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Archive for September 26th, 2008

Back a few years ago, I quit writing articles. I was burned out, feeling like a hamster-writer on a wheel of articles that changed from month to month. Something needed to change, but I wasn’t sure what. All I knew was that I’d lost the passion.

I wrote a few articles between then and now, but nowhere near the volume I’d been at. This year, though, as I start to build my business back up, I see what was missing: human connections.

Previously my model was this: have an assignment, research and contact potential sources, stress when I didn’t hear back, follow up, sometimes find new ones. From month to month, it was lather, rinse, repeat.

Not until I reconnected with my now-collaborator did I start to get a clue. It wasn’t just because he’d kept in touch with me over the years and we’d built up a rapport. As he connected me with his contacts, I started to see how he incorporated humanness into his work.

It only starts with doing a good job, being someone whom everyone else can trust with work. The rest of it is about being a good person: asking about other people’s lives, sharing values. That’s how we came to be friends. And it’s a key component of Chris Brogan‘s advice about building professional networks.

As I move forward with my revitalized freelance career, I’m focusing on relationships, seeking out people with whom I can have long-term contact. I didn’t think about this before, but when I was dating – and even as a friend – I was, and am, extremely picky. I don’t want to waste time trying to bond with people who will end up being transient in my life, about whom I can sense this transience right from the get-go.

I’m sure I’ll continue to talk to people who will indeed be short-term contacts, but they won’t be the bulk of my business anymore. My core group, my collaborator(s) and their close connections, will be the people I’ll turn to first, the people I trust and – I hope, at least eventually – can use for a sounding board. As a freelancer, this might be the most important change I’ve ever made to my business model.

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The EUR/USD met the strong resistance

02 July 2014, EUR/USD

The EUR/USD met the strong resistance

The Eurozone continues to disappoint investors with the negative macroeconomic statistics, but we are still seeing the upward movement. We expect the upside growth above 37 figure where the nearest strong resistance is located at 1.3733. We had got the unemployment figures for May in the European trading session midst.

There are no prerequisites for positive output report and amid this we can expect the data release on the forecasted medians level. The U.S. on the contrary can make a pleasant surprise - the ISM manufacturing sector shows the growth during 4 consecutive months and the positive trend continuation will be the good support for the U.S. currency.

The support levels are 1.3630- 1.3650, and the resistance levels are 1.3700 - 1.3720.

MACD is in a positive territory.

Trading recommendations

The pair is trading below 1.3700-1.3720. The latter level break will weaken the "bearish" pressure and will give reason to continue the growth to 1.3800. While the level of 1.3720 is not broken, the renewed decline risks will continue.

The EUR/USD met the strong resistance

The center for macroeconomic research Markit Economics will publish a report on the UK manufacturing sector PMI index. The net exports strong reduction in the last report, in conjunction with a decline in retail sales from CBI data we believe that the data will be as forecasted.

The States production sector similar release may please investors with the good data. This factor, combined with a reduction in the money supply in the UK will support the U.S. currency.

The support levels are 1.7090 - 1.7110, and the resistance levels are 1.7170 - 1.7190.

MACD is in a positive territory.

Trading recommendations

Undoubtedly, the next breakout high marks should be regarded as a positive factor for the pound, but the fact that it is overbought does not aspire us for buying and yesterday's rise could happen on a low liquidity background. We wonder if the pair could consolidate above the broken high marks.

The EUR/USD met the strong resistance

In the important macroeconomic statistics publication absence we should follow the trading dynamics on the Japan market. The external background is not conducive to "bullish" moods on the Tokyo Stock Market - the leading stock indices showed the decrease. Internal conditions also play on the bear's side - there was a decline in industrial production in May, as well as the strong private consumption slowdown that maintains the risks to reduce the market share. In this case, the pair will test the support level of 101.09.

The support levels: 101.20- 101.40, and the resistance levels: 101.70- 101.90.

The MACD indicator is in a negative territory.

Trading recommendations

The increase attempts limited at 101.53. The negative mood persists, but the "bears" have yet to overcome the level of 101.22. If they break this level, they will be able to test the support at 100.68. The return and the ability to consolidate above 101.59 could weaken the "bearish" pressure.

Ruban Sergey
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Sales are better preferred

30 May 2016, GBP/USD

At the moment decline resembles a zigzag, so in the future the impulse of growth of the pair may be renewed.

On the other hand, that drop will continue, in which the pair will form a full momentum and the observed price movement today is beginning of the wave [iii]. The main scenario is bearish and my opened trades were already successfully moved to breakeven.

The outcome is about to happen, we need to be patient

Sales are better preferred

Vasiliy Lukin
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Sales are still relevant

12 August 2016, GBP/USD

The situation on the pound/dollar still remains favorable for sales. After completion of the horizontal triangle as the wave [b], the pair did not move down in a rush. In this situation, the pattern lacks acceleration in the form of an aprupt movement towards trend. It is possible that this acceleration will happen in a short time, so you should hurry up with opening of trading positions.

So, in the near future a strong impulse drop is expected within the development of the wave [c].

Nikolay Krishtopov
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A Sign Of Progress For LA Kings: 2010 First Round Pick Derek Forbort

DRAFT COVERAGE: Frozen Royalty’s coverage of the Los Angeles Kings and the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft, held in Los Angeles for the first time, on June 25-26, 2010, continues with an in-depth look at their first round selection, defenseman Derek Forbort. Check back on Monday, June 28 for a look at the rest of the Kings’ draft picks during rounds 2-7.

LA Kings 2010 first round pick Derek Forbort speaks to the media at the 2010 NHL Entry
Draft at Staples Center in Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES — At the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft, it became clear early on that the Los Angeles Kings’ draft philosophy had taken a significant detour from what had been their standard operating procedure.

The last few drafts have seen Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi use his picks, especially the higher round selections, to go after prospects who might be able to contribute at the NHL level sooner rather than later.

But with the 2009-10 Kings making the playoffs for the first time since 2002, and with the franchise poised to take the next step towards becoming a Stanley Cup contender, the Kings now believe they can be more patient in terms of young prospects they bring into the fold, and that was evident right off the bat with first round selection Derek Forbort, a 6-5, 198-pound defenseman out of the United States Under-18 National Team Development Program.

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ENDS TOMORROW: Win a Sneak Preview of Fstoppers New Wedding Photography Tutorial

UPDATE: CONTEST ENDS TOMORROW! After 2 full years, it is finally done!  Our digital download, How To Become a Professional Commercial Wedding Photographer "DVD" tutorial is ready to be released. Lee and I have spent countless hours in filming, editing, and producing this 14+ hour tutorial, and we want to give three lucky Fstoppers readers a free, pre-release copy in its entirety. And to top it off, we are giving each of those 3 winners one of our secret light modifiers currently in preproduction.  Details about how to enter are outlined below.

Entering this contest is extremely easy. We are giving away three copies of our newest wedding tutorial through three different online platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and this post down below. You can enter across all three platforms for a total of 3 chances of winning. Everyone is eligible to enter no matter where you are located in the world, how old or young you might be, or how good (or bad) you may be with a camera. The winners will be randomly picked on January 1st at 3pm eastern. Good luck to everyone who enters!

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Chivalry Devs Announce Mirage: Arcane Warfare

By | 11 months ago

The creators of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare have revealed their next game, Mirage: Arcane Warfare, which introduces magic to the studio’s gory first-person gameplay.

Plenty of gamers probably spent hours attempting to smash in their friend’s faces with Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a glitch-filled first-person medieval title that ended up being a ton of fun. Now, Torn Banner Studios is looking on to new horizons, and those horizons happened to be filled with magic. The studio has now announced Mirage: Arcane Warfare, a game that will look and feel familiar to those accustomed to swinging streetlamp-sized swords whilst slaughtering innocent villagers.

Mirage: Arcane Warfare does exactly what it sounds like, and adds things like fireballs into the mix. The game will still bring the studio’s staple “fast-paced combat gameplay and bloody weaponry”, though this title seems infinitely more colorful than the brown-and-gray graphics of its predecessor. With purple crystals and Arabic-inspired maps replacing bleak stone castles and gray cannons, the game almost looks like it gives off an all-ages vibe, but rest assured, blood will soon soak the colorful game assets. This is Torn Banner Studios, after all.

Interested fans can check out the teaser trailer below, which shows off some majestic landscapes and fireball-spewing gameplay:

As the teaser fades to black, the date of March 9 is briefly shown. That will be when the full trailer will release, which will presumably contain a better look at the new gameplay features, and potentially a release date as well. Seeing as Chivalry is currently available across most next generation consoles and PC, we assume that Mirage will follow suite, although the studio hasn’t come forth to confirm anything for the time being.

The website is equally as taciturn, and aside of the above trailer simply has a countdown timer with 5 days left. It looks like the studio has gone radio silent for the time being, but with less than a week to go until the full announcement, gamers shouldn’t get too antsy. Besides, this upcoming week has titles like The Division coming out, which should provide ample distraction. There’s also The Culling, which we actually mentioned as having a similar vibe to Chivalry.

This is only Torn Banner Studios second game ever, and many will be wondering if they can follow the massive success Chivalry attained. While those are some pretty big shoes to fill, it looks like Mirage supplies the tried-and-true gameplay mechanics of Chivalry, though we hope the finished game is still different enough to feel like a fresh title. In any event, that’s not bad for a studio that started out by making a modification for Half-Life 2.

Mirage: Arcane Warfare currently has no release date, but is due to get a full trailer on March 9th, 2016.

Source: Torn Banner Studios

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Tempting New Tomato Varieties

By Charlie Nardozzi, January 3, 2007

Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable grown across the country, and for 2007 there are some new varieties that should peak everyone's interest.

One of the trends in tomatoes is fruits of different sizes and shapes. Tomato fruits can be round, oval, flattened, and now strawberry-shaped. The indeterminate 'Tomatoberry' features clusters of 1-inch-diameter deep red, sweet-tasting fruits with broad shoulders tapering to blunt ends.

'Golden Rave' is a new golden "romanita" tomato. 'Golden Rave' has a roma tomato shape but is only 2 inches long. It's disease and crack resistant and grows on a determinate plant.

Another unique golden tomato variety is 'Golden Mama'. It's claimed to be the first full-sized, golden sauce tomato available. The compact, indeterminate plants produce sweet and mild-flavored fruits.

For more information about tomatoberry, go to: Johnny's Selected Seeds.

For more information about 'Golden Rave', go to: Park Seeds.

For more information about 'Golden Mama', go to: Burpee Seeds.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: DHS not alone in vulnerability

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In your good piece on 'DHS Limps on Cybersecurity', you leave this reader with the impression that the Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity outlook is bleak. This is unquestionably true for DHS, but it is also true generally.

DHS systems, along with the systems of systems throughout the critical infrastructure, are being outgunned by bad actors capable of launching attacks. Vulnerabilities resulting from neglect in the practice of software engineering and the application of software security technology pave the way for exploits that are increasingly more innovative and exhibit great skill.

The continuing impotence of DHS on cybersecurity is not simply tied to reporting structures or even risk management practice. Risk management is a useful technique when faced with genuine uncertainty. But it is not the right choice when the root cause of the problem is known to be neglect within an entire industry, and the response is one of dithering between market-driven forces and government regulation to avoid being tagged with the blame. Risk management is being used as a facade.

First-tier companies are working hard on security but new vulnerabilities continue to appear, and these are being exploited more rapidly than ever before. Are these first-tier companies failing in the practice of good software product engineering or simply failing in the practice of good software security engineering? Security vendors insist that security solutions are known and available and that the problem lies with the users who lag in security awareness and dissemination of security technology. However, when the need to be secure now is stated as the requirement, the vendors fall silent.

This lack of progress toward achieving trustworthy software systems is due to several factors:
1. Fielding today's systems of systems is becoming an increasingly complex challenge.

2. The education and training of the software workforce, whether university or corporate, is not resulting in the application of industry best practices; the result is a growing pool of ex- ploitable vulnerabilities.

3. The software industry and its security vendors are being outmaneuvered by bad actors who are exploiting vulnerabilities stemming from neglect despite the best defenses by those charged with protection.

4. The current and projected levels of cybersecurity R&D funding and investment initiatives are insufficient to reverse the situation. For example, DHS' R&D funding for cybsercurity is just $18 million.

5. Innovation in the security industry is dead in the water as security vendors insist that the state of the art is sufficient to meet the need and that the lag in user awareness and dissemination is the issue.

It is clear that we need to be secure now in every sector of the critical infrastructure.

We also see that innovation trumps neglect. Bad actors display innovation in their exploits. The software industry and its programmers reveal neglect in their vulnerabilities while the government compounds the neglect with insufficient cybersecurity R&D. Market-driven solutions are unlikely to emerge where the basic awareness of the problem is still being sold and has become the substitute for the problem itself. What is needed is an overarching national strategic process for formulating and driving an innovative cybersecurity agenda.

Don O'Neill

Executive Vice President

Center for National Software Studies

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The Line Between Writing As a Business and Writing As an Art

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Publishing has had a rough year, and it is only May! The Department of Justice lawsuit, Barnes and Noble is splitting digital and paper into different companies, and it seems like mainstream media has put a death clock on bookstores. Plus ebooks have hosed the “traditional” model of book selling: what used to be a yearlong process of hardcover to paperback to mass market is now hardcover/ebook to paperback. The entire business model is in flux, and it’s impacting authors and publishers.

Unfortunately, in an idea that must have been conceived in a boardroom and not during the creative process, authors are being urged to push out more content each year. According to the New York Times, authors are attempting to write short stories or multiple novels to maintain their popularity and sales throughout the year:

The British thriller writer Lee Child, who created the indelible character Jack Reacher, is now supplementing his hardcover books with short stories that are published in digital-only format, an increasingly popular strategy to drum up attention for the coming publication of a novel.

Mr. Child’s first story, a 40-page exploration of Reacher as a teenager, was released last August, several weeks before his latest novel came out in print. On the advice of his publisher, he is planning to write another digital-only short story this summer.

“Everybody’s doing a little more,” said Mr. Child, who is published by Delacorte Press, part of Random House. “It seems like we’re all running faster to stay in the same place.”

Even John Grisham is working overtime. Mr. Grisham, who used to write one book each year, now does an additional series aimed at middle-grade readers, the popular “Theodore Boone” novels that are published annually.

Publishers say that a carefully released short story, timed six to eight weeks before a big hardcover comes out, can entice new readers who might be willing to pay 99 cents for a story but reluctant to spend $14 for a new e-book or $26 for a hardcover.

That can translate into higher preorder sales for the novel and even a lift in sales of older books by the author, which are easily accessible as e-book impulse purchases for consumers with Nooks or Kindles.

Jennifer Enderlin, the associate publisher of St. Martin’s Paperbacks, said the strategy had worked for many of her authors, who saw a big uptick in hardcover sales, book over book, once they started releasing more work.

Yes, because the best way to get quality writing is by forcing it. Seriously, the intent makes sense in theory, but I think I speak for many readers when I say I would rather wait longer for a book that’s well written than read a rushed one that came out on time. Books are subject to all sorts of market issues as it is; I know I have read series that were left hanging, went on too long, or had a rushed conclusion because the publisher cancelled the series. A Kindle Single or a short story is a great idea in theory, but in reality, if it takes focus from the novel it is intended to promote, did it help anything?

I know it gets difficult to promote books as it is, and with ebooks there is such a high signal to noise ratio that readers can be overwhelmed. But forcing authors to write sub par work more often just drives readers away. There are other forms of writing and communication that are more organic and less forced. More authors, agents, and publishers could promote author’s blogs. Amazon does great interviews where either two authors from similar genres interview each other or do joint interviews. The point is, there are options beyond churning out a requisite number of words each cycle.

I read a lot of books, and I am happy to wait longer if it means a book has more time to percolate. If I read a good book I will seek out more titles by that author, but if I read a crappy one (or the latest in a series goes downhill in quality), there’s always another book to find. But that’s just my take. Would you rather have more volume, or better quality? Let us know in the comments!

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Carly has been a gadget fiend for a long time, going back to her first PDA (a Palm M100). She quickly went from researching what PDA to buy to following tech news closely and keeping up with the latest and greatest stuff. She loves writing about ebooks because they combine her two favorite activities; reading anything and everything, and talking about fun new tech toys. What could be better?

4 Comments on "The Line Between Writing As a Business and Writing As an Art"

  1. I’m not sure I agree.  I agree with the notion that content shouldn’t be forced – absoloutely, but I’m not sure I agree with the idea that it is being pushed any more now than before.  I think that the notion of rushing content or asking for extra content has been going on for many years now.  And I have yet to find a series that I felt maintained it’s quality past the first book or two.  The notion of short stories before the release of a main release simply smacks of the old serialization schemes to me, except that publication was in magazines instead of digital.  And when a series is popular the publishers always seem to push and the result is always disappointing.

    No, I’m not sure there’s anything new here – perhaps packaged and presented a bit differenly, but it seems to be mostly the same as always, perhaps called by different names, but mostly the same.  The publishers seem to make the same requests they have all along.

    • It seems, though, that this is very driven by the “instant” nature of ebooks…and if a story emerges organically that flows nicely as a way to promote more novels, great. But pumping out creative works because they fit a promotional schedule just seems like a terrible idea.

      • I agree with that – but I still think it has been with us many years and doesn’t always result in poor content. I think that the “e” industry makes it seem more instantaneous, but I think that cranking stuff out for promotion’s sake has been around many years. In the past, the medium used to be all those serials and story magazines. I remember them even when I was a kid (you might be a little young to remember most of those), but I also remember reading about how some of the most famous authors talk about how they had to crank out stories on the side to promote their materials in these magazines, often on very short notice. SciFi especially in the 30s, 40s, and 50s was cranked out at breakneck speeds but today we consider much of that material, from “masters” like Heinlein and Asimov to be classics. Both of them had to produce huge amounts of work quickly (much of which is collected into books and story collections these days), but they managed and that material didn’t seem to suffer in quality (but how can we really know?).
        I do know there was kind of a lull when those kinds of publications started to die off but now we are definitely seeing a resurgence of serials – especially in the romance market – novella sized pubs are gaining huge popularity, but again, this isn’t new, just the format is. So again, I’m not sure that all that much has really changed!

  2. Better quality.
    I’m pining for the same choice in the movie and game industries as well. I feel
    authors and publishers should increase the use of related materials (original
    manuscripts, review notes, etc.) for enticing marketing materials as additions
    instead of additional materials (similar to bonus features on a home video), so
    the focus remains on the experience not churning out more content. Media
    applications like Booktrack enhance the experience as well plus I see many
    books/series becoming their own applications that also expand to related blogs
    and websites. Authors have to serve the story and the wallet in any writing
    genre, but always need quality writing as the base for more far reaching,
    creative media marketing.

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Podcasts From BBC Radio; “Tracing Your Roots”; 11 Episodes To Help With Your English Research

Hi Everyone!

Thanks once again to one of our sharp-eyed readers for giving me a heads-up on a nice genealogical resource.  Thanks as always to Les U. for making me aware of a BBC Radio series of 11 genealogical podcasts to help with your English research.  It looks like the podcasts originated in the September-October 2010 and 2011 timeframe so are still rather current.  Each podcast appears to run approximately 30 minutes.

In genealogy, sometimes the time created is not critically important because the topic applies to researchers regardless of the create date.

I see podcast topics and dates created as:

  • Vanishing Without Trace  (14 Sep 10)
  • Tracing rootless ancestors  (21 Sep 10)
  • Radicals and Revolutionaries  (28 Sep 10)
  • Caribbean Roots  (05 Oct 10)
  • Objects and Heirlooms  (12 Oct 10)
  • Census Special  (20 Mar 11)
  • What’s in a name?  (13 Sept 11)
  • Life in Confinement  (20 Sept 11)
  • Following the Money (27 Sept 11)
  • What Happens Next  (04 Oct 11)
  • What Happens Next Part 2  (11 Oct 11)

Here is the link to this set of 11 podcasts having a varied category of topics:

BBC Radio Podcasts; “Tracing Your Roots”; 11 Podcast Episodes

The above link will also give you more background information on the series created in England titled “Tracing Your Roots”.  Look at the site for more than just the podcast information to help with your researching your English roots.

I am a big believer in podcasts as a very great learning tool.  I always listen to the episodes created by the Genealogy Guys.  I always feel I pick something up from the conversation I listen to.

Give these podcasts a try if you are doing English research.  Each is only about 30 minutes in length.  Chances are you will pick up some new information to help with your research.

Thanks again to Les U. for making me aware of the above site.

Tony Kierna
Genealogy Coordinator
Schaumburg Township District Library

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Evernote and everyday genealogy

I hate paper.

Paper requires time to organize.

Drawers to hold it.

Folders to straighten it.

Paper is messy.

Paper cannot be stored in the “cloud.”

Paper is inefficient.

I have a LOT of paper!

Having been active in researching my family history over the last twenty years, I’ve amassed a wealth of paper.  In the “olden days,” a trip to the library typically resulted in paper.  I’d come home and dutifully file photocopies of book pages and research in folders that were created for each couple in my family.  I had one for my grand parents, another for their parents, another for their siblings, etc., etc., etc.   My home office is equipped with two filing cabinets to hold twenty years worth of research.  However,  thanks to Evernote, bit by bit, the papers in those cabinets are slowly decreasing.

Evernote is truly one of my favorite applications.  It allows you to take notes, save attached files, synchronize your files across computers, and access the information online via your PC/Mac, smart phone or tablet.  In short, Evernote replaces paper documents with electronic records.  It is simplifying my life.

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Evernote “Notebooks”

My love affair with Evernote began about nine months ago.  I was seeking a means to organize my professional life.  Splitting my time between my company’s two branch offices, I needed a means of ensuring that I always had access to meeting minutes, program information, notes for new projects, etc.

Evernote quickly became a very good friend, with electronic notebooks for each department and new project I was working on.   I installed Evernote’s application on my laptop, and utilized the program’s web-based application from my desktop at work.  My iPad and iPhone were soon the recipients of Evernote’s mobile apps, making it convenient to access my files at any time, from anywhere.   As often as possible, I encourage co-workers to send me electronic copies of documents, which I forward via email to my Evernote account for future reference.  When given paper handouts instead, I scan them in when the meeting is concluded.  Occasionally I’ll keep important papers, but generally I find there’s no need – I toss them into the shredder as I can reference the electronic, scanned version instead, any time I need to.

It didn’t take long before I realized Evernote could also be an enormous help to me in other areas too.   Like helping me empty out those two filing cabinets full of genealogical research in my home office!  (Okay, that process kinda started when I switched to using RootsMagic a couple of years ago…but that’s a topic for another post, another day…)

While RootsMagic allows me to attach various documents to those in my database, I was still overwhelmed with all of those copies of book pages I’d made, and would often reference when working on a specific family line.  Take, for example, the papers in the folder for Thomas Wasgatt and Margaret Davis, my many-times great grandparents.  Instead of pulling out paper copies from my filing cabinet, I can now easily see what research I have on him by looking in the Wasgatt folder in Evernote.

Wasgatt Notebook in Evernote

Wasgatt Notebook in Evernote

Thomas was mentioned in several books, including the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Old Hancock County Families, Maine Families in 1790, and more.  Now I only need to click on the title, in Evernote, and then open the scanned pages from the books which are now attached to the individual notes shown above.

Not only is Evernote helping me to empty the filing cabinets of old research, it’s also helping me organize what I’m working on today.  For example, when I go online to order microfilm through FamilySearch, I save the confirmation email with the details of the film order in notebooks which I’ve organized by state.  The films I ordered for vital records in Franklin county, Vermont are saved in a notebook titled, “Vermont.”  When I go to the Family History Center, I have the information handy, including the film number and title, and can reference it from a computer, my iPhone or iPad.

Further, Evernote lets me record the results of my research after I view those microfilms.  In the past, I kept very detailed paper notes when I’d go to the library, so I’d know what books or microfilm I’d researched, and had a record of the results of those searches.  The issue with that has always been finding the day and place of the research, as it was kept in a spiral bound notebook.  Now, however, I have one electronic notebook titled “Research Folder”, and keep a note for each book or microfilm viewed, along with the date researched, and the results.

FHC research log

Research Log for FHC 10/13/11

Evernote truly became indispensable on my research trip to New England last summer.  It complemented my digital camera, which I used to photograph documents and pages of books.   As I reviewed various files and documents, I recorded the results in Evernote, and included the numbers of any photographed pages along side my research results.

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Research Log with photograph numbers recorded

When I returned to my hotel room each evening, I uploaded the photographed pages/documents to my laptop, which syncs with SugarSync, an online, cloud-based backup service.   To collaborate with cousins, I emailed them notes from Evernote, and then gave them permission to access the photographs in SugarSync.  With the Evernote details, they could easily identify which photos in SugarSync were of value and download those specific images only.

Evernote has really made me rethink how I store information – both at work and at home.   Like most people, I’m short on time, and am always looking for ways to increase efficiencies and make life simpler.  I’m sure there are plenty more ways to use Evernote that I’ve yet to discover – I’ve probably only scratched the surface.   It is truly a fabulous application, and best of all, it’s free.  🙂

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  • Anne Dalton

    Hello Laurie,
    My cousin just sent me the link to your blog and I’ve enjoyed reading your posts very much. I wanted to introduce myself, I live on Mt. Desert Island my husband ( direct descendent of Job Stanwood) and I moved there 20 years ago and had not learned until 3 years ago that his grandmother’s Stanwood family had been some of the original settlers of our island so this was very special news to us. Let us know if you’re ever back in the area.
    Anne Dalton

    • Laurie Mahieu

      Great to hear from you Anne! How absolutely incredible that you live on MDI! To say I’m jealous is an understatement. We will actually be back at our condo in Southwest Harbor the last week of May – can’t wait! Would love to meet up with you, and in the meantime, learn more about your husband’s family! Do you know from which of Job’s children your husband is descended?

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    Thank you so much for your great information. I have Evernote and SugarSync but just haven’t gotten in the groove of using Evernote as I should. Your post will help me a lot. I’ll be at RootsTech in Feb too. Maybe we’ll meet!

    • Laurie Mahieu

      Thanks, Becky. I use Evernote, SugarSync and ToodleDo daily – not sure how I survived before them! On another note, I’ve visited your Glory and Grace blog and it’s very nice! Enjoy how you’ve brought out all of your research! Would be fun to meet at Roots Tech…hope to see you there.

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I introduce then produce, words
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People feel Lauryn Hill from New-Ark to Israel
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I wrote this opus, to reverse the hypnosis
Whoever's closest to the line's gonna win it

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I'm about to begin it, for a minute, then run for senate
Make a slum lord be the tenant give his money to kids to spend it
And then amend it, every law that ever prevented
Our survival since our arrival
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Like Moses and Aaron
Things gon' change, it's apparent

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Let God redeem you,
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You can get the green too
Watch out what you cling to, observe how a queen do
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Cause with all that’s going on I got the world in my palm

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            • Spoilt, snobbish, daddy's princess
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      • Construct for Priestly, her attitudes change through the play
        • Becomes more like the Inspector
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      • Shows compassion
        • "But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people."
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        • Realises Gerald knew Daisy
        • First to realise Eric's part
        • First to wonder about the Inspector
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        • Respects Gerald's honesty
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        • allow Birlings to climb the social ladder as companies merge
          • "no longer competing but are working together" pg4
      • disregard for Eva--> no responsibility for other social classes "nothing but an elaborate sell
      • didn't care about Eric's drinking problem so much just the fact that it would implicate their social standing. "you're not the kind of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble" pg 54
      • Mr birling thinks Gerald "might have done better for himself socially" but believes his impending knighthood can bridge the gap between the landed and the new rich industrialist
      • Mrs Birling - suggest snobbery "girls of that class" pg9
        • Mrs Birling is of higher social standing than Mr birling " a rather cold woman and her husbands social superior" in some ways used to buoy his own reputation
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Structure of eukaryotic cells:
The ultra cellular structure of a eukaryotic cell (animals and plants)must be known with the functions
of organelles:
Cell surface membrane is selectively permeable to control the exchange and is mainly made
up of lipids and proteins.
Nucleus is enclosed of a membrane which is made of two membranes itself and is perforated
by nuclear pores which controls the exchange between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. The
nucleus contains chromatin which is the state of DNA when the cell is not dividing. A nucleolus
is present in the nucleus which manufactures ribosomes.
Mitochondria are cigar-shaped organelles and generate ATP by aerobic respiration. It has two
membranes where the inner membrane is deeply folded to make cristae which maximises
surface area. Between this membrane and the outer membrane there is a space called
intermembrane space. The watery matrix in the middle contains enzymes, a circular loop of
DNA and granules.
Chloroplasts have an envelope of two membranes with a gel-like gelatinous matrix called the
stroma. The stroma contains a system of membranes that contain photosynthetic pigments
called thylakoid membranes are stacks of grana and lamellae as well having its own loop of
DNA, enzymes and ribosomes.
Sacs of the golgi apparatus are called cisternae. Newly formed membranes created on the
ends of these sacs are called vesicles. Golgi apparatus is a processing and packaging structure
and allows enzymes to be secreted via vesicles and also makes lysosomes.
Lysosomes are membrane bound vesicles containing hydrolytic enzymes called lysozymes.
These enzymes hydrolyse proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates and are made in
the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Transport vesicles transport these enzymes to the golgi
Rough endoplasmic reticulum is involved in folding, modification and transport of proteins. It
has ribosomes on its endoplasmic reticulum.
Ribosomes are small organelles where protein synthesis occurs.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid synthesis.
Cell wall (only in plants) is made up of cellulose which is rigid and supports the cell.
Vacuoles (only in plants) are full of fluid which is used to make the cell rigid, used as a storage
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> 86% of them have children from mothers previous relationship

> 3% have children from both partners

>Ferri and Smith (1998) found that step families are just like nuclear families in respects to major roles

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>McCarty et al stated that we cannot generalise all step families

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In what is fast becoming a quite incredible farce, BBC News‘s Technology section reports that the Associated Press, together with 8 US newspapers, has filed a court brief in support of the “bloggers” Apple is currently suing for dissemination of trade secrets, on the basis that the case has wide-ranging implications for journalistic freedoms. It is hard to decide what is more worrying – that the AP would do such a thing or that the BBC would engage in such poor reporting.

There has been much on the web which has sought to portray the lawsuit as an attack on bloggers’ rights – more specifically, the right to freedom of speech – with Apple as an evil Goliath riding roughshod over one of the most sacrosanct bastions of democracy. Most peculiarly, the traditional press, sometimes all too content to dismiss bloggers as mere amateurs, has picked up this story and run with it. The news of this filing would seem to confirm the extent of their delusion.

In essence, the mischaracterisations in this saga are twofold – one, that Think Secret et al are bloggers; and two, that Apple’s unannounced products do not consitute trade secrets, rather that they fall under the category of something about which the public has “a right to know.” Chris Lawson of this publication has already debated the former point, so I shall not overly dwell on it, save to say that the distinction is not actually relevant to the case, for reasons which relate to the second point. The insistence on styling the defendants as bloggers and Apple’s suit as an attack on free speech may simply be an attempt to use the almost viral nature of story diffusion in the blogosphere to blacken Apple’s name and garner more support for this idiotic cause.

As to the second point – that of a “right to know”, the BBC article notes that the law offers protection to whistleblowers and the like and then cites from the brief:

“Recent corporate scandals involving WorldCom, Enron and the tobacco industry all undoubtedly involved the reporting of information that the companies involved would have preferred to remain unknown to the public.”

It should be clear to anyone that the leaking of product information is not in the same league as reporting on massive accounting fraud and suchlike. As John Gruber notes in an excellent analysis of the court’s discovery ruling, the need that is public’s “right to know” does not override trade secret laws, even if Think Secret, Power Page and Apple Insider can count amongst their readers members of the public who want to know what Apple’s next move is going to be. It hardly needs to be said that needs and wants are not the same.

The legislation which defines the public’s right to know is an important tool in maintaining a functioning democracy and a free press, as is the protection afforded to sources who divulge such information to journalists. It is disappointing to see it abused in this way.

You shouldn’t be surprised at the BBC’s poor quality technology journalism; they’re utterly clueless. If you don’t believe me, search for Bill Thompson’s articles. He’s an utter moron.

Your cogent analysis of this situation is spot-on – well-written argument.

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1 John is written to a community of believers who were divided over the question of Jesus’ humanity.  The issue at stake was whether Jesus came in the flesh (4:2-3).  This is the context for the encouragement in 1 John 5:9-13 to remain faithful to the confession about Christ.  The key word in this passage is testimony (from the Greek word marturia or “witness”).  It starts with God’s testimony, not ours.  First of all, God has testify concerning God’s Son (5:10).  But what is the proof that God’s testimony concerning his Son is true?  In other words, how do we know the earthly Jesus is indeed the Son of God who became flesh?  The proof for whether this is true will be found in the hearts of believers (5:10).  We carry that proof in our bodies.  Every time we embody God’s love and mercy, they will find the evidence that Jesus is God incarnated who is still alive through the power of the Spirit.

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The Book of Psalms starts in a fascinating way.  It is as if the key to unlocking the depth of all 150 poems and songs in this book is given right at the beginning.  “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of the sinners or sit in the seat of the mockers.  But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2).  The hymnal of ancient Israel opens with a poem about lifestyle.  The goal of worship is a changed life.  The alternatives for every single person is quite clear:  do you walk in the counsel of the wicked or do you delight in the law of the Lord?  Of course, it is easy to think that at least I’m not deliberately choosing for the counsel of the wicked.  The problem though is that the wicked seduce us with its wisdom in very subtle ways.  As someone once wrote, “The devil doesn’t jump out in a red suit, breathing fire, and wielding a blazing pitchfork. No, the devil dresses up like an angel of light, promising you the moon.”  Neither is it as easy as it sounds to delight in the law.  We live in a society that says, “Don’t break the law”, but to actually delight in God’s law is to love a disciplined lifestyle in which I continuously learn to focus on God as first priority in my life.  Which choice will you and I really make today?

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Jesus prays in John 17, “Father… glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you” (17:1).  In the Gospel of John, glory has to do with how God reveals himself to human beings.  God’s presence is hidden until God chooses to reveal himself, and glory refers to the power of how and when this revelation takes place.  This happens through Jesus Christ.  Jesus glorifies the Father by revealing God to human beings, and Jesus is glorified by the Father through the power given to Jesus to reveal God to human beings (17:2-5).  However, Jesus’ prayer goes further than asking for the glory of the Father and Son.  Jesus also prays for his disciples (17:6-19) and for all believers (17:20-26).  He asks for the Father’s protection of them “so that they may be one as we are one” (17:11).  What this means become even clearer a few verses further on when Jesus declares, “I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one” (17:22).  Jesus passed on the glory of the Father and the Son so that we can be glorified through the power of his Spirit.  Since we became part of the glory of God, The Holy Spirit can also reveal God to others through us.  May you and I live this day conscious of the fact that God wants to reveal himself to others through us.

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Someone once called Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 “the first recorded faith crisis of the Early Church.”  How to deal with the Judas embarrassment?  It draws a picture of a group of Jesus followers gathering in the Upper Room who are suddenly dumped in a situation of discernment.  Their leader ascended into heaven and they now have to learn what it means to wait on his return.  It is time to discern how to take up their responsibility of continuous leadership (1:20).  It is important to notice how this moment of discernment happens in an environment of constant prayer – “They all joined together constantly in prayer…” (1:14).  Within this posture of prayer, the criteria became clear:  someone has to continue the apostolic ministry through witnessing of Jesus’ resurrection (1:22-25).  With the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2), this became the ministry of all of us.  Let us spend time in prayer today so that the Lord can also show to me and you how He wants us to witness to others today about his living reality among us.

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1 John 4:7-21 makes sure that the dominant theme of the preceding chapters on God’s love is affirmed as the basic Christian message.  In this passage, the mutuality of love is emphasized.  We know God’s love comes first, but we should also realize that God’s love ought to be witnessed in love for one another.  The two cannot be separated.  God’s love for us is completed only when that love is lived out in relationship with others.  Brian Peterson writes, “There are ways in which singing ‘Jesus loves me, this I know’ can become heretical in its self-focus. God’s love reaches its intended goal only when it creates a community of continuing love, when it becomes ‘God’s love among us.'”  We can only distinguish God’s love from our love for each other, but never separate it.  Will others be able to recognize God’s love in relationship with you and I today?

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From a 1997 Walter Brueggemann prayer based on Psalm 22:25-31:

Holy God, to whom we turn in our trouble, and from whom we receive life and well-being even in the face of death;  We gladly and without reservation assert:  You are the one who gives life; You are the one who hears our prayers; You are the one who turns our jungles of threat into peaceable zones of life; You are the one who has kept us since birth, who stands by us in our failure and shame; who moves against our anxiety to make us free.  You are the one who does not hide your face when we call.  So we praise you.  We worship you.  We adore you.  We yield our life over to you in glad thanksgiving.  As an act of praise, we submit our sick and our dead to you; As an act of praise, we submit more and more of our own life to you; As an act of praise we notice your poor, and pledge our energy on their behalf; As an act of praise we say “yes” to you and to your rule over us.  We say, “yes, yes,” Amen and Amen.

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John 15:1-8 encourages us to be confident of the Lord’s presence with us every day.  It contains God’s promise that He will never abandon us, but provides us with abundant life every single day of our lives.  His salvation is not a distant or heavenly hope, but something we can live into right here and now.  Dependent on Old Testament images of God’s people as God’s vineyard (for example, Psalm 80, Isaiah 5, Ezekiel 15), this passage gives a perspective on faith defined as abiding in Him.  Abiding points to the reality of participating in the life of God through his Son, Jesus Christ, and by the power of the Holy Spirit.  It is an intimate relationship that provides us with a dwelling place (home) during our everyday routines.  Literally abiding means “to continue in a place.”  May you and I continue our life journey today with a fresh awareness of God’s presence with us.


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Although Red-winged Blackbirds are spied around Niles Pond during the winter months, spring brings flocks, and the males are an especially welcome sight chortling atop the pussy willow branches along the water’s edge. Red-winged Blackbirds are one of North America’s most abundant birds. If you were a male of the kind, you might be singing your heart out, too. The species is highly polygynous and some males have been known to have as many as 15 mates during a single season!

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The males are glossy black with distinctive red epaulettes and yellow wing bars, which they often puff out confidently when singing from their perches. The females have a streaky brown song sparrow-like wing patterning and stay close to the ground feeding and building their intricately woven nests at the base of cattails and reeds, along the marsh’s edge.

If you have a spare moment, send us a photo of your favorite signs welcoming spring and we’ll post them under a group ‘welcome spring’ post. Send photos to me at (thanks Lenny).

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I am presenting 2 lectures this coming week, Monday on Butterfly Gardening in Shrewsbury and Wednesday evening on The Pollinator Garden at the Flint Library in North Reading. Please visit the events page of my website for more information.

Thank you Friends of the HarborWalk Cleanup Dream Team!

Thank you Beth, Susan, Jessie, Catherine, George, and Charles–an awesome team and an awesome job well done!!!

We had our first Friends of the HarborWalk cleanup this morning and made great progress. We didn’t get to I4-C2 and hope to next weekend.

If you stop by to have a look, you’ll see the diminutive Dwarf-crested Iris (Iris cristata) just beginning to show their sweet little faces. Dwarf-crested Iris are native to Massachusetts and bloom in shades of sky blue, lavender, and darker blues and purples–the HarborWalk’s iris are are deep purple with gold on their crests.

A Palm Sunday Concert at the Annisquam Village Church

 All Those Hands and Feet!!

A Duo of Players : A Trio of Instruments
Carolyn and John Skelton bring their combined virtuosity to bear on the Gallery Organ, the Chancel Organ, and the Harpsichord at the Annisquam Village Church on this Palm Sunday program, April 13 at 4 PM, in a delightful concert of duets and solos that includes works of Bach, Handel, Buxtehude, Couperin, and Pinkham. From an antiphonal organ piece to a brilliant exchange between the harpsichord and gallery organ, these two expert players will take full advantage of the three instruments built by Jeremy Adams and the lively acoustic of the historic Village Church at the head of Lobster Cove in Gloucester. Contact: Kathleen Adams, Music Director, 978.283.6416
Jeremy Adams Gallery Organ, Chamber Organ, and Harpsichord

What is Going on in Magnolia

On Sunday, April 6, 2014, the Magnolia Library held an important meeting. Bill Fonvielle, City Councilor Ward 5, facilitated this forum. The panelists were Chief Eric Smith, Deo Braga, (The Azorean, Dunkin Donuts), Tim Flaherty, (YMCA), Mark McDonough, (Serenitee Group), Eric Loiacano, (new owner of property on Lexington Avenue), and Jon von Tetzchner, Innovation House. It was standing room only with more than 200 people attending this event. It was informative, important issues were discussed, such as the Magnolia Fire Station re-opening, the new 525 Restaurant and property under development to help revitalized Lexington Avenue.  There was also a questions from the floor to the panelists.

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New store in the West End of Main Street

Taking a walk on Main Street Saturday went into the new store, TBT. Beautiful shawls, sweaters, socks, dresses, gloves and jewelry. Everything in the store is from pure Alpaca and the jewelry are made by Richard’s mother in-law, the owner. Here are a couple of pictures and a short video.

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It Must Be Spring

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The Gloucester Gig Rowers enjoying a cruise around Smiths Cove this beautiful morning with Gannet and Annie B.

The Gloucester Gig Rowers started in 1985, when a group of Cape Ann women approached boat builder Larry Dahlmer and asked him to build them a boat inspired by the pilot gigs of Southwest England. The result was the Siren Song — a 29’, plywood-construction gig. The original group of women remained active until the early 1990s, when other interests and events intervened.

At this point, Siren Song spent some time in dry dock, then was loaned to rowing programs at the Hull Life Saving Museum (Massachusetts) and in Kittery, Maine.

In the spring of 2001, Siren Song returned to Gloucester. Ann Banks organized a new group and created a program within the newly-formed Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center. In 2004, a second boat was commissioned by the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center (now Maritime Gloucester) and built by Dave Condino.  Launched in the spring of 2007, the Gannet is built to the standards of a traditional Cornish pilot gig.

Over the winter-spring of 2012, a new gig was commissioned to be built at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.  This newest gig, named the Annie B in honor of Ann Banks, has been at their dock since summer 2013.

E.J. Lefavour

“Where’d the Buildings come from?”

"Ok, Those buildings weren't there yesterday."

“Ok, Those buildings weren’t there yesterday.”

GMG FOB Shares Marshmallow Peeps Photos!

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Melissa Hutt Pierce Writes~ Everyone who loves Peeps wants S’More!!!

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Sista Felicia~ I  S’More Agree !!!

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Sista Felicia ~ Love the idea of caramelizing the peeps …yummy! Thank you for sharing your Peeps photos and ideas!

Check out this Fun, Quick & Easy Peeps Chick Sugar Cookie I made for my nieces Friday night… they loved them!

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Send us your Peeps Ideas & Photos!

OMG.. WHAT HAS HAPPENED??? Tell me what you find with this link!!

So, I’m doing some exploring this morning looking for fun things to do with kids, and I landed on good ol’ GLOUCESTERMA.COM. Then I see an ol’ favorite, the Gloucester Maritime Museum, harmless right? It’s a haven for kids, family, education and fun. Fair enough I feel. Then I click on this link

So, click and tell me what you find!

Turner, Monet, Whistler, Dow…Lane? Wall Street Journal focus on Fitz Henry Lane

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Hi Joey

Turner, Monet, Whistler, Dow…Lane?

Check out John Wilmerding’s review of Fitz Henry Lane’s half-dozen foggy views such as Ship Starlight in the Fog (c.1860) which is in the collection of the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, OH.

For more hazy light and atmosphere, rivers and tides, and artists born in MA: the WSJ  has covered the James Abbott McNeill Whistler biography by Sutherland

and current Whistler exhibitions which you can check out if you hustle. An American in London: Whistler and the Thames at Addison Gallery of American Art is closing April 13, 2014. Go!

No deadlines:

Make time to visit Ipswich and seek out work by Arthur Wesley Dow.

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And when it re-opens, Cape Ann Museum for all things Lane.


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2012: The Maya meetings 2011

This year’s Maya meetings will cover the 2012 phenomenon. I will not be able to attend it but I wish I could hear David Stuart’s paper on the cyclical structure of the Long Count calendar. However, I guess this will covered in his upcoming book The Order of Days. He suggests that “the larger “Grand Long Count” is, even in its largest scale, not quite the linear reckoning system we’ve long assumed. The one-directional flow of the Maya Long Count is, I argue, embedded within a complex cyclical structure that’s never been accurately described, where the pivotal “Creation” day of comes to be repeated on many occasions, over eons and eons in the future. The “true” significance of the upcoming 2012 date will be explored based on this novel understanding of Maya mathematics, as well an examination of relevant ancient texts.”

  1. I am certain that something huge will happen in 2012.I don’t believe it will be the end of the world as such,just a new way of thinking,being.

  2. I have a question. People are somehow trying to link the long count calendar with a solar year, saying that it makes their calendar more accurate than ours. They are doing it by taking two digits from the long count and dividing them. Is there any evidence, first of all, that the Maya used decimals? Second, is there any evidence that they used division? Third, did they account for leap years by adding an entire month to their calendar every so many years, making it more accurate than our solar calendar?

  3. The Long Count and the solar calendar are completely different ways of recording time. Both are based on the day (k’in) as the minimal unit. There are no fractions of the day recorded in the inscriptions and the Maya did not use decimals (or vigesimals since they used 20 as their base). There are indications that they sometimes referred to day and night time but these are not related to any measurable temporal sequences. See my post on when the day began:

    The Classic period Long Count did not allow for any leap years as did their haab cycles. It continued to be 365 days and hence its units of 20 days came out of phase every 80th year. The Maya appears to have cared little about this. See my earlier posts on Aldana’s correlation discussion: [part 1 to part 8]

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Malard writes "XBMC users can rejoice, developers from the team have partnered with Motorola to re-develop their previously announced Nyxboard remote with RF, programmable IR and full support on Windows, Mac, Linux and Original Apple TVs."
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    by MoldySpore ( 1280634 ) on Tuesday April 05, 2011 @09:05AM (#35719974)
    ...I can get rid of the crappy remote I was using. Since my harmony didn't work with it well I was using a standard Meritline special, that basically just did mouse and keyboard inputs. Got the job done, but I would much rather have the full functionality of XBMC in my hand instead of the work around method I was using. This will really turn XBMC into the all-in-one media front end it was meant to be. It will also be much less daunting of a task to control for some of the less tech-savvy out there, such as my parents. They have no issues using the keyboard/mouse combo, but a remote that has all the functions you need built in (such as being able to bring up all the various menus) will make like easier for a lot of people.
  • by fuzzyfuzzyfungus ( 1223518 ) on Tuesday April 05, 2011 @09:14AM (#35720080) Journal
    It is always a bit surprising how expensive and/or limited remotes have continued to be. The hardware for implementing IRDA (at least when purchased in USB dongle form) costs peanuts(and, while ordinary remote control IR is somewhat different in operation, it has fairly similar part count and less demanding data rates, plus much higher volume, so it could hardly cost more) on the PC side, BT HID peripherals start fairly cheap as well, and have fairly standard support in most OSes for all normal keycodes, some extended multimedia ones, as well as mouse position and button state information. Ample.

    The only real complication would be dealing with the assorted wacky IR codes used by random consumer electronics. Even there, though, an IR receiver for 'learning' or a small abuse of the HID spec for allowing a utility program to download premade device control sets would be neither difficult nor expensive.

    And yet, we still have just a few classes of remote: the 'free in the box, impossible to obtain a replacement' device specific ones, the dollar-store 'universal' ones(universality may vary), the MCE-yes-the-computer-is-MCE-enabled-out-of-the-box-but-it-still-comes-with-this-ghastly-USB-dongle ones(all of which seem to have hit every branch while falling out of the ugly tree), or the extremely expensive basically-an-entire-PDA fully programmable universal ones.

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