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Congratulations, Barbara. Your beautiful Image has been FEATURED on "Fuzzy, Warm and Soft!
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Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
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It's beautiful Barbara!
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BEAUTIFUL WORK!!! f/V
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Very beautiful work Barbara! Congratulations for your special feature in "Exclusively Drawings and Paintings"!
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Congratulations! Your stunning work is featured on "500 And Beyond Fine Art Group" ..............Beth................You are invited to post your featured image to the Featured Images Discussion Thread as a permanent archive.
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Wow, this guy looks pensive like the cheetah in my photo. You capture these animals very well.
Barbara, you have such an amazing portfolio, keep up the great talent, it is so beautiful to watch each created piece.
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Barbara ALL your work is majestic. From you native Americans to your cats and even to your flowers. And your self-taught which means you truly have a God-given gift! When I first built the studio I was so overwhelmed with the space that I didn't touch a pencil or brush for almost two years. I suppose I thought I couldn't measure up to the space. Lately I am starting to feel at one with it, not in competition with it! PS...What do you charge for your works?
This one is my favorite! Beautiful!
Barbara, love your new work, but this one is one of my favorites for Colored pencil. Wish you would make a video so I could see how the heck you do it! Amazing!
This is beautiful...it looks like this cat could jump off the page! Thanks for your comments on my boot painting. Yes, I am a bonafide, certified horseaholic! Glenda Smith
I am amazed by your colored pencil work. I am in awe of anyone who can make that medium work for them. I sure can't.
ops! Sorry! This is a drawing!!!! more impressive!!!!!!
Amazing details, love the expression, love the way you use your brushes....very softly.
This is obsolutely beautiful Barbara....but then again...I love all your work...just haven't been to active here...but trust that I am a Big Fan of your work:-)
Sherri.. you'll mostly have to find your own way.. but.. I just follow the growth pattern of the fur. That's the best I can tell you.
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Once again there are parts taken from more than one cat. It does seem though that the cheetah has a tendency of sitting and looking directly at you, so it's not hard to match parts up. Also.. some "parts" are from the cheetahs that reside at the Cleveland Zoo. I welcome all critiques and comments on my work.
05-19-17: Due to the injury of my index finger I can no longer work the hours I used to so I'm working on very short timelines. What that means is that it's going to take me a lot longer to get anything done. You never realize how important a thing like a finger is until you damage it!!! Bear with me, I will post anything new as I finish them. Also, I would like to let all the groups that I belong to know that I'm trying to catch up on everything - considering I lost about a year in total where I really couldn't do much. Sorry for the influx. 07-07-16: Will be absent again due to a torn tendon in my right hand (index finger). Will be gone for at least 8 weeks 04-09-16: I just want to let every one know that I will probably be absent...
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text: Artist Jennie C. Jones practices a great deal of control & constraint in her work currently exhibited under the contrasting title Electric. Through abstraction and minimalism, Jones presents a multi-media, multi-layered installation series that is specifically tailored to the space in which its exhibited. Her show opened on July 8th at Sikkema Jenkins & Co. in New York and runs until August 13; if you can't get there in person, I'd suggest you delve into the complete press release to get a thorough idea of what her show is all about- well worth it!


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The source images were shot in Raw mode on a Canon EOS 5d DSLR with a 16 mm M42 manual Fisheye lens mounted on the Canon via an EOS adapter.
This 360° panorama was shot on the traffic roundabout at the entrance to the town of Lifford (Leifear in Irish) in County Donegal, Ireland. The roundabout is home to a piece of public art called "The Three Coins". It was designed by a company called "Cod Steaks" who specialise in public art projects.
Lifford is the seat of local government and administrative centre of County Donegal. But, in recent years, people in Lifford felt that the town had been side-lined. (Letterkenny has developed into Donegal's larger centre of industry, retail, education, and leisure facilities. Across the river, county boundary and border, Strabane in County Derry has also grown larger and busier than Lifford.)
So this sculpture was commissioned in an effort to re-assert Lifford as the gateway to Donegal.
The three coins symbolise the three rivers that converge at Lifford and no doubt are also seen as symbolising other triples such as past, present and future; and the shamrock's trinity. Each coin includes pictorial references to Lifford's history. Around the edge of each one is embossed the Latin phrase: "Praeterita Fecunda ~ Futura Praeclara" which means something like "Fruitful Heritage and Bright Future"
The 3 coins stand at 4.5m, 3m and 2.5 m in height.
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|Panoramic views of Ireland
Because of the way that it was created this is a very high resolution image (the equivalent of about 80-megapixels). It is capable of delivering very fine detail even when printed at massive sizes.
The source images were shot on a Canon EOS 5d DSLR with a 16 mm Fisheye lens and stitched and blended using Hugin (a free open soure program).
I have written a short journal entry introducing the method by which these panoramas are created, it is called:
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Have you been following the Want 2 Make It Fabulous Blog Hop? Lots of beautiful things to see! If you haven't checked the blogs from Day 1 and Day 2, you can find links on my post for Monday, Sept. 6th.
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Chaos within mayhem: sounds like any Christmas experience, right?
In the "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," a holiday comedy opening Dec. 12, the "staged" chaos is part of the actual craziness that goes into staging any theatrical production. Its director, Kathleen Morrow, has a sort of déjà vu familiarity with layers of mayhem, and the job of turning it into something cohesive. As we shall see, she has plenty of help — starting with the kids and adults in the cast. Morrow is directing a play she acted in four years ago on the same stage.
"Best Pageant" dates are Dec. 12-14 and Dec. 19-20 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 15 and 21 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available at the Columbia Center for the Arts or online at columbiaarts.org — $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and $10 for children 11 and under; a family four-pack is $45.
This show is for all ages.
Including intermission, the show runs about two hours.
"It feels real similar because I'm actually experiencing some of the things I was acting out four years ago," said Morrow, a CAST performance veteran who in 2009 played the central role of Grace Bradley — a devoted mom who, against her first wishes, is thrust into the task of directing the church Christmas pageant, with the sudden addition of a sextet of incorrigible Herdman kids led by the menacing Imogene Herdman (Alison Dye) who bullies her way into the role of Mary, Jesus' mother.
"The challenge is trying to corral all the kids and get them to do what it is I want them to do," Morrow said. "I have an easier job than Grace Bradley because all of those kids are excited to be there and want so much to do a good job."
CAST veteran Blaire Carr (most recently seen in "Of Mice and Men") plays Grace this year. Her son, Corwin, 9, makes his debut as her son, Charlie, and David Dye is her husband, Bob. Also in the cast are David's daughters Alison and Emily. Brothers Gabriel, Nate and Joe Roth round out the Herdman clan.
The Roths' mother, Michaelena Roth, plays Mrs. McCarthy, and the Hannigan siblings, Maggie and Sam, make "Best Pageant" a family affair in more ways than one. Also in the cast are Mary Ann Pauline, Kristen Fox, Raven LeVine, Hannah Roser and Parker Arneson.
In key roles are Jane Filiault as Alice, a snooty pageant veteran and erstwhile Mary who is ousted by Imogene, and Giulia Terrera as Beth, her friend and foil, who serves as narrator. Their chemistry gives the production a healthy sardonic edge.
Music fills out the production, thanks to Bill Weiler's piano accompaniment and a five-girl choir that includes at least one Herdman, in the second act.
Morrow has an insight beyond having played the part of Grace Bradley before; she is in her 17th year as a science teacher at Wind River Middle School in Stevenson. She points to a recent rehearsal when she needed to talk with two young cast members who were being loud and she said in a loud voice, "Hey, be quiet," and everyone in the room was instantly silent — kids and adults.
"Some of the adults said, 'Wow, I'm impressed,'" Morrow joked. Ritual warm-ups at the start of each rehearsal help focus the energy from the street into the production.
"It helps just in that I know kind of how their little minds think, and which strategies work in getting their attention and getting my points across: warm-ups at the beginning, and one of my strengths as a teacher is to pretty clearly articulate my expectations," said Morrow. "I've been able to do that and articulate what challenges I see coming and what to do about it; for example, to let them know up front, that they can be brats onstage but they can't be brats backstage.
"That's kind of a hard mental shift; but knowing as a teacher that it would be an issue and addressing it up front helps.
"They are such a nice group of kids," Morrow said. "They get wound up, and they wind down pretty quickly, and I really appreciate it. I've been enjoying the kids and watching them grow, and the whole cast come along. I love working with the crew I have.
"The biggest challenge is knowing what needs to be cone and keeping ahead," she said, noting that she has plenty of help from producer Kathy Williams, stage manager Adrian Chaton, prop master and costumer Debbie Olsen, and assistant stage manager Dell Charity, along with HRVHS senior Sophie Finstad, directing intern, "who is so good with the kids and has such a good eye, she has really good suggestions; she's been a life saver."
(Williams has a small role as one of the parents, and Finstad, Charity and Williams are seen on stage as firefighters.)
Together, "they keep reminding me about things that need to happen, or let me know about things I wasn't aware needed to be done." (This is Morrow's second directorial experience, but a much more involved one than last year's "Dead Man's Apartment," a one-act with four adults in the cast.)
"I have really enjoyed it," Morrow said of directing "Best Pageant."
"Knowing it so well from having done it before really helps," she said.
These are busy days for Morrow, who is juggling her directing duties with rehearsals for her next role, in the title role of "Driving Miss Daisy," directed by Lynda Dallman, the 2009 director. "Driving Miss Daisy" will be a Plays for Non-Profits production that will run in January at the Center for the Arts, and will also feature Edward McNair and William Thayer-Daugherty.
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Website - lipnet.ai
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Nando de Freitas
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Website - lipnet.ai
Yannis M. Assael
Brendan Shillingford
Shimon Whiteson
Nando de Freitas
Lip reading on Wikipedia
"LipNet: Sentence-level Lipreading"
by Yannis M. Assael, Brendan Shillingford, Shimon Whiteson, Nando de Freitas
November 5, 2016
LipNet: How easy do you think lipreading is?
Published on Nov 4, 2016
This work was carried out at the University of Oxford Computer Science Department by Yannis Assael, Brendan Shillingford, Prof Shimon Whiteson and Prof Nando de Freitas. We thank Google DeepMind, CIFAR, and NVIDIA for financial support. We also thank University of Sheffield, Jon Barker, Martin Cooke, Stuart Cunningham and Xu Shao for the GRID corpus dataset; Aine Jackson, Brittany Klug and Samantha Pugh for helping us measure the experienced lipreader baseline; Mitko Sabev for his phonetics guidance; Odysseas Votsis for his video production help; and Alex Graves and Oiwi Parker Jones for helpful comments.
LipNet is doing lipreading using Machine Learning, aiming to help those who are hard of hearing and can revolutionise speech recognition.
Lipreading is the task of decoding text from the movement of a speaker's mouth. Traditional approaches separated the problem into two stages: designing or learning visual features, and prediction. More recent deep lipreading approaches are end-to-end trainable (Wand et al., 2016; Chung & Zisserman, 2016a). All existing works, however, perform only word classification, not sentence-level sequence prediction. Studies have shown that human lipreading performance increases for longer words (Easton & Basala, 1982), indicating the importance of features capturing temporal context in an ambiguous communication channel. Motivated by this observation, we present LipNet, a model that maps a variable-length sequence of video frames to text, making use of spatiotemporal convolutions, an LSTM recurrent network, and the connectionist temporal classification loss, trained entirely end-to-end. To the best of our knowledge, LipNet is the first lipreading model to operate at sentence-level, using a single end-to-end speaker-independent deep model to simultaneously learn spatiotemporal visual features and a sequence model. On the GRID corpus, LipNet achieves 93.4% accuracy, outperforming experienced human lipreaders and the previous 79.6% state-of-the-art accuracy.
Article "Oxford University's lip-reading AI is more accurate than humans, but still has a way to go"
by Dave Gershgorn
November 7, 2016
Article "Can deep learning help solve lip reading?"
New research paper shows AI easily beating humans, but there's still lots of work to be done
by James Vincent
November 7, 2016
Article "Is no secret safe? Lipreading robot proves MORE accurate than a human in deciphering speech"
LipNet could match videos with known sentences with 93.4% accuracy
The AI software uses a neural network to work out what it is seeing
It was trained with over 29,000 videos of volunteers giving commands
Researchers say it could be used in a range of applications, including silent dictation and improved hearing aids
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Making Homemade Apple Cider
The Hendrickson family moved into an old farmhouse in upstate New York earlier this summer. Their property is a project and their town has undergone some heavy flooding in recent weeks, so it was nice to see them catch a happy break this weekend as they took advantage of the fruit trees on their property. Have you ever wanted to press your own cider? If not, you will after this.
You can find Abbey and the on goings of their new farm adventures over at the ever lovely Aesthetic Outburst. Their space might be old, but there's big plans to put some modern twists on it.
One of my favorite parts about following along with their renovations is their outside space. They have so many wonderful ideas and it's far easier to watch them toil away on projects while I dream about what it would be like to have my own mini orchard and wild grape vines.
Even though they've had some set backs with recent flooding, they were able to make the most of the apples that were kept safe from the storms. They had roughly 480 pounds of apples that have now been pressed into tasty cider. It's a fascinating process to watch. Make sure you get the full scoop as it's enough to make you want to leave city life and find some acreage and an orchard!
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Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs
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The holy Martyrs Alexander and Antonina were from the town of Cardamon (or Crodamon). Antonina was arrested by Festus the Governor and, because she refused to deny Christ, he had her placed in a brothel. But Alexander, sent by divine providence, came in unto her and gave her his cloak; with her head covered, she escaped without having been defiled. When Alexander was discovered, he was taken before Festus, and with Antonina was tortured and burned to death.
Apolytikion of Martyrs Alexander and Antonina
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Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Kontakion of Martyrs Alexander and Antonina
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Let us bless godly-minded Alexander and Antonina, the spiritual kinsmen in Christ, who were of one mind in the paths of godliness; for in His good pleasure, He that glorified them hath received their struggles and wounds as fragrant myrrh.


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Looking to hit practice and play some sets. I can play most days but would prefer weekdays and morning or noonish. I live in la mesa. Iam around a 4.5 player, or so i was told my a teaching pro I hit with a few weeks ago. Send me a message if interested.
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unfortunately I cant im having a party at my house for the Oregon game vs LSU iam a UofO alumni. How close to la mesa do you live i can play now if you want.
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Susan L. Walker is an adjunct professor teaching the Dispute Resolution course. She also teaches at DePaul College of Law and coaches. As a practicing attorney for over twenty years, she focused on product and commercial litigation as a partner with the law firm of Wildman Harrold and as chief of litigation for the Chicago Park District. At the Chicago Park District, she was involved in business dispute resolution and problem solving as acting Chief Operating Officer and acting Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Walker has authored and edited publications on arbitration and international business practice. She is a chair certified arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration program. Ms.Walker has completed the arbitrator training program with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is member qualified. Ms. Walker attended the University of Chicago School of Law.
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This is a lesson about the solar wind, Earth's magnetosphere, and the Moon. Participants will work in groups of two or three to build a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. They will use the model to demonstrate that the Earth is protected from... (View More) particles streaming out of the Sun, called the solar wind, by a magnetic shield called the magnetosphere, and that the Moon is periodically protected from these particles as it moves in its orbit around the Earth. Participants will also learn that the NASA ARTEMIS mission is a pair of satellites orbiting the Moon that measure the intensity of solar particles streaming from the Sun. (View Less)
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mgpdirect needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 28 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
We're in the midst of a big site redesign for our adoption gifts and bookstore and would like a new set of seasonal/holiday logos to kick-start our launch.
Audience is primarily female, ages 25-55.
The theme colors and basic logo will remain the same. Here's an example of a winterized logo we're using on the test site: http://adoptshoppe877.corecommerce.…Index.html
Looking for a light, fun, and suggestive touch for each. Please just don't add a piece of clipart to the basic logo and call it done.
Want seasonalized logos for:
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Everyday Edisons "An Idea, An Invention, An Opportunity" See what happens when we post our casting calls for new inventions and product ideas online! Thousands of "would-be inventors" submit their ideas and it's a challenge for our Everyday Edisons team to narrow it down to the top finalists. Things really get exciting when we fly them to Charlotte for the "red carpet" treatment complete with paparazzi, cocktail reception and a gourmet dinner. Facing the judges the next day nerves, tears and exultation overwhelm the hopeful contenders as they know they must dazzle the judges with their presentations. D
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One artwork created by several students sets the theme for Lone Star College-Kingwood's latest art exhibit.
"Face It" consists of drawings by art students from 2007-2013. Each work is a composite drawing created by a number of students in one class. The process requires a large portrait of a person, famous or unknown, in either color or black and white, which is divided up according to the number of students.
"Each student receives a section, either by picking one small section of an image from a hat, or choosing a section, like the hair or clothing," said Kris Larson, gallery director. "This small section is then enlarged to 18"x18" or 18"x24". Students are not allowed to know the identity of the person that they are drawing."
"Face It" artwork will be on display in the college's Fine Arts Gallery Nov. 20-Dec. 17. A reception is on Nov. 21 from 12-2 p.m. Varied renderings by each student and the choice of media creates a wide-range of personalized marks, lines, and surface characteristics which become uniquely recognizable. Each part contributes to the whole, so each student makes a concerted effort to do well. The class critiques the finished work and comments on areas that could be improved in order to create a more unified whole.
"Curiosity and excitement builds with each completed section," said Mari Omori, art professor. "Only when all drawings are completed and assembled on a wall is the final image revealed."
Images in the show were found in either fashion magazines or newspapers from Time Magazine and The New York Times. These images are often created by professional photographers. The degree to which the images are cropped, allows for the surface of the face to be experienced as abstract shapes or landscapes. This adds insight into the creative process of making drawings.
"At the end of each class drawing, there is a great sense of satisfaction and accomplishment expressed by the students," Omori said. "The skills developed and rewards found in teamwork and collaboration can contribute to personal development, communication skills, and negotiations."
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Derek Packard Wins 2009 I.L.Y.A. Melges 17 Championship
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26 July 2009
Two days of breeze on conditions have given way to the conclusion of yet another amazing Melges 17 I.L.Y.A. Championship. Hosted by the Minnetonka Yacht Club, the event welcomed 19 teams and six races. In the end, Packard took honors on point ahead of Erik Bowers in second. In third, one point back was Vincent Porter!
Special thanks to Hans Dickel and team as this event was first class!!!
Be sure to check out all the daily reports and the photos by Dallas Johnson and Nancy Middleton.
Top Ten Results:
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2.) Erik Bowers
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5.) Jim Hilgard
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Monday, December 18, 2006 by Island Dog | Discussion: Tutorials
In response to questions being asked on several online forums, I wrote a small tutorial showing you how to install and use Docklets for ObjectDock. Continuing with that, I would like to show people how to change their background themes in ObjectDock. ObjectDock includes some backgrounds, but the ObjectDock gallery on WinCustomize is where you are going to find many backgrounds, including tabbed dock backgrounds.
For this tutorial I am using ObjectDock Plus, which adds additional features such as tabbed docks, system tray support, taskbar grouping, multiple dock support, and more. However, the basics of changing your dock backgrounds is similar.
When you download a dock background it will typically be in a .zip file. You will need to un-zip the contents and place them inside the backgrounds folders, in the ObjectDock library. The ObjectDock library is located inside your "My Documents" folder.
Next, open your ObjectDock configuration window. You can do this by clicking "configure dock", or through the ObjectDock icon in the system tray. When the configuration window opens you will be presented with a variety of options. Select "Tabs & Styles" from the options on the left.
Note: If you are not using ObjectDock Plus, then you will have to select "Appearance" to change your background.
In "Tabs & Styles" you also have the option to add/remove tabs, colorize, change fonts, and other options to change the appearance of your docks. Under "Style" you will have a list of all the backgrounds you have available. Just select the background you want to use, and it will change to that selected background.
ObjectDock Plus will also allow you to have a different
style for each tab, just in case you want to mix and match to create a style all
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Queens Book Fair announces early author sign up and registration for 2008 Queens Book Fair
Queens, New York - Queens Book Fair announces early author sign up and registration for 2008 Queens Book Fair. Due to increasing demand for the 2008 Queens Book Fair Committee opening up Early Author registration for the upcoming book fair which will be held on August 30, 2008.
The 2008 Queens Book Fair is anticipated to attract hundreds of people to NYC, and Piper and Rogers were counting on the event to introduce some writers to a bigger audience than they've ever enjoyed. The 4th Annual Queens Book Fair will be held on August 30, 2008 at the Jamaica Market Harvest Room located at 90-40 160th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434. Visit www.queensbookfair.com for complete registration details and follow our EZ registration procedures.
Queens Book Fair Testimonial:
"It was packed in 2005, and 2006 was well attended " Rogers said. "And I was shocked. It was rainy and we didn't think people would show up. But they still came out."
About C & B Books Founders of Queens Book Fair:
To some degree, the women are all about taking chances. They started their book business almost by accident a decade ago, while selling gift baskets and floral arrangements at the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Flea Market in Jamaica.
They began bringing used books from their own collections to sell at the market, selling out each week. A frequent customer soon asked if the pair could get their hands on books by other African-American authors.
"She asked how soon we could get them, and I said we'd have them for her the next Saturday," Rogers said. "And I thought, 'I don't know how I'm going to get these, but I'm going to find out.'"
Rogers, 44, not only supplied the requested books, but soon found herself fielding requests for work by other black writers. Within weeks, she and Piper were visiting distributor warehouses that stacked dozens of titles from tiny imprints around the country.
By 2001, the women sensed a revolution stirring in the African-American literary community. Sister Souljah's 1999 cautionary coming-of age novel "The Coldest Winter Ever" had reinvigorated an urban-literature market that had hibernated for decades, provoking a new generation of black writers to eschew the mythic glamour of drugs and violence.
Other genres took shape around the same time, including revenge melodramas, romance thrillers and inspirational memoirs about overcoming abuse, addiction and lives of crime.
"It's a whole industry booming within an industry," said Angela Wallace, whose self-published novel, "Secret Dramas," earned acclaim for its unique hybrid of soap opera and mob intrigue. "[Writers] are implementing their own imprints. As a result of that, they're bringing other black authors in under their umbrella. I think mainstream publishing is noticing that."
Amid this resurgence, Piper and Rogers established their own tiny umbrella on the Internet in 2002. C&B Books Distribution eventually opened a kiosk at Jamaica Market in October and introduced its newest location in a compact corner store in Flushing in January.
The partners built their stock through consignment deals with self-published authors, advising writers through labor-intensive processes such as mission statements, cover design, press releases and book signings.
While she tirelessly provides encouragement and advice, Piper, 53, insists that no book will sell without its author's own follow-through.
"They have to be willing to get out," she said. "They can't just drop their book at the store and expect the stores to sell their book. We have our own business to run."
But the women treat the Queens Book Fair like a community service as much as they do a business endeavor.
The event, which offered seminars and workshops for published and unpublished writers alike, kicked off with a networking breakfast to help forge partnerships in New York's independent literary scene. Readers had the chance to meet and solicit advice from their favorite authors, as well.
"Harlem and Brooklyn, they already have their recognition - even the Bronx," Piper said. "Queens was very low-key, and it's just starting to blossom.
Addittional Queens Book Fair Testimonials:
" The fair was very nice! I met some wonderful authors and walked away with a bag full of info on good books! They even had free food! As soon as I heard the announcer say free and food...LOL
Wanda D. Hudson Coming Soon - Wait For Love: A Black Girl's Story It's a Woman's World - www.extasybooks.com http://wandasway.blogspot.com
The word is out. A listener spotted Guilty Pleasures at the Queens Book Fair. She enjoyed the interview and purchased two copies of my novel. Thanks again for providing yet another platform for striving authors. ~Sonya Harris - Guilty Pleasures Books never go out of style!
Very nice artical written up on you in Newsday. Thank you for throwing such a wonderful event and also for you commitment to the self-published authors. Nathaniel Portis Things In Between
Congratulations Carol & Brenda on your vision to host the Queens Book Fair and for being dedicated to assisting black authors, readers and lovers of the written word. When I say, "It is a blessing to have people like you in the literary community," I mean it from the center of my soul! I can't wait to come next year! Yasmin Shiraz www.yasminshiraz.net
Self-published authors from around the country are anticipated to participate in the upcoming Queens Book Fair 2008.
Authors are encouraged to register early.
Last year the Queens Book Fair was filled to capacity and we anticipate another great year for the Queens Book Fair.
Authors may log on to www.queensbookfair.com today and complete our EZ registration procedures to participate in the 2008 Queens Book Fair.
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Yeah I did and so did 4 others in MN
I received an e-mail from Amazon today that my Holo Yoda order has "been delayed". Suddenly, I am very nervous that these are suddenly going to be sold out, leaving a lot of less than happy collectors...
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Our local TRU didn't have a MM event, so haven't seen those here. Are they still possibly showing up on the 10th? That was sort of what I was waiting for and avoided ordering one online, so hopefully that is the case.
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The very first Porsche 911 went on sale in 1963. Since then, it is one of very few cars that remains continuously in production. This luxury two-door coupe is one of the oldest sports coupe nameplates in production, and while it was updated continuously over the years, very little has changed. The lifetime of the Porsche 911 can really be broken down into two distinct eras: the cars with the air-cooled engines, and the ones with the water-cooled engines.
When the Porsche 911 was first launched, it had its distinctive shape and a rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. The air-cooled engine persevered through several model changes and updates until 1998. With the launch of the 1998 model of the Porsche 911, a new water-cooled engine replaced the air-cooled one. In addition to this significant change to the mechanics, Porsche also introduced a new body shell for the Porsche 911. The new engine and body style are currently still in use.
The initial designs for the Porsche 911 were intended to create a larger and more powerful, as well as more comfortable, replacement for the Porsche 356, which was the first production car manufactured by Porsche. This principle continues to be used for each subsequent model year of the Porsche 911. Although these cars are fast, high-performance supercars, they are also comfortable for driving in everyday traffic. The seats are comfortable, and while the suspension is tuned for high performance and handling, it provides a smoother ride than some of the main competitors for the Porsche 911 when travelling at lower speeds. In its high-end class, the Porsche 911 can provide that little bit more for the money.
There are several different model lines available for the Porsche 911, which include the Carrera, Targa, GT3, and Turbo. Each of these also comes in several different trim levels, meaning that there are currently 15 different Porsche 911 models to choose from.
The latest series of Porsche 911 sports cars was introduced in 2011. It was built on a new platform from the previous Porsche 911, which was only the third platform used across the Porsche 911 lifetime. As well as improving performance, the main goal of Porsche with the new model was to improve the fuel economy of the Porsche 911. Not only was the engine modified, different materials were used in the construction of the Porsche 911 to make it noticeably lighter.
With this latest version of the Porsche 911, Porsche also introduced a range of new technologies. The steering system was changed from hydraulic steering to an electro mechanical power steering system. The new type of steering system uses less gas, but was criticized for providing less precise steering. Another gas saving system that was added to the newest Porsche 911 was a stop/start engine system, which turned the engine off at red lights. It also had a coasting system that caused the engine to idle when traveling downhill. The addition of a torque vectoring system improved handling and allowed the cars to turn more quickly and with greater precision.
In 1963, when the first Porsche 911 was released, it was equipped with rear-mounted, air-cooled flat-six engine that produced 128 horsepower. It initially had four seats, with the two in the rear being very small. As a result, it was often designated with a 2+2 seating configuration instead of being classed as a four-seater car. Drivers could choose between a four or five-speed manual transmission. In 1966, the Porsche 911S was introduced with an engine that was modified to produce 158 horsepower.
For the 1974 model year, three significant changes were made to the Porsche 911 cars. First, the engine was modified to increase the torque. Low-impact bumpers were introduced to meet the U.S. standards, which remained as part of the overall design for 15 years. Lastly, fuel injection was included in the Porsche 911 and the Porsche 911S. In 1974, for the 1975 model year, the first turbocharged Porsche 911 was released. In North America, this version of the Porsche 911 was marketed as the Porsche 930.
The Porsche 911 based on the original bodyshell and with the air-cooled engine, was in production for 34 years. During this time, it went through several different versions, with many variants being spawned. Adjustments and modifications were made each time a new Porsche 911 was introduced, about every three to five years, but the most significant changes came in 1998.
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Mohan Krishnamoorthy who blogs here and tweets here
Girija, his wife, who tweets here
Ramaa Ramesh who blogs here, tweets here and soundclouds here
Mahesh Sethuraman who blogs here and tweets here
S. Rahul who tweets here )
"I'll be there!", Mohan texted me. "Can I get a friend along?"
"Oh of course!" I was delighted.
Ah. I see that look of puzzlement on your face. "Naren is a great chap but a complete disaster at narrating anything at all" you're saying to yourself. "Give him a horse and he wastes no time appending the cart before it".
I can visualize you biting your lower lip and edging that cursor to the little 'x' button on the corner of your browser tab. But tarry a while, dear reader. I have a not incoherent tale to tell.
I had passes to a classical music concert and as usually happens, when I have 'n' passes for a classical music concert, 'n-1' of those passes were spare.
"Why do you bother getting so many of them?" the missus snapped, irate, when I whined about this to her
"I was hoping you'd come. And that we'd drag someone along"
"You know I can't. Gau has his exams day after and the moment I step out, he's going to watch TV"
She was right, as usual. The lad has to be trussed up and sat upon if he is to study at all. And this is a crucial year for him.
I also suspect the missus is not too keen on what she refers to as the "aa-aaa-aaa stuff" when talking to her friends, though she gamely tries to keep it from me. At several concerts to which I have taken her, the singing ones at least, she usually falls asleep in the first twenty minutes with her head gently placed on my shoulder. This makes a touchingly endearing picture but it's probably not the best encouragement for the performers. The kind of stuff that leads most of them to drink.
"What shall I do then?" I continued in the time honoured tradition of asking her for solutions to all my vexatious problems.
"Go alone, what's the trouble?"
"People will think I'm weird".
I'm not a sensitive social butterfly but I do know that people who wander alone to cinemas and concerts are looked down upon by the brightest because of the inevitable conclusion that they are so undesirable that they can't find anyone to come along with them even for third party entertainment.
"Between you and me, sweetness, I don't think that's a state secret"
"Oh, don't worry, dear, you'll find someone"
I was pottering around on twitter around then and saw some excellent discussions featuring Mohan K and some others about classical music. I made bold to ask him if he'd like to come along.
And when he replied in the affirmative, only the fact that I was no longer sixteen and supple held me back from executing triple somersaults.
The concert was very nice. The singers sang beautifully. Acoustics was wonderful. And company was excellent. Mohan, his wife Girija and Mahesh Sethuraman, whom I knew for a goodish while, were all appreciative.
Mohan, in particular, turned out to be encyclopedic in his knowledge of Indian music. A trained Carnatic vocalist, he genuinely liked Hindustani as well and we ended up having a great deal of enjoyable chitchat on the whole subject. I shared what I knew of the hindustani tradition while he regaled me with trivia about Carnatic. And then, in response to something I was telling him about jod-ragas, those joint melodies so popular in hindustani, he told me something amazing.
"You know about Sruti bheda and graha bheda, don't you?"
They keep these things from me.
"No. What's that?"
He said something on the lines of "Graha-Bheda is the singing where the inter-note intervals are fixed and a different note is chosen as the tonic. The scale shifts but the melody uses the same notes as the earlier scale and thus generates a new raga in that new scale"
Regular readers of these chronicles will know that Naren, though sterling of character and a shoulder to rely upon in emotional upheavals, is not the strongest mind around. The old bean began to spin.
Mohan explained further but the sound of my brain cells popping one by one under the strain of processing that must have been audible.
'Alright, drop in to my house next week. I'll demonstrate what I mean by that" he said, kind as he was.
And I duly rolled up at the appointed hour. The traffic was extra dense and the auto drivers more skittish than usual but instead of the usual unflattering maternal adjective that I normally reserve for those of that tribe who cross my path, I was cheerful and positively Gandhian.
Mohan had invited Ramaa Ramesh, a fellow Wodehouse fan and, I didn't know this till then, a trained Carnatic vocalist, and S. Rahul, another young Carnatic vocalist with the most infectious smile and a terrific sense of humor. I was meeting Rahul for the first time. Mahesh Sethuraman was there too.
Girija rustled up some lovely samosas. This is a forbidden food in our house owing to certain problems with my trigylceride numbers, so I quickly seized the opportunity to gobble up a couple of them.
Mohan, who had heard me hum a few tunes in the car the day we went to the concert, asked me to sing something.
'Sing Durga" he said, referring to a raga we were discussing on twitter a few days ago.
I've never had much reticence in me since my childhood. Where other children had to be given toffees to sing a song, I was frequently given toffees to stop singing. So before the assemblage could change their mind, I let off one numbers Durga.
It was recieved politely, speaking highly of the audience's ability to take aural assault without flinching visibly.
And then Rahul, who had brought his sruti box along, on the request of Mohan (I was touched. This was so that I could relate to the Graha Bheda demonstration), sang to demonstrate this extremely demanding musical feat. It's difficult for me to put it into words, and it would be far too boring for you, but I was astounded. The base raga is sung first, and then, another note, say the nishad, is fixed as the shadja, with the shruti playing the original shadja. The notes of the base raga are now sung with the nishad as the shadja, generating a new raga in the new, nishad based scale. The singer then returns seamlessly to the base raga.
Right. Take that aspirin. You have earned it. But seek out Mohan, or someone equally competent and kind enough to take time out to explain it to you, and you will be similarly impressed.
Ramaa sang after much begging and requesting from all of us. I've known her for a long time and heard her on her soundcloud but her singing is several orders of magnitude more awesome in person.
Rahul continued with several illustrations of things in Carnatic music that I had never heard before. Little things about the rhythmic patterns and how the accompaniment works. Ramaa and he jammed beautifully, joined now and then by Mohan, who I realized sang superbly even though he wasn't a professional singer. And he knows some truly amazing people in the music industry. He told us many anecdotes that I will cherish for a lifetime.
Girija had rustled up some delicious food and unsupervised that I was, I vacuumed as much of it as I could contain. And our resilient little company was back again to discussion. Among other things, Mahesh and Rahul had delightful little jugalbandis of Goundamani's dialogues where one would start and the other would finish.
At around 2 am, the missus began to get worried. I had promised her that I would return by 11.00 pm. She knows that 11pm is code for 1 am but by 2, she was convinced that I was either lying in a ditch somewhere or cooling my heels in the slammer.
I reassured her that I was leaving any moment now. At 3, I received a sternly worded text message promising dire consequences if I did not haul ass instantly. Recognizing this as serious, I reluctantly dragged myself home.
Her demeanour was ominously cold, but this morning, a large flying cockroach entered our room and sent her helpless and screaming, into my arms. Bravely employing a bathroom slipper, I slew the beast.
I am basking in glory at the moment of writing.


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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Be careful what you don't ask for...
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That's a pretty funny picture.ReplyDelete
In my experience, running a small business and avoiding adulthood are mutually exclusive, at least during working hours. Perhaps I'm decieving myself, though.
Spencer Wright
low self-esteem, arrested development, and an innate desire to tell the man (and anyone else who gets in the way) to shove it are the key character traits needed to succeed. you also need to know what goes where and how to get it done efficiently too atmo.ReplyDelete
I addressed that with the photo.......the tubes go in the lug-and so on......sort of.ReplyDelete
guilty as charged........ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 24, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Don't be co-opted!
- AnonymousSeptember 27, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Wow Paul, that is the most inspirational thing I have heard in like the last 2 years. I can't believe you were using an acetylene torch in your gf's apartment. I initially thought I would need to rent out some shop space to be able to build up my first frame, but maybe I'll just try to braze up a frame in my little 240 sq ft studio!ReplyDelete
To be truthful, I was brazing in a nice two-car garage....it was roomy as we didn't have a car or much of anything else. I guess we didn't have staying power, either !ReplyDelete
Hey Paul,ReplyDelete
I hate to be so rude as to contradict you on your own blog, but I'm just not convinced you're socially inept. You're actually great fun to talk to.


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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Along much of the East Coast, hotel owners, tourism officials and would-be vacationers kept a watchful eye on forecasts Wednesday as Tropical Storm Arthur churned off Florida, threatening Fourth of July plans for thousands of people.
A tropical storm warning was issued for the North Carolina coast as the first named storm of the season was expected to strengthen to a hurricane and skim the Outer Banks, a 200-mile string of narrow barrier islands prone to flooding but popular for beachgoers, as a Category 1 hurricane Friday.
But plenty of people planned to continue their trips or ride out the storm. Nancy Janitz, 60, of Jacksonville was watching Arthur's progress closely.
"I have my NOAA radio, and I keep tabs on Twitter and Facebook for updates," she said. "I'm as prepared as I can possibly be."
Lee Nettles, executive director the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, emphasized reports that show the storm should move fast, and he said the area sees frequent storms — often more severe. "We want everybody to be safe and prepared, but we are not overly concerned at this point," he said.
With four fireworks celebrations planned, some may be delayed, but Nettles said there may be a bright side: "Hey, we may be the area that celebrates the Fourth the longest."
The worst of the storm should be at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about dawn Friday, with 3 to 5 inches of rain and sustained winds up to 85 mph, said Tony Saavedra of the National Weather Service. The storm should be off the coast of New England later in the day, perhaps making landfall in Canada's maritime provinces as a tropical storm, he said.
Late Wednesday morning, Arthur was about 105 miles (165 kilometers) east-northeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and about 260 miles (420 kilometers) south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. It was moving north about 7 mph (11 kph) with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph).
A tropical storm watch for Florida's east coast was canceled Wednesday. About an hour north of Cape Canaveral, the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort's holiday reservations were unaffected by the storm, but some precautions were taken, general manager Tom Manno said.
"We've gone through all the emergency procedures, the staff is confident, and everything is in place," Manno said. "Right now the weather is good, the winds are pretty calm, and we're hoping it will remain that way."
Jacksonville Beach was full of people surfing and tanning, with sunny skies and waves as high as 3 feet. Jamie MaCauley, 36, of Atlanta, said she wasn't too concerned about storm beyond a little rain. She and her family didn't want to cancel their trip because of Arthur.
"We were going to come anyway and just try it," she said.
David Barker, 56, of Jacksonville surfed nearby and said the storm is good for waves.
"I have no concerns at all," he said. "I just continue doing my thing."
On Hilton Head Island, on South Carolina's southern tip, there was little concern about Arthur — the storm was forecast to pass the island on Thursday well out at sea.
"It will be a sold-out weekend," said Charlie Clark, spokeswoman for the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce. "We're not getting calls from visitors asking what's up with this storm."
Arthur was forecast to pass Georgia's 100-mile coastline early Thursday, with the storm's center more than 100 miles offshore. For Tybee Island, like other coastal areas, the main concern was potential rip tides as visitors hit the beach for the holiday weekend.
"There are a lot of people who aren't familiar with rip tides because they don't live near the coast," Mayor Jason Buelterman said. "The main thing is telling people if they have kids to be really, really careful because they can be swept out very, very quickly."
Associated Press reporters Kyle Hightower in Orlando, Florida; Jason Dearen in Jacksonville Beach; Russ Bynum in Savannah, Ga.; and Matt Small in Washington contributed to this report.


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Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes: Christmas Spectacular with Suri!
Tom Cruise holds onto his sleepy daughter Suri as they leave Radio City Music Hall on Saturday evening (December 17) in New York City.
The 49-year-old actor and his wife Katie Holmes took Suri to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes! Katie's parents Kathleen and Martin also joined the happy family for the show.
Earlier in the day, Tom and Katie spent time together to celebrate her birthday – she turns 33 Sunday (December 18). Happy Birthday Katie!
Tom is in the Big Apple to attend the NYC premiere of his film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol later in the week.


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5 ways automation can streamline assembly operations
Lean manufacturing expert, Dan Fleming, worked with Bosch Rexroth to outline how automation can work with lean concepts to make assembly operations more efficient. Fleming, who is Continuous Improvement Manager of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP), stresses that although a common perception is that automation builds in waste and excess production, automation can actually streamline processes that are typical of a wasteful manual assembly line. Five key points of advice follow from Fleming.
1. Mistake-proofing, standardization and consistency, considered hallmarks of automation, also are important concepts of lean manufacturing.
2. Design engineers should consider lean principles when designing automated processes. For example, robots on an assembly line should exclude additional movements that are not an integral part of the actual task. By limiting wasteful movement, the robot could complete the task faster and the item would be assembled quicker, and the process becomes even leaner.
3. Countering the common assumption that automation is expensive, Fleming explains that simply improving or modifying processes on a large machine could achieve a significant reduction in changeover time. If changing tools is necessary, for example, by removing and then replacing four bolts, operators should question if the same task can be completed safely with two bolts. This cuts the time needed to attach the tool by 50 percent, and that savings may be amplified across multiple tools to save additional time.
4. According to Fleming, overproduction is the worst waste because it perpetuates even more waste: moving the extra product, storing it, counting it and paying tax on it. It's more efficient to keep a big machine idle than produce things that are not needed. A lean alternative, says Fleming, would be to add multiple smaller machines so the assembly line is more flexible.
5. Fleming also recommends that a person working in an assembly line should have a standardized, stable work environment that is always equipped with the right tools in spaces that can be reached without having to look up, eliminating a waste of motion. By designing workstations that are ergonomically correct, the person does not have to waste time by "setting up" the workstation; everything is ready for the task to be completed immediately.
More information is available from Fleming in Rexroth's lean manufacturing podcast episode 16, "Lean in Assembly Operations" discusses how to apply lean concepts to automation. The episode is the latest in a series of Rexroth podcasts dedicated to lean manufacturing education. The podcast series is also available from the iTunes podcast library and other podcast directories on the web. Related and supporting information is available.
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Travis McGraw, a former police officer accused of killing his wife, Vanessa Mintz, in 2011, has been released on bond from the Polk County Detention Center.
Travis McGraw, a former police officer accused of killing his wife, Vanessa Mintz, in 2011, has been released on bond from the Polk County Detention Center.
An officer at the Transylvania County jail said McGraw was released into the custody of Polk County deputies around lunchtime Monday. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said he was "no longer in custody" at 1:30 p.m.
McGraw, 46, of Hendersonville, is charged with the first-degree murder of Mintz, who died from a gunshot wound to the head on Feb. 19, 2011, at Saluda Mountain Lodge, which is owned by her family. McGraw was arrested four days after Mintz's body was found.
If convicted, he faces the possibility of life without parole. The U.S. Constitution gives citizens a right to bail in non-capital cases.
Mintz's family has feared his release since May 2, when one of her daughters received a call from a bail bondsman. Jessica Freeman, Mintz's daughter, said McGraw's appearance has changed since he was incarcerated in February 2011, and she fears he is a flight risk.
McGraw is scheduled to appear in Polk County Superior Court on Aug. 12. His bond was set at $750,000.
According to Sheila Jackson with the Polk County Clerk of Criminal Court, McGraw's release order states he had to submit a DNA sample and is prohibited from possessing or controlling any firearm or any other deadly weapon. He has been ordered to have no contact, whether "direct or indirect," with Mintz's family and no communication with Mary Beth Fisher, who prosecutors said was romantically involved with McGraw before the murder.
Assistant District Attorney Beth Dierauf told the court last April that Fisher gave McGraw an ultimatum -- if he wanted to be with Fisher, he needed to end his relationship with Mintz -- and Mintz ended up dead.
Should McGraw violate his release order, he will be returned to custody.
Mintz's daughters Andrea Little Gray and Freeman say that McGraw has "been trained by the military to disappear." Freeman said that he told them after the murder that "he could go into the woods and never be found."
"He said he might not come back, and given his history in law enforcement and with the Air Force training, I believed he could do that," she told the court on Oct. 3, 2011.
Gray said that he was "very confrontational" after her mother's death. Both sisters said they feared for their safety if he was released.
McGraw's attorney Tony Dalton stated in Henderson County Superior Court in April 2012 that McGraw had been honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force. He said that his client was an EMT, firefighter and disabled policeman from the Fletcher Police Department.
McGraw needed surgery to repair bulging discs in his back, Dalton said. "If he was out on a reasonable bond he would have those corrected," he argued. "He has two children, a daughter in high school and a son in college."
Dalton pointed to the fact that his client has no prior criminal history and no history of domestic violence. He asked for his bond to be reduced to $300,000, but the judge denied the request.
In court documents, McGraw's attorneys stated that he was seeking the bond reduction so that McGraw could aid in his legal defense in a wrongful death suit.
Vanessa Mintz's father, Carl Mintz, filed the suit in civil Superior Court in October 2011. In the complaint, Mintz alleges that McGraw planned Vanessa Mintz's murder with premeditation. He is seeking compensation for pain and suffering, funeral expenses, Vanessa Mintz's expected net income and assistance to her children and punitive damages.
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Anchors Aweigh: Biffle Visits N.H. Seacoast
Greg Biffle: Oyster Farmer, Chowder Judge
Greg Biffle exited his car along the shores of Fox Point in Newington, N.H., and smiled. "This is amazing," said the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. "Reminds me of home in Washington." That smile wouldn't leave his face for what was a picture-perfect visit to the seacoast of New Hampshire on Wednesday, where Biffle made a series of stops in preparation for the SYLVANIA 300 - the second race in the Sprint Cup Championship first round - on Sept. 21 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Dressed in "Official NHMS" waders, Biffle learned how to shuck oysters with Laura Ward of Fox Point Oysters in the Little Bay in Newington. He then raced his very own pinewood derby car against children from the Boys & Girls Club of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth's Prescott Park before closing out his coastal pit stop tour with a chowder competition with celebrity chefs from some of New England's finest restaurants in the Strawberry Banke Museum. Captain Ralph Wilkins of "Wicked Tuna" on the National Geographic Channel fame helped judge the contest.
"This was just awesome," said Biffle. "From the great weather to learning how to farm oysters to racing cars with the kids to eating some great New England food - this really was a fantastic day. I hope to share similar excitement when we come back in September."
Biffle, who drives the No. 16 for Roush Fenway Racing, is in his 13th season driving in the Sprint Cup Series. He won the 2008 SYLVANIA 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and, with three races left on the schedule, currently ranks in the 16th and final position to make this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup.
"It's all about getting that win and we're doing the best we can each and every week to improve and put ourselves in position to do that," said Biffle. "Right now, we're in the Chase. But that can change very quickly, so our focus is on Bristol this week then Atlanta then Richmond. All you can do is look at what's on the schedule next and go from there."
After slipping on a pair of waders with "NHMS" sandwiched between two green Speedway Motorsports, Inc. logos (Biffle is leading spokesman for the NASCAR Green Initiative), Biffle got a brief history lesson from Jim O'Brien and Ray Konisky of The Nature Conservancy. Ward followed the lesson, going hands-on with the oysters in shallow water.
"This was a wonderful opportunity to show what we do for a living to a different audience," said Ward. "Greg, being an avid fisherman, was very interested in what we do, which is nice to see. Having someone like him be able to talk about what we're trying to accomplish can only help us. I couldn't be happier to share and take part in this opportunity."
Before departing the beach, Biffle received an anchor from Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager, symbolizing his mainstay and longevity on Roush Fenway Racing.
Biffle then made his way Prescott Park in downtown Portsmouth. Biffle had a custom-made pinewood derby car (wooden car with plastic wheels) waiting for him. The car was painted in his customary black, white, and red team colors with the No. 16 on the roof and "BIFF" spelled out on the hood. He raced children from the Boys & Girls Club of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on a track provided by the Portsmouth Boy Scouts.
"That was really great to have an opportunity to spend time with the kids," said Biffle. "They were so full of energy. That's awesome to see."
Biffle finished his day across the street at the Strawberry Banke Museum, where select fans and celebrity chefs awaited his arrival. Biffle and Capt. Wilkins blind tasted-tested chowders from Nicole Barreira (T-Bones, Cactus Jack's, Copper Door), Alex Thomas (Mombo Restaurant), Scott Ouellette (O's Steak and Seafood) and Jay Curcio (The White Apron). After scoring each chowder on texture, choice of ingredients, and overall taste, Barreira's chowder was determined as the winner. Barreira was presented a silver ladle trophy with "Biff's Pick" engraved into the front.
"Look, they were all delicious. Every single one of these chowders was great in their own way," said Biffle. "But I had to pick one and I thought this was the best of the bunch."
Legendary pit road reporter Dick Berggren joined Biffle on the stage following the contest, where he emceed a Q&A session with fans.