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3 Easy Ways to Prevent Kidney Stones
More than a million people are sent to the hospital each year from kidney stones and once you've had one, your chances of getting them again are about 75 percent. However, there are some easy dietary changes you can do to avoid them.
You won't catch Wajiha Khan without a bottle of water, not after experiencing what she calls the worst pain of her life.
"It's just one of those things. You just want someone to rip it out of you," Wajiha Khan told Ivanhoe
"It" turned out to be three kidney stones the size of a pen tip.
Duke University's Dr. Michael Lipkin says one in ten people will get a kidney stone, a hard mass formed from crystals that separate from your urine.
His top three tips for preventing these stones, is to first drink up.
"I don't care what you drink, just drink a lot," Dr. Lipkin, Assistant Professor of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, told Ivanhoe.
That means at least three liters a day, water is best. His second tip is to stock up on lemons.
"Lemon has something called citrate, and citrate is an inhibitor of stone formation," Dr. Lipkin said.
You can put them in your water or make your own lemonade. Limes and oranges also contain citrate and so do some lemon-lime sodas, like sprite or 7-up. However, the best soda to fight stones is diet orange soda.
"Diet orange soda contributed the most citrate to the urine," Dr. Lipkin explained.
Finally, watch out for sodium. It increases calcium in your urine and can lead to stones. Also, it's not just what you're salting. The top unknown culprits are bread and cheese.
"In fact, a slice of pizza has about a thousand milligrams of sodium, which is about 50 percent of your USDA daily allotment," Dr. Lipkin said.
So, check your labels and drink up. That's what Wajiha does.
"I don't want another one and wouldn't wish it on anybody," Wajiha said.
Dr. Lipkin also recommends cutting down on nuts if you're prone to stones. Nuts are rich in oxalate, which can cause stones to form. If you do eat nuts, drink a glass of milk with them. The calcium in the milk will bind the oxalate and help prevent your body from absorbing it.
BACKGROUND: Chances are you or someone you know has had a kidney stone at some point in their life. They are very common, affecting about one in ten people throughout their lifetime. Kidney stones are small, hard deposits, that form inside the kidneys. Because urine excretes waste, it is comprised of numerous wastes and chemicals (like calcium, urate, oxalate, cysteine, phosphate, and xanthine). Whenever the urine is too concentrated, crystals will begin to form. Then, the crystals can join together and form a larger stone-like solid. Kidney stones have many different causes and they can affect any part of the urinary tract. (Source: www.mayoclinic.com)
RISK FACTORS & SYMPTOMS: Stones form for many reasons. Risk factors can include: not drinking enough liquids, family history of kidney stones, high or low intake of certain foods, abnormal urine system, and metabolic problems. If you do develop a stone, you could have one or more of these symptoms: nausea and vomiting, urge to pass urine often, blood in the urine, trouble passing urine, back pain that moves to the groin, and sharp pain in the back that comes and goes. (Source: www.mayoclinic.com)
TYPES OF STONES: There are more than 50 types of kidney stones, but the most common includes:
· Calcium Oxalate is the most common type of stone. It's found in 70 percent of cases. These stones vary in shape and size.
· Uric Acid is found in about ten percent of all cases. A high amount of uric acid in the urine can lead to these types of stones. Those who have gout are at an increased risk for this type of stone and they are hard to identify on standard x-rays.
· Struvite is found in about nine percent of all stones. They are made of magnesium and ammonium phosphate. Infections in the urinary system can cause this type of stone.
· Calcium Phosphate makes up about nine percent of stones.
· Cystine can be found in two percent of all stones, which is a by-product of the amino acid, cysteine. People who form these stones have a genetic trait that causes a high cysteine level in the urine. They look like brown sugar. (Source: http://www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/B_EXTRANET_HEALTH_INFORMATION-FlexMember-Show_Public_HFFY_1126651117776.html)
For More Information, Contact:
Dr. Michael Lipkin
Assistant Professor of Urology
Duke University Medical Center
(919) 681-5506
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EO Report - Spring 2004
Bernard Khoury
Announcer, Vol. 34, Iss. 1
Public Policy and The Physics Classroom
The ideal arrangement, one perhaps only imagined by most physics teachers, is that the classroom door is closed and the teacher has an opportunity to work magic by inspiring and informing a group of interested students. This utopia has no one constraining what is taught, when it is taught and how it is taught. This utopia has supportive and unobtrusive parents, unfettered access to books and other resources, dedicated administrators, a capable teacher, talented students and a reasonable budget.
The reality is that many of us teach in highly constrained environments. Many of us, especially those in public institutions, constantly deal with rules, regulations, expectations, external accountabilities, and dwindling resources.
The further reality is that classroom activities are embedded in a public policy environment that continually buffets our â??pristineâ?? teaching environments.
At the national level, science standards have been developed and promulgated by the National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. At the state level, legislators and regulators have sometimes adopted science standards that conflict with the nationally promulgated standards. Teachers and textbook writers somehow need to navigate these shoals.
The scientifically developed topics of evolution in the life sciences and cosmology in the physical sciences are threatened by local and regional efforts to eliminate these concepts from curricula and textbooks or to insist on non-scientific alternatives for these ideas.
While physics education research has shown the effectiveness of engaged and hands on learning, the state regulatory apparatus in California is threatening to exclude textbooks that â??overemphasizeâ?? hands-on inquiry. This pressure to revert to â??direct instructionâ?? is likely to be felt in other states.
While professional development opportunities are valued by most teachers, limited time and diminishing resources make access to such programs problematic. Participation at national meetings with peer teachers, such as provided at the annual AAPT meetings, are often made difficult by similar limits on time and financial resources.
At the post secondary level, especially at the graduate level, matriculation of non-US students is impeded by the strangling apparatus now surrounding visa requests. In a bizarre manifestation of regulations gone amok, scholarly publications written by some foreign scientists are being suspended because the editorial correction of spelling, punctuation and syntax is being construed as undercutting the security of the nation.
The national legislative policy, No Child Left Behind, promises a qualified teacher in every classroom and a set of examinations designed to assess student learning. Somehow the system is supposed to bootstrap itself with no added resources and with a bottom line focus on â??accountabilityâ?? seemingly detached from the real world faced by many teachers.
Yes, teaching in the classroom, the activity that excites all of us for our opportunity to â??touch the future,â?? is increasingly embedded in a public policy miasma. Numerous forces are attempting to tell us what to teach, when to teach and how to teach. Would that we could merely close the door of the classroom and face a group of respectful and interested students prepared to be guided by our shared insights, knowledge and wisdom.

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- Heart. If anyone, I mean anyone, thinks Georgia 'doesn't show up in big games' or whatever, they can kiss my ass about this one. I haven't seen Chuck Oliver's douchebaggery/lack of balls, but I've heard from enough folks to know that in this instance, Coach Richt was right. We left everything on the field.
- Best game I've ever been to. If the SEC Network doesn't kick off their formal broadcast with this game, it is programming malpractice.
- Offensive Line. They've (rightfully) taken heat at times this summer. For the record, this was a good game against a good defense.
- Defense. The rushing defense was not good. However, we got big goal line stops. We pressured McCarron. The one thing I think we didn't do well enough is break off blocks quickly enough to get a good tackle on Lacy and Yeldon. You have to give Lacy, Yeldon, and the Bama Oline credit, they did a great job in making Georgia pay on rushing plays.
December 2, 2012
First thoughts on the SEC Championship Game
3 comments:
- Unknown said...
Hardest loss I've ever been a part of as a player or fan. This will sting for some time. Congrats to Bama but I really want to applaud our players and coaches and staff for putting forth their best effort and playing like Champions. I hate it for our team, especially the guys leaving and seniors like RSIV, TK, Jarvis, Tree, Rambo, etc.
- Aladawg said...
I love our coaches, our kids and the ton of heart they gave in this game. Scum like Oliver and Paul F***Baum are just like most Bama fans. They suck pond scum and don't know where Toothaloosa is. Those few that went to school there or kids went there are good fans, but most don't even know where the school is. They cheer because they win. I've been there when they weren't winning and the fans disappear. Look at how many student tickets they didn't pick up. They are spoiled and they will fall and when they fall they will crash and burn. I lived in Alabama for 25 years after graduating from UGA. We all have some bad fans, but Bama has them 100 fold. they think they are entitled. Sorry, I'm hurting for our kids and Coach Richt today.
- Anonymous said...
It's one thing to be upset after a loss, but to bash a team's fans? This post had nothing to do with Bama fans. I was born and lived in GA but currently attend the University of Alabama and one thing I can say is this: every Bama fan I know has the upmost respect for UGA. We never play you guys so we have never had a reason to hate ya'll. As a matter of fact, I know TONS of Bama fans who pull for UGA when they don't play Bama. I know we have a lot of bandwagon fans, but don't all "winning" teams do? Don't base your hatred of our fans on those who aren't real fans. If that were the case then every school would have terrible fans. And i'm not just talking about those fans that go to UA or are alumi. Even the fans who never were able to attend the university are respectable. I'll give you, not all are, but not "most". UGA played a great game, the players played their hearts out and gave Bama a run for their money. THAT is a reason to celebrate, not be sour over and complain about things that aren't even related.
Good luck in the Capital One bowl,
Friendly Bama Fan.


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Hard to believe but here we are with one more home game left in the regular season, Fan Appreciation Night with tons of prizes to be given away to baseball's most passionate fans.
All fans will receive a commemorative 2011 NL East Champions rally towels, courtesy of Citizens Bank Park and a set of Phillies post cards.
The home season certainly isn't ending the way it started back in April, three straight wins and a 5-1 homestand.
Washington improved to 9-8 against the Phillies with another win on Wednesday. Since clinching on Saturday night, the Phillies have lost five in a row for the first time at home since 2009.
The current spin is more than just the last five games. In their last 13 games, they are 4-9 and out-scored, 44-34, with nine of those runs coming in Saturday's clincher. Defensively, toss in 11 errors.
J-Roll and Shane have combined for three hits in their last 37 at-bats. The top of the order Wednesday night was 0-for-16. It is best to get the funks out of the way now and not next month.
Alumni Views
What changes would you like to see in baseball? That questions was posed to Phillies Alumni.
Ray Rippelmeyer, (CH, 1970-78)
"I would use even more replays to get the calls right. You can't do it on balls and strikes, but you could on other things. I like the wild card teams, but I would have seven-game playoffs, but not as many off days for travel and between series."


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The MLB draft is long. Like, super super long with about a million players getting picked. It's a crapshoot the deeper you go, so teams just pick players that will make a quick headline (like the Cubs drafting a fat kid). What better way to do that than pick a player whose name fans already know?
Shawon Dunston Jr. went to the Cubs, and Dante Bichette Jr. went to the Yankees, and Alex Fernandez Jr. went to the Tigers, and Dwight Smith Jr. went to the Blue Jays, and Rafael Santana's and Charlie O'Brien's sons went to the Dodgers, and Chuck McElroy's son went to the Cardinals, and Pudge Rodriguez's son went to the Twins, and Bobby Bonilla's son went to the Rockies, and Tom Henke's son went to the Nationals, and Steve Garvey's son went to the Phillies, and Charlie Leibrandt's and Kevin Seitzer's sons went to the Rays.
We can get more removed if you want. Bob Geren's son and Ruben Amaro's nephew and John Farrell's son and Colby Rasmus's brother and Don Wakamatsu's son and Al Kaline's grandson and Mike Scioscia's son and Bryce Harper's brother and Brad Arnsberg's son and Eddie Gaedel's great-nephew and Alex Avila's brother and George Scott's grandson and Wayne Gretzky's son and Rudy Ruettiger's nephew were all drafted.
It's nepotism, but it's also good business. The odds of a 30th-round pick turning into anything useful are slim, so why not do a favor for someone in the business? It doesn't even have to be family-related: the Red Sox chose one of "Hank's Yanks," a summer team for underprivileged kids sponsored by the Yankees' owner. Payback for the Yankees banding together to help out the injured daughter of a Red Sox coach? Maybe, and that's OK.
Also OK: spending a draft pick on good PR, and doing something good at the same time. The Rangers and Astros both drafted paralyzed college players, and if it makes those kids happy, and helps pay some medical bills, then no one in the world should fault them for a publicity stunt.
But we're not sure what to make of the drafting of two of Scott Boras's sons by Milwaukee and Oakland. They're legit players, but we can't help but point out that it helps small-market teams to be on Boras's good side. Even teams long associated with Bud Selig and Billy Beane, two men who are no great friends to Boras and what he represents. But: that's the MLB draft, one big contest to see who can make the biggest news with a throwaway pick.


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With all the talk this past week of "New Year's Resolutions" I really got to thinking about a system for setting a goal for the entire year and having 100% success with achieving it. Here are some observations I've made about "Why Resolutions Don't Work"
1. Too unspecific: starting the year with a resolution to lose weight is a recipe for failure. You need to be specific with how much weight you want to lose, when you want to lose it, why you want to lose it etc.
2. Too far away: setting a goal for the entire year is not bad in itself but if you don't break it down into smaller goals with their own individual deadlines it becomes too large of a task or worse you may feel like you have all the time in the world to achieve the goals and end up procrastinating and not achieving any of them.
3. Only solves a tiny problem: setting a resolution like, "I won't drink soda all year" is great……for a 1 month goal. After that point it should be a habit and you should then be focusing on the next new habit. So instead of one new good habit for the entire year you now have 12.
4. Do or die: most people set out to do a resolution and end up quitting at the first sign of trouble. "Don't drink soda for a year" works for a while until that party comes up that you have a soda and then you go, "damn I ruined my resolution!" Oh well I guess I can have soda now." 80% of the time is better than 0% of the time. Stick to something and realize you're not going to be perfect.
5. Resolution boredom: focusing on one singular goal for an entire year is extremely boring.
6. No Carrot: most people don't establish the real reason behind their goal. You set a goal to not drink soda for a year. Why? To lose weight. Why? Seriously! There are plenty of fat people that don't care they are fat. Why is it a problem for you and why is it important for you to change?
7. No stick: Lastly, the big one is that nobody sets a consequence for their resolution. Establish what will happen if you don't achieve your goal and share that with 5 people who will hold you accountable if you fail.
Example: "I want to improve my vertical jump in the next year because I can't jump over a piece of paper and if I don't reach this goal I have to take my trainer Rich out to a fancy dinner at his favorite restaurant."
Now that is a resolution. Keep your eye out for an e-mail from me Monday, I've got something special for you 😉


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Mrs. Photic: "If they do, I'm leaving. For all I know you're one of them."


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Actor Eli Wallach Dead at 98by Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Actor Eli Wallach, best known for his role as Tuco in the Clint Eastwood classic spaghetti Western 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly,' passed away on June 24, the New York Times reports. He was 98 years old.
According to Deadline, Wallach's TV and film career spanned more than 60 years. Although he was never nominated for an Academy Award, in 2010 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him an honorary Oscar, lauding him as "the quintessential chameleon, effortlessly inhabiting a wide range of characters, while putting his inimitable stamp on every role."
Wallach often appeared on the Broadway stage alongside his wife, Anne Jackson, and the couple became known for their theater work. Some of Wallach's notable film roles include 'The Godfather: Part III' and his part as Clark Gable's sidekick in 'The Misfits.' More recently, Wallach was featured alongside Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and Jude Law in 2006's 'The Holiday.'
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New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer said securing the nation's borders should not be used as "a barrier" to giving illegal immigrants living in the U.S. a pathway to citizenship.
"We want the border to be secure. It's more secure than it was several years ago, but it has a ways to go. And different sectors need different types of security. It's a lot different having security in the Tucson sector than off the stretch in Texas, which is bounded by the Rio Grande," Schumer said on Thursday.
"But we're not using border security as an excuse or block to the path of citizenship. We just want to make sure — and this is very important both substantively and politically — that there is a secure border, and we're going to work for that. But it's not — and Dick [Durbin] and I and Bob [Menendez], as well as our three Republican friends, want to make sure the border's secure but not to use it as a barrier to prevent the 11 million from eventually gaining a path to citizenship."
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Section 9. (a) A certificate of limited partnership is amended by filing a certificate of amendment thereto in the office of the secretary of state. The certificate of amendment shall set forth:
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(b) Within thirty days after the happening of any of the following events, an amendment to a certificate of limited partnership reflecting the occurrence of the event or events shall be filed:
(1) the admission of a new general partner;
(2) the withdrawal of a general partner; or
(3) the continuation of the business under section forty-four after an event of withdrawal of a general partner.
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(d) A certificate of limited partnership may be amended at any time for any other proper purpose the general partners determine.
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Saturday Forecast
MIAMI – 10:00AM - Stubborn clouds will hang over South Florida this Saturday. Some areas could still be in line for showers, especially eastern sections of Broward County. The chance for rain remains at 30% through mid-morning, then falls to 20% during the afternoon. The rise in temperatures will be slow, as clouds drape the skies, but some areas will get some sunshine later, sending temperatures into the mid to upper 70s. Sunday features some clouds and a 20% chance for showers. For more details on the extended forecast log on to www.justweather.com.
Meteorologist Betty Davis
7:00AM - Off and on showers make for a dreary start to Saturday across South Florida. The rain chance starts at 50%, then falls to 20%. The day may appear to be a wash for east Broward and Miami-Dade, but rain should become less of an issue by afternoon. Clouds will hang tough but in the areas where there are just enough breaks of sunshine, temperatures will peak in the upper 70s. For more details on the extended forecast log on to www.justweather.com.
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3:00AM - The cold front that pushed through Thursday evening will begin to lift back to the north toward south Florida over the weekend. The result will be a 30% chance of light showers across the area and a warm flow out of the east that will push temperatures back near 80 degrees both Saturday and Sunday afternoon. So for today expect limited sunshine with clouds moving through and temperatures starting out in the low 60s and maxing out near 80 later this afternoon.
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A Florida fifth-grader faces felony charges after attacking and threatening to kill her teacher and her family after the educator confiscated her Halloween candy, according to police.
The 10-year-old Orlando girl, whose name is being withheld because of her age, was arrested last Tuesday after an Orange County Sheriff's Office deputy was called to the girl's classroom at Zellwood Elementary School. Her teacher, Kelly Sanchez, said she was struck and threatened after confiscating the candy to hold until the end of the day.
Sanchez told police the girl went behind her desk and took the bag of candy without permission and began throwing pieces of candy at classmates. Sanchez called for a school resource officer, but while she was waiting, the girl hit her and "also stated that she would kill Ms. Sanchez and her family," according to a deputy.
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A sheriff's deputy came to the school and handcuffed the 4-foot, 80-pound girl, who "was screaming and flailing her legs around," police said. She was taken to a juvenile detention facility, then released to her mother.
The girl's mother, Sebrina Bryant, told WFTV she was angry her daughter was arrested, and did not believe her daughter would hit or threaten a teacher. But when the girl was asked directly why she threatened to kill Sanchez and her family, she didn't deny it.
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From ZS and Northern Spy:
Beginning with a November 25th NYC show at the Bowery Electric, Zs head out on the road for a fall tour which includes dates in Baltimore, DC, Chicago Oberlin, Toronto, Montreal, and Boston. It was only August of this year when saxophonist Sam Hillmer revealed that drummer Greg Fox (ex-Liturgy, Guardian Alien) and guitarist Patrick Higgins (ex-Animal, Bachanalia) would constitute the new Zs line-up. The band's first performance, which was at 285 Kent in Brooklyn, drew rapturous applause. Ben Ratliff, reporting on the night for the New York Times, called the music "bright, severe and specific." Fortunately, Vice's Noisey blog has premiered a video of the debut here.
The band is touring to support the new release Score – The Complete Sextet Works: 2002-2007, a 4 disc box-set pulling together all the out of print works from the band's early period along with a disc of unreleased material. There are over four and a half hours of music, a 20-page booklet, and four CDs in printed sleeves housed in a beautiful box featuring original artwork by art/design team Fredericks & Mae.
Tour Dates:
11/25/2012 NYC – Bowery Electric
11/26/2012 Baltimore, MD – Floristree
11/27/2012 Washington, DC – Union Hall
11/29/2012 Oberlin, OH – The Chapel
11/30/2012 Oberlin OH – Master Class @ The Kohl Building
11/30/2012 Oberlin, OH – House Show
12/2/2012 Toronto, ON – Double Double Land
12/3/2012 Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo
12/4/2012 Kingston, NY – BSP
12/5/2012 Boston – Non-Event
12/9/2012 Allston, MA – Problem House (side projects)*
12/14/2012 Baltimore, MD – Red Room


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Struggle for Civil and Political Rights
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I have gotten the impression that American schools do not teach Civics very well. There seem to be U.S. citizens who think that the people should do what the government says, and that the Duty of Civil Disobedience is not a responsibility that Americans should take seriously. The matter of how citizens should act in a republic has a great deal formal philosophical literature behind it, and its origin go back before the origin of organized government. I could go back to Platos Republic and some other Ancient Greek writing on the nature of states and civil society, but It is simpler to assume that and ideas of ideal government, such as The Journey to the Moon and Journey to the Sun by Cyrano de Bergerac, Utopia by Thomas Moore, New Atlantis by Francis Bacon, and so on, and look instead at the explanation of how it might actually be done, as was explained in The Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and in various essays by John Locke. But the concepts were actually applied in the Founding documents of the United States of America and further explained in the Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers. Some people seem to think that the idea that citizens are responsible for their country is too old-fashioned, but there will be no more republics when citizens stop calling their governments to account. Some might even complain that John Kennedy suggested that the citizens should look for what they can do for their country, but nothing could be further from the truth; governments exist to serve the people. That is what Hobbes' concept of "social contract" is all about, but there are people who don't want to share the responsibility for running anything.
When we citizens neglect to take our shared responsibility seriously people like Hitler, Lenin, Mao, Mussolini, and Stalin take over, and they take the matter of running a country seriously. The social contract requires that we accept the government if we live under it, but that is a two-way street; the government is required to run the country for the benefit of the people, and if the government ceases to do so, then the people are required to make the government serve their purposes, or as it was put in the Declaration of Independence:"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness."
It is not desirable for citizens to be forced to overthrow one government and set up another, but it may become necessary in some times and places. For that reason, the founders of the United States of America included the Second Amendment in the Constitution. so that the people might have the necessary hardware to abolish the government, if necessary.
This subject came up in a discussion of the meaning of the Second Amendment. Some people who are not familiar with the background think that the Second is in regard to to establishing militias for the states, but there would be no need to include that in the Bill of Rights, because it is implicit in the existence of the states, all of which existed and had militias before the United States existed. It might have been a good idea for whoever wrote that amendment had used descriptive language , so that it read: To ensure that the government will not become abusive and that the people will be able to carry out their right to alter or abolish an abusive government, the people shall have the right to own and to use any weapons as it may be necessary that they can use them well and accurately, and the right to own, bear, and use such weaponry shall not be infringed, but it should be encouraged. One of the salient characteristics of the U.S. Constitution is that it does not waste words, and "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Is considerably terser than what I suggested as an alternative.
The matter of the meaning of the Second Amendment came up again recently, and later I saw an article in the Economist about Human Rights and who, if anyone, backs them up. And then theres what Henry David Thoreau called "On The Duty of Civil Disobedience". Well, the reason for the Second Amendment is that government cannot be trusted, and the citizens are responsible for straightening things out.
It would be nice, if the people could establish their social contract and set up a government that would serve the people forever more, but it doesnt work that way. Jefferson thought the tree of liberty would have to be fed its ordinary manure, the blood of patriots on a regular basis. Whenever government pokes its nose into another facet of the citizens lives, a human rights is lost. Sometimes it may be a convenience for government to do something, but the citizens still have to pay for it, but they lose the freedom to do something their own way.


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KDE2 Release Delayed One Week
Due to the popular sentiment that KDE 2.0 is not quite ready for prime time, Matthias Elter, the release coordinator, has announced that a second release candidate is being prepared. RC2 will undergo scrutiny and testing by developers and packagers alike so that those final showstoppers can be found and squashed. KDE 2.0 final tarballs have been delayed one week and are now scheduled to be released to packagers on the 16th, with a public release of the packages on October 23rd. Update 10/9 3:15 PM by D: We've received word from Matthias that the RC2 tarballs will be released tomorrow, Oct. 10, on the KDE ftp servers, most likely here. Stay tuned -- we'll give you the details when we get them.
Re: Slooooooow
Hey, you're right!
I tried to run KDE2 as my all-day-working environment. It is stable enough for that task, but it is SO SLOW on my machine (P200MMX with 48 megs of RAM). On my machine in the office with 128 Megs and 450Mhz it's still really slower than KDE1 and GNOME. Is there any clue to improve speed or do i have to invest some money into RAM?
By Manuel Zamora at Tue, 2000/10/10 - 5:00am
Re: Slooooooow
Hmm, one thing that makes the KDE2 beta's slow is the debugging code... Does your version of KDE2 use include debugging??
By rinse at Wed, 2000/10/11 - 5:00am
Re: Slooooooow
I am not a coder --- I used the official binaries.
Do they include debug-code? How do I "strip" the debug-code from the sources? Is there any ./configure - option?
By Manuel Zamora at Wed, 2000/10/11 - 5:00am
Get rid of debug code!
"./configure --disable-debug" is a must! You might also want --enable-final!
By ac at Wed, 2000/10/11 - 5:00am
Re: Get rid of debug code!
this debuging thing is really on my nerves and sometimes it kick me off the internet while I was in a middle of something.Somethimes it Ican't do nothing about it that I need to get off the internet.I want this to stop as soon asI can find out a way.please help me!
By hanh at Tue, 2003/04/29 - 5:00am
Re: Get rid of debug code!
i got told that i had to reformat my computer but i dont no hot to do i am only 15 years old
By anthony william... at Sun, 2006/01/15 - 6:00am
Re: Slooooooow
If you don't want to recompile KDE, try a 'strip'
By Thierry GRAUSS at Wed, 2000/10/11 - 5:00am
Re: Slooooooow
You don't need to invest into RAM. Simply you should not get precompiled binary packages (as packagers are plain stupid), but grab the source of Qt and KDE2 and build it yourself with exception handling disabled. Please, read the thread about Qt exceptions, to find instructions how to do a correct build .
By fura at Wed, 2000/10/11 - 5:00am
Re: Slooooooow
Thanx! Will try that.
By Manuel Zamora at Wed, 2000/10/11 - 5:00am
KDE2.0-rc2 rpms for redhat 7.0
OK, I have been trying for days to compile the
How did you manage to compile the 2.0r2.rpm's for redhat-7.0?
I am intrigued.
By edscott wilson ... at Wed, 2000/10/11 - 5:00am


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A 4-year-old who brought a gun outside his southern New Jersey home seriously wounded a 6-year-old neighbor in the head when the weapon discharged as they played together, authorities said Tuesday.
The boy got the .22-caliber rifle from his home in Toms River in and it discharged accidently Monday night, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato said. The children were about 15 yards apart.
The younger boy's mother called 911 to report the shooting, Coronato said.
The 6-year-old was hospitalized in serious condition, authorities said. They did not give more details or identify either boy. The younger child was not hurt.
Coronato said it was too early in the investigation to know whether anyone would be charged. He would not say who owned the gun or speculate on how the 4-year-old got it.
Police Chief Michael Mastronardy called the shooting tragic and said it affected the whole community.
"Right now, we're keeping this child in our prayers, and I ask everyone to do the same," he said.
Ronald Holt told the Asbury Park Press and Star-Ledger newspapers that the victim was his son, Brandon, the youngest of his three children. Reached by The Associated Press, he declined to comment.
Neighbors in the quiet, residential part of the Ocean County community identified the children as boys. One said their families had not lived in the neighborhood long and she did not know them well.
"I'm sad for the children involved and their families, but I'm angry with whoever owns that gun and allowed a little child to get hold of it. A 4-year-old can't load a gun," said Debi Coto, who lives a few doors down.
"I had just been telling my sister how nice it is to see kids playing together and enjoying themselves, and then this happens," she said.
Coto said the 4-year-old's mother seemed very upset and appeared to be trying to determine what had happened.
The shooting came just days after a 4-year-old boy in Tennessee grabbed a loaded gun at a family cookout and accidentally shot to death the wife of a sheriff's deputy, and amid debate over gun control laws in the wake of December's Connecticut school massacre.


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Today the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $21,404,466 in grant awards and offers for 154 high quality humanities projects. Funding supports a wide variety of projects nationwide, including undergraduate course development, humanities initiatives for faculty at historically black, high Hispanic enrollment, and tribal colleges and universities, traveling exhibitions, collaborative research, scholarly editions, programming offered by state humanities councils, digitization of historic newspapers, and preservation of collections and the creation of reference resources.
"From libraries, historical societies, and museums to colleges, universities, and state humanities councils, these NEH grants will reach deeply into communities across the nation," said NEH Acting Chairman Carole M. Watson. "Whether it is a large-scale research project undertaken by colleagues across disciplines and continents, or members of a small town or rural community discussing a local exhibit, these important projects encourage the exchange of ideas and represent the best of humanities scholarship."
The grants announced today provide support to projects in diverse fields of the humanities. Projects receiving support will, for example, provide for the development of undergraduate courses that engage the "great questions," such as What is justice?; support programs sponsored by state humanities councils that explore significant events and themes in American history and culture; enable libraries to host exemplary programs in the humanities; and promote advanced humanities research that contributes to scholarly knowledge and the general public's understanding of the humanities.
This award cycle, institutions and individuals in 43 states and the District of Columbia will receive NEH support. A complete state-by-state listing of grants and offers of matching funds is available below, along with a brief document with information on the specific program areas and grant categories.
NEH awards and offers announced today come from five program areas—Education Programs, Digital Humanities, Preservation and Access, Public Programs, and Research Programs, as well as the Endowment's Federal/State Partnership which supports the 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils. Selected projects have received a We the People designation for their efforts to strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture. Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grants announced this cycle were recommended for support in February 2009.


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A new term spreading (almost like fire) through the healthcare interoperability world is HL7 FHIR, pronounced as "fire." Here are the Top 5 things I think you should know about this upcoming standard many hope will help solve many current issues in interoperability:
- FHIR stands for Fast Healthcare Interoperable Resource.
- FHIR combines the best features of HL7 V2, HL7 V3, and CDA, while leveraging the latest web service technologies.
- The design of FHIR is based on RESTful web services. This is in contrast to the majority of IHE profiles which are based on SOAP web services. With RESTful web services, the basic HTTP operations are incorporated including Create, Read, Update and Delete.
- FHIR is based on modular components called "resources," and these resources can be combined together to solve clinical and administrative problems in a practical way. The resources can be extended and adapted to provide a more manageable solution to the healthcare demand for optionality and customization. Systems can easily read the extensions using the same framework as other resources.
- In March 2012, the FHIR specification was transferred from Grahame Grieve, creator and architect, to HL7 International and was made freely available. Grieve started work a year prior in response to outcomes from the HL7 Fresh Look task force. FHIR is still being developed by HL7, but the first Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU) should be available by the end of 2013.
Here is a video of Dave Shaver, Corepoint Health CTO and HL7 International committee co-chair, discussing HL7 FHIR with Grahame Grieve, architect of the standard and fellow HL7 International committee co-chair, at HIMSS13:
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River Island invited me down at the weekend to check out the high summer drop from their collaboration with Rihanna. Finally got around to taking some snaps of my take on the collection. I picked out this sheer floral black and white printed shirt because I felt like it was something my wardrobe was really lacking in shirts. I dont really like florals but as we all know, I can deal with monochrome so it works. I paired it with a neon yellow pair of kitten heels with a pointed toe which I love. I had a mini diva fit though when getting them because they couldnt find the other size 5 to the pair. I then immediately felt so guilty for being such a rude and ungreatful bitch I spent about 20 minuites apologising for my rudeness and begging her forgiveness. I think by that point she must have thought I was a nutcase. That day, needless to say I'd woken up on the wrong side of the bed. Anyway, the shoes are an absolute dream and I love them so much. So simple and chic without being too much, They add so much to such a plain outfit. I also paired the look with some simple skinny jeans, and these are actually a really lovely fit. I wear the 10S's which are perfect for a slight turn up and fit like a glove. Very impressed with River Island jeans I have to say!
While I was more impressed with last seasons Rihanna and River Island collection I do like this one and it does have some key pieces worth investing in. The main colour themes are red, black and white with lots of key peices in the same style in all colour variations. I adore the "barely there" stilleto sandals. I kinda wish I bought those now (and saved that poor sales assistant so much grief!) and I adore the dipped back red maxi playsuit thing (?) which would look so good with chunky boots and a tough biker jacket. While me and Rhi Rhi are hardly cut from the same piece of cloth in terms of style her River Island collections are worth checking out!
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—It's been 699 days since he murdered you.
I believe I shall always count the moments you're not with
me. Always remember your voice. Always love you the most.
I've been thinking about the oddest things lately.
For example, when
you'd unexpectedly stop in the center of the Waterfront Trail, look up into an
old birch tree and call out, "Who's
that? Hi, baaaaby. I heeeear you. I seeeee you."
When I looked up, I'd see a bird. Just a plain old bird. A nameless bird. Nothing
magnificent like a Mockingbird or
Cardinal or Blue jay…
….but you thought it
was the most beautiful creature in the
A simple bird.
But you observed the
beauty in everything.
Even the murderer.
Didn't you?
Isn't that the reason you stayed?
Isn't that the reason you allowed him to make you small,
stupid, insignificant?
You. Were. Everything.
He. Was. Nothing.
I still awaken thinking of you. You're
the first reflection in my head.
Your hair blowing in wind, your eyes closed evenly,
The sun shining upon your face.
Sometimes I find
myself waiting for the phone to ring at a ridiculously, outrageously early
…with you on the other end purring, "Kimmy, are you up yet? Just called to say I love youuuu."
Oh God Oh God Oh God
Oh God
When I get like that, when I memorize like that—
my heart hurts. It
hurts so fucking badly.
It hurts like loneliness and death and darkness and breathlessness
and anger & aching all mixed into
And I wonder, I wonder….. how the hell I'm standing?
But I am. I am.
People have told me to
"Let Go."
People have said,
"You need to release her."
Not as long as I have breath inside my body.
Not as long as I have a pulse.
It's strange, but all the same feelings that hurt me deeply—
Are the same feelings that move me forward to get out of bed
in the morning, brush my teeth, make
coffee, and apply my lipstick.
I mean, my heart is still beating.
So that must mean something.
But I still can't believe it's beating when you're not here,
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One warm spring afternoon in April 2009, friends Sara Morrisson and Tracy Montigny were picnicking in Brooklyn's lush, rolling Prospect Park. Idle chitchat turned to talk of bikes and beer, two of the women's twin interests. Morrison mused that she'd love to bicycle across America. Montigny's ears perked up. She'd completed one cross-country ride and was itching to try a second. But the homebrewing enthusiast also had a hankering to visit breweries. Biking. Beer. The idea was irresistible: pedal from New York to Seattle, camping and visiting craft breweries along the way. "I turned to her and said, 'Let's do it,'" recalls Montigny, now 28. "It was a perfect storm."
Morrisson and Montigny quit their jobs. They corralled a couple of friends, visited Beermapping.com to plan a brewery-heavy route and, on August 31, bid New York goodbye—and headed east to Long Island. "For the first week of the trip, we went the wrong direction," Montigny laughs about the riders' initial stops at New York's Blue Point Brewing and Greenport Harbor. From Long Island, they caught a ferry to Connecticut and wound westward through some of Canada and America's finest brewers. Michigan's Bell's Brewery. Colorado's Oskar Blues. California's Sierra Nevada. Portland, Oregon's Cascade Brewing.
Though the bikers sampled beers at every stop, grueling daily rides made the journey anything but a rolling bash. "We fell asleep by 8 p.m. every day," Montigny says. "We'd have half a beer and be like, 'We're ready for bed.' There were even days when we'd turn down beer." But coffee-fueled breakfasts kept the crew cruising, and in mid-November, 74 days after departing, the weary travelers reached Seattle. They celebrated with Champagne atop the Space Needle and—how else?—by visiting Pyramid Brewery. They received bike jerseys touting the brewery's Haywire Hefeweizen and plenty of wheaty brew. "Beer always tastes better if you work for it," says Montigny. "We want to promote a healthy beer lifestyle."
Over the last several years, America has entered a golden age of bicycling and craft beer. Each year, just as throngs of new bicyclists fill roads both urban and suburban, swelling numbers of brewers fill tap lines with increasingly innovative and flavorful IPAs, stouts and sour ales. These pursuits may seem separate or at odds—excessive drinking and driving is a disastrous recipe, whether it's on two wheels or four. But dig beneath the chain grease and you'll discover how pedals and pints overlap.
Fort Collins, Colorado's eco-conscious New Belgium Brewing bestows bicycles to its employees, hosts a Bike-in Cinema on its front lawn and takes its annual circus-like Tour de Fat bicycle festival countrywide. In Cooperstown, New York, Brewery Ommegang hosts bike races on its property, while Pennsylvania's Victory Brewing and California's Lost Coast Brewery sponsor bicycle teams. Portland, Oregon's Hopworks Urban Brewery orchestrates the annual Biketobeerfest and even outfitted a custom-constructed bicycle with dual kegs. Upping the ante, the city of Bend, Oregon, recently welcomed the Cycle Pub, a traveling bike-powered bar that can seat 16.
Cruising and Brewing
Whenever I suffer writer's block, I climb aboard my bicycle. Pedaling clears my cluttered head, and my brain simultaneously wanders and sharpens: a state conducive to creativity. One epic ride inspired Colorado homebrewer Jeff Lebesch to alter his life's course. Back in 1989, he rode a fat-tired mountain bike through Belgium, sampling ales crafted with quirky yeasts, spices and fruits—a lightbulb-lighting revelation. Upon flying home, Lebesch laid the groundwork for Fort Collins' New Belgium Brewing, launching in 1991 with two Belgian-inspired ales: the subtly fruity Abbey and the biscuity amber ale he dubbed Fat Tire. "The bike trip to Belgium is the underpinning of New Belgium," says media relations director Bryan Simpson, 44. "Culturally, we've kept bicycling as part of what we hold dear."
New Belgium's bicycle commitment begins with its employees, who are encouraged to cycle to work and are given cruiser-style bikes to commemorate their first anniversary with the brewery. But perhaps the brewery's most impressive achievement is the annual Tour de Fat. Touching down in 13 cities across the U.S., this circus-flavored stew incorporates a costumed bicycle parade, death-defying bike tricks (watch out for the fire!) and vaudeville acts, all washed down with plenty of Fat Tire and environmentalism: At each stop, New Belgium makes a trade with an attendee: a tricked-out commuter bike in exchange for their car, which is donated to charity. "We're turning folks onto things beyond the bottle," says Simpson.
New Belgium isn't the only brewery with a bicycling devotion. San Antonio, Texas' Blue Star Brewing runs an adjoining bicycle shop. At Portland, Oregon's Hopworks Urban Brewery—a.k.a. HUB, a bike component—visitors to the brewpub will find covered bicycle parking and a repair stand, including tools and a pump to plump tires. Blow one? Belly up to the copper bar—suspended overhead are 42 bicycle frames—and buy a tube. HUB even serves the low-alcohol Totally Radler cocktail modeled after the classic German Radler (bicyclist) cocktail. It's a blend of snappy lager and tart lemonade that slakes thirst and, for lagging riders, provides a carb-packed energy boost.
"There's a reason why I have two water-bottle holders on my bike," jokes owner and brewmaster Christian Ettinger. The dedicated cyclist's decision to focus on bikes and beer was due to a common thread: shared passion between consumer and creator. "Bikers love riding their bikes, and people love building and fixing them," says Ettinger, 38. "It's the same thing with beer: Drinkers love their beer, and people love making it."
Encapsulating that passion, HUB hosts the annual Biketobeerfest bash, with a bicycle showcase, trick BMX riders and a "Huffy toss" in which competitors launch a kid's bike through the air. Moreover, Ettinger recently opened a second HUB location, dubbed Bikebar for its position alongside a busy bicycle corridor. "We're pushing the envelope with what we can do with integrating bicycles into the pub," Ettinger says of the new location that shares a wall with the United Bicycle Institute, which trains mechanics and frame builders. At Bikebar, you'll find stationary bicycles linked to power generators, a mid-air gallery of Oregon-built bikes and dual water-bottle filling stations outside the front door. But in this town, the riders do not subsist by water alone. "The bikes in Portland are powered by hops," Ettinger says.
Work Hard, Play Hard
In the world of competitive racing and organized group rides, craft beer is almost as commonplace as a Clif Bar. This may seem counterintuitive, but you can't overlook the carrot-on-the-stick factor. "You work hard, play hard and want to be rewarded by a beer with flavor," says Jason Randles, 37, the digital marketing manager for Deschutes Brewery. "There's something to be said about celebration."
Based in biking-mad Bend, Oregon, Deschutes sponsors regional races, such as the Cascade Cycling Classic, and brews the Phil's Trail Pale Ale for the Central Oregon Trail Alliance spring fund-raiser. Most notably, Deschutes serves as a site of madcap cyclo-cross races, an off-road European sport in which bikers (some in costume) portage their bikes past a series of natural and man-made obstacles. Beer is consumed before racing, after racing and, occasionally, while racing. W
ith cyclo-cross, "it's an excuse to drink beer and get out on your bike," says Randles, who helped start the Deschutes Dirt Riders Club, which finishes its Tuesday rides with cold ones served tailgate-style.
Countrywide, breweries have incorporated cyclo-cross races and recreational rides into their DNA. In Middleton, Wisconsin, the Capital Brewery Cycling Club's rides depart from the brewery, while Pittsburgh's East End Brewing has the annual Pedal Pale Ale Keg Ride: Hundreds of cyclists pedal together as the brewery delivers its summer seasonal to a local bar. Cooperstown, New York's Brewery Ommegang runs an annual cyclo-cross race on its grounds (and sponsors a Central New York cycling team), while Team Lost Coast Brewery is composed of Northern California mountain-bike racers.
Victory's support of cycling makes sense when you meet its cofounder and brewmaster, Bill Covaleski. He's a fervent cyclist, steering his road bike across the rolling Pennsylvania hills near his home. "My business partner Ron has no concerns when I show up late for meetings," says Covaleski, 48. "He knows I've just been on the road, and I'll come back with three or four great ideas." Along with sponsoring Philadelphia's Tri-State Velo cycling team and serving beer at cyclo-cross events, Victory's Downington, Pennsylvania, brewery doubles as an unofficial headquarters for local cyclists. On Wednesday nights, mountain bikers depart from the brewery—and return to knock back beers. "Cycling burns a lot of calories, and riders are not compelled to restrain themselves," Covaleski says of the bikers, who favor snappy Prima Pils and lemony Whirlwind Witbier. "Bikers are not shy about partaking in beer."
Pedal Up to the Bar
Perhaps the surest sign of the ascendancy of bicycling and craft beer are bars and businesses that serve both constituencies. Last year, St. Louis' Tatyana Telnikova was tossing around concepts for a bar. A committed bicycle commuter, she often spins around town on her custom, double-decker bike. Over time, Telnikova, 27, noticed growing ranks of riders, so many that "you can't go outside without seeing bicyclists, no matter the weather," she says. But where could cyclists congregate after a ride?
"I was part of a niche group that wasn't being catered to," says Telnikova, who created her own bicycling clubhouse, HandleBar. It serves quality regional craft beer (Schlafly, O'Fallon, Boulevard) in a quirky, bike-first atmosphere. "The bicycle is a metaphor for community, sustainability and locality," says Telnikova of her saloon, where cycling-themed murals share wall space alongside a kinetic sculpture powered by a bike crank. There's also a repair station, volunteer-run bicycle-education classes and prizes for cycling customers, such as a free beer or a T-shirt. "I also have a box of sticky mustaches," she says.
Nationwide, HandleBar has tons of two-wheeled company, right down to the catchy name: Chicago's Handlebar serves brews and veggie grub with a side of bicycle advocacy. Located near a riverfront trail, Pittsburgh's OTB Bicycle Café (it stands for over the bar) greets riders with local brews from Full Pint and decorations hewn from old bike parts. Though not bicycle-themed, the sprawling patio at Portland, Oregon's Amnesia Brewing attracts droves of cyclists, as does San Francisco's divey Zeitgeist. But why pedal to a bar when a bike could double as one?
February marked the unveiling of Bend, Oregon's Cycle Pub, a trolley car–shaped traveling bar. Up to 12 beer lovers can plop at the glossy wooden bar and pump their legs (the company provides a non-imbibing driver), while an additional three non-pedalers sit on a plush bench and sip brewskis. "We even have a sound system and the roof comes off, if we want to go into convertible mode," founder James Watts, 43, says of the rolling revelry. Not to be outdone, HUB's Ettinger often rolls to events on his custom-built Bar Bike, which has two taps to dispense HUB's hop-forward beer. "It's like riding an 80-pound work of art that handles like a battleship," Ettinger jokes.
Still, the real battle is bringing bicycling and craft beer to the mainstream. Despite the boosterism, they both remain marginalized. Instead of proselytizing, spreading the gospel requires unusual tactics. When New Belgium's distributors come to Fort Collins for training, they're not shuttled around in a van. Instead, the distributors are given a bike and everyone rides together to lunch. "Some of these guys haven't been on a bike in 15 or 20 years, but they put a cigarette in their mouth, light up and ride off," says Simpson. "When they return, people are popping wheelies and having a good time." Afterward, Simpson says, no fewer than four or five of them have written to reveal that they bought their own bicycle. "Bike riding is universal," Simpson says. "At one time, almost everyone learned to ride a bike."


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I am one of the worst photographers on the planet. But where I lack artistic merit, I compensate with volume. Fortunately, I also have a little backup this year. Three professional pet photographers generously offered tips on capturing the perfect picture — just in time for the holidays.
Patience is key
Avoid staging photos and simply give pets time to unleash a bit of their personality. Photographer Parker Smith typically schedules about 90 minutes for sessions at his Atlanta studio, which was among the first to offer pet portraits in 2005.
"Every dog is different and has a different rhythm," he says. "They are just like people. That awareness and concentration allows you to really tune in to who they are and take a beautiful photograph."
Professional photographer Nina Parker also spends the first few moments of each session allowing four-legged clients to observe her and her equipment before snapping shots.
"At first, they are extremely wound up," says Parker, who started her Atlanta photography business two years ago. "Eventually they get over it and start doing what they normally do — going and laying on their favorite chair, laying on the bed, the dogs simply being themselves. Those are the [photos] that the owners like the best."
Patience also is essential when photographing kids and pets together. Make sure kids understand the rules about safe interaction with pets (don't stare or grab ears). Give everyone time to get comfortable, step back and prepare for the unexpected, Smith says. That's when the magic happens. Parker also recommends giving kids and pets time to get acclimated.
"Don't over pose them or kids and pets start looking really uncomfortable," warns pet photographer Leesia Teh, whose work has been featured in Bark Magazine as well as the West Paw catalogue.
Dealing with kids or puppies? Try props
Rather than chasing kids and pets around the backyard, Smith recommends photographing subjects on a comfy sofa or chair. Wigglers have a harder time getting away, and you will get a more intimate shot. That approach helped Smith capture one of his favorite photos of a high-energy pit mix named Liz (right).
"She started flipping around and just moving in all different directions — but she stayed on the chair," he said. "She jumped and stuck her butt up in the air, flipped one ear up and gave me this beautiful face."
Get closer
Most people notice their pets doing something cute, whip out the camera phone and start snapping photos. To get a better snapshot of extreme cuteness in action, Parker says take a step closer and get on your pet's level. That simple change in perspective can lead to a great picture. Smith particularly favors close-up images, which tend to convey more drama.
"It's really a process of deciding what you want to achieve," he says. "I do a lot of very beautiful close-up portraits of animals because I really love the details of the whiskers and the eyes."
If your pet is treat motivated, Teh says use that to your advantage. Just like kids, pets have no problem letting you know when they are no longer in the mood for camera time. Don't force the issue, even with their favorite peanut butter-flavor treat. Instead, focus on making sure the pet is having fun.
Keep the background simple
Avoid heavily patterned or colorful backgrounds that may compete with a pet's simple lines and coloring. Look at the frame on your camera before shooting, Parker says. If you see a lot of rooms, a lot of yard, a lot background, the pet is going to get lost.
Use caution when photographing pets outside
From dachshunds chilling on the front porch to a terrier running full speed ahead, Teh manages to capture the quirky exuberance in each of her subjects. But she warns budding photographers to use caution when working outdoors.
"No picture is worth taking them off leash if there is a road nearby and you don't have them on recall," she warns. "Go where there aren't too many distractions."
Use light to your advantage
All three photographers agree that good lighting can make or break a photo. Conduct a scouting mission to find well-lit areas in your home, particularly during dawn or dusk, Smith says.
"Most people call that the 'golden hour,' the first hour of sunlight in the day and last hour of sunlight in the evening," he says. "That can be very, very beautiful. It's got some direction and some contrast, but also is not so harsh that people start squinting."
The same rule applies to outdoor shots, says Parker, who advises against shooting during the middle of the day.
"Everybody has seen those pictures where someone is sitting there with eyes squinting because it's noon or they have raccoon eyes because of the way the sun hits," she says. Photos shot at dawn or dusk, when the sun is really close to the horizon, deliver a different quality. "It's warm and glowing and pleasing to the eye."
Cats will be cats
All three photographers have interesting stories to tell about capturing felines on film. The moral to each tale: Cats will be cats. Sit back, watch and wait for the moment to arrive.
"Cats are the perfect thing to photograph at home," Smith says. "If they have a favorite chair or something they like to sit on, move it close to a big window perhaps so you get a nice broad, soft white light. Shadows can be too dark, so use white fabric or white poster board to prop on the shadow side of the picture and that will bounce light."
Test drive those camera phone apps
While all three photographers work with heavy-duty professional equipment, Smith and Parker encourage pet owners to experiment with camera phones. Practice makes perfect. Unlike the old days, Parker notes that you don't have to pay for the bad photos. Simply press the "Delete" button, which clearly is my motto.
"There are so many different ways to make photographs," says Smith, who enjoys taking pictures of his Italian greyhounds Gracie and Puccini. "I still shoot a lot of film, but also love to play with [the Instagram app] and capture these tiny little memories."
Smith says that you can manage a good photo with standard, point-and-shoot cameras. Start by taking photos in portrait mode, which creates a very shallow depth of field and a tighter focus on the subject rather than the background. He also recommends working in bright but indirect sunlight, which limits the amount of harsh shadows. Adjusting the custom light balancing option also makes a big difference.
"Dig into the manual or take an ordinary sheet of paper and photograph it, then set custom light," he says. "Do this in light you are photographing in. You will immediately see great improvement in color and clarity throughout your pictures."
Seize the moment
Grab that camera — or camera phone — and take advantage of quality time with your pet. After years of chronicling friends, pets, relatives, weddings and other special events, Parker's favorite photograph features Lucas, her family's black Lab, shortly before he passed at the age of 17. (See photo below).
"You just have to be thankful for the time you have," she says.
Click for photo credits
Dog in chair: Parker Smith
Black-and-white cat: Nina Parker
Gray tabby cat: Leesia Teh
Black dog: Nina Parker
MNN tease photo: Shutterstock


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According to the gospels, Mary became pregnant with Jesus through a divine action. Luke 1:26-35 says that the angel Gabriel visited her beforehand and told her that "the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you." And Matthew 1:18 says "she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit." Is there a natural explanation?
The crucifixion of Jesus took place at a site near Jerusalem called Golgotha. But exactly where was it located? Golgotha is the biblical name for the place where Jesus was crucified. It was probably a small hill just outside the walls of ancient Jerusalem. According to Christian tradition, it was within the area now occupied by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. But some biblical scholars doubt that this is the correct location.
Islamist terrorism may have its roots in the Middle East, but it has long since expanded globally. Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, is no exception. Jemaah Islamiyah has for more than fifteen years fought to transform Indonesia into an Islamist state. In recent years, its terrorist campaign has suffered setbacks. As Jemaah Islamiyah regroups, it builds upon the experience of Middle East terrorist groups. From Al-Qaeda, it adopts philosophical underpinnings that guide its dual strategy. From Hamas and Hezbollah, it borrows an "inverse triangle model" in which a broad network of social services supports a smaller jihadist core, and from Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf emirates it adopts a model of charities and NGOs that help Jemaah Islamiyah advance its jihadist goals.


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Monday, 16 April 2012
Manipulating the Nether Lands Worked!
The other reason for the title is I found the cure to my ITB! Or so it seems. I ran 10km pain free today. Okay, a little twinge in my right hamstring and a tightness over the left knee at the end, but I felt awesome!! Should I admit I got tears in my eyes, I was so happy?
What did I do?
I manipulated my leg and butt on the left - for hours. I watched two videos on youtube over and over: one about deep tissue massage for the ITB and the other on Active Release technique and performed them on myself while watching. Oh and I concentrated a lot more on the gluteal insertions than they do in these videos. And it hurt! But eventually, last night, I felt something give and I, for the first time since the Mad City 50k, went to bed without pain in my leg.
This morning I ran in the sun on trails and YIPPEE!!
Tonight I went for another massage with Lone (she seemed amazed by the amount of change in just 3 days) and tomorrow - no running.
Whoever says conservative treatments for running injuries (specifically ITB) don't work needs to keep their mouth shut. I got so sickened by the amout of people trying to sell crap on YouTube claiming that this and that conservative treatment doesn't work. Sure, maybe they don't all work for everyone. But there is no reason not to start with RIC (okay, so the E: elevation is pointless unless you are actively bleeding) and, by the way, don't ever take ibuprofen; that stuff does not help healing. It takes pain away and makes you run when you shouldn't. Besides RIC, other effective conservative measures: massage, stretching and (as Jill Homer mentioned, and which should never be neglected is) cross training. The great thing about cross training is it not only prevents future injury but keeps your blood flowing, loosens up ligaments just keeps you feeling good. I have found my hip adductors to be particularly important in cross training with ITB. But one must avoid doing more injury! Don't do it if it hurts!!!!
But, as pointed out earlier, ITB syndrome is a manifold condition. What works for me may not work for others. The number of iterations of and reasons for IT band inflammation approaches infinity - but I am only saying, if you catch it early enough and rest and manipulate, it might just work.
Now, onto responding to a comment from my good friend, anonymous, from my last post:
One thing: get a gait analysis. One thing that strikes me whenever you post race pictures, especially towards the end of your races, is that you've got pretty ugly form: hunched over, bent from the waist...
I will try for a brief moment to not focus on the word "ugly" and ask: is it my gait or my posture I need to fix? I do realize it is hard from looking at the pictures, but I lean back so much when I run that everyone thinks it is some kind of a joke. It used to give me hip issues, but since I started running in minimalist shoes, those have disappeared. I still run leaning back, but my hips are at least spared since I'm not jamming my heels. What kind of help does one get from a gait analysis? To me "gait analysis" always meant "method by which shoe company/store tries to get you to buy unneeded shoe product." Am I wrong?
you may be right that this episode is stemming from compensation due to your quad issue, but I can't help but believe your form is contributing to your issues.
It was not compensation due to quad problems. The vastus lateralis actually bled and the inflamation around the bleeding made the muscle stick to the the iliotibial tract. This is what I could tell short of opening up my leg and looking.
Also, runner's knee is different than ITBS -- not a Danish translation issue. The "official" name in the literature for runner's knee is "chrondromalacia patella" although I have likely spelled that wrong.
The Danish "løberknæ" - literal translation: "runner's knee" is Iliotibial band syndrome, or in Danish "tractus iliotibialis friktions syndrom". Look it up if you don't believe me. I had never heard the term "runner's knee" in English, but I looked it up and I guess it refers to Patellofemoral Pain syndrome. So in fact, it is a Danish translation issue. Runner's knee in one country is apprently not the same as runner's knee in another. You learn something every day!
I'll post pictures now to make me happy.
Da Vinci paints Henriette in Albertslund before the CPH ultra.
My mom sent these from her iPhone.
I can't believe El Guapo got his first tooth without me there. But I am so happy there is Skype- yet poor El Guapo must think I have turned into a boobless screen.
Okay, and sorry about all the songs, for those of you who dislike music, ehem, but they make me feel less lonely. And if anyone out there is as much of a music lunatic as I am, perhpas you'll like them, too.
The song I was listening to when I started crying during my run:
It is the Miike Snow (Swedish) remix of Amadou & Mariam's (Malian) Sabali (don't be fooled by the low-fi start).
Want more Miike Snow?
And the most beautiful Beach House song yet?
9 comments:
- cherelli said...
nice work on finding an ITBS solution; I remember rolling my leg on a rolling pin - yowch that hurt but helped a heap! Happy running!
- 16 April 2012 at 22:20
- mmmonyka said...
Boys are cute in their matching PJs!
I am not sure what you mean by conservative treatment. But manipulation (massages, chiropractic moves) seems to be the only thing that works for my ITB as well. Stretching, hip strengthening, ultra sounds did not work for me one bit.
Do you mind sharing which youtube videos you used?
I also changed my gait after one quite accomplished athlete looked at it and gave me some pointers. I cannot say for sure that it worked, but so far it seems to be working. Gait change and manipulation.
Let keep our fingers crossed that it stays pain free from now on!
- 16 April 2012 at 23:04
- Jill Homer said...
I've had the American version of "runner's knee" i.e. chondromalacia patella (grade III) ... which I contracted from biking. So many people recommended I correct my "tracking" during pedaling, get a bike fit analysis, etc. I tried different stretching and strengthening exercises, went to physical therapy, and continued to experience flare-ups for years. Nothing actually worked until I became more regularly involved in cross training ... ironically, running. I think consistent cross training is a great strategy for preventing overuse injuries, but perhaps not as effective for reaching specific race goals. I only know that I've experienced a lot less injury (at least injuries unrelated to falling and crashing) since I started trail running in addition to cycling.
BTW ... I've been reading your blog for a couple of years. I think it was Danni who first directed me here. I enjoy your casual style mixed with sometimes brutal honesty, and also your taste in music. I rarely comment on blogs anymore but I should.
- 16 April 2012 at 23:13
- Mapp said...
Love the photo of the biys in their PJs!
- 17 April 2012 at 11:29
- SteveQ said...
My running form late in ultras is so stooped as to be... stupid. It's partly due to hours of staring at the ground, trying to see where my feet land, but mostly from core muscle imbalances that come from spending all day looking down at a desk. Instead of doing something about it (I did try, briefly), I just stopped running long; my running form when sprinting is quite good!
- 17 April 2012 at 17:14
- Alicia Hudelson said...
I had to laugh at you telling people not to take ibuprofen because it takes pain away and makes you run when you shouldn't. I don't think you, personally, need to take ibuprofen to accomplish the "running when you shouldn't" part!:)
- 17 April 2012 at 19:52
- sea legs girl said...
Jill and Mmmonyka- I updated the blog post to reflect your questions and good points :). Thanks.
Jill, it is a huge compliment to me that you enjoy my blog since you are such a talented writer! SR introduced me to your blog way back in 2007. Very fun reading.
- 17 April 2012 at 21:40
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- 17 April 2012 at 21:40
- Karen said...
I had ITBS last spring and self-treated the same way you did. I'm glad it worked for both of us!
- 22 April 2012 at 02:39


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Coconut Macaroons Recipe
Moist and chewy coconut macaroons are not just for Passover! They are pretty addicting, and naturally gluten free, so enjoy them any time of the year!
… and making macaroons couldn't be easier, you simply combine coconut flakes, egg whites, and sugar, simmer on the stove, cool then bake in the oven. If you want to get fancy you could add some slivered almonds or drizzle them with chocolate, but here's a basic recipe.
Coconut Macaroons
Servings: 17 • Serving Size: 2 cookies • Points +: 3 pts • Smart Points: 6
Calories: 129.2 • Fat: 7 g • Protein: 1.8 g • Carb: 14.5 g • Fiber: 1.1 g • Sugar: 13.4 g
Sodium: 74.2 mg (without salt)
3/4 cup (5 large) egg whites
2/3 cup granulated sugar
10 oz sweetened coconut flakes (Baker's)
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
In a heavy saucepan combine egg whites, sugar and coconut flakes and cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently until all the ingredients combine together, about 12-15 minutes. The mixture should be sticky and moist, not dry. Remove from heat and stir in the almond and vanilla extracts. Set aside on a dish and let it cool in the refrigerator about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 300°. Using a tablespoon, scoop tightly packed tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet covered with a silpat or parchment paper.
Bake 27-30 minutes or until golden.
Makes 38 cookies.
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