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Dan Mazilu Associate Professor of Physics
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Ph.D. in Physics from Virginia Tech - Research focuses on the theory of self-assembled nanoparticle monolayers and their applications to the fabrication of optical coatings.
Ph.D. in Physics - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S. in Physics - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S. in Physics - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
B.S. in Engineering Physics - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
Experiment and theory involving ionic self-assembly of nanoparticles and their application in producing highly reliable, cost-effective anti-reflection coatings.
PHYS 111 & 112 - General Physics I & II
PHYS 120 - Dreams of a Final Theory
PHYS 202 - Relativity
PHYS 210 - Modern Physics
PHYS 220 - Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 421 & 422 - Directed Individual Research
PHYS 493 - Honors Thesis
Selected Publications
Y. R. Chang, S. Taylor, S. Duncan, D. A. Mazilu, A. L. Ritter, W. A. Ducker, "Fabrication of stabilized colloidal crystal monolayers", Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 514 (2017) 185–191
I. Mazilu, D. A. Mazilu, R. E. Melkerson*, E. Hall-Mejia*, G. J. Beck*, S. Nshimyumukiza*, C. M. da Fonseca, "Class of cooperative stochastic models: exact and approximate solutions, simulations, and experiments using ionic self-assembly of nanoparticles", Physical Review E 93, 032803 (2016)
Carlos M. da Fonseca, Said Kouachi, Dan A. Mazilu, Irina Mazilu – A Multi-Temperature Kinetic Ising Model and the Eigenvalues of some Perturbed Jacobi Matrices, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Volume 259, Pages 205-211, 15 May 2015.
Eric Schwen*, Irina Mazilu, Dan Mazilu – A Two-State Stochastic Model for Nanoparticle Self-Assembly: Theory, Computer Simulations and Applications, European Journal of Physics, Volume 36, Number 2, 025003, 29 December 2014.
L. Jonathan Cook, D. A. Mazilu, I. Mazilu, B. M. Simpson*, E. M. Schwen*, V. O. Kim*, and A. M. Seredinski* – Cooperative Sequential-Adsorption Model in Two Dimensions with Experimental Applications for Ionic Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles, Physical Review E 89, 062411, 30 June 2014.
C. M. da Fonseca, D. Mazilu, I. Mazilu, H.T. Williams, "The Eigenpairs of a Sylvester–Kac Type Matrix Associated with a Simple Model for One-Dimensional Deposition and Evaporation", Applied Mathematics Letters, Volume 26, issue 12, (2013) 1206-1211.
D. A. Mazilu, I. Mazilu, A. M. Seredinski*, V. O. Kim*, B. M. Simpson*, and W. E. Banks*, "Cooperative sequential adsorption models on a Cayley tree: analytical results and applications", Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 1742-5468, P09002 (2012).
D. A. Mazilu, G. Zamora*, I. Mazilu, "From complex to simple: interdisciplinary stochastic models", European Journal of Physics 33, pp. 793-803 (2012).
I. Mazilu, D. A. Mazilu, H. T. Williams, "Applications of tridiagonal matrices in non-equilibrium statistical physics", Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, Volume 24, pp. 7-17 (2012).
H. T. Williams, I. Mazilu, D. A. Mazilu, "Stochastic epidemic-type model with enhanced connectivity: exact solution", Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 1742-5468, P01017 (2012).
D. A. Mazilu and A. L. Ritter, "The abrasive wear of alumina: Correlation with electron triboemission", Wear 258, 1384-1403 (2005).
D. A. Mazilu and A. L. Ritter, "Exploratory study of alumina-on-alumina sliding contact in the presence of the chemical vapor aluminum tri-sec-butoxide", Tribology Letters Vol. 9, No. 3-4 (2000).
P. Wagner, D. Mazilu, L. Trappeniers, V. V. Moshchalkov, and Y. Bruynseraede, "Anomalous Hall effect in thin films of Pr0.5Sr0.5MnO3", Physical Review B-Condensed Matter 55: (22) 14721-14724 (1997).
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Earlier this month, seasonal monsoon moisture combined with the remnants of Pacific Hurricane Norbert, Odile and Polo dumped torrential rain throughout the desert southwest. Record-breaking rainfall covered Phoenix to Las Vegas and points in between. According to the National Weather Service, parts of five western states — California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado — were under flood watches or warnings as part of this storm. Phoenix set a single-day rainfall record.
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The National Weather Service recorded 3.29 inches of rain at the Phoenix airport, by far the most precipitation ever received in one day in the city. The previous record for Phoenix was 2.91 inches in 1939. Phoenix received 5.7 inches of rain during the summer storm season in 2008, followed by less than an inch the next summer. Average September rainfall for the Phoenix area is typically just over a half inch (0.64 inches).
The epic floodwaters led to widespread power outages, flight delays, and forced the closure of dozens of schools and roads. As the storm water subsides and the cleanup begins, be on the lookout for increased insect activity. The stagnant water left behind is causing a great concern for mosquito breeding areas. Area homeowners are seeing intensified ant presence and termite swarmers are starting to appear.
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In addition to their annoyance, controlling and repelling mosquitoes is essential to minimizing the risk of contracting the many diseases carried by mosquitoes such as Dengue Fever, Encephalitis, Malaria, and dog-heartworm. The best protection from mosquito-transmitted diseases is to prevent exposure to mosquitoes.
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The main tactic to preventing an ant infestation is to create a less inviting environment for pests around your home. This includes eliminating access and removing suitable sources of food and water. If you have an ant infestation:
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There's always a fair amount of process when it comes to photography. Immony Men's exhibition currently on at Gallery 44 is no exception to this. In fact, one might say it's all about process. I booked a lunch with him in the space where he's been working in what looks like a mirco-office set up in the gallery's secondary enclosed space. I asked him to share some ideas about his work to better understand it.
Tell us about the current installation at Gallery44
The current installation at Gallery 44 is titled "Taking Care of Business." It is a time-based performance that parallels the work cycle of a 9-5 office worker. I have been spending the last 27 days constructing a mural composed of ten thousand digitally printed post-its. The image that is being composed is of an office space located by John and Queen. (Toronto, Ontario)
How has this installation evolved over time?
This exhibition has been installed at several different artist-run centres in Canada. Over time I began to realize that the work process resemble that of an assembly line worker, rather than that of an office worker. Within the last year I have decided to provide a live-video feed in order to give online viewer access to the space and allow them to witness the process in real-time. At first my main focus was the physical production of the mural and to keep daily quotas, my interest is now placed on the process and the performative aspects.
How do the materials play a part in the work?
All of the installation material can be found within a typical office: Post-it notes, a consumer ink-jet printer, double sided tape, a laptop computer, etc. When I first started experimenting with digital printing and post-it, I was using images of friends and family to create portraits. Using images that I have taken of office space suited the material, and the tedious work process that is required to build this body of work.
Has the work impacted you at all?
It has definitely change how I think of routine and re-created environments. The last couple of weeks have been exhausting, I have had a lot of time to think back when I first started this project. This project has definitely changed my lifestyle and livelihood. During my undergrad I placed a lot of time working multiple part-time jobs and had very little time to devote to my art practice. I came home one evening exhausted from a shift at work, I began to wonder "What would happen if I devoted all this time and effort towards my art practice? Where would I be?" Everything has worked out fine, and I am currently a full-time studio artist.
What's the role process plays in the work?
The process itself is a 35-day installation, where I individually print ten thousand post-it notes to construct an image. The performance is the fore front of this body work, the mural itself possess an ephemeral quality; it only exists through the duration of each exhibition. The construction of these murals are time-consuming and labour-intensive, therefore the process is important to place emphasis on the amount of work and time that is present within the exhibition space.
There are video elements to your work. Tell us about that.
There are two forms of video in this body of work. 1. The live-video feed act as a way that I can present the work to an online audience. 2. I have used photo/video time lapses as a form of video documentation for the installation. It allows people to view a four week install in three minutes.
Does location change the work?
The last couple of installs I have been shooting photographs of office spaces located in the same cities that the galleries are. I've developed an interest in the personal souvenirs that we leave behind in our working environment, and the notes we leave for ourselves. There are common threads/items that I have found in each office such as: vacations photos, language books, family photos, childhood toys, and oddly enough way too many Dilbert comics.
How are you documenting your process and also the final product?
I have been using Canon DSLR for the past six years to shoot these office spaces and to document the work. I usually have it on a tripod beside my workstation to create a time-lapse of the installation. I've used several different video camcorders in the past for the video documentation...
What have been some of your favourite reactions to the work?
My favourite reactions are usually those of curious gallery goers who wonder how long I have been working in the space, or how I came up with the idea. I love sharing stories with people, so I am quite pleased when people with questions approach me, They are usually willing to share their own interests/memories which is always great.
Looking into the future, what are some ideas you might want to build on?
I am currently collaborating with Maegan Broadhurst, we are working with the notion of collecting stories and memories, and have been exploring different approaches on how we can begin sharing them.
In addition to finding out about Immony's exhibition, I asked him ten rapidfire ART+TECH questions:
Favourite exhibition from 2011: Julie Lequin's Top 30 at YYZ.
A future technology you are most excited about: I shoot a lot of digital photographs and videos... so I'm a huge dork about DSLRs right now. I'm pretty amazed with AR Drone Parrots.
An Artist using new technology you think is interesting: Miranda July is a favourite. I enjoy her collaboration with Harrell Fletch: LEARNING TO LOVE YOU MORE a web-based project comprised of work made by the general public..
A tech gadget you would like as a gift: I would probably like a Novation Launch Pad or any midi controller. I'm not too picky...
Given an unlimited budget, an art project would you like to initiate: I would create a series of micro-grants to aid local artists fund short-term projects.
Favourite social media platform for personal use: Facebook & Instagram
A social media trend or behaviour you find irritating: Probably emoticons & frequent status updates.
The first command you would give to a personal assistant robot: Can you please get me a lamb/bacon panini. Oh! And a coffee, while you're at it.
Coffee or Tea: Coffee!
Three things you love about your job: Doing what I love to do, working with other people who love what they do and being in full control of my job.
Immony Men: Taking Care of Business is on at Gallery 44, 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto until Saturday, March 31st.
While the exhibition is on, Immony can be seen working live here.
James Fowler worked in public relations with organizations in various industries to achieve their communications goals and streamline their media messaging, monitoring and metrics. James currently maintains a fulltime studio practice in Toronto and has taken a keen interest in social media and eMarketing. He joined Akimbo last spring as Social Media Director.
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Another in the Vicar's series of sonnets inspired by Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies. Enjoy!
O Novo Mundo Estranho
His staircase is composed of human beings
crouched on all fours, like dogs at his command;
He stretches out to you a taloned hand,
his bearing and composure like a king's;
All round about his head the colors shift--
the world is suddenly liquid and strange;
his thoughts entire geometries derange
and set all moral sanity adrift;
His cape a devil's wings, his eyebrow creased
with fury, his top hat an altar stone
whereon is sacrificed and stripped to bone
your remnant mind, awakening the beast--
So best sit back and just enjoy the show,
in this strange world of Zé do Caixão.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Vicar-ious Verse: Ode to Coffin Joe
Another in the Vicar's series of sonnets inspired by Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies. Enjoy!
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 8:00 AM
Labels: Mad Poetry, Non-Review Posts
5 comments:
- Tenebrous Kate said...
My tiny paintings are humbled by your poetry. I tip my fabulous hat to you, Vicar!
Does it count for something that I made a silkscreen of that photo of Coffin Joe? OK WAIT! Here's a FLAWLESS plan to make BIG MONEY--we can go halvsies on tshirts with my silkscreen on the front and your poem on the back ;)
- November 24, 2008 at 8:40 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
Kate--it's a deal! Probably the *only* way I could make Big Money off my writing. ;P
- November 24, 2008 at 8:49 AM
- Rev. Fred Phantom said...
I dig it. Very cool.
- November 24, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- Kitty LeClaw said...
Magnifique! I am especially fond of the notion of setting "all moral sanity adrift."
Better get a move on, before all the lakes freeze over!
- November 24, 2008 at 1:03 PM
- Karswell said...
Mad Hatter lyrics, if I ever I heard...
- November 24, 2008 at 3:00 PM


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There are two types of recruiters – Retained or Contingency
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Contingency Recruiters – Contingency Recruiters are professionals that enter a contract with a job seeker that states the recruiter will be paid a percentage of the job seekers new salary, only if that recruiter finds the candidate a position. This is the most common type of recruiter. Since the recruiter is only paid if they are successful, they tend to limit their clients to those with accomplished experience; in other words, they won't work with you unless they think they can find you a job and your new salary will be worth the expense. If you fit these criteria, a contingency recruiter is well worth your time and money as they will call on their considerable network of contacts to find you an opportunity.
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The way these agencies work, is that they operate two simultaneous functions – finding job seekers to fill their candidate database and connecting with companies/organizations to develop potential employment relationships.
To a staffing agency, their inventory is people looking for jobs. A staffing agency recruits job seekers to become a part of the agency's database. They will solicit your resume, interview you, and discuss your career options and goals. In many cases, they will give you a battery of skill and interest assessments, as well as evaluate your computer skills in basic office technologies. Once they have done this, they will attempt to connect you with available temporary and temp-to-perm positions.
At the same time, Staffing Agents are constantly calling on and developing relationships with small business owners, human resources professionals, and other hiring managers with a wide variety of businesses to locate opportunities for their job seekers. In this sense, they are marketing their pool of candidates and their services to employers on a daily basis.
For a job seeker, a Staffing Agency can be very beneficial to a job search, as long as you understand the process and work within its parameters.
The lifeblood of a temporary staffing agency are temporary jobs. Temp jobs are positions that exist for a few hours, one day, a few days, a week, a month, or even longer. An employer will hire a temp to handle vacation time of permanent staff, to augment staff for a new project, or to bring on potential new employees in a working interview capacity. Either way, the job seeker is technically an employee of the staffing agency – your paycheck comes from the staffing agency, who in turn bills the employer for your service. So, the more hours, days, weeks, and months you work temporary, the more the agency earns.
It is in the agencies best interest to keep you temporary as long as possible. This may be with one company, or by constantly placing you into new temp positions with different employers.
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Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: An Introduction
Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: An Introduction
ISBN: 978-1-405-16034-6 January 2011 Wiley-Blackwell 310 Pages
- An indispensable and intellectually stimulating introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory
- Introduces the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism
- Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories
- An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism
Table of contents
Part I Classical Literary Criticism and Rhetoric.
1 Classical Literary Criticism.
Introduction to the Classical Period.
Plato (428–ca. 347 BC).
Aristotle (384–322 BC).
2 The Traditions of Rhetoric.
Greek Rhetoric.
Roman Rhetoric.
The Subsequent History of Rhetoric: An Overview.
The Legacy of Rhetoric.
3 Greek and Latin Criticism During the Roman Empire.
Horace (65–8 BC).
Longinus (First Century AD).
Part II The Medieval Era.
4 The Early Middle Ages.
Historical Background.
Intellectual and Theological Currents.
5 The Later Middle Ages.
Historical Background.
Intellectual Currents of the Later Middle Ages.
The Traditions of Medieval Criticism.
Transitions: Medieval Humanism.
Part III The Early Modern Period to the Enlightenment.
6 The Early Modern Period.
Historical Background.
Intellectual Background.
Confronting the Classical Heritage.
Defending the Vernacular.
Poetics and the Defense of Poetry.
Poetic Form and Rhetoric.
7 Neoclassical Literary Criticism.
French Neoclassicism.
Neoclassicism in England.
8 The Enlightenment.
Historical and Intellectual Background.
Enlightenment Literary Criticism: Language, Taste, and Imagination.
9 The Aesthetics of Kant and Hegel.
Immanuel Kant (1724–1804).
Hegel (1770–1831).
Part IV Romanticism and the Later Nineteenth Century.
10 Romanticism.
11 Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and Aestheticism.
Historical Background: The Later Nineteenth Century.
Realism and Naturalism.
Symbolism and Aestheticism.
12 The Heterological Thinkers.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860).
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900).
Henri Bergson (1859–1941).
Matthew Arnold (1822–1888).
Part V The Twentieth Century: A Brief Introduction.
13 From Liberal Humanism to Formalism.
The Background of Modernism.
The Poetics of Modernism: W. B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, and T. S. Eliot.
Russian Formalism.
The New Criticism.
14 Socially Conscious Criticism of the Earlier Twentieth Century.
F. R. Leavis.
Marxist and Left-Wing Criticism.
The Fundamental Principles of Marxism.
Marxist Literary Criticism: A Historical Overview.
Early Feminist Criticism: Simone de Beauvoir and Virginia Woolf.
15 Phenomenology, Existentialism, Structuralism.
16 The Era of Poststructuralism (I): Later Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Deconstruction.
Later Marxist Criticism.
17 The Era of Poststructuralism (II): Postmodernism, Modern Feminism, Gender Studies.
Jurgen Habermas (b. 1929).
Jean Baudrillard (1929–2007).
Jean-Fran¸cois Lyotard (1924–1998).
bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins; b. 1952).
Modern Feminism.
Gender Studies.
18 The Later Twentieth Century: New Historicism, Reader-Response Theory, Postcolonial Criticism, Cultural Studies.
The New Historicism.
Reader-Response and Reception Theory.
Postcolonial Criticism.
Cultural Studies.
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The Jeff Wayne Special (War o' the Worlds)
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Posted: September 15 2008 at 02:45
So basically, in classic Whistler fashion, I've downloaded the album in as scattershot a manner as possible, so I'm sure my version is all mutated and deformed and everything.
But, seriously folks, here are my notes concerning Mr. Wayne's fine product (leaving out any reference to the man himself).
1) All the best material is on the first disc. Seriously, the disco stomp of the opening track, and mandolin and wah-wah riffage of "Horsell Common," the opera stomp of "Thunderchild." I even like the showtune comglomoration of "The Artillaryman!"
2) The best song though is probably Justin's power number "Forever Autumn." I mean, it's the thing that works best even outside the album. No lyrics about invaders from Mars or the spirits of men. And yet, the Burton narrations and everything still fit perfectly. Huh.
3) The second disc is...not so fun. Well, maybe that's wrong; the over the top "Spirit of Man" and "Brave New World" are good for a chuckle, but "Red Weed 1" gives me the bores. "Weed 2" works slightly better, since it moves, and "Dead London" chugs along healthfully after a while.
4) But the VERY end is suckage. Seriously, "Epilogue 2" is plain retarded. The vocal actor sounds particularly brainless, and the dialogue seems like it was lifted from an episode of Scooby Doo. Not to mention that, from a plot-point point of view, it makes no sense.
Oh, and, if that WAS Jefferson G. Wayne reading "Epilogue 2" off of cue cards, then I'm sorry I brought up his devious lil' personage again after promising I wouldn't. But, seriously folks, it was a long weird couple of weeks hunting this puppy down the hard way, but I'm guiltily pleased I did.
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Actually, part 2 of the story terrifies me when listening. Spirit Of Man and Dead London are hotspots.
Since I mostly love the album, I think the moments I wouldn't pick so much are the transitional ones - Forever Autumn, as a melodic song, the Red Weed interventions, as simple narrations and musical leitmotives. The rest, for me, is pure bliss.
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A big concept album has no hit single on it its just a musical story and needs wholesomeness to enjoy . That and a stinging death ray.
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Review: Divine Fits Play First Full Show In NYC
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On September 8, 2012, super-group Divine Fits played their first show in New York, selling out Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The band is comprised of Britt Daniel (of Spoon) on vocals and guitar, Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs) also on vocals and guitar, Sam Brown (of New Bomb Turks) on the drums and Alex Fischel on keyboards. Their music is a bit like 'Spoon with synthesizers,' which according to the crowd is a very good thing.
After every song, thunderous applause could be heard and it seemed to take the band a little by surprise. With a lineup like they have, it seems hard to imagine it could be any other way. Divine Fits played every song off their excellent debut album "A Thing Called Divine Fits," and also played a cover of Tom Petty's "You Got Lucky" as well as The Wipers' "Doom Town."
You could tell the band was having a great time as they would often face each other and jam out with extended guitar or keyboard solos. Britt Daniel mentioned that although the band had recently done some radio and TV, this was their first full gig in New York City, which Daniel correctly dubbed "the center of the universe." If you missed the show last night, never fear – Divine Fits are coming back to play at Webster Hall in Manhattan on October 21, 2012. Don't miss them!
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Sevastopol Town Hall & Office located at 4528 State Highway 57, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Telephone: (920) 746-1230 Fax: (920) 746-1245
Email: [email protected]
Regular Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except Tuesday mornings by appointment only, call first). The office may be closed due to meetings away or vacation--best to call first, 746-1230.
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BURNING PERMITS. Burn permits are required for open burning of brush, leaves and vegetative debris. Permits are available from the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department. Please call them at 920-746-2916. There is no fee. The following are condition for burn permits:
The next Town Board Meeting is scheduled for May 20, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
The Town Hall office/community room is located at 4528 State Highway 57 in Institute, approximately 5 miles north of Sturgeon Bay. Office hours are normally Monday thru Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm (note, Tuesday mornings by appointment) If the clerk should be away from the office for an extended period, such absence will be indicated on the answering machine and noted at the office entrance. Best to call first as the clerk may be out for meetings, training, vacation, etc. 746-1230, home 559-7231.
The Town of Sevastopol is located in central Door County, Wisconsin. The town hall is located at 4528 State Highway 57 (Institute), Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. The City of Sturgeon Bay and Town of Sturgeon Bay are at ts southern boundary (County T) and the Towns of Jacksonport and Egg Harbor to the north (Town Line Road). Our eastern boundary is beautiful Lake Michigan and on the west the peaceful Bay of Green Bay. We have a mixture of family farm operations, rural residential, undeveloped natural areas, and State and County parks. Our nearly 50 square miles is home to approximately 2,680 year-around residents--plus a substantial number of seasonals, and more than 80 local business offerings.
How did we get our Name??
When the Town founders met and petitioned for a town to the Door County Board in November 1859, they requested the new town be named "Lauriesville" in honor of the Laurie brothers who were leading businessmen in lumber, fishing, stone, etc. They were granted their petition but at the first election of the town, the name of Lauriesville was rejected. Peter Joseph Simon, who had taken a deep interest in the Crimean (Cremean) war which had ended a few years earlier, suggested Sevastopol. Some records indicate the Germans on the eastern part of town were not consulted on the Lauriesville naming. So Sebastopol (apparently b is written as a v in Russian) in southern Russia was the seat of the war in 1855—it took nearly a year for the French and English to capture during the Crimean War. Simon and his group felt it quite honorable that the little Russian seaport had such fortitude to fend off the British and the French for such a long time. They had the majority and on March 17, 1860 Door County recorded the official name change from "Lauriesville" to "Sevastopol." There is some confusion as to whether it should have been a "b" or a "v." There is city and town of Sebastopol in California---with some similarities to us--as in dairy and fruit crops.
Town Board & Committee Meetings: Click on the "Town Board" tab above for agenda and approved minutes. Agenda for Committees are also listed for upcoming meetings. Click on "Calendar" tab to left for upcoming meetings and events.
What's To Do? For all sorts of things to do, places to dine and other community events, check out the Door County Visitor Bureau at http://doorcounty.com/ or call them at 743-4456.
And a little more about our Town........
Most of our food establishments, pubs, businesses and lodging providers are open year-around. You're invited to visit any time of year. If you become really passionate about Sevastopol, it is a great place to live and the Sevastopol School District is committed to high education standards, "Pioneering the Next Generation."
If you are wondering about the origin of "Sevastopol," it is the namesake of a feisty Southern Russian port on the Black Sea, originally "Sebastopol" which in 1855 withstood and was victorious in a tussle with the British and French. Through a slip of the pen, "v" was substituted for the "b."
At this site, you will find our Town Board and Committee members, "go to" information, agenda for Board and Committee meetings, approved minutes, budget info, facilities rental and other useful information. The website is updated regularly, as information and forms develop.
Also check out Sevastopol's very own award-winning cable station available on Charter Channel 986. Click the "PEG Cable TV" link to the left for more information. Please be aware that Charter is not available in all parts of the Town.
Click on "Election Information" to the right for election details. Scheduled elections for 2019 are as follows:
Tuesday, February 19th - Spring Primary (if needed)
Tuesday, April 2nd - Spring election for local offices County/Town/School/Referendum, Presidential Preference and Justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court
If you need an absentee ballot, please contact the clerk at 746-1230 or [email protected]
Wisconsin has uniform polling hours, opening at 7:00 am until closing of polls at 8:00 pm. Town of Sevastopol residents vote at the Town Hall located at 4528 State Highway 57, Sturgeon Bay.
ATTENTION NEW REGISTERS: If you have been a resident for at least 10 days, you can register at the town office anytime. Although Wisconsin does allow same-day registration and voting, you can avoid waiting time by registering prior to election day!
Sevastopol is home to several State and County Parks!
Whitefish Dunes State Park (between Clark Lake Rd & Town Line Rd, on Lake Michigan) has lots of events throughout every season--hiking, XC skiing, programs, swimming--even a dog beach. Feeling artsy? Watch for candlelight beach walks and other events at the park. Call the Park office at (920) 823-2400 for more information on happenings.
Cave Point County Park (at the end of Clark Lake Rd and Cave Point Drive, on Lake Michigan). A "park within a park." Breath-taking and spectacular views from rocky cliffs no matter the season! Book the gazebo for your Cave Point wedding. Plenty of parking in the new gravel lot.
Olde Stone Quarry/George Pinney County Park (on Bay Shore Dr/Cty B on Green Bay). Plenty of launching lanes and parking, plus covered pavilion, fishing from the breakwall, safe harbor. This park is truly a fisherman's (or fisherwoman's) paradise!
Clark Lake This small inland lake on the east side of Town offers swimming at the sand beach access (Clark Lake Rd/South Lake Road) and boat launching at the end of Town Line Road.
Institute Town Park has a covered pavilion with picnic tables, 2 softball fields, one regulation baseball field, playground equipment and tennis/basketball court. Plenty of green space and parking. Available for your family reunion, graduation party or other outdoor event---see "Forms and Permits" link to the left.
Door County Coastal Byway
Highways 42 and 57 just north of Sturgeon Bay now comprise the newest Wisconsin Scenic Byway! The 60+ mile loop begins in the Town of Sevastopol at the highway "split" at the traffic lights and travels to the northern tip of Door County. Highway 57 runs along the east side of the peninsula and Highway 42 along the west side, beckoning visitors to stop at friendly hamlets and enjoy the natural beauty, due in major part to the Niagara Escarpment. Sevastopol's kiosk is located at the intersection of Highway 57 and Forest Road, near Grandma Tommy's market. Check out the entire Door County Coastal Byway website under "Links" to your left.
Baseball at the Institute Town Park
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And, remember the Conference Room and our Community Room at the Town Hall are available for rent (see link on "Forms & Permits").
Regular hours at the town office are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm (Tuesday morning by appointment only), and other appointments outside regular office hours to accommodate our residents. Any lengthy office closure or deviation from the regular schedule will be included on our telephone message or noted at the office, as the clerk may be away for meetings, educational sessions, vacation, etc.
If you have any questions on any of the information posted here or any other concerns, you are always welcome to call the Town office (920-746-1230), fax at 746-1245, or email at [email protected]
Amy Flok, Clerk/Treasurer (office 920-746-1230 / email [email protected] / Cell 920-559-7231).
Town Board of Supervisors: Chairman Dan Woelfel, Supervisor Linda Wait, Supervisor Jim Nellen, Supervisor John Staveness and Supervisor Mark Haen (contact information available under "About Us" or click "Town Board" above.


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Prizes and rewards are designed to produce more effort, to give people something to strive towards. But what happens once they actually get it? According to a new study by Harvard's George Borjas and Notre Dame's Kirk Doran of recipients of the Fields Medal, the most prestigious prize in mathematics, winning big actually kills productivity.
Mathematicians who win it publish far less in the years afterwards than similarly brilliant "contenders" — highly cited mathematicians who won other prestigious awards before the age of 40 (the cutoff for the Fields), but not the prize itself. The prize is awarded every four years to two, three, or four mathematicians.
It goes to show that major awards and recognition can have unintended consequences.
The drop off is pretty massive, as this chart shows:
This is explained, in part, by the classic economic "wealth effect." The impact of the Fields medal is significant. It's more prestigious than any other prize, and though the financial reward is a meager $15,000, the career and research opportunities available to a winner expand massively.
Because they've achieved so much "wealth" in terms of prestige, job security, and opportunity, winners are more likely to choose leisure activities over work, just as someone who suddenly comes into significant monetary rewards might.
Not only do they produce fewer papers, but the ones they do write are relatively less important. And winners take fewer mentees, as well.
The authors did find one surprising positive effect. Though they publish less, winners also take more risks in the future. They've already reached the pinnacle of their fields, so they feel free to pursue moonshots, new areas of mathematics that they think are fascinating or vital.
The risk is quite large. The winners know they're capable of doing extraordinary work in a particular area. Moving outside of it makes future results far less certain. Their particular gifts or talent might not translate well, and they're going to have to learn new skills and an entirely new body of research in the new area, which is all very time consuming.
The researchers term movement outside the core field, "cognitive mobility," and its increase explains about half of the drop off in productivity for medal winners.
The prize frees them up in an extremely significant way. In the years leading up to the medal year, the likelihood of a mathematician straying from their comfort zone is very rare, at just 5%. For prize-winners, the rate quintuples to 25%.
Here's the chart showing the increase in intellectual freedom:
The overall drop off is unfortunate, and many of the medalists' experiments won't measure up to the efforts of lifelong specialists, according to the authors.
But there are benefits as well. In the late 20th century, there are three great examples of mathematicians who made great contributions in one area of mathematics, then went on to make huge contributions in a distant subject years later. All three were Fields Medal winners.
French mathematician René Thom won his medal for his earlier work in differential topology. He's perhaps more famous for his role in developing singularity/catastrophe theory years later.
David Mumford's initial work was in algebraic geometry. He's now a leader in developing the mathematics of vision and pattern theory.
Stephen Smale's Fields Medal came from work in many-dimensional topology. His subsequent work has had a significant impact on physics, biology, and theoretical economics.
One of the original goals of the Fields Medal was to not just give mathematicians to aspire towards, but to promote "further achievement" afterwards. It does so, if not in the most immediately apparent way.
This research obviously covers a very specific and unique population. But it has implications for high performers in any area. Whether it's promising a promotion, raise, or award, leaders have to think about the aftermath as well as the competition itself.
It's important to reward achievement, but it may also have the unintended side effect of creating complacency.
At the same time, there's something to be said for giving top performers the opportunity and safety net required to do really innovative work, even if it's less certain and takes longer.
Read the full paper, "Prizes and Productivity: How Winning The Fields Medal Affects Scientific Output"


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Amazon CEO gives $2.5M for Wash. gay marriage law
By RACHEL LA CORTE
Associated Press
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, announced Friday they are donating $2.5 million to the campaign to defend Washington's same-sex marriage law.
With the gift, Washington United for Marriage has raised more than $5 million for its referendum campaign.
"It's a game changer for us," said campaign manager Zach Silk in Seattle. "It puts us in unique position to win."
But, his group is still the underdog, he said. In 32 previous elections nationally, same-sex advocates have lost. Silk said he believes the Washington election may be the turning point, thanks in part to the Bezos' donation.
"We're at a tipping point, and they really understand this is an historic moment, and they want to be on the right side of history and want to make history," he said.
Amazon.com Inc. publicly supported the law earlier this year, along with other prominent Pacific Northwest businesses, including Microsoft Corp., Starbucks Corp. and Nike Inc.
Last month, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder Bill Gates each donated $100,000 to support the law.
Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener said the Bezos' donation was a personal decision and that "Jeff and MacKenzie feel strongly about the issue."
Silk and officials with two national gay rights groups - Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign - say Bezos' $2.5 million donation is the largest publicly reported gift to a marriage campaign. They noted that gay marriage opponents have tried to limit the disclosure of campaign contributions, so they couldn't be certain whether there was a larger one.
Referendum 74 was certified for the November ballot in May after gay marriage opponents in the group Preserve Marriage Washington turned in more than 240,000 signatures. The referendum seeks to overturn the gay-marriage law signed in February by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
The same-sex marriage law was supposed to take effect June 7 but has been put on hold pending the November vote.
An "approve" vote on the referendum upholds the law, and a "reject" vote overturns it.
Jennifer Cast, a former Amazon employee who now is working as a volunteer fundraiser for the Washington United for Marriage, said Friday that she emailed her former boss on Sunday to ask for his help.
Cast, who has four children with her domestic partner, wrote of her wish to marry her partner of more than 20 years and "my desire to win marriage equality in Washington as a means for achieving national marriage equality."
"I beg you not to sit on the sidelines and hope the vote goes our way," she wrote. "Help us make it so."
Bezos' email response on Tuesday morning was just a few sentences: "Jen, this is right for so many reasons. We're in for $2.5 million. Jeff & MacKenzie."
Cast said that she didn't believe the Bezos' donation was because of his personal opinion of her, but that "they gave it because they believe it's the right thing to do."
"They needed to be asked, and I did the asking," she said.
Herdener, the Amazon spokesman, confirmed the email exchange.
Joseph Backholm, chairman of Preserve Marriage Washington, said that while he was surprised by the size of the donation, his campaign has always expected that it would be outspent by gay marriage supporters.
"We're optimistic about what's going to happen in the end," he said. "Jeff Bezos gets to vote just one time like everyone else in state. That's the great equalizer."
As of Friday, Preserve Marriage has raised just over $253,000, though Backholm said the group hopes to ultimately raise $4 million.
National groups like the Washington, D.C.-based National Organization for Marriage, which was involved in ballot measures that overturned same-sex marriage in California and Maine, have promised to help overturn the law.
Same-sex marriage is legal in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington, D.C. Maryland legalized gay marriage this year as well, but that state also is poised to have a public vote this fall.
In Maine, voters will decide on an initiative to approve same-sex marriage three years after a referendum overturned a law passed by the Maine Legislature. And in Minnesota, voters will decide whether to pass a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
The first television ad supporting gay marriage in Washington state was set to start during the Olympics opening ceremony Friday. The statewide ad was paid for by Seattle-based Pride Foundation, and will run several times a day on broadcast television in three media markets over the entire 17-day Olympic games.
Kris Hermanns, executive director of the Pride Foundation, would not disclose the cost of the ad buy, but said it "will be in the six figures."
Associated Press writer Doug Esser in Seattle contributed to this report.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s @WalmartLabs division this week relaunched its online competition called Get on the Shelf. The competition asks inventors to submit their products and product stories to Wal-Mart. The retailer will select 20 finalists, produce professional online videos about them and then let consumers choose the winner through several rounds of voting. The top product gets the chance to be carried at Walmart.com and possibly in select Wal-Mart bricks-and-mortar stores.
The retailer ran the same competition in early 2012. Humankind Water, a bottled water company that uses proceeds to fund clean water projects around the world, won that competition. Select Wal-Mart stores from Connecticut to Baltimore now sell the product. Walmart.com also sells products from two runners-up products from the 2012 competition. Walmart says that competition garnered more than 5,000 entries and Humankind Water alone generated more than 1 million votes.
The competition and voting is again being hosted on the @WalmartLabs platform. Beyond Get on the Shelf, Walmart says it's used the platform to run other contests, including an associate talent program among Walmart employees and to source greeting card designs and have consumers vote for their favorites.
The submission deadline for Get on the Shelf is July 31. The retail chain says it will announce winners in the fall. According to the competition rules, up to five winning products will be chosen to be sold on Walmart.com. Wal-Mart is No. 4 in the 2013 Top 500 Guide.


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By Tammy Wilkinson
Of The Star Courier
TOULON — A high school baseball umpire ended up in the Stark County Jail after an incident during a game Friday evening.
Daryl J. Jacobson, 49, of Kewanee, was arrested following the altercation during a Stark County High School baseball game in Toulon.
Jacobson faces two charges of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony, and two misdemeanor counts of resisting a peace officer.
A time-out was called in the first inning of the game after the baseline umpire stumbled and fell on the field. The Stark County Ambulance Service was dispatched.
Jacobson reportedly became belligerent with the EMTs and was refusing treatment when the Stark County Sheriff's Department was called.
Witnesses said Jacobson reacted in an agitated state with the authorities and emergency personnel. Jacobson is charged with physically struggling with the arresting deputies and refusing to be handcuffed. Deputies used a Taser twice on Jacobson.
In a special hearing Sunday, Judge Thomas Keith ruled found probable cause on all four charges.
Stark County Deputy Eric Peed testified that Jacobson had refused "numerous repeated commands" by the sheriff's personnel at the time of the incident.
Peed said the deputies were forced to to use a hand-held Taser to get Jacobson to comply.
Stark County State's Attorney Jim Owens said Jacobson had felony and misdemeanor drug charges in 1982 and 1983.
Jacobson's bond was set at $5,000. Judge Keith also ordered that Jacobson could not consume alcohol and or from entering any alcohol establishments.
Jacobson was found indigent and was appointed public defender Robert McBride. A preliminary hearing was set for May 24.
At the hearing, Jacobson said, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience I gave everyone on Friday. That definitely was not normal of me."
Jacobson was in the Stark County Jail Monday.


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So with my plans for relocation to the "back of beyond" in rural Thailand taking something of a backward step [and despite a pretty dire experience of being an initial Kickstarter for Elite : Dangerous] I eventually lost the will to resist and bought myself a copy during the Steam Sale late last year. As part of that I purchased the Horizons Seasons Pass and also got myself a Saitek X52 Pro joystick set [not including the pedals] given that most ED players reckoned this was the best rig for the game...
The question, then, was: is this truly both Elite and Dangerous, or is this "Mediocre and Slightly Unsafe"?
Initial impressions were encouraging. I had attempted to play the beta program using my tried and trusty Logitech Wingman joystick, only to give up in disgust at the intransigence of the game engine. Switching to the Saitek made all the difference and actually makes the game playable. Peversely, that's a point against Frontier, however, for failing to test their game with a decent representation of gaming peripherals... I had also [and self-indulgently] upgraded my gaming PC, replacing an 18-month-old nVidia 980GTX with a 1080GTX, and a pair of Dell 24" 1920x1200 monitors with a triple set of Dell 24" 1920x1200 "2415" models. [These are ultra-narrow-bezel screens, and it made sense to get a matching set]. £1400 later... [GPU+Monitors...]
Dangerous plays effortlessly smoothly [the rest of my rig includes a 6-core Extreme Edition Core i7, overclocked from 3.6 to 4.3GHz and 32Gb of 2400MHz quad-channel RAM, Logitech Surround Speakers and a Creative X-Fi Titanium sound card] across all three screens [I use the nVidia "single desktop" utility to give me a single virtual monitor of 5760x1200 pixels. I can't tell you what frame rates I'm getting from Elite, but from "Rise of the Tomb Raider" with all graphics settings set to "Max" I get an average frame rate of 59fps. The 1080GTX rocks]. I find the physics and "dimensions" of the Elite Universe to be mostly realistic, with the exception of launching from planetary surfaces. With that last activity, the rate of change of altitude bears no relation to the indicated velocity [and it should]. Apart from that nit-pick, the engine is exceptional. Controls are OK but not great in most respects - although I find the sheer number of controls and the mapping of them to the many buttons of the Saitek to be fiddly. I recently purchased an ECM upgrade to counter missile attacks, but can't find which button to press to activate it! Game tells me that it's mapped...
The graphics detail is polarising - in the space stations and with the ships it is exceptional, but with the planetary surfaces it is pretty dire - especially compared with, say, "No Man's Sky". I am also finding the excessive use of orange in all the HUD materials to be annoying... It doesn't address night-vision requirements and frankly I find it a bit tacky. But that's a trivial issue with something that is otherwise well thought-out.
Combat is thoughtful and effective. I love the way that ships overheat in battle and can draw in scavengers and police alike. I love most of the sound effects in the game. Exceptions are some of the weapon fire sounds and some excessive sampling of propeller-driven aircraft to generate the audio of some of the ships [my Asp Explorer sounds like a piston-engined Brittan-Norman "Islander"]...
Gaps and Issues
Well, there are a few...
First and foremost, the game is sheer grind. The lack of diversity in activities [for example, the Egosoft X Games gave us the ability to intersperse fighting with empire-building through owning space stations] can make progress very tedious. Once over the initial hump and owning say a Cobra Mk III or similar craft [up from the Sidewinder you start in] there is nothing but a tediously long grind in search of better reputation and ranks until you can afford, in succession, better ships such as the Python, Clipper, Cutter and Corvette. And in most cases that will be a long, long grind... Not sure whether I will make reasonable progress or give up - that race is neck-and-neck at the moment...
it is also an incredibly shallow game. It comprises basically of 3, maybe 4 things:
1. Trade goods on buy/sell trips
2. Execute missions - station to station hops to ferry people, data and cargo
3. Be a bounty hunter
4. Be a pirate
In reality, the diversity just isn't there. The "X" games are leagues ahead of Elite Dangerous, and games like Skyrim or Fallout are so far ahead as to be over the horizon and out of sight. That in no way makes Elite Dangerous *bad*, but it is important to understand what you are getting in to when you start. At least with Terran Conflict I could build myself a strategy, then develop stations to help me meet that goal. With Elite, there is none of that finess [yet].
Tips and/or Tricks
On the other hand... Something I've discovered and am using to my advantage [and this isn't a bug] is a design feature of the solo-player game. When the game AI sends you adversaries [typically pirates after your cargo] then the ability of these AI ships is basically 1 or 2 levels above your own combat rank. So: my combat rank remains at the lowest possible level [Harmless] because I realised that if I run away [in Elite parlance, avoid Interdiction] then my combat rank does not increase, and the ships sent after me stay low-powered and avoidable. Through this [admittedly uninspiring tactic] I have managed to acquire 2 ships [Cobra Mk III and Asp Explorer - both fully kitted out], I have reached the ranks of Knight [70%] and Midshipman [65%] in the Empire and Federation, respectively. I am a "Dealer, 50%" in Trade Ranks and a Pathfinder 37% in Explorer ranks - all whilst still being "Harmless, 87%" in combat rankings.
This has allowed me to accrue 55,000,000 credits, en route to my goal of buying a Python and equipping it for bounty-hunting, at which point I will address the deficiency in my Combat rank.
it's a bit of a "cowardly" approach - repeatedly running from attackers - but it is the single most effective route I've found to stepping up through the ranks as quickly as possible. The Asp Explorer, in the configuration I'm using, allows me 72 units of cargo space, which, just performing missions provided by Stations, earns me 2,000,000-3,000,000 per hour. I rarely have to take a mission paying less then Cr 250,000 and executing 8 an hour is not hard...
Will I resist the monotony and go back to Terran Conflict? I am "on the fence" on that one. TC runs perfectly across my triple-screen setup, even though the outer screens get a slghtly distorted look. I can see myself going back to Terran Conflict for a new campaign before much longer.
Oh - and if anyone has any tips about using a Saitek X52 with X3:TC, I'd love to hear from you!


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Twoequalsone necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Calvin VanCleef
I'm a budding house music producer that needs a logo! I'm changing my DJ/artist name to Calvin VanCleef - It's just a cool sounding pirate-ish name that I like, and I need a logo to accompany it.
Examples of the music I've made can be heard here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfXDp6Slufo
Half raver kid and half sophisticated audiophile, the logo needs to look professional but it mustn't look too corporate.
It can't look too cartoony or too childish either.
As I see it, there are two main components to the logo: The first being the name itself, the second being a symbol.
The Name: Calvin VonCleef should look cool and a little grungy. I don't have a super specific idea in my head, so feel free to go nuts and try whatever you come up with. I've attached below an example of something I kinda like, but don't feel too confined by the example. As long as it looks rustic and grungy.
The Symbol: Next to the name, I want a little image or symbol. An example of what I'm talking about is attached below, or can be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/39sxvup
For the symbol, I like the idea of a pirate head (or a skull) wearing big headphones. I'm open to other ideas though, provided they fit the pirate/music motif. I like the idea of a silhouette, like the deadmau5 logo I've attached, but I'm open to something in color too.
I'm pretty open to various ideas, but the important bit is that it looks professional and badass. I don't want anything that looks too childish.
Please avoid stock images/clipart, I'd like something uniquely created for this. Also please save the file as a .PSD, with the font-face and the symbol on separate layers.
Looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with!
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Apple, Janine, Aarran and the Day the Music Died … Digital Mentor Stories
I predict the end of Apple. It is not finished yet, but this is the story of how, thanks to my friends Janine and Aarran, I realised 'the music had died'.
First, a full disclaimer. I am an Apple nerd. It started in 2002, when I bought my first Mac, the beautiful G4 flat-screen iMac with it's dome base and screen on a stalk. Steve Jobs said it was a daffodil, with its face turned to the sun. I loved the machines so much that I thought about buying some stock when it was $30; if only I had.
That was 10-years ago and I have had a wonderful, 10-year love affair with Steve and Apple. The G4 remains proudly on display (how many ten-year old PCs still work?) and we now have a few MacBooks, loads of iPods in all shapes and sizes, Mac Minis, iPhones, iPads and an Apple TV.
But my passion is more than the products. I follow the gossip, watch the Keynotes, which I eagerly await like a Harry Potter novel. I discussed Apple with colleagues, friends and family; I am an evangelist. I am personally responsible for converting dozens of non-believers to the cause. And once joined, I am on-hand for 24/7 support, to answer questions, to teach the shortcut and to share the features that only the secret inner circle of devotees are supposed to know.
And this is how I know we are about to see the whole thing implode.
Last week Janine came round with the whole family; her husband Aarran and four daughters: Georgia, the twins (they do have names) and Mika. Janine and I were boyfriend and girlfriend a life time ago and, as fate would have it, we now live with our own families, 5-minutes apart. Her girls say that she still fancies me …
They are a five iPhone family; not a real Apple family because they still use PCs, but they recently added an Apple TV so they are making progress. They popped in for an unscheduled Genius session – with SMS problems. Janine was not receiving her text messages, but she was receiving Aarran's. The twins were getting the wrong texts and Georgia was getting everyones'. I knew the problem and was very confident we would have the whole thing sorted quickly. I poured two measures of Bruichladdie and something sweet and brown for the girls.
Like many families, Janine and Co. use the same email address as their Apple ID for all iTunes purchases; it's Aarran's email. Apple then created iMessage, a great tool for sending unlimited, free, text messages to other iPhones, which also needs an Apple ID.
As I expected, they were all using the same Apple ID for iMessage. But … and this is a big, scary, poorly thought out 'but'; if different people use the same Apple ID, they see each others messages. I will pause while all of you conducting illicit affairs take several deep breaths!
Needing two different Apple IDs, one for iTunes and one for messages is not simple nor intuitive, it is not clear in the instructions and is a poor user experience.
The story get worse. We tried to create new Apple IDs for each of them but it would not work. For Janine, it said she did not know her own birthday. To use iCloud, Apple's tool for storing music, photos and files in 'the cloud', Aarran needed a new Google Gmail address. The twins were still struggling with SMSs.
All frustrated, Aarran tried to set the Notes app to work with iCloud. But, he needed yet another, new email. Not his iTunes Apple ID, nor his new Gmail Apple ID. He had to create an iCloud Notes email address. He just didn't bother. And by now, we'd now drunk half the bottle of whisky!
"It just works." Steve Jobs boasted over and over again, the last time he was on stage. But it doesn't. It's a mess. It's complicated, unintuitive and frustrating, when you need three different email addresses for iTunes, iCloud and Notes, all on one iPhone.
In the short time since Steve died, there are worrying signs that Apple has changed. Political infighting, huge pay awards and poor innovation. The anecdotes of relief that employees no longer work weekends to deliver products or return from vacations to meet deadlines. But surely it was this unimaginable pressure to delight Steve Jobs that made the last 10-years the success it was.
All this while we see real progress from Apple's competitors. They learned how to make insanely great products from Apple, and are now doing so. Maybe the unequivocal proof is that I, a self confessed Apple nerd, have a Google Nexus 4 smartphone waiting for me. My first non-Apple phone in 4-years. I think Apple is broken, the music has died and you heard it first here.
I still wish I'd bought Apple shares at $30 and I wonder who has been seeing my text messages to Janine.
What do you think about Apple? Do you have any stories about them? Am I premature forecasting their demise? Please let me know in the comments section below.
Jon Sumroy is a Digital Mentor – he studies and scrutinises how businesses succeed in today's digital world. Then he finds the best ways to teach these insights to others; using his experience to help companies succeed. He consults to large and small companies, coaching teams, individuals and entrepreneurs. Jon specialises in Online Reputation Management – the impression people get of a company/brand/individual when searching for them online; what he calls the 'Digital Footprint'. Jon is writing a book about this: "Big Foot – Influence, Reputation and your Digital Footprint". See more at www.jonsumroy.com.


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What should have been a simple article for a glass magazine quickly turned into a fascinating account with unexpected angles, curious facts, strange pictures and jaw-dropping accounts.The blue sputum flask is the symbol of an era where consumptives were no longer lamentable moribunds – but patients who could be cured. The story is filled with hope, despair, cynicism, acceptance, medical progress and misunderstanding – all leading to a temporary end to the pandemic in the 1950s. Tuberculosis as a direct threat has disappeared from our collective memories – and so it can take us unawares all over again: new strains have emerged and pose an unprecedented challenge. This book will make you aware of a history you never knew – because it was never written.Buy the book, read it, take plenty of rest and fresh air. It will do you good.
How can a book be justified about such an odd subject matter? And one with such a potentially small readership? It was precisely because of the weird and strange nature of the sputum flask that attracted me to the possibility of publishing Blue Henry in the first place. While Ivo and I discussed the book, we both realised it had considerably more potential that we either envisaged: not only does it appeal to glass and medical artifact collectors, but the book would prove highly attractive to medical researchers and museums. Add to this the potential interest from medical research companies, pharmaceutical developers, chemical companies and charitable organisations.Like most people I was totally unaware of such an item, and Ivo's in-depth history of the flask, tuberculosis and methods to eradicate it, all combined to create a fascinating and engrossing book. Ivo's engaging writing style, with touches of pathos and humour, all make this highly readable.And if you think that Tuberculosis is a disease of the past, then think again! It is just as prevalent as it always has been and is still a worldwide (and wide-spread) threat. Latest strains are also shown to be deadly – there is no known cure at present and is why pharmaceutical companies should be encouraged to continue research into eradicating Tuberculosis.As with previous titles, I have called on the services of Christine Hudson to edit the text. Previous readers will know this is a good move...
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I've operated that way for years. If the number shows as "UNKNOWN" I won't answer it at all. Caused a problem a few times since my wife's doc IS Indian.
A question or two for John Brodkin
1. Is the scamming that's going on illegal in India? It might not be.
2. If the caller ID shows a phone number in the US or the call comes out of a US phone number VOIP service, does that make the call a crime instead of a "bad business practice"? FTC really is only enforcing regulations not criminal laws by offering settlements.
Illegal? Yes, prettty much. I guess our laws are pretty vague when it comes to internet crimes. We end up arresting people for protesting a mumbai shutdown on facebook on one hand, and still, things like this fly under the radar. I guess we really need to have stronger Law related to Information Technology. This kind of shit makes us look bad.


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Germany v ItalyAll discussion relating to the (next) big one including qualifying groups/matches.
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Germany v Italy
Intriguing looking game, but something tells me Italy will pull this off
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Is that "something" the fact that Germany have never beaten Italy in a competitive fixture ?
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To be honest, that is a big factor. Both teams do have huge togetherness and know exactly what they are doing on the pitch. I love the way Germany's two centre backs spray the ball around, but Italy's back three and Buffon in goal are absolutely amazing, so it comes down to who will make the best of whatever few chances are created and with Thomas Muller misfiring, one chance taken could be the difference in a very tight game. 1-0 to Italy has a very familiar ring about it, doesn't it ?
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I am going to this game...
Italy possibly without De Rossi and Thiago Motta...
I'm still not completely sold on Germany, The only real test they've had ended in a draw, and I'm not sure how they didn't manage to score more against Northern Ireland.
I'm gonna go for a 1-1 draw...Italy to win on penalties.
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Motta for sure, he is suspended.
De Rossi will be a huge loss, he has been superb to date, but so have the other 10 players on the pitch in fairness.
Hope the Italians do it in 90 minutes If I had a bet on this, my money would be on penalties.
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i'm not saying he's useless, but... how slow is thiago motta?!?
in on the 60th minute, half the distance to the ball than every other player, and still gets burnt!
hopefully de rossi will be ok. the freedom he was given by spain was unbelievable. arrogance by spain?
anyway... let's do ze germans! (like we always do...)
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Something tells me that Germany's fluid style might draw a few more fouls from the Italians and it could prove to be their undoing.
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Gotta break their duck sometime
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De Rossi was waiting for a scan, so not sure what the results of that are. Who replaces him? Candreva is still out also apparently.
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Take Muller out, and this game is heading for OT.
If Motta, Candreva and De Rossi is out, will Sturaro, Parolo and Bernardeschi control the midfield? Giaccherini go central with El Sharaawy or Insigne on the flanks?
Can't remember the last time Conte changed his 3 - 5 - 2
Eder and Pelle will have to work hard up front.
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I'm hoping for a Germany - Wales final as I feel we haven't been properly tested yet .
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I have a feeling DeRossi will heal quickly and play on Saturday. Italy has the Germans' number since 1970. Hope it continues. 1-0 per gli Azzuri. AVANTI Ragazzi!
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Looking forward to this, want the Italians to progress. Been really impressed with them so far.
Mental to think we could have 3 players still in this thing come the semi-finals.
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Italy get it done, until they lose and then everyone will say that this Italy team, defence aside, isn't that good.
And it isn't that good.
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the advantage italy has on any other team is the goalie and back three playing together for years now, in this system and with the same manager for a while too.
it's not the most talented squad in the euros, but it is a good team.
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The kids' mother is Italian so I hope to God they get a result,or my life won't be worth living.
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Had a cheeky bet on 3-1 Italy
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[quote="Tenbury"]The kids' mother is Italian so I hope to God they get a result,or my life won't be worth living.[/quote
You wuss. My two kid's mother is half German and when it comes to mental strength I tell yer, those son's of birches take the ****ing biscuit. It isn't merely attercliffe of being better on a football pitch, you have to ****ing out think then too and that is near possible
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Just saw the German fans in the fanzone doing the Icelandic chant but with those clapper noise makers. WTF people? Can people not get their own cheer? First Wales and now the Germans. George (Costanza) is getting mad!
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Fix Those Funky Wipers With A Completely New Windshield Wiper System
For those of us who plan on driving our classic truck (and who doesn't?!), there are certain amenities that either didn't exist way back when or were barely sufficient, to say the least. Air conditioning, power steering, and automatic transmissions are but a few that really didn't come into vogue until the mid- 1950s, well after the early Ford F-1 pickups were produced. A small heater sat under the dash to warm up your tootsies and a cowl vent could draw in cool air, but that was about as comfy as you were gonna get in 1952. Power steering came in the shape of a 16-inch steering wheel and required a decent set of forearms; the manual transmission meant your clutch leg was probably stronger than the one that simply mashed the "go" pedal. There weren't a lot of creature comforts on those workhorses back in the day, but that doesn't mean you're stuck living with them in the 21st century.
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Vertigo's long-running series HELLBLAZER is coming to an end, and that makes us very sad.
Featuring comics most charming leading man, John Constantine, a black magic con-artist created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben and Rick Veitch, HELLBLAZER has been published continuously since January 1988 and boasts an undeniable assortment of the greatest creative talent working in comics the last 30 years. With memorable runs from authors like Garth Ennis, Paul Jenkins, Warren Ellis, Mike Carey, Brian Azzarello, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Denise Mina, and a returning-to-glory Peter Milligan all drawn by a dream-list of amazing artists like Simon Bisley, Mark Buckingham, Richard Corben, Steve Dillon, Marcelo Frusin, Jock, David Lloyd, Leonardo Manco, Sean Phillips and John Ridgway.
Our comics reading just won't be the same without our monthly crawl into the dark world this series has so effectively delivered for so many years. It's been depressing to see how poorly DC has handled the series, to be honest. So many of the classic runs have gone out of print and never returned, because nobody wants to read Garth Ennis and Warren Ellis comics, right? (shakes head). And even when they managed to come up with clever marketing ploys to help promote a great new run on the series… they just didn't bother to tell anyone. Did you know that DC gave away a HELLBLAZER trenchcoat covered in original Simon Bisley artwork at Comic Con last year? Yeah, neither would we… if we weren't there to see it happen. Seriously, what was the point?!
DC is relaunching the book with a more sanitized, continuity-friendly new PG-rated version and I guess that's kind of nice. But unless it motivates the company to re-release some of those old, out of print runs I just can't feel excited about any of it. This whole thing is just sad, sad news for comics.
But who knows? Constantine has a knack for getting himself into the worst situations possible and doing something amazing at the very last second… here's hoping he can cheat death just one more time.


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I'm looking forward to attending the Universal Business Listing ("UBL") User Conference today in Charlotte, NC.
It was particularly exciting to visit with friends such as Mike Blumenthal and to get to meet Sebastien Provencher for the first time in person!
I don't know yet if I'll have an opportunity to post updates on the proceedings, but perhaps later on.
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Streak at Seven with 77-55 Hoops Victoryby Brent Harris • January 23, 2010 Share:
Wabash earned its seventh consecutive victory with a 77-55 win at Oberlin Saturday afternoon. The Little Giants shot over 50 percent from the field behind the 28-point, 10-rebound effort of junior Wes Smith. Saturday's win, combined with a 66-56 loss by Wittenberg to Wooster, gives Wabash sole possession of second place in the current North Coast Athletic Conference standings. For photos from the game, click here and here.
Smith (right) was 11-of-15 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range. He added three steals, three blocks, and two assists along with his 10 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season.
A 7-0 run at the nine-minute mark boosted the Little Giants' lead to double figures. Wabash eventually took a 43-32 lead to the locker room at halftime before doubling the advantage in the second half. Oberlin took advantage of several Wabash turnovers in the first half, scoring 11 points off of seven miscues.
Smith and Ben Burkett scored the first five points of the final period to put Wabash up 16. Oberlin made a final run, eventually cutting the lead to eight points with eight minutes left to play. Andrew Gilman ended the threat with a three-pointer to push the Little Giants in front 60-50, starting a 14-4 run for Wabash over the next six minutes to put the game away.
Senior Chase Haltom added 13 points, giving him 998 for his career heading into Wednesday night's home game against Ohio Wesleyan. Burkett added 13 points, as well. Gilman's three accounted for his only points of the game, but the junior guard handed out five assists in the victory.
Josh Mettitt paced Oberlin (4-13, 0-8 NCAC) with 18 points. Andrew Fox and James Tompsett each added 16 points.
The Little Giants return to action Wednesday night with a home game against Ohio Wesleyan (8-9, 5-3 NCAC).The Battling Bishops defeated 70-62 Saturday to record their fifth consecutive win. Wabash has won all seven of its home games this season and is perfect in its last eight appearances at Chadwick Court.


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