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HonestReporting has been tracking bias at CNN for many years. We named CNN a "runner-up" in our 2001 Dishonest Reporting award thanks to analysis showing that its coverage disproportionately relied far more on images and interviews with Palestinians than with Israelis. Since then, we have critiqued CNN several times. One example was CNN's undue haste to air breaking news, when it accepted the Palestinian accusations related to the "Gaza Beach Massacre" only to issue a retraction later.
Last year, we named CNN senior correspondent Christiane Amanpour winner of our "2007 Dishonest Reporting" award for her series in which she drew parallels between Jewish and Islamic terrorists.
Against this background, we decided to see how CNN's Middle East reporting stood up as a whole. Since CNN.com bases more and more of its coverage on video, we decided to analyze CNN video reports available online. Over the last 12 months, after viewing video segments from CNN correspondents as well as raw video footage hosted by CNN on its website, we found several disturbing patterns.
CNN: November 1, 2007-October 31, 2008 – Summary of Findings:
- Sixty-seven minutes of the combined video segments were spent airing images sympathetic to the situation of the Palestinians. Only a total of 31 minutes and forty-five seconds illustrated the Israeli side.
- Almost twice as many people interviewed (56) were critical of Israeli polices as opposed to those who were critical of Palestinian actions or defended Israel (30).
- Twenty-one out of thirty-one cases (67%) in which CNN hosted raw footage on its website reflected negatively on Israel.
I. Balance
We reviewed hundreds of video reports hosted on CNN's website (all publicly available in CNN archives at CNN.com.) From these, we selected 53 reports in which the subject matter dealt with an aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We excluded reports that focused on subject matter that was either not in dispute or not relevant. So, for example, a report about domestic Israeli politics was not included while reports on rocket attacks against Sderot or military strikes against Gaza were.
We then recorded the total time in the reports that featured images likely to draw sympathy for one side or the other. Sometimes the entire length of the report highlighted one side's plight. Other times the report included images representing both sides. Our goal was to determine whether CNN was giving more time to footage favoring one side of the conflict over the other. We found that video footage favored the Palestinians over Israel by an almost two-to-one margin.
Example A: "Gaza City in the Dark"
Gaza City in the Dark is an extremely telling report. For the first half of the segment, correspondent Ben Wedeman reports on the blackout in Gaza City and how difficult it has made life for Gaza's residents. Throughout the segment, we are shown multiple scenes of Gazans holding candles. However, when questioned by CNN anchor Adrian Finnigan, Wedeman admits:
"I think it does appear that there is a fair amount of manipulation of the power cuts by Hamas for publicity purposes. It is unclear what is behind these power cuts in Gaza."
Yet Wedeman and others continue to report from Gaza about the Israeli blockade in the weeks after this report aired. Instead of acting on their suspicion and investigating and debunking the Palestinian claims, we simply see more reports of Israeli-imposed blackouts and candlelit anti-Israel protests.
Example B: "Palestinian Prisoners Released"
The story referenced above (click here to go to video) from August 26 reports on Israel's release of almost 200 Palestinian security prisoners. The vast majority of the report shows a festive atmosphere in which freed prisoners are greeted as heroes. For two minutes and ten seconds, we see images that reflect the Palestinian perspective – joy for those released and a plea for those still jailed to also be freed.
Towards the end of the piece, a mere twenty seconds gives the Israeli perspective: Freed terrorists in the past have gone on to commit murder and other acts of terrorism. Some may claim that this segment is "balanced" since both perspectives are represented. But to focus on one side for more than seven times the amount devoted to the other side is anything but.
Example C: "Daily Suffering in Gaza"
In the above example (click here to go to video), CNN correspondent Ben Wedeman again details the daily suffering in Gaza. However, there is little context given for the reasons behind Israel's partial blockade. There are no interviews with Israeli government officials explaining the raid or even a short clip of life in Sderot under rocket attack. A man identified as a "human rights activist" tells CNN the reason for the suffering: "You are punishing a nation in an unprecedented way for just one reason: because these people elected Hamas, that's all." With just a single reference to "fighting between Israel and the militants," the entire four minutes and twenty-five seconds of this report detail Palestinian grievances.
II. Perspective
Besides time devoted to different views of the conflict, the choice of interview subjects for CNN broadcasts is also key. Whether the person being interviewed is a government official, a technical "expert", or just a "man in the street," that person's opinions are broadcast around the world and can determine the balance of a news segment.
e Israelis and Palestinians can be (and often are) critical of their own governments, we didn't simply divide people by their ethnicity. Instead, we recorded how many individual interviews in the reports promoted critical views of Israeli actions versus those who were critical of Palestinian actions. We found that in the 86 interviews embedded in the video segments that we analyzed, almost twice as many were critical of Israel (56) than those critical of Palestinian actions (30).
Example D: "Forced Turncoats?"
The segment above (click here to go to video) examines the accusation that Israel demands that Palestinians seeking medical treatment within Israel act as informants. Two Palestinians are given time to make their personal claims followed by a woman representing a non-governmental organization. Against these three narratives, Israeli spokesperson Mark Regev is allotted a short time to rebut the accusations. But his defense is completely overwhelmed by the time spent with the Palestinian patients.
Example E: "Gaza Students Desperate to Go"
The video segment above (click here to go to video) details the struggles of a small number of Palestinian students refused permission to leave Gaza to study in the United States. Two Palestinian students tell their stories while an "expert" falsely claims that Israel controls all of Gaza borders. In fact, Israel today has no presence on Gaza's border with Egypt. Yet the viewer would not know this from the report. Once again, Mark Regev voices Israel's position but is immediately contradicted by the "expert's" false statement.
III. Raw Footage: Negative Impressions
A highly questionable CNN practice is to include raw video footage (often from the Associated Press) on its website mixed with narrated news reports. Middle East news is complicated enough to explain to viewers with the aid of a correspondent. Making sense of events by viewing very selective raw video footage is impossible. We found that in almost seventy percent of the videos we analyzed, actions shown without proper context reflect negatively on Israel.
While CNN is not responsible for content provided by outside news sources such as AP, CNN is responsible for vetting such material before posting it on its web site.
Example F: "More Violence In Gaza"
In the example above (click here to go to video), CNN hosts an AP video showing the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a car in Gaza. No reasons for the Israeli strike are given. In fact, in this particular strike, members of the Islamic Jihad terrorist group, responsible for firing rockets into the Israeli city of Sderot were killed. All we see are the smoldering remains of a car in Gaza surrounded by a crowd and a shot of bodies on stretchers. These videos are subsequently employed by those who accuse Israel of unprovoked aggression against civilians in Gaza.
Example G: "West Bank Clashes"
A number of AP videos are hosted on the CNN website under the same headline: "West Bank Clashes." No matter the date, these videos are very similar, all showing heavily armed Israeli soldiers discharging their weapons and throwing tear gas grenades. They all also show people described by the captions as "protestors" waving flags, running from the soldiers, and occasionally throwing rocks. (Examples from 2008: October 3, August 2, July 9, and May 29).
The viewer, however, has no way of knowing that these so-called "non-violent" Palestinian demonstrations are anything but. As we have documented, the goal of the protestors is often to use enough violence to provoke the Israeli soldiers into a response while the cameras are rolling. These raw footage clips portray Israel in a very negative light compared to the protestors.
To its credit, CNN has shown a past willingness to listen to criticism and make changes. Several years ago, when HonestReporting subscribers flooded CNN on a daily basis with angry letters demanding better coverage, the network made several specific policy changes in response to the accusations of bias. (Read the whole story here.) For a few years, Middle East coverage improved significantly.
Yet, as this report shows, anti-Israel bias has crept back into CNN's coverage. That is why it is an appropriate time to demand that CNN take a comprehensive look at its Middle East reporting and set objective standards to make sure that its coverage is not tainted with bias. Specifically, CNN must:
- Ensure that reports provide appropriate balance in terms of images of the conflict and embedded interviews.
- Remove unedited raw video footage or provide proper context for that footage.
- Avoid excessive haste by taking time to ascertain exactly what is happening before broadcasting confusing footage.
- Provide more information in video headlines and captions.
HonestReporting subscribers should demand that CNN provide more objective and balanced coverage by going to the CNN contact page
>. We will continue to monitor CNN in our regular weekly communiques and for special reports such as this. If you would be interested in underwriting a long term media analysis, please e-mail us here.


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My World Diabetes Day Hero is Ryan Reed, a race car driver with type 1 diabetes, founder of the non-profit foundation Ryan's Mission. Ryan supports efforts to find a cure for the disease that turned his world upside down about a year and a half ago alongside building awareness as he chases his dream of becoming the first known person with type 1 diabetes to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Ryan was diagnosed with diabetes in February 2011 at the age of 17. The diagnosis came during a pivotal time when he was pushing forward into the professional racing world. He grew up in a small town called Bakersfield located in the state of California where he started racing go-karts at the age of 4. His passion for racing came from watching his father and former NASCAR professional, Mark Reed.
Ryan slowly worked his way up the racing ladder until one day he decided to move to the capital of racing, North Carolina. In the midst of the upcoming move, Ryan experienced un-quenchable thirsts, frequent bathroom breaks and extreme weight-loss. His concerned parents took notice and brought him to their local family doctor where he was immediately diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He was told that the disease would never allow him to chase his dream of becoming a professional driver. Ryan and his family began researching and found a world-renowned endocrinologist named Dr. Anne Peters. She connected Ryan with her team which includes a Nutritionist and Registered Nurse, recommended an appropriate daily dosage of insulin, suggested a trainer and gave him the green flag to race again.
18 months later, Ryan has worked very hard at adjusting his workouts and eating habits to get his diabetes under control, achieving A1C's of 5.3! While also figuring out the racing world and what it takes to succeed, Ryan realized that with his career choice, he has the platform to reach and inspire many other people with diabetes. He founded Ryan's Mission to build awareness both in and out of the racing community and show all people with diabetes that you don't have to let the disease stop you.
The fact that Ryan has an awesome and optimistic attitude even after being hit with such life-changing news and battling through the tough times at a very crucial age and major point in his career, just shows that this young man is a Hero to look up to.

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The mission of the California Asthma Public Health Initiative (CAPHI) is to improve the quality of life for all children and adults with asthma in California.
Asthma is a public health priority for California because it continues to directly affect millions of individuals of all ages across the state. Over five million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetime and more than half of them have an asthma attack each year. Asthma reduces the quality of life for millions of people and causes considerable economic costs for California.
Through coordinated approaches and partnerships in California, CAPHI seeks to reduce preventable asthma morbidity and mortality; to eliminate disparities in asthma practices and outcomes; and to implement effective programs and policies in asthma education, management, and prevention according to the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Guidelines.
CAPHI partners include local, state, and national organizations, health care providers, county health departments, foundations, coalitions, and academic institutions.
CAPHI has worked with other stakeholders to address asthma through the development of resources and programs including the following:
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Straub, Knezovich offer their take on gun control laws
SPOKANE, Wash. - Within hours of President Obama announcing sweeping recommendations for gun control restrictions, law enforcement leaders in Spokane County had some idea on how the new regulations might play out.
For immediate actions that don't require Congress, President Barack Obama signed 23 executive orders Wednesday morning, including one for tougher penalties on people who lie on background checks, and another that makes it easier for the government to research gun violence.
He also wants sweeping congressional action including bans on future sales of assault weapons and large ammo clips.LEA reax gun control vo
"If responsible gun owners, if Americans of every background stand up and say, enough, we suffered too much pain and care too much about our children to allow this to continue, then change will, change will come. That's what it's going to take," President Obama said.
Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub said he agrees with parts of what the president said Wednesday, and believes there should be tighter gun laws. Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, on the other hand, said there shouldn't be tighter gun laws, but that current laws should simply be enforced.
One item that Chief Straub agrees with the president on is a ban of high-capacity magazines in assault weapons.
"I don't see where we need to have them available," Straub said.
Another thing Straub agrees with the president on is the need to have background checks for all gun purchases.
Straub wouldn't say whether or not assault weapons themselves should be banned but he agreed with tougher regulations.
"Stricter requirements to possess them. Deeper background investigations to ensure those firearms are in the hands of people that will own them and safeguard them responsibly," Straub said.
Across the Public Safety Building, Sheriff Knezovich disagrees with an assault weapons ban.
"We've done that before, and it didn't do anything for crime or anything else," he said.
Knezovich said he thinks gun laws are already strict enough but that current laws need to be upheld in the courts.
"We make the arrests. What we need is to hold people accountable. We fail to hold people accountable," he said.
Straub and Knezovich did agree, however, that there should be more law enforcement on the street and the criminal justice system should be tough on people who use guns during a crime or obtain them illegally.
Knezovich wants to see sentence multipliers enforced while Straub agrees with longer prison sentences.
"If you're going to use a firearm to commit a crime, you've got to go to prison, you've got to stay in prison," Straub said.
Sheriff's deputies reported their offices received quite a few calls Wednesday from people wondering what the president's speech means to them. Deputies responded, and wanted to remind people, that the president made recommendations Wednesday and nothing else. No new gun laws have been passed.
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Sandboarding in Huacachina!!
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Arrived late afternoon after our mammoth journey, the hostel was set near the oasis surrounded by huge sand dunes. I have never seen such a surreal sight, the sun was setting and the temperature dropping rapidly so we had a tasty dinner and an early night to recover.
The first late start in a while was met by a crazy day! Rented sandboards for a few hours to practise our �narly� moves before the organised tour. It was so much fun, we scouted the area for a small dune to have our first go on and began to climb. This part is unbelievably exhausting as the sun is very hot and the dunes quite steep (also we are not very fit!). Toms first go was better than mine but we kept going and established the only way to go down without falling over is - NO FEAR
We went back to the hostal and prepared for more sandboarding and dune buggying!! We were first to get in the buggy so hopped in the front, and off we went. To begin with it was just really fast and bumpy but when we got out into the dunes the driver went mad. We were going over the top of dunes with no idea of what lay over the edge, it is the same feeling as being on Oblivion at Alton Towers. There are some good videos!! We stopped at a few massive dunes and headed down, luckily we didn�t have to walk back up again as the driver picked us up at the bottom. The dunes we went on were a lot bigger than our earlier practise runs so we ended up on our bums on a few occasions, I couldn�t face going down on one so I lay face first on my board and flew down, this was the most fun ever but maybe slightly dangerous! We saw the sun setting out in the desert and the views were amazing. We then looked over Huacachina at sunset which is spectacular, it is a very random place but we are both glad on the recommendation to stop off here!
Woke up to no electricity but managed to find somewhere to have a bite to eat before heading out on our free pedlo ride that the hostal organises - not the most fun ever but kept us entertained before checking out and heading back to Ica to catch a bus to Pisco. We arrived to a town in turmoil and didn�t quite understand why it was such a state untill someone told us that the earthquake last August knocked down 1 in 4 buildings.


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The Top 25 Centrist Columnists and Commentators
Professional partisans present a vision of American politics where everything is divided between the far left and the far right. Lately, they seem to be dominating the nation's political debate.
But there's a powerful backlash brewing—a movement of voices from the vital center who are declaring their independence from play-to-the-base politics.
Just as independent voters are now the largest and fastest-growing segment of the electorate— 42 percent, according to the most recent CBS/New York Times poll—an increasing number of centrist columnists and commentators are rejecting the ideological straitjacket and extremists on both sides.
Click Top 25 Centrist Columnists and Commentators
The nation's most widely syndicated columnist, Kathleen Parker, recently declared her
Parker followed in the steps of radio host Michael Smerconish, who wrote a February
column for the Philadelphia Inquirer on his decision to register independent after 30 years in the GOP. In December 2009, Andrew Sullivan eloquently
announced his official break from the right—
These voices have been coming to the same conclusions individually—that the parties are too controlled by their most strident, uncivil, and extreme elements. Like most voters in the vital center, there is a coherence to their beliefs—a consistent advocacy of fiscal responsibility and individual freedom which leads most to be closer to the GOP on economic issues and closer to the Democrats on social issues.
Some might call themselves libertarians, others radical centrists, moderates or independents—but the underlying ideas are the same. They have refused to surrender their conscience or common sense to walk in lockstep with one political party. Theirs is a rebellion from the pressures to conform in today's hyperpartisan debates.
In March, The Daily Beast's Tunku Varadarajan developed lists of the most prominent journalists from the right and left. His lists enumerated the rise of ideological advocacy journalism in print and online, including television and radio-show hosts who often function as the two parties' attack-dogs and apologists. These divisions are often encouraged by newspapers and networks in an attempt to appeal to narrow but intense niche audiences.
This list is intended to fill out the full spectrum of political debate, spanning the center-right and the center-left. It was developed with certain criteria in mind: the individual's civility or sense of humor when engaging in political debates; their pragmatic approach to problem-solving; their principled independence from partisanship and willingness to criticize the extremes on both sides of the aisle; and finally, their prominence in the arena.
Those invested in the right/left, red state/blue state divide of American politics do their best to deny the existence of the center in American politics while simultaneously launching party purity purges. Individuals on the center-right are cast out and called "squishes" by conservatives who are turning their political faith into something resembling a cult. Likewise, on the left, centrists are increasingly attacked as "corporatists" because of their commitment to fiscal responsibility and belief that thriving private industry is the backbone of the American economy. These ideas are enforced by a relatively small number of self-appointed sentinels in defense of a declining orthodoxy—a Pew poll from last year found that only 15 percent of Americans call themselves conservative Republicans while just 11 percent describe themselves as liberal Democrats.
In fact, the center does not only have the numbers, it has intellectual coherence and strong advocates. There are academics like the Hoover Institution's Morris Fiorina, author of Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America and McGill's Gil Troy, author of Leading From the Center. There are centrist think tanks, like Will Marshall's Progressive Policy Institute and The Third Way associated with the Democratic side of the aisle and the Main Street Partnership for the GOP. There are centrist radio-show hosts like Michael Smerconish, Ronn Owens, and Alan Nathan. There are centrist Web sites like TheModerateVoice.com, Donklephant.com and BookerRising.net—as well as aggregators like Fark.com that skewer absurdities on both sides. Most important are the grassroots groups that are growing up on their own, like the Village Square movement based out of Florida, the Transpartisan Alliance, or the newly formed Pragmatic Center, which announced its presence in the wake of Kathleen Parker's column.
The purpose of this list is to show that there is a coherent and strong centrist movement growing in America right now. It is principled and civil. It is independent of the two parties' influential, entrenched special interests. And it is on the rise.
Taken together, this list should be a reminder that American politics was not always seen as a high-pitched battle between the far left and the far right. A century ago, a more reasoned analysis divided American politics into three currents: radicals, reactionaries, and progressives. Radicals wanted radical change. Reactionaries wanted no change. Turn-of-the-century progressives like Teddy Roosevelt wanted moderate change—reform, not revolution. They are the centrists of today—people who want America to move not left or right, but forward.
Take a look at the list and let the debate begin…
John Avlon's new book Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America is available now by Beast Books both on the Web and in paperback. He is also the author of Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics. Previously, he served as chief speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and was a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun.


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It is hard to believe, but this Sunday marks the 40th Anniversary of the opening of Worlds of Fun. In 1973, the admission price was $6.95. Today, it's twice that just to park your car.
But that doesn't stop people like Randal Strong-Wallace. This Worlds of Fun superfan heads to the park twice a week and as you're about to see, his love affair with roller coasters involves more than just riding them.
Oceans of Fun, which is only in its 30s, opens for the season this Saturday. You can check out videos of Randal's roller coasters at his website, modelcoasters.com.
And for even more information about the park, be sure to check out Around The World: The Ultimate Guide to Worlds of Fun.
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I was raised on a family farm in south central Michigan. We raised beef cattle and occasionally had other animals, such as dairy goats, rabbits and pigs. As early as I can remember I worked on the farm doing whatever I was capable of. We were always helping out our neighbors with whatever needed to be done, from baling hay to building fence. We had a tangible community, an extended family.
Like other farm kids, I spent many hours doing chores, which became a kind of meditation for me. If I were digging post-holes I would get into a rhythm and time would pass like nothing. I also spent time feeding and caring for animals, and I would talk to them about most anything and I swear they understood. Growing up, it occurred to me that there are two kinds of livestock farmers: those who do chores and go about their business, and those who talk to the animals and look in their eyes. To me there is a certain knowing and peace in an animal's eyes which always gave me comfort.
Spring calving was a special time for me — I would come home from school and run out to the pastures to see how many new calves there were. Living in Michigan posed one challenge in spring, that was snow. Sometimes a calf would be born in the snow, which could lead to pneumonia. At that point I would carry the calf to the barn and put the calf and its mother in a stall. Sometimes I would need to set up a heat lamp and cover the calf with a blanket. Usually the calves would pull through okay, but occasionally we would lose one. This was a difficult for me, probably because I had spent so much time with the calf, sometimes falling asleep with them. And it wasn't so much the loss I felt as much as watching the mother grieve. I did what every good farm kid did and blocked it out, shut down to what I had to do.
In retrospect it was a kind of death of my spirit, the ability to shut off the emotions and feelings I felt for the animals and replace them with a steely resolve to be a man. It is an interesting capability to be able to live one moment in your heart and the next in your head with no balance or compromise. Or, at least no compromise until the job was done. I needed to understand this duality, this incongruity in myself.
Now that many years have passed and the community I once knew is mostly gone, I realize that our callousness to the animals was proportionate to the decay of the community. What we are seeing in factory farming, the commodification of animals into production units, is having a proportional effect on the farming community and the lives of those involved in the industry. I have chosen to find a healthier, more compassionate way to live and to promote the ideals of farming community.
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The Parenting Place expands exchange and visitation program
LA CROSSE, Wis. - When parents separate, children can get caught in the middle.
A rocky ending to the relationship can mean even rockier exchanges and visitations with kids.
A new grant is allowing the Parenting Place to help make things go a little more smoothly for families going through a rough split.
The Parenting Place in La Crosse has been supervising exchanges and visitations for local families for years.
Up until now, the federal grant that's been funding the program has only allowed them to do that for families with a history of domestic violence.
The Parenting Place family-support programs director, Alyson Holmay, hated to turn away families who wanted help.
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"We could only offer supervised visits and exchanges to families that had a history of domestic violence, which meant that families that were going through a bad divorce, had high conflict, recently separated and just had some issues to work through that they couldn't on their own -- they couldn't use our program," said Holmay.
But a new $28,000 grant from the Wisconsin Children's Trust Fund is allowing The Parenting Place to expand its Family Exchange and Visitation Program to a new population of parents whose conflicts haven't escalated to domestic violence.
The program will also expand those services to The Parenting Place's Onalaska location.
"Parents are able to do that pick-up and drop-off without the conflict and fighting that often accompanies unsupervised exchanges," said Holmay.
The executive director of one of the program's partners, New Horizons shelter and outreach center, said that conflict can have a big impact on the building blocks of a child's development.
"Even if there isn't any abuse going on, just the tension and sometimes some of the cruel things that parents that are going through a separation can say to each other will affect the child emotionally and can damage them that way," said Ann Kappauf.
"It's a service that's been needed in La Crosse for a long time. It's frustrating when you have families that want to work through their conflict and want help and support to do that, and we weren't able to offer that to them. So this is a great program for the community and it will really help a lot of families," said Holmay.
About 35 families a month have supervised exchanges and visits at The Parenting Place.
With the new grant, it's hoping to serve 30 new families this year.
To find out more information about the program, call The Parenting Place at 608-784-8125 and ask for Alyson Holmay.
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|Thanks guys! I think I will keep the tippet big for abrasion resistance but place a breakaway section in the leader as per the venerable Mr. Pinks post.
Bob -
That was a close call! Of course with a pegleg all you'd need is a parrot on the shoulder and an eye patch to rule the seas! OK - bad joke.
Seriously, glad to hear your attention to detail paid off, I'll keep everyone's advice in mind should I go for BFT's this year.
Hey Hawkeye
I've never done bluefin, but I've got more than a few yellowfin to #38 (I'm not sure I want a #50 pounder ), pacific sails, and yellowtail under the old belt. Not braggin', you want to catch those fish, all you have to do is go where they are. Anyway, my standard class tippet is #15 pound Berkley Big Game, which seems to break around #17 to #22 pounds I only use twenty if I'm going straight to the fly with it. Hook up your heaviest rod to a fish scale and have a buddy read the pounds while you put as much pressure as you dare. Not the same as fishing because the scale doesn't fight back, but you will be shocked at how little pressure you are willing to put on the rod. #15 is more than strong enough, and when you need to you can easily point at the fish and give a tug and both of you are done with each other.
Industry folks will tell you to assume #30 pound breakage on your fline, regardless of weight (we're talking 8 weight and above here). Has to do with core, not the plastic around the core.
Go get 'em and be "safe not silly" as my Mom used to say on Friday nights when I was a young buck
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I can personally vouch for having a break section in your leader when fishing big game. Particularly important if you need a heavy tippet to protect against chafing from a gill plate or tail. I had a bft crash a fly that was dead-drifting close to the boat last year and as Murphy is always present my left foot was perfectly positioned inside one of the loose coils of flyline on the deck. Three seconds later it was tight around my thigh and if all I had was the 40# tippet I might have had some serious issues. Instead the 20# break section ahead of the tippet popped.
I was bummed but still standing on the foredeck.... OK by me!
And I belive the rule of thumb for flyline break strength is 35 - 38#
|The safety issue is one reason the IGFA refused to add the Big Game category to its record keeping. Fishing with loose line in the boat and using more than 20lb test is just asking for a disaster. I don't care that you have a knife or pliers on you. If a big fish drags you overboard everything will happen so fast I doubt you'd ever get a chance to use it. If you know how to fight a fish correctly 20lb is plenty strong enough, and yet it should still be your winkest link which is the intent.
Funny that I'm the guy that thinks that gel spun backing is perfectly safe but I think you would be CRAZY:eyecrazy: to flyfish with 40# tippet.
Fly lines are not that stong, backing is not that strong(50# gel spun has terrible knot strength), you rod is not that strong, and you(or anybody for that matter) are not that strong. But the real reason I would recomend against it is that the possibility of loose line looping around something as the fish gets on the reel in the blink of an eye is more than a little scary.
I don't think that 20# tippet is too light for fly gear, and I like my tippet to be the weak link.
Hawkeye, and Roop,
I wrote about it back sometime last fall when I had a flyline break on a large striper. I questioned a couple of the line manufacturers. The line breakage is between 30, and 35 lbs. This is why one wants to fish bluewater with a leader which is between 16, and 20 lbs. with either wire, or 60 to 80 lb tippet. Lefty Kreh has an excellent chapter in his books on leaders.
Good question. Based on experience I'd say it's stronger than 20#.
I think a call to whichever line manufacturer your line is from will answer this question. I know I'm calling Cortland Monday.
fly line breaking strength
I've read some reports on fishing for BBFT in which the fly line broke. I know we had some data somewhere on the board about fly line breaking strength but I can't seem to find it with a search. The search showed anywhere from 16# for a 9wt line (which suprises the heck out of me) to a general estimate of 30#. That 30# concerns me as I was planning on using 40# flourocarbon for my tippet. I've got a 14wt line but I don't know the brand off the top of my head - I think it is SciA.
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I also was hoping to HEAR it yelled () and nearly yelled it when Firefly's motorcycle blasted into the prison entrance.
I don't think we can say for sure that Destro was offed, they were way underground and under water and he was in a life support pod far from the explosion. Another franchise, yeah he'd be dead, but here I think that's survivable.
Yeah, Firefly's entrance was good. Then he got itchy scalp syndrome and couldn't help constantly unmasking.Firefly, damn, when he first walked into the prison in his balaclava, I thought I was going to pee myself. That WAS Firefly. I don't care how they changed details about the character. That was the crazy mofo who might just be the single most dangerous Cobra operative.
Overselling it, or do you still feel that way?In short, definitely worth seeing. I wouldn't mind seeing it again. Not perfect, but quite enjoyable.
Too bad all his unmasked scenes were in the field and during action.Storm Shadow, once his face was shown, was seen unmasked quite a bit in the comic. Firefly remained a mystery but was finally unmasked exactly once. For the sake of realism (movie realism, at least), I didn't mind him not wearing a mask when not in the field.
The only ones in our theater who did that were sitting to the left of Maradona and to my right.In. Deed. And you could spot the geeks in the audience at my theater--we were the ones who cheered or said "YES!" or something to that effect when the Cobra technician called them by the "High-Speed Sentry" designation.
Yeah, I noticed the night landing as well but it's not a specialized vehicle so I wasn't as excited by it, good inclusion but it's an off-the-shelf thing. AND THEN A WATER MOCCASIN DROVE THROUGH IT!In. Deed. Again. Firefly also tried to escape on the old Night Landing (explaining why it's getting an update in the Retaliation toyline).
ROC was a real carbuncle on the franchise, there shouldn't be so much excitement over a fix like that but it definitely felt right.Yes, and an actual reason for the switch, rather than glossing over it. That was a nice, unexpected touch.
Yeah, everything about the way ROC handled SS was a disappointment and here it held up, he was more interesting and nuanced and goal-oriented like the original.He was much less just a ninja in a snow suit this time, huh?
A tad forced? Oh, most definitely, but how much more time could we have spent with that storyline to fill it out in a 2-hour movie?Agreed. The implication of him as the Hard Master's killer was a tad forced, but I appreciate the nod to the comic and Resolute.
I don't get the "firefly" reference as an independent operator here, I thought he was firefly because he was stealthy and blew stuff up. The little fireflies weren't credible for me, they were too small to be effective bombs IMO, they didn't tie in well enough visually for my tastes.The gimmick didn't bother me much. It felt like something that could've been in the cartoon, and it explained why a Cobra operative would have a name like "Firefly" (since he's not an independent operative here).
Yeah, but nobody liked Mouse in S6 either . You are probably right about the colors, just odd to have S6 in here, her red ninja outfit with a blindfold instead of a ninja mask also wouldn't have sold enough.True, but Mouse is also a Sigma Six character. (Granted, using an S6 character was probably so they didn't waste an actual ARAH character as cannon fodder.) Also, they probably figured the solid red would be confused with the Red Ninjas, and the black (from the Devil's Due comic) would've been confused with Snake Eyes.
Commandos are a little leaner in their armor, I think, because they work in tighter formation and move faster. Snake Eye's shoulderpads and helmet were a lot of bulk IMO.He looked more commando than ninja to me. I didn't mind it.
I really expected him to pull a movie voiceover like that, if not a full recovery and show up at the end. Kinda glad they left him dead, he didn't work as the character.I'm quite surprised they left him dead, since he was likable. Kinda waiting for the inevitable YouTube mashup with that last scene of the Joes (minus Jaye and Colton) with Doc's voice over from the original movie.
As much as I love Christopher Eccleston, his turn as Destro in ROC was badly directed, -written, and -acted.Compared to the first (aside from Zartan, Cobra Commander, and Destro), this was Academy Award caliber work here.
I think they could have leaned out some stuff like the ninja material (not cut, just made it leaner) and the beginning and the 'hood stuff, trimmed the infiltration of the president's gala entirely, and still have a full enough movie. So what I mean is tell the same story, just show less of it rather than leave parts for another movie.But if it bombs too badly, there'd be no finale.
How can I complain? He absorbed a lot of the film's budget and needed to be a better character since he ties the whole thing together, instead he sucked life out of the screen. I would have been way happier with Dennis Quaid playing this character (his turn as Hawk was pretty bad in ROC but... ROC is ROC) or almost anybody else. The fact that only SE and Jinx answered the call bugged me too.He's Bruce Willis! How can you complain? Way better than Denis Quaid (who I was a bit miffed to not see addressed--shouldn't Roadblock go to him first, since I doubt he was serving in the field under Duke).
That character was never The Baroness in my mind, she wasn't European, she wasn't black-haired, she wore fake boobs and had to wear sunglasses to hide the fact that she would flinch every time she fired a weapon. In short, she was never the Baroness to begin with, so not a problem.Again, do you really want Baroness, if it means she's a blonde moron who's Duke's girlfriend?
I wanted Sgt Slaughter to show up in the ring at the rec center, would have been perfect. Rumor has it that he won't do these movies without a bigger part though.Kinda bugged me, too (and I REALLY wanted one of them to be Sergeant Slaughter; that would've been way too cool). I'm wondering now if two of them were Clutch and Grunt?
Also, did my eyes deceive me, or, during the "story thus far" bit at the beginning, did I catch a glimpse of an old-school Cobra Trooper?
I didn't remember seeing an old school cobra trooper there but could be.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
It just occurred to me that Bruce Willis is Joe Colton, and his ex-wife is Demi Moore... the title character in G.I.Jane. Which Disney had to buy the rights to or something to use as the title, since G.I.Jane is the nurse who eventually married Colton! Maybe that's why Jane didn't show up; she left him and moved in with Ashton Kutcher.
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I just learned what I've seen Mouse in before. I guess it's forgivable that I didn't recognize him, given that he was a little kid in Jurassic Park.
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I always took Cobra as basically like GI Joe in that they take guys wherever they can find them so the names come from diverse backgrounds.
Oh man, you are sick.It just occurred to me that Bruce Willis is Joe Colton, and his ex-wife is Demi Moore... the title character in G.I.Jane. Which Disney had to buy the rights to or something to use as the title, since G.I.Jane is the nurse who eventually married Colton! Maybe that's why Jane didn't show up; she left him and moved in with Ashton Kutcher.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Major Bludd is even less an "official" Cobra than Firefly (and "Bludd" is his last name). The name "Baroness" is her actual title. Dr. Mindbender takes his name from a play on his specialty and real name (Dr. Brian Bender).
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I don't think Duke has to be dead. I think COBRA could have used Tarzan's Micro probes to decorate a body up like Duke.
Meanwhile they hold him prisoner and maybe offer a trade to get back Deborah.
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Tarzan's? Now that would be an awesome crossover.
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Ugggh. Voice to text typo. I meant Zartan...and Destro.
In movie 3 Baroness will be back and seem to have sympathy for Duke because he's being tortured by major blood.
COBRA faked his death. She suggests to her brother that they trade Duke for destro.
When they make the trade in the Arctic snow job discovers that they're up to something.
COBRA will have a new plan to take over the world. Duh.
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Maine gov tells NAACP to 'kiss my butt'
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Posted on 01/14/2011 12:31:52 PM PST by markomalley
Maines governor on Friday told a major African American organization to kiss my butt after the group complained he wasnt taking part in Martin Luther King Day events next week.
Paul LePage, a newly elected Republican, is facing criticism from the NAACP for turning down invitations to events marking the MLK holiday on Monday.
Tell them to kiss my butt, the governor, whos been in office two weeks, said in a local TV interview.
The NAACP said earlier this week that LePage had rejected invitations to attend its events while campaigning and since taking office earlier this month.
We dont want to misinterpret his intention, but the message were getting is that were not welcome and were not part of the Maine hes preparing to lead for the next four years, said Rachel Talbot Ross, state director of the NAACP and president of the NAACP Portland Branch, the Kennebec Journal reported.
LePage said he isnt doesnt cater to special interest groups and considers the NAACP to be one.
They are a special interest - end of story, he said. And Im not going to be held hostage by any special interests.
He insisted that his decision to skip the MLK Day events had nothing to do with race.
If they want, they can look at my family picture, he said. My son happens to be black, so they can do whatever theyd like about it.
LePages son is adopted.
LePage said hes simply too busy to attend. The fact of the matter theres only so many hours in a day, so many hours in a week and so much that you can do, he said.


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So I have heard great things about the Hevi-Shot HEVI-13 Magnum Blend and the new Winchester Long Beard XR. Does anyone have any input on a comparison between the two? I shoot a Browning Silver Hunter 12 gauge 3" with a Hevi-13 Turkey Choke - Invector+ with a exit diameter of 0.664.
The choke tube says it "Fits all Browning shotguns using the Invector+ barrel. Hevi-13 Turkey chokes are precisely engineered for bee-swarm-dense pattering with Hevi-13 loads. These wad-slowing chokes also pattern tightly with lead and other lead-alternative loads..."
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Vaclavik, will be presenting his views at an industry event staged in Southern California tomorrow focusing on Asia Pacific maritime issues.
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Are we including re-packs? Or considering all waves are 4 new figures?
I'll take 3-4 waves, however, I'll back that bet up with an 8-9 wave bet.
If it gets past wave 4 and Greedo, they'll end up making more than 28 figures overall. But I can see this only lasting a 12 month cycle (4 waves).


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you realize that "sat" usually means not starting... right?
rotated in would be someone like timmons who despite not starting his first 2 years still saw plenty of snaps especially on passing downs
with the defense being #1 again last year and near the top the last several years, do you think we maybe could have helped the offense a bit more? considering it struggled as much as the defense has excelled then having someone go in there for 5 snaps a game?
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- Chris Godwin-WR, Penn State
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You know it's bound to be a good party when you can hear the evening's festivities from a block away, as was the case with Society 1858's Side B party. The fete was a celebration of the opening of the Gibbes' Museum of Art Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock & Roll Photography exhibition, and partygoers were buzzing about the show and Side B's two guests of honor: Guest Curator Chris Murray and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Donovan.
The party was held at a gorgeous private home on Legare Street, and revelers filled both the first and second story scenic porches, their voices carrying out into the night. The crowd was young, hip, and well-dressed, and many of Charleston's influential 30-something professionals were in attendance, and had traded their business attire for sequins, metallics, or rock 'n roll accents.
Everyone noshed on miniature steak sandwiches, sushi, and cheese-filled tarts while sipping red or white wine, or a signature Planter's Punch. Strategically placed music photographs decked the house, but most partygoers were too involved in their conversation to make their way through the thick throngs of people and get a full tour.
Both guest curator Chris Murray and Donovan were surrounded by music and art aficionados throughout the night, and the two graciously chatted with fans late into the night.
Society 1858 is the Gibbes Museum of Art's group of dynamic young professionals, who support the museum with social and educational programs tailored for up-and-coming art patrons.


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Family: Parulidae, Wood Warblers view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE Has mostly olive-green upperparts, including nape and rear of crown, grading to speckled black on forecrown. Black markings on face ("mask" and border to throat) are emphasized by broad yellow supercilium and area just behind and partially below eye ("broken spectacles" effect) and yellow throat; rest of underparts are also yellow. Legs are pink. ADULT FEMALE Similar, but black elements of head pattern are paler and less extensive. IMMATURE Recalls adult female, but blackish elements of head pattern are almost entirely replaced by dark olive.
Dimensions Length: 5 1/2" (14 cm)
Habitat Locally fairly common summer visitor (mainly May-Aug) to waterside deciduous forests; winters in Central and South America.
Observation Tips A challenge to see, given its furtive nature and relative inaccessibility of its favored breeding habitat.
Range California, Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Texas, Eastern Canada, Southwest, Plains, New England, Southeast, Great Lakes
Voice Song is a series of rich, shrill whistles: tsee'up, tsee'up, tsee'up, tsee'up; call is a soft tchup.
Discussion Secretive, plump, and short-tailed warbler that is easier to hear than to observe. Once seen, however, distinctive appearance makes identification straightforward. Sexes are similar, but separable.


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The growing popularity in Vietnam of fast-food outlets, and the high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt processed foods they sell, appears to be driving up the number of people affected by obesity-related metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes.
According to WHO, there are a billion overweight people worldwide – many living in developing countries – while a billion more are starving. In Vietnam, 28% of rural children suffer from malnutrition, according to the National Institute of Nutrition. Meanwhile, 20% living in urban areas suffer from obesity.
There is a cruel irony about the consequences of the nutritional transition in Vietnam. Previous generations fled the country in rickety boats to escape starvation and extreme austerity under communism during the cold war. They are being replaced by a new generation whose health and wellbeing are under threat from what might be termed over-consumption.
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The lime juice keeps the color of the mashed avocado from darkening. Making this appetizer right before serving time, though, is best.
To remove the pit from the avocado, cut the avocado lengthwise in half around the pit, and pull apart the halves. The pit will stay in one of the halves. Firmly and carefully strike the pit with the sharp edge of a knife. While holding the avocado, twist the knife to loosen and remove the pit.
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From 1963 until 1969 Fred Williams lived with his family at Upwey, a suburb close to the city of Melbourne located in the bush landscape. His works of the late 1960s often reveal a minimalist approach, at one with the implied spaciousness of the Australian continent. This corresponded with his ongoing interest in painting the sparsely inhabited Lysterfield landscape a short distance from his Upwey home. The spare beauty, delicacy and minimalism of his works at this time have an affinity with aspects of a Chinese and Japanese aesthetic.
In 1968 Williams and his family saw the landscape around them drastically transformed by raging bushfires. Even though their house was spared, it was a terrifying experience. The transition from bushfire to burnt landscape to regeneration became the subjects of many striking paintings and gouaches of the period.
Eight years later bushfires again informed the work when Williams flew across the north of Australia and saw what he described as 'an unforgettable sight' of lines of fire burning across the dark ground below. He made thumbnail sketches of these fires in his China sketchbook that subsequently became filled with an array of marvellous images in the course of a trip to China in 1976.


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Lindenderry at Red Hill is one of Victoria's premier hotels. Built in the style of the finest European properties, it is like having your own country house, only staffed. Set amongst 30 acres of manicured gardens and vineyard, Lindenderry provides guests with an intimate and relaxed break, with private areas both indoor and out, offering time for reflection and relaxation.
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These luxurious suites come with an open fire place and a shared balcony, affording views over the expansive gardens. The Balcony Suites are located on the upper level, with a king size bed, en suite with shower and spa bath, DVD and CD player, flat screen television, complimentary wireless internet, desk and sofa area, guest robes and slippers.
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Sony SLT-A57 In-Depth Review
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The Sony SLT-A57 shares the majority of its specs and features with the SLT-A65, NEX-5N and other recent Sony cameras for which we have provided in-depth reviews and analysis. Sections of text are therefore adapted from those earlier reviews and where appropriate we've included links to relevant sections of previous reviews.
In 2010, Sony debuted its ground-breaking SLT technology with the beginner-friendly SLT-A55 and SLT-A33 models. The sheer ambition of a translucent fixed-mirror design using an electronic, rather than optical viewfinder reaffirmed the company's commitment to competing with Canon and Nikon in the entry-level DSLR market. With the Sony SLT-A57, the company updates the A55 without the fanfare that accompanies game-changing technology. In fact, there is precious little in the way of features or handling here that does not currently exist elsewhere in Sony's SLT lineup.
But that's not to say that the A57 should be dismissed simply as an iterative release. In the two years since the launch of the original SLT, we have seen a number of improvements to the Alpha lineup, and simply by bringing the A57 up to date with current SLT models, Sony is offering novice DLSR users a significantly enhanced user experience compared to that offered by the first-generation A55. One feature that did not make the cut in the upgrade, however, is the A55's built-in GPS module, meaning that you will need an optional external unit if geo-tagging plays a role in your workflow.
The most obvious change is that the A57 has a larger form factor and an external design that is virtually identical to the 24MP SLT-A65. The maximum shooting rate for still images has increased to 12fps (albeit with the camera set to a lower resolution 8.4MP crop mode). The video spec has been upgraded, with the ability to shoot 1080p video at 60 or 24 fps (50 or 25 on European models). The popular high-contrast edge-enhancing 'peaking' feature is available as a manual focus aid in both stills and video modes, but the A57 features the same 15-point AF system as the A55 (also used in the A65).
The A57 brings Sony's 'Clear Image Zoom' digital zoom function to its SLT range - this function was seen previously in Cyber-Shot models. Clear Image Zoom uses an image database to interpolate between captured pixels for what Sony claims to be full resolution output without noticeable quality loss. Making further use of this ability, the A57 also has a mode that will re-process your people pictures with what it thinks is a better composition. In Auto Portrait Framing mode the camera searches for faces and re-crops the image into a portrait orientation with the subject's eyes positioned along a rule-of-thirds grid. The crop is then 'intelligently' upsampled back to 16MP, using Clear Image Zoom scaling.
Despite all this high technology the A57's viewfinder is still a 1.4 million-dot LCD - the same unit that we saw in the original A55 - rather than the high-resolution OLED finder used in the higher-end A65 and A77. Some tweaks have been made though. The magnifying optics in front of the LCD panel have been redesigned to allow more of the screen to be seen. There are also two magnification modes within the viewfinder, designed to change the eyepoint (viewing distance) of the finder to make life easier for users with glasses.
While the A57 doesn't offer the same resolution as its high-end cousins, Sony's current 16MP CMOS chip ranks among the best-performing sensors in the entry to mid-range APS-C market. And the A57 features the latest iteration of the company's BIONZ processor.
Key Specifications:
- 16.1MP CMOS sensor
- Latest Bionz processor
- Larger, FM500H battery (same as A65 and A77)
- Auto ISO 100-3200
- 1,440,000 dot LCD electronic viewfinder
- 920,000 dot bottom-hinged rear LCD
- 10 frame per second continuous shooting mode with AF (12fps at 8.4MP crop)
- Picture Effects processing options
- Clear Image Zoom up-sizing digital zoom
- Peaking manual focus guide overlay
- 1080p AVCHD 2.0 movies at 60 or 24 fps (50 or 25 in Europe)
Compared to the SLT-A55
The Sony SLT-A57 is a noticeably larger camera than its nominal predecessor, the SLT-A55. In fact, it is virtually indistinguishable in appearance from the model sitting above it in Sony's lineup, the SLT-A65. While the amount of external control points has changed little in this upgrade, their layout has been altered to make use of the A57's greater surface area and revised contours.
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My friend has a Sony A 57, he uses the Fast frame mode, I think the "T" setting to take pictures of his daugher's sports activities, but the images are blulrred, I advised him to set a shutter speed of 1/800 or even higher, but I do not see how to do that with the "T" setting. Can this be done?
Sorry I do not own a Sony camera, this seems like a nice feature and I'm just trying to help a friend.
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By Tiernan Ray
My apologies, dear readers, for being somewhat late with this: Wedbush Securities analysts Corinna Freedman, Rohit Chopra, Shyam Patil, Betsy Van Hees, Kurt Frederick, Ryan Flanagan, Ryan Jue and Sanjit Singh yesterday penned a 19-page report on "wearable technology," the emerging market for sensors embedded in everything, and small connected devices, such as wrist-bands that measure your walking habits, and Google (GOOG) "Glass" eyepieces and the like.
The authors think that wearables are "more than a passing fad," and that they are significantly more powerful than such devices in past years, although obstacles persist in functionality that limit their appeal:
Over the past 12 months, the term "wearable tech" has grown into the biggest buzzword in consumer electronics [...] Few product lines have been produced, and even fewer have been marketed to a large audience. Adoption remains in question, and therefore the impact of the technology upon various industries is unclear [...] Body-mounted electronics are not new, as the functionality of current wearable technology aimed at the healthy or athletic consumer already exists, albeit in disparate forms [...] Microsoft's SPOT technology sought to introduce data into everyday products, including watches, starting in 2003. Virtual Reality goggles and Casio calculator watches are famous novelties of the 1980s and 90s. However, the limited functionality, intrusive design and steep prices of these devices restricted their appeal to niche markets. Advancing technology – such as shrinking electronics and the Internet – has created greater utility and flexibility of design; more sensors (e.g., gyroscopes and heartbeat sensors) and more connectivity options (e.g., WiFi and Bluetooth) are now available. As a result, compromises are far fewer than previous iterations of wearable tech. However, there remain several near-term drawbacks which likely prevent this nascent product trend from becoming more appealing to the masses; pricing remains relatively high (most products over $100), most products require an interface with a smartphone to fully function and some carry the stigma of invasiveness.
A lot of this is still "nerd tech," not really fashionable, they opine:
Google Glass wearers are treated as a spectacle, as the novelty of the item more than offsets any immediate perception of its aesthetic appeal or utility and, while the company is attempting to foster crossover appeal (notably with a runway appearance at Diane Von Furstenburg's Spring 2013 fashion show last September), the item is still considered more "nerd" than "nerd-chic." Similarly, smartwatches typically place function before form, with bulky industrial styles and simple rubber or fabric bands. Conversely, performance monitors, long used by serious athletes, are for the most part, hidden or worn temporarily, while the largest adoption of the trend, in our view, has been the wearable activity trackers as bracelet-type accessories that exclude screens. We attribute their somewhat minimal and unobtrusive designs as a reason for their success.
Data gathered on eBay (EBAY) show fitness trackers such as the Nike (NKE) "FuelBand" and the Jawbone "UP" show "a clear uptrend in consumer interest since November 2011, with acceleration after January 2013. We expect that Nike's FuelBand, FitBit and Jawbone UP will remain top sellers and we've recently noted stock-outs of Jawbone UP at several consumer electronics retailers in August."
Smartwatches, including Samsung Electronics's (005930KS) recently unveiled "Galaxy Gear," are going to have a hard time being much more than an appendage to a smartphone:
Limited screen size, as well as limited battery life brought on by the small form factor, should restrict the number of useful applications for the devices, likely holding down any attempt to create an ecosystem around the products. We expect smartwatches will be relegated to smartphone and tablet accessories, which begs the question: how much are consumers willing to pay for a dashboard that is marginally more accessible than the smartphone that it requires? Bluetooth headsets and docking stations are commonplace, but most models are available for under $100. As mentioned earlier, watch wearers who already spend over $100 for time pieces will be more likely to buy, so long as the items are fashionably acceptable. Items priced like the Gear may have difficulty finding traction unless cellular service providers are willing to subsidize a portion of costs, as they do with most smartphones.
Smart eyeglasses, like Google Glass, may have more possibilities, as they offer a different experience than that on smartphones, the authors write. But the stigma of "creepiness" will linger because of things such as the devices' ability to surreptitiously record video.
The authors examine the emergin potential of near-field communications (NFC) transmitter technology:
Near-field communications (NFC) transmitters – tiny chips that communicate over very short distances – have become common features built into mobile devices; the technology is inexpensive, extremely compact and uses very little power (passive NFC units use no power at all). In recent months, several manufacturers – including China's GEAK – have introduced plans to market wearable products – namely rings – that incorporate NFC chips for the purpose of identification. At this time, devices focus on identification for security purposes: the rings can be used to unlock smartphones or NFC-enabled door locks. However, the use case could be broadened to incorporate payment technology or data storage. Broad adoption will likely depend on the willingness of organizations to incorporate NFC sensors into their infrastructures.
The authors conclude that before society arrives at a scenario where the devices are pervasive, they will have to achieve greater style and chic, and battery life will have to improve:
Longer-term, we believe that wearable technology will likely evolve into the broader apparel market before perhaps being directly inserted into the body in a ominous scenario reminiscent of the movie Minority Report – embedded identification chips in pets and adhesive circuits directly applied to skin are two examples of this technology already in existence or development. The majority of today's current wearable technology devices are focused on existing accessory form factors such as watches, bracelets or eyewear, while apparel innovation has largely been focused on textiles laminated with innovative materials – such as UA's Infrared – or "smart fabrics" embedded with sensors. This idea is not particularly new as a sports bra for Polar with the first textile heart rate sensor was designed in the late 1990s by Clothing+ and went commercial in 2002 – the company is currently working on compression pants also laminated with sensors. One item of note is Zegna's Icon jacket, which incorporates Bluetooth capability for connectivity to devices, a joystick-like controller on the sleeve and an embedded microphone in its collar. We can certainly envision a scenario in the not-too-distant future where more tech devices are embedded within our everyday apparel – actual chips on your shoulders – though prototypes to date have largely been conceptual items such as the "Twitter Dress" designed by tech-fashion brand Cute Circuit or Google's Smart Shoes. For the near-term, we believe that fashionable design is crucial to the overall success of any wearable technology. Yet another underestimated factor is battery life and its restraint on power-consuming features like data connectivity and vibrant displays. Battery technology has lagged other areas of electronic development; increases in time between charges have been achieved mostly by reducing the power consumption of semiconductors, not through increased battery capacity. Small devices must inherently make use of small batteries, and this limits the total power in a full charge. Adding an extra level of maintenance to a device will impede its adoption, regardless of innovative features.
From a stock perspective, some possible beneficiaries, they write, are chip makers Intel (INTC), Broadcom (BRCM), OmniVision Technologies (OVTI), Nvidia (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), and SanDisk (SNDK).
Internet of Things: Mammoth Morgan Stanley Note Tries to Explain It, September 26th, 2013;
Wearables: Galaxy Gear Confirms Credit Suisse View of 'Multifunction Devices,' September 6th, 2013.


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me too but I hate the ones with pointy ears.
me too but I hate the ones with pointy ears.
what u talkin bout
Just back from the good Ol'......
Do you mean this?
And this........
Okay guys, time I cleared sumfin up.
Some newbie posted this thread re Kamino somethingorothers so I clicked to see what it was (on 5th April). All that was displayed was the grey bar saying "Author" and "Thread".
Being all in my own way, I posted the obscure line "Me too, but I hate the ones with the pointy ears" in the hope that someone would be eagerly wondering what I had read, and responded to.
I see now that the only confusion was my own and I feel like I've learned a valuable lesson and shall never play with people's minds again
Where did you get those drawings from? Are these new Micro Machines designs from Hasbro? I hope so.
"Think Big, play small"......MICRO MACHINES
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