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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Atherton Challenges...?
Was it Robert Fawcett...?
Was it Alex Ross...?
Or perhaps Austin Briggs...?
Believe it or not, this is the work of Coby Whitmore, from the November 1953 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.
If you needed convincing that Cosmo AD, Robert C. Atherton, was able to extract something different and edgy from the illustrators to whom he gave assignments, surely these pieces must do the trick.
I've seen a lot of work by Coby Whitmore... but I've never seen anything like this.
I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when his fellow artists in the neighbouring offices at the Cooper studios dropped in and saw him finishing up these pieces. I can only imagine they would have been surprised -- and impressed.
Because Coby Whitmore, versatile and accomplished as he was, really rose to the challenge when he produced this series. They are a testament to both the artist's skill and creativity - and a credit to the art director's willingness to foster an environment for that experimentation.
Many more (and more typical) illustrations by the artist in my Coby Whitmore Flickr set.
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Yeah...I had picked Robert Fawcett, but the cartoonishness of the faces didn't match with his ability per se. But then...this doesn't even faintly remind me of Whitmore either.ReplyDelete
Pretty dang cool.
- Tom12:20 PM
You certainly fooled me, although I do remember seeing some similar stuff done with the white blocks of gesso on masonite board lying around his studio many years later. While he did sometimes sketch in a similar style, he rarely turned in anything as raw as these. Great find!ReplyDelete
I still have plans to get some scans over to you, just never seem to catch up around here, but one of these days…
Thanks again for a great blog.
Tom Whitmore
shane; when I saw those hands on the third figure it immediately made me think of Fawcett. I'm glad I was not alone in flashing on him - glad you like 'em!ReplyDelete
Tom; I'm pleased to have found something new for you by your dad. Thanks for commenting. :-)
Well Leif, I would have never guessed Coby Whitmore, but I thought the first one especially, might be an early Robert Weaver. Weaver's stuff was linear, scrubby paint strokes and his drawing was kind of funky... almost like it was done with his left hand.ReplyDelete
Atherton must have said to Whitmore... "Coby, I want you to do something that is totally out of character for you. No traditional rendering of the form, no academic drawing and no typical props. Make it powerful, modern and think gallery painting."
It would be interesting to have given the top 10 illustrators of the 50's, exactly the same assignment and let them run with it... bet the results would be astonishingly different, each with excellent unique results.
Tom Watson
Its fun to imagine that conversation, isn't it? I didn't picture it quite like that, but I enjoyed reading how you think it might have played out.
Not familiar with Robert waever - but I sure would love to see some of that
scubby, funky, left-handed art you describe. Sounds great to me!
lyndall-o; thanks for your comment and thanks even more for honouring me with a lyndall-o links award! I will be sure to display it prominently on my mantel. ;-)


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Tango, the popular VoIP and messaging app has quite a cult following in the Windows Phone community. There are a handful of you out there that prefer the app over Skype. And that's ok, we're about choice for the consumers. However, Tango has been absent from the Windows Phone 8 Store for quite some time and it doesn't look like that's about to change.
In an interview with TruTower, the Tango team spoke about their past, present, and future. Part of that future had to do with whether or not they have plans to support Windows Phone 8 or Windows 8. Here's what they had to say:
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Sorry to rain on your parade, but we might just need to wait a bit longer for Tango on our Windows Phone 8 devices. This is one of those rare moments where an app is available for Windows Phone 7.x and new users are left out.
While looking into future messaging apps on the platform, TruTower also got the dirt on whether or not we could see IMO Messenger pop up in the Windows Phone Store. IMO Messenger is another messaging service that has a following with iOS and Android users. They too are actively observing the Windows Phone 8 space, but don't have any current plans to develop for it.
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Soon after the Nationals snatched up left-handed hitting outfielder Rick Ankiel, the Mets pulled the plug on their quest to land a left-handed bat for the team.
Ankiel had been high on their list and some reports even circulated that Sandy Alderson may have offered the one-time pitching phenom a minor league deal. Anyway, that was then and this now, and it's looking more and more that either Mike Baxter (.213 MLB, .277 minors) or Adam Loewen (.176 MLB, .267 minors) will be the Mets 5th outfielder.
It certainly gives one pause to think about Fernando Martinez one last time…
I can't deny that Martinez is looking like a bust at this point, but wouldn't it be a better idea to roll the dice on a young, cost-controlled player who at least has some potential instead of spending more money on an older player who could easily post the same poor numbers?
I think the Mets should have given Martinez at least one more season. There is the slight chance that something finally clicks for Martinez and he ends up being a contributor. In the Miracle Mets world you might have a Nelson Cruz-type. Not necessarily the same level of production, but similar in that Fernandez could emerge as a late-bloomer and become worthy of a starting role. He certainly has the raw talent. In a worst-case scenario, Martinez continues to under perform as a part-time player. So what? What do the Mets have to lose in 2012? Or even 2013 for that matter? ~ Craig Williams, Rant Sports
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Mayor Coleen J. Seng and representatives of the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) today broke ground for the NSAA's new headquarters at Haymarket Park. The new building also will house the Nebraska Coaches Association and the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame.
"We are very pleased that the NSAA has chosen to make this investment in Lincoln, and we are very excited to see construction begin," said Mayor Seng. "With Lincoln's strong sports tradition, this project is a perfect fit for the City and the NSAA." Construction is expected to be completed on the NSAA complex in early fall 2007.
NSAA Executive Director Jim Tenopir said the organization has outgrown its existing 6,000-square-foot building in east Lincoln and has been planning for a new location for several years. The new 25,000-square-foot building will be built on City-owned land directly north of Haymarket Park. The vacant site is in the area now leased to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Lincoln Saltdogs baseball team. The lease has been amended to include the NSAA as a long-term tenant.
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What happened to Cory Richards on Mount Everest on April 28 when the climber became ill, and how that will affect the rest of the National Geographic Society's 2012 expedition to Everest is not yet clear.
Richards had climbed to 23,000 feet with Conrad Anker, the expedition's leader, on a reconnaissance and acclimatization hike toward the West Ridge route they planned to use to ascend the peak. Various accounts report that they turned back because Richards experienced shortness of breath and chest pain, or that his symptoms began after they turned back because of dangers posed by rock fall. But the pain in his left side led to a speedy descent of more than 5,000 feet, some of it with Richards being hauled in a sked, before he was finally airlifted from Base Camp seven hours later.
Cloud cover prevented a helicopter rescue from Camp 1, and the team decided that although crossing the Khumbu Icefall in the afternoon was risky, it was a better choice than keeping Richards at an elevation of 19,900 feet overnight.
"Late afternoon is not the time to pass through the Khumbu, which was steaming and creaking ominously, but we had no choice," National Geographic writer Mark Jenkins reported in the Field Test blog. "It was a matter of weighing risks. Despite his condition, Cory flew down through the Icefall."
From Base Camp, elevation 17,600 feet, Richards was airlifted by helicopter, despite adverse weather conditions, to Lukla and then on to a hospital in Kathmandu.
A pulmonary embolism, a blockage in the main arteries of the lungs often caused by blood clots, was suspected as the diagnosis, but the tests have come back negative.
The results of the tests have "turned up nothing," says Dr. Peter Hackett, executive director of the Institute for High Altitude Medicine in Telluride who spoke with Richards' doctor in Kathmandu earlier this week.
"Nobody knows what it was, but it went away," Hackett says. "They definitely ruled out a pulmonary embolism with a CAT scan, and Cory's heart seemed OK. They think he's OK to go back up, but the National Geo team is a pretty nervous about it."
There are other possible causes for the pain on the left side of his chest, Hackett says, but it's all speculation. As is what would happen to Richards were he to return to altitude.
"There's no diagnosis, so there's no way to know if it might have had to do with altitude or not," Hackett says. "The big question is can he go back up without knowing exactly what it was?" Without knowing, it's possible he could go back to altitude and have the same problem again.
"Stranger things have happened, but the good news is that he's fine. There's no major problem," Hackett says.
National Geographic has reported that Richards will return to Everest, though the decision on whether he will attempt the West Ridge is likely to fall to the expedition leader, Anker.
In a May 1 dispatch, Anker said, "Regarding Cory, it's wait and see. And something like this, where a climber's health is compromised at certain elevations, still 2,000 meters below the summit — it's not the prudent thing to have the climber come back up and go back into the invisible grip of altitude."
Anker estimated then that, based on weather and snow conditions, a summit push was likely 10 or more days out.
This was Richards' first attempt on Mount Everest (see "Getting a grip" in the March 15 issue of Boulder Weekly). He has called the expedition "the culmination of my career as a photographer and climber" in the National Geographic Field Test blog and said it "is the realization of a partnership, friendship, and mentorship that reaches beyond words."
For additional information, photos and updates on the National Geographic expedition to Mount Everest in 2012, visit natgeo.com/ everest.
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dangerfilmco. needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 548 designs submitted by 132 freelance designers.
"Go out on a limb, thats where the fruit is." thats our motto!
We need a logo designed for an independent motion picture production company that would eventually be used on stationary, signage, website and animated in opening title sequences at the beginning of each our feature films. "Danger Film Company" could be abbreviated to "Danger Film Co." if the design warrants it.
Danger Film Company
Our logo will need to represent a strong, masculine, image that does not read as one specific "movie genre". Danger film Company is a company that takes smart calculated risks, thinking outside the box. We are edgy, with bad-boy, rebellious philosophy. "Go out on a limb, thats where the fruit is." thats our motto! Although we are slated to make different "genre" films (horror, Drama, Comedy) we do not want our logo to be "genre specific", especially horror. Danger Film Company seeks, develops, and produces low- to mid-budget projects ranging from $500,000 to $5,000,000 for worldwide distribution. Our mission is to find and cultivate projects from all genres for development into commercial feature films with domestic and international appeal. Danger Film Company produces commercially viable feature films that have a truly independent spirit. The logo should appeal to the creative as well potential financial investors. http://www.dangerfilmcompany.com
Our logo must consist of a typographical solution for our name and a graphic logo. A logo could be incorporated in the typography, although separate elements would be preferred. We seem to gravitate to San-Serif fonts. Clean and Bold. statement: "bad boy / rebellious"
I encourage you to look at our competition. Edgy without overstatement! PARAMOUNT VANTAGE, ROGUE PICTURES, LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT, LEGENDARY PICTURES, MORGAN CREEK PRODUCTIONS, REVOLUTION STUDIOS, SCOTT FREE PRODUCTIONS, WORKING TITLE FILMS, WARNER INDEPENDENT PICTURES, LIONSGATE, THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY, DIMENSION FILMS, ICON, STUDIO CANAL
One idea that we are attracted to is urban graffiti. a "Banksy" style urban grit for the logo imagery combined with clean bold typographic solution for the company name. One good reference is the book "Banksy: Wall and Piece".Banksy uses black spray paint and cut cardboard to produce such strong social statements. Using sprayed graffiti as the logo could be a nicely animated in an opening title sequence. Although urban graffiti is interesting to us we urge all designers to "be ballsy and think outside the box".
Our logo has to look good on a black t-shirt.
We DO NOT WANT ANY FILM OR MOVIE ICONS, No film strip, film reels, movie seats, directors chairs, tickets, popcorn or any stereotypical film stuff of any kind! We are also not interested in lightning bolts or any kind of "dangerous" or "hazardous" icons that allude "caution" . Please do not abbreviate our company to "DFC". We prefer the typographical solution of our company name not to be treated with a texture. The danger should come from the logo, not a texture on the font.
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Ardis Hanson, age 95, of St. James, died on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James.
Ardis Hanson, age 95, of St. James, died on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Odin with Rev. Carla Reierson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Monday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and one hour before services at the church on Tuesday. You may send the family condolences online at www.sturmfh.com. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in St. James.
Ardis Ingeborg Warling was born May 7, 1917, on the family farm near LaSalle, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Hurtig) Warling. When she was only two years old her mother passed away. She was baptized and confirmed at East Sveadahl Lutheran Church. She attended country school in the LaSalle area, through eighth grade. On February 27, 1941, she was united in marriage to Harold R. Hanson, at her sisters home in St. James. They made their home in Cedar Township, Martin County, where they farmed until 1979. They continued to live on the farm until 1994, when they moved into Butterfield. In 2011, Ardis moved to Brandt Ridge and then moved to Pleasant View in November of 2012. She was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church and was a member of the Ladies Aid for several years. Ardis enjoyed quilting, gardening, cooking, baking lemon pies and lefsa. She and Harold enjoyed 20 years of wintering in Arizona where she loved hiking and even some mountain climbing. She liked to play "500", Rummy Cubes and UNO. She always loved spending time with family and friends and especially enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her little poodle, Riley was a great companion in her last years in Butterfield.
She is survived by her children, Wayne (Zelda) Hanson of Butterfield, Judith (Rodney) Meyers of Carlos, Rodney (Gail) Hanson of Protem, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; brothers-in-law, Kenneth (Delores) Hanson of Odin, Wayne Nelson of Iowa, Alfred Bessesen of Florida, and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers, Rudolph, Enard, Edwin, her twin brother Arthur; sisters, Esther Wolner and Gladys Askeland.


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Part two of a three-part series on proposal writing Need money? Write a grant proposal. If only life in the nonprofit sector were so simple. Writing a proposal to a foundation is about much more than writing. Our conversation with professional proposal writer Marlene Lynn points out the important subtleties involved in securing foundation grant funds. For example, a well-written proposal is not necessarily a funded proposal. We asked Lynn about the difference between the two.
"A funded proposal sticks out from the crowd. It provides a track record of success in addressing problems that the funder has identified as a priority. It highlights what is unique about your organization. It is easy to read with information that flows from the opening statement to the closing remarks. It has heart and data references to back up the work. The proposal does not create barriers for the reader. For example, information is presented in the order it is requested, so if readers are using an evaluation checklist, they don't have to search through your proposal for the information. The reader can see that you have done your homework, and that your work and their priorities are a strong match."
To learn more about creating a funded proposal, we asked Lynn what role can board members play in creating a climate where a foundation requests (or wants to receive) a proposal.
"Sometimes a board member is acquainted with someone at a foundation or corporation. The board member can have a conversation – in person if possible – with their contact to tell them about the great work of the organization. The board member plans the key points of the conversation in advance with a development staff member, so the board member understands the foundation's funding priorities and can tailor the conversation to fit this context. The board member can then report back on the level of interest the foundation has in a proposal, and instructions on when to submit a proposal or Letter of Interest (LOI), how much to ask, who to send it to, and other related questions.
"An LOI will begin with a sentence summarizing the request – how much is requested and for what. Other elements include a paragraph describing the organization – the year and reason the organization was founded, who founded it, its mission, and programs or services provided; description of the need the services address; how your organization addresses this need and why your organization is successful; key accomplishments/outcomes your organization has achieved in addressing the need; and a closing statement that includes the name, phone number and email of who may be contacted for more information. Always thank them for considering your request."
Next week we will cover foundation research, trying to make your nonprofit "fit" a funder's guidelines, and how and when to follow up.
Visit Lynn at https://sites.google.com/site/mlynnbaptista
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Paulist Productions aims to provided uplifting and inspiring family value programming that reaches a wide audience.
Paulist Productions is run by the Paulist Fathers, a religious community that for years has been involved in producing films and using print and broadcast media for evangelization. Its website states that they "do not condemn culture, nor do they try to conform the Gospel to it." Instead, the Paulists "preach the Gospel in new ways and in new forms, so that the deep spiritual longings of the culture might find fulfillment in Jesus Christ."
Paulist Productions does not exclusively use Catholic actors or writers, nor is its programming specifically designed for Catholic audiences, making its programs well integrated into mainstream media.
"We want the Catholic values out there, but we're not trying to preach to the pew. We want to reach everyone," Marybeth Sprows, director of development, told Catholic News Service in a phone interview.
Father Eric Andrews, president of the company who came on board less than two years ago, would really like to get a TV series out there.
Sprows explained that Father Andrews' predecessor, "had more of an interest in documentaries, so that was his bent on the company, and then it sort of ran its course."
Now, the company is interested in producing a series that is "realistic to what's going on in the world," said Sprows.
"I feel like we could do a show that would speak to teens and just about regular problems that happen with family. There is definitely a strong market out there."
Sprows has worked on hit shows such as "Seventh Heaven," "Alias" and "Lost." As the director of development at Paulist Productions, she develops projects and pitches new ideas to networks, studios and writers to proclaim the Catholic voice in the media.
"I think there are so many great people out there in the entertainment industry, whether they are Catholic or not. Sometimes you equate goodness with religion, but there are still really good people and they have morals and are kind and generous … it's inspiring," said Sprows.
"I'm very appreciative my family raised me Catholic. You work long hours in this business so you want to be with good quality people. Those people are there, Catholic or not."


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GENOA, Italy (Feb. 29, 2012) - Clint Dempsey scored early in the second half to provide the U.S. Men's National Team a historic 1-0 victory against Italy at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa. The victory against the four-time FIFA World Cup champion was the first in U.S. history, breaking a previous 10-game losing streak against Italy that dated back to 1934.
"We are really pleased with the game and with the result," U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. "If you beat Italy on its own soil, then that means a lot. For us, the goal was to come here to learn. The challenge that this game gave us, especially on the tactical side - to read the game ahead, to think one step ahead - for our players, it was big. It was a big step for them to be constantly on high alert for 90 minutes."
The U.S. players also debuted their new Nike away kits that combine a distinctly American look with cutting edge, player-focused technology.
The buildup for Dempsey's game-winning goal came from the left side as Fabian Johnson crossed the ball in from the left side to Jozy Altidore. With his back turned to the goal against Italy's Andrea Barzagli, Altidore touched the ball back toward the top of the box where Dempsey ripped a right-footed strike splitting a pair of Italian defenders and into the lower left side of the net. The Italians were coming off a European Championship qualifying campaign in which they had not surrendered a single goal at home.
Dempsey surpassed Joe-Max Moore for fourth all-time on the U.S. scoring list with his 25th career goal. He is the fourth U.S. player to score a goal against Italy, as one of the USA's previous tallies was the result of an own goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The goal was also the first in the run of play against Italy since John Harkes tallied in a 1-1 draw on June 6, 1992.
Backstopped by Tim Howard, the U.S. defense showed resolve throughout the night. The back four stood strong while midfielders Michael Bradley and Maurice Edu were a constant menace to the Italian attackers.
The U.S. has collected three straight shutout victories to open the 2012 campaign, and extended its winning streak to four, dating back to last November's 3-2 victory against Slovenia. Italy had carried a 7-0-3 record against the USA since the two sides debuted against each other in the second-ever World Cup on May 27, 1934. Italy had also never lost in 20 matches against all opponents at Stadio Luigi Ferraris until the United States broke that streak.
The match started off with Italy controlling play with short, crisp passing combinations. About six minutes into the game, Italy's Alessandro Matri had the match's first shot on goal, forcing U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard to make his most difficult save of the night to keep the score level.
Italy's Sebastian Giovinco was a threat to the USA defense throughout much of the first half. In the ninth minute, Giovinco had an opportunity at the top of the box with Howard rushing up to deflect the ball back off of Giovinco for a goal kick. In the 19th minute, Giovinco got behind the U.S. defense and attacked toward the near left post with his shot. Howard rose up to make the save.
The USA put two shots on goal during the match, and the team's best scoring opportunity of the first half came in the 38th minute when Dempsey's free kick went to the right of Italy's five-man wall and split teammates Brek Shea and Altidore, but Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was directly in the path of the strike and punched clear.
After Dempsey scored in the second half, Italy stepped up its offensive attack in an effort to erase the rare deficit. In the 63rd minute, Italy second-half sub Fabio Borini in his senior team debut took a left-footed shot and Howard went slightly to his right to make the key save.
From the 78th through 81st minute, Italy was lurking around the net. U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra, making his 101st appearance, had a clutch interception of the ball as Italy's Gianpaolo Pazzini was in the goal box hoping Ignazio Abate's cross from the right would make it through to him. Then about 30 seconds later, U.S. defender Jonathan Spector came up with another important block, a feat he duplicated against a Fabian Borini attempt in the 81st minute.
Adding to Italy's frustration was a flurry of offside calls throughout the match. Italy was ruled offside nine times and at key junctures of the game.
The U.S. hosts its next two matches, taking on Scotland on May 26 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. (8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network), followed by a May 30 match against Brazil at FedExField in Landover, Md. (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2, ESPN3 and Univision).
Additional Match Notes:
- U.S. forward Terrence Boyd made his National Team debut when he entered for Altidore in the 79th minute. Boyd originally was named to the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team as it was preparing for Wednesday night's late match against Mexico's U-23s.
- Midfielder Brek Shea made his 10th consecutive appearance and eighth start with Klinsmann at the helm. Shea, who has 11 caps, was in the midst of the U-23 training camp when he was called to the roster with several senior team players on the mend.
- Howard made his first start of 2012 and earned his 73rd career cap.
- Italy's Buffon became the most-capped Italian goalkeeper with his 113th career appearance. He moved ahead of former Italy goalkeeper Dino Zoff. Buffon ranks third all-time in Italian caps behind defenders Fabio Cannavaro (136) and Paolo Maldini (126).
-- U.S. Men's National Team Game Report --
Match: USA vs. Italy
Date: Feb. 29, 2012
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris - Genoa, Italy
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET
Attendance: 15,000
Weather: 48 degrees, fog
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Italy 0 0 0
USA - Clint Dempsey (Jozy Altidore) 55th minute
USA : 1-Tim Howard; 2-Steve Cherundolo, 4-Clarence Goodson, 5-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 3-Fabian Johnson (13-Jonathan Spector, 77); 6-Michael Bradley, 8-Maurice Edu; 7-Danny Williams,10-Clint Dempsey (17-Edson Buddle, 90), 11-Brek Shea (16-Sacha Kljestan, 73); 9-Jozy Altidore (18-Terrence Boyd, 79)
Subs not used: 12-Nick Rimando, 14-Michael Parkhurst, 15-Geoff Cameron
Head coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
ITA : 1-Gianluigi Buffon (capt.); 2-Christian Maggio (5-Daniel De Rossi, 71), 15-Andrea Barzagli, 20-Angelo Obinze Ogbonna, 4-Domenico Criscito (3-Giorgio Chiellini, 46); 13-Thiago Motta (7-Gianpaolo Pazzini, 59), 21-Andrea Pirlo, 8-Claudio Marchisio (11-Ignazio Abate, 71), 23-Antonio Nocerino (18-Riccardo Montolivo, 46); 9-Alessandro Matri (22-Fabio Borini, 59), 10-Sebastian Giovinco
Subs not used: 6-Federico Balzaretti, 14-Davide Astori, 16-Salvatore Sirigu, 17-Emiliano Viviano, 19-Leonardo Bonucci, 24-Morgan De Sanctis
Head coach: Cesare Prandelli
Stats Summary: USA / ITA
Shots: 4 / 19
Shots on Goal: 2 / 7
Saves: 7 / 1
Corner Kicks: 2 / 8
Fouls: 15 / 11
Offside: 0 / 9
Misconduct Summary:
ITA - Giorgio Chiellini 67th minute
USA - Carlos Bocanegra 68th minute
Referee: Firat Aydinus (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Serkan Ok (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleks Tascioglu (TUR)
Fourth Official: Andrea De Marco (ITA)
Budweiser Man of the Match: Clint Dempsey


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Genealogists and historians often look back at the early days of photography and consider the type of photograph when determining the date when a particular photograph was taken.
When perusing old family photographs, we may see ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, tintypes, and cabinet cards – all from the 1800s.
Although most of us use a digital camera – no film – these days, we are familiar with 35 mm cameras and their film. We remember Polaroid instant photographs. Some of us may remember 110 and 126 film as well.
Recently, while scanning old photographs, I came across an envelope of photos along with the Disc negatives.
In 1982, Kodak introduced the Disc camera, aimed at the consumer market because of it's ease of use. The Disc camera's weren't around too long, officially discontinued in 1999; however, I don't think they were readily available for even that long. Although I have no proof, my guess is that they were popular for Christmas 1982, then rapidly faded in popularity.
One of the key reasons for the demise of Disc cameras would be the extremely small negative size: just 11x8 mm. That's less than half the size of "pocket instamatic" 110 film, which I thought was really small. A small negative typically yields a grainy photograph. The ones I found were definitely grainy.
I'm definitely glad that I had the photographs, and not just the negative, though. I don't think there's a consumer-grade scanner anywhere that would effectively scan these negatives.
For your entertainment, though, I scanned a whole cartridge and its sleeve.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia lived up to his ranking by playing to near perfection in overwhelming Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 6-1 6-2 6-2 in his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
The world number one committed only two unforced errors before getting a little sloppy toward the end of the third set, finishing with nine miscues against 28 winners, including 10 aces.
Djokovic, who buried groundstrokes from both wings into the corners with 112th-ranked Berankis looking on helplessly, also fended off seven of eight break points held by the Lithuanian.
The Serb, who recently added former professional Wojtek Fibak to his team as a tactical consultant, said the comprehensive nature of the win had been satisfying.
"I was playing on a very high level," he said. "I was just very happy with the concentration, because I didn't play so well in Montreal and Cincinnati in the warm-up tournaments for the U.S. Open.
"So I had 10 days to really give everything I can on the practice courts. I was very committed and put 100 percent into my preparations.
"It's starting to pay off. The first match was as well as it could be. Now I need to continue on working and stay on this course."
Berankis was impressed.
"I had to come up with my best shots to win a point and win a couple of games. I was really impressed with how he played so focused, not one point easy for me," he said.
"The feeling is like, man you have to work so much harder to be at least close to those top guys."
It was the first appearance for Berankis in Arthur Ashe Stadium and his first night match - a factor which Djokovic said he had used to his advantage.
"I think the night sessions in New York are quite different from any other tournament because of just the vibe that you feel with the people, the crowd gets involved," the top seed said.
"It's very exciting, always entertaining. It's fun. It's fun to play in front of the crowd. Biggest stadium we have. Looks quite impressive from down there.
"Berankis was playing his first night session. That's where I was looking for my chance to start pressing from the start."
So swift and one-sided was Djokovic's win, that his post-match news conference shifted from who he beat to what he eats.
The Serb has credited his rise to the top of the rankings to a change in diet which he explains in a new book "Serve to Win". He now foregoes dairy products, tomatoes, cold water and gluten, a protein complex found in wheat.
"This particular diet changed my life really in a positive way and affected positively my career and my overall feeling on and off the court," the Australian Open champion said.
"So I particularly wanted to share this kind of food regime and this kind of change that affected my life positively with the people, just present them my own experience.
"Everybody is different. But you always try to improve as a person and as a player.
"I've been always open‑minded about sports science, about nutrition, about health, about general well‑being, because that's something that is part of my job also and my life," he added
The 26-year-old will play Germany's Benjamin Becker, a 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 winner over Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic, in the second round.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced the minimum hourly wage rates that employers must pay H-2A workers in order to ensure that the wages of similarly employed U.S. workers are not adversely affected. These H-2A adverse effect wage rates are calculated for each occupation and location using the U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual wages rates from its regional Farm Labor Survey of nonfamily field and livestock workers.
Each year, the Labor Department publishes these rates in the Federal Register to notify employers of their responsibilities if they choose to participate in the H-2A temporary visa program. The rates are effective the day they are published and apply only to the H-2A program. A notice is available to view at http://federalregister.gov/a/2011-32842.
"Ensuring that employers participating in the H-2A program adhere to these wages helps protect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers while providing a legal means for employers to access foreign workers with critical skills needed to help keep our economy strong," said Jane Oates, assistant secretary of labor for employment and training. "Employers who play by the rules deserve to compete on a level playing field, and all workers deserve to work with dignity under the full protection of our laws."
The rates are being published earlier than anticipated in order to provide growers with as much advance notice of changes as possible and to reduce application processing delays. The amounts that employers may charge their workers for providing three meals a day and the maximum travel subsistence reimbursement that a worker with receipts may claim in 2012 will be published in a separate Federal Register notice in early 2012.
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Finding your 16-year-old daughter dead after she pointed a gun at her head and killed herself with one bullet is horrific enough. But for Brooke Russell's heartbroken father, Kevin, things went from horrific to surreal when an ambulance showed up. Brooke was found by her dad and brother, Brant, shortly after she killed herself in a nearby park. At the time, she was unconscious but still alive and the family prayed she would have a chance. They loaded her in their car, called 911, and met an ambulance by a police station. When the ambulance arrived, Kevin and Brant were understandably hysterical and maybe not acting in the most calm and dignified way. That's when things got out of control.
Says Kevin:
To me, time was everything. I was going, "Let's go, get her to the hospital, hurry up, hurry up."
Kevin says the EMT then turned around to ask him what had happened, and Brooke fell off the gurney. Kevin was now understandably angry. He told KSPR:
I started screaming and said, "Do your f*cking job, get her to the hospital," and the EMT put his finger in my face and said, "Calm down, sir." I was screaming, "Please get her to the hospital." And right about that time a police officer ran up on the sidewalk and I saw Brant go down.
OMG, unbelievably, Brant had been pepper sprayed in the face. Then Kevin was thrown to the ground and threatened with a taser. He was then handcuffed to a bench.
Details here are unclear, but Brooke later died. Kevin and Brant are facing charges of assault, disturbing the peace, and obstruction.
EMTs need to be able to do their job, and if people get in their face, it's understandable that they'd react -- but pepper spraying? Arresting? Emergency personnel must be accustomed to finding people in all kinds of states of panic.
Since the father and brother didn't physically harm anyone and were just upset and yelling, charges seem extreme -- especially when they are already grieving. It's been six months since Brooke's death, and they are still facing these charges. I really hope that the EMTs take heart and forgive and forget.
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May 6, 2014
Open General Elections Deserve Support in Colorado
FairVote has been on the cutting edge of analysis and criticism of the 'ÄúTop Two'ÄĚ system of elections used in California and Washington. We support opening primary elections as long as taxpayers are financing them and freedom of association is upheld, but believe the key emphasis should be on opening up the critically important general elections. Rather than advancing only two candidates to the general election ballot in primaries with lower, less representative voter turnout, we support advancing more than two candidates and conducting the general election using ranked choice voting. A version of our 'ÄúTop Four'ÄĚ proposal may soon be seeing its first campaign in Colorado.
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DiBello, Hawk shuffle their way to the top
The winners of a recent shuffleboard tournament held at Mulberry Square are John DiBello (left), Mulberry resident, and Tammy Hawk, member of the Mulberry staff in medical records.
DiBello and Hawk teamed up to win the title out of an 18-team field.
Vickie Amundson, Mulberry activities director, said it was a double-elimination tournament, and snacks and pizza were provided.
She said these activities are a bonding time between the employees and residents and are a lot of fun.
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GAINESVILLE, FL -- The University of Florida broke ground on a 40,000-square-foot expansion to its Southwest Recreation Center on Aug. 25. The project is expected to earn Gold LEED certification.
The first floor of the expansion will include 10,000 square feet of cardio and strength space, 5,000 square feet of administrative offices and a 2,100-square-foot activity room. The second floor will have a one-ninth-mile track with three lanes, plus an additional 5,220 square feet of space for cardio equipment inside the track.
The cardio portion of the original 100,000-square-foot recreation center will be renovated into the Athletic & Personal Training Center, which will offer personal training, fitness assessment, massage therapy and athletic training services for students.
In the spring of 2008, the school's Department of Recreational Sports received $16.3 million in capital improvement trust funds to expand the rec center. The project is being funded by a $2.44 per credit hour student fee that students pay to fund capital improvements.


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William Pitt and Julia B. Fee Sotheby's magazine focuses on luxury homes
William Pitt and Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty, which has offices in Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties, has released Luxury Showcase, a magazine highlighing the company's most luxurious properties.
The online version of the magazine, which also covers the agency's offerings in Berkshire County, Mass., and Westchester County, N.Y., is available at www.williampitt.com/eng/luxury-showcase.
The total distribution of the first edition was more than 140,000, which included 20,000 print copies inserted in The Wall Street Journal on June 26 that targeted certain zip codes in Manhattan, and an additional 2,000 copies distributed to the firm's offices and select global affiliates.
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You have undoubtedly heard the term gamification by now. In fact, you have probably participated in countless forms of gamification knowingly and unknowingly. Have you ever collected frequent flyer miles, participated in a casino's loyalty program to get a free buffet dinner, or been tempted by Expedia's "124 others are viewing this hotel right now" popup? Those are all examples of businesses using gamification to influence your purchase or participation decisions.
According to industry analysts at Gartner, "By 2015, 40% of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations." And taking a look at Google Trends volume of search traffic for "gamification," it's clear that this new form of persuasive marketing isn't going anywhere. Check out its staggering growth since the term was coined late 2010:
In this article, I'm going to go over the following:
- What is gamification?
- What are the different types of gamification?
- Gamification in the wild: examples from DODOcase, M&M's, and What's In The Bible?
- How gamification should drive business metrics
So let's get started...
What is Gamification?
Gamification is simply the application of game thinking and game mechanics — including points, badges, or similar incentives — in non-game contexts in order to affect behavior. Often, businesses use gamification to increase sales, user engagement, return on investment, data quality, speed of process, and improve learning.
5 Types of Gamification
Gamification is all about using people's desire for competition, status, achievement and closure to help achieve your business objectives. Here are some of the most popular techniques that are being used today:
- Providing rewards for players who accomplish specific tasks. Rewards can include points, badges, levels, discounts, gift cards, free shipping and more.
- Progress bars are a popular tool to give people a clear picture of beginning, middle, and end. This encourages people to keep working toward completing a task. Progress bars are often used to help participants complete an online survey.
- Virtual currency is often used in games for mobile devices, Facebook, and otherwise. This form of gamification is always used in online gambling (the non-real currency type) to give players the feeling of real action.
- Competition is quickly becoming a clever way to use gamification to encourage more participation. Making rewards, points, badges and levels visible to other players, or providing a leader board, brings out that competitive nature in all of us.
- Finally, simply adding fun and game-like elements to processes that are usually boring can add an element of gamification. You have seen this with the addition of a narrative, onboarding with a tutorial or a "wizard," and who could ever forget Microsoft Office's little paper clip, or who I preferred, Merlin:
Examples of Gamification
Gamification may be applied to nearly any website. Recently, it's increasingly popular with ecommerce sites using it to encourage writing product reviews, sharing products on social media sites, or actually making a purchase. Here are some excellent examples of how some businesses are using gamification:
iPad case company DODOcase uses gamification to add urgency to their purchase call-to-action. At the top of their homepage, they display an ad for $25 off orders of $100 or more. But here's the fun part, they have an active timer counting down the seconds until the offer expires:
DODOcase has also added elements of gamification to their product screen. Instead of simply providing shoppers with a laundry list of different iPad cases to choose from, they let customers create their own in a fully interactive workshop environment. Also note that they use a ruler as a progress bar, which clearly shows 5 steps to complete the process:
What's In The Bible?
Children's bible teaching DVD series What's In The Bible? makes use of referral marketing to increase word of mouth advertising about their products. Using a social referrals program, they offer customers the chance to earn rewards and win giftcards by sharing products.
When you sign up for their referral program, you receive an email that outlines the various rewards that can be earned. Then you are presented with social links that use a special URL that is associated to your referral account.
Each paying customers you bring them results in a $5 gift card to various merchants, or a $10 gift card to purchase something from their site.
The first two examples were small and medium sized businesses using gamification on their ecommerce store to increase sales. But M&M's, the popular candy coated chocolate that melts in your mouth and not in your hands, uses gamification to increase their social media engagement.
Using an eye-spy type game, M&M's designers created a graphic covered in M&M's and hid a little pretzel for their Facebook fans to find.
This simple game got almost 25,000 Likes, 10,000+ comments and over 5,000 shares.
Gamification Apps
There are plenty of apps that can help add gamification to your online store. Here are a few you can choose from:
Easy customer referral program that lets your customers share products to earn rewards like coupons, cash or donations to charity.
Display a popup sales window that offers a % off purchase if the customer either shares the product via Facebook, Twitter or Google +.
Add social and game mechanics to your marketing and coupon promotions. Games include a slot machine that award customers with a specific discount.
Co-sponsor giveaways and contests with other businesses to offer more enticing rewards. Example: for $24.99 you can offer a $500 giveaway to your customers.
Reward customers with points and miles from loyalty programs like American Airlines AAdvantage, Best Buy Reward Zone, US Airways Dividend Miles, Virgin Atlantic Flying Clube, and more.
Automatically send an email to customers asking for a product review.
When a customer finishes making a purchase, they are prompted with a window that offers instant cash back if they share the purchase on Facebook.
Gamification Begins with Business Objectives
In just the next couple of years, Gartner expects gamification to drive about half of all business innovation. Unfortunately, this in no way guarantees that every gamified project or campaign will work.
"We predict that by 2014, 80 percent of current gamified applications will fail to meet business objectives, primarily due to poor design. This design includes defining business objectives…In the longer term, as design practices improve and organizations focus on defining clear business objectives, gamification will have a significant business impact and become an important means for organizations to engage audiences at a deeper level."
Notice that the key to gamification success, according to Gartner analysts, seems to be focusing on defining clear business objectives. With all ecommerce stores, performance should inform business decisions, and KPIs should drive actions. So before you start planning marketing campaigns involving gamification, I urge you to set goals and identify your KPIs.
In the ecommerce context know exactly what the game tactic should accomplish and why accomplishing that task benefits the business and meets some objective. For example, there is strong evidence suggesting that customer-written product reviews may increase conversion rates. So gamifying review submission might help achieve a valid business objective — get more reviews — that in turn may improve conversion rates and boost the bottom line.
Have you tried using gamification in your marketing strategy? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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May 30 2013, 10:03AM
I like these suggestions. Does anybody know if theres a shopify app to get a sale countdown like the one that dodocase uses? Would defintely try that on my store.
May 30 2013, 11:34AM
Hi Peter,
I believe Shappify's Product Discount App will do that for you :)
May 30 2013, 02:07PM
I am interested in one of the apps for my website, but it's not allowing me to get it because I'm not a Shopify store?!
What now?
May 31 2013, 12:17PM
Is there an app for a countdown timer like the example fea DODOCASE?
June 03 2013, 12:31PM
Hey Guys,
We certainly do have an app that has a countdown timer. It's called the product Discount app. Thanks for the mention Michael!
Here's a link to the app: http://apps.shopify.com/product-discount
The countdown timer is just one features of the app, it does a lot more too :-) With regards to the timer you can set multiple sales for various products all to end at different times and the app will apply the a unique timer to each product. The timer is fully customizable as well with CSS.
Here's an example of one in action: http://hilpert-schamberger-and-wisozk8120.myshopify.com/products/canon-eos-rebel-t3i-18-0-megapixel-dslr-camera
We have a lot of stores using the sales timer and seeing AWESOME success! One of the biggest uses of it is to create a daily deals section on your website. The app can automatically tag a product when you put it on sale.
So what you would do is create a collection called "Daily Deals" and set a rule for that collection to include all products that have tag "daily-deal" (or whatever you want the tag to be) Then in the Product Discount app you create a sale with an end date and time (that triggers the clock) and make tag the products appropriately that are going on sale. That way when they're on sale they'll appear in your sale or daily deals section and then disappear from the section when the sale is over.
There's a ton of great ways you can use the app is you have a little marketing creativity :-) If you have any questions fire away!
June 20 2013, 09:08AM
not sure if shopify has such an app but if you are aware of 'wix' that makes websites. I am sure ıt has a countdown app that you can use
January 23 2014, 01:03AM
Hi there,
I'd like to know the results of gamification on Dodocase. Did they finally increase sales, retention rate, social impact, etc??
June 01 2017, 03:29PM
Is there anything out there that allows shopify users to earn points/badges for things such as comments or reviews? This is what I think of when I think of gamification.


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Medicine in Argentina by Constance Shaw
It was 5.30pm in the UK on the 4th of August 2012 that I began my journey to the other side of the world. Little did I know that I was embarking on what was soon to be the most interesting and eye-opening three weeks of my entire life. The 26-hour journey, including two flights, one bus journey, and one taxi ride, took me to a small bungalow on the outskirts of Córdoba, the second largest city in Argentina. This would be my home for the next 21 days of my life in South America, where I would be volunteering in five different hospitals and helping in one of the poorest day care nurseries in the whole of Córdoba.
Why I decided to volunteer in Argentina
I have always been a keen explorer and having never experienced South America before, Argentina was an extremely attractive destination for me. I had heard of the colorful, vibrant culture that envelops the region and I was eager to experience it. I also wished to improve my language skills, and Argentina, being a Spanish speaking country offered the perfect opportunity to do this.
My host family
While in Argentina I stayed with a host family of three, a mother (Laura) and two children aged 7 and 9 years old called Clara and Vera. At first, staying with people I had never met before was an extremely daunting prospect and communicating with a language barrier proved extremely challenging, forcing me initially to resort to hand gestures to get my point across. However as the days progressed and I became slightly more apt at the language, settling in to my new environment became easier. I began to feel comfortable in my new home, and was able to enjoy the unfamiliar experience, immersing myself in their culture and using all the Spanish I could.
During my stay I grew very close to my host family who accommodated for all my needs both inside and outside the house, advising me where in the city to go and the best places to visit. Laura, my host mother, was also an absolutely amazing cook, and while there I enjoyed delicious meals full of Spanish tradition. I also had two beautiful, kind sisters keeping me entertained while I was at home, and this feeling of security and homeliness made my stay in Argentina that bit more special.
My Medical Placement
Each morning from 8 until 12/1, I would spend my time volunteering in local hospitals in Córdoba. Observing diagnoses, watching operations and exploring various departments became my every day occupation, leading me to obtain some eye-opening and invaluable experiences that I will never forget.
What I loved the most about my medical placement was that every single day was different and I never knew what to expect. On entering the hospital each morning, I was greeted with new faces and new challenges and this is what made my visit to Argentina so interesting and varied. I would thoroughly recommend this trip to anyone wishing to study medicine in the future, as I am yet to hear of a placement offering better experience than this.
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After two weeks of working in the hospitals, I decided for my third week I wanted a change, so for the next few days I helped out in a day care nursery in the outskirts of Córdoba. It was one of the poorest of its kind in the city and all the children came from under-privileged families. This was my favorite placement, as I got to play with the kids and teach them basic lessons, such as counting and singing in Spanish which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Improving my Spanish is one of the biggest benefits that I have taken away from my experience in Argentina. Every day from 2 until 5 I, along with the other volunteers had a 3-hour Spanish lesson with a professional tutor. For this we were split up into groups of abilities and this made it really worthwhile and valuable. With my host family not being able to speak English, I was forced to talk in Spanish for the majority of my day and this is what ultimately helped to improve my language skills. This is definitely the best way to learn a language and speaking Spanish really helped me appreciate the amazing culture that Argentina offers in a much more personal way.
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One of the nicest aspects of the trip was making new friends with the other volunteers who had travelled from all around the world, including Canada, USA, England, Italy and Switzerland. This cultural diversity is something I really enjoyed about the trip, and in the evenings and weekends Projects Abroad organized several events for our pleasure and entertainment.
My personal favorite was the Tango lesson, which forced us to take to the dance floor and was an evening full of laughter. We also had a bowling night and at the weekend took day trips to Alta Gracia and La Cumbrecita, two beautiful tourist destinations, which boasted beautiful views and great local shops. There was a great balance of work and play when I was in Argentina, and I feel I have truly made friends for life.
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Saying goodbye to the local people, the city itself and all the new friends I had made on the trip was extremely hard. Although only there for three weeks, I had settled into the way of life and leaving this behind was more difficult than I had predicted. I believe my trip to Argentina has really benefitted me as a person and has taught me some crucial life lessons.
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Start: 12:08:53
vkn: Howdy Doody Mz seventies
Seventies: Hi vkn
vkn: and how you be? Just finishing my cup of coffee
Seventies: I'm doing ok vkn... how are you?
vkn: Doing well oldest son will be here this weekend So glad about that.
Seventies: that's good. hi alt.
vkn: Howdy alt
alt: hello ladies
Seventies: hi Selma
vkn: Howdy Selma
Selma: Good afternon alt, seventies and vkn
alt: hi Selma .... Serena marches on!!
Selma: Yes she does... LOL
Seventies: SMH at this George Zimmerman case.
alt: I watched a little of the TV coverage.... commentators are too dramatic IMHO .... shades of the OJ trial.
vkn: http://www.linesballet.org/ Zimmerman is on overload for me
alt: great homepage look vkn!!!!!!!
vkn: Thanx alt
Seventies: hi daviss
vkn: Howdy Daviss
alt: Hello cuzzin daviss LOL LOL
daviss: hello all, sorry I am late. I am mesmerized listening to the trial of Zimmerman
Seventies: the defense is trying to impeach the young girl who was on the phone with Travyon Martin OK me too daviss
daviss: lost track of time
Seventies: I just wish that Dee Dee would get off the stand and slap the defense lawyer.
daviss: He is trying to get under this kids nerve like he is getting on mine
Seventies: exactly, they do not want her testifying at the actual trial. These are impeachment hearings right now.
alt: you think that would "help" the prosecution Seventies? :?
Selma: It might make us feel better..but then we would have to watch them haul her off to jail
alt: yep Selma
Seventies: the bottom line is GZ admitted to all of this stuff. On the phone with the operator, at the police station, etc.
daviss: IMHO she is talking in her cultural language and they do not understand what she is actually saying
Seventies: I understand her just fine. They are in Florida how do they expect people to speak? Like NYers?
daviss: you do but they don't
Seventies: Okay so what's going on with everyone's genealogy this week?
Selma: Obviously not much
daviss: what is that saying, Speak first to understand and then to be understood
alt: things are still going slow for me....just finding more documentation on folks I already have in my database.... no new confirmed connections 'cept maybe Ms Vicky's sister
daviss: nothing new for me either Seventies LOL alt lol lol
vkn: Mocavo has initiated Fireside chats 1st was last night with Polly Kimmel
Seventies: you're related to them too??
Selma: and who is Polly Kimmel?
alt: Gedmatch says we connect ... just a little bit.
vkn: She is into forensics for military dead who are unidentified
Seventies: Yeah I'm related to daviss on her male daviss line. Isn't THAT funny! lol
alt: yes it is Seventies
Seventies: Just a little bit.. :}
vkn: Some 73,000 bodies to identify
Selma: Wow..all this connectedness..
alt: wow, that's a lot of work
daviss: that's a huge project vkn but I am sure rewarding
Selma: and much appreciated by the families daviss
daviss: oh yes Selma
vkn: She is prez of her own company Well they do DNA to identify most are WW2 deceased
alt: I wonder if she works/worked with Megan Smolenyak who was doing something like this from a Cherry Hill, NJ military base.
vkn: Also head of her State Gen Society and works with FGS board Yes Alt it is all connected
Seventies: Ok I'm just really caught up in this case... Love you guys. See you tomorrow.
alt: I saw this young man Tuesday nite... he gave a dynamic presentation on the role of the USCT's during the Civil War. http://www.ohiohumanities.org/anthony-gibbs.html
vkn: Her finding techniques are most interesting
alt: I'll bet they are vkn
vkn: Clustering alt. Will check out your link alt
daviss: bye folks gotta run
vkn: Oh ok
alt: Zimmerman has captured our chat buddies
vkn: Next week will chat about redesign of AfriGeneas
alt: I got some messages on this, but can't see what they are about vkn.
vkn: Will notify in advance so chatters will know what to expect
alt: okay, sounds good.
vkn: We will be contracting for the change Sent mockup of suggestions tip of an iceberg Alt you cannot open? Selma one I sent to you came back
alt: I just get a message an an red "x" vkn... no, I can't open
vkn: hmmmm okies Guess I best dropbox
Selma: Sorry folks,, I was able to open and see vkn
vkn: okies Guess we best close out lol
alt: okay, skedaddle time .. laters y'all
vkn: Y'all be good
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Multiple sources connected to the show tell us ... No Doubt's lead singer will be on Season 7 ... which starts taping in June.
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As you know, a 1/4″ seam allowance is the gold-standard in quilting. Keeping your seam allowance consistent is an important key to good-looking quilts but using a scant 1/4″ seam is even better. Let me explain.
Typically lining up the edge of your fabric with the right side of your presser foot is a good guide for keeping your seam allowance consistent. You can buy a specific quiter's foot with a 1/4″ seam allowance for your machine (newer ones may come with it) but if you're like me, I didn't want to spend the extra money and it seemed close enough. Then I took a class from Leslie Ison where she explained how much more effective it is to use a scant 1/4″ when pieceing – especially when you are piecing a more complex block.
Above is are two seams on either side of a drawn line. On the right I just used my regular presser foot with the needle centered. On the left I adjusted my needle one space to the right and still used my regular presser foot.
Here is the difference. On the right you can see that the seam allowance is actually slightly bigger than 1/4″. On the left you can see that the seam lies just slightly inside the 1/4″ line. This, my friends, is a scant 1/4″.
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