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Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes
...and How to Correct Them
|Gary Belsky & Thomas Gilovich
|Simon & Schuster (1999, 2009)
|978-1-4391-6336-8 (Paperback, 275 pages)
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If there's another book out there which addresses the topic of behavioral finance as it relates to everyday consumers and the money decisions they make, AND manages to keep the discussion on a level suitable for folks who don't have a Ph.D. in economics, then I haven't found it. On my list, Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes (hereafter referred to as "WSPMBMM") stands alone as fitting that bill.
While the book has become a favorite in stock-market trader circles (a decent portion of the work is devoted to the psychological reasons behind "common investor mistakes"), the majority of its content would be a beneficial read for anyone who (1) makes money, and (2) spends money.
The back cover labels WSPMBMM "...a fascinating investigation of the ways we spend, invest, save, borrow, and waste money." And in most places, the book is pretty fascinating. There are a few occasions wherein the authors (Belsky is an award-winning business journalist, and Gilovich a professor of psychology at Cornell University) spend an overly noticeable amount of time detailing and critiquing the studies put forth by previous researchers in the field of behavioral finance. On the whole, though, it's a well-written venture.
Each chapter is laden with scads of details about these previous economic "experiments" — which usually involve coming up with "Suppose you encountered this financial situation; what would you do?" questionnaires and foisting them upon unsuspecting groups of college students. Broad-based conclusions were then drawn from the surveys. (In real life, I imagine these findings lead to lots of professorial back-patting, followed by the obligatory 40-page write-up being published in the Journal of Unintelligible Contemporary Financial Theorems.)
Following is an example of just such an "experiment" as it was related in WSPMBMM.
Reading that, did you get the feeling (as I did) that you were listening to a narrator on a Discovery channel documentary? That's the tone the authors undertake in the entire book, and I think it works well. (In their introduction, in fact, the authors write that they want the book's tone to resemble "...a conversation at a cocktail party.") Honestly, I applaud that goal. If you've ever troubled yourself to read an economic- or behavioral-finance-related paper published by any of the stuffy academic journals out there, then you'd understand why I'm happy that someone took the time to write a book that makes this stuff accessible to the rest of us.
Here's another passage, this from the chapter on anchoring. This paragraph, for me, brought about one of those "Sheesh, why didn't I notice that before?" moments. (For what it's worth, I had a lot of those moments in this book.)
Rather than attempt to summarize many more of the book's themes, I'll take the easy way out and simply show you the Table of Contents, along with the authors' descriptions of each chapter. They do a finer job of conveying the info than I could. And don't let the econo-psycho-babble terms scare you off; by the time you've finished each chapter, you'll be on top of all of it ... and it won't even have been that hard.Chapter 1: NOT ALL DOLLARS ARE CREATED EQUAL
How "mental accounting" can help you save ... or cost you money.
Chapter 2: WHEN SIX OF ONE ISN'T HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER
How "loss aversion" and the "sunk cost fallacy" lead you to throw good money after bad.
Chapter 3: THE DEVIL THAT YOU KNOW
How the "status quo bias" and the "endowment affect" make financial choices difficult.
Chapter 4: NUMBER NUMBNESS
"Money illusion," "bigness bias," and other ways that ignorance about math and probabilities can hurt you.
Chapter 5: ANCHORS AWEIGH
Why "anchoring" and "confirmation bias" lead you to make important money decisions based on unimportant information.
Chapter 6: THE EGO TRAP
"Overconfidence" and the price of thinking that you know more than you do.
Chapter 7: I HERD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
"Information cascades" and the danger of relying too much on the financial moves of others.
Conclusion: NOW WHAT?
Principles to ponder and steps to take.
As often happens with me, I found WSPMBMM to be much better on the second reading. If you're interested in delving a bit into the psychological side of money, spending, and the nonsensical financial mishaps we all make from time to time, then this is likely going to be a worthwhile book for you.Michael May, 2003
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They can keep their homes for now, past the Friday evening deadline owners had set on Wednesday with eviction notices posted on doors.
St. Petersburg attorney Cary Cash faxed a letter to park owners Friday morning saying he was going to seek an emergency injunction to block the evictions.
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The newest convertible signed by Opel is named the Cascada and the model is now available for order in Romania. Its official starting price has been set at 22,820 euros, VAT included, for the cheapest version, equipped with the 120 HP 1.4 Turbo engine. The carmaker says that the same unit is also available with 140 HP and the engine lineup is completed by the 1.6 SIDI with 200 HP, which will also be available with 170 HP, and the diesel will be a 2.0 CDTI with 165 HP.
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12 U.S. Code § 2285a - Acquisition of obligations involving loan guarantees for New York City
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Title I of the New York City Loan Guarantee Act of 1978, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 95–339, Aug. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 460, as amended, which was classified generally to subchapter II (§ 1521 et seq.) of chapter 27 of former Title 31, and was omitted from the Code in the general revision and reenactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
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Diana Moore, a thirty-something professional in New York City, is brooding over rumors about her ex-lovers beautiful new girlfriend, when the unimaginable happens: a terrible car accident in which her entire family is killed. Seeking refuge from her well-meaning friends, Diana heads out of the city and ends up in the Pine Barrens, an oasis of simple living in New Jersey where cranberry bogs abound. There, in a place where no one knows her history, Diana is free to take a hard look at her life and to begin to explore avenues of change and renewal.
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BWW Reviews: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Union Theatre, December 2 2012
"Charming" is so hard to pull off. Go too far one way, and you get saccharine sweet sentimentality; go too far the other, and you're hanging on for dramatic tension that never arrives - because everyone is too nice really. But Once Upon A Mattress (at the Union Theatre until 5 January) is the most charming musical I've seen since Salad Days last year.
Until Prince Dauntless marries, none other in the kingdom may marry - and Queen Aggravain, abetted by her Wizard, is happy to keep things that way, setting impossible tests by which suitors must prove their "royalty". Dauntless, distinctly daunted by his overpowering mother, needs help and gets it from Sir Harry, whose fiancee, Lady Larkin, has a need for wedlock that is growing, day by day. Harry sets off to faraway lands and returns with Princess Winnifred - who is more Fergie than Diana, but has a heart of gold and spirit to match. Can she pass the royalty test? Twenty mattresses and one pea later, we find out.
With panto season showcasing some less than pleasing voices (amplified too), it's a delight to hear such wonderful singing, from the moment the cast harmonise en masse from behind a screen at the rear of the space, through to simply splendid individual songs. Kimberley Blake and Jenny O'Leary (electrifying as Princess Winnifred) are the standouts amongst the singers, but old hand Paddy Glynn (Queen Aggravain) isn't far behind. Stiofan O'Doherty and Mark Anderson stay just the right side of camp in their Alpha-Male / Omega-Male Prince and Knight double act - and Denis Quilligan damn near steals the show as the dumbstruck King telling his son about the birds and the bees through mime.
With some of the most ambitious choreography (from Racky Plews) that I've ever seen in so small a space, there are times when Kirk Jameson's production has the feel of a West End show. But it doesn't quite - and that's just right for a lovely little fairytale that uses a tremendous amount of skill, technique and energy to create two magical hours away from all the stuff that infests real life. Perfect seasonal entertainment.
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The storyline that wouldn't go away last spring and summer is back again. Nate Allen or Earl Wolff? Earl Wolff or Nate Allen?
The steady vet or the promising upstart?
Right now, just like it was last year at this time, the answer is Nate Allen.
"Nate's the first guy up," coach Chip Kelly said Thursday. "And Earl is in running with the second group right now. And both have done a great job in the offseason program. We're excited to see those guys play it out."
Of course, Kelly and his staff have seen this act play out once before.
The veteran Allen and rookie Wolff battled all last year throughout OTAs and training camp for the right to start opposite Patrick Chung. The coaches never really intended to open the season with Wolff, a fifth-round pick from N.C. State, but they split reps between both safeties until finally settling on Allen.
In the end, the odd man out ended up being Chung, whose injuries led to Allen and Wolff manning the safety tandem as the calendar turned from fall to winter. Allen started all 16 games for the first time his career, playing steadily. Wolff enjoyed some very good moments until a knee injury late in the season sidelined him for six of the last seven games, including the team's first-round playoff loss to New Orleans.
In the offseason, the Eagles cut Chung, signed Malcolm Jenkins to start and re-signed Allen to a one-year deal. When the team reconvened in April for the offseason program, Wolff observed his name below Allen's on the depth chart.
"Not at all," Wolff said. "I ended up getting hurt. Nate played pretty good, to me, to everybody. So I wasn't mad the first day we came back and I saw his name above mine. He deserved it. I didn't end the year the way I wanted to, so I didn't deserve to be up there as the No. 1 guy."
So the Eagles are back to Square 1. They'll let competition decide whether Wolff or Allen should be the guy opposite Jenkins.
"Every day I come out here and give it my all," Wolff said. "Me and Nate have a good friendship, relationship and basically we both know it's going to come down to -- we're not sure -- probably till the preseason or whatever. We're both going to give our all and may the best man win."
Kelly also drafted Ed Reynolds out of Stanford in the fifth round but Reynolds, like all NFL prospects from Stanford, will miss the OTAs because of an NCAA rule prohibiting college players from attending NFL camps before graduation.
Jenkins, still new to the club, couldn't handicap the race but seemed to suggest that Allen's savvy and expertise could trump Wolff's athleticism.
"It's too early to say anything about it," Jenkins said. "Obviously, they're both competing for that spot. You got Nate, who's a veteran who knows what to do. He's gonna be in the right place at the right time. He knows the defense. I think he's getting better as far as anticipating what offenses are gonna do.
"Earl, he's very, very athletic. He's young. But he's still inexperienced. I think that's the biggest thing for him is learning the nuances of the game and how to play different positions, what to look for and how to take what the book says that you should do it and apply it to what the play is developing as. We'll see how that plays out once we get into training camp and get further along."
Allen and Wolff were surprisingly efficient last year, helping the Eagles resolve their prolonged streak of disasters at the position going back to their head-slapping decision to let franchise icon Brian Dawkins escape to Denver after the 2009 season and then Quintin Mikell walk out the door after 2010.
Allen, a second-round pick whose career kept arcing the wrong way in 2011 and 2012, managed to play 16 games for the first time in his career and seemed to correct the sloppy tackling problems that had become his calling card during those two dark years.
He set a career high with 94 tackles, ranking third on the defense, and recorded at least one sack and one interception in the same season for the first time since his promising rookie year.
Wolff mixed into the defense early before getting his first start Week 4 against the Broncos to replace an injured Chung. In his second career start, he registered eight tackles. He racked up eight more a week later against the Bucs.
If he hadn't suffered a knee hyperextension that limited him to just one game over the last seven weeks, maybe he'd enter this year's camp ahead of Allen on the depth chart.
No matter, Wolff said. It's just another motivational tool.
Not that he really needed one more.
"Even if my name was ahead of him, you know, I know that doesn't guarantee anything," he said. "Because even though I'd still be No. 1 on this team, I still want to be the best in this league."


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The name he made for himself in Hollywood he owed largely to his father, but Harry Carey, Jr. never seemed to mind lesser billing. The son of silent film cowboy Harry Carey, he relied on the horsemanship his father had taught him to win roles for John Ford, Raoul Walsh and Howard Hawks. Graced with a slight, boyish physique, Carey was often cast as decent but doomed frontiersmen. Gunned down by Robert Mitchum in "Pursued" (1947), trampled by cattle in "Red River" (1948), and slaughtered by Comanche marauders in "The Searchers" (1948), Carey plied his trade without ego or the expectation of fame. With Ford as his mentor, he found a Dutch uncle in Ford's frequent leading man John Wayne, who brokered Carey's first shot at a co-starring credit in "3 Godfathers" (1948) - a remake of one of his father's silent films - and included him in his later vehicles "Island in the Sky" (1953), "The Undefeated" (1969), and "Cahill U.S. Marshall" (1973). With the death of Ford in 1973 and of Wayne in 1979, the aging Carey became a touchstone for Baby Boom filmmakers and he contributed nostalgic cameos to Joe Dante's "Gremlins" (1984), Robert Zemeckis' "Back to the Future Part III" (1990) and George Pan Cosmatos' "Tombstone" (1994). Slowing but rarely stopping, Carey retired from acting in his seventies to focus his energies a writer-producer, focusing on the careers of the Hollywood giants on whose shoulders he had enjoyed the ride of his life.


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No time for me to goof off this time around — I've got a lot of work ahead of me: Hollywood is throwing four new wide releases at us this weekend, and it's going to be a tough fight for… No. 2. That's right, Cars will repeat as box office champ. So let's just go through the five major movies you'll have to choose from at the multiplex, shall we?
Even after its soft-ish $60.1 million opening last weekend, Disney/Pixar's Cars has played strongly through the week, adding in excess of $20 mil and drawing more and more kids as schools let out. DisPix movies always come with very long legs — The Incredibles and Finding Nemo each dropped less than 35 percent in their second weekends — and this flick will be no exception. Of course, there is a tad more kiddie competition this time around, so I see a 40 percent drop, which will land Cars in the winner's circle with a very respectable $36 mil.
Paramount's Nacho Libre opens in 3,070 theaters with strong buzz due to its comedy pedigree: star Jack Black and the filmmakers behind Napoleon Dynamite. The big question here is whether the Mexican-wrestling farce can overcome poor reviews (as of Thursday, it's running a feeble 45 percent "fresh" rating on RottenTomatoes.com) and draw folks beyond the college crowd. It's a tall order — like, I don't think dear Mom, hip as she is, would ever consider seeing this film — but there is precedent for a strong showing. Black's last major comedy, School of Rock, bowed to $19.6 mil in 2003. Combine that with the whole nutty Napoleon Dynamite phenomenon, and we're looking at a $25 mil premiere.
Universal's 3 Fast 3 Furious… I'm sorry, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift opens in 3,026 venues sans the stars that made the first two installments of the supercharged street-racing series smashes: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. But c'mon, what does that matter? I mean, it doesn't even matter what the title is (I dunno, I kinda like my idea), what critics say, or whether only men will go. Movies like this have a sort of built-in fanbase. Those folks helped The Fast and the Furious open with $40.1 mil in 2001 and 2 Fast 2 Furious debut with $50.3 mil in 2003. But this sequel will get caught up amid the biggest opening-weekend traffic jam of the summer, and that loyal crowd will steer it to only $22 mil.
The ladies, meanwhile, will swarm Warner Bros.' The Lake House, playing in 2,645 locations. It stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves as folks who exchange letters through time. Or something. Now, I've gotta say that I haven't heard very good things about this movie, and it's getting a dismal 31 percent "fresh" on RottenTomatoes.com. But it's the only serious romance out there (The Break-Up may be less funny than you'd expect, but it's still a comedy), and sappy movies like this tend warm hearts in the warm summer — you know, The Notebook, The 40 Year-Old Virgin, etc. The star power is pretty strong here, too. Bullock remains one of the few actors with solid appeal from coast to coast, and Reeves always does better than expected in romantic roles (think Something's Gotta Give). A $17 mil bow is in its future.
Finally, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, from Fox, premieres in 2,945 theaters, and you just know that it's going to be huge among all the pre-verbal tots who are sure to be amused by the pun in the title. Among everyone else (and competing against Cars and Nacho Libre, which will draw families by the droves)? Not so hot — $10 mil. But I'm just being catty.


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BrandRepublic presents the results of the 13th NetObserver Europe report which found out French internet users are the most susceptible to online advertising and marketing. For example, in the last 6 months, over 50 percent of French Internet users had taken part in an online competition organised by a brand or an e-commerce site. In the UK the number goes down to 35 percent. Less mature markets such as Spain and Italy (sigh!) have, on the contrary a better perception of online advertising. Germans are the most difficult to please with online marketing, but when it comes to e-commerce or buying online services, they appear to be the most active. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find the full report, so if anyone has a copy (which I believe is free), I will be eager to see it. Thanks!
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City boss Roberto Mancini is set for a busy final day of the transfer window with four new faces arriving, including the €30m-rated Benfica defensive midfielder
The reigning Premier League champions are attempting to force through a €25 million move for the highly-rated 25-year-old, though the Portuguese giants are believed to want €30m for his services.
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City's interest in the Spaniard has come about as a result of their recent failure to capture Daniele De Rossi from Roma and they also require cover in the middle following the sale of Nigel de Jong to Milan.
Any move would be part of a busy final day of the transfer window for Roberto Mancini, who is also expected to tie up deals for Inter right-back Maicon, Swansea winger Scott Sinclair and Fiorentina defender Matija Nastasic.


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I only occasionally do panoramas, but my trip this weekend inspired me to create a number of wide panoramic images. It seemed like anything less does not adequately convey the vastness of the Saint Mark's Wildlife Refuge along the Gulf coast of Florida's panhandle.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on what proportions make for a perfect panorama and how well they sell?
Also, feel free to post some of your panoramic images here.
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Posted by: Greg Norrell on 4 Years Ago
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Lynn - my proximity to a long, linear mountain range (Tetons) has resulted in my doing lots of panoramas over the years. I love them. They look great printed and framed. Unfortunately, they sell way less than traditional sizes. I keep hoping that will change. Your examples above are perfect examples for when a pano is needed. And I like the style you used framing one or both edges with something close to provide both perspective and a boundary. Keep it up! Maybe a trend will be born. Here's one of mine from last week -
As a pragmatic approximation, I don't ever recall seeing a pano with an aspect ratio in excess of 1:4 or 1:5, or thereabouts. I have some much narrower than that, and have never sold one in any size. But I always exclude prints with a dimension less than 4 inches, which means that a 1:15 print at minimum size would be 4x60. That's a very expensive print, in terms of printing, and much more so in terms of mounting and framing. I would only expect to ever sell one as a "bare" print, to be mounted and framed locally.
I doubt very much that anyone would want a 1"x15" print, nor that FAA would be very interested in mounting, framing, and shipping it!
I have tried the strategy of cutting them into polyptychs, whereupon people have bought specific panels without buying the whole thing.
I think any width up to a 1:3 aspect ratio has a decent chance, but beyond that, interest become very rare.
Posted by: Greg Norrell on 4 Years Ago
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Here's a six shot pano. Rarely would one need such an exteme aspect ratio. It has not sold on FAA, but elsewhere. I didn't realize I could leave the smaller sizes price boxes empty when I began doing them. I recommend doing that to avoid overpriced bookmarks.
Posted by: Jenny Armitage on 4 Years Ago
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@ Lynn, I like the more panoramic version better. The question for me is not how narrow and skinny, but what degree of view. Much more than the eye can see at once and i ceases to be good.
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Well, Gregory, here is a 6:1 ratio:
Unfortunately, the maximum print width FAA does is only eight feet. I fail to see why FAA wouldn't want to print or ship anything - every job has a profit applied to it, so the expense falls on the purchaser.
The standard ratio for a photographic panorama was, I suspect, dictated by the length of a roll of 120 film and the image circle of a lens of reasonable size and price. The film is about 75cm long, so you can fit four 17cm wide frames onto it, with an aspect ratio of 3:1. That can be done using a lens with an image circle large enough to cover a 5x4in large format negative (if it allows for some camera movements). If you want to fit just three frames onto a roll of 120, then your image size becomes roughly 24cm wide, with a ratio of 4:1 and you would have to use lenses for the rather rarer 5x7inch large format cameras, with about 120mm as the widest wide-angle able to cover the film. Doing that adds a lot of weight and size to the system without adding anything to the angle of coverage (since a 72mm super-angulon on an 18cm wide negative will have greater coverage than a 120mm super-angulon on a 24cm wide neg). A 17x6 negative already has all the resolution you could want - maybe 200MP-300MP - so adding an extra 100MP or so on by going to a 3:1 ratio doesn't add anything in practical terms and costs you some of the image coverage. 6:1 (two shots per roll) is simply not feasible with 120 film as you won't get any reasonable size lens with an image circle of 36cm+.
An alternative old-timers' method of shooting panos was to cut a dark-slide in half, so they could shoot first the top, then the bottom of a sheet of 5x4 film, creating a 5x2 or 2.5
:1 ratio panorama (which is something I might try myself in situations with a lot of wasted foreground or sky) but it is a lot harder to use sheet film than to use 120 rollfilm.
So there are some good reasons why traditional pano sizes are ratios of 2.5:1 or 3:1, and that still seems to be something of a norm (I believe Peter Lik shoots with a Linof Technorama 617 http://www.linhof.com/technorama-e.html giving 3:1 for his photos.
(P.S.: I see my pano has a minimum size of 1.38 inches - so if any Chania-philes want an expensive bookmark, there is is!)
Posted by: Ben and Raisa Gertsberg on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
We have not done ones with more than 3:1 ratio but I like the long ones too if they remain interesting while your eye is following the composition :)
Corona Del Mar Panorama
Joshua Tree National Park
I've been specializing in stitched panoramas for couple of years now. Even if this technique allows you to go for outstanding ratio (1:4 and more), I'm trying to limit ratio to 1:3
By experience, and as Gregory said, panos over 1:4 are getting more difficult to sell.
However, my outstanding images ratio (1:5 and more) are mainly used for large prints and rarely sold to individuals but mainly companies who can afford the price.
I just signed for a contract where 5 of my panos will be exposed in a big local supermarket… prints will be 8 by 2.5 meters !
As an example, here is a panorama of the area where I'm living. I also sold a 5 meters long print recently !
This one is a stitched panorama of more than 100 shots… more than 1 gigapixels
If you want to navigate within this image... click on it !
Posted by: David Bishop on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I've always loved panos I used to take them with my film camera and tape them together stitching programs are great and have improved much since they first came ou tI generally try to stick to 1:3 but have many larger these 2 larger ones have sold the college campus one has sold to students and teachers and the university is buying one for permanent display
Posted by: Jane McIlroy on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I enjoy doing panoramas and this one has sold a few times. The only drawback is that they don't show up very well as thumbnails.
Croagh Patrick, Ireland's Holy Mountain
Wow, you guys have some beautiful panos. It's a shame they don't sell more often but I think Gregory has a good point about the smallest sizes not being practical. I'll have to eliminate those from the list. And as Patrick pointed out the larger sizes cost a lot and may be purchased mostly by companies. To me it seems like buyers would probably accept a 1:3 ratio without thinking about it as being a pano.
Posted by: Harry Lamb on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
@Patrick - Nice work! Do you recommend a Noda Ninjal when you are taking a more than six or so shots for a Pano? It seems difficult to keep things in perspective without one. If I get a couple of more sales on FAA I will probably invest in a Noda Ninjal for sure. That is when Pano Pro will also be needed.
The above shot was a four shot pano hand held. I'm just a beginner.
Harry lamb
Posted by: Cynthia Decker on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I had a panoramic work for sale a few years ago, and it wasn't selling.
I mocked up a framed version over a fireplace mantel, posted a link to that image on the same page as the pano image, (a kind of 'view it in a room' thing) and added keywords like "art for fireplace", and "art for mantel". I sold 4 of them within a couple months.
Just a suggestion that helped me.
Posted by: Mary Bedy on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
Lynn, I love the wider version. That's beautiful.
I used to use one of those cheap APS cameras that had a panorama setting. I have no idea what the ratio was. It also depended on where I got the photos developed how long (wide) the actual print came out, which I thought was odd because the equipment was set up at the time to handle the "APS" ratios.
Posted by: Steven Ralser on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I have this extreme panorama (180°) which I took many years at the Bosque del Apache. I was at the Bosque with my then 2 yo and brand new Canon G3, and took this panorama, handheld, before I knew better. I old a fair few of these while we still lived in NM, but only 1 since moving to WI. These sort of panoramas can fill a certain spot in somebodies house.
My curretn best selling panorama, both in color and B&W is this one of the Madison skyline (1:3 ratio)
other panoramas that I have that sell periodically are the following
I haven't sold any on FAA
There may be rules for aspect ratio, and there may be print limitations by certain printing shops, but I have never heard of a width limitation after the minimum aspect ratio was met. I've seen many 360 degree digital panos even in 3D. I would guess you could go up to 360 degrees on a print if the printing shop has equipment to make it.
Most of my "panoramic" images are done by cropping but this is one of the few I've created with more than one image combined together. I did not use a stitching program but manually matched the images together in Photoshop...
Here's one of my favorites, broken into 5 panels as a polyptych.
When you click a thumbnail, you see a watermarked 1/3 resolution version, but your browser will have shrunk it. Click it in your browser to see it at 1/3 resolution, (900 pixels high), and f11 for full screen browser mode (in firefox, anyway), and then scroll to see the entire panel.
I think that this layout is a much better presentation of a very high aspect ratio pano than FAA is likely to offer any time in the forseeable future.
I think a java applet to display a wide pano in a popup window similar to this would be quite useful for effectively selling panos.
You won't buy one if you can't visualize how much detail a large print will hold.
@Harry, Thanks for your comment.
Most of the time I'm using a tripod with Nodal Ninja panoramic head. I would say panoramic head is mandatory if you have a close foreground. Using the pano head and the famous nodal point will help you avoiding parallax issues.
This one is a good example
Outside this foreground constraint, there are several panos I did without any tripod. With some experience, you can shoot very large panos like the following one : a 180° view of Los Angeles… around 80 shots.
Gregory, your visualization point is key.
That's why I'm using Zoomify to publish some of my panos (see my previous post)
This one is based on some small flash component which is an issue with ipad and itouch devices. I didn't take time to look for a html5 equivalent but I'm sure there is something... somewhere !
Posted by: Bob Slitzan on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I love doing panoramas, but keeping the ratio within reason is very important and the subject matter has to be interesting from one end to the other. This is one of my own favorites (4 shots). Notice how you can see the curve of the earth.
Posted by: Paul Cowan on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
Is that really the curvature of the earth or is it a fish-eye effect created by stitching, Bob? I had to use a fisheye projection to stitch this one, as it minimised the amount of masonry in the foreground:
Curvature can come from multiple factors : a combination of the way you shoot, the overlap you keep between each shot, lens focal,projection used...
Paul, I have a pano similar to you , with a flat horizon...
Posted by: Shane Bechler on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I find that most people only do horizontal panoramic images. I've been working on vertical panoramic images as well over the past couple years.
Here is a vertical and horizontal panorama of the same church.
I have yet to sell a panoramic image here.
This is both a vertical and horizontal panorama of Niagara Falls from the US side looking at Niagara Falls Canada. It is 26 shots
William Norton
Posted by: Angelina Vick on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I like the widest version you posted Lynn.
Posted by: Joshua House on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
Thank you, I also like my widest version Angel. I posted the shorter one for those that don't have space for the longest version. I've also edited to remove the sizes that are less than 3.5" in the small direction. I also eliminated all cards from the panos.
I was taught to take portrait shots for stitching together into panos and to allow a fair bit of overlap between images. In the case of those above I shot them in landscape because the terrain is so flat and treeless. This seems to help minimize distortions.
Shane, I like the vertical orientation. It's less commonly used but for vertical structures and waterfalls it can be effective. I did a vertical pano of the following image to improve resolution of the final image.
Posted by: Nicholas Evans on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
William, I've never tried both a vertical and horizontal pano in one image. Does your software handle all the images at the same time? Are you using Photoshop?
Nicholas, it's a beautiful image. It may not be too much but I don't think the sizes that are only 1-3" high are viable.
Posted by: Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography on 4 Years Ago
Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
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A good, large panoramic can be mind blowing. I've been in lots of Medical Institutions recently and one particular panoramic of the Antelope Acres Poppy Reserve, in canvas, blew me away! It was probably a 3 to 1 ratio.
Here's one that was three stitched together... a 3.75 to 1 ratio approximate. It's my favorite.
But this one has garnered lots more attention:
I would love to see more attention to this form.
Posted by: Carl Rolfe on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
Lynn, Photoshop can be used for simple panos where you just need to stitch few shots.
When you start stitching multiple lines, then you need to go for specific software. I'm using Autopano Giga which is a great one and not really expensive.
There are several stitching software (I let you search on Google) and for some of them you can start playing with free evaluation version (adding a watermark on result image).
For those who are interested in photo stitching technique, I published few weeks ago some blog posts :
Photo stitching - What are the benefits ? : http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/photo-stitching-what-are-the-benefits-.html
Photo stitching - Quick tutorial : http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/photo-stitching-quick-tutorial.html
Photo stitching - Virtual tours : http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/photo-stitching-virtual-tours.html
Lynn I use PtGui Pro for the stitching. It can handle both at the same time.
Here is another vertical and horizontal of 18 shots
Posted by: Claude Oesterreicher on 4 Years Ago
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Posted by: Joe Beasley on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
Depends on the subject, Here is a 360+ degree made with a Roundshot Panoramic Camera
Posted by: Bob Slitzan on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
@Paul, @Patrick
If it's not the curve then I must have seen the illusion without the camera at over 10,000 feet in Hawaii. On a clear day, you can see it with the naked eye from the top of a lot of tall buildings in NY depending on the distant topography. BTW, the 4 shots (there were 5) taken by hand were not taken with a wide angle lens.
@Paul. Going back to your earlier post, you question why they don't produce larger images than 8' long. I'm guessing it's due to substrate and shipping constraints. Prints can be produced on roll goods but most substrates come in 4x8 ft sheets and only some can be purchased in 4x10 ft sheets. Significant support framing is needed to piece them together. Support frames for a canvas, decorative framing and glass for framed prints, packaging and shipping all become problematic as well. Of course it can be done but it requires a level of customization that is probably beyond the POD venue.
Edit: Maybe an option for custom sizes and pricing could be added to the order page to accommodate special requests by commercial clients.
@Patrick. Your blog posts look interesting and I'll definitely look into them.
Patrick, your blogs on panos are excellent. The detail in the art gallery pano is incredible.
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Congrats Heather! This is my first one. I don't like that there is no shoreline on at least one side of the lake.
Posted by: James Brunker on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I love stitching panoramics (South America's awesome landscapes demand them!) but not sold any yet on here. Some of my panoramic postcards have sold quite well in shops in Bolivia. Here's a couple from a recent trip to Chile:
It's a beautiful image Heather, congratulations on the sale!
Heather, that's quite an accomplishment. As I said, I've never sold one pano. You would think that visitors to National Parks would enjoy them enough to search them out.
This image was not created with a pano in mind. I often take several pictures of the same subject or scene, partially because I may want to create a stereo pair which is made of two images from slightly different perspectives. In any case, I was looking at the photos I took of a winter snow taken in March and saw two that could be possible prospects for merging together. No stitching program was used but there was quite a bit of work done in PS to match the two images together...
Hope springs eternal...this is my latest pano effort posted this afternoon.
It's comprised of 4 landscape images in a single row.
Posted by: Michael Peychich on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
some of my better selling panoramas are these
usually as a 60 to 68" wide print for over a sofa or bed.
usually 60 to 74" wide for over sofas
This one I always print at 62" in height works well in stairwells.
this one I am currently having two printed at 27x68" One is going on a marble wall in a master bath.
Michael, your work is beautiful. I especially like the Skagway Waterfall.
Posted by: Chris Kusik on 4 Years Ago
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Posted by: Crystal Wightman on 4 Years Ago
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There's a lot of beautiful work being posted. I would request those who haven't already done so to edit their posts and include the number of images used to create the their panos, whether the individual images were oriented as landscape or portrait, and the configuration (eg. 8 images on 2 rows).
Posted by: Les Palenik on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
It's not easy to make a compelling panoramic image. It's not so much about the proportions as about the content, composition, and balance.
There are many outstanding panoramic examples featured in this thread.
Unfortunately, many beginners make long images of boring scenes or shoot with extra wide lens which produces deformed and unattractive pictures.
The typical panorama ratio is 1:3, but I've seen spectacular pieces in 1:5 and 1:10 ratio.
One of the most successful panoramic photographers is Peter Lik, whose prints are quite huge and many are priced over $10,000.
Here is one I got last summer from Georgian Bay coastline in Ontario:
Posted by: Les Palenik on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
Let's go for another one... 81 pictures (4 lines) - always in portrait mode !
Patrick, I'm dying of curiosity, 81 images in four lines?? How long does it take your computer to complete the panorama and what kind of computer do you have?
Edit: Also, do you use a tripod or any other equipment and are the shots handheld?
Lynn, I'm using a tripod with a Nodal Ninja panoramic head.
It takes few minutes for shooting... and several minutes for stitching. For this one I would say less than 10 minutes.
In order to get that performance ratio, it's true that I'm using a powerful quad processors computer with 12GB of RAM and SSD drives...
What I didn't say in my previous posts is that, most of the time, I'm bracketing in order to build HDR images.
So in fact, I also need to batch HDR treatment which can be time consuming too.
In the following example, I'm speaking about 74 stitched pictures... in fact there are 74*3=222 pictures
For this one there is around 20 minutes for HDR batch and less than 10 minutes for stitching
I'm not speaking about photoshop final adjustments...
Posted by: Loree Johnson on 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
I love shooting panoramas.
At Crater Lake, it's almost a necessity.
This one has sold more than once.
This one has also sold.
This vertical has yet to sell, but it the most viewed piece in my portfolio.
So Patrick, what's the workflow on that image. Do you combine the bracketed images into a single HDR image first then create the panorama from the individual HDR's? How much of this work can be automated by the software?
Loree, love the Mossbrae Falls pano.
Lynn, sorry for late answer...
My usual workflow is the one you said : working on HDR images first and then building panorama from individual HDRs,
I'm using Photomatix pro for HDR. This soft comes with a batch functionality which helps a lot.
Stitched pano is then automatically handled by Autopano Giga (using individual HDRs)
34 pictures for this one
Patrick, I completely understand. I've been following the discussions only sporadically myself.
I've found HDR for landscape to be problematic because trees and leaves tend to move if there is even a slight breeze. My software doesn't adequately account for this movement so the images require careful manual editing. Are there any software solutions for this?
HDR and stitching software did a lot of improvement in that area...
I just got around to processing this panorama shot from a couple weeks ago. I just wish I had been on the sailboat instead of on land...
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SAN DIEGO -- As game time approached Monday night for the opener of a big series with the National League West-leading Dodgers at PETCO Park, the Padres welcomed back Tim Stauffer and began prepping the 24-year-old right-hander for a start that Chan Ho Park was forced to vacate with health concerns. "Good to see you, Stauffer," center fielder Mike Cameron said. "Are you nervous?" Stauffer, the 2003 first-round pick from the University of Richmond, grinned.
Park was being examined by the medical staff, having experienced a recurrence earlier in the day of the intestinal bleeding that required three transfusions and had him on the disabled list from July 26 through Aug. 11. Stauffer had hopped a 1:50 p.m. flight from Portland, where he has spent the season with the Triple-A Beavers going 6-12 with a 5.07 ERA in 25 games, 24 as a starter. The Sarasota Springs, N.Y., native was hoping to replicate his performance in his Major League debut in 2005, when he beat the Reds, giving up two runs in six innings in Cincinnati. "I'd be happy with five innings tonight [from Stauffer]," general manager Kevin Towers said. "Stauffer has had some success here in the past. We thought he'd give us our best chance to win a ballgame. "Sometimes situations like this, that are somewhat dire, can kind of bring a team together. [Sunday's] a good example. The bullpen did a tremendous job beating a good [Arizona] team. We're challenged again today. If somehow we can get through today, we'll worry about [Tuesday]." Towers said the first choice to replace Park would have been Brian Sweeney, who'd pitched capably in middle relief for the Padres in the first half. But Sweeney pitched seven innings for Portland in a win over Salt Lake on Monday night. Dewon Brazelton, who is 5-4 with a 3.13 ERA in Portland, is not on the 40-man roster. His activation would have required a move not necessary to promote Stauffer. Optioned to Portland to create room for Stauffer was reliever Jon Adkins, who is 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA and worked two scoreless innings in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Sorting it out: Manager Bruce Bochy, his head spinning, was trying to remain optimistic. In the wake of injuries that took Clay Hensley [strained left glute] and Chris Young [strained upper back muscle] out of their starts in the final two games with Arizona, Bochy conceded, "three consecutive days [of early exits or scratched starters] ... that's borderline ridiculous." Bochy was secure in the knowledge that Jake Peavy would pitch Tuesday night and Woody Williams would go on Wednesday night in the series finale. But beyond that, he said he was unsure how the rotation would shake out when the Padres hit the road for six games with the Rockies and Diamondbacks, starting Friday night in Denver. "That's bad luck -- horrible luck -- to have three starters go down," Bochy said. "The last two [Hensley and Young] have been on the same day [as they were to pitch] -- no notice." Hensley returned on Sunday and pitched four innings in relief of Young, who departed after the first inning. All of a sudden, emergency starter Mike Thompson looks close to a fixture in the rotation -- and he's not even on the 25-man roster. Thompson is expected to be activated for a start in Denver with either Park or Young going on the disabled list, according to Towers. "That's our MVP right there," veteran reliever Doug Brocail said as Thompson ambled by in the clubhouse. Making progress: Both Hensley and Young reported improvement on Tuesday. Neither pitcher is sure how they sustained their ailments. "I'm feeling better, but it's still a little sore," Hensley said. Young felt a cramping in the right rhomboid muscle warming up on Sunday, and tried to work through it before he was forced to exit after pitching one inning. The rhomboid muscle at the back of the shoulder connects the scapula to the spine. "It feels a little better than I anticipated," Young said. "We'll know more [Tuesday or Wednesday]. Everything in there is still sore, but less than [Sunday]. I'm aware of all the muscles in the back; it's what I do for a living. I spend a lot of time strengthening it in the offseason. "I've pitched with pain and discomfort before, but when all the muscles went in protection mode and started cramping to protect the area where I originally felt it, I wasn't able to throw. There was no sharp pain. If I had felt sharp pain, I would have called the trainers instantly." Young felt his stuff was as good as it's been all year in the bullpen and was frustrated he wasn't able to continue. "Maybe I overexerted on a pitch," he said. "I have no way of explaining it. Hopefully, I'll be able to throw as soon as possible and it won't be a problem. "I think Clay's going to be fine. With Chan Ho, hopefully they'll find an answer and he'll be back, and hopefully this is a minor thing for me. Hopefully, it will go from pretty bleak to optimistic when we see how things shake out in the next few days." Up in the air: As for Park, durable and productive in 19 starts before his intestinal bleeding surfaced, Bochy said, "Yeah, there is a lot of concern. If it gets to the point where we don't think he should pitch, he won't pitch." Park, 7-7 with a 4.68 ERA, had gone five innings in a loss at Houston and 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision against San Francisco since returning. He had beaten the Dodgers, his original club, 7-3 at Dodger Stadium on July 25 -- two days before the illness caused him to leave Denver for a round of exams in San Diego. "He developed similar symptoms with the bleeding," said Bochy, who was informed of Park's discomfort at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. "He was losing some blood, and we're trying to figure out what's going on." Bochy said he didn't want to move Peavy up on three days' rest with short notice, and that he didn't think anyone from the bullpen could go more than a few innings. 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Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Notre Dame ruled the college football world for decades, winning12 national championships from 1924 to 1988.
And while the Irish have suffered lately on the field, they still are the most sought-after team in the nation. That fact has become a focal point as the major conferences jockey for position as expansion talk heats up across the country.
The Pac-10 is reportedly looking at Colorado, Texas, Utah andBrigham Young, among others.
The Big Ten is looking at Nebraska, Missouri and Rutgers, amongothers. The Big East, according to ESPN's Andy Katz, is fighting tokeep its members and avoid a breakup.
But the key to any conference expansion is Notre Dame, because the Irish will drive up TV ratings.
Notre Dame has is own television deal, drawing $9 million annually from NBC through the 2015 season.
Plus, the Irish get a check for about $2 million from the Big East, where its sports other than football play. And Notre Dame keeps 100 percent of the revenue from football bowl appearances.
And while that sounds glamorous, SEC schools net between $17-20 million a year in TV revenue. Big Ten members get a check for around $22 million.
So Notre Dame can make more money by dropping the independent stance and joining a conference.
But the Irish are the 10,000-pound gorilla, and they know it.
Wednesday, new Irish football coach Brian Kelly said there wasnothing better than being an independent in football. With all yourhome games on NBC and ESPN/ABC clamoring for your road games, thatmay be true. Notre Dame has some great games against traditionalpowers and will play Army in Yankee Stadium. They also play someweak sisters.
If the Irish join a conference for football, the schedule wouldget considerably tougher. And depending on how many conferencegames are mandated, what traditional rival would be dropped?Certainly not USC. Not Navy. So goodbye Stanford, Boston College,Michigan and Michigan State.
"Notre Dame is its own unique animal," said ESPN's Katz. "They have their own TV network, so it's hard to figure what they'll do."
Conference commissioners want to have realignment in place by the summer.
If Notre Dame officials aren't willing to make a move now, you can bet the Big Ten -- which actually has 11 teams -- will expand to 14 instead of 16, leaving the door open in case the Irish have a change of heart.
According to the Chicago Tribune's Teddy Greenstein, Notre Dame would probably add $5 million a year from television revenue and save a ton on travel expenses should it join the Big Ten.
The pressure on winning in the Big Ten is tremendous. Over the last 10 years, Notre Dame has gone 16-15 against Big Ten teams.
The biggest loser in conference expansion could be the Big 12.That conference could lose Texas, Texas A&M and Arkansas andpoach teams from the Mountain West Conference.
Utah is an attractive, winning program. BYU and Utah would givea conference the Salt Lake City market. Plus, those schools have ahuge nationwide and loyal Mormon following. TCU, with its recentsuccess in football, could give a conference a toehold in theDallas market, the fifth-largest in the country.
What about San Diego State, you say? San Diego is the28th-largest TV market in the U.S. while Salt lake City is No. 33.The Aztecs, however, are terrible. No one goes to the games and noone will until Brady Hoke proves he can work his Ball State magicon the West Coast.
So the Aztecs are stuck in the Mountain West Conference and oneof the worst TV deals in sports. It the Mountain West loses BYU,Utah and Texas Christian, the MWC and the WAC could try to raideach other.
Fresno State is a proven winner. Boise State has a greatprogram, but has the 112th TV market.
And while San Jose State is in the No. 6 TV market in thecountry, no one in the Bay Area cares about the Spartans.
So keep an eye on Notre Dame. Whatever the Irish decide will certain have a national trickle-down effect.
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The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, airs Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on NBC, with the race set foraround 2:30 p.m.
Calvin Borel will ride Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver in thePreakness.
Bob Costas and Tom Hammond are NBC's co-hosts, working with Gary Stevens, handicappers Mike Battaglia and Bob Neumeier and reportersKenny Rice and Donna Brothers. Tom Durkin calls the race.
Ratings game
< The May 1 welterweight title bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley had 1.4 million buys and generated $78.3 million in pay-per-view revenue. The PPV buys included 740,000 cable homes and 660,000 from satellite and telco homes. This was the second straight million-plus PPV event for Mayweather and ranks as the second-highest grossing non-heavyweight PPV boxing event. It surpassed Oscar De La Hoya-Felix Trinidad ($70.6 million) and trailed only Mayweather-De La Hoya ($137 million) in total revenue.
< The final round of last Sunday's PGA Players Championshipposted a 3.3 rating on NBC with 2.5 million viewing households.That was down 18 percent from last year. Think Tiger Woods droppingout after seven holes had anything to do with that?
< The eight NBA playoff games on ABC are up 10 percent overlast year. ESPN's 13 NBA playoff telecasts are up 4 percent.
< SportsBusiness Journal reports that in its first month ofbeing rated by Nielsen, MLB Network is averaging fewer than 100,000viewers in prime time. ESPN averages 1.733-million viewers in primetime, ESPN2 averages 675,000, Versus 391,000, Speed 197,000, GolfChannel 138,000, NFL Network 132,000, MLB Network 98,000 and FoxSoccer Channel 44,000. MLB Network is getting a boost from some ofits live games. The April 15 Angels-Yankees contest drew 322,000viewers.
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< ESPNU has an NCAA softball selection show set for 7 p.m.Sunday. At 31-13 overall and second place in the Mountain WestConference, San Diego State is very much in the running for apostseason berth heading into a weekend road trip to Colorado Stateand New Mexico.
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Ridiculous scheduling
So the Lakers and Phoenix Suns clinched their NBA WesternConference series in four-game sweeps, while the Boston Celtics-Cleveland Cavaliers series was extended.
So the network TV dilemma was to start the Lakers-Suns series early to ensure games on the weekend or wait and hope for the Celtics-Cavs series to go seven games.
Network execs decided to wait, so the Suns and Lakers have aweek off, with their series starting Monday. TNT has the first twogames of that series -- Monday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.
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< Michael Phelps headlines the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix. Coverage on NBC's Universal Sports starts at 3 p.m. Friday and continues at the same time Saturday and Sunday. Phelps is scheduled to swim two events Friday and one Saturday. U.S. Olympians Ryan Lochte, Aaron Peirsol, Cullen Jones, Peter Vanderkaay, Amanda Weir and Natalie Coughlin are also entered.
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< ESPN football analysts Herman Edwards, Desmond Howard, MarkMay and Mark Schlereth make guest appearances on ABC's "ExtremeMakeover: Home Edition" at 8 p.m. Sunday. They're joined byBaltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher, the inspirationbehind the film "The Blind Side" to build a home for the Williamsfamily of Mountain Valley, Georgia.
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Once more there is a storm of red salmon reported to be moving up the turbid and gushing Copper River, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. But this time the dipnetters who flock to meet the fish in Wood Canyon downstream from Chitina near the Alaska-Canada border aren't rushing toward the fishery.
Why? Back in early June an Anchorage newspaper said, "Record run of red salmon swarms the Copper River." Dipnetters from the state's largest city and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley drove more than 200 miles across the state to get in on the action -- only to find poor prospects. State Fish and Game was later put on the spot to explain exactly what happened to the record return of fish.
High water was widely blamed, but there never was a good explanation. That has Fish and Game somewhat cautious about the latest big bump in salmon numbers, based on a sonar that counts fish invisible in the murky, fast-flowing slurry of the glacial river.
"If the river cooperates, it should be good fishing," area fisheries management biologist Mark Somerville told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. "(But) I was down there (Monday) night and it was real spotty. The water was so high guys couldn't even fish under the (McCarthy Road) bridge."
The water was not nearly that high at the start of June, but Fish and Game biologists at the time argued it might have been high enough to cause the salmon to slow their migration for days. Some were left wondering whether the early run of Copper River red salmon, all of which are wild fish, might simply be weaker than the late run Copper River red salmon that peaks in July. Many of the latter are hatchery fish.


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I think what your problem is is that these 2 characters have different hair colors.
So one wig won't really work. But if you really only want to get one wig I would suggest getting the first wig, wearing Shura then dying it to match Lucy's hair. (:
Agreed. First wig matches Shura, and the second matches Lucy/Nyuu. Thing is, I think the second one might be a bit too long for Lucy too. Maybe by a hair..... pun semi-intended.
If you aren't going the dye/temp dye route, I would say the first wig regardless. Better a light wig you don't need to trim and have the option of recoloring IF you need, than having a wig you would need to trim or is too dark to recolor.
The thing is too, no matter what, with only one wig, one of your cosplay's won't match colorwise. The problem going that light pink with Lucy is, she is far more known than Shura IMO, so you would probably be called out on that.....maybe. But I am sure I have seen a few light Lucys too.
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11/22/2013, 08:11 am
Big box and online retailers are getting a jump start on their holiday promotional efforts this year, including a pair of AppleInsider sponsors who have knocked $250 off Apple's just announced 15-inch MacBook Pro Retinas and $180 off a high-end BTO config, respectively. Separately, Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air has been discounted to $974.
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11/07/2013, 03:11 pm
Apple on Thursday afternoon issued an update for EFI firmware on late 2013 13-inch Retina MacBook Pros, designed to address a problem where the laptop's keyboard and trackpad could freeze.
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11/03/2013, 05:11 pm
The late-2013 version of Apple's high-end professional notebook, the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, is a computer in a class of its own, offering a near-perfect blend of style and performance in a more affordable package than before.
Review: Apple's late-2013 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display
11/02/2013, 05:11 pm
Apple's new late 2013 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display has a slightly thinner profile and reduced heft from last year's model, along with a smaller price tag. But it's what's on the inside that really makes this notebook a stunner.
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11/01/2013, 12:11 pm
As part of a two-day sale slated to kick off on Friday, Best Buy is offering special pricing on select MacBooks, including the 13-inch non-Retina MacBook Pro and all MacBook Air models.
Apple says fix coming for MacBook Pro keyboard, trackpad lockup issue
10/30/2013, 07:10 pm
Apple on Wednesday added a section to its Support Pages regarding a recently reported issue with the new MacBook Pro with Retina display that, for some users, causes laptop's keyboard and trackpad to freeze unexpectedly.
Apple reportedly ups orders for new Retina MacBook Pros, Sharp blamed for Retina iPad mini shortages
10/30/2013, 05:10 pm
Cupertino has maxed out capacity at its Taiwanese component suppliers thanks to strong projected sales of the new Haswell-powered MacBook Pros, while low display yields from Sharp may cause launch shortages of the Retina-equipped iPad mini, according to twin reports out of Taiwan.
Users report trackpad, keyboard lockups with Apple's newest MacBook Pros
10/28/2013, 09:10 am
Owners of Haswell-equipped Retina MacBook Pros have taken to Apple's user-to-user support forums en masse, complaining of repeated keyboard and trackpad freezes that can be remedied only with a hard reset.
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10/27/2013, 11:10 pm
For those readers in the market for one of Apple's brand new MacBook Pros with Retina display, AppleInsider's Price Guides now list 35 different 13- and 15-inch configurations, the majority of which are shipping in 24 hours at the lowest prices to be found, thanks to instant discount coupons and tax-free options.
Apple's new MacBook Pros get 65% graphics performance boost from Intel's Iris
10/25/2013, 04:10 pm
New benchmark tests show that Intel's new Iris integrated graphics chip can push pixels for Apple's latest laptops between 40 and 60 percent faster than its predecessor.
Apple's new MacBook Pros have slimmer cooling systems thanks to Haswell
10/25/2013, 09:10 am
Migrating the MacBook Pro line to Intel's new Haswell architecture allowed Apple to streamline the laptops' cooling system, resulting in lighter, slimmer devices, according to a new teardown.
Apple's new Retina MacBook Pros bring faster benchmarks with slower clock speeds
10/24/2013, 03:10 pm
The team behind popular benchmarking suite Geekbench has rounded up the scores for Apple's newest Retina MacBook Pro models and finds that despite slower processor clock speeds across the board, the Haswell-powered laptops outperform their predecessors by as much as 8 percent.
Deals: 9 new MacBook Pros Retina configs in stock at discount; up to $600 off early 2013 models
10/24/2013, 11:10 pm
In total, 9 new MacBook Pro with Retina display configurations have turned up in our price guides, 5 of which are in stock at the lowest prices anywhere. Meanwhile, the introduction of these new models have driven price cuts of between $300-$600 on MacBook Pro Retina models introduced back in February.
Benchmarks show modest performance gains with Apple's new Retina MacBook Pros
10/23/2013, 03:10 pm
Apple's new Haswell-powered Retina MacBook Pros have started finding their way into the online score aggregator for popular benchmark suite Geekbench, less than 24 hours after their unveiling.
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10/22/2013, 11:10 pm
Apple's new family of MacBook Pros introduced Tuesday are on their way to the company's largest authorized resellers, and AppleInsider has again teamed with a pair of its sponsors to offer readers the lowest prices anywhere on standalone 2013 MacBook Pros as well as those bundled with 3 years of AppleCare protection.
Apple axes non-Retina 15" MacBook Pro, keeps disk drive-toting 13" legacy model
10/22/2013, 05:10 pm
With the introduction of Apple's latest MacBook Pro with Retina display lineup, including an entry level 13-inch model, the company phased out the 15-inch non-Retina version, leaving only the 13-inch with SuperDrive remaining.
First look: Apple's upcoming Mac Pro and new MacBook Pros with Retina display
10/22/2013, 03:10 pm
Apple on Tuesday announced updates to its Mac product lineup, offering a closer look at the upcoming Mac Pro desktop and refreshes to the MacBook Pro with Retina display lineup. AppleInsider was at the event for a hands-on look at the new machines.
Apple's updated 15" MacBook Pro features Intel Crystalwell graphics, starts at $1999
10/22/2013, 01:10 pm
Apple's premium 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display was refreshed on Tuesday with a lower starting price of $1,999, while adding features such as 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Intel Crystalwell graphics to the package.


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If you work with teenagers chances are you've witnessed many mistakes. Â Maybe it was that game that you thought would be awesome; however, a girl ends up puking. Â Or that trip that was incredible until you arrived home late because you couldn't find the one teen in the rest stop gift shop. Â In youth ministry mistakes will be made. Â Parents, teens, volunteers and even the pastor will get angry with you.
When something doesn't go as originally planned the temptation is to find a scapegoat. Â You were late because of someone else. Â The game didn't go according to plan because the instructions weren't clear. Â You make excuses and point the finger; however, all it does it hurt your leadership. Â Mistakes will happen because you and I are human. Â As a leader instead of looking for an excuse or someone to blame:
- Take Ownership Of The Situation: Â Owning the situation doesn't necessarily mean you will take the blame. Â It means that you will take the steps to resolve the situation. Â If someone is at fault you'll find out who that is or if there was a miscommunication you'll discover when that happened. Â By owning it you are allowing others to hold you accountable. Â By embracing the situation you show others that you care.
- Criticize And Critique Privately: If a problem does occur because of someone else make sure you talk with them privately. Â Making a fool of them in front of their peers is embarrassing and doesn't look well for you. Â If the situation is severe be sure to have an accountable party who will affirm the discussion. Â This will also protect you if they aren't accepting of the feedback.
- Pray With Others:Â Most youth ministers are their harshest critique, which will drain us emotionally and spiritually. Â Having a small group of peers to listen to your concerns is essential. Â Allow them to pray for you and pour into you so that you can continue to move forward. Â In the end you'll know you aren't walking through the problem alone.
- Obtain Trustworthy Feedback: Make sure you analyze the situation with the help of others. Â If the mistake was made by another person seek wisdom on how you could have prevented putting the wrong person in the wrong place. Â Have someone you trust to give you the brutal facts to point you in the right direction.
I'm not suggesting that you as the leader take the fall 100% of the time; however, it's important to own the situation. Â Look to resolve it, share the burden with others and make the necessary preparations to avoid the situation in the future. Â A great leader is one who is humble enough to know mistakes are made and that it's all a part of being human.
How do you rebound from mistakes being made? Â
Chris Wesley (@chrisrwesley)


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A MAN and woman alleged to have attempted to take a family member to a Swiss euthanasia clinic have had their bail extended.
A 25-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman from the Chichester area were originally questioned by police in August last year over plans to take a 71-year-old man to Dignitas.
The man and woman were questioned by police and originally released on bail without charge.
Their bail has been extended again until October 16.


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On the Shuttle: Eight Days in Space
What is it like to live in outer space? On the Shuttle will take you on board!
Barbara Bondar accompanied Discovery crew member and sister Dr. Roberta Bondar for several weeks during the training procedures prior to the IML-1 shuttle mission. With complete insider knowledge, On the Shuttle provides readers with a detailed look into the first International Microgravity Laboratory. This book contains countless interesting facts--from detailed space shuttle components, to maintaining daily hygiene on board.
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