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Going long on the S&P500 and short on the Australian dollar has been a crowded yet successful trade this year, and leading investment bank Goldman Sachs is adamant investors should stick with it.
The Wall Street institution this week started its countdown of the top 10 trades to pursue in 2014 by singling out further weakness in the Aussie dollar as a moneymaking opportunity in a year likely categorised by improvement in developed market economies.
"Given our forecasts for both assets, with an S&P year-end target of 1900, and a year-end Australian dollar target versus the US dollar of 0.85, we see scope for both legs of the trade to generate potential returns," Goldman Sachs explains in a note to clients, which represent modest trading gains of 5 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively.
It appears a perfect storm is brewing, with the Australian economy stagnating and US interest rates rising. If both trends gather momentum then 85 cents may prove optimistic to the upside come December 31, 2014.
"Over the last year or so, the Australian dollar has also become increasingly negatively correlated with US rates, which is exactly the characteristic that we seek," the investment bank advises.
"In addition, we think it is facing its own headwinds, and from a pure currency perspective, relative to most other G10 currencies and major emerging markets, it is a currency where we still expect reasonable declines."
Given Goldman's recent success in predicting Aussie dollar softness and its powerful presence in markets, the forecast should not be taken lightly.
The investment bank has been bearish on the local unit for over 12 months and last year declared one of the best trades on offer was 'long the euro and short the Aussie'.
In fact, a Goldman employee suggested it represented the "trade of the century" in a Wall Street Journal article published in October 2012. While it may not have proven the trade of the century – the Aussie has lost 15 per cent against its eurozone equivalent since then – it has proven successful for those who had the capacity to follow the bank's advice.
Goldman appears to be applying the mantra of 'when you are onto a good thing stick to it'. As a prediction, however, it is relying on a few bricks falling into place.
For starters, Goldman expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to have one more rate cut left in its pocket, which is questionable. Economists are currently divided as to whether the next move is up or down.
On the one side, the mining sector is cutting back investment while the non-mining economy remains home to tepid growth, but on the other, we are already at record low rates, unemployment remains quite low and the housing market is starting to gather steam.
Given the contrasting views on the topic, a rate move in either direction would have significant implications for the dollar.
The investment bank is also basing its forecast on continued improvement in the US economy and commodity prices sinking. On the latter, it has issued something of a warning on commodities, with copper, iron ore and gold among those seen as ripe for falls of around 15 per cent.
While it expects an 85-cent number by the end of 2014, the bank has previously asserted 65 cents is possible in the medium term. And this is reliant on significant weakness in commodities of the like it anticipates next year.
For the Abbott government as well as Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens and trade-exposed industries, the Goldman currency call comes as music to the ears, with strong hopes the local unit can extend on losses of 12 per cent so far this year. They might, however, prefer a figure of 80 cents to give the economy some real stimulus.
Goldman's long position on US equities is less assured than its Aussie dollar call, however, with the bank warning last week there's a 67 per cent chance of a 10 per cent correction at some stage next year.
Still, it sees the stars aligning for an overall rise for the S&P500 of 5 per cent in 2014, which would add to recent years of strong growth.
The market gained 23 per cent in 2009 and 13 per cent in both 2010 and 2012, either side of a flat 2011. Add the 5 per cent forecast for 2014 to the 26 per cent this year and the S&P500 would be 180 per cent above the lows hit during the depths of the subprime crisis.
That's quite a recovery. But, with valuations stretched on a historical basis, will we soon have to wait for economic growth to play catch-up?

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Lindsay Lohan has been granted her freedom, being released from her probation by a judge in Los Angeles.
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Li-Lo thanks Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner for her patience and was praised for completing all the requirements of her strict probation, which included working on clean-up duty at the morgue and taking part in counselling sessions.
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1-436 To Leonard K. Nicholson, March 30, 1937
To Leonard K. Nicholson
March 30, 1937 Vancouver Barracks, Washington
Dear Nick:
While on the train for San Francisco several weeks ago I read a long and glowing account of you, and of your prominence in the newspaper publishing field, in one of the weeklies—"Today," I think.1 Herewith I tender my congratulations. You lead our class in the distinction of your achievement. I intended to write you a note at the time, but became immersed in business and forgot. A letter from John Cabell this morning—not referring to you—reminded me of my omission.
I have lived in many parts of the country, including the west coast, but am now having my first experience in the Northwest. It is a fascinating country of gorgeous scenery and agreeable people.
Have you still all your hair; and is it grey; and how about the waist line? I have mine in much its original tint, but my belts are now 36 inches; weight, on the hoof, 185.
Let me hear from you.
Document Copy Text Source: George C. Marshall Papers, Vancouver Barracks, George C. Marshall Research Library, Lexington, Virginia.
Document Format: Typed letter.
1. Nicholson, one of Marshall's roommates at V.M.I., was president of the New Orleans Times-Picayune Publishing company. An article on the centennial of the Times-Picayune was published in Newsweek 9 (February 6, 1937): 33-35. Today was merged with Newsweek in early 1937.
Recommended Citation: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, ed. Larry I. Bland and Sharon Ritenour Stevens (Lexington, Va.: The George C. Marshall Foundation, 1981- ). Electronic version based on The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, vol. 1, "The Soldierly Spirit," December 1880-June 1939 (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981), pp. 529-530.
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Try and look at SIO's website to get some news concerning the ensemble and a smidgen of frustration will materialize if, like me, you are a non-German-speaking specimen. A couple of listens to Zwitzerland erases any difficulty related to the lack of acquaintance with the musicians, as we're greeted by large doses of technical know-how, animated interplay and wry humor.
Five of the nine performers (Ursula Maehr, Carles Peris, Francis Petter, Valentin Vecellio, Marco von Orelli) utilize wind instruments including recorders, saxes, flutes, clarinets, basset horn and trumpet; the remaining four (Sabine von Werra, Christoph Baumann, Markus Fischer and Jacques Widmer) play respectively cello, piano, bass and drums. No one seems to care about being remembered as an outstanding soloist, even if we sense a measure of amiable virtuosity in each of the participants. The collective's flexible compatibility remains the central attribute throughout the album, an unclassifiable testimonial of hundreds of different stylistic germs proliferating in synchronized autonomy.
"Grooves And Cuts" is an interesting piece mixing chamber gravity, insect-against-a-window insistence, fake sufferance and pitch-less hissing, at times opening up in spacious odd-meter propulsions. "Marsala And Impro" tests the listener's ability in keeping track of disparate contrapuntal dynamics before a final choral gathering. "Tales" begins as an obscure, wood-smelling and deeply reverberant episode, then repeatedly walks the line that separates ironic complication and tense minimalism. "Powerloops And Ballad" is perhaps the segment that better epitomizes the group's aesthetics of swinging between moods and genres, melting cheap night-club jazz, Stravinskian ostinatos and frantic ad-libbing, the whole sounding tightly dressed and incisively witty. The subsequent "March Impro And Coda" — picture a marching band whose members increasingly lose their plots — u-turns from any chance of solemnity, leaving us bewildered by yet another disruption of ordinariness first, and by the unnaturally stretched joint laughter that closes the show later. A rather silly way of signing off in an otherwise nice release.


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Noteworthy health observances for March 2009:
National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day (March 13). From the CDC's MMWR website: "This year, World Kidney Day focuses on high blood pressure, which, along with diabetes, is a leading cause of [chronic kidney disease]. Information regarding kidney disease is available from the National Kidney Disease Education Program at http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/. Information regarding World Kidney Day activities is available at http://www.worldkidneyday.org/."
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: Brain Injury Association of America. This year the association's campaigns will focus on on creating awareness about sports & concussions, specifically related to youth sports.
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Prevention and early detection are keys for overcoming any kind of cancer. Learn more about decreasing your risks for colorectal cancer this month by visiting the websites of Prevent Cancer Foundation or the Colorectal Cancer Coalition.
National Endometriosis Awareness Month. Sponsored by the Endometriosis Research Center. Endometriosis is a painful disorder of the female reproductive system--but it's a lot more complicated than that. Proper diagnosis and treatment of this condition can relieve suffering and enhance fertility among those affected. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) provides this informative online guide to endometriosis: Endometriosis Pamphlet.
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month: . During National MS Education and Awareness Month, the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation raises awareness of the often "invisible" early symptoms of MS. Their theme this year is "MS: Now You See It, Now You Don't."
American Red Cross Month: http://www.redcross.org/. Since 1943 each U.S. president has proclaimed March as American Red Cross Month. The vast majority of Red Cross services have always been provided by volunteers who are gratefully acknowledged this month. This year the Red Cross in conjunction with Red Cross month, the organization is also launching the first ever Change a Life contest in which entrants are encouraged to relate how a Red Cross experience changed their life or someone else's life.
Hemophilia Month: The National Hemophilia Foundation is dedicated to finding better treatments and cures for bleeding and clotting disorders and to preventing the complications of these disorders through education, advocacy and research. Project Red Flag, one of the hemophilia foundation's campaigns, aims to raise awareness about bleeding and clotting disorders.
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, is sponsored by The Arc. Founded in 1950, the Arc is the world's largest community-based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By providing an array of services and support, the Arc aspires to ensure that individuals and families find the resources they need to live an ordinary and productive life. (I like this list that The Arc has compiled on their website: Disability related health links.)
Eatright, this is National Nutrition Month brought to us by the American Dietetic Association, find videos and books under the topic of nutrition with the links provided.
Save Your Vision Month is sponsored by the American Optometric Association and Workplace Eye Wellness Month courtesy of Prevent Blindness America.
National Poison Prevention Month. For more information visit: http://www.poisonprevention.org/ or http://www.aapcc.org/. In addition, the week of March 15-21 is specifically designated as National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week, sponsored by the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition.
National Eye Donor Awareness Month. The Eyebank Association of America is the oldest transplant association in the United States. Learn more about cornea donation and transplantation via their informative site.
Other observance days and weeks in March 2009:
March 10: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The 2009 theme is, "HIV is Right Here at Home." Important facts to consider: Most women are infected with HIV through heterosexual contact and injection drug use; and women of color are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.
National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 8-14: sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation. Hospitals and health care organizations across the country are encouraged to plan events to promote patient safety within their own organizations. Educational activities are centered on educating patients on how to become involved in their own health care, as well as working with hospitals to build partnerships with their patient community.
March 23-27, National Youth Violence Prevention Week part of the National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign. each day of the week will focus on a specific violence prevention strategy. These include promoting respect and tolerance, anger management, resolving conflicts peacefully, supporting safety, and uniting in action.
March 24, American Diabetes Alert Day, American Diabetes Association. The 21st annual "call-to-action" day to inform the public about Type 2 Diabetes is so important as this disease is running rampant in our nation.
March 24: "I am stopping TB." That's the slogan for World TB Day sponsored by the--Stop TB Partnership and the World Health Organization. The date of World TB day is significant in that the bacteria causing tuberculosis was first identified by Dr. Koch on this date in 1882. Today TB remains an epidemic in parts of the world. Once nearly eradicated in the U.S., an alarming 20% increase in the number of reported cases in the U.S. from 1985-1992 reawakened the need for public awareness and prevention. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control World TB Day website is another source of good information.
March 31: Kick Butts Day, http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/. We all know smoking is a risk to our health, and we all know people who have suffered the effects of long-term smoking. It's an extremely tough habit to break so it's easier not to begin smoking at all. On this day expect to see events that educate children about the health hazards of tobacco use.
I'm posting late--but there is still plenty of March left . . . It's also women's health month . . . and the month that either comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb (or vice versa) . . .


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First post of 2008! Happy new commencing year to you all!
We spent the last day of 2007 exploring Lake Leman as the skiing spree touched its end. Two interesting towns - Thonon-les-bains and Evian-les-bains on the French side looked like tourist traps for the summer - and were deliciously abandoned this time of the year. Thonon also harbored more Boulangerie per person than i've ever seen before. And good ones with fresh macarons!
These are boats, mountains and water of Lake Leman at the little port of Thonan.
And here is the old fishing port in the same vicinity. Commercial fishing (mainly of Perche) is practically dead in Lake Leman due to pollution. However during summer hundreds of tourists practice fishing, and now that pollution has apparently went down a bit, it is very popular.
The view on the same port from above:
And the last sight of the day - Mont Saleve, only 1300m, but with beautiful views of Geneva on one side - and Month Blanc on the other.


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Canada's renewable-energy capacity continues to grow
Canada's non-hydro renewable power capacity grew by more than eight percent in 2016, adding nearly 1,300 megawatts (MW) of wind, solar, and biomass-generated power, according to the National Energy Board's (NEB) 2017 update of the Canada's Renewable Power Landscape 2017 report. (press release) Full coverage
Source: Canada's renewable-energy capacity continues to grow
Energy company developing two wind energy project proposals in southwest Saskatchewan
The wind energy potential of southwest Saskatchewan is attracting the attention of independent power producers that are competing for contracts under SaskPower's procurement process for wind power generation. ENGIE Canada hosted public open houses in the area for two wind energy project proposals that will be submitted to SaskPower.
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ENGIE Canada Inc. is Hosting Public Open Houses
ENGIE Canada Inc. is hosting Public Open Houses for two proposed Wind Energy Projects. The proposed Benchlands wind Energy Project is located approximately 80 km southwest of Swift Current and the Wymark Wind Energy Project is located east of Wymark, approximately 25 km south of Swift Current. Each are currently proposed to be 100 or 200MW to respond to SaskPower's Request for Proposals for new wind generation capacity.
• Come-and-Go Open House with presentation at 6 pm
• Information Posters on Wind Power and the Project
• An opportunity to ask questions, provide feedback and meet company representatives
Place: Chinook Golf Course (Restaurant), 663 6th Avenue SE, Swift Current, SK
Date: Wednesday November 29, 2017
Time: 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Place: Gull Lake Community Hall, 7275 Lake Avenue, Gull Lake SK
Date: Thursday November 30, 2017
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Antenatal Classes:attend Or Not Attend
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I would definitely recommend Hulda's classes at Annerley Midwives. They are informative and fun, and you get to meet other parents-to-be and discuss any apprehensions you may have. I am going back for a refresher course with Hulda for my second baby even though I only had my first 11 months ago! At the very least you will make some good friends to share experiences with after your baby arrives.
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LLL meetings are a great opportunity to gain information and to see breastfeeding in action. We hold morning meetings in Discovery Bay, afternoon meetings in Happy Valley and evening meetings in Central. These meetings are all free of charge.
As well as our meetings we also run a breastfeeding seminar which we are happy to do either at my home or in your home. The seminar covers all the basic information needed to get breastfeeding off to a good start. It also provides an opportunity for you to ask as many questions as you like of one of our Leaders accredited by LLLI.
The cost of the two-hour plus seminar is $500 and includes a copy of our book The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. The seminar is a good opportunity for you to education not only yourself but also everyone who will be around you to give support when your new baby is born, whether this be a husband, mother, mother-in-law or maid.
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Antenatal Classes
Hey can anyone tell me where this Canossa is located? This is my first pregnancy and i want to attend antenatal classes. Can anyone advice me if there is any classes in english language? I dont understand Chinese at all.
I just hope by taking this classes it will be very useful for us. I am into my 20 weeks now. So when do you think i must start taking this antenal classes? I really have no idea and no one is there to guide me. Pls do help me.
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Canossa is on Old Peak Road. They have a website if you want to find out more.
If you plan to have your baby in a government hospital, I found the classes run by Tsan Yuk (in preparation for delivery at Queen Mary) pretty helpful.
I've been to both classes and they were conducted in English. You will need to check out the timing of the Tsan Yuk classes as I think they alternate between English and cantonese classes.
I've found going to antenatal classes again for my second pregnancy really helpful as I could relate to what they were talking about, especially breathing techniques in labour. First time round, everything I learnt just went out the window!
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Hi Manju - I attended classes at cannosa, they were conducted in english. Everyone that attended were at least 28 weeks or so into their pregnancy. I dont think it really matters, how many weeks you are, but I guess if you attend too early, you may forget what you have learnt. You can call up the hospital to check when the next set of classes begin. Good Luck..
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When i had my son at Union Hospital in Tai Wai we had some pretty good classes there such as bathing baby etc. but in my opinion these things all come to you so naturally.
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at which stage of pregnancy do i need to start attending antenatal classes please? would 4 months be too early for this?
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I live in Yuen Long - are there any good antenatal classes held near there?
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First sorry for the english.. i'm venezolano..
a few years a go i bought a cyber shot them a minolta z1 and them a minolta z3, the last normal camera but not so much for night picture, and for general too, hight iso very poor image.. i read a lot a about camera and photo i'm still learning, reading a lot, if you know some web site where i can read learn more, about lens how it work kind of lens i really apreciate... My last 2 cameras was super zoom cameras 10x and 12x the cameras say 135mm i'm still learning the meaning and the aplication of this numbers..
so i like take picture wildlife landscape i do a lot super macro, like flower and very litle animals, and night picture too, well more or less is personality what i like....
After some time taking picture i thnk i'm ready to buy a DSLR, with my budget 800$ what camera with what lens to star them well i'll buy more.... i'm looking for good zoom, and general use for now...i saw the nikon d50, d40, or K100d... tell me what is the way for become in good photographer... and thank for the help...
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D40, D50 & K100D are all nice cameras - though be aware, the D40 is limited as to what lenses you can use, so this may mean that cheaper 3rd party lenses may not be available to you.
The D50 has VERY fast auto focus, the K100D is a superb all rounder and has a stablised body. Both can be recommended.
If you do buy a DSLR kit, you might find it chaeper to buy the 2nd lens (55-200mm) at the same time as bundles often do the second lens at around half price.
HOWEVER - it looks like you like doing macro stuff and on a DSLR, you will need a special macro lens to do macro work and these can be around £300.
You might want to consider the Fuji 9100 (also called 9600), the image quality is not as good as DSLR but the built in lens has a range of 28mm - 300mm and hs a macro function.
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i checked the fuji seems to be good but still the image is not good, maybe the best is invest in DSLR, and enjoy a good quality of picture for some years and worry about buy new lens in the future...
can anybody tell me about what lens for super macro can i buy, or how can i know when a lens is for super macro, and where i can find information about lens..
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You can get some information on lenses here:
I think one of the best deals for entry level DSLRs right now is on the Canon 350D Rebel XT. I don't care much for the kit lens, but I see some body only factory refurbished models for only $399. New models bosy only under $500.
The 50mm 1.8 lens is a bargain for only about $80:
And I would go with the Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 DG Macro APO for a zoom:
It's not what some would call a "true macro" as it's only 1:2. But I'd suggest it mainly because it will do a good job for the price for your long telephoto wildlife shots. It does get a bit soft after 250mm.
That's just under $800 total if you go new, but that's without the kit lens. If you want to get a cheap 18-50mm normal zoom to hold you over until you can do better, you could go for the kit. But even at that price I'd probably opt instead for the Sigma 18-50 f3.5-5.6 instead for about the same price. Better would be if you can afford the 18-50 f2.8 or 17-70 f2.8-4.5 (both of which also have some Macro ability).
|Jan 1, 2007, 8:21 PM
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so... between nikon d50 , d40 and canon Xti.... wich one? looking reviews i can see better image quality from canon Xti plus the cleaning system. should i go with canon ? o there is something that i shouldknow before go with canon..
|Jan 2, 2007, 2:23 AM
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I think the Canon may be best in image quality, but they're all close. Some users are reporting that the XT was a bit better at high ISO quality than the XTi, however, especially for shooting in RAW mode.
The biggest compaint about the Canon seems to be some don't like the ergonomics. It's smaller than some of the others, and some don't like the grip. Also changes in some common settings like ISO or white balance don't show in the viewfinder, you have to look at the LCD, which can be less convenient if you want to do change quickly in the fly while shooting. And it's not quite as customizable as some others.
Another is that the kit lens is one of the worst, to the point you might be better not getting the kit and buying another lens.
And, IS on both Canon and Nikon is in the lens, and there aren't that many lenses available with it, and most that have it tend to be expensive (they also can be heavier). So in some cases you'll end up doing without it (though it's really only needed on a DSLR with handheld long zooms).
Also, there have been some complaints about metering, mainly a tendency to underexpose a bit.
D40 and D50 are only 6MP, so you may notice some difference in resolution.
The D40 lacks AF motor, so it will only autofocus with a limited selection of lenses. It also has no dedicated buttons for setting a number of common settings, like ISO, white balance, metering mode, shooting mode, and image qaulity, so you have to go through the menu system to make changes, which is less convenient than on most DSLRs. It also has less available image parameter adjustments than some. You also have to pay additional for acceptable softare for converting RAW images if you shoot in RAW, as the supplied software is inadequate. It also has only 3 AF points.
The D50 is a bit older, but image quality is at least close to the newer models, and the camera itself is in some ways more fully featured.
You may want to consider the Sony Alpha as well. It's a 10MP model which has the dust cleaning, as well as in camera stabilization, and is more fully featured than most of the the other models at this price. It's available for under $700 with a kit lens.
|Jan 2, 2007, 1:53 PM
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on canon xti you can´t see the image on the lcd to take photo ...? you have to use de viewfinder ...... does any dslr camera can use the lcd to see the image for then take the photo?
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|Jan 2, 2007, 3:34 PM
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Thanks for the info Greg.
Well i need to get use to that... but i'm still looking for my first dslr.. now i'm between Sony 100 and canon xti, sony for the anti shake system, and canon for image quality and low noise..
i found some old lens minolta and canon from a uncle but how can i know if those lens fit on canon or minolta(sony) recent cameras like sony 100 and canon xti... can anyone help me?
|Jan 2, 2007, 3:36 PM
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Actually the E-330 has come down in price to where it's now less than the XTi.
About $700 body only at Beach or Buydig.com.
The biggest drawback is it's not as good as the others at high ISO. ISO 1600 really isn't as good as most others. The JPEGs suffer at that point form not very effective noise reduction. But in shooting RAW it should still be useable. Detail retention isn't bad in the RAW file, and it's apparently like some of the Canon models, about a third stop more sensitive than labeled, so that what's labeled ISO 1600 is really equivalent to 2000.
At ISO 400 and below, image quality will compare well to any of them. And the Olympus cameras are among the most complete models in that price range in features and controls.
The live view makes this one of the best macro cameras out there though, as you can hit a button to zoom in 10x on the screen in live view B mode and get a very accurate close focus.
Check out this users pbase dragonflies gallery for some macro samples with the Olympus 50mm f2.0.
If you plan to do mostly macro, landscape, and other still shots, this might be your best bet. Though it might fall a bit short of Canon or Nikon in areas like sports, action, or lowlight shooting.
The other big complaints are the viewfinder is a bit dark (due in part to the image being split to send part to the LCD), and the lens selection is a bit les than some other models.
So you might check to see if the right lenses available for what you want to do. There are currently still a limited number of macro lenses, as well as a limited number of affordable long telephotos which you might want for wildlife. Be aware that it has a 2x EFL (equivalent focal length) factor, so a 50mm macro has a 100mm equivalent field of view, and a 200mm lens would have a 400mm equivalent FOV.
And be sure to personally handle any models you consider buying so you can judge for yourself ergonomic factors like the viewfinder and camera handling.
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To kick off the political season, I thought I would start a list of the issues that are likely to be part of the upcoming elections. This is just a starting point. As the list grows, these issues will get their own articles.
1. Taxes.
2. Education.
3. Public Safety.
4. Jobs and industry.
5. Water.
6. Traffic Lights.
Lets keep the list growing. Add your favorite (or most irritating) issues.


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Eat On The Island
Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii
Ship: Pride of America
Cabin Type: Balcony
Traveled As: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review Summary
The ship was clean for the most part but always cold. The food was the worst I have had on any cruise and I have been on 9. The specialty rest were not worth the money. The food was no better than the buffet. The buffet was as good as a high school caf and it was always crowded. The staff seemed untrained but they were polite. Be prepared to spend extra money on EVERYTHING. I mean even things like a milkshake. You can get Icecream and milk no charge at the buffet but a milkshake will cost you $5. They charge you service charges everyday and ask for tips for everything on top of the service charge. The ONLY reason I would recommend this ship is because its the best way to see Hawaii.
Pros: The excursions
Cons: The FOOD


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International standards disaster looms
Almost nine-out-of-ten are unprepared for the adoption of international accountings standards, a new survey has found.
While 70% of companies surveyed were aware of the IASs, which all EU companies must comply with by 2005, only 13% will be ready to do this, accounting software CODA found.
Even more worrying, just over half – 54% – said no plans had yet been put in place to comply by the deadline.
The survey also found that those companies that have already started preparations for the new standards may still not be ready due to the 'long-term planning required across an organisation's extended enterprise'.
CODA CEO Graham Steinsberg said: 'In order to fulfil the tight 2005 deadline for IAS compliance, EU-listed companies have to start preparing now.
'There is a misconception that it is a case of flicking a switch, to comply with IAS, but this isn't true.'


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My roomate(no,really,my roomate)4 weeks ago started noticing that his stomach started swelling up.he looks like he's 9 months pregnant.he's vomiting,and bright red blood in stool,eventually no stool,just blood.I took him to the emergency room.The hostipittle kept him for 3 days.He said they drained his abdoman of 2.7 oz.of fluid.It's been 1 week,and symptoms are just as bad if not worse.His excuse for not going back to doctor is no money.Yes this is only an excuse!He keeps asking me if I know of any home remedy for the stomach bloating(wich is now hard to the touch).I dont want to be rude and say"listen dude,u need to go to a doctor.if your not,than I dont wanna hear it!"
So symptoms are as follows:
extream heartburn,blood for stool,hard time urinating,fatiuge.
Does anybody know what i could say to him that wouldnt offend,yet get him to do something?
Oh,also we have a verry bad case of bedbugs to.Could they have anything to do with this?


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Juan Gabriel is Dead
Film Block: T Cinema: LAB 2 Date: 03.03.18 Time: 8.15-9.30 PM
Juan Gabriel is Dead
Director: Tavo Ruiz
Country: Mexico
Runtime: 15 mins
Genre: Drama / LGBT / Youth / Dutch premiere
Rated: PG
Q&A with director Tavo Ruiz after this block
On the day famous Mexican singer JUAN GABRIEL dies, best friends Beto and Daniel will redefine their friendship. Daniel imagines how his day would be if he were a girl. Maybe this way his feelings toward Beto would be seen as normal.
Tavo Ruiz (read an interview with NRFF) was born in 1987, Mexico. His first short film "The Godmother" participated with success in different film festivals around Mexico, including Morelia Film Festival. In 2009 he founded Light's On Producciones and with them he produced his next short films. In 2017 his short film "Line 9" was screened at NRFF Amsterdam and has been part of OutFest L.A. and over 20 film festivals around the world. He lives currently in Germany, where he is developing his next project.


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Montreal, 7 June – Overall, this was a good day for Scuderia Ferrari as the team set about preparations for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. A good day at the tricky and treacherous Gilles Villeneuve circuit, especially when pretty much fifty percent of track time is spent in the wet, means one when both your cars get through the three hours without stepping out of line and hitting the walls that are so close to the track. Mission accomplished on that front and partial mission accomplished when it came to ticking off items on the long, very long, job sheet. Constantly striving for performance in this sport means constantly bringing updates to each race and that's what the Scuderia did, although the rain in the morning meant that a clear picture has yet to emerge on the effectiveness of the new components. It was a similar story with the tyres: as Pirelli continues to fine tune its products, it had brought two extra pairs per driver of a prototype Medium compound, which the Italian company hopes to introduce at the British Grand Prix in a fortnight's time. But you can't test slick tyres in the rain, so this was a task for the afternoon, as the prototypes can only be used on the Friday, along with the regular evaluation of the two compounds in use for the rest of the weekend.
A quick look at the breakdown of laps completed shows how little work got done in the morning: in FP 1, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Mass managed a paltry 16 and 13 respectively, while in the afternoon, they got through a dizzying 48 and 43. One can also consider it to have been a good day for the Scuderia, because even if the planned programme was not fully completed, the other teams faced exactly the same weather-induced difficulties. The final icing on the cake – with the usual proviso that lap times mean little on a Friday – was that Fernando ended the day fastest of all, with Felipe sixth. Not only was the single lap pace encouraging, but so too was the performance on the longer runs. Splitting the two Prancing Horse drivers this afternoon were last year's Canada winner Lewis Hamilton in second place for Mercedes and along with Fernando, the only driver to break the 1m 15s barrier, followed by Romain Grosjean third for Lotus, Mark Webber in the Red Bull and Nico Rosberg in the other Mercedes.
Canadian GP – The Friday variables
Felipe Massa: "Today, it was a case of working for just half a day, because in the morning, the rain meant we could only do a small number of laps. Therefore, the bulk of the work, given over to evaluating the tyres and new parts brought for this race, had all to be squeezed into the afternoon session. Now we will have a busy time analysing all the data we gathered to try and understand which of the updates could be used in the next couple of days. If it does not rain tomorrow, then the track conditions will be completely different and that means we must be ready to tackle whatever situation could arise".
Pat Fry: "As every Friday, today too we had a particularly busy day's work in prospect, as it is now a tradition on the first day to reconcile working on developing the car with the usual race weekend programme of comparing tyres and finding the best set-up. Given the forecast, we were ready for any eventuality the rain could have thrown at us. At one point in FP1, it wasn't wet enough to use the Intermediate, nor dry enough for the Medium and at that moment we therefore preferred to wait for conditions to improve: in the final minutes we managed to go out on the experimental tyres Pirelli brought here in preparation for the British Grand Prix and we also ended the session with a few laps on the Medium. We knew we wouldn't get a clear enough comparison in terms of pure performance and therefore we worked mainly on different aerodynamic configurations. In the afternoon, the rain eased off and we managed to exploit the fact the track was dry and with the prototype tyres, we ran some evaluations on the two cars, using different aerodynamic configurations. Making the most of the time available we did a comparison for the two nominated tyres for this race, the Medium and the Supersoft and gathered important data which we will now use to find the best balance on the car for Sunday's race."
|ALONSO – chassis 299
|MASSA – chassis 298
|First Session
|16 laps
|13 laps
|Weather: air 17°C, track 18°C. Rain at the beginning, cloudy
|Second Session
|48 laps
|43 laps
|Weather: air 18/19 °C, track 19/21 °C. Cloudy, light rain
Canadian GP – Alonso flies while the rain stops
Montreal, 7 June – The rain held off for the second free practice session so that teams and drivers could get on with their usual Friday programme after the wet first session.
In the first half hour, Massa and Alonso took to the track with the prototype tyres Pirelli had brought to Montreal, these being the Medium compound that could be used as from the Silverstone round. Massa was quickest at this point, with Alonso paying the price for a small but crucial mistake in the third sector.
In the second half hour, Massa and Alonso did runs on the Medium, before switching to the Super Soft, with Alonso setting the fastest time of the day in 1.14.818, while Massa was sixth fastest in 1.15.254.
In the final part of the session, both Ferrari men did a long run, using both compounds that will be raced on Sunday. The lap times in this configuration were promising and overall, Alonso did 48 laps while Massa did 43.
Canadian GP – All about bad weather
Ile Notre Dame, 7 June – As expected, the bad weather was bang on time as free practice for the Canadian Grand Prix kicked off this morning at Montreal's Gilles Villeneuve circuit. Fastest was the Force India of Englishman Paul Di Resta in 1.21.020, ahead of the McLaren of fellow countryman Jenson Button (1.21.108) and the Lotus of France's Romain Grosjean (1.21.258.) Fernando Alonso's Ferrari was the best placed on the time sheet, fourth in 1.21.308, while in the other F138, Felipe Massa was eleventh in 1.23.341. Both Ferrari men only did a handful of laps, with the track drying just enough towards the end for them to have a quick look at Pirelli's Medium prototype tyres, which can only be used today. Starts and pit stop practice as well as some aero testing were the main elements of this first 90 minutes of this the seventh round of the Formula 1 World Championship for Scuderia Ferrari and now the teams are preparing for the second session which starts, as usual at 2 pm.


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Zoo Trip yesterday!
February 11, 2007
As we have decided to keep David's first birthday quite low key as he won't know any difference and have a big 2nd Birthday we decided to take David and our neigbour's 2 kids to the Zoo yesterday. They had a blast. We got there just before opening at 9.30 and boy was it hot already.
Here is Richard and the 3 kids
The new way that they display the animal's at Auckland Zoo is awesome. David's favourite of the day was the Cheetah's. He was so excited and jumping up and down
Sorry that these are up the wrong way. I will make sure i rotate them before i upload them next time. I made sure I got the obligatory photo like i had of me when I was small of David sitting in the Dragon's mouth. I will leave that photo to a layout that I am planning which includes a photo of me when i was young as well.
Off for now but will come and blog some more this evening. I am so loving being able to upload photos properly.
9 Responses to "Zoo Trip yesterday!"
February 11, 2007 at 9:38 am
We love the zoo,too. Don't worry – when he's older he won't remember his 2nd party either. When they're little it's all about us celebrating them – we just need to do it. Celebrations are great.
February 11, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Looks like a great day, Debbie! I also love Auckland Zoo and so do my kids!! The place is so well laid out and I love the new glass enclosures …. I got some awesome pics of the tiger through the glass and you can't even tell there is any glass there … looks like you got the same with the cheetahs 😉
Happy First Birthday David!!! 🙂
February 11, 2007 at 7:21 pm
You've got to do the dragon photo!! Can't believe how big he has got – happy birthday to David 🙂
February 11, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Cool pics Debs, I really liked the one of you and David. We often forget to be in the pictures, and I think they are the ones our children will really look back to – the ones with daddy and MUMMY.
February 12, 2007 at 2:19 am
Yeah – photos of you and hubby too! 🙂
I agree – the "new" zoo is very cool. The cheetahs are great and I do like their (and the tiger's) enclosure. So much easier for the kiddos to see.


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My ex and I bought another house after having moved six times in seven years. The kids were approximately six and three years old, and I was about seven years sober.
Fear of financial insecurity had been something that was always with me. Looking back at my story, I see that it was probably human to be afraid when I was a mother of babies and toddlers, and my ex had lost a few jobs and at times we'd lived on savings. During at least one of those times, I had read a book about homelessness and, selfishly, realized with relief that people such as myself, educated with family ties intact, seldom ended up homeless. The young families I saw on TV who were in a shelter were the exception, chosen by the reporter for that reason. Their family ties had broken down and they didn't have help or support. I had a mother and inlaws who would help and support me if I needed them to.
I guess I also have to be easy on myself looking back and remember that I was young, a young mother, and some anxiety in these situations was normal.
All that is to explain that I felt more secure financially when I owned a house rather than paid rent. And it was at this point that I got to fulfill that again. My ex had gotten promotions and of course the paid for move of a huge distance was enormous. I was about three hours by car from my hometown and family, and that was a good distance.
Within a few months of that move and that purchase, he left me.
I won't recount details because all of the people involved are still very much alive, though I hope on some level they don't read this. But they might. He wasn't a bad person and neither was I. I don't know what I would have done had he not left me. It wasn't a healthy marriage, though it wasn't awful, and the children were very young.
The young children were the first source of my anxiety. I felt very strongly that I didn't want them in day care.
I asked my ex to reconsider for a very short time. Then I got on with it.
I took some of the many meditation books I had a placed them around the house, and read them when I was near them. I made a list of people I could call, and I went down the list and called them. I often did that right after I put the kids to bed, since that was a particularly anxious time for me. Some were program people, some were friends, and some were relatives. Some knew what was going on in my life, and some didn't. I called two of my aunts, for example. One was an English teacher, and I talked to her about the English classes I was taking. My other aunt had a kitten my kitten's age, and I talked to her about that. Neither one knew for a long time that I was having difficulties, but it passed the time and connected me to them.
I kept my meetings, and once a month I traveled for an hour to the meeting I had attended two moves previously. I kept up with the AA folks from home from before I had moved away.
I made practical plans. I bought a new car with money from our savings, because the car I was driving wouldn't support lap/shoulder belts in the back, and the kids were getting bigger. I made plans to move back near my family and to work on a Master's degree there. I got all this written into the seperation agreement and my plan was to move back, get a Master's, and go work when the kids were schoolage.
Sometimes, in my most panicky moments, I considered drinking briefly. A few things kept me sober through this. Mostly, I believed and had experienced that if I went back to drinking, it would be as bad as it had been before, and then get worse. I understand that I couldn't get or stay sober for someone else, but I also knew that if I drank, I couldn't function as a mother. I "thought it through" in a big way, picturing my daughter, at six, trying to get up and get ready for school on her own or while trying to take care of her brother. I knew she would do this, and the image was unacceptable to me. It still chokes me up to think about it, even though I know it will never happen.
I had known a woman who attended a meeting I attended several years before that. She had a daughter my daughter's age. This woman was out of jail while waiting to be sentenced for driving drunk and causing someone's death. She had to make arrangements for someone to take care of her daughter, maybe for years. I knew and believed that this also could and would happen to me, along with every other awful thing I had ever heard about.
In the relationship breakup that I had suffered through before, my choice was drink or die. This time it was more like drink or live. I pictured my kids telling their "story" when they were grown (the result of listening to thousands of stories through the years). I saw them say, "And then my father left, and then my mother fell apart." Again, not acceptable to me at that time.
I don't know why I was blessed then with the ability to still believe in the program and the people, to really know that drinking would make things worse, and to believe that I would get through the hard parts and that they wouldn't last forever. I understand that these things are impossibly hard for some other to believe and that I, like them, had often found the world to be intolerable and had taken refuge in a chemically altered mind. The gift of that ability to believe is something I often wish I could give to others when I care about them and see them reject all or part of the program. Just last night someone I care about said that she had been out drinking, and that it was OK, that AA had taught her moderation. I guess that works sometimes, but I don't think it would work for me. Just the fact that somone says that screams to me that they are alcoholic. I also wouldn't do it now, even if I could. I wouldn't, not hardly ever.


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I had my last real interval workout (10x800s) yesterday morning and all the confidence that I had gained from last week, had left me. It's easy when you're in full-on training mode. The race is off in the distant future, you can feel good about your goal, cause you're actively working towards it. Until you aren't anymore. Until you've done the work and now it's time to test yourself. This shit's getting real now, folks.
I knew that yesterday's workout wasn't that big of a deal. My body is tired and whether I made my splits or not was not going to have an impact on my race next weekend. I knew that, logically. But emotionally, I couldn't help but think about... if you can do 10 of these, you're ready. I showed up for the workout with knots in my stomach and doubts filling my head.
The first 5, my head was just not in the game. My legs felt fine, but I just couldn't relax or shut my brain off. Finally, around the 5th or 6th interval I had a little talk with myself...I was just like, DUDE, chillax. You've been doing these for weeks. It is not that big of a deal. Stop being such a baby and just run. And then of course, by the time I had my head under control, my legs decided to revolt. But, whatever, I can handle tired legs... I can't handle a jacked up head.
When we finished the workout and ran our cool down I felt this huge wave of disappointment. I felt defeated, even though I pretty much nailed the workout (despite all my craziness). WTF? As the morning went on, I couldn't shake it. I was feeling all blue and sulky.
So, I fired off an email to my coach with the subject heading "Therapy Sesh." Now, up until this point, she's only been getting texts and emails from me saying things like... "Killed my race pace run today! Feeling pretty awesome these days."* But yesterday, there was only bitching and moaning and not even cool, funny bitching and moaning, but sad, sappy, pathetic bitching and moaning.
To which she promptly responded with...
Heh heh heh. Taper weeks are the best. THE BEST.
...(Lots of good coach-y and friend-y stuff in here)...
Anyway, don't freak yourself out. Trust your training.
So, that made me feel better and I snuck out for a yoga class at lunch which cleared my head even more and by yesterday afternoon, I was officially over myself. It's just RUNNING for pete's sake! How melodramatic and ridiculous can I possibly be? (Sadly, I already know the answer to that).
Having some perspective now, I think I know what part of the problem is/was. I've never really and truly raced a marathon before. Sure, I've lined up at a marathon with a goal in mind and one that I had trained for, but never like this. I've usually just been delusional with my goals and so when I don't meet them, it was like... Awwww shucks! Shoulda trained harder. Next time!
But this time is different. This time I really, truly can meet my goal. It is possible. And it's not going to be a cakewalk, it's going to be work. Real work. But, it's attainable. I've trained hard and I can do it. And that's what scares me the most...
* No joke, you guys. that is word-for-sickening-word a text that I sent to her. How gross is that?