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Friday, January 28, 2011
"Decoration is a Sin"
A sin, really? Does Mr. Gehry believe that Notre Dame would be better off stripped of its angels and gargoyles? Would he stucco over the arabesques of the Alhambra? Would he delete the ornaments from the Parthenon?
Although I respect some aspects of Mr. Gehry's work, I disagree with him on this point. In able hands, decoration is a gift, a joy, virtue. Decoration is not a frosting applied to form. When it's well orchestrated, it meets our fundamental desire for visual rhythm, order, and variety of scale.
Decoration in some form has been central to every visual culture through all history and across all cultures, until it was banished by the priests of minimalism in the twentieth century. The absence of decoration is one cause of the sterility and impoverishment of much modern architecture.
If decoration is a sin, then I'm a sinner. If I'm going out to a concert, I'd rather go to the Paris Opera, which is gloriously decorated.....
.....than Gehry's Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, New York (above), which is not.
"Sketches of Frank Gehry" Documentary--2 minute trailer
Notre Dame Cathedral
Alhambra on Wikipedia
Parthenon on Wikipedia
Frank Gehry on Wikipedia
addendum: Adolf Loos's 1908 essay "Ornament and Crime" on Wikipedia
Thanks, Digitect and Christoph Heuer
59 comments:
- Jason Juta said...
Decoration is joy, history, narrative, dream, hope, fear, culture and creativity. I know where I stand on this matter in no uncertain terms...!
- January 28, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- Urchinator said...
I envy folks who lived in eras where the most mundane objects like ovens and hunting rifles were covered with ornate etchings.
Especially sad that the 60's minimalist cinderblock, tile and plexiglass has become the standard for public schools :(
- January 28, 2011 at 1:52 PM
I work at a century-old university where all the old buildings are lovely brick things. My office is in a mid-century cinder-block and steel thing that's got less than one-tenth the charm. The roof is a nice place to look out, though.
Granted, I'd trade a lot of decoration if the designers just put in windows everywhere. Heating costs be damned.
- January 28, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- Shane White said...
Could it also mean from his point of view? That his approach is to rely on the beauty of big bold shapes?
I didn't watch the documentary and don't know the guy or his viewpoints. I think he would agree that without the details from the different eras of architecture that he could not have had that view.
It's the argument of you can't really "have" until you "have not".
- January 28, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- Deborah Paris said...
- January 28, 2011 at 2:16 PM
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- January 28, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- Unknown said...
Edit for grammar:
I have never heard of Mr Gehry before today but based on what Ive read here perhaps what he means is; to act on ones desire for aesthetic is selfish and obscures the truth.
One of the most unique things about us humans is "free will". We have all been blessed with it. One consequence of that is greed.
- January 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM
- Agapetos said...
If decoration is sin, then the whole India is sin incarnate! :-)
- January 28, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- Barbara said...
Well if decoration is a sin, it appears the churches have it all wrong.
- January 28, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- Jobot said...
Thank you for this post! It has caused several "minor epiphanies" which I would like to share.
Decoration is what makes something special. A miffin with icing becomes a cupcake. A birthday is just a day with ribbons added. A painting presented in a 10-dollar plastic frame is just a painting--the presenter doesn't care about it. But a painting in an elaborately carved gold-leafed frame becomes Art (note the capital "A"), even if the painting quality is worse.
And how many people enjoy getting a make-over, manicure, tatoo, haircut, etc., (all decorations)just to make themselves feel special.
I know the topic was about architecture, but I think decoration is universal. Even animals use decoration, be it for camoflage, warnings or even mating rituals. Or maybe he was talking about decoration without purpose, but all decoration has a purpose--it makes something special.
Again, thanks for this post!
- January 28, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- Steve said...
Yesterday's sketch offers an interesting juxtaposition of mild decoration (the woodstove's subtly doubled lines and modest, yet unnecessary curves) and free-from-sin functionality (the wood chair). The woodstove provides more warmth, in more than one way.
- January 28, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- Jobot said...
"miffin" is supposed to be muffin.
- January 28, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Marc said...
The "decoration is a sin" statement seems particularly silly coming from Gehry. He may not add ornamentation or much visual texture to his buildings, but many people would view his buildings as more sculptural expression than architecture. Why would he criticize other architects use of different forms of sculptural expression?
I think a broader definition of the term decoration is needed: making design choices that are purely for visual appeal.
Stories of leaking buildings and polished, curved metal surfaces concentrating sunlight and "cooking" nearby apartments come to mind as examples of Gehry repeatedly making choices that weigh visual appeal over practicality.
I think his buildings are almost entirely "decorative" that sense and there is nothing wrong with that. I think there is room in the wold for a whole spectrum of taste and expression.
- January 28, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- jonathanpaulmayer said...
Long-time fan of yours. When I was a kid, I checked out Dinotopia at least once a month from the school library. Never read it... but I loved the pictures! I'm an illustrator myself, now.
It's amazing. I'm currently writing my MFA thesis on this very topic, only dealing with Christian liturgical art. Thanks for sharing this post.
I particularly like your phrase, "the priests of modernism." It's a fitting analogy. My thesis is investigating the effect that Modernism had on artwork in the church in light of past iconoclasms. It does seem like the Modernist aesthetic was shoved down the throats of the majority (who resisted it) by a minority who were 'above criticism.' And now that every living generation has this sterile, minimalist aesthetic psychologically ingrained, it's hard to convince people (even Christians) what they are missing out on.
If I'm able to work this post into my thesis, would you mind if I quoted you?
- January 28, 2011 at 4:19 PM
- Dan Gurney said...
To add to Jobot's point about animal decorations--
Plants decorate themselves with flowers. I wonder if Mr. Gehry would prefer to live in a world without flowers.
- January 28, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Gordon Napier said...
So-called Modernists are full of absolutist hyperbole. It goes to show what a nasty, intolerant cult so-called Modernism is at heart. To compare decoration to sin is an example of this arrogant, ideological dogmatism.
- January 28, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- Unknown said...
Good points. I'd rather go to the Paris Opera too, but the Walt Disney Concert hall is a beautiful building in it's own right. I may have been a better choice for comparison
- January 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM
- Adam Paquette said...
jim you might want to check your link for the second image, its leading me to a photo of what looks like it could only be a prison of some sort?
- January 28, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- JP said...
"If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it." I will refrain from posting an essay on the merits of modernism vs classical ornamentation and simply say well-executed styles can all be beautiful. I even like some brutalist architecture. In the end I think you are right though Jim that ornamentation seems to be the default throughout the ages. I'm sure it will come back I some form. (Deckard's 'modern' neo Egyptian bachelor pad in Blade Runner anyone?)
- January 28, 2011 at 6:11 PM
- James Gurney said...
Adam, the last photo shows the concert hall at Bard College that Mr. Gehry designed. I took the photo myself of the view from the parking lot, the one everyone sees as they approach the structure. Is that the image you mean looks like a prison?
Jonathan, thanks, and feel free to quote.
- January 28, 2011 at 7:36 PM
- अर्जुन said...
Office buildings, schools, prisons, projects …grey boxes, grey walls, grey culture for grey people devoid of gray matter.
- January 28, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- Steve Hall said...
The quote is a paraphrase of the 1908 Adolf Loos article Ornament and Crime. Loos was condemning the Viennese architecture of his time. He was disgusted with buildings covered with fake stone, plaster "frosting" that cost a fortune and yet still fell off, all the while disrespecting the underpaid craftsman of finer materials in his day.
Loos would not have put stucco over the Alhambra, he condemned cheap imitations made of it. And also extravagant buildings requiring the resources of an entire nation to construct, perhaps like Palais Garnier or Guggenheim Bilbao. :)
- January 28, 2011 at 8:41 PM
I was in awe of Frank Lloyd Wright in high school. As I have studied the history and traditions of architecture, however, his glory seems to have faded a bit. There is, I believe, a certain style of architecture that appeals to people who know nothing about architecture, and I sometimes wonder if the architects themselves know nothing about it as well.
- January 28, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Rubysboy said...
Points well taken, though all things considered I'd rather have a building that looks great without the need for decorative details than one that looks plain and uninteresting until spectacularly adorned. Are you sure your photo of the Gehry Bard auditorium is of the front of the building? Let's see the backs and sides of both buildings before deciding on one over the other.
- January 28, 2011 at 9:31 PM
- Stephen Southerland said...
"Men need not trouble to alter conditions, conditions will so soon alter men. The head can be beaten small enough to fit the hat. Do not knock the fetters off the slave; knock the slave until he forgets the fetters." - Chesterton
- January 28, 2011 at 11:46 PM
- Jeanie Chang said...
Perhaps decoration is sin, but sex is apparently a sin as well. Yet sex is completely essential to life. I say all living things are creatures of decoration. Just look at the peacock.
- January 29, 2011 at 2:24 AM
- C B Sorge said...
I read this as I am painting an ornately carved chaise lounge in the background of a scene. Minimalism's stark dogma against the fun and richness of decoration always put me off.
- January 29, 2011 at 2:30 AM
- Lydia Burris said...
Thank you, this post made me laugh gloriously. I am in agreement. I respect the modernist ideas, but yeah, give me grand baroque any day over a flat surface.
- January 29, 2011 at 2:40 AM
- Mario said...
I would ask him: "Why is decoration a sin, and the useless, non-functional shapes of your buildings are not?". Some of his most famous buildings are actually completely decorative - a kind of modern sculpture cliché on a gigantic scale.
- January 29, 2011 at 2:50 AM
- Gary Yeung said...
Well Said!
- January 29, 2011 at 3:50 AM
Wow this sketch is really fresh... love the use of the colors!! :)
- January 29, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- Lausanne said...
Hear, Hear!
- January 29, 2011 at 9:10 AM
- Don Cox said...
I think any building designed by an architect will include some attempt to make it look good. The problem with very simple, 20C style architecture is that all the architect has to work with are the basic form and proportions. To succeed, he has to have a quite exceptional eye for these.
(For example, Mies.)
More heavily ornamented buildings can look good even if the architect is not first class.
For examples of buildings with no ornament or artistic content, look at castles, forsts and stockades built in war time. (Not fake castles like Neuschwanstein.)
- January 29, 2011 at 9:12 AM
I can appreciate either aesthetic.
Before making a decision about the concert, I would need to know what the performances are... and, of course, the fact that one would take me to Paris would make a difference, too.
- January 29, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- My Pen Name said...
decoration is a sin, but creating useless, wasteful, poorly designed buildings that
a. turn the sidewalks across the street to 140 degrees when the sun hits them
b. are hazards during the winter because they hurtle snow and ice on pedestrians (ohio)
c. give people vertigo (MIT, where he arrogantly disregarded prof's needs and wants so there is no private space - does HE work that way?)
d. design the building so poorly women are afraid to work there at night (same building) because ghery thought it would be great if people were 'surprised' by who was around the corner...
I really, really hate that guy, as a human being, as an architect.
In fact he is quite inhuman. both Kenneth Clark, and I believe, Jacob Collins, have pointed out that architecture has become remarkably inhumane since architects no longer train as artists.
- January 29, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- My Pen Name said...
PS, I believe Ghery's buildings are nothing but hyped up 'novelty architecture' like one found along Alantantic city in its amusement park days. He's also sort of 'branding' for the global elite... in twenty years, most people will hopefully recognize them for the eyesores they are.
- January 29, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- My Pen Name said...
One last point (sorry for multiple posts) it was Pugin, the great gothic revival architect, who came up with the modern idea of form and function - he thought it was ridiculous to build buildings intended for the climate of southern greece in England (classical architecture), in parts of England where, for example, brick was plentiful, he would design churches in with them.
He also pointed out that much of what may seem decrative in gothic architecture is not- finials, for example helped add weight and support for flying buttresses. the decoration reflected or emphasized this, it wasn't just arbitrarily put on - and the decoration helped humanize the architecture.
here is a famous pugin illustration contrasting the 'coldness' of the englightment vs the gothic:
- January 29, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Peggy Feltmate said...
The view of the Fisher Center from the parking lot is unfair to the structure. What a shame that is what is seen first! More accurate images of this unusual building can be seen by googling "Fisher Center images", or by going here: http://www.contemporist.com/2008/02/13/richard-b-fisher-center-for-the-performing-arts/
But in looking at Gehry's many wildly flamboyant designs, I wonder what on earth he means by "Decoration is sin"! A great many of his buildings are highly decorative, such as his Dancing Fish restaurant in Kobe, Japan...And Tiffany's has a line of Frank Gehry jewellry!
- January 29, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Unknown said...
I love the decor on buildings! It's fun to try and find all the little details.
- January 29, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- jeff said...
I'm not a big fan of Frank Gehry but he's a modernist and this is how he was trained and his beliefs on what architecture should be and do reflect that philosophy.
On a side note he designed a building for MIT which is now suing him for a long list of design flaws. The building leaks, and there are a host of other problems.
- January 29, 2011 at 5:06 PM
Modern architecture is mostly just dull to me. Like the common idea of work: forced efficiency with the fun of living ruled out. The Fisher Center looks like a warehouse with a wavy roof.
- January 29, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- Tristan Elwell said...
Oh please. Gehry's non-structural, non-functional forms are nothing but decoration.
- January 29, 2011 at 7:39 PM
- Unknown said...
Mr Gurney you have never failed to post something of unique relevance for the art community. This is probably one of the biggest problems that separate the art world, that is, the great disparity amongst the so-called "highbrow and lowbrow art". It has come to a point where some feel artistic beauty in some sense can be a sin~~
- January 29, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- Petr Mores said...
I'd just like to put this in the context: Loos's essay about ornament being a crime was published in 1908, when "bad taste" in European architecture meant prefabricated pseudo-rennaisance everywhere. The form language of that architectonic style had degraded into mere trite convention. People like Loos and the Bauhas school wanted to swing the pendulum, go back to essential creativity in architecture and not let bad architects get away with covering their lack of skill by conventional ornament (or ivy ;). However, their minimalist aesthetic is these days as much an excuse for bad architects as was prefabricated ornament in their time.
I spent ten years living in Brno, Czech republic, which has many first-wave modernist buildings by people like Loos or Miese van der Rohe. They are beautiful. They have genuine charisma, boldness, and purpose about them. I felt the aesthetic power of these buildings even when I was a child and knew nothing at all about art history.
History of art is a history of reactions and finding a balance. The balance today is different than it was in 1908. Which is why Loos's idea sounds slightly out of place in the mouth of Mr. Gehry.
- January 30, 2011 at 2:02 AM
Reading Loos' Wikipedia biography, it's just too easy to dismiss his radical aesthetic as merely an extension of a radical personality.
- January 30, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Steven K said...
His philosophy explains why Gehry's building aren't worth decorating. QED.
- January 30, 2011 at 3:57 PM
- kat said...
Saying stupid things like "Decoration is a sin" is a sin.
- January 30, 2011 at 5:52 PM
- Unknown said...
The real problem with the Gehry "Center for the Performing Arts" (8 syllables where the simple "Opera" would do) is that it has no form following its function. To look at it: Police station? Warehouse? Church? All of the above?
- January 31, 2011 at 2:58 AM
- Harrison said...
The best architect that uses form with the structural elements is Santiago Calatrava - in my opinion. Check out his structures...
- January 31, 2011 at 4:38 AM
- Unknown said...
Modernism is something today's uninspired/untalented designer (let it be a graphic designer, an architect, ...) can hide himself/herself behind, so that he/she can design the same tight and white shapes over and over again...
For example when you look at modern interior design (we had an interior architect in our house yesterday for some improvements on our interior), you see that they all come up with the same interior solutions for e.g. the fireplace.
Inspiration and originality seems to be replaced by templated-based thinking...
- January 31, 2011 at 4:53 AM
- My Pen Name said...
To look at it: Police station? Warehouse? Church? All of the above?
- January 31, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- WW said...
I have been to the Garnier, and it is indeed quite an experience to attend an opera there. But it seems to me, even considering the classical roots of the architecture, the over-the-top opulence is born of its own place and time – 19th century Paris. I read Gehry's comment differently, simply as a declaration of his own place and time – the architectural style he most identifies with. His phrase, "decoration is sin", a tenet of that style, is added for emphasis, not as a value judgement for those of us who enjoy glorious traditions of the past. His comment helps us understand how his style emerged: if he had been concerned about niches, finials, and decorative trim, he could never have arrived at the sculpture forms he is now known for. In doing so, he may have traded one "sin" for another, but that is in the eye of the beholder. I'd like to see the Walt Disney Concert Hall someday. And consider this James, it has a built-in Gallery Flambeau!
- January 31, 2011 at 1:45 PM
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- February 1, 2011 at 8:06 AM
No "over-the-top" opulence in the Baroque? It seems obvious that opulence was always a legitimate goal prior to modernism. I think it's naive not to see a correlation between modernism's anti-ornamental aesthetic and Marxist philosophy, and that it has an unlikely bedfellow in Protestantism.
- February 1, 2011 at 8:08 AM
- WW said...
Yes, much over-the-top opulence in the Baroque too. "born of" was a poor choice of words. Let's say the Garnier reflects the ambitions of a major European power in the 19th Century; the Fisher Center, that of a small college in upstate New York in the 21st. I think there is a correlation between the anti-ornamental aesthetic and Protestantism. Growing up in New England, with it's lightly ornamented, undecorated churches, factories and farms, one becomes accustomed to the aesthetic of pure shape and form. The phrase "decoration is a sin" does not seem particularly radical or modern to me.
- February 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Keith Parker said...
If done right, I think decoration is a virtue.
- February 1, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Daniel Silberberg said...
Something tells me Gehry was speaking in jest. After all, saying something is "a sin," doesn't necessarily mean it's not enjoyable.
- February 8, 2011 at 11:03 PM
I just wanted to add that I agree with Walter Wick's interpretation.
He does not simply say 'decoration is sin'. He says, 'to me decoration is sin, because I adhere to the modernist philosophy, by which I was brought up'.
I think it's a mistake to label all modernists as anti-traditional. I know plenty of modernist oriented people who love classical art, but considered it a bygone artform for a bygone society.
- March 9, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Unknown said...
It is funny that I stumbled across this somehow on the internet. As a student of design in the present it is very interesting to see other people's view on things he said. I am assuming that (from the comments I have read) that none of the people commenting were educated in art or design.
Now for Frank Gehry; It is funny to me that he says this because when you actually pick apart a Frank Gehry building you realize that all the crazy forms flowing in and out are decoration. They are not necessary and therefore are some form of decoration. If you look into Danish design and designer such as Hans Wegner, Paul Kjaerholm, and Arne Jacobson you realise that minimalism is a very hard thing to do well. Their designs are beautiful, and world renowned, and true minimalism should be looked at where the form becomes the decoration. Take a look at any of their hand crafted chairs up close and you will see that decoration has been saved for only what is necessary. I.e. a joint in a leg, or the shape of the arm rest. If you look at the history of Danish design this came about because of WWII and their lack of new materials, so they learned to perfect form and create beauty in the details. Decoration is everywhere, but what I think he really means is that extra, unnecessary decoration is sin which agree or not good minimalism can be very beautiful if you really take a good look. Not the ugly schools and building created by some of todays architects. And yes, I believe Gehry is a Hypocrite.
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The swells travel through deep water for five days before hitting a small, finger-like section of shallow reef that juts out into the sea.
When the swell meets the reef, the wave jumps upward and crashes back down with a fury, eventually washing through a section of craggy rocks.
The takeoff is often so steep that the surfers' big-wave "gun" surfboards leave the wave face, forcing the surfers to land near the bottom and make a quick turn before being pummeled by the wave's lip.
The spot – named after Clark's dog – has earned a nasty reputation. Mark Foo, a legendary big-wave surfer from Hawaii, died while surfing Mavericks in 1994. In 2011, another seasoned waterman, Sion Milosky, died there just weeks after another surfer nearly drowned.
Eleven-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater was scheduled to surf Sunday but pulled out at the last minute after a reported conflict with another pro tour association. Shane Dorian, who is considered the world's best big wave surfer, pulled out at the last minute due to a shoulder injury.
This year's contest was different than previous years: Spectators are forbidden access to the beach or bluffs. After a large set of waves crashed into the crowd in 2010, injuring dozens, local officials barred crowds from congregating there.
Also, people congregating on the bluffs and along tide pools during previous contests caused environmental damage.
A festival was set up in the parking lot of a hotel near the beach, where spectators could watch a live broadcast. If there was disappointment, there was no evidence of it in the large crowd that gathered to watch, oohing with each great ride.


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Language flowing off the tongue like water down a meandering lazy river. Words bouncing off the eardrums like skipping rocks. These are the reasons why the Colorado Poet Laureate David Mason fell in love with poetry.
Bringing poetry to the masses has always been on Mason's agenda. Now he takes his love for the written word out of the classroom and into the public arena.
On Friday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m., Mason along with his wife and fellow poet Cally Conan-Davies, will be reading poems together, taking questions, igniting discussion and hoping to spread the love of poetry.
Trying to defeat the misconception that poetry is intimidating, Mason will also conduct a poetry writing workshop on Saturday at 10 a.m. The couple will discuss the beginnings of poetic devices, writing poetry and offer a few writing exercises. "Poetry never was in its long history intended to be studied in a classroom," Mason explains. "It is the life of a tribe. It is human beings speaking to other human beings. Classroom analysis can be the problem. To get around that I use poems as scripts to perform."
Mason is a professor of creative writing and literature at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He says he has students memorize poems and perform in a class setting, to help them understand poetry and make the language their own.
"I have a few tricks to make it fun," Mason continues. "It helps form an understanding that where poetry can be difficult it doesn't have to be anxious. We're not trying to find a solution."
When Mason took the position as the state's poet laureate back in July of 2010, he made a vow to visit all 64 counties in Colorado. Two years later, he is a little over halfway through his goal with 40 counties marked on the list. He doesn't think he will be able to visit all counties as a speaker since some are sparsely populated, but he does anticipate driving through each one.
Mason's travels around the state have left him with a new appreciation of Colorado culture. He has driven through beautiful landscapes and met people of all ages and all backgrounds. He has also seen harsh situations of underdeveloped and underfunded school systems and libraries. But the same has remained true for each town he visits. There is always someone interested in poetry. He is expected to give at least 10 public appearances to promote poetry each year of his four-year term. In 2012, Mason made over 30 visits to state libraries or schools. Traveling around the state only to find others like him, reaffirmed his passion for poetry. "I've spoken to audiences of 500 people to only three people," Mason says. "You never know what you are going to encounter, but all are equally valued so you give it all you got. Oftentimes, after a session a person will come up to me and tell me they never had poetry speak to them the way it did when I read it to them."
Mason feels he understands poetry in a way that others may not. He has devoted his life to helping others interpret poems the way he does. He describes himself as someone who always loved to read and listen to poems being recited. He fell in love with words. And he feels it's important to actively promote this love.
"This is articulate human speech," he says. "This is humans talking to you and all you have to do is relax and listen and sometimes that means listening more than once."
Mason has four published books of poetry out. The most recent is entitled, "Ludlow," a verse novel about the violent strike between militia and camp guards and immigrant miners in 1913-14 Trinidad, Colo. Of his own writing, Mason says American history is a subject he has written about often because of its ability to connect to family, self identity and everyday life.
"Ludlow" was awarded the Colorado Book Award for poetry and was voted best book in 2007 by the Contemporary Poetry Review. Mason is also working on transferring that same work into an opera with American composer Lori Laitman. He also corroborated on an opera with Laitman as the librettist based on the book, "The Scarlet Letter".
Along with poetry, Mason also writes book reviews, essays, memoirs and translations. His work has been published in The New Yorker, Harper's, The Wall Street Journal, Poetry, The Nation and The Yale Review to name a few.
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A few days ago, Joan Miller posted "Genea-Bodies: The New Somebodies" at her LuxeGen Genealogy and Family History blog. In this article, she discussed the influence of social media users and, in particular, bloggers. Her experience in promoting the RootsTech conference as an Official Blogger gave her a unique perspective on this issue.
More interesting than the rather short post, however, is a comment from Marian Pierre-Louis, who writes the Marian's Roots and Rambles blog:
Just want to play devil's advocate here. It's all well and good to be recognized but until we can actually make a self-suporting living based on the tremendous amount of work we do, what's the point? All of us work so hard. If we were in corporate america doing what we do we'd all make more than $75k salaries. Until this industry recognizes these individuals with monetary compensation of some sort then it is only self-gratification we gain. I can't eat that. …
Marian makes a great point here that needs to be discussed. Should self-gratification be enough?
Another comment, this from Kerry Scott, author of the ClueWagon blog, agrees:
Marian brings up a good point. When there are so many people working for free, it's hard to turn this into a business (as others have had in other niches).
The conversation continues, and I would recommend that everyone go take a look.
I have been researching my own family history for virtually my entire life. I starting taking clients part-time, really as a way to fund my own research, about five or six years ago. Last year, I was laid off from my job, and decided that I had put in enough ground work to finally make the leap into self-employment as a professional genealogist, full-time. My wife is a stay-at-home mother (our personal decision to do this), so my income fully supports my family. Some months are better than others, but so far we are able to eat.
In order to accomplish this feat, I literally work from the time I wake up in the morning until the time I go to bed at night. I average about six hours of sleep a night. My time is spent researching for clients, creating lectures, writing articles for two columns and several magazines, writing and self-publishing books, and administrative work such as answering emails, marketing, etc. I also find myself tending to think outside of the box in creating new ways to generate income. I have no savings left, and, with a five-year-old daughter, I will need to start thinking in that direction.
One major issue in play here is, I believe, the separation of hobbyists from professionals. Genealogy always starts as a hobby. In many cases, it stays there forever. In far too many cases, the hobbyist never takes the time to educate themselves about proper research techniques, record groups, or even general history of the area in which they are researching.
For professionals such as myself, the process takes much longer. I spend a few thousand dollars a year (now tax-deductible as business expenses) on subscriptions to magazines and journals, memberships to genealogical societies and professional organizations such as the Association of Professional Genealogists, International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, and Genealogical Speakers Guild, research trips, and other forms of genealogy education. I go out of my way to learn everything I can about the research process, new and newly discovered record sources, and even both general and specialized history of the areas in which I work. All of this education pays off for those who hire me, read the articles I have written, and attend my lectures and webinars.
In between these two groups are the "Genea-Bodies," that is, the Geneabloggers. In my experience with most of the bloggers I have met and in reading the blogs I follow, most geneabloggers hold a higher level of education and knowledge of research standards than your average hobbyists. But they often fall just shy of the professional standard of education and research.
Of course, there are exceptions. And for those who disagree with my assessment, I apologize. I can only speak from my own experiences.
However, in general, bloggers are researching their own families, possibly the families of close friends, but rarely accept paid clients. They may attend one or even multiple national genealogy conferences, but not often the several genealogy institutes that offer more in-depth education.
And most importantly, as the comments on the "Genea-Bodies" blog post confirm, they write their blogs because they love it. They are a community–a warm community that I am proud to be on the outskirts of. But being paid was never their goal, and is never their expectation.
Many of the companies that are now tapping into the strength of the geneablogger community, however, do expect to turn a profit. And they do. And the geneablogger community is extremely eager to support these companies, even the fly-by-night companies who create a new website or a new software product that gets surpassed or simply falls behind in that competitive market.
Does the geneablogger community show its obvious strength in supporting its own members? In another comment on the "Genea-Bodies" post, Kerry Scott mentions that she has been met with disapproval by suggesting that other bloggers click on each other's affiliate links when ordering books from Amazon, etc. Clicking on these links costs the buyer absolutely nothing, though the affiliate will make a few pennies.
I have two questions that I would like to propose to the geneablogger community:
(1) Are we willing, not only as a geneablogger community but as a larger community of genealogists, to support each other as fervently as we support the larger corporations?
(2) More importantly, why do some geneabloggers seem to be opposed to those who attempt to earn a living in genealogy-related fields?


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Retribution is in a bit of a mess at the moment. It is very close to being good, but there are two intertwined problems, one with PvP, and one with PvE. I think it might be worthwhile to take a step back, and look at the issues again.
For reference, here is a graph of what the first 20s of a Retribution rotation looks like:
The PvP Problem
To see the PvP problem, look at the area marked "PvP Burst". See how tightly compacted the abilities are. In the space of 4.5s, a Ret paladin gets two auto-swings, all three special attacks, and any assorted seal procs. This is a large amount of burst, and always occurs at the beginning of the rotation.
If you look at the rest of the rotation, you can see how spread out the abilities become. There's lots of empty Global Cooldowns or wasted space. This part of the rotation is much less bursty than those first few seconds. A lot of Ret's problems with burst in PvP would go away if those first 5 seconds looked more like the remaining 15s.
The PvE Problem
The PvE problem is a little more subtle. See the Empty GCDs in the rotation? Retribution is balanced around those GCDs remaining empty, and not contributing any damage. If those Empty GCDs contributed extra damage, the damage of the main abilities has to be lowered in order to keep the total DPS the same.
Taken too far, you end up where Death Knights are. Death Knights get a Strike every GCD, but each Strike only hits for 50% weapon damage. Which is a bit odd for a 2H weapon class, in my opinion. 2H Weapons should hit hard, but hit slowly, which is the model for Retribution Paladins.
Those Empty GCDs are also useful for tossing paladin utility spells, like re-Sealing, Flash of Light, Cleanse, or the various Hand spells. As well, against Undead, Exorcism can be used, emphasizing the Paladin's prowess against the Undead. Finally at the end of the fight, those GCDs are needed for burning down the enemy with Hammer of Wrath .
The main problem here is Consecration. If a Ret paladin can use an Empty GCD for Consecration, they've increased their DPS. Blizzard wants to avoid having to water down the main abilities, so they are trying to prevent Consecration from being used. The current tactic is to try and restrict the Ret paladin's mana, so that the paladin cannot cast Consecration without worrying about running dry.
The problem here is that there is not a lot of room to maneuver. If Retribution doesn't have enough mana for Consecration, they also have trouble being able to cast the non-damage spells, and it's very easy to lose mana from a mistake. That's hurts the flexibility of Retribution, which makes a paladin a paladin. If they have too much mana, they start casting Consecration regularly, and end up with higher DPS than they should.
A Solution
So can we kill two birds with one stone? I think we can. Here is my suggestion:
- Have Judgement, Crusader Strike, Divine Storm, and Consecration share a 3 second cooldown (in addition to their normal individual cooldown).
- Change Judgement as follows:
- Increase cooldown to 12s.
- Increase damage by 20%.
- Change Improved Judgements to increase damage by 10/20%.
- Increase the duration of the debuff to 30s.
- Change Divine Storm as follows:
- Increase cooldown to 12s.
- Make it do Holy damage once again.
- Remove Seal procs from specials, and tune abilities upwards as appropriate. (Not really necessary, but I may as well throw it in.)
The new Retribution rotation would look like:
Note how the problem with PvP burst goes away. Each individual ability hits like a truck, but you can't string a whole bunch of abilities together in a row. The Retribution Paladin hits bone-crushingly hard, but hits slowly, as is appropriate for a 2H class.
For PvE, there's no room to cast Consecration in the basic rotation because of the shared 3s cooldown. You'd have to kick out a Crusader Strike. That means Consecration becomes more appropriate for AoE situations, as it is meant to be. Overall dps remains roughly the same, once abilities are tuned to match the new cooldowns. However, there are still tons of Empty GCDs for the paladin to cast utility spells, Exorcism, or Hammer of Wrath. Judgements of the Wise can be tuned a little higher, giving a Retribution paladin room to breathe, without the danger of contributing additional damage.
Essentially, what we are doing here is creating a Retribution Global Cooldown. The normal Global Cooldown is the limit on how much damage can be dealt in the shortest amount of time. By basically doubling that cooldown for Ret paladin special attacks, we space out the damage, allowing the individual damage abilities to remain powerful, while still leaving room for the utility spells that make a paladin a paladin.
Finally, I don't think this would be very hard to implement. There's no new major mechanics. It's just fiddling with cooldowns and damage. This makes it far more feasible to be implemented before or just after Wrath of the Lich King.


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Kyle was a talented musician, a VW grease monkey, an outdoor software designer, dinosaur-bone collector, and a rigger on Hollywood movie sets. His modest appearance—smudged glasses, tangled hair tied in a Navajo bun, dirty baseball cap, grease-stained jeans, and a sincere smile with a cigarette plugging the space where a tooth used to be—belied himself as a true Renaissance man.
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Another day we went to one of Moab's best crack climbs outside of Indian Creek, an Earl Wiggins masterpiece, Class Act (5.11). None of us could piece together the pumpy lieback. Kyle lit a cigarette, grabbed the rack of cams and sent the thing without so much as a quiver, cough or whimper. Kyle schooled us all.
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The future is now, and the stakes are high.
The 2012 NBA draft is every franchise's opportunity to grab the league's next superstar, but history has proven that only a select few prospects ever reach their full potential.
Sure, Anthony Davis could be the next Hakeem Olajuwon. But he could also go down in history as the next great bust of the hoops world, alongside the Kwame Browns and Michael Olowokandis.
In the NBA, nothing is granted—everything is earned.
In this Bleacher Report Productions series, we compare each 2012 NBA draft prospect to their best-case and worst-case pro counterparts, also offering predictions on how each incoming pro will pan out.
Be sure to sound off and let us know what you think in the comments below. If you like what you see, click here for more from Bleacher Report Productions.


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Recently we had the opportunity to add two recent works by David Hammons to our contemporary installation on the 2nd floor of BCAM, on view through August 28. Earlier this year, two early pieces by the seminal artist were showcased in the exhibition Human Nature—Injustice Case (1970) and a small watercolor from 1968. Both pieces were made in Los Angeles at a time when Hammons was questioning the meaning of the American flag and views of that flag appear in both pieces.
In the same way that a used flag functioned as a found object in Injustice Case, Hammons has consistently sought to make use of found or "poor" materials in his artworks in his days living in Los Angeles after attending Otis Art Institute in the 1960s. Many of Hammons' artworks of the late 1960s and early 1970s are also created with the easily available means of the body as a paintbrush and grease as paint. Injustice Case is perhaps the most well known of these "body prints." The image of the contorted and bound figure at the center of the picture appears not to be afforded the ideals of freedom, equality, and justice for all symbolized by the flag that frames the picture. As in much contemporary art created in this time period, this piece specifically relates to a specific event: the trial of Bobby Seale, a co-founder of the Black Panthers who was on trial in the wake of the 1968 Democratic convention, charged with conspiracy.
Hammons has also made sculptures out of snowballs, elephant dung, hair collected from barber shops, grease from chicken bones, and even light as a material. His most recent exhibition—last spring at L&M Gallery in New York—featured a series of new works in a painterly mode that he has been working with for the last few years, concealed by found material. Using tarpaulin, cloth rags, and even garbage bags, the artist has partially covered large expressionistic paintings on canvas. In this untitled painting, a circular patch is cut through the plastic, and through that hole a glimpse is to be had of sumptuous, bold primary color brushtrokes that look like cumulus clouds or a big 1970s de Kooning canvas. (Though not as colorful as his later work, de Kooning's abstract expressionist brushwork and that of his friend Franz Kline can be seen in works in the modern galleries).
Obscuring his work with pieces that are sometimes filled with torn or otherwise crudely devised holes, Hammons makes for a certain camouflage, as if the painting needs to be obscured in order to work its magic and thusly function as an object of beauty, albeit a conceptual one, that is as interested in ideas of beauty as it is in function and stealth utility.
A brick is also used to hold the painting "in place" so that it tilts on a diagonal and the upper right corner reaches higher than the left as the piece is propped up against the wall, rather than "hung" on the wall. That placement—testing the museum's usual structure of vertically placed paintings—also determines the way in which the found piece drapes and affords the painting another layer of structure and meaning. It is tempting to peel back the draping to get a full view of the colorful canvas surrounded by gray materials. But the whole is grater than the sum of its parts; and to take it in from the given vantage point, stymied in your quest to see Hammons in some traditional painterly light, is the best picture.
Perhaps even more indebted to the imprint process of his earlier body prints, Untitled (Basketball Drawing) is a classic example of an ongoing series of works on paper. In each instance, the drawing is made by repeatedly impressing a basketball against the surface of the paper. Hammons adeptly handles the ball and the graphite, which leaves the final mark. Parts of the surface are dark and others barely there, as if he wields the chance material with the precision of a finely sharpened pencil.
Hammons has often invoked sport in his artworks—most often boxing and basketball. One work, Three Mikes, contains references to Mike Tyson and Michael Jordan. A whole series of sculptures, Higher Goals, reference basketball hoops extended far beyond their usual regulation height. For this work—one of the largest of his many basketball drawings—the artist has made a diptych of the images on paper. Thousands of basketball imprints create a cloud of seemingly organic forms. Upon closer inspection the lines of the basketball can be made out and here and there the logo of the National Basketball Association. The sport here has been reduced to the repetitive gesture of passing the ball against a wall over and over again. The monotony suggested has parallels with the process of making art day after day but also the rich possibility of practice potentially leading to perfection.
Franklin Sirmans, Terri and Michael Smooke Curator and Department Head, Contemporary Art


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New Year's Day is a time for reflection on the past, and a time for assessing one's goals and future plans.
Since I started this blog, I have used it as a way to gauge my professional progress. You can read about my goals from previous years in these earlier posts:
Last year I did not set public goals for myself. I think I meant to do so, but somehow neglected to write the post. Due to this neglect, I will instead note some of my accomplishments in 2011, and set some goals for myself in 2012. (Much more like what I did in the first post above, for 2009/2010.)
I am a bit taken back when I look at what I have accomplished this past year. I managed so much more than I imagined possible a year ago. In no particular order, these are some of the accomplishments of which I am personally most proud:
1. At the end of January 2011, I published the ebook Online State Resources for Genealogists. Within less than a week I had sold about 200 copies, which is far more than I expected. I originally planned to have an update prepared by mid-summer, but this has not yet been completed. I will be working hard this month to have the update finished by the end of January.
2. Also in January, I was reelected to another 2-year stint as Vice-President of the National Capital Area Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
3. In March I completed the 18-month ProGen Study Group educational program. This was very helpful in networking with other "transitional" genealogists over the course of the program. We all certainly learned a lot from each other, and from our mentor J. Mark Lowe, CG.
4. Though I was unable to attend the National Genealogical Society's annual conference in Charleston, South Carolina, in May, it was still a momentous occasion for me. It marked the debut of my publication Genealogy at a Glance: African American Genealogy Research (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2011), and the announcement of the winners of the 2010 International Society of Family History Writers & Editors Excellence in Writing Competition. My article, "Learning from Genealogical Failure," won 1st Prize in the "Newspaper Columns" category.
5. In May, amid a very active blogging discussion concerning professional genealogy, I renamed, revamped, and relaunched this blog. It was originally called "Tricks of the Tree" when I started blogging in 2008, but my blogging was sporadic at best: 7 posts in 2008, 19 posts in 2009, and just 4 posts in 2010. Since the relaunch as "Planting the Seeds" in May, I have written 123 posts!
6. In June I again attended the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research at Samford University (Birmingham, Alabama), completing Elizabeth Shown Mills's "Advanced Methodology & Evidence Analysis" course.
7. In July 2011 I achieved my primary professional goal by becoming a Certified Genealogist(sm) through the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
8. From May through October I worked with the National Park Service researching a community of slaves that once lived on Monocacy National Battlefield. The results of my research are currently being developed into an exhibit that will debut in January 2012, and research is expected to continue in 2012 and 2013.
9. In November the Association of Professional Genealogists announced that I had been elected to the APG Board of Directors, for the Southeast Region for 2012-2013.
10. At the end of November I published my first instructional book, aimed at genealogical lecturers: Show 'N' Tell: Creating Effective and Attractive Genealogy Presentations. Unlike my previous self-published books, this book does not contain transcriptions or indexes of record sources. Completing the writing was a major accomplishment for me.
And now my goals for 2012:
1. Continue to design new presentations. I already have quite a few presentations scheduled for 2012, including two lectures at the 2012 National Genealogical Society annual conference, and four lectures at the 2012 Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research at Samford University. I have all-day workshops of four lectures each scheduled in Oklahoma and Tennessee, and single lectures scheduled in Maryland and Pennsylvania. I also have two webinars for Legacy Family Tree scheduled, and an appearance on the "Research at the National Archives and Beyond" Internet radio show with host Bernice Bennett on BlogTalkRadio.com. However, I would like to create more new presentations, so that I am not merely giving the same presentations over and over again. (You can see all of my currently scheduled future engagements using the Calendar in the right sidebar.)
2. Complete some books that have been sitting on my shelf. I have made significant progress on several books, but have not yet finished them. One of them contains transcriptions of Civil War draft exemptions in Baltimore city, Maryland. Other subjects include St. Mary's County, Maryland, tax papers, and Prince George's County, Maryland, estate inventories. All of these books have been sitting on my shelf.
3. Finish my updated edition of Online State Resources for Genealogy. I have made significant progress to this end, but I really want to take a few days and get this update finished. This involves not only adding new resources, but also a redesign. I also want to make an edition to be used in e-readers. While I am at it, I would also like to make the updates semiannual rather than annual (so hopefully another update in June or July).
4. Get started on some new books. I have a series of books in mind that I have barely started working on, but I really need to hanker down and hammer them out. I won't reveal the subject of this series yet, but I believe that it will be greatly appreciated when complete.
5. Have an article accepted for publication in an academic journal. I have two case studies that I am writing up for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and another that I intend for The Genealogist. I also have an article in mind for a historical journal, probably the Maryland Historical Magazine. In 2012 I would really like to dedicate myself to completing and submitting these articles.
6. Get better at time management. A few months ago, I created a simplified weekly schedule that would provide time for research and writing. So far I have not kept it for even a single week. I really need to get better at this–I am just not very organized when it comes to spending my time productively.
7. Write some magazine articles. I would really like to publish more magazine articles this year than I did in 2011. The popular magazines have room for less advanced descriptions of records and research methodology. I have also been considering writing an article on genealogy (in general) for a non-genealogy magazine. I have not yet decided which magazine would be best.
8. Submit to genealogy writing competitions. There are several writing competitions happening this year. If I can actually write enough entries, I would love to enter them all!
9. Attend the new Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. Registration for GRIP opens in February 2012. The Institute will be held from Sunday, 22 July 2012 through Friday, 27 July 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I am particularly interested in the course "Advanced Research Methods" taught by Thomas W. Jones, Claire Bettag, and Rick Sayre.
10. Find some time to research my family for a change! After all, this is why I got into this mess in the first place. 🙂
Happy New Year!


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood is responding to harsh new laws in the tiny Southeast Asia nation of Brunei by boycotting the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The Motion Picture & Television Fund joined a growing list of organizations and individuals Monday refusing to do business with hotels owned by the sultan or government of Brunei. They're protesting the country's new Islamic Shariah criminal law that calls for punishing adultery, abortions and same-sex relationships with flogging and stoning.
The Motion Picture & Television Fund says it won't hold its annual Night Before the Oscar party at the hotel as it has for many years.
"We cannot condone or tolerate these harsh and repressive laws and as a result support a business owned by the sultan of Brunei or a Brunei sovereign fund associated with the government of Brunei," the fund's directors said in a statement.
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who owns the Beverly Hills Hotel, has praised his country's new laws as a "great achievement."
"The decision to implement the (Shariah penal code) is not for fun but is to obey Allah's command as written in the Quran," the sultan said last week.
Brunei, a conservative country where alcohol is banned and Muslim courts already govern family affairs, began phasing in its version of Shariah that allows for penalties such as amputation for theft and stoning for adultery. Most of the punishments can be applied to non-Muslims, who account for about one-third of the 440,000 people in the oil-rich country.
The most severe punishments — flogging, amputation and stoning — are to be introduced over the next two years.
Others boycotting the Sultan's Dorchester Collection of hotels include Richard Branson's Virgin Group; the Hollywood Reporter, which traditionally holds a starry media breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel; and the Feminist Majority Foundation, which moved its annual Global Women's Rights Awards on Monday from the Beverly Hills Hotel to the nearby Hammer Museum.
Branson tweeted over the weekend that no member of his staff would stay at any Dorchester Collection hotel "until the Sultan abides by basic human rights."
Mavis Leno, co-chair with husband Jay Leno of the Global Women's Rights Awards, said the new penalties for adultery, abortion and homosexuality in Brunei "violate international law and have no place in civilized society."
Members of the Feminist Majority Foundation joined representatives from other civil rights groups Monday afternoon to picket the hotel. Jay Leno was among the protesters.
Dorchester Collection's chief executive said the hotel boycott is misdirected.
"American companies across the board are funded by foreign investment, including sovereign wealth funds," Christopher Cowdray said in a statement.
The Beverly Hills City Council is set to consider a resolution Tuesday calling on Brunei to divest its ownership is the historic hotel.
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I got married last summer. One of the great things about being married is that because so many people have done it, you never have to look far for good advice on building a successful marriage. One thing you hear a lot from family and friends is on the subject of sharing, and how bringing your lives together in happiness and harmony is vital, as is retaining your own individuality and vitality.
This, naturally, got me thinking about file and printer sharing... and to this:
Look familiar?
Perhaps you've had the misfortune of seeing this error message, even though you know full well that Mr. Lappy is connected to the local network. Windows file sharing problems have been an ongoing topic in the Ars OpenForum as long as they've been around. Configuring file and printer sharing, working with multiple users, or even something as basic as getting two machines to find and connect to each other, has long been an exercise in frustration. The problem became even more obvious with Windows Vista: You could look at the clever new "network map" and reliably see your Xbox 360, your wireless router, your Windows logo-compatible network printers and so on, but your actual computers may or may not show up, and clicking on their icon to connect to them may or may not actually work. And that's just file sharing! If you want to use a printer attached to another computer, there are several steps involved, including trips through numerous dialog boxes, driver installation, and altogether too much hassle. You've got to work at it (and maybe be a bit lucky) to get everything running smoothly.
(In other words, it's just like marriage, right?)
I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but Windows 7 shipped around the same time I got married, and it includes a fascinating new technology called HomeGroup. Its goal is really simple: get all your home computers sharing documents, media, and printers with each other, in a way that is both secure and straightforward. But Microsoft also has a deeper aim here: they're trying to finally kill off the decrepit NetBIOS technology that's at the heart of most Windows sharing problems.
So let's have a look at HomeGroup and the technologies involved that make it work. And just to keep things interesting, we'll compare HomeGroup with what Mac OS X offers.
HomeGroup in Windows 7 is the fruition of an idea that'd been around at Microsoft at least as far back as 2002. During the Longhorn development cycle, the Windows development team designed a home-focused network technology called "Castles." The name, which was derived from the late-Middles Ages English saying, "A man's house is his castle," contrasts nicely with the "Domain" model that forms the basis of most business networks. The underlying technology between them was largely the same, but unlike a Windows Domain, a Castle environment would not require a dedicated Windows Server installation with a domain controller, and user accounts would be synchronized between machines.
The ambitions of Castle's designers were as lofty as the rest of the Longhorn team: Windows Update patch distribution and automatic replication of application installs to every computer were both "we'll do it in version 2" features. With the Longhorn development reset in late 2004, the Castle technology and all these ideas disappeared. I think this is for the best. The assumption at the time is that a house might have 2-3 computers that all family members would share. This approach probably sounded good on paper in 2002 and 2003 as the technology was being developed, but nowadays, people living in a house together have "their" computer that only they use. They have some files that they may want to share with everyone else, and other files they don't. The Castle approach would've caused more problems than it solved.
By the time 2005 was underway, Microsoft had already been working on tackling the issue of discovering devices and sharing media over the local network. You name it: wireless access points, network-connected printers, set-top boxes, game consoles—Microsoft had a solution ready to go. Windows Connect Now allowed a computer running XP Service Pack 2 or later to locate and configure a wireless access point; the proprietary Universal Plug and Play protocol (and more recently, Device Profile for Web Services) allows any other type of device to be found and communicated with. The Peer Name Resolution Protocol provides a way for machines on a network to find each other by name without requiring a DNS server or relying on older NetBIOS technology. All of this technology was established by the time Windows Vista came out, and it gave Microsoft all the pieces it needed to make building a local peer-to-peer network really straightforward.
The end result is actually a lot better than Castle's designers could've imagined. Instead of shoehorning the Windows Domain model into a home environment as was originally envisioned, HomeGroup is a fairly simple protocol that is built atop a stack of other technologies that are already in use for connecting devices together. We'll get into the details of that technology later, but first, let's look at the user interface.
The HomeGroup User Interface
With a few exceptions, all setup and configuration of HomeGroup is done inside Windows Explorer. The revised left-hand pane in Explorer is split into five sections; HomeGroup is one of them. It's straightforward enough that you don't have to do anything other than say which of your four Libraries you want to share, and whether you want to also share your printers.
You are then shown a password which other computers will need to join the HomeGroup.
It doesn't really matter which computer starts the process. As long as any computer in the HomeGroup is turned on, it is possible for other computers to join. Computers can leave and re-join any time. No reboot is needed.


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New York Knicks Even Series With Pacers On Carmelo Anthony's Scoring
Carmelo Anthony toughed it out and Indiana suffered the consequences.
Once the NBA's scoring leader got in a rhythm, not even one of the league's best defenses could knock him out of it.
Anthony scored 32 points, 16 of those during a 30-2 New York onslaught in the second half, and the Knicks beat the Pacers 105-79 on Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at one game apiece.
Mired in a 35-for-110 slump over the previous four games, Anthony made six of his last eight Tuesday, including two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.
"He is just a beast of an offensive player and a competitor on the defensive end. He was great tonight," Indiana coach Frank Vogel said.
Iman Shumpert added 15 points, including a sensational follow dunk in the first half, and Raymond Felton scored 14 as the Knicks turned a close game into a blowout over the final 15 minutes.
Paul George scored 20 points for the Pacers, who had a two-point lead and momentum when Vogel called timeout with a little more than three minutes left in the third quarter.
By the time the Pacers got on the board in the final period, the Knicks had opened a 26-point advantage.
"The fourth quarter, we just defensively, we picked up," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "We kept getting stop after stop and then we would rebound the ball and get it up and our offense began to flow like old times. It was kind of nice to see."
Game three is Saturday at Indianapolis.
It was the first time the Knicks scored 100 points in a playoff game since June 9, 1999, when they beat the Pacers 101-94. It was New York's largest margin of victory in the postseason since a 109-75 rout of Detroit on April 24, 1992, according to information provided to the Knicks by ESPN Stats and Info.
"I think for the most part from the start of the game and throughout the whole game, I think we played with a sense of urgency today," Anthony said. "We played the way we've been playing as far as competing at the highest level."
David West scored 13 points for the Pacers, who committed 21 turnovers that led to 32 points, negating their height advantage that loomed so large in their Game one victory.
Indiana had trailed most of the night before taking a 64-62 lead on George Hill's 3-pointer with 3:28 left in the third quarter that capped a 10-4 run, seemingly giving the Pacers the momentum.
Vogel then called timeout with a little more than three minutes left and subbed out center Roy Hibbert.
Seeing the middle open, Anthony came back attacking, first with a drive and then a dunk while drawing a foul that knocked over Hibbert's replacement, Jeff Pendergraph, and the game was never the same.
"It was our timeout," Vogel said. "I usually use that situation to put something in while we have the ball."
New York closed the period on a 10-2 run, Pablo Prigioni, a native of Argentina, opened the fourth with a 3-pointer and a jumper in the lane, drawing chants of "Pablo! Pablo!" and then Anthony put it away.
He hit a jumper and a 3-pointer, and after Tyson Chandler's follow dunk, the NBA's scoring leader converted a three-point play and drilled another 3-pointer before another basket by Chandler made it 92-66, extending the run to 30-2.
"Melo just caught fire," George said.
Tyler Hansbrough got the Pacers on the board with two free throws with 4:48 left, and the Pacers finally made a field goal when reserve Orlando Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 3:07 to go after Vogel had started emptying his bench.
Prigioni and Kenyon Martin finished with 10 points apiece as the Knicks endured another dreadful game from Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith, who was 3 of 15 for eight points.
Anthony finished 13 of 26 and added nine rebounds as the Knicks, pummeled on the boards in Indiana's 102-95 victory in Game 1, finished with a 37-35 advantage.
Indiana had a 44-30 advantage on the boards Saturday. The Game one winner won all six of the series these teams played from 1993-2000, but the Knicks refused to panic, with Woodson not considering a change to a bigger lineup to match the Pacers' size.
It wasn't needed.
"I think we just made a point to team rebound," Chandler said.
The Knicks scored seven straight points midway through the first quarter and led 29-20 at the end of the period. But unlike in Game one, they extended the lead for much of the second.
They got the lead to 11 a couple of times early in the period, once emphatically when Shumpert darted into the lane when Chris Copeland shot a 3-pointer from the other side of the floor, went unchecked toward the rim and grabbed the rebound with one hand and threw it down powerfully, a play that had the Madison Square Garden crowd still buzzing a few minutes later.
"I think I was trying to make a statement," said Shumpert, who didn't even play until midseason after tearing his ACL in last year's playoff opener. "I just wanted to win this game real bad. We needed this game."
Shumpert's jumper late in the quarter capped an 8-0 run and extended the Knicks' lead to 47-34 with 3:46 remaining, but West made a basket before George scored the final six points, his 3-pointer cutting it to 47-42 with 1:16 left, and neither team scored the rest of the way.
Indiana committed 12 turnovers that led to 20 points in the half.
Based on reporting by the The Associated Press.
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A concept designed to connect those who are in relationships at a distance. This usually consist of calling each other to start the movie at the exact same time, making sure every word in the movie is synonymous, and staying on the phone for the full length of the movie in order to get the experience as if your loved one was right beside you.
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