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BROOKLINE, Mass. – On May 1, the Harvard Golf Program gathered at The Country Club in Brookline to celebrate the 2010-2011 season, a gathering made possible by the Friends of Harvard Golf.
Thank you to the Friends of Harvard Golf who make this annual banquet possible and to our Friends, alums and parents who were in attendance.
The evening served as an opportunity to celebrate success and recognize the achievements of our teams and individual members.
Perhaps the most noteworthy accomplishment of our teams happened off the course. We have been tracking team GPAs for the past several years. The team GPA after the fall semester was 3.43 for the men's team and 3.70 for the women's team. Both results are the highest team GPAs we have seen and are outstanding.
Coach Burke began the banquet with a recap of the men's season. The team highlights included a victory at the Century Intercollegiate where five Ivy teams competed alongside several other northeast teams. Additionally, the Crimson finished ahead of six Ivy League schools with a second-place finish at the Northeast Invite.
Individually, Mark Pollak '12 won the Yale Spring Opener and earned 2nd Team All Ivy honors. Seiji Liu '14 was victorious at the Century Intercollegiate for another individual crown. Theo Lederhausen '14 had a strong top-5 showing at the MacDonald Cup (including a hole-in-one) and Tony Grillo '12 led the charge at the Northeast Invite with a third-place finish. There is reason for strong optimism heading into next year, as the four players mentioned above were the nucleus of the team and are all returning.
Following are the men's team award winners for 2010-2011.
Rob Erickson '01 Team Player Award: "Rob Erickson was a three year golf letterman and member of the class of '01 who passed away on January 20, 2005. His friends and teammates knew Rob as a strong advocate for his school, his friends, and the values he shared with his parents. While every Harvard student remembers how it felt to open their acceptance letter, Rob seemed to carry that feeling with him every day throughout college. As a Harvard student-athlete, Rob saw it as his responsibility to help younger players feel welcome at Harvard. When recruits visited campus, Rob was the first to meet them and always offered to house them during their stay. Those who eventually came to Harvard knew they already had one good friend on the team.
In recognition of Rob's contributions to Harvard and the golf program, the golf team has created a Team Player award to be given to the golfer who best follows Rob's example in his commitment to team and community – the Rob Erickson '01 Team Player Award."
Past Winners:
'05 – Tom Hegge '07 '06 – James Cleary '06 '07 – Tom Hegge '07
'08 – Mike Shore '09 '09 – John Christensen '09 '10 – Peter Singh '10
Congratulations to the 2011 winner of the Rob Erickson '01 Team Player Award: Theo Lederhausen '14.
Alex Vik '78 MVP: "As a freshman in 1975, Alex won the inaugural Ivy League Championship individually and led the team to their only team Ivy League Championship the same year. The following year he won the individual trophy again and followed up with two more All Ivy performances. Alex has continued to be a valuable member of the Harvard Golf program as a Co-Chair of the Friends of Harvard Board and the father of women's team member Caroline Vik. This award is given annually to the team member who is most responsible for moving the program toward its vision of becoming the best program in the Northeast."
Past Winners:
'05 – Chris Wu '05 '06 – David (DJ) Hynes '06 '07 – Greg Shuman '10
'08 – Not awarded. '09 – Greg Shuman '10 '10 – Tony Grillo '12
Congratulations to the 2011 winner of the Alex Vik '78 MVP Award: Mark Pollak '12.
The Biff Jeeks Harvard Golf Award: "Named in honor of the legendary man, this award is given to the Harvard golfer who best exemplifies the traditions of excellence at Harvard, who best represents Harvard Golf and whose fighting spirit and character helps them and their teammates overachieve."
'10 – Greg Shuman '10
The 2011 Biff Jeeks award winner is Kevin McCarthy '14
Captain: Prior to the banquet, the team voted for team captain. Congratulations to Tony Grillo '12 who will be serving his second term as captain this coming year.
Coach Kevin Rhoads remarked on the challenges the women's team faced losing two starting seniors and a third starter from a team that had emerged as a dominant force in the northeast. The leadership of senior captain Mia Kabasakalis '11 was noteworthy as the team showed great resolve and growth on and off the course. The best finish of the fall was second place at the Harvard Invitational and the best finish of the spring was an exciting run at the Ivy Championship that came up four strokes short. In both tournaments, Yale came away with a lower score. But the group effort and commitment showed that Harvard had become a great team ! over the course of the year. Although the women's team did not win a tournament this year after winning an amazing 17 tournaments the previous three seasons, their tournament scoring average was actually better than two of the past three years. Women's collegiate golf continues to improve!
Individual highlights include Mia Kabasakalis finishing 2nd in the final tournament of her career to earn First Team All Ivy at the Ivy Championships. Christine Cho '12 earned 2nd Team All Ivy with her solid performance. Bonnie Hu '14 was an outstanding performer all year and set the new record for season scoring average at Harvard (75.55). Bonnie will head to the NCAA Regionals as an individual – the first time a member of the women's team has been invited as an individual.
As the lone senior in the golf program this year, Mia's spirit, strong achievement orientation and leadership will be sorely missed. Of note, Mia is only the 2nd team member in history to improve her scoring average each of her four years. We are grateful for all that she did for Harvard Golf. We wish Mia great success and count on her to stay close to the program.
Following are the women's team award winners for 2010-2011.
The Short Game Award: "Most of our competition is competent from tee to green. Since over 50% of strokes take place within 50 yards of the hole, scoring at all levels comes from the short game – getting the ball in the hole from around the green. This requires practice, strategy, imagination, touch . . . and more practice. As a first step towards improvement, we measure our results. The Short Game Award goes to the player with the most effective short game as measured by our statistical program."
Past winners:
'02 – Merry Chiampa '04 '03 – Kathryn Kuchefski '06 '04 – Merry Chiampa '04
'05 – Jeen-Joo Kang '05 '06 – Jessica Hazlett, '08 '07 – Emily Balmert '09
'08 – Emily Balmert '09 '09 – Christine Cho '12 '10 – Christine Cho '12
The Warren Smith Sportsmanship Award: "Warren Smith started the Harvard Women's Golf program in 1993. For most people who knew Warren, he was the nicest man they knew. A true gentleman. A good man who always had a kind and helpful thing to say. He was a father and a grandfather away from home for many Harvard students and a role model for all. In difficult times and good times; through personal adversity Warren always exhibited Sportsmanship, Dedication, Etiquette, and Kindness. Harvard Women's Golf awards the Warren Smith Sportsmanship Award each year to the team member who best exemplifies the ideals established by Coach Smith."
Past Winners:
'02 – Elisa Schaar '04 '03 – Jennifer Cronan '06 '04 – Jacquie Rooney '07
'05 – Carrie Baizer '05 '06 – Caitlin Hicks '06 '07 – Jacquie Rooney '07
'08 – Debbi Amanti '08 '09 – Claire Sheldon '10 '10 – Sarah Harvey '10
Congratulations to the 2011 winner of the Warren Smith Sportsmanship Award: Chloe Altchek '13.
The Biff Jeeks Harvard Golf Award: "Named in honor of the legendary man, this award is given to the Harvard golfer who best exemplifies the traditions of excellence at Harvard, who best represents Harvard Golf and whose fighting spirit helps them and their teammates overachieve."
Past Winners: '10 – Claire Sheldon '10
Captain: Prior to the banquet, the team elected Christine Cho '12 as their new captain succeeding outgoing senior Mia Kabasakalis.


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These contexts call for the use of an anti oppressive and social justice lens to critically examine the prominent acculturation theories and their usefulness to understanding of interactions between immigrants and the dominant culture. The anti oppressive and social justice perspective has served as a critical lens for feminists, critical race theorists, queer theorists, and proponents of the rights of persons with disabilities, among others, to examine social structures that favor certain groups in society and oppress others along social divisions of class, race, gender, ability, sexual orientation, and so forth. Philosophically, proponents of the anti oppressive and social justice view position themselves in the transformative paradigm (Mertens, 2004), also known as the structuralist or socialist collectivist paradigm in social work literature (see Payne, 1997; Poulter, 2005). 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It also exerts, reinforces and defends its status quo through various oppressive mechanisms, such as normalization of dominant values and priorities, curtailing activities of subordinate groups with social control systems, attacks on formation and reformation of identity, aimed at dehumanizing people and ascribing to them a subordinate status, creating myths of superiority and inferiority, and cultural alienation and annihilation (Dominelli, 2002; Freeman, 2006; Mullaly, 2002). With respect to social justice, the anti oppressive perspective is critical of conventional notions of distributive/redistributive social justice, which focus solely on the distribution and redistribution of income and other resources, often defined in terms of some kind of social minimum (Mullaly, 2002). Rather, it advocates for procedural justice with greater emphases upon social structures, processes and practices (see Duetsch, 2006). 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From the anti oppressive and social justice perspective, the unidirectional acculturation school of thought is pervasively and devastatingly oppressive. Its assimilation framework, both as a social process and an ideology, mirrors the deliberate colonization of the so called World nations and cultures by European imperialism over the course of hundreds of years. It involves the sociopsychology of superiority and domination of Eurocentric ways of being, the assignment of inferiority and otherness to non European people, and the gravitation toward expansion, exploitation and subjugation. The prevalent assertion among the unidirectional acculturation theorists that the ultimate aim for acculturation of immigrants is their assimilation into the dominant culture, involving their eradication of any form of ethnic identity in favor of an exclusively national identity (Gordon, 1964), is parallel to the final act of appropriation in the chronology of imperialism (see Smith, 1999). Theorists of the unidirectional school of thought gravitate toward an existentialist functionalist orientation, putting a strong emphasis on social equilibrium, stability, and free will. They have not adequately and justly examined the structure of the dominant receiving society and its role in the social construction of socioeconomic inequities facing immigrants. Specifically, they fail to position acculturation in the larger social, political and economic contexts of intergroup relationships and interactions, to question the role of power and domination in the marginalization of immigrants in the assimilation process, and to understand the historical influence of colonization and imperialism in modern day immigration. Even some progressive segmented assimilation scholars, such as Portes Zhou (1995), have only discussed the issues related to social class in deterministic, consensual terms. Unidirectional theories, then, view acculturation as a one way, psychological process relevant only to immigrants in their journey toward cultural shedding, behavioural shifting and eventual full absorption into the dominant culture. Embedded in this view is the inflated notion of free will exercised by immigrants, and undeclared structural determinism with respect to the dominant culture. Psychosocial and economic struggles of certain groups of immigrants are, thus, viewed as their failure to shed their cultural inferiority and to acquire the aspired to Eurocentric, middle class norms and standards. With a few exceptions (see Portes Zhou, 1995), the unidirectional acculturation school of thought perpetuates the pervasive myth of equal opportunities. Immigrants are assumed to be able to achieve a good life, similar to that of the dominant culture, once they shed their cultural identity, norms and practices and achieve full assimilation. This myth serves two purposes. First, it reinforces the myth of fairness in an unfair society in order to justify the status of the dominant culture. Second, it masks the fact that social position and resources will give some people preferred access to these so called (Mullaly, 2002). The myth of opportunity, therefore, helps to put blame on immigrants who fail to achieve Eurocentric, middle class life patterns. Those who experience socioeconomic hardship are seen as people of inferior, inassimilable cultural groups who fail to take advantage of the equal opportunities available to all citizens. The myth of equal opportunities, of course, has been proven untrue. It has been well documented that immigrants do not have equal access to opportunities in various aspects of their lives, including education (Ngo, 2007; Watt Roessingh, 2001) and employment (Statistics Canada, 2001), and that second and third generation children of immigrants have experienced differential rates of poverty and social alienation (Portes Zhou, 1995; Reitz Banerjee, 2007). If there were such a thing as equal opportunity for immigrants, it would be the equal opportunity of becoming unequal. Finally, the monolithic view of culture, inherent in the unidirectional acculturation school of thought, refuses to examine the diversity within cultural groups in terms of gender, age, sexual orientation, ability and so forth. It further attacks the very identity formation and reformation of immigrants. By presenting Eurocentric middle class cultural patterns as the goal, the monolithic view has reinforced inferiority and subjugation of non European immigrants by the dominant culture. Unidirectional acculturation theories ignore the devastating impact of the extinction of ethnic cultural identity in the process of assimilation on the wellbeing of immigrants, and its potential role in creating bleak socioeconomic realities for some immigrants. Unfortunately, the oppressive intent behind the unidirectional school of thought has often escaped scrutiny in the existing literature. Many scholars, particularly those who focus on measurement of acculturation of immigrants, have uncritically incorporated the established unidirectional acculturation theories into their research efforts. They have contributed to the imperialistic discursive field of knowledge that pathologizes the complex and often unjust experience facing immigrants (see Cuellar, Harris Jasso, 1980; Padilla, 1980; Szapocznik, J. Scopetta, Kurtines, Aranalde, 1978; Wong, 1999). Criticism of unidirectional acculturation theories led to the development of the bidimensional acculturation school of thought. Prominent, and perhaps most influential, in this school of thought is John Berry, a Canadian scholar of cross cultural psychology. Berry (1974, 1980) proposed a quadric modal acculturation model outlining acculturation strategies that individuals and groups use in their intergroup encounters. Central to this model is the concept that there are two independent dimensions underlying the process of acculturation of immigrants, namely maintenance of heritage, culture and identity, and involvement with or identification with aspects of their societies of settlement (Berry, 1980). Projected orthogonally, an acculturation space is created with four sectors within which individuals may express how they are seeking to acculturate: assimilation, separation, marginalization and integration (see figure 1). According to this model, assimilation occurs when there is little interest in cultural maintenance combined with a preference for interacting with the larger society. Separation is the way when cultural celine luggage tote price maintenance is sought while avoiding involvement with others. Marginalization exists when neither cultural maintenance nor interaction with others is sought. Finally, integration is present when both cultural maintenance and involvement with the larger society is sought. Other scholars have also proposed similar bidimensional acculturation models (see Phinney, 1990; Bourhis, Moise, Perrault Senecal, 1997). Figure 1a: Quadric modal acculturation model (Berry, 1980; 1984) Like its unidirectional acculturation predecessor, bidimensional acculturation theory gravitates toward the functionalist perspective. In a recent publication, Berry, Phinney, Sam Vedder (2006) stated, we seek to avoid the extra baggage that often accompanies terms such as mainstream, majority, dominant, minority, non dominant and host society (p.11). This is as much a declaration of their apolitical, ahistorical and overall functionalist stance in viewing intergroup relations as a statement about their choice of terminology. Without a willingness to engage in critical examination of domination and institutionalized oppression (legitimizing the dominant group power through established social structures in all social, political, economic and cultural domains), bidimensional acculturation theorists focus solely on how immigrants, in a one way reviews of celine outlet process, acculturate themselves into the dominant culture. Even though the bidimensional school of thought offers various acculturation outcomes, its notion of acculturation, with a strong focus on changes of identity, life patterns and adaptation of immigrants, carries remnants of the assimilation school of thought. Without being grounded in social justice, bidimensional acculturation theories have faced some serious conceptual limitations. At issue are the two foundational dimensions, namely maintenance of cultural identity and characteristics and relationships with the dominant culture. In the context of intergroup relations, identity is a site of struggle that involves ongoing negotiation, creation, deconstruction and re creation (Dominelli, 2002). Depending on their dominant subordinate experiences and subsequent effects, struggles and resilience, immigrants may view their cultural identities differently at various points in life, and at times even experience a false sense of identity, as in the case of internalized oppression. race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and so forth) among immigrants. Similar dynamics also challenge the construction of the second dimension of immigrants relationship with the dominant culture in the bidimensional framework. A sole focus on immigrants perception of their relationships to the dominant culture as individuals possessing free will undermines the dominant subordinate interactive processes that involve exclusion, negotiation, acceptance, accommodation, and so forth, and have varying impacts on immigrants relationships with the dominant culture. Without a deeper understanding of social justice involved in formation and reformation of multiple identities of immigrants and their interactions with the dominant culture, the bidimensional acculturation theories at best cannot provide a holistic explanation of inequitable socioeconomic realities facing some immigrants, and at worst pathologize a marginalized population. Finally, the language attached to various acculturation modes requires analysis.
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Hi !!
I am currently messing around with MTK GPS stuff and the binary protocol.
Assuming my APM2.0 GPS has the 1.6 loaded, i want to upgrade the GPS FW. Since the gps is directly mounted to the mainboard i don't know how to do it.
The APM wiki http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot/wiki/MediaTek gives no hints.
Please help!
So long
Kraut Rob
I included a zip file with all the needed files and a complete guide below.
It contains basically the same files than the previous version but an extended guide and the source code.
Added German guide.
FTDI Hardwareflash on APM 2.0 (Set your FTDI to 5V, if you have one of these Breakoutboards)
1. Download the zip below to have all the files needed - and a flashguide.
2. Load MP and save all your parameters to a file (if desired).
3. Do Arduino / eeprom clear on your main CPU so that no serial traffic can disturb the process. Do not omit this step. It won't work with the arduino still talking on the serial line - i tested it. P.s. You can also use the precompiled hex from my post here: https://diydrones.ning.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1094234
4. Unpower APM for soldering. If FTDI connection is already established, powercycle to reset GPS to its' default state.
5. Locate the external GPS port (UART1). If you have not the right plug (like me) you have some solder pads right behind it. You will need GND/RX/TX. Look at this picture for the right connection: http://diydrones.com/forum/attachment/download?id=705844%3AUploaded...
Note: I labeled RX and TX relative to the GPS not the CPU (like printed on the PCB). I showed 3 points where you can get access to the important datalines, besides the obvious connectionport (that would be number 4:)).
6. Power APM Board, fire up the flashing soft and follow the documentation -> Point 8 in MTKFlashGuide2.pdf or point 7 in MTKFlashGuide2German.pdf. Reading the complete pdf is also ok.
7. Reload Arducopter FW on mainboard and reload your saved settings (if desired). Perhaps recheck calibrations (ACC etc.)
8. Done.
Here is a Must Try List - if you have a persisting flash problem (Thanks Anton for the idea)
- https://diydrones.ning.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1094071 (Thanks Anton)
- https://diydrones.ning.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1094290 (Thanks William Stoner)
- http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1097033 (Thanks Isaac)
- http://www.diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1097725 (Thanks Chris Webb // Mac running VMWare WinXP)
- https://diydrones.ning.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1140259 (Thanks "exaustgas" // Win serial port)
- http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1146635 (Thanks Cody // serial port in flashutil config)
- Try to rule out a driver/win firewall/administrator/viruskiller thing
Due to the outstanding work of Perecastor here: https://diydrones.ning.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1149155
We have a French guide now as well !!
I took the liberty to put it here as well.
Hardware - "Hack":
Use your PC - RC Transmitter Adaptercable as FTDI:
http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1252901 (Thanks Jan Boermans)
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I did it anyway....
Here is how i did it.
I tried out what i thought what could work - and it worked! http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1055533
I attached a picture to show you 3 different locations to connect your FTDI to. I named RX and TX according to the GPS (MTK 3329) and not according to the CPU. I am sorry to say it wouldn't work without eeprom_clear of your arduino. Since my APM 2.0 was already mounted and i had no pins soldered to uart1 i took RX/TX from the big plasic connector of the GPS breakout board.
I hope this info helps others!
So long
Kraut Rob
Now i did a version for the lazy ones: No FTDI, No soldering!
I wrote a little arduino passthrough program. So upload this little program to your Arduino (i always do eepromclear before). Now you can communicate with your GPS directly with your usb connection. So the flightcontrol is just an FTDI adapter then. You can start the flashprogram as usual (38Kbaud) it works perfectly (i flashed 2 gps firmwares for test).
Here is the listing (it's dead simple):
void setup() {
void loop() {
uint8_t serbyte;
if (Serial.available() > 0) {
serbyte = Serial.read(); // Get Data from PC
Serial1.write(serbyte); // Give Data to GPS
if (Serial1.available() > 0) {
serbyte = Serial1.read(); // Get Data from GPS
Serial.write(serbyte); // Give Data to PC
So long
Kraut Rob
Sweet! Nice job...
Well done!!
That is fabulous news!!
I really want Chashpilot1000 in the dev team, also in the testers group... thanks man! :-)
Nice one Rob!
Thank you all very much for your extraordinary nice and supportive replies!
I am very happy that i contributed something constructive to the great APM project!
Perhaps something of this makes it to the Wiki.
Merry Christmas to all!
So long
Kraut Rob
We'll definitely be adding this to the wiki. Invitation to join the dev team coming, too!
I agree, that is alot simpler then needing to use a ftdi cable!
However, couple suggestions if I may.
1) That same code can be used to connect the MTK to MiniGPS (or U-Center for Ublox) on the PC as well.. For Monitoring Sats, configuration changes, etc.. not just firmware upgrades.
You may find you'll want multiple versions of these for different baud rates. ( as firmware upgrades tend to be different baud rates than what APM communicates at ) or could be just added to the docs on Wiki, and have the user change them to appropriate values?
2) Also just comparing the CLI rawgps test code, you can see below that we had included blinking the LED's while activity was occouring. You could incorporate that into your UpdateGPS code for visual feedback.
|test_rawgps(uint8_t argc, const Menu::arg *argv)
|while(1) {
|// Blink Yellow LED if we are sending data to GPS
|if (hal.uartC->available()) {
|digitalWrite(B_LED_PIN, LED_ON);
|digitalWrite(B_LED_PIN, LED_OFF);
|// Blink Red LED if we are receiving data from GPS
|if (hal.uartB->available()) {
|digitalWrite(C_LED_PIN, LED_ON);
|digitalWrite(C_LED_PIN, LED_OFF);
|if(cliSerial->available() > 0) {
|return (0);
oops, pasted the wrong copy... that was from ardupilot (which has some HAL terminology) not the arducopter test.pde
Here is the code from arducopter test.pde. but it looks to have been commented out though... probably to save memory.
(the serial port numbers below are for ftdi use as you can probably tell ;)
//static int8_t test_rawgps(uint8_t argc, const Menu::arg *argv) {
* print_hit_enter();
* delay(1000);
* while(1){
* if (Serial3.available()){
* digitalWrite(B_LED_PIN, LED_ON); // Blink Yellow LED if we are sending data to GPS
* Serial1.write(Serial3.read());
* digitalWrite(B_LED_PIN, LED_OFF);
* }
* if (Serial1.available()){
* digitalWrite(C_LED_PIN, LED_ON); // Blink Red LED if we are receiving data from GPS
* Serial3.write(Serial1.read());
* digitalWrite(C_LED_PIN, LED_OFF);
* }
* if(cliSerial->available() > 0){
* return (0);
* }
* }
Also Merry Christmas to DIYDrones!
Yes, it works with MiniGPS.
Feel free to upgrade the code for different baudrates/fastserial/buffer/led blinking etc!
They are just a few lines of non-fancy code to get the job done.
Cheers and Merry X mas!
Kraut Rob
I agree, you dont need all the extra lines... I was simply pasting current repository code. Those were included simply because it was part of the CLI test modes.
The blinky led's :) and using it for miniGPS example was all I was getting at. (Sorry if it threw off your groove :) I've used the method you posted (gps-passthrough) many times in the past.
Another reason I liked to have direct pc->gps access was to update current sat data to the ublox gps with u-center from the internet. (I subscribed to thier update service (free)) which made lockups much faster if it had been off for a few days.
But firmware upgrade will be common to address some hardware issues; so I'm glad this will make as a solution onto the wiki.


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You could view the FamilySearch Family Tree as just another step in the evolution of online user defined database programs, but I would like to submit that the concept of a unified, source-based, lineage-linked, family tree presages a fundamental and positive revolution in the way genealogy is done. Further, the revolutionary nature of the program will be minimized by those promoting the program, for the simple reason that they do not want the users to become overly concerned about the program itself. They would also like a smooth transition from New.FamilySearch.org to the "new" program.
Let's look at the present method of doing genealogy. I have my information about my family and I "share" it with others, either by sharing files or putting my version of the family online in a family tree program. If someone spots a similar family member in another user's family tree, then the two people can "communicate" their common ancestor, usually by showing the other family tree as a "source." The programs themselves make "suggestions" of other user's trees that might have similar or the same ancestors. In some very limited cases, family collaborate in building a "family tree." Of course the limitation is that unless someone is aware of the "family" they cannot participate in the family tree.
The relationship and interaction between the user participants in online family tree programs and other file sharing arrangements, still leaves each of the participants with their own version of the tree. If I choose not to add any sources to my family tree, that is my business. If you decide to source every event, that is your business and I really don't have to even look at your sources or even look at your tree.
Now then, what is the revolutionary aspect of FamilySearch Family Tree? It is the idea that everyone looks at the same family tree. If I enter my data into FamilySearch Family Tree, it ceases to belong to me and becomes community data. Any changes or additions I make to the unified family tree belong to my entire family. Any one can change any person or event. Any one can add sources or not. But when I am looking at a particular ancestor, I am looking at the cumulative consensus of my entire family, not just my version of the family line. Because only one individual, no matter what name, date or place is inserted, can exist at every node in the family tree pedigree, there has to be a consensus.
New.FamilySearch.org tried to reach this goal, but had a fatal flaw; the files were not unified. If I added information, no one really had to deal with it. Why? Because my data just became one more combined record with up to hundreds of records for one individual ancestor. In addition, none of the information could be changed. It became difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish the correct information from the incorrect information.
But wait, FamilySearch Family Tree is not fully implemented. What does it need to become truly revolutionary? First and foremost, it need a way to eliminate duplicate entries. They are promising a "merge" function, but unless this truly gives the user a way to eliminate duplicates, the program will become just another online family tree program. If every one of my relatives is looking at exactly the same information I am looking at, that move collaboration out of the "voluntary" category into the mandatory category. Also, distant, unknown to me, relatives, that come into the program and look form their "relatives" will also see exactly the same information I see and that I enter into the program.
If you think about this for a while, you will realize that this will revolutionize the way genealogy is done. What if I were searching for an ancestor in the 1700s in New England? If I found some information and put it in my "online" family tree, another one of my family members may or may not ever see that information, especially if they have their own "family tree" online. But if I enter the information and the source in FamilySearch Family Tree, we will both be on the same page, looking at the same information.
This whole idea is entirely contingent on FamilySearch Family Tree living up to its promise. If the program has some flaw that allows duplicates, then the unified idea will not work. Right now, we are still waiting to see if it lives up to its promise.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Why the FamilySearch Family Tree is revolutionary
2 comments:
I am really impressed by this idea. I agree that duplicate entries in online databases muddles things. Having the ability to collaborate on one tree would cut down on the confusion caused by duplicates. I like this idea.ReplyDelete
Merge is now functional. The procedure to reject suggested person-matches does not work so well -- a popup window needs some work.ReplyDelete
Also Ron Tanner has said that for an unstated period of time, merges in FS-FT will be synchronized in new.FS, and if one of the proposed mergers in FS-FT is a too-large file in new.FS the merge will fail. I do not know if the user will be warned at the ~beginning~ of the FS-FT procedure that one of the merge candidates is too large in new.FS.
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I like Chestnut Hill College.
In the many years I've been covering news in Chestnut Hill, College President Sister Carol Jean Vale stands out as one of the most competent and capable institutional heads in the area. She's an excellent leader, one who has taken a little all-female catholic college and turned it into a small powerhouse of liberal arts undergraduate study and a broad post-graduate professional school.
I also believe the college's expansion – its acquisition and development of the Sugar Loaf campus and the growth of its student population – will likely be the best things to happen to Chestnut Hill's economy and culture in a long time. It is arguably the most important institution in Chestnut Hill.
It is for those reasons that I'm disappointed in the college's decision a week ago to fire Father Jim Saint George because he was gay. The move is a big step backwards for the college and one that has created a stain on the school's reputation that won't easily be removed.
In its statement last Friday explaining St. George's termination, the college tried to parse its decision in semantics. It did not "fire" St. George, but rather chose not to renew his contract. Also, the school claims St. George was not fired because he is gay, but rather because he made public statements about the fact that he was gay and in a committed relationship of 15 years.
The takeaway from that logic is that at Chestnut Hill College it's OK to be gay, as long as you don't let anyone know about it. It's a Catholic version of Don't Ask Don't Tell, a confounding illogical policy that simply brushes patent intolerance under a rug of ignorance.
I can appreciate the fact that such a policy is part of the school's Roman Catholic identity. But it's hard to imagine how an institution of higher learning can pursue a mission of open, intellectual exploration – which the college claims to do – while closing the door on public statements by its gay faculty. A gay religion professor, Meghan Sullivan, resigned from the college in 2003 when she was told her public statements about her sexuality clashed with the image the college wanted to project.
How can the college foster real higher learning, an education based on the development of critical thinking, with such a policy?
Finally, the Father Jim story illustrates that, despite progress – the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell and the decision by the Justice Department that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional – true equal rights for gay Americans remains the last great civil rights struggle in America.
As long as homosexuals can be removed from their jobs and are denied other rights, we fail to live up to Thomas Jefferson's standard that all men are created equal. The law, right now, does not guarantee that men like St. George or women like Sullivan enjoy the same rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That must change. And it needs to change across every facet of life, including schools run by religious institutions.
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text: "The Arctic 30 are no more hooligans than they were pirates. This is still a wildly disproportionate charge that carries up to seven years in jail. It represents nothing less than an assault on the very principle of peaceful protest. Those brave men and women went to the Arctic armed with nothing more than a desire to shine a light on a reckless business. They should be with their families, not in a prison in Murmansk."We will contest the trumped up charge of hooliganism as strongly as we contested the piracy allegations. They are both fantasy charges that bear no relation to reality. The Arctic 30 protested peacefully against Gazprom's dangerous oil drilling and should be free."The Investigative Committee also say they may charge some activists with use of force against officials, carrying up to ten years in jail. Greenpeace has a 42 year history of entirely peaceful activism, it is a cheap libel to accuse those campaigners of doing anything other than protesting peacefully, they arrived at that oil rig in a ship painted with a dove and a rainbow. Our ship was seized by men with knives and guns, while the Arctic 30 raised their arms. They should be released immediately."ENDS


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App Review: Air Display by Avatron Software Inc.
July 13, 2010 by Rob
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Utility, iPad Apps, iPhone Apps
Looking for an interesting and unique way to use all of that iPad screen real-estate? Well, here it is! Air Display allows you to extend your Mac screen onto your iPad via a wifi connection. So, say you're on the go and need a little more screen for your Photoshop tools or some widgets, just launch air display on your iPad and launch the app on your computer.
Air Display works surprisingly well allowing you to share or extend your computer screen onto your iPad. With the iPads high resolution screen (1024×768) you can actually get some decent desktop real-estate from the iPad. Connection is done via wifi or over adhoc if no wifi access is available.
To get Air Display working you must install the Mac app (free download) on your Mac based computer. I'm currently using it on a Macbook Pro without issues. There is a version of the support app for OSX 10.5 or OSX 10.6. Sorry, no Windows support and it's unclear if Windows support is coming.
Once you have the necessary software installed simply launch Air Display on your device and click the icon on your task bar on your Mac. Use the settings app to make necessary adjustments to your monitor configurations, including your now 10″ iPad display as a monitor.
We are currently testing on version 1.6 of Air Display. Earlier versions were a bit laggy and while 1.6 still has noticeable lag it is better. While the app does work to extend your desktop it's not capable of fast refreshes. This isn't an actual monitor with a wired connection so don't expect to do video or anything like that. However, for widgets or pics or non-screen intensive content it does work well with.
The real question here is if this app has real world, practical uses that would make the relatively steep cost of the app worth it. I'd urge you to weigh your uses and need for such an app and using your iPad as a second monitor. Having said that, the app is fun to use and if you're a techie then you can appreciate this app much more. Recommended to the techies that want to use their iPad in new and different ways.
What we liked: extending Mac screen is kinda cool, easy setup and use (it just worked).
What we didn't like: steep cost, limited usefulness on iPhone given such a small screen.


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What's shakin'? Sounding out the Louisa County market
The earthquake on August 23 was big news for our area, especially for Louisa County residents who found themselves at the epicenter of the action. And as most of us know by now, preliminary reports stating that there was little damage turned out to be erroneous.
Estimates of damage to residences tops $14 million, and the damage estimate to the public schools has climbed to $57.5 million, exceeding the insurance cap by $7 million. Both the county high school and one of the elementary schools are closed for the remainder of the school year. At least 1,400 high school students have been moved to the adjacent middle school, where mobile classrooms are being added to accommodate the increased capacity, and 570 students from Thomas Jefferson Elementary have been moved 20 minutes away to Trevilians Elementary.
Students are attending classes on a schedule of alternating days that may last through the end of the school year, putting a kink in weekend sports participation and straining the already crowded calendars of families across the county.
According to the county, there have been more than 1,100 reports of damage caused by the earthquake and subsequent aftershocks, with 680 of those reports assessed by late September. Frequent problems included shifted foundations and broken chimneys.
For those whose homes and businesses bore the brunt of the damage, there may be some relief available via section 58.1-3222 of the Virginia Code, which provides a tax abatement of levies on buildings "razed, destroyed or damaged by fortuitous happenings beyond the control of the owner."
There's no question that the earthquake was beyond the control of the property owners; however, owners can apply for the tax abatement only after certain criteria are met. First, the property damage must be severe enough to render the building unfit for use and occupancy for at least 30 days during a calendar year. Second, application for the abatement must be made within six months of the date the damage was sustained, a potentially onerous timeframe given that many property owners may be unaware that such a provision even exists. And finally, application for tax abatement is not available unless damage to the affected property exceeds $500.
For some property owners, the abatement may offer a modicum of relief as a result of obvious damages. For others, however, the harm may be evidenced in a more subtle fashion.
According to a recent post on the Charlottesville Bubble Blog, realcville.blogspot.com, the Louisa County housing market was showing painful signs of decline before the earthquake, with sales down 50 percent over pre-earthquake time last year. And there are a total of 212 homes currently on the market. With an average of 17 sales per month for the past three months, the Louisa market has more than a 12-month inventory, nearly double what real estate experts consider indicative of a "balanced" market.
The discovery of a previously little-known fault line isn't likely to help the situation, either, especially since the Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently released a report stating that the 5.8-magnitude quake exposed the North Anna power plant to twice the force it was designed to withstand. Though the NRC has since issued a statement maintaining that there's no risk to the public, the two reactors have not yet been restarted, and Dominion Virginia Power has been busy installing new seismic monitoring equipment– undoubtedly to prevent future surprises from the fault line.
Add concerns over the shuffled school schedule to the mix, and the potential buyers who once looked to Louisa County properties for their affordability, lower taxes, and easy commute to both Charlottesville and Richmond may find themselves looking elsewhere for stable real estate investments.Read more on: real estate market
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Remember, the POTUS renamed Mineral, VA, Bush's Fault, VA. As CEO of the USA, FEMA is Obama's baby now, so I do hope he is man enough to accept the responsibility
Like Katrina? When the head of FEMA's only
experience was with horses?! Too funny--right?
BHO accepting responsibility? Name one thing he has accepted responsibiity for and not blamed on Bush, the Arab Spring, or the GOP?
What does any of that, particularly HarryD's lame attempt at humor, have to do with the situation in Louisa?
$14 million and the state cries to Washington for help? Couldn't some perfectly fine schools be built for $50 million? Aren't the people whining here the ones that think government is too big and wastes too much money?
CookieJar has it right. The tea baggers and apologists for Dominion have zero ground to stand on when asking for FEMA funds. The article is incorrect regarding the "previously little-known fault line". It's been known for a long time and Dominion covered it up and lied about it in the 70's. They were caught adn fined $32,000 for their lies.
Nuclear power is the MOST subsidized, most "socialist" power there is. It would not exist without huge federal loan guarantees and huge federal subsidies for research on potential waste storage.
The same wasteful spending on nuclear could be used to incentivize efficiency and conservation, saving families hundreds or thousands every year and eliminating the very high risk that comes with nuclear reactors, uranium mining, and radioactive waste. It's not like we don't have TEN cheaper and safer alternatives to generate electricity (wind, solar, CSP, hydro, pump storage, coal, natural gas, oil, biomass, MSW).
And don't give me that whiny nonsense about "base load power". The North Anna units have been shut down for almost 2 months. Have your lights gone out? We should follow the lead of Germany, Switzerland, and Japan and phase out nukes starting with North Anna 1 & 2.
Attempt at humor? I thought it was humor.
FEMA refused to work with the Louisa victims- the POTUS must accept responsibility for that. He appointed the Director.
Nothing to do with bigger government- it is an agency, and as long as they are a Federal agency, they should at least do what they are charged with doing.
Those Louisa business and property owners will do just fine without them- they have all of us out here to help as best we can.
Aw Radioctive...you just had to go an inject the point of fact into the conservative fantasy bubbles of HarryD and BHO Accepting Responsibility?
By the way, HarryD. The damage in Mineral/Louisa from the earthquake was, as far as natural disasters go, minimal. FEMA already had far bigger tragedies to deal with. So that begs the question, why hasn't Little Bobby McDonnell exerted some leadership and put state funds and services into use in Louisa, rather than just to try and stick the federal government with the bill?
And BHO Accepting Responsibility...are you honestly saying that huge unfunded tax cuts, two unfunded and badly managed wars, a broken economy and millions of off-shored jobs, and a political party (the Republicans) that cares more about protecting corporations and the rich than promoting the general welfare of the country, have NOT hampered economic growth? Really?
As The Washington Post reported not so long ago –– using public records: "Bush-era policies, meanwhile, account for more than $7 trillion and are a major contributor to the trillion-dollar annual budget deficits that are dominating the political debate."
And to make it even easier to comprehend, here's a nice little chart that clearly depicts the Bush2 legacy:
Sometimes BHO, a person just has to point the finger of blame and responsibility where it belongs and tell the truth.
"democracy"- "Little Bobby McDonnell" is obligated to ask the Feds to get involved prior to asking the Commonwealth to take over. It has to do with setting precedent.
Not sure why the Feds did not get involved- they are shovel ready.
"Bobby Socks" McDonnell or Eric "Honest Graft" Cantor: Who is more corrupt?
"log"- let's ask Chris Dodd and Barney Frank.
HarryD October 15th, 2011 | 5:23am
"Those Louisa business and property owners will do just fine without them- they have all of us out here to help as best we can."
Precisely why your comment about Obama accepting responsibility was so ridiculous. FEMA obviously has no reason to get involved since as you know, it's a situation that can be handled locally. McDonnell asked the Federal Government to get involved as you say he's obligated. They said "No" as they ought to have. Now it's time for McDonnell to get his ass in gear and do something.
Just because we can take care of ourselves does not mean in the least that the POTUS does not have to be responsible for their actions. He is the "boss", as he has so often reminded us.
One thing is for sure, he certainly did not force FEMA on Louisa County- which is so unlike him.
You are correct, it is time for the Governor to take care of business.


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TV show to feature missing Iowa news anchor
A cable television show that tells the stories of missing persons will spotlight the enduring mystery of Jodi Huisentruit, the Mason City television anchor who vanished in 1995.
The one-hour episode of the show "Disappeared" is scheduled to air Monday on the Investigation Discovery Channel at 9 p.m.
Crews were in Iowa and Huisentruit's native Minnesota filming for the show last summer.
Huisentruit went missing while on her way to work the morning shift at KIMT-TV in Mason City. She was 27.
Witnesses say they heard screams outside Huisentruit's apartment complex, where investigators found personal belongings such as jewelry and shoes scattered near her car.
Investigators have never found Huisentruit, who was declared legally dead in 2001. No one has been charged in her disappearance.


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KABUL, Afghanistan - My quest to help President Bush find Osama bin Laden has taken me into Afghanistan, where I've offended the locals by scrutinizing every unusually tall woman in a burka. But so far, no sign of Osama.
What I do see, though, is an Afghanistan that shows real promise in the north -- but is falling apart in the rural areas of the south. The result is more terrorism and narcotics, and more Americans coming home in body bags.
Right after the war, an American could travel virtually everywhere in Afghanistan. These days, much of the south is a killing ground.
Before Mr. Bush claims again that Afghanistan is a shining success, he should talk to Nyamatullah, a 33-year-old tribal leader from Zabul, one of the most dangerous provinces.
"At first, people were very hopeful, and they thought America would help us," said Mr. Nyamatullah, who initially was an enthusiastic supporter of the American invasion. "The [new Afghan] government promised us new schools, district offices, clinics, water pumps, but it has done nothing at all. People are so disappointed. At least the Taliban would grade roads, build madrassas, while this government has done nothing."
Mr. Nyamatullah still hates the Taliban, but he added, "If the situation continues and America does the same things, I definitely will pick up a gun and fight the Americans."
Our failure in the south is tragic because it is so unnecessary. Much of Afghanistan -- the north, and even the cities in the south -- is flourishing, demonstrating what would have been possible if we had only tried as hard to win the peace as we did to win the war.
One measure of the boom in Kabul is the way a street haircut has moved upmarket.
Three years ago, I had my hair cut on a Kabul sidewalk by a street barber who used rusty scissors and charged me the equivalent of 7 U.S. cents. This time, I wound through a Kabul traffic jam and found someone in the same group of street barbers to cut my hair again. But the barber, Muhammad Yasin, had clippers as well as scissors, and he even had a bowl of water to wet my hair before cutting it. And the price had soared to 38 cents.
The boom could have spread across Afghanistan and Central Asia, if only President Bush had provided Afghans with security and more reconstruction assistance. Instead, he was distracted by Iraq, and our attention-deficit-disorder foreign policy lurched on.
In a recent column, I compared President Bush to King Henry V, who was presented by Shakespeare as the great English warrior. King Henry was so determined to consolidate his military victories over France that he married a French princess; Mr. Bush didn't need to go that far (although people here sure would have been impressed if he had taken an Afghan as a second wife), but some follow-up was essential.
"The powers that be have not made any significant progress at addressing the security problems that affect ordinary Afghans, and there is no coherent strategy for addressing the narcotics-related problems," said Paul Barker, the head of Care in Afghanistan. "While Afghanistan is in far better shape than Iraq, it is very far from a success story."
Haji Muhammad Ayoub, the deputy police chief in now-perilous Helmand Province, acknowledged that crime had gotten much worse across Afghanistan, and he blames corruption. He said that he had captured 120 robbers and murderers in the last two years, but that most of them had bought their freedom with bribes. In one case, he said, two murderers paid $8,000 to a prison official to be freed, then resumed their rampages.
A government official from Uruzgan put it bluntly: "The Taliban is much stronger than before. The American and Afghan governments were saying that things would get better, and they didn't. So people turned to the Taliban."
I'm still optimistic about the north of Afghanistan, and I give Mr. Bush credit for liberating the Afghan people from the Taliban in 2001. But the image he presents of Afghanistan is unrecognizable on the ground, and his failure to win the peace has given Osama even more places to hide.
Readers have asked how to help Mukhtaran Bibi, the indomitable Pakistani rape victim I wrote about in my last column. For more information, go to Posting 614 at www.nytimes.com/kristofresponds.
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Railroad Vision
Getty Exhibition Offers a New Look at the Connection Between Railroads and Photographs
March 5 - June 23, 2002
Press Preview: Tuesday, March 5, 2002
January 22, 2002
Los Angeles--Railroad Vision, on view from March 5 through June 23, 2002 at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, presents more than 80 rare photographs from the 1850s onward exploring the side-by-side progress of railroads and photography. The two inventions developed almost simultaneously in the 1830s, each affecting the other. More than a historical survey, Railroad Vision celebrates how photographs captured the romantic vision of railroads as the symbol of industrial development, expanding nations, a suddenly accessible world, and a changing society. From Édouard Baldus' images of the new French lines in the 1860s to O. Winston Link's nighttime views of the last steam-powered trains in 1950s America, the exhibition illustrates the profound impact that railroads and photography had on perceptions of space, time, distance, and travel.
The exhibition features early stereographs, travel books, and rare photographs of early locomotive steam engines, depots, wooden and iron bridges, Civil War train wrecks, and newly laid lines in the European and American countryside. Master works on display include photographs by Gustave Le Gray from the 1850s; Hippolyte-Auguste Collard and A. J. Russell from the 1860s; William Henry Jackson and Carleton Watkins from the 1870s; William H. Rau from the 1890s; Charles Sheeler and Alfred Stieglitz from the early 1900s; O. Winston Link and Edmund Teske from the mid 1900s; and William Eggleston and Jim Dow from the late 1900s.
Weston Naef, curator of photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, comments, "More than any other inventions of this period, railroads and photography dramatically shortened the time required to travel from one place to another, and the time between the idea for a picture and its realization. This exhibition highlights many never-before published or exhibited rare photographs from the Getty's collection."
Anne Lyden, assistant curator in charge of the exhibition said, "Photographs profoundly illustrate the impact of railroads on nature and society and demonstrate how photography visually defined the modern world."
Exhibition Overview
The Dawn of a New Age, the opening gallery, introduces railroads as a revolutionary mode of transportation working hand in hand with photography to bring about change. Photographs functioned not only to document the railroad's advance, but helped foster a new travel and tourism industry. By the 1830s, the railroad lines were spreading throughout Britain, Europe, and North America, followed shortly in 1839 by the groundbreaking discovery of photography. At the time, locomotive engines were viewed as steam-spewing monsters by a suspicious, yet curious, public. To combat these fears and fill passenger seats, railroad companies commissioned photographers to reassure the public. To facilitate their work, photographers such as Jackson and Rau were even given their own railroad cars.
Bridges, Trestles and Viaducts--Oh My! features photographs from the 1860s through the 1880s documenting the construction of iron networks, bridges, trestles, and other structures. Although England was the birthplace of the steam locomotive, France was one of the first countries to systematically photograph railroads with the support of Napoléon III, who recognized technology's economic potential. The rail system also united diverse French regions by easing the exchange of goods and customs, and requiring the synchronization of clocks. The French artist Baldus produced innovative photographs of the Paris-Lyons and Mediterranean Railroad such as his Entrance to the Donzère Pass. Watkins, Alexander Gardner, and Jackson also took photographs of trains crossing mountains and rivers on newly built bridges and trestles. In Dale Creek Bridge, for example, Jackson highlights the Union Pacific's engineering success with a spectacular view of two locomotives traversing a seemingly precarious iron bridge set in a craggy landscape.
As The Moving Landscape section of the exhibition demonstrates, photographers in the late 1800s, especially Rau and Jackson, produced picturesque images of railroads and landscapes that fed a desire for train travel and encouraged a romantic notion of railroads that exists today. The American vision of railroads, in contrast to the European, reflects themes of Manifest Destiny and the U.S. westward expansion. Many images from this period also trumpet the technological advancements of the railroading age. Jackson and others were active when the Union Pacific in Omaha, and Central Pacific out of Sacramento met in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad.
Railroad Vision, the title of both the exhibition and concluding gallery, includes railroad photographs from the 1900s up to the present featuring selected photographs by Charles Sheeler, August Sander, Brassaï (Gyula Halász), Walker Evans, Edmund Teske, William Eggleston, Jim Dow, and others. The Hand of Man, a haunting photograph by Alfred Stieglitz from 1902, shows a smoking locomotive hurtling down the tracks into the modern Industrial Age. Among the exhibition highlights are the elaborately staged photographs of the late O. Winston Link, who died at age 86 in January 2001. A true train enthusiast, Link's work was fueled by passion rather than a railroad commission. His nostalgic Americana images of trains and people foreshadow the demise of the steam engine, the decline of rail travel with the rise of the car culture, and the fading of railroads' early golden age.
The exhibition is organized by Anne Lyden, assistant curator in the Getty Museum's department of photographs. Although the majority of the photographs are from the Getty's collection, the exhibition also presents several loaned works from collections including the following: the Wilson Center for Photography in London; the Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California.
Related Programs
All events are free. For seating reservations, please call 310-440-7300 or visit www.getty.edu.
Point-of-View Talks
Friday, April 5, 6:00 and 7:30 p.m., Museum galleries
Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Linda Barth, director of the Travel Town Museum in Griffith Park and an expert on trains, discusses why people are fascinated with trains and their machinery.
Sunday, April 21, 4:00 p.m., Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Railroads and Western Expansion (working title)
Bill Deverell, professor of history, California Institute of Technology, will discuss Manifest Destiny, the effects of the railroads on the western landscape and its inhabitants, the significance of train travel for 19th-century Americans, and the representation of trains and train travel in art and popular culture. Seating reservations required.
Family Festival
Saturday, June 1, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Museum Courtyard
All aboard! Join the fun when the Getty's Family Festival hops the Railroad Vision train. Hear American railroad songs, listen to tales of courage along the Underground Railroad, and enjoy the diverse cultures of India, Brazil, and China in a celebration of the rails.
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About the Getty:
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts that features the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Getty Research Institute. The J. Paul Getty Trust and Getty programs serve a varied audience from two locations: the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Malibu.
Sign up for e-Getty at www.getty.edu/subscribe to receive free monthly highlights of events at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa via e-mail, or visit our event calendar for a complete calendar of public programs.
The J. Paul Getty Museum collects in seven distinct areas, including Greek and Roman antiquities, European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts, and European and American photographs. The Museum's mission is to make the collection meaningful and attractive to a broad audience by presenting and interpreting the works of art through educational programs, special exhibitions, publications, conservation, and research.


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Winter Salad of Oranges and Pomegranate
- Yield: 6 servings
This recipe, adapted from Dame Najmieh Batmanglij's Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey, takes advantage of peak winter oranges and pomegranate seeds by pairing their sweet and tart tastes with a slightly pungent cheese. The dish can be served as a light dessert as well as a first course.
- 1cup (about 1 large pomegranate) pomegranate seeds
- 6large oranges, peeled and sectioned
- 1/4cup finely chopped candied orange peel
- 1/2cup fresh orange juice
- 1tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1teaspoon orange blossom water (available at Middle Eastern groceries)
- 6ounces sheep's milk cheese, such as Pecorino Romano
- 1/3cup chopped unsalted pistachios
- 1teaspoon pistachio oil or light-bodied extra-virgin olive oil
- Combine pomegranate seeds, orange segments, candied orange peel, orange juice, lime juice and orange blossom water. Cover and chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes and up to several hours.
- To serve, distribute fruit mixture among 6 plates. Place a portion of cheese alongside fruit and top with chopped pistachios and a light drizzle of oil.
Reprinted with permission from Cooking with Les Dames D'Escoffier (Sasquatch Books, 2008).
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 290
- Fat 13g
- Cholesterol 20mg
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