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John Parkinson of TransUnion describes the data handling issues more companies will face in three to five years.
Interview conducted by Vinod Baya and Alan Morrison.
John Parkinson is the acting CTO of TransUnion, the chairman and owner of Parkwood Advisors, and a former CTO at Capgemini. In this interview, Parkinson outlines TransUnion's considerable requirements for less-structured data analysis, shedding light on the many data-related technology challenges TransUnion faces today—challenges he says that more companies will face in the near future.
PwC: In your role at TransUnion, you've evaluated many large-scale data processing technologies. What do you think of Hadoop and MapReduce?
JP: MapReduce is a very computationally attractive answer for a certain class of problem. If you have that class of problem, then MapReduce is something you should look at. The challenge today, however, is that the number of people who really get the formalism behind MapReduce is a lot smaller than the group of people trying to understand what to do with it. It really hasn't evolved yet to the point where your average enterprise technologist can easily make productive use of it.
PwC: What class of problem would that be?
JP: MapReduce works best in situations where you want to do high-volume, accurate but approximate matching and categorization in very large, lowstructured data sets. At TransUnion, we spend a lot of our time trawling through tens or hundreds of billions of rows of data looking for things that match a pattern approximately. MapReduce is a more efficient filter for some of the pattern-matching algorithms that we have tried to use. At least in its theoretical formulation, it's very amenable to highly parallelized execution, which many of the other filtering algorithms we've used aren't.
The open-source stack is attractive for experimenting, but the problem we find is that Hadoop isn't what Google runs in production—it's an attempt by a bunch of pretty smart guys to reproduce what Google runs in production. They've done a good job, but it's like a lot of open-source software—80 percent done. The 20 percent that isn't done—those are the hard parts.
From an experimentation point of view, we have had a lot of success in proving that the computing formalism behind MapReduce works, but the software that we can acquire today is very fragile. It's difficult to manage. It has some bugs in it, and it doesn't behave very well in an enterprise environment. It also has some interesting limitations when you try to push the scale and the performance.
We found a number of representational problems when we used the HDFS/Hadoop/HBase stack to do something that, according to the documentation available, should have worked. However, in practice, limits in the code broke the stack well before what we thought was a good theoretical limit.
Now, the good news of course is that you get source code. But that's also the bad news. You need to get the source code, and that's not something that we want to do as part of routine production. I have a bunch of smart engineers, but I don't want them spending their day being the technology support environment for what should be a product in our architecture. Yes, there's a pony there, but it's going to be awhile before it stabilizes to the point that I want to bet revenue on it.


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RIA announces winners of 2012 Engelberger Robotics Awards
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., has named Richard Litt and Martin Buehler as the winners of its 2012 Engelberger Robotics Awards &mdawsh; the industry's highest honor.
The awards, named after the worldwide "father of robotics," Joseph F. Engelberger, are sponsored annually by RIA, the industry's trade group. Each recipient receives a commemorative medallion and a $5,000 honorarium.
Richard Litt, founder and chairman of Genesis Systems Group LLC, has won the 2012 Engelberger Award for Leadership. Under Litt's guidance, Genesis developed from a small welding supply firm to a global leader in robotic welding integration with more than 4,000 robots installed today. With a background in manufacturing engineering and welding, Litt was a pioneer in nonautomotive robotic arc welding. He helped design and manufacture high-speed, accurate, low cost auxiliary motion devices; workcell logic devices; robot-to-process equipment interfaces; and safety interlocks needed for successful robotic welding workcells.
In 2008 Litt was elected the first chairman of RIA to represent the system integrator community. As chair, he helped create the RIA certified robot integrator program.
The 2012 Engelberger Award for Technology recognizes Buehler for more than 20 years of industrial and academic contributions in developing advanced robotics technology. His expertise is in robot manipulation, mobile robots, and leading innovative R&D and product development organizations.
Buehler studied electrical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. He received a Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from Yale University in 1990 and became a professor at McGill University in 1991, with tenure since 1997. His research focused on dynamic grasping, direct-drive motor control, and legged robots. From 2003 to 2008 he was director of robotics at Boston Dynamics, and he was director of research at iRobot Corp. from 2008 to 2011. He currently serves as vice president for logistics solutions at Vecna Technologies.
Buehler is best known in the academic world for his expertise in "intermittent dynamical" robotic tasks such as dynamic manipulation and dynamically stable legged locomotion. His research led to multiple breakthroughs in legged robot projects like BigDog and RHex.


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Friday, March 9, 2012
Story Junkie
I seem to recall saying something along the lines of, "I write because it's the least self-destructive addiction available to me."And someone remarked that my response was strangely out-of-character and dark, rather than perky and funny.
Oh, the internets. Some day we will talk about the difference between being personable and personal, and how if you want to have a public persona you need to figure out the line you want to walk and how much of yourself to give, and realize that the balance will shift constantly in relation to things you could not anticipate.
But today is not that day. Today we are talking about STORIES.
When I was younger (and even still now), it baffled me that people didn't love to read. Why wouldn't you love to read? You get to go into a world that isn't yours, into a head that isn't yours, into a life that isn't yours! You get to live that adventure, and then you get to put it aside, but you can go back to it any time you want because once you've read it it's yours. What about that isn't amazing?
I also assumed that everyone had narratives going constantly in their heads, stories they could pull up when things were dull or sad or lonely or when they couldn't sleep. Stories they could slip into like a second-skin, like a well-loved movie, like a song you can sing without even thinking about the words. Stories that served no purpose other than to be lived in, played with, run through again and again until there was nowhere else to take them and another story settled in to that empty place behind the eyes.
Because that empty place? That's a dangerous place. That's the place where, if nothing is there, the negative thoughts pool. The thoughts that say not good enough, not doing enough, wasting time and energy and potential. Not pretty enough. Not smart enough. Don't really deserve to be loved the way the people in my life love me. Those thoughts are like stories, too. They wait for you to look at them, and then they pool and pounce and circle, cycling through the same narrative of worthlessness over and over again.
I don't know if everyone has that spot behind their eyes, the one that gets heavy and aching with the burden of self-loathing. But I have figured out that if I can fill it with other things I can shut it the **** up. (Yes, I just said shut it the asterisk asterisk asterisk asterisk up. I apologize for the strong language, but sometimes a girl just has to slip in an asterisk!)
School was good for this. Love and religious faith and happy relationships and wonderful husbands and amazing children are good for this. But it's a rather large spot to fill, and sometimes the dark and poisonous things manage to find little spongey holes and seep in to try and take me away from the good things that I've filled myself with.
This is the glory of story: it moves me away from focusing on myself. It shifts my brain's tendency to obsess away from me (and my shortcomings that could fill novels in and of themselves) and onto something else. I don't want to be those stories, don't want to live in any life other than my own. But stories that come from inside, that I create and control, they fill those sponge-hole weaknesses better and longer than anything else, leaving me free to live in my life and enjoy all the good things I have. When I have a story to fall back on, there isn't time between living and dreaming for any drowning.
Yes, stories end. But the best thing about them? There is always another one to be told. And if I am creating and imagining and writing during the empty times, I don't have any room in that spot for anything telling me I am less than I am. I'm a wife, and a mother, and a friend.
And I'm a storyteller.
27 comments:
- Becky Wallace said...
Lovely post that so many of us, writers and others, can agree with!
- March 9, 2012 at 6:34 AM
You took the words right out of my head. That is exactly why I love reading. You did a great job at doing that during Paranormalcy, I usually find myself narrating my life, "I focused on not falling down the stairs, and breaking my tailbone, for the third time." Then I realize what i'm doing, and shut up the little wanna-be author in my head. Oh, and we forgive you for the strong language 8). Oh BLEEP!!
Makayla A. <3
- March 9, 2012 at 7:44 AM
- Zoë Marriott said...
Holy ****! You took the self-loathing words right out of my mouth! I call it 'The story hole'. It's like there's some horrible defect with my brain, a gap that inevitably fills with doubts and fear and unhappy memories, unless I can stuff it with stories first. Normally people give me really strange looks when I try to explain this. I'd better RT so that everyone can see it's not just me!
- March 9, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- Christina said...
This is such a lovely post. That's exactly why I read so much as a child and kept a notebook to scribble in throughout high school and college when I was awkward or lonely or bored, because telling stories or having them told to me is probably the healthiest thing an overthinker can do with themselves. I've always had a hard time articulating why I love and need stories, but this is perfect. I identified with it so much I teared up a little...which is ADMITTEDLY WEIRD BUT I'M SLEEP-DEPRIVED IT'S FINE.
- March 9, 2012 at 8:09 AM
- Tina Moss said...
I have nothing brilliant to add. You said it all. *hugs*
- March 9, 2012 at 9:34 AM
Can I just say that you have shown me that I'm not alone. When I was little, those characters/worlds in my head were such a necessity to slip into. I didn't really have control over it, didn't really understand it, and I felt like a freak. But I was *so happy*. Now, at 16, that's all been taken away. All that's left is the depression that's swallowed me whole.
Thank you, so much. Someone gets it.
- March 9, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Kiersten White said...
Oh, Katherine, I'm so sorry. My teen years were my hardest. Please talk to someone you love about this. There are many, many resources (not all or even most of them medication, though that can help, too). I'm thinking of you and hoping you find a way to get back to yourself.
- March 9, 2012 at 9:57 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies," said Jojen. "The man who never reads lives only one."
- George Martin, A Dance with Dragons
- March 9, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- midnightblooms said...
This. EXACTLY.
- March 9, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- Amber said...
I understand perfectly! So well put, THANK YOU
- March 9, 2012 at 12:10 PM
- Savannah J. Foley said...
This is why I love you, Kiersten. You pull a clear meaning out of all that noise buzzing around my head. I always read your articles and think, 'Yes! Yes, that's it exactly.' Which is, of course, the mark of a true writer :-)
- March 9, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- Sarah said...
Aw. Wonderful post.
- March 9, 2012 at 3:14 PM
- Hannah Hounshell said...
I love this. I was always the kid who had her nose in a book(or sketch pad) and was looked at cross-eyed because my family didn't have a tv(we got one eventually, but not till I was about nine years old).
I loved books for that same reason: you could step into a world not your own and live the story for however long it lasted. The best part was you could always go back, and you could do so whenever you liked.
This post just says it all so perfectly. I love it. :D
- March 9, 2012 at 6:26 PM
I love reading your blog because of posts like this. It's always nice to know that there's someone else out there who "gets it" and understands why reading and writing is so wonderful. And who understands the constant narratives inside your head, of course. So for that, I thank you :)
- March 9, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- LauraN said...
I think that videogames must be a poor substitute for those who can't run stories in their heads. And Katherine--losing your stories is a "symptom" not just a fact of life. Stories don't vanish. They're in there. You have to find them somehow.
- March 10, 2012 at 5:38 AM
- Rebecca T. said...
I'm SO relieved I'm not the only one who has stories waiting in their brains for those times when they're bored or can't sleep, etc. It's such an escape, but I never thought of it the way you put it here. Of course, as is usually the case when I read one of your posts, this is exactly what I think! Yeah for stories!
- March 10, 2012 at 6:48 AM
wow. Well that made my day. Im not going to say you took the words right out of my mouth (they are your words after all) but I will say this, its like my brain is a dark room and posts like these turn the light on again. Thanks so much :)
- March 10, 2012 at 8:20 AM
- Megs said...
:) Love you. :)
- March 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Brilliant post. You're absolutely write about stories taking us out of ourselves. It's what we all love about them! :)
-Christine from Arizona
- March 10, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Redefined Possibilities said...
Kiersten - I enjoyed the Story@Home 2012 conference this weekend in SLC. While there I met a red-headed young woman by the name of Stepper, and enjoyed a presentation from a young man named Rustin Banks. As I was visiting with Stepper - discovered that she grew up with you as well as Rusty! Small world we live in. Hope all is well with you and your family.
Ann Packard
- March 10, 2012 at 10:14 PM
- Whirlochre said...
If not for stories, there would only be...the truth — and most of that is made up.
- March 10, 2012 at 11:33 PM
- Kathryn Purdie said...
This describes so well why I started writing in the first place. You have articulated it better than I've ever been able to.
- March 11, 2012 at 4:28 PM
- Myrna Foster said...
I so get this. It's nearly impossible to explain to someone who isn't the same way though.
- March 13, 2012 at 12:41 AM
- March 13, 2012 at 4:19 PM
- Tamara Epps said...
I am so glad to discover that I was in-fact not alone in reading and imagining stories when I was younger (and I still am). Reading, Writing and Crafting are what keep me away from that nothing space which I know so well.
- March 15, 2012 at 10:22 AM
- HannahDanielleStewart said...
Writing, at least to me, is a form of OCD. When I get an idea it pokes at me with a stick until I get it out. Sometimes I fight it, like when I'm really busy or not in the mood, but the idea always wins.
- March 16, 2012 at 8:25 PM
- Becky said...
I know you wrote this ages ago, but I wanted to say thank you. This post is amazing.
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Village to replace two squad cars this year
Fox Point — The Fox Point Village Board on Tuesday gave Police Chief Tom Czaja authority to purchase two new squads this year at a cost of $55,596. One squad will be a Ford NGPI interceptor all-wheel drive utility vehicle; the other is a Ford Expedition.
The village had allocated $70,790 toward the purchase of the two squads, which will replace vehicles that have notched between 70,000 and 75,000 miles.
Czaja solicited bids from three dealers. Thiensville-based Schmit Ford provided the lowest quotation.
Fox Point outlines its 2014 emerald ash borer management plan
Fox Point — Wachtel Tree Science, the firm contracted to perform forestry services in Fox Point, will be given $12,500 to conduct treatments aimed at eliminating the threat of the emerald ash borer disease.
The Village Board approved the expense Tuesday at the recommendation of Director of Public Works Scott Brandmeier. In addition to treating existing ash trees, Wachtel will remove any plantings that are vulnerable to the condition, which is known to ravage large amounts of the species.
Fox Point to host family friendly 'winter blast' program Jan. 31
Fox Point — Plans for a first-ever, community-oriented event known as Winter Blast are moving forward following passage of a resolution Tuesday by the Fox Point Village Board.
Festivities will include skating demonstrations, a meet-and-greet with the Milwaukee Admirals' mascot Roscoe, a viewing of the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center's Birds of Prey exhibit and the serving of hot chocolate and cookies.
The event, being sponsored by the Fox Point Foundation and Cornerstone Community Bank, will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Longacre Pavilion and adjacent ice skating rink, 7343 N. Longacre Road.
Village to recognize International Migratory Bird Day
Fox Point — An event recognizing International Migratory Bird Day is expected to take place May 3, following passage of a resolution Tuesday by the Fox Point Village Board.
As part of the resolution, the board goes on record as backing the events held across the country to support the more than 350 bird species that travel between nesting habitats in this area and traverse to southern climates in the winter.
Further details of the village's participation in International Migratory Bird Day are pending.
Students to raise funds
for field trips to Europe
Shorewood — The Art Department of Shorewood High School garnered approval from the School Board to take an art-focused field trip to France and Spain.
The students will raise funds to pay for the trip scheduled for June 2015. The experience will provide students with the opportunity to investigate some of the world's most influential artwork. Many of the destinations will highlight the value of studying history through art.
Rep. Petri to hold
Mequn town meetings
Mequon — U.S. Rep. Tom Petri is headed to Mequon on Saturday for an hourlong town meeting.
Petri, who represents Wisconsin's Sixth Congressional District, will be in the Tolzman Community Room of the Frank L. Weyenberg Library, 11345 N. Cedarburg Road, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 18. The meeting is Petri's second stop in a weeklong series of town meetings in the sixth district.
Nicolet senior wins
$1,000 in science competition
Glendale — Nicolet senior Bertrand Stone is an Intel Science Talent Search 2014 semifinalist.
One of 300 semifinalists selected from a pool of nearly 1,800 entrants, Stone wins $1,000 for himself and the same amount for Nicolet for teaching and support excellence, according to a district news release.
Stone may be able to present his winning project, "Characterization of the Line Complexity of Cellular Automata Generated by Polynomial Transition Rules," in Washington D.C. in March if he advances to a group of 40 finalists.
In spring 2013, Stone was a Siemens Competition semifinalist and spent the summer researching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a scholarship.
Kindergarten registration
Mequon — The Mequon-Thiensville School District will hold 2014-15 school year kindergarten registration from 1-6 p.m. on March 19 and 20.
According to a district news release, children who will be five years old by Sep. 1 are eligible.
Parents should bring proof of residency, their child's immunization records, and their child's birth certificate. More information is available at (262) 238-8514 and the district website, mtsd.k12.wi.us.
Plan Commission to review housing, memory care proposals
Mequon — The Plan Commission on Jan. 20 will review proposals for a 95-lot single-family housing development and a 72-bed memory care facility.
The "Preserve of Mequon" is planned on about 73 acres of land northwest of the intersection of Donges Bay and Wauwatosa roads. The density of the proposed subdivision is one home per acre, with lot sizes ranging from 0.4-0.7 acres and shared open space constituting about a third of the overall development. Home prices are estimated from $400,000 to $600,000 and would produce about $1.2 million in total tax revenue, according to the proposal.
The "Artis Residence" is proposed for 11900 North Port Washington Road, just north of the Marcus North Shore Cinema. The proposed building would be one-story with a roughly 30,000-square-foot area, divided into four wings surrounding a central core. The memory-care facility has an estimated value of $4 million, which would generate an estimated $62,000 in total tax revenue.
Real estate blog features
four North Shore communities
North Shore communities claim four of the top six spots in Movoto Blog's "10 Best Places In Wisconsin" list, with the city of Mequon ranking first in the state.
Based on the criteria of amenities, quality of life, crime, taxes, unemployment, commute time, and weather, the real estate blog ranked Mequon first, Brown Deer third, Fox Point fourth, and Whitefish Bay sixth among 130 Wisconsin municipalities.
Mequon was noted for its quality of life, low crime and unemployment rates, and average summer temperature. Brown Deer was highlighted for a low crime rate and available amenities. Due to its state-leading overall quality of life, lack of crime, and climate Fox Point was honored, while Whitefish Bay made the cut for its high level of amenities and quality of life.
NSFD creates
retirement fund
The North Shore Fire Department Board of Directors on Tuesday passed a resolution which creates a retirement benefit fund.
The resolution puts in writing a concept the board has discussed since 2012: socking money away each year in order to fund employee retirement benefits over the long-term.
"It formalizes that the fund has to be used for post employment retirement expenses unless the board takes action to change that," Fire Chief Robert Whitaker said.
New hire to perform property inspections in Brown Deer
Brown Deer — Fernando Moreno began his position as Brown Deer's planning and zoning specialist last week. The newly created position was included in the village's 2014 budget.
Moreno's duties include a number of tasks, including code enforcement.
Moreno, who holds master's degrees in public administration and architecture and urban planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, previously interned for the village in the community services and planning department.
"He's very knowledgeable," Village Manager Michael Hall said. "He's spent time on his own driving around the village and getting to know it better."
Jewish Federation partners
with One Happy Camper
Milwaukee — The Milwaukee Jewish Federation has partnered with One Happy Camper to help local children attend a Jewish overnight camp with $1,000 grants for first-time campers.
In order to enable as many children as possible to experience the power of Jewish camp, the MJF provides grants of up to $1,000 to families with children attending nonprofit Jewish overnight camp for the first time through the One Happy Camper program in partnership with the Foundation for Jewish Camp.
Families with children attending one of more than 150 nonprofit Jewish overnight camps — including Steve & Shari Sadek Family Camp Interlaken, Camp Ramah Wisconsin, Camp Young Judaea Midwest, Olin-Sang Ruby Union Institute, Gan Israel Michigan and more — for their first summer may receive a grant regardless of need or background. Families can find camps and apply for grants by visiting OneHappyCamper.org.
Health Department
hosts screenings
The North Shore Health Department is hosting adult health risk screenings Feb. 19 at the Brown Deer location, 4800 W. Green Brook Drive, and Jan. 18 and Feb. 25 at the Shorewood location, 2010 E. Shorewood Blvd. The program includes a blood analysis for total cholesterol, blood pressure and weight check, plus a consultation with a registered nurse. The cost is $30.
Free blood pressure screenings will also be offered Feb. 5 at the Whitefish Bay Community Center, 5205 N. Lydell Ave., room 17; Jan. 28 and Feb. 25 at the North Shore Library, 6800 N. Port Washington Road in Glendale; and Jan. 22 and Feb. 26 in Shorewood.
Call (414) 371-2980 to schedule an appointment.
Village tweaks its employee handbooks
Brown Deer — The employee handbook for Brown Deer municipal employees has a few minor amendments, Village Manager Michael Hall announced at a meeting last week.
The changes, applicable primarily to public works employees, are designed to be in compliance with the fair labor standards act, or FLSA, and reflect when overtime will and will not be granted — primarily during holidays when an employee might already have paid time off.
The Village Board did not take any official action, but the board's Personnel Committee previously reviewed the amendments.
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HSU's Kuykendall Named National Player of the Year; Three Named All-American
ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' senior women's soccer player Katie Kuykendall has been named the national player of the year by D3soccer.com and two other Cowgirls were named to the all-American team by the publication.
Junior defender Courtney Cramer was named a first-team all-American and junior midfielder Devon Howard was named to the second team.
"These are great awards for these girls, because they are all so deserving," said Wood. "They all are great students, great leaders and everything you want in a Division III student-athlete. It is also a big honor for our team to have three all-Americans."
Kuykendall is the first Cowgirl soccer player to be named the national player of the year and the second athlete in the school's division III history, joining women's basketball player Kendra Anderson in 2003.
The trio led the Cowgirls to an 18-1-2 record and a 10th straight American Southwest Conference title. HSU advanced to the sectional round of the NCAA Championships.
Kuykendall, a senior from Weatherford, scored 12 goals and had 23 assists for the Cowgirls.
"This is a big honor for Katie and our program," said head coach Marcus Wood. "She is the first three-time all-American in our program. She will go down as one of the best soccer players in Division III history and we couldn't be more proud of her accomplishments."
She finished her career with 47 goals and 84 assists. The 84 assists rank second all-time in all divisions. She was the ASC Offensive player of the year for the second straight year and was a four-time first-team all-ASC selection.
Kuykendall was a second team all-American as a junior and third-team as a sophomore. She was named an academic all-American as well.
Cramer helped spearhead a Cowgirl defense that allowed only eight goals the entire season. She also led the Cowgirls with 14 goals, 13 of which came off corner kicks.
Howard had 10 goals and 18 assists and she was also a CoSIDA academic all-American with a 4.0 GPA.
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Market check: Index futures point slightly higher after another record in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday. European bourses are rising but Asian markets finished a mixed session. The price of gold is flat at $1,334 and crude oil prices are lower this morning, with the benchmark WTI crude price below $107.
Fund watch: ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund (LMOIX) comes to the attention of my colleague Johanna Bennett this week. Little wonder: A
3728% year-to-date return, walloping beating the Russell 2000, three-year annualized returns of almost 26%, and a low 14% turnover ratio that underscores the fund's tendency to hold onto stocks for years. Recent picks include Fresh Market (TFM), Icon (ICLR), Cardtronics (CATM) and Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD). (Just keep in mind the reams of data suggesting precious few mutual-fund managers stay on top for more than a year or two, and it's close to impossible to know which ones will do it ahead of time.)
In the news: BlackRock's (BLK) iShares this week launched a tech-heavy, "quality" factor ETF — Morningstar's Robert Goldsborough has the goods.
In case you missed it: Index Universe's Dave Nadig examines what in the world has befallen the beleaguered gold-mining companies tracked by Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX).


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Commemoration of the International Day of women in LibyaMar 9, 2014
Tripoli, Libya: March 8, 2013: The United Nations Development programme in cooperation with United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the Libyan Women Forum marked the International Day for Women on March 8, 2014. This year's International Women's Day theme is "Equality for Women is Progress for all".
No country will reach its full potential if its female citizens do not enjoy full equality" said UNDP administrator's message. In Libya, the Day was marked at Corinthia hotel in Tripoli. Representatives of women CSOs and women activists presented papers related to gender equality and the rights of women. The role and history of women in Islam, status of women between legislation and implementation of law and their political participation and demands of women in the upcoming constitution of Libya were among the topics discussed during the event.
During the commemoration event, the UN Secretary General's special envoy to Libya (SRSG), Mr. Tarek Mitri's was delivered by Mr. Nader Darwich, Acting Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya. The message of the SRSG states that three weeks ago, Libya marked the "Third Anniversary of its revolution; a revolution that was possible because Libyan men and women struggled, and collaborated to win their freedom after decades of an oppressive regime".
The International Women's Day is a time to celebrate acts of courage and determination by Libyans who have played an extraordinary role in revolutions, and continue to contribute in building their nations by making their voices heard. "We honour in this day, all Libyan women who participated in the revolution that made them stronger and more determined to lead Libya through a path of prosperity, security, and peace" further underlined the message of the SRSG.
As the 2015 end date of the Millennium Development Goals approaches, and as discussions on the next global development agenda intensifies, there is strong momentum for achieving development with equity, including by eradicating gender inequality and empowering women and girls, said the UNDP statement on the occasion of International Day of Women. It is reported that in the upcoming 58th UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting the focus will be on the "Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls. UNDP calls for more efforts to achieve the MDGs related to gender equality. The administrator, Helen Clark said that there has been progress for many women and girls, but it has been uneven and too slow. Reports show that the world has officially achieved gender parity in primary education, but regional gaps persist and girls' enrollment drops off at the secondary level. The proportion of women in national parliaments has grown, but women still comprise around only 21 per cent of the world's parliamentarians.
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Number 26 in the Ideas to Reach all Members thread encourages leaders to host a "Where do I fit in" workshop for new members (http://www.njea.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=33&p=75#p75). This workshop could introduce members to the association and encourage them to get involved. Associations report success with approaching new members to work with PRIDE and social committees, among others. It would be nice to use the poster in your workshop.


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I'm gonna suggest Shamo. To me, it's the best seinen manga out now. :top
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Shamo || Vinland Saga || Mirai Nikki || Dangu || Tokyo Red Hood
Read Berserk... Its insane.... really O_O
Not for the weak hearted though
I though id just mention "Ares" since no one else did ^^
its a really good manga revolving around some people who meet eachother as mercenaries. Not a very well known one compared to the other mentioned mangas, but imo its on the same level or even better than some...although ive gotta say that the artwork is kind of love it or hate it, but as you probably figured out, I find it rather cool
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And shouldn't this be somewhere in the manga forums?
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When I say that at RIT we teach the science of entrepreneurship, people often ask what I mean. Many people start businesses because they have a novel idea or a great skill. For example, consider a business that is known to have a high failure rate-a restaurant.
Two people, Mary and Paul, live in different cities and are great cooks. Mary is a very, very good cook, but Paul's skill at cooking is inspired by the gods. Friends tell them, "You should open a restaurant." And so they do.
Over time, Mary's restaurant thrives, and Paul's fails. What is the difference?
Paul was in the restaurant business because he loved to cook, and cook he did. Mary was not as good a cook as Paul, but she understood that her restaurant was a business and was able to run it as a business. What does that mean?
Using the restaurant business as an example will give you an idea of the complexity that is involved.
Once you decide to go into business, you need legal help to decide how to structure your business. Depending on the nature of the business and your personal circumstances, one structure may be better than another. Often, it is not a simplistic decision-"I'll be an LLC" or "I'll be an S corp."
In the restaurant business, you need to decide what kind of restaurant you want-one in which customers move in and out quickly, like a McDonald's, for instance? Or one in which people linger, drink fine wine and gaze into each other's eyes? The type of restaurant is important and determines the design, decor and ambiance that support it. Choosing the wrong color palette and furniture can have an adverse effect on the business and its potential.
More than that, the restaurateur must know how to choose the menu, how to buy, what to buy, how to manage vendors and how to introduce new menu items and specials. The goals are the right menu for the type of restaurant, elimination of waste, and consistency of dishes served to customers.
One cannot operate out of a shoebox. One must file taxes, but filing does not mean you have to pay; that depends on the bottom line. You will need to set up your accounting system and may need to consult an accounting professional, who can advise you how to set up your business to maximize your returns and minimize your taxes when you have to pay them. Your accountant will help you choose your tax year configuration; January-December may not be best.
Further, you need to know if your relationships with vendors are productive: Are your costs in line, and do they make sense? Do you know your sales and average customer count by day? Do you concentrate on increasing the average sale, or on increasing traffic, which is harder than increasing the average sale? Knowing this information is important to your marketing efforts.
In today's market, you need some expertise in social media. People need to know you exist, and they are looking on their mobile phones to find out. Once they are on your premises, your goal is to encourage them to buy as much as possible.
Restaurateurs also need to know how to manage cash and how to manage their employees, whether they are family or new hires. You need to train your people to reflect you and the culture you want. Great service should be the goal. If people feel good when they are in your place of business, they are more likely to come back-and to come back often.
If an owner has family members working in the business, they should be subject to the same controls as others and should set the example for others. That means they do not treat the cash register as their own personal piggybank. Research shows that most shortage is from employees, and unfortunately family members are not exempt from that concern. Keep in mind that business is business and personal is personal; separating the two will save you headache and heartache.
Business owners also need to know how to determine the correct price to charge for their goods and services. I have seen restaurants that could have been successful go out of business because they charged more than the market could bear for their meals. This created a vicious circle: Few customers frequented the restaurant, so it increased prices to cover the shortfall. Restaurants do better to charge the right price so customers will make it a more regular place at which to have a meal. Having more people eating at one's establishment causes more people to come the second time because it is busy. Ideally, the demand will exceed the ability of the restaurant to satisfy, so that it becomes the place to which people want to go, creating a virtuous circle.
You also need to manage your customers and their expectations. Once you set the bar high for great customer service, you need to make that the floor for future interactions with your customers.
One of the most memorable pieces of advice I heard was from Magic Johnson, who understood what many businesses do not. He said: "It's not about me and what I want. It's not about me and what I like. It's about the customer and what the customer wants and what the customer likes."
If all businesses understood that, they would be much more successful.
I have only hinted at a small number of things that confront a business owner, in this case someone selling business-to-consumer. Each business has its own complexities, but the person who knows-intuitively or through training-how to navigate the complexities will be successful. Training is not a panacea, but it will help businesses to avoid the common mistakes the untrained and unintuitive make and to incorporate the best practices that we know, thus reducing the business owner's risk and increasing chances for success.
dt ogilvie is dean of the Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Skip to comments.Mel Gibson And Joe Eszterhas To Collaborate On Film Telling Jewish Hero Judah Maccabee Story
Posted on 09/09/2011 6:34:32 AM PDT by marshmallow
Its a project that will have everybody in Hollywood and beyond talking. Ive learned that Warner Bros has set up an untitled drama that teams Gibson and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas on the telling of the heroic story of Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee. Eszterhas will write the script, and I understand that Gibson will collaborate with him. Joe Eszterhas Judah Maccabee MovieMaccabee teamed with his father and four brothers to lead the Jewish revolt against the Greek-Syrian armies that had conquered Judea in the second century B.C. Gibson has the first option to direct but will definitely produce the film through his Icon Productions banner. Its understandable why Warner Bros would want to be back in business with Gibson, who was once a high-profile fixture there and who made a fortune for that studio with the Lethal Weapon series and other films.
Having put some painful personal issues behind him, Gibson is determined to get back to making movies. He has long wanted to make this film about heroic Jews, and it was discussed even when he was under fire after his drunken anti-Semitic rant during a 2006 Malibu arrest. Maccabees triumph and struggle against tyranny and oppression where people gave their lives so that others would be free to worship is celebrated by Jews all over the world through Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
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The Book of Maccabees is one of my favorites. Gibson, for all his troubles, will be faithful to the book, I'm sure.
I don't know about the movie but Mel could be entertaining.
Gibson looking for redemption?
Everybody has warts. Gibsons Dad is a nut, he's a recovering alcoholic and refuses to take medication for being bipolar. I'm surprised that he's a success with those stumbling blocks. But his work is always good.
Yay! Mel is back with his epics.
I have really missed him as he is about the only Hollywood actor/director I will pay to see. He does extraordinary work.
Actually, he is the only Hollywood personality I have paid to see in a movie since about 1990.
This is exciting news! Can't wait! I believe these books are in the Catholic Bible.
Looking forward to seeing Judah bursting through the gate and mowing down an entire Roman legion with a machine gun in each hand while screaming with a maniacal look on his face.
Wouldn't be Roman, would be Seleucid.
I'm looking forward to seeing the film
I thought Gibson was incredible in "The Beaver." While some of the script at the very end got predictable, he captured the essence of depression.
Blah blah.
Braveheart with a Menorah.
I don't look to Hollywood for biblical commentary.
I didn't see that movie. I guess that Gibson has had his share of good performances.
The Passion of Christ was very faithfully portrayed.
Sorry you don't want to hear or see the truth.
Greek, not Roman. The Romans — Rome was then in its infancy as a world power — are briefly mentioned in 2 Macc (IIRC) as allies of the Jews.
Hannukah is referred to in the New Testament as the feast of the dedication (John 10.22): "it was then the dedication in Jerusalem, it was winter, and Jesus walked in the temple in the stoa of Solomon..."
Good for him. He's made some wonderful movies.
Judaea was then part of the Seleucid Empire which had a Greek-speaking elite, not necessarily of Greek ancestry; the Seleucids were of Macedonian origin, descended from one of Alexander's generals.
We all have our flaws -- but the flaws of many in the entertainment business are totally overlooked. Gibson? Oh, they were just waiting for a chance to use his flaws against him. They weren't going to cut him any slack.
Fortunately for him, he has enough talent to make a comeback. I plan to support him, and I hope he gets his personal demons under control.
I thought of that after I posted but then I figured, this is an Eszterhas movie. The audience knows about Romans, not Selucids. It will be Romans.
Hellenistic. Post-Alexandrine phalanx with some Persian stylings.
It's a great story - we read the books every couple of years - but I just can't take a Gibson Gore-fest. I'd rather Cecil B. DeMille had done it.
Not likely.
Will he cast a gentile in the titular role again?
Hellenistic. Post-Alexandrine phalanx with some Persian stylings.
Its a great story - we read the books every couple of years - but I just cant take a Gibson Gore-fest. Id rather Cecil B. DeMille had done it.
Didn't G. F. Handel write an oratorio on the Macabees?
If you think you are going to get truth from Ezterhaus and Mel Gibson, or any Hollywood movie, your kidding yourself.
I like the movie The Ten Commandments as much as anyone, but I don't look to that movie for a full truthful tellng of the Exodus. There are too many facets for a movie to cover.
Warner Bros will bow out and the film will be canned. Why because Mel committed the cardinal sin of Hollywood. He let his anti semitism become public knowledge. He did it in very unaccetable and repugnant terms. If he had attented a pro Palestine rally carrying an anti Zionist placard and waving a Hamas flag all would be well. If he had organized a protest againt Israel's "occupation" of Gaza. That would be fine. If he had drummed up support for the Gaza flotilla. He would be a hero.
So drunken rants against Jews make you an outcast but supporting policy that would actually lead to the deaths of millions of Jews that makes you a Tinsel Town glory boy.
This is Hollywood. With the right amount of studio backign you can stuff a lot of cats back into a lot of bags.
"... some painful personal issues" like his wife and mistress and zot only knows how many children. But it's all good, because they're "behind him."
***Warner Bros will bow out and the film will be canned.***
Just like they built up, then backed out of the movie THE FAIR GOD (SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!) back in the early 1960s. It was to be based on the book by Lew Wallace (Ben Hur).
There will be BLOOD! Bloody Mel is the Sam Peckinpah of our time.
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Married Paul D'Ambrosio, Feb. 22, 1939 in Price, Utah; on July 8, 1953, his life was claimed in an mining accident at the Standard Coal Mine. In 1962, she married Charles Hammond and he also preceded her in death.
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We at KNSS continue to be very successful with Rush Limbaugh. In fact, when Rush is on, no other Wichita radio station rates higher than KNSS. Rush has been on KNSS for over 20 years. Today, he's the most popular radio personality on the air. It's more than just ideology, it's knowing 'Radio' and how successful radio programs work. Bottom line, Rush is entertaining. He's never boring. Whether you agree with Rush or not, he compels people to listen.
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Recently I was at a Radio conference. We talked about the present and the future of Radio. We talked about how people use Radio. How they access it. With the Internet, more and more people are trying out Radio on things like their Smart Phones. In fact I was talking with a friend that travels from Wichita to Kansas City on an almost weekly basis. He told me the other day that he now listens to KNSS all the way up there and back, never losing us. That's because he uses our free i-Phone App on his Smart Phone, connected via Bluetooth through his car radio. As long as he has an internet connection, he can connect with us anywhere in the world.
I can remember back to the mid 90s when we had 1 computer hooked up to the internet at the radio station. It was stuck in a small office in the back. We used a dial-up phone line to connect. We mainly used it to get show prep, what little there was compared to now. Today, the Internet is connecting us in ways no one could have imagined only 20 years ago.
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Interesting that it takes getting drunk and pulled over to reveal a person's true personality. Actors Mel Gibson, and now Reese Witherspoon.
I'm not a fan of a person that uses "do you know who I am?" Too bad, cause I thought Reese was one of the nice ones.
A local politician also tried pulling this stunt when she was pulled over, only to be embarrased when video from a police helmut cam was shown on TV/Internet.
Look, just like most of us I've been pulled over, and yes I hate police for a few days after being pulled over (if he wrote me a ticket), but I move on. And I don't say anything while being pulled over. It's the smart thing to do.
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Sprint announced this week that they will be putting FM tuners in their cell phones. About time! The Radio Industry has been pushing this idea for quite some time. But the American cell industry keeps ignoring this.
Letting people have the ability to listen to local radio in their cell device without the need of a cell phone tower or Wi-Fi becomes very important in times of disasters. All this takes is a chip in the phone to add in a radio tuner.
We in Kansas know that when a storm hits our area, cell phones become unreliable and useless. And when the power is out, cell phones don't work, there's no TV … what do we do? We try to find a portable radio to listen to a local station for information and news.
The cost of adding a chip to pick up radio station via radio airwaves (not using the cell phone towers) is a few cents per phone. In fact, overseas in countries like England, cell phone users have an FM radio tuner in their cell phones.
This is a no-brainer and why it is taking the American cell industry so long to understand this is dumbfounded. This is a matter of public service.
I'm guessing what happened with Sprint is a high level Sprint executive lives in the NE, got hit by the recent Hurricane Sandy, power went out, looked at his useless cell phone and wanted to listen to local radio but couldn't.
I'm hoping this is a trend for other cell companies to follow.
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Looking forward to the New Year, KNSS will move from the successful Neal Boortz to Herman Cain, M-F 9a-11a. Herman has done a great job filling in for Neal over the years … now the show will become his. And as I hear, we'll hear from Neal from time to time on the new Herman Cain program.
Covering news will continue to be a big part of KNSS Radio. We continue to be one of the few 24/7 radio news departments in the country. Our commitment to telling listeners what's going on in their neighborhood, to what's going on in the world is strong. We have some of the best local news persons in the region. That includes Steve McIntosh and Ted Woodward, both doing a great job with our morning show, M-F 6a-9a.
Keep in mind that as more of you get smart phones, you can now listen to KNSS via a free app. Find out more at KNSSradio.com.
Thanks for listening! Without you, KNSS cannot be the number-one rated talk station in this area.
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One of the things that strikes me is that it is quite possible that seninjutsu is possibly not unique to naruto and jiraiya.
1. Seninjutsu requires a huge chakra so its quite possible that madara has the capability to use seninjutsu ( see how he blocked suigetsu's blade )
2. When jiraiya finishes teaching yahiko, konan and nagato shinobi techniques he remarks that nagato has mastered all the 6 types of chakra in just three years. correct me if i am wrong but there are only 5 types of chakra ie fire, water, earth , lightning and wind.so at the time it bugged me , but now since we have learned about seninjustsu , i feel that the 6th type is nature chakra.
so pein will probably have a huge chakra and therefore be able to use an enormous amount seninjustu (nature) chakra.
3. with regards to naruto , i feel that we have not seen the real naruto (obviously) because , if you remember when naruto was training using kagebunshin , trying to complete the rasenshuriken which he uses on kakuzu.
now during that fight when naruto screws up his first attempt , tenzou remarks to kakashi that we haven't seen the real naruto yet. to me this implies that naruto may have used kagebunshin training to learn a lot of other jutsu quickly and maybe learn to harness chakra types other than just wind type chakra which also boosts the number and types of techniques he can learn.
4. the kyubi and naruto is a little complicated as jiraiya said that naruto will absorb the chakra of the kyubi and that eventually the seal will fade away into nothingness. my idea is that naruto will fight pein and even with the seninjutsu boost will be loosing ( due to reasons given above) and at that point will be forced to open the seal with the key that jiraiya asked that frog to give him and commence an impromptu chakra absorption of the kyubi. the resulting increase in chakra ( once he has absorbed the kyubi's chakra ) will enable him to call on a massively increased amount of seninjutsu ( nature ) chakra which will enable him to fight pein equally and win.
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The Soup Kitchen Boys: Phil (left) plays the guitar while Erik (right) shares uplifting stories with the Asheville, N.C., Support Group.
When you hear the words "soup kitchen," do you picture two guys and a banjo? Meet Erik Nordgren and Phil Preston: two everyday American men who have found harmony in their lives as the singing duo, the Soup Kitchen Boys.
Erik is a PH patient, and Phil is also coping with a chronic lung disease. Erik, a retired pastor and storyteller, met Phil, a musician, at a "Better Breathers" meeting. The two men found commonalities in each other and decided to create a singing and storytelling duo that would travel to support group meetings and offer their joy and cheer.
Liz Brigham, leader of the Asheville, N.C., support group, describes having the duo perform at her meeting in May. "They sang uplifting folk songs, and the group loved it! Our members loved it so much that they would run out to their cars to change their oxygen and come right back in. It was a jam-packed meeting. Everyone was singing!"
Erik told stories about having a positive attitude and how that can really shape your perspective about living with such a condition. He shared personal experiences with the group, saying that although the road may seem tough at times, carry on and keep fighting. He also sang while Phil strummed along.
Erik says the mission of the Soup Kitchen Boys is to entertain and encourage those who are experiencing a loss of physical vibrancy. "We know firsthand that loss can lead to depression and further medical complications," he says. To counteract this, Erik and Phil have taken it upon themselves to bring positive messages, especially to people struggling with issues that compromise their quality of life.
The Soup Kitchen Boys came to the Asheville group at the right time. Liz says the group had recently experienced the loss of a devoted member and were caught in a whirlwind of grief. "One of our members had died only about 10 days before this meeting," she says. It came as a surprise, then, when this woman's husband and son came to the meeting and joined in the singing. "I was shocked to see them, to say the least. But the singing and cheerfulness of the meeting helped us with our sadness and grief," she says.
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A native of Toronto, Deborah Cox began singing for TV commercials at age 12, also entering various talent shows with her mother's help. She performed in nightclubs as a teenager, and around this time, she also began to write her own material with the help of writer, producer, and future romantic interest Lascelles Stephens. Much like Whitney Houston, with whom she is often compared vocally as well, Cox was discovered by Arista Records president Clive Davis shortly after graduating from high school. Davis recruited some of the top names in R&B to provide Cox with material for her 1995 debut, including Babyface, Dallas Austin, and Keith Crouch, but Cox herself co-wrote her first hit single, "Sentimental," with Austin and bass player Colin Wolfe, along with three other tracks on the album. One Wish followed in 1998, launching the R&B chart-topper "We Can't Be Friends." Her 2002 album The Morning After made a bigger impact in the clubs with the singles "Absolutely Not," "Mr. Lonely," and "Play Your Part" all topping the U.S. dance charts. A 2003 remix collection held the fans over until 2007 when the ambitious and stylish Destination Moon landed. The album was a tribute to the legendary singer Dinah Washington and featured a full orchestra as Cox's backing band. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi


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Our first question to Mark and Betty Garrison, owners of Rocky Point Blueberry Farm in Warwick, Rhode Island, was: "What inspired you to turn this beautiful residential property into a farm?" We were having coffee in the living room of the three-bedroom (plus "in-law apartment") house designed by Mark and built in 1984, while admiring the lovely view of Narragansett Bay in the distance beyond the spacious front deck.
"The minute we looked at our first property-tax bill," Mark answered with a smile. Obviously, the town of Warwick had put a high value on the Garrisons' newly acquired eight and a half acres, once part of the U.S. Senator Nelson Aldrich (1841-1915) estate. But if the property could be categorized as a farm, the taxes would be significantly lower. So, for sure, a farm it would be.
Mark and Betty first opted for a Christmas-tree farm, but then, after seeing how well several wild-blueberry bushes on the property were doing, they purchased 1,000 cultivated blueberry bushes and cleared two acres where the property bordered Rocky Point Avenue. (Their house, about a five-minute woodsy walk from the cleared field, is on Aldrich Avenue.) Then they transplanted their new bushes to those two cleared acres, added another 1,200 bushes, waited about four years for those 2,200 bushes to produce blueberries, and, voila, they owned a blueberry farm.
Starting in 1991, after the farm had been featured in several local newspapers, and the Garrisons had obtained some mailing lists and later visited a few farm Web sites, oodles of customers of all ages began coming to their new farm stand during July and August, the blueberry-picking season. With the colorful pails that Mark and Betty provided, they proceeded to pick to their hearts' content, paying $1.85 a pound but enjoying considerably lower prices through "frequent-picker discounts." Last year the Garrisons sold about 10 tons of blueberries, realizing about $30,000, close to their yearly average. (For the past couple of years, they've turned much of the operation over to their friend and neighbor, Paula Palumbo, who receives a percentage of the profits.)
We asked Mark about the possibility of expanding the business. "Well, more land could easily be cleared for more blueberry bushes," he replied. He also pointed out that new owners might want to raise prices a bit and perhaps wholesale their blueberries if they were willing to pack them into containers, deliver them to stores, and so forth.
Yes, Mark and Betty have reached an age when, despite lots of help, occasionally even from their four children and nine grandchildren, they've decided to retire from farming and live in a smaller house. After all, blueberry farming isn't just picking blueberries. Every year, the fields need to be mulched, the plants pruned and fertilized, and the bushes sprayed several times (using nonchemical pesticides so that customers can be tasting while picking). And, before the berries ripen, netting has to be put over the entire two acres to keep away the birds–and then taken down again every fall.
They could sell this beautiful property to a developer for, we'd guess, around a million dollars, maybe more. Then there would be houses instead of blueberries. But Mark and Betty appreciate how much people in the Warwick area love bringing their children and grandchildren here to pick blueberries. Like everyone else, they want Rocky Point Blueberry Farm to continue. So they've decided to put the entire property under a conservation easement, which means it will be forever limited to agriculture or open space. It also means that the price comes down to $550,000. Included in that price are the house and a small barn, a two-car garage, a lean-to greenhouse/workshop, a storage building, most of Mark's farming tools and equipment, and even a 1986 Toyota truck. Prospective owners may negotiate for the John Deere tractor with loader and backhoe.
Incidentally, new owners will also inherit Mark's beloved pawpaw orchard, possibly the only pawpaw orchard in New England. Pawpaws? Never heard of them? Well, they're a fruit native to the United States, great in ice cream, custards, and even beer; when eaten fresh off the tree, they taste like a cross between a mango and a banana. Mark gave us one to try. Delicious!
As to the house overlooking Narragansett Bay, it's on two levels, surrounded by more than 1,200 feet of hundred-year-old stone walls dating back to the Aldrich era. From the 2,112-square-foot living room, one can hear water gently flowing down over rocks to a small pond. The dining room has 10-foot ceilings and sliding doors opening to a deck. On the same level are the kitchen with its granite counters, the study with oak-paneled shelves, the master bedroom and bath, and a powder room. On the level below are two more bedrooms and a bathroom, plus the in-law apartment featuring bedroom, bath, kitchen (where Betty makes all her jams and jellies), a door to the garage, and a lovely, spacious living room.
While visiting with Mark and Betty, we noticed a handsome plaque hanging over a German-made tile coal/woodstove located in the usual fireplace spot. It appeared to be St. George slaying not a dragon but a bunch of nuclear missiles. "That was given to Mark," said Betty, noticing our interest in it, "by the widow of the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, the late Thomas J. Watson Jr., who served during the years before the Soviet Union began to collapse."
Turns out that Mark was the deputy chief of mission during those same turbulent years, and, as Betty said quietly in an aside, "Everyone knew that it was the deputy who did all the work." Suddenly we realized it would be no exaggeration to say we were sitting in the presence of a man who had actually played a significant role in protecting U.S. interests during the Cold War!
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Grace Hartigan was born in Newark on 28 March 1922. She attended night school at Newark College of Engineering and briefly studied painting under Isaac Lane Muse. In 1945 she moved to New York where was she was influenced by Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock, especially the work shown in Pollock's 1948 exhibition at the Betty Parsons Gallery. Her first works were shown in 1950–51 in New talent, an exhibition at Kootz Gallery, New York, and in Ninth Street in the same venue. Hartigan's first solo show was held at Tibor DeNagy Gallery in 1951. In the first part of her career, she often exhibited under the name 'George Hartigan'.
From 1952 Hartigan began to introduce figurative elements into her work and, during the 1950s, to incorporate recognisable objects into her abstract compositions, particularly fruit and apparel. Her work was shown in the Museum of Modern Art's 12 Americans in 1956 and, in Europe, in The new American painting which toured eight countries in 1958–59. Hartigan moved to Baltimore in 1959, which remained her home until her death.
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State College, Pa. – Brendan Glynn's third goal of the game broke an 11-11 tie with 2:36 to play as the 19th-ranked Drexel Dragons defeated No. 14 Penn State, 13-11, in the CAA semifinals. Drexel will play No. 1 UMass in the CAA title game in Amherst on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Glynn came across the top of the box, managed to get by a pair of defenders and then fired a shot that was deflected in front and found its way past Austin Kaut. The Dragons added an insurance goal with 1:02 left as Kyle Bergman picked up an empy net goal with Kaut out of the cage.
Penn State had tied the game with 4:50 to play when Gavin Ahern scored on a delayed penalty. After the goal, Drexel was called for a cross-check giving the Nittany Lions a man-up for a minute. However, in one of the biggest plays of the game, sophomore Deven Thomas won the face off and Drexel was able to kill the penalty without Penn State getting a shot.
Drexel had a two-goal lead heading into the fourth quarter at 10-8. Church scored his third goal of the game with just :26 left in the third quarter. That lead didn't last long as the Nittany Lions scored a pair of goals in the first four minutes of the final quarter. Nick Dolik opened the fourth quarter scoring at the 13:50 mark with an unassisted goal. Penn State evened it at 10 when Matthew Mackrides scored his second of the night and 30th of the season with 11:02 remaining in the contest.
The Dragons trailed 6-5 heading into the second half, but scored the first four goals of the third quarter to turn a one-goal deficit into a three-goal lead. Andrew Vivian had one of the goals and assisted on two others, one by Kyle Bergman and another by Kevin Stockel, as Drexel went up, 9-6. Penn State's Dolik answered with a pair of goals late in the third to cut Drexel's lead to just a goal.
Ben McIntosh, who opened the scoring for the Dragons just four minutes into the game, but Penn State answered with four straight goals to take a 4-1 lead. Shane Sturgis had two goals in the run for the Nittany Lions in the stretch. The Dragons responded with the next three to tie it at 4-4 with 6:29 remaining in the half. Bergman fed Aaron Prosser who fired a shot on the run past Kaut to make it 4-2. Less than a minute later the lead was cut in half when Glynn's shot made it 4-3. The Dragons evened it up with 6:29 in the half on a Ryan Belka goal, as the Dragons came all the way back. That lead was short lived as Gavin Ahern and Mackrides sandwiched goals around a Chuch goal as the Nittany Lions took a 6-5 lead into the locker room at half.
Glynn had a four-point game for the Dragons, while Church recorded his fourth hat trick of the year. Kyle Bergman and Andrew Vivian each had three points. Dolik had a game-high four goals to lead the Lions, while Mackrides, Ahern and Sturgis each had a pair.
The Dragons dominated the face-offs in the game, winning 18 of 28, including 10 of 13 in the first half. Thomas won a career-best 17 draws. Mark Manos made nine saves in the cage for the Dragons, and came up big in the second half, making five stops. Kaut had 11 saves in a losing effort for Penn State. The Dragons outshot PSU, 39-24 and edged them in ground balls, 27-24.