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Randall Wallace is saddling up at Disney to direct "Secretariat," the Mike Rich-scripted film about the 1973 Triple Crown-winning racehorse and its owner, Penny Chenery.
Last year, Disney acquired the rights to Chenery's life story. The film is being produced by Mayhem Pictures partners Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray (Daily Variety, May 8, 2007).
Chenery was a mother and housewife who knew little about horses when she was pressed to take over her ailing father's horse farm in Virginia. Though Secretariat came along and began to take shape as a potential champion, Chenery was pressured to sell the farm after her father died and she was hit with a multimillion-dollar inheritance tax.
She saved both the farm and the horse, and watched as Secretariat became the first thoroughbred to win the Triple Crown in 25 years, taking the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in dominating fashion. Chenery became known as the "first lady of racing."
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Joel: There's two bigger companies. One company that I like for 2013 going forward, and one company that's really been one of the best-run companies in the oil industry. The best one is EOG, and the company I like is Devon.
They were also natural gas heavy. They had to find a way to move into oil, and what they did is they stayed focused, they stayed within their balance sheet, and they slowly built out high quality assets, would explore those, and then use internal, organic growth.
EOG has done that. They've done very well drilling for the oil. They've also been really innovative in creating ways to make some of their best plays, like their Bakken assets, where they created the railroads.
Also, the Bakken is one of the most expensive to drill. They went out and bought a sand mine, which is a big expense for hydraulic fracturing. It basically cuts off a million dollars per well. They're drilling more cheaply, they're moving the oil to Louisiana where they're getting a $20-$25 additional price this year, which is huge for them.
Devon Energy is a company very much like EOG. They're growing at a very good level. Their balance sheet, they have $7.5 billion in cash. They still have a lot of natural gas, but they're moving into liquids. Their liquids growth is very nice.
They're getting liquids from Canada, which basically there's not a whole lot of costs for exploration, because you know it's there, you just have to go and mine it. They're getting the liquids and they're not having to spend too much money trying to search for it.
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Thousands attended a public wake Thursday for Eunice Kennedy Shriver at Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church in Barnstable, Mass. The sister of President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., died Tuesday at the age of 88.
Marjorie Dannensfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony list, a pro-life political action group, joined CBN News to discuss Mrs. Shriver's work to protect both the disabled and the unborn as a pro-life activist. Click play to watch.
"She was obviously proud, but always wanted more," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said outside the church. "She saw value in every human being." A number of Special Olympics athletes attended the service. Shriver founded the Special Olympics and is credited with helping change the way Americans treat the mentally disabled.
"'Hero' wouldn't be a proper word to describe her," said Robert Johnson, president and chief executive of Special Olympics Massachusetts. "She needs a word greater than that."
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"Ultimately, I most enjoy being part of a continuum. Museums, theoretically, exist in perpetuity and as a manager of a collection, it can be a privilege to play a part, even if small considering the percentage of time, in growing the utility of the museum and preserving its collection for future exploration."
1. What do you like most about your current position?
It's hard for me to pin down. I really do enjoy my work. It's wonderful being part of such an old collection [established 1847] and tied to an institution with such historical legacy [Harvard Medical School]. The discovery process is so enriching and the history of medicine is a wonderfully dynamic subject. I'm always learning new and amazing things.
Ultimately, I most enjoy being part of a continuum. Museums, theoretically, exist in perpetuity and as a manager of a collection, it can be a privilege to play a part, even if small considering the percentage of time, in growing the utility of the museum and preserving its collection for future exploration.
2. What classes or experiences (field trips, internships, ...) did you enjoy the most while in the Museology Program?
I loved my internship at MOHAI. The people there were so welcoming and willing to teach. I processed my first collection there, typewriters, and that experience continues to stick with me. I've experienced wonderful collections since graduating but I'm always thinking about those typewriters.
My thesis work also had some moments of real joy. It afforded me the opportunity to investigate unique museum collections and spaces that I love like the Mount Angel Abbey Museum and the Porcelain Room at SAM.
3. What skills from your museology degree have been most useful in your current position?
Collection management. It's the core of my job and a strength of the program.
4. What advice do you have for current or future museology students?
Don't be afraid to specialize The museum jobs that surface are usually for educators, curators, registrars, administrators, etc. Discover what you like early and tailor with internships and thesis work to that type of position.
Embrace technology, especially digital surrogate pathways for objects. As the broad electronic information network continues to burgeon in a largely unregulated, uncurated way our communities will have great need for tangible proof of the authentic. Museums serve that need but must increase the breadth and depth of their content dissemination.
5. What is your favorite museum, exhibit, or museum experience?
That is a hard question for me to answer. Growing up two museums had the greatest influence on me, the New York State Museum in Albany, NY and the Wilson Museum in Castine, ME. I also loved the old Barnes Museum and the Frye Art Museum in Seattle is another personal favorite. In Boston I'm a frequent visitor of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.


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The morning after her show at Seattle's Showbox, Lady GaGa ventured downstairs to check out of her digs at the Hotel Monaco. Not letting the late-night performance affect her sense of style, the pop star hit the lobby in 6-in. stilettos around 7:30 a.m., trailed by a "tank" of bodyguards. "She got her coffee, asked for a sushi recommendation, then she just went back upstairs," says an onlooker.
Ryan Gosling, mingling at the afterparty for the indie film Sugar inside the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
There, the actor got chatty with Jessica Alba, while her husband Cash Warren picked up a glass of red wine for them both. Gosling hung around the
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GREENFIELD – Stoneleigh-Burnham School held a historic graduation ceremony, for the first time issuing an "international baccalaureate" diploma to 23 of the 26 young women who graduated this year.
To qualify for the international baccalaureate, students pursue a rigorous, globally-oriented program in their junior and senior years that involves specially designated courses (including "theory of knowledge"), research, exams, presentations and essays.
Sally L. Mixsell, head of Stoneleigh-Burnham, said this graduating class will be remembered as the first to experience the full two years of the new program.
"They have risen to every challenge in order to produce an impressive body of work," said Mixsell. "They have also led the school in a wonderfully smooth year, modeling for our younger students how to appreciate difference, think independently and work together as a strong team."
All 26 graduates are bound for four-year colleges.
The commencement address was delivered by Rachel Simmons, co-founder of the Girls Leadership Institute and author of "Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls," (which was turned into a Lifetime movie), "Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write About Bullying, Cliques, Popularity and Jealousy," and "The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence."
Student speakers included senior class president Rose Kelleher, of Greenfield, and Nafisatou Mounkaila, of the Bronx, N.Y.
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Cherokee County authorities cancelled an Amber Alert early Saturday morning for two boys allegedly taken by their non-custodial parents on Friday.
Officials say around 6:15 p.m., Tyler Mouse, 27, and the boys' mother, who hasn't been identified, took 15-month-old Aiden Mouse and three-year-old Tye Mouse from their court ordered custodial grandparent.
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The star of Earthbound tells British Elle that she gave up alcohol in order to lose 20 lbs. to play a woman suffering from cancer.
"I love my glass of wine. I love tequila," Hudson tells the magazine in its December issue, on newsstands Nov. 4. "To be in New York for two weeks and not have one beverage! I'm not sure I've ever done that."
Hudson, 30, shows off her svelte figure in the magazine's photo spread, wearing a skimpy black swimsuit and black leather gloves in some pictures.
The actress, who has been the No. 1 fan for her boyfriend, Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, during the World Series, also opens up about her feelings about the opposite sex.
"I love boys," she says, "but I believe they're really simple. Every guy likes to say that they're complicated, but they're so easy to figure out."
In fact, she thinks that radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger sums it up perfectly. "What did that Dr. Laura say? Something like, 'All men want is sex and for you to make them a sandwich.' I thought that was really funny – and not entirely untrue."
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RAMALLAH - Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas intends to visit the Gaza Strip for the first time since a bloody Hamas coup ousted Abbas's Fatah leadership last June.
Senior PA officials Hikmat Zeid and Marwan Abdel Hamid traveled to Gaza Wednesday to make arrangements for Abbas's visit.
"We have been entrusted with ensuring the success of a comprehensive national dialogue," said Hamid, one of Abbas's senior advisors.
"We came here to emphasize that President Abbas is serious about his initiative [to reopen 'unconditional' talks with Hamas]," Zeid, a former PA minister, said.
"President Abbas is eager to visit the Gaza Strip and we [Fatah] have good intentions to end the dispute," he said.
Former Fatah security chief in Gaza Muhammad Dahlan said he doubted Hamas would end its "coup."
"Hamas is committing thousands of mistakes and crimes every day. Hamas is a failed group that has wrought disaster on us," he said.
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Mr. Steiner was joined by the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in China, Khalid Malik, who agreed that citizen volunteers such as those involved in the Beijing 2008 Olympics needed to be "part of the solution" in addressing tough development challenges.
Anyone would think that being an Olympic volunteer is just as tough as being an Olympic athlete:
Gruelling training, stiff competition, and dreams of glory might be familiar to aspiring Olympic athletes. But this year, they also apply to another elite group: China's Olympic volunteers. (CBN news)
There have certainly been some magic moments:
Olympic volunteers won their own gold on Sunday - finding a lost wedding ring in a huge sand pit at the women's beach volleyball. (Reuters)
But the reality is that much of the time, Olympic volunteering can be humdrum and mundane:
Wu, 22, is a Beijing university student and a 2008 Olympics volunteer. He is one of 75,000 fanny-packed volunteers who will wait on the top athletes and luckiest fans. "Fun? I'm not sure the Games will be fun," Wu said. "At times I'll be bored. At times I'll be tired. At all times, though, I'll be happy." (Seattle Times)
Though the volunteers are clearly doing a good job, there are of course concerns that the spirit of the Beijing Olympics is being undermined by politics, and even the volunteers are part of this:
Go down town here and, except for the miles and miles of Olympic banners and slogans, you'd hardly know the games were even on. And around the venues the volunteers seem to outnumber the punters about three to one. (Telegraph Blog)
For example, are volunteers being used for public relations purposes as much as anything else?:
Wang Wei, chief spokesman for the Beijing Games, said organizers are concerned about stadiums that are less than full and that "from (Tuesday) we will get more spectators into stadiums." One way to do that is to truck in volunteers to act as a cheering section for both teams. That has already happened for some beach volleyball games. (Canada Gazette)
Finally, a lighter-hearted look at what it means to be an Olympic volunteer. "If you do go to Beijing and you do meet some volunteers who seem to be a little out of it, take it easy on them," the author advises… Read this irreverent tribute to the Olympic volunteers at the Chunzhu Blog.Oh, and believe it or not, there's even an Olympic volunteers song.For more, why not check out the official Olympic volunteers website or UNV's China site.And feel free to add your comments below!


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As far as the Sporting News's Ray Slover is concerned, the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, which produced oodles of successful NHL'ers, is one of the best draft classes ever, arguably stacking up against the Hockey Hall of Famer-laden 1979 draft:
June 17, The Sporting News: [The 2003 draft produced] Eric Staal, Ryan Getzlaf, Dion Phaneuf, Thomas Vanek, Shea Weber, Milan Michalek, Mike Richards, Corey Perry, Brent Burns, Zach Parise -- and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
"It was definitely a special year and probably the best that I've ever been involved with," said Jarmo Kekalainen, assistant GM and director of amateur scouting for the St. Louis Blues.
Want more names? How about Marc-Andre Fleury, Patrice Bergeron, Nathan Horton, Jeff Carter, Dustin Brown, Andrei Kostitsyn, Brent Seabrook, Braydon Coburn, Ryan Suter, Steve Bernier, Ryan Kesler, Nikolai Zherdev, Patrick O'Sullivan, Tobias Enstrom, Joe Pavelski, Jaroslav Halak, Matt Carle, Loui Eriksson, Lee Stempniak, Dustin Byfuglien.
The 03 draft was actually a lean year for the Red Wings--they drafted Jimmy Howard, whose slow development still has him on track to become the Wings' starter in two or three years, Kyle Quincey, who's the most Bob Rouse-like, stay-at-home, gritty defenceman since Rouse himself, and Ryan Oulahen, who is a mainstay as an ultra-defensive forward for the Grand Rapids Griffins, but might not have the offensive tools to make the NHL.
Slover notes that the Wings' best draft took place in 1989:
Four Stanley Cups and five finals appearances in the past 13 years don't come strictly through buying talent. The Detroit Red Wings, owners of that run of success, can point to the 1989 NHL Draft as what is typically called a signature draft.
The foundation of their, shall we say, dynasty, arrived that year, and it laid the groundwork for the Wings' recovery from years of mediocrity.
Four Wings picks in that draft have played more than 1,000 games. Nicklas Lidstrom, owner of six Norris Trophies, was the 53rd overall pick by the Wings. Others in the 1,000 club include Mike Sillinger, first round; Sergei Fedorov, fourth round; and Dallas Drake, a sixth-round pick who returned to the team this season and got his first Stanley Cup victory.
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Female pitcher's stint in Glenwood League leads to opportunities
Gabrielle Augustine believed her archaeology degree would lead to her first international trip.
The Mercyhurst University graduate student never thought her baseball career would take her halfway around the globe.
The 22-year-old right-handed pitcher began her eventful summer by starting three games for Hunter's Inn in the Glenwood League and making several relief appearances.
As a starter, Augustine sported a 1-1 record with a no-decision. The highlight of her season came in a victory over Rog's Inc. on July 3. With her family in attendance, the Palmerton native struck out two batters while holding the opposition to two hits.
Augustine said that an Erie Times-News article documenting her milestone appearance in the 94-year-old Glenwood League caught the attention of Justine Siegal, the founder of Baseball For All.
Siegal then contacted Augustine through Facebook and invited Augustine and her sister Stephanie, 18, to compete in an all-women's baseball tournament in Cooperstown, N.Y., in late July. Teams were comprised of female ballplayers -- 14 years and older -- from all over the country.
The sisters represented the Midwest and assisted in the team's run to the championship. Gabrielle Augustine started the championship game on the mound at Abner Doubleday Field. She allowed two runs through five innings, helping her team beat the East Coast squad 8-7.
Following that victory, Siegal issued Augustine another invitation, but this time to represent the U.S. in an international all-women's baseball tournament -- the South Korea LG Cup.
Augustine was scheduled to leave for South Korea on Tuesday and will take the field against the host nation Friday.
"(Siegal) offered me the spot because I was working with younger girls at the tournament," she said.
Augustine said the trip will allow her to represent her country on the field and learn more about coaching from Siegal.
The summer has been a busy one for Augustine, but that hasn't stopped her from noticing a fellow female pitcher, Mo'ne Davis, and her accomplishments at the Little League World Series.
"It is fantastic what she has done," she said. "I hope she continues with baseball. I think she can be competitive moving up through the years."
The Mercyhurst graduate student -- now working on her thesis -- said she would continue to play the game she loves in the Glenwood League next summer if her career allows her to stay in Erie. She said her Glenwood experience was solely about her love for the sport.
"I wasn't doing it to make history or any statements," Augustine said. "It's just about being able to play the game."
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On Thursday night all you had to do was follow Kirstie Alley on Twitter – or have a reservation at Mr. Chow.
The actor – who turns 50 on Friday – had a early celebration and dinner at the Beverly Hills hotspot with girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis … and a ton of other celebrities.
Current Dancing with the Stars contestant Kirstie Alley and author Jackie Collins both caught Clooney in action – and live Tweeted his birthday dinner. Wrote Alley: "Jeez... I'm having dinner and I swear this is the most star studded restaurant I've ever been in!!... Impressive!!!"
Collins was equally impressed with her famous fellow diners. "Fun dinner at CHOWS. with Kathy Griffin. Spotted George Clooney & beautiful gf Elizabetta. Also Kirsti Alley looking major svelte," she posted.
"Kirsti was with Kelly Preston, & wandering around were Ray Romano & Brad Garret. Quite a star studded night."
Replied Alley: "u a bad ass Jackie... Great seeing u tonight.. Were we surrounded by beautiful men or what?? Mr. Chows it is every nite xxo."
And Alley didn't leave the restaurant empty-handed. "Happy birthday George Clooney," she later Tweeted. "Great to see u.. Better to hug u."
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In Irish bestseller Keyes' 10th novel, a very mysterious narrator introduces the seven residents of 66 Star Street in Dublin—then prepares to change at least one of their fates forever. There's a faint sense of impending doom, but the characters' daily lives are so involving you'll resist the impulse to rush ahead to see if they all survive. Will Katie, a successful music publicist who's just turned 40, get over her committment-phobic boyfriend? Why is Lydia, a twentysomething cabbie, so bitter? Can Jemima, the building's oldest member, survive her ne'er-do-well son's visit? And what's up with newlyweds Matt and Maeve's bizarre nighttime ritual? Somehow Keyes manages to stuff a smorgasbord of genres into one tasty tale. There are chick lit heroines (and heroes) real enough to root for, family strife that rings both hilariously and poignantly true, and very serious issues (which shall remain nameless here so that the plot twists aren't spoiled) handled with heart and sensitivity. By the end of the saga, all will be answered. But the real joy is in the journey itself: watching Keyes' quirky characters as they change partners, reveal battle scars and command your attention on every page.
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Will we ever have a Madame President? Journalist Kornblut presents an unsettling look inside the Hillary and Palin campaigns, showing how sexism, media mockery and failed strategies keep women from higher offices. Full of astonishing anecdotes (Michigan's Jennifer Granholm became governor only after she minimized her beauty by running black-and-white ads), this book is an eye-opener.


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Dukes Fall in Season Opener to Visiting Ohio State
Nov. 22, 2002
Candace Futrell (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) led the Dukes and the game with a career-best 29 points while Beth Friday (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) added 13 points, but it wasn't enough as Duquesne fell 88-48 to visiting Ohio State in a mutual season-opener.
Futrell, who left the game briefly with a leg injury, also had a game-best eight rebounds, two assists and three steals on the evening. The Altoona junior was 4-of-8 from behind the arc and 9-of-11 from the charity stripe.
Ashley Allen led the Buckeyes with 20 points and dished off a game-best eight assists.
Duquesne held an early 11-3 lead before the Buckeyes scored six straight to get within an 11-9 reach at the 13:56 mark before Nikolina Pender hit a jumper for a 13-9 cushion. The Dukes held a 15-11 edge before Ohio State knotted the game 15-15 with 9:00 on the clock. The Buckeyes took advantage of their speed to extend their scoring drive to 21-0 for a 32-15 advantage. The Dukes were held scoreless for 8:44 before Futrell landed a three-point goal for an 18-32 deficit with 2:42 to go. Ohio State would hold a 34-19 lead at the break. Duquesne committed 16 turnovers in the first half which resulted in 16 OSU points.
The Buckeyes opened the second frame on a three-point goal from Caity Matter for a 37-19 edge and would not let the Dukes closer than 24-42 early in the contest. Mid-way through the second half, Ohio State began a 17-7 scoring drive for a 69-38 edge and they never looked back.
Duquesne shot 80.0 percent from the free throw line (12-15) to the Buckeyes' 73.3 percent (11-15), but OSU out-shot DU 57.1 percent (36-63) to 32.0 percent (16-50) from the field for the game. OSU held a slim 32-31 rebounding advantage.
Duquesne (0-1) returns to action this Sunday as they host Lehigh (0-1) in a 2:00 pm tip-off at the Palumbo Center.
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MDR food was actually pretty good. Not gourmet, lower quantities, one less course and much planer presentation than HAL, Celebrity or Princess, but the food was acceptable and actually pleasant most of the time. This is the first cruise that I have lost weight on.
The Buffet food was also good for buffet food, but the buffet area was much too small with woefully inadequate seating. NCL staff allowed people who weren't eating to hog the scarce dining space while diners were looking for places to sit.
Specialty restaurants: The French bistro had good service, attractively presented food and the one of the most tasteless steaks I have ever had. The Steakhouse was better but not a truly outstanding restaurant. The Pacific heights, a strange little no extra charge specialty restaurant was a quiet place to eat but the food wasn't as good as the MDR. They should close it use the space to expand the buffet.
Service in all the restaurants was good or better except for allowing squatters in the buffet area. I only had one meal in 14 days that was seriously different from what I ordered, service was always reasonably prompt, courteous and I found the serving staff to be generally friendly.
Cabin service didn't quite have the sparkle it has had on better cruise lines but it was quite good with no real deficiencies. I suspect they are a bit understaffed.
I went to a wine tasting for $15, the NCL staffer was somewhat knowledgeable about wine but tended to overgeneralize. I was still a good experience with good wines.
Went to a beer tasting at the sports bar. The bartender was a useless clown that didn't have the slightest idea what he was talking about. The beer was a very ordinary selection of bottled imported beer.
Went to a Sangria/Food pairing but it was canceled at the last minute because not enough people showed up. The nickle dime NCL approach frequently showed up on this trip.
Signed up for a behind the scenes tour, but canceled when they presented me with a $55 charge that wasn't mentioned until I signed up.
This is the first cruise line that I have been on that actually charged a corkage fee to bring wine on board for consumption in your cabin.
The tour went through some of the most spectacular natural scenery there is going around Cape Horn, through the Beagle Channel and Straights of Magellan. It is an area also rich with history. Unfortunately, they did not have a naturalist/lecturer on board. They used an NCL staff member to do the presentations that should have been, and are on other cruise lines, done by a professional. NCL in their nickel dime mode is primarily using public domain (material so old the copyright has expired) so they don't have to pay for it. What we got were largely black and white, amateurishly put together Powerpoint presentations by a person who had little knowledge of what he was talking about. According to the NCL staffer, this is the way NCL is going to be doing their naturalist and history lectures in the future. I'm not faulting the presenter, it's NCLs fault for not getting qualified lecturers.
Entertainment was pretty good, no use mentioning details because they change. Entertainment varies from season to season and cruise to cruise to it's risky making comparisons, but I thought it was better than HAL, not as good as Celebrity on par with Princess but not as glitzy as Princess. No overall disappointment with NCL's entertainment.
We were supposed to see Puerto Montt on the return but there was big event io town that had several streets blocked so our tour guide gave us extra time in Puerto Vars where the was pleasant to see and a nice public square with a beer festival going on. We ended up with a very good lunch in a restaurant overlooking a beautiful lake.


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Lock the Rock
Here's the thing about losing fumbles. They're random. A coin-flip. If you lose a bunch one year, it's probably bad luck. Eventually, be it the very next year or over the course of a few years, the numbers should even out. In the eternal statistical model of football, teams will lose 50 percent of their fumbles.
But here's Nebraska's problem: Even if the Huskers are recovering the expected one-half of their own fumbles, losing half of a lot of fumbles is still an issue. And it's been an issue under Bo Pelini.
Since 2008, the Huskers have finished in the bottom 10 nationally in fumbles lost three times and total fumbles four times. This despite the fact that Nebraska, under Pelini, has actually recovered a slightly higher percentage of fumbles (52.76 percent) than one can expect. It's one of the more consistent statistical trends of the past five seasons and it's one that, yet again this year, the Huskers are trying to fix.
"There are thousands of drills, but they all mean the same thing: We hold the ball high and tight," sophomore I-back Imani Cross said on Tuesday. "We lock the rock, that's kind of a slang term for it. All that means is you have four points and the front door and the back door closed."
This fall, Nebraska is once again using white covers on the football in certain drills. Those make the ball more difficult to handle, make those four pressure points Cross is talking about more crucial. The Huskers used them in practice during the latter half of the 2012 season. There are still penalties for the players — pushups and other physical drudgery — when they put the ball on the turf in practice. But there's also a mental component to carrying the football that's received added focus in the early days of fall camp.
"I don't think it's so much the way you carry the ball, I think it's thinking about carrying the ball," Cross said. "We're all more cautious of locking the ball while we're running."
But not so cautious that it keeps the Nebraska backs from actually focusing on, you know, running the ball.
"When you're carrying the ball, you don't think 'I got to lock the rock,'" Cross said. "It's a habit. We're all creatures of habit. Whatever you do every day, every time you touch the ball, that's how you're going to do it in the game."
You can't have fumbles lost without fumbles, of course, and the graphs below do a good job illustrating just how frequently the Huskers have put the ball on the turf since 2008 while also backing up the coin-flip notion of fumble recoveries. Between 2008 and 2012, the national average for fumbles has hovered around the 20 mark, while fumbles lost stays pretty constant at 10.
The only year Nebraska fumbled like an average team was in 2009. The Huskers under Pelini have never been above average in the number of fumbles lost, though they were close in both 2009 and 2011. The former was the one season where Nebraska looked like an average team on both fronts (21 fumbles, 11 lost), but the latter is why the Huskers have a reputation as a fumble-prone team.
In 2011, Nebraska ranked 117th nationally with 32 total fumbles but finished the season ranked 11th with a remarkably low fumbles lost percentage of 34.38 percent. Back to the coin-flip idea: the Huskers were on a remarkable hot streak that season but, when you're dealing with fumbles, it never feels like it. If a team fumbles the ball 30 times a season, fans notice, whether the home team recovers the majority of those fumbles or not.
How does Nebraska fix it? More drills, more drilling.
"I think our skill guys have done a great job of rising to the challenge of keeping the ball off the turf," senior tackle Jeremiah Sirles said. "Taylor's made great decisions in practice of throwing it away, not trying to force it, or using his feet to get out of bad situations. We've made it such an emphasis, that it's really showing up in practice."
If it translates to the field, the Huskers' offense could really be something to watch in 2013. All of the offensive success of last season becomes more impressive when you consider that there were just two teams that fumbled more than Nebraska did last season and the Huskers lost more than 62 percent of those fumbles. The 2011 "hot streak?" It evened out in 2012. Over the two years combined, Nebraska lost 49.25 percent of its fumbles.
Nobody can ask for much more than that over the long term.
But in the short term — right now in fall camp — fumbles will continue to be a major topic both inside and outside the Hawks Championship Center.
"Hopefully, that will motivate us to stop the fumbles," Cross said.


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How long before i should box after a fractured knuckle
I hurt my right hand about 5 weeks back after a few days when the swelling went away i could move it fine almost as normal and can lift weights with it etc but after 5 weeks i still cant hit with it as the point of the knuckle is sore after looking on the internet i think i must have fractured it, how long do you think i should rest it before going back to using it at the boxing gym?
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Swollen for three days and all you've done is look on the internet? That would be bad enough, but to top it off you come from a country with socialised healthcare. You, or your taxpaying neighbour has already paid for it so I suggest you make the most of the local healthcare facilities. If it is fractured and you have had no treatment plus you're doing weights on it, there could be long term damage. I once let a big fracture heal for 8 weeks but it still hurts from time to time, 8 years later. Hands are the fighters most important assetts. Get them treated!
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what happened with your hand again ? I broke few of mine knuclke bones before, though.
so usually it takes from 2-4 months to fully healed, and only then you can practice step by step.
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Episcopal Academy started without much in the way of high expectations.
Coming off an underwhelming 2011 that resulted in only three wins, there was a lot to like about the Churchmen. They were loaded with senior talent, but there were questions about whether they were good enough to compete with the Malvern Preps and Haverford Schools of the Inter-Ac landscape.
Malvern was the preseason favorite to win it all, with Haverford School a close
second. So much attention was focused on those programs, and for good reason.
People scoffed at EA's easy nonleague schedule. The Churchmen opened some eyes when they manhandled Interboro in a Week 2 showdown. When they were promptly rank among the likes of Ridley and Garnet Valley in the Daily Times Super 7, there was disagreement. Defeating quality opponent in Interboro (a Class AAA school vs. EA's AA classification, no less) was considered a small feather in the cap, but the doubting persisted.
This team can't possibly compete with the big dogs, right?
Well, if destroying Interboro wasn't enough proof that EA was arguably the top team in the county in 2012, the Churchmen went ahead and blew out Malvern and, two weeks later, defeated Haverford School on the final day of the season to win the Inter-Ac championship.
The 14 points they allowed in that game was the most they gave up all season.
The debate will last for quite some time. Could Episcopal ever beat Ridley or Garnet Valley or Academy Park? We'll never know for sure, but they could hang with the best of them.
The Churchmen earned the right to be called Delcofootball's Team of the Year.
Some stats to leave you with:
- Episcopal outscored its opponents, 368-35. Its points allowed were the fewest in the county (Ridley was second at 156, albeit including more games).
- Posted six shutouts, including three in a row to start the season.
- QB and Daily Times Player of the Year Adam Strouss had at least one touchdown in every game.
- Team scored seven touchdowns on three separate occasions.
- Only the fifth undefeated Inter-Ac team since 1990 and the first since 2008.


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|September 25, 2007, 10:02 PM
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New member for a few weeks now!
I joined a few weeks ago and am hooked on the forum. I'm new to the hobby and am finding a lot of good information. After not having shot a gun for - oh, 15 years? - I decided this summer to learn how to shoot again. So I dragged myself down to an indoor range in Greensboro, NC where the friendly owner taught me to shoot a Ruger Mark II. While there a member let me shoot her Glock 19. A few months later (August) a friend of mine in Arkansas took me to his range to shoot his M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, and .45 Auto. I was hooked.
So, about three weeks ago I purchased a Ruger 10/22. I love it, but wanted something for longer distances, so last week I picked up - after much research here - a Savage 12 FV in .223. Boy it's fun putting 1" holes in paper at 100 yards!
Now I want (need?) a handgun, and have been seriously considering a Ruger Hunter .22 LR. But I love shooting 9mm's, and today was at another range testing a Glock 17. Liked it a lot, but need to try some more before buying (I have to wait 30 days for my permit anyway, so I have some time).
Anyway, what an addictive hobby! I'm having a blast. (pun intended, I guess).
So, if anyone wants to give me some advice on a 9mm that will be used primarily for accuracy on the range, go ahead an shoot me a message. 9mm Pistols I'm considering include:
1) Glock 17
3) Glock 34
4) XD Tactical
5) Beretta 92S
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Again, accuracy on the range is my most important consideration. I won't be carrying, but I think any of these will do for home defense.
|September 26, 2007, 01:07 PM
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I live here on the eastern edge of North Carolina, the next step is England
where gun control unfortunately is the law of the land. I have several weapons, S&W 38+ model 60 with laser, a Taraus ulta lite 38+ also with a laser, Heckler & Koch compact .45, 25 cal. automatic Bretta, and a North American Arms 22magnum. I do have a CCW permit and always carry my 22 mag with me. It's light and fits into my shirt pocket. Depending on my mood. I also carry the 38 or 45. The weight is a factor. In addition I also do my own reloading out of necessity. The hight cost of amunition makes it expeditios to load my own bullets, plus it's a relaxing hobby. I use a Lee turret press for reloading. I am a strong advocate for the Castle Doctrine here in North Carolina where the politicians talk a big talk but do nothing. Maybe some day.
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|September 27, 2007, 10:05 AM
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I Just Recently Wanted To Buy A Stock For My 10/22 Ruger. I Went With Dixie Consolidated. After 2 Months Nothing. No Stock And No Refund. I Just Got Riped Off For Over 350.00 Dollars. I Contact The Guys And They Do Not Reply To My Emails.. I Call And They Give Me The Run Around On How It Will Take A Few Day To Refund My Money. But After Over A Week Now Nothing.. Everyone Should Be Careful And Watch Out For This Place Called Dixie Consolidated
|September 27, 2007, 12:35 PM
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well 21 years old and have been into firearms since a very young age. my grandfather was a marine and retires homicide detective as well as worked vice.
i love goign out clay shooting as well as just soem regular target practice once in a while to relax from a stressful day at work. (dont know if thats a good think to admit lol)
also im going to be obtaining a CC lisence hopefully soon since i miss how arizona was open carry unlike corperated county's of the seattle area.
my current armerment:
Hi-point 9mm carbine
Hi-Poiont 9mm comp pistol
Mossburg 500 pump 12 gauge (full syn for HD and full cammo for hunting)
Marline tube feel .22LR
S&W .38 (grandfathers old service pistol)
Beretta .22lr pistol
H&R breach break 20gauge
thats it for now. have been looking into a smaller higher caliber revolver like a .38 or 357 for CC.
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|September 28, 2007, 03:50 PM
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Just signed on. Looks like a nice place to talk about guns. I am mostly into sporting rifles. I do a fair amount of big game, small game, and bird hunting. I like shotguns and handguns as well but I think I am obsessed with rifles. I enjoy shooting at the range as often as I can and have recently taken up sporting clays. That has been a lot of fun so far. Looking forward to getting in on some of the discussions. Crow
|September 28, 2007, 03:57 PM
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been lurking (and occasionaly posting) Im from Norway, sadly no weapons and only ever fired some 22lr rifle (was just 11-12 at the time, competition shooting-course thing-gun range clup, dont know what to call it)
dont own a weapon, definitly plan to. i want to start competition shooting and hunting (both of which are the only valid reasons to own a firearm in norway) so..yeah...
Norway is cold, i dont have guns, i want guns, i like reading about them, looking at pictures (probably because im deprived of general...gun handling O.o)
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|September 28, 2007, 09:06 PM
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Hello everyone. I am a disabled Air Force vet and I am a new Texan thanks to Hurrican Rita. I have been married for ten years to one of the sweetest women that once lived in Chicago. I met her on aol.com and we have been in love ever since. We have no children at home with us but have four lovely daughter between the both of us. She has one and I have three girls no boys. We also own a pretty little Pomeranian called Sable. We live in Beaumont, Texas and I belong to the Golden Triangle Gun Club. My favorite pistol is the 1911 and I have a Thompson Custom and a Colt Commander lightweight both 45acp. I also own a Beretta PX4 Storm in 40S&W, a Ruger P84 Mark II, a Bersa Thunder 380acp, a Ruger 22lr competition target pistol with the slabside 6 inch barrel. I am planning on buying a Rock River Arms Tactical 1911 45acp and a Taurus 627 357mag with the four inch barrel. I carry the Thompson or the Colt daily. On special occasions I will carry the Bersa Thunder. My night stand pistol is the PX4 because it has a light attached to its underside. I love reading other gun owners discussions and seeing their in the forums. I hope to enjoy being here and wish to be a productive member. If anyone in my area wants to get together for some range time just pm me and we can set a date. I am flexible because i am retired. Greetings to one and all!!
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|September 28, 2007, 11:12 PM
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Im a novice/rooky gun enthusiast. Ive shot many but only owned one. It was a cute little 380 auto that served its purpose for my needs at the time, (basically a purse gun for my jump bag when I was a paramedic). I bought the gun from a Vet for cash, off the books, cause Im a bit paranoid about any Government knowing about my defenses. 15 years later, (long after the loss of that 380), Im still worried about exposure but still understand the need for American defense.
I am looking to quietly arm my-self again. My questions revolve around survival in an all out war, (or civil), situation. As I understand; It would be better to be armed with weapons that your opponents might use in order to have ample supplies of ammunition and or weapons. This being said I wonder what the most common calibers are, (world wide), so that I might choose weapons that use them.
As Ive said Im seriously a rooky in the gun world but; The Beretta 92A (Euro) fits my hand instinctually, (as in the Israeli technique). Then there is the ever popular Uzi that is relatively reliable and very common. Although I dont prefer the lightweight kick of a Glock, many of those use 9mm too. That, in addition to the US Military use of 9mm, makes me think that the nine might be in the uppermost choices. Then, and maybe foremost, Im thinking AK-47, (dont know that caliber). Im probably wrong but Im thinking the AK may be the ultimately foremost automatic weapon in the world and thus easily found rounds/weapons.
After that, assuming my novice choices are correct, Im thinking 45s, 38s and the ever present M-16 (again, what ever caliber that may be). I would appreciate youre alls input so that I may have some direction as to how best choose weapons for my paranoid scenario.
Thank you.
|September 28, 2007, 11:33 PM
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Newb here HK snob IDPA shooter for fun.
|September 30, 2007, 03:12 AM
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I was spent my first 23 or so years in Massachusetts with absolutely no firearm exposure aside from some toys and the occasional bow and arrow. Around 2005 I saw a picture of a Springfield Armory XD 9mm 3inch subcompact and thought to myself "Holy **** that is gorgeous, I think I'll read about these firearms now even though they're for imbred hicks of course!" After about a year of reading all things firearm related be it Constitutional interpretations or field stripping a 1911, I moved to Florida where greater freedom was achieved.
From what I read Massachusetts was full of red-tape, waiting periods and all kinds of limitations. When asking another online community various newbie questions I mentioned that I would be moving to Florida in the upcoming months. Instead of doing anything in MA I waited until I was well situated in Florida and met up with a semi-large group of Internet strangers who let me fire their guns.
On my very first day out I shot a CO2 tank powered pelletgun, Walther P99qa, XD 9mm service, Sig P229ct, Kahr P45, Taurus 1911, FN FS2000, Romak-3 and an Enfield. It was quite the learning experience as well as a great introduction to the varied world of firearms.
Several months later I now own a marlin 60 and the XD 9mm service model from one of the guys. I have all kinds of other wacky plans including a Walther P22 (Threaded since I'll be transferring a YHM Mite suppressor eventually) a mosin m44 for kicks and an all purpose 870.
My biggest plan right now is to build a sbr/suppressed AR15 chambered in .22lr with a trijicon reflex sight (with rear/front flip up irons) a magpul ctr stock and plenty of 30 round magazines. It's going to run over $2000 but I really want to build something unique that I can call my own. I highly doubt it will be the first but it's something special I can feel highlights my soon to be growing collection. It's not that I'm trying to be anti-conformist, I just spent several months checking out all kinds of rifles/pistols and concluded that I wanted to build something entirely customized. I've shared this plan with several others who have given me their blessings and others who chided me for building a .22lr AR15.
I decided to sign up here at THR to exchange conversations, opinions and anything else with fellow firearms enthusiasts. Right now my biggest regret in life has been not taken advantage of the rights protected by people I spent mere minutes in History class reading about. It's a damn shame that myself and probably countless others don't realize, understand and respect the sacrifices great men and women of times past have impacted our current civilization.
Well, I suppose I'm flying off on a tangent being that I've been awake for 24 hours so I'll end it right here.
Hello, THR!
|September 30, 2007, 02:19 PM
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Location: Muncy, PA
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I've been shooting and playing outside most of my life. My parents stressed hard work, self reliance and being responsible for your actions growing up. I hated it then, watching my friends do whatever they wanted but I understand what a gift it was now. I also appreciate the company of others who live life that way.
I recently married and we are going to start a family soon. I have a couple of friends in similar circumstances who share similar interests. We have been seriously discussing emergency preparedness, home defense, etc. for about a year now. This is a first for all of us but recent events spawned some conversations and led to some reading/research which led to more conversations which led to more reading/research. I think we have started the active planning stage of the conversations/research.
I've found a lot of helpful information in the Forums and liked the mindset and friendly nature I've seen so I figured it was time to join in. I look forward to discussing our plans and options with everyone. We don't think that we need to be ready to take on a company size assualt from our houses but do want to be ready for home invastion, natural disaster, civil unrest, etc.
I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone better. Thanks for the great site.
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|September 30, 2007, 11:25 PM
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Hello everyone, im from Connecticut and i love guns, they are my passion. going shooting is my stress relief'....
I shoot everything, but my favorite are AR's.
i wanted to thanks to all over here for your knowledge, and for creating this wonderful page. thanks and lets go shooting.....
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|October 1, 2007, 05:27 PM
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Location: northern IL
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I'm from KS, currently living in IL.
I enjoy cowboy action shooting with guns of the Old West (SA revolvers, SXS shotguns, and lever-action rifles. I have single-shot long range rifles (Browning 95 and Sharps), but haven't had the time to shoot them much.
I hunt big game and small game with guns of the modern era (bolt action Rugers and Winchesters). I haven't hunted upland game birds in a while, but that is mostly because I haven't met any local like-minded individuals.
I prefer to hunt whitetail deer with my .54 cal Hawken repro instead of the slug shotgun mandated here in IL. Handguns are also an option, so I'll be carrying either my Python or Anaconda into the woods this season along w/ my muzzleloader.
|October 2, 2007, 12:51 AM
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Hi all,
I am newbie to Gun and anything Gun in general. Looking forward to own a Springfield XD 9mm real soon. Looking forward to meet everyone here
|October 2, 2007, 01:47 PM
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Greetings to all!!!!
My first post. Look forward to the future chat.
|October 2, 2007, 11:19 PM
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My dad always called me ironvic, and it stuck. I shoot handguns mostly and have owned bucketloads of them since the 1970s-mostly because I wanted to get lots of hands-on experience with all types of pistols, revolvers and centerfire rifles, including a lot of milsurp stuff. A lot of them were sold or traded in my quest to learn all about guns.
It started when a SWAT team leader we were assigned to as ambulance personnel (on a Real Bad call) told me to grab his shotgun if he got hit. He showed me how to load and fire a Remington 870 right there in the emergency room then we headed upstairs with the team to get two nurses seriously wounded by a gunman who was still in the building with a hunting rifle. I realized I knew not much about firearms and wanted to learn in case there ever was a 'next time.'
I have enjoyed the shooting sports ever since. My current battery includes a SIG-Sauer P-226 9mm (my favorite pistol of all time), a Remington 870 Wingmaster ex-police shotgun from the same era and configuration as the one the cop showed me how to use (I love it!), a Smith & Wesson 686 Plus in snubbie configuration, a Colt Trooper MK-III 6" .357 Magnum (a tack driver), and an early Winchester 9422 XTR lever gun in .22 LR. Still need to get a good centerfire rifle-deciding on caliber, maybe a non military type as .223 and most current military cartridges are in short supply in time of war.
I've posted a bunch already in the forums-I really like this forum and the group's good manners.
|October 4, 2007, 01:19 PM
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Well, I'm new here.
Came across the site while surfing at work.......
I hunt, fish, and shoot.
|October 4, 2007, 06:02 PM
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hey all, been reading THR posts for a long time, and only today after reading chuck hawks spew (you know the one) oi just had to sign on, if only to take a swing at the old fuddydud.
i got a 9422 win mag, sako 75 hunter stainless 223 rem, kimber montana 7mm08, tikka t3 stainless synthetic 270 wsm, and an 11-87 sportsman 12 guage.
do most of my hunting in the southern alps of new zealand where i live, and mix that up with a bit of gold prospecting.
|October 4, 2007, 07:30 PM
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Hey Folks,
I am a new member but have owned guns for 53 years. During that time I have had quite a variety of both long and short guns. I started shooting at age 12 with a brand new Winchester 20 Ga. Model 37 that my Dad gave me for my 12th birthday. Got my first rabbit that day.
That started a long love of hunting and shooting I still love today. I have about 47 guns of one type or another today and would not want to part with a single one of them. Some are new, some are old, all are great.
My 2 very best are the Mod. 37 and and a Remington Mod 521-T that will still hold a dime sized group at 100 Yds.
That's enough about me. I'll just hang aroung for a while and read some of the posts. I'm retired so should have the time to jump in any time.
|October 5, 2007, 11:18 AM
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Hello Raven 67 checking in,
I am new to the forum. I am a retired CW4 from the United States Army. I flew Blackhawks and have been flying as a commercial pilot for the last six years. I guide during time off and love the outdoors. I enjoy field craft, shooting and marksmanship training. I look forward to the resources that this board provides. Thanks for the forum.
|October 5, 2007, 02:41 PM
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Short hand
Could some one direct me to the short had that is used on this site (e.g. 'pm sent', 'bump', etc. Thanks.
|October 5, 2007, 08:10 PM
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Hello all, I'm a longtime lurker. Interested in joining in the discussion.
Looking forward to the chat.
|October 6, 2007, 01:29 AM
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G-Day All
Hi had a day of going through posts.
And thought it was a great site.
I am looking to buy my first rifle, I am hoping to learn from some of the more experianced people.
And share some experiances.
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It just occurred to me this week that I hadn't printed any of my own photographs for quite a while, a few weeks in fact, and that my Epson 2100 printer is quietly gathering dust in the corner of my office. Recently, more official reports also conclude that printing is on the decline, despite the availability of printing technology that is more life-like and durable than ever before. Back in the pre-digital days, prints either made in the darkroom or at your local lab were the best way to view your work. Now it seems that the LCD monitor has taken over as the viewing device of choice. So, when was the last time that you made a print? Is printing your first choice method of evaluating and sharing your photographs? What kind of printer do you own (if any) and how could it be improved? Shout out now…
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Mark, with all the work you put into PhotographyBLOG (for comparison,
Phil's last article was Tuesday and this is already Saturday), no wonder
you have little time left for printing your own photos. :)
I normally get other people (ie photobox, or another) to print my photos, and so far it seems to be once a year, whenever I go on a long/big holiday. The last time I printed any photos myself was when I got a new printer - but since then, it's mainly been used the text, rather than photos.
So sad.
You're right - back in the day, everyone pretty much HAD to print their photos from the rolls of film, at the local labs or pharmacy or whatever......
Now that people are zipping files and sending email photos electronically, people are just happy to stare at photos on their computer! Just like I've been saying all this time, Gary!
So now the big finger-pointing sort of question I have to pose is: most of the time, why does any consumer need a digicam that shoots more than 2 Megapixels? They're certainly not going to print enough to justify getting an expensive, fancy camera that would help you print nice 8x10s, consistently, right? All they need is a camera that can print 4x6s IS THEY NEED TO, and one day if they decide to have a nice BIG photo taken and printed, then can always just RENT a camera with more megapixels, or HIRE a Photographer that can do it for you!
So why are you consumers being misled in to thinking that you have to pay more for more pixels when you really don't need it?
Because now, if the camera companies only made 2 Megapixel cameras, they wouldn't be making any money. At this point, they can give away 2 Megapixel chips like a bulk package of rolls films.
And if this trend of non-printing carries on, then what will the printing and ink companies do? They will have to increase prices to meet their already high production costs, just to level their income.
As far as Environmentalists are concerned, they're happy as daisies because less paper is used, and less waste is produced - because, you know, who the hell recycles emptry printer cartridges? I certainy have not seen any company seriously go out of their way in to developing some great recyling benefit programme where they come collect all my plastic containers, or have a specific place to drop them so that I can get something back for that effort! If there are some places to do that - there isn't enough of them!
Upload and stare.......
Along those same lines, why do people buy 200+ horsepower cars
with top speeds of 120+ mph when most of the time they are sitting
in traffic and cannot even do the 65 mph speed limit?
In view of the above mentioned trend away from photo printing, it's
a good thing today's printers have individual color ink cartridges, so
you can use your photo printer for everyday text printing, as well.
Well, when I got my first digital camera I printed the first thousand (literally) of pictures that I took. After all, that was what I always did with my pictures in the film days.
Then time passed and even though I had printed my photos into 4x6, I discovered that I prefered much more to view them on a 22" CRT monitor at 3 megapixel resolution. Now when I bring pictures to view show my family, I bring a single CD which doesn't get dirty because I'm the one who puts into the computer or DVD-player which can show JPEGs. We see the pictures all at once and I can tell everyone a single time what they are seeing. In all, its a much better experience that what it used to be.
But I do still print, not photos for my albums though. I print photos for display, either 8.5"x11" or 13"x19". Now, my 20 best pieces of work are handing on my walls far all to see. Note that's why I need a 8 MP camera. Also because I did not know in advance which one would become my favorites, I shoot all pics at 8 megapixels, just in case. If I know which ones would never leave the display, then 3 megapixels would be enough.
"and cannot even do the 65 mph speed limit?"
What town are you living in?
People here drive 80MPH on the freeway, average.
There are race tracks that are open to the public where you can take your car and drag race and/or pull laps around the track as fast as you want.
Of course, if you crash and burn, it's all your own fault. The choice is yours.
Thanks, as always, for the great blog! Reading it over here in California always gives me a good perspective on things over there. As for printing, as busy as I am with home remodeling, free-lancing,blogging and stuff, I really don't get much of a chance to print. I even have a Epson 7600 plotter that I've had for 2-years and it has yet to be used! Sad but true. Makes me wonder though, in the days of yore when the photo-entusiasts had a darkroom, how often did they print? Maybe, after all the newness of home-printing has worn off the numbers are the same for both analog and digital?
You can do 80 mph on the freeways here too, but only between the
hours of 12 - 3 AM.
The national speed limit here is 60KPH, expressways are 80KPH. The fella down the street bought a Ferrari last summer, inverse proportion, the bigger the car the smaller the p....!
The smaller the petrol mileage?
Not to get off the subject of cars, but I was going to buy the same
printer as Mark's, the Epson Stylus Photo 2100, when it first came
out, but it was not available in the US. Epson's 2200 was available
in the US, but it did not print direct to CD like the 2100, so I waited
until the Epson Stylus Photo R800 came out, which prints CDs but
does not print 13" x 44" like the 2100, only 8.5" x 11". But it rarely
gets used by my wife for printing her photos.
Now that she has the HP Photosmart 475, I expect that to change,
although it has been a week and the box has not yet been opened.
But to be fair, we just got back from vacation.
Some of us are very interested in your vacation, Gary! I may speak for a vast number of fans of yours, not only for your genius, but for your impressions along the way. Life is sharing, I personally would love to hear a little about picture taking, interesting things that happened and impressions of a very beautiful part of America. How 'bout it ?
Unfortunately, cameras were not allowed in the casinos.
I run 8 x 10 prints off an Epson P2000, maybe 200 to 250 a year. I post four times that many on my web sites, but there's still nothing like giving someone a print. Many people post and share their photos on Flickr, seems to be the trend.
I don't take many photos, and in answer to the multi megapixel point, I tend to crop and retouch quite a bit on the computer, which I couldn't do very effectivly with a film camera. I tend ot print very rarely, so save it for special prints I want to display. When I want to show someone a photo I'm particularly happy with, I either email them or put them on my PDA. Saves paper and ink, and I don't have lots of prints cluttering up my home. I still get through a fair amount of ink for other tasks though.
Well i used to shoot slides, so i rarely printed anyways.
I have an Epson Picturemate which my stepson bought for me and my wife Christmas 2004. I am on my fifth cartridge and tend to produce at least a couple of prints (6x4) every week. I am very pleased with the Epson apart from the fact that if you put a card straight into the printer it will severely crop your image to fit the 6x4 paper size rather than print in the digital image proportion of 4x5. For enlargements or a lot of enprints I use Photobox and find their service excellent. Personally I think that a print is the best way of storing and viewing a digital image.
We buy 200 horsepower cars and 10 mp cameras mostly because we love technology. 90% plus of the buyers will never use 1/4 of the potential of what they have got. But it makes us feel good to have it. Human Nature.
I wish I could stop worrying so much about megapixels myself, even though I have seen the lie in this philosophy. My cheap 3.1mp camera is sharper with less noise than my friends 5mp Casio for nearly twice the price.
Trouble is, every new model that has the features you want has more megapixels, whether you want that or not.
I am pretty convinced that, even allowing for cropping and editing, very few people need more than 5 or 6 megapixels at the most. Look at the images from a professional Nikon D-SLR with 6mp, they are as shrarp as you could ever want and would print wel up to A3. Have you ever printed A3? I haven't, although I'd love to if I could afford the printer to do it. But not often.
I just got an 8mp camera, when i reduce down to monitor size or print at A4 I actually wonder why 8mp?
One point I forgot to make.
I would rather have 5mp with a brilliantly sharp lens than 10mp with an average lens. What's the point of that, and yet so many cameras offer that compromise. Marketing!
n 1: the act of taking and *printing* photographs 2: the process of producing images of objects on *photosensitive* surfaces 3: the occupation of taking and *printing* photographs or making movies.
So unless you are printing your images it's not photography.
If you had taken your word search just a little bit further to look up the
definition of "digital photography", you would have found the following:
digital photography
A method of photography in which an image is digitally encoded and
stored for LATER reproduction.
So, it is photography, as long as you are storing your images. :)
I print my photos all the time (well actually, my photo lab does). I shoot both film and digital, so with digital, I only print the keepers.
I work all day in front of a computer and prefer curling up the sofa with an album, rather than sitting in front of the computer at home. In addition, we enjoy making the albums and reliving the experiences captured in the photos.
I couldn't agree more, Ira! You just cannot beat a print for looking at photos. Like you we enjoy making albums and we are always pulling them off the shelf to look at them. It is a lot easier than setting up a projector or booting up the computer!


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KHAN: Absolutely. To me, every day I look at the tarps it is like underachieving, and I can't wait to be able to do that."