someone here. In the future I would like to own a salmon/tuna troller and am eager to learn everything I can about the fisheries and trolling in general. I am ready and available now, can travel for gear work etc, and will stay on the boat as long as needed to wrap up the season. I have a fishing resume and references available. Please message me for contact info and any questions you might have.
Thank you for the private messages and encouragement! Someone even generously offered me a ride from BHam to Sitka on their boat to look for work.
I ended up going back on deck on the Arctic Star and then working on the F/T Ocean Rover for some B-Season pollock. Home now enjoying the rest of summer. Hoping to get in on some fall/winter fishing though!
Awsome ! Glad to hear you were able to get out there and do some fishing !
For sure. I can't say I was too keen on participating in the great pollock machine, but sometimes a job's a job.
Yea that's true. Have you fished for pollock before ? What was it like? Nice size boat and did you stay out long ? Just wondering, glad your back home enjoying the rest of the summer !
TomD wrote: Yea that's true. Have you fished for pollock before ? What was it like? Nice size boat and did you stay out long ? Just wondering, glad your back home enjoying the rest of the summer !
No I hadn't. It was on a 340' dragger in the Bering Sea fishing off St George Island. We had decent weather and quick fishing. Average trip was about 10 days.
Heading up to Hoonah at the end of Feb. to learn salmon trolling on the F/V Gold Dust. March. through Sept. at this point. Fish on!
First fish hit the deck a week or so ago. Waiting for this system to move through and we're heading to the outside for the last couple weeks of winter kings before some grid time. Feels good to be fishing again. Might post some pictures at some point.
Still on the same boat. Stayed all winter. Fun stuff.
Now fishing for Jim Dybdahl on the Carol Ann. Fish on!
Finished out cohos back on the Gold Dust.
Tired of crewing for other people. Just bought my own 45' troller.
I just saw your email too. I'll try to respond in full tomorrow morning but I think what you want to do is awesome and exactly what this industry, not just this fishery, needs more of!
Here's the boat. Getting it hauled out next week-ish. It needs a little love on the inside ( a few ribs :/ ), but hopefully nothing that will keep me from fishing hard this year.
Nice Looking Rig Jackson!! Good Luck and Hope you make it up to SE this summer. Congrats Man.
Thanks Joe! Hope to see you again this year.


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Title Haunted
Developer Deck 13
Publisher Lace Mamba Global
Genre Point and click adventure
Release Date 25th May, 2012
In a year slowly filling out with adventure releases, point and click fans are becoming spoiled for choice, and one of the more alluring titles on the horizon is Deck 13′s upcoming offering – a ghostly 3D point and click adventure, aptly named Haunted. Given the title, you'd be forgiven for thinking this a horror. Not so. Haunted is a light, laid-back and humorous game from the same people who created Ankh and Jack Keane, and is finally seeing a UK release after being available in Germany for some time.
You play as a young girl named Mary who has been living on the streets of London ever since losing her sister, Emily, in a train accident. One fog-shrouded night, Emily visits Mary in a dream, calling out to her for help. Even after waking, however, Emily's desperate cries still echo around the streets and, before you can say "I wouldn't do that if I were you", Mary sets off in pursuit of the phantom voice and winds up in the grounds of a creepy mansion, where she promptly blacks out. After a rude awakening on an autopsy table and escaping a psychotic, monocle-wearing professor and her axe wielding henchman, our heroine makes a startling discovery: she can see and hear ghosts. This revelation comes in the form of Oscar, a pirate ghost who, after being rescued by Mary, promises to help her discover what happened to her sister.
Haunted was always going to be just a little bit different from the usual point and click outings, given its unique twist of play style and I'm glad to say that it works very well. Instead of being a lone protagonist, Mary is accompanied by several ghostly companions who offer advice, help with puzzles and… bicker amongst themselves. Much of the game's light comedy comes from these conversations, cut-scenes and NPC interactions and, while not being side-splittingly funny, they have their moments. I remember laughing-out-loud at one scene in particular, which occurred after getting Oscar drunk, stuffing him into a mine cart, strapping on a gas cylinder and launching him into the air. I won't spoil the outcome, but I still chuckle, even now.
Oscar's not the only ghost you'll get to meet, however. Along the way you'll collect more than a few ethereal pals, including a Scotsman, an oriental wise man, a Pope with an impressive hat, a wolfware (you heard me) and a goldfish… er… mermaid. Upon befriending a ghost their avatar will appear at the bottom of the screen and they can be used just like an inventory object to interact with the environment, items and even each other. Each one has different skills and abilities, such as being able to pick up dangerous objects, translate other languages and turn into water or steam.
This was a brilliant idea and hats off to whomever thought of it. In fact, it works so well in this type of game that I'm surprised no-one has thought of it before. This new and different approach to puzzle solving is both refreshing and fun and something I wouldn't mind seeing more of in the future, whether it be in another offering from Deck 13 or another developer. I think it's a winning formula and it makes a nice change from the solitary journeys that so many other point and clicks take you on. While it's pretty cool saving the day, or even the world, by yourself, sometimes you just feel like some company, you know? Well, in Haunted you'll never get lonely.
When it comes to the gameplay, thankfully there's not a mini-game or sliding tile puzzle in sight, with all the puzzles being inventory, ghost and environment based. As for toughness, I was only seriously stuck a couple of times, the most memorable being when I was trying to sink a ship. It took me about an hour until I finally succeeded, and only then because of a random click on the river in the background (because I missed my actual target in rage) with a certain object in my hand (again, pure chance). It made Mary voice a comment that was the clue which led to the solution. I've never been happier to sink a ship, let me tell you! And yes, I did give myself a hefty kick in the rear for not getting it sooner. D'oh!
Depending on which level of difficulty you chose at the beginning, you can use the hot-spot function to see all the items of interest on screen and the help function to get tips from Oscar on what to do next (although he wasn't much help with the ship). You can change it any time you like, however, and it doesn't have any effect on the story, so there's no shame in asking for advice should you find yourself at a loss about what to do next.
As far as graphics go, the 3D characters and backgrounds are seamlessly integrated with the point and click mechanics, and the ghosts in particular are beautifully rendered and have that 'otherworldly glow' and translucency down to a 'T'. For a game titled Haunted, featuring ghosts, and with the majority of play being set at night, it's surprisingly colourful and bright – especially when compared to other games of its kind, such as Gray Matter or the Black Mirror series. It also has a more cartoony look than most of its more serious cousins – it's rather like the contrast between Kingdoms Of Amalur and Skyrim. The vibrant, sun-filled daytime scenes contrast well with the gloomy, shadow-filled night-time portions of the game and the variety of locations keep things fresh and ever-moving forward. You even end up inside a goldfish bowl at one point! Believe me when I say that I didn't see THAT one coming.
The locations are accompanied by some 'nice-but-nothing-special' music, but it's the ambient sounds that make you feel like you're there. You'll hear everything from lapping water to sex-mad roosters (don't ask) and cooing pigeons. At first I wasn't sure about the voice acting (often the downfall of many adventures) but, although not outstanding, it certainly isn't bad. Mary sounds like Julia Sawalha, the phantom Confucius sounds like Phong from cult 90′s CGI cartoon Reboot and the Scotsman actually sounds Scottish. By far the best though is Oscar; his Piratey lilt could have easily been overdone, but instead it comes across as natural and perfectly suits his character.
All of these things come together wonderfully to make Haunted a fun and highly enjoyable game filled with adventure, puzzles and more ghosts than you can shake a coffin at. Having several non-annoying companions along for the ride makes a welcome change for a game in this genre, and the unique and inspired way in which you utilise them to solve puzzles and progress is the cherry on a very tasty cake filled with colour, humour and character. I for one, will be eagerly awaiting it's scheduled May release.
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I don't be pointing and clicking for no man but good piece, T!
It sounds like a pretty interesting title, and I like that even now, the genre is seeing some innovation with the puzzle solving
It looks pretty stunning – very colourful which makes a change for games in the P&C arena! I love the innovation of utilising the skills of the individual ghosts to solve puzzles, as it presents a refreshing change from the usual puzzle mechanics typical of the genre. Deck 13 put out some good stuff, it is just a shame that most of it doesn't make it out over here… hopefully this one will do well enough that we'll see more of them hit the UK in future.
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Las Cosas Simples, from Chilean director Alvaro Anguita, has walked away with the Grand Prix for Best International Short Film at this year's edition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. The follows Penelope, a civil servant who lives with her mother, who has Alzheimer's. One day she meets Ulises, a poor old man who has lost his memory and his identity papers. She convinces him that he is her father and he must come home to take care of his wife.
The audience prize went to Madam Black (Dir. Ivan Barge, New Zealand). The comic Antipodean short - about a man who runs over a cat and convinces her young owner that she's still alive by sending her postcards from across the world – proved popular not only for its humour but also for the fact that Barge was a fixture at the festival, carrying around a stuffed cat of which many photos were taken.
Other prizes went to Dernière porte au sud (Dir. Sacha Feiner, Belgium/France) for Best Animation, and Babor Casanova (Dir. Karim Sayad, Algeria/Switzerland) for Best Student work.
The 2016 Clermont nomination for the European Film Awards went to In the Distance (Dir. Florian Grolig, Germany) an animation in which the peace and quiet above the clous is disturbed by the sounds of an oncoming war.
The Lab Audience Award went to Ghost Cell (Dir. Antoine Delacharlery, France), an animation that re-imagines Paris as a cell seen through a virtual microscope.


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U.S. Carrier to Call Vietnamese Port for First Time in Decades
USS Carl Vinson under way, 2012 (USN)
On Thursday, American and Vietnamese officials announced that the carrier USS Carl Vinson will likely call at the port of Da Nang in March. She would be the first American carrier to arrive in a Vietnamese port since the end of the Vietnam War.
The visit would be the culmination of years of growing ties between the U.S. and Vietnamese militaries, and would represent the largest U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the fall of Saigon. China's increasing military presence in the South China Sea has been a cause of concern for both Vietnam and the United States, and the budding military alliance is seen as a way to offset the growth of Chinese power.
The thaw has been led in part by Vietnam War veteran Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war who suffered lasting injuries during his captivity in Hanoi. In 2016, despite his history with the Vietnamese military, McCain reached out to head of the Communist Party of Vietnam, seeking to "strengthen our security relationship" and pursue a "favorable balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region."
Due in part to his efforts, the U.S. lifted its ban on lethal military equipment sales to Vietnam later that year. U.S. Navy units have also undertaken a series of military exercises with their Vietnamese counterparts, including a visit by the littoral combat ship USS Coronado last year. However, Vietnam has not yet joined the flagship U.S. Navy exercise, RIMPAC, which involves joint operations and training exchanges with the navies of 26 nations.
The USS Carl Vinson was ordered in April 1974, after the cessation of American involvement in combat in Vietnam, and she was laid down in October 1975. Vinson participated in Operation Earnest Will in 1988, protecting U.S.-flagged tankers in the Persian Gulf. Her air wing also supported Operation Southern Watch over Iraq, and she launched the first strikes of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. In 2011, the Vinson received and disposed of the body of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11 attacks.
Vinson departed her home port of San Diego for a deployment to the Pacific on January 5.
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How the New UK Points-based Immigration System Works
Applications have opened for people applying for visas to come and work in the UK from 1 January.
From the start of 2021, European Union (EU) citizens will be treated the same way as those from the rest of the world.
Why has immigration to the UK changed?
When the UK was an EU member, people from EU countries had an automatic right to work in the UK.
Taking control of immigration was one of the key themes of the Leave campaign in the 2016 referendum.
The new system for work visas will be based on points.
How will points be awarded?
To qualify for a visa, migrant workers who want to move to the UK will have to qualify for 70 points.
Having a job offer from an approved employer for a skilled job will earn 40 points.
Being able to speak English will give another 10 points.
The applicant can achieve the remaining 20 points if they are due to be paid at least £25,600 a year.
They can also gain extra points for having better qualifications (10 points for a relevant PhD, or 20 points for a PhD in science, technology, engineering or maths) or an offer of a job in which the UK has a shortage (20 points), even if it doesn't pay as much money.
Certain jobs in health or education still merit 20 points even if the salary is less than £25,600. The applicant must be paid at least £20,480, and in line with set amounts for particular jobs in the UK's four nations.
How do you apply to work in the UK?
Applications may be started online, but some people will need to visit a visa application centre in order to prove their identity and show necessary documents.
These might include a certificate of sponsorship from a proposed UK employer, and proof of knowledge of English.
The application fee will depend on how many years the job seeker plans to work in the UK, and whether their job is on a list of skills that the UK has shortages of – for instance, vets and web designers.
If their skills are not on that list then the standard fee will be between £610 and £1,408 per person.
Jobseekers will also have to pay a health surcharge of £624 per person per year when they apply – that money is refunded if they don't get a visa.
And they will need to show that they have the means to support themselves in the UK, which usually involves having at least £1,270 available.
Health and care visa
There is a fast-track entry system for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Most care workers will not be covered by the scheme though.
Those eligible for this visa will pay reduced fees and be supported through the application process.
Successful applicants will be exempt from the immigration health surcharge.
Applicants via this route will still have to meet the relevant skill level and salary thresholds.
Can people come to the UK to study?
There will be no limit on the number of international students who can come to the UK to study.
The new student visa application system allows them to apply six months before they are due to start a course if they are applying from outside the UK.
A new graduate visa will be launched in summer 2021, to allow students who have completed a degree to stay in the UK for two years. This will rise to three years for those who have done a PhD.
Does everyone need a visa?
Citizen of EU countries who were living in the UK before the end of 2020 can apply for the EU Settlement Scheme.
They have until 30 June 2021 to apply for settled status.
There are also different schemes for some workers – for example, there is a Global Talent, Innovator and Start-Up visa.
The government says this is designed to attract "those who have an exceptional talent or show exceptional promise in the fields of engineering, science, tech or culture".
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Film of the Day #1
Posted on June 28, 2007 by JamesHamilton
One of the frustrations in trying to write sport history is the difficulty in getting across that it was all real. Real, and the way it actually was. It's particularly difficult when it comes to football. No one wants football's history for its own sake: they want it as a depository for good-old-values schmaltz, a stick to beat the living – not forgetting nonetheless to indulge in some of that giggling, insecure ancestor-mockery that the likes of Harry Enfield indulge in when they run out of material, which is all too often and too soon. (I have sat through Enfield's historical-football sketch on several occasions, unmoved and always coming away afterwards with a vague contempt for it).
Even once you understand intellectually that something was real, there's still the even harder step to undertake – the one into feeling.
In poetry and prose literature, happiness writes white (for the mediocre at any rate); in history, the equivalent is boredom. It's not the hidden victims of terror who slip through history's cracks, but that essential sense of the humdrum that's followed mankind around since before we left Africa.
Colour film, where it exists, is boredom's best preservative – it can exhibit it even amongst all the other things it tells us about just how much has changed since…
What follows is 8mm colour film shot by a BBC employee in the late 1930s. It goes behind the scenes of the early TV broadcasts, amongst other things, and, because it shows people at work, in what must have been the Apple of its day, the humdrum's in there for all the efforts of the video's editor.
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And here, for those of my readers with a connection to the place, is 1940s Hitchin:
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Thank goodness Hitchin managed to hang onto some of its Tudor and Stuart buildings around the Market Square. The new market, next to the church there, and the street down towards the Alms Houses wasn't so fortunate as to escape the 60's concrete vandals.
Can I recomend 'A Sunday Afternoon At Home' as the finest recording of boredom and humdrum. We really have not got "nothing to do" these days.
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Just caught up with this, James. As you probably know we lived in Hitchin for twenty-one years and I recognise all the scenes, which have not in fact changed very much. My wife, Cs father has a photo of the youngish George VI emerging from his own father's antique shop with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at his side. I think she was of a local family, the Bowes-Lyons. There is a very good History of Hitchin by Reginald Hine.


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Fritillaria aren't well known plants and that's part of what makes them fun . . . you don't see them everywhere. Most members of this offshoot of the lily family produce bell-shaped blooms, singly or in clusters, in early to mid-spring. The blooms range from brights – yellow, orange, red – to deep purples. There's even one with a plum and ivory checkerboard design. Fritillarias are excellent choices for garden use where critters – deer, rabbits and rodents - are a problem as these plants generally aren't bothered. Provided with conditions that make them happy, fritillarias are long-lived garden additions.
Crown Imperials, Persian lilies (persica) and Michael's flower (michailovskyi) prefer full sun in northern regions and appreciate some light afternoon shade in hot areas.
Meleagris, or checkered lilies, prefer light dappled shade.
Fritillaria michailovskii is happiest in full sun in the north to part shade in hot regions.
Like many bulbs, fritillaries are susceptible to bulb rot so taking time to prepare the planting bed will be rewarded with healthy, long-lived plants. These plants are actively growing in the spring and dormant in the summer and fall. Early season moisture is needed to support growth and flowering, while drier conditions during the plants' dormancy period is best. These conditions can often be found in settings where deciduous trees – maples, oaks, sweetgum, ash, etc. – grow. Fritillaria planted on the east side of these trees receive sunlight in the early part of the day and have sufficient moisture while the trees are just starting to wake up and leaf out for the season. Come summer, the trees provide shade and consume much of the available water. Perfect!
Fritillarias need very good drainage to thrive. If there are puddles still present an hour after a rain, look for a different site. Fritillaria do not thrive in clay soil.
Fritillaria grow best in organically rich soil. Dig the soil to a depth of 12 inches. If there's any question about your soil's drainage, add several shovels full of course builder's sand and mix in with the soil. This helps improve drainage.
Fritillaria plants resent being dig up and moved. Best results come from planting promptly in sites where they will remain.
Michael's flower 6" deep and 4-5" apart.
Crown Imperial bulbs have a hole in the top where the previous season's stalk sprouted. To avoid having this depression collect water and encourage bulb rot, plant the bulbs on their sides.
Actively growing fritillarias need about 1" of water a week from rain, irrigation or a combination of the two. After flowering has finished, trim off spent blossoms. The stalks will dry and then can be removed. Drier conditions are required during these plants' summer and fall dormancy period.
Trim off any remaining dried foliage. Top dress beds with 1" of compost. Plants resprout in spring.
Plant promptly. These bulbs don't like being out of the ground.
On arrival, bulbs may feel spongy and look somewhat discolored. This is normal and does not mean the bulbs are unhealthy. Fritillaria bulbs do not develop hard exteriors like tulips, daffodils and many other bulbs.
Crown Imperials have an odor that most people find unpleasant up close. Site these tall, showy beauties in the middle or back of garden beds.


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Why Germany's new leader is a major threat to the EU
Incoming German chancellor Olaf Scholz has been clear about his intention to pursue a federal European state. But far from bringing the European Union's member countries closer together, his plan could rupture it completely.
Scholz will become the new chancellor of Germany within the next 10 days, heading a 'traffic light' coalition made up of his own party, the SPD, the Greens, and the Free Democrats.
The top jobs will be divided between the leaders of the respective parties, with the three most powerful positions going to Scholz, the leader of the SPD; the FDP's Christian Lindner, who will be finance minister; and the Green co-leader Annalena Baerbock, who will become foreign minister.
The basis of the agreement was fleshed out in a 178-page document, which ran to 52,000 words. In it, the coalition members dealt with a range of issues including the economy, migration, cannabis, and climate change. However, one of the most interesting aspects is the unashamed ambition for the new government to work towards the "development of a federal European state."
Indeed, Udo Bullmann, who was the SPD's lead negotiator on European affairs said that "time is calling for it" and the "people are waiting for it." Hmmm. We will see about that.
The federalist ambitions of the new German government will cause concern in a number of countries, including Poland, whose government has made clear that it is opposed to an EU superstate. I predicted back in June that the federalist ambitions of the EU will eventually cause a rupture with the Poles, and this document only serves to bring that inevitable clash a step closer.
Moreover, a spokesman for the Hungarian prime minister's office said the German coalition document "is not a European but a distinctly Western European programme," which is "extremely far from what in the central part of Europe we think about the world and societies."
He added that the new German government "clearly wants a united states of Europe, but at least they are doing it openly, rather than through a stealthy stretching of the powers of European institutions and weakening the powers of member states."
This is a really interesting comment, because the EU generally gets its own way when it acts surreptitiously. When its plans for integration are brought out into the open, they generally get rejected. Indeed, the last time the EU laid bare its ambitions for a federal Europe in the form of a European Constitution, the idea was roundly rejected by the French and the Dutch in referendums.
The German coalition document also wants to see moves towards a cohesive EU foreign policy. It aims to abolish the principle of unanimity, replacing instead with Qualified Majority Voting (QMV), which means that member states will no longer have vetoes on foreign policy. This could lead to countries being dragged into foreign engagements that they may not necessarily agree with.
To achieve its federalist aims, the new German government will hand more powers to the European Parliament. It plans to do this by allowing the parliament to initiate legislation, which at the moment is solely the right of the European Commission. This lack of legislative power has led many to dismiss the European Parliament as little more than a "glorified talking shop."
Although the German government's plan to hand more power to the elected MEPs may be a move towards more democratic accountability, it could also be counter-productive.
The European Parliament is the most federalist of all the EU's institutions, and it is also by far the most extreme. Indeed, the European Commission often acts as a brake on some of the parliament's excesses, which is why inter-institutional conflict is rife. Take, for example, the recent case where the parliament is suing the commission for not punishing Poland and Hungary quickly enough for refusing to comply with EU diktats.
If MEPs had their way, climate targets would be even more extreme, the EU would already have a standing army and be involving itself in conflicts all over the globe, and there would be acceleration towards full integration. In addition, those countries that deviate from the aims of the project would face even harsher penalties. No wonder uber federalist MEPs like former Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt are cheering the new German government to the rafters.
And what about the French? Scholz has already signalled that his first foreign visit as chancellor will be to Paris, yet I am not convinced that he will find his counterparts there eager to support his ambition for a "federal European state."
Polls show that the French public is becoming increasingly sceptical about Brussels, which is why the country's presidential candidates are donning Eurosceptic clothes. Macron, for example, has vetoed EU enlargement, and even Michel Barnier, the EU's former Brexit negotiator, is talking of returning powers from Brussels.
I genuinely believe that the federalist ship has sailed. These ideas were in vogue in the first decade of the century, but not so much now. One only has to look at how Eurosceptic parties have grown all over the continent over the past 20 years as proof that citizens are becoming weary of Brussels' interference.
If the German government is true to its word and aggressively pursues the goal of creating an EU federal superstate, then it will lead to massive tensions between members. Indeed, in the longer term, it could result in some countries withdrawing from the bloc altogether and going their own way.
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Felt extremely rough, set out in a group of 3 (Harry and Ali Thornton). Was keeping up fine on the hill up to 1 but followed into wrong control on 2. Game over, gave up, jogged it in. Time a little bit embarrassing and shin hurt fs.
Tough area lots of climb. Started decent for the first couple of controls. Got Fred in my sights on the way to 3 then caught him at 4, unfortunately he wasn't actually at 4 so lost 1:30 looking for it. Took a different route to fred on 5 then was together for 6 and 7. On the way to 8 turned around and realised Harry had caught 2mins. Gassed it up the hill and got a small gap on harry and Fred. Caught Finn at 8 and ran the butterfly with him. Made a 40 second miss on 11, which meant the Harry/Fred train just got away. From 16 onwards finn took over nav duties and I died a very long slow death. Dropped nearly 2 mins to the Harry/Fred train over the last part of the course. Not a bad performance but far from perfect. Didn't have the conditioning to race flat out for the full hour, was really flagging from about 45mins in. Also got pipped by Fred and Spud on the run in, absolutely gutted.
Not been sleeping very well the last few nights so will take today off and try and get a good sleep tonight.
Probably should have mentioned this earlier. Shin is a bit f*cked, was going to run today but can still feel it when walking down stairs so will probably keep this cross training going until the weekend.
Probably the biggest bonk I've ever been through. Was extremely grim just didn't eat enough today. Block headwind all the way back home was absolutely.
Easy 90 on the watt bike, averaging 180W for the whole thing. Was originally going to head out down the coast on the road bike but couldn't be sacked coming back into a headwind. This was extremely boring and not very fun at all but got through it.
Haven't been on this beauty for a while. Very bonky by the end but was holding a good power. Feeling a little bit sick probably because ate too soon before.
Squats and hip thrusters. Got a squat PB finally got the big 1 0 0. Saw a different physio today, apparently the injury isn't directly my post tib, more an inflammation of the sheikh around the post tib. Most likely cause by me being a heal striker and not wearing shoes with enough drop. Anyway will train on grass and wear more cushioned shoes for the next few weeks leading up to thre jk.


As you may have heard we have made an amazing discovery in griffin class.
On Monday morning when we were settling down to do our math's we discovered a mess, however when we looked closer the mess turned out to be burnt paper, red and green magic dust and large claw marks.
When we investigated further we found that there had been no other discoveries in any of the other classes.
We thought that who ever had done this could be dangerous so we have made and recorded some news reports to find out if any one has seen or heard any thing and to make people aware of the situation.
Please listen carefully and be on watch!!


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Noah Saterstrom
Natchez Bluff
Noah Saterstrom | gouache on paper on masonite | 12″ x 272″ (in 17 panels) | 2016
Natchez Tricentennial Celebration, Historic Natchez Foundation, Jan 28 – Feb 28
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The high stretch of bank overlooking the Mississippi River along what is now Broadway Street in Natchez is referred to by locals simply as the Bluff. Designated for public use by the Spanish in the 1700's, it has been protected as a promenade ever since. My grandparents lived at a house called Edelweiss which sits at the top of Silver Street, looming over the bluff and the water beyond; there is no view in the world more familiar to me than the River from that vantage.
This "Natchez Bluff" painting is a tribute to the many and varied lives lived along the physical bluff from the advent of civilization in the area to the days I picnicked there with my family. It includes both the wartime atrocities that carved the human history of the cliff and the leisure class strolls that have had the panoramic view of the River as a backdrop.
I also use "Bluff" for its other meaning: deception, pretense, facade. Historically, any celebration of Natchez was a carefully curated, fanciful, whitewashed depiction of what the original Natchez Confederate Pageant program calls the "halcyon days before '61."
The Natchez that I grew up in indeed appeared bucolic and serene, a slow waltz choreographed by an old Mississippi ancestry that left a legacy of aristocratic self-worth without any actual wealth. My experience of Natchez was guided by Victorian principles that valued formality, elegance and politeness, often at the expense of honesty. I felt society (outside of my immediate family) was hostile to difference and there was a silent, relentless reinforcement of class roles that left me with a vague unease. Despite that somewhat sinister undercurrent, for me life in Natchez was essentially safe and beautiful.
I lived the life of that powerful, crumbling ruling class aristocracy, and therefore, I know I am fundamentally unable to truly see Natchez from any other point of view. And as we see, not just in Natchez, or in Mississippi, or in the South, but all over the country, those with privilege (mostly white people – and of course I include myself) are ignorant of the extent of their privilege and the obstacles others face. The best we can do is to listen, closely and without preconception, to the stories others tell in an attempt to make delicate work of incorporating narratives other than our own in the service of honest exploration and exposition.
In researching for the making of this piece, as I talked with people about their memories, sifted through photography archives, and read of life on the Bluff, I was struck again with the fact that there is not one Natchez, but many. The outline of these realities, too, is not sharply hewn, nor is it split evenly between races; rather, it exists on an overlapping spectrum of lives lived. All whites did not experience the same town, neither did all blacks, and it is, I think, damaging to simplify in either direction.
Yet, regardless of these extant complexities, only one version has often been used to portray the town – or rather, one version of one of the versions of Natchez.
If the only voice in town is the remnant of a nostalgic aristocracy, the best we can hope for is illusion and romance. Songbirds and fragrant honeysuckle.
Fortunately, the old regime of Natchez, which would have only told one story, is now, and increasingly, accompanied by many new voices. I hope to add my own with its insistence that it is possible to celebrate Natchez by focusing on the real town, its actual history and complexity, and not reduce it to fiction.
For a town so small and remote, it is a place of great national contradiction, known for enormous wealth and devastating poverty, elegant sophistication and stark brutality.
The town draws some people in as it simultaneously shuts others out and keeps many down.
It has transcendent physical beauty; it is a tapestry of natural features and those created by centuries of human hands.
It is a region shaped by devastating effects of greed, fear and human ignorance: DeSoto's ruinous arrival. The French colonist's decimation of the Natchez Indians. The massive and brutal slave trade. Jim Crow era oppression.
It has witnessed natural tragedies in the scourges of Yellow Fever in the 19th century, and the Great Tornado of 1840 while succumbing to catastrophic human errors, like the thousands of unnamed, unmarked dead at the so-called "Corral" contraband camp during the Civil War and the hundreds of revelers burned in the Rhythm Club fire of 1940.
My intention and my hope is to focus not only on the difficult stories of Natchez, nor the crumbling aristocratic facade, but to work with the richness and contradiction to pave avenues of reflection and recognition. Art, according to some, is best used to open questions, to lengthen the resonance of those questions, not to answer them.
While it is perhaps not entirely deceitful to show Natchez as the romantic home of the antebellum planter class, it is a problem to show nothing else, as was once the case. We can and should rejoice that things are changing, stages are opening, and narratives are expanding; this new reality, in itself, is a cause for celebration.
– Noah Saterstrom, 2016
Deepest gratitude to the Historic Natchez Foundation and the Tricentennial Committee for inviting me to show this work. And I'd also like to thank those who helped me research and offered their personal stories without hesitation: Antionette Thompson, Wesley Nichols, Ruth and Charlie Powers, David Abbott (Mississippi Dept of Archives and History), David Lowe (New York Public Library Photography Archive), Mimi Miller (Historic Natchez Foundation).
The painting is dedicated to my grandparents Margaret and Theo Wesley.


Most people, he maintained, are asleep. They need to wake up, open up their eyes, see what is real, both inside and outside of themselves. The greatest human gift is to be aware, to be in touch with oneself, one's body, mind, feelings, thoughts, sensations.
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Hometown Tales: Yorkshire
By: Cathy Rentzenbrink, Victoria Hennison
Narrated by: Cathy Rentzenbrink, Elizabeth Bower
Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. In this audiobook on Yorkshire, you'll find two unique tales: an intimate account of returning to her childhood home of Snaith by Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love, and from new voice Victoria Hennison, a deeply personal memoir of growing up in the village of Holme-on-Spalding Moor.


The two youngest Bennet daughters, Lydia and Catherine, often visit their aunt, Mrs. Phillips, who lives in the town of Meryton. A militia regiment has recently arrived in Meryton. Mr. Bennet complains how foolish his daughters are for flirting with officers and talking of nothing else, but Mrs. Bennet does not consider the flirtations with the officers a cause for concern and often encourages their behavior.The Bingley sisters invite Jane to dinner. However, Mrs. Bennet will not allow Jane to use the carriage to go to Netherfield. Mrs. Bingley tells Jane to go on horseback, as it looks like rain and Mrs. Bennet hopes that Jane will have to spend the night at Netherfield. Jane does not like the idea, has no choice and travels to Netherfield on horseback.
The plan works. It does in fact rain and Jane gets wet, but she falls ill as a result of getting soaked and has to stay at Netherfield until her recovery. Elizabeth decides to go to Netherfield to visit Jane because there are no horses available, she walks. The Bingley sisters are horrified that Elizabeth walked such a long distance, and that her petticoat is dirty from the mud. Jane's condition intensifies and Elizabeth does not leave her bedside throughout the day. Because Jane wants Elizabeth to stay with her, Miss Bingley is obliged to invite Elizabeth to stay the night at Netherfield.
Mr. Bennet's estate entitles him to an income of two thousand a year. This estate is entailed away from the female line of the Bennet's, which means none of the Bennet daughters are able to inherit the estate, nor are they entitled to the income. Mrs. Bennet's income is described as suitable for her, but not large enough to support the daughters.
The two younger Bennet daughters, Lydia and Catherine are introduced in greater detail. They are described as being more "vacant" than their sisters, and as taking great pleasure in going to the hat shop in Meryton, a town less than a mile away from Longbourn. Mrs. Bennet's brother, Mr. Phillips, and his wife live in Meryton. Lydia and Catherine often walk to the Phillips' house in Meryton. A regiment has recently come to Meryton. Lydia and Catherine want nothing more than to go to their aunt's house in Meryton and find out about the officers in the regiment. Mr. Bennet calls Lydia and Catherine "two of the silliest girls in the county" because all they talk about is the officers in Meryton. Mrs. Bennet encourages their flirtations with the officers, she remembers having flirted with officers when she was young and sees nothing wrong with their behavior.
Jane receives an invitation to lunch with Caroline Bingley and Mrs. Hurst. Mrs. Bennet insists that Jane should go on horseback because it looks like rain, and if Jane gets wet, she will have to stay longer at Netherfield. It does indeed rain, but Jane becomes sick and must stay at Netherfield until she is well. Elizabeth decides to walk to Netherfield to visit Jane. Lydia and Catherine walk with her as far as Meryton. The Bingley party is very surprised to see Elizabeth at Netherfield, but she is invited to stay to look after Jane, who is described as "feverish." Jane is seen by a doctor; Elizabeth is invited to stay over at Netherfield to nurse Jane.
In chapter seven, the reader gets a much closer look at the youngest sisters in the Bennet family, Catherine and Lydia. The two sisters love to walk to Meryton to shop in the hat stores and chase after the officers of the local regiment. Because they like so much to participate in such activities, the two are described as having "vacant" minds. While Catherine and Lydia were in Meryton, they visited their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips. Upon their return to Longbourn, they talk about nothing except the officers. Mr. Bennet criticizes the silliness of Lydia and Catherine, but is characteristically detached from what is going on and makes no attempt to stop future trips to Meryton.In this chapter, Catherine and Lydia's characters represent the foolish woman and set up a future situation in which their actions get them into trouble. Catherine and Lydia stand as direct opposites to Jane and Elizabeth, who always seems to know the difference between what is acceptable, proper behavior and what is not. Mr. Bennet's character is further developed as the absent, sarcastic father who sees the faults of his daughters but makes no attempt to correct it. It seems enough to Mr. Bennet that he makes fun of them and criticize their behavior but the reality will turn out to be something much worse.
Mrs. Bennet's character is further developed as the foolish mother who also does not concern herself with the behavior of her girls. In fact, Mrs. Bennet considers it acceptable for the girls to act so frivolously and states that the girls should not be expected to "have the sense of their father and mother.'" The irony is that the girls actually do seem to have the sense of their father and mother, which is a direct result of their respective foolishness and indifference. Austen centers the novel around marriage and the family, two fundamental units of eighteenth century society. The failures of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet in their parenting duties will eventually result in the disgrace of the family, and their nonchalance with regard to Lydia and Catherine's flirtations with the regiment officers foreshadows trouble for the future.


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To Fill 'Gaps,' DHS Chief Considers Restarting Trump's Border Wall
Conservative Brief
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told federal immigration staffers last week that it's possible he will add new wall construction to measures the agency is considering as a means of stemming the still-out-of-control surge of illegal aliens along the southwest border.
According to the Washington Times, which reviewed notes and materials from a meeting Mayorkas had with Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees, the purpose of restarting border wall construction would be to fill "gaps" where problem areas have been identified.
Mayorkas, who was asked by ICE personnel about his plans for the border wall, noted that while Joe Biden ended construction on his first day in office by ending the national emergency Donald Trump declared in order to secure funding for it, "that leaves room to make decisions" on completing some "gaps in the wall."
"It's not a single answer to a single question. There are different projects that the chief of the Border Patrol has presented and the acting commissioner of CBP presented to me," the DHS chief reportedly said.
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A set of two original abstracts inspired in part by the memory of a piece of tapestry used by my mother in the early sixtiesand in part by a lovely pottery vase I strongly admired by an unknown potter.
The tapestry inspired texture on this pair of abstracts was created with tissue paper secured with an acrylic gel medium. The overall color was inspired by the tapestry used by my mother. The aqua circles which seem to float on the brushed olive green background were created with modeling paste and were inspired by the pottery vase I admired. A thin platinum glaze was applied over all and accentuates the textured areas.
Paintings wrap edges of 1.5" gallery wrap canvases and are sealed with a satin archival UV protective varnish. They are signed by the artist (sjh) and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Wired and ready to hang.


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Sony DIME Press Event – Foam City, Miami
March 12, 2008 By Eric Reagan 8 Comments
Last weekend, Sony DIME (Digital Imaging Europe) held a press event in Miami, Florida in conjunction with the evolution of its popular like.no.other advertising campaign. Specifically, Sony wanted to build on the scale and stature presented in the iconic Bravia commercials, which, according to Sony, display colour like.no.other.
Sony sent 250,000 bouncy balls down the streets of San Francisco:
Sony exploded 70,000 liters of paint in Glasgow:
Sony unleashed 2.5 tons of Play-Doh bunnies on New York:
So, how is Sony planning to up the ante of its like.no.other experience in 2008? [Read more…]
Filed Under: News, Sony Tagged With: dime, miami, press event, Sony
Sony A350 First Impressions Review
March 9, 2008 By Eric Reagan 1 Comment
Today, I spent some hands-on time with the Sony A350 today at Sony's like.no.other commercial and ad shoot in downtown Miami, Florida (We'll have more about the shoot itself in a later post.) After a few hours of shooting, I'll have to say that I'm very impressed with this newcomer from Sony. There are a few features and functions that really set this camera apart from other entry-level offerings. [Read more…]
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Sony A300 Review at The New York Times
March 6, 2008 By Eric Reagan Leave a Comment
New York Times has posted a review of the Sony A300 with plenty of praise for Sony's breakthrough Live View feature.
The camera focuses quickly as you aim the lens, without ever blacking out the screen. When you press the shutter, the screen doesn't go on-off-on, there's no loud clacking, and there's no baffling exhibition of mirror calisthenics inside the camera.
For the latest news and reviews, check out Photography Bay's Sony A300 page.
Sony A350 Review at PhotoReview
Photo Review Australia has posted a full review of the Sony A350.
Low-light performance was very good, with accurate colours in long exposures (up to 30 seconds) and no apparent noise in exposures up to ISO 800. Colour noise became evident at ISO 3200 but at a relatively low level, although some shadow detail was lost with this setting. Neither of the noise reduction processing settings produced visible image softening but they did provide an obvious reduction in both colour and pattern noise.
For the latest news and reviews of the A350, check out Photography Bay's Sony A350 page.
Sony W130 Reviews
February 26, 2008 By Eric Reagan Leave a Comment
The Sony DSC-W130 is a 8.1-megapixel compact point and shoot digicam with a 4x optical zoom and 2.5 inch LCD screen. The Sony W120 features a number of powerful features, including: Sony's D-Range Optimizer to retrieve picture detail in photos with harsh highlights or dark shadows; semi-manual focus that allows you to select the focusing distance based on your subject's location; an improved auto focus system that includes macro ranges; Super SteadyShot image stabilization; high sensitivity settings up to ISO 3200; and in-camera editing functions such as "unsharp mask" to sharpen images.
Digicam Review
The Sony Cybershot W130 is very "point and shoot" friendly – the camera produces great results in almost every situation – and provides features designed specifically for taking photos of friends and family with face detection and smile shutter technology.
Steve's Digicams
It is incredibly easy to use with several automatic shooting modes to assist you in difficult situations (not to mention a very handy Smile Shutter mode). The quality of our images was very good, as was the video.
Imaging Resource
It has a great selection of useful preset modes and creative shooting tools, and most impressive, it combines its Face Detection technology with a smile detector for an extremely useful Smile Shutter mode, giving you in-focus images of wiggly kids or small groups of people, without resorting to a continuous shooting mode.
The W130's quick performance and decent image quality make it a solid follow-up to the W90, and a good choice for a pocket point-and-shoot camera.
If you're buying online, I recommend sticking with Amazon, B&H Photo or Adorama. These three vendors are reliable, trustworthy and generally have the best (legitimate) prices.
Filed Under: Reviews, Sony Tagged With: Cybershot, digital camera, dsc-w130, review, Sony
February 26, 2008 By Eric Reagan 1 Comment
The Sony W120 is a 7.2-megapixel compact point and shoot digicam with a 4x optical zoom and 2.5 inch LCD screen. The Sony W120 features a number of powerful features, including: Sony's D-Range Optimizer to retrieve picture detail in photos with harsh highlights or dark shadows; semi-manual focus that allows you to select the focusing distance based on your subject's location; an improved auto focus system that includes macro ranges; Super SteadyShot image stabilization; high sensitivity settings up to ISO 3200.
Megapixel.net
Combines design, sturdiness, layout of controls, comfort in use.
The W120, like almost all other "W" models, is a stylish and durable digicam that can be tucked almost anywhere. It offers some appealing features for an ultra-compact, like 7- megapixels of resolution, a versatile Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x optical zoom lens, 9 area AF system, 2.5-inch LCD monitor, zoom-coupled optical viewfinder (something you almost never see anymore) as well as an exposure mode for just about everyone in your household or office.
First off, consider going to your local camera store (and I don't necessarily mean Wolf Camera at the mall). By going to your local camera store, you're supporting your community and you just might build a lasting relationship with people you can rely on when you need some help or answers. If you're buying online, I recommend sticking with Amazon, B&H Photo or Adorama. These three vendors are reliable, trustworthy and generally have the best (legitimate) prices.
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Sony A200 Video Tour
Camera Labs have put together a video tour of the Sony A200 and shared it with the rest of us via YouTube.
See more news and reviews on Photography Bay's Sony A200 page.
Filed Under: Gear, Reviews, Sony Tagged With: a200, Sony, video
Sony A350 Reviews & Resources
The 14.2 megapixel A350 features a flip-out 2.7-inch screen and live preview that retains the ability to autofocus. The A350 sensitivity goes up to ISO 3200 and features a burst mode of 2.5fps. The A350 will be available in April for $900 in a kit or an $800 body-only package. The Sony A350 is available through Amazon via the following product page links:
Sony A350 (body only)
Sony A350 w/ 18-70mm lens
Sony A350 w/ 18-70mm & 55-200mm lens
Photography Bay Resources
Sony A350 Full Review
The intuitive controls and menus make the camera a strong competitor to other entry-level cameras. The fast focusing Live View and tilting LCD panel, however, sets the A350 apart from the pack. If you are in the market for a DSLR, then I can highly recommend the Sony A350.
Sony A350 Sample Images
All in all, the white foam tricked the camera's meter, which resulted in underexposed images for the most part. Nothing was really too far off. A few of the high contrast scenes had some highlights blown out or overly dark areas in the shade; however, I was pretty satisfied with what I got out of in-camera JPEGs from the Sony A350.
Sony has truly revolutionized the use of Live View with the fast and accurate phase difference autofocus . . . . I had high hopes for this feature and, based on my short hands-on time, I can say that Sony delivered on those hopes.
Sony A350 Reviews
PhotographyBLOG
If you have no investment in a DSLR system and you're looking to upgrade from a point-and-shoot or cheaper DSLR, the Sony A350 is the logical choice, and it'll also attract some admiring glances from Canon and Nikon owners too.
With some handy innovative features, the A350 is an easy-to-use, entry-level D-SLR that takes great pictures.
Photoclub Alpha
Sony uses that slogan – 'like.no.other'. Dead right. You can not call the Alpha 350 'recommended' or 'best buy' or anything else like that. It is unique at the price, it offers performance features entirely out of line with the expected aims of a new DSLR at £399, and it can do half a dozen things which no competitor can match.
DP Review
It's certainly a competitively-priced, well-specified camera and one that feels better-constructed than many of its rivals. It's also one that smoothes down the learning curve and will totally satisfy users who aren't familiar with what the best modern DSLRs are capable of.
DC Resource
Camera performance was excellent in most areas. The DSLR-A350 is ready to start taking pictures as soon as you flip the power switch. The camera focuses very quickly, except in low light, where things were a little sluggish. Shutter lag wasn't an issue (even when using live view), and shot-to-shot delays were minimal.
Excellent performance and great image quality combine neatly within in an easy to use body and good price that make the Sony Alpha 350 worthy of serious consideration.
What Digital Camera
The standard of images from the A350 is generally very high. Even when the camera may struggle, features such as the Dynamic Range Optimiser and adjusting parameters of white balance presets make tweaks easy to carry out.
PopPhoto
Based on our DxO Analyzer 3.1 Blur tests of A350 images shot using a 100-300mm zoom set to 200mm, this sensor-shift system delivered between 2.5 and 3 stops of improvement, similar to the A100 and slightly less than the A700.
Let's Go Digital
My first impression of the Sony A350 is an excellent one. It is a pleasant camera, quite well-organized and beautifully designed. On top of that it is a solid camera and with the abundance of accessories in the back of my mind, it is also a camera that could be the start of a long relationship with Sony.
Having reviewed several digital SLRs in the past few months, I can summarize the Sony A200 and A350 in two sentences: They're simple to use and take good pictures, and you don't have to wade through complicated menus to use them. It's refreshing.
Most of the recent DSLR cameras feature Live View that was pioneered by Olympus, but Sony takes the feature from checklist novelty to a truly useful viewing alternative. This makes the transition easier for point-and-shoot users accustomed to Live View composing with the LCD screen.
It [Live View] is one of the best compromises yet in terms of user friendly functions and suitability for full-time use. While failure to preview sharpness or focus well enough is a failing, previewing manual or over-ride exposure and white balance without entering a special 'disable auto gain' mode is an equal strength.
Photo Review Australia
Imaging Resource Hands-On Preview
Having reviewed several digital SLRs in the past few months, I can summarize the Sony A200, A300 and A350 in two sentences: They're simple to use and take good pictures, and you don't have to wade through complicated menus to use them. It's refreshing.
DP Review Hands-On Preview
The A300 is essentially an A200 with the tilting screen and live view, while the A350 is an A300 with a more pixel-dense sensor. In addition to the live view mode switch that mechanically blocks off the optical viewfinder, the A3XX cameras get a button to zoom in on the live view image.
SONY INTRODUCES TWO MAINSTREAM DSLR CAMERAS WITH UNIQUE "QUICK AF LIVE" VIEW SYSTEM
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 – Sony is bringing live-view shooting to its digital SLR camera line with today's (alpha) DSLR-A350 camera and 10.2-megapixel?introduction of a 14.2-megapixel ? (alpha) DSLR-A300 model. Both cameras feature new technologies that make picture taking faster, easier, and more familiar for first-time DSLR users.
Quick AF Live View System
They both offer Sony's new "Quick AF Live View" technology so you can frame photos on the camera's LCD without sacrificing auto-focusing speed common to other live-view systems.
Sony's innovative Pentamirror Tilt mechanism directs light to a dedicated live view image sensor, enabling fast and responsive TTL phase-detection auto-focusing, even during live view.
Eliminating the focus delay of other systems, the new models are equally responsive whether using live view or optical viewfinder.
With its two sensor design, Quick AF Live View can even continuously focus-track the subject and provide live view during burst shooting, helping you capture that special moment.
Taking further advantage of Quick AF Live View is the models' variable angle 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD ™ screen. This makes it easy to frame scenes from high or low positions difficult to reach when using an eye-level viewfinder.
With Live View and an adjustable LCD, the cameras do not need to be in front of the user's face, allowing parents, for example, to maintain eye-contact when photographing their children.
"Mainstream users stepping up to DSLRs are looking for a similar experience to their point and shoot cameras, but without compromise in speed or performance" said Phil Lubell, director of marketing for digital cameras at Sony Electronics. "Quick AF Live View gives these new models a familiar shooting style without compromising speed – ideal for the growing market of first-time SLR users."
Exceptional Image Quality
The new models produce images with fine detail, rich tonality and vibrant color due to their APS-C CCD image sensors and BIONZ® processing engine. To aid shooting in low light, Super SteadyShot® image stabilization enables shutter speeds 2.5 to 3.5 steps slower than otherwise possible, with every compatible Minolta Maxxum® and Sony ? (alpha) lens (sold separately) attached to the camera.
High sensitivity operation at ISO 1600 and 3200 and very low noise are made possible by the user-selectable high-ISO noise reduction features. Sony's D-Range Optimizer delivers suitable tonality and exposures with rich shadow and highlight detail, even under high contrast situations.
Powerful Performance, Easy to Use
The DSLR-A300 model can shoot about three continuous frames per second and the DSLR-A350 model can shoot up to two-and-a-half continuous frames per second, when using the optical viewfinder. Both are powered by the Bionz processing engine and supplied InfoLITHIUMTM battery for fast start-up times, quick response and long battery life – up to 730 shots per full charge when using the optical viewfinder and up to 410 shots per full charge in live-view mode.
Both models feature lighter, slimmer bodies for easy handling; an improved user interface; an automatic pop-up flash; a comfortable camera grip with an easily accessible mode dial; an anti-dust system to keep the CCD image sensor clean for spot-free pictures; and JPEG and RAW file format support. Both have a slot for CompactFlash™ Type I/II media cards.
An adaptor for Memory Stick Duo™ media cards is also available for the cameras and sold separately.
The new DSLR-A300 and DSLR-A350 cameras are compatible with a range of accessories, including the ergonomic Sony VG-B30AM vertical grip. Also available as an option is the new Sony HVL-F42AM flash unit. It offers advanced features such as automatic white balance adjustment with color temperature information, adjustable bounce angles, ADI metering and wireless remote operation to suit the needs of most photographers.
The DSLR-A300 kit with a DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens will ship in April for about $800. The DSLR-A350 camera body will be available in March for about $800, and the DSLR-A350 kit with a DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 3.9x zoom lens will be available for about $900 at the same time. Both models will be available at sonystyle.com, Sony Style® retail stores (www.sonystyle.com/retail ), military base exchanges, and authorized dealers nationwide. Pre-orders begin online today at www.sonystyle.com/dslr.
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The 10.2 megapixel Sony A300 features a flip-out 2.7-inch swivel screen and live preview that retains the ability to autofocus with speed. The A300 features sensitivity up to ISO 3200 and feature burst modes of 3fps. The A300 was made available in April 2008 for $800 with a 18-70mm kit lens (now substantially less).
You can order the Sony A300 through Amazon via the following links to the product pages:
Sony A300 w/ 18-70mm & 55-200mm lenses
Image quality is pretty much identical to the A200, so no surprises there. The same 10.2-megapixel APS-C sensor has been used in the A100 and A200, as well as the Nikon D60 and D80, and it is a well-proven piece of kit.
The Sony A300 is certainly a fun camera to use, owing to its zippy Live View performance, tilting screen and advanced feature set. While plastic, it is well made, looking and feeling like it was built to last.
Despite some evidence of edge softening, resolution was retained right up to ISO 1600 and only declined slightly at ISO 3200, as shown in the graph below. Flare was negligible with the supplied lens and the test camera's spot metering system provided correct exposures with strong backlighting.
Camera Labs
The Sony Alpha A300 is a feature-packed DSLR with a compelling price tag. With built-in stabilisation, Live View and a flip-out screen, it ticks the boxes of most new DSLR buyers. Sony's fuss-free Live View is also arguably the best implementation yet for general consumers. It's quick, quiet and offers uncompromised auto-focusing performance.
Engadget Hands-On Preview
. . . we're here with a plethora of hands-on shots to prove that they're the real deal. Since you already know the specs by now — 10.2 megapixel (a300) or 14.2 megapixel (a350) sensors, 2.7-inch screen, ISO up to 3200, and traditional CF slots — we'll just let you get right to the eye candy below.
Sony A200 Reviews and Resources
Somewhat unexpectedly, Sony has announced the A200 at CES (rather than PMA), the follow up to the aging A100. Opting out of the megapixel race, Sony has kept the A200 at the same 10.2 megapixels that the A100 had. Instead, Sony has introduced more subtle upgrades/updates and made the A200 more of a Sony product – as opposed to a rebadged Konica Minolta. In hindsight, the CES announcement may be more fitting because of Sony's desire to market this as more of a "consumer" camera than to the budding amateur photographer.
The A200 is available with a 18-70mm kit lens or a two-lens kit with an additional 75-300mm lens. For all the details, see the Press Release below.
Digital Camera Review
Image and color quality are good and there's a host of inputs available to customize image parameters if the default shots don't suit your fancy. The shutter is "DSLR quick" and auto focus performance is good in normal to marginal light, and acceptable in dim light.
Neocamera
The Sony Alpha A200 is a compelling entry-level DSLR due to its high image quality and excellent speed of operation. In many ways, this is what new DSLR buyers are looking for. Beginners often want to improve image quality and speed of operation without getting something significantly more complicated then they are used to. The A200 fulfills this role very well as well.
ePhotozine
Having a dedicated processor like Sony's BIONZ certainly helps with noise. It's not until ISO400 that any kind of alteration starts to appear in the image at full size and all that happens is a slight discolouration of the grey card.
The Sony Alpha 200/DSLR-A200 is a worthy competitor in the entry-level market, offering awesome image quality, robust performance, great ergonomics and loads of useful exposure options. One feature that stands out is the Super SteadyShot option.
If you have no investment in a DSLR system and you're looking for an entry-level model, the Sony A200 is a real alternative to the likes of the Nikon D60, Canon EOS 450D and Olympus E-510. It may not be the most exciting camera on paper, with no Live View and "only" a 10 megapixel sensor, but in practice it's an easy-to-use, solid proposition from which you can confidently upgrade in the future to a more feature-rich model.
Digital Camera Resource Page
Overall, the A200's photo quality was very good, but the difference between RAW and JPEG images is disconcerting. JPEG images are considerably softer than those taken in RAW format, with noticeable noise reduction artifacting starting at ISO 200 in low light, and ISO 800 in good light.
The Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 is a solid entry-level dSLR that doesn't really stand out in its very competitive field.
I'm happy to report that Sony has shipped a digital SLR that I find easy to recommend to anyone, a position previously held mainly by the Nikon D40/D40x and Canon Rebel XT/XTi.
Alpha Mount World
For first time DSLR users, it should make transitioning from a point and shoot camera to a DSLR as painless as possible. The A200 has plenty of manual features to keep a new user busy and to encourage advancement, and plenty of auto features just in case the manual features get tiring from time to time or, there simply isn't enough time to make adjustments on the fly.
This entry-level D-SLR has a lot of things going for it: quick focusing, fast shutter speed, lots of tweaks for those who want them plus it captures good 10MP stills with accurate colors and nice contrast.
In terms of overall performance the A200 is a definite improvement over the A100. As with most DSLRs the A200 starts up in well under a second, and shuts down again almost instantly on power-off. The AF system is now much faster and more accurate, and is noticeably better at locking on quickly to low-contrast or poorly lit subjects, something that was a bit of a problem for the A100.
PhotoReview
Pictures from the test camera were similar to our test shots from the A700, with natural-looking colours and an attractive tonal balance that minimised the need for post-capture processing. Raw files were clean and easily adjustable and the DRO control allowed us to take usable shots in contrasty lighting that would overwhelm a less-capable camera.
The new Alpha camera is Sony's entry-level model and offers a stack of setting possibilities for a very attractive price. When we look back at the moment the Alpha 100 got introduced, and after that the Alpha 700 with on top of that Sony's promise to introduce a professional DSLR in 2008, and we look at the A200 now, we can say that Sony are definitely branding their name on the DSLR market.
Well it may not have much beyond its predecessor (and indeed a couple of the A100's features have gone missing), but for the money it's still a great entry-level DSLR which stands-up well against the competition. Its predecessor's old rival, the Canon 400D / XTi is likely to become the A200's new nemesis, especially with its superior high ISO performance, but with built-in stabilisation at a similar RRP, the Sony still looks strong. It's also looking good against Nikon's new entry-level D60.
e-Photographia Pre-Production Hands-On
Images straight out of the camera look good, and the camera isn't too intimidating for a beginner. Also, metering works really well, making it easy to get images that are sure to astound anyone who just jumped from point-and-shoot digicams to a DSLR.
Popular Photography First Look
You get a camera capable of Excellent image quality (with resolution right around 2,000 lines), useful image controls such as DRO, a fine-performing lens, and image stabilization that will work with virtually any lens that fits on the camera.
Master Chong: Several samples showing off the ISO range 100-3200
A200 User Manual
PDF Spec Sheet
A200 Key Features
Camera type: Digital SLR with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses
Lens mount: Compatible with Sony lenses and Konica Minolta/Minolta MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses
Image sensor: APS-C size CCD with anti-dust system
Sensor resolution: 10.2 effective megapixels
Image processor: Sony BIONZ engine
Image stabilization: Super SteadyShot with approx. 2.5 – 3.5 EV decrease in shutter speed (actual stabilization depends on shooting conditions and lens)
Noise reduction: Long exp. & High ISO NR at ISO1600 / 3200
Creative Styles: Preset modes: Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night View, Sunset, B/W, Adobe RGB. Adjustable parameters: Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness
D-Range Optimizer: operating modes: Off, Standard, Advanced
Scene Selection modes: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night Portrait / Night View
Viewfinder: Field of view: 95% / Magnification: 0.83x
AF system: TTL phase detection, centre-cross 9-point
Sensitivity: ISO100 – 3200 equivalent (Recommended Exposure Index)
Light metering: 40-segment honeycomb with multi-segment, spot and centre weighted modes
Flash modes: Auto, Fill-in, Wireless, Rear, High Speed Synchro and Slow Synchro (Wireless and High Speed Synchro modes require optional accessory flash HVL-F56AM or HVL-F36AM)
Built-in flash system: Auto popup (GN 12) with manual popup button
Shutter speed range: 1/4000 sec. – 30 sec., bulb (Flash sync speed 1/160 sec.)
Continuous shooting rate: Up to approx. 3 fps
Max no. of frames: JPEG Fine/Std: unlimited (until memory card is full), RAW+JPEG: 3, RAW: 6 recordable (continuous)
Monitor screen: Transparent TFT / 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD (230k dots) with AR coating
Histogram display: Brightness, RGB
Function menu: Camera Function Display with direct control of Flash Mode, AF Mode, WB, Metering Mode, AF Area, DRO
Battery type: NP-FM500H with InfoLITHIUM % power remaining display on screen
Battery life: Approx. 750 shots (CIPA measurement)
Vertical control grip: VG-B30AM (optional) accepts up to 2x NP-FM500H batteries
Recording media: CompactFlash card: Type I, Type II (Microdrive), Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo with optional adaptor.
Dimensions: (WxHxD) Approx. 130.8 x 98.5 x 71.3 mm (excl. protrusions)
Weight: Approx. 532 g (w/o batteries or memory card)
SONY UNVEILS NEW MAINSTREAM DSLR CAMERA
LAS VEGAS(CES BOOTH 14200), Jan. 6, 2008 – Sony is advancing the digital SLR category for mainstream photographers with today's introduction of the new ? (alpha) DSLR-A200 camera.
The DSLR-A200 model features upgrades influenced by the recently-introduced, enthusiast-class DSLR-A700 camera and replaces the former Sony DSLR-A100 model, which was Sony's first in the DSLR class.
The new model is designed to be faster, lighter and easier to use. Upgraded features include a wider, 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCDTM screen for easy playback viewing; a more compact body and an easily-accessible mode dial; an easy-to-use function menu (camera function display); improved noise control for higher quality images; an auto focus speed 1.7x faster than the previous model; improved predictive control performance; quieter shutter sound; automatic pop-up flash; and a battery life indicator that displays the percentage of battery life remaining so you know exactly when to recharge.
As seen in all ? (alpha) camera bodies, the DSLR-A200 camera incorporates Super SteadyShot® image stabilization in the body to allow shooting at shutter speeds of 2.5 to 3.5 steps slower than otherwise possible – a benefit realized with every compatible lens attached to the camera. Compatible lenses encompass all Minolta Maxxum® mount lenses, in addition to Sony a (alpha) lens lineup – including Carl Zeiss® lenses.
"With the DSLR-A200, we are helping consumers capture high-quality images with advanced technology that's practical and easy to use," said Phil Lubell, director of marketing for digital cameras at Sony Electronics. "This model is an ideal step-up for point-and-shoot users who are looking for a camera that can capture virtually all of the photographs they want."
With its 10.2-megapixel (effective) APS CCD image sensor, the DSLR-A200 camera continues to offer high-quality images by allowing more light to pass through to each pixel – increasing sensitivity, reducing noise, and providing greater detail.
Clean, reduced-noise signals are sent from the image sensor to Sony's BIONZ™ processing engine, which processes data-rich picture information at high speeds and reduces picture noise in the RAW data stage before image JPEG conversion. The results are high-resolution, detailed images with rich tonal reproduction.
The DSLR-A200 model supports JPEG and RAW file format support. It has a slot for CompactFlash™ Type I/II media cards. An adaptor for Memory Stick Duo™ media cards is sold separately as an accessory.
Get The Photo Results You Want
In addition to Super SteadyShot image stabilization for virtually blur-free photos, the new model incorporates Sony's D-Range Optimizer (DRO). It helps you capture well-exposed images, especially when shooting high-contrast or backlit scenes that often lead to loss of highlight and shadow detail. Sony's DRO modifies the range from highlights to shadows, including gain and contrast, through its in-camera hardware processing to produce more natural, evenly exposed pictures. The camera's image analysis technology studies the captured image data and instantly determines the best exposure and color tonality for the image before JPEG compression.
The BIONZ image processing engine powers the camera up immediately and the eye-start autofocus starts the focusing system before you even press the shutter. The camera can shoot up to three continuous frames per second at 10.2-megapixels at the finest JPEG compression level.
As seen in previous ? (alpha) models, the new model carries a static-free anti-dust coating on the CCD filter which is gently vibrated to dislodge any dust that might have collected each time the camera is powered off.
Additionally, the DSLR-A200 camera's supplied lithium ion battery offers up to 750 shots per full charge.
Bright and Easy Playback
The camera's smaller, more compact body along with its wider, 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD TM screen and a new on-screen navigation interface make it easier to carry and to use. The vibrant, easy-to-view screen features 230K-pixel resolution, an anti-reflection coating and glare-reducing layer assures vivid, accurate colors with a wide viewing angle, even in daylight. The on-screen navigation display shows camera settings and key shooting information in large, easy-to-read text. The display's orientation automatically switches from landscape to portrait position when the camera is turned on its side.
Accessories Expand Creative Possibilities
Sony is providing a full line of accessories for the model, including flashes, rechargeable battery packs and several carrying cases. An interesting addition is the VG-B30AM ergonomic vertical grip equipped with the most essential controls for portrait orientation shooting. It also allows for the use of two InfoLITHIUM® batteries (sold separately) for up to 1,500 shots on a single, full charge.
The DSLR-A200K kit includes the camera body and a DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 3.9x zoom lens for about $700. The DSLR-A200W kit includes the camera body, the DT 18-70mm lens and a 75–300mm f4.5-5.6 lens for about $900. Both will ship in February and will be available at sonystyle.com, Sony Style® retail stores (www.sonystyle.com/retail), military base exchanges, and authorized dealers nationwide. Pre-orders begin online on Jan. 7 at www.sonystyle.com/dslr.
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by Julius Vandersteen
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PowerPoint, part of the Microsoft Office application suite, enables you to present additional information to clients and customers by adding hyperlinks that point to external resources on the Internet. But because you lack full control over what eventually happens with these hyperlinks, using them has some potential disadvantages for your business.
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You can save PowerPoint presentations and send them via email or disc to your audience to view at their convenience. But when viewers eventually open the file, they may not have access to the Internet at that time. Their location may not have any service, or they might be using a computer that is not connected to the Web. If your presentation relies on a hyperlink to provide vital information, your audience might not be able to benefit from it. Also, if the Internet connection is slow or unreliable, your viewers may become frustrated as they wait for a page to load completely.
Bad Hyperlinks
A Web hyperlink may work fine on the day you create your PowerPoint slideshow, but when someone views your presentation later, the link may turn out to be broken. The entire website could be down, or the site's developer may have changed or removed the hyperlink you used. In other cases, the URL may no longer point to the content you specified. For example, you might link to an editorial that, at the time, favors the industry position you are emphasizing in your presentation, but a site writer or editor could later change the text to reverse the editorial. This could be especially problematic with websites that offer multiple users the opportunity to edit or alter content.
Your company has no control over websites developed and maintained by third parties. So, by placing an external hyperlink in your PowerPoint presentation, you may inadvertently subject your viewers to inappropriate content. For example, if the website enables comments on the page you link to, other visitors might post misinformation or profanity in the comments section.
Inconvenience
Viewers may find it inconvenient or tedious to have to click on hyperlinks in your presentation. If possible, include as much information as you can directly in your presentation, to avoid sending viewers to an external site. For example, instead of linking to someone's Web page to support your case, summarize the pertinent information on the website and cite it so you don't force your audience members to go somewhere else to see what you are talking about.
Microsoft: Hyperlinks 1: The Basics –- Link to Another Website
Microsoft: PowerPoint Help
Julius Vandersteen has been a freelance writer since 1999. His work has appeared in "The Los Angeles Times," "Wired" and "S.F. Weekly." Vandersteen has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from San Francisco State University.
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The PRA has reacted angrily to claims that fuel retailers are profiteering after rises of 4ppl in average retail fuel prices over the last month, and said dealers are doing everything they can to keep prices down.
PRA chairman Brian Madderson commented: "The oil market has rebounded strongly pushing up the wholesale cost of petrol by 8ppl in less than six weeks since the start of March.
"During this time the average retail price for petrol across the UK has only increased by just over 4ppl to 106ppl, so it is ludicrous for industry commentators to suggest that retailers are profiteering.
Madderson said that prices were likely to increase further, because the City was forecasting that sterling would weaken against the dollar in the run-up to the EU referendum on June 23.
Oil traders appeared to support this forecast at a Financial Times conference yesterday (April 12) in Lausanne, when they suggested the two-year slump in oil prices is over.
The consensus from the meeting was that the prices of less than $30 a barrel, seen in January, were unlikely to recur.
Prices dipped to $27.82 on January 20, but had recovered to $44.68 by yesterday.


Q: I left my job to begin my own company as an independent contractor - am I required to carry workers' compensation insurance?
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Workers' compensation insurance is required for employers in Pennsylvania as a means of protecting both employers and employees in the event of a workplace injury or accident. Employees are taken care of medically and financially as they heal, and employers enjoy protection from lawsuits brought by injured employees. Since you are technically your own employer now, wouldn't it stand to reason that you need to carry workers' compensation insurance?
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When you are hired to complete a job, the person hiring you will likely have great interest in your insurance situation. As a sole proprietor in Pennsylvania, you are not required to carry workers' compensation insurance. Be aware, however, that if you are hired by another contractor or employer (as is common in the construction business), that contractor may be required to show their own insurer proof of your coverage, so be sure you carry some form of insurance to protect yourself.
The laws of self-employment and sole-proprietorship can be quite complex, and if you have been injured on the job, it may not be simple to navigate the process of getting the coverage you need. To learn more about your requirements and rights as an injured sole proprietor in Pennsylvania, reach out to us today via live chat or by filling out our online contact form.


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The Berchtesgaden Hochthron is the highest peak of the Untersberg massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.

The summit of the Berchtesgaden Hochthron offers one of the best views of the Berchtesgaden region, because it has an unobstructed view over the Berchtesgaden valley as well as all nine massifs of the Berchtesgaden Alps, the Chiemgau Alps, the Austrian mountains of the Salzkammergut and the Tennengebirge.

Geography

The Berchtesgaden Hochthron rises around  north of Berchtesgaden and about  east-southeast from Bad Reichenhall.

About  west of the mountain summit is , managed by the German Alpine Club in the summer. At the foot of the steep falls of the summit lie the headwaters of the  Almbach, which ends after flowing through the  in Berchtesgadener Ache from the south.

Climbing

There are several marked trails that lead to the summit of the Berchtesgaden, and most of them are moderately strenuous hikes. It is also a popular destination for rock climbers. The Berchtesgaden Hochthron stops with massive, partly overhanging cliffs to the east and south. The numerous  climbing routes of the south wall are among the most popular and historically significant climbs of the Berchtesgaden Alps. The most difficult climbs are usually attempted in November on the "Old South Face" ( Level III +).

Galileo Test Environment

Near the Stöhr house is one of the six base stations for the testing and development of the Galileo navigational satellites.

References

Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Bavaria
One-thousanders of Germany

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The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association is constructing a new headquarters building on East International Airport Road between the Seward Highway and the Old Seward Highway. The design and construction costs for the three-story, 40,770-square-foot building along Campbell Creek is $12.2 million, the agency said. Koonce Pfeffer Bettis designed it, with Neeser Construction Inc. as general contractor, the association said.
The building will have a look that incorporates features of the Aleutian-Pribilof region, said Dimitri Philemonof, chief executive: "Over the years, increasing numbers of our people have, for many reasons, transitioned out of our region to the Anchorage area, causing a separation from their roots. Our wish is to have our facility provide a long-needed gathering place for the Aleut people to proudly celebrate their heritage, a sense of being home while being away from theirs, a place to visit that feels like home." The project should be done late next year, the agency said.