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Ray O'Hara, CPP; Tim Williams, CPP; and Karl Perman
Under traditional risk management practices, companies have addressed potential threats to the organization by defining threats as either physical or IT-related. But such classifications often result in stand-alone security solutions without regard to their impact on the organization's threat profile as a whole.
Some companies have begun to recognize the weakness in that fragmented approach. They are, instead, integrating security across their enterprises. They have found that integrated security creates efficiencies by increasing communication, reducing redundancies, and clearly assigning responsibilities within the enterprise. Here is how one company did it, and some pointers for making convergence happen smoothly at your company.
Our example organization is an international company with more than 10,000 employees. Before it confronted the challenge of integrating all of its security operations, security within the company was disconnected; emergency management and physical security reported to corporate security, while information security and business continuity reported to information technology. As a result of this model, these functions did not have any formal processes for relaying information to one another.
This fragmentation led to problems. For example, when an employee's laptop computer was stolen from her office, she was not sure which department to notify. The laptop was a physical asset, but because it came from the IT department, she was uncertain whether IT or the security staff should be notified. Ultimately, she informed only the IT department. And no one at IT involved the physical security unit.
Incidents like these highlighted the fact that while there was a clear convergence of the security needs of each department, there was no convergence of the departments' actions, no holistic view or planning of security across the enterprise, and no one person with end-to-end ownership of the security, business continuity, and emergency management process.
The first step toward changing how incidents were handled was to clearly identify the existing holes in the company's security system. To that end, physical, IT and other security staff, working with business managers, began to develop an explicit model of how the company's business processes functioned.
With this current-process model, the team diagrammed how the company managed security and emergency management, and it found that in many cases, specific security concerns were handled individually by each department and were never referred to the physical security department. The model also made it clear that strategic and governance functions could be improved by integrating like processes.
This current-process model told them where they were. It did not, however, tell them where they wanted to be.
In the next step, a team was assembled to recommend a future-process model. The team included subject matter experts in physical and personnel security, emergency management, information security and business continuity. These topics constituted the company's four main security concerns. Also involved with the team were four executives who served as executive sponsors.
The team prepared biweekly reports to the sponsors to ensure that milestones were met and deliverables were agreed to by all. Examples of deliverables that the group would generate included process maps, results from interviews, and best practice information gathered from discussions with comparable companies and relevant associations.
There was consensus among the team that if the new model did nothing but encourage collaboration, it would fail; that is, ownership by committee would not work. Departments would retain their own competing self-interests.
For example, an argument might arise between IT and physical security units over how to spend limited funds budgeted for access control. But a committee comprising representatives from both departments would not easily be able to resolve how to distribute the money.
To avoid that problem, the team decided to designate an owner for each security function—IT, emergency management, business continuity and physical security—who would report to a newly appointed chief security officer, in what the company now calls end-to-end process ownership.
The future-process model started with companywide business protection as the ultimate goal, and the team identified the two main drivers of business protection as business security (physical, personnel and information) and business continuity/emergency management. Certain components were shared across both of these drivers, such as communication, education, compliance assurance, policies and procedures, and strategic planning. For example, each security function mandates strategic planning to prepare for possible threats or security breaches.
However, the company also found that certain processes were function-specific. For example, access control and investigations were processes performed by business security, while system recovery was a niche that belonged only to business continuity (a chart illustrating this analysis can be viewed online at www.securitymanagement.com).
With a CSO in charge of all security, and with a deeper understanding of which security functions were shared and which were not, the team was able to make an overall plan that would generate strategic advantages. It would do so by creating processes that worked across the components of security, continuity, and emergency management. This approach would allow better and more complete awareness of any security issues across the company. It would also eliminate confusion about which department handled each issue.
Real, tangible benefits were soon apparent. For example, while physical security was researching proximity cards to replace magnetic stripe cards for access control, information security was exploring biometric cards for access to computing resources. The fact that the two divisions now both reported to a single CSO and worked closely together meant that they were both aware early on of each other's plans and of the potential benefits of combining their work on these projects.
The collaboration allowed the company to coordinate the efforts so that each employee would not be forced to carry two separate cards. The integrated effort between security and information technology in this project will ultimately result in one card instead of two.
The process of converging security in this very large organization was not simple, but it does provide some pointers for other organizations that wish to follow suit. These steps include appointing a central security figure and mapping the company's processes. Other steps are creating an effectiveness model to ensure that resources are being properly used, and ensuring that employees are educated about security.
Every company should designate a chief security officer as the defined central figure responsible for all security processes. This person will be responsible for implementing the necessary steps to create a strategic and integrated approach to enterprise security.
The CSO must work with security staff to define and then assign ownership of each specific security responsibility. This step is critical because in an emergency situation, the key facilitators must be prepared to immediately fulfill their responsibilities, and on a day-to-day basis, employees must understand how they can contribute to the entire security process.
The chief security officer will typically map out these responsibilities across the enterprise. One benefit of this mapping exercise is that it may initially identify some security-related responsibilities that were not covered by anyone.
Process Mapping
A critical step toward bringing together an organization's diverse security functions into what is known as enterprise security begins with process mapping. Process mapping has several components. The first shows any interdependencies among departments. The second looks at external factors such as suppliers and partners.
Mapping departmental interdependencies is extremely important because it provides the basis for establishing sound and coordinated security policies by identifying security vulnerabilities across the enterprise.
The mapping should also include a complete assessment of existing IT infrastructures to determine what components may be required to build and maintain a sustainable IT foundation that meets current needs as well as future technology expansion plans for physical and IT security. Developing this map requires a review of business processes and a detailed understanding of information access, workflow needs, budgets, timelines and performance benchmarks.
The process begins by listing all of the security functions, such as investigations or crisis response, and mapping how organizational components like corporate security and human resources relate to the carrying out of security functions. The diagram should show whether or not the organizational component owns the process related to each function, is a cross-functional team member, or is not involved in the process. (See figure 1 for an example of this map.)
Companies that never map out departmental process responsibilities are likely to run into problems. For example, one company received a bomb threat directed at its data center. Its physical security protocol required immediate evacuation of the center, regardless of the threat's legitimacy, but the information systems department was not consulted before the evacuation began.
While the threat was investigated, the data center was forced to close down, thus interrupting the important data flow for company. The company could have avoided this situation by previously identifying its business units' interdependencies and establishing protocols for responding to such threats without affecting data flow, particularly before the severity of the threat is evaluated.
After mapping departmental interdependencies, the next step in process mapping is to map interdependencies among suppliers and partners.
One external factor that needs to be carefully considered is remote access. As partners play more critical roles in the supply chain, they are often provided with remote access to the company's network to help ensure that the process runs efficiently. In large corporations, this can represent several thousand additional access privileges to nonemployees to facilitate transactions, deal with interruptions, and meet contractual commitments to the corporation. Unfortunately, access privileges are not always removed after employees leave or preferred suppliers change and no longer require remote access to the network.
In one situation the authors are familiar with, a corporation's physical security team created a rigorous process for terminating a contractor which ensured that all tools, supplies and ID cards were properly returned. Additionally, physical security reviewed the nondisclosure agreement with each individual contractor to ensure that they understood the obligation not to divulge any proprietary information or process observed while working in the facility.
However, an audit of network access determined that a large number of former contractors' passwords and logical access controls had not been disabled. The supply management, physical security, and IT functions did not have an integrated approach to notifying each other of dismissals or changes in contractors, resulting in an enormous security vulnerability.
One goal of convergence is to contain costs by working more efficiently, and one tool that organizations can use to assess costs and improve operating efficiencies is an effectiveness-assessment model that helps determine whether there is an appropriate balance between technology in place and staffing levels.
In one case, an assessment revealed that there was excessive staffing in the single-tenant building owned by a multinational research and development firm. Employees had card access through a lobby that was monitored by CCTV in the onsite control center. The security post was staffed from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., ostensibly for visitors. But a review of the visitor signin sheets indicated little visitor traffic during the business day and no traffic outside business hours. Through this assessment, the company was able to save money by reducing staffing without sacrificing security levels.
Security programs are most effective when stakeholders are empowered to take an active role in risk mitigation and when they understand how important security is to the organization. After all, it makes little sense to invest in sophisticated access controls, passwords or related technology if employees can be easily duped into allowing others to circumvent or have access to these controls. Thus, education and awareness programs are important elements of the long-term success of an enterprise security program.
Education is equally important for communicating to employees and senior management the value and benefits of ongoing enterprise security activities, including measurable return on investment (ROI). Thus, the organization's employee awareness program becomes the essential final step of enterprise security implementation.
Simple educational tools include newsletters, a corporate security intranet site to relay information, an e-mail address for reporting security incidents, a confidential toll-free ethics hotline, and surveys to provide feedback to help tailor messages and increase employee engagement.
One company that the authors know of tracks traffic at its corporate security intranet site, which allows the company to recognize what materials employees are looking at on the intranet, and thus helps to identify the most effective means of relaying information on the site.
In another organization, the security director initiated a survey to determine the level of knowledge of and compliance with the company's policies on the protection of proprietary information. In this survey, the work force provided recommendations for improvement and indicated that the newhire training for the protection of proprietary information was inadequate.
While a survey is not typically considered an educational tool, in this case it did increase awareness about the protection of proprietary information. It also provided the company valuable information about how best to ensure this awareness.
In addition to enhancing an organization's security posture, convergence allows companies to fully capitalize on security investments. The result is increased operational efficiencies and added value.
For example, a digital video surveillance system has an obvious security use—providing visual awareness of people and property for asset-protection purposes in retail environments—but it can also be used by sales or marketing departments to evaluate how passersby respond to visual displays. Similarly, a biometric hand reader that can provide secure access control to a manufacturing plant can also operate as a time and attendance device for payroll purposes. It might also serve as the access control device to the computer network.
The benefits of integrated security are considerable. A higher level of security for business processes and transactions across the organization minimizes exposure to risk, decreases security threats, and improves compliance with industry and government regulations. Converged security functions allow for faster, more responsive collaboration between the organization and remote business partners, suppliers and customers, ensuring a higher level of business continuity. A single budget for security reduces friction among departments with regard to funding sources for purchasing shared resources. And a single point of contact for ensuring that the enterprise is secure reduces the possibility that a department or security component will be overlooked.
Threats to a company do not care about organizational charts or corporate turf battles, and neither should security. Converging security functions is the best way to make sure that your company is protected against any kind of threat.
Ray O'Hara, CPPis senior managing director of Vance, a global security consulting and investigative firm. He serves on the ASIS International board of directors.
Tim Williams, CPPis vice president of corporate and systems security for Nortel Networks. He also serves on the ASIS International board of directors.
Karl Permanis manager of corporate security investigations for Southern California Edison. He serves on the ASIS Utilities Security Council.
ASIS International and ISACA, together with the Information Systems Security Association, are members of a security alliance with more than 90,000 collective members dedicated to addressing the management of risks and emerging regulations that require a more thorough, enterprisewide approach to security.
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Here's a little snowman project that I finished. It's a design from the book Starlight Sketchbook volume Two by Bev Johnston & Pam Tyriver that I've had for many years.
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Luvs, I knew I jumped on here this morning for a reason. Your snowman is darling. I think he is the chubbiest one I've ever seen. Great job on all th details. What a cutie. Punk |
I like that book. I look at it at my Michaels every time I'm in there, but I never buy it. ha I always think for that price ($12)...I have enough snowmen patterns. ha This is a cute one. Love how chunky he is. You did a great job on his scarf and all the shading is great. Very cute. You've been busy! ~Anj |
Luvs, I hope everyone is checking this out and just not taking the time to post and tell you how sweet your snowman is. Sad that everyone's lives are so busy. I really appreciate you taking the time to post. We want to make sure you don't start feeling like the little red hen. Just kidding. It's getting late and I'm getting silly. We haven't heard from Bebe since her last class or did I miss her post. If not maybe we can start a new post that says come out come out where ever you are Bebe.haha I'm sure she has a new project to show us or do we need to go check her blog? Her blog is so wonderful. I can't imagine taking the time to set it up. Her GC check it daily, isn't that sweet? Not tonight maybe tomorrow night, I'll do some PI work. haha Punk |
I started thinking about it and went and looked and yep, I own this book. ha I had another one in mind when I first read this post. May be another volume I've been looking at at Michaels. It's Starlight something anyway. ha I've got to quit rushing thru these posts so fast. This should be my relaxation....never a rush! =) ~Anj |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Thu, Jan 29, 09 at 11:34
Anj, this one is volume two, so you may have been looking at the other one. I'm not sure whether I have it or not--I guess I really should do an inventory of my books. I've been through them so many times that I can usually remember what book something is in and then go dig through the shelf till I find it. There really are some cute designs in this one--I just have a hard time figuring out what to paint them on. Phonegirl, you are right, Bebe should be through with her class. She gets so busy sometimes. I did look at her blog a few days ago and didn't see any updates. Good idea, we should give her a shout. I don't worry too much if there's not too many looking. I know others will usually come by when they have time. I'm more concerned with keeping myself busy painting so there will be things to look at when someone does come by! LOL Luvs |
Luvs...........he is one rolly-polly snowman.....I am still lol....Everything about him is just great! Belle |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Thu, Jan 29, 09 at 20:49
Thanks Belle, that's why I liked him too--extra chubby little guy! Luvs |
He's so cute! I Love how chunky he is! Makes him all the cuter. |
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Andrew Cowen was born and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. He studied Fine Art at the North Adelaide School of Art and completed a Bachelor of Design at the University of South Australia before permanently relocating to Sydney. He currently works on both commercial and personal projects.
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#07 – Think To The Turkey
March 5, 2012
Synopsis: On the 7th edition of The Impromptu, we get down to the nitty gritty on the limits and prospects for Apple's iOS App Store. Are incentives and corporate culture allowing Apple to marginalize issues with poor quality apps, fraud and developer interest? Did Dropbox make a mistake not selling to Apple? And hey, we all agree that Gamestop and related sideshow acts suck, but why? Finally, Michael fawns (or not) over his new Lumia 710.
Duration: 1:27:52
Present: Dan, Michael, Adam, Shadoe, Steve
Episode Links
The App Store Is Doomed
- A look back at 2012: "The Year Scam Apps killed the App Store"
- Another look from PandoDaily
- Why info sec is hard
- Bait And Switch In-App-Purchase, "The Dark Side Of Digital"
- This is related to the problem.
iCloud vs Dropbox redux 459
- Dropbox as disruptive innovation
- Build and Analyze #23: why sync is hard.
- Helping Customers: A Walkthrough
- GameStop's CEO really looks like a bucket of sleaze
- How bad do Gamestop employees have it? – maybe you should've thought of that before deciding to work for them
Back To The Future
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Since I moved to Spain Andy and I had connected and we'd sit up half the night talking and putting the world to rights, or chatting over beers in the pub. Andy was 36. A few months back his girlfriend did the dirty on him - she was the love of his life. He came to stay with my partner and I and although he was depressed he rarely showed it. We had some great times and good laughs and grew even closer. Last Sunday 15th July the 3 of us went to the local bar in the evening. Andy was in good form and seemed clear on future plans. I now know he was but not in the way I thought. When we came home he phoned his ex. From my bed I heard him pleading with her. Then the front door closing. I should have followed him - I so nearly did - but he was a lonely soul and I knew he sometimes wandered off to think. I didn't know he had hung himself from a tree in our garden. The police called me out to see his body still there in the tree in the morning (they aren't tactful here in Spain). I stood with him for 2 hours until they took him away - I needed to - I don't know - protect him or something.
Andy was intelligent, wise, funny, loyal, and all round beautiful human being. I helped put the cremation service together and visited him at rest so I could try to erase the awful memory of how he looked that morning. But it's so tough. He was so vulnerable and I couldn't help him. I cry at the slightest reminder now and I feel so sad and I miss him so much it's hard to bear. Right now there's a fiesta going on outside my house and it seems so wrong. I just want his company again - I want him back. It seems such a waste and everything good and nice reminds me that he's not here to see it. He must have been a very tortured soul. I wish I had realised earlier. I know things will get better but I guess this is a chance to remember him in some way. I'm not religious but I hope he's happy now wherever he is. Bless you Andy Stevenson. |
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Your friend sounds like an awesome person. Unfortunately we all deal with pain in different ways and some of us have a hard time showing just how hurt we are. You have to remember though that Andy will always be around with you. He will be there with you later down the road when you're having a good time, wishing he were there, just remember that he is. You obviously were a great friend to him and it sounds like you made a huge difference in his life. We can't know how hurt someone is unless they tell us, and it doesn't sound like Andy showed it very often, and that's not your fault. You can't blame yourself for not following him; you did the best you could. You will see Andy again some day and it will be like you were never parted. Until then, keep your head up, remember the good and forget the bad. |
Hi Richard, Your story really moves me. I lost a very dear friend pretty much the same way three years ago. He was a lot like Andy, I think. It devastated me for some time, and I think of him a lot. One thing I noticed is that I've absorbed so much from him, the stuff I learned from him, and like jy la 02 says, I am carrying him around with me. It's almost like I'm having one of those seemingly endless conversations with him again sometimes. I wish there was a way I could play back his voice, the things he said through the gazillion hours of conversation we had. I took a while, but thinking of him now feels good, as it has been long enough that my mind and my heart has made the adjustment. I think it will be that way with you and your dear friend Andy too. My friend was a tortured soul, and he hurt easily and too much, and he was also smart, witty as hell, knew how to have fun and loved getting to know people. Wow, I just thank the stars for having had the privilege of knowing him for as long as I did. He's a part of me and I am proud that I was one of his closest friends. He was a letter writer, would write from various parts of the globe. What I did after he left us was, once in a while, pull out one of those tattered envelopes, unfold and read the letter he obviously put a lot of time and love into. Depends on the person maybe, but I know even when it made me cry it also brought joy. I wish you the best. I can tell that you are a wonderful person to have had a friend like that. |
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Finding Apartments for Rent in Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City is a large urban environment and the capital city of Utah. As a metropolitan center, it offers a wide variety of apartment rentals. Some of the downtown complexes are large luxury high rise buildings while smaller units can be found at other locations throughout the city. Many of the apartment complexes feature pools, hot tubs, laundry rooms, secured entrances, covered parking and fitness rooms. Move-in specials and discounts are often available and rental agreements can range from month-to-month to by the year contracts. Apartment sizes vary by complex and price range but include studios for single occupancy to larger, multi-bedroom units for families.
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The large Salt Lake City area is made up of dozens of smaller neighborhoods. Some of the most popular of these include Sugar House, The Avenues, and Federal Heights.
- Sugar House: One of the oldest Salt Lake City neighborhoods, this area is often sought after by those who enjoy the unique shops and its proximity to the downtown center as well as the University of Utah. The nearby U of U and Westminster College bring many younger families to the neighborhood. The tree-lined streets, historic, well-built homes and top public and private schools make this a popular place to live.
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- Federal Heights: This Salt Lake City neighborhood is considered to be one of the most affluent in the community. Many of its homes date back to the early 1900s and feature historic architecture. This neighborhood is popular due to its location close to the University of Utah, Westminster College, and downtown Salt Lake City. It is also near the capitol building and other state government institutions.
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Vintage Brewing Company
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Beer lovers, especially those with a taste for the unusual, will find a destination to love in Vintage Brewing Co. Don't let the pub's location in strip-mall country on Madison's west side fool you. Under the direction of brewmaster Scott Manning, it produces some of the most interesting draughts in the region. Offerings change seasonally but include treats like the pink Hibiscus Saison farmhouse ale (light and airy, with a little bite), the woody-in-a-good-way Woodshed IPA, and truly out-there experiments like Sprucifer ale (tastes like a Christmas tree), Finnish sahti and ginger-laced wheat beer. Vintage also has two or three cask-conditioned real ales (unfiltered, unpasteurized and uncarbonated) going at any given time and a wide selection of regional and national beers to complement the dozen or so of their own making. To fully enjoy the experience, it's best to put together your own flight of four-ounce samples. As for food, the menu offers plenty of options for absorbing the alcohol, with heavy pub food centered on meat, cheese and potatoes. Take for example the Grilled Cheese Cheeseburger; it's a burger between two ham-and-cheese melts and topped with two fried eggs! Your taste buds may thank you, even if your heart doesn't.


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Didn't the worst president in modern history say the privatization would be all happy, happy, joy, joy? This is just one of the many many many many failures of reaganomics.
In addition to hiring much of its staff locally, CCA pays the county $300,000 in property taxes a year. The company also agreed to include a new county jail in the prison complex, replacing one that was condemned. When the 1,400-bed Tallahatchie prison is full, it more than doubles the size of the town.
The prison hasn't always been full, though. After Alabama pulled its inmates out of Tallahatchie last spring, there were staff layoffs and rumors that the place would shut down. But a change in Mississippi's law, approved by newly elected governor Haley Barbour, allowed CCA to seek out maximum-security prisoners from other states. An influx of 600 convicts from Hawaii, including several who'd been involved in riots in prisons in Arizona, turned things around. Then came 128 more inmates from Colorado, at the sumptuous price of $51 a head per day.
Town meetings quickly put to rest locals' fears about these new, tougher inmates who were coming into their county. There was no cause for alarm, CCA officials told them; whatever these exotic visitors might dish out, the prison was prepared to handle it. "I think most of them are ready to start changing their behavior so that they can earn more freedom," Tallahatchie warden Jim Cooke told a reporter from the local Clarksdale Press Register last May.
The new arrivals had no opportunity to respond to Cooke's reassuring words. Colorado's ad-seg inmates have few privileges and little contact with the outside world. They can't even communicate with the media about their situation, except through letters. Two years ago the DOC banned all media interviews with ad-seg inmates, making hundreds of prisoners and entire facilities virtually off-limits to reporters. The DOC recently denied Westword's request to interview prisoners at Tallahatchie, and CCA also refused a request to tour the facility and interview Warden Cooke.
But inmates have tried to air their grievances anyway -- through hunger strikes, the July disturbance in the yard, complaints to DOC officials who monitor the prison, and letters to loved ones and reporters. They say they're locked down most of the time, two to a cell; apparently their "disruptive" character isn't sufficiently violent to require single-celling. The monotonous menu is often served cold, and canteen items are expensive, particularly for inmates who aren't allowed to hold jobs or participate in most programs. Although the situation seems to have improved somewhat since the summer, the prisoners still describe the staff as inexperienced and quick to use force.
"This is the third time that I have been sent out of state," says Greg Ewing, 41, who's been doing time for armed robberies and kidnapping since he was nineteen. "This is the worst I've ever seen. They have staff who don't even know how to use handcuffs."
"Inmates are getting beat on and gassed," reports Alfredo Garcia. "One time I was watching them beat on an inmate that they brought from another pod. Officers yelled for everyone to stop looking. Then officers proceeded to spray gas into a few cells, and one officer pointed a gun at me."
According to Garcia, trays of food sit outside the cells for hours. "Sometimes they force us to get on the ground or on our knees just to receive a meal," he says. "The food trays are stacked on top of each other, so food is always stuck to the bottom, and [guards] scrape it off with their bare hands."
Medical care is also a sore point. Ewing, for example, says he's waited months for an EKG ordered in October. And inmates claim that their complaints about the situation go largely unaddressed. "We have followed the grievance process, and nothing changes," Matthew Romero says.
The DOC has monitors visiting the prison at least once a month. Their reports indicate that some inmates are satisfied with the food. During a surprise visit, DOC director Joe Ortiz reportedly encountered one inmate who said he preferred Tallahatchie to Colorado's prisons. But the reports also note ongoing issues with inmates being charged for medical services and not receiving them, a lack of programs and library books, food not kept at proper temperatures, and a disciplinary process that doesn't follow Colorado requirements of due process.
Colorado officials were particularly alarmed by the staff's response to the July riot. The guard who'd pumped sixty rounds of pepper balls into a cell had been caught on videotape. In October, Ortiz wrote a letter to CCA president John Ferguson demanding an end to the practice: "While the PepperBall System may be appropriate for use in areas other than confined spaces, you are advised that until further notice, use of the PepperBall System in CCA facilities where Colorado inmates are housed will be suspended."
In a written statement provided in response to questions from Westword, CCA spokesman Steve Owen declined to address several specific inmate complaints but insisted that training, medical care and food service at Tallahatchie meet or exceed American Correctional Association standards. Food is kept hot, he wrote, servers wear "appropriate gloves," and the prison plans to offer GED classes for the Colorado inmates: "CCA has been and will continue to work closely with our customer to address any outstanding concerns."
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Westminster College honored 43 employees for 866 years of combined service at a luncheon May 11 in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Employees who are retiring are: Dr. Carol Bové, professor of French, who has been with Westminster since 1984; Charles Chirozzi, chief engineer TV/radio, who joined Westminster in 1988; Iva Kerrick, library assistant in Mack Science Library, who came to Westminster in 1979; and Kathy Koop, professor of art, who joined the faculty in 1985.
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40 years - Donna Buchowski, cook with Sodexo Dining Service; Dr. A. Dwight Castro, professor of classics; and Richard Shaffer, stockroom attendant with Sodexo Dining Service.
35 years - Dr. Daniel Fischmar, professor of economics, and Molly Spinney, associate professor and head librarian.
30 years - Bernie Bonnie, manager of computer and network operations; Elizabeth "Biz" Hines, director of Lifelong Learning Program/Continuing Education; and Sandra Shearer, bookstore manager.
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First off, let me say that I know nothing about birds or their nests.
I went home today to discover that there is a bird nest right above my front door. I am planning to put my townhouse up for sale within the next week, and I would rather not have a bird nest be the first thing a prospective buyer sees. There was one bird sitting in the nest when I arrived home. I opened the front door from the inside, and the bird flew away. I don't know if it returned, but I'm guessing that it will. Does anyone know how to remove this nest? Any help is appreicated! Thanks,
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Cindy, get a step stool, take it down. If the nest is new, even if there has been an egg layed, chances are the bird will just set up housekeeping elsewhere and you will only have delayed it by a few days. If it was a starling or english sparrow, I'd take it down no matter how many eggs had been layed; my elderly mother 2 hours away has a starling above her own front door from her description and I need to see if her lawn service won't address that nest - they are too messy for it to stay. In the case of starling or sparrow, you might have to remove a nest more than once, they are determined. There are exceptions so it might help if you knew which bird....here it's against the law to disturb nesting swallows. |
I've had robins do that to me.....after several days of keeping their building efforts swept away, I awoke to find that they had built a robin skyscaper in the middle of the night! (It was perched on top of the porch light just to the right of the front door!) I figured if they wanted that little bit of real estate THAT bad, they could have it. We all co-existed just fine, go figure. |
I had a similiar problem so I can relate. Some birds made a nest right near my front door. The birds seem to get angry whenever you leave or enter the house. The birds nest is literally 2 feet away from eye level. I am going to remove the bush (it was old and damaged anyway). I am concerned they will try to make a new nest nearby, any advice on preventing this ? Thanks in advance. |
I heard that a sparrow's nest brings good luck to a home. Hope your prospective buyers are not superstitious! |
Of course we all want luck in our homes, but English House sparrow is a non-native, invasive species. Like other invasive species, it has had a huge impact on the ecology and is a primary reason for the decline of bluebirds and other native songbirds. Very aggressive, it competes for nesting sites - not only does this displace the natives but when the natives leave their nest unattended, the sparrow will often enter the nest and destroy the eggs and/or kill the nestlings. I know, I know, probably more information than you wanted, but when I went to our wild bird shop for swallow houses, I was asked not to put them up until May, well after sparrows had started raising young, so as not to encourage larger sparrow populations....rec'd a crash course in Sparrow 101 that day :) |
We had a robin nest very close to our house. She was such an attentive mother, when it came time for her to teach the babies to fly (I guess...it could have been to teach them something else, I live in a bit of a fantasy world :) anyway, she had them very close to the road, we sat on the porch swing and watched her chirp to them and they chirp back, just then, as the babies were on the road,in the middle of a flying lesson, a teenager in a small truck turns the corner and runs one of the babies over...if you dont think a bird has "feelings" you should have seen this mother wail and chirp and run around this poor dead baby. Broke my heart. this has NOTHING whatsoever to do with your nest, I just wanted to tell it. Ive never quite gotten over it. good luck. I say take it down and move it. |
It may actually be illegal to remove this nest if it is that of a common robin or wren. Their nests are even protected if they are considered active. Activity can be indicated by a bird lining the nest with down/leaves/feathers even if no eggs are present. The Migratory bird act does not protect house sparrows or European starlings. Sound a lot like a robin nest to me by its location. They are famous for nesting over doors and on window sills. |
I asked an expert yesterday (4/13/2010) and it is an illegal thing to do according to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. I have a robin nesting in a wreath right beside my front door and she flies off and squawks every time I go in and out. I had thought of moving it 3' over so maybe I wouldn't bother her so much but I guess we have to co-exist. |
- Posted by Linda Frohlich South Carolina(firstname.lastname@example.com) onMon, Feb 28, 11 at 8:55
I have a Wren's nest in my tomato grower. I don't mind, if fact, I love having birds around. Is it advisable to clean out the old nest, or should I just let the bird do it herself? |
- Posted by Jean(firstname.lastname@example.com) onSat, May 7, 11 at 17:26
I noticed birds building a nest in a hanging basket that i got a few weeks ago. I felt really horrible but i took the plant down so they would go somewhere else and build another nest. They must have just started it. :( I am a nature lover and it really made me feel bad but I didnt want my plant to die either. |
- Posted by carole kovach(email@example.com) onSun, Jun 26, 11 at 17:19
There is a nest under my window ac unit & of course I have not used the unit since nest was built. The babies have been born 2 wks now & are SO LOUD. Could I push the nest out? |
- Posted by S.k.Chadha(email@example.com) onTue, Jun 28, 11 at 3:20
Robin/sparrow is constructing beautiful nest.Can someone tell me if it is lucky or unlucky. |
- Posted by Kyle(firstname.lastname@example.com) onFri, Jul 22, 11 at 4:34
It is illegal to remove nearly all bird nests in the US and other countries under the migratory bird act. Possessing the feathers and parts of nest is also illegal and can get you a fine from a few hundred to thousands of dollars depending on the bird and action. The migratory bird act is used nowadays mostly for Birds of Prey like hawks but you can still get fined for having a lowly scrub jays feather. Only game birds like turkeys and ducks are exempt from this and non native birds such as starlings. You can remove the nest after the birds have moved out. You may also remove the nest if it is a non native specie but you will need to positively ID the bird to do this. |
I was wondering when is it ok to start cutting back the overgrown weeds and bushes the birds have nested in? The berry bushes are really bad this year and I would like to get to it. |
Unlike other birds, robins are extremely skilled worm hunters. After a robin couple built a nest in my backyard's apple tree this year, I wanted to move the nest to another yard, but I resisted, and so I watched the robins hunt and capture lots and lots of worms from my yard. Worm castings (pooh-pooh) is just about the best fertilizer there is, so I was sorry to see so many worms killed by the robin couple to feed their 2 young babies in the nest. Although I didn't remove the nest, I discouraged the robins from removing worms from my lawn whenever I saw them hunting, which I saw them doing all the time. I actually saved a few worms from the robins' mouths and hid the saved worms under soil in the veggie garden. You gotta hide the worms you save because the robin will return to the spot you stole the worm from him shortly after you leave the spot. I've never seen any other bird species that's as good at worm hunting than robins. I gotta wonder if they're the best? They seem to be the only bird species in my neighborhood to hunt worms. I've never seen any other bird around here capture a worm, which makes me think most of the other bird species don't hunt worms. |
I love robins and I love worms (my lawn especially loves worms) so I compromised: I let the robins keep their nest in my yard, but I made it hard for them to hunt worms in my yard's lawn. This caused them to do more hunting in other yards, although they still took more than their fair share of worms from my lawn, thus robbing my lawn of nutritious worm castings. |
I tell ya though, I love meadow larks more than robins. Larks sing so beautifully and they don't rob your lawn of worms - Lol. Didn't have any worm-robbing problems from larks, cardinals, blue jays, wrens, chickadees, and lots of other birds--just had the problem from the robins. |
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Spaghetti with Quick Meat Sauce
Instead of opening a jar, try this easy spaghetti with meat sauce on a weeknight. Serve with steamed broccoli or other greens, and a loaf of piping hot garlic bread.
Recipe: Spaghetti with Quick Meat Sauce
Seared Scallops with Crispy Leeks
Herb-crusted scallops served with crispy baked leeks make an easy yet impressive dish to serve to friends. You may have seen "frizzled" or fried leeks on a restaurant menu before, but you might not guess how easy they are to make at home. Here we toss thinly sliced leeks with paprika- and garlic-seasoned flour and bake them until crispy. While the leeks bake you have time to sear the scallops. Serve with mashed potatoes and kale sautéed with garlic.
Pork Chop Suey
Chop suey is often made with bamboo shoots and water chestnuts add them to this recipe if you wish. Serve with udon noodles.
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Chicken and White Bean Salad
Zucchini and celery give this chicken-and-bean salad a nice crunch. We like serving it over a bed of slightly bitter escarole and radicchio, but any type of salad greens will work.
Recipe: Chicken and White Bean Salad
Inside-Out Lasagna
Here we take basic lasagna ingredients ricotta cheese, pasta, and tomatoes and skip the layering and long baking time to make a super-quick and satisfying meal for the whole family. To cut down on prep time, look for presliced mushrooms.
Recipe: Inside-Out Lasagna
Easy Pork Chop Sauté with Cranberries
Cranberries can be momentary pleasures, just around for late autumn that is, unless you think to stock ahead. Buy a packet or two for the freezer so you can make this quick supper all year long. (Or out of season, look for frozen whole cranberries in the freezer case of your local market.)
Roasted Cod with Warm Tomato-Olive-Caper Tapenade
The Mediterranean flavors of a warm tomato tapenade will brighten all kinds of white fish as well as chicken. Make it a meal: Orzo and sautéed spinach will round out this meal.
TLT (Tofu, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich)
With pickles, oven fries, and a tall glass of minty iced tea, even the most devoted bacon fan won't remember what's missing in this smoky, spicy renovation of the sandwich favorite.
Spicy Beef with Shrimp and Bok Choy
Oyster sauce and rice wine give this speedy stir-fry a rich flavor that balances the clean, sweet crunch of bok choy. Make it a meal: Rice noodles or brown basmati rice and a Tsingtao beer will make you feel like you're eating in your favorite Chinese restaurant.
Black Bean and Salmon Tostadas
Pickled jalapeños, cilantro, and avocado perk up convenient canned salmon for a quick tostada topping. Skip store-bought and make your own crispy shells in the oven. Serve with: Brown rice cooked with diced tomatoes and onions or salsa.
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Purchased Cajun or Creole seasoning flavors both the catfish and vegetables in this 30-minute dinner. This dish is best with fresh vegetables, but we were pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out with frozen okra and corn. Serve with cheese grits and a green salad.
Orzo with Lamb, Olives, and Feta
Sure, orzo is good in soup, but there's no need to stop there. Here it's a base for a bold blend of spices, tomato sauce, and flavorful ground lamb. The optional pinch of crushed red pepper will add the heat that many crave.
Recipe: Orzo with Lamb, Olives, and Feta
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Radicchio is a beautiful bitter green that becomes impossibly meek and mild when simmered. Paired with some cheese and the meat from a rotisserie chicken, it cooks up quickly into a memorable pasta dish.
Miso-Glazed Scallops with Soba Noodles
This Japanese-inspired dish uses one sauce — a sweet/salt combination of mirin and miso — to make both the marinade for the scallops and the caramelized pan sauce for the noodles. A good pairing would be a simple green salad dressed with a citrus vinaigrette.
Oven-Barbecued Pork Chops
Need a little summertime flavor? Try this swift recipe and enjoy a barbecue indoors. Make it a meal: Serve with Vinegary Coleslaw and cornbread.
Recipe: Oven-Barbecued Pork Chops
Spicy Pecan-Crusted Chicken
Buttery-tasting pecans combine with spicy chipotle and zesty orange to coat chicken with pizazz. Make it a meal: Enjoy with mashed potatoes and a spinach salad.
Recipe: Spicy Pecan-Crusted Chicken
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I've gushed repeatedly about how fun Team Fortress 2 has been, and I've continued playing it for a year solid now. But I just discovered a new, free, FPS* called Combat Arms, which is competing for my love of TF2. If you like FPS, it's worth a try. If anyone else here plays, let me know what you think, I'm curious. What other FPS games are people playing out there?
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If you had to guess what Dennis Rodman would do for his 50th birthday, would you guess that he'd go to Las Vegas wearing women's clothing and an Ed Hardy hat, jump on the bar to dance, grab the mic and yell at the crowd while making it rain? Then, would you guess that he'd go to a strip club and do the same thing? That's probably exactly what you'd guess.
And you'd be totally right. From the Las Vegas Sun:
Rodman and his group took over Chateau's Strip-side terrace and enjoyed Grey Goose and Red Bull in their private cabana overlooking the Bellagio Fountains. Rodman changed into a black-and-white houndstooth sport coat before jumping up on a banquette to dance with go-go dancers and make it rain dollar bills.
Rodman passed out cigars to partygoers and got on the mic, saying, "We're in Las Vegas! The only city in the world where you can do whatever you want." Before settling into his VIP cabana for the evening, he signed autographs and posed for photographs with fans. While at the Paris, Rodman also dined at Sugar Factory American Brasserie and shopped in the retail store. [...]
While in Las Vegas, Rodman stopped by Crazy Horse III Gentlemen's Club, where his group and he drank Jagermeister at their VIP table. Rodman got the club hyped as he stood near the dancers' stage and made it rain hundreds of dollar bills. Rodman also partied at XS at the Encore with DJ Diplo and had breakfast, which included a Corona(!), with a friend at Riva by Wolfgang Puck at the Venetian and drinks at nearby La Scena.
I'd say never change, but that doesn't seem like a legitimate concern with Dennis Rodman. Seems like he is pretty content with being Dennis Rodman. So I guess, just keep on doin' it, man.
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I wonder which one is more fragrant? Witch hazel or the Pink Dawn Viburnum?
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In my experience the viburnum is more fragrant. Also it is fairly upright in growth so would fit in your space. But the flowers do get spoiled by frost. If you have space I'd get both. Another fantastic winter scent is Chimonanthus fragrans but it might outgrow your space. Don't know if it would do in your climate. |
Hi. I am in humid Northern Virginia, and also thinking about witch hazels and new dawn viburnum. I have a spot along a sloped fence line, between a holly and a hemlock. There's some shade and not a lot of root space. I need something that will leaf out early for privacy, although it doesn't have to be dense. What would you pick? |
For me, in the southeast, the Viburnum is difficult to establish. It is sensitive to drought and the stems die back as a result. Those bright pink flowers in late winter make it worth the effort. Witch hazels can be scentless- pick the right one for fragrance. 'Wisley Supreme' and 'Arnold Promise'- spicy yellow things, they are my favorites. |
- Posted by purplepoppy none (My Page) on Tue, Apr 3, 12 at 10:03
'Vesna' is a fantastic witch hazel with strong scent and a relatively upright form. I grow both 'Vesna' and 'Pallida' in my garden, and 'Vesna' is definitely more fragrant. It's a strong bright gold, which I wouldn't like so much in summer, but it's exactly what I want in winter. |
In my garden I have both and Pink Dawn is hands down more fragrant. Maybe I notice it more because it is close to a path I walk every day and the witch hazel is further down in the woods garden. Sandy |
- Posted by greyandamy (My Page) on Wed, Aug 22, 12 at 16:21
Does pink dawn bloom even when there's frosts and freezes? Amy |
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Covered by Metallica, Foo Fighters and more, KJ's apocalyptic vision continues to draw praise from a great many high-profile peers, and the band's considerable musical legacy can be heard in the works of Nirvana, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails and more; meanwhile, the predictions of front-man Jaz Coleman appear to be coming to pass at an ever-increasing rate, shining a spotlight on a world seemingly spiralling out of control.
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In the '80s, Al's palette became darker and his compositions more spare, as in the "Untitled" composition from 1984 in which three rows of vertical brushstrokes emerge from a dark-blue ground. In contrast is 1986's "Color Kings," with its return to bright colors and Picassoid approach, in which somewhat recognizable things are arranged like a still life across the picture plane.
Al's late work is difficult for me to discuss, because beginning in the early '90s, he began to partly repaint older pieces and date them to when the additions or paint-outs were done. These works are often quite beautiful, which may explain why the Kirkland Museum acquired some of them — even putting one on the cover of the catalogue — despite the problematic issues they raise.
If the arch of Al's career extends from the '50s to the '80s, his wife's is notably later, running from the '70s to just a few years ago. Lou was born in Iowa in 1930 and met her husband while in school at Wesleyan; the couple married in 1951. The next year, Lou received her BA, and within five years, the pair had three children. Though she'd been doing ceramics all along, Lou also worked in other mediums. In the early 1970s, however, she studied with legendary ceramics artists Nan and Jim McKinnell at the University of Colorado in Boulder and dedicated herself completely to clay. Though the potting pair is almost always mentioned together, Nan's style comes out of modernist industrial design, while Jim's is part of the Shoji Hamada-Bernard Leach school of Asian-influenced ceramics. Lou obviously melded the two, and her pieces sometimes reveal relationships to both or neither of her teachers.
Boulder in the '70s was a hotbed for advanced ceramics, with the likes of Betty Woodman, Gene Lang and Paul Soldner in town from time to time. Lou doesn't consider herself to be a student of Soldner's, but she did follow workshops he conducted, and his influence is easy to see in the torn and irregularly shaped flats she did, such as her platters from the 1980s.
Lou was adept at throwing on the potter's wheel, but she also liked to do slab building, and it's this method that led to some of her most unique pieces, such as her "Pyramidal Vase" and "Castle Vase," but, more significantly, her garden tables and benches. These slab-built structures are remarkably engineered and convey an architectonic crispness in their minimal details.
Al and Lou Wynne are cultural treasures and important figures in Colorado art history. Although I take issue with some of Felix's selections, which I think are too broad in scope, and in Grant's installation, there's a lot worth seeing in Wynne/Wynne, and Grant and Felix should be lauded for bringing Al and Lou back into the limelight.


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I should have known better.
I heard the Ouija Board Face Book Edition was a portal to the past and things unworldly. I heard the stories of people mischievously conjuring up old boyfriends and the like. I just couldn't leave well enough alone, could I? As the bewitching spell of current technology swept over me one night putting me into a zombie-like trance, I registered my name. That's when it happened. I opened the electronic portal to my past. Since then I've been visited by 3 ghosts.
One friendly, one curious and one evil.
The Friendly Ghost ~
A lovely person I was once very good friends with when I was in high school. I went to college and she married too young. Our worlds were, well, worlds apart and as expected we drifted. We once found eachother about 20 years ago but I had kids. She did not. She worked full time. I was a SAHM. We had little in common. She invited me to a reunion of a group we were both involved in then. I couldn't attend but I wouldn't have gone. I like remembering these women as teenagers rather than middle aged women.
I just do.
The Curious Ghost ~
Have you ever wondered if you inadvertently broke a heart you were unaware of?
I think I must have.
This ghost asked me to the prom in high school and I said no (very nicely) since I already had a boyfriend who was coming back from college to go with me but I still would have turned him down. He told me he has been asking about me for 15 years. Coincidentally he is now single. Hmmm. Funny, haven't heard a thing back since I told him I was happily married.
I think he has moved towards the light.
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The scariest by far.
Being contacted by the 'mean girl' of my youth who was truly evil towards me. So vile in fact that I felt I must have paid my dues in pain and suffering so that my future children would surely be spared. And I was right. At first she sent a confirming message and then a friend request that I choose to ignore although I politely responded asking how she was and made small talk. She asked me where I lived. I told her 'Coto' and she said she almost bought a house here and still might.
Conversing with self: "Uh, did I say 'Coto'? I meant 'Corona'."
(Where the hell did I put that crucifix?)
Note to self: Call priest first thing in the morning.
She wrote back saying she had 3 daughters and was pulling her hair out because, and I quote her - "I don't remember being as bad as they are but I guess maybe I was."
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Can someone give me a quick lesson on how to fix a picture that is on a cd before I print it? Somehow I had my camera on the wrong setting. Aside from the obvious not having the kids positioned well regarding the sun, the picture looks faded. The trees were gorgeous, brilliant colors. The kids' turtlenecks were solid black. The grass was bright green. Plus, is there a way to take some of the glare off the sides kids' faces? I do not know how that grey spot got on the turtleneck one the child on the far right. It's not on other pictures.
The only picture software I have is Dell Paint Shop Jasc 8. I've tampered around and I just can't get it right. Here is one of the shots I took. The quality here looks way worse than on when I pull up the picture from the cd. Not sure why. ?? It looks really grainy below. It's not that grainy. I'm so mad at me! I used to take the best pix!! Grrrr. Thanks in advance for your help!! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Here it is on my Webshots Album
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I don't know if there is a quick fix for that photo. You have taken a photo where your main subject, your kids faces are in shadow, the trees and grass look faded in comparison because they are in full sun. In order to make the trees look the color they should the kids will become darker with the shadow across their face more pronounced. I would bet it can be corrected but I think you will have to separate the kids from the back ground and change them separately. |
Deb, I don't have an answer for you (I suspect that you need Photoshop), but I just want to say that I'm glad to finally "meet" your kids. They're adorable! (And I love that impish look in the eyes of the little one in front!) Even if the photo isn't technically perfect, it's a wonderful, warm, happy picture. I could never get TWO kids to smile at the same time (without sticking out their tongues or making devil's horns behind the other's head). Sue |
Hi again, Deb, I just reread your post, and I'm wondering whether the problem is that you're trying to fix the photo on the CD. Is it rewriteable (CD-RW)? Maybe you'd have better luck by copying the file to your hard drive and then using your paint shop program. Then save to the CD (or to a different CD, if it's CD-R). Sue |
- Posted by Momto4Kids (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 05 at 12:36
Thanks all! Yes, I've downloaded the picture onto my computer and I've been playing around with the Dell picture software. Mgmsrk...yes, you're right...I think I have to figure out how to "correct" the two "layers"...one being the kids, the second being the background. When I focus on just one, the other "suffers." I can't even figure out how to use the crop tool! I want to crop the picture to eliminate most of the bottom (somewhat below the front child's head)...and to eliminate some from the top and sides. But I can't even do that! I've done some minor "editing" in the past and it turned out okay, but this is just frustrating. It was a gorgeous day. The kids were SO cooperative (how often does THAT happen?!!) and I blew it! I'm so bummed!! Sue, thank you! They're funny little kids! Each one is a cartoon character in his/her own way! One thing they love is getting their picture taken. I believe they think they're professional models at this point! |
- Posted by proudmamato4 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 05 at 12:37
Those are really cute kids! It's still a better photo than I got of mine, since all yours are looking at the camera and three out of four are smiling. I wish I had some technical advise for you but I don't except for maybe...Did you try to edit the picture on your computer? I just upload my pictures directly from my camera to the computer, and I have editing options there. But I have noticed that the resolution generally suffers when I do edit them. But you can also upload to a place like Kodak Easy Share (used to be Ofoto) and there are editing options there as well. Good luck! Anyway, I'm guessing this is to send out for the holidays? Here's the one I sent :-) |
- Posted by Maggie2094 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 05 at 15:44
Mom - I have no advise (sorry) just wanted to say they are beautiful kids!!! What a great picture I hope you can get it fixed up. The girls look so much alike and that little guy - heee. Proudmama - Also stunners - A sea of blue eyes! That is a great photo! I like the way the bigger guy is holding on to the little one. So I can't resist - here's my little tt (tiny tyrant). I think I took like 40 shots and couldn't get a straight on smile! |
- Posted by proudmamato4 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 05 at 16:14
Those are such cute pics, Maggie! Your little boy is adorable, and the snowman is great! |
In case you are still having trouble cropping, I did three for you. |
- Posted by Momto4Kids (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 05 at 19:20
mgmsrk! The first one! I want THAT one! Wow! Thank you! I'll keep working on it! |
Give me a few moments and I will upload it to my husbands webshots account and send you the link than you can download it and play with the lighting. |
If your camera's light meter read off of the black shirts, it would probably tend to wash out the background. It's pretty hard to correctly meter and reproduce the white fence, black shirts, and more neutral background all in one shot. Maybe next time you can spot meter off of a child's face, or use fill flash so that the foreground and background are both correctly exposed. GREAT picture by the way. What a beautiful family. |
Hmm. Five minutes of Photoshop yielded this. Some obvious defects which could be fixed up if a little more time was spent! Just wanted to give you an idea. |
- Posted by Momto4Kids (My Page) on Thu, Dec 15, 05 at 10:00
mgmsrk...THANK YOU!!! I've got it now!! demicent...WOW!!!! That is WONDERFUL and very close to what the day actually looked like!!! Thank you!!! |
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