| JVC GR-D750
The final word: The GR-D750 is a solid little performer that punches well above its weight; offering impressive image quality for entry-level users. If you're on the lookout for a cheap miniDV camera, you could certainly do a lot worse than this. ON PAPER at least, the GR-D750 is the unmistakable runt of the JVC litter. With its low image resolution, rudimentary feature set and cheap looking design, we certainly weren't expecting much; yet it turns out that looks can be very deceiving. From its attractive price tag to its above average video performance, this is one of the best budget offerings we've seen in quite a while. It represents excellent value for money and is a perfect introduction to digital video - provided you can live without the bells and whistles. The GR-D750 is a standard-definition camcorder that records video to miniDV tapes.
US investors circle wagons, hope Fed rides to rescue
US investors endured a holiday-shortened week that left stocks mainly static despite weak economic readings that weighed on Wall Street, as hopes of fresh interest rate cuts helped shore up sentiment.
Market participants said the lackluster economic news in recent days was not surprising, but that it has heightened fears of a recession.
In a week shortened by Mondays public holiday, the leading blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday almost unchanged at 12,381.02 points, up 0.27 percent from the prior Friday. The tech-rich Nasdaq composite fell 0.79 percent for the week to 2,303.35 and the broad-market Standard amp; Poors 500 index edged up 0.23 percent to 1,353.11.
US stock markets have fallen heavily this year as a two-year-long housing slump shows no sign of abating any time soon and as major financial firms continue to divulge hefty losses tied to ailing mortgage investments and other exotic securities.
Wal-Mart Announces Three 'Black Friday' Events Starting Early ...
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the first time ever, Wal-Mart is moving the traditional "Black Friday" shopping event up one day early, aiming to catch early-bird shoppers as the turkey hits the table. Also today, Wal-Mart announces one of its "Secret In-Store Specials," available this Friday -- a KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer for $139 - and posts on-line its entire "Black Friday" advertising circular, full of great savings on hundreds of items. Three Days of Black Friday Deals, Starting -- Online Thursday: On Thanksgiving Day, shoppers can go to Walmart.com (http://www.walmart.com) to find online specials on many of the season's hottest items in electronics, toys, apparel and home, with free shipping through its Site to Store program.
Elite studies get home in Sterling Heights
Elite studies get home in Sterling Heights Sterling Heights to host Utica Schools' International Baccalaureate, which preps students for global market. Charles E. Ramirez / The Detroit News STERLING HEIGHTS -- Macomb County's largest public school district has selected a site for its elite courses that focus on living and working in a global market. Utica Community Schools announced last week it will house a program at its Heritage Junior High School in Sterling Heights that will prepare students to earn an International Baccalaureate diploma. The diplomas are accepted by universities worldwide. The program, called the Utica Academy for International Studies, will begin in the fall. .
Poor Teddy Riley: No Pun Intended
Poor Teddy Riley: The title of this writing sounds harsh... or like I am taking shots at Mr. Riley, but I am not. It is quite the opposite actually... see, I know duke. I have been to Teddy Riley's house, I have been in his studio, I have been on his extravagant tour bus, and heck, I have even talked to his daughter, Deja.
Before I jump headfirst into this literature, let me bring you up to speed on the Teddy drama, in case you have not already heard. Headlines and online news sources everywhere have been running rampant with information that Teddy Riley is in a sea of serious financial trouble, drowning in a mounting debt of over a million dollars. It has been reported that Teddy is being forced to sell his famed recording spot in Virginia, Future Records Recording Studio, to pay off aggressive creditors.
Newark's Mora Motor Car Co. - 1905
As early as October 1905, a group of public-spirited Newark businessmen, all members of the Newark Board of Trade, had made contact with Mr. Samuel Hancock Mora in Rochester. Mora was looking for a building, and even more importantly, a community to support his venture, that of building motor cars. One of members of the Board of Trade , Thomas W. Martin, had a building for rent, the former Reed Manufacturing Co. plant on the east end of Seigrist Street. The Reed Company, manufacturers of tin ware and enamelware, had vacated the wooden building in 1903 to move just west into their huge brick plant that still stands today as a warehouse owned by Graybill Enterprises. In Rochester, S.H. Mora had left the employ of the Eastman Kodak Co. after nearly 13 years, having risen to head of sales.
Restoration of islands in Lake of the Isles set to begin
Weather and ice conditions permitting, forestry crews will begin restoration work on the islands in Minneapolis' Lake of the Isles next week. Non-native, invasive shrub species such as buckthorn and mulberry, as well as half-fallen trees that create safety hazards, will be cut down and burned to prepare for restoration of the islands' native habitat. Crews will start on Mike's Island and move onto Raspberry Island as time and conditions permit. Four crews will work in various sections of the island, creating multiple burn sites. They also will treat buckthorn stumps with herbicide. Large dead trees that are standing will be left, as they provide wildlife habitat. The majority of downed trees along the island shorelines also will be left because of their habitat value for fish and shore birds.
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