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If only homeschoolers had a nickel for every time they heard the question, "... but what about socialization?" That infamous socialization question, for any seasoned homeschooler, is quite a humorous one!
Although non-homeschoolers worry that homeschooling may turn children into social misfits, we know that the opposite is true and that POSITIVE socialization is one of the best reasons to homeschool your children. During Homeschool.com's 2005 Summer Teleconference I had the pleasure of interviewing Diane Flynn Keith and we openly talked about the socialization issue. You can listen to the hour-long interview from your computer, by clicking on the play button below.
"Socialization is actually meant to prepare children for the real world, which means learning to interact and deal with people of all ages, races, and backgrounds," says Diane Flynn Keith. "In this case, homeschooling actually does a better job of this because homeschoolers spend more actual time out in society."
Research supports this. According to Home Schooling and the Question of Socialization by Richard G. Medlin, "Home-schooled children are taking part in the daily routines of their communities. They are certainly not isolated; in fact, they associate with--and feel close to--all sorts of people."
He continues, "Home schooling parents can take much of the credit for this. For, with their children's long-term social development in mind, they actively encourage their children to take advantage of social opportunities outside the family. Home-schooled children are acquiring the rules of behavior and systems of beliefs and attitudes they need. They have good self-esteem and are likely to display fewer behavior problems than do other children. They may be more socially mature and have better leadership skills than other children as well. And they appear to be functioning effectively as members of adult society."
This and other studies support the irony of the socialization issue in homeschooling that we have known for years, which is that traditional schools are actually more on a path of de-socialization. In traditional schools students learn to stay in a class to which they've been assigned and are grouped according to age and academic level, and generally with students from the same geographic area and socio-economic background.
So in a sense, as I like to say, many people are homeschooling because of socialization reasons.
During our discussion, Diane Flynn Keith agreed that traditional schools are not conducive to socialization and in fact, that students are actually punished if they try to socialize in the classroom.
She shared this ironic story, "I recall distinctly that my son spent a great deal of time in the classroom in the first grade, with his head down on his desk because he wanted to talk all the time to all his little friends around him and the teacher kept saying 'We're not here to socialize, young man.'"
The structure and reality of traditional schools are teaching students to be passive and compliant, which can follow the children throughout life. Children can learn to take abuse, to ignore miserable bosses or abusive spouses later on. In a traditional school someone else usurps authority.
This is where homeschooling comes in. Kids in homeschooling develop self-confidence and self-esteem; they learn to deal with difficult people when they are developmentally ready. When they are ready to go out into the world they know they have choices, a foundation developed in homeschooling.
Research conducted by Michael Brady entitled Social Development in Traditionally Schooled and Homseschooled Children, a Case for Increased Parental Monitoring and Decreased Peer Interaction endorses this idea. Brady states, "There seems to be an overwhelming amount of evidence that children socialized in a peer-dominant environment are at higher risk for developing social maladjustment issues than those that are socialized in a parent monitored environment."
In other words, socialization in homeschooling works better because children have more opportunities to be socialized through the modeling of good social behavior by caring adults rather than through peers, who do not know much more than they do. Parents give their kids the skills they need to interact with other people and also have the chance to protect their children.
So, the big question in homeschooling socialization is "Who do we want them learning life skills from? Caring adults, or peers who don't know any more than they do?"
"No," Flynn Keith jokes, "the REALLY big question is 'What about the prom?!'"
Prom and graduation are viewed as rites of passage, which are important parts of children's lives; however, they do not need to be activities organized by the state or a school. Many states and homeschool organizations have established proms and graduations for homeschoolers and a homeschooling family can create their own private way to celebrate rites of passage. Also, many homeschoolers get invited to public school proms at local public schools through friends.
Homeschoolers can participate in these activities because learning is faster in a homeschool setting, which means that students have more time to socialize. Contrary to popular belief, students are not at home chained to the kitchen table and crying over their worksheets every day, or peering out their work room windows with fear and disdain!
Quite the opposite! Homeschooling gives children more time to be out in the world, with people of different ages so they can figure out where their place in the world is, what they like/dislike, etc. With the extra time, homeschoolers also make an effort to create socialization opportunities for themselves, and to take advantage of those offered in their communities.
Organized spelling and geography bees, math leagues, and science clubs give homeschoolers a chance to compete academically; and swimming, soccer, baseball and other sports also allow them to interact with their peers in athletic competition.
Scouting, 4-H, and other activities are community-based and open to anyone and so provide homeschoolers with a variety of choices for socialization. Below are some other useful ideas for finding chances to socialize.
Opportunities to Socialize
The homeschool support groups mentioned above work as support for the entire homeschooling family, which is important because homeschooling parents also need socialization; they need to have support, advice, and a sounding board from time-to-time and it is especially helpful if it is another homeschooling parent. Homeschooling organizations make it a priority to provide support for the homeschooling family and to allow them to feel connected.
So, as we've always known, there is no "socialization issue" in homeschooling. If anything, homeschoolers make a concerted effort to seek out and engage in many social activities and in many ways have more opportunities for doing so than traditionally schooled children do.
If you liked listening to the Socialization audio recording included in this newsletter and would like to hear more, we have over 60 interviews for both beginning and advanced homeschooling available at: www.Homeschool.com/preorder
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 11th Feb 2011 09:05 UTC
It's official. Dismissed as a silly rumour by many, Nokia and Micorsoft have just announced a very comprehensive partnership in which Windows Phone 7 will become Nokia's prime smartphone platform. It goes a lot deeper than that, though. Update: Qt will not be available for Windows Phone 7. Qt will remain the development platform for MeeGo and Symbian. Update II: During its Capital Market Day event, Elop confirmed Nokia will not make a comprehensive MeeGo product line. It will be a platform to learn from, but it won't become a competitive platform. Update III: Android was not an option because it would be difficult to differentiate there. Update IV: There will be 'substantial reductions in employment' in Finland and around the world. Also, before I forget, thanks Engadget for the live-blogging where I get this stuff from!


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The Glycemic Index is limited tool for managing diabetes.
Avoiding spikes in blood sugar by watching carbohydrates in your diet is important for patients with diabetes, but it's important to remember that not all carbohydrates work the same way.
Some carbohydrates are absorbed or metabolized quickly, causing blood sugar to spike, while others are absorbed more slowly, making it easier to keep blood sugar even.
For example, foods containing refined carbohydrates, such as added sugars or white flour, cause blood sugar to rise more quickly than foods containing whole grains or vegetables.
One guide for evaluating carbohydrates is called the glycemic index. It's a way of comparing how the carbohydrates in different foods raise blood sugar.
But relying solely on the glycemic index to plan your diet isn't as straightforward as popular diets and weight loss marketing campaigns may make it sound.
"It isn't that simple," said Barbara V. Howard, Ph.d, senior scientist at MedStarHealth Research Institute and professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. " Just knowing the glycemic index value is an over simplification."
Making Sense of the Glycemic Index
While it's possible to look up the glycemic index for individual foods, "most people never only eat one food at a time," said Dr. Howard, who is also an AHA volunteer.
"A potato may have a high glycemic index if it's a baked potato, but a much lower one if it's in a casserole with green beans, meat or other food," Dr. Howard said.
How food is cooked can also change the way your body processes the carbohydrates.
"It's very clear that if a certain amount of fat is ingested , it will retard the absorption of sugar no matter what the glycemic index is," Dr. Howard said.
Food that gets processed in different ways may not have the same glycemic values. For example, oatmeal made using rolled, or steel-cut oats has a low glycemic index, but the cereal using "instant" oats has a high glycemic index.
Dr. Howard said the glycemic index is most useful as a tool for snacks, when foods are less likely to be combined.
Eat a Balanced Diet
The AHA encourages patients with diabetes to use glycemic index as one consideration in choosing the healthiest carbohydrates, but not the only method for planning your diet.
Complex carbohydrates, such as whole grains, are generally more healthful, but that's because of the nutrients in those foods, not the glycemic index, Dr. Howard said.
And just because a food has a high glycemic index doesn't meant it's not good for you.
"Fruits tend to have higher glycemic indices, but they're also good for you and a great to eat for a snack," Dr. Howard said.
And don't forget: Watch your portions, Dr. Howard warned. "Just because something is high glycemic, doesn't mean you can eat as much of it as you want."


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Local students provide decorations for event at Golden Link.
Valentine's Day may have been on Thursday, but on Friday morning the Golden Link Senior Center held a Sweetheart Breakfast for senior citizens.
The place mats seen on the tables were made by Highland School second and sixth graders. The students also made Valentine cards. The breakfast goers were able to take the students' creations home after they were done eating.


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SAN DIEGO -- I purchased a wireless video sender/receiver system from X10 back in October of 2008. I spent a week trying to get the thing to work with frequent 30 min wait calls to their Tech Support. I finally gave up and asked for a return authorization number and sent the item back to X10. Weeks went by, and no response. I called and was told it needed to be researched and they would contact me. Weeks went by again. I called and using the Return Authorization Number they verified that the item had been received... pause. So I asked when the credit would be issued. Their response... "Well we were waiting for your instructions!"
There was a letter included with the item verifying that the item was to be returned for credit... since their item didn't work as advertised. "OK we'll issue a credit - it will take a few weeks!" WEEKS later... nothing. I call X10... they put me through the 30 min wait as per usual, then they say there is no records of the item having been returned!!! They need the documentation for the return... this after receiving 2 verifications from them they had the item. All call records relative to the order had been deleted.
Long story short - NUMEROUS calls to speak to supervisor have never been returned and every time I call (8 times now) they take another message. NEVER NEVER buy anything from X10, they are not a reputable company and use underhanded tactics when dealing with customers.
I ordered a camera security system and upon arrival found the advertised quality was nowhere near the quality of the picture that I was viewing on my television. I called the company and received an RMA - I shipped the product back and this is where it gets interesting.
I had to make number of calls and after 6 weeks find myself sorry I ever did business with this company. I finally had to file a complaint with my credit card company because X10 asserts I did not return all of the equipment. So I have to send the tracking number so they have proof of weight. I don't think this will end the problem. I will be required to send other "proof" in hopes that I will give up (this is conjecture e but my experience so far). Do not do business with this company - spend a few dollars more for better quality and peace of mind that if something does go wrong you will not get the run around.
VISTA, CALIFORNIA -- It is important to note, and SPREAD THE WORD that the X10 LM465 LAMP MODULE is for INCANDESCENT BULBS ONLY! (As it is marked on the back.) As we are all switching to the CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) bulbs, I used these X10 modules in ordinary table lamps for a few years with no problems. Recently, I swapped out my regular bulbs to 13 WATT CFL's. I did not think to check the X10 module for incompatibility. A few months ago, one of the modules burst into flames without warning, luckily only scorching the knotty pine wooden wall but not igniting the upholstered chair just in front of it.
I reasoned that the module was defective and replaced it with another, but today a SECOND module (not the replaced unit) burst into flames under a wooden table! I pulled ALL of the remaining modules and noticed that on the back, it reads "FOR INDOOR INCANDESCENT LAMP USE ONLY." Apparently these X10 modules overheat while lamps with CFL bulbs. Please check your X10 modules and REMOVE THEM if you are running CFL bulbs, or switch back to incandescent bulbs for your safety!


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What was I thinking? I finally convinced my husband that our living area carpets had seen better days, and that it was time to upgrade our home with fresh paint and new flooring. My husband decided to take on the
Slowly, but surely, our living area is almost back to normal-- and I am thrilled with how fresh and new our home looks. Yay!
Before I knew it, my summer vacation was over, and coincidentally, my last day of vacation was on my birthday. I usually like to invite friends and family over for a birthday BBQ. I couldn't muster the energy for it.
You can find food-safe planks at most any kitchen store, and I've even seen them in the grilling displays at grocery stores, at Target or Costco. They average about $5.00 each. It's important to buy planks that haven't been treated with chemicals, so I don't recommend buying them from Home Depot! Soak the plank in a dish of water, weighted down with something heavy, for at least four hours.
A recipe card is at the end of this post.
I'm back at work, and it's one of the most hectic times of the school year-- registration! I have so many recipes I'm anxious to share with you, but it'll have to wait for the weekend.


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Retail REITs are Real estate investment trusts that own and operate retail properties. Retail REITs earn revenue by leasing those properties to retail tenants. Many retail REITs also operate retail centers owned by third parties, for which it receives a percentage of the center's revenues called a "management fee".
Retail REITs are particularly sensitive to U.S. Economic Cycles because they lease space to retailers. These retailers struggle during economic down cycles, decreasing the demand for retail property space. This has been a particularily relevant issue as the U.S. economy began to slump in 2008. In 2008 mid-size retailing chains such as Sharper Image (SHRP), Linen's and Things, and furniture store Levitz have declared bankruptcy. Foot Locker (FL), Zale (ZLC) and Ann Taylor have all announced they were closing over 100 stores, and even off-price retailers like T.J. Maxx are seeing slower sales.[1] Store closures and tenant bankruptcies lower the demand for retail properties, and increase vacancy rates and decreasing rent collections.
The following retail REITs are listed in descending order of Market Cap as of 4/30/2008.[2]
Cole REIT: Cole, a non-traded REIT, invests primarily in income-producing, single-tenant commercial real estate leased to high-quality, creditworthy tenants under long-term, net leases. They are also conservative to moderate in their use of financing. Cole currently owns and manages more than 1,100 properties valued at nearly $7 billion. This information is current as of February 2011.
Retail REITs generally have two types of tenants, "Anchors" and "Inline Tenants". Anchors are large stores which take up a disproportionately large share of space in a retail center and draw customers to the center. Typical anchor stores sell consumer staples, as in the case of grocery anchored centers, or are large easily recognized retail chains, as in the case of centers anchored by Barnes & Noble or Macy's. Anchor stores typically pay lower rents than inline tenants, and sign longer term leases. Inline tenants are smaller tenants which pay higher rental rates and sign shorter leases, and these stores benefit from the foot traffic anchor tenants bring to a retail center and account for the majority of rents at a retail center.
The retail properties owned by Retail REITs vary in size and market focus. Some Retail REITs concentrate on a particular property type to maximize their management expertise, while others other try to diversify their property types. The types of properties owned and operated by retail REITs are generally defined as:
Market share is listed by Funds From Operations (FFO), a metric that takes into account earnings from existing properties but not cash from acquisitions or sales of assets. Globally there are 38 REITs focusing on retail properties.[43] Most of those were small companies, only 9 Retail REITs are listed in the Russell 1000.


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* Mr Reinford's World (Fitchburg Art Museum)Name: * Mr Reinford's World (Fitchburg Art Museum)Date: August 16, 2017Event Description:Mr. Reinford's work has appeared many times at the Fitchburg Art Museum in our annual juried Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft – in fact, the first time he entered the show he won first prize! We are now proud to present this artist's first solo retrospective museum exhibition, Mr. Reinford's World.
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December 10, 2012
By David Weininger
It was said of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant that his habits were so regular that people could set their watches by his appearance on his daily walk. So it is with Handel's "Messiah" in Boston: By its appearances in Symphony and Jordan halls, ye shall know, it is Christmastime.
This is, by and large, a happy tradition. But as regularly as the concerts return, so does the vexing question of how to keep the musical experience vital. This year marks Boston Baroque's 32d season of "Messiah" performances. Music director Martin Pearlman has said that for him, that renewal comes not from trying to find a different conception for the piece each time, but from mining the score for fresh details and new depths.
Appropriately, many of the pleasures to be had at Friday's performance came from micro-level points that emerged with unexpected force. Pearlman's template is by now familiar, prizing intimacy and transparency above overt drama. There are a few moments when this approach robs favored moments of the spaciousness and grandeur they attain in other performances.
The advantage, though, is that the details stand out all the more clearly. On Friday one could savor the irresistible rhythmic bounce in "And the glory of the Lord"; spiky string attacks during "For he is like a refiner's fire"; powerful low strings in "O thou that tellest." At one point, Pearlman seemed to revel in the variety of textures he could achieve in the chorus "He trusted in God" just by careful control of the dynamics.
Just as impressive, though, was Pearlman's grasp of the entire span of the score. "Messiah" is, above all, a story, and by now Pearlman knows exactly how to pace each section and let one flow into the next so that the great narrative thread of the piece is honored.
The standout among the vocal soloists was baritone Andrew Garland, the unshakable power and dark color of whose voice were ideal. Soprano Mary Wilson sang with lithe tone and keen attunement to the text, though her control of high notes was not always secure. Mezzo Ann McMahon Quintero's voice was lush and rounded, but in her lower range she seemed almost to speak, rather than sing, the words. Tenor John McVeigh often oversold the drama of his parts, and his voice seemed an uncomfortable fit for the piece.
The orchestra did well, though the clarity of the sound made a few rough patches evident. Garland and trumpeter Robinson Pyle earned a spontaneous outburst of applause for their work during "The trumpet shall sound." Boston Baroque's chorus, 21 strong, was magnificent throughout, nowhere more so than in the closing "Amen." The "Hallelujah" chorus may have better tunes, but the "Amen" hits heights rarely attained elsewhere in the Baroque. It is, you should pardon the expression, a miracle, and will remain so irrespective of how often it returns to light our way during the season.


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Arthritis exercise program will be meet on the Hilltop
January 2, 2008
Those who have symptoms of arthritis pain and stiffness and/or have problems with any of the many forms of arthritis, are eligible to attend the Arthritis Exercise Program offered by The Hilltop Health Ministries Consortium Parish Nurse Program.
These exercises are approved and recommended by the Arthritis Foundation, and involve education, relaxation, increasing flexibility, endurance and strength. The next course will begin on Tuesday Jan. 15.
The classes meet on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. and Thursday afternoons at 1 p.m. and last for 1-1 ½ hours. Participants may attend either or both, whichever suites their needs. There is no charge for the class.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 601 Brownsville Rd in Mt. Oliver will again be the site. It is recommended that participants receive approval from their physician before beginning the classes.
Call Debbie Koch RN, parish nurse at 412-381-8300 ext. 20 to complete registration for the class or for more information.


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USA Swimming, the largest swimming organization in the world, specifically recommended Ian McLeod as the author of Swimming Anatomy. McLeod has extensive experience working with world-class athletes, particularly swimmers. A certified athletic trainer and certified massage therapist, he was a member of the U.S. team's medical staff at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. He has also worked extensively as an athletic trainer with the sports programs at the University of Virginia and Arizona State University.
McLeod remains deeply involved with USA Swimming's High Performance Network, a group of volunteer health professionals who support U.S. swimmers at national and international meets. He has been given the organization's highest honor, the Gold Standard Award. McLeod also served as massage therapist to the Egyptian national swim team during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He has provided athletic training and sport massage to swimming stars such as Ed Moses, Kaitlin Sandeno, Natalie Coughlin, and Jason Lezak.
McLeod lives in Tempe, Arizona, with his wife and two children.
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Shu-Wing Mak is a slim, elegant man fond of Chinese opera and penning political commentary.
Not that he's kept only to intellectual pursuits in his retirement years. He has a regular schedule of volunteer jobs in Chinatown: If it's Thursday, it's time to keep company with seniors at a retirement home.
"I wish to give them inspiration," he said recently, just a few months shy of his 100th birthday. "If I can make it, they can make it."
Looking every inch a sharply dressed businessman, Mak enjoys telling a reporter about his busy days.
"I'm just back home from work," he says.
Mak is remarkable for his agility both physically and mentally, but his great age is becoming more common around the world. There were an estimated 180,000 centenarians in 2000, according to global population data compiled by the United Nations. That's expected to increase 18-fold by 2050 for a total of 3.2 million centenarians.
The highest per capita rates of 100-year-olds will be in the developed world with Japan leading the way.
Projections say Japan will have almost 1 million centenarians in 2050, peaking at about one per cent of the total population.
Japan now has 37 centenarians per 100,000 population. The rate in Canada is 17 per 100,000 although Saskatchewan far surpasses the rest of the country at 31 centenarians per 100,000. B.C. beats the national average slightly at 20 per 100,000.
What drives these numbers has been the focus of research into diet, exercise, genetics and social conditions, particularly in hot spots for longevity, notably Okinawa — a prefecture comprising the southernmost islands in the Japanese archipelago — and some isolated villages in the mountains of Sardinia, a Mediterranean island off Italy's west coast where rates of up to 50 centenarians per 100,000 have been reported.
As for Mak, he was born in China, home to the most centenarians in the world merely because of its billion-plus population.
Although China has had a relatively low rate of citizens reaching the century mark, researchers say that rate has increased with astonishing speed in recent decades.
His life began as the son of a merchant in the southern city of Guangzhou, historically known as Canton, a year after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 and the end of 2,000 years of Imperial Chinese history. In the chaotic years that followed, he studied in the Confucian manner — with its emphasis on classical learning, ethical behaviour and the elevating power of education — that would eventually be denounced as counter-revolutionary under Communist rule.
Mak put his fate in the hands of the Kuomintang or Nationalist government of the day, which he joined right out of university, first in its treasury department and later as an aide to a military general.
"Because he was good not with guns, but a pen, he worked for a general," explained his daughter Rita Mak, who translated her father's words when English failed him during the interview.
It all fell apart for Mak, his wife Yuen Wah and two young children, when the Communist forces of Mao Zedong won control of China. They fled as refugees to the nearby British colony of Hong Kong where his degree in economics and political science was meaningless.
"When I went to Hong Kong, I had to start at zero," he says. "With nothing."
So from 1949 until he immigrated to Canada in 1979, Mak also became a merchant, running his own store and, like his father before him, insisting on top-notch education for his children who totalled five in all, after the birth of three more in Hong Kong. Two sons studied in England, three daughters in Canada and the U.S. All became Canadians — save Rita, who lives in California — and are now working in the U.S. or China.
While he was retirement age when he and his wife came to Vancouver to be closer to their children, Mak began his new volunteer career within months of arriving. First with the Strathcona Community Centre near Chinatown where he spoke Cantonese and Mandarin on behalf of the staff who couldn't, then helping create a small Chinese-language library. He and his wife later started the Mount Pleasant Chinese Musical Society before her death in 2001.
His 20 years of commentaries for Sing Tao, a Chinese language daily newspaper in Vancouver, are all kept neatly dated, tucked in the plastic sleeves of a three-ring binder. Most are about politics in B.C.
Now he writes mostly for SUCCESS, the vast social service organization centred in Chinatown that is dedicated to improving the lives of newcomers. It's a SUCCESS-run seniors' residence that he visits each week after taking a city bus from his highrise apartment in Yaletown.
All of his volunteer work landed him a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal last year, presented for service to country and community. Next month, he'll be feted by 400 guests at a birthday celebration hosted by his family, although his actual birthday isn't until December.
"There's a Chinese saying that longevity has to be accompanied by health," he says through Rita's translation. "Without health there would not be a lot of meaning in longevity.
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Behind the scenes at the Stockton Main Post Office on West Lane is a cavernous, brightly lit hive of activity where postal workers sort mail. And in a break room, a Christmas tree.
Behind the scenes at the Stockton Main Post Office on West Lane is a cavernous, brightly lit hive of activity where postal workers sort mail. And in a break room, a Christmas tree.
The tree is decorated with names and wish lists of children staying at Haven of Peace, a homeless shelter for women and children in French Camp.
One boy asked for a bicycle. By the tree stands the as-yet-undelivered bike, an orange Huffy. Postal worker Michael Ellerbee bought a matching orange helmet, too.
"If you're going to do it, you got to do it right," Ellerbee said proudly.
And why do it? "It's always worth it to see a smile on a kid's face," Ellerbee replied.
Employees of the Stockton Main Office adopted Haven this year after hearing a talk by the shelter's director. Brenda Castellanos explained that some women lost jobs and homes. Some let drugs ruin their lives. Others are battered.
In all cases, the children are faultless. But they lose their homes, their friends, their security.
Though lucky to be at Haven, they sleep in a big dormitory with other mothers and children. Most of the moms are on the rebound. None have money for Christmas presents.
"I was kind of worried," said shelter resident Lindsay Jenkins, 30. "What am I going to do?"
To get the ball rolling, postal distribution clerk Tina Zarate-Bloxsom donated her Christmas tree to the break room.
"When we were younger," she recalled, "our parents kind of struggled. But we had a family. These kids don't know what the future holds. If we can do something for them, that's a good thing."
Mail carrier David Williams plucked a wish off the tree. A 5-year-old boy needed a jacket, shoes and pants.
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A nice touch. "It just fit," Williams grinned.
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Mark Monteon: "It's the time of year to give, not to receive."
Out at Haven of Peace, the mothers were grateful for the kind strangers as only people with nothing can be.
Lindsay Jenkins is in a 6-month rehabilitation program. "I feel my prayers have been answered," Jenkins said. "I'm in awe that we get this."
Unique Randle, 20, said her children would have their first Christmas.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A special envoy to South Korea's president-elect says the new government in Seoul will not tolerate North Korean provocations but will continue to push for dialogue.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Former Iowa Receiver Cleared in Shooting
Former Iowa receiver Ivory Webb, a two-time letterman for the Hawkeyes who started in the 1982 Rose Bowl, was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of an Air Force police officer last year.
Webb was a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy on Jan. 29, 2006, when at the end of a high-speed chase he shot Elio Carrion after Carrion appeared to be following Webb's order to get up from a sprawled position on the pavement. The shooting was videotaped and the footage, which drew comparisons to the 1991 beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers, dominated the four-week trial. The jury, composed of eight whites, three blacks and one Latino spent less than half a day in deliberation.
Webb's teammates at Iowa included Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, Arizona coach Mike Stoops and former NFL Pro Bowler Andre Tippett.
Webb, 46, broke down when the verdict was announced (video link on this page) and hugged his attorneys. Carrion, 23, who has returned to duty at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, has yet to make a public comment.
Webb, who left the Sheriff's Department a few months after the incident, still must contend with a federal lawsuit Carrion filed against Webb and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
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- Ontario Emperor said...
He may also face Federal criminal charges.
So I guess Shaq isn't the only sports star turned cop.
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Eugen Mezei
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Location: Transylvania
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:27 am
Post subject: 3x4" Polaroid holder and springback
I have a 3x4" Speedgraphic with springback. Now somebody offered ma a 3x4" Polaroid holder. All he knows is "3x4 inch Polaroid casette".
My intent is to use Packfilm (Fuji FP-100C) with my Speedgraphic. Would be this a working solution?
Also, if this works as I need it, how much to spend?
Btw., the seller has a 4x5" Polaroid casette too. (Doesn't fit my 3x4" Speedgraphic but could fit on my Plaubel, but 4x5" Packfilm is too expensive for me.)
Photos of the casette:
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Location: kansas
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:20 pm
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will this photos are for a M#405 Polaroid holder
THAT is for a 4x5!!!
the only way to get a Polaroid holder to work on a 3x4
is to make it !!
OR put a 4x5 Graflok back on to your 3x4 !
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Eugen Mezei
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:32 pm
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Just to be shure I get it right. These are for 3x4" packfillm? So FP-100c would work in it? But for mounting it to the back of the camera the surface of the 3x4" Speedgraphic (with Springback) would not suffice.
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:53 pm
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will yes They are for 3x4" packfillm? AND as far as I know FP-100c would work in it!?!!
and that Polaroid holder is for a 4x5 not 3x4
BUT you could get a Graflok for a 4x5 and a peace of Baltic Birch Plywood 1/8" (3mm) like ebay Item: 251083219312
cut it to the Graflok for a 4x5 then mount it to your 3x4 then put the Graflok for a 4x5 on it and have to ajust your rangerfinder cam on the rail
about 4mm back
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:00 pm
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I believe Fuji discontinued their 4x5 Polaroid film packs earlier this year. They no longer mention it on the web site, only the 3 1/4 x 4 1/4, the 100C color pack and the 3000B b&w.
You might want to look at this site:
It seems to indicate that Polaroid made a "550" pack film holder to be used in 4x5 cameras, but the actual image size was 3 1/2 x 4 1/2. That looks like what is pictured in the photos above. In other words, banjo is probably right, the "cassette" in the photos is actually a 550 pack film holder intended for a 4x5 camera, and thus probably won't fit in your smaller camera.
Now, the question may be, will the current Fuji 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 film packs fit in that holder, or not? I don't know the answer to that, but I have a bunch of Fuji film packs in my darkroom, and I'll measure them a post the dimensions, if it will be of help.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:27 am
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If the link goes dead its fujifilmusa.com > products > professional photography > instant films. For other regions go to
and click on the worldwide link to find the Fuji site in your area.
Fudgey film use to give the technical specifications for their films, now they do not. They use to list their PA45 instant film holder, now they do not.
Both FP-100C and FP-3000B say they are available in 3.25x4.25 format 10 sheet packs.
The holder pictured in this post is a pack film holder. Fudgey says their film is in sheet so it will not work in a pack film holder.
The best camera ever made is the one that YOU enjoy using and produces the image quality that satifies YOU.
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Eugen Mezei
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:48 am
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I'm going more and more confused.
Thruth is I only want to use 3.25x4.25" Fuji FP-100C on a camera that a. allows me full manual exposure b. has the option for flash c. uses the entire surface of the film. I can realise a. and b. on my Kiev88 and on a RB67, have a back for both. But I lose the full surface and that is a pity as 1. I love those big negatives 2. I become instantly the friend of the models when handing out polaroids, but full format, not cropped to 6x6 or 6x7. At the moment I must rely on Polaroid Land Cameras but their automatic exposure and their f8 and f11 lenses are suboptimal.
Here are the holders the seller claim to be 4x5". Maybe he mixed up the images of the 3x4" and 4x5"?
@45PSS: I think FP-100C (and 3000B) are packfilms.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:26 am
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Specifications tab FP-100C is peel apart pack film. The overview tab says
This film, in regular size, can be used in cameras and other photographic equipment that accept instant film with a photo size of 85 x 108mm, and those provided or fitted with an instant camera back.
Information that Fuji should have on their site but does not.
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Eugen Mezei
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:31 am
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I thought peel apart and packfilm is the same thing.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:27 pm
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All Polaroid pack films are peel apart, but not all peel apart film was pack film. Originally Polaroid produced their film in a roll. Starting with the 100 series, through the 400-series, they went to pack film. Later, they went to the one-step cameras, such as the SX-70, which spit out the finished print, no peel-apart needed.
Eugen, you are searching for the Polaroid Holy Grail, a Polaroid camera with the adjustablility of a medium-format roll film camera, and for which film is still made. Polaroid nuts spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars converting old roll film Polaroid cameras to take 4x5 sheet film so they can have an adjustable lens and a negative. Others spend similar amounts adapting shutter/lens units from other cameras onto pack film Polaroids to obtain the adjustability. Polaroid made a couple, the Models 185 and 195, but they are rare, and worth their weight in Euros if you find one.
With the Fuji 100C/3000B film you do not get a negative, just the print and a half-assed paper "negative" you can do nothing useful with, and believe me I have tried.
That little pack film adapter you have is getting close to the Holy Grail, only I believe you will need a spring-back 4x5 camera to use it. There are a few 550 pack film holders on Ebay right now, and they seem to want big money for mostly junk. If the one you have, or have available to you, is complete and functional, it would be a good piece.
The 4x5 "cassette" you mentioned was probably intended to use Polaroid 55 film, a sheet film that produced a peel-apart b&w print, AND a useable negative. Needless to say, that film is no longer manufactured, although other people are attempting to revive that technology.
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Eugen Mezei
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:10 am
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I'm aware of the long defunct roll films, the peel apart and the later not to peel types. I think the official designations were packfilm for the peel apart and integral for the non peel aparts (for SX-70 and the type 600).
Fuji himself calls FP-100c as packfilm and the Landlist also distinguish between packfilm (=peel apart) and integral.
I get very nice negatives out of FP-100c after bleaching away the black coating. I just need to improve my scanning skills. (Not only for these negatives, for film in general.)
These are two scans from the bleached negative. Not the best photographs, but believe me the models were much happier with them then with artistically and tehnically much better prints.
Normally I wouldn't publish such bad quality, take it only as a demonstration what the negative can do.
This is film expired more than 10 years ago. Stored at room temperature. Interesting how long Fuji lasts in comparison to Polaroid but also in comparison to normal negative or slide color film.
It was exposed in a Polaroid EE100 with flashcubes. An electronic flash with optical trigger was placed to soften the shadows but it doesn't go off.
This goes very offtopic now, but let me describe what I'm hoping to improve. This will be a more than one step story.
First I will not spend more sheets in the EE100. It has the advantage of using AA cells but his lens is not sharp at all. It is acceptable when using flash cubes as it seems to close to the maximum, but even than... Also it is a scaleranger, I'm not the best at guessing distances. Things go worse when outdoor in strong sunlight. Did loose some shot due to false focusing. I will adapt my Automatic 100 to use AA batteries and hope it will give me exact focus and a somewhat better lens. If so the EE100 will be retired.
Later maybe I will try to build an electronic regulation for the shutter that allows manual intervention. Some instructions exist on the net. For shure I will adapt to electronic flash. Thought chemical flash would be magical, it is not, at least not with flashcubes.
The ideal solution would be what I have at the moment (Kiev 88 and RB67 with Pola backs) that allows me total control of the exposure and total vision of the image, but it should use the entire area of the film.
Maybe the Polaroid versions of the Mamiya would be the solution, this is too expensive for me.
Well... to conclude: I consider FP-100c to be other than believed not expensive at all. It is avaible for about 1 to 1,20 Euro per exposure but that includes developing and (fixed size) printing too. Cost of development of a sheet of color film is more expensive, done home or at a lab no matter.
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Interested in exactly how you bleach away the black coating on the Fuji pack film - could you explain the process please?
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The process has two basic requirements:
1. soak the black coating with bleach
2. at the same time stop the bleach coming in contact with the emulsion side
I tape the negatives to a glass plate, emulsion facing to the plate. The tape on the margins must seal watertight to avoid getting bleach under the film.
I put 3-4 layers of paper towels to the black side of the negative and pour bleach onto it. Then I press it with a roller so it adheres uniformly to the black coating of the negative. You can use a bottle too and roll it over. You need no pressure, just to elimininate air bubbles. Or it works without pressing at all.
It is better explained here:
Seems other forms of bleach can be used, not tried it myself:
and it seems gel and spray forms also exist.
Just be carefull not to knick the film, not to scratch the emulsion when removing the gunck from the emulsion side with room temperature water.
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Thanks Eugen, my 405 holder arrived today, going to have a go at bleaching the instant neg soon!
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In this adaptation of the memoir A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley, a five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after he gets lost in Calcutta. Years later, he struggles with his memories of his birth family, and decides to begin a search for them. Dev Patel stars as the adult Brierley in this drama directed by Garth Davis. Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, and Rooney Mara co-star. (Rated PG-13 – 121 minutes)
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The world is on the brink of a fresh "currency war," Russia warned, as European policy makers joined Japan in bemoaning the economic cost of rising exchange rates.
"Japan is weakening the yen and other countries may follow," Alexei Ulyukayev, first deputy chairman of Russia's central bank, said at a conference today in Moscow.
The alert from the country that chairs the Group of 20 came as Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker complained of a "dangerously high" euro and officials in Norway and Sweden expressed exchange-rate concern.
The push for weaker currencies is being driven by a need to find new sources of economic growth as monetary and fiscal policies run out of room. The risk is as each country tries to boost exports, it hurts the competitiveness of other economies and provokes retaliation.
Yesterday "will go down as the first day European policy makers fired a shot in the 2013 currency war," said Chris Turner, head of foreign-exchange strategy at ING Groep NV in London.
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The skirmish may lead to a clash of G-20 finance ministers and central banks when they meet next month in Moscow, three months after reiterating their 2009 pledge to "refrain from competitive devaluation of currencies."
While emerging markets have repeatedly complained about strong currencies as a result of easy monetary policies in the west, the engagement of richer nations is adding a new dimension to what Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega first dubbed a currency war in 2010.
After Switzerland blocked the franc's appreciation against the euro since September 2011, Japan has reignited the latest round of rhetoric as newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe campaigns to spur growth via a more aggressive central bank. The yen has slid 11% against the dollar since December and this week touched its lowest level in two years.
Now other policy makers are speaking out. Juncker, who leads the group of euro-area finance ministers, said yesterday that the euro's 7% gain against the dollar in the past six months poses a fresh threat to the European economy just as it shows signs of escaping its three-year debt crisis.
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I should have mentioned this in my Live Mesh Preview, but a reader question just reminded me of this issue. You may be familiar that the Remote Desktop feature in Windows requires Windows XP Tablet PC/Professional Editions, or Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise: Home versions need not apply. This is a problem with the remote access feature in Windows Home Server, because that feature relies on Remote Desktop functionality. Thus, Microsoft's "Home" server can't provide remote access to "Home" versions of Windows. Silly.
Armed with this knowledge, you may assume that Live Mesh Remote Desktop, part of the Live Mesh tech preview, will only work on non-home versions of Windows. But that doesn't appear to be the case: I've only had time to test it with Windows Vista Home Premium, but remote access does work. And my guess is that it would work fine with any home version of XP or Vista.
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Repeated explosions are rocking Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano, which is also shooting out chunks of molten rock.
The country's National Geophysics Institute says that a constant plume of gas and ash is rising about half a mile (1 kilometer) above the crater on Monday, with ash falling on nearby communities. Some of those towns are being evacuated for safety.
The renewed eruption began last week and plumes on Sunday rose as high as 3 miles (5 kilometers) above the 16,479-foot (5,023-meter) crater.


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Regier cleaning up his own mess is messed up
Darcy Regier didn't want to use the R-word while announcing that Jason Pominville had been traded to Minnesota for two prospects and two draft picks Wednesday. The coy general manager didn't need to get specific. Anyone listening understood he was talking about some derivative of rebuilding.
Reloading, retooling, reworking, reconstructing, take your pick.
If the Sabres were smart, they would reach into their bowl of alphabet soup for a few more R-words. Here are two in particular that carry a nice ring: Replace Regier.
They're infinitely cleaner and far more sensible than the choice words fans are using – words that begin with other letters. The Sabres have had too few W's and way too many L's, which is why so many fans are getting increasingly PO'd. By the sounds of things, it's going to get worse.
Regier deserves no criticism for the trade itself. He picked up a first-round pick, a second-round pick plus prospects Johan Larsson and Matt Hackett from the Wild. Overall, it's a pretty good haul for a guy who had one full season remaining on his contract with a team going nowhere.
Larsson is a 20-year-old forward whom the Wild hoped would be a dependable third-line player in the NHL, perhaps a second-liner. They had concerns about Hackett's mental toughness, but the goaltender showed flashes of brilliance last season.
Draft picks always come with a degree of uncertainty, but Regier figured he would increase his odds for hitting on a few players if he had more opportunities. He's playing the percentages. By itself, it makes sense.
The real issue is the reason Regier was forced to trade his captain in the first place. He needs a new foundation because the one he built has crumbled under a mountain of his mistakes. The plan now calls for beginning at the bottom. Check the standings, and you'll see that the Sabres aren't far from their starting point.
"It's no fun being where we are," Regier said. "It doesn't matter whether you're a fan or you're in my position. There's no enjoyment out of it. There's an opportunity. What we're going to do is seize on the opportunity."
The difference between him and the fans, of course, is that he's getting paid for not doing his job while fans are paying him to not do his job. Their loyalty, which hasn't wavered no matter how many times he botched decisions, will be tested.
Regier called it "rolling back," which was his way of convincing you that the Sabres need to pull their truck in reverse in order to plow forward. They want to draft and develop players with the idea they can supplement their roster through trades and free agency when the right opportunity comes along.
The timeline? No timeline.
The so-called core? No core.
Regier for years sold fans on the notion that Pominville was part of a collection of players who would lead them to greatness. It included Ryan Miller, Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford. Let's not forget Paul Gaustad and Derek Roy, who have since been traded. Wait, I almost forgot Jochen Hecht. He's still here, for some unknown reason.
"We tried to add to that," Regier said, "and it didn't work."
He's right. It didn't work. In fact, it failed miserably because Regier put his money on the wrong players or failed to acquire the right players around them or, more accurately, a combination of both. The Sabres have missed the postseason three times in five years, soon to be four in six.
Obviously, it didn't work.
Lindy Ruff was sent packing this season and rightfully so. He should have been fired last year, when it became evident his players muted his message. Regier should have been kicked to the curb with him but instead received a contract extension. He sounded like a man Wednesday who would be in charge of the rebuilding project.
Just so we're straight, the same man who made the mess is now in charge of cleaning up the mess and, if he sticks around, will have an opportunity to make another mess. Seriously, that's messed up.
Remember, when Terry Pegula purchased the team just more than two years ago, he expected to win the Stanley Cup in three. Now, they're worse than when he arrived. Yes, they have regressed.
The R&R Railroad continues chugging along to destinations unknown with Ruff being replaced by Ron Rolston and getting basically the same results. Now that the Sabres can't get much worse, it's only a matter of time before the slightest improvement is sold as monumental progress. It's ridiculous.
Certainly, someone would suggest that it's all good because at least the franchise survived the worst R-word in the dictionary: relocation. Here's a dose of reality: Gary Bettman was never going to allow that to happen based on its fan base and geographic advantages. In truth, there would have been a rebellion.
In the end, Regier had no choice but to send Pominville on his way like so many other good ones who left town for all of the wrong reasons.
They have been grossly mismanaged for years. Regier is in his 16th season and is still learning lessons the hard way, but his mistakes come without repercussion.
I'll say it again: managing a hockey team isn't about spending the most. It's about spending the wisest. And with the Sabres not getting a bang commensurate with the buck, he has been exposed. It doesn't take much for a general manager to lose leverage, as Regier found out this season.
Veterans in particular look around, assess the future, and start looking for the door if they don't like the view. My guess is Pominville would have rather stayed in Buffalo if the Sabres had a real chance of winning. But when it became obvious, he handed over his list of teams for the Sabres to avoid and landed in Minnesota.
He's not the first good player to leave town, and he's not going to be the last. Vanek already stated he doesn't want to be part of a long rebuilding project. He and Miller are signed through next season and are set to become unrestricted free agents. They're reaching a stage in their careers where they want to win the Cup.
I'll forever be convinced that they made that run from near the bottom of the Eastern Conference to the No. 7 playoff seed in 2010-11 because players were inspired about Pegula's pending arrival. They expected big changes. Instead, he adhered to the status quo and ended up with an uninspired team that put together a string of listless efforts.
But what the heck? That's just my opinion. It's based on this R-word: results.
Regier gets a reward.
Fans deserve a refund.
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Rugby: Elsom dumped as Wallabies captain | RUGBY WORLD CUP News
Thoughts?Backs - Kurtley Beale, James O'Connor, Drew Mitchell, Digby Ioane, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Rob Horne, Pat McCabe, Anthony Faingaa, Berrick Barnes, Quade Cooper, Nick Phipps, Luke Burgess, Will Genia.
Forwards - Ben McCalman, Radike Samo, Wycliff Palu, David Pocock, Rocky Elsom, Scott Higginbotham, James Horwill (capt), Rob Simmons, Nathan Sharpe, Dan Vickerman, Ben Alexander, Sekope Kepu, James Slipper, Salesi Ma'afu, Stephen Moore, Saia Faingaa, Tatafu Polota-Nau.
I found the captaincy decision surprising, although you can't fault the way Horwill led the Reds this year.
The other major talking point is obviously Giteau - it's a big call to leave someone with that much experience behind.