartoletti on August 26, 2012
I've been speaking to more and more clients lately who are not just saving money with cloud computing — they're using the principles of the cloud to completely transform how they source, build, and deliver all IT services. Savvy I&O leaders should look beyond the per-hour savings promised by the cloud to the core tenets of cloud computing itself. How do the public clouds do it? Why can't you?
Well, you can. You can transform your IT operating model from that of widget-provider to a true service-oriented business partner. Forrester writes extensively about how to make the IT to BT (business technology) transition. I recently spoke at length with the IT management team at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) about their multi-year IT transformation to what they call "everything-as-a-service." I was put in touch with them by one of their primary suppliers, cloud service management and automation vendor ServiceMesh.
We'll be publishing a complete case study soon, but I wanted to share some of the basics here because they outline a strategy anyone can achieve, regardless of your current level of cloud maturity. The bank started by establishing six core tenets to be enforced across all I&O services moving forward, whether hosted internally or externally. These guiding principles neatly summarize the core value dimensions of cloud computing itself:
With VMworld in full swing this week and Microsoft's cloud-centered Windows Server 2012 launching soon after, your options for technology to build and deploy enterprise clouds is about to expand significantly. Meanwhile, Amazon continues to drop prices faster than your local Wal-Mart, introduce new cloud compute and storage services almost monthly, and has already gobbled up a trillion objects in S3. Is it time to start moving your workloads to the cloud?
Forrsights surveys show that companies are indeed moving to the cloud, primarily for speed and lower costs — but are the savings really there? The answer might not be obvious. Are you heavily virtualized already? Have you moved up the virtualization value chain beyond server consolidation to using virtual machines for better disaster recovery, less downtime, automated configuration management, and the like? Do you have a virtual-first policy and actively share resources across business units? If you run a mature virtual environment today, your internal infrastructure costs might already be competitive with the cloud.


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The F200 EXR is a large and complex camera for a compact, so it's not too surprising that its overall performance is a bit of a mixed bag. It takes nearly four seconds to start up, which is pretty slow, but it shuts down again in just over two seconds, which is pretty quick. In single-shot mode is has a consistent shot-to-shot time of approximately 1.6 seconds, which is impressive considering the amount of processing that's going on. The F200 has a variety of continuous shooting and burst settings, which vary depending on the shooting mode, but in the auto mode long-period continuous mode it shoots at approximately 1.8 seconds per frame. It does have a high-speed burst mode that can shoot at 5fps, but only at 3MP resolution.
Fuji makes a great deal of the camera's low-light focusing abilities, and with good reason. I tried the camera both indoors and outdoors in a number of low-light situations (alright, they were parties) and I was unable to find any situation in which it wouldn't focus, apart from deliberately pointing it up into the featureless night sky. In any situation where there was actually something to photograph, the camera would focus on it quickly and accurately, with the help of its extremely bright AF assist lamp. Without question the F200 EXR has the best low light focusing ability that I've yet seen from a compact camera.
Of course the big question is; does the EXR sensor actually perform as advertised? Fujifilm claims that the F200 EXR has superior low-light image quality to the F31fd, and I'm happy to report that indeed it does, although to be honest the F31 was so good that there's not much in it. Shooting in the EXR High ISO/Low Noise setting, producing 6MP images, from 100 to 400 ISO it is effectively noise-free, and while there is some noise at 800 ISO it has a fine grain-like texture with accurate colour reproduction. 1600 ISO does show noticeable noise effects, but with none of the colour artefacts seen in other cameras at this sensitivity setting. Again, the noise texture resembles film grain, and isn't an unpleasant effect. While it doesn't produce results comparable with a larger DSLR sensor, the EXR sensor does have a clear advantage over conventional 12MP compact camera sensors in terms of image noise.
Shooting in the High Dynamic Range mode also produced impressive results, with good detail in both shadow and highlight areas, certainly superior to other 12-megapixel cameras. In the normal 12-megapixel high-definition mode the camera performed much like any other premium 12MP compact, recording a high level of sharp fine detail. The lens performs well, with excellent edge-to-edge sharpness, although it does produce significant wide angle barrel distortion and a little chromatic aberration. Thankfully Fuji's usual purple fringes are kept to a minimum.
The Fuji FinePix F200 EXR is well-made premium compact that represents a major technological breakthrough in terms of sensor design and performance, and a welcome return to form for Fuji's flagship compact series. It is capable of taking good quality pictures in virtually any light conditions, and has better high-ISO image quality and low-light focusing than any other compact on the market. It is expensive at the moment, although the price will almost certainly fall over the next few months.
Have they fixed the hot pixels issues? Or is it hard to tell with no manual shutter control?
There seems to be a problem with the review page pertaining to dynamic renge.The only picture that is available is the one in standard 12mp mode.
OOps, typo.Range.
John, the F200 EXR gives you full control of the shutter speed. You can manually set shutter speeds manually from 8 seconds to 1/1000 second and also use shutter priority auto. The only limitation of the camera is the poor control over apertures in manual and aperture priority modes with just 2 settings availale at any time.
What's this hox pixel issue? I haven't heard anything about it. The F100fd had a problem with a pink line on the edge of the frame but there was a update to fix that. The F200 EXR uses a differnt sensor.
PeterB666 - I think what Clovis is getting at is that Cliff hasn't taken a photo of the underground carpark to show the improvements over the standard mode. I was surprised by that decision as well.
The f30-1 and the 6500 and 9500 share a similar sensor. these sensors have hot pixels with long exposures. I generally take shots in the pitch dark with exposures of 20-30 seconds so i'm of the midset that 8 seconds isn't all that long ;-)
Cliff, I believe lots of other readers besides me would really like to see the dynamic range EXR mode included in the review, seeing as that particular feature of the f200 is what seems to be the greatest improvement in IQ the sensor brings. Could you post it?
It does seem a bit odd that there aren't any EXR shots on the ISO or dynamic range pages - I'd be very interested to see these.
I'm considering picking up an F200, due to the good low-light performance - most pictures I take are at parties or clubs. The good dynamic range and a bit of manual control is also very appealing. However, Fuji F series cameras have always seemed a bit clunky, both physically and software-wise. I can't decide whether I'm prepared to sacrifice aesthetics and ergonomics even though my main use for a camera is night shots.
Can anyone suggest any other cameras which perform well in low-light conditions? I've been using a Panasonic FX33 but it didn't survive a snowboard season (or 11 months). I paid £120 for it on sale and have a PC World coverplan so can either get it repaired or put that amount towards another camera - anyone know if May/June sales on cameras are a regular thing? I'm tempted to buy a newer Panny (FX40, TZ7 or FX550), but don't want to downgrade to the FS range, which are around £140, which makes the repair option appealing if there isn't going to be another sale by mid June.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received. I would put this in the forum but I can't sign up!
Just bought the F200EXR and even compared to my Olympus SLR 520 it is producing better pictures on the Auto EXR setting.
Gold Award in the What Digital Camera May 2009 edition. No wonder !
I have just received a F200 EXR for my wife's birthday present and was interested to compare it with my Panasonic LX3. Having taken all kinds of pictures in both low light and very bright conditions I've come to the conclusion that the LX3 gives the better result. In just about every case the LX3 produced a better picture, only when using flash did the F200 EXR produce a more pleasing result. The LX3 is obviously a more specialist camera, but for what I bought the F200 for as an automatic point and shot with a reasonable zoom that will give good results in most conditions it fits the bill.
Clive (or anyone who has used both), which is the best p&s, 200EXR or the Panasonic TZ7?
Just a thought... it would be interesting to see how well the TZ7 and/or the 200EXR stand up against the Fujifilm Finepix F30.
F200EXR is still not launched in middle east. Why ??? Fujifilm is launching all cameras 4 or 5 months later in middle east than other parts of the world. Now F70EXR (new camera) is about to come in US, Europe and Japan but here in UAE we are still waiting for F200EXR.
It took me some time and some spoilt pictures before gravitating back to the AutoEXR setting. I now produce very pleasing pictures every time and prefer using this camera to my digital SLR on most occasions. These excellent cameras are now very cheap if purchased as a 'refurbished camera' from the FUJI website
I concur with Richard Adkins, The F200EXR is one of the best P&S camera that I've ever used. The F200EXR camera perform beautifully in dark condition, and the 1/1.6 inch sensor also produced excellent color. The great prices on the refurbished cameras at the Canadian Fujifilm website is true, but they are seldom available(at lease the top rated cameras).
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Andrew Mckinstrie: hey man im a traditional coil man and have never freaked with any rotarys but would llike to buy one and give it a shot. im not lookin to buy a knock off. im prepared to spend the money. i just want to know what ones are easier to use. my co worker has a gen 1 dragonfly and he hastes it. maybe its defected but he says its very temperamental. any advice would be sweet. firstname.lastname@example.com
TheRalvarado114: @tattoo Hey bro I see on other people's video that their tattoo machine through sparks. Why is that?
Underground Demagraphix: the bishop is for liner or shading not solid color
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Joe Illa: true indeed with china having the lack of quality control...I just got the stigma prodigy they did a good job with that 1 an it kicks ass
Underground Demagraphix: all I did is add a small washer and its fine ive seen pother that have the washer some one just left it out , that's heat happen china has no quality control
Joe Illa: str8n that bar its not suppost to be bent.. where that nob is that you said does nothing remove it then unscrew the one piece then change the spring in there for a longer one..then put it back together you should be able to adjust it..I had the same prob I have a video up tweaking that issue..peace and keep up the good work
TheRalvarado114: What's up bro have you tried the rotary machine yet? How it running still good?
bbqribz: thank you, ive been waiting for some kind of review of these to come out other than "china garbage", and if the motors are the issue, why not buy say a maxon or a mabuchi for $50 ish, and basically build your own bishop for $80. another test could be to buy bishops spare parts and see if the fit the body.
Bill K: Re Motors : Rotary motors are the same motors used in Hair Clippers & RC Cars (ie) remote controlled cars... The motors are usually Mabuchi motors which is a Japanese company that manufacturers all over Asia, Japan, China, Tawain, etc.. even if they say its Swiss it is not.. This applies to Chinese machines... The Mabuchi motors are used by most Rotary Tattoo machine companies.
Duncan Boyer: if you look at the perple gun the moter was made with like a xbox 360 controler moter so cheap.
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Underground Demagraphix: the whole issue with china rotaries is in he motor a rotary motor can wear out fast if its small and cheap . has very little to do with the frame ,
Bill K: Pt 1 - I noticed a couple of negative comments regarding Chinese Tattoo Machines... & I do not get it ... As far as Rotary tattoo Machines go, most are: CNC Machined aluminium ... Ever watch O.C.C. or P.J.D. (ie) Orange County Chopers - American Choppers, Paul Junior Designs.... they used CNC Computer Assisted Machining... Can Not F' it up if it's CNC Machined.. Bishop, Stigma -Swiss Machine, Dragon Fly, etc... it is precision...
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Underground Demagraphix: I guess you did nt listen to what i said, that I don't know if certain aspects of the v2 are the same but the bishop knock off is very nice and i highly doubt the original is much better , I have no interest in buying 300.00 machines not when I build my own rotaries that work much better than a coil can .
Jose Rodriguez: just wondering why are you comparing the knock offs? why not the real rotary machines? I wouldn't think you would get the real experience of each machine to compare them properly. I know personally the real stigma bizarre v2 is a very well made machine and the adjustments are nice. some of the best artists in the world use them everyday. i dont have any personal experience with the bishop but im sure the real bishop runs better and is of a lot better quality than the cheap knock off.
TheRalvarado114: Hey TTS I have a quick question, What's the smallest mag I can use for a cutback shader?
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