Aon advises trustees of Kodak Pension Plan on agreement
Aon Hewitt has announced that it advised the trustees of the Kodak Pension Plan (KPP) on its agreement to set up a new pension scheme for its members. The agreement follows a Chapter 11 process for the KPP’s US parent, Eastman Kodak Company (EKC), during which the pension plan trustees Ben…
Krauthammer: Forcing the president off Mount Olympus
For all the hyped indignation over GOP "anarchism," there has been remarkable media reticence about the president’s intransigence. He has refused to negotiate anything unless the Republicans fully fund the government and raise the debt ceiling unconditionally. For all his protestations about protecting the full faith and credit of the…
Metrolinx: Kodak lands will be developed
It could have been a Herculean struggle, but in the end the provincial transit agency overseeing the Eglinton Crosstown LRT gave way to the little guy. Metrolinx agreed Wednesday to support a community working group’s principals to intensify development of the Kodak lands a vision also approved by city council…
David and Goliath Olympus E-M1 v Canon EOS 5D Mk III
We’ve just got the Olympus OM-D E-M1 in for testing, and thought it would be a Fun Friday thing to do to compare its size directly alongside the full-frame Canon EOS 5D Mk III. The Canon EOS 5D Mk III is fitted with the excellent Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens, and…
Ricoh launches new flagship Pentax K-3 DSLR
Ricoh has introduced a new Pentax K series DSLR to sit at the top of its line-up in the shape of the K-3. It features a Sony designed 24 million pixel APS-C sized sensor, which doesn’t have an anti-aliasing filter. Instead, an optional anti-aliasing "simulator" is included to reduce moire Other…
Researchers set to move on to 4D printing
A research team has been given a US$855,000 grant to start research on printing’s next step: the fourth dimension. The ABS plastic isn’t even dry, but researchers are already moving on to find out what could be the next big thing to come to printing. Researchers at the University of…
Home Living Underwater pioneer recalls years when scuba was…
KITCHENER Suffering through a slow recovery from hip replacement surgery, 86-year old Jack Youngblut is confined to an easy chair where he wiles away his time reflecting on a remarkable life. "I started diving in 1958, and once you start diving, you always want to do something better," said Youngblut, What…
Review Roundup: Windows 8.1, Ricoh Theta, Pentax K-50 and Roku 3 tested
Windows 8 certainly wasn’t perfect but we quickly got on with it once we’d sidelined the full-screen apps. Now though there’s Microsoft Windows 8.1, it brings the Start button back, though only as a sop really as the fullscreen Start menu is still in place. More importantly, numerous other irritations The Ricoh…
Nikon Unveils D610 DSLR
The FX-format Nikon D610, which will be available at the end of the month at a $1,999 suggested retail for the body only or $2,599 for the body and an AF-S 24-85mm VR lens, features a 24.3-megapixel sensor, a 6 fps continuous shooting speed and a Quiet Continuous Shutter Mode Nikon said…
Instant photo fun
Many people use the image and video hosting site Flickr to upload and store photos taken by their cameras and smartphones. The site also gathers user equipment statistics and makes the data public. For example, of the top 10 cameras used by the Flickr community, Apple’s iPhones are ranked third, Photos…
