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First Security State Bank in Evansdale has donated $10,000 for a gazebo on the island in Meyers Lake in memory of abducted cousins Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins.
Elizabeth's parents, Drew and Heather Collins, were told about the donation Wednesday over the phone.
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The cousins were last seen by Meyers Lake before their disappearance on July 13, 2012. After hunters found the girls' bodies this winter, the community started looking for ways to remember Lyric and Elizabeth.
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You didn't wake up this morning expecting to contend with rumors of former Auburn Tigers coach Terry Bowden taking over the Akron Zips. None of us did. But thanks to one report flying around Twitter, we must now take a hard look at ourselves and what it means to be alive in the universe.
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@footballscoop We are being told Terry Bowden will be the new head coach at Akron.bit.ly/aMEurg
Bowden is presently running the North Alabama Lions, a Division II operation that functions as a safety net for SEC players who can't quite stick around at the top level. Like Florida Gators star cornerback Janoris Jenkins, a likely first-round NFL Draft pick, for instance.
He's the son of Bobby Bowden and the brother of various other Bowdens. You'd think he has no connections whatsoever with a small school in Ohio, but, yep, he spent a year as an Akron assistant in the 1980s.
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
I'm mostly a portrait and wedding photographer, and my biggest challenge in shooting sports is getting a sharp focus. I'll go with AF-C and use a single point pointed at the subject moving. When they're going left to right, I pan with them and focus usually isn't an issue. But running directly at me... I totally dropped the ball.
This weekend, I shot a 10k charity race and I decided to shoot each runner as they crossed the finish line. I thought I would donate the pictures by letting the runners come to my gallery and download for free a web-sized JPG. Then I saw my pictures. Crap, crap, and more crap. All OOF. Ugh. I shot with a D4 with a 70-200 f/2.8 VR I lens. I shot at ISO 200, f/5.0 and 1/2500 sec.
So I'm wondering if I should have put in Facial Recognition mode, or maybe 3D tracking? I'd appreciate any input on this.
I decided to add a sample pic just so you can see how awful I was!
1. Full-length pic of runner approaching the finish line.
2. Same pic, but cropped at actual size.
Oct 03, 2012 at 03:33 AM
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
I find it interesting that I had better luck when more runners were crossing the finish line together and I moved from one runner to another. They're still not tack-sharp like I'd like them to be, but definitely an improvement from the crap in my first post.
Here are three pics I shot in succession. I'm thinking I hit my AF-ON button, then hit the shutter faster than when it was a single runner by himself/herself.
Oct 03, 2012 at 03:53 AM
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
Well, I had similar issues when I first bought my D2H. A friend who also had one suggested NOT using the single point focus. Use the next step up. That seemed to help me a lot.
I don't know the D4, but I know the D2H has menu options for focusing as well, including nearest subject. I have not used that myself yet, but have been planning on playing with that. I shoot a lot of running and triathlon events.
Oct 03, 2012 at 04:22 AM
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
While I'm a Canon rather that a Nikon user the principle of shooting runner is the same while the camera controls are different.
Looking at the fist image the focus point is behind the runner, their trainer looks like its sharp, which would indicate that the runner had moved past your focus point by the time the shutter was fired.
You should consider using AI servo focus, or Nikon equivalent, which will continuously refocus on the target as it approached
Given the amount of light you have F5.6 to f8 at 1250/sec will freeze anything and give a reasonable DoF. so if you aim at the race number you should then get the face in focus.
If you have just read the above and say "Yeah, I'm doing all that" then it could be a technical issue which requires a repair. You could try practising shooting random cars on a public highway to check your auto focus is working alternatively focus on your feet and while holding down the focus button move the camera up to the horizontal and check that the focus change as the focus point changes.
If it does check that you have the tracking speed set to fast (I'm assuming Nikon's have am equivalent function)
Oct 03, 2012 at 08:14 AM
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
This isn't too difficult to do once you get used to it. Probably you need to get a couple of core principles nailed down that might run in total contradiction to what you need for your usual work.
First, use what in Canon world we call AI-Servo, meaning that if the button (shutter or AF-on/*) is being pushed, the camera focuses. They are moving towards, which even at fifty-five minute 10K speed means that the runner has moved six inches to a foot in the time you take to drop the AF and then hit the shutter. They're forward progress is a dream for modern AF systems because the speed is not going to change much which is great for the predictive algorithms.
Second, pick a single focus point, most likely the centre spot, which usually has the most sensitivity. You may need to dial in the AF tracking speed (I've got my Canon 1Diii set on slow).
Third, keep the point on the runner's number -- the high contrast between the white background and the dark of the number is heaven for an AF system.
Fourth, shoot a bit loose if you are on the finish line in case folk put their arms up in victory.
The specifics of the D4 AF system will probably mean you need a change in some of the details (I'll have to figure this out with the Dx soon, I hope), but the basics of the technique stay the same. It should let you keep shooting wide open, which is what will likely set you apart from some of the others crowing the finish line.
One other thing I would point out is that most people look like they're ready to drop dead on the finish line, which is why I usually take the shot twenty to thirty metres before the line when folk are still hammering and have a look of anticipation on their face. Yup, I miss some finish line jubo, but I get far fewer shots of people looking like they need medical attention (including those who all but fall on me).
Good luck,
Oct 03, 2012 at 11:17 AM
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
check the setting you have for focus locking, I use the "off" setting - means no delay when seeking the focus as things move, it just keeps adjusting.
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
Good stuff from all of you. Thanks!
I haven't been using the AI Servo, so that's what I'll be doing. I appreciate your taking the time to point these things out.
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
Practice practice practice but D4 should easily handle this!
Shot a lot of running with D3s not much with D4 yet but should in a few more weeks. Even shooting a burst with setting below have gotten 90% focus with the aperature you are shooting, even do pretty good wide open at 2.8.
1) AF-C ( use AF-ON )
2) Release priority ( was very good even with sprinters/long jumpers )
3) Delay normal to short ( depends on how often you think people cross your subject. I've found even with mutliple subjects that normal still works amazingly well )
4) Spot focus ( usuall not the center point but moved to locaiton of their face )
5) 9 pt or 21 pt ( as nice as people say 3D is on D4 I find that fewer points works as long as the subject stays in the center portion )
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
Interestingly, at some point, my focusing kicked in and I started getting the results I would have expected. No changes in what I was doing, so not sure why I struggled with focus early, then started nailing it consistently later.
Regardless, I plan to incorporate these suggestions, so I appreicate it.
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· 10k finish line -- how best to focus?
to me it looks like you were focused on the ground in the first photo, maybe the af just tracked movement there and when you shot it thats what it turned otu to be like. idk
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Last year, several Andover teens, including members of the Andover High Ski Team and other local athletes and students, rose to the challenge and this year, the teen ride coordinators are seeking even greater appreciation. They are hoping to involve the Andover Public Schools and Andover Youth Services in the benefit event.
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DANNY Andrews was picked by everybody as Witton's outstanding performer on the pitch this season during an awards ceremony after Albion's final home league game.
Manager Brian Pritchard, the winger's teammates and the club's supporters chose the 27-year-old to receive their respective prizes.
He had scored moments earlier during Albion's 4-2 defeat against Rushall Olympic.
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Queen's ranked third among Ontario universities that participated in an independent evaluation of campus and endowment sustainability activities.
The university received an overall B grade on the College Sustainability Report Card, an improvement over last year's B-.
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Synthetic mesh, Gore-Tex
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10.1 ounces per boot (Men's size 9).
Two years after getting these I'm still not sure.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $150
Two years after getting these I'm still not sure.
- comfortable
- light
- great traction
- waterproof
- no foot support
- little ankle support
This is basically a sticky, minimalist, high top trail running shoe. I've been using the Inov-8 MudRoc and RocLite line of trail running shoes for about 6 years and decided to try the hiking boots.
Like their lightweight trail running shoes this boot has very little structure in the sole which lets the foot deform and bend with the terrain. In trail running this is good because the foot forms to rocks and roots instead of sliding off. This is bad because it can put stress on the connective tissue around the tarsals and meta-tarsals. With training you can toughen your feet which is fine for trail running but I'm not sure it is good for backpacking.
The collar that comes up around the ankles seem a bit large so even with thick socks in never feels snug and I don't feel like there is much support. Otherwise these are the most comfortable shoes I own. My feet are always hot so I only wear shoes when socially required. These shoes are light which keeps them cool and the Gore-tex membrane keeps them dry. When stepping in cool water you can feel the cold like dipping in a bare foot but your feet are completely dry.
I love how these shoe feel and work, but I'm just worried that they don't have enough support or padding and that I'm opening myself to injury.
Purchased this boot and fine for 75-100 miles Canicross…
Price Paid: £55 (half price offer)
Purchased this boot and fine for 75-100 miles Canicross running in all weathers. Good grip from sole and waterproof. Then, they started leaking.
Sent back to Inov8 via retail store and they agreed it was letting in too much water. Offered us refund or Roclite 390 GTX. The Roclite 390 GTX is cheaper than the 288 and reviews say it is even worse than the 288 for waterproofness so will go for refund. Shame as when new, the Roclite 288 was excellent but no durability. My husband also purchased a pair but has done less mileage so by the time they fail they will be out of the 1 year warrantee.
So in summary if you are high mileage trail runner, maybe try these, keep the receipt, and send back if they leak. Otherwise avoid.
It should be noted that Inov8 did not offer us another replacement pair of 288's so they obviously do not have much confidence in the durability of this boot.
Manufacturer's Description refers to the men's version
The Roclite 288 GTX is currently the lightest-weight waterproof boot on the market, with a sticky rubber sole for grip on slick surfaces and excellent traction on mixed off-road terrain. It has a medium amount of cushioning with a very low profile heel to eliminate heel strike. Based on a performance last, it provides an intimate precision and fit, particularly in the toe box.
Retailers' Descriptions
Here's what other sites are saying:
When the weather turns ugly, pick up the pace. The proven Roclite chasis is adapated to for the extremes. The Roclite 288 is not a boot; it's a performance trail runner. The minimal upper is lined with Gore-Tex for waterproof protection. The gusseted tongue keeps the rain and debris out. This shoe is light and moves with you. The Mid-top is for protection, not support. INTRODUCTION The Roclite 288 GTX is a minimum feature, moderate neutral shoe designed for racing, daily training and high mileage. It is built with a semi-curved shape. CUSHIONING Moderate EVA is a moderately thick layer of industry standard foam designed for moderate cushioning and flexibility. MIDSOLE Moderate EVA is a moderately thick layer of industry standard foam designed for moderate cushioning and flexibility. Fascia Band originates from the heel and terminates under the metatarsal region. This composite band is engineered to resist the elongation of the medial arch and propel the runner by acting as a rigid lever arm. UPPER GTX Mesh encompasses the upper and is a Gore-Tex material designed to be waterproof yet moderately breathable. Met-Cradle is the synthetic webbing upper intended to support the forefoot and provide a secure foot hold. TPU Lacing Support is designed to attach the lacing to polymer supports for an even cradle around the foot. Performance Last is a precise fit designed to reduce minimal internal movement. OUTSOLE Sticky Rubber is a compound engineered to optimize grip in wet conditions. Lugged Pattern is a full length lugged pattern that is designed for both compact surfaces as well as grass, mud, and snow. Meta-Flex is a flex groove located at the bottom of the metatarsal heads and is intended to provide a natural forefoot flex.
- Vargo Outdoors refers to the men's version
Inov-8 continues to impress with new styles and designs like that of the new Roclite 288 GTX hiking boot. This new, fully waterproof hiking boot is touted and the lightest in its class. Low weight and a high levels of performance make it possible to walk or run in comfort on virtually any type of surface. The sticky rubber compound used in the sole of these shoes is sure to give you grip, and the high sides provide ankle protection.Weight (UK 8): 288 grams
- Mountains Plus refers to the men's version
Inov-8 Roclite 288 GTX
The Roclite 288 GTX has been discontinued.MSRP:
$130.00 (men's)
The Inov-8 Roclite 288 GTX is not available from the stores we monitor. It was last seen December 7, 2012 at Mountains Plus.
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The only thing on Dawn Norman's wish list this holiday season is that her 6-year old son Nathan lives to see another Christmas, and that his wish of receiving cards, letters and patches from as many policemen, firemen and EMTs is fulfilled. Why? Because policemen, firemen and EMTs happen to be Nathan's heroes.
Three years ago, Nathan, who lives with his family in Rustburg, Virginia, was diagnosed with brain cancer.
"I remember the doctor saying that there was an abnormality," Dawn Norman remembers. "The doctor kept telling me over and over that there was an abnormality and then it hit me. He was telling me that my son had cancer."
An operation removed 55% of the tumor; however, Nathan has since developed an inoperable tumor on his spinal cord. Since his original diagnosis, he has been on six different chemotherapy treatments and has had three surgeries.
Like most little boys, Nathan loves to watch cops, firemen and emergency medical personnel speed to calls in shiny cars and trucks —sirens blaring and lights flashing —making no stops as they race to save people.
This Christmas, Nathan is calling upon these heroes to make his wish come true by sending him cards, letters and patches —anything with a first responder insignia.
Nathan's story was brought to Patch by Walt Hutchinson, an officer with the Bergen County Sheriff's Department, who learned about it from Sgt. Robert Carpentieri of the Virginia State Police.
"One of our life-saving crew members told us Nathan's story and said it would be a nice gesture to send him a card," Carpentieri said.
Carpentieri not only sent a card, but sent emails to almost every first responder he knew to do the same.
"I couldn't believe how viral this went," he said in amazement. "Everyone who heard Nathan's story, helped to spread the word."
Agencies across the state of Virginia — local, county, state and federal — heeded the call and sent Nathan cards, letters and patches.
"As long as Nathan is here, I want to do anything I can to make that little boy happy," Carpentieri said.
In New Jersey, New Milford Chief of Police Frank Papapietro has shared Nathan's story with the officers of the New Milford Police Department and the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association to have them join in on fulfilling Nathan's Christmas wish.
"When you hear a story like this, it's impossible not to think that this could be your child," Papapietro said. "The officers of the New Milford Police Department will do everything they can to make Nathan's wish come true."
This August, feeling especially ill after returning from his monthly treatment at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, Nathan asked his parents if they could decorate the house for Christmas because "that would make him feel better." Knowing that this might be his last Christmas, Nathan's family put up the tree, strung the lights and put out all the decorations.
Wanting to join in the spirit, Nathan's neighbors decorated their yards and strung their outdoor lights to make, what might be, Nathan's last Christmas really spectacular.
"Nathan is such a brave warrior," his mother Dawn told Patch. "He has taught me so much through his love, strength and faith."
Putting his own pain aside, Nathan likes to make gift bags for the other pediatric cancer patients he meets during his monthly treatment travels to Duke University Medical Center. His mother said that he likes to do things to make the other cancer patients feel better.
Despite the monthly treatments and chemotherapy medication, Norman said that doctors have given Nathan 18 months to live.
"I want to make sure that everyone understands that we do not expect to lose Nathan before Christmas this year," Norman said. "However we know with each end of treatment, our options are getting less and less. We fully believe he will be with us for Christmas."
Then she added, "We just don't know about next Christmas."
All cards, letters and patches can be sent to Nathan at:
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Well, file this under "A Blast from the Past": Dixie Cherrington—proprietor of the gone-but-not-forgotten eponymous Mt. Adams restaurant—is doing the Lord's work this weekend. Specifically, she's cooking her lemon chicken dinner Saturday night (August 4) for the Holy Cross–Immaculata Church Festival, just steps from the spot where her postage stamp-sized café used to be.
I don't know about you, but Cherrington's was a wonder to me when it opened some three decades ago. It was the first place I had ever eaten where the menu was written on a blackboard. And it changed—you know, like, every day. Who else did that back then? And eating there was sort of like hanging out in a relative's shabby-chic parlor while an aunt scurried around the kitchen, whipping up something tasty. This was an appealing feature to me back in my singleton years, since I was always looking for a place where I'd be comfortable going solo. I recall one lonely Easter Sunday when I couldn't manage the trip home to be with family. I was a touch depressed (OK, close to suicidal), so I took myself to Cherrington's, ordered lamb and a slab of her banana coconut cream pecan pie, and left feeling positively resurrected.
I was under the impression Dixie Cherrington had left town when she closed the restaurant a decade-plus ago. But no: she's still here. In fact, I caught up with her by phone in the Holy Cross–Immaculata kitchen (she's a member of the parish). She told me that she and her husband, Rob, make the baked lemon chicken dinner for the festival every year. "The same meal," she says. "You think they'd get tired of it." And in case you're wondering—no, there's no chance she's going back into the restaurant business. "I'm 75 now," she explains. So if you want to re-experience her chow, this is it. Saturday night's meal (the cost is $12) includes (among other things) cheesy au gratin potatoes and homemade honey potato rolls. The restaurant's infamous banana coconut cream pecan pie? Not on offer, she says. "It's too hot."
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Every year we look forward to putting the Christmas lights up on our house. And every year we add something new to make it a little more brighter and a little more special. I'm sure some people don't understand why my husband goes to all that trouble outside in the freezing cold. But to us, it all comes down to one word. Alex. He is our 4 year old son, who gets so excited whenever he sees the display we've come up with. And it doesn't matter if it's the first time he sees them during the Christmas season or the 100th, he's just as excited and so proud of "his Ho Ho lights". To see that smile on his face and the joy they bring to our little boy makes every minute worth while.
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Detroit running back Jones downgraded to questionable
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Last update: December 2, 2005 at 9:51 PM
Detroit running back Kevin Jones might not play Sunday against the Vikings because of a strained thigh that tightened up Friday and forced him to sit out practice. The Lions downgraded Jones to questionable on their injury report.
"At the very best, he is a game-time decision," interim coach Dick Jauron told Detroit reporters Friday.
New Lions offensive coordinator Greg Olson said Thursday he hoped to get Jones the ball 20-30 times per game. But Jones told the Detroit Free Press earlier in the week that the injury might force him to sit.
Jones, the Lions' leading rusher with 523 yards this season, would be replaced by a rotation of Shawn Bryson and Artose Pinner.
Double inactives
It is possible that both players acquired in the Randy Moss trade will be inactive against the Lions. Tice said the Vikings "probably" will deactivate one of his five receivers for Sunday's game, and rookie receiver Troy Williamson is the most likely candidate.
Meanwhile, it appears the Vikings will use Raonall Smith as one of their two nickel linebackers alongside Dontarrious Thomas. If they follow through on that plan, Smith would replace linebacker Napoleon Harris, who earlier this year lost his starting job to Keith Newman. Harris would not have a role if Smith moves ahead of him in the nickel.
• Receivers coach Wes Chandler left practice early Friday to undergo further tests for abdominal pain. Tice said Chandler "is in a lot of pain."
• The NFL fined defensive end Lance Johnstone $5,000 for unnecessarily striking Browns quarterback Trent Dilfer after he threw a pass during the fourth quarter Sunday.
• Vikings kicker Paul Edinger sat out practice Friday to rest his sore right foot.
• Defensive lineman Spencer Johnson (sprained knee) is expected to play Sunday.
• Tight end Jim Kleinsasser served as the honorary chair Friday night for Make-a-Wish Stories of Light at the Mall of America.
Staff Writer Judd Zulgad contributed to this report.
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Re: Detroit running back Jones downgraded to questionable
I bet he is too scared after Newman blasted his ass; probably faking it!
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I bet he is too scared after Newman blasted his jiggly butt; probably faking it!
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Lions are in trouble....I don't care about how much they're gonna rally, the Vikes are gonna clean house and kick thier jiggly butts out of Ford Field back to 8Mile!
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Re: Detroit running back Jones downgraded to questionable
That'll just make the game easier for us if Jones doesn't run for them. I'm hoping the Vikings aren't over looking the Lions for our opponent next week. We better not come out flat and give the Lions life at the open or we'll be in for a nail biter.
Thanks Josdin
Re: Detroit running back Jones downgraded to questionable
I saw someone blow him away and light him up the same way the following week.The man just cant block.Kinda wierd considering what a strong runner he is.If winning isn,t everything,why keep score?
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Sprecher's paintings, drawings and installations focus on the "fleeting images and objects that surround us," according to the artist.
"I am a hunter and a gatherer, constantly accumulating images produced by the people and cultures around me," Sprecher wrote in his artist statement. "Segments of this collection of images then emerge in my paintings. My work shows images that are revealed as fragments in the midst of change, destruction, redefinition and restoration. The sources they are drawn from are changing and evolving, and the paintings are caught in that 'still' moment of change."
An associate professor in the University of Tennessee's School of Art, Sprecher received his bachelor of arts degree from Concordia University in Nebraska and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa.
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on Sep 27, 2010 at 8:12 am
Congress is making the situation worse because their legislation is causing a lot of uncertainty about taxes and costs, which makes businesses nervous about hiring.
For example, 78% of small business owners expect their business costs to rise due to Healthcare Reform. Nearly 50% say this makes them concerned about hiring new employees. Web Link
And now Congress says they're waiting until after the election to decide whether to extend the Bush tax cuts.
How can businesses make hiring decisions today when they don't know what their taxes and healthcare costs are going to be next year?
Consumers are waiting to find out how much taxes they're going to owe next year before making a big purchase, like buying a house or car. They want to make sure they can afford it.
Investors wait to know whether taxes on dividends and capital gains are going to rise before making stock market and other investments.
After the financial meltdown, the President and Congress could have helped the economy heal by focusing their attention on the economy only. Instead, they undertook radical steps to transform healthcare and energy and never bothered to address critical issues like taxes, social security funding, and entitlement reform.
Uncertainty about taxes and costs paralyzes businesses, consumers, and investors.
on Sep 27, 2010 at 6:40 pm
This has been made worse by our electing Arnold to run our State. He has no experience and it showed. He could not get the GOPers to do anything except saying no. We would have an even worse problem with Whitman. We need to elect Jerry Brown who knows how to get the state working again.
on Sep 28, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Chet I agree with you about Arnold. But please wake up about Jerry Brown. He's worse then Arnold and you and hopefully not too many others want to give him another chance to screw up things.
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"I actually viewed her yesterday and it's just.... I felt her. I felt that she was still with me. It's been awful," says Cassandra Gagnon, Brooke's mother.
It's a nightmare she says she'll never wake up from.
Her daughter, 12 year old Brooke Bennett, was murdered after allegedly being kidnapped by her uncle, 42-year old Michael Jacques.
"I'm very angry. I'm very, very angry. I'm very angry at my brother-in-la, very, very much so. Words can't describe the anger I've had," she says.
"You don't expect that kind of thing from family. It's just very hard to comprehend all of it," says Jim Bennett, Brooke's father.
Police have yet to connect Jacques to Brooke's murder. He's currently facing federal kidnapping charges and could receive the death penalty. Brooke's father and step-mom would like to see that happen.
"I hope they put him away forever and he rots in hell," says Janet Bennett, Brooke's stepmother.
Brooke's mother isn't so sure....
"I hate that I've got so much anger in me, but I think the death penalty is what he deserves, but I think that is a sweet justice for him," she says.
Both parents say they'll likely never forgive Jacques. Brooke's mother says she's currently just trying to forgive herself.
"I have already burned myself. If I could change this I would."
Cassandra Gagnon says she's offended by those who criticize her for letting Brooke stay with Jacques-- a registered sex offender.
Gagnon says she never allowed her daughter to visit Jacques house if another adult wasn't present.
"They have no idea. I could have been right next to her and someone could have grabbed her. I was at work and I knew where my children were. They always talk to me, so if people want to judge me, that's their choice, but to hell with them."
A family torn by conflicting emotions as they remember the 12 year old girl with an unforgettable smile.
"Her smile, yeah. She had a beautiful smile. A sweet girl," says her dad.
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Penney's 2Q results show some signs of lifeBy ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
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J.C. Penney reports slightly improved quarterly financial results.NEW YORK — The worse may be over at J.C. Penney Co.
The beleaguered department store chain on Tuesday reported its sixth straight quarter of big losses and steep revenue drops as it continued to face challenges related to a botched turnaround plan spearheaded by its ousted CEO Ron Johnson.
But investors sent Penney shares up six percent to nearly $14 — after having pushed the stock down nearly 70 percent in the last 18 months — in an expression of confidence that returning CEO Mike Ullman has started to stabilize the business.
Since he retook the top job in April after having occupied it from 2004 to 2011, Ullman has been bringing back coupons, frequent sales events and basic merchandise like khakis and jeans that Johnson eliminated in a failed attempt to attract hipper, more affluent shoppers.
The latest report offered some encouraging signs that the move is beginning to pay off: Revenue improved from month-to-month during the quarter, and the decline in Penney's online business slowed significantly in part due to the company's move to veer from Johnson's strategy and go back to operating its online businesses with its physical stores. The chain also said it is seeing an encouraging start to the back-to-school season, the second largest selling period behind the winter holidays.
Bernard Sosnick, a retail analyst at Gilford Securities, said based on the results, he expects Penney to get back to profitability by the fourth quarter. He also said he wouldn't be surprised if during the first half of next year, the chain posted sales increases of 10 percent to 15 percent.
"There is light at the end of the tunnel," Sosnick said. Paul Swinand, a retail analyst at Morning Star, agreed, saying Penney "is showing some signs that it's turning the corner."
Penny's Ullman, however, took a more cautiously optimistic tone in his call with investors Tuesday morning. He wouldn't promise that Penney would see a revenue gain in the current quarter, noting that August, the first month of the third quarter, will be difficult since business is being compared with a year ago when Penney drove customers in with free haircuts.
He also cited a challenging economic environment that has tripped up a string of retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Macy's Inc., in the latest quarter. Both last week released bleaker outlooks for the year.
"As you can see in our results for the quarter, we aren't where we need to be yet," he said. "This is, however, a journey. There are no quick fixes to correct the errors of the past. It is going to take time to get fully back on the right track across the company."
Indeed, Penney has a lot of work left to do. In the three-month period that ended Aug. 3, Penney lost $586 million, or $2.66 per share. That compares with a loss of $147 million, or 67 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue was $2.66 billion, down 11.9 percent from $3.02 billion. Analysts were expecting a $1.07-per-share loss on revenue of $2.77 billion.
Revenue at stores open at least a year, an indicator of a retailer's health, also dropped 11.9 percent, worse than the 8.3 percent analysts expected. That was on top of a 21.7 percent drop a year ago. However, the sales drop in the latest quarter is smaller than the 16.6 percent decline in the first quarter.
The quarter was hurt by Penney's move to clear out some of the merchandise from the Johnson regime to make room for new assortments in basics like khakis. But the newly launched home business, a project of Johnson's that was supposed to bring shoppers back to the store, turned out to be a big disaster too. One of the big reasons: the merchandise was too trendy and pricey for the Penney customer.
Still, Penney has some brighter spots. Online sales were $215 million for the quarter, down just 2.2 percent from the year ago period. That marked a dramatic improvement from the first quarter when online sales dropped about 30 percent.
Penney's results came a week after its largest shareholder, William Ackman, resigned from the company's board of directors as part of a deal to resolve an unusually public battle between the activist investor and the department store chain. Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management has a 17.7 percent stake, or 39 million shares, in Penney.
Ackman went public two weeks ago with statements saying he'd lost confidence in Penney's board and that Chairman Thomas Engibous should be replaced. Ackman and the retailer's board also were bickering over how quickly the company should replace Ullman. Penney's board reiterated its support for Ullman on the same day Ackman resigned.
Ackman, who joined Penney's board in February 2011, was the one who pushed the board to hire Johnson, a mastermind of Apple Inc.'s successful stores. The hope was Johnson could inject new energy into a tired company.
Johnson's plan included getting rid of coupons and eliminating most discounts in favor of everyday low prices, as well as bringing in hip brands like Joe Fresh and remaking outdated stores. But the changes that were meant to attract younger, wealthier shoppers, wound up turning off its loyal middle-income, middle-age customers who favor sales events and basic merchandise.
As a result, Penney amassed nearly a billion dollars in losses and its revenue dropped 25 percent for the fiscal year that ended Feb. 2 in the first year of the turnaround strategy. Sales declines and losses continued into the first quarter as Johnson's legacy cast a shadow on the results.
Under Ullman's leadership, Penney is bringing back store label brands like St. John's Bay that were eliminated by Johnson. The company also is working to restage the home departments in the 500 stores where new designers like Jonathan Adler and Michael Graves were added.
Ullman said that early feedback from customers made it clear that they want a more balanced assortment of trendy and traditional merchandise. Ullman also said that Penney will be rebuilding areas for luggage, frames and window coverings, which were cut back under Johnson.
Besides worries about the company's merchandising strategy, a big concern has been that Penney does not have enough cash on hand to fund its turnaround. But on Tuesday, Penney reiterated that it ended the quarter with $1.53 billion in cash.
While some analysts said liquidity remains a concern, Sosnick, the Gilford Securities analyst, believes that Penney has the cash needed to get through an extended turnaround.
"The episode from hell is over, and Penney has deeper problems than ever before — but we believe it still retains the goodwill of its core shoppers and that they will return and shop more frequently as assortments of traditional lines are rebuilt," he said.
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By Bob and Jan Welsh
Maybe you've heard this old joke: How do you know there's been an elephant in your refrigerator? Answer: By the footprints in the butter.
Now, you probably don't have elephants in your house, or even your neighborhood. But you do live near other wild creatures -- deer, frogs, birds, and butterflies, to name a few. You know critters are nearby because you see them or their tracks. Sometimes you hear them calling or rustling in the bushes.
If you wanted to count all the critters in your neighborhood, how could you do it?
Wildlife managers for the Department of Natural Resources try to keep track of all kinds of wildlife in Minnesota. How do they count wolves, bears, moose, eagles, and other creatures in the wild? And why do they count them?
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Wildlife managers help take care of wildlife populations. Just as all the people living in a city or a country make up a population, all the animals of one species make up an area's population. For example, moose living in northeastern Minnesota make up that area's moose population. Minnesota's loon population is made up of all the loons that fly north to Minnesota lakes to breed in spring and raise their young in summer. To know if a population is healthy, wildlife managers must find out if the size of the population is increasing, decreasing, or staying the same.
Wildlife managers work with other scientists, conservation officers, and volunteers to count wildlife populations. They paddle, fly, drive, and walk to count critters on the land, on the water, and in the air. Collecting this data outdoors is called conducting a wildlife survey.
Wildlife surveys are one of the best tools for wildlife managers to understand wildlife populations in their area. For example, a survey can help a manager see when a deer population is increasing and becoming out of balance with its food sources. Then the wildlife manager might call for more hunting of female deer to help limit the size of the deer population.
If a survey finds too few of a species, then wildlife managers might call for special protection to help increase the population. For example, a survey in 1963 found only 417 nesting pairs of bald eagles in the lower 48 United States. In 1973 bald eagles were protected under a new federal law called the Endangered Species Act. Today, surveys show bald eagle populations have increased to 9,789 nesting pairs in the lower 48 states. The bald eagle is no longer considered an endangered species.
Airplanes and helicopters can help wildlife managers find animals in the wild. Aerial surveys work best in winter or spring when trees don't have leaves. Then a conservation officer pilot flies with a wildlife biologist in search of wolves, moose, deer, waterfowl, eagle nests, or heron rookeries. The GPS (Global Positioning System) onboard helps track the survey route and record the locations of animals and nests.
Last January, helicopters were flown to count moose in northern Minnesota. Wildlife biologists spotted 420 moose in 40 rectangular plots they surveyed from the air. DNR wildlife biologists then extrapolated -- or predicted a larger estimate based on a small sample number -- that the total population in northern Minnesota was about 6,460 moose.
Every year wildlife biologists and about 400 volunteers survey loons on about 600 of Minnesota's lakes. In early July (after loon chicks have hatched), loon counters head out for 10 days to count all the loons they can find on their assigned lakes. Counters can survey some small lakes and wetlands from shore. They use boats or canoes to survey larger lakes. Minnesota's loon population has held steady around 12,000 individuals since the first volunteer survey in 1994.
Let's say you're a wildlife manager, and your challenge is to get a handle on how many ring-necked pheasants are around for the upcoming hunting season. You could hire a gazillion people to go out and try to count every pheasant across the landscape. Or you could take advantage of what you know about pheasant behavior. In early August young pheasants are large enough to travel with their mother, and they don't like to get wet. So early in the morning, when fields are cold and wet with dew, a mother pheasant takes her brood of young pheasants out on the roadside -- where they can catch some sunshine to warm up and dry off. This provides a great opportunity for wildlife counters to drive country roads to count pheasants.
Each counter drives a route 25 miles long and records what he or she sees. The information gathered gives managers and hunters an idea of pheasant abundance and shows if the population size is going up or down from previous years. In 2007 roadside counters surveyed 170 routes and counted about 106 pheasants for every 100 miles of road they drove.
Roadside wildlife surveys also count gray partridges, eastern cottontail rabbits, and other species.
Sometimes wildlife counters discover critters where they don't belong. While conducting frog and toad surveys last spring, biologists found bullfrogs outside of their native range (original home territory). In Minnesota, bullfrogs belong only near the Mississippi River in the far southeastern corner of the state. Because bullfrogs have big appetites for everything from fish to birds to other frogs, they can upset the balance in the food chain in places outside their native range.
People who survey anurans (frogs and toads) count by ear. They are trained to listen for the calls of Minnesota's 14 species. Volunteers travel set routes along roads near wetlands at night listening for calls. They head out three times during the year -- in early spring, late spring, and early summer -- since different frog species call at different times.
During this anuran dating season, males go all out attracting females with their amazing calls. To count them, the volunteer stops 10 times at specified spots near potential breeding sites and records all the frog calls heard during five minutes. In recent surveys, counters have heard fewer spring peepers and gray treefrogs. If that trend continues this year, it may indicate a problem with these frog species in Minnesota.
How do you dare count bears? Very carefully. In fact, wildlife managers use a clever method of calculating the number of live bears by examining the teeth and bones of dead bears.
When hunters shoot and kill a bear in Minnesota, they must turn in one of its teeth and a piece of rib bone to the Department of Natural Resources. Using some ingenuity and simple math, the DNR is able to turn this collection into a population estimate. Here's how it works.
First the teeth and bones of some live bears must be marked. To do this, managers get bears to eat tetracycline, a common antibiotic that stains the inside of the growing parts of teeth and bones. How do wildlife managers get a bear to eat tetracycline? They hide tetracycline pills in bacon. Then they hang these baits in trees spaced several miles apart across the range of the bear. Wildlife managers come back and visit these trees a few weeks later to see how many baits are gone. They also see how many of the trees have claw marks from a climbing bear. So now they know the number of bears that ate baits and have tetracycline marks inside their teeth and bones. But how do they convert that number into a population estimate?
When researchers at the DNR receive the teeth and bones from hunters, they cut them with a diamond saw and then examine the slices under a microscope to see how many have tetracycline marks. The last time this count was done, in 2002, hunters turned in about 3,400 teeth and bone samples. Of those, 105 -- or 3 percent -- were marked.
To get a population estimate, we assume that if 3 percent of the bears that hunters shot were marked, then 3 percent of all bears in the population must be marked. In 2002, 700 bears ate tetracycline baits, and if these represent 3 percent of the whole population, then the population is 23,000 (700/0.03), more or less a few thousand.
If wildlife professionals could count every individual critter in a population, it would be called a census. But that's impossible, especially considering most wild animals aren't willing to be seen and counted. Some critters, such as ruffed grouse, are especially hard to see and count because they live in dense stands of trees. So wildlife biologists count the number of times they hear grouse drumming. This count creates an index. An index is a way to use animal clues to monitor the health of a population without counting individuals. It measures whether a population of animals is increasing or decreasing. A higher index means more animals, and a lower index means fewer.
Drumming is a spring ritual for grouse. Male ruffed grouse drum by rapidly beating their wings, causing the air to thump with each beat to attract a mate. Some people say the drumming sounds like an old tractor starting up on a cold Minnesota morning. Every year wildlife biologists drive routes within the grouse range and listen for these drumming sounds. Increases or decreases in the number of drumming grouse heard from year to year are interpreted as increases and decreases in the grouse population.
The grouse survey has been done in Minnesota since 1949. This long-running survey has shown that every 10 years or so, the ruffed grouse population tends to hit a high point. Exactly why does this cycle occur? No one knows for sure. In spring 2007, the ruffed grouse drumming index in Minnesota was 1.3 drums per stop, or about 13 grouse drumming for every 10 stops by the biologists. That 2007 index was higher than in 2006 and 2005, when the grouse population index was at the low point in its 10-year cycle.
Another wildlife index is created by relying on an animal's sense of smell and its curiosity. If you drop a really stinky pellet on the ground, curious predators -- raccoons, foxes, skunks, and coyotes -- are likely to come sniffing around it. For predator surveys of these species in September, wildlife biologists first clear a small circle (about 1 meter across) about every half-mile along a country road. They sift soil on the circle and put a stinky pellet in the middle. Then overnight, when local predatory creatures stop by to check out the scent, they leave their tracks in the sifted soil. The next day, the wildlife counter returns to identify the tracks.
This counting method is called a scent station survey. What makes pellets stinky? Old smelly socks? Stinky cheese? Nope -- fatty acids, just like the kind of fat that's in the food people eat. If you've ever been camping and had a raccoon sniffing around your food, you'll know that fatty acids attract animals.
The proportion of scent stations visited by a species makes up the population index for that species. For example, in 2006 the bobcat scent station index was 1.2, meaning that 1.2 percent of the scent stations were visited by bobcats. Back in the 1980s, less than 1 percent of the scent stations were visited by bobcats. Because the index is higher today, wildlife professionals think there are more bobcats in Minnesota now than there were 20 years ago.
Every season, volunteers help count wildlife:
Bluebirds: Bluebird Recovery Program tracks about 9,000 pairs of nest boxes. See www.bbrp.org or call 507-332-7003.
Butterflies: North American Butterfly Association coordinates July 4th counts. See www.naba.org.
Frogs and toads: DNR needs volunteers who can drive and count in spring. See www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteering/frogtoad_survey.
Winter birds: Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count takes place in one day. See www.audubon.org/bird/cbc.
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The simple fact of the matter, though, is the 7D gives BETTER IQ than the cheapest Canon APS-C. The notion that sensor is the sole factor in IQ is fundamentally flawed, and why so many on this forum do not understand the true value an APS-C camera like the 7D. There are numerous other features offered with the 7D, not the least of which are its superior AF system and higher frame rate over the xxxD and xxD lines, that lead to better results in more cases. An increase in the number of usable outcomes is a very valuable thing, and more often than not those features are in addition to the image sensor, not solely because of the image sensor.
Let's drop the notion that sensor is the end-all, be-all of image quality. It is not. I'd offer that frame rate and AF system are critical, if not the most critical, factors in IQ for a significant amount of photographic endeavors. Pretty much anything that involves automatically locking focus on non-stationary subjects, or requires actively tracking subjects in motion, can greatly benefit from the additional features the 7D offers over the xxD and xxxD lines. I'd also be willing to bet that the keeper rate for the 7D is far higher than that from either a 60D or 650D, or any other prior version of those lines, thanks to its superior features...despite the fact that the image sensor is the same.
Iv'e always regarded the lens as the most important factor in image quality.... It doesn't matter what camera you have, you need the right lens for the job if you are going to do it well. I smile to myself when I hear someone with a 5D3 and Lglass comparing themselves to a rebel with a kit lens and saying it's the sensor that gives them the better picture.... swap lenses and see what happens...
That's it exactly. The sensor on any Rebel from the last 7 years will produce phenomenal photos when paired with good glass. It's just that as pixel density has increased, so has the demand on lenses. Try out the 100-400mm lens on any one of Canon's 18mp APS-C cameras, and they will all look somewhat soft. Pop on the EF 300mm f/2.8 L II, and (assuming good light) you'll see the sharpest, clearest, most vibrant photos you could imagine. The quality of a photo from the 7D wouldn't be any different from the quality of any FF camera at the same subject distance. The 7D or any 18mp Rebel would actually capture more detail than any current FF sensor on the market from any brand.


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The upgrade makes it easier to customize course pages, organize files, and edit text and HTML. A mobile theme of Moodle will be available for beta testing on smartphone devices this summer. Additional features will be added as developers from around the world continue to work on the new version of Moodle.
The upgrade is scheduled for May 2 to cause as little disruption as possible to Moodle users. Information Technology Services (ITServices) is making alternative arrangements with the few courses that will be in session during that time.
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So the money (received from these lobbyists throughout the election cycle) has more influence on the legislature than the health of our children. I'll bet that wasn't in any campaign promises!
I thought it was rather rude and childish for him to interrupt like that with nothing more than "Prove it!" to say. It does make one wish they had the time, money and forensic accounting skills to do just exactly that!
The challenge has been laid out, how about it News Register, Oregonian, Statesman Journal. Up to the task?
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Paul George took a few attempts to make his first dunk and needed to switch it up to jump over Roy Hibbert, but he got incredibly creative on his second dunk and made his dunk on the first try. In a dunk contest first, George brought out some black lights to light his path, then had the fine folks at the Amway Center shut off all of the lights in the building. This revealed some interesting props.
When the lights went out, George's glow in the dark jersey and a glow in the dark ball was revealed. The arena played the music from 'Tron' to set the mood. The dunk itself was solid, if not quite as spectacular as the theatrics.
Though it's not quite as spectacular in execution as some of the Vince Carter and Jason Richardson dunks that were similarly styled, the finish was a good one.
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