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One of the things I love about photography is that each individual photographer has their own style, vision and "eye" for how they want to execute a shot. There are tons of different variations, perspectives, angles and compositions you can achieve with one shot. I learned this very quickly back when I took Sarah Wilkerson's Shooting 301: Composition and Creativity workshop. None of us interpreted the assignments exactly the same and we all had our own spin. The class pushed us to be creative and step out of our safe zone. It was fun to see everyone's assignments from week to week, all the creativity, variation & ideas. It was also awesome to hear feedback and critique because sometimes it turned into an a-ha moment. Here are a couple images I took in Sarah's Composition & Creativity workshop that ran May 2011.
Because everyone varies so much on how they interpret and see things, it's fun to go shooting with a friend and see how your images of the same subject can vary so greatly. From the lens choice, lighting angle to the composition, perspective, etc. there are so many variables to take into account so you can achieve the result you want.
When you shoot, think about the intended result you want the viewer to be able to read. Are you trying to create a pretty shot you can frame in your house, tell a story, highlight a particular time in your subject's life, be creative, capture your subject in action, create dramatic lighting, make your viewer feel a certain way (happy, emotional, uncomfortable)? Try to take your result into account when you're shooting.
Sometimes you compose your shot to tell a story. In this image below, I wanted to use it to document a particular time in my life. I wanted to remember that I had to go to the doctor every week for months and that each time my son was with me. Almost every visit my mom came to help watch Garrett and to be with me because she was excited and wanted to be there. I wanted to capture that moment so that one day (when he is old enough) I can show the baby their excitement through pictures. I composed the shot to include as much context as possible. If I cropped in more, it wouldn't have told the story I wanted it to because without all the context it wouldn't have had the same meaning.
Here's another example. My goal was to include as much context as possible here, too. I want to put it in his 3 year book so he can remember the time when we painted for three days straight together.
Sometimes you don't care about context or telling a story and you compose your shot for a different purpose or sometimes purely for aesthetics. In Sarah's workshop, we all had to pick a series of shots and compose the shots in 3 different ways. It really got our creative juices flowing. It was fun and easier and more natural as the weeks went on. This is an activity you can also do on your own.
As you can see from my examples of the snapshots I took of my son, a lot of times the lens you choose helps to achieve your intended result. If you don't have multiple lenses to switch out, don't worry – you can still change your positioning, location from the subject, etc. to capture the kind of images you want.
Remember not to be too hard on yourself when you're in a rut or having trouble composing shots the way you want and just keep shooting. Eventually you will get out of it and good things will happen! It is great to challenge yourself to be better, but just don't be too hard on yourself and don't quit! I notice the times when I am hardest on myself are the times when I struggle the most creatively.
Here are some other ways you can force yourself to think differently when in a rut:
- take a class/workshop (Clickin Moms has a ton of awesome classes to chose from)
- go location scouting for a new place
- change lenses
- change your distance from the subject
- focus on a small detail
- stand up and get over the subject (or make some other shift in position). changes in perspective make for neat shots.
- take several shots in a row of the same subject and challenge yourself to change your composition each time.
- while still being YOU, get inspired by studying the work of photographers you love & admire
- focus on one skill for a day, week, month (work at your own pace).
- do a 365 project. shooting everyday is an awesome habit to get into because it forces you to constantly practice, think of new ideas and change it up.
- find ways to frame your subject in your shot
- participate in a project or challenge (there are always opportunities on Clickin Moms. check out "the way I view" monthly project to see if that is up your alley or just go to the creativity exercises or challenges and games board to see what is going on).
- stop to think about what you want to convey, then take the whole frame into account before snapping
- go shooting with a friend. pick a subject (the same for both of you) and compare images
- ask questions or post your images on the critique forum to get feedback
- challenge yourself to use and see light in different ways
- if your kids are hard to photograph, scout out a fun and cooperative subject you are excited about to help get out of a rut
I challenge you to step out of your usual niche; change it up and force yourself to compose shots in ways that are a little out of your ordinary!
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These sessions are part of the department's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) initiative. In keeping with the University's Jesuit tradition, the officers emphasize the responsibility of the individual for not only his or her own safety but also for the safety of the community as a whole.
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I love my medium sized Minnihaha saddlebag in all aspects except it takes away the seatpost as a rigid mounting spot for a taillight. Even though it has a loop for attaching a light, it will be very poorly aimed most of the time (unless the bag is stuffed just perfectly). Even a less directional light than the Hotshot I am using would be poorly aimed.
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Gary Setchell has admitted that King's Lynn Town's start to life in a new league has taken him by surprise.
Setchell led the Linnets to promotion last season and, after 15 games in the Evo-Stik Division One South, they are sitting comfortably in second place, just four points off top spot.
The Walks has become something of a fortress, with six wins and two draws, while there is just one defeat on the record – at Sheffield FC, at the beginning of September – all of which has raised a few eyebrows, not least Setchell's.
"I don't think anyone thought it would go this well," he said. "But as the games have gone by you can see there is immense character in the team, we have got a never-say-die spirit and togetherness.
"We have a group of players who have been together for only six months – we brought six in – and the togetherness of the squad is something I have never witnessed before and I really believe that is a massive part of what we are doing this year. It has worked well for us.
"I am absolutely delighted with the way that it's going all the way through the team – delighted with the squad and delighted with the start we have had."
Whoever finishes top of the table next May is guaranteed promotion, with the next four in the play-offs, and while it's still too early to call, Lynn staked their claims again at the weekend when they beat Halesowen 3-2, thanks to a late goal by Jason Turner.
"We are just getting as many points as we can. Can we get in the play-offs? We have put ourselves in a great position in the play-offs and it would probably be disappointing now if we didn't make the play-offs. Can we win the league? Of course we can win the league – so can Coalville, so can Stamford, so can three or four other teams in the league.
"At the start of the season there were probably about 14 teams who thought they could win it – that is probably down to six to eight now, and we are definitely one of them. We have put ourselves in a good position, but we're not taking anything for granted.
"We know we have still got to improve through the season, we know we have got a lot of tough games. Teams have given us real tough games here – we know it is going to be equally as tough away, but while we keep picking the points up and teams in fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth keep tripping up over each other we just keep pulling further and further clear.
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In this magazine you find some of my favorite fashion shots of 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Street, casual, beach and conceptual fashion.
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On January 26, San Francisco's savvy shoppers convened at the Embarcadero Center's Loft store for an extraordinary shopping experience.
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On August 31st, 7x7 and cover-model venue OSHA Lounge Embarcadero joined forces to host San Francisco's most prominent figures in the nightlife and entertainment circles, celebrating the newest edition of our must-have guide to the city's bars, clubs, lounges and more!
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The Department of Public Policy and the John E. Anderson School of Management offer a three-year concurrent degree program whereby students simultaneously pursue the Master of Public Policy and the Master of Business Administration degrees. This joint degree program is designed for students who seek careers that require expertise in policy making and management. It will enable the joint degree graduate to move easily among careers in public service, nonprofit, and the private sector. For admission, applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements for both the M.B.A. and the M.P.P. programs.
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Students pursuing the concurrent degree program with the John E. Anderson School of Management complete the nine core courses, concentration courses, and the two-quarter seminar in applied policy analysis for total of 68 units. The remaining 12 units of course requirements are fulfilled through Management courses taken for the M.B.A. program and are applied toward the M.P.P. degree through a pro forma petition to the Graduate Division upon application for advancement to candidacy. See sample Plan of Study for the MPP/MBA program.
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text: Call to exhume Ballymurphy victim 03 Mar 2014 The family of one of 10 people shot dead by the British Army in Ballymurphy in August 1971 has called for his body to be exhumed. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast Relatives of Joseph Murphy are requesting the move amid claims the 41-year-old was shot a second time while being held in custody at an army barracks.It has been alleged that Mr Murphy, who was shot in the thigh but lived for 13 days after the incident in west Belfast, had another bullet fired into his wound.His family have applied to the Belfast's Coroner Court to exhume his body saying that medical documents of the time had not properly recorded his injuries.It comes as the preliminary hearing of the inquest into the Ballymurphy shootings took place.Mr Murphy's daughter Janet Donnelly on Monday said: "My daddy said he was shot into his open wound, he thought it was a plastic bullet, now the family are saying this hasn't been a plastic bullet, I believe it to be a live round - it's the only explanation."There is only one entrance wound but there's an exit wound, so where did the second bullet come from, so that's what I am asking, that's why I am asking for the body to be liftedJanet DonnellyA Catholic priest and a mother-of-eight were among the 10 people shot by paratroopers in Ballymurphy in 1971, while an 11th person died of a heart attack suffered during the carnage.The Army has claimed that its troops opened fire on the day in question after being shot at by republicans, as it acted to round up suspected paramilitaries after internment was introduced.However, the families of those killed have always maintained their innocence. Previous calls for an independent investigation have been refused by the Secretary of State.John Teggart, whose father was shot 14 times by Paratroopers in west Belfast 40 years ago, said he believes anyone who lost a loved one should be entitled to legal redress.It comes after former Secretary of State Peter Hain defended controversial letters which were sent to 187 'on-the-run' paramilitary suspects, telling them they were no longer wanted.Mr Teggart told UTV: "There should be no special deals.I think anybody out there whose parents were murdered in cold blood - whether it's by the army, IRA or anybody - would be entitled to what we are doingJohn Teggart"We are entitled to the legal requirements, with the evidence there which we have gathered, to put these soldiers in the dock, there should be no special deals and that is what the Ballymurphy families have agreed on."Over the weekend, Peter Hain said pursuing those responsible for crimes during the Troubles "seems a waste" and that Tony Blair's government acted "honourably" over the controversial OTR letters, which were the centre of a huge political row in Northern Ireland last week.The Labour MP also said it was "risible" for politicians to claim they had no knowledge of the so-called comfort letters, which were sent to those who may be wanted to answer for crimes committed prior to the Good Friday Agreement.John Teggart continued: "It's been hard, but it makes it hard when you get Mr Hain, an ex-Secretary of State ... we've been through three Secretary Of States since we started the campaign, so what Peter Hain is saying doesn't really matter to us."We're not listening to somebody who is an ex-Secretary of State but let's move on to what's happening with the British government that's in power now."As the families gathered in Belfast ahead of the preliminary hearing of the Ballymurphy inquest, John Teggart said it has been worthwhile carrying on with their campaign.He said: "It's a good day for the families. For over 40 years the families have been denied justice. There was inquests called that could be called the Ballymuphy 'Widgery' - there was no eyewitnesses called, no civilian eyewitnesses called, and it was a total farce."My father was shot 14 times, there was a case there to be answered. We didn't get any justice then and this is the start of a legal process which we were entitled to 40 years ago." © UTV Share Share Share


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The greatest soccer tournament in the world is about to kick off. The French Open wraps up. And the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays just can't stop beaning each other.
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Home improvements during an economic recession? And an ever-softening real estate market? Are you kidding?
The Canadian government's 2009 Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) may just be the stimulus homeowners need to get back into the home improvement game. With tax credits of up to $1,350, beleaguered homeowners can get some relief when they take on eligible fixer-upper projects totaling $1,000 to $10,000 between now and the taxation year ending February 1, 2010.
As with anything in life, however, there's some fine print. styleathome.com waded through it so you won't have to. Here's what you need to know to cash in on the HRTC largesse.
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Homeowners. (Sorry, tenants.)
Eligibility for the HRTC is family-based. "Family" is defined as you, your spouse or common-law partner and/or your kids. That means even if your home reno projects total over $15,000, for example, you can't claim the first $10,000 then have your spouse or child claim the remaining $5,000. (Why would an 18-year-old pay for new pot lights, anyway?) The maximum HRTC claim per family household is $10,000 and the maximum credit per family household will be $1,350.
However, if you co-own a house with another family (even your own extended family) that also resides in it (you bought a house with your brother and sister-in-law, say, and have separate units), each family can put in their own $1,000 to $10,000 claim for their own respective projects.
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Your primary residence and cottage. Investment properties don't qualify. You can claim up to $10,000 for renovations done to your home and cottage combined but not $10,000 each.
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The HRTC covers expenditures related to home improvement projects of a lasting nature. This covers both the interior and exterior of your house, as well as your lot.
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Do you think the powers-that-be at Universal and Relativity sit around waiting for the other studio to release some form of Snow White news just so they can counter with a newer item that trumps what recently was reported?
Mere hours after it was reported that Rupert Sanderss Snow White at the Huntsman with Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth would need rewrites, Relativity answered with an everythings fine with our version press release announcing the start of principal photography on Tarsem Singhs production. The as-yet-untitled Snow White feature stars Lily Collins of The Blind Side in the title role. Shell be joined by Julia Robert as the Evil Queen, Armie Hammer as the handsome prince, and Nathan Lane as the queens bumbling servant.
Filming actually begins on Monday, June 20, according to the release. Thats because Relativity and Singhs Snow now has to beat Universals take on the tale to theaters by almost three months (more on the release date conflict here). So basically the ball is back in your court, Universal. What new Snow White will you have for us next? Im hoping it has something to do with Stewarts Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson agreeing to play all seven dwarves in the production using motion-capture and green screen technology.
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City Water Light and Power crews were working on a power outage on the west side caused by a car crashing into a power pole near Bruns Ln. and Jefferson St. around 10:30 Saturday morning.
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Getting to know Daniela Holmqvist
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Daniela Holmqvist transferred to Cal from Tulane in the spring of 2010. She had four below-par rounds in the fall of 2010, including shooting a 68 in Colorado. She also finished twice in the top-10, coming in eighth at the Ptarmigan and ninth at the Edean Ihlanfeldt.
During the summer of 2010, she made it through the qualifying tournament of the British Ladies Amateur to advance to the 64-player Match Play Championships in Yorkshire, England.
Click on the video in the story preview to hear from Daniela.
Here are some things you may not know about Daniela:
What are your future goals after Cal? Pursue a professional career in golf, if not law school.
What sport teams are you a fan of? All Cal teams. In professional sports: professional golf (both men and female), ATP (tennis), Team's: Milan, Barcelona, Manchester United, Cesena (all professional soccer)
When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A professional golf player.
What are you most proud of? Winning the Volkswagen Open in 2009, a professional tournament.
What is your favorite article of clothing? Shoes.
What sort of business would you like to start? A law firm.
Whose diary would you really like to read? Tiger Woods
Where is your favorite place to relax? In my home in Sweden.
What is one thing about your hometown that you miss? Polar Bears (kidding). Really it is my friends and family.
Best moment from a road trip last season We always do it, but we connect all of the bags including golf-bags to a 15 yard long train.
What is the strongest part of your game? My mental game and my ability to hit it far.
What is your favorite sport other than golf? Tennis and Soccer
What is your favorite sports movie? Wimbledon and The Blind-Side.
What is your favorite recent movie? Secretariat.
What challenge do you find in golf that you do not find in any other sport? That you have to play your own game and not focus on opponent
What is a secret talent that few people know you have? I can squat a lot.


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True scientists open to alternate theories
Notwithstanding the contentions of Paul Franson and Joseph Maness (Your Views, May 3), throughout history are found copious examples of scientific consensus being wrong. When the germ theory of disease was proposed by Ignaz Semmelweis in the 19th century, the scientific establishment rejected his position, clinging to the consensus miasma theory. When Alfred Wegener proposed continental drift at the beginning of the 20th century, his views contradicted the scientific consensus that no such movement occurred. When Australians Barry Marshall and Robin Warren contended in the 1980s that stomach ulcers were caused by H. pyloric, a bacterium, and not stress and spicy foods (as virtually every other scientist believed at the time), they were greeted with ridicule and disdain. Ultimately, however, in all of the foregoing disputes, the scientific consensus was wrong.
Lastly, by way of perhaps the most celebrated example of the slaying of scientific consensus, we have Albert Einstein. There was a scientific consensus on gravity for centuries until Einstein came along and proposed relativity. His theory eviscerated the previous consensus. And he wasn't even a research scientist or university professor but a lowly patent clerk!
Science isn't a democracy where you simply count the votes and the winning theory is declared the scientific truth. The mind of the true scientist is always open to the consideration of alternate theories in the pursuit of ultimate truth; no such scientist would ever engage in the suppression of dissenting theories or the intimidation of those who hold them.
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Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense service members conduct heliborne rehearsals with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force here March 5 during Exercise Forest Light 12-2. The purpose of Forest Light 12-2 is to enhance the interoperability of Marines and JGSDF members while increasing individual and unit readiness in a cold weather environment. The Marines are from Combat Logistics Regiments 35 and 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The JGSDF service members are with 4th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, JGSDF.
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I was going to tag this on as a reply to Steve's "Stoker Bar" thread but decided I'd just take the whole topic to a slightly broader level.....
Cowhorn bars -- as best as I can tell -- only serve one real purpose; they lower the cost for producing a fully assembled tandem by a few bucks. Cowhorn bars are less expensive than drop bars and they eliminate the cost and labor associated with providing and attaching stoker pegs. The latter may have helped with keeping the cost of new tandems in check OR freeing up a little margin for the producer; I'm not exactly sure which was the real motivation or if there is even a distinction to be made. Cowhorns also reduce the weight of a tandem by a few grams -- also a marketing advantage -- which may or may not be more important than giving your stoker more hand position options depending on how you use your tandem (e.g., for racing, pain and discomfort is part of the game) or how concerned you are for your stoker's comfort (see additional comments for tandem captains regarding Stoker Comfort, below).
So, just when did cowhorns become the default bar for stokers? A certain major producer of high-end tandems introduced the cowhorns back in the late 90's with the usual dubious techno-babble that accompanies each aspect of their product's features. Being the lead-dog in tandem producers (which admittedly is a position they earned and deserve), the major new-tandem buyer demographic (new empty nesters, one of who had been or was an active cyclist) bought into the latest "trend which, in turn, caused some of their competitors to follow suit so as not to lose a sale because they didn't offer the same features (and, well, they did reduce costs). Thus, a lot of stokers were put on tandems with handlebar "horns" that were way too wide for them @ 47cm -- not practical nor comfortable to use -- which relegated them to the flat section and a single, useable hand position. For a large number of teams, this arrangement "seems" to be quite fine. However, many astute teams have, instead, spent the $100 or so to replace the cowhorns with dropbars/stoker pegs/new bar tape and, thankfully, some of their competitors never did buy-in to the new trend and still sell their high performance road tandems with proper drop-bars and stoker pegs.
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IMHO, most stokers who never rode a bicycle as an adult -- up and to the acquisition of a tandem -- don't know if they are comfortable or not because, lets face it, upright bicycles are not inherently "comfortable" machines.
Therefore, many stokers merely learn to accept and sometimes even adapt to improper riding positions because they assume "that just the way it is" because no one ever took the time to work with them on their riding position and they're reluctant to complain. Well, that's not true. Many stokers ride in discomfort which can lead to "I'd just rather not ride today" or "honey, we need to stop again" or "honey, my _____ hurts when we ride" which is always a good indication that something isn't quite right: all of the foregoing can lead to an under or un-used tandem.
Therefore, to all captains, PLEASE be sure that your stoker gets a proper bike fitting by a professional bike fitter, e.g., someone certified in the use of the "Fit Kit" or a Serotta Size Cycle either before you go shopping for your first tandem shopping, most certainly before having a custom frame made, and without question at the first sign of a fitting problem.
As to whether or not the stoker's "optimum" personal bike riding position should be replicated on the tandem the answer is rather an easy one: just figure out how sub-optimum it will be and ask yourself if you'd be willing to ride thousands of miles over the next several years on a bike that was as proportionately mis-sized vs. your optimum riding position.


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Vitamin D is better for your Teeth than Fluoride
As you probably know; many public water supplies around the United States are fluoridated, allegedly to help prevent tooth decay. However, there's overwhelming evidence showing that ingesting fluoride is not the way to protect your teeth. Just the opposite, fluoride is a potent toxin, and over 40 percent of American children and teens are showing signs of fluoride overexposure in the form of "Dental Fluorosis"; unsightly yellow or brown spots or mottling on their teeth.
Studies have also suggested that too much fluoride can also potentially reduce a person's IQ; rotting the brain and the teeth at the same time! How lovely!
The idea that Vitamin D may help protect against tooth decay is very interesting, and actually makes perfect sense since we already know it is necessary for bone health. Vitamin D also regulates a specific gene that produces over 200 anti-microbial peptides, some of which work like broad-spectrum antibiotics (i.e. cathelicidin which attacks oral bacteria).
Taking care of our teeth is very important from an overall health standpoint also. Remember that gum disease increases your risk of several other serious diseases, including; heart disease, pneumonia, lung disease, diabetes and stroke. Vitamin D deficiency has also been linked to an increased risk of all of these conditions. This illustrates the interdependency between seemingly non-connected systems within your body.
Consequently, Vitamin D is a very important part of our overall health and is becoming suggested more and more as an Essential Supplement that our bodies need. "Essential" simply means that the body absolutely needs the nutrient and can only be obtained from outside the body
The Best Source of Vitamin D
Exposing your skin to sunlight is the best of Vitamin D as this will also produce Vitamin D3 sulfate. As a general guideline, getting about 15 to 20 minutes of sun exposure a day, with at least 40 percent of your skin exposed will boost the vitamin levels above 40 ng/ml in most people. However, this is highly variable and dependent on a number of factors, including your skin color, location and altitude. If you're able to get out in the sun for an adequate time period each day, your Vitamin D levels should be naturally optimized.
Unfortunately, the average person only gets 10 minutes out in the sun per day and usually only exposes a small percentage of skin to the sun. This is especially the case during the winter months in the highest latitudes.
Beyond the Sun
If you are not getting enough sun exposure then you will need to supplement your Vitamin D levels somehow. Therefore, taking a high-quality Vitamin D supplement is a good idea. It is also important to keep in mind that if you opt for oral supplementation, to use natural vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) only. Do not use the synthetic and the highly inferior Vitamin D2.
In our opinion, the best Vitamin D3 supplements are OsteOmegaCare and OsteoProCare made by Life Force International. Both Provide 1,000 IU's of Vitamin D3 per 1 tbsp, which is perfect for boosting your Vitamin D3 levels to the necessary levels. In combination with a little sun exposure there is a good chance supplementation can be a legitimate answer for filling in the gaps created by our inflexible lifestyles.
Based on recent research published by Grassroots Health from the D*Action study, the average adult needs to take 8,000 IU's of Vitamin D per day in order to elevate their levels above 40 ng/ml, which they believe is the bare minimum for disease prevention.
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Gorilla Haven in the North Georgia Mountains is a relatively dark site, so we decided to try it out right here. We started out by a small lake which provided a pretty unobstructed view of the Western Horizon for the early-setting Messiers, although enough trees were around to mean equipment got moved a bit. Primary instrument was a Saturn III (37x100mm Binocular) with a C9.25 on a non-powered equatorial mount (no Goto!!) as a 'light-bucket' (although in fact, the C9.25 was only ever used to capture M110). Both devices are equipped with laser sights (perfect for this kind of DSO hunting). We had both practiced a bit back in February, and Kelly was maintaining the records and verifying all the catches. I had during the past year caught all 110 objects and have been making my own locator maps which were invaluable when time was at a premium. I use a combination of imagining straight lines drawn between bright stars and estimations of distances based upon those lines. This works especially well with a laser pointer where you are looking directly at the sky and pointing the laser at the same time. For Kelly, this was a first time to see most of the objects, so she got a crash course in observing fuzzies, and found several new favorites.
M74 was impossible - way too low by the time it even began to get dark enough to catch as my Western skies pick up light pollution from a town some 10 miles away. Andromeda was readily visible and M32 was not difficult. M110 was another matter - it was only JUST caught in the C9.25 - very borderline. M33 was missed too - another victim of light pollution. M77 was a bit of a mistake though - I had caught it without too much difficulty two nights earlier (low, but small and not as diffuse as M74), but tonight it was behind trees from this viewing position and there wasn't time to move to a new site, so it fell victim from being blocked. Net result was starting out with 3 misses which was a bit disappointing .
The good news though was that nothing else got missed until the very end . I had practiced the Leo/Virgo/Coma Berenices region on several nights in the preceding month and with good maps, got through all two dozen of them in less than fifteen minutes, including having Kelly independently verify each one and record the time.
The Saturn III's really shone for this kind of work - in many cases, my observing notes resulted in a quick pointing of the laser sight, and the object was already sitting in the field of view. We stayed at the first observing site till around 11pm, and then went inside to warm up (it was already down to 25°F), put on yet another layer of clothing, caught some hot tomato soup and then headed out to the second observing site which was actually inside the Gorilla Haven habitat itself (gorilla Joe was safely locked away needless to say). From there, there was a spectacular view of the dark Eastern horizon and I was able to pick up several objects at less than 10° elevation. By 5am we were down to the last few objects - M75/M15 and even M2 were picked up with relatively little difficulty, but the last three, like the first three, were not going to cooperate. I had known that M30 would be a no-show since the skies were already lighting up by the time it even rose, so I spent the last few minutes focussing on M72/73. This pair is not that easy to find under any conditions, and I was positive I was looking in the right region, but no amount of scanning found them. I think if I'd been looking in precisely the right spot early enough they would have been visible. So at 5:30am with the morning light starting to wash things out, and the temperature at a frosty 20°F, we called it a "night".
So the final tally was 104 - hitting the century mark was our goal, so going 4 over was frosting on the cake. Plus we got spectacular views of Saturn, Jupiter and Venus in the bargain. We decided we needed to do three things for next year - move to an observing site that has a darker Western horizon (at least for the first part of the evening) such as Brasstown Bald, and then specifically practice finding m33, m72/73 which should be do-able. I think 108 out of 110 can be done here, but to get M74 and m30 would take some careful strategies other than star-hopping to find, so some more research is needed there. The third item is finding some warmer clothes to wear - we were both pretty frozen at the end of it, but happy with the final results.
We got our photo taken a few hours later that morning in somewhat more hospitable 65° temperatures!
C. E. Steuart Dewar & Kelly Maneyapanda at Gorilla Haven


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We've been following the story of Jacksonville High School wrestler Hugo Rubirosa and his recovery after he was paralyzed from the neck down during a match January 3rd, and shown you how his friends have supported him since his injury. Now the entire wrestling team is helping raise money to finance things he will need as he recovers.
Last time we saw Hugo in the hospital January 11th he could only tap his hand. Now he's regained some feeling below the neck. The Jacksonville High School wrestling team and booster club are hoping for more progress and want to help Hugo as he transitions from the hospital back home so they're hosting the Hope for Hugo Run.
"All the money's going to support Hugo and changing his home around whatever he's gonna need to come home in a wheelchair-- plus he's gonna need health aides," said race director Scott Staup.
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Columbine swimming head coach Kristi Marosy knew her team was in for a long day against a very good Lakewood team.
"They're probably in the top three of the league this year in 5A," Marosy said. "It's gonna be a good meet and the guys are gonna give it all they got, but Lakewood's a tough squad."
Columbine fell behind early, trailing 70-32 at the diving break and couldn't catch up, despite a late charge, as they fell to the Tigers 152-121 on April 30 at Ridge Recreation Center.
ARVADA — Kristen Hamilton was either going to break something or break free April 30 against Ralston Valley.
It turned out to be the latter.
Hamilton highlighted a physical 80 minutes of soccer with a breakaway goal six minutes into the second half as the shorthanded Rebels held on for a 1-0 Class 5A Jefferson County League victory over the Mustangs at the North Area Athletic Complex.
"I knew coming in it was going to be a physical game," Hamilton said.
LAKEWOOD — If it were baseball, Chatfield's Greg Kelsic might have gotten a shaving créme pie in the face from his teammates for his standout performance and subsequent media attention.
As it were, the senior just had to struggle through the sight of senior Nick Nedeau's bare chest squished and rubbing up against the locker room window at Trailblazer Stadium.
"We're a real loose bunch," Kelsic said.
The Chatfield Chargers swim team is enjoying one of their finest seasons in recent memory.
The boys can now add another feat to this year of memories — going undefeated in dual meets.
In their last dual meet of the year before leagues, the Chargers edged out Green Mountain 159-153 on April 29 at Ridge Recreation Center.
Looking for a quiet place to relax this spring? Try the Chatfield dugout.
The Chargers didn't show much fire, conserved their voices while their teammates batted and were hammered late in the game April 20 for a 15-4 loss to Ralston Valley.
The skill of the two teams was much closer than the score suggests. What was not close, however, was the spit and fire.
"They played the game harder than we did on our home field, and I'm more disappointed in that than anything," Chatfield coach Mike Yansak said.
LAKEWOOD — Fans have come to expect an interesting game whenever Dakota Ridge and Chatfield face each other in any sport.
Their girls lacrosse game on April 22 at Trailblazer Stadium was no exception.
The game was marred by a lightning delay of nearly 40 minutes before Dakota Ridge came away with an 18-11 victory.
Dakota Ridge junior Lexie Chavez led all scorers with six goals and senior Ashley Behabets picked up three goals for the Eagles.
LAKEWOOD — After 71 minutes and no goals, it looked like Chatfield and Dakota Ridge were headed toward a scoreless tie.
Looks, however, can be deceiving. The next minute and a half saw two goals — one by each team.
The rest of regulation and the two overtime periods would see a lot of action, but Dakota Ridge would miss on two great scoring chances in overtime and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
LAKEWOOD — The Chatfield girls lacrosse team is admittedly rebuilding this season.
On April 13, the Chargers met an impressive wall in Centaurus goalie Kari Koga.
"Early on, I think it was important for us to get a lot of shots," Chatfield coach Adam Everett said. "We didn't convert on the shots. That goalie is really good … We just didn't convert down the stretch. We didn't keep up the pressure that we should have."
Matt Roberts was Frosty the Snowman with a blowtorch April 15.
Somehow, it all worked out.
"I do my part out there, stay frosty and help the team out," the Columbine pitcher said after the Rebels defeated rival Chatfield 4-3.
"I needed to stay down in the zone a little more," he said. "The hits they got off me, I made mistakes, left the ball up a little bit. I kept it low more and kind of warmed up during the game and felt better."
LAKEWOOD — The Columbine boys lacrosse team faced no shortage of challenges before and during its game with Conifer April 14 at Trailblazer Stadium.
The Rebels were coming off a 10-3 loss to rival Chatfield and then lost freshman goaltender Evan Hartman to an undisclosed injury after a collision with a Conifer player early in the first quarter. Columbine was able to overcome all the adversity to defeat Conifer, 11-4.
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Billy Morrison turned in his resignation from the Levy County School Board to Gov. Charlie Crist's office on Tuesday.
Morrsion, 47, was charged with indecent exposure for reportedly exposing himself to an undercover campus police officer in a men's restroom at Santa Fe College in October. Earlier this month Morrison accepted a deferred prosecution agreement. Under terms of the deal, Morrison will not be prosecuted on the charge if he stays out of trouble for six months.
In a letter to the school board, Morrison wrote that the decision to resign "will allow me and my family to move forward with our life and you as a board to be able to do the business of Levy County with little or no distraction."
Morrison had earlier resigned from the Levy County Canvassing Board and has been replaced as the manager of the Perkins State Bank branch in Bronson.
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The dystopia we live in
For some odd reason, I Googled the word 'dystopia' and felt the urge to share some of stuff I borrowed off Wikipedia.
Dystopias are the opposite of utopias. "Dystopias are often filled with pessimistic views of the ruling class or government that is brutal or uncaring ruling with an 'iron hand' or 'iron fist.'" These dystopian government establishments often have protagonists or groups that lead a resistance to enact change within their government or overlords.
Kurt Vonnegut's 'Player Piano' is a dystopia in which the centrally controlled economic system has indeed made material abundance plentiful, but deprived the mass of humanity of meaningful labor. Virtually all work is menial and unsatisfying, and only a small number of the small group that achieves education, is admitted to the elite and its work.
In the novel 'Brave New World', written in 1931 by Adlous Huxley, a class system is prenatally designated (in test tubes) in terms of Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons, with the lower classes having reduced brain-function and special conditioning to make them satisfied with their position in life.
Some dystopian works, like Kurt Vonnegut's 'Harrison Bergeron,' emphasize the pressure to conform to ruthlessly egalitarian social norms that discourage or suppress accomplishment, or even competence as forms of inequality. Religious groups play the role of the oppressed as well as oppressors in most of these novels. Finally, the stories are left unresolved even if the hero manages to escape or destroy the "dystopia."
So given that introduction, I'm left to wonder if we aren't living in a dystopia. So far, most of us have been able to get along around here, but when what's going on in the world is literally at our fingertips, one has to conclude that the world seems more dystopiated than utopiated.
It is interesting to note that in many of the novels, business becomes the government … and sometimes religion becomes big business, while the rest of us become faceless nameless pawns. I've always thought that Orwell's '1984' was dated wrong, but look around you. Do you really have privacy, or is "Big Brother" out there recording your life? Most of us think, "Well I'm not doing anything wrong, so why should I worry about being watched?" As I recall, the Jews took the same approach to the holocaust.
To me, it's a question of who gets to decide what's wrong. For instance, most folks will agree that murder, stealing, rape, injuring others and such are wrong and can't be tolerated in any social order. However who gets to decide which religion is the wrong one? Who gets to decide what sexual orientations are tolerable? Who gets to decide how wrongs get righted? Who gets to decide who gets to live in your neighborhood? Who gets to decide that your thoughts/opinions/activities are acceptable? You should get the drift by now …
Given these questions; we Americans, in order to form a more perfect union, have decided to be the deciders and live by what the majority of us decide. However we also decided that the process of forming a more perfect union requires that the minority amongst us should have the same individual rights as the majority. In essence, our society is based on our individual rights coupled with the lofty goal of allowing each of us to realize our own destiny. So "we the people" need to fully appreciate that it's the opposing winds that make the kite fly high.
So it seems to me, that "we the people" need to learn a bit more about tolerance, in particular how to tolerate tolerance. My heart aches when I watch the righteous onward Christian Soldiers proudly making life intolerable for others with their judgments. Or when I see mean spirited folks screaming their stance at their opposition and thinking pummeling their opinion into others should be considered civil discourse. Maybe I went to the wrong church and such, but as I understood the book, pummeling others with our pride wasn't something we were all to strive for.
Rather we were instructed to humbly serve God by serving others without expectation of earthly reward … and it seems to me that tolerance is a centerpiece of that instruction.
The dystopian authors understood that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and their novels left us with the frightening results of insidiously losing our tolerance for individuality … so my advice is to be vigilant about being yourself, and allow others to do the same … and if you make any money with this advice. I'll expect my usual 10% … peace.


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I just remembered this off brand Michael Jackson product sample we got years ago. Love the guy wearing it on the package.
Man. That's bad.
It's Yoko Ono dressed as Michael Jackson! Those two really should have gotten together.
i miss micheal i am sitting her watching the jacksons:an american dream.
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Martin Devaney: You're always playing to someone
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"I was content to let this be my own personal Basement Tapes," says Martin Devaney when asked about this month's release of his sixth album, House of Rust. "At this point I feel like I'm talking about somebody else's record. Those songs aren't really where I am anymore. It's a different time of my life."
Since the September recording sessions two years ago, Devaney's live sets have turned steadily toward the raucous rock of his early records and away from 2010's rugged and rootsy West End. These abandoned songs were born at the crossroads of these two sides of his personality, and whether he likes it or not, it's the best he's ever made.
"I planned to write this fall and leave it behind," he says. "I purged energy writing acidic, Elvis Costello-sort of songs, and it was cathartic but they didn't hold up or leave me feeling like a very good person." He's fond of the phrase "It is what it is," but has never been one for making decisions. "I'm always changing my mind," he explains.
Finally, more than a year after recording 13 songs over a couple of days at Rich Mattson's idyllic Sparta Studio, Devaney decided to mix them. He struggled with sequencing, and how to reconcile several tracks on which an ex had performed, especially the duet "Lowertown." With its memorable warm melody and unspoken back story, supported by a natural chemistry, the song would seem ripe for local radio. Devaney says he wanted to emulate Steve Earle's duets, but "Lowertown" exceeds mere imitation. It remains on the album, though it will never be performed.
"Lowertown" is not the only track rooted in St. Paul and his personal history. "Crosby Block," a song he's been meaning to write for years, celebrates the Prior Avenue apartment where his family lived when they came to America. It features a fi ne fi ddle jig from Jake Hyer -- who's played and sung with Devaney for a decade -- and a little old-world swagger courtesy of Bellweather drummer Mick Wirtz.
Throughout, the voice of Devaney -- who played saxophone with live hip-hop act Heiruspecs in their early years at Central High, and had a rockin' run fronting Crossing Guards -- is more confi dent than ever, alternately snarling and sweet. "The bulk of the album was recorded live," he explains. "And three-quarters of what you're hearing on the record is first takes."
The lyrics reflect this confidence. "At least I'm still standing, even if I'm standing still," Devaney sings in one track. He says the songs came together more easily than ever, one written while waiting for his girlfriend to get ready to go out, another waiting for Hyer before a gig. However, Hyer plans to return to Pocahontas County, Virginia, and has forced his friend to "think about doing something new."
West End's theme of uncertain identity is carried forward here. "Saints," he sings, "have written the obituaries for those with spinning wheels and wanderlust." That line comes from "Funerals and Weddings," framed by Hyer's fiddle and a tinkling piano you'd swear was borrowed from "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues." With Dylan's weariness, Devaney takes a turn with courtesy. "See you at the next funeral or wedding," he sings at parting. "Just might be one of us next time."
"So many of my friends are settling down, getting married," he says. "I see them, with kids and a real job, and in my best moments I feel good about myself. I'm just different. Other times, it's tough." His recent performances are fueled by these difficult feelings. At this year's Pizza Lucé block party, Devaney's chorus to "House of Rust" felt like an ode to his present. "I'm still counting on you," he sang, only this time, he was singing to the crowd before him.
"You're always playing to someone," he explains. "It may not be the audience you used to have, it may not be the audience you thought you'd have, but there's someone. I want to connect with them." Then the man who once wrote, "I'm not where I thought I'd be in life, no steady job, no kids, no wife," turns a beer bottle on the table and adds, "I've become a character in one of my songs." The only question is: Which one?
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 29. CHINA largely dominated the three-day competition of the fourth leg of the FINA/Midea Diving World Series 2013 organised in Moscow (RUS) from April 26-28. The only title escaping to the Asian powerhouse in the discipline was on the men's 3m springboard synchro, where Ukraine's pair Illya Kvasha/Oleksiy Prygorov won a thrilling final by a short margin of 0.96 over the Chinese duet Kai Qin/Chong He.
In the remaining men's events, the Chinese representatives were clearly above the rest of the field: Chong He was quite convincing in the individual 3m event, while in the 10m platform Yue Lin was the best by over 30 points. In both events, the medals were given in the same order to the same countries: gold for China, silver for Russia and bronze again for China. In the 10m synchro event, Yue Lin/Aisen Chen earned comfortably the gold, leaving the minor medals for Russia (silver) and Cuba (bronze).
Among women, the Chinese supremacy was even more notorious, with a 1-2 finish in the individual events: Tingmao Shi (gold) and Zi He (silver) in the 3m springboard — the bronze went to Laura Sanchez from Mexico; Yajie Si (gold) and Ruolin Chen (silver) in the 10m platform, with Yulia Koltunova (RUS) getting the bronze. In the synchro events, China won the two titles, with divers from Ukraine, Malaysia and Russia completing the remaining podium presences.
Men's 3m springboard: 1. Chong He (CHN) 553.85; 2. Evgeny Kuznetsov (RUS) 542.10; 3. Kai Qin (CHN) 524.30
Men's 10m platform: 1. Yue Lin (CHN) 565.25; 2. Victor Minibaev (RUS) 531.85; 3. Aisen Chen (CHN) 514.25
Men's 3m springboard synchro: 1. Illya Kvasha/Oleksiy Prygorov (UKR) 445.08; 2. Kai Qin/Chong He (CHN) 444.12; 3. Yahel Castillo/Daniel Islas (MEX) 399.60
Men's 10m platform synchro: 1. Yue Lin/Aisen Chen (CHN) 471.18; 2. Victor Minibaev/Artem Cheskov (RUS) 426.45; 3. Jose Antonio Guerra/Jeinkler Aguirre (CUB) 387.30
Women's 3m springboard: 1. Tingmao Shi (CHN) 376.05; 2. Zi He (CHN) 357.45; 3. Laura Sanchez (MEX) 335.25
Women's 10m platform: 1. Yajie Si (CHN) 396.15; 2. Ruolin Chen (CHN) 392.35; 3. Yulia Koltunova (RUS) 365.90
Women's 3m springboard synchro: 1. Minxia Wu/Tingmao Shi (CHN) 339.00; 2. Olena Fedorova/Anna Pysmenska (UKR) 296.10; 3. Yan Yee Ng/Jun Hoong Cheong (MAS) 286.20
Women's 10m platform synchro: 1. Yajie Si/Huixia Liu (CHN) 332.04; 2. Pandelela Rinong Pamg/Mun Yee Leong (MAS) 329.40; 3. Yulia Koltunova/Natalia Goncharova (RUS) 298.86
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A Hilo man has been charged for a pair of property crimes in the Panaewa House and Farm Lots area. 22-year old Kody Ono was arrested on Monday for the theft of a cellular phone taken in a December 5th burglary on Makalika Street. But police later discovered that he had sold several pieces of silverware taken in a December 8th theft from an Awapuhi Street home worth more than $450. Ono was charged on Tuesday with burglary and two counts of theft.


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Andrea Bertolini - Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC12 No.1
"We had to do this to get some feedback on changing the set up as, obviously, we couldn't do it on the track yesterday. Anyway, the car is fine: the team did its usual incredible job.
We will start from the back of the field so I hope that the weather does something to mix things up a bit. This might give us a chance to try something in the race and so change our fortunes. The ballast really counts on this circuit and all the heavier cars are suffering here. We had a few problems with checking the set up and yesterday we couldn't do it in the Qualifying Race. This means that the result of our work will only be seen in the race."
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"I am very pleased to be back in the Maserati family as I have felt really at home here in the past. At Maserati there is great professionalism and a high level of teamwork".
"Things went well in yesterday's Qualifying Race: we started from the back of the field and came back strongly to close out in thirteenth. We still have another eleven positions to go to make the podium and we hope to do that in today's race".
"The car is running great. Warm up was held in the wet and we tried out various set ups and tyres so that we are prepared for all weather and track conditions".