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A peek 'Inside The Artists' Studio' at the Bruce Museum
Joe Fig opened the door to Chuck Close's studio to find a small, sparsely furnished, "almost barn-like" space.
It was hardly what he expected from the workroom of a world-famous contemporary artist.
"This is Chuck Close we're talking about, so you'd think it'd be this amazing studio," Fig, who visited the painter at his studio in Bridgehampton, N.Y., in 2004, recalled.
But what the space lacked in creature comforts, it made up for in quirky details: an aging plywood table covered in art supplies; paint splotches splattered across the floor; a phone book left open to reveal the artist's contacts.
It is these details that make Fig's small-scale, mixed-media diorama of Close's studio so revealing, eye-popping, and, as the artist put it, "personal."
Fig is one of four artists whose work is on display in "Inside the Artists' Studios: Small-Scale Views," a new exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. On view through March 16, it features staggeringly detailed miniatures -- both three- and two-dimensional works -- of artists' work spaces created by artists Fig, of Collinsville; Richard Haas, of New York City; Lori Nix of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Jimmy Sanders, of Tennessee.
"These artists are interested in exploring how artists work, and exploring the creative process," said Bruce Museum deputy director Susan Ball, who curated the exhibition with museum assistant Kathy Reichenbach and resident intern Caroline Nelson.
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After spending the first decade of his career creating large-scale representational paintings of "people at work," Fig did a major about face, shifting to small-scale sculptures as a graduate student at the School of Visual Arts. His first pieces depicted the school's cramped, 10-by-15-foot work spaces.
Later, he graduated to representations of famous artists' studios, namely Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl, April Gornik, Bill Jensen, Ryan McGinness, Philip Pearlstein, James Siena and Joan Snyder (seven of which are on view in "Inside the Artists' Studios). Close was one of his first subjects.
Fig, who uses firsthand artist interviews and inspections of artists' studios as the groundwork for his sculptures, is intrigued by what art observers "don't get to see in galleries and museums.
"You see a finished piece, but it's just a small percentage of the process," he said. "To get into the studio and see the space, the private space, where artists are allowed to make mistakes, to see how their creativity develops, is really fascinating to me. It's like `VH1 Behind Music.' "
For her contribution to "Inside the Artists' Studios," Nix, who constructs sets and photographs them, turned her sights inward, recreating her cluttered living/work space in Brooklyn. Astonishingly, the scene is a near-exact replica, "down to my books, CDs, a TV, stereo -- all of my stuff," Nix said.
Pictured in the scene of her living/work space is a photograph of another scene she was working on at the time -- an abandoned subway car. It is the subject of one of the images in her series, "The City," which imagines New York City in the wake of "an apocalyptic disaster that forces all its residents to flee." Included in the exhibition is the original photograph of the abandoned subway car, the photograph of the scene Nix created of the subway car, and the scene of her living/work space, which includes the photograph of the scene of the subway car.
Asked what her studio says about her creative process, Nix said, "I'm a pretty laid back and easy-going person." She added, laughing, "I can live with lots of adversity in my life."
"Artists' Studios" is rounded out by Sanders' peep box -- a recreation of Hoogstraten's 17th century "A Peepshow with Views of the Interior of a Dutch House" -- and Haas' impressive collection of dioramic boxes and two-dimensional works (paintings, screen prints and photographs).
All of the works are revealing of the artistic process. But just as fascinating, Fig said, is what they reveal about an artist's personality.
Quite often, those personalities can surprise you.
"The size of studio doesn't matter," Close told Fig during their 2004 interview. "I know artists who spend so much time building fancy studios, then they sell it and move on. I've painted in bedrooms, basements, garages. As long as my back is to the room, I could be anywhere."
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In general, two forecasting methods exist. The first, tops down, seeks to identify an addressable market and revenue becomes a function of market share. The second, bottoms up, is often best captured by detailed assumptions regarding how to get to revenue. For example, I am partial to the productive sales rep model: W# of sales reps * X rep maturity ramp * Y quota per rep * Z productivity per rep.
In my experience, both models are straightforward to develop. The art lies, however, in the skillful blending of the two approaches to satisfy a board, prospective investor, sales team, etc.
Forecast errors compound across time. Therefore, it pays to focus on three to six month bottoms up plans. A near-term bottoms up plan requires thoughtful detail and projections based on specific variables - how many sales heads, quota, ASP, etc. Operating history then turns the assumed variables into actuals and the model begins to solidify.
Beyond six months, the bottoms up approach is simply an exercise in guess work. How then should a management team think about the long-term? I have found two useful models. The first is to examine historical comparables - for analog companies, what was the revenue ramp rate? A model can be focus on projections that assume either the average, median, or top decile growth rates for comprable companies. Ie - it happened before and history looked like $xm, $ym, and $zm over three years.
Another model is to set strategic market share goals. In essence, the long term plan focuses more on clearly defining an addressable market and a strategic goal of capturing x% of the market. Again, the art lies in defining the market, the market's growth rates, and a strategy for competing for 20-30% of the market at large.
It pays to invest in both near-term detail and longer term aspirations. The former assuages board members and investors and provides them confidence in your operating bona fides. The latter fires the imagination and helps paint the picture of how a very large, venture return company can be built.

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The Muttaburrasaurus Langdoni Replica is a life sized statue of a prehistoric Dinosaur located in the RSL Park in Muttaburra. The fossilised skeleton of the first Muttaburrasaurus was found by local grazier Doug Langdon while mustering on a property in Muttaburra. The Dinosaur skeleton was the most complete discovered in Australia.


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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shrine yesterday that is seen by critics as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime aggression, infuriating China and South Korea, and prompting concern from the US about deteriorating ties between the North Asian neighbors.
China and South Korea have repeatedly expressed anger in the past over Japanese politicians' visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, where Japanese leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied tribunal after World War II are honored along with those who died in battle.
The two countries have been especially touchy about visits to the shrine by serving Japanese prime ministers, and Abe is the first leader in office to pay homage at Yasukuni in the past seven years.
Business ties between China and Japan, the world's second and third-largest economies, have improved after a downturn sparked by a flare-up last year in a row over tiny East China Sea islands controlled by Japan, but also claimed by Taiwan and China.
However, worries are growing that an unintended incident between Japanese and Chinese aircraft, and ships near the disputed isles, could escalate into a military clash.
Abe, a conservative who took office for a second term exactly one year ago, said he did not intend to hurt feelings in neighboring nations.
"There is criticism based on the misconception that this is an act to worship war criminals, but I visited Yasukuni Shrine to report to the souls of the war dead on the progress made this year and to convey my resolve that people never again suffer the horrors of war," he said after the visit.
Television carried live video of his motorcade making its way to the shrine, built in 1896 by Emperor Meiji to enshrine war dead.
Stressing that it was natural for a nation's leader to pay respect to those who died for their country, Abe said he shared the view of past Japanese leaders that ties with China and South Korea were important, and to make them firm was in Japan's national interests — and said that he would like to explain that if given the opportunity.
Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin (林永樂) yesterday said he "profoundly regrets" that Abe paid tribute at the controversial shrine, saying that he found the move "unacceptable."
"We hope Japan can face up to the facts of history and refrain from engaging in acts that hurt the feelings of its neighbors," Lin said.
The minister added that Japan should learn lessons from the past and develop cordial relationships with its neighbors in a responsible manner.
In a statement, the ministry urged all concerned parties to keep their composure at a time when tensions have risen in the East China Sea and reiterated the government's call for all actors involved to respond positively to President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) East China Sea peace initiative, to jointly make efforts to advance peace and stability in the region.
Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (王毅) said Abe's action had pushed Japan in an "extremely dangerous" direction.
"Japan must bear full responsibility for the serious political consequences," the foreign ministry's Web site quoted Wang as telling the Japanese ambassador to China, who was summoned to the ministry.
A commentary by state-run news agency Xinhua added: "Choosing a sensitive time to visit a highly controversial and notorious place, Abe knows perfectly what he is doing and the consequences. Instead of a pledge against war, as Abe has claimed, the visit is a calculated provocation to stoke further tension."


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Warner, Students to Study Ancient, Recent Mayan Cultureby Howard W. Hewitt • February 16, 2005 Share:
History professor Rick Warner will be traveling again this spring into Mexico to study Mayan ruins and the culture of the Mexico and Latin America. He has visited several times but this will be his second Immersion Trip with Wabash students.
Warner will be joined by 15 students in his History 150 class, Los Mayas. "It's a seminar in the history of the Mayan people covering the last 3,000 years," Warner explained.
Students will focus on three areas of study, including the deep history of Mayan classical civilization – to 900 AD, the colonial encounters of the 16th and 18th centuries, and finally, the Mayan people's recent history.
"We will be traveling to Mayan 'ruins,' or archeological sites, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico," Warner said. "We will explore the pyramids and other structures of Palenque, La Venta, Bonampak, and other pre-Columbian sites.
"We will meet Mayan Indians who live in several different places in Chiapas, including Yacondon, Tzeltal, and Tzotzil Mayans. Thus, we will be making connections between the deep past of Mayan societies and today's cultural and political realities."
The Wabash students will also spend several days around San Cristobal de las Casas, a colonial city in the Chiapas highlands. Wabash Trustee David Orr '57 has prepared an itinerary there where students will benefit from the knowledge of local anthropologists and religious leaders. Orr and his wife, Nancy, own a bed and breakfast in San Cristobal de las Casas.
When the students return to Crawfordsville they will conduct research based partly on the experience in Chiapas. The projects range from archeological and pre-Columbian themes, to colonial histories through studies of recent Mayan peoples. These and other similar projects will be presented in various public forums at Wabash.
"We are very excited about this trip," Warner said. "I have traveled several times in the region and have conducted research at Na Bolom, in the San Cristobal area, and regional archives. Chiapas is at once rich in color, poor in resources, and welcoming to visitors who are interested in understanding another culture.
"While we will only be there one week, I know from my previous trips that these students will make enormous progress in the development of what some call 'cultural literacy,' the ability to understand a very different culture in its own terms. They will integrate their library-based learning with powerful experiences on the ground.
"This is a formula for learning that cannot be replicated, and for many of them promises to be a personal and academic adventure they will carry with them after Wabash, as they enter their years of life-long learning."
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With its clear, clean and warm water, sunny beaches, mild climate and Mediterranean vegetation, Lake Garda is like a small sea set between the last spurs of the Alps and the Lombardy plain. Garda has been a favoured spot since Roman times and has been lauded by poets and writers through the ages, for example, Catullus, Goethe, Joyce and D'Annunzio. It unites its natural beauty with the traces of its history, from Roman remains to Liberty. There are many interesting little towns situated along the coast or up the hills, rich of history, culture, good restaurants and shops.
The Brescian side of the lake begins at Sirmione which has been famous since ancient times for its health-giving spa water. The peninsula on which it stands sticks out into the water about 4 km and is one of the most enchanting places on the lake. In Roman times villas were built there including that of the poet Catullus who wrote of the beauty of the lake in his verses. Nature and history: Sirmione is full of art treasures and history starting with the Scaliger Castle through which one must pass to reach the town centre. The town itself is closed to private traffic but a shuttle takes the visitor to the end of the peninsula, the Grotte di Catullo, starting off from the square outside the spa (Terme di Sirmione) surrounded with a big park and famous throughout Europe.
Desenzano stands in the centre of a wide bay and is sheltered behind a semi-circle of hills. It is one of the best-known tourist towns on the lake and also a famous sailing and bathing centre. The town centres around the lakeside promenade, piazza Malvezzi (where an antiques market is held on the first Sunday in the month), Porto Vecchio and the porticoed streets lined with bars, boutiques and restaurants.
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Valtenesi is the hilly area of vineyards and olive plantations that slopes down to the lake between the bays of Padenghe and Salò. It is made up of seven districts - Padenghe, Moniga, Manerba, San Felice, Puegnago, Polpenazze and Soiano. Ancient villages, castles and villas can be found nestling in the fields and on the lakeside there are small villages where bars, restaurants, and beaches await the tourist. Valtenesi produces some of the best Brescian wines (Groppello and Chiaretto for example) but is also famous for its extra-virgin olive oil. Both the wine and oil can be bought directly from their producers.
Salò is an elegant and popular holiday resort sitting in a marvellous position on the bay of the same name where it is protected from northerly winds. Along the lakeside (arranged in 1906) there are bars, ice-cream shops, restaurants and boutiques, that's why it is the favourite place where to go for a walk.
Gardone Riviera
With its lakeside walk, large villas and grand hotels, Gardone Riviera preserves a charm of times past; it has been a famous destination for international tourism since the end of the 19th century. The most recently constructed part of the town is Gardone di Sotto, the pedestrian section alongside the water where bars, ice-cream shops and boutiques jostle for space, and corso Zanardelli which is the busy axis of town life. In the centre of a large public garden stands Villa Alba whose dock was the Torre di San Marco. In 1900 the Tsar's doctor, Arturo Hruska, created the wonderful botanical garden bearing his name. In just 10.000 m2 there are over 8.000 varieties of plants and flowers from all over the word. The older section of the town, Gardone di Sopra, still has its large villas surrounded by gardens and its 18th century Parish church; it was here that poet Gabriele D'Annunzio built the property called "Vittoriale", which became a national museum on his death. From the Vittoriale there is a pretty walk along via Belvedere to Fasano.
Toscolano - Maderno
Divided by the river Toscolano, Maderno and Toscolano (now a single unit) are popular tourist centres loved by sportsmen and sailing enthusiasts. Their shoreline is the longest on Garda and behind it lies a 9 hole golf course. Circolo Golf Bogliaco. The places to see at Maderno are the 12th century church of S. Andrea with a work by Paolo Veneziano and the later Parish church which has a painting by Paolo Veronese. Before arriving in Toscolano, a small detour should be take to the Valle delle Cartiere where a paper-making industry flourished after 1300. Toscolano, the original Benacum, was the most important Roman centre and the remains of a villa with mosaic floors can be visited. The 16th century church of Santi Pietro e Paolo has a baroque portal, 16th century wooden sculptures and 17th century pictures by the Venetian painter, Andrea Celesti. Nearby there is the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Benaco con 16th century frescoes.
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938) had two aims in mind when he built "Vittoriale" - to have a place to live and to create a monument to his own genius and audacious deeds during World War One. The site is an extraordinary set of buildings surrounded by its own park overlooking the lake. It was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni and encloses the Priory (the pot's house from 1921 to 1938), an open-air theatre (which holds a Summer season of D'Annunzio works each year), the poet's tomb and mausoleum, avenues lined with the urns of his wartime companions and a series of extraordinary objects such as the bow of the cruiser Puglia built into the hill, the speedboat MAS 96 which he used in the "Buccari Escapade" and the aeroplane in which he flew over Vienna, on the 9th of August 1918, to drop subversive leaflets. The Priory shows just what sort of mind D'Annunzio had and the life he lived with its Liberty furniture, thousands of objects, and the works of art, books and paintings with which he liked to surround himself in. The Library is very interesting for the collected works of the poet, rare editions of his favourite writers, and musical scores including signed copies of works by the famous musicians Debussy and Wagner.


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Posted on 04/23/2006 3:15:33 PM PDT by joan
Tucep. Home of Danilo Dzolic (75) was attacked by armed group at about 1 a.m. this morning in Kosovo village of Tucep, RTS reports.
No one was injured during the attack but the house in which Dzolic and his wife were at that moment is damaged. The attackers most probably wanted to steal Dzolics tractor because so far four tractors had been stolen in the village. Tucep residents chased away the attackers by firing their hunting guns, which Kosovo police and KFOR confiscated today. The Serbs living in the village expressed their concerns the attacks might happen again.
The Serbs trying to protect themselves and their property are disarmed, while Albanian criminals are free to perpetually roam and attack Serbs.
The NATO-supported ethnic cleansing of the Kosovo Serbs continues, much to the shame of all Americans.
Defend yourself, your neighbor, or your town and the UN thugs disarm you.
And they are many just elderly people. The UN/KFOR mission, judging by their actions, are there to make the Serbs easy prey for Albanian criminals.
Taking for granted that the KLA will play fair under the implemented UN rules will be the death of many more Serbs. The UN knows this.
Kofi's kids at play.
Hoplite's Heroes!
KFOR can't have take a chance that any of "HOPLITE"S HEROES" get hurt!!
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Open it up and it's ready to take a movie right away. It also won't let you start recording until you to turn your phone horizontally, so you never have the iPhone's annoying vertical video effect. Once you've Captured your video, you can edit for length, add background music, and make little tweaks like color correction and stabilization. It's only for iOS right now, but Google says an Android version is coming. So next time you want to embarrass your friends at a late night karaoke session, here you go. [App Store via YouTube Blog]


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Kristin Bannon and the Crimson look for their third straight Ivy win (photo courtesy Dave Silverman).
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The Harvard field hockey team looks to notch its third straight win in Ivy play, hand Ivy League rival Princeton its first league loss and keep the Tigers from closing in on the Ivy title as the teams meet Saturday at noon on Jordan Field.
Follow From Home
Admission is free to Harvard home games, but if you can't make it to Jordan, live streaming video is available via pay-per-view or subscription here on GoCrimson.com. Free live statistics are also available.
Last Time Out
Elizabeth Goodman-Bacon scored the only goal of the game to lift the Crimson past Cornell Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y. Carly Dickson picked up the assist after passing the ball to the right post for Goodman-Bacon to tip in. Cynthia Tassopoulos made eight saves, four in each half, and earned the first shutout of her career.
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Three of Harvard's four Ivy League games have been decided by a single goal, including an overtime win on a Chloe Keating goal Oct. 3 against Brown and last week's 1-0 victory.
Crimson Capsule
Cynthia Tassopoulos was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week Oct. 13 and followed her award-winning performance with an even better week that included 12 saves against Boston University and a road shutout of Cornell. Tassopoulos began the week ranked ninth nationally with 8.25 saves per game. She owns a .744 save percentage and, and her next save will be the 100th of her season and her career.
On the other end, Chloe Keating leads Harvard with eight goals and 21 points. Her five assists are good for a share of the team lead alongside Carly Dickson. Emma Keller and Allie Kimmel have scored four goals each.
Scouting the Tigers
After dropping a game to No. 1 Maryland, Princeton bounced back to beat American, 3-2, and Brown, 5-1, in its last two contests. The Tigers' offense is led by Kathleen Sharkey, who has 13 goals on the season. She and teammate Katie Reinprecht each have eight assists. In goal, Jennifer King boasts a 1.24 goals-against average and .745 save percentage. Princeton needs a win and a Yale loss tomorrow at Penn to clinch a share of the Ivy League championship.
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Today's other two Ivy League games, both starting at noon, pit New England schools against New York schools as Brown visits Cornell and Dartmouth plays host to Columbia.
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Last year, she donated nearly 500 volunteer hours to 12 causes, including the hospital where she was treated.
Howland was one of the five military children ?- one from each service -- honored last night for their resilience, strength of character and leadership during Operation Homefront's 2011 Military Child of the Year award ceremony here.
First Lady Michelle Obama, keynote speaker for the event, called Howland and the other recipients "shining examples" of what youth can accomplish with "a little will, a little passion, and a little determination."
Obama said Howland could have chosen to feel sorry for herself, instead, "she decided ?- and these are her words -? 'You can't go wrong giving back.'"
"Each of you young people already knows that your families are proud of you. You know that your communities are proud of you. Your parents' services are proud of you," the first lady said. "But tonight I want you to know that my husband and I are proud of you -- very proud."
Obama said she and her husband know of the honorees' achievements in school -? "they're amazing" -- and the countless hours they've spent volunteering in their communities and caring for their families.
"I'm here tonight because I want our country to know about you all, as well," she said. "I want our country to know about the five of you and about all the military kids and families all across this country."
Obama said it's time for every American to step up and show gratitude for military families. Next week, the first lady and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, plan to launch a nationwide campaign that will call on all Americans to honor, recognize and support military families.
"Our message is very clear: It's that every American has the ability -- and the obligation -- to give something back to our military families," she said.
Obama said she and Biden will hit the road in the coming months to highlight the nation's stand-out businesses, nonprofits and community efforts.
"We're going to be doing everything that we can to tell the stories of our military families," she said.
Most people are aware of the sacrifices military members make, Obama said, but may be less aware that the military force is "largely a force of families." More than half of the active-duty force is married, she noted, and there are nearly 2 million military children.
"A lot of folks don't realize that when our troops are called to serve, their families serve, too," she said. "A lot of folks simply don't know the stories of our military families and their kids."
Obama shared the story of 17-year-old Nicole Goetz, the Air Force's Military Child of the Year. Goetz tutors her younger brother, cheers him up while their father is deployed, and has performed 500 hours of community service -- all while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average, the first lady said.
Obama pointed out that the teen's father, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Goetz, traveled here from Afghanistan to see his daughter get her award in person.
Military children shoulder additional responsibilities not only when their parents are deployed, but when they return home as well, the first lady said.
"And when a parent comes home wounded, the result can be a real role reversal," she said. "It can mean taking care of Mom or Dad who once took care of you; taking on responsibilities that would be overwhelming for most adults, let alone for most kids."
That's exactly what 17-year-old Taylor Dahl-Sims, the Marine Corps' Military Child of the Year did, Obama said. Dahl-Sims' baby brother was injured at birth and her house flooded ?- all while her stepfather was on his fifth deployment. She helped care for the baby, clean up the house and, when her stepfather returned home with a traumatic brain injury, she continued to pitch in to care for her family.
"So when we talk about service to our country, when we talk about all that sacrifice for a cause, when we talk about patriotism and courage and resilience, we're not just talking about our troops and our veterans," Obama said, "we're talking about our military families, as well."
And military children, she said, "play their own very unique role in keeping our country safe and preserving the freedoms that we all hold dear.
"I think we could learn a thing or two from a couple of our honorees tonight," she added.
Following the first lady's remarks, top military leaders presented an award to their service's award recipient. The recipients include:
-- For the Army, 16-year-old Kyle Hoeye, of Tucson, Ariz., who worked to help other military children become more resilient during each of his father's three deployments. He's one of only two teens in Arizona certified to teach military kids how to use advanced technology through the 4-H program. He was instrumental in putting together Operation Military Kid's Hero Packs and has handwritten hundreds of letters to local military children, thanking them for their service.
-- For the Navy, Howland, of Millis, Mass., volunteers in the local hospital's maternity ward every Sunday. Her father was deployed to Iraq in 2009 and stationed, unaccompanied, in California in 2007 and 2008. Howland keeps her spirits up during her father's absences by doing community service. In 2010, she donated 498 volunteer hours to 12 causes.
-- For the Air Force, Goetz, of Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., volunteered at the local youth center, her church, veterans and nursing homes, and joined a variety of high school clubs. She also organized 21 local schools to create and send hundreds of homemade Christmas cards, cookies and care packages to troops overseas. At home, she helps her 10-year-old brother with his school work. And when he's feeling down and missing their dad, who is deployed in Afghanistan, she takes him to the movies.
-- For the Marine Corps, Dahl-Sims, of Oceanside, Calif., helped her mother with her baby brother's medical care after an injury. Her stepfather returned home from his fifth deployment with a traumatic brain injury and, again, she stepped in to help during his recovery. She also pitches in with her parents' nonprofit, The North Star Group, helping to host baby showers on base and provide pampering for pregnant spouses whose husbands are deployed.
-- For the Coast Guard, 17-year-old Margaret Rochon, of Jacksonville, N.C., organized a seminar about the stresses of wartime deployment on students and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder on families. The seminar was required for all teachers in her county and included a panel of six nationally known experts, including a retired major general. School administrators taped the session and have made it part of the formal annual training for teachers in her county.
A committee of active-duty service members, family readiness support assistants, teachers, military mothers and community members chose the award recipients. The winners received $5,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C., for the ceremony.
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Firearm Proficiency: You will be required to carry a firearm. Firearm proficiency is required for all Border Patrol Agents and is part of the training provided.
Probationary Period: You must serve a one-year probationary period during the first year of your initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment.
Formal Training: You will be detailed to the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico for approximately 6 months of intensive instruction in immigration and nationality laws, law enforcement and Border Patrol-specific operations, drivers training, physical techniques, firearms, and other courses. You will also be provided training to become proficient with the Spanish language and will be tested on your language abilities.
Uniform: This position requires wearing an officially approved uniform while in a duty status.
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- Residing within the United States or its protectorate or territories; or
- Working for the U.S. government as an overseas Federal or military employee; or
- Being a dependent of a U.S. Federal or military employee serving overseas
Shift Work/Overtime: This position requires regular and recurring shift work. You must be willing and available to work rotating shifts. You may also be rotated between assignments and duty locations. You could be required to work overtime on a daily basis and will be compensated up to an additional 25% of your base pay in accordance with the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014.
Driver's License: You must possess a valid driver's license.
You must meet job-related medical, fitness, suitability and drug-testing standards.
All agency employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
If you do not have previous or current law enforcement or military law enforcement experience, you may qualify for the GL-5 or GL-7 grade levels. Please refer to the BPA DH GL-5/7 grade level announcement: Apply Here!
You qualify for the GL-9 grade level (starting salary $52,285 up to $65,356 with potential overtime) if you possess the following:
Experience: One year of specialized work experience that shows that you have the ability to enforce local, state, and/or federal laws and regulations in a law enforcement capacity and otherwise have the authority or ability to do the following: plan and conduct investigations, plan and make arrests, serve court orders (warrants), use firearms, and/or deal with people in a persuasive, tactful, and resourceful manner.
Education Substitution: There is no education substitution for this grade level.
Note: To be eligible for overtime, employees must be fully trained.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Age Requirement: Effective May 8, 2016, the Commissioner of CBP has approved a temporary increase in the maximum allowable age for original placement into a BPA position; therefore, candidates must be referred for selection before reaching their 40th birthday (increased from age 37). In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this position is covered under law enforcement retirement provisions. However, the age restriction may not apply if you are currently serving or have previously served in a federal civilian law enforcement (non-military) position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or Title 5 U.S.C. 8412(d). This measure will increase the statutorily mandatory retirement to an age of up to 60 to allow individuals the opportunity to complete 20 years of law enforcement service (See U.S.C 8425 (b)(1) and 8335 (b)(1)).
The age restriction does not apply if you are a Veterans' Preference eligible. For more information on Veterans' Preference eligibility please see the OPM Veterans Guide.
There is no Education Substitution for this grade level.
Polygraph Examination: The BPA position is a polygraph-required position. You must take a polygraph exam and have favorable results in order to continue in the pre-employment process. For more information and videos about the polygraph process, please see Polygraph Examination.
Polygraph Reciprocity: CBP may accept the results of a prior federal polygraph exam in lieu of a CBP polygraph exam. You will receive information to request reciprocity in your Background Investigation package.
Polygraph Waiver: Certain veterans may be eligible to obtain a polygraph waiver. You will receive information to request a waiver in your Background Investigation package.
Background Investigation: This position is a sensitive National Security Position and, upon selection, applicants will be required to undergo, and must successfully pass, a Tier 5 investigation or equivalent for placement and retention in this position. For more information please see Background Investigation.
Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence: The Border Patrol Agent position is a weapons-carrying position. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition. Therefore, if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you are not qualified for this position.
Medical/Physical Requirements: This position has medical/physical requirements. Click here for the specific requirements. You must complete the medical screening process and be found to meet the medical standards for the position. Employees in this position may be required to undergo a medical examination/evaluation at the request of the Agency. If you do not meet the medical standards for the position, you may request a waiver of the medical standard by demonstrating with non-medical information that, with or without reasonable accommodation, you can safely perform the essential duties of the position.
Drug Testing Requirements: This is a drug testing designated position. You must complete and pass a drug test as a condition of employment. Employees are subject to drug testing in compliance with the Agency's Drug-Free Workplace Program.
Physical Fitness Screening: You will be required to successfully pass the Pre-employment Fitness Test. Please see the Pre-Employment Fitness Test Physical Readiness Program for additional information. This a 6-week program designed to assist you in achieving a level of physical fitness that will help you successfully pass CBP fitness tests.
Interview Process: You will be required to pass a face-to-face structured interview (SI).
If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.
Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience and training will be rated using an online self-assessment questionnaire that is based on the competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below. You will receive a score ranging from 70-100 based on your responses. Your entire application package will then be reviewed.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics (KSAOs): Candidates who meet the minimum qualification requirements are required to possess certain Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, or Other Characteristics (KSAOs) to successfully perform the functions of this position. Candidates will be asked to demonstrate their ability to perform of these KSAOs in their resume. The KSAOs are:
- Knowledge of Immigration and Nationality Law (e.g., non-immigrant classifications, immigrant classifications, inadmissible aliens, removable aliens, derivative citizenship, 8 USC)
- Knowledge of the Use of Force Policy (e.g., firearms, less-lethal devices and techniques, qualification requirements)
- Knowledge of Criminal Law and Procedure (e.g., statutory authority)
- Skill in Using Physical Techniques (e.g., self-defense, baton, OC spray, PLS)
- Skill in Using Firearms (e.g., hand gun, shotgun, M-4)
- Skills in Basic Operation of a Motor Vehicle (e.g., everyday use of vehicles, parallel parking)
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The Wheaton football team (1-0) opened the 2012 campaign with a 48-7 victory against Benedictine University (0-1) at McCully Stadium. The Thunder led the Eagles 27-0 at halftime en route to its 30th straight victory in non-conference play during the regular season. Wheaton, ranked 15th in the preseason D3football.com Top-25 poll, will travel to Albion College next Saturday for a 1 PM (EDT) kickoff against the Britons.
The Thunder tallied 545 yards of total offense, with 289 passing yards and 256 rushing yards. The Thunder recorded 68 plays on the night, averaging eight yards per play. Benedictine had 178 yards of offense in the game, with 51 rushing yards and 127 yards through the air.
Senior linebacker Pat Dansdill tallied a team-high seven total tackles, including a tackle for lost yardage to lead the Thunder defense. Brandon Dykstra and Garrett Cook each registered six total tackles. Brett Anderson recorded five total tackles, including two tackles for lost yardage (-25 yards). Matt McReynolds made five solo tackles, with two passes broken-up.
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Jarrett gave Wheaton a 6-0 lead on an 8-yard touchdown run with 11:30 left to play in the first quarter. Wheaton's next two plays were touchdown passes from Meador to Hiben, the first a three-yard connection and the second a 23-yard TD toss to extend Wheaton's lead to 20-0 early in the second quarter. Jarrett reached the end zone again on an 8-yard run with 9:54 remaining in the first half to give Wheaton a 27-0 lead it would hold at halftime.
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Susan Kirtley's book Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass won "Best Educational/Academic Work" at the 25thannual Will Eisner comic industry awards held at Comic-Con this week. The awards, known as the Oscars of the comic industry, are given in 30 categories for works published the previous year.
"The awards are a huge deal in the comic world that can make your career," said Kirtley. "It's exciting to be an academic among the leaders of that industry. I was surprised to be nominated and flabbergasted to have won."
The Will Eisner awards panel selects nominees that are then voted on by experts in the comic industry. Kirtley's book focuses on comic artist Lynda Barry's depiction of young girls in novels, comic art, and even coloring books.
"Scholarship in the field of comic art isn't new," said Kirtley, "and it's nice to see an award that recognizes the emergent field." She also notes that Portland is a great city for comics and PSU also has the largest collection of Dark Horse comics at its library.
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STATE COLLEGE - James Franklin is the third football coach in what for many Penn State football players will be four seasons and already has left a good first impression.
The 41-year-old Franklin, who spent three years resurrecting Vanderbilt's program and guided the Commodores to a 24-15 record, has been labeled a players' coach by a group of Nittany Lion players who have had an oversized dash of change and more than a pinch of adversity on their Penn State plate.
Franklin became Penn State's 16th coach on Saturday, replacing Bill O'Brien, who took over the NFL's Houston Texans after replacing the late Joe Paterno in 2012.
Franklin wasted no time getting acclimated. He lured in four recruits, glad-handed with fans at three Penn State winter sporting events and ultimately met his new football family on Sunday night.
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Penn State's roster remains relatively young, but players have survived more than one passing storm.
They dealt with the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal from which came harsh NCAA sanctions, the firing and then death of the legendary Paterno, the coming and going of O'Brien and Monday's announcement by veteran defensive line coach Larry Johnson that, according to various news reports, he was going to go to work for Big Ten rival Ohio State.
'Looking back on it we really have been through a whole lot,' Dieffenbach said. 'It builds character and builds strength. We want to win some games and we think Coach Franklin is the coach to help us do that.'
Franklin has yet to officially name a coaching staff or training personnel, something the players are waiting on.
'We have a good group of guys and should be able to transition pretty easily,' linebacker Mike Hull said. 'You have to take everything with a grain of salt and keep moving forward. We've been through a lot, we don't have to change who we are. The thing you really need to do is establish yourself as a hard worker and just let your coaches know you're 100 percent dedicated to the team.'
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Sunday's team meeting was a welcome reunion, according to Dieffenbach.
'We walked in there and it was really like nothing had changed,' he said. 'Guys were having a great time. We joked about it. We missed each other. We couldn't wait to get back and be together. It's the sign of a tight-knit team. Team morale has never been higher. You have to build new relationships. Your job as a team is to buy in completely, 100 percent as team, and that's what we're going to do.'


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have i ever told you how very much i like parks and recreation?
i do. a lot. because it's about good people trying to do good things by actually doing...well-meaning things (and if you think about this premise, it's a pretty rare one on television).
anywhoo, one of my very favorite episodes is one in which the main character (leslie) has to go on a first-date.
and since i'm entering that period of my life (albeit, a little behind the curve) where i'm actually open to the possibility of first-dates i thought i'd share:
leslie: what if he shows up with another woman? what if one of my sleeves catches on fire and it spreads rapidly. what if instead of tic tacs i accidentally pop a couple of ambien and i have to keep punching my leg to stay awake?
ann (her best friend): those are all insane hypotheticals and i promise you they won't happen.
leslie: they have all happened. all of these have happened.
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uh, no, there's more. one time i accidentally drank an entire bottle of vinegar. i thought it was terrible wine. once i went out with a guy who wore 3-d glasses the entire evening. oh, one time i rode in a sidecar on a guy's motorcycle, and the sidecar detached and went down a flight of stairs. another time i went to a really boring movie with a guy and while i was asleep he tried to pull out one of my teeth. i literally woke up with his hand in my mouth. we went out a couple times after that but then he got weird.


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Last weekend in Crested Butte, several Team Breckenridge Sports Club skiers qualified for the season's most prestigious race for U14 athletes, the Prater Cup, slated for March 12-16 in Winter Park.
March is the championship season for the club alpine athletes, with events happening all over Colorado and beyond.
The 13-14-year-old age group heads to Grand County for the event that's also known as the U14 Junior Championship. Among the ranks going this year are U14 first-year Will Sharp and second-years Luke Bailey, Meghan Socket, Maia Brownson and Mackenzie Hart. Sharp and Bailey were top finishers for Team Breckenridge, each taking 13th out of 138 competitors in the super G and giant slalom, respectively.
Earlier this month, Team Breckenridge U16 and U18 athletes raced in the Winter Park Smartwool Ski Cup qualifier to seek spots in the upcoming championship event. The Smartwool series is an open U.S. Ski and Snowboad Association series. Members attending the March 22-24 Smartwool Ski Cup championship in Steamboat Springs include racers Patrick Gruber, Ellie Brown-Wolf, Tianna Terrell, Dani Moulton, Nick Bailey, Rachel Damel and Katy Harris.
Gruber placed third overall in the first GS and seventh overall in the second GS, qualifying for the U18 National Championships at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., starting Monday. Meanwhile, Harris placed 12th and 15th in the GS event at Winter Park.
The U16 Junior Championship Team, which will begin downhill training at Beaver Creek Sunday for the March 3-9 event, includes Harris, Terrell, Moulton and Brown-Wolf. The U16 event takes the best athletes in the region.
The championship season marks the end of the season, and it also marks the occasion for a movie fundraiser. "Chasing Ice" premiers March 21 at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. Tickets are $13 online at http://www.teambrecksportsclub.com for the story of one man's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of climate change. Using time lapse cameras, the film compresses years into seconds to capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Proceeds support the local Team Breckenridge Sports Club ski team.
After championships, the racing isn't over. Team Breckenridge Sports Club hosts a FIS Spring Series Super G and giant slalom April 1-4 at Breckenridge, on the World Cup's course on Cimarron.
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WASHINGTON — Adding to the growing list of economic sectors that are going under the protective wing of government, U.S. auto-parts suppliers will receive up to $5 billion in a taxpayer-funded revolving line of credit, the Treasury Department announced Thursday.
The Auto Supplier Support Program will let troubled carmakers General Motors and Chrysler determine which suppliers need the credit. The idea is to ensure that suppliers to the two auto giants — which are trying to avoid bankruptcy — don't go bankrupt themselves and create problems for the automotive production chain.
Automotive suppliers employ at least 500,000 workers nationwide, but are unable to tap credit at banks because of the credit crunch. Many of them face growing financial uncertainty as GM and Chrysler wrestle with plunging sales and production.
"The Supplier Support Program will help stabilize a critical component of the American auto industry during the difficult period of restructuring that lies ahead," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in a statement. "The program will provide supply companies with much-needed access to liquidity to assist them in meeting payrolls and covering their expenses, while giving the domestic auto companies reliable access to the parts they need."
In normal times, suppliers ship auto components such as axles or windshields to the carmakers and are paid within 45 to 60 days. In the interim, they usually could sell, or borrow against, those expected payments, called receivables.
These aren't normal times, however, and banks, worried about a GM or Chrysler bankruptcy, aren't willing to lend against these expected payments.
Enter the Treasury Department. It'll provide a guarantee against those expected payments. Participating suppliers also can tap a short-term revolving line of credit if they wish to sell their expected payments to someone else at a discount in order to have cash on hand.
"It says that no matter what happens to GM or Chrysler, we recover our receivables and will be paid," said Neil De Koker, the president of Original Equipment Suppliers Association in Troy, Mich., a trade group for suppliers.
The new initiative is funded through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, created under last October's $700 billion Wall Street bailout. It comes just days before a March 31 deadline for a special presidential automotive task force to decide whether to give GM another $4.6 billion and Chrysler another $5 billion in taxpayer bailout money to help them avoid bankruptcy.
A member of the task force, speaking on the condition of anonymity in order to talk freely, said that Thursday's aid to parts suppliers shouldn't be seen as a decision to keep the carmakers out of bankruptcy.
"We are going to articulate something before March 31, but I would not draw any inference on what that would be," the official said.
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New car sales for GM plunged 53 percent in February; for Chrysler, 44 percent. Consumers are afraid to spend amid the deepening recession, and banks are fearful of lending.
"The most important thing that we need is credit availability for consumers, so they can get loans to buy cars. That solves all the problems" for the automotive sector, De Koker said. "Whatever they can do to stimulate the economy and get banks to provide credit . . . that's more important than anything we (suppliers) have talked about."
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Matthews feeling validated
The past month has brought validation to Gary Matthews Jr. With Torii Hunter sidelined, Matthews has started every game in center field during a 17-6 stretch by the Angels, contributing offensively and defensively.
"To be able to contribute to a winning team is something every player wants," Matthews said. "All any player can ask for is the opportunity. When you're able to go out and perform, help your team win, it feels good.
"It has reiterated the fact I can play every day and be successful. I've gotten some really big hits and been a key contributor to the team. It has reiterated what I've said and felt all along."
Coming into Thursday's series finale against the White Sox in Chicago, Matthews has hit safely in eight of the past nine games, batting .351 during that stretch with six runs scored and six RBIs.
His .247 batting average isn't impressive, but he has numbers that clearly demonstrate that he has elevated his game in clutch situations. Matthews is batting .295 with runners on base, .344 with runners in scoring position, .455 with two out and runners in scoring position, and .571 with the bases loaded.
"I've never been afraid of big situations," he said.
Matthews has talked with Chone Figgins about sharpening his focus with the bases clear, when his average slips to .206. But Gary also knows he excelled as a leadoff man in Texas in 2006, before signing his five-year free agent deal with the Angels, and that it's just a matter of getting back to that mindset.
"I don't check the numbers," Matthews said, "but as a player, you know what you're hitting in certain situations. I've been really comfortable hitting with runners in scoring position. I don't know if it's a matter of better concentration, but I've had some success in those situations that I'd like to carry over to all of my at-bats.
"Certainly it brings out your instincts in those big situations, but it's also the competitor in any player. There's something about having a runner on second base or third base. You know a pitcher steps it up a level, and as a hitter you have to step it up, too. In talking with Figgy about your approach with no runners on, it could be I'm trying to do too much in those situations."
As he continues his rehab from an adductor muscle strain in his right side, Hunter knows his job is in good hands.
"For a guy who didn't play regularly for three months," Hunter said, "Gary's playing at a high level. That's not easy, what he's done. He's in the upper class of defensive center fielders, and he's showing it. And he's been coming up with big hits.
"It's good you've got somebody like that who could be a starter anywhere else. We've got a lot of quality players on this team."
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Gary Matthews, Jr. is definitely getting better and better in the clutch. I've been telling naysayers all along that he just needs more playing time. We're lucky to have him right now and it's obvious he's giving his all. Great post!
those numbers are nothing to brag about, especially with money he makes.
He's good in key hitting situations, but awful in the rest. He's much like Jeff Mathis in that way, who strikes out quickly when there's nobody on base.
He'd be a decent center fielder and a very good pinch hitter. Angels signed his contract to be an everyday center fielder on one of the best teams in baseball. That's not what he is.
I have not been a huge Gary Mathews fan. I've thought all along that the Angels way overpaid for an average hitter and above average defensive player. Everyone saw that in his contract year, the over .300 batting average was just that, a contract year kind of year. But it is what it is and we need to deal with it. I give him some credit for stepping up lately. Perhaps his better success will set up nicely for a trade down the road.


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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Dealing with the Deluge of Duplicates
One reaction to this flood of duplicates is to simply ignore it. I must admit that this is what I have done in most cases. Right now, I have huge pool of Smart Matches pending on MyHeritage.com. I have another pool of matches on Ancestry.com. I have notifications on Geni.com that I have over 700 matches and the list of programs with multiple copies of my ancestors goes on and on. It would be interesting and perhaps productive to follow up with all these leads, but there is not time to do this.
From another direction, I helped patrons resolve issues with merging duplicates in FamilySearch.org's Family Tree program. Some of these were extremely complicated to resolve and took quite a bit of explanation to the patron, some of whom I am sure did not understand at all what I was trying to resolve.
Then there is the problem of duplicates in my own databases on my own programs on my own computer. For example, I have 10 individuals names "Sarah" with no further identification. Are any of these duplicates? I cannot tell because of the lack of specific information. I have eighteen individual ancestors identified only with the name "Mary." One of the Mary entries dates back to 1592. Yes, I am guilty of having the same kind of entries in my genealogy that I use all the time as bad examples.
The genealogical database programs all seem to have a provision to merge duplicates. But in almost every program, merging the duplicates does not eliminate all of them. Some duplicates seem to resist merger, even when they are specified and done manually.
I realize that this is not a new problem. As I went through the Family Group Records generated by my own family members in the past, I found dozens, if not hundreds, of duplicate records. It makes me envy those who live in a genealogical wilderness where there has been no research and they have an open field to discover and cultivate.
My current solution, aside from ignoring all the duplicates, is to focus on my own database and build a strategic base of operations with multiple sources for each individual. Although this is a slow and somewhat tedious process, it promises to resolve the duplicate issues in the end. If there ever is an end, which I doubt. As to the issue of conflicting data, that is the primary reason for the effort to establish a huge base of sources. If my research is sound and supportable, then the multiplicity of conflicting information will have no effect on my own information and I can proceed in extending the documentation as far back as I can go before I pass on to my ultimate reward. I have concluded that this is all I can do. Of course, I would like to connect with those in my family who have a similar goal, but except for my daughter, I have yet to find very many, if any, who share my goal.
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- Adrian BruceOctober 22, 2013 at 9:24 AM
I had to smile at "It makes me envy those who live in a genealogical wilderness where there has been no research and they have an open field to discover and cultivate" - a case of, "Be careful what you wish for!"ReplyDelete
I find merging in FS FT to be tricky. The issue is not merging individuals, as such, but "merging" their family details. A large percentage of the duplicates I've tried to resolve so far, have been individuals automatically generated from baptisms in parish registers. I find, for example, baptism of child C to parents M and F, followed a couple of years later by baptism of child D to parents M2 and F2, where M2 is a similar name to M and F2 is a similar name to F.
Let's say my previous research demonstrates these are the same couple. I can use FS FT to suggest duplicates and merge the details for F2 into F. As part of the same process, child D is moved over to have a father of F. The question is - what do you do with the mother, M2 during the merge of father F and F2?
I have, for some time, always moved mother M2 over into father F's details as part of the process of merging F and F2. I did this because I feared that leaving M2 where she was, would delete her relationships and result in an M2 with absolutely no data other than her name.
In just trying that option of leaving M2 where she is, I have discovered that, despite the merge screen appearing to "orphan" her from her spouse and children, she does actually go over to become "married" to F, with her child D. I have no idea whether this has always happened or not.
BUT - and I've only tried it the once - if I then try to find duplicates for M, it will NOT suggest M2, and I have to merge the two by record-key.
Whereas if I explicitly send M2 to be a spouse for F, then when I try to find duplicates for M, it DOES suggest M2 as a duplicate. (And this is my usual way of working..)
I can't quite visualise what's going on. Which worries me because if the recipe goes wrong, I won't have any idea what to do - apart from everything in turn.Replies
I know exactly what you mean. I had the same experience two times this past week with similar merging issues. In both cases the patrons were so confused at the end that I could not explain what I had done.Delete