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Posted 16 September 2006 - 06:03 AM
I have to say that as a general rule photographers and film makers will indeed do more damage than your average diver. I've seen this in a few places, I've seen a lot of sea fans all over Indonesia slowly die and eventually disintegrate due to diver impact… Yes, they simple die due to too much stress by careless divers handling them, trying to get a close look at these little critters. I use these animals as they are very cute, photogenic and divers want to see and photograph them, photographers are in constant competition to better their own shot or his/her friends shot! I do show divers these animals, I don't however grab hold onto the sea fan recklessly and pull it round so the photographer can take his/her shot and I try not to go down to the same fan time after time now.
I have had divers complain to me about other divers who they saw resting a fin on the reef whilst shooting or taking a close look at something, while the divers complaining were trying too hard not to touch anything whilst shooting and their fins were flailing behind them, inadvertently smashing the reef, while the guy resting a fin was in fact doing no damage at all to the reef.
Basically we all need to try and be as careful as we can, look around before shooting, be conscious of our surroundings before going in to take a close look or attempt that particular shot.
Posted 16 September 2006 - 08:42 AM
On a recent expedition to the "passage'' in Rajah Ampat I had really looked forward to the lush fans that i experienced on my previous trip - to my dismay they weren't there.
I mentioned to the guide that we were in the wrong spot . He did get a little out of sorts but not nearly as as we did given the main photographic feature is no more.
Posted 02 October 2007 - 01:11 PM
Posted 02 October 2007 - 01:46 PM
ok so divers do less damage than shark finners or dynamite fishermen, but that does not mean that dive guides or instructors should tolerate sloppily terrible behaviour from clients. i've seen some absolutely appalling behaviour from other photo/video divers, and sometimes i feel shamed to be wearing fins in the same vicinity of some of these people.
sadly it is all down to money, and when the dive/tourism industry wakes up and starts paying dive professionals a decent professional salary, then they can weed out the bad ones willing to work for near slave wages that are letting their guests behave in this way.
will that ever happen? maybe not, but it's not impossible. botswana no longer encourage budget (land)safaris realising that high paying guests mean less feet and vehicles in the reserves for the same money. great idea. lets see the dive industry move that way.
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Posted 02 October 2007 - 08:20 PM
What is one to do? If the divers are not common, the fishermen WILL decimate the the site. If they are, it gets worn down over time. I suppose a slow death is better than an instant one?
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Posted 03 October 2007 - 04:01 PM
I recently went on a mass diving boat to the great barrier reef out of cairns and observed that 95 % of the people entering the water used sunscreen. The dive master strongly recommended the use of it. If each diver/snorkeller uses 100ml of this sunscreen & if there are 5000 people/day = 500 litres of chemical being poured onto the reef. no wonder the reefs are in a sad state.
1) People don't use 100ml a day
2) 5,000 people over what area?
3) Sunscreens generally consist of at least 65% water.
4) They have a specific gravity of less than 1. You can't pour them on the reef, unless the reef is above water.
5) The amount of "chemicals" covering the area of 5000 divers/snorkelers would produce a ppm so low as to be completely insignificant.
If the reefs are in a sad state, it is not due to the use of sunscreen.
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Posted 06 October 2007 - 06:11 AM
I thought the article on top of page 6 was more interesting... a warning to u/w photographers who dive leach infested ponds with loose fitting swim trunks...
Ahh bugger !!! Thas my fetish dives cancelled now its out in the open (so to speak)...
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Posted 16 March 2008 - 03:20 PM
I quite agree most of you experince diver and photograhper.
But according to my personal experience, as a recruit diver, marine biologist, photographer.
In my memery, when people wont to take photos underwater, it increse the possiblity to have physical contact with coral or other marine creature, both experience or inexperience.
I believe the original ariticle may have some experimental bias or sample size problem.
However, I reckon the orginial writer just try to get people's attention when take photo underwater.
And the turth for me is when I didnot bring the camera with my self, I will keep every creature away off me.
Once I bring my camera, sometimes I will contact with some creature, even I am quite confidence with my natual buoyance.
Accident happened while I got more close to the bottom.
And I believe this will happen to the less experience more definitely.
Of course, it may never happen to some experience diver, but who can guaratee he/she never hurt any marine creature while take a underwater photos?
That's my personal experience to support the article.
Posted 27 February 2011 - 12:17 PM
It is interesting looking back over the opinions expressed over the time and slightly comical aswell to look at the people's attitude who were trying to defend the original point. There seem to have been a few attempts to say it but what i felt they missed was simple... any damage that divers / photographers do to the reef is too much. It doesn't matter if it is the main cause of reef degredation or not.. it all adds up.
Interestingly enough, recently i was watching a photographer who shall remain nameless but is in the esteemed ranks of a National Geographic photographer working on a project. First of all i found it hysterical that he appeared to be terrified of just about all the sealife there was, couldn't help but thinking he picked the wrong area to work in... but most of all i was completely appauled by the complete and i mean 100% disregard for the reefs. To my great distress i was forced to sit back and watch as he smashed repeatedly into the reefs and would tread all over them in the attempt to get the shot he wanted. And before you say, why didn't you say something.. i did.. but have you ever tried talking to some of those guys. His arrogance was mind blowing. Over the course of the project the amount of coral destroyed has been mind blowing but due to certain contracts that i had to sign i am unable to do anything about it, though am trying to get them to make a biorock project when they have finished at a vague attempt at compensation.
I work full time in the dive industry, being an instructor first and foremost and it is very interesting to see the varying approaches from divers, especially when you look at their level of diving. Quite often i find the worst and biggest offenders are not so much the new divers but actually the far more experienced divers. I happen to work in kenya and at our dive base we take a very strict approach to people touching the reef and will most seriously reprimand people for doing so and have gone so far as to refuse to allow a couple to dive any more with us as they refused to take any notice of our warnings and continued to hit the reefs. Sadly this approach is pretty much only at the place i work and have not noticed any enviromental awareness at the other dive schools. This is mainly as the manager and i have strong opinions on the area and are in the position to be able to enforce them.
But i would also say for people who are new to diving and are keen to enter into the world of underwater photography; please, please, please focus on your buoyancy first, before you try to pick up a camera. First of all it will make a massive improvement in the shots you take but also just a point and shoot makes a difference to your buoyancy let alone a bigger rig as your concentration shifts to your camera rather that your buoyancy. In their eagerness it kinda slips peoples minds. If you are totally insistant on taking a camera on dive 1 after your open water then please stay back from the corals just a weee bit till you are more totally in control. If you are learning throug PADI then the Peak Performance Buoyancy speciality is a great thing to do but like all specialities make sure you have an instructor that vaguely cares for you to really get the most out of the course.
It is a very common sight to see photographers in their eagerness to get extra close grabbing hold of stuff, that stuff turns out to be living coral. On the funny side i did see one person grab hold of some "coral" to get a close shot of something. That "coral" turned out to be a scorpion fish. That most certainly taught them a lesson and i bet they never grab anything again! hehe.
There are some terryfying stats out about the rate of coral reef destruction and it is safe to say that our grandchildren will never see a fraction of what we have been able to, especially for those of us that have been diving for 20 years plus. We have apparently wiped out 92% of sharks at the moment and show no signs of slowing down and tragically it is not "if" any more but "when" we wipe them out.
Most people are just trying to live their lives and survive. So long as they can get their fish in the supermarket they really don't care. They just don't have the time too, it is not malicious and to get angry with them for not caring is pointless. It is not so much they dont care, they just simply dont have a clue. We are in such an amazing position as divers and even more so as photographers/videographers and i really hope more and more people start to fully understand the reality of where we are at with the destruction of reefs and fish levels. But that is most certainly a morbid subject.
Back to the relevant subject. As a dive guide and especially as an instructor you have a huge influence on divers habits under water and it is vital that you try to introduce proper methods to people but you dont have to be a guide or instructor to make a difference. If you see someone lying all over the reef, in a non aggresive manner try to get them to stop. As more and more people get in to the water we easily forget that they simply have no clue about it. Instead of just ranting and raving to them, try explaining it, make them understand why and you will see a huge change in the approach. There are just too many angry enviromentalists that just give them grief. They forget that everyone has to start somewhere. They also forget they too had to start somewhere and i bet that their love for the ocean grew massively once they started to dive, so try to remember that they are new to it, and just learning about it, so try a little patience and you will get a far far better response.
Well that's my two pennies worth for the moment, clearly it is sunday evening and have had a nice slow day, but missing being out of the water for a while. Remember that it just doesn't matter if photographers are the most responsible or not, that fact that we do contribute to reef damage in any way is enough and we must try to remember that and adjust out behaviour. Man, i sound like a boring preacher so will stop, but just hope that you all remember the next time you go underwater. Most of all, make sure you really enjoy ever second when you are down there as they are quite simply not going to be there for that much longer!
Hope you all had a good weekend!
Posted 27 February 2011 - 02:58 PM
This person should not be allowed to shoot underwater for pay! Being kind to newcomers is one thing. But this kind of behavior in a paid national geographic photog is immoral, and unacceptable!!
Some people who happened to be in the water, in kona, and shot video of the clouds of mud raining down over the coral, when it rained up on the illegal development above redhill, after they developed land against the rules, and against their own civil engineer's advice!
This kind of evidence got the whole thing shut down.
Same thing happens with tropical fish collectors over there, who illegally break up coral, going after fish. A few photogs show up, and things change.
Please don't hold back on this. Report this person to his bosses! Make sure he gets pressure to change. I suggest reporting the name here, so we can all be on the lookout.
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Posted 27 February 2011 - 04:04 PM
But not to get sidetracked by that.. the point was that there are quite a few photographers at the top that move a lot to get the shot they want... bait stuff.. etc.etc.. and these are the guys who should know one hell of a lot better!
Posted 28 February 2011 - 11:10 AM
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Posted 28 February 2011 - 11:34 AM
There are to many people out there who think they are better than others because of their job title.
Been on more than one dive boat where above water it all sounded very impressive and then when in the water turned into a ..ahem...mess.
Posted 01 March 2011 - 03:14 AM
A swift kick in the 'markets' usually gets the message across that you are not happy with someone's conduct. There are to many people out there who think they are better than others because of their job title. Pity you cannot name and shame the knobber.
Dive safe
wbk I suspect I have met the exact same 'Pro' who wore gloves in the tropics so he wouldn't hurt his hands whilst crawling all over manta cleaning stations etc. The dive company I dive with were sh*t scared to offend him as he also writes articles for dive magizines.
They were more concerned about negative press.
I on the other hand don't have to worry about that and after 3 days of biting my tongue I calmly told the arrogant ass to clean up his act.
It came as quite a shock to him that someone would actually have the audacity to challenge his photographic and diving edicate.
Now make no misatke he is an excellent diver and photographer but he had simply lost the plot and getting the shot was his only concern to the detriment of the reef and other divers.
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The federal budget crunch should not be eased by cutting programs that help the poor, refugees and the unemployed in the United States or those struggling in developing nations, warned church leaders. "In a time of economic crisis, the poor and vulnerable are in greater need of assistance, not less," said Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in a letter to Congress on Feb. 14. A second letter from Ken Hackett, president of Catholic Relief Services, and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, N.Y., chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace, noted cuts of up to 26 percent of funding in programs for international assistance this year, but only 2.6 percent in cuts for the overall budget. "Shared sacrifice is one thing," said Hackett and Bishop Hubbard; "it is another to make disproportionate cuts in programs that serve the most vulnerable." The Rev. Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA, urged policymakers to improve government efficiency before resorting to cuts.
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We've been picking strawberries almost everyday from our own little patch. For several days, we got a quart or two each day, now we're getting a small bowl full each day and usually eat them before we get inside.
We've gone picking two times at our new favorite berry farm the next town over. The one closest to us sprays the plants so heavily I just couldn't pick there anymore. In the box is our farm pick, 18 pounds and Bee and Lou's home pick the same day.
We went back a few days later and picked another 22 pounds! It's a lot of berries. Berry season is so short that we better make the most of it.
They've been eaten fresh, used on ice cream,
I dried two batches,
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I froze 6 quarts, and make lots of jam. I canned 32 pints of strawberry jam!
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Judge: Apple not liable for dropped, broken iPhone screens
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A US judge has ruled that punters who drop their iPhones, smashing the smartphone's glass screen in the process, can't blame Apple for it.
Judge Edward Davila of the San Jose District Court this week rejected a local man's attempt to sue the Cupertino giant over a cracked iPhone 4 panel, stating "it is a well known fact of life that glass can break under impact".
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June 30, 2010
The Day of Reckoning: Results of the June Food Stamp Challenge
The challenge was to try to feed your family on the amount you would receive in food stamps if you were eligible. My husband and I have been doing fine with a monthly budget of $323, which I set for myself over a year ago when I read this post at The Crunchy Chicken. Her Sustainable Food Budget Challenge was to try to eat local and organic on the monthly household maximum allotment, and we haven't usually had much trouble doing it. The problem is, the rules vary by state, and depending on your income (or lack thereof), it's difficult to calculate the exact amount you would receive. Katy used what she determined to be an average of $101 per person, and so our challenge was to stick to a budget of $202 for the month.
I knew it would be difficult with our CSA delivery knocking $92 off the budget right off the bat ($46 per biweekly delivery). That left $110 for the entire rest of the month. I'm actually amazed we got anywhere close to that. Our total grocery bill for June was... drumroll, please...$235!! And let me be clear, that amount is for food, from the CSA, a grocery store, etc. It doesn't include toiletries, paper products, or alcohol. And it doesn't include eating out.
In normal times, I would be ecstatic with that amount. I didn't really even entertain the idea that we would be able to come in under $202. But amazingly, many people who took the challenge are on target to succeed. A lot of them have blogged more regularly, and more provocatively than I have this month. Click here to check out Julia's consistently relevant posts about the issue all through the month, at her blog The Modern Muse.
I could write about all the reasons we failed, namely because I was working away from home practically the entire month, so had much less time to plan and cook than I might have. What's interesting to me is that we could even come close, while receiving a CSA delivery and buying organic milk and yogurt, and even organic chicken a couple of times. What I noticed is that the first thing cut from the budget is snacks. I don't mind baking more, but I'll be glad to get back to our regular $323 budget next month. Now it sounds like a lot to me!
Incidentally, my husband didn't even know we were doing this challenge, because he's already a little impatient with my food waste/composting schemes, and so I was afraid he would be skeptical and feel deprived no matter what I bought or cooked. And truth be told, he did run out for his beloved Trader Joe's snacks a couple of times, so our $235 total is probably closer to about $265. Or maybe even higher. Big fat failure. Oh well. The biggest thing I've learned is that I'm glad I'm not still almost starving in New York, and really glad we're not on Food Stamps. The next time you see someone in line using food stamps, don't judge them. Give them a break and assume they're going through a hard time and even with the stamps are still hungry. Because they probably are. And be grateful if you don't need them.
Did you take the Food Stamp Challenge? How did you do? Tell us about it in the Comments section. And feel free to weigh in with your thoughts even if you didn't take the challenge.
I'll let you know how I did with my other challenge for June - take a walk every single day - later today.
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- Clandestine Road said...
I was really touched by this post and Modern Muse's. I love the "walk in her/his shoes" adage and I think it is amazing you all tried.
I am inspired by your intentional living.
- June 30, 2010
- Christine | Money Funk said...
What a concept to live by the amount you would receive in food stamps. I used to live on food stamps as a single mom with a child. No problem. I also was only working part-time or going to college.
One needs to consider the amount would differ if you are working more.
If I was still at home as much as back then, no problem. As I would have time to bake oatmeal-apple bars, make trial mix, meusli and the likes. Batch cook beans, make my casseroles to freeze, etc...
That would be tough now, as I work full-time and now have a family of 4 with two children. They would have a tough time doing w/out the luxuries of specialty drinks and snacks. Ya...definitely would have a grumpy family. LOL. But I, personally, could do it.
- June 30, 2010
- Melanie Webster said...
I think you did well to get as close as you did! We spend about NZ$500 a month on groceries for two people, mind you we often cook for our flatmate and that does count toiletries etc. Food is very expensive here though, not sure how it compares but we pay $4 on special for a pound of butter, $5 full price. And New Zealand is supposed to be a dairy country! Well done Angela, I am mighty impressed!
- June 30, 2010
- Shelayna said...
I do have to agree, that is very impressive!
- June 30, 2010
- Melonie said...
I think you did very well, considering your hubby wasn't specifically in on the challenge! I don't consider your results a "big fat failure" at all. :-)
I didn't sign up for the challenge itself as I planned a blog hiatus. But I did keep it in mind when I did my commissary shopping this month and spent about $275 for myself and two kids, including paper products like tp, diapers, and tissues. My husband is in the States right now so I just didn't include him in my total because I have no idea what or where he's eating. Presumably some at the chow hall, some out with his coworkers. Technically my limit was $303 (101 x me and the 2 kids) - the main reason I beat that is because I used a TON of coupons, including a handful of free item ones, so that helped things along.
I'm going to keep this challenge in mind for a long time though - thanks for bringing it to your readers' attention so we could learn and challenge ourselves!
- June 30, 2010
- Angela said...
Angela - Thanks. Writing-wise, Julia blew me out of the water with her post. I had just written mine and then went and read hers and was really struck by it. Especially the way she captures the incremental lines we all would, or even have, crossed. Free food at Happy Hour? Sure! Take some sugar from the table at the diner? No big deal. Etc.
Christine- Yes, feeding someone else definitely makes the difference. I lived on way less than that when I was poor in Manhattan, but I also did think about food too much, I was in some sense starving. I'm 5'5" and I weighed 105 pounds, so I was definitely too thin. Having time to bake and cook from scratch is the other issue. That depends on both whether the parent is working full time away from home, and whether they actually know how to cook that way.
Melanie- Thanks for your comment. Butter and milk and eggs are very expensive here as well, especially if you buy organic. But the more I bake and cook from scratch, the more that dairy is the main item I need to buy in addition to the CSA delivery, so it still isn't an overwhelming amount since there are only two of us. I think it would have been really hard to get to $202- I would have had to cancel the CSA for the month, and possibly not eat as much produce. I don't want to do that any time, but especially not in June. I've got to have my summer fruit!
Thanks Shelayna.
Melonie- I try to use coupons when I see them for things I buy, but I don't use them often because since I buy dairy and meat and snacks at Trader Joe's and get a CSA delivery, the only items I get at the supermarket are very specific: cooking oil, condiments, a certain kind of cereal, Quaker's Oats, etc. So sometimes it's not worth looking through coupons for the ten or so items I would buy, and only go to the market for once every two or three weeks. It sounds like you did great on the challenge, so glad you followed along.
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Red & Juicy: 15 Sweet Treats with Strawberries
Strawberries are just coming into season, and what a treat they are! Juicy, dripping with scarlet juice, and just the right size for snacking. I love a big bowl of strawberries for dessert; they don't need anything more than a splash of cream to be a luxurious treat. But when I feel the urge to make something just slightly more involved, I turn to one of these recipes. From a delicious icebox cake to the perfect strawberry shake, and from simple strawberry trifles to strawberry milk, there's something here for everyone.
• 1 Strawberries, Sour Cream and Brown Sugar – A simple, 3-ingredient dessert, and perhaps my all-time favorite way to enjoy fresh strawberries.
• 2 No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake – Another simple recipe: Strawberries layered with graham crackers and whipped cream.
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• 5 Strawberry Tart with Rich Mascarpone Cream, Dark Chocolate Bits, and a Toasted Oatmeal Shortbread Crust (Plus Ganache) – A mouthful of a name, and one of my favorite tart crusts.
• 6 Make Your Own Strawberry Milk! – Yes, you can make that sweet pink milk at home!
• 7 Strawberry and Balsamic Basil Soda – A sweet, fizzy way to end a summer meal.
• 8 Strawberries with Chimayó Chile – Strawberries with a touch of heat.
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• 10 Strawberry Milk Cake – Hot pink cake — so sweet and yummy.
• 11 How To Make a Killer Strawberry Milkshake – The perfect strawberry milkshake.
• 12 Gluten-Free Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp – Strawberries and rhubarb under a crunchy topping.
• 13 Clean-Out-the-Freezer Strawberry Trifles – Another simple dessert.
• 14 Strawberry Ice Cream with Cacao Nibs – Sweet strawberries accented by dark, savory cacao nibs.
• 15 Strawberry-Yogurt Popsicles – Summery and light.
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Torbole — Penultimate Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Event Warms Up Teams To 2013 World Championship In Porto Rotondo
12 July 2013
Torbole, Italy - Happening this weekend, the fourth event of the 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series will commence in Torbole, hosted by Circolo Vela Torbole. Nineteen teams are in attendance including Gaeta Champion Valentin Zavadnikov on Team Synergy as well as Porto Ercole and Portoferraio winner Lanfranco Cirillo aboard Fantastica. Cirillo leads the overall Series by one slim point, just ahead of Andrea Pozzi's Bombarda.
It will be a face-off between Cirillo and Pozzi as they continue to challenge for the Series title, especially as the two prepare for competition at the World Championship taking place in Porto Rotondo in a couple of months time. Cirillo will have new guidance this time from multi-world champion Nicola Celon as tactican. Pozzi returns to the stage with his same winning crew from Key West Race Week 2013.
Other teams such as Edoardo Lupi's Torpyone, Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino, Roberto Tomasini Grinover's Robertissima and Marc de Antonio's Bribon-Movistar will be ones to watch. Also on the radar are Mauro Mocchegiani helming his Audi Ultra Giacomel, Jason Carroll on Argo and his steady tactician Cameron Appleton and Richard Gorannson's Inga From Sweden III HH with Hamish Pepper calling tactics.
Socially speaking, B.Plan Sport & Events (BPSE) and Melges Europe will be raising awareness to charitable efforts as they are proud supporters of Debra Südtirol, a non-profit organization founded in 2004 aimed at assisting "butterfly children", affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa. During the Torbole event, the "butterfly children" and their families will have the opportunity to enjoy a whole day of racing together with some of the Melges 32 sailing leaders.
Racing starts on Friday and ends on Sunday. Eight races are scheduled with a discard in effect after six. Torbole is organized by BPSE B.Plan Sports & Events in full coordination with the IM32CA and Melges Europe.
1.) Mauro Mocchegiani/Branko Brcin, Audi Ultra Giacomel
2.) Jason Carroll/Cameron Appleton, Argo
3.) Andrea Pozzi/Lorenzo Bressani, Bombarda
4.) Marc de Antonio/Gustavo Martinez Doreste, Bribon-Movistar
5.) Filippo Pacinotti/Nathan Wilmot, Brontolo HH
6.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Nicola Celon, Fantastica
7.) Richard Gorannson/Hamish Pepper, Inga From Sweden III HH
8.) Naofumi Kamei/Manuel Weiller, Mamma Aiuto!
9.) Vincenzo Onorato/Gabriele Benussi, Mascalzone Latino
10.) Tony Buckingham/Chris Hosking, Ngoni
11.) Wolfgang Stolz/Jesper Radich, Opus One
12.) Roberto Tomasini Grinover/Vasco Vascotto, Robertissima 1
13.) Andrea Ferrari/Fabio Mazzoni, Spirit of Nerina
14.) Valentin Zavadnikov/Michele Ivaldi, Team Synergy GT
15.) Keisuki Suzuki/Chris Nicholson, Swing
16.) Edoardo Lupi/Pietro Sibello, Torpyone
17.) Andrea Massi/Francesco Cruciani, ULIKA
18.) Andrea LaCorte/Andrea Fornaro, Vitamina
19.) Yukihiro Ishida/Richard Clarke, Yasha Samurai
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BRIDGEPORT -- For seven games, Justin Jenkins' game-day outfit consisted of a shirt and tie instead of high tops and a Fairfield Stag uniform.
The freshman guard could have spent the time bemoaning a left wrist injury that dealt a blow to his first collegiate season just when it was starting to get good. Instead, he used the time off the floor as an opportunity to watch and improve.
When coach Sydney Johnson finally called his number again Monday night against Iona, Jenkins didn't just shake off the rust in his first game back in about four weeks.
He shined.
"I was anxious to play basketball again," Jenkins said. "I was just focused and ready to play."
Jenkins finished with 12 points with five assists and no turnovers in 27 minutes for the Stags (17-11, 9-7) in a 66-64 win that ties the Gaels for fifth place in the MAAC with two regular-season conference games to play.
"We don't win without him being out there (against Iona), there's no doubt about that," Johnson said.
With Desmond Wade (knee) out of the lineup, the Stags were down to two scholarship guards -- Derek Needham and Colin Nickerson -- before Jenkins' return.
Wade is not expected back until March 1 at Manhattan, Fairfield's next MAAC game. The Stags host Albany at 1 p.m. Saturday in a non-league BracketBuster game at the Webster Bank Arena.
"JJ did a really good job coming back from his wrist injury," Needham said. "He's a really good scorer and did a good job attacking the basket."
The other benefit of having Jenkins back is the Stags have another ball-handler, which was an asset against the press.
"We are confident with him bringing the ball up," Needham said.
Jenkins seemed to be developing his confidence on the floor before he injured the wrist against Loyola on Jan. 21. Two games prior to the setback, he scored a career-high 16 points in 28 minutes against Niagara off the bench.
"Sitting out those seven games allowed me to watch and see how I can help the team," Jenkins said. "When I came back (against Iona) I just used my ability to score the ball and find open teammates."
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Getting Started Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Getting Started Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message career counselorJoined: 12 Mar 2003Posts: 2 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 12:53 pm Post subject: Getting Started I am a Career Counselor at the University of North Carolina. Many students come to me for information on teaching abroad. Most of them have a BA but little to no experience. The areas they ask about the most are Spain, Central Europe, and Latin America. What advice do you have for "rookies" who are just getting started? Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 1:07 pm Post subject: Eorope - non; Latin America - si Dear Career Counselor, Europe's probably a non-starter for your students ( by the way, what do they have BAs in? ) since, if you don't have an EC passport these days, getting work in most countries is highly unlikely to well-nigh impossible. Latin America would probably offer more opportunities; you might have them check the " International Jobs " board on Dave's or on other places on the Net. From what I've read ( sorry, no personal experience in Latin America ) Costa Rica may be the best choice. But they're not going to make very much money anywhere in Latin America. That's about all the info I can offer. Regards, John Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 2:02 pm Post subject: teaching For a US citizen (or resident) I would suggest the Peace Corps. Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 11:22 pm Post subject: Tell Them to Look at Other Options,Too Please point out to the people who ask you about teaching overseas that while it may seem romantic and esoteric,it is a highly unstable field,and it is fairly easy to get ripped off.Ask them to consider other options in addition to teaching overseas.A lot of people see this as a romantic,esoteric,"easy" option, which often is not that easy at all. Johnslat gave very good advice in his post.Most European countries are difficult for non-EU citizens to teach legally in;with the recent expansion of the EU to include many countries in eastern Europe, Europe is not much of an option for non-EU people anymore. Johnslat is also right about Latin America.I have taught there.It can be a great vacation(I loved that Caribbean beach in Venezuela!),,,,but no money...and there are definitely countries one should avoid due to political and economic unrest...like Venezuela,Argentina,and Colombia. Scot 47 also gave very good advice...the Peace Corps is definitely a viable option for American citizens.They provide excellent training,support overseas,and medical help in case of illness.It is a very viable option for people who have little or no experience overseas and need to go with the backup support of a reliable organization.They do ask for a two year commitment and the volunteer usually has little or no choice of assignment.They pay an EOS(End of Service) payment of a few thousand dollars after the end of the two years,and there is also help with various scholarships,etc for those who want to go to grad school. It should be noted,however,that although the PC is a volunteer organization,not every one can get in...with the bad economy,too many college grads,etc.even a volunteer organization can pick and choose. There are also other, less well known volunteer options.The VOS(Volunteers Overseas) program will sometimes take American citizens. Well,best of luck. Please tell your students there to consider other options,too....and to be careful if they decide to teach overseas.Again,like Scot,I think the Peace Corps would be a good starting point for consideration for a lot of your people. Back to top RogerJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 9138 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 11:54 pm Post subject: I don't favour rookies fresh from a college, half immature, not knowingt what learning a second language is all about. Tell them young ones often come across as naive or overbearing, not idealistic enough and not professional either. Tell them that in advanced European countries, people such as your jobseekers would never be allowed to stand in front of 30 students only 2 or 3 years younger than themselves. Tell them that teaching one hour can be as stressful as working in an office for 3 hours. And, overseas markets should only be considered when applicants have gained some insight into teaching their own language back home. Tell them too that not knowing another language demeans themselves and us. And tell them too that in most countries, people have a somewhat better understanding what teaching a second language is all about than they have in the USA! It is an illusion to think that being a native English teacher confers upon you star qualities! Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 12:57 am Post subject: I Agree,Roger,But.... I agree with you,Roger.Everything you say is very true.But Roger,I am sure you will agree that some of those people will come overseas, anyway. That is why an organization like the Peace Corps is a very good start for many people straight out of college.In case they need some backup and support,there is a reliable organization there.And they will probably do a minimal amount of damage.If they get too out of hand,the Peace Corps will ship them home.Another good point.Perhaps it is a bit unfair to say everyone straight out of college is immature...perhaps we should say inexperienced.But ,yes,Roger I agree with your post.They should try the Peace Corps....but they won't all get in...of course.And of course a lot of them(and this is just not limited to recent graduates,either) should not be in this field at all.But,hey,Roger...I do not think it is going to change appreciably. Back to top little horseyJoined: 03 Feb 2003Posts: 57Location: Canada Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 2:44 am Post subject: You might want to tell them that there are potential coworkers of their's out there that will not be happy with them if they are just there for an experience. These people are unable to accept that there are lots of people that only want to do this for a year or two and then move on with the rest of their life. You should probably teach them about these people (eg. to take what they say with a large grain of salt). I know people that have done very well as beginners in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Your students should have little troubles if they're careful about it. Check out these message boards often. Get advice here. Read. Etc. Whatever you do, don't discourage them. It'll be a great experience whether they do it for 6 months, a year or for the rest of their lives. Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 3:17 am Post subject: If You Want an "Experience", Join the Peace Corps! That is one thing the Peace Corps is there for...you can have an"experience"...maybe actually help someone and then get on with your life.It offers an organized effort for this kind of thing.Of course,as I said before,not everyone can get in...they do have standards. Everybody seems to know some"beginners"( or unqualified teachers,fill in the blank,whatever)who "have done well"."Done well "according to horsey,is that all? And his statement that it"will be a great experience,whether for six months...blah,blah"...pretty simplistic.Maybe he has had a great experience.Maybe some have had a great experience.A lot don't .Just check the Job Journal Forum on Dave's if you think all experiences in this field are "great". I think there are a lot of people out there who would say they have not had such a great "experience". Roger's post is closer to the real situation.There are a lot of people who go into this field who should never go into this field...including a large number of recent grads who find ,to their dismay, they have wasted four or more years of their lives, plenty of their money(or good ol'Dad's money) on a degree that is worth exactly zero.What to do? Well.uh(they say)..I guess I could go "teach" overseas for awhile and have an "experience".Give us a break! And...you can take that with a whole plate of salt if you want to,"horsey". It is true...maybe you have not been in this business long enough to realize things like that. Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 4:02 am Post subject: Tone Dear bnix, Let me preface my " message " by saying that I've read a lot of your postings and have found them generally well-informed and worthwhile. Maybe it's because you've been " attacked " a fair amount lately on this board, but it seems to me that you're starting to get - perhaps - a little too defensive and even " combative " in your more recent postings. Don't let the bozos get to you and affect your tone. Please disregard this if you feel it's uncalled for; the only reason I'm posting it is because I value your input. Regards, John Back to top zakiah25Joined: 09 Feb 2003Posts: 155Location: Oman Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 4:30 am Post subject: re:Tone Yes, Bnix - I agree totally with John. You have posted some insightful comments which I've also enjoyed reading. Remain firm ......... just don't get a little too mordant! Back to top AlbulbulJoined: 08 Feb 2003Posts: 364 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 4:50 am Post subject: bozos Bozos abound - in this field as elsewhere. Sometimes I suspect I may be a bozo myself. On the new graduates who want to teacg English away from the "Homeland". What skills do they have in foreign languages ? If they have never even learned High School French or Spanish how are they going tocope with Korean or Chinese ? Have they travelled away from their home country ? A liberal education is supposed to have an element of travel and exposure to other cultures as an integral part of it. How many BA's from the US or UK have been on a day trip to Canada or France ? It is an incredible arrogance to believe that because you speak English that you can teach it. If you had to learn a foreign language would you entrust yourself (and your money !) to someone who spoke that language but knew nothing about Linguistics, Philology or the Pedagogy of Foreign Languages ? I am pleased to report that where I am we do not see the backpacker teacher. In my country of permanent residence because the salaries are too low to attract foreigners and in the country where I work, because government regulations ensure visas go only to experienced graduate teachers. Back to top Kent F. KruhoefferJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 2129Location: 中国 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 8:59 am Post subject: another perspective Dear Career Counselor I respect the opinions of the posters who have gone before me. Some very valid points have been made, especially with regard to the difficulties Americans will face in finding EFL employment within the EU. On a personal level, I have no particular problems with the idea of recent university graduates considering EFL as a career, PROVIDED they are: A) serious about developing themselves into good teachers ... and ... B) culturally aware enough to realize that life abroad will be VERY different from what they are used to back home in North Carolina. In my experience, teaching English abroad can be the most rewarding or the most disappointing career choice that one can make. Whether the former or the latter comes true depends largely on the amount of dedication, adaptability and good old-fashioned homework that goes hand-in-hand with EFL success stories. For me, it has been rewarding beyond my wildest dreams. Regards, kENt Back to top guest of JapanJoined: 28 Feb 2003Posts: 1601Location: Japan Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 12:40 pm Post subject: You may wish to advise them to do some volunteer teaching locally to get a feel for what it will be like to teach English to non-native speakers (preferrably lower level speakers), and to have something to put on the resume to make them marketable. I think some of the previous posters have forgotten how frustrating it is to find a good job as a recent college graduate. Throughout our childhood and teenage years we were told of the world of possibilities that existed for us once we got the college degree. Those possibilities are seldom there. I do not disagree with many of the previous posters comments. It is true that many recent college graduates come across as over-bearing or unprofessional. Come to think of it, a whole lot of people of all ages come across that way. I just believe that it is incorrect to assume that a person cannot do this profession based on age. The worst teachers I ever worked with were men in there late fifties, approaching retirement, who entered the teaching profession 25 or 30 years ago because it had long vacations, and it was easy to get a teaching job fresh out of university for men. On the other side of the coin, the best teachers I ever worked with were the women from the same generation. They were the best and the brightest, but there were little other opportunities for them to pursue at the time. Experience is quantified by the way it has been gained. I hope my above post is not taken as a slight against the teaching abilities of the previous posters, because I have no idea how good or bad the previous posters are at teaching. Back to top Paul GJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 125Location: China & USA Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 1:32 pm Post subject: Career Counselor: Would you suggest that the students in question immediately take up a career counseling at a university with just their BA's and dreams? I think not. I would imagine that you have enough respect for your own position that you would suggest that they get training and experience before proffering advice that the recipients believes is professional. Why, then, would you feel any different about someone who asks you about teaching? Do you think that teaching is unskilled labor? You should be asking questions about teacher training, not about geography. EFL students in foreign countries deserve teachers who are trained to teach, not starry-eyed youngsters who are looking for an "experience abroad" before they start their real jobs. Teaching is a real job and it takes skills that are not included in most Liberal Arts curricula. Back to top little horseyJoined: 03 Feb 2003Posts: 57Location: Canada Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 1:32 pm Post subject: No bnix, I probably haven't been in the business long enough to realise whatever you're saying. I don't know if I plan on being in the business (overseas, at least) long enough. You seem offended whenever someone has a different take than you. Maybe in some cases it's called for, but I didn't mean any offense. Anyways, sure, like any business, there are people who are going to have a good, bad and in-between experiences. As I was saying, if someone has a bad experience after 6 months, they can go back home, get on with the rest of their life having learned some valuable things. Personally, I don't think this is such a bad thing. But I guess that's just me. 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President Obama's pledge to close the US terrorism prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by January is looking increasingly tenuous.
Roadblocks include a congressional prohibition against transferring detainees to the United States and continuing difficulty finding countries willing to accept men who were once labeled "the worst of the worst."
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With many hurdles and no breakthroughs on the horizon, analysts now question whether the prison camp can close on time.
"It is very easy to say you'd like to close Guantánamo; it is hard to actually get it done," says Matthew Waxman, a Columbia Law School professor and former deputy assistant defense secretary for detainee affairs in the Bush administration. "I am skeptical – at least as of now - that the Obama administration will be able to meet its own deadline."
In his first major act as president, Mr. Obama ordered Guantánamo closed by January 2010. But with six months left in the year-long transition, officials appear still undecided on basic aspects of the closure.
For example, the Pentagon's general counsel was unable to say during recent Senate testimony whether military commission trials would be conducted at Guantánamo or somewhere else after the January deadline.
Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon's top lawyer, was asked how the administration planned to "process" the 229 detainees at Guantánamo through trials or other procedures by year's end.
"You are correct; you can't prosecute some significant subset of 229 people before January," Mr. Johnson testified. "Those that we think are prosecutable and should be detained, we will continue to detain, whether it's at Guantánamo or someplace else."
Congress has asked the administration for a detailed closure plan, and last month lawmakers set that requirement into law. A presidential task force is expected to issue a report on the closure later in July.
The task force is assessing the security threat posed by each detainee and gauging which detainees are suited for transfer to other countries, which of them can be placed on trial in federal court in the US, and which will be prosecuted by a military commission. In addition, the administration acknowledges that some detainees will continue to be held indefinitely without charge as enemy belligerents after being deemed by the Obama administration as too dangerous to release.
In his Senate testimony, Johnson said detainee assessments would be completed before the end of the year.
Although the Guantánamo closure has encountered hurdles, there has been some progress. In June, three detainees were sent to Saudi Arabia, one was sent to Iraq, one to Chad, and four Uighurs were flown to Bermuda for resettlement. In addition, Italy has agreed to take three detainees, and talks are continuing with Palau in the South Pacific to resettle some of the 13 remaining Uighurs at Guantánamo.
On the prosecution front, one detainee, Ahmed Ghailani, has been transferred to New York for trial in federal court on charges of involvement in the Al Qaeda bombing of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
Some administration officials insist the closure deadline can be met. They point to statements by the European Union of a willingness to consider accepting detainees.
Talks with allies in Europe suffered a setback when Congress barred the administration from bringing detainees to the US other than for prosecution. The move undercut US credibility in asking its allies to help close Guantánamo when the US itself is unwilling to accept detainees.
"It is not just that Congress has acted. This is a policy statement from the legislature that is directly at odds with the president's policy for [Guantánamo's] closure," says Laurel Fletcher, director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic and a professor at the University of California Berkeley School of Law.
The military prison camp at Guantánamo became a lightning rod for domestic and international criticism of the Bush administration's aggressive approach to the war on terror. It also became a recruiting tool for Al Qaeda. Obama campaigned on promises to close the prison camp and shift US policy.
But the window for quick, decisive change may be closing, analysts say.
"There was a hope that the new administration would be riding a wave of diplomatic goodwill that would energize this process of finding resettlement opportunities abroad, and in some cases they have, but it has been very slow and halting," says Mr. Waxman.
Many of Obama's core supporters are disappointed by his willingness to embrace Bush-era antiterror policies such as preventive detention, expansive invocation of the state secrets privilege, and use of military commissions.
"Across the board, it is as though the defense and intelligence communities have completely captured the administration," says David Remes, legal director of Appeal for Justice, a Washington group that represents 18 Guantánamo detainees. "The men at Guantánamo don't believe that the prison is going to close by January," he says. "Everything that has happened since Obama issued the executive order has pointed in the other direction."
Although it helped Obama win the election, closing Guantánamo is not a popular position in the US today. Forty-nine percent of voters polled in late May said they oppose it, while 38 percent favor closure.
The poll also showed that in November, 49 percent of voters said they believed Obama was very likely to close Guantánamo within a year. By late May, that number had dropped to 15 percent.
The administration has been outmaneuvered in recent months by Republicans, including former Vice President Dick Cheney. Mr. Cheney delivered a blunt warning: Closing Guantánamo would endanger the US. The underlying message: Democrats are soft on terrorism.
Congressional Democrats, with a wary eye toward midterm elections, responded by thwarting Obama on Guantánamo.
The ball is now in Obama's court, analysts say. "It boils down to political will on the White House's front," says Charles "Cully" Stimson, a former deputy assistant defense secretary for detainee affairs in the Bush administration who is now at the Heritage Foundation in Washington.
"If the president does not go all in, if he goes with half measures, he will fail," Mr. Stimson says. "But I think his instincts are to win and succeed in this."
There is one area ripe for a breakthrough that would speed Guantánamo's closure, analysts say. Of the 229 remaining detainees, 97 are from one country: Yemen. Negotiations are under way for possible transfers, but US officials are worried about security procedures in Yemen.
"Yemen is quickly becoming a failed state, and the US can't have any confidence in the security of the country," says Mr. Remes. Sixteen of his 18 clients are Yemeni.
There had been hope that Yemen might develop its own version of the rehabilitation program that exists in Saudi Arabia, where former Guantánamo detainees are provided jobs, counseling, even help finding wives. One proposal is to route those Yemeni detainees with tribal connections to Saudi Arabia through the Saudi program. But Remes says that involves 12 to 15 of the Yemenis at most.
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