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Peer Review Congress    September 8-10, 2013
The Seventh International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication will be held September 8-10, 2013, in Chicago, IL. As with the previous Congresses, our aim is to improve the quality and credibility of scientific peer review and publication and to help advance the efficiency, effectiveness, and equitability of the dissemination of biomedical information throughout the world.
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Since 1988 AICO has been designing furniture that transcends expectations. They specialize in bedroom, living room, dining room furniture, as well as richly appointed upholstery and sumptuous bed linens. Founder and designer Michael Amini uses his extensive world travel as inspiration for AICO's distinctive home furniture pieces. From intricately carved headboards to velvet and cedar-lined drawers, AICO takes extra steps to highlight design, style, and detail in each piece. AICO builds classic, timeless home furniture products that luxuriously enhance your lifestyle.
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I'm not exactly sure what's so fascinating about this found footage of Disneyland from 1957, especially since I generally don't find myself nostalgic for time periods that I wasn't alive for, but the next time I'm having a rough day, I might just watch these baby boomers ride the Astro-Jets.
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Date Recovered: Saturday, November 23, 2013
Edgefield County, South Carolina Sheriff's Office "Your agency is an asset to local Law Enforcement in assisting in the recovery efforts of missing children. Thank you for your valued assistance", wrote Sergeant Gary Hitt after he activated A Child Is Missing Alert on Saturday, November 23, 2013. The missing child was a 12 year old reported missing from his home by his family and ACIM placed nearly 900 telephone alert calls to the rural area surrounding the home. The Alert assisted deputies in locating the child safe about four miles away a short time later.
Since 1997 this alert program has been saving lives across the country. A Child Is Missing is a non-profit organization that assists law enforcement in the early search and safe recovery of children, the elderly (often with Alzheimer's), disabled, and college students on campus in the USA. Over 800,000 children go missing every year in the US. This site will help you understand the importance of A Child Is Missing Alert to your community and the nation. This program is free to law enforcement in your community.
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This site will help you help others. Venture into this program that can assist you in your greatest hour of need… when your child goes missing. There are preventive steps that will help your family continue to be safe. We welcome your comments.
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We all have those lists of words we hate having people use to describe us. For me, that list includes "cute, good, all-american and quiet". Don't ask me why that is because I don't know. However, I do know that I certainly won't be able to complaint about being qualified as "All-Americain" when wearing this scarf. Hell, I'm kind of asking for it. The scarf has been at the very top of my wishlist for almost a year now. Most of my favourite youtubers were seeing sporting it at the begin of the spring in a pastel colour variation. I knew it was from Free People so I had a hunch it wouldn't be in my normal price range. Maybe not extremely expensive but a bit much for someone who's so used to thrifting with an employee discount. For those exact reasons, I never really thought I would own it. It was also never obsessed over and my hunt to find it was pretty much non existent. However, the damn scarf was also one of those pieces I knew would get a ton of wear making it impossible to forget. It would make the perfect finishing touch to my basics all the while being a nice change from my usual neutral scarf picks.
I completely forgot about its 38$ price tag when I found myself in the middle of the Free People store in a Boston mall. It was the only one left so I blamed my purchase of faith. Plus, doesn't it make the best souvenir from my road-trip to the states! Way better than all of those Harvard/MIT shirts,
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Convinced that the percentage of adults who do not have their high school diploma
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- Between 1999 and 2009, employment in Montana increased by almost 19,000 jobs.
- Within the next decade, Montanas labor force is expected to begin declining; however, employment in Montana is projected to increase by over 52,000 jobs from 2008 to 2018.
- Most of the employment growth during 2008 to 2018 will be in areas that require a high school level of education.
- One of the fastest projected areas of employment growth will be jobs that require an Associates degree or Vocational Award.
- Jobs that require short-term on-the-job training are expected to constitute 36% of all the new jobs created in Montana between 2008 and 2018.
- 20% of the projected new jobs in Montana are expected to require a Bachelors degree or above.
About Montanas drop-outs
- Minority student groups make up about 10% of overall enrollment, but account for about 30% of dropouts.
- A recent study showed Montanas dropout rate among students 16 to 19 years old was 9%, the sixth highest rate in the nation.
- 80% of the men incarcerated in the Montana State Prison never completed high school.


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St. James's Place is both proud and delighted to have been voted the 2012 City of London Wealth Management Company of the Year at a special awards ceremony that took place at the Mansion House in London on 15 March 2012.
In its inaugural year, the City of London Wealth Management Awards asks members of the public to cast their vote based on their own personal views and experiences. They act as an invaluable guide to help others find the right wealth management firm when seeking financial advice – something of particular relevance and importance in this current climate of economic uncertainty.
As well as this main wealth management award, St. James's Place was also shortlisted for the following awards:
We would like to thank all our clients who voted for us.
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This modern hotel is ideally situated in the centre of Navile and offers its guests a fitness centre.Facilities at the hotel include meeting rooms, an express check-in and check-out feature and an exhibit space. The hotel also offers bicycle rental, a currency exchange and a 24 hour reception. The hotel operates a well-equipped business centre and also offers conference facilities.Rooms at the SavHotel are relaxed and spacious, and feature a flat-screen TV and a mini bar. Cable / satellite channels, complimentary toiletries and a private bathroom can be found in each room of the hotel. Also included in the rooms are a desk with an electrical outlet, a hair dryer and heated guest rooms.Indulge in a generous buffet breakfast before beginning a day of sightseeing in. For other meals, there are many restaurants and cafés situated in the surrounding area. Room service is also available during limited hours.Situated close to some great hot spots, the hotel is near a number of bars, nightclubs and fashionable restaurants. Less than a 10-minute drive away, Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) is within easy reach of the hotel.
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Africa has a great opportunity to overcome its food and energy challenges, improve health conditions and boost economic growth in the coming decades if the objectives of the United Nations declaration of 2012 as the Year of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4A) are achieved.
Available statistics show that the continent is the most prone to food shortages which devastate millions of people yearly. With a population of 800 million which is expected to reach 1.2 billion in 2050, lifting the African population out of poverty by achieving food security and well-being will not be fulfilled without energy security.
The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, the technical arm of the African Union Commission, has a vision to give access to energy to 35 per cent of the African population 20 years from now.
According to Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the NEPAD Agency, transformation in energy generation and services is necessary to achieve this objective. "Although Sub-Saharan Africa encompasses only 12 per cent of the world's population, 60 per cent of Africans do not have access to electricity and clean cooking facilities," he said in a message to participants at a workshop on linking bioenergy and food security in Africa recently in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
One point of agreement at the workshop was that bioenergy and food security are two sides of a coin. African countries have to progressively move away from the use of fossil fuels and increase the share of renewable energy sources in their total energy mix. Along with solar, wind, hydropower and geothermal, the experts also said bioenergy would play a major role in the coming decades in Africa where more than 70% of the population lives in rural and in the suburbs.
Professor Emile Van Zyl of the University of Stellenbosch said Africa has the potential to be a major player alongside Brazil in the biofuels trade if it applies modern technology.
The whole continent now produces 606 million litres of biofuels or two per cent of the global trade. South Africa alone accounts for more than half of the total output.
For example, if Zambia were to put 20 million hectares out of its 75.26 million hectares land area to producing biofuels, it could generate $100 billion annually, said Professor Thomson Sinkala, President of Biofuels Association of Zambia. The ripple effect on the economy, health and nutrition of Zambians would be substantive. Replicate this in other countries and you will transform the Continent for good.
NEPAD, through its Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme, sees this as an opportunity to mainstream bioenergy into its food security agenda. "Bioenergy is not new in Africa but we need to revamp it for both food and energy security," Mariam Soumare, a Programme Officer in the Agency, said at the workshop. The goal of CAADP is to see African countries attain six per cent annual economic growth. As many countries are signing up to the programme, they pledge to increase their national budgets for agriculture to not less than 10 per cent.
Africa is the continent where the most should happen in bioenergy, said Dr Jeremy Woods of Imperial College, London, one of the participants at the workshop. "To do nothing is not an option."
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Jeff Ellis has spent a month juggling set pieces for an opera that's still six months away.
Fortunately for Ellis, there are advantages to building an opera set based on the 1692 Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. The scenery is rustic and unfussy. The lines are clean and the design is minimalist.
Puritans weren't exactly known for their opulence.
What makes "The Crucible" — Sarasota Opera's final production of the 2011 season — unique is that it's the first main stage opera to be built entirely at the Sarasota Opera House.
Rather than send the production out to bid to the usual scene shops in Oregon, Virginia and upstate New York, Sarasota Opera opted to construct it onsite, using its own stable of carpenters and scenic painters.
This route saved the opera $25,000. The average set costs $100,000 to produce and ship.
However, unlike the Asolo Repertory Theatre, which has a 45,000-square-foot scene shop on Tallevast Road, the Opera House has only its stage and 2,000-square-foot scene shop with which to work.
"I had to be convinced," Ellis says of the decision. "We don't have the space and the tools. I even questioned my skills. I haven't run a build hands-on in 10 years."
Ellis is being humble. Now in his sixth season as director of production at the Opera House, the 36-year-old Ellis has worked in theater since he was a teenager.
He started his professional career as carpenter, building and drafting set pieces at community theaters around Washington, D.C., where he grew up.
When Ellis was 22, he built a scaled-down version of the Alamo and a 20-foot-tall cowboy boot for Bill Clinton's 1996 Texas Inaugural Ball.
He got his bachelor's degree in technical direction from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
"I went into management when I was young and stupid," Ellis says. "I thought it would be easier."
He lets out a loud laugh.
In addition to managing the live productions of five operas, Ellis also oversees seven departments: scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, props, wigs and makeup and stage management.
In season, he averages about 70 hours a week.
"The sheer amount of information I have catalogued in my brain is kind of overwhelming," Ellis says. "It's not like I was a professional carpenter who got into management just so I could tell guys to push scenery around."
The bulk of his time is spent managing the opera's winter and fall productions. When "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella) opens Oct. 29, Ellis' team will cease construction on "The Crucible" and focus entirely on Rossini's two-act fairy tale.
Ellis has worked on all but one of the 15 sets in Sarasota Opera's storage facility. Once the company stages "Don Giovanni" in February, he'll have handled all 15 productions.
When another theater rents a set from Sarasota Opera, Ellis often flies to that city to help the crew assemble the production. Two weeks ago, he flew to Texas to help the San Antonio Opera construct "Pagliacci."
At the height of the opera season, Ellis' crew refers to the backstage wings as "the Rubik's Cube" because it's filled with a labyrinth of cumbersome set pieces.
Although "The Crucible" is the last show of the opera's winter festival season (it opens March 5), dialogue on how to construct the set began back in February.
The set, which was designed by Michael Schweikardt, will take about eight to 12 weeks to construct.
Like all good managers, Ellis is personable and authoritative.
Weaving in and out of planks of wood that, when finished, will be a flying wall 17 feet high-by-40 feet wide, Ellis gives concise orders and polite requests.
Even when he loudly asks his crew not to rip the plastic drop cloth covering the stage floor, the command comes across as chummy, like a frank exchange between old friends.
"If I weren't doing this, I'd probably be a sportscaster," Ellis says. "I'm a huge sports fanatic, and I have a fairly good mind for detail."
Playing favorites
Jeff Ellis' favorite production is "Hansel and Gretel."
The set was built in 2001 and has been rented out more times than any other Sarasota Opera set.
"It's a pretty set," Ellis says. "And it's easy to change out. You roll six big pieces out on stage and you're done."
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Looks like The Hills will no longer be alive with the sounds of pseudoreality. The MTV show that reduced L.A. to a vapid wasteland of velvet ropes, designer-clad dopes and "pay-to-be-a-player" bottle-service tables is calling it quits after this season. We watched it (for research!) but we're glad the end is near, if only because it glorified one part of L.A. nightlife while virtually ignoring other creative, multicultural scenes.
Still, we've got nothing against upscale hot spots. Like Las Vegas, these are a necessary part of our after-dark landscape.
This week, we report on a spanking new trifecta of swank-pits (which one will we see first on the last season of The Hills, we wonder?), plus a climactic L.A. Fashion Week hap and the ultimate self-aggrandizing (but undeniably spectacular) soiree so far this year: Perez Hilton's birthday bash.
TOP OF THE WORLDThose who made it in were treated to an unmatched extrasensory experience, $15 million worth, we hear (spent by owners Victor Drai and partners Cy & Jesse Waits). Go-go gals writhing on gilded stripper-pole lamps, plush and roomy booths, opulent textures, mirrors and lighting everywhere, a pool area with cabana furniture to rival any ritzy living room and loud hip-hop remixes courtesy of DJ Eye (aka Jamie Iovine, megaproducer Jimmy's son).
The kicker is the view, which — if you peek between the curtains that surround the place or go out on the main balcony — is incredible and almost vertigo-inducing (at least after a $15 cocktail. Pricey? Yes, but the glasses are tall). There will be haters and bitchy Yelp posts from those who can't get in, but nobody can refute the gorgeous sights at Drai's — and we mean that in more ways than one.
PARALLEL LINESThe room is subtly chic, moodily lit and surprisingly chill, at least before midnight. Even at the witching hour, the club had a house-party feel (okay, "A list" house party) and the DJ was awesome, spinning an eclectic mix of pop hits, electro and '80s faves. Though we did spot Nicky Hilton and slimy Brandon Davis (sitting right in the center of the room, under a light, in case you didn't notice him ... ick) the club felt surprisingly unpretentious. Bolthouse milled about in his jeans and Converse sneakers, making sure everything was running smoothly; people weren't pushy even when it got packed and our huge glass of wine was only $7. Score.
Sam Nazarian hasn't slowed down since he and Bolthouse split last year. The SBE titan has two venues on the rager radar right now: the still unnamed spot on Cahuenga in the space that was Halo/White Lotus/Ritual and his latest, in the space that was Area, now called Industry. SBE actually had a contest in which the public could choose the name of the former but with the way they turn around clubs these days, it might be a good idea to keep it unnamed.
After all, the club empire seems to be thinking outside of the box with its latest endeavors: Industry, for example has a unique — and delish — "burger bar" set-up and there are plans to do a late-night burger stand outside on its parking lot at closing. The club itself has all the SBExcess you'd expect: sleek, Miami-ish white walls, cushy, ample seating for those with bottle bucks, foxy waitresses and DJs who spin upbeat hip-hop and house melds. Thursday, when we attended, was nuts, with DJ Cobra spinning and promoters including Frankie Delgado (who runs with The Hills kids) hosting. Yep, this one's our bet for first club you'll see in the show.


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Television interview with Gary Anderson Managing Director | Fisker Silicon Valley on the sports high-performance Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid vehicle being developed at Fisker Automotive (www.fiskerautomotive.com).
Fisker Automotive is creating environmentally conscious vehicles with passion, style and performance. The Fisker Karma is the world's first true Electric Vehicle with extended range. Fisker is Pure Driving Passion.


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Posted by Dale Buss on March 11, 2011 11:30 AM
It's only been a few days since Honest Tea became fully a part of Coca-Cola, but already the company's "TeaEO," CEO Seth Goldman, is moving on to his next agenda item.
That would be introducing a brand extension called Honest CocoaNova, a completely new kind of product for the maker of organic teas and "ades."
The reason it's launching a new product line now is simple: the brand needs to keep innovating and evolving, says its founder. "We continue to look for new ideas," Goldman told brandchannel.
There's been a lot of interest in how Goldman's Bethesda, Md.-based startup would become part of the giant Coke machine and still work the new-product magic that has allowed Honest Tea to triple its annual sales, to $72 million, since Coca-Cola first bought in three years ago.
CocoaNova is meant to become part of the answer when it rolls out next month under the positioning, "Cocoa as you've never known it."
CocoaNova contains flavanols — the better-for-you compounds in cocoa — without the cocoa butter that is used to make chocolate. So CocoaNova has lots of antioxidants, like many of Honest's teas and other drinks.
"We brew it like tea," Goldman told us this week. "It has the cocoa flavor but it doesn't have the fat of chocolate. It's got a nice taste to it, but it's low in calories. It's really a new functional category."
"To the extent that consumers have a positive health association with dark chocolate, that's where this product delivers," he added.
In fact, Honest Tea developed CocoaNova with Hershey, which has been competing with Mars to come up with healthful applications of cocoa components. Coca-Cola knew about the arrangement and blessed it, Goldman said.
As Goldman wrote in a recent blog post addressing the brand's next chapter, "we take inspiration from a Chinese proverb printed underneath our bottle caps that also appears on the front wall of our Bethesda office, as both a greeting, and a warning, 'Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it.'"
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Optimiza Academy Celebrates the Graduation of the Participants of the "Organizational Excellence" Program
Optimiza Academy, one of Al-Fares National Investment (ASE: CEBC) companies, announced the graduation of the first batch of participants who joined "Organizational Excellence" program titled "Principles of Excellence Model and Self Assessment Using RADAR Methodology". The workshop was held by the Organizational Excellence Unit in the company under the leadership of its Director Dr. Bashar Sarayreh and the organizational excellence consultant Dr. Tareq Khayyat.
August 22, 2009 12:00 by Aarti Nagraj
Optimiza Academy, one of Al-Fares National Investment (ASE: CEBC) companies, announced the graduation of the first batch of participants who joined "Organizational Excellence" program titled "Principles of Excellence Model and Self Assessment Using RADAR Methodology". The workshop was held by the Organizational Excellence Unit in the company under the leadership of its Director Dr. Bashar Sarayreh and the organizational excellence consultant Dr. Tareq Khayyat.
A large group of managers, departments' heads, and employees who are engaged in the field of organizational excellence from various ministries, governmental departments, banks, and other private sector organizations participated in the workshop.
The workshop included lectures, exercises, real case studies and discussions, as well as small groups activities which all focused on the concept of excellence and its main elements, and the structure of the administrative excellence model and its dynamics, in addition to the RADAR Methodology and how it is used in the assessment process based on the criteria of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) including the criteria of "King Abdullah II Award for Excellence" for both public and private sectors.
At the end of the workshop Dr. Sarayreh stressed that the Organizational Excellence Unit in Optimiza Academy pledge to provide the best solutions, training and consulting services which support institutions seeking to achieve organizational excellence, and struggle to win excellence awards not only in Jordan but in MENA region as well. Certificates were also granted to participants who expressed their eagerness and intentions to implement what they learned from this practical workshop once they are back to their offices one next day.
Advanced Training Co. (ATC) was established in 2001 to provide state of the art Human Capital Development Solutions and Training to organizations in the private and public sectors. In 2006, ATC was acquired by Optimiza to become its Human Capital Development and Training arm in the region.
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Andrew Ford is the author of Try Whistling This, Illegal Harmonies and The Sound of Pictures. He is a composer, writer and broadcaster and presents The Music Show on ABC Radio National.
His awards include the Paul Lowin Prize for his song cycle Learning to Howl, a Green Room Award for his opera Rembrandt's Wife, and the Geraldine Pascall Prize for critical writing. In 2009 he was resident composer at the Australian National Academy of Music.


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In October 2007, we stayed at Oakwood apartment in Marina Del Rey.
1. The building is used asbestos.
2. Pets allowed. Even someone's pet is dirty and have many flea and mite. They're peeing around the garden, pool side, wherever.
3. Maid might take your personal belongings when you're out.
4. Even ask for making up your missing belongings, the manager just says "We're sorry, but we cannot find them or pay back for you"
Oakwood apartment in Marina Del Rey has over 500 rooms but the staff are not smart enough to manage it.
We lost prescribed medicine, bathroom equipment, prescribed body cream for super sensitive skin, prescribed contact lenses and its solution, expensive cosmetics, etc. Most maid don't speak English so be careful. We had to go see a doctor to get medicine and contact lenses without any insurance since we're not American.
We slept in the car for 2 nights to away from flea. Then we moved out.
When we're looking for another apartment, explained why we need another room urgently, some hotel receptionists said "We've heard that problem a lot" Which means Oakwood apartment in Marina Del Rey is famous with flea problems.
We were thinking to fight in a court them, but since it was our first vacation after the wedding, we just left there and started enjoying our stay in the US.
It was a nightmare we have ever had.
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dave,,,, are you one of those folks that drive like ,, 15 mph no matter what the speed limit ? ,or take 3 blocks to get to the limit ?
take all your criticism and do something positive !! .
move to a better neighborhood,, obviously you are not comfortable where you are now ..
when you get back from the post office ,pick up the litter on your corner .... make a donation to the Humane Society to have pets spayed and neutered and not roaming the streets without food and shelter
..... and you could save resources if you just let the mailman take your letters from your house ,,,where you can stay inside and not work yourself into a tizzy
No. I drive the speed limit and accelerate rapidly from stops to avoid tailgating. .
Littering is everywhere - it has little to do with the neighborhood. . I walk in 3 city parks and pick up litter there weekly. . I adopted a pup from animal control two months ago and made a contribution there just 3 days ago. . a tizzy. . no way - just an observation. . this city could do better. .
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As of September 2012, 81% of U.S. adults use the internet and, of those, 72% say they have looked online for health information in the past year.
Since online personal diagnosis is a scenario that has intrigued observers for years – and caused some anxiety about people's ability to navigate the online information landscape – the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project explored it in some depth in its most recent health survey. Of those who have looked online for health information, 59% say they have ever gone online specifically to try to figure out what medical condition they or someone else might have. That translates to 35% of U.S. adults.
Women are more likely than men to go online to figure out a possible diagnosis. Other groups that have a high likelihood of doing so include younger people, white adults, those in the highest income bracket, and those with more education (see table below for details).
The following analysis is based on questions asked only of that 35% of the population who answered that they have gone online to figure out what they or someone else might have. We will refer to them as "online diagnosers."
First, online diagnosers were asked if the information they found online led them to think that this was a condition that needed the attention of a doctor or other medical professional, or that it was perhaps something they could take care of at home:
Fifty-three percent of online diagnosers say they talked with a medical professional about what they found online, 46% did not (see table below for details).
Separately, we asked if a medical professional confirmed what they thought the condition was and found that:
There is no statistically significant difference between those who have health insurance and those who do not when it comes to using the internet to figure out an illness.
It is important to note what these findings mean – and what they don't mean. Historically, people have always tried to answer their health questions at home and made personal choices about whether and when to consult a clinician. Many have now added the internet to their personal health toolbox, helping themselves and their loved ones better understand what might be ailing them. This study was not designed to determine whether the internet has had a good or bad influence on health care. It measures the scope, but not the outcome, of this activity.
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More freebies from the Good Samaritans, it would seem. I never seem to be in the right place at the right time.
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Joan Rivers is known for a lot of things, and tact isn't one of them. In May the comedian received flack for making what some would say an inappropriate quip about late singer Whitney Houston. Now the comedian and E! fashion guru has moved onto another pop singer–Christina Aguilera.
During an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Rivers, who's usually dissing the looks of top A listers come award season, didn't hide her feelings about Christina Aguilera's appearance. She was appearing on Fallon to promote her new book, Hate Everyone…Starting with Myself, but managed to turn the conversation to The Voice judge, saying:
"I'm at Spago's with [my daughter] Melissa, and we're eating dinner, and Fatso is across the way, and she comes lumbering over with that no-neck look. And I go, 'Here it comes.' She comes over to my table and says, 'You gonna finish that?'"
This isn't the first time that Joan Rivers has taken Aguilera's weight up to task. Last year during The Michael Jackson tribute concert, the fashion host criticized Aguilera's appearance a day after saying, "she looked like a pig" adding, "She's not just eating apples!"
Although she hasn't addressed Joan Rivers' comments personally, Aguilera has been open in the past about her fluctuating weight, saying in January, "I've been in this for a long time. I came out on the scene when I was 17 years old. You can never be too much of anything. You can never be too perfect too thin, too curvy, too voluptuous, this, that. I've been on all sides of the spectrum.. [Every] female in this business at one time or another has had criticism… I'm very confident in my body. I think my video works over the years have spoken to that… I've been no stranger to being very comfortable in my own skin."
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Three years after he first dreamt up a teen center for downtown Naperville, Jeff Haake dropped a set of keys into the hands of Naperville North High School senior Austin Hansen on Thursday.
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Playing video games on an 80-inch TV while lounging on an L-shaped gray couch is a "dream come true" for some Naperville teens.
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Waiting patiently for the novel to come out in english(a long wait i guess). The designs of Unicorn Gundam as well as the NZ-666 Kshatriya really rocks.
List of Character
Barnage Lynx : 16 year old boy who attends Anaheim Industry Technical School. Currently resides in an industrial colony named "Industrial 7". Having never experienced any disturbances or conflicts like the One Year War, war to him was fictional. After meeting a girl, he becomes involved in an event that shakes the world.
Audrey Bahn :17 year noble girl with sapphire-colored eyes. She comes to Industrial 7 with a certain purpose, but her fate changes after meeting Barnage.
Siam Vist :: Someone who is connected with the terrorism which occurred in UC0001. He is also the first-generation family member of the Vist Foundation to succeed thanks to the Laplace's box. Cryogenesis is used, so he is alive in UC0096. He begins to move in order to release Laplace's box.
Cadias Vist : Siam's grandchild, second-generation family member of the Vist Foundation. Despite being over 60, he still has the mind and body of a fighter, nonetheless he is strong and steadfast. Release of Laplace's Box is placed in his care.
Full Frontal : Mysterious man called the "2nd coming of Char". He pilots a red MS and rallies the remnants of Zeon with his high charisma. Fights against Earth Federation Forces over "the secret" to the foundations of the Universal Century. Contrary to the meaning of his name, he trifles with Barnage and company with enigmatic behavior. Age unknown.
Note that list isn't completed yet. read more at zeonic-corps.net or gundam-unicorn.net
Mobile Suit Gundam UNICORN
29 July 2007
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Turn A Gundam Impressions
Image from Gundam Base.Side 1. Cant say i dislike the design, but hey, buying something different is not bad. Cant wait to for it next month. If you are interested in designs, maybe you should try visiting Syd Mead website. I have put the link in "My Links". As we all should know that he is the designer for this unique gundam, which have created a stir among gundam fans. Some really like the design, some really hate it down to the core. When it was mention that Turn A Gundam will be th 100th MG, it was like, (what my home town used to say when something big was happening) the sky was going to fall. As i said earlier, i don dislike the gundam, it's just unique. it's a Syd Mead.
You guys should watch the anime. I cant wait to get my hand on the cow miniature figure. lol. ^_^
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Gundam MK.V
26 July 2007
Don't really know much about this mobile suit. As far as i know, it is featured in Gundam Sentinel. This kit comes from Core-Works of Korea. Hope that some day, Bandai will produce this kit, like they did for Hi-Nu Gundam.
As you can see, the details are superb. Clearly the guys in Core-Works of Korea did a great job on making it.
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Nu Gundam
25 July 2007
This is my Nu Gundam. More picture will be uploaded. Just bought it this year. Really love the design especially the fin funnels. I'm not sure why i didn't bought this earlier. The Nu gundam is bigger in size then the Hi Nu Gundam. Well, it should be coz its counterpart is the Sazabi which is even more bigger.
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Crossbone X1 Fullcloth
This is one my favourite mobile suit in the UC era. As a matter of fact, i got two of those. I haven't finished reading the whole manga, which is difficult to find here in Malaysia. I'm not sure which volume this mobile suit appeared, but one thing for sure is that this is an upgrade version of the first crossbone gundam.
XM-X1 (F97) Crossbone Gundam X-1
Manufacturer: Strategic Naval Research Institute
Operator: Crossbone Vanguard
Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit
Dimensions: head height 15.9 meters
Weight: empty 9.5 metric tons; max gross 24.8 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 5280 kW
Special Equipment: dummy launchers in hands; special weapons targeting sensor in head, can be deployed over right eye sensor/camera
Armament: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x mega machinecannon, fire-linked, mounted in torso; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in shoulder armor, hand-carried in use; 4 x heat dagger, stored one in each foot and one in each calf, hand-carried or foot-mounted in use; 2 x scissor anchor, mounted on front skirt armor; 2 x beam shield/brand marker, mounted on forearms; buster gun, can be stored on right hip armor; beam zanber, can be stored on left hip armor; zanbuster, combined buster gun/beam zanber; grenade, fired from buster gun; atomic shell, fired from buster gun
Pilot(s): Kincado Nau (aka Seabook Arno), Tobia Arronax, Umon Samon
I for one, would love to see the Crossbone Gundam to be animated. With its cool mobile suit designs, gundam fans with probably loves it. ^^
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Turn A Gundam: A Brief Overview
24 July 2007
While waiting for the Turn A Gundam to makes its debut in August, i tried to remember back the anime...
The story as follows
"It is the far future, in the year 2345 of a new calendar - well over two thousand years, that is, after the dawn of the space age. After centuries of peace, the people of Earth have lost the technology they once possessed and forgotten that they once traveled in space. But a lost tribe of lunar settlers, the Moonrace, have retained the scientific arts... and now they regard their mother planet with envious eyes.
Hoping to return to their ancestral home, the Moonrace contact Earth's feudal lords and attempt to negotiate the transfer of a chunk of the planet's territory. But soon, unable to make a deal with Earth's rulers, the Moonrace decide to seize the land they desire by force. Anticipating an extraterrestrial invasion, Earth's feudal lords organize militias armed with cars and biplanes to do battle with the Moonrace's army of giant two-legged war machines.
Caught in the middle of this war of the worlds is a youth named Loran Cehack, who finds a mysterious artifact - a relic of Earth's forgotten space age - entombed in stone. Will this ancient mobile suit enable Loran to avert the conflict and make peace between Earth and moon?"
For those who have not watch it, i recommend that you watch it. I will not rank it. ^^
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Free Apps for Mac Users
Opera 9.2
- Web browser
- a backup application
- a video converter application
- media player
- a database about every Mac that ever been released
The Unarchiver
- file compressing application
DosBox 0.70
- MS-Dos emulator for mac
-Antivirus software
for more details, read the article by Trevor Wale.
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Yassai Mossai
This is got to be my favorite Japanese folk's dance. I first knew about it in a Japanese drama, Kisarazu Cat's Eyes. Its about 5 guys, living their lives in a Town called Kisarazu. It's a comedy drama, and people who loves comedy should watch it. Anyway, in one of the episodes, the Yassai Mossai was shown. i really like it very much
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Gisele Bundchen
23 July 2007
Gisele Bundchen is my favourite supermodel. She is really a beauty. Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen was born on July 20, 1980. Nicknamed "Gise", "The Body", or "The Midas Queen". She is a German-Brazilian supermodel who has been acclaimed as the most famous and the highest-paid model in the world. Since her introduction onto the fashion scene in the '90s she has appeared in countless billboards and magazine covers, as well as numerous TV and print ads. Bündchen is currently the face of more than 20 brands from different countries such as United States, Russia, Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, South Korea, Germany and Switzerland. According to Forbes, she made $33 million on 2006, adding to her estimated $150 million fortune. She currently holds Guinness World Records as the "world's richest supermodel".
source: Wikipedia
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MG Destiny
Gunota says that MG Destiny will be the 101th gundam. That be a great news for Seed Destiny fans. I was hoping for Bandai to produce Destiny into the MG line. My MG Strike Freedom feels very lonely at the moment. Time to budget my finance. I'm also waiting for the Turn A Gundam to hit the shelves next month.
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iPhone problems
16 July 2007
Security flaws - While the iPhone is actual more secure than most cell phones; with the ability to download security patches through iTunes, Errata Security still found some critical chinks in the armor. There's a "heap overflow" bug in the Safari browser that translates into a malicious website can hack into your system even if you just visit it for a second.
Also at issue is a "data seepage" bug that makes info transfered over client applications through Wi-Fi potentially public and a Bluetooth "denial of service" bug.
Installing Windows isn't going to happen - The iPhone doesn't support the 64 bit versions of Windows XP or Vista; facts Apple neglected to point out in their system requirements.
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Nigeria marched into their first African Cup of Nations final since 2000 after a convincing 4-1 win over Mali in the first semi-final. More
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Great Super Eagles.....you have done well, more effort. Jesus Love you all.
Super Match! :-D
Awww ghana m style is out the african cup, now nigeria can use burkinafaso to train on the pitch to win the cup. Nigeria on top!
Welldone Nigeia you played so cool.please put all your effort to win the CUP.You are the best.UP NIGERIAAAAAAAAAAA
I thank God for today's victory...I hope the players hold their heads in one place to win the final match..Congratulations to Keshi,Amokachi,etc
who wan try niaja, they dey mad?...commot there.. it remain Ghana...that their mouth ..we will do something drastic about it.
I do pray in JESUS name that we are going to beat the Ghananians this time around, so UP UP UP goes the Eagle, sure WE CAN DO IT.
where can I buy Nigeria jersey in Calgary?
Come on Nigeria, really proud of a young team, playing like a united team for once, great win
@51 don't say that, ignorant ! open your eyes ! there's no such thing, don't listen to the media
If we can unite on the football pitch, why can't we in other pitches? Pastor Elias Osaghae, Toronto
Ghana Black stars are already in trouble in the finals, that is if they can beat Bokina Faso
wow. these guys has really done well. kudos
This victory is a victory against the nigeria's enemy of unity. Up up nigeria!
Wll done super super eagles,we now have a chance to win the cup on sunday after a long wait.PLS DONT LET THE COUNTRY DOWN.Tks for a well done job.
That shows there is still hope for nigeria though many failures in all aspects of the nation. I pray that every dying hope will come back alive for nigerians in jesus name.
Well done Nija. At last go and win it now
There are eagles but there is a Super Eagle. And the Super Eagle will soar more to take the AFCON Cup to Nigeria, come Sunday. Congrats Super Eagle! Congrats Nigeria.
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How is it possible that in this day and age a majority of expecting parents hope and pray to be blessed with a baby boy? You know exactly what I'm talking about here, modern couples that cringe at the thought of not having an heir to carry the family name.
I'm very well aware of the prehistoric prejudices that past generations have had about having baby girls, what I'm referring to, is your average young expecting couple one would spot at a mall and never guess that they too are consumed with the obsession of their first born being a boy.
Success! Boys from the first go. The family can sleep better at night knowing that the blood line will live on. Please. This needs to stop. Someone needs to tell these ignorants how stupid they sound and how medieval they come off to the rest of us.
Such tacky mentalities can only mean one thing, daughters are a burden, and they're going to have to spend all that money raising them only to marry them off to another family. What a losing investment.
I know a 32 year old educated woman that did everything to conceive. She experimented with all sorts of "advanced" reproductive techniques in modern science to become a mother. She had one shot at getting pregnant and this would be it. I admired her dedication until she got pregnant with not one but two babies. This should have been the happiest day of her life right? Until she found out that she would be having two baby girls. Suddenly, she felt unlucky.
We all know this is not an isolated incident. And I'm not judging people who have baby girls and would like to have a boy as well; I'm referring to the people that would much prefer to have boys over girls, the men that pressure the women, the silly women who think they haven't done their duties "producing" a male and will keep popping out babies until they have the next king of the jungle.


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(FT4) E-5 successor the second half of the year.
A couple of readers sent me info that they are getting info from their Store or Olympus dealers that the E-5 is running out of Stock. The only thing I heard from a trusted sources is "the E-5 successor is defintiely coming…but not yet! it will be on market the second half of 2013!"
The next announcement will come in very early 2013 and be for at leats one new camera and one new MFT lens.
I got a mail from Olympus (after asking them) that the E-5 successor will be something totally new. Not an E-5 body with an EM-5 sensor.
yes indeed. It will be an E-3 body with an EM-6 sensor !!
I call BS. The reason the E-5 is running out of stock is because they are no longer produced, and you'd have to be insane to spend $1700 on a camera with 2008 specs at the end of 2012.
@ Anonymous,
BS fron someone anonymous.What a joke.I still get beautiful photos from my E5 and am very happy with it. I am also thrilled to hear that it is another 6 months before it is delivers, and am happy to hear that it is not the same as the E5. If they are going to spend some time on tweaking things it will be well worth the wait. Beautiful camera as a workhorse for in the field. Travelling in 12 countries with it, and its never missed a beat. The number of Canikon that have failed in the mean time… Its had one clean in that time
However I do agree with you, it is getting outdated seeing what the EM5 can do. I can't wait to play with that when I get one for my wife in 2 weeks when travelling back through Asia from East Africa where there are no Olympus dealers!
The 1 dollar price reduction in the picture is a joke
Hopefully the incoming Oly camera will be higher than EPL5 , above OMD is what I expect .
Then I'll not hesitate to get it if Oly make it happen . -
Look at that presumptuous price…
Priced like you win a photo award just by owning it. -
Call it E-5 successor but what it will be is MFT and not FT! FT is as dead as a dodo and Oly will be the last ones to revive it. In Oly Terms to be announced second half of 2013 means early (if we are lucky) 2014 and not in the shops until 2015.
Read the text, it says ON MARKET second half 2013..
We are still waiting…
I don't believe anything about availability of Oly products before they are not really available
E-7 2013As expected…
4/3 is death, Oly fakes it still alive.
Some big and very expensive lenses like 90-200/2.8, 150/2, 14-35/2, 45-100/2, 300/2.8 are usless in micro43, and can be only used with body which sensor has worse result then compact camera (DxOMark test – Sony RX100 and Olympus E5).
No new bodies, no new lenses…-
DxOmark tests need to be read properly.
Olympus lens vs RX100. Heh while RX100 is decent, its nowhere near SHG quality. Neither it can change lens.
Sure RX100 does have nice DR, but its pretty noisy at base ISO, which is issue, even when someone would like to not believe it. Actually old E-3 is better, if you like to take photos and post-process them. E-5 is bit noisier (but sensor is almost without AA, which might be related). RX100 is different category and not better than these. AF absolutely cant compete with these.
Frankly its bit stupid to even compare those, its for different purpouses anyway. DxOmark can be pretty misleading if you just take numbers and dont know how to interpret them and put to context with real pics and real world.
And for example their SNR measuring is very missleading as it should be measured in each color channel separated, not just by shooting 18% grey (which is something you pretty much never do). Then it wouldnt be so nice, cause some manufacturers have incredibly noisy blue or red channels, while shot at 18% grey looks "amazing". Just when you shoot blue sky, you will see that even on base ISO its a way worse then you expected.
WHY is it so complicated for Olympus and Panasonic to provide a reasonable support for FT lenses on mFT bodies? The adapter includes enough contacts, doesn't it? When I use my 50mm/f2.0 Macro lens on the Lumix G3, the autofocus seems to be 10 times slower than on the E-30 in live mode and some 100 times slower than in mirror-mode (phase dedection). So I always end up in motor driven manual focus — what an anachronism.
"WHY is it so complicated for Olympus and Panasonic to provide a reasonable support for FT lenses on mFT bodies?"
Because the AF hardware inside the FT lenses is designed for phase detect AF, which is significantly different from the AF mechanics in lenses that are built for contrast detect AF, like all m43 lenses. As of today, all m43 cameras feature CD AF only.
In order to fully support FT lenses, a m43 camera would need an on sensor PD AF system (like the one in the Nikon 1 cameras). Since Oly have stated that they want to improve continuous AF for the m43 cameras (which also needs that on sensor PD AF technology), I can imagine they will finally make a high end model that incorporates PD AF as well as CD AF and thus supports the classic FT lenses better than all m43 cameras do today.
Don't expect it to be cheap, though.
It's not just a FW, but a mechanical engine issue. A focus MOTOR for CDAF is different than one for PDAF. They are not going to send you a new focus motor for your older PDAF lenses as an upgrade to work with CDAF bodies.
They should, though, release a NEX-like SLT sort of adapter. With Sony as partners, perhaps they could license the SLT tech.
Olympus has used SLT like tech a long time before Sony even got serious about the photographic camera market with the E-10 and 20 and their 'translucent' mirrors. Canon did this a few decades before with the Pelix.
This technology has inherent problems, the most prominent and unavoidable one being loss of light. The larger the sensor, the less of a problem that will be usually, but it won't go away because you cannot magically create energy when splitting a beam of light.
There is an additional issue. The difference in flange distance between the alpha and e mount leaves enough space for a mirror, the difference in flange distance between 4/3 and m4/3 doesn't, and the mirror would protrude into the light chamber of the camera itself for quite a bit.
Hence, such an adapter for m4/3 doesn't seem very likely or even viable.
4/3 (or other AF SLR) lenses do not depend on the phase detection aspect of PDAF, but on the information the camera can get from phase detection: what direction and how far should the focus element(s) move to obtain focus. If that information can be had in a different way then it will work just as well.
I hope that it is a fake. Imo Oly should focus on M4/3. My guess it that once PDAF on sensor is mature, 4/3 lenses will just work fine.
The question is how long it will take us to get there.
The Nikon and Canon folks that alway comment on here must live in fear of 4/3rds after all 4/3rds outsold all of canon in 2011. As for 4/3rds lens owners don't buy into these negative comments – these people are just hopful
4/3 outsold Canon? LOL
4/3 was a financial failure, and it didn't even make a dent into the DSLR market. That's why it was discontinued.
I think that would only be in the CSC category & certainly not overall.
I wonder if this is the pro-omd we keep getting hints about? If it had on sensor PDAF providing proper autofocus for adapted 4/3rds lenses and with a m4/3 mount, that would be killer, to say the least.
That's what I expect also.
A high end m43 camera with on sensor PD AF would kill two birds with one stone: fast and reliable continuous AF for m43, and classic 43 lenses as well (with adapter, of course).
I'm not sure, however, whether all of today's m43 lenses (that are built for CD AF cameras) will be able to fully support that camera's AF capabilities.
That could be a problem. I don't know enough about AF and sensor technology to know whether it's possible to have both PDAF and CDAF, with the appropriate method being used depending on what lens is mounted. As someone who has adopted the m4/3 system, I'd love to be able to use some of that 4/3 glass though.
A hybrid focusing camera capable of using both lens systems is all that makes sense. The FT lineage has been excellent for those who got to know it but has stopped growing. Even so, the E-5 is still a workhorse camera suitable for many subjects if artistic results are more important to the photographer than technical specs. It handles, adapts and performs on a par with most DSLRs of its vintage. It will be interesting to see what replacement Olympus comes up with.
over all yes 4/3rds cameras outsold Canon
the insanity of the canon and nikon people on this site is amazing 4/3rds as in 4/3rds including micro 4/3rds in fact outsold all of canon last year
As you can see – this discussion shows that judgement always depends on personal opinions.
Some people judge products by watching sales statistics. For these people FourThirds must be a desaster. And in this point of view they are right.
Other people concentrate on technical facts. On the one hand these people will complain about the weak low-light performance of the old FourThirds sensors. They will also complain about the Olympus decission to immolate the old OM standard for a digital one. But these people will also like the terrific compactness of FT cameras and lenses. They will like rich equipped cameras (from the beginning) with sensor cleaning system, image stabilisation, water and dust sealing, movie function,… for low prices. And they will like FourThirds lenses with superb quality.
The E-5 wasn`t completely new designed. Just the sensor, the display and some functions were updated. So it is clear that it could never be compared with a Nikon D3 or Canon 5D.
But in combination with Olympus mirrorless cameras the development of their sensors went on. And if these sensors will be used for their FourThirds concept then I could imagine that the result could become really interesting. Because there are not only D3 and 5D users on this planet.
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Hey, admin…Any rumors at all about any Panasonic M43 bodies in the pipeline? Still hoping for ANY smaller camera with the new sensor……if this dry spell keeps up, I may have to get an Oly .
I'm happy to hear of a successor to the E-3 I love my Olympus and will stay with them. Grant it, when I do my paid commercial gigs I rent out a Hassey anyway. So for me switching to a different brand is just -> meh. My current E-5 does everything I need it to do. Im a big fan of "it's not the camera that makes the pictures – it's the person behind the camera" mentality. Can't Wait for Olympus to bring out the E-7!
Boy are there some scorned girlfriends on this place.
I for one welcome a new 43rds body, if it is an E-7 with some more upgrades I will buy it (as will many, many others), if it is a m43rds body with good SAF for 43rds lenses I will buy it.
My biggest gripe for m43rds is the large AF box. It is huge, and will often focus on elements behind your subject. A small PDAF box would be perfect, whether on a m43rds or a 43rds body.
Remember, you still need to be a good photographer to take good pictures. No camera in the world will help you accomplish this if you have zero skill.
Its science being used to produce art, through eyes and a brain
Oly keeps making the same mistake with their flagship – they take far too long to update it, then when they finally do, it's already out of date on the day of release! The E5 could and should have been released at least a year earlier than it was, and the E-7 – with the current Sony sensor – released alongside the E-M5. How could Oly have ever expected pros to take 4/3rds seriously when they kept neglecting their flagship model so much?
I am not sure if an E-x is still viable. It has the same price of a Canon 5d II FF, so who is going to buy it except those who already have 4/3 lenses, and are not ebaying them.
I can see only birders having a distinct advantage with telezooms. But the day Oly comes up with fast telezooms for m4/3 there won't be left even that niche.
or the D600 for that matter,same price as E5 here!! I'm about to switch to Pentax as K5II + 200mm f2.8 is same price as E5..your right about birders,as I was hoping for an E7 to use with my good glass..but can't wait anymmore…
No idea where 'here' is, but when just sampling prices throughout the world, and looking for actual selling prices, the E-5 can be had for as little as $1400 new. A D600 can't be had below $1800 new. E-5 can be had second hand for way below $1000, D600 can't be had second hand yet for less then $1600. Maybe you live in a very special part of the world where Nikon prices are way below average and Olympus prices are way above average, but otherwise, you are at least massaging reality to match your argument. If you were instead talking about a D700, it would be much closer.
I can buy a D700 for the same money as an E-5 overhere, both new.
But you know, that is only half of the story, as you can't take pictures with a body alone. Hence your reasoning is totally valid for someone looking at investing in a system, but it doesn't work that way at all for someone who already has a bunch of lenses. Switching to another system may still be a good option in such a case, but the cost is totally different from what you suggest here.
if olympus was going to introduce an adaptor 4/3rds to micro 4/3rds all they need to would be release we wouldn't be waiting for a camera
Does no one remember the modular camera and liquid mirror rumors from a couple of years ago? I'm putting my money on that.
"Does no one remember the modular camera and liquid mirror rumors from a couple of years ago? I'm putting my money on that."
I remember and have been somewhat impatiently awaiting them. I never cared for the 4:3 system size—I guess I was too spoiled by the compactness of the legacy OM system I have used. µ4:3has the ole legacy OM compactness but is still deficient with key pro attributes like weather-sealing. The only µ4:3 ZD lens that I want that has weather-sealing is the relatively new 60/2.8 macro, although I am sure more will be coming once they solve the hybrid 4:3-µ4:3 (modular) body problem.
The last patent shown here – the adapter has a lot of glass inside, so there would be a loss of light.
Would you use such an adapter if you didn't already have SHG glass? And would you use it if you had it?
I am beginning to believe that the two systems are best left separate.If you look at Lenstip resolution tests, you'll see that m4/3 lenses are slowly getting the upper hand, so there is no motivation in adapting.
if Olympus and 4/3rds sensor weren't a threat to canon and nikon you wouldn't be wasting your time worried about any of this on an Olympus site
Maybe manufacturers should have built a modular camera design so that the sensor could be changed or updated (like a film back). Such is available for medium format and Ricoh has a system with interchangeable modules, but it includes an integrated lens. I guess it would have to be a high precision affair for the sensor and lense to line up perfectly. It might make sense on high end cameras where the body is a significant part of the cost and customers get used to a body but only change it to get an updated sensor. It's kind of a shame that nice old digital bodies become paper weights when the next best sensor comes out.


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In 2010 FarmVille has gone from Facebook, to iPhone, to canned vegetables, to Slurpees, and now to ice cream. Farmville Vanilla Ice Cream is now available in over 7,000 7-11 freezer chests. Buy the ice cream in the real world and your virtual world benefits via Zynga credits that come with the product.
It is a brilliant idea and one that will provide a good point of differentiation among commodity products. More importantly I wonder if this provides an alternative to ads, subscriptions, and microtransactions for website revenue? If your site has sufficient reach among a demographic, will CPG companies and retailers pay you for driving customers to them? Could Zynga's model be the 21st century equivalent of Green Stamps?
Co-branding like this gives you the visibility benefit of brand advertising, but the accountability of Google AdWords, a win for retailers, customers, and tech providers.
CPG Companies – Offering these virtual goods as a promotion wouldn't have to pay until a customer bought something. This provides Google Adwords style accountability and pay for performance. It is an update of old cereal box promotions that offered a free record or toy if you collected enough "Proofs of Purchase"
Customers – would get a "free prize" with a high perceived value.
Tech Companies - that powered these promotions would get a high volume of users, lower customer acquisition costs, and a high, predictable ARPU.
Virtual Goods – Buy a box of Cocoa puffs and get the Cocoa tree in Farmville. Would General Mills co-brand Count Chocula with Vampire Wars?
Access to Metered Content - Buy a TV at BestBuy rather than Walmart and get 3 months of Hulu Plus for free. Or spend $100 a week at Whole Foods and get a free electronic cookbook.
Increased Status - Spend $100 at Rockler/Home Depot/McMaster and get a bump up to the Pro Level of Instructables for that month.
For companies that wanted to offer services in this manner the key requirements would be:
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- Massive Audience – Relative to the product category
- Clear product upgrade path, ideally with low/no marginal cost
- Recurring mechanism to keep people brand loyal and repeat customers
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When you step into the Paradise Valley's beech forests it is very easy to see why NZ was chosen to film the Lord of the Rings movies.
It's deep and green and the further in you go the quieter and more mystical it seems. This scene is only 50 or so metres from the edge of the forest yet I could have been worlds away from the bus and civilisation.
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In 2004 I bought my first DSLR & now shoot full time with medium format digital and professional Canon DSLRs.
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WASHINGTON (December 23, 1997) -- Pope John Paul II has named the Reverend Gordon D. Bennett, S.J. Titular Bishop of Nesqually and Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore.
Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the United States, announced the appointment.
Bishop-elect Bennett is presently president of Loyola High School in Los Angeles. Previously he was rector and master of novices at Queen of Peace Novitiate, Montecito, California, and principal of Loyola High School.
He was born in Denver, Colorado, on October 21, 1946 and attended Loyola High School and the Jesuit College of Queen of Peace, Montecito. He has also studied at Mount St. Michael's, Spokane, Washington, the Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, California, and Fordham University, New York.
Bishop-elect Bennett made his first vows in 1966 and was ordained a priest on June 14, 1975. He holds master's degrees in theology and education.
The Archdiocese serves the City of Baltimore and nine Maryland counties with a Catholic population of more than 480,000 in a total population of nearly 2.9 million people.