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Tips on getting my girl into "drive" or "work mode"
Hello. My girl is 2.5 years old. We have been working on obedience for a while now. She has 2 legs towards her CDX. We almost finished this past weekend, except she took a liking to walking the broad jump :(
The broad jump has always been a touch and go issue with her. I feel she knows it, but is deciding when she wants to actually jump it... she's messing with me. I'm going to set up some poles next to it and start from the beginning... make sure she knows it's a jump.
My MAIN issue with her is keeping her interested, she seems to get very bored when in the ring... but not all the time. When she is in "work mode", she is amazing... she'll launch over the broad jump, rush out to retrieve the dumbell like I shot her out of a cannon, and do instant finishes. Other times, she saunters when heeling, casually strolls to the dumbell and walks the broad. I'll set her up for an exercise, and when I tell her to sit she responds very slowly, and sometimes I have to say it multiple times. It's frustrating for me, and I feel she can sense it. We were in two trials in one day, and she was on in the morning, but dead in the afternoon. Even the judge said it was like I had two different dogs.
I can tell if she is going to walk the broad or not, just based on her attitude when we're in the ring. If she seems lazy, bored, and uninterested, no way she'll jump it. If she's in "work mode", she is a blast and I have nothing to worry about. I need to know how to switch her "on" and keep it that way. I know it is something I'm doing wrong, and I want to fix it. I want her to have fun :(
Is there something I can go back to the beginning and work on? She loves toys and food, but I can't bring those into the ring. Any help is appreciated!
since she loves toys, can you get a spare dumbbell and work it as a TOY??
Ever tried blowing in her ear? LOL, my aussie used to go into nutso mode when I did that:)
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I play tug all the time. As soon as I see my boy getting flat or bored I'll pull out a tug toy to motivate him. You can do this at trials...just not inside the actual ring. I also try not to sit around at trials for too long. One time I did a Rally trial in the morning, and should've been in the obedience ring like 2 hours later (with the same judge) but he was SUPER SUPER slow and it ended up being about 5 hours later. We qualified for our CD leg...but with a super low score and 6 out of the 8 dogs NQ'd.
So if I'm at a trial, I'm constantly playing/training him every 15-30 minutes just to make sure he doesn't get tired and bored.
My dogs adore a good "party" is what I call it. After obedience I will throw a celebratory party about how awesome their obedience was. This involves pets, jumping up in arms, running around playing with each other. Sometimes I will throw small ones for a victory in the middle of a training session. Sometimes I will offer small hints of "keep going" with a neck scratch or a pat on the head before we start to heel.
In the ring you are allowed to share affection with your dog in between exercises within moderation. When you start throwing parties with your dog getting them amped up playing with you and goofing off, they will just build drive when you offer small hints of it.
This ends up building my dogs up throughout routines to keep them motivated to work for me.
A huge thing as well is your mood and attitude. If you run in that ring confident as ever with happy tones and playful up beat cheer to your routine, Your dog will match that tenfold and you guys will dance.
If you walk in the ring with a poor attitude, mild headache, tired, doubtful, your dog is going to reflect that and look dull and lack enthusiasm.
Have you looked at Bridget Carlsen's site? She has some good tips about enthusiasm and engagement. You can rent some of her vids at bowwowflix
You can try praising up your dog or interact with him before hand or like others have said hype him up with a toy.
I go on and on about how I was taught with working dogs about stuff, but it seems to help out alot regardless of breed line. The new dogs here obviously don't have that drive to work like the one trained dog that I run alot. To get them interested in searching, we "play" with them. Acting like we throw the Kong down the hallway or throwing it to someone down the hall and they run into a room or area and pretend to hide it helps alot. You should see how hard they will work to find that thing lol. Also at the end of searching or in your case obstacle course, we throw their Kong into a building or out of their line of sight. That way next time they go back, they will search like mad to find it. It's not the same as what you are having trouble with, but just a couple ideas on how to get the dog interested in what you are trying to complete. Hope this helps.
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Practices loading the dog up with drive using just your eyes and breathing (hard to explain) prior to reward in training. This will give you a tool to keep her engaged and in drive without dangling a reward. Ill try and video it for you
Can you get to a Bridget Carlsen seminar? There is no quick answer for this. Your dog needs to be conditioned to come in to drive upon entering the ring and your training needs to focus on keeping the drive built in to all the exercises. Keeping the dog keen in competition is ongoing maintenance of drive and desire.
At one time I was sort of trying to do SchH with a softer GSD. She did not have a ton of drive, so I used to crate her before training. At least an hour, preferably two. I'd let her sit in the car and watch other teams training before taking her out. This really did seem to build her drive. It would carry her through the training session most days.
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University Punishes Staffer for Signing Marriage Petition
Conservatives and even some liberals across the nation are outraged after Gallaudet University suspended the school's chief diversity officer after she signed a petition in her church to put a gay marriage referendum on the ballot in Maryland.
Angela McCaskill, a 23-year veteran of the university, was placed on paid leave as the university investigates her support for traditional marriage.
"It recently came to my attention that Dr. McCaskill has participated in a legislative initiative that some feel is inappropriate for an individual serving as Chief Diversity Officer; however, other individuals feel differently," wrote Gallaudet president T. Alan Hurwitz in an email sent to the campus community.
McCaskill's attorney said they will hold a press conference on Tuesday — stressing that his client is not "anti-gay."
McCaskill was one of 200,000 residents who signed a petition to put "Maryland's Question 6" on the ballot. The measure is a referendum on same-sex "marriage."
The Washington Blade published the names and addresses of every person who signed the petition. An anonymous faculty member spotted McCaskill's name in the newspaper and immediately notified authorites.
Hurwitz said McCaskill, who earned the school's first Ph.D as a deaf African-American woman, was immediately placed on leave. Her job remains in jeopardy.
McCaskill's pastor denounced the university's decision and called it "beyond the boundaries of civility."
"Unfortunately, Dr. McCaskill and her family have been subjected to threats and intimidation as a result of the media coverage of the actions taken by President Hurwitz on behalf of Gallaudet University," said Lee Washington, pastor of Reid Temple. "As her church family, we stand firmly by her side and welcome all persons of good faith, regardless of their ideological views to denounce these actions of cowardice and bullying."
Washington also said what happened to McCaskill should serve as a warning to all Americans who support traditional marriage.
"It is a clarion call for Marylanders who value religious liberties and individual rights to vote against question six," he wrote in a statement on the church's website.
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said the university's president should be fired "for violating our most basic civil rights."
"Gallaudet University's action underscores that far more is at stake in redefining marriage than two people walking down the aisle," Perkins said. "Indeed, the very livelihood of business owners and employees is at stake."
More than 50,000 have signed a Family Research Council petition calling for the university to reinstate McCaskill.
"If marriage is redefined, we can fully expect to see more of these discriminatory actions taken against anyone who espouses marriage as it has always been defined," Perkins said.
Even some supporters of same-sex marriage are calling on the university to reinstate McCaskill – including Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Marylanders for Marriage Equality campaign manager Josh Levin said she "should be reinstated immediately."
Although the group supports gay marriage, Levin says "everyone is entitled to free speech."
The Washington Post weighed in on the matter in an editorial titled, "Gallaudet's Mistake."
"Firing, or threatening to fire, a diversity officer for off-campus political activity strikes us as inconsistent with "open sharing of thoughts and ideas," the newspaper wrote.
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Oh, yeah! One for me, please.
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My second entry, and this week was a fun week. I can't wait to see what people come up with.
Also let me know what your thoughts are. Thanks
tjost wrote:Nice artwork Lucky, but I don't think anyones gonna get the Starwars ref without the title or the image of the wookie once the derby is done. Bandoliers have been in use for a loooong time even in Mexico, and adding the food will not help in that connection.
You underestimate the power of the nerds.
This is amazing!
Re: Fire maker, Rain bringer
This is great, and I love the placement as well. Nice to see something not centered.
Re: Pinata Parts
love this design, wish the design was higher though.
Re: La Ceiba
This is a ceiba tree. The Mayans thought of this tree as their "tree of life" or "world tree". I remember seeing a huge ceiba tree growing above the jungle in the Chiapas. It was surreal and excellent.
Okay I added possibly bigger pictures....
sorry it isn't a TACO TREE!!! Okay, now that is out of my system. Here they are:
Re: The Music --resub
Had to resub on a shirt color Woot offered...Oopsie. >_<
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YUSS I just pushed you into the fog with my vote.
Love the design, was already seeing a future for this from the pre-derby.
Re: Frida Y Diego
perfect! big +1 from me.
Gorgeous work!! This looks amazing on brown. I hope this moves up quickly! +1
I want to buy this for my brother-in-law for his birthday. xD He's obsessed with Mexican food! Well, either this or the tortilla fold, or both~ I hope this gets printed! :D
curli76 wrote:Cool design, but is there anything you can do to make this shout "Italy" less?
Thanks! Unfortunately Italy wasn't interested in changing their flag's colors... I'm still seeing what I can do to get them to stop growing such glorious mustaches.
Re: The Last Pinata Party of Lil Miguel
This is what happens when Mommy has had too many margaritas and isn't quite paying attention...
bassanimation wrote:Gorgeous work!! This looks amazing on brown. I hope this moves up quickly! +1
Oh yay thank you!
djtheatre wrote:This is awesome. Captivating! GMV
Thank you. I am glad you like it!
Re: La Fiesta
Great work, guys!
ooOOOoo I love the colors and that there is so much going on! I'd wear this one for sure.
Re: Happy Mexican Food! (with more spice)
I forgot to add the spices on the corn! Thanks so much for the support and please vote again!
roster boxing the cactus is probably the best... not to mention the body outline and bottle by the cactus as well. lots of great stuff going on in here.
I concur with the "how do you do this" comment. I can always spot your designs the moment that they pop up and they do not disappoint. So many little things within this design, can we get close ups/details?
La Fiesta!
I'm very proud of my people. We are very happy, and we know how to celebrate life...as well as death.
I miss you
Excellent work!
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That's very awesome!
Love all the action! You're a great artist, and an awesome person from the little tutorial videos I've seen!
if you hurry and submit a third design you might get 3 prints this week!! +1
skirochester wrote:if you hurry and submit a third design you might get 3 prints this week!! +1
This is awesome, Walmazan! I love all the tiny details. I think my favorite is the burro with glasses in the lower left corner. Such amazing characters and tiny scenes! +1 for sure. I'd be happy with a 3-fer Walz sweep .
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Love it!
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Really good!!!! I will love to buy it!
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This would be fabulous on silver.
Would the colors pop more on a silver shirt?
I love the design, side placement, execution.
Voted regardless of color.
great work, Chumpmagic!
Re: Frida Retrospective
Many Fridas all rolled into one.
Bwa ha ha ha, love it!
The colors seem really washed out though. I understand not wanting the in-your-face brights, but making them more saturated (bold? darker? whatever the opposite of washed out is) I think would help the clean lines of the animated-style.
Awesome illustration
Re: El Zorro
Is he Mexican now?
I can understand woot's decision to reject for text, but stating that El Zorro has nothing to do with Mexico is completely false. Not only was the fictional character of Zorro a hero of the Mexican people, but the real "El Zorro" was an actual hero in the Mexican War for independence. I wanted to resubmit this because I feel that it deserves a chance to compete, but ultimately it is up to woot to decide.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Kent Emanuel pitched into the eighth inning, and Michael Russell drove in three runs as No. 1 national seed North Carolina beat Towson 8-5 on Saturday night in the Chapel Hill regional.
The Tar Heels (54-8) led 5-0 in the sixth before the third-seeded Tigers (30-29) rallied with three runs in the eighth off Emanuel. Two of those came on a bases-loaded single by Kurt Wentz, helping the Tigers pull within 7-5 before UNC reliever Trent Thornton forced Brendan Butler to fly out to end the inning.
"I'm sure we are all are excited to win," UNC head coach Mike Fox said. "Nothing's easy obviously at this stage of this season. A great pitching performance by Kent and we just kept hanging in there."
UNC added an insurance run on Skye Bolt's sacrifice fly in the ninth, then Thornton ended it by forcing Hunter Bennett to fly out for his eighth save of the year.
Emanuel (11-3) struck out eight in 7 2-3 innings, while Towson's Brandon Gonnella (4-5) allowed 11 hits and seven runs in 7 2-3 innings.
Carolina took a 1-0 lead in the second behind the eighth home run of the year for Cody Stubbs before pushing to the lead to 5-0 by the 6th.
The Tar Heels added a pair of runs in the fourth behind a two-run two-out single by Michael Russell before adding a single run in the fifth on a Chaz Frank sacrifice fly and a Brian Holberton RBI double.
Towson meets Florida Atlantic in an elimination game Sunday with the winner facing North Carolina at 6 p.m.


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Posts on message boards and Twitter confirm that the writer of this email heard correctly. As unbelievable as it sounds, Cmdr. Steve Cincotta, a submarine commander stationed at Navy Mine Anti-Submarine Warfare Command in San Diego, did, in fact, embarrass himself and the entire U.S. Navy by identifying himself on national TV as an "undersea nuclear Christian warrior," and MRFF certainly will be responding swiftly!I'd hate to be stationed on this pious asshole's ship. But I have a similar tale of Dominionist attempts to hijack this nation's nuclear capability. When I was a young Lieutenant in the US Air Force, stationed at Peterson AFB, I heard stories from some older enlisted members about earlier attempts to take over the nation's nuclear forces.
I heard that in the late 1970's, some SAC officers were attending some extremely fundamentalist churches. On one occasion it was rumored that one of these officers mentioned that he would follow "God's Word" instead of his orders. The person who told me this story had the opinion that "God's Word" was really "Fundy Pastor's Word". Afterward some of these officers were quietly removed from the silos and stationed elsewhere. After all, the control of this nation's nuclear response should not be in the hands of someone who is convinced he personally is at the right hand of God.
It looks like the Dominionists would love to have their hands on the nuclear trigger. This should be ringing some alarm bells in the Pentagon if they have any sense at all anymore.


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Any body out there from northeast upper Ohio. Haven't hunted in about 15 years. Lost all my gear in a divorce.
Bought some goose floaters and used mallards. Put in for Mosquito and Ottawa and got skunked. How doeso the daily draws at mosquito work? Went to Ladue area opening day, didn't even see one. Thunder storm etc..was going this morning but rain and thunder again. Just looking for some suggestions on public type places, even around the islands, Pickerel Creek etc.


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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 224, July 20, 2001
- Mark Your Calendar
- Yukon PE Upgrade
- Switching Craylibs Modules / Testing SV1 FFT Routines
- Yukon Queues: Policy and Limits
- Quick Tip
Mark Your Calendar
- August 6-24 :
- As part of ARSC Faculty Camp, several presentations on ARSC, supercomputing, and visualization will be open to the wider UAF community.
- August 9 :
- Presentations by ARSC Summer Interns.
- September 4-7 :
- Members of the IBM Advanced Computing Technology Center (ACTC) will be on site presenting training on compilers, tools and the latest IBM technologies. This will be open to ARSC SP users and prospective SP users. (If you'd like to see the aspen turn yellow in the sub-Arctic, but get out before the snow flies, now you've got an excuse. :-)
More details as they're available... both in this newsletter and on the ARSC web pages.
ps: We need BEAR stories! (There's still time for a camping trip :-)
Yukon PE Upgrade
Programming Environment 3.4 (PE3.4) on the T3E will be made the default PrgEnv on Wednesday, August 1, 2001. ARSC T3E users are encouraged to test codes under this environment by executing the command:
module switch PrgEnv PrgEnv.newand recompiling.
At the time of this switch, the current PrgEnv (PE3.3) will be retained as PrgEnv.old, and PrgEnv.3501 will become the new PrgEnv.new.
Switching Craylibs Modules / Testing SV1 FFT Routines
Once again, we find the ability to retain multiple versions of libraries and compilers, and switch between them easily, is a really nice feature.
Unresolved issues in two SV1 user codes were cleared up recently when the users switched back from the default craylibs version to craylibs 126.96.36.199. It is suspected that this is an issue with the FFT routines, but investigation is ongoing.If you feel the need to try this, you will use the command:
module switch <CURRENT CRAYLIB> craylib.22.214.171.124where
<CURRENT CRAYLIB>depends on which programming environment you're currently loading. It's easiest to just list the component versions using the "module list" command, and look for "craylibs". For instance:
CHILKOOT$ module list Currently Loaded Modulefiles: 1) modules 5) cf184.108.40.206.2 9) CCtoollib.184.108.40.206 13) nqe 2) craylibs.18.104.22.168 6) CC.22.214.171.124 10) cal.10.1.0.6 14) PrgEnv.new 3) craytools.220.127.116.11 7) CC_sv188.8.131.52.1 11) craytools_archive 4) cf90_sv220.127.116.11.1 8) CCmathlib.184.108.40.206 12) mpt.220.127.116.11shows that for this user, "craylibs.18.104.22.168" is loaded. To switch, he/she would do this:
module switch craylibs.126.96.36.199 craylib.184.108.40.206
If you're compiling in an NQS job, note that you'll have to add the switch command to either the job script (above the compile or make commands) or to your .profile or .cshrc files.
Yukon Queues: Policy and Limits
To better support the testing and development of parallel programs, we have readjusted our longstanding queue policy.
You are still limited to one job (queued OR running) in the larger/longer queues. This ensures that different users' jobs will alternate.
However, you may now submit up to 3 simultaneous jobs to "small" (10 PEs x 8 hours) or any of the "Quick" queues (30 minutes). We've also increased the NQS limits on these queues. Thus, if PEs are available, you could have up to 3 "small" jobs actually running at the same time. (Make sure your jobs don't trample each others files. You can't be gauranteed they'll run to completion in the order submitted.)
If these changes cause unforeseen problems, we may have to revisit them. Stay in touch... we love feedback from users!
Here's the new text of "news queue_policy":
T3E Batch Queue Policy ====================== The T3E is a popular, limited resource. ARSC has found that T3E users are willing to work together to provide fair access to the queues. Please: 1) Queue or run(*) no more than one job at a time in any of the following queues. Also, do not queue or run jobs in more than two different queues, at the same time, from this list of queues: grand gcp_grand xxlarge gcp_xxlarge xlarge large medium 2) Do not queue or run more than 3 jobs at a time in any of the queues: small Qgrand Qxxlarge Qxlarge Qlarge Qmedium Qsmall 3) Do not queue or run more than five jobs at a time in the queue: single (*) "Queue or run" means having a job showing the status "Q" or "R" in the output from "qstat -a". As an example, if user "goodman" submitted a job which ended up in the "large" queue, he/she would not submit another to this queue until the first had run to completion. Meanwhile, "goodman" could also have one job in the "medium" queue, two in the "Qsmall" queue and even a couple in "single." In general, try to use as few processors as are necessary and be flexible in the number of processors with which your codes can run. This tends to increase the overall throughput, scheduling efficiency, and number of people able to use the system at a given time. Contact User Services (firstname.lastname@example.com or 907-450-8602) if you have any questions concerning this policy. Also, please contact us if you feel that the queues are being misused, and we will work to resolve the situation. ARSC may hold or delete jobs that are submitted in violation of this policy. Addendum: ========= There are 2 ways to work within the existing policy that can * reduce time spent overseeing your work (i.e. logging in to execute yet another qsub command.) * effectively extend the runtime limits of submitted jobs 1) Job chaining: Submit the next queue-limit-defined section of your job when the previous one finishes, within the same script. This is the best option as job order is preserved, wait time is minimized, and you don't run the risk of violating the 1 job per queue policy. Job chaining is described in more detail in T3E newsletter #176 at /arsc/support/news/t3enews/t3enews176/index.xml 2) #QSUB -a option in your NQS script: If job chaining isn't possible, you can submit several jobs at once, using #QSUB -a to set the time NQS will begin queuing your requests so queued/running time doesn't overlap with other jobs belonging to you. Using qstat -a, you will need to periodically check your job list to insure that only one job has a Q,C,H, or R-status at a time (Our policy does not limit the number of jobs in W-status, waiting to be queued.) To avoid violating the 1 job per queue policy with this method you will need to specify that job #2 will start quite a long time -- preferably about 24 hours -- after job #1 to reduce the chance that they will overlap if job #1 is delayed due to system maintenance or checkpointing. (See news holding_jobs.) Use of #QSUB -a is described in T3E newsletter #184 at /arsc/support/news/t3enews/t3enews184/index.xml
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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by Simba, Jun 8, 2012.
Yu-na hits Yonsei teacher with libel suit
Drama just doesn't end around her. What a celebrity she is.
That's a waste of legal fees, time and energy. ATS is a young company and I'm sure they're very interested in protecting Yu-Na's image, but they really need to learn how to pick their battles. I agree with this comment:
It's true. Celebrities are public figures which makes them targets and sometimes, people are going to say things that aren't necessarily nice or 100% true. But you can't sue or threaten to sue every time someone says something you don't like. Sometimes you have to learn to ignore things, especially things that are most likely true. Yu-Na is a celebrity and a busy one at that. She undoubtedly receives a certain amount of special concessions from her school because of who she is and what she does. Given her busy schedule, I highly doubt that she's been present for every single class and assignment like normal students, so that comment holds some truth. It isn't libel if it's true.
Grabbing the pitchforks and torches isn't the way to handle this. ATS should have simply released a statement saying that Yu-Na does have obligations that prevent her from attending school daily like most students but that she is committed to completing the curriculum and earning her degree. End of story. Nothing else needs to be said. Yu-Na is a wholesome public figure who people adore which means no one is going to doubt her. Had they handled the negative comment with class, it would have made ATS and Yu-Na look like the bigger people; however, suing people and demanding apologies makes them look overly sensitive and very childish.
ATS just doesn't seem to have good PR people when it comes to negative things regarding Yu-Na. They always go on the offensive rather than take the high road...it makes them look really petty and that reflects badly on Yu-Na.
This isn't the first time she's been criticized regarding her academics, is it?
If someone goes on TV and says things about her that are untrue, why shouldn't she sue him? Unlike the professor, she probably is not worried about wasted money, she can afford it, so why not fight back? Maybe the professor is going to be careful who they are slagging off on the TV.
Or maybe the professor who made the comments has expertise in the area of educating teachers and has the same complaints that many US academics have about how athletes aren't expected to perform the same way as the average student.
An acquaintance of mine taught a skater who has been lauded for academic and professional achievements and wasn't that impressed. It wasn't that the skater was worse than the average freshman, but the skater's performance in class conflicted with press reports about the skater's academic prowess.
It just doesn't look good. Even if what he said was 100% untrue, you don't have to attack everyone who attacks you. Her management company could have just as easily ignored the comment. It's from one sad professor who's probably jealous of her success and hates the fact that when she's a teacher, people will actually want to come to her class.
Instead, ATS decided to stoop to that teacher's level by responding with an overreaction that makes it a bigger deal than it really is. Yu-Na is better than that and her management should trust that and not rise to petty comments.
I don't think he's jealous. He's a professor at Yonsei University, one of the best research universities in South Korea.
I think she decided that she's had it enough. There have been absurd criticizms besides this questioning Yuna's sincerity to her education. Maybe this suit could be a gateway to clearly see how she's done her job. If they,ATS, didn't have the gut to face the truth, I don't think there would have been a lawsuit at all.
Intersting that this is the first post of the thread starter, simba. Well this kind of thing has been known to be apt as Yuna bashers lol.
Generally speaking I think that there is a lot true in professors words regarding the athlete education, LOL. Besides, I´d suppose that the professor can easily prove Yu-Na´s absence from lessons as there surely are records.
I am losing respect for Yu na if she cannot handle criticism. It may or may not be valid in her view point, but it's someone else's opinion. It's not like he told false stories about her sex life or accused her of a theft. Everyone gets criticized- those in the public eye get more exposure to that- but to bring a libel suit against the professor is just ridiculous. At the end of the article it says she will withdraw the suit if he apologizes.
What is she doing? That OGM has gone so much to her head that she cannot even be criticized for something that she is doing in a certain way? She does not have to agree with him, but a lawsuit? Come on.......I thought she had more maturity than that.
You should understand there was severe scrutiny on her after th professor's comments got aired and it was just crazy. Simply because it was YNK. Then it was revealed that he was basing his arguments on rumors without even fact checking. When interviewd by a reporter who suggested the counter facts against his opinion, his first and only reaction was "oh, was that so? I didn't know that."
Classy or not, right move or not, considering unbelievably huge bashing she unfairly received, it's understandable that she or her management had the urge to correct something.
What if she was proud how well she is doing and how hard she is trying, and then someone who doesn't even know her comes and just start slagging her off? Why should she let other people walk over her just so that she looks classy? I prefer assertive approach. If the professor is sure about his facts, he won't loose the lawsuit. If he isn't sure about the facts and just slagged her off, serves him right.
How can the professor prove this? Is he actually her professor. If he's not her professor how can he know how much she does or doesn't spend in college. how would you feel if someone felt they had to freedom to call you lazy or whatever based on rumor and not on any first hand knowledge about your actual study habits. He doesn't even teach at her university.
Not to mention didn't she say that she'd drop the suit if he apologizes.
And second he's saying Kim lacks the qualifications for a teaching practice. Seems to me that Kim is studying is focused on eventually becoming a coach. One could argue that in that particular service her experience with skating makes her more than qualified. (Along with what ever other classes she's taking). She's not trying to become a lawyer after all.
Someone with as much success as Yu-Na shouldn't care if a teacher, who she doesn't even take class from, says she's slagging off. Who gives a crap? I honestly can't even see a judge taking this lawsuit seriously if it actually went to court. It's like a 2nd grader suing their classmate b/c they called them a poo-poo head...and agreeing not to sue if they stand on the monkey bars at the playground and apologize.
Like I said, I think Yu-Na is above this and I seriously doubt it was her choice to retaliate to this professor's comments by suing him. More than likely this is her management's doing. It's situations like this and the whole Orser-split thing that really make me question the professionalism and experience of ATS and their staff. Rather than calm and strategic PR specialists, they seem like impulsive over-protective petty amateurs with the way they handle these kinds of situations.
Apparently though the media took it seriously and it became a HUGE uproar that the professor said this. When they asked the professor some serious question, he said I don't know. I guess it depends. I do agree that sometimes its best not to be petty. I actually DO think the professor is unfair to make a public example of someone like that. And I also think once again, she IS asking only to teach a subject that she's frankly more than quailfied to teach-skating. She's not trying to be a lawyer or a doctor.
This is the main reason they should have just let it go. OR if they felt the need to respond, they should have released a statement from Yu-Na debunking the professor's claim.
In instances of PR, cooler heads must prevail. "I'm gonna sue you!" is the knee-jerk reaction. The smarter thing would have been to stop and say, "Now how can we use this rumor/accusation to our advantage and make Yu-Na look even better all while making this professor look like an ass?"
They could have used it as an opportunity for Yu-Na to talk about the compromises she's forced to make while fulfilling her obligations and pursuing a degree. Or an opportunity for her to talk about how important it is to her to earn a degree even though she's already successful. There are a dozen ways they could have spun this story to turn it into "Yu-Na Kim, a young beautiful woman with tons of money and success is still determined to get her education no matter what her detractors think." The media would then take this angle and run with it...
ATS's people need to head back to PR school...their "react now, think later" approach is all wrong and does way more damage than good.
Well this is true. I think maybe it is to because its mama handling this and not professionals...But then again this IS a different culture and I know very little about what is done in Korea.
I'd really be mad if a professor was talking about me but at the same time it isn't fair if Yuna doesn't have to show up as often as the other students (if that's even the case).
Apparently its a thing in Korea for athletes. But I actually think there's a strong argument that if an athlete is looking to coach her actual sport that its fine to use the normal time doing that sport is part of the credit. Lots of different college programs have similar "life experience" credit. Its hard to know.
Ah. So Korean Universities are a lot like American ones.
A important fact that some are missing:
It was not her professor who made the remark. It was some random professor from ANOTHER university.
With that said, I don't think it's right for an educator to criticize someone he doesn't know personally even if he was trying to make a point for the bigger picture. Given the brouhaha that was caused by his comments, it would be the right thing to apologize and retract the personal comments; something along the lines of:
"I never meant to attack you personally, what I said about education in our country and sport athletes still applies but I shouldn't have made an example out of you since I don't even know you personally"
There, was that so hard?
I feel so sad for her and her poor, pitiful life. She is old enough to grow up and address the situation with the professor instead of a law suit. She will probably win because she is soooooo important. And I use to really like her and her skating. I might still like her skating, I just haven't seen it in awhile.
Exactly. However, if her staff is giving her the advice, she needs to use some intelligence and not just follow the advice. This libel suit sounds silly. A time in a court needs to be used for the society, and not to raise the ego of a celebrity.
spewing venom all over a screen won't make you become more successful and beloved than she is.
You must not be in academia
I think she's really just seeking an apology and/or setting an example so others wont criticize her education so freely.
I doubt this will go very far.
Who says it's her ego? And do we actually know if she (her lawyer/agency) contacted the professor and tried to get him to retract?
Either way, I think it's easy for us to judge because we're not in her position but a law suit might be her only way to fight back and be heard. Maybe it's a matter of principle. Celine Dion sued a French newspaper while she was pregnant pretty much for the same thing; I can't remember what it was exactly but something entirely false was reported. She sued for 100,000 dollar sum which surely was simply done because she wanted to make a statement. I even doubt she kept the money.
Yu-Na seems to enjoy quite a status in her home country and I would think there comes a point when enough is just enough and she or anyone else of her status needs to put a halt to things before they get too far and out of control. And just because she enjoys the status doesn't mean she needs to put up with everything thrown at her. I doubt if she wasn't who she was the professor should have mentioned her name - which is the advantage we "normal" people have and why we don't need to file that kind of law suits.
I didn't see 'venom' in the post you are referring to. All I saw was a different perspective.


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The wide angle end is equivalent to 26mm, wider than average for a super-zoom.
The telephoto end is equivalent to a massive 676mm, but the optical quality is poor.
Colour rendition is very good.
Dynamic range is pretty poor, as usual for a 12MP 1/2.33-inch sensor.
The shadow adjustment feature recovers some shadow detail, but introduces noise.
Macro range is 1cm.
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Why do I get the feeling zoom length is becoming the new megapixel?
Well I personally think 26x zoom on a tripod will be very handy for checking out that bird at No.23.. Oh, dear who's that knocking at my door, sorry mister policeman I was taking photos of the sparrow on the ladies windowsill, I even said so on TR website, never noticed that half naked lady, honest.
The Oly superzoom series hit its peak with the SP560UZ. Since then we've seen the SP570UZ, the SP565UZ and now the SP590UZ. Each new incarnation has more gimmicks and a longer optical zoom but each falls short in picture quality, the main reason someone buys a camera, mainly because the lens is too long and the number of megapixels is too great. It's pretty pathetic.
Recently got my SP-590 and so far has been pretty satisfied. I used the max zoom mostly outdoor and the picture qualities were very good. The image stabilization was a great help. My mom could never take a non blurred shot w/ my "old" Canon Powershot A80 (4MP, 3x zoom) but she could do a lot of good ones w/ a much longer zoom w/ this Oly. This camera has become a favorite in my family (obviously as it is new - we'll see how long it lasts) which has been ultra compact camera users for a long while (my wife always carry Sony DSC T-20 (8.1MP, 3x zoom) and my 9-yr old daughter carries Canon A-480 (10MP, 3.3x zoom)).
Gotr this camera as a replacement for my old but trusty minolta....
I had read some reviews beforehand and must say that i am quite disappointed with the camera. large zoom is greta but the anti shake doesn't perform that well and sometimes its very hard to take good quality pics. No, I do not have parkinsons and keep my hands steady..
Has got a lot of options though but takes very long time to focus.
If I would have had paid full retail for this camera, I would have been majorly disappointed.
It is always disappointing to read criticism, negative or positive, from people who have not used the product in question. I am as anti-mega-compact as possible, but I've had to climb down most of the way from my prejudiced position. A friend and I recently exchanged kit for a weekend: he took my e-420 and its accessories and I took his SP-590.
Well, it is what it is. For example, there is no way of exploiting all of its zoom without a tripod, it's a 626 telephoto for crying out loud, and for the weekend I was reduced to using one of those little bendy ones... but the results were astoundingly good at the top end, given that it was a single-lens camera my colleague bought for about £230/240. Everything else was much as I expected: excellent value for money, even fun from time to time, but under-equipped for my expectations.
It's not a good camera for a photography fan, but it is an extraordinarily good camera for someone who wants to get good shots of just about everything they want to remember. That must put it at the top of the class for people who only look for those "memorial" shots, people who are probably the target market Olympus set out to please in the first place.
Results of the trial exchange? My colleague could consider a DSLR the next time he wants more out of a camera, so when I find the money to move on to an e-620 I'll let him try that, even though I think he'd keep the SP-590. I would still not consider buying a mega-compact, but I can see now why so many people do buy and enjoy them.
Horses for courses, and with that in mind I can't fault the SP-590.
This review is exceptionally harsh. This camera is very nice to use in Auto mode taking very good quality pictures. The Super Macro pictures are about as good as those from my Leica D Lux 4. The 26 x zoom can even be used in auto mode by eg. going into P mode first and then switching to Auto. Setting the Iso to 64 or 100 and colour to vivid gets you fantastic sharp pictures all the time at any focal length. Taking pictures of ships 8 miles out at sea you need to steady your hand against something to get a lovely sharp picture at full 26 x zoom. Well done Olympus. The ED lens is super high quality consisting of 14 lenses ( 4 aspherical elements ) in 11 groups. LCD at 230000 pixels can be seen in all lights but the next time Olympus will have to do 460000 pixels on a 3 inch screen. Excellent value for money with good quality small body.
guys which camera is good olympus sp590 uz or canon sx 10 s
I've just spent 3 weeks using the 590 in Madagascar in a variety of settings from jungle to open savanna and feel the results have been mixed and sometimes a bit disappointing. OK I've mainly used it on autofocus, but many of my shots were for clearly visible subjects, though the problem of vegetation near an animal could ruin a shot as the camera would focus on a leaf just in front throwing the animal out of focus. With time constraints of photographing animals I found it frustrating to see good shots ruined where with my old olympus slr I'd have manually focussed on the subject and nearby vegetation would not have been a problem. I also felt that the focussing sometimes struggled with the closeups of soft surfaces such as a lemur's fur and I often heard the camera struggling to get a subject which might be quite close in focus! I found the 12m setting quite slow to save pics not a good thing when trying to focus on a moving animal! So all in all not overly impressed and wondering if I can afford a digital slr!
@Patrick marks and others: This is precisely my problem with these super zoom cameras. They give a vast zoom range that allows you to see and pick out many potentially good shots but almost always the results are disappointing. Every now and then they'll enable you to pick out that far off object - be it a bird, castle, etc. - that another camera simply couldn't get close to but once you inspect the photos you'll find things are slightly blurry, something's not in focus, and just generally the exposure and dynamic range of the shot it poor. Personally, I'd rather have nice shots the majority of the time and just accept that the cool looking sailboat on the horizon will have to remain little more than a speck in my photos.
To all of you....I am seriously considering a purchase of the 590...but I get a little confused by all of these posts. For one thing, how in the world could anyone possibly expect a sharp, clear picture using the MAXIMUM zoom setting without a tripod?! And for those of you who are taking photos but still complain about softness or blurriness in the photos, is that because you're using one of the auto modes to shoot? I'm sorry, but nothing, NOTHING, beats good ol' fashioned manual settings to let the camera do what it is designed to do---take good clear pictures! And for another thing, if you were the owner of Olympus, would you dare to put out a product in a highly competitive market that doesn't work right? Come on, people, use your heads a little bit. How many of you, even if you're a very good photographer, have read the manual from cover to cover, and then went out and tested all of the information that the designers of Olympus said about this camera? Or did you just assume that this camera would perform like all of the ones you've had in the past? Did you fumble with the controls? Read the manual! Did it not focus right or something came out blurry? Read the manual! Do you think Olympus recommends using a tripod for maximum zoom photography? If you don't know the answer to that, READ THE MANUAL!! What I'm coming to believe is that the so-called experts aren't really experts at all in doling out their biased opinions towards cameras...I don't know how many reviews of cameras I've read where there's no mention at all of them reading what the manufacturer has to say about it's product...they just go ahead and ASSUME to know what it is supposed to do based entirely upon past experiences or on what they may have heard/read...and that just doesn't get it! If you owned a Mercedes and had a problem with it, would you blindly accept what your cousin Willie has to say about it or would you do the smart thing and see what Mercedes has to say? Do you get my point? All of these reviews have to be taken rather lightly because of people's own biases and, sometimes, uninformed opinions rather than what the camera manufacturer has to say. Gee...here's a novel idea...for the next camera you're considering, go to the manufacturer's website and get all the info you can from them, then go read all the reviews you can about the one you're considering, then go back to the manufacturer and address your concerns WITH THEM. My guess is that you'll come away a better informed purchaser. I'm not saying that this camera is perfect, in fact, there's no camera out there that is, but using your own smarts to figure out what to buy will result in a satisfied mind...and isn't that what you want anyway?!
@Billy: Okay, first thing, for the sake of everyone, including yourself, be a little more succinct.
As for the general points you're raising, they don't really hold up. Yes, you will probably need a tripod for many shots at 626mm but that's not why the majority of shots on such cameras come out blurry, out of focus, or unsatisfactory in some way.
Reading the manual has nothing to do with it. Knowing how every function works is not going to make the camera any easier to focus, produce less hazy shots, get rid of optical distortion. Yes, the real novice might learn a few tips on how to turn off the flash, manually set the ISO and hold the camera steady to get more natural looking indoors shots but such scenarios are special cases. A complete novice should be able to pick up a semi pro SLR, stick it on auto, and take great shots without reading the manual. Where reading the manual comes in is in learning what all the other dials do.
As to the rest of the stuff you're on about, you seem to be making the case for reading reviews, which we encourage, but simultaneously forgetting that these comments are on a review already. The message is somewhat garbled. As for contacting manufacturers directly, it's a damn sight easier said than done if you have a technical question and good luck on getting an honest answer.
Thanks for your post, Ed. OK, mister master photographer, did you read the manual of your last camera to know exactly FOR YOURSELF what that particular manufacturer has to say about its own product? And, I don't know what your experience has been with contacting manufacturers( but obviously it must not be very good because of the content of your comment ), but, for me, I've never had a problem with contacting Canon and getting an answer inside of 24 hours, once, only taking about 2 hours---and they answered the problems EVERY TIME. I still say that contacting them about any concerns is the best route to take. If you can't find out anything on the first attempt, then try again with someone else. Jeez, just keep trying. There, was that succinct enough?
@Billy: Much better.
Of course it's worth trying to contact manufacturers about your concerns or if you have a technical problem. I was referring more to the idea you allude to that, when making a purchasing decision, talking to a manufacturer is going to be of much benefit. That's precisely the point of independent reviews like ours; to be unbiased, knowledgeable, informative, and authoritative. Obviously what we say is ultimately opinion but then isn't that the same for what the manufacturer says?
As for reading the manual, no I didn't need to. I know what every function on my camera does. Such things are fairly standard and I learned through use. I don't see how that's relevant anyway.
You still seem to be missing the point somewhat. You were implying that reading the manual will somehow make you a better photographer or improve the quality of your images. I'm saying that it will in a few exceptional circumstances but for the majority of the time it won't significantly change the final output.
Ed, I feel like we're making progress...what I originally said was, when considering a camera, go to the website, get your info, then read reviews, like yours, and compare. If there's a discrepancy between what the manufacturer says versus what practical users have to say, then contact the manufacturer to see if there might be something being done incorrectly, hence, the Mercedes example. I guarantee you, there would be somebody at Olympus, for example, who could show anyone who cares about all the ins and outs of the 590, better than anyone...and that's my point. I certainly appreciate and rely upon reviewers like yourself to provide info about cameras but you can't possibly know everything there is to know about each camera. My point is, on the 590, one of the problems complained about has to do with focusing correctly. Well, the 590 has a Soft-Focus feature on it and there could always be the possibility that that feature has been triggered inadvertantly or maybe there's a problem in general with the camera. Who knows for sure, but Olympus might have a better solution than anyone, that's all I'm saying.
Ed, I just received my 590, took it out of the box, and immediately didn't like the feel of it--it almost feels like a plastic toy. But I do like the rubberized grip on it. This camera is in stark contrast to my other superzoom, the Canon SX10. THAT ONE feels like a camera should and, so far, has lived up to very good standards. I haven't tried the 590 for picture-taking yet but am anxious to. The main reason for getting it is the Beauty Mode, Soft Focus, and other photoshop-like goodies.
I have to admit to some real frustration in picking out a camera. All I really want is a good camera that takes pictures, nothing more. I don't care about the video capabilities, I'm trying to become a good photographer, NOT a videographer! Help me, Ed. With about $1500.00 to spend, what is a good superzoom or DSLR camera you can recommend that has good photo taking abilities? It may have extras but what I want is a good camera that produces good picture results. Now I'm relying on your expertise!
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All through the book we have discussed the viewpoint, purpose of existence, moral values, beliefs, fears and characters of the people who adhere to the ignorant way of living. The purpose in examining them in details was to show how a life bereft of religion causes man to drift into a crude understanding. Another, yet more important purpose was to make them think rationally of the detrimental consequences of their preference both in this world and the life beyond, with a sound mind.
The Qur'an draws our attention to the fact that at the end, for those who follow their desires there will be a grave disappointment:
And if the Truth had followed their desires, truly the heavens and the earth and all who dwell whosoever is therein would have been corrupted. We have brought them their Reminder, but from their Reminder they now turn away. (Surah al-Muminum: 71)
Because following vain desires is so pernicious, one should seek ways to avoid doing so. And there is only one way to avoid disappointment: to live up to the moral values of the Qur'an. That is because only the Qur'an grants the honour human beings deserve. The Qur'an saves the human soul from the ignorance, crude understanding, negative inspirations, irrational fears, and all perverted beliefs and provides relief from anxiety as well as from the eternal torment in Hell. It grants man wisdom, good conduct, a peaceful environment very similar to Paradise and most importantly, a life in Paradise for all eternity.
This book includes extensive reference to the gloomy environment ignorant people are surrounded with as well as the rewarding lifepresented by the Qur'an. A comparison between these two, by nature, summons man to the guidance of the Qur'an. The verse He it is Who sent down clear revelations to His slave, so that He might bring you forth from darkness unto light (Surah Al-Hadid: 9) suggests that those adhering to the Qur'an will attain eternal salvation.
This book is a reminder and a warning to the ignorant. As the verse This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way to his Lord, (Surah Al-Muzzammil: 19) suggests, those willing to follow divine guidance should take warning and take heed.
This life is short and temporary. For all men, without exception, the time spent in this world is as short as the blink of an eye. It is surely unwise to neglect the next world just for the sake of the temporary joys of this one. The only way to attain eternal salvation is to purify oneself of the teachings of the ignorant society and to adhere to true religion, in other words, the religion enjoined by Allah. What is expected of the readers of this book is that they should make this right choice.
And say: Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood has been overthrown: for Falsehood is bound to perish. (Surah Al-Isra: 81)


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Twitter releases first report on gov't requests for user information
By Activism Intern
July 9, 2012
That's likely because governments are increasingly catching on that social networks store a great deal of information about their users that could be useful to law enforcement, said Eva Galperin, international freedom of expression coordinator at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The information sometimes includes physical location and political and social affiliations.
"It's really up to the companies to decide whether or not they're going to comply with requests for information, so they become these extremely powerful arbiters that are capable of de facto censorship," Galperin said.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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