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New K-s2 Firmware V1.11
Improved tracking performance for ASTRO TRACER of O-GPS1.
• News about New Products and Latest Company Direction
• Summaries of Reported Problems and Potential Issues
• Technical Articles on Photographic Gear and Technologies
Improved tracking performance for ASTRO TRACER of O-GPS1.
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(in Japanese)
I bet the Pentax FF body would not be released earlier! :-( Frankly, the new lens and body should be released on the 1st of April so as to celebrate the traditional Pentax BIG day for these years! ;-D That must be really great and please delay no more, Ricoh!! :-(
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The new generation of Pentax rumouriser, Mr Asahiman, strikes again! :-o
I still remember last time he told the world that the Pentax FF was coming on October the 6th! ;-)
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Has this lens not yet been released? How come they tested it back to April already? :-o
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(in Japanese)
They say, "In order to meet the performance which was originally expected." And the new release time will be advised later in December. So, what has gone wrong with this lens!? :-o
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(in Japanese)
Tested with a K-3II. The pictures speak themselves, although they are not in full size.
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http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2015-05-13 (Translated)
To improve AF sensitivity in the dark.
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Labels: 645D, 645Z, Full Frame, Lenses, Marketing, Rumours, Sensors, Shake Reduction
(in Chinese)
Someone at the Chinese Xitek forum hinted that he had tested the beta unit of the FF and told the following:
1. The new machine is not 42MP.
2. The AF speed is very high.
3. There are many AF points than ever.
4. SR Super-resolution mode now works handheld.
5. The result of the handheld super-resolution mode is good and it works!
6. Overall better experience than the D810.
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This is what I have compared with the images got from the camerasize.com. Here we go, the Pentax FF image has been accurately resized:
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Labels: Full Frame, My Reviews, Other Bodies, Pentax, User Friendliness
Maybe it's time to check and review the old figures, there are at least six months to go! ;-p
And, the Pentax lenses I own are marked in Bold, although not all of my FF/MF Pentax lenses were tested by the Photodo, e.g., my FA31 and 77 Limiteds! :-D
Credits: Photodo and http://bbs.sjtu.cn/bbscon,board,Photo,file,M.968209306.A.html
Grade: 3.7 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 20/2,8 Grade: 3.7 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 24/2 AL (IF) Grade: 3.8 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 28/2,8 AL Grade: 3.6 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 43/1,9 Limited 35mm/AF Pentax SMC Pentax-FA Makro 50/2,8 Grade: 4.2 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 50/1,4 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 50/1,7 Grade: 4.6 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 50/1,4 Grade: 4.6 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 50/2,8 macro Grade: 4.4 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 50/1,7 Medi/AF Pentax 645 SMC-FA 75/2,8 35mm/AF Pentax SMC Pentax-FA Soft 85/2,8 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 85/1,4 (IF) Grade: 3.9 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA Makro 100/2,8 Grade: 4.3 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 100/2,8 macro Grade: 3.7 35mm/AF Pentax SMCP-FA 100/3,5 Macro Medi/AF Pentax SMC-FA 645 120/4 Macro Grade: 3.5 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 135/2,8 IF Grade: 3.2 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 135/2,8 IF 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 200/2,8 ED IF Medi/AF Pentax SMC-FA 645 200/4 (IF) 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 300/2,8 ED (IF Grade: 4 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 300/4,5 ED IF Medi/AF Pentax 645 SMC-FA 300/4 ED IF Grade: 3.9 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 300/4,5 IF ED Medi/AF Pentax 645 SMC-FA 400/5,6 ED IF Grade: 3 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 400/5,6 ED IF 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-A 500/4,5 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 600/ 4 ED (IF Grade: 2.7 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F Fisheye zoom 17-28/3,5-4,5 Grade: 3.4 35mm/AF Pentax SMCP-FA 20-35/4 AL Grade: 3.2 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA Zoom 28-105/4-5,6 Grade: 1.7 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA Zoom 28-200/3,8-5,6 AL (IF) Grade: 3.5 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA Zoom 28-70/2,8 AL Grade: 3.3 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA Zoom 28-70/4 AL Grade: 2 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 28-80/3,5-5,6 Grade: 2.3 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 28-80/3,5-4,7 Grade: 3.3 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 28-80/3,5-4,5 Grade: 2.8 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 35-105/4-5,6 Grade: 2.5 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 35-135/3,5-4,5 Grade: 3.1 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 35-70/3,5-4,5 Medi/AF Pentax 645 SMC-FA 45-85/4,5 Grade: 2.9 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA Zoom 70-200/4-5,6 Grade: 2.9 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 70-200/4-5,6 Grade: 3.4 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F 70-210/4-5,6 Grade: 3.2 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA Zoom 80-200/2,8 ED (IF) Grade: 2.5 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA 80-320/4,5-5,6 Medi/AF Pentax SMC-FA 645 80-160/4,5 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-FA Zoom 250-600/5,6 ED (IF) 35mm/MF Pentax SMC Pentax A 15/3,5 35mm/MF Pentax SMC Pentax A Fisheye 16/2,8 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 20/2,8 Grade: 2.7 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 24-50/4 Grade: 2.5 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-F 24-50/4 35mm/MF Pentax SMC Pentax Shift 28/3,5 Grade: 3.2 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-F 28/2,8 Grade: 2.8 Medi/MF Pentax 645 SMC-A 35/3,5 Medi/MF Pentax 67 35/4,5 Grade: 2.2 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-F Zoom 35-80/4-5,6 Medi/MF Pentax 645 45/2,8 Medi/MF Pentax 67 45/4 Medi/AF Pentax 645 SMC-FA 45/2,8 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 50/1,2 Grade: 4 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 50/2 Medi/MF Pentax 645 55/2,8 Medi/MF Pentax 67 55/4,0 Medi/MF Pentax 67 Zoom 55-100/4,5 Grade: 3.4 Medi/MF Pentax 645 SMC-A 75/2,8 Medi/MF Pentax 645 75/2,8 LS Medi/MF Pentax 67 75/4,5 Medi/MF Pentax 67 75/4,5 shift Grade: 3 35mm/AF Pentax SMC-F Zoom 80-200/4,7-5,6 Grade: 4.6 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 85/1,4 Medi/MF Pentax 67 90/2,8 Medi/MF Pentax 67 100/4,0 macro Grade: 2.4 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-FA 100-300/4,5-5,6 Medi/MF Pentax 67 105/2,4 Grade: 3.6 Medi/MF Pentax 645 SMC-A 120/4,0 macro Medi/MF Pentax 67 120/3,5 Soft Medi/MF Pentax 645 135/4 LS Medi/MF Pentax 67 135/4 Macro Grade: 4.2 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 135/1,8 Medi/MF Pentax 645 150/3,5 Medi/MF Pentax 67 165/2,8 Medi/MF Pentax 67 165/4 LS Medi/MF Pentax 645 200/4 Medi/MF Pentax 67 200/4 Grade: 4.2 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A Macro 200/4ED Grade: 3.7 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 200/2,8 ED Grade: 3.4 Medi/MF Pentax 645 SMC-A 300/4 IF ED Medi/MF Pentax 67 300/4 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 300/2,8 ED (IF Medi/MF Pentax 67 400/4 ED (IF) Grade: 3 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 400/5,6 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 400/2,8 ED IF 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A Reflex Zoom 400-600/8-12 Medi/MF Pentax 67 500/5,6 Medi/MF Pentax 645 600/5,6 APO Medi/MF Pentax 67 600/4 Medi/MF Pentax 67 800/4 Medi/MF Pentax 67 800/4 EDIF Medi/MF Pentax 67 1000/8 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-Reflex 1000/11 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 1200/8 ED (IF 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-M Reflex 2000/13,5 Grade: 2.1 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 28-80/3,5-4,5 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A Zoom 35-80/4-5,6 Medi/MF Pentax 645 45-85/4,5 Grade: 2.2 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A 70-200/4 Medi/MF Pentax 645 80-160/4,5 35mm/MF Pentax SMC-A Zoom 80-200/4,7-5,6
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It is yet delayed once again! :-(
The good thing is the "Pentax" web domain is revived again! :-D
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Labels: Film Bodies, Full Frame, Lenses, My Gear, MZ-S
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Labels: Camera Hacking, Lenses
(in Traditional Chinese)
The test pics and captions are self-explanatory for the results.
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See the above rumour at a Chinese forum, someone said that he had pre-ordered!
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V1.02 is now available for download at the Japanese Ricoh site:
(in Japanese)
Announced changes:
1. Stability of CDAF is improved.
2. Finer sound quality setting when external microphone is connected.
3. DNG RAW may not be displayed correctly at the PC when previewed with software, bug removed.
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@ The PB: http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/pentax_k3_ii_review/
Whilst PB has been positive about the AF performance of the K-3II, our respectful PF, on the other hand, has found something opposite, see:
Quoted, "Although on paper, the Pentax K-3 II promises to bring undisclosed improvements to AF-C performance, we did not observe any evidence of faster focusing, lower latency, or quicker target re-acquisition with the K-3 II."
So, whom should we believe after all? ;-p
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I think I have been for long not posting shootout test and here it is, for my old cameras! ;-)
Measurbate and discover by yourself, for all the differences! Original photos are available for viewing by clicking the "Download" option per photo under album! :-D
EXIF data is available for all photos. Pairs of test shoots were taken at almost the same time for the same scene.
Lens used for A7R is a Canon EF35mm F2 (AE and AF adapted) and a FA645 45mm F2.8 for the 645D, for almost identical FoV.
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Both are done by measurbators, but one with real-world scenes as the shooting targets and the other with test charts in a "lab":
(Tested with K-3, in Traditional Chinese)
(Tested with K-5 II)
The lens model seems to be fairly good. However, it arrives just too late, Canon and Sony had similar models many years ago, when APS-C DSLRs still shined. Nonetheless, I myself feel that the DA17-70 F4 would still be a better lens optically, because of its constant aperture but only a slightly shorter reach. For size and weight wise, the HD 16-85 is not a compact lens anyway.
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Contains fix for a major bug which was introduced last time.
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It is reported that Ricoh Imaging USA has confirmed this also.
It seems that the Pentax APS-C system is dying, but the new FF system has not yet been completed and arrived, bad! :-(
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Labels: Full Frame, Issues, Lenses, Marketing, News
(in Japanese)
Btw, the author of the above post is a famous Japanese photographer who is close to the official Ricoh Pentax internal source.
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Reference Source: Ricoh's Financial Report for 14/15 (pdf)
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A green ring always looks better! :-D But at 2kg, this lens is just too heavy! :-O
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Source: http://store.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/contents/originalgoods_2015.aspx
Related: Pentax SLR Cameras 1952-2011
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Official announced and specs:
DPR hands-on:
The "Ricoh" name printed on the back is gone! Good! :)
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Everyone got an award anyway. And, I just wonder why the K-s2 is an "advanced" DSLR whilst the D5500 is an "entry level". They are direct competitors in the same market segment and price tag range afterall!
Btw, here is an YouTube direct comparison review of the two, for those who are interested:
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@Uniqlo, 3 colours, two different designs.
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For DSLRs, user manuals and guides from K-s2 to *ist D are available. For instance, the manual for the new Image Transmitter 2 is also uploaded, too.
I have re-downloaded 15 models of the Pentax cameras that I bought over years on the list! ;-D
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Pentax is ranked #12, the model ranking is as follows:
Where K-5 is ranked no. 1, K-3 follows. But the strange thing is that the number of items made with K-3 is zero, but it still ranks no. 2!? :-o
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The IQ is not bad IMO. But wait, a K-s2? APS-C, not FF?? ;-D Do note the aperture values also.
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The 645Z is also side-by-side compared.
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See what Pentaxeros reports:
Whom I consider is a reliable source as they are close to the official Pentax.
Well, I believe that the last lump of plastic thing is just to keep commercial secrets by the RP whilst letting interested users to know something is really coming soon, the testing prototype or even the beta machine should be more than that, in view of the launching date which is so close.
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(in Japanese)
Different non-standard colour schemes are shown. New features and functions are briefed.
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Nice humour! But very true!! :-D
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Well, if you just don't understand why this is actually the Pentax K-mount 135 FF converter, read my previous experiment of this! :-P
Compatibility of DA Lenses on Full Frame
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By PF: http://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/review-news/hd-pentax-da-16-85mm-first-impressions-review.html
By a User: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3799349
The DA18-135 is not bad IMHO.
My Practical Review on the DA18-135
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Transcripts in English and Chinese are as follows, dropped down and translated by a Chinese Xitek Pentaxian:
First of all, thank you for publishing the news about the upcoming launch of a full-frame DSLR.
The PentaxForums.com announcement reached over 200,000 Pentax fans on Facebook and was met with very positive feedback.
Do you have any thoughts to share with the fans that eagerly await the full-frame product launch?
To tell the truth, I was relieved because many Pentax fans don't say "It's too late!". I'm very glad to hear the positive comments from Pentax fans. Thank you for waiting for a long time.
What kind of users and applications will the new full-frame Pentax DSLR be aimed at? How will it stand out alongside the competition?
The first users are Pentax fans, besides it's important to get back the Pentax users from competitors. Therefore, it's not up to making have many strength
of Pentax.(??) Besides, it's important to have attractive features newly which other competitors don't have.
What do you think is the most suitable resolution for DSLRs with full-frame sensors?
Current cameras in the industry have resolution as low as 12Mp and as high as 50Mp as of this month.
I think the suitable resolution is changing. According to the sensor technology, and environment to handle the image to date(??)
Can users expect more full-frame compatible lenses to become available together with the launch of the full-frame DSLR?
We are going to develop DFA lenses as soon as possible, you can see the new lenses on the newest lenses roadmap.
Do you have plans to re-launch or update any FA-series lenses as with the 645 lineup, or will you be focusing on new designs going forward?
We are going to design new lenses basically, however, we are also going to redesign some FA lenses which have good resolution performance.
You state that the full-frame will support DA lenses via an in-body crop function.
How would lenses with 35mm image circle coverage such as the DA* 200mm f/2.8 be handled?
Will you change any existing lens designations/specifications?
你们说全幅将通过机内Crop功能来支持DA镜头。那对于那些可以覆盖35mm图像范围的镜头呢?比如DA* 200mm f/2.8,机身将如何对待这些镜头?
It's true some DA lenses cover the full frame image circle. However, we make it priority to develop the new lenses basically, rather than to redesign the DA lenses.
Do you plan to reintroduce the aperture coupler in the Pentax full-frame body so that legacy lenses can meter without having to stop down?
你们有计划在全幅机身中重新引入Aperture Coupler么?这样那些老镜头就不必缩小光圈测光了。
I think it's important, but it's difficult because of the limited space.
How would you describe the response to the Pentax K-S1? Has it seen success among gadget-oriented people?
你们怎么形容Pentax K-S1的反应?看到它在面向电子科技的人群中的成功了么?
Because K-S1, we try to attract non-Pentax users mainly, in that sense, we have very nice interests, but before that, the (??) so far we couldn't get return as we expected.
Do you have plans to improve the speed of the SAFOX auto focus for fast-paced shooting?
The AF performance of K-5 II has been improved. We are improving speed one more, and new telephoto zoom lenses, have high speed actuator and new developed algorithm, so you can you then comfortably.
The Pentax lens lineup still lacks products such as leaf shutter lenses, tilt/shift lenses, and extension tubes. Is this an area you feel important to expand?
It's important, especially for 645 series, so, we are considering.
Why is wired tethering not possible with the Pentax K-3? Do you plan to offer this feature in the future, i.e. via Image Transmitter 2?
Many users find the speed and range of the FluCard to be insufficient.
为什么没有办法在K-3上联机拍摄?你们有计划提供这个功能么?比如通过Image Transmitter 2?许多用户发现FluCard的速度不足以支持联机拍摄。
Image Transmitter 2 is developed for 645Z, however, some K-3 users requiring us, so, therefore, we are considering with firmware upgrading.
Image Transmitter 2是为645Z开发的,不过一些K-3用户反映了这个需求,因此我们正在考虑通过固件升级的办法来解决。
As industry trends change, do you have plans to continue pursuing more consumer imaging gadgets like the Ricoh Theta based on the market response?
Of course, it's important to expand the market(??) with new imaging gadgets.
Would it be possible to leverage the SR mechanism to increase the effective resolution of a Pentax DSLR?
We have tried to increase the effective pixels with shake reduction, but dataset is big, but image quality is not improved. So, we are now trying to improve the resolution performance, without increase the effective pixels.
Do you have any comments in response to the technical feature suggestions presented by our users?
It's really nice to listen to the end users, because they have requests and expectations. We study carefully, and depending on the necessity of the requirement, we might consider to implement onto the firmware upgrading.
Why has Ricoh Imaging decided to launch the full-frame DSLR now?
Can you comment on how it will stand out relative to the competition?
Ok, as you know, we have a lot of K-mount series lens, as well as 645 mount, so we had valued our existing customers, and we believe with this time has matured, it's really nice time to release full-frame for whom waiting for that.
How does the size of the Japanese market for Pentax and Ricoh cameras compare to international markets?
Frankly, the comparison of Japan market for Pentax Ricoh is larger than the one for the global market.
Has the Ricoh Imaging international market share for ILC's increased over the course of the past two years?
Which product category has been the most successful?
As you know, the market itself has really aggressively decreasing. We are facing that trouble, but we are safer than total market trend.
Sony has been dominant in sensor manufacturing the last few years.
Are you seeing other manufacturers wanting to partner with Pentax?
Does Pentax see some advantages to partnering with other sensor manufacturers?
Selection of sensor is purely for our engineers to make our product more attractive, so we are not attaching to A name brand or B name brand, so it's merely to what kind of performance the device provide to us.
Would you like to share any closing remarks with the community?
Yeah, both of us are really thanks for this interviews. After the launching of the full-frames, everybody is exciting. So, please be happy, until the product come into your hands.
Thanks for waiting for Pentax full-frame camera for a long time. I'm glad to …(??)
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I have lost clue to the sources of the photos as these are found in the Internet Pentax forums, so cannot make the credits.
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Multiple view angles and "side-by-side" against the K-3, really nice! Good job, man! :-)
Credit: Chinese Xitek Pentaxian
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Labels: Full Frame, K-3, Pentax, People, Photos
So, it is somehow big, as many Pentax fanboys have complained for years for *all* 135 Full Frame bodies of other brands. So, what would they say now? :-P
Besides, just found this PS job at the Chinese Xitek forum, does the mockup feel more realistic now? ;-D
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(in Japanese)
The new body would not have RTF, i.e., the built-in flash, as seen.
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Inside your appointment book most likely lies much more than names, dates and contact details. It includes information about clients' favorite hair style, the day of the week that they normally schedule an appointment, and products that they have purchased in the past
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Your appointment book tells the story of your business, and inside that story lies some of the answers to the questions above.
You can learn many things about;
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What times of year need an extra marketing boost to keep your schedule as full as possible.
It can also tell you many things about your customers, both individually and in aggregation, that you may not have realized.
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Hebrew 12:26-29
26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake[h] not only the earth, but also heaven." 27 Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire.


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Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman
|director, actor
|Years active
|Yasmine Hamdan
Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born July 28, 1960) is a Palestinian-Israeli film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin.[1] He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragic comedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Elia Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety".[2] He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
Life and career[edit]
Early work[edit]
Between 1982–1993, Suleiman lived in New York City, where he co-directed: Introduction to the End of an Argument (1990) and directed Homage by Assassination, that both won numerous awards.
An experimental video film, co-directed by Jayce Sallou, Introduction to the End of an Argument critiqued the portrayal of Arabs in Western media and its effect on foreign policy by juxtaposing clips from Hollywood films, television broadcasts and cartoons with live scenes (shot by Salloum) from the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.[3]
Homage by Assassination is a "diary film" that critiques the 1991 Gulf War via the juxtaposition of multilayered personal anecdotes and identity. The film offers a lucid portrait of what Ella Shohat and Robert Stam have termed "cultural disembodiment," manifested in "multiple failures of communication," that reflect the contradictions of a "diasporic subject."[4]
Pedagogical work[edit]
In 1994, Suleiman moved to Jerusalem and began teaching at Birzeit University in the West Bank. He was entrusted with the task of developing a Film and Media Department at the university with funding support from the European Commission.[2] In 2008 Elia Suleiman became a professor at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee.[1] He continues to guest lecture in other universities around the world.
Feature films[edit]
In 1996, Suleiman directed Chronicle of a Disappearance, his first feature film. It won the Best First Film Prize at the 1996 Venice Film Festival.[2]
In 2002, Suleiman's second feature film, Divine Intervention, subtitled, A Chronicle of Love and Pain, won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival[5] and the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI), also receiving the Best Foreign Film Prize at the European Awards in Rome.[6]
His latest film is called The Time That Remains, which competed in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman won the Black Pearl prize for best Middle Eastern narrative film at the Middle Eastern Film Festival in Abu Dhabi on October 17, 2009.[7] The film won the Critics' Prize from the Argentinean Film Critics Association at Mar del Plata International Film Festival.
Other film work[edit]
In his 1998 film, The Arab Dream ("Al Hilm Al-Arabi") Suleiman autobiographically explores issues of identity, expressing that: "I don't have a homeland to say I live in exile... I live in postmortem... daily life, daily death."[8] Suleiman also produced a short film in 1997, entitled War and Peace in Vesoul.[3]
In 2000, Suleiman released the 15-minute short film "Cyber Palestine" which follows a modern-day Mary and Joseph as they attempt to cross from Gaza into Bethlehem.[9] Suleiman was part of the nine person jury for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[10]
Feature films[edit]
- Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)
- Divine Intervention (2002)
- The Time That Remains (2009)
- It Must Be Heaven (2019)
Short films[edit]
- "Homage by Assassination" (1993), The Gulf War... What Next?
- "The Arab Dream" (1998)
- "Cyber Palestine" (2000)
- "Awkward" (2007), To Each His Own Cinema
- "Diary of a Beginner" (2012), 7 Days in Havana
Documentary films[edit]
- Introduction to the End of an Argument (1990) (Co-directed by Jayce Salloum)
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Elia Suleiman Faculty Page at European Graduate School. (Biography, bibliography, photos and video lectures)". European Graduate School. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Elia Suleiman". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 22, 2005.
- ^ a b Farsoun, Samih K. (2004). Culture and Customs of the Palestinians. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-32051-9, ISBN 978-0-313-32051-4. 2004, p. 120.
- ^ Richard Porton. "Notes from the Palestinian Diaspora: an interview with Elia Suleiman". Cineaste.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Divine Intervention". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ^ Ron Holloway (Fall 2002). "Cannes 2002: Special Report". Kinema. Archived from the original on December 13, 2006.
- ^ Ali Jaafar (October 19, 2009). "'Hipsters' nabs Black Pearl award: Middle East Film Festival hands out $1 million". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ^ Amina Elbendary (May 2–8, 2002). "Passion Shared". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006.
- ^ "Cyber Palestine (2000): Movie Details". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006.
- ^ Iram Mirza (May 19, 2006). "Tough task for Cannes jury". IBN-CNN. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
Further reading[edit]
- Tanya Shilina-Conte, "Imaginal Border Crossings and Silence as Negative Mimesis in Elia Suleiman's Divine Intervention." In Border Visions: Identity and Diaspora in Film, edited by Jakub Kazecki, Karen A. Ritzenhoff, Cynthia J. Miller. Scarecrow Press, 2013, p. 3-21, ISBN 9780810890510.
- Refqa Abu-Remaileh, "Elia Suleiman: Narrating Negative Space" in: Josef Gugler (ed.), Ten Arab Filmmakers: Political Dissent and Social Critique, Indiana University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0-253-01644-7, pp. 76-97
- Gertz, Nurith; Khleifi, George (2008): Palestinian Cinema: Landscape, Trauma, and Memory, Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-22007-6. Chapter 7: Between exile and Homeland: The Films of Elia Suleiman (p. 171 -189)
- Provan, Alexander (February 2007). "Requesting Permission to Narrate: Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema". Stop Smiling Magazine. Missing or empty
External links[edit]
- Elia Suleiman @ European Graduate School. Biography, bibliography, photos and videos.
- Elia Suleiman on IMDb
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Arab-Israeli film directors
- Arab screenwriters
- Israeli film directors
- Israeli male film actors
- Palestinian film directors
- Palestinian male actors
- People from Nazareth
- Palestinian screenwriters
- Palestinian film producers
- European Film Awards winners (people)
- European Graduate School faculty
- Birzeit University alumni


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Transform your relaxing chamomile tea into this Wind Down Spa Iced Tea by infusing the vibrant flavors of lavender, sage, peppermint, and cloves.
So, this blogging thing is just a hobby for me. I absolutely love doing it, otherwise it wouldn't really be a hobby, now would it? I also have a full time bread-and-butter job that brings home the bacon. You like how I squeezed in two random phrases that include two of my favorite foods – butter and bacon? Anyhoo, a few months back the cafeteria at work changed ownership. When they did, the new company started setting out interesting infused waters. We're not talking water with a few slices of cucumber and melon floating in it. We're talking waters that are completely blended and infused with all sorts of weird things. Some are wonderful, for instance their June Fields water which blends strawberries and lavender. Some are bizarre incorporating ancho chile and mustard seed with beet juice and celery. But they did set out this Wind Down Iced Tea and I happened to love it. Lucky for me (and you) they were willing to share the recipe.
This tea starts with chamomile. Who doesn't love chamomile? No one, that's who. But this basic but well loved tea is elevated to the next levels with the flavors of lavender, mint, cloves and fresh sage. It reminds me of the tea they serve at Aveda spas… but different.
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Ernst Heinkel initiated as a private venture the He 176, which was designed by Siegfried and Walter Gunter specifically for rocket propulsion. The span and area apply to the open cockpit, fixed undercarriage first prototype as originally designed; larger wings were fitted before the first flight. The speed and endurance of approx 171 mph (275 kph) and 50 sec. are those achieved on the first flight on 20 June 1939 powered by a 5.89kN Walter HWK-R1 203 liquid fuel rocket motor, although much better performances were achieved later.
The He 176 was demonstrated before senior German officials early in July 1939. They remained unconvinced of the potential of rockets for aircraft propulsion. The more advanced second prototype, with enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear was never built.
Engine: One Walter HWK R 1-203 rocket, 1,323 lb (600 kg) thrust.
Wing span: 16 ft 4.75 in (5.00 m)
Length: 17 ft 0.75 in (5.20 m).
Height: 1.4 m / 4 ft 7 in
Wing area: 58.12 sq.ft (5.40 sq.m)
Gross weight: approx 3,530 lb (1600 kg).
Empty weight: 900 kg / 1984 lb
Max. speed: 750 km/h / 466 mph
Cruise speed: 700 km/h / 435 mph
Ceiling: 9000 m / 29550 ft
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I've been watching more Apaches on the road. They are also more noticeable and better representatives of TVS; Apache is a good product (mind you, not brand; I said 'product') to say the least, or that's what I make out from various magazine reviews, that's what I make out when I compare it to earlier products like Fiero, and Victor etc, that's what I make out when I compare it to other products in the same category.
Apache has also helped improve TVS's market share. In its category, it's second only to Pulsar! Wait, wait. But then how many other brands are there? Achiever, Unicorn, Hunk... Any more?
Marketing men responsible for marketing Apache and the agency (or agencies) responsible for devising the 'brand strategy' for TVS Apache would like definitely like to feel good for themselves - Apache has succeeded coz of them. I am sorry; Apache worked in spite of their strategy! I would like to think that Apache worked solely because it is a good product and, because there was no great alternative other than Pulsar to look forward to in the 150cc category. And so people voted for the Apache; anti-incumbency factor, you call that in Politics. Though note that, Pulsar hasn't been dethroned; so the anti-incumbency factor is only restricted to Politics. Markets are ruled by brands and categories they can believably stand for.
Cut to the point. The current campaign says 'It's now or never'. Say what? What does it mean? How does that represent the bike, the brand Apache? Yes, there would be some convoluted, layered explanation for that line. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Pulsar says 'Definitely male' - amply clear. What's 'now or never'?
Observe Apache and Pulsar a little carefully and you might find a few differences. Or if you haven't observed but read the biking magazine reviews, you would have read that Apache is slightly smaller in size, both in seat height and length (wheel-base) - nothing negative about it though. Also, it looks 'more' compact. It is said to have more power (in 'bhp'; I am not a technical person, so hope you get the point). Also, TVS has a good racing pedigree. Many of its racers and bikes have won national motorcycle racing championships. In fact, it also has a training school for racing.
Marketing men often try sounding and feeling intellectual; nothing wrong with that too but if it comes at the cost of ignoring the obvious, then it can hurt.
In my earlier post (Part-2) of this series, I had suggested three positioning options for TVS. Here's the fourth:
Compact Race Machines
Alternatively, we can just say,
Race Machines
Straight, direct, impactful and converts the so-called negative 'small size' (if it is thought to be a negative) into a purposeful positive attribute. Why 'race'? Coz that's the ultimate arena for performance bikes. Also, it is a silent acknowledgment of the status quo (Pulsar is first, Apache is second) and yet a rebellious powerful intent (come on Pulsar, let's slug it out). It's a challenge. No harm in acknowledging the status-quo and still standing upright. Remember, we like the underdogs (in fact, we relate to them, don't we?) who have the guts to fight it out. Anti-incumbency factor (external) + an inspiring intent (internal) is a deadly combo.
That's too direct, say the marketing men! Then, let me coin something abstract but reflecting the same thought as above:
That's too direct, say the marketing men! Then, let me coin something abstract but reflecting the same thought as above:
Packs a Punch!
Let's be honest. Doesn't it sound better? Doesn't it accord a better position to Apache; a position that would justify the beauty of the product and give it the due commercial success? In fact, it offer a strong platform for TVS's future bikes too.
Unsolicited but with good intent.
Unsolicited but with good intent.


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WASHINGTON -- The United States on Wednesday ramped up pressure on China to live up to Olympic ideals by ending human rights abuses, as President George W. Bush promised "nothing to fear" from Internet freedom.
With nine days remaining before the Games begin in Beijing, China sparked an uproar with its plans to censor the Internet during the Olympics, and US lawmakers responded by passing a resolution urging China to change its ways.
"President Bush has long said that China has nothing to fear from greater access to the Internet or to the press or from more religious freedom and human freedom and human rights," press secretary Dana Perino said.
"And that's one of the things that he talked about yesterday with the dissidents he met with, here at the White House," she said, declining to comment directly on China's decision to reverse a pledge to allow unfettered web access for foreign press covering the Games August 8-24.
"We want to see more access for reporters, we want to see more access for everybody in China to be able to have access to the Internet," Perino said.
"We think that China would be enhanced and continue to prosper if they allowed for more freedom."
Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives voted 419 to 1 to endorse a resolution asking China to "immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens, to cease repression of Tibetan and Uighur citizens, and to end its support for the governments of Sudan and Burma (Myanmar)."
Such action would "ensure that the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games take place in an atmosphere that honors the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness," the resolution said.
"In exchange for the privilege of hosting the Olympic Games, the Chinese government made commitments on freedom of the press, human rights, and on the environment," House speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
"Any of these commitments have been violated repeatedly and blatantly."
Pelosi also called on Bush to use the "tremendous leverage" of his August 8 attendance at the Games opening ceremony to press Beijing on human rights, trade protectionism and the safety of Chinese food exports.
Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs committee, said China had failed to improve its record on human rights during the run-up to the Games.
"Now is the time to call on China to take immediate, substantial and serious action if there is to be any hope that the Olympic Games will take place in an atmosphere that honors the Olympic spirit of freedom and openness," he said.
Beijing Olympic organizing committee spokesman Sun Weide triggered the latest public relations flare-up when he confirmed that foreign reporters would not have access to some sites deemed sensitive by China's communist rulers.
"During the Olympic Games we will provide sufficient access to the Internet for reporters," Sun said Wednesday.
However, "sufficient access" falls short of the complete Internet freedoms for foreign reporters that China had promised in the run-up to the Games.
The news also proved an embarrassment for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had repeatedly said foreign press would not face any Internet curbs in Beijing.
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I love love love this outfit! I just bought this bright striped top from Loft (40% off $20 = $12!) and it makes all the neutral pieces I already own seem new & fun. I'm not quite color crazy enough to add the yellow shoes (also don't own any) but this outfit feels fun and happy and bright and summery!
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The photo below from thevintagemode reminds me of some pictures we took back in the day...
Definitely related, right? From ShadowsPerch.
I suspect these two don't always get along so well. Found at NostalgiqueArt.
This is truer to the brother-sister relationship. Find these scowls at MarthasAttic.
It is possible to have fun together, though. See below from jessicavintage.
Another from jessicavintage: even though the brother is older, how could I not include this moment in time?
I would not have been happy in either of these outfits. Found at jenniedots.
It's so much easier nowadays that boys are typically dressed like boys, unlike the poor kid in this pram who I found at happysteiler.
Matching outfits. From DogDayAfternoons. In our case, I was Alice and he had ears and a giant alarm clock.
debsatticfinds offers us this dour pair.
Not a photo, but too good not to share. Intelligence is hotly debated amongst siblings, isn't it? Now we have a chart for determining the likely range. Snatch it up from VintageButtercup. Give your kid brother (or sister) a squeeze for me this weekend. Just make sure he doesn't fall off the bench.


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|John H. Groberg
|Full name
|John Holbrook Groberg
|June 17, 1934
|Place of birth
|Sugar City, Idaho
|Called by
|Spencer W. Kimball
|Start of term
|April 3, 1976 (aged 41)
|End of term
|October 1, 2005 (aged 71)
|End reason
|Granted general authority emeritus status
|Presidency of the Seventy
|Called by
|Gordon B. Hinckley
|Start of term
|April 3, 2004 (aged 69)
|End of term
|August 15, 2005 (aged 71)
|End reason
|Honorably released
|Emeritus General Authority
|Called by
|Gordon B. Hinckley
|Start of term
|October 1, 2005 (aged 71)
John Holbrook Groberg (born June 17, 1934) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1976.
Groberg was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho in 1934 and was reared there after the Great Depression. After a year at Brigham Young University, and shortly after the Korean War, he served a mission to Tonga.
After much difficulty in getting to Tonga with strikes, visa problems, and problems finding boats, he served briefly in Los Angeles, Samoa, and Fiji while waiting to get to Tonga. When he finally arrived in Tonga, his first assignment was on a remote isolated island called Niuatoputapu, which with neighboring Tafahi, was a place whose contact to the outside world was an occasional telegraph and visiting boat. On this Island he suffered mosquitoes, a typhoon, and starvation. He spent nearly a year there. While on Niuatoputapu Groberg's companion was Feki Po'uha who would later serve as district president on Niue while Groberg was president of the Tongan Mission, which at that point included Niue.[1]
He then returned to more developed islands and served as a district president supervising smaller congregations called branches. The branches he dealt with lacked unity and morality. He had little contact with his Mission President. He nearly drowned when pushed out of a boat during a major storm and suffered exhaustion many times. He was denied an extension so he could take a group of Mormon converts to the Hamilton New Zealand Temple. He flew home and shortly after married Jean Sabin; together, they have had 11 children.
Groberg received his bachelors degree from BYU and an MBA from Indiana University. He was then involved in real estate in the Idaho Falls area. Groberg also served for five years as a bishop of a ward in Idaho Falls.
He returned to the islands of his mission ten years later as a Mission President and, since his release as Mission President, has been there many times as a Regional Representative. He is beloved by the people of that region. With much coaxing, he wrote a book about his mission from his memoirs called In the Eye of the Storm. His missionary experiences in Tonga became the subject of the Disney film The Other Side of Heaven.
In April 1976, he was called to be a general authority of the LDS Church. The changes he saw in Tonga from a missionary to church leader were documented in his book The Fire of Faith. He had other assignments besides Tonga as a general authority. In the mid-1990s he was Area President of the Asia Area of the church where he was closely connected with the initial sending of Mormon missionaries into Cambodia. In the early years of the 21st century he served as president of the Utah South Area of the church where he was responsible for initiating a programs for missionary work among the Latino population there, and attempts to make sure that English-speaking wards hometaught the Latino members within their boundaries, even if they attended Spanish-speaking congregations. He also served as Area President of the North America West Area from August 1990 until August 1994. In this capacity in May 1992 Groberg presided over the organization of the San Francisco California East Stake, the first Tongan speaking stake of the church in United States. The North America West Area encompassed California and Hawaii.
In 2005, Groberg was given general authority emeritus status. From 2005 to 2008 he was president of the church's Idaho Falls Idaho Temple.[2]
Groberg is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.


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During the divorce process, the financial stability of both individuals is taken into account, and the responsibility of alimony is sometimes given to the higher earning spouse, when the lower earning spouse asks for it.
Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was signed, alimony was tax deductible for the payor, and the recipient paid income tax on it. However, since the bill was signed into law, alimony payments will no longer deductible after Dec. 31, 2018.
According to Marketwatch, the law also will apply to payments that are modified after Dec. 31, 2018, if the modification specifically states that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 treatment of alimony payments now applies.
Legal and financial assistance
For those looking to modify their alimony payments, they will need to contact their family law attorney and go through the proper legal channels. Their attorney will understand their unique needs and how to help them through the challenges that they face every month, when it comes to large alimony payments.
For those looking to strategize a new tax strategy, in order to help with post-divorce taxes, a financial planner can be beneficial in assisting the recovery process.
Recently, a tax strategy has been discussed, in order to combat the upcoming changes to alimony that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will implement.
The strategy
On Wall Street, an informational resource for financial advisors, suggests that giving an IRA as alimony would offer the tax benefits, not deductions, that the payor is seeking.
"When a husband gives the IRA to his ex-wife, he's giving money he would have paid taxes on," said Ed Slott, a Financial Planning writer and IRA distribution professional. "He is in effect getting a deduction."
Understanding an IRA
An IRA stands for an individual retirement account. According to CNN Money, it includes tax breaks, allowing the holder to store cash for retirement, and unlike a 401K, IRAs typically are accounts that you open on your own.
They also include eligibility restrictions based on income and employment status and features a maximum on how much you can contribute each year. There are penalties in many cases for withdrawing money before the retirement age.
The tax benefits on a traditional IRA include avoiding taxes when money is put into it, allowing for tax-free growth on the investment of the funds. Roth IRAs provide no tax breaks for contributions. However, the withdrawals and earnings are generally tax free.
Lump-sum payment
By having the higher-earning spouse give the alimony recipient an IRA as a lump-sum, the income taxes that the payor would have paid on the account are being passed to the recipient, according to CNBC. The transfer itself is tax free, but the recipient of the alimony is responsible for the income taxes, after they take a distribution from the account.
The recipient also becomes responsible for the 10-percent penalty that is inflicted for withdrawing from the account before the age of 59 and six months.
While this loophole within the new tax law is applicable to those with the finances necessary to sustain a living, financial advisors and tax professionals alike do not recommend this strategy if you need the money from alimony payments, in order to sustain a living.
Issues with implementation
This can be a challenge for many in lower income brackets attempting to be responsible and paying alimony, without receiving any of the tax benefits that previously existed. They would love to utilize this type of strategy, but it may not be feasible.
In addition, ex-spouses that receive alimony payments cannot afford to take those penalties and pay the tax on the IRA, if they find themselves in a lower income bracket.
Both ex-spouses are attempting to recover from the division of assets that left them in a financial state of flux. They may require time to cut some of their costs and factor alimony into their budgets, in order to fully understand their financial straits, making them unable to take advantage of this tax opportunity.


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Genre: Mystery
Five Stars
In the world of antiques and collectibles, it helps to have a sharp eye for quality, a good ear for gossip, and a nose for murder.
Molly Appleby is on cloud nine. The talented reporter and senior staff writer for Collector's Weekly just got engaged to the man she loves. When she takes time off to plan her wedding and shop for a vintage gown, the spunky writer with a growing reputation for finding corpses and solving murders vows to her family and and fiancé to avoid trouble at all costs. Until the wedding photographer she visits turns up dead in his home, the victim of foul play.
So when she's not busy shopping for the perfect dress or sampling endless varieties of cake, Molly once again finds herself attempting to unravel a mystery, and the endless string of women spurned by the playboy photographer leaves no shortage of suspects. When another corpse turns up and Molly discovers that the woman who sold her a gorgeous vintage gown might be the murderer—and that the gown itself may be linked to a decades-old crime—Molly must summon all her sleuthing skills to find the killer before her preparations for the big day become plans for her funeral.
Molly Appleby is in Vermont with her mother, Clara, to plan Molly's wedding. Shortly after arriving, she has an uncomfortable encounter with a bridal shop owner named Bristol, who insults her by practically telling her outright she's too fat to fit in a wedding dress. Molly should have cancelled her trip then and there, but being who she is, didn't, of course, and it could have saved her the nightmare that followed...
After meeting a couple of other people staying at her hotel, Violet and Lindsay, it is learned that Lindsay has discovered her father, a photographer - who left her and her mother shortly after her birth, and permanently physically injured Violet - lives there, and Lindsay has been attempting to avoid him. But Violet wants to know if he's even curious about them, and so is Molly, with her own insatiable curiosity, so she goes to his studio under the guise of hiring him for her wedding, and finds out on her own that he is just as unpleasant as she's heard.
When Alec Portman, the father, is killed, (and we know he will be, because he is a nasty human being, and this is a mystery, after all,) Molly finds there are no dearth of suspects. Nearly every female in town had reason to hate him, for it turns out he was a womanizer of the worst kind, not caring who he hit on. And when he is killed, more things come to light about Mr. Portman and his activities.
I found the backstory quite intriguing. It tells a tale of pre-war Germany and moves to the United States, bringing with it a true historical feel (and I love all things historical). It ties in completely with what is happening to Molly in present-day Vermont, and with others in the book, and I enjoyed the trips back in time as they related to what things were going on in the story today. Quite a bit of thought was given to the story, and it shows.
We watch Molly as she tries to plan her wedding, and how she is sidetracked at every turn with something having to do with the murder. And when Detective Lombardi, the policeman assigned to the case, becomes fascinated with her, and her abilities to "wring information out of" people who knew Alec and may have a stake in his death, it is entirely plausible, and fun to watch.
If anything about the book bothered me - and naturally this would have - as Molly is offended by Bristol's remarks to her, I was offended by Molly's remarks about Las Vegas weddings being "the chapel of cheap weddings." I would like to inform 'Molly' that Las Vegas is a Destination Wedding, and it is anything but cheap. Having been married myself here, and several relatives also, it can get quite pricey, as much as anywhere else; and many, many people do it and I don't believe any of them would care for the fact it was considered they did it on the "cheap." (Yes, some elope, but people elope in many states).
Other than that one thing, I found the book quite nicely done and a good addition to the series. It connects several people (mostly by tenuous threads, but connections nevertheless) and everything appears to come full circle, which was very nice indeed. Highly recommended.


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It's that time of month again... where I share my monthly favourites ;)So far, the spring season has been a fairly busy one and with the change in weather and time availability, my makeup choices differ as well. I'm always skincare oriented with a natural looking foundation and some bright pops of colour in the summer time, and my favourites this month reflect exactly that. I'm a creature of habit, what can I say!
Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick in Violet - This colour has just gone with me everywhere this month, I love being able to pull of violets and oranges in the spring and summer seasons as they're super flattering on my light olive skin. I've also worn this on formal occasion, such as a wedding, as it tends to pull a pinky-violet on my lips and isn't so starkly purple as MAC's Herione etc. I also did a mini review with swatches about this product previously.
Benefit Bella Bamba Blush - Pinky corals for summer? Predictable but necessary. A cute coral blush can bring life to tan cheeks without making them look ashy or unnatural - like a straight pop of pink can sometimes do. Coral colours also tend to compliment my olive skintone.
L'Oreal True Match Foundation in W3 Warm Beige - a great foundation with 18SPF included! I wouldn't wear this for a night out, but it's great for the day time. It's build-able and easy blend-able and has shades for various skintones. You can find a review on this product here.
Neutrogena Makeup Removing Wipes in Night Calming - These are some of the first wipes I've found that can remove my makeup without stinging my eyes or making my skin feels completely dry. I would repurchase them again and again!
Kiehls Midnight Recovery Concentrate - One of my favourite beauty oils, it replenishes my skin and evens it out. I've found that it helps fade dark spots or acne spots on my skin. You can find a mini review about this product here.
Korres Wild Rose Daily Brightening and Refinishing Buff Cleanser - this is a gentle cleanser that smells of roses. It gently buffs my skin and it does subtly brighten it after the wash. I love this for summer as it doesn't strip away any extra moisture.
What are you favourites this Spring and Summer season?
À Bientôt Mes Amours,
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Fashion may not have been the first thing you thought of when younger. However, fashion can tell a lot about you, and it can show others that you like to present yourself well. Go through what is presented below to teach yourself all there is to know about fashion.
The purse you carry should complement any other bags you plan to carry. Your purse needs to match the briefcase you carry if both are required for the same occasion. Also, never carry more than two kinds of bags at once.
On a hot summer's day, wearing your hair up can be fashionable and functional. This can reduce the hassle of long hair, especially if you are stressed out at work or school. It's so simple to just throw your hair up into a bun, because today's looks are all messy anyway.
Neutral colors are in; try pairing black and white together. There are many outfits on the runway that use this combination. You can easily incorporate the colors into your outfits, such as pairing a white shirt with black pants or wearing a black and white dress. When it comes to these shades, you'll never go wrong.
Wear black jeans with a dressy top and high heels for a classy look. Never wear jeans of any color but black to a formal event!
Sandal and boot wedged heels are hot. Females enjoy wearing them, as they increase height and even slim you down in appearance. When you buy wedged heels, it is crucial that they aren't too thick, as that could present a challenge when trying to walk around in them!
Just because a trend is popular, that does not mean you have to follow it. What works for fashion models won't necessarily work for you. Dress by your personal tastes, not by what is recommended that week. Listen to your own instincts. You won't be led down the wrong path.
Mousse is a great way to improve the volume and look of your hair. The "big hair" trend of the 80s is making a comeback with many people, but the fad isn't really attractive on most women.
All great fashion looks start with a solid foundation. A properly fitting bra defines your figure and enhances your silhouette. You should wear your undergarments to support your body and impart a smoother look. Your choices of underwear that can provide you with this body impression are vast.
THere are some cool things you can to improve your style. You can aim to not match on purpose and wear shoes that don't match your outfit. Try and stand out with a unique sense of style and see how people react to it.
Try to eliminate loose stitches from the new clothing that you purchase. Don't leave these threads, but take them off. You should get rid of them by using scissors. This can help to improve the quality of your style.
Don't allow fashion to overwhelm you. Allow your passion to move you and use this piece to give the assistance you need to understand how you can manage your fashion for life. If you get started now, you will come out on top in the end.…


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Bokhari, SA and Balakrishnan, N (1986) A Method to Extend the Spectral Iteration Technique. In: IEEE Transations on Antennas and Propagation, AP-34 (1). pp. 51-57.
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A method has been developed to extend the spectral iteration technique to encompass a more general class of subdomain type basis functions. While retaining the advantages of the spectral iteration technique, this method enables the wage of basis functions other than piecewise constant basis functions in expressing the unknown current distribution. Advantages of this technique with the choice of piecewise sinusoidal basis functions as compared to piecewise constant basis functions have been demonstrated for both antenna and scattering problems. This choice of basis functions is found to result in a further reduction in the number of unknowns required to represent the current distribution. Numerical results of the input impedance for a cylindrical antenna and the scattering cross section of a thin flat plate are presented and discussed.
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1. Bowknot stiletto high heels
Couldn't get any better worn pictures, sorry :( But it's kinda awkward to take photos of your own feet XD Anyway, what do you think? Do they look much too small or is it still okay? I mean, you can see that they're not perfectly sized for me, but in this case, I am sure that one size bigger would be too big for me, as these are already pretty loose at the front =/ They are rather comfy to walk with, but I haven't tested them over a longer period of time yet.
4. Miscellaneous Stuff
I was looking through their shop to find some small stuff to order along with the clothes and ended up buying to belts and two clip-in ponytails.
5. Flower pattern chiffon dress: "The nightgown"
I was honestly surprised at how short it turned out to be .__. My legs are so untrained at the moment >_< But I'll work on it so I can wear the dress with more confidence, haha!
6. Long floral sundress
Again, for me this is a problem as my waist/upper body are the slimmest parts of my body and I don't wanna have bulky amounts of cloth that hang around unflattering there! It's more noticeable on the pink one, though. I guess I'll wear these dresses with belts too, unless it's really hot.
Overall impression: I LOVE IT. Them. Whatever. Anyway, I really really like these dresses and I think they are elegant enough to be worn to a wedding in summer, don't you?
So finally this is the end of my review :) Thanks for reading, if you have any questions regarding the items, just leave a comment!
And if you're interested in the pink shoes or dark brown ponytails, let me know!


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7755 Heatherstone Dr,
Athens, OH 45701
- 3 Beds
- 3,372 sqft
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- 3 Beds
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7755 Heatherstone Dr is a single family home in Athens, OH. This home was built in 1999 and includes three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and 3,372 square feet of living space. Additional features include a parking garage, and central cooling system. Frequently asked questions about 7755 Heatherstone Dr and the surrounding community.
- How is the neighborhood? 7755 Heatherstone Dr is located in a community that is home to 32,577 residents, which has decreased by -5.7% since 2000. 56.5% of the residents are families with children. The largest age group is between 20 to 24 (34.18%), while the second-largest age group is between 15 to 19 (17.53%).
- What is the cost of living? The average family living near 7755 Heatherstone Dr has a median household income of $34,784 and spends about $33,905 annually.
- What is the crime rate? The neighborhood surrounding 7755 Heatherstone Dr is relatively safe since the personal crime risk (including both violent and non-violent crimes) is 1.9%, which is lower than the state average of 8.2%. Property crime risk is 4.1%, which is lower than the state average of 9.1%.
- How are the schools? The schools closest to 7755 Heatherstone Dr include Athens High School, Athens Middle School, and Morrison Elementary School. The state average SAT score is 1070.
- How's the job market? About 59.6% of the residents near 7755 Heatherstone Dr have white-collar jobs, while the remaining 40.4% have blue-collar jobs. The unemployment rate is about 5.3%, which is higher than the state unemployment rate of 4.4%.
- What is the weather like year-round? The average temperature for 7755 Heatherstone Dr is about 24.6 degrees in January and 70.4 degrees in July. The average rainfall is around 42.8 inches per year. The average snowfall is around 23.4 inches per year.
- Is there a risk of a natural disaster? 7755 Heatherstone Dr resides in an area with low flood risk, low tornado risk, and low earthquake risk.
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The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau was elected as the Member of Parliament for Compton–Stanstead in October 2015, and a few weeks later, she was appointed Minister of International Development by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Before entering politics, Minister Bibeau began her career at the former Canadian International Development Agency. She went on postings to Morocco and Benin. After settling down with her family in Quebec's Eastern Townships, she became a successful businesswoman and was actively involved in her community.
In her capacity as Minister of International Development, Minister Bibeau has a mandate to refocus Canada's international assistance to help the poorest and most vulnerable people, and support fragile states. In May 2016 she launched the International Assistance Review to determine how best to fulfill her mandate. This review calls for consultations with Canadian and international partners, as well as civil society and interested individuals, particularly women and youth, both in Canada and in developing countries. Later this year, Minister Bibeau will deliver a new five-year plan to Cabinet.
Minister Bibeau is calling for actions and programs geared to the education and empowerment of women and girls, whose rights she defends unfailingly. She places women and girls among the top of her political action priorities. The Minister currently has a seat in the High-Level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child, an initiative put in place by the UN Secretary-General. She also heads up Canada's strategy for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development objectives both here at home and around the world.
Helping Canada exercise its leadership on global health issues, she played a key role in ensuring that our country will host the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Montréal, Quebec, in September 2016.
Minister Bibeau ardently defends the idea of linking economic growth with the fight against climate change. With this in mind, she plans to help the most vulnerable communities become more resilient through a green and sustainable economy. She is placing considerable attention on providing access to drinking water and the responsible management of this precious resource.
Finally, in light of the conflicts gripping the planet, Minister Bibeau intends to fight for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers. In the House of Commons she strongly underscores the importance of respecting such humanitarian principles as humanism, neutrality, impartiality and independence.
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Guidewires market revenue is poised to witness a considerable surge over the coming years, driven by its growing applications in minimally invasive surgeries along with its rising popularity across medical sector. Moreover, rise in aging population, resulting in occurrence of cardiovascular, urological, and neurovascular diseases is expected to benefit the industry growth over the next few years. As per the WHO predictions, the old population across the globe is expected to rise by 16% by 2050. Furthermore, introduction of new technologies in guidewires such as medical infusion, super elastic hydrophilic coated guidewires, and magnetic navigation technologies is predicted to drive the industry trends in the near future. As per Global Market Insights, Inc., "Guidewires Industry size is projected to surpass USD 2.6 billion by 2023."
Coronary guidewires are expected to dominate the product landscape by 2023
Taking into account the product trends in guidewires market, peripheral guidewires market is estimated to witness a considerable growth over 2016-2023, driven by the rising occurrence of various peripheral artery and vascular diseases. Furthermore, conditions such as abdominal aortic aneurysms and carotid artery stenosis related to old age are expected to further drive the growth. According to AHA (American Heart Association), nearly 12 million population in U.S. is affected due to peripheral arterial ailments.
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Declining product prices owing to favorable government reimbursement policies along with growing efforts by manufacturing firms to produce high quality & low cost products, is expected to drive coronary guidewires market growth over the coming timeframe. Neurovascular guidewires industry size, which is forecast to surpass USD 110 million by 2023, will be driven by its rising demand in the minimally invasive neuro-vasculature surgeries along with increase in proportion of neurovascular diseases across the globe.
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North America is forecast to make significant revenue contributions over 2016-2023
Considering the regional trends, North America coronary guidewires industry which was estimated at USD 284.9 million in 2015, is projected to contribute considerably towards guidewires market size over the next few years. High occurrence of cardiovascular disorders as a result of sedentary lifestyles, smoking, and irregular as well as unbalanced diet intake, is expected to boost the regional growth. In addition to this, growing levels of patient awareness along with easy availability of radiologists, catheterization laboratories, and cardiologists are expected to further drive the regional share. U.S. is expected to lead North America guidewires market share, registering a CAGR of 4.4% over 2016-2023.
Europe guidewires market size is expected to grow at a rate of 6.1% over the period of 2016-2023, driven by flexible CE (European Conformity) approval procedures that encourage firms to introduce new products in the guidewires business. Furthermore, rising healthcare expenditure in developed countries of Europe along with bright economic growth prospects in emerging economies of Europe are expected to further drive the regional revenue. France, Russia, UK, Poland, and Germany are major revenue pockets of the region.
APAC guidewires industry will observe a noticeable growth over the next few years, driven by high presence of elderly population base resulting in rise of peripheral vascular disorders and surgeries. Furthermore, enhanced healthcare facilities at affordable costs, expanding medical tourism sector, the rising popularity of minimally invasive surgeries, increase in consumer spending capacity, and introduction of favorable healthcare initiatives by the government are few of the factors expected to catalyze the industry growth in the region. Japan, India, and China are expected to be the key regional revenue contributors.
Market players will try to increase their revenue through R & D investments and strategic alliances. Key industry participants include Codman Neurovascular, Cordis Corporation, Terumo Corporation, Medtronic Company, Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific Corporation, Cook Medical, Merit Medical Systems Inc., B. Braun Melsungen, and St. Jude Medical.
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Persian Qum wool and Silk carpet
Hand made oriental rug
200 x 141cm (6'7 x 4'7)
A beautiful example of a fine quality Persian Qum wool rug with silk highlights. It is difficult to determine the age of this piece, the soft gentle colours are certainly indicative of a rug that has the benefit of time. The piece is taken from the private collection of the late Jack Jennings who founded this business some 60 years ago. A number of his hangings and private pieces are now part of our stock and will undoubtedly be of interest. These pieces are either particularly fine or struck a personal note with him when travelling. We very much hope that new owners are as enthused as much as him.
We recommend the use of an underlay with this product:
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Product size:
200 x 141cm (6'7 x 4'7)
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