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Obama: McCain can't email, remembers Rubik's Cubes
Barack Obama has told American voters that John McCain is a poor choice for the highest office in the land because he "doesn't know how to use a computer" and "can't send an email." In a new TV ad, the Democratic presidential nominee warns the country that his Republican opponent is still living in a time when Joanie loved …
email is useless?
I've said this before about McCain - while I can understand why a man of his age might not have seen the need to get online for personal use, I find it unacceptable that a man in line for the most important job in his country can't even see the point of email. Email, along with the internet, have absolutely transformed business in his country - read: the US economy - to the point that it's now totally dependent on it. How can he be qualified to make decisions about the failing economy if he can't comprehend a part of it that every 5 year old is familiar with?
For him to be so dismissive makes me wonder what else he "doesn't see as important". I don't see a perfect candidate in this race, but I'm hoping to God that this fool and his bulldog don't get in...
You, sir, owe me a new keyboard!
(El Reg - We *really* need the coffee-sprayed-on-a-keyboard icon!)
Any US President that browses the interweb and sends email
Would be a liability.........
Think of all the time wasted reading El Reg, when he should be concentrating on running the country! :-)
Don't forget, she devolved into a pig ;-)
Did anyone tell McCain what the web is really useful for?
Yep, finding nudey pics of Sarah Palin by the hundred, some of them even almost convincing...
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm thoroughly bored with this election now. How many decades has it been going on? Elect someone already!
He's got people
He's got people to read/write his email. You don't think he makes his own coffee, does his own typing, or all of those other time consuming, menial tasks himself. Do you? Does any of them? If they are making coffee I don't want them in the office of President. They have more important things to be doing.
e-mail useless?
"Then he said email is useless. 'I don't e-mail. I've never felt the particular need to e-mail.'"
My guess is that he gets confused by all of those Viagra and Cialis spam e-mails, so he's given up on e-mail...
Saving on archive costs
Well at least it would save on the cost of archiving his emails in case of later investigations.
We're doomed, but what else is new...
I think they're just hoping we won't notice the next world war spiraling out of our "next Vietnam" we're getting cozily used to, which obviously isn't happening of course, as I am just becoming paranoid due to my bazaar ability to observe the world around me, and take interest in the details of history. But what do I know, I don't have a PHD and therefore cannot comment on anything other than hamburgers, pickup trucks, and coy boys. YEE-HAAA!!! USA!! USA!!
BTW, to my fellow Americans, redneck =/= neo-con/religious nut bag, no matter what the news media would like to make us all think, some of us are actually (everyone sit down please) educated! Too bad the majority seem educated by the news media, books never really very popular with our kind :P Half of our parents have been burning them since the 60's :P
Ugh (keep smiling) :-D
Not sending e-mail
He doesn't say that he doesn't understand it, simply that he feels no need to send e-mail himself. Perfectly understandable: he's had one or more secretaries to deal with that for him for more than two decades! I doubt he feels any need to type, either - not because he doesn't understand the concept, simply because he pays someone else to do it for him.
I feel no need to go out and perform an oil-change, for that matter...
Email is a fad...no, really!
Email appears to be nothing but a fad. Oh, it's very popular with the 30-50 year old set...very popular... but I can't get any of my under-25 friends to use email. They sms, they chat, they sign on to fucking World of Wartcraft and sit around chatting... they do just about anything but email. Email is for fogies.
In all honesty I really don't care. Presidents don't need email and there are very good reasons not to use easily snoopable electronic systems for critical communications. It's not as though I really want a president to be googling for answers or looking things up on wikipedia...or, even worse, editing wikipedia entries all the time.
It's a mix
Some good points, some bad.
I really don't care if McCain doesn't know how to computer or email; the President has secretarial staff for that shit.
But when it comes to understanding the economy & corporate tax cuts, uh-oh. Personally, I hope Obama gets in and then socks it to the wealthy and the corporate sector. Time to let some wind out of their sails.
The biggest stroke against McCain is that he's a Republican. Just look what that party has given the world these last 8 years! There's no reason to believe that it won't be more of the same
The next biggest stroke against McCain is that stupid Palin woman. I wonder if she's ever heard the word "warmonger"? The US has a tradition of electing non-entities as VP because the job is usually a dead end, but given McCain's age, his VP candidate better be someone suited to be president in their own right -- and Palin simply isn't.
Still, it would be amusing, in a rather terror-stricken way, if McCain got elected and then kicked the bucket and Palin became president. I have a funny idea that she wouldn't take kindly to being told what to do by the presidential handlers' team. "Who's President around here, you or me? Now fuck off!"
Americas broken system
Its so scary that McCain can be so complacent to remain ignorant of even fundamental global advances like personal computing and the internet, yet the most powerful country in the world might still empower him to make key decisions that directly affect billions of peoples lives.
Vote for Paris because she is all over the internet.
Americas broken system
Its so scary that McCain can be so complacent to remain ignorant of even fundamental global advances like personal computing and the internet, yet the most powerful country in the world might still empower him to make key decisions that directly affect billions of peoples lives.
Vote for Paris because she is all over the internet.
Totally stupid thing to say
A campaign ad can now quite easily show McCain using a computer to send an email as a backdrop to the main message.
If they used Mutt as the client, with a veritcal split screen showing a Postfix config file open on the other split, that would be hilarious. All they would need to do is focus for a moment on the mail sent notifcation to make the point.
So it's not moderated ...?
Its so scary that McCain can be so complacent to remain ignorant of even fundamental global advances like personal computing and the internet, yet the most powerful country in the world might still empower him to make key decisions that directly affect billions of peoples lives.
Vote for Paris because she is all over the internet.
Yes and no
Yeah, McCain is out of touch. I don't think they need an ad to prove it, and to be honest they're running the risk of alienating a lot of older voters who also, shock horror, don't get the net.
An odd decision to make that ad, IMO.
@ Talbot
I strongly doubt the economy of any country on Urth is "totally dependant on [e-mail]". It might be useful for some high Knob to send a funny picture of a cat licking its penis to the "administrative assistant" pool, but in the real world there are telephones, letters, and actually conversing in person.
Lacks Intellectual Curiosity
Just like Prez. Dubbya. Can you imagine Eisenhower not watching TV?
Linux 'cause it's free.
A President must find his own Chuck Norris jokes, dammit
@Neil Cooper
"Its so scary that McCain can be so complacent to remain ignorant of even fundamental global advances like personal computing "
Yeah, that's real scary! That's the same arrogant presumption that sinks Obama's smug little video.
AC "He's got people" said it. Maybe he's not ignorant of personal computing at all, he just evaluates his time wisely. Maybe McCain has decided that his time is better spent by getting an intern to print out and read all those Chuck Norris jokes to him?
That allows him to multitask. And it sounds like you need to get a life.
(Not a McCain fan - just plain common sense)
Telephones/talking in person require the person to be instantly available. Letters take time to get through the post. E-mail has the advantage of being cheap, quick (generally will be read at least same day, whereas a letter will take 2 days to arrive) and proof-readable (unlike for example a voicemail message).
Paris, because she is also cheap, quick and ermmm..... nope, that one doesn't work....
Hmmm ... if you mean that the Obama campaign has seen the future and is using its tools to communicate with the young people of today, then I guess you're right. But I would have thought that was to be commended, rather than mocked. Metz must be wearing the same lipstick-colored glasses as the Repugnicans if he can't see that.
The major pollsters are just as ludditified* as McCain ... they haven't yet figured out that in order to get relatively accurate poll numbers they need to use the communication tools in use by the voters. Obama's base skews young, yet polls are still taken by dialing people's land lines and asking questions of whoever answers the phone. Until they start calling cell phones, which they are forbidden to do by law, and using Web2.0rhea pipelines, then the polls they produce will be inaccurate, and we'll be looking at a big November Surprise. Who says McCain has narrowed the gap, or is even leading? Oh yeah, right ... the stay-at-homes with land lines. Fair and balanced, to be sure.
*Hey, if you can coin "Web2.0rhea" then I can coin "ludditified".
From the Boston Globe-
McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCain's encyclopedic knowledge of sports. He's an avid fan - Ted Williams is his hero - but he can't raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball.
So yes, let's all laugh at the cripple for not surfing for porn....or being able to toss one off.....a baseball, of course.
Thats nice sock it to the companies and corparate. The same companies that are moving overseas and opening up shops for cheaper labor and force more companies to move call centers to India... great idea only a Democrat can come up with it
Only thing Obama will do with his tax plan is to speed up the recession to the point it spirals out of control. And his plans for Iraq will only lead to a bigger problem later on when we got Desert Storm Pt 3 after some nutter that makes Sadam look like a charity worker takes over.
Personally if Obama wins I wish some other country maybe Canada or Mexico comes invades destroys this sham of a government and helps rebuild it.
I'm not a republican but in my eyes Mc Cain is the lesser of 2 evils.
Come on, is the reg becoming the NY Times?
Come on now... I thought the UK didn't care about US politics. Get a grip.
though not tech savvy but he sure supports riaa
that's why riaa's winning but of people who don't understand technology... anyway mccains has been brib'd by riaa for contributions and votes.
Re: E-Mail is a fad.
"Email appears to be nothing but a fad. Oh, it's very popular with the 30-50 year old set...very popular.... but I can't get any of my under-25 friends to use email. They sms, they chat, they sign on to fucking World of Wartcraft and sit around chatting... they do just about anything but email. Email is for fogies."
Hey, I saw someone under 25 using e-mail just a few days ago. I mean, admittedly, they were using it to send and receive texts to/from my phone (to save on texting fees) but other than that..umm...hmm... well, point taken 8-).
I've got to admit, I don't use E-Mail too much. I've sent/received over 100 texts so far this month, and as for my e-mail: 1) SPAM! (Like 500 a day or something similary ridiculous). Good thing I have a GOOD Bayesian spam filter. 2) securityfocus and a few related mailing lists. 3) "Your bill is due!" (even though I'm on autopay). 4) My sister sends out the odd E-Mail to a fat list of addresses, mainly to accomodate older relatives who aren't into texting.
A question
So, is Obama a crackberry addict?
McCain's computer skills
Everyone please note that it has been fairly common knowledge in the US that McCain does not use a computer because his war injuries to his shoulders make it extremely difficult to use a keyboard or mouse. When you see him standing with one hand holding the other or otherwise not moving them about those too are because doing otherwise is painful.
Obama taking this line opens him to a blistering counterattack.
What is the Advantage?
What difference does it make if the old fucker doesn't use email? It doesn't really help anyone - in fact studies show that email only increases stress and reduces the amount of actual work/problem solving that people get done. Many years ago people already knew that email didn't really improve efficiency - email is fun, but it doesn't really help anything. Only young people believe in the power of email.
So don't give the old bastard too much of a hard time for not using email. He'll be dead in a year or two anyway so it won't matter.
Its not the technology....
...its the idea of a person who doesn't really keep up on things. This makes him vulnerable to influence, like a puppet.
We're seeing the same thing with Palin. She's sharp but has to be intensively worked by the 'communications staff' to get her to the point where she sounds even half credible. What we end up with is someone who proposes exactly the same policies as Bush -- the same people are preparing the position papers and supplying the information so we end up with the same results.
You need to keep your eyes and ears open. By all means rely on others but always have a way of fact checking -- doing QA on what you're told.
Paris --- because underneath that fake porn star exterior is someone who really is very sharp. (Maybe Paris should be VP?)
"Things have changed in the last 26 years. But McCain hasn't."
That's right, he hasn't changed God or preacher in 26 years.
The reason McCain doesn't physically use email is that he was horrifically tortured by the Vietnamese back in the 1970s, and can't use the keyboard without pain. He gets his wife or an assistant to operate the computer while he reads and responds. You know, much like most modern CEOs.
The Obama campaign, while able to use email, can't manage to do a Google search to find this out ( the story is old enough that it turns up in a lot of places). Or they did, and planned to use a person's disability for political gain. An you fell for it.
McCain vs Mongrel
Let's be honest here. Most White American will not be voting for a Obama aka Michael Jackson version 2.2. Obama claims to be a pure Black. He also denies that he is a Muslim even though his father is a Muslim, and he was raised and education in a Islamic school.
I can't see him becoming a leader in America. My family lives in northern part of America, and as far as I know everyone down there is anti-Bush right now, and non of them like Republican party. Nevertheless, they are not willing to vote for a person because they don't believe a mix race man can run this country or even his own life for that matter.
Linux because it doen't believe in race.
The advantage of a president browsing the net ...
... is the he is not damaging the economy or blowing people up. The down side is that someone else will do that for him.
There are few things as funny as liberals picking on a crippled man, especially one who sustained his condition while being tortured.
From Forbes in 2000:
In certain ways, McCain was a natural Web candidate. Chairman of the Senate Telecommunications Subcommittee and regarded as the U.S. Senate's savviest technologist, McCain is an inveterate devotee of email. His nightly ritual is to read his email together with his wife, Cindy. The injuries he incurred as a Vietnam POW make it painful for McCain to type. Instead, he dictates responses that his wife types on a laptop. "She's a whiz on the keyboard, and I'm so laborious," McCain admits.
(Paris, because her energy plan is very much like McCain's.)
Lacking Anything? Just Share what you Want on the Internet and IT will dDeliver? :-)
"In July, McCain told The Times he's badgering himself to at least master the art of reading a web page. "I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself," he said. "I don't expect to be a great communicator, I don't expect to set up my own blog, but I am becoming computer literate to the point where I can get the information that I need.""
Hell, John Boy, the Internet Thing is Lead Governance ... where have you been all these years ..... Confined in Closed Quarters under Sealed Orders?
"Email appears to be nothing but a fad. Oh, it's very popular with the 30-50 year old set...very popular... but I can't get any of my under-25 friends to use email. They sms, they chat, they sign on to fucking World of Wartcraft and sit around chatting... they do just about anything but email. Email is for fogies." ... By Anonymous Coward Posted Friday 12th September 2008 20:40 GMT
I agree, AC, and on the Register is Email dDelivered to Everyone For Free Cloaked as Comments on Relative Relevant Matters of and in AI Fields of Mutual ConCERN. :-)
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Some for Gordon to stuff in his pipe and smoke. If he closes his eyes and ZerodDaydreams a little, he will See Beta/Better. The Challenge is always Virtually Intellectual and never in the Thuggishly Physical.
The Obvious Awkward Question is always who is Providing Players with their IntelAIgents or do they Suffer from Lacking Intellectual Curiosity too, although that is a Blanket Charge which Very Few could Escape and Ignore or Deny?
Obama Can't Google...
Fine job of ignorance folks! McCain can't use a keyboard or comb his hair due to injuries sustained when tortured by the North Vietnamese. As for how important it is to send an e-mail by a president Clinton sent only two during his eight years in office. Obama is a poor excuse for a candidate. Less than 150 days of experience in the Senate and he is already the number three recipient of donations from the failing Fannie Mae. His personal attacks and his inexplicable desire to run against Palin only shows how stupid he is.
@ Franklin / Not dependent on e-mail...
Then try monitoring the reaction of an entire company when e-mail is unavailable and they can no longer send tender documents, manuals, site plans, projects notes, photographs, expense forms or anything else by e-mail. Even for a few hours.
So no, while not *dependent* on e-mail, as 'phone, fax and letters can be used, many businesses are still enormously reliant on it. Not understanding or appreciating this is a serious problem.
The irony! It's killing me! (Not really. It's just the chemtrails)
" flashing images of[:]
a dumbbell-sized mobile phone"
Clones of similar designs are still manufactured to this day. Unlike their ultra-miniturized, "modern" counterparts, they have retained their casing size in order to actually take advantage of advancements in battery technology, giving users useful real-world talk and standby times. They aren't terribly popular because they're not cool or hip or bitchin or whatever the hell it is now, and they can't be rammed into the hip pockets of tight jeans.
"a vinyl record player"
OK, I'm not going to open up this debate, let's just leave it at "At least I can make copies with it in whatever manner I choose"
"a monochrome monitor"
I would place good money on the idea that 65-70% of devices that use color panels would actually function better with monochrome ones. Yeah that's right, your SMS messages read just the same whether they're black-on-white or gray-on-green. Also see the products marketed under the e-Ink brand.
"Rubik's cube"
Last time I checked the stickers are still fun to peel off and stick back on.
Someone with a proper command of any of those older technological paradigms can still outclass most modern end users in exacting functionality from their equipment.
I'm no McCain fan, but this just further confirms my opinion that "Obama" is merely a brand sold to a target (apparently Web 2.0 using) audience. Whoever controls that brand may soon control the nation.
What do you call 1000 politicians at the bottom of the ocean...
it's a lie
he is just saying this so when all those embarrassing emails get leaked he can claim they must be fake because everyone knows he doesn't email
@cirby & AC "Hilarious" & all the other torture whingers above
Dragon Naturally Speaking, muppets? The idea that you need to use a keyboard to send an email is woefully inaccurate; there are a lot of packages out there that assist people with specific disabilities to use computers.
And Martin Usher is right; it's not whether he handles email or other forms of electronic communication, it's that he appears to be completely oblivious to their importance (and they are VERY important). Nick Ryan's also right - I've seen exactly the same in the construction sector, and that's quite a conservative industry; and that's before you get onto things like tenders that have to be submitted via a secure website and stuff like that. Not "getting" electronic communication is a serious flaw.
Quote: "...thought the UK didn't care about US politics"
Yeah? Like we didn't care that Blair's arselicking support for Dubya led us into two semi-legal foreign wars in which hundreds of our young men have been killed for virtually no gain?
Yeah? Like we don't care that the 'Murcann sub-prime mortgage fiasco has pushed the world to the brink of recession and sent at least one of our banks crashing down at vast expense to the UK taxpayer?
Yeah? Like we don't care that the Bush administration has found politically expedient for the USA to insist on Brits being extradited to the USA on the flimsiest of accusations while if we want a USA citizen deported to the UK, the 'Murcanns smile and politely tell us to fuck off?
And half a hundred other examples...
Of course we care about US policy - it affects almost every aspect of our daily lives.
As to McCain, email and the internet, the remarks attributed to him smack more of bad PR than anything else. But I bet his 'pig-in-lipstick' running mate knows about the web - her puffy little face, too-tight clothes, and three inches of fat cleavage are calculated wank-fantasy for millions of saddo rightwingers.
"There are few things as funny as liberals picking on a crippled man, especially one who sustained his condition while being tortured."
ISTR He was tortured after being captured bombing farmers half way round the World in the Second Indochina War. Tough titty, John-boy. Now if the Vietcong had kidnapped him in Colorado and tortured him in Taiwan.....
really you we let these people have the vote?
Nevertheless, they are not willing to vote for a person because they don't believe a mix race man can run this country or even his own life for that matter.
about sums up the American populace imo...
@ Nick Ryan & Franklin / Not dependent on e-mail...
Nick, you took the words out of my.. erm, fingers I suppose...
The company I work with lost email access for 6 hours earlier this year - major City financial institution - and the first thing everyone said when they called the helpdesk was "I cant work". Yes, there are alternatives, but email is now the standard form of communication for a very large sector of the economy.
Time = Money | Emails = Speed
Looks like the Democrats are going dirty
Good it's about time. In the past they've lost elections due to playing by some sort of false moral rules.
I agree, I think his age is a BIG factor. McCain goes on about Obama's inexperience but what's the point of experience if it's all out of date.
Obama's campaign shows his ability to use and understand new technology and in a world where the US is dropping further and further behind due to less focus on technology and engineering this can only be a good thing.
While America doesn't lead the world in these areas, the wealth of it's wealthy individuals will continue to be moved out of the American economy in investment to the companies/departments in countries that are leading the way. Think what happened to the car industry and how it moved to Japan and apply it across the board.
There's only so long a company can survive if it stops creating the things that generate the wealth in the first place.
Fascist Puppets Do as commanded
Totally irrelevant. Both candidates are big business flunkies, trying thier best to pass themselves off as genuine FOLKS. What a load. Just in case you were not paying attention, A Lincoln destroyed this country long ago.
I hate it. For one-on-one communication, what can you do with email that you can't do with a cell phone and voice mail?
Email became popular in a world that only had pagers and 56k modems.
And in the real world....
"The reason he doesn't send email is that he can't use a keyboard because of the relentless beatings he received from the Viet Cong in service to our country. . . . McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes."
And how about this:
"In certain ways, McCain was a natural Web candidate. Chairman of the Senate Telecommunications Subcommittee and regarded as the U.S. Senate's savviest technologist, McCain is an inveterate devotee of email. His nightly ritual is to read his email together with his wife, Cindy. The injuries he incurred as a Vietnam POW make it painful for McCain to type. Instead, he dictates responses that his wife types on a laptop. "She's a whiz on the keyboard, and I'm so laborious," McCain admits. "
Trouble with lefties, they are allergic to facts.
Paris, because she has more sense than lefties and liberals.
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The Montana State Genealogical Society (MSGS) was founded in 1989 to promote the "study of genealogical and historical research within the State of Montana." The Society's library is located in the Lewis & Clark Public Library in Helena, the state capital and county seat of Lewis and Clark County. It is located on the southern border of the state. The MSGS website contains some online resources, which are accessible from the homepage. Click on the Montana State Death Indexes link to open a page from which you can access the Pre-1954 death indexes. Then click on the title link to access the Earliest Montana Death Records through 2002.The Montana Bureau of Vital Statistics and MSGS collaborated to computerize the Pre-1954 death indexes. The Bureau arranged for the copying of the original vital records books and provided those copies to the Society. Many early deaths in Montana were not recorded on the local or state level. The earliest death in the index was recorded in 1882. These data files are grouped in one file for the pre-1900 dates and in ten-year increments for the period from 1900 on. The data fields for these indexes include Index Number, Last Name, First Name, Middle Name, Sex, Age, Location, County Number, County Name, Item Number, Day, Month, Year, Date of Death and Comments. Definitions for the 56 Montana County Codes have been provided on the database webpage. It should be noted that the records for the period from the early 1800's to 1918 have no county designations. To get this information you will need to contact the Montana Bureau of Vital Statistics. The Montana State Death Index 2003 to 2007 is only available on a CD, which can be purchased from MSGS. The files are in Excel format, and contain more than 41,000 Montana death certificates filed during this five-year period.Norske Marriage & Naturalization RecordsPart 1- Eastern Montana Marriage Records IndexThis database is indexes marriage records of Blaine, Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley and Wibaux Counties of Montana, which were included in the book Norske In Montana by Richard Fretheim. As described on the website, the database is a "continuation of the search for the records of those Norwegian immigrants and Norwegian /Americans who came to the Territory/State of Montana during the settlement years." The data fields in the records (for both grooms and brides) are as follows: name, place of residence, age, place of birth and parents' names, date and place of the marriage, county of issue and document number of the marriage license.Part 2 - Eastern Montana Naturalization RecordsThis database indexes naturalization records of Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley and Wibaux Counties. They represent ten of the twelve counties included in Norske In Montana. The data in the records includes Identity (name, place and date of birth), Route (last foreign residence (LFR), place and date of departure, name of ship(s) taken, place and date of entrance to the United States), and Document number (place and date filed of the Declaration of Intention or Petition for Naturalization and number and date of the Certificate of Naturalization). The researcher should note that, for the period from 1900 to 1930, naturalization documents for a single individual might be found in as many as three different courthouses, while residing at the same address.1930 Census Index for MontanaThe 1930 census index is organized by county. Montana had 56 counties in that year. Click on the County Link to access each index. The data fields in each index are: line, surname, given name, county number, enumeration district number, city/township, page number, sheet number, and comments. It is a work in progress.
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AT MECA, sculpture is broadly defined. It's always 3D, it always has a point-of-view and always expresses something from within the artist. Beyond that, there's plenty of room for interpretation. Sure, you'll work in traditional mediums like stone, clay, wood and glass - but your materials may come from the grocery store vegetable isle, the fabric store or even the trash can. You may even blur the lines so much that your sculpture becomes something you wear - or even the room itself. What's certain is that you'll develop your individual process and deep understanding of technique as you create meaningful art.
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Rob Doane, 2013
HometownEssex, Connecticut
Sculpture: Rob Doane, 2013
Where were you before coming to MECA?
Before coming to MECA I was living in Seattle, Washington, volunteering at Artist Trust, an arts organization, and taking classes at Pratt Fine Art Center.
What brought you to MECA?
I applied to MECA on a whim after discovering that there was an art school in Portland. After visiting and taking a tour I decided to attend.
What surprises have you encountered with your education here?
I never thought I would work with performance or make video but they are now two of the mediums that I am most interested in.
What is the best thing you've learned in terms of real world experience while being here?
The best thing I have learned at MECA in terms of real world experience is how important it is for an artist to be a self-promoter. No one else is going to do it.
How would you describe your art making style?
My art making style is conceptual. I'm really interested in quantum physics and the theory that all things are made of the same basic particles. This creates a connection between all humans that we cannot detect on the surface of things or within each other. Time and space act as barriers to the realization of this connection. Through my artwork I aim to transcend time and space revealing an interconnection between people. Being conscience of this connection will create compassion for the viewer.
What inspired you to choose a major in sculpture?
I just knew. It's the way my brain and body work, visually and physically. I made my first ever 3D piece in the 3D fabrication class and I was 100% sure.
How has MECA helped you network outside of the school?
MECA has helped me network outside of the school in many ways. It began in FY-In, when working with Space Gallery, which led to an internship there during the following semester. I got to know many people in the Portland arts community. One of the best resources is the visiting artist program. I have had several studio visits with visiting artists and their feedback has been incredibly useful.
What are your future goals and dreams?
Graduation is up there and I am going to be applying to MFA programs for next academic year. After that I'm going to make the artist thing happen.
How has MECA helped you form these goals?
Without MECA I would not have developed the skills and confidence necessary to pursue an MFA or become a working artist.
What expectations do you have from MECA in helping you achieve these goals?
I expect MECA to have the adequate resources to support the application process to MFA programs and to maintain an alumni and faculty network to support my artistic career.
What are some other hobbies/interests you have?
I round out my studio practice with surfing, my other passion. I also practice yoga, swim, run, and cycle -- when I make time -- to stay in shape for surfing.
Ling-Wen Tsai
Ling-Wen Tsai was born in Taiwan where she spent the first twenty-five years of her life before coming to the United Stats. Her practice spans a broad range of media, and her work has taken the form of installation, performance, video, photography, painting, drawing, and combinations of these media.
In recent years, Tsai has begun to integrate sound/music and body/movement into her artistic practice, and has been collaborating with artists, musicians and composers, such as Lior Navok (Israeli composer), Tracey Cockrell (sound artist), George Winston (pianist/composer), I.S.Q: Improvisational String Quartet, Nathan Kolosko (guitarist/composer), Carl Dimow (flutist/composer), and Deborah Wing-Sproul (artist.) These collaborative efforts have manifested themselves in many of her recent works and exhibitions: "one/another" at SPACE Gallery, Portland, Maine and Tampopo ArtSpace, Tanian, Taiwan; "overlaps," Month of May Performance Series at 179 Canal Street, NYC; "I.C.U.: Intensive Care Unit" at Portland Performing Arts Center; "New Gallery Concert Series" at Community Music Center of Boston; "Metamorphosis of Meditation" with ISQ: Improvisational String Quartet, ICA at Maine College of Art; "The Old Photo Box" at Goethe-Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. Selections from her collaborative video work "Water & Wind" with composer Nathan Kolosko were featured at numerous international venues, from Maine to New York to Portugal.
Internationally and nationally, some of Tsai's select exhibitions have included "The Place," Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France; "Tainan Phenomena," Tainan, Taiwan; Merhaba Baghdad, Qasim Sabti Gallery, Karada, Baghdad, Iraq; "The Crossing of Time and Environment," Toshei Village, Tainan, Taiwan; "International Exhibition of Women's Art," SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY; "Regional VI" at ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL; "MOAK 4 State Regional," Springfield Art Museum, MO; "Nadadada" (performance art festival), Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO; "Bird," Open Press Ltd, Denver, CO; and "Associations," Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
MFA Sculpture, Washington University, St. Louis (Honors)
BA Studio Art, Webster University, St. Louis (Honors)
BS Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Vivian Beer '00
HometownEllsworth, Maine
Furniture maker Vivian Beer credits Maine College of Art for giving her a formal, Bauhaus-style art education that continues to enrich her design practice with key methodologies, especially abstraction.
Growing up in rural Maine, the development of hand skills and the making of objects was a part of Vivian's everyday life. This understanding of design as a hands-on process has influenced the format of both process and product throughout her career. Vivian tiptoes through contemporary design, craft and sculptural aesthetics, sampling from each one. She deftly counterbalances a strong knowledge of contemporary furniture design with the history of industry and architecture to create furniture that intends to transform our expectations of and relationships to the domestic landscape.
After graduating with a degree in sculpture from MECA, she earned a master's degree at Cranbrook and then an artist residency at Penland. She has shown work at The Mint Museum, Fuller Craft Museum, SOFA Chicago, Palm Beach 3, and The International Contemporary Furniture Fair. She lives and works in Manchester NH, teaches and exhibits nationally and internationally. The City of Portland, Maine commissioned her to create two public art sculptures for Winslow Park.
Sculpture Alumni - Vivian Beer '00
What are some of the career paths for someone who majors in Sculpture?
Most BFA sculpture graduates will need to find employment to support their studio life independently of their sculpture production until they achieve sufficient recognition to sustain their studio practice by selling work. As the art market is unpredictable based on the fickle nature of the economy, public taste and popular style, most artists/sculptors need to be diverse in their approach to employment. Most take part time jobs to free their time to work in the studio. Some go on to graduate school and earn a Masters of Fine Arts degree which gives them more time to refine and polish their skills. Generally MFA graduates find work in teaching.
Depending on kind of sculpture background, expertise could result in many diverse career paths or studio support. Some examples: performance/video artists do video production, stage craft, theatre work, costume design, acting. Sculptors who make objects find technical work in foundries, welding shops, wood shops, assisting other artists, stage and exhibition craft. Some sculptors have shops and become tradesmen/women. With interpersonal skills and love of sharing, some become teachers, public school, private school, college levels. Some sculptors work in community rehab, public engagement through community arts events. Sculptors with interests in site as a medium, interventions and installation art, often assist architects, work in landscape design as designers and laborers. Sculptors who can earn by their studio do sculpture, exhibit work, do commissioned work. S
How do you prepare your students for the real world?
We teach material and technical skills, train students in critical awareness, Encourage clear speaking and writing about works. We go to sculpture exhibitions, attend lectures on the field, visit with professional/practicing artists in their studios or have them visit our studio.
What are the prerequisites to major in Sculpture?
Completing the foundation program plus two semesters in a sculpture elective
Will I be able to incorporate other media or interests with my work as a Sculpture major?
Yes, contemporary sculpture can and most often is interdisciplinary, bringing together diverse interests
What are some of the classes that are offered in your department?
In addition to material skill based studio electives like Welding, Metal Casting, Wood Sculpture and Stone Sculpture, the sculpture program offers theme based courses like Performance Art, Public Art, Figure Sculpture, and conceptually driven courses like Form and Content, Defining Gravity, and Temporal Structures. Elective courses are offered on a rotational bases over the course of two to three year cycles. The Sculpture Major III and IV is comprised of two semesters of advanced study/ self assigned work, with advisement in the third year and two semesters in the senior year. An Introduction to the Sculpture Discipline course provides an in-depth look into the history and evolution of sculpture ideas through all time and is taken once during the two majoring years.
What are some of the unique aspects of this program?
Sculpture is a time-based discipline that is couched in an investigation of concepts through material, form and spatial engagements.. While it can be many things from making objects, designing sites and installations, being a performance artist, producing video, work is made in-the-round. It is a three dimensional art form that is dimensionless in height, width and depth. The individual artist chooses the formal means to advance their concepts.
What are your facilities like?
Sculpture has four studios: Majors studio, Welding/Foundry studio, Elective studio, Plaster and Mold Making studio.
Elective students use all these studios except the Majors studio is reserved for advanced students. Majors use all the studios. The Elective studio is designed to support all kinds of materials and is equipped with a selection of stationary power and hand tools. There is a complete selection of wood and stone working tools. Plaster, clay modeling and diverse materials are supported too.
The Metal Studio is equipped with stationary and hand power tools for working metal. This includes electric MIG, Arc and TIG welding, also Oxy-Acetelyme gas torch welding, two coal forges, a furnace, melting capacity of 200 Lbs bronze metal, gas kiln for burnign out molds for lost wax casting.
The plaster/mold making studio has sink/tubs for water, is ventilated for dusts and served with counters and tables for working plasters, cements and investment materials. Because of its location and ability to be darkened it doubles as a projection room for viewing digital and slide projections.
The Majors studio has benches for each Major, is designed with open work spaces and includes flat partitions for making and viewing flat work in support of sculpture.
What are some examples of internships your students have done in the past?
Sculpture students have worked in the June Fitzpatrick Galleries as installers and receptionists. Sculpture students have served locally as museum guards, recently one is making props for a special ICA production
How many students (juniors and seniors) do you typically have in your major?
It fluctuates. Right now we have 12 seniors graduating, and next year 12 new Juniors. While the Junior class is small this year, the average 9 - 12 Juniors and 9 - 12 Seniors
Can you give me some examples of Artist at Work in your department?
Two are working in the ICA as either receptionists or exhibition preparators. One is finishing a sculpture commission for a private funerary monument, two are doing commissioned sculptures for NAMI a regional branch of a national mental health organizations.


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The world's most powerful turtle, Senator Mitch McConnell recently stuck his neck out to explain to a constituent why he was opposed to legislation, sponsored by Ron Paul and Barney Frank, which would legalize marijuana at the federal level. McConnell's reasoning? Weed Kills…
"Because of the harm that substances like marijuana and other narcotics pose to our society, I have concerns about this legislation. The detrimental effects of drugs have been well documented: short-term memory loss, loss of core motor functions, heightened risk of lung disease, and even death," McConnell wrote.
Everything about that statement seems accurate except for one common misspelling. I think the harmful substance McConnell described is spelled B-O-U-R-B-O-N and T-O-B-A-C-C-O, which Kentucky produces in abundance. The CDC reported 24,518 alcohol-induced deaths for the last year data was available. Cannabis-induced death doesn't exist as a statistical category, though in fairness to prohibitionists, Funyun-induced death is very much an issue considering our nation's obesity problem.
Nevertheless, many officials agree with McConnell. The Obama administration has been aggressive in shutting down medical marijuana operations, drug arrests during Obama's first year in office were higher than they were in George Bush's first year, and federal funding for the War on Drugs has risen.
Maybe the President, who like the two presidents before him has had experience with recreational drugs, believes that the state has to forcibly intervene lest young people be led down the same path he's traveled. If only Barack Obama's youth included an arrest record instead of benign neglect, he wouldn't have to deal with people like Mitch McConnell today. He's just protecting Americans from the outrageous stress that an arrest-free youth can bring in successful adulthood.
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text: Ora Mae Raymer, age 92, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Wednesday, (November 27, 2013) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY. She was born on February 26, 1921 in Caneyville, KY, the daughter of the late Eck and Liza Smith Mudd. She was a homemaker and loved cooking for friends and family and who was especially noted for her "Fried Pies". She was one of the oldest members of Rabbit Flat Church. She is survived by four step children; Lemar Tomes (Cathy), Loretta Pierce (Randall), Wayne Tomes (Wanda) and Clifton Tomes (Robin), 9 step grandchildren, 2 special friends that are also her sisters-in-law, Elsie Raymer and Jewel Tomes, several beloved nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Other than her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands, Bud Raymer and Harlan Tomes, she was also preceded in death by her siblings; Janie, Leona, Chole, Anderson "Diddle", Martha, Virgle, Ernest, Vernie and Eugene "Gene". Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, (November 30, 2013) at the Rabbit Flat General Baptist Church in Caneyville. Bro. Clifton Tomes will be officiating. Burial will be in the Rabbit Flat Church Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Dermitt Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday and at the church from 9:00 a.m. Saturday until time of services.


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'Night Theater' Is New Attraction at Trailside Nature & Science Center
Mountainside, NJ – Have you ever wondered which critters make all those sounds you hear outside at night? The newly renovated Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside has an exhibit to help identify those chirping, hooting and otherwise assorted noises.
The Night Theater, a seven-minute multi-dimensional presentation, takes you on a walk through the woods at night. Along the way, you will meet animals, birds and insects that find the evening hours to their liking. Produced by Monadnock Media, Inc. of Sunderland, Massachusetts, this unique activity is aimed at children of all ages. Not only is it a feast for the eyes, it is educational and proves there is no reason to be afraid of the dark!
"Union County couldn't be prouder of the new Trailside," said Freeholder Chairwoman Bette Jane Kowalski as she described the new exhibits. "It's the perfect place to bring your children or grandchildren for an afternoon of fun and learning."
Along with the Night Theater, visitors can experience new "Please Touch" exhibits, which are part of the Center's total renovation and remodeling completed in September, 2006. Each exhibit illustrates the natural wonders of the Watchung Reservation, the 2,000-acre preserve that is home to the Trailside Nature and Science Center. You will marvel at the 34-foot-tall beech tree that greets you upon arrival and look among its branches for hidden animals and birds. Listen to the bubbling waterfall at the base of the tree and get an up-close view of the live turtles, snakes and fish that swim in the newly-created ponds.
Trailside Nature and Science Center, located at 452 New Providence Road in Mountainside, is a facility of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. It is dedicated to providing the highest quality environmental education in the Central New Jersey region.
Admission to the exhibits is free, every day between the hours of 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Workshops, classes and special events are on-going throughout the year.
For further information, call 908-789-3670, or visit the Union County website at www.ucnj.org.


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Earlier today, Clean Diesel Technologies (CDTI) announced that Honda Motor (HMC) is now selling its 2013 Accord Hybrid and Accord Plug-In Hybrid, featuring CDTi's high-performance Mixed Phase Catalyst, MPC, technology. The Hybrid is expected to begin production in the U.S. this summer with sales commencing in the U.S. in the fall while the Plug-In Hybrid model has recently become available for sale in the U.S. Along with the Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid models, CDTi also provides its catalyst solutions to Honda for North American versions of their four- and six-cylinder Accord as well as the Acura TSX. In Mid-day trading, Clean Diesel Technologies shares are up by 9.6% to $1.27.
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According to sources, Honda is in talks with several suppliers besides Takata about securing replacement parts for vehicles that have been recalled over defective air bags made by Takata, The Wall Street Journal reports. One source says Honda is close to finding "at least" one other supplier.
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Canad Inns Stadium (formerly Winnipeg Stadium) is a Canadian football stadium located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The stadium, named for hotel chain Canad Inns, and originally completed in 1953, seats 29,503 for football.
It has been the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL since 1953 and the Winnipeg Rifles of the Prairie Football Conference and has also been home to various incarnations of the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Winnipeg Whips (AAA Montreal Expos farm team) baseball teams. Canad Inns Stadium hosted the opening ceremonies of the 1999 Pan-American Games.
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MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) - Experts say the worst may not be over as rescuers scour the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano for victims today.
The mountain was rocked by an eruption that spewed clouds of searing ash, killing at least 28 villagers including an old man known as the mountain's spiritual gatekeeper.
The blast eased pressure that had been building up behind a lava dome perched on the volcano's crater, but experts say the dome could unleash deadly gases and debris if it collapses.
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Oct 25, 2012 7:02 PM by Andy Koen
El Paso County has just released a new app for smart phones and tablets that allows users track the 2012 election results in real time. The software was designed by members of the county information technology department.
Election results can be customized so that any particular race can be given the top spot on the screen. There will also be notices given as to when updated results can be expected.
Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams says no other county in the state has created such an application.
"One of the things we want to do in El Paso County is to make things as easy as possible for members of the public," Williams said. "So, this app was developed with the idea that not everyone may care about every race."
Williams also says the software is extremely secure because it only access data from the clerk and recorders website.
"There is not a connection from the counting equipment to the internet in any fashion," Williams explained.
Volunteers at the clerk's office have been busy processing all of the mail-in and early voting ballots. Williams estimates about 60,000 people have already cast their vote. The volunteers are only processing the voted ballots. They won't officially count the vote until election night.
To access the application, visit http://www.elpasocountyelection.com from any smartphone, tablet or other mobile device. From there, simply click the "Elections" tab. Note: the this address is intended for smart devices and may not work on laptops or desktop PC's.
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Early pumpkin beers brew dismay among drinkersBy MICHAEL FELBERBAUM
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Pumpkin beers are on display for sale at a Whole Foods Market in Richmond, Va. Labor Day may be considered the unofficial end of summer, but some craft brewers couldnt even wait until then to roll out their pumpkin and other fall seasonal beers. Many already have been in stores and on taps for a month.RICHMOND, Va. Its bad enough that back-to-school comes in June, and Halloween arrives in July. And of course we all know Christmas begins in September. But now even the craft beer industry is caving to seasonal creep. For this year, the beer drinkers harbinger of autumn pumpkin ales apparently couldnt hold off until the pumpkins actually ripened.
Labor Day may be considered the unofficial end of summer, but some craft brewers couldnt even wait until then to roll out their pumpkin and other fall seasonal beers. Many already have been in stores and on taps for a month. And not all beer drinkers are saying, Cheers!
Everyone likes pumpkin beer, but you dont want it to come too soon. I definitely like to drink it in the appropriate season, says Nate Marsden, 23, of Boston, who nonetheless recently gave in to the temptation of his favorite seasonal brew, Pumking, an imperial pumpkin ale from Southern Tier Brewing Co.
Hes got company. Beer connoisseurs who wanted to savor summer a bit longer have been airing their gripes on social media. Taking to Twitter with hashtags such as (hash)HolidayFail and (hash)SummersNotOver, people like Andrew Hickey let it be known they werent impressed with the early start.
Forget being irritated about back-to-school ads, the 33-year-old tweeted complete with a photo of the offending brew back on Aug. 16. Why is there pumpkin ale already on shelves?!?
I think its just a rushing the season kind of thing, said Hickey, of East Brunswick, N.J. Im guilty of drinking them but it seems like its getting earlier and earlier each year.
Brewers were quick to explain that they didnt have much choice. They said increased demand and the size of their breweries meant they needed to start making the beer earlier. And that means it gets to consumers earlier, too.
If you think its too early for Pumpkin Ale, dont go get some, Schlafly Beer in St. Louis posted on its website in August. It will still be on shelves for the next couple months (hopefully) and you can pick some up down the road.
Dan Kopman, the brewerys co-founder, said that in a perfect world theyd have their summer offerings available through the end of summer, then start selling their fall beers soon after. When something changes that has been very traditional, youre always going to get a comment, he says. Its a great problem to have and is simply reflecting whats going on in the market.
Bars across the country also have weighed in on the availability of pumpkin beers when temperatures are still hovering in the high 80s.
We will not be tapping pumpkin beers until the fall, when the season is appropriate, says An Bui, the self-proclaimed chief beer officer at Mekong, a Vietnamese restaurant in Richmond that offers 50 revolving taps and more than 200 varieties of bottled beer. Seasonal beers are where you taste the fruit or the flower of that period, Bui says. Its so early. Whats going on?
Those who follow the retail trade also noted a possible reason for the premature arrival, aside from needing to start production earlier: capturing early demand.
When youre selling seasonal merchandise, theres only a certain profit pool available to be had from that, says Craig R. Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, a retail consultancy. If youre objective is to capture the maximum share of the profit pool, you want to have your goods out their early because youll be first in the marketplace.
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This may be small consolation for Republicans, who lost their Senate and House majorities to the Democrats in the fall 2006 elections, but it could have been a lot worse.
Of the 202 Republicans sworn in Thursday as members of 110th Congress, 15 maintained GOP control of their seats by margins of just 3 percentage points or less. On the other side of the aisle, just two of the 233 members of the new Democratic majority were winners of contests in which they retained their partys control by similarly razor-thin margins.
In the Senate, where Democrats claimed a 51-49 majority with a six-seat net gain, only one seat was maintained by the incumbent party by fewer than 3 points, and it too was won by a Republican: Tennessees Bob Corker, the former Chattanooga mayor who edged Democrat Harold E. Ford Jr. for the seat that Republican Bill Frist the outgoing Senate majority leader left open to retire.
While Corker secured a six-year hold on his Senate seat, the close House races will be closely analyzed by strategists of both major parties as they determine which seats to target in the 2008 House campaigns.
On the bright side for the Republicans, their close winners proved their mettle in an unusually tough political environment for their party, and most fended off tough and highly touted Democratic challengers.
The following are summaries of the races, ranked by the percentage margin between the candidates, with the closest contests listed first.
"The only politician in America I know with a mandate is Jim McGreevey." -Democratic strategist James Carville, on the former governor of New Jersey, who announced he was gay-
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If you were to travel back in time to the early '80s, you'd find a vastly different musical landscape. Though the disco era was in full swing and funk's motherlode was still fertile, album-oriented rock ruled the roost. Alternative rock and electronic music were still in their fledgling stages, R&B had settled into a safe, comfortable groove, world music was the province of folk-loving hippies, and hip-hop had yet to explode across mainstream America's consciousness.
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