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Shopping for yummy plums…
This was taken at the Broadway Farms’ fresh-fruit/vegetable stand at Broadway & 85th Street, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It’s a common scene: an elderly man shopping alone, dressed in an outfit that suggests — but doesn’t guarantee — an orthodox Jewish faith. He seemed to be selecing a couple of so-called "yummy plums," but showed no interest in the persimmons, or the watermelons to his left…
Note: this photo was published in an Oct 12, 2009 blog titled "The Future of Food Shopping." It was also published in a Jan 25, 2010 blog titled "Latitude 42: Food, Connected." And it was published in a May 4, 2010 blog titled "Food Innovation Study: Can Technology Help Groceries Build Community?"
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This is part of an evolving photo-project, which will probably continue throughout the summer of 2008, and perhaps beyond: a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan — between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
I don’t like to intrude on people’s privacy, so I normally use a telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they’re still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what’s right in front of me.
I’ve also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting — literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I’ve learned to keep the camera switched on (which contradicts my traditional urge to conserve battery power), and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture … after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it’s pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject.
For the most part, I’ve deliberately avoided photographing bums, drunks, drunks, and crazy people. There are a few of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don’t want to be photographed, and I don’t want to feel like I’m taking advantage of them. I’m still looking for opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. We’ll see how it goes …
The only other thing I’ve noticed, thus far, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, far more people who are not so interesting. They’re probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I’ve photographed … but there was just nothing memorable about them.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and The Call of Technology
Article by UK Online Phone Shop
Mobile phone means a simple communication device, using which you receive calls and make calls. Right? To some extent it is right. But when you will see the bigger picture the statement is showcasing a small part of a mobile phone. We use phones as music player, as camera, as computer, as direction device, as gaming console and as what not. So communication is just a small part of it. Now every one wants to have a mobile phone which can become successful in providing all these services to them in a nice manner. One mobile phone manufacturing company which is habituatedto launching such handsets is Sony Ericsson. You might know that this company is an expert in innovations and experiments. Now it has come up with its latest invention. We know this latest invention by the name of Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. You can call this a rich phone in true sense.
Why we are calling it a true rich phone? Let us see why. The design of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is stylish and charismatic. It comes with an arc slider design that gives a unique look to the device. One of the main features of this handset is that it has a four-directional navigational control with optical joystick navigation, using which you can quickly access the menus. Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 also has panels for operating various menus. You can operate menus like multimedia, web and slide shows. QWERTY keyboard is supported by the phone for typing messages and data. You can not imagine a highly advanced phone without good connectivity features. This phone is a good example of that. You will get it supported with 3G network. It gives high technologies like GPRS class 10, HSDPA and EDGE in the speed of 7.2 Mbps. Due to these technologies, data can be sent at a very high speed. The amazing gadget also supports WLAN with Wi-Fi that helps for connecting the world wirelessly.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 also supports Bluetooth, the use of which is quite normal these days. You can transfer data, images, audio and video to other phones and computers. We can call this mobile phone a small computer. The device has an operating system that is empowered with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 professional. You are also getting WAP 2.0 enabled Internet browser. Now browse various websites without any hassle. RSS feeds is also there to keeps yourself updated. You can download your favourite games and it also has an MP3, AAC and MPEG4 files’ supportive music player. If you are a photography lover then you can use its superb 3.2 mega pixels camera. The camera supports a high resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels that promises ultra-clear end product. You will also have autofocus and flash features to facilitate high quality pictures.
One feature of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is its video call camera. This special camera helps in viewing the picture of other persons while talking. You can get complete information about the location and directions of certain routes with the GPS function of this highly advanced handset. TrackID function is present for the music lovers, using which they can get the information about the album, songs and the artist. Way Finder navigator is yet another advanced feature of this phone, with which you can get the information about a route in details. Although the handset is full of functionalities but it is very slim and light weight having the dimensions of 110.5 x 52.6 x 17.0 mm.
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Technology Shopping question by Leonardo Rivera: Can I be successful with a GED and a college education in automotive technology and business/management?
I wanna be a mechanic and possibly own my own auto shop and I will be attending college for automotive technology and after attend school for business/management classes after. I’m asking is it possible with a GED to be successful?
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Answer by The Sneak
YES! You can do whatever the hell you want to. Don’t think a GED is holding you back. The idea of school is basically progression. If you didn’t pass high school should you give up on life? No! I had a 1.9 GPA in high school and a 4.0 now in college and my employers gave me a raise because i showed them determination to progress. But if your going to own your own business you are going the right route for sure. Just be smart, have complete confidence, believe in yourself and go get em.