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An Illiad
by Homer, adapted by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translated by Robert Fagles. Directed by Sheila Siragusa. Reviewed by J. Peter Bergman.
Jeannine Haas as The Poet; photo: provided
Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, NY
If the spirit moves you so --"
At a point in the play
An Illiad
, nearly three quarters of the way through when The Poet recounts the lengthy history of human wars around the globe, the air in the theater grows stale and still, the musical accompaniment grows quiet and the audience becomes a group of mounds, unmoving and otherworldly eerie. The actor, Jeannine Haas, playing The Poet pauses and lists and orates this list from the beginning of recorded time right up to the present. Each announcement has a ring to it and the figure, the embodiment of Homer, the ancient poet who penned the work on which this play is based, becomes both ethereal and realistic at the same time. It is a chilling point. It is what the play is all about. This retelling of the Trojan War by a poet who may have lived within a hundred years of those events is classical theater with a political twang.
This is the second time in two years I have seen this play. Both productions - worlds apart in staging, concept and theatres - have been directed by the same person, Sheila Siragusa. This is, reportedly, the first time that The Poet has been played by a woman. That is not what makes the current production at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, New York so different from the Chester Theatre Company production in 2013. It seems, rather, that Siragusa has reconsidered the play and made it more confrontational, more inevitable a performance than in its previous incarnation. Here The Poet insists that telling the story of this war again is repugnant and yet it must be told. Scholars insist that Homer lived later in the BCE and that he merely wrote down what had been an oral tradition for hundreds of years. In the case of The Poet in the play that seems to be what we're getting, that ancient oral tradition of storytelling transformed into a thing of the present.
There is not much actual poetry in this play. The litany of war is among the most poetic sequences and in Haas's faultering voicing of it takes on the resonance of an aria by Giuseppe Verdi. It has a rhythm and a musicality and you can forget that this is a list song of all the human atrocities of centuries; except that the simplicity of the lyric, the list itself, intrudes itself upon the "listing" and at its conclusion the audience is left drained and exhausted, as is the storyteller.
Haas is wonderful in the role. She has no specific gender and no particular age. She is not from the present but, as the character, knows about it. She is neither in control of the story, nor unable to avoid its telling. She is part seer, part mesmerizer. She is weary of the tale, yet wed to it without the possibility of reprieve. Her Poet is a person with a deliberately awkward mission who allows that mission to overcome any reluctance or boredom to preach a lesson without preaching. The complexity of the part and the ways in which Haas uses those infinite variations makes this a most extraordinary performance. I thought the previous interpretation could not be bettered but I was wrong.
John Sheldon, accompanying Haas throughout the play, has composed a unique and amazing score, melodic in a 20th century manner yet acoustically linked to time way past. While there are no set or costume designers credited in the program the use of space to create a region of 19th century devastation enhance with a fascinating manner of their own. Calvin Herzig-Anderson has created a lighting design for the play which focuses attention and creates mood support for the script.
Who knows whether or not Sheila Siragusa will attempt this play again. There is a limited run here of a production that brings great credit to her creative and interpretive skills. Those are enhanced by Jeannine Haas and John Sheldon and the 100 minute, one-act performance can only be categorized as more worthwhile than one might imagine.
An Illiad
runs for one more weekend, through May 17 at Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main Street, Cambridge, NY. For information and tickets call the box office at 518-677-2495 or go on line to www.hubbardhall.org.
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As a 58 year old, married white man who was raised Christian, I "check off" most of the boxes on the Privilege Worksheet of Life. I've never been pulled over by a police officer for no reason; joggers don't cross to the other side of the street to avoid me; I'm given the benefit of the doubt in virtually every situation in which I find myself. While some of my privileged brethren grew up believing they had "hit a triple," I've always known I was "born on 3rd base", and have benefitted greatly from my privilege.
Perhaps as a result, I haven't always felt comfortable when talking about matters of diversity, inclusion, and equity as they effect my chosen profession, education. I understand the inequities in our society, but believe that I have more to learn by listening to those who understand these inequities personally.
But there is one group of persons I do feel comfortable addressing when it comes to these issues. So, consider this a message to my fellow old, straight white guys who are working in the schools.
Hey, guys: It's not about you.
When discussions about systemic racism, or institutional biases, or societal inequities are happening around you, no one is targeting you individually.
No one is blaming you. They are trying to point out that the very systems that have been so welcoming, and advantageous, and accommodating to you, haven't always been that way for everyone — especially our friends, relatives, and neighbors who are Black, Hispanic, Latinx, LGBTQ, women, disabled, or Muslim.
They also aren't suggesting that you haven't worked hard to get to where you are in life. Of course you have. Having privilege doesn't mean you aren't a hard worker. It does mean, however, that those without the privileges you enjoy may have worked just as hard (or even harder), and achieved less. Or been paid less for the same work. Or may not have been admitted to the same schools as you. Or been given the same consideration for a job, or a promotion, or a mortgage. Again, this isn't your fault. But how you respond to these realities, and how you use the privileges you do have, says a lot about you.
We recently saw the Executive Director of the national association for music educators forced to resign as a result of making some very disturbing and ignorant comments about minority persons at a meeting of professional organizations; a meeting convened specifically to discuss issues surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts.
Now, in a textbook example of not learning from someone else's mistakes, the editor of a state music education journal has attempted what can only be seen as an effort to exonerate the executive director with an op-ed published in School Music News. The author suggested a number of "excuses" for why there isn't more diversity in school music programs. While most of these excuses don't really merit a response, let me try to reply to some of them with a few thoughts.
"…assimilation into today's American culture is much different than it was in the 1950s and 1960s".
No one who has studied multi-cultural education or culturally-relevant pedagogy has seriously suggested that immigrants should "assimilate" into another culture for a long time. We no longer expect immigrants who come to the United States to change their names, to not teach their children to speak their native languages, or to abandon their cultural traditions — and we look back at the time in our country when immigrants were encouraged to do these things with shame. Today, we believe that it is our differences in a pluralistic society that provide the strength and vitality that distinguishes America's cultural heritage.
Students who require "academic intervention services" and "forced remediation" make it more difficult to form music ensembles that reflect a diverse student population.
To use a student's need for special education services as an excuse to not diversify our student population in school music programs is reprehensible. Research shows that students who are placed in classrooms with other students with a wide range of abilities learn better, develop better, and have more open-minded attitudes about students with disabilities than their peers who are placed in more "tracked" classrooms.
A "lack of encouragement and support from the home" from families from diverse cultures makes it hard to have diversity in school music programs.
Blaming a lack of school music participation from students from diverse cultural backgrounds on a lack of support from their parents is simply unacceptable. I've been teaching since 1980 and have still not met a parent or guardian who didn't want the best for their child. Placing the blame on parents and families for a lack of diversity in school music programs ignores the responsibility on the part of schools to reach out to all families, and to provide offerings that are of interest and relevant to all students.
"The media's fixation on highly paid athletes and the attention given to sports and the lack of coverage for the performing arts" makes it difficult to attract a diverse student population for music programs.
Blaming this issue on sports? Come on…this is just intellectually lazy. Again, it evades responsibility for recruiting and supporting a more diverse population into school music programs and for designing classes and other offerings that would appeal to a more diverse group of learners.
Underlying both of these situations seems to be the need to provide excuses for the lack of diversity in our student populations, teaching workforce, and curricular offerings rather than suggesting solutions that proactively address this lack of diversity.
Both the executive director and the editor were correct in their observations that we have some work to do in creating a more inclusive profession in our schools. To do so, we need to adopt policies that are designed to create a more welcoming environment for all members of the school music community, such as:
- Enhancing and expanding music offerings in middle and high schools beyond the traditional band, orchestra and chorus model — including more folk, popular, world and vernacular music-making classes, more technology, and more creative music making (song writing, improvisation, composition, arranging, creating cover tunes) in the school curriculum.
- Making sure that our bands, orchestras and choruses "look like" the population of students in the schools in which they exist. That may mean providing instruments for students who can't afford to rent them, and subsidizing private lessons.
- Improving access for urban and rural students so that they have the same number and quality of music offerings that their peers in more affluent schools enjoy.
- Providing scholarships for summer study for underrepresented minority students, offering free registration for solo and ensemble events for students from low Socio Economic Status (SES) schools, and working to identify and support minority students who are interested in becoming music teachers.
- Music education associations should examine their lists of "required solo and ensemble music" to make sure that black, Hispanic, Indigenous Peoples, women, and LGBTQ composers are represented on these lists.
- Conference and festival coordinators should be encouraged to invite a diverse roster of guest conductors and clinicians to work with students at regional and all state festivals. These people are often important mentors and role models for our students, and we need to make sure that our students "see" persons who look like them on podiums and in classrooms at these events. It is also important for "majority" students to have the opportunity to work with a more diverse array of guest conductors and clinicians who often bring unique backgrounds and perspectives to their teaching.
- Establishing recruitment programs to identify promising young minority music teachers and encouraging these teachers to pursue leadership positions in their local, state and national music education associations.
- Reducing or eliminating obstacles in our college and university music programs in terms of audition procedures that make it more difficult for minority students to be accepted to these institutions to pursue music degrees.
Our schools and colleges must change their mindsets and finally begin to consider the issues of race, diversity, equity, and inclusion as opportunities for growth and understanding, rather than problems to be solved. Our diversity is a strength, not a weakness.
And an education in music is not a privilege; it's a right, for every child.
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Reality show lovers may have a new drama queen bee this season as Erika Lauren Wasilewski--an Illinois native and Columbia College grad--joins MTV's "Real World" in Washington D.C. for its 23rd season.
Before the season began, (the fifth episode airs next Wednesday) D.C. blog Shabooty.com was exploding with dirt about the new housemate. Wasilewski, 22, tried to clear her name in an interview with Time Out Chicago this week.
One of the Shabooty claims? That Wasilewski faked cancer to get attention and sympathy from an ex-boyfriend. Yes, friends, that little gem was TRUE:
"Um, there is some truth to what you're hearing," Wasilewski told Time Out. "Yes, it happened. Yes, I regret it. If I could take it back, I would. I was going through some severe emotional problems at the time. I was lashing out and craving attention wherever I could. It was really destructive."
Though she told the magazine she sought help after the fake cancer stunt, her attention starvation must not be completely cured, considering the whole reality show thing.
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Is the Nativity narrative nothing but a myth?
It's that time of year. It's when people put up reindeer and sleds, candy canes, Santa Claus and elaborate manger tableaus... except in places where that last bit is against the law. It's assumed that only children would fall for the former but adults need to be protected from the Jesus myth or they'll buy it every time. Curiously, even with such government intervention, Americans are among the world's biggest believers. Whenever I go to Australia, my friends ask why the proportion of Yank believers to non-believers is just the opposite of what one finds Down Under. That's a good question, especially since we're alike in so many other ways.
So you can imagine my surprise when I came across a column equating the birth narrative with Santa Claus that was written by -- get this -- a Minister! This is not a nation where people listen attentively, politely reply and then thoughtfully consider what was said. No way. I say something somebody doesn't like (which, alas, is mostly what I seem to do) and they form committees, get up petitions, write the editors and call the Better Business Bureau. And I'm a nice guy so I can only wonder what's going to happen to the good Reverend. Anyway, here's a few items taken directly from a Man of God that, I would think, knows a whole lot more about the topic than you or I.
There are four versions of the Jesus story (the Gospels) but only two of them, Matthew and Luke, deal with the birth and their tales remain hopelessly conflicted. To any legitimate historian, such inconsistencies alone would raise a very sizeable flag. And as if that weren't enough, no one knows who actually put the quill to the parchment way back when. All that's generally agreed upon is that it was almost a hundred years after the alleged fact. People still can't agree on where Obama was born so lots of luck with anything from generations ago. Quick -- who was President in 1959? See my point?
But perhaps it would be better to ask a different question: What purpose might such narratives - about a virgin birth and a divine father - have served two thousand years ago? Here the Reverend makes a very cogent case. At that time, the Roman Emperors claimed the title "Lord" and made up miraculous birth fables to justify their right-there-next-to-god status. In the first century it was easy to get away with miraculous fictions...just like...well...just like now. So the manger scene worked very nicely as a means of building up the early church's creds while breaking down the Roman oppressors' authority. In short, it was a kind of political dirty trick.
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"The birth narratives are properly called myths. A myth by definition is any story or report in which God or a God is the primary actor. Angels, free-moving stars, dreams and unexplained bright lights are a part of the tools of mythology. Christians and the world at large have not been served well by attempts to read the birth narratives as history."
"Just as many children feel deceived when they find out Santa is not real, many Christians feel deceived when they conclude that Jesus was not born of a virgin and that a star did not travel through the sky and come to rest over a particular place in Bethlehem."
And before you start giving me any sass, keep in mind that I'm merely the messenger. Go to the source, the Rev. Howard Bess in the Consortium News. Or read anything by Dawkins or Shermer, Dennett or Harris on the topic. You should also visit the Brights' website and check Tim Callahan's Who Really Killed Jesus in the Skeptical Inquirer. A documentary, The God Who Wasn't There presents a truly extraordinary account of how little Christians know regarding their religion. And before you start telling anyone about what god says, take the What Do You Really Know About the Bible quiz provided by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. These are all insightful sources...especially so at this time of year.


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Let's take a look at the candidates to be the Colts' next head coach
Among the memorable lines from Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard's memorable press conference addressed the Colts having to settle for their second option at head coach.
"Just because you're the first choice doesn't make you the right choice," Ballard said. "It's about getting the right guy. Sometimes things work out the way they're supposed to work out."
Josh McDaniels agreed to the Colts job and then backed out hours later, a stunning reversal that left the Colts embarrassed and needing a new coach. The Colts, in the most backward way possible, got lucky. McDaniels clearly wasn't sold on the job, and now Indianapolis can find someone who will be. It's hard to believe McDaniels was the right man for the job if he backed out like he did. As Ballard said, this can still work out in the best way possible.
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Frank Reich, Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator: Reich will interview with the Colts on Friday, ESPN's Adam Schefter said. Reich first has to attend a championship parade in Philadelphia on Thursday. Reich seems like the easiest candidate to sell after the McDaniels fiasco. Although Doug Pederson is the primary play-caller for the Eagles, Reich helps devise an offense that grew at an impressive rate last season. What better way to move on from McDaniels than to take the offensive coordinator of the team who beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl? For those worried that Reich hasn't even called plays, Pederson didn't call plays under Andy Reid and in just two seasons with Philadelphia he is firmly among the top five or so coaches in the NFL. Reich also has plenty of NFL experience as the Buffalo Bills' longtime backup quarterback. It seems like he'd be a good fit to work with Andrew Luck, as long as Luck is healthy.
Dan Campbell, New Orleans Saints assistant head coach/tight ends coach: The most notable line on Campbell's coaching resume is a 12-game stint as Miami Dolphins interim coach in 2015, after Joe Philbin was fired. Campbell went 5-7 but made an impression. He became quickly known for high-intensity practices that aren't the norm in the NFL anymore. The NFL Network said the Colts requested an interview with Campbell, who played for three teams over 10 NFL seasons at tight end. If the Colts want a jolt to their culture, maybe Campbell is the best option.
Leslie Frazier, Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator: The Colts asked for permission to interview Frazier, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported. Frazier has plenty of head-coaching experience, which some teams covet. He went 21-32-1 in four seasons as Minnesota Vikings coach. He might help the Colts' defense, which has consistently been below average the past few years. It would appear the defensive philosophies of Frazier and new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus match up, which matters since Eberflus was hired to run McDaniels' defense and Ballard said Eberflus will stay on as defensive coordinator. Frazier might not be the most exciting candidate given his record as Vikings head coach, but he makes sense for his experience and defensive background.
Other candidates could emerge, most notably Kansas City Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub. Toub has gotten interviews before and has a history with Ballard from when they were both with the Chiefs. The Colts will be prudent when hiring their coach, especially after the first attempt went as poorly as it did.
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One of my favorite jazz albums has gotten the deluxe RVG reissue treatment, so it's a good time to take another look at it. The most interesting jazz for me to listen to is the music that embraces both structure and freedom, and this album is a perfect example of that. This is part of the three album series that highlights a wonderful run at the small club in New York City that hosted many of jazz's greatest stars. It would be difficult to put together a better band of inside/outside musicians than those playing here: Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, Booker Little on trumpet, Jaki Byard on piano, Richard Davis on bass and Ed Blackwell on drums. The music here is wide open, filled with opportunities for wonderful solos from all of the band members and wonderful ensemble playing. As great as the rhythm section is (one of the best ever) the spotlight falls on the two men in the front line, both who would pass away much too young, but on these recordings sound as vibrant and colorful as is possible in this music. Dolphy's saxophone manages to sound both utterly unique and a completely logical extension of the music of Charlie Parker. His jumping, swooping solos are simply a joy to behold. Same for Little, whose warm supple tone and pyrotechnic ability recalls both Clifford Brown and Dizzy Gillespie, but remains completely his own. He was 23 years old and not fated to live a year longer. The music here includes the extraordinary lengthy compositions "Bee Vamp" and "Fire Waltz" which remain state of the art in modern jazz almost fifty years later. This is music that never fails to make me smile and shake my head in wonder at the talent of the fine men gathered here and the extraordinary music that they made.
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These are processed images from the first Cassini-Huygens fly-by of Titan. The spacecraft instruments peered through the haze of the moon's atmosphere to detect areas of varying brightness in unprecedented detail.
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The initial images appear bland and hard to interpret, but with a combination of instruments, Cassini-Huygens can see Titan's surface with unprecedented clarity. This is because Titan's atmosphere blocks light at most wavelengths, but the spacecraft has captured some surface details by viewing at wavelengths which can pass through the atmosphere.


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A high rate of innovation. Light. Living day to day with a real protagonist. Green. Central Milan's third-biggest public park. More than 168,000 square meters of nature. Environmental sustainability. Class A certified homes with zero emissions. Technology. Home automation systems for the remote control of the main functions. Architecture. Prestigious names from the world of international design. An unpublished story for the Milan of tomorrow, the city to come.
A visionary project. CityLife means choosing to live in Milan in a completely new way. Before being a place to live, CityLife is an idea to experience. This is what captured our imagination from the start, CityLife is a brand that incorporates a paradigm of the future that, day by day, is being built under the eyes of the city. We have been supporting this brand for four years in its communication activities through the design of identity and advertising.
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Lenses with a larger aperture are called faster lenses. Look at the image below and think about it. When a camera focuses, it uses the light coming through the lens to focus. The more light that comes through the lens the more information the camera sensor has to use to focus the lens. The aperture shutter opening is as large as possible until you push the shutter button. So the camera can focus the lens faster with more light.
The more expensive the lens, the and the larger the aperture, the more glass and heavier the lens will be usually. If you don't have a nifty fifty for your DSLR, you should have one as it is the best lens buy that exists at around $99 if you shop around. It is a f 1.8 lens, but at F/4 it is a super sharp lens and very clean. At 10 feet away from your subject on a crop sensor camera, it acts like an 80 mm lens and has a DOF of about 22 inches. From 6-10 feet is a great portrait lens. Focus at 30 feet away, at f/16 and you have a great landscape lens and everything 15 feet from you away will be in focus because of the hyperfocal distance. This lens may hunt for focus sometimes in really dark situations, but that is usually when any other lens would not even try to focus in a very dark room.
Add a small extension tube, and it makes a great macro lens, which is what I used for the image above. The "Nifty Fifty" is always in my camera bag. If someone is just getting serious about photography, this should be the first lens that is purchased to compliment stock camera lenses. It has enough range to challenge and test the best photographers in many normal situations. Again, I'm not going t get technical, but Cambridge in colour is a great website to find out more about photography terms and concepts.
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Moroccan inspired oasis at home ?
Often deemed as an eclectic, or an eccentric, design-theme, the Moroccan-inspired flair has become more popular over the last two decades. While some may fear being drenched in this land's multi-culturally inspired style, there are simple techniques to create charming spaces, encouraged by the theme, rather than being accurately translated. Let's look at the three main characteristics of any well-designed Moroccan theme: architecture, colors and texture.
For any Moroccan-inspired space, the most notable architectural feature used, resembles the Hassan II mosques or the marble dome of the Taj Mahal. This accentuated shape can often be seen as the opening to rooms, entries, bookcases, fireplace mantels, headboards, room dividers and furniture. The lattice effect, reflective of the ancient buildings of Old Morocco Village is another key architectural element, seen most often in tables, sideboards, decorative items and fabric.
The three most prominent colors are variations of brown, red and blue. Known for their rugged mountains and large portions of deserts, rooms inspired by this rich land are often submersed in brown furniture, flooring, and ornate decor. Shades of red are often introduced next, along with evoking passion and devotion that the culture is known for. One major Moroccan destination for tourists, Chefchaouen, is completely absorbed by blue-rinsed hues of paint on nearly every building. The deep and true blues are generally applied for a more authentic statement, while teal and turquoise often correlates to a more modern interpretation.
Quite arguably the most indispensable element when designing a Moroccan space is texture or pattern. In essence, mixing textures, both physically and visually, will be key to establishing this new sanctuary.
To sum it up, think patterns, shapes, old world, new world. Due to the organic nature of design, no matter the support, the limitations to these applied patterns are endless.
Every home should be lively and stimulating to the homeowner and guests. Be encouraged to take a few risks with the eye-catching Moroccan culture – one of much beauty and inspiration!


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IT professionals should stop mocking their users for doing seemingly stupid things like opening phishing emails, according to IBM. These un-patchable people could turn out to be the canary that flags the next Advanced Persistent Threat attack.
The attitude of IT and information security professionals to their users was summed up by the oft-used PowerPoint slide, "There is no patch for stupid", IBM highlights in its latest X-force security report [PDF], which urged security pros to take a different, more supportive, tack with staff.
While the attitude may accurately reflect the challenges that network defenders face, it could damage their ability to detect a targeted attack.
Acronyms like "PEBKAC" (Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair) and "PICNIC" (Problem in Chair, Not in Computer) could lower the security of an organisation by encouraging a culture of shame and secrecy when a person fell for a seemingly simple scam.
"These terms may disregard the sophistication of a number of these attacks and doing an injustice to some of the individuals ensnared. They may even be making the problem worse," IBM's security analysts argued in the report.
Giving these perennial human security issues a derogatory name "may put victims on the defensive".
""They have heard the snide remarks and here (sic) they are or they suspect -- but are not sure -- that something bad might have happened to them. Do they dare tell anyone and risk ridicule for falling for a trap?" ?"
Security professionals needed to acknowledge that some of these attacks were getting better, and most importantly, they needed create an environment that encouraged staff to report anything out of the ordinary.
The human, often viewed as the weakest link in security, was also its greatest strength, according to IBM.
"Everything that we know or do regarding the Internet is impacted as the human element represents the strength in seeing what can be made, as well as the weakest link and easiest point to overcome," it said.
Two recent high profile Advanced Persistent Threat cases illustrated the diversity of what "the weakest link" could be, and highlight the varying degrees of profiling that goes on before an attack.
While the phishing email that was rigged with an Adobe Flash zero day exploit and fooled RSA staff "do not appear to have been carefully targeted", those that hit Google earlier were since the attackers had extensively researched the "patient zero" target.
"The original attack was a focused Instant Messaging (IM) attack. The attackers had done a lot of research and compromised a friend's account. The attack methodology was advanced in its research, even if the malware itself was not. The attackers were very persistent. This fit the entire criterion for an APT."
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January 8, 2018
Trail(s): Paul Hill Trail and John Emerson Summit Trail
Location: Rock Park
Fees: Free
Website: Rock Park
Distance: 1.4 miles
Today we decided to take a short road trip and explore Castle Rock. I feel like I've driven by it at least 100 times. It's hard to miss as the butte towers above the flat plains and I-25. It's a bit of a drive from Denver for only a 1.4 mile trail, so the outing turned into watching the sunset and grabbing dinner afterward in Littleton Town Square. We read that the short trail would take an hour which seemed sort of long, so we expected the climb up to the rock to be hard despite only gaining 300+ feet in half a mile.
We followed the gradual incline around the "back" of the rock as we passed scrub oak and small pinon on the hillside. We quickly reached the base of "Castle" whose ledges were decorated by nesting pigeons. We spiraled around the base to find the climbing area that would get us to the summit.
This 75 feet required rock scrambling. Fortunately, the rock was course, almost like cement, so hand and foot holds were easy to find. We squeezed through a narrow crevice and quickly the flat top of the butte. I don't think it took us more than 20 minutes in total, but I also wasn't counting. Regardless, the sun was quite setting yet, so we played around making shadows.
Eventually we enjoyed the setting sun, though the original forecast for some clouds didn't really pan out, so there were only a few pink clouds in the sky. All in all, it was still pretty and we were gladly we finally climbed the rock we pass by regularly!
Oh well…we still savored some cajun food. ETB
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It is a building born to be a fire hall. No wonder Ann Stevenson took preserving it so seriously. At the end of the day, this was a building that was born to give back and, for the Union Joints family, repurposing is part of our purpose. Please dig in.
It's a building that was born to serve. Since 1938, the Fenton Fire Hall has stood on the corner
between a waterfall behind Fenton's City Hall and the Saarinen-designed community center. Since 1938, it has stood
for more than just the home for the volunteer firefighters. It stood for service in the form of those who bravely
bolted out of bed and into their boots racing to those in need. It stood for pancake breakfasts, parades and the
kind of community chatter that goes down best with a bowl of chili and a beer. And its stood for something that has
what it takes to stand the test of time.
The long and short of it, this building means more than bricks and mortar to a lot of people. As the Fenton Fire Hall Taproom and Kitchen, we're out to respect the building at every turn and deliver the kind of grub that's as honest as the building its served in. Woodfired grill. Legendary Mac & Cheese. 48 beers on tap. And all the care that the Union Joints family can put into a place. It's our honor to serve. From all of us, thank you for having us.
CHEESY FOCACCIA STICKS — With garlic butter, muenster, mozzarella, smoked pecorino and herb blend with tomato basil on the side — 4.95
FIRE HALL FRIED PICKLES — Badass Beer battered, served with Fire Hall mayo — 3.95
ARTICHOKE & FENNEL DIP — Chopped artichoke and caramelized fennel with rosemary, lemon, smoked paprika, muenster and pecorino cheeses. Served with wood-grilled sourdough — 7.95
PULLED PORK NACHO — Pulled pork tossed in Woodshop NC sauce, corn chips, cheese blend, house pickled chilies, Fire Hall mayo, chopped tomatoes, shredded romaine, sour cream & green onion — 10.50
WHITE CHILI — Vegetarian sausage, broad beans, fennel, rosemary, sage, topped with green onion
GREEN CHILI — Hand-cut pork shoulder, roasted tomatillo, jalapeño, cilantro, sour cream, corn tortilla strips
CHOP SALAD Chopped romaine, red cabbage, spinach & baby kale, cucumber, grilled red onion, crushed roasted almonds, Woodshop Michigan maple bacon, cornbread croutons, house-made buttermilk blue cheese dressing — Small 5.95 / Large 10.75
SHAVED BRUSSELS SALAD Caramelized Brussels sprouts, dates, semi soft goat cheese, toasted walnuts, grilled red onion, whole grain mustard vinaigrette (served warm) — Small 5.95 / Large 10.50
CHERRY PORK SALAD House-smoked pulled pork, romaine, dried Michigan cherries & crispy fried onions with our honey mustard dressing — Small 7.95 / Large 13.95
PIT CAESAR Romaine lettuce, wood-grilled croutons, pit-smoked Pecorino, house Caesar dressing — Small 6.50 / Large 10.95
HOUSE SALAD Chopped romaine, red cabbage, spinach & baby kale, house-smoked pecorino, diced cucumber, roasted marinated tomatoes, spicy fried garbanzo beans, scratch red wine vinaigrette — Small 5.25 / Large 9.95
Add Pulled pork, pit-grilled chicken or spicy brown sugar salmon to any salad — 4.95
Half-pound pulled pork shoulder, half-pound sweet chili-rubbed flank steak, half chicken and a hot link & bratwurst to boot — 39.95
HALF CHICKEN Brown sugar-rubbed & smoked — 17.95
PULLED PORK SHOULDER Green hickory slow-smoked, tossed in Woodshop NC vinegar sauce — 16.95 Add a house-made bun $1.50
BRISKET Heavily rubbed & smoked for 14 hours, slow & low in green hardwood — 16.95
BACK RIBS Half rack, hickory-smoked till they pull clean from the bone — 19.95
MASHERS House-made redskin mashed potatoes
HAND-CUT FRIES With Fire Hall mayo
PIT-GRILLED VEG Seasonal
BBQ BAKED BEANS Woodshop bacon, TN BBQ & brown sugar
OLD SCHOOL SLAW Sweet vinegar mayo base, scallion, carrots
MAC & CHEESE Vermont sharp cheddar & mild Pinconning layered with penne rigate, crunchy crust top — 14.50 WITH BITS OF HOUSE-CUT HAM — Add 2.25
YETI MAC Hot link, Woodshop Michigan maple bacon, pickled chiles, topped with sunny fried egg — Add 3.50
GLUTEN-FREE MAC & CHEESE (1/2 ORDER) Vermont sharp cheddar, Pinconning, ziti rice noodles, gluten-free bechamel, parmesan & crunchy flour-less crust — 9.95
UNION MAC & CHEESE The most-macked mac in a mini casserole
GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE Topped with spicy fried onions
DIANE'S CHEESY POTATOES Shredded Idaho potato, sour cream, fresh thyme, sharp cheddar, crispy panko top
HAND-DIPPED ONION RINGS Badass Beer-battered served with Fire Hall mayo
KOREAN PORK TACOS Three tacos with house-pulled pork, scratch Korean BBQ sauce & cilantro-lime slaw on Detroit-made flour tortillas — 11.95
FISH TACOS Three Badass beer battered Atlantic cod tacos, sriracha mayo, malay radish slaw — 11.95
THE BASELINE BURGER Half-pound ground Angus, sliced onion, shaved romaine, sliced tomato on a brioche bun — 10.95
THE HUNTER BURGER 8oz hand-pattied ground angus, house-smoked cheddar, grilled red onion, shaved romaine, sliced tomato & Fire Hall mayo on a brioche bun — 12.95
THE CAROLINA BURGER 8oz hand-pattied ground angus, pulled pork, house-smoked cheddar, chopped pickles & spicy SC mustard slaw on a brioche bun — 14.50
THE GATHERER BURGER House-made vegan patty, roasted marinated tomatoes, spinach, broccoli sprouts, goat cheese, shiitake bacon & roasted garlic balsamic mayo on a brioche bun — 14.50
THE 3AM BURGER 8oz hand-pattied ground angus, Muenster, Woodshop MI maple bacon, chive-topped sunny fried egg & crispy fried onion strings, Sriracha mayo on a brioche bun — 14.95
MEATLOAF SANDWICH Angus beef and pork with house-made Memphis BBQ glaze on a brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, Woodshop maple bacon, house-smoked cheddar, pickles & Fire Hall mayo — 11.95
WOOD-GRILLED CHICKEN Herb marinated wood-grilled chicken breast, house-smoked cheddar, shaved romaine, tomato & red onion, Fire Hall mayo on a brioche bun — 11.95
THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL Buttermilk battered & fried Nashville hot chicken topped with house-smoked cheddar & old school slaw on a brioche bun with mayo & pickless — 13.95
PULLED PORK SANDWICH 12 hr smoked pork pulled and tossed in NC sauce topped with house-pickled chilies & old school slaw on a brioche bun — 10.95
HOT LINK ROLL House-made smoked spicy sausage served on a slaw-topped hoagie roll — 10.95
BRATWURST ROLL House-made, simmered in Fire Hall Ale & served on a slaw-topped hoagie roll — 10.95
CRISPY POTATO TACOS Three corn tortillas stuffed with 3-cheese blend & pan-fried cumin mashed potato. Topped with chipotle salsa & radish slaw. House salad on the side — 12.95
MEMPHIS MEATLOAF Angus beef & pork with woodgrilled vegetables and our memphis BBQ glaze. Mashers & seasonal veg on the side — 14.95
CHILI RUBBED FLANK Sweet chili rub, grilled to order with hand cut fries & Fire Hall mayo on the side — 15.95
FISH & CHIPS Badass beer battered Atlantic cod, old school slaw, scratch-made roast garlic & dill tartar sauce, hand cut fries & Fire Hall mayo on the side — 14.95
SALMON Brown sugar-glazed. Served with pit-grilled vegetables & mashers — 19.95
FAYGO ICE CREAM House-made Rock N' Rye base, nitrogen churned & dusted with pop rocks — 3.00
PEANUT BUTTER ICEBOX PIE Chocolate cookie crust, cream cheese-peanut butter filling, bitter chocolate glaze, milk chocolate whipped cream, chopped peanut brittle — 3.75
SEASONAL COBBLER Scratch-made local fruit compote, topped with oatmeal streusel & baked in a skillet, house-made vanilla liquid nitrogen ice cream — 3.75
BROWNIE POT PIE Bittersweet chocolate brownie, milk chocolate ganache, cinnamon pie crust, salted caramel drizzle, house-made vanilla nitrogen ice cream — 4.95
FRESH HOUSE-MADE DONUTS tossed in cinnamon sugar & served with salted caramel & chocolate cinnamon dipping sauces — 4.95
PUMPHOUSE CUSTARDS — All churned with liquid nitrogen
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Last night at the club I indulged in a bit of nude chariot racing.
I took the Gaul from Dave B's extensive selection of racing chariots. I had thought to make my own from the Airfix Roman set, but wrong scale. Still tempted though...
Bringing up the rear, probably best place for nude charioteers.
I finished the first race! Meant I went from raw novice to novice.
Some people took the whole nude chariot thing to mean bare chariot.
The second race went badly when some B pushed me into the centre and I crashed. Luckily I escaped with a minor injury and limped to safety, declining to try and jump on some of the passing chariots. In this race Mark B had been killed in chariot crash (he hadn't been wearing his seat belt).
Last race and I finished last, but at least I was still alive. Marty had crashed in this race and then someone had run him over. Ouch!


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Bootstrapping Illustrator: Your Color Palette in Adobe Illustrator – Kimberly Gosney
Every serious bootstrapping entrepreneur needs a kick boots color palette. I'm sharing two of my favorite go to color places. I'm sure inspiration will strike when you land on these two pages.
Then, I'm showing you how to create your very own color palette in Adobe Illustrator.
Your color palette is the starting point to bootstrapping your graphics.
Did you know that you can rule the world with the right color palette? Really you can! I just love how my website looks like cotton candy every time I click on it. And, please – feel free to share your color palette with me in the comments section. Yee-haw! Colors are SO much fun.
Hugs and Happy Bootstrapping,
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Ever since I got my Lightpath 2 tent (by Mountain Hardwear) I've wanted to pitch it, so when I got the opportunity to do so at our office retreat at Sattal Christian Ashram I jumped at the opportunity. Unfortunately time was short and I had to pitch and strike my tent (and trek to and fro) within an hour. Cyclone Phyan did not help matters much and there was a steady drizzle which broke only on the last two days of our stay at Sattal. One of the dry days was used up to visit Nainital. So I had to do this on the last day -bunking church and barely managing to pitch and strike the tent before it was time to head back to Delhi.
When I chose this 3 season – 2 person backpacking tent, I was unable to find any reviews online (unless they were those 5 liner store reviews) so I was very apprehensive about what I would get. I had never bought a tent before and wasn't sure of what to look for in one. The only thing I was sure of was that I needed something compact and light to carry around. Buying from Moosejaw was the easy part, their excellent quality packing, customer service and timely delivery on my previous purchase had put my heart at ease, so I went ahead and bought it from them. They didn't disappoint me.
The tent is basically supported by two different sized collapsible shock corded semi-circular poles which works like a skeletal frame for it. Stakes however are still needed to hold up the tent. In other words -this tent is not free standing.
The footprint which is an optional extra buy is slightly smaller than the floor of the tent to prevent water run off from the rain fly accumulating under the tent floor. But before that, the usual precautions when choosing a site for pitching a tent… away from strong winds, low lying areas where water collects or where flash floods might wash away the tent. Then there are those sites which are prone to avalanches, land slides and falling rocks. In addition, I made sure I didn't pitch under a tree which had branches big enough to brain me in case it detached from the tree. A footprint is a good investment, as ultralight synthetic fabrics are quite thin and delicate and having a hole in the tent floor would be quite uncomfortable when it rains.
Next the poles have to be assembled. The instructions caution against allowing the poles to snap into shape during assembly under the force of the elastic bands, so the shock corded poles have to be gently assembled instead of letting them snap together of their own volition.
Close up of how the ground sheet (black strap), tent floor (bluish thinner strap) & rain fly (Black plastic clip held by my thumb) come together
The poles go into either ends of the floor into the round hole in the (black) plastic clip and then into the grommet/eyelet on the strap connected to the footprint. The other D shaped hole on the plastic connector is where the plastic clips from the rain fly anchor.
The spring action of the now bow shaped poles keeps the footprint and floor taut -at least breadth wise in the same fashion that a bow keeps the bow string taut.
Could not finish pitching before the sun came up in strength and was totally exhausted and sweating. It was soft and springy inside though -thanks to the grass and pine needles.
Overall a very light & good tent for backpacking, I leave the poles assembled at home as per the manufacturers instructions and hang them on opposite wall supported by two nails each. The tent is very light to carry and the packed tent can be used as a pillow when travelling by bus or train. Being light probably also translates as being delicate and it does not have a very great or probably no UV protection. The accompanying (good) literature, points out that at high altitudes the tent would not last more than a month before it gives up the ghost and so advises users to strike tent in the mornings to avoid exposing it unnecessarily to the suns rays. Although this is disappointing, I hope to use it carefully in this matter and make it last as long as possible as I paid over Rs. 12,000 which in Indian rupees is a large sum of money. I'm also going to use my wood burning stove (The Bushbuddy) as far as possible from the tent or even my Trangia meth burner as it is quite easy to tip over
Although this is not a full fledged review, I will keep adding details about its performance under real use in the days to come. I was unable to carry my sleeping bag & pad this time due to space constraints and I had planned to spend the night in the tent. Going by the design, the condensation should form on the inside of the rain fly and follow it to the ground outside the floor area, -unless it forms on the flat area of the mosquito net -floor assembly in spite of the ventilation,. Personally I am happy with the quality of the product and would gladly recommend it to others. However do remember that although it is rated for two people, practically it is suitable only for one person and their belongings. Two sleeping bags can be accommodated in the tent (with all gear placed outside the tent), but it would be uncomfortable (especially in the hot months) or difficult for two people to sit knee to knee facing each other under the highest point of the tent. Without a rain fly it also makes for a great summer tent with all its mosquito/bug proof netting. Wish it was free standing though… I'll have to look out for another free standing mosquito net when I'm not ultralight trekking.
- Lightweight, good as a single backpackers tent
- Good quality materials
- Bath tub floor -keeps flowing water on the ground out of the tent. (Haven't yet used it in the rains)
- You don't need to read the manual to be able to set it up.
- Short tent pegs, do not hold well in wet and sandy soils
- Stuff sack is made from tent material and not robust enough to take traveling wear and tear.
- Not really adequate for two persons although you could sleep two to prove a point.
- Setting up and striking down the tent is time consuming
- Not free standing
- Low ceiling
- Shape of the tent allows only one short person to sit at the entrance.
- Good only for sleeping or reading while lying down. Getting into the tent will be the last thing I'll do before going to bed. Unless the weather is really bad.
All said and done, I am pleased with Mountain Hardware's quality and attention to detail. I plan to buy more of their products at a later date.
Note: I have not yet been able to test the tent in adverse weather. Once I do, I will update this whole post. Unfortunately, none of my friends want to go camping in adverse weather and camping out alone in the places I want to go camping is not advisable.
Hands On: [21st to 24th April 2011] [Camping trip to Yamuna bridge, Pokhri]
- In comparison to the free standing dome tents of my friends, I found my tent to be difficult (time consuming) to setup. By the time I was done, they had already setup their tents, collected firewood and were heating up dinner. [Probably they divided up the tasks]
- The height of the tent being low, the tent needs to be setup on all fours or in a squatting position which is difficult after an arduous trek. This makes the tent a no no for seniors or those with big bellies.
- The compactness of the tent turns into a shortcoming as it is virtually impractical to do anything useful in the tent apart from sleeping and reading.
- Since it is rated as a two person tent, it can sleep two technically, however two people cannot sit upright in this tent as it resembles a super bivvy bag with a higher ceiling. A newly married couple should have no trouble using this in winter though 😉
- This tent is comfortable only for a single person provided they are not too tall and accommodates their rucksack etc.. In case of an emergency, two people can sleep side by side provided all their belongings are chucked out of the tent.
- The bug netting works like a dream.
- The tent became unbearably hot with the rain fly on at 9 am in the morning, but others in their dome tents experienced the same. However I should mention that they come from Mussoorie, a hill station, so they feel hot even if they see the sun from afar. I stay in hot Delhi, so if I felt hot, it must have been really hot in mine.
- This tent could be pretty cozy for winter camping. This is just a guess
- Had no rain, snow or wind so cannot comment on its performance in adverse conditions.
- The cover tore on first use as it snagged on something. I'm planning to discard it and use it for patching the tent if required and get a denim cover made to house the tent.
- Could not pitch my tent with the others due to the sandy river bank and had to pitch it away at a distance.
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The first individual of a new species wouldn't find a mate (Talk.Origins)
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Claim CB610:
The first individual of the new species would be very unlikely to find a mate. Hybrids are infertile, so a newly evolved individual would not be able to breed successfully with the original species. The mutation that caused that individual to be a new species would also have to occur in an individual of the opposite sex.
- TCCOP. 1998. Evolutionism vs. creationism: Evidence, extinction, and the evolutionarian "spin doctors"
CreationWiki response:
Talk Origins is correct on this point.