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Robert Adam, (born July 3, 1728, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scot.—died March 3, 1792, London, Eng.), Scottish architect and designer who, with his brother James (1730–94), transformed Palladian Neoclassicism in England into the airy, light, elegant style that bears their name. His major architectural works include public buildings (especially in London), and his designs were used for the interiors of such country mansions as Syon House (1762–69) in Middlesex (now in Hounslow, London).
Early life
Robert was the second son of William Adam, the foremost Scottish architect of his time. William, who as master mason to the Board of Ordnance in North Britain supervised the design of military buildings, also designed numerous country houses in a conservative Palladian style—the modified classic Roman style that was originally developed by the 16th-century architect Andrea Palladio. The Adam children grew up in the cultured atmosphere of a propertied and well-connected 18th-century family. Shortly after Robert's birth the family moved to Edinburgh, where at the age of six he entered the Edinburgh High School. In 1743 he enrolled at Town's College (now University of Edinburgh), but in 1745 he abandoned his studies and the following year entered his father's office as an apprentice and assistant.
William Adam died in 1748, and his Board of Ordnance post passed to his eldest son, John, who took Robert into partnership. In the succeeding few years both benefited from the lucrative contracts that resulted from the appointment. Besides building Fort George in the Moray Firth near Inverness, the Adam brothers also were engaged to complete the interior of the earl of Hopetoun's house. In their interiors the brothers introduced into Scotland a new, lighter, almost Rococo style of decoration. The other important private commission of these years was Dumfries House, Ayrshire, for the earl of Dumfries.
European influences
In 1754 Robert Adam, who by then considered himself to be worth £5,000, was invited to accompany the Honourable Charles Hope, the earl of Hopetoun's younger brother, to Italy. He thus had the opportunity to realize the dream he had been saving for since his father's death, and, just as important, he had the social advantages of traveling with the brother of an earl. He was as much concerned with meeting young noblemen abroad as with acquiring more architectural knowledge from a study of the monuments of Roman antiquity. The letters he wrote to his family during his years abroad show Adam to be a madly ambitious young man, an arrogant social climber, and yet still a dedicated artist.
He met Hope in Brussels, and they proceeded to Paris, where Adam fitted himself out in the latest fashions and set out to "lay in a stock of good acquaintance that may be of use to me hereafter." After fewer than three weeks in Paris, they set off for Italy via the south of France, visiting en route the ancient Roman sites of Arles, Nîmes, the Pont du Gard, and Montpellier. They reached Genoa early in January 1755 and proceeded to Florence via Livorno. Arriving at the end of the month, they were immediately caught up in the social whirl for which Adam had hoped.
While in Florence, Adam met a man who was to have an important professional influence upon him. This was the talented young French architect and draftsman Charles-Louis Clérisseau, who agreed to accompany him as instructor and draftsman on the tour. Clérisseau had been a student at the French Academy in Rome, but he left in 1754 after a dispute with its director. As a result of his friendship with Clérisseau, Adam came into contact with avant-garde architectural theory in Rome. He wrote:
I hope to have my ideas greatly enlarged and my taste formed upon the solid foundation of genuine antiquity.
Clérisseau agreed to
serve [him] as an antiquarian…teach [him] perspective and drawing…[and] give [him] copies of all [Clérisseau's] studies of the antique, bas-reliefs and other ornaments.
Adam left Florence in February 1755 and traveled to Rome, where he had to choose whether to devote himself to elegant society or to architecture:
If I am known in Rome to be an architect, if I am seen drawing or with a pencil in my hand, I cannot enter into genteel company who will not admit an artist or, if they do admit him, will very probably rub affronts on him in order to prevent his appearing at their card-playing, balls and concerts.
He had to decide:
Shall I lose Hope and my introduction to the great, or shall I lose Clérisseau and my taste for the grand?
He quarreled with Hope, and the two separated. Taking rooms for himself and Clérisseau, Adam settled down to serious study, visiting, sketching, and measuring the monuments of antiquity. Among the important figures he met in Rome were the art collector Cardinal Giuseppe Albani and the engraver Giambattista Piranesi, who dedicated to him his plan of ancient Rome in his book Il Campo Marzio (1762), which contained an engraved portrait of Adam.
In May 1757 Adam and Clérisseau left Rome and traveled to Dalmatia via Venice to visit the ruins of Diocletian's palace at Spalato (modern Split, Croatia). Adam felt he
could not help considering my knowledge of Architecture as imperfect, unless I should be able to add the observation of a private edifice of the Ancients to my study of their public works.
They spent five weeks at Spalato, preparing the drawings that were to be published in 1764 as Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia.
The Adam style
Having nearly exhausted his money and anxious to return to England, Adam had to forgo the pleasures of further expeditions to Greece and Egypt. He returned to London in January 1758, his head full of details of Roman antiquities. Palladianism was losing its appeal, and the public was ready for a new architectural style. Adam lost no time in making his reputation, and by the mid-1760s he had, with the help of his younger brother James, who joined him in London in 1763, created and fully developed the Adam style. They later claimed that it "brought about, in this country…a kind of revolution in the whole system of this useful and elegant art." The Adam style was marked by a new lightness and freedom in the use of the classical elements of architecture—a fresh combination of many architectural elements. In the Royal Society of Arts building (1772–74), for instance, Adam placed Ionic capitals below a Doric triglyph frieze, a liberty a Palladian would never have dared take. The various influences included the Palladianism of Richard Boyle, 3rd earl of Burlington, and William Kent, both architects; the movement and vigour of the architecture of Sir John Vanbrugh; contemporary French work, discernible particularly in details, planning, and furniture design; Roman archaeology; and Italian Renaissance decoration, particularly the fanciful ornamentation of the 16th century. Adam's genius lay in his synthesis of these various lines of development. The Adam style was essentially a decorative style, and it is as a designer of interiors that Adam is chiefly remembered. He gave meticulous attention to every part of each room, from the carpets to the most unobtrusive decoration.
Adam's first important work in London was the Admiralty Screen (c. 1760). Through the influence of John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, a friend of King George III, he was appointed architect of the King's Works in November 1761 along with William Chambers, his principal architectural rival. By the early 1760s he had many domestic commissions; almost without exception these consisted of the completion or redecoration of earlier houses. It was ironic that, despite his fame and ability, Adam was rarely called upon to build completely new houses, nor was he to realize his grandiose ideas for public buildings until the very end of his life.
The first Adam interiors at Hatchlands (1758–61), Surrey, and Shardeloes (1759–61), Buckinghamshire, were still near-Palladian, but by 1761 his mature style was developing. Commissions from this time include Harewood House, Yorkshire; Croome Court, Worcestershire; Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire; Bowood House, Wiltshire; and Osterley Park, Middlesex (now in Hounslow, London).
In 1762 he was employed to redesign the interior of Syon House. Adam produced an important plan that proposed filling an old centre court with a vast, domed, pantheon-like hall; it was not executed, however. The entrance hall of Syon, based on a basilica—a rectangular building divided into three areas by two rows of columns—with its half-domed ends, is one of the most significant Neoclassical interiors in England. Other houses from this early phase include Adam's first completely new house, Mersham-le-Hatch (1762–72), Kent; Lansdowne House (1762–68), Berkeley Square, London; Luton Hoo (1766–74), Bedfordshire; Newby Hall (c. 1767–80), Yorkshire; and Kenwood House (1767–68), Hampstead (now in Camden), London.
The south front of Kedleston Hall (1757–59) provides an example of Adam's exterior treatment. His theme of a triumphal arch as the exterior expression of the domed interior hall is the first use of this particular Roman form in domestic architecture. The double portico (an open space created by a roof held up by columns) at Osterley Park, derived from the Portico of Octavia, Rome, is a similar Neoclassical motif.
In 1768 Robert and James Adam leased a site on the River Thames for a speculative development to be known as the Adelphi (it was almost totally destroyed in 1936). They invested a large sum on embanking the site and building several terraces of houses (1768–72) in which the Adam interior style of slim pilasters supporting a shallow frieze and cornice—the middle and uppermost sections of an entablature—was brought outdoors. It was, however, a financial disaster. In 1773 they again speculated unsuccessfully in a group of stuccoed terraces in Portland Place, London.
The Adams built three major London houses in the 1770s, which were superb examples of their mature style—Wynn House (1772–74), No. 20, St. James's Square, for Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn; Home House (1775–77), No. 20, Portman Square, for the countess of Home (the original site of the Courtauld Institute of Art [see Courtauld Institute Galleries]); and Derby House (1773–74; demolished 1862) in Grosvenor Square for the 12th earl of Derby.
In 1773–79 they published The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam in two volumes. A third was published posthumously in 1822. In the preface to the first volume they explain their idea of "movement," an essential aspect of the Adam style:
Movement is meant to express, the rise and fall, the advance and recess, with other diversity of form, in the different parts of a building, so as to add greatly to the picturesque of the composition.
By 1780 Robert Adam's popularity was beginning to decline, and Horace Walpole, after visiting the architect Henry Holland's new Carlton House, wrote, "How sick one shall be, after this chaste palace, of Mr. Adam's gingerbread and sippets of embroidery."
Furniture design
As a designer of furniture, too, Adam played a leading role and was prolific, turning his hand to everything from organ cases and sedan chairs to saltcellars and door fittings. The furniture style he evolved, popularized by the cabinetmaker George Hepplewhite, was always meant to harmonize with the rest of the home. It is one of the outstanding features of an Adam interior that everything, even the smallest detail, was part of the unified scheme created by the architect.
Later works
Robert Adam designed and built a number of romantic neo-Gothic castles, mostly dating from the 1780s, in Scotland. The most important of these is Culzean (1777–92), Ayrshire, for the earls of Cassilis. Another neo-Gothic work is the interior of Alnwick Castle (c. 1770–80; destroyed in the 19th century), Northumberland.
Toward the end of his life, Adam built the Register House (1772–92), Edinburgh, in which he realized the conception of a monumental domed hall within a square, envisaged at Syon some years earlier. In 1789 he designed the University of Edinburgh, whose entrance front is perhaps his most successful exterior. At Fitzroy Square (1790–94), London, and Charlotte Square (1791–1807), Edinburgh, he experimented for the last time with the introduction of movement into street architecture.
Adam was buried in Westminster Abbey. The bulk of the nearly 9,000 drawings he left were purchased by the architect Sir John Soane in 1833 and are in Sir John Soane's Museum, London.Sandra Millikin


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ATLANTA — Lance Stephenson was just a kid the last time the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks squared off in the playoffs. The Coney Island native barely remembers the infamous "Hicks vs. Knicks" battles and all of the drama that came along with those heated and physical contests that have an indelible place in the history of both franchises.
"I really can't remember much other than Reggie Miller hitting big shots and changing the game around," Stephenson, the Pacers' shooting guard said before admitting that he rooted for a team on the opposite coast while growing up in Brooklyn. "I was like nine-years-old. I was a Lakers fan. I didn't care about the Knicks. I was all Lakers. Magic Johnson, Shaq, Eddie Jones, Kobe [Bryant] with the fro."
Stephenson and his Pacers will get a chance to write their open chapter in this storied rivalry, courtesy of their 81-73 Game 6 win over the Atlanta Hawks Friday night at Philips Arena. The Pacers chased away one ghost, snapping their 13-game losing streak to the Hawks in Atlanta, proving they can win in a hostile environment. They'll chase another in their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the Knicks, winners in a series-clinching Game 6 of their own in Boston Friday night. Game 1 of that series is Sunday afternoon.
Stephenson and the Pacers can't wait.
"It's gonna be great, playing in front of my friends and family and in my hometown with the bright lights," Stephenson said. "It's gonna be great."
It's also going to be a completely different undertaking, dealing with the No. 2 seed Knicks and those raucous crowds, that arrive on time, at Madison Square Garden.
Let's be real, Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, J.R. Smith, Jason Kidd and a much deeper and more seasoned Knicks team presents more significant challenges than a Hawks team that the Pacers should have handled in four or five games instead of six. The Pacers get just one day off between games. They flew straight from Atlanta to New York late Friday night and will have to use Saturday as a preparation day.
"This next round is going to be a totally different beast," Pacers forward David West said. "We're going to have to defend probably one of the best one-on-one players in the game [in Anthony]. They play small at times, too, so we know there will be some funky matchups but for the most part, we have to just concentrate on what we can control, our energy and effort and how we defend. But we have to be ready to go."
The same way they were against the Hawks in the final two games of their first round series. After getting run off the floor here in Games 3 and 4, the Pacers went home and cleaned up a bit before Game 5. They showed up for Game 6 focused and ready to break down a Hawks team that seemed vulnerable from the start Friday night.
They led by as many as 19 points early, weathered the Hawks' late run and put the finishing touches on the win with All-Star swingman Paul George scoring just four points on 2-for-10 shooting, both series lows). West and George Hill picked up the scoring slack, tying for game-high honors with 21 points each. Roy Hibbert added 17 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Stephenson chipped in with 11 rebounds of his own, eight points and six assists, helping the Pacers make the final push needed to finish off the Hawks.
The Pacers finally imposed their physical will on the Hawks, outrebounding them 53-35, long enough to break the Hawks down when it matter most, a strategy they'll have to try to repeat against the Knicks.
"We finally got the monkey off our back in this building," Hill said. ""It felt good tonight. We were more physical and made them take tough shots around us. We capitalized on the offensive end and made some shots, trying to get to the paint and playing inside-out. We're happy but we have to get our hard hats back on with another game in 48 hours."
A return to their defensive roots was the key to beating back the Hawks and will be the key against the Knicks, too.
"Our defense has been our identity all year," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "And that was the key to the last two victories. We held them to 33 percent shooting [Friday night]. We needed to guard the three[point line], we needed to guard them on the break and we needed to limit them to one shot and this was our best game in the series in doing those three things."
The Knicks and Hawks operate in a similar fashion, albeit with much different personnel. Hawks coach Larry Drew was Knicks coach Mike Woodson's lead assistant for six years with these same Hawks before replacing Woodson three years ago. They share similar philosophies and similar schemes.
The Pacers split the regular season series with the Knicks with the home team winning all four games, same as they did with the Hawks. But the Knicks won't be pushed around inside as easily as the Hawks were. The Hawks don't have a defensive presence anything like Chandler or an enforcer like Kenyon Martin.
"Madison Square Garden is a place where you know it's going to be crazy energy in there," West said. "Obviously, they play well at home. We have to go in the memory bank and remember how we had some success against them during the [regular season]. It starts with Carmelo and keeping him and J.R. under control, to the extent you can control them. Our focus just has to be possession by possession, know their going to make runs, and we have to play to our advantage. Our defense is our strength and our ability to make it an ugly, grind-it-out game. And that's what we're looking forward to, a great series and a great Game 1."
The Pacers passed the pre-test. They showed they could go on the road, in a tough environment and win a game when the crowd is against them and they don't control the emotional momentum. There is confidence that is built under those circumstances, no matter who the opponent might be.
Again, the Knicks pose different challenges because they can play at different tempos, they have more than one or two players you have to worry about shooting from distance and they can spread the floor and isolate Anthony and Smith on basically anyone when they need to manufacture possessions and shots.
And they'll have that crowd and the Garden, the same one Stephenson played in nearly a dozen times during his standout career at Brooklyn's Lincoln High.
"I had a lot of big games at the Garden" Stephenson said and then smiled. "But this is just a regular game to me. We just have to go in there, limit our mistakes, play hard and try to get wins in their building."


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Banaie is not believed to have a new role to go to although is expected to stay in advertising.
He has played a key role in establishing the Isobar network following the decision to rebrand more than 60 agencies in May 2010.
The strategic leader who turned 37 earlier this month is the latest departure from global chief executive Mark Cranmer's Isobar team.
Glue's founder, Mark Cridge, left his role as the global managing director in June after a six-month sabbatical, and Seb Royce, the executive creative director of Glue Isobar, exited in July.
Together they have been responsible for some of the most awarded digital campaigns in recent times, including the Nokia sign post campaign that scooped a Campaign BIG award and seven Cannes Lions in 2010.
Confirming the departure, Cranmer said: "Niku's a good guy and a great talent and I wish him all the best. He will be leaving us at the end of the month. I'm hoping he'll go on to do something really entrepreneurial."
Banaie first joined Aegis Media 11 years ago as Carat's first head of innovation before becoming the UK's youngest managing partner at Naked in 2003.
He rejoined Aegis at the end of 2008 with a remit to establish Sweden's digital agency, Farfar, in London. The project was closed in 2009.
Acknowledging the transition Isobar is currently going through, Cranmer was keen to stress the arrival of Penny Herriman as chief executive at the end of last year.
A raft of other new Isobar hires includes Marc Huijbreghts as global client director, Patricia MacDonald as exec planning director, Mike Mulligan as COO and operations director, Rick Williams as CTO and Carrie Arnold as head of project management.
Cranmer said: "We are going through an exciting year as we broaden the horizons and skill base of the Uk business to meet the wider business demands of clients and our group, both locally and globally."


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As discussed in previous posts, advertisers found plenty of opportunities to employ the Storybook Style, as it was defined by the Golden Books group of artists: Art Seiden, Aurelius Battaglia, the Provensens, etc.
At no time of year was this more evident than at Christmas - a natural fit for illustration reminiscent of childhood, fairy tales, toys and decorations.
Unfortunately, most of this artwork went unsigned. But ocassionally, for those of us keen to identify and catalogue the work of specific mid-century illustrators, even the hint of a signature on a small spot like this is enough to verify a hunch.
I was thrilled to see Naiad Einsel's neatly printed name on this quartet of Christmas characters.
Newer readers will not regret going back through the Today's Inspiration archives and reading about Naiad and her husband Walter's careers, first posted in June 2006.
Want to see more? There are plenty of other examples in my Mid-Century X-mas Flickr set.
And for even more examples (though not necessarily with a Christmas theme) go to my Ads with 50's Storybook Styles Flickr set.


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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Crunchy carrot salad with salted peanuts
What's your best time-saving tip in the kitchen?
Here's one of mine. Lately I've developed the habit of peeling a big batch - about a kilogram/two pounds or so - of carrots at once. Using my food processor, I grate half of them finely, to be used in soups and various raw salads, meat-based pasta sauces, as well as carrot cakes or muffins. The other half I cut into thick julienne or thin batons or shred coarsely, using either the food processor or my trusty Benriner mandoline. These will end up in stir-fries or in cooked salads. The prepared carrots are simply waiting in the fridge, packed air-tight, of course, to be used as needed. We definitely eat more carrots because of this simple pre-planning, and this can only be a good thing, no?
Here's a lovely warm carrot salad using the bigger carrot pieces.
The combination of carrots and salted peanuts is from Nigella Lawson's book Forever Summer. The trick of giving the carrots a quick microwave oven treatment is from Harumi Kurihara's lovely book Harumi's Japanese Cooking. Harumi, also known as the Martha Stewart or Delia Smith of Japan (depending whether you're in the US or UK), uses this microwaving method to soften the vegetables in her carrot and tuna salad recipe.
If you haven't got a microwave oven or prefer not using it, then simply stir-fry the carrots quickly in some of the groundnut or olive oil to warm and soften them slightly. Or make this a raw salad instead, though then I would grate the carrots finely and chop the peanuts first.
Crunchy carrots with peanuts
(Krõmpsuv porgandisalat soolapähklitega)
Serves 4
400-450 g carrots
100 g roasted and salted peanuts
2 Tbsp groundnut or olive oil
2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
a few drops of sesame oil
fresh (Italian/flat-leaf) parsley, finely chopped
Peel the carrots and cut into 5 mm julienne-sticks or shred coarsely (I used my food processor for that). Place into a microwave-safe glass bowl and blast them in the microwave for 90 seconds to slightly soften and warm them.
Take the bowl out of the oven, drizzle with olive oil and sesame oil as well as lemon juice, then sprinkle parsley on top. Toss the carrots gently to combine with these ingredients.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
More carrot salad recipes:
Warm Gingered Carrot Salad with Feta Cheese @ Nami-Nami
Moroccan Carrot Salad @ Nami-Nami
Carrots with African spices @ Nami-Nami
Carrots with African spices @ A Veggie Venture
Apricot-glazed carrots with ginger and curry @ Kalyn's Kitchen
Spicy shredded carrot salad @ Kalyn's Kitchen
Orange Blossom Carrot Salad @ Simply Recipes
Classic Carrot Salad @ Simply Recipes
Beautiful carrot and peanut salad @ Trembom
Caribbean carrot salad @ The Leftover Queen
Peanuts and carrots @ Nami-Nami (same recipe, posted back in 2006)
3 comments:
- Needful Things said...
I have a bag of carrots in the fridge and would love to make this crunchy salad for myself this afternoon. I love roasted, salted peanuts in salads - this is almost like a thai salad minus the fish sauce!
- 6:15 am, January 26, 2013
- Pille said...
That's a nice comparison :) Perhaps you could add some fish sauce as well, and shredded coconut?
- 6:37 pm, February 01, 2013
- Bread+Bourbon said...
This looks tasty! I sometimes feel like carrots are too easily forgotten as the star of a dish, but this looks incredible. I recently made a curried carrot salad with raisins that is served cold and it worked out well. If you have a chance, you can find the recipe here: breadandbourbon.com
Keep up the good work!
- 5:35 pm, June 17, 2013
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- Red Bull
Rule changes worry Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has told Autosport he hopes that Formula One's regulation changes in 2014 do not spread the field out compared to recent years.
The revised engine regulations are predicted to widen the gaps between the teams next year and Vettel said that it would be a shame if that made the season less competitive.
"It's difficult to predict how it impacts on the racing," Vettel said. "I just hope it doesn't split the cars too much, because what we had the last couple of years was a very tight battle between a lot of teams."
He said that despite his and Red Bull's dominance the sport was closer in recent years. "I think generally we had good races. Obviously the racing got criticised [in 2013] for some reasons that we can explain.
"But I don't think that is entirely fair because if you look back, it has always been like it has been the last five or six years. We've had very close championships, then we had championships which were not that close.
"But that is the way F1 has been in the past and it will probably continue like that in the future."


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Lines of the Louvre
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vkn: Greetings to all. We are expecting Eugene Nicholas to join us for chat today. Gene has just posted his query to surnames including a .pdf attachment of a beginning pedigree chart. I spoke with Gene by phone on yesterday and suggested that he would need a creative search plan to try and determine who the father of his father might be. Also told him that LunchBunch Peeps can make MANY suggestions to help him move forward. Some initial suggestions 1. Follow the Nettie Rule and initiate a database of all housholds for 2 pages forward and 2 pages backwards of where family/mother is found in years 1910 and 1920. The males in this base will provide a list of "suspects"
alt: hello vkn & enicholas
vkn: Howdy alt enicholas Welcome
enicholas: hi everyone - north carolina greetings
alt: greetings from Ohio enicholas
vkn: alt please note I have PREpared info for us to get ready to help enicholas
enicholas: sounds cool to me
alt: I just finished reading your plan/approach vkn
vkn: We are glad you have joined us enicholas
enicholas: glad to be here
alt: we're doing a plan to help enicholas locate his grandfather, right?
vkn: Yes alt
enicholas: i hope
vkn: There is no bc or any clues to potential father
enicholas: whats bc
alt: okay, should I hold my questions until some of the others arrive? keep enicholas from having to repeat his answers
vkn: birth certificate
enicholas: thanks nope
vkn: Vicky will not be here today alt so proceed with the Q's alt
enicholas: should i go ahead and tell you what i know
alt: okay.. what is our time frame and location to start our search?
vkn: enicholas alt is our resident expert and will lead us in making a plan
enicholas: ok
alt: oh, oh vkn has put it on me LOL lOL
vkn: enicholas alt is our resident expert and will lead us in making a plan so give him answers to the questions he raises LOL @ alt ahem, alt lol
alt: where is the pedigree chart? on a Forum?
vkn: yes on surnames alt as a pdf Welcome 3rd and howdy we are helping enicholas today Let me give a link to his query
freeaainnc: hi
vkn: Howdy free we are helping enicholas today
alt: hello 3rd & free
freeaainnc: ok
vkn: http://www.afrigeneas.com/forumc/index.cgi?md=read;id=32850
3rdthawkins: hello alt free and vkn, and Welcome Enicholas, was scrolling back and reading
alt: Looking at the pedigree chart.. are we searching for Edward Nicholas. Sr.?
vkn: Yes alt for his father who is ??? enicholas may be behind a frozen screen I will try and help
3rdthawkins: hello rwatson2617
alt: so the father would have been somewhere around the late 1800's ... do we have a possible location?
enicholas: im still here
vkn: Howdy and welcome rwatson
freeaainnc: Hi Eugene, I'm from Raleigh!
rwatson2617: Hello 3rdthawkins. hi vkn
3rdthawkins: In Missouri enicholas but searching in TX AR and SC
enicholas: im from Roanoke originally but live in the Raleigh area now
vkn: enicholas oh ok are you able to follow the discussion?
enicholas: i think so
rwatson2617: I'm looking for the surnames of Hyler and Airhart in Conway County, Arkansas
vkn: enicholas freeaainnc is in NC
freeaainnc: hi rwatson just told him vkn
vkn: rwatson2617 did you post a query to www.afrigeneas.com/forumc
alt: oh, okay... I see Roanoke, Pittsylvania Co., VA... is that our starting point?
freeaainnc: welcome back rwatson
rwatson2617: yes i did post a query.
vkn: welcome back rwatson. It gets bumpy in here
rwatson2617: yep it is.
vkn: alt I think Roanoke is an Independent City
alt: you were going to tell us what you already have enicholas.. is that what is on your pedigree chart?
enicholas: yep Roanoke City is in Roanoke County, I included Pittsylvania because that was another area I know we had relatives in years ago
freeaainnc: enicholas - have you gone to the state library of NC in Raleigh?
vkn: Rwatson we are trying to focus with enicholas for the moment. We are so glad you are here. I will go and check out your query
rwatson2617: ok. thank you very much
enicholas: was not aware of. I am heading to Roanoke VA next weekend for a high school reunion and plan to do some checking of various sources
alt: have you done any research using census records enicholas?
enicholas: not yet
3rdthawkins: sure vkn
rwatson2617: enicholas, I'd be happy to help you search census records
freeaainnc: enicholas since you are in Cary, I encourage you to come to the State Library downtown Raleigh. I am a genealogy librarian there and we are more than happy to help you.
alt: okay, I see the birth in Feb 1920 with Clara as the mother, right?
enicholas: wow - i certainly will at your convenience
freeaainnc: We have a lot of books on Virginia as well as NC and census microfilm for all states through 1880 and some other states (I think VA) through 1930
vkn: rwatson where are you located ???
rwatson2617: im located in Kansas City, Ks
freeaainnc: and of course take advantage of the wealth of knowledge right here at afrigeneas!
vkn: ahhhhhhh great Black migration rwatson?
enicholas: yes that's right - Clara (my grandmother) told me that his father's last name was Minnow and had moved to Columbus, OH the last she knew
alt: enicholas, have you tried using any online search website such as Ancestry.com?
3rdthawkins: enicholas is this information from your own person records or are there any other records that you have (BC, DC, Marr.??_
rwatson2617: Yes, from South Carolina, to Arkansas, then to Kansas city or Chicago
enicholas: i have but have found that to be more of my filling in the blanks from a combination of both personal and bc's
vkn: rwatson maybe you can do a chat about the migration enicholas dc- death certificate
rwatson2617: I could, what specifically would you like me to talk about
enicholas: ok only have that one for my mother cant find the one for my father
freeaainnc: where was your mother's death certificate located?
enicholas: richmond va
freeaainnc: ok
enicholas: i would imagine that most of them would be there
freeaainnc: where did your father die?
vkn: Well send me a telephone number at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will call you to make a plan and a topic in accord with your comfort zone. LOL rwatson
rwatson2617: maybe. I'll have to think about because i have a very busy schedule
enicholas: Everyone on my pdf died in Roanoke with the exception of my father's father which I don't know
alt: enicholas,is Clara the daughter of Gus?
freeaainnc: ok
vkn: rwatson only busy people get things done LOL
rwatson2617: yep your right about that.
enicholas: i remember an uncle Gus so maybe her brother she also had a sister Maybelle Bradshaw who also died in Roanoke
alt: I see the family in Roanoke (indep City) in 1930 with Eugene as an 11 y/o
enicholas: WOW
alt: clara was born ca 1906, Marybelle abt 1915 Gus is their father, right? Clara & Marybelle
vkn: Super great, alt. See enicholas I told you help is here. Also alt enicholas said his daughter started the family search at about age 15
enicholas: you are so right thank you so much
vkn: okies 3rd
alt: wonderful, the daughter at it already I can respond with this family as a post on the surname forum to 'get the ball rolling' if you like.
vkn: Sounds like a good idea to moi alt and enicholas
Selma: Good Afternoon, Alt, enicholas, free and vkn
enicholas: is there a chart or template you would reccomend for use
alt: I notice on your pedigree enicholas, that the male/female positions are different that what is usual... the male is usually the top line and female the bottom line.
vkn: Selma we are trying to help enicholas make a search plan
Selma: Great vkn....glad to meet you enicholas
freeaainnc: enicholas if you are ever able to come to the state library (we are open Monday-Saturday), we can also show you how to search the census records yourself if you would like to learn
enicholas: i'm just trying to figure this out thanks for all your help
vkn: Whew thanx alt when I saw that I was confused and thought age had taken hold of my senses lol lol lol
alt: Yes enicholas, there are blank charts on the 'Net... I think the Beginner's Guide on AfriGeneas will direct you to some.
enicholas: thanks i will plan on coming by on Monday if that's ok with you free
freeaainnc: That will be great!
Selma: enicholas is your family from Roanoke, VA
enicholas: yes
Selma: What are your surnames?
freeaainnc: you can ask for me specifically (Erin) or just have anyone at the reference desk help you and show you around
enicholas: I will ask for you Erin - thanks again
vkn: http://www.afrigeneas.com/forumc/index.cgi?md=read;id=32850 Selma
freeaainnc: No problem enicholas and also you never need to schedule ahead of time with us to come, just as long as we are open from 8:30-5 m-f and 9-5 on saturdays
enicholas: ok got it.
Selma: Thanks vee
alt: enicholas, is Edward Eugene Nichols named after an uncle Eugene?
freeaainnc: and if you had come to the library first, I would have directed you here so it all works out
vkn: lol @ free
enicholas: you're right - God orders our steps
freeaainnc: V, that reminds me, you weren't in here when I told alt the other day that I directed a patron here and told her to talk to alt because she is looking for free blacks who came from NC to OH
vkn: lol @ free I love circles they just go round and round and they come out here lol
freeaainnc: v: exactly! LOL
vkn: ahhhhhhh great free
Selma: enicholas...not to be a know it all...but when you do a Pedigree chart, Fathers (males) and Moms (females) go on the bottom..in other words..Edward should bet where Cora is
freeaainnc: her name is Brenda and and I also showed her the message boards, surname registry, etc. hopefully we'll see her soon in here
Selma: Fathers (males) go on TOP
enicholas: thanks i'll get it straight
freeaainnc: she is a school principal though and school is starting there in about 2 weeks so she is overwhelmed with stuff
vkn: I hope so. Also hope you will be ready to begin your NC chat series soon.
freeaainnc: enicholas: when you come to the library, bring everything you have with you, ok?
Selma: Her time will be limited..really quickly free
enicholas: will do.
freeaainnc: lol v, I was just thinking about that. How bout we start the week after labor day? definitely selma so I'm not sure when she will be in here
alt: Yes Selma, that is what we noticed and told him... it is to match the 'numbering scheme' for pedigree charts. males are even numbered 2,4,6, etc. females are 1,3,5, etc to match the previous even number male.
vkn: okies let us make a plan free. will need an assistant or co-host free
Selma: Oh, sorry I missed alt..like I said didn't want to be a know it all... LOL BRB
freeaainnc: v: ok, didn't realize that. Maybe alt?
alt: it was confusing to us when (vkn & me) when we first looked at the chart Selma LOL
vkn: Well Selma when I saw the chart I thought maybe a new application
freeaainnc: lol
Selma: Free, I was looking at an Auction catalog.. They have a NC Will......1824, in which a mother 'bequeths my goods and chattesl" to her son and 2 daughters
vkn: Free alt will prolly have his hands full as Resident Expert across all chats so you will need to put him on your chats schedule lol
freeaainnc: wow Selma!
alt: enicholas, is Eugene Clara's younger brother? or her son?
khathu: hello everyone
enicholas: son
vkn: Howdy Khathu we are helping enicholas make a search plan VA NC
khathu: okay
freeaainnc: lol v! ok. let me know if you have any ideas for who would be a good cohost. I was thinking alt b/c a lot of free blacks in NC migrated to OH which is alts area of expertise and I don't think Paul would be willing to help host the chat
Selma: naming slaves "Neton a woman, Ferry, a boy, Mead a boy, Henry a Boy, Hardy a boy, and Martine a Girl" together with 3 good feather beds, furniture..
alt: okay enicholas, then Gus at 50 is the father, Clara at 24 is his daughter and Eugene at 11 is her son?
freeaainnc: Selma: wow! where was the will written??
vkn: enicholas and all I will post this chat to the logs at about mid afternoon this day
enicholas: sounds good
Selma: Auction price.......150 to $170 dollars
freeaainnc: enicholas before I forget, http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/patrons/genealogists.html is the website for the library and genealogy section. gives info on parking and hours, etc. ok?
enicholas: thanks
freeaainnc: Selma: where was it written? no problem
alt: does that sequence sound correct to you enicholas? Gus, Clara, Eugene
enicholas: very plausible
Selma: It doesn't say....not sure if not included in catalog description or no identifying information on the actual document
alt: I found the surname Minnow in McDowell County, WV around this time frame enicholas .. does that ring a bell?
enicholas: possible
alt: that's @ enicholas
Selma: This is the website for the company..Cohasco,Inc. Yonkers, NY
khathu: gotta run...just wanted to say hello to everyone
alt: Oops, basic question.. these are AA's we're looking for right?
Selma: http://cohascodpc.com/
freeaainnc: Selma: interesting! because where ever it was written from, it is most likely stolen property from an archive
Selma: vkn...isn't Upson County GA....where David's research is centered...there are 2 doments from there
vkn: Yes it is Selma
Selma: Ok will send to him
freeaainnc: brb, got to email my archives contact to make him aware of this...
vkn: Wow Selma, David often speaks of missing/stolen documents and records
Selma: It doesn't have to have been stolen...
alt: question for enicholas... to your knowledge, was Clara and Edward Eugene's father (Minnow) married?
enicholas: no - i don't think they ever were
alt: okay thanks
vkn: Ok well I will put the best face on it then Selma The President did say yesterday to not think the worse lol
Selma: LOL...he has a great smile It didn't have to have been stolen free......
freeaainnc: vkn: it happens a lot! the archives here in Raleigh has put in a big surveillance system at the archives b/c of that problem
Selma: Yes, it is an issue at many libraries and archives..all over the country
freeaainnc: if it's an original record, it likely was unless it was something that was passed down through the family yep! there was a library in charlotte 2 years ago that had a bunch of documents stolen
alt: enicholas, do you have anything else on Minnow?
enicholas: not a thing at this time I've got a call in to a cousin
vkn: freeaainnc gotta try and keep genealogists honest they are otherwise nice people but greedy when it comes to records lol
freeaainnc: I sent an email to Chris at the archives just to make him aware of that. It may not have been stolen, but I believe they keep a list of stolen records and could check just to be sure lol v! totally greedy!
Selma: Ah...good thing free
alt: enicholas, you might check to see what birth information is public and available for Roanoke from the 1900's forward.
Selma: Two of the biggest thefts have been folks who "worked at the archives".think big one was in PHilly
enicholas: i'm going to have to leave shortly but wanted to thank everyone for there help. Let me know what i can do for the group.
alt: yw & come back
freeaainnc: I'm not surprised selma!
Selma: Roanoke was an independent city in VA...they have birth and death records for that time frame
enicholas: i will check on that when i go to Roanoke
alt: be sure and keep checking the surname forum too
vkn: Enicholas sure hope you have found your first chat helpful and that you will visit us often
freeaainnc: I can see how it would be tempting to take something when you come across a gold mine document
enicholas: I think so but I think they're all kept in Richmond (capital) how often do you meet
Selma: Hold on enichols I wil tell you
freeaainnc: every weekday at this time (12-1:30ish)
enicholas: that's great
vkn: Bad bad free clear your thoughts lol Da archives police gonna getcha lol
alt: not a VA researcher, but I would think counties & even independent cities would have a register of births for their jurisdictions.
freeaainnc: LOL v!
enicholas: okay - i'll see
Selma: There are microfilm birth records for Roanoke from 1885 to 1896 at LVA LVA is Library of VA
enicholas: thanks will check out too
vkn: Grrrrrrrrrrrrreat session today peeps.
Selma: Yep...good to see everyone........gotta run Have a great day..
vkn: U 2 selma
alt: me too.. laters' y'all
vkn: okies alt
enicholas: Thank you all again - I'll be back
freeaainnc: I need to get going too! hope to see you at the library enicholas
vkn: okies enicholas bye free
freeaainnc: and be sure to bring your research with you
enicholas: you will definitely and will do
freeaainnc: bye v think about a cohost for my chat b/c I'm stumped
enicholas: Plan on coming Monday around 9:30
freeaainnc: ok, great enicholas! see you soon!
vkn: okies free
freeaainnc: sounds great!
enicholas: will do
freeaainnc: one thing enicholas, I just want to let you know I am deaf so you will need to write down your questions, etc. for me, ok?
vkn: sign out by clicking on the far right icon enicholas
enicholas: no problem
freeaainnc: ok, great and see you later!
enicholas: thanks i was looking for it
vkn: lol


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We've both been busy working on new things for our business and filling orders. Another great month. And we still have projects for the house that we want to do, like that window frame. Just need to get the primer now for it, tape it up, pick the colors, and...the reason why I think it's sat is I'm not completely sure what I want to put in the window parts or what types of pictures. But it WILL happen. And finally working on another home project I've wanted to do for us. Taking Ashley Wren's class over at Scrap in Style. Had to sign up when I saw the email. Her class was one of my favorites at SISiversary. And just two days in, I'm blown away. She is just wanted I needed to give me a push and creative therapy. Then Martha did her first tutorial over at SIS and it really got me inspired again to get all these little projects for the house done! And to do the projects that mean the most to me.
And you'd think creating/scrapbooking/altering you'd be on your butt, NOT. And I had no choice but to stand, then he got annoyed with me! Hello?! Every time I snuck in, he gave me a look to kill. Sorry for disturbing your cat nap, sir. And my corner is a mess as always, and it has spread again throughout the house! ;) But we've both just been doing a lot, so it's to be expected. Work is in progress around here.
Did a little of the Artistic Edge class with Adrienne Looman. Did a little warping. Not the best picture for the task, but it's warped! Altered the shed too.
Lots of rain lately. Love to see it rain, not storm, just a nice rain. The grass and everything is so much more greener after. Two of my favorites: Rain and the most beautiful part of the day...evening just before getting dark.
I do like this photo that I used for my blog banner for the warp technique. Really gives the feel of the rainy day.
This is not what I planned on making, but went with the new direction it was going in, and hung it on the wall to enjoy. Could have added more to it, but...the subject of this project was kind of in the way;) And really didn't feel like doing anything else to it.
Used my Mom's old typewriter. I don't know what she did with the normal font. I spent a lot of hours, when I was a young-in, on that typewriter practicing when I was in school. That thing has got to be over 20 years old. She used it a lot more as she got older and the arthritis was bad for her.
The boy loves me, seriously loves me. No one can grasp how much he loves me unless you saw it for yourself and then he'd go run and hide so you'd never know. Again on my chair, and he kept spinning around and wouldn't stay still.
This is why he is my rug rat! I cannot walk or do anything without him begging for attention. I usually just pick him up, put him over my shoulder and go about my business. It's really pathetic.
LOVED this Bath and Body Works ad I got in the mail. I actually was about to throw it away and took a double take...had to go journal...
Changed it up a little, still used hand prints, just partials though. Love this color paint too.
It'll be a busy week. Hopefully pictures to show later...and had to add this song to the blog for now...just keep singing in my head for some reason...


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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for PlayStation 3 takes the series into a bold new direction, combining the stealth tactics and epic story-telling of Kojima Productions with the adrenalin-fuelled action of PlatinumGames.
Key Features of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for PlayStation 3
- An exciting new chapter in the expansive Metal Gear Universe
- Raiden takes the lead as he explores his past and seeks justice
- Fast and fluid combat – high energy, high impact
- New Zan Datsu mechanic that exploits Raiden's trademark weapons and skills
- A truly hybrid production that highlights the best of both creative forces
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is the latest thrilling chapter of the ever-expanding Metal Gear saga. Taking place four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4, the world of cyborg crimes and terrorism is the perfect place for Raiden to take the lead as he searches for the truth about his past while trying to uphold justice.
Raiden is working for Maverick Security, one of several Private Military Companies (or PMCs) that have sprung up in a world where cyborg technology has become commonplace. In the three years since the Patriots system collapsed, peace still remains elusive as cybernetics become a tradable commodity and renegade PMCs prove to be as corrupt as the former Patriots. Desperado Enterprices are one such PMC, and it is their involvement in terrorist activities that spurs Raiden's new tale on.
Raiden's story continues to evolve in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. As dedicated Metal Gear fans will know, he was a child soldier who was transformed into a cyborg ninja and equipped with a high-frequency katana blade. But he also carries another weapon - a soul fuelled by revenge. Raiden is playable in both his "White" form, as seen in Guns of the Patriots, and his new, more powerful "Black" cyborg armour.
With Raiden a different kind of hero to Solid Snake, so Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a different kind of Metal Gear experience. Some of the key stealth elements remain (including the infmaous cardboard box!) but the focus is on high-energy, high-impact action, with a fast and fluid game style centred on Raiden's katana-based combat.
At the heart of this new hack-and-slash action is the new Zan Datsu cut mechanic. This skillful strike will allow you to cut anything, anywhere within the world of the game along a geometrical plane. Entering a bullet time-like state called Blade Mode, Zan Datsu will give you the precision to slice and slash enemies and objects during the heat of battle, even when falling. But overuse BLade Mode and Raiden will weaken, so choose your moments wisely.
All this is brought to you by the creative forces of two top development powerhouses - Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames. A truly hybrid production that sees the Kojima team focus on the story, characters and stealth, while PlatinumGames add their trademark melee combat, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance promises to push the boundaries of graphics, style and high-speed action.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Recent posts at CIS below
See here for the blog. The CIS main page is here.
1. "You Can't Deport 11 Million People" Statement Reflects Mistaken Image
2. Immigration Enforcement Fact Sheet
3. Op-ed: Rubio's idea of immigration reform would hurt Florida
4. As Congress Talks Reform, Public Trust at Risk
5. Where Have You Gone, Marco Rubio? The GOP Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You
6. Let's Get Our Terms Right: The More-Migration People Are Pushers
7. On Guest Workers, Slot Systems, and Servitude
8. The Real — and Unrealistic — Forces Behind "Immigration Reform"
9. Contrived Prayers for Amnesty
10. Will We Get Another 11 Million Illegals after an Amnesty?
11. Calling C-Span: A Border Patrol Agent in Texas and a Contractor in Massachusetts
12. Selective Truth-Telling at the New York Times
3 Ways Work Visas Could Still Blow Up the Immigration Bill
"Future Flow" has always lurked as the ogre that might not be tamed
Big labor (i.e., the AFL-CIO) has agreed, for the first time in its history, to accept a new foreign-worker program for low-skilled jobs, including in construction, food service, and janitorial work—in many ways the mainstay of union membership.
The new foreign-worker program is considered an essential component of an immigration bill by business groups and Republicans. Without it, there is no immigration reform, as Republicans made plain last week when they went home for a spring break without a deal in place on "future flow."
Lobbying negotiators made some progress after that. The AFL-CIO publicized its understanding of the "agreement in principle" with business groups over the weekend. It included wage rates for the new foreign workers that business groups actually like: They will pay the same wage as a similarly situated American worker or the Labor Department's "prevailing wage" for that occupational classification. So far so good.
"We have created a new model, a modern visa system, that includes both a bureau to collect and analyze labor market data, as well as significant worker protections," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in a statement.
Then came the harder part. Business groups were not willing to sign off as quickly and publicly as Trumka did. (The trust level between the two sides is low.) Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a key Senate negotiator, made sure to walk back from news of the deal on Sunday, saying that reports of an agreement on work visas were premature.
The new W Visa Program under discussion would be part of a sweeping immigration overhaul expected to be on the Senate floor in a month or two. The legislation allowing visa waivers would also give legal status to some 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States.
The "future flow" of foreign workers has always lurked in the background as the ogre that could kill the deal. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., insists that the four Republicans and Democrats negotiating the bill are on track to produce a draft next week for consideration by the Judiciary Committee. There is no reason to think he is wrong, but the last-minute haggling over details has everyone involved in the talks sweating, and probably cursing.
Now, here's the negative viewpoint—three ways the back-and-forth over work visas could blow up the immigration deal:
1. The Numbers Don't Match. The AFL-CIO has agreed to allow 20,000 foreign workers into the country by 2015. (That's up from 10,000 in an offer made last week.) By 2019, the numbers would go up to 75,000. That's not nearly enough, from businesses' perspective, to respond to the need. For the past 10 years, illegal immigrants have come into the country to fill these low-skilled jobs at the rate of about 350,000 a year—almost 700,000 in the 2007 economic boom and at about 165,000 in 2011, at the height of the recession.
The whole idea behind the W visa is to replace the illegal population with a legal one. Most of the current illegal population already works in the low-skilled jobs, such as hotel-room cleaning or dishwashing, that would be covered by the W visa. But immigration experts say you can't expect the current workforce to remain static. The undocumented workers now will not fill future workforce needs.
The prospect of 75,000 visas available seven years from now is not enough to appease business groups or Republicans. Unless labor and business can start talking remotely in the same ballpark, the deal is finished. The AFL-CIO is willing to endorse 200,000 visas per year at some point in the future. That is close to what business groups say they need in terms of numbers, but not in terms of timing.
"It's a huge breakthrough that there is bipartisan agreement that we need a program like this. The problem is, it's too small," said ImmigrationWorks USA President Tamar Jacoby. "If there is a deal, let's hope we can fix it going forward."
2. Gaming the Economic Model. Negotiators' ultimate goal is to come up with a system in which the foreign workforce will respond to economic need. If the U.S. unemployment rate goes up, the number of available foreign work visas goes down. Alternatively, if the unemployment rate in a particular job sector is high, the price of a foreign work visa for that same job could go up.
The concept is easy. The execution is not. The basic idea, as outlined by AFL-CIO and business lobbyists involved in the talks, is some type of government commission staffed by labor experts and economists that would identify labor shortages and make recommendations as to the number of work visas that would be available in any given year.
Such a system could certainly work in theory, but there are lots of ways the measurements could run askew and make the annual visa caps as arbitrary as they are now. First, the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't have the finely parsed, regional industry-sector unemployment numbers that would make for a truly useful analysis. Any reliance on unemployment data paints only a broad portrait of the employment situation. Guiding the immigration system based on such numbers would be like steering a Porche with water balloons.
Second, unemployment numbers are lagging economic indicators, reflecting the past and not the future. Overuse of that data would mean that the people charged with making recommendations could find themselves months behind the actual economic need.
Finally, it matters who is in charge. Under the AFL-CIO's outline, the person running the "Bureau of Immigration and Market Research" would be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Remember Consumer Financial Protection Board fights? That will be nothing compared with this.
3. Unemployment Is No Joke. The argument against the new visa-waiver program is that Americans don't have jobs. The national unemployment rate is at 7.7 percent. In construction, the rate is nearly double, at 15.8 percent. Construction is also where many undocumented immigrants happen to be employed.
Lawmakers who want to stop the immigration overhaul from happening are fond of saying that there are 11 million Americans out of work now who would be happy to have a fruit-picking or roofing job. It's an effective argument, particularly for conservative politicians representing blue-collar districts or populist politicians representing labor-friendly districts. Notably, it's not something you hear from anyone actually involved in crafting the legislation. But eventually, those lawmakers will have to sell this bill to their colleagues who worry about such things.
The argument in favor of the new visa program is best articulated in terms of what happened without one under the 1986 amnesty signed by President Reagan. Once the 3 million newly legalized immigrants moved on to bigger and better things, a new group of illegal immigrants swarmed to the United States to fill those empty, crummy jobs. Now we have 11 million illegal immigrants. But that doesn't make the unemployed American feel any better.
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WFarry needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 147 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
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We are a long established (25 years) Australian Owned Aerial Surveying Company. It has been a family owned business for this period and is emerging to a new era of ownership. It will still be largely a family owned Australian company. Our core areas of business are Photogrammetry, GIS, Imagery and LiDAR. We strive to be at the leading edge of the industry. We are young and forward thinking. . We also work in the Pacific and North America.
Our main clients area in the private sector are engineering and multi-diclipinary companies. We do a lot of work for local government in Australia. We also work in the Pacific and North America. We deal directly with engineers, surveyors, planners, environmental scientists and GIS specialists. We want to be working more in the mining field.
We like the colours of maroon (Queesnland) and Green and Gold (Australia). We want people to see that we are going forward, are enthusiastic and Australian. Clients see us as a trusted advisor. We do not want anything cliche.
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This Guest Post is by David Takahashi, a nidan and assistant instructor in the Hikari Dojo. David's wife and three of his children also practice with him in the dojo.
The other day I told my kids to clean up their rooms. There were books and some clothes in places other than where they belonged. I began to think about how easy it is for them to leave something in a "temporary" spot only to have to remember to go back and pick it up again or worse, be reminded by Mom or Dad.
When I was their ages, I acted similarly. My room often remained a mess until Mom came in to get me to clean it up, many times requiring more than one telling and a couple of "yellings." Since living on my own after graduating from high school and going to college on the mainland, I finally realized the value of cleaning up right away: I ran out of clean utensils and clothes! I made it a point to keep my room organized and today I find that extremely necessary in trying to raise four children.
But one of the things I noticed about having a messy room is that it came from having an unorganized life in general. My room reflected more of the condition of my heart than whether I really had no time to put things away or whether I was really that tired. And when my heart is in chaos, how can I hope to do anything well?
On the other hand, being organized allows me to find the time to do what I need to do whether it is working in the yard, helping my children with their school work, or practicing my karate. Being disciplined has helped me tremendously in staying focused when it's time to work hard and not feeling guilty when I am having fun with my children.
As we get older, we will get busier and busier. Responsibilities will increase and time will seem to be more and more precious. The only way we will effectively fulfill our duties and enjoy life at the same time is to be organized. I love practicing karate, but I can only do it if I use my time wisely by getting my heart in order.
So, what does your room look like today?
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Bid awarded for first phase of channel work
Mayor Don Wesely announced today that the Antelope Valley Project took a major step forward with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarding the first bid for the Antelope Creek flood control project.
"The Antelope Valley Project is becoming a reality," said Mayor Wesely. "The first phase of flood control construction could begin early next year."
The Army Corps of Engineers awarded the first phase bid to Hawkins Construction Company for $3.3 million.
This channel improvement construction contract is the first of several for the Antelope Creek project that is designed to accommodate a 100-year flood. The first construction contract involves the improvement of the Antelope Creek channel along the west side of the Devaney Sports Center from Salt Creek to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) tracks near 17th and Holdrege streets. When all construction phases are completed, more than 800 homes and 200 businesses will no longer be in the 100-year floodplain.
The first channel construction project will be followed by several additional channel construction projects that will progress upstream to "J" Street.
The channel improvement work is one portion of the larger Antelope Valley Project which includes flood damage reduction, community revitalization and transportation improvements. Work on these community revitalization and transportation facets of the project will take place concurrently with much of the Army Corps of Engineers work. Other roadway and waterway projects will include the construction of 13 bridges and 6.2 miles of new roadway. Planners expect the public investments in reducing the flooding threat and traffic congestion will attract private investments in housing, retail and office developments and community centers.
Three other bids were submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers for the first phase.
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TOUCHING: Band determined to finish album as member battles cancer
Tim Phillips was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, but he says music has helped keep him alive
Tim Phillips was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, but he says music has helped keep him alive
Tim Phillips was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, but he says music has helped keep him alive
A local band is determined to release another album together as its guitarist battles another round of cancer.
"It was a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer, stage 4, and I was given nine months to live," Tim Phillips said.
That was eight years ago.
About the same time as my diagnosis, we decided to get back together and do some music together," Phillips said.
It was a second go around for the band, Spanglemaker. Phillips was hesitant to tell his bandmates about the cancer.
"Unbeknownst to us, he was going through chemo treatments the whole time we were practicing and we never knew," said singer Terrence Sippel.
Phillips just didn't want to think about his diagnosis.
"I wanted to pretend I didn't have cancer," Phillips said. "I thought if I could fake myself out, then it wouldn't get worse, was I guess my logic."
He finally filled them in. The cancer went away, but now it's back. Phillips doesn't know how much time he has.
"I have a group of people that care about me, and want me around, and vice versa," Phillips said. "I want to be around for them and my wife and my son."
Last summer the band decided they wanted to put out another album. This time, it's called "Deadlines."
They're in the process of laying down tracks at The Exchange recording studio in Milwaukee.
"If it wasn't for him and his passion to keep going, we wouldn't be here today," said drummer Mike Magestro.
It's a labor of love, family and friendship.
"I think we all felt from the beginning, that we had to get this made," Sippel said.
Every song eventually comes to an end. Phillips is just hoping his plays on forever, and he had a message for those that have supported him.
"You all have invested in me with all your heart, and I don't know how I could ask for more from the people around me," Phillips said.
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History and Mission
The FPA was founded in 1955. With a membership of approximately 300, the FPA is one of the largest and most active regional philosophy organizations in the United States.
The mission of the FPA is to promote philosophy in Florida by facilitating the exchange of ideas among those engaged in this field of inquiry, by encouraging investigation, by fostering the educational function of philosophy, and by improving the academic status of philosophy. To this end there is an Annual Conference at which a variety of professional activities are sponsored. The Conference is held in November and is located at a Florida college or university.
The Florida Philosophical Review
The Florida Philosophical Review is the official journal of the Florida Philosophical Association. This peer-reviewed electronic journal features selected papers from annual FPA conferences, as well as special issues. It is published by the Department of Philosophy of the University of Central Florida. More info
Membership Information
Full Membership in the FPA is open to anyone who (i) has a degree from or has been teaching at a Florida college or university, or is professionally active in philosophy in Florida; (ii) holds an MA or PhD in philosophy or else has had substantial equivalent training; (iii) has some teaching experience in philosophy at a college or university; and (iv) has made written application to the Secretary-Treasurer on an official application form which bears the endorsement of a member of the FPA who is in good standing.
Associate Membership is open to anyone who is pursuing or has pursued graduate or undergraduate study in philosophy (or who has had substantial equivalent training).
Dues are currently $20 annually for full members, $15 annually for associate members (courtesy rate of $5 for undergraduate associate members), payable at the Annual Conference or online. Members maintain their good standing by keeping current with the dues owed to the Association.
Applying for Membership. Application for membership may be made on-line, by mail, or in person at an FPA meeting. For further instructions, see the Membership Application Form on this site.
Student Awards
In association with its annual meeting, FPA annually awards the following:
- The Outstanding Graduate Philosophy Paper
- The Gerrit and Edith Schipper Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Philosophy Paper in a Four-Year College or University
- The Outstanding Undergraduate Philosophy Paper in a Two-Year College
These awards are given to papers submitted by students in Florida colleges and universities for these annual contests. Each award includes a monetary prize, the opportunity for the winner to present his or her paper at the FPA Annual Conference, and publication of the student's paper in The Florida Philosophical Review. The call for submissions for these awards is made at the same time as the call for papers is made for the annual meeting of the Association. So, for more information, check this site for information on the next upcoming FPA conference.
Philosophy Programs in Florida
There are many opportunities to study philosophy in Florida. Below is a list of colleges and universities where philosophy is taught and the degrees and programs offered there. (To add or update information for your institution, contact the FPA webmaster.)
Philosophy Ph.D. Programs:
- Florida State University (Tallahassee)
- University of Florida (Gainesville)
- University of Miami (Coral Gables)
- University of South Florida (Tampa)
Philosophy M.A. Programs:
- Florida State University (Tallahassee)
- University of Florida (Gainesville)
- University of Miami (Coral Gables)
- University of North Florida (Jacksonville)
- University of South Florida (Tampa)
Other Graduate Programs in Florida:
- (Includes graduate certificate programs and masters programs with a central philosophy component that are administered or coordinated by philosophy departments.)
- Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton)
- University of Central Florida (Orlando)
- University of North Florida (Jacksonville)
Philosophy Undergraduate Programs:
- Barry University (Miami Shores)
- Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach)
- Eckerd College (St. Petersburg)
- Flagler College (St. Augustine)
- Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers)
- Florida International University (Miami)
- Florida Southern College (Lakeland)
- Florida State University (Tallahassee)
- Jacksonville University (Jacksonville)
- New College (Sarasota)
- Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale)
- Pensacola State College (Pensacola)
- Rollins College (Winter Park)
- Stetson University (DeLand)
- University of Central Florida (Orlando)
- University of Florida (Gainesville)
- University of Miami (Coral Gables)
- University of North Florida (Jacksonville)
- University of South Florida (Tampa)
- University of South Florida (St. Petersburg)
- University of Tampa (Tampa)
- University of West Florida (Pensacola)
- Wilkes Honors College (FAU) (Jupiter)
Philosophy Coursework:
- ALL of the above, plus:
- College of Central Florida (Ocala)
- Daytona Beach Community College (Daytona Beach)
- Embry-Riddle University (Daytona Beach)
- Florida A&M University (Tallahassee)
- Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne)
- Gulf Coast Community College (Panama City)
- Hillsborough Community College (Tampa)
- Indian River Community College (Fort Pierce)
- Miami-Dade College (Miami)
- North Florida State College
- Saint Leo University (Saint Leo)
- Santa Fe College (Gainesville)
- South Florida Community College (Avon Park)
- Valencia Community College (Orlando)
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We've been waiting a long time to be able to make this announcement! Our Portland school branch is now formally licensed by the Oregon State Department of Education and we are officially opening enrollment for our very first Wholistic Nutrition Program in Portland from January 2nd through February 15th, 2012. We will be accepting applications from students who've been taking individual classes with us as well as new students who are interested in pursuing program level certification for this nationally recognized program.
Check out our current schedule of classes and download a copy of the current student handbook that includes all of the required registration and application materials as well as info on pricing, payment plans, etc.
Classes for this program will run January 2012 through June 2013. The enrollment period is in tandem with new classes starting up. There are some really great discounts that we will offer to this first group only!
The next class is Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine on January 21st & 22nd, 2012. After that we have Wholistic Nutrition I & II in February (25th & 26th) and March (17th & 18th). We still offer our classes to the community as well, so if there's a topic that's of interest to you, we welcome you to take the class. Check out the classes page on our website for more information on all of these classes.
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As a rule, when intellectuals contribute to public debate on any issue of public concern in any country, it is an entirely wholesome development, and one deserving every encouragement. That is truer if the intellectuals involved know how to communicate even the most abstruse area of knowledge vividly, clearly, compellingly. For, when we say we desire 'informed public opinion', one of the best ways of bringing that about is by encouraging well-trained minds on any subject relevant to a public policy question of general concern to help their fellow-citizens by throwing a bright light on the subject. That is why news and current affairs editors everywhere try to maintain a roster of experts that can be called upon to comment on issues occasioning public controversy.
But you do want to believe that when experts of various kinds, and intellectuals of various kinds, participate in public debate they will be guided by certain norms. You want to believe, for instance, that they will not lie, distort facts, and slant the evidence in outrageously tendentious ways…and so on. You expect that the owner of a highly trained mind will be a discriminating handler of ideas, of argument and of evidence. You expect a more than nodding acquaintance with the basic rules of logic, like the ad hominem rule (don't attack the man, attack the argument. Or in the language of soccer: attack the ball not the leg of the player with the ball). You also expect, if we are to be frank about this, a certain courteousness, arising from the belief that your opponent in a public debate is not Lucifer incarnate but simply someone with a different point of view, or a different reading of the evidence. There is absolutely no point in public debate if there is no possibility of movement based on the soundness of the reasoning and the weight of the evidence.
I am, of course, stating an ideal; life is about ideals. I know that in real life the truth is a bit more complicated. Public debate has far more rough and tumble to it than decorousness. Most of the time, we are not dealing with the vigorous but polite exchanges between top lawyers arguing different sides of a case before an appellate court. Nevertheless, it still comes as a shock – does it not? – when a mind you know has been trained to a high level engages in public debate the way a thug would.
What follows is a composite portrait, but wherever you are in the world today you must know at least one example of the kind. So, when is the intellectual participating in public debate a thug? I propose the following characteristics:
- When there is evidence of belief in a pure creed about which there are no doubts. All the issues are settled and settled for all time.
- When 'inconvenient facts', that is, facts that challenge the theory or creed are resolutely ignored.
- When there is evidence that only certain sources of information are deemed valid; or the person involved selectively exposes themselves to only the 'right' sources of usually creed-confirming information or views.
- When he or she has clearly become a general in the brutal army that enforces the creed, whatever it is. That includes policing purity and denouncing deviators.
- When he or she is a smasher of opponents of the creed. When the attitude is that opponents are not to be debated; they must be utterly and completely destroyed.
- When he or she is a master of verbal violence; an aggressive, in -your –face opponent, meaner than a junkyard dog , and possessor of a rich, dense vocabulary of terms of abuse and denunciation.
- When there is evidence of the acquirement and willing deployment of sulfurous eloquence.
In my youth, a lot of these people were Marxists, and some of them were teachers in the universities that I attended. They were wild. One of the terms of abuse they hurled promiscuously in public debate that has stayed with me over the years is this one: 'You Capitalist Roader!' Still not sure what that means.
But I do not want to pick on Marxists (and I am often Marxian myself). Intellectual thugs erupt from all kinds of piazzas of passionate belief and commitment. What matters is that they are a nuisance. They foul the public sphere and make reasoned public discourse more difficult than it already is. When one has spoken you want to reach for a gigantic air freshener …and spray, and spray.
Finally, is it fair to ask if these people are intellectuals at all, that is, people given to study, reflection and speculation?
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Effective April 27, 2001, the FLAIR edit requiring that object code 7500 be used when a Catalogue of State Financial Assistance (CSFA) number is entered on the contract or grant information record will be removed. Removal of this edit will allow agencies which assign a CSFA number to an entire appropriation to more easily process non-state financial assistance transactions.
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leanin' H wrote:I live at almost 6000 ft and everything in our country here on the high desert gets PAP tested. It's pretty rare to visit with anyone here who has Brisket Disease issues anymore. It never ceases to amaze me how the cattle business continues to evolve and the advances we have made. From PAP testing, DNA stuff, EPD's, ect. my Grand-dad would sure smile to see the tools we have to use. And then he'd say, "Those Herefords are sure pretty cattle compared to your Angus cows".
This has been a great thread, with lots of great opinions and generations of successful ranchers to back up each opinion! One size never fits anything!
I am waiting to hear from Gcreek to brag on his empire of crossbred wolverines. You think rolling out hay is tough, try trapping, skinning and feeding 2100 head of squirrels everyday!
Most of the bulls here were raised here. Our cows are sound of feet and udder and breed or they don't stay. Although most of our cows are Angus based, I care not what color they are, just make them so they grow and don't require a lot of maintenance while they are doing it.
We know our steers will do over 4.5 lbs. per day on feed with a good feedlot. They want them to grow first, worry about color later. We have already sold over half of our calves for Oct 31 delivery. Looks like we might have the highest priced calves in North America this year. Time will tell.
I still am not in love with Herefords, longhorns or Limousins. Or Chianinas, Watusis, Highland.....
Gotta have cows around.


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Thursday, May 26, 2011
You might remember that I posted about this on Facebook. It's a JosephJoseph Rocker Garlic Crusher! I first saw it in Real Simple Magazine and liked the look of it. It also sounded like it would be helpful for me because of the arthritis in my right thumb, which sometimes makes it hard to squeeze a conventional garlic crusher. Here's how you use it:
You hold it with both hands as above and rock" it down over the peeled garlic clove until it all comes through the holes:
As you can see, it's more like chopped than crushed .
The following picture is a pile of 4 large cloves. I went over them again, rocking the "rocker" randomly back and forth across the pile to make it finer. This is an easy way to "chop" alot of garlic.
It was easy to use and definitely easier on the thumbs! You just run the edge of a spoon over the grate to get the garlic off-- if any stick you can poke them out with a toothpick, or use a sterile rough brush of some sort to coax it out. It washes easily. I like it!
What did I use the garlic in? A pot of minestrone!
All the best,
Posted by Bryanna Clark Grogan at 3:36 PM
Labels: garlic, garlic rocker
3 comments:
- Scott Carlson said...
I'm a huge fan of the garlic twist. I'd gone through 3 or 4 garlic presses in just a couple years. I've had my twist for close to 10 years now. I love it so much, I talked someone out of buying a press at a local store.
- Thu May 26, 07:02:00 PM PDT
- Lisa is Raw on $10 a Day (or less!) said...
The garlic rocker looks like a great idea. The presses are so hard to clean.
- Fri May 27, 01:16:00 PM PDT
- Rocket and Roses Vegan Kitchen said...
oooh I do love a good kitchen gadget! My most recent was a runner bean slicer. I usually grate my garlic with a micrograter but this looks fun!
- Thu Jun 16, 02:33:00 PM PDT
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