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MARK KEOHANE, writing in SA Rugby magazine, says referees must stop interpreting the laws and start applying them consistently.
World Cup-winning Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer consistently condemned players and referees for having no regard for the application of the law at the breakdown, and while he felt there was improvement in 2010 after referees were instructed to effectively police the breakdown, he questioned why it took intervention and a directive from the game's ruling body to ensure that referees did their job and called play as it unfolded.
Referees, desperate to officiate a game with flow, tempo and greater spectator appeal, use too much discretion with one man's interpretation more damning and defining than the collective of the lawmakers.
Referees see themselves as managers of a game and some spend the game coaching in the guise of effective communication. They do this at the expense of applying the law but the defence (among referees) is the public wants to see a spectacle and not a stop-start bore.
Those defenders of referees blame players for a disregard for the laws and coaches for teaching their players to cheat and manipulate referees. But if the law was applied more consistently and if referees called what they saw instead of what they interpreted, there would be less controversy and a great deal more consistency.
The tackle area and scrum engage are two areas of the game that give away too much for referee interpretation and while the 'crouch, touch, pause, engage' at scrum time was designed for player safety, it has turned scrumming into a lottery depending on who is refereeing.
Dwyer called the scrum a mess and former England hooker Brian Moore, in the Daily Telegraph, lamented the lost art of scrumming, describing the modern day first-phase battle as a combination of players pushing against each other and poor refereeing.
'The scrums are less stable and less safe, thereby exacerbating one of the very problems that the IRB seeks to remove. The referees' unilateral, unexplained and unapologetic decision to allow the ball to be put in squint has created an unholy trinity of evils from which the present dangerous, boring farce ensues,' wrote Moore, adding that the laws of the game were clear and needed to be applied and not interpreted.
Moore concluded that if the binding was legal, if neither team was allowed to push early or at the angle, and the ball was fed along the line of the join of the props' shoulders, then there would be a fair and competitive scrum that remained aloft.
World Cup-winning Wallabies prop Andrew Blades supports Dwyer's view that the scrum was a shambles, arguing that referees differed in variation with their timing of the engage call and in some cases it appeared as if the referee was trying to trick the teams on the engage by calling the engage too slow.
Blades offered the solution that takes away interpretation and uncertainty.
'The referee checks that both sides are ready and then he should do a quick "crouch, touch, pause, engage", with consistent timing. Referees also need to be harder on props with a hand on the ground, loose forwards not staying attached to the scrum and scrumhalves interfering with opposition players while the ball is still in the scrum.'
Blades said that if referees were more consistent in applying the laws of the game the scrum would be safer, hassle-free and represent a contest that would influence the game positively.
But interpretation is so strong among referees and views are so different that trying to find the consistency is impossible. Preparing for the referee on match day has become as much a science for technically astute coaches as is preparing for the opposition; because referee interpretations of the laws of the game vary so radically.
The emphasis on what is a no-go area in a game is also significantly different with each referee and the approach of a well coached and prepared team these days is as much influenced by the referee appointment for the game as it is by the quality of the opposition.
Those coaches who assume referees merely apply the laws of the game are ignorant. I would say naive but if you coach professionally then a failure to study the strengths and weaknesses of the man with the whistle is more ignorance than naivety.
Referees are the untouchables in rugby union, where an amateur ethos wrongly rules a professional environment.
There is no accountability because it is difficult to punish interpretation as its very nature is subjective and does not accommodate right and wrong.
Coaches and players cannot question a referee's officiating publicly and when done through the official channels (by way of a post-match report) the response is lame and in favour of the referee – as dictated to by the ethos of a species, so often under attack, that one protects the other.
Referees, as it was during amateurism, are the sole judge and jury and those who play and coach the game simply have to tolerate the unintentional prejudice of a referee, who selectively applies the laws of the game to the way he believes the game should be played.
An analysis of the leading referees shows few see it the same way and most have an area of focus that is not consistent with the next one.
The game's top 20 referees in 2010 – on average – awarded 20 penalties a game, which indicates consistency and allows for a belief that the laws of the game are obvious, well policed and not up to referee interpretation.
Closer analysis tells another story.
The scrum, like the breakdown, is one of the most contentious areas because too much is about referee interpretation. Some referees blew up to 14 scrum penalty infringements and others did not award a single scrum penalty.
France's Jerome Garces, for example, awarded 24 penalties in a match and 29% of them were because of supposed scrum infringements. Steve Walsh, by contrast, in awarding 20 penalties, only singled out the scrum in 10% of the penalties. England's Dave Pearson was even more tolerant at the scrum with an average of 8% of his penalties directed at scrum offenders.
South Africa's Craig Joubert and Jonathan Kaplan, England's Wayne Barnes and Ireland's Alain Rolland and Alan Lewis, penalised the scrum in 15% of their penalties. But South African Mark Lawrence, in his two internationals, found little wrong with the scrum engagement and used it primarily as a restart, with just 3% of his penalties awarded at the scrum. South African Marius Jonker is the opposite to Lawrence and 25% of his penalties come at scrum time, and even more pertinent is that Jonker only penalises the loosehead or tighthead on the side he is standing.
Kiwi Bryce Lawrence, in officiating matches involving South Africa and Ireland, averaged five scrum penalties a game. Wales' Nigel Owens, with the same teams, blew only a single scrum penalty. Rolland, in three Tests involving South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, not once penalised any of the three teams' tighthead props. Other referees were not as accommodating.
Those desperate to defend referees will argue match circumstance and playing conditions differ, but extended analysis over a season shows a trend of inconsistency between referees in the way the game is managed and the laws are applied.
Detailed analysis of Super 14, Six Nations, Tri-Nations and end-of-year tour matches in 2010 showed referees awarded penalties for 51 different reasons, but the most alarming statistic for any player and coach is that one referee ruled on just 18 of the possible 51 offending actions (see sidebar below) and another policed 47 of them.
Another point of dispute among coaches is that so many referees in 2010 favoured the team with the ball, with the majority of penalties conceded by the defending team.
Those coaches interviewed identified matches when their support players infringed at the breakdown but because they had the ball they escaped censure. In other games the roles were reversed because of a different referee's interpretation.
It made for a lottery, said coaches, and while no coach in discussion ever implied or claimed that a referee cheated or deliberately favoured one side, it was the battle to counter preconceived ideas among officialdom's individuals, rather than any collective, that made it difficult to prepare a team according to the laws.
Some referees were more vigilant on attack and others stricter on the defending side. Some focused on the scrum and others sought control of the game at the breakdown.
In a match in 2010, New Zealand's Keith Brown penalised the attacking team 55% of the time, while New Zealand-born Steve Walsh penalised the attacking team 10% of the time in a Test in 2010. Both Brown and Walsh awarded 20 penalties in the game.
How can two referees see the game of rugby so differently if the laws were that clear and all a referee had to do was know the laws, identify the infringement and apply the sanction of a penalty?
The obvious counter is that different teams, with different player disciplines and different match conditions, would make this possible, but there is too much variance with referees who officiated with the same teams for it to be as simple as 'a different Saturday and a different result'.
Those referees officiating in the biggest matches of the year showed as much disparity in the origin of the penalty over a period of three matches, with Ireland's Rolland penalising the attacking team 44% of the time, as opposed to France's Romain Poite, Wales' Owens and South Africa's Joubert, who penalised the attacking team only 20% of the time.
Joubert, as an example, in his first three Super Rugby matches in 2010, awarded 42 of 44 penalties in favour of the team with the ball, and in his three international matches in 2010 penalised the team without the ball 57 times and the attacking side (with the ball) 15 times (21%). Joubert and Rolland are regarded as two of the best in the business, but their areas of focus are different, which means that the same two teams, on two different Saturdays, would deliver two very different performances and probably get two very different results.
It can't be right when teams fear or favour a referee more than the opposition, but in rugby it is no longer a case of what is right and wrong, but what is perceived (by the referee) to be right and wrong – and that is very wrong.
Offending actions in 2010
To illustrate the complexities of the modern game, be it officiating, playing or coaching, referees in the leading global competitions judged on the following actions last year:
> Obstruction by attacking player.
> Attacking player sealing off (off feet).
> Defending player off feet (not supporting own body weight).
> Defending player falling on wrong side and sealing off.
> Attacking player in from side (incorrect joining ruck or maul).
> Defending player in from side (incorrect joining ruck or maul).
> Late shoulder charge.
> Early tackle.
> Dangerous tackle – swinging arm.
> Dangerous tackle – tip tackle.
> Attacking player holding on – not releasing.
> Hands in ruck by defending player.
> High tackle.
> Tackler not releasing – preventing release.
> Tackler not rolling away – preventing release.
> Defending player collapsing maul.
> Attacking player advancing – in front of kicker.
> Attacking player playing defender without ball.
> Defending player playing attacker without ball.
> Attacking player playing ball on ground (off feet).
> Defending player playing ball on ground (off feet).
> Defending player kicking ball on ground (off feet).
> Defending player playing jumper in air.
> Defence offside.
> Defending player offside at ruck, maul, or turnover.
> Defending player not retreating out of 10m radius.
> Defending player going off feet and diving on attacker.
> Deliberate knock on by defending player.
> Attacking player must get to his feet first before playing the ball.
> Attacking player playing ball in an offside position (knock).
> Defending player playing ball in an offside position.
> Collision with no arms.
> Foul play by attacking player (trampling).
> Foul play by attacking player (knee to player's head).
> Foul play by defending player (striking a player).
> Trip by defending player.
> Not back 10m.
> Attacking tighthead – feet went away with the pressure.
> Attacking tighthead – collapsing.
> Defending tighthead – collapsing.
> Defending loosehead – not staying straight (around scrum).
> Defending loosehead – not staying in scrum.
> Defending tighthead – binding (not staying in scrum).
> Defending loosehead – in on angle.
> Defending loosehead – head and shoulders.
> Defending loosehead – straight to ground.
> Defending tighthead – straight to ground.
> Attacking hooker – standing up.
> Defending hooker – standing up.
> Attacking loosehead – collapsing.
> Defending loosehead – collapsing.
– This article first appeared in the March issue of SA Rugby magazine. The April issue will be on sale from 16 March.
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9 Mar 2011, 16:06 pm@Frankly speaking(Frankly speaking)-20: I absolutely hate them coaching players in the guise of flow to the game. If a player offends penalise him. To warn a player three times 'keep your hands off … keep your hands off … move away ' he has already infringed. Bloody penalise him. Referees should apply the law and not apply when they believe it should be applied
9 Mar 2011, 19:50 pm@wp_boytjie(wp_boytjie)-22:
A fair observation
Please note:
Pro Legota (and Jason Jaftha) ARE NOT on the list of ANZAR Aprroved Super 15 Referees!
There must be a loophole allows cost effective measured to use local guys if the ANZAR is short hand and can't send an approved referee -
9 Mar 2011, 19:52 pm@keo(keo)-51:
There is a list of ANZAR Approved referees for 2011 Super15 competition, Pro Legota is not there as a match referee
How come was he appointed then? -
10 Mar 2011, 01:03 amIt's been while since I agreed with an article written by one of the writers on this site.
Massive problems with refereeing and I would almost guarantee a ref will decide an important game in the WC this year. All the players need is some consistency. Last year every player was pinged for diving over the ball or slowing down the ruck, this year (as seen in several games but especially the Kiwi games), players have illegally cut off the attacking teams ball by diving over or not releasing the tackled player. This is kiwi play at it's best and for some reason isn't being penalised this year. One of the main reasons they didn't do to well in Super rugby last year was that tacklers were forced to release the player and roll away from the ruck. Suddenly in 2011 this rule has been forgotten again. What has happened in 4 or 5 months that has rendered this law obsolete?
Also – forward passes have worked their way back into the game. Haven't seen so many go unpunished since the late 80′s, early 90′s when you could basically throw a ball anywhere and get away with it. What are the sideline refs doing? It's not like they have much else to do, surely they can call these things.
As for scrums – totally agree with what has already been said. It feels like the refs are trying to "trick" the packs into engaging early so that they can penalise someone. There have been some ridiculously long pauses before the "engage" call this year. If they are going to do that, why don't we just let the scrums engage at the start, make sure everything is lined up, and then call "push". Takes away half the contest but what is occurring now seriously isn't working.
Most worrying part is that we haven't even seen the garbage from the NH ref a SH team yet this year. I dread the day when Allain Rolland or someone equally incompetent is given control of an SA / NZ final or similar in the WC. Too often bad decisions are dismissed by saying " well it was only a couple" or "that was only worth 3 / 5 / 7 points and they lost by 10 etc". People fail to recognise that momentum and rhythm plays a massive part in any game. One or two bad calls or penalties can alter the entire flow of a game, knock a team out of rhythm and ruin their patterns while they try to find a way of playing around the refs interpretations.
Lets hope we can get a consistent set of ruling before September so at least teams can alter their play accordingly before anything important kicks off.
10 Mar 2011, 02:48 amPocock versus Jannie Dup: What the aussies say: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/pocock-and-du-plessis-stoush-put-to-rest-20110309-1bnu6.html
10 Mar 2011, 05:45 am@poppa69(poppa69)-28: Far too soft! You want to punish them, not marry them and give them posies, pilgrim.
No whipping post, boiling oil or thumbscrews?
Harden up.
10 Mar 2011, 05:46 am@Hondo(Hondo)-53: Pro Legota? Sounds like a budget sand-wedge.
10 Mar 2011, 06:39 amAnd about as effective as if Helen Keller was wielding it…
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LITCHFIELD >> With a name inspired by a Celtic goddess who could manifest magic for the good of others, an Elkhound mix that suffered the depths of animal abuse—nearly to the point of death—is benefiting from cutting-edge veterinary medicine at a practice in Bantam.
Rhiannon, whose name derives from the Stevie Nicks song about the legendary goddess, is one of two patients helping to make veterinary history in Connecticut through the state's first in-clinic stem cell regenerative therapy treatments.
Such loving care stands in stark contrast to the condition Rhiannon's owner, Edward Milne of Cheshire, found the 14-year-old in the first time he saw her.
"I found her hanging by her neck from a tree as I was driving along a back country road in Northford, CT when she was about two years old," Mr. Milne wrote in an e-mail to the Bantam clinic, Animal Health Practice Inc.
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Another type of Rhiannon-esque fate brought the dog to a vet who is performing a ground-breaking procedure to treat severe arthritis in her elbow and back.
Rhiannon is the first dog to receive MediVet America's non-controversial adipose regenerative stem cell therapy, according to a release sent by the company. MediVet is a global leader in veterinary science located in 29 countries. The company develops advanced cellular treatments and natural herbal remedies designed to maximize animal performance, repair, recovery and general wellness.
"We're very excited to be the first veterinarians in Connecticut to offer this new technology," said Dr. Angela Erickson-Greco Monday morning.
In addition to Rhiannon, Dr. Erickson-Greco is also administering the treatment to Dakota, a Bernese Mountain Dog and Great White Pyrenees mix, who has bilateral ACL tears, which means she has torn a crucial ligament in both of her knees.
New Milford resident Cathy Morsey said Dakota had a limp in her front leg in the shoulder area at 6 months old. "In January of last year, we had a wet snow and she slid on the snow and tore a cartilage in her knee," said Ms. Morsey. Continued...
Ms. Morsey's veterinarian told her Dakota would need surgery, but when she brought the dog to Dr. Erickson-Greco, she suggested acupuncture and rest as a remedy.
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In the same spirit, that grim scene Mr. Milne happened upon was the answer to Rhiannon's prayers. "She was extremely under-nourished, hadn't had food or water, and so I took her home and nursed her to health," recalled Mr. Milne.
In the e-mail to the Bantam clinic, he elaborated, "I later found out through this persons neighbors that Rhiannon was chained to a tree stump with a heavy truck chain, her only path was a well-worn circle, most likely frustration of not being free. She was provided no dog house, no cover, no shade, and was left outside all year long in the extreme winter cold and snow, and the exhausting heat in the summer.
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"Rhiannon has turned out to be the most loving, gentle and faithful companion that I could ever want," Mr. Milne said in the e-mail. "She reminds me every day of the power of forgiveness. One would think that with all the horrible things that she went through in her early life, that she would be violent and angry towards humans. Being with her, I understand why God gave us dogs. To teach us what unconditional love really is.
In terms of how the stem cell regenerative therapy, works, Dr. Erickson-Greco said both patients first have about two tablespoons of fat extracted in the first short surgical procedure, and then the fat will be processed in the clinic.
"I spent the summer re-building the clinic here and this surgical suite is specifically geared toward this," said Dr. Erickson-Greco. "It's going to be about a three-hour process." Continued...
According to Dr. Erickson-Greco, the fat will break down and the stem cells will be extracted. "The dog's cells never go farther than right here," said Dr. Erickson-Greco.
Prior to this type of procedure, fat or bone marrow samples—a far more invasive process—were sent out to labs around the country.
"It makes it more affordable. We can do this at about half the price of previous therapies and actually the cells are more active and more viable by doing it this way and not shipping them back and forth around the country," said Dr. Erickson-Greco.
According to Dr. Erickson-Greco, having the samples transported back and forth ran the risk of damage in transit or the potential for a mix up of samples to occur, among other risks.
"We're also not culturing cells, we're not multiplying them. We're just extracting them in their whole form," said Dr. Erickson-Greco. "The good part about that is much more than stem cell therapy, we're getting at least 15 cell types."
Dr. Erickson-Greco said not only will the stem cell regenerate in the tissue, but the other cells they are getting by doing it this way will clean up the damaged tissue.
"The cells are going to clean the damaged tissue. There are cells that are going to decrease the inflammation by excreting certain substances. They are going to decrease the whole inflammatory process that has been there for years, [and] then the stem cells finally regenerate," said Dr. Erickson-Greco.
Mr. Milne said Monday morning that he was looking forward to this procedure, hoping it gives Rhiannon a little more quality of life the last couple of years.
"I want to give her as much life as possible and I don't want anything to happen to her just because of her issues," he said, adding that he hoped the procedure and its offspring would help other animals benefit in the future.
"I am sure it's going to apply to us eventually, grow new organs, new joints. I am looking forward to this research to benefit everybody," said Mr. Milne. Continued...
Animal Health Practice is a veterinary outpatient clinic dedicated to providing stem cell regenerative therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic and herbal medicine as an alternative or complement to conventional veterinary care for pets, according to its Web site, www.animalhealthpractice.com.
Animal Health Practice is located at 906 Bantam Road in Bantam. For information on Animal Health Practice call 860-567-4001 or visit the Web site. For information on MediVet America, visit www.medivet-america.com.
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by Randy Shaw' Jun. 19' 2013
Two decades ago, this week's report that NYU President John Sexton got a $1million loan from the school
to purchase a Fire Island vacation home
would have been a national scandal. Today, it is a sign of the times. As young people graduate college facing crushing debt, college presidents, even in public schools like the University of California, are living high on the hog. NYU alone has given over 100 faculty large loans, and its former law school dean got $5.7 million for a townhouse in the West Village and a 65-acre second home in rural Litchfield County.
This disconnect between economically struggling students and privileged college presidents is deplorable. Yet school's governance by elite-dominated Boards perpetuates this staggering inequality. Activists need to find ways to prevent students from subsidizing these lavish administrator salaries, and legislation, civil disobedience and public shaming may all be necessary.
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The late successful businessman Wesley, Johnson, Sr., started the tradition of Juneteenth in San Francisco, read column @
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by Matthew O'Brien' Jun. 19' 2013
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The American Dream isn't dead. It's just moved to Denmark.
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Why Young People Have Deserted Obama
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According to a new CNN poll, President Obama's support among young people has
fallen a whopping 17% in the past month
. And while a single poll taken as college students are in finals or preparing to graduate has limitations, it's hard to dispute that a constituency that twice voted for Obama in record numbers is disillusioned and demoralized over the President's performance. GOP obstructionism is certainly a factor; Obama's base would be happier if Congress had enacted his campaign agenda.
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") as IDEO's are expected to be, but their ideas come out of a novel process they call "
focused chaos
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I admit. This is going to be a bit boring at times. But once you learn it, it will turn fun.
Warning...This post might reveal to you how much I don't know. :) I just know the very basics and in laman's terms, so that's how I'm going to explain it. Hopefully, I can inspire you to not let what you don't know prevent you from just getting out there and snapping.
Okay...onto the key things I think you should know.
There are three major players when it comes to camera settings: Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO.
Here's a visual I came up with to hopefully help you understand what these three things do to help you capture a picture.
I want you to imagine for a minute that your camera is a house.
Inside that house are mirrors that capture pictures and a lamp with a dimmer switch that can make those pictures brighter. This lamp is called ISO.
The only way into this house is through a window. This window is a special one that can expand and contract as you see fit. This window is aperture.
On that window are some blinds or shutters.
When you want to take a picture, you open and close those shutters which lets in light and the image into the window.
The lamp can brighten the picture in varying degrees depending on how bright you've set it. And voila! You have a picture.
Now let's breakdown each of those components with a little bit more detail.
ISO is basically your camera's sensitivity to light. I know I described it as a lamp with a dimmer switch, but that was to help with the visual. Technically it determines how much light is absorbed into the picture.
The higher the ISO, the more sensitive your camera is to light. Or if the lamp analogy helps you, the brighter your lamp, the brighter your picture is.
The higher the ISO, the more grainy the picture can appear as well. So be mindful of that when you turn your ISO up. There are ways to combat graininess. If you look in your camera manual look up the phrase "noise reduction." If you turn this feature on, you will use more battery life, more quickly, but you'll significantly reduce noise from using high ISO. You can also help edit some of it out depending on what kind of editing program you use.
This is a personal preference, but I always determine ISO first. When indoors I always use a high ISO, almost always 800 and above. When outside in direct sun I set it at 100. In open shade, depending on brightness I will use 200 or even 400 sometimes. Professionals will likely tell you to not use an ISO higher than 400. I ignore this because I'm not pro and I like my pictures to be bright. :)
If you have a newer dSLR your ISO levels likely go as high as 6400. The older models generally top out at 1600.
When I think of aperture, I think of how much light and detail I'm letting in.
Let's go back to the window analogy. When you make the window into your camera/house large you are not only letting in more light, you overwhelming it with lots of image and details. Think of your brain and how when a lot of information is coming at you, you can only glean bits here and there. So when the window is large and is letting in a lot of information, the resulting picture only has part of it in focus and the rest is blurry.
When you make the window smaller, you let in less light, but you are also narrowing your focus. Think of your eyes narrowing or squinting to focus better. This helps you see more of the picture, more clearly.
Left: 1/60, f11, ISO 6400
Right: 1/200, f4.5, ISO 6400
I took these pictures of this apple to show you what I mean. I did not edit them aside from cropping it into a collage. I used an 18-55 mm lens that your camera likely came with, which I use about 90% of the time.
The image on the left has a narrow aperture and the image on the right has a wide aperture.
The aperture or window is measured by an f/stop number. The smaller the f/stop number the bigger the window. This setting kind of lives in opposite world. :)
So an f/stop number of 1.8 is a large window. An f/stop number of 11 is a more narrow window.
Large windows or small f/stop numbers are ideal for portraits when you want some background blur.
Narrow windows or large f/stop numbers are ideal for landscapes when you want to absorb all the details in the picture at once.
So small f/stop, large aperture = details.
Large f/stop, small aperture = the big picture.
If you secure a lens that can achieve a very wide aperture like this one, you can get shots that blur most of the picture except for the center focus. Like in this picture.
But that's another post for another day.
Shutter Speed
This is how fast your picture is captured.
Basically, how fast you are opening and shutting your blinds to your window.
If you open and close the shutters/blinds quickly then you are letting in less light but your picture is also crisper. Your hand naturally shakes the camera every time you take a picture. A fast shutter speed prevents any movement from your hand to have a chance to blur the picture.
If your shutter speed is slow, the window is open for longer, thus allowing in more light. You also let in more movement. There is more time for your hand to shake and blur the picture. You can combat this by using a tripod or a very, very steady hand. I also find it helpful to hold my breath, when using very slow shutter speeds. Even breathing equals blur.
So there you have it.
ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed are the bare bones of the big three components to camera settings.
There is also white balance, exposure and picture style which I won't be covering. I keep these features on AUTO 99 % of the time because I can easily tweak these features during post production or editing.
My eye is not as keen and my hands are just not as quick to capture a perfectly focused picture...especially when I'm whipping out the camera to snap something funny my kids are doing.
Like fall asleep at the table. :) This is Reid at about 18 months.
If you want to learn about these features and more, in greater detail, check out these helpful sites.
**Digital Photography School
I frequented this site often when I first got my camera. There are articles for pros and beginners alike. There are weekly challenges that help you stretch your photography ability. It's hands down my favorite resource to learning more about photography.
Here are some great articles about shutter speed to get you started.
Night photography is especially fun. :)
**A Lemon Squeezy Home hosted a Photography Week series which is a great resource. Christie included some guest posts from professionals that give more technical and detailed instruction. I also made an appearance there. :)
This week, I challenge you to use your camera on AUTO. Take note of what settings your camera used and think about why.
Critique the picture. Is is lit the way you want? How can you adjust the settings to improve AUTO?
Switch your camera to manual, enter the settings AUTO used. Then fiddle around with the different features to get different results.
Ready, set, go have fun!
Coming up...I'll talk about what camera I use, lenses, and other equipment.


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Britney's controlled life
Austin=Oz/Tin (Wizard of Oz/Tin Man) "right at home"; Kansas City (Dorothy)
- Britney's recorded video: "Hello Kansas, we're off to see the Wizard." http://www.viddy.com/video/06e32fbb-3e8c-41e6-8aed-6a32fc77e0ad
- Jason Trawick (handler) records a video for Britney calling her "Little Princess." The Little Princess is a mind control programming movie. http://www.whale.to/b/movies_q.html#Little_Princess
The Little Princess: This Shirley Temple movie was just one of many Hollywood films used for programming. The Illuminati Formula 12. External Controls
- "Lions, tigers, bears." - Britney Spears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMn0TnWpzEI The Wizard of Oz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NecK4MwOfeI
- Britney gets another small dog. (Toto;Wizard of Oz)
- Emerald city (Oz green) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4VK9_CfOLQ&list=UUZijND2e2tPp2AQL8Go2YSg&index=55&feature=plcp
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-brBHphgxtA - Lost in Oz
Britney Spears' music video, Criminal with fiance Jason Trawick:
Lockers=compartmentalization of the mind/alters/files/mulitple personalities
"Jason takes Britney to his apartment where there is a large locker cabinet with locks on each individual locker, representing the compartmentalization of each alter and the memories associated with abuse. Jason has keys to access each alter and there are other items placed into these compartments that require a key. The only items Britney has access to include two mannequin heads, meant to dehumanize the victim, and a compartment with a "gun, gun, gun, gun…" - sicksadworld.info
Triggers "RIP Goose"
Jason Trawick now has "official control" over Britney's well being such as food.
A modern day Bonnie + Clyde (Jason and Britney) such as Jay-Z and Beyonce's music video. Jay-Z is Beyonce's current handler, and Jason is handling Britney.
More triggers:
Feathers=light headnesses
Robotic, chain-smoking Britney Spears on perfume ad set
Britney spent a lot of time in hair and make-up and nervously bit her fingernails and kept smoking throughout.
The X Factor USA judge was said to be distant on the set of the shoot for her Fantasy Twist perfume, with an eyewitness telling Radar Online that she "kept herself apart from her crew and was smoking non-stop."
"Britney didn't interact with the cast or crew at all during the two day shoot and she seemed to be just going through the motions when the camera was rolling, and seemed out of it,"
"Britney must have smoked at least a pack a day during the two day shoot and was always smoking when not filming."
Continuing, the added, ""Britney was almost robotic in her movements. Britney's fiance, Jason Trawick (handler) was along for the shoot and everyone thought at first he was her assistant because she spent so much time huddled up with him when not filming."
"She's not going to have a meltdown on X Factor or she is going to have an X Factor and that's what he wants. She's going to snap" - TMZ
"Btw she does a very very good english accent" - Simon Cowell "sometimes, i cant do it now, i'm horrible, i'm really good at it.." (alter) - Britney Spears
"Short because 3 words is the most she can string together, she's looking "off camera" to see if she delivered the line right (mind controlled). So that's how Simon controls everyone on set. Britney Spears is Simon's robot." - TMZ
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Britney, triggered during the X Factor Top 6 PreShow interview by the word "sweet"
"Britney's eyes are absent and the recently published images of English glossy women's magazine Glamour is clearly heavily retouched.The singer is still incapacitated, father James decides. How he and manager and boyfriend Jason Trawick may have agreed to let her do TV interviews, I do not understand. In a filmed interview, it is the in no uncertain terms that she did not want to be here.The shiny look that is constantly seeking the approval somewhere behind me (handlers) with one of all advisors are more visible in a television camera than anyone else. But now I have interviewed her - one of the greatest pop icons, just as famous for its collapsed privacy for all of their hits and millions and millions of records sold. I still can not say that I met her. The only thing I wonder during our brief encounter is how she feels, why she looks so uncomfortable (mind controlled) during the interview and if she she sang back in 2001 feel "over protected" by everyone around. When I try to get answers to those questions, the interview abruptly ended. And I do not believe a word of her answer." - From a Swedish interviewer
"She was basically like a puppet who would be told do this, do that, and then be asked to sit down again. It was sad. From what I saw, she does nothing more than lend her name and celebrity to the production. That's all she seems either willing or able to contribute. ..she has this manic alter-ego..dead-eyed robot." - Source
"Monarchs Gym Center"
"Back in January, Britney Spears's dad was rumored to be ending her conservatorship as a wedding gift which seemed like the best possible way to make this whole situation not look like he literally sold her to Jason Trawick." - Star Pulse
"Jason Trawick, Britney Spears's fiancé, was approved as a co-conservator for the pop star by a Los Angeles judge Wednesday.
Conservators typically have legal authority over a person's general well-being, which includes decisions about food, clothing and medical care."
"I think it's fake and I think people are afraid to say it. It seems like a answer to the court thing. Sort of a nice way to sew it all up she marries her handler. That way she always has someone controlling her. It's sort of sad." - Jason Alexander
Britney Spears was spotted with bruised arms on her way out of her boyfriend, Jason Trawick's house in Los Angeles, California
According to Star Magazine and RadarOnline.com, Jason Trawick is abusing Britney Spears.
The news about Jason Trawick's violent behavior comes from Britney's former husband Jason Alexander. "Britney is in an abusive relationship. She told me her life had turned into a nightmare", -Jason Alexander told Star.
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Britney Spears 'Suffers Serious Medical Issue' ; Conservatorship Explained
But we've just heard that the real reason to continue on with her conservatorship is a "serious medical issue" that hinders her ability to consistently make sound decisions.
According to documents filed on Tuesday, there are certain "highly sensitive" records that could cause "irreparable harm and immediate danger" to Brit-Brit if certain details were to ever be leaked.
While multiple sources are confirming these records to be of a medical nature (pertaining to a disorder that can "affect" her personality/MPD), don't expect any of the details to find their way outside the protection of the law anytime soon.
The judge in her conservatorship case has "urgently" been asked to seal the documents because of said sensitivity.
"the brain is an organ just like the heart. We undergo treatment when our heart hurts, so why such a stigma over disorders dealing with personalities, etc.?" - Perez Hilton
"A person under a conservatorship is essentially reduced to having the same rights as an underage child, because another adult has legal control and is legally required to make life decisions for the person under the conservatorship."
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Ben Schuman of Pacific Crest Securities has a "hold" recommendation on the stock, with an estimated value about $5 below its current price, even after Thursday's sell-off.
"Frankly the stock had reflected a lot of optimism heading into the earnings call. Much of the value is based upon expectations for growth for the company," he said. "It's going to be more volatile than a traditional auto stock, that's for sure. It's more of a tech stock." He said the company has some of the highest short interest of any mid-cap company, meaning many investors are betting against it.
Tesla would not comment on Thursday's stock move.
Musk and Tesla have been in the headlines recently after a negative review of the new Model S in the New York Times earlier this month sent shares sinking.
Writer John Broder said the battery in his Model S drained more quickly than expected in cold weather during a recent trip up the East Coast, stranding him in Connecticut and forcing him to get towed to the nearest charging station.
Musk fired back, alleging that Broder falsified aspects of the article. The review came at a sensitive time for Tesla, which has struggled to hit delivery targets amid continuing challenges with its technology.
He was more subdued during Wednesday's analyst call, acknowledging that "for a long-distance trip right now, depending upon where you are in the country, a little bit of extra planning is needed."
"We have a bunch more superchargers that are going in to the East Coast and across the country," Musk said. "We really want to get to the point where you don't have to think about it, and I think we're very close to that point."
The Model S has met critical acclaim elsewhere in the media, garnering "Car of the Year" honors in 2012 from both Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine.


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SIKORA LENGTH 6000 is a reliable system for non-contact online length measurement of stranded products. For this method, the product profile and its movement are defined and thus the speed and the produced length calculated.
The technology of the LENGTH 6000 is based on an optical measuring principle. In combination with two laser diodes, two image sensors are positioned next to each other. In sequence the strand passes both image sensors. The time, which the product needs in order to get from the first to the second sensor is measured. Even with reflective surfaces the high-resolution image sensors determine their unique structure by means of the diffraction analysis*.
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The Homeschool Gardening Program (HGP) will bring garden skills and research-based information to the 4,000 homeschool families in Wake county. We plan to explore gardens, have hands on workshops, do field trips and all kinds of learning around the world of gardening. We'll use this meetup group to build a community of homeschool families and EMGVs (Wake County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers) to share information and coordinate events. COMMENTED OUT:RELEASE AND HOLD-HARMLESS ST …
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Gaia's Gardens is a gathering place for followers of Earth Religions in Raleigh, NC. Since 1999, the Church of the Earth has maintained Gaia's Gardens and hosted rituals and social gatherings, all open to the respectful public. To learn more about the Church of the Earth, visit our website.
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I decided to start this group after discovering among native American and other indigenous peoples their tradition of spiritual teachers called "Earth Keepers". Earth Keepers accept the responsibility to honor the spiritual essence of this Earth and all her "helpers" among the angelic beings, ancestral beings, the nature spirits and the elementals. By honoring and giving support to these beings, they support the Earth at this dangerous moment in history. Like humanity, these Beings need the supp …
The mission of the Raleigh Aquarium Society (RAS) is to increase the knowledge, enjoyment, and conservation of home aquariums and ponds for both novices and experienced hobbyists. Society activities include meetings, field trips, workshops, auctions, collecting expeditions, and picnics. To learn more, give us a visit at http://raleighaquariumsociety.org/main.html. Membership in this Meetup does not grant you membership in the Society, but guests are welcome to attend any of our meetings and even …
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"In search of my mother's garden, I found my own." (Alice Walker) Triangle Motherless Daughters is a group for women of all ages who have lost their mothers. We gather to offer and receive support and compassion, to share stories of loss and recovery. This group was formed in the hopes that it may facilitate friendships and healing for women who are going through life without the nurturing and guidance of our mothers. Please visit the Pages section of this website for a list of Frequently Aske …
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Outdoor Afro is a social community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro disrupts the false perception that black people do not have a relationship with nature. We remember our history in nature, leverage social media, and support relevant local leadership to create interest communities, events, and partnerships that support diverse partici …
Wake Forest ARTS supports local artists and existing art programs throughout our community and encourages new arts ventures. It is a section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which was founded as the Wake Forest Cultural Arts Association 1990, and is currently an all-volunteer organization. We are funded through grants from the Town of Wake Forest and United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County, and through the contributions of our sponsors and artist members. We organize the annual Six Sundays in Sp …
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The BluePrint for Life is an Active Community focused on helping YOU live a Hot Spot Healthy life. By incorporating Movement, Nutrition, Relaxation, Connection and Purpose, we can create a happier, healthier quality of life for ourselves. We may go on a hike, learn Hawaiian dance or poi, volunteer at a shelter, help create a community garden, take a cooking class, etc. The point is to share, learn and have fun! Join us and get a JumpStart on Living!
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The Chapel Hill - Durham Hiking Meetup is designed to provide local hiking and outdoor opportunities for the western triangle. We are a very active (3-5 events per week on average) and social group (with some fantastic nature photographers) and plan hikes in the Chapel Hill, Durham, Hillsborough and Chatham county areas. The hikes with our experienced organizers vary in intensity from beginner to brisk and are generally anywhere from 3 to 7 miles in length (see hike posting for specific details …
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There are a few indoor badminton courts in the Durham, Morrisville, Cary, and Chapel Hill area. Please join this group if you are interested in social and competitive indoor badminton. This is not the "garden" variety of badminton. Photo links to NCBC Inaugural Tournament, held 3/26 - 3/27, 2010. http://picasaweb.google.com/110333838295076145116/NC_Open?authkey=Gv1sRgCMDs# http://picasaweb.google.com/konarkp/2010InauguralNorthCarolinaBadmintonOpen02?feat=email#
A platform for people to learn the basics of a variety of crafting techniques. Welcome to Jack's Crafts! My goal in starting this group is to fill a gap for crafters who can't or won't stick to just one craft. I hope we'll learn from each other while enriching our creative lives and making new friends. Jack's Crafts will be a place where participants can relax, learn new techniques or new uses for old techniques, and most importantly--have fun, all through monthly workshops run by members just …
Meet other local people who live in, or are interested in creating, intentional communities, including collectives, co-housing and cooperatives. Interested in both urban and rural initiatives for becoming more self-sufficient in key areas of energy, food, housing, transportation, education, organization and governance.
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Have you wanted to work with a designer, but don't know where to start? Do you pick up a new design or home magazine each month? Are you watching HGtv right now? This group is your chance to get real help from professionals, learn trade secrets, educate yourself on the profession of Interior Design, and so much more! I am starting this group because great style is for everyone.
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The Raleigh Durham Backyard Poultry Meetup Group is for people who have small backyard flocks of chickens for pets, eggs, and meat. You just might be suprised at how many people living in your neighborhood have pet chickens! There is nothing quite like walking outside in the morning to gather fresh organic eggs for your breakfast! We welcome everyone that has a small backyard flock of chickens, and those that are interested in getting started raising a small backyard flock of chickens. W …
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A new secular mother's group based in downtown Durham. Our goal is to bring together Bull city atheist/agnostic/freethinking mothers & moms to be. Meetups will be based at local downtown playgrounds, libraries & coffee shops. Occasional trips to Jordan Lake with access to an environmental education center. Interests include gardening, outdoor activities, arts, music & more. There are many great groups here in the triangle but this one is for those of us close to downtown for easier access to m …
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Comments On Jun 13, 2013:Nice cover, fit and finish are excellent. Knocking off one star because it uses a gasket instead of an o-ring like the original part and the lack of any instructions/recommendations for installation. (i.e. bolt torque, gaskets sealers, etc.) Looked on Boyesens' website and saw that this cover is available in three colors, black ,silver , and magnesium. RM only sells the black. It looks pretty good but I would have preferred the magnesium!!
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Comments On Apr 27, 2013:This is a 5-star product all the way. Very well built, and it still looks new after a fair amount of abuse. Highly recommended.
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Comments On Mar 06, 2013:Great item much stronger than stock cover. The only reason I did not give it a 5 wash the paint comes off super easy, not sure why the paint it i the first place.
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Comments On Feb 12, 2013:Original clutch cover was cracked in a crash. The Boyesen cover was the most economical option that I could find. It looks good (better than the original) and seems to be more durable than the original. The paint wore off the original cover quite quickly, but I think the Boyesen cover is powder coated so it doesn't scratch as easily.
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Comments On Dec 22, 2012:Stronger and better than OEM, but don't like how it uses a gasket instead of an O-ring (on a KTM).
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Comments On Dec 04, 2012:I have replaced my OEM Honda Clutch plate like 4 or 5 times
The Honda orginal clutch plate is very Thin and rocks and Break pedal loves to pinch holes in it
They need to make a strong one that rocks can not hurt
lets see how this one works in Moab...can we glue a silver dollar to it to make it stronger?
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Comments On Oct 17, 2012:It works. Looks cool wen you 1st install it, but black shows wear pretty well. Less expensive than OEM and a little thicker.
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Of course, I will give it a whirl. This is my worst fantasy sport by far. My first round pick typically gets a season-ending injury in week #1. I am due to do well. Perhaps I will auto draft and not make any roster changes all season. Here are my 5 finishes in football: 2007: 6th of 12 teams 2008: 10th of 10 teams 2009: 9th of 10 teams 2010: 10th of 12 teams 2011: 7th of 14 teams
Sounds like your best sports finishes. I wish you success this year also. I'm in sir Webzlie. I already see where two of my Victories will come from. But who will be victorious in the match between Laimbeer and nemo. SOMEBODY has to win it.
Of course, I will give it a whirl twirl. This is my worst best fantasy sport by far. My first round pick sixth round pick typically gets a season-ending injury in week #1 traded to my father for his first round pick. I am due to do well awful. Here are my 5 finishes in football: 2008: 1st of 10 teams 2009: 2nd of 10 teams 2010: 4th of 12 teams 2010 PF Survivor: 1st of 12 teams 2011: 1st of 14 teams Ah, nevermind. I'm terrible at this game. Maybe Laim Jr. should give it up?
Webz is the czar of fantasy football. Darth is the ruler and king. Laimbeer is the court jester. Hopefully, Alexa gives it another shot.
Nah. I'm the peasant scheduled for a beheading after I was caught stealing a loaf of bread from the royal kitchen.
I recommend that the group tries its luck at a PPR format this year to mix it up! It wouldn't bring any major changes. Only allow for big catch running backs and wide receivers to have a greater impact on the game; in turn, taking away from the quarterbacks dominating the league. Guys like Wes Welker and Ray Rice would be a huge commodity. I also have another recommendation that we try a FLEX spot this year. This will bring more versatility to the lineup on a week to week basis, while also adding a unique aspect to the draft.
I like these ideas............as long as flex counts when Dominic Raiola catches a PASS...............
I'm good with whatever settings the Commissioner decides are best. Thanks for being King Koala, Webz. I know the job can be a pain sometimes. Please Let me know if there is anything at all I can do to be of assistance!
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I'm the puzzle fanatic in our house, but when I found nothing but dead ends in this puzzle, I gave up, temporarily. My wife then solved it in under five minutes. Oh, the humility! She had a good laugh and then I was determined to find the path to the exit. I completely agree with the previous reviews. The ring tends to bind up as you rotate it through the holes. It takes a dozen or more steps to solve this, so it's hard to memorize the route.
Easy, but fun nonetheless. There are a few "dead ends" to make it interesting, and it's a good one to put down for a while after solving, as you probably wont remember the path in or out after a while. Also the movement of the ring through the holes may be a little finicky, but after a few solves it will "break-in" and become much smoother. I find it easier to move around if you keep the slotted half of the ring on top, turning it back & forth instead of round & round.
Not hard, just tedious. I don't feel like I used my brain to solve this. I feel like it was mainly trial and error.
Not too difficult, but the solution is hard to remember. It is basically a maze, but hard to see "the exit". Nice reproduction of an old puzzle.
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