I have not yet begun to fight
I have not yet begun to fight
Famous words to go down fighting, its either used by lawyers or their clients on death row. If you had just begun to fight something I suggest you listen to a good " Hair Band " as you prepare for the fight of a life. The Rocky soundtrack is a good cd to listen to as you prepare to say " I have not yet begun to fight " to add effect. 0 Comments Published by Search on 1.31.2008 at 31.1.08.
FBI Investigate Subprime Crime
Obama Involved in Chicago Subprime Crime?
Vacant lot sold by Tony Rezko sold obama a home for $1,650,000 a $379,000's below market value. With all the subprime crimes that are currently being investigated by the FBI this by far is one of the most high profile. Obama has since given 10's of thosands of dollars of the proceeds to charity.
Joe Average borrows $2.5 trillion dollars a year in the USA, keeping the hogs at bay seems to be a full time job for some americans as they try and track down the funds to maintain " Living ouside their means ". Some of the most difficult things the Subprime Mortage industry as people try digging out the industry.
Nobody in the industry wants this kind of debt but as the stimulus package slowly makes its way to pay down some of these bad debts, more just keep springing up. 0 Comments Published by Search on at 31.1.08.
KSDK - Network Offline
KSDK Network Goes Offline
KSDK goes offline in Minsk ksdk.com is just another Bullshit buzz word that is most likely one of their crappy websites being pumped out by the google children check it out.
.00001 newton s
.00001 newton s
Similar to the point of no vibration .00001 newton s is the current stock price of CSHD.PK where I lost $20,000 which was a shell company for people that are employed by the google biotech industry. Very interesting how this happens but if I don't get money soon their will be no honey moon for the 65+ crowd. Proffessor Rufus E Harris had found a SIRIUS connection from a 2001 experiment which he developed a Quantum Theory involving radicals.
It is also the atomic weight of a orphaned free radical in the atlanta area. Its alright for google and yahoo news but me well not allowed.
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$550 Dollars Don't spend it all in one place
Either the Best hacker in the world or a mind reader
Which is it? Am I confused? Whats UDP? 0 Comments Published by Search on at 31.1.08.
Yucko the clown millionaire
Yucko the clown strikes it rich
Yucko the clown becomes a instant millionaire when rich uncle leaves him with 100 million dollar fortune. When asked what he would do with the wealth Yucko said he had always dreamed of running a small coffee shop with a large selection of young blondes to manage like maybe a starbucks or something like that. Yucko has been responsible for many Acts on hollywood and never has to worry about sucking up to children half his age. Wow who would of guessed that Yuckos operation cost is now around $1200 dollars and owes the majority of his success to ARC International Business management. Yucko still has a great deal of disdane for the black man but now can fund his war on ignorance. The Racist Clown still hates most young kids but loves the idea of taking every penny they have since they need to respect their elders since they have half his life experience.
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Heath ledger drug tape review
heath ledger drug tape scandal
A SHOCKING video of Heath Ledger at a cocaine-snorting, drug-fuelled Hollywood party has been aired on TV - causing a furore in the US. See first footage of the video here. On a seemingly routine Tuesday afternoon, word came that 28-year-old actor Heath Ledger, best known for his Oscar-nominated role as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in a downtown New York apartment. The video, which was supposedly captured at infamous celebrity haunt Chateu Marmont hotel, Hollywood, in 2006, is apparently explosive" and "shocking".
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Skinwalkers - What are they?
Family of Skinwalkers attack Denver Family
David Whaler of Brinks Australia had a similar experience where a group of viscious skinwalkers attack! But the latest attack of a skinwalker on file is that of the attack on a Denver family which had captured and alledgedly ate a 23 year old male. " I heard screams from upstairs and thought nothing of it at the time. " Said Mike Minity a close friend of the Denver Family that overheard screaming from the household. " Two Orbs flew across the sky and deposite a glowing red substance which scared the dogs ". With Basketball sized orbs flying around I wasn't going to stick around it scared me silly. Mike Investigated to find 3 lumps for dried grass and a gooy mess which was said to be all left of his long time friend Dave which apparently had been eaten by the large skinwalker. 0 Comments Published by Search on 1.30.2008 at 30.1.08.
The answer is......
Pershing square capital management theory
Pershing square capital management
The theory is that working capital is needed to run any funds management company, and recently pershing square has lost 23 billion in bonds. This is just another factor dragging down a hurting economy. As Stock analysists speculate this could be one of the most unprofitable years in 20 years for stock holders. Bonds where thought to be a safe haven in the crisis but with this news its falling on deaf ears as such a loss is bound to effect investors.
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Computer graphics specialist needed to pay off my debts
First Encounters with " THEM "
After my failures in college over a period of several years, and after experiencing only limited success when I pursued a less challenging field of study, I decided that I was not meant to earn a college degree. At the time, I had a strong desire to work for myself I'd always dreamed of being an entrepreneur of some sort. I thought I had enough drive, energy, and determination to be successful as an independent worker. I finally made the decision to strike out an my own, and to give a11 my time and effort to creating a career for myself. I stopped going to school and I quit my job.
Initially, I wanted to be a computer graphics specialist. I thought I could create brochures, advertisements, videos, animation, and other digital art. Maybe I could create interactive kiosks to provide local area information to hotel guests.
I bought a top-of-the-line computer and a variety of software programs, accruing several thousand dollars of credit card debt that I had no immediate way to repay. I realized quickly that I didn't have a good strategy for attracting customers and earning income. Somehow, I needed to pay off my debts, so I started doing small handyman jobs part time. To my surprise, after about a month I had all the work I could handle as a handyman. It seemed I was finding customers for this work rather easily. I changed my mind: Instead of a computer graphics specialist, I would be a professional handyman.
A Change of Plan
In a short while, I was overwhelmed with work but I wasn't earning much money. It turns out I had a lot to learn about business. Being inexperienced, I wasn't good at estimating how long jobs would take, and I often greatly underestimated the amount of labor required for a particular task. For instance, I might estimate that a job would take two hours, when in fact it took me four. I also underestimated the cost of materials. When I expected to earn 20 dollars an hour, I often ended up earning only five.
Another problem was lack of tools. Almost every new job required some tool that I didn't own. In the beginning, I was purchasing new tools all the time, and the combination of poor estimating and investment in new tools was crippling me financially. Some days, I earned only 20 or 30 dollars. After paying for food, gas, and insurance, I was left with nothing. I wasn't paying anything on my debts, and the interest on them was snowballing.
It was the fall of 1995 and I was 24 years old. I was working hard to attract new customers and to keep the ones I already had. I desperately wanted to project an image of competence, quality, and value to my customers, but I gradually started to develop anxieties about my workmanship. I was obsessive about making everything look perfect and completing jobs in a reasonable amount of time. I worried constantly about what my customers though t of me. "Did I do that job well enough? Could l do it better next time? Am 1 being productive?" These were thoughts that occurred to me constantly. My worrying only distracted me from my work. In many cases, obsessive thinking probably caused me to be less productive and make more mistakes.
Being Watched
About this time, the tide of paranoia started to rise slowly in my brain. I was experiencing some performance anxiety, but this anxiety was combined with paranoid feelings. I became more self-conscious, and wondered whether people were watching me while I was working-especially my customers. My paranoid thoughts often related to my work: If I made a mistake, or if I did something I thought was inefficient, I would think "Did my customer see me make that mistake? Maybe they think I'm not a good worker. Are they watching me now?" The paranoia started mildly. Although I often wondered whether my customers were watching me, I did not believe they were really doing it. Instead I wondered if they might be watching me, a thought that caused a great deal of anxiety, and this uncertainty was much more disturbing than actual surveillance. Strangely, if a customer stood behind me and watched every single thing I did, I would feel little or no anxiety. It was when I wasn't sure if they were watching me or not that I experienced the most anxiety of all.
I always wanted to do the best job in the fastest and most efficient way possible. But when I first started as a handyman I made a lot of mistakes, and although I could correct most of them, they still bothered me greatly. I often felt inadequate and incompetent, and every error 1 made reinforced the idea thatI wasn't a good handyman, making me worry that my cus-tomers would notice my failings. I often felt the urge to look over my shoulder to see if they were watching. At the age of 25, these thoughts started to occur to me quite often, maybe as much as a dozen times a day.
I wasn't a good handyman, making me worry that my customers would notice my failings. I often felt the urge to look over my shoulder to see if they were watching. At the age of 25, these thoughts started to occur to me quite often, maybe as much as a dozen times a day.
As the months passed, my skills as a handyman improved immensely, but I remained very critical of myself, and I lacked confidence. The paranoid thoughts increased in frequency and intensity, and after two years, I found myself wondering hundreds of times a day whether I was being watched. These thoughts expanded beyond my customers, too. I also wondered whether the neighbors were watching, or somebody else. When I went to the mall, or a large store, I wondered whether the security guards were watching me. I became very sensitive to security cameras, especially in large megastores, banks, and convenience stores. They often made me think I was being watched exclusively. As more time passed, I started to get a general feeling that I was being observed wherever I went, by the general public. I felt exposed and self-conscious in every public place-like I was on display at a zoo.
About this time I met Dan and Helen, an affluent married couple who quickly became my best customers. They had a large house and several acres of property, which they maintained in excellent condition. They always had work for me to do, and after .a tew months, we developed a great rapport. They liked the work I did for them, and they liked me.
I became very fond of them and developed a deep respect for their opinion and judgment. They occasionally invited me to join them for lunch or dinner.
Throughout the following year, my anxieties and the obsessive thoughts associated with them continued to plague me. At one point, I decided to go to a psychiatrist. I had only one meeting with him. I explained that I was having anxieties about my work performance. I didn't tell him that I wondered whether people were watching me or not, because I didn't really believe that they were-it was just a strong suspicion. I did know for a fact that I had a lot of performance anxiety, so this was all I mentioned to the doctor. I realize now that this was a mistake. If I had related my paranoia to him at this point, I might have spared myself some of the unpleasant effects of schizophrenia that I would soon be experiencing. If you ever visit a psychiatrist yourself I encourage you to explain everything that you are thinking about, whether you know it to be true or not. The job of a psychiatrist is to assess your mental status in general, not to validate what you already know is true.
In my case, the psychiatrist merely confirmed that I was having an excessive level of anxiety, and he suggested that I try an anti-anxiety medication. I told him I would consider medication for the future, but ultimately I decided against it. I thought my anxiety was a result of poor performance, and I couldn't see how a medication would make me perform better-so why should I take it? I now understand that if I had taken the medication, I might have been better able to concentrate on my work, instead of obsessing about it.
Forcing them to mingle
Forcing them to mingle with the mass's
How do you get things done when your at your wits end trying to scrap enough together to get something new. Its tough after you have lost everything trying so hard chasing what you have lost. How long will chase a loss? How long will you continue reminding them what you've lost. Their has to be a different system this one doesn't work. Or maybe your just tired of working your ass off why others sit back and o nothing when they are even in a position to do so. Or maybe when you have lost enough you just don't want to do anything at all any more. 0 Comments Published by Search on at 30.1.08.
Maybe the Waitress knows of a place?
The serving industry up foot traffic
Obviously this guy is a student of scient judging by the back links but what more do you say that hasn't been said already. If it isn't a hair dresser making small talk its a waitress giving you career advice. Its tough making the right decisions with your life when you have had a few bad turns. When life hands you your rear in a basket and a pile of lemons make lemon aid. But can you make cold hard cash selling lemon aid? Well some of us dead beats have some pretty tuff stories. 0 Comments Published by Search on 1.29.2008 at 29.1.08.
Plain English Readings you can understand
Plain English Readings
Schizophrenia ROLE OF GENETICS
Scientists have long known that schizophrenia runs in families. About 1 (Most of the adult population has the disorder. About 1 0% of individuals with a parent, brother, or sister who has schizophrenia will go on to develop the disorder, too. The risk is highest for those with an identical twin who has schizophrenia. Such individuals have a 40% to 65% chance of developing the disease as well.
Progress has been made in identifying genes that are associated with schizophrenia. However, each gene seems to have a small impact, and none seems able to cause the disease all by itself. Scientists are still unable to predict which individuals will get schizophrenia from their genetic makeup alone.
THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Even among people whose identical twins have schizophrenia, 35% to 60% remain free of the disease. Clearly, something other than just genetics is affecting their risk. To determine what that "something else" might be, scientists have looked at factors in the environment. Among the possible risk factors that have been identified are exposure to viruses or injury during pregnancy as well as problems during birth, any of which might lead to changes in the developing brain.
Another possible contributing factor is exposure to stressful life experiences. However, researchers studying this link often run into difficulty when they try to sort cause from effect. Let's say a person with schizophrenia is living in poverty. Do stressful living conditions contribute to that individual's symptoms? Perhaps. But the symptoms also may make it hard for the person to keep a job, which certainly contributes to being impoverished. III cases such as this, there often is no clear-cut answer to the question of which came first, the disease or the life stress. Fifty years ago, many mental health professionals believed that the roots of schizophrenia could be traced back to bad parenting. Mothers got a particularly bad rap. In more recent decades, however, theories pointing the finger at parents have been largely debunked. None have held up to the scrutiny of scientific research. While some families are undeniably more stressful to live in than others, there's no evidence that bad parenting per se means you will develop schizophrenia just as there's no evidence that good parenting guarantees you won't. In truth, many people with schizophrenia come from close, loving homes. And even when family relationships are more troubled, it's difficult to untangle the causes of the disease from the problems caused by it.
IMBALANCES IN BRAIN CHMISTRY
The human brain contains about one hundred billion neurons, nerve cells that are specially designed to send information to other nerve, muscle, or gland cells. Every neuron is separated from each of its neighbors by a tiny gap called a synapse. 'Flits gap serves as the site where information is relayed from one neuron to the next. On average, each neuron makes synaptic connections with one thousand other neurons. In total, then, it's estimated that there are between one hundred trillion and one quadrillion synapses in the brain-numbers so large they're almost impossible to contemplate.
To send a message to its neighbors, a neuron must rely on chemical messengers called neurotransmitters to ferry the message across the synaptic space. It works like this: The sending neuron releases a neurotransmitter into the synapse. There are more than one hundred different kinds of neurotransmitters in the brain, and each has its own distinctive shape. A particular type of neurotransmitter can only dock with its receptor, a matching molecule on the surface of the receiving neuron. Once this happens, the neurotransmitter can deliver its message. Schizophrenia seems to be related to imbalances in various neurotransmitters. Among those that may play a key role in the disorder are dopamine, serotonin, gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA), and glutamate.
• Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is essential for movement and also influences motivation and perception of reality. Some antipsychotic medications seem to work by blocking dopamine receptors. According to one hypothesis, symptoms such as confused thinking and auditory hallucinations might be caused by excessive dopamine activity in the brain. Another hypothesis states that symptoms such as lack of motivation and interest might be caused by the breakdown of dopamine into other chemicals over time. Whatever the case, dopamine doesn't seem to be the sole cause of schizophrenia, since not everyone with the disorder has an increased number of dopamine receptors. It's also possible that some changes in the brain's dopamine circuits might be an effect of schizophrenia rather than a cause.
• Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and sexual drive. Some researchers suspect that schizophrenia may be related to an excess of serotonin in the brain. This is the reverse of depression and anxiety, both of which have been linked to low levels of serotonin.
• GABA is a neurotransmitter that inhibits the How of nerve signals in neurons by blocking the release of other neurotransmitters. Glutamate is another ncurotrans-
mitter with the opposite function; it promotes the flow of nerve signals in neurons. Researchers now believe that schizophrenia may involve significant abnormali-ties in these two chemicals as well. One possibility is that glutamate may be overly active in part of the brain responsible for complex thought, and symptoms such as an apparent lack of motivation and interest are really just a defense against overstimulation.
ABNORMALITIES IN BRAIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Scientists have used sophisticated imaging techniques to compare the brains of people with schizophrenia to those of healthy individuals. Several differences have been noted, although the significance of these differences is still not entirely clear. For example, some people with schizophrenia have enlarged ventricles, fluid-filled cavities inside the brain. Others have a smaller-than-average hippocampus, part of the brain involve(] in emotion, learning, and memory.
The prefrontal cortex is part of the brain involved in complex thought, problem solving, and judgment. These mental functions are typically affected by schizophrenia, so you might expect that the prefrontal cortex would be affected, too. Indeed, studies have found that schizophrenia may be associated with unusual activity, decreased size, or abnormal development in this area. Yet while such differences are found in many people with schizophrenia, they're subtle and not present in everyone.
Although there is still much to learn, one thing seems clear: It's unlikely that researchers will ever pinpoint a single cause for such a complex disease. Instead, schizophrenia seems to
result from the interaction of multiple factors. It's also possible that what we now call schizophrenia could turn out to be not one disease but several, each with its own combination of genetic, environmental, and biological causes.
What Are the Early Warning Signs?
The first hints of trouble are often subtle. The term prodromal refers to preliminary symptoms of schizophrenia that may appear two to six years before the first major episode occurs. Such symptoms may include:
• Reduced ability to concentrate and pay attention
• Decreased energy and motivation
• Mood changes, such as depression and anxiety
• Irritability
• Sleep problems
• Social withdrawal
• Suspiciousness
• Neglect of personal appearance
• Drop in school performance
• Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed
The difficulty with these symptoms is that they're so vague. Almost everyone has mild problems with some of these symptoms, some of the time. Even when the symptoms are more severe and troublesome, they frequently are signs of a more common disorder, such as depression or substance abuse. Most teenagers who have these symptoms never go on to develop schizophrenia. And to make matters more confusing, young people who do later develop schizophrenia don't necessarily have all these symptoms in the years leading tip to their first major episode.
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Functional Sites for Herbal remedies
As another example, a red and inflamed swelling is related to the pattern of heat or fire. The gums of the mouth are related to the stomach meridian, so when gums are hot and swollen, the diagnosis is fire (heat) of the stomach meridian. Gypsum (Chinese: Shi Gao) is used to alleviate the pain and relieve the swelling of the gum. Thus it was learned that Gypsum enters tile stomach meridian.
The liver meridians traverse bilaterally along the rib region. When there is pain in this area, we can diagnose dysfunction of the liver meridian or stagnation
of the Qi of the liver merid-ian. Bupleurium (Chinese: Chai Hu; Latin: Radix Bupletrri) is able to relieve pain in the rib region, and thus it has been inferred that Bupleurium enters the liver meridian.
Recognizing the suitability of certain herbs for a particular region of the body is a fundamental tenet of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. This ability is known as "entering the meridian" of an individual herb. There are 72 meridians in the human body, and each herb does not necessarily enter only one meridian; one herb can often enter many. For example, gypsum (Chinese: Shi Gao) enters into the stomach and lung meridians. Bupleurium (Chinese: Chai Hu; Latin: Radix Bupleuri) enters the liver and "triple warmer", gall-bladder and pericardium meridians.
On the other hand, if an ailment along a certain meridian can be healed by a particular herb, it does not necessar ily mean that this herb enters the afflicted meridian. Again, painful swollen
- gums are used as an example. Besides gypsum, Forsythia Fruit (Chinese: Lian Qiao; Latin: Fmctos Forsythine) is also effective for treating inflammation of the gums, and can arrest pain and relieve swelling. However, we know that Forsythia Fruit does not enter into the stomach meridian. The nature and taste of Forsythia Fruit is bitter and slightly cold, Bitter can clear the heat, swelling and fire : of inflamed gums. In other words, the nature and taste of herbs fit the specific disease condition. Thus, even though it does not enter the stomach meridian, it can still heal the condition. Comparing gyp-sum and Forsythia Fruit, the action of the former in clearing heat and purging fire is much stronger than that of the latter, in addition, gypsum enters the stomach meridian. Based on the above rationale and clinical experience, gypsum is the best herb for fire-heat and gum inflam-mation.
We must also understand that the pathological processes of various organs and meridians can affect one another. Therefore, when formulating a prescription, we do not simply apply the herbs for one ' meridian - as when a pathological process of the lung meridian is complicated by spleen deficiency. In addition to the herbs for the lung meridian, we must also administer herbs to tone the spleen, which will in turn provide nutrition to the lung meridian and hasten the process of recovery. In this case, the patient may suffer from chronic bronchitis with manifestations of a protracted cough, dyspnoea, asthenia (general bodily weakness) and an erratic pulse, indicating the presence of lung Qi deficiency. The patient will also be affected by spleen Qi deficiency symptoms of poor appetite, a tendency to find all tastes bland and formless stools without foul odour. Combining these two patterns, a diagnosis of lung and spleen deficiency is made. Thus, herbs that affect the lung and stomach meridians should be administered simultaneously. The application of spleen-toning herbs is essential to supply much-needed nutrients to the lung and hasten its recovery.
Due to differences of nature and taste, herbs that are related to the same meridian may still be quite different. For exam ple, Huang Qin (Latin: Radix Scutellariae), dried ginger (Chinese: Gan Jiang), lily bulb (Chinese: Bai He; Latin: Bulbus Lilii) and Ting Li Zi (Latin: Semen
Lepidii) all enter into the lung meridian. However, Radix Scotelfariae, which is bitter and cold, can clear lung heat (cough, Yellow sputum and dry mouth). Dry ginger, which is hot and spicy, can warm coldness in the lungs (cough, white sputum and bland oral taste). Bulbus Lilii, which is sweet, slightly bitter and cool, can tone lung deficiency (chronic cough and shortness of breath). Semen Lepidii, which is spicy, bitter and cold, can purge lung excess (cough, excessive sputum, dyspnoea, fast breathing and distended fullness of the chest).
In clinical practice, the disease process is often a multi-factor problem. Therefore, we must understand clearly the therapeutic selectivity of herbs towards organs, comprehend the physio-pathology of organs and their interrelationship and master the nature, tastes and functions of ascending. A comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of herbal function is needed. A TCM herbal practitioner has to take all of this into account before formulating a prescription.
The Dimera Mansion
The Dimera Mansion
Shane Donovan previously owned this house near the lake. He installed a large secret room that housed his ISA electronic equipment. Bo and Carly lived here for a short time after Shane left town, and eventually Stefano DiMera leased and remodeled it.
After their marriage, Tony DiMera bought the grand residence for himself and his wife Kristen. It's a large, opulent house with a lovely garden, pool, and the convenience of an elevator.
After Tony's death, the mysterious Woman in White, Kristen, John, and Marlena, fearful of kidnap by Stefano, lived together there.
In Marlena's guest bedroom Kristen found John's death row letter. Still unread
by Marlena, it proclaimed John's love for Doc, so Kristen kept it from her.
In the living room, Marlena and Dr. Laura Horton often counseled the Woman
in White, who through hypnosis and drugs revealed herself to be Kristen and
Peter Blake's mother, Rachel, whom Stefano had pursued with obsession. He
thought she died when he killed her, husband.
John too was treated with the same drug and remembered he had been Rachel
Blake's confessor. That's why Stefano kidnapped John. While in a drug therapy
state, John admitted to Laura that he loved Marlena more than Kristen, who over-
heard. Kristen then helped Stefano kidnap Marlena.
In another guest room, Kristen nearly poisoned Rachel before learning the
woman was her mother. Both Kristen and Peter got an earful of stern motherly
advice about the things each has done "for love" and she begged them to change
their ways.
There is a secret room located off the foyer. It works on a complicated spring
latch. When Stefano was attempting to kidnap Marlena, he tied up Rachel and hid
her in this secret room. He then hijacked the plane and kidnapped Marlena, tak-
ing her to Paris.
In the wine cellar, John found a board game with uniquely carved pieces that
intrigued him and eventually gave him the clues he needed to find Stefano's hid-
ing place where he kept kidnapped Marlena.
Later in the year, after returning from their Paris adventure, Marlena stayed in
the mansion with John and Kristen, who hid her miscarriage. She had the help of
a pregnant look-alike, Susan Banks, who kept Kristen's doctors' appointments.
By June 1997, Kristen (actually Susan) had a baby. Things got even stranger in
this mad mansion as identities shifted as easily as secret doors opened and closed.
Susan came to stay as the baby's nanny and soon started studying Kristen's every
move and mannerism. She was planning to take her baby back and win John too.
In the living room, Sister Mary Moira Banks, Susan's identical twin sister, sat
talking to John and Kristen-who were unaware that it was really Susan.
Another secret room is located near the wine cellar. It is accessible through a
door that opens when a faux bottle is given a firm-grasp turn. This room includes
a few comforts: a bed, bath, television monitor, a food pantry, and an intercom.
It could be watched on a small TV monitor Kristen usually carried with her.
Susan managed to lock Vivian and Ivan in this room, but Kristen let them out.
Later Marlena discovered the touchstone she had given Susan in the DiMera liv-
ing room, and figured out the baby scam. Kristen locked Marlena in the secret
room and called Stefano to come and get her. Before he got there, Kristen herself
was locked in the room with Marlena by Susan. It was the location of some knock-
down confrontations between the two.
Furthermore, in a turnabout, Kristen and Marlena used that monitor to watch
Susan (as Kristen) and clueless John's unique romantic romps in Kristen's bed-
room. They also saw John proclaim his love for Marlena as he looked at her pho
tograph in the living room. And they had a unique perspective on John and
"Kristen's" Elvis-theme wedding at the mansion. They were finally rescued after
Laura disrupted the reception and many truths were revealed.
Months later, after stopping Marlena from marrying John by delivering her
still-alive ex-husband, Roman, Kristen had the foursome back in the mansion in yet another charade. Using Roman's grave illness as a ploy, Kristen played the part of John's wife as Marlena nursed Roman back to health.
In the DiMera living room, Sami Brady proved she could lie even to her twin brother, Eric, without his knowing it. She used a metal file to inflict pain on herself and scramble the intuited message he got from her.
In Roman's guest room, he told Marlena he still loved her; he went into cardiac arrest but Marlena saved him.
In the garden, after Roman told Austin he was glad he was there for Sami, Austin proposed to Sami with no strings attached.
In the living room around the 1997 holidays, Kristen spiked Susan's eggnog and had her sign papers giving her all rights to baby Elvis.
In the foyer, a few days later, Kristen was confronted by another Banksmobster-type Thomas-as well as Susan and Sister Mary Moira. Kristen showed them the custody papers and sent them on their way.
In early 1998, Peter, who was suffering jungle madness and looking for Jennifer and Jack, met with Stefano at the mansion.
For the next few months, the DiMera mansion was occupied by Stefano alone.
Actually among the DiMera holdings, this town house is in a nice part of town near parks and museums, on a street with a Washington, D.C., or San Francisco atmosphere. DiMera is a collector of all sorts of art and antiques, and many of his homes are storage places more than actual residences. Ornate, exquisite, marbletopped furniture in dark woods dominate. His taste tends toward Baroque Italian with a touch of art nouveau. 0 Comments Published by Search on at 29.1.08.
1016 - Advanced Space Technology
Google Space Arm
The Google Space Arm is nearing completion and soon to be introduced as the new space arm for the Apollo program. NASA had made the public comment " We don't need Canada anymore for reach arounds " as Quoted from Gerald Gerbronie the chief of articulating robotics department. This comes at some trying times for NASA as a satellite is currently falling to earth rapidly risking capture from Countries with possible hostile intentions.
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Full Penetration saves Lives
Full Penetration
The crew of the SS shortsalot came into a problem late monday in trading when they came across what appear to be a ice berg but upon closer examination revealed a exclusive wheat contract with rogue traders from france.
The document contained full penetration and a iron clad guarentee with which allowed for 100 % transparency.
Warning!! Picture of George Bush Torturing Cow has a 1 month referral request form and will be issued after the completion of Form 11a in triplicate but your request has been noted and upon the completion of for 11a we will release the photo.
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Two Placebos a day with meals
I believe the nothing their giving me is beginning to work
As the day goes on I make sure to take my pills and I believe the medication is starting to accomplish what it was intended to do. After speaking with my accountant he made me aware that it was hide the salami day which is a global holiday which is in honour of the making of the first submersible salami.
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How I will spend my 1 thousand dollars by Zoolander
Dear, Anonymous
I understand that you don't get along with with " They " and " They " are still out to get me. I have managed to maintain a good relationship with " Them " and we are working at the speed of 50 well trained monkeys to achomplish our " Hidden Agenda ". As planned Canada still is unaware of our plans to take over the world since no one would expect Canada to Attack anyone. I will have you know that the funding in place still won't cover the Tanks I have on order and this puts a wrench in my " Hidden Agenda " of global domination of the wheat gluten industry. Your faithfall follower.
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The Hidden Heros of Tech the " Testers "
Paid to Break things
The hidden heros of Tech, the folks that get paid to play with things till they break. In other words I think if you had this job you would go somewhat crazy. Anything made can be broken so I guess I don't really see the point but I guess it serves a purpose. Testing things " Programs " can be really simple, but under what parameters, normal use or under hard tests? If you have a high quality system you wouldn't have to worry about it , however if you run a forum to pump penny stocks like HSM or Hot stock market.com I would suggest getting a helmet.
GO VMWARE!
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Is blogging Corporate Welfare?
$700/hr Corporate Welfare
So here we are the corporate elite blogging about the real blogging community. I am sure it sounds like allot of money but when you do the math 700/hr is not overly that high. I mean if you do the math 700 dollars a hours is like the equivalent of 58 Mcdonalds workers or 1 Ceo or maybe even near 32 Wachovia branch workers. Its amazing how easy this math becomes when you add tech in the mix. 0 Comments Published by Search on at 28.1.08.
Schizophrenia - What is it, Who gets it? Excuses?
Stories of a Fragmented mind
Dissociative identity disorder (also called multiple personality disorder) is a form of mental illness in which people have two or more distinct identities. These identities take turns controlling the person's behavior. Each identity may have its own name, personality traits, and self-image. Some identities may not remember what the others did, which can lead to large, unexplained gaps in the person's memory. Dissociative identity disorder is not a form of schizophrenia, but rather a separate disorder with an entirely different set of causes, symptoms, and treatments.
Schizophrenia is a severe and long-lasting mental disorder. It can impair the ability to think clearly, which in turn can impair the ability to speak coherently and behave in a way that makes sense to other people. For instance, some people with the disorder believe that others are reading their minds or controlling their thoughts, and their words and actions reflect these distorted beliefs.
Schizophrenia also can make it hard to distinguish what's real from what isn't. People with the disease sometimes hear voices or see things that aren't really there. For some, schizophrenia also reduces the ability to express emotions and feel enjoyment. For others, it drains away all energy and motivation.
Not surprisingly, such drastic changes in how the mind works can touch every corner of a person's existence. People with schizophrenia may have trouble making decisions, managing their emotions, and relating to others. If the disease is left untreated, they may have great difficulty going to school, holding down a job, or living on their own as adults. Yet the picture isn't as bleak as it might sound. While the symptoms may never totally disappear, they often can be managed by getting proper treatment and learning strategies for living with the disease. Once, schizophrenia was a dire diagnosis that held little hope for recovery. Today, many people with schizophrenia do indeed get better and go on to lead full, productive, satisfying lives.
Schizophrenia is not a new problem, but there is still some debate about when the disease made its first appearance in recorded history. Mental illness in general has been recognized for many thousands of years. In ancient Greece, it was sometimes ascribed to an imbalance of bodily fluids, and in medieval Europe, it was often blamed on demonic possession.
The specific symptoms that characterize schizophrenia were not widely described until the early 1800s, however. Scholars differ in their explanation for this lapse. Some believe that schizophrenia was always there, but was not differentiated from other forms of mental illness or was seen as divine intervention rather than a disease. Others believe that schizophrenia truly was rare until the 1800s, when it suddenly appeared in its modern form.
Understanding and Judging Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and how it affects me affects me
Schizophrenia. The word itself sounds harsh and forbidding. We've all heard the word, of course, and most of us have a vague idea of what it means. But you never think it will happen to you until one day it does.
The truth is, schizophrenia can strike anyone. It's a disease like any other, based in biological processes gone awry. And like many other serious, long-term diseases, this one has wideranging consequences mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially. Yet there's something about schizophrenia that sets it apart. Compared to heart disease or diabetes, for example, schizophrenia seems to inspire more confusion, misinformation, and exaggerated fear. This book certainly isn't going to downplay the challenges of the disease. They are very real and often quite formidable, as you'll read in these pages. However, you'll also read about how the challenges can often be met with time, effort, and the right treatment and support services.
MIVA Surges 50% in only 2 days! Search Engine
As more liquidity moves into the Company it continues waging war with other PPC companies like Google and Yahoo and Microsoft as it has climbed nearly 50 percent in value in the past 2 days.
Miva provides PPC from very popular websites from some of the internets most premier websites. At the current growth rate MIVA has put its sights on google and yahoo to replace them as the internets new search engine. 0 Comments Published by Search on at 28.1.08.
The " Barbados Bucket Hat Connection Conspiracy "
Its all about being proud at what you do
It's all so easy, " If you have at least 1 year spare time at least 10,000 good links to your site and original content over 500 pages " Sounds like hard work? It is thats why most people cheat the rewards never outweigh the effort but blogging for pennies isn't your thing? Theirs always the labour market.
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Nikon D70 Canon EOS REBEL Olympus Evolt
Nikon D70 Canon EOS REBEL Olympus Evolt Konica Minolt Maxxum 7D Pentax 'ist D
Which One is right for you?
The dilemma with this camera class is simple: if you really want usually to spread your photographic wings it means you should move to a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera (D-SLR) such as the Nikon D70, Canon EOS Rebel, Olympus Evolt, Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D or Pentax 'ist D camera. With any of these and competing cameras you'll have the freedom to choose interchangeable lenses from wide angle to super telephoto up to 600mm on most models, a dedicated flash and a host of accessories that range from close up lenses and diopters, faster motor drives and special software that now allows you to download high resolution RAW or TIFF files for extraordinary working files and dynamite prints. Although this sounds great, every smart consumer must test the water before he or she jumps in. We're here to help you do that.
Over the years, sophisticated film cameras have always been linked to high prices because of their lens quality and overall complexity.
It wasn't too long ago that one of the first D-SLRs came out for around $30,000! For a commercial photographer such as myself, this was out of the question simply because it would take a painfully long time to recoup that much money.
Since then, the digital revolution has occurred. Prices have declined even for "pro" models to where every hard working professional and just about every studio has swung over to digital capture. Out of all the models available the best advance has been in the so-called "pro-sumer" models that include affordable D-SLRs. Since most of us grew up with this type of film camera, digital SLRs are now reasonably priced around $700 to $1,500 (street price).
For every serious amateur this is great news-even the film diehards. The previous experiences you've had with a fine 35mm camera are now available today with all the trimmings you've had in the past so you can pursue your hobby to the fullest. If you're still walking that tightrope between a high-priced fixed lens digicam and a D-SLR, here's what can you expect from that moderately priced D-SLR in handling, software, accessories, updated lenses and the ability to express yourself more clearly in a photographic fashion.
BIG STUFF
For one thing, you'll notice more bulk in the camera body; it's a given as you've got more equipment inside and outside this camera body but it works to your advantage. As soon as you pick up a new D-SLR you'll see immediately why they are so popular. All have been ergonomically designed to fit into your shooting hand with convenient operational features that make it feel like an extension of one's self.
The purpose of this design is two fold. One, it makes you hold the camera in the best possible manner to get sharp, nonshaky pictures. Second, it takes your weak hand (left hand) and places it around the lens where it should be. Now, tucking your left elbow into your hip steadies the camera and makes you a walking tripod.
For basic operations, you'll also see a big difference in a D-SLR. The controls are right where they should be and when you look down on the camera the control panel is angled so you see the numbers relating to f stops, shutter speeds and other important information loud and clear. Now standard are what they call "command dials" that conveniently control the camera with a twist of the dial. Assorted other buttons allow you to turn on the auto focus, lock the exposure and focus, change the ISO rating and move the focusing brackets in the viewfinder.
You'll also find D-SLRs are much faster to use once you get accustomed to your new rig. Some move so fast (with no shutter lag) that they feel just like film cameras. Once you've taken a shot or three, a monitor button lets you view your last photo quickly. If you don't like it, you can delete any photo in most cases by pushing down two buttons to clear (or format) the card. On the higher priced models, there are also controls that allow you to shoot comfortably even when the camera is in a vertical position instead of the normal horizontal.
TAKING CONTROL
At first you'll be exposed to various options that lead to techniques that make photography fun and challenging. For one, there is a button that allows "exposure compensation" to override the meter in the case of a dark or light subject. For instance when photographing eagles or birds, you might want to overexpose by +1/3 of a stop or more to allow more detail to build up in the dark features of this bird. I use this same feature when shooting on overcast days as it allows more punch in the final capture.
Bracketing your exposures is yet another option. I like to photograph American railroads and when a high-priority freight goes blasting by I set the camera to register three photos in one burst at a normal, -1/3 and +1/3 exposure. Since I'll only have one shot at this occurrence, I can delete the other two while keeping the very best. There are other adjustments that allow more latitude in your exposures and you can also go to + or - 0.7 (2/3's of a stop) or + or - 1 full stop. Remember, digital is not like film, as you're not stuck with all these frames so delete when you have a few minutes to sit and concentrate on what you are doing.
Auto focus is a big part of any modern D-SLR and most have multi-point sensors that allow not only stop on a dime performance but in some cases these cameras will borrow technology from the more expensive cameras and incorporate them into these bodies. The end result is a camera that may even have "focus-tracking" that operates on the high-speed mode and will actually follow the subject while you are panning and shooting to give you needle sharp images from start to finish. Additionally, you have the option to choose single (for subjects that are not moving) or continuous focusing (for subjects that are constantly moving) and you want the camera to keep up with it.
Single lens reflex cameras offer still more advantages over the more common viewfinder type of camera. For one, since the metering of any subject is done through the lens, you are assured that where you point the camera will give you more than an adequate exposure. Moreover, the ability with some cameras to change the angle to center or spot metering can make a difference in hard to average scenes. For most of your shooting needs however, you need not bother with anything but what many call "matrix" or "multi-segmented" metering systems that take infor-
mation from many parts of the frame, average them and produce the optimum exposure for what the camera sees in front of it.
Naturally, you can override this by switching the camera to manual (M) wherein you have complete control of the situation. t find this a good choice when shooting sunsets as I'll meter on a middle tone to the left or right of the sun, move the camera back to its original position and shoot. Other selections would include shutter priority (S) where you dial in the shutter speed you desire and the f stop follows accordingly. Moving on you also have aperture priority (A) where the opposite occurs in which you set the f stop for your needs and the shutter speed follows suit. Finally, program (P) allows you and the camera complete freedom where you have the fun and the camera does all the work by picking the right f stop and shutter speed.
SUPER-SIZE PRINTS
Depending upon which camera you are graduating allows you various file sizes to work with. There are numerous sizes of JPEG, which for the most part, is usually the best choice but can be a compressed depending upon your selection. I like to shoot TIFF (either 7.5 or 15.0 megabytes) that according to many uses too much of the camera's resources but is uncompressed and I can keep working it without degrading problems in the image. Finally, there is the RAW or NEF (Nikon Electronic File) that is like working with a film negative that no matter how many times you massage the file you still have an original in the bank for future use. Along with all this is the rapid advancement of larger compact flash cards (digital film) that now go up to an incredible 16 gigabytes in capacity. Note: these giant-capacity cards are geared for pros-typica( consumers will purchase 1 GB CF cards for around $175 or less.
While I've only hit on most of the popular features you'll find on a D-SLR camera, perhaps the best of all is the ability to use interchangeable lenses that will completely change the way you work with photography. One look at any well-stocked catalog shows that Nikon and Canon systems have literally dozens of lenses that are compatible with any of their digital SLRs. You can start at a practical 14mm lens and work your way up to (with deep pockets) to a super 600mm telephoto. In between you find common wide angle, so called "normal" lenses and specialty lenses that fit every niche you can think of. For fun optics you can try a fisheye lens that makes available depth of field from mere inches to infinity. Some of my all time favorites are from the macro series that will push you into a new world of close up photography that in all honesty, is perfect for a challenging self-assignment on the minute subjects all around us.
While this all well and good and does require some investment on your part, most D-SLRs have what they call a "digital factor" in that it allows you to extend the telephoto effect of your lenses by as much as a very exciting 1.5x. This comes about by the internal sensor in the camera that is smaller than that of a full frame piece of 35mm film. So in effect, that 180mm f/2.8 lens is now a 270mm lens while retaining the original aperture of f/2.8. This by the way is one of my favorite "birding" lenses for walking around the yard casually shooting small birds waiting for their turn at the feeder. The only disappointment on this type of application is that for the most part you lose something (about 1 stop) in depth of field that is really nothing on a field lens, but may be noticeable with the use of a macro lens close in on a miniature subject.
The other negative vibe in using conventional "film" wide angle lenses on a digital camera with a smaller chip is that you tighten the original angle of view. Here it works in reverse so your prized 14mm lens is now a 21 mm lens; a 20mm-35mm zoom becomes a 30mm-52mm optical attachment. The good side of this story is that manufacturers like Nikon are introducing so called "DX" lenses that offer a smaller image circle (because of the smaller chip size) and will give you just about the same coverage as you lost using film type lenses on your favorite D-SLR. For instance, one of my favorite Nikon DX optics is the new 18mm-70mm lens. Right around the street price of a good flash unit, if you worked the equation in reverse, it would be equivalent to a 27mm-105mm lens on a film camera.
Still another part of the secondary selection process is what I call "hidden accessories." This is a really neat part of what any camera manufacturer offers and can often be found deep in the rearmost part of their catalogs. Some of these interesting add-ons might consist of proprietary filters or polarizers that are larger in diameter than aftermarket over the counter filters and need a special lens hood to accommodate them. Still another out of the ordinary piece of equipment would be close up diopters that screw on the front of your primary lens (works best on lens from 70mm to 300mm) that allow you to get in close without the hassle of carrying another lens (macro) with you in the field. I have a couple that include a Nikon 62mm 3.0 diopter that allows me to get as close as 1-1 with my 70mm-180mm zoom macro lens.
Still another option is the Canon 500D close up lens that is available in ring sizes where Nikon leaves off. For instance, this 500D in 77mm is perfect for my trusty 80mm-200mm zoom and allows me to approach within 20 inches of my subject matter in the field. Whatever you do, purchase the better set that includes two achromatic elements to correct for any chromatic aberrations.
While this list is seemingly never ending on what you can do with your new D-SLR, you have to understand that it is general in scope and more information can be found in company literature or on the web. While one manufacturer may offer something different than another, for the most part it is true to form. My final advice-make the jump now and avoid the extra cost usually associated with trading in older and less desirable equipment on a regular basis. If you're serious about digital photography, buy that DSLR right now.
Buying the right digital camera for your personal usage
Buy a Digital Camera thats right for you
When digital cameras arrived 10 years ago, photo quality was problematic, to put it charitably. In fact, let's be honest-they were poor compared to film. Not only that, they were very expensive. It also was a pain transferring digital stills to computers in order to make prints. All of this has completely changed-to your benefit. Picture quality is now on a par with film, working with photo files is easier than ever and camera prices have fallen through the floor. And another great benefit of digital photography is the fact you no longer have to run down to the local drug store to pay $10 a roll to develop 24 prints that always seem to end up in shoeboxes.
As noted, quality of the first - digital cameras was poor. Let's briefly discuss what a digital camera does so you can understand the great changes that occurred over the past five years. A digicam is really a device that captures digital files (photos) and saves them to memory, similar to a computer saving a file to floppy disk or hard disk drive. In fact, the first popular digital cameras-the Sony Mavicas-actually saved files to floppies. Once you saved a shot, you took out the disk, inserted it into your PC and either printed from it or saved it to the hard drive. In the early days of digital photography, the USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection didn't exist so people transferred files through the serial port, a very slow connection. Today every digicam has a USB 1.1 or even faster Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port so images move between your camera and PC in a flash. The way this works is very simple. After you take some shots, you connect the camera to your computer with the supplied USB cable. With just a few button clicks, images are transferred to your PC. With some digicams, the camera appears as a drive so you open your images the same way you would any other type of file. In other instances, you access files using the software supplied with your camera. It's a very simple operation and in many instances, automatic.
Another positive is the fact digicams have moved from floppy disk media to much smaller solid-state memory cards. This ongoing trend enabled manufacturers to build very compact cameras that easily fit in a pocket or purse. The most popular types of memory cards are Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, Compact Flash and the xD Picture Card. Choosing one type or another really shouldn't be a consideration unless you have a collection of cards from a PDA or an older camera. Several years ago choosing a card format was a hotly contested issue but now that they are more of a commodity item and much less expensive (available at Wal-Mart and Costco) it's much less of a worry.
BETTER PICTURES
Moving images from your camera is one thing, picture quality is another. Let's briefly discuss the digital "heart" of your camera. A critical component for saving files is the imaging device, also called a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) sensor, pronounced, "seemoss." These chips take the image viewed through the lens of the camera and turn them into digital data that's saved to memory. Imaging devices are measured in pixels and the higher the pixel count, the better the photo. When you're researching different cameras, manufacturers will state the maximum file (or picture) size you can take. In the case of a 4 megapixel (MP) camera, it's 2304 horizontal pixels x 1728 vertical pixels, with 5MP it's 2560 x 1920 and so on. Simply multiply the numbers and you get the effective resolution of the imaging device.
When digicams first arrived, quality was much less than a million pixels so the largest prints you could make were 3 x 5s-and even this was pushing the envelope. Today most manufacturers have dropped 1- and 2-megapixel cameras with 3MP the entry quality level. We suggest you avoid anything less at this point unless you're looking for an inexpensive camera for the kids. In fact, 4-megapixels and up is really the way to go. You'll only pay a bit more but your photos will look much better-and that's what taking pictures is all about. We've had excellent success making 8x10s with a 4MP camera-and you can too. With the continuing price drops, 55 percent of the cameras sold in 2004 had imaging devices of 4MP or greater. According to the PMA, the price per megapixel dropped last year to an average of $82, down from $119 in 2003.
Lower prices for 7- and 8-megapixel cameras are the big news for imaging sensors in 2005. Pros have access to digicams with 16 megapixel imagers (the Canon EOS 1 Ds Mark I I for $7500)! You don't have to go this route or spend that much money for great everyday photos.
However, 4MP should be your minimum and if you plan making very large prints, such as 11 x1 4s, or you feel you're going to experiment cropping photos with imaging software, consider 5- or more megapixels. There are no hard and fast rules since so much depends on your final end use. When you shop ask to see sample prints made by the camera you're considering. We hate to say but one picture is worth a thousand words especially when comparing one camera to another.
Digital cameras do something their film counterparts never could dream ofchange quality in midstream.
All digicams let you change resolution any time you're taking a photograph. Say you're shooting a beautiful landscape and you'll want to make a large print. In that case you'll want to use the highest resolution setting (3072 x 2304 pixels in the case of a 7MP camera). If that's not the case and you just might want to email the image to a friend, you may drop down to 1600 x 1200 pixels. Now why would you do this? To pack more shots on your memory card! There's nothing worse than running out of space on your card or digital "film." There's another way to save space as well. All camera save images in the JPEG format (Joint Photographic Experts Group), a standardized image compression format. All quality digicams offer compression options often referred to as Standard, Fine and Super Fine, or Basic, Normal and Fine, depending on the company. Some cameras only offer two options. Check with your specific model. Understand you'll give up some quality when you start compressing photos as uncompressed files have more information or detail. Still it's a qreat option and something photographers should experiment with in non critical situations just to see what your camera can do.
The best digital cameras offer a RAW setting and files are saved with a minimum of digital manipulation and no compression. RAW files are great to work with but they're huge 20 megabytes in some cases so a 64MB card will save three shots! They also need special software to open. If you're looking for the best quality, RAW is the way to go.
OPTICAL OR DIGITAL ZOOM?
Lens quality and power are the next issue camera buyer's must confront. We'll make life easy for you. Choose only models with optical zoom lenses rather than fixed focus models. Optical zooms let you take a variety of shots-close-ups, portraits, landscapes and telephoto images. It's really the only way to go. The most inexpensive cameras-sub $100-typically have a single focal length and use electronic circuitry to digitally zoom into a subject. When this happens, photo quality actually degrades and you'll see the difference when you make larger prints. For emails and small prints, this is not much of an issue but if you're even thinking of making 8x10s, stick to the optical zoom.
Camera makers offer a wide variety of optical zoom ratios-from 2x (2 power) up to 12x but 3x is the most widely available. A 3x zoom equals 35mm-105mm in 35mm
photography terms, the standard zoom ' found on most point-and-shoot film cam' eras. If your camera is just for casual events, ' 3x is fine. However, if you consider yourself ', a nature photographer or love taking tons of ' photos on vacations, a more powerful optical zoom should be on your shopping list.
You'll also see cameras with 12x "total" zoom power, even 40x or 56x. Be aware they are referring to a digital zoom boost of the
: basic optical zoom power. When this occurs, picture quality drops although this spec is ' not highly touted by camera companies. For most photo experts the digital zoom boost is : a nice trick and a good option if you're cap: turing subjects very faraway. Many people : have the digital zoom turned off and only : engage it when absolutely necessary.
Another key consideration is lens quality. This is hard to judge simply by looking at a camera. In this situation, the company's reputation is very important. All traditional film camera companies have jumped full bore into the digital camera field and they've brought their expertise to the party. If you've used Canon, Olympus or Nikon cameras for years and been pleased with the results, the same will hold true in the digicam arena.
Consumer electronics companies do not have centuries of lens-building experience so many have linked with reputable lens manufacturers. Sony uses Carl Zeis