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Sam Chadwick is a travel photographer and a Hell's Kitchen (NYC) resident where he works on a variety of photographic projects and planning his next photographic travels.

He started photography as a main means of documenting his 5-day ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro. Since then, he traveled to over 50 countries, creating a large collection of images of people, cultures and environments. In 2007, he reached the semi-finals of the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and his images have appeared on Reuters.

You can see his many galleries on his website, from Guatemala, Belize, Nepal, Costa Rica, East Africa and my favorite Cuba.

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WIRED's Gadget Lab has blogged on Fujifilm's new details of its forthcoming X100, which looks like an old-style 35mm rangefinder but is really a hybrid because it sports a mix of an optical and electronic viewfinder.

For those who haven't seen my earlier blog post on this hot baby, it's a camera I want ....and it's a real shame that it's not available in retail stores until March 2011. What's the payback for having been really good all year if Santa can only deliver this in March or later???

In any event, the X100 has a 12.3MP APS-C sensor, and a non-removable 23mm (35mm equivalent) ƒ2 lens.  It has manual focus (contradicting one of my discussions with a fellow photographer a few days ago), and will cost about $1000.

WIRED seems to think that the fixed lens might be a drawback when compared to Micro Four Thirds cameras...I dont know. I have the Panasonic GF1 with the sweet 20mm f1.7mm lens, and I haven't felt the need to have another focal length when I use it.

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Karnataka has been a innovation hub not just now but  has been land of science and technology, since time immemorial.  Let us see some of the technical writings in ancient times.

Kamasutra(171 BC)  by Vatsyayana - work on Erotics (kama)

Gajastaka (8th century AD) by Shivamara II - on Elephant Management in Kannada

Kalyanakaraka (850AD) by Ugraditya - WOrk on Medicine in Sanskrit.

Abhidanaratnamala or Sadrasanighantu (800 to 900 AD) unknown author - Medicinal work in sanskrit with kannada commentary.

Ganitasarasangraha by Mahaviracharya -  Mathematics work, ground breaking theories on Algebra, Arithmetic and Geometry

Lokopakaram (978 AD) Chavundaraya - Veterinary Science, Aromatics,Horticulture,Medicine, Astrology, Water resource, Cookery,etc

Gajankusha also known as Narayana wrote on Erotics

Jatakatilaka (1049AD) by Sridharacharya - work on Astrology in Kannada.

Madanatilaka(1050 AD) by Chandraraja - work on erotics in Kannada

Mitakshara (1070 AD) by Vijananeshvara - A legal work on Hindu inheritance in Sanskrit

Kshetraganita, Vyavaharaganita, and Lilavati  (1191 AD) by Rajaditya - Mathematical Works in Kannada

Karnataka kalyanakaraka(1150 AD) by Jagaddala Somanatha  - work on Medicine in Kannada

Govaidya(12th century AD) by Kirtivarma(chalukya Price) - Work on Vertinary Medicine in Kannada.

Abhilashitartha Chintamani (Manasollasa)(1127-1138 A.D) - work on rt, architecture, dance, music, ornaments, food and drinks, love and lust

Rattamata(1300 AD) by Rattakavi  - work on Meterology and omens in kannada.

Khagendramanidarpana(14th century AD) by Mangaraja I - work on Toxicology in kannada.

Akaradi Vaidya Nighantu(1300AD) by Amrita nandi - Kannada Medicine Dictionary with Meanings in Sanskrit.

Asva Vaidya (14th century AD) by Abhinava Chandra  - work on Vetinary Medicine. in Kannada.

Manmathavijaya(14th century AD) by Kavi malla 

Vaidyamrita(15th century AD) by  Sridharadeva - Medical work in Kannada.

Ayurveda Sudhanidhi compiled by Sayana (1570AD) - Work on Ayurvedic Medcine in Sanskrit.

Works on Carnatic Music and Bharathanatyam , which originated in Karnataka and works on Hindustani Music which primarily developed in karnataka are vast, which  we will see in another Article.

Ref
History of Kannada Literature by R. Narasimhacharya, Praktana vimarsa vichakshana mahamahopadhyaya rao Bahadur.

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