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A smooth breeze blew across the field during the Troy High-Mohonosen Football game on Saturday. I would call it perfect football weather. And as the sun danced in and out of the clouds, the Flying Horses of Troy showed why they are a team that has only allowed 7 points in 5 games. Offense, defense and special teams all looked great during win. Games like this make being a photographer fun. Lot’s of Scoring and some big hits (Evan Vadney’s Hit is a must see!). See all of the photos at http://totarophotography.nextproof.com. And get the teaser video below:

High School Football and back and so is Totaro Photography’s Sports Photos. We’ve changed platforms so take a look and check out our newest gallery from the Troy N.Y. High School Football Game vs. Amersterdam.

http://totarophotography.nextproof.com/galleries/Troy-V-Amsterdam

So I was in Troy photographing some buildings when I saw an interestin poster for a stickball tournament in Little Italy. So of course I had to check it out. And it was everything I hoped for and more. What a great time.

Clara Moskowitz
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If you want to know whether your marriage will survive, look at your spouse’s yearbook photos.

Psychologists have found that how much people smile in old photographs can predict their later success in marriage.

In one test, the researchers looked at people’s college yearbook photos, and rated their smile intensity from 1 to 10. None of the people who fell within the top 10 percent of smile strength had divorced, while within the bottom 10 percent of smilers, almost one in four had had a marriage that ended, the researchers say. (Scoring was based on the stretch in two muscles: one that pulls up on the mouth, and one that creates wrinkles around the eyes.)

In a second trial, the research team asked people over age 65 to provide photos from their childhood (the average age in the pictures was 10 years old). The researchers scored each person’s smile, and found that only 11 percent of the biggest smilers had been divorced, while 31 percent of the frowners had experienced a broken marriage.

Overall, the results indicate that people who frown in photos are five times more likely to get a divorce than people who smile.

While the connection is striking, the researchers stress that they can’t conclude anything about the cause of the correlation.

“Maybe smiling represents a positive disposition towards life,” said study leader Matthew Hertenstein, a psychologist at DePauw University in Indiana. “Or maybe smiling people attract other happier people, and the combination may lead to a greater likelihood of a long-lasting marriage. We don’t really know for sure what’s causing it.”

Hertenstein said he has considered other explanations, such as the possibility that people who smile more often tend to attract more friends, and a larger support network makes it easier to keep a marriage healthy. Or it could be that people who smile when a photographer tells them to are more likely to have obedient personalities, which could make marriage easier.

The results of the study fit into a larger pattern of research that has found many personality characteristics can be determined from very thin slices of behavior. Basically, we often reveal ourselves in the most subtle, simple ways.

And smiling in photographs has been shown to be correlated with a number of traits, including a generally happier disposition.

“I think [our results] go along with a lot of the literature that’s been coming out over the last five to 10 years, which shows that positive emotionality is incredibly important in our lives,” Hertenstein told LiveScience. “There are many, many beneficial outcomes to a positive disposition.”

The findings are also notable because they found a connection between photos taken when people were young and marriage outcomes that sometimes occurred much later.

“It feeds into this idea that what’s occurring earlier in our lives in terms of our present situation and our mental state can predict things that occur decades later,” Hertenstein said. “Showing the continuity in who we are is really important.”

The study is detailed in the April 5 issue of the journal Motivation and Emotion.

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Not only is the MAAC Basketball Championship in Albany this weekend, but the America East Championship is in town as well. That means plenty of good basketball for fans from all over. And I am invested in both tournaments.

As a former assistant AD at UAlbany I’m glad to see they are leading Vermont at the half of thier quarterfinal game. But my real excitement is for Canisius College, who I’ll be following while they are in Albany. As a Canisius Alum I was thrilled to see the Men knock off Loyola last night and have a chance to face hometown favorite and MAAC powerhouse, Siena.

I was equally excited today when the Lady Griffs beat Fairfield to clinch a spot in Tomorrow’s championship game. In my excitement I put together a quick video from the Lady Griff’s last two games. More photos will follow in the next few days.

Good Luck Canisius!

So I know there’s been a lag in the postings recently and that’s mostly because I’ve been so busy. Here is a video presentation from the Science Olympiad Regional Competition that took place over the weekend at the College of St. Rose. Once again I’d like to thanks Mr. Holdren from RCS for getting me involved with the fun group.

Saturday Night was a big night for the Washington Avenue Armory. The line of Roller Derby fans literally wrapped around the corner onto Lark Street to see the Empire Skate Troopers take on the Jersey Shore Roller Girls. The huge crowd that came inside from the cold got to see alot of action and had a ton of fun. And who wouldn’t have fun with names like Glamthrax and Scarlet O’Hackya. Here a just a few of the highlights.

The action was fast

and the atmosphere was like a rock concert…

The next home match is on February 21st at 7:00 PM

Here are some highlights – Video Style- of the 2008 Gridiron Classic.