Several models in the Nikon Coolpix series of digital cameras suffer from a recurring SYSTEM ERROR message, which ostensibly appears when dust, grime, or other foreign matter obstructs the mechanical workings of the camera lens. The error appears as soon as the camera turns on, and it prevents the user from taking pictures or, in some cases, fully retracting the lens assembly. Instruction manuals and the Nikon technical support line invariably say that the error is not user serviceable, and that the only course of action is to send the afflicted camera to Nikon for service. Repair estimates range from 80 to $200, not including cost of shipping and insurance, and can take weeks. For older or less expensive models, it can be more cost effective to simply buy a new camera.
Some consumers report that merely smacking the back of the camera fixes the problem, though at the obvious risk of causing further damage. Others report success disassembling the camera themselves; however, this requires technical skill and voids the warranty.
The Coolpix SYSTEM ERROR is akin to Canon's dreaded E18 error.
Some consumers report that merely smacking the back of the camera fixes the problem, though at the obvious risk of causing further damage. Others report success disassembling the camera themselves; however, this requires technical skill and voids the warranty.
The Coolpix SYSTEM ERROR is akin to Canon's dreaded E18 error.
Natalie Zahra (born April 24, 1988), was a contestant of the top 13 in Season 3 of Australian Idol. At her audition in Queensland, she touched the judges (Mark Holden, Marcia Hines, Kyle Sandilands) she performed "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" from the musical The Wizard of Oz. At 17 years of age, she made it into the top 13. She was eliminated from the competition on 19 September placing her in 11th position.
She is also of Maltese descent.
Biography
Natalie is a country girl from Innisfail, Northern Queensland. Before her Australian Idol journey, she was a singing teacher and taught students of all ages while also attending Innisfail State High School.
Australian Idol
Natalie first auditioned in front of the hosts of Australian Idol (Andrew G and James Mathison) in Cairns. She was then taken in front of the judges to perform once again. All three judges were deeply affected, and she was admitted into the series.
Natalie then travelled to Sydney to perform in the top 150. Once again the judges were stunned by her performance of "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys.
She then performed in her trio in the top 75 and made it through. Soon after, she did her stage performance in the top 55. She later found out, that she was part of the top 30.
In the top 30, Natalie once again impressed the judges by singing "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The Australian public seemed to be impressed too after she was one of 3 talented singers voted into the top 13 (Dan England and Lee Harding were also voted through that night).
On Natalie's first top 13 performance (Australian Made Theme), Natalie performed "Absolutely Everybody" by Vanessa Amorosi which, coincidentally, was written by Mark Holden. On the Live Verdict the next day, Natalie waited nervously on the couch, only to be told that she was safe for the night.
A week later, on '60s night, Natalie chose to sing a classic by Martha & The Vandellas, "Dancing In The Street." According to the judges, her performance wasn't up to scratch. The next night, Andrew G announced that she was part of the bottom 3 (Laura Gissara and James Kannis were the other two). Andrew announced that James was safe leaving Natalie and Laura in great tension. "The contestant leaving the competition tonight," announced Andrew, "is Natalie Zahra." Natalie was then asked to sing for the last time.
Australian Idol Performances
*Cairns/Brisbane Auditions: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Judy Garland
*Theatre Round Day One: If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys
*Theatre Round Day Two: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? by The Shirelles (with Diana Campese & Angelina Rizzeri)
*Theatre Round Day Three: Beautiful Disaster by Kelly Clarkson
*Top 30 (Group 3): When You Believe by Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
*Top 13 (Australian Made): Absolutely Everybody by Vanessa Amorosi
*Top 11 (60's Hits): Dancin' In The Street by Martha Reeves
After Idol
After Australian Idol Natalie travelled to Melbourne to visit family and met up with a Melbourne based producer/songwriter by the name of 'Jhay C' who immediately saw the potential in her. The two hit it off in the studio and have created three hot tracks within the space of one week. The first single, "Essence Of You", earned her an award at the recent Musicoz Awards. She won the award for "The Legit Music Development Best R&B Artist".
She is also of Maltese descent.
Biography
Natalie is a country girl from Innisfail, Northern Queensland. Before her Australian Idol journey, she was a singing teacher and taught students of all ages while also attending Innisfail State High School.
Australian Idol
Natalie first auditioned in front of the hosts of Australian Idol (Andrew G and James Mathison) in Cairns. She was then taken in front of the judges to perform once again. All three judges were deeply affected, and she was admitted into the series.
Natalie then travelled to Sydney to perform in the top 150. Once again the judges were stunned by her performance of "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys.
She then performed in her trio in the top 75 and made it through. Soon after, she did her stage performance in the top 55. She later found out, that she was part of the top 30.
In the top 30, Natalie once again impressed the judges by singing "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The Australian public seemed to be impressed too after she was one of 3 talented singers voted into the top 13 (Dan England and Lee Harding were also voted through that night).
On Natalie's first top 13 performance (Australian Made Theme), Natalie performed "Absolutely Everybody" by Vanessa Amorosi which, coincidentally, was written by Mark Holden. On the Live Verdict the next day, Natalie waited nervously on the couch, only to be told that she was safe for the night.
A week later, on '60s night, Natalie chose to sing a classic by Martha & The Vandellas, "Dancing In The Street." According to the judges, her performance wasn't up to scratch. The next night, Andrew G announced that she was part of the bottom 3 (Laura Gissara and James Kannis were the other two). Andrew announced that James was safe leaving Natalie and Laura in great tension. "The contestant leaving the competition tonight," announced Andrew, "is Natalie Zahra." Natalie was then asked to sing for the last time.
Australian Idol Performances
*Cairns/Brisbane Auditions: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Judy Garland
*Theatre Round Day One: If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys
*Theatre Round Day Two: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? by The Shirelles (with Diana Campese & Angelina Rizzeri)
*Theatre Round Day Three: Beautiful Disaster by Kelly Clarkson
*Top 30 (Group 3): When You Believe by Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
*Top 13 (Australian Made): Absolutely Everybody by Vanessa Amorosi
*Top 11 (60's Hits): Dancin' In The Street by Martha Reeves
After Idol
After Australian Idol Natalie travelled to Melbourne to visit family and met up with a Melbourne based producer/songwriter by the name of 'Jhay C' who immediately saw the potential in her. The two hit it off in the studio and have created three hot tracks within the space of one week. The first single, "Essence Of You", earned her an award at the recent Musicoz Awards. She won the award for "The Legit Music Development Best R&B Artist".
Wylie Chen is the Senior Manager for Operations and Accountability in the CDF Freedom Schools Division at the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) in Washington, DC.
CDF Freedom Schools are literacy and cultural enrichment summer and after-school programs CDF operates in partnership with community based organizations. Modeled after the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) led 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, CDF Freedom Schools have served more than 60,000 families across the United States since 1995.
Background
Wylie previously served as Director of CDF's Student Poverty Reduction Outreach (SPROUT) Program and as National Youth and Student Outreach Coordinator. He was an Angie Martin Public Interest Fellow at the Advocacy Institute, directed a summer English program at Da Hua High School in Taiwan, worked for US Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, and has contributed to numerous local, state and national political campaigns. He presently serves as a Commissioner for the to advise the Mayor of Washington DC on the interests of DC's APIA communities, and is a member of the .
As an undergraduate student at the University of Oregon (UO), Wylie worked on issues ranging from women's rights to access to education. As the Student Body President of UO, he successfully fought to keep low-income students on the Oregon Health Plan, increased campus funding for Child Care for student parents and advocated to increase the recruitment and retention of students and faculty of color on campus.
Education
Wylie received a Bachelor's degree (BS) in Planning, Public Policy and Management, with minors in Women's Studies and Business Administration from the University of Oregon, and holds a Masters in Education from Harvard University in Administration, Planning and Social Policy.
CDF Freedom Schools are literacy and cultural enrichment summer and after-school programs CDF operates in partnership with community based organizations. Modeled after the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) led 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, CDF Freedom Schools have served more than 60,000 families across the United States since 1995.
Background
Wylie previously served as Director of CDF's Student Poverty Reduction Outreach (SPROUT) Program and as National Youth and Student Outreach Coordinator. He was an Angie Martin Public Interest Fellow at the Advocacy Institute, directed a summer English program at Da Hua High School in Taiwan, worked for US Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, and has contributed to numerous local, state and national political campaigns. He presently serves as a Commissioner for the to advise the Mayor of Washington DC on the interests of DC's APIA communities, and is a member of the .
As an undergraduate student at the University of Oregon (UO), Wylie worked on issues ranging from women's rights to access to education. As the Student Body President of UO, he successfully fought to keep low-income students on the Oregon Health Plan, increased campus funding for Child Care for student parents and advocated to increase the recruitment and retention of students and faculty of color on campus.
Education
Wylie received a Bachelor's degree (BS) in Planning, Public Policy and Management, with minors in Women's Studies and Business Administration from the University of Oregon, and holds a Masters in Education from Harvard University in Administration, Planning and Social Policy.
Folka Albark is a fictional character from the Super Robot Wars series. He has appeared as a playable character in Super Robot Wars Compact 3 and was briefly playable in the bonus segments of Super Robot Wars Original Generations. Folka is slated to reappear in the upcoming Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden as a fully playable character. In canon, he pilots the Shura God, Ialdabaoth.
Personal Data
Name: Folka Albark
AKA: Folka
Voice Actor: Yasunori Matsumoto
Status: Shura
Rank: N/A
Affiliations: Shura Army (OGs, Compact 3), Londo Bell (Compact 3)
Relatives and Personal Affiliations: Fernando Albark, Altis Tarl(Sworn Brother)
Mecha: Ialdabaoth (Compact 3, OGs/OG Gaiden), Apoetheosized Ialdabaoth (Compact 3, OG Gaiden)
Personality
Folka Albark is known to be a rather cold hearted man, preferring to deal with the business at hand as quick as possible. However, after meeting the allies in the Londo Bell, he began to open up his heart and warms up. He greatly values his brotherhood bond with Fernando and Altis, and is confident that he will succeed in his goal, in this case, finding a new way for the Shura race to live.
History
Folka is a member of the humanoid race called 'Shura', a race that lived only through battles. He is an adept fighter, proving himself worthy to ride on the Shura God machine Ialdabaoth. He is close with his brother Fernando, and both of them study martial arts style "Machine God Fist".
One day, Folka is pitted against Fernando in a death match to decide who has the right to be a Shura General. Folka emerged victorious, but he began to question why the Shura needs to keep fighting and refused to kill Fernando even though the rule decreed that the winner kills the loser. Folka instead ran off with Ialdabaoth, branded as a traitor and infuriating Fernando.
Folka arrived in the dimension of Earth, when the Shura lay waste of the city of Jaburo. He meets up with the Londo Bell squad and ends up joining them, trying to discover a new meaning in life. He fought against his Shura brethren, but his will remains set that he would not abandon his quest. Unfortunately, Folka was forced to kill his big brother Altis in the ensuing battles, and although he managed to regain the trust of Fernando and Maysis, Altis' friend and lover, they sacrificed their lives for Folka to continue on. With his intent renewed and strengthened, Folka eventually faces off the Shura King Alkaid and emerges victorious. Folka revealed to him, based on his experience with the Londo Bell, that there is a way for the Shura to live without continuous battles, they just didn't know how. And he has achieved it.
After the death of Alkaid, the distorted balance between the dimension due to the battles were restored and Folka returned to the dying Shura world. Super Robot Wars Compact 3 concludes with Folka leading the rest of the Shura race to live on the new lifestyle, confident that he will succeed in his quest.
Folka appears in the bonus section of Original Generations, and the events here will probably be carried over to the Original Generation Gaiden. During his days when he was loyal to the old lifestyle of Shura, he, along with Fernando and Arion came to Earth looking for good battles. Stumbling upon Kouta Azuma, who went under the guise of Fighter Roar, and his Compatible Kaiser, Folka challenged him into a fight, in which he acknowledges his strength. To drive Kouta further, Folka abducted his sister Shouko Azuma and brought her to the new fortress of Shura, the Swordian. He also had several more run-ins with the Original Generations protagonists. However, ultimately, it would seem that it was Shouko who made Folka doubt about the current lifestyle of the Shura at the first place.
Personal Data
Name: Folka Albark
AKA: Folka
Voice Actor: Yasunori Matsumoto
Status: Shura
Rank: N/A
Affiliations: Shura Army (OGs, Compact 3), Londo Bell (Compact 3)
Relatives and Personal Affiliations: Fernando Albark, Altis Tarl(Sworn Brother)
Mecha: Ialdabaoth (Compact 3, OGs/OG Gaiden), Apoetheosized Ialdabaoth (Compact 3, OG Gaiden)
Personality
Folka Albark is known to be a rather cold hearted man, preferring to deal with the business at hand as quick as possible. However, after meeting the allies in the Londo Bell, he began to open up his heart and warms up. He greatly values his brotherhood bond with Fernando and Altis, and is confident that he will succeed in his goal, in this case, finding a new way for the Shura race to live.
History
Folka is a member of the humanoid race called 'Shura', a race that lived only through battles. He is an adept fighter, proving himself worthy to ride on the Shura God machine Ialdabaoth. He is close with his brother Fernando, and both of them study martial arts style "Machine God Fist".
One day, Folka is pitted against Fernando in a death match to decide who has the right to be a Shura General. Folka emerged victorious, but he began to question why the Shura needs to keep fighting and refused to kill Fernando even though the rule decreed that the winner kills the loser. Folka instead ran off with Ialdabaoth, branded as a traitor and infuriating Fernando.
Folka arrived in the dimension of Earth, when the Shura lay waste of the city of Jaburo. He meets up with the Londo Bell squad and ends up joining them, trying to discover a new meaning in life. He fought against his Shura brethren, but his will remains set that he would not abandon his quest. Unfortunately, Folka was forced to kill his big brother Altis in the ensuing battles, and although he managed to regain the trust of Fernando and Maysis, Altis' friend and lover, they sacrificed their lives for Folka to continue on. With his intent renewed and strengthened, Folka eventually faces off the Shura King Alkaid and emerges victorious. Folka revealed to him, based on his experience with the Londo Bell, that there is a way for the Shura to live without continuous battles, they just didn't know how. And he has achieved it.
After the death of Alkaid, the distorted balance between the dimension due to the battles were restored and Folka returned to the dying Shura world. Super Robot Wars Compact 3 concludes with Folka leading the rest of the Shura race to live on the new lifestyle, confident that he will succeed in his quest.
Folka appears in the bonus section of Original Generations, and the events here will probably be carried over to the Original Generation Gaiden. During his days when he was loyal to the old lifestyle of Shura, he, along with Fernando and Arion came to Earth looking for good battles. Stumbling upon Kouta Azuma, who went under the guise of Fighter Roar, and his Compatible Kaiser, Folka challenged him into a fight, in which he acknowledges his strength. To drive Kouta further, Folka abducted his sister Shouko Azuma and brought her to the new fortress of Shura, the Swordian. He also had several more run-ins with the Original Generations protagonists. However, ultimately, it would seem that it was Shouko who made Folka doubt about the current lifestyle of the Shura at the first place.