USA TODAY - Fastest sea-level rise in 2,100 years linked to climate change

Interesting how the sea level was reconstructed: "the scientists used microfossils preserved in sediment cores taken from coastal salt marshes in North Carolina. They estimated the age of the cores using radiocarbon dating and other techniques. They tested their approach by comparing their calculations with tide-gauge measurements from North Carolina for the past 80 years and global ones for the past 300 years."

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113th Commemoration of Philippine Independence Washington DC - Tribu Pan-Ay

20110612 113th Commemoration of Philippine Independence Washington DC - Tribu Pan-Ay

The Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI) of New York City in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC bring you Tribu Pan-Ay

PIDCI President 2011 - Joji Jalandoni
PIDCI Dinagyang Special Committee Chief Coordinator Jenny Vi Niguidula
PIDCI 2011 Officers, Staff, and Volunteers
Philippine Vice-President Jejomar N. Binay
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Cuicia
Iloilo City and Mayor Jed Mabilog
To all the sponsors and the Filipino Community who have made this possible

Mabubay!

Video Produced, Directed, Edited, & Filmed by Richard M. Reyes (adecisiontolove.com). Please forward any inquiries to richluis@adecisiontolove.com

113th Commemoration of Philippine Independence - NYC - PIDCI

The 113th Commeration of Philippine Independence in New York City on June 5, 2011 in Manhattan NYC along Madison Avenue starting from 37th St. down to the 23rd St. grandstand. The Philippine Independence Day Committee, Inc. (PIDCI) is the 503(c) non-profit organizing body. This event is recognized as the largest celebration of Philippine Independence outside of the Philippines.

Soundtrack Composed and Performed by:
Archie D'

This years honored guests include:
* Philippine Vice-President Jejomar Binay
* Tribu Pan-ay

ABS-CBN stars:
* Jericho Rosales
* Karylle

The Worker: 54 seconds

Spend 54 seconds with a worker one early morning. Shot handheld with the Canon 5D Mark II.

Flight through a Child's eyes

I had the great inspiration to write this photo story with a poem on JPG magazine. It is entitled, "Flight through a child's eyes." Please log on to jpgmag.com and vote for the article to be published. :D

Here's the poem along with it:

Tippy toe
I can see
Beyond the seat
In front of me

Little fingers
Touching the
window pane

Out the window
A flying fish!

I look back inside
In front of me

There's a reflection
That I see
Hey that's me!

The trip is so long
Then finally
we arrive

Our plane
Lands then stops
and another takes off
Before our very eyes

We've arrived safely!
People are up and about
I jump up and down
I am home again.

Photography and Culinary Art

Photography and Culinary Art

Switch!
The flame is on

Focus!
Slice and dice

Snap!
Colorful ingredients dance in heat

Develop!
a meal prepared to perfection

Enjoy!
A feast for body and vision

(C)2011 Richard M. Reyes
http://www.adecisiontolove.com

It is also posted on poetry.com

Camera shortage

What did you just say? .... Camera shortage, no way! Well due to the unfortunate disaster in Japan, camera manufacturers such as Canon and Nikon have been affected. Camera bodies, lenses, and even certain repair parts are experiencing a delay in production.



Popular camera and video rental company, LensRentals, is also going through the pain of delays and shortages caused by this global supply chain. Lenrentals founder, Roger Cicala, wrote in a post entitled "Summer Shortages" how camera product consumers could and would be affected. As a result of the repair delays, Lensrentals have even picked up some laser collimators. You can read more about laser collimators in a post by Floyd Blue here.



James Kwantes, a writer for the Vancouver Sun, interviewed London Drug's President and CEO, Wynne Powell, in an article titled, "Supply Crunch coming for cameras, electronics from Japan."



Kwantes wrote, "Nikon, which is warning of camera shortages this summer, is another case in point, Powell said. The company had a lens factory near the epicentre of the quake. The firm was able to repair the crack in the floor and get the plant operating again, but had to shut down after running out of a small part that was supplied by a local family business.



'Equipment that’s made today is really world-based equipment, and a variety of small, cottage manufacturers make important components for it,' he said."



For some the solution will be to wait it out. For others it may be to scour the Internet for equipment still stocked in some vendors' shelves. I was recently looking for a Canon 5D Mark II, that up until before the earthquake was being sold on the Canon Direct Store. I thought it was a great buy for a refurbished unit at $2099. The price the Canon 5D Mark II seemed to be as high or even higher than when it was first released in the Fall of 2008. Before the earthquake it was common to see the camera body sell for $2499. Now it is $2699.



REFERENCES:

Kwantes, James. "Supply crunch coming for cameras, electronics from Japan." Retrieved from the Internet on May 12, 2011.