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leisure. Note: many labs are just starting to oflerthis service so check around. You know how slow Indy is to catch onto things. Also, this is great for those who want digital pictures but don’t yet have a digital camera. Most labs use a process called “dye sublimation”, and this is far more sophisticated than your home printer. Your inkjet printer may only use four different inks to reproduce all the colors of the real worid. Some only use three inks, the better ones use six inks. Again, this might be OK for everyday stuff, but let’s try to look a bit more professional when you use your images for work related situations, OK? Your inkjet sprays tiny dots of the combined black, yellow, red and blue inks onto the paper’s surface to make the different colors that are in your image. Those ink dots adhere to the surface of the paper, but overtime these dots will rub off, scratch off and fade depending on the type of paper you use for printing. Dye sublimation lasts much longer than inkjet prints. Try to use photo grade paper when printing your own pictures from home. Believe me, it’s worth the added expense and you will see a marked difference in color vibrancy and longevity. Those ink dots from the inkjet printer we spoke of earlier, fake the eye into believing that it is seeing a smooth progression of colors and tones from one hue to the next, much in the same way a color TV uses dots or pixels to produce a color picture on the screen. The dye sublimation process is a smooth progression of hues from one color

to another giving true mid-tones and smooth progression from one subtle tone to the next. Because of this, your digital pictures will look more like real photos taken from a film camera. Another tip you should know is that digital cameras use pixels to represent the images that it captures and real film uses tiny dots known as grain to do the same. You can achieve film like effects with your digital camera if you know how to manipulate the light coming through your digital camera lens. Photos taken with a digital camera in low light environments have the appearance of grainy films like 400 ASA or 800 ASA. ASA ratings of roll film let you know the film’s light sensitivity. The higher the number, the more sensitive the film is to light and the less light it needs to produce a well exposed picture. The down side is that the higher the number, the more grainy the pictures will be even though they are properly exposed. In the world of art, grainy films are sometimes used to produce many different special effects in a photo. Sometimes a grainy appearance is desired to convey a misty effect or some other dreamlike appearance. Experiment with your digital camera using low light and normal light settings. As I always say, try to do more with your camera than just record events and images. Try to make a statement with your photography. That is the difference between a snapshot and a truly captivating photograph.

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‘IMPUED WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY’ New law protects landlords, tenants

Special to The Recorder State Rep. John Day, D-India-napolis, has long been concerned with inequities and inconsistencies in the responsibilities of landlords and tenants in Indiana. That’s why Day, during the last session of the state Legislature, sponsored a bill that creates a balance between landlords and tenants and clarifies each party’s responsibilities. The key provisions of the new law include: • Requiring landlords to deliver safe and clean housing to tenants, with all mechanical and utility systems in working order. • Prohibiting tenant damage or abuse of property. • Creating a process of how each party must notify the other of inadequacies that, if not remedied, can be pursued in small claims court. For tenants, this means they are obligated to keep the rental area clean and use all electrical, sanitary, heating and air conditioning systems in a reasonable manner. In

addition, the tenant must refrain from defacing, damaging, destroying or removing any part of the property. A landlord’s responsibilities include delivering the premises in a safe, clean, habitable condition, complying with all health and housing codes, keeping all utility systems in a good and safe working condition, and making a reasonable effort to keep common areas in a clean and proper condition. “Almost everything you buy these days has a warranty, but not rental housing,” said Day. “This law establishes an ‘implied warranty of habitability.’ The property must be clean, safe and habitable and if not, there is a remedy.” Reforms also extend to disposition of disputes that end up in court. Winning parties will be able to recover actual damages and attorney fees, while tenants also could receive additional money to cover the costs of consequential damages caused through landlord neglect.

This new law only applies to rental units that are leased on or after July 1, 2002. However, since most leases are for the period of one year, the majority of leases will be covered within a year. “This is not going to hurt ethical, hard working property owners,” added Day. “The majority of landlords and tenants are responsible, so this won’t affect them. But it should help strengthen neighborhoods by addressing the few people who allow properties to become run down and hurt the whole neighborhood.” This law is part of a three-part effort by Day to strengthen laws on landlord-tenant relations. In 1989, a law was enacted governing the uses and abuses of security deposits. In 1999, he sponsored a law prohibiting retaliatory evictions and lockouts by landlords. These efforts have helped update laws that had not been changed since being put on the books more than a century ago.

Magazine lists most powerful % Black executives

ROBY Continued from D1 studies so once they completed high school they would have already had the proper training,” said Roby. The Global Internet Trade Course focuses on teaching students how to negotiate and close trade deals with foreign countries, and in the process teaches students how to think logically and improve their written and oral communication skills. “Taking this course and having the access to work with and talk with different people across the globe has been the most rewarding for me,” said 17-year-old Johnell Holbert. Holbert, who is a senior at King Drew Magnet School of Science and Medicine in South Los Angeles, says that after graduation he wants to market classical music CDs to foreign countries, and eventually open his own manufacturing company. He said, “The opportunities are endless for me right now, the hands-on experience is giving me the assurance that I will need once I finish high school. While taking this course, I have not only improved my logical thinking. It has helped me improve in my high school studies as well.” As a result of students taking this course, students and teachers noticed a dramatic increase in their English and math scores, a 10 percent increase than over the previous year. The students’ willingness to work harder at finding a job was the most rewarding. Instructors particularly noticed an improvement in student attendance rates as well. “Young students who take the course really enjoy the fact that they are using computers on a regular basis and are learning to negotiate trade deals, but most importantly how to interact with other people across the globe,” said Dr. Clarence Clarkson, principal of Mid City Magnet and Charter School. “If there is one thing that I could say that kids benefited most from, outside of taking regular course curriculum, I would say taking this Global Internet Trade Course. Not only does this course help prepare them for the real world, it also gives them the confidence to want to work harder.” For more information about this program contact the REIS Foundation at I-310-670-6710. or write to 5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 1685 Los Angeles, CA 90045.

In the July 22 issue of Fortune magazine, the publication listed who it considers the most powerful Black executives in the country. Of the 50 business men and women on the

magazine’s main list, 34 are leaders at Fortune 500 companies. Three have become CEOs and more are expected to become company leaders. Following are the top Black executives, their rank, title, and company:

1 Stanley O’Neal, COO, Merrill Lynch. 2 Ken Chenault, CEO, American Expreaa. 3 Richard Parsons, CEO, AOL Time Warner. 4 Franklin Raines, CEO, Fannie Mae. 5 Thomas Jones, CEO of Global Investments, Private Banking, and Asset Management, Citigroup. 6 Bruce Gordon, President of Retail Markets, Verizon. 7 Adebayo Ogunlesi, Head of Investment Banking, Cedit Suisse First Boston. 8 Calvin Darden, SVP, U.S. Operations, UPS. 9 Vernon Jordan, Senior Marketing Director, Lazard LLC. 10 Oprah Winfrey, Chairman and CEO, Harpo Inc. 11 Lloyd Trotter, President and CEO, GE Industrial Systems, General Electric. 12 John Thompson, CEO, Symantlc. 13 William Lewis, Head of Banking, Morgan Stanley. 14 Ray Wilkins, Group President, Marketing and Sales, SBC Communications. 15 Alfred Zollar, GM, Lotus Software, IBM. 16 Eula Adams, SEVP, First Data Corp. 17 Arnold Donald, CEO, Merisant. 18 Myrtle Potter, COO, Genentech. 19 Rod Adkins, GM, Pervasive Computing, IBM. 20 Brenda Gaines, President, Diners Club North America. 21 Ron Williams, President, Aetna. 22 Earl Graves, Founder and Publisher, Black Enterprise. 23 Frank Clark, President, ComEd. 24 Paula Sneed, President of E-Commerce and Marketing, Kraft. 25 Robert Johnson, Founder and CEO, BET. 26 Virgis Colbert, EVP, Miller Brewing. 27 Pamela Thomas-Graham, President and CEO, CNBC. 28 Ursula Burns, SVP, Xerox. 29 Lawrence Jackson, SVP for Supply Operations, Safeway. 30 Erroll Davis Jr., Chairman & CEO, Alllant Energy. 31 Al Edmonds, President of Government Information Solutions, Electronic Data Systems. 32 Bradley Sheares, President of U.S. Human Health, Merck. 33 Earvin “Magic” Johnson, CEO, Johnson Development Corp. 34 Cathy Hughes, Chairman and Founder, Radio One. 35 Lana Corbi, CEO, Hallmark Channel. 36 Marc Belton, SVP, General Mills. 37 Brian Anderson, CFO, Baxter International. 38 Christopher Williams, Founder and CEO, Williams Capital Group. 39 Jacqueline Woods, VP of Global Pricing and Licensing, Oracle. 40 Calvin Hudson, EVP, Hartford Financial Group. 41 Russell Simmons, Chairman and CEO, Rush Communications. 42 Bertram Scott, President, TIAA-CREF Life Insurance. 43 Charles Trlbbett, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds. 44 Tony Brown, VP of Global Purchasing, Ford. 45 Kim Crawford, VP and GM of Networking, Dell Computer. 46 David Turner, Senior VP, Sales and Marketing, Gateway. 47 Roger Gibson, VP, United Cargo. 48 Carla Harris, Head of Equity Private Placement, Morgan Stanley. 49 Keith Williamson, President of Capital Services, Pitney Bowes. 50 Cecil Pickett, President, Schering-Plough Research Institute.