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Posted 15 April 2013 - 06:53 PM
Firstly I just wanted to say what a great community I have found on these forums! Very polite and a lot of good advice unforunately this has led me to belive I have made a mistake with my purchase!
This is my first big purchase i've made into this hobby and I made the decision to go for something that would last me many years, I am sure I will get a few comments on such a big purchase for someone with a lot less experience then most of the posters here!
I have just got to grips with my LX90 and have throughly enjoyed a lot of the features especially the go-to. I have had it for less than 7 days.
After reading a good deal of posts on here it seems the 12" LX90 is not well favoured here due to stability issues. Have I made a mistake with my choice? I understand this becomes more of an issue when I develop an interest into astro-photography which I am certainly planning on doing.
Should I be looking to return my LX90 12" for an LX200 12"? My main reasons for selecting the LX90 was due to the weight being a lot more manageable. Unfortunatley I live in the UK (London) so I definetly need to be mobile to really get the most out of my investment.
I purchased the telescope at telescope house which is quite a reputable company here, have any of the UK posters here had experience with returning products here?
Posted 15 April 2013 - 07:36 PM
I have an LX200, and I think it is fantastic, but it is funny that others suggest that it is not the way to go either. I know that a number of the OTAs have been removed from their forks and moved to an equatorial mount. My point is that there is always something better, it just depends on where you want to draw the line. I have never used an LX90, but I suspect that if you take the time to learn it's tricks that it would probably work fine for you, and you may want to consider it just a starting point. If you are going to get serious about astrophotography, you probably need to operate in polar mode rather than Alt/Az. In addition to the cost difference between the 90 and the 200, you would also need one of the heavy duty wedges. If this is you first scope, it may be a good idea to stay with the lower cost 90 and learn from it what you really enjoy and want to do, and then if needed either sell it and upgrade or defork it and get an equatorial. As far as I know, the OTA is identical on the 90 and the 200. I know I have changed directions a couple of times since I got my 200, but I have learned a lot and will continue to do so.
Good Luck
Posted 15 April 2013 - 07:49 PM
Can I ask how portable you find your LX200? What would put my mind to rest would be knowing I could possibly upgrade the mount in the future.
Is this a standard thing to do? I have not seen many mounts sold seperately apart from an LX850 Equatorial mount but would this even been compatible with my OTA?
Would I be able to purchase an LX200 Fork easily if I wanted to in the future?
Posted 15 April 2013 - 08:01 PM
Welcome to the forums. nitegeezer has offered you some good advise, I will add to it, but I am not expert but can offer something.
I know from reading many posts that visual observers love the LX90, I personally have never owned one but do know the OTA is the same as an LX200, weights you could compare at Meade's website. You do have an excellent OTA so you might want to learn what you can with that LX90 and one you feel you have maxed out look at other systems and or mounts, I highly doubt if you want to do imaging you will want LX200 forks for a 12", it would not be cheap for 1 and 2 you would probably want to get a GEM if you were mount hunting for something to drop that OTA on and I would be 90% of the guys on here would agree with that statement, in fact most would probably tell you if it's an option to take that back and look at GEM mounts and whatever scope you want if you want to seriously get into Astro-imaging.
The main thing to remember is tracking is everything and LX90 and LX200 mounts have their own issue's for this (I know I am struggling with those issue's with an LX200).
Personally I have decided to keep my LX200 and save up for a GEM and a small refractor, you circumstances might be different.
I don't now where in the UK you are but there is an excellent website (astronomyshed.uk) and a fellow there Dion I think who offers tons of great advise on youtube and members there would probably be familiar with UK retailers and even possibly give you some in person advise...
Best thing to always keep in mind is you can always spend more with this hobby, someone will always have something better so focus on just having fun.
Posted 15 April 2013 - 08:16 PM
The wedges vary significantly and you would want the heavier one for that scope. I believe my wedge by itself weighs around 35 pounds so I don't want to drop it on my toe!!
I believe the 200 is a better mount than the 90, but it is also heavy. When I bought my scope, it was a retirement gift to myself and I bought the 200 because I wanted the "best". I was originally planning on getting a 12" but a friend who had one talked me down to the 8" and I am glad he did. The 12" 200 is a beast, he can only set up when he has help, and I am in the country where help is not always available. Even with my 8" there are nights that I consider getting out and then don't. It does not matter how nice a scope is, if it is too heavy and stays in the case it is worthless. I don't know how an 8" 200 compares to a 12" 90 but weight is a big concern as we get older, and mine is all I can handle. At the time I purchased I was set on a 200 and never even looked at a 90, now I am wondering (only for a moment) if a lighter fork with a bigger scope would have a better choice for me also, but I don't look back and second guess myself. This is a great hobby and you have to start somewhere!!
Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:16 PM
The additional cost of adding a wedge and bumping up to an LX200 is about $1800, and the 200 weighs 16 lbs more than the 90.
The cost of a CGEM is about $1500, and then you would need to defork the OTA and add a dovetail. The CGEM is rated for 40 lbs and your OTA without forks weighs 36 lbs so you would not have much room for accessories. The CGEM DX will handle 50 lbs and is $2000.
I think I would keep what you have knowing the options in the future, but that is just my opinion.
Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:44 PM
I actually want to change my advise, and again this is just my advise as someone who has had several LX200's...
If you plan to mainly image and can still take that LX90 back... I would take it back and look at GEM systems only, put simply it is hard to argue for forks unless you plan to split the time between visual and photo, but really if I could I would go to a GEM because they are better for Photo and you can swap OTA's whenever you want to, so you could keep a couple OTA's if you chose to, the main thing is to get the mount you can afford as once you learn it, you got that down and you can swap out OTA's with out learning all over.
I rarely other than looking for a minute or 2 ever use visual so that's just my opinion... it's hard to beat the light gathering of that 12" but it does you no good if you struggle with the mount type and an LX200 can be a bear to get used to and they are supposed to be hands down better than an LX90 mount for imaging...
By all means ask around but that is the most honest advise I could give someone.
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As for the complaints about the 12" fork mount stability, it stems from Meade using the same fork from the 10" and adding a spaced so that the 12" scope will fit. I think for that reason, most people buy the 8", 10", and 14" scopes. This is true with the LX200 series. I'm not sure if Meade did the same with the LX90s.
In any case, enjoy your scope and grow with the hobby. You still have lots to learn and there's plenty of time to figure out which direction you want to go.
Posted 16 April 2013 - 07:54 AM
I think it all was pretty much spot on. I tend to over think things a lot and this just turned out to be the case again.
I actually was not even aware that I could demount the OTA and acquire a GEM in the future, it's good to know that if I grow into AP I will have the ability to choose a different mount.
I will probably be focusing on visual as I learn more and move into AP later on, it just concerned me that AP was going to be difficult later on which is was a slight concern after spending this much money.
Just wanted to mention for anyone else wondering about the LX90 12" , I find it just about manageable alone but I would certainly check you're ok with this sort of weight before purchasing one. I've also just bought a Peli 1780 case which has huge comfortable handles and wheels.
I think I will go ahead and enjoy my new scope and think a little less!
Thanks again everyone!
Posted 16 April 2013 - 10:41 AM
I really like an Alt/Az mount for outreach programs. It is a much cleaner setup to operate when there are young people viewing. Sharing the hobby also encourages me to get the scope out more, some of the comments from kids make an evening very memorable. I also use a small manual equatorial mount and scope for classes, it is good for students to learn setting circles and how they can find objects. My opinion is that the larger goto equatorials are great when photography is the primary use, but I like my Alt/Az for the versatility.
Posted 16 April 2013 - 11:36 AM
I think so many people suggest that because many people purchase a fork mount expecting to be able to take images with it in alt/az which unless your doing planets really does not work well, so they have to add a rather heavy wedge to the mix, many grab a meade wedge to find it's not big enough or maybe they grab a super wedge which many, many users do not like and have to spend more to tune up, or like you (looked at your gallery - GREAT images b.t.w - Good Work!) they purchase a Mitty or Milburn wedge... I went this route and bought a Mitty EVO wedge, that was like $700 or $800.... great wedge but it made my LX200 for me at least non-portable due to extra weight. I personally would not hesitate to advise someone to get an LX200 to image with if they had a permanent place to set it up or at least a smooth driveway and some wheely bars, but they need to keep in mind they will need some expensive stuff like focal reducers, wedge, most likely counter weight system, guide scope system or OAG... so I can only give advise based on my experience, when I bought the Mitty I would much have rather just bought an Atlas and OTA, in the longrun it would have been cheaper and more flexible at least for me and many, many others also will back that up that if you want to do photo then GEM is the way to go, if like nitegeezer though you want to do much visual and occasional photo on a mobile setup and are willing to deal with all the weight and extra stuff you need to buy then an LX200/90 are the way to go for ease of use... setting up an LX200 in Alt/Az for a nite of observing and planets could not be easier... but setting everything up for a night of imaging, especially if you are in a cold climate... can be more a challenge than fun for sure.
Again I want to commend you on some great images!
Posted 16 April 2013 - 11:51 AM
The ground here has turned white again so I decided to spend more time on CN. I just looked at your images, and I would have to agree with tommax, wow those are great. I hope someday to get images that good but I have a lot of learning before then. I am amazed that you did that well in Alt/Az, you must really have you process fine tuned.
Posted 16 April 2013 - 12:18 PM
It can be a tough decision. I struggled for a long time with my LX200 10" on a wedge until I got to the point where I felt I could not commit any more time to consistantly poor results.
I deforked and was very pleased with my decision. And for clarity, there are two take aways with my situation. the first being that many people do obtain excellent astrophotography results with Alt-Az and a wedge (I however did not - indicating operator error). Second, the decision to defork was tough because I did not wholly understand the process. Once I became comfortable with it via reading and research, it took about 10 minutes to defork the LX200. Wish I had done it sooner, would have saved a lot of money.
GEM's are a different animal indeed, but most of my observation is camera driven so it works well for me.
YMMV, but I would not fear the GEM.
Posted 16 April 2013 - 12:21 PM
Ooops..... (operator error!)
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One other thing, I have thousands of dollars invested in my equipment, but I did not buy them in one huge purchase. This hobby grew on me over the course of 19 years and I expanded my arsenal over that time. Things that became obsolete over time, I sold and reinvested into new or used equipment. I have absolutely no regrets with my purchase of a fork mount.
Also, I would agree that my setup is less portable because of the Mitty Evolution Wedge, EON 80ED imaging/guide scope, and all the other accessories I've collected over the years. That's why I also invested in an Explora-Dome backyard observatory and a separate setup for moving around.
Don't get overwhelmed by looking all all it takes to produce decent images. Take your time with both learning and buying equipment.
Thank you Guys for looking at my gallery and commenting on my images. But I owe my successes to everyone here on CN for the years of both positive and negative insite. It helped me make the choices I made and I am very satisfied with them.
Posted 16 April 2013 - 03:37 PM
Sorry, ment to addres post to Dan.....
Ooops..... (operator error!)
Posted 17 April 2013 - 04:41 AM
I did a good deal of reading around to find out just how much heavier the LX200 would be, the Meade website was not so clear on this.
The OTA and Fork are 13lbs heavier which does not seem that much worse to me, with the case I purchased mobility wouldnt be a huge issue.
The tripod however was 30 lbs heavier but then I would be carrying this separately anyway.
For added stability and a few more features I am seriously considering swapping these around. Does anyone here move their LX200 around a whole lot?
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So despite my previous posts I've still been looking into the possibility of swapping out my LX90 for an LX200 with the same size aperture, I believe the shop I purchased this from will be willing to do the swap as it has been less than 7 days.
I have been in your position, and now I think it is to the point that neither answer will be correct. If you stay with the 90, you will always wonder how much better the 200 would have been, and if you go with the 200 you will kick yourself every time you think about viewing but don't because it is too much to set up. Sometimes you just need to make a decision and don't look back.
I am not saying this to be mean. Like I said earlier, when I was going to buy I was looking at the 200 12 because that is what a friend had. There were many nights where I regretted my decision to get the 8 because the view through his scope was that much better. It took years to come to terms with that decision. I would have never been able to give up the 12 if I had gone that route, but it would have ended up living in the case as I know I could no longer handle it by myself. My friend with the 12 is a pretty stout guy and now his 12 sits in the case and he has gone all the way down to a 5" refractor.
I really do wish you luck.


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The Culinary Art of Pasta Inspires Puppet Show
"PASTA! A Pop Ups Puppet Musical" follows around two wannabe-chefs (Jacob Stein, Jason Rabinowitz) who scour Brooklyn in search of the best pasta ingredients.
The show comes to Los Angeles for several performances between Nov. 23 and Nov. 28.
In "PASTA!" Stein and Rabinowitz bring out the acoustic guitars and sing songs from their recently-released children's-rock album, "Outside Voices," drawing from a diverse range of genres, like alternative rock, dance and indie, and featuring lyrics about food, animals and more.
During a recent interview, Stein emphasized his and Rabinowitz's intention to make a show that appeals to all ages. "If you can straddle the line between entertaining both the kids and the adults, it's a real success," Stein said.
The new set of shows marks the duo's return to Los Angeles, after several dates in the Venice area last summer.
"We decided to come back to L.A. because the fans out here have great energy," Stein wrote in a recent email. "Once the show ended in July, we received emails asking us when we were bringing the show back to LA."
In real life, Stein and Rabinowitz met in Brooklyn while working together on another puppet show—one for Passover.
"We hit it off," Rabinowitz said, adding that when they rejoined to record "Outside Voices," which eventually inspired their "Pasta" musical, "we both wanted to make a record that was sort of our own personal unbridled fun project. And we did."
Their love of other well-known shows with puppets, such as "Sesame Street" and "Avenue Q," influenced their decision to turn their record into their very own puppet show.
"When someone asked us to put together a different show," Stein said, we thought, "let's go with something we both love doing…puppets."
"We have the puppet gene," Rabinowitz said.
The show sees Stein and Rabinowitz juggling multiple tasks, including, of course, manning the puppets, at one point attaching them to the tongues of their Converse, playing live music and providing a live drawing demonstration.
The show features eights songs along with puppet characters whose names, such as Mr. Clunkhead and Fruta Di Marme, a mermaid, Stein and Rabinowitz hope will appeal to kids.
"I think that everybody can have a lot of fun with puppets," Stein said.
Tue. Through Nov. 28. All shows at 3:30 pm. (except Sat., Nov. 27 at noon). $15. MiMoDa Dance Studio/Theater, 5774 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. thepopups.com/pasta.
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Buckley powers Bucks past West
DUNMORE - It's as simple as this: Once Dunmore's Diesel got cranked up, nothing could stop him.
Daiqwon Buckley, a muscular 225-pound tailback with an unrelenting desire to reach the end zone, powered through and raced past West Scranton defenders - who were almost helpless in trying to wrestle him to the turf - for 280 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns.
When his punishing attack ended, No. 1 Dunmore had a 27-7 win over the fifth-ranked Invaders on Friday night in a Lackawanna Football Conference crossover game. The Bucks pushed their record to 3-0 and are ready for next week's rematch with No. 2 Old Forge, which plays today at Holy Redeemer.
"This is a good win that feels real good, but we have to get ready now for next week," Buckley said of the rematch of last season's District 2 Class A title game.
Inside, between his massive offensive linemen, Buckley found seams, then after the initial contact, dragged and carried Invaders for additional yards that kept moving the chains.
Outside, he showed flashes of improved speed, getting to the edge and as he accelerated just ran through tackles.
During the first half, he pounded away at the West Scranton defense for 158 yards and a touchdown that set the tone for another overwhelming effort that gives him 737 yards in three wins and 4,488 in his career to move into ninth place on the LFC all-time rushing list.
"I thought that we needed a spark tonight and I thought that I could provide that," Buckley said. "On every run, I try to score. If it doesn't work out, I am just going to always keep running and refuse to go down."
Dunmore seized the early lead on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Kujawski to Josh Zilla and from there overmatched West Scranton with its defense.
While the Bucks were establishing their offense, Tim Drewes, Josh Sawka and Matthew Rogan made the going tough for the Invaders, who entered the game averaging 431.5 yards per game.
West Scranton (2-1) managed 55 yards rushing on 16 carries in the first half and lost a fumble in the end zone that Dunmore sophomore Bob Stout jumped on for a touchdown that made it 20-7 with 7:56 remaining in the second quarter.
"The coaches preached being physical all week," said Drewes, a 6-foot-3, 260-pound junior. "They wanted us to get our hands into them, get off the blocks and make the tackles."
Then the Invaders had only two first downs on its first three possessions of the third quarter and lost another fumble that Rogan grabbed and led to Dunmore's last methodical march to the end zone. Buckley carried the ball on 10 of the 11 plays and capped the 74-yard drive with a 9-yard run that made it 27-7 with 7:08 remaining in the fourth quarter.
"We know that West Scranton is a tough team and this is a big rivalry," said Dunmore tackle James McHale, a 6-7, 300-pound senior who is committed to Temple. "You always know that they are going to be physical, so I am glad that we were able to get off the ball."
West Scranton's only steady success came in the second quarter. Trailing 14-0 and in danger of being run out of Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium, the Invaders went 61 yards in 10 with Leo Ciullo scoring on a 1-yard sneak.
"I really didn't think defensively we were in that bad of shape, because if you told me that we were going to hold them to three offensive touchdowns, we might be in the game. But offensively we really sputtered," West Scranton coach Joe Gerek said. "Turnovers and silly penalties hurt us and you can't do that against a very good team. They wore us down and Buckley is a good kid."
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Police won't press charges against Nigella Lawson after she promises a courtroom, "Regular cocaine users do not look like this."
"Domestic Goddess" Nigella Lawson will not face any action after admitting in court that she had taken drugs, because a prosecution could deter future witnesses from being truthful, UK police said on Monday, January 27.
Nigella, 54, made headlines globally when she told a court she had taken cocaine several times and smoked cannabis at the end of her 10-year marriage to Charles Saatchi. The revelations came as her two former assistants, on trial for defrauding the couple of £685,000, argued there was an understanding they could spend at will if they kept quiet about her drug taking.
The pair was acquitted at the end of a three-week trial last December, but Nigella's admission to the court led to a police investigation. A spokesman for London's Metropolitan Police said a specialist team had examined all the available evidence and a review concluded there would be no further action by police.
"The decision has been taken based on a number of factors, including the need for police action to be proportionate, whether further action would be in the public interest, and after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service," the spokesman said in a statement.
The police said there was serious public interest concern about the message any prosecution would send to potential witnesses and victims in the future.
"Whilst witnesses clearly cannot simply admit to any offence under oath without consequences, this has to be balanced with the requirement for victims and witnesses to tell the truth. Further police activity may deter victims from being candid with police and in court for fear of future investigation," it said.
The trial of the two assistants, sisters Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo, enthralled Britain with lurid tales of drug use, lavish spending and marital bullying. It followed Lawson and Saatchi's bitter divorce last July. Their marriage fell apart after he was photographed clasping her throat at a restaurant in London's Mayfair.
The Italian sisters alleged that Lawson used cocaine, cannabis and prescription pills daily for over a decade. Lawson denied that she was a habitual drug user but told London's Isleworth Crown Court that she had smoked cannabis occasionally towards the end of her marriage to Saatchi and had taken cocaine several times in her life but never regularly.
She pointed out that most regular cocaine users "are a lot thinner than I am". She also quipped: "I can say that since freeing myself from a brilliant but brutal man, I am now totally cocaine, cannabis and any drug-free. I don't have a drug problem, I have a life problem."
She said she was "disappointed" when the Grillos were acquitted and complained she had been "maliciously vilified" in the trial that had provided a stage for a sustained campaign by her ex-husband to destroy her reputation.
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I wanted to follow up on my previous post on the Startup Austin track. But, for today, let's look forward to March 2014 programming via the lens of PanelPicker entries. Doing a quick PanelPicker search for proposals that include "startup austin" as a tag, there are 23 total found results. As one might expect, the most represented topic within these 23 found results pertain to education and technology.
Amongst these 23 found results is a proposal from Nathan Green titled Future of Education for Austin Technology, which merges both technology and education and focuses on how local schools will adapt their education to the needs of the city's workforce. This session goes beyond its Austin focus and could help shed light on an issue shared among growing cities.
Another intriguing PanelPicker proposal comes from Bijoy Goswami -- his entry is titled Austin: Home to the Journey Entrepreneur. Focusing on the many ways to create a startup, Goswami aims to share the path that has worked for him by revealing the tools, experiences and mistakes that have lead him to his success.
Some other excellent PanelPicker ideas tagged as Startup Austin focus on media, health and non-profits. Susan Lahey wants to host a showdown between media based startups where seasoned reporters, publishers and editors judge whether the company is ready to launch during the Austin Startup Media Pitch Competitions. Likewise, the folks from TechRanch proose a discussion on the New World of Healthcare that will come about with the transition from the Industrial age to the Information age.
These 23 Startup Austin entries are a reflection of the changing and growing culture of Austin and we want you all to come and see what Central Texas is making a name for itself. If you want to weigh in on your favorite of these proposals, then please go to the SXSW PanelPicker and vote before the end of the day on Friday, September 6.
We hope to see you at the third annual Startup Austin sessions that are part of Startup Village at the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival. These Startup Austin sessions occur on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9 at the Board Room of the Austin Chamber of Commerce. Located at 535 East 5th Street, the Board Room of the Austin Chamber resides within the Hilton Austin Downtown, but has its own dedicated elevator that can be reached through the 5th Street entrance.
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So Oprah picked Jonathan Franzen's new novel Freedom for her Book Club, despite the hullabaloo raised by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner about the amount of "sexist" press coverage his new novel was getting. Does that make Oprah sexist? And what will those highly successful commercial writers say now?
It makes me think back to 1988, when I made the leap from being published in magazines and newspapers to being anthologized. This was a whole new level of exposure, and very exciting. Suddenly I was reading reviews of my story, hearing from fans, and meeting other authors on a regular basis at conferences, banquets, and on tour.
One of these very well-established writers, someone I deeply admired, gave me some advice when we were talking about career. "Don't attack your peers," he warned. "It makes you look ungracious, and people don't forget."
I've been careful over the years to not say much in public when people ask me what I think about fellow authors if they're not my favorites. If I do express criticism, I try to keep the comments to something technical without letting any personal animus slip in. Let's face it, watching people whose work you don't admire become ever more successful can try even the most Zen-like author's patience.
Even after a reading at a reception or a restaurant when things are more relaxed, I'm cautious, because whatever you say may travel much further than you expect and end up making you look bad. That's what my mentor was trying to explain to me, and he told me about how sharp comments of his when he started out had reached another writer and started a feud.
I saw something similar happen in my own career, though without the feud. Back in the 90s, an American author apparently felt safe mocking my first book when he was on tour in Holland. He didn't know the freelancer he was talking to was an acquaintance of mine who reported the incident in detail, with some scathing comments about the author who should have buttoned his lip.
The "Franzen Feud" has raised questions of literary taste, commercial vs. literary fiction, sexism among reviewers, but what about rudeness and bad taste? Jodi Picoult dismissed Franzen as a "literary darling," though she claimed she had nothing against him per se. And Jennifer Weiner publicly reveled in her wealth, while mocking those at The New York Times who ignore her as balding (a hairist remark if ever there was one). Whatever the legitimacy of their complaints, should any author be engaging in this kind of snark?
Franzen himself has outdone them in attacking Michiko Kakutani a few years ago after she panned his last book, calling her "the stupidest person in New York." And Alice Hoffman last year attacked the Boston Globe reviewer who gave her novel a mixed review, asking her followers on Twitter to call this reviewer and express their outrage. None of this makes the authors look good, no matter who the target is.
A writer friend of mine was once banging out a rebuke to a reviewer when his wife came up behind him and read what was on his Mac screen. "Do you want to be respected for your work," she asked, "or have people think you're a crank and an asshole?"
It's a question every author should consider when getting ready to light into a reviewer or a peer.


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district boundary soon.
Irrigation and Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala de
Silva will visit Thantirimale for an inspection on May 13. The minister
will meet the Thantirimale temple Nayaka Thera .
He will meet farmer organization representatives in the Mannar
district at the Adampan Maha Vidyalaya and visit the Japan funded
Akhatimuruppa rehabilitation tank.
Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Badiudeen, Irrigation Ministry
Secretary Engineer Ivan de Silva, Mannar District Secretary Sarath
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The proposed reservoir will be constructed based on the Malwathu Oya
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power station will be installed at the centre of the dam,"
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"I was really pleased with the second half. We just started out really slow, really tentative, questioning making buckets. We missed some easy shots and came out really tentative. I thought our defense kept us in the game. I thought we were very focused on the defensive end. I thought we relaxed and played our game and were confident and played aggressive in the second half. We have to find a way to start games out like that because that's not what we're doing right now."
On Natasha Vital and Ashley Walker
"I thought Tasha did an unbelievable job in the second half. She made some great shots. She was really poised and focused. She got the ball to Ashley on the baseline, where Ashley is really good at scoring. I think she put Ashley in position to get great looks, too.
On what Oregon State was doing in the first half
"They had a lot of energy in their zone. They were running. We were tentative. We weren't hitting the open person. I thought we were really tentative, and credit to them, they played a really aggressive zone. In the second half, we settled down and really go the ball off of our head more and were a lot more aggressive."
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"We started off really slow. We were really hesitant when we saw the zone coming. In the second half, we got more confident with what we could do against the zone, and we were more aggressive. That was the difference in the first half and the second half."
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"We were disappointed in our performance in the second half. We just came out and wanted to show everybody that we could play against the zone and that we could score. We weren't playing Cal basketball the way we know we could in the first half. We made a point of coming out in the second half and showing that we can play."


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It's raining gacha goodies!
Yes it's almost THAT time again! In only 2 days The Arcade will open it's virtual doors to a new round of amazing gacha goodies! Better hang on to your virtual wallet for this round, because you will want EVERYTHING! There's a truckload of pure must haves!
Be sure to check out The Arcade Shopping Guide to get a preview of all the amazing goodies you will soon be able to collect!
Hair: Surfer Roza (prize 10) – Clawtooth (Bubbles Clawtooth) *NEW @ The Arcade
Skin: Luria (12) – Glam Affair (Aida Ewing) *NEW @ The Arcade
Freckles: Fullbodyfreckles – PXL (Hart Larsson)
Eyes: Horizon light brown – IKON (Ikon Innovia)
Dress: Bibbe dress (white/black) – Baiastice (Sissy Pessoa) *NEW @ The Arcade
Cape: Spirithood white RARE – Tableau Vivant (M4ri1yn Magic) *NEW @ The Arcade
Leggings: Counting stars – Apple May Designs (Apple May)
Skates: Vintage rollerskates clasic – The Secret Store (Maylee Oh) *NEW @ The Arcade
Necklace: Wild honey bee black – MG (Maxi Gossamer) *NEW @ The Arcade
Umbrella: pose prop RARE – Pixel Mode (Tya Fallingbridge) *NEW @ The Arcade
Location: Sankt Moritz, 2304 RAIN (Squonk Levenque) *NEW – go explore!
Something cute
Since my last blogpost was kind of dark and moody I figured I'd do something completely different for this one. And yes it's very pink and the cute factor might hurt your eyes a bit but oh well….
The super cute bunny was a present from the lovely Lada Leeeroy, thank you so much! It's so cute! <3
Pictures are taken at Izzie's sim, in one of the two cute houses you will find there. The sim is definately worth a visit, it's so pretty!
Your taxi: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Izzies/115/125/31
Hair: Canto (walnutwhip) – Lelutka (Thora Charron) *NEW
Skin: Kate lt with cateyes & freckles – PXL (Hart Larsson)
Lipgloss: Glossy lip highlights 2C – Izzie's (Izzie Button) *NEW
Eyes: Horizon pale verdigris – IKON (Ikon Innovia)
Blouse: Bow tie blouse (rose) – Izzie's (Izzie Button)
Sweater: 3d rose sweater (snow) – The Secret Store (Maylee Oh) *NEW
Necklace: ForgetMeNot flower heart – MG (Maxi Gossamer) *NEW
Skirt: Skater skirt bird pink – C'est la vie (Larcoco Mathy) *NEW
Tights: Dotz white – MStyle (Mikee Mokeev)
Boots: Vanity boots light pink – Slink (Siddean Munro) *NEWish
Hands: Female mesh (fatpack) – Slink (Siddean Munro)
Watch: Cro1015 watch white – Daiso (worusaai) *NEW
Bunny: StuffedRabit pink – Feather (Sakuya Lane) — thank you Lada! <3
Poses: Various – Everglow (Fanny Willis)
Location: Izzie's
In the mood for something more dark today…
The brand LIV-glam is kicking ass with their K-collection. I had honestly never heard from this brand but I was pleasantly surprised by their newest mesh releases. Offcoursel naming your collection: K-collection, scores points with me! 😉
It's getting late
To give you up
I took a sip
From my devil's cup
It's taking over me
Too high
Can't come down
It's in the air
And it's all around
Can you feel me now
With a taste of your lips
I'm on a ride
You're toxic I'm slipping under
With a taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you
Don't you know that you're toxic
And I love what you do
Hair: Nydia (fades) – Truth (Truth Hawks) *NEW
Skin: Kate lt with freckles – PXL (Hart Larsson)
Make-up: Kate cateyes & cherry lips gloss – PXL (Hart Larsson)
Eyes: Horizon pale verdigris – IKON (Ikon Innovia)
Outfit: Katie (K-collection) – LIVglam (Kim Lysette) *NEW
Muffler: My warmer muffler (black) – Monso (Morphine Janick) *NEW
Heels: Sophia peeptoe (black) – GOS (Gospel Voom) *NEW
Hands: Female mesh – Slink (Siddean Munro)
Necklace: Cross necklace (black) – Tres Blah (Juliette Westerburg)
Poses: Various packs – Marukin (Valencia Southard)
Location: Toxian City
Today's tunes: Britney Spears – Toxic


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Sharp, but so what?
Culture | Kid's flicks, Slate at a price, & other cultural buzz
Neither a borrower nor a lender be The Borrowers (Rated PG for mild peril and some crude humor) is the best kid's movie about little people living in the walls ever made. The film, based on Mary Norton's novel, tells the story of teeny-tiny redheaded people who consider a single elbow of macaroni a full meal. The family survives by "borrowing" things from the big folks in whose homes they dwell. When little things disappear from the house, blame a Borrower. The big adventure starts when a mean lawyer named Potter (John Goodman) steals a will in order to take away the host family's house. To make matters worse, the two Borrower children (Flora Newbigin and Tom Felton) fall through a hole in the moving van en route to the new house. Not only do the four-inch-high kids have to get back to Mom and Dad, they have to save the will from mean old Potter. A movie like this could easily have become one of those family films that only appear on video because they are so tacky that parents can't sit through them. It might have been from the Home Alone school, which piles on physical comedy showing bumbling crooks in intense pain. The Borrowers avoids both and plays like an old matinee serial, with cliffhanger following cliffhanger. This is Junior's first action film. This movie might have been the greatest kid's adventure since The Wizard of Oz. Unfortunately, the parents vanish after two reels; John Goodman isn't menacing enough; and the film is weighed down with dreadful supporting characters like Exterminator Jeff and his Borrower-sniffing dog. Worse, a couple of crude sight gags ruin it. And "borrowing" is too close to stealing. Still, it's one of the most suspenseful children's movies ever. Girls in combat Many kid's movies don't hold a (birthday) candle to The Borrowers-and this looks like a lame year for children's fare. We're getting feature-length versions of The Rugrats and Barney. And G.I. Jane seems to be a role model for two cartoons coming this summer. Disney and Warner Bros. will both be releasing awful-looking animated movies about women who yearn for battle. The Disney one, Mulan, gives us a Chinese legend about a teenaged girl who dresses up as a man to take her sick father's place in the army. She saves the day and becomes a war hero even though nobody knows she's a she. Expect Mulan to do for Asian culture what Pocahontas did for Native American culture. Former Les Miserables and Miss Saigon sensation Lea Salonga is Mulan's singing voice. This is one of the few American movies about Asian culture made since 1977 that isn't about the Dalai Lama. Also coming this summer is Quest for Camelot. It features another teenaged girl searching for adventure. This one's named Kayley. Her father raised her to be a tomboy, and when she grows up she decides to join King Arthur's court. Can a girl break the gender line at the Round Table? While Disney can at least be trusted to provide top-notch production values, the animation in Camelot is so lousy that even the trailer is unwatchable. The filmmakers think comic relief is a magic ax-nosed chicken named Bladebeak. Meanwhile, the original Camelot's King Arthur, Richard Harris, will appear in the silver-screen update of Lost in Space. Danger, Will Robinson-stay out of the multiplex. Handwriting on the Slate Once upon a time, Bill Gates decided to build a thinkmag. He scooped up Michael Kinsley out of Crossfire and brought him to his castle in Redmond, Wash., to lead the crusade. They built a magazine called Slate. It exists only on the World Wide Web. Like its cable TV half-sister MSNBC, it raised a storm of hype, a dab of prestige-and a teeny, tiny audience. Now Microsoft wants to sell what it can't give away. Starting this month, Slate's readers will have to pay $19.95 to access most of the magazine. Mr. Kinsley's editorials will remain free (though even that price seems high). Don't expect circulation to skyrocket. Slate will always be a Microsoft product. The world's biggest software company may spend a mint attracting writers, but they can't risk losing money by going out on either the right or left limb. They're condemned to using sharp writers with no points. Slate is an in-flight magazine for intellectuals. (The best establishment analysis rag, The Atlantic Monthly, is still free at theatlantic.com.) Why does a cash cow factory like Microsoft need Mr. Kinsley's 'zine anyway, except to build prestige? The company is already unplugging other digital publications like Cinemania, @Watercooler, and Music Central. Is Slate merely a corporate vanity project? No one on the outside knows the answer. Most thinkmags have a hard time making ends meet. Even the most popular ones often seek help from foundations or wealthy donors to survive. Such publications don't exist to reach a mass audience or great profits. Instead, they seek to influence the right people and change the course of history.


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|WMC > SEC Filings for WMC > Form 8-K on 28-Nov-2012
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Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
On November 28, 2012, Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (NYSE: WMC) (the "Company") announced that members of the Company's executive team would deliver a presentation at the J.P. Morgan SMid Cap Conference in New York, NY on November 28, 2012 at approximately 1:00 PM eastern time. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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Women, music and Iran: no matter how you look at it, these three hot topics never fail to elicit conversation from Middle East scholars or entrenched native informants. Western audiences particularly love these conversations — especially when they involve a good female lead who somehow reinforces the "superiority" and freedom of Western culture. She is all the more exotic and hailed when her success is in spite of sexual and political repression imposed by the Islamic Republic regime.
But, not giving in to this and creating tracks that look at social and cultural issues through the primary lens of the personal, rather than the political, is what makes Rapper Salome MC such an important and emerging voice on the global Hip Hop scene. She is billed as "Iran's first female Rapper," a feat in and of itself in a country where both Rap and female solo singers are legally banned. She offers a vast repertoire and immense talent, an insightful young woman urgently and eloquently articulating the anger and cynicism Iran's youth feels towards their current situation, and the idealistic hope they harbor.
Yet because of the overplayed tropes that Salome many times finds herself caught in by media coverage, she frequently turns down requests by press and filmmakers (Aslan Media's exclusive interview ran this past May). When Iranian-American filmmaker Sahar Sarshar decided to make a documentary about one of the most influential music artists amongst today's Iranian youth, she knew she would have some speed bumps along the way. As the producer of Voice of America's short-lived series ZirZameen, which offered viewers of VOA's Persian News Network inside glimpses of underground artists who use their work to engage with their communities, she's certainly no stranger to the unique circumstances that come with covering these underground artists. First, there is access. Then there is the fine line of providing accurate portrayal without sacrificing an artist's safety or privacy. "She requested that we first get to know each other further," Sarshar remarks. "And in these past few months, we have communicated back and forth getting to know each other as artists, collaborators and friends."
"We finally decided it was time to work together to make not only a documentary but also a music video for her song 'The Price of Freedom,' from her latest album I Officially Exist."
Third, there is money.
This is where Salome's fans and connoisseurs of global Hip Hop and socially conscious music come into play. Just last week, Sarshar announced a Kickstarter campaign to help crowdfund Salome's Tale, her film that aims to tell the "inspiring story… that her fans in Iran have been eagerly waiting for." Set to end in four weeks on October 16, the campaign will fund the project's $6,000 budget.
"To fund both projects we decided that our best approach would be crowdfunding. This way it will be a bigger collaborative process that we ever imagined. Our budget is small but our ideas on this project are large. So to all Hip Hop, music and art lovers, please join us in creating a project that we can all be moved and proud of."
The film and music video serve as a perfect compliment to I Officially Exist, a springboard not for a new Salome, but certainly more developed one. Some of her tracks are more overtly political, some more deeply personal; but what they all have in common is the eloquent articulation of a young woman trying to balance her place in a world dominated by identity politics and conflicting narratives. Far from telling her story through the lens of victimhood, Salome's music has always been a deeper character study, using her experiences to share with fans the journey that comes with creating and redefining your own authenticity and identity.
"I Rap therefore officially I am / I searched a lot and finally found a reason for my hands to exist / to write and mix the words with the best / neither my hell nor my heaven is defined / my destiny is unknown and out of my two hands / out of my brain"
For Sarshar, a filmmaker who sees her work as the conduit "to connect the audience to the subject of the documentary- nothing more," it's an exciting development as she continues to receive international attention for creating visually-driven videos that connect viewers with untold stories that add so much more depth to Iran and its culture than most can ever get from mainstream media.
To learn more about Salome's Tale, and to contribute to the project, you can visit the project's Kickstarter page here.By Safa Samiezade'-Yazd, Aslan Media Arts, Culture and Music Editor


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'Summer Swing' tournament set this weekend
Young tennis players will have a chance to compete against their age groups at the "Summer Swing" tournament sponsored by the Fredericksburg Tennis Association.
The event will take place Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16 at the H-E-B Tennis Center at Fredericksburg High School and the courts at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.
Director Randall King said the junior tournament will include boys and girls singles and doubles for ages 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under and 18 and under.
Match play will be best of three sets, with a super tie-breaker for the third set, and no-ad scoring. Consolation will be played if draws allow, King said.
For more on this story, read this week's print and online editions of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post. If you are a print subscriber, your full online subscription is free. All you need to do is call 830-997-2155 to get a password. If you are not a subscriber, call 997-2155 or click on the 'Subscribe' button on the left side of the home page and sign up today!


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Just want to share that we successfully migrated our zimbra NE from 6.0.10 to 7.2 (sorry wrong title)
We have two type of installations, standalone and multi-servers
Some issues faced:
- zimbra mta inet_protocols
- zimbra proxy timeout
- zimbra LDAP replication SSL
I believe some issues (e.g proxy timeout) could be avoided if I found out about the LDAP SSL first (in my case I found it last).
So, the steps for upgrading should be:
1. Upgrade master LDAP
2. Upgrade slave LDAP
3. Check LDAP Replication status (/var/log/zimbra.log)
4. Upgrade MTA/Proxy
5. Upgrade Mailbox
Minor issues after upgrade:
1. User signature is not working for reply. Need to go preferences and save the signature again
2. Couldn't find resources. You need to force sync GAL
Extra Preparation step:
Make sure you have the license file and your activation limit >= mailbox servers
Hope this help the rests in upgrading their Zimbra servers
Sugianto So


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Sometimes it just doesn't happen the way that we want.
- The fruit buds but just won't grow.
- The breakthrough doesn't come through.
- The blessings seem to slip between our fingers.
- The memory of wins fade when new battles rage.
- The voices of doubt rage in your head as well as in front of your face.
While doubt and failures muddy our life view; there is still hope if we suck it up, walk it off and believe anyway. It is at these times that our most effective faith step is to stand and grab hold of our "yet I…"
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The Sovereign LORD is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. Habakkuk 3:19
- …find happiness in God's grace.
- …read His word and find every answer for my every problem.
- …am accepted totally and without merit (don't have to earn His acceptance).
- …see and believe God's promises of deliverance and salvation.
- …trust in His covering.
- …speak His promises over my world.
- …wait patiently as He renews my strength.
God's wants us to find His joy in Him, not in our circumstances. Why? Because while our circumstances can and do change, God's love is never ending.
God loves us and wants to be a blessing to our lives. His promise is that our buds will blossom and produce fruity. God is true to His word.
Be patient, suck it up, walk it off and believe anyway.
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Luke 18:1
We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 2 Corinthians 4:8
How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! Luke 1:47
Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation. Psalm 35:9
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text: I have a German Shepherd, and I'm pretty sure I won't be carrying him on my bike any time soon. But I just read about a new device for running your dog. Have any of you tried the "Springer" coil-spring? Sounds interesting, and I'd like to talk about it at my German Shepherd Dog club I belong to.


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Staff Report
Published Feb. 25, 2013
The Greenville Chamber honored individuals and organizations for their contributions to the community during its 124th annual meeting last Thursday.
During the event, 2012 Board Chairman Mike Riordan, CEO of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, passed the chair's gavel to 2013 Chair Luanne Runge, shareholder with Gallivan, White & Boyd P.A.
The chamber's annual event dinner, which was attended by around 1,300 community and business leaders, is a celebration of the past year's successes and a look at what's to come in the new year.
Fluor CEO David Seaton was the keynote speaker and the chamber honored its 2012 award winners during the event.
2012 award winners
Arts Leadership Award: CertusBank
Max Heller Neighborhood Improvement Award: The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
Minority Business of the Year Award: Flat Fee Recruiting LLC and its founder and owner, Ava Smith
The Small Business of the Year Award: Rush Wilson Ltd.
Ambassador of the Year Award: Mark Basanda, owner and president of Utility Audit Solutions LLC
ATHENA Leadership Award: Jo Hackl, Xanthene Norris and Nancy Whitworth
Buck Mickel Leadership Award: Former Sen. Jim DeMint
Chairman's Award: S.C. Rep. Bruce Bannister
Special Chairman's Award: David Lominack, market president in the Upstate/Midlands region for TD Bank N.A.
Leadership Greenville Distinguished Alumni Award: Russell Stall, executive director of Greenville Forward
Young Professional of the Year Award: Nick Graham, past participant in GE Energy's Edison Engineering Development Program


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Welcome to WebmasterWorld Guest from 18.104.22.168
I started a campaign a couple of weeks ago and it's getting good. The thing is the merchant I'm linking too in my adwords ad doesn't let me add my tracking code so I can check out the conversions.
This means that I'm totally blind regarding to find which phrases and keywords generate the most sales.
I have though of a way of testing the conversion: It would be
1) to test the pitch, I will have to use the same pitches on most of the groups for a week let's say and see the sales. Then, the week after try with another string and so on..
2) To test the keywords and the associated audiences, I tought about joining groups in packs and running those packs alternately on adwords... Like a week these ads, and the other week, these other keywords. Meaning that I would have to pause the groups I'm not displaying to see if they create sales...
These two kind-of solutions, seem to be really time consuming and not very effective. Is there something I'm missing here?
Thanks for any comments ans assistance,
The first idea is to use the same sales pitch on all adgrops until I find a pitch that seems to generate the most sells over a week or two weeks period. Of course not all the adgroups have the same keywords so no all the same pitches have the same effect, it all depends on the keywords you are targetting. But I already use a pitch on the second line of the ad that is the same for all my groups, maybe I could try and change this pitch?
As for the second idea, pausing ad groups, does anyone here as the info about when does google reset the CTR info, and for how long could it be safe to pause some groups?
I am trying to do something similar. My idea was to have a page on my site which does a redirect to the affiliate page. On my page is the goolgle code. It dosen't seem to be working though...prehaps the javascript isn't running in time? Anyone know how to do this?
1) You can't redirect on adwords as in my understanding of the terms
2) Even you have a tracking code on the first page, how will you know from where does the sale comes if the code is not on the landing page?


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"One of the big points of dialogue is 'how will the mitre fit over my dreadlocks?'"
Justin Duckworth, who was appointed the Anglican bishop of Wellington, New Zealand. The bishop-to-be has dreadlocks and is usually seen around town in shorts and bare feet. He was quoted by Ecumenical News International.
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An example of contributory negligence as a defense would be where driver A runs a stop sign and collides with driver B who is traveling on the cross street. Driver A would be negligent for failing to stop. However, if driver B was driving at 65 mph in a 25 mph zone, driver A could argue that driver B was contributorily negligent. Had Driver B not been traveling at such an excessive rate of speed, the accident might not have occurred. In order for driver B to recover from driver A, driver B would have to show that he was not contributorily negligent, or else he would not be able to recover.
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Thanks. That's great! Can I ask one more question. I'm preparing a Complaint, reading the Practice Book, the Statutes, etc. I am a pro se plaintiff. But I will always start a new question after a reply or two...iow I don't hound any of the legal experts.
What is "legal relief" v "equitable relief"?
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The Sony HXR-NX3D1 NXCAM 3D Compact Camcorder is literally two camcorders in one, facilitating the capture of high-definition stereoscopic 3D video at full 1920 x 1080 resolution. The camera borrows several elements from Sony's NXCAM line, such as the HD native Exmor R CMOS sensor (1/4″, with ClearVid pixel array), the 12x Sony "G" lens (10x in 3D mode), and solid-state recording of AVCHD in many formats. (For the HXR-NX3D1, the imaging elements are, of course, doubled.) But as a single-body handheld 3D camcorder, the professional NX3D1 brings several innovations to the table for this emerging class of camcorders.
If you have got the Sony HXR-NX3D1 and often use it to record 1080P AVCHD video, you may have the need to edit Sony HXR-NX3D1 AVCHD in Final Cut Pro 6/7/X on Mac, but you will encounter problems when importing Sony HXR-NX3D1 AVCHD to FCP 6/7/X on Mac, because AVCHD video is not supported to import directly. FCP X best supported video format is Apple ProRes 422 codec MOV format, so FCP doesn't support Sony HXR-NX3D1 AVCHD footages original. The best method to solve this problem is to convert Sony HXR-NX3D1 AVCHD footage to Apple ProRes 422 codec for editing in Final Cut Pro 6/7X, you can follow the steps below to transcode and import Sony HXR-NX3D1 MTS/M2TS to FCP X for editing.
1.Download Drorsoft AVCHD Converter for Mac. This professional AVCHD Converter can help you convert Sony HXR-NX3D1 AVCHD to FCP Apple ProRes 422 MOV format, more output formats are also supported.
2.Install and launch this Sony HXR-NX3D1 AVCHD Converter. Drag and drop Sony HXR-NX3D1 footage to the converter.
3.Click format bar to choose the output format. Click and choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov).
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5.Click convert button to start.
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more please! :-)
very nice work!
On the way Lyle, I'm working full time so I do this on my spare time which is limited :)
like this a lot! ditto lyle! ;-)
the shirts are nice !
this is inspiring man! love all of it!
Love this!
Nice details and texture. Great composition and framing! Good work :)
There are so many ways to view the piece in terms of what one chooses to be a 3d pop-out versus 3d sunken. I love looking at it.
Fantastic design!
This is fantastic!
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