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The twenty-first century has seen a continual and unprecedented growth of technology from advancements in medicine to the creation of social networking sites that seamlessly link individuals around the globe. The benefits of this continued growth are limitless: early detection of health risks through genetic DNA examination, inexpensive yet drastically global advertising through social media and networking sites, instant access to information through the click of a button on your computer, iPad or smart phone. Indeed, these benefits are well known to most individuals because they are widely promoted and publicized. Unfortunately, there is rarely good without some bad. Advancements in technology create several risks to employers and employees that go unnoticed by the majority of the population. Employers and employees should be educated and aware the underlying risks and liabilities that accompany these increases in technology. Continuous and assertive preventative policies and education on these topics will allow employers and employees to avoid the endless possibility of risks. This effort must be constant and assertive to keep up with the rapidly growing technological era. Genetic testing, unauthorized employees and social networking sites are among the most prominent topics affecting employment law today.
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Genetic testing, through the examination of DNA molecules, allows medical personnel to detect diseases and conditions significantly sooner and more accurately than when normal symptoms would trigger diagnosis or examination of the patient's health.1 The benefits of genetic testing are obvious and substantial: earlier awareness of the condition allowing for earlier treatment; clarification of diagnosis allowing for more appropriate treatment and identification of those with a higher risk to establish preventative measures to avoid those health conditions.2 Although the benefits are many, the availability of genetic information opens the door to potential employer discrimination against employees or potential employees based on this information.4 In an effort to circumvent these unfair practices, the federal government passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).3 GINA is a Federal law prohibiting discrimination in health insurance and employment based on genetic information.5 As of yet, most claims with the EEOC concern the acquisition of genetic information, rather than assertions of an actual adverse employment action based on that information.6
However, cases of the latter are starting to present themselves. Thus, employers must consider ways to not only avoid employment decisions based on an employee's genetic information, but more broadly, employers need to develop a comprehensive policy and educate staff to avoid obtaining this information on behalf of the employer.
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As the world becomes more globalized, issues of illegal immigration and unauthorized employees become more problematic. In 1952, the government enacted the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).7 In 1986, the INA was amended to prohibit the hiring or continued employment of aliens when employers know that the aliens are unauthorized to work in the United States.8 With this amendment, a document-based system was created to verify potential employees are authorized to work in the United States.9 With growing technology, the Department of Homeland Security with the Social Security Administration, introduced the E-Verify system on the Internet, which instantly allows employers to electronically verify authorization of potential employees. More than 238,000 employers now use E-Verify.10 Over 1,400 companies enroll in the program each week.11 In 2011, the Supreme Court confirmed that states may mandate the use of E-Verify.12 Ohio, through House Bill 286, is attempting to follow in Arizona's footsteps. However instant and beneficial the technology, the program is not without risk and some disadvantages. Employers must consider the liability risks involved with E-Verify, which includes signing a Memorandum of Understanding.13 Additionally, E-Verify presents disadvantages to both employers and potential employees, including the potential of inaccurate results delaying employment and adjustments for Human Resources departments.

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Vertical slide motor bracket?
I'm trying to mount an 8 hp, 2-stroke Tohatsu outboard on my transom. The boat is a Catri 24 folding trimaran. The rudder has a horizontal hydrofoil, and the rudder can kickup if it hits an obstruction. It that happened, the hydrofoil would get eaten by the prop with a standard motor bracket, such as those by Garelick or Fulton.
I want to find a vertically sliding motor bracket, not the parallel-o-gram type that swings *back* when it is put in the down position.
Does anyone know of a vertical sliding motor bracket?
Just a thought; can you mount the outboard somewhere else, like on one of the amas, that would put it out of the way of the rudder / foil?
As a trimaran sailor, one of the few here, I think you'd be better off not mounting the motor on the transom. A transom mounted motor is going to have more problems with cavitation and not staying submerged due to the motion of the boat. I would recommend that you mount it on a sled, attached to the side of the main hull of the ama crossbeam if at all possible.
If you have questions, let me know.
Thanks SailingDog and CapnHand.
Wouldn't the sled have the same issues of not staying submerged?
I'd have to check to see if the folding action would permit such a sled. I fold prior to docking in my slip.
Hey Leonard,
I did not find any commercial products that fit my needs, so DIY is the way to go. I found two other boats that had photos of sliding mounts, of which I only kept one photo. However, it is a horizontal slide on a boat with no transom, not quite the right thing.
You certainly can use sail tracks and cars, such as those from Harken or Ronstan. But that is pretty expensive. Or you could make a custom stainless tubing design with nylon slides. I'm not sure if that would actually be any cheaper!
Either way, you probably want to include stainless steel springs to reduce the gravity load. It should also include a locking feature to keep the motor in the up or down position. A pin through the track may work for some installations, but not mine. I can't easily reach back and down over the stern. A rope system with clam cleats might also work.
Please tell me if you make any progress on this - I've not yet made a workable solution. Here's my transom, with my current engine mount upon the rudder.
Note that if I use a standard mount like this:
then the action swings the engine out away from the transom in the operating position and if my rudder then kicks up, the horizontal foil with get chewed by the prop. That's why I need a vertical track arrangement.
ps - I don't have the account type that allows PM's, so I'm posting this as a thread reply. The photos are viewable by pasting the links into your browser. I don't have enough Sailnet posts to enable hyperlinks yet.
I forgot this device by Plastimo - it is a vertical slide, but won't work for me due to the depth of the device. I'm not sure the vertical travel is enough, either, but they have two rail lengths: 400mm and 600mm. It is model number 17619.
Go to plastimo.com, and select Power Boating > Motor Brackets > Standard Motor Bracket
I know exactly what you're talking about. A gentleman at my marina has one on a Rhodes that slides up and down vertically. The mount is big and bulky and very ugly if you ask me. But I will see if I can find out the mfg this weekend.
An outboard sled or bucket generally doesn't have the cavitation problems of a transom mounted outboard for two reasons. One, it isn't as far aft...so it doesn't rise and drop as far as the transom mounted ones do. Two, the bucket or sled will usually allow the engine to drop down further into the water than a transom mount generally will, and as such will help keep the prop submersed.
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I looked all over that mount for a mfg's mark and found nothing. It may be something that Rhodes builds. I'll see the owner this weekend and ask him if he installed it or if it came with the boat. You might try doing a search on Rhodes 22. Maybe it will show up.
I did a little searching and found out the mfg of the Rhodes 22 is General Boat in N. Carolina. Here are a couple of links to the outboard mount.
General Boats
give GB a call
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While in San Francisco I got to visit three different software developers, all quite different from each other and representing the spectrum of success, innovation and acceptance. The first I'll talk about is Hotel Tonight; the other two will follow as separate posts.
Hotel Tonight is nothing but a stellar success story. It started out as three people in a noisy little rented space over a bar just three-and-a-half years ago in San Mateo, but it's now located in a large, very well-equipped office in downtown San Francisco.
The concept is very simple: an app tells you what hotels have rooms available close to you. So while it sounds simple, there's far more to it. It has been carefully thought out. For a start, it's an app-only service. If you have your iPhone with you, you have the capability to book a hotel instantly - no loading up of a website.
The hotels have to sign up to the service, making their room availability very up-to-date, and they'll sell the rooms at a discount to help keep a hotel full. Nothing new there - websites already do this. Hotels have to be able to sell a room at discount and prepared to have their guest show up two minutes later.
For the guest, savings are often 25 per cent and sometimes even better. The value-add for you is a certain amount of certainty - Hotel Tonight staff inspect the hotel before accepting it into its fold, categorises it (if accepted) then sends in its own photographers to shoot the shots you see in the app, guaranteeing you get a realistic impression of a room.
The result is a far more immediate and tailored service, and while you're not likely to rock up in a distant city with long-haul luggage and only at that late point, take your chances, the app is very handy if you need to stay an extra night somewhere, want a couple of days under your own steam to tag onto the end of a business trip or you simply get stuck in town and decide to over-night.
No seedy dives - the hotels tend to be at the top end or boutique. They have to pass that inspection. There are more basic hotels on the service, but even with these you can be assured they reach a certain standard.
For New Zealand travellers, this country isn't covered. The app started with US hotels and expanded out from there, but it's still expanding. For us, it suits Kiwis heading off overseas or those who do business trips and like to use a few days leave somewhere exotic.
The countries so far covered (only certain cities in each country, please note) are the US and Canada, Austria, England, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Hungary, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, and Mexico and Costa Rica.
There's a list on this page - just scroll down.
The app itself is free for iOS, Android and Windows phone, with download links from the above page.
The Hotel Tonight logo looks like an H for Hotel, and like a bed and also like a key - to confirm your booking, you swipe the last leg of the logo. The app and service was founded by Sam Shank and Jared Simon, the current CEOs, and they have made their HQ a good space to work in, with a table tennis table, art on the walls and even a fully equipped bar - as Sam Shank says, every hotel should have a good bar. They've been here for about one-and-a-half years, but to remind them of their humble beginnings, the original sketch of the app concept is still on the wall, and it's on a shower panel from Home Depot. They couldn't afford whiteboards back then.
How times have changed. Their mission is "to make travel more spontaneous, accessible and human" and it's succeeding. They think the shift from newspaper ads to online was dramatic for hotels, but the shift to mobile is as dramatic.
At first, the app only worked in san Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, but the vision was always global. Now, ten million people have downloaded the app, which covers over 300 cities, and the company is working on developing South America and Asia next. They now have nearly 130 employees in San Francisco and an office in London.
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The app shows you the images HT staff took, and place the hotel on a map (having geo-located the client) so you can get there as easily as possible.
Every night, around 40 per cent of hotel rooms can be empty. It's difficult for hotels to market those rooms without antagonising the traditional market of people who book in advance - but the app means only a specific subset of potential clients is reached. Also, the hotels available rotate nightly - you'll get a different selection on a different night. This means the hotels can aggressively discount via the app without affecting (so much) that traditional market.
The hotels get a way to fill those rooms, the clients get great deals that are close to them physically. Categories are labelled in funky ways: basic, hip, luxe etc. They feel the app is lots better than web-based alternatives, as you can book a hotel in around 8 seconds with only three taps and a swipe.
A new category, 'Charming', covers B&Bs. The app is also responsive to local conditions: while in san Francisco, booting the app prompted a message that WWDC was on, so rooms were harder to find and a bit more expensive than usual.
Overseas from the US, HT hires local to approach the hotels and also to capture 'the local vibe' to do justice to clients and locales. Growth has accelerated in the last six months once the major hotel chains noticed the traffic the boutique hotels were getting thanks to the app.
The company has a quality imperative: a 24-hour support line (phone and email) in five languages direct from the app ensures no guests are ever left stranded anywhere. Input from the users help build profiles of the hotels that are as honest as possible.
The hotel staff get a web and/or mobile interface that just asks them two questions: how many rooms do you have and what price? They send that once a day. To remove a room, they just select it and Delete, and the deletion is registered by the app.
Hotel Tonight was exclusively on iOS and iPhones at first, as it's that combo that gave the co-founders the idea for the app. An iPad version came out soon after the iPad 3 launch, and think the Review process in the App Store is wonderful, and in stark contrast to the Google model with Android, although there is now an Android version.
On reviews, the ones you see in the app for a hotel are added by registered clients.
Reviews can only be added once a stay is complete. As part of the review, smartphone owners are also encouraged to take their own pictures. The CEOs feel very confident the reviews can't be 'gamed': they're as authentic as it's possible to get.
Recently, a look-ahead feature means you can book a couple of days in advance.
This company is a resounding success - and a life-saver if you're stranded somewhere glamorous.


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Director James Marsh came to prominence with documentaries and he brings a grounded, unpolished sense of reality to this atmospheric Belfast drama set in the early '90s (where everything looks so tatty it might as well be the '50s). The acting is impeccable, led by Andrea Riseborough ('Brighton Rock') as a single mum from a hardline IRA family dead set against the looming political settlement. It's engrossing, but not quite the first-rate thriller Marsh made with 2008's 'Man on Wire' about the high-wire artist Philippe Petit.
The script is adapted by ITV political editor Tom Bradby (a correspondent in Northern Ireland during the peace process) from his own 1998 novel. In a gripping early scene, Collette (Riseborough) is caught trying to plant a bomb on the London Underground. During interrogation, MI5 agent Mac (Clive Owen) gives her a choice: turn informer or go to prison for 20 years and forget about seeing your son growing up. Collette accepts and goes back to Belfast where her brothers (Aidan Gillen and Domhnall Gleeson, both brilliant) are planning to murder a RUC police officer.
The detail is chillingly effective. On the morning of the assassination, as the gang members load their guns, one of their mothers fusses around them pouring tea ('I have coffee if yous' want'). Collette's smooth return arouses the suspicions of the IRA's paranoid internal security thug (David Wilmot). She also plays a cat-and-mouse game with Mac. Sphinx-like, Riseborough keeps us guessing to the end as to where Collette's true allegiance lies. And while it's hard to grumble about such a smart, intelligent drama after a summer of big bangs, its slow pace at times feels sluggish.
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Overall the film delivers a solid storyline with good visuals and great acting. It does, however, seem a bit sluggish at times and this takes away from the suspense. I was a bit confused at the scene with the dog walker and car bomb and not sure who turned on who?
havent you guys hear of closed captioning when watching 'foreign films'. My take is the the mother, as the file points out, was the shadow dancer who turned against the violence when her boy was killed by an IRA bullet, as explained in the files, who the british were so eager to protect they swindle 'Ownen' into recruiting Collete to give the IRA a fresh scapegoat and protect their investment in Mum who had been on their side since '82 (as per the file and payment dates). When owen calls her to tell her 'we crecruited collete to protect you' because he 'likes' collete, but Mum turns herself into the IAR to protect Collete, who figures out 'Decland' has something to do with her Mum's death. I thought it was a great 'intellectual' thriller. maybe it seemed 'slow' to those who are used to gratuitous car chase scenes.
Terrific thriller that had me on the edge of my seat and not many films do that. Andrea Riseborough is outstanding with great support from Clive Owen. Obliquely directed to create an atmosphere of moral ambiguity and divided allegiances, Shadow Dancer is likely to be one of the best films of the summer of 2013.
I couldn't hear what was said half the time and the Irish accents were not very distinct. Am I to believe that the Shadow Dancer was Cliver Owen or the mother? Perhaps someone could enlighten me. Having read other reviews no one seems to have understood the story properly. Must I read the book or will it be even more confusing. What's the point? Was the first scene in 1973 just to make it seem as though Collette is on a guilt trip because her brother died? Never explained.
Not sur if I got the story as couldn't always hear what was said, sorry I am not Irish. Was the Shadow Dancer Cliver Owen or the mother? What was the significance of the 1973 part of the story - was Collette on a guilt trip because of the "incident" that happened? Did I miss something? Maybe if I read the book but don't want to waste my time. Perhaps someone could enlighten me as to the meaning of the whole film. A good film but nly 2 stars as I'm afraid because I couldn't understand it.
A gripping thriller that goes further than any other film I can think of in documenting the IRA from the inside. As John O Sullivan said (above) some of the plot doesn't quite ring true. What is spot-on are the personal dramas that result from living the life of radical Republicanism in the dying stages of the Troubles. For those who like gritty dramas this is a very good film. For those who want to understand more about the 'real people' who constituted the 'Provos' this breaks new ground in mainstream cinema.
Moody drama, capable enough albeit thoroughly depressing.
From the opening scene where we are to believe the IRA would of sanctioned an attack on the underground to the ludicrous ending nothing rings true as for the much vaunted performance from the worlds most pretencous actoress AR ... the accent is spot on but while critics love you the public dont.. moody looks and a red coat doesnt make us care for the character as in all her roles A clunker
Not more PIRA, MI5 fiction. Why can the film makers stick to fact, the truth instead of fiction. Remember the film 'Fifty Dead Men Walking', the subject, Martin McGartland, stated publicly that the fillm was 'As near to the truth as earth is to pluto'
We were engrossed. Thought the pace was appropriate to the story. Agree with other that the acting was superb and cinematography great. A really excellent film.
The acting is good all round with Riseborough deserving of a special mention. Just one concern. You can tell it is an old story as the storys pace never really gets up much. Its just not as thrilling as many modern films. A good film with a couple of excellent twists at the end but not a great film. Probably 6 out of 10.
Great performances from absolutely everyone. Tense and disturbing. Beautifully shot. Enjoyed it.


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I'm a pretty chuffed individual though as I leave the store
Christmas Eve.
Is it really? Its safe to say I've not had Christmas this year. It's totally passed me by. I only hope that come Saturday night I'm not alone in a hostel room feeling sorry for myself. I guess I'll just have to go out...
PS: Two odd sights in Granada today. I witnessed a pedestrian/two motorcycle head on pile up, and a collapsed building on the main street. Check out the pictures. I hope nobody was hurt, although I'm kind of relieved I wasn't involved. I might actually have gone home if a building fell on my head.


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Global Chic
August 18, 2014
Fall has arrived at NM, but let's be honest: the weather may not agree with us just yet. While we are all about gearing up for fall with the best chunky, hand-knit sweaters and year-round booties, one of trends that we are most excited about is global chic. What it entails is literally a mix of multicultural textures, prints and colors – think Africa meets the Old Wild West, meets South America and beyond – which will make for amazing Burberry Prorsum blanket coats once winter comes.
We definitely see global chic as a current summer trend among fashion insiders, who are sporting a super stylish mismatch of handmade mochila with zigzag patterned cover-ups, summer head scarfs, or a Carolina Herrera gingham maxi skirt with crocheted bikini top. We might not be in Croatia, Brazil or Morocco this summer, but that won't stop us from taking some global chic hunting trips around the store.
Jessica Stein of Tuula Vintage is an expert on vacation dressing. From Bali to Barcelona, we love to follow her on around-the-world adventures, and she does the global chic look so well with a handwoven clutch, off-the-shoulders printed dress and flat, studded sandals.
Aimee's trip to Morocco seems like the best match to her printed DVF wrap romper.
Jacey of Damsel in Dior always does effortlessly chic outfits with a variety of basics that include Hermès trench coats and Joe's distressed skinny jeans. We love how she styles this printed Cynthia Vincent tea-length dress in her own global chic way.
This Texas girl is no stranger to Wild West influences. Jane of Sea of Shoes dons a global cowgirl look with an Isabel Marant printed mini dress, cowboy boots and vintage statement jewelry.
We love New York-based Danielle of We Wore What in this for Love & Lemons dress and vintage statement necklace. The outfit is cool and effortless for all downtown city gals.
We are aware that animal prints are a woman's wardrobe staple, but Samantha of Could I Have That injects a Safari feeling to her Zimmermann tea-length dress with suede lace-up sandals, a metallic cuff and panama hat.
#NMinsider Nasiba Adilova is the epitome of global chic, if you think of a Russian girl living in Dallas and traveling year-round from St. Barts, to New York, and currently vacationing in Croatia. We love her beach look of a Missoni swimsuit and matchy knit coverup paired to a graphic mochila to enhance the multicultural feel.
Leandra Medine is no stranger to pioneering the coolest Man Repeller trends. This time is no different – she wears the CH Caroline Herrera blue gingham skirt with a crochet bikini top and a mix of statement accessories that blow us away.


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The Point of the Graver
€ 12,49
Besorgung - Lieferbarkeit unbestimmt
April 1994
BeschreibungThis book offers a wonderful opportunity to explore the growth of an artist through both his comments and his accomplishments. Equally important is the opportunity to enjoy the robust humour and vitality of the engravings of Wesley W. Bates.'
PortraitWesley W. Bates was born in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. One of Canada's best-known wood engravers, Bates has ventured into book illustration (W. O. Mitchell's The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon), commercial art (the voyageur motif for Upper Canada Brewery), letterpress publishing (through his West Meadow Press) and acoustic country -- played, naturally, on a bouzouki. A collection of his engravings, The Point of the Graver, was published to great acclaim in 1994. He now maintains his studio, which is open to the public, in a nineteenth-century storefront on the Main Street of Clifford, Ontario.
Pressestimmen'The Point of the Graver, the first book-bound collection of Hamilton-based Wesley Bates' wood engravings, confirms the prosperity of his imagination and the exactitude of his workmanship.' Quill & Quire 'Wesley Bates' sensitivity to the human figure and face, his love of music, his fascination with books and printing -- all are portrayed in the sequence of eighty-two engravings and their commentary. In addition, his skill as a book illustrator is apparent in the selection of engravings which he has chosen from his publications and which illustrates, as Will Rueter points out, 'that the medium of the traditional wood engraving -- even through offset reproduction -- still has an important function in contemporary books.' ... Bates 'captures the beauty and character of a landscape that is as unforgettable as it is unmistakably Canadian.' Canadian Notes & Queries 'A carefully squared block of highly polished endgrain boxwood or maple and a few sharpened gravers are insignificant in themselves. But in the hands of an artist like Wesley Bates these seemingly inflexible, demanding materials can create form, fluidity, mood, depth: an infinite world of light and shadow, monochrome and colour.' -- William Rueter When an artist writes about his own work the reader, in most cases, would do well to pay attention. That is indeed the case with The Point of the Graver by Wesley Bates where the author/engraver presents a selection of his engravings, each accompanied by a facing page text of commentary.Born in Whitehorse, Yukon, in 1952, Wesley Bates studied fine art at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, where he majored in painting and printmaking. In 1980, when his wife gave him a full set of gravers, he began his career as a wood engraver. Since then he has exhibited in galleries in Dundas, Grimsby, Hamilton, St. Catherines and Toronto, has had several commissioned works, and has illustrated several books, some of which are listed in biographical postscript. In 1984 he launched his own West Meadow Press which gives him complete control over the integration of image and text in the publication. Some of the works produced by the press are a collection of poems by Jane Berland, George Goodwin's A Contemporary Fable, Farrell M. Boyce's Down by the Bay, William Cowper's Epitaph on a Hare, a Dorset ballad, The Brisk Young Butcher, and James Reaney's To the Avon River above Stratford, Canada. (This list left me wishing that a complete list of the press's production had been included in the work under review.) Readers of the Devil's Artisan will recollect his print entitled Fall which appeared on the cover of the Fall 1992 edition of this journal.The 82 numbered and dated engravings which constitute the body of The Point of the Graver are arranged chronologically. Taken together they reveal the growth of an artist from impressive, early efforts to accomplished works which show a mastery of the techniques of wood engraving. 'You have to learn to draw with light' is a telling quote from Wesley Bates given in the Introduction. The alert reader has the opportunity to see Wesley Bates learning to draw with light. When commenting on number 5 'Song', 1980 Bates, in retrospect, observes. 'I have always been unhappy with this print because I felt that I failed to push it far enough. The one thing you get free with wood engraving is black, and here the black is dominant. Experience has taught me that it is very important to control the black and to use white to strike a balance. The black should look purposeful, not overpowering.' Bates' growing control of the black appears by contrasting number 17 'Minstrels', 1983 with the earlier work. Here he 'tried to build the figures without line, using the light source to define them,' and he has accomplished a far better definition of the images. His comments on other engravings offer further insights into his growth as an engraver. In number 16 'The cross-hatching was an experiment to test my control of the engraving tool and of the form'. The technique of rubbing chalk into the engraved lines to see how the engraving was developing was employed in number 49 and it enabled him to work with finer lines than before. Comparing and contrasting the engravings which cover fourteen years of his work the reader can trace Bates' growing mastery of the techniques of wood engraving.Conveying the visual impact of Bates' style in print constitutes a real challenge. In 67, Bates comments that he has developed the approach of doing the 'tricky parts' first which in this case he identifies as the runner's head and arms, the horse, and the driver. His human forms frequently are stylized. Often lively, the figures range from the rough, bumptious vitality of the characters of the ballads to the thin, angular jogger dressed all in black. Graced with a goatee and long slender hands, the jogger makes a wonderful caricature of the mysterious stranger for this modern version of the Faust legend. The themes of music (including ballads, minstrels and jazz), and rural, often idyllic, pastoral settings recur throughout the images of this book. The singers and musicians in Bates' own words create 'an impression of liveliness and movement and add a romantic element to the image'. The calm repose of his rural settings, best typified by the foldout of the Avon river (number 71), forms a marked contrast to the lively human figures of his other prints.Will Rueter's introduction offers many insights which come from the valuable perspective of one artist viewing another's work. The Porcupine's Quill has done a masterful job in producing this book. The quality of the engravings is impressive. When the reproductions are compared to a selection of the original prints, the only immediately discernible differences can be attributed to the differences of paper. This book offers a wonderful opportunity to explore the growth of an artist through both his comments and his accomplishments. Equally important is the opportunity to enjoy the robust humour and vitality of the engravings of Wesley W. Bates. -- Gayle Garlock Devil's Artisan
Untertitel: New. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: PORCUPINES QUILL
Erscheinungsdatum: April 1994
Seitenanzahl: 82 Seiten
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Motorola Names Greg Brown CEO
The following is Motorola's official statement announcing its new chief executive officer.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.— Motorola, Inc. (MOT) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Greg Brown, 47, as Chief Executive Officer of Motorola, effective January 1, 2008. Mr. Brown currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Brown will succeed Edward J. Zander as CEO, and Mr. Zander, 60, will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors until the annual meeting of stockholders in May 2008.
On behalf of Motorola's Board of Directors, Samuel C. Scott III, lead director, said, "I want to take this opportunity to thank Ed for his vision, expertise and tireless commitment to Motorola. We greatly appreciate his many contributions and wish him all the best in the years ahead. Today's decision is the culmination of a thoughtful and disciplined process of succession planning."
Scott added, "The Board is delighted that Greg will serve as CEO. We are confident that he will bring a combination of strategic insight, operational discipline, and inspirational leadership needed for accelerated and sustained growth."
"We are exceedingly fortunate to have a leader of Greg's caliber, vision and experience. He has been an invaluable partner and I am confident he is the right person to be the next CEO of Motorola and lead the Company through its multi-year transformation," said Zander. "Next year marks my 40th year in the technology industry. This is the right time for me to move on to the next phase in my life and spend more time with my family. I am grateful I had the opportunity to lead Motorola over the last four years. It's been a wonderful experience."
"I am privileged to become the CEO of Motorola," said Greg Brown. "This is a unique Company with strong technology, people and customers. I welcome this opportunity to lead Motorola successfully into the future. We have a lot to do and I am intensely focused on building shareholder value. I look forward to working closely with Ed to ensure a smooth transition."
Greg Brown Background
Since March 2007, Mr. Brown has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola and was elected to the Company's Board of Directors earlier this year.
Prior to his role as President and COO, Mr. Brown headed four different businesses at Motorola. He also led the $3.9 billion acquisition of Symbol Technologies, the second largest transaction in Motorola's history and an important strategic move to strengthen Motorola's enterprise offering. Additionally, Mr. Brown returned the automotive business to profitability, while also leading the divestiture of that business which was sold to Continental for $1.0 billion. He also led the government and public safety business for four years, substantially growing earnings over that time. Mr. Brown joined Motorola in 2003.
Prior to joining Motorola, Mr. Brown was chairman and CEO of Micromuse Inc., a network management software company. Before that, he was President of Ameritech Custom Business Services and Ameritech New Media Inc. Before joining Ameritech in 1987, Mr. Brown held a variety of sales and marketing positions with AT&T for five years, resulting in 25 years of high-tech experience.
An active member of the civic and business communities, he was appointed by the White House to serve on President Bush's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) in May 2004. Mr. Brown is also a member of the board of directors for United Way, World Business Chicago, and the U.S.-China Business Council.
Mr. Brown received his bachelor's degree in economics from Rutgers University and is a member of the Rutgers board of overseers.


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Implementing IEnumerable<T> can turn out to be tricky in certain cases. Consider the following code snippet
namespace Test
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
Consume(new List<string>() { "a", "b", "c" });
static void Consume<T>(IEnumerable<T> stream)
T t1 = stream.First();
T t2 = stream.First();
As you'd expect, it prints true. Each First() call results in a call to stream.GetEnumerator(), and each such enumerator returns elements from the beginning of the list, so calling First() twice returns the same (first) element. All good so far.
Here's a tiny class.
class StringGenerator
int index;
public string GetNext()
return (index++).ToString();
As you can see, it generates whole numbers as strings. Not very convenient to use though, wouldn't it be great if we can wrap it and make it enumerable?
static IEnumerable<string> ConvertToEnumerable(StringGenerator g)
string item = null;
while ((item = g.GetNext()) != null)
yield return item;
ConvertToEnumerable simply loops over the list of items generated and makes use of yield return to make it enumerable.
Great, now what does
Consume(ConvertToEnumerable(new StringGenerator()));
It prints false.
False? FALSE? Can you figure out the reason?
If you've read Raymond's posts on implementation of iterators, you should have figured it out by now. The crux of the problem is that all enumerators returned share the same instance of StringGenerator. Calling First() twice results in two calls to GetNext() on the same StringGenerator instance, and the values returned will obviously be different. To verify that, try creating the StringGenerator instance inside the ConvertToEnumerable function – it will print true now.
This bit me when I wrote code that parsed stuff out of an IEnumerable<string> instance. The actual program read text from a file, so I had a ConvertToEnumerable routine just like the one above, except that it took TextReader as the parameter. The Consume method passed the constructed IEnumerable<T> instance to various methods (say Method1 and Method2), with the assumption that whatever Method1 read off the stream won't be read again by Method2.
As we saw just now, this works if Consume is passed an IEnumerable<T> constructed like the StringGenerator case. It fails badly if a List<string> is passed instead. Because I wanted the "read elements off the stream" behavior, I called GetEnumerator() once for the passed IEnumerable<T> and then changed the methods called by Consume to take that IEnumerator<T> instead of IEnumerable<T>. That made the code work correctly for both cases.
Moral : Make sure you understand the implications when yield returning items off a shared item source.


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Chuck's Truck
After being prompted by Davy, Paul, and Omar (after I revealed I got two new front tires), here are a few photos. As you can see my truck is dirty, it will eventually be washed lol Also, these aren't pro photos I was traveling up to Mohegan Sun and went to a rest stop and then wham I just snapped these real quick :lol:
Note this may be the first time I personally have taken photos and posted here (excluding iPhone and partial photos :lol:)
Wheels: 18 x 9 Moda R6 powder coated Anthracite
Tires: Kumho Ecsta STX 255/55 18
20% Tint, Tinted tails, LEDs in the front and back, Projectors, Xenon Depot 6000K HIDs for lows and fogs, Quad Tails, Debadged, Pioneer AVH-P5100DVD w/ iPod Cable and Video bypass, Mopar Kicker Door speakers w/ tweeters, Anthracite Moda R6 Wheels, R1 Concepts Premium Slotted Rotors with Hawk HPS pads, K&N FIPK, Magnaflow Catback, Flyin Ryan Ported Throttle Body, Addco Rear Sway Bar w/ Energy Bushings, Bilstein HD Shocks w/ Rancho Steering Stabilizer, Stull Industries Grill painted black to match, Hidden Hitch, fuzzy dice, Shorty Antenna, and some crap.
Enjoy you punks lol
Brake Dust....Ohhhh yeah lol
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Oh sweetness that is really nice Charlie !!!
Loving the look :D
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Thanks Omar, now all of you vote for me for the next JOTM :D
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hey anything for a black jeep brother LOL
as long as we keep those white ones away from winning :D
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Yeah we were slackin for April but no worries we got this lol.
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there were some really good black entries I really don't know how Nate won ...
Chuck what else you got planned for ur baby ?
also need pix of fuzzy dice LOL
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Honestly my plans always seem to change :lol:. I mean Im pretty sure Im done with external mods (thanks to the wheels). I want to take care of the body work (rear bumper thanks to some A hole, header panel and reinforcement bar none of which are really visible but I personally notice it) and change out my drivers side fog (Photo 9 shows the water in it, its been like that since I went offroading, had it cleaned out by Mario but it came back :eek: lol. I might just focus on audio/visual. Im thinking changing out door speakers since I may have torn the surround on my front passenger although Im not sure, it sounds fine at some volumes but when it gets louder, it has a rattle sound. I also want interior LEDs (white) and change the dash lights to blue (some are burnt out). After that I think Im done although there is always subs lol. Oh I also want weatherliners :lol:
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Sorry I meant weathertech floorliners. :D I have cheapo rubber mats right now.
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finally chuck!
thats worthy of a.....
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I really like those wheels on a WJ! A lot of the 3S guys used to put tose wheels on their cars!
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Sharp looking WJ
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Very, Very Nice!!!!!!
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About us:
Anderes Sehen (which means "a different way of seeing"), founded in April 2011 by a couple with a blind child, is the first organization in Germany to support blind children in the age before entering school. We claim that it is absolutely necessary to give already those little ones at least the same support as sighted children do receive.
The Situation
Actually blind children in Germany do not have a chance to learn to walk and navigate fearless by themselves due to the fact that they do not get white canes when learning to walk. Also there is not a single book available in Germany for those kids to learn basics of the world in opposite to thousands for sighted children. Also there is no knowledge or training flash sonar to them, which is a proven and well known technique of the blind to orientate and navigate through unknown terrain by tongue clicking and "seeing" the echo-image. Further there is a lack of trust in the possibilities of blind children which causes a restricted mobility and a low self-confidence in their later life.
Our Vision
Anderes Sehen wants to achieve that blind people in Germany can live a life without given limits, but only with their own limits. We help them to get an early education and early self driven mobility. We support a no limits attitude for the children and their parents.
What We Do
In order to achieve those goals we invented a special children's high tech white cane for less than 20€. We researched for suitable books abroad and are currently negotiating with a french publisher to produce them in German. We organize and give trainings for children, parents, teachers and even professional mobility trainers. We send out information, do political work and provide a website with a huge knowledge base.
All this we do as two people, aside to our jobs. We are deeply thankful for any help.
Learn more about us: http://www.anderes-seh...
An aid project in Berlin, Germany
✔ Tax deductible in Germany
You can not only donate to a certain project in particular but also to our organisation in general. These direct donations will be forwarded by us to those projects that need your support the most. This table shows the projects that have received our forwarded donations.
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Daily dose: Local history, GOP fundraising, Cold for a while, Senator faces fraud accusations, Veto session, UI battles the press
Local history
In 1911, the Illinois Central is now prepared to keep the strike breakers at work in Champaign for as long as possible. One end of the car shops has been fixed up as a hotel with mattresses, clean sheets and pillow cases and blankets. Tables are set for 50 but the cooks say they can handle 300. Two big ranges have been installed and a large pantry is stocked with food items. A store has been started where the men can buy caps. gloves, overalls, magazines and papers, cigars, tobacco and matches.
In 1961, the Unit 4 school board has hired an architectural firm to investigate how best the space at Champaign High School can be used. The search for more classrooms and maximum use of existing space is part of the effort being made to accommodate students in the present high school, which was built in 1934, until another high school can be built.
Republican fundraising
From yesterday's N-G column ...
Republicans in East Central Illinois are in an unusual thicket this campaign season with primary election contests in three neighboring state Senate districts. That means that six Republicans — in an area stretching from Danville on the east to Clinton on the west and Dwight and Chebanse on the north to Stewardson on the south — are running against each other and, perhaps more importantly, competing for the same campaign contributions.
The six Republicans: John Bambenek and Alan Nudo, both of Champaign, in the 52nd Senate District; Rep. Jason Barickman of Champaign and Sen. Shane Cultra of Onarga in the 53rd District; and Tom Pliura of Ellsworth and Rep. Chapin Rose of Mahomet in the 51st District.
Based on campaign disclosure reports filed recently, the two who had the most success raising money in the vital July 1 to Sept. 30 fundraising period were Nudo and Barickman.
Nudo collected about $46,750, including in-kind contributions, while Barickman got almost $45,000.
Pliura received $24,450, although $10,000 of that was a personal loan; Rose received $20,212; Cultra got $20,075; and Bambenek collected $6,435, although in the last week he has added two $1,000 contributions, one of which came from Adam Andrzejewski, the millionaire Hinsdale businessman who ran for the GOP nomination for governor last year.
and ...
Meanwhile, Cultra said the large number of candidates is one obstacle to fundraising. The poor economy is another.
"I never have had to raise a lot of money, never counted a lot of money, never needed a lot of money," he said. "But with the number of primary races there are, I think a lot of the (political action committees) are holding back and are going to wait and save their money for the general election. It's going to come down to either using your own money or having the local sources, which are drying up too. I think it's getting harder and harder to raise money because of all the primaries and the economy."
Although Barickman outraised him in the quarter, Cultra said he's not concerned.
"It's fine. I'm about where I want to be," Cultra said. "We're only about $15,000 apart in the end, so it's what happens from here on out."
In terms of cash on hand Sept. 30, Barickman had $94,118, Cultra had $79,597.
Cultra said he expects to put more of his own money into the race.
In June, Cultra loaned his campaign $85,000. But in August and September the campaign repaid Cultra a total of $16,600, raising eyebrows among some who wondered how committed the candidate is.
"I just needed some money quick and I just took it out of the campaign," Cultra said. "I'll be putting more in later. It was a cash flow thing."
Overall, Cultra had $3,320 in itemized individual contributions (by law those of $150 or more), $8,925 in non-itemized contributions and about $7,000 in so-called transfers, generally money from political action committees, such as Caterpillar and ComEd.
Barickman's donations were almost entirely from individuals, including $29,250 in itemized contributions and $14,135 in non-itemized contributions. He had just $750 in transfers.
"This campaign continues to build widespread, grassroots support," Barickman said in a statement. "Our message to bring effective, conservative leadership to the Illinois Senate is resonating and we are well-positioned to run a strong campaign."
The Cultra-Barickman race, at least on the surface, has been civil. Cultra said his message is to stress his experience.
"I've run a business for 30 years. I have county government experience and I've been in the General Assembly for nine years. He's been in less than a year, so I think that's a big difference," Cultra said. "Plus I have a proven record. If people look at what I've done, the way I've voted, I'm a fiscal conservative for limited government and I've voted that way. I'm also a social conservative. So if that's where people are I think they can feel comfortable supporting me.
"He doesn't really have that record so he's more of an unknown. He can tell you what's he going to do but he doesn't really have the record to prove it."
Frosty weather
It's beautiful outside today, but the Illinois State Water Survey reports we had our first occasions of frost last weekend. The thermometer dropped to 32 degrees on Friday morning and 31 degrees on Saturday morning. If your tomatoes made it through that, consider yourself lucky. Or maybe they're just far enough off the ground to avoid the cold air pool.
Today's low, on the other hand, was 48 degrees.
The current 10-day forecast predicts temps no lower than 34 degrees in Champaign-Urbana.
Chicago senator linked to fraud charges
From the Chicago Sun-Times ...
In 2005, George E. Smith, a South Side health-care and social-services provider, bought two unfinished condominiums and a vacant lot from Illinois state Sen. Mattie Hunter for $240,000.
Three years later, Smith's not-for-profit mental-health group got $500,000 in state funding that Hunter — a Chicago Democrat and head of the Senate Human Services committee — helped arrange.
That "disability behavioral health services" grant is now among more than $18.5 million worth of government deals that state inspectors say Smith used to commit "large-scale fraud" on Illinois taxpayers.
The land deals aren't Hunter's only involvement with Smith, whom the senator says she has known since the 1980s.
The executive director of Smith's not-for-profit organization circulated nominating petitions for Hunter's campaign, to which Smith and one of his businesses made $3,700 in contributions between 2005 and 2010.
Additionally, one of Hunter's sisters worked as a receptionist for Smith until she died last year at age 52.
Hunter says her financial, personal and political ties to Smith are "unrelated" to her steering him the $500,000 grant.
"I don't give anybody any money, you guys, unless I know they have the capacity to provide the services," says Hunter, a former Chicago Housing Authority and city Department of Human Services administrator.
Veto session starts tomorrow
By the State Journal-Register ...
Budgets. Gambling. Pensions. Scholarships.
Those issues by themselves would make an impressive to-do list for lawmakers during the regular spring session.
Instead, those and others are on the list of things lawmakers could tackle when they return for the abbreviated veto session starting next week.
"There is a heavy agenda," said Sen. John Sullivan, D-Rushville. "Whether we get to everything has yet to be seen."
Lawmakers are scheduled to be in session Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week, although they will be starting committee hearings on Monday. They take a week off and then return for three more days.
"It's going to be a busy session," said Rep. Kevin McCarthy, D-Orland Park.
University of Illinois versus the press
From the New York Times
It was bad enough for the University of Illinois when The Chicago Tribune's 2009 series "Clout Goes to College" exposed the existence of a "clout list" that over five years gave hundreds of well-connected students an edge in admissions, and led to the resignations of the university president, the chancellor of the flagship Urbana-Champaign campus and most of the trustees.
But two years later, the university is still mired in litigation before the federal appeals court in Chicago, fighting the release of more documents the newspaper has asked for, including the names and addresses of the parents on the clout list. The university has turned over about 5,200 pages of documents to the newspaper. But in a separate state court proceeding, The Tribune is seeking the grade point averages and ACT scores of the students accepted from the clout list.
Those requests set off a shootout between the state's freedom of information law and the federal privacy law for educational records.
The university, backed by the big guns of academia, argues that the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or Ferpa, forbids disclosure of such information — and threatens the loss of federal financing if it hands over private records. Personal information about students is precisely what the federal privacy act was designed to protect, it said, raising the specter of a world in which students might be shamed by the public release of their academic credentials.
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Introducing Our Sip & Flip Book Club!
Paging all book lovers: You and your friends are invited to join our new Sip & Flip Book Club! Each month we'll be cracking open a great Southern read, from classics to new releases. And, because we know a Southern get-together isn't complete without plenty of food and fellowship, we're pairing each pick with a five-question discussion guide (short enough to leave plenty of time for chit-chat) and easy food and drink ideas (might as well make it a party!)
First up on our reading list is The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion (Random House, On Sale November 5), the latest novel from Fried Green Tomatoes author and Alabama native Fannie Flagg. The book takes readers on a journey that's one part comedy, one part mystery as the heroine, Mrs. Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, uncovers the secret past of her over-bearing mother, Ms. Lenore Simmons Krackenberry. (Do these gals have super-Southern monikers or what?) Sookie's search takes her across the country and back in time to the 1940s when her family's gas station was known by truck drivers far and wide as "The All-Girl Filling Station." Learning about the colorful adventures of the girls at the station prompts Sookie, a recent empty-nester, to shake-up her own life.
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Great news: Geithner can't count, either
posted at 12:17 pm on April 1, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Maybe Tim Geithner didn't commit tax evasion after all. Instead, he may just have a problem doing addition and subtraction. Earlier this week, Geithner assured people that the Treasury had $135 billion left in its TARP fund on ABC's This Week:
ABC, though, thought that sounded wrong — and they were right. As George Stephanopolous reports, the tax-fumbling Treasury Secretary was just a little off:
On "This Week" Sunday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told me that there was about $135 billion left in the TARP fund, the government's financial rescue package. But the Government Accountability Office, a non-partisan federal agency, reports that figure is closer to $32 billion, which is what ABC News and other independent analysts thought.
In other words, Geithner was off by $100 billion dollars. That's not a rounding error; it's a gargantuan mistake. Or a lie. Take your pick. It's like choosing between "tax evasion" and "simple misunderstanding".
Treasury continues to insist that Geithner had it right. The GAO, they say, are double-counting commitments and "underestimating potential paybacks." Potential paybacks? That sounds as though the money has already departed, and they're counting on some of it floating back into the fund. That would make the GAO more likely to be correct, and Geithner more likely to be either wrong or lying.
It has become very obvious that the Obama administration and its Treasury Secretary are floundering on the economy. Not only have they not been able to find staffing for the effort, now they can't count. How much longer will this go on before Congress demands a change at the top?
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CHANTICLEER. The Story of a Proud Rooster. By Henry Chafetz. Illustrated by Robert Nadler. 53 pp. New York: Pantheon Books. $3.50.
November 03, 1968
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Christopher Blair
Following undergraduate studies at the University of Vermont, Mr. Blair earned two Masters degrees: one in Orchestral Conducting from the New England Conservatory, and the other in Acoustics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Early professional conducting appointments included the Music Directorships of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra of Boston, the South End Symphony and Choral Society, the Melrose (MA) Symphony Orchestra, the Brown University Orchestra (where he was also Chairman of the String Program), and the position of Artistic Director of the Boston Light Opera. During his tenure at each of these organizations, he was known for his popular and innovative programming, and in particular his efforts to reintroduce unjustly neglected symphonic compositions to modern audiences.
Mr. Blair enjoys a parallel career in acoustic design. At the present time he is Principal Consultant/Chief Scientist at AKUSTIKS, based in Norwalk Connecticut. Current projects include the new David Geffen Concert Hall at Lincoln Center, acoustic upgrades and renovation of the Cincinnati Music Hall, and a new concert hall for the National Symphony of Costa Rica. Prior work includes new concert halls for the Nashville Symphony and the Minas Gerais Philharmonic, a new recital hall for SUNY-Fredonia, a new addition to the Cleveland Institute of Music, renovations to the Boston Opera House, renovations and a new recital hall for the Eastman School of Music, and major projects in the USA, Mexico, Canada, Thailand, Columbia, Chile, and Brazil. Recent project openings include the Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Tobin Center in San Antonio, Texas, the Smith Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, the new Centro Cultural Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogota, Colombia , the new Teatro Bicentenario in Leon, Mexico, and renovation to the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Some of his important projects prior to his work at AKUSTIKS include Singapore's Esplanade Performing Arts Centre, Lucerne's Cultural and Congress Centre, the City of Culture in Galicia, Spain, and Brazil's famous Sala São Paulo.
Mr. Blair has also been a member of the teaching faculties of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Massachusetts, and Yale University, among others. He served on the Strategic Planning Committee of the New Haven Symphony and is currently the President-Elect of the Conductors Guild.
- Auber: Fra Diavolo: Act I, Masaniello Overture
- Anderson: Irish Suite, Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango
- Bach,J.S.: Brandenburg No.3, Klavier Concerto No.1 in D minor
- Bach, PDQ: The Seasonings
- Bantock : The Sea-Reivers
- Barber : Adagio for Strings
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1, Coriolan Overture, Egmont Overture, Ruins of Athens: Overture & Turkish March, Symphony Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini Overture, Damnation of Faust: Rakoczy March, King Lear Overture, Roman Carnival Overture, Symphonie Fantastique
- Bernstein: Candide Overture
- Bloch: Concerto Grosso No.1
- Bottessini: Concerto for Double Bass
- Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Symphony Nos. 1, 2, 3, Tragic Overture, Variations on a Theme by Haydn, German Requiem
- Britten : Albert Herring: Act I, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
- Brody : Jabberwocky
- Bruckner: Symphony Nos. 4, 5
- Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha's Wedding Feast: Onaway! Awake Beloved
- Copland : Appalachian Spring, Hoe-down from Rodeo
- Debussy : Nocturnes, Prelude l'apres mid d'un faune
- Dvorak : Carnival Overture, Symphony No.8, Watergoblin
- Elgar : Pomp & Circumstance Nos. 1, 4, Salut d'Amour
- Enesco : Rumanian Rhapsody No.1
- DefFalla : El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance, Three Cornered Hat (complete)
- Faure : Pavane, Pelleas et Melisande: Sicilienne, Requiem
- Garofalo : Romantic Symphony, Trinity Mass
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, The Man I Love, Selections from Porgy & Bess
- Ginastera: Estancia Dances
- Gottschalk: Grand Tarantelle for Piano and Orchestra
- Gould : American Salute
- Gounod : Faust: Act I
- Grainger : Lincolnshire Posy, Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
- Grieg : Piano Concerto, Holberg Suite, Peer Gynt (complete)
- Hamilton-Harty: Irish Symphony
- Handel : Belshazzar, Messiah, Royal Fireworks Music, Water Music
- Haydn,fF.J.: Symphony Nos. 94, 99, 104, Trumpet Concerto
- Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2, various selections from Babes in Toyland, The Red Mill, The Prima Donna, Sweethearts, The Fortune Teller
- Holst : Second Suite for Military Band
- Horner : Konzerttanzstücke
- Jackson : Adagio for Flutes and Strings
- Janacek : Sinfonietta
- Kalman : Countess Maritza
- Kern : Selections from Swing Time
- Kalnins : Symphony No. 5
- Kleinsinger: Tubby the Tuba, Pee Wee the Piccolo
- Kodaly : Hary Janos: Intermezzo
- Lehar : Gold & Silver Waltzes, The Land of Smiles, The Merry Widow
- Liszt : Christus Oratorio
- Loewe : My Fair Lady, Selections from Gigi
- Mahler : Songs of a Wayfarer, Symphony No.1
- Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Scherzo from Midsummer Nights Dream, Symphony Nos. 3, 4, 5
- Menotti: Amahl & the Night Visitors, Sebastian Ballet, Old Maid and the Thief: "Steal Me, Sweet Thief"
- Monn : Cello Concerto
- Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus, Coronation Mass, Exultate Jubilate, Don Giovanni: Act I, Marriage of Figaro: "Dove sono", Impressario Overture, Lucio Silla Overture, Oboe Concerto, Piano Concerto Nos. 9, 10, 20, Symphony Nos. 25, 29, 35, 36, 40, Violin Concerto No. 3
- Nielsen : Suite from Aladdin
- Offenbach: La Belle Hellene Overture, La Vie Parisienne Overture
- Paganini : Violin Concerto No. 2
- Persichetti: Divertimento for Band
- Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Lieutenant Kije, Peter & the Wolf
- Puccini : Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
- Raff : Symphony No.5
- Reichardt: Rondo for Glass Harmonica & Orchestra
- Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnole, L'Coq d'or
- Rodgers : Selections from King and I, Sound of Music, and South Pacific
- Rodrigo: Four Love Madrigals
- Romberg: The Student Prince, The Desert Song
- Rossini : Barber of Seville, William Tell Overture, Il Signor Bruschino Overture, Stabat Mater
- Saint-Säens: Piano Concerto No.4
- Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony, Op.9, Five Pieces for Orchestra
- Schubert: Rosemunde: Overture, Entr'Acts, & Ballet Music, Symphony No. 5
- Schumann, Clara: Piano Concerto
- Schumann, R.: Piano Concerto, Symphony Nos. 1, 3
- Shostokovich: Festive Overture, Symphony No. 1
- Sibelius : Symphony Nos. 1, 2
- Smetana: The Moldau
- Sousa: Various Marches including El Capitan, Stars and Stripes Forever, Washington Post, National Fencibles, Semper Fidelis, Thunderer
- Strauss,dJoh.dI: Radetsky March
- Strauss, Joh. II: Die Fledermaus, various polkas including Tritsch –Tratsch, Thunder and Lightning, Annen, Olga, Hellenen, At the Hunt, etc. , various waltzes including Blue Danube, Emperor, Roses from the South, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Wiener Blut, Wine Women & Song, Sounds of Boston, etc., Waldmeister Overture
- Strauss,\Jos.: Feuerfest Polka, Music of the Spheres Waltzes, Village Swallows Walzes, etc.
- Strauss,dR.: Don Juan, Rosenkavalier Suite, Till Eulenspiegel, Death and Transfiguration
- Stravinsky: Danses Concertantes, Firebird, L'Histoire du Soldat, Petrouchka
- Sullivan : HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Trial by Jury, Overture di Ballo
- Suppe : Poet & Peasant Overture, Beautiful Galathea Overture, Boccaccio Overture
- Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Symphony Nos. 4, 5, 6, Violin Concerto, The Tempest, The Nutcracker
- Telemann: Don Quichotte
- Verdi : La Traviata Prelude, Don Carlo: "Tu che vanita"
- Vivaldi : The Four Seasons, Gloria
- Waldteufel: Estudiantina Waltzes, Skaters' Waltzes
- Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III, Procession to the Cathedral, Parsifal Prelude, Siegfried Idyll, Tannhauser Overture (Dresden), Tristan & Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, Tannhauser: Entry of the Guests, Die Meistersinger Prelude
- Wallace : Maritana Overture
- Walton : Façade
- Weber : Der Freischütz: Act I, Konzertstücke
- Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue
- Williams : E.T. Selections
- Wolf-Ferrari: Jewels of the Madonna: Dance of the Camorristi
"Musically, things are, as usual, first rate. Christopher Noel Blair, music director and conductor, does not just get his company and orchestra through the score, he gives it a life, a shape, a tangible dramatic thrust"
Thor Eckert
"Superb…Mr. Blair has a knack of orchestral coordination that produces a magnificent sound. They were worth the whole evening."
John Brenner
"Well-paced, musicianly performances."
Richard Buell
"Vivid direction…an enormous, glorious sound"
Julie Hatfield
"Christopher N. Blair seems to be the animating spirit of the enterprise and he has done his work well. Musically, these were very trim performances —frankly a lot better than what we're used to hearing."
Richard Dyer
"From Christopher Noel Blair's first downbeat, a musical substance and flair was established that sparked the entire performance. Mr. Blair's musical concept was poised, lively, and refreshingly unfussy."
Thor Eckert
"Blair and his ensemble turned in their best work in the Schubert Symphony No.5 in B flat. The pacing was leisurely, the tone of the woodwinds was particularly colorful, the rhythmic choices were sound and the essential conception and performance were Schubertian."
Arthur Hepner
"Blair's players are capable of textures that weary pit musicians seldom achieve: they have freshness."
Robert Taylor
"Very important was the orchestral work Christopher Blair drew from his players. Lithe, colorful and vigorous, it carried everything before it."
Richard Buell
"The [Danbury Symphony] orchestra has never sounded better. Blair led exactingly, with vigor and enthusiasm, and showed a particular sense for instrumental balance – from having a master's degree in acoustics from MIT? Everything sounded professional and just plain excellent."
Frank Merkling
"My name is LIOR SHAMBADAL (Israeli citizen,born in TelAviv) I am acting as CHIEF CONDUCTOR of the renowned and internationally important Berliner Symphoniker (BERLIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA) and I am holding this position since 1997. I know Maestro Blair since 5 years, and had the opportunity to attend his
rehearsals, and concerts in Bogota, Colombia, USA and Mexico. I found Maestro Blair a great musician with a huge and vast knowledge in other aspects like acoustical condition, recording, balancing and creating a huge and concentrated tension in his work. I could see him in major works such as Mahler 2nd Symphony and Bruckner Symphony no.5. I was very impressed by his simplicity to achieve what he wanted in rehearsals and his very demanding but friendly contact with the orchestra members…I recommend him warmly for any Music Director Position…
Lior Shambadal
Hans Spengler Artist Management
30 Beekman Place
New York, NY 10022


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I agree, black, I think anything else would detract.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I agree, black, I think anything else would detract.
Thanks for your help. I am leaning towards black. As to what thread I use to quilt it....I normally SID and am very happy with that. Basically that means my thread doesn't show. I am going to use a thicker batting this time...Quilters Dream Puff. I like the sound of it. My local quilt shop has ordered some for me and I will get it tomorrow. I should have the quilt finished soon and will post a picture for sure.
Again, thanks for all the good suggestions.
Very pretty quilt and color selection. My first choice for binding would be black, but if you want a color I would search for a stripe that has the turquoise and pink and cut the strips on the diagonal.
A fabric stash is always missing that one fabric needed to finish the quilt on which you're working.
Of the choices you have mentioned, I think black would be the best option. One other possibility would be a black plaid cut on the bias (would be great if you could find one with the pink and turquoise with black)...I love plaid bindings!
Absolutely black -- the center of the quilt is striking 'as is'....if you used anything else you take away the focus from the quilt itself. Nice quilt!
I too vote scrappy or just pink and turquoise!
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
I would do scrappy using the pink, turquoise and grays. No cats.
I also vote for black binding.
I would use all the scraps you have left and piece them together for the binding. I have seen several quilts lately done that way and it really looks great. All the colors would match the quilt and what would you have done with the extra fabric anyway. Put them in a scrap pile? I'm all for piecing the back with them and using them in the binding.
Where is the quilt going? Will a color other than black be better in that room or home? Is it for you or someone else.
Personally, without knowing this I wouldn't be able to choose.
However, I do like Silver Needle's suggestion. Go to your LQS first and see what hits your eye. It might even be another print that you hadn't noticed before.
Have fun quilting! If it isn't fun, you will miss a lot.


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