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Liam Hemsworth 'impressive' without clothes
Liam Hemsworth looks "impressive without his clothes on".
The 26-year-old actor had to strip down to his underwear for one of the first scenes he shot for 'The Dressmaker' and while his co-stars Kate Winslet and Judy Davis found his near-nakedness very amusing, the film's director, Jocelyn Moorhouse, insists the hunky star had nothing to worry about.
She said: "It was a potentially embarrassing scene for him.
"But then again, he's quite impressive without his clothes on so he really had nothing to do worry about. Kate and Judy were having a great time doing as many takes as possible."
In 'The Dressmaker', Kate plays a woman who returns to Australia after years working in London in high fashion. Her alter ego cares for her mother (Davis) and falls in love with a local farmer, who is played by Liam.
And Jocelyn was elated at the chemistry between her lead actors.
She told E! News: "We didn't have much time to rehearse.
"Liam had come straight off of 'The Hunger Games'. We had one read-through the night before and then as soon as I saw him looking at her with those beautiful blue eyes of his and the way she looks back at him, I was thrilled. I knew, yeah, instant chemistry! These two are gorgeous together."
While Liam - who is in a relationship with Miley Cyrus - was nervous about working with Kate, 40, the Oscar-winning actress quickly put him at ease and he never let his fears get in the way of his performance.
The filmmaker said: "He didn't let [his nerves] get in the way of being incredibly confident on set. He was very confident and cool. He was very professional and Kate makes it easy.
"She's so wonderful with other actors. She's so generous and so funny and just puts everybody at ease."


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Manufactured in Hinckley by Ultima Sports Ltd, the Ultima GTR is a sports car which is described by commentators as a supercar. Launched in 2000 the model can be sold in kit form or can be assembled by the factory and is the successor of the Ultima Sports.
The mid-engined vehicle has a rear wheel drive layout, with a tubular steel space frame chassis and GRP bodywork.
The turnkey cars are all fitted with the Chevrolet small block V8 supplied by American Speed mated to either a Porsche or Getrag transaxle, although kit builders are free to source and fit a variety of engines and transmissions.
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Dave Smith Instruments has announced the OB-6 Desktop, a module version of their six-voice analog synthesizer. Like the keyboard version, it contains a sound engine based on Oberheim's original SEM and features an all-analog signal path with discrete VCOs, VCAs, and filters. The one-knob-per-function front panel offers immediate access to almost all parameters.
Both the OB-6 desktop module and OB-6 keyboard are a collaboration between Dave Smith and Tom Oberheim. The OB-6 takes the classic bold Tom Oberheim sound — with its true voltage-controlled oscillators, 2-pole filter, and amplifiers — and adds modern enhancements such as studio-quality effects, a polyphonic step sequencer, an arpeggiator, and more.
The OB-6 sound engine is inspired by Tom's original SEM, the core of his 4-voice and 8- voice synthesizers. It features two discrete voltage-controlled oscillators (plus sub-oscillator) per voice with continuously variable waveshapes (sawtooth and variable-width pulse, plus a triangle wave on oscillator 2). The classic Oberheim-inspired 2-pole, state-variable, resonant filter provides low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch functionality. Voltage-controlled amplifiers complete the all-analog signal path.
Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 Desktop Specifications:
— Two discrete VCOs per voice
— Continuously variable wave shape (sawtooth and variable-width pulse, plus triangle on oscillator 2) per oscillator
— Pulse width per oscillator
— Hard sync: oscillator 1 syncs to oscillator 2
— Square wave sub-octave generator (oscillator 1) per voice
— Low frequency mode (oscillator 2)
— Keyboard tracking on/off (oscillator 2)
— Oscillator detune amount for increased tuning instability, from subtle to extreme
— Oscillator 1 amount
— Oscillator 1 sub-octave amount
— Oscillator 2 amount
— White noise amount
— Two-pole, resonant, filter per voice with low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch functionality inspired by the original – — Oberheim SEM filter
— Bi-polar filter envelope amount
— Velocity modulation of envelope amount
— Keyboard tracking: off, half, full
— Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator
— Velocity modulation of envelope amount
— Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator
— Velocity modulation of envelope amount
— Five wave shapes: sine, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and random (sample and hold)
— Clock sync (internal or external MIDI clock)
— Initial amount
— Mod destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, oscillator 1 and 2 pulse width, filter cutoff, filter mode, amp
— Sources: filter envelope (bi-polar) and oscillator 2 (bi-polar)
— Destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 1 shape, oscillator 1 pulse width, filter cutoff, filter mode, normal to bandpass filter
— Source: channel (mono) aftertouch with bi-polar amount
— Destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, LFO amount, amplifier envelope amount, filter envelope amount, — filter mode
— Master clock with tap tempo
— BPM control and display
— MIDI clock sync
— Selectable note value: 16th note, 8th note triplet, 8th note, dotted 8th note, quarter note
— One, two, or three octave range
— Up, down, up/down, random, and assign modes
— Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps and rests
— Stereo analog distortion
— Dual, 24-bit, 48 kHz digital effects, including: reverb (room, hall, plate, spring), delay (full bandwidth digital delay and — emulated bucket brigade), chorus, flanger, phase shifters, and ring modulator
— Delay sync
— True bypass maintains fully analog signal path when digital effects are off
— Full-sized, semi-weighted, 4-octave keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
— Backlit pitch and mod wheels
— Spring-loaded pitch wheel with selectable range per program (1 to 12 semitones up and down)
— Transpose controls for an 8-octave range
— Hold switch latches held notes on
— Polyphonic portamento
— Unison (monophonic) mode with configurable voice count, from one to all six voices, chord memory, and key modes
— Manual switch: when on, the front panel is live; what you see is what you hear
— 500 user and 500 factory programs in 10 banks of 100 programs each
— Direct program access, including single-button access to the current set of 10 programs
— Left/mono and right audio outputs (2 x 1/4" phone jack)
— Headphone output (stereo, 1/4" phone jack)
— MIDI in, out, and thru ports
— USB for bidirectional MIDI communication
— Filter cutoff expression pedal input
— Volume expression pedal input
— Sustain footswitch input
— Sequencer start/stop footswitch input
— IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply
— Operates worldwide on voltages between 100 and 240 volts at 50 to 60 Hz; 30 watts maximum power consumption
— 20.75" L x 7.8" W x 4.4? H (52.0 cm x 19.8 cm x 11.2 cm)
— 13.0 lbs (5.9 kg)
— Walnut end panels
» The Kicker: "We've also added a poly chain feature so that any two OB-6s can be paired for 12-voice polyphony. That is a monstrously big sound," boosts Dave Smith
Dave Smith Instruments' OB-6 desktop module will be available sometime during the fall of 2016 for $2,299.
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Although there are many ways to market your business online, I only use free techniques because they have the chance to go viral.
Viral marketing is a form of word of mouth marketing that becomes viral. What this means is that your campaign spreads like a virus. Viral marketing will allow you to reach market segments you might not otherwise reach.
Another advantage of using viral marketing is that as your message spreads, your marketing automates itself. By automating your marketing, you continue to drive traffic to your sites and make money without doing any work.
Below are seven ways to help you unleash a viral marketing campaign in your business:
1. Write articles.
This is, of course, my favorite internet marketing technique. The reason is that it allows me to:
-build valuable one way backlinks to my websites,
-increase my rankings in the search engines,
-brand myself as an expert,
-show my potential customers how I can solve their problems.
Showing my potential customers how I can solve their problems is the most important element of writing articles. The reason is that you are adding value to your products by giving information, and sharing with others what you know without asking anything in return. It also gives you an opportunity to show whether or not you may solve the customers' problems.
Most internet surfers are tired of sales pitches; they want information. Give good information.
2. Send out a press release.
Press releases are another way to build one way backlinks to your website. It's also a way to tell others about your business and show them what you can do for them. Online press releases allow you to connect directly with potential customers.
To write an effective press release, you want to concentrate on news about your business. Show others how you will solve their problems.
Like articles, press releases are often syndicated across many sites, and this allows your press release to go viral.
3. Build a Squidoo lens.
Squidoo is the brain child of best selling author and entrepreneur Seth Godin. A Squidoo lens is like a one page minisite on a specific topic or product. Lenses allow you to give as much information as you want about your products or services. It also allows you to rank well in the search engines because Squidoo ranks well in the search engines.
Squidoo lenses offer readers a chance to vote on lenses, as well as bookmark them. The social element of this site makes lenses highly viral. Create a good lens, and you may go viral quickly.
4. Participate in social marketing.
Social marketing is an easy way to connect with both potential customers and others in your industry. This is an opportunity to get out there and "strut your stuff." In other words, you have a chance to demonstrate your expertise.
Social marketing encompasses a wide variety of techniques, including social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, blogging, social bookmarking and videos. All of these are highly viral because they are interactive.
5. Write free reports to give away.
Although this technique has been around a long time, it's also still effective. Mark Joyner used it with his free ebook, "Search Engine Tactics." (This ebook has been downloaded over one million times.)
The way to make an ebook go viral is to first put it in a format everyone may use. PDF (Portable document format) is the way to do this because Adobe works on any computer. The other thing you want to consider is making the report brandable.
What this means is that you allow others to add their details, or the affiliate links to your report. Those who want to give away your report use a "brander" to add their affiliate IDs, as well as a link to their websites if you allow it.
This gives others incentives to promote your report. More importantly, it gives them an opportunity to make sales. Branding increases the chances of your reports going viral.
6. Build a network of joint venture partners.
Although this technique takes the most work to do, it's also one of the most lucrative ways to market your business online. When you build a list of joint venture partners, you have the chance to reach more potential customers in your market. Not only will you reach more potential customers in your market, you also have the opportunity to gain new affiliates for those who want to sell your products or services.
The secret here is to provide as much support to your potential partners as possible. Make it easy to join your affiliate program and include plenty of viral marketing materials like articles, reviews, and brandable reports.
7. Use Tell a Friend Scripts.
A "Tell a Friend" script allows visitors to recommend your site to others. There is, however, a right and a wrong way to use this type of script.
The most important thing to remember here is to give your visitors an incentive for using your script. Ask them to recommend your site. In exchange, give them a bonus for recommending you. Make the bonus exclusive, something they can't get anywhere else.
One of the biggest advantages to using viral marketing in your business is that it is free, and once you create a successful campaign, it multiplies itself exponentially. Look for ways to market your business using viral marketing. A successful campaign will put your marketing on autopilot.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal: Broadway Bound
Continuing the screen-to-stage trend, Maggie Gyllenhaal has signed on for her very first project on Broadway.
The "Stranger Than Fiction" Oscar nominee will make her debut on the Great White Way in "The Real Thing" opposite Ewan McGregor.
Per the synopsis, "The Real Thing follows playwright Henry, who is unhappily married to Charlotte, the lead actress in his play about a marriage on the verge of collapse. When Henry's affair with their friend Annie threatens to destroy his own marriage, he discovers that life has started imitating art. After Annie leaves her husband so she and Henry can start a new life together, he can't help but wonder whether their love is real or fiction."
Gyllenhaal and McGregor will begin preview performances on October 2nd at the American Airlines Theatre, with the grand opening slated for October 30th.


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Chapter 4 - An icy battle
Exa opened his eyes. He didn't sleep much, but he got used to it. But what he saw first, wasn't so ordinary. Two of the dolls which he saw yesterday flew into the room with a tray.
- Aaaaahhhh! I can't believe it! - he screamed.
- Please, scream more quietly, I want to sleep a bit more - answered Chrono.
- But... the dolls are flying!
- I don't care... wait, what did you say?
- Look, the dolls are flying! These are not ordinary dolls!
Chrono opened his eyes, too, and realized what Exa was talking about. ' That must be some twisted trick, or some hidden mechanics. ' - Chrono was still very frustrated. That was the time when the girl entered the room.
- What is the problem? - she asked.
- About... the dolls... - said Exa and pointed to the two dolls which were still in the room.
- Don't worry, they are Shanghai and Hourai, and they brought the breakfast to your room, that's why they were there. Anyway, I forgot to introduce myself yesterday. I'm Alice Margatroid.
- I'm Exa Thundercloud, and he is my friend, Chrono Megumi. - answered Exa.
- And how the hell can these dolls move? - asked Chrono.
- By magic, of course! - she smiled.
- So, are these animated dolls? - Exa was curious.
- You can say that.
- You know, in our world, mages create animated golems from different materials (wood, stone, even iron). These golems look like huge statues. They are durable, and have high power, but they are slow. But your dolls are fast and small. Can you use them for fighting? - Yes, my dolls can use weapons, magic, and sometimes they can be used for explosive attacks.
- Like an all-round figther/mage.
- I don't want to interrupt your conversation, but we need to go now. - Chrono was impatient because he wanted to get to book as soon as possible. 'Exa, eat your breakfast and let's go!'
- All right. Then we will continue this later, when we would have more time.
Exa and Chrono ate the food, and said goodbye to Alice. Fortunately, after a short time, they left the forest, and reached a lake.
- This must be the lake we need. - said Exa.
- Yes, we fly over it, go to the mansion, and in the library, we get the book! Piece of cake! - Chrono was excited.
- But how can we get the book?
- That's simple, you'll start a conversation with the librarian - it seems that you can talk a lot - and I'll steal the book.
- We should borrow it, not steal it.
- No way! I don't think they lend it to us. Anyway, if things would be that easy, Marisa could borrow the book, too.
- Hm... maybe you're right. But should we trick them? If they realize that, they'll never trust us anymore.
- That's not a problem. We don't need to meet them anymore after we get the book.
- This will end up in a big trouble... - Exa sighs.
They started to fly over the lake, but it was very cold there. ' No way, that chilly wind again. ' - thought Exa. But the wind was not the only problem. After a while, another fairy appeared.
- Where do you want to go? - she asked.
- We don't have time to talk. We're in a hurry! - answered Chrono.
- Again "heroes" who try to save Gensokyo?
- Mind your own business!
- He-he-he... that's not how things go!
- And a fairy wants to regiment us? Ridiculous!
- I'm not an average fairy, I'm Cirno, the ice fairy!
- So... did you cause th..that cold? - asked Exa.
- Who else? - she laughed. 'Now, turn back or I'll freeze you both!'
- No way! I don't fear a small fairy! - shouted Chrono, and threw some kunais to Cirno. However, she avoided the attack, and started to summon icicles. Exa was concentrated on defense - because he was still suffered from cold - but Chrono acted fast, and managed to damage the fairy. But after that, Cirno summoned more icicles, and these shots started to surround Exa and Chrono. This attack was Ice Sign "Icicle Fall".
- Hehehe, you can't survive this! - laughed Cirno.
- Shut up, you fool! - Chrono was very impatient, and he used his Multiple Throw skill, but he forgot to think about avoiding. Some icicles hurt him. 'You have made me very angry! VERY angry indeed! '- he shouted.
- Wait, Chrono, go in front of her! - said Exa.
- Are you crazy?
- No, but I realized she only shot a few icicles in front of her. Therefore, you can avoid easier.
In that moment, Exa moved, too, and casted Sparks. With the combination of Chrono's skill, and the strategy he just realized, they managed to break through the spell.
- Not bad, not bad, but I'll show my true power now! - said Cirno, and shot even more shots, and these shots were frozen after a while, and started to move all the way. That was Cirno's signature move, Freeze Sign "Perfect Freeze".
- Chrono, concentrate on your defense, and I'll shock her! - told Exa to Chrono.
- Are you sure that'll work? You're still slow because of the cold! - answered Chrono.
- Don't worry, I can do this!
- All right! - answered Chrono.
Exa still moved slow, but since most of the attacks are went to Chrono, he managed to avoid the shots. Chrono had a harder time, but with his ninja skills, he could evade every shots. Finally, Exa reached the fairy, and shot an unavoidable Lighting Bolt to her. - Geez, that's impossible! How can you avoid that? - Cirno started to whine.
- We worked as a team! - Exa winked.
- I don't care! I'll be the winner! - the ice fairy was still self-confident, and used her final spell, Snow Sign "Diamond Blizzard".
With this, she could summon a huge amount of icy shots. However, these shots went to random directions - in fact, she couldn't control that many icicles.
- Arghhh, I'm really fed up with this stupid girl! - Chrono started to lose his nerve. He charged to the fairy, in the hope he could finish the fight in one strike. But there are too many shots there, some of them almost hit Chrono, when a Lighting Aura surrounded him, and the icicles couldn't break through this.
- Thank you! - said Chrono to Exa.
- That's natural from a friend! - winked Exa. 'Now, finish her!'
Exa's Lighting Bolt and Chrono's new skill, Shadow Slash (Note: he could use that from that point because of the fury) had been combinated to the powerful "Spark Slash". The battle was over, the ice fairy couldn't resist this!
- I... can't... believe... it! Take this! And this! And this! - Cirno couldn't bear the defeat, and started to throw frozen frogs to Exa and Chrono.
Exa went to Cirno, and grabbed her arm.
- Calm down! That anger makes you hot, and I'm sure that won't be good for you. Relax a bit, you'll need that now. - Exa smiled. The little ice fairy stopped, and after a while, she flew away.
- Why didn't you kill her? She attacked us! - asked Chrono.
- We didn't come to Gensokyo to kill people. Anyway, let's go to the Scarlet Devil Mansion! - answered Exa.
- Good idea!
After a while, Exa and Chrono finally reached the mansion. The true quest has just begun...
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- The original instructions have been lost and I have no way of contacting my grouup. Even so I could't resist ing jumping in regards to Ivie Anderson. I saw her perform with the Duke at Sweet's Ballroom in Oakland in 1940 and was greatly immpressed. How could you not be with Duke's collection of stars - Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Blanton, Sonny Greer, Juan Tizol, Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams, Sam Nanton, Barney Bigardet al.
Ivie left the band in 1942 largely because of her chronic asthma to open a resturant in LA, the Chicken Shack.. The asthma led to her premature death at 44.
Earlier in her career she had been a singer with Anson Weeks at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco. Dancin' with Anson. Weeks. thanks to radio exposusre on KFRC, was an instittuion on the West Coast. A good hotel band - but not jazz. Weeks was in an auto accident in 1941 and out of the music business untl the a six year stint ast the SF's Palace Hotel in the 60s.
The Mark Hopkins, named for the president of the Central Pacific Railway and one of "Big Fouur" Hopkins, Huntingston, Stanford and McKay - is very upscale. During the Bib Band era used to bring in bands into the famed Peacock Court. such as Benny Goodmen and Bob Crosby and the Bobcats.
You are correc about her birthplace - Gilroy not Gibson.
Bob Eagle <prof_hi_jinx@...> wrote:
Or, to paraphrase the bard, "any other family name would smell as sweet".
For a famous singer, Ivie Anderson's biography is sadly dilapidated.
I've found only 4 official records in which she is mentioned, and there are a number of discrepancies. Perhaps someone has her application for SSN?
The earliest known official record dates from as late as 1928, when she returned to California from Australia after the infamous and prematurely terminated Sonny Clay tour, when the dark powers of white racism overcame what should have been a wonderful artistic tour. The Australian authorities became disturbed by mention of unruly parties involving the soubrettes of the dancing troupe, and the possibility that these undisciplined black hussies might lead the (formerly) clean-living Ozzie boys astray.
Ivie is shown as "Johnson (Anderson), Ivie", and as being married, so presumably Johnson is a married name. She was living at Berkeley. The 1928 record shows her birth place as Gilroy (Santa Clara County), California, which agrees with most sources these days.
Incidentally, the records I've seen support 10 July 1904 as the birth date, rather than 1905, as I think is favored by Neil Slaven.
The next record is the 1930 census, in which she appears as Ivie Anderson, but her birthplace (and that of her parents) is shown as Oklahoma. She was with her (apparently maternal) grandmother, Frances Jones, et al. Ivie's occupation was given as Club Entertainer, Sings & Dances.
The third record is the passenger list of the Ellington band's return in 1939 from Europe. She is listed as Ivie Anderson with the 1904 birth date, but her birthplace is shown as Gibson, California. Gibson is in Shasta County.
Finally, her California death certificate (1949) shows her as Ivie Anderson Collins. It gives her father's family name as Smith and her mother's as Jones [the latter according with her (maternal) grandmother's name in the 1930 census].
Despite this plethora of (some very common) family names, no other known official records seem to relate to her.
There seem to be *no* black entries for Ivie (or Ivy) of whatever family name in California in 1910 (whether in Santa Clara County or Shasta County or otherwise), so Gilroy or Gibson, or whatever, seems to be an accident of birth.
But Oklahoma offers no obvious better prospects. We need inspiration to be able to delve further.
And, anyway, how should we understand the causes of the discrepancies? Does Gilroy migrate to Gibson only by handwriting reading error? Did Frances Jones think that, because she came from Oklahoma, therefore ultimately everyone else in this family also did? Or was the informant, whoever it was, pulling the census taker's leg?
Under the hit-and-miss method of US census-taking, many people were missed at each census date, but (especially with females) it can also be that people don't appear because of some change of family name. And then there are age or origin discrepancies, etc.
Finally, a google throws up the notion that Ivie sang with Anson Weeks' band at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, apparently an upmarket place in San Francisco, sometime in the late 1920s. Would this be the first time a black singer was featured with a white band in live performance in the US?
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Uncommon Nasa & Samurai Banana bring you nothing less then the dope shit! The best that the underground and progressive hip-hop scene has to offer from across the US and around the world. This show is presented by two huge music nerds that also happen to be a rapper and a dj and want to put you onto the latest and greatest stuff you might not of heard of yet. We'll also feature some dope conversations and dope interviews in addition to all the dope mixes.
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Last week, I shared a meme on Facebook that was a big hit – understandably so. In case you missed it, here is the image again.
It's funny, sure. But I say it's all fun and games until your Facebook account gets hacked for real. [Read more…]
Last week, I shared a meme on Facebook that was a big hit – understandably so. In case you missed it, here is the image again.
It's funny, sure. But I say it's all fun and games until your Facebook account gets hacked for real. [Read more…]
I don't think it's necessary to emphasize just how important it is for freelancers (or any business relying on storing data on computers for that matter) to back up their files on a regular basis. From pending articles to book manuscripts to invoices – all of these documents are essential to running your freelance business successfully.
Imagine your hard drive suddenly crashing. You know how that goes.
Thank goodness for technology that offers storage that makes it easy for anyone to back up data, and not only does present technology make it easy, it offers more security as well.
So I ask you this question: when did you last back up your hard drive?
If you don't really pay attention to this task – which should be done on a regular basis – maybe this article can serve as a wake-up call. [Read more…]
Editor's note: This post was written by Cassie Phillips, a freelance writer and technology blogger with a passion for internet security. She enjoys sharing tech news and tips for online safety and data privacy with fellow freelance writers. Check out other articles by following Cassie on Twitter.
To start off, I'd like to express my gratitude to FWJ for allowing me to publish my article on their page. I've found their website to be an excellent resource for freelance writers and I would recommend you take a look at "5 Questions Freelance Writers Should Ask Prospective Clients," as the information mentioned is both useful and important for every freelancer to know. [Read more…]
We rarely talk about search engine optimization on FWJ. We have, however, raised the question of whether or not a freelance writer has to know SEO. Here's a quote from an article we published on the topic a while back:
No freelance writer has to understand SEO. You can be a wonderful writer without the knowledge of SEO, and this is truly the core of any writing career. However, many experts recommend that a freelance writer learn at least the basics of SEO in order to become more marketable. In other words, you will have an easier time becoming a profitable writer if you have SEO skills.
This is especially true if you want to put yourself out there and get clients to discover you online.
We've also tackled the topic of the benefits of having an online portfolio, and by knowing some SEO concepts, you increase the chances of your online portfolio getting eyeballs.
While I do believe that the best SEO is still excellent content that people will want to read, there are certain technical concepts and practices that give your site a boost. How do you learn about these practices?
Follow experts in the niche.
I have to admit that I know some "SEO stuff", although I am far from being an expert, but it's part of the job. I read and read some more, then test the principles out. Guess what? I do see some results.
So, if you want to improve your online portfolio or blog's visibility, you might want to learn a thing or two about SEO.
Knowing how hectic a freelance writer's life can be, I don't expect you to be able to carve out a lot of hours to study SEO. That's why I'm sharing this infographic titled "40 Actionable SEO Tips and Tricks From the Experts".
It's short and sweet, with experts in the niche giving bite-sized yet practical tips.
I hope you find it useful!
I don't know about you, but as much as I enjoy all the benefits that being an online worker brings, there are times when I just feel sick and tired of the Internet. I think that, if it weren't for work, I'd disappear from the online world – even if only temporarily.
If you have those urges, and you're actually planning on doing something concrete, here is an infographic that will give you step by step instructions on how to erase your online identity.
How to disappear online [Infographic] by the team at Whoishostingthis
You might be wondering why on earth we're writing about WordPress on FWJ, but if you run your own blog and you use the platform, then you have to be aware of the WordPress global attack that has been the talk of that scene in recent days. We're not all techie, and you may even rely on other people to deal with the technical aspects of your site. If you do some tech tinkering yourself, though, it's best to be aware of events such as this ongoing WordPress global attack. I don't want to go too much into the details, but HostGator revealed some information about the issue earlier this month.
What is this WordPress global attack all about?
Here's a brief and simple description of the issue.
The short and simple explanation of what is happening is that one or more illegal botnets (a network of hundreds, thousands, or millions of compromised computers that are being exploited to perform attacks, send spam, etc) are being used to brute-force attack WordPress sites. The goal of a brute force attack is to try as many username and password combinations as possible in order to find valid login credentials. It's as if someone was trying to guess the combination on a combination lock, but rather than being limited to a single guess every few seconds, they could make hundreds or thousands of guesses a second while never getting tired. (Source)
Why should you be worried?
Obviously, you should only be concerned if you use WordPress. If this is the case, and you get hacked, then a number of things can happen. Your site can be shut down. Your site can be used to send spam, commit fraud, and all sorts of other illegal (or distasteful at best) activities. Illegal activities aside, having no access to your content can totally throw you off balance, especially if you use your blog or web site as a portfolio.
What should you do?
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, my grandmother used to say, so the simplest thing you can do is change your password and use a very strong one. Use a password generator if you have to. Additionally, if you use "admin" as username, remove that immediately and change it. According to security experts, this is the most common username that is guessed, granting the hackers access to countless WordPress sites.
If you want to go the extra mile, take a look at services that can detect and repel such attacks.
What if it's too late?
If you've been victimized by the issue, then you might think it's too late. It's not the end of the world, though. There are also services which can help you recover your site in case it gets hacked. HackedRecovery is one such service, and it also gives you support to bolster your site's security.
Has anyone been at the receiving end of these attacks?
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Girl's Night Out9:00 AM
I recently got a question from a reader about how I manage my time between hanging out with my husband but also with my girlfriends. As you can see from my blog, everything I write about does involve me and J, but I do see my girlfriends quite often. I think that it's important to have the balance in the relationship because although I do spend the majority of time with him and prefer it that way, it's important to me to see my girls often and have that girl time.
I try to see all of my girlfriends either individually or as a group at least once a month and on top of that we are always texting or emailing each other so I never feel like I go too long without knowing what's happening in their lives. Just because I'm married doesn't mean I don't still love listening to my single friends' dating horror stories or the rare occasion that they do meet a man that is worth their time. It is also fun to have girlfriends who now have babies as my thoughts on babies are still years away but it's nice to have a little bit of that in my life as well.
I recently went out with my friend Crystal to Boka and had a great time. We drank fun girly drinks, ate some fab food and came up with a project that you will (hopefully) be seeing on this blog soon!
And since I don't go anywhere without my camera I made sure to document everything we consumed that night.
The appetizers were delicious and flavorful.
Crystal was a good sport about letting me take pictures before she took a bite out of everything.
Dark chocolate creme brulee and powdered donuts!
We met a few years ago at my very first job out of college and even though we've both moved on to bigger and better things we still see each other often and always have the best time together. Our favorite topic? Makeup! She's the one that helped me pick out my first pair of false lashes.
So yes, I do still see my girls a lot the only difference now than a few years ago is that I get home at 11pm rather than 2am! That makes for a happy husband. :)
all pictures by style-ish
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I agree completely with you--it can be tricky to juggle a relationship and your gal pals. In between our get-togethers, there are definitely a lot of texts and emails! I love your pictures :-)ReplyDelete
Tagged you, by the way!!
Hi Tiffany! I wanted to let you know that I added you to my fav blogs on my blog...hope that is okay:) Have a great day!!ReplyDelete
mmmmmmmmmmmm those drinks look so yummy. i'm thirsty.ReplyDelete
Girl time is so important...Love it!ReplyDelete
The food looks delicious!!
I love girls night outs :)ReplyDelete
question for you - i know you bring your camera everywhere so i'm wondering...what camera bag do you use? i'm having a hard time finding a styleish bag for my dslr and figure if anyone knows of one - it'd be you!ReplyDelete
Everything looks so delicious!ReplyDelete
I've found that it is harder to keep in touch with my friends now that we're out of college, but we do pretty well about scheduling visits and chatting during the day.
it's been a while since we had a girls night out... priorities changed... it's different when they start having kids, and those who don't are too far... i miss my girlfriends =(ReplyDelete
That seems like so much fun :) Good for you, that you have such a full life!ReplyDelete
Yummm Boka! I have fond memories of that place, since we stayed at Hotel 1000 and ate there lots of times during our honeymoon.ReplyDelete
Do you feel self conscious whipping out your camera during meals? What do your friends think? What do the servers and nearby tables say?
I'm just curious what the experiences of others have been.
i can't get over how delish those desserts look!ReplyDelete
ooooh yay for girls nights!!!ReplyDelete
Jenna - you know, I haven't really gotten much of a reaction when I whip my camera out. My friends know that I love to take pictures so they are cool with it (except when they want to bite into their food and I say "STOP! picture!" :))ReplyDelete
the servers always just smile at me and I don't think I've ever noticed nearby tables reacting. If anything I get people that want me to take pictures of them. haha!


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I believe at heart, all dogs are good dogs. Or, at least strive to be good dogs. There are many dog breeds in the world today and my two fur kids are definitely couture. They are a melting pot of mixed breeds which make them all the more special to me. Abe is most likely a Labrador Retriever mix and Chico is some combination of Chihuahua and Corgi perhaps. I did purchase a DNA test (Wisdom Panel) for each of them and will be swabbing their cheeks soon! Most importantly, they are both dog rescue success stories! Prior to adopting Abe, over eight years ago, my husband and I knew that dog...Read More


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- The basic foundation for skills such as reading and writing, as well as the concepts involved in language, math, science, world language and culture are taught in elementary school.
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Walk for Wishes 5-K Walk/Run to benefit Make-A-Wish Southern Florida
Weston, FL
Sat 02/08/2014
5-K, Recreational/Fun Walk/Run
1000 Participants
Chip Timing, Online Entry Available
|Sat 02/08/2014
|Recreational/Fun Walk/Run (5-K)
WHAT: 5th Annual Walk for Wishes 5-K Walk/Run to benefit Make-A-Wish Southern Florida WHERE: Markham Park 16001 W. State Road 84 Sunrise, FL 33326 PARKING: Ample parking is available at Markham Park. The park entry fee will be waived for event participants. Guests who are spectators must pay the $1.50 entry fee. WHEN: Saturday, February 8, 2014 7:30 a.m. ? Registration 8:30 a.m. ? 5-K Walk/Run Begins 9:00 a.m. ? Family Fun Day Begins (until 11 a.m.) WHO: Members of any business, organization, school, hospital, religious group, etc. can make up a team. Even friends and neighbors can join together in this team effort! TEAMS: Teams consist of a minimum of 4 people. Each team member must register online and pay an entry fee. This entry fee includes a t-shirt (if registered by January 10, 2014) and admission into the Family Fun Day. FEES: Adult Participant (Walker or Runner): $25 registration in advance/$30 on event day. Ages 13 and up. Child Participant (Walker or Runner): $10 registration in advance/$15 on event day.
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Store your precious possessions in this item's felt-lined top drawer to keep your treasures safe. The textured felt helps to keep items in place as you open and close the drawer, preventing tangles of necklaces or hard-to-find accessories. The lining also creates a barrier between sharp or metal items and the drawer bottom, which could be easily scratched.
Full extension glides allow you to smoothly open your drawers to find whatever you're looking for. The drawer box moves seamlessly to the very front of the piece, making it easy for you to see and reach items stowed at the back of the drawer.
Drawers are constructed with dovetail joinery, ensuring long-lasting strength and storage. Made up of interlocking wedge-shaped elements called pins and tails, the joint connects drawer fronts, sides, and backs, designed to withstand the daily pulling forces you apply when you open a drawer, for problem-free use. A time-tested joint that predates written history, dovetail drawers are a mark of quality furniture construction.
This five drawer chest will give your bedroom both generous storage and contemporary styling. The top drawer features felt-lining, perfect for your more fragile accessories, while every drawer features English dovetail joinery and full extension glides for durability and ease of use. The piece is crafted from Asian hardwood and red oak veneer in a bitter chocolate finish that, when paired with the chrome handle hardware, completes the contemporary look.
The Berkshire 5 Drawer Chest with Chrome Hardware by Coaster at Del Sol Furniture in the Phoenix, Glendale, Tempe, Scottsdale, Avondale, Peoria, Goodyear, Litchfield, Arizona area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
Contemporary in both design and function, this collection of bedroom furniture is sure to make a statement in your bedroom. Built-in outlets in the nightstand and LED touch lighting in the headboard provide that modern functionality, while a bold, bitter chocolate finish paired with chrome handle hardware represent trendy design. You'll love beginning and ending each day with the pieces from this collection.
The Berkshire collection is a great option if you are looking for Contemporary furniture in the Phoenix, Glendale, Tempe, Scottsdale, Avondale, Peoria, Goodyear, Litchfield, Arizona area.
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It could be lights out for some outdoor activities, including fireworks displays, because thunderstorms could impact Fairfield County on both Monday, July 3rd, and Tuesday, July 4th, according to AccuWeather.com.
There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, but it could wash out some outdoor activities in the area over the holiday depending on when it arrives, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson.
"A fast-moving storm may allow clearing in the Midwest but cause holiday to be ruined in the Northeast," Anderson said.
After sunny and comfortable days Wednesday and Thursday, there is a chance of thunderstorms Friday as temperatures climb into the mid- and upper 80s and humidity increases.
Saturday will be partly sunny and again humid with a high in the mid-80s.
The outlook for Sunday calls for a mix of sun and clouds with a pop-up thunderstorm possible and a high in the low 80s.
Monday and Tuesday will both be partly cloudy days with highs in the low 80s and a chance of storms in the afternoon and evening both days.
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II GPS Digital SLR Camera Body with 64GB Card + Backpack + Battery/Charger + Tripod + Remote + Tele/Wide Lens Kit
|Canon EOS 7D Mark II GPS Digital SLR Camera Body
|Canon 200EG Deluxe Digital SLR Camera Backpack Case
|Transcend 64GB SecureDigital SDXC 300x UHS-I Class 10 Memory Card
|Spare LP-E6N Battery for Canon
|Battery Charger for Canon LP-E6
|Precision Design PD-58PVTR 58" Photo/Video Tripod with Case
|Universal 3 Color Diffuser Filter Set for Pop-Up DSLR Camera Flashes
|Precision Design RC-6 Wireless Shutter Release Remote Control for Canon Cameras
|Precision Design 2.5x Telephoto & .45x Wide-Angle Digital Lenses (49mm/52mm/55mm/58mm)
|Precision Design SD/SDHC & MicroSD HC Card Reader
|Precision Design 8 SD / 2 MicroSD Memory Card Case
|Precision Design 6-Piece Camera & Lens Cleaning Kit
|Precision Design Universal LCD Screen Protectors
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II GPS Digital SLR Camera Body with:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II GPS Digital SLR Camera Body
Fuel your creative passion.
The Canon EOS 7D Mark II GPS Digital SLR Camera is designed to meet the demands of photographers and videographers who want a camera that can provide a wide range of artistic opportunities. With a winning combination of cutting-edge operations and a robust, ergonomic design, it is optimized to make even the most challenging photography simple and easy. The EOS 7D Mark II features a refined APS-C sized 20.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor with Dual DIGIC 6 Image Processors for gorgeous imagery.
It shoots up to 10 frames per second at ISOs ranging from 100-16000 (expandable to H1: 25600, H2: 51200), has a 65-point all cross-type AF system and features Canon's amazing Dual Pixel CMOS AF for brilliant Live-View AF. It has dual card slots for both CF and SD cards, USB 3.0 connectivity and even has built-in GPS for easy location tagging, automatically. Compatible with an ever-expanding collection of EF and EF-S lenses plus a host of EOS accessories, the EOS 7D Mark II is an ideal tool for creative and ambitious photography.
Canon 200EG Deluxe Digital SLR Camera Backpack Case with:
1 Year Canon USA Warranty
Canon 200EG Deluxe Digital SLR Camera Backpack Case
Protect your valuable camera with this genuine Canon backpack.
Made from rugged, water-repellent nylon, the Canon 200EG Deluxe Digital SLR Camera Backpack Case will easily hold your camera, lenses, flash, and other accessories, while allowing you to keep your hands free for uninterrupted shooting. The interior features padded compartments with adjustable padded dividers, enough to safely hold two camera bodies, and up to six lenses or other large accessories. The interior also features two mesh zippered pockets, perfect for storing small accessories such as lens filters, memory cards, batteries or film.
This backpack also contains a large zippered compartment on the front of the bag, as well as a flexible webbing that is designed to hold a light jacket or extra shirt. Both sides of the backpack feature a small accessory pocket, and a padded back and shoulder straps ensure comfort even when carrying heavy loads.
Fits: 1 - 2 DSLR camera bodies, 5 - 6 lenses, a flash, memory cards, spare battery, iPod, smartphone, plus other accessories.
Transcend 64GB SecureDigital SDXC 300x UHS-I Class 10 Memory Card with:
Lifetime Transcend USA Warranty
Transcend 64GB SecureDigital SDXC 300x UHS-I Class 10 Memory Card
Shoot and store more pictures at blazing-fast Class 10 speed!
More memory means more pictures, and you'll be able to store hundreds of high-quality photos and videos with this ultra-fast Transcend 64GB SecureDigital SDXC 300x UHS-I Class 10 Memory Card. SDXC memory cards feature high data transfer speeds of 60MB/s, allowing you to capture images and video faster than with a standard SD card. Now you can shoot faster, capture super-smooth digital video, and take full advantage of your camera's maximum image quality and resolution settings. UHS-I Cards are fully compatible with SD 3.01 standards, easy to use with plug-and-play operation and feature built-in Error Correcting Code (ECC) to detect and correct transfer errors.
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Spare LP-E6N Battery for Canon with:
1 Year Manufacturer USA Warranty
Spare LP-E6N High Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
A spare battery is an essential accessory. No power, no pictures!
Increase your shooting capacity with this powerful LP-E6N Lithium-ion rechargeable battery for Canon digital cameras. More powerful than your standard battery, this spare high-capacity LP-E6N will not put constraints on how you want to shoot. Plus, this rechargeable battery is Memory Free. It can be charged at any time without harm, even if it already has a partial charge, and can be typically charged over 1000 times.
Battery Charger for Canon LP-E6 with:
1 Year Manufacturer USA Warranty
Rapid Battery Charger for Canon LP-E6
Power up your battery with this convenient travel charger.
This Multi-Voltage Rapid Battery Charger plugs directly in to a standard wall outlet or your car's 12V DC outlet, and charges your LP-E6 battery in approximately 60 to 90 minutes. Its flat-pin, foldable design allows easy storage and makes it the most compact battery charger on the market! In addition, this charger includes a European adapter plug for use in 250V outlets.
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Precision Design PD-58PVTR 58" Photo/Video Tripod with Case with:
10 Year Precision Design USA Warranty
Precision Design Deluxe Camera Tripod with Case
Get increased performance and extraordinarily sharp pictures
Lightweight and sturdy, this 58-inch tripod is ideal for keeping your camera steady in nearly any location, allowing you to capture crisp, clear, steady images with ease. With the use of a tripod, you can freely shoot at slow shutter speeds and extreme telephoto settings, and you can compose shots with precise control for perfect portraits and group pictures.
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Universal 3 Color Diffuser Filter Set for Pop-Up DSLR Camera Flashes with:
1 Year Precision Design USA Warranty
Universal 3 Color Diffuser Filter Set for Pop-Up DSLR Camera Flashes
Soften, warm and cool light for professional results.
This Color Diffuser Filter Set provides a selection of plastic diffusion and color correction caps for use with DSLR pop-up flashes. It includes a soft white diffuser that will soften the light from the built-in flash, a 1/2 warming diffuser that will warm the light, and a 1/2 cooling diffuser that will cool the light.
This diffuser set easily mounts on the hot shoe slot of most cameras with a pop-up flash, greatly softening the quality of light. It's great for portraits, candids and close-ups. The height of each diffuser is adjustable -- its twin prongs fit into any of the ten sets of holes at the rear of the diffuser -- for a perfect fit with almost any camera model.
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Precision Design RC-6 Wireless Shutter Release Remote Control for Canon Cameras with:
1 Year Precision Design USA Warranty
Precision Design RC-6 Wireless Shutter Release Remote Control for Canon Cameras
Handy and convenient for those difficult to approach shots.
The Precision Design RC-6 Wireless Shutter Release Remote Control for Canon Cameras is a miniature infrared transmitter, handy for taking pictures of subjects that are difficult to approach, or to minimize vibration for close-ups and time exposure. It operates at ranges up to 16.4 ft. (5m), and may also be used to activate mirror lock and bulb shutter function.
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Precision Design 2.5x Telephoto & .45x Wide-Angle Digital Lenses (49mm/52mm/55mm/58mm) with:
1 Year Precision Design USA Warranty
2.5x Telephoto & .45x Wide-Angle Digital Lenses
Extend your Telephoto, Wide Angle & Macro capabilities
These handy lenses have been designed to enhance your wide angle, telephoto and macro capabilities, while maintaining the full autofocus and auto exposure operations of your camera.
Construction from durable, lightweight aluminum, these attachments easily fit to the front of most small-diameter lenses with a filter thread, and are themselves threaded to accept filters for further creative effects and picture control. The all-glass lens elements are fully coated to reduce reflections and flare, and will match the optical quality of today's high-performance digital cameras and camcorders. Each lens is supplied with front and rear lens caps, and soft case for protection.
These lenses will fit the following filter mounts: 49mm, 52mm, 55mm, 58mm
NOTE: These add-on lenses work best with standard focal length lenses, such as 18-55mm lenses included with most DSLR cameras.
Precision Design SD/SDHC & MicroSD HC Card Reader with:
1 Year Precision Design USA Warranty
Precision Design USB 2.0 SD / microSD Memory Card Reader
Easily transfer files from your SD or microSD memory card.
The Precision Design USB 2.0 SD / microSD Card Reader transfers photos and videos from your SD, SDHC, microSD or microSDHC memory card to your computer quickly and easily, without the hassle of connecting your camera to the computer. It provides fast transfer speeds, universal USB 2.0 connectivity, and easy plug-and-play installation. It is compatible with both Windows and Mac, and requires no external power.
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Precision Design 8 SD / 2 MicroSD Memory Card Case with:
1 Year Precision Design USA Warranty
Precision Design Memory Card Case
Secure your memory cards and protect your digital photos.
The Precision Design Memory Card Case provides protection and durability where it counts, and keeps up to 8 SecureDigital (SD) cards safe from impacts, moisture and other hazards.
This tough plastic case also includes two microSD card holders (shaped like standard SD cards) that can be used to securely store these especially small memory cards.
Precision Design 6-Piece Camera & Lens Cleaning Kit with:
1 Year Precision Design USA Warranty
Precision Design 6-Piece Lens & Digital SLR Cleaning Kit
Essential items for the proper maintenance of your equipment.
It's obvious that the cleaner the lens and camera sensor, the sharper your pictures will be. Dirt, dust, and fingerprints will degrade the image quality of even the finest optics. However, it's equally important to avoid using incorrect cleaning materials which can permanently damage your photo equipment.
This 6-piece cleaning kit contains everything you'll ever need to properly clean your lenses and digital SLR camera, including an air blower, soft brush, cleaning solution, lens tissues, cotton swabs, and a microfiber cloth. Also includes a soft carrying pouch.
Precision Design Universal LCD Screen Protectors with:
5 Year Precision Design USA Warranty
Precision Design Universal
LCD Screen Protectors
Keep your LCD screen clean and protected from scratches.
This package contains 3 Universal LCD Screen Protectors that can be easily cut to size, attached and removed. Each piece protects your LCD screen from scratches and wear, and reduces glare for enhanced viewing. A squeegee card is also included to make application even easier, and to reduce air bubbles. These screen protectors can be used on a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras, camcorders, cell phones, handheld video games, and more.
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|Canon EOS 7D Mark II GPS Digital SLR Camera
|Camera Type:
|Digital SLR Camera
|Effective Pixels:
|20.2 million
|Total Pixels:
|20.9 million
|Sensor Type:
|Sensor Size:
|22.4 x 15mm
|Image Sizes:
| Large: Approx. 20.00 Megapixels (5472 x 3648)
Medium: Approx. 8.90 Megapixels (3648 x 2432)
S1 (Small 1): Approx. 5.00 Megapixels (2736 x 1824)
S2 (Small 2): Approx. 2.50 Megapixels (1920 x 1280)
S3 (Small 3): Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480)
RAW: Approx. 20.00 Megapixels (5472 x 3648)
M-RAW: Approx. 11.20 Megapixels (4104 x 2736)
S-RAW: Approx. 5.00 Megapixels (2736 x 1824)
|Image Formats:
|JPEG, RAW (14-bit, Canon original), sRAW, mRAW, RAW+JPEG
|MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM), MP4 (Image data: H.264, Audio: AAC)
|Lens Mount:
|Canon EF
|Autofocus Type:
|65 focus points (15 cross-type sensors)
|Focus Modes:
|Automatic (A)
Continuous-servo AF (C)
Manual Focus (M)
Single-servo AF (S)
|ISO Sensitivity:
ISO 100-16000 (Extended Mode: 100-51200)
|Shutter Type:
|Electronic & Mechanical
|Shutter Speeds:
|1/8000, 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 0.5", 1"
|Continuous/Burst Shooting:
|High-speed: Maximum approx. 10.0 fps (Maximum approx. 9.5 fps with EOS iTR AF)
*At 1/1000 sec. or faster shutter speed, and at the maximum aperture (varies depending on the lens)
Low-speed: Approx. 3 fps (default setting)
Silent continuous shooting: Maximum approx. 4.0 fps
|2, 5, 10, 20 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
|Exposure Metering System:
|150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor
|Exposure Modes:
| Scene Intelligent Auto
Program AE (shiftable)
Shutter-priority AE (Safety shift possible)
Aperture-priority AE (Safety shift possible)
Manual exposure
Custom shooting mode C1, C2, C3
|Exposure Compensation:
|-5 EV to +5 EV (in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
|AE Lock:
|White Balance:
|Auto, Cloudy, Color Temperature, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent (White), Shade, Sunset, Tungsten, Twilight
|Shooting Modes:
High-speed continuous
Low-speed continuous shooting
Silent single shooting
Silent continuous shooting
10-sec self-timer/remote control
2-sec. self-timer/remote control
|Built-in flash
External flash
|Flash Control:
|Flash Sync Terminal:
|Flash Compensation:
|-3 EV to +3 EV (in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
|SLR-type with fixed eye-level pentaprism
100% coverage
1.0x magnification
|Monitor Type:
|Monitor Size:
|3.0 in. diagonal
|Monitor Resolution:
|1,040,000 Dots
|Live View:
|Photo and video
|Power Source:
|LP-E6N Lithium-ion Battery
|HDMI C (Mini)
|English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukraine, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese
|Dimensions (WxHxD):
|5.9 x 4.4 x 3.1 in. (148.6 x 112.4 x 78.2mm)
|2.0 lbs. (910g) (with battery and memory card)
Reviews are for the first item in the kit:
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By Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY
SEOUL, South Korea Eight years ago, when John O'Brien
was 16, most young Americans with a legitimate dream of participating in soccer's
World Cup lived in the comfort of their parents' home, starred for their high
school and enjoyed playing for an elite-level club team. O'Brien had packed
his bags in Playa del Rey, Calif., and moved to Amsterdam to join the renowned
youth development program of Dutch soccer club Ajax, one of Europe's most storied
pro teams.
"I had mixed feelings about him going,"
says his mother, Marianne. "I figured it was going to be like an exchange program,
that he would go over for a year and then come back. On the plane ride over
I told him he could always come back. He told me, 'I'm going to make it.' "
He did make it. And of all the players on the 2002 U.S.
World Cup team, O'Brien has perhaps the most remarkable story. After a youth
coach in California with ties to the Amsterdam club recommended O'Brien for
the Ajax Youth Academy and O'Brien was accepted, he finished high school in
Amsterdam, mastered Dutch in two years, and gradually advanced through Ajax's
demanding, Darwinian system. This season, he helped Ajax (pronouced eye-ax)
win the Dutch Cup and the Dutch League regular season title.
But the story is still unfolding. If the U.S. team ties
or beats winless Poland on Friday, it will advance to the second round of the
World Cup. A trip to the round of 16 would complete an impressive turnaround
from the Americans' last-place finish at the 1998 World Cup in France and be
just their third appearance in the tournament's elimination phase.
The U.S. team is in this position in large part because
of O'Brien. When injuries sidelined one crucial midfielder for each of the Americans'
first two games, he took an increased playing and leadership role. In the USA's
first game, against Portugal, he scored in the fourth minute of a 3-2 upset
victory. Against South Korea, his exquisitely placed pass to forward Clint Mathis
set up the team's goal in a 1-1 tie.
"He's been a part of big plays in both games," says U.S.
coach Bruce Arena. "I'm very pleased with the way he's playing. He's a very
good passer and a good two-way midfielder who's really helped us.
"I give him a lot of credit as well as his family," Arena
added of O'Brien's journey. "He knew at 16 years old that this is what he wanted
to do, to be a professional soccer player. He had gone through the Ajax youth
system and earned respect there and kept getting invited back and eventually
made it to the first team, which is unusual. Coming up through the system doesn't
happen much anymore because there's so much pressure on these clubs that they'll
just go out and buy established players. They don't have the patience to wait
for their players to develop. So to have an American be part of that process
is just unbelievable."
Making a name for himself
Before the World Cup, O'Brien, 24, was unknown to to the
casual American fan. He had made only 13 national team appearances, largely
due to a string of injuries and his club commitments with Ajax. The best glimpse
of O'Brien came during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, when he led the U.S. under-23
squad to a best-ever fourth-place finish.
Two months ago, Reyna, the U.S. team captain, was asked
what U.S. player might emerge to grab the world's attention in this tournament.
"One player that I think will open a lot of people's eyes
is John O'Brien," Reyna said. "He's an excellent player. When he's on the field,
he makes us so much better. He's one player who will show that he's a bigger
name than he is. He's known in Holland. You don't play for Ajax for no reason.
But he will become better known. He's very mature for his age. He's such a good
professional. You don't see that in a lot of the younger American kids. They
go away from home, from America, and they're lost. He's very well-rounded."
Stewart has an even keener sense of O'Brien's stature.
Stewart was raised in Holland where his father, a U.S. serviceman, was based.
He entered a Dutch club's developmental system at 17 and has played professionally
in that country since 1988. He marvels at O'Brien's accomplishments. "Johnny
did it all by himself," he says.
When this praise is relayed to O'Brien, he grins slightly.
"They're just setting me up," he says. "I'll get them back."
All in the family
O'Brien's first soccer coach was his mom. He was 5. Marianne
remembers him taking his He-Man figurines, arranging them into soccer teams
and throwing He-Man tournaments. He grew up playing on youth travel teams in
California, and he gained a perspective of soccer's importance to the world
through family trips abroad. His mother was a physical education teacher and
now works with kids with disabilities in the Los Angeles city school district.
His father, Bill, invented FrozFruit, the popular frozen fruit bars on popsicle
sticks, a company he recently sold.
O'Brien laughs at the memory of the big freezer in the
house, full of FrozFruit. What a coup for a kid: It was as if his dad owned
an ice cream truck. He remembers all his friends coming by the house to load
up. "They would leave the house with crinkling pockets full of fruit bars,"
O'Brien says.
He was an excellent student in high school and had planned
to go to Duke, but when Ajax called, he changed his mind. He lived the first
year with a Dutch family, then made his own way. In California, O'Brien was
accustomed to practices maybe twice a week late in the evening. "Sometimes we
would have lights, sometimes we would have a goal, sometimes we would have balls,"
he says of the casual atmosphere. At Ajax, well, he had all of this and much
more two practices a day, every day.
Only two Americans have played for Ajax, according to the
team's American fan club. The first was a New Yorker named Eddy Hamel, who played
80 years ago before being captured by the Nazis and murdered in the gas chambers
at Auschwitz. O'Brien is the first American to start his journey at the Ajax
Youth Academy, following in the footsteps of legends like Johan Cruyff, Marco
van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, to name a few.
Focus on soccer
So how did O'Brien have all of this figured out at 16?
How did he know that the struggles of leaving home at such a young age would
lead to this? "I didn't have it all figured out," he says. "I just made the
step. I knew I was interested in soccer. But once I got over to Holland, it
became my focal point."
Now O'Brien lives in the center of Amsterdam, surrounded
by canals and the bustle of the city. "The best part of where I live is that
it's convenient to everything," O'Brien says. "I've lived there eight years
and I still haven't gotten rid of my American mentality of convenience."
And then he smiles.
He is no longer anonymous in the city. And now, after two
games on the greatest of stages, he is no longer anonymous in the world.


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Their three short Moishe House Rocks animated videos — one for Shabbat, one for Havdallah and one on how to build a sukkah — are now online.
Funded earlier this year by a grant from the Jewish New Media Innovation Fund, the clips are designed to appeal to 20-somethings seeking to expand their Jewish horizons, such as Moishe House residents.
Moishe House is an Oakland-based international organization that creates Jewish group-living arrangements for young adults.
"We have found that for many residents, this is their first time actively participating in Shabbat, Havdallah [the ceremony marking the end of Shabbat] and Sukkot," said Moishe House co-founder David Cygielman. "Not only are they now doing these Jewish holidays and rituals at home, they are responsible for leading them. We want to increase the resources we provide for residents."
Moishe House collaborated with G-dcast, the brash S.F.-based company that creates short animated films on Jewish themes, usually Torah text.
G-dcast executive director Sarah Lefton said at first they considered doing clips on big-ticket holidays, like Passover or Chanukah, but decided to change the emphasis to more quotidian Jewish tasks.
The clips are "a tool [Moishe House] can offer residents to get them up to speed; a fun, easygoing way to practice," Lefton explained. "Leading a Kiddush can be intimidating."
The Shabbat clip depicts a young guy showing up at what looks like a Moishe House and waging a series of "battles" to get Shabbat under way: the blessings over wine, bread and the washing of hands. For each successful step, he wins on-screen points, including "buzz points" for sipping the wine.
Going against type, in the clip the young man does the candle blessing, a role usually reserved for women.
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A second clip about Havdallah is done in shades of gray and has an evocative, nocturnal quality to it, much like Havdallah itself.
The third clip, on sukkah-building, is a humorous piece that draws on some little-known talmudic rules, such as the prohibition against using an animal as a sukkah wall, to make comic points.
"This is not a textbook," Cygielman said. "We are hoping that people will not only learn about how to lead these Jewish rituals but also become excited about having the opportunity to do it. Animation in a fun style can lead to this."
In addition to notable local artists, such as singer Elana Jagoda (who performs Debbie Friedman's now-classic "Birchot Havdalah" melody), Moishe House residents took part in the voices, both singing and acting. Among them: singer-guitarist Isaac Zones and comedian Joshua Walters, both of whom live in local Moishe Houses.
"We really wanted to use residents and alumni to lead the way in our G-dcast videos," Cygielman said. "Why not take advantage of such a talented group?"
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Hey guys,
I am trying to set up a user's computer to print from a Terminal Session to a printer attached to the local computer. I can get this to work properly for ONE user, but it will not work for multiple users, even when security privileges are specifically enumerated. (I also tried "Everyone.")
I set up the printer under the Domain Administrator account, and set privileges. The printer is fully available for both users from the local machine, but it only passes the printer to the Terminal server under the login which connects to the Terminal Server next. Any subsequent user to connect to the TS does not have the printer available in their session.
I should also mention that the printer is communicating via the parallel port, and that the "Printers' checkbox IS checked under the Local Resources tab.
I could probably set up a unique printer for each user to use (with slightly different names, for example), but that seems more like a band-aid than a solution.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Aug 17, 2011 at 8:53 UTC
Are you using locked printing?
Aug 17, 2011 at 8:57 UTC
when you say the printer is attached to the local computer what local computer do you mean? is it attached to the terminal server or a the users local computer?
I am assuming the printer is a shared printer, so why not just use a GPO or create a logon script that runs on your terminal server to map the printer to the user when they login?
Aug 17, 2011 at 8:58 UTC
Instead of the users trying to use the printer connected locally to the Terminal Server as a "local" resource of their session, try letting them add the printer as a local source network device on their local domain session.
On their domain login account use Add Printer > Network > \\TerminalServer\printerName
make sense? ...or should I re-phrase?
Aug 17, 2011 at 9:05 UTC
Sorry for the confusion. The printer is connected to the client machine, not the terminal server. RDP should pass the local (client) printers to the Terminal Session upon connection to the server.
The printer is not shared. It will be accessed from home through a VPN connection. However, I am not using the VPN right now for troubleshooting purposes.
Also, Duston, we are not using Locked Printing. All printing that I have been doing is "Print Test Page."
Aug 17, 2011 at 9:15 UTC
I think that you are going to have to share the printer on the network and then add it to everyone's profile via GPO or logon script as a network printer for this work. Otherwise, the local printer will only be available to the user logged in on the local machine.
User will need to be connected to printer like this: \\localcomputer\printer. Basically, you would use the local computer the printer is attached to as a sort of print server.
Aug 17, 2011 at 9:25 UTC
Sorry again for the inaccurate description.
I only need the local users to be able to print to it. Basically, it is a printer at a user's home. However, he and his wife both work here, so the printer needs to be available to both logins.
Thanks for the help.
Aug 17, 2011 at 9:40 UTC
So what is happening, if I understand correctly is that from home, user1 at home connects to the terminal server at work and is able to print documents to the home printer. But when user2 on the same home computer connects to the terminal server, he can't see the local printer.
If you are using Remote Desktop Connection to connect, make sure both users have printers checked on the Local Resources tab prior to connection to the terminal server.
Also, you might want to check out Easy Print. I haven't personally used it, but Microsoft designed it with this sort of situation in mind. But since we use GPOs to block our users from printing to home printers I haven't really looked into it.
Aug 17, 2011 at 9:44 UTC
Thanks, Kristi. that is the correct scenario. I guess I should have explained it like that before. Hehe.
Anyway, I have verified the local resources tab, and the settings are correct.
I will research Easy Print.
Aug 17, 2011 at 10:45 UTC
You might be having issues with admin rights and printer driver installation. As local admin on the box, install a dummy version of that printer and point it to LPT1. Name it something non-confusing, but unattractive. Then with the proper driver already a part of the OS, the RDP clients will stop trying to push it down to the Terminal Server.
Oct 1, 2011 at 11:42 UTC
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Problem can be solve by using TSPrint software. Installing the TSPrint Server on your remote desktop server and TSPrint Client on your client workstations.This will automatically enable you and your users to start printing on their local printers without any problems. TSPrint also offers additional features ..
List of features:
1.Print documents to your local printer
2.Send files to your local computer
3.Open files on your local computer
[URL] http://terminalworks.com/tsprint.php
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Tiger hardly defensive, but poised to defend title
By Harry Blauvelt, USA TODAY
AUGUSTA, Ga. If Tiger Woods wins The Masters on
Sunday, who will help him slip on the green jacket that goes to the champion?
Traditionally, the previous year's winner does the honors. But Woods is defending
champ. He could become only the third golfer to win in consecutive years, following
Jack Nicklaus in 1965-66 and England's Nick Faldo in 1989-90. In 1990, Faldo
asked that Nicklaus be the one to lend a hand, but instead then-Augusta National
Golf Club chairman Hord Hardin stepped up to handle the task. In 1966, Nicklaus
slipped the jacket on himself. Woods doesn't know who, if anyone, might help
him if he wins again.
"That's a good question," says Woods,
26, who is anxious to tee it up in Thursday's opening round at Augusta National
in the year's first major championship.
The answer is, Woods can do it himself or ask someone to
The one person the Augusta gallery and the television
audience might vote for would be Woods' 22-year-old Swedish girlfriend, Elin
Nordegren. Unfortunately for fans, tradition mandates the presenter be an official
or player.
But before anyone presents Woods with a green jacket for
the third time in six tries as a pro, he will have to deal with a more demanding
Augusta National, which has been lengthened from 6,985 yards to 7,270.
"The more difficult they make the course, the more the
great golfers like it," says Woods' coach, Butch Harmon. "Tiger gears everything
for the majors. He knows great players are judged on how many majors they win."
It's no secret Woods would like to surpass Nicklaus' record
of winning 18 professional majors, the gold standard for measuring golf greatness.
Woods has won six majors, including the 1997 Masters, where
he set records for lowest score at 18-under-par 270 and largest victory margin
at 12 strokes over Tom Kite.
"I think Tiger's scoring record is pretty safe," says Harmon,
commenting on the toughening of the course.
It's clear that Woods and Augusta National are a perfect
fit. In the past five years, he has two victories and four top-10 finishes at
The Masters.
Only two players have won consecutive Masters championships: Jack Nicklaus
(1965-66) and Nick Faldo (1989-90).
Source: The Masters, PGA Tour
Woods is second on the Tour in driving distance. The relatively
open course suits his game, letting him use his driver on most any hole he desires.
Adding his superb short game, Augusta sets up well for Woods.
Early on Woods showed an impressive knowledge of golf history,
especially the traditions of The Masters.
"It's special for anyone to play here," he says. "What
I've done in the past, this golf course just felt really nice. It felt real
He first came to Augusta National as an amateur in 1995
and stayed in the Crow's Nest, a living space for as many as five people above
the main clubhouse.
It's a lot like the loft of an old house and is reserved
for amateurs during Masters week. Golf photos and sketches line the walls.
Woods remembers getting lost his first night trying to
find his way down to the front desk. It was 9:30 at night.
He wandered into the Champions Locker Room and wasn't sure
if he was allowed in there. He gazed at all the lockers.
"And here I am (now), lo and behold, lockered up with Jackie
Burke," Woods says. "So it's really cool."
Besides the remodeled course, Woods will have to stave
off a host of challengers, including some of pro golf's best 25-and-under young
Spain's Sergio Garcia, 22, says he believes the gap is
closing between Woods and the rest of the players.
"I've been saying it for a long time," Garcia says. "That
people are playing better and everybody, all of us, are getting closer to that
Woods gives the kiddie corps its due.
"There are a lot of good, solid young players out here,"
he says. "That's great for our game. They hit the ball a long ways. I think
that's the wave of the future."
Woods says instruction has changed.
"Instead of getting the ball in play first and learn how
to hit it," he says, "now it's hit it as far as you can and we'll straighten
it out later."
Whether he'll be challenged by relative newcomers or veterans
this week, the world's No. 1 golfer seems relaxed and ready.
The green jacket, awarded to the Masters winner is probably the most
coveted garment in sports. Things you might not know about the jacket:
His family is here.
"They come every year," he says.
He was in a playful mood with media Tuesday.
"Am I young or not?" Woods asked.
Reporter: "Older."
Woods: "Tour vet, right?"
Reporter: "Seasoned."
Woods: "I'm not grizzled yet, though."
Maybe not, but fellow pros know he's the man to beat.
"His chances are above great," Fred Couples says.
Last year at this time, Woods was under intense pressure
to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive major championship.
"It's a lot easier this year, because I don't have to answer
the questions at every tournament site leading up to the event," he says. "The
talk this year is not going after four in a row but the course changes."
Still, all the buzz this week hasn't been about revamped
Augusta National or whether Woods can become the third repeat champion.
His girlfriend, Nordegren, is a hot topic.
She was a nanny for Tour player Jesper Parnevik, his wife,
Mia, and their four children until last summer.
"Elin is very down to earth, humble, responsible and mature,"
Parnevik says. "She was a very good nanny."
It has been widely reported that Parnevik introduced the
two at last year's British Open in England, although their dating apparently
began in earnest much more recently.
"I think it's in the last month or so they started seeing
each other," Parnevik says.
Woods jokes about the lengths to which he'll go to thank
"I tell you one thing," Woods says, smiling, "I'm not going
to throw a tournament down the stretch for him."
A reporter asked Tour pro Charles Howell III why, given
his friendship with Parnevik, he didn't get an introduction to Nordegren.
"I'm married ... that's one small problem," Howell says.
"But, no, that's an interesting relationship there."
It works for Woods.
"I'm happy," he says.
Parnevik believes the romance heated up in December at
the Williams World Challenge, a limited-field event in California where Woods
serves as the host.
"Elin came to visit us and then went with us to the Williams,"
Parnevik says. "I think they started talking there and maybe went to a movie
or something."
Nordegren was on hand in Orlando last month when Woods
won the Bay Hill Invitational for the third consecutive time. It was his first
and only victory in 2002.
"I think they're good together," Parnevik says. "She'd
be good for anybody."
Contributing: Gary Mihoces, Jerry Potter


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text: Nice attempt at cleanup. Not sure about this patch but I do have comments. 1. Why call it 'boottime_locking' - why not readonly_locking which is clearer? 2. If you make this change you'll also need to modify lvchange.c to take a READ lock if the request is for an availability change (vgchange has a conditional).* Otherwise, lvchange will fail when before it would succeed. 3. Introducing boottime/readonly as a "type" of locking seems out of place with the current set of locking types - file operations, cluster operations. * Then again, lvchange and vgchange seem to have different code for changing availability of an LV (?) so there may be a subtle reason lvchange always takes a WRITE lock. On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 11:53 +0100, Petr Rockai wrote: > Hi, > > two ends are addressed by this patch: getting rid of some global state and also > restricting --ignorelockingfailure to only allow what it is supposed to allow > (instead of a few hacked-in checks at some places and our belief that the users > will be well-behaved). > > Yours, > Petr. > > -- > lvm-devel mailing list > lvm-devel redhat com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/lvm-devel