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Eileen Gray is deserving of a full retrospective, but does it reflect on her character, asks Andrew Ayers?
Eileen Gray last hit the headlines in 2009 when the Yves Saint Laurent/Pierre Bergé collection went under the hammer: her Satellite hanging lamp (c1925) fetched €2.9 million, an Enfilade lacquered sideboard (c1915-17) fetched €3.5 million, while her Dragons armchair (see below, c1917-19) went for a staggering €21.9 million, making it the second most expensive piece of furniture ever sold at auction. One of the reasons for these astronomical sums must surely be the rarity of her pieces (which were either unique or made in very limited numbers), which no doubt also helps to explain the obscurity into which she fell after the Second World War, and which has afflicted her to a certain extent ever since.
For it is only now that the country in which she lived for over seven decades is finally honouring her with a retrospective, 37 years after her death. In architectural circles she is essentially known for her first building, the Villa E.1027 at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (see Michael Webb's Overview), which she co-designed and built with the Romanian architect Jean Badovici in 1926-29. But architecture was a discipline to which she turned late in life (at the age of 48) after a successful career as a designer, and although she planned many other buildings, her architectural oeuvre remains generally unknown.
Born into a wealthy aristocratic family in Ireland, Gray enrolled at the age of 22 at the Slade School of Fine Art, where she studied painting. It was during this period that she first learnt lacquer work − on her own initiative, outside school hours − an art of which she would become a master in Paris, where she moved in 1902. Although painting finally gave way to the decorative arts around 1907/08, she never stopped producing images, and one of the merits of the Centre Pompidou exhibition is the section devoted to this little-known aspect of her production. In 1910 she opened both lacquer and weaving workshops, and in 1913 exhibited for the first time at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
After a short hiatus during the First World War, she resumed her career as a furniture maker and also became an interior designer, decorating the apartment of the milliner Mme Mathieu Levy (aka J Suzanne Talbot) in 1919. From 1922 to 1930 she ran a Parisian gallery, mysteriously named Jean Désert, where she sold her furniture and objects, and continued to exhibit. E.1027 was followed by Tempe à Pailla (1931-35), a house she designed alone for her own use.Her career seems to have come to a halt just before the Second World War; aged 67 when the conflict ended, she would spend the rest of her long life in semi-retirement, although the creative urge never left her, and it was in the post-war period that she produced many of her building designs. Her third and final architectural realisation was the renovation of an old stone building (Lou Pérou, 1954-61), which was her summer residence until her death.
Organised chronologically and thematically, the Centre Pompidou exhibition aims to retrace her output as a continuous, if somewhat heterogeneous, whole, rather than splitting her production in two (decorative arts/architecture) as has sometimes been the tendency in the past. It opens with her lacquer objects and furniture, followed by the fittings and furniture she sold at Jean Désert, her interiors (including exhibited ensembles and the apartment she realised for Badovici), E.1027, Tempe à Pailla, Lou Pérou, her architectural portfolio − carefully compiled between 1956 and 1975 − and finally her collages, paintings and photographs. As the exhibition's commissaire, Cloé Pitiot, points out in the elegant catalogue (have a magnifying glass handy for the tiny images), three quarters of Gray's production is currently in non-institutional hands, so hats off to the Centre Pompidou for gathering together so many privately-owned pieces (minus the YSL ones, which must have been a relief to the insurers).
The principal display strategy is what the curators quaintly refer to as 'period rooms', in fact a collage technique whereby giant blow-ups of period photographs of her interiors (none of which survives) provide the backdrop to related furniture and objects, emphasising her work as a true ensemblier, a total-environment designer. Interpretation is sparing, and the show gives no clue as to what prompted Gray's switch from luxury 'Art Deco' production to highly avant-garde pieces in tubular steel, although in this she was like other designers of the time inspired by the new idiom, most notably Pierre Chareau. She also shares with Chareau an intimate, interior approach, which Caroline Constant, in an article on Gray, has described as 'non-heroic Modernism'.
Commenting on Chareau's Maison de Verre, its curator Mary Johnson has said that in opposition to the buildings of Le Corbusier and co, 'rather than a manifesto for a way of life proposed from without, it is an embodied exploration of the art of living as discovered from within', which exactly summarises Gray's subtle emphasis on the materialisation of manners and morals. (As Olivier Cinqualbre points out in the catalogue, Gray and Chareau's career trajectories also share strikingly similar traits.) While Gray's three completed building projects are given extensive space in the exhibition, her architectural portfolio is reduced to a slideshow, which makes analysis of it almost impossible for visitors.
The obscurity surrounding Eileen Gray is in large part her own doing: tastefully, aristocratically discreet, she destroyed much of her correspondence and carefully stage-managed the archives she did leave behind. Ironically (impishly?), this has left the field wide open for all sorts of speculations and interpretations around the themes of feminism, sapphism, gender studies, and did-she-or-didn't-she (with Badovici, with the singer Damia, to name just two). Scholars have even wondered whether it was in fact she who designed Badovici's house in Vézelay. Her reserve comes across fully in her work, with its many screens, shutters and other veiling devices. The elegant, sparingly mounted exhibition at the Centre Pompidou tackles none of these issues head on, alluding to them only obliquely in a manner Gray would surely have condoned. After seeing the show, you certainly feel more familiar with her work and career, but the mystery behind them remains as tantalising as ever.
Eileen Gray
Where: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
When: until 20 May (€9-13)
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Today, Google is launching a YouTube for Schools service to make educationally relevant videos available for use in school. It's a great idea, but for it to actually be used in schools, many districts around the country will have to modify their filters to allow teachers to access at least this portion of YouTube.
Most schools have some type of filters in place designed to block pornography and other inappropriate material, and it's common for these filters to also block social media, including all of Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Schools that accept federal E-rate funding are required to block materials that are obscene, depict child pornography or are harmful to minors — but there is nothing in the federal rules that require schools to block social media.
It's a good thing schools don't treat books and sports the way most treat social media.
There have always been books that are inappropriate for a school setting. But rather than ban all books, schools allow the ones that support their curricula and encourage children to explore literature in general. When it comes to sports, schools recognize that there are dangers — every year, lots of children are injured and some die from sports related injuries. But rather than ban sports, schools embrace them and make sure that kids have good coaches, safety equipment and rules to ensure fair play.
Of course we could just let the kids play in the street without any training, supervision or mandatory safety equipment. That's how many schools approach social media — including such things as videos on YouTube or resources on social networking sites.
It's not as if kids are staying away from social media just because they can't use it at school. They're using it at home, at friends' houses and — via their mobile devices — anywhere they happen to be. It's not as if kids are staying away from social media just because they can't use it at school. They're using it at home, at friends' houses and — via their mobile devices — anywhere they happen to be. Their non-school hours are filled with use of technology and social media. Maybe schools ought to put a sign at the front gate that reads, "You are now leaving the 21st century."
It's time for teachers — and parents — to become young people's partners in the use of social media. Just as we teach reading and supplement the use of books with great mentors in the classroom and encourage fair play and skill development with coaches on the athletic field, we need to incorporate educators into our kids' use of social media.
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There are thousands of Facebook pages dedicated to a wide variety of subjects that can be used in schools. If you search for "Facebook education," you'll find links to numerous ways that Facebook and other social media can help teachers supplement their existing materials. One article that comes up in that search, "100 Ways You Should be Using Facebook in Your Classroom" lists some incredibly useful projects like encouraging kids to follow news feeds relevant to course material, share book reviews, practice a foreign language, create their own news source, keep up with politicians, post class notes, brainstorm and lots more.
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Because many schools simply ban YouTube, these incredible resources are not available for use in the classroom. Kids can watch them at home or on the way to school via the mobile devices, but not on school computers. Preventing distractions such as videos of cats dancing on a piano or keeping kids from age-inappropriate videos in school makes sense, but not at the expense of preventing kids and teachers from accessing a vast library of educationally sound videos.
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While you know SIMs as the tiny cards that slide in your phones/mobile devices, T-Mobile has announced an even smaller SIM the size of a pinhead.
Not intended for swapping in and out of gadgets, this "embedded SIM" is fashioned from silicon (instead of plastic) so it can be stuck in pretty much any electronic device. Expected to arrive within the next six months, you should pretty much assume that from here on out, every machine you're using could be yapping on its cellphone. [BW via Engadget]


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I can recite most of "Go Dog! Go!" without looking.
Same goes for Hooper Humperdink, One Fish Two Fish, Hand Hand Fingers Thumb (a small list of Lola's current favorites)....oh, the list could go on.
There are probably parents out there that can do that with "Goodnight, Moon" or "I'll Love You Forever" (most heart wrenching book on the planet, by the way--don't go into that one unprepared, moms! Read it through first, compose yourself, and then attempt reading to the kiddos. *grin*).
You know what I'm talking about--that handful of books that your child just wants to read over and over.
This one has been read so many times that, not only does Mommy know it by heart, so does Lola!
I love it! (And please don't judge me on dress code or girly hair violations. This was a "Lola gets to dress herself" day, and she picked a pajama top and a tutu. Of course she did.)
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Michael Jordan is the best player in NBA history, but to folks who were there and covered his entire career, it was a bit laughable to hear Jordan ridiculing LeBron James over the weekend for joining up with All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to help him win a title in Miami rather than taking some stand by staying in Cleveland and trying to win one on his own. When it comes to taking stands, Jordan is not the NBA's leader in the clubhouse. Not even close.
Jordan was notoriously hard on his Bulls teammates during his career, treating many of them as his inferiors ("my supporting cast") or in one case, punching teammate Steve Kerr in the nose after some beef.
Here are five more things Jordan forgot to mention while bashing James:
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1. After years of sitting out meaningful disputes that actually could have done some good for people, Jordan finally takes a stand on…this?
The James fiasco? Way to stick your neck out. There have been countless occasions in Jordan's career when Jordan could've used his power to affect some real good and he didn't, whether it was sitting out some race-baiting elections in his native North Carolina (infamously explaining "Republicans buy shoes too") or his willingness to buckle under for Nike and cover the logo of another manufacturer on his USA basketball uniform when the Dream Team won the 1992 Olympic gold medal.
Thumping LeBron days after six zillion other people have already pilloried him doesn't qualify as taking a position either. It's like being the last snowflake in a blizzard.
2. James' fear of going it alone in Cleveland was reasonable
It had to be sobering for James when he personally tried to woo other stars, even his close friend Chris Bosh, to play in Cleveland, only to find that their affection for him and the charms of northeast Ohio – you know, the way the sun glimmers off the waters of Lake Erie when the light hits the shipping lanes just right — didn't have the same pull. Imagine that.
That had to be a personal comeuppance for James. If even Bosh wouldn't come to a Cleveland team that averaged over 60 wins the previous two seasons to play with him, would anyone who is any good ever have? James was right to wonder.
3. Did James already know Cavs owner Dan Gilbert like we've come to know Gilbert?
It's understandable that Gilbert was upset with James' decision to leave the Cavs and the shabby way James did it. But Gilbert's scathing and slightly unhinged letter – which earned Gilbert a $100,000 fine from NBA commissioner David Stern and a rebuke from Jesse Jackson comparing Gilbert to a slave owner – showed a different side of Gilbert than most of us knew.
Until James jilted him, the thumbnail on Gilbert went like this: successful business tycoon, committed owner, aggressively worked to keep James with the Cavs and benefited mightily from having James there. But as James free agency approached, Gilbert also pushed out Cavs' general manager Danny Ferry and coach Mike Brown. He admittedly ran big decisions by James for his input, if not always his final approval. So if James developed into a monster, Gilbert has to recognize he deserves at least some of the blame. Jordan loathed Bulls GM Jerry Krause back in the day, too. But Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf refused to fire him or give Jordan carte blanche.
4. James was right
If he'd never won a ring in Cleveland, all that fairytale stuff about the importance of being The Man goes out the window: History would have said if James finishes his career title-less, it was his own damn fault — he should've gotten out of Cleveland while he could. What a sap.
James suffers in most comparisons to Jordan — starting with the fact James has never been a great end-game finisher. But one thing James has never been accused of — at least on the court — is being selfish. He never went through that young buck phase that Jordan and Kobe and countless other NBA stars did just to prove they could score in bunches before moving onto the business of winning championships. James has chased titles from Day One.
Somebody should remind Jordan that some of the Jordan's most crushing defeats came when he didn't trust his teammates enough to avoid hoisting 35 shots a game — something the Detroit Pistons exploited to great effect while beating him three straight times in the playoffs during his fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons. The Pistons' name for it was The Jordan Rules. But the philosophy translated to is this: Nobody, no matter how good, wins an NBA title by himself. Nobody.
5. Neither Jordan nor the stars he says he'd never have tried to woo had to wait till Year 8 to win their first title, as James has
Jordan's contention that he'd have never called Magic Johnson or Larry Bird about playing together to take a so-called shortcut to a title forgets that Bird and Magic won their first almost immediately. From Day One in the league, each played with future Hall of Famers. They were never going anywhere else. Ever. Jordan — the laggard among the three of them — didn't win a title until his seventh season. But by then Jordan was working with future Hall of Famers Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson.
Jordan is entitled to his opinion that James should've stayed in Cleveland. But bashing LeBron at this point doesn't take anything special, let alone qualify as a stand. It's just more star-on-star crime, a sort of death by Twitter-cide, which seem to be two new NBA pastimes since James' ham-handed decision.
Somebody wake me when it's over.


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Universal access to sustainable energy, the importance of oceans, decoupling, and technology transfer were common themes in the UN General Assembly's debate on green economy as a pathway to sustainable development.
States called for a roadmap to a green economy, new indicators of wealth and wellbeing, an end to harmful subsidies, and safeguards against "green protectionism."
2 June 2011: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held an informal thematic debate on the topic "Green Economy: A Pathway to Sustainable Development," including a morning panel on opportunities and challenges of a green economy, and an afternoon panel on transitioning toward green economy, as well as extensive discussion.
In the opening segment of the debate, held on 2 June 2011, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, UNGA President Joseph Deiss said the major characteristic of the green economy is the decoupling of economic growth from the use of fossil fuels and non-renewable energy sources, including by developing clean technologies and green goods and services. He added that the green economy could allow countries to "leap" over the mistakes of developed countries, directly to cleaner technologies. He stressed the importance for prices to send signals to encourage environmentally friendly behavior by both producers and consumers. Deiss also noted the need to eliminate harmful subsidies, avoid "green protectionism," and base the green economy on the principle of "common but differentiated responsibility."
UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro spoke about climate change and energy security, noting the problems could not be solved by isolated and fragmented measures but by agreements like those reached at the Cancun Climate Change Conference in 2010 on a Green Climate Fund and clean energy pathway. Migiro underscored the need to tailor the green economy to national circumstances, within an agreed global framework.
In the first panel debate, moderator Tundi Agardy, Sound Seas, said the focus of discussion is no longer the need for a green economy, but how to make the shift. She noted that a green economy is not just about what happens on land, but also about oceans and coasts.
Søren Søndergaard Kjær, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Environment, Denmark, spoke of Denmark's experiences as a "best practice case" and explained how government institutions could create green demand for innovation, and create green jobs while reducing resource use.
Suzana Kahn Ribeiro, Green Economy Sub-Secretary, State Environment Secretariat, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,noted that concepts like competitiveness and job creation now could be part of an environmental debate. She outlined how the state of Rio de Janeiro is promoting growth while protecting its natural resources, and called for regional governance regarding green economy. Kahn noted the importance of transparency and accountability in a green economy, for which indicators are currently being created.
HarshaV. Singh, Deputy Director-General, World TradeOrganization (WTO) noted the WTO's "toolbox" for addressing concerns about trade protectionism. He also highlighted other concerns in the green economy debate, notably intellectual property rights (IPR), which are important for balancing the generation of green technology and its diffusion.
Clay Nesler, Vice President for Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls, outlined his company's strategies and achievements in environmental responsibility. He stressed the need for incentives, market mechanisms, and other government policies, and said openness and transparency were needed to bring energy efficiency into the future.
In the interactive discussion session, Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (G77/China), reiterated the need for a flexible approach that recognizes differing levels of economic development. The Group stressed the "preeminence of Rio Principles," including common but differentiated responsibility, and it called for similar events on the objective and second theme of the UNCSD, which were of great interest to developing countries. The Group also noted that marine, ocean, coastal and fisheries resources represent "a primary pathway to future sustainable growth and poverty eradication."
The EU agreed that "no one size fits all" but said it was useful to exchange experiences, and called for a UN Green Economy Road Map to clarify the steps needed at each level of economic development. This would help identify capacity building and technical assistance needs, and provide an implementation timeline and indicators. The EU noted that economic growth can be promoted by promoting resource efficiency and called for "gradually internalizing external costs and benefits."
Mexico echoed others' concerns about conditionalities, called for technology transfer, and stressed five elements: expansion of green markets through voluntary norms; credit access for small and medium business for environmentally-friendly investments; tax measures for energy efficient buildings; use of ODA to promote efficient energy consumption; and expansion of electric services in rural communities.
Pakistan called for safeguards to alleviate concerns about possible detrimental measures. He noted that the two themes of the UNCSD were two sides of the same coin, as Pakistan's approach to a green economy would include reconfiguring the institutions to deliver on greening efforts. Pakistan also noted that translating the green economy into reality requires energy access, and said the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and others should be tasked to produce a report on sustainable energy goals akin to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). He also expressed the belief that correcting market failures alone would create a green economy, nor that country actions alone could do it, stressing the need for "a major push" at the international level. Finally, he underscored that access to sustainable energy for all – not trade – was the central issue in the transition to a green economy.
The Russian Federation stressed the need to ensure energy efficiency, resource savings, and reduce human impact on the environment, and called for a roadmap outlining timeframe, sequencing and means. Cuba called for financing guarantees and flexibility in IPR, to provide technology to developing countries on a preferential basis. She also suggested that using food for fuel could affect food prices and food security.
The Seychelles emphasized that small island developing States (SIDS) contributed to job creation in developed countries "and to feeding them," adding that a green economy must include consideration of oceans and coasts, in order to benefit all members of the world economy.
Japan said a new green growth model should not sacrifice economic development, and should promote the efficient use of natural resources and environmental protection. He called for further discussion of: the internalization of environmental costs; green infrastructure of government; and technological innovation including through transfer to developing countries. Other speakers included Hungary, Spain, Brazil, the US, Morocco, Benin, Egypt, and a civil society representative.
Panelists responded to questions and comments on the topics of taxation, voluntary labeling of green products, the need for a better understanding of a green economy, the need for a legal forum for concerns about protectionism, the potential for technological innovation to serve as an economic stimulator, and the concept of "leapfrogging" by developing countries over undesirable technologies previously used by developed countries.
James Leape, WWF, moderated the second panel. Paul Toungui, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabon, said the green economy was not just a fashion but truly indispensable, noting that his region was one of the "lungs of the planet."
Du Ying, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, China, asserted that the development of a green economy should: aim to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development; respect individual countries' national conditions; follow the principle of "common but differentiated responsibility;" and establish a just and equitable international economic order. He also called for action-oriented outcomes from the UNCSD.
Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), said that while the definition of green economy was still debated, there was agreement on the importance of energy access for a green economy. He suggested a package of elements for consideration at the UNCSD, including universal access to energy and reducing energy intensity by 40% by 2030. He said UNIDO would present actionable elements for discussion in September and would be launching, in Rio, an initiative under the UN Secretary-General's leadership and with support mobilized by the Friends of Energy, to provide a clear path to achieving the goals. Yumkella expressed hope that Rio+20 would "be the place where energy access was made central to the sustainable development agenda."
Marianne Fay, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank, spoke of the need for several transitions within the green economy transition, such as a natural resource management transition and a human capital transition. She also outlined the Bank's current efforts to build the international community's knowledge base for shifting to a green economy. These initiatives include: the Green Growth Knowledge Platform; WAVES; climate risk and adaptation country profiles; and the Climate Finance Portal.
In the interactive discussion, several statements were made including by four SIDS (Fiji, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago), five other developing countries, five developed countries, and one NGO, La Via Campesina.
Calls from SIDS countries included: access to and transfer of sustainable energy; a just and fair trading system including preferential trade treatment for those in special situations; a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to be agreed at the Durban Climate Change Conference; integration of ocean and marine ecosystems into the wider discussion; and ensuring a role for SIDS in the transition to a green economy. The Seychelles noted that SIDS were "ideal real-time laboratories" to develop the concept.
Other developing countries, including Belarus and Indonesia, highlighted the challenge of technology transfer to enable all countries to participate in the green economy. Nicaragua stressed the role for indigenous and traditional knowledge, while Ecuador emphasized the importance of equity and wealth distribution as guiding principles. South Africa offered a formal definition of a green economy: "a system of economic activities related to the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services that result in improved human well-being over the long-term, while not exposing future generations to significant environmental risks or ecological scarcities," and outlined its recently adopted New Growth Path.
Developed countries outlined elements of a "common understanding" of green economy. Germany described the creation of decent, secure jobs. The UK noted that growth could protect and improve, not diminish, natural resources and called for a multi-stakeholder approach. Sweden called for social protections, indicators beyond gross domestic product (GDP), and tackling harmful subsidies. Norway shared its successes with carbon taxes. France called for a roadmap, or common plan that takes specificities into account.
La Via Campesina said food sovereignty was an indispensable condition to allow farmers to continue feeding the world and addressing the climate crisis. It urged more skepticism from governments and civil society toward corporations and suggested that "false solutions" could transfer the costs of pollution to the world's poor.
Panelists responded to States' questions and comments, on topics such as abolishing fossil fuel subsidies, tax incentives for new technologies, opportunities for leadership in oceans issues, and lessons from the Copenhagen and Cancun Climate Change Conferences.
Closing the debate, Leape noted that the green economy represents a fundamental change – not making the economy greener, but a real revolution. Sha Zukang, UNCSD Secretary-General, said that market access and capacity building are key issues "if we are serious about a green economy." He highlighted priorities for agreement at the UNCSD, including universal access to sustainable energy by 2030, sustainable cities, blue economy, food security, and sustainable consumption and production (SCP). Deiss said the debate had shown there was no contradiction or competition between green economy and the development of all countries, and noted that all participants seemed to agree on the fundamental issues. [Website of Green Economy Debate] [DESA Press Release] [Opening Remarks of UNGA President] [Remarks of UN Deputy Secretary-General] [Webcast of Thematic Debate, Part I] [Webcast of Thematic Debate, Part II] [UN News Centre] [UN DPI Summary of Debate]


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Hogs: The latest update of breeding herd liquidation that we have compiled shows there was a bubble of sow slaughter in the later September and early October time frame. This fits in well with producer responses on future farrowing plans noted on the September Hogs and Pigs report.
For the long-term supply picture, this verifies the supply declines coming that the industry has been noting. For now we still suggest these are still coming as the drop in corn prices recently is relatively minor. For our market direction, we are neutral to hog futures for now and will get bullish after the seasonal peak in production in two weeks…Rich Nelson
Cattle: A little more discussion on the long-term supply picture is warranted. Last night we noted that we expect Friday's Cattle on Feed report to show a good decline in feedlot inventories from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 (from -2.6% to now -4.9%). We see October as having the fourth month in a row of sharp declines in placements at 8.9% lower than last year. The average analyst guess is for an even more severe 12.6% decline vs. last year. October placements will hit between March and August. A severe supply squeeze in live cattle will be felt starting around the first of the year.
As feedlots are not buying new calves and feeders we have a short-term problem with demand for replacement animals. This is why cash feeders and futures have traded mixed. We look for feeders, both cash and feeders, to show significant strength after the first of the year. It will take a rally in live cattle first before feedlots change calf and feeder buying. While we hold great expectations for prices in 2013 we will again point out Friday's report will confirm a continuing problem feedlots have with active marketings…Rich Nelson


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What Do You Get When a Loyalist Line marries a Patriot Line?
I decided since I might have both in the family that I'd finally do the work and then apply to Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR] and United Empire Loyalists [UEL] at the same time.
As far as my supposed Loyalist line is concerned, I've only one that I know about, and that's my Vaughan line. Josephus Vaughan is a proven Loyalist because he migrated to Quebec and is listed as having received his 200 acres for remaining loyal to the crown. [That's right. He didn't fight either. He just believed in what he believed in for whatever reason, lost his family land in Fairfield, CT, where his father had been the town physician, and was forced to migrate to Quebec.] A few generations later, my Vaughan line returns to America and settles in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co, MI where my 2nd Great Grandfather, Daniel Rook Vaughan, is born and where he signs up at the age of 15 to be a musician in the Civil War. [How 'bout that? Loyalist to Civil War soldier in 4 generations.]
Then I got to thinking about Daniel's mother's family, and how I had found some information on her mother's line, the Stuck/Stock family. And I wondered if that line had been in America during the Revolution, and if so, what side had they been on?
So I took a look, and the supposed progenitor of this Stuck/Stock family line is Johann Melchoir Stock. Then I ran his name through the DAR system, and lo and behold, he's a proven Patriot because he paid taxes. [Yeah. I know. Another non-fighter.] After a little more digging online, I found a lead on some sourced information on the family. One claim was that he may have only paid taxes, but he offered up his sons to the War. Well, I did find one of the sons in the DAR system, but he's not my ancestor, Johann Matthias Stock. It's one of his brothers. So was my Matthias a Patriot? Did he fight or contribute to the effort? I dunno. But there seems to be quite a bit of information available for this family line. Even if I can't prove Matthias was a Patriot, I don't even have to prove Melchoir's Patriot status with DAR because that's already been done. I just need to prove Matthias and Melchoir's relationship. [And that person with the sourced info indicates where Matthias was confirmed. But I digress...]
Anywho. I thought this made an even better story. An orphaned boy [His mom & dad died before he was 15yo.] who became a man in the Civil War was a descendant from a Loyalist and a Patriot. Did he know? Were his ancestors turning over in their graves when he signed up?
So what DO you get when when a Loyalist line marries a Patriot Line? In this case, you get a Civil War vet and an awesome story. And me trying to document it all officially and write about it.
Next few posts, I'll be going through each person and the documentation I have, what I don't have, and how & where I plan to get it. I may even do it as a video tutorial so I can show you how I'm keeping up with it in Family Tree Maker 2012 software.
Are you ready to see how this story unfolds? Do I have the right characters? Do I really know the ending?
I dunno. We'll just have to wait and see.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Loyalist + Patriot = ?
Posted by Caroline at 8:35 PM
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Can't wait to read the rest of this story!ReplyDelete
Thanks, Judy! Me too! =)ReplyDelete
Should be interesting! I have Loyalist, Patriot and Civil War vets too, but the Loyalist line came back to RI after the Civil War. I'm looking forward to reading what you come up with.ReplyDelete
Thanks Wendy! I think it'll be interesting too. I won't be just going over the facts or just the process. I'll also be crafting the stories as well as I go.ReplyDelete
Very cool! Looking forward to the rest of the story! Glad I found your awesome blog. I too have a Revolutionary War ancestor (a surgeon), as well as Civil War and War of 1812 ancestors.ReplyDelete
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EDMONTON - When you see the doctor for a flu shot, you expect a jab in the arm — not a jab about your weight.
But for the severely obese, a medical appointment about chest pain, asthma, or a routine vaccination can turn into a lecture or discussion about weight. Sometimes patients never have their original concern addressed.
Mary Forhan, a University of Alberta professor who specializes in obesity issues, says stigma and insensitivity toward the severely obese in the health care system can prevent these patients from seeking help for simple issues, sometimes leading to more serious health complications.
It was a problem she saw repeatedly during her 20 years as an occupational therapist. She also saw specialists and program co-ordinators who seemed uninterested in adapting programming or equipment to accommodate the severely obese.
"As a health professional, it's really frustrating when your colleagues are disappointing you."
Forhan will help host a workshop Saturday for health care professionals from across the country on treating the severely obese. There will be sessions on weight bias and sensitivity and sessions on practical skills, such as how to lift and transfer a very obese patient.
It's all part of efforts to change the tone of treatment toward the severely obese, a population classified as having a Body Mass Index of over 40 or who are 100 pounds, or more, overweight.
"We often think weight loss is the best solution, but that's not always the case ... some of the individuals still classified as having severe obesity have already lost a large amount of weight, maybe 100 or 125 pounds. That's their best, healthy weight," Forhan said.
"There's a disconnect where the focus is on body weight. We attribute health with body weight, rather than looking at the physical fitness and mental health of an individual."
Edmonton resident Adrianna O'Regan went to the emergency room five days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the size of her stomach to lose weight. She knew something was seriously wrong and went to an emergency room, but the triage nurse told her she was vomiting because she needed to lose weight.
O'Regan remembers thinking: "I don't have the energy to fight you right now, but I can't believe you won't even admit me to get someone to look at me."
The next day, her surgeon determined her bowel was severely swollen.
Changing attitudes toward the severely obese takes time, but Forhan said there are relatively quick and easy things that health care professionals can do to make patients feel more comfortable.
There should be sturdy chairs that can support the weight of a severely obese patient in the waiting room, proper-sized gowns and blood pressure cuffs should be available. Doctors should have empathy for a severely obese patient who might need two hours to get to an appointment due to mobility issues.
"What that says to a patient is you're welcome here, we've been expecting you, and we're not scrambling to try to make things comfortable for you," she said. "It says, we know you're part of the health care system, that you're an important part of patient care."


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UNCW Celebrates Homecoming 2013
Friday, February 08, 2013
UNCW students, alumni, families, friends and fans are invited to celebrate being Seahawks during Homecoming 2013. Campus and community activities include a comedy show, film showings, the 15th Annual Port City Step Show, TEALgate pregame party, parade, alumni reunions, basketball, crowning of the homecoming king and queen, and more.
Activities for Students, Alumni and Friends
Learn more about the parade, the 2013 homecoming court and events planned especially for students here. Learn more about alumni reunions, the TEALgate, the homecoming celebration and events planned especially for alumni and friends here.
The Seahawks' basketball teams will be in action in Trask Coliseum during homecoming. The men's team will compete Saturday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m., against Northeastern. The women's team will compete Sunday, Feb. 17, 1 p.m., against Georgia State. Learn more about the teams at uncwsports.com.
Media contact: Andrea Weaver, Office of University Relations, firstname.lastname@example.com, 910-962-7631.


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Definition from Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary
A killing without evil or criminal intent, for which there is no blame. For example, an accidental shooting, a killing in the course of self-defense, or a death that results from the necessary actions of a police officer would all be justifiable homicides. Justifiable deaths are not the same as a crime of passion or a claim of diminished capacity, which refer to defenses aimed at reducing the penalty or degree of crime. (See also: crime of passion, diminished capacity)


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For state legislators, Newtown tragedy underscores child-services needs
The deaths of 26 children and adults at a Newtown elementary school Dec. 14 had the unintended consequence of highlighting the importance of child services to legislators facing decisions this week about where to make cuts in state funding.
"I think it was a very immediate reaction, and it was shared by everybody around the table," said state Rep. Betsy Ritter, D-Waterford. "That was just not the place that we needed to be going now, and I don't think anybody disagrees with that."
Once the decision was made to cut fewer services for children, the General Assembly still had a job to do, and it looked to hospitals, she said.
"None of the cuts we made were easy. They are all in programs that affect constituents because they help people," said Gian-Carl Casa, undersecretary for legislative affairs for the state Office of Policy and Management. "Hospitals have gotten large increases over the last couple of years, so it seems like a fair place to make changes."
In a special one-day session Wednesday, the legislature voted to reduce Medicaid funding by $109 million, which meant reducing state spending for Medicaid by $54.5 million and federal Medicaid contributions by $54.5 million. For every dollar spent by the state on Medicaid, Connecticut receives one dollar from the federal government.
Cuts to Medicaid and to Disproportionate Share Hospital adjustment payments - for uninsured low-income patients - contributed to hospitals losing $103 million in funding.
"I don't think any organization could absorb these kinds of cuts and not have an impact," said Shawn Mawhiney, spokesman for The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich.
Clinics that serve the uninsured, low-income, homeless and frail elderly may need to be eliminated, said the Connecticut Hospital Association in a press release. Programs for prenatal care, special needs for children and adults and behavioral health programs could also be terminated, and hundreds of jobs could be impacted.
Backus lost nearly $3.8 million in funding, while Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London lost close to $2.8 million.
L&M recently laid off 22 employees and eliminated seven positions because of a shortfall in its budget. Now, everything is on the table, said hospital spokesman Michael O'Farrell.
OPM staff said hospitals have provided services for the uninsured and insured before, with less financial support, and can do it again.
"They are providing services to fewer people that aren't paying," Casa said. "A couple of years ago they were providing those services without any reimbursement, and we assume they will make similar kinds of decisions now."
In fiscal year 2009, before Connecticut adopted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, hospitals in Connecticut had about 37,000 low-income adult patients and received roughly $70 million from the state, said Stephen Frayne, senior vice president of health policy for the Connecticut Hospital Association.
In fiscal year 2013, hospitals will receive more than five times as much funding - $372 million - for about twice as many patients, 86,000 low-income adult patients, Casa said.
Spending had to increase once Connecticut adopted Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act because the state had to pay a higher rate for low-income adults, and more people qualified for coverage, Frayne said.
He said in 2009, only 35 percent of hospitals' costs were met. Although hospitals were happy to have more funding through Medicaid, only 70 percent of hospitals' costs were being met for these patients, he said. The costs for low-income adults are $548 million, Frayne said, so the $372 million in funding will not cover it.
"Now the hole has been made another $103 million bigger," he said.
Some programs for children did lose funding in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's Nov. 28 rescissions, but the additional tidal wave of cuts was stopped Wednesday.
The legislature did not hit education, mental health and social programs for children as hard as originally proposed in Malloy's Dec. 7 road map, said nonprofit representatives and state legislators.
"The Newtown tragedy saved the safety net for individuals in this state if you take a look at what the legislature ended up doing," said Thomas Gullotta, chief executive officer of Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.
Being able to provide social services and identify children having difficulties at ages 4 through 10 gives professionals the "greatest chance of success to change behavior," he said. It's harder to do, and more expensive, later in life, he said.
In the wake of the Columbine High School massacre, the Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut designed a training program for preschools in hopes of preventing another school shooting.
As far as observing children goes, "The basic rule of thumb is: Can you play well with others?" Gullotta said.
The program often calls for classroom intervention in which the entire class learns how to demonstrate empathy, friendliness, sharing and compassion, he said. If a child doesn't respond to the intervention, the child's environment, including family life, is further examined. Ultimately, medication might be prescribed.
The agency has been asked to ramp up its trainings after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Special education directors and operators of large child care centers will be attending trainings on Jan. 24 and 25 in Glastonbury.
Bob Davidson, executive director for the Eastern Regional Mental Health Board, said he recognizes that the government is doing the best it can in a tight financial situation, but that in general, there are not enough mental health services for children.
One of Malloy's rescissions was to the school-based health clinics under the Department of Health, which provide physical, mental and oral health services to children. There are 75 clinics in schools around the state, but the plan was to build more.
Malloy's $577,171 budget cut means the new clinics will be postponed and underfunded.
Davidson and Gullotta each said that although the mental health of the Newtown shooter, Adam Lanza, is unknown, it is clear that he was having a hard time.
"Kids in school get bullied or treated badly by both their peers and by teachers and the school itself for lots of different reasons," Davidson said.
"Maybe it's Asperger's, or maybe it's just poor social skills or being fat or being a nerd, and the schools don't do very much to counter that, to promote acceptance of kids who are different," he said. "That is the kind of thing that can lead to a lifetime of anger that every once in a while boils over to a tragedy like the one in Newtown."
The shootings have awakened the public and policymakers to the idea that there needs to be more, or at least more accessible, mental health services. But with a $1.1 billion state budget deficit for the fiscal year beginning July 1, it will be no easy feat to reach this goal.
The legislature spared what it could Wednesday, but, Ritter said, "Now we will move to the bigger problem. It will not be easier."
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Young, Bold, Award-winning: Opel ADAM Wins "red dot design award"
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Rüsselsheim. The Opel ADAM is all the rage with experts and customers alike thanks to its unconventional looks and groundbreaking technology. Most recent proof of this is the renowned "red dot design award" which the 37-member jury of international experts now awarded to Opel's individualization champion.
As winner of the "product design 2013" award in the "Automotive and Transport" category, the ADAM successfully "asserted itself against extremely intense competition". Over 30,000 orders have already been received for the stylish Opel newcomer, which captivates with "aesthetic shapes and sustainable trends" according to the experts. "We seamlessly continue our tradition of 'red dot design award' victories of the last years with our new lifestyle car and make a strong statement in terms of innovative power," says Niels Loeb, Opel Chief Designer Exterior. "With our ADAM, we once again show that we can offer superb design in every passenger car segment and for every taste."
The new ADAM is the fourth Opel "red dot design award" winner since 2009. Previously the mid-size Insignia, the Astra Sports Tourer and the compact Astra GTC coupé were awarded the coveted "red dot". This is further proof that Opel's design language "sculptural artistry meets German precision" that was introduced with the Insignia is very well received by both customers and experts.
This year there were more applicants than ever before for the "red dot design award". 1,865 companies and designers from 54 countries presented the expert jury a total of 4,662 products in 19 categories for consideration. The award will officially be presented at the "red dot gala" on July 1, 2013 in the Aalto Theater in Essen, and over 1,200 international guests from business, politics and media are expected to attend. The origins of the award, one of the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world today, date back to 1955.
Individualization champion and best connected small car
Individual design defines the Opel ADAM – there is no other car in this class in the world that can offer more than 61,000 variants for the exterior and nearly 82,000 for the interior. These range from 12 body colors and three additional combinable roof colors to 31 different wheel designs with unique clips and details like different headliners with LED illumination.
Inside, the ADAM features high-tech innovations like the IntelliLink infotainment system that is compatible with both iPhones and Android smartphones. This makes the ADAM the best connected small car, as it also supports SIRI Eyes Free voice recognition for iPhones. The lifestyle car also boasts a host of equipment and technology options that have at best been familiar from higher-class models until now. These include the latest generation Park Assist, heated steering wheel, Side Blind Spot Alert and the integrated bicycle carrier FlexFix – all features worthy of accolades. A few weeks ago the unconventional Opel ADAM already won over the "Plus X Award" expert jury with its operating comfort, design, high quality and innovations.


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Report: Tesla Letting Roadster Owners Trade In For Model S
Technophiles often want to own the newest technology, but don't always have something to do with yesterday's device. Tesla, however, will be making it easy for current Roadster owners to upgrade to a Model S.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Tesla has created a buyback program for current Roadster owners who are looking to move into a new Model S. Tesla's program works just as any other trade-in deal would work, and has been created to help simplify the process for Model S/Roadster customers, according to Tesla representative Christina Ra. Since some Model S variants are actually priced well below the Roadster, it is possible for an owner to receive more on a trade than the cost of the new car. "In that case, we'd write you a check," vonReichbauer, Tesla's director of finance, told the Chronicle.
Pricing for the Model S hatchback starts at $57,400 for the 40 kWh battery, steps up to $67,400 for the 60 kWh car, and $77,400 for the 85 kWh model (all prices are before any government tax rebates). The EPA has already rated the 85-kWh Model S at 89 MPGe and a range of 265 miles. Currently, the only Model S versions being built are the top-spec Signature Performance models that use the 85-kWh battery; an upgraded interior, suspension, and wheels; and the exclusivity of being just one of 1000 units built. Once all the Signature models are built, the automaker will begin to produce the Model S and Model S Performance versions.
Having a cache of Roadsters will also help Tesla, the Chronicle points out. Having another vehicle to sell alongside the Model S until the Model X crossover debuts will help the automaker keep retail sales going. It's expected that a Roadster would be resold for anywhere around $73,000 to $94,000 depending on age and mileage of the car.
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Hearings and Business Meetings
Oct 20 2011
WATER AND POWER SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: To examine shale gas production and water resources in the Eastern United States (Hearing Room SD-366).
SD-366 Energy Committee Hearing Room 02:30 PMThe purpose of this oversight hearing is to examine shale gas production and water resources in the Eastern United States (Hearing Room SD- 366). The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's website, and an archive video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
Witness Panel 1
Regional ExecutiveNortheast Area, USGSRuss Testimony 10.20.11.pdf (654.9 KBs)
DirectorOffice of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, EPADougherty Testimony 10.20.11.pdf (20.8 KBs)
Witness Panel 2
Eastern Water Program DirectorTrout UnlimitedDunlap Testimony 10.20.11.pdf (57.0 KBs)
Worldwide ManagerEnvironmental Technologies, Greenhouse Gas, and Hydraulic Fracturing, Apache CorporationCooperTestimony 10.20.11.pdf (84.4 KBs)
Oil and Gas Conservation Division, Oklahoma Corporation CommissionWrotenbery Testiminy 10.20.11.pdf (34.0 KBs)
Deputy Executive Director and CounselSusquehanna River Basin CommissionBeauduy Testimony 10.20.11.pdf (66.7 KBs)


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6 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, plus 2 tablespoons for eggs
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
3/4 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
1/2 teaspoon pepper, plus more for seasoning
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
10 to 12 slices white bread
3/4 pound deli ham
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) grated Gruyere, reserve some for top of casserole
6 eggs
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
2. Melt 6 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over low heat until bubbling. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the milk and cook until thick and bubbling, 3 to 5 minutes more. Whisk in the mustard, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
3. Pour a thin layer of the sauce into the prepared baking dish and cover it with 5 or 6 slices of the bread, then slices of the ham and an even layer of the Gruyere. Repeat the layers once more, ending with a third layer of sauce to cover all. Bake the casserole for 30 minutes. Remove it from the oven and cut into 6 equal pieces.
4. Working in 2 batches, melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Crack 3 eggs into the skillet and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until the whites are nearly set, about 3 minutes. Carefully flip the eggs and continue cooking until the whites are completely set, about 1 minute more. You're going to top each portion of the casserole with a fried egg. Repeat with the remaining 3 eggs and 1 tablespoon butter. Top with Gruyere and it in the oven for a few minutes until cheese melts.


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Who says California elected officials can't get anything done any more? They're awfully good at scapegoating people for systemic problems
Herbert Carter, the chairman of the board of trustee for the California State University, was the latest person to take a bullet for the broken governing system. He failed to win re-appointment to his post, despite support from Democrats and Gov. Jerry Brown.
What was the problem? Well, as a procedural matter, certain appointments -- including Cal State board chairman -- require a two-thirds vote, and Republicans withheld their support. This is just one of the nonsensical two-thirds requirements in a California that is drunk on supermajorities.
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But Carter's biggest sin was being in a leadership position at an institution -- the Cal State system -- that suffers naturally under California's constitution.
Other pieces of the budget have special constitutional or initiative protections. But not the two university systems, including Cal State. So they are easier to cut -- and they've faced non-step cuts. That's forced the system's leaders, including Carter, to support big hikes in fees to cover cuts in state support.
So students and politicians protested Cal State's fee hikes. But they got even angrier when Carter and the board had to hire presidents for campuses in the system. Given the cuts in state support, however, it's hard to convince people to take these jobs. Who wants to deal with never-ending cuts and fee hikes? So to lure people here, the board had to offer higher salaries.
The knee jerk reaction from students, faculty, politicians and the public is: how could they offer such big salaries at a time of cuts? Of course, that's a dumb objection. At a time of cuts, you have to offer bigger salaries to get people who are good.
But getting angry about salaries -- and scapegoating Carter for them -- is easier than dealing with the underlying problem: diminished state support of higher education, and the broken governing system that guarantees that diminished support.
Maybe Carter can use the time he used to spend on Cal State matters to work on constitutional reform.
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The Parable of the Soils
Matthew Henry writes: "That which distinguished this good ground from the rest, was, in one word, fruitfulness. He does not say that this good ground has no stones in it, or no thorns; but there were none that prevailed to ...Read More
Revealing the Heart
Dr. John MacArthur teaches that "no infraction against God's holiness is a trifling thing, and each person will ultimately give account of such indiscretion" (The MacArthur Bible Commentary, p. 1,146). The Lord hears and remembers every word we speak; therefore, ...Read More
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God knows we will never be perfect in this life, but He does expect us to grow in faith and increasingly conform to Christ by loving our fellow Christians, understanding true doctrine, and following His precepts (1 John 3:23–24). Those ...Read More
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Though we are all responsible to evaluate our teachers by the fruit of their teaching and lives, it does not necessarily follow that this evaluation is solely an individual responsibility. In fact, we need other Christians who are grounded in ...Read More
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I've been playing Marathon for 22 years! Still not finished - just kidding.
Love it. Glad to see it alive and kicking, so well supported with so many new scenarios.
Zero_G wrote:One of these days I'll unearth my antique PowerMac
philtron wrote: since there are zero new scenarios, but welcome anyway.
Zero_G wrote:G5 :-) Very nice.
Zero_G wrote:Mine? It's an antique from 1997 - 7300/166 with a 166 MHz PowerPC 604e processor, 16 MB of RAM, a 2.0 GB hard drive, and a 12X CD-ROM. It has PCI expansion bus with a USB card. With a hack you could run System 9 on it.
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Broad 'Wedding' a crowd-pleaser
High-volume production is well-scripted and -cast, but over the top
You might call the pairing of farce and North Coast Repertory Theatre a match made in heaven. The Solana Beach theater has scored over the past several summers with the broad, fast-paced comedies, and it carries on the tradition this year with "Perfect Wedding," which opened Saturday.
Christopher M. Williams (star of the past hits "Lend Me a Tenor" and "Don't Dress For Dinner") returns as Bill, a nervous groom who wakes on his wedding day in a honeymoon suite with an unknown woman who is not his fiancee. Hilarious high jinks ensue.
Written by Robin Hawdon, the script is smartly written with layer upon layer of misdirection and mistaken identities. But the production directed by Matthew Wiener often feels forced and over the top.
Farce is often described as an endurance challenge for actors, and Wiener gives his mostly strong cast a good, well-rehearsed workout. But the play opens with everyone shouting and a frantic pace that never really lets up, so by the end of hour two, it can feel like an endurance challenge for the audience, too.
Set on a gorgeous two-room hotel set designed by Marty Burnett, the play involves some romantic mismatches and a problem-plagued wedding. Bill and Rachel are getting married, but on the eve of the wedding, Bill's best man, Tom, has thrown a stag party at the hotel where the reception will take place. In a drunken haze, Bill ends up sleeping with a beautiful blonde he met in the hotel bar, and Rachel is on her way to the suite to get dressed for the nuptials. Enter Julie, the hotel's outspoken chambermaid, who agrees to pose as Tom's girlfriend, and the snowball of lies begins to roll.
Williams has made an art of playing overwhelmed, nerve-wracked characters at North Coat Rep and he's on target here again as a reluctant groom caught up and carried away by the momentum of the wedding.
But it is Jason Maddy as Bill's best friend, Tom, who is the glue holding this fast-moving production together. Maddy's a gifted physical comedian, he's always in the moment with his reactions, he's natural and he doesn't shout most of his lines.
Also excellent is Brenda Dodge as Judy, the blonde trapped in Bill's bedroom who he may be falling for (and vice-versa). She's got a sweet, engaging presence and the same naturalism as Maddy.
A clear crowd favorite is Kerry McCue as Julie, the awkward, ebullient chambermaid who agrees to get mixed up in the tales that Bill and Tom begin spinning when Rachel shows up and wants to know why she can't enter the adjoining bedroom (where Judy is hiding).
Amanda Schaar has the right tone and high-strung physicality for Rachel, the suspicious bride, but in the first act on opening night, her character's accent kept changing. Completing the cast as Rachel's tone-deaf mother, Daphne, is Linda Van Zandt.
The play features costumes by Jeannie Galioto, sound by Nicholas Drasher, props and set dressing by Annie Bornhurst and stage management by Amy Duffy.
The play's first act is its strongest, as the characters and their relationships are introduced. The second act builds only a bit on the first, and with all the shouting, it begins to wear out its welcome.
North Coast Rep's audiences love a sparkling summer farce, and this production is bound to be a popular draw. But more natural performances and less shouting would make for a perfect marriage.
"The Perfect Wedding"
When: 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 11
Where: North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach
Tickets: $40-$57 (discounts available)
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The last of the funerals for the 26 victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. were held Saturday, ending the heartbreaking procession of services that recalled the tiny details of so many short lives.
Josephine Gay's funeral Mass was held at Saint Rose of Lima Saturday morning. The first grader had just turned 7 the week of the shooting. Monsignor Robert Weiss said at the funeral that she liked Barbie, her iPad and the color purple.
"Purple is the color of passion," Weiss said, according to the New Haven Register.
Josephine's parents, Michele and Bob, remembered how much she liked peanut butter, and how she would request a new spoon for each mouthful. They would find spoons covered with peanut butter in locations throughout the house.
Dozens of emergency responders paid their respects at the start of the service at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown, walking through the church and up to the altar.
Six-year-old Ana Marquez-Greene had just moved to Newtown two months ago, in part, because of Sandy Hooks's pristine reputation, her grandmother, Elba Marquez said. Ana's funeral was held Saturday morning at First Cathedral in Bloomfield, Conn.
A horse-drawn carriage brought the miniature coffin to the church, where a thousand mourners gathered to bid goodbye to Ana.
The service included a performance by Harry Connick Jr., who has played with the girl's jazz saxophonist father, Jimmy Greene, the Connecticut Post reported.
Family members remembered her as wild-haired child with her own love of music.
"Ana had a song," said the Rev. Paul Echtenkamp of Glory Chapel International Cathedral in Hartford. "It just came out of her."
Emilie Parker, 6, loved to make people smile and never missed a chance to draw a picture or make a card. Her father, Robbie Parker, said she loved to try new things, except for food.
In a press conference, Parker said he held no animosity for the gunman, even as he struggled to explain the death to his other two children, ages 3 and 4. He was sustained, he said, by the fact that the world is better for having had Emilie in it.
"I'm so blessed to be her dad," Parker said.
Emilie was laid to rest in Ogden, Utah, where her family lived before moving to Newtown. On Friday night her family held a memorial service in Ogden and released 26 lanterns. Emilie's dad released the final lantern, a pink one, his daughter's favorite color.
Final Funerals for Newtown Victims Held Saturday
Josephine Gay, 7, Ana Marquez-Greene, 6, and Emilie Parker, 6, were laid to rest
The last of the funerals for the 26 victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. were held Saturday, ending the heartbreaking procession of services that recalled the tiny details of so many short lives.


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After losing two straight games, La Salle needed a win. They were in the one-and-done format of the Class AAAA playoffs.
It was a classic between La Salle and Reading. Neither team led by more than five points. They traded buckets all the way down the stretch until the game was decided by two points. Fortunately for La Salle, the two points were in their favor, as they won 57-55.
Senior Eddie Mitchell led the Explorers with 19 points. Senior center Brennan Woods, who found a new role off the bench for Joe Dempsey's squad, had 10 points and eight rebounds. He came up with a number of huge offensive rebounds and putbacks. Joe Brown also had a good game, adding 13 points of his own. Amar Stukes had 9 points and four steals. Mike Ponica had 6, nailing two clutch threes in the second half.
In front of a huge raucous crowd at the neutral site of Archbishop Carroll each team left everything on the floor in a high energy game.
"I was realy proud of the way we didn't crack," said coach Joe Dempsey. " We didn't buckle. Reading is a tremendous team and we're fortunate to have this win. It's a tribute to our players."
The game went down to the final moments. With 52 seconds left, and down by 3 points, Reading had the ball. Kevin Piotrowicz came up with a huge steal, feeding the ball to Mitchell who went in for a fast break slam dunk. Piotrowicz then fouled Delvon Brown shooting a three pointer, who then made two of three free throws. Mitchell then lost the ball and Reading's Lamondre Burge scored, bringing the Red Knights within one point at 56-55.
La Salle had the ball with 15 seconds left. After doing a good job of milking the clock, Mitchell was fouled intentionally. He hit one of two free throws.
Reading had the ball one more time, down two with six seconds left. They pushed the ball up court, launched a three for the win, missed, rebounded for a putback to tie, but also missed, giving La Salle the hard fought victory.
"[It was a] good team win," said Mitchell, who is headed to Rider next year. "We played cooperatively and stuck together.
"Don't get too high or too low," said Brown. "It was a great win. We knew they were a great team coming in. We had to play a great game and luckily we had great mental toughness. We worked hard throughout the whole entire game and never took a play off."
"We were dead-even teams, and it came down to a couple plays, and we were fortunate," said Coach Dempsey. "We did some dumb things, we lost the ball a few times but with that being said. I'm happy to get a win." About the La Salle defense he said "They kept the score in the fifties and if it gets much higher, we're losing that game."
La Salle plays William Allen High School at Council Rock South High School Wednesday at 7:30 in the second round.


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In the U.S. Declaration of Independence, it's taken as "self evident" that "all men are created equal." Today we would use a more inclusive phrase like "men and women," or a gender-neutral word like "people."
While it may be true for the purposes of the law, politics and human rights, it's sadly not true of programmers. Some are more skilled than others, while those others may specialize in things that make them peculiarly suited to a particular job.
The problem comes when it's time to evaluate a person for a specific job. On paper they may claim to have certain skills, but when the rubber meets the road, can they really carry off the job at hand? Wouldn't it be great if you could vet someone not by word of mouth, but by evaluating the code they've written in the past?
That's the idea behind Gild, which I first wrote about over the summer when it was just getting out of the starting blocks.
Today Gild will announce that it has landed an $8 million series A round of venture capital funding led by Steve Anderson of Baseline Ventures. Prior investors in Gild's seed round also participated. They include SAP Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners and investor Mark Kvamme, best known for his early stake in LinkedIn.
Gild has created a cloud-based service that tracks the code that developers share publicly on services like GitHub and Google Code. It monitors how often that person's code is accepted for open source projects, and how often other developers borrow from their code or "fork" it, which is a sign that other developers like what they see.
The result is that the programmers with the prestigious academic degrees may or may not be the ones you're looking for, but it's hard to know for sure until you've seen the code they've published. Software development becomes more of a meritocracy.
"Everyone is under pressure to find the best people," Desai told me. "Those companies that hire based on pedigree and people from the best schools, we know that's not working any more. They're missing out on a lot of talented people."
The company has been growing fast, and has seen its overall user base grow by 900 percent. Its customers include Box, Red Hat , Rackspace, Zynga and Square.
Gild has also been on a hiring tear: Jill Erickson, a former senior VP at advertising agency TMP Worldwide, joined as chief revenue officer in November. In December, Vivienne Ming, a Carnegie Mellon PhD and former research fellow at Stanford University's Center for Mind, Brain and Computation, joined as chief data scientist.


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About the Author
Eric R. Kandel is University Professor and Kavli Professor at Columbia University and a Senior Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Kandel is founding director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, and recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on memory storage in the brain. He is the author of In Search of Memory, a memoir that won a Los Angeles Times Book Award, and co-author of Principles of Neural Science, the standard textbook in the field. He was born in Vienna and lives in New York with his wife, Denise.


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Hurler syndrome is a rare, inherited disease of metabolism in which a person cannot break down long chains of sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (formerly called mucopolysaccharides).
Hurler syndrome belongs to a group of diseases called mucopolysaccharidoses, or MPS.
See also:
Alpha-L-iduronate deficiency; Mucopolysaccharidosis type I; MPS I H
Persons with Hurler syndrome do not make a substance called lysosomal alpha-L-iduronidase. This substance, called an enzyme, helps break down long chains of sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (formerly called mucopolysaccharides). These molecules are found throughout the body, often in mucus and in fluid around the joints.
Without the enzyme, glycosaminoglycans build up and damage organs, including the heart. Symptoms can range from mild to severe.
Hurler syndrome is inherited, which means that your parents must pass the disease on to you. If both parents carry the defective gene related to this condition, each of their children has a 25% chance of developing the disease.
Hurler syndrome is a type of mucopolysaccharidosis called MPS I. Hurler syndrome is the most severe type. It is categorized as MPS I H.
The other subtypes of MPS I are:
Symptoms of Hurler syndrome most often appear between ages 3 and 8. Infants with severe Hurler syndrome appear normal at birth. Facial symptoms may become more noticeable during the first 2 years of life.
Symptoms include:
Enzyme replacement therapy for Hurler syndrome adds a working form of the missing enzyme to the body. The medication, called laronidase (Aldurazyme), is given through a vein (intravenously). Talk to your doctor for more information.
Bone marrow transplant has been used in several patients with this condition. The treatment has had mixed results.
Other treatments depend on the organs that are affected.
For more information and support, contact one of the following organizations:
Hurler syndrome is a disease with a poor outlook. Children with this disease develop nervous system problems, and can die young.
Call your health care provider if:
Experts recommend genetic counseling and testing for couples with a family history of Hurler syndrome who are considering having children. Prenatal testing is available.
Staba SL, Escolar ML, Poe M, et al. Cord-blood transplants from unrelated donors in patients with Hurler's syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2004 May 6;350(19):1960-9.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Mucolipidoses Fact Sheet. Office of Communications and Public Liaison. Bethesda, MD; Publication No. 03-5115. February 13, 2007.
Wraith JE. Mucopolysaccharidoses and oligosaccharidoses. In: Saudubray JM, van den Berghe G, Walter JH, eds. Inborn Metabolic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. 5th ed. New York, NY: Springer; 2012:chap 40.
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