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I want to do 4 divisions also.
Hey, I made the stat categories as follows
Field Goals Made - 2 pts
Free Throws Made - 1pt
3pt Shots Made - 2.5pts
Points Scored - 2pts
Off Rebs - 2pts
Def Rebs - 2pts
Assists - 2.5 pts
Steals - 2.5pts
Blocks - 2.5pts
Turnovers - -1pts
Fouls - -1pts
Games play - .5pts
Games Started - .5pts
I didn't include total rebounds, 3pt shots attempted, free throws attempted, field goals attempted.
I did the scoring system like this because it's as balanced as I tried to make it. Favors defensive players, assist guys, help defenders, centers who block shots, 3pt specialist, and offensive guys.
Example statline
Carmelo goes for 25 points = 50pts
8 - 21 FG = 16pts
1-5 3pt shots - 2.5 pts
7 turnovers - -7 pts
0 assist
11 rebounds - 22 pts
1 stl - 2.5pts
1 blk - 2.5 pts
Game played - .5pts
Game started - .5pts
Total stateline of 57.5 (I think, off the head math)
I was going to organize the divisions just wanted to get Metro's say so and what names you guys want to give to them
I'm thinking
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something like that
Seems like Rady and OrangeBlogman want in.
Theres already 16 teams.
I wonder how a 20 many man league would work. The talent pool would be water downed though.
How many teams we had last year?
I meant I could do an 18 team league.
I wouldn't go higher than that. If the demand gets real high (especially next year), I would actually create two levels of play:
one league for more hardcore people, those who are veterans, those who have made the playoffs in a league
the other league would be for people who have yet to prove what leve of ball they are at.
And making the divisons the boroughs is awesome idea.
With 12 teams making it, we'd have 6 playoff teams from each conference. Which could work out funky....we need 8 or 4 at some pt to move forward cleanly....
Which is why I would do the two 1st round buys. These top seeds, would then play the lowest seeded team of the 6 in their conference, who advanced to Round 2.
Where we'd have 4 teams in each conference.
This makes sense in terms of letting a nice number of teams taste playoff action, increases the action in the playoffs, puts in some cool plot lines that will develop between the top alphas and the underdog or two who will sneak in, an it also doesn't make it a charity thing, as the true #1 seeds get a very reward for their excellence.


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There's a reason last year was plagued by injury, loads of players were out of shape due to the lockout. The start of the season was rushed, barely any training camp or pre-season, and games were strung so closely together. As we all know from fantasy, the injuries last season were freak and constant.
I wouldn't like to comment too deeply on the Lin situation but given your own assessment of the financial situation, matching Lin's offer from Houston would have just further compounded the issue.
The season really hinges on our backcourt if you ask me. We had Felton before and he was pretty damn good as a Knick (albeit under MDA, a PG's coach). Kidd, IDK how much he has left in the tank but as he'll be a 25 minute player it shouldn't be too bad.
Really, things hinge on Felton being able to play up to his potential and build chemistry with Melo and Tyson.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses with her daughter Chelsea as the latter snaps a photo with her smartphone.
WASHINGTON Stuart Stevens, the top strategist for Mitt Romneys presidential campaign, declared to an audience of reporters at a breakfast last month that electing Hillary Rodham Clinton would be like going back in time. Shes been around since the 70s, he said.
At a conservative conference earlier in the year, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, ridiculed the 2016 Democratic field as a rerun of The Golden Girls, referring to Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden, who is 70.
And Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, seizing on the Fleetwood Mac song that became a Clinton family anthem, quipped to an audience in Washington, If you want to keep thinking about tomorrow, maybe its time to put somebody new in.
The 2016 election may be far off, but one theme is becoming clear: Republican strategists and presidential hopefuls, in ways subtle and overt, are eager to focus a spotlight on Clintons age. The former secretary of state will be 69 by the next presidential election, a generation removed from most of the possible Republican candidates.
Despite her enduring popularity, a formidable fundraising network and near unanimous support from her party, Clinton, Republican leaders believe, is vulnerable to appearing a has-been.
Perhaps in the Democratic primary and certainly in the general election, theres going to be an argument that the time for a change of leadership has come, said Republican strategist Karl Rove. The idea that were at the end of her generation and that its time for another to step forward is certainly going to be compelling.
A yesterday-versus-tomorrow argument against a woman who could be the last major-party presidential nominee from the onset of the baby boom generation would be a historically rich turnabout.
It was Clintons husband, then a 46-year-old Arkansas governor, who in 1992 put a fellow young Southerner on the Democratic ticket and implicitly cast the first President George Bush as a Cold War relic, ill-equipped to address the challenges of a new day. Bill Clinton then did much the same to Bob Dole, a former senator and World War II veteran, in 1996.
A Republican approach that calls attention to Clintons age is not without peril, and Democrats predict that it could backfire.
They would go to that place at their own risk, said Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic minority leader and first female speaker, noting that Age is like art its a matter of interpretation.
Clinton, while silent about a 2016 run, has returned to the speaking circuit and plunged back into the public policy conversation. More to the point, she has sought to affect a with-it sensibility, not only creating a Twitter account but also using a picture of herself in dark sunglasses for an avatar and posting about taking selfies.
If Clinton seems to know what awaits her, that may be because Republicans have tipped their hand about how they will frame the 2016 contest.
Alarmed over President Barack Obamas success with younger voters in the last two White House campaigns, Republican officials are bickering over how to appeal to them, with some advocating moderation on social issues like same-sex marriage and others focusing on improving tactics and the use of technology. But there is an emerging consensus that the party stands a better chance by contrasting a younger nominee with Clinton, a Goldwater girl turned Watergate investigator.
Sen. Marco Rubio, a 42-year-old Florida Republican, drops the names of rappers like Pitbull and Jay-Z. Sen. Rand Paul, a 50-year-old Kentucky Republican, has coined a term for millennials, the Facebook generation, and is courting young voters with denouncements of the surveillance state.
Besides Jeb Bush, 60, a former Florida governor who is seen in Republican circles as unlikely to run, the Republican field for 2016 largely consists of hopefuls in their 40s and early 50s. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey turned 50 last year.
And having witnessed Obamas dismantling of John McCain and Romney, they are eager to demonstrate that they represent a new generation.
The reality is, when you look at the Democrats, theyve got old, tired ideas being produced by old, tired candidates, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, 42, said in an interview this month, citing more government and more spending for the ideas but not referring to any candidates by name.
Of all the would-be candidates, Paul may be the most heavily engaged in trying to build younger support. He has seized on recent disclosures about surveillance by the National Security Agency and has argued that millennials would favor someone with his security views over the more hawkish former secretary of state.
If anything, shes even more aggressive on foreign policy and more aggressive on giving power to the security state than the president, he said of Clinton. And, Paul added, his mix of libertarianism and federalism resonates with young voters.
The youth are attracted to people who dont want to lock them up and throw away the key for marijuana, he said. In some ways, the older Democrats have become more staid and status-quo-like than some of us Republicans.
Any attempt to call attention to an older womans age could suggest a double standard: Ronald Reagan was 69 when he won the presidency in 1980 and was in his 70s four years later when he won 49 states.
I would remind my Republican friends that Reagan got 59 percent of the youth vote when I was in college, and he was the oldest guy to ever run for president, said Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist who advised Bill Clinton.
Reagan was the exception: Every other modern president has been no more than 10 years older than his predecessor.
Rove said his party should not be over the top with the message and pointed to how John F. Kennedy effectively conveyed the energy of a new generation at the end of the Eisenhower era in 1960.
Kennedy didnt say tired and old, Rove said. It was a matter of style, emphasis, tone and focus. It wasnt so much an explicit contrast. The most powerful argument in politics are where the voters themselves fill in the conclusion itself.
What could also bedevil Republicans is that, by 2016, Clintons maturity could be more of an attribute than a liability. American voters have a tendency to elect presidents with the traits that their predecessors lacked, and if Obamas term ends on a sour note, the electorate may look fondly upon a candidate with deep experience.
For her part, Clinton has dismissed questions about whether her age would preclude a second White House bid, and people who have seen her at recent speeches in Chicago and Grand Rapids, Mich., said she looked refreshed and energized.
I am thankfully, knock on wood not only healthy but have incredible stamina and energy, she said in an ABC interview at the end of last year. Her aides declined to comment or make her available for an interview.
Clintons age and appearance, of course, provide an irresistible topic for the conservative media.
Matt Drudge, who takes particular delight in tracking Clintons photographic ups and downs, posted a picture on his website this month showing her virtually wrinkle-free under the headline Fresh-Faced Hillary Glows at Lincoln Center.
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The Samsung Galaxy Camera is the first camera to offer not only Wi-Fi functionality and 3G data connectivity. This is combined with the 4.8in touchscreen, 21x optical zoom and Android OS, meaning the Galaxy camera truly bridges the gap between smartphone and traditional digital camera. We see if it's the future of digital photography in our Samsung Galaxy Camera review...
Samsung Galaxy Camera
The Samsung Galaxy Camera looks to bridge the gap between smartphone and compact camera with an impressive imaging specification and unprecidented digtal camera connectivity.
There's no denying that smartphones are becoming the take-everywhere camera of choice for many photographers. Of course, there are still limitations to conventional smartphones, and this disparity between smartphone and full-blooded digital camera has created a gap in the market for a marriage between the two. In to this gap arrives the Samsung Galaxy Camera.
Samsung Galaxy Camera review – Features
Dubbed the 'Connected Camera', the Samsung Galaxy Camera boasts the bare bones to rival many a conventional digital camera. At the core of the model sits a back side illuminated 1/2.3in CMOS sensor, the same found standard compacts like the Samsung WB850F, and larger than that found in a smartphone. The sensor offers full HD video capture at 1080p and 30fps alongside traditional stills capture.
As mentioned, an area in which the digital camera still trumps the smartphone is with regards to optical zoom. This is a fact Samsung is clearly aware of, as the Samsung Galaxy Camera packs quite the optical punch. It features a 21x optical zoom that covers a focal range of 23-483mm in 35mm equivalent terms and has a maximum aperture of f/2.8 at the zoom's wide angle. The lens is also supported by optical image stabilisation technology.
The Samsung Galaxy Camera is, in many ways, the epitome of convergence technology. It could be described as a smartphone with a serious digital camera, or a digital camera with smartphone technology – both of which themselves are convergence devices. In no area is this more apparently than on the rear of the camera, where the largest and most high specified screen ever found on a digital camera resides.
Impressive LCD screen
The Samsung Galaxy Camera's screen measures in at 4.8in and features a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, thus gaining the HD moniker from Samsung, while it also benefits from full capacitive touchscreen technology. The screen features a 16:9 aspect ratio that, while perfect for HD video capture, does mean that if you're utilising the full resolution of the camera's sensor you will have to shoot with black tramlines down the sides of the image.
Samsung has placed an emphasis on connectivity in its compact and CSC cameras of late – such as the Samsung NX20 – as is evident in the incorporation of Wi-Fi in these devices. The Samsung Galaxy Camera also benefits from integrated dual-band Wi-Fi technology, although that's just the start of its connected capabilities, as the Galaxy Camera is the first digital camera to feature integrated 3G technology and offer cellular network connectivity.
Google Android OS
It does so through the implementation of the Android 4.1 – also known as Jellybean – operating system, thus offers access to the Google Play store and over 600,000 applications sold therein. Not only does this mean that you can finally play Angry Birds on your camera, but you can access a wide range of photography applications to both edit and share images on the go, as well as expand the functionality of the camera and keep it up to date.
When you purchase your Samsung Galaxy Camera it'll come boxed with a micro SIM card on the 3 network, complete with 30 days of data usage. Furthermore, purchasers will be given 50GB of Dropbox storage for two years, to which you can upload your images remotely from the Galaxy Camera.
Samsung is keen to push the serious photo capabilities of the Galaxy Camera, and as a result it features full PASM image capture functionality. Alongside this advanced functionality are the traditional shooting modes to make life easier for the relative novice. This includes the default 'Auto' settings, as well as a range of Smart settings including 'Action freeze' and 'Rich tone'.
Design and Performance
Samsung Galaxy Camera review – Design
As you would expect for a camera that possesses the largest screen ever seen on a digital camera, the Samsung Galaxy Camera is by no means small. The rear of the camera is dominated by the touchscreen with physical buttons noticeable by their absence – although this comes as no real surprise as physical buttons aren't entirely necessary when you've got such a large touchscreen. While there's no denying the benefits of having a 21x optical zoom when it comes to imaging prowess, offering a real benefit in this regard over a smartphone, its presence in combination with this large touchscreen does turn the Samsung Galaxy Camera in to a bulky shooter.
Although the majority of the Samsung Galaxy Camera's functionality is accessed and controlled from the ample touchscreen, the rest of the body does feature a few control buttons. On the top plate sits a shutter release button complete with zoom lever, as well a power button. As the device is half-smartphone half-smartcamera, there's no surprises that these buttons serve dual purposes – the zoom lever serves as a volume control for the device, while the power button not only activates the camera, but also puts it in to locked mode.
Minimalist body
The only other physical button found on the camera is the button used to trigger the camera's flash on the left hand side. Outside of this, the rest of the body is noticeably minimalist and as a result it does have a certain sleek appearance. One possible oversight in the pursuit of keeping the body as minimal as possible is the absence of any functionality around the lens ring. Other Samsung cameras have previously featured an 'i-Fn' function ring – essentially a customisable control wheel – around the lens and thus made better use of the area. Hopefully future Samsung Galaxy Cameras will feature the same functionality.
The right hand side of the Samsung Galaxy Camera's body houses a reasonably-sized handgrip which, in combination with the protruding lens, offers a steady grip that's welcome when shooting at longer focal ranges. It does present a bit of an issue when using the Galaxy Camera in traditional portrait smartphone orientation as it's difficult to get a steady grip on the camera – either you have the handgrip in your palms, which is far from comfortable, or you have the handgrip at the top, which makes the device top heavy.
On the positive side of things, the implementation of the Android 4.1 – or Jellybean – on the Samsung Galaxy Camera means that the integration between digital camera and smartphone is as true as we've seen to date. Once you've got over the handling issues and the bulk of the device, the interface is seamlessly navigable – there are no compromises as those found in other similar devices such as those found with Wi-Fi access such as that in previous Samsung 'Smart' cameras.
Samsung Galaxy Camera review – Performance
The sheer size of the touchscreen on the rear of the Galaxy Camera strikes you the second you pick it up. At 4.8in, it's the very same as that found on Samsung's acclaimed Galaxy S3 smartphone and on the whole it offers much the same high-level performance. The capacitive touchscreen technology offers quick operation of the device, as well as the camera functionality – as you'd expect for a device driven by a touchscreen, the Galaxy Camera offers touch focus control, as well as a touch shutter button on the model's screen as an alternative to the physical shutter button on the top of the device.
One slight drawback with the screen is its aspect ratio. While the 16:9 format is perfect for capturing HD video and watching video content, it doesn't match the sensor size. As a result, if you wish to shoot full 16MP stills you're presented with black tramlines down the sides of the image.
It's worth noting that this wide array of advanced technology does present certain issues. The large LCD screen, GPS and 3G technology are all notorious culprits when it comes to draining battery life and this is once again the case with the Samsung Galaxy Camera. If you are using any of the elements independently the battery life isn't too bad, however as soon as you start to use the Galaxy Camera to the full extent of its capabilities battery life quickly depletes.
In the field
During the testing process we took the Samsung Galaxy Camera out shooting through the centre of London, navigating using the Google Maps app, editing images with the on-board Photo Wizard and Adobe Photoshop Express apps and uploading to Facebook on the go. Now these are all fairly battery-sapping tasks, but they are the tasks upon which the Galaxy Camera is sold, and although we did manage around four or five hours of shooting the battery soon ploughed through its charge. As mentioned previously the Galaxy Camera utilises the same battery as that found in the Galaxy S2 smartphones, and as a result spare batteries are affordable and readily available, and certainly a wise investment.
When you consider the amount of varying technologies the Samsung Galaxy Camera combines – essentially the splicing together of smartphone and smartcamera – you have to say that operational speeds are reasonably prompt. The camera functionality can be access through either the physical shutter button on the top of the camera or by pressing on the camera app button, and either of those two processes will have the camera up and running in a matter of seconds. Once shooting, shot to shot speeds are reasonable, while a quick press of the 'Home' button will almost instantly close the camera down and drop you back in to the pleasing Android interface.
This full-blooded Android interface and 3G technology are a real benefit to have on the camera. While it does allow for the dalliances associated with smartphone usage, such as playing Angry Birds or Cut the Rope, it really does add another dimension to digital photography. The model's sharing capabilities are seamless, while the fact that you can back-up to the cloud as you shoot without the need for Wi-Fi is also welcome.
Image Quality and Verdict
Samsung Galaxy Camera review – Image Quality
Tone and Exposure
Images display a good balance between shadow and highlight detail on the whole, and as a result images display an even tone. There is a fairly regular tendency to underexpose, although owing to the fact that detail is sometimes lost in highlights this isn't the end of the world.
White Balance and Colour
While colour is generally accurate, erring towards the more vivid end of the spectrum, the same cannot be said of the Galaxy Camera's white balance performance. Results can vary greatly in a host of different lighting conditions – images captured in artificial light swing from warm to cold, and even in good natural light there is a lack of consistency. Thanks to the advanced shooting features it is possible to set the manual white balance manually, and this is the preferred option.
Sharpness and Detail
Whenever a large optical zoom is placed into a body as slim as that found on the Samsung Galaxy Camera, worries are going to arise over the sharpness of images. When viewed on the ample LCD screen images appear sharp enough, although softening is apparent on closer inspection.
ISO Quality
On the whole the Galaxy Camera controls noise reasonably well, and certainly better than the majority of smartphones. Images do suffer from fairly aggressive noise reduction, and above ISO 400 this creates some real issues with sharpness. At ISO 800 and above fine detail is smudged and difficult to decipher, although if you're not looking to make large enlargements with your prints these settings remain usable.
Samsung Galaxy Camera review – Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy Camera is an impressive combination of technology. As far as features go it's as well specified as any on the market, with the only real missing feature being Raw capture for advanced shooters. It's also well designed, with the main focus of operation rightly devoted to the stunning touchscreen on the model's rear.
However, it's not a camera without its faults – the burden that the ample touchscreen places on the battery means that you'll need to be packing one or two spares for a full day's shooting and usage. There's also the fact that image quality, though much better and more versatile than your average smartphone, stumbles in a host of areas.
Putting these faults aside, Samsung must be applauded for leading the way in the digital camera market and launching a device that generally impresses. If the Galaxy Camera is anything to go by, it certainly won't be the last 3G-enabled digital camera.
Sample Image Gallery
These are just a small selection of images from our Samsung Galaxy Camera review. For more, head on over to our Samsung Galaxy Camera sample image gallery.
1/50 sec @ f/3.8, ISO 320, AWB. Spot metering
1/40 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 400, AWB. Center-weighted metering
1/30 sec @ f/3.6, ISO 400, AWB. Center-weighted metering
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New Section 25.444 implements the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program as amended this year by P.A. 92-796 (HB 1436). The revisions found in Sections 25.800 through 25.875 reflect several changes in the certificate renewal requirements enacted as part of P.A. 92-510 and others enacted in P.A. 92-796. A new Section 25.872 has also been added to deal specifically with providers of continuing professional development activities that are electronically mediated. The revisions to Section 25.728 reflect changes made by P.A. 92-734 regarding institutions' use of test results.
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The Aga Khan Lycée, Khorog, was established in September 1998. His Excellency Emomali Rakhman, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, inaugurated the school in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan.
The Lycée is built on the premises of the former School #3 (named after Kirov), a school with a distinguished history in Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO). The majority of students are from Badakhshan Province of Tajikistan. However, there are students from other countries, namely Afghanistan, Korea, Canada, United States, India and Pakistan.
The Aga Khan Schools strive to create a harmonious balance between academic demands, sporting and cultural activities and community life. It challenges its pupils to be intellectually inquisitive and socially conscious. The Lycée believes that while what students know is important, the true measure of a student's education is the ability to analyse what they do not know.
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Home List of Titles A time-series pattern based noise generation strategy for privacy protection in cloud computing
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- Title
- A time-series pattern based noise generation strategy for privacy protection in cloud computing
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- Zhang, Gaofeng; Yang, Yun; Liu, Xiao; Chen, Jinjun
- Abstract
- Cloud computing promises an open environment where customers can deploy IT services in a pay-as-you-go fashion while saving huge capital investment in their own IT infrastructure. Due to the openness, various malicious service providers may exist. Such service providers may record service information in a service process from a customer and then collectively deduce the customer's private information. Therefore, from the perspective of cloud computing security, there is a need to take special actions to protect privacy at client sides. Noise obfuscation is an effective approach in this regard by utilising noise data. For instance, it generates and injects noise service requests into real customer service requests so that service providers would not be able to distinguish which requests are real ones if their occurrence probabilities are about the same. However, existing typical noise generation strategies mainly focus on the entire service usage period to achieve about the same final occurrence probabilities of service requests. In fact, such probabilities can fluctuate in a time interval such as three months and may significantly differ than other time intervals. In this case, service providers may still be able to deduce the customers' privacy from a specific time interval although unlikely from the overall period. That is to say, the existing typical noise generation strategies could fail to protect customers' privacy for local time intervals. To address this problem, we develop a novel time-series pattern based noise generation strategy. Firstly, we analyse previous probability fluctuations and propose a group of time-series patterns for predicting future fluctuated probabilities. Then, based on these patterns, we present our strategy by forecasting future occurrence probabilities of real service requests and generating noise requests to reach about the same final probabilities in the next time interval. The simulation evaluation demonstrates that our strategy can cope with these fluctuations to significantly improve the effectiveness of customers' privacy protection.
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A tank top designed to look like a ripped, burned and tattered American flag is a hot seller this spring.
And the $1,515 price tag isn't the only thing kicking up controversy.
The trashed tank, from French design house Balmain, is besieged with holes that look like cigarette burns and is held together at its open sides with safety pins. The item has been so popular that knockoff versions have been sported by celebs, including Kesha and Kate Bosworth, at the fashion-forward Coachella music festival.
Balmain is known for shock-inducing styles, including a simple ripped-up tee from last spring that flew off shelves despite its cost, a jaw-dropping $1,625.Slideshow: Ooh la odd! Crazy couture
The flag top sold out within minutes on e-commerce site Net-a-Porter, according to the New York Post. But outside the fashion world, folks are taking offense. The Post quoted retired Army soldier George Alatzas, who runs flag activism website "It's All About the Flag," who said, "Our flag has witnessed many sacrifices. It is the glue that holds our patriotism together. Shame on those who defile it in any way."
While some believe the trashed tank is a fashion (and patriotic) faux pas, there's no law against wearing a flag print. The U.S. Flag Code, a federal law about the proper use of Old Glory, states that the flag should never be worn — but that's only if the garment is made from an actual U.S. flag.
In the instance of the Balmain tank, flag experts chalk the kooky couture up to artistic expression.Slideshow: Wackiest Fashion Week styles
"There's no breach of flag etiquette about wearing an article of clothing that happens to be red, white and blue, and that appears like a flag that might be tattered," said Marty Callaghan, spokesman for the American Legion. The organization is lobbying for an amendment to the Constitution that would protect the flag from desecration.
"Some people think these items are in bad taste, but there's nothing we can do or can't do to urge the manufacturer to halt sales of these items," Callaghan said. "We have no issue with these fashion statements."
Flag fashion has been a celebrity favorite for decades, from Axl Rose's starred-and-striped onstage shorts in the '90s to Lady Gaga's flag-kini in her "Telephone" video.Slideshow: Fashion gone Gaga
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MONTPELIER Jeannine L. Campbell, 83, formerly of 9 Dairy Lane and most recently of 65 River St., died on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at the Rowan Court Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on Oct. 16, 1929, in Greensboro, Vt., the daughter of Joseph and Marie-Ange (Fortin) Lavertu. She was educated in Hardwick and graduated Hardwick Academy in the class of 1947.
On Aug. 6, 1955, she married Richard Currier Campbell in Hardwick, Vt. Mr. Campbell predeceased her on Jan. 17, 1978.
Jeannine was a loving mother and grandmother who cherished her family. She often returned to Hardwick, Vt., where she grew up, to attend family gatherings and visit with old friends and classmates, especially her lifelong best friend, Barbara Whalen. Jeannine enjoyed attending the annual French Heritage Gathering in Hardwick where she would sing along and dance to traditional French songs. She loved the music of the big band era and dancing the jitterbug well into her 70s.
After the death of her husband in 1978, Jeannine worked at a number of retail stores in downtown Montpelier, including Grays Clothing Store, Small World, The Peach Tree and her favorite, the Cobblers Leather and Luggage Shop. These jobs gave her the opportunity to see and visit with many members of the Montpelier community a source of great strength and joy to her.
Survivors include her sons, Mark Jeffrey Campbell and his children, Derek and Zachary Campbell, of Middlesex, Richard Brett Campbell, of Montpelier, and John Joseph Campbell and his daughter, Emily Catherine Campbell, of Montpelier; sisters Lorraine Hussey, of Hardwick, Louise Gallant, of Hardwick, and Andrea Herbert, of Ticonderoga, N.Y.; and a brother, Paul Lavertu, of Hardwick.
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After I saw the website, I papered the town with emails -- emails to the library, to the museum, and to the town clerk. As near as I can tell, all emails were forwarded on to Cora, the local acknowledged town historian. She was going out of town for a few days, but I had a nice conversation with her husband --- and she even took the time to send me an email before she left. I can hardly wait to talk to Cora. In fact, this morning, I told my daughter that if I were independently wealthy, I'd hire folks to look after the place and head off to Bentley myself. I was that jazzed about Bentley --- and this was not even about my grandfather, but one of his cousins of the same name. Cool, Way Cool.
As I was thanking my lucky stars for Cora, I also remembered the ladies of Bethel, Vermont. Marge, the Assistant Town Clerk, and Heidi, of the Historical Society, were so helpful in providing information about the Jabez Burns McPherson (father and uncle of the Jabez Burns McPherson cousins --- and son of James Peter McPherson). I am always so amazed and touched at the lengths people like these three wonderful ladies will go to help someone they don't know and who lives thousands of miles away; they do research and send information on people they don't know and not of their genealogical line, for sure. Indeed, I am fortunate to have people like these three ladies show up in my life. I must always remember to "pay it forward" and most of all, to convey my most heartfelt thanks.
So this week has been a "putter about" week --- a bit of miscellaneous reading, looking at Bentley pictures from the web, "ruffing-in" what I know about this 2nd of the cousins, starting to outline the article on my grandfather, the last of the Jabez Burns McPherson cousins. I even have a piece that I have re-worked completed for the Tuesday meeting of my Crit Group. I don't usually do "re-writes" for the Crit Group, unless I have substantially changed or improved the piece. When I wrote "The Snow Storm" several years ago, I was dinged badly (and deservedly so) for some rather poor writing techniques. Still I liked the story so I gave it new life. Y'all will probably see it sooner or later on the blog as part of the "Sharing Memories" series.
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On this day (July 1) in 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Union Gen. George B. McClellan fought the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place north of the James River some 8 miles east of the Confederate capital at Richmond.
For seven consecutive days, there was continuous fighting. This battle was the last of the seven fought between June 25 and July 1. The six others were Oak Grove (June 25), Mechanicsville (June 26), Gaines' Mill (June 27), Garnett's Farm (June 28), Savage's Station (June 29) and White Oak Swamp (June 30).
This Seven Days Battle was the last military engagement in McClellan's ill-conceived and ill-executed Peninsula Campaign, during which he had failed completely to achieve his overly ambitious goals of destroying Lee's army and capturing Richmond.
Total casualties for the seven days of fighting were appallingly high. The Confederates lost more than 20,000 men (3,286 killed, 15,909 wounded and 946 missing), whereas the Union Army of the Potomac lost nearly 16,000 men (1,734 killed, 8,062 wounded and 6,053 missing).
The Seven Days Battle has been considered as a costly Confederate victory, primarily because the Confederates were able to completely thwart McClellan's plans to bring to a successful conclusion the war, a war that was becoming bloodier and was lasting longer than initially anticipated.
McClellan and President Abraham Lincoln often were at loggerheads on a number of issues regarding military strategy and Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton's alleged nonsupport of "Young Napoleon's" army. Always believing that Lee's army was much bigger than his, McClellan wired Lincoln, in late June, that he was facing a Southern army of more than 200,000 men. In reality, Lee's force was about 85,000 (compared with well over 115,000 Federals) during the Seven Days Battle.
McClellan (called affectionately Little Mac by his troops) repeatedly claimed, in official communications to Washington, that the Lincoln administration was not supportive. For example, after the Union defeat June 27 at the Battle of Gaines' Mill, McClellan wired his superior Stanton, "I have lost this battle because my force is too small. The Gov has not sustained this Army. . . . I tell you plainly that I owe no thanks to you or to any other person in Washington – you have done your best to sacrifice this army."
The next day, he wired the president that if he was not reinforced, a "disaster" will occur and "the responsibility cannot be thrown on my shoulders." Lincoln, for his part, patiently continued to support McClellan even for his growing obvious insubordination, mainly because he thought Little Mac, unlike many other Union generals, was greatly beloved by his troops and would faithfully, if not eagerly, follow his orders.
After the Battle of Malvern Hill, McClellan slowly retreated toward Washington to join Gen. John Pope's army in the defense of the nation's capital. On the Confederate side, Lee considered the July 1 Battle of Malvern Hill to be his last chance to decisively defeat or even destroy "those people" (his term for the Federals). To his credit, McClellan, having learned that Lee was following his retreating army and would be attacking his forces as they withdrew, assumed a strong defensive posture on Malvern Hill, where he successfully thwarted Lee's repeated suicidal assaults against his entrenched troops.
The Battle of Malvern Hill, although considered a Northern victory, emboldened Lee to take the offensive and invade the North. This led to the disastrous Confederate defeat at the Sept. 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam Creek.
Although a glorious Union victory, Antietam led to McClellan being relieved of his command on Nov. 5, 1862, primarily because Lincoln finally tired of McClellan's insubordination, his reluctance to take the offense against Lee's outmanned Confederate army, and his public criticisms of the Lincoln administration.
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Sarit Tomlinson, the publicist of model Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot to death in her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius' home last night, talks about her reaction to the incident, calling it "devastating" and describing Pistorius as "charming" and "a great guy."
Calling it "devastating and shocking," the publicist for model Reeva Steenkamp, girlfriend of Olympic "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius, confirmed she had died Thursday. Police in South Africa said that a 30-year-old woman had died of gunshot wounds at Pistorius' home.
According to her Facebook page, Steenkamp was born in Capetown, South Africa, and raised in Port Elizabeth. The thirty-year-old earned a law degree at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University before moving to Johannesburg and earning a job as the South African face of cosmetics maker Avon.
In an interview with South Africa's The Times newspaper, the principal of Steenkamp's high school said he was shocked by her sudden and seemingly violent death in Pistorius' home in the South African city of Pretoria.
The couple had been dating for several months, and "seemed happy," Steenkamp's publicist Sarit Tomlinson told TODAY on Thursday. There was no sign of discord between the two, she said.
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Reeva Steenkamp was named one of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World for two years in a row.
"We were her agent and her publicist and to date we've seen nothing," Tomlinson said. "It's devastating and shocking for us, too. For everyone."
Tomlinson said that Pistorius was a "charming, great guy."
"She was a vibrant, friendly, diligent, and motivated student who was popular with and respected by staff and peers alike," Greg Stokell, headmaster of St. Dominic's Priory school in Port Elizabeth, told The Times.
From an early age, "Reeva had the full support of her parents who encouraged her to maximize her strengths and abilities to achieve her dreams," Stokell told the paper. "She set high goals for herself in everything she did and she consistently converted opportunities into success."
Steenkamp was featured in men's magazine FHM in December 2011, and named one of the publication's 100 Sexiest Women in the World for two years in a row.
Slain model's publicist: She and Pistorius 'seemed happy'
She was due to appear on the fifth season of South African reality show Tropika Island of Treasure, slated to premiere this Saturday. The show pits seven celebrities and seven other contestants against one another in exotic locales for a cash prize.
"We are deeply saddened and extend our condolences to Reeva's family and friends," the show said in a message on its website.
The athlete who rose to fame in London last summer as the first amputee runner in the Olympics has reportedly been arrested by South African police after his girlfriend was shot and killed in his home. NBC's Rohit Kachroo reports and NBC sports analyst Ato Boldon talks about the case, calling it an "absolute shock."
Steenkamp had done promotional work for Toyota, Clover, and the Italian brand Zui, among other clients, according to promotional materials for Tropika Island of Treasure. She also worked as a live presenter for the country's FashionTV.
"Reeva has a passion for cars and cooking and prefers to read a book on her days off and spend quality time with friends and family," according to the show's website.
Steenkamp posted a tweet mere hours before her Valentine's Day death: "What do you have up your sleeve for your love tomorrow??? #getexcited #ValentinesDay"
A tweet from earlier on Wednesday read, "It's a beautiful day! Make things happen. Starting my day off with a yummy healthy shake from my boo :) #healthyliving."
"She was the kindest, sweetest human being; an angel on earth who will be sorely missed," her publicist said in a statement.
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Hamels Is Back In Win Over Cards
Could the Cole Hamels of 2008 really be back? In his start tonight against the Cardinals, it certainly looked like it. Hamels pitched 8 innings of shut-out ball, even getting out of a bases-loaded jam against the amazing Albert Pujols.
Well, at least for today, Hamels has earned his wings back. The real test will be his next start and whether or not he can show consistency and repeat an outstanding performance.
Hamels had to be outstanding as the Cards pitcher was equally as impressive. The Phillies managed to squeeze out one run against Adam Wainwright. After a Raul Ibanez triple, Carlos Ruiz hit a long sac fly to score the only run of the game. And Jayson Werth was able to extend his streak of reaching base safely in every game this year, which has not been done by a Phillie since 1920.
However, the 9th inning took an interesting turn. Hamels was primed and ready to close out this ballgame himself when a fan did the unthinkable in such an important and tense situation. Another idiot ran onto the field for the second day in a row to delay the start of the inning and it threw Hamels right off his game. Hamels had to throw warm-up pitches while he waited for the moron to be dealt with. By the time he got started with the real pitches, Hamels allowed two doubles in a row to tie up the game 1-1.
I hope the Philly police tasered this guy too. And maybe later, the real fans can all get together and plan a proper tar and feathering for this bonehead. This behavior is just shameful and gives the good fans a bad rap.
So Hamels was pulled without recording an out in the 9th and the Phillies would have to rely on Brad Lidge to maintain the 1-1 tie. Lidge actually got the job done, putting to rest questions about how he would perform after a long stint on the DL. On to the bottom of the 9th…
Ryan Howard walked, which is awesome. But Werth struck out on a very bad pitch…not awesome. Ibanez flew out to center and then Juan Castro stepped to the plate. Castro was not good tonight at the plate; he was 0-3 at this point, having grounded into a double play and leaving 4 men on base. Well, make it 0 for 4 as he grounded out to send the game into extra innings.
But just when things were looking dreary, thank goodness for CHOOOOCH!!! Carlos Ruiz popped a wall-off homer to center to win it in the 10th! Whooo Hooo!!!! Shane Victorino and Greg Dobbs put the exclamation mark on the evening with double shaving cream pies to the face of Ruiz. :O)
Game 3 with the Cardinals starts tomorrow night at 7:05pm. Kyle Kendrick will be pitching for his Major League life. If he has another horrible outing, the Phillies may be forced to look for another solution. Cross your fingers!
Here is a quick injury update: Ryan Madson and his self-inflicted broken toe will be out for a minimum of 2 months. The break was so bad, the doctor had to operate and insert pins to stabilize the fracture. For a bullpen that is already in bad shape, this is not good. Starter JA Happ is also not expected back very soon; it will be the end of May at the earliest. Same goes for Jimmy Rollins. May should be another interesting month.
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This was probably the best game I've seen this year so far… despite the outcome. Was very impressed with the 2008 vintage version of Hamels. Waino battled too. Darn that Ruiz…
I bet you were very happy to see the old Hamels back in form. But what's up with the fans? Didn't this guy realize he would throw Hamels off by leaping onto the field and disrupting the game? Not much of a fan at all.
what an excellent night for Hamels, I think he's had more good than bad now this year, just no real offense when he has pitched… CHOOOOCH!!! is the man…..
can Kendrick pull one out of the bag tonight???? I hope so
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I hate the fans running into the field and disrupting the game like if they are more important, and I especially hated more if is the home pitcher on the mound. We already had one at Dodger Stadium.
why do they call Carlos Ruiz Chooch.


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I Like Statistics
I like a lot of things... like Tetris, Newspapers, BYU Football, Ultimate Frisbee, and Jimmy Eat World.
I also like statistics. A lot.
You probably already knew this, given the high number of stats related posts I've written (including the ones with infographics, internet statistics, mobile phone statistics, Dvorak typing graphs and images depicting the size of the universe).
By statistics, I'm not referring to the technical discipline. Sure, I had some good times in STAT 221, finding the standard deviation of data sets (if you're hardcore, you do it by hand... none of this calculator business). But honestly, I prefer skipping the work and diving into the results of other people's efforts instead. Given the right data, presented in the right way, I eat up their statistics like popcorn. Here are some of my favorite examples:
1. Friend Wheel
I'm usually way skeptical about facebook apps but I'll be the first to admit that Friend Wheel is pretty cool. I like it because it's simple: all your facebook friends are arranged into a wheel. Then, a line connects any people within that wheel that are friends. The result: a kaleidoscopic arrangement of lines that brings insights about the structure of your group of friends.
2. Stats of the Union
This is a free (as in $0.00) Ipad app that graphically shows you health related data for anyplace in the United States. You can see everything from population data to incidence of colon cancer by county. It's quite revealing. Take a look at their video to get a taste of everything you can do with this app.
3. Google Trends
Here you can compare different search terms to see what terms are searched more often than others. It creates a line graph that turns out to be an indirect measure of popularity. Check out this comparison of four popular photo management services:
Playing around on Google trends can be a lot of fun. I recommend that you try other comparisons like myspace vs facebook, firefox vs internet explorer vs chrome, or BYU vs University of Utah (I especially like that one).
4. Gapminder
This website is basically Hans Rosling's statistics playground. It has a huge interactive graph that lets you compare any two data sets, for all countries in the world, over the last several hundred years. Then you can press "play" and watch the graphs dance around as the years move by.
No attempt for me to describe it can do it justice. Just go check it out. If you can't get enough of Hans and his amazing stats, then watch his slick documentary, "The Joy of Stats".
5. Religion Stats on Wikipedia
If you research different religions on Wikipedia, you'll soon realize that you can find some really interesting membership and geolocation statistics for many major religions, including atheism. Consider looking at these:
- Catholic Membership Data
- Islamic Membership Data
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Membership Data
6. Information is Beautiful
This is a neat little site that has a lot of slick infographics. Like what? Like this:
You can have a lot of fun (and eat up a lot of time), just browsing through this and other infograpics available at the site.
6. Browser Statistics
Does it really matter which web browser everybody uses. Probably not. But it's kind of fun to see the ebb and flow of browsers as some sort of indicator for the popularity of the company that built it (Microsoft, Apple, Google, etc). My favorite source for this data is W3's Browser Statistics (though there's also a lot of info on Wikipedia as well).
7. Public Information
Last but not least is the wealth of public data collected by governments and independent researchers all over the world. Most of the time, they work their buns off to get this data and then they just throw this stuff up on the internet for the public (aka "me") benefit. They've got everything from data sheets to reports to interactive maps. I love it. Here are the goods:
So you can call me crazy if you like but I love this kind of stuff. And don't hold out on me! Tell me if I'm missing any great websites on this list. It's all about sharing the wealth.
A. My iPad filled in my name and email address.
B. And the capital P in Pad.
C. The following is an incredibly true, kind of unfortunate and hopefully changing (because of this blog), but mostly true, statement: "they throw this stuff up on the Internet for the public (aka Bryan)."
D. My iPad also capitalized Internet for me.


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Did you know that Paul Klee's favourite drink was a glass of good red wine? He was, incidentally, also a talented cook. And do you know his idea of happiness and unhappiness? That was either working successfully or being able not to work. What do you think his unconquerable aversion might have been? Having to talk a lot. And what scared him most was the jury.
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learn this and much more from the exhibition 'Paul Klee – Life and Work'. After
the publication last year of a comprehensive monograph on Paul Klee comes this
exhibition of around 300 works. In a chronological sequence you can discover
the person, the life and the artistic work of Paul Klee.
This exhibition of the collection shows the work of Paul Klee in a chronological overview, and allows you discover hitherto unknown letters and photographs, new aspects of the artist's life. Klee as a brilliant artist, but also as a human being between success and failure, joy and sorrow.
Last year's monograph, the standard work on Paul Klee published by the ZPK, is now followed by the exhibition. It also shows the more than 40 carefully restored reverse glass paintings by Paul Klee for the first time in the ZPK.
Over the past three years, thanks to the support of the Paul Klee Stiftung of the Burgergemeinde Bern, the Zentrum Paul Klee has been able to carry out an ambitious and interesting project of conservation and restoration project: the restoration and reframing of Paul Klee's 41 reverse glass paintings from the ZPK's holdings. Klee's glass paintings belong to one of the most exciting and unusual groups of work in the artist's early work. They cover a wide range of themes and motifs, from landscapes and animals via portraits to satirical themes.
Another major challenge was to restore the reverse glass paintings to their reconstructed original frames. These were applied by Paul Klee himself, but removed in the 1960s and 70s and replaced by new frames in line with contemporary taste. These alterations do not correspond to the high museological standards of the Zentrum Paul Klee. Intensive research and the evaluation of all available photographic documents in Paul Klee's lifetime as well as those from the archive of Felix Klee have now made it possible to have precise information about the original framing for the overwhelming majority of the reverse glass works


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- Apar - true-092 - 2013-09-10
- Subiza - true-030 - 2010-03-09
- Real Love - true-042 - 2010-07-20
Delorean have stuck together. They started the band as teenagers in the Basque Country town of Zarautz in Spain, informed by a love of hi-hat-frenzied dance music, then moved to Barcelona, where they fully embraced carefree Mediterranean club music on their celebrated 2010 LP, Subiza. After touring heavily in support of Subiza the band built their own studio in their adopted hometown of Barcelona – looking for a semblance of normalcy to record their follow-up, Apar. However, a failed relationship, a national financial crisis and an embrace of a more sophisticated relationship to sound recording and songwriting push the stories and dynamics of this album to a deeper more complex place. Lead singer, lyricist and bassist Ekhi Lopeteg calls Apar simply their "big production album", but through his articulate lens, the record's emotional undercurrent, and the band's mastery of luxurious, coast-of-Spain beats, Apar is something altogether more illuminating.
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Delorean - "Unhold" video featuring Caroline from Chairlift debuts with Nowness
Today Nowness has premiered the new video from Delorean, for the song "Unhold" from the band's new album Apar. The song, and now the video, feature appearances from Caroline Polachek of Chairlift:
We Love Music Industry Conventions Disguised As Music Festivals (And Vice Versa) : Matador / True Panther Artists At SXSW
I hope you'll excuse my weary tone --- it's not that I don't look forward to South By Southwest or the plethora of free, unaffiliated events (especially those that take place in glorified jello-shot emporiums masquerading as music venues for one week out of the year). It's just that I'm really pissed off someone told all of the bands below they're staying at my place. CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING Tue 3/12 Austin TX Queue Day Party 3 pm Mohawk (w/ Delorean) Wed 3/13 Austin TX Waterloo Records 12 pm (parking lot performance) Wed 3/13 Austin TX Consequence of Sound 5 pm The Parish Thu 3/14 Austin TX KEXP Session 12:30 pm Mellow Johnny's Thu 3/14 Austin TX Thrasher/Converse party 4 pm Scoot Inn Fri 3/15 Austin TX Rolling Stone Party 2 pm La Zona Rosa Fri 3/15 Austin TX Ground Control Touring, 12:15 am Mohawk* (w/ Trash Talk, Merchandise and more) DELOREAN Tue 3/12 Austin TX Queue Day Party 4 pm Mohawk Tue 3/12 Austin TX Fader Fort 8 pm Fader Fort Thu 3/14 Austin TX Pitchfork Day Party 1:40 pm 1100 Warehouse Thu 3/14 Austin TX Filter Party 11 pm Clive Bar* Sat 3/16 Austin TX True Panther 1 am Mohawk* (with Majical Cloudz, Empress Of, XXYYXX , Silent Diane and more) MAJICAL CLOUDZ Thu 3/14 Austin TX Spin Party 4 pm Easy Tiger Fri 3/15 Austin TX Urban Outfitters 2 pm Urban Outfitters Lot Fri 3/15 Austin TX M For Montreal 9 pm Swan Dive Sat 3/16 Austin TX True Panther Presents 9:30 pm Mohawk* (with Delorean, Empress Of, XXYYXX, Silent Diane and more) THE YOUNG Fri 3/15 Austin TX "Our Heart Aches For Syria" / Red Cross benefit 8 pm Long Center (w/ The Black Lips, White Lung and more) Sat 3/16 Austin TX Ground Control Touring 2 pm Beerland (w/ Merchandise, Spider Bags and more) (* - denotes an official SXSW event ; wristband or badge required for admission. There's public admission if venues aren't at capacity SOMETIMES, but we can't guarantee it)
Delorean - Pitchfork 3D session
It's a half-session/half-3D music video vibey from Pitchfork TV. It's cool. Please purchase Subiza if you haven't already, and do last summer all over again this summer.
Coachella stage times announced/Bands on the road - Interpol announce special Coachella set details
As announced on the official Coachella page, stage times are out now for all bands playing this weekends festival and you'll find Matador and True Panther bands well represented, without any clashes (...hopefully) too! Additionally, Interpol have announced exciting details about their Coachella performance in collaboration with The Creators Project, David Lynch, Andi Watson, HPX and Wieden & Kennedy: Interpol Under Surveillance Surrounded as we are by an ever-increasing number of cameras in our daily lives, we begin to lose ownership of our own images. Anonymous technology is analyzing, categorizing and archiving our very existence. Interpol, in collaboration with David Lynch, Andi Watson, HPX and Wieden & Kennedy present a visual juxtaposition of the seen and the unseen. As the observer becomes the observed, the performance explores the deepening layers of covert surveillance, morphing data acquisition into visual beauty and questioning the fine line between the viewer and the voyeur. Featuring the premiere of the David Lynch animation "I Touch A Red Button Man" for the song "Lights", and utilizing real-time visual manipulation from Seattle-based HPX, the performance will be streamed live to the internet as well as to the audience at Coachella. From here Interpol continue their tour around the southern states with School Of Seven Bells, The New Pornographers head out with the Walkmen in tow, Cold Cave join the Kills on the road, Glasser will be supporting TV On The Radio, whilst Delorean bring their broken Spanglish charm to headline shows in Chicago and Brooklyn. The Coachella stages and times for all our acts are below, enjoy! Friday Cold Cave – 3pm @ Mohave Stage Interpol – 7:25pm @ Coachella Stage Saturday Glasser – 5:15pm @ Gobi Tent The New Pornographers – 6:35pm @ Outdoor Theatre Sunday Delorean – Sun, 4/17, 2pm or 3pm @ Gobi Tent
Delorean have new US Tour Dates
(photo by Francis Chung) Well, not a lot. But those of us who got hooked on Delorean last year will take what we can get. In addition to the Coachella appearance you may have read about, Delorean will be hitting San Francisco, Chicago and New York this summer. They may have some new treats (songs, lights, dances, holographic new band members, etc.) in store. We'll just have to wait and see! Buy Subiza HERE Thursday, April 14 - San Francisco - Slim's Buy Tickets Sunday, April 17 - Coachella Buy Tickets Tuesday, April 19 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall Thursday, April 21 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl


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November 1, 2012 —
SHOHOLA, PA and BARRYVILLE, NY — The Shohola Railroad and Historical Society has just published a book of letters from a young Barryville soldier to the young woman whom he would eventually marry. The book, titled "Civil War Letters of Ira Austin to Minerva Drake of Barryville, New York," reveals letters that are not love letters but rather the simple attempts by the unlettered youth to express his awakening interest in young Minerva, whom he calls Nervia.
"Many of us felt that there was local historical value in the letters that were written during the final year of the Civil War by a young Barryville Union soldier, Ira Austin, to a young local girl, Minerva Drake," said Shohola Township historian George J. Fluhr. "It was agreed by the society, and a group of us began working on them."
After beginning the task of reading through the handwritten letters, society members found the assignment daunting. "The language was very primitive and poorly written with misspellings and capitalization where you didn't expect it," Fluhr said. "There was often no consistency of thought and a handwriting style that offered many problems."
Still the group pressed on since the writer and the woman he wrote to became the forebears of respected progeny in the two towns. "There has always been a strong connection between Barryville and Shohola that goes back many years with the building of the first bridge that brought them together in 1855," Fluhr said.
The letter writer, Ira Austin, was born on November 7, 1842 in Lumberland Village, Sullivan County, NY. His father, Benjamin C. Austin, from whom he would learn his trade, was a blacksmith and wagon maker and was active in the movement that would lead to the creation of the towns of Highland and Tusten from Lumberland in 1853.
On January 9, 1861, Fort Sumter was attacked, beginning the Civil War, and on July 16, 1861, Ira enlisted at Newburgh, NY for three years in Company B of the 56th Infantry Regiment known as the "Tenth Legion." He would reenlist in 1864 and continue to serve until he mustered out in October of 1865 at Charleston, SC.
The letters were written between 1864 and 1865. Unfortunately, none of Minerva's letters have survived.
Even though they were married upon Ira's return home, the letters of which there are 20 remaining, were in no sense love letters. "The letters displayed a very conservative moral propriety and even Victorian rigidity according to the times," Fluhr said.
Each letter begins with the words "Friend Nervia"—Minerva's nickname—after which begins a very newsy and pedestrian account of his day's duties and other army camp routines. Each ends with the polite phrase, "I remain as ever your friend, Ira." Only the final letter written in October 31, does he dare to end with "Yours affectionately, Ira."
A few times, Ira playfully hints at what could be his unexpressed desire for her. When he mentioned that a friend was married, he says, "As for you, I think you are [in a] rather critical position as men are scarce and what few there is must be married or nearly so by this time. I guess you will halve to wait till the wares over or live and die an old maid."
At another time, he expresses that he has developed household skills in the regiment and says, "You would like to see what a good housekeeper I have become. Be assured that I would make a good one if I had plenty to cook and someone to cook it for me."
In another letter he says, "You seem to think that the southern girls have a different tune to there song, you could not think otherwise if you were to see some of them. They ware cloaks maid of soulders blankets there are very fashionable in the city."
On May 10, 1866, Ira McBride Austin and Minerva Ann Drake were married. They had six children—Nellie, Mable, Frank, Lou, Ralph and Minnie. In 1877, they bought a house in Barryville, across from the shop were Ira worked as a blacksmith. In addition, Ira served as justice of the peace and town clerk in Highland, NY.
Ira died at the age of 76 in 1918 while Minerva lived to the age of 87 and died in 1932.They are both buried in Montoza Cemetery, Barryville. Mable Austin, daughter of the couple, married Edward Smith. They were the parents of Austin D. Smith, a highly respected resident of Barryville, who was a founding member of the Shohola Railroad and Historical Society in 1991.
For 52 years, Austin Smith was the historian for the Town of Highland. Austin preserved his grandfather's letters, and after his death on February 15, 2002 at the age of 91, his son, Dale Smith, made them available to the historical society.
To obtain a copy call Martha Shadler, president of the Shohola Railroad and Historical Society, at 570/296-22304. Visit www.shoholahistorical.org [1] for more.


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Flood insurance hearings on tap
BARRE With a new digital flood insurance rate map for Washington County finally scheduled to go into effect in March, folks with flood insurance questions will have several opportunities to get them answered starting next month.
A series of public meetings will be held throughout the county starting Jan. 8 in Waterbury and wrapping up in Montpelier on Feb. 5. There will be five meetings in all, and each will focus on the newly revised flood hazard maps and the insurance options available for structures that may be affected by the updated designations.
Countywide, roughly 200 structures have been identified for the first time as being at a high risk of damage by flooding, and their owners may benefit by getting flood insurance before the new map goes into effect March 19.
Residential property owners who buy flood insurance before the map change can benefit from a more gradual increase in their insurance costs. They are eligible for low-cost preferred-risk policies that can be renewed twice before insurance increases to the full cost.
An average flood insurance policy for property in a high-risk area currently costs around $1,400 a year for $170,000 in coverage.
In many cases obtaining insurance for properties in those areas isnt optional. Federal law requires lenders to be sure that mortgages on structures in the flood hazard area are insured for their known flood risk.
While the flood hazard area is expanding in some areas, it is contracting in others. Countywide, roughly 500 properties are expected to drop out of the high-risk area, though that doesnt mean its a good idea to drop flood insurance. Owners of property outside the flood hazard area will benefit from lower available flood insurance premiums.
The upcoming public information meetings are open to all and will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The first meeting will be at 7 p.m. at Thatcher Brook Primary School in Waterbury on Jan. 8.
The venue will shift to Barres Alumni Hall on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m., Brown Public Library in Northfield on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m., the Old Schoolhouse Common in Marshfield on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m., and Memorial Room at City Hall in Montpelier on Feb. 5 at 6 p.m.
The new maps for Washington County have been in final form for some time, but their implementation was delayed while officials in Barre exhausted their ability to appeal the flood hazard boundaries in their community.
Barre officials were concerned with a significant and unwarranted, they believed expansion of the flood hazard area on and around a 1,900-foot section of North Main Street. Dozens of properties will be affected by the new designation, which creates insurance obligations and imposes rigid restrictions on any development.
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Youngsters as young as three and as old as 17 were learning from Arran Stewart from Bath, Mark Mulchey from Liverpool and Emmet Crotty from Cork, Ireland.
Two of the three have been playing and working in soccer since they were born. Crotty confesses that he is a Business Information Systems student but wanted the chance to travel and experience the different cultures offered by the United States.
"We're being paid to travel the United States and teach/coach soccer. It doesn't get much better than that," said Stewart, who is the lead man of the trio.
"I have been very impressed with the skill levels of these youngsters," said Stewart, who competed at top age level schools in England before a broken leg ended his playing days. He is now going for his coaching degree and hopes to continue to make soccer a career. It is his love.
"We are getting the older kids into game situations, and they are really picking things up quickly," Stewart said.
Mulchey has been working in the states on a year-round contract with Challenger Sports. He has been stationed in Austin coaching four teams in the capital city's biggest youth soccer organization and then joined in the traveling coaching clinics for the company over the summer before he heads back to Austin.
Crotty, the red-headed Irishman, confesses he doesn't play soccer but does love to coach and help out the young athletes. His talents as a piano player and singer have made him a hit wherever he travels in the states.
The trio will be off the soccer trail next week and will get to do a little freelance traveling. The week after the holiday weekend (July 4) the group will be reassigned to an unknown location.
"We just go wherever they (Challenger Sports) tell us to go," Stewart said.
It is all part of a busy and fun summer for the three traveling coaches.


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The fullback position has seen a regression and now a bit of a regrowth in NFL circles as formations like the pistol and plays like the zone-option become more common.
With that in mind, who was the best fullback in the league last season?
Our B/R NFL 1,000 series is back, taking a look at each position by scouting, charting, grading and finally ranking each player based on his 2012 season.
The B/R 1,000 metric is based heavily on scouting each player and grading the key criteria for each position. The criteria are weighted according to importance for a possible best score of 100. Potential and past accomplishments are not taken into account.
Fullbacks are judged on power (20 points), speed (10 points), hands (20 points), pass-blocking (25 points) and run-blocking (25 points).
In the case of ties, I have asked myself, "Which player would I rather have on my team?" and set the rankings accordingly. Subjective? Yes. But ties are no fun.
I, along with a team of experienced evaluators, have scouted each player with these key criteria in mind. The following scouting reports and grades are the work of months of film study from our team.
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Powder can be addictive, we all know that. But perhaps nobody knows it better than legendary ski photographer Lee Cohen, who formed Altaholics Anonymous in 1983 when Alta, Utah, received 244 inches in one month. T-shirts and other merchandise quickly followed so that Alta ski bums could show their fellowship anywhere. Altaholics Anonymous just opened an online store so you don't have to travel all the way to Utah to get your gear. We caught up with Lee Cohen to get the backstory on his version of AA.
How has Alta changed since you first skied there in 1978?
Not as much as you'd think. Traffic moves a lot quicker since they got the new Collins lift—that's a big plus. On a stormy day, it's still pretty much the same as it was 25 years ago. You can still have the same experience—that's why it's so good. It seems like Alta makes little concessions to progress slowly even though it's changing all the time. (Click to the next slide for the next question.)


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