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ot all teens '
are rude
By Willard Abraham
Ph.D.
Q. What's with this smart-
alecky, rude business I run
into so much among teen-
agers these days? Maybe
there are exceptions, but I
seem to see them less and
less.
Their so-called wisecracks
and attitudes of know-it-all
bothers me quite a bit. I re-
member my own teen years
(not so long ago), and even if
I didn't feel any particular
respect for adult 'friends of
my parents or for other
grownups., I would never
turn on a fresh mouth. I al-
ways felt that my parents
wouldn't permit it.
Nowadays it's the common
things to insult, ridicule,
answer back and all the rest,
What concerns me is my
own young children (we have
three of them). I couldn't
bear to have them turn out
like that. What can I do to
keep those obnoxious char-
acteristics from developing?
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just in time to begin .worry -
'Ing of the next generation.out the "immaturity"
Q. Are boys really better at
math than girls are? My
daughter's fifth -grade tea-
cher believes they are, and
that's why he permits no
girls in his advanced arith-
metic study class. '
1 think he's being narrow-
minded, but he insists that
research supports his point
of view. Do you agree with
him?
A. Some, boys have highly
cultivated math skills and
interests. Some girls,do, too.
Whatever the research
shows may have no rele-
vance for determining. the
ability of a particular child.
However, , a conflict with
her teacher probably won't
help you reach the objective
of getting for her the educa-
tion she apparently de-
serves. A calm discussion
with him, including factors
that demonstrate her ability
and interests in the area,
may be a better course to
pursue. You might even sug-
gest that he experiment with
one or two girls, including
yours, and then carefully fol-
low up on what he does in
that class, what homework is
assigned and how well your
daughter progresses.
A. The model parts pro-
vide and the expetations
they have ford their children
may help you avoid the pro-
blem you described. How-
ever, I can't believe you
haven't . encountered teen -
a who are helpful, re-
s ctful and modest.
I see them all the time
carrying, out or bagging gro-
series, in college classes and
among friends of my own
children. "
Sometimes we may be a
bit turned off by one who
.seems to be, feels he or she is
or actually is quite wise for
his or her. years. And there
are newspaper horror stories
of the ones involved in
crimes and automobile acci-
dents, butadults, too, hit the
headlines as part of 'such
stories.
I guess it has always been
that way, this wonderment'
about whether they will ever
grow up. They do;frequently
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the bottom. I would appre usually hand painted
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present, value. same vintage, and both may
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Q. Our pediatrician has re-
commended some myster-
ious shots for our children,
and they have me worried. I
think it's possible for them to
get sick from them so I'm re-
luctant about his suggestion.
How can I get him to change
his mind? "
A: You're really putting
me on, aren't you? There's.
obviously 'a need for better
communication between you
and him, so it's time for
some direct questions. What
shots? Why? Side effects?
• I'm not a..physician and he
' is, so that appears to be the
logical direction for your
questions.
SNOW FUN—To spend an afternoon making shots like this calls for special hand-
ling of your camera equipment as well as knowledge about how cold weather 'af-
fects light measurement. (Photo courtesy Eastman Kodak Co.)
Through
the
Lens
have to explain those funny
' little marks along the edges
whenever you show your pic-
tures.
Just as photographers get
cold when they are out in the
low temperatures- for ex-
tended periods of time, so do
lenses. However, there is one
major difference, when the
photographer goes inside to
warm up, he doesn't get
water condensing .on the in-
side. Now if that lens is taken
back outside before it's coin-
pletely dry, that condensa-
tion could freeze and•
damage something. The way
to avoid this problem is to
make certain,yOu warm your ceive good pay, I feel very sert your common sense.
lenses slowly.. ;.. insecure in my job. Some When the boss is having a
When it's time to take real days my boss is pleasant, bad day, isit all because of
ictures.in snow, with, and other days he's not. you? Isn't he irritable with
bright sunlight
p gh there will be Then, I wonder what I've others, too? Why should you
such a wide tonal range . done and if I'll lose my job. be singled out?
between sunlit areas and the What's wrong? — E.F. If you don't like your job,
shadows that no film can Dear E.F.: It's your fear you should try to find some
record it properly. If you're of insecurity, the most com thing else.' You are an intern -
using through -the -lens- mon of all anxieties. It's a
By Holt Confer : camera when there's show
Now that it's beginning to • on the ground ifyou're
get chilly, many of you have dressed for the activity and
probably put your camera if .you're precautions with
away with the lawn furniture your equipment.
and forgotten all about pic- One of thosetdvantages-is.
•ture-taking outdoor§.. \ that you keep your picture -
I'm certain you'll take a taking techniques sharp so
few . gift -opening photo- you don't have to relearn in
graphs while you're com- April what you forgot in
fortably :ensconced in your November. Another advan-
home. But there really is a tage is that there is no. sum-
• whole lot going on, outdoors Mieehaze to brock,out.distant
during .the winter months. •horizons. And if you enjoy
And there arevsome definite photographing wild animals,
advantages' to using your the lack of foliage and snow-
covered ground make theme
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SIIRGIZI
T. crossing,
indicates .heavy
load of guilt
By Dorothy back to left, and this adds
St. John Jackson more flame to your,aftxiety.
Certified Master • , Don't let your strong emo-
Graphoanalyst tions„ seen in the slant and
Dear Dorothy: While I re- _ pressure of your writing de -
gent man seen in the well -de -
metering or if you have an • busy little demon, always veloped wedge-shaped n's
.
whole lot easier to see. instant camera where the ready to lunge at you when (also w's) and are capable
As for keeping yourself available light is read by: a You become disturbed andin many areas. If your work
warm, I do haveone sugges- - metering eye,"- unless you apprehensive about losing is unpleasant to you, the fear
tion, wear a ,, front -opening take some ' precautions, your.job. of insecurity will hold you.
you'll find most • of your Such insecurity comes
with clenched teeth. Seldom;
photographs have been from all the hurts you've had though,. does it stay around
. parka or jacket -large enough
to get your .camera inside.
Whenever your camera isn't
in use, zip it up inside, your
jacket, the, batteries that
power • the • electronic
mechanism work best above
45 degrees"P (7 degrees Cel-
sius) .
It's• also a good idea to re-
place your zinc -carbon bat-
teries with alkaline batter-
ies. Experienced winter pho-
tographers who plan to
spend long periods of time
outdoors will usually carry
extra sets of batteries in an
inside ' pocket, where they
stay close to body tempera-
ture. Then, if the weather is
particularly _cold; they will
ehange their batteries hourly
to keep their cameras
operating at peak efficiency.
In the winter, you also-
need
lso-need to work just a bit slower
than you did in August. When
film gets cold,' it also gets
brittle, so `rapid, jerky film
advancing just might cause
a break.
Rewinding your•,film also
calls. for reduced speed, if
you rewind rapidly, chances.
are you'll generatestatic
electricity that will show up
on your processed film as
little lightning bolts... The
electricity won't harm you or
'your equipment,' but yOu will
Orion. large and distinctive and the
most brilliant of constellations. is al-
most as familiar as the -Big Dipper"
(part of the constellation Ursa Major).
Unhke Ursa Major, which is a north-
ern constellation. Orion is visible from
every inhabited part of the earth.
A winter constellation. ft swings
across the southern part of the sky
and can be seen Irom fall until early
spring Ursa Major on the other hand.
is near the north celestial pole and.
when viewed from Canadian lati-
tudes. is always above the horizon. •
Face south to locate Orion, the Giant
Hurter of Greek mythology who was,
described by Homer as the "tallest
and most beautiful of men'., It'tQkes
but little imagination to "see" his
• kneeling figure outlined. in a large
near -rectangle of brilliant stars.
Ruddy-hued,Betelgeuse and
llletrix4efine his shoulders: Saiph
'and brilliant blue -white Rigel his, heel
and knee The signature o1 this beau-
tiful.copstellation is the jewel -studded
'belt" 01 Orion - defined by three al-
most equally spaced bright stars
William Tyler Olcott. in Star Lore of All
Ages. relates the following myth link-
ing Orion to the moon -goddess: "The
moon-godde s fell In love with the
Olanl Hunterhe sun-g$d did not ap-
prove of him, and resolved to bring -,,
about his destruction As Orion was' •
•
JANUARY
bathing. the sun-god poured his
golden rays upon him, and cat1ed,dn
' the moon -goddess to test her skill in
archery by shooting°at the gleaming
mark. The moon -goddess winged a
shaft. and slew Orion: her lover. hid-
den In the brilliant bight. Distracted
she appealed 10 Jove. who placed
Orion In the sky so that the moon-'
goddess might gaze upon him as she
sails in her silver chariot-.
Orion is central to a group of con-
stellations known as the Winter -Six.
Each has at least one brilliant star
and these sweep a large arc around
the Giant Hunter. Sparkling Sirius.
pinpointing Canis Major (The Large
Dog). Is the brightest stat its"the
heavens. . •
Sweep the area With binoculars.
Orion. boasts not only the famous
nebula in the centre of the "sword" (a
fuzzy patch central to the group 81
faint stars hanging from the bolt). but
also a number of double and multiple
stars of exceptional beauty.
PLANETS: Mars now rises before
midnight: Saturn about midnight. In
the cofStelIAtlon Libra, both are high
in the south at sunrise. Venus and
Jupiter, low in the east at sunrise, are
separated by less than one degree . \
(2 moon diameters) late In the mouth,
Venus is a little closer to the horizon
and more difficult to see from day-to-
day while Jupiter is climbing away
1rori( the sun and•will dominate the
moming'sky ina few months.
d
h (Urtivetsal Time)
3 05 New.Moon
3 22 Earth' et perihelion
4 02 Quadranted Meteors
8 03 Venus 7 N of Antares
11 10 First Quarter Moon
18 14 Full Moon
2 05 Last Quarter Moon
25 09 Mars 1 '6S. o1Moon
26 01 Saturn 0:2S. of Moon
27 02 Venus 011N. of Jupiter
29 16 Jupiter 1 'BN. of Moon
29 22 Venus 3-N. of Moon
Remernber'fe subtract the approprl- ,
ate number of hours (0 convert to -
your time zone.
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underexposed. throughout your life, all the very long, if you are happily
Here's how to avoid that
situation.' If you can adjust
the ISO -ASA settings on your
camera, us'e one-half .the
actual film speed. For exam-
ple, if the film in your •
camera has an ISO -ASA rat-
ing of
at-ing'of 100, . set your camera's
ISO -ASA dial at 50. On in-
stant cameras, set the ex,
po•
sure control for two marks '
lighter than normal..
Because of, the film lati-
tude
situation I' mentioned
earlier, getting proper expo-
sures of skin tones and snow
i almost impossible. How-
ever, you can help overcome
this problem by using your
flash whenever you're photo-
• graphing people in' the snow
disapproval, you've sensed
adjusted toyour
job.
(providing they are within
realistic flash distance of 8-
10 feet).
I wish I could provide
more specific information
about exposures for many of
these situations, but there
are just too many film -
camera -weather condition
_ situations to make that prac-
tical.
About the only -
"hedge" you° have besides
'the things we discussed, is to
bracket your exposures by at
- least a full stop on either side
of the settings you've made.
and the rejections you've ex-
pected.
It's seen in the d and .But whatever you do, re-
tloops. cognize your anxieties for
If the boss should be a little whatthey are. Know that
surly one day, your, imagina- you brought them with you
-tionrgoes to work, seen in the when you started your job.
size of the loops, and this im- Seek help to dispel these
pish trait grabs you and hiss- -• feelings of disapproval' and
es • in your ear that you've . guilt, so that you can gain the
done something wrong. self-fulfillment in life you so
Also, you're carrying a deserve.
heavy load of guilt and self- If you don't, any job' you
blame for somethingin your take will be a. repeat of the
life, seen in t crossed last. '- -
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