My New Assistant - I found myself unable to accomplish all necessary tasks here at mine office. I found it necessary to hire an assistant. He is a hard worker but has a bit of a problem staying focused and tends to monkey around when not properly supervised. New Forever Stamp - Here is the new Forever Stamp from the USPS. Hmmm.
In the News - Ripped from today's headlines! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Gun Control - The gun buyback program is a great success in Chicago! "Parks and Recreation" and "Hack" - Laura and I enjoy watching commercial-free television series on Netflix and Amazon. All episodes of the programs we choose to watch are generally available, making it an enjoyable process to watch an entire series of episodes at whatever pace we choose. Because there are no commercials, half-hour programs become 21-23 minutes, and hour-long programs become 41-43 minutes. Generally, we have a comedy and a drama that we watch—alternating between the two depending upon our mood.
Currently, we are watching the comedy series, "Parks and Recreation." Parks and Recreation is an American comedy television series on the NBC television network, starring Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a perky, mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. It was conceived by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and debuted on April 9, 2009. Currently in its fifth season, it uses a single-camera, mockumentary filming style, with the implication being that a documentary crew is filming everyone.
We are also watching the dramatic series, "Hack." When corruption charges strip him of his job, his family and his pride, former cop Mike Olshansky (David Morse) forges a new identity as a Philadelphia cab driver, patrolling the city as a roving vigilante who works with local police.
"The Bible" - We generally do not buy DVDs, since we have access to thousands of movies and television programs via instant streaming from Netflix and Amazon. An exception to this, however, was our purchase of "The Bible." "The Bible" is a television miniseries based on the Bible. It is produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett and was broadcast weekly between March 3 and March 31, 2013 on History Channel. Burnett considers the scripted 10-hour series to be the "most important" project he has undertaken. The project was conceived by Burnett and Downey, who are married, after watching Cecil B. DeMille's version of The Ten Commandments for the first time since childhood. The series is Mark Burnett's first scripted project. In addition to Burnett and Downey, executive producers include Richard Bedser and History's Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs.
Monday Madness - It is time to relax and enjoy the morning!
Nikon Professional Services - I have been a member of Nikon Professional Services for many years.
NPS offers a great many benefits to members. My personal favorite—and the benefit I most often access—is the prioritizing of pre-ordered equipment purchases for NPS members. I used this feature when I pre-ordered my D1, D3, and D800 DSLR bodies and AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED and AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lenses.
The ability to have a pre-order for a yet-to-be-released new product prioritized is very important to me, since I use my Nikon equipment professionally, and it is critical that I have the latest equipment available to me. Prioritizing pre-orders ensures that I will receive new equipment as soon as possible. I simply pre-order from a Nikon-approved seller and send a copy of my pre-order invoice to NPS. Nikon ships the equipment I pre-ordered to the seller outside their allocated orders—thereby guaranteeing that I receive the new equipment as soon as possible.
NPS offers many other great services: Nikon Professional Services provides valuable assistance for pros in every segment of the photography field, including newspaper, industrial, police and forensic, medical photography, commercial studios, audio-visual production houses and even special movie productions.
NPS has long been known for the intensive coverage of field events. NPS is also available to work with national photographic organizations offering advice and assistance, demonstrating the latest Nikon products, and lecturing on various photography topics. Let NPS help you take the world's greatest pictures. Nikon understands that your product is very important to you.
WPPI 2013 - Wedding and Portrait Photographers International Conference and Expo will take place March 7 through 14.
This year, the event will be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
At the WPPI Conference and Expo, NPS will provide: