“The fact that UK camera retailer Jessops has been struggling financially is pretty well established; what’s now under debate is whether or not Canon is going to make a sizable invest to bail them out.”
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Nice bit of lighting, as with all things North Korean you don’t know weather its faked
In this December 26, 2011 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo Tuesday, December 27, 2011 by the Korea News Service, North Korean laborers at Kim Jong Tae electric locomotive association complex cheer for their production performance at a ceremony held to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The sign at left reads: “Let’s change our sadness to strength and courage.” (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) (via North Korea Mourns Kim Jong Il - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)
Evacuation drills are common in Japan’s earthquake zones. So when the real thing happened in March, the children knew what to do - and expected to return in a few days. Months have gone by since the students fled. Still sitting in the classroom cubbies are the leather book bags that can cost several hundred dollars apiece and are one of a Japanese child’s most valuable and cherished possessions. They will likely never be reclaimed. (© David Guttenfelder/National Geographic) (via Fukushima: Inside the Exclusion Zone - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)
Amazon’s largest distribution center in the world gears up for Christmas
Staff at the Amazon Swansea fulfillment center process orders as they prepare their busiest time of the year, on November 24, 2011, in Swansea, Wales. The 800,000 sq ft fulfillment center is one the largest of Amazon’s six in the UK and the also the world. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (via It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)
Palestinian students from United Nations schools in the Jericho area create an aerial image in the shape of Pablo PicassoÅs Peace Dove, at the foot of the Mount of Temptation just outside the West Bank city of Jericho, on November 25, 2011. The UN initiative was done in conjunction with the world-renowned aerial artist, John Quigley, to send out a peace message to the world. AFP PHOTO/ AHMAD GHARABL (via Pictures of the Week: November 28, 2011 | Plog — World, National Photos, Photography and Reportage — The Denver Post)
Looks like he should be TIE fighter pilot.
An Egyptian protester protects his face and head from tear gas during clashes with riot police in Cairo, on November 23, 2011. (Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images) (via Scenes From Egypt’s Unfinished Revolution - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)
npr:
From cubicle farms to auto factories, accommodating larger and heavier employees has become a fact of life. One in three U.S. adults is obese, and researchers say the impact on business can be boiled down to a number: $1,000 to $6,000 in added cost per year for each obese employee. (via Workplaces Feel The Impact of Obesity)
Photo: Courtesy of ErgoGenesis
The world’s first light field camera is here!
Lytro is that wild camera that lets you focus a photo after you’ve already taken it. (Here’s a vid showing how it works.)
They’ve *just* announced the deets: there’ll be 2 cameras, a $399 8GB model in grey or blue and a $499 16GB in red. Pre-orders start today to ship in 2012.
