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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Breastfeeding Redux
The goals went like this. I'm the sort of person who, when faced with a large, difficult, or unpleasant task, likes to break it into smaller steps or achievable pieces. So, being surrounded by friends and family who support breastfeeding but have nothing against formula either, I decided my goal would be to breastfeed while in the hospital and see how that went. If it went well, I'd aim for two weeks. If THAT went well, I'd aim for six weeks. Then for three months, then for six months, which was so unimaginably far away I didn't think past that. That way if I was having trouble in the first week, I could say, "I only have to make it to two weeks, then I can stop." And of course most trouble clears up by then, and I can go on. This is a way I've always incentivized myself -- "You just have to get through the first 100 words, then you can stop," on college papers. Of course once I've got the 100 words I want to keep going and get to my 500-word check point. And so on. It works well because it keeps me wanting to get to the next achievable goal, but when I do decide to stop I don't have to feel guilty, since I stopped at a goal.
I bring up the goals because this was among the many, many, many things that the lactation consultant at the hospital told me I was doing really, really, really wrong. Of this entire breastfeeding experience, the top 3 worst things would be:
3. Plugged Ducts
2. Cluster Feedings (Growth Spurts)
1. The Lactation Consultant at the Hospital
She asked if I was planning to breastfeed and how long, and I cheerfully told her about my laddered goals system. Oh, no, she insisted, shaking her head gravely. That won't work. You can only breastfeed if you COMMIT to it. There are going to be so many challenges and people trying to make you stop -- if you want to breastfeed until he's six months, you have to decide RIGHT NOW that you're going to DO IT for six months, no matter what, and you have to make your husband get on board.
I was like, "Um, no, I think I'll stick with my system, thanks."
She warned me darkly that that system doomed me to failure because I wasn't COMMITTING. (Because obviously, ALL HUMAN PSYCHES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.) We moved on to more questions, where she gave me instructions that contradicted my doctor's about medications (and I curtly informed her that she was not a doctor and was not competent to issue instructions relating to my medical care). Then I got the baby and nursed, and she totally objected to his nursing position: Lying flat on his back, with his head turned 90 degrees. "BELLY TO BELLY!" she barked at me, repeatedly. But when turned belly-to-belly, Mini McGee flatly refused to nurse and wriggled until he got to be flat again. He still mostly prefers this flat-back pose, although he's more relaxed now and doesn't lie there stiff as a board.
So having achieved all my breastfeeding goals, I thought it was a good time to reflect. I posted about breastfeeding before, but now I have stuff to add.
My experience: I generally had a very easy time of it. Mini McGee is a good latcher, I have compliant boobs (they keep up with demand, and they aren't real picky about missed feedings so I can usually get away without pumping), and I can't really complain. A few plugged ducts here and there, but nothing dire. We began formula supplementing 1 bottle a day in week 2 because I needed more than 2 hours of sleep at a time; he's happy to eat either. Now that he sleeps, some days he gets formula, some days he doesn't, just depending on if I'm around all day or not. I didn't really have any problems with pumping, but I don't like doing it, so I mostly don't.
Education: Breastfeeding education is awful! It was so. much. information, and it was all apparently designed to scare the bejeezus out of me ... the 8 billion things that can go wrong. The 62 different ways to time feedings. At age 2 weeks 1 day and 6 hours, baby needs this much milk, but 4 hours later it's different. The 502 things you can't eat, look at, or sneeze in the vicinity of. Don't introduce bottles until week X but before week Y, because too early and he'll get nipple confusion, but too late and he'll reject the change. Good. Lord. (And most of it backed up with claims that drastically overstate the medical literature.)
Here's what I needed: A 1-page summary with pictures of the common holds and the baby's latch. Information on caring for the equipment. Information on a couple common problems (plugged ducts, mastitis, thrush) and a list of symptoms with when to see YOUR doctor and when to see BABY'S doctor. Where to go for more information. And a reassurance that YOU'LL LEARN EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM THE NURSES IN THE HOSPITAL. (Yeah, not the lactation consultant. The nurses.)
All the educational information assured me breastfeeding was natural and wonderful and easy, then made it seem terrifyingly complex and prone to horrific problems. The same literature also frequently made a big whoop about people who don't support breastfeeding and how persecuted you will feel while breastfeeding, especially in public. I have not yet met one of these people. Even in public.
The Verdict: For me, I think the biggest benefits of breastfeeding was that it was WAY cheaper than formula feeding and that it's frequently more convenient, since I can go out and about without bottle-feeding paraphernalia or having to think ahead. But I would tell anyone thinking about breastfeeding to skim one book (or chapter in the pregnancy book) and then know you'll learn everything else at the hospital, and not worry over it or read too much about the stuff that can go wrong. (If it goes wrong, it goes wrong, and you can't possibly keep straight all the scare literature -- I had to look up plugged ducts when the moment arrived, despite my diligent reading.) I would also say, take it one day at a time, and if it doesn't work out, isn't it great that modern formulas are so nutritious and convenient?
Now that I've achieved the unthinkably-distant goal of six months, I guess I'll keep going. I don't know until when, but that's probably because I'm insufficiently committed and won't succeed at -- oh, wait. Never mind.
(And how weird is it that it's about "succeeding" at breastfeeding ... implying that other options that result in a healthy baby are somehow "failure." Modern competitive parenting is awesome!)
8 comments:
- Rayne of Terror said...
Yay for you! With my first I approached it in the same way as you. I knew I wanted to try it and set myself incremental goals. At 6 months I thought, well I guess we'll go to a year and re-evaluate. At 1 it was so easy and he was only nursing 2-3x a day so I thought we'd re-evaluate at 18 months. At 17 months he decided he preferred Daddy at bedtime and weaned in a few days. So there! A "non committed" mommy turned into an extended nursing relationship.
Nursing is even easier with subsequent babies. You don't even pick up a book unless there's a problem. Both my kids liked the flat on their backs approach. With #2 I don't worry I am doing it wrong because clearly he is getting enough milk.
- Emerge Peoria said...
Keep going! When it's over you will miss the closeness.
- Jennifer said...
I love your middle-of-the-road approach. Maybe in an effort to educate mothers that breastfeeding can be a process that doesn't come naturally to every mother/baby pair, some lactation consultants and literature have gone too far in the other direction, overly emphasizing the difficulties and, worst yet, using scare tactics and guilt to motivate mothers to breastfeed.
My personal experience was similar to yours, and I actually hated the whole lactation consultant process. Which I hate to even say, as I think breastfeeding should be encouraged. Nevertheless, with my kids, the consultants I dealt with also contradicted my doctor and were pushy to the point of being rude. I think they should provide basic information and then be available for questions. Not militantly bossing the mother around.
- Dw3t-Hthr said...
Little Foot is three and a half months old now and exclusively breastfed. I approached it similarly to you but (being me) without the goal thing, it was "As long as this works!"
I recently figured out how to use a pump, and we tested to see if Little Foot would take a bottle. It took her a little bit to figure out, but since she's apparently on the cusp of teething she wound up biting the bottle, and then it produced milk, so she drank half an ounce before looking at us funny and going to sleep. ;)
She hasn't started biting my nipples when feeding from the teething. If she does that, we may reevaluate this process....
- Lyz said...
Just stumbled across your blog...
Love this post! I too think that breastfeeding is usually much simpler than the literature makes it out to be...The fact that there IS such a thing as "literature" for one of the most natural processes on earth is kind of hilarious. I mean, if uneducated women in 3rd world countries giving birth without medical help can figure it out, us spoiled 1st world-ers surely should be able to, also.
I nursed my first 2 babies until they were about 11 1/2 months (by then, it was only at bedtime) and the gradual transition worked great for both of us. I started reading them books instead of nursing.
Good job!
I am so impressed with your goal-setting technique. What in the world is wrong with that coach at the hospital? Stick to your short-term goals--look how far you've gotten! I heartily recommend breast-feeding to anyone who chooses to try it. I had a rough time at first, I'm not "made" exactly right for it, but I used a breast pump and put it in bottles for my babies at first. Oh my, the lactation specialist didn't like my doing that, either. "She'll get 'nipple-confusion'!" Just what every new, post-partum mom wants to hear, eh? Well, MY BABIES DID NOT! Just goes to show you there's more than one way to do things, and some babies are "smart enough" to figure things out by themselves...and new mothers are, too!
Interesting that you had all those plugged ducts and don't connect them with your refusal to nurse the way those who know how it works best tried to show you. I am happy that you are happy with your experience, but please know that MOST moms do not do nearly as well as you did without learning more about it. We know what works for most moms most of the time. For every mom who wants to do it her way and has it mostly work out, there are at least a dozen others who will later say they "couldn't" nurse. So please don't discount good advice from those who know about this. I really needed help in the early days to deal with nipple confusion and a sleepy baby. I listened to the good advice I got from LLL and went on to nurse quite long term, even when working. I had no trouble nursing my second baby at all. I later was in a position to work with hundreds of moms, and I know very well what does and doesn't work for most moms. But every woman and every baby is different. The important thing is that your baby got a lot of benefits that will make a difference for life.
UGH! I saw the lactation consultants more than I saw my doctor in the hospital. I was positively sick of them barging into my room and demanding answers of me when I was tired and just wanted to sleep. One of them even came in when the nurse had posted a "Mommy sleeping" note on my door. Fortunately the nurse saw her and got there quickly to haul her out. I finally told the nurse to keep those nazis away from me. This was my second birth and I was pretty sure that what worked for the first would work this time.
In fact, I didn't even have a plan of any kind with my first or this time with twins. I knew that I wanted to try nursing and see how it went. My son effortlessly moved between breast and bottle, milk and formula and nursed for a year and a half. My twins (now a month old and started out preemies would could not even nurse at first) are doing the same.
I truly believe that the pestering / scare tactics by the consultants cause the mother to be nervous and to blow the ability to feed. Especially first time Mom's who are hard on themselves anyway.
Like you said - provide the info, ask if there are questions, then bugger off. Hounding a new Mom should be a criminal offense.
(Note that the LLL member above is the only anonymous post on here.)


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When Keith Huettig retired in 2004 after 35 years of growing row crops with his father and brothers, he thought he'd try his hand at a cow/calf operation.
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The Nigerian international has expressed his desire to join QPR who had a second bid – believed to be in the region of £3 million – rejected by Albion yesterday.
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LONDON (AP) — The Americans are coming to storm Britain's literary citadel.
Organizers of the Booker Prize announced Wednesday that from next year authors from the U.S. — and around the world — will be eligible to win the prestigious fiction award.
Prize trustees said that starting in 2014, the prize will be open to all novels written in English and published in Britain, regardless of the author's nationality.
Founded in 1969, the Booker has previously been open only to writers from Britain, Ireland and the 54-nation Commonwealth of former British colonies.
That has not kept the award — officially known as the Man Booker Prize after its sponsor, financial services firm Man Group PLC — from becoming one of the world's best-known literary accolades, one that carries both prestige and commercial clout. Past winners include V.S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Ian McEwan and Hilary Mantel.
Jonathan Taylor, chairman of the prize trustees, said the expanded prize "will recognize, celebrate and embrace authors writing in English, whether from Chicago, Sheffield or Shanghai."
"We are embracing the freedom of English in all its vigor, its vitality, its versatility and its glory wherever it may be," he said. "We are abandoning the constraints of geography and national boundaries."
Organizers said they had considered setting up a separate U.S. prize, but rejected the idea for fear of "jeopardizing or diluting" the existing award.
Books will continue to be submitted by British publishers and reviewed by a panel of judges.
The changes don't affect the Man Booker International Prize, a lifetime achievement award handed out every two years and open to writers from around the world.
Among the six finalists for the 50,000 pound ($78,000) prize this year are several writers with strong U.S. ties, including Jhumpa Lahiri and Ruth Ozeki.
The winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on Oct. 15.
The Booker frequently attracts heated debate, and the expansion received mixed reviews from the literary world. Writer and broadcaster Melvin Bragg told the Sunday Times that it would mean "the Booker will now lose its distinctiveness. It's rather like a British company being taken over by some worldwide conglomerate."
But Irish writer John Banville, who won the prize in 2005 for "The Sea," told the BBC it was an excellent idea.
"But God help the rest of us," he added, "because American fiction is very strong indeed."
Online: www.themanbookerprize.com


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Kathleen E. Kovach
Spiritual Truth . . . With A Giggle
Spiritual Truth. . .With A Giggle
All my life, I've loved to laugh. It bubbles out of me, usually at inappropriate moments. Once I had accepted Jesus Christ as Lord of my life four decades ago, my giggling only got worse. Something about the joy of the Lord. However, God has taught me to control my un-serious side, allowing me to share His word with a lightness that draws the reader in and touches them where they live.
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Tra Thomas left Jacksonville without a contract, but he showed zero optimism today when asked if he still thought there was a chance he'd return to the Eagles next season.
"They haven't shown any interest in bringing me back, so as hard as it is I have to move forward," Thomas said via text message. "The Eagles have always been the team I wanted to play for, but now I have to go to the team that wants me."
Thomas, who returned to his South Jersey home to celebrate one of his son's birthdays tomorrow, didn't say if the Jaguars would be that team, but Jacksonville is the only place he has visited thus far. It's also roughly 100 miles from his boyhood home in Deland, Fla.
The Eagles also announced that veteran cornerback Shawn Springs has arrived in town for a visit with the team. Springs, 33, has played the last five seasons with the Washington Redskins, but was released by the team Saturday as part of a salary-cap purge. He had 12 interceptions in his five seasons with the Redskins.
Several team sources indicated that there's a decent chance Springs leaves Philadelphia without signing a deal.


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Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.Classified ads are not allowed on the forum.
Some really great pictures you've put up Scott!
Speaking of Ford Galaxie convertibles, here's one that was used as the pace car for the Marlboro "Double 300" Trans-Am race in 1967.
Here are some more pictures of the 1968 Camaro RS convertible that paced the Trans Am race at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio on June 11, 1967. They were taken from a program produced by Sunoco in 1969 that chronicled the previous years Trans Am championship and the 1969 Daytona 24 hour race. I paused the film and took the shots with my digital camera. Steve Shauger posted the footage on Youtube and let us know about them in his thread on this web site entitled, "1968 Trans Am Series Videos Penske Racing."See the Mid Ohio segment here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHuP24D1JB8 The Camaro pace car can be seen between 0:46 and 0:50 on the pace lap.See more pictures of the Camaro in Reply #71 on page five and Reply #180 on page thirteen of this thread.


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Odessa, TX OSHA Regulations For Oilfield Safety
The United States Department of Labor indicates that more than 450,000 individuals worked in the oil and gas extraction industries in 2011 and it is believed that this number has only increased as fracking and oilfield production have been on the rise. Many of these employees work in oilfields on a regular basis in this dangerous occupation. Industrial procedures can help to minimize the chances of an accident and it is important for all contractors and supervisors on site to list safety as a top priority.
General Safety Rules for Employers in Odessa, TX
All employers in Odessa, TX have to maintain a safe working environment, but this is even more important in a dangerous industry such as oilfield or oil rig drilling. Employees in this industry face a high risk of accidents, meaning that safety has become a focus and concern in recent years.
Unfortunately, however, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration indicates that between 2003 and 2010 more than 800 oil and gas extraction workers were killed on the job, with the fatality rate that is seven times higher than other industries. The fatalities rates associated with this injury have been relatively consistent since the early 1990s. Some of the most common types of fatal oilfield accidents include vehicle collisions, fires and explosions, falls, chemical exposures, machine hazards and high pressure lines and equipment.
Odessa Employers Could be Held Liable After an Oil Rig Accident
All employees in various industries including oil workers have the right to a safe workplace, regardless of the base dangerous nature of their occupation. The general duty clause of the OHS Act, the same law that authorized the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, mandates that employers are responsible for maintaining a safe work environment that does not have any severe hazards that are likely to cause serious death or injury. In the event that an employer falls short in fulfilling this duty, they could be held financially responsible for the injuries that the workers sustain.
Sometimes employers might even be held responsible for injuries caused by a coworker's carelessness. The legal issues involved in a case like this can be extremely complex and that is it is important to identify an experienced oilfield accident lawyer in Odessa, TX as soon as possible after the accident has occurred. Having a full understanding of your rights and responsibilities is the best way to approach such a case. The right lawyer can make a difference and you need to know your rights as soon as possible if you have been injured on an oilfield.


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The Walrus Says
Abigail Hirsch, 8, a thirdgrader at the island school, is Cotton Candy and has four songs she sings, her favorite being the Oompa Loompa. A veteran of the local stage, she appeared in the JCT's "Song Man, Dance Man" and "Little Women."
Abigail's sister, 10-year-old Madeline, plays Twix. She was busy last Saturday morning helping her dad, Bennet, build stair casings on the play's set with Set Designer A.G. Gutierrez. She says that in addition to playing Twix, she is the head squirrel in the scene where Veruca is pushed down the chute. Madeline was also in "Song Man, Dance Man" and "Little Women."
The third Hirsch in the cast is Julia. She is understudy for Veruca, plays Matilda and is Hershey in the Oompa Loompas. She is a veteran of three years of JCT productions. Rounding out the Hirsch family's participation, Bennet, who is vice president of the JCT board of directors, is helping out with the set, while mom, Dori, is doing props. Dori's rationale for joining in with the rest of the family: "If one is doing it, we might as well all be doing it."
Additions to the cast of "Willy Wonka" are Michelle Gibbs, who is now playing Mrs. Buckett, and Teresa Murray, one of the stage manager's apprentices.
Enjoy a beautiful October weekend and bring yourself and your friends out to Beavertail on Saturday or Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11, to admire the beautiful restoration of the light tower. Richard Sullivan, president of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, said that an Italian craftsman supervised the removal of 1,400 linear feet of old mortar in the tower. This was replaced with a special blend of new mortar that replicates the historic look of the old.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days, the tower, with its brandnew brass railing to assist you in your climb, will be open. In order to obtain the proper bend and twist in the railing as it ascends the tower, Richard said that the workers first had to build a model of the interior.
Publicist Paula Florentino reports that George and Linda Warner will be on hand to help those who want to see the magnifi cent view from the top. In the museum, Lanette Macaruso and her team of docents will share new information about the tower lights, and Dorrie Linn, Joan Vessella and crew will be on hand in the gift shop.
Now that it's October, we'll begin seeing Christmas ads and commercials and hearing holiday music on the radio. Not to be left out, we'd like to wish everyone a big early HO! HO! HO!
Peter C. Pemantell correctly identified last week's poser as "Walk Like an Egyptian" by the Bangles. He also said that Phil Silvers was Sgt. Bilko.
A more detailed description of "The Phil Silvers Show" came from John A. Murphy, who wrote, "Sgt. Ernest Bilko was in charge of the motor pool at Ft. Baxter. He was assisted by Cpl. Henshaw, Cpl. Rocco Barbella, Private Dwayne Doberman and other notable enlisted men. Another sergeant at Ft. Baxter was Rupert Ritzik. Sgt. Bilko's favorite foil was the Colonel, who was the commanding officer of the base. The scenes of Bilko effusively flattering Colonel Hall's wife were so funny that I cannot think about them without laughing. In the greatest sitcom ever, Ernest Bilko was played unforgettably by Phil Silvers.
"P.S.: I think the actor who was cast as Sgt. Rupert Ritzik may later have played Tootie on 'Car 54, Where Are You?'"
Personal remembrances of the Harbor View Nursing Home have been sent along by Carol Hopkins. She wrote, "When I moved to Jamestown in 1965, my grandparents, Bill and Ina Dailey, owned and operated the Harbor View Nursing Home. In 1968, my parents took over the business. I have very fond memories of the place. It was like having 21 grandparents. I would bring my cat down there and hang out with them. That brought many of the patients great joy.
"I remember Mrs. Hunt. She took me on the ferry to Newbury's and bought me plastic high heels and a princess crown. Mrs. Martin introduced me to Harlequin Romances and Mrs. St. Onge liked to sing riddles to me. Mr. Medeiros and I played cards. In fact, the very last night there, he and I stayed up all night playing. He was the last patient.
"My first job, besides unloading all the groceries (we used to have to drive to Providence to get most of them), was carrying trays. There was no elevator and there were three floors. I was 11. When I was 13, I cooked dinner and did all the dishes by hand. I was so happy when they got a dishwasher!
In 1975, we had to close the place because the state of R.I. changed all the codes for nursing/ rest homes. They wanted elevators, sprinkler systems and we couldn't afford it. So we closed. It was a very sad time for me.
"We ran the place as a bed and breakfast for a short while. No one was there. We lived on Green Lane and whoever wanted a room would call us at home and I'd ride my bike down and check them in. The next morning, I would make breakfast and clean the room."
Thanks, Carol!
Peter C. Pemantell asks: Who was the town highway department superintendent in the 1950s?
Is there no end to the I-way thing? Millions upon millions of dollars, and the DOT is still at it. Meanwhile, the rest of the state's roads are the worst in the country.
*** First, it was illegal immigrants, then undocumented immigrants. Now, the ProJo gives us non-citizens. What's next?
.................dinner dates and flowers. Who's theme song was it?
Troop 1 Boy Scouts had a busy week last week. To begin with, Ryan and Burk Teirney, Ryan Geib, Jake Hanna, Tom Munro, John Keavy and Scoutmaster Jim Archibald assisted with the parking at Hey Day.
On Friday evening, the troop left for a camping trip to Camp Greenough in Yarmouth. Scouts toughing it out on a soggy weekend were: Nathanial Hopkins, Eric Archibald, Ian Archibald, Truman Christie, Owen Baertlein, Zach Neronha, Milo DiGasper, Jake Hanna, Mason Kelly, Ryan Geib, John Waddington, Eliot Italiano and Josh Masterson.
Adults accompanying the scouts were Jim Archibald, Glen Hopkins, John Keavy, Greg Di- Gasper and Kevin Masterson.
Great job, guys!
A Snapple cap moment: A strand from the web of a golden spider is as strong as a steel wire of the same size.
Monday is Columbus Day. Be Italian.
*** Be true!
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Ky. sheriff, son arrested days apart
Ky. sheriff, son arrested days apart
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. —
A few days after an eastern Kentucky sheriff was charged with drunken driving, his son has been charged with public intoxication.
Prestonsburg Police Assistant Chief Bryan Hall told WYMT-TV that Jeffrey Blackburn was arrested on Wednesday after officers got a call reporting a reckless driver. Hall said officers investigating the complaint found the suspect's vehicle parked and its occupant inside a restaurant. He said Blackburn failed a field sobriety test and was taken into custody.
The station reported the arrest comes less than a week after charges were filed in Powell County against Blackburn's father, Floyd County Sheriff John K. Blackburn.
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June 5, 1936 - June 22, 2013
Spartanburg, SC - Formerly of Orange County, NY
Shirley (Margarum) Wright entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 22, 2013. Shirley, 77, was born June 5, 1936. Shirley was a resident of Spartanburg, SC for 15 years. Shirley was formally a resident of Orange County, NY.
Shirley is survived by her children: Victoria Slockbower and husband, Richard, Richard Wright, Jr. and wife, Susan, Keith Wright and wife, Nancy and Nancy Barry and husband, Stephen; grandchildren: Brian Slockbower, Amy Ferrito, Cristy Jones, Joseph Wright, Paul Wright, Heather Wright, Richard Wright, III, Timothy Wright, Daniel Wright, Jason Wright, Sarah Wright, Mark Lakin and Grace Barry; great-grandchildren: Hailie Ferrito, Scott Ferrito, Jordan Jones, Ashlynn Jones, Choloe and McKinley Wright; sisters: Marilyn McCarty, Janice Lysogorski, Geraldine Winnings, Marylow Wallace; one brother, Gerald Margarum. Shirley was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Richard Wright, Sr; her grandson, Matthew Wright and her brother, Richard Margarum.
Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 11 a.m. in Clove Cemetery, Sussex, NJ.
Contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of your choosing.
Arrangements are by the Heller Funeral Home, 633 East Third Street, Nescopeck, PA 18635.


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BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil rose Thursday on expectations the Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus campaign will stay in place despite a vow to begin scaling it back.
The official estimate of U.S. economic growth was Wednesday lowered to an annual rate of 1.8 percent for the January-March quarter, sharply down from a previous estimate of 2.4 percent. That raised hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep in place its bond buying program, which has been a boon to stock and commodity markets by lowering interest rates and weakening the dollar.
The Fed has said its $85 billion a month of government bond purchases could be scaled back starting later this year if the economy keeps improving.
Benchmark oil for August delivery was up 55 cents to $96.05 a barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 18 cents Wednesday to close at $95.50 per barrel.
Analysts said confidence indicators in Europe as well as speeches by Fed officials expected later in the day would provide further encouragement to markets.
"We expect more soothing comments from Fed speakers while Eurozone data will point to gradual improvement," Anthony Lam of Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong said in a commentary.
Brent crude, which is used to set prices for oil used by many U.S. refineries to make gasoline, rose 57 cents to $102.24 a barrel.
In other energy futures trading on the Nymex:
— Natural gas fell 1.2 cents to $3.725 per 1,000 cubic feet.
— Heating oil rose 1.3 cents to $2.869 a gallon.
— Wholesale gasoline rose 0.6 cent to $2.723 a gallon.


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Vanessa Hudgens: JohnVarvatos.com Launch with Austin Butler
Vanessa Hudgens hits up the JohnVarvatos.com re-launch on Tuesday night (February 5) in New York City.
The 24-year-old actress kept it chic in all black with boyfriend actor Austin Butler while helping designer John Varvatos re-launch his new site.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa recently took to her website to write about American Heart Month: "My first tip is one that is so easy to incorporate into your daily routine. Ready? TIP: WALK 20 MINUTES A DAY."
She added, " Now I want to hear from you guys� where do you walk to regularly? Or how do you plan to incorporate walking into your day? AND What's on YOUR 'Walking Playlist'"
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WELLESLEY, Mass. – The Sacred Heart men's and women's fencing teams had a program-record five fencers qualify for the NCAA Fencing Championship Sunday at the Northeast Regional round of the NCAA Fencing Championship at Wellesley College.
Sacred Heart, for the first time in program history, qualified five fencers for the NCAA Championship, which will be held on March 20-23 at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. SHU qualified three epee fencers, all juniors, with Jonathan Jacovino and Devon Clark from the men's team and Megan Floyd from the women's team moving on to the National Championship. Jacovino became the first Pioneer to win an NCAA Regional competition by winning the men's epee event. Clark finished ninth and Floyd tenth in their respective events. This will be the second trip to the Championship for Megan Floyd, who represented Sacred Heart two years ago as a freshman. Fencers qualify based on their performances during the dual meet season and their results at the regional event with the season result being worth 40% and the Regional 60% of the total.
Freshman Julia Greene placed seventh in the women's saber and was the seventh qualifier from the region. She is the second Pioneer women's saber fencer to qualify to the championship and the first to do so as a freshman. Junior foilist Andrew Holmes placed tenth on the day and was the seventh qualifier from the region. This will be his second trip to the championship. He placed thirteenth at the event last season.
"This was a great day for our program", said head coach Dr. Thomas Vrabel. "I knew that we had the potential to qualify five or six fencers, but it is such a difficult event that this was a truly amazing accomplishment. It is pretty special that all five of our fencers who made it to the final rounds of 12 competitors were able to finish well enough to qualify. With five fencers at the event we will have a chance to finish in the top-12 at the national championship. Several of our fencers have good prospects for achieving All-American status as well."
The NCAA Fencing Championship is an event that combines the results of the men's and women's programs of a university. The women will be competing on March 20th and 21st and the men will compete on March 22nd and 23rd at Ohio State.


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Managing iron deficiency anemia
In healthy animals, 98% of oxygen is carried by hemoglobin, with the remainder dissolved in blood. It is the four iron atoms within each molecule of hemoglobin that permit its remarkable oxygen-carrying capacity. Without adequate hemoglobin, oxygen delivery is profoundly compromised.1,2
CLINICAL PRESENTATIONThe clinical signs of IDA are related to decreased red blood cell (RBC) mass and oxygen-carrying capacity. The onset may be insidious, with progressive lethargy, fatigue, and exercise intolerance. On physical examination, mucous membranes will be variably pale. Patients may have a high resting heart rate and tachypnea, with a low-grade systolic heart murmur.
Unusual food cravings, or pica, may be reported. Both dogs and cats may eat soil or rocks; indoor cats may ingest litter. This behavior often resolves when iron stores are replenished.
The hallmark of IDA is microcytic hypochromic anemia, which is indicated by a low mean corpuscular volume and a low mean corpuscular hemoglobin or hemoglobin concentration.1,2 The RBC distribution width is often increased and simply reflects substantial variation in erythrocyte sizes; it may be reported by a technologist as anisocytosis.
Microcytosis is an otherwise uncommon finding, and IDA should be considered in every patient with microcytic anemia. Small RBCs, without anemia, are sometimes noted in Akitas and other Japanese dog breeds. That is normal for these dogs and does not need to be investigated. The other well-recognized cause of microcytosis, with or without anemia, is portosystemic shunting.3-6 The reason for this is unclear. It appears to reflect abnormal iron metabolism but is not associated with true iron deficiency.
It is a common misconception that IDA is a nonregenerative process. In fact, reticulocyte production is variable and may be fairly robust. Iron deficiency should not be discounted just because the absolute reticulocyte count is > 60,000/μl.2
Many IDA patients have increased platelet numbers. The cause of this thrombocytosis is unknown. Thrombocytopenia has been occasionally reported in dogs with IDA.


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Marathon 'hams' took on vital role after Marathon bombingsBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 18. 2014 10:49PM
Manchester native Harrison Williams, now a junior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was at his ham radio command post in Brookline on April 15 of last year, coordinating the "Bus Net" system for the Boston Marathon, when two explosions rocked the finish line on Boylston Street.
"Everything was operating smoothly. We were doing the job we needed to do, and then they stopped everyone in the room," he said. "Our job stayed the same, but the goal changed."
Williams and his partner had been dispatching buses to gather up runners along the route — runners who were unable to finish the race and needed transportation into Boston.
After the explosions, they switched gears.
"We were able to communicate with the buses on their way into Boston, turn them around, and started to do the sweep in a reverse fashion, up the course and away from Boston," he said. "We were using the units we had available to pick up as many people as we could, get them off the course and bring them to safe locations."
This year, Williams has been asked to once again co-lead the "Bus Net" system at the Boston Marathon on Monday, where he'll be joined by 15 other members of WPI's Wireless Association.
Ham radio enthusiast
Despite all the advances in communication technology, the old ham radio networks operating on FCC-approved frequencies still have unique value, said the ham radio enthusiast — and that value was demonstrated on Marathon Monday 2013.
Cell phone networks crashed under the sheer volume of calls as thousands of runners and their families tried to connect amid the chaos. Walkie-talkies with their short range were of limited value.
"They have a range of about 500 feet, and we're talking about a 26-mile course," he said.
The ham radio network operated seamlessly, as Williams communicated from his base station to radio-operators with hand-held devices on each of the 30-plus buses used as part of the "Bus Net" service.
At one point, Williams had to provide directions to a bus driver over the ham radio network.
"All the buses have GPS locators, so we can see what street they are on at any given point in time," he said. "One driver had no idea how to get to where he needed to go, so I used Google maps to direct the bus, turn by turn, to where they needed to get to."
On a normal Boston Marathon day, the Bus Net transports around 1,000 or more runners who simply cannot complete the course, Williams said.
Last year that number tripled, as more than 3,000 runners had to be transported by the Bus Net to two staging areas in Newton.
Steve Schwarm of Wrentham, Mass., a WPI alumni and electronics and software engineer, is the man who for 14 years has overseen the volunteer amateur radio operators manning the communication system used along the 26-mile course, from the start to the finish.
Last year, there were 250 hams, as they are called, but another 50 will be on hand this year with the beefed up security. Williams, he said, will be one of four amateur radio operators whose job it will be to coordinate communication between the First Aid tents, where injured or ill runners are taken, and getting them to the designated bus stop.
Schwarm said it's like setting up a separate city bus system for the marathon. He anticipates that this year about 2,000 runners won't finish the race — twice as many as usual — and they will need transportation off the course.
He said there are 36,000 runners this year, up from 27,000 last year; about 4,000 of them did not have to qualify for the marathon because they are running for charities. It is the charity runners who usually don't finish the raise and who will need help, Schwarm said.
"It's a challenging job," he said of Williams' role.
A family tradition
Born in Londonderry and raised in Manchester, Williams is completing his junior year at WPI, where he majors in electrical computer engineering.
"I'm a fourth-generation electrical engineer," he said. "I guess I was exposed to it from an early age. It's always been something I've wanted to do."
He also took up the ham radio hobby at an early age. "I was first licensed as an amateur radio operator in my senior year of high school," said the 2011 Trinity grad. "My grandfather and father are also amateur radio operators, so it runs in the family."
Once at WPI, he joined the WPI Wireless Association and his fascination with the technology that dates back to the early 20th century intensified. The WPI base station was first licensed in 1909 and went on the air in 1916.
"They do a lot of public safety work, all of it as volunteers," he said. "That got me started in the public service aspect of amateur radio. Every year, the club has sent at least 20 or more volunteers to the Boston Marathon to be part of the communication group at various locations. It was something I got involved with in my freshman year and I just stuck with it."
Williams says his involvement with the Wireless Association has improved his skills as a radio operator, while at the same time enhancing his appreciation of the many volunteers in the ham radio community, and the service they provide.
Amid the tragedy of last year's explosions, that volunteer spirit was particularly in evidence.
"There is this entire community that goes there to help and volunteer," he said, "not just the ham radio operators. Everyone did a good job of staying cool, calm and collected throughout the whole incident, and did what was needed to get people to safety."
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Cremer Group
Cooperative Disease Defenses in Insect Societies
Sylvia Cremer is an Evolutionary Biologist interested in behavioral ecology and evolutionary immunology in ant societies. With her team, she studies individual and collective anti-pathogen defenses of ants, by a combination of behavioral observations, physiological and molecular measures of immunity, and chemical analyses.
Colonies of social insects, like other societies, face the problem of a high risk of disease transmission among the group members. This is primarily due to close interactions and high within colony densities. Despite this risk, epidemics occur extremely rarely in the colonies of social insects (e.g. bees, ants, termites), as they have evolved collective anti-pathogen defenses that complement the individual immune systems of group members. This "social immunity" comprises a) hygiene behaviors, such as mutual allogrooming, b) joint physiological defenses, as the production and application of antimicrobial substances and c) the modulation of interaction types and frequencies upon exposure of group members to pathogens.
The Cremer group studies all aspects of social immune defenses in ants to learn more about disease management and epidemiology in societies.
Sylvia Cremer
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)
Am Campus 1
A – 3400 Klosterneuburg
Phone: +43 (0)2243 9000-3401
E-mail: sylvia.cremer@ ist.ac.at
Agnieszka Rowinska
Phone: +43 (0)2243 9000-1148
E-mail: agnieszka.rowinska@ ist.ac.at
- Barbara Casillas-Perez, PhD Student
- Thomas Eder, PhD Student
- Claudia Engelmaier, Technician
- Leila El Masri, Postdoc
- Eva Flechl, Technician
- Matthias Fürst, Postdoc
- Anna Grasse, Senior Technician
- Matthias Konrad, Postdoc
- Barbara Milutinovic, Postdoc
- Barbara Mitteregger, Technician
- Christopher D. Pull, PhD Student
- Miriam Stock, Postdoc
- Florian Wiesenhofer, Technician
Previous Group Members
Current Projects
- Social vaccination
When individual ants get sick, their nestmates take care of them. We found that these helpers do not necessarily run the risk of contracting the disease themselves, but can even receive an immune protection by "social vaccination". We currently try to understand both the molecular mechanisms and the effects for the society structure of this social vaccination.
- Pathogen detection abilities
Ants show the amazing feature of being able to detect the presence of pathogens in their colonies even before these could implement an infection. We study the pathogen detection abilities of ants and determine how these are affected by reduction in the genetic diversity of colonies by e.g. inbreeding effects.
- Host-parasite coevolution
Parasites and pathogens can quickly adapt to their hosts, which – on the other hand – develop better defence strategies. We are interested in the dynamics of these coevolutionary arms races in social hosts such as ants.
- Experience in hygienic tasks
Ants often specialize on specific tasks within the colony given their age, genetic thresholds, or experience. We test if experience also plays a role in the performance level and the efficiency of hygienic tasks, especially hygienic brood care.
- Epidemiology
Disease spread occurs along routes of high numbers of interactions and can thus be modeled by e.g. traffic networks. We use the social interaction networks of ants to both apply and further develop epidemiological models of disease spread. This joint approach combining experimental work and theoretical modeling is used to gain insight into disease spread in societies.
Third Party funding for these projects e.g. ERC Starting Grant, German Research Foundation DFG, WWTF (Vienna Science and Technology Fund).
Since 2015 Professor, IST Austria
2010-2015 Assistant Professor, IST Austria
2006-2010 Group Leader / Habilitation, University of Regensburg, Germany
2006 Junior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, Berlin, Germany
2002-2006 Postdoc, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1998-2002 Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), University of Regensburg, Germany
Selected Distinctions
2013 Walther Arndt Prize of the German Zoological Society
2013 Co-PI WWTF Life Sciences Grant New Ventures Beyond Established Frontiers
2012 Research Award Lower Austria: Anerkennungspreis des Landes Niederösterreich
2011 Elected member of the "Junge Kurie" (Young Academy) of the Austrian Acadamy of Sciences (ÖAW)
2009 ERC Starting Grant
2008 Elected member of the "Junge Akademie" (Young Academy) of the German National Academy of Sciences Leoplodina and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (BBAW)
2004-2006 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship & Reintegration Grant
2003-2004 Feodor Lynen Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Selected Publications
Research Papers
- Tragust S, Mitteregger B, Barone V, Konrad M, Ugelvig LV & Cremer S. (2013) Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake and spread of their poison. Current Biology 23(1): 76-82
- Konrad M, Vyleta ML, Theis FJ, Stock M, Tragust S, Klatt M, Drescher V, Marr C, Ugelvig LV, Cremer S. (2012) Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active immunisation in ant colonies. PLoS Biology 10(4), e1001300
- Ugelvig. L.V. & Cremer, S. (2007) Social prophylaxis: group interaction promotes collective immunity in ant colonies. Current Biology 17, 1967-1971
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- Masri, L. & Cremer, S. (2014) Individual and social immunisation in insects. Trends in Immunology, Special Issue: The ART (Avoidance, Resistance and Tolerance) of pathogen handling 35(10): 471-482
- Stroeymeyt, N., Casillas-Pérez, B. & Cremer, S. (2014): Organisational immunity in social insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science 5: 1-15
- Cremer, S., Armitage, S.A.O. & Schmid-Hempel, P. (2007) Social Immunity. Current Biology 17, R693-R702


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The SBA also issued a proposed rule to increase the small business size standards for 28 industries in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector. As many as 4,100 additional firms could become eligible for SBA's programs and services if the proposed increases are adopted.
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As part of an ongoing review of all size standards, the SBA takes into account the structural characteristics within individual industries, including average firm size, the degree of competition, and federal government contracting trends to ensure that small business size definitions reflect current economic conditions within those industries. Under provisions in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, SBA will continue its comprehensive review of all size standards for the next several years.
The revisions to the size standards in these sectors will enable more small businesses to retain their small business status, will give federal agencies a larger selection of small businesses to choose from for small business procurement opportunities and help eligible small businesses benefit from SBA's loan programs.
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"Last year we had some similar games on the schedule that I felt like we could have done better in," Ireland said. "We obviously made so many mistakes throughout the year, like giving up early goals. That didn't give us a lot of confidence going into the conference.
"The way I look at it, it is not necessarily the schedule but us. I thought we beat ourselves so many times last season. We didn't give ourselves a chance, and that was frustrating."
Conference play opens with two home games. The Lady Bisons will challenge Kennesaw State Sept. 17 and Mercer Sept. 19. Rounding out the home conference schedule are visits from Campbell Oct. 2, North Florida Oct. 8 and Jacksonville Oct. 10.
The Lady Bisons will play conference games against ETSU (Sept. 24), USC Upstate (Sept. 26), Stetson (Oct. 15), Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 17) and Belmont (Oct. 23).
"A lot of teams seem to be getting better and better every year," Ireland said. "Last year we can't blame anything but ourselves for the way we finished the season. We just made way too many mistakes to get into the tournament.
"We had a lot of inexperience last year. Those girls will be held accountable this season. Hopefully, they will have matured where we won't have the same problems. Our sophomores got a lot of playing time as freshmen. They should have no excuses this year."
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USB to CF-card readers:
Tried a 'stick-shaped' one.
(Looks like a USB memory-stick, but with a slot for the CF-card along one side)
USB xxx-in-one card reader.
Older Apacer model, with both a 1GB CF-card and a small SD-card at the same time.
USB Memory-sticks:
(May create a separate topic if others report similar problems with specific sticks)
Kingston 128MB Datatraveller. - For one reason or another, my 1GB Datatraveller isn't recognised.
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Progress reported in Pinkerton-Hooksett high school dealBy HUNTER MCGEE
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December 10. 2013 10:16PM
DERRY — Pinkerton Academy's Board of Trustees are working on the final language of a 10-year school sending contract with Hooksett.
"I hope that a contract is ready for the board to vote on the 17th," Hooksett School Superintendent Charles Littlefield said Tuesday.
The two boards didn't take a vote during a public meeting Monday night, but it was agreed that Pinkerton would clarify contract wording related to the transition period during which Hooksett students can attend other high schools.
"It was a very productive meeting, Hooksett School Board Chairman Trisha Korkosz said. "All indications are we should have a contract to vote on next Tuesday."
Pinkerton had stipulated that at least 75 students per class attend Pinkerton for the first four years of the contract. Monday night, Pinkerton agreed to extend that period to five years. For the remaining years of the contract, 10 percent of each class would be allowed to attend other high schools.
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Posted 13 September 2004 - 02:26 PM
Problem with either of these lenses is that you won't get the magnification you think you will because of the working distances. If you are expecting 1:2 or better I think you'll be disappointed. Good for fish portraits. I've used it for sharks and for frogfish.
I used a Tamron 28-75 with the Aquatica/Kodak on the last trip behind the Aquatica 8" dome. It lacks the close focus of the Nikon 24-85D but it worked (quite well, in fact) in a pinch. I've also been looking for a midrange zoom with decent macro performance for the same reasons Robert has. I think the 24-85 is an OK solution using DX sensors but full frame complicates matters. I've looked on the Canon side and it seems that Canon doesn't offer midrange zooms at all with decent close focus capability. Tamron makes a 28-135 with OK close focus but I have no experience with it. The long end may provide enough working distance for full frame and reasonable magnification.
Eric, you prefer the 17-40 over the 16-35? The 16-35 would appear to have the edge in autofocus because of the extra light but the extra length and lighter weight would be nice on the 17-40. How does the 17-40 AF work underwater using your 1D* bodies?
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Posted 13 September 2004 - 03:18 PM
I used a Tamron 28-75 with the Aquatica/Kodak on the last trip ...
You've been holding out on us big time.
What do think of this setup? Where are the photo?
Canon 5D; Aquatica housing; 2 Inon Z220 strobes; Canon 100mm macro, 17-40mm ; Sigma 15mm FE, 24mm macro, 50mm macro
Posted 10 October 2004 - 09:24 AM
Dream kits do depend on what you shoot and where you shoot, I tend to favour 50/60 macros in our murky temperate waters. I really like the 12~24 and despite having switched to Canon still keep the 12~24 just in case ......
Paul Kay,Canon EOS5DII SEACAM c/w S45, 8-15, 24L,35L, 60/2.8 (+Ext12II) & 100/2.8 Macros - Sony A7II SEACAM 28/2 & 50/2.8 Macro - UK/Ireland Seacam Sales -see marinewildlife
Posted 28 February 2005 - 09:14 PM
I have the 10.5 and 60 (Nik) already.
For long lenses: the Sigma 100-300 f4? Sig 70-200? Nik 70-200? (both sigs have integral focus (HSM), the Nik has internal focus (AF-S) and VR). With 1.4x TC? Still thinking...leaning Sig 100-300 w/ 1.4X TC...for value and reach.
What thinkest thou ... if anything?
And of course a D2X in a Subal or Seacam when the early adopters move on ...
All the best,
Subal ND70 + 2X DS125 ... mostly 10.5, 16, and 60
Posted 01 March 2005 - 10:03 AM
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Posted 02 March 2005 - 04:44 AM
Posted 02 March 2005 - 05:50 AM
Yes, the Sigma 15 FE looks good ... but the Nikon 16 FE fits behind the same Ike port as the Nkon 10.5 FE (the Sigma doesn't, according to Ike's chart) .
And...I just bought (yesterday) a lightly used Nikon 16 FE for less than the new price of the Sigma. Gotta be quick!. As I save the cost/bother of an additional port with this lens, this choice is doubly appealling. So my UW lens set up looks like 10.5FE and 16FE, with a 60 Nikon for macro. Fisheye man. And I get to remain a Nikon glass snob, for at least one more lens!
In the next year or two, I'll think about longer macro, probably Nikon 105, or Sigma 150 -- I look forward to hearing more about the Sigma, and hope that it fulfills its promise and that Ike will figure out a way to house this HSM macro lens. Comments?
After that, when the wallet has stopped smoldering, I may add recitlinear WA lenses (Nikon 12-24 or Sigma 10-20 plus Sigma 14?). Assuming I'm still in an Ike housing at this time, the Nikon 12-24 uses the same port as the Sigma 14 ... which can also be used with the 60 mm ... keeping my dive clutter at a somewhat less unreasonable level.
Then it'll probably be time to look at upgrading the body/housing...to the D3Z with an unobtanium housing featuring a Plusgrand IMAX sensaround viewer and quadruple sync bulkheads supporting x-TTL.
Jean, I like the look of the Nikon 70-200, with AF-S and VR, but it is probably too dear for me. So, when I can afford it, I may try the 100-300 Sigma + 1.4X TC (HSM, but no OS) -- only a stop slower, reputedly sharp, longer, and less money. This seems like a more useful lens than a 70-200 for me. Thanks for the heads-up on the compatibility issues; I will read up on it and test carefully.
Thanks for all the help!
All the best,
Subal ND70 + 2X DS125 ... mostly 10.5, 16, and 60
Posted 02 March 2005 - 06:13 AM
I couldn't help but notice you have a 70-200mm canon now you swapped over. (from UWP)
I was considering buying one too as it is a great land lens too. I am not sure Sea and Sea houses it though .. I could be way wrong there, but that would justify buying it if it could be housed as well. I would also like to know how it acts underwater .. even though we have different cropping i don't think I have even seen anyone discuss that lense in underwater use .. maybe I just haven't looked.
Posted 02 March 2005 - 06:26 AM
BTW....I use the 80-400VR topside and it's an awesome lens IMO....lots of fun to use and very sharp....
Posted 04 October 2006 - 07:21 PM
I would like some recommendations on wht you would take to the Galapagos for a week... I'm shooting a Canon 5D and so is the wife so we can have 2 rigs topside...
Here are my choices (all Canon):
85mm f/1.2L - This is fast becoming our favorite topside lens
14mm f/2.8L USM - This is my UW lens so I'm takin' it
100mm f/2.8 Macro USM - The wife's UW lens so this one is coming too!
24-105 mm f4 L IS - Nice range but maybe too slow?? A little soft?
300mm f/4L - Heavy but... what about those critters...
135mm F/2 L USM - Fast lens. Great for Bull Riding shots!
EF 1.4x II Teleconverter
The 1.4x fits on the 300 and the 135
So as you can see if I bring all of these plus two bodies plus.... plus...
Is the 24-105 worth bringing? The 300 seems to be a definite front runner.
Current thnking is that for land the 300 would be mounted on one body and the 85 on the other... bring the 1.4x extender.... The 14mm doesn't weigh too much to pack to the mountains
Or do we bring the macro? It is a nice 100mm lens too.
Tripod seems to be way overkill. Monopod maybe though.
Oh yes, we will be going to machu picchu the week before the dive trip.
I'm soooo confused
Posted 05 October 2006 - 08:11 AM
Canon 5d and 10d
Sigma 15mm FE
EF 28-105 f3.5-4
EF 50mm F2.5 Macro
EF 100mm F2.8 USM Macro
Tamron SP 1.4 TC (same as the Kenko 1.4 Pro)
I may add the 70-200 f4L (non-IS) but do dream of the 500f4L too!
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Posted 05 October 2006 - 03:41 PM
The 1.4x fits on the 300 and the 135
The 135mm is said to work very well with both the 1.4x and 2x teleconverters. The latter would give you a 270mm F4.0 and could make the heavy 300mm F4 redundant.
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Posted 03 July 2008 - 06:41 AM
Interesting thread ... but I am still in the dark on my choice:
My gear: Nikon D200, Aquatica housing
I will be going to the US in 2 weeks and I do not have any UW lense yet. My budget allows 2 lenses and I was thinking about the following ones:
1) 60mm Macro
2) 105mm Macro
3) Sigma 10-20mm
4) Tokina 10-17mm FE
Option (1) is very certain, as I am quite a bit into macro and the water here in Norway gives plenty of small stuff. Unfortunately I do not have experience with any of these lenses. Most of you talk about the 60mm as the absolute standard lense which gets plenty of use for fish portrait and medium size critters. But what is medium size really? Is it worth to invest into the 105mm macro then to go smaller?
Ok, to add complexity to this whole topic: I will be going to Egypt for the wreck tour in November. So a wide angle should be in my bag. Then, option (3) or (4). Many comment the fish eyes as very hard to use for beginners, which I am. Is option (3) then the better choice to start with?
As I said, I can only affort 2 lenses right now. Ultimately I think I will go for all of the ones I mentioned. But htat will take some time.
Hope anyone has some tip for me
Cheers, Wolfgang
SLR Camera: Nikon D200, Aquatica housing, Nikon AF-S 60mm Micro, Tokina 10-17mm FE
Arms and Flash: ULCS arms, focus ligh holder, Inon Z-240
Posted 19 July 2011 - 07:43 PM
Posted 20 July 2011 - 04:55 AM
Nikon D90 Aquatica housing, nikkor 60mm, ,105VR mm, 18-70mm, 17-55mm, 10.5mm FE, 15mm FE, 10-20mm.
Inon strobes, TLC arms.
Posted 23 March 2012 - 11:37 PM
This looks like the PERFECT solution for when I want to go for a hike or carry my camera backpack with my full kit...BUT have my camera out and ready for access to get those once-in-a-lifetime shots.
I was looking at getting the Capture Clip before what I like about the Cotton Carrier StrapShot is that I can take the camera out with one hand. It's another good thing that they have a safety tether in case my hands are slippery. (Gets humid here.)
Anyway, will find out next month when mine arrives. Placed a pre-order to save $20 and got free shipping!!!
What do you guys think about the StrapShot?"
Posted 06 June 2012 - 06:13 PM
Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:36 PM
Has anybody used the 14mm Canon 2.8 prime lens for UW photography? Any samples?
Stephen did a test a ways back. You can find it here.
Also, Liz Rogers has posted some pics here and on her website.
Posted 15 August 2013 - 05:09 AM
Hi everyone..
Sorry for being the 'New Guy' jumping in with a question right off the bat!
I have a favour to ask anyone shooting Canon DSLR in an Aquatica housing, I need a measurement (mm) from the front of the camera lens bayonet (silver metal part) to the front of the housing port bayonet (the flat face your port sits flush against).
I am a long time underwater DOP here in Australia and I build a heap of my own custom housings for RED, 3D and other oddball cameras. I am experimenting with a few off the shelf port options with one of my creations (happy to post photos as I move along).
I am on MKIII of my RED housings, building this one specifically for the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye which I love the look of underwater.
If anyone can help please let me know..
Thanks in advance.
Dean Cropp