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Roman questions some of the suspects in Stefano's murder.
Roman reads the Salem Spectator, smirking at the news of Stefano DiMera's murder when another officer drops by. Martine Kent is his shadow today. Roman tells her the Governor is sending someone else to assist since he's connected to most of the suspects. Roman wants to ensure this investigation goes by the book. They'll start with Abe carver and Kate Roberts DiMera before moving to EJ DiMera.
Abe picks out the newspaper at his door and heads in. He throws it in the bin. Lexi sees and retrieves it. She needs to know what happened. Roman and Officer Kent arrive and Roman tells Abe he is a suspect. His gun was found at the scene of the crime as the murder weapon. Abe admits he threatened Stefano with his gun last night but didn't kill him. Theo arrives and Lexi takes him into the kitchen and Abe says he left his gun behind because he didn't trust himself not to use it later. He had a twisted fantasy that Stefano would use the gun on himself. Lexi returns. She believes him. Roman asks him to submit to a gunshot residue test. The cops leave and Lexi peruses family photos. Part of Abe is relieved Stefano won't be around Theo. They debate about Stefano's part in her tumor. Abe says Andre was Stefano's puppet, and Abe can't make peace with it. Lexi gets a headache and Abe gives her medicine. Lexi says she has forgiven her father. She loves their friends and if one of them has done it, she doesn't want to know.
Kate reads the news at Titan and remembers threatening Stefano with a gun. She tells Ian it's hard to think of Stefano as gone. Ian wonders if she must be a little relieved. Kate rehashes what Stefano did to her. They debate about whether or not Stefano can get to Ian from the grave. Ian smirks but Kate's sure Stefano would have gone for Ian next, after he finished 'picking her carcass clean'. Ian argues that no man cheats death but Kate knows he's wrong. Stefano has been "dead" so many times, she has lost count. She starts to cry. She feels terrible about it. He holds her hand and asks her to let it go. Did she kill Stefano? The cops interrupt. Ian excuses himself and Roman questions Kate. She was furious enough to do it but she didn't kill Stefano. She claims she doesn't know why her fingerprints were on the murder weapon. Ian pokes his head in just as Kate sobs, "Why would I murder someone I am so deeply and desperately in love with?" Stefano was the only one to pick up the pieces when "that happened with Bill Horton." Ian raises an eyebrow. Kate knows it wasn't conventional but their relationship evolved. Roman's sorry Stefano hurt her. Ian comes in and Roman asks for a gunshot residue test. The cops leave. Ian tells her it's time to exorcise her demons. Kate knows but she loved Stefano and now he's gone. She feels sad and guilty. Ian again asks if she killed Stefano.
EJ runs through the park to the pub and stops, panting heavily. He flashes to threatening his father. Sami finds him and can't imagine what he's been going through. He appreciates her concern. He's shocked. Sami reminds him Stefano's the Phoenix. "Are you sure he's really dead?"
EJ and Sami arrive at her place. The kids are at camp. EJ tells her he identified Stefano's body and has no leads. He agrees he had a million reasons to want Stefano gone. Sami knows EJ is Stefano's golden child. EJ flashes to being told he's not Stefano's son. Sami wonders if she'll still run CW. EJ doesn't think she has anything to worry about. EJ's head of the family. He hadn't thought about that. Sami thinks this is his chance to let go of his dad's baggage and run things as he sees fit. "If you do, we might have a chance." EJ looks at her puzzled. "We." She means the family. EJ thinks she's right but he has a few loose ends to tie up first. Roman and Kent arrive. Since Stefano died last night, why isn't EJ taking matters into his own hands as he usually does? Roman assumes EJ already knows who the killer is.
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EJ urges Nicole to reconcile with him.
Will gets fired up about Stefano causing him to lose his job with EJ. Sonny cautions him to be careful about what he says.
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Scam the Scammers – Let's have some fun!
Scam phone calls are up.
Today I got a call from a guy who told me there was a problem with my computer (yeah, right) and while I was letting him talk, I got a call on the other line, so I told him I had to go, picked up the other line and guess what? Another guy from the same company, eSupport Live. So I decided to play along and see what happened. He told me that I had unwanted files on my computer and he would help me get rid of them right now. He was about to ask me to give him remote access to my computer when I said, I've gotta go; can I call you back? Sure, he said and gave me his number 888-514-1650. He told me his name was Alvin Brown, uh huh — with a very thick Indian (dot-not-feather – as Joey would say) accent.
A couple of minutes later I called back. 888-514-1650 actually works. I asked for Alvin Brown and explained that we had been cut off and I was calling him back. They put me on hold for about 90 seconds and finally someone (with a very different voice) said, Hello. Alvin? I asked. Yes. Alvin Brown? Yes, sir, can I get your information please?
That's when I hung up. I found their website here. The English is worse than those bad assembly instructions you get with products made in China.
Most likely these people are criminals, trying to hack into your computer to steal your identity, money, whatever. See a news story about such people here.
I know most FOBs have lots of time on their hands — because since joining the GMG Google+ Community, I get tons of emails a day from them — so I figure why not spend a little time and have some fun SCAMMING THE SCAMMER!
All you have to do is call and pretend you got their number from the website or a friend. Ask for Alvin Brown and see what happens. Or start asking for other people — Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, George Washington, Jimi Hendrix — what ever you can think of. The longer you keep them on the phone, the more you've cost them. Just don't give them any real info about yourself.
If you don't want them calling you back, just block your caller id by hitting *67 before you call. If we can get hundreds of people calling every day, maybe they'll give up and stop calling us.
Vickie reminded me of this very funny guy who has a special treat for telemarketers. Check it out:

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'Fess up: you're a little vain. Maybe you secretly adore your dazzling eyes or the way your butt looks in that new swimsuit. Maybe when you're alone, you flex in the mirror because your biceps rival Michelle Obama's.
Hey, humans are preening creatures. But if you can be in love with your own full lips, you can (and should) be vain about your money, too.
You work hard at making smart money choices—because, let's face it, this stuff isn't always easy. Yet you're probably not giving yourself the credit you deserve.
You should. Look in the mirror, turn around, give your financial skill (or strivings) an admiring glance. This will reinforce all those wise moves you're making. And that confidence will lead to even more smart money choices. Hello, momentum!
So mull it over: What's your private source of financial pride?
- Maybe you recently upped your 401k contributions.
- Or you're the sympathetic money adviser to your pals.
- Or you haven't paid full price, for anything, since 2001.
Whatever it is, go ahead and be a little vain about it. You've earned it.


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Stop & Shop is preparing for a potential labor strike or lockout later this month by hiring temporary replacement workers.
Stop & Shop is preparing for a potential labor strike or lockout later this month by hiring temporary replacement workers.
The Quincy supermarket chain has set up eight hiring sites in Westport, Hyannis, Quincy, Woburn, Revere, Mansfield, Worcester and Springfield as it continues contract talks with five United Food and Commercial Workers International Union locals representing 40,000-plus Stop & Shop meat-cutters, cashiers and other workers in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Their three-year contract is set to expire Feb. 23.
A Stop & Shop spokeswoman said the hiring efforts are not a reflection on the status of the negotiations.
"While the negotiations are ongoing, we're advertising for replacement workers in the event of a dispute," spokeswoman Judi Palmer said. "It's important for us to prepare so we can continue to serve our customers and remain open."
In SouthCoast, Stop & Shop has stores in Dartmouth, New Bedford, Fall River, Fairhaven and Wareham.
Negotiations between Stop & Shop and the union have been contentious in years past. In 2010, a pact was reached two weeks after the contract's original expiration date and three days after the union served a 24-hour strike notice.
Local 1455 spokesman Mark Govoni referred to Stop & Shop's hiring moves as the "normal course" and declined further comment. But the union's website says the grocery chain's ads for replacement workers "tout substantially higher wages than what current employees make after several years" and "have raised the ire and disappointed" many UFCW negotiators. Stop & Shop's help-wanted ads list $15-an-hour full-time and $12-an-hour part-time wages.
The union is responding to Stop & Shop's "strike-breaking efforts" by leafletting the temporary job seekers, informing them that they'd be hurting regular Stop & Shop employees and their families by taking the short-term work. The leaflets also state that Massachusetts and Connecticut workers still can collect unemployment if they refuse strikebreaking work.
And Monday, union members were advised to "prepare for the worst."
"We interpret these ads as a clear signal that the company is not interested in negotiating an agreement fair to both sides," the website update said.


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Creating Web Content for Mobile Phone Browsers, Part 1by Robert Jones
After a slow start, browsing the Internet from mobile phones is finally taking off. The latest batch of phones have helped the cause considerably. People are buying them for the cameras and other bells and whistles, but the side effect is that mobile Internet access is now in the hands of a huge number of people -- and they are using it. Users in the UK alone downloaded 8 billion pages to their phones in 2003. A huge audience; but bear in mind that most of them are viewing sports scores or downloading custom ring tones, and not a lot else. The opportunity for developers like us to serve up imaginative and useful content to their phones is tremendous.
But the challenges facing someone entering the field are significant; it's not just the issue of learning a new markup language or two. To develop successful content, you need to understand the technical limitations of mobile browsers, the diversity of hardware that is out there, and the practical difficulties and frustrations faced by users trying navigate from a phone keypad.
That diversity is the big issue. If you want to reach a broad audience, then your pages need to work on the tiny monochrome screen of a two-year-old phone as well as the higher-resolution, color screen of the newest models. There are two ways to deal with this. You can limit yourself to the most basic markup so that a page is viewable on any phone, or you can identify the capabilities of each phone as it makes a request and deliver rich content specific to that device.
This series of articles will cover both approaches. In Part 1, I will describe the basic features of the two main markup languages, WML and XHTML MP, and will show how you serve them from a web server. In Part 2, I will show how you can identify the phone that has requested a page and deliver content that is tailored for that device.
WAP, WML, and XHTML MP
Related Reading
HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide
Viewing the Web on a mobile phone involves compromises -- a lot of them. The keyboards are numeric and cramped. Connections can be unreliable, with low bandwidth and high latency. Most importantly, screens are small and often monochrome. So the powers that be came up with Wireless Markup Language (WML) as a first crack at the problem.
WML content is served by a regular HTTP server like Apache, but its delivery mechanism involves a gateway device that sits between the phone and the server. This mechanism is referred to as the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and specifically, as WAP 1.0. When a mobile phone submits a page request, it gets sent to the WAP gateway that acts like a proxy. The gateway fetches the WML page from the regular web server. It then binary-encodes the content and passes that form of the data on to the phone. This was originally done to make the most of the limited bandwidth available to the phone, as well as to provide the phone company with a way of monitoring usage. The initial release, WML 1.0, only allows for monochrome screens and has very limited page layout features.
Working within the limitations of a technology is a necessary evil, but given the rapid evolution of phones, it does seem short sighted to have built a language and delivery mechanism that is so tied to those limitations. WML has evolved over time, but not as fast as the hardware. So it's not surprising that it has been superceded by something new in the form of XHTML MP (Mobile Profile). XHTML is the extension of HTML that enforces the strict syntax checking of XML. And the Mobile Profile variant is a subset that addresses some of the constraints of mobile browsers.
The good thing about the restricted nature of WML is that any content written in it should be viewable on the majority of mobile browsers. XHTML MP does away with those restrictions, allowing you to write pretty much anything you want. But with freedom comes responsibility: the onus has shifted squarely onto you to make sure it looks good on a mobile browser. With the diversity of phones currently on the market, that's easier said than done.
Along with the new markup language comes WAP 2.0, an evolution of the delivery mechanism. It still involves a WAP gateway, but the XHTML MP content is passed straight through to the phone without binary encoding. The role of the gateway is now reduced to tracking usage of the system by users, which is very important for the phone company but irrelevant to the rest of us.
It would be great if we could ditch WML and move directly to XHTML MP. But life is never that simple. There are still a lot of phones out there that can only handle WML. Because of that, most of the major mobile web sites are still using WML. That, in turn, requires that new phones need to handle both WML and XHTML MP. This cycle of dependency will be broken eventually, but for now we need to consider providing mobile content in both markup languages.
I'll illustrate them both with an example web site for a fictitious restaurant, which should serve as a starting point for your own experiments. But before we get into that, I want make highlight two things that will make your life a lot easier.
First of all, both WML and XHTML MP are XML-based languages that have
significant implications for those of us coming from the sloppy world
of HTML. You must use double quotes around each attribute in a tag
(such as
align="center") and you must match each tag with a
closing tag (such as

...
). That is, except for the
tags that don't follow that rule, most notably

 and
You have to write perfectly clean code or it will not be displayed on
your phone. Trust me, this gets very frustrating very quickly.
Secondly, you should install a WAP browser simulator on your PC. Simulators are essential tools for anyone developing content for phones. Running on your PC over a regular Internet connection, they load pages much faster than your phone, they avoid the frustrations of using the phone keypad, and they can provide information that helps debug problems. In fact, they are so useful that I recommend you install two of them!
The first, and easiest to install, is from Openwave and can be found at developer.openwave.com. It is available for Windows only and is free of charge, but you do need to register with Openwave. The equivalent software from Nokia is available from forum.nokia.com. Drill down through Tools and SDKs until you find the page for Nokia Mobile Internet Toolkit 4.0. Again, the software is free, but you will need to register. You should download the entire toolkit, which includes a Mobile Browser Simulator (NMB), a WAP Gateway Simulator, and the toolkit itself (NMIT), which is an application containing editors for the markup languages, images, and multimedia messages. The simulators look like this :
The Openwave simulator is very simple to use; just type in a URL and it retrieves the page directly. It simulates the entire phone, allowing you to access all of the keys available to a user. The Nokia simulator requires that you also run their WAP gateway simulator, but that is easy enough. Although it does not include the full phone keypad, it does allow you flexibility in setting the screen size, and the display mode can be set to color, grayscale, or monochrome.
The real benefit of installing the Nokia software is the NMIT, which provides "language-aware" editors for WML and XHTML MP. This is extremely useful in troubleshooting pages that do not display on your phone. Chances are the problem is XML-related, such as a failure to properly quote an attribute. This screenshot shows an example of that:
This capability has been a lifesaver. Writing perfectly valid XML by hand does not come easily to me; I've been writing sloppy, but perfectly functional, HTML for far too long. I suspect there are many others out there like me. The problem is that when I attempt to view a page with bad XML, my phone beeps and gives me the message "Services: Reply Unknown." This is not very helpful. The simulators should be a solution, but they are more tolerant of certain types of XML errors than my phone, so they may display the page just fine -- also not helpful. By loading the page into the Nokia editor, I can see immediately where the problem lies. My advice is to install both of these tools and use them routinely. Hand-coding pages in Emacs and hoping they work is a recipe for frustration.
An Example of a WML Web Site
Let's look at a real code in the form of a simple web site for a restaurant. It will introduce multiple pages, links between them, and images. Pretty basic stuff, but with some issues that are unique to mobile browsers. XHTML MP is straightforward, but WML has its own way of doing things, so we'll spend a bit more time on that.
cafe.wml is a WML page consisting of three cards: the first represents
the home page, the second is the current menu, and the third is the location
of the restaurant. The concept of multiple cards on a single page is
unique to WML. The idea was to conserve bandwidth by combining a group
of related pages into a deck that can be downloaded as a single block,
thereby avoiding multiple requests and responses. It works quite well,
but it makes for ugly code. We link between cards using anchor (
tags, where the target is the ID of the destination card preceded by
a hash character.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN"
<card id="card1" title="Cafe">
<do type="options" label="Menu">
<go href="#card2" />
<do type="accept" label="Location">
<go href="#card3" />

Rob's Transport Cafe

Greasy food cooked to perfection, then cooked some more

Menu
Location
<card id="card2" title="Menu">
<do type="accept" label="Back">
<go href="#card1" />

Menu

Bacon Sandwich

Egg and Chips

No Spam

Medical Help

Back

<card id="card3" title="Location">
<do type="accept" label="Back">
<go href="#card1" />

Location

911 East Pike St.
Seattle
WA 98122

Email Us

Phone:
206-555-1212

Add to Your Contacts

Back

You can find this deck at www.craic.com/mobile/ora/cafe.wml. The three pages should look something like this:
Our WML page also includes an image. It should not come as too much of a surprise to learn that images in WML use a special format, called WBMP. This is a very simple format was originally intended as a way to display images on early monochrome displays while minimizing bandwidth consumption. They are really only useful for icons or your company logo. The Nokia Mobile Internet Toolkit includes a useful WBMP editor, and some graphics software, such as Macromedia Fireworks, will generate the format.
Let's walk through this example. The
<xml> and
lines are required XML headers. The
<wml> ...
</wml> tags
enclose the rest of the page. Within this block there are one or more
<card> ...
</card> blocks -- our example has three. Card blocks
are a concept unique to WML and let us hope it stays that way. The idea
is that each WML file contains a "deck" of related cards, with each one
the equivalent of a single HTML page. Packing them into a single file
means you can download a set of related pages in a single WAP transaction,
thereby conserving the limited bandwidth available. That made a lot
of sense in the early days of WAP, but much less so these days.
Each card has an
id, which we will use for navigation, and a
Within each card, you have the basic formatting tags available to HTML:
, etc. Think really simple HTML.
Early phone browsers had monochrome screens with lousy resolution, making
creative page design irrelevant. You should treat WML page design as
a way to get your information across without any fancy formatting. If
design is important, then you want to work in XHTML MP.
Navigation is a critical design issue for mobile browsing. Keying in
a long URL on a phone keypad is a real pain. It is essential that you
include convenient navigation links in each of your pages. The safe
choice is to use the familiar
 ...
 tag pair, using
ids as targets, preceded by a
# character. The problem is that
links take up a lot of valuable screen real estate.
</do> blocks provide an alternative way to navigate.
All phones have two programmable keys immediately below the screen. The
left one is called the Options key and the right one is the Accept
key. Within a
<do> block, the
type attribute determines which
key we want to program. The
label attribute defines the text that
we want to appear on the screen directly above that key. The
tag within the block defines the URL or card that you jump to when that
key is pressed.
This mechanism is a great idea -- in principle. One thing you learn very
quickly in this field is that not all phones implement all of the features
available in the markup languages. For example,
<do> blocks do
not work as expected on the Nokia 3650. The keys are not reprogrammed,
but you can access the functions by clicking Options, then Service
options, and selecting the appropriate function. But that series of
key clicks defeats the whole purpose of the
<do> block! On the
Openwave simulator, the keys are programmed but they are not evident
until you click through all of the other
 links on that card.
Again, this defeats the purpose of the shortcut.
The bottom line is that you cannot assume that any "advanced"
feature of WML will work on any given phone. As a result, you must include
 links on every card.
Enough of these frustrations (at least for a moment) -- let's do something
unique to mobile phone browsers. Look at the two
 tag pairs
in the last card with the
wtai targets. These are two calls to the
Wireless Telephony Application Interface (WTAI), a library of functions
that link web pages to the primary functions of your phone. You can
initiate a call to the number specified in the tag, you can send a series
of DTMF tones down the line (to access your voicemail, for example), and
you can add the phone number to your list of contacts.
In our example page, the first tag, with the target
will initiate a call to that phone number when clicked. This is extremely
useful and, importantly, it works on all the phones that I have tried.
The second tag pair, with the target
Cafe, will add the specified phone number and name to your phone's
contact list. This would be much more useful if it could download a
vCard record, but it's still pretty handy.
Built in functions that tie the Web directly to the capabilities of your phone will be of great importance in this market. Indeed, there is a tremendous amount of work going on in the field of multimedia messaging, but that seems to be at the expense of simple, useful functions. Being able to access a sophisticated hardware feature simply by embedding a tag in your web page is a very powerful feature.
WML has several other important features that you might want to look at, such as WMLScript and WAP CSS. But we are going to leave WML here and jump to the next level in the evolution of this field.
The XHTML MP Version of the Site
In XHTML MP, we need three separate pages instead of the deck of WML cards. The page source for cafe.xhtml, cafe_menu.xhtml and cafe_location.xhtml looks pretty much like regular HTML.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN"
"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd" >

Rob's Transport Cafe

Greasy food cooked to perfection, then cooked some more

Menu
Location
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN"
"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd" >

<title>Cafe - Menu</title>

Menu

Bacon Sandwich

Egg and Chips

No Spam

Medical Help

Back
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN"
"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd" >

<title>Cafe - Location</title>

Location

911 East Pike St.
Seattle
WA 98122

Email Us

Phone:
206-555-1212

Add to Your Contacts

Back
You can find these pages at www.craic.com/mobile/ora/cafe.xhtml and they should look something like this :
XHTML MP includes pretty much every feature that we are used to in HTML. The temptation, therefore, is to start using tables for page layout, transparent images for spacing, and stylesheets to control text formatting. You must resist this urge!
If a browser cannot properly render the tags in your page, it will look terrible. Some features, and in particular tables, require significant calculation in their display, and the wimpy processors in most phones may take a long time to display the pages. Do not, under any circumstances, use images for page layout. The way most browsers operate is to download the page first, display it with placeholders, and then replace those as they download the real images. In general, use images only where they really add to the content.
In our example, you will see two things that are not found in regular
HTML. First is the required XHTML MP
<!DOCTYPE...> line at the
top of the page. Second is the
accesskey attribute in some of the
 tags. These are link navigation shortcuts that allow you to
press the specified key and direct the browser to the specified target.
This seems like a good idea, and it is actually implemented on my Nokia.
But, as you might be able to anticipate by now, there is a problem.
How do I know what key gives me the shortcut? To use this feature, I need
to take up valuable screen real estate with hints to the user, such as "Press
1" or even something cryptic like "(1)" next to the link. Even in their
shortest forms, these hints take up too much space to be worth the effort.
Providing decent navigation links while conserving screen space is an ever-present challenge in creating WAP content. There are no easy answers.
Web Server Configuration
We have our pages, and so the next step is to serve them from a web site. For this discussion I am assuming you have a public web site on a Linux system running Apache. Copy the pages into a suitable location in your path, such as /var/www/html.
We tell Apache what to do with files like these by specifying a set of MIME types that associate a filename suffix with a specific file type. There are several types that are relevant to mobile web content and we'll just set all of them without going into the details. There are two ways to do this. You can explicitly add these to the httpd.conf file using the following block of code at the end of the file:
AddType text/vnd.wap.wml wml
AddType text/vnd.wap.wmlscript wmls
AddType application/vnd.wap.wmlc wmlc
AddType application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc wmlsc
AddType image/vnd.wap.wbmp wbmp
AddType application/xhtml+xml xhtml
But chances are most or all of these are already in your /etc/mime.types file. Typical Apache configurations will automatically import these types from the file. Look for these lines and add any that are not present. In my installation, I only needed to add the line for the .xhtml suffix.
text/vnd.wap.wml wml
text/vnd.wap.wmlscript wmls
application/vnd.wap.wmlc wmlc
application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc wmlsc
image/vnd.wap.wbmp wbmp
application/xhtml+xml xhtml
For these to take effect, you need to restart Apache. You can copy the source for the example site in both markup languages from my site www.craic.com/mobile/ora and try serving them from your own site. Use a desktop browser to get the source code.
That's it for Part 1. Next time, I will show how we can detect the capabilities of a phone making a request to our site, and then deliver content suitable for the device. This involves more work for us on the server end of things, but lets us take advantage of the features available on newer browsers.
Robert Jones runs Craic Computing, a small bioinformatics company in Seattle that provides advanced software and data analysis services to the biotechnology industry. He was a bench molecular biologist for many years before programming got the better of him.
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User talk:Martin.leese
Hi, Martin, and welcome to Xiph's wiki. Thanks a lot for your contributions to OggPCM. Really.
If you are interested in discussing Ambisonics in Xiph's projects, you may want to join Vorbis' list, FLAC's list, or OggPCM's list. If you are a developer, you may be interested in checking Vorbis, FLAC's, or oggenc's source code to check for issues on how Ambisonics are handled. Just in case you want to help out more.
Again, welcome.--Saoshyant 06:22, 25 January 2007 (PST)


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Ann Tristani is a wife, mother, and artist who paints the beauty of God's creation with passion and joy.
She makes it a priority to paint with and learn from many of the greatest Master artists of our time and is continually striving to grow as an artist.
A very encouraging and inspiring teacher, Ann is eager to share her experience with her students.
Ann paints in a lovely studio at home in Maplewood, Minnesota where she lives with her husband, Mark, and Lulu the dog in a pretty yellow house surrounded by flowers.


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The lights are on
We're updating the site tonight.
time, please?
GIO Usage Guidelines/The Newcomer Cheat Sheet/Terms and Conditions
12:07 AM CST, we're in the middle of testing the changes now.
thank you. but wasn't that like an hour ago? time zones, ugh. anyway guess no blogging tonight. really, the advance notice is appreciated. ; )
You should be able to post to your blog as usual. We're not taking the site down and we've already made the updates, so blog away.
updating without going offline? kudos. i love this site. ; )
Yeah. We do it pretty often, so we try not to take it offline for updates.
i think mr. pms brought up how it's kind of a thankless job with people complaining all the time and not really appreciating all the work that goes into this site. i for one had no idea but you know, out of sight out of mind. might be interesting to post what's involved in maintaining this site; i'm sure it's beyond most members' comprehension (and i include myself in that category).
We want to have a blog where we can post about what we're doing on the site but haven't had time to. But yeah, there's a lot of work that goes into the site that you don't get to see because it's behind the scenes type work.
why am i not surprised you all haven't had time to blog about what you're spending your time doing? lol. but i think that's a great idea. it just might spark some interest in what goes on to make this site what it is today.
another update. whooooa buddy. what did you guys do this time.
I'm a Legendary GI member.
we added the ability to comment on your own profile page. So now your status updates show up and you can reply to people's comments. Also fixed a bug for some of our videos to play on iOS devices (HTML5 video). So you should be able to see some of our videos on the iPhone and iPad. Then we fixed a bug in our media player where clicking on a video thumbnail didn't show the video. It does now. We did some other stuff in the backend too, which ya'll won't be able to see until we polish it up.
i saw the option to comment on others' comments, and didn't know what to make of it lol. good idea. so can i now also play vids on my droid? (haven't tried before.) also, is there a way to make the site more compatible with various browsers or is it the nature of the beast that some functions don't work or work intermitently depending on the browser? just curious.
Yeah. There's now a "comment" link that when clicked, will display a field to enter a comment to that comment. And we haven't tested the Droid. Will you let me know if it works? Only the single videos in the most recent posts will play HTML5 video. I'd love to hear what you're experience is with the site on a Droid. As for the various browsers, yes, that's the nature of the beast. We do our best testing the site in multiple browsers, but it's difficult to get all the functionality working in ALL browsers. The majority of our visitors use Firefox, IE 8+, Chrome and Safari, so we test with those browsers. But even then, we miss stuff. It's helpful to get feedback from the people who use the site as to what works, what doesn't, what you like and what you don't. We don't always get a chance to tackle all the requests, but we try...
eh you guys do fine for what you can do dont worry.


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Dead Oceans Welcomes Bill Fay, First Studio Album in Over 40 Years Out August 21Posted by katie on May 31st, 2012
Bill Fay is one of England's best kept secrets – a genuine national treasure and we are delighted to release what we believe is his true masterpiece. Titled Life is People, the new record is Fay's first properly crafted studio album since 1971 and it's out on August 21.
Back at the dawn of the 1970s, Fay was a one-man song factory, with a piano that spilled liquid gold and a voice every bit the equal of Ray Davies, John Lennon, early Bowie, or Procol Harum's Gary Brooker. He made two solo albums but quickly disappeared from the music scene, leaving his LPs and his reputation to become cult items, namedropped by the likes of Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Jim O'Rourke. But he never stopped dreaming, the music kept on coming. Now, in his late sixties, he has produced a record that shows his profoundly humanist vision is as strong as it ever was.
And it's a stunning return to form. The lush and expansive effect is completed by a cello, string quartet and a gospel choir, electric organs and pianos and a rich weave of acoustic and electric guitars. Ranging from intimate to cosmic, epic but never grandiose, Bill's deeply committed music reminds you of important, eternal truths, and the lessons to be drawn from the natural world, when the materiality and greed threaten to engulf everything.
"I can't think of anyone whose records have meant more in my life." –Jeff Tweedy
"Each one of the records Bill Fay has put out in four decades is different, and each is indispensable. His graceful melodies, elegantly plain lyrics, and mystical tenderness towards all life move me like little else does. He is rock music's conscience." –Will Sheff


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On August 22, the third and final game of the trip came in the
most difficult conditions the team has had to face so far. We spent
a good part of the day walking around a beautiful national park,
the rest of the day on the bus in between Zadar and Zagreb.
When we showed up to the gym to face KK Sabok, the sweltering
temperatures showed no sign of abating. As Associate A.D. Tom
Rand commented, the Croatian club seemed to be taking a page out
Red Auerbach's playbook, as all the heaters were on full blast in
the gym. Maybe our hosts had done some research on the namesake of
the Judges' home court.
The gymnasium reminded me of two places: the old Hickory High School gym in the movie "Hoosiers" and Progressive Field in Cleveland. It was an intimate court to play hardball on, but when a fan dragged a big drum up into the stands, he started beating throughout the entire contest, much like the guy from the Indians home games.
This team was definitely the most skilled we've seen thus far and they jumped out to a quick 18-9 lead in the first 5 minutes, even after a nice looking Ben Bartoldus 3-pointer. The Judges cut the into the lead, though, and at the end of the first it was Croatians 24, Brandeis 23. That may be up for debate, as the young girl working the scoreboard was struggling to keep the score correct.
The Croats came out swinging in the 2nd and opened with a 7-0 run. The Judges clawed their way back and took their first lead after a Bartoldus circus shot in the lane made it Brandeis 32, Sabok 31, with 3:30 left in the half. After more aggressive play on both sides, the halftime tally was Croatians 41, Brandeis 35.
The 3rd quarter was a mix of post play on both sides, including some nice work by junior Alex Stoyle down low. At the end of three quarters, it was Croatia 56, Brandeis 51.
It became clear in the final period that the effects of their heavy travel schedule, combined with the heat, was really getting to the Judges, as the hosts began to take control. Two minutes into the final frame the Croatians made an 8-0 run as the game began to get sloppy. With 3:25 left in the game the Croatians had an 11 point lead, and never looked back. At the final buzzer, it was KK Sabok 74, Brandeis 64: the Judges first international loss under coach Brian Meehan.
The two sides took a group picture at the end of the game, handshakes and smiles were exchanged. Brandeis played hard in all three games and was challenged each time. To compare the opponents on this trip with the foes from five years ago - when the team I was a member of went to Italy - is like night and day. In the summer of 2007, we had two very easy games against a pair of squads who looked more like men's league soccer players, and one game against a good pro team that we were able to overcome at the end. This year's Judges had three tough tests, and played hard in all of them, like coach Meehan's Brandeis teams have always done. I am proud of their effort and they should be as well!


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Well, it seems to do what EPO does, plus more! Hmm, I don't know about stripping Djoko of his titles though. If the chamber hasn't been banned by the ATP tour, then you can't strip his titles. He is using the chamber legally.
I know you and I see its advantages, but I also believe that Djoko's groundstrokes are superior to either Nadal or Federer, with or without use the chamber. He gets nearly the lift component of Nadal's fh, and the nearly the drive component of Fed's fh. Plus his backhand is straight out of Connors' backhand handbook. Better bh than either Fed or Nadal.
They have to do it beforehand. All Djoko has to say is, it was legal before you banned it, and get lawyers to back him up. Nobody can argue with that. All Nadal can do is to either use the same CVAC chamber to be even in advantage, just in case the ATP does nothing about this performance enhancing device.
I would've been in favor of stripping Lance Armstrong of ALL of his Tour de France titles, but there isn't enough proof right now to do so. There is a positive test on the first win, but there is no proof on the table, other than the word of his very own teammates, masseuse, an admission to his doctor and to LeMond, anecdotes of secrecy and evidence of dumped syringes.
Should they strip him of his titles because he has gone to a gluten free diet and exercises more? Maybe if the former number 1 gets older, everyone he plays has to be his age or fitness level? Is there a device that can be worn to equal out the players desire to win?
So what if Djokovic uses this! Are athletes that train in higher altitudes cheating because the oxygen in their blood is thinner so that when they compete at sea level they have more energy?
Use what you have available, or go back to all-white clothes and wood rackets. Progress is good.
There is no way to equal out physical ability. Nadal is more muscular than Fed or Djoko, but we can't equal that out. It is up to Djokovic to get an edge and perhaps this is a way he's done it.
Also, Nadal's Aero Pro Drive perhaps has more power than Djoko's Head pro tour racquet. Even with the lead job that Djoko does.
Douglas has several good points here, Mark. Nadal just has to, in return, get his endurance edge back by either using the same CVAC device or train at high altitudes.
3 times a week/ 20 minutes a day? The machine must really be something else. I want one. lol
I used to have asthma but I got rid of it by taking up road cycling and playing an oboe as a kid.
I apologize,actually I don't think it was asthma but severe allergies that got em before, but it was only a matter on time before he became #1. Now let's see what happens the next couple of years.
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text: Last season, Ed Williams and Jeff Baldwin picked against the spread all season long in Rotoworld's award-winning Season Pass. They kicked things off last year with a sneak peak column where they picked over/unders on win totals for six teams before kickoff, and they're back at it again this season. Once the season starts, Ed will try to exact revenge on Jeff for last year's beating as they'll pick their top five games and one over/under in the Season Pass. You can also check out Jeff on Twitter @jeffbaldwin4 for his daily picks. Without further ado, here are the over/unders.Tampa Buccaneers – Over/Under 5.5Ed: Last year, the Tampa Buccaneers severely underperformed, and Raheem Morris lost his job as head coach as a result. Now no-nonsense Greg Schiano from Rutgers is at the helm, and he won't put up with the effort the Bucs put forth on the field last season. They drafted Doug Martin in the first round of the draft, and he's already leapt ahead of LeGarrette Blount on the depth chart and will be starting in Week 1. An improved running game should help Josh Freeman get back on track, and with his ability to scramble, he should be a dangerous weapon. They'll be playing the NFC East and the AFC West this season, but they're other two non-division games on the schedule are very winnable as they'll play the Vikings and Rams. There aren't a lot of cupcakes on the schedule, but there are plenty of winnable games, and the addition of Schiano as the head coach should result in at least a couple of extra wins, which would put them at six, which is good enough to hit the over.Pick: Over 5.5 winsBuffalo Bills - Over/Under 7.5Jeff: The Bills significantly upgraded their defense with the signing of DE Mario Williams and drafting CB Stephen Gilmore in the first round. Williams will provide pressure on the opposing quarterback which has been lacking for quite some time in Buffalo. Gilmore looks like the real deal and worthy of a first round selection. He is projected to start Week 1 against the Jets. Offensively, a healthy, underrated Fred Jackson returns after an injury ended his season a year ago. C.J. Spiller will also be in the mix for carries as he came on strong last year when Jackson went down. Ryan Fitzpatrick will rely heavily on Stevie Johnson through the air. I think the Bills take great strides this year and surprise some people.Pick: Over 7.5 winsCincinnati Bengals – Over/Under 8Ed: While the Bucs underperformed last season, the Bengals shocked everyone by going 9-7 and making the playoffs. This year, they won't be sneaking up on anyone. Andy Dalton exceeded everyone's expectations at quarterback, but don't be surprised to see him endure a sophomore slump. He still has the uber-talented A.J. Green to chuck the ball to, but after that his options are limited. Jermaine Gresham can be productive at tight end, but after that, it's a bunch of question marks. The Bengals let Cedric Benson go, and now have a tandem of BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Bernard Scott in the backfield, which won't instill fear into very many opponents. The defense should be very good once again, but the struggle to score will do this squad in. The Bengals need to feast on a fairly easy early schedule because things get very tough as the season wears on. They're final five games will all be very tough as they'll be at San Diego, vs. Dallas, at Philadelphia, at Pittsburgh and vs. Baltimore. If the Bengals stumble early, there's not chance they'll hit eight wins.Pick: Under 8 winsHouston Texans - Over/Under 9.5Jeff: The Texans were on their way to making a Super Bowl run last year until Matt Schaub went down with a season-ending injury. To their credit, the Texans still won a home playoff game with their third-string quarterback, but only to come up short at Baltimore a week later. This season, Schaub is back along with one of the best running backs in the league in Arian Foster. Also, the Texans have been taking it easy with WR Andre Johnson throughout the preseason, but all signs point to him being ready for Week 1. The Texans' defense, led by J.J. Watt, looks to build off its impressive performance last season. This could be the year the Texans make it to the Super Bowl if they can stay healthy. Going against the 29th easiest strength of schedule in the league, look for them to get about 11 wins on the year.Pick: Over 9.5 winsSeattle Seahawks – Over/Under 7.5Ed: Injuries were a major issue for the Seahawks last season, and the quarterback situation was one of the worst in the league. While the offseason solved much of the health issues, quarterback is still a question mark. Unlike last season, though, there's plenty of upside this year. After dazzling everyone in the preseason, rookie Russell Wilson won the starting job over free agent acquisition Matt Flynn. The dynamic Wilson will keep defenses guessing with his ability to run, and he'll also have Sidney Rice back on the field. Marshawn Lynch signed a brand new contract, so he's the primary focus in the backfield, which should give the offense plenty of stability. The Seahawks have been building a young but very talented defense over the last couple of seasons, and the strategy looks to be paying off. Look for continued improvement by that unit. The Seahawks have to play the tough NFC North, but they also drew the relatively weak AFC East, so in addition to getting four games against the Rams and Cardinals, Seattle should be able to get over 7.5 wins fairly easily.Pick: Over 7.5 winsSan Francisco 49ers - Over/Under 9Jeff: The 49ers were one game away from making it to the Super Bowl a year ago. Their offseason priority was to get QB Alex Smith more offensive weapons. The additions of Randy Moss, Mario Manningham, Brandon Jacobs and LaMichael James fit that need and will give this offense more versatility and explosiveness. Smith will look to build off a productive 2011 and lead his team back to a NFC West title and a deep playoff run. Defensively, there are not many teams out there better than the 49ers. Led by Patrick Willis and Justin Smith, I see this unit only getting better, as scary as that sounds. The 49ers do have some tough road games this season, including visits to the Packers, Saints and the Patriots. Matching their 13 win total from a year ago will be very tough, but I still think the 49ers will get to 10 or 11 wins for the year.Pick: Over 9 winsHouston Texans – Over/Under 9.5Ed: The Texans finished last season with a 10-6 record, and that's with them losing their last three games after losing Matt Schaub to injury. Schaub will be back under center when the Texans kick off Sunday, but more importantly Arian Foster will be leading the way in the backfield once again. Foster has become one of the most feared running backs in the game, and with the zone-blocking scheme of the offensive line, it's almost impossible to stop him. And even if Foster gets dinged up, Ben Tate has proven to be one of the most talented backups in the league. Andre Johnson is back at full strength at wide receiver, although at this point of his career, he's a constant injury risk. Despite trading away linebacker DeMeco Ryans, Houston should remain a solid defensive team as well. Houston will play the competitive NFC South and AFC North, but their two extra games are very winnable against the Dolphins and Raiders. If Houston can feast on their own division, which shouldn't be too much to ask, the Texans should get to at least 10 wins again this season.Pick: Over 9.5 winsSan Diego Chargers - Over/Under 9Jeff: The 2011 Chargers were a major disappointment finishing at 8-8. I just don't see how this team finishes any better this year. Philip Rivers' performance a year ago, including a career-high 20 interceptions, has to be concerning. Plus, I'm seeing much of the same from him in this year's preseason games. It doesn't appear that his arm strength is what it used to be. In addition, throw in the loss of his favorite target WR Vincent Jackson and injuries to WR Vincent Brown and RB Ryan Mathews, and there is a lot for this team to overcome before the season has even started. On a positive note, TE Antonio Gates has declared himself in the best shape of his career. He will be a target machine this year. With the Broncos and Chiefs getting more competitive in the AFC West, and matchups with the Saints, Ravens and Steelers, look for the Chargers only to manage 7 or 8 wins on the 2012 season.Pick: Under 9 winsKansas City Chiefs – Over/Under 8Ed: Originally, I was thinking eight wins would be a lot to expect from the Chiefs. But after examining the schedule, and looking more closely at the roster, especially the returning players, the Chiefs could be sneaking up on a lot of people this year. Running back Jamaal Charles and safety Eric Berry will both be back after ACL injuries, and the Chiefs went out and got tackle Eric Winston to bolster the offensive line and bruising running back Peyton Hillis to play behind Charles. Hillis' presence will allow Charles to work his way back to full speed at his own pace and also prevent him from getting worn down. The explosive Dexter McCluster will likely see time at both running back and wide receiver, and QB Matt Cassel has Dwayne Bowe back after holding out for much of the preseason. From Week 11 on, the Chiefs have very winnable games against the Bengals, Broncos, Panthers, Browns, Raiders, Colts and Broncos again. Look for the Chiefs to win at least five of those seven, which means they'll need just four more wins to hit the over.Pick: Over 8 winsMiami Dolphins - Over/Under 7Jeff: I took under in wins in this column a season ago with the Dolphins. I think it is going to be very difficult for them to match their 6-win total from 2011. Rookie QB Ryan Tannehill has been named the starter. Tannehill will be a solid professional QB at some point, but I think this year he will struggle due to the lack of playmakers at the WR position, and the fact that he is a rookie. The departure of both Brandon Marshall and Chad Johnson has left this offense in shambles. Tough not to think opposing defenses won't lock down on RB Reggie Bush as he seems to be the lone playmaker in this offense. The defense was actually solid finishing 6th in the NFL a year ago in points allowed at 19.6. The Dolphins' lack of offense should put a tremendous amount of pressure on their defense. I think it is going to be another long season in South Beach.Pick: Under 7 winsOakland Raiders – Over/Under 7.5Ed: Some people are high on the Raiders this year, and there are reasons for some optimism. Darren McFadden, when healthy, is one of the top running backs in the league. The only problem with that is the fact that he hasn't made it through a full season without sustaining an injury yet. The Raiders also have some young talent at wide receiver with Denarius Moore and Darrius Heyward-Bey, but they're relatively unproven and have the aging Carson Palmer throwing them the ball. Palmer put up decent fantasy numbers in the second half of last season, but I wouldn't be shocked in the slightest to see a regression this year. If a team like the Chiefs takes a step up like I'm predicting, then it's only natural another AFC West team will take a step back. Look for that to be the Raiders, as they'll be under 7.5 wins.Pick: Under 7.5 winsNew York Jets - Over/Under 8.5Jeff: The Jets didn't address their glaring needs in the offseason. Shonn Greene isn't the answer at running back, the offensive line could have been bolstered, and the wide receiver position lacks depth after Santonio Holmes. Instead, they trade for QB Tim Tebow after re-signing their starting QB Mark Sanchez. It is hard not to think this season won't be an adventure for the Jets. It is going to be very difficult for the Jets to succeed this year with the limited offensive playmakers on their team. On the other side of the ball, the defense will be solid. However, I don't think they are as good as previous years, and their offense could put a lot of pressure on them to keep them in games. The beginning of the 2012 schedule is very difficult, which includes playing the likes of the Steelers, 49ers and Texans. I don't see this team winning 9 games.Pick: Under 8.5 wins


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PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles were back in action this week for Offseason Training Activities (OTA), without the services of Paradise High product and ex-Oregon star wide receiver Jeff Maehl.
The former Bobcat was held out of practice on Monday for an undisclosed reason. Maehl, a 6-foot, 184-pound second-year Eagles wide out, will battle draft picks Josh Huff and Jordan Matthews, as well as Brad Smith, Damaris Johnson, B.J. Cunningham, Will Murphy, Ifeanyi Momah, Kadron Boone and Quron Pratt for a roster spot this year.
Maehl, 25 and 2007 Paradise grad, made four catches for 67 yards and a touchdown — stats that ranked him 337th in the NFL in 2013. Another new face this week is a player who has been around Philly for a while, yet was hurt last year.
Jeremy Maclin looks to make the roster less than a year after surgery on his right knee. The Eagles veteran suffered some bumps and bruises in his return, while at one point hitting the ground clutching his left knee on Monday.
The good news is Maclin gathered himself and left the field on his own power, saying "I'm OK" and "I'm good," references to his health, not the way he's readjusting to the position.
Maclin was back on the practice field Tuesday. It's likely that Maehl won't be competing for time with Maclin, as the Eagles team website has divided the receiving corps into two groups.
The first four include Maclin, Riley Cooper, Matthews and Huff. Maehl appears to be in the second group with a pair of returners who played sparingly in 2013.
Maehl caught twice as many passes as Smith and Johnson as a backup last year. Now he hopes to work his way more into coach Chip Kelly's offense when preseason gets underway Aug. 8 in Chicago. Maehl and the Eagles will be in NorCal once this season at the 49ers new home in Santa Clara on Sept. 28.
A four-year letterman under Kelly at Oregon, Maehl tied the school record for career touchdown receptions (24), while leading the Ducks in receptions (77) and receiving yardage (1,076) as a senior.
The most impressive wide receiver at practice Monday was Matthews, who looks like a force to be reckoned with playing in the slot. At this early stage it's easy to visualize the 6-2 Matthews as the mismatch the Eagles are waiting to spring on the opposition.
The Eagles traded up in the second round to get Matthews. He may not technically be a starter, but Matthews could be the primary slot receiver, which is a key role in today's NFL. On some teams that player is a starter.
Huff was the team's third-round pick. The Eagles' top three receivers were productive in 2013, but things fell off dramatically after that. The next three guys — Johnson, Maehl and Smith — totaled eight catches for the season. Huff isn't a typical No. 4 receiver, though. He comes in as a high pick. He knows the offense from having played for Kelly at Oregon. Yes, there are differences, but the core should be very similar. Huff is a mystery man. The key for Huff is to shine when he does get chances. That will force the coaches to find a way to mix him in. I do think Huff can be a terrific slot receiver in the NFL.
Paradise Post Sports Editor Jeff Larson contributed to this report.


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Jan Steen
Dutch, 1626–1679
The Family Concert, 1666
Oil on canvas
86.6 x 101 cm (34 1/8 x 39 3/4 in.)
Gift of Timothy B. Blackstone, 1891.65
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Baltimore Museum of Art, Musical Instruments and Their Portrayal in Art, April 26–June 2, 1946, no. 35.
Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Paintings of 17th Century Dutch Interiors, December 1, 1967–January 7, 1968, no. 19.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Case for Wine, July 11–September 20, 2009, no cat.
Publication History
John Smith, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters, vol. 4 (London, 1833), pp. 59–60, no. 176.
Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Works of Old Dutch Masters and Other Pictures (Chicago, 1890), p. 29; reprinted (Chicago, 1892).
"Chicago an Art Center," Chicago Daily Tribune, November 9, 1890, p. 1.
Art Institute of Chicago, General Catalogue of Objects in the Museum (Chicago, 1901), p. 141, no. 4.
Art Institute of Chicago, General Catalogue of Objects in the Museum (Chicago, 1904), p. 147, no. 4.
Art Institute of Chicago, Important Facts Regarding the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1905), pp. 6, 9, ill.
Masters in Art: A Series of Illustrated Monographs, vol. 6 (Boston, 1905), p. 293.
Art Institute of Chicago, General Catalogue of Sculpture, Paintings and Other Objects (Chicago, 1907), p. 158, no. 4.
C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century based on the Work of John Smith, vol. 1 (London, 1907), p. 115, no. 442.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Collections Illustrated: With a Historical Sketch and Description of the Museum (Chicago, 1910), p. 22.
Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture, Paintings, and Drawings (Chicago, 1920), p. 18, no. 4.
Eduard Trautscholdt, "Steen, Jan," in Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 31 (Leipzig, 1931), p. 512.
Charles Fabens Kelley, "Chicago: Record Years," Art News 51, 4 (1952), p. 59.
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), pp. 187, 440, ill.
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago (New York, 1970), pp. 261, 286, ill; reprinted (London, 1977) and (London, 1987).
Peter C. Sutton, A Guide to Dutch Art in America (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1986), p. 48, 53, ill.
Walter Liedtke, "Toward a History of Dutch Genre Painting II: The South Holland Tradition," in Roland E. Fleischer and Susan Scott Munshower, eds, The Age of Rembrandt: Studies in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting (University Park, PA, 1988), p. 128, ill.
Walter Liedtke, "The Collectors and Their Ideals," in Ben Broos, Great Dutch Paintings from America, exh. cat. (The Hague, Mauritshuis, 1990), p. 35.
Jon Margolis, "Off-the-Wall Lessons in History: One Man's Unorthodox View of the Art Institute of Chicago," Chicago Tribune Magazine (September 17, 1995), p. 15, ill.
M. Therese Southgate, The Art of JAMA: One Hundred Covers and Essays from the Journal of the American Medical Association (St. Louis, 1997), pp. 6–7, ill.
Mariët Westermann, The Amusements of Jan Seen: Comic Painting in the Seventeenth Century (Zwolle, 1997), p. 246 n. 48.
Dieter Beaujean, Bilder in Bildern: Studien zur niederländischen Malerei des 17. Jahrhunderts (Weimar, 2001), p. 137 n. 452.
Celia Hilliard, "'The Prime Mover": Charles L. Hutchinson and the Making of the Art Institute of Chicago," Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 36, 1 (2010), p. 43.
Ownership History
Sir Charles Bagot, Bart., by 1833 [according to Smith 1833]. Presumably Prince Anatole Demidoff, Villa San Donato, near Florence (died 1870); by descent to his nephew Prince Paul Demidoff (died 1885) and included in the sale of the contents of Villa San Donato, Pillet, Mannheim, and Le Roy, Florence, March 15, 1880, lot 1054, bought in; remained in the Demidoff collection, passing into the possession of Paul Demidoff's widow, Helena Troubetskoi, Pratolino, near Florence; included in the group of 13 paintings from the Demidoff collection sold to trustees of the Art Institute through Durand-Ruel, Paris, in 1890; purchase price reimbursed by Timothy B. Blackstone, 1891.


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$25 gadget lets hackers seize control of a car
Adds fuel to speculation journalist Michael Hastings killed when vehicle commandeered
(New Scientist) IN THE early hours of 18 June, a Mercedes coupé travelling at extremely high speed along a Los Angeles street smashed into a palm tree. It exploded into flames, killing the driver; the impact ejected the engine 50 metres clear of the car. Was it an accident? Or was the car hacked, allowing it to be driven off the road by remote control?
The very idea might sound crazy – but it's one that Richard Clarke, a former counterterrorism adviser to the US National Security Council, has raised after the driver was identified as Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings. Known for his revealing articles on the US military and its intelligence agencies, Hastings had emailed colleagues the day before he died to say that he was going "off the radar for a bit" to chase down a "big story".
"What evidence is available publicly is consistent with a car cyberattack," says Clarke in a Huffington Post interview. Intelligence agencies, he says, can remotely seize control of a car to make it accelerate wildly or brake suddenly, for instance.


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NFL Draft Rumors: Bills Looking to Move Up to Third PickApril 26, 2012
It's no secret that the Minnesota Vikings have been shopping the No. 3 overall selection in this year's NFL draft. While there have been countless NFL draft rumors as to who could be trading up and trading down, no pick has been a hotter topic than No. 3.
The Vikings should draft Matt Kalil if they stay at their current spot in the draft, giving them the best overall offensive tackle and some actual support for last year's first-round selection, Christian Ponder. While it could all just be smokescreens, the Vikings to this point have not seemed overly content with selecting Kalil third overall.
The Vikings have a few areas of need to consider in this year's draft, and trading back would give them added picks to bring in future starters. The Vikings likely aren't happy with their spot now, because of a growing trend for top-10 teams selecting "playmakers" instead of addressing needs.
If the Vikings do pass on Kalil, he could fall to the Buffalo Bills at the 10th pick. The Bills are the only other team in that realm badly in need of a left tackle, but that doesn't mean other teams may not opt to draft Kalil simply because of his overall skill set.
But, we're not going to argue whether the Vikings should or shouldn't stay where they are. No, now we're going to analyze a growing rumor regarding who has inquired about the No. 3 pick (allegedly, of course) and how the draft would be affected.
Last year on the day of the draft, there was a hot rumor picking up steam about the Atlanta Falcons and Browns working on a blockbuster deal to allow the Falcons to draft Julio Jones. That rumor obviously came to fruition.
Much like that deal, the rumors of the Bills moving up to the third overall selection to select Kalil have been all anyone has talked about early on draft day. The supposed trade will mean the Bills and Vikings swap first-round selections, with the Bills kicking in their second-round (41st overall) pick as well.
The Vikings would likely lose out on Kalil and Morris Claiborne (the two best players at their biggest positions of need) at No. 10, but they could still be in line for another highly-rated offensive tackle or cornerback. The top players likely to be available at that point would be OT Riley Reiff (Iowa) and CB Stephon Gilmore (S. Carolina).
Most likely of the two, the Vikings will address their need at cornerback and go after rising star Gilmore. Adding the 41st overall pick would allow them to still select a quality LT prospect and draft for need (Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith?) early in the second round.
There are some quality offensive tackles that could get passed up because of a lack of need at the tail end of the first round and thus slip to Day 2. The Vikings could end up having a choice between Mike Adams (Ohio St.), Bobby Massie (Ole Miss) or Mitchell Schwartz (Cal) to play left tackle.
Instead, if the Vikings were to pass on Gilmore at No. 10 and select Reiff (which many believe would be a reach), they would lose out on selecting a top-tier cornerback in this year's draft. Some speculate Janoris Jenkins could slip to the late second round, but if he is gone by then, there will be a big drop to the next tier of cornerbacks.
In this potential deal, the Bills would essentially get their franchise LT and replacement for Demetrius Bell, who was lost in free agency.
In their current position, the Bills have been rumored to have interest in a number of different players in the draft. Some think they could address the cornerback position, while others think they could reach for a receiver and add fuel to what could be a very potent offense.
If the Bills were to trade up for Kalil and lose their second-round pick, their chances of drafting a top-tier receiver or cornerback in the third round would be slim to none. Instead, the Bills would have to move to addressing absolute needs instead of selecting high-value players. This could rule out cornerback, but leave receiver as a need.
Just because the Bills would be looking for a receiver in the third round doesn't mean there won't be value there. In the last three years, there have been numerous receivers selected in the third round or later that have gone on to NFL stardom. There could always be a Mike Wallace (84th overall), Eric Decker (87th overall), Austin Collie (127th overall) or Denarius Moore (148th overall) somewhere in this year's draft.
In all, the Bills look to be the most likely trade partner with the Minnesota Vikings in this year's NFL draft. Of course, the Vikings could always decide to stay where they are and eliminate the chance of another trade in the top-five picks. But, as they say with these NFL draft rumors, where there is smoke, there is fire.
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On the hunt: Experiencing a Northern Neck pastime
by Renss Greene
The Northern Neck's abundance of woodlands, marshes and wildlife beckons hunters. For those without a weekend hunting lodge or hunting buddies to bunk with, several overnight and weekend accommodations are available. Litwalton Lodge and Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster County and Mt. Airy in Richmond County all offer packages.
The age-old naval adage means it's okay to relax and kick back. And it's impossible not to relax a little looking out over the marshlands a short walk from Litwalton Lodge.
No matter your preferred pastime for relaxation outdoors, Litwalton Lodge probably has it. From October to April, depending on the month, you can find yourself hunting ducks and geese, hunting upland birds, catching oysters, gill netting, crabbing, kayaking or canoeing, cruising on the pontoon boat, hunting wild turkey, or learning waterman work and safety from Hyde.
"The name of the game is to have as many options available to you as possible," Hyde said. If the hunting isn't so good in the morning, he offers a hot meal at lunchtime and maybe oystering in the afternoon. The land and wetlands around Litwalton Lodge are bountiful and varied enough that there's something to do in any weather.
Depending on the weather, Hyde might even take you up for an aerial tour in his six-passenger twin-engine Cessna 337 Skymaster. Litwalton Lodge has a 4,000-foot grass runway well away from any treelines. Visitors can get advance permission to fly in.
Hyde doesn't advertise Litwalton Lodge much. So far, news of the lodge has spread mostly by word of mouth.
"Every year, virtually everybody who's come the year before comes back," Hyde said.
The lodge itself has enough bed space to comfortably sleep and feed eight. The three-story structure has all the amenities including a poker room and a fantastic view of the forests overlooking the marshlands. It's steeped in tradition. The walls are decorated with antique waterman's gear and photos, some of which chronicle Hyde's grandfather, who chased Pancho Villa across Mexico and Texas with Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing.
"What they like is, as we say in the Marines, just a place where they can take their pack off," said Hyde. Litwalton Lodge offers a place to relax and sample everything the Northern Neck's great outdoors has to offer.
The full package runs $400 per person per day, and includes three square meals, room and board, guided activities and game cleaned. You can even take home the seafood you harvest. There's also a modified package which includes only breakfast and no guided activities which costs $200. There's also a wounded warrior package, which is only $300, with a wheelchair-accessible dock and blind. To make a reservation or get more information, call (804) 462-9973 or visit http://www.LitwaltonLodge.com.
Mt. Airy is a genuine piece of Virginian and American history. It was built in 1758 for Colonel John Tayloe II, a member of the House of Burgesses and one of the richest plantation owners in Virginia. It has remained in the family since then. Francis Lightfoot Lee, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, is buried on the estate. The walls are adorned with an historic collection of portraits and paintings, and the house is richly furnished and decorated with antiques. The house itself is, not surprisingly, listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Today, John Tayloe Emery and his family reside there and manage the estate. Hunting at Mt. Airy is not altogether different from how it was when the Founding Fathers walked the grounds. Emery does not stock fish or wildlife, and if you come to Mt. Airy to hunt, expect to hunt the old-fashioned way, without gimmicks.
"We keep things sporting," Emery said. The Emerys and the garden staff they employ manage the grounds to encourage wildlife to use the area, and they are mindful not to stress the population with too much hunting.
"It's not about the kill rates here, it's about 'did you take the bird on the wing, did you make a good shot? When you're turkey hunting was your calling so good that it resulted in a kill?' that kind of stuff," Emery said.
Emery is also a television and movie producer, and says the Mt. Airy experience is different from the hunting culture portrayed on television.
"I know a lot about hunting television and where it's going," Emery said. "Most of the shows you see on TV now [include] fast, speed-metal [music] with birds falling out of the air and guys talking about how they're going to go kill all these birds, and we're the exact opposite of that."
Indeed, although Emery himself bustles around busily, time seems to move slowly around Mt. Airy. The estate is 1,400 acres of sunny hollows, rich wetlands, and old-growth forests.
Hunting at Mt. Airy is about the experience. When you go to Mt. Airy, your group is the only group there. You stay in the manor house as a guest of the family, which provides all your meals and lodging. You are even welcome to bring your own gun dog or borrow one of the resident dogs. You're not going to get a guarantee of shooting any number of fowl, but when you do bring one down, you'll know you've earned it with your huntsmanship.
Whether hunting duck, goose, quail, turkey, or fishing for bass, you'll have the personal guidance of Emery and his brother Geoff, both of whom are accomplished hunters who have been hunting since they could lift a gun.
Emery said experienced hunters enjoy the challenge and sportsmanship of hunting at Mt. Airy, while beginners benefit from the experience and guidance Emery and his brother provide.
"You just have to have a passion for hunting and a willingness to learn," Emery says.
A premium experience at Mt. Airy comes with a premium price. The cheapest way to see it (besides the $20 tour of the house) is the $350 half-day guided goose hunt, which also includes coffee and a light meal before or after the hunt. On the other end of pricing, a two-day guided duck hunt with a two-night stay at Mt. Airy, all meals included, and an open bar, preparing the birds, and even gun dogs (if you want) will run $1250 per person. To make a reservation or find out more, call (804) 333-4930 or visit http://www.MountAiryPlantation.com.
|A meadow and equipment shed along one of the convenient trails grants access to much of Belle Isle State Park.
The park in Lancaster County offers hundreds of acres of wooded and marsh land and there are two ways to get in on the hunts there: make a reservation or show up early the morning of a hunt to enter into a standby lottery to fill any reservations that didn't show up. Once you're in, you'll get a safety briefing from the staff, and then go to it. Hunters are allowed to move within certain zones, but there are no designated tree stands like some other parks. Hunters are also issued two tags for antlerless deer in addition to their annual bag.
"It's fairly easy terrain, because the park is relatively flat," said Chief Ranger Sean Dixon. The terrain is level with a mixture of wide-open farmland, pasture, forest, and waterfront. Wildlife of all kinds can be seen throughout the park. Hunting at Belle Isle is truly an experience for anybody. There's even handicap accessibility.
A hunter in the field can choose his or her own difficulty. Some areas are next to a road; others require a little trekking.
"There are some areas that may be better for a more experienced hunter. There are lots of opportunities," Dixon said.
There are plenty of deer roaming through the area, as might be expected of the lush, relatively quiet acreage of the park. Park rangers advise hunters where they might have the most success.
Reservations for this year's hunts opened September 20 and are now being accepted. Muzzleloader hunts are November 13-14 and general firearms hunts are December 16-17. Reservations can be made by calling the State Parks Reservation Center at 1-800-933-PARK (7275). The reservation fee of $15 includes the day's hunt, two DMAP tags, and a safety briefing by park rangers. Reservations are limited to two per phone call, either one hunter for two days or two hunters for one day.


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He first got well-known doing statistics-based baseball analysis (aka sabermetrics [wikipedia.org]), and only moved into politics later.
...founder of psychohistory. Welcome to the last Galactic Empire, folks.
Kudos to Foundation Series reference, too bad Hollywood hasn't tapped into his literary arsenal.
No Hollywood should never be allowed near a Asimov book again especaily foundation novels, well they can do the robot and maybe the empire series' but never foundation. foundation spans several thousand years hoolywood would ruin it. can you imagine how bad it would be think i robot and then make it three books longer.
What would be great is a miniseries based on the second foundation series which expand Asimov universe and elaborated on Hari Seldons life and work.
What would be great is a miniseries based on the second foundation series which expand Asimov universe and elaborated on Hari Seldons life and work.
No it'd probably end up on the CW and 90% of each show would be about who love whom more.
please don't scare me with that horrible vision again. get the guy that did the dune miniseries for scifi channel (back when it aired scifi) and throw as much money as he wants at it.
After their foray into I, Robot, I'm quite glad that they're not making the Foundation series into the next big blockbuster. I can just imagine Michael Bay directing it. Forget the technology-as-religion approach to controlling their neighbors, the Foundation will just blast them to hell and back. Also, the Mule and Second Foundationers will all be Jedi, since the final confrontation with the Mule would be utterly unfilmable otherwise.
Nate can use his statistical prowess to document and irrefutably show the bias Big 10 refs have for and against certain teams based on the number of blown calls or calls which should have been called compared to the other conferences such as the SEC and PAC-12.
I think in parallel to this he should start placing bets with sports bookies or something.
Put his money where his mouth is
TFA talks about this, even noting Cabrerra tends to hit to Tiger stadium's shorter alleys, as opposed to the other guy who is more distributed.
While TFA is a good argument, it has the feel of religion, where he keeps digging until he finds the "his" guy ahead, then stops analyzing.
While TFA is a good argument, it has the feel of religion, where he keeps digging until he finds the "his" guy ahead, then stops analyzing.
I didn't get that feel at all. I saw it as a good explanation of the divide between traditional baseball statistics and the more modern sabermetric statistics. Based on the traditional statistics, Cabrera is the clear-cut MVP...he did something that hadn't been done in 45 years. Based on the more modern statistics, Trout is the clear winner.
The vote will really be a referendum on these new statistics and how well baseball writers feel they quantify a player's contribution. As a statistician, Silver has a cl
The article says this was true up to 2005 when the Comerica fences were brought in. Now it is the opposite.
The thing that makes Nate Silver is not so much that he uses Math. Lots of people used math to predict the outcome of the election, including Princeton's Sam Wang and the pollsters at PPP (who were the most accurate polling organization).
What makes Nate Silver valuable is that he can write. He explains what he's doing and why. He describes his model in detail and lets us in on what elements go into his predictions.
There are probably a fair number of handicappers who can do as well as Nate Silver in the predicting department, but while we can make money betting their predictions, we're not going to gain any valuable insights. You can learn from Nate Silver.
So if Josh Hamilton had had a slightly better series against Oakland to finish the season, Cabrera would not have the Triple Crown. Therefore, what Josh Hamilton did or did not do affects how valuable Cabrera and Trout are.
*THAT* is the problem with saying, "ZOMG!!!! TRIPLE CROWN!!!!"
Therefore, what Josh Hamilton did or did not do affects how valuable Cabrera and Trout are.
Absolutely. Had Josh Hamilton hit just one more home run, or maybe not have missed a couple games during the season, or maybe the yen did this, or maybe the weather in Pamplona been just a little better, Cabrera woudn't be a Triple Crown winner. What if, but he did.
*THAT* is the problem with saying, "ZOMG!!!! TRIPLE CROWN!!!!"
It's not a problem, it's just the way it is. It just shows another reason why it's so hard to accomplish.
Was hoping there would be data visualization. Disappointed.
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|8 years ago :: Jun 04, 2010 - 12:22PM #1
Interesting happenings in the ARP:
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|8 years ago :: Jun 10, 2010 - 9:12AM #2
Great article Cal. While I am not familiar with Erskine College, I have certainly witnessed the whole Rodney King thing going on. In the Christian Reformed Church the refrain of the liberals is always "Can we all just get along?" They portray anyone who points out heresy to be a trouble maker and you know Jesus doesn"t like trouble makers.
The majority of members sit passively in the pews and feel like they don't have the knowledge necessary to stand up to the leadership or they are just into conflict avoidance.
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|8 years ago :: Jul 02, 2010 - 1:44PM #3
It is ordained leaders- ministers, ruling elders and deacons- who don't keep their vows to maintain the purity, peace and unity of the church, who are most at fault. Peace and unity are impossible without concern for doctrinal and moral purity, based upon the unique authority of God's word, and the essential tenets of the Reformed confessions.
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Submission + - Does 3D Make Your Head Happy or Ache? (hothardware.com) 1
MojoKid writes: "Nintendo has quasi-acknowledged that its 3DS can cause headaches and should not be used by children under 7. The glasses-free 3D handheld gaming device launched this week. Meanwhile, new research commissioned by the Blu-ray Disc Association is trying to improve the health image of 3D. It's research shows that the brain is more attentive when watching a 3D movie than when watching HD or SDTV, making the movie a more pleasurable experience. The issue, doctors say, is that 3D works by tricking the brain into making you think you are physically moving in relation to your surroundings. But you aren't. So your inner ear is not experiencing the movement that corresponds to what the eyes are seeing. This doesn't normally happen in real life. No one would deny that 3D is more immersive, that's why people like it, particularly for gaming. But the question is
... does the brain love 3D or not? Answer: not really."