Celebrity Lookalikes: Andy Garcia vs Dimitar Berbatov

So I was watching the Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona and a discussion broke out between my friends and I. Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United looks like Andy Garcia!! There's even a Facebook group dedicated to this, see for yourself =D

Andy Garcia

Dimitar Berbatov

Celebrity Lookalikes: Takuya Kimura vs Jackie Lui

There are billions of people in this world so it's very common for two of them to look alike. Today I introduce you to Takuya Kimura (木村拓哉) and Jackie Lui (呂頌賢). I was watching a series which featured Kimura lately and thought that he resembled Jackie Lui. I was in absolute amazement after comparing pictures of both.

Above are pictures of Takuya Kimura.
Below are pictures of Jackie Lui.

So do you see the similarities? Which one looks better?

Swine Flu Outbreak

With more and more cases of the H1N1 influenza being identified, precautionary measures have been taken throughout the globe. As we are all aware - perhaps due to the media overblowing the whole matter - the Swine Flu originated in Mexico, where tourists picked up the virus and transported it to other places worldwide. In an extreme attempt to find a solution, a tourist was quarantined in China for simply holding a Mexican passport [source]. Discrimination what?

I didn't introduce the Swine Flu for no reason. So today was the first day of classes for the summer semester. Our prof was lecturing with a mild headache. He later denied that he had the flu but revealed that he had a runny nose a few days ago. Do you know where I'm going with this? But that's not all! He then told us that he just came back from a trip to Mexico! Wow. Just amazing. You'd think with all this attention we are getting with the Swine Flu that people who are even close to having flu-like symptioms should not go to work! Luckily for us, the flu season is just about coming to an end. This will buy us some time and allow research to be done in attempts to find a cure.

The Power of the Sony T90

Recently, the Sony T90 digital camera stood out to me, a lot. I was playing with it at Future Shop and I fell in love with its slick look and its 3" touch screen LCD monitor. It was only a matter of minutes before I decided that it was time to make the upgrade and say goodbye to my sister's Nikon Coolpix 2500. Reading the specs merely confirmed my purchase:


Weights and Measurements
Dimensions : 3 3/4" x 2 3/8" x 19/32" (93.6mm x 57.2mm x 15.0mm)
Weight : 5.3oz. (151g) - with battery and Memory Stick
Convenience
Burst Mode : Max 100 shots at ~ 1.8 fps
Color Modes : Normal / Vivid / Sepia / B&W
Date/Time Stamp : Available in the included PMB software
Media/Battery Indicator : Yes/Yes
Memory Stick PRO™ Media Compatibility : Tested to support up to 16GB Memory Stick DUO PRO™ media capacity; does not support Access Control security function
Red-Eye Reduction : Auto / On / Off
Self Timer : 10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off
Still Image Modes : Normal (JPEG) / Burst (JPEG) / Bracketing (JPEG) - AE(Plus / Minus 0.3EV / 0.7EV / 1.0EV)
White Balance : Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent 1 (White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 2 (Natural White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 3 (Day White Fluorescent Lighting) / Incandescent / Flash / Underwater White Balance Mode (Auto, Underwater 1, Underwater 2)
Hardware
LCD : 3.0" Clear Photo LCD Plus touch screen 230,400 pixels
Lens Construction : 12 elements in 10 groups(including 4 aspheric elements,1 prism)
Lens Type : Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
Microphone/Speaker : Mono / Mono
Viewfinder : No
Power
Battery Capacity : ~ 110 minutes / ~ 220 images
Battery Type : LITHIUM ION / InfoLITHIUM D type 3.6V
General
Imaging Device : 1/2.3 type(7.79mm) Super HAD CCD
Megapixel : 12.1
Megapixels Recording Media : 11MB internal Flash Memory, optional Memory Stick Duo™ Media, optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
Convenience Features
AF Illuminator Light : Auto / Off
Clear RAW NR : Yes
Dynamic Range Optimizer : Standard / Off / Plus
Histogram Display : Yes
In-Camera Editing : Trimming / Red Eye Correction / Soft Focus / Partial Color / Fisheye Lens / Cross Filter / Retro / Radial Blur / Unsharp Masking / Happy Faces
Movie Modes : 1280 x 720(Fine) (~30fps, Progressive) / 1280 x 720(Standard) (~30fps, Progressive) / 640(Fine) (VX Fine, 640 x 480, ~30fps)
Multi-Pattern Measuring : Yes
NightFraming System : No
NightShot® Infrared System : No
PictBridge Compatible : Yes
Power Save Mode : after ~ 3 min. of inactivity
Real Imaging Processor™ Technology : BIONZ™
Scene Modes : Intelligent Auto / Easy Shooting / Program Auto / Movie (Auto Adjustment / High Sensitivity / Underwater) / Scenes (High Sensitivity / Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Soft Snap / Landscape / Beach / Snow / Fireworks / Hi-speed Shutter / Underwater / Gourmet)
SteadyShot® Image Stabilization : Optical
Processor
BIONZ™ Engine : Yes
Optics/Lens
35mm Equivalent : Still shots: 35-140mm / Movie 16:9: 38-152mm / Movie 4:3 :46-184mm
Aperture Range : Auto(F3.5-F10) / Program Auto(F3.5-F10)
Digital Zoom : Smart Zoom / Precision Digital Zoom / Off
Exposure Compensation : Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1 / 3EV step
Face Detection : 8 face(flash, focus, exposure, white balance, child/adult priority, blink, face motion detection)
Focal Length : 6.18-24.7mm
Focus : 9 points / Center Weighted AF / Spot AF / Flexible Spot AF (touch) / Semi Manual (.5m / 1.0m / 3.0m / 7.0m / unlimited distance)
ISO : Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
Macro Mode : Auto Macro / Macro On / Close Focus Enabled
Optical Zoom : 4x
Shutter Speed : Auto(2" - 1/1,000) / Program Auto(1" - 1/1,000)
Smart Zoom® Technology : 8M:~4.9x(Total), 5M:~6.2x(Total), 3M:~7.8x(Total), VGA:~25x(Total), 16:9(2M):~8.3x(Total)
Total Zoom : ~ 8x
Software
Operating System Compatibility : Microsoft® 2000 Professional, XP Home and Professional; Mac OS 9.1/9.2/OS X (10.1-10.5)
Supplied Software : Picture Motion Browser Vers 4.2.02 + USB Driver (Not supported by Mac OS)
Operating Conditions
Flash Effective Range : ISO Auto: ~0.08-~2.9m (~0.26' - ~9.51') (W) / ~0.5 - ~2.3m (~1.64' - ~7.55') (T), ISO3200: up to ~5.9m (~19.4') (W) / ~4.5m (~14.8')(T)
Flash Modes : Auto / Flash On / Slow Syncro / Flash Off
Inputs and Outputs
Accessory Terminal : Multi connector
Audio/Video Outputs : via Mutli-Use Connector
HD Output : 1080i
USB Ports : USB2.0 Hi-Speed


So what does all of that mean? It means this is one awesome camera!!

I ended up getting the black one because it looked the most professional. Which colour would you have chosen?