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Interviews with Farm Journal Seminar Speakers:
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Weakened Demand for Used Combines Persists
Used Ag Equipment Values Climb Higher
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St. Joseph County Jewish History Located in central northern Indiana along the Michigan border, St. Joseph County was established in 1830. Some of the county's earliest residents operated trading posts, exchanging furs, maple sugar, and baskets. Later residents, most of them Jewish, opened formal stores and sold clothing and dry goods. These Jewish merchants immigrated from Germany and settled largely in the cities South Bend and Mishawaka. They ran businesses, built houses of worship, and bonded with each other and local German Christians through social clubs. In 1878 South Bend's population included 125 individuals. By 1912 that figure had increased to 1,200, the third largest Jewish population in the state. A 1960 survey counted 805 Jewish households and 2652 individuals. This number declined throughout the 1970s as younger generations moved to larger cities. Nevertheless, the present local Jewish community, the remaining built environment, and documentary evidence serve as reminders of the rich St. Joseph County Jewish heritage.
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CFRA & Goldman Sachs on Expanded Smart Beta ETFs
CFRA Director of ETF and Mutual Fund Research Todd Rosenbluth spoke with Steve Sachs of Goldman Sachs about CFRA & Goldman Sachs on Expanded Smart Beta ETFs at the Inside ETFs 2018 Conference in Hollywood, Florida.
Pauline Bell is an equity analyst at CFRA, conducting fundamental analysis and valuation assessment within the U.S. Regional Banks, Canadian Diversified Banks, and Investment Banking & Brokerage areas.
Prior to joining CFRA, she worked as a loan officer for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, specializing in project and export finance with a focus on the energy and satellite transactions. Prior to that, she was an analyst with a boutique private equity firm in Washington, DC. She currently serves as a board member of the Washington Association of Money Managers and is the Subcommittee Chair for Women's Investment Network, CFA Society of Washington, DC.
Pauline holds a BA degree (summa cum laude) from Emory University and a MSFS degree with distinction from Georgetown University.
Michael Gordon is a senior associate on the Legal Edge team. Michael focuses on assessing legal and regulatory risk and identifies potential mispricings related to major patent, litigation, crisis and regulatory events, and other significant potential market catalysts across all sectors and industries.
Prior to joining CFRA in 2011, Michael interned with public and private sector organizations, including organizations focused on patent and trademark litigation. He has worked as a programmer on software for the analysis of genomic microarrays, and has been published in law journals on the topics of First Amendment law on the Internet and sales and use tax.
Michael graduated from Davidson College with a B.S. in Mathematics, Concentration in Computer Science, and from the University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., High Honors. He is a member of the North Carolina, Maryland, and District of Columbia Bars.
Jack Hampson joined CFRA in 2017 as a bespoke research analyst. Prior to joining CFRA, Jack worked at FTI Consulting and at Gotham Asset Management.
Jack is a graduate of Boston College, where he earned his B.A. in Economics, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned his M.B.A and specialized in the Applied Security Analysis Program. Jack is a CFA charterholder.
Elizabeth is a senior equity research analyst at CFRA. Elizabeth conducts fundamental analysis and valuation assessments for companies in the Industrials sector, with a focus on Commercial Services, Machinery, and Trading Companies and Distributors.
Prior to joining CFRA, Elizabeth worked as a derivatives analyst in the Regulatory Capital Management office at JP Morgan Chase.
Elizabeth holds a B.S.B.A in Finance and Economics from Creighton University.
Camilla Yanushevsky joined CFRA as an Equity Research Analyst in June 2018. She is responsible for general coverage of the firm's retail, textiles, apparel & luxury goods and leisure products industries.
Camilla previously worked at S&P Global Market Intelligence as a Markets & Deals, Subject Matter Expert. In this role, she provided insights into mergers & acquisitions, credit risk and broader market trends. She currently authors three biannual Industry Surveys titled "Apparel Retail", "Non-Apparel Retail" and "Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods."
Camilla holds a BSc in Finance from the University of Maryland, College Park – Robert H. Smith School of Business – and Bocconi School of Economics and Management (Milan, Italy). She is a Level III CFA Candidate.
Arun is an equity research analyst covering the consumer staples sector. He covers food distributors, food retailers, packaged food & meat companies, agricultural product companies, drug retailers, and household and personal product companies. Examples of some of the companies that he covers are Procter & Gamble, Walgreens Boots Alliance, The Kraft Heinz Company, and Sysco. He also writes periodic industry reports on the food & staples retailing industry and household products industry.
Arun joined CFRA in 2018. Prior to joining CFRA, Arun was a Senior Associate at KPMG LLP, working in various roles within Audit and Deal Advisory. In Audit, his clients were nationally recognized student loan lenders and internationally known financial institutions. In Deal Advisory, he performed due diligence services for private equity and corporate clients, leveraging his expertise in technical accounting to deliver high-quality due diligence reporting on potential M&A deals.
Arun holds a bachelor's in Business Administration from James Madison University in 2013. Subsequently, he attended Virginia Tech to obtain his Master of Accounting and Information Systems in 2014. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Virginia and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Michael Dowd is head of global account management at CFRA. He is responsible for leading a global team of dedicated account managers to deliver best-in-class service for CFRA clients, developing the go-to-market strategy for client accounts, and driving user adoption of CFRA research.
Prior to joining CFRA, Mike served as the Director of Client Services and a member of the Senior Management Team at SNL Financial before the firm was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 2015. Following the acquisition, he built a Global Renewal Operations Team at S&P Global to facilitate a shift to avalue-based commercial pricing model, and led successful Relationship Management Teams in the non-financial Corporate client segment.
Mike holds aBachelor of Science, Business Administration from the University of Vermont, and a Master of Business Administration from Union College, with a concentration in Finance and International Business.
Ken Leon is Director of Equity Research at CFRA, responsible for analytical research as well as client servicing. As a subject matter expert, his research industries include Diversified Banks and the Housing Market, with coverage of Homebuilding, Home Improvement Retail, Home Furnishings and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).
Ken is a thought leader that provides ongoing in-depth research and communications to key customer segments. He is active with most media networks and leading print media, and is sought for his investment views on the large banks and housing market trends.
Ken previously held the position of Global Director of Research and Industry Analyst for S&P Global Market Intelligence. Prior to joining CFRA, Ken spent over two decades in equity research with research leadership responsibilities at ABN Amro, Bear Stearns, and Lehman Brothers. He was a three-time Institutional Investor All-Star for his coverage of Wireless Telecommunications Services.
Ken holds both a Bachelor of Science degree and an MBA from New York University. He was also licensed in the State of New Jersey as a Certified Public Accountant.
Kevin Huang is an equity research analyst and is primarily responsible for providing analytical coverage of several industries within health care, which includes biotechnology, medical devices, health care providers and services, and health care technology. His role involves keeping up-to-date with health care policy and regulation, industry trends, and technological advancements.
Prior to joining CFRA in 2016, Kevin worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior associate in Risk Assurance.
Kevin holds a BSBA in Finance and Accounting from the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also a CFA Charterholder.
Colin Scarola is a senior analyst at CFRA. His responsibilities include fundamentalresearch and recommending equity investments within the Health Care sector, with emphasis on the pharmaceutical supply chain, health plan providers, and the life sciences industry.
Before joining CFRA in 2018, Colin spent three years as an investment analyst in real estate private equity with Pennybacker Capital in Austin, Texas. He transitioned into the investment field following four years as a mechanical engineer within the building automation and aerospace industries.
Colin has completed the CFA curriculum and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude. He also holds a Master of Science in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated at the top of his class.
Chris Kuiper is a senior equity analyst at CFRA, conducting fundamental analysis and valuation assessments within the Consumer Finance, Capital Markets, and REITs areas.
Prior to joining CFRA in 2017, Chris worked as an analyst for a large-cap value fund. Chris also worked as a fundamental analyst for Calamos Investments, and a credit analyst for TCF Bank. He also previously worked as a research fellow for the Mercatus Center, a research center at George Mason University, where he wrote and published on public policy issues.
Chris holds a bachelor's degree from Dordt College and a master's degree in economics from George Mason University. Chris Kuiper holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Stewart Glickman is head of the Energy sector team and senior equity analyst at CFRA. He is responsible for analytical coverage of the Energy sector across the value chain. Stewart has held the positions of Sector Head of the Energy and Materials teams and Industry Analyst for S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Prior to joining S&P Global, Stewart worked in strategic consulting with Monitor Company and in economic consulting with Law and Economics Consulting Group and National Economic Research Associates, Inc.
Stewart holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Victoria, and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University. Stewart is a CFA charterholder.
Paige Meyer is an equity research analyst at CFRA. She is responsible for providing differentiated and actionable research and recommendations on equities in the Energy and Utility sectors. Paige's areas of focus include: exploration and production, energy equipment and services, drilling, midstream, and gas utilities. She also authors two top-down industry primers: Energy Equipment & Services, and Gas Utilities.
Prior to joining CFRA in 2017, Paige gained her broad experience in the integrated oil and gas industry, working for Royal Dutch Shell. She had the opportunity to work across multiple business lines, including the upstream (onshore natural gas production), downstream (refinery), and global trading businesses.
Paige also has experience in consulting, focusing on credit risk.Paige holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Tim is a forensic equity analyst, covering Asia-Pacific compannies. Tim is responsible for helping CFRA's clients better understand underappreciated differences between financial results and underlying economic reality. Tim joined CFRA as a member CFRA's bespoke research team, and after spending a little over a year with this team, he transitioned to CFRA's proactive idea generation team.
Prior to joining CFRA in 2017, Tim spent four years at KPMG in their Deal Advisory and Audit practices. Tim holds a master's degree in Accounting and a B.S. in Business from Ohio State University. He is also a CFA and a licensed CPA.
Prior to joining S&P Global in 1989 and CFRA in 2016, Sam served as Editor In Chief at Argus Research, an independent investment research firm in New York City.
He holds an MBA in Finance from New York University and a B.A. in History/Education from Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, PA. He is a CFP® certificant and is a Trustee of the Securities Industry Institute®, the executive development program held annually at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.
Follow Sam on Twitter: @StovallCFRA
Prior to joining CFRA, Lindsey worked as an Investment Strategist with S&P Global within the Investment Advisory Services division. She worked in several different capacities at TheStreet.com before that, from helping to manage Jim Cramer's small and mid-cap Charitable Trusts, to leading trader blog conversations and writing research. She learned the ropes as an equity research analyst at J.P Morgan and Deutsche Bank covering retail companies, and began her career in investment banking with Jefferies & Company's Mergers & Acquisition group.
Follow Lindsey on Twitter: @LBellCFRA
Prior to joining CFRA and S&P Global, Tuna was a Senior Equity Analyst at Lehman Brothers, New York. He participated in key decisions by the firm's Investment Policy Committee and was highly instrumental in managing a multi-capitalization equity portfolio, with primary focus on the Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) sectors. Tuna also gained extensive global consulting experience in his previous roles at Arthur Andersen and KPMG.
Tuna earned an MBA in Finance from the Strathclyde University Business School in Scotland, U.K. He also holds a B.Sc. in Accounting from University of Nigeria as well as LL.B. (JD). Tuna is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Prior to joining CFRA, Todd previously served in other financial positions at S&P Global, such as International Mutual Fund Sector Specialist, Large Cap Value and Large Cap Growth Analyst and has served on the Fund Services Asset Allocation Committee. Prior to joining S&P Global in 2001, Todd was managing editor of Value Line Mutual Fund Survey and Senior Large Cap and Small Cap Value Mutual Fund Analyst. He was also a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley.
Todd holds a B.G.S in Finance from the University of Michigan and an MBA in Finance from New York University.
Follow Todd on Twitter at: @ToddCFRA
Prior to joining CFRA, Mike served as the Director of Client Services and a member of the Senior Management Team at SNL Financial before the firm was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 2015. Following the acquisition, he built a Global Renewal Operations Team at S&P Global to facilitate a shift to avalue-based commercial pricing model, and led successful Relationship Management Teams in the non-financial Corporate client segment.
Mike holds aBachelor of Science, Business Administration from the University of Vermont, and a Master of Business Administration from Union College, with a concentration in Finance and International Business.
Matthew is Vice President of Equity Research at CFRA. He is responsible for providing differentiated and actionable research and recommendations on equities in the Materials and Industrials sectors. Matthew's areas of focus include: metals & mining, construction materials, containers & packaging, and building products. Matthew previously held the position of Industry/Equity Analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Matthew joined CFRA in 2016 and S&P Global in 2014, after working on the buy-side as an Equity Analyst at London Capital Management in London, Canada, where he covered North American stocks in the Energy and Consumer Staples sectors. Prior to joining the equity research industry, Matthew worked as a Financial Analyst for companies in both the retail and fitness areas.
Matthew holds his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Colorado State University and his MBA from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. He is also a CFA charterholder.
John is Vice President of Equity Research. He joined CFRA in April 2019. He is responsible for fundamental equity research and analysis covering several segments within the Information Technology and Communication Services sectors, including enterprise software and SaaS/cloud providers, Internet advertising/social media platforms, and game developers.
Prior to joining CFRA, John co-founded Samadhi Capital Partners, an investment advisor and equity research firm where he developed an investment process and framework targeted at tech sector equities, with a particular emphasis on gauging the impact of and identifying the long-term winners from artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, and related developments categorized under the larger "cognification of software" mega-trend. Before his entrepreneurial stint, he served as Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Sands Capital Management, responsible for the firm's investments within the tech sector.
John began his career in equity research with an independent equity research firm, Precursor, where he was ranked as the top analyst covering network equipment stocks among independent research firms. He also spent the first dozen years of his career in various roles within the tech industry. During this time, he published dozens of white papers and research reports on topics ranging from network processors, Virtual LAN (VLAN) technology, and the historical evolution of enterprise application architecture.
John graduated from Harvard University with a BA in East Asian Studies.


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The Geography Blog focusing on all things geography: human, physical, technical, space, news, and geopolitics. Also known as Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze! Written by a former National Geographic employee who also proudly served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Most and Least Educated States
Encarta has an article called The Most (and Least) Educated States. The article examines ranking systems of education in states.
The map above, based on data from the article, has some geographical trends. Most of the highly college educated states range from the District of Colombia to New England. While I have not looked at the data for Virginia I am sure the Northern Virginia (NOVA) area around Washington is the reason Virginia is on the top of the list. Many people who live here worked for government, non-government organizations, and businesses that are highly intertwined with the government.
Appalachia, the central South, and the Ohio River area are some of the lowest college educated areas in America. Here many poor Whites and Blacks have lived. The plantation economy was never huge here. The area has portions of coal mining country and the Rust Belt. Nevada is proportionally low also. Many businesses in booming Las Vegas are service sector which do not require a college degree.
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I think your assessment of Northern Virginia skewing the rest of the state is right on the mark. It's not just education but income, diversity, job type, etc., that is shifting. Changing demographics seem to be tied to a flood of new residents from other states and countries attracted to high-paying IT and defense-related government contracting jobs. This is also having an impact on the political landscape. Virginia, once a solid Republican-majority state, swung to the Democrats in the three most recent statewide elections: the last Senate contest and the last two elections for Governor. For a bellwether of what may happen in future elections, look no further than Fairfax County outside of the Beltway along with Loudoun County. The residents of this small patch alone comprise nearly 15% of the state population. The change in Loudoun is particularly astonishing given its prior voting history, but it has has tripled or quadrupled its population over the last couple of decades. Throw in NOVa's inner suburbs plus Richmond plus Tidewater and the contests become particularly competitive. Tiny Arlington County, just a speck on the map at 26 square miles, has twenty times the population of many downstate counties. NOVa could become a crucial player in the next Presidential election depending on whether the demographic shifts in its outer suburbs are large enough to swing Virginia towards one party or the other. Regardless of political affiliation, this is a fascinating spot to watch.
I just stumbled across your blog and am thoroughly enjoying it. Very thought provoking.
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The plantation economy ? I live in Alabama we have nasa here as well as redstone arsenol. Also most of the countrys enginearing is done here for nasa by boing and other companies. You need to look into your research more there is no "The plantation economy" here. we are fully functioning cities and have some of the countries most important work on defense systems being developed here. Your friend "The plantation economy " worker
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You need to read what I wrote. "The plantation economy was never huge here." That statement agrees with your's and is in the past tense.


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Don't Forget To Stretch!
October 3, 2011 - Dalia Jakubauskas
Even the most diligent exercisers tend to forget one of the most important components of any exercise program –stretching. A simple series of stretches takes just a few minutes and helps prevent injury to muscles and joints yet many exercisers neglect this part of their program. Well, here are some important reasons not to skip stretching. • Improve the range of motion in your joints • Improve your performance and reduce the risk of injury • Reduce muscle soreness and improve your posture • Help reduce lower back pain • Increase blood and nutrients to the tissues • Improve your coordination • Helps reduce stress • Can be the most relaxing part of an exercise routine
It's no secret that physical therapists employ stretching techniques as a key component of the healing process for their patients. The same rules apply to average and elite exercisers, as do patients recovering from injury. Without sufficient stretching, muscles and joints stiffen, cannot heal properly and risk tears and injury –especially as we grow older. Stretching is not rocket science and takes just a few minutes at the end of each exercise session. Here are some tips to improve your stretching techniques.
1. Stretch after your workout when your muscles are warm and you're ready for a cool down. Some folks like to stretch before their workout but if you do, make sure to do a light warm up like a few-minute walk or marching in place. Cold muscles can lead to injury.
2. Try to hold each stretch for at least 15-30 seconds.
3. Do not bounce! This is called ballistic stretching and can cause injury. Simply hold the stretch. This technique is called static stretching.
4. Stretching between stretch training sets isn't a bad idea. You can even perform light stretches throughout the day to deal with a tight neck, shoulders or back.
5. Target the muscles groups you've worked during your exercise sessions as well as any chronically tight areas.
Check the following website from the Mayo Clinic for some easy-to-replicate stretches: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stretching/SM00043 So, if you've been engaging in a regular exercise program –great! Just don't forget to stretch.
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What could bring a Republican party leader out of retirement and two Senate rivals closer together?
The United Nations Disabilities Treaty, according to "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart.
Calling it "unasailable and unifying," Stewart pointed out that the proposal prompted Republican party leader and World War II veteran Bob Dole to come out of retirement to give it his personal endorsement. The proposal even caused current Senate rivals John McCain and John Kerry to engage in some good-natured ribbing.
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At a news concerence for the disabilities treaty, Republican Sen. John McCain responded to Democratic Sen. John Kerry's introduction with "Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary," ribbing the Massachusetts senator about recent talk that he could replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Kerry, known for his long-winded way of speaking, came back with a quick response that caught Stewart off guard.
"Thank you very much, Mr. President," Kerry blithely replied.
"Two things," Stewart said, after regaining his composure. "One, solid, concise joke. Two, a little disproportionate. McCain teased you about a job you might get, you hit him with the faiilure of his life."
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I haven't had a computer for 12 years, but I still have my Hotmail account I made back in like 2001 or so... May have been 2002, I'm not sure. I miss the old Hotmail. The look, the interface it used in general.... Now it's like a huge ad and spam thing even though I've not once ever used that account for anything other than emailing friends.
It was really annoying the last time they changed it... I was actually mad. I used to have NO issues logging in, and using the service. Then they "updated" it, and I no longer could use the browser I wanted to use Hotmail. It would either not work at all, or tell me it wasn't going to unless I used a certain browser I would not be using.
Thank God they finally made an Email client that isn't crap (Live Mail) on Windows 7 that actually looks good, works nice, and basically integrated my Hotmail account RIGHT into it. Sooooo nice when Microsoft does something good.
I don't give a rat's furry ass if someone agrees with me or not, but I actually liked Outlook Express back a few years ago. It WORKED. I don't care hot bad it was in terms of security, I liked it. Yea, I had to spend a little time setting up a few things to insure it didn't destroy my machine from some stupid virus or worm, but, after that, I had an email client that not only had a nice clean and simple design, but it had a nice quick responsive way if working.
I have mixed feelings about Outlook, because it was sometimes clunky, but Outlook express on the other hand, was much simpler, much nicer looking, and much MUCH faster.
It's a shame they don't make it anymore, and won't release it. But I guess Windows Live Mail on Windows 7 isn't so bad since it's a hundred times better than Outlook.
If you haven't noticed, I'm incredibly picky when it comes to Email Clients. More so than even Web Browsers. If you think I'm bad with Browsers, or OSs, I'm worse with Email clients. I literally refused checking my email when I couldn't use what I wanted. I know, I'm stubborn at times, but, I don't care, I know what I like.


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Six highlights in your travel week | 27 July
TFE Hotels has opened the doors of the new Adina Apartment Hotel Brisbane, which offers views over the Brisbane River and interiors that will transport guests back to the grandeur of the early 20th century.
The city-centre hotel is housed in a restored heritage-listed building that was completed in 1922 to accommodate the Queensland Government Savings Bank.
It offers 220 rooms and suites, and includes an extra five levels designed to complement the historic building, with expansive views and balconies for many of the rooms.
The lobby celebrates the building's 1920s origins, with double-height original timber-panelled walls and ornate ceiling roses.
The gym is alongside a heated pool on the ground floor, which is enclosed on each side but open to the Brisbane sky.
The hotel is close to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Southbank.
Special introductory room rates start at $135 per night, a saving of 25 per cent.
Visit www.adinahotels.com.
A journey by ship and heritage rail from Sydney to Brisbane and back has been released by Cruise Express, featuring a train trip through inland Queensland and NSW along tracks that rarely see passenger traffic.
The seven-day 'Great Northern Loop' adventure begins on March 26 next year with a two-night cruise from Sydney to Brisbane aboard the 3500-passenger, 19-deck Majestic Princess, the largest Princess Cruises ship to ever visit Australia.
Guests will have the day to explore Brisbane and spend a night in the city before a four-day journey by two privately chartered heritage trains back to Sydney via historic towns in Queensland and NSW.
A 1960s locomotive, the 1620, will haul heritage carriages to the 150-year-old Toowoomba Station for lunch. The itinerary then leaves regular passenger lines and takes in the rose town of Warwick in the lush Darling Downs where passengers will visit historic Glengallan Homestead for afternoon tea.
After a night in Warwick, guests reboard the train for the trip to the border town of Goondiwindi where they then travel by coach to the northern NSW outpost of North Star at the end of the former Bogabilla Line.
Here, they board the charming heritage rail motor 621/721, also built in the 1960s, bound for Moree, Narrabri and Gunnedah — home of Dorothea Mackellar's famous poem My Country — before a stop in Werris Creek and a visit to the local rail museum.
The rarely traversed Binnaway Line will then take the rail motor to the historic, gold-mining town of Gulgong.
The final day will see the rail motor travel through the two-kilometre-long Bylong Tunnel and through the Hunter Valley back to Sydney.
The tour is priced from $2690 per person twin-share.
Visit www.cruiseexpress.com.au
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is currently in flood, with the South Australian Outback being transformed into a spectacular, colourful desert oasis with new wildlife and flora spanning about 145 by 75 kilometres.
The lake only sees water every three-to-10 years and only completely floods three times every 160 years.
When the lake's water level is low, its glittering crystalised surface stretches as far as the eye can see.
When it floods, waterbirds descend in their thousands, fish converge in channels and wildflowers blanket floodplains.
As water begins to evaporate, the lake takes-on a spectacular pink hue caused by a pigment found within a specific type of salt-loving algae.
For details on how to best take advantage of what is a truly iconic moment, visit the Lake Eyre blog on www.southaustralia.com
Air Tahiti Nui has added a fleet of four helicopters to its operations in Tahiti to fill a void for private transfers, high-end experiences and scenic flights.
With the arrival of the final two choppers in July, the joint operation between Air Tahiti Nui and HBG is now in full swing.
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We then took up chapters two and three, where Vonnegut introduces his main character, Billy Pilgrim, through whom Vonnegut does his 'looking back' throughout the rest of the novel, but that looking back, I noted, violates chronological order because Billy has "come unstuck in time" (p. 29). "What do you make of Billy's time-travels," I asked, "and of his abduction by Tralfamadorians? Do you see Billy as deranged, driven mad by the absurd violence that punctuates his life, beginning with his experience as a prisoner of war and as a witness of the fire-bombing of Dresden and ending with the plane crash in 1968 that kills everyone but Billy?" My question quickly generated evidence for such a view, evidence focused primarily on the cartoonish goofiness of the Tralfamadorian aliens, described as "two feet high, and green, and shaped like plumber's friends," and on Billy's equally improbable union with movie-star Montana Wildhack, with whom he starts a family inside their glass bubble on Tralfamadore (p. 32). We noted, too, the reference to shock-treatments some veterans, including Billy, received after the war, suggesting that those driven mad by the war needed to be numbed and pacified so that they might re-enter society as seemingly normal (p. 30). While commending such close reading, I suggested, too, that they remain open to competing interpretations of Billy's insanity, particularly given the striking similarity between Billy's time-travel, which allows him to see "his birth and his death many times," to the Buddhist idea that our notions of time are illusory, that all moments occur simultaneously (p. 29), or, as Billy learns on Tralfamadore, that "all moments, past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist" (p. 34). Persuaded of the truth of this perspective on experience, I continued, when Billy tries to teach others about the simultaneity of every moment, he sees himself as a good postmodern optometrist, "prescribing corrective lenses for Earthling souls" (p. 36).
Offering to serve as scribe at the board, I then asked the students to list, focusing on chapters two and three, precisely what we see of the war through Billy's corrective lenses. Their listing kept me busy at the board:
- Billy's suffering as a front-line survivor: no helmet, no boots, feeling "cold, hungry, embarrassed, incompetent," a "filthy flamingo" who saw "no important differences…between walking and standing still" (pp. 40-43)
- Roland Weary, another child but a warped, sadistic one, who mocks Billy and torments him with talk of his brass knuckles and the blood-gutter on his ten-inch knife (pp. 44-47)
- After their capture, Weary's feet shredded by forced march in clogs (p. 70), splattered with "snot and blutwurst and tobacco juice" coming from a drunken German soldier (p. 82)
- The crazed patriot colonel, "Wild Bob," whose "lungs rattled like greasy paper bags" (pp. 84-85)
- The grossly over-crowded, poorly ventilated, freezing train cars used to transport Billy, Weary, Wild Bob, and other prisoners to work camps (p. 90)
"Do you see Billy's time-travel, then, as a way to escape an absurd, intolerable reality?" I asked. In response, students found some evidence for this view: Billy's travel to his successful optometry practice (p. 73), Billy riding in his Cadillac El Dorado (p. 72), his election as president of the Lions Club (p. 63). "But does other evidence," I asked, "undercut this view of time-travel as pleasurable escapism?" Just as quickly, this question generated evidence of Billy traveling from the war to other horrible moments: his father throwing little Billy in the pool and telling him to "damn well swim" or sink (p. 55), his mother's demented confusion (p. 56), the execution of Private Slovik (p. 57), the plane crash (p. 31).
All this suffering before, during, and after the war, I noted, makes Billy question his own stability, the condition of "his mind in general," for he "tried to remember how old he was, couldn't. He tried to remember what year it was. He couldn't remember that, either" (p. 71). "But do you see any evidence of sanity in Billy's responses to the absurdity and violence that inform most of his moments?" I asked. Silence followed. I tried again: "What do we often see Billy doing, even in moments of comfort and prosperity?" Blerta responded, saying that she finds sanity in these key quotations: "Every so often, for no apparent reason, Billy Pilgrim would find himself weeping….Sleep would not come. Tears came instead" (pp. 78, 79). Praising her insight, I asked the class if they could think of a more reasonable response to the horrors that Vonnegut has forced us to see.
With the period ending, I asked the class to complete the novel for the next session. I also asked them to choose one of the overlapping subjects I had written on the board and to write a substantial journal reflection, at least one page, focusing on chapters 4-9:
- Further evidence of the horrors and absurdities of war
- The decadence of twentieth-century culture
- Further evidence of Billy's insanity/sanity
- Reasons for Faulknerian hope


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HTC One review: great high-end Android matches, but can't beat the best. A good deal
Price: 449
Rating: 9
The HTC One is the flagship Android smartphone from HTC. It has a vibrant and clear Full HD screen, quad-core processor offering high-end performance, and an intriguing Ultrapixel camera that promises better shots in low light. Software wise the HTC One runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense - not quite the latest Google OS, but very close to it. So how does the HTC One perform in a market that now includes Apple's new iPhones, theGalaxy Note 3 and the Xperia Z1?
Find out more about this high-end Android smartphone and how it fits in in our HTC One review. Also see our article: 13 best smartphones: The best phone you can buy in 2013?
HTC One review: UK price
SIM free you can pick up the 32GB varient of the HTC One for around £450 inc VAT. That's actually relatively cheap - the Xperia Z1 and Galaxy Note 3 cost just a smidgeon more (and perform a little better, as you'll find out below). It's much cheaper than buying outright an iPhone. Contract deals in which the handset is 'free' start at £27.50 a month and are available from all major operators including EE, Three, Vodafone, O2, Orange and T-Mobile. Again, that's pretty cheap for a top-quality smartphone. PAYG deals start at £449 inc VAT from T-Mobile, Orange, O2, Vodafone and Three.
HTC One review: the best Android phone?
The HTC One is part of a wider push by HTC to make itself known as a serious and stylish player at the top end of the smartphone market. As such you'll note that it has more a premium 'feel' than other great handsets such as the Sony Xperia Z and the Samsung Galaxy S4. That means that out of the box the HTC One looks and feels like something expensive and luxurious. Since the HTC One hit the market, however, we've reviewed several great new handsets including the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, the Note 3 and the Xperia Z1. Only the 5S of these has the same metallic finish as the HTC.
But remember that the aluminium from which the HTC One is constructed is both light and strong, but prone to picking up scratches. Like the iPhone 5 andApple iPhone 5S the HTC One may require a case in order to protect it in pristine condition, and that's not something you could say about the Xperia or Galaxy phones, or other phones such as the Nokia Lumia 925(and other Windows phones), and the BlackBerry Z10.
What is categorically the case is what we outline in this in-depth HTC One review: this is a great phone. It offers performance, features and build that only a handful of the best smartphones can.
(Stay on this page for our take on the HTC One's performance and build quality. On page two we look at HTC One display, audio and media. Click through to page three to find out about the HTC One camera and page four is where you find our review of the HTC One software and setup.)
HTC One review: Design and build quality
The new HTC One is a beautiful object. HTC says it has the best build quality of any phone on the market. It would. That is of course a subjective claim that cannot be proved or disproved. Let's say only this: in terms of the feel of the materials, and the way they fit together, we can name no smartphone that obviously bests the HTC One. It's like a bigger iPhone 5 with rounded edges, or a non-metallic Sony Xperia Z (without the flappy ports).
It is virtually all metal, aluminium in fact. Indeed the only part of the HTC One's shell that isn't obviously made of lightweight metal is the Gorilla Glass screen and a slim plasticky band that runs around the edge.
Like the iPhone 5 and Xperia Z the HTC One is also light for such a well-put-together device, yet it feels solid. HTC claims the new HTC One weighs 143g. According to the PC Advisor scales it is a much more significant 144g. But what's a gramme between colleagues? The key point is that it is big and solid, but surprisingly light. The iPhone 5 is a much lighter 112g, but the case in which I keep mine adds another 17g - this is a personal opinion, but I want to protect the iPhone, whereas the HTC feels like it could withstand the slings and arrows of life in my pocket unscathed.It's like the BlackBerry Z10 in that respect, only it feels like a much more desirable object. By contrast the Xperia Z1 weighs 170g, and the Note 3 168g. Both these phones are more plastic in construction, of course.
The Sony Xperia Z is probably the closest matched device in terms of size, shape and want-me coolness - that phone is marginally thinner at its widest point: 7.9mm as opposed to the HTC One's 9.45mm. But both weigh almost exactly the same. The Xperia Z1 is 8.7mm and the Note 3 8.3mm. These are both big screen phones, so the HTC One is arguable wider than it ought to be.
Like the Xperia Z1, the HTC One is perfectly balanced. That weight and size isn't a problem - it fits neatly into my trouser pocket. One minor down side is that the display isn't quite edge to edge, although the bezel is far from huge.
We have to point out the all-aluminium back. We wanted to be sceptical after HTC made such claims for the design and build of the new HTC One, but this sheet of brushed metal is the finishing touch on a beautifully put together device. This is a shiny precious thing you will want to have and hold.
There is one caveat, however. As I was testing the HTC One the back got hot to the touch. Not too hot to hold, but enough to make me worry about its long-term health. I was running benchmarks at the time which put enormous strain on the components, but it's not something you like to feel. (We've read reports elsewhere of this phenomenon, so it is an important consideration.)
We continue our new HTC One review with a look at its impressive display, and audio visual playback capabilities.
HTC One review: Performance, specs and benchmarks
We normally start with a smartphone's design and build, but we have to talk about the HTC One's performance, because when first we tested it, the HTC One was the fastest phone we have tested. That is no longer the case, but the HTC has nothing to be ashamed of. Read: HTC One mini vs HTC One comparison review.
Straight out of the box it feels zippy. And there is good reason for that. The HTC One combines a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, quad-core, 1.7GHz processor with 2GB DDR2 RAM. It aced our GeekBench 2 synthetic performance benchmark, turning in an average score of 2721 points. At the time of testing this was a record: to put that into perspective the previous record holder was the Nexus 4 with a speedy 2009 points. The Sony Xperia Z - no slouch itself - scores 1986, and the iPhone 5 1650. None of those phones is slow, so you can see just how fast is the HTC One. Unfortunately it is no longer our record holder, having been superceded by several phones. These include the Note 3 (4057), and the Sony Xperia Z1 (3673). See also: iPhone 5 vs HTC One comparison review.
The good times continue when we tested graphics performance in our GLBenchmark HD framerate benchmark. The new HTC One smashed that test, too, turning in a top quality score of 34fps. That's not quite top of the shop - the iPhone 5 achieved a massive 38fps, and the Nexus 4 39fps. More recently we've seen better scores from the iPhone 5S (53fps), Xperia Z1 (53fps) and the record goes to the Galaxy Note 3 (54fps). What that bewildering array of stats actually means is this: the HTC One is one of a few phones that offer stunning graphics performance, although it has been considerable bettered since it launched.
In the SunSpider 2 test that measures JavaScript performance the HTC One is again close to the best. Our current gold standard is the iPhone 5S with a blink and you'll miss it time of 417ms. The HTC One can't get close to this with an average score of 1213ms. By contrast the Xperia Z1 and Note 3 are again the stellar performers, getting close to the latest iPhone with scores of 738ms and 589ms. Web browsing and Javascript performance on the new HTC One is swift and snappy - just not best ever.
In terms of storage you will have a choice of 32GB or 64GB. Sadly there is no expandable storage. There's an internal GPS antenna, GLONASS and a digital compass, as well as a gyro sensor, accelerometer, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor. In terms of connectivity you get a 3.5mm stereo audio jack, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and a micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link.
The HTC One is a smartphone boasting performance that is in the same class as the best of the rest in all key areas. It's just not the best at anything. See also: Group test: what's the best Android phone?
HTC One review: Audio and media
With a built-in amplifier, Beats Audio and two front-facing speakers the HTC One delivers a big sound with or without headphones. And in the box you get a pair of surprisingly decent in-ear headphones. They are black and red in a style suspiciously like Beats phones, although they are not those. HTC has equipped the HTC One with what it calls studio-quality sound with Beats Audio. In our tests the bundled headphones combined with the HTC One's audio subsystem provided a sound that is clear and well-rounded (we often find Beats branded audio to be over bassy).
In the demonstrations we saw - or heard - at the HTC One launch the dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers delivered a decent sound in a reasonably sized room full of people. It's not like having a proper soundbar, but the handset alone will suffice in plenty of social occasions, which is saying something. (What is less socially acceptable is the marketing term HTC has appended to this audio set up: 'BoomSound'. Give me strength.)
The music player software has also been given a revamp. In essence you can see the lyrics while music plays. Which is, you know, nice. We saw this and can confirm that it works as advertised. It's not a deal-breaker for me, but I used to buy my CDs and tapes from Our Price, so it's possible I'm not the desired demographic.
In terms of making calls there's an HDR microphone and what HTC calls 'Sense Voice'. These features should make voice call quality better. We made a couple of calls that sounded good to both sides - but that's the case with all high-end smartphones, isn't it?
One little upgrade we did like the idea of, is the combination of infrared hidden in the power button and HTC Sense that allows you to use your HTC One as a TV remote. This may cause marital break down in homes with multiple HTC phones, of course, but it also offers a kind of EPG for finding programs.
The TV app is fairly simple to set up, simply select which devices you which to control and which manufacturer they are made by. You're then given test buttons until it works. We got it working with a Philips TV but failed with the TalkTalk YouView box.
We like the EPG guide but the other sections promoting what programmes are on are confusion and the on demand section cheekily tries to persuade you to buy films on HTC Watch. It's nothing amazing but handy when you've lost the remote control.
HTC One review: display
The HTC One's 4.7in Super LCD 3 display has the highest pixel density of any phone I have seen, or indeed any smartphone PC Advisor has tested. This Full HD 1080p display crams 468 pixels into every inch. That stat is incredible and almost meaningless. Suffice to say it is sharp.
It's razor sharp - not quite as colourful as the SuperAMOLED displays sported by the top Samsung handsets, but brilliant at rendering details in photos and video even under the stip lights of a room with no natural light. Viewing angles are good - a couple of people could probably watch a movie together at a push. The touchscreen is very responsive, too.
HTC One review: Camera
With the HTC One, HTC makes a bold move to redefine what we should expect from a smartphone camera. It's trying to get away from the megapixels arms race and focus on larger pixels in order to allow for greater light absorbtion. Or, to put it another way, it has only a 4Mp camera at the rear and a 2.1Mp, 88 degree wide angle lens with HDR capability at the front. I'm tipping my hat to HTC for getting away from the ludicrously large sensors now packed into phones. There are many more important parts to a camera than the sensor.
But is it any good? The short answer is yes: this is a decent smartphone camera. The faster sensor means you can quickly capture shots - critical for a smartphone snapper. And there are good options: you can change exposure and contrast, tweak ISO levels and adjust sharpness. There's also an HDR mode, but you don't get the shot-selection modes offered by other high-end phones, however.
Pictures taken were pretty good: occasionally noisy which we didn't expect from a camera with such a low pixel count, but good in low-light conditions. It's not a camera for serious photographers, but it will let you take multiple decent snaps in a timely fashion - even in a dingy bar.
We've included some photo and video below, but it is also worth pointing out that HTC says the camera is best at shooting images that are then viewed on the HTC One's screen.
HTC has added some interesting software features to its camera that seem compelling. Following BoomSound into the Ministry of Silly Names is 'HTC Zoe', which captures an HD video every time you take a photo by grabbing an image 0.6 seconds before you press the shutter button, and then capturing info for three seconds afterwards. The images and videos from a given event are then stitched together on the fly in order to create an up to 30-second video which you can export as a MPEG4. Expect to see a lot of this on Facebook.
NEXT PAGE: HTC ONE, test clips, software, setup and battery life >>
HTC One test shots
Test video clip
Here's a shot taken in very low light (under my desk). Click the images to enlarge them.
These two are on the street outside our office. Again, click to enlarge.
We made a super quick Zoe and it is very easy to use.
HTC One review: Software and setup
The new HTC One runs Android 4.1.2 with full access to the Play Store for apps and media, but it is heavily customised with HTC Sense and a new content-flow feature. In additon to HTC Zoe, the silly names just keep on coming.
As part of the relatively simple HTC Sense interface, now upgraded to Sense 5.0, HTC has introduced a new service called BlinkFeed. Sense is part of all HTC phones, and makes the Android experience clean and simple - although it is very different to a traditional Android interface. I like it, but it is a personal thing.
BlinkFeed offers a cascading flow of all updates and media similar to the Hub in BlackBerry 10 or Windows Phone 8's messages feed.
With BlinkFeed the HTC One delivers tiles of all of your favourite information, social and media feeds, allowing you to see everything that is going on in your life, the lives of your 'friends', and in the world. All in 30 seconds or so.
Honestly, I found BlinkFeed nothing but annoying. I can see what HTC is thinking, but for me it is just too much. Open up your phone and it is there, throwing information at you whether you want it or not. Your opinion may differ, of course. You can't delete it but you can set up your phone in such a way as you rarely see it. And HTC is promising to sign up all manner of media owners, publishers and software developers to populate this feed with compelling content.
The initial setup process is slick, but may feel intrusive to some. When you first use the HTC One you are pushed into synching various social and email accounts, and selecting your news preferences, via a web app on your PC. It's the slickest setup of an Android phone I have experienced - all your contacts and accounts on your device within a couple of minutes. But it does feel unavoidable, and it is possible you may not want to be tied into all of your accounts in this way.
HTC One review: Battery life
After a period of 24 hours of moderate use, the HTC One had around 30 percent battery remaining. It's an acceptable effort in the sense that smartphones typically only last a day of use and need to be charged overnight. That's not to say we don't want more, we do.
It's worth pointing out that the HTC One's 2300mAh battery is non-removable.Buying Advice
The HTC One is up there with the very best smartphones on the market today. It has superb performance, and excellent build quality spoiled only slightly by running hot in use. You can't fault the feature set, and it matches the other high-end products in terms of price. In terms of audio and visual output it is unsurpassed. The interface might be an acquired taste for some, and we weren't overly impressed with the camera. It's not perfect, but alongside the Xperia Z and iPhone 5 this is about as good a phone as you can buy.


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Norri Leder, a Houston mom, said she watched TV pundits discuss the pros and cons of firearm restrictions after last week's Newtown, Conn., massacre, and she didn't want her voice to be excluded from the national discussion.
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Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the discussion this week, saying that teachers and administrators should be armed to prevent carnage on school campuses. At a tea party event Tuesday in the Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills, Perry said that local districts - and not the state or federal government - "should be allowed to decide their own gun policies."
The state leaders' positions had Leder seething.
"I just couldn't stand it," she said, "so I got on Facebook and email and said, 'Who wants to go stand out here with me?' We're really just a bunch of mothers. We're not politicos. We're Democrats and Republicans and everybody, just agreeing that these semi-automatic weapons and large clips are not about defending ourselves."
The moms, many carrying signs that read, "20 Children Gone, We Won't Forget," and "Pray For Newtown, Never Again," braved afternoon winds that threatened to topple their signs and blow away the stuffed animals and pink roses that made up the memorial. One of the placards listed the names and ages of the children who died at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Houston resident Mike Roberson joined the mothers in their calls for assault weapon restrictions.
"What happened is senseless," said Roberson, who has an 8-year-old granddaughter. "We have to draw the line somewhere. At what point do we actually step up and do something to curb this type of senseless violence? When the Founding Fathers wrote the Second Amendment to the Constitution (protecting rights to bear arms), obviously they didn't have this (tragedy) in mind."
Jessica Sandlin, Cornyn's Texas spokeswoman, said that it's premature to engage in policy discussions.
"Sen. Cornyn like most Americans is grieving with the families of the children and innocent individuals killed in Newtown Friday," Sandlin stated in an email. "While there will be a time for policy discussion, out of respect to those families, now is not the time. He has listed various ways to support the community of Newtown on his web site and remains focused on supporting this community in mourning."


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For the past five decades the photographer Danny Lyon has produced a mix of documentary photographs and film - both politically conscious and personal. As the artist turns 70 this year, a new exhibition called The World is Not My Home: Danny Lyon Photographs will celebrate his lengthy career at the Menil Collection in Houston from March 30 to July 29.
In the early 1960s when many photographers where working the poetry of the streets and snubbing their noses at the tradition of "photojournalism," Lyon embraced both the lyrical potential of photography as well as its ability to raise awareness to current political issues. Some of his earliest images as a staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) documenting the civil rights demonstrations against segregation in the South (later published in the book The Movement) made their way into the mainstream press and also onto SNCC posters and brochures. "My camera was my entrance into another world…I had the rare privilege to see history firsthand."
The Menil Collection has played an important role in Lyon's career as it was one of the first institutions to acquire his prints as early as 1974 and the Collection currently holds 246 of his photographs. "Addie and Ted de Menil [Adelaide de Menil and Edmund Carpenter Snow] made a large contribution of my work to the Collection, and that morphed into this larger show," Lyons said of the exhibition. The photographer's cousins Leon and Ginette Henkin also gave the Collection 20 vintage prints that Lyons had given to the them in the sixties and early seventies. The World is Not My Home: Danny Lyon Photographs will consist of approximately 45 photographs covering his career from 1962 to the present including recent montages and his Polaroid albums which have never been shown.
Lyon lived in East Texas and Houston for 14 months while photographing within Texas prisons. This work would eventually be published in his 1969 book Conversations With the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life, with the letters and drawings of Billy McCune #122054. Lyon's virtually unrestricted access to several prisons and their inmates went as far as conceiving the idea of having his book printed by the inmates working in the Huntsville prison print shop. The fruit of this idea, a smaller and necessarily less ambitious book of 15 images called Born to Lose (printed by Don Moss #150590 and with layout and lithography by 'Smiley' Renton #189994 and Ed Carlock #192204) will also be on display in this exhibition at the Menil.
John and Dominique de Menil started their collection in 1945, focusing on European painting and American contemporary works including Minimalism and Pop Art. The collection holds nearly 16,000 works of art. "I met Dominique when she was a teacher in Houston," Lyon recalls. "She knew of my work in the prisons and helped me get art supplies to Billy McCune. In 1974, Mrs. de Menil was one of the first to ever purchase prints from me, and then in 1975 paid for the making of my film Los Ninos Abandonados. She handed me a check and said, 'Don't tell anyone.'" Los Ninos Abandondos is a film about street children in Colombia which has been recently been digitally restored and will be shown at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts as a companion piece to this show.
Los Niños Abandonados (1975) - Restored 2012 (Trailer) from Watchmaker Films on Vimeo.
"Dominique de Menil said to me many years ago that there was always something 'happy and sad' in my photographs," Lyon says. "The announcement card shows a man gleaning coal walking down a long and sad railroad track. It could have been taken in America during the Depression, but it was made in China four years ago as part of my Phaidon book Deep Sea Diver. The hymn The World is Not My Home is a sad one, but it also implies an existential relationship to life and the world around us."
Danny Lyon is an American photographer. He blogs at this address (http://dektol.wordpress.com) where he posts his current work with the Occupy movement, and more of his work can be seen here on his website. The above photographs are from the show The World Is Not My Home: Danny Lyon Photographs, on view at the Menil Collection in Houston, March 30 – July 29.
Jeffrey Ladd is a photographer, writer, editor and founder of Errata Editions. Visit his blog here.


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