• Posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:27 am

I was photographing in the last couple of days – please tell me what they tell you:

kleine rote Blüte - little red blossom by def110

David Odonkor Fussball Trikot kaufen

I photographed Sarah and Ryan's gorgeous wedding in September. Today photos from their wedding, along with a piece about how they met and their wedding is posted on BEANTOWN BRIDE. Check it out!!

1-não hospedo nenhum CD no Blog – No CDs are hosted by this site 

2-todos os links disponíveis para download são de CDs que foram lançados há no mínimo 1 ano atrás, portanto nenhuma postagem prejudica ou prejudicará a venda normal dos CDs postados. – All the links available for downloads refer to CDs which were released at least one year ago. Therefore the download links do not cause damage now or will jeopardize in the future the purchase of the posted CDs. 

3-se mesmo assim alguém se sentir prejudicado em termos de direitos autorais é só enviar um mail para   psb468@gmail.com   e providenciarei a retirada imediata do CD. Even so if anyone feels it is an infringement of copyrights just send an e-mail to   psb468@gmail.com   and I will delete it immediately.

4-o objetivo do Blog é de apenas divulgar CDs pouco conhecidos com um bom repertório musical . Se forem do agrado recomenda-se a compra do CD original pelo fato da qualidade sonora ser bem melhor. The aim of this Blog is only to divulge CDs which are not well known but have a good musical repertoire. If they please you, it is advisable to buy the original CD because the sound quality is much better than the posted ones. 


It was a spectacular event with many laughs and red-carpet glamour albeit it turned out to be a rather humid day. The fashion show included a ballet performance by Rebecca Morrall and a display of more than 130 specially crafted gowns paraded by models on the catwalk. Guests were able to take home handmade chocolates, mini cakes, long-stemmed white roses and a showbag of goodies including a Gift Voucher on all Chic by Sha collections.

Julie from Delisser Photography posted some of her favourite shots on the fabulous evening with Chic which are too beautiful to not share them with all of you loyal readers. À bientôt!

Arina Sergei zeigt uns Fotografien mit einem hohen Grad an Plastizität. Die surrealistischen Bilder verblüffen durch die Motive und spannende Inszenierung! Wunderschön…

Quelle: Lookslikegooddesign

from: Josss Weblog

  • Posted on March 11, 2010 at 6:56 am

I made new Images in the last weeks – please tell me if you think they are good:

Le jardin provençaux de Pierre Bergé (par Michel Semini) by hortulus

Canon Eos billiger bestellen


Remarks at the International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
The Ben Franklin Room
Washington, DC
March 10, 2010

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all. Thank you so much. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Well, thank you. Thank you so much and this is an extraordinary day here at the State Department, a day that we look forward to when we present to you some of the women who personify the courage that really is required in so many places still to stand up for women’s rights and human rights, to make a difference, to protect those who are vulnerable and to advance the circle of opportunity and prosperity to more people.

Now, we are lucky today that we have some very special American women with us, some of whom are in this audience, and I welcome them. And I saw out of the corner of my eye Senator Mary Landrieu – (applause) – and I wanted to acknowledge her. (Applause.) But I am particularly delighted to welcome back to the State Department our First Lady, Michelle Obama. (Applause.) This is the second time that Michelle Obama and I have celebrated the International Women of Courage Awards together. It’s a tradition I really like because she is doing so much for women and girls not only in our own country, but around the world. She inspires them. She challenges them. She exemplifies for them the kind of strength, warmth, and grace that so many of us see in her and aspire to for our own daughters. She has made the health and empowerment of young people, particularly young women, a centerpiece of her leadership. And she and I agree on many things, but one that we particularly agree on is that every child should have the chance to fulfill his or her God-given potential. And I just have to thank her for the mentoring programs that she created at the White House, for the special project that she is doing now to tackle childhood obesity, and to really setting the standard for what we want to see in our own country and around the world as well.

And I want to thank and recognize – I want to also recognize Melanne Verveer. (Applause.) Melanne is our country’s first Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, and it’s no accident that that would happen in the Obama Administration, where we would have someone of her experience and expertise promoting the political, economic, and social empowerment of women. As Melanne often reminds us, the world is full of remarkable women whose work goes unnoticed or undervalued. And today, we celebrate some particular women, but they really stand in for millions of other women who are serving their communities and making our world a better and safer place for all.

And I want to recognize finally, our partners from Avon – Andrea Jung, the chairwoman and CEO of Avon – (applause) – and Reese Witherspoon, Avon’s global ambassador. Avon is our partner here at the State Department in focusing on and trying to end, once and for all, the global epidemic of violence against women. It happens in the homes, it happens in the streets, it happens all over the world. And we have to call it for what it is – a crime – and we have to mobilize to combat it. And Avon has agreed to be our partner in working with the State Department in doing so. And I thank you both for taking on this challenge with us. (Applause.)

Now, we have so many more people coming in the door – if everybody could take like a half a step back in that direction, we can get everybody else in. Thank you.

Now today once again, we are honoring women from around the world who have endured isolation and intimidation, violence and imprisonment. Many have even risked their lives to advance justice, freedom, and equal rights for everyone. Their stories remind us of how much work there is left to do before the rights and dignity of all people – no matter who you are or where you live – are respected and protected by the world’s governments. But these women prove that change is possible. They are brave and they are making a difference, and they are up against powerful interests determined to bring them down. By honoring them today, the United States and the Obama Administration sends a very clear message that though they may work in lonely circumstances, they are not alone. We are standing with you. (Applause.)

For example, our two honorees from Afghanistan. Shukria Asil is a member of the council in her province of Baghlan. She’s pushing for educational opportunities for girls, professional opportunities for women, and stronger rights and recognition for the mentally disabled. Colonel Shafiqa Quraishi is leading a national effort to recruit thousands of women into the Afghan National Police and to train police officers to better protect women and girls.

Ann Njogu has relentlessly spoken out against government corruption and violence against women in Kenya at great risk to herself. She has documented the upsurge in sexual and gender-based violence that followed the contested election of 2008. Jestina Mukoko monitors human rights abuses in Zimbabwe. After she was abducted and beaten by the police, she took her abusers all the way to the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, which ruled in her favor. (Applause.)

Sister Marie Claude Naddaf opened the first shelter in Syria for women escaping domestic violence and human trafficking. Androula Henriques has built a comprehensive network to stop human trafficking in Cyprus and has opened her home to women preparing to testify against their captors. Although she could not join us today, we celebrate her achievements and pledge our support to end the scourge of human trafficking. (Applause.)

And we also have Shadi Sadr, who has represented women in the Iranian courts and led a campaign to stop the stoning of women. (Applause.) After multiple arrests, she was forced to flee Iran and now fights for the women of Iran from her home in Germany. She is also not here today, but we honor her courage and that of all the woman activists in Iran, many of whom have been persecuted and imprisoned because of their work.

And in countries where entire communities are disenfranchised, it is often the women who work to pull down legal, economic, and cultural barriers, women like Sonia Pierre, who fights discrimination against Haitians in the Dominican Republic. Or Dr. Lee Ae-Ran, who’s helping North Koreans build new lives in South Korea. Or Jansila Majeed, an advocate for (inaudible) displaced people, both Muslim and Tamil, in Sri Lanka.

Every day, these women and many others are taking on the world’s most entrenched problems. And we here at the State Department and throughout this Administration are trying to be good partners to them, because even though they’re working one person at a time, one court case at a time, one rally or one rescue at a time, we want to bring their work to a greater audience and try to amplify it and to make clear that human rights provide the foundation for the work that we do here in the United States.

So on this day, in this week where we celebrate International Women’s Day, we honor some whose stories are rarely told but who deserve to be heard. And we ask that as we applaud each of them, we recognize all those who will never have a chance to be recognized in any forum for all that they do as well.

And let me close with this message to our honorees. We look forward to building relationships with you. We will be watching your progress, listening for news of your successes, struggles, and above all, your safety. We send a message to all governments that might not be thrilled that you’re here that we’ll be watching them as well. And we thank you for everything you are doing and will do.

Now it is my pleasure to introduce two of our special guests, Andrea Jung and Reese Witherspoon, who are here to make an announcement about a partnership with our new Global Women’s Leadership Fund, a public-private partnership here at the State Department that makes grants to NGOs that work to meet the critical needs of the world’s women and girls.

Andrea and Reese?

MS. JUNG: Thank you, Madam Secretary. Mrs. Obama, Ambassador Verveer, Women of Courage honorees, what an honor it is to be here with all of you today. Secretary Clinton, thank you for the wonderful introduction. All of us are supporting you every single step of the way as you are charting a course for America in the world, putting development on par with defense and diplomacy, strengthening communities and institutions, and leading with a steady hand and listening. We’re very proud to have you represent us. It’s wonderful to see the progress you are making, and it’s a tremendous privilege to partner with the State Department in promoting the cause of women around the world.

At Avon, our commitment to empowering women is grounded in our heritage. Avon was founded almost 125 years ago in 1886 on the simple, simple, simple belief that women had the right to earn money and be economically independent. This was truly a revolutionary idea at a time when women virtually had no role outside the home and would not win the right to vote for another 34 years. But there was no stopping a good idea. Today, with nearly six million representatives serving 300 million women in more than 100 countries, Avon is the company for women. And we have known first hand that improving women’s lives is by empowering them, and that empowering women can make all the difference for their families, for communities, and for countries. And that is why, in addition to helping women achieve financial independence through the business model, Avon and the Avon Foundation for Women have, since 1955, awarded more than $725 million in over 50 countries to help women overcome other barriers to independence. (Applause.)

So independence, health, safety, these are critical women’s issues that we’ve supported. Earlier today, we announced our partnership with Vital Voices to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, including a $1.2 million grant to support this effort.

And now this afternoon, I am so proud – (applause). Thank you. This afternoon, I am so proud to announce another very important partnership with the U.S. State Department. Madam Secretary, the Avon Foundation is very proud to contribute half a million dollars to the Secretary of State’s Fund for Global Women’s Leadership. (Applause.) And this $500,000 grant will provide funds for NGOs that work on domestic and gender violence issues around the world, to help you support the most innovative and successful models being developed, some of which will hopefully emerge from our partnership summit this week. It’s our hope and belief that this gift will accelerate the global effort to end violence among women.

Since launching our Speak Out Against Domestic Violence campaign a few short years ago, Avon has committed more than $16 million to the fight against gender-based violence. In the end, though, we know that it is not about the dollars that makes a difference. It’s also advocacy, solidarity, and the willingness to truly shine a light on an issue that is too often hidden in the dark. In the end, it’s about refusing to accept things as they are, and doing what we can do with what we have to ensure a better tomorrow. So I have no doubt that together, we can and we will end violence against women. We’re so proud of this partnership this afternoon. We see first hand what can happen when, together, we empower women. We see the opportunity, we see the progress, and we see and believe in the hope. Thank you very much. (Applause.)

MS. WITHERSPOON: Hello, everyone. Thank you so much, Andrea, Mrs. Obama, Secretary Clinton, and Ambassador Verveer. It is truly an honor to be here today.

As an actress, I’ve always sought out roles that portrayed women as strong and powerful, such as Elle Woods, who was in the Legally Blonde movies – (laughter) – who happened to be the biggest fashionista who ever came to Washington – until Michelle Obama. (Laughter.) Thanks a lot. (Laughter.)

That’s why I was thrilled when Avon approached me to become their global ambassador and the honorary chair of the Avon Foundation for Women. Avon is truly a company that is dedicated to changing women’s lives all over the world through economic opportunities and through their incredible philanthropic efforts. Avon is also a company with a conscience and the courage to take on very difficult issues.

I came to Avon having worked with a number of children’s charities, and what struck me then was the most important thing that you can do in a child’s life is help their mother. That’s when I began to realize the importance of women’s – (applause). Thank you, it’s true. That’s when I began to realize the importance of women’s empowerment. It isn’t only about the girls and the women who are barred from realizing their potential. It’s also about their children, their families, and their communities.

That’s why it’s so important that we make investments like the one that Andrea and Secretary Clinton have announced today. And that’s why we also need to support the passage of the International Violence Against Women Act. (Applause and cheers.) In too many communities, spousal abuse, rape, and honor killings remain day-to-day realities for many women and girls. This act creates a comprehensive approach to combat violence, from holding perpetrators accountable to supporting survivors and to promoting economic opportunities for them. These are initiatives that all of you are already making possible, and by passing the act we can ensure that they are written into law.

As I look around this room today, I see policy makers, activists, and community leaders, people who have dedicated themselves to making a difference. But I also see mothers and fathers, sisters and daughters, who know the impact that they can make in their own families and communities. And that’s what gives me such hope that we can change things in our time for women everywhere. You understand the impact of speaking up and speaking out in order to create this imperative change in the world.

I am lucky enough to have a little daughter of my own, and I feel so very inspired to be here today surrounded by people who work tirelessly to change the way women are treated all over the world. Because of your hard work, your support, and your endless faith in the potential of women, I know you will make this world a better place for my daughter and for all of yours as well.

Thank you so much. (Applause.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much, Andrea and Reese, and thanks to everyone at Avon for joining the fight for women’s lives. Now it is my great pleasure and my honor to introduce a women who has become a global symbol of strength and service, who represents our nation to the world with grace, warmth, and style – (laughter) – that transcends borders and barriers, the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama. (Applause and cheers.)

(The First Lady gives remarks.)

(Applause.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: Oh, thank you so very much. That was absolutely wonderful. And having the young women who are part of the White House mentoring project here just added extra exclamation points to Mrs. Obama’s message. And thank you so much for once again sharing this special occasion with us.

What we’re going to do now is actually present the honorees. I will read the awards citations and then Mrs. Obama and I will present them with their International Women of Courage Award. I’d like to note that we’re going to start with two women from Afghanistan, so let me start with Shukria Asil – (applause) – as one of four female members of the Baghlan Provincial Council. Ms. Asil has been instrumental in promoting government responsiveness to the needs of Afghan women. She is being honored for pioneering efforts to promote opportunity, justice, and education for women and girls; serving as a voice for diverse members of Afghan society; and at great personal risk, increasing the accountability and responsiveness of the government to the needs of women and girls in Afghanistan. Thank you so much, Ms. Asil. (Applause.)

(The Award was presented.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: I woke up to the voice of this next honoree because she was interviewed on public radio, NPR, this morning. And Colonel Shafiqa Quraishi of Afghanistan is the Director of Gender, Human, and Child rights within the Ministry of the Interior. She began her career in the Afghan National Police. She has been at the forefront of integrating women into the government and police force. And she is being honored for her visionary leadership in breaking down barriers to the professional advancement of Afghan women, promoting unity and gender equality, humanitarian activism, and initiating programs to strengthen the Afghan National Police. Congratulations, Colonel. (Applause.)
(The Award was presented.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: You heard Mrs. Obama speaking of this next honoree, Sonia Pierre of the Dominican Republic. She was born on Dominican soil to Haitian parents. She is the founder and leader of the Movement for Dominican Women of Haitian Descent, an NGO dedicated to fighting for the rights of vulnerable communities in her country. She is being honored for advancing the cause of social justice, confronting exploitation and discrimination, defending the dignity of persons of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic, and helping marginalized communities develop their own voices for their own future. Congratulations, Sonia. (Applause.)

(The Award was presented.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: Ann Njogu of Kenya is the co-convener of the Civil Society Congress – (cheers and applause) – a leader in constitutional reform and head of the Center for Rights, Education, and Awareness. She has been an activist seeking social transformation and working for reform in her native country. She is being honored for progressive leadership in the fight against corruption, the push for gender equality in Kenya, the battle for constitutional reform, and for bravely mobilizing Kenyan civil society to secure the passage of landmark legislation against sexual offenses. (Applause and cheers.)

(The Award was presented.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: Dr. Lee Ae-ran of South Korea was born in North Korea. She was a witness to tyranny at a very early age. She defected to South Korea and transformed her life, where she has been a force for promoting human rights of the North Korean refugee community. She is being honored for spearheading initiatives to improve the lives and education of the North Korean refugee community in South Korea, elevating the empowerment of women, and raising awareness of the dire human rights situation in North Korea. Congratulations, Dr. Lee. (Applause.)

(The Award was presented.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: Jansila Majeed of Sri Lanka is a women who lived as an internally displaced person for almost 20 years. She became one of the few women activists working on behalf of the displaced Muslim and Tamil civilians and is the managing trustee of the Community Trust Fund in Puttalam Province. She’s being honored for her dedicated grassroots activism and minority community leadership on behalf of women and girls, their empowerment, peace building, relief work, the resettlement of internally displaced persons, and a commitment to bringing society together. Congratulations.

(The Award was presented.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: Sister Marie Claude Naddaf is the Mother Superior of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She has been a beacon of hope for women and girls who have nowhere else to turn. She is a pioneer in working for social services for women in Syria. She is being honored for her steadfast dedication to ending the suffering of women and girls who are victims of domestic violence, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. She launched Syria’s first shelter and emergency hotline for women. Thank you so much, Sister. (Applause.)

(The Award was presented.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: And the final honoree who could be with us today is Jestina Mukoko of Zimbabwe. Jestina is the Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project and a longtime leader in the human rights and activist community in her country. She is being honored for her relentless activism for justice and defense of human rights, for bringing attention to widespread violence against women in Zimbabwe, and for pursuing her case to the supreme court, resulting in a victory that has offered hope to her fellow citizens. Congratulations. (Applause and cheers.)

(The Award was presented.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: And we will, of course, be sure that our honorees from Cyprus and Iran receive their awards.

Now one of our honorees who you’ve just met, Jestina Mukoko of Zimbabwe, will be speaking on behalf of all of this year’s honorees, and I would like to welcome her to the podium. (Applause.)

MS. MUKOKO: The First Lady Mrs. Michelle Obama, Secretary of State Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Ambassador-at-Large Melanne Verveer, fellow awardees, invited guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to be accorded this opportunity that cannot be taken for granted, to speak on behalf of these remarkable women. (Applause.)

They have carved different but inspiring stories in their countries, from being denied growing up in their country of birth, being internally displaced, and suffering brutality at the hands of the police and other agencies. On behalf of the awardees, we accept this prestigious award with humility, knowing fully well that we have been propelled to this stage by other courageous women who have sacrificed a lot, and some even their lives in some cases. (Applause.)

The International Women of Courage Award is a solidarity message that unites women from all over the world, regardless of race, religion, and color. And we have learned that even language has failed to be a barrier to understanding and acknowledging what each one of us is doing. This indeed, Madam Secretary, not only resonates with your strong notion that women’s rights are human rights but is in line with the theme this year of the International Women’s Day, equal rights, equal opportunities, progress for all. (Applause.)

By accepting this award bestowed on the 10 of us, we confirm that women have a place in the fight for equality and justice, as this award we believe actually belongs to the multitude of women we work with and some we honor posthumously today because they are no longer with us, having died fighting the good fight. The award beckons on us to stand tall and refuse to be intimidated and harassed, as these are tactics to remove us from the focus of our objectives. We do not want to be passive bystanders, and it is such recognition that ensures that we do not tire until we reach the finish line and pass the baton to the next generation, the girls who are among us.

The situation of women in conflict situation is sad, as we know that they bear the brunt of violence. But as peace comes on the horizon, women are easily forgotten to take part in the initiatives that could mend their souls. (Applause.)

If only the suffering of women in conflict could be matched with equal participation in initiatives to build peace, we believe the results would be lasting and sustainable. (Applause.) This platform gives the world the rare opportunity to zoom into each part of the world and understand better the trials and tribulations that have characterized the work of women human rights defenders. As women human rights defenders, we know that the work has not been easy, and no one said it was going to be easy. And we are determined to mobilize other women in all parts of the world to demand their space.

In unison, we all say this award rewards our families and friends who lose sleep and are traumatized every time that we experience imprisonment or abuse because without their support, we might have given up. Our children have been there when we have thought we have been stripped of dignity and integrity, and watched in dismay in some cases as gross pictures are shown on television. This emblem, I am sure, gives them a reason to hug us because in some cases they fail to give us the hug because we are behind bars.

As a human rights defender myself at the helm of the Zimbabwe Peace Project, an organization that monitors and documents violations of human rights that are politically motivated, I am inspired by stories of courage as women who have consistently fought for the defense and the protection of human rights for all. I am a survivor of violence at the hands of state security agents when I was abducted, tortured, and kept incommunicado for three weeks without my family and son knowing whether I was still alive or not. Standing before you today gives me the acknowledgement that the experiences that Zimbabwean women and indeed women in Afghanistan, Cypress, Dominican Republic, Iran, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, and Syria continue to endure, unknown beyond their own borders. And it also gives me the space and platform to amplify their voices. The life and the work of human rights defenders is not for the faint-hearted. (Laughter.) While all we want to do is to contribute to the good of all, it is not uncommon to be labeled otherwise.

Madam Secretary, your quest and commitment to the empowerment of women from an early age is unparalleled, shown by how being refused to go on the astronaut training simply because you were a woman devastated you. (Laughter.) The honor today reinforces the triumph of our different religions, and I believe God had a purpose for all of us. Today the recognition affords us as a collective from all corners of the globe, not only to brush shoulders with the American First Lady but it also gives us an opportunity to interact, share experiences, and learn from each other with the simple objective of making the fight for equality and justice universal. Thank you. (Applause.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: So, now you know why we look forward to this day, so that we can be inspired and uplifted and challenged and go forth from here as human rights defenders, each and every one of us, and do our part and count our blessings and remember that as we enjoy the reception here today, there are women and men fighting for their lives and fighting for the rights of others. And the United States must stand with them. Thank you all very much. (Applause.)

Over the years, displaying recipient photographs in the Global Address List (GAL) has been a frequently-requested feature, high on the wish lists of many Exchange folks. Particularly in large organizations or geographically dispersed teams, it's great to be able to put a face to a name for people you've never met or don't frequently have face time with. Employees are commonly photographed when issuing badges/IDs, and many organizations publish the photos on intranets.

There have been questions about workarounds or third-party add-ins for Outlook, and you can also find some sample code on MSDN and elsewhere. A few years ago, an IT person wrote ASP code to make employee photos show up on the intranet based on the Employee ID attribute in Active Directory (AD) – which was imported from the company's LDAP directory. A fun project to satisfy the coder alter-ego of the IT person.

Luckily, you won't need to turn to your alter-ego to do this. Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010 make this task a snap, with help from AD. AD includes the Picture attribute (we'll refer to it using its ldapDisplayName: thumbnailPhoto) to store thumbnail photos, and you can easily import photos— not the high-res ones from your 20 megapixel digital camera, but small, less-than-10K-ish ones, using Exchange 2010's Import-RecipientDataProperty cmdlet.

The first question most IT folks would want to ask is— What's importing all those photos going to do to the size of my AD database? And how much AD replication traffic will this generate? The cmdlet won't allow you to import a picture larger than 10K. The original picture used in this example was 9K, and you can compress it further to a much smaller size – let's say approximately 2K-2.5K, without any noticeable degradation when displayed at the smaller sizes. If you store user certificates in AD, the 10K or smaller size thumbnail pictures are comparable in size. Storing thumbnails for 10,000 users would take close to 100 Mb, and it's data that doesn't change frequently.

With that out of the way, let's go through the process of adding pictures.

A minor schema change

First stop, the AD Schema. A minor schema modification is required to flip the thumbnailPhoto attribute to make it replicate to the Global Catalog.

  1. If you haven't registered the Schema MMC snap-in on the server you want to make this change on, go ahead and do so using the following command:

    Regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll

  2. Fire up a MMC console (Start -> Run -> MMC) and add the Schema snap-in
  3. In the Active Directory Schema snap-in, expand the Attributes node, and then locate the thumbnailPhoto attribute. (The Schema snap-in lists attributes by its ldapDisplayName).
  4. In the Properties page, select Replicate this attribute to the Global Catalog, and click OK.

    Figure 1: Modifying the thumbnailPhoto attribute to replicate it to Global Catalog

Loading pictures into Active Directory

Now you can start uploading pictures to Active Directory using the Import-RecipientDataProperty cmdlet, as shown in this example:

Import-RecipientDataProperty -Identity “Bharat Suneja” -Picture -FileData (]$Get-Content -Path “C:\pictures\BharatSuneja.jpg” -Encoding Byte -ReadCount 0))

To perform a bulk operation you can use Get-Mailbox cmdlet with your choice of filter (or Get-DistributionGroupMember if you want to do this for members of a distribution group), and pipe the mailboxes to a foreach loop. You can also retrieve the user name and path to the thumbnail picture from a CSV/TXT file.

Thumbnails in Outlook 2010

Now, let's fire up Outlook 2010 and take a look what that looks like.

In the Address Book/GAL properties for the recipient

Figure 2: Thumbnail displayed in a recipient's property pages in the GAL

When you receive a message from a user who has the thumbnail populated, it shows up in the message preview.

Figure 3: Thumbnail displayed in a message

While composing a message, the thumbnail also shows up when you hover the mouse on the recipient's name.

Figure 4: Recipient's thumbnail displayed on mouse over when composing a message

There are other locations in Outlook where photos are displayed. For example, in the Account Settings section in the Backstage Help view.

GAL Photos and the Offline Address Book

After you've loaded photos in Active Directory, you'll need to update the Offline Address Book (OAB) for Outlook cached mode clients. This example updates the Default Offline Address Book:

Update-OfflineAddressBook “Default Offline Address Book”

In Exchange 2010, the attributes in an OAB can be customized. This is done using the ConfiguredAttributes property of the OAB (see Set-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet). ConfiguredAttributes is populated with the default set of attributes, and you can modify it to add/remove attributes as required.

By default, thumbnailPhoto is included in the OAB as an Indicator attribute. This means the value of the attribute isn't copied to the OAB— instead, it simply indicates the client should get the value from AD. If an Outlook client (including Outlook Anywhere clients connected to Exchange using HTTPS) can access AD, the thumbnail will be downloaded and displayed. When offline, no thumbnail downloads. Another example of an Indicator attribute is the UmSpokenName.

You can list all attributes included in the default OAB using the following command:

(Get-OfflineAddressBook “Default Offline Address Book”).ConfiguredAttributes

For true offline use, you could modify the ConfiguredAttributes of an OAB to make thumbnailPhoto a Value attribute. After this is done and the OAB updated, the photos are added to the OAB (yes, all 20,000 photos you just uploaded…). Depending on the number of users and sizes of thumbnail photos uploaded, this would add significant bulk to the OAB. Test this scenario thoroughly in a lab environment— chances are you may not want to provide the GAL photo bliss to offline clients in this manner.

To prevent Outlook cached mode clients from displaying thumbnail photos (remember, the photo is not in the OAB— just a pointer to go fetch it from AD), you can remove the thumbnailPhoto attribute from the ConfiguredAttributes property of an OAB using the following command:

$attributes = (Get-OfflineAddressBook “Default Offline Address Book”).ConfiguredAttributes
$attributes.Remove(”thumbnailphoto,Indicator”)
Set-OfflineAddressBook “Default Offline Address Book” -ConfiguredAttributes $attributes

-Bharat Suneja

Looks like that some of the wine corks in the photo are made of that corkless stuff. I suppose that is recyclable but I would need to do research. In the meantime I have a container filling up with wine corks of both types. I was planning on using them in some sort of art project.

Our local IKEA takes in small batteries for recycling. I don't shop there very often, but I collect my batteries in a container until I have enough to justify a trip the mouse maze or am shopping nearby.

My San Diego neighborhood has green recycling and takes about every thing except palm fronds and other fibrous plants. City residents can go to the green recycling center and get free mulch and compost.

I second what JScott says, shop greener.

The Alienware M11x is a fascinating modern notebook. May I say that it probably took “out-of-this-world technology” to pack so much power into a little kit? Get it? Because it’s an Alienware. You got? Yes, I know I’m dumb. John tells me that every day. Just click through for the photos, pal. Let’s get on with this.

Anyway, some random Chinese site posted these photos showing that the M11x is very much a human creation. It’s nothing more than a well-engineered notebook, which it should be seeing as the 11-inch notebook has a starting price of $799. [163 via GadgetMix]

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  • Posted on March 5, 2010 at 11:03 am

I made some shots in the last weeks – please tell me what you think:

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LOS ANGELES  — Three Los Angeles elementary school teachers
accused of giving children portraits of O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and
RuPaul to carry in a Black History Month parade have been removed from
their classrooms, a school district spokeswoman said Wednesday.

View full sizeA photo of RuPaul, seen here in a 2001 publicity still from a television appearance, was among the photos carried by students in a Los Angeles classroom during a Black History Month parade. School officials said 3 teachers were removed from their classes after some of the black Americans featured in the parade were deemed to be inappropriate and a mockery of the event.

Children
from other classes at the school displayed photos of more appropriate
black role models, such as Nelson Mandela, Harriet Tubman and President
Barack Obama, Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Gayle
Pollard-Terry said.

The incident occurred Friday at Wadsworth
Avenue Elementary School in South Los Angeles, where the student body
is more than 90 percent Latino.

District Superintendent Ramon
Cortines placed the teachers — all white men who teach first, second
and fourth grades — on administrative leave on Tuesday while an
investigation is conducted, Pollard-Terry said.

“The superintendent will not let anyone make a mockery out of Black History Month,” she said.

The
issue was brought to district officials' attention by the Los Angeles
chapter of the NAACP after the organization received a complaint early
Monday, chapter President Leon Jenkins said.

Jenkins said he felt the teachers acted in concert to mock black heroes and children's innocence.

“These
are not the people we want our young people to emulate or believe these
people represent the best of the African-American community,” Jenkins
said. “It's hard for the NAACP to believe this was a mistake.”

Simpson,
a former NFL star, is serving a nine-year prison sentence for robbery
and kidnapping. He was famously acquitted in 1995 of murdering his
ex-wife and her friend.

RuPaul is a drag queen performer. Rodman,
a former NBA star, has gained notoriety for bad boy behavior on and off
the basketball court.

Some parents at the school on Wednesday said the issue was overblown.

Sharon
Tinson, who has two daughters at the school and attended Friday's
celebration, said she had been surprised to see Simpson displayed in
the parade. But she noted that Simpson, like Rodman, was a great
athlete before falling from grace. RuPaul simply has an alternative
lifestyle, she added.

She noted the event also included a tribute to pop singer Michael Jackson, who has also had a checkered career.

“I kind of laughed at it,” Tinson said. “I wasn't offended.”

Gabriel Blackson, whose son attends the school, said he also took a larger view of the ruckus.

“These
guys were heroes before. People make mistakes,” he said. “I think they
show kids they can be somebody, to push them to be somebody.”

Jenkins said he is calling for the teachers to be fired.

(Associated Press Writer Christina Hoag authored this report.)

@Fruzion I have to agree. I owned a slider (a Samsung Rant) as a personal phone, and it was a nice phone. But the freezing up, the lack of a good screen and the fact that it was a near-smartphone (a.k.a dumbphone w/better features) meant that things didn't just work. The Bolt Browser was a pain to use on the Rant; it was also hard to use on the WinMo phones my former job provided to me for business. And the WinMo phones, while beautiful because of their flexibility in app use, often just didn't work (unlike my Vista-based laptop which, despite all the hate for Vista, just does the job).

I've toyed with Android phones; most are just plain ugly (save for anything from HTC that isn't called G1 or Nexus One; they are the bomb in terms of design). The apps are cool, but I don't use many apps save for Bolt, Wordpress and UberTwitter; most of the apps are just toys to me and sort of meaningless (and the key word here, is for me; I greatly appreciate how others are in love with apps). The iPhone always seemed more show pony than workhorse to me (I also hated the lack of cut/copy-and-paste). As for the Pre: Undoubtedly beautiful, but the keyboard just plain sucks; the keys are way to small for even my long, thin piano-player fingers.

The Curve, which I just got two weeks ago, is the atomic bomb. The design is sexy but not fussy; the keyboard is great for one- or two-hand typing; the screen is neither too big nor too small for my tastes; and the OS works like a business-oriented phone OS is supposed to work. I haven't been this excited about a smartphone ever (and I even considered buying a Pre and an iPhone when each initially came out) — and haven't been as excited about a phone since I got the Rant (which, among the feature phones, remains better than the Rumor/Exclaim crap out there).

The browser needs work (this is why I have Bolt) and I do wish RIM would allow for apps to embed on the MicroSD instead of the phone (better memory allocation). And I can understand why some would want RIM to push for more app development and redesign the UI (the OS is perfect). But RIM isn't meant for fun. It's for getting things done. Fun is why I own a Flip Mono, an iRiver, an iPod Touch and an XBox 360.

LOS ANGELES, March 4 — Today, Essence.com audiences will have the chance to experience what happens when the best and brightest of Black Women in Hollywood come together to celebrate the legendary achievements of some of the greatest American actresses of our times during Oscar Week. Featured exclusively on ESSENCE.com, the third annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood luncheon, being held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, will honor Hollywood royalty such as: Cicely Tyson (Legend Award); break-out star Gabourey Sidibe (Best Breakthrough Performance); versatile A-Lister Queen Latifah (Power Award); Tinseltown darling Zoe Saldana (Star to Watch Award); and Hip-Hop turned starlet, Mary J. Blige (Songstress of the Year). You will only find complete coverage of this star-studded event honoring the 40th Anniversary of ESSENCE magazine on http://www.essence.com/. Today Essence.com will upload images live from the red carpet starting at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time — with additional red carpet video tonight.

Essence.com will also feature exclusive glitterati shots from the red carpet of celebrity attendees including: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Steve Harvey and more. The audience can find live updates from the parties, after-parties and behind-the-scene peeks of the event on Twitter at Twitter.com/essenceonline. Viewers can also stay on the pulse with minute-to-minute coverage from the party at essence.com/entertainment.

Sponsors for the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon include presenting sponsor Lincoln, as well as partner sponsors COVERGIRL Queen Collection and MasterCard Worldwide. The ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon is also supported by Moet & Chandon.

About Essence Communications Inc.:

Essence Communications Inc. (ECI) is the number one media and communications company dedicated to African-American women. With a multi-platform presence in publishing, live events, and online, the Essence brand is "Where Black Women Come First". The company's flagship publication, ESSENCE magazine, is the preeminent lifestyle magazine for African-American women; generating brand extensions such as the Essence Music Festival, ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood, Window on Our Women (WOW I & II) and Smart Beauty I, II & III consumer insights, the Essence Book Club, Essence.com, and ventures in digital media (mobile, television and VOD). For 40 years, ESSENCE, which has a brand reach of over 8 million, has been the leading source of cutting-edge information relating to every area of African-American women's lives. Additional information about ECI and ESSENCE is available at Essence.com.

About Essence.com:

Essence.com is the daily online destination for African-American women that informs, entertains and connects. The expansive web destination delivers daily fresh content, engaging blogs, robust photo galleries, a substantial online community and original video programming across four channels that include: News & Entertainment, Fashion & Beauty, Relationships and Lifestyle. Essence.com is currently the largest and fastest growing African-American magazine website. The site's growth is unsurpassed and reaches more than a million monthly unique visitors. The new Essence.com launched in September 2008 as one of the first projects to come from the partnership between The Warner Bros. Television Group and Time Inc.'s Essence Communications Inc.

Source: ESSENCE magazine

CONTACT: Dana Baxter, +1-212-522-1634, dbaxter@essence.com; or Sheila
Harris, +1-212-522-1089, sharris@essence.com, both of ESSENCE magazine

Web Site: http://www.essence.com/

  • Posted on March 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm

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My favorite Football-Trikot: Stefan Kiessling Trikot Online Shop

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The Allianz Arena stadium replaced the Olympic Stadium (see post Frei Otto, Günther Behnish. Olympic Stadium. Munich) as home of local teams' football matches.

In its favour it has the fully-covered seating, a host of commercial spaces underneath the stands, comparable to that of a shopping mall (event rooms, souvenir shops, restaurants, club offices, several food and refreshment kiosks, etc) four 4-storey carparks and an image which can be recognized from the motorway. The seating capacity is slightly less, 66,000  compared to 69,000. Against it, it is completely isolated from its surroundings, having the character of an impregnable fort and some carelessly designed indoor and intermediary spaces.  The reason, according to the authors (see El Croquis 129/30 p276), is that all these areas are subject to the changes which the users will induce.

The emphasis is placed on the shell, previously tested out with less means on the St Jakob Stadium of Basel, and in the form of a crater, itself setting a precedent for the  Olympic stadium of Beijing 2008.

Photos taken by a+t, available under request.

Herzog & de Meuron
Allianz Arena
Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25
Munich  2005

Bayern Munchen Vs Hamburg live stream coverage of German Bundesliga football from Allianz Arena, Munich on 28-02-10, Kick-Off 16:30 UK Time. Watch free online live streaming of this German Bundesliga football match. Match highlights and goals video will be next after the live match. Bayern Munchen are in very good form despite the busy past two week they had in domestic and in Europe.


Bayern Munchen to host Hamburger at Allianz Arena; a big match in German League as the two top sides will battle tonight. Bayern recently had defeated the Italian side Fiorentina in European football while Hamburg was also impressive against Dutch side PSV in midweek. Both sides are strong and very well organized as the statistics show.

Last 6 results for Bayern Munchen

Nurnberg – Bayern Munich 1 – 1
Bayern Munich – Fiorentina 2 – 1
Bayern Munich – Borussia Dortmund 3 – 1
Wolfsburg – Bayern Munich 1 – 3
Bayern Munich – Mainz 3 – 0
Werder Bremen – Bayern Munich 2 – 3

Last 6 results for Hamburg

3 – 2 PSV – Hamburg
0 – 0 Hamburg – Eintracht Frankfurt
1 – 0 Hamburg – PSV
1 – 3 VfB Stuttgart – Hamburg
3 – 3 Cologne – Hamburg
1 – 1 Hamburg – Wolfsburg

Bayern Munchen Vs Hamburg

Watch Live Streaming of the Match

Match Kick-off time: Sunday 28 February 2010, 16:30 UK Time.

Bayern Munich Vs Hamburg(1-0)

All Goals video and Match highlights

These are the flags you’ll have to be waving this week in addition to that of your own country, because…

-…this is a week of international friendlies, as the managers of the national teams try to make the best of their time before South Africa, and the club coaches are left fiddling their thumbs and praying for the health of their assets. Eleven first-team Barça players have been called away from Pep this time, and should you want to keep an eye of them, here’s a handy guide:

-Tuesday, March 2nd (19,05 CET, 12,05 CST): Liechtenstein vs Spain (U21); the Rojita will try to start their journey to the European U21 Cup with a victory, helped by Jeffren, at the El Torralín Stadium, in Ponferrada; Bojan Krkic, who used to be the star of this team, wasn’t called up, so it seems it’s not only Pep who tends to ignore him.

-Tuesday, March 2nd (21,05 CET, 14,05 CST): Ireland vs Brazil, at the Emirates Stadium in London; Dani Alves will try, once again, to show Dunga that he’s better than Maicon, and Dunga will, once again, try to look unconvinced.

-Wednesday, March 3rd (20,45 CET, 13,45 CST): Germany vs Argentina, at the Allianz Arena in Munich; Leo Messi will try, very hard, to shine under Maradona’s orders, but can he do it in the face of Herr Löw’s army of orderliness?

-Wednesday, March 3rd (21,05 CET, 14,05 CST): France vs Spain, at the St Denis Stadium in Paris; a game that will gather six Barcelonistas (Henry, Xavi, Puyol, Piqué, Iniesta and Busquets) and that looks like a good chance for La Roja to shine again, unless Henry decides to take matters into his own hands (ba-dum-psssssh! Sorry, I had to do it).

–Wednesday, March 3rd (21,00 CST) / Thursday, March 4th (04,00 CET): New Zealand vs México, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. Rafa Márquez and Jonathan Dos Santos have been called up across the ocean to face the All Whites.

-Because things have been too quiet lately, FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has decided that his sense of humour and charisma shouldn’t be wasted on normal life after he steps down from the presidency this summer, and has launched a website to make it into politics. With the slogan ‘Now it’s the time to serve the country’ (in which ‘country’ stands for Catalunya, don’t be mistaken), dear old Joan now has the opportunity to embarrass culés in a whole new way. Honestly, I wish he’d have waited until we could pretend not to know who he is.

-You know the improvement that we all noticed during the match against Málaga? Well, thank Pep and his motivational techniques. Deciding that what had worked in Rome would also work here, he forewent his usual pre-match talk for a video. Another Gladiator mash-up, you ask? The Avatar trailer? No. It was a report on the attempts (ultimately, unsuccessful) to rescue Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, a Spanish mountaineer, after he fell ill whilst climbing the Annapurna, two years ago. Pep says it was an attempt to show the players the values of teamwork and solidarity; I think that the poor guys thought Pep would abandon them in some godforsaken, freezing mountain should they fail to win, and that’s why we’re still ahead of Real Madrid. Good on Pep, I say, good on Pep.

-And I suppose you all saw Aaron Ramsey’s horrific injury this weekend. The young Welsh international is out for the rest of the season with a broken leg; should you wish to send him your best wishes, you can do so here, at the Arsenal website.

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  • Posted on February 5, 2010 at 10:46 am

I have taken some Pix in the last months – please tell me what they tell you:

Darjeeling town,West-Bengal, India, Asia, Indien, Asien by hn.

Images Website Tell me if you like them – i love to discuss the photos with you!

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Fiznatty aka Max Waugh is no stranger to our Photo of the Day. His latest is called “The Hunter and the Mountain.”

While trying to seek wildlife to photograph, Max instead managed to get this great shot of a the Andes in the Argentina portion of Patagonia. I'll let him explain the long-exposure shot:

In case of poor animal sightings, seek landscapes.

That was the advice I gave to myself before the trip. Knowing beforehand that I may not have the best luck with wildlife, I wanted to be sure to visit a couple of Patagonia's famous mountains in hopes of catching some striking sunrises on the massive towers of Mt. Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and Torres del Paine. Of course, since I was pretty far down in the southern hemisphere and needed to hike to some of the more ideal viewpoints, this meant early wakeup calls. This time it was 3am, on another morning 2:30.

We arrived pretty early on this one particular morning, and with nothing better to do than avoid the trailside skunks and jog in place to combat the biting cold wind, I spent my time taking long exposures. Had I started earlier, star trails may have been in the offing, but at this point I was happy to capture Orion looming over the peak of Mt. Fitz Roy. Streetlights from the town of Chalten provide the golden glow reflecting off the hills in the foreground.

You don't have to be a pro like Max to be featured on Gadling's Photo of the Day!

Are you a Flickr user who'd like to share a travel related picture or two for our consideration? Submit it to Gadling's Flickr group right now! We just might use it.

I tried to build the jQuery plugin with as much flexibility as I could. There are a large number of default settings that can be overridden globally or on an as-needed basis (as done in the code above). Because the photo tagging life-cycle requires persistence, you do have to provide it with load, save, and delete URLs.

This is probably the most complicated piece of jQuery that I have ever created; as such, writing this was a lot of trial an error. The approach uses a combination of standard jQuery plugin architecture and object oriented programming (OOP). The plugin defines a private controller class and then instantiates a new instance of that controller class to be used for every photo-tagging element on the page. This felt really good to do, but I have not idea how this falls in terms of jQuery plugin best practices.

Right now, it's a bit buggy in IE. IE doesn't seem to like mouse over events on clear background. IE also seems to hate moving the mouse while the CTRL key is pressed. I'll have to do some digging to see if there are ways around this, or if I simply have to find a different approach. At least now that this is an official project, it gives me a place to post my updates in a meaningful manner.

If anyone has any suggestions about this or things that they would like added / changed, please let me know.

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Yes Mike, I got it wrong. There are a signficant number of references to hotlinking and htaccess (not all from me) in this discussion, including someone before the site owner (who isn't clearly identified as the site owner) saying that the images were hotlinked.

As for “full sized image”, since I could not see the site because it was already taken down, I refer to the original quote on your story:

“claiming that by showing the stock photos from iStockPhoto.com (and linking back, with watermark in place)”

Notice he didn't say “showing reduced sized thumbnails”.

So yes, I was wrong about one thing, and not so wrong about another, as I made an assumption based on your original post, which wasn't very clear. Thumbnails would have made a difference (depending on their size, as always).

I hope this clears things up, and apologies to the site owner. However, I am not comfortable with the idea of taking content off of a site and uploading it to another for your use. The thumbnails are part of the original site's content and design, so it isn't entirely clear that you had rights to them.

Again Mike, I hope this clears it up. I hope that you can admit that the original post wasn't entirely clear on the subject(s) either.

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  • Posted on February 3, 2010 at 12:29 pm

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¿Cuáles Son los Libros de Contabilidad que Necesita Llevar para su Negocio?

Llevar la contabilidad para su negocio en realidad involucra mantener distintos libros que se conocen como libros diarios, el libro mayor y el libro de inventario y balances. El libro diario es donde se registran las transacciones o los asientos de contabilidad, el libro mayor es donde los efectos de estos asientos están reflejados y resumidos en las distintas cuentas y en los libros de balances se muestra la situación del patrimonio de la empresa.

Libros Diarios

Los libros que se ocupan para registrar las transacciones incluyen:
• Libro de caja o banco,
• Libro de compras y ventas y
• Libro diario general.

El libro de caja o banco se ocupa para registrar todos los recibos y desembolsos de dinero. Se contabilizan los recibos de dinero con un debe a la cuenta de caja o banco y un abono o haber a las cuentas de ventas u otras cuentas contrapartidas, según correspondan. En el caso de los desembolsos, se registra un abono o haber a la cuenta de caja o banco con los correspondientes cargos a las cuentas de costos o gastos; cuentas del activo para la compra de valores, inversiones, existencias, equipos u otros activos; o cargos a las cuentas del pasivo cuando está efectuando pagos de cuentas por pagar, préstamos u otras obligaciones.

En el libro diario general se registran varios tipos de asientos contables que no corresponden a uno de los otros libros, es decir que no involucran un recibo o desembolso de dinero o una compra o venta. Estos incluyen los asientes para registrar la depreciación, amortización, provisiones, ajustes, reclasificaciones y correcciones.

La planilla de remuneraciones, aún cuando no se considera un libro de contabilidad, constituye un registro de transacciones. Se registran los cargos a las cuentas de gastos de sueldos y otras remuneraciones, beneficios, los impuestos patronales y otras cuentas según correspondan. Las contrapartidas son los haberes a las cuentas de sueldos por pagar, beneficios por pagar, impuestos retenidos y los impuestos patronales por pagar.

Normalmente se hace un resumen, o centralización de las partidas contables en cada uno de los libros o registros cada mes, para contabilizarlas en el libro mayor. Dependiendo del sistema de contabilidad, el libro mayor podría estar actualizado en tiempo real cada vez que se registra un asiento en los libros diarios.

Libro Mayor

En el libro mayor quedan registrados los asientos de los libros diarios. Consiste de las cuentas establecidas en el plan de cuentas, con cada cuenta mostrando el saldo de apertura, los movimientos del período y el saldo de cierre. Según la contabilidad de doble entrada, el total de los deberes siempre tiene que ser igual que el total de los haberes y el total del activo siempre es igual al total del pasivo, así derivando el concepto de balancear los libros.

Una vez que todos los asientos de los libros diarios hayan quedado registrados en el libro mayor, se puede generar un balance de prueba. Éste es un informe que muestra todas las cuentas del balance general y el estado de resultados con sus respectivos saldos. Se revisa el balance de prueba, se registran cualesquier ajustes que se necesitan y luego el balance de prueba está listo para usar como la base para la generación de los estados financieros.

El libro mayor puede estar acompañado y respaldado por libros auxiliares, que da un desglose de sus cuentas relacionadas en el libro mayor. Por ejemplo, el libro auxiliar de clientes muestra todos los movimientos en la cuenta por cobrar por cliente individual, y el libro auxiliar de proveedores muestra los movimientos en la cuenta por pagar a proveedores por proveedor individual. El saldo del libro auxiliar siempre tiene que ser igual que el saldo de la cuenta de control en el libro mayor.

Contabilidad Integrada para Su Negocio

Tomados juntos, los libros diarios, el libro mayor y los libros auxiliares conforman sus libros de contabilidad. Muchas veces el software de contabilidad trata a los distintos libros como módulos, que interactúan entre si, con los módulos para los libros diarios alimentando el libro mayor y los libros auxiliares, con la capacidad de generar varios tipos de informes y análisis.

Contabilidad en Base de Efectivo o en Base de lo Devengado

Básicamente hay dos métodos para llevar la contabilidad de su negocio: el método en base de efectivo y el método en base de lo devengado. Y hay casos en que se puede usar una combinación de estos dos métodos. Puede haber diferencias entre los dos métodos respecto a cuándo se reconocen los ingresos y gastos, que por lo tanto puede afectar el beneficio neto por el período.

Contabilidad en Base de Efectivo

Cuando su negocio involucra una rotación relativamente rápida y constante de efectivo mes a mes, el método en base de efectivo podría ser lo apropiado. Por ejemplo, si sus ventas están mayormente al contado y usted paga sus gastos cuando se incurren, el método en base de efectivo puede reflejar correctamente su beneficio neto para cada período.

Una de las principales ventajas de este método es su sencillez. Básicamente se lleva la contabilidad en base de los movimientos en la cuenta bancaria. Tendría que hacer algunos ajustes para los conceptos como la depreciación, que no involucran un flujo de efectivo.

Contabilidad en Base de lo Devengado

Si en su negocio hay fluctuaciones significativas en el flujo de caja, por ejemplo, cuando recibe montos importantes en un mes que representan pagos por varios meses de trabajo, el método en base de lo devengado va a reflejar más correctamente su beneficio neto de mes a mes. Cuando su negocio involucra el manejo de inventario, también debiera usar el método en base de lo devengado.

Acorde a este método, se registran los ingresos cuando se devengan, independiente de cuándo se reciben los pagos y los gastos están contabilizados cuando se incurren y no necesariamente cuando se pagan. El método en base de lo devengado es una representación más adecuada del principio de contabilidad de cotejar los ingresos con los gastos incurridos para producir esos ingresos. Las diferencias que distorsionarían el beneficio neto bajo el método en base de efectivo se superan con el método en base de lo devengado, al hacer asientos contables para los ingresos y gastos devengados, para amortizar los gastos pagados por anticipado sobre los períodos afectados y para diferir los cargos pagados en el período en curso que afectan períodos posteriores. El método en base de lo devengado significa más trabajo de contabilidad, pero es el método más correcto y apropiado según los principios de contabilidad generalmente aceptados.

Combinando los Métodos en Base de Efectivo y en Base de lo Devengado

Combinar los métodos en base de efectivo y en base de lo devengado tiene el propósito de tomar los aspectos positivos de cada uno para llegar a un sistema que funciona en la práctica y que genera resultados correctos. Por ejemplo, con un método combinado, podría registrar sus ventas en base de sus recibos de dinero, sus gastos en base de los desembolsos de dinero y luego hacer asientos contables adicionales para distribuir ciertos elementos para mostrar debidamente sus efectos en los períodos contables correspondientes. Estos asientos, que provienen del método en base de lo devengado, incluirían los asientos para hacer provisiones, para diferir cargos, para contabilizar el costo de las ventas en base de los movimientos en el inventario y para contabilizar la depreciación y amortización.

Cabe notar que ciertos tratamientos contables están requeridos en ciertas circunstancias según las leyes del impuesto a la renta. Si el método de contabilidad que está ocupando para efectos contables o financieros no se conforma al tratamiento que se requiere para efectos tributarios, será necesario efectuar ajustes cuando confecciona su declaración del impuesto a la renta.

Eligiendo Software de Contabilidad para su Negocio

El software de contabilidad que es lo más idóneo para un negocio depende de las características propias a cada negocio. Hay muchos paquetes de software que se puede comprar en los comercios y que abarcan una gama amplia de necesidades. Varios proveedores de software de contabilidad ofrecen distintas versiones de su software para acomodar los distintos tipos de negocios, en cuanto a su tamaño, complejidad y el grado de sofisticación en los requerimientos de tecnología informática que tiene el usuario.

¿Se Necesita Software de Contabilidad?

En el caso de un negocio de propietario único, que maneja el negocio desde el hogar, puede ser que incluso no necesita software de contabilidad. Con tal que se mantiene registros adecuados como para presentar las declaraciones de impuestos y satisfacer los requerimientos de información del propietario y cualquiera parte interesada, como un prestador o inversionista, podría ser suficiente mantener un registro de los ingresos y desembolsos en una planilla, o usar software de finanzas personales. Pero cuando hay más de una persona en el negocio, cuando está establecido como una sociedad colectiva o sociedad anónima, o cuando existen ciertas normativas sobre los informes que se requieren del negocio, probablemente será necesario tener software de contabilidad para el negocio.

Puede ser que su negocio cuenta con trabajadores o socios que están lo suficientemente capacitados y habilitados como para desarrollar software diseñado a la medida para su negocio. Cuando está considerando esta opción, el factor del costo hay que tomar en cuenta y además es importante considerar la posible necesidad de adaptar el software más adelante, cuando su negocio crece y se desarrolla.

Factores por Tomarse en Cuenta al Seleccionar el Software de Contabilidad

El software que selecciona debiera ser lo suficiente integral como para abarcar todas las necesidades de información financiera que tenga su negocio. Estas necesidades varían, dependiendo de las características del negocio, pero normalmente incluyen la capacidad de mantener los libros básicos de contabilidad, proveer la información para la confección de las declaraciones de impuestos y generar los estados financieros estándares, que son el balance general, el estado de resultados y el estado de flujos de efectivo, más cualesquier otros informes financieros que el negocio necesite.

El software puede estar separado en módulos, como ventas y cuentas por cobrar, compras y cuentas por pagar, remuneraciones, activo fijo y libro mayor. El software debiera ser integrado, en el sentido que todos los módulos sean compatibles y que se traspasan los datos de un módulo a otro, para así evitar la necesidad de ingresar los datos más de una vez.

Cuando hay más de una persona trabajando en su negocio, puede ser necesario contar con un software multi-usuario. El software debe ser compatible con su hardware y sistema operacional, o podría comprar el software primero y luego comprar el hardware compatible. El software de contabilidad ha llegado a ser muy flexible y adaptable con el tiempo, pero si usted está en un negocio altamente especializado, puede ser necesario considerar sus necesidades especializadas cuando está cotizando software.

La disponibilidad de servicio al cliente y soporte técnico es otro factor importante, así como el acceso a nuevas versiones mejores del software cuando se ofrezcan, o la opción de migrar a una versión más avanzada del software del mismo proveedor más adelante. Y obviamente el costo siempre es un factor.

Tomando la Decisión Acerca del Software

Si la compra de software de contabilidad no representa una inversión significativa para su negocio, usted tiene un buen entendimiento de las operaciones y las necesidades informáticas del negocio y está familiarizado con software de contabilidad, la decisión debiera ser relativamente fácil. Pero si el software involucra una inversión importante y si negocio tiene requerimientos informáticos relativamente sofisticados, puede ser necesario hacer una evaluación más acabada, posiblemente incorporando la participación de un analista de sistemas y uno o más usuarios.

Estableciendo el Plan de Cuentas

Una de las primeras cosas que tendrá que hacer cuando implementa su sistema de contabilidad es establecer el plan de cuentas. Éste es un listado de todas las cuentas que se van a ocupar para llevar los libros de su negocio. El plan de cuentas forma el lineamiento según el cual se genera el balance general, el estado de resultados y otros informes financieros.

Las cuentas que usted abre en el plan de cuentas van a proporcionarle la información financiera que necesita para manejar su negocio. Por lo tanto, cuando establece el plan de cuentas, es importante pensar cuidadosamente en la información financiera que va a ser necesario para poder emitir informes a partes terceras, confeccionar sus declaraciones de impuestos, satisfacer cualesquier requerimientos reglamentarios que puedan haber y para controlar y gestionar adecuadamente la operación de su negocio.

El Plan de Cuentas como una Función de su Negocio

Hay ciertas pautas que se puede seguir al establecer el plan de cuentas y éstas generalmente corresponden a formatos estándares para el balance general y el estado de resultados. Pero cada negocio es único y cada propietario va a tener sus propias preferencias acerca de cómo se debiera manejar la información financiera de su negocio.

Un plan de cuentas muy generalizado, con solamente categorías amplias de cuentas, puede facilitar la contabilidad pero no le va a proporcionar mucho en cuanto a la capacidad de hacer análisis. Y por el otro lado, un plan de cuentas muy complejo puede hacer que la contabilidad sea engorroso, con una tendencia de hacer malas clasificaciones o cometer errores. En general, su plan de cuentas debiera proporcionarle una herramienta para cumplir sus obligaciones reglamentarias y tributarias, emitir los informes financieros que necesita y planificar, gestionar y controlar adecuadamente a su negocio.

Nivel de Detalle en el Plan de Cuentas

El plan de cuentas debiera desglosarse al nivel de detalle que usted está capaz de manejar y que le interesa manejar. Por ejemplo, si su negocio tiene más de una cuenta bancaria, será conveniente tener una cuenta separada en sus libros para cada cuenta, para que pueda conciliar el estado bancario. Puede ser necesario tener cuentas separadas para distintas clases de inventario, o para inventario en distintos lugares. Si se ocupan varios tipos de equipos en su negocio, puede ser necesario establecer cuentas separadas para distintas clases de equipos. Las cuentas de gastos debieran establecerse al nivel de detalle que quiere analizar y controlar. Esto podría basarse en el presupuesto que confeccionó para el negocio.

Codificando el Plan de Cuentas

Generalmente en el software de contabilidad se asignan códigos para identificar las distintas cuentas. El esquema de asignación de números puede venir preestablecido, o puede ser necesario que usted mismo asigne los números. Se puede usar rangos de números para definir las principales categorías y sub categorías de cuentas, con números individuales asignados a cada cuenta dentro de ese rango. Aquí es importante contar con una secuencia lógica para asignar los códigos, que es lo suficiente amplia y flexible para poder agregar cuentas según sea necesario, para acomodar las necesidades continuas del negocio mientras va evolucionando y creciendo.

Estados Financieros de su Sistema de Contabilidad

El objetivo del sistema de contabilidad es poder producir información financiera que es útil a usted en la gestión del negocio y que permite la generación de los estados financieros que muestra la situación del negocio y los resultados de sus operaciones. Todo sistema de contabilidad debiera poder generar por lo menos los tres principales estados financieros, que son:

• Balance General,
• Estado de Resultados y
• Estado de Flujos de Efectivo

Estos son los estados financieros básicos que se presentarían a partes terceras interesadas, como prestadores, inversionistas, proveedores y posiblemente, organismos reguladores o fiscales. Y si necesita una auditoria de su empresa, la opinión de auditoria se expresa en base de estos estados financieros.

Balance General

El balance general, también conocido como el estado de posición financiera, es básicamente una foto del estado financiero de su negocio en algún momento dado, típicamente al fin de mes o al fin de año. Muestra sus activos, pasivos exigibles y capital o patrimonio.

Los activos comprenden toda la propiedad de su negocio, como efectivo, cuentas por cobrar, existencias y propiedad, planta y equipos. El pasivo exigible abarca todo lo que su negocio debe, como cuentas por pagar, préstamos y otra deuda. La sección de capital o patrimonio representa lo que está invertido en el negocio. Incluye los aportes de capital, en el caso de un negocio de propietario único o sociedad colectiva, y capital emitido en la forma de acciones en el caso de una sociedad anónima. El patrimonio también incluye las ganancias acumuladas de períodos anteriores y el beneficio o pérdida neta para el período en curso.

Estado de Resultados

El estado de resultados, también conocido como el estado de ganancias y pérdidas, es un informe de los resultados logrados por el negocio por el período. El período podría ser un mes, trimestre, año, o cualquier otro período que se define. El estado de resultados muestra sus ingresos (ventas, honorarios, comisiones), su costo de producir esos ingresos (costo de ventas) y sus gastos operacionales y otros, incluyendo el impuesto a la renta. Termina con el resultado neto, que es su ganancia o pérdida para aquel período.

Estado de Flujos de Efectivo

El estado de flujos de efectivo muestra sus fuentes y usos de efectivo, es decir, de dónde provenía el efectivo que recibió y dónde se gastó el efectivo durante un cierto período. Se puede usar distintos formatos para el estado de flujos de efectivo, dependiendo del negocio y el tipo de información que se necesita. Uno de los formatos generalmente aceptados para un estado de flujos de efectivo estándar involucra la separación de las fuentes y usos de efectivo según tres distintos grupos de actividades:

• Flujos de efectivo de actividades operacionales,
• Flujos de efectivo de actividades de inversión y
• Flujos de efectivo de actividades de financiamiento.

El estado de flujos de efectivo empieza con el saldo de apertura en efectivo en el negocio al principio del período, muestra el efectivo recibido y gastado durante el período, clasificado según las categorías antes señaladas, las cuales se resumen en el aumento o disminución neta en el efectivo por el período, y el saldo de cierre al final del período que se está informando.

Estos tres estados financieros forman la base de los informes financieros generados por el sistema de contabilidad en su empresa y pueden ser complementados con informes adicionales, según sea necesario.

from: Bramleys Blog

Here’s a bit of their story, straight from Amy, the beautiful bride …

Adam and I met on the first day of college at the University of Kansas. We lived on the same dorm floor and quickly became close friends. Throughout the years at college, I set Adam up on dates with my sorority sisters and even auctioned him off at a sorority auction! After college, I moved to Chicago, while Adam moved to San Francisco. Both single, Adam and I planned for me to visit him in San Francisco in early 2007. The rest is history. We dated long distance for a year and then I moved to San Francisco in 2008, where I happily accepted a position with Paula LeDuc Fine Catering.

Adam proposed to me the day after Thanksgiving 2008 at the Campanile bell tower in the heart of the University of Kansas’ campus. This is the exact same location his father proposed to his mother 36 years prior to our engagement!

Olympus has officially announced the E-PL1, a simplifeid, less expensive addition in its Micro-Four Thirds camera range. With an MSRP of $599/€599/£549 the latest PEN ncludes many of the features of its big brothers, the EP-1 and EP-2 and also adds a built-in flash. We've had an E-PL1 for the past few days and have put together a hands-on preview that we hope will provide a little more insight than the bare specs and press images carelessly left lying around the internet. Had we been told by Olympus that if you leak materials you still get a hands-on then we would have published all this much earlier.

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POWERFULLY SIMPLE: INTRODUCING THE INCREDIBLE
OLYMPUS PEN E-PL1 CAMERA

Simple Operation + High-Quality 12 Megapixel Images + HD Video +
In-Camera Creativity + Interchangeable Lenses =

Total Compact Multimedia Package

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., February 3, 2010 – The new Olympus PEN® E-PL1 is truly greater than the sum of its parts, with a surprisingly small camera body packed with technology normally found in bigger, bulkier and heavier professional Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras and High-Definition (HD) camcorders. This third-generation PEN is built for shutterbugs who always wanted better pictures and considered a DSLR, but were intimidated by the bulky size and complex interface. The new camera’s simple design and easy interface enable consumers to easily create amazing images never dreamt possible. It will make you wonder how Olympus managed to put all of these powerful features inside such a compact camera for only $599.99.

The E-PL1 equals an affordable and powerfully simple all-in-one package that travels with you to capture life in the high quality that your memories deserve.

“Many of today’s consumers want a camera with the professional still image quality of a DSLR and HD video in a compact body that’s as easy to use as a point-and-shoot,” said John Knaur, senior marketing manager, Digital SLR, Olympus Imaging America Inc. “Thanks in part to an image sensor that’s approximately eight times larger in size than what’s inside the average point-and-shoot camera, the E-PL1 delivers outstanding high-quality images. Add the flexibility of high-quality interchangeable lenses, the convenience of a built-in pop-up flash, in-camera creative features and technology designed to produce images effortlessly, and the E-PL1 is the total consumer-friendly, multimedia package.”

EASILY PEN YOUR STORY WITH A BRAND NEW PEN
This third generation of the Olympus PEN series combines powerful features in an easy-to-use package that will make capturing your life more fun. The new direct record button makes taking videos easier than ever and the new Live Guide functionality makes it simple to learn photography techniques without requiring the skills of a pro shooter.

New Direct Button for HD Movies
Recording HD movies with the E-PL1 is simple, thanks to an easy-to-reach red “direct button” (red record button) on the back of the camera body. If you’re about to snap a photo and you realize a video would capture the spirit of the scene even better, simply press the record button and instantly you’re capturing videos! Easily toggle back and forth between capturing stills and videos by using your index finger to press the shutter button or your thumb to press the red record button. Having the ability to shoot still images and videos opens up a world of imaging possibilities.

New Live Guide Sets the Scene Before You Shoot
The E-PL1’s new Live Guide interface simplifies great photography and gets the results you desire at the touch of a button. Want more vivid or muted color in your shot? Want warmer or cooler color? Want a brighter or darker subject, or a sharper or softer background? Or maybe you want to capture the fast-moving action of your subject with a little artistic blur, or perhaps freeze the action? Simply select Live Guide and press the up and down arrows on the back of the camera to slide through numerous photographic effects. Make adjustments and watch the LCD as the effects are made live – before the image is captured! Don’t worry about learning technical things like f-stops, shutter speed and white balance; jump right in by composing, adjusting exposure and more before the shot is taken.

Seeing the results before snapping the image ensures you are getting the shots you want, and it will change the way you photograph. Shooting Tips are also included with Live Guide, so you can leave the manual at home.

Automate Everything
Live Guide is just the start of automated technologies on the E-PL1 designed to free you up to focus on your subjects instead of focusing on your camera’s settings.

  • 19 Scene-Select Modes: From portraits to sunset shots, the E-PL1 is equipped with 19 Scene-Select modes for effortless picture taking, including Fireworks, Sunset, Children, Macro and Panorama, to name a few. Capturing beautiful portraits is easy with the ePortrait Mode that enables you to smooth your subject’s complexion. 
  • Intelligent Auto (iAuto) Mode: When you don’t want to use the scene-select modes, the iAuto mode automatically identifies what you’re shooting and adjusts settings for you to capture the best result depending on the situation.
  • Face Detection: Reduce the chance of blurred subjects in images by recognizing up to eight faces, tracking them within the image area, and automatically focusing and optimizing exposure for sharp portraits.
  • In-Camera Panorama: Capture three images and stitch them together to create one amazing, seamless panoramic picture. Or use the included OLYMPUS software to stitch up to 10 images together for the ultimate panorama.
  • iEnhance: With this mode the warm yellow and orange colors of a sunset are heightened to a dramatically lifelike color that’s truer to what you see with the naked eye. iEnhance can be used in any mode, and automatically engages when using iAuto to enrich color in any subject.
  • Share: Just connect the camera to an HDTV with an optional HDMI cable and use your TV remote to control playback functions and navigate the camera’s menus from the comfort of your personal front-row seat. The E-PL1 records to SDHC (Class 6 recommended) media cards that can be plugged directly into many devices and accommodate large files, including videos.

New Powerfully Simple Pop-Up Flash
The E-PL1 is the first camera in the Olympus PEN series with a built-in pop-up flash that makes it easy to illuminate low-light subjects, reduce red-eye and fill in dark areas. The camera is also compatible with a range of optional external flashes, including the Olympus FL-36R and FL-50R, which can be controlled wirelessly by the E-PL1 so you can dynamically control lighting as your photography skills grow.

PRO-QUALITY IMAGES

How do professional photographers capture the stunning images you see in the pages of glossy magazines and coffee-table books? Talent matters, of course, but you also need the right equipment. Rest assured that the E-PL1 has everything you need to produce vibrant, professional-quality images: a large image sensor, in-body Image Stabilization, Imager Autofocus, the proven Olympus Dust Reduction System and the TruePic™ V Image Processor.

Big Sensor, Not a Big Body
At the heart of the E-PL1 is a large-size image sensor that’s the same sensor as the one inside the Olympus E-30 and E-620 DSLR models. The only difference between this sensor and what the pros use is that this big sensor is inside the much smaller body of the E-PL1. This high-performance 12.3-megapixel Live MOS image sensor (eight times larger than the average point-and-shoot camera sensor) delivers excellent dynamic range, accurate color fidelity, and a state-of-the-art amplifier circuit to reduce noise and capture fine image details in both highlight and shadow areas.

Stabilize All of Your Lenses
Instead of selling more expensive lenses that have image stabilization inside them, Olympus takes a different approach by having image stabilization built right into the body of the E-PL1. This means that any lens (Micro Four Thirds™, Four Thirds and any third-party lens) attached to the E-PL1 will deliver blur-free images thanks to three modes of In-body Image Stabilization that automatically compensate for camera shake, including in low-light situations or when shooting without a tripod. Since the PEN cameras are the world’s smallest interchangeable-lens cameras with image stabilization built inside the body, you can take the E-PL1 with you and capture great images, and it won’t weigh you down.

Track Your Subjects Wherever They Roam
The E-PL1’s Continuous Autofocus (C-AF) Tracking and Autofocus (AF) Target Registration locks your subject into focus and constantly adjusts focus and brightness whether you or your subject is moving. With this mode, a simple push of the shutter release enables you to keep moving subjects in focus – tracking them from left to right and from front to back – within the frame, automatically ensuring that even active subjects, like kids playing sports, are captured clearly.

The E-PL1’s Imager Autofocus in Live View enables you to compose, focus and capture the shot quickly and easily without ever taking your eyes off the camera’s large, 2.7-inch full-color, high-contrast HyperCrystal LCD for an easy, seamless viewing experience when shooting still images or videos. The LCD also provides a wide viewing angle of 176 degrees, which ensures that images can be composed from even the most obscure angles.

This Camera Leaves Others in the Dust
If you’re just starting out with a camera that has interchangeable lenses, you don’t have to worry about dust spots on your sensor ruining the perfect image every time you change lenses. Spend more time shooting with the E-PL1 and less time worrying about dust with the proven Olympus Dust Reduction System that produces spot-free photos with the exclusive Supersonic Wave Filter™, a patented ultrasonic technology that vibrates to remove dust and other particles from the front of the image sensor, capturing them on a special adhesive membrane every time the camera is turned on.

True-to-Life Color
The E-PL1’s Live MOS image sensor is complemented by Olympus’ TruePic™ V Image Processor, which produces clear and colorful photos using all the pixel information for each image to provide the best digital images possible. The image processor is noted for accurate natural color, true-to-life flesh tones, brilliant blue skies and precise tonal expression; it also lowers image noise in photos shot at higher ISO settings (ISO 100 to ISO 3200), enabling great results in low-light situations.

EASILY EXPAND YOUR CREATIVE HORIZONS WITH BUILT-IN EFFECTS

Express yourself with in-camera creative features. Professional images are rarely unedited images. Video and still image pros use computer-editing software to render their images with effects that set their shots apart from the pack. Olympus appreciates that you may not have hours to spend retouching your images at the computer, so the E-PL1 incorporates editing effects inside the camera to save you time. Whether you apply in-camera creative effects while shooting an image, or apply them later to images captured without the effects, all are inside the E-PL1, so you can achieve dramatic results on the go without a computer or editing software.

The E-PL1 has six in-camera Art Filters, including a new filter called Gentle Sepia. This filter gives your images and videos a soft, warm sepia cast similar to historical images from the early days of photography. The sepia tones are softer and the blacks are a true black, unlike traditional sepia images. The new filter joins Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pin Hole, Grainy Film and Diorama (the filter that makes everything look as small as the E-PL1).

With the E-PL1’s Multiple Exposure function available for still image capture, you are free to tell a visual story your way. The image capture options enable you to shoot one shot, then another and combine them in real time, or capture both shots separately and combine them within the camera later. Take a shot of your significant other, and overlay your self-portrait on top to figure out what your kids will look like. If you have kids already, overlay your kid’s face on top of a shot of his or her favorite cartoon character for laughs. Your ability to manipulate space and time makes this new creative multimedia device a veritable time machine.

You often can achieve greater photographic expression by framing a scene in a unique way. The E-PL1 provides four aspect ratios that serve as masks to frame your image to the desired proportions, including the standard 4:3 aspect ratio that is suited to an 8 x 10-inch enlargement; the 16:9 aspect ratio that will display beautifully on a widescreen television; and other popular aspect ratios, such as 3:2 and 6:6. The Multi-Aspect Shooting further expresses your creative vision when combined with in-camera Art Filters and Multiple Exposures.

With the E-PL1, you have your own living library of still images, HD video and audio to remix at your command. In playback mode, you can seamlessly mix stills and movies inside the camera to create a multimedia slideshow, and dub in one of three built-in dramatic background music options to provide a soundtrack for your cinematic creation. With so many creative options, there’s no limit to what you can create. Choose whether or not you want to play back just pictures, just movies or a combination; also control playing back the whole movie or just a clip.

OPEN SYSTEM EASILY GROWS WITH YOUR ABILITY
With a basic point-and-shoot camera, you get one lens built into the camera. One lens, that’s it. And it’s likely a small lens, which doesn’t allow a lot of light through to hit the image sensor. So, you may have a difficult time in low-light conditions. And without the option of adding more lenses, you’re limited to what that one point-and-shoot lens can do. The E-PL1 solves these issues by accepting a variety of lenses to maximize its functionality. Whether shooting still images or HD video, you can add everything from an extreme wide-angle fisheye lens to a super-telephoto lens for a wide range of expressive options.

The M. ZUIKO DIGITAL Micro Four Thirds lenses are designed to be more compact and portable like the E-PL1. Choose from the ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens (28-84mm equivalent in 35mm cameras) sold with the E-PL1, the ED 17mm f2.8 lens (34mm equivalent), the new super wide-angle zoom ED 9-18mm f4.0-5.6 lens (18-36mm equivalent) or the high-power wide to telephoto zoom ED 14-150mm f4.0-5.6 lens (28-300mm equivalent).

If you want to have even more options, the MMF-2 Four Thirds System Lens Adapter makes the E-PL1 compatible with all Olympus ZUIKO Digital Specific™ lenses and other Four Thirds System lenses from Sigma, Panasonic and Leica. Olympus OM film-based lenses can be attached to the E-PL1 with the MF-2 OM Lens Adapter, and there are third-party adapters developed for lenses from most other manufacturers.

SOFTWARE AND ACCESSORY OPTIONS WHEN YOU’RE READY
The E-PL1 incorporates an accessory port for connecting the optional VF-2 live-finder, a detachable electronic viewfinder, or the new optional SEMA-1 external microphone adapter set (which includes the EMA-1 adapter, the ME-51S stereo microphone and a cord) for those who want to capture enhanced audio with any microphone that has a 3.5mm plug. These optional accessories easily slide into the camera’s accessory port and hot shoe.

Consumers who wish to hold the E-PL1 up to their eye rather than use the LCD will appreciate that the optional VF-2, which provides 1.15x magnification and a 100 percent field of view with sharp resolution, brightness and contrast. The viewfinder refreshes quickly to minimize image ghosting on fast-moving subjects. It also rotates up to 90 degrees to enable photographers to look down into it, which is useful when shooting subjects from challenging angles. The built-in diopter adjustment and high magnification offer easy viewing with and without glasses.  

The E-PL1 offers OLYMPUS software that includes photography workflow, browsing, editing and unique photo-organizing functions. You can organize your photos by person with automatic face-recognition technology, by location with a Geotagging function or by event. You can easily view photos on an HDTV or on the camera’s LCD with the Photo Surfing or Slideshow functions. The name stands for image bridging, image browsing and image brightening. The software will be available for Windows operating systems only.

Underwater Housing for Aquatic Adventures
The new camera’s compact design makes it the perfect companion for all of your dive trips. The PT-EP01 underwater case has been specially customized for the Olympus E-PL1 and is waterproof to a depth of 40 meters (approximately 130 feet). With its durable, high-quality polycarbonate construction, this Olympus housing protects the camera from water while also cushioning it from knocks and bumps on land. The housing enables viewing from either the camera’s LCD screen or an optional electronic viewfinder. The flash connectors allow optional use of up to two UFL-2 underwater flash units via fiber optic cable. A nonremovable front lens port accommodates multiple Micro Four Thirds lenses.

New Exterior Design, Same PEN DNA
The E-PL1 streamlines the Olympus Micro Four Thirds PEN series form and is available in three new body colors, including Black, Champagne Gold and Slate Blue.Thanks to its compact size (4.51" W x 2.84" H x 1.63" D excluding protrusions) and light 10.4-ounce body, the E-PL1 won’t weigh you down when you’re on the go.

AVAILABILITY

The Olympus E-PL1 will be available in March 2010. It includes the E-PL1 Body, M. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 Zoom, USB Cable, Video Cable, Li-Ion Battery Pack (BLS-1), Li-Ion Battery Charger (BCS-1), Shoulder Strap, OLYMPUS software CD-ROM, Manuals and Registration card.

U.S. Pricing / Product Configurations
E-PL1 Body with M. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 Zoom Lens
Estimated Street Price: $599.99

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  • Posted on February 3, 2010 at 11:29 am

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One hour photo processing is becoming more and more common to see. Some of the places that you will find it available are in your local pharmacies and drugstores. The ability to print out your digital photos in a one hour lab with the help of the internet is also becoming more common to be able to print your pictures at a lab from home. There are pharmacies that offer this on their website and here are a few of the pharmacies that do.

Walgreens

Walgreens offers you the ability to order prints online that can either be delivered to your home, or printed out at a local Walgreens that has a one hour photo. If you want to have your prints delivered to your home you can choose standard USPS, 2 days or overnight. The more prints that your order has will increase the cost of shipping, like the delivery speed you choose. Here are what the prices are to print your digital pictures out online with Walgreens.

4 x 6 (1+ prints): 19¢
5 x 7 (1 print): $1.59 (2+ prints): $1.00
8 x 10 (1 print): $2.99 (2+ prints) $2.50

Now the prices above do not include the cost of shipping if you choose the option to have them delivered to your house.

CVS

Another widely available drugstore that offers one hour photo services online is CVS Pharmacy, Consumer Value Stores. CVS Pharmacy also offers standard USPS, 2 day express and next day express for delivery options for shipping your prints to your home. Here are the prices of the prints from CVS Pharmacy.

4×6 Print (One Hour): $0.19 (1-2 Business Days): $0.10
5×7 Print: $1.49
8×10 Print: $3.99

Keep in mind that these prices do not include shipping and that orders that are received by 3:00 PM Saturday through Thursday are for 1-2 day service. Friday orders are 2-3 day serve and pickup times will vary by store.

Rite Aid

The drugstore Rite Aid is another pharmacy that offers a one hour photo service online but does not offer the option of shipping your digital prints to your home. Once your order is placed your prints will be ready at your local Rite Aid, with in the restrictions of the one hour photo center within the Rite Aid. 4 x 6 prints are 19¢ each.

Savon Drugs

Savon Drugs offers a standard delivery, about 3 to 5 days, option and an express delivery, 1 to 2 days, option if you would like your prints to be delivered to your home. There are three delivery speed options that Savor Drugs offers. The cheapest is 3 to 10 business days after processing, second cheapest 2 business days after processing and most costly 1 business day.

4 x 6: $0.15
5 x 7: $0.99
8 x 10: $3.99

These figures do not include the cost of shipping and since Savon Drugs uses a third party they can not guarantee that the prices will be exact for the orders that are 1 hour and picked up at your local Savon Drugs.

Depending on where you live and which of these pharmacies you use will play into which you decide to have your prints developed at.

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It is the classic campaign photo/video; “the candidate voting”.

The candidate shows-up all smiles at his/her polling place. The media has been tipped off well in advance…and they are there to capture the candidate voting for him/herself…with the spouse and maybe their adorable children in tow.

Campaign workers may make sure the candidate knows the name of the polling workers he/she may have to report to. There may even be a few backers asked to come to polling place at the same time for an allegedly spontaneous moment of someone yelling, “You got my vote!”

Aside from the victory or concession speech…it is among the last bits of stage-craft for a candidate…and among the easiest to pull off.

David Hoffman followed the standard 'script'. This morning, the Democratic candidate for Illinois' US Senate seat showed up at his polling place at Chicago's Pritzker School. Hoffman walked in with his wife, Monique…and son, Grayson. The not-quite-2-year-old announced to reporters, “I voted.”

A warm and fuzzy moment that might get replayed all day.

The voting photo op for Democratic front-runner Alexi Giannoulias never happened…which is too bad for him.

The primary contest…according to polls…has tightened in recent weeks. Giannoulias has been dogged by a series of bad developments in the family business…Broadway Bank…where he worked before getting elected State Treasurer.

A good photo op of Giannoulias voting would at least give the candidate a chance to change the recent video loop of Giannoulias…somber faced…answering serious questions about the troubled family bank.

But Giannoulias voted early. That denied him the classic voting photo op. Instead…the Giannoulias campaign sent out an e-mail alert  that the candidate this morning would be at polling place on the Northwest Side of Chicago…to greet voters.

Fox News had a crew there waiting. The Chicago Tribune had a photographer in place, too. A Giannoulias campaign staffer greeted the media…and went about the business of coordinating the event. That was made more challenging by the lack of voters at the polling place.

Then, the Giannoulias campaign staffer…apparently…left…unannounced.

About 15-minutes later…Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy contacted the staffer by phone. The staffer disclosed the event…had been cancelled. The candidate was not coming and the staffer was on the way to another assignment.

It has not been a good couple of weeks for Giannoulias…and today's not off to a good start.

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Have been on Photosafari

  • Posted on February 3, 2010 at 7:35 am

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Night Art Photography

  • Posted on February 3, 2010 at 6:48 am

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“Seize the Moment” This is one of my favorite sayings. How often do we take advantage of the MOMENT? The moment is instantaneous. What happens right now will not happen again, ever! Will you remember the moment?

Photography is the art of capturing an image of that moment. It could be a face, a plant or a mountain. It could be something that will be there tomorrow but will look different or it could be something that won't be seen again. I read in a comic book once of a conversation between a father and son. The young son asked his father why old photos were always in black and white and new photos were in color? His father said there was always color film in the old days, but the world was only in black and white then! It was funny but some of our most famous photography “artist” worked in black and white such as Ansel Adams. He and so many others were artists that couldn't make up their work but had to capture it at the right instant of time.

I was going through some photos with my wife the other day. Some of them would take my breath away. They were images captured in time of babies in our family. Some of these babies are now 5, 8, 10, 14, 17 years of age. They are my children, nephews and nieces. Some of them are of my wife and her sisters. They're baby pictures! They are an instant caught in time. They were either taken by my in-laws or given to them as gifts. They may not have been present at the time the photo was taken but they had that image of that instant in time to carry with them until they died. These images were no different than the images that Ansel Adams gave me as a gift when he photographed San Francisco bay where the Golden Gate Bridge is before it was built. He gave me a memory that I could not have had otherwise. My family and my sister-in-laws' families gave my mother -in-law and father-in-law memories that they would never have had if it weren't for photography.

Even if you aren't a great photographer, a picture is still worth a 1,000 words. When a newborn baby comes home from the hospital and the family and extended family come by to see him or her, what comes out? Of course, the cameras come out and start snapping. I learned two schools of thought from photographers that I took courses from. One was in a roll of 36 exposures, 34 better be the top quality photos that you intend to sell. The other photographer taught that in a roll of 36 exposures, expect 2-3 quality photos that are worthy of selling. What I learned from this is spend your time taking posed photos but keep snapping for candid photos.

If you are taking photos of babies or children, take your time for both types of photos. I personally do not like posed photography but that's me. I prefer to capture a child that is at play trying to solve a problem or just being natural. I like the expressions when they are deep in thought or interacting with other children. I found a photo of my son that I took through a car window when he was five holding his hand up with his fingers stretched out. That photo is so memorable to me because I sent it to my mother before she passed away. It was exactly the same photo that my mother took of me when I was five years old.

May I suggest that you seriously consider studying photography to get a better understanding of the capabilities of using a camera properly? If you are just starting out, you need to start with the basics and work from there. Here is a good site to learn various aspects of photography from: http://www.photographytips.com/ For some detailed photography, study someone like Ansel Adams and look at this website: http://www.anseladams.com/

How to Troubleshoot an Acer Laptop Mouse

  • Posted on February 2, 2010 at 5:52 pm

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Picking out a laptop for college is a little more tricky then high school; you have more things to consider and price is usually at the top of the list. Before you do anything you have to write down your lists of needs and wants and yes, there is a difference between them. Some things to consider are: what classes will you be taking, with you be doing any technical drawing or CAD applications, will you have access to WiFi, is it mainly going to be used for word processing and do you need to invest in something with a larger than normal screen? We spent a lot of time going over laptop options and made more than a few visits to local office supply and computer stores. Unless you take a notebook with you and write down your personal take on each of them, you are going to get thoroughly confused in the process. Don't be swayed by slick talking sales clerks or lured in my a low price that is only attainable with rebates. Go in with a budget and stick to it.

Name: Acer Aspire
Median Price: $549.00 to $649.99
Screen: 15.4″
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Drive: 250 GB
Perks: Built in webcam and microphone on the inside top of the screen, Intel Centrino Core Processor, 802.11 wireless, media card reader, quiet keyboard, sleep function when lid is closed, CD play buttons, power saving, Energy Star compliant, front port jacks and DVD burner.
Cons: Hinge of laptop started making a squeaking noise after three weeks, issue with screen glare, needs cooling pack for bottom.

Name: HP AMD Turion
Median Price: $549.99 to $629.99
Screen: 15.4″
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Drive: 200 GB
Perks: Polished metal interior, no glare screen, built in webcam, strong graphics processing, thin design, large mouse pad, front port jacks, media card reader, easy to see power level for battery.
Cons: Needs a cooling pack for the bottom, shorter than expected battery time, 200 GB drive is lower than standard norm.

Name: Toshiba Satellite
Median Price: $650.00 – $739.99
Screen: 15.4″
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Drive: 320 GB
Perks: DVD burner, built in webcam, 802.11 wireless card, media reader, no glare screen, excellent Toshiba customer service, quiet keyboard, responsive but not overly sensitive mouse pad, Intel Centrino Core Processor, Energy Star compliant.
Cons: Needs cooling pack, most stores offer this at a “sale” price but you have to pay the full price and send in rebates.
Note: For about a hundred dollars more you can get the 17″ screen version

Name: HP Pavilion
Median Price: $679.00 – $729.00
Screen: 15.4″
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Drive: 250 GB
Perks: Intel Centrino Core Processor, 802.11 wireless, media card reader, built in webcam, DVD burner, front jacks, Energy Star, easy to use mouse pad, thin body, in store special included free laptop carrier and cooling pack.
Cons: Bad glare from screen, keyboard was a little on the loud side, battery life was less than expected.

Name: Gateway FX
Median Price: $899.00 – $929.00
Screen: 15.4″
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Drive: 200 GB
Perks: Thin body, quiet keyboard, built in webcam and microphone, 802.11 wireless card, Intel Centrino Core Processor, media card reader, great for gaming and graphics, DVD burner.
Cons: 200 GB hard drive, overheated in about an hour, mouse pad was lagging.

What do you need to know when shopping for a laptop?

Never bank on getting rebates. They can get lost in the mail, denied for a variety of reasons, take forever to process, not be applicable to the model you purchased, be declined by the manufacturer, be expired. Another thing to keep in mind is if you have a problem with your laptop and need to return it, if you removed the UPC codes you may not be able to make an exchange or return and some stores will subject you to a 10 – 20% restocking fee regardless of the reason.

Consider getting insurance. If you still live with your parents you can ask them about having the laptop insured on their home owners policy. In most States this will only cover theft and you will need to fill out a police report and wait for a claim.

Buy accessories now instead of later. If you think you are going to need an external hard drive, mouse, keyboard or USB drive, get them now when they are on sale rather than later. You might even be able to get one or two of those items for free if you shop around for stores offering in store specials.

Go for function over looks. You might see a great looking laptop that knocks your socks off but looks are not everything. Look at the specs on it, use some of the programs and see if it is going to be something that helps you at school or becomes a burden to use.

You might not know every single class you are taking but it is a safe bet that you will need to have a laptop that can do word processing, printing and spreadsheets. That's all packaged in the software and almost every single laptop that we looked at came with Windows Vista Home Premium although some of them did give you the option to buy the Student version for about a hundred dollars extra.

When shopping for a laptop don't settle for the first thing you see with a low price; if you have to go out and buy add on components for it later in the school year, any saving that you may have made on the initial purchase just went out the window. Think, research and shop around for the best deal possible!

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All USB 3.0 devices will be backwards compatible, meaning that they’ll work with USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices, but those devices won’t see the speed increase that USB 3.0-enabled devices will.

USB 3.0 is making its way onto nearly everything that connects via USB, and the early favorite seems to be hard drives, with both LaCie and PQI including USB 3.0 on their new hard drives.

HP, though, is one of the first to actually get a USB 3.0 computer to market, shipping USB 3.0 on Envy 15 laptops that are configured with ATI 5380 graphics and a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, according to CNET. And there are more coming from HP, the business-geared EliteBook will start shipping with USB 3.0 in just a couple of weeks.

Others aren’t far behind, with ASUS having confirmed that it will start shipping laptops with USB 3.0, but HP’s early entry will hopefully set a benchmark, and shift others into overdrive to both include and support the newer, faster technology behind USB 3.0.

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