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" Brand: Jordans / Type: Cereal Bars "
A very tasty alternative to the chocolate ones another certain brand delivers at our peril!
There is simply no compromise on great taste with JORDAN'S they are a brand, we as a family and now my co-workers absolutely love and have stashes of these in the cupboards and one in my bag at all times, you can eat these on the g and not stink the train out!
You can never get bored with JORDAN'S brand as they constantly update and refresh their ranges, improve tastes-if needed which is rare! and the prices are excellent.
If you were not aware, they have 10 wonderful flavours to choose from:
All are delicious, even the pecan which I find is the least favourite taste as the pecan nut I find very strong.
Each is great I find with tea if you need a break or a snack not all suit a coffee however. The fruits are dried as the same in there cereals so that same great taste is still there.
Each box contains 6 bars and for £1.89 in Sainsbury's, subject to change and all that! These vary in price but are becoming more accessible now.
One bar equals 119 kcal.
One of my favourite aspects of JORDAN is they do tend to recycle as much of their packaging as possible and that helps us in turn to so. They have information on the guidelines that stick to on their websites.
Given far too much of my monthly salary was being pumped into the vending machine at work and I was on a bit of a health kick, I decided to make a change to my daily snacking habits. Out went the McCoy's crisps and in came Jordans Frusli bars.
These bars come in packs of 6 and cost around £1.60 from my local Asda store. Occasionally they are to be found on offer in the supermarkets for £1 if you are lucky enough to time it right. My local Asda generally stocks 3 varieties - Raisin & Hazelnut, Red Berry and Blueberry. Having visited the Jordans website, you can also pick up Cranberry & Apple, Truly tropical or even Morello Cherry and Cocoa. I am actually a little bit miffed as the 3 flavours I have been unable to buy so far seem a little bit more appealing!
Anyway, I generally have 1 or 2 of these a day. The first one will be had around mid-morning as an elevenses-type snack. This is ideal as it does not fill me up too much before lunch, but definitely keeps any major hunger pangs at bay.
The second is a mid-afternoon snack just to give me that little energy burst to see me through until home time.
The box is your standard cardboard affair, each with the Jordans logo prominent on the front and then the flavour and a little picture of what is in the bars at the bottom. Each different flavour has a different colour pack which roughly corresponds to the flavour of the bars inside (e.g. red for the red berry flavour).
On the back of the packet is the Jordans mission statement which tells you a little bit about how the company was founded followed by their self-congratulatory boast that their bars contain more frusli than many other cereal bars.
There is also a little picture of the other flavours available in the range...providing your local outlet has a little more variety than mine.
For the eco-conscious, you will be pleased to know that the packaging is made from 80% recycled board with the other 20% from sustainable forests.
I don't really like bland foods, and although I was on a bit of a health kick that doesn't mean I will eat any old tasteless rubbish just to feel better about myself. I am pleased to say that all 3 flavours that I have been able to try have been really tasty. Packed full of wholegrain and really fresh tasting. Each bar is about 20cm long, 7cm in width and about 3cm in depth. Sometimes with these sorts of things they can all taste the same regardless of advertised flavour, but all of the Jordans range is noticeably different. My personal favourite so far is the raisin & hazelnut as the two ingredients work really well together. The raisins taste fresh and juicy and hazelnut complements them well.
All three flavours that I have tried are a good source of fibre and as an added bonus contain no added salt, artificial flavourings, colourings, preservatives or GM ingredients. I am a keen carnivore but these bars are suitable for vegetarians (with the bizarre exception of the Papaya and Pineapple flavour?!)
Each bar contains 117 calories and 0.5g of saturated fat which actually stands up very well against its competitors.
If you are looking to ditch the crisps and chocolate snacks then I would highly recommend you give these ago. They are really tasty, excellent in nutritional value and work out at around 27p per bar.
As part of a free trial I was sent a Jordons Frusli bar in the post. They do a wide variety of flavours but I was sent papaya and pineapple.
The bars come in a plastic wrapper in a different colour depending on the flavour. My wrapper was yellow with a clear strip so that you can see the bar itself. The front contains the brand name and the flavour. On the back you can find the best before date, ingredients and contact details. There is a brief description "wholegrain oat cereal bar with dried papaya, dried pineapple and sultanas". It also has a section on allergy information; in this case it contains oats and almonds. It also says it may contain wheat, barley, rye, other nuts and sesame seeds. The last section is the nutritional advice on my packaging this wasn't easy to read so I can't say more than the numbers appear to be reasonably low.
The bar didn't have quite as sweet a taste as I first expected, enough oats have been added to counter-act the sometimes over-powering taste of the fruit. The fruit is in reasonable sized chunks so when you take a bite with a piece of fruit in it the flavour hits you. The pineapple is the strongest flavour in the bar. The bar has a slightly cardboard texture to it and it is quite chewy. The flavour of the almonds is present amongst the oats but is covered over by the fruit.
Overall the bar does have a reasonably nice flavour although I'm not sure I would buy it. The texture is a little bit funny and it left me with a dry mouth afterwards. However, the bar did work very well for me as a mid-morning snack I found it very filling and it kept me going till lunchtime.
I have one of these cereal bars for my mid-morning snack every day, and I can honestly say that they are the best cereal bars I've ever had. They come in a variety of flavours, cherry and cocoa, Wild berries, hazelnut and raisin to name a few. They are made with British Conservation Grade Wholegrain Wheat Flakes, and dried fruit. You can see the big chunky oats in the bar, and the fruit, so its very clear to see exactly what its made of, unlike some other cereal bars (such as special K) where you're really not sure at all what they are made of as the bars look like crushed up cereal or something... Theres around 118 calories per bar, with 3g of fat. Per 100g of the product there is 9.9g of fat, which isn't really bad compared to some other snack foods that claim to be healthy. Oats are supposed to be high GI as well so they keep you fuller for longer and less likely to be reaching for the biscuits mid morning.... A good honest healthy snack, and yummy as well!
These are a relatively new range of cereal bars that come in five varieties; cranberry and apple, raisin and hazelnut, wild berries, blueberry and limited edition cherry and cocoa- the only flavour I have not tried due to me not seeing it yet in my local Tesco.
Although working in a hotel, I am expected to supply my own lunch since the credit crunch and these creal bars have become a staple ingredient in my packed lunch box. I first bought them because I like cranberries and the cranberry and apple variety caught my eye. In the following weeks, I have worked my around the rest of the range available at my supermarket. At £1.19, they are cheaper than other cereal bars on the market, excluding own brands which are nowhere near as nice, and well worth the money. They come in packets of 6 and are very, very tasty.
The Blueberry variety are also surprisingly nice for someone who is not a big fan of blueberries normally and full of juicy goodness. There seems to be a lot of fruit in these bars and that makes them less dry than other brands and each variety is packed with flavour- the only problem is that these can be a little more-ish. My second favourite flavour of the four I've tried is raisin and hazelnut as I am a big fan of anything nutty and I certainly noticed you get a lot of nut for your money but all the varieties I have tried are equally as good and can be reccommended!
The advertising bumpf advertises them as follows:
"British wholegrain oats baked with zingy wild berries and sweet juicy raisins.
Source of fibre
No added salt
No artificial flavourings, colourings, preservatives or GM ingredients
Suitable for vegetarians"
And this is the nutritional information for those interested:
TYPICAL VALUES Per 100g:
Energy (kJ) 1658
Energy (kcal) 393
Protein 5.7g
Carbohydrate 70.3g
of which Sugars 31.1g
Fat 9.9g
of which Saturates 2.1g
Mono-unsaturates 4.8g
Polyunsaturates 2.6g
Fibre 4.9g
Sodium Trace
equivalent as Salt Trace
As with all such products, it is a good idea to treat all claims that this product is beneficial to your healthy eating regime with a pinch of salt (no pun intended) but eaten in moderation these are a tasty addition to your daily intake. Certainly since I discovered them, my lunch box is never without one and they certainly help to round off my pack-up!


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A9 TV; December 16th, 2011
I am amazed. What would be the first issue upon which a Muslim dwells? He would say, "Everyone must convert to Islam." He would first become preoccupied with the Unity of Islam. The Unity of Islam has not still been established, but they attempt to take care of the minor details. First establish the Unity of Islam, then all the scholars would come together. Handling the details would not take more than a night. It takes only a few hours if you are sincere, if you want to be good. They sit and mess around with superstitions at such a time. Establish the Unity of Islam. Then, all the scholars would already come together. They would converse, settle all matters in the best manner under the leadership of Hazrat Mahdi (as). Everything would be concluded very easily. They fabricate many details in many issues and thus lose time. Some of them say, "I will count my beads till morning." Some of them say, "Let's make a war over superstitions. Is your superstition right or mine?" Almighty Allah wants us to learn the Qur'an and live by it. If it were the case, our Prophet (saas) would count beads till mornings. And so would his Companions. But day and night, they struggled for the Unity of Islam. Counting beads serves their purpose; it is easy, has no risks, no difficulty. He finds a proper place in his warm house, covers himself with his blanket, with his beads in his hand. When asked, "What do you do?" He answers, "I serve my beads. I do what no one else does." What is the actual thing that no one does? Making effort for the Unity of Islam. They even do not utter it. They cannot say, "I want the Unity of Islam." They say, "Now and then." Upon this we feel amazed and say, "Masha'Allah, he expressed his wish for the Unity of Islam."
(About the distribution of 23 thousand Harun Yahya books to all prisons)
Insha'Allah, it becomes a means of healing for everyone in prisons. They become instrumental ,Insha'Allah. Insha'Allah, Allah inspires relief in their hearts. If they have faith and awe of Allah, and are sincere, how nice it is! Every day of imprisonment turns out to be rewards for them. They receive a thousand times of a normal person's rewards. If they believe sincerely and surrender themselves to Allah, Insha'Allah, it becomes very beautiful. May Allah bless them, may Allah increase its impact, masha'Allah. It is very nice.
The existence of the soul is not known right now. There is not something that is ascertained. Something like an electric-current; in the form of a nullity; a power created by Allah. The soul both sees the color and the bright light. For instance, right now we are seeing . Everyone watches me on the screen. I am in the brain of everyone. Now what would we call such a system? What would a normal, wise person say? The images flow continuously like a video film from a channel. There is a constant flow. It comes from one place and goes to another place; it flows. There is a flow of images. A great power has created this. The images come in a ready form. What would I say now? What can be said? What would a person of sound mind say? We say "A great power created." When we look at the Qur'an, we see that the name of this great power is Allah. We say Allah created.
There is a great labor in the way we are created. That is to say, Allah has no need for labor but there is great endeavor in it. From photons to atoms, to chromosomes. There is no end to them. There is tremendous labor. There are the computers, cups, books, the Qur'an, letters, billions of bytes of information within computers. What would I say now to them? It is understood that it is created for a purpose because I have not seen anything but purposeless in this world. Apart from that, there is human being. When I say, "A human being is without cause", a tremendous idiocy occurs. They all have a cause. Even the eyes, nose, teeth, hair, everything peculiar to a human being has a cause. Liver, spleen, heart, heart valves, the system within the liver, the systems of the enzyme, they all have a purpose; human beings also have a purpose. We learn the purpose of the human being from the Qur'an. When we also look at the Qur'an, we see that the religion must dominate the world.
There is a single Muslim community that is addressed in the Qur'an. Only one; there is nothing like communities, sects, orders. There is a single ummah. There is only a Muslim ummah, that is it. Allah only addresses them. And in the verse, Allah expounds the Unity of Islam in various forms. Allah says that establishing the Unity of Islam is obligatory. The greatest obligation. We look and see that they severely avoid expressing this important, great obligation. They need to only "express" it. There is also no need to make any effort. Even if he does not make effort, he needs to express it. In fact, there is the need to make effort, but even if he does not, he can say it. He can say, "I want the Unity of Islam." He can express it at least once a day. Many people engage in vain talk all day. He needs to only say it once. He will just say, "I want the Unity of Islam." Notice that, "I want the Unity of Islam." Six words. But they do not consider it to be necessary. When it is the case, they neither want Hazrat Mahdi (as) nor Prophet Jesus (as). Does it ever stop when they do not want it? In no way.
The best present is a book or a flower; a flower in a pot.
(In response to an audience member who said, "I am against sculpture")
Why were there sculptures in the time of Prophet Solomon (as). Why would there not not be? Insha'Allah.
(In response to the question, "Why do our sisters laugh?")
Now this would also be wrong. These are young girls, of course they will laugh, they will be full of joy. Do you want a society that does not laugh? A joyless society? Would not be there any joy? Would not joy prevail in the soul of a Muslim? Wouldn't be there any laughing? Wouldn't there be any music? There will surely be. There is an error there. You are wrong there. They need to laugh, the must be full of joy. Their joy is very beautiful. This is how it will be. This will also be the case when Islam prevails. We will hear the joyful laughter of young girls and the merry outcries of kids. We will hear grandmas', grandfathers' happy laughter. We will not see the blood and pus of atheists, the irreligious, communists. We will also not see them shedding blood. This is the normal life. We will live very normally and beautifully, insha'Allah. A young girl will surely be full of joy. She will feel exuberance in her soul. Just as how I am joyful and at ease, so are they. I laugh as I wish and they will also laugh as they want. There is no difference between a man and a woman. They are both free and the same. Is it acceptable to say that everything is banned for women while men can enjoy an unbounded freedom? Men will be free as much as they can be and women will be banned from anything that may come to one's mind? That is unacceptable. What is lawful and unlawful are important. They are written in the Qur'an. A Muslim pays attention to it. Other than that they are as free as birds.
The Unity of Islam and the system of Mahdi are the essence of Islam. If they do not advocate the Unity of Islam but simply say, "I advocate Islam", this would not be acceptable. This means that you do not embrace the entire Qur'an. The Unity of Islam pervades the entire Qur'an; in every part of it. There is no page of the Qur'an in which there exists no reference to the Unity of Islam. For this reason we dwell on the most urgent issue; the Unity of Islam. The existence of Allah, the Oneness of Allah, the signs leading to faith and the Unity of Islam. The Unity of Islam and thus the system of Mahdi and the descent of Prophet Jesus (as).
Ignorance is something very bad; lack of manners, ignorance, unawareness, lack of education. This is a very bad thing. There are also ideas that we oppose, but there is a proper manner, a proper style of expressing everything.
When fruit was served, Bediuzzaman did not eat them immediately but watched beforehand. He watched them for a long time and then served them to his students. Also after the meals, each one of his students had a right to a cookie. He served cookies to everyone. He had a box for cookies from which he served. He did not take money from anyone, being a veteran, he had his retirement pension. But he lived under very difficult circumstances, his clothes were patched all over.
Our Prophet (saas) is sure of his faith; he does not commit adultery. For instance our Prophet (saas) sleeps in a lady's home. Notice that the lady is single at home. There is no one at home. Our Prophet (saas) goes and sleeps in that house. But why? He is a Prophet. He is a reliable man. He has a profound faith. What does this mean? If he is of sound mind, of good conscience, and has faith in Allah, then it is OK. But if he is insane, has weak faith and has no fear of Allah, even his own daughter is under threat. A corrupt man causes harm to everyone.
A Muslim means the world's most lively, most joyful, most beautiful, happiest, most quality, the prettiest, the most perfect person.
Bediuzzaman appeared in a time when bigots were most rampant. Then Bediuzzaman had no one. He used to tie up the ties of his students himself. The bigots said: "You will be held from those ties and thrown into hell." They said that it is a sign of being irreligious. Bediuzzaman tried hard to convince them. Bediuzzaman cut his beard. He was accused of being irreligious, and being an opponent of Ahl al-Sunnah. They insulted him. Bediuzzaman says that there was a hodja in Istanbul, a rampant bigot, who committed every kind of insolence against him. He committed persecution. Bediuzzaman said that he was serving in the way of Allah, and asked if it was wise to mess around with him? The bigots of the time attacked Bediuzzaman like wild dogs. They wanted Bediuzzaman to be like them. When he did not act like bigots, they became wild. What was Bediuzzaman's offense? He cut his beard. He made his students wear ties, interpreted the hadith in their true forms, as it is in the time of the End Times. That is why they went crazy.
Do you know what is one of the most important service of Bediuzzaman? He taught one issue to bigots without making them even realize; he said, "I am a student of the Qur'an." For a bigot, this is, may Allah forbid, an insult. He says, "I had so many books with me but I left all of them; only the Qur'an sufficed for me." He could only say that. He said, "Those who avoided great sins and fulfilled the fardh (obligations) in the End Times attain salvation." That is to say, "You attain salvation if you avoid the sins proclaimed in the Qur'an and fulfil its obligations." He could only say these under those harsh circumstances. Bediuzzaman paved the way to this extent. And I am continuing; I am completing the remaining parts. As the students of Hazrat Mahdi (as), we are, of course, correcting the way.2012-02-20 13:10:05


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For students and families beginning the college search, the group session includes a presentation with information about academic programs, student life, athletics, admissions, financial aid and scholarship opportunities. A student-led campus tour will be offered at the conclusion of the program and light refreshments will be served during registration.


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Cattle feeding margins improved nearly $30 per head last week, but losses remain above $100 per head, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.
Beef packers saw their margins improve $18 per head, leaving losses at $74 per head. The Sterling Beef Profit Quotient declined 111 points for the week and the industry profitability index is now negative 308, according to estimates developed by Sterling Marketing, Inc., Vale, Ore. A month ago the Sterling Beef Profit Quotient was a negative 311.
Pork producer margins declined $11.64 per head last week, with margins now at a negative $29.34 per hog marketed. Negotiated cash hog prices decreased $5.44 per hundredweight last week to $79.44. Pork packer margins improved $13.16 per head for the week, leaving profits at $3.39 per head, according to the Sterling Pork Profit Tracker.
A year ago cattle feeders sold cash cattle at $128.97 per hundredweight, resulting in profits of $101.25 per head. Last year cash hogs fetched $88.17 per hundredweight, resulting in profits of $15.78 per head.
The Sterling Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are calculated using actual weekly prices for both cattle and hogs, feed costs, beef and pork cutout prices, drop credits and other factors that influence profit margins.
The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker for the week ending Feb. 22:
- Average feedyard margins: -$102.19 per head.
- Average packer margins: -$74.60 per head.
- Sterling Profit Quotient: -308.2.
The Sterling Pork Profit Tracker for the week ending Feb. 21:
- Average farrow-to-finish margins: -$29.34 per head.
- Average pork packer margins: $3.39 per head.
The Sterling Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are produced by Sterling Marketing Inc. and John Nalivka, president, Vale, Ore., and are published weekly by Drovers/CattleNetwork.


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In the report titled Eduflation and the High Cost of Learning, CCPA researchers David Macdonald and Erika Shaker developed a "cost of learning index" to examine the affordability of higher education across Canada. They did this by examining trends and comparing provincial priorities to show how economic and education finance policies interact, making university more or less affordable across Canada.
Their scan of policies shows that most provincial governments have chosen to respond to affordability concerns by providing "after the fact" assistance through debt-relief schemes, loan forgiveness, tax credits, or zero interest. While these interventions provide some relief to students, many continue to struggle to pay upfront costs.
Some provinces have addressed affordability concerns through tuition freezes and rollbacks, making the cost of education more affordable. A summary of where the provinces sit is outlined in the full report. The following provides a few highlights with a focus on the state in Manitoba.
Quebec -- In spite of some modest increases over the past two decades, Quebec's university tuition fees have been consistently the lowest in Canada, even when other compulsory fees are included. Before the recent election, the provincial Liberal government passed legislation to increase tuition fees by 82 per cent over the next seven years. If implemented, it would end Quebec's reign as the province with the lowest fees. The newly elected PQ government has pledged to reverse the decision but a timeline has not been confirmed.
Quebec's policy of low tuition has ensured families living at the poverty line were better able to pursue university than low-income families in other provinces. But by 2009-10, Newfoundland and Labrador had taken over the position as the most affordable province for low-income families pursuing university.
Newfoundland and Labrador -- Throughout the 1990s, Newfoundland and Labrador's tuition fees were at approximately the Canadian average. In 1999-2000, the province implemented a freeze and over the next three years rolled fees back to 1996-97 levels where they were frozen. As a result, and coupled with solid income growth, the cost of learning plummeted. Newfoundland and Labrador now replaces Quebec as the province where university education is the most affordable. By 2015-16, it will be twice as affordable for median-income families to go to university in Newfoundland compared with the 1990 Canadian average.
For families with two children living on the poverty line, Newfoundland and Labrador had the second-lowest rank on the cost of learning index in 1990-91. Newfoundland and Labrador was in the middle of the pack after its freeze and rollbacks couple with income growth. If current trends continue, it is expected to become even more affordable -- even as the cost of learning for families at the poverty line in most other provinces is projected to rise.
Manitoba -- Although Manitoba's tuition and compulsory fees from 1990 to 2000 were at about the national average, in the early 2000s the province froze tuition fees, then implemented a 10 per cent rollback bringing levels to third lowest in Canada after Quebec and Newfoundland.
Manitoba's cost of learning for median-income families rose to a high point in 1999-2000, after which it declined more or less consistently. This improvement had at least as much to do with economic growth as a commitment to lower fees -- median incomes increased at a rate greater than that of tuition fees, which were rising by two per cent annually. By 2001-02, Manitoba's cost of learning was slightly better than the national average, and by 2003-04 it had become the third most affordable. If current income growth trends continue at three per cent, by 2015-16 Manitoba will be second only to Newfoundland and Labrador if increases in Quebec come into effect.
For low-income families, the cost of learning in Manitoba increased from 1990 to its highest point in 1999-2000. From that point on, it declined.
But the story in Manitoba is not all good news. Manitoba recently enacted Bill 2 - the Protecting Affordability for University Students Act. The Canadian Federation of Students has expressed concern with the bill. While the bill has been presented as legislation that will protect the affordability of university by tying tuition increases to the cost of living, there is concern universities will use other means to raise revenues on the backs of students.
For example, Bill 2 allows universities to use ancillary fees to fund core teaching and research activities. Another concern about Bill 2 is the exclusion of college, international and professional program students, leaving only 47 per cent of students protected. The student federation has proposed several recommendations to strengthen Bill 2 to ensure post secondary education remains affordable for all students.
Ontario -- Ontario's fees have consistently been among the highest in the country. The response has focused on tuition rebates for qualifying students, leaving Ontario as the best example of why affordability needs to be tackled through reduced up-front costs in addition to after-the-fact relief. The cost of learning index shows that compared with other provinces the rebate has had minimal effect, particularly for low-income families, because tuition fees are so high to begin with.
Which way forward?
Education is regularly hailed as the answer to a multitude of social and economic concerns. It would seem logical the best way to ensure Canadians have the education they need to fully participate in society is to ensure the cost of learning is accessible and affordable for all.
Shauna MacKinnon is the director of CCPA Manitoba. The full report by Erika Shaker and David Macdonald is available at www.policyalternatives.ca


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Shreveport Man Sentenced for Illegally Transporting Deer in East Texas
TYLER– A 57-year-old Shreveport, LA, man has been sentenced to pay more than $14,000 in restitution and serve 48 hours of community service as conditions of a two year probated sentence for federal wildlife violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Stephen Anderson Sipes Jr. pleaded guilty on June 10, 2013, to negligent transportation of wildlife and was sentenced today by U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love.
According to information presented in court, Sipes had an ownership interest in a high-fence ranch in Sanderson, Texas. On Jan. 14, 2010, Sipes transported and possessed 14 live, illegally imported whitetail deer valued at over $350 each from Carthage, Missouri to the ranch in Sanderson, which is prohibited by Texas law. The fair market value of the illegally imported whitetail deer was approximately $5,650.
Sipes must pay $14,016.49 in restitution to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation to compensate the agency for costs incurred in protecting the native deer from the risk of disease potentially carried by the Missouri whitetails.
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This camera is a super zoom (18x), meaning it has a huge range of focal lengths. This allows you to get a wide close up shot of a group of friends, but also a close shot of a furry animal far in the distance. All in one small package. This is the great appeal of this type of cameras, but they can have a drawback. When you build a lens that can do all these focal lengths, you run into two major issues: keeping the quality of the lens throughout and avoiding shacky images well you zoom all the way out.
Panasonic in this camera does both things beautifully. The Leica lens is of great quality and can give you beautifull images throughout the range. I can't say about the current market, but at the time of my purchase of this camera, it was probably the best lens in this type of camera. Another great feature of this lens: 1cm focus, so you can get really close. Great plus for walkabouts in the fields.
Panasonic's Mega Optical Image Stabilization (Mega OIS) does an amazing job at keeping the images crisp, down to capture speeds that would induce motion blur in your photographs.
With these two things going for it, it makes great pictures, which only lack that fine detail of big sensors when you peep at the pixel level. This comment is more for those who are looking at buying either this or a DSLR. Yes, the DSLR will have a larger sensor which provides greater detail. Most users and almost any viewing size except uncommonly big prints, you won't notice the difference.
Since I'm on the topic of the sensor... I does have a drawback, at least mine did, and from what I've research so did a huge number of these cameras: high ISO banding.
When you hit high ISOs the camera not only showed a lot of noise (more than competitors like Fuji), it also showed artifacts in the shape of purple-ish bands of noise. These weren't generally extremely obtrusive, but usually you could tell it was there. Not good.
The camera feels well built, although plasticky, which is natural and par for the course in this type of camera.
The controls are well laid out, and can be used fairly easily with thin gloves. When it gets cold I like to use a pair of thin gloves, but even with thin cloth, allot of controls can be hard to feel in many cameras. A big plus for this camera is the little joystick. Most actions I need to make in the menus are accessible through this joystick. Its not only easy and quick, but also the easiest to operate with gloves. Awesome.
The rest of the ergonomics are good, but of course, if you have normal hands, the grip will feel small. Thats just how most are designed in this class and in compact cameras. One thing that this camera does well is the thumb rest, its well designed and well placed, allowing you to balance the camera well with one hand.
For serious users, you will like the fact that it has RAW, which is common for all cameras in this class, I believe. But lets face it, if you looking to use the RAW, it'll be for professional work, in which case, you'll want a different sensor. There are of course those who are used to using RAW with theirs DSLRs and like the idea of it for this backup/walkaround/take-on-trip camera. So its a plus, but not essential.
Another feature worth mentioning is the barrel around the lens. It allows you to attach a tube which then allows the use of filters of different size (the lens itself takes 46mm filters) as well as teleconverters. This is a great plus for those users who buy this camera to expand their experience in different types of photography.
Hope this has been useful.
As an artist, working largely from a studio environment, I needed a camera which would take me beyond the point-n-click of budget digital cameras. I was prepared (reluctantly as I don't really do high-end cameras) to buy DSLR, and started my shopping search accordingly. When I found the Lumix FZ-18 it seemed too good to be true, and I had to check it out with a friend who is into high-end digital photography. My main requirement was maximum zoom as my compact just wasn't getting close enough in, and his words were "it's a Leica lens, x18 zoom, good build quality, why haven't you ordered it yet?". So I did. And I have to say it's the best buy I ever made, given that I had to race around trying to find one in stock. What really impresses me is the battery life, it's good for 100+ images with flash, and 250+ in daylight. There are good deals to be had on any major shopping site for genuine Panasonic powerpacks, however, beware the cut-price non-branded ones as I bought 2 and one has died, and the other only holds a charge for approximately 50 shots (daylight), and that's only after 3 months.
To be fair I haven't utilised the camera functions to their utmost, the one drawback I have found is that my compact digi had a "museum" setting that works in very low-light conditions without flash and the Lumix doesn't have an easy pre-set to do this (it may exist but I've not found it). Nonetheless the automatic setting covers most eventualities, although I have invested in both a clear sky filter (it protects that Leica!) and a polarising filter to minimise reflection- a lot of my photos are shot on the beach where the light reflections are incredibly deceptive and I am learning how to maximise it; both filters were made by Hama and are very good value compared to the branded ones.
I'd been after a decent camera for a while, having become fed up with the basic "point and squirt" compacts. Similarly, I couldn't afford a full-on DSLR, especially not with a decent range of lenses as I was interested in shooting wildlife, often from quiter a distance. Eventually I purchased the FZ18 and I have been very happy with it. After speaking to a few experts, I understand that it is very highly regarded as a crossover between compacts and DSLRs, with plenty of adjustable settings including a proper aperture diaphram. It's great to use in "Simple Mode" as the camera will basically adjust all of the setting for you in a fraction of a second, but on the other hand if you want to spend a little time getting that perfect shot, it has a very clear and simpe menu that allows you to experiment with all of the relevent settings with relative ease. The only criticism I have here is the manual focus funtion, which is operated by a switch and is a little dim-witted and fiddly. I would have rather spent more money to get the next model up with the manual focus rings on the lense-body itself.
Regardless of this, though, this is a fantastic camera with a lot going for it. It's durable, surprisingly compact, has a decent battery life, a fantastic flash, and a superb lense that goes form wide-angle to 18x zoom in a couple of seconds - no swapping lenses over as you would have to do on a DSLR. I'm a relative beginner at photography, and this camera has enabled me to take some beautiful shots and improve my photography no end. it is a pleasure to work with.
How do you start to describe this camera. Well I guess the lens is as good as place as any. The high quality Leica lens is the main reason you'll want to buy this camera. The optics are highly regarded in professional reviews which consistently rate the FZ18 head and shoulders above it's competitors. It has an outstanding focal range which is the equivalent to a 28-504mm zoom on a 35mm camera. There is inbuilt image stabilization to help cope with this huge zoom which works very well... but obviously it can't perform miracles so you will still get blurred images if shooting handheld shots at 18X in low light levels. When used in normal light or with a tripod, images are excellent. In wide macro you can shoot as near as 1cm from your subject. The zoom is just wow!!!!
There is an almost overwhelming selection of modes on the FZ18 so you may be pleased to discover there is an Intelligent Auto Mode which will take care of everything... ISO speed, metering, face recognition, autofocus, etc, all you need to do is point and shoot. I use this Ai mode 80% of the time on all sorts of subjects and get superb results.
About 10% of the time I use Program mode which allows me to set a slow film speed and then just leave everything else to the FZ18. This is handy when I have the camera on a tripod for landscapes and don't want it to sacrifice film speed to prevent camera shake. Occasionally I'll use Aperture Priority or Full Manual.
There are numerous "scene" modes you can set for taking portraits, landscapes, sports, night shots etc. There are far too many modes to mention but trust me, Panasonic have everything covered from a candlelit dinner to a fireworks display! Handy if you are going to be taking several pictures in the same location but to be honest I have never used any of these modes nor the custom presets which you can set up yourself. The standard Ai mode is so good it detects faces, landscapes, backlighting and sets the appropriate exposure.
If you've upgraded from an old SLR you'll probably enjoy using the Shutter Priority and Aperture Priority modes which both do exactly what it says on the tin and are great for classic photography. There is also a Manual mode in which you can set everything yourself including manual focus. The 2.5" LCD makes it easy to frame and review your shots.
This camera has too many features to describe in a short review so perhaps it's easier to tell you what it lacks. Maybe there are just too many features, it can be difficult to navigate at times and you can spend ages trying to find something like autobracket. Image quality drops quite dramatically as ISO speeds gets higher. There is no remote or cable release. You cannot zoom once you have started filming in movie mode. An obvious but annoying thing is that the camera does not fit in your pocket. So while you don't need to carry a large camera bag full of extra lenses, flashes, etc, you do still need to sling a small bag over your shoulder. The LCD screen is fine but the viewfinder is very, very small which is disappointing as one of the main reasons I chose this camera was to use a viewfinder. Apart from that it's all good.
While the quality of printed images are very good compared to point and shoot cameras, they are not in the same league as DSLRs. 7X5 prints are very good and 8X10 are OK. I haven't printed anything onto bigger paper.
The supplied battery pack is excellent and recharges and holds it's charge much better than my Fuji.
If you want a simple point and shoot camera to stick in your pocket, forget it. However, if you are pining for an expensive DSLR but haven't yet won the lottery this could be ideal for you. It looks cool, has more features than you can shake a stick at and is the best camera you can buy for under £300.
There have been some great reviews written already so I will keep mine short.
This camera was recommended to me by my brother who's into photography after I short listed a few within my budget.
Specifications: 8.0 Megapixels, 28-505 optical zoom, maximum ISO 6,400, Burst mode shot-to-shot time 1.34 seconds how fast picture is taken at highest resolution possible), weight 450g size 7.5x12.5x11cm (approx)
What I like about this camera is its ability to take top quality close ups and wide landscapes. The LCD shows you exactly what picture you are taking. Battery life is good and even for a novice it is easy to use. I was put off by the manual when I first got it but after sitting and going through it, I am now able to take much better photo's. Comes supplied with a lens hood which will minimise lens flare, which before I got this camera I didn't know what it was !
After developing an interest in photography through a previous job, I was keen to get an SLR camera. Having pestered my parents in the run-up to Christmas, I received this camera, and it was love within a few hours! My parents, understandably unsure of whether my new love of photography was simply a passing phase, had seen this as a good compromise between an SLR and the compact digital cameras. And they were right.
The camera is lightweight and easy to use. I never actually read the instruction manual, but instead prefered to play around with settings and find what worked for me. With an impressive zoom and good size digital display screen, the quality of pictures you can take is amazing.
The only downside for me, is that if you switch to using the viewfinder for viewing, it provides a digital picture, rather than what you are actually seeing, and it took a bit of getting used to for me to use the screen to take pictures, rather than the viewfinder.
I've received many compliments on my pictures taken with this camera, and it's flexibility means you can either use it as a point-and-shoot or play around with settings and use it in a more manual fashion. I've even had people ask if the camera is an SLR!
If you want slightly more from your camera, and want something a bit more substantial than the compacts, while maybe not having the technical level, bulk and cost of an SLR, then this may well be the camera for you.
Prior to buying this camera I had little experience with digital cameras. My previous Olympus SLR had served me well but the future is digital and I was fed up with carrying around the cumbersome zoom lens.
What I needed was a camera with a reasonably high pixel count and with a very good zoom capacity. I also wanted something that could act like a 'point and snap' if necessary.
In steps the Panasonic DMC-FZ18. It comes in black or silver. For some reason sometimes one colour is cheaper than the other and as I result I ended up with the silver version. The -S or -B at the end of the model number tells you whether it will be silver or black - otherwise, as far as I can tell, there is no difference.
The camera looks nice and has a nice feel in the hand. It is chunky - this is not what you buy if you want a camera to slip into your top pocket - but this is the price you pay for that fabulous 18x zoom. It still weighs less than my old SLR and no need for extra lenses (though you can buy telephoto and close-up lens adaptors which further extend the range).
The camera has a massive range of features and modes which result in a manual of about 140 pages. It is therefore somewhat daunting unless you are familiar with this type of camera. I found it best to put the camera on 'intelligent auto' (iA) mode and use it as a 'point and snap' whilst I familiarised myself with the manual and some of the features after that extending to other modes. The iA mode is great as it spots what sort of picture you are taking and automatically selects the right mode.
If you are familiar with cameras where you can adjust shutter speed, exposure and so forth it has this capability - providing you with everything you might need if you are an experienced and knowledgeable photographer.
The camera comes with a battery and it is not a bad idea to buy a second one if you are likely to be out and about as the zoom can use quite a bit of power (this is true for any of these super-zoom cameras). Having said that, I found when taking holiday snaps it lasts for ages (the manual estimates 400 pictures).
The camera has some 27Mb of built-in memory, but you will need to get a memory card if you are going to take anything more than a minute number of photos. You will often find a decent package offering memory card and camera as a bundle for virtually no extra cost so worth looking at the total cost of purchase. A word of warning on memory cards though: this camera uses full size SD cards. If you want to use cards above 2Mb then they must be SDHC cards (2Mb or less can be standard SD cards). High speed cards are recommended for video.
Quality-wise the pictures are excellent. I cannot criticise in any way. Perhaps if I was a professional or dedicated photographer I could comment, but for the average joe-public the quality is astounding, even when at full zoom.
The only criticism I have of the camera at all is that sometimes I find the auto-focus a little slow to react and settle. Pressing the shutter button half way down does seem to make it focus, but there's probably a setting somewhere I need to change!
Overall, a superb package. It delivered exactly what I needed - high quality photos, great zoom capability, but the ability for simple point-and-snap. The range of features allows me to take a greater range of photos than I ever could with my SLR - well done Panasonic!
I love this camera. I started an interest in photography a year ago and my family chipped in and got me this camera. It's brilliant especially for a first time user. It's not too technical and extremely easy to use. The quality of the pictures are fantastic I got some real stunning shots using this.
Its got an ati shake mode, so my pictures are hardly blurry! There's many different modes too. I tend to use the I mode and can adjust the MP and ISO.
It's a really good feature to have on a camera. It's easy to upload pics too. I just pop my memory card into the laptop and off i go.
I am still getting used to all the functions. I have to confess the simple modes a godsend, but need to be encouraged to use the other fuctions to get the best use out of the camera.
The zoom and focus are good too, you can get some real good close ups which are very clear.
All round camera great for beginners! Ooh and my profile pic was taken using this camera.
I had been after a Digital SLR for some time, and when the opportunity arose to buy one I did just that. Well, that's not actually technically true. By rights this camera is not a digital SLR, but in fact a compact 'superzoom' camera, it looks like a digital SLR and definitely performs like one though. I had been saving for a while, not really with anything particular in mind to buy at the end of my saving spree, just in the knowledge that if I saved for long enough then I could eventually buy something that I would not normally be able to. As it turns out, the product I ended up buying was this very camera and I have to say that I have not been at all disappointed with my purchase. I bought it from Pixmania.co.uk for a price of £245, a reliable website that I have used many a time in the past for a number of different electrical goods.
Aesthetically the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is beautiful, a lovely looking camera and one of the best looking of its kind in fact that I have ever seen. It's all black appearance was greatly alluring for me, and was the reason I looked into the camera further and eventually decided to buy it. For many a year I had wanted to purchase a Nikon SLR, I have long been an admirer of their D40 model and will no doubt one day buy this dream camera of mine, but for the foreseeable future this Lumix is the camera for me. It will be a long time before I'm in the market for a digital SLR camera, and my outlay of £245 therefore seems a lot less substantial than I had previously thought. I tried and tested a number of different cameras before finally settling with this one, and am certainly glad that I made the final choice that I did. Not once has this camera let me down, and always the pictures that I take impress.
- Size and Weight -
First and foremost, when buying a new camera you need to consider the size and weight of any given camera before making a purchasing decision. You'll be wanting to take the camera out and about with you, and therefore if the camera is too big then it's going to prove to be too bulky when on the move and it's just going to annoy you. Similarly, if a camera is too heavy then carrying it around can become quite a chore and you may find yourself not wanting to take the camera out and about with you due to its cumbersome presence. This particular camera has a weight of 360g and dimensions of 4.63 x 2.96 x 3.47 inch (width, height and depth respectively). This camera I feel is the perfect size and weight, any larger and it would be quite a nuisance to carry but it's just right I feel. When holding the camera I do not feel that it is at all on the large side, and its weight merely makes it feel sturdy and strong. Too light and you wouldn't be able to hold the camera with comfort, and similarly you may not notice if it had gone from your person (I'm prone to losing things). The weight of this camera allows it so sit comfortably in the hand, and it makes its presence well known without ever feeling overly heavy.
- Ease of Use -
I am by no means a professional photographer, somewhat of a novice in fact; but even I can take a professional quality photo with this camera. I would therefore suggest that this camera is extremely easy to use then, I certainly have no problems in utilising its many features. In the past I have done little more than point and click with the cameras that I have owned, if the picture was good then I was glad of it, if bad then so be it. Since purchasing this Panasonic Lumix camera however I have found myself taking far more care over my photos and adjusting settings in order to take the best photographs possible. It's not difficult to do, and the camera does in fact have many features to take full advantage of.
- Picture Quality -
As my first digital SLR style camera, I have nothing really to compare the quality of my prints to. I have however looked at pictures taken by various other similar cameras on-line and find the quality of those taken with this Lumix to be up there amongst the best. Regardless of situation, this camera always seems to come up trumps in taking an excellent photo and never appearing at all dull or dreary. The photographs taken with the camera are always rich in colour and beautiful to look at, I've definitely been thoroughly impressed with some of the fine camera work I have shown since I purchased this camera. A few years back I was taking photos I was really quite ashamed of, no such worry now though as I capture some beautiful images that are bursting at the seams with colour and life.
Images can be taken in four different formats; Fine, Standard, RAW, and RAW+ JPEG. Picture quality using all four modes I have found to be excellent, but there are certainly some major drawbacks in utilising 'RAW' and 'RAW+ JPEG'. If using either of these modes then you can prepare for a long wait when taking your photos. 'RAW' will take around 10 seconds to save pictures, and 'RAW+ JPEG' will take an even more frustrating 15 seconds. The times I am quoting are if you're utilising the inbuilt memory of the camera, but if saving to an SD card then the time taken to save is still quite long (although roughly half what it is when saving the files to the camera internally).
Due to the 8.1MP rating of this camera, pictures as large as 3264x2448 can be taken. Although this is obviously something that is not always necessary, it is nice to have these sorts of capabilities with the camera (even if it is quite memory draining to take pictures at such high resolution). Only a couple of times have I utilised the capabilities of this camera to that degree and on all occasions I have been greatly impressed with the photographic outcome.
- Video Recording -
As well as being able to take stills, video capture is also possible with this particular Panasonic Lumix camera. I have never owned a video camera, I have never felt the need to really (although deep down I've always wanted to buy one, I just can't justify the expense), I have used this camera for capturing videos quite a bit though. Much like with taking pictures, video quality is excellent with this camera and has always impressed me. Videos can be captured at a maximum resolution of 848 x 480 pixels, and in my opinion this is excellent. I did not buy the camera for taking videos, just for taking photographs, but the video recording capabilities of this camera have been greatly pleasing to see. Ultimately I do want to own a video camera eventually, technology astounds me and I love to own all the latest gadgets; this camera however is great for capturing video and the need for a Video Camera for me is therefore no longer there.
- Memory -
Built-in to this camera is roughly 27MB of memory. This is obviously not going to be enough to meet your requirements and in fact allows you to store very little at all. The camera does however accept SD cards, SDHC cards, and MultiMedia cards also, so there are plenty of options open to you for expanding upon the memory that is already built-in to the camera. When I bought this camera, at the same time I also bought a 4GB SD card to store all my photographs on. Shop around and you can find one of these for as cheap as £10, it really is quite incredible how cheap SD cards are becoming and I could in fact have bought an 8GB SDHC card for only £28.99 from mymemory.co.uk had I felt the requirement to, but decided that 4GB would be plenty enough space for me.
- LCD Screen -
The screen on this camera is plenty big enough at 2.5 inches. It is crisp and clear, a perfect place to view your photos in small before blowing them up later on the computer. It is a 230K Pixels screen and pictures as a result can be displayed in great detail, beauteous in their full glory and never with this screen do they ever appear dull. LCD screens on digital cameras are an extremely important feature I feel as if the camera is not blessed with a decent screen then you never know quite whether you've taken a good picture or not. The screen on this Lumix certainly allows you to tell, and if you do ever take a bad picture with this camera (a difficult task) then you will soon know about it.
- Zoom Feature -
Being quite a beginner in the photography field, my knowledge about the 'zoom' capabilities of cameras had been quite limited. When spending out £250 however, I certainly looked into this more closely and found that this particular camera is greatly blessed in the way of zoom. It has 18x optical zoom, and 4x digital zoom. This I feel is extremely substantial and allows for excellent pictures to be taken in all circumstances, a feature that renders interchangeable lens cameras as somewhat pointless. Great pictures can be taken without the need to keep changing lenses with this camera, an easy to use and highly practical solution to all your picture taking requirements that's for sure.
- Computer Connectivity -
When you purchase this camera, you are supplied with not only the camera itself, but USB cable, battery and all the required software also. Once the camera is bought you can simply install the software to the computer/s of choice, and then you'll be ready to go and will be easily able to connect the camera to your computer using the USB cable supplied. Given that the camera utilises SD memory, the great thing is that if you've got a computer that has a built-in SD drive then you can simply take the SD card out of the camera, insert it into the computer and view the files this way. This removes the need for using a USB cable, and if you're using a laptop and are quite limited in the way of USB ports as I am then this is something that you may find to be particularly useful.
- Battery Life -
With a professional camera of this sort, as great a battery life as possible is always most appreciated. I have found the battery life of this particular camera to be more than adequate. The battery will last for roughly '400 pictures' according to the specification, and this should be more than enough to fulfil your picture taking requirements. I can't say I've counted the number of pictures I can take before the battery life runs low with this camera, but this certainly sounds like a realistic figure to me and is one that I really can't complain with. On very few occasions have I drained the battery entirely, generally I'll recharge long before the battery runs low and I feel that this method is really of best benefit. I always feel that running the battery down to nothing hampers the performance of electrical products slightly sometimes, that's certainly something I've found in the past anyway and am therefore always quite weary of this.
- Final Thoughts -
Given that you can pay upwards of £1000 for a digital SLR camera, I feel that the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 actually offers exceptional value for money. It may sound quite expensive when you look at the figure on paper, but the excellence of the camera certainly justifies the price tag and makes the monetary investment well worth your while. Obviously if you're on a tight budget then this camera is not really a realistic avenue for you to go down, but then again I think that it's worth saving up for if you can. It's quite economical in that if you buy this camera then you won't need to buy another for a long, long time, whereas if you go for a cheaper model then you will perhaps find yourself upgrading far sooner. The camera comes in either silver or black, but I personally feel that the black is the far more beautiful of the two and therefore I took little time in opting for the black model as opposed to silver.
This is the best quality camera that I have ever owned , and it's certainly opened up my eyes to a whole new level of photography. I find myself thinking about angles, lighting, and camera settings when taking my pictures now, something that I have never done before. My photography efforts have before been a bit lacking, but now my creative energy surprises me. I'm starting to think like a professional photographer now, all as a result of my beautiful Panasonic Lumix. I'm not a professional, but from the quality of the pictures I can now take you'd never know it. Photography is so much more fun now that I have my lovely Lumix and I thoroughly suggest that you too consider investing in this camera. You certainly won't be left disappointed.
As a lot of people on this site already know I am a professional photographer and as such I own many cameras but the camera I am about to review is actually one that I do not personally own but have been spending a lot of time with of late.
At my photography club we have access to many cameras as well as the ones we own, this is very beneficial to a serious photographer because different cameras operate in slightly different ways just like the photographers themselves.
I gave this one a few weeks run out on the advice of a friend and what sound advice it turned out to be. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18EB-K is not a DSLR camera although it might look like one but it is far more advanced than an average point and shoot digital camera. This type of camera is known as a bridge camera because that's exactly what it is doing, bridging the gap between point and shoot and DSLR.
DSLR cameras are completely controlled by the photographer whereas a point and shoot digital camera will have loads of pre-set settings to enable the photographer to get better results without knowing much about the settings. This camera can do both, it comes with many built in pre-sets but can also offer the photographer the chance to set things like shutter speed, focus, ISO and aperture settings manually.
This camera would therefore be an excellent choice for someone making their first step up from basic point and shoot photography such as holiday snaps and family albums to more serious photography such as portrait and landscape. It is however fully functional enough to be of use to serious amateurs and maybe even low end professionals. I have had great fun using it but it falls a long way short of the £1800 DSLR I am used to.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18EB-K comes with MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer which is great for taking shots without a tripod as it eliminates almost all blur that may occur from an unsteady hand. It is an 8.1 megapixel camera with an 18x optical zoom, 28mm wide-angle Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens and unique Intelligent Auto Mode. The perfect choice for any photographer with varied photographic needs.
Important specifications
Optical Zoom 18 x
Digital Zoom 4 x
ISO Sensitivity Auto /100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 / 1600
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set,
Shutter Speed Program AE : 1-1/2000 sec
Image Quality Fine / Standard / RAW / RAW+ JPEG
Built-in-Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
LCD Monitor 2.5 Inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (230K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100 per cent, AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode, High angle mode
Power Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 710mAh) (Included)
You will notice from the list of specifications that this camera allows you to store images in RAW format this is especially important for professional photographers or for anyone serious about image editing programmes. When shooting models I always use RAW format because this allows you to trim figures and airbrush imperfections from the photos with the best results.
The images I have taken in the few weeks of using this camera have mostly been of very high quality, there is sometimes a very slight discolouring at the very edges of pictures taken on the highest ISO setting but this will not affect the average photographer in the slightest and only really comes into effect when the image is intended to be greatly enlarged.
The camera is not too heavy and is just the right size to feel comfortable in your grip, the controls are all easily accessible whilst the camera is in use and it's easy to switch from one setting to another in the blink of an eye. As with most digital cameras these days this one can take video footage as well as still images, it does this quite well but obviously not to the standard of a camcorder so do not be tempted into getting rid of a camera and camcorder thinking this could take the place of both. As a camera it is excellent but as a video camera it doesn't compare!
I have done a bit of research into the price and availability of this camera and can tell you that it can be found on line for prices ranging from £269.99 - £329.00 but check carefully what accessories and guarantee are being offered because this varies too.
All in all for around the three hundred pound mark I would say this is a great camera for someone serious enough about their photography to warrant the spend.
Thanks for reading, hope this has been of some use to you!
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The North Platte St. Pats volleyball team earned redemption Tuesday night by sweeping Sutherland, just three days after the Sailors handed the Lady Irish their first loss of the season in the South Platte Valley Association championship match.
It was not so much about getting revenge as it was getting back on track, said St. Pats coach Shelly Byrn. Tonight was a complete turnaround for us; just two ends of the spectrum. That was not my team on Saturday. We were complacent. Tonight, we were back to playing the way we always do.
The Lady Irish (22-1) made a statement right away in front of a packed McGahan Activities Center. They scored the first three points with Brittany Lawrence making kills on the first two.
After Sutherland (16-6) scored its first two points on a hitting error by Lawrence. The Irish went on to score the next five with Bree Saner serving to take control.
The Lady Sailors never really got back into it. St. Pats led as much as 17-4 after Samantha Byrn made ace serves on back-to-back plays.
The Irish started the second set by winning four of the first five plays. But Sutherland came back to pull within 6-5 after an ace by Joli Hopping. But St. Pats ran off five more with Byrn serving to take command again and the Lady Irish were one set away from a sweep.
We were clicking on all cylinders, Byrn said. Which hitter are you going to stop? Brittany, Sam and Shelby (Allberry) all did a nice job of hitting the ball. We just played great.
The third set was the battle everyone expected to see. Both teams battled for momentum in the early parts. But St. Pats got out to a lead of 19-16 to get into the drivers seat.
The Irish went on to hold a 23-20 lead after Lawrence made her second kill in three plays. But the Sailors won the next three points to tie at 23.
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Greely Myatt's first exhibition was held when he was 10, in the toy section of Elmore's Five & Dime in Amory, MS. He's been making and exhibiting art ever since. Later this year he will add Beirut, Lebanaon, to his list of cities where he exhibits, when he shows more of the speaking imagery at The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space.
In February of 2011, Myatt was invited by Island Press at Washington University in St. Louis to be a guest artist. There he created a suite of 60x48" prints that follow his interest in cartoon speaking bubbles, as well as a boxed set of prints based loosely on H.C. Westerman's word/letter series.
In 2009 a twenty-year survey of Myatt's art was jointly exhibited at 10 art spaces, museums or galleries in Memphis. Earlier that year he was part of the Heartland exhibition that was first exhibited at the Van Abbemuseum in The Netherlands, then at the Smart Museum at the University of Chicago. In late 2011 Myatt was in Americanana at the Hunter College Art Gallery.
In a recent catalog essay, Leslie Luebbers, director of Art Museum of the University of Memphis, made this sage observation: "Myatt's point of departure has meandered from the South to the suburbs, from the vernacular of the rural roadside to the domestic Americana of antique malls and Pottery Barn. He has fashioned from found materials objects of homey resonance, including quilts, rag-rugs and cake stands, with Guston and Johns, Nancy and Sluggo and Myatt's grandmother peeking out from behind the conceptual curtains, their presence (and the artist's) betrayed by word balloon/clouds and other allusive devices."
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- This article is about the Breen species. For information on the Breen homeworld, see Breen (planet).
"Never turn your back on a Breen"
- - A Romulan saying (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")
Breni - to gatunek zamieszkujący lodową planetę Breen.
Są rasą niezwykle tajemniczą, noszą hełmy chroniące ich przed ciepłem. Według źródeł nikt nie wie co się kryje pod skafandrem. Osoby które ujrzały oblicze Breena poniosły natychmiastową śmierć. Ta rasa to wielka tajemnica także dla Federacji, która nie miała żadnych danych na ich temat.
Dopiero gdy doszło do sojuszu miedzy Dominium a Brenami, uzyskano jakieś dane na ich temat. W wojnie z między koalicją Dominium(Dominium, Unia Kardasjańska, Breen), a Federacją, Klingonami, Romulanami broń Breen pomogła zwyciężyć Dominium w drugiej bitwie o system Chintoka.
Jednak Federacja znalazła sposób na uodpornienie swojej floty na tą broń.
The Breen were a reclusive, powerful, and warlike humanoid race, native to the planet Szablon:Dis in the Alpha Quadrant.
History and politics Edytuj
Shrouded in mystery, the Breen were one of the most underestimated races inhabiting the Alpha Quadrant.
Historically, the Klingons were among the first to discover the consequences of underestimating the Breen. During the Klingon Second Empire, Chancellor Mow'ga ordered an entire fleet of Klingon warships to invade and conquer the Breen homeworld. The fleet never returned and was never heard from again. (DS9: "'Til Death Do Us Part")
Even by the 24th century, much was still unknown about the Breen and their otherwise politically nonaligned government, known as the Breen Confederacy. The Federation, however, had limited knowledge of the Breen and was aware of Breen outposts located near a black cluster in 2368. (TNG: "Hero Worship") In 2370, the Breen participated in a palio held at Deep Space 3, during which the Ferengi attempted to bribe the Breen pilot into throwing the race. (TNG: "Interface") In 2373, the Breen settlements on Portas V near the Demilitarized Zone dealt with the Maquis, supplying them with cold-storage units. (DS9: "For the Uniform") It was noted by Ezri Dax in 2375, when captured by the Breen on a planet in the Goralis system, that they were a long way from Breen space. (DS9: "Penumbra")
Other species like the Ferengi had developed closer ties with the Breen by the late 24th century, as both species conducted trade negotiations in 2373. (DS9: "Ferengi Love Songs") By that same year, the Cardassian Union maintained an embassy on the Breen homeworld. (DS9: "Return to Grace")
Breen privateers during the 24th century would often conduct indiscriminate raids against other Alpha Quadrant species. This includes the Breen attack and capture of the Cardassian transport Ravinok in 2366. The survivors of that attack were used for slave labor in the Breen operated dilithium mines on Dozaria. (DS9: "Indiscretion") In 2368, Starfleet feared the Breen might have attacked the science vessel Szablon:SS. Breen privateers also raided the Bajoran colony of Free Haven in 2372; they were, however, successfully driven away by the USS Defiant. (TNG: "Hero Worship"; DS9: "To the Death")
Alliance with the Dominion Edytuj
In 2375, the Breen moved from a policy of low-level hostilities toward other major powers to one of open warfare when they allied themselves with the Dominion. They were then allowed access to the Dominion military database. According to the terms of the alliance, the Breen Confederacy received several planets in the Cardassian Union as compensation for joining the war. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows")
Shortly after joining with the Dominion, the Breen attacked Starfleet Headquarters on Earth. A short time later they assisted Dominion forces in breaking the lines at Chin'toka. Under orders from the Female Changeling, the Breen allowed escape pods to carry the Federation survivors to safety. This major battle, known as the Second Battle of Chin'toka, was won by the Dominion thanks to a unique Breen device, a kind of energy dampening weapon which could completely drain all the main power systems of a starship. Both of these defeats dealt a huge blow to the Allies' morale. The only ship immune to the Breen weapon was a Klingon Bird-of-Prey, which serendipitously survived thanks to an adjustment the chief engineer had made to the ship's tritium intermix in the warp core. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil", "When It Rains...")
Although the Klingon fleet was able to make the needed adjustments against the weapon, the Federation and the Romulans were still unable to defend against the Breen. When the Federation finally did create a defense against the energy dampening weapon, they forced the Dominion fleet to retreat. The Breen official Thot Pran expressed an extreme distaste for surrender, and required the reassurance of the Female Changeling that, instead of surrendering, they were in fact regrouping and attempting to redouble their shipbuilding and replenishment efforts. (DS9: "The Dogs of War")
With the necessary countermeasures against the Breen's energy dampening weapon obtained, the Federation Alliance was able to go on the offensive once again, choosing to invade Cardassia Prime itself. In hopes of raising the Breen's will to fight, the Female Changeling offered them control of Earth and Romulus if they succeeded in winning the battle. However, she then told Weyoun this was a political promise, merely designed as motivation. In the interest of maintaining the alliance, the Breen were positioned ahead of the Jem'Hadar. During the Battle of Cardassia, the Breen were still able to inflict major casualties on the allies, even without the use of their energy dampening weapon. Up to a third of the allies' entire fleet was destroyed during the battle, including the Romulan flagship. The Breen continued to fight for the Dominion until the end of the war, demonstrating a willingness to die for the cause which matched that of the Jem'Hadar. However, when the Cardassian forces switched sides mid-battle, the Dominion and Breen were forced to withdraw to Cardassia Prime. After Odo convinced the Female Changeling to surrender, the Dominion War ended. As allies of the Dominion, the Breen leaders were present during the signing of the Treaty of Bajor. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
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Breen physiology is among the most exotic for humanoid lifeforms, which may be due, in part, to their homeworld's climate. The Breen have no blood or other liquid circulatory system. The Breen brain is structured into four lobes; this protects them from the probing of some empathic species, such as the Betazoids, who are unable to detect the thoughts or emotions of the Breen. (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow"; TNG: "The Loss") According to Worf, no outsider had ever seen what a Breen looked like under their refrigeration suits and lived. Even after joining the Dominion, their appearance was unknown to their new allies. Weyoun couldn't help but wonder what they looked like. (DS9: "Indiscretion", "'Til Death Do Us Part", "What You Leave Behind") Breen appear physically more resilient than most humanoids. When Worf struck a Breen, the Breen proceeded to incapacitate Worf with a neural truncheon, seemingly oblivious to the assault. (DS9: "'Til Death Do Us Part")
The Breen constantly wear refrigeration suits in order to maintain a cold temperature like that on their homeworld. The Cardassians, as a physically warm-natured species that maintained an embassy on the planet, described it as extremely cold (DS9: "Return to Grace") and Quark was known to use the expression "cold as a Breen winter." (DS9: "Crossfire") Despite this, Weyoun remarked (in his capacity as a diplomat) that the planet was "quite comfortable." (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")
Society and culture Edytuj
The Breen commonly produce offspring at a very early age, at about the equivalence in physical growth of Human third grade children. The Breen entertain their offspring with nursery rhymes. Breen nursery rhymes can be made up of a heterophonic, five-line verse with an alternating tetrameter and pentameter structure. These are nonsensical phrases strung together because they rhyme (at least to the Breen). Some Breen music, which can accompany these nursery rhymes, is written on a Lyxian scale. (DS9: "For the Uniform"; VOY: "Elogium")
Treatment of prisoners Edytuj
The Breen are known to use slave labor, and at least some of these slaves are captured in raids on other species. When the Breen were using Bajoran slaves to mine dilithium ore, there were always at least eight guards within the mines. (DS9: "Indiscretion")
The Breen are very prudent when dealing with prisoners. When capturing prisoners, the Breen typically stun them from long range with their disruptors, rather than approaching them and risking close combat. When Worf and Ezri Dax were discovered by the Breen on Goralis while sleeping, the Breen used this technique to subdue them. The Breen also feed their prisoners a diet of algae paste. (DS9: "Penumbra", "'Til Death Do Us Part")
Aboard starships, the Breen typically send in three guards at a time when they wish to remove a single prisoner from a cell that is being shared with other prisoners. Worf's various attempts at escape always failed, including his attempt to persuade the Breen guards that Ezri was sick, as well as his attempt to short-circuit the door. When Worf attempted to attack the Breen guards, they used a type of neural truncheon to paralyze him. Even after he fell to the ground, partially paralyzed, two Breen guards continued to use the truncheons on him to ensure he would not get back up, before two guards removed Ezri from the cell. In another incident, Worf simply showed signs of anger towards Weyoun and was again shocked by the neural truncheon. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows", "'Til Death Do Us Part")
To extract information from captives, the Breen use cortical implants, despite the severe pain and damage it causes to the recipient. (DS9: "'Til Death Do Us Part")
Language Edytuj
See: Breen language
Mirror universe Edytuj
Very little is known about the Breen of the mirror universe. Intendant Kira once told Benjamin Sisko that Breen icicles were warmer than Jennifer Sisko. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror")
Science and technology Edytuj
Given that most known humanoid species live on class M planets with an average temperature far above the supposed temperature of Breen, the Breen are largely thought to have had to develop refrigeration suits in order to co-exist with others. However, if the Breen homeworld is temperate as stated by Weyoun, then their reason for wearing environmental suits, if they were environmental suits at all, was much more mysterious. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")
The Breen were known for their knowledge of sophisticated cold-storage units, summed up in Captain Sisko's statement, "If anyone knows how to keep things cold, it's the Breen." (DS9: "For the Uniform")
During the 2360s, the Breen were known for their development of organic technology, which they employed in the construction of their spacecraft. (VOY: "Scorpion") Some of their vessels were even believed to be fitted with cloaking devices. (TNG: "Hero Worship") During the mid-2370s, Breen warships utilized energy dampening weapons. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil", et al.)
The Breen were known to use type 3 disruptors, like the Romulans and Klingons. (Star Trek Pokolenia) The Breen also manufactured a portable hand-held cannon, the CRM 114. It was designed to target moving objects and surface emplacements. It was among the weapons dealt by the Ferengi arms dealer Szablon:Dis in the mid-2370s. (DS9: "Business as Usual")
The Breen made use of memory probing technology in the form of cortical implants and neural truncheons for subduing prisoners. (DS9: "Indiscretion", "'Til Death Do Us Part")
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Background Edytuj
- When the Breen helmets were being designed for "Indiscretion", it was decided that they would give viewers the suggestion of a snout, like that of an Arctic Wolf. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Some of the actors and stunt performers to have worn the Breen costumes are Cathy DeBuono, Todd Slayton, Max Omega, Wade Kelly, Dennis Madalone, and Tom Morga.
- The Breen costume worn by Dennis Madalone is also labeled "M. Yamasaki".
- Executive Producer Ira Steven Behr has said that the Breen's distinctive, scratchy voice was inspired by the guitar feedback on Lou Reed's album "Metal Machine Music". (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- The model for the Breen helmet closely resembles the Ubese Bounty Hunter suit that Princess Leia wore to Jabba the Hutt's Palace in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
Apocrypha Edytuj
In Star Trek Online, the Breen were the main antagonists in a short episode arc. During the arc, the Breen invaded Deferi space, hoping to acquire Preserver technology.
In the novel Zero Sum Game they are revealed to be comprised of several different species, with "Breen" as the name of a society, rather than a single species. The primary reason for this is to judge individuals on their skills and abilities rather than their physical appearance.
Among the species in the Breen Confederacy mentioned in Zero Sum Game, only four were mentioned by name and described in some detail, and an additional fifth species was described in Plagues of Night. They include:
- The Silwaan, a humanoid species and a founding species of the Confederacy, who possessed (in the case of the character Chot Nar) bronze-tinted skin, white hair and jade-colored eyes .
- The Fenrisal, a furred, lupine humanoid species whose snouted facial structure served as the inspiration for the archetypical Breen helmet design.
- The Paclu, a large, powerful humanoid species who often serve in the Confederacy military thanks to their strength. They are noted to possess four-lobed brains that make their minds difficult to read, as well as an unspecified number of hearts.
- The Amoniri, a humanoid species whose bodies possess no blood and evaporate when exposed to normal M-class atmospheres, requiring them to wear actual refrigeration suits to function outside of their regular environment. They also serve commonly in the Confederacy military alongside the Paclu.
- The Vironat, a humanoid species with cleft arms and legs with highly-accurate sensory organs located along their lengths that grant them exceptional tactile abilities, making them highly-effective engineers. The enhanced sensory abilities of the species also renders them prone to motion sickness.
External links Edytuj
- Breen w Memory Beta, obejmującą dzieła związane z uniwersum Star Trek
- Breen (Star Trek), artykuł na polskiej Wikipedii.
- To jest jedynie zalążek artykułu. Pomóż Memory Alpha rozszerzając go.


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