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What does craftsmanship mean?
Definitions for craftsmanship
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word craftsmanship.
Princeton's WordNet
craft, craftsmanship, workmanship(noun)
skill in an occupation or trade
The quality of being a craftsman.
An example of a craftsman's work.
The craftsmanship on the antique chair was exquisite.
Webster Dictionary
the work of a craftsman
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of craftsmanship in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of craftsmanship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
Criticism comes easier than craftsmanship.
Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.
I am confident that the fans of the brand and those in industry who truly appreciate the art of design and craftsmanship will come out to support us, i am thrilled with the new collection and we are looking forward to a great show.
We really differ from brands that are more technical and masculine, our message is more about the design and craftsmanship. The Asian market has been very responsive to our feminine designs, but we don't differentiate the collection according to geography, we're never opportunistic.
The level of craftsmanship here has really skyrocketed, ever since 28 Hong Kong Street opened in 2011 and Michael Callahan and other people like him who are world class mixologists moved here, they've created this very close knit community where they're supporting each other and not competing with each other.
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Adding a Little Moroccan Style to Any Room
did a post yesterday about the popularity of Moroccan rugs in the March issue of Elle Decor. It got us thinking that in addition to the rugs, there are several other quintessential decor items that can add a little Moroccan style to any room...
1. White Leather Pouffe with Silk Embroidery
...that they are added to - we pulled a few examples from one of our favorite online inspiration spots - the store from the Netherlands called Le Souk.
1. White Leather Pouffe with Silk Embroidery
2. Tray Folding Stand and Aluminum Tray
3. Copper Teapot
4. Hand Carved Stool
5. Floor Cushions
All photos and products: Le Souk

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Week 4: BPS football notebook
In Week 2 Latin Academy quarterback Kyle Dance scorched Madison Park for 279 yards and two touchdowns, including a 25-yarder to win the game with no time on the clock.
The Cardinals (2-1) bounced back with wins against Minuteman and West Roxbury but now will face another passing team this week in Brighton.
"After the Latin Academy passing game I think we're going to be suited for a passing attack so that helps us out a lot," Madison Park coach Roosevelt Robinson said Sunday night. "We'll be able to get the young guys where we need to be so we don't give up another game.
"We're going to try prepare for them."
On a two-game slide this year, Brighton (2-2) is looking to avenge its 36-14 loss to MP last year. Last year the Bengals had about a dozen players suspended before the game for disciplinary reasons.
"We respect Madison, we have a bit of a rivalry there. They are going to bring it and we're going to bring everything," Brighton coach Randolph Abraham said. "We're going to bring everything we got and they will too.
"We'll be ready. Madison has to be ready for us."
No fluke at English
Boston English coach Chris Boswell said it felt like a gorilla jumped off his back after his team won its first non-forfeit victory in two years two weeks again against New Mission.
But beating South Boston this past Friday proved that the first victory wasn't just a fluke.
"They are not accidents," Boswell said of the wins.
But Boswell, whose team will look to make it three in a row against O'Bryant this week, is still not focusing on winning and losing.
"That was breaking the ice, cracking that glass ceiling," Boswell said of the first win.
"Every game we go in wanting to compete and expecting the best. I don't talk about winning a lot … If they do the things I ask them to do the scoreboard will take care of itself."
Defenseless Dragons
The Latin Academy Dragons, last season's Division 5 Super Bowl runner-up, started the season with two exciting last-second wins behind a superior offensive passing attack spearheaded by junior quarterback Kyle Dance.
But Since then they've faltered.
The Dragons (2-2) are in the midst of their first 2-game losing streak since midway last season, and are in the bunker of the Boston South through Week 4.
But coach Rocco Zizza thinks he knows the culprit and the cure for their struggles.
"We need to toughen up our defense," said Zizza. "Our offense can score, but our defense needs some work."
Since allowing just 20 points in both their first two wins, the Dragons have surrendered 30 plus points in each of their losses.
Zizza also noted the need for some better line play on both sides of the ball. This coming after the Dorchester Bears peeled off over 300 yards rushing, and their defense got to Dance five times (not including the multiple times he got knocked onto his back) on Thursday at White Stadium.
Zizza noted that his young line is comprised of all sophomores and juniors that play both on offense and defense so inexperience played a part.
Mano expected to recover
Latin Academy lineman Thomas Mano sustained a hit to the chest during a Dorchester touchdown rush last Thursday and was escorted to the hospital by ambulance for precautionary reasons.
Zizza said on Sunday that he expects Mano to fully recover but he did say that Mano is expected to be out for two to four weeks. Zizza said Mano returned to school on Monday and will wear a neck brace all week.
Another notable ailing LA player is standout receiver Alex Guerrer, who made some good catches in Thursday's game but clearly wasn't himself with a hobbled knee. The troublesome knee is an injury carrying over from the offseason (he missed Week 1).
Zizza is still undecided on whether Guerrer will get the go-ahead for Friday's game against Burke.
Kellen Johnson, the team's starting center, who missed last game with a shoulder injury, is expected to return in time for Friday's game. The return should be a welcomed sight for the Latin offense.
"It's football, you'll always have nicks and bruises," said Zizza. "But we'll get better soon."
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|Written by Carol Pomeday
|Wednesday, 20 April 2011 15:18
Area residents who attend a free showing of "Road to Emmaus" at the Rivoli Theatre in Cedarburg on Good Friday, April 22, may recognize faces and landmarks.
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I write and that's about it ..no fancy words or eloquent bullshit ..but most times I don't write ..
This year begun like all New Years !! Duh Moment .. Took part in a quilt competition which I actually won the third place .. Surprise of the year . That will be another post on how I made that quilt ..
This is my first tutorial ..so any goof ups .. Cut me some slack .😊
It all started with a quick trip to chennai for a workshop where I met some lovely ladies & when one such woman who impressed the hell out of me with her attitude & asked me to make a fabric bowl I readily jumped ..a few days of self doubt and all the shenanigans . I did what I do best .. Wing it my way & voila my yellow leaf bowl is ready for show .. Thank you Anasuya for asking me ..if you hadn't this post would have not been up , more than that thanks for the joy of teaching someone who wants to learn ..
And here is the method I used .. No hard and fast rules ..enjoy the process ..come up with new ideas & have fun . If you need help send me a note will get back ..
Fabric Leaf bowl
Materials :
Your choice of fabric ,I used a brocade cotton , collar canvas ,in a fancier term interfacing ( iron on ) not too fond of buckram too much of starch powder gunking my machine , wadding , 150 gsm will be a better option .i used synthetic batting .
Cut two pieces of fabric in the size you want .. you can also use a different fabric for the back ,I chose to use the same , draw a line in the middle as it will be easier to draw one side of the leaf & fold length wise & cut .. I drew a rough figure of an unknown leaf !!
Once you fold in half & cut you will have two identical shapes ..like this
.. Take your leaf ,draw an outline on the iron on interfacing , cut & iron it on both the fabrics because we need the stiffness ,. Also cut out the leaf shape from your wadding . I used two layers of 100 gsm wadding .
With tailors chalk or erasable pens draw notches on the leaf as marked
Interfacing & wadding all set
Clip and mark notches .. I prefer binding clips than pins for this . I found using pins made the layers shift a lot it's annoying ..clips hold it with a death grip .
Change your presser feet , needle , feed dogs etc according to your sewing machine ,. Have to show off I didn't need to I use a Bernina 😁
Sew along the edges & also the notches because it's easier when we cut the notches or again we will have all the layers shifting .
Now cut away like this .
If you notice ice the sharp pointed leaf has a rounded edge , changed it . 😊😁
Now to join the notches using zigzag stitch . Set your machine on the slowest speed & sew . Make sure you catch the back of the fabric too . Try holding both the sides of the notch like a V while sewing . I do suggest if you are new to sewing a notch together this way , make a rough square patch and cut a V Shape and sew .
While sewing the bottom of the leaf ,use the notch piece as a stem if you want . Or you can make one the same way you made the leaf .fabric , interfacing & wadding ..
Once it's stitched up . Trim all the edges & do a tight zigzag all around . If you are making a circular leaf like for a lotus you can use a binding ..
I didn't find it stiff so I quilted on the whole leaf , you can see the erasable pen marks ..
It still looked unfinished so I stitched some veins too ..
Have fun experimenting ✨


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POLICE will be given greater expertise to deal with stalkers and domestic violence offenders in a new plan unveiled by Northumbria's first Police and Crime Commissioner.
Vera Baird has announced that the region will take the lead in a new national strategy she has written on how to curb violence against women.
The new approach will see a specialist appointed to deliver a reformed domestic violence strategy, extra training for neighbourhood police officers and specialist protection units on sexual and stalking crimes. The plan could, eventually, be adopted by all Labour commissioners across the country – including County Durham and Cleveland.
The former MP for Redcar said: "There is a five-pledge plan, which I drafted for all the police and crime candidates in the country, and taken on by all the Labour crime commissioning candidates."
The plan includes ensuring specialist domestic violence and public protection units in the police service are supported while maintaining an existing network of independent advisers and advocates to victims of violence.
She also wants commissioners to support early intervention strategies to tackle violence against women and girls by working with schools, local authorities and community-based organisations to change attitudes and behaviour.
A final pledge is a preventative policing project to promote the active monitoring and management of serial perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence, and stalking.
Ms Baird said: "Two women a week still die from violence inflicted on them in the home, despite all that we've done to try and curb that.
"When I was in Government, we had a large number of women MPs who focused for the first time very strongly on domestic and sexual violence. That focus has helped cut crime.
"There is much more to do."
Between 2010 and 2011, more than 28,000 incidences of domestic abuse were reported to police in the Northumbria Force area.
In the same year, only 3,000 people were prosecuted, leading to 2,264 convictions.
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$1 million Rice center searches for greener carbon fuels
Q&A: In search of greener carbon fuels
Innovation and reality meet at Rice center
Published 6:30 am, Sunday, November 28, 2010
Although renewable energies are being developed, there's an increasing recognition in some academic circles that they're not coming fast enough to meet expanding global energy needs. In recognition that fossil fuels will be used for quite some time, Rice University has created a $1 million Green Carbon Center to study ways to use carbon-based fuels in a more environmentally friendly manner. Two of the principal scientists behind the effort are celebrated nanotechnology researchers James Tour and Vicki Colvin. Science writer Eric Berger spoke with Colvin about the new center's creation.
Q. This is a bit far afield from materials science. How did you and Jim Tour get involved?
A. It got started in discussions I was having with folks here at Rice, Amy Jaffe at the Baker Institute and Peter Hartley, who is an economist here. It's part of an initiative here to think through the really big problems in energy over the next century. As I dug into this, I was actually kind of stunned. From most of the models for how we're going to use energy for the next century, even from the most liberal of sources, it is really tough to see renewable energy sources becoming a significant part of what we're going to use over the next 50 years. Jim was sort of going through a similar thing.
Q. So how does green carbon come into it?
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A. We started out with the term "green carbon." But because carbon is hard to make totally green, it morphed into greener carbon. It's basically innovative strategies that acknowledge the reality of our reliance on fossil fuels both now and into the next 50 years, but looking for new ways of doing things other than burning it. We're looking for scientific and technological ideas that lower the environmental and economic costs of reliance on fossil fuels. The result of that is greener carbon.
Q. What's an example of one of these ideas?
A. One really good example that comes from Carrie Masiello's group is biochar, which is a really interesting way of sequestering carbon. This means burning the waste that comes from chicken farms or even landfills, and if it's burned under the right conditions, you get charcoal like what you get in your barbecue. And it turns out it's a closed cycle. The combustion process is such that there's very little CO2 involved, and in particular with the hydrogen and water involved, they go back into the process to drive the generator to produce heat and produce more biochar. It takes the carbon present in the organic matter and puts it in a more concentrated form. Then it can be applied to soil to retain water and increase crop productivity. This is an example of a greener carbon in which you're burning the carbon but you're not doing a typical combustion. This could have an impact on carbon dioxide produced by agriculture.
Q. There does not seem to be much of a political appetite for carbon taxes. What are the economics of these approaches?
A. One of the interesting issues with energy economics is that you have to build infrastructure. So for biochar you'd have to build these reactors, which is a one-time, up-front investment. But once you do that you're actually creating a product, biochar, that you can sell. And if there's a carbon credit some day, then you get money because you're capturing the carbon. The economics depend somewhat on policy therefore.
Q. Is there any way to turn carbon dioxide itself into a commodity?
A. That's something Jim is very interested in. If you have hydrogen, and you can get it from fuel cell technology, you can capture CO2 in big balloons. And with the right amount of hydrogen you can actually start to make things we really care about, like the building blocks for pretty much all of the specialty chemicals we rely on for our every day lives, basically all of the end products of the petroleum industry.
Q. What's the role of Houston in all this?
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OXFORD, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) – Police in Oxford are asking for the public's assistance locating a 68-year-old man reported missing by his family Saturday.
According to police, Barry Shutter was traveling on Route 9 West to I-91 North to visit family in Thetford, Vt. Shutter reportedly embarked on the three hour journey at about 10:30 a.m., but never arrived at his final destination.
Shutter is described as a white male, approximately 5'8" tall, and 170 pounds. He has a stocky build and blue eyes.
Police say Shutter was travelling alone in a blue 2000 Ford Ranger pickup truck with Mass. registration 854-8RY.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oxford Police Dept. at 508-987-0156.
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|Cards survive elements for 14th win
|Oct. 16, 2001
WASHINGTON - The Cardinals added to their winning ways posting a 4-1 win against Villa Julie Tuesday afternoon at DuFour Field, extending their unbeaten streak to 12 games.
The rescheduled match saw possible signs of cancellation during the second half, where rain, wind, and a sudden drop in temperature added to the intensity on the field.
Villa Julie (7-10) quickly surprised the Cardinals gaining a brief lead with a goal at 31:27 by Megan Dugent, assisted by Dawn McFarland. The Mustangs' lone goal became Catholic's wake-up call as the Cardinals answered five minutes later as sophomore Tricia Hines (Churchville, Pa./Gwynedd Mercy) tied it at 1-1 with her tally at 26:19. The Cardinals (14-1, 3-1) continued their strong offense at 16:01 as junior Stephanie Roselle (Tinton Falls, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) scored the go-ahead goal, with an assist by senior Deanna Felicianni (Norristown, Pa./Merion Mercy).
Catholic continued its first-half power surge with yet another goal at 8:25 by senior Maggie Mahoney (Gaithersburg, Md./Stone Ridge), off an assist from Roselle. Sophomore Danielle Deon (Cape May Court House, N.J./Middle Township) would score an unassisted goal at 3:31 to close the first-half scoring spree.
The second half of play showed continued intensity coming from the Cardinals as they out-shot the Mustangs 19 to 7. Senior Katie Iannacone (Havertown, Pa./Villa Maria) faced a total of 15 Mustang shots, making 14 saves. With a total of 41 Cardinal shots faced throughout the game, Mustang goaltender Denise Ocasio made 17 saves.
The Cardinals' victory broke the school record of most wins in a season with 13 set in 1998.
Head Coach Lisa Thompson noted, "We're really proud of the girls and their hard work, but we're not finished yet." Assistant Coach Gia Fenoglio added, "The girls seemed unfazed as they persevered through the adverse weather conditions." Catholic University Athletic Director Robert J. Talbot commented that the game was "just unbelievable."
The Cardinals return to action this Thursday as they travel to conference rival York (Pa.). Game time is set for 4 p.m.


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June 21, 2007
Seven years old
Timneh African grey
Michigan, USA
aximillian (Max for short) is a seven-year-old Timneh African grey parrot. He lives with me and my husband in northern Michigan. Max came to me as a four-week-old baby, whom I finished hand-feeding. I had raised Congo greys, but had never raised a Timneh, and let me tell you, what extraordinary personalities they have!
Max is such a joy. He has a vocabulary of at least 200 words, although it is hard to keep track because he is always mixing up words to make new sentences. He
his toes...he will kiss his toes on command. He will hold up his foot and say, "Birdy toes!" And he doesn't just mimic...everyone who knows him is fully convinced he
what he is saying. For example, one day he flew out on to the kitchen counter, a place he knows full well he is not supposed to be. I heard him fly, walked out into the kitchen, put my hands on my hips, and said "Max!" He immediately replied, "You're not supposed to be here!" When he hears my husband John in the kitchen in the morning, he says, "Breakfast with Johnny?" When I change his water (he dunks his food in it and I change it several times a day), he will say, "Gross!" and then "Fresh water?" and then "Thank you!" My friends all tell me that, while they love to see me, they really come to see Max! He is becoming well known, and people who have seen and heard him tell stories far and wide. He is my little darling (he says that too ... "My darling!")
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Spotlight on the Art of Grace has been Released!
This weekend, our new book, Spotlight on the Art of Grace has been released.
The first book issued by the Alternative Book Club is now out and available for purchase from Lulu.com.
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Nine of our authors collaborated on this extraordinary collections of stories and life's lessons. The book will move you and educate you. We know you will discover Grace in your life.
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hey guys, im new to car problems as im just a qualified driver, im just wondering why my engine check light is coming on while my engine is idle at low revs, its happened a few times and gone away, but today it stayed on, it also seems to come on when its very cold today it was 1 degree Celsius when I started the car and it came on when ever I was stopped at traffic lights or if I too the car out of gear while driving, it seems to happen when the engine is just under 2000 rpm and goes away if increase the revs by a small bit, is this a common problem in old cars? Many thanks for any help on this
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I wasn't afraid and I knew it. I couldn't understand why it always ended up like this. Always ended up with me in the dark cold, alone, lost, lifeless. Somehow I always made it out of there, relatively unscathed, physically atleast.
But mentally I was scarred, the scars embedded so deep inside of me that there was no way they would ever fade away. The memories of those days, those horrid days, hound me even today. Though I know I'm far from there, safe and cozy (once again, physically), the nightmares never fail to visit. I repeatedly beg them to go away, to leave me alone, yes, I wanted to be alone.
The pain of living even after he didn't, the excruciating piercing pain of the invisible knife repeatedly stabbing my heart, was slowly turning into numbness. I was growing immune to the stabbing, but not to the pain, the pain never left me.
I thought of those carefree days of my life. The days where he was around, to lift up my spirits, to guard me from all evils, protecting me in those strong, warm hands of his...those days were over. Now came the days when I had to fight with nature to kill myself, to end this horrid torture called life.
Everybody said I would get over it and I tried to believe them, but deep down I knew that nothing would ever be the same. I would never be alright again. Running away from home was an option, but I had no home.
Four years ago from this date I was just another sixteen year old in the orphanage. He, strong and handsome, at the age of seventeen had visited for a school project. We became friends and soon much much beyond that. He rescued me from there and promised a lifetime together, till eternity.
But promises are never kept...don't take me wrong, he tried his level best, but one evening, when the gray clouds engulfed the clouds, an omen perhaps. Just like in any movies the gang of villains came to attack us. But unlike any movie, the villains emerged victorious. My brave hero fought till his last breath, injured as many as he could.
The evil tried to kill me, but they didn't succeed. I wish they had, then he and I would still be together. I escaped, unscathed. I fought against my own life for three whole years trying to find a loophole in nature which would make my work so much easier. But, alas. Nature defied me, death defied me.
But today I'm prepared. I have been planning for a while, to end it, for once and for all. I looked down the cliff and saw a long stretch of nothing. I walked to the edge, opened my arms wide and smiled.
Bending down slightly, I took a leap. The wind was soaring in my face, what a marvellous feeling! This is how flying must feel. I couldn't enjoy the pleasurable feeling for long because I crashed. Usually a person would weep because of the pain, but I'm not just another person.
I felt myself rolling in a crippled position, unable to move. My smile turned even more wide. During the last few moments of my life I decided to think about all the beautiful memories with him: our first meeting, our first date, our confession, our first kiss, our plans for the future. I felt my breath rate going slower and I knew what my last thought would be. The reponse to his last words I will wait.
"I'm here," I said, breathing my last.
I opened my eyes in heaven and saw him. I ran into his arms felt them snake around me protectively. I hid my face in his naked chest. Yes, I was home.
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Health food or heart attack on a plate? Eggs had a bad rep for a few years. We worried that they would elevate our cholesterol levels. But, that was then. Now, it turns out that eggs eaten in moderation might just do more good than harm. Long term research indicates that the dietary cholesterol found in eggs doesn't necessarily raise blood cholesterol levels.
What's the skinny? Well, one large Grade-A egg weighs in at about 70 calories and contains 6 grams of protein and only 5 grams of fat. Just 1.5 grams of this fat is saturated. The average woman should eat about 65 grams of fat per day. And, eggs are chock full of valuable vitamins; they're a good source of riboflavin, folate, vitamin B12 and pantothenic acid.
Omega what? You've seen them in the grocery store. Omega-3 eggs are being marketed across the country and for good reason. The nutrition community is excited about these fats, found in flax seeds, nuts, soy products and canola oil because they seem to help lower blood triglyceride levels. To make these eggs, producers feed the chickens a diet high in omega-3 foods.
Boiled, scrambled, poached or fried? Cooking methods that don't add additional fat are the healthiest. This means boiling and poaching are the ways to go. Boiling is a bit of a misnomer, because you don't really want to boil the egg - the result might be tough, chewy and a nasty greyish colour. Simmer eggs in salted water for 3-5 minutes for soft-cooked and about 12 minutes for hard-cooked.
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We've been mulling over the up and down Internet-narrative about who will do what in the eventual Kurt Cobain biopic for months. In February, we proposed three suitable options to the folks making film, three actors that might fit Cobain's part. But Hollywood has yet to take heed of our expert suggestions.
This morning, we were bombarded (and subsequently bummed) by the news from The Sun that Twilight heartthrob, Robert Pattinson, would be the man to be cardigan-clad on the silver screen. There are a number of factors to take into consideration when evaluating the choice of Who Should Play Kurt Cobain. The two names dropped in the UK newspaper are two of the most famous teeny bopper icons currently bopping teens (Zac Efron being the other), so it can be difficult to accept them as the appropriate guys for the job. What those casting decisions do, though, is open up a world that may otherwise be uncharted by 13-year-old Seventeen subscribers. It's like the selection of "Rebel Girl" by Bikini Kill as level on Rock Band—there are a litany of youngins who get the opportunity to discover riot grrl without the necessity of an older sibling (and let's face it, while the Internet is vast, very little comes up when you Google "cool all girl bands"). If Robert Pattinson were to be casted as Cobain, he and his girlfriend/vampire flick co-star, Kristen Stewart, would solidify themselves as the couple the rock hero racket on lock. (If you didn't already know, KStew plays Joan Jett in The Runaways).
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|Average rating: 8.6/10 out of 10
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|drosophilia2002 from USA writes:
|I have used MOTU 828 for 18 mos. with Vegas 4.0, and now 5.0., on a PC. It works flawlessly!! Vegas recognizes all channels(spdif,etc), and records up to 8 mono/4 stereo at a time with NO NOTICEABLE latency. I could not get it to work well with Cubase, Sonar, Ableton, or several other software programs. Vegas 5.0, though noted for it's amazing video applications, has outstanding audio capabilities.
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|robot from japan a Professional user writes:
|I have owned my 828 for about two years now and there have been a lot of new ad/da converters now in the market but I still can't find a reason to upgrade, this thing just works so damn well, very clean sound and nice pre amps too.
|Rating: 10 out of 10 posted Wednesday, 21-Jul-04 at 3:59
|a hobbyist user from USA writes:
|The unit seems well built and is is an advantage to have the two preamps included. I have not tried on a mac but I never had any luck with the PC. It would not function with my sony laptop (win98se) but that may have been an issue with the laptop itself. I set it up with my high spec PC under xp and did not reach any latency under 11ms as I have with other cards. It did not seem to handle as well as the delta 1010 that I had used and it is not 2496 in spec. It was also very difficult to setup with SX and I remember having to manually enter buffer sizes to get it to sync. Whenever I turned the volume knob it created a crackling sound in the speakers. The unit seemed to me another one of those great concepts that is not quite finished on the software side. I have heard great things about it from people using macs.
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|Mine works fine with my pc running XP
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The Alien Apocalypse
The only way to accurately predict what would happen to gamers in the event of an alien invasion is to insert ourselves into the mind of an alien. To think like one. And that's not easy because aliens are way more intelligent than we are. Look at this:
Aliens are really smart and can think about stuff we can't begin to comprehend without our brains combusting in a puff of very confused smoke. But we'll try.
Imagine you're an alien. You've invaded Earth and destroyed all the tall buildings. All that remains is to harvest the puny humans, but which ones do you send to the factory for the extremely invasive bodily fluid transference procedure and which ones do you keep and send for exciting tests and special privileges?
Soldiers? No. They're conditioned to kill all aliens and have puny weapons. Politicians? No. They're spineless power whores who hide behind the soldiers. Celebrity TV chefs? Unless they can rumble up something with hydrogen that can be absorbed through cellular sponges on the ends of prehensile stalks, then no.
But gamers? Those guys have experience using gravity guns, plasma grenades, mech suits, jet-pacs, portal technology and can pilot a vast array of extraterrestrial vehicles. Let's keep them. They could come in handy. In fact, fit them all with laser penises, send them to that beautiful planet in the Utopia galaxy and force them to procreate with that species of promiscuous super hot sexy space babe.
While this outcome is not totally guaranteed, we're pretty sure it's how it could happen.
Conclusion: The Alien-type apocalypse would be exceedingly GOOD for gamers.
The Zombie Apocalypse
This type of apocalypse covers all varieties of viral, infection and mutation scenarios in which unwell people or animals that are also possibly dead are possessed by an uncontrollable dietary disorder that forces them to eat flesh and brains of other people or animals that are in comparatively good health. That's pretty much a dictionary definition. Refer to the table below for more information.
Given the prolonged widespread use of zombies in the gaming medium, it would be logical to conclude that a zombie apocalypse would be eminently survivable for gamers. Just grab a shotgun and aim for the area above the neck. But in fact the ubiquitous nature of virtual shambling cadavers on our TVs and monitors would have a negative impact on our ability to effectively avoid zombification.
Gamers would divide into factions. There would be those only interested in a Nazi Zombie Apocalypse. This faction would perish while waiting impatiently for such an apocalypse to be announced. Misinformed casual gamers would adopt an ineffective shrubbery-based defence and consequently be gnawed to the bone quicker than a bucket of KFC.
Then there would be those that assembled in groups of four to fight zombies cooperatively. However, these groups would quickly descend into petty bickering about tactics and who was better at killing zombies. This would escalate into an irresolvable situation. Eventually, the young dude, the old dude, the black dude and the chick dude (typically the four main dude types of any such anti-zombie collective) would all rage-kill each other anyway, saving the zombies the bother.
And then there would be a faction that was just sooooooo bored with zombies already they would actually throw themselves into the mouths of the starving people-eating mob just to get it over and done with.
Conclusion: Contrary to popular opinion, the Zombie-type apocalypse would be incredibly BAD for gamers.
So there you have it. Irrefutable evidence that while apocalypses are generally not brilliant, they could actually be a lot better for gamers than you may have previously thought. Do you have an opinion? Let us know in the comments.
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Need Social Studies Homeschool Curriculum Options?
History can be fun when it's NOT taught out of a traditional, boring textbook! When we began homeschooling, I discovered how interesting and FUN history can be.
Schooling my boys at home allowed us to get away from dry texts. Social Studies Homeschool Curriculum lets you use books and programs that let history come alive! Hopefully one of the great social studies homeschool curriculum programs I share here will suit your needs.
By far, the best social studies homeschool curriculum for an active learner, a hands-on learner, or a child who would rather "do" than read, is Hands-On History. This project-based social studies homeschool curriculum has American, Ancient, Medieval, Geography, and many other unit-based studies. If you go through each of the different Hands-On History activity-project books, then you will cover history in a comprehensive way with your child. The Hands-On History is not grade-based, so you are free to chose whichever program you'd like for your social studies homeschool curriculum in any given grade.
**Sonlight Curriculum is the program we used for our social studies homeschool curriculum and we LOVED it. Sonlight is a literature-rich approach to home schooling that brings history alive. Sonlight uses great books and delightful stories that capture a child's imagination and instruct them at the same time. We used Sonlight exclusively for our read aloud practice during our remediation for dyslexia. My children loved the books, begged to "read more, read more" (when I was reading the Read Alouds), and our kids reading levels increased dramatically when we started using Sonlight Readers. Using Sonlight allowed us to cover reading PRACTICE simultaneously with learning history.
Although my oldest was in fifth grade when we started homeschooling, we began our homeschooling with the third grade level of Sonlight books. Sonlight proved to be an excellent choice because the content in the Sonlight books is not watered down and was not simplistic like many early grade texts. Sonlight is not a multi-sensory program, but reading the books aloud while letting my son move all over the place, and incorporating multisensory activities into our daily instruction made this an effective social studies homeschool curriculum for us to use.
The Story of the World Audiobook formatwas a great choice for our social studies homeschool curriculum too. We used the audiobooks for carschooling. Our entire family enjoyed the stories as a great addition to our learning about history while we traveled. This program was among the LEAST painful ways of learning history that I know! The Story of the World and the Audiobook versions are Susan Wise Bauers' acclaimed children's narrative history. The four-volume series brings to life the stories and records of the peoples of ancient times. Although this series is geared towards an elementary level, older children enjoy the story-like reading as well. The Story of the World makes for an enjoyable study of the world's history.
**Beautiful Feet is a program very similar to Sonlight. Many people use it and love it for their social studies homeschool curriculum. The program is somewhat less involved than Sonlight's program. Beautiful Feet uses classic literature, historical biographies, and great books to teach as many areas of academics as possible. Beautiful Feet is an enjoyable, story-based approach that keeps children interested in learning.
Much of what my child with dyslexia retained while studying history was learned through educational TV, DVDs, and Videos. I used them as a kind of "build my own" social studies homeschool curriculum.
Audio-Visual Options for Social Studies Homeschool Curriculum
The **Discovery Channel has hundreds of great programs which bring history to life and make it memorable for a child who doesn't learn well through books. The Discovery Channel productions are particularly effective for visual or auditory learners. Programming includes American History, Ancient History, Prehistoric, Modern History, Religion, and much more. The best thing about using these educational programs for your social studies homeschool curriculum is that your child will learn without feeling like he's in school! My kids LOVED it when they got to watch new Discovery Channel DVDs. We really enjoyed the "Blue Planet", "Walking with Dinosaurs", and the "War and Civilization" series too.
Another great resource for your social studies homeschool curriculum is the History Channel's DVDs, and their online content such as "This Day in History". One of the Hands-On History series my kids like best is Modern Marvels.
You can get study guides and unit studies with the History Channel's classroom series. We used the History Channel's Classroom DVD series for our American History curriculum. The series was thoroughly enjoyable for my sons and a very painless social studies homeschool curriculum to use. If your child struggles with reading or prefers audio-visual learning, I think this series is among the best you can choose.


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RelayRides, Out to Be the Community-Powered Zipcar, Hits the Ground With Pilot Rental Program
In 2007 Shelby Clark's car died just as he crossed into San Francisco, ready to start work with micro-lending nonprofit Kiva.org. He discovered ZipCar once he got to the Bay Area and a year later still hadn't bought a car of his own.
Fast-forward to November 2008. Clark had moved to Boston to attend Harvard Business School, with the goal of getting into social entrepreneurship. He was biking through sleet and snow to his Zipcar rental, two-and-a-half miles away, while passing dozens of unused cars on the street. And there you have the inspiration behind his Cambridge, MA-based startup RelayRides.
"We already have this massive resource in our communities," he says. "Zipcar works, but I thought it would be better if we could just use people's cars."
RelayRides builds on the car-sharing idea that Zipcar took the masses, but expands on its powerful themes of creating community and a more sustainable alternative to traditional car ownership. Clark thought the car-sharing model could better serve the customers if more vehicles were closer to where customers actually lived. And he thought the way to get them there is by using vehicles that are already owned by consumers and parked in residential areas.
RelayRides, which began its pilot phase with the first car rental last Wednesday, enables users to rent cars by the hour much like Zipcar. But instead of a commercial fleet, the RelayRides inventory consists of entirely of cars owned by everyday people. It strikes me as a more structured system of borrowing your best friend's or roommate's car (which I frequently do).
The company bought off-the-shelf technology to transform RelayRides vehicles for renting. It equips the customers with membership cards, and places card-readers in the cars, much like Zipcar. RelayRides also offers in-vehicle consoles that immediately gather user feedback on the condition of the vehicles, and allows users to extend their hourly reservations. Customers can … Next Page »
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Today's PR Marketplace: The Costcofication of Media
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Got our first responder to yesterday's PR Leader Challenge. It's bold. It's dead-on righteous. Frankly, it's totally exceeded our expectations and set a pretty aggressive pace for our C-Level peers. Joel Postman, EVP of Eastwick Communications submitted a piece titled "The Costcofication of Media."
Joel needs little introduction. He is presently the head of Emerging Media at Eastwick. Prior to Eastwick, Joel was director of executive communications for Hewlett-Packard's Technology Solutions Group. And prior to that he led executive communications for Sun and was the primary speechwriter for Scott McNealy.
Here, Joel puts it all in perspective. In a little more than a thousand words, he totally captures the dynamics and drivers in today's PR marketplace. He calls it "a crisis of quality for clients." DAMN!
Without further ado... here's Joel:
PR industry's biggest punch up begins
Fight! Fight! Fight! Amanda Chapel at Stumpette has issued an open (and very forthright) letter to the CEOs and Chief Execs of the top 50 PR agencies in the US and UK. Her question was: Where are you?!! Listen... we
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Well said Mr. Postman. A very enlighening read. Straight to the heart of today's debate within the industry. I thought your take on the PR services and the concentric circles of expertise was right on the money.
By doing what you do well PR professionals will continue to hold their value in the marketplace. Social media expands the opportunities for us to enhance our skill sets and offerings, but the core competencies of "Messaging, writing and media relations, along with analyst relations," remain at the center of our value proposition.
Thank you for this informative post.
Regards from my beach chair in Sarasota,
Matt Gentile (FloridaMoves.com - 300 Days of Sunshine)
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I don't think many agencies are giving up their core competencies because clients still want to be in the mainstream press. Agencies have to conduct "educational sessions" and a heavy sales job to migrate clients into 'social media' and get that pot of money that may go to the interactive agencies. The question really is: what lines do we cross when we circumvent the press, create our own media networks, and become master, unregulated propagandists? SEO can be integrated into all work, like smart messaging, and be effective and proper. Creating websites and blogs that mask as 'educational media' and encourages behavior to support a clients' surreptitious goals crosses the line. Unfortunately, we are unregulated and that line is being crossed increasingly and egregiously. It's getting ugly out there, and we all pay for the sins of the few. PR is becoming, or already is, the most hated profession. What action can we take to reverse this trend?
Regards from my chaise on the Puget Sound.
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I see your point, but I believe the line was crossed a long time ago. It isn't getting ugly out there, it is ugly. Look at the rational for the war, right-wing radio and Rathergate as examples where the media has already moved on to creating their own agenda based on real or perceived news.
I had this conversation with John Rendon (www.rendon.com) over dinner at The Bamboo Club at the International Plaza in Tampa on Sunday. He was in Iraq 10 days ago and although there are positive developments and news occuring every day, the story isn't being told because the media has become polarized on the issue, choosing to cherry pick stories that fit its storyline.
In terms of unregulated propaganda: As much as I hate to admit it, the conservative movement to paint all journalism as biased in some form or another and to move on and create their own channels (e.g., Fox News, AM Radio) has shifted the debate. As PR professionals we have no choice but to create our own channels when necessary just to participate in the discussion.
As much as Marshall McLuhan's "The Media is the Message" resonated in its day, it is even more applicable today. When you pick up a NYTimes or Post, you know you are reading the left's position, just as when you turn on any AM radio station in the state of Florida, you know you're getting the conservative message. I think we as communication professionals and the general public are growing more savvy each day as to which media outlets are providing content on behalf of a particular point of view. It is expected.
To the extent that we can provide nuggets of truth within whatever media we use to support our product, service, issue or candidate is where we can provide value.
Wow, that was really long winded, but I enjoy the discussion. Great to interact with thought leaders on these subjects. Can't believe I busted out McLuhan like that...ha.
From my beach chair in Sarasota,
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#2.1 Matt Gentile (Homepage) on 2007-07-26 17:13 (Reply)
Point of fact: The NY Post by no means represents the liberal viewpoint. It is a right wing tabloid run by Rupert Murdoch and gang. Biased media is nothing new. It is old as the printing press. As PR people we attempt to influence the media. What's new is that PR is attempting to become the media. Whatever the NY Post is - it has standards, editorial oversight, it is accountable. When a Page Six stringer tried to shakedown Burkle for positive coverage the scheme was uncovered and heads rolled. The Post, like the Times, is beholden to laws and libel constraints. Now we have PR firms controlling the creation and distribution of news and opinion by its own "journalists" for the benefit of its clients. Big difference. It's like the advertising department running the news room, only the news room is run by a bunch of amateurs peddling products and services. This is a dangerous trend that threatens to blow up our industry. The talk from PR honchos is about 'the conversation' and 'listening' and learning not to control the message. The reality is absolute control through social media channels - the modern printing presses. It's frightening.
Forgive me, I was referring to the Washington Post. After I posted it was too late to go back and edit, as I knew some folks may think NY Post.
I feel your pain with regard to amateurs running the newsroom, but the reality is we are living in a new world where "real" journalists are few and far between. The Edward R. Murrow's and Walter Cronkite's of the world have become the Sean Hannity's, Rush Limbaugh's and Mark Shields of today. For every one Tim Russert there are three Michael Savages.
As a member of Gen X, I think I have become jaded to the credibility of any one news source. The entire field of journalism is being corrupted by opinion instead of simply reporting the news, so why not jump in the game. I understand your reluctance to cross the line by representing one's self as a legitimate news source when in fact it could just be a corporate flack dressed in journalists clothing, but we've been doing this for years in foreign countries around the world on behalf of governments and corporations.
What is new today, like you said, is that PR folks are "controlling the creating and distribution of news and opinion." How is that any different than what Tony Snow does every day?
I get the benefit of listening to the conversation, and trying to influence the media and the customer, but I don't feel threatened by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's anonymous online postings. The game is on and I think we must figure out how to play the game without stooping to covert "dirty tricks" campaigns.
If I'm Rupert Murdoch I sure as hell would figure a way to influence the WSJ's content to advocate on behalf of my business interests. Call it corruption of traditional journalism and PR, but it is what it is and by us standing idly by wishing for the days when an honest story could be told and an honest PR pro could represent an opinion, issue or product with legitimate points.
Just as in a political campaign, we must attack on all fronts available to us to get our message out or we will be reduced to static noise in the background.
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#126.96.36.199 Matt Gentile (Homepage) on 2007-07-27 09:51 (Reply)
Forgive me I meant Washington Post.
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Gettysburg Cyclorama
|The Battle of Gettysburg (detail)
|Paul Philippoteaux
|Oil on canvas
|13 m × 115 m (42 ft × 377 ft)
|Museum and Visitor Center, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The Battle of Gettysburg, also known as the Gettysburg Cyclorama, is a cyclorama painting by the French artist Paul Philippoteaux depicting Pickett's Charge, the climactic Confederate attack on the Union forces during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Four versions were painted, only one original remains in Gettysburg, the Wake Forest version being an elaborate copy, they are the only surviving Gettysburg cycloramas in the United States.[1]
The first version of the painting, completed in 1883 and originally exhibited in Chicago, was lost. It was thought to have been rediscovered in 1965 and a painting was purchased by a group of North Carolina investors in 2007 for an undisclosed amount. The version they discovered was actually a copy by one E.J. Austen who assisted Paul Philippoteaux on the originals. Until November 2005, the second painting, originally exhibited in the Cyclorama Building in Boston, was on display at the Gettysburg National Military Park. It was removed for restoration work[2] and the exhibition was reopened September 2008 in the new Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The third version, exhibited in Philadelphia, is known to have been destroyed. The location of the fourth version, originally exhibited in Brooklyn, is unknown.
The painting is the work of French artist Paul Dominique Philippoteaux. It depicts Pickett's Charge, the failed infantry assault that was the climax of the Battle of Gettysburg. The painting is a cyclorama, a type of 360° cylindrical painting. The intended effect is to immerse the viewer in the scene being depicted, often with the addition of foreground models and life-sized replicas to enhance the illusion. Among the sites documented in the painting are Cemetery Ridge, the Angle, and the "High-water mark of the Confederacy".[1] The completed original painting was 22 feet (6.7 m) high and 279 feet (85 m) in circumference.[3] The version that hangs in Gettysburg, a recent (2005) restoration of the version created for Boston, is 42 feet (13 m) high and 377 feet (115 m) in circumference.[1]
Details of the painting:
Philippoteaux became interested in cycloramas and, in collaboration with his father, created The Defence of the Fort d'Issy in 1871. Other successful works included Taking of Plevna (Turko-Russian War), the Passage of the Balkans, The Belgian Revolution of 1830, Attack in the Park, The Battle of Kars, The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and the Derniere Sortie.[4] He was commissioned by a group of Chicago investors in 1879 to create the Gettysburg Cyclorama. He spent several weeks in April 1882 at the site of the Gettysburg Battlefield to sketch and photograph the scene, and extensively researched the battle and its events over several months. He erected a wooden platform along present-day Hancock Avenue and drew a circle around it, eighty feet in diameter, driving stakes into the ground to divide it into ten sections. Local photographer William H. Tipton took three photographs of each section, focusing in turn on the foreground, the land behind it, and the horizon. The photos, pasted together, formed the basis of the composition.[5] Philippoteaux also interviewed several survivors of the battle, including Union generals Winfield S. Hancock, Abner Doubleday, Oliver O. Howard, and Alexander S. Webb, and based his work partly on their recollections.[4]
Philippoteaux enlisted a team of five assistants, including his father until his death, to create the final work.[4] It took over a year and a half to complete.[1] The finished painting was nearly 100 yards long and weighed six tons.[3] When completed for display, the full work included not just the painting, but numerous artifacts and sculptures, including stone walls, trees, and fences.[1] The effect of the painting has been likened to the nineteenth century equivalent of an IMAX theater.[3]
Exhibition and reception[edit]
The work opened to the public in Chicago on October 22, 1883, to critical acclaim.[4] General John Gibbon, one of the commanders of the Union forces who repelled Pickett's Charge, was among the veterans of the battle who gave it favorable reviews.[1] So realistic was the painting that many veterans of the war were reported to have wept upon seeing it.[6]
The Chicago exhibition was sufficiently successful to prompt businessman Charles L. Willoughby to commission a second version, which opened in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 22, 1884. From its opening until 1892, approximately 200,000 people viewed the painting.[4] The Boston version was housed in a specially designed building, the Cyclorama Building, on Tremont Street,[7] and was the site of popular public lectures on the battle.[1] Two additional copies of the cyclorama were made: the third was first exhibited in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, beginning in February 1886 and a fourth debuted in Brooklyn, New York, in October 1886.[4]
Many reviewers and visitors agreed with the Boston Daily Advertiser that "it is impossible to tell where reality ends and the painting begins." One veteran, pointing at the painting, said to his friend: "You see that puff of smoke? Just wait a moment till that clears away, and I'll show you just where I stood." In New York, police responding to a report of a nighttime burglary and disoriented by the illusion twice seized dummies representing dead soldiers, convinced that they were live burglars.[5][6]
In 1894, Chase & Everhart displayed their "Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg" during a National Guard encampment at Gettysburg.[8]
Boston version[edit]
In 1891, the Boston cyclorama, housed in the Cyclorama Building, was exchanged temporarily with the cyclorama Crucifixion of Christ[9] in Philadelphia. When it returned in 1892, it was stored in a 50-foot (15 m) crate behind the exhibition hall, where it was subjected to damage from weather, vandals removing boards from the crate, and two fires. It was eventually purchased in its deteriorated state by Albert J. Hahne of Newark, New Jersey, in 1910. Hahne displayed sections of the cyclorama in his department store in Newark beginning in 1911, and sections were also shown in government buildings in New York City, Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. In the Baltimore exhibition, George E. Pickett's widow, "Sallie" Pickett, lectured on her husband's experiences and found herself very moved by the experience.[4]
On September 3, 1912, ground was broken for a new cyclorama building on Baltimore Street in Gettysburg, on Cemetery Hill (on the site of the present day Holiday Inn), near the entrance to the Soldiers' National Cemetery. It opened to the public in 1913, in time for the 50th anniversary of the battle, once again displayed as a full circular painting, rather than in sections. The unheated, leaky brick building took a further toll on the condition of the painting. The Boston cyclorama was purchased by the National Park Service in 1942, and moved to a site on Ziegler's Grove near the new Visitor's Center in 1961, after a second round of restoration.[4]
The exhibition remained open to the public until 2005, when it was closed for a third restoration.[1] The $12-million restoration, by Olin Conservation, Inc., of Great Falls, Virginia, started with the 26 sections of the painting and recreated its original shape of 14 panels hung from a circular railing, slightly flared out at the bottom. In the process, some original pieces were found of the 12 circumferential feet that had been cut away. Fourteen vertical feet of sky was also restored.[7]
The painting restoration was accompanied by the construction of a facility to house the painting, the new Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center on Hunt Avenue, located away from any areas in which fighting occurred in 1863. The restored Cyclorama exhibition was reopened to the public in September 2008. The proposed demolition of the old Cyclorama building in Ziegler's Grove was a source of some controversy among history and architecture buffs, with some opposing the destruction of the modernist structure designed by architect Richard Neutra.[12] Nevertheless, it was razed in early 2013, and the site restored to its wartime appearance.[13]
Chicago "Buckeye" Copy[edit]
It is known that an original Philippoteaux Chicago work went on a tour of eight cities before returning to Chicago. It was this version that was displayed in 1933 at the World's Fair.[14] It was this original version that Winston-Salem, North Carolina, artist and collector Joseph Wallace King thought he had discovered in 1965. King had first seen the original Philippoteaux painting in 1933 at the Chicago World's Fair. Years later he described the original and how magnificent it was seeing it displayed in Chicago to his friend Ed Grout of Maryland. Mr. Grout arranged a meeting with the nephew of George McConnel to view a Cyclorama painting of Gettysburg that was then purchased by Mr. King. He was not aware that it wasn't the original he saw in 1933. King appeared on the panel game show I've Got A Secret on May 30, 1966, displaying a 22' by 25' section of this painting (his secret was that this was only part of the painting). It was revealed that King had been searching for the original for some time, and now that he thought he found it, he hoped to construct a new cyclorama building.[14]
When King bought the copy painting it consisted of 13 panels sewn together and rolled into one piece. To more easily store and transport the painting King unstitched the 13 panels and stored them individually together with two separate panels of scenery used to make the painting a bit longer depending on the exhibition space. The 13 panels along with the two extra scenery panels bring the painting to 410 feet long according to King. The painting has, for the most part, remained rolled up since it's discovery, though it was donated by King to Wake Forest University upon his death in 1996. The university sold the painting in 2007 to an anonymous group of Raleigh, North Carolina, investors. The painting has been appraised at a value of US$5.5 million, but the value of the sale remains unknown.[15] The group intends to resell the painting to a new buyer who will commit to restoring the work and building a suitable structure to house it.[3] Unfortunately it has since been discovered that the Gettysburg Cyclorama in Wake Forest mentioned above is not the original Chicago version by Philippoteaux. Instead it is an elaborate recreation by the artist E.J. Austen who was "a former artist with Philippoteaux's team who later worked for a competing studio in Chicago making buckeye (knock-off) copies of Gettysburg cycloramas." [16]
See also[edit]
- Panorama
- Panoramic painting
- International Panorama Council
- Atlanta Cyclorama
- Richard Neutra's Cyclorama Building
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Heiser, John. "The Gettysburg Cyclorama". Gettysburg National Military Park. National Park Service.
- ^ Holzer, Harold. "Saving the 'IMAX of Its Day'" American Heritage, August/September 2005.
- ^ a b c d Jarvis, Craig (May 2, 2007). "Triangle trio buys massive painting". The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC). The News and Observer Publishing Company. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Thomas, Dean S. (1989). The Gettysburg Cyclorama: A Portrayal of the High Tide of the Confederacy. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Thomas Publications. pp. 17–19. ISBN 0-939631-14-8.
- ^ a b Appelbaum, Yoni (8 February 2012). "The Half-Life of Illusion: On the Brief and Glorious Heyday of the Cyclorama". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ a b Appelbaum, Yoni (5 February 2012). "The Great Illusion of Gettysburg". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ a b Morton, Margaret (July 2007). "Work in Progress". Civil War Times. pp. 28–35.
- ^ "Cyclorama" (Google News Archive). Gettysburg Compiler. July 31, 1894. p. 2 col. 3. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ Also one of Philippoteaux's works, Crucifixion is now on display at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec.
- ^ Worden, Amy (March 12, 2013). "Gettysburg's Cyclorama building is no more". Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ Stansbury, Amy (03/09/2013). "The death of the Gettysburg Cyclorama building". The Evening Sun. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013. Check date values in:
- ^ "The Latest: Recent Past Preservation Network Sues National Park Service to Prevent Demolition of Historic Building at Gettysburg". CYCLORAMA: Richard Neutra's 1961 Lincoln Memorial at Gettysburg. Mission66.com. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
- ^ "Gettysburg National Military Park's Old Cyclorama Building Is No More," National Parks Traveler http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2013/04/gettysburg-national-military-parks-old-cyclorama-building-no-more23011
- ^ a b King, Joseph Wallace. I've Got A Secret, May 30, 1966.
- ^ Jarvis, Craig (May 6, 2007). "What price art?". The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC). The News and Observer Publishing Company. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
- ^ Brenneman, Chris (2015). The Gettysburg Cyclorama: The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas. Savas Beatie. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-61121-264-8.
External links[edit]
- Gettysburg cyclorama
- National Park Service Gettysburg Cyclorama
- Handbill from an 1884 Gettysburg Cyclorama exhibition in Boston
- Website of the International Panorama Council IPC listing all existing panoramas and cycloramas worldwide
- Gettysburg Cyclorama Exhibition Pamphlets part of the Civil War Era Digital Collection at Gettysburg College
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MUMBAI, January 4, 2011 — Pierre Omidyar, Founder and Chairman of eBay Inc., says he learned a lot from the success of his famous auction website.
For instance, Omidyar told listeners here, if complete strangers can trust each other on an online marketplace, that suggests people are basically good. And if a for-profit enterprise like eBay can spur social change by providing a business platform to poor individuals, then for-profit investments can be just as philanthropic as nonprofit ones.
At the inaugural programme of the O.P. Jindal Memorial Lecture Series, presented by JSW Foundation in collaboration with Asia Society India Centre, Omidyar shared his thoughts on "Next-Generation Philanthropy." He was joined by panelists Jamshed J. Irani, Director of Tata Sons; Ajay Piramal, Chairman of Piramal Enterprises; and Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra. The event was moderated by Madhabi Puri Buch, CEO and Managing Director of ICICI Securities.
Drawing on the experiences of the Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment firm he founded with his wife in 2004, Omidyar shared his insights on efficient and effective philanthropic practice. To date, the Omidyar Network has committed more than $270 million to for-profit and nonprofit organizations that foster economic advancement and encourage individual participation. His unique strategy on philanthropy has earned him a reputation as "the Radical Philanthropist."
Piramal cautioned, however, that the most deprived people can't be lifted out of poverty if all areas of philanthropy are motivated by profit. The task then, Omidyar responded, is to find business models that realize a profit only when there is social impact, such as solar power distributors in rural areas. Mahindra added that an economy can't rise in power if people are mired in poverty—helping the poor will drive profits of all enterprises.
Irani focused on the importance of improving delivery mechanisms of philanthropic giving. Buch raised other current issues, such as the microfinance debate on whether it is ethical to make large profits on microfinance loans to the poor, and the pending Indian legislation to make corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandatory for large businesses.
Omidyar said that when considering such issues, his own policy was to remain focused on optimizing the impact of philantrophy rather than the amount. He said that there is "tremendous intellectual capital" in India, but intense need, and that the nature of humanity will drive social innovation to serve it. To this end, he announced that the Omidyar Network plans to invest 200 million dollars in India over the next five years.
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