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Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V
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- Though their geotagging capabilities are mostly novelty and their interfaces could use a complete overhaul, the top-notch video quality, performance, and consumer-friendly feature sets of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V make them worthy camcorder options. Both are overpriced, but since 14 hours of recording time is plenty--especially if supplemented with flash media--the HDR-XR500V is the better deal of the two.
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price range: $1,999.00
- Reviewed by: Lori Grunin
- Reviewed on: 07/01/2009
- Released on: 03/01/2009
The good: First-rate video quality and performance; geotagging videos is fun, if limited.
The bad: Annoying menu system; no wind filter; no manual shutter-speed, iris, or audio controls; relatively big and heavy; expensive.
The bottom line: Though their geotagging capabilities are mostly novelty and their interfaces could use a complete overhaul, the top-notch video quality, performance, and consumer-friendly feature sets of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V make them worthy camcorder options. Both are overpriced, but since 14 hours of recording time is plenty--especially if supplemented with flash media--the HDR-XR500V is the better deal of the two.
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The HD camcorder you cant use on a computer
by Nullstar on March 22, 2009
Pros: Easy to use menus, clear and sharp touch screen a plus. The fine tune focus knob up front can help in some situations where the camera focuses on what you dont want it to. Objects not moving (or very little) are very sharp and clear.
Cons: Despite changing settings through all of the 4 HD modes, and 3 SD modes, objects that are in motion show clear signs of interlace blurring when viewing videos on a computer. The 6mp sensor can take 12mp images??
Summary: I'm an engineer, and I set up a small test to see how well the HD would perform. I took 14 sequences of video shots of the same area, ...
Summary: I'm an engineer, and I set up a small test to see how well the HD would perform. I took 14 sequences of video shots of the same area, a busy sidewalk with two streets. The first 4 were in HD mode, and 5.1 ch surround. For each set, I went through each mode HD/SP (7m), HD/LP (5m), HD/HQ (9m), and HD/FH (16m). The next 4 were in HD mode, and 2ch stereo. The final 4 were a re-do of the first set, all in HD with 5.1 ch surround on. I also took two longer videos of the same scene on HD/HQ (9m) one with 5.1 ch audio, the other with 2 ch.
For HD/LP the default is 1440 x 1080 / h264 / 29.97fps / ~ 6.2mbps
For HD/SP the default is 1440 x 1080 / h264 / 29.97fps / ~ 7.9mbps
For HD/HQ the default is 1440 x 1080 / h264 / 29.97fps / ~ 11.2mbps
For HD/FH the default is 1920 x 1080 / h264 / 29.97fps / ~17mbps
I used Xilisoft HD to get the information on each of the files and put together averages. I'm sure that if I did more sequences I could get a better average for each of the HD formats.
Since all the videos are stored on either the HD or Memorystick PRO Duo, it *should* be easy to work with a computer for post processing. HD files are saved with an .MTS extension for AVCHD video files. Not every video program can handle AVCHD formatted videos, so make sure you have something that can handle them.
The first thing that I noticed when pulling up the videos on the computer was very unexpected was the amount of blurring on moving objects (cars, people walking) that were crossing (left to right or vice versa) in front of the camera. People walking directly towards (or away) seemed less blurry, and static objects were very clear. Static objects looked great, incredible even. But the blurring of moving objects, was distracting. The issue of playing interlaced video (from the camcorder) on a computer (who is progressive scan) is likely the cause of being able to see the jagged lines.
I took more time to look at the videos on my computer, and in *ALL* HD modes, if objects are moving across the front (or worse when the camera starts to pan across a scene) the images show clear signs of interlacing/de-interlacing. People walking have a 'wavy' outline, while cars moving at 15 mph (or less, it was a stop light...) looked like a comb on the edges...like someone had pulled parts of the images in the direction of travel, but left the other part behind. I know what interlacing is, but I never expected it to be so clearly evident in this camera and on a computer. Since I intended to play/edit/reformat video on my computer first, this was a pretty unexpected downer. Doing more research on the internet and reading Wikipedia (as a start) for *interlace* and *deinterlace* will cover exactly what the issues are (the blurring that I'm seeing).
All video playbacks were performed on a computer with a Viewsonic VG2230wm monitor, and an EVGA GTX 280 HC at both 1400x1050 and 1680x1050, 32 bit, max quality. Next I played the videos on a Samsung LN52A860 52" 1080p LCD HDTV. The issues with seeing the interlaced/de-interlaced reduced considerably, but now seemed to show up with an odd coloring halo (green/red) around moving objects.
Since I wanted to find a way (any way) to see if this camcorder could play videos on a computer monitor, I switched to SD mode (aka non HD). I took a series of videos similar to the first tests in HD.
For SD/LP the default is 720 x 480 / Mpeg2 / 29.97fps / ~3.9mbps
For SD/SP the default is 720 x 480 / Mpeg2 / 29.97fps / ~5.6mbps
For SD/HQ the default is 720 x 480 / Mpeg2 / 29.97fps / ~9mbps
In the videos it appeared that the same interlace/de-interlace issue was present with SD videos, which leads me to guess (I couldn't confirm) that the 720 x 480 is also interlaced. The manual states Video Signal : HD: 1920x1080/60i; SD: NTSC color, EIA standards. Since NTSC = 486 interlaced scan lines, I'm calling SD mode interlaced as well.
The good things with this camcorder, the GPS feature is nice. I thought the steady shot/image stabilization system was very good. The ability to take pictures while taking a video...a sort of snapshot mid video...seems smart but I don't know if its a key item to purchase this camcorder alone for. I'm also a bit confused as to how a 6mp sensor can deliver a 12mp image without interpolating (ie filling in) by a factor of 2x. An unfortunate oversight is that the camera doesn't include a mini HDMI cable.
The bottom line is that this is probably a good camcorder for folks that want to take videos and watch them on a tv only, a tv that can display interlaced images. But I would *NOT* recommend this camcorder for folks that want to watch/edit/process these videos on computer monitors, or 1080p or any progressive scan only device. The edges will be very blurry, and distorted and the HD will only stand for HighDollar not HighDef. Even trying to process out the interlacing with post processing left artifacts that made the picture look distorted and low quality.12 out of 16 users found this user opinion helpful.
Great HD Camcorder
by apexracerdotcom on March 31, 2009
Pros: Very light and compact. Very easy to hold. Nice touch screen menu navigation. Basic features are easy to understand for getting started. Comes with many advanced features. Takes great video. Hard drive based system so much easier than tapes
Cons: No mini-HDMI cable out of the box. For the price of this camera you would think they could include it. Stupid Sony proprietary memory cards and cable connectivity. Sound pickup is not at the same quality as the video.
Summary: I researched extensively. There are so many camera's on the market to choose from. All have their pros and cons. Overall this unit does very well. Sony is not ...
Summary: I researched extensively. There are so many camera's on the market to choose from. All have their pros and cons. Overall this unit does very well. Sony is not my preferred brand (infact I typically try and stay away from Sony) but you can't beat the fact they make good camcorders. Definitly recommended if you got the $$
4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
Easy to use and takes great quality vids & pics
by Cpower615 on March 18, 2009
Pros: This camcorder is great for the entry and intermediate user. Perfect for the Mac user. Very clear LCD touch screen. Contains GPS. Takes good 12.0 mpixel pics for a camcorder. Can take pics while videoing. Has a manual focus control switch.
Cons: Wife says that it is a little difficult to hold, not for me. Does not include mini HDMI cable. Due to HD quality videos the load time does seem to take a while, almost double the time of the recording.
Summary: This camcorder replaces Sony's HDR-SR11 & SR12's. A little more expensive than it's counterparts, but has added GPS, a 120GB HDD, and still images at 12.0 ...
Summary: This camcorder replaces Sony's HDR-SR11 & SR12's. A little more expensive than it's counterparts, but has added GPS, a 120GB HDD, and still images at 12.0 mpixels. I bought mine for $1099 at a local retailer. This is a hybrid so you can insert a Memory Stick Pro Duo, but most will have no need for that with the already large HDD. It does very well in low light situations and the its ability to stabilize videos while you are moving or even running is very good. The touch screen is great, it is not too sensitive or not sensitive enough. At first a touch screen sounded bad to me, now I don't want a camcorder without one. You will need a large backup hard drive to store these files or you need to purchase a Blu-ray burner to backup the videos, if you burn the videos onto a regular DVD then you lose the HD quality. I have an 5 month old iMac (fall '08) and this camcorder works very well with it. I had read that the SR11 & SR12 worked well with Macs and so does this one.
You really can't get much easier than this camcorder. It has great quality in it's video and pictures while allowing for some adv. settings to be manually changed. If you are looking for a camera on a more professional level or with a lot of advanced features that you can play around with then this is not your camcorder, but for the rest that want a good investment for their families home memories this is great.4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
This is a good camcorder that works on a Mac
by mataloha on June 26, 2009
Pros: good low light and night performance
works on a Mac
nice user interface/touchscreenCons: price
Can't quite utilize the HD video with my non-pro computerSummary: I've read the other reviews. I've tried both HD and SD modes on this camcorder. The quality on my 32" LCD TV is quite nice. Really looks like ...
Summary: I've read the other reviews. I've tried both HD and SD modes on this camcorder. The quality on my 32" LCD TV is quite nice. Really looks like high definition in HD mode.
The camera works with my 3 year old MacBook and iMovie '09. Downloading the videos is just like they show on the iMovie '09 tutorial. I've used both HD and SD modes in iMovie '09. SD video upload work the most smothly with some quality reduction from what you see when watching this straight from the camera to the TV. I think some of this is expected. Backgrounds and objects in motions appear to be crystalline in form. But the quality for me is still acceptable. Exporting the video using the best settings to iTunes creates a video that is pleasing to watch and better than 90% of videos you see on the internet or digitized. I've seen some videos on Vimeo.com that are better.
I've tried using the HD mode with iMovie. The software actually warns me that this option may result in poor playback on my computer. Once in iMovie the HD files are more crisp but have some trouble playing smoothly. I suspect this is a problem of software and computer power. I intend to get a better computer and possibly Final Cut in the next year so that I can edit in HD. For now I am using SD and am basically satisfied.
One of the key reasons I chose this camera was for the low light performance. It blew away the Canon in its class in this metric. I could see the Canon start to grain up even in the stores lighting. I have taken video in very low light that were great quality. There is also a night mode that uses infrared to capture video. This is a neat feature.3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
Amazing camcorder
by BruceOrlando on May 19, 2009
Pros: Optical Viewfinder
Low Light just Rocks
Optical SteadyShot does a great job
Color reproduction accurate
5.1 is amazing on a 5.1 system.
LCD is big and looks great
Camera has a solid, well-built feel
GPS integration with Google EarthCons: Interal GPS map is pretty worthless
LCD Viewfinder can be hard to see in sunlight
Should have inlcuded a mini HDMI cable
AVCHD files take a lot of PC Horsepower to edit
No 24Mbps recording
Manual controls lacking for more pro-level usersSummary: This is a great camera and a great buy. Sony's new flagship camera uses it's new back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor for increased low-light sensitivity without the extra ...
Summary: This is a great camera and a great buy. Sony's new flagship camera uses it's new back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor for increased low-light sensitivity without the extra noise.
I am not shill for Sony and I actually have owned my XR500v for over a month now and have recorded many hours of high-def. No camera is perfect and no camera does it all, but the Sony is worth a detailed look.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
Best camcorder ever
by saamvapi on September 17, 2009
Pros: Low light performance is the best, Active stabilizer just rocks, Video quality is just like watching myself in mirror
Cons: No mini HDMI cable in the box
Summary: There is lot of complaint by many users regarding low light performance, when I tested it 1st even I saw too much of noise in low lux mode, then I ...
Summary: There is lot of complaint by many users regarding low light performance, when I tested it 1st even I saw too much of noise in low lux mode, then I figured it out low light should be recorded in standard mode where I see superb quality, Low Lux mode is for darker place where you need more light and if we don't want to use Night shot mode. Low lux video has too much of noise but it is very bright.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
great video quality
Pros: i like the video quality i can take images while recording video which is a nice feature, i am a novice and this works great for me.
Cons: touch screen menu could be better
Great Video Cam
by unsukim on March 3, 2010
Pros: The Greatest Cam I've ever owned, Low light is great, Sound is Great, While shooting anyone smiles the cam takes a picture.
Cons: Nothing, I like every thing about this Cam
Summary: You will will be very happy if you get this.
Summary: You will will be very happy if you get this.
Great camera for any user
by dvsd3873 on October 11, 2009
Pros: Easy to use camera. Video quality and image stability is excellent. Record time and battery life of the standard battery is more that sufficient for the average user. Camera function is great too.
Cons: They don't have a 32G memory stick.
Summary: I've read the engineer's comment on this camera, and I believe his issues are not the camera, but the software he is using to download the video. I ...
Summary: I've read the engineer's comment on this camera, and I believe his issues are not the camera, but the software he is using to download the video. I use iMovie on my Mac, and have yet to have the issues spoken about in his review. I've recorded sports, landscapes, parties, and just my dogs with this camera and not seen any video playback issues. This camera was worth the money paid, a quality product, and performs great under many lighting environments. Unless you are a professional videographer, this camera is the best video camera I've ever used.
superb product
by sirmotto on September 14, 2009
Pros: video quality, superb sound, slow motion rec, zoom rec, ...
Cons: it's not a SONY Z 7 :P
Summary: excellent product fpr the one job, does everithng from great to excellent and above IF U know how to use it.
Summary: excellent product fpr the one job, does everithng from great to excellent and above IF U know how to use it.
- Manufacturer: Sony
- Part number: HDR-XR500V
- Description: The HDR-XR500V employs an advanced "Exmor R" CMOS sensor to capture stunning, 1920 x 1080 high definition video and 12 megapixel still images to its internal 120GB hard disk drive. In addition, a built-in GPS receiver Geo-tags your videos and photos.
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Camcorder - 1080i
- Camcorder Sensor Resolution 6.631 megapixels
- Effective Video Resolution 4.15 megapixels
- Digital Zoom 150 x
- Effective Photo Resolution 6 megapixels
- Camcorder Interpolated Photo Resolution 12 megapixels
- Camcorder Media Type Hard disk drive,
Flash card - Optical Sensor Size 1/2.88"
- Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS
- Min Illumination 3 lux
- Digital Video Format MPEG-2,
AVCHD - Image Stabilizer Optical (Steady Shot)
- Digital Scene Transition White fader,
Black fader - Min Shutter Speed 1/8 sec
- Max Shutter Speed 1/800 sec
- Shooting modes Digital photo mode
- Shooting Programs Candle,
Twilight mode,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic - Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Image Recording Format JPEG
- Widescreen Video Capture Yes
- AV Interfaces S-Video,
Composite video/audio Lens System
- Type 12 x x Zoom lens - 5.5 mm - 66 mm - F/1.8-3.4
- Lens aperture F/1.8-3.4
- Features Built-in lens shield
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Lens system type Zoom lens
- Min focal length 5.5 mm
- Max focal length 66 mm
- Filter Size 37 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Additional Features
- Low Lux / Night Mode Yes
- Additional Features Built-in GPS ,
Touch-screen control,
Dynamic Range Optimizer,
Takes photos while movie recording,
Smile Detection technology,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recording - Remote control Remote control - Infrared
- Software Drivers & Utilities,
Sony Picture Motion Browser - Included Accessories Component video cable,
IR remote control,
USB cable,
Power adapter,
Audio / video cable Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.27 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 123,000 pixels
- Type 3.2 in LCD display
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x USB,
1 x Component video output,
1 x HDMI output,
1 x S-Video output,
1 x Remote control,
1 x Headphones,
1 x Microphone Microphone
- Microphone Features Zoom
Memory / Storage
- Media type Hard disk drive ,
Flash card - Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card
- Internal Storage 120 GB Hard disk drive
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP,
MS Windows 2000,
MS Windows Vista - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Battery
- Supported Battery Sony NP-FH60
- Supported Battery 1 x Sony NP-FH60 Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Audio Input
- Audio input type Microphone
- Microphone type Built-in
- Microphone Operation Mode Surround
Viewfinder / Display
- Display Features Rotating
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
Physical Characteristics
- Width 2.8 in
- Depth 5.4 in
- Height 3 in
- Weight 18 oz
Product series
- Canon WP V3 - marine case for camcorder (34930183)449.95 - 499.99
- Porta-Brace Hiker Backpack Camera Case HK-1 - case for camcorder (31058034)441.81 - 459.17
- Porta-Brace Quick-Draw Camera Case CC-210-PW - case for camcorder (31039932)399.00
- Porta-Brace Shoulder Case SC-D500 - case for camcorder (31026190)372.37 - 429.00
- Canon WP V2 - marine case for camcorder (33984051)367.76 - 499.00
- Canon WP V4 - marine case for camcorder (35138638)499.00
- Panasonic SHAN-TM700 - tripod adapter (31027498)249.95 - 399.95
- Porta-Brace Polar Bear Insulated Case POL-3 - case for camcorder (31030134)381.05 - 406.01
- Porta-Brace Polar Bear Insulated Case POL-5 - case for camcorder (31031922)389.40 - 398.41
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Ross said that Nicole "likes to be with others kids and be social" and it has given her great pleasure and happiness over the years.
The school took its Special Olympics campaign to another level in September when they became involved with Project Unify, which sponsors all types of worthy events.
"We took it a step further with the Special Olympics by getting involved with Project Unify, which chooses eleven schools in Massachusetts," said Ross. "We get grant money from them this year and next year to help us with our programs, which includes cheerleading and girls and boys basketball teams." They will also be starting up a track and field team in the Spring.
"Unless you have everybody excited about these programs, this is hard to do. Everybody has to be involved. It's not something that just one person can do. It works out great for us this way. We all love doing this."
One of these people is Patricia Spitz, who is an instructional aide and has been the Student Council advisor at the high school for four years.
"The students love it and have embraced their involvement with Special Olympics," said Spitz.
The two also work closely with Rachel Piette and Lisa Greene, who run the Life Skills program and also head up "Best Buddies," which currently has about twenty students participating students in it.
According to Ross, many of the students at Oxford High School have been with the life skills students since elementary school. "They grew up together" and that is why the special education programs are working so well.
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The "R-word" assembly was a big hit according to Spitz. "We had 12 students mixed between regular education students and special education students speak at the assembly and give their insight about working with special education students."
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Transitioning from defense to offense is where the Outlaws were especially dangerous in 2013.
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Also lighting up the net this year was Jeremy Sieverts, who ranked third on the team and eighth in the league with 44 points this year. Sieverts made defenses cover all the way out to the two-point arc, where he buried six long-distance shots to tie for second in the league in that category.
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If an opponent gameplanned around shutting down one offensive option, there were five others to step up and find the back of the net.
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Try reading through "fix your timestep" and "deWiTTERS game loop".
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After reading deWitter, I am wondering: Is it really fair to say that the "constant game speed" solutions help with input response time on slower machines? The article certainly seems to suggest that, stating it as a flaw of the other approaches. Furthermore, this idea is reinforced by the notion that your game logic will be independent from your rendering. However, what you are really doing is giving your physics simulation time to catch up if the rendering is running slow. The catching up is done in a rapid sequence of fixed-length incremental steps. If I am not mistaken, the main purpose of this is to make sure that your simulation is well behaved. However, this should not really affect input response time, right? In a sense, the simulation is running in virtual time, whereas user input happens in real time.
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They are not the same thing. The frame rate should be whatever it can be. Logical updates should be fixed (usually to around 30 times per second).
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Oak Wilt Oak wilt can attack all species of oak, but the red oak group is most susceptible. This group includes red oak, blackjack oak, and pin oak. The white oak group is more resistant to the oak wilt fungus, which is usually found in oak woodlots or in urban subdivisions that were built in areas where native oak stands were present. From mid-May to early June, oak wilt symptoms become apparent. Infected trees show a bronzing or wilting of leaves on individual branches or on a portion of the tree crown. The leaves appear scorched on the outer half of the leaf, which then turns red or brown, and the inner half of the leaf, nearest the leaf stalk, remains green. In a few weeks, wilted leaves start to drop. Wilting spreads to other portions of the tree during the summer. Most red oaks are killed in one season. If you suspect oak wilt, collect a sample of a wilting branch that is at least one-half inch in diameter and six inches long. Make sure the sample is not exposed to high temperatures, as the fungus is very sensitive to heat. Take the sample to your County Extension Office. Because oak wilt can be confused with other problems on oak, a sample is needed to positively identify the presence of the wilt fungus. Since the fungus can pass from one tree to another by root grafts, and since oak trees within 50 feet of each other often have a common root system, oak wilt can quickly spread through a stand of oaks. Thus, to avoid transmission of the disease, control methods must concentrate on inhibiting the root-to-root contact. Trench to a depth of 3 feet between adjacent healthy and diseased trees. Also, oak wilt may be spread by insects, birds and small mammals, so avoid pruning in late spring, as the sap seeping from wounds might attract insects that could spread the disease. A tree infected with oak wilt cannot be saved. Remove it and destroy the wood. The only way you can possibly use the wood for firewood is to split and stack it, cover the whole pile with 4-mil clear plastic tarp that has been sealed to the ground. There should be no tears or holes in the plastic, and the pile should be tarped all summer. Since the fungus is sensitive to high temperatures, this treatment will heat the wood sufficiently to destroy the oak wilt fungus. Fungicide injections should only be considered for healthy oaks adjacent to oak wilt pockets. For more information about oak wilt, call your County Extension Office. Dennis Patton, email@example.com |
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NLRB Clarifies At-Will EmploymentThe Recorder 2012-12-13 00:00:00.0 Employee handbooks commonly contain an at-will disclaimer specifying that the employment relationship can be terminated at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. Earlier this year, however, a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge called into question whether at-will provisions are lawful, ruling that a disclaimer used by the American Red Cross Arizona Blood Services Region interfered with employee §7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act to engage in concerted activity. The controversial decision was just the latest in a string of NLRB actions over the past year questioning the lawfulness of common employment policies including social media and confidentiality provisions and leaving employers uncertain about how to draft workplace policies without running afoul of the NLRA. But now, in a welcome move, the NLRB's Office of General Counsel has issued guidance assuring employers that carefully drafted at-will provisions can withstand challenge under the NLRA. In American Red Cross Arizona Blood Services Region, 28-CA-23443, employees were required to sign a form acknowledging their at-will status. The acknowledgment contained the following language: "I further agree that the at-will employment relationship cannot be amended, modified or altered in any way." The administrative law judge found that requiring employees to sign this acknowledgment amounted to a violation of the NLRA. In particular, the at-will language could be construed by employees as relinquishing their right to "advocate concertedly" to change their at-will status. The administrative law judge ordered the American Red Cross unit to advise employees in writing that the policy had been rescinded and revised and to post a notice informing employees that it would not violate their NLRA rights. On Oct. 31, the NLRB's Office of General Counsel issued advice memoranda endorsing two employers' at-will provisions and drawing a clear distinction with the American Red Cross provision. In particular, the NLRB evaluated at-will disclaimers in use by Rocha Transportation, a California trucking company, and SWH Corp. d/b/a Mimi's Café, an Arizona restaurant, and concluded that neither made the at-will relationship unalterable or chilled employees' NLRA rights. In the Rocha Transportation matter, all new employees received a copy of the Rocha Transportation Driver Handbook, which contained details about the terms and conditions of employment. The handbook's at-will clause specifically stated: "Employment with Rocha Transportation is employment at-will. Employment at-will may be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time by the employee or the company. Nothing in this handbook or in any document or statement shall limit the right to terminate employment at-will. No manager, supervisor or employee of Rocha Transportation has any authority to enter into an agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make an agreement for employment other than at-will. Only the president of the company has the authority to make any such agreement and then only in writing." In the Mimi's Café matter, all new employees received a copy of the teammate handbook, setting forth terms and conditions of employment and containing an at-will provision. The at-will language provided: "The relationship between you and Mimi's Café is referred to as 'employment at will.' This means that your employment can be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, by you or the company. No representative of the company has authority to enter into any agreement contrary to the foregoing 'employment at will' relationship. Nothing contained in this handbook creates an express or implied contract of employment." The NLRB found that while the Rocha and Mimi's disclaimers reaffirmed the at-will relationship, neither provision extracted a personal promise from employees to refrain from seeking to change their at-will status or to agree that their at-will status could not be changed in any way in contrast to the American Red Cross provision scrutinized by the administrative law judge. The Rocha and Mimi's provisions simply prohibited the employer's own representatives from entering into employment agreements that provide for other than at-will employment. The NLRB also noted that there was no evidence that either employer issued the policies in response to union activity or other protected activity, and neither applied the policies to restrict §7 rights. In a press release announcing the advice memoranda, the Office of General Counsel explained that because NLRB law on at-will employment disclaimers remains unsettled, it is asking regional offices to send cases involving at-will provisions to the NLRB's Division of Advice for uniform review, as the agency did previously with social media cases. While the NLRB continues to sort this out, employers should take the time to review their at-will disclaimers whether in employee handbooks, acknowledgments, offer letters, etc. to ensure that the language is not overly broad under the NLRA, but more closely tracks the at-will provisions endorsed in the recent advice memos. Language that forecloses the possibility of an employee taking any action to change his or her at-will status runs the risk of being found unlawful. Carolyn Rashby and Emi Gusukuma are special counsel with Miller Law Group, a management-side employment law firm with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. 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This morning started out like any other morning. I was half awake, in my pajamas, outside feeding the rabbits and chickens. And then my husband shouted from the garage door "There's an opossum in the cat food!"
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Extreme Polo
There are no holds barred at the annual grudge match in northwest Pakistan's "land of mirth and murder"
- By Paul Raffaele
- Photographs by Paul Nevin
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By midmorning's light, a military helicopter descends on the Shandur Pass, a 12,300-foot-high valley hemmed in by mountains whose jagged peaks soar another 8,000 feet above us. This part of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province is usually inhabited only by hardy shepherds and their grazing yaks, but today more than 15,000 assorted tribesmen are on hand as Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf emerges from the chopper, a pistol on his hip.
Musharraf, who has survived several assassination attempts, seems to be taking no chances in a province roamed by Muslim extremists. But still, he has come: after all, it's the annual mountain polo match between Chitral and Gilgit, rival towns on either side of the Shandur Pass.
Persians brought the game here a thousand years ago, and it has been favored by prince and peasant ever since. But as played at Shandur, the world's highest polo ground, the game has few rules and no referee. Players and horses go at one another with the abandon that once led a British political agent to label Chitral "the land of mirth and murder."
This valley guards an important chain of passes on the ancient Silk Road linking Western Asia with China. In the 19th century, the area loomed large in the Great Game, the spy-versus-spy shadow play between the Russian and British empires. The exercise of local rule, however, remained with the Ulmulk royal family, whose reign extended from 1571 to 1969, when Chitral was incorporated into Pakistan. It was in reference to the Ulmulks that the British political agent, Surgeon Major George Robertson, wrote in 1895: "Their excesses and revengeful murders went hand in hand with pleasant manners and a pleasing lightheartedness."
Now, as Musharraf takes his place in the stands, the two teams begin parading around the Shandur ground, their stocky mounts tossing their manes and flaring their nostrils. The team from Gilgit, a garrison town, comprises tough-eyed Pakistani soldiers and police officers, and its star player is an army sergeant named Arastu but called Shaheen, or "the Hawk." The Chitral team is led by Prince Sikander, a scion of the Ulmulks—and the losing captain for the past two years. This is his day: to be shamed forever as a three-time loser or redeemed as champion of the mountains.
Chitral is isolated for several months each year by heavy snows, but in warmer weather a propjet can spear through a gap in the high, barren mountains of the Hindu Kush. I first visited the town in the summer of 1998, when I met another Ulmulk son, Sikander's brother Prince Siraj. He owns a local boutique hotel, whose celebrity guests he is not known to fawn over. (He once asked Robert De Niro what he did for a living.) It was Siraj who first told me about the grudge polo match held each July, and it was at his invitation that I returned for last summer's tilt.
As it happened, it was during my first visit that President Clinton ordered the bombing of Osama bin Laden's suspected headquarters in a cave just across the border in Afghanistan. In response, the mullahs in Chitral called for the killing of all foreigners in town after Friday prayers. And so a mob of extremists screamed for our blood as they marched through the bazaar—but the paramilitary police herded me and the few other foreigners around into a hotel until we could be flown out to safety a few days later.
This time, as Siraj and I drive through the bazaar, a warren of hole-in-the-wall shops selling everything from ancient flintlocks to assassin's daggers to juicy melons to pirated running shoes, little seems to have changed. As before, there are no women in sight, and most men are bearded and robed. But then I notice that not a single man wears the black robes, black turban and long beard of the Taliban. "Following 9/11, the government forced them back into Afghanistan," Siraj says. "We were glad to see them go."
The region's tribal warfare and religious strife reach back millennia. At the same time, the towering mountains and labyrinthine passes have isolated some peoples in time warps all their own. If you roam around, you can find tribes who claim descent from Alexander the Great's army, or meet a wizard who summons snow fairies from the mountains in a ritual that predates even the Macedonian conqueror's time.
The polo match is still a week away, but Siraj says the Chitral team is already in the mountains making for Shandur, usually six hours on bumpy roads by jeep. "Even though the men and their horses are used to high altitudes, the pass is so lofty that they need to acclimatize to its thin air," he says. Sikander and the team spend each night at a different village, playing practice games.
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I think this is a sad universal phenomenon. The media has further aggravated the siuation.As the indigenous people like Kalash normally don't have the benefit of liberal education they cannot the wheat from the chaff and tend to get impressed by the media projections of a consumerist culture. All this engenders a deep sense of cultural inferiority and they start looking down upon their own culture,traditions and knowledge systems that had given them identity and had also sustained them over millenia. REACH(Rural Entrepreneurship for Arts and Cultural Heritage) - a not for profit organization has been seized with the above concerns.It has worked with the Khosh tribe of the central Himalayas that also insidentally claim descent from the Macedonian stock. It beleives that an effort has to be made to supports such cultural-gene pools. Otherwise very soon the world would lose the Kalash. Their world-view, art, culture,language, food habits, dresses, ornaments, places of worships, legends,songs, stories, music and musical instruments need to be documented and preserved. The Kalash way of life has be respected and they should maintain cultural autonomy that has stood them in good stead for time imemorial. Otherwise our world would be so much poorer. Secondly, they have to be taught in extremely subtle way to respct their own culture. On a materialistic side this can attract tourist and generate income too. However, by suggesting this, I , by no means, try to get at that they should/can be kept in a time wrap. My only concern is that they should have an informed choice and not that they should reject every thing Kalash because the media and the majority population consider they "backward". REACH, apart from other things try to grow respect in indigenous people like Khosh and otheres for their own culture by inviting them to its 15 day long festival - Virasat(virasat.com) that it organizes at Dehradun, India. RK Singh
Posted by RK Singh on February 22,2009 | 08:46 AM
The Kalash have come to Chitral more than 2000 years ago. Their ancestors in Beshgal [now Nooristan] were forcefully converted by Amir Amanullah. But the Kalash who happened to be in three valleys—Bumborate, Rumbor and Birir—were never asked to convert by the rulers of Chitral, that is the reason as to why they still live according their traditional culture and way of life. By the advent of modern era, however, amongst the Kalash people themselves there have been initiatives emanating from economic depration, development-related issues and cultural phenomenon. I may point out the following points to make things more clear. 1) Kalash people are less sensitized towards the importance of their culture and are more easily impressionable. They feel that as compare to other cultures, their culture has not given them benefit. They see their culture from utilitarian point of view. 2) Kalash girls elope with Muslim boys and normally get converted. This is going to reduce Kalash population. 3) There are less entrepreneurship skills amongst the Kalash. Their lands have been occupied by people from outside and many of the tourism-related businesses are owned by non-Kalash people. 4) Life expectancy is low amongst the Kalash people and pre-mature blindness is high. I feel all these things have long-term negative repercussions for the Kalash culture.
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The council is a selection of leaders from government, education, utilities, business and industry that meet bimonthly at the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce to discuss development issues in those areas.
Thomas urged them to take an active role in the discussion because he said growth — planned or unplanned — is coming to Bradley County. It is estimated Bradley County will grow by an estimated 33,000 people, 14,000 new households and 19,000 new jobs by the year 2035.
Bradley County growth is part of larger trends and patterns identified as "megaregions." The county is part of the "Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion" anchored by Atlanta. However, it stretches east to Raleigh, N.C., and west to Birmingham, Ala.
"It has fingers reaching out to Chattanooga and Nashville which take in Cleveland," he said.
The low cost of living and high quality of life in the Southeast are but two of the reasons for this particular region's booming population growth. As a result of that growth, the area is facing traffic congestion, runaway land consumption and inadequate infrastructure.
Between 2010 and 2050, the population growth in the megaregion's principal cities of Atlanta, Birmingham, Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, N.C., is expected to increase from 17.611 million to 21.687 million in 2025 and 31.342 million by midcentury.
Thomas said people sometimes say there wouldn't be growth if he quit planning and question why he plans for growth and encouraging all these people.
"If you look at what has happened in Bradley County since 1950, it is 172 percent growth, so it shouldn't be a real surprise that we would add 33,000 people by 2035," he said.
Passenger and freight transportation could be affected by patterns, locations of land uses, mode choices (walking, biking or public transit) and management of access and flow. The cumulative effects of transportation-related decisions by government have real public and private costs.
"Management of access and flow tend to work at cross purposes from one another. Everyone wants a driveway, but at the same time, if we accommodate that, the flow slows down on the corridor," he said.
In addition to transportation, other facilities such as schools, utilities, police, fire parks and streets will be affected by choices about how growth is managed. Different land uses and land use patterns create different demands for facilities and services. Conversely, the amount, type and locations of facilities and services also affects land use trends. Growth and public policies together will affect conditions in housing, and economic development.
Thomas said good information is needed to support good decisions in order to compete effectively for more and better jobs, and protect and promote those things that contribute to a high quality of life. There are decisions to be made about roads, schools, other public facilities and services needed by residents, visitors, and employers. There are also decisions to be made about protecting the environment.
Thomas explained unplanned growth could lead to higher private costs in time delays, fuel consumption, productivity and quality of life, higher tax burdens and declining public services. Unplanned growth can result in a higher citizen tax burden and declining public services. For those reasons, Bradley County, Cleveland and Charleston are engaged in a comprehensive planning initiative called, BCC Comprehensive Plans.
The comprehensive plan is a more detailed planning process that emerged from the BCC 2035 Strategic Plan completed in 2010 and focuses on three specific areas: the urban core of Cleveland, a northern corridor generally around Mouse Creek northward from Paul Huff Parkway and including Charleston, and a southern corridor around Exit 20 and the McDonald area.
He said the BCC2035 Strategic Plan showed consensus for a more compact growth pattern because a continuation of current growth trends is likely to result in fiscal deficit; alternative approaches to growth are needed; patterns of growth make a substantial difference in the cost of services; and a more compact pattern is the cheapest.
Other consensus reached through the strategic planning process was that capital improvement plans, especially for schools, are of paramount importance. Other reasons the community favored a more focused growth pattern included diverse housing and transportation choices, community quality of life and preservation of rural and environmental resources.
He said five overriding guiding factors adhered to throughout the process are private property rights; low-tax environment; fiscal implications of choices; citizen-driven process; and balanced values in public decision-making.
In addition, the comprehensive plan needs to address things the community is willing to work toward. He said it is a local plan driven by local values and concerns, but it makes intelligent local application of information about behaviors and phenomena that happens here as they do in the region and beyond.
"These principles came out of the strategic planning process," he said. "They basically focus on community values. The city and county will continue to face a fiscally constrained environment, most likely. The plan is to be citizen driven with a focus on private investment and market-based economy.
"Lastly, all of these things need to be balanced together as we proceed with the planning process."
A status update of the BCC Comprehensive Plans will be presented to the Bradley County Commission and Cleveland City Council on June 18.


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PSC votes to lower ECA
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It's a good time to live in Yazoo City, especially when the electricity provider is on the homeowners' side.
In Tuesday's regular meeting of the Public Service Commission Board, the commissioners unanimously voted to reduce the Energy Cost Adjustment (ECA).
With the monthly average electricity consumption being 1,700 kilowatt hours for residential customers, the reduction will yield about a $12 savings on an average PSC electricity bill. -------for the rest of the story see The Yazoo Herald printed edition or subscribe to the Digital Edition.----------


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Indian Bridal Makeup Tutorial 2 : Smokey Black and Gold with natural lips
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I showed you a classic gold-ruby combination in the first Bridal Tutorial Posted HERE and today I'm showing you a more toned down look with a black-gold smokey eye and a natural lip.
This look is for the subtle bride who likes to keep it simple and classic with minimal color. There is just a hint of gold on the eyes and rest of the face is polished and natural. This look is different from the more conventional bridal looks but I think it'll look good on almost everyone and is perfect for those who're not very fond of deep lip colors and much shimmer on the eyes.


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For Sale a set of the famous Cooke Speed Panchro Series II and Series III prime lenses, used by the likes of Kubrick, Cassavetes and many others. All these lenses are in original ARRI Standard mount and the set comes with the Les Bosher "ARRI Standard (Cooke) to PL mount adapter" so the lenses can be used on cameras with ARRI Standard Mount, ARRI Bayonet Mount and ARRI PL Mount. I've used these lenses with an Arriflex 35 IIC, and with the PL mount adapter, a Hot Rod PL Deluxe, and the Panasonic GH-1. A friend has used them with the PL mount adapter on a RED ONE camera. They make beautiful images.
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"This hotel was very nice inside and out with a clean appearance and friendly staff! O... Read more"
"great hotel, stayed with my husband and two year old, the staff was great (my son... Read more"
"We have stayed at the Delta Quebec, (nicer rooms), The Delta in Downtown Montreal (go... Read more"
"Good room layout. Staff was friendly and helpful. Convenient location.
"We were able to check in early, as we arrived about 3 hours ahead of normal check in ... Read more"
"I arrived early on the check in day - they had a room ready for me which was great. ... Read more"
"I stayed at the Sutton with my mother and a friend and we the most enjoyable experien... Read more"
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