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Many historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) have not been especially welcoming to openly LGBT students. Only a handful of HBCUs recognize LGBT student groups. In some cases, the colleges outright prevent gay students from forming groups. The plight of LGBT youth on HBCU campuses becomes all the more critical in the wake of recent news stories, such as violent attacks against gay students At Morehouse College and its controversial new dress code.
An all-day summit on Friday at Atlanta's Spelman College opened a dialogue on LGBT issues. The conference was the first of its kind for HBCUs. Participants from nine HBCUs attended several panel discussions on campus about LGBT issues, reports BET.com.
Black colleges as a whole have been slower to take on this public dialogue on lesbian and gay issues for a few reasons. "Some [schools] were founded with religious affiliation," Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, the founding director of the Women's Research and Resource Center at Spelman explained. In addition, the relative silence on the issue seems to mirror the Black community's attitude as a whole. "Black colleges are not different from African-American communities in general."
Guy-Sheftall says she's seen other campuses have issues surrounding dress code. "But the biggest issue we're facing on our campuses is [the lack of] open public dialogue," she said. The suicide last year by a gay Rutgers University student, who jumped off a bridge last September after his sexual encounter with another man was streamed live unbeknownst to him, made the project more urgent, she continued, and the hope is to tackle intolerance on HBCU campuses, before it reaches that point.
In addition to Spelman, the other participating colleges included Bennett College of Women, Clark Atlanta University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, North Carolina Central University, Philander Smith College and Southern University.
The Human Rights Campaign's Deputy Director for Diversity Donna Payne paneled a session on LGBT organizing with National Black Justice Coalition CEO Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks. "I was satisfied with the turnout. About 115 people attended," Payne tells Rod 2.0. "However, I was not satisfied with the lack of participation from HBCU presidents. There was only one President there—Spelman President Beverly Daniel Tatum."
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"Anthony Pinder, a gay HBCU alumnus, documented stories of 28 male HBCU alumni and the cost of hiding their true identity. The president of Spelman College, Dr. Beverly D. Tatum, was on the Administrators' panel—originally the "Presidents'" panel. Dr. Tatum pointed out that the panel had to be renamed because other presidents declined to participate. National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director Sharon Lettman-Hicks spoke about her discussion with 12 presidents in 2010. Shockingly, one president told her he believed he didn't have any gay students!"
HRC launched an interactive website for LGBT HBCU students in late 2009. Six HBCU students attended the White House LGBT Pride Reception in 2010.
Spelman College has taken the lead in addressing LGBT issues among HBCUs. Not so much at neighboring all-male Morehouse College. The 142-year-old college has boasted a thriving yet mostly closeted Black gay subculture. Morehouse has seen several well-publicized cases of homophobia, harassment and anti-gay violence in recent years. In May 2010, three gay students were carjacked, kidnapped, robbed at gunpoint and called "faggots." In October 2009, a controversial dress code was enacted that banned womens' attire, accessories or makeup. The code was endorsed by the campus' sole gay student group.
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Team Fortress 2 fans will finally "Meet the Pyro" in "less than three days," according to the official blog for Valve's popular multiplayer game. (A countdown clock seems to place the debut at 4am AEST.) This may tie into Valve's tease last week that it was teaming up with the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim for... something.
To celebrate, Valve will release a new TF2 map and mode called Doomsday, which has players on the Blu and Red teams competing to transport the precious element Australium to famed (and assumed dead) monkeynaut Poopy Joe's rocket so that he might win the simian space race against his rival Vladamir Bananas.
The new Doomsday mode will add 11 more achievements for the Steam version of the game.
There have been "Meet The..." animated shorts for the eight other character classes in Team Fortress 2, but none released since June 2011's Meet the Medic. The wait for the Pyro, has been a long one.
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Pratibha Patil, the Precedent
Shekhar Gupta (as always) puts forward an articulated argument why Pratibha Patil is not the right choice for President in his aptly titled column in The Indian Express - National Interest.
The Congress' guilt is not so much about who they chose for the job as it is about how it trivialised that job, to begin with...
You have to first decide what the presidency is all about. Is it about political experience? Is it about respect? Or, put another way, is it merely a ceremonial office, or is it an important political office? It cannot be both and that is one more reason the Congress sounds so unconvincing — and unconvinced...
The way the party and its allies - at least those that it consulted - went about selecting the next president, it seemed it was the least important sinecure in the Republic. Now you can't defend yourselves saying, don't take notice of any adverse revelations about her, after all, come July 25, and she will represent the glory of the Republic...
And, how's this for irony? This is the same party that was so exquisitely careful in choosing its prime minister.
More on Pratibha from The Express:
* 'Tai may become President, what about us who have been cheated?' (June 30, 2007)
* Probe how bank was sold dirt cheap, file criminal case: order came in April (June 30, 2007)
* 'Govt seriously considering compulsory sterilisation' (June 30, 2007)
* Her latest gem: 'Mughals respected women so much that purdah came in' (June 29, 2007)
* After women & veil, it's now dead man talking for Patil (June 27, 2007)
* Patil was aware of her bank mess, top defaulters her kin (June 27, 2007)
* BJP says country faces prospect of 'tainted President' (June 27, 2007)
* Pratibha bank waived loans for kin before RBI shut it down (June 25, 2007)
* Forcible sterilisation of those with hereditary disease: Pratibha Patil's 'Emergency' idea (June 24, 2007)
* Clarify on Rajani's allegations, says BJP (June 24, 2007)
* Congman's wife drags Pratibha name into allegations, NDA distances itself (June 23, 2007)
* Sugar mill started by Patil sealed for loan default (June 23, 2007)
* Patil's purdah remark courts controversy (June 19, 2007)
* Pratibha who? (June 17, 2007)
* CV of first would-be 'woman President': backed Indira, backed by Rajiv (June 15, 2007)
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Wimpys Little Step Becomes an NRHA Six Million Dollar Sire
By Hayley Lewallen – April 10, 2014 – Oklahoma City, Okla. – In 10 months after achieving the five million dollar mark, Wimpys Little Step has become the National Reining Horse Association's (NRHA) newest Six Million Dollar Sire. This makes him the fourth horse to earn such a prestigious title and puts him in the ranks alongside Smart Chic Olena, Topsail Whiz, and Hollywood Dun It. The 2011 NRHA Hall of Fame Inductee is by Two Million Dollar Sire and Hall of Fame Inductee Nu Chex To Cash and out of Leolita Step by Forty Seven. Wimpys...read more
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As a horse owner, it's likely that it will be necessary to trailer your horse at one time or another. Whether it's a short distance to nearby trails or several hours' drive to a competition, with a bit of care and attention, you can safely get your horse to where you're going and minimize the possibility of any mishaps or undue stress. While it's just common sense to ensure that your horse has been trained to load and unload safely and in a calm manner well in advance, proper planning ahead for any trip can ensure that the entire...read more
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The Death of a Legend – San Diego, California (April 12, 2014) – Blanco, the angelic white horse who was the primary equine actor to play Gandalf's mythical steed Shadowfax in the blockbuster Lord of The Rings movies The Two Towers and The Return of The King, had to be euthanized last week. One of the most beloved animal stars to ever emerge from Hollywood films, the 25 year old Andalusian horse suddenly fell critically ill while at home with owner, horse behavior and positive training expert, Cynthia Royal. During a lengthy stay in...read more
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By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. Equine Cushing's disease, scientifically referred to as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), is typically an age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Many horses will develop Cushing's as they get older, but the symptoms come on so gradually, the disease often goes unrecognized. Usually around the age of 15 the risk becomes greater; however, younger and younger horses are developing PPID, which is a disturbing trend. PPID is a progressive disorder, meaning it gets progressively worse over time. Cushing's...read more
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To enter, upload a picture to Facebook of you and your horse having Fun In The Sun. February 28, 2014, Portland, Oregon, USA — FITS, inventor of the most athletically advanced riding breech on the market, announced they will be giving away an entire new show outfit to one lucky Facebook fan on April 2nd. "FITS has always stood for Fun In The Saddle. But for the month of March, it will temporarily also stand for Fun In The Sun," said Sheryl Rudolph, founder of FITS. "We're all pale, bundled up, and sick of the snow, sleet and...read more
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With his original executive order on travel and immigration stymied in the courts, President Donald Trump on Monday set out a new plan to again limit visitors from certain countries, and step up reviews on refugees coming into the United States, with the details changed in a number of ways to ensure that it can pass legal muster in the weeks and months ahead.
The revised plan puts a 90 day hold on new travel from six Muslim-majority countries designated as posing a national security risk, temporarily suspends the refugee admissions program for 120 days, and sets in motion a series of efforts to improve the screening of refugees and other travelers who want to come to the U.S.
It would take effect in ten days, on March 16.
"This is not a Muslim ban in any way, shape, or form," said a senior administration official in a morning press call with reporters.
The changes from the original executive order include:
+ The ban on new travelers from a group of majority-Muslim nations will no longer include Iraq. There will still be a suspension on new entries from Iran, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. That means six countries are part of this added scrutiny, down from seven in the original order.
+ As part of the change involving Iraqi travelers, U.S. officials said that the Government of Iraq has agreed to enhance its travel documents and other screening of travelers, as well as agreeing to allow the United States to return nationals to Iraq if those people are determined to be a threat to security.
+ The travel changes in this revised executive order will only apply to future applicants for U.S. travel approval - in other words, anyone who already has a legal visa to enter the U.S. will be allowed to do so. "Per the Executive Order, foreign nationals from Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen who have valid visas will not be affected by this Executive Order," the administration said in a fact sheet about the changes.
+ Those people who had visas revoked when the original executive order was being enforced will have those visas and travel permissions restored. "The Department does not plan to revoke any visas provisionally due to this executive order," a State Department official said this morning.
+ The indefinite suspension of the Syrian refugee program has been dropped in the new order. "All nationalities are treated the same," an official said. "So, there is no blanket ban on Syrian refugees?" a reporter asked. "That's correct," the official replied.
+ Language in the original order that allowed a special preference for Christian refugees from Muslim-majority countries has been dropped from the new executive order. "That part of the executive does not exist in the new executive order," an administration official said.
+ The new order does not effect green card holders, legal permanent residents of the United States, people who have dual nationalities - basically anyone who has already been approved to come into the United States, they will not have those travel documents revoked by this order.
+ The order will not take effect immediately, to give time for immigration and customs personnel to be briefed on what exactly is changing. "We're going to have a very smooth implementation period," an official explained, saying there should be no immediate surge in airport stops creating what an official labeled "alleged chaos" at some airports in the U.S.
As for the legal challenges to the original executive order, a Department of Justice official said those would in a sense be "mooted" by this new order.
"The Department of Justice will be filing the appropriate briefs and letters with the courts in those existing cases," the official told reporters.
President Trump had vowed to fight on in the courts for his original order - "SEE YOU IN COURT" - but that came apart just hours after this new order was signed.
"As explained below, the New Executive Order sets forth policies substantially different from the policies in Executive Order No. 13,769," the feds wrote in a submission to federal Judge James Robart, who put the Trump plan on hold in early February.
"The New Executive Order clarifies and narrows the scope of Executive action regarding immigration, extinguishes the need for emergent consideration, and eliminates the potential constitutional concerns identified by the Ninth Circuit," the Justice Department said in a submission.
"The President has capitulated on numerous key provisions blocked by our lawsuit," said Bob Ferguson, the Attorney General of Washington State, "including bans on Green Card holders, visa holders and dual citizens, an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees, and explicit preferences based on religion."
The State of Washington's case led two court rulings against the White House, which left President Trump thoroughly frustrated in early February.
Monday's legal filings by the feds were a remarkable change from what the President had said in early February, after a three judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had refused to allow the President's order to go into effect.
"It is thus respectfully submitted that the New EO falls outside of this Court's injunction," the feds wrote to Judge Leonie Brinkema, who blocked the enforcement of the original order in the state of Virginia, one of multiple notices sent on Monday.
And while the White House touted the new plan, it certainly wasn't the first choice.
Here are links to the background documents distributed by the Trump Administration:
Fact Sheet on Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry
Q&A on Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry
Here is the text of the President's revised order
Implementation memo for the revised executive order
The text of the revised executive order even goes so far as to defend the original order, denying that it provided a "basis for discriminating for or against members of any particular religion."
The new order also noted the court challenges against the original Trump order as well.
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magine installing a service on your cellphone that lets you see all the data – from location to address book info – transmitted by your phone. Or a simple website where you and your friends could have private chats that couldn't be read by the most aggressive spying agencies. Or a service that lets you know how many tracking codes are on a site before you clicked on it.
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- One of the coders at the Data Transparency Weekend models the official T-shirt from the event.
Over the weekend, more than 100 computer programmers built those tools and many more at the Wall Street Journal's first-ever Data Transparency Weekend in New York.
The event was an outgrowth of the Journal's extensive reporting about how companies and government's are increasingly using technology to collect personal data. The event was designed to promote the creation of tools that let people see and control their personal data.
After a weekend of coding, nearly 20 projects were submitted for judging on Sunday. The entries were judged by Alessandro Acquisti, professor of information technology and public policy at Carnegie Mellon, Sid Stamm, Web security and privacy strategist at Mozilla and Andrew McLaughlin, former deputy chief technologist at the White House and vice president at Tumblr.
Danny Weitzner, the deputy chief technologist at the White House, handed out the certificates to the winning teams. The winners were:
Outstanding Scanning Project: TOSBack2 – a project to scan the Web to build a "living archive" of all privacy policies online.
Outstanding Education Project: PrivacyBucket – software that lets users of the Chrome Web browser view the type of demographic estimates that Web tracking companies make about them based on their Web browsing history.
Outstanding Control Project: Cryptocat – an instant messaging service that lets people engage in encrypted chats inside their Web browsers or on their phones. Extra bonus: the program lets people generate random numbers (which are needed for encryption) by shaking their phone – allowing the creators to say that their program is powered by dance moves.
Judge's Choice Award: Site Scoper – a website that scans for tracking files and sensitive content on websites before you visit it.
"Ready for Primetime" Award: MobileScope – a service that lets people see what data is being transmitted without their knowledge by their cellphone. It also offers ad-blocking and do-not-track services for cellphones.
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Philippines: Risk Assessment
Country Risk Rating
Business Climate Rating
- Large population that is young, qualified, and has a command of English
- External accounts in balance
- Diverse geographic and sectoral origin of remittances from expatriate workers (10% of GDP)
- Thriving Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector
- Low rates of investment and outdated infrastructures
- Governance shortcomings: bureaucracy and corruption
- High levels of income inequality
- Problematic security situation in the Muslim regions of the South
- Strict bank secrecy and casinos facilitate money laundering
Current Trends
Growth Expected to Remain Strong
In 2018, the economy is expected to maintain its momentum, buoyed above all by domestic demand. Household spending (70% of GDP) will again be the main growth driver, as it will benefit from significant remittances from expatriate workers, mainly in the United States and the Gulf States. The depreciation of the peso and the creation of the Overseas Filipino Bank – which will not deduct a commission – are set to boost the value of these remittances. Moreover, the income tax payment threshold will be raised. Finally, credit will likely continue to grow strongly, as the central bank will maintain its accommodative monetary policy with inflation still in the center of its target. Investment (25% of GDP) is expected to grow moderately. Businesses will be under pressure to invest because of the high production capacity utilization rate but will favor continued caution because of political risk and uncertainties over reforms. While infrastructure levels remain inadequate, the government has reaffirmed its intention to increase public spending on infrastructure to 6% of GDP. This should help to boost the country's growth potential.
Exports, 70% of which are towards Asia, are expected to perform well, especially exports of electronic components (19% of the total), business services (16% including notably call centres and content control for the American internet giants), IT equipment (5%) and timber (5%). Exports will likely be driven by favourable economic conditions in core markets. However, as internal demand and depreciation simultaneously drive up the import bill, trade's contribution is expected to remain slightly negative. Business process outsourcing (BPO), tourism, and trade will continue to be the main beneficiaries. Industry is another beneficiary as regards construction materials (cement, glass, metals, and wood), agro-food, furniture, telecommunication devices, transport, and office equipment.
The Country's Financial Position Remains Sound
The central government deficit is expected to stay close to 3% of GDP (2% for the whole public sector) in 2018. However, spending is expected to rise by 12%, with a focus on infrastructure (roads, bridges, railways, health, and education) and social programmes (child vaccinations, assistance to poor families, extension of health insurance cover, primary education). The deficit is unlikely to increase, as revenues will grow thanks to a series of tax reforms announced by the government in 2017. These include levying excise duties (fuel, automotive products, alcohol and tobacco), broadening the VAT base, and implementing higher tax rates for higher income brackets. Despite growing government spending, strong growth should help stabilize the public debt to GDP ratio. Most of this debt, around 67% of the debt held by domestic creditors.
Externally, the current account balance should be close to equilibrium in 2018. The trade deficit (above 10% of GDP) is driven by strong domestic demand and imports for use by industry, especially electronics and IT outsourcing. This deficit is covered by the services surplus (business process outsourcing, tourism), remittances from expatriate workers and yields on Filipino investments abroad. Foreign direct investments are limited and almost equal to those by Filipinos abroad. This reluctance to invest is the consequence of both restrictions and political uncertainties. In total, the balance of payments shows a slight surplus, which explains the low level of external debt (24% of GDP), exceeded by Filipino assets abroad, the weak depreciation of the peso and foreign exchange reserves equivalent to nine months of imports.
Presidential Promises Facing Reality Check
Rodrigo Duterte was elected to the presidency in May 2016 for a term of six years, succeeding Benigno Aquino. His ethos is twofold: law and order, and combatting inequalities. Like his predecessor, he intends to introduce universal healthcare (currently 93%) and free education from pre-school up to basic university degree level. Combating drug trafficking, maritime piracy and Islamist terrorist groups (Abu Sayyaf and Maute groups) is the other priority. In this regard, the country is building closer ties with its neighbors, Indonesia and Malaysia. Relations with China have improved significantly under Mr. Duterte, but some tensions remain surrounding disputes in the South China Sea. In November 2017, the army ended a 6-month siege in Marawi on the southern Island of Mindanao by groups close to Islamic State, killing their leaders. Moreover, the peace process with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Moro Islamist National Liberation Front (MILF) who have long battled with government forces on Mindanao and in the chain of islands towards Borneo.
Despite these successes, the president's high popularity ratings have tumbled (50% in approval ratings from late 2017) following the drug-related extrajudicial executions carried out by the armed forces, allegations of corruption against allies of the president and the slow pace of reforms.
Socio-economic circumstances make it necessary to boost State revenues (14% of GDP) failing which there will be a worsening of the public accounts.


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Brosnan: I'm not as cool as Bond
Pierce Brosnan has revealed that he is not as cool as James Bond.
The 61-year-old actor, who portrayed the suave agent in four 007 films, joked about being a wimp in comparison to his action screen alter-ego.
"I just wish I was as cool as they are," he told Du Jour magazine. "If I got into a fight in a bar, I'd miss the dude by miles. I wouldn't know how to connect. It would be a comedy."
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The Irish-born star will return to the spy world by playing a retired CIA agent who is given the mission to carry out one final job in The November Man.
He said: "I resist any negative feelings or tension as it's such an iconic role. I think there's space for people who enjoyed my work as Bond to enjoy this film and see the guy I once was play the guy I am now."
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The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the death of a man on a farm between Dungannon and Moy yesterday afternoon (Sunday, September 11).
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A beautiful day is in store for Thursday as dry air suppresses widespread shower and thunderstorm chances in South Florida.
Most storms will be inland today as skies average partly cloudy with highs around 88. It will stay partly cloudy with a few showers Thursday night.
In a weakened state, the remnants of what was Tropical Storm Chantal will lift north across the Bahamas later Thursday. Though South Florida remains on the west wide of this system, a pattern shift will send storms our way for Friday and Saturday.
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It was an interesting end to a short week at the Chicago Board of Trade. The outside markets were sharply lower, triggered by continued uncertainty about the European debt crisis. The corn and soybean markets were able to finish higher despite these outside factors. December corn settled 2½ cents higher, closing at 7.36½. November soybeans were able to settle 8½ cents higher at 14.26¾. Chicago wheat was unable to follow corn and soybeans and settled 8¼ lower for the December contract.
This morning's export sales report was largely disappointing, as corn was below the trade estimates and soybeans were at the lower end of estimates. In addition to the sales report, it was announced that China has cancelled 240,000 MT of US soybeans for 2011-2012 delivery. This was an interesting development, as we are going to be heading into the glut slot of our supplies during harvest. We will continue to monitor this activity to see if further cancellations are reported.
Stories of demand destruction have been circulating lately. We have heard stories of Australian feed wheat trading at $60.00 a ton discount to US corn. Chinese crush margins have remained poor and, as previously stated, we saw a 240,000 MT cancellation of Chinese soybeans for next year's delivery. It is not typical to see cancellations at this time of year for a crop we haven't even harvested yet. With regard to the wheat market, India is also starting to export wheat for the first time since 2008 on huge surpluses.
With December corn trading par with December wheat, we expect to see a lot of wheat being fed in the world. Looking back to see if there were any years where December wheat has traded at a discount to December corn, there looks to be only one year in the last 40, and it was 1983. Interestingly enough, December was the first contract to do so (neither July nor September traded negative, December traded 12 cents negative). Also March, May and July 1984 all traded below corn, with July 1984 making the lows at around 20 cents under on July 17. Wheat stayed around "par" with corn that year for nearly six months, similar to what we are currently looking at (at least in the futures), only it was the opposite six months starting with corn harvest. I also looked up the corn and wheat feeding number for those years:
In '82/'83, corn feeding was 4,640 and wheat was 195
In '83/'84, corn feeding was 3,938 (-702) and wheat was 371 (+176)
In '84/'85, corn feeding was 4,180 and wheat was 407
Eventually we could feed enough wheat to significantly help increase our ending corn stocks for next year. This could eventually put an artificial "ceiling" for corn from demand destruction as right now corn is the most expensive feed grain in the world. Of course, if we see even further reductions to yield than what the market is already projecting, we could see corn go back and take out the highs again, but rationing is going on now and at levels above here.
I have included our estimates for Monday's report as well as the average analyst estimates. I will have the report and our reaction in the morning grain letter on Monday morning. Have a great weekend!
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Census Indexes and Finding Aids
This article originally appeared in "Census Records" by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Matthew Wright in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
The census is a clear reflection of population growth in the United States. The millions of names and figures added to the census totals over the years have made indexing, particularly of the most populous states, a formidable and expensive task. Recent developments in technology have facilitated indexing and publication, and now a significant and ever-growing number of later statewide and even nationwide census schedules have been indexed. While mistakes and omissions exist in census indexes, it is generally agreed that even an imperfect index can be an invaluable timesaver and is certainly better than no index at all. Improved technology and better editing are making most new compilations more inclusive and more accurate.
- 1 Indexes on CD-ROM and Online
- 2 Census Index Limitations
- 3 Page Numbering Problems
- 4 History and Quality of Census Indexes
- 5 Beyond the Index
- 6 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 Census Enumeration District Descriptions
- 7 Census Locator Maps and Tools for Cities
- 8 References
- 9 External Links
Indexes on CD-ROM and Online
Over the past several years, online census indexes have increased in both number and scope. This increase has been driven, largely, by a number of commercial or institutional indexing projects. Ancestry.com, for example, offers a searchable, every-name index of every available U.S federal census with links to images of the actual census returns.
Unlike the 1880 Soundex, which is only a partial index, the LDS Church's FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index is an every-name index, with entries including name, relation to head of household, sex, marital status, race, age, birth place, occupation, and father and mother's birth place. The index is searchable online at FamilySearch and as part of the census collection at Ancestry.com. 1880 Census CD-ROMs are also available for sale at the FamilySearch site. In addition to its U.S. federal census records, Ancestry.com also offers a large number of state and local census indexes. HeritageQuest's Family Quest Archives CD-ROM collection contains complete head of household indexes to U.S. Federal Censuses for the 1790, ][1800 U.S. Census|1800]], 1810, and 1870 censuses. Partial indexes are available for 1850, 1900, and 1910.
Fortunately for researchers, libraries with good genealogy collections usually make it a priority to acquire these popular and important indexes, on CD or by subscription on the Internet, as soon as they become available.
In addition to the commercial online census index projects, volunteers from around the country have responded to the need for finding aids by producing, in various formats, indexes to many of the federal censuses. One such volunteer effort, The USGenWeb Census Project can be accessed online. Other sites provide links to census data online. These include the following:
Census Index Limitations
A common mistake beginners make is to consult an index, find a name, extract the index information, and go no further. Many seem unaware that census indexes are simply finding aids. While there is a certain element of excitement in discovering an ancestor's name in an index, there is greater satisfaction in store for those who view the fuller picture provided in the actual census schedules.
A well-prepared index includes a preface explaining the index parameters (for example, whether it is an every-name index or if only heads of household are included) and identifying specific problems encountered in the process of compiling the index. The wise researcher will read every preface carefully.
In most published census indexes, only the heads of households are listed. If an individual was a child when the census was taken, and if the name of his or her father, mother, or other head of the household in which he or she lived is not known, a long and tedious search may be in store. It may be necessary to look at different census schedules for every entry for a given surname in an index before the correct household is found.
Regardless of the care taken by the creator of an index to make it accurate, no index is perfect. Omissions, misinterpreted names, and misspellings creep into virtually all census indexes. Some indexes are not useful for tracing individuals because information was culled from microfilm that was nearly impossible to read, and sometimes the microfilmed version itself lacks certain information. Examples of the latter are the published federal census indexes from 1790 to 1840. Like the censuses themselves, the indexes are of limited use in finding individuals because only heads of household are listed. Likewise, most post-1840 census indexes include only heads of household and 'strays.'
Frequently, names are actually included in an index but cannot be found because they are misspelled to the extent that they are unrecognizable. Some surnames have been incorrectly alphabetized when indexers could not decipher even the first letter of a surname. In some handwriting styles, the letter L resembles an S; thus, the handwritten surname Lee might become See in an index. Handwriting styles have caused indexing problems when certain similar-appearing letters have been confused, including T and F; J, G, and Y; I and J; K and R; O and Q; P and R; and U and W.
Page Numbering Problems
Pages of census schedules were originally numbered by the census taker; when the schedules were later arranged and bound, they were often renumbered with a hand stamp. It is common for some volumes to have two or more series of page numbers. A stamped number, when it is present, is usually the page reference used in printed census indexes. It is very important to determine which page number the census indexer was using. Sometimes in an index, for example, the indexer was inconsistent with the page number that he or she used, making it difficult to find names.
History and Quality of Census Indexes
Computer technology has revolutionized the process of indexing census schedules. Computer-generated census indexes are becoming increasingly available in book, microfiche, CD-ROM, and online forms. Despite the advanced technology, however, no index is error-free. Misinterpretations of handwritten census manuscripts and transcription mistakes continue to thwart research, particularly when the first letter of a name is entered into an index incorrectly.
While a number of individuals and genealogical societies have used computers to create census indexes, most such indexes have been created by commercial firms. The oldest of these firms is Accelerated Indexing Systems. Accelerated Indexing produced indexes for every extant state and territory census through 1860, and some for later years, as well as a number of special censuses and census substitutes. These indexes are available online and in CD-ROM format.
The schedules for some states and areas have been indexed more than once by different organizations and commercial publishers. But though the year and the locality indexed may be the same, formats and contents can differ dramatically. Names may have been interpreted differently; some publications may include names missed by others; and some may include much more than county, township, and page and microfilm numbers after the names of heads of households. It is wise to check every index when more than one is available for a given time and place.
Misspellings have occurred on several levels. The census enumerator may have misunderstood the name and written it incorrectly. See List of Phonetic Substitutes for a description of how enumerators may have misunderstood information gathered for the census. Even if the enumerator got it right, the indexer may have misread the enumerator's handwriting or had other difficulties reading the old and fading microfilm. See List of Frequently Misread Letters for help with incorrect indexes.
Many indexes, up to and including the 1920 census, cover individual counties only. They can prove especially useful when a name or names cannot be found in a statewide compilation. Because local indexes are frequently compiled by genealogical societies and indexers who tend to be familiar with local name spellings and geographical distinctions, their reliability is sometimes greater than the larger indexes.
Statewide censuses are sometimes interfiled with other sources in single personal name indexes available in state archives. The addresses of state archives and state historical societies are given in the appendixes section.
Indexes from 1790 to 1840
The federal government led the way in publishing census indexes when, in the early 1900s, it published indexed volumes of the extant 1790 census schedules for each state. The individual state volumes have since been privately reprinted and are widely available in libraries with genealogy collections. Some indexes for the years 1790 to 1820 also include the tallies listed for each family. These tallies would be listed as such:
- free white males age sixteen and older
- free white males under age sixteen
- free white females
- all other free persons
- slaves
- free white males to age ten (under age ten)
- free white males to age sixteen (of ten and under sixteen)
- free white males to age twenty-six (of sixteen and under twenty-six)
- free white males to age forty-five (of twenty-six and under forty-five)
- free white males over age forty-five
- free white females to age ten (under age ten)
- free white females to age sixteen (of ten and under sixteen)
- free white females to age twenty-six (of sixteen and under twenty-six)
- free white females to age forty-five (of twenty-six and under forty-five)
- free white females over age forty-five
- other free persons (except Indians not taxed)
- slaves
- free white males to age ten (under age ten)
- free white males to age sixteen (of ten and under sixteen)
- free white males between ages sixteen and eighteen
- free white males to age twenty-six (of sixteen and under twenty-six)
- free white males to age forty-five (of twenty-six and under forty-five)
- free white males over age forty-five
- free white females to age ten (under age ten)
- free white females to age sixteen (of ten and under sixteen)
- free white females to age twenty-six (of sixteen and under twenty-six)
- free white females to age forty-five (of twenty-six and under forty-five)
- free white females over age forty-five
- slaves
- free colored persons
Indexes from 1850 to 1870
Many statewide indexes for censuses after 1850 include only heads of household and the names of persons in households whose names were different than that of the household head. Obviously, then, a large percentage of the actual population of a state is excluded from such an index. This is especially a problem with common names, and when a child's or woman's name is known but that of the head of household is not.
1880 Soundex
Until recent years, the fastest method for finding names in the 1880 census for most states was to use the Soundex, a partial index that includes only households with children ten years old and under in residence. Compiled by the Work Projects Administration (WPA), the Soundex index was designed to identify those who would be eligible for Social Security.
It is important to remember when using the 1880 Soundex that, while a large portion of the population is not indexed because many families had no children ten years old or under, all individuals and families were supposed to have been included in the original census schedules. Some of the original Soundex index cards survive and have been distributed among various state and local agencies; others have apparently been destroyed. Some of the 1880 cards were lost or misfiled before or when they were microfilmed.
Use the Soundex to determine surname distribution throughout the state. This can be an important clue if you don't know which county to search for a family. You can identify family naming patterns (because each person in the family is listed on the Soundex card, with relationships stated), find orphaned children living with persons of other surnames, and identify grandparents living under the same roof. They are listed in the census schedule, even though they may not be indexed separately. As mentioned, the LDS Church offers an every-name index to the 1880 census in electronic format.
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A card file to the names on the surviving 1890 schedules is available on two rolls of microfilm titled Index to the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890 (National Archives microfilm M496). The index is also available in printed form.
Ken Nelson, comp., 1890 Census Index Register (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984), is an index to the 6,160 names in the surviving fragments of this census. Available on microfilm (1,421,673, item 11), it can also be found in the reference area of the Family History Library (Family History Library book Ref 973 X2n 1890).
1900 Index
The Soundex index to the 1900 census is regarded as one of the most inclusive and accurate of the federally-created indexes. It serves as an efficient key to locating households and individuals in the most genealogically informative census ever taken. Unlike the 1880 census, the 1900 census identifies all heads of household and every adult whose name is different from that of the head of household.
1910 Indexes
The most notable problem with the 1910 census has traditionally been the lack of indexes for most states. Miracode (a slightly modified version of Soundex) and Soundex indexes exist for only twenty-one states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Since Soundex/Miracode indexes are not available for the remaining states, researchers must rely on city directories, county landowners' atlases, enumeration districts, or specially created finding tools (such as the special index to streets and enumeration districts for certain cities), or conduct tedious, page-by-page searches of the census schedules.
Soundex and Miracode indexes were created by the Bureau of the Census for the twenty-one states that lacked a centralized vital statistics bureau at the time the indexes were created. The Miracode system uses the same phonetic code and abbreviations as the Soundex system, but Miracode cards list the visitation numbers assigned by the enumerators, while Soundex cards show the page and line numbers on the appropriate census schedules. With the exception of Louisiana, which uses both, the following states have been indexed using either the Soundex or Miracode systems: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Both indexing systems give the surname, first name, state and county of residence, city (if applicable), race, age, and place of birth, as well as the volume number and enumeration district number of the census schedule from which the information was obtained. Some large cities are indexed separately in the 1910 census. Be sure to see separate Soundex listings in the National Archives microfilm catalog for some metropolitan areas in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
The 1910 Census City Street Finding Aid
The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) promoted and coordinated the funding to put to microfilm an important finding aid for the 1910 census. Known as the Cross-Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census, it was produced in 1984 by the Bureau of the Census to facilitate its work of searching the original schedules for age and other personal data in response to inquiries from individuals and government agencies. This index to city streets and census enumeration districts for thirty-nine cities in the 1910 federal population census is widely available on fifty sheets of microfiche. The index enables users of the population schedules to translate specific street addresses into the appropriate enumeration district number and corresponding volume number of the microfilmed schedules. The city schedules were selected for indexing by the Bureau of the Census based on the frequency of requests for information. The indexes were originally in bound volumes, but they were unbound for microfilming. With the exception of several of the larger cities, the index for each city occupied a single volume. The original arrangement of the indexes has been preserved, with the exception that the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, Richmond (Staten Island), and Brooklyn have been placed under the heading 'New York City.' There is no index for the borough of Queens.
Entries in the index give for each city a list of city streets and house numbers and show the appropriate enumeration district. The records are arranged alphabetically by name of city and thereunder by street. Named streets, arranged alphabetically, are listed first, followed by numerical streets. Immediately preceding the index portion of each volume is a table listing the enumeration districts covered in the volume, with a cross-reference to the corresponding volume of the original population schedules.
The thirty-nine cities included in the 1910 index follow:
- Akron, Ohio
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Canton, Ohio
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Chicago, Illinois
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Dayton, Ohio
- Denver, Colorado
- Detroit, Michigan
- District of Columbia
- Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Gary, Indiana
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Long Beach, California
- Los Angeles and Los Angeles County
- Newark, New Jersey
- New York City (excluding Queens)
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Patterson, New Jersey
- Peoria, Illinois
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Richmond, Virginia
- San Antonio, Texas
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle, Washington
- South Bend, Indiana
- Tampa, Florida
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Wichita, Kansas
- Youngstown, Ohio
The 1910 street index can dramatically reduce the problems and time expenditure involved in searching large cities for which there are thousands of pages of census entries.
1920 Census Soundex
The 2,074 rolls of microfilm for the 1920 census are Soundex indexed on 8,590 rolls of microfilm. The Soundex includes all of the states as well as the then territories of Alaska and Hawaii. The Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and military, naval, and various institutions are also indexed.
1930 Census Soundex
The 1930 U.S. Federal Census was released by the National Archives and Records Administration on 1 April 2002. Soundex indexes are available for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (only Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Kenton, Muhlenberg, Perry, and Pike counties), Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia (only Fayette, Harrison, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, and Raleigh counties). To aid in locating entries for other areas, geographic descriptions of census enumeration districts are reproduced in NARA microfilm publication T1224. In addition, NARA has purchased a large number of city directories from a commercial vendor for use in its facilities. More details can be found on NARA's website.
Beyond the Index
Experienced researchers know that there is much more to a census search than merely checking an index'whether that index is a book, a microfilmed version of the Soundex, or a computerized database. Unfortunately, too many beginners give up the search if the name sought does not appear in the index; if it does appear, they often seem content with the minimal information found in the index. Those who do not take the time to get the full picture provided by careful study of the actual census schedules usually miss important information and clues to further research. The study should include not only the subject of the search but the general area in which that person lived. To focus on only one name or one family in a given census is to see only a partial picture'somewhat like reading one chapter of a fascinating book.
1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 Census Enumeration District Descriptions
Because of errors in transcribed names and because of variant spellings of names, a researcher may not be able to locate an entry in the Soundex system for a given head of family or individual living in a specific area. And though a name does not appear in the Soundex, the possibility exists that the individual being sought was indeed enumerated but was somehow missed or incorrectly coded in the indexing process. Those wishing to bypass the 1900, 1910, 1920, or 1930 Soundexes, and to consult the actual schedules for a given town, a minor civil division or geographic area, or a ward of a large city need to know the enumeration district numbers assigned to the particular place.
Arranged alphabetically by state and thereunder by county, the Census Enumeration District Descriptions identify the specific enumeration district numbers assigned within states, counties, and cities. Note that the district boundaries are described in the microfilm series as they were when the censuses were taken and may have changed significantly since then.
Further information on Census Enumeration District Descriptions for the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses is provided in the introduction pages of the following National Archives catalogs:
- The 1900 Federal Population Census. National Archives and Records Administration, revised 1996.
- The 1910 Federal Population Census. National Archives and Records Administration, revised 2000.
- The 1920 Federal Population Census. National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
- 1930 Federal Population Census. National Archives and Records Administration, 2002.
Census Locator Maps and Tools for Cities
Even though an ever-growing number of indexes are available to facilitate research in cities and towns, few, if any, indexes are complete. A significant number of city dwellers, though present in the actual census schedules, were missed or misplaced in the indexing process. To remedy the situation, historians, researchers, and librarians have compiled finding aids for a number of metropolitan areas. For example, historian Keith Schlesinger devised a system to locate individuals overlooked by Soundex and other indexing processes. Schlesinger gleaned addresses from city directories, which he found both accurate and accessible, then plotted them on maps of census enumeration districts, which followed the boundaries of voting precincts in most cities. By narrowing the search for a non-indexed individual to one or two enumeration districts, this resource permits the researcher to escape the confinement of the Soundex. The technique is described in Keith Schlesinger's and Peggy Tuck Sinko's 'Urban Finding Aid for Manuscript Census Searches.'<ref>Keith Schlesinger and Peggy Tuck Sinko, 'Urban Finding Aid for Manuscript Census Searches,' National Genealogical Society Quarterly 69 (September 1981): 171'80.</ref>
The staff of the Newberry Library in Chicago has created enumeration district maps for Chicago for the 1880, 1900, and 1910 censuses. Similar maps are available for other cities, and at least one, Mary Lou Craver Mariner's and Patricia Roughan Bellows's A Research Aid for the Massachusetts 1910 Federal Census, has been published.<ref>Mary Lou Craver Mariner and Patricia Roughan Bellows, A Research Aid for the Massachusetts 1910 Federal Census (Sudbury, Mass: Computerized Assistance, 1988).</ref>
The Family History Library has some unpublished finding aids for some cities that are filed in notebooks with other materials in the census area of the library. The library has also compiled or revised some census finding aids for cities. Guide to the Use of the United States Census Office 10th Census 1880 New York City was originally compiled by Barbara Hillman in 1963 for use at the New York Public Library. This unpublished finding aid was revised in 1985 by Raymond G. Matthews. The newer, forty-one-page guide reproduces 1880 Manhattan street maps, and assembly and election districts, and converts ward numbers to corresponding Family History Library census microfilm call numbers. This 1880 finding aid has been published on microfiche.<ref>Guide to the Use of the United States Census Office 10th Census 1880 New York City, FHL microfiche 6,047,913.</ref>
The U.S. 1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States, A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages is a Family History Library finding aid compiled by G. Eileen Buckway, Marva Blalock, Elizabeth Caruso, Raymond G. Matthews, and Ken Nelson. It is an alphabetical directory, arranged by state, which lists the names of cities and towns not indexed by Soundex or Miracode. It provides the name of the county, enumeration district number, and Family History Library microfilm number for the corresponding 1910 census. For large cities, it gives additional aids, such as call numbers for city directories, street address indexes, enumeration district maps, and others. It is in the reference area at the Family History Library.<ref>U.S. 1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States, A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages, FHL book 973 X2bu 1910, FHL microfiche 6,101,340.</ref>
Street Indexes to the 1910 Census: Boston, Massachusetts; Des Moines, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Queens, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah by Malmberg, Malmberg, Blalock, Atwood, and Payne, is yet another Family History Library finding aid. Produced in 1990, it is a timesaving directory that lists street addresses for the named densely populated areas that were not indexed in 1910. This uncataloged finding aid may be located in reference binder 49b on the second floor of the library or on microfiche.<ref>Street Indexes to the 1910 Census: Boston, Massachusetts; Des Moines, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Queens, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL microfiche 6,104,151.</ref>
For researchers having problems locating addresses for the New York Metropolitan area in the state's 1915 census, the Family History Library has made available two important finding aids: New York City 1915 State Census Street Address Index is an alphabetical listing of all Manhattan addresses, giving the assembly district, election district, block, and Family History Library microfilm numbers. Volume one, Manhattan, was compiled by Elaine Justesen and Ann Hughes and edited by Raymond G. Matthews in 1992. Volume two, Brooklyn, an equally valuable finding aid, was compiled by Lois Owen and Theodore R. Nelson and edited by Raymond G. Matthews in 1993.<ref>Raymond G. Matthews, ed., New York City 1915 State Census Street Address Index; Vol. 1, Manhattan, FHL book 974.71 X22m v.1., FHL microfiche 6,101,203; Vol. 2, Brooklyn, FHL book 974.71 X22m, v.2, FHL microfiche 6,101,620.</ref>


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|Insanely Delicious!
Banana Bread (aka: Daisy's Bomb Diggity Banana Awesomeness)
2/3 cup shortening (I use Crisco)
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups mashed bananas
2/3 cup water
3 1/3 cups all purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2/3 cups nuts (optional)
Directions: Cream shortening, sugar. Beat in eggs, bananas, and water.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add to banana mixture. Stir in nuts (optional). Put in greased and floured pans. It will make 8 small loaves or 2 large loaves. Bake at 350 until done. Test with a tooth pick. I bake mine for 35 minutes when I use the small loaf pans . Around 50 minutes for large pans. Let it cool and enjoy!
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At first glance, the work of Vancouver-based artist Brian Jungen appears to be more suited to a natural history museum than a contemporary art institution. The artists first solo exhibition in the U.S., Cetology, features a giant sculpture in the form of a whales skeleton. But this skeleton, hung from the double height ceiling of the Henrys East Gallery, is fashioned from plastic lawn chairs. Also on view are replicas of North West Coast masks fashioned from deconstructed Nike Air Jordan shoes. The recent recipient of the inaugural Sobey Art Award, the largest prize in Canada for emerging artists, Jungen produces work that is transformative--common store-bought commodities become evocative objects ripe with wonder, humor, and meaning. The metaphor of the endangered bowhead whale crafted from mass-produced, globally-ubiquitous consumer items, provides many associations, enriched by the artists own First Nations ancestry. Brian Jungen: Cetology is on view in the Henry Art Gallerys East Gallery from January 24 May 25, 2003.
This is Brian Jungens first solo exhibition in the United States. Born in Port St. John, B.C., in 1970 to a Swiss father and a First Nations mother, Jungen has already achieved considerable renown. He has exhibited widely throughout Canada; major works have been acquired by the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Vancouver Art Gallery; and he was recently awarded the inaugural Sobey Art Award, a biannual prize showcasing Canadian artists under 40.
Jungen thrives on tensions between contrasting modes: historical vs. contemporary, scientific vs. artistic. Cetology questions the conventions of museum display in general, and specifically focuses on those elements that reflect the artists own experience. His doubling of real/fake, precious/mundane, and sacred/profane reflects the internal contradictions around the perception and treatment of Native people in contemporary American societies.
Juxtaposing sculptures from two recent bodies of work, this exhibition also includes Prototype for a New Understanding #5 (1999) and, briefly, the final work from that series Prototype for a New Understanding #12 (2002). Both series demonstrate the elegant subversion of Jungens process. Each sculpture is fashioned out of consumer objects that have a powerful identity in the global market. Prototypes for a New Understanding are made of pricey Air Jordans--most retailing for around $150--painstakingly deconstructed to their constituent parts and reconstructed to resemble Northwest Coast Indian masks. Each of the twelve different masks he has devised exploits different elements of the sneakers to create distinct types, but none reproduces a specific--potentially sacred--original.
Like his sculptural media, Jungens whale and mask subjects also participate in the global economy, a fact in direct contradiction to their idealized identity. Contained in the commingling of consumer products and museum relics are controversies around marketing rare and sacred objects or unique scientific materials and conflicting opinions about what constitutes a commodity--such as, who owns a skeleton? Jungens installation about installations and his products critiquing products provoke vast associations by their very simplicity. The truths they reveal are as paradoxical and indefinable as the complicated reality the artist--and we all--live.
Funding: Cetology is organized for the Henry Art Gallery by Chief Curator Elizabeth Brown, with Assistant Curator Pamela Meredith, and supported in part by the Henrys Contemporary Art Fund and special funding from PONCHO for the museums artist-in-residence program. In kind support is provided by the Grand Hyatt Seattle. The artist lecture is co-sponsored by the Canadian Consulate General and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Many thanks to Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.


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Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Terry Brooks's SHANNARA optioned as a TV series
Terry Brooks's Shannara series was optioned several years ago as a big-budget movie to be helmed by Mike Newell, starting with an adaptation of The Elfstones of Shannara. This is the second novel in the series, chosen presumably due to 'significant' similarities between the first book, The Sword of Shannara, and The Lord of the Rings. However, the project stalled in development. Now it seems to have been revived, with Sonar Entertainment and Farah Films adapting Elfstones as a TV series. Sonar, under a different name, was previously responsible for the Lonesome Dove TV mini-series.
Obviously this is just an option, not a greenlight, and so far no director, showrunner or scriptwriter has been attached to the project.
8 comments:
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
It's about time!
- 12 September 2012 at 22:33:00 GMT
I don't know...I'm not a big fan of those books anyway but if not handled well they could become the next legend of the seeker (in a bad way). I'd like to see someone tackle the miles vorkosigan novels, although considering the breadth and scope of the novels plus the main character alone, that might be a tricky thing to do on tv (never mind the budget).
did WILD CARDS get optioned for something?
- 12 September 2012 at 23:47:00 GMT
Let's hope that it stays "just an option".
After 'Game of Thrones' (its flaws notwithstanding) did so much for the genre in terms of mainstream reputation and acceptance, it would be unfortunate to have Brooks and his childish stories ruin it all...
- 13 September 2012 at 00:13:00 GMT
This is going to be awful.
- 13 September 2012 at 00:47:00 GMT
- Jordan said...
I've only read Sword and wasn't a fan, but I wouldn't mind seeing what could happen. And I second the need for a Miles Vorkosigan adaptation!
- 13 September 2012 at 02:32:00 GMT
If I was optioning any of Terry Brooks works, then the Landover books are more audience friendly and could tap into the mainstream similar to the Once upona time series. The Landover novels are simple but have all the elements for a continuing series. (but they need to make sure Abernathy does not call the Kobolds cannibals.. they just like eating dogs!)
- 13 September 2012 at 11:15:00 GMT
- Jonesy said...
Wild Cards has been optioned by Syfy for movies.
And Game of Thrones really only sold the idea that HBO can do a dark, serious sex-filled fantasy series like how they did a dark, serious sex-filled Western series, or a dark, serious, sex-filled cop show, or a dark, serious, sex-filled supernatural mindfuck (good old Carnivale).
My point is yes, there's Game of Thrones, but there's also Merlin and Sinbad and whatever (and a few years back that Goodkind show).
- 13 September 2012 at 16:44:00 GMT
- Brad Murgen said...
Please don't mention "that Goodkind" show... horrible. Or the Earthsea one... horrible. For every successful fantasy they screw up a half-dozen trying to capitalize on it. Here's hoping they do it justice, Elfstones of Shannara was my favorite by far of the series, which was okay overall.
- 14 September 2012 at 03:41:00 GMT


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CLAREMONT, Calif -- On a postcard perfect day, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swimming & diving team hosted Chapman University and Occidental College in SCIAC action on Saturday, Jan. 19. The Stags beat Occidental 185 to 45 and Chapman 193 to 30, while the Athenas topped the Tigers 160 to 77 and the Panthers 192 to 49.
The Stags won all but one event on the day, going 25 for 26 in the double-dual meet. Diver James Stevick swept the boards, posting an NCAA qualifying mark on the 1-meter springboard with a score of 315.25. In the swimming events, CMS spread the wealth around, with 8 Stags winning races. Brett Berger (1650 freestyle), Patrick Shultz (200 freestyle), Joey Hinton (50 freestyle), Matt Valentine (200 IM), Jordan Lieberman (200 butterfly), Alex Poltash 100 freestyle), Tim Storer (200 backstroke) and Conrad Shabb (500 freestyle) were the winners. Additionally, CMS went 1-2-3 in both relays.
The Athenas were led by junior sprinter, Kristie Howard, who won both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle events. Other Athenas who won individual events were Louisa Dunwiddie (1650 freestyle), Michele Kee (200 IM), Maya Kale (200 butterfly), Elsa Cheng (200 backstroke) and LillyBelle Deer (500 freestyle). CMS won both the 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.
"We know that Occidental is a talented and well-coached team, so it was nice to see the Athenas step up and rise to the challenge Oxy presented today," Coach Griffiths said. "It was our first dual meet versus Chapman since they've entered the SCIAC, so we're happy to come out on top against them, as well."
CMS will take on Sixth Street neighbors, Pomona-Pitzer, on Saturday, January 26, at CMS's Axelrood Pool. Diving will begin at 10:30 a.m. with swimming at 11:00. CMS will recognize its 15-graduating seniors prior to the start of the medley relays.


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Whenever I see a car idling on the side of the road with no driver in it, I instinctively yell "free car" and imagine jumping in and driving off. I've never actually acted on it, but the thought has occurred to me.
On Sunday, a pair of thieves spotted the same opportunity in Times Square and acted on it. They got a Maserati Gran Turismo and really embarrassed the nearby owner.
The man, Chadwick Lange, a real estate broker that just moved to Manhattan, pulled up to 47th Street and Broadway just after 4:30 Sunday morning. He spotted a friend and got out to chat.
He left the $150,000 Maserati idling with the keys in it. That's not a good decision.
Two people came up to the car and asked to take pictures. Lange was cool with that, but then the photo-taking schuysters decided driving was more appealing than photos and took off with the car. One man took off driving while the other ran to the corner and hopped in. The car disappeared around the corner and still hasn't been found.
Lange hasn't commented yet, because of the ongoing investigation, although we suspect it may be because of crippling embarrassment.
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A New Britain, Conn., mother was arrested Friday, accused of falsely reporting an assault and the kidnapping of her 8-month-old daughter.
Leah M. Nichols called police around 2 a.m. on Friday to report that someone had broken through her door, hit in the head until she lost consciousness and kidnapped her daughter, police said.
Police soon found Nichols' daughter in the back seat of a car parked in the lot of her Lawlor Street residence.
Three windows were broken, the temperature was around 9 degrees and the little girl was wearing just a onesie one layer of clothes and was wrapped in a blanket, according to police.
Police had responded to the house about an hour earlier when the windows had been reported broken, so they determined the longest the child could have been in the car was around 55 minutes.
Police said Nichols, 30, was upset with the child's father, told him that the child was kidnapped. The boyfriend then came home and called police, according to the department.
Police said they determined that there was no intruder, no assault and no kidnapping. Nichols was the one to place the child in the car, police said.
The child was not hurt and was in good health, but was taken to the hospital for an examination, police said.
Nichols was charged with risk of injury; falsely reporting and incident; and criminal attempted manslaughter.
She is being held on $200,000 bond and she is due back in court on Jan. 22.


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Burger King's triumphant return to the Xbox 360 doesn't look to be anywhere near as cool as it was last time around.
Last time, you could get a series of cheap, terrible games from the fast food trailer that despite their awfulness, still had a certain charm you can only find in tacky, expensive pieces of marketing. This time? You buy burgers, and...you unlock stuff for Kinectimals, the creepy animal simulator that will be one of Kinect's launch titles.
Think it sounds disappointing? Watch the clip above.
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Any homework today?
"I don't have any homework; I have a test tomorrow."
Wrong answer, says Morenci science instructor Kerry Neiman. If you have a test tomorrow, then you have homework.
That answer might be classified as a freshman mistake. It's one Mrs. Nieman doesn't want to hear again as Morenci's ninth grade class members advance onward toward their senior year.
Along with the help of two other teachers, she's doing her best to improve the study habits of the school's freshman class—the first to face the stiff graduation requirements set by the state education department.
Math and science teacher Kim Mohr came up with the idea for what's being called "Freshman Prep," a high school readiness class. She read about the concept in an education magazine and it made a lot of sense to her.
It sounds simple—taking notes, reviewing notes, following directions, studying, preparing for a test, taking a test—but those skills aren't specifically taught in the lower grades.
Some kids might come into high school with good study skills, but many don't. Even if it's something they've been taught in the past, most students could benefit from learning how to better put the skills into practice.
As a practical example, Mrs. Mohr points to the new requirement in mathematics. General math isn't even offered anymore. To graduate in 2011, students needs to pass algebra II.
"We want to make sure they know how to use their textbook," Mrs. Mohr said. "Rather than raise their hands and wait for a teacher, they're going to need to be able to take a more proactive approach."


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Darien gymnasts claim sixth place in FCIAC championship meet
STAMFORD -- Wilton High School has been the program to set the standard of late in FCIAC girls gymnastics.
The Warriors added the 2013 FCIAC championship trophy -- their third in a row -- to their collection Saturday by outlasting eight other schools for the team title at Westhill High's gym.
"In the other years, we had Chelsea Levander winning most of the events and leading the way," Wilton coach Gary Chadwick said. "Today we needed kids to step up. Depth is what carried us to this title."
Indeed. All eight Wilton gymnasts scored in at least one event as the Warriors finished with 134.8 points to edge Fairfield Ludlowe (133.350) and Trumbull (129.5). Staples (129.150) was fourth followed by Fairfield Warde (127.750), Darien (119.400), Greenwich (108.450), Westhill (105.0) and New Canaan (86.850).
The key to Wilton's victory was sweeping second place through fifth place in the balance beam. Ashley Bascom (second), freshman Sam Farhi (third, 8.75, her lone event), Annie Saltarelli (fourth, 8.7) and Christina Brandt (fifth, 8.6) were the heroes.Brandt was the rock for Wilton placing second at 34.150 in the all-around with Bascom tying for sixth at 32.55.
"I have a sheet with 24 slots for the four events. We knew we had to be a true team this year," Chadwick said. "The goal now is to qualify as one of the top four teams at the State Open. I think we'll be fighting Daniel Hand and Southington for those last two spots."
Fairfield Ludlowe gave Wilton all it could handle thanks in large measure to sophomore Perry Kindel.
Despite finding out this week that the pain she was feeling was a stress fracture in her back, Kindel was not to be denied FCIAC glory.
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She is 2013 FCIAC champion in vault (9.1), beam (9.3), floor exercise (9.1) and all-around (35.5). Nicole Huntsman was second on bars and fourth in all-around for Ludlowe.
"I struggled on my first rotation on bars (tied for 5th, 8.0). Then I settled in," Kindel said. "FCIAC titles were what I wanted all regular season. I was going to fight through the pain to get them. I'm so happy for our team. To finish second this year after placing fourth last year is a big step. My plan right now is to pass on the state class meet next week, but compete in the State Open."
With its third-place finish, Trumbull and its freshman-dominated roster announced itself as a team of the future.
Tara Oliver paced the Eagles by winning on bars (8.6) and placing third in all-around (34.1).
"It's great. This medal means all the hard work all season paid off," Oliver said. "And the team finishing third means we could take first place in a year or two."
"I'm so proud of the girls. We're ranked No. 9 in the state and should do well in the state meets," Trumbull first-year head coach Celina Huber said. "We have so many freshmen on our eight gymnast roster. We have a strong foundation going forward."
Meanwhile, Greenwich is hopeful to qualify for the upcoming state meets. Rankings (top 24 teams in state qualify) will be released Wednesday.
"The girls did very well. They settled in and did a great job (seventh)," Greenwich head coach Sue Knight said. "It was a good meet for our seniors. A number of girls posted career best scores during the regular season. We'll see what happens on the state meets."
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TEAM SCORES: 1, Wilton 134.8 points; 2, Fairfield Ludlowe 133.350; 3, Trumbull 129.500; 4, Staples 129.150; 5, Fairfield Warde 127.750; 6, Darien 119.4; 7, Greenwich 108.450; 8, Westhill 105.0; 9, New Canaan 86.850.
VAULT: 1, Perry Kindel (Ludlowe) 9.1; 2, Christina Brandt (Wilt) 8.9; 3, Tara Oliver (Trum) 8.7; 4, Caitlyn Longwell (Trum) 8.55; 5, Anna Violette (Stap) 8.5; 6, Deanna Baris (Stap) 8.45.
BARS: 1, Tara Oliver (Trum) 8.6; 2, Nicole Huntsman (Ludlowe) 8.55; 3, Kathleen Piscotta (Warde) 8.2; 4, Anna Violette (Stap) 8.1; 5, (tie) Ashley Bascom (Wilt) , Nicole Kirven (St. Joseph), Perry Kindel (Ludlowe), Annie Saltarelli (Wilt) 8.0; 9, Andrea Mahieu (Stap) 7.9.
BEAM: 1, Perry Kindel (Ludlowe) 9.3; 2, Ashley Bascom (Wilt) 9.1; 3, Sam Farhi (Wilt) 8.75; 4, Annie Saltarelli (Wilt) 8.7; 5, Christina Brandt (Wilt) 8.6; 6, Caitlyn Briganti (Trum) 8.5.
FLOOR EXERCISE: 1, Perry Kindel (Ludlowe) 9.1; 2, Christina Brandt (Wilt) 8.85; 3, (tie) Annie Saltarelli (Wilt), Deanna Baris (Stap) 8.8; 5, (tie) Kathleen Piscotta (Warde), Payton Piedmont (Wilt), Anne Moeder (Ludlowe) 8.75; 8, (tie) Tara Oliver (Trum), Nicole Huntsman (Ludlowe) 8.6.
ALL-AROUND: 1, Perry Kindel (Ludlowe) 35.5; 2, Christina Brandt (Wilton) 34.150; 3, Tara Oliver (Trumbull) 34.1; 4, Nicole Huntsman (Ludlowe) 33.3; 5, Kathleen Piscotta (Warde) 32.850; 6, (tie) Ashley Bascom (Wilt), Anna Violette (Stap), Nicole Kirven (St. Joseph) 32.55.


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By Ron Richter on Sat 09/12/2009 06:44am
The recently adopted Sheridan County Fairgrounds master plan called for implementation in several phases. The engineering work on the new first phase of the project has begun. Drainage problems throughout the infield and arenas can sometimes delay events several days after a storm has left the area. Sheridan Fairgrounds Director Sharon Nadeau says time is running short.
If the project is ready to get started right away, the entire Phase One could be complete by next spring in time for the 2010 season.


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This is one of the more amusing shots I've come across so far in the Morton collection (I cropped the version at left for maximum effect). The picture was taken sometime during Hugh's days at Camp Yonahnoka, where he took his first photography course in 1934 and served the following five summers as the camp's photography instructor. It's a good example of Morton's appreciation for visual humor, something I've noticed throughout the collection.
See below for the uncropped version, which shows how this mind-blowing "feat" of perspective was achieved. (Zing!) Just goes to show that some things—including puns—will never stop being funny.