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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will appear as an unscheduled witness Wednesday at the year's first congressional hearing on curbing gun violence, adding drama to a session that was already slated to hear from a top official of the National Rifle Association.
Giffords, an Arizona Democrat who suffered a severe head wound in a 2011 Tucson shooting spree that killed six people, was not expected to take questions, according to a Senate aide who revealed the details only on condition of anonymity because they had not been announced.
The dramatic juxtaposition between the NRA and a famous shooting victim set the stage for the hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose own members are divided. The varying approaches among the lawmakers is a microcosm of the divisive debate at large that gun limits will face on their way through Congress.
Wednesday's hearing is a response to the Dec. 14 shooting rampage that killed 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and transformed gun control into a top-tier issue in the capital.
"The time has come to change course," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., one of Congress' leading gun-control advocates, said Tuesday. "And the time has come to make people safe."
Feinstein, a Judiciary Committee member, has already introduced her own legislation banning assault weapons and magazines of more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he would listen to proposals and agreed that reviewing the issue was timely.
"But I'm a strong supporter of the Second Amendment," he said Tuesday, citing the constitutional provision that guarantees the right to bear arms, "and I don't intend to change."
The chairman of the panel, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said in his prepared opening statement Wednesday that it is "a simple matter of common sense" that there should be a strengthening of background checks and that doing so would not threaten gun owners' rights. The checks are currently required for gun purchases from licensed dealers but not at gun shows or other private transaction.
"Let us forego sloganeering, demagoguery and partisan recriminations," he said. "This is too important for that."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., indicated that whatever the committee produced wouldn't necessarily be the final product, saying the package would be debated by the full Senate and senators would be allowed to propose "whatever amendments they want that deal with this issue."
Despite the horrific Newtown slayings, it remains unclear whether those advocating limits on gun availability will be able to overcome resistance by the NRA and lawmakers from states where gun ownership abounds. Question marks include not just many Republicans but also Democratic senators facing re-election in red-leaning states in 2014. They include Max Baucus of Montana, Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
Knowing that television cameras would beam images of the hearing nationally, both sides were drumming up supporters to attend Wednesday's session.
A page on an NRA-related website urged backers to arrive two hours early to get seats, bring no signs and dress appropriately. The liberal BoldProgressives.org urged its members to attend, saying the NRA "will try to pack the room with their supporters to deceive Congress into believing they are mainstream."
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama proposed a package that includes banning assault weapons, requiring background checks on all firearms purchases and limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
Giffords underwent a lengthy rehabilitation process and has regained some ability to speak, but has retired from Congress. A gun owner, she and her husband Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut, have formed a political action committee called Americans for Responsible Solutions to back lawmakers who support tighter gun restrictions.
In testimony prepared for the hearing but released Tuesday, Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive vice president, said such steps had failed in the past. He instead voiced support for better enforcement of existing laws, beefing up school security and strengthening the government's ability to keep guns from mentally unstable people.
The massacre in Newtown has also set off a national discussion about mental health care, with everyone from law enforcement leaders to the gun industry urging policymakers to focus on the issue as a way to help prevent similar mass shootings. The issue of mental health has arisen in four recent mass shootings, including Sandy Hook, the Tucson shooting, the incident in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last year and Virginia Tech in 2007.
"Law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals," LaPierre said in his statement. "Nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families."
While not yielding on specifics, much of LaPierre's statement had a milder tone than other remarks the NRA has made since Newtown.
That includes an NRA television ad calling Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for voicing doubts about having armed school guards while his own children are protected that way at their school. While Obama's children have Secret Service protection, officials at their school have said its own guards don't carry guns.
Feinstein said Tuesday that she will hold her own hearing on gun control because she was unhappy that three of the five witnesses testifying Wednesday are "skewed against us."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday he would wait to see what legislation Democrats produce. Republican leaders of the GOP-run House have expressed similar sentiments.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is reviving his stalled proposals for overhauling the nation's immigration laws, calling for a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants, improvements to the legal immigration system and more effective mechanisms for helping employers verify t...
Israeli jets reportedly carried out an unprecedented airstrike along the Lebanon-Syria border today against an arms convoy carrying advanced anti-aircraft missiles to the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
If the alleged arms shipment is confirmed, it would be a significant development that crosses Israel's repeated "red line" regarding the transfer of advanced air defense systems to Hezbollah.
The convoy was carrying SA-17 "Grizzly" mobile medium-range anti-aircraft missiles, according to the Associated Press, which quoted Israeli and US officials. The location of the attack remained unclear, although reports said it occurred on Syrian territory close to the border with Lebanon.
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Since 2006, when Hezbollah and Israel fought a month-long war, the Lebanese group has steadily expanded its arsenal, both in size and capabilities, in preparation for a possible conflict with the Jewish state.
The Lebanese Army acknowledged in a statement that three waves of Israeli aircraft violated Lebanese airspace between 4:30 p.m. yesterday and 7:55 a.m. today. Israeli jets and reconnaissance drones stage flyovers above Lebanon on a near daily basis ? the white contrails made by the passing aircraft are a common sight on clear days ? but a Western diplomat said that there had been a ?substantially unusual and very high level of air activity in the past two days."
Lebanese security sources denied all knowledge of an airstrike along the border and there were no reports in Lebanese media this morning of any such incident.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week gathered Israel's top security chiefs to discuss the threat posed by the war in Syria, in particular the possibility of Syria?s chemical weapons arsenal falling into the hands of radical groups.
Syria is believed to have one of the largest chemical weapons stockpiles in the world, including VX and Sarin nerve gas and blister agents which can be loaded into rocket warheads.
?We have been monitoring for a long time the possibility that chemical weapons will fall into the hands of extremist rebels, or worse, into the hands of Hezbollah,? Silvan Shalom, Israel?s deputy premier said on Jan. 27. Shalom added that if Hezbollah was to acquire chemical weapons, it would be ?a crossing of all red lines that would require a different approach, including even preventative operations? The concept, in principle, is that this [transfer] must not happen.?
Over the weekend, Israel deployed two batteries of the Iron Dome anti-missile system near Haifa, close to the border with Lebanon, another indication of Israeli concern at the possibility of Hezbollah acquiring advanced missiles.
If Israeli aircraft did intercept a Hezbollah arms convoy last night, there are a limited number of places along the border where the attack could have occurred. Hezbollah controls a lengthy stretch of the rugged barren mountains that mark the eastern border and a small length of the northern border, both of which are believed to have been used in the past to bring in weapons. Hezbollah traditionally remains tight-lipped on how weapons transfers are made, although it does not deny possessing a formidable arsenal.
?We do not fight our enemies with swords made of wood,? quipped Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in 2007 when admitting in a speech that ?all kinds and quantities? of weapons were being acquired by his party.
The Israeli government considers Hezbollah?s acquisition of chemical weapons and advanced anti-aircraft missiles a ?red line? that would justify an airstrike. But targeting a Hezbollah arms convoy would be an unprecedented act by Israel and would risk raising tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border, which has remained calm since the month-long war between the two foes in 2006.
Last year, Syria confirmed that it had received a number of SA-17 batteries from Russia as part of a deal signed several years ago. Two batteries were reportedly operational last April along the Lebanon-Syria border. The SA-17 has a range of 30 miles and can hit multiple targets at 40,000 feet, putting all manner of Israeli aircraft, from reconnaissance drones to jets, at risk in Lebanese or adjacent airspace.
Little is known of Hezbollah's anti-aircraft capabilities. The only air defense missiles employed by the group in the past were relatively antiquated SA-7 shoulder-fired systems, which pose little threat to Israeli military aircraft. It is believed that Hezbollah possesses the SA-18 grouse, a more advanced version of the SA-7. In 2010, it was reported that Hezbollah militants were being trained in Syria on the SA-8 Gecko mobile short-range system, although none at the time were thought to have been transferred to Lebanon.
Where to start? Fujifilm has announced 9 new FinePix camera models by our counting, including six bridge models (the S6800 and S4800 series), the JX680 point-and-shoot, the F900EXR compact with WiFi and .05-second autofocus, and more basic F850EXR compact. The S6800, S6700 and S6600 are 16-megapixel bridge shooters with 30x, 28x and 26x zooms respectively, boasting OIS sensor stabilization, 12,800 max ISO, 1.0 second startup, 0.3 second autofocus, 10fps high-speed shooting at full resolution (max 10 frames) and 1080i 60fps HD video, with prices topping out at $250. The 16-megapixel FinePix S4800, S4700 and S4600 have the same 30x, 28x and 26x zoom levels and sensor shift image stabilisation along with auto scene recognition, a 1.3 second startup time, 0.3 second autofocus, 720P, 30 fps video with mini-HDMI output and a max price of $230.
For lovers of smaller form factors, the $100 JX680 point-and-shoot has a 16-megapixel CMOS, 5x Fujinon optical zoom, "creative" filters like soft focus, a 3.0-inch, 230k-dot LCD screen, max 3200 ISO and 720P video with editing. In compact land, the $300 FinePix F850EXR sports a 20x optical zoom, CMOS-shift image stabilisation, a 16-megapixel EXR-CMOS sensor, 3.0-inch 920k-dot LCD, 9 fps continuous shooting (max 5 frames), 1.1 second startup time, Eye-Fi card compatibility and 1080P 60fps video. Finally, the $400 FinePix F900EXR matches all those specs while adding WiFi image transfer capabilitiy, faster 11 fps continuous shooting (5 frames max) and claimed "world's fastest" 0.05 second autofocus speed. Got all that? All the new models will arrive in March 2013, so feel free to check the PR and video after the break if you want more. We're going to take a nap.
FUJIFILM ANNOUNCES TWO NEW LONG ZOOM S-SERIES ALL-IN-ONE BRIDGE CAMERAS THAT GIVE CONSUMERS GREAT IMAGES AND PERFORMANCE
New S-Series cameras feature long zoom, fast autofocus speeds and high resolution imaging for advancing photography consumers
Valhalla, N.Y., January 30, 2013 - FUJIFILM North America Corporation announces its newest S-Series all-in-one bridge cameras, well-known for their precision FUJINON lenses and simple, compact designs. The new cameras feature improved sensors, advanced processing power and amazing lenses to give consumers a great choice of long zoom, yet easy to use digital cameras.
The two new S-Series models - the S6800 and S4800 each boast a powerful Optical Image Stabilization system for excellent blur reduction, and genuine FUJINON long zoom lenses with 30x optical zoom.
Powerful Optical Zoom and Optical Image Stabilization The FinePix S-Series cameras both offer 30x zoom (24-720mm) with a wide range of focal lengths for maximum versatility. They also each use a superb FUJINON lens that consists of 17 elements in 12 groups, and combines aspherical and ED elements that help to reduce aberrations and promote a superior level of image quality. Each of the new bridge cameras are also capable of a Super Macro mode for users to get as close as 0.78" from a subject for great close-up shots.
"The new FinePix S-Series long zoom bridge cameras give consumers a powerful all-in-one compact design camera that is easy to use and delivers high resolution image quality that photography enthusiasts will enjoy" said David Troy, director of marketing, Digital Cameras, Electronic Imaging Division, FUJIFILM North America Corporation. "These full-featured cameras give users speedy performance, ease of use and the ability to capture beautiful images at amazing distances - perfect for capturing those exciting family images."
Fast Autofocus and Quick Response Times The S6800 has an impressive 16MP 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS sensor that captures excellent quality, low noise shots at sensitivities as high as ISO 12800. With autofocus speeds of 0.3 seconds*1, start-up times of 1.0 seconds*1, a 0.5 seconds*1 interval between shots and a continuous shooting speed of 8fps (max 10 frames at full resolution)*1, users can feel confident about capturing fast-action shots. And with its ultra-high-speed shooting of up to 60fps (max 60 frames, image size 1280 × 960) *1 and up to 120fps (max 60 frames, image size 640 × 480)*1, the S6800 lets users capture the action in slow-motion for advanced photography.
The S4800 uses a 16MP 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor that captures sharp quality, low noise shots and has autofocus speeds of 0.3 seconds*3 and a start-up time of 1.3 seconds*3 for quick action shooting at a great value.
Easy to Use Both S-Series cameras have an easy to use Mode Dial for shooting selection, a bright 3.0" LCD screen (460k-dot S6800 and 230K-dot S4800) for easy viewing and image framing and the S6800 adds a dual zoom control for speed and precision zooming..
Full HD movie 1080i/60fps with Stereo Sound The FinePix S6800 makes movie recording as easy as taking pictures using the dedicated movie button to start recording instantly. The high resolution, 1080i movie capture at 60fps with stereo sound and slow-motion capture at 480fps*2 is superb when played back on HDTV screens, and users can even take still photos during video recording. The S6800 also adds a number of in-camera movie editing features including "movie trimming" and "movie join."
The FinePix S4800 also shoots in 720p at 30fps in 16:9 format to let users share memories with friends and family on the big screen using the mini HDMI connector*4. What's more, with the clever Video Scene Recognition feature and a dedicated Video Recording button, you can leave the camcorder at home, and capture some great spur-of-the-moment footage!
FinePix S6800 key features: o. FUJINON Super zoom Lens (24mm wide-angle to 720mm telephoto lens, f/3.1 to 5.9) o. 16MP 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS sensor o Autofocus speed of up to 0.3 seconds o Continuous shooting; 8fps (10frames, full resolution), 60fps 60 frames, image size 1280×960) ,120 fps (60 frames, image size 640×480) o Start-up time of 1.0 second o Shooting interval time of 0.5 seconds o. Optical Image Stabilization (Sensor Shift) o. Full HD movie 1080i/60 fps with stereo sound and slow-motion capture at 480fps o. Bright 3.0-inch LCD screen ( 460K-dot) o. Manual exposure control(P/S/A/M modes) o. Super Macro to 0.78" o. Dual zoom control o. Instant zoom and Zoom Bracketing o. 4×AA alkaline batteries with an approximately 320 shot battery life o. Available in black, white, and red
FinePix S4800 key features: o. FUJINON Super zoom lens (24mm wide-angle to 720mm telephoto lens, f/3.1 to 5.9) o. 16MP 1/2.3" CCD sensor o. Optical Image Stabilization (Sensor Shift) o. Scene Recognition Auto with 6 pre-set scenes o. Autofocus in 0.3 seconds*1 o. HD Movie 720P/30fps with Video Scene Recognition o. 3" LCD monitor (230k dots) o. Manual exposure control (P/S/A/M modes) o. Instant Zoom o. Mini HDMI output o. 4×AA alkaline batteries with an approx. 320 shot battery life o. Available in Black
*1 FUJIFILM research based on CIPA guidelines and conducted in "High Performance" mode *2 High Speed Movie can be recorded at the following speeds and sizes: 480fps (320 x 120 pixels), 240fps (320 x 240 pixels), 120fps (640 x 480 pixels) *3 FUJIFILM research based on CIPA standards *4 HDMI cable not included
Pricing and Availability The FinePix S-Series will be available March 2013 at the price of $249.95 (S6800) and $229.95 (S4800). Both models will be available in black, and the S6800 will also be available in White and Red.
For complete specs, please go to: https://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/digital_cameras/showcase/index.html
About Fujifilm FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of five operating divisions and one subsidiary company. The Imaging Division sells consumer and commercial photographic products and services including film, one-time-use cameras, online photo services and fulfillment, digital printing equipment and service. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras. The Motion Picture Division provides motion picture archival film, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the printing industry. The Optical Devices Division provides binoculars, and optical lenses for closed circuit television, videography, cinematography, broadcast and industrial markets. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. markets a range of Fujifilm products and services. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmusa.com/northamerica, or go to www.twitter.com/fujifilmus to follow Fujifilm on Twitter. To receive news and information direct from Fujifilm via RSS, subscribe at www.fujifilmusa.com/rss.
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FUJIFILM DEBUTS NEW SLIM AND FEATURE-PACKED FINEPIX JX680 DIGITAL CAMERA
Valhalla, N.Y., January 30, 2013 - FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the introduction of the FinePix JX680, a slim digital camera with a FUJINON 5x optical zoom lens (26-130mm*1) that is thin enough to fit in your jeans or purse to take wherever you go. It has the perfect combination of advanced features and ease of use, offering Digital Image Stabilization to help eliminate blurry images, and an Advanced Filter function for added creative expression. Additionally, its 16MP CCD sensor ensures that the highest image quality is captured every time and can be easily viewed on its bright 3.0" LCD screen.
"The FinePix JX680 offers consumers a stylish combination of powerful features and creative options all in a slim and affordable compact digital camera that fits in your pocket," said David Troy, director of marketing, Digital Cameras, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Electronic Imaging Division. "Everyday photographers will enjoy this easy-to-use camera with its exciting feature set that includes Digital Image Stabilization, HD movie capture, and large 3.0" LCD screen."
Slim Camera with 5x FUJINON Lens and Digital Image Stabilization Despite being ultra-compact (20mm*2), the FinePix JX680 camera offers a wide subject coverage with its 5x FUJINON optical zoom lens, from 26mm*1 (wide) to 130mm*1 (telephoto), resulting in an expanded range of shooting situations. To help with eliminating blurry images - especially at maximum zoom lengths - the JX680 camera employs Digital Image Stabilization to capture as crisp a photo as possible.
HD Capture with Fast Start Up With a 16MP CCD sensor, the FinePix JX680 camera can produce high-quality, low-noise images, even at sensitivities of up to ISO 3200*3. Stunning movies can be recorded at 720p, and still images with aspect ratios of 16:9 can also be achieved simultaneously. Movie recording can be started in an instant, thanks to the dedicated "Movie Recording Button," and for the creative type of user, the camera also includes a number of advanced movie-editing features.
Easy on the Eyes Viewing images on the FinePix JX680 is a pleasure with the smooth, easy-to-read vector fonts and the new high-resolution 3.0"/230K-dot LCD screen. Additionally, an Instant Zoom feature, which shows your composition area as well as the area outside your frame, and large buttons in a simple layout, help users concentrate on composing, without ever losing sight of the big picture. Another exciting change in this year's FinePix JX680 is that the battery now does not have to be removed for charging, as it can be connected via a USB cable to the power source.
Advanced Filters The FinePix JX680 also features new Advanced Filter options that let users enjoy a variety of photographic expressions. Choose from 6 creative patterns, including: o. Pop Color - great for boosting contrast and saturation o. Toy Camera - adds vignetting for a 70's retro look o. Miniature - blurred top and bottom sections for a tilt-and-shift effect o. Partial Color - selects one color and takes the rest of the shot in black and white. (choose from red, purple, yellow, green, blue and orange) o. Soft Focus - create a soft focus effect o. Cross Screen - adds starbursts around bright objects
FinePix JX680 key features: o. 5x FUJINON optical zoom (26-130mm*) with Digital Image Stabilization o. 16MP CCD sensor o. 26mm* wide-angle o. 3.0" LCD screen o. Creative Advanced Filters o. Individual shutter 3D o. Motion Panorama o. Easy to use GUI with large buttons o. 720p HD movie recording with dedicated "Movie Recording Button" o. Advanced video editing features o. Super slim and pocket-friendly (just 20mm*2) o. Battery charging via USB cable
*1 35mm format equivalent *2 At its thinnest point *3 ISO 3200 is effective in S mode
The FinePix JX680 will be available March 2013 at the price of $99.95 and will be available in black, and red.
For complete specs, please go to: https://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/digital_cameras/showcase/index.html
About Fujifilm FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of five operating divisions and one subsidiary company. The Imaging Division sells consumer and commercial photographic products and services including film, one-time-use cameras, online photo services and fulfillment, digital printing equipment and service. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras. The Motion Picture Division provides motion picture archival film, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the printing industry. The Optical Devices Division provides binoculars, and optical lenses for closed circuit television, videography, cinematography, broadcast and industrial markets. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. markets a range of Fujifilm products and services. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmusa.com/northamerica, or go to www.twitter.com/fujifilmus to follow Fujifilm on Twitter. To receive news and information direct from Fujifilm via RSS, subscribe at www.fujifilmusa.com/rss.
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FUJIFILM LAUNCHES PREMIUM COMPACT ULTRA ZOOM WITH WORLD'S FASTEST AUTOFOCUS SPEED AND WI-FI(R)
Blazing fast F900EXR has AF of 0.05 seconds and allows users to wirelessly transfer beautiful, sharp pictures and movies to their smartphone or tablet for easy online uploading
Valhalla, N.Y., January 30, 2013 - FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the premium, compact long-zoom FinePix F900EXR digital camera that features a new Intelligent Hybrid AF system that focuses as fast as 0.05 seconds*1 by using a new Phase Detection AF system in its advanced EXR-CMOS II sensor. The F900EXR automatically switches between Phase Detection AF and Contrast Detection AF depending on the subject and scene, guaranteeing superb ease-of-use and fast, accurate autofocus no matter what the setting or shooting conditions.
The FinePix F900EXR also has an improved Wireless Image Transfer function that allows users to quickly and easily upload high resolution images and movies to their Apple or Android smartphone or tablet. The F900EXR continues the tradition of superior image quality that the F-Series is known for with its speed, bright lens, intuitive use and advanced features.
"The F900EXR delivers the impressive AF speed that consumers have been demanding, and with speeds as fast as 0.05 seconds, photography enthusiasts won't be disappointed," said David Troy, director of marketing, Digital Cameras, Electronic Imaging Division, FUJIFILM North America Corporation. "And after you've captured those amazing images, the F900EXR now allows you to share the images quickly and easily with its new Wi-Fi(R)-certified Wireless Image Transfer function."
The FinePix F900EXR features a 1/2" 16MP EXR-CMOS II sensor that delivers superior image quality and performance - especially in low light situations. The F900EXR also uses the bright and fast FUJINON 20x wide-angle long-zoom lens (25-500mm) that produces exceptional images, along with an Intelligent Digital Zoom feature that effectively doubles zoom capability and an ultra-clear 3.0" high contrast 920K-dot resolution LCD.
The FinePix F900EXR includes a new EXR Processor II that more than doubles the performance of the first-generation EXR Processor. With a super-fast startup time of 1.1seconds*2, an interval between shots of 0.5 seconds *2, and burst-mode rates of 11 frames/second *2 (max. 5 frames), the F950EXR offers fantastic response times that make it a joy to use and ensure you should never have to worry about missing that special shot again.
Improved Wireless Image Transfer Function The F900EXR's new wireless feature lets you transfer photos and movies*3 from the camera to smartphones, tablets and computers and then upload high-quality images to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in seconds.
To connect the F900EXR to a smartphone or tablet, users can download the free dedicated "FUJIFILM Camera Application" to their iPhone[TM] / iPad[TM] or Android[TM] smartphone or tablet device to transfer up to 30 pictures at a time from the F900EXR. The app also lets you download movies*3, expanding the range of options available for enjoying pictures taken with the camera.
With its Wi-Fi capability, the F900EXR allows users to back up photos on their home computer. Users simply install the free "FUJIFILM PC AutoSave" software onto their computer and select which folder they want the photos to back up to, and then by linking a Wi-Fi Router and the F900EXR, the camera will backup photos to the home computer.
Pictures stored on the F900EXR can be viewed and selected for download on large smartphone or tablet screens for a smooth viewing experience. No wireless LAN access point or complicated ID or password entry is required, and once pictures have been downloaded to the smartphone, it is simple to upload them to social networking sites.
Sharp, Clear 20x Lens The FinePix F900EXR camera uses the FUJINON 20x Super wide-angle optical zoom lens to produces crisp high resolution results throughout the focal range, from 25mm wide-angle to 500mm telephoto, along with a Macro Mode that allow sharp focusing down to 1.9" delivering the most brilliant detail possible.
Clear, Beautiful Display and Easy Controls for Enhanced Shooting Control The FinePix F900EXR has a bright, premium 3.0", 920K-dot LCD monitor with a Monitor Sunlight mode for enhanced viewing in bright sunlight and at wider viewing angels. The F900EXR also lets users assign frequently-used options to the new "E-fn" or extended function button for enhanced ease of use.
Full HD Video with Impressive Speed The F900EXR uses its EXR-CMOS II sensor to shoot video full HD at a smooth 60 frames per second with improved Phase Detection AF with superior color reproduction. Movie recording can be started with a single press of the dedicated "Movie Recording Button" and records high-quality sound using the built-in stereo microphone.
The Intelligent Hybrid AF system is active during movie recording for fast, precise focus. The camera also offers a Scene Recognition for movie recording feature that automatically adjusts camera settings for landscapes, close-ups, night landscapes, portraits, backlit portraits, and night portraits for high-quality, hassle-free results with a variety of subjects.
Fantastic Built-in Photographic Filters With its built-in photographic filters, users can now get even more creative with their photography. The F900EXR Advanced Filters include:
o. Pop Color - emphasizes contrast and color saturation o. Toy Camera - create shaded borders as if you were taking a photo on a toy camera o. Miniature - adds top and bottom blur for a diorama or miniature effect o. Dynamic Tone - create a fantasy effect by dynamically-modulated tonal reproduction o. Partial Color - retain one selected original color and change the rest of the photo to black and white o. High Key - enhance brightness and reduce contrast to lighten tonal reproduction o. Low Key - create uniformly dark tones with few areas of emphasized highlights o. Soft Focus - blur the focus of the image edges to create a softer effect
Within the FinePix F-Series, Fujifilm is also introducing the new FinePix F850EXR. The F850EXR features a 16MP ½-inch EXR CMOS Sensor and 20X manual zoom to offer tremendous versatility at a great value.
FinePix F900EXR key features list: o. 16MP ½-inch EXR-CMOS II sensor with Phase Detection and EXR Processor II o. 20x optical zoom (25-500mm*4) with CMOS-shift Image stabilization o. 3.0" LCD screen with wide viewing angle o. EXR-Auto (with auto optimization for 108 different scene permutations) o. Full manual controls o. Intelligent Hybrid AF (World's Fastest AF of 0.05 seconds*1) o. Start-up time of 1.1 seconds*2 o. Interval between shots of 0.5 seconds*2 o. RAW shooting (RAW, JPEG, RAW+JPEG image capture modes) o. Wireless Image Transfer to PC, tablets and smartphones o. 11 frames/second*2 (max 5 frames) continuous shooting (at full resolution) o. Advanced Filters o. Motion Panorama 360 o. Full HD 1080p Video (60fps) o. Available in black, and indigo blue o. 260 shots*4 per battery charge
FinePix F850EXR key features list: o. 16MP ½-inch EXR-CMOS sensor with EXR Processor II o. 20x optical zoom (25-500mm*4) with CMOS-shift Image stabilization o. 3" LCD screen o. EXR-Auto mode (with auto optimisation for 108 different scene permutations) o. Full manual controls o. Fast AF of up to 0.21 seconds*2 o. Start-up time of 1.1 seconds*2 o. Interval between shots of 0.5 seconds*2 o. 9.0 frames/second*2 (max 5 frames) continuous shooting (at full resolution) o. Advanced Filters o. Motion Panorama 360 o. Full HD 1080p Video (60fps) o. Eye-Fi Card Compatibility o. Available in black o. 250 shots*2 per battery charge
The FinePix F900EXR and F850EXR will be available in March 2013 for $399.95 and $299.95 respectively. For complete camera specifications, please go to: http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/.
*1 FUJIFILM research as of November 2012. Compared with other digital cameras, based on CIPA standards, and conducted in High Performance mode at the maximum wide-angle position with AF-area mode set to center position *2 FUJIFILM research based on CIPA standards *3 FUJIFILM Camera Application for iOS can save movie files up to 1280 x 720 *4 35mm format equivalent *5 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo is a certification mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance
This undated photo provided by Christies's auction house in New York shows Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Chicken with Rice Soup," tin soup can filled with concrete, with a pre-auction estimate of $50,000-70,000. It is one of about 125 artworks being offered from Feb. 26 through March 5 in Christie's first online-only Warhol sale. The works can be previewed online prior to the sale. Bidders can browse, bid and receive instant updates by email or phone if another bid exceeds theirs. (AP Photo/Christie's)
This undated photo provided by Christies's auction house in New York shows Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Chicken with Rice Soup," tin soup can filled with concrete, with a pre-auction estimate of $50,000-70,000. It is one of about 125 artworks being offered from Feb. 26 through March 5 in Christie's first online-only Warhol sale. The works can be previewed online prior to the sale. Bidders can browse, bid and receive instant updates by email or phone if another bid exceeds theirs. (AP Photo/Christie's)
This undated photo provided by Christies's auction house in New York shows Andy Warhol's "Self-Portrait with Fright Wig screenprint on t-shirt," with a pre-auction estimate of $15,000 - $20,000. It is one of about 125 artworks being offered from Feb. 26 through March 5 in Christie's first online-only Warhol sale. The works can be previewed online prior to the sale. Bidders can browse, bid and receive instant updates by email or phone if another bid exceeds theirs. (AP Photo/Christie's)
This undated photo provided by Christies's auction house in New York shows Andy Warhol's "New Coke III B.44," screenprint in colors, on colored graphic art paper, with a pre-auction estimate of $25,000-35,000. It is one of about 125 artworks being offered from Feb. 26 through March 5 in Christie's first online-only Warhol sale. The works can be previewed online prior to the sale. Bidders can browse, bid and receive instant updates by email or phone if another bid exceeds theirs. (AP Photo/Christie's)
NEW YORK (AP) ? An online auction of Andy Warhol's works will give a broader audience the chance to own a piece of his pop art.
It is Christie's International's first online-only Warhol sale. About 125 paintings, drawings, photographs and prints will be offered from Feb. 26 through March 5. Pre-sale estimates range from $600 to $70,000.
The auction is being held in partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
The works can be previewed online before the sale.
Bidders can browse, bid and receive instant updates by email or phone if another bid exceeds theirs.
The first live auction raised $17 million for the Warhol Foundation's endowment.
Warhol is famous for his silk screened images of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe and detailed renderings of Campbell's Soup cans.
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Have you explored and exploited opposing viewpoints to your own? If you can stir up controversy to market information you may have found a valuable avenue to promote yourself and your info products.
Young adult author Daria Snadowsky has 652 comments on her Huff Post Books blog post titled, ?9 Famous Women Who Said I DON?T!?? Seems like her subject matter has struck a nerve with single women, and also with some men who chose to comment on her anti-marriage sentiment as well. Her Amazon page is linked to the post, which takes curious surfers directly to a buying opportunity.
Controversy and Information Marketing
I would be willing to bet that Ms Snadowsky sells a few copies of her new novel, Anatomy of A Single Girl (available in hardcover and also on Kindle) as a result of her bold blog post title and also her accompanying photos of famous single women throughout history.
One more thought while we?re looking at the information marketing opportunities in this example ? young adults are most likely not reading the Huff Post Books blog. But moms and dads are reading it, and they might decide to 1-click the book on Amazon for their preteen daughter.
Stirring up controversy can work this way for your book, e-book and schedule of speaking engagements, too. ?Write a blog post from an angle that differs from your own, find platforms to publish and talk about it, and link it to your products on Kindle and your own website. Liberal use of photos is always a good idea, too. Slideshows and videos enhance your blog post wherever it is posted, and whenever it is linked.
Jan. 29, 2013 ? Trying to find just the right balance of time spent in meetings and time performing tasks is a tough problem for managers, but a Wayne State University researcher believes the behavior of ants may provide a useful lesson on how to do it.
Using computer simulations derived from the characteristics of ants seeking food, Kai Yang, Ph.D., professor of industrial and systems engineering in the College of Engineering, has developed a mathematical model-based methodology to estimate the optimal amount of time spent to develop a product, as well as the cost, in overlapped product development. It is the latest in a series of projects he has worked on for Siemens North America.
"Non-discrete Ant Colony Optimisation (NdACO) to Optimise the Development Cycle Time and Cost in Overlapped Product Development," published recently in the International Journal of Production Research, utilizes the concept of concurrent engineering (CE), a systematic approach to product development based on parallel execution of tasks. The approach integrates several functions to reduce the development time and cost of a product while maintaining its quality. Co-authors include Satish Tyagi, Wayne State research assistant, and Anoop Verma, Ph.D., of the University of Iowa.
In CE, cross-functional teams communicate through several meetings, some before the beginning of project, categorized as precommunication, and some during execution of the project, called communication policy.
Because significant cost is incurred through those meetings, Yang said, it is necessary to investigate the cost-time trade-offs involved in the concurrent product development process to enhance work performance. Otherwise, applying the process can result in a larger number of iterations, or rework, adding to both time and cost.
"Currently, there is a lack of communication flow within organizations due to their large size, time differences, etc.," Yang said. "Therefore, the amount of precommunication and communication policy and the extent of overlapping stages should be meticulously determined to achieve the desired goals."
As product development moves forward, lack of communication from upstream decision-makers to downstream workers can leave the latter to operate without the latest available information to complete their task efficiently, he said.
Researchers studying ants' food-foraging behavior have noticed that changes in the pheromone trails left behind by the insects communicate the best ways for those that come after them to proceed. That led to the development of ant colony optimization (ACO) models, which Yang and his team are using.
Researchers believe their simulation model could reduce product definition time by as much as 50 percent, and lead to best practices that improve critical thinking and remove communication barriers. Such practices can be applied to large-sector manufacturing, health care and service companies, Yang said.
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Jackson Laboratory professor emeritus Douglas Coleman wins BBVA, King Faisal awardsPublic release date: 29-Jan-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Joyce Peterson joyce.peterson@jax.org 207-288-6058 Jackson Laboratory
Prizes shared with Jeffrey Friedman of Rockefeller University and HHMI
Bar Harbor, Maine -- Douglas Coleman, Ph.D., a retired Jackson Laboratory scientist whose work established the first clues to a genetic component in obesity, has won two major international science awards: the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine from the BBVA Foundation, based in Bilbao, Spain, and the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine from the Saudi Arabian King Faisal Foundation.
Coleman, 81, will share both prizes with Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., of Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
"I'm delighted and honored to be sharing these awards with Jeff Friedman," Coleman said, adding that receiving news of both awards on Monday was "pretty amazing. It's like a hole in one!"
Coleman conducted his groundbreaking work in the 1950s and 1960s, with Friedman building on Coleman's discoveries from the 1990s to today. Together their work showed that chemical and genetic factors -- not just willpower and eating habits -- are involved in appetite control and obesity, opening possibilities for future pharmaceutical treatments. Their work also demonstrated that fat is not simply a passive energy-storage site, as previously thought, but is an endocrine organ that produces important hormones.
The BBVA Foundation will present its award to the scientists at a ceremony in Spain in June. The Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine includes a 400,000-Euro (about $540,000) cash gift to be shared by the scientists. The Foundation is affiliated with BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria), one of Spain's largest banks.
In the announcement for the prestigious King Faisal International Prize in Medicine, the organizers noted that the scientists' work in identifying and characterizing the pathway of the hormone leptin "has had a major impact on our understanding of the biology of obesity," adding that this work provides "more illuminating views of the endocrine system."
At a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in March, the scientists will each receive a certificate, a gold medal and a cash endowment of $100,000. The King Faisal International Prize in Medicine has been awarded annually since 1981. The King Faisal Foundation was established in 1977 by the late King Faisal ibn Abd Al Aziz, a son of Saudia Arabia's founder.
The BBVN Foundation and King Faisal Foundation awards are the latest of several major scientific prizes that Drs. Coleman and Friedman have won. In October 2009, they received the Shaw Prize, the so-called "Nobel of the East," at a ceremony in Hong Kong. And on Oct. 1, 2010, they accepted the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in New York. Coleman's other honors include election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1998 and the 2005 Gairdner Foundation Award.
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Jackson Laboratory professor emeritus Douglas Coleman wins BBVA, King Faisal awardsPublic release date: 29-Jan-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Joyce Peterson joyce.peterson@jax.org 207-288-6058 Jackson Laboratory
Prizes shared with Jeffrey Friedman of Rockefeller University and HHMI
Bar Harbor, Maine -- Douglas Coleman, Ph.D., a retired Jackson Laboratory scientist whose work established the first clues to a genetic component in obesity, has won two major international science awards: the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine from the BBVA Foundation, based in Bilbao, Spain, and the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine from the Saudi Arabian King Faisal Foundation.
Coleman, 81, will share both prizes with Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., of Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
"I'm delighted and honored to be sharing these awards with Jeff Friedman," Coleman said, adding that receiving news of both awards on Monday was "pretty amazing. It's like a hole in one!"
Coleman conducted his groundbreaking work in the 1950s and 1960s, with Friedman building on Coleman's discoveries from the 1990s to today. Together their work showed that chemical and genetic factors -- not just willpower and eating habits -- are involved in appetite control and obesity, opening possibilities for future pharmaceutical treatments. Their work also demonstrated that fat is not simply a passive energy-storage site, as previously thought, but is an endocrine organ that produces important hormones.
The BBVA Foundation will present its award to the scientists at a ceremony in Spain in June. The Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine includes a 400,000-Euro (about $540,000) cash gift to be shared by the scientists. The Foundation is affiliated with BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria), one of Spain's largest banks.
In the announcement for the prestigious King Faisal International Prize in Medicine, the organizers noted that the scientists' work in identifying and characterizing the pathway of the hormone leptin "has had a major impact on our understanding of the biology of obesity," adding that this work provides "more illuminating views of the endocrine system."
At a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in March, the scientists will each receive a certificate, a gold medal and a cash endowment of $100,000. The King Faisal International Prize in Medicine has been awarded annually since 1981. The King Faisal Foundation was established in 1977 by the late King Faisal ibn Abd Al Aziz, a son of Saudia Arabia's founder.
The BBVN Foundation and King Faisal Foundation awards are the latest of several major scientific prizes that Drs. Coleman and Friedman have won. In October 2009, they received the Shaw Prize, the so-called "Nobel of the East," at a ceremony in Hong Kong. And on Oct. 1, 2010, they accepted the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in New York. Coleman's other honors include election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1998 and the 2005 Gairdner Foundation Award.
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The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution based in Bar Harbor, Maine, with a facility in Sacramento, Calif., and a new genomic medicine institute in Farmington, Conn. It employs a total staff of more than 1,400. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
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A decade after the dotcom bubble burst, big enterprise companies like SAP and Oracle were shocked that software-as-a-service and cloud computing could threaten them, says legendary venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.
"The joke about SAP has always been, it?s making [1950s] German manufacturing methodology, implemented in 1960s software technology, delivered to 1970s-style manufacturing organizations," he said in an interview with TechCrunch's Alexia Tsotsis.
After the dotcom crash, "They said, 'Oh, thank God we don?t have to worry about this Internet thing. It?s over. Stick a fork in it. It?s not going to be a big deal.' And then it turned out that it actually wasn?t over, and they still haven?t adjusted."
SAP responded by spending billions to acquire software-as-a-service companies SuccessFactors and Ariba.?
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison famously got it wrong, too, according to Andreessen.
"Larry Ellison in 2002 came out and gave a speech and said the correct model for enterprise software, enterprise computing, will last for 1,000 years."
While we couldn't find that speech, we do know that as late as 2008, Ellison was still dismissing cloud computing, famously calling the term? "complete gibberish." These days, however, Ellison takes credit for? inventing cloud computing when he backed NetSuite and Salesforce.com.
Meanwhile, in 2012, Oracle also acquired a bunch of cloud companies and started hyping up its Oracle Cloud.
Andreessen is on the board of Hewlett-Packard, which increasingly competes with Oracle, especially its growing hardware business.
The latest tech figure to say that the Internet is over is David Sacks.?Sacks believes that startups should stop trying to take out the big Internet players.
To that idea, Andreessen retorts, "People reach a point where they start to get a little bit too rich, maybe a little bit too old, and they start to say these things. And then so here we sit 10 years later and we are in the middle of a complete reinvention of everything in enterprise computing."
(Disclosure: Marc Andreessen is an investor in Business Insider.)
No sooner was support for 128GB NAND flash storage capacities found in iOS 6 beta 5, than reports pop up saying Apple is readying 128GB "ultimate" versions of the iPad 4 for launch. The news come by way of Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac, who typically has excellent sources on imminent product releases.
We?ve gotten word from sources that Apple is preparing to release (in some fashion) a single, additional iPad model. This would be a new SKU for the current fourth-generation iPad with Retina display line. At this point, we do not have pricing information, so it is definitely difficult to pinpoint exactly what this new iPad model is.
The code names are listed as P101 Ultimate and P103 Ultimate. Gurman stresses that it's not a new iPad, or iPad 5, or anything like that, simply a new, higher capacity version of the current iPad 4, in both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular, and in both white and black.
In early 2008, Apple bumped the original iPhone from 8 to 16GB, so this type of new SKU launch isn't unprecedented. While it lacks the oomph of a completely new model, given that the iPad was refreshed in both March and October of 2012, it does at least give Apple something new on the market, and at 128GB, and presumably at the pricier end of the line-up, at the top of the market.
No word yet on 128GB versions of the iPad mini, or of the iPhone 5 or iPod touch 5.
Anyone compelled enough by big storage to consider a new purchase when/if he hit stores?
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India has limited military options in Kashmir. It is very difficult for it to attack 'Pakistani administered Kashmir'. But at the same time Indian defense establishment should not abandon the state till a lasting solution is found for the Kashmir dispute.
Indian government is facing criticism, both internally and externally, for keeping the high presence of troops in the Kashmir Valley. The fact is no matter how suppressive it may appear to some, the presence is required. If Indian troops return to barracks, Pakistan can fuel more insurgency in Kashmir, making the comeback for Indian army more difficult. Another equally important thing is that troops are required all around the state to keep Jammu and Ladakh regions away from militancy. Any increase in militancy in these regions could increase militancy in the valley.
Recently, two Indian soldiers were killed in exchange of fire along the Line-of-Control (LoC) and one of the bodies was mutilated. It created rage all around India. Some argued about attacking Pakistan administered Kashmir. There were similar talks when Ajmal Kasab and his nine associates attacked Mumbai in 2008. The fact is that it never happened.
In order to understand things more closely, one needs to understand as to why the global media does not talk about Kashmir. The prompt reply would come that India is a big market and would be a global Asian power very soon. This is correct. But this is no reason for global media to ignore covering the Kashmir issue. After all, the White House and the State Department do not run American media. Moreover, there is always continuous talk about the Middle East dispute in the Western media even though Israel is America?s strongest ally in the Middle East and is a derivative Western power. India is neither America?s ally nor a Western country in derivative sense.
So what could be the reason? The segmentation! Kashmir would not be discussed in global media or in diplomatic circles overtly for three reasons: India would not overtly aim at Pakistani Kashmir militarily, would support the union of Kashmiri people and would support secretive talks over Kashmir. Such boosts the morale of Indian authorities and may keep others happy. The fact is that the whole of Kashmir territory is considered disputed. In view of that, Pakistani parts of Kashmir; the Northern Areas and 'Azad Kashmir' are disputed too. Even though Pakistan claims to have merged Northern Areas into its Union, India and the US do not recognize it.
Therefore, it becomes easier for India to attack Karachi than to attack Pakistani administered Kashmir. There is something ?disputed? about attacking people whose nationality is not yet decided. True that Pakistan has the military and even administrative control of Pakistani Kashmir and its military and intelligence agencies promote anti-Indian terrorist activities from inside the territory, but the fact is that for all practical reasons India has to ignore attacking Pakistani Kashmir. If Indian government takes a very precise and consistent position over the issue, then the world powers would make Kashmir an overt international issue.
That is the cost that India needs to pay in order to keep Kashmir away from becoming an overt international issue. India?s options are to contain militancy inside its administered areas by any legal means and not to pursue militants hotly inside Pakistani territory. India can not compare itself with Israel as the difference between Israel and Palestine is very huge and both are very small 'countries'. And as already discussed that the Middle East dispute is discussed almost daily somewhere in the Western media.
India has superiority over Pakistan in conventional matters and no matter how many threats Pakistan issues, the fact is that Pakistan can not attack India with nuclear weapons. If somehow India is able to attack Pakistan Kashmir without wishing to control it, then it would be a big gain for India and a big jolt to militancy in the region. It is altogether a different thing that the valley people may feel more distanced with Indian authorities thereafter.
India can think about reducing its presence in the valley but it would require the intervention of high offices of federal government. Both India and Pakistan need to discuss reducing their troops along the border and LoC and inside their respective parts of Kashmir. They should agree on a ceasefire and Pakistan should put on hold all militant activities inside Indian Kashmir. Both should see how their people in respective parts of Kashmir react to the proposed reduction in military operations. Sure, situation is neither symmetric nor equal for India and Pakistan but if the US is involved then India can buy time to effectively pursue its realistic and genuine policies towards Kashmiri people, particularly towards the valley people.
The best thing for Kashmir is to talk symbiotically and realistically. The fact is that Kashmir dispute can not be resolved by arguments and counter-arguments. The resolution requires granting concessions, allowing inconsistencies and inexactness. It requires understanding others? viewpoints other than asserting self?s. The argument of waging hot wars with Pakistan and carrying out surgical strikes as Israel does towards Hamas may not be the correct and realistic approach in Kashmir. Such opinion is based on uncontested consumerism induced nationalism.
The valley?s Muslims would never abandon their dominance. If India continues the same strategy then a day will come when the Valley would abandon its relationship with the rest of India. India should be realistic in its approach towards Kashmiri people and Pakistan should understand that because of its daring actions it can not dismember India and take revenge for the creation of Bangladesh and division of Kashmir. But India should be cautious about the cost of running India and Pakistan about omnipresent and omnipotent radicalization of the country.
Better than a car alarm? A car's stick shift was reportedly too much for a pair of would-be car thieves (Wikic??An attempted stick up was confounded by a car?s stick shift, when a would-be carjackers failed to understand the mechanics behind a manual transmission.
Randolph Bean tells WOFL FOX 35 that two men attempted to steal his 2002 yellow Corvette at gunpoint outside an Orlando hospital, but ended up running away after they couldn?t figure out how to drive his car.
"They apparently couldn't start it,? Bean 51, is quoted as saying in a police report. ?I had to tell him four different times to push in the clutch, because it's a standard transmission."
After several failed attempts, the thieves eventually fled the scene.
?My first thought was I guess we don't have driver's ed. in school anymore because no one knows how to drive a stick. And my second thing was, don't shoot me because you can't start the car,? Bean said. ?I'm trying to help you out here. You know. Thankfully they didn't."
However, the foiled carjackers did not leave entirely empty-handed. "They got away with my phone, they got my keys, they got my wallet," Randolph told the Fox affiliate.
Still, Randolph was pretty forgiving when asked what message he had for the ?handsome young men, who did not look like car thieves.?
?Guys turn your life around. You guys have got a lot going for you,? he said. ?Thank you for not taking my life for something silly as a car.?
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