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20170313 Every now and then the columnist George Will mentions Adam Smith in one way or another.
The latest example is an Opinion Forum piece entitled "New school aims to preserve our self-evident truths"
http://www.dispatch.com/opinion/2017031 ... ent-truths
In the article, Mr. Will includes mention of the "Wealth of Nations" along with the Federalist Papers as examples of writings that not everyone needs to read, but that "someone" should.
The article overall is concerned with the opening of a new institution of higher learning.
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A primary mission of institutions of higher education should be the transmission of civilization's intellectual patrimony.
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In the context of The Knowledge Forum, I am interested in Mr. Will's theme as a reminder that while Dr. Dartnell's opening book (in what I hope will become a shelf full of follow on publications), Dr. Dartnell's index does not mention schools, colleges, university or any other similar organized institution for collecting and propagating knowledge, let alone values. His explanation for limiting the scope of this first volume to a reasonable size certainly justifies the omission, but it seems to me that a follow on volume might profitably address the challenges of building (or re-building) social institutions after the global structures stop working. Because I am interested in the successful development of communities away from Earth, the topic of building social structures with the people who are available seems worth addressing.
Elsewhere in this forum, Dave Z has introduced an update on research into use of DNA (or a similar long lasting chemical structure) to hold information, and thus serve as a long lasting repository of human knowledge. It seems to me that the challenge of educating the younger generation after a collapse would be much less difficult if all of human knowledge that can be collected into DNA (type) repositories were so collected, reproduced, and distributed to sites around the globe for two purposes. First is the higher order purpose of preserving human knowledge. Second, and the one that might help to generate funds to support the initiative, would be to make the repositories available to local communities to study while civilization still exists.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Analysts at Jefferies and Co. cut their price target on Apple Inc. AAPL, -4.62% shares to $800 from $900 based on their expectation for slowing growth at the iPhone maker. Jefferies maintained its earnings estimates for the company's calendar fourth and first quarters. The report added that, "We shift our iPhone 5S launch timing from calendar fourth quarter to calendar third quarter, (boosting FY13 EPS) but trim iPad units. In Fiscal year 2014 we see decelerating growth and, barring opex cuts, we think fiscal 2014 could see negative margin leverage, which likely leads to multiple compression."
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Worcester Prep recently handed out its student-athlete sports awards for the fall season. Pictured above left, front row, left to right: Brian Nawrocki, Coach's Award, varsity golf; Joe Wilson, Most Improved, varsity soccer; Chase Humphrey, Most Valuable Player, varsity soccer; and Christian Payne, Coach's Award, varsity soccer. Back row, left to right: Lee Kendall, Most Improved, Varsity Golf; Ivan Zorn, Coach's Award, junior varsity golf; Adam Albright, Most Improved, junior varsity golf; and Will Moore, Most Valuable Player, junior varsity golf.
Worcester Prep also handed out its student-athlete sports awards for the girls' fall sports teams. Pictured above, left to right: Hilary Roughton, Most Improved, varsity soccer; Erin Ternahan, Most Valuable Player, varsity soccer; Caitlin Whalen, Coach's Award, varsity soccer; Claire Roehl, Coach's Award, varsity field hockey; Sloane O'Donnell, MVP, varsity field hockey; Christina Vosters, MVP, varsity golf; and Madison Kyger, Most Improved, varsity field hockey.


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Christians are called on in Scripture and from the pulpits and podiums of our land to be many different things as examples to the world. One of the most common and often used symbols for Christians in service is to be the light of the world. I don't think anyone reading this column today would doubt that our world in many ways is in darkness. I have just read the morning news and I was astounded at what was being covered, and I am not referring to the mounting debt of our nation, the seeming inability of our elected officials to get along well with each other, or even the famine in Somalia and Africa.
One of the news stories that crossed my desk this morning was about a huge ring of criminals specializing in attacking, luring, and hurting our children. At least 50 people from various countries have been arrested in connection with this damaging Internet ring of child pornography and sexual deviation. How sad that we not only have to watch our children outside our homes, but now we must be extra cautious when they are inside what once was thought of as a safe environment.
I clearly remember teaching courses a few years ago on "stranger danger" and warning kids not to accept rides with strangers or to accept gifts including candy, fruit and drinks in their neighborhoods or school districts, even on hot days when they might be welcomed. The advent of modern communication has been wonderful, but it has also opened doors to mass criminal intrusion as well. Parents must be ever watchful, be willing to supervise and to value the time they have with the children in their lives.
This darkness is evident in crime statistics, deaths, murders, rapes, robberies an evident disregard for the sanctity of human life, and in the way we treat relatives, neighbors and friends. We need more light in every area of our lives from homes to neighborhoods, schools, universities, and yes, in our churches and especially our youth groups. Kids are begging for light to be shone brightly for them.
The work and wonder of light is enormous when we take the time to think about it seriously. "I was blind, but now I see," are some of the words to one of the most favorite hymns of all time. It is up to Christian people to shine the light so that all can see.
We also learn from Scripture that the wicked love darkness and that they really have little desire to see the light until their hearts have been changed and their sins forgiven. "… Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil" (John 3:19b). Verses 20 and 21 of the same chapter go on to explain this truth clearly: "For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved (examined carefully). But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God" (John 3:20, 21).
My uncle often said that nothing good happens to teens after midnight when they are left to their own devices. Remember that it is usually quite dark around and after midnight, and I am beginning to believe that his wisdom was right on target. Darkness tends to offer cover for our ill doing and getting into trouble whether we are young or old, or so it seems to me.
Light is a wonderful gift if we are only wise enough to see and accept it for ourselves. Ephesians 5:14 speaks to the gift of life that Christ is so willing to bestow on any who will ask for it. The wonderful thing about gifts from Christ is that He gives to all men liberally and doesn't scold folks for asking. I can remember that there were times in my life as a teen and young person when I would have to ask my mother for something. I might end up getting whatever it was, but it was hardly worth the scolding or fussing I had to go through to obtain the victory. Christ is not like that. He gives genuinely and openly and willingly when we ask in His will.
And then there were the proverbial ball-tossing exchanges that went like this, "Oh, I don't know about that. Ask your father." And then Daddy would say, "It is OK by me. Clear it with your mother before you make your plans." I hated that, too, as I remember, and my hearts go out to kids and teens that must go through that ordeal every time a decision is made about an outing, trip or guest. Parents should have rules and stick together. A house divided cannot stand, especially in this day and age, and it only confuses children to be torn between the two adults who often barter for their own sanity and good.
When we think of good works being done, we usually think of these selfless acts being accomplished in the light. We don't usually mind people knowing about our good works, sharing in the goal and participating when they're examined by the light of day and of God's Word.The truest or best picture we have of light is God or Jesus, the Light of the World. "This is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all son" (1 John 1:5-7).
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Friedrich Franz Hecker won some distinction during the Civil War as the colonel of a regiment that he had raised on the Federal side in 1861 (the 24th Illinois Infantry Regiment). However, his harsh strict discipline style upset some of the other officers; he resigned and the unit was dissolved.
In October 1862, he became colonel of the 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment and served in the eastern campaigns, being wounded at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. He later served at the Battle of Missionary Ridge and the capturing of Chattanooga and Knoxville.
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Coming soon to a street near you: Lulu Blues: a Creperie.
If you're inside Loop 610, that is.
The food truck will hit the streets Saturday*
Friday, serving savory and sweet crepes in some popular neighborhoods near Houston's core.
Among the locations on the rotation are Urban Outfitters in Rice Village, Boomtown Coffee on West 19th Street, the River Oaks Beauty Spa on South Shepherd next to Trader Joe's, Dirk's Coffee on Montrose across from the University of St. Thomas, the Houston Food Park near Discovery Green, and Liberty Station Bar on Washington Avenue.
Lulu Blues will make its debut at River Oaks Beauty Spa. The truck's general hours of operation will be from Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visit lulubluescreperie.com for details and, soon, a schedule.
*The food truck company announced Friday that they ran into delays which will push the opening to Saturday.


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Is she off her rocker? Anger at mum rock-climbing with toddler strapped to her back
Is she off her rocker? Anger at mum rock-climbing with toddler strapped to her back is what the headline read in The Sun website.
The great thing about having your own kids, is that you get to decide what is best for them. It's rare that people totally agree on every aspect of parenting since so many styles and opinions exist, it's almost impossible to reach a full consensus.
Of course, there are some things that are dictated by law, and these rules are largely based on unanimous votes concerning moral questions. On the other hand, there are more trivial day to day decisions that parents need to make, which can sometimes cause a bit of tension among the population. From things like how children should be disciplined, and whether it's right to yell at them, or hit them... to where they should be aloud to go and at what age it's appropriate... to whether they are aloud to have boyfriends and girlfriends... to things like religion and faith. The list is a long one, and there is rarely a right or wrong answer.
In this article featured on "The Sun" website, there is a story featured about a woman who likes to go rock-climbing with her toddler strapped to her back. In the photo, you see the mom who is all smiles, with her young child in tow, scaling large cliffs in a seemingly fearless fashion. The mom is wearing a helmet, but the child is without one. It's true that we can decide what decisions are best for our young ones, but this choice is leaving people outraged. There's a fine line between what is sensible and lawfully correct, and what crosses boundaries and deserves an intervention. This is one of those cases that will be hotly debated. The mom says she likes to take risks, and that's what life is all about. Whether or not you agree, one thing is for sure - she doesn't seem like she's going to stop anytime soon!
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Chris Dorner: Not a Folk Hero February 14, 2013Posted by Nina Rosenstand in Criminal Justice, Current Events, Ethics, Nina Rosenstand's Posts.
Tags: Aristotle, Christopher Dorner, Immanuel Kant, Martha Nussbaum, merely a means to an end, reasonable emotions, vengeance
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It seems the saga of former LAPD cop and spree killer Chris Dorner has now come to an end, in a way that he himself predicted: He would not survive to experience the fallout. And I suspect that many of you, like myself, have been eerily mesmerized by the unfolding story over the past week. More fortunate than most, I have been able to discuss the case with a bunch of intelligent students, and we have exchanged viewpoints. I have also listened to talk shows, read online commentaries, followed news briefs, and read most of the Manifesto which Dorner had posted to Facebook. And I'm sitting here with a very bad feeling—not just for the four people who fell victims to Dorner's vengeful rage, and for their families, but a bad feeling about the voices in the media who somehow seem to have elevated Dorner to some sort of folk hero, a Rambo, a Jason Bourne kind of character (as a guest on a talk show pointed out). When such views have been expressed, they have generally been prefaced with, "Yes, of course what he has done is wrong, BUT he has a point," or "Of course he shouldn't kill people, BUT even so, he is fighting the good fight." In other words, his actions may be wrong/over the top, but somehow it is in a noble cause.
Now that upsets me. It upsets me, because that kind of evaluation shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the connection between having a cause and taking action, and perhaps even a politically motivated willingness to overlook certain very disturbing facts in favor of some subtext that some people feel ought to be promoted, such as "the LAPD is in need of reforms."
So let us look at what Dorner actually did (allegedly, of course): He shot and killed a young woman and her fiance. The young woman was the daughter of an ex-cop from the LAPD who had been Dorner's lawyer. He also shot and killed a Riverside police officer, as well as a San Bernardino deputy. In addition, he deprived three people of their right not to have their liberty interfered with (he tied up an elderly boat owner in San Diego, and two maids in Big Bear), he wounded several police officers, and he stole two cars. And for what purpose? In the Facebook Manifesto he states it clearly: Because he felt that he had been wronged when fired from the LAPD in 2009, he felt that the only way to "clear his name" was to kill members of the LAPD and their families.
Martha Nussbaum, the American philosopher, says that emotions should be considered morally relevant, provided that they are reasonable, meaning that they arise as a logical response to a situation, and thus inspire moral decisions/actions that are somehow reasonable/proportionate to the event that caused the anger (Nussbaum is also a philosopher of law). So let us allow for the possibility that Dorner experienced an emotion that was a relevant response to his (perhaps) unfair dismissal from the LAPD: He was angry. But exactly what is reasonable anger? That would be (according to Aristotle, whom Nussbaum admired) righteous anger that is directed toward the right people, for the right reason, at the right time, in the right amount. But even if he was unfairly dismissed (which is a common experience for many people), and even if he had experienced racism at his workplace, would it ever be morally reasonable for him to exact revenge on the daughter of his lawyer? Or her fiance? Neither of them had anything to do with his being fired. The murders were simply a means to cause pain to her father. (For you Kant-aficionados: Dorner used his lawyer's daughter merely as a means to an end to get back at him.) The moment Dorner made good on his threat to start killing the relatives of LAPD officers was the moment where he lost any claim to a moral high ground, any claim to a righteous anger or any claim to taking justifiable action. That was the moment when he went from somebody with possibly a justified grievance to merely being a thug, and a petty, selfish one at that, taking his anger out on innocent victims.
And the killing of Riverside and San Bernardino law enforcement officers? That seems to have been dictated by his poor judgment, and his attempt to escape the dragnet cast over all of Southern California, not by his manifesto. He claimed to go after LAPD officers because the LAPD had "done him wrong," but in the end, it was Riverside and San Bernardino that lost members of their police departments. We can discuss, in the weeks to come, whether he was actually mentally stable in his final week. We can discuss whether the manifesto reveals an intelligent, reflective mind, or a person on the brink of insanity. We can discuss whether another outcome had been possible. We can even discuss whether his manifesto made some valid points. But the fact that he broke the basic covenant that he had been taught, as a police officer, to protect and serve those who need protection, and showed abysmal disregard for the lives of innocents, resulting in a chain of events that cost additional lives, removes him from the realm of folk heroes and reduces him to merely another criminal who will be remembered for the lives he took, not for his rationale. Even if it should turn out that original rationale may have been justified—he may have been right that he was treated unjustly—that does not justify in any way what he has done. And for some media voices to overlook that fact is very disturbing…


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3 - Ray McCallum
- Birthday: 6/12/91
- NBA Position: Point Guard
- Class: Junior
- Ht: 6-1
- Wt: 190
- Hometown: Detroit, MI
- High School: Country Day
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NBA Comparison: Jordan Farmar
Strengths: McCallum is a well-rounded "stat sheet stuffer" point guard who can both score and distribute ... Has good size and strength for his position, standing 6'1 and weighing a muscular 190 ... An excellent transition player, McCallum can both score and distribute on the break ... Has a high basketball IQ and knows how to get his teammates involved ... Makes up for his average speed with his ability to use his body to get open looks around the rim. Has excellent body control overall ... Can be a good scoring point guard (18.7 PPG last season) ... Very good ball handler ... A good floor general and a coach's son ... Draws a lot of contact and gets to the line at a high rate ... Underrated athlete who has a 40 inch vertical and deceptive explosiveness ... Solid, if not spectacular passing ability and floor vision ... Good at finding teammates cutting to the basket ... Quick hands (1.9 SPG) last season and good lateral quickness make him a solid defender ... Plays well without the ball, making sharp cuts to get good looks in the lane ... Rebounds well for a point guard (5.1 RPG last season) ... Despite playing in the Horizon League, performed well against good competition ... McCallum is a very durable player, as evidenced by 37 or more minutes in each of the last 14 games of the season ...
Weaknesses: Doesn't do any one thing particularly well, as there are several more talented shooters, playmakers, defenders, and athletes among this point guard class ... Needs to improve his shooting ability, as he shot only 32% from behind the 3pt line last season ... Shot low percentages on all jump shots ... Doesn't have great length or physical tools, which will limit him at the next level ... Has an awkward shooting motion and releases the ball somewhat slowly ... Is too prone to taking pull-up jumpers early in the shot clock, especially when he is not a particularly efficient spot-up shooter ... Needs to become a better free throw shooter. Shot just 72% from the line last year...
Notes: Played for his father, Ray McCallum, at Detroit, passing up on scholarship offers from schools such as UCLA ...Was named Horizon League Player of the Year last season ...
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Overall: McCallum is a solid point guard prospect who can do a little bit of everything, but must become a more consistent shooter to make an impact in the NBA. He could be limited by his lack of physical gifts, but he could also be a late-second round steal...
Strengths: Has developed well over the past year into one of the strongest point guards in the country in a PG heavy class ... Possesses the feel for the game and point guard instincts of a coaches son (Father, Ray Sr. is the head coach for University of Detroit Mercy) ... An underrated athlete, displayed the explosiveness that he possesses in the McDonald's dunk contest ... A heady playmaker, who understands how to set up teammates as well as valuing the basketball ... A natural leader by example ... Fundamentally strong player, excellent mechanics shooting the ball, good shot selection, can spot up or shoot off the dribble ... Has a nice crossover dribble move ... Crafty ball handler with good patience in offensive decisions ... Uses pump fakes and hesitation moves well to create shots ... Understands how to use his body to shield the basketball from defenders when driving to the basket. A solid finisher with good touch and body control on drives ... High effort player showing strong defensive fundamentals and desire ... Gets into low defensive stance, doesn't gamble much, stays between man and basket ... First step off the dribble is deceptively quick ...
Weaknesses: For the NBA level he must prove himself on the college level ... A strong athlete but doesn't strike you as a stand out, superstar caliber athlete. Size, speed and athleticism are enough to play at the NBA level, but being a stand out will require completely developing point guard skills at the college level (His explosiveness in game situations is sporadic) ... Can learn to become a more vocal leader ... Nees to continue to extend his range, consistency on shot ...
Notes: Ray McCallum Jr. is the son of Ray Sr., head coach at University of Detroit Mercy ... Led Detroit to win the 2009-10 State title. Measured 6'2 (in shoes) 187 lbs, with a 6'3 wingspan at the 2011 Deron Williams Skills Academy ... Measured 6'1.5 (in shoes) 190 lbs, with a 6'3 wingspan at the 2012 Deron Williams Skills Academy
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It was the day Dimitar Berbatov reminded Manchester United why he finished as the joint winner of last season's Golden Boot.
This was the first time he has started a league fixture since September, and it can all feel faintly ludicrous when he scores goals with this level of expertise.
Berbatov, lest it be forgotten, has been marginalised at Old Trafford to the point he can start talking to potential buyers from Sunday onwards, only six months away from being a free agent. After three months on the edges he needed a big performance and it was duly delivered on a day when Wayne Rooney stepped aside to let him complete his hat-trick from the penalty spot and the champions recorded their second successive 5-0 win to pull level with the leaders Manchester City. In the space of 16 days Alex Ferguson's team have clawed back a five-point deficit while closing the gap in terms of goal difference from 17 to five. They have a golden chance to go top against Blackburn Rovers on New Year's Eve, the manager's 70th birthday.
In the process they continued their run of immaculate results against Wigan: now played 14, won 14, scored 45 and conceded four. Yet the latest rout had a note of controversy attached and Wigan were entitled to feel aggrieved after being left painfully vulnerable by Conor Sammon's red card six minutes before the interval and the latest example of Phil Dowd's erratic officiating.
Ferguson's team were leading 1-0, courtesy of Park Ji-sung's eighth-minute goal, when Dowd ruled that Sammon had swung an elbow into Michael Carrick's face, and from that point it quickly became a case of how many goals the home side could accumulate. Roberto Martínez, the Wigan manager, described it as "an incredible call" and a "shocking decision", coming just at the point when his team were having their first good spell. Ferguson described it as "harsh" and it was rare to see Martínez so angry and outspoken.
Berbatov doubled the home side's lead within two minutes, latching on to Darron Gibson's cross and holding off Antolín Alcaraz before swivelling and shooting all in one moment, sending a left-foot shot past Ali al-Habsi. His second, 13 minutes into the second half, was even better, starting with the exquisite first touch to control Antonio Valencia's pass, evade Gary Caldwell and give himself the shooting chance. The shot was still rising as it hit the roof of the net but an aggrieved Martínez was not among those wanting to congratulate the Bulgarian. Berbatov, he said, had used exactly the same technique as Sammon had when backing into Carrick.
Valencia scored the fourth with a wonderful diagonal shot on the run, thumping Carrick's lay-off through a congested penalty area, and Rooney's generosity as United's usual penalty-taker allowed Berbatov to get his third after the increasingly vulnerable Alcaraz had tripped Park inside the penalty area.
Wigan had played quite brightly until the sending-off and responded well to Park turning in the opening goal after a fine run on the left from Patrice Evra. In truth, their record against United is so abject it was difficult to imagine United surrendering their lead anyway. Yet on another day this could have been an opportune time to play at Old Trafford and Martínez was right when he said it had changed the entire complexion of the game.
This was an unorthodox and experimental United line-up, with Gibson handed a rare start and only two senior defenders, Jonny Evans and Patrice Evra, available. Phil Jones and Chris Smalling had reported ill on Christmas Day, while Rio Ferdinand's back problems also resurfaced in training, meaning Carrick dropped back to play at centre-half and Valencia was used at right-back. Evans went off with a calf injury after a first half in which he found Victor Moses a difficult opponent, meaning he will be out for two weeks, and it left Evra at centre-half and the 19-year-old Zeki Fryers at left-back in a defence that, as Ferguson pointed out, had "never played together in their lives."
The sense was of a team that likes to show it can cope in difficult times and, though Martínez had every right to complain about Dowd, Wigan's grievances with the referee were undermined a little by the fact he had also missed a 16th-minute penalty for Alcaraz's hack at Javier Hernández's ankles.
As for Rooney, he was restricted to a substitute's role and played in midfield when he was introduced after 64 minutes. United had a full XI missing through injury or illness and, in the circumstances, they can reflect on a hugely satisfying December. Barring a shock against Blackburn, it will finish with them looking down on Manchester City.
This article was written by Daniel Taylor at Old Trafford, for The Guardian on Monday 26th December 2011 17.20 Europe/London
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What I like most about this dapper man is his pose. The color of his pants is really great too.
I love the material on the coat. The texture and the color bounce off the color of the pants beautifully. I would have never thought to put the two together.
Great coat (the cut, the fabric, the making of it… vintage?), and great personal style.
I love the detail of fastening only one button on the sleeves, unfortunately one can rarely do this nowadays with off-the-rack garment, even with the very expensive ones.
Interesting.. still absorbing the image. but I like some of the things its suggesting, like that scarf!I want men to wear their scarves like that with vests and suits and outerwear and just about everything. I love it!! Its so gentlemanly and i wish I lived in a time where men wore their scarves like that.
I also really love the colors. (but purple pants a little bold for my taste)
cool attitude, but confused outfit tho. one more time, its easy to look nice if u look confident and comfortable. he does. (but those purple pants, for gods sake…lol)
Those pants are Wonkariffic!
You have had Luca on your site before…I personally dont like his style. I think he is way overdone. Sorry Luca.
frankly i would say i dun't really like the outfit soo much..
his abit sloppy…maybe that jacket, alittle too big..
but when comes to close up on the fabric detailing…damm that is one nice fabrics laa..
plus i luv those bracelets..
i'm a bracelets fetish type of guy..kool..
Grande Luca, I love the orchestrated texture flow, the brown donegal herringbone db coat is massive, but beautifully complimented by the accent color on the trouser and adding a touch of softness around the neck doesn't hurt. italianos….. what can i say?
Bracelet are amazing. An indigenous touch to a wildly sophisticated man.
Love the daring patterns and colours on this fellow! The coat seems ever so slightly too baggy, but he's got attitude so he's rocking it.
Luca needs to stop all kinds with this outfit. The concept of the non-black shoes with the pants is good…just not executed well, IMO.
that coat is insane. buttoning the bottom buttons is genius. it looks like a baggy robe, but it fits!
is it etro?
Working buttons. YES!
That's some good, adventurous taste this gentleman has, and an extremely unusual coat, with its half-belt and operable sleeve buttons.
I would've preferred a less formal tying of the scarf-cum-ascot, and he really ought to button two more buttons on the coat; it ruins the silhouette, hanging open like that.
Still — big points for verve!
oh my god i'm in LOVE with the color of the pant!
Wow, I love his coat.
while i admire this guys "devil may care" attitude, in all honesty i think his look is overblown, pushy and more than a bit ridiculous. i didn't say anythimg a while back, when you posted him in that crazy plaid suit. but just because clothes are extremely well made and expensive doesn't neccesarilly mean you should wear them. he's way too much all at once(and yet he doesn't wear a hat, go figure)
I love the colours of this outfit. The combination is strange but it just works.
Can't say I'm that impressed by his outfit. It's rather excentric, that's all, in my opinion.
What is it with some Italians and male bracelets? I think the only thing a man should wear on his wrist is a nice watch…
Sart, I want more Silver Foxes! :-)
I love it. The purple trouser are amazing with that jacket. I love how the sleeve on the jacket is left open, & the flair that it creates. That's 2 people now who have left the top buttons of their DB coats open. It looks really good on this jacket. Even the back of the jacket is amazing. Did you see him without the coat on? Losing the brown tweed of the jacket and replacing it with the blue of his sweater looks like it might throw the whole look off.
simply marvellous.
You seem to be a sucker for the men with all the little bracelets… I like how they bring out the little bits of color in his amazing coat.
What's up with that shirt (blouse?) though?
Oh wait, nevermind… that's a print scarf over a thin light blue sweater over a collared shirt. I see it now after closer inspection.
one of my favorite posts in a while! The details are amazing on this man!
I think he does have a hat – the lavender knit item in his hand. Imagine that on his head with those trousers and that greatcoat.
love the coat details and fabrication, hate the colour of the pants; it makes him look too much like a rich clown..
Wow, that must be the biggest herringbone ever woven! Love the whole outfit, particularly the amethyst cords.
…loved it all until i got to his scarf. is it me or does it look like he's got pajamas under there?
i see he was wearing a hat but he's gripping it in his left 'mitt'. Like the coat but the braelets and the silk-type scarf are little too contrived…
WOW!i love the way he is playing wih the aphorism when you have a truly great coat it doesn't matter what you wear underneath, yet at the same time he bows to tradition – suede with tweed and the knot of the scarf. the colour of the pants are fantastic but may be too much by themelves. But the cut of that coat is to die for – menswear designers take note.
Lovely. I think this is a wonderful young urban sartorialist. Not tailored to an inch within his life, like he cannot breath, but a bit of fun, flow and color. I think it is wonderful.
Someone said something along the lines of you can wear this if you are 'confident,' are some folks out there still not confident with themselves?
Three buttons undone? such a huge overstatement
Nice ensemble, particularly great color–but the choice of buttoned coat button is a miscalculation.
Imagine buttoning the mddle button instaed–there! Better fit, no?
I´d say what is popular now: There is too much going on in this photo.Too much of about everything;textures,colors the bands on his wrist. I really think that this is a photo which could have been left unpublished.There simply is not enough of anything.
What a handsome, well-turned out man he is. What the fuck is he holding in his left hand?
This is a look that is androgynous. I could see a sexy woman wearing a form fitting, wool herringbone coat with magenta trousers and a cotton blousy top, accessorized with bracelets.
But he still looks masculine, and his sleeves are unique.
VERY nice back on that coat.
Yikes, fashion flashback! I lived in Rome during the winter of 1983-4 when it was all about the vintage herringbone overcoat (but in black and white) for men and women. I owned two and saw hundreds, but none of them had the swagger and fit of this specimen, especially the tapering of the back waist. Those loose pleats are gorgeous.
I'm loving the purple pants with the brown tweed — I always think of tertiary colors with earth tones as the Missoni palette — but I think they'd look sort of inspid with the baby blue sweater.
I also appreciate that this handsome man is comfortable with his receding hairline and not trying to do something cute with it. It adds so much to the look of confidence.
WOW! What a beautiful coat! Forget the rest.
I love/covet this coat!!! It's incredible. The second image is one of my all time favourite photographs by you. Wow…I really want this coat!!!
This gentleman is a natural. The flecks of colour in the coat…the trousers…shoes! Kinda brilliant!
I like the way the bracelets pick up the flecks of colors and the texture of the coat
Can we put aside for a moment the idea that an overcoat is "part of an outfit?" Granted, if you're a Rubinacci you may have your pick of a dozen coats each season, but too much thought about teaming your overcoat with what's under it (especially when it's casual wear as here) is going to send most of us into a fit of depression.
I LIKE that LR hasn't let the topcoat dictate what he's wearing beneath it. He's clearly a man who likes color in large doses. But this coat will be as handsome and classic over a dark suit, or with jeans and a cream or black turtleneck.
Like most city-dwellers, who don't have to be behind the wheel, I do have more than one coat(in the north we seem to need one for every ten degree change in temperature, and I may opt for brown over black, or tweed over leather because of what I'm wearing (though more likely because of what I'll be doing or where I'm going) So your trousers MIGHT help you choose the coat for the day – but don't let your coats dictate the color of your trousers!
P.S What I really meant to say last was, that there simply is too much of everything in this picture.
I'm normally a purist when it comes to judging mens fashion, but I just LOVE this for all its quirkiness: the insouciance of the coat, the scarf, the sweater, the bracelets, and I adore the magenta trousers! But what really pulls the look together is that he looks so comfortable and happy in it. It's the attitude that makes it work.
Could't agree more with Mr. Timore. Since the other posting, I thought this guy didn't have much to say. It is like a musician who knows the notes by heart, but when he plays there is no music, or no 'good' music. Everything sprouts at the same time. It doesn't work for me. One must say, however, that quality of the garnments is great.
He looks like a fun character out of some 70s movie. To me, these are one of the best pictures from the Pitty Party -so far!
this is a second picture of this tailor on your blog as far as I remember.
i admire his taste! not everyone would dare to make and to wear such a combination. not everyone would look so cute in it.
great done! please more pictures of this gentlemen!
I love the individual elements of his outfit, but they don't quite seem to come together for me. The coat is amazing, the colour of his trousers are amazing, especially those flecks of colour, the cut, yum, and the bracelets are a nice touch of whimsy. So prolly a half thumbs up. If that were possible.
Back looks great, sleeve looks great, but the front looks sloppy. Maybe it's just the way he was standing. Like the fabric and how it goes with the trousers. Like this much better than his peak lapel ensemble from a month ago.
Love that Luca! Especially the unbuttoned cuff to make it flare out just a wee bit…mmm! But slightly shocked he has no scarf!
A little TOO Willy Wonka for my taste…
Everything but the bracelets…
I think this man pulled off a look that not many people could. He makes fashion suit his style, not the other way around. I would like to see more people willing to take these sorts of fashion risks because he looks great, but it isn't a look for everyone. It's all about the individuality.
Love the details of the coat, but that's not surprisingly for Luca – remember the GQ profile !
What I love about Luca is his daring and his attention to detail. Magenta pants are a strong choice, but the way he wears them are interesting and he carries it with confidence. Also, I think a large part of what makes an outfit fashionable is attention to the smalled details, which, Scott, you obviously get per your photography. I wish we had a photograph without the coat on. I think that seeing the light blue sweater with white oxford underneath would help this outfit make more sense to people poo-pooing the pants.
it happened with another one of your posts in the past… with the zoom on the bracelets … and i just luv it everytime!! beautiful! complimenti, Sart!
sorry but i think the coat is too big. i don't know if it's the length or the sides. it just doesnt fit well in my opinion.
Those bracelets and that wonderful herringbone together is just lovely. Very inspiring, it's like he let a little soul peek through. It's all about details.
one of my favorites, ever! i appreciate the close-up to catch the red, green, and yellow bits in the coat fabric, to go along with the colors of the bracelets. this takes it to another dimension…and this 'fit wouldn't have looked better with any other color of pants!
Some people have it and some people don't. I'm one of those who don't . . . .
I have to say that I love the Rubinacci's Style but specially the way Luca shows it, he always looks very handsome and stylish!!!
The trousers are fabulous, and I adore how the specks of colour in the coat match his bracelets perfectly. Not overdone at all!
Absolutely love this. A very individual look but not clownish or too costume-like looking. Just edgy and hip. Tres cool.
I love the coat. The color of his pants is interesting and beautiful, although I'm afraid very few guys would go for it:-)
the flash of purple!
Hooray! Working buttons…
Beautiful coat
can anybody identify those those?
great outfit imho
whatta rad pair of purple pantaloons!
i applaud the brave man. :)
I love how the outfit AND the backdrop play with textures.
+ look at his gorgeaus hands! He is right to accentuate them with bracelets.
Wouldn't the streets be more interesting if more people played with style instead of fashion trends?
Ron Howard's brother transported via time warp from the Apollo 13 Houston Control set top Milano…love it!
great combination of funky purple classic cut cords, and a slightly flamboyant coat, and a subtle ethnic touch, great look.
The bracelets look georgous.
And the combination of the coat and those purple trousers: PERFECT!!
i just bought a coat with a similar pattern! he really knows how to make an entire outfit, a very special eye for color and splashes of magenta specifically
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Genea-Angeldom and Genea-Serendipity
The first connection was with a first cousin of my husband's father. My in-laws met with her for lunch and learned that she was very interested in family history, so they put her in touch with me. We have been sharing information on the Terrana and Davi families.
The second connection was another Fichtelmann descendant. We know how all of the descendants of the Brooklyn Fichtelmanns are connected, but this man's family settled in North Dakota. I told him what I knew and referred him to two Fichtelmann experts.
The third connection was Becky Jamison of Grace and Glory. Becky had previously met a descendant of Richard Brinlee, the brother of my great-grandfather Hiram Carroll Brinlee, Jr., and had put the two of us in touch. The other day I received a nice present from her: she had been taking pictures at a cemetery in Colorado and had found and taken pictures of some Brinlee tombstones. And Becky has learned that she is connected by marriage to the Brinlee family - the particular family that I have just been researching! Once again, Becky is a real Genea-Angel. Thank you, Becky!
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F*A*B*U*L*O*U*S week!!ReplyDelete
I'm constantly amazed at the kindness of "strangers" and what I think of as simple luck. It definitely sounds like your stars are in alignment!ReplyDelete
It's sure been fun to connect with you and is a bonus to know we're REALLY honestly connected by marriage! I feel honored, Greta, and was so happy that I could help you by providing family photos! Thanks for writing about our "serendipity".ReplyDelete
What a great week for you! It's so great when an unexpected contact comes through for you. I had a similar experience with a photo request from ancestry...a contact that will lead to my Grandmothers family in Alaska. Totally unexpected!!ReplyDelete
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Go you! Isn't it fantastic to have one of those weeks where it rains cousins?ReplyDelete
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Cynthia - I'm keeping my fingers crossed - and one of my new contacts sent me copies of some great documents!
Becky - Knowing that I am connected to you, even just by marriage, is just really neat!
CTG - Exactly! That's why I try to put as much information out there in as many places as possible - you never know which one will result in something really fabulous.
Dee - Yeah, it's funny how sometimes they all come in clusters - it's as though we get several Christmases spread out over the year.


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Robert's Meat Market & Steak House
Forget about hoping for samples when you visit your local grocery store. At Robert's Meat Market & Steak House, you can have a meal and then do your shopping. And you know the great steak or hamburger you just ate are the same quality that you will be taking home.
Robert Ramirez started his grocery store 32 years ago, according to Tina Myers, store manager, who has worked for Ramirez for the past 32 years. "I wouldn't have stayed on that long if Robert wasn't a great guy and the store wasn't a great place," she said.
Ramirez was a California chef in a former life, and had always wanted to open a restaurant in Orange. He added a restaurant to his market at 3720 West Park. At first he thought it was too big and worried that it would never fill up.
"Within a month, we knew that wouldn't be a problem and he began plans to add on," said Myers.
Now in addition to a large restaurant, there is a banquet hall that can be closed off or opened to accommodate the crowds in the regular dining room.
"We can seat large parties without a reservation by moving some tables around," said Myers. "Last week we had a party of 18, and it only took a couple of minutes to set up."Calling yourself a steak house can put a little pressure on a restaurant, but Ramirez wasn't just bragging when he named his place. The same hand that cuts and trims the beef in the meat market cuts the steaks that are on the plate in the dining room.
Steaks range from a small 8-ounce bacon-wrapped filet mignon to a 32-ounce porterhouse. In between are T-bones, sirloins, New York strip and rib eyes. They are all served with a choice of baked potato or french fries, salad and bread. The chopped sirloin steak comes with grilled sweet onions and mushroom gravy. The steaks are flamed broiled, and while there is the standard warning about eating undercooked beef, you can order it any way you want it.
Burgers are made from 100 percent beef ground in the market on the other side of the kitchen. It's a short trip from the grinder to the grill, so you know it's fresh. If you are very hungry, tie into the 12-ounce Texas burger. Smaller appetites can get an 8, 6 or 4-ounce burger. All come with the standard lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, mustard and mayo, any way you want it. Cheese or bacon can also be added, and fries and onion rings sit on the side.
For those who aren't in the mood for red meat, there are many other choices. There is wonderful fried chicken, and a chicken fried steak, which may technically be red meat but doesn't look like it when it is covered with golden brown batter.
Seafood lovers can choose from lobster, shrimp, fish and oysters, all prepared with the same care as the steaks. Fans of Mexican food have a full range of choices. There is a children's menu and a senior citizen's menu with the same great choices with smaller portions.
Lunch diners can choose from the menu or the steam table, which includes a wide selection of menu favorites and side dishes. It's a popular choice, judging from the traffic up to the buffet.
"We are known for our steaks, which are trimmed on site and marinated in a secret mixture of Robert's," said Myers. "Our fajitas are also a popular item. We tried homemade tamales, and they sold out within a few hours, so I guess that will be on the menu soon."
Ramirez wants everyone to have a good time and enjoy their meals, according to Myers. "Robert will do anything for our customers. If something is not on the menu and he can make it, he will."
When you get to the end of your meal and are faced with dessert choices, you might have difficulty. There was bread pudding and peach cobbler on the steam table that had a "come hither" look. Myers admits the apple and pecan pie are not made in the store, but she raves about the "chocolate eruption."
"It's almost impossible to describe," she said. "It's not ice cream; it's not a cake. It's a frozen concoction that is a creamy, wonderful dish." This reporter couldn't try the dish, but I can assure you that once Lent is over, I will be there with a spoon waiting for my taste.
You can't go wrong with anything at Robert's Steak House. The relaxed atmosphere is customer friendly, the type of place where gentlemen can keep their hats on. The decorations are pure Western, including several autographed photos of the leading "cowboy" actors, including naturally, John Wayne. Customers can call ahead, and everything is available for take out.
On the market side of the building, one look at the meat counter will confirm the fresh quality of all products. The homemade boudain is a big seller in spicy, mild and crawfish varieties. James Mouton, a 20-year employee with Robert's, will cut your order any way you request or specially grind any meat.
"Our ground beef is 100 percent beef; we don't add any filler of any kind," said Myers. "A customer recently said (after shopping at Robert's) she cooked the hamburger in her freezer for her dog, and from now on will only buy meat from us. She trusts us to give her the best."
So rest assured: At Robert's Meat Market and Steak House, you get the best – no matter which door you walk in.
Robert's Meat Market & Steakhouse
3720 West Park Ave., Orange
(409) 883-8966
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a series of recommendations Feb. 14, 2012, in the wake of the derailment of a Canadian National Railway Company (CN) freight train at a highway grade crossing in Cherry Valley, Illinois, on June 19, 2009. The report was no valentine to industry, or federal or local governments but sounded a stern cautionary note to regions with a confluence of water, railways and tank cars transporting fuel or chemicals – a region like Southeast Texas.
Canadian National freight train U70691-18 consisted of two locomotives and 114 cars carrying a total of more than 2 million gallons of denatured fuel ethanol, a flammable liquid. The 19 cars that derailed were all tank cars carrying a full load of fuel. Thirteen of the derailed cars were breached or lost product and caught fire, sparking a massive blaze that burned for nearly a day.
A family sitting in their car at the rail crossing suffered grievous wounds. Zoila Tellez was killed in the fiery multi-car derailment; her husband Jose Tellez suffered second- and third-degree burns over 25 percent of his body. Their pregnant 19-year-old daughter, Adriana, suffered second- and third-degree burns to her face, chest, shoulder, arms and hands as well as the loss of her baby, Samara Ramirez-Tellez.
Unknown to them and to the CN engineers on the train, a fault in a drainage culvert near the accident site had damaged the rail bed. Torrential rains washed away the bedrock underneath the railroad tracks and the rail bridge itself at the intersection where the unsuspecting Tellez family sat.
The NTSB had strong words for the Canadian National Railway and the federal agencies that regulate transportation, railroads and pipelines, plus the state and local agencies responsible for storm water management detention ponds. But a heavy focus of the investigation centered on faulty communications between the train, local police and Canadian National's dispatch center.
A timeline of the events shows a flood warning alert went out to CN's control center in Homewood, but a staff member merely placed it on the controller's desk and no one alerted the train's crew as it approached Cherry Valley. This occurred at 6:30 p.m., only two hours and six minutes before the derailment. What followed was a not-funny comedy of errors and missed opportunities to prevent disaster.
Jefferson County Emergency Management Coordinator Greg Fountain reviewed the NTSB report and expressed dismay.
In an interview with the Business Journal, Fountain offered a careful assessment of the Cherry Valley derailment. "From the looks of this, they had everything they needed to make the right determination; they just didn't follow through on it," he said.
For example, at 7:35 p.m. the Rockford Police Department received a 911 call about the washout at Mulford Road. Five minutes later, the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department also received 911 calls about tracks washing away at Mulford Road.
But at 8:03 p.m., Winnebago County dispatchers determine the tracks are in the Rockford city limits. Learning city police have no one available to investigate, Winnebago County dispatchers send an officer of their own. The CN train with 119 tank cars is 33 minutes away from disaster.
While Winnebago County and Rockford officials attempt to sort out the jurisdiction issues, a call is received at the CN help desk in Montreal at 8:03 p.m. telling staff a "major storm" has gone through the area and their tracks are washed out. CN staff attempted to contact the control center in Homewood, but the phone lines are busy.
It is 8:23 p.m. before a Winnebago County sheriff's deputy arrives at the scene and radios in that the tracks are indeed washed out.
Guiding their train through the heavy rains but unaware of imminent danger, the CN train crew alerts the Homewood control center about high water near Mulford Road at 8:35 p.m. One minute later, the train derails as it crosses South Mulford Road.
Fountain concurred with the NTSB finding that jurisdiction and communication issues played a major role in the failure to prevent the accident in the two hour-period between the first reports of trouble and the derailment that devastated the Tellez family. He insisted that Jefferson County and its counterparts in Hardin and Orange counties are minimizing chances for a similar incident.
"Here's the difference," said Fountain. "Because we do meet and work together so often, our dispatchers have it pretty much down pat. The incident (in Rockford) was a bridge, but our most common deal is going to be a (chemical) release of some sort where we have to, as first responders, rely on the responsible party or a passer-by in most cases to report it – and the clock is ticking before we have a chance to know it's ticking."
The jurisdiction issue is very much on the minds of Fountain, area first responders and plant safety personnel.
"That's why we do exercises and drills," he said. "One, because they're mandated but two, through our Sabine-Neches Chiefs Association and knowing each other the way we do, say if Port Neches gets a call, the first thing they're going to do is give me or the Sheriff"s Office a call and say, 'We're responding to this, but we actually think it's your jurisdiction'."
As an illustration, Fountain cited the recent incident where a pick-up truck loaded with small-diameter pipe overturned on the I-69 service road, spilling its contents on the pavement.
"Even though the dispatcher and a supervisor later came back and said that was the city of Nederland's jurisdiction, it was an incident so the (sheriff's) deputy continued on (to the scene) until the PD officer could arrive," he said. "A lot of people refer to somebody (in law enforcement) 'flickin' the booger' where 'it's not mine; here it's yours,' but we just haven't seen that here in most cases. I'm not going to say it can't happen because anything's possible."
Don't mistake Fountain's confidence for hubris, however. "We've had some hiccups here and there because you've got the human element, but we've been working on those hiccups — such as the person responsible normally in the chain of command for making the communication is also the guy with his hair on fire during an event. The industry is very open to our suggestions to have somebody who is less involved as the person who makes the notification as an extension of that person."
The on-going efforts to disaster-proof the petrochemical complex run into situations that must be part of contingency planning.
"Sometimes the person who normally handles this is on vacation or out of the plant or out of the office. No matter what industry you're in, that kind of thing can happen," observed Fountain. "We said let's simplify this – just call 9-1-1." n


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Sources told the Defenders Gentz is arguing with other inmates about several things, including television.
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Left: Sketch that is approx. 4 x 6 inches in an 11 x 14 inch Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media hardbound journal. (The sketch is only about 4 inches tall.) French Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna Schmincke gouache.
I have three different images to discuss today. They may seem unconnected because two are portraits and one is a nude figure study from life drawing, but they all have one thing in common—they all rely on squinting. And that's the project for Friday: Squint while you sketch something so that you can better see the values.
For this project you can use a photograph of a friend, you can stop your TV at an image that you want to work on, you can set up a still life on your table, you can go off to life drawing. It doesn't matter.
Work on watercolor paper (or a high quality wet media paper like Strathmore 500 series Mixed Media paper) because you'll want the ability to lighten areas if necessary, i.e., lift off paint. Sizing on watercolor paper (or quality wet media paper) will allow you to do this.
Work with gouache in diluted applications (if you're using great gouache like Schmincke or M. Graham) or work with glazes of watercolor, your choice.
Work monochromatically. I tend to work with two complementary colors and use them to neutralize each other, and let one predominate. But you can work with any dark valued pigment alone, payne's grey if you have it (I prefer to mix my neutrals), or sepia. Sometimes I simply start using whatever is left over on my palette and mix as necessary. Whatever you do make sure you have paint that will allow you to get a value range from darkest darks to lights. Using a high key color like yellow isn't going to work.
Use a large round watercolor brush. (I like to use a number 12 round that comes to a good tip. Your brush should hold a lot of wash.) Don't use your Niji Waterbrush, use a real watercolor brush for this project because you want a brush with a great belly that can hold a lot of color and you want to work on managing your water.
Left: Sepia watercolor on Arches hot press watercolor board. I cut a 16 x 20 inch board in half to get a 10 x 16 inch board. I did this in a figure drawing class with Stephan Orsak at the Atelier. The goal of the class was to sketch the figure directly in the 2 hour and 45 minute class. Everyone else was working in oil paints but Stephan let me work in gouache. I ended up using dilute washes because they were easier to try and erase from the board. I slowed myself way down and focused on the shapes and values. This wasn't always successful. The first attempt is the horizonal sketch that is just above the date at the bottom of this board. Then, disappointed with that, and knowing no amount of additional washes could save it, I started the upper body view on the left. Towards the end of the session the instructor told us that we should prepare to draw this week's and the next two week's poses on a single "canvas" so I turned my board on its side again and quickly did the full stance at the top. (The model was doing something odd with his foot and I wanted to have some sort of note about that.)
Left: Here is a detail of the figure study. I didn't get very far with the darkest darks before I had to abandon it and do a second full-figure image. You can see where I wanted to go however. My outline around the figure was made with too dark a wash and it isn't blending out so if I want to make it disappear in this instance I would have to go darker on the background.
Set up your light source so that there are strong shadows and a range of values in your subject. (If you're working from a photo or TV choose appropriately: "Perry Mason" is a great place to start for strong lighting, and it's already monochomatic!).
1. Look at your subject and squint. Close your eyes tightly so that color recognition begins to disappear and what you see are shadow shapes.
2. Look at your paper and draw those shapes with your brush and a diluted wash of paint.
Note: You can elect to go in with a dark wash and get the shadow areas as dark as possible, but not all papers will allow you to lift off watercolor easily so you might prefer, as I do, to work lightly and build up. This also allows me to correct for placement, shape, and proportion.
I tend to start with an eye, and work outwards, if it's a face. On a full figure I tend to do light painted lines for the contour, to start, then I go in and look at shapes. Over time your memory will hold the shapes in your mind better.
Don't forget that you can work around negative shapes with your brush and leave your highlights.
3. Once I have an overall aspect down I go in with darker washes and refine wash shapes and values. I work all over the sketch at that point, because a dark value in one area will inform the dark value in another. Keep squinting when you look at your subject.
Note: When you lay in your washes load your brush so that it is full of the strength of paint you want to use. (Test a dilution at the corner of your paper if you're not sure.) Apply this wash to all areas in your sketch where you see that value—with one big long stroke, adjusting the shape of the shadow/value, by the movement of your brush. That's the goal. Don't worry if you don't do it each and every time. Don't worry if you have to go back and glaze in a darker value when portions of your lighter wash have dried. That's why it's practice!
Many people find it helpful to do a background tone against which they can judge the values in the subject. This is obvious in a still life, but in a portrait or figure sketch it might seem less obvious. I tend to leave the backgrounds of my portrait studies the color of the paper, but recently I've been adding background washes. Try both and see which works best for you.
Left: Direct brush sketch with French Ultramarine Blue, Magenta, and Burnt Sienna on Strathmore 300 Series Watercolor paper, 9 x 12 inch sheet. (I wrote about this watercolor paper at the link provided.)
If you need to lift up color (and your paper allows it) I recommend you use a stiff brush, like a scrubber. Wet it with clean water and gently rub on the area you wish to remove color from. Blot the paper to remove the lifted color. Rinse the color from your scrubbing brush. Repeat as needed with a couple caveats:
i. Some papers won't take rubbing, but pill and fall apart.
ii. Some colors stain and are difficult to lift. Switch to non-staining colors (manufacturers label colors for you so check their website if you don't know).
iii. If you need to lift a lot of color and it doesn't come off in one go it is sometimes best to let the paper dry completely in that area after blotting. Return to lift more when the paper is dry there. (Over time you'll get a sense of what your paper can tolerate and you'll behave accordingly.)
5. Stop before you find yourself fussing. (This is not as easy at it seems so don't beat yourself up if you find it impossible to stop in time—just stop as soon as you notice you're fussing.)
Note: Over time you'll learn to control your water/pigment mix, and be able to judge drying times. If you add more glazes of paint over an already wet area you'll get blending and dilution and quite possibly some ballooning and other water after effects. Remember the conditions that applied when you went in to that wash and you'll learn to avoid it or seek it out, depending on your preference.
Remember to slow down and take your time while working on this project. You can always increase your speed later.
I hope you have fun this evening (or weekend if you can devote the time—and it would be good to work a couple hours everyday for three days in a row on this exercise, hint, hint, hint) with this Project Friday.


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You don't have to look very far to find contests on food blogs or contests that feature food bloggers. I'm not talking about giveaways or sweepstakes, but contests where there is an element of competition. As food bloggers we are often pitched to promote contests or enter contests, usually by creating a recipe, submitting a photo or video or by writing a blog post. I used to enter lots of blogging contests, but I don't anymore.
Food blogging is for fun and for some bloggers, profit. How do contests fit in? If you enjoy entering contests then I guess that's the fun part, but recognize you are providing content without any promise of pay. Are contests a good idea? For sponsors they are. They are a relatively low cost way of gaining exposure and building content. Are they a good idea for bloggers? That depends.
Are you comfortable promoting the contest sponsor?
Do you mind giving away your content (photos, recipes, videos, blog posts, etc.) for free?
Do you like competing against other food bloggers?
Will the amount of exposure be worth the effort? (Note: it rarely ever is)
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Nothing but pasta could possibly be more representative of Italian sumptuousness than Ferrari, the sexy luxury race car brand that made its debut in 1947 with the 125S produced in Maranello, Italy.
Maranello, near the city of Modena, has been Ferrari's home from the firm's inception, and the main museum dedicated to the firm's famous fast cars, as well as its assembly line and various factories, are all situated there.
The Ferrari museum, opened just more than a year after Enzo Ferrari's death in 1990, draws more than 200,000 visitors a year from all corners of the globe, who come to ogle and drool over their favorite models -- from the Ferrari 125S and 166 Inter all the way up to the Ferrari FF -- at close range. The expo shows off cars past and present across its 2,500m space, including rare vintage models and a well-stocked trophy hall.
Truly impressive to the engineering-minded, however, is the company's large factory, situated right next to the museum and designed with employees and technology in mind. The plant, or the "Ferrari citadel," as it's referred to, has expanded and evolved over its six decades of existence, with famous architects like Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Marco Visconti, Massimiliano Fuksas, and Luigi Sturchio all leaving their indelible mark on the complex.
Ferrari has done its utmost to ensure that its factory employees -- who are treated to a wide range of services from free family medical exams to schoolbooks for their children, gyms, and subsidized loans -- work in the most comfortable environment possible. Bright, climate controlled, noise reduction, and green spaces abound, and indeed, the factory recently won the "Best Place to Work in Europe" award.
In June 2009, Ferrari even opened its own trigeneration center (a system which combines heat, cooling, and power production) at its plant, one of the largest in Italy and the first to be adopted by a company manufacturing sports cars.
Together with the photovoltaic power plant installed on the roof of Ferrari's mechanical workshop in 2008, the trigeneration system -- representing a 10 million euro investment -- makes the factory almost fully autonomous in terms of power generation. What little energy the factory does need from external sources, the company sources from renewable energy supplies, which has led to an apparent 40 percent reduction in C02 emissions (40,000 metric tons) in 2010 alone.


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Get in the Game: Connected Stadiums Enhance the Spectator Experience
Last week, I took my girls to their first Stanford Women's Basketball game, a well played game against the University of Oregon. While there, I noticed that almost every person had a smartphone out at least once during the game—and for good reason. Stanford has upped the live sport experience for spectators.
By connecting to the pavilion's Wi-Fi network with a smartphone, you can order and pay for concession-stand food from your seat. So, you don't have to worry about missing anything. Plus, you're able to view replays, participate in contests to win prizes and even play mini-games.
From connected stadiums like Poland's new National Stadium, which will host the 2012 European Football Championship, to connected cities like Songdo South Korea, Cisco is helping to dramatically improve our experiences and quality of life by capitalizing on the power of the network.
For instance, National Stadium's design is equipped for wired and wireless access and data transmission from several systems, including ticketing and cashless payment. In addition, it's optimized for video transmission from hundreds of video surveillance cameras installed inside the stadium. The stadium also boasts a number of other capabilities that enable it to centrally manage various functions for more efficient operations, as well as provide greater collaboration opportunities.
These connected architectures are designed to simplify infrastructure and connect people and information or experiences more easily and more powerfully. And when that happens, it's good for business, too.
To read more about Connected Stadium, click here. And, check out Marc Musgrove's recent blog about Songdo and the City of the Future.
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Fireweed 400 turns 10 years old
Premier bicycle race returning to Valdez Saturday
If you ask Bob Voris what his job was in the very first Fireweed 400 back in 2003, he would tell you he had the loneliest job of the race - a turnaround official. The retired teacher from Eagle River said that after the start, he had to drive to Valdez to wait for those racers who would be turning around and heading back to Sheep Mountain.
At the time, only 15 racers tackled the 400-mile course. In an interview on KCHUs Coffee Break: Sports Edition, Voris remembered how he and a friend were able to make it through the race thanks to a special group of ladies.
"I was visited by a number of women from Valdez and I was very confused by this," Voris said. "I thought my goodness, it's a friendly community or I'm just better looking than I thought."
He later found out the women were sent from the Valdez Convention and Visitors Bureau to keep him company.
That is one of many memories from the Fireweed 400, which this year heads into its tenth year. The 400-mile bike race from Sheep Mountain to Valdez is the largest in Alaska and is the biggest qualifier for Race Across America (RAAM). Each year, the race has grown in the number of entrants and features a number of smaller races – including relays – within its framework.
Early Roots
The idea of the Fireweed 400 came from current race director Peter Lekisch. In 1999, six Alaskans had participated in the Paris-Brest-Paris, a randonneuring event in France. In randonneuring, the participants don't race for places. The only requirement is to finish the course in a slotted period of time. After the event, Lekisch, Voris, and two others were looking for a bigger challenge. So they entered the 2000 Race Across America. The 50 year-olds set a race record by completing the 3,000-mile course from Portland, Oregon, to Pensacola, Florida, in six days, 16 hours, and 42 minutes. That record stood for three years. A year later, Lekisch would become the first 60 year-old to complete the course.
After competing in the race, Lekisch thought it would be great to hold a RAAM qualifier in Alaska. The original plan was to create a race from Anchorage to Valdez. Officials deemed course unfit for racers. The roads from Anchorage to Valdez are not appropriate for racers, especially north of Palmer, Voris said.
"It's narrow and windy. There's been extensive road construction in that area for the last 10 years or more," he said.
After drive from Anchorage to Valdez, they settled on Sheep Mountain as the starting point for the race.
The first race drew 124 competitors. The event has attracted as many as 800 racers from several different countries over the last decade. Other racers, such as record holder Jeff Oatley of Fairbanks and Ben Couturier of Eagle River, have gone on to compete in the Race Across America. Both racers finished fifth in their rookie years in the race. Couturier was 18 when he first competed. For a while, this gave Alaska the distinction of having the oldest and youngest finishers in RAAM history.
Fireweed 200?
The name of the race is the Fireweed 400, but racers can compete in smaller courses. There are 50, 100, and 200-mile races for less extreme racers. The 200-mile race attracts the most racers each year. Voris credits Valdez hospitality for making the 200 the most popular portion of the race.
"There's tremendous food at the finish line and festive atmosphere," Voris said. "It's probably one of the things that get Anchorage residents to visit Valdez in the summer more than anything else."
This portion of the race wasn't offered in the first race. The 200-mile race was created thanks to Pat Irwin. After riding to Valdez, he felt he had done enough in the race. So, he stayed in Valdez, took the first ferry back to Whittier, and headed back to Anchorage. He did it as a way to say thank you to his crew for following him along the road at 15 miles-per-hour Voris said.
This year's race
About 650 racers have signed-up for this year's event. Racers can compete individually in the time trial and fat tire categories or as a team in the relay category. Defending champions and Palmer-based Erik Christensen and Kristin Wolf headline this year's field. Last year, Christensen won the men's 400-mile time trial with a time of 23:42:29. Wolf won the women's 400-mile time trial with a time of 25:34:25.
There are no serious modifications to this year's race. The only minor change is to the finish line at Sheep Mountain. It has been moved to the bottom of the hill near the Sheep Mountain Lodge.
The race is slated to start this Friday, July 13 and end on Saturday, July 14. Valdez can catch most of the action near the Department of Transportation building on the Richardson Highway, where the 200-mile finish line is located. The 400-mile turnaround is located near Capt. Joe's Gas Station.


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William Kennedy appointed Head of Investment Products and Services (IPS) at UBS Wealth Management
UBS announced today that William Kennedy, currently Head of IPS Global Capital Markets, will take over as Head of the entire Investment Products and Services unit as of March 1.
During his 18-year career at UBS, William Kennedy held a number of managerial positions in the Investment Bank, most recently as Head of European Equities, before joining UBS Wealth Management and the IPS leadership in March 2010.
As IPS emerges from the phase of build-up and consolidation to become fully operational, the current Head of IPS Andreas Amschwand has decided to step down and pursue other interests.
IPS was established in 2010 as an integrated, cross-divisional products and services entity. Its creation underpins UBS's focus on sustainable investment performance for its clients.


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If you find yourself surrounded by clutter, it may be sapping more productivity than you realize.
The good news is we are focusing our tips and advice on helping you find secrets to increasing productivity by reducing the clutter in your life.
Follow these 5 simple steps for decluttering your workspace:
1) Choose Your Workspace
Start by identifying your most frequently used workspaces. Think for a second about the 2 or 3 primary areas where you spend the most time trying to get things done. It might be your office desk, your car, or even your kitchen sink – these are places you should focus the most energy on decluttering.
2) Take the First Step
The first step is one you can take right now. Flip open your personal planner or planning software like Outlook and schedule yourself a 30 minute appointment. Then, depending on the size of your workspace, schedule a similar appointment for the next few days.
What's important here to remember: chopping your declutter time into smaller chunks keeps you from becoming overwhelmed – the likely reason your clutter has grown in the first place.
3) Attack the Source
When your declutter appointment arrives, start at clutter source. What's causing your clutter?
- Is your inbox overflowing?
- Are incomplete projects and loose ends sitting around?
- Bills and invoices taking up space?
- Odds and ends scattered everywhere?
When you find the cause of your clutter, you're finding your pain point.
Once you've established the reason for your mess, you're that much closer to finding a solution.
4) Decide and Conquer
Now take action. This is a vital step: you must make confident decisions where your decluttered objects will now go.
- Paper piles: choose file, trash, or recycle
- Mail: choose read, pay bill, file, trash, or recycle
- Tools: sort by importance and establish a permanent "home" for each
- Random items: store together less commonly used items
Expand out from the focal point of clutter and organize immediate surrounding areas. Remember: the actions you take now are the rules for where things are kept in the future.
That way, you can prevent clutter from forming again.
5) Use Fingertip Management
When decluttering, Fingertip Management is a great rule to live by. The idea here is to keep only your most important items within an arm's reach of your workspace.
Here are some examples:
- Desktop surface: keep only 3 pens, planner or notebook, inbox tray, keyboard and mouse – the rest can go in nearby drawers and storage cabinets
- Bathroom vanity: prioritize storage by amount of use – only frequently used items stay on the counter top (the average person uses a toothbrush less than 5 minutes per day… does it need to sit out?)
- Workshop: keep your main tools and supplies at hand, keep others in bins sorted by project type
Start Decluttering Today
Having a decluttered workspace will dramatically increase your ability to get things done two ways: 1) Increases your ability to find files, tools, and information that are important right now. 2) Maximizes your available workspaces, thus making it easier to spread out and be productive – not boxed-in by clutter.
Take a stand on your clutter this week. Start by scheduling some time-saving, clutter-killing appointments today.


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The exact cause of psoriasis isn't fully understood, but scientists believe psoriasis is the result of several factors, including genetics, environmental factors, and the immune system.
If you have psoriasis, it's possible that someone in your family may have had it too. That's because there appears to be a genetic link for psoriasis.
One out of 3 people with psoriasis reports having a relative with the disease. And researchers say that up to 10% of the general population may inherit one or more genes that predispose them to psoriasis, though only 2% to 3% of people with the gene actually develop the disease.
Certain environmental factors may trigger the psoriasis genes, causing the disease to become active. These environmental triggers vary from person to person, and what causes psoriasis to develop in one person may have no effect on someone else.
Some triggers known to impact psoriasis symptoms include:
Injury to skin (cuts, scrapes, bug bites, severe sunburns)
Infection (such as strep throat or thrush)
Certain medications (including lithium, antimalarials, quinidine, indomethacin)
Your immune system is meant to protect you when an "intruder," like a cold virus, enters your body. But sometimes the immune system mistakes your body's heathy cells for intruders and attacks them. While the exact cause of psoriasis isn't fully understood, scientists believe psoriasis is the result of several factors, including the immune system.
When you have psoriasis, your immune system is overactive. This creates inflammation inside the body, which is a cause of the symptoms you see on the skin. More healthy cells are produced than normal. Those excess cells get pushed to the surface of your skin too quickly. Normally, it takes about a month for your skin cells to cycle through your body. With psoriasis, it takes days.
Your body simply can't shed skin cells that quickly, so the cells build up on the surface of your skin. The thick, red patches you see on your skin (called plaques) are actually a buildup of excess skin cells.
When a person has two or more diseases at one time, these are called "comorbidities."
Comorbidities associated with psoriasis include other immune conditions such as psoriatic arthritis and Crohn's disease.
It's important to keep your doctor informed about any symptoms you may be having so the two of you can decide how to possibly avoid or manage comorbidities.
Psoriasis has been linked to other health conditions. Psoriasis is not thought to cause these conditions or vice versa. Patients with psoriasis have a greater likelihood of being diagnosed with the following conditions:
Psoriatic Arthritis
Type 2 diabetes
High blood pressure
Crohn's Disease
High cholesterol
Ulcerative colitis
Talk to your doctor if you have any of these health conditions along with signs and symptoms of psoriasis. It's important to tell your doctor about other symptoms, because each medical condition needs to be treated separately and may require different medication.
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I think part of the misconception of psoriasis is that it potentially could be contagious. The average consumer who does not have psoriasis or a family member with psoriasis really has very little understanding of it. I've had patients, for instance, who've been evicted from public swimming pools because people have complained that when this psoriasis patient shows up in a bathing suit and he or she has patches on their elbows and knees, other people want to stay away from them.
The public doesn't know whether it's contagious. There's certainly a significant lack of understanding in the public for a common and visible disease like psoriasis. And I think what we've learned today with the therapies that we have available is that psoriasis patients should talk kindly and openly about their disease, and understand that there are ways to limit it.
And for those patients who have quote unquote given up, which is a significant number of patients who haven't seen a dermatologist in the past year, for instance, I tell them please, we have so advanced our knowledge and treatment and understanding of psoriasis, that we do have the opportunity to help you and you should be treated appropriately.
Because psoriasis is often misunderstood, there are many myths and misconceptions about what psoriasis is and how people get it. A doctor discusses the importance of helping others understand the disease.
Dr. Menter is chairman of the Division of Dermatology at a prominent U.S. academic medical center. Dr. Menter is also a paid consultant of AbbVie.
One of the greatest misconceptions about psoriasis is that one person can "catch it" from another. That is absolutely a myth!
Psoriasis is a disease of the immune system, and is not something you can catch. It's good to know the facts about psoriasis and to be prepared for the questions you'll get from others.


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DONIPHAN, Mo. (AP) -- Officials with ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) have repaired an oil pipeline in southeast Missouri, where a leak was discovered earlier this week.
A resident near Doniphan, Mo., found oil leaking in his yard Tuesday. All told, about one barrel -- roughly 42 gallons of crude oil -- leaked from the Pegasus pipeline. The cause remains under investigation.
The repair was completed Friday.
The pipeline running from Illinois to Texas already was out of service after a much larger breach in Arkansas in March, but that doesn't mean there wasn't oil inside.
About 5,000 barrels of oil spilled in March. The cause of that leak also is being investigated.