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With his ultrapolite "yes, ma'am, no ma'am" manners and a packed athletic schedule typical of any active 17-year-old, Myles Crosby could be just another good-looking Colleyville Heritage High School student. But when fans in the bleachers scream "Calvin Klein!" every time Crosby scores during a basketball game, you know something's up.
Virtually overnight, as the new face of none other than CK Calvin Klein, Crosby has become the talk of the male-modeling world. It was just in September 2010 that his mother submitted his photos to Kim Dawson Agency men's director Gerald Frankowski. The Crosbys met with Frankowski — and then, Frankowski says, "Myles shaved his head for football season. We couldn't use him."
Fast-forward to the summer of 2011 and a head of hair later, and Crosby revisited the agency. He was quickly booked for his first editorial shoot: the November 2011 FD Luxe as the co-star in a guy-gal fashion feature. He landed the cover. Solo. Once Crosby's original test shots went up on kimdawsonagency.com, Frankowski's phone blew up.
"It was a Friday at 9:30 a.m.," Frankowski says, "and my voicemail already had messages from DNA Models, New York Model Management and Calvin Klein."
By Saturday, Crosby was in New York meeting with famed fashion photographer Steven Klein, whose muses happen to include Madonna, Brad Pitt and supermodel Amber Valletta. By Wednesday, Crosby was in CK underwear, posing for ads, and two weeks later he was bound for St. Barts, to shoot the Calvin Klein Jeans and CK Calvin Klein spring campaign with supermodels Lara Stone and Toni Garrn.
"I've never seen anything like this happen for a male model," says Frankowski, a 20-year veteran of the fashion industry.
For Crosby, a high-school junior who will finish school and plans to go to college, the best part of his new gig is exposure to new things. "Getting to travel and meet new people is great," says the Detroit native, who moved to Colleyville in 2009. What about that notoriously steep, nosedive landing for which the St. Barts airport is known? Says the teen whose career is on full ascent: "Oh, I really thought I was going to die."


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First Film to Arrive in Theatres November 18, 2011
Los Angeles, CA, June 10, 2010 – Summit Entertainment confirmed today that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will be released as two separate films with the first of the two slated to be released in theatres on November 18, 2011. Academy Award® winner Bill Condon will direct both films starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner along with Billy Burke as Charlie Swan as well as returning members of the Cullen Family including Peter Facinelli as Carlisle, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper, Nikki Reed as Rosalie, Ashley Greene as Alice and Kellan Lutz as Emmett.
The project, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, is currently being written by Melissa Rosenberg with Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Stephenie Meyer producing. The TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will start production in the Fall.
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
The third film in the franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE is due in theaters on June 30, 2010.
About the TWILIGHT SAGA film series
The TWILIGHT SAGA film series stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father, and becomes drawn to Edward Cullen, a pale, mysterious classmate who seems determined to push her away. But neither can deny the attraction that pulls them together...even when Edward confides that he and his family are vampires. The action-packed, modern day vampire love story TWILIGHT, the first film in the series, was released in theatres on November 21, 2008 to a blockbuster reception. The second installment of the film franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON was released November 20, 2009. The franchise has grossed over $1.1 billion in worldwide box office ticket sales to date.
About Summit Entertainment, LLC
Summit Entertainment, LLC is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio. The studio handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures. Summit Entertainment, LLC also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product. Summit Entertainment, LLC releases on average 10 to 12 films annually.
June 11, 2010
Two Films Confirmed For Breaking Dawn!
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I knew it I knew it I knew it.ReplyDelete
I am SO excited.
I KNEW IT(:ReplyDelete
This is good.
They would cut out important parts if they made it one movie.
And, seriously??
For just the first part?
Ughh, after Eclipse, I'm just gonna lose it.
I'm going to lose my mind.
ALthough, they have to do a bunch of editing because of,like, Renesmee and stuff, I guess.
okay I can understand 2011 but NOVEMBER?!?! This movie better be kickass!ReplyDelete
I'm glad its going to be two films so they dont skimp on anything.. I just don't really know where a good point would be to break off part oneReplyDelete
Yeah, are they going to do like,ReplyDelete
Film 1: Book 1 & 2
Film 2: Book 3?
Book 3 is the longest, and most important, so that should be it's own film, in my opinion.
I hope part two starts will Bella opening her eyes for the first time.ReplyDelete
I'm SO glad Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz are on board! And 2 movies!!!!! SQUEEEE!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Waiting until November 2011... purgatory.
How can I survive a whole year? Do we have to donate money to make it go faster!!!! ????? Cause I will. No, I change my mind, I don't want Twilight to ever end, so the longer it takes the better chance we have of SM writing another!ReplyDelete
I agree Cullenboyz. I think Ashley and Kellen should get more money. No one could replace them. Everyone is set in stone at this point. Pun definitely intended. TeeHee.ReplyDelete
Im so freaking excited. WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
*doing cartwheels* There was no ay they could have edited BD to death. It would come out like Twilight did. A hot mess.
We have to understand that since both moviesReplyDelete
will have the same director it probably
means the they will both get filmed before
any studio work gets done. CW was doing studio
work on New Moon while Eclipse was being filmed.
On another note...read the fifth paragraph
it shows KS and RP as the saga stars...which
probably gives us an indication of how the
book is going to be interpreted. I would
love for the saga to be full circle starting
with Bella and Edward only and ending that
way too. I hope so.
- ChristinaJune 11, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Eh, I already knew it was going to be split into 2 movies. Bronson let out the secret at Twicon Seattle.ReplyDelete
YaY!!! I wish I didn't have to wait until Nov. 2011 but I'm kinda happy because I wasn't ready for the Twilight Saga to be done LoL ;) Plus I understand this one needs some time, and I would rather wait so it will be awesome...it better LoL ;)ReplyDelete

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November 7, 2009
Rob, Kris & the WolfPack breaking out the big guns on Extra!
Sooo many videos today!
Via TwiFans
- Lorabell
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Old and pasty - nope, hyper, like the wolf pack. I adore it. The wolf pack interviews for me are the best because they are so hyper, I mean upbeat.ReplyDelete
Aww I love all of them ^.^ Kristen's hair was so cute in that interview, I guess she just had it pulled up but too cute :)ReplyDelete
enjoying all the promo interviews- get to see everyone on one show or another!!ReplyDelete
I LOVE MARIO LOPEZ!ReplyDelete
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Marte placed on 15-day DL; Lambo recalled
By Tom Singer and Zack Meisel / MLB.com
Outfielder Starling Marte appeared to be on the cusp of returning to the Pirates' lineup. Instead, the club placed him on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, retroactive to Monday.
Marte, who has been battling a right hand contusion, also suffered a sprain of the fourth MCP ligament on the hand.
"This is all part of the original injury. There have been no new complications," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We'll have more information when we get home and he's seen by our doctors."
To take Marte's place on the active roster, the Pirates recalled outfielder Andrew Lambo from Triple-A Indianapolis.
Although Marte won't be eligible for activation until Sept. 4 and postseason rosters are frozen on Aug. 31, as a player on the DL at the cutoff date, he will remain eligible for the playoffs.
On Thursday, Hurdle indicated that Marte was close to returning to the starting lineup and said the 24-year-old was available to pinch-run or play defense. Now, Marte -- who is batting .282 with 25 doubles, 10 triples, 11 home runs, 33 RBIs and 35 stolen bases -- will be sidelined until at least the first week of September.
Lambo has appeared in four games with the Pirates this season. He has tallied one hit -- a double -- in nine at-bats.
Cole to pitch again on seven days' rest
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pirates will use another off-day to ease up rookie right-hander Gerrit Cole's pitching load. Cole will have his next turn, which normally would have been Tuesday in the homestand opener against Milwaukee, delayed two days until the finale of that series with the Brewers.
"That will give him the same seven days between starts he had last time," manager Clint Hurdle said.
As a result, Jeff Locke and Charlie Morton will go in the first two games against the Brewers in PNC Park. The juggled rotation lines up aces Francisco Liriano and A.J. Burnett to start Friday and Saturday in the first two of a weekend series with the Cardinals.
Cole faced the Padres on Wednesday in his first start on this eighth day schedule. He did not get a victory but did tender a strong six-inning effort, allowing two runs and striking out five without a walk.
A month short of the end of his second professional season, the overall No. 1 selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft has logged a total of 146 innings, including 78 with the Pirates since his June 11 recall from Triple-A Indianapolis.
First number, last word
26: Runners thrown out attempting to steal by Pirates catcher Russell Martin, the most in the Majors. In 2012, Buccos catchers combined to throw out 14 runners.
"You aren't going to get a much more challenging opportunity than to be involved in a pennant race in August. He's got the opportunity to play meaningful games in front of big crowds down the stretch -- that's a very good environment." -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle on rookie outfielder Andrew Lambo, thrown into the NL Central race with Starling Marte landing on the DL with a hand injury.
Worth noting
• The Bucs took a road record of 34-30 into Saturday night's game with the Giants -- equaling their final total of road victories in 2012. In 2010, the season prior to Clint Hurdle's takeover as manager, the Pirates won 17 road games.
• The Pirates have faced the fewest left-handed starters (25) in the Majors and have gone 13-12 in those games.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. Zack Meisel is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @zackmeisel. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Looking at starting a small local business but the domain that I am really wanting is only available in .CO or .NET. I can change it and make it a more local (tied to the area) and get a .COM. My main question is does it really matter anymore if you have a .COM or not?
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I have a program that is trying to access a varible from a class in a porgram. For example
the varible customer is my Account.h file and in my Bank.h I have another varible called Account savings, they are both arrays.
In my Bank.cpp file I have to take the info from Account savings and put in the customer varible.
the line of code looks like this
and I get the error something like
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History and background of Benetton
Luciano, Giuliana, Gilberto and Carlo Benetton, launched the activities of the Benetton Group in 1965. The company is today present in about 120 countries around the world. Its core business is clothing with the fashion-orientated United Colors of Benetton and Sisley brands, The Hip Site, the brand for teenagers and the sportswear brands Playlife and Killer Loop. Benetton Group is listed on the stock exchanges of Milan, Frankfurt and New York.
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Discussion in 'Tennis Tips/Instruction' started by TheCanadian, Jun 5, 2013.
Any opinions or thoughts?
I have read and seen a lot of his instructional video's and they are very good. I would say he is a great coach and probably is responsible for developing high level players.
I think Heath is a great coach based on the teaching videos on his other website virtualtennisacademy. If he were in the NY area, I would love to have him teach my son.
The guy gets results - I believe his wife was on the tour too -and he coached her. So you can't say he doesn't know his stuff..
He is AMAZING!!!!!!! Go to any other academy and then go see what he's doing and you will be blown away!!!
Don't know the place.
However the video on the front page comparing Federer's stroke and that of a six year old is beyond silly in my opinion:
Why anyone would let a child grab a racket so high up is beyond me. If the kid cannot handle the racket give him a smaller racket.
You have to see it to believed it. He is my daughters coach and he has totally transformed her game.There is nothing like it that I have ever seen!! WWW.strivetennisacademy.com
His web sites keep changing?
It's hard to come up with a good company name.
You just have to keep striving until you get what you
funny how this sounds exactly like something he would say, lol :???:
Wonder how much it is to "try out" ? For a chance to be deemed "Special"
"We carry a maximum of 10 players for our two coaches to mentor and develop."
Wow that is very few students. And there seems to be a waiting list!
A waiting list stated, but several open spots at the same time...last I read.
Sort of odd, but sounds more like hype.
I guess it takes some hype to sell and he is a strong coach in several respects.
He may be close to as good as he will say he is. I'm not saying gatennis is him,
but that would not surprise me at all.
Imo he is better with the girls than boys.
Gatennis is not Heath. I have met Heath before at a conference and am getting together with Ga and his daughter later this summer.
I heard he doesn't believe in progressive tennis, so maybe that's why he asks kids to play with normal length racquets?
How do two people (husband and wife, and some helpers I assume) make enough money with just 10 students?
If he selects only the best and most talented, how much does he charge the parents for a year in the academy? Usually, the best of the best get a scholarship.
It looks to me like they only have girls in their academy. Can he train boys, too?
I thought the same, till I saw this page:
I'm not Heath. I wish I knew a fraction of what he knows. I'm just excited to be a part of his academy.
The video in the portfolio looks promising, but it would be great to see more. Display their game in the "after" using that technique under pressure off high balls, wide balls, low, fast, etc. Basically under movement and pressure. Pretty much what they'd see in a match. I'm sure thats taught but it would be nice to expose that in a video.
I see it every weekend at the tournaments we play. He really is AMAZING!!!!! I have been around tennis 30+ years and have never seen ANYTHING close to what he is doing at STRIVE.
Does he have some secret to teaching?
Yes. He has his students emulate the goat. The greatest player of all time in the know galaxy. The swiss beast. Greater than laver, mac, sampras combined.
The one and only FEDERER! DUM DUM DUM DUM......
Including the girls?
On the FH it makes sense. Is he also teaching kids the 1HB? You could say that kids could model the FH on Federer; the 2HB on Agassi; the serve on Roddick; the volley on Edberg.
Why Roddick on the serve?
I dont know. I just saw the video of the kid.
Good plan actually lol.
If you have to ask that question, then maybe you don't know much about tennis.
The analyses I have seen say that his serve motion works only for him, and puts extreme demands on the shoulders.
At least Monfils and Brands have the same motion. My serve and shoulder have never felt better since I started imitating that motion. There's a great deal to be said about a minimalistic motion. The more you do on the serve, the more there's room for things to break down.
Given your intended target, I'd say this post isn't going to go too well for you.
As an aside, I've noticed a couple of things about Waters and his acolytes. The first is that he appears to be a very good coach and also a very good recruiter of good youth players. Combine those two and you get a lot of trophies.
Second, his followers seem to both be almost over-the-top with their enthusiasm for his academy and widely bellicose when it comes to dealing with tennis theory espoused by all others not named Heath Waters.
JMHO, but Heath's academy would be much better if his followers toned it down a bit. His credentials say enough about his quality methods without the followers' delivery method deflecting attention from them.
There are some subtle things in rodicks motion that are not present in others with the abbreviated motion.
He drops his trophy elbow much lower for one. It is not optimal for smooth delivery. But out of that pose he does the rest perfectly so for him it works. You can use the abbreviation of the motion with a smoother transition into and out of trophy I believe and achieve a better serve for someone learning to serve like junior kids.
In fact I did the exact same for my son. The same rodick motion without the elbow dip on trophy. It works wonderfully. The exact identical roddick motion adds the extra elbow dip on trophy that adds an extra step for a kid learning to serve.
I'll pass on this one.
Au contraire! Tennis_balla knows his stuff. Before you accuse him of ignorance, may be you should think about what he is trying to say. Sheeesh!
I actually agree with Tennis_balla. I don't think I would want to emulate Roddick's abbreviated serve motion. He can serve really fast because of his flexible body including his ability to bend his forearm 130 degrees to vertical whereas most pros can do only about 90 degrees, not necessarily because of his abbreviated motion. For me, Sampras would be the one to emulate. JMHO.
Interesting.... Very very interesting. I call hacks.
Pretty aggressive post for a new user that Canadian alias be.
I just wanted to know a reason why Roddick over others. If he chose Edberg for volley's, why not Sampras on the serve since he already went back to a different era in tennis. Could of chosen Rafter for volleys for example.
You might be right, but I'm not a psychic.
Roddick had the best serve in men's tennis for many years, so that makes it worthy of careful study and imitation. I obviously didn't mean to offend anyone, if I did I take it back.
He does not teach the Roddick serve.
I like its simplicity, power, and effectiveness. Any list can be arbitrary to an extent. Was Sampras's serve better? Maybe or maybe not. It was my list, your list is probably different from mine.
No one would be wise to teach the Roddick serve to little kids. Andy cannot even play tennis now because his shoulder is so messed up.
Well, on a lighter note and getting back to the OP's question, as good as I think he is, Heath Waters talks, talks and talks on his videos.....
Oh my, often, he will take 20 minutes on a topic that should take no more than 3 minutes IMO. I hope he doesn't talk as much when teaching live LOL...
I think that talking on and on to kids does not help, the same with concepts. Show them something and ask them to imitate it, kids are good at that.
Worse that can happen: dad paying top dollar, kids that start to zone out, dad getting mad, kids turning off, dad is getting madder, mom gets involved, crying, "OK no more tennis", on to violin lessons ..........
I also think he talks too much. I mean he drones on and on and on and on repeating himself again and again. If he does that with kids, that's awful.
I'm not offended don't worry.
Roddick has a great serve that needs to be broken down into sections and teach whats appropriate. As a whole and viewed on video at regular speed, it might not always be the best example. The same goes for Nadal's forehand. Everyone talks about Roger's forehand and as you can see Water's uses it as his gold standard. I dunno. For me Nadal's forehand is in a lot of cases a better forehand to study. Slow it down on video and there are some amazing things happening there that needs to be looked at more, especially when he's not buggy whipping all the time. Watching his on court practice videos, amazing stuff. Everyone has analyzed Roger's forehand to the smallest detail, but I think they missed out on Rafa. It's gotten its fair share for sure, but not as much.
An abbreviated serve motion is a good idea to teach to juniors, especially if they are struggling with their serve. It helps with balance and the toss. Its a tool, idea that can be used if appropriate but not black and white. However, I wouldn't go as short as what Roddick does and making sure the elbow is up and out. Almagro is a good example of a simple, shorter take back on the serve going straight up, no none sense style. His elbow is in the perfect throwing position. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eFRf5kO_dI
I would not necessarily attribute Roddick's shoulder injury to his service motion. It may be simply an overuse injury...
What specifically in Roddick's motion would make it an inappropriate one to emulate?
Andy Roddick "Preventing Shoulder Problems"
Robert Donatelli PhD PT
Feb 07, 2011
After an evaluation of his shoulder and elbow I explained to his coach, Terick that the real problem was muscle imbalances surrounding Andy's shoulder. The muscle imbalances resulted in structural changes caused by muscle weakness and muscle tightness. This imbalance caused joint restrictions and the need to compensated during specific movement patterns such as the serve and ground strokes. In this case Andy's elbow was hurting because of the above problems. I then proceeded to treat some of the joint restrictions by with soft tissue mobilization techniques and developed a specific strengthening program to improve performance.
Athletes overuse muscles with high velocities repetitive movements, such as throwing a baseball or the tennis serve. Some muscles respond to this trauma by becoming tight and others respond by becoming weak. This is referred to as a muscle "imbalance". Muscles work in pairs while one is contracting the other needs to relax or slow down the movement. (Agonist vs. Antagonist) The treatment approach must include a combination of stretching techniques and specific strengthening exercises to get the athlete back to the high level of performance that is necessary to compete.
I have heard coaches, athletes, trainers, and medical practitioners over emphasize the need to stretch. There are two basic reasons to stretch, increase range of motion of the joint and/or to increase the flexibility of muscle and other soft tissues, attempting to prevent injuries. The literature shows us that raising the core body temperature prior to athletic activities can be just as effective in preventing certain muscle strains then if we stretched prior to the activity.
In rehabilitation we use several different kinds of stretching techniques such as, low load prolonged stretch, continuous passive stretch, stretch relaxation techniques, and manual therapy which is a very specific method of stretching soft tissues, in order to over come shortened muscles and other soft tissues surrounding joints. In Andy's case the rotators of the shoulder, which include the rotator cuff and the shoulder blade rotators were asymmetrical causing instability of the shoulder and trauma to the elbow. Some of the muscles were tight causing structural asymmetries and others were weak causing inefficient movement patterns. My job was to mobilize the restricted tissues and strengthen the weak muscles, in order to re-establish a symmetrical and stable shoulder.
After working with Andy and his coach we have eliminated his shoulder pain for the past year. Last season he won the most matches on the ATP tour, without shoulder pain. Andy has worked hard at maintaining the strength and flexibility of his shoulder. He has been pain free for the past 3 years and increased his velocity from 139mph to 155mph. He broke the serve velocity record by 8 mph, 3 years ago.
I think he's trying to teach ambidextrous/two forehands also. Wonder if that will ever get traction?
After all the Junior tennis board kerfluffles, ga may not want to put his contact info on the board.
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Interview With Alyson Hannigan About Kids on Set, American Reunion, and Motherhood
Alyson Hannigan Shares About Life on Set and Her Mommy Must Haves
How I met Alyson Hannigan? At a StubHub luncheon for her new Mom's Night Out charity initiative where she urged the attendees to forgo the healthy wraps in favor of the tasty chicken fingers. The mama of one, and star of the hit series How I Met Your Mother, was there to talk about the importance of taking a night off from the kids, but it was quickly apparent that she loves spending time with 2-year-old Satyana, joking that the first night she'll spend away from her, "will be when she goes to college!"
While her HIMYM character has recently taken a break from trying to conceive a child, almost everything else in Alyson's life revolves around kids. The actress, who recently signed on to reprise her role as Michele in the fourth installment of the American Pie franchise, answered a few of my questions about work and motherhood.
LilSugar: Congratulations on American Reunion. So what's in store for Michele and Jim this time around?
Alyson Hannigan: They're parents, they have a kid, so that will be a part of their life obviously – balancing the hecticness of having, I think a 2-year-old (but that could have changed at this point because of casting). I'm hoping it will be really good. I think it will!
LS: Lily seems so maternal. Will we see Lily and Marshall start trying for a baby again this season?
AH: You will definitely get more of that piece of the puzzle in the season finale! You will definitely have to stay tuned.
LS: How I Met Your Mother has become baby central over the past few years! Do you, Cobie Smulders, and Neil Patrick Harris all bring your kids on set?
AH: It's really good! The majority has kids now, we rule! The baby babies have come by to say hi, but they don't stay there. And Cobie and I bring our daughters to set – we try to time it out so that they can have playdates – they're such good friends.
LS: How do you relax if you find 10 minutes for yourself during the day?
AH: I wind up surfing baby sites. It just feels real decadent to be on the computer without shutting it (when Satyana's in the room). We still don't let her watch TV or play on the screen. So looking at the computer when she's awake doesn't really happen because instantly, she's like, I want to see! If she's napping, I can open the computer and not look around!
Keep reading to learn what Alyson has planned for Mother's Day and her answers to our four Lil Questions.
LS: What do you have planned for Mother's Day?
AH: My husband's so good at spoiling me. He'll have some special tricks up his sleeve. I'm just saying I hope it involves sleeping-in and hopefully maybe some kind of breakfast in bed. But honestly, as long as I'm with my husband and my daughter, it's going to be a great day.
LS: You know you're a mother when ______.
AH: You are eating something that has just been spit out of a child's mouth – and not flinching at all!
LS: Why didn't anybody tell me ______ about motherhood?
AH: Why didn't anybody tell me how much fun it was going to be! It really is a club and you don't know until you're there.
LS: What's the best trick your mama taught you?
AH: I'm just starting to do the things that as a kid you're like "Ah, don't do that!" I keep telling my daughter that I will stop doing them as soon as she asks. Like last night, at the restaurant – this is what my grandma always used to do – I took the cloth napkin, I dipped it in the water glass, and I wiped her face. I was like, "I am my grandma right now!"
LS: What are your mommy must haves?
AH: The Bob stroller is fantastic! Give me a good wet wipe and I'll be happy! And, I know this is terrible for the environment, but they now make sunscreen wet wipes and those have been coming in handy. Unfortunately, my daughter inherited my pale skin, so those are fantastic!


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Paulino credits workload for shoulder stiffness
Right-hander set to throw again on Monday while eyeing return to Royals
By Dick Kaegel and Kathleen Gier / MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- It's been just over a year since Royals right-hander Felipe Paulino underwent Tommy John surgery. He's got his elbow in shape, but now it's his shoulder holding him back.
After one rehabilitation start with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on June 11, Paulino was brought to Kansas City for evaluation by team doctors for stiffness in his back. Now, he says the elbow and back are fine, but he's struggling with stiffness in his right shoulder.
"My elbow has been shut down for a year and then this thing happened to my shoulder. It's like the same thing," Paulino said. "I've been throwing a lot in the Minor Leagues, it's not only Arkansas, but I threw in Arizona before my first official rehab start in Arkansas. I've thrown 32 or 35 innings so that is a lot after one year. I think that's why my shoulder is tight, because of the work."
Paulino threw 65 pitches in a simulated game on June 25 and received cortisone shots about a week later. This Monday, he's set to test his progress again when he faces a batter for two innings in another simulated game.
"It feels all right, not great, but all right, so we will keep moving forward," Paulino said. "We've got a simulated game Monday and we will see what's going on after that."
Paulino was originally slated to return this month, but says he's listening to his body's cues and only schedules his work a week at a time.
"Hopefully, I will be back soon," Paulino said. "I don't want to expect too much, but I will be back soon. That's my deal right now."
Runners go at own risk against Salvy's arm
KANSAS CITY -- All-Star catcher Salvador Perez's ability to thwart basestealers was on display again in the Royals' 1-0 victory over the Tigers on Friday night. He cut down Andy Dirks with an on-target throw to end the fifth inning.
That, according to the Royals' statistics, gave Perez 12 runners thrown out, third most in the American League. That's in 39 attempts, a 30.8 percent success rate.
Baserunners really steal on the pitchers, which makes it important for the pitcher to have a quick delivery to the plate.
"If Sal's given the opportunity, nine times out of 10 he's going to throw you out. But you have to have the opportunity," manager Ned Yost said.
Pitchers try to have a release time of 1.3 seconds or lower.
"Yesterday, [Ervin] Santana was 1.26, Sal was 1.84 -- which is spectacular. The Major League average is right at 2-flat," Yost said. "So even the best throwing catchers are in the mid-1.9s or the low-1.9s and when Sal gets off a throw like he did yesterday, it's in the mid-1.8s."
In short, Perez's lightning-fast release on throws is a great help to the pitcher. It's also a deterrent for other teams to even attempt a steal.
Last year in a season shortened by knee surgery, Perez caught 15 runners in 40 attempts and his 37.5 percent led AL catchers who were in at least 70 games.
Yost secures 700th victory against Tigers
KANSAS CITY -- Ned Yost notched the 700th victory of his managerial career when his Royals beat the Tigers, 6-5, on Saturday night. Now let's take a glimpse at his first win.
That came on April 8, 2003, his first season as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. Remember?
"I think I do, but we went like 0-6 before we won," Yost said. "We didn't have a very good team."
Indeed, Yost's Brewers lost six in a row -- three at St. Louis and three to San Francisco at Milwaukee -- before getting a 5-3 victory at Pittsburgh. There were 36,003 fans -- it was the Pirates' home opener.
Ex-Royal Glendon Rusch pitched the victory for the Brewers and Scott Podsednik, who would later join the Royals, had two RBIs. The three Pirates runs came on a home run by catcher Jason Kendall, now on Yost's staff as a part-time instructor for the Royals.
"I hit a bomb. I hit three bombs the first week of the season and ended up with four," Kendall said.
Kendall exaggerated a bit; he finished that season with six home runs.
But the homer against the Brewers came against reliever Luis Vizcaino, which reminded Yost of a story.
"I had the kid for three years and he didn't know my name," Yost said.
Then-Brewers pitching coach Mike Maddux had a habit of giving all his pitchers nicknames and Vizcaino, who resembled movie star Lou Gossett Jr., was called "Chappy" after the actor's character in "Iron Eagle."
"So he became Chappy. So every day I'd say, 'Hi, Chappy, how you doing?' and he'd say 'Hey, good, Chappy,' back," Yost recalled. "So in the third year, he was out in the bullpen and Billy Castro, my bullpen coach, said, 'He doesn't know your name.' I didn't believe him so Billy says, 'Luis, what's his name?' And Luis says, 'Chappy.' 'No, what's his name?' And Luis looks at me [sheepishly] and says, 'I'm sorry, Chappy.' "
And, in the small world of baseball, Kendall wound up playing for Yost's Brewers in 2008-09. Then, he signed with the Royals for the 2010 season and has remained with the team in a part-time coaching capacity.
"I was there for his first win and, hopefully, tonight I'll be there for his 700th," Kendall said before Saturday night's game.
Sure enough, he was.
Royals to host Ban Johnson All-Star game
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals will host the Ban Johnson All-Star game on Sunday morning at Kauffman Stadium before the finale of their series with the Tigers.
The game is slated to start at 9 a.m. CT and conclude by 11:30 a.m. The contest will feature top college ballplayers from the area who play in summer wood bat leagues. The Royals have hosted the event since 1969.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. Kathleen Gier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BRISTOL, Tenn.—Kyle Busch wasn't the happiest of drivers Friday, but it's not just because he's still brooding over getting wrecked while leading two weeks ago at Watkins Glen.
Busch was leading with one lap to go when he was turned by Brad Keselowski while the track was slick with oil. He knows his outlook to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup would be a lot better if he had won that race.
But Bristol Motor Speedway is one of his best tracks and a place where he is considered a favorite to win. The track surface, though, was altered since NASCAR's last visit in March, and Busch doesn't think it was for the better as drivers no longer have the banking that made the upper groove an alternative lane.
"I think it's terrible, that's about it," said Busch, who has won four of the past six races at Bristol. "(You can't go) past the light gray (color of the concrete track). Our car is OK. Certainly we want to be better.
"(The car) seems fast and driving well. It's a matter of track position and getting yourself up front because you won't be able to pass."
Busch is 15th in the Cup standings and likely would solidify for a spot in the Chase with a win over the final three races. He said he thinks his team has had the speed to win but just hasn't had the luck.
As far as what happened at Watkins Glen, Busch didn't seem willing to dwell on the incident, which he had not addressed until Friday.
When asked if he was angry that NASCAR didn't throw a caution flag for oil on the track or at Keselowski for spinning him, Busch said: "All of the above."
Busch also said he had not talked to Keselowski since the incident. Keselowski had said he hoped to talk to Busch to make sure he knew he didn't hit him intentionally. The two drivers have a history of on-track contact and are not friends.


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When officers arrived, the man had left the residence, Griffin said.
Another officer then spotted the man in his vehicle in the area of Randolph Avenue and Imperial Highway, Griffin added.
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The pursuit ended at about 9:45 a.m., and no injuries were reported, Griffin added.
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Next I plan on removing the nuts that separate the 2 stones to see if I can shave even more time off. After that I may remove the smaller stone but right now I want that mass.
I like what that the cheese is doing, especially on the first pie. Is this another new cheese for you?
JT, I wonder if you would consider sharing the design details of your LBE with me? I'd like to make one. Sent this same query to Mmmph. Your pies also look great!
JT,These are, I think, the most beautiful pies that you have made yet. Particularly those at the top of the page. Everything looks just right to my eye. One thing I did not previously like about the look of LBE pies in general, before these, was that rim of white on the inward facing edge of the cornicione. It always looked doughy and incompletely baked to me. The top always looked undone somehow.These pies look just perfect.
Chau... dude, YOU'RE KILLIN' ME!
A real pleasure Ron. Ron I forgot to ask you about your most recent beer pies. What cheese or cheeses did you use? It was a perfect melt. Chau
Made a small tweak and finally got the "look" that I want. Still need to do a bit more work though. Interesting though, this pie is a 6 hour pie made with the CY starter I made over the weekend. Chau
Ponzu, thank you very much. I always really appreciate your feedback b/c I know that you are just as tough a critic as I. About the top white rim, that was always one of my complaints. I posted about this many times in my MBE thread. It was member Bucierasdon and Jetdeck that gave me some ideas that I used to come up with the heat deflector in the lid. This solve that problem directing the hot air back down onto the top of the rim. I think this takes a bit of valuable heat away from the heat that surrounds the top cheese but a worthy trade off. The challenge is learning where to place the pie on the stone to get coverage to that area perfectly. As you can see from the pie above, there is still a very small white rim. I didn't mind showing this one as I was happy with the coloration of the crust overall, very WFO-like.I think the top pies look a bit more like Bianco's pies while the ones below look a bit closer to NP WFO pies. At this point in the game, the progress is rather slow tweaking small things for the greater good. Still learning and still trying though...still after that Ultimate Pie. Thanks Alexi,Chau


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Personal computing discussed
derFunkenstein wrote:So what else do we expect? GeForce 9400 iMacs and Minis seem a given, which is part of what drove me to buy my iMac when I did - I wanted better graphics than the 9400GS and it seems reasonable to believe that the entry level iMac will not have discreet graphics anymore.
So I would expect 2 CPU options in the new Mini Atom 230 or 330.
derFunkenstein wrote:This just seems too good to be true. A home server running some sort of sanctioned media/backup applications (and hopefully print apps as well) would be totally kewl. Right now I'm using (and I suspect alot of Mac folks are too) a G4 tower for such a device. I'd like something quieter, smaller, and lighter on energy usage that has some extra "stuff" built in, and media/backup "press button to go" services would be the way to do it. I think this would be a great application for a Atom/Geforce 9400 getup, and it could ship sans-optical drive (since this is very obviously a machine for multi-Mac households) to keep the prices low. As long as they let me connect extra drives via USB, I don't see how this thing could miss.
With any luck, this could be the big surprise at MacWorld. So we might as well get to it - what do you think is coming next month in San Francisco?
edit: while we're talking about home servers, I found this when searching for what the HP MediaSmart server does. If it's really sanctioned for Time Machine backups (when, as far as I can tell, other SMB shares are not), maybe Apple is serious.
edit2: more on MediaSmart and OS X
In Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"), Apple introduced a sophisticated backup system known as Time Machine . During the introduction of Microsoft Windows Home Server in early 2007, Microsoft publicly announced that the not-yet released Time Machine would be supported, however eventually Apple chose not to include that capability—at least in the initial release. Should that feature (allowing the use of an SMB filesystem as a Time Machine backup volume) be introduced, it will be an important capability in the coexistence of Mac OS X systems and the HP MediaSmart Server.
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Miller again denied Hall entrance
Transcendent labor leader falls two votes shy of induction
Founding MLBPA Executive Director Marvin Miller was again denied entrance to the Hall of Fame by a voting panel stacked with executives from baseball management.
Miller received just seven of the nine necessary votes from a 12-member committee that included former executive John Harrington (Red Sox) as well as current executives Jerry Bell (Twins), Bill DeWitt (Cardinals), Bill Giles (Phillies), David Glass (Royals), Andy MacPhail (Orioles) and John Schuerholz (Braves), according to voting announced today on the museum's Web site .
Former players Robin Roberts and Tom Seaver as well as veteran media members Rick Hummel (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), Hal McCoy (Dayton Daily News) and Phil Pepe (New York Daily News) also had votes on the committee.
"We are disappointed that the committee selected by the National Baseball Hall of Fame to consider such matters once again did not elect Marvin Miller to the Hall," said MLBPA Executive Director Michael Weiner in a statement. "Very few individuals have had as significant or as positive an impact upon the history of baseball as Marvin. That impact has been and will be recognized by those who lived through and will study the game's history. The Hall remains incomplete without Marvin's plaque."
Scutaro eyes championship with Red Sox: Marco Scutaro, who's agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Red Sox, believes he's putting himself in position to win a championship.
"Since Day 1, this was my first choice," Scutaro told the Boston Herald. "I just wanted to come here and be a part of this team. We have a chance to win a championship. We have an unbelievable team. We have great pitching, defense, a good offense. I don't see any reason why we don't win a championship."
The Red Sox targeted the 34-year-old Venezuelan to fill their void at shortstop. Scutaro batted .282 with a .379 on-base percentage for Toronto in 2009. He also had 12 homers, 60 RBIs, 100 runs scored and placed seventh in the American League with 90 walks.
"He's somebody who didn't get an opportunity to play every day until later in his career and absolutely made the most of the opportunity and demonstrated that he should have been an everyday player for a much longer period of time," Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said.
Zaun agrees to one-year deal with Brewers: The Brewers have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with veteran catcher Gregg Zaun.
The 38-year-old Zaun is a career .251 hitter with 86 home runs and 432 RBIs in 1,204 games. Last season, Zaun started 74 games while splitting time with Baltimore and Tampa Bay. He hit .260 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs.
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin was the farm director in Baltimore when Zaun was drafted by Baltimore in 1990 and served as general manager in Texas when Zaun played there in 1999.
"Knowing him, he's a guy who's going to stay ready," Melvin told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "He stays in shape. He has a lot of similarities to Jason Kendall in toughness, energy, blocking balls, game preparation. He's not a big guy, but he's not afraid to block the plate. He's bounced around, but he's a tough guy."
Saltalamacchia told to rest sore shoulder: The doctor who performed September surgery on Jarrod Saltalamacchia says the shoulder discomfort he felt playing in the Dominican Winter league was not unusual for someone who undergoes the procedure to alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome.
Saltalamacchia said he was examined by the doctor, Greg Pearl, on Friday after he returned from the Dominican Republic. Saltalamacchia won't do anything baseball-related for the next month, but he expects to be ready for the start of Spring Training.
"The doctor said it is just a minor setback and was to be expected trying to play this quick," Saltalamacchia told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "I'll take a couple weeks off and get back to it."
Gray lands a shot in bullpen for Cubs: The Cubs believe hard-throwing Jeff Gray can compete for a job in their bullpen.
"He's a power arm type of guy who gets it up to 95, 97 [mph] on a regular basis," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry told MLB.com. "We felt he could come in and compete for a job in the bullpen. He does have an option. We'll put him in the mix with a lot of young people."
Choo honored by Cleveland writers: Shin-Soo Choo has been named by the Cleveland chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America as its Man of the Year for 2009.
"Choo is one of those few complete players who can impact a game with any one of his tools," Indians general manager Mark Shapiro told the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. "He has the desire and work ethic that has allowed him to continually improve from season to season. The exciting thing is I don't think he's achieved his full potential yet."
In the No. 3 spot, Choo hit .287 (56-for-195) with 10 doubles, four homers, 17 RBIs and an .812 OPS. In the No. 4 spot, he hit .313 (100-for-319) with 24 doubles, 12 homers, 58 RBIs and a .917 OPS.
Moeller glad to be the backup in Baltimore: Chad Moeller has reached a deal with the Baltimore Orioles for the 2010 season and says coming back to the team to back up Matt Wieters was an easy choice.
"No. 1, it's a good situation," Moeller told the Baltimore Sun. "The familiarity is huge. There is no secret I've bounced around teams, and you kind of get tired of reproving yourself each year. ... I just didn't think there was going to be a whole lot that was going to be much greener out there as far as what I have here. It's a desirable situation as far as being a backup catcher. I think this is a good job, and I don't want somebody else to come in and take it."
Stairs ready to play another season: Free-agent slugger Matt Stairs is working as an assistant hockey coach at John Bapst High School in Bangor, Maine, something he's done for the last four offseasons.
"If I get a job, I'll be happy. If not, I'll be as happy as well," Stairs, 41, told the Bangor Daily News. "I want to keep playing. I still have the desire to play. I still love it, but I have a lot of plans in Bangor if I don't."
Polanco not worried about switching to third base: Placido Polanco, a two-time Gold Glove Award winner at second base, isn't concerned about transitioning back to third base now that he's joined the Phillies.
"They asked me if I wanted to play another position, and I said sure," Polanco told MLB.com. "I've played third base in college. I played third in St. Louis. I also played some third base here. I feel pretty confident about it."
Olivo could get deal with Giants: With top catching prospect Buster Posey on the way, the Giants are reportedly considering a contract offer to Miguel Olivo, who hit .249 with 23 homers with the Royals last season. Giants manager Bruce Bochy, a former catcher, managed Olivo in San Diego in 2005.
"There's mutual interest," Martin Arburua, Olivo's agent, told the San Francisco Chronicle. "Miguel definitely likes Bruce Bochy and would love to play in the Bay Area. He resides in Modesto. Miguel would take the best opportunity to play. I'm not sure if the Giants are it or not. We've talked to several teams."
Angels mulling over pitching options: Torii Hunter thinks the Angels needn't decide whether to pursue John Lackey or Roy Halladay.
"I want to do both," Hunter told the Los Angeles Times. "Why not be greedy and do both?
"If we get Lackey back, or we get Halladay, I think we're there," Hunter said about the club reaching the World Series. "I definitely feel one is needed."
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Fuji finepix is our family digital camera, previously I can say I have only really had good things to say about them, this changed my opinion somewhat although on a whole I am happy with this product.
My dad bought us this camera just as a sort of family camera that anyone can use if they are going on holiday. At first glance it is a very attractive smart looking digital camera, it looks as though it fits in and as though it's a pretty high end model. The camera has a nice black with a bit of silver colour combination which blends quite well giving it quite a glamorous up market sort of look. Just from reading on the front you can see that it's a 12 mega pixel camera. Quite high for an average digital camera and more than enough for the average user.
Functionality. If you purchase this plan with intensions to take photos of your children then I would think again, this camera is definitely not designed for this. Any sort of action shot use will not suit this camera as its delay is awful. As anyone who is familiar with a digital camera will know ( other than on a DSLR ) all digital cameras have a camera "lag" which basically means there is a momentary lapse of time between the button being pressed and photo being taken, unfortunately with this camera this period is quite long. I think if you're using it for any sort of very quick motion shots you are going to be disappointed. For still images and things like just taking pictures of scenery or family members at a monument or something then this camera is great, it easily produces high resolution images that look stunning with fairly small file sizes also.7
In summary I believe that this camera is great for jobs such as still photography but for moving pictures and other sort of action shots you are better off looking at something else before choosing this.
I bought this camera to replace my aging Lumicron, and it has outperformed it in every area. The 12.2 megapixels produce a clear, colourful image and handle low light situations well. It's very simple to use straight from the box, full instructions are included on the cd-rom, but the quick start guide is enough to get you going. The controls are well laid out in the positions that are standard for most cameras nowadays, so it's quite easy to get to grips with. The menu system is simple and straightforward and makes changing settings a simple task, with user friendly names and descriptions of what each setting does.
The J32 features scene recognition technology which automatically selects the appropriate settings, all you need to do is point the camera and it does everything for you. This is a great method for the less experienced photographer, cutting out the need to try and set shots up yourself. Despite this there are also plenty of other pre-set modes included for you to fine tune your shots.
Face detection is also included which sets exposure and focus on the faces in your photos instead of the background, to ensure great portrait photos.
All the other features are pretty much standard stuff for digital cameras nowadays; video recording, red eye removal, 3 X optical zoom, self-timer. The battery life is reasonable and only takes about an hour or so to charge. The 2.7 inch LCD nearly covers the whole of the rear of the camera giving you a great view of what your shot will look like.
I was recently given this camera as a birthday present and so far have loved it! I must admit I am not particularly technically minded but love taking good quality photos and this camera seems to fit the bill. It is really easy to use, I simply charged it up and then was ready to go- does come with basic instructions but pretty easy to figure out without these. The buttons on the camera are pretty self-explanatory with pictures to help you understand what they mean. I have been impressed with how small and light it is which makes it easy to take with you anywhere. It looks pretty sleek and stylish (I have this in black but I understand that it also comes in red). The pics I have taken so far have been pretty good, clear and bright. The only slight disappointment I have had is that there is not a 'black & white' picture option and do find it takes a few secs to take a picture, which usually is absolutely fine but sometimes for those spontaneous action shots is not quite quick enough! Overall though if you are looking for a reasonably priced, easy to use and good quality camera I would definitely recommend it! :)
First Impressions:
The Finepix J32 is a smart looking compact little camera, whether you take the black or red version. The casing is plastic, but it still feels quite solid. The only downside to the black model is that it shows up smudges and fingerprints very easily. You'll spend quite a lot of time wiping the casing. The camera is incredibly lightweight even with the battery fitted, weighing about the same as a decent mobile phone. It is also small enough to easily slip into a pocket and take everywhere. An AV cable, a CDrom containing the full manual, a second one containing the PC software and a charger complete the package. No camera case, no SD card and no PC connection cable I am afraid. So budget another £7-£10 or so for an SDHC card (4Gb card will hold over 600 photos at the highest resolution). You will also need an SD card reader if your PC doesn't have one, would you believe mine cost me £1 from a Pound Shop and works well.
At first the camera appears to have a lack of buttons on the top or back compared to most other makes, but once you get used to the menu navigation it is easy to use. Incidentaly, the manual mode goes further than other compacts from other manufacturers, allowing you to manually set a wide range of settings although of course, no manual zoom which is pretty normal for compact cameras in this price range.
The Menu:
The menu system is straightforward and easy to navigate, although I would have preferred the more normal scene dial on the top that other manufacturers still use. It's not too bad, just takes a bit of getting used to. The menu is well laid out though and all the settings are easy enough to find.
Everyday Use:
Most users will leave the camera set at full Auto, and to be honest, it does an excellent job of automatically selecting the best settings. Certainly better than both of my previous cameras (one a Casio 5MP and the other a Samsung 8MP), it only appeared to have chosen the wrong settings once or twice in over a month of use. Changing the settings to what you think is more appropriate is quick but again, as I said above, a scene selection dial would have been just that bit easier to use.
Taking pictures in very bright sunlight can be annoying, simply due to the fact there is no viewfinder and LCD screens can be hard to see properly in bright sunlight. This camera isn't alone in this, most manufacturers seem to have abandoned viewfinders on compacts. Increasing the screens brightness helps a bit though.
I've seen some reviewers complain that the camera suffers shutter lag. It does in full auto, portrait or in red eye reduction mode but this is because the camera has to measure distance to set auto focus as well as other settings. However in other modes such as sports the picture is taken much faster. Shutter lag is about the same as pretty much every other compact I have ever used.
There's no video button on the camera, you have to use the menu to switch to video mode. Slightly annoying but again, not unusual at this price range.
Picture Quality:
This is where this little camera really excels, picture quality is first class, colours are bright and natural, even indoors. The flash doesn't give the washed out look that some cameras do when a person is close to the camera. Portrait mode especially is fantastic for, well, portraits and gives a flattering look. The camera also has a panorama mode that works very well. Macro mode gives very good results down to about 10cm. In very dark areas the auto focus sometimes has problems, but then so do most other compacts in this price range. I generally find manually setting a high ISO and increasing the EV settings helps a lot here.
Other bits:
Battery life is very good, as it uses a lion battery. It will last most people anything from a few days to a week or more depending on how often you use the flash and how many pictures you take. It only takes an hour or so to recharge too. If you really want to make sure you never miss a shot, buy a second battery as it is not sealed inside like some so is easy to swap out. The LCD screen is prone to fingerprints and smudges, so buy a decent cleaning cloth and some screen protectors. Unlike some cameras this one has no black and white mode. Just use your favourite editing package to change the image to black and white, you'll have more control and get better results anyway.
For someone wanting a decent, small camera they can take pretty much everywhere, this is a great choice.
There are better compacts out there (even some from Fuji), but they generally cost more. Given that the price has been reduced in Argos to around £80 this camera is now something of a bargain if you can put up with some of it's idiosyncrasies.
this is a great camera for anybody wanting to start out in photography, packed with fun features. You will be amazed at how easy it is to get used to.
I bought the camera little over a year ago now and have been fond of it ever since my purchase. I think that the camera has a lot to offer for its price tag. The screen on the back may be a bit small but it does the job great. The menus are easy to navigate and use.
I also like the buttons they are good for people with poor eyesight as they are intuitively placed. So there's no need to go reaching for your specs to grab a quick shot whilst out and about.
I will also say that I am quite a clumsy person and this camera has been dropped a good few times now and no real damage other than one scratch on the side from when i put it in my pocket with my keys! Haha Do not do that people. :]
Great looking, fun to use camera. Can't go wrong for the price.
The Fujifilm Finepix J32 is a good little camera, it has a plastic body, making it extremely lightweight, weighing just 140g. It is a 12mp camera, which is about the average at the moment for a decent camera. The Finepix range meant to have very good picture quality and this little camera doesn't let the side down, the pictures look very crisp and clean, even when blown up. It has a 3 times zoom Fujinon lens and a 5.6 times digital zoom, while that sounds a lot to most people, its not really that great in all honesty, when you are trying to take pictures further away, it can look a bit dark and crackly. The camera has 20Mb of internal memory, with an expandable SD and SDHC memory card slot, meaning that once you have filled one memory card you can swap to another without having to delete any pictures. The camera has a big clear 3 inch LCD screen, which makes previewing the pictures you take very easy. It has digital anti blur, which is very handy if you are trying to take a picture while not able to stand perfectly still, however this does make taking pictures slow, meaning that if you want to capture a moment it will take a couple of seconds, which is fine if it's something that is standing still, however if its an event then you might miss it. It also has face detection of up to 6 faces, which is very handy for taking group pictures. It also has movie capture option, which includes sound, which is very handy. The flash is very bright, which is very useful when in a dark environment. I has a rechargeable Li-ion battery, which actually lasts for a very decent amount of time, even with a lot of use.
I recieved this camera as a present to take to America, I as a teenager found it very easy to use, the buttons are clear and the functions are simple yet effective and this camera was perfect for taking pictures of the beautiful sights in New York. It was practical for both landscape shots and also more up-close ones, the zoom worked very well and did not blur the image, it focussed perfectly. The only negative I found with it was that the video camera setting was very hard to find. You didnt have a button to change it from one to the other, you have to look through the menu and find the video option, it was long winded and I didn't end up taking any videos because i couldn't be bothered to find the setting!
I would strongly recommend this camera to anyone who is looking for a small, lightweight yet smart little camera to take on holiday with, or just to use as a general family camera. ****
I have no idea of the price of this as it was a christmas present. However I will tell you about its ease of use and some technical bits if anyone is interested.
OK Its called the fujifilm finepix j29
10.2 mega-pixels
3x optical zoom
face detection
and scene recognition auto
I have not idea what any of that means but as far as i can tell from using it it does a good job. It is light enough to feel comfortable but has enough weight for you to be able to feel that its still in your pocket.
I opened it Xmas morning, put it on charge and was able to take photos pretty much straight away without needing to read the instructions.
It comes with a charger, usb cable, hand strap and a rechargeable battery, It does however require added memory (purchased separately) unless you only want to take 5 photos at a time
It has a zoom function, auto mode where it automatically chooses its settings according to the shooting conditions. It has baby mode (for natural skin tone without flash), picture stabilization which stops blur of a moving object, portrait, landscape, red eye removal, party, fireworks, snow...pretty much everything you need for any situation.
you can turn the flash on or off and there is a self timer too.
with the simple touch of the play button you can quickly flick through the images and delete as needed to avoid any morning after embarrassments lol. You also have the option of red eye removal!!
It has a video function however unfortunately you cant zoom in or out while recording, although you can zoom in or out before you start recording. The other downside is that you have to go into the menu to change from video to camera etc which can be frustrating when you're trying to catch something happening.
The camera comes with a cdrom so you can install it and upload pics to your computer very quickly.
Overall i found this camera very easy to use. Its pretty self explanatory and has done me proud over the festive period.
I received this gift as a present from my friends and not meaning to sound ungrateful but there are some bad points as well as many good points. They bought me it in the red and its a stunning camera to look at!
This camera is slim and definately looks the part. It comes it 2 colours: black and red. I personally have the red one. The screen size (2.7") is very useful for viewing the snaps you have just taken and deciding whether they are going to make the cut or not! The buttons on the camera are easy to understand and I think anyone could pick up this camera and use with no difficulties. The weight of the camera is something that you will definately notice when using this camera. It feels empty!! It seriously feels like the battery is missing it is that light! This is probably a good thing right? Well I think it is!
They are a good number of functions on this camera but also a number of basic functions that there isnt. For example, I love having black and white pictures, unfortunately this camera does not seem to have this function. My old camera did! The 3x optical zoom is pretty good on this but unfortunately if you are taking pictures far away-ish the picture can turn out quite dark and the flash just doesnt want to stretch that far!
This camera also has face detection which can be fun seeing 'who has a face'. haha. It is rather strange when someone's face does not get recognised as a face..weird! hmm.
This camera is very useable and easy at that. One thing I would like to say is that it does seem to take its time when it comes to actually taking the pic! You have to hold the button down for about 2 seconds before it takes the picture, which can be quite annoying. Maybe I am doing it wrong? Besides it is a new camera. This 12mp camera does take really good quality pictures though which makes up for it.
This camera costs around £120.00 retail. I would say this price is fair and you could certainly do alot worse for that price.
This camera takes SD and SDHC memory cards, which work with no problems in them at all.
Good product and happy to have it! Just wish it was a little bit quicker at taking snaps! Especially to catch those moments that happen so quickly...


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Clarkson University Professor Publishes Book on Noted Philosopher Wittgenstein
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A Clarkson University professor has completed a book on one of the most noted philosophers of the 20th century.
Christopher C. Robinson, assistant professor of political science, recently published "Wittgenstein and Political Theory: The View from Somewhere" with Edinburgh University Press and Columbia University Press.
Part of what makes a discussion of Wittgenstein and politics interesting is that Ludwig Wittgenstein rarely addressed political theory. "Almost not at all," Robinson says, "despite the fact that Wittgenstein lived through two world wars that affected him directly as a citizen of Austria and as a Jew."
Studying philosophy as it relates to politics is important, Robinson says. "Philosophy is really important for the ordinary citizens. Wittgenstein in a lot of ways wanted it to affect people. He wanted it to do something. I think that's the link between Wittgenstein and political theory."
Robinson says in today's fast-paced culture, it's important to try to slow down and think about "the big questions," like peace and justice. Wittgenstein "recognizes there's a lot of forces at work that pull you away from who you truly are and he constantly is calling us back to a slower way of existence."
Wittgenstein, Robinson says, "removes all these pretenses where philosophers somehow think they're wiser than everyone else. Many philosophers define themselves as somehow removed from political life and conceive themselves as exiled. This has been called 'the view from nowhere.'
"Classically, theorizing was about seeing politics clearly. Wittgenstein serves to remind theorists of the perceptual roots of their activity and forces them back into the complexity and excitement of political society, where clear vision is difficult but possible to achieve."
The book, Robinson says, is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. "He's a philosopher I can't really put in an undergraduate's hands without spending a lot of time teaching them the history of philosophy. You have to know an awful lot about what Wittgenstein was responding to and against in order to really understand his work."
Getting back to a philosophical way of life is difficult, Robinson says. "It doesn't pay off, there's no great financial remuneration for this type of work." But, he says, "there are certain rewards to a reflective life. If nothing else, it's more humane."
Robinson says Wittgenstein is famous for the expression "let us be human." "He's reminding us of what that means."
Robinson received his Ph.D. from SUNY Albany, his M.A. from SUNY Albany and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his B.A. from Siena College, all in political science. He has been a member of the Clarkson faculty since 1998, and is also co-host of North Country Public Radio's Readers and Writers on the Air.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.