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"The blood jet is poetry, there is no stopping it."
Megan Burns is intimately acquainted with that famous line by Sylvia Plath, published in her posthumous masterwork Ariel.
"I know that line because it's tattooed on my back," says Burns, with a laugh. And she brings the spirit of Plath's words to life every Wednesday night, when she hosts the Blood Jet Poetry Series at BJs (4301 Burgundy St.).
Now in its seventh season, Blood Jet has become a station of the cross for both local and visiting poets, who read for the city's burgeoning audience of poetry fans. And their ranks continue to grow, thanks to the success of the inaugural New Orleans Poetry Festival last spring, which Burns organized with fellow poet and Lavender Ink publisher Bill Lavender.
Lavender is in the house tonight for the kickoff of Blood Jet's fall season. It's a book release party for featured reader Izzy Oneiric, who keeps us all enthralled with selections from Crossing Bryan Ferry and Other Poems, her new Lavender Ink collection.
A tiny woman with elfin hair and cat's eye glasses, Oneiric is wearing a demure print dress tonight. But like the muscular tattooed arms revealed by her sleeveless frock, the pictures she paints with words pack a powerful punch.
In "The Problem With Death," a rich man drowning in debt flies to Haiti to fake his own death "where undertakers have no problem blessing caskets full of rocks." He steps off the plane "into a puddle of rats," meets a priest with "cigarette and rope burns on his chest," and pays $5,000 for a funeral "complete with rented mourners, and footage of the coffin burning."
It's a done deal, sealed with a strong-rum toast to vodou deity Papa Gede. Or is it?
"I must return tonight for proof of death," the man tells us. "In Haiti, priest and notary are one."
Oneiric is a compelling reader, whether she's conjuring Haitian spells or looking through a glass darkly at her own childhood. In "Tripping Daisy Says Watch Out For Piranha," after a blow-up with her mom, she contemplates revenge-killing her pet fish, Spike:
"I thought about draining his bowl to see how long it would take him to drown in reverse" [slight pause] "but I didn't. I blasted Tripping Daisy."
Throughout the course of her reading, Oneiric continues to lead us through a maze of often dark, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, and always surprising twists and turns. And no one is more delighted than Burns.
"I love to celebrate people who are part of the community," says Burns. "Izzy comes almost every week, and was a huge help to us at the Poetry Festival. So I said let's start the season with your book!"
Excellent choice. Oneiric is the perfect prelude to a fall season that's full of surprises as well.
Halloween always draws a rash of out-of-town poets. Noted New York poet Tracey McTague and Frank Sherlock, Philadelphia's Poet Laureate Emeritus, make annual October pilgrimages to Blood Jet, and both also appeared at the New Orleans Poetry Festival last spring.
Due in no small part to the festival, the city is fast becoming a magnet on the national and international poetry circuit. And like the comedy scene before it, the local poetry scene continues to grow.
"Bill [Lavender] and I were over the moon about how well-attended the first festival was," says Burns, who's got a full house tonight for Blood Jet as well. "So we made it bigger. We set up a challenge for ourselves, and added a Thursday night to next year's festival (April 13-16, 2017)."
Poetry fans can warm up for the main event every Wednesday at BJ's, where Blood Jet continues throughout the spring, after a short holiday break.
Itching to share your own work in a public forum? Burns would love to hear from you.
"I actually have a couple feature slots left this season," says Burns, who occasionally opens the mic during Blood Jet "if the energy is good in the room", but books most readers ahead of time. "And next season is wide open. If I'm not familiar with you, I ask you to send me your work and some YouTube videos, so I can get a sense of your presence on stage. You're coming here to read to an audience."
Not all poets interpret the written word well as performers, as anyone who's ever endured a night of droners can tell you. But every poet I've ever seen at Blood Jet made their work come alive on stage, and Oneiric is one of the best.
She closes tonight's reading with "Crossing Bryan Ferry," her title poem, and the final passage echoes the collective spirit of the room:
"More than this, this is nothing more than this; A necessary film envelopes all, and envelopes the Soul for a proper time."
The Blood Jet Poetry Series happens every Wednesday night at 8pm at BJ's, 4301 Burgundy St. Visit the Blood Jet Facebook page, which provided the above image, for more info on upcoming events, and to contact Megan Burns about submitting your work for consideration.


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Success story from Brazil! (with pics)
I'm down here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is my first trip outside of North America and I must say that I am extremely happy with the results I'm getting here.
After years of social isolation and sexual frustration in America (Chicago), I have found a place where I can relax, be myself, and women are attracted to me. I just don't VIBE with most American women, whereas here in Rio things are more free-flowing for me. I'm affectionate by nature and the women are more receptive because affection is the culture down here.
As I stated before in a previous post, in America Black men are considered the bottom of the social totem pole and the last dating option among non-Black women, but here in Rio, American Black men are at the top (or close to it). Sure, I'm fully aware that there are some women down here that look at American men and see money, but that's certainly not the case for all.
Here are some of the main differences I notice between Brazilian women and American women…
1.) Brazilian women don't have the hangups about sex that many American women do. Brazilian women see sex as just part of their lifestyle and their humanity, whereas American women see sex as something that they do IN EXCHANGE for something. Brazilian women just want to get a nut, American women see sex as something that they GIVE and a man TAKES.
2.) Brazilian women are more feminine. You rarely see or encounter any butch bitches down here.
3.) Brazilian women are more affectionate. Tongue kissing upon the first few minutes of meeting you is no big deal if she likes you.
4.) Brazilian women don't have as much ATTITUDE and are more approachable.
5.) Brazilian women take better care of their bodies. You don't see too many fat girls down here.
6.) Their feminine hygiene is exquisite, as opposed to the number of stinky American women I've encountered. I've yet to encounter a smelly girl in Rio.
7.) Brazilian women don't play nearly as many head games. If a woman likes you, she'll have no problem expressing it, whereas your typical American woman will hold back her interest for fear of being perceived as needy or slutty.
8.) Brazilian women treat you better. Now, some may say "oh, they just want a green card." No. Many of them don't want to leave Brazil and Rio in particular. I don't blame them. Why would they leave this magical place to enter a workaholic, racist society that is the United States?
I can't count how many times women down here have called me "lindo" (beautiful) and some of the looks I receive in the streets from various women. What a turnaround!
I'm grateful that I had the courage to STEP OUT of the energetic prison called America and see a totally different perspective on women and LIFE. Many Brazilians are poor, but they know how to LIVE LIFE!
This place is magical. I'm going to make a few more trips down here, and if I continue to have good experiences, I will have a MAJOR decision to make on whether or not I should continue to call America my home. I'm saddened at the prospect of coming back home to America. Below are a few pictures...
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Met this girl on the street when I was walking home from the bar at 2AM. She bought me a few beers at the store, we talked, and we went to the beach. 30 minutes into our conversation, she confessed that she liked me and that she wanted to make love to me. She just came right out and said it. Unfortunately something came up and she had to leave, but she was sad and her eyes were watery. This scenario would never happen in America with most guys, including me.
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"Diggity damn done it got fu.ckin' damn it, dawg. I envy you" in a Stephen-from-Django voice! :happy:
Dude, you look like a mix between the lead singer twins in Jagged Edge and Montell Jordan. *That's a joke but in non-offensive way*
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Re: Success story from Brazil! (with pics)
I liked that one the most, she has pretty hair and what maybe appears to be a nice body, but her eyes were closed in the pic! You are a tall sharp looking brother man too! I know that doesn't mean anything in the US, but I'm just saying...
Yes it does. Thanks. I just moved it there.
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Sorry for the mishap...
Anyhow, E Izarry, no offense taken. I thought it was funny actually.
I'm here on a 2-week visit and I got 4 days left. Although many of the women here are not as friendly as some of the other people who've came here have made it seem (they made it seem like women would suck your dick the moment you stepped off the plane), it's STILL better than the U.S. At least I feel like I'm in the game as opposed to back home I feel out of the game because of women's perception of me.
Here's a better picture of the other girl.
And here's another girl I met...
Great trip report! I've been down to Rio 3 separate times approx. 10 years ago and I too loved it. If you get a chance go check out Buzios and it's many wonderful beaches. But you are right, Brazilian women are not afraid to be warm and outgoing and they actually enjoy men. The hardest part of the trip is standing in the Rio airport boarding the plane back to the US. I remember having a tear in my eye because I didn't want to go back to Seattle.
Good luck and keep us posted!
Ain't that the truth! I wanted to cry my first time going back home too.
Thanks! Who's the girl in your avatar?
That is my wife who is from Mindinao Philippines.


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The PSP version of Acquire's Gladiator Begins will be beginning a little late. The game's Japanese release date has been squeezed back a bit.
The release will altered from November 11 to January 14, 2010. The reason for the delay is the discovery of a "fatal bug", and further development time is needed to make sure the game isn't released all buggy-like.
Besides fixing the bug, Acquire is adding the ability to transfer data from PSP to PSP as well as the ability to save the game to a Memory Stick.
With all the brouhaha (NSFW) caused at this year's Tokyo Game Show, the company is also planning to use the gladiator lady at more promotions in the future. Imagine that!


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CAMDEN TOWN is to get a Hollywood-style walk of fame, which will honour pop music greats linked with the area such as Pink Floyd, Oasis and Amy Winehouse.
Endorsed by the Los Angeles movie-star original, Camden's will honour music's greatest performers with a bronze and stone disc, presumably to mimic a vinyl record, set in the pavement. Each disc is set to cost about £500.
Those chosen will be split into five groups: influential artists; innovative artists; unsung heroes; and industry types. After a committee has come up with a shortlist, we all get the chance to vote on the Music Walk of Fame's website.
The shortlist hasn't been decided yet, but hints have been dropped that among those in the first tranche will be Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, The Doors, Marc Bolan, The Move, Cream, Hawkwind, Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, Suede, Madonna, Radiohead and Public Enemy.
The list is to be announced in May.
One name we do know for definite is that of previous Camden resident Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011 aged 27.
Her father Mitch told the Independent on Sunday: "I think she would have genuinely been excited by this - that stone is going to be there for ever.
"That means Amy's going to be there for ever, which is lovely. She lived in Camden, she died in Camden. She was Camden through and through."
The idea arose six years ago when 10-year-old Adam Bennett, now 16, visited the famous monument in Los Angeles with his father, Lee, a music impresario and now CEO of the Music Walk of Fame.
"It was important I got their [Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's] blessing," said Bennett senior.
"When you think of 'Walk of Fame' you think of Hollywood. We'll be the only other recognised walk of fame in the world."


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Leading regional airline celebrates its inaugural route to Stansted from the Isle of Man
Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, is today (16th March 2015) celebrating the beginning of its new route from the Isle of Man with the inaugural flight of its daily service to London Stansted Airport. With effect from the start of the summer schedule on 29th March, flights will operate three times a day.
Chief Commercial Officer, Paul Simmons, said: "This is an important day for Flybe as we mark the start of our new multiple frequency year-round route to London Stansted from the Isle of Man. We're committed to bolstering regional connectivity across the UK and expanding our route offer to our customers. This will bring to four the number of routes we will be operating for summer to and from the Isle of Man and we are naturally delighted to be extending further the Flybe presence.
"We look forward to welcoming on board all our new passengers and especially to those who are seeking easy access to Hertfordshire, Essex and London, be it for business or leisure."
Welcoming Flybe's inaugural service from London Stansted Airport, the Isle of Man's Director of Ports, Ann Reynold, commented: "This is another great opportunity from Flybe for boosting inbound tourism to the Isle of Man, whilst giving more choice to residents on getting to London and the local region."
Flybe will operate a choice of up to 36 flights a week to and from the Isle of Man to London Stansted from the end of March with one way fares £29.99 including taxes and charges available for booking at www.flybe.com.
For further press information, or to arrange an interview, please contact the Flybe press office: T: 0845 675 0681 E: [email protected]
Photo caption: Flybe Regional General Manager UK (South) Paul Willoughby and Andrew Harrison, London Stansted Airport's Managing Director, at a cake cutting ceremony to mark the new Isle of Man service as the airline starts its first new routes from the airport.
Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline – 192 routes serving 12 countries from 82 departure points, 37 UK/45 European airports* (all routes on sale Feb '15 – Oct '15); operates more UK domestic flights than any other airline (UK CAA Jan '14 - Dec'14); named top UK airline for punctuality in report issued by UK consumer watchdog Which? (Dec 2014);is the largest scheduled airline by air traffic movements at Belfast City, Birmingham, East Midlands, Exeter, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newquay and Southampton airports(UK CAA Dec '14);operates fleet of60 aircraft – 45 Bombardier Q400, 4 Embraer 195 & 11 E175; codeshares with BA, Air France, Etihad, KLM, Finnair, Aer Lingus and Cathay Pacific; has two franchise partners, Loganair and Stobart Air and was Amsterdam Schiphol's Airline of the Year 2012 Europe.
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We are now in the Fire Danger Period and burning off is not allowed.
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Council (Environmental Health) may be able to assist residents with a number of problems that have a direct adverse impact on the health of our residents. Council cannot take action regarding actions that are annoying to neighbours.
Situations that Environmental Health are commonly involved in are:
The EPA has published a brochure named 'Annoyed by Noise'. Please see the attachment below.
Please note that noise from barking dogs is dealt with by the Community Safety Department. If you have a problem regarding a barking dog which you are unable to resolve with your neighbour, contact the Community Safety Department for advice on 9433 3111.
Before lodging a complaint Council recommends contacting your neighbour to discuss your concerns. In many instances neighbourhood disputes can be amicably resolved without the need to involve Council officers. Formal mediation can also be an effective way to work through conflict resolution. The dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria can assist in resolving noise problems,they can be contacted via telephone on 01800 658 528 or by their website disputes.vic.gov.au
If this does not result in a resolution to the issue then consider contacting Council to discuss your issues.
Where noise issues occur outside of normal business hours Council recommends you contact your local police station to lodge your complaints. The Police are best placed to respond to late night noise complaints or issues where neighbours may be threatening.
Noise occurring from major industries is dealt with by the EPA. Any queries or complaints relating to this should be directed to the EPA directly on 1300 372 842.
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It was the first bottle of wine I ever bought. A rosé. Turner's Rosé. You see they didn't ask for ID at the Turner's shop. And Turner's Rosé was $1.30 a bottle, the cheapest bottle of wine anywhere in town. I graduated to Mateus (loved the shape of the hip flask bottle). Then to Lancer's (loved the shaped of the stone crock bottle). Then to Baby Duck. Women liked Baby Duck (loved the shape of women). Rosé was my drink of choice for almost a year.
I think I stopped drinking rosé around the time women stopped drinking it and switched to white wine. Oh there was the occasional bottle. You couldn't holiday in Provence without drinking one or two or three bottles. Or in the Algarve in Portugal. Especially if you were eating lunch outdoors on a warm day.
Perhaps that's why I returned recently to rosé. Because in Mexico, we often eat lunch outside on a warm day. There's something about rosé that's fun. It's a drink that you don't take very seriously. It's the wine you take on picnics. Though it's not something you think much about pairing with food. It's something that you use more to wash down food.
Now before I tell you what rosé is, let me tell you what rosé isn't. You probably already know this but just in case you don't (because there was a time when I didn't), rosé is not a mix of red and white wines. At least it's not supposed to be.
Rosé is most often created by allowing the skins of purple grapes to have minimal contact with the juice during the process known as maceration. The contact period for rosé is usually less than three days and occasionally less than one day. What is left is called must and it is then pressed and the skins are discarded. In the production of red wines, exposure to the skins continues through fermentation. Many of the aromas and flavors that we associate with wines come from the skins so there must be some exposure but rosés are as much about fruit and freshness than they are about intricate nuances in smell and taste.
It wasn't just warm afternoons that made me a rosé drinker again. It was my desire to drink more Mexican wine. Shortly after I discovered that wine from the Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California was the best Mexican wine, I discovered that much of the wine from the Valle de Guadalupe was rosé wine. Why I wasn't sure. Except rosé is probably the easiest wine to make. And rosé that was made last week can be enjoyed as soon as this week.
Actually, now that we are talking Mexican rosé, we should change its name to rosado, the Spanish word for the wine. A couple of things about Mexican rosados: One of the problems you may have encountered with Mexican wine is the price; generally speaking, you can almost always find a similar wine from another country at a lower price. Rosados are a little bit different but not totally. The most expensive rosado I'm going to recommend today is 353 pesos which makes them reasonably affordable for my budget. That doesn't mean you won't be able to find better and cheaper rosés from other countries so you have to have the green, white and red stripes tattooed somewhere, even if it's just on your mind. Or, you've got to be very curious like me.
I found fourteen Mexican rosados available at retail (no, it wasn't easy). One was over my budget (you can't have a rose without a thorn). From the other thirteen, I have chosen eight to recommend, five of which come from the Valle de Guadalupe, one from the nearby Valle de San Vicente, one from Valle de Ojos Negros, and the first one from further east in Chihuahua.
Winery: Reyes Mota
Wine: Francisca 2012
This is not just the only rosado I've ever drank from Chihuahua, it's the only wine I've ever drank from Chihuahua. It won't be to everyone's taste as it has quite a bit of sweetness, not a cloying sweetness but enough that you might want to restrict when you enjoy it to accompanying dessert.
I think why I liked it so much is it's made from the Grenache grape, as are a lot of good French rosés. In addition to the usual berry aromas there are also some peach and citrus nuances. It retails for $250 at the winery and you'll also find it on the wine list at San Miguel restaurant Vinos+Tapas where it goes great with their pannacotta.
The wine currently being sold is a 2012 but I suspect that was not to purposely age the wine. The winery recommends drinking it at 10 to 12°C. I would suggest about 5°C.
Winery: Villa Montefiori
Wine: Rosado (actually called a Rosato due to the Italian grape variety used) 2016
The Paolini family originates from just outside Tuscany and founded Villa Montefiori in the Valle de Guadalupe back in 1997. Their rosado is one of the palest in color and Winemaker (and Doctor of Oenology) Paolo Paolini told me that was because the juice had only 24 hours of exposure to the skins.
It is made from the classic Italian grape varietal Sangiovese that Paolo told me he chose "for its sensory profile". That profile includes aromas of raspberries and strawberries.
At $353, Villa Montefiori is the most expensive of my recommended rosados. I think it's worth it.
Winery: Cava Maciel
Wine: Venus Rosa
If you attended this year's Smart restaurant awards in San Miguel, you were served this with dinner. The recently shuttered restaurant Aguamiel had this rosado as well as a red and white from the very popular Cava Maciel on its wine list.
Merlot is an unusual choice for rosados but this is one of two on my recommended list. The flavor is fresh and youthful with tastes of raspberries and blackberries.
It makes a nice late afternoon/early evening aperitif without food.
Winery: Adobe Guadalupe
Wine: Uriel 2016
Adobe Guadalupe is as celebrated as a small resort as it is for its wines.
Their rosado combines more grape varietals than any other rosé I have ever heard of. I asked winemaker Peter Lonnberg why so many, why tempranillo, syrah, mourvedre, cinsault, barbera, sauvignon blanc and grenache? He never did give me an answer.
Regardless of whether or not all of those varietals contribute something to the rosado, there is a freshness and crispness that goes very well with garlic shrimp and sharp cheeses. It's retail priced at $300.
Winery: Viña de Frannes
Wine: Legat 2014
I was especially intrigued by this rosado as it combines three of the grape varietals used in Bordeaux reds. That probably has a lot to do with using French winemaker Michel Rolland as consultant.
Rolland does something that winemakers generally never do with rosados, he ages it, for three months in French oak barrels. It adds a complexity to the aromas and flavors but there is a sacrifice in freshness.
Because of that added depth, I would pair Legat with main courses and it would be perfect with salmon or tuna. The wine retails for $310.
Winery: Vinos Dubacano
Wine: Merlot 2013
The second of our Merlot-based rosados is another wine that hails from outside the Valle de Guadalupe. It was the first Merlot rosado ever produced in Mexico and comes from the neighboring Valle de San Vicente, 100 km south of Ensanada.
The color is more of an orange/gold rather than pink. Aging six months in the bottle may be some of the reason for this but I was unable to get in touch with anyone at the winery to comment.
Dubacano is one of Mexico's most confident winemakers, believing that Baja California makes world class wines and pricing their top reds accordingly. Their rosado though is still affordable at $321.
Winery: Bodegas San Rafael
Wine: Desseo 2013
Desseo combines two French varietals, Carignan and Syrah, in an 80/20 ratio. Both are grapes that I think do very well in the terroir of Baja California.
There is a hint of sweetness that is reminiscent of Portuguese rosés. Close your eyes and you might think you're drinking a wine made with green grapes rather than a red with its hints of pear and grapefruit.
This is to me the almost perfect Mexican lunch rosado and, with only 10.25% alcohol, you could be semi-functional after (but please don't operate heavy construction equipment). It retails for a very economical $215.
Winery: Legado Sais
Wine: Tintillo
Legado Sais began by making Port which may have influenced their decision to make a rosado with a considerable amount of sweetness.
Tintillo is made from Spain's Tempranillo grape and the aroma, taste and bright pink color are somewhat reminiscent of Rioja rosados.
There are tastes of blueberries and cherries and a freshness that works well with a creamy pasta. I paid $268 for Tintillo at retail.
The best place to purchase Mexican wines, especially the more affordable ones, is online. The best place to buy them online is retrogusto.com. They pack them extremely well, will ship as few as three bottles, get them to you by FedEx, and ship free on orders of $1500 (Mexican pesos) or more.


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Also, in an interview with Sudan Radio Service (SRS) from an undisclosed location on Wednesday (12 May), Mr Athor said that his talks with the southern government's president-elect are at a standstill. In the interview, Mr Athor is quoted as saying:
"I believe that within days, my attack will be against Bor town because I have learned that Salva is somebody who only likes fighting and he doesn't want to talk. So it is for him to listen to what we are saying, I am organizing my forces for Bor town, I am organizing my forces for Bor town. [...] my warning to all citizens is that they should leave Bor immediately and any place with military bases, they should leave it, because our target is only the military."According to the BBC's James Copnall in Khartoum, on Wednesday morning gunfire was exchanged in Thoudiak between forces belonging to Mr Athor and the Southern army.
Full story here below plus several related reports, including Sudan Tribune's report published Wednesday, 12 May saying:
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has pledged to mediate peace between the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) and the renegade Lt. General George Athor Deng.
In a statement to Reuters today, the general Athor said he had been contacted by a UN official offering him to broker a deal with southern Sudan government.
A delegation from UNMIS, headed by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Jasbir Lidder, on Wednesday met with the Vice President-designate of the government, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, to explore ways to initiate the process.
The meeting discussed the possibility of halting the crisis by reaching a peaceful settlement to the ongoing clashes in the troubled Jonglei state through negotiations with Athor.
The UN team briefed the Vice President about their ongoing phone contacts with Gen. George Athor whom they said was expressing willingness to negotiate with the government.
The delegation expressed UN's readiness to provide logistical support for the process.
Dr. Machar appreciated the efforts the UN team has exerted in their direct contacts with Gen. Athor, but however said the government would first make further consultations and review the situation before he could promise a decision to the UN body.
A follow up joint meeting between the government and UNMIS representatives is expected to take place in the next few days in order to try to agree on the way forward.
Photo: Jasbir Singh Lidder (India) Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Source: UNMIS - see biography)
Athor demands cancellation of election results
From Radio Miraya - Thursday, 13 May 2010 - excerpt:
Athor, who recently began rebelling against SPLA, warned against what he described as an imminent comprehensive war in Southern Sudan unless his demands are met. Athor is currently in an area between Duk Padiet and Awet.Athor Is Ready to Fight SPLA
He also claimed that he is receiving support from within the Sudan People's Liberation Army.
The SPLA spokesperson Kuol Deim Kuol threatened to eliminate Athor's forces by military means if he continues to make 'false allegations'. However, he stressed that SPLA wants the issue to be resolved peacefully.
Speaking to Miraya, Kuol Deim Kuol denied the presence of Athor's supporters within the SPLA, adding that Athor's forces are not more than a hundred soldiers, and that they have fled to uninhabited areas.
Listen to George Athor
Listen to Kuol Deim Kuol
Read also: Jonglei Governor: SPLA will defend any rebellion against GoSS (11 May, 2010)
From SRS (Sudan Radio Service):
Thursday, 13 May 2010 (Nairobi) – The renegade former SPLA lieutenant-general George Athor says he will defend himself if his demands are not met.UN to mediate peace between Gen. Athor and South Sudan
Athor whose forces allegedly attacked on SPLA barracks in Doliep Hill last month has been involved in subsequent clashes with SPLA soldiers this month.
In an interview with SRS from an undisclosed location on Wednesday, Athor told SRS producer Daniel Danis that talks between him and the GOSS president-elect are at a standstill.
[George Athor]: "The talks are not going on. They have stopped talking to us and they are attacking us. Not a single soldier can move without the knowledge of the president or the commander-in-chief of the troops."
[Daniel Danis]: Can you confirm whether you will still maintain your position of defensive and not offensive, because rumors has it that you will probably attack Bor, or any other town within the South.
[George Athor]: "I believe that within days, my attack will be against Bor town because I have learned that Salva is somebody who only likes fighting and he doesn't want to talk. So it is for him to listen to what we are saying, I am organizing my forces for Bor town."
[Daniel Danis]: But are you not concern that you might sacrifice the lives of civilians by doing this?
[George Athor]: "Well, my warning to all citizens is that they should leave Bor immediately and any place with military bases, they should leave it, because our target is only the military."
[Daniel Danis]: Can you really hope to deter or actually fight the SPLA forces?
[George Athor]: "We are not playing chess my brother. Fighting is fighting and I can not tell you how many troops I have."
[Daniel Danis]: What exactly are you hoping to gain by this action?
[George Athor]: "Our first demand is the abolition of the election results. Because the elections were rigged, and so we don't recognize it. Second, we want the dissolution of the Government of Southern Sudan, and then all the political parties of southern Sudan should come together to discuss how they can form an interim government that will lead us to the referendum and then elections after the referendum."
George Athor, a former SPLA lieutenant-general, was talking to SRS on Wednesday.
From Sudan Tribune - Thursday 13 May 2010 - excerpt:
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 (JUBA) - Dr. Machar appreciated the efforts the UN team has exerted in their direct contacts with Gen. Athor, but however said the government would first make further consultations and review the situation before he could promise a decision to the UN body.Jonglei Governor: SPLA will defend any rebellion against GoSS
A follow up joint meeting between the government and UNMIS representatives is expected to take place in the next few days in order to try to agree on the way forward.
Nobody knows the exact location of Gen. Athor who is generally known to be hiding in thick forests somewhere in the north-western part of Jonglei state.
From Radio Miraya - Tuesday, 11 May 2010 22:56:
The Governor-elect of Jonglei State, Kuol Manyang Juuk, has described recent threats made by General George Athor to attack Bor town as a rebellion against the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS). Speaking to Radio Miraya, Juuk said that such threats are not allowed. He added that the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and GoSS will defend anyone who chooses to take up arms against the nation.Athor's threats to attack Jonglei capital amount to rebellion - Governor
However, he downplayed George Athor's threats saying that his forces are 200 Km far from Bor town, adding that Athor's forces are neither in Bor town nor anywhere near.
Earlier, the defeated independent candidate for Jonglei governorship, General George Athor, told Reuters News Agency that he will launch an attack on Bor town.
Click and listen to Jonglei State Governor, Kuol Manyang Juuk
From Sudan Tribune - Wednesday 12 May 2010 - excerpt:
Tuesday, 11 May 2010 (BOR) - Athor said he had clashed with SPLA on Monday for the second time and threatened to attack an important town if the assault on his forces persists.Here is a copy of some comments posted at Sudan Tribune article (see above) entitled "Athor's threats to attack Jonglei capital amount to rebellion - Governor":
"We are organizing our forces in all areas and we are going to converge in Bor….attacking Bor," Athor told Reuters adding that he is willing to negotiate.
Reacting to Athor claims, Kuol Manyang told the Sudan Tribune on Monday in Bor that "he (Athor) is far from the state headquarters; about 200 kilometers away," adding he has no forces around Bor town or near Bor town and if he is attacking the State headquarters, then, that is a rebellion that the government of Southern Sudan will not allow."
"Yes, the State has no forces of its own, but is being defended by the SPLA – by the government of southern Sudan against anybody who takes arms against the nation," Kuol Manyang noted.
12 May 08:42, by Ajawuk JumaAthor hints at negotiations after clashes with South Sudan army
Dear Southerners
The problem of Gen. G. Athor Deng is not between him and the Governor elected Gen. Kuol Manyang Juuk but, the so called SPLM Political Bureau and President Kiir 's administration who always favor the CPA invited guests over our heros and the free fighters.
According to Mr Deng to whom his mother from te same area with Gen. Athor talked with me in Juba this morning , he said that there is series of negotiations going on between Government of Southern Sudan GOSS and Gen. Athor including some generals in SPLM/A.
Deng told me his father did talk to Gen. Athor over the phone and said that is not the way we solve our differences as Monyjang which always make us to be different from other communities.
This problem is going to be solve soon, so the devil heart people should not be too excited. I heard that they are clubbing everywhere.
You can do some celebration but don't drink over the limit. Remember guys is a critical times for all of us whether u are traitor or liberarors.
We don't know where the war against referendum will start whether on the border or within the South.
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12 May 04:19, by thomas
Once men start acting like this, I simply stop listening to them. I don't care whether Gov. Manyang or Gen. Athor is Governor of Jonglei, I don't know them and I'm not from there. The only thing I care about is innocent people's lives, none of this is worth one life. We've already lost a few soldiers, let's mourn them. They had bright futures...
Please, I plead with Jonglei citizens, only you know the root cause of this rivalry. It's all our responsibility to become agents for tolerance, peace, and love. One by one, that is how voices that spread division and violence are drowned out in a sea of love.
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12 May 05:24, by Gatwech
Dear readers,
Gen. Athor's war is real!
Please read the new article about its devastation on southsudannation.com under the title, 'Jonglei State: Gen. George Athor's war is devastatingly unresolved.'
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12 May 07:12, by Gatwech
Dear readers,
Bor town in trouble!
Kuol Manyang Juuk is not a true soldier. He has proved that he was just hiding behind child soldiers and never captured a town or village while at close range of Kenyan borders. Look at his military incompetence! He thinks that 200 kilometers distance between Bor town and where Gen. George Athor is based is like a distance between heaven and earth.
Gen. George Athor can reach Bor town in one day on foot. And surprisingly, he has several trucks to transport his soldiers. The unpaid SPLA soldiers will not fight effectively even if paid now and they may also split themselves on sectional lines like what initially occured between Dinka sectional soldiers in Doleib Hills who shoot at each other leaving 5 officers dead including ten foot soldiers. They took positions on sectional lines.
Bor town will soon be destroyed. I was sure about that when I read it on southsudannation.com that the ring leader Chibitek Mabil, who destroyed Duk county headquarters last year, has now taken thousands of his armed youth to Gen. George Athor, and then promoted as Colonel by Gen. Athor.
Also Thousands of Murle youth are said to have gone missing in Pibor county and may be heading to Gen. George Athor.
Definitely he will attack Bor town and destroy it in the face of SPLA and Kuol Manyang Juuk.
I talked to somebody in Bor town yesterday who confirmed to me that civilians have already started fleeing villages in the outskirt of Bor town and Bor South County.
It is really, very, very serious!!!
You reap what you sow! What goes around comes around. The Ngundeng's prophesy about the predicted destruction of Bor is now coming to pass!
Watch out!!!
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From Sudan Tribune by Ngor Arol Garang - Wednesday, 12 May 2010 - excerpt:
Tuesday, 11 May 2010 (WUNROK) - ... However after fresh clash with SPLA forces in Jonglei on yesterday, Athor on Tuesday hinted at possible negotiations with regional authorities but preferred mediation of negotiations by choosing both political and military figures he wanted to mediate his talks with regional authorities.South Sudan: 'No negotiation with a rebel commander'
"If they need any negotiation with us, I have no problem because I have already started receiving calls and began direct communications with many people including Salva Kiir Mayardit," Athor further said that he would like negotiations to be mediated by groups of leaders that he already communicated their names to Juba.
The talks "should be mediated by Lual Diing Wol, James Wani Igga, Benjamin Majak Dau, General Peter Gadet, Paul Mayom Akech and those that I have mentioned in previous communications with authorities in Juba," Athor said.
General Athor, who also declined to mention his whereabouts in the third interview with Sudan Tribune, said his forces are not planning to attack any civil administrative unit or military base. "It is not in our best interest to attack any civil administrative unit nor to attack any military base but we will defend ourselves if attacked," he warned.
"We will not tolerate being attacked. We are being attacked. They attacked us yesterday and have seen how we reacted in self defense," he said.
"Their attacks are beneficial to us because we have yesterday destroyed and captured a lot of vehicles including an anti-aircraft machine gun and our forces have discovered bodies of 33 soldiers with different ranks and three officers. On our side, five soldiers and two officers sustained minor injuries and three at critical conditions."
Colonel Malaak Ayuen Ajok, head of information and public relations in the office of the SPLA spokesman, said SPLA do not have orders to launch offensive attacks on forces loyal to General Athor but have deployed their forces to contain his movement out of the area.
From The New Sudan Vision (NSV) by Mading Ngor
Tuesday, 11 May 2010 08:58:
(Victoria BC NSV) - The caretaker minister of legal affairs in the government of southern Sudan, Makuei Lueth, said on Tuesday that there is no negotiation with Gen. George Athor.South Sudanese army caught in fresh fighting
"There is no question of sending a delegation to a commander who has mutinied. So there's nothing like that. He must be crushed militarily," Minister Makuei told New Sudan Vision from Juba.
"As the Government of Southern, it's decided that this issue should be addressed militarily," he said.
Minister Makuei said there have not been negotiations with 'the renegade general' from the outset.
"The position of the caretaker Government of southern Sudan since day one has been that this thing should be addressed militarily.
"After all he has killed people, how do we negotiate with him? Is he ready to come and answer for the death of these soldiers, those soldiers whom he killed in cold blood in Doleib, is he ready to answer for them?"
"There's nothing like that."
Photo: Caretaker minister of legal affairs and constitutional development, Makuei Lueth (Photo by GoSS)
From BBC News, Khartoum by James Copnall at 17:43 GMT,
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 18:43 UK - excerpt:
Click on Athor label at the end of this entry to view related reports.
The south Sudan army says only two of its soldiers died in the latest fighting
There has been fresh fighting in south Sudan between the Southern army and forces loyal to the former general George Athor.
The army has denied claims by Mr Athor that dozens of its soldiers were killed in the clashes in Jonglei state.
Mr Athor was a defeated candidate in April's landmark elections in Sudan, which he insists were rigged.
At least eight people were killed when mutinous troops attacked an army base in Jonglei late last month.
Mr Athor denied leading the troops, but said he sympathised with them.
On Wednesday morning, gunfire was exchanged in Thoudiak between forces belonging to Mr Athor and the Southern army.
The former general said his soldiers fought off a large-scale attack, killing 83 while losing four of his own men.
However, a spokesman for the Southern army said only an 11-man reconnaissance unit had been involved from his side.
He said two of his men had been killed and two wounded.
There was no independent confirmation of the scale of the fighting.
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Don't worry…I promise I'm not gonna turn into tech-tip guy. I'll get back to the business of teaching and learning mathematics quite soon.
But I have solved a problem.
Be forewarned…if you don't also have this problem, then your response will be Cry me a river.
And it's a rich-guy problem. Not rich in the 1%/99% sense, but rich in the developed world/developing world sense.
What I'm saying is that I know teachers in the Peace Corps don't have this problem.
OK. Here's the scenario:
You're a teacher. You use a computer in instruction. But the computer you use when you teach is not necessarily the computer you use when you plan. How do you make sure the files you need are where you need them, and that they're the right versions?
Me? I have an institution-issued iMac in my office. But I use my personal laptop in the classroom, and that laptop travels with me. If I'm in my office, I'm usually on the iMac because it has the bigger keyboard and screen and an actual mouse, etc.
So planning and other current work files need to be accessible on both devices. Here are my previous solutions…each has its own limitations:
THe "I:" Drive
At my institution, each faculty member has a large partition on a server. It's accessible through a shortcut on the desktop, and through a complicated series of links and logins over wifi and the Internet.
It's cumbersome to log on to, and it's only as good as my Internet connection. If WiFi is wonky, I can't use my files while I'm teaching. Remote file storage is no good when you need instant, responsive access. It's a good backup, though.
Flash drive
I love my SanDisk Titanium Crüzer. (Umlaut is mine, but don't you agree it belongs?) It's shiny and metallic and it slowly pulses a lovely blue light. It's fast and responsive.
And when I leave it behind I'm screwed.
Oh and it doesn't back itself up.
enter dropbox
David Pogue is the man. I knew vaguely of Dropbox, but hadn't looked into it. He wrote about it recently and I saw a solution to my problem.
Here's the brilliant thing about Dropbox: Your files live on both computers and they sync automatically in the background while you work on other stuff.
Let me repeat this.
So as I plan on the iMac, my files are modified on the laptop (assuming I'm connected to WiFi, which I normally am). When I pack up the laptop for class, the modified files come with me. If WiFi is wonky in the classroom, no problemo. They are on the laptop.
I cannot overemphasize this point. The files are not just in the godforsaken cloud. They are on my hard drive. Both hard drives. As long as I have had WiFi access recently, I'm good. I don't need WiFi access while I'm using the files.
No log on. No links. No syncing. No physical object to leave behind.
2 gigs of Dropbox is free.
And frankly, if you need more than 2 gigs for your teaching you either teach film or you need a better way to organize your files.


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Gondola ride and Saint Mark's Basilica tour
- Admire the charm of Venice seen from the water
- Visit the Saint Mark's Basilica, a masterpiece of byzantine art
- Enter the breathtaking Canal Grande
- Enjoy a privileged entry to avoid the line at the church
Explore Venice through a peaceful gondola ride and visit one of its symbols: the St Mark's Basilica.
Venetian gondola is not only known for its elegance and the way it silently slides along the green channels of Venice. It did change over time and the parts it is made of also have symbolic meanings related to the city it is associated to. Discover Venice as locals have been doing since far back in time, sliding among the narrow canals and admiring masterpiece of architectures, water reflections and peace away from the crowded alleys. Be ready for the last part of the ride, because it is the one that sees the gondola flowing into the Grand Canal, revealing breathtaking views over the most famous canal of Venice.
Then you will take part in a guided visit to one among the most renowned and amazing cathedrals in the world: the St Mark's Basilica. This is the place where Eastern and Western architecture run into each other, as majestic in its exteriors, as reach in the history it witnessed and represents. Here, you will learn more about the everlasting history of Venice, about St Mark and how his ruins came to rest and be shielded here.
Surrounded by the Basilica's beautiful golden mosaics and marble inlays, a professional guide will take you along the history and the special features of this unique masterpiece of byzantine art. Among the priceless treasures shielded in the Basilica, you will have the chance to admire the Pala d'Oro, with its thousands of gems and precious stones, and the Treasury, a splendour of religious art. And, of course, the golden mosaics, maybe the most famous feature of the cathedral.
- Experienced tour guide
- Skip the line entrance to the Basilica
- Personal audio system to hear better the guide
- Boarding assistance to the gondola
- Commentary during the gondola ride
- Child 0-1 years old: free of charge
- Child 2-5 years old: reduced
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- The curia decided to increase the prices for a special authorization we have inside the Basilica: ours are the only tours allowing people to stay an entire hour inside the Basilica admiring the mosaics sitting in the central nave
- For security reasons backpacks and bags are not allowed inside the Basilica and they have to be left at the free deposit available in Calle San Basso. Travellers are kindly advised to take less bags as possible in order to avoid long lines at the deposit.
- Please wear appropriate clothes to enter the Basilica (no bare knees or shoulders).
- Please note that it is a shared gondola (up to six people for each one) so the gondola might be shared with other people.
- Please note that once finished the gondola tour the staff will take you to the Basilica. So please do not spread out or go away after the gondola ride.
- Please note that no refund will be accepted for no shows or late arrivals. The tour will take place also with rain, in the event of exceptional high tide in Venice or heavy rain it might be cancelled by the organiser and refund will be provided.
- Please note that the tour might be multilingual in Winter season (depending on the number of participants).
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- "In the old days, we used to have gala events : stars, limos, the night sky crisscrossed with searchlights..."
- ― Steve Scott
G-Spotlight is the final mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City given to protagonist Tommy Vercetti by film director Steve Scott from the InterGlobal Films Studio in Prawn Island, Vice City.
To help promote the launch of the new film, the studio needs a big stunt. Steve reminisces how back in the day there were gala events, limos and searchlights. Tommy thinks of an idea and needs to find a big searchlight Downtown and adjusts it to reflect an image to a building across the road.
The Mission
After the cutscene, Tommy runs to the guard booth and hops onto a PCJ-600, and drives towards an office building in Downtown. He drives up the stairs to the lower floor, and enters the elevator there. There will be a small cutscene and then Tommy drives through the window, keeping towards the right edge (towards the man standing in front of the window) and follows the blips until he reaches the searchlight. He hops off the bike, walk to towards the spotlight and enters another light inside and shines it on a building, showing a picture of Candy Suxxx's breasts with the name Suxxx underneath them. The mission will then be finished and the film studio assets will now pay up to a revenue of $7000.
An alternative route can be using an helicopter (there is a Police Maverick on an nearby helipad), which is faster and more useful, however there is a higher chance of death when going through the first building, but after that it becomes simple. But if you perform first jump on bike, you don't have to fly through "tunnel". Another way is using the Maverick on the Hyman Condo (if you own it); fall down immediately on your second jump, but this time, instead of taking the bike back to the elevator to start from scratch, go and get the Hyman Condo's Maverick. Then use it to fly through the checkpoints. Please note you will skip two or three unique stunts this way.
Mission Objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go Downtown and adjust the spotlight on top of the building.
- A fast bike will be needed to jump from roof to roof. The Security Guard usually drives a PCJ 600 to work...
- You will need to get onto the roofs of the buildings. There should be a lift into one of the upper offices...
- Smash through the window to start the course. You have until 07:00 before it gets too light to to get up there unseen.
- The name of the mission is a reference to the slang term "G-spot".
- Sometimes in the cutscene inside the elevator, a comical flatulent noise can be heard.
- G-Spotlight, Politics and Scouting the Port are the only missions in the Grand Theft Auto series to feature nudity, as this mission includes a woman's breasts (the Candy Suxxx spotlight display). Furthermore, during the intro cutscene, Candy's "bung-hole" can also be seen.
- This is the only time the Vercetti gang and the security guards are not hostile to each other.
- In the Japanese version of the game, the breasts on the "breasts poster" was deleted to comply with that country's sex laws. This does not apply to the 10th Anniversary Edition.
- Sometimes, when entering the office's elevator, if the player press the gas button just before the "entering cut scene", there is a good chance Tommy will gun the bike and keep on going, bouncing in the elevator like a pinball in a pinball machine during the "riding up" cut scene. However, once reached the correct floor, Tommy will exit in the normal way.
- If the player has to go back up to the office after starting the course, he will have to crash through the window again, which might be considered odd considering the window had already been smashed once before.
- The office where the player first enter the elevator to go up to the correct floor to begin the check point sprint is also a pick up point for some of the R3 missions, especially Paramedics. If this happens, it makes the R3 mission impossible to complete since the stair ramps that leads up to the office is meant for bikes only, not heavy ponderous vehicles such as the ambulance.
- It is possible to use the Sanchez in this mission. This bike is less durable than the PCJ-600 so on the last jump it can start burning. The Freeway and the Angel can be used too, but they will not survive many jumps, so it's impossible to finish this mission on a single bike. The Pizza Boy and the Faggio theoretically can be used but they are unable to perform first jump.
- This mission can also be completed using a nearby Police Maverick instead of a bike.
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After two and a half years, the Nikon D800 and D800E is being replaced by D810. The pictures will have more details even though the amount of pixels will remain the same. D810 is also faster and quieter. The grip is improved, and the video function has been developed quite a lot.
It appearance, the Nikon D810 is very much alike D800 and D800E. The small ring for the method of measuring the exposure is gone, you now do this by using the button that earlier controlled the bracketing. The bracketing is now controlled by a new bkt button on the side, above the flash button.
The grip is deeper and fill fit bigger hands. The slot for the memory card now has rubber to make the grip better.
A lot more has happened on the inside. It seems like Nikon has listened to their customers and changed the things people picked on with the D800 and D800E. Here are some samples of improvements:
– Small raw. 9 megapixel. Half the size of uncompressed 14-bit raw files.
– Quicker response time in general.
– Quiet mode. D810 has two quiet modes; Quiet and Quiet Continuous mode. They are both very discrete.
– Brighter viewfinder.
– Faster Continuous shooting speed, 5 frames/sec in FX mode, and up to 7 frames/sec with DX mode and battery grip.
– Improved live view function with quicker updating.
– Larger image buffer (58 pictures, compared to 25 pictures with D800/D800E in the 12-bit compressed mode).
– Highlight oriented multi-field exposure measurement.
– Info-button on the back (like the D7100).
– More pictures per battery charge.
– No limits on the amount of pictures with long exposure times.
Nikon D810 vs. D810 vs. D800E Specs comparison:
|Nikon D810
|Nikon D800/E
|35.9 x 24mm
|35.9 x 24mm
|36.3 MP FX-format CMOS sensor
|36.3 MP FX-format CMOS sensor
|Image Processing Engine
|ISO Sensitivity Range
|64 to 12,800 Lo1 (ISO 32) to Hi2 (ISO 51,200)
|100-6400 Lo1 (ISO 50) to Hi2 (ISO 25,600)
|12-bit uncompressed
|Picture Control
|Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome,
Portrait, Landscape and Flat
Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome,
|3D Color Matrix Metering III
|Advanced Scene Recognition System
Group Area AF added
|Highlight Weighted Metering
Ideal for spot/stage lit scenes
Face-detection analysis
|custom setting: On/Off
|Always On
|White Balance
|1-6 possible
|1-5 possible
Spot White Balance when using Live View
|Preset White Balance
|1-6 possible
|1-3 possible
AF Sensor
|Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX
|Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX
|Group Area AF
|Number of focus points
|Frame Advance Rate
|5 fps in FX/5:4 Crop Mode
6 fps in DX/1.2X Crop Mode
7 fps in DX Crop Mode with
MB-D12 with AA batteries
|4 fps with AF/AE
5 fps in 1.2X and DX Crop Mode
6 fps in DX Crop Mode with
MB-D12 with AA batteries
|Screen size
|Screen dots
|Touch Screen
|Viewfinder coverage
|100 %
|100 %
|Viewfinder magnification
|1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p)
|1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps)
|ISO Range
|ISO 64 to 12,800
Up to Hi2
|ISO 100 to 6400
Up to Hi2
|Minimum shutter speed
|30 sec
|30 sec
|Maximum shutter speed
|1/8000 sec
|1/8000 sec
|Optional (via WT-5A or Eye-Fi)
|Optional (via GP-1 or GP-1A)
|Optional (via GP-1 or GP-1A)
|Battery Life (CIPA)
|980 g
|900 g
|146 x 123 x 82 mm
|146 x 123 x 82 mm
*More detail about Nikon D810 and D800 Specs comparison information go to Nikon Official site
A new sensor gives a lower iso, and a higher resolution
The capacity (fwc, full well capacity) in each pixel has increased, this means D810 simply can receive more light per pixel. The basic ISO of D810 is ISO 64, which can delight a lot of studio, portrait, and landscape photographers.
Nikon has also increased the ISO range up one step. The standard range is ISO 64-12.800 and can be increased to ISO 32-51.200.
To increase the resolution of the resulting pictures has been a goal for Nikon. That is why D810 does not have any low-pass blurring filter (both D800 and D800E has a low-pass filter, but it is deactivated in D800E). They have also put a lot of work into decreasing the vibrations of the camera. This is done by using a new mirror mechanism and the ability to use an electronic shutter.
Improved auto focus
A better auto focus function helps the pictures in getting a higher resolution. Nikon has changed their auto focus module by using new components. A new processor EXPEED 4, same as in the Nikon D4s, also helps to improve the precision and makes the auto focus quicker.
Just like the D4s, the D810 has group area-AF. (which basically works by using one focus point selected by the user, and four other points each above, below, to the right, and to the left of the selected focus point to focus). This means that the camera can switch to a close auto focus. This helps when you are trying to follow a moving subject.
Refine your image styles
Nikon D810 has more of an extensive and detailed control of the image styles. With the D810 you can, for example adjust the clarity (like the clarity/vibrancy in the Adobe programs) to increase/decrease local contrast. All the settings have more steps than earlier, so you can refine your images even more. You can also choose between different tone curves. There is an extra flat tone curve if you want to keep most of the tones in the picture after you have edited.
If you want full control of the image styles, you can edit them in the computer program, Picture Control Utility 2.
The video function is highly improved
Nikon has worked a lot on the video function of D810. One of the objectives has been to get rid of all disturbing image errors, like moire, jaggies, and more. You can eject an uncompressed 8-bit video signal with 4:2:2 colors to an external recorder by using HDMI, and at the same time save the video to the memory card. (H.264/Mpeg-4 AVC).
To allow more control over the exposure when filming, you can mark bright areas of the images with zebra stripes. You can also zoom in to make sure that the focus is right.
You can film with 60p in full HD with an ISO of 64 at the lowest. D800/D800E can do 25p and ISO 200 at their best. Unlike the D800, D810 can regulate both time and apertures while filming – and with the combination with auto-ISO if you want to.
D810 uses the same battery and battery grip as the D800 and D800E. D810 will be able to shoot more photos per charge.
The proposed price is as 3296 Dollars. First date of sale is July 17 2014.
The Photo page's first impression
The Nikon D810 will feel better in your hand than D800/D800E and feels easier to handle. The Live view, which was criticized a lot in D800/D800E, looks like it is way better. The quiet shutter mode actually feels discrete. To be able to do more detail work with the images is another nice bonus.
Nikon D810 is rounder than D800. If you are a photographer of nature, the faster continuous shooting will be perfect for taking pictures of animals, and the improved detail rendering will be a good thing when you are taking landscapes and close-up photos.
A Faster continuous shooting, quiet mode, larger image buffer, and small raw should make the D810 more diverse, and for example work better for reporters and paparazzi photographers. But we wonder why Nikon did not make sure to come up with a better WIFI solution. To send pictures through wifi is a part of many photographers' day, especially the press and sports photographers, but the D810 has the same clumsy WIFI solution like the D800. You will now be forced to use the now seven year old WT-4 transmitter or the newer WT-5 transmitter by using a clumsy adapter (WT-5A or Eye-Fi).
We are also wondering why the D810 does not have a built in WIFI function like the D5300 and other Nikon 1 models have. Admittedly, this may be something that is not suitable for professional use, but even D810 users will be using Instagram and Facebook.
There are many improvements of the video function, and it feels like Nikon has given the moviemakers what they wanted.
Nikon D800 is a successful camera that even after two years still doesn't feel old. D810 is a better version of the D800 and will most likely not feel old in many years.
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"John Dugard's vivid historical and comparative study of injustice in three societies not only shows how law has been – and is being – used as an instrument of racial injustice, but reminds us powerfully of the need to confront racial oppression wherever it occurs." – Edwin Cameron
South Africa achieved notoriety for its apartheid policies and practices both in the country and in Namibia. Today Israel stands accused
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' …serves to remind us of the depths to which humankind may sink in its determination to secure the supposed superiority of one racial group over another.' – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
Looking back over a long and distinguished career, John Dugard describes the work he undertook in defence of human rights by opposing the system of apartheid in South West Africa/Namibia and South Africa and more recently in occupied Palestine, which enforces a system that closely mirrors apartheid in South Africa. He shows how law was used by progressive lawyers in Namibia and South Africa to strike at the heart of apartheid. The entrenchment of a system of discrimination and oppression in occupied Palestine is carefully examined in the context of apartheid, but he ends on a note of hope that the international community, acting through civil society and the institutions of international law, will ensure that a just solution is found to this seemingly intractable problem.
' …a highly readable narrative that brings to bear his vast experiences and contributes to a deeper understanding of urgent issues of Justice in our time.' – Raja Shehadeh, prominent Palestinian human rights lawyer
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