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I have had a pre-production copy of the new Fuji X100T for a week and I have been putting it through the paces to find out how much this camera has evolved since the first X100 was introduced at Photokina in 2010. It was the original X100 that started my love affair with Fuji cameras, and I haven't looked back since selling my DSLR gear in favor of the Fuji X series for my small format cameras. Yes, I'm going back to film days and saying that 35mm full frame sensors and below are "small format." That's not a dig at full frame sensors. That's just calling 35mm and below what it is. But, before I digress into hyperbole and enrage the trollz, let's jump into this new camera and why or why not you might be interested in it.
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This post is not a review of the Fuji X100T per se, but more of a first look at the new camera and its new features and my opinions about it.
Upgrade #1 :: Speed
To test the X100T I went back to the original X100 with the latest firmware running on it. I walked around and shot with the original X100 and was first surprised by how much that camera had changed with firmware updates. It is no longer the slow weird beast I fell in love with nearly four years ago.
I then walked the same path with my X100S and then the X100T. I wanted to get a feel for the progression this camera has made.
The new X100T shows just how much Fuji has moved this camera forward. It's like using an iPhone 3 and then going to an iPhone 5. Focusing is much faster and far more accurate in both OVF and EVF modes. The overall speed and responsiveness of the camera is faster and more fluid. Walking the same path with the X100S shows how much in the middle that camera is in-between the X100 and the X100T.
Shooting my original X100 again and looking through those first menus and cursing at the OVF brought back tons of memories I've had with these X cameras. I just wanted a nice compact camera to walk around with. I never thought it would have such an impact on my life; from getting me started in street photography, to picking Fuji up as a client and shooting for them, to the wholesale dismantling of my DSLR kit. I have such a strong nostalgic connection to my original X100 I'd love to actually put the first firmware back into it just for the good ol' days.
I've now been shooting with the X100T for a solid week and as much as I didn't go back to the X100 from the X100S, I see my X100S falling to back up camera as of… pretty much now.
Upgrade #2 :: WiFi
WiFi in cameras has typically been a horrible experience and don't even get me started on EyeFi cards. I have three of them and I finally said "to hell with this" some time ago. The Fuji XT1 was the first camera I've used where WiFi didn't completely suck. I've used WiFi on Canon, Sony, Fuji, and Panasonic and so far Fuji is doing the best job integrating WiFi to iOS. I've never tried it on Android so I can't relate my experience with that platform.
The WiFi on the X100T is working like a champ for controlling the camera remotely to browsing and downloading images to an iPhone and iPad. I'm heading to Europe this week and I'm not taking a big camera bag nor am I taking a laptop. I'm taking this X100T, two conversion lenses, and an iPad Mini.
However, let me state that WiFi is still buggy and there's a healthy amount of lag when remotely controlling the camera while shooting. I think this technology has a long way to go, but it is usable in shooting and it is wonderful for downloading to a device for editing and sharing. One thing I'd love to see upgraded on the Fuji cameras is allowing the photographer to control the camera from the camera while it is being previewed on a device. This would be extremely helpful during a shoot as I can keep shooting and my client or crew can see the images popping up on an iPad. As it stands, when a Fuji camera is being controlled remotely via WiFi the camera goes dark. You can only control it via the app.
And dearest Fuji — We still want tethering to a computer.
Upgrade #3 :: Classic Chrome
I have a confession to make. I have had a hacked X100S all summer that had this new Classic Chrome film simulation loaded into it. Fuji asked if I would test it and I half heartedly agreed to. "I'll test it. Don't know what you're going to get from it. I don't use the film simulation modes." Then I shot all summer with Classic Chrome and that's all I shoot with the hacked X100S and X100T. I really hope it is coming to the rest of the Fuji lineup via firmware.
I haven't heard anything about new firmware. I might know more after Photokina next week. I'll update you here on DEDPXL if I hear anything new.
But yes… Classic Chrome. Holy sh*t. Yes. Yes. Yes.
This might be sacrilege to some but it could almost be called an Eggleston filter. I do not want to cheapen this film simulation with a dumb name or anything like that, and I sure as hell do not want to cheapen the name of William Eggleston. I only say that because it reminds me a lot of Eggleston's palette. Please don't flame me over this. I'm just trying to describe my feelings and emotions when I started shooting this film simulation. I love Eggleston's work and his use of color is so unique that it became his signature at times. It makes sense, though, since Eggleston shot Kodachrome most of the time, and this is called "Classic Chrome"; I'm kind of thinking that Kodachrome was the inspiration for this film. I could be wrong. Just my opinion.
There's this "something" to this new film simulation. Whatever that "something" is I love it and I'm sold on it. It's slightly desaturated and slightly flattened out without making highlights and shadows muddy like some film simulators tend to do. It can still hold a nice "snap" of contrast especially if you set your shadow tone to +1 which is something I am doing a bit more of these days. People don't believe us Fuji shooters when we say we love the JPGs coming straight out of these cameras. Fuji has always processed images better than anyone else. I remember fashion shooters swearing by Fuji S1's and S2's for skin tone straight from camera.
All of the sample images above were shot auto WB, auto ISO, aperture priority, some sort of exposure compensation, and using the Classic Chrome film simulation mode. These are straight out of camera JPGs that have been sized down to 2000px. Most were shot with the hacked X100S.
This blog post is coming right along! I've got a squirrel, my kids, a cat and a dog, and a flower! Nice! I might have to set up some kitschy sh!t or take a photo of my bookcase. Let me know if you need those images to truly get an idea of what this camera is capable of. Maybe a photo of a quarter at every conceivable aperture and ISO setting? Let me know if you need those.
Oh — you're going to love this. I have hit the pinnacle of success as a professional photographer. The new Fuji brochure features some images I have shot in Classic Chrome and one of the images chosen is that flower shot above. Guys! I have a picture of a flower in a camera brochure guys!!! I'm looking forward to my early retirement.
Upgrade #4 :: Layout, Displays, & Custom Functions
The menus have the XT1 feel and look to them with a few further refinements. One of the new features I'm most happy about is you can now customize your Q menu now! YES! That's been a huge request and just one more sign that we speak and Fuji listens. The new D pad on the back has been upgraded and I wish the XT1 had this exact D pad. Fuji got the D pad right! Yes! High fives all around! I think they have finally found the perfect mix of size, feel, and function.
Each of the four buttons on the D pad can be programed to do whatever you want them to do. Currently I have the top one set to choose the AF area. The right button turns macro on and off. The bottom button turns face detection on and off. The left button cycles through the conversion lens settings. I have the top function button set to turn the built in ND filter on and off. I've kept the WiFi function button at its default setting of turning on WiFi. The seventh Fn button is the trash can button and that can be set to do something when in shooting mode. It is still the trash button when in playback mode.
While I'm talking about buttons I need to mention that the AFS / AFC / MF selector button on the left side of the body is new and is the best yet. There are longer spaces between the M, C, and S positions and there's a solid click as you hit each one. It's a very small detail but one that has needed to be addressed since the original X100. Glad to see that improved.
From the X100T brochure comes this interesting note — "After feedback from customers, the design philosophy and layout of the rear of the camera has been standardized on X series models." So… will this be the main layout from now on? I hope so. It's a pain moving from one X camera to another and remembering where all the buttons are because they've been moved around a lot. Some may argue they'd rather have this button there or that one here. I honestly don't care. I just want one consistent layout and be done. They could have 14 buttons with no markings for all I care and let us program each and every one. Just as long as there is some consistency moving forward is what I'm happy about.
Upgrade #5 :: New Hybrid Viewfinder
The already wonderful hybrid viewfinder has been redesigned and it is fantastic.
First, when in Optical Viewfinder (OVF) mode you now have a real time parallax preview as that white frame moves with focusing distance. You can also see the overall interface has been cleaned up as well. You can still have a digital level, framing guides, focus scale and all the rest. I used to have all that stuff turned on but lately I've been stripping my displays down to bare essentials.
The image above was shot with my iPhone so it does not do the viewfinder justice but it gives you a basic idea of the look of it. Notice the little preview in the bottom right corner? That's a real time preview of your focus area and it lets you know what the camera is actually locking on to. It is also very helpful when using manual focus in combination with the OVF. As you move your focus point around the viewfinder the preview follows it. My preproduction unit has that turned on all the time in OVF mode and there have been times when I would like it turned off. I think this will be a feature that is user selectable once the firmware is finalized because I see it as an option in the new brochure.
The new OVF is also brighter and larger than previous models and it's beautiful. It also seems to cover the entire field of view of the wide angle conversion lens. When you set the camera to the wide angle converter the box changes to corner markers in the full frame of the OVF. When you place it in tele converter mode the white box reduces in size to give you the field of view frame for that lens. The EVF has been upgraded as well. Here's a screenshot of the new Fuji brochure talking about it. Also note that Hawke Danger and my wife, Meghan, have made their camera brochure modeling debut!
Other notable upgrades ::
Another notable upgrade that has been introduced with the X100T is the ability to switch from a mechanical shutter to an electronic shutter or turn it on auto and the camera will decide. The electronic shutter now gives the camera the ability to shoot at shutter speeds up to 32,000th of a second. I have not been in any situations yet where I've needed this, but it's there and it's working. I've shot in full sun at f2 at 20,000th something of a second so I know it works. Note: if you have it on electronic shutter or auto the hotshoe will not fire. You have to be in mechanical shutter for the hotshoe to fire anything sitting on it. Bernard figured this one out after listening to me spew obscenities when I couldn't get this new camera to fire a Pocket Wizard.
One request I still have to this day is to allow the center pin of the hotshoe to fire — NO MATTER WHAT! Silent mode. Continuous frame. Macro mode. Whatever. Fire that center pin always. Please. It sucks to have your camera set up one way and you put a pocket wizard on it and the flash won't fire. Then you have to cycle through your menus and figure out what the hell is keeping it from firing. Anyway. The 23mm lens still has a leaf shutter so highspeed sync is still available.
Speaking of the lens, there's a new aperture ring that now has positive click stops in 1/3 increments. That's really nice. The focus ring is smooth and responsive and has a new texture engraved into it. OMG. Remember manually focusing the first version of the x100? It was pointless. Useless. Maddening. It made you say a lot of cuss words. I'm glad they improved the x100 with the last firmware update but it isn't as good as the S and the T.
Oooo. Ooooo. Another favorite upgrade for me is the new exposure compensation dial. It now has +3 to -3 stops of exposure compensation in 1/3rd increments. I shoot my x100's on aperture priority most of the time but I rely heavily on the exposure compensation dial to get the exposure that I desire. Having an extra stop in both directions is a much welcomed upgrade.
Speaking of exposure, you can now set the spot meter to follow your focus point. Spot metering was always stuck in the center of your frame before. You can now have the option to use the center or to follow your focus point. Nice. Speaking of focus point, you can set up the D pad to not be function buttons and now just be focus selection points full time. That's nice if you have your camera all set to how you want it and you just want to move that AF point around without having to push a dedicated button to start that process.
The menu now has three Auto ISO settings that can be customized however you see fit.
You can have Auto #1 set from ISO 200 – 6400 with 1/60th as the slowest shutter before advancing ISO. The next can be set from 400 – 1600 with 125th set as the shutter. Etc. Etc. That's a nice tweak.
X100 users… Drum roll please… Not only has battery life been improved to a reported 700 shots (with power saving options turned on) BUT… It seems as though the battery indicator level is fixed! I haven't had enough experience to blow through a lot of batteries yet but it would seem as though the battery indicator is gradually declining as it should have always done. In the past it would show full. And then it would drop one level indicator and that was your ten shot warning. Typically your battery was full or dead with very little room in between. Note that it uses the same battery as before so if you upgrade your batteries and chargers will not be obsolete.
There's one menu item I can't test yet and that is "Instax printer connection setting." Oh. Yes. I can't wait to try that.
The video functions have been upgraded but I have not had a chance to give this a run for its money yet. In the past I've never used any Fuji cameras for videos of any importance because the quality has been subpar, thus my heavy investment into the Panasonic GH4 system this year. I feel like Fuji needs about one more year of tweaking and refining their cameras and sensors and I'd love to see them turn their focus onto the video capabilities. That's going to require a lot of R&D and to be real honest with you… I think… for me… I'd rather see that R&D money pushed into a new medium format camera. That's what I'm truly lusting for these days. Here's a page about the new video capabilities.
Oh… and advanced filters. Selective color can be done in camera. Please move along. Nothing to see here. Move along.
This post is getting quite long but there is a lot to cover. Let me finish this list with the last few things that are noteworthy. The LCD screen has been upgraded and is now larger than previous models. Multi target auto AF is now available. Haven't tested that yet. EVF brightness and color can be adjusted. There's a simple to use intervalometer (Yay!) and lastly, you can now charge the battery in the camera via USB.
That… is a lot of upgrades.
My Current x100T kit ::
I've recently added the conversion lenses to my bag and I'm testing them right now. As far as feel and balance goes, the wide angle lens feels right at home on the X100. The tele converter makes the camera a bit front heavy. It sits nicely in the hand but isn't as balanced as well as the wide. While you can shoot either of them without switching the lens mode on the camera I do not suggest doing so. The number one thing the lens mode on the camera does is correct barrel distortion. At least from my tests that's what it seems to be doing. I'm not wanting to jump into a review of these lenses yet; I want a little more time with them.
The images above were shot from the same camera to subject distance to give you an idea of the field of view each lens gives you. FWIW – That's Billy Allin, Owner and Chef of Cakes & Ale in Decatur, GA. If you can ever make your way to Cake's & Ale… do so. The man is a genius.
What's Missing ::
There are two major upgrades I was expecting with this camera. A flip/tilt screen and weatherproofing and neither of these are on the new camera. The tilt screen I can live without, but no weatherproofing? That's my big #facepalm moment with this new camera. As in… "Hey y'all! Got the new X100T brochure! You forgot to mention weatherproofing. It is weatherproofed, right?" Errr. No. It is not. Again, while tilt screens are awesome, and I use that on the XT1 more and more, I can live without it. My personal opinion about it being left out on this camera is it would have made the camera thicker overall.
But weatherproofing? I'm scratching my head on that one. I've had my previous X100's out in the rain before and they've gotten quite — shall we say — damp. Never dripping wet, though. I'd love to walk out the door with confidence that my X100 could get straight up rained on without skipping a beat. I really want that feature. I want that far more than a tilt screen.
The rumor sites had previously talked about a 24 megapixel chip upgrade and that didn't happen either.
I'm fine with that. The current sensor lineup is fantastic and does everything I need it to do for a small format camera. If it can do so at 24 MP fine. If not, fine. I'm sure we'll see that bump up at some point.
The ISO has been boosted but I haven't really had a chance to test that out properly and I don't want to report on that yet with preproduction firmware. If there is something jaw dropping amazing about it I'll report back. I could simply take a photo of my computer keyboard at high ISO but that isn't real world, real moment, real firmware. Of course it's going to be noisy but how does that translate into a photo that I actually want to make into a print? We'll see.
The new body design is slightly thinner than previous models but that isn't really felt when in the hand. The curves of the body have been flattened out so overall it's been on a diet and is getting a bit more lean and cut. Personally I prefer the little extra curves of previous design. If it ain't broke… don't fix it.
The most noteworthy body changes (besides the buttons on the back) are seen on the front of the camera where the handgrip now extends to the top of the camera and the front of the viewfinder is now flush with the body. In the hand, though, it's just as balanced and comfortable as before. The dials have solid clicks. The buttons are well laid out, and the new command dial works well. I will note that a new thumb grip will need to be designed. I have the old Fuji thumb grip and it slightly covers the "drive" button and is a bit in the way of the command dial. Nothing that I can't work around but I will be on the hunt for a new thumb rest; an accessory I can no longer live without. The jury is out for me about soft releases, though; I usually end up losing the things.
Should You Upgrade?
I've heard a number of people say, "If it has this or that then I'll probably upgrade." and, "If it does not have this or that then I will not upgrade." If you are in either of those camps then you now have an idea of what you are going to do. I'm going to say that if you are still shooting an original X100 then this is going to be a big upgrade for you. If you are currently shooting with the X100S then the biggest gain you will see is WiFi, speed, and button layout and HVF improvements. You will appreciate the bump in performance and you will like the new viewfinder a lot. I can't tell you if that's enough for you to upgrade or not. You've already made up your mind I'm sure.
Fuji made a lot of people happy when they did a huge upgrade to the original X100 after the S was introduced.
They really brought that camera up in performance. The S was, and is, a fantastic camera and I imagine we'll see some firmware upgrades. I DO NOT KNOW THAT THOUGH! I'll report on what I find out after Photokina. However, knowing Fuji, they do a great job keeping people happy with great firmware updates.
Conclusion ::
The X100T continues the evolution of the X100 series with some well thought out refinements of the camera.
The X100 series is STILL my desert island camera. I'm so happy they haven't screwed it up. It still has soul and that — is what makes a Fuji a Fuji.
Any questions? Hit me up in the comments below! Also, let me know if you have anything you would like me to relay directly to the Fuji design team. I'm taking notes to them from feedback I get here. I know Fuji will be reading the comments on this blog so to continue discussion about this camera I'd like to know:
• What were you hoping would be on this camera but isn't?
• What is your wish list for the X200
• What day last week do you wish a Fuji digital medium format camera was announced? 🙂
This is a big one that sparks a lot of debate but I really want to hear your thoughts…
• How many of you are waiting for a full frame 35mm camera from Fuji? Is it a "must have" for you?
That's a big discussion about Fuji cameras. In addition to chatting and asking questions about the X100T I'd like to know your thoughts on the idea of a full frame Fuji. Personally, I'm happy with APS and I want them to go straight to medium format, but that's just me. Feel free to "Dear Fuji" in the comments below or ask questions and I'll do my best to answer them or find an answer.
PS – Now that this camera is out (and whatever else happens at Photokina) I'll be able to wrap up my Fuji Field Guide. Also, I'm working on a Fuji Buyers Guide blog post because I get so many questions about which camera / lens / such and such. I'm going to cover all of that in one big post after Photokina.
PPS – I was not paid by Fuji to make this blog post. I was given a pre-production camera to test and relay feedback to them on the camera. These opinions are mine and mine alone.
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Industry, Government Grapple With New Frontier in Day 1 of Hearings
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — PhRMA is advocating for a universal safety symbol — either the FDA logo itself or an FDA-approved symbol — to indicate that a Twitter or Facebook mention links to a page that contains the pharmaceutical company's FDA-mandated risk information.
The lobbying group for the pharmaceutical industry made its case during the first day of the two-day U.S. Food and Drug Administration public hearings in Washington. The hearings are designed to establish guidelines for how pharmaceutical companies go to market on the web and social-media sites.
And while 31 speakers representing such power players as drug maker Eli Lilly and search giant Google each had 15 minutes to present their respective cases to a 12-member FDA panel, perhaps none was more compelling than the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association, which caught the panel's attention.
The panel, led by Thomas Abrams, the FDA's division of drug marketing, advertising and communications director, peppered PhRMA assistant general counsel Jeffrey K. Francer with questions after his presentation had concluded.
"Consumers on the internet are accustomed to viewing pop-ups, rollover text, links and other communication mechanisms," Mr. Francer said. "FDA should recognize, as the [Federal Trade Commission] has, that space limitations in certain formats warrant allowing certain long warnings to be accessed using a prominently labeled hyperlink."
Lack of guidelines
The lack of regulatory guidelines for marketing via tools such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs and websites, came to a head in April of this year when the FDA sent warning letters to 14 companies for search-engine ads that the FDA said violated regulations regarding presentation of fair balance. The reaction from drug makers, health-care ad agencies and internet sites was unanimous — it's impossible for the same risk information that is conveyed in a 30-second television spot or a full-page magazine ad to be duplicated in a 140-character Twitter message or internet banner ad, hence the need for a defined set of guidelines for Web 2.0 marketing.
According to TNS Media Intelligence, internet spending by drug makers zoomed 36% to $137 million last year but, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, that represented less than 2% of the $10.9 billion spent on online advertising. In part, that was due to a lack of regulation and a fear by drug makers of FDA retribution.
Michele Sharp, senior director of U.S. regulatory affairs for drug maker Eli Lilly, said the dubious rules regarding internet advertising are so ambiguous that her company has, reluctantly, not pursued online and social-media marketing as it should.
Though the public-hearing process takes months to play out, Tiffany A. Mura, managing partner/director-digital for Boston-based Consensus Interactive, urged the FDA to institute its guidelines sooner than later.
"Guidelines need to be implemented in 2010," Ms. Mura said. "Months are the equivalent of years on the web."
Need for clarity in online advertising
Yahoo VP-General Manager of Display Advertising David Zinman said there's a need for greater clarity in advertising online.
"We firmly believe the ad rules should be commensurate with the media," he said.
Craig M. Audet, VP-regulatory affairs marketed products for pharma giant Sanofi-Aventis, noted that 83% of all internet users look online for health information, according to Pew Research, and he likened the conversation between a company's website and a consumer to a conversation between a sales representative and a physician.
"I would say that any postings online would have those same characteristics," Mr. Audet said.
Some 32 speakers are scheduled to present on Friday. The FDA said it received more than 800 registrants wishing to speak at the public hearings.
By Rich Thomaselli
Published: November 12, 2009


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Recipes: Sweetness for the season
Christmas cookie recipes from classic cookbooks.
Photograph by: ADRIAN LAM , TIMES COLONIST
The holidays are all about tradition. They bring us together, creating a sense of unity and history.
And it wouldn't be the holidays without some seasonal baking.
Of course, we all have favourite recipes that we turn to each year - that's tradition. But there's often room for one or two new ones.
After all, isn't that how traditions get started?
So, the Real Life team is offering up six cookie recipes this holiday season - ones that have found a place in our homes and traditions - that we hope may sweeten your holidays this year.
Lime Sugar Cookies
An untraditional cookie, perhaps, but citrus is a nice bright flavour in the winter months. The recipe is inspired by one from the cookbook produced by Rebar, a vegetarian restaurant in Victoria, B.C., but with some revisions are now chewier - my preferred type of cookie.
1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil
2 cups (500 mL) granulated sugar, plus additional for sprinkling zest of 3 limes
2 eggs
5 tbsp (85 mL) lime juice
3 cups (750 mL) flour
1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda
1 tsp (5 mL) salt
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cream butter with oil, sugar and lime zest until light and fluffy. Add lime juice and eggs, beating until thoroughly mixed. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix until just combined.
Using a spoon or small scoop, form 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp (20 to 25 mL) balls and place on the lined baking sheet, leaving room to spread during baking. (They almost double in size.) Flatten each and lightly sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake for 8 or 9 minutes, until tops are dry and edges are beginning to deflate. Cool on a wire rack.
Makes about 24 cookies.
Lavender shortbread
It was a trip to the tea shop at Edmonton's historic Rutherford House that showed Iain Ilich the joys of lavender shortbread. After some experimentation, he discovered making it at home was as simple as adding a couple of rounded teaspoons of the flowers to your favourite shortbread recipe. This is his go-to version, adapted from the Joy of Baking website.
Find culinary lavender at the Silk Road Spice Merchant (silkroadspices.ca, 403-261-1955).
1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup (125 mL) icing sugar
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
2-2½ tsp (10-12 mL) culinary lavender
Cream butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer. Add the icing sugar and beat until smooth. Add the vanilla and beat a bit longer.
Add the flour to the bowl, then sprinkle the salt and lavender on top.
Mix with a spoon until well combined, then mush together with your hands.
Compact and hand-roll the dough into spheres a bit smaller than a golf ball, then set them down on a parchment-paper-covered cookie sheet.
With your fingers together, squish them down. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes in a 300°F (150°C) oven, checking to make sure they don't burn. Don't overbake.
Makes about 20 cookies.
Hazelnut Macaroons
These chewy cookies from Valerie Berenyi are easy to make. She says they offer satisfying flavours of toasted coconut and hazelnuts, while the slivered candied cherries add a festive note. She started making them in 1989 when her son was about two, having clipped the recipe from Canadian Living magazine. They were such a hit they became an instant tradition. The cookies freeze well in a tightly sealed container, Berenyi adds, nestled between sheets of parchment or waxed paper.
2 cups (500 mL) flaked coconut
2/3 cup (150 mL) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (50 mL) all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
4 egg whites
1 ½ cups (375 mL) chopped hazelnuts
1/2 cup (125 mL) slivered candied cherries
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
In a large bowl, stir together the coconut, sugar, flour and salt. Whisk egg whites until foamy.
Stir egg whites, hazelnuts, cherries and vanilla into coconut mixture.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets.
Bake in 325°F (160°C) oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown.
Let cool on wire racks. Makes about 32 cookies.
Jewish Shortbread, from Best of Bridge
Kathryn Shimbashi's mother made these cookies, from Best of Bridge, starting in the late '70s, and they became a family tradition for many years. Later, it was the first cookie she made after moving to Vancouver in her 20s. But, most importantly, Shimbashi says, these quarter-moon-shaped cookies are both tasty and easy to make.
1 cup (250 mL) butter, room temperature (never use margarine)
1/3 cup (75 mL) white sugar
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
1/2 cup (125 mL) finely ground walnuts or pecans
1 2/3 cups (400 mL) flour
pinch salt
1/2 cup (125 mL) white sugar
4 tsp (20 mL) cinnamon
Cream together butter and sugar. Add vanilla, nuts, flour and salt and beat well. Shape into crescents and place 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 325°F (160°C) for 15 to 20 minutes. While still warm, coat with sugar and cinnamon or, for variety, coat with icing sugar.
Make 2 to 3 dozen cookies.
Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Cranberries add a holiday zing to these oatmeal cookies, says Yvonne Jeffery, who was looking for a treat with a slightly healthy touch. The recipe comes from Eric Akis's Everyone Can Cook - Entertaining Everyday (Whitecap, 2003), and the resulting cookies freeze well.
1 cup (250 mL) butter, at room temperature
1 cup (250 mL) golden brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
1¼ cups (300 mL) all-purpose flour
3 cups (750 mL) quick-cooking oats
1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
3/4 cup (175 mL) dried cranberries
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Beat the butter and both sugars until light. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla and mix well.
Place the remaining ingredients in another bowl and mix until well combined. Gradually mix the dry mixture into the butter mixture until well combined.
Use a 2-tbsp (25-mL) measure to drop spoonfuls of batter onto non-stick or parchment-lined cookie sheets, leaving a 2-to 3-in (5-to 8-cm) space between each cookie.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Place the sheets on a rack and allow the cookies to completely cool before removing and storing in a tightly sealed jar or tin.
Cook's note: You can use 3/4 cup (175 mL) raisins or chocolate chips, or a mix of both, instead of cranberries.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Theresa Tayler decided to put a new twist on a traditional family cookie by ditching regular chocolate chips for her adaptation of this Joy of Cooking recipe in favour of Lindt's sea-salt dark chocolate (which can be found at most large grocery stores). Use a knife (or a meat cleaver, like Tayler did) or a mallet to break the chocolate into chunks.
As an alternative, use regular chocolate chips and top each cookie with a small sprinkling of sea salt partway through baking.
1 cup and 2 tbsp (275 mL) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
1/2 cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1 ½ (7 mL) tsp vanilla
1 ½ bars (150 g) Lindt A Touch of Sea Salt chocolate, broken into chunks sea salt, optional
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease or line 2 cookie sheets.
Whisk together flour and baking soda and set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until well blended. Add egg, salt and vanilla and beat again until combined. Stir in the flour mixture until smooth. Stir in chocolate pieces.
Drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on the cookie sheets. Bake, one sheet at a time, until the cookies are just slightly coloured on top and the edges are brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
If desired, at the 8-minute mark, sprinkle a pinch of coarse sea salt onto the top of the cookies and stick back into the oven for one more minute. Let stand briefly, then remove to a rack to cool.


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Egypt is braced for more violence as the military urges its supporters onto the streets, while supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi also plan to rally
Haroon SiddiqueBen Quinn
Egypt is braced for more violence as the military urges its supporters onto the streets, while supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi also plan to rally
Haroon SiddiqueBen Quinn
Death toll above three figures in Cairo as Muslim Brotherhood accuses security forces of shooting to kill
Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 100 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi early on Saturday, the Muslim Brotherhood said, deepening the turmoil which has convulsed Egypt for weeks.
Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said the shooting started shortly before pre-dawn morning prayers on the fringes of a round-the-clock vigil being staged by backers of Morsi, who was toppled by the army more than three weeks ago.
"They are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kill," Haddad said, adding that the death toll might be much higher.
Al Jazeera's Egypt television station reported that 120 had been killed and some 4,500 injured in the early morning violence near Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawia mosque.
Reporters at the scene said firing could still be heard hours after the troubles started.
"I have been trying to make the youth withdraw for five hours. I can't. They are saying they have paid with their blood and they do not want to retreat," said Saad el-Hosseini, a senior Brotherhood politician.
"It is a first attempt to clear Rabaa al-Adawia," he said.
There was no immediate comment from state authorities on what had happened.
The clashes started after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Morsi supporters who tried to extend the sit-in in eastern Cairo.
Al Jazeera showed medics desperately trying to revive casualties arriving at a field hospital set up near the mosque.
El-Haddad said police started firing repeated rounds of tear-gas at protesters on a road close to the mosque sometime after 3am local time (2am BST). Shortly afterwards, live rounds started flying, hitting people at close range.
The bloodshed came the day after supporters and opponents of Morsi staged mass rival rallies across the country, bringing hundreds of thousands into the streets and laying bare deep divisions within the Arab world's most populous country.
Well over 200 people have died in violence since the overthrow of Morsi, most of them Brotherhood supporters.


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Mandela still in 'serious but stable' condition
JOHANNESBURG -- Former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela remained in a "serious but stable" condition in a Pretoria hospital on Tuesday after four days of treatment for a lung infection, the government said.
A statement said President Jacob Zuma had been updated by doctors on the health of the 94-year-old, who became South Africa's first black president after historic all-race elections in 1994.
"President Zuma has full confidence in the medical team and is satisfied that they are doing their best to make Madiba better," it said, referring to Mandela by his clan name.
Police tightened security around Pretoria's Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital which is treating Mandela, revered around the world for leading the struggle to end South Africa's apartheid system of racial segregation and white-minority rule.
Around a dozen police officers were deployed outside the building, which was cordoned off by barriers and police tape to keep a phalanx of domestic and international reporters and television crews from the entrance.
All vehicles going into the building were being searched.
Mandela was admitted in the early hours of Saturday with a recurring lung infection. It is his fourth hospital stay since December, and there is a growing realisation among South Africa's 53 million people that they will one day have to say goodbye to the father of the "Rainbow Nation" that Mandela tried to forge from the ashes of apartheid.
Mandela has received visits from family members including his current and former wives, Graca Machel and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Mandela has a history of lung problems dating back to his time on the wind-swept Robben Island prison camp near Cape Town.
Before his 1990 release he spent nearly three decades in prison for conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government.


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My Tang Soo Do instructor has us execute high blocks by continuing the forearm motion at the elbow past the ending position that I believe is traditionally accepted. We end the block with the arm outstretched, much as one might find their position at the end of a high straight punch.
My instructor prefers this execution as in his eyes it will push the attack out to the side.
Can you please share specific applications for this technique so I can evaluate what execution is most effective.


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It's graduation season — a time for inspiring commencement speeches, proud parents and diplomas.
While graduation is a proud moment for any student, five young men and women had a particularly special day. Here are their stories.
Homeless Valedictorian Goes to Georgetown
A homeless high school valedictorian will be moving out of a Washington, D.C., shelter to pursue her collegiate career at Georgetown University with a full scholarship. Outgoing 18-year-old Rashema Melson faced struggles her whole life: Her father was murdered before her first birthday, and she moved from state to state throughout her childhood.
"For the longest time, I was in the struggle, trying my best, but I started to think it would never be over. I started to give up," she admitted in her commencement speech.
Melson told NBC reporters that the shelter is not her home, but is a stepping stone to the next chapter of her life. With the help of teachers and school faculty, Melson was able to persevere and was accepted to Georgetown, where she will study pre-med. She will start classes in July.
"God gave me a sign. He wasn't putting me through this to punish me but to show others how to be resilient and persistent," she said.
U.S. & World
10-Year-Old Graduates From High School
Tanishq Abraham of Sacramento is graduating from high school with a 4.0 GPA, at an age when most kids are still in elementary school.
Tanishq was inducted into Mensa International, a group for people whose IQ is the top 2 percent of the population, when he was just 4.
His favorite thing to do is learn about everything he can, as his astronomy professor Paulo Alfonso can attest. "How many people do you know at the age of 7 or 8 that can discuss the expansion of the universe?" Alfonso asked.
The ambitious Tanishq has a long list of accomplishments he'd like to complete upon graduating — one being "to create a rocket that goes faster that the speed of light." That's not all: Tanishq's Twitter profile describes himself as an aspiring doctor, scientist and U.S. president, NBC Bay Area reported.
For now, his post-grad plan is to attend medical school at the University of California, Davis.
High School Senior Accepted to All 8 Ivies
It's a rare and extraordinary feat for graduating high school seniors to be accepted into any of the eight Ivy League schools: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and the University of Pennsylvania.
It's even more extraordinary to be accepted to all eight, as 17-year-old Kwasi Enin was in April.
Enin, a first-generation American whose parents emigrated from Ghana, scored 2,250 out of 2,400 on the SAT, according to USA Today, placing him in the 99th percentile. His parents admit to always having been strict with their children's academics.
"I told him, 'Look, your worst grade in school should be a 95,'" his father said at a press conference at Enin's high school on Long Island in New York.
Enin is grateful for his parents' push and said with a smile, "Without their assistance, I would not be in this position. I would not have had the initial drive to strive for excellence."
In May, Enin announced that he will be attending Yale University in the fall, citing its musical focus and financial aid offerings.
Teen Gets a Personal Graduation in the ICU
A Texas high school student spent the last three weeks of his senior year hospitalized in the intensive care unit, after a freak accident in which a car crashed into the McDonald's in which he was sitting.
Amid as many as nine surgeries he had to undergo within that time, Josh Farmer feared he'd miss one of the most important days of his life so far: graduation.
But officials at Lakeview Centennal High School in Garland decided if Farmer couldn't go to the graduation ceremony, graduation would come to him in the hospital.
Principal Angel Rivera, along with Farmer's parents, relatives and friends, filled the ICU to give the high graduate special recognition that was taped by and shown at the commencement ceremony the following day.
Redditors Help Dad Attend Son's Graduation
Relying on the kindness of strangers was the only way one Floridian man was able to see his son graduate from high school.
Earlier this Spring, Troy Branch of Tallahassee was frustrated with the idea that we wouldn't see his son graduate, three hours away in Tavares, because of financial restrictions and an ill-functioning car. Branch had been a Reddit user for over a year when he decided to post on a forum about bucket lists.
"I just threw that out there, that I'd like to see my son graduate," he told TODAY.com.
Branch was shocked at the responses he received. One Reddit user sent Branch a link to MegaBus that had tickets from Tallahassee to Orlando for an affordable $7.50. After he'd booked his trip, a different Redditor gave Branch Holiday Inn points for him to stay at the hotel for free.
The missing piece was getting a ride from Orlando to Tavares, but Reddit users saved the day again. A Redditor who happened to be in the area picked Branch up and drove him just in time for his son's graduation.
"It was amazing to see all these perfect strangers reach out and help," Branch said.
Other users gave Branch up to $300 via PayPal so he could take his two sons out for a celebratory dinner and movie.


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To Manage Advanced Settings
- Log in to your Workspace Email account and open your product. (Need help logging in?)
- Click View Email.
- Next to the account you want to manage, hover over the the edit icon and then click Edit.
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This piece focuses on history, the role of government, the rule of law, and again on his own plight.
Again he states that the DOW will rise to 30,000+, but it will be on the back of a loss of confidence in government, a loss of confidence in the currency, and an eventual shift back away from the government to the private sector. I know that's very difficult to see right now, but perhaps that may occur as a backlash to current events. He would contend that's it's a part of the cycle.
Hey, now you know where your weekend reading's coming from!
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My Bloody Valentine Releases 'm b v' & Crashes The Internets
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm.
This past weekend was about the Superbowl for some people. For many, many others, it was mostly about the shoegaze guitar legend My Bloody Valentine dropping its first new album in 22 years.
This was a big deal, as you might have been able to tell from your Facebook or Twitter feed. Fans exchanged progress reports like "It's finally downloading!!!" and complained about the band's website crashing, or complained that how their Saturday nights had been ruined, because now they had to stay home and try to download it.
"My Bloody Valentine crashed the internets" became a popularly-quoted sentiment. One of my Facebook friends even made the "site has crashed" warning on MyBloodyValentine.org his main profile photo.
In order to attract all of this attention, the band did not give an exclusive to Pitchfork, NPR, or any of the other big tastemakers. It's not on Spotify or other subscriptions, either. The band's YouTube channel has the entire album for free, along with a link to the website where you can buy the download, CD, and or vinyl, and that's it.
My Bloody Valentine's strategy here sort of feels like an Apple product announcement — not only because everyone was/is seemingly talking about it, but because secrecy surrounded the release date, and also because the band is controlling the whole release, from the free YouTube streams to the download sales, which includes a high-resolution digital format (sort of like this) that probably won't play on your computer and almost certainly won't play on your portable devices (but that's another story).
The band also gets the email address its fans, due to this direct approach — something iTunes and other intermediaries refuse to divulge to bands, much to artists' frustration.
My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields hinted last week that the follow-up to Loveless would come out in a few days, but other than that, this long-awaited release came as a surprise.
My Bloody Valentine's strategy appears to be successful because thousands, maybe millions of people worldwide would do just about anything to get this album — and they care enough to do so even though the whole thing is on YouTube for free. Fans have been waiting 22 years for a follow-up to Loveless, widely acknowledged as being one of the greatest albums of all time, and they bought enough tickets to sell out much of the band's recent reunion tour.
Like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, My Bloody Valentine gained its notoriety during the CD/radio/paper magazines era. Would Radiohead have been able to do what they did without being built up by the traditional, old-school label system and its "Creep" video? Would My Bloody Valentine be the legends they are without Alan McGee [updated] essentially betting Creation Records on Loveless, which cost something like a million English pounds to make, and went unrecouped for years?
The internet has proven extraordinarily great at distributing music and information about music. But can it make another My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, or Nine Inch Nails? If any of the new bands lauded by Pitchfork tried an approach like this, as some have, what can they do to get the sort of attention My Bloody Valentine is getting from this?
Some would say the answer is to change music, the way My Bloody Valentine did, spawning the shoegaze movement and becoming a new signpost for describing how music sounds. That sort of thing was also easier when a few cover stories in influential music magazines was all it took to cement a band as a legend. Having a popular song on Hype Machine just isn't the same.
Everyone seems to know this, including Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify. He told us that one of Spotify's biggest opportunities lies in figuring out how to promote good music — in other words, sort of what the old-school music system used to do with a massive infrastructure encompassing 'zines, college radio, mixtapes, mainstream radio, MTV, record stores, music magazines, and so on. (The fact that fans had to make a conscious purchasing decision with a limited budget also helped, because when you have to choose, you have to research — and when you research, someone can promote the good stuff to you.)
Music blogs, Spotify apps, internet radio, download stores, and countless other elements of today's music scene are capable of promoting the best stuff, and if you're an active music fan, the world is your oyster like never before. Things are evolving. But we're still waiting for the sort of "kingmaking mechanism 2.0″ that would enable a new band today to become a legend, take 22 years off, and return with something so popular that it "breaks the internet."
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Inside the Palestinian Circus School of Birzeit, a city in the West Bank near Ramallah, children laugh and somersault, walk on their hands or juggle. But on a table brimming with clubs and diabolos, a sign reads: "Free Abu Sakha" and brings a gloomier note to the cheerful setting.
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Law Enforcement Does Not Universally Support Proposal 4
State sheriff's association says it's wrong for special interests to meddle with State Constitution
Backers of Proposal 4 are trying to create the impression that Michigan's law enforcement leaders support Proposal 4. That's not so.
Michigan's highest ranking law enforcement official, Attorney General Bill Schuette, is opposed to Proposal 4. So is the Michigan Sheriff's Association.
"Bill Schuette's position on Proposal 4 is crystal clear," said Rusty Hills, Schuette's director of public affairs. "He opposed the unionization of the U of M undergrads and he opposes the unionization of these home care workers."
Proposal 4 would lock into the state constitution a forced unionization scheme orchestrated by the Service Employees International Union when Jennifer Granholm was governor. As a result, more than 44,000 home-based caregivers were unionized and started losing money to the SEIU. The union has taken more than $32 million from the Medicaid checks of the elderly and disabled in Michigan since 2005.
"The Attorney General knows that Proposal 4 is just another attempt to fatten up union coffers," Hills said. "It is the last vestige of the Granholm administration."
Earlier this year, Schuette went to court to try and stop the SEIU from taking the money.
Proposal 4 campaign supporters have managed to get a handful of law enforcement officials to support the proposal. And they've been advertising that Proposal 4 would provide safe care because criminal backround checks would be required.
In fact, about 75 percent of home-based caregivers are taking care of their family and friends and criminal background checks are not necessary. A registry of other caregivers was created and background checks have been done in the past. They could continue to be done without Proposal 4.
One of ads running for Proposal 4 features long-time Ingham County Democrat, Sheriff Gene Wigglesworth. However, he is speaking for himself, not on behalf of the professional ogranization that represents sheriffs.
"We don't even get into the specifics of Proposal 4," said Terrence L. Jungel, executive director of the Michigan Sheriff's Association. "With Proposal 4 and the other ballot proposals, we don't get any further than the fact that special interests shouldn't be trying to rewrite the State Constitution.
"Broad concepts are what belong in the constitution," he said. "It's not the place for these nuts and bolts political issues. By trying to get these proposals passed, the special interests want to get around elected officials. These special interests are trying to use the rhetoric and emotions of an election to bypass the facts and details that lawmakers are elected to consider."
Jungel said there are 83 county sheriffs in Michigan and they don't all agree.
"We can't possibly represent the views of all 83 sheriffs, who each have their own backgrounds and opinions," Jungel said. "If individual sheriffs take positions on various issues . . . that's their decision. So our position has to be more general. We oppose the idea of letting special interests rewrite the constitution."
Eaton County Sheriff Mike Raines said he didn't think the proposal was good for Michigan.
"First and foremost, they shouldn't be messing with our constitution," Raines said. "If the people of Michigan want the constitution to be rewritten they have the chance to say so every 16 years. It's not something that unions or other special interests should be doing.
"Law enforcement officials are concerned with protecting people's basic rights," he said. "Why would we be in favor of unions coming in and saying to anyone, 'From here on, you're unionized?' "
See also:
Proposal 4: The Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers
How the Forced Unionization of Day Care and Home Health Care Providers Took Place
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Shade gardening in Toronto
There are days when I question why I gave up cubicle life in exchange for the joys of self-employment (wild income fluctuations, bugs, humidity, client "relations", etc.) But imagine enjoying your lunch surrounded by a setting like this on a bi-weekly basis. Such doubts rarely enter my mind here.
The clients' backyard is embraced by 100 feet plus high red oaks so the shade is never deep and oppressive as it is under, say, a Norway maple. Gardening and entertaining activities are very enjoyable due to this type of dappled shade. Certainly made my ham sandwich more delicious today.
|Under dappled shade, enjoying my lunch
I think we have a beautiful composition with contrasting foliage (linear vs. broad vs. palmate) and a soothing green palette that's easy on the eyes. With the trickling of the fountain on this warm late June day, it was hard to leave, albeit only temporarily.
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1-Mêdog County, China
Is a county of the Nyingtri Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China. Chinese claims include parts of Arunachal Pradesh, south of the McMahon Line, what was casus belli for the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
Medog has a favourable climate caused by the relatively low elevations in parts of the county (down to just 600 m above sea level in the Yarlung Zangbo river valley)
The area is lush and covered with trees and includes the Medog National Animal and Plant Reserve Area. It has more than 3,000 species of plants, 42 species of rare animals under special state protection, and over a thousand hexapod species.
Mêdog used to be the last county without a permanent road access in China, due to the landscape of being surrounded by several high-elevation mountain ranges. A first, simple road was built in 1970s, nevertheless it was usually blocked by ice and snow on the mountains in the winter, made it only a seasonal access. In December 2010, the Chinese government announced a project of renovating the road into a permanent highway from Bomê to Mêdog County,[2] including excavation of a new tunnel under the mountain range. The renovation was completed in 2013.
2-Alert, Canada
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world, 817 kilometres (508 mi) from the North Pole.Its permanent population was reported as zero in the 2011 census, but military and scientific personnel on rotation were present. It takes its name from HMS Alert, which wintered 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the present station, off what is now Cape Sheridan,
Alert has many temporary inhabitants as it hosts a military signals intelligenceradio receiving facility at Canadian Forces Station Alert (CFS Alert), as well as a co-located Environment Canada weather station, a Global Atmosphere Watch(GAW) atmosphere monitoring laboratory, and the Alert Airport. Shortly after the end of World War II, Charles J. Hubbard began to rouse interest in the United States and Canada for the establishment of a network ofArctic stations. His plan, in broad perspective, envisaged the establishment of two main stations, one in Greenland and the other within the Archipelago, which could be reached by sea supply. These main stations would then serve as advance bases from which a number of smaller stations would be established by air.
3-Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha colloquially Tristan, is both a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying 2,000 kilometres from the nearest inhabited land, Saint Helena, 2,400 kilometres from the nearest continental land, South Africa, and 3,360 kilometres from South America. The territory consists of the main island, also named Tristan da Cunha, which has a north–south length of 11.27 kilometres and has an area of 98 square kilometres, along with the smaller, uninhabited Nightingale Islands and the wildlife reserves of Inaccessibleand Gough Islands.Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. This includes Saint Helena and equatorialAscension Island some 3,730 kilometres to the north of Tristan. The island has a population of 301 as of September 2015.
4-McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Located quite literally at the bottom of the world, Antarctica is naturally one of the most remote places on Earth. Though there are no permanent residents in the frozen region, the continent does house seasonal researchers and scientist.
The McMurdo Station, located on the northern tip of Antarctica, is the most populated research centers, with close to 1,200 scientists working in the area. Though extremely isolated from neighboring countries, there are three airstrips in McMurdo, which means the inhabitants can easily access the region, as well as many modern amenities.
5-Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
If you think the name is hard to pronounce, try being one of the 500 people living in this desolate area. The village is located on the eastern shore of Greenland and is just north of Iceland. Greenland's the one with all the ice, so the water surrounding the town are frozen almost year-round, making access to the region via boat near impossible. Furthermore, the small airport on the island rarely hosts flights.
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