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Like so many people I was entranced when Jurassic Park hinted that there will come a time when extinct species will be reanimated. The book and film suggest this will be a bad thing. I've always had a theory that your views on evolution reveal a lot about your politics.
Consider for example that someone breaks into your house and steals something. If the government of the day gave you an option to terminate that persons life so as to stop future burglaries, would you think that is a good or a bad thing? It's interesting because there is no evidence that this person has any genetic code that makes them a burglar nor what degree of social stress or environmental upbringing let them to the action for which you could execute them.
Right wing people tend towards eugenics because of a simplistic view of evolution where nature does her work, the weak are culled and the strong survive.
This is probably how it has been for all of time, the fittest have survived because the have been victims or victors or opportunity. The thing about humans in the 21st century is that we have the power to change that. Our purpose should not be to seek the ultimate survival race but instead chase the ultimate diversity. We need to look at all providing an environment for as many of the variations presented to us by DNA as we can find and populate the universe with the most appropriate lifeforms.
Capitalism really should not be killing the poor in the third world - it should be creating lichens on Neptune.
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Friday, April 6, 2018
There are plenty of good reasons why marketers divide customers into easily-identifiable groups: lackluster sales in a coveted demographic, for instance, can inform changes to a marketing strategy. But as society evolves, there may be more value to removing the walls that have traditionally been built between market segments, according to Michael Solomon, Ph.D., professor of marketing at Saint Joseph's University and author of Marketers, Tear Down These Walls!: Liberating the Postmodern Consumer.
Solomon offers these tips to marketers in today's economy:
- "Age" is a social construct. While much has been made of Millennials and Gen Z and exactly how marketers should court them, lines between generations are blurring. Older consumers are living more vibrant lives and feel younger than their numerical age would suggest. Meanwhile, the transition from childhood to adolescence has broadened into a new category — "tweens" — that requires a different selling approach than the groups on either side. "Even the wall between parents and their kids is coming down," Solomon observes. "Many young consumers report that their parents are their best friends! Quite a switch from 'never trust anyone over 30.'"
- Consumers today tend to "buy by committee." Where a customer's journey to a purchase used to be fairly linear — identify a need, find several options and choose the best — it is now more complicated. Solomon notes that "our connections to 'friends' via social media is giving rise to a hive mind, where even the simplest decisions get made only after consultation with our networks." And, consumers do a lot more research before they actually buy something – and often have already decided by the time they enter the store (online or offline). For this reason, it's important for brands to connect with their customer at multiple times and on multiple levels.
- There is no "offline" life anymore. Companies must understand specifically how their audience interacts online, because most people make no distinction between their lives on and off the Internet. Websites and social media personalities are as important to a company as storefronts and customer service employees. Solomon notes, "We've moved from 'You are what you buy' to 'You are what you post.'"
- Authenticity is king. The distinction between producer and consumer is largely obsolete. From social media "nano-stars" to do-it-yourselfers and the rise of artisan products, people crave products and brands with a long history and a believable story with which they can identify. "Today, everyday consumers are art directors, artisans, merchants, and even taxi drivers and hoteliers," Solomon notes. "People want to be involved in the production as well as in the consumption of what they use."
- Embrace the "extended self." People identify with their possessions now more than ever, to the point where there is sometimes little distinction between the self and the stuff. Marketers need to reduce the risk that buyers feel when considering their product by offering the consumer multiple ways to picture themselves already owning the item. Whether leveraging augmented-reality technology to show what a couch would look like in a customer's living room or creating a strong "brand personality" that makes the product part of the person's identity, eliminating the barrier between considering a product and actually having it is key. As Solomon says, "We don't buy things because of what they do. We buy them because of what they mean."
- Opportunities lurk between the walls. Most companies tend to think in terms of traditional industry "verticals" and they only view their competition as the other brands that also operate there. Consumers, on the other hand, freely sample products across verticals and they are open to new "hybrid products" that combine the best features of multiple categories. For example, the booming "athleisure" market integrates styling from traditional athleticwear and leisurewear verticals and is a huge success story as a result. "Marketers and designers need to think horizontally across traditional categories rather than just vertically," Solomon advises. "They can be sure their customers are."
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Picked up pieces of information while waiting for Chatham and Harwich to post their rosters... Yasmani Grandal (Miami; Brewster '08, '09) is one of many players with Cape League ties to be picked in the initial list of 17 players invited to the 2009 USA Baseball National Team Trials. Other recent or possible future Cape Leaguers on the list include Derek Dietrich (Georgia Tech; Wareham '09), Hunter Morris (Auburn; Falmouth '09), Anthony Renaudo (LSU; Y-D '08, '09), Micah Gibbs (LSU; Y-D '09), Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton; Y-D '09), Rick Hague (Rice; Cotuit '09), Gerrit Cole (UCLA; Cotuit '09), Blake Forsythe (Tennessee; Bourne '09), Drew Pomeranz (Mississippi; Bourne '09), Anthony Rendon (Rice; Bourne '09) and Deck McGuire (Georgia Tech; Orleans '09). The National Team Trials will be held in Cary, NC. from June 15-24. The final roster is expected to be announced on June 24, almost two weeks into the Cape League season.
Eric Erickson (Miami; Orleans '08) has missed the whole season for the Hurricanes after undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery. The lefthander, who's season in Orleans was cut short due to injury, was coming off a season in which he was second on the Miami staff with 9 wins and was a Second Team All-ACC pick.
Injuries have cut short the season of former Chatham stars Sammy Solis and Victor Sanchez. Both play at the University of San Diego. Solis only pitched in two games before being shut down with shoulder/back problems. Despite playing in only 28 games this spring, Sanchez is still tied for the team lead with 5 homeruns.
On a more positive note, James Meador (Brewster '08) is leading the Toreros with a .385 batting average.
The next time pitch counts are mentioned, here is something to add to the discussion. On April 11, Chad Bettis (Texas Tech; Falmouth '08 and '09) threw 154 pitches in a complete game, 5-1 win over Oklahoma. The Sooners were ranked #11 in the nation at the time. Making Bettis' feat even more remarkable is the fact that he has spent much of the season as the Red Raiders closer. After that game, Tech's record in the Big 12 was 7-8 and Bettis had a part in all seven victories with four wins and three saves.
College baseball fans in New England don't have many opportunities to get excited about local teams. I don't think we'll be seeing any teams from this region in Omaha anytime soon, but Boston College is having an impressive season. With their move to the ACC a few years ago, most people expected the Eagles would have a difficult time competing. There are many obstacles in the Eagles way, not the least of which is travel and the difficulty of recruiting talented players to a place where there may be a foot of snow on the ground on the day of the scheduled home opener. So far this year, B.C. is 10-9 in the ACC and 25-15 overall. Much of their success has been fueled by former and future Y-D Red Sox. Tony Sanchez ('08) is becoming known as one of the better catchers in the nation. Sanchez is second on the team with a .366 batting average. He is followed closely by Mickey Wiswall ('09) at .331 and Mike Belfiore ('08, temp in '09) at .315. Belfiore also has a 4-0 record as a pitcher with 7 saves and an ERA of 2.81.
2008 CCBL All League thirdbaseman Chris Dominguez (Louisville; Hyannis) has continued to put up impressive offensive numbers for the Cardinals. After leading the Cape League in homeruns last year with 10, Dominguez is batting .340 with 10 HR and 50 RBI through 37 games this spring. He also has 15 stolen bases. Those numbers have Dominguez leading the team in all four categories.
I was very impressed with the season Nick Hernandez had with Cotuit last summer. A CCBL All Star, Hernandez has struggled this year posting a record of 2-4 with a 5.53 ERA. Hernandez isn't the only Volunteer who has put up less than impressive numbers as the team has floundered to a record of 19-23.
At times last year, Falmouth's Ben Tootle (Jacksonville State) was dominant. In 22 appearances, Tootle had 5 saves and a 1.97 ERA. Baseball America picked Tootle as the fourth best prospect in the CCBL and he entered this season on almost everyone's "watch list." Tootle has pitched only 37.2 innings in 8 starts at Jacksonville St. and has a 3-1 record with a 3.58 ERA.
The University of Texas has a very impressive pitching staff. Contributing to their success are Cape Leaguers Brandon Workman (Wareham '08, '09), Taylor Jungmann (Wareham '09), Cole Green (Wareham '09) and Chance Ruffin (Cotuit '09). Workman is 3-3 with a 3.10 ERA, Jungmann checks in at 4-2; 1.10 ERA, Green carries a record of 3-1; 2.63 ERA and Ruffin sports a record of 6-2 with a 2.65 ERA. If they all come to the Cape, these Longhorns pitchers should be fun to watch.
Robert Stock (USC; Cotuit '07, '08) is hitting a disappointing .237 with 22 strikeouts in 114 at-bats. As a pitcher he is holding opposing batters to a .193 avg. while compiling a record of 3-1 with a 2.14 ERA.
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European Drag Racing 1963
Notice the Buick powered dragster with the enormous straight 8 engine. I was only 12 when this film was made, and it was bicycles, not cars that I was using to get around. There was a time when drag racing was critically important to me. I remember having a spirited debate in high school about which car was better: the Mustang Mach 1 or the Camaro Z-28. They were both posting times of 13 seconds and a speed of 100 MPH in the quarter mile. I still like the sound of screaming engines. The internet is a strange and wonderful place.
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On Dec 1, 2007, at 5:54 AM, Dr. Olaf Hoffmann wrote: > Well what currently works for HTML 4 or XHTML is maybe no argument > against a better structure of elements names in a new version like > HTML 5. Our Design Principles require compatibiity with existing content, so we can't remove existing functionality. At best we could add additional ways of doing the same thing. > Currently it seems that even the discussion did not finish to > publish the current draft as an official working draft or not to get > more audience to discuss this. This looks like a starting point for > implementation, not the end point - and it should be not much work > either to move the functionality from the current canvas to another > element > or to add more functionality to the canvas element to establish this > for example as a generic element for any graphical content, either > referenced from an external document, embedded directly or > generated dynamically with a specific graphical script language > developed for this purpose. It's easy to say something "should be not much work" for someone else (such as the multiple vendors who have already implemented and shipped <canvas>). I don't see a strong benefit to renaming the <canvas> element. Adding functionality is reasonable if the functionality is of practical use. Inventing a new scripting language is, of course, a huge amount of specification and implementation work, and the practical benefit is not clear. Is that really intended as a serious suggestion? > There were opinions about avoiding too much 'domain specific' element > names too and therefore this could be a good chance to clean up and > reduce elements with very similar functionality to one or two > elements, Elements that are overloaded with a lot of different functionality in different cases tend to end up with buggy and non-interoperable implementations. To understand why, see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclomatic_complexity > and consider that past a certain point of complexity (as measured by independent linear paths through the code) a software component is effectively untestable. > alternatively it could be another approach too to complete the set > of 'domain specific' element names for more semantical relevance. > Currently there is the following set of elements to embed somehow > 'alien' content into HTML 5 (sorry if I forgot some): I'd prefer if we stick to elements that only have a valid use case, and not ones based on hypothetical needs. > style > script > > object > embed (more a command as a propper element name?) > iframe > img > video (+source) > audio (+source) > canvas These seem useful and needed. > From the point of semantical completeness the list should be > completed, for example with 'text', 'animation', maybe some > more. I don't think 'text' is needed since text is not by any means foreign to HTML. With 'animation' it's less clear; what exactly is an "animation" and how does it differ from an animated image ('img'), a video ('video'), or arbitrary possibly-interactive content ('object' or 'iframe')? SVG draws the line between 'image' and 'animation' at bitmap formats vs. vector formats. But that's not a semantic distinction, nor does it match the names of the respective elements. It appears to leave no place for a PDF (static vector image) or an animated GIF (animated bitmap image). HTML doesn't try to draw distinctions between image formats. (Arguably animated image formats could also be held in a 'video' element which would then provide time control through the API). > Several of them will have almost the same > functionality (as in SMIL for example), but the author can > choose a name fitting well to the intended purpose. > A general problem in 10 or 20 years might be, that there > are formats too for other senses as vision and hearing, > maybe smelling, feeling, degustation and this list has > to be updated anyway to cover the specific requirements > of such formats 'object' is the generic embedding element for content types that are not handled in a more specific way. I don't think you are seriously suggesting that there should be a 'smell' element. I'm not sure any of your remaining suggestions could be seriously intended, so I'll stop here. - Maciej > (offtopic: video - I see; audio - I hear, > currently video includes optionally audio too, maybe > audio should not exclude video? And both should not > exclude other senses to avoid such future problems > and to improve the accessibility potential for multimedia > applications?) > > From the point of redundance, the list could be reduced to > the essentials too, for example having only > 'style' (including script and maybe canvas) and 'object' > (the others and maybe canvas) and forgetting everything > else, because the functionality can be covered with this two > elements completely. > This is easier to explain to authors, what the > difference between the elements is and what the > basic purpose or functionality. > > Having an arbitrary selection is not explainable at all > and authors have no chance to understand why they > have a choice between different names for the same > functionality in one domain and no element with > a specific name for another domain at all. > This is similar to the problem for list elements - > there are a lot of different element names for > the same functionality, but the list is incomplete > to cover several other interesting functionalities. > There are some more inconsistencies, as having > or defining elements specific for the domain 'prose' > in HTML5 but none for 'poetry' as already discussed > and added to the wiki. > With a closer look maybe there will be some more > of those unbalanced domain specific selections. > > > Such inconsistencies in the design of the language HTML5 > need to be solved, else readers of the draft will have > the impression, that it is jammed together to a funny collection > of may useful existing tools or just the draft authors > subjective choice, what is available or not. 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- Don't tempt the burglars – make sure valuables are not in view from the outside
- Avoid discussing where you are and if you are alone on social media, especially if you are travelling at night
- A dark house is a green light to burglars so install an automatic timer-switch
- Make sure any spare keys aren't in sight
- If you are walking home alone plan your route using well lit areas
- Avoid sharing your location on social media
- Always check who's at the door and don't open it if you feel anxious
- If you are a driver, always park in a well-lit area
- If you are shopping, ensure your valuables are out of sight – the most common item stolen is a mobile phone so put it in your bag if you can't close your pocket.
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The photo above is from my first visit to China in the late 1990s. No trip to China is complete without a visit to the Great Wall.


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The Reds are deep into negotiations with the Catalan club regarding a deal for Luis Suarez, which looks likely to go through.
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Nearly 90 percent of the chemicals in Syria's arsenal have now been exported and only a few shipments remain, international monitors reported Tuesday, but the progress was overshadowed by growing concerns that the Syrian military may be dropping bombs filled with chlorine, a common industrial compound not on the list of prohibited poisons.
Disarmament experts said that if the unconfirmed reports that Syrian warplanes and helicopters have been using chlorine-filled bombs in the civil war were true, that would be a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty signed by Syria last year and could constitute a war crime.
"The C.W.C. prohibits the use of any chemical on the battlefield to achieve military purposes," said Amy E. Smithson, an expert on chemical weapons in the Washington office of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, Calif.
Dr. Smithson said that "the telltale sign of responsibility in this instance may be the reports that this stuff was delivered by air."
"Only the Syrian government has helos and aircraft," she added.
The Syrian government and insurgent groups have both denied the use of chlorine, one of the original chemicals used by the Germans nearly a century ago when they introduced the world to chemical warfare in the trenches of Europe.
While potentially fatal, chlorine is not nearly as efficient a killer as nerve agents and other toxins that had been stockpiled by Syria. Chlorine's ordinary uses are so mundane — from bleaching laundry to disinfecting swimming pools — that it is not considered a banned substance in the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty, and Syria was not obliged to export its chlorine supply under its promise, made last September, to renounce chemical arms.
Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, a disarmament monitoring group in Washington, said that the allegation of chlorine-filled barrel bombs was "disturbing and puzzling — and it mars the good news that Syria is very close to completing the removal of its declared chemical stockpile."
Paul F. Walker, a chemical-weapons expert at Green Cross International, an environmental advocacy group, said that nine suspected chlorine attacks had taken place in Syria in recent months, and that the perpetrators had not been identified.
Both the United States and France have said they take such reports seriously, particularly an instance earlier this month in which Syrian forces were accused of using chlorine bombs in an attack on a village in central Syria, Kafr Zita, occupied by insurgents.
Jen Psaki, a spokeswoman for the State Department, told reporters in response to questions about the reports on Monday: "Obviously, there needs to be an investigation of what's happened here. We're working with our partners to determine what the facts are on the ground."
The declaration of progress in purging Syria's chemical stockpile was made by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a group in The Hague that is collaborating with the United Nations to oversee compliance with the Syrian government's promise. The organization's report came a little more than two months before all of Syria's chemical arms must be destroyed, under a Security Council resolution.
In a statement posted on its website, the organization said the 17th consignment of the Syrian government's stockpile had been delivered to the Mediterranean port of Latakia, where it was immediately loaded onto cargo ships and removed from the country.
"This latest consignment is encouraging," the organization's director, Ahmet Uzumcu, said in the statement. "We hope that the remaining two or three consignments are delivered quickly to permit destruction operations to get underway in time to meet the midyear deadline for destroying Syria's chemical weapons."
Syria's government committed to the destruction of its chemical weapons under a deal negotiated by the United States and Russia after an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack in a suburb of Damascus. The government and insurgent groups blamed each other for that attack, in which a United Nations investigative panel said the deadly nerve agent sarin had been used.
Under the Security Council resolution, Syria promised that all of its chemical weapons would be destroyed by June 30, but it failed to meet at least two deadlines this year. Under pressure from the United States and other countries, the Syrians began to expedite the exports and promised that they would be completed by this Sunday.
Mr. Uzumcu said that with the latest shipment, 86.5 percent of the total supply had been removed, including 88.7 percent of the most dangerous compounds, known as Priority 1 chemicals.
Under the destruction plans, the most dangerous compounds are to be rendered harmless aboard a specially equipped American naval vessel, the Cape Ray. The other compounds will be safely incinerated at special facilities in Europe and the United States.
Still unresolved is a dispute over Syria's 12 chemical production facilities. Syria proposed rendering them inoperable by sealing their entrances. The United States and its allies say the facilities must be destroyed under terms of the treaty. The chemical weapons organization's executive council is to address this dispute at a meeting on Sunday.
Disarmament experts said the organization was unlikely to investigate possible chlorine-bomb use until all of Syria's known stockpile of banned chemicals had been exported.
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While Arkansas is a beautiful place, it sure has it's fill of interesting town names. How about a town called Toad Suck. Toad Suck is located along the Arkansas River and had a ferry back in the 1800 for the postal service to get mail to Hot Springs. On the west side, a bar was built and the rough and tumble patrons would "suck on the bottle until they looked like toads" was how the name of this unincorporated town came to be. Of course there are other, non-interesting stories of how the name came to be, but why share those? This town also has a Toad Suck Arts and Crafts festival every year along with a Toad Master and the Toadaly Awesome Drum and Kazoo band. What's not to love about this?
Another town we stumbled upon is the place called Flippin. Flippin is home of the Ranger brand bass boats and other industries. It is nicely located nestled in the Ozarks between Bull Shoals, Mountain View and Eureka Springs. So if fishing is your game, there is plenty to do. If you like to visit the artsy towns for shopping, you have that as well. It is home to about 1350 people. Try attaching Flippin at the front of another word, Flippin grocery, Flippin gas station, well, you get the idea. Try doing that with a straight face. History has it though, that one of the original names of this town was Goatville. Which do you think I would have chosen?
Finally, and by no means is this the last, but I must end somewhere, is the town called Goobertown. Goobertown is named after the humble peanut. It was established sometime before the Civil War, and veterans brought their families back and farmed peanuts in this area. Nowadays, the total population as of 2009 is...wait for it...40 people. A grocery store is still there and its most popular item is a t-shirt with the name Goobertown on it. There is not much written about this particular town, so fun stories are short coming.
I enjoyed our travels through this beautiful part of the country that is still not defiled by the hand of man. Many areas are left untouched. Pure clean air and crystal clear water. And silence.
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1/3 cup olive oil
1 pound chicken thighs, skinless, boneless and cut into bite-sized pieces (about 5 thighs)
1 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoons favorite Cajun spice
2 cups shredded cabbage
1 (15.5-ounce) can black beans
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup roasted corn kernels (about 1 medium ear)
1/2 cup shredded carrots (about two medium carrots)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (about 1/2 bunch)
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
3 tablespoons harissa sauce (see note)
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons cumin
Coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 eggs, beaten
20 egg roll wrappers
2 cups vegetable oil, for frying
Sour cream (optional)
1. To make filling, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Sauté chicken for 2 to 3 minutes or until cooked through, stirring in paprika and Cajun spice as chicken cooks. Drain chicken and set aside. Once cool, dice chicken and place in large bowl. Add cabbage, black beans, mozzarella cheese, corn, carrots, cilantro, tomatoes, harissa, vinegar, lemon juice and cumin. Mix well; season to taste with salt and pepper.
2. For rolls, beat eggs in medium bowl. Put one egg roll wrapper, with one corner of the diamond closest to you, on a clean work surface. Keep remaining wrappers covered with a damp cloth. Lightly brush wrapper with egg. Put 1/4 cup of chicken filling just below the center of the egg roll. Fold bottom corner up over the filling to cover and then fold in two outside corners. Roll closed, sealing well. Brush with more egg if needed to seal. Set on large platter and repeat with remaining wrappers and filling; do not stack rolls.
3. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Place 4 to 5 rolls in skillet, seam side down. Fry 2 to 3 minutes; turn and fry for 1 to 2 minutes until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Repeat until all rolls are fried. Serve hot with sour cream.
Chef's note: Originally from Tunisia, harissa sauce usually is made with hot chilies, coriander, garlic, cumin, caraway and olive oil. The versatile sauce can be used as a meat rub, flavoring for soups or stews, or as a condiment for sandwiches. Harissa paste or sauce can be found in Middle Eastern or international markets.
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At the ripe age of two, she was given the nickname 'Mouse' or 'Mousee' as she used to squeak like a little mouse. Thirty years on, she is still known as 'Mouse'.
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Hundreds of activists will lobby Congress this week for legislation to make electronic voting more secure and accountable.
H.R. 550, sponsored by Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), has 168 co-sponsors, and proponents are seeking more this week.
The measure would require a paper trail from all electronic voting machines and would take measures to prevent hackers from altering results.
Most of the bill's backers are Democrats, but it has attracted GOP support from Reps. Mary Bono (Calif.), Tom Cole (Okla.), Tom Davis (Va.), Phil English (Pa.), Michael FitzpatrickMichael (Mike) G. FitzpatrickPelosi: Mexico should not worry about Trump House lawmakers ask for answers on cooked ISIS intel allegations The Republicans who nearly derailed the THUD bill MORE (Pa.), Darrell Issa (Calif.), Randy Kuhl (N.Y.), Tim Murphy (Pa.), Thomas Petri (Wis.), Greg Walden (Ore.) and Frank WolfFrank Rudolph WolfDOJ opinion will help protect kids from dangers of online gambling Vulnerable Republican keeps focus as Democrats highlight Trump Bolton could be the first national security chief to prioritize religious freedom MORE (Va.)
For Holt, the bill comes down to one thing: Is your vote counted?
"There's a major weak link in that process," said Pat Eddington, communications director for Holt.
In the 2004 general election in Carteret County, N.C., 500 people's votes disappeared because of machine malfunctions.
"We want to increase the confidence voters have in the system," Eddington said.
As for fraud with voting machines, it is difficult to prove that it takes place, since the machines leave no paper trail. If enacted, the bill would require 2 percent of votes to be hand-counted for verification.
"We always complain about how people don't vote. Here they have votes not being counted," said Warren Stewart, director of legislative issues and policy for VoteTrustUSA.
Votes cast on touch-screen machines are tabulated inside the machine, which only provides the final results. However, there are problems with the programming of the machines, Stewart said.
The tabulation process is considered a "trade secret," so only the manufacturers know how it works, Stewart added. This makes it difficult for independent sources to test the reliability of the programming.
H.R. 550 would require the machines' programming to be open-source, so that the inner workings would be public. That will allow the machines to be tested further to determine their security.
"Counting of votes should be observable," Stewart said.
The Leon County Board of Elections in Florida wondered about the security of Diebold voting machines, so in mid-December it held a mock election to see how easy it would be to hack into them.
Six people voted yes and two voted no to the question: "Can votes on this Diebold system be hacked using a memory card?" After some tinkering around with the system — something anyone with an eighth-grade level of computer knowledge could do — the poll tape came out showing a 7-1 vote.
The board had taken every precaution in the mock election that would have been taken in any normal election, said Ion Sancho, Leon County supervisor of elections.
Diebold officials were not available for comment.
This week's lobbying events are sponsored by a coalition of national organizations, including VoteTrustUSA, Verified Voting, VotersUnite, Common Cause, Working Assets and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.


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Lunch is on the house. See how far the termites have gotten in their quest to devour a building at the Audubon Insectarium in the U.S. Customs House. Visitors do the eating at Bug Appetit, where the Insectarium's bug chefs create exotic dishes, like canapes with roasted leafcutter ants, (left). Visitors also can touch the bugs in the Field Camp, a re-creation of an entomologist's outpost in the jungle. auduboninstitute.org/visit/insectarium
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that has followed anything I've done in the past year or so that I am a fan of Fantasy Flight Games Edge of the Empire and Age of Rebellion. More importantly, I'm a huge fan of the things that Jay Little did when designing the mechanics that go on behind the game. The "narrative dice" as they are called help to make every single roll of the die important not only to the characters, but to the story as well through the use of several different axes of success and failure. Hearing about the idea of an action failing but still having something positive come out of it was exciting to me. Seeing it in action was mind-blowing in it's simplicity. Since then, I've run the hell out of the game.
But like many others out there, I saw the potential of this engine to run games other than Star Wars. A lot of people started using it to play fantasy games. One poster over at the d20 Radio boards was simply running a general fantasy world. A few other posters were working on running a tabletop game of The Elder Scrolls with the system.
My mind went to a different kind of fantasy when I started thinking about what this game could do. My mind went to something I had spent countless hours in my youth and even into my adult years playing. Something that had gone through so many incarnations in it's lifetime. Something that had gone from straight fantasy to science fiction and everything in between. My mind went to Final Fantasy.
The thing that drew my mind immediately to the idea was when I saw how Edge of the Empire handled the Force. When rolling to activate a Force power, you gather up a number of white 12-sided dice equal to your character's Force Rating, and roll them, sometimes by themselves and sometimes as a part of bigger action depending on what you're trying to accomplish with that particular use of the Force. Each face of the Force Die generates either dark side points or light side pips which are used to power these abilities. As you invest XP into improving your Force powers, you need to generate more and more of these points to activate the upgrades. Each face of the die has either one or two of these pips on them. The total number of pips is the same between the two, but the distribution is different. There are more faces with dark side pips then there are with light side pips, but that dilutes the potency of the dark side results, meaning that you will have a greater chance of rolling one dark side pip than two, whereas with light side pips you have a much greater chance of getting the more potent result of generating two. A character generally cannot use dark side pips to power their Force powers without suffering some ramifications in game from "touching the dark side." And seeing as a character that is just starting out with the Force only has a Force Rating of 1 and thus only rolls one Force Die when activating his powers, it becomes easy to see that the temptation to use the dark side results will be there. This not only serves to almost perfectly model the use of the Force during the era the game is set in when the Emperor had all but eradicated the Jedi and their vast libraries of information and knowledge on the Force, but also, rather ingeniously I might add, gives a nod to the classic line in Episode V when Luke asks Yoda if the dark side is stronger.
"No. No. No. Quicker, easier, more seductive."
Absolutely blew my mind when I first heard Jay Little describe it like that.
"But enough of that!" your saying. "This post is supposed to be about Final Fantasy! Right?" Well, yes. Technically. But how the Force Die was used in the game was the launching point of of this mental exercise that later developed into a full-fledged system hack, so bear with me. Some of you more astute readers may have already picked up on where I'm going with this. If so, good for you. You get a gold star*
Final Fantasy has always had a rich tradition of magic in it's games. And more often than not, there's a clear delineation between black magic and white magic. Black magic is the stuff that tends to hurt people and white magic is the stuff that tends to heal people.
There are two kinds of pips on the Force Die. One that is a white circle, and one that is a black circle. One side to power white magic, on side to power black magic. Obviously is wasn't going to be quite that simple in practice, but in concept, the idea was the perfect springboard. The distribution would work quite well in theory – while the level of success would be skewed slightly towards the black magic spells, the number of points generated on those dice would make it harder to hit the required number to activate all the upgrades a high level caster would want.
The spells themselves could all be presented as the Force powers are – a basic ability that you can buy and then a series of upgrades you can purchase to modify the spell instead of just being able to cast more powerful versions of the spell like you get in the console titles. For example, looking at the classic Fire spell for an example, the basic power would simply allow you to cause damage to a target within a short distance from you. You can then spend XP on upgrades to increase the damage of the spell, making it more potent. Or you could spend it to hit more targets, or to hit targets that are farther away. What about giving it the Burn quality?
I've got some more notes typed up, but seeing as this post has already broken 1000 words, I think it's best to save those for a later post. Hopefully this has whet your appetite somewhat.
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A single of the primary qualities of rich folks is that they have self-assurance in their capacity to make decisions, in their goal, and in their personal finance budget. Confidence, self self-confidence especially, is a learnable ability, and to become powerful in self-confidence is to realize how to location the thoughts in the proper state. With thoughts and cash aligned, rich individuals are significantly happier than these who only chase funds as an end aim.
Confidence: The 4 States of Thought
Autopilot Pondering is when folks are more than familiar with regimen decisions, and can swiftly form assumptions about what is anticipated – like when making use of credit cards in the shop, or driving house along a effectively recognized route. This is an external pondering state and can be damaging. An additional harmful state is the inner, essential voice, which so often tells people that they are an imposter – that they "can't do" or "aren't excellent sufficient"
There are two useful pondering states which balance this – the inner voice is the considering state where the thoughts assesses alternatives, while the external useful state is the engaged state, exactly where the mind is concentrating on solving difficulties.
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Damaging individuals are destructive because they can suck out the enjoyment of existence from all the individuals around them. These people suffer from afflictive feelings, they grow to be jealous, angry, fearful. They are crucial, condescending and demeaning. These folks are the opposite of what they appear simply because they are not at all confident, and project their toxicity as a protection towards being touched by the people around them.
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The secrets to overcoming doubt, are to become confident in taking action and making choices with personal finance. By moving away from self consciousness, by deliberately tuning out, focussing on some thing else, concentrating on economic goal setting, budgeting and forecasting, individuals can expand self-assurance because they can see a future to pursue, which requires consideration away from self – building confidence.
Yet another way to conquer doubt is to picture the situation as a film in the thoughts. Then make it black and white, then dim the image prior to lastly moving backwards as if leaving a cinema, so the image gets more compact and distant. Ultimately, positive believed and constructive action both dispel doubts – so carrying out something active, and surrounding your self with constructive folks operates as well.
Self-assurance: The big difference among a Public victory and a Personal victory.
In increasing the skill of self-confidence, it is required to experience both personal victories and public victories. Private victories are in which outcomes are focussed on the individual outcomes of being proactive, pondering about the end game prior to beginning, and then selecting the 1st methods to consider. In matters of personal finance planning, it is essential to function with a personal finance spreadsheet, or a family price range worksheet.
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Personal finance on the internet computer software enables for this behavioural victory, the growth of self-confidence in managing money and in forming new personal finance budgets.


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The tough new crash test many cars fail
A tough new crash test is giving automakers a run for their money.
In the latest round of testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, just two of 13 small SUVs passed. Late last year, three of 11 mid-size luxury and near-luxury cars passed, and 13 of 18 midsize family cars achieved an "acceptable" or "good" score in the new test.
Introduced by IIHS in 2012, the new "small overlap test" replicates what happens when the front corner of a car strikes another vehicle or object, such as a tree or utility pole. Most automakers design their vehicles to perform well in the institute's moderate overlap test -- in which 40 percent of the front end of the car strikes a barrier -- and the federal government's full-width frontal crash test. But acing those tests doesn't mean the vehicles will do well in the small overlap test, in which just 25 percent of the front end strikes a barrier.
When only the front corner of the car strikes another vehicle or object, the impact often misses the vehicle's main structural elements designed to absorb the energy from the collision, the institute says. The driver and passenger compartment then are at greater risk for collapse. This type of collision can also cause a vehicle to rotate sideways, which can move the driver's head away from the front airbag's protection.
20 vehicles earn an A-plus
To recognize vehicles that pass the new test, the institute introduced a new safety award category last year -- "Top Safety Pick-Plus." To earn that honor, a vehicle must earn good scores for four out of the institute's five crash tests, including the new small overlap test, and no less than acceptable for the fifth. Besides the small and moderate overlap front crash tests, the institute also runs rear, rollerver and side crash tests.
So far 20 vehicles have earned Top Safety Pick-Plus. The 2014 Subaru Forester is the first vehicle to ace every aspect of the new small overlap test. See the full list of award winners on the institute's website.
The institute also continues to award "Top Safety Pick" (no plus) to vehicles with good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, rollover and rear tests, regardless of their small overlap ratings.
Safety research engineers expect manufacturers to rise to the small overlap test challenge and improve their vehicle designs.
"With the redesigned Forester, Subaru's engineers set out to do well in our new test, and they succeeded," Joe Nolan, the institute's vice president for vehicle research, said in a press statement. "This is exactly how we hoped manufacturers would respond to improve protection for people in these kinds of serious frontal crashes."
Safety ratings are important to consider when purchasing a car, not only to keep you and your passengers safe but to keep your car insurance rates down. A better injury claims record will eventually mean lower rates.


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President of Hungarian Society of Materials Science
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Executive officer of FEMS
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Secretary of Hungarian Society of Materials Science
International Advisory Board
Pedro Dolabella Portella
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
Berlin, Germany
PAST President of FEMS
Ioanna Zergioti
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
President of Hellenic Society for the Science and Technology of Condensed Matter
Roberto Frassine
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
President of Italian Composite Materials Industrial Association
Dragan Uskokovic
Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA, Belgrade, Serbia
President of Materials Research Society of Serbia
Nikolaos Michailidis
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
President of Hellenic Metallurgical Society
Juan J. de Damborenea
CENIM-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
President of Sociedad Espanola de Materiales
Luc Segers
President of the Benelux Métallurgie, Belgium
Pavel Šandera
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Vice-President of Czech Society for New Materials and Technologies
Vladimir Cihal
President of the Metal Science Society of the Czech Republic
Priit Kulu
President of the Estonian Materials Science Society
Eric Le Bourhis
President of the Société Française de Métallurgie et de Matériaux
Jürgen Hirsch
President of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde
Hans Albert
Richard President of the Deutscher Verband für Materialforschung und -prüfung e.V.
Ehrenfried Zschech
Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS
Past President of FEMS
Dagnija Loca
Rudolfs Cimdins Riga Biomaterials Innovations and Development Centre of Riga
Technical University, Riga, Latvia
President of the Latvian Materials Research Society
Sten Johansson
Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
President of the Svenska Föreningen för Materialteknik
Paula Vilarinho
University of Aveiro, Portugal
President of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Materials
Alexander Hartmaier
DGM - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V.
Virginija Jankauskaite
President of the Lithuanian Materials Research Society
Guido Verhoeven
President of the Bond voor Materialenkennis
Gustav Heiberg
President of Norsk Metallurgisk Selskap
Pietro Kula
President of Polish Society for Materials
Karol Izdinsky
Society for New Materials and Technoligies in Slovakia
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using the Lemonade Fizz collection from Polkadoodles. For this card, I used the beehive template which is one of many found in the collection.
I printed off two different papers, printing the beehive template on to one and the beehive layers on to the other. I resized the template so that it would fit an A5 card blank. I cut out the base template, stuck it to the front on the card base and then cut around it to create the shape.
The layers were inked and then matted on to kraft card and placed on top in a hickly pickledy way. I doodled around the edges adding the words "Bee Happy" every now and then.The door is also part of the template with an inked candy handle.
Using the Super Sprigs die (also from Polkadoodles, I cut out some floral elements in kraft card and inked the edges. The small flowers have been made using Flowers 2 and Cherry Blossom dies (again from Polka Doodles) but this time they were cut from the patterned paper.The bees are an embellishment from the collection which I have sized to fit my project.
Still not found the dress of my dreams fro the wedding I am going to this Saturday, so another trawl around the shops it is ...! have a great day whatever you are up to,
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The Cost of Keeping in Touch
While you were once able to meet for a sandwich and hang out downtown, getting together with your S.O. these days may mean booking airline tickets and securing hotel reservations.
For people in romantic relationships who live in different regions of the country, a few yearly visits to maintain the relationship could cost big bucks. Add to that long-distance phone bills, the shipping costs for care packages, and going all-out when you do get to spend time together, and you may be looking at a pretty pricy love connection.
Of course, overall, your relationship's financial costs may actually be the same or less, since all those former daily outings and nighttime entertainments aren't happening -- but that's assuming your social life shuts down in the absence of your S.O. More likely, you still go out, but now you hit the town with your friends instead of your sweetie. In fact, a sense of loneliness or a need for distraction may leave you with a fuller social schedule than you had before the commencement of your long-distance relationship.
Even if you tighten your financial belt on regular social outings, the costs of maintaining that long-distance relationship can be quite high. There's the expense of traveling to one another (pricy either by car, train or plane), taking time off from work and kenneling a dog, as well as what you'll actually pay while in each other's presence after long periods of separation.
Next: U&I vs. ROI.


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Crisp Comfortable Apartment Designs
In this article we are looking at the world of apartment design, with imagery by Artem Trigubchak and KOLART Studio. These four different home designs hold a selection of room schemes that are uncluttered and uncomplicated, offering crisp modern décor to promote serenity and comfort.
We start with an open plan layout, were the living room has been partially separated from the kitchen diner with the implementation of a simplistic breakfast bar, which runs perpendicular to a built-in bookcase.
The bar stools face into the lounge to allow casual diners to watch a little TV whilst enjoying a quick snack.
A large pendant shade marks out the more formal dining area, offering a more atmospheric lighting scheme for evening meals.
The framework of the coffee table legs tie in with the chairs.
In this scheme, unusual wall art and pendant lights set a slightly space-age theme. The room is decorated in shades of gray that are brightened by a good dose of fresh white accents.
This home office area has been built around an awkward nib to make great use of an otherwise unused corner. Notice how the paint color marks out the work area by running straight up to the outer edge of the desk.
Soft mood lighting gives this bathroom a luxurious look.
A wall-mounted bookcase runs the entire length of one wall in this living room, perfect for the avid reader. By keeping the shelves only at low level, the library does not overwhelm the space, and the top of the case creates a display place for ornaments and artefacts.
A cluster of lights brings all the hues of this kitchen together.
This home workspace has been created by adding a freestanding bookcase as a dividing wall. The shelves are open sided to allow natural light from the window to flow from the office area into the apartment.
This soft color scheme takes on sunny accents in the form of cheerful yellow cushions.
For a bigger sunburst, you could go the whole hog and have an entirely yellow sofa, and a matching chair.
This small kitchen diner still holds big ideas: a trio of large pendant shades hang over the dining table to clearly define the eating area from the food prep zone.


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Multnomah Falls Lodge
Multnomah Falls Lodge ca. 1930
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Multnomah Falls Lodge
When the Historic Columbia River Highway opened in the Multnomah Falls section in 1915, it attracted concessionaires who catered to motorist's needs. In addition, some amenities were available at the nearby OWRN station house. Yet many early HCRH motorists wanted more. They were accustomed to having Sunday dinners of chicken, rabbit, or salmon at several places along the highway. These included Chanticleer Inn, Crown Point Chalet, Latourell Falls Chalet and its successor, Falls Villa, Bridal Veil Lodge, and Forrest Hall. Some even kept a few rooms for road weary travelers. So, in 1925 the city of Portland commissioned local architect A. E. Doyle to design a structure. Doyle had already completed several structures in Portland, including, the Multnomah County Central Public Library, the Meier and Frank Department Store, the U.S. National Bank Buildings and the Benson Hotel. He created a 2-1/2 story rustic masonry lodge for a site below the falls and near the highway. The firm of Waale-Shattuck constructed it for $40,000.
The lodge exterior was in the "Cascadian" style, using native split fieldstone laid irregularly and varying in shades from black and gray to brown and red. Its encounter English's form includes a steeply pitched cedar-shingled gable roof with dormers and massive chimneys. It was completed in 1925, and provided both meals and lodging for travelers. By 1927, the building was enlarged, and in the next 65 years has undergone several remodeling, both inside and out, but still retains its original charm and character. Since World War II, it has provided meals ranging from simple snacks to elegant dining, and houses a gift shop: public restrooms and an interpretive center. The lodge is by no means "rustic" in the same sense as Civilian Conservation corps and Works Progress Administration buildings constructed in the gorge in the 1930s. Instead it has a sense of restrained elegance that catered to wealthy Portlanders who ventured out of the city in their motor cars to "rough it" the country
The lodge marks the beginning of the footpath that takes travelers to the Multnomah Falls Footbridge, to the top of the falls, and eventually another 6 miles to the top of Larch Mountain. The area between the lodge and the footbridge, along with adjoining stone walks, benches, and interpretive displays, has been remade and remodeled continually since the 1920s. Beginning in the late 1980s, Multnomah Falls Scenic Area came under the jurisdiction of the newly organized Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, with planning strategies for its future coordinated with similar U.S. Forest Service activities at other sites in the gorge.
Excerpted from Historic American Engineering Record, Multnomah Falls Footbridge (Benson Footbridge), HAER 0R-OR-36-I.
Historian: Robert W. Hadlow, Phd., September 1995.
Transmitted by: Lisa M. Pfueller, September, 1996.


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Joyful things are sweet and small today. Filling wide-mouthed jars with coffee brewed double-strength; the grounds slopped into the compost and joined by lemon rinds and the heads of strawberries, their leaves like bad haircuts. I boiled water for tea, mint whose saw-toothed leaves left a scent on my fingers more lasting than any cut. When the tea had steeped and cooled I washed my hair and poured it on my head, balanced over the sink, watching the beads of water drip-drop from curls as loose and slim as cursive handwriting. Capturing my cat in photographs of a clean house, folding his hairs already into freshly laundered towels and t-shirts and socks bundled mate to mate. They're easier to find this way, one wrapped snug in the other, paired.
The rumble of uneven wheels on pavement when M and I take the recycling and the garbage out, when we linger in twilight and track the progress of a single lightning bug between our yard and the neighbors'. We could see one star, too, like a chip of quartz in field stone, but it wasn't a wishing star. Just then I hadn't anything to wish for.


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Our Team
The creative team produces all our bespoke tailoring and shirts on the premises at the world's most prestigious tailoring location. We invest heavily in apprenticeships to ensure the traditional skills of bespoke cutting, tailoring and shirt making continue to flourish for centuries to come.
- Michael Skinner Chairman
- William Skinner Managing Director
- Robert Whittaker Head Shirt Cutter
- Nicholas De'Ath Head Cutter
- Matthew Cowley Front of House
- Tristan Thorne Cutter, European representative
- Sarah Wilkinson Military Coat Maker
- Sarah Massey Coat Maker
- Emma Martin Coat Maker
- Tom Bradbury Shirt Cutter
- Daniel Ghazvinie Coatmaker
- Alex Hills Apprentice Cutter


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Edmund C. Tarbell: Works from the Tarbell Charitable Trust
14 September – 9 November 2013
Margery, Edmund and Daniel, oil on canvas, 1935
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 28, 6:30-8:30 pm
Guild of Boston Artists member Mary Minifie will speak on the Boston School and Edmund C. Tarbell at 7:15 pm during the Opening Reception. All are welcome to a Encore Performance! Mary Minifie will repeat her talk on Edmund C. Tarbell & the Boston School of Painting on Sunday, November 3, 2:00 pm.
Just for Kids ages 8-14! Two workshops on painting in the Boston School style with Mary Minifie on Saturday, October 5. First session: 10-11:45 am; Second Session: 12:45-2:30 pm. Click here to sign up for the workshops: session 1 or session 2.
The Tarbell Charitable Trust was established by Daniel W.B. Tarbell, late of New Castle, New Hampshire, to preserve and make available to the public his personal collection of paintings, drawings and preparatory sketches by his grandfather, the artist Edmund C. Tarbell. In view of the long association of the Tarbell family with the town of Groton, and the fact that E.C. Tarbell was born there, Dan Tarbell requested that the collection be housed in Groton. With that in mind the Trustees and the Tarbell Art Committee have crafted a plan for displaying the works owned by the Trust in various locations throughout Town, including the Library, the Town Hall, and RiverCourt Residences.
Mary, Edmund and Sergius, oil on canvas, 1920
The inaugural event to commemorate this association between the Tarbell Charitable Trust and the Town of Groton will be an exhibit in the Owen Smith Shuman Gallery of the Groton Public Library. The exhibit will be on view from September 14 through November 9, 2013. The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, September 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Edmund C. Tarbell, founding member of the Boston School of Painting, was born in West Groton in 1862. His father died in 1864 after contracting typhoid fever in the Civil War. Young Edmund, or Ned as he was called, then moved to Boston to live with his paternal grandparents. His early talent for painting led him to attend the newly opened art school at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where he studied with Otto Grundmann. He graduated with Frank W. Benson and they went to Europe together to study painting at the famed Académie Julian in Paris.
Mary and New Castle Poppy,
charcoal study, 1925-1926
In 1889, returned from their European sojourn, Tarbell and Benson began teaching at the Museum School under Otto Grundmann, their former teacher. Grundmann died unexpectedly shortly thereafter, and together Tarbell and Benson ran the painting program at the Museum school until their resignation in 1913. Edmund Tarbell married Emeline Souther of Duxbury and went on to have an illustrious painting career. He was a founding member of the Boston School style of painting as well as founding member and first president of the Guild of Boston Artists. He specialized in portraits and genre scenes of genteel women in well-appointed interior spaces, always with an attention to light, anatomical precision, and composition. One can see the influence of Jan Vermeer, especially in the later interiors. Tarbell painted presidents and other notables, including Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Henry Clay Frick.
The long-standing presence of Tarbells in Groton is best illustrated by the plaque situated on a crumbling rock wall along the road near 44 Farmer's Row in Groton. The plaque solemnizes the 1707 abduction of 3 Tarbell children by Native Americans:
Near this spot three children, Sarah, John and Zachariah Tarbell were captured by the Indians June 20, 1707. They were taken to Canada where the sister was placed in a convent. The brothers became chiefs of the Caughnawaga Tribe and were among the founders of St. Regis where they have descendants now living.
Roses with Blue Ginger Jars, oil on canvas
Of the 8 paintings on display, there are 2 floral still lifes, 1 landscape, and 5 very fine portraits including a self-portrait and a group portrait of Edmund's daughter-in-law Margery with 2 of his grandchildren, Edmund and Daniel (founder of the Trust). Tarbell often painted his family, both indoors and outdoors with their horses. Also included in the trust are 6 drawings and preparatory sketches. Perhaps the most exciting example of these is a preparatory sketch for the painting "Margery, Edmund and Daniel." There is an equally skilled preparatory sketch for the painting "Mary and New Castle Poppy," a 1926 painting housed at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Finally, commemorating the lifelong friendship of Edmund Tarbell and Frank W. Benson, there is a sketch titled "Shore Birds" by Benson in the Trust's collection as well.
Margery and Danny, charcoal study
Although Tarbell's considerable fame was eclipsed by the advent of modernism, he was vindicated at the end of his career when he and his lifelong friend Frank W. Benson were invited to exhibit their work in a dual retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. That exhibit, titled "Frank W. Benson, Edmund C. Tarbell: Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, and Prints", opened in November of 1938. A few works from what is now the Tarbell Charitable Trust were included in that exhibit. Among them were the "Portrait of Mrs. Jonathan Sawyer" and "Margery, Edmund and Daniel." Unfortunately, Edmund died after a brief illness on August 1, 1938. Although he did not live to see the final exhibition of his work, he parted this life with the knowledge that he was honored for his life's work.
This exhibit is made possible by the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust. All works are on loan from the Tarbell Charitable Trust. The workshops are jointly funded by the Groton Trust Funds Lecture Fund and the Groton Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Deborah Santoro
Selected Bibliography
Buckley, Laurene. Edmund C. Tarbell: Poet of Domesticity. Hudson Hills Press, New York, 2001.
Docherty, Linda J. and Hirshler, Erica E. Impressionism Transformed: The Paintings of Edmund C. Tarbell, organized by Susan Strickler. The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, 2001.
Gammell, R.H. Ives. The Boston Painters, 1900-1930, edited by Elizabeth Ives Hunter. Parnassus Imprints, Orleans, Massachusetts, 1986.
Pierce, Patricia Jobe. Edmund C. Tarbell and the Boston School of Painting (1889-1980). Pierce Galleries, Hingham, Massachusetts, 1980.
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One supermodel, a two-hour award show, and six outfit changes.
On Sunday evening in Toronto, all eyes were on Gigi Hadid as she played hostess with the mostess at the 2016 MuchMusic Video Awards. Yes, we were all impressed with the 21-year-old's hosting skills. And (not surprisingly), the supermodel revealed that she's a big fan of Canada, as she raved about her experience as host on Twitter:
(Gigi, if you're reading this, you're more than welcomed to stay!)
But what really got everyone talking was the impressive six outfit changes the model of the moment was able to make during the two-hour show.
Topping our best dressed list, the blond beauty proved she's a pro when it comes to making quick (fashion) changes under pressure. And to help make the changes seamless, the Victoria's Secret Angel kept her all-around MMVA beauty look simple, wearing her hair in a braid throughout the evening, and opting for the occasional dark lip and shimmery smoky eye when on stage.
Check out Gigi's six show-stealing looks below.
Look #1: Red hot in Mugler
Gigi stunned in a sleek red trouser suit by Mugler resort 2017, accessorized with a diamond choker. The wispy pieces from her Elsa-inspired braid framed her face beautifully and made the look.
Look #2: Effortless in August Getty Atelier
Gigi is the definition of "cool" in this mint-coloured suede top, skirt and duster jacket by August Getty Atelier from fall 2016. She completes the look with a braided top knot.
Look #3: Sultry in Dion Lee
Gigi rocked a pair of thigh-high boots, a braided high ponytail and a dark lip with her sultry Dion Lee wet suit from the resort 2017 collection.
Look #4: Majestic in Elisabetta Franchi
The American beauty glided across the stage in our favourite look of the night: a low-plunging Elisabetta Franchi coat with gold embroidered detailing and a fitted pair of white trousers.
Look #5: Fierce in Uel Camilo
Gigi flaunted her figure in a splatter-printed bustier top and trouser set by Uel Camilo. Again, the model rocked a diamond choker and matched it with a pair of pastel blue heeled booties.
Look #6: Glitzy in silver
Nothing says award show season like a sequin mini. For her beauty look, Hadid pulled her hair into a low ponytail which showed off her stud earrings beautifully.
All we have to say is SLAY GIGI!
For more scenes from the 2016 MuchMusic Video Awards, check out the slideshow below!


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On April 30, 2012, the Community Oversight Committee (COC) approved the three nominees submitted to them by the Board of Open Source Matters, Inc.
Today we welcome:
- Leonel Canton from Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Ofer Cohen from Tel Aviv, Israel
- Paulo Griiettner from Maringa, Brazil
Our three new members cover a wide range of skills, and each one has done significant work to further the goals of the project, both locally and beyond their borders. In addition, the final result demonstrates a priority to add representation from vital Joomla! communities and geographical areas around the world. We thank these candidates for their willingness to serve on the board of OSM.
The nominee pool was particularly strong. OSM wishes to thank all of the very qualified nominees who confirmed their interest in serving, and for the contribution they are making.
Translations posted on community web sites:
OSM dá as Boas-Vindas a Três Novos Membros do Conselho


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Remember when you were learning to drive a car? The first step is study the manual, learn the rules, take a course. Can you imagine what it would have been like to then head straight for the license branch to get your license, confident that you knew every rule and regulation necessary to pass the test, without having ever been behind the wheel? You wouldn't dream of doing that, right?
The same concept applies to completing your training prior to taking the CPNE. The simulation labs at the Chancellor's CarePlan Lab are set up just as the simulation labs will be at the CPNE. The instructors will demonstrate each lab, and every individual attending will have ample time to perform a return demonstration and practice until comfortable performing the steps to successful completion of each station.
You've invested so much in your hours of study to prepare you to pass the CPNE. Don't skip the most important step — mastering the skills in a safe, real-world environment. The more you practice each skill, the more you build confidence (just like parallel parking!). You will feel your stress melting away as you are cheered on by the enthusiasm of your fellow students and instructors.
We've helped students prepare for the CPNE since the 1990s. The CarePlan Lab is a five-day preparation laboratory with very small class sizes—never more than six students at a time. This unique, hands-on learning experience is designed to help prepare you to pass the CPNE the first time. Chancellor's CarePlan Lab attendees have a much higher success rate at successfully passing the CPNE than those who skip the simulation lab step. And it comes with this guarantee: If you attend one complete week of preparation at the CarePlan®Laboratory Workshop and subsequently do not pass the Excelsior College CPNE, you are entitled to one additional week of preparation at the CarePlan® Lab for no additional fee.
Make sure you are behind the wheel when the time comes to take the CPNE.


text: The Last Dragging Woman consists of 7 life size sculptures and a soundtrack of 4 generations of women in the artists family who are from West Virginia. The sculptures are made of a metal infrastructure, carved foam and cast hands, feet and heads with human hair. They connect through a metal link as an embolic cord. The soundtrack has abstracted and layered recordings from interviews of the artist family who speak of generational patterns and what is past on to us through our bloodline.The artist reads her dreams. The performance involves the artist carrying the linked figures and dragging them and taking them apart and interacting with them individually.The artist has attempted to be the last dragging woman.(It worked)


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