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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
A Day in the Life
10 comments:
- Diane Miller said...
Your day looks absolutely lovely! :-)
- October 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM
- Emily @ the Anna Delores blog said...
Love this! Autumn in Michigan does look amazing. We don't get to enjoy the seasons quite as much in California...
- October 11, 2012 at 1:36 AM
- Diana Debord said...
I really liked this and I'll do the same one of these days :)
You make me want to visit Michigan, it really looks beautiful!
- October 11, 2012 at 4:34 AM
- MADA said...
Such a calm and lovely day
my days are complete chaos lol
Michigan pictures looks really great
- October 13, 2012 at 3:34 AM
- Merle said...
lovely photos of your day l'elle!
- October 21, 2012 at 2:02 PM
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Backed by a grant of at least $200,000, Boulder plans to hire its first-ever "chief resilience officer" and is inviting public opinion during the selection process.
The position was born out of Boulder's involvement as an inaugural member of the Rockefeller Foundation's global 100 Resilient Cities initiative, which aims to empower cities with "the ability to withstand chronic stresses and acute shocks while still maintaining essential functions and recovering quickly and effectively."
"The purpose of the position," said city spokeswoman Sarah Huntley, "is for somebody to come and evaluate what is currently in place in our community and what steps we could take both as a city organization and in terms of partnerships with others in the community — say, CU, the federal labs, the school district — to improve upon our ability to respond to challenges."
Those challenges, Huntley said, may include anything from a natural disaster to an under-the-surface social injustice that could "undermine a city's ability to bounce back when bad things happen."
At an annual salary of between $100,000 and $115,000, covered by 100 Resilient Cities for a two-year fixed term, Boulder's CRO will be tasked with establishing a "resilience vision" and representing the city with the national network of members.
Four candidates are vying for the position: Malini Goel, founder of a Sri Lankan eco-friendly toy manufacturer; Gregory Guibert, a risk and development specialist at Boulder's National Center for Atmospheric Research; Julie LeMense, a private consultant and expert on legal efforts around human rights, land use, energy and disasters, among others; and Andrew Schultheiss, Colorado director and chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder.
Residents can meet with the candidates from 5 to 7 p.m. July 28 and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. July 29, during informal meeting at the city Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway. The first event is a casual meet-and-greet, and the second will give candidates a chance to present their proposed approaches.


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Franz Josef Glacier – incredible changes on the ice
Hiking Franz Josef Glacier is an incredible experience. Even more incredible is the dramatic changes taking place on the glacier right now.
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In a pristine West Coast alpine environment, there is a 20 square kilometre snowfield feeding a 12 kilometre-long glacier that is bathed in blue ice and dotted with deep crevasses masking a sub-glacier channel of pure glacial melt-water. These extraordinary sights are encountered on Franz Josef Glacier.
Franz Josef Glacier is photographed, admired and traversed by thousands of visitors every year.
The glacier is also always changing; rapidly and dramatically. Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers are some of the fastest moving glaciers around. Whilst most glaciers will move at an average speed of around one metre per day, when at its swiftest, Franz Josef Glacier has been known to move at seven metres per day. Most of the time the main icefall of Franz Josef Glacier will move at around four to five metres per day. Due to the huge amounts of snowfall the head-basin receives and their steep, narrow structure these glaciers are fast movers.
For those who guide this glacier every day, there are many things that make this glacier extraordinary. The team at Franz Josef Glacier Guides face a new landscape every time they take a hiking trip onto the glacier. They must expect that changes will occur rapidly.
And right now on Franz Josef Glacier there is an incredible change occurring before our eyes. A change that has meant that guides can no longer access the glacier by foot, because a section of it is currently deemed too unstable.
In 2004 Franz Josef Glacier developed a depression about 2.3 kilometres up the glacier. At the time, the glacier was in a period of advance and the depression did not have a chance to develop greatly in size. From 2008 the glacier was in a period of thinning and slowing which allowed the depression to develop dramatically, and continued to develop in 2011/12. On January 16th 2012, the ice in the depression thinned to the point where some of the ice from the base of the glacier collapsed into the sub glacier channel, greatly reducing the thickness of the ice. The team at Franz Josef Glacier Guides had been monitoring all of this for many years. But it was still a remarkable turn of events. Many key glaciologists began studying the behaviour of the glacier. It is not often that we get to see something like this happening, so all those with an interest in glaciology were amazed by the developments.
But it was deemed too uncertain for guiding trips to be anywhere near thinning ice. So the team at Franz Josef Glacier Guides brought in the helicopters. And now, for not much more than their original hiking trip prices, guests get to experience a truly spectacular helicopter flight onto the glacier before their hiking trip begins. From the helicopter you get to see that incredible head basin snow field, that breath-taking size of this glacier and the striking alpine setting of the Southern Alps.
While the Franz Josef Glacier Guides and the glaciologists continue to observe the incredible changes happening on the glacier, their guests get to reap the benefits of a truly breath-taking way of accessing the glacier. From the amount of blogs, reviews and youtube postings that guests have been posting about the new Ice Explorer helicopter trip, it seems people are bursting to share their amazing experiences.
And for now, we will all watch and observe the incredible hand of Mother Nature at work.


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NEW YORK: Alex Rodriguez is denying he was treated by the head of a clinic that a newspaper says sold HGH and other substances to the Yankees slugger.
The Miami New Times reported in a story Tuesday it had obtained files through an employee at a clinic in south Florida that show Rodriguez bought banned substances there.
The alternative weekly also named several other players as clients of the Biogenesis clinic run by Anthony Bosch. The facility recently shut down.
Rodriguez says in a statement Tuesday that the �report about a purported relationship between Alex Rodriguez and Anthony Bosch (is) not true.�
It says Rodriguez was not Bosch�s patient and the documents cited by the newspaper are �not legitimate� in Rodriguez�s case.
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Audits are constructed [ike icebergs: what is visible—the auditors report—is a minor portion of the total bulk. Most corporate financial people understand that the auditor's opinion on the fairness of a company's financial statements is based on a general set of professional standards—and that these standards help assure the quality of the work performed. But few non-auditors realize the extent of the activities required for the auditor to deliver his opinion.
Should the non-auditors be concerned about the nature of an audit? I think so, particularly if one is a member of executive management, the audit committee, or the board of directors. These groups have direct dealings with auditors. They make accounting and systems decisions, provide data to auditors to facilitate the audit, respond to auditor inquiries, and discuss a myriad of problems with the auditors. Such matters can certainly be dealt with more effectively by persons who understand the workings of the audit process.
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The concepts of reasonable satisfaction and acceptable cost also give a clue to what an audit is not. It is not a guaranty that there are no misrecorded transactions, incorrect accounting judgments, omitted disclosures, or committed frauds. However, the chances of these condi-tions existing in a material amount are greatly minimized through the audit process. They are minimized to the point where only a small fraction of all auditors' opinions have been found to be incorrect when professional standards were diligently followed.


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In focus: Women in power
Sheryl Sandberg is bossy. Nancy Pelosi is old. Ann Curry is weepy. And Jill Abramson is condescending, brusque and bitchy.
Women at the tops of their fields are facing a deluge of public criticism recently, not for failing at their jobs — but for their demeanor.
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POLITICO prompted a backlash Wednesday after publishing a story that quotes anonymous New York Times staff criticizing Executive Editor Jill Abramson.
( WATCH: Media debrief: Frustrations with Abramson at New York Times)
The piece, which suggested Abramson's style is costing her politically in the Times' newsroom, added more fuel to the raging debate around gender stereotypes and leadership that is sure to intensify as more women take seats at the boardroom table and if Hillary Clinton makes a run for the White House in 2016.
Prominent women in politics, including former Cabinet secretaries, a governor and others, told POLITICO the debate is here to stay until women in power become much less of a novelty, if not the norm.
Former Republican Gov. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey said women struggle with the balance between being effective and being liked: "How am I strong and do things this way and not get labeled a bitch? It's not as easy as it sounds."
( Also on POLITICO: Turbulence at the Times)
Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said part of the added scrutiny comes with the territory when a woman tries to break into the upper echelons of a field.
"I think women leaders are discussed because they are still relatively a novelty. There are still few women leaders at the top so there is a natural curiosity about what women leaders are like, what their styles are," Chao told POLITICO. "With the passage of time, I think these discussions will evolve and change."
For now, the debate remains front-page news, fueled by the buzz around Sheryl Sandberg's controversial book "Lean In" and an article in the Atlantic last year by Anne-Marie Slaughter that argued women "still can't have it all."
On Wednesday, critics across the Web complained that Abramson's detractors at the Times sounded like whiners who wouldn't attack a male boss in the same way.
( Also on POLITICO: NYT's Abramson finds defenders online)
Among the anecdotes in the story, was a heated exchange between Abramson and Dean Baquet, the Times' managing editor, which culminated with Baquet slamming his hand against the wall and leaving for the day.
"I think there's a really easy caricature that some people have bought into, of the bitchy woman character and the guy who is sort of calmer," Baquet told POLITICO. "That, I think, is a little bit of an unfair caricature."
Hanna Rosin, a writer at Slate, questioned the motives of the anonymous gripers in the story.
"To me, these sound like the complaints of some disgruntled staffers … This has not, as one reporter suggested, reached 'Howell Raines-like proportions.' A Raines-esque newsroom meltdown would require a Jayson Blair — some serious, quantifiable incident that would cause people to actually lose confidence in an editor," Rosin wrote Wednesday.
Former Gannett Washington bureau chief Laura Rehrmann doesn't buy that the criticism of Abramson inside her newsroom is just about her gender. "I don't think you have to try too hard to get any worker and especially any journalist to complain about their bosses," she said in an interview.
But, still, she says women in top jobs are looked at differently. "There's still a tendency to view them not as bosses, but as women bosses. If they do something, they get thought of with their gender first, which I think is a shame."


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Some time ago I wanted to start a scroll of magical effects applicable to, of all things, pottery. Since I couldn't come up with many, the best option is to leave it to the creative folks of the Citadel.
Note that unlike many grand enchantments, those pertaining to pots and jugs tend to be minor spells, or indeed cantrips, that serve for the common day and common man - they must be very useful. But, there are of course more powerful variants.
Many of these minor magics will be known to Hedge Wizards, and are publicly offered in markets of the towns and villages.
So, if you have an idea (it doesn't need to be long) just write it down here!
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Simply, a piece of pottery is enchanted to be much harder, to prevent breaking which mostly means irreversible destruction.
In many villages this is a standard service of the travelling Hedge Wizard, often with a fixed price that is known, and doesn't change much. As the little enchantment can last for months, housewives carefully choose which piece they use most, and which has to be protected.
If the wizard in question is little known, or not very trusted, tradition commands after enchanting the pot to stand up, raise it and let fall on earth. If it lasts, it is good. If it breaks, then he must of course pay for a new one, not to speak of being called a charlatan and ridiculed by all the people on a lively market - a guaranteed fun for the kids.
The container will keep its content from spoiling for a long time - a great investment for any household.
Sadly, the effect works only a little for things like magical potions, and other rare mixtures.
It has made me even think of a few more applications...
On its surface, the jug will visibly (and noisily) crack, if there is a poisonous substance put into it; it will not break or leak. The usefulness should be obvious.
The enchantment is bound to the condition of the piece being broken.
Diffuse: will spread around the contents around - so if the contents is liquid, it will make a great splash. If it is gas, or evaporates quickly, it will spread around even more. Bombs are the primary use.
Fire: a simple Spark cantrip is cast upon breaking - which with oil or a similar substance makes a dangerous burning bomb.
Fairy: makes a harmless little firework, with effects of all the colours of the rainbow. Used as a little suprise on marriages when newlyweds ceremonially break a jug together. The custom started to be more popular after the cantrip was made.
Alarm: produces a loud high-pitched or creaking noise (or another) to alert anyone around to what happened. Uses and abuses should be clear.
This cantrip activates the very spirit of the clay, making it inpenatrible to spirit forms. This would include most astreal things, spectres, ghosts, angels, demons, and other being of spirit.
Most commonly cast on vessels. Any spirit caught in such an cantripped clay vessel would be held. The trick is of course, to trick or move the spirit into the spirit clay vessel.
However, certain talismans made of clay could utilize this charm. These talismans are normally clay disks with stringing holes and some symbols. The symbols have only nominal purposes, as the real power is in the spirit clay charm. As for uses; by blocking certain chakra points on the body - spirits of illness could not enter the body, charms to keep things from being spoiled by supernatural means (such as sour spirits) use this charm, and a belly charm can keep the baby of the womb safe from spirits who would visit upon it (usually for ill).
A necklace made of seven or more so enchanted clay pieces will bind any possessing spirits to the form it is in, for the durration of wearing the necklace. Thus possessing demons can be contained in the target bodies, awaiting someone to banish it.
The Most Foul use of this cantrip is to bind spirits to their corpses. By covering the corpse's eyes with two enchanted clay disks soon after death, the soul is trapped in the body... unable to escape and go to its reward (or punishment).
Related to Preserver - Small creatures placed within the vessel will be kept dormant and alive for the length of the spell. This allows for transport of such creatures over great distances, or for use as weapons. One could store venomous snakes, plauge rats, scorpions, etc.
But it is an interesting addition, valadaar... both of them.
This clay is used to form death masks. The corpse's face is moulded with the clay and the resulting impression fired. The mask now can be used as the focus for many different necromantic enchantments including the ability to converse with the departed spirit, to wear the mask and take on his likeness, or even to call back the dead.
There could be a more potent option: the whole body of a deceased (note that it could be made also while still alive) is covered in clay, enchanted, then fired, and used to make a statue.
- For undead, it could be used as a focus for effective healing spells, which will restore the decomposing body quickly.
- For spirits, it could be a body to possess and control (a golem of sorts).
- And for the dead, it could be a potent aid to the most diffilcut spells of reincarnation.
(Major pottery related magic)
Forms either an infantryman, cavalryman or mount of terra cotta bound to the spirit of a named individual.
In life, these figures are useless - their utility comes in the afterlife where they will provide the bound spirit members of a host it can use in battles there.
More mundanely, for religions where this is not an issue, the figure will function as a weak golem used to defend crypts and gravesites. Although not able to sustain much damage, it can strike as well as a seasoned warrior, and there is nothing stopping improvements such as armour or magical spells from being applied. In this application, the figure will not leave the area of the grave.
crediting comments by manfred to my Death Mask scroll, and Chinese History
(the Terra-cotta army buried in Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum)
A most devious addition to the poisoners arsenal, the Scorpion Plate is a plain looking fired clay dish. The only difference is that several scorpions were crushed and added to the wet clay, and a scorpion spirit was bound into the dish. Any liquid consumed from the dish will have the same effect as normal scorpion venom, though dry foods are not affected.
This is a variant of the Preserver. The enchantment attempts to preserve the physical (or rather, thermodynamical) properties of the stored thing. Typical uses:
- Preserve Liquid - attempts to keep something in a liquid state - useful for bringing along something warm during winter, like a soup, or coffee. Molten lead and the like could be kept for a short while; if the pot can handle it of course.
- Preserve Solid - for instance, allows keeping snow and ice from melting even in warm enviroments.
The effect is only temporary, the larger the difference between the contents and outside, the shorter it gets. All turns to normal eventually.
The piece of pottery changes its colour depending on a chosen factor. Typically, it is the temperature of the contents (or in some rare cases, of outside - for storing explosives and the like). And thus can the nobles, and guests of expensive taverns know when the drink has just the right temperature to drink ("Time for a toast, my friends - there is the bluish shade that makes men fall under tables and women into beds. On us!")
Alternatively, a piece (often just a fragment, smoothed into a ball) can serve as a mood stone.
The enchantment lasts much longer if a part of a colour-changing creature is used in the process.
Before the advent of metallurgy, in the neolithic, weapons and helmets were sometimes crafted of ceramic materials. Obviously, these were not very sturdy, so they were limited in their uses.
The presence of magic could change that quite a bit. Ceramic maces and helmets could be quickly cast and issued to rapidly equip a fighting force. If the cantrips reinforcing them were commonplace enough, it could become common for militia or reserve fighting units to be equipped with cheap wooden shields reinforced with fanciful ceramic bosses, colorful ceramic helmets, and maces or even spears with heads of brightly glazed pottery.
If the spell that reinforced the weapons had a limited duration, that might even be an advantage for some rulers: They could issue these items to oppressed peasants or even slaves, knowing that the weapons would become weak and brittle soon after the battle was over.
Nice detail with the short duration, too.
Whoever drinks from this piece, after rubbing it on the side (there is often a pattern shaped to indicate this use), will be refreshed a little more from the contents.
Simple water becomes truly tasty for the drinker, and the better inns like to serve their beer and wine to great merriment of their customers. Wizards like to enchant their mugs for the coffee, to get a _real_ kickstart into the day.
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Larger urns and ceramic amphora can be quite heavy (often too heavy for any normal ceramic handle). Often combined with "Stronger" cantrips, it can make a very strong, very light container.
Kiln Guardian
This is a related ceramic charm. It binds and enhances a spirit to the kiln that fires the ceramics. It protects the pieces insides, preventing any bubbles from breaking the pieces (or exploding and ruining the batch) , pieces from cracking while cooling, helps keep glazes from reacting badly, and other hazards to the firing process. The disadvantage of a Kiln Guardian charm is that the Kiln requires extra fuel... the payment to the fire aspect of the spirit that is watching over the ceramics.
For those that don't know, firing ceramics is the dangerous part of the job. Pieces can explode, break, or slide in the kiln while being "cooked". Glazes are activated in the kiln, and sometimes different glazes will react with each others (escaped gasses and so on). So really, firing should have a magic of its own.
Suggested Submissions
- Cantrips Systems By: drphluid
- Pottery Articles By: manfred
- The Magic of Art Systems By: Ancient Gamer


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The Future of Cloud ComputingJillian Smith
As you continue to plow through the finishing touches of an e-mail that is stream-of-consciousness disguised as a project plan, you glance at the clock and see that it is 12:57 when you click Send. You promised to deploy the e-mail by 1:00. Crisis averted…but only momentarily. Something has gone terribly wrong. Your screen goes blank and as you click your e-mail icon, "Server Unresponsive" appears on your screen. Really, in this day and age? Yes…really, but not if you were e-mailing via the cloud.
Cloud computing is the wave of the future—so says the many bloggers, journalists, analysts… and well, us. And why not? We're talking about using systems where the sky is the limit, where you no longer have to worry about being tethered to traditional rules and regulations. And with email, there are no limits to how you communicate with your users.
Maybe as a cloud email provider, we're a little biased, so let's look at the facts.
What does the future hold for cloud computing?
Let's turn to Gartner for the answer. They crunch data, look at marketplace trends, and receive lots of respect from pundits across the globe. According to a 2012 report, Gartner says:
- The public cloud services market would grow by 19.6% in 2012 reaching $109 billion dollars in revenue.
- SaaS is forecasted to grow to $14.4 billion in 2012, but by 2016, IaaS will catch up.
- North America will yield the greatest growth with 61% share from 2010 – 2016, and will be followed by Western Europe with a 17% share.
Where are companies utilizing cloud services?
CIO.com released a top ten list of enterprise applications for public clouds, listed below. No surprises here—email hits at #8 and is one of the areas in which more and more companies are realizing massive benefits.
- Development and Testing
- Development Platform Servers
- Training Servers
- One-time Big Data Projects
- Website
- Customer Relationship Management
- Project Management, Expense Reporting & Time Management
- Human Resources
- Cloud-Based Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus Services
What is driving this rapid adoption?
North Bridge Venture Partners performed a survey and scalability, agility, and cost were the leading reasons why companies were moving to the cloud. Companies just don't want to be burdened by clunky servers that require expensive time and resources to maintain. Instead, they want to outsource key services to specialists so they can focus on being nimble and innovative with their products. Maybe that is why email made CIO's top ten list.
What does it mean for the job market?
According to a recent IDC report, there will be seven million new cloud-related IT jobs globally by 2015. Here are some stats pulled from their report:
- Globally, almost two-thirds of enterprises are planning, implementing, or using cloud computing, and more than 50% of businesses agree that cloud computing is a high priority.
- However, more than three-quarters of businesses have apprehension about the security, access, or data control of cloud computing.
- Lack of training, certification, or experience are the top three reasons why cloud positions are not filled.
- However, cloud-related skills represent virtually all the growth opportunities in IT employment worldwide and demand for cloud-related positions will grow by 26% annually through 2015.
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Dear Parents, Students, Alumni, and Friends,
At Washington and Lee, we are proud of the tradition of excellence that has become the standard for our teams and athletic programs, and we are dedicated to maintaining these standards of excellence in the classroom and the competitive arena. In particular, we are especially committed to promoting excellence through good sportsmanship and positive support for all of our student-athletes, coaches and staff as well as for our opponents and officials.
As we cheer on our teams, please keep in mind our attitudes and actions not only reflect upon our individual character but also on the character of our university as a whole. Please join us in our efforts to display good sportsmanship by helping us foster a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for all, thereby representing W&L with the spirit and respect it deserves. Help W&L remain a leader in sportsmanship at the collegiate level and take the initiative to Be Loud, Be Proud and Be Positive!
Go Generals!
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Washington and Lee University Sportsmanship Statement
Washington and Lee University and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference promote good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches, and spectators.
We request your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, racial, or sexist comments, or other intimidating actions directed at officials, student-athletes, coaches, school administrators and conference representatives will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition.
Consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. We hope that you enjoy today's contest and remember to Be Loud, Be Proud and Be Positive.
Additionally the Washington and Lee University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee reminds you that "Honor is sportsmanship, and Sportsmanship is Honor."


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Zamfir wrote:Can you be more specific about the populism that you worry about, and that peers of one kind of another would prevent?
For my part, let's take the recent 'immigrant' issues to mind as a quick-and-dirty demonstration of the concept. Trying to keeping away from my own opinions on the subject (and not calling for that old chestnut to be discussed - it's only here as an illustration!)
One week, there were 'swarms' of them, and conceivably the public voice might have persuaded a legislature fully populated by voted-in officials to make knee-jerk laws to 'deal with this', by doing something quick to heavily discourage such people.
The next week, there was that young child's body seen washed up on the shores of Greece, and it is quite possible that the public voice would have sent the same legislature off in a knee-jerk reaction to 'deal with that', by doing something equally quick to heavily encourage such people.
(Several countries have flip-flopped, causing practical and expectational problems along the ways. I'm not sure the UK has done it 'right', yet, but that's something well beyond my pay-grade.)
Obviously, IRL, laws take longer to happen than a single week and, under most circumstances, currently also needs to pass through the second house to add further delay - but that's just a handy demonstration scenario for a hypothetical streamlined 'all elected' system. We could just as easily talk about the death penalty (calls to reinstate, after a particularly horrendous murder; calls to ban again, as a grievous miscarriage of justice comes to light), or anything else; and on whatever time-scale you wish up to and above the five-year parliamentary term. As bad as they sometimes are at it, elected MPs always seem to have at least half an eye on their popularity (or, in a pinch, at how to be least unpopular), such that they could easily be reinventing (and banning) wheels with seemingly no thoughts to the future or precedence so long as they're representing the current flavour-of-the-month.
Peers who are not (traditionally!) in danger of deselection or unelection can afford to not be so purely reactive to such transient popular trends in opinion. A dampener upon the wilder possible oscillations and twitches that come from the vote-led representatives. (Alternately, have positions with much longer tenures and no possibility of repetition which, like layers in a laminate or strands in a rope, is suitably disjointed over the timelines of the other long-tenures so that there's always a good proportion of experienced-but-not-reckless individuals creating a strong join unweakened by the the gaps caused by the periodic replacements.)
There needs to be appropriate measures to prevent the more idle "bench-sitters". I'd accept we'd need to have "proof of work", for all people involved, to prevent the idle and unworthy from gumming up the works, but it should not rely on which type of work that is (blocking or facilitating changes), and should not be discouraging to anyone who might at any time have to consider using their own 'sane' opinion to support/oppose any sort of change in the face of some dog-whistle political issue that has been somehow conjured up out of nowhere and yet really needs to be given careful consideration after more analysis. This is also why I would suggest an 'apprenticeship' stage be added to a tenure, non-voting participation as an active assistant to an individual who is perhaps half the way through their vote-using term.
But the optimally tuned system (between reaction and consideration) is not something that I'd proclaim knowledge of how to achieve. I'm sitting here in my armchair, never aspired to power or studied PPE to the extent that all the current crop of politicians seem to have done. I just don't think that the way some of the reforms are going (especially the token (indeed, 'popularist'!) removal of some of the remaining (and arguably proven to be useful) Peers, whilst seemingly adding far more worse-than-useless party-allied Peers to an ever expanding Second House) and can't stand the hypocrisy of such a hidden agenda. You know my ideas of how to reform the system, by now. Not that I expect they'll occur this side of my ascension to the position of Supreme Tyrant. At which point I might no longer feel so kindly over any non-Tyrant system of legislature, although I might still perhaps look for a basic system I can set up to work in the background whilst I go on eternal vacation...


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Date: November 24, 2003
House Passes S. 1685, the Basic Pilot Program
Extension and Expansion Act of 2003
On November 19, 2003, the House passed by unanimous consent S. 1685, the Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003. The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent on November 12, 2003. The House action clears the bill for the President.
S. 1685 would extend and expand the pilot programs for employment eligibility verification instituted by Public Law 104-208, which included the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. S. 1685 would:
- Extend the operation of the pilot programs for an additional 5 years (to a total of 11 years)
- Expand the operation of the pilot programs to all fifty States not later than December 1, 2004. This bill would provide that employers in all States must be able to participate in the pilot program.
In addition, the bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete and submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House and Senate not later than June 1, 2004 describing any additional actions the Secretary need take before undertaking the expansion of the program.


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Good news is that finally the RPG is here. Well, almost. It should be available for in a month or so and you can already pre-order it from Evil Hat Productions store. Your preorder will give you a download access to the pdf version. The game goes in two books:
- Volume One: Your Story
- Volume Two: Our World
I am reviewing today the pdf preoder edition (as I don't own the print version yet).
First thing to cross our minds discovering these books is how awesome the design is! It is clearly thought for the fans of Jim Butcher's books as all is presented like if the RPG was the fruit of a collective effort from different characters of the books: mainly from Billy and his Alphas, which are known in the books to be RPG addicts, but also from Bob and; last but not least Harry Dresden himself.
You then see in the books different annotations from Harry and replies from Billy regarding some descriptions or more general stuff like Harry complaining for the special dice (but we'll get back later to that). It is really a great idea as if you've read the books you're at once in Dresden's world and more than once I've surprised myself laughing loudly at some arguments going on between the characters through post-its and annotations. It really is a two thumbs up for the overall design!
But let's see now the content of these book, shall we ?
First volume "Your Story" contains all rules of the RPG properly; from characters creation to action and combat rules, spell casting (yes! spell casting) and so on. Last chapters are fully dedicated to the GM who finds there help to run the game, to build scenarios and finally a ready to play scenario "Nevermore/Baltimore".
This scenario is so complete than even a beginning GM should feel comfortable running it, especially if she reads second volume "Our World" which is, to quote Kurt Wiegel from GameGeeksRPG.com: "the best summary of all Dresden books". The "Who's who ?" really is impressive! Through post-its Harry congratulates Billy for all the work done. Congratulations are for sure in order. As I'm not up-to-date yet regarding Jim Butcher's books I had to prevent myself to read everything and spoil the stories. No need to say that if you don't know the books and want to play the RPG from scratch, you'll have here far enough material (but you should read the books too!! ).
And what about the game itself ? As most role playing games, Dresden Files RPG uses dice. Though these are not usual dice; the game uses Fudge dice. Yay! New special dice in your bag !!
These dice are d6 but without numbers or dots on their faces. Instead they have two faces marked with a "+", two other marked with a "-" and the last two are blank. If you don't want to get these special dice (really ?? ), you can style use classic d6 treating 1 or 2 as "-", 3 or 4 as Blank and 5 or 6 as "+"... but you do want those dice, don't you ?
The creation of your character is pretty classic with skills and traits (which are here called Aspects) which define your character who can be a mortal but also one of the many different supernatural beings going around like werewolves, changelings, vampires, God champions, ... and of course, wizards!
Talking about wizardry and magic, the spell-casting system will allow you to imagine and cast your very own spells.
Other point, the game uses the FATE gaming system and Fate Points are a central element of the game. They measure how much power your player owns. These points will allow him to influence the story in favor of his character.
A fate point can be spent to gain a bonus (add 1 to any roll of the dice) or more interesting: to invoke an Aspect of your character which could fit to the situation, to perform a particularly dangerous stunt, to use some special powers or, and this is really cool, to make a declaration (if the GM accepts it, the Declaration of your character will be true. Understand that you can create elements of the story as well, you're just expected to make it cooler )
Beware though as Fate points are also what keeps your character's will free. May your counter drop below zero or less and you will lose control over you character which will become a monster deprived of free will. Hopefully the GM can declare a "refresh" from time to time, allowing PC to get back to their "refresh level" of FP which you can also win during play.
Finally, there is also in the first book all you need to create your city, defining its aspect, its nature and its theme. So maybe we'll start a game in Paris one day here, what do you think ?
If you don't know the books and look for a nice urban fantasy RPG The Dresden Files RPG offers you a very complete word where to set your games. If you're beginning as a MG, starting with such a coherent environment will certainly help you to run your games with more confidence. If you're not found of RPG but fan of Jim Butcher's books, at least the second volume is a must have complement to your books collection. Especially as, according my preorder edition first blank pages, a Jim Butcher mini-novel shall open the book
I was waiting for this game with most expectations. Usually this is the situation where when you finally have the most desired stuff in your hand, you're already a bit disappointed. Well, this was clearly not what happened here. This game is really awesome and I can't wait to have the hardcover edition in my hands!


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Upper Delaware, July 3
Got out for a couple hours on the evening of July 3, with my brother-in-law, a decent fly fisher who mostly targets warm water species, and had never fly fished on the Upper Delaware.
We took my venerable 17-foot Old Town canoe down to Bard Parker and paddled upstream, then floated down the bubble line casting toward any rises we saw. It was a beautiful, cool night after a hot, sunny day. You could feel the humidity and the temperature dropping, and already I was regretting my decision not to throw on a long sleeve shirt on under my waders.
Fish were coming up erratically, slapping their tails or slashing. No rhythmic slurping going on, and not many bugs on the water. Saw a couple of slate drake duns sailing down through the current, and decided the fish were on Iso nymphs.
I had my brother-in-law tie on an unweighted prince nymph and swing it through the bubble line. I was throwing a rusty spinner maybe 40 or 50 feet upstream, too lazy to switch flies myself. A few casts later, I saw Jeff come tight on a nice fish at the end of his drift. He had a lot of line out, but got the fish on the reel fast and muscled it to the side of the canoe. (Probably a bit too quick.) It was a good fish, but his 4x was up to it. I waded down and helped him net it.
I missed the beginning w/ my iPhone, but caught the rest. Two days later, Jeff starts texting me real estate listings on the West Branch only partly in jest. He caught the fish, but ended up hooked. Enjoy:
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in Lucas county. (nickname Frogpond ) The school was located
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Zion School ( Allies Frog
Pond ) was located in Lucas County, Iowa about 5 miles east of
Williamson, and about 25 yards from the west side of Cedar Creek.
During heavy rains the Cedar would overflow and back up into the
School yard. When the creek subside it would leave a pond that would
remain for day's. This is where the name Frog Pond came from. I
attended School here from 1938 to 1947. Zion was a typical one room
School of the era. There was a enclosed entry way where coats,
overshoes, dinner bucket's and personal belongings was stored. As
with a lot of School's Zion housed a large cast iron bell in a
belfry located on top of the School. The Teacher would ring the bell
to start class in the morning via a rope attached to the bell. The
other end of the rope was protruding through the ceiling in the
entryway. If you was tall enough to reach the rope you might get
picked to ring in the day. Some times an over eager bell ringer
would pull to hard and turn the bell up side down. When this
happened one of the older boys would get to climb up on the roof and
right the bell. I know for sure this was done on purpose just to
prolong the starting of School.
Long dresses and Overalls...
There was no School dress code. The girls
wore long dresses and most of the boys wore bib overalls. I have
read and heard stories of kids coming to school with out shoes but I
don't remember anyone coming to Zion with out shoes. You wore the
same pair so long you would ware holes in the soles. We would cut
card board from the back of our tablets and place it in the shoe to
cover the hole. When it come to hair cuts Most of the boys got a
trim at home. I recall some of the boys coming to school with what
we called a bowl cut. A parent would place a bowl on top of the kids
head and trim around it. this produced some very interesting sites
to say the least. I was lucky. I always got a hair cut at a barber
shop in Chariton for 50 cents. This included a neck shave and
liberal dose of Red Tiger hair oil that had a great smell.
Primary to 8th...
Class's Primary
through the 8th grade was taught at Zion. There were 8 row's
of desk. Some of the desk were double, two students occupied each
one. You could choose your partner as long as you maintained the
quite rule. Each row represented a grade except primary. they sat in
the 1st grade section. The teacher sat at the front of the room and
faced the students. If you needed help with your lesson you would
hold your hand up and the teacher would have you come up to her desk
or she would come to you. A blackboard covered most of the wall
behind her desk. Assignments for the various class's to solve was
entered in chalk on the board. You were required to work the
problems on your tablet and turn the work in as soon as it was
completed. The work was graded and returned to you with a grade
interred at the top of the page. Grades ranged from A to F with a
variance of plus or minus for each grade. A of course, was the
highest and F was a failing grade
writing, arithmetic, geography and penmanship was the required
studies at Zion. Teachers earned around $40.00 a month or less. Not
much when you conceder they were responsible for educating your
The blackboard was also used for punishment of
rule infractions. A circle was drawn on the blackboard with chalk.
The disruptive student to be punished would have to place his or her
nose in the circle for a time prescribed by the Teacher. I recall
some students that was exceptional disruptive or repeat offenders,
be required to stand on their tip toes to reach the circle with
their nose. Other forms of correction came from a paddle with holes
in it. the idea of the holes was to raise welts on your back side. A
quick and effective attention getter was a rap on your hand with a
A large hexagon shaped clock with a pendulum hung on the wall over
the blackboard. When class was in season you could hear the tic, toc
of the clock. With The hush of the room and the sound of the clock
it was hard not to fall asleep on a warm summer day. If you did fall
asleep the teacher would slip around behind you and drop a large
book on the floor. Talk about waking up. I recall students
jumping right out of their seat. A picture of George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln hung on the wall on each side of the clock.
School plays...
...At least twice a year the School would host a
School play. One end of the main room would be cleared of desk and
used for the stage and two dressing room's. the stage and room's was
configured with large Curtin panels suspended from the ceiling. All
students were required to participate. Skits, plays and singing was
on the program. We practiced and rehearsed our parts two weeks
before the event. These events were very popular in the community.
On the night of the play all the parents brought their favorite
dish. After the program was over the food was laid out on long
tables and everyone dived in. No fancy dishes, just good old down to
earth country cooking. Meatloaf, sausage, casserole's, pie's
and cake's of every description.
... hung on the wall's between the 8 window's. they were used for
night time activities, such as School play's and School board
meeting's which was always held at night. In the back of the room
was a huge coal stove for heating. In winter the Teacher was
required to arrive before the students and have the School warm when
they arrived. The stove was also used to keep our dinner hot. In the
winter each family would take turns preparing a hot meal for all the
school. It was always a one dish meal like soup stew or a casserole.
This was a double treat for me when it was our turn. I would get to
ride to school. Other wise like everyone else, I walked or rode a
horse. In warm weather each student would bring their own lunch. A
Kayro syrup bucket was a popular lunch pail. Some had store bought
dinner buckets and others used paper sack's. Lunched consisted
of sandwiches made of peanut butter, butter and sorghum, egg
and some times spam if you could afford it. Hard boiled egg's was in
a lot lunch pail's as everyone raised chickens.
...We played outdoor games
weather permitting. Ante-over was one of the favorite We would toss
a baseball over the top of the School and someone on the other side
would try to catch it. Baseball, tag-your-it and red-light,
green-light was other favorite outdoor game's. There was no
playground equipment.
...Water was supplied from a well with an old
cast iron pump. Everyone that could carry a bucket full took
turns pumping drinking water. The bucket sat on a cupboard in the
Alco. A long handle dipper was keep in the bucket and everyone
drank out of the dipper. Now, It's hard to believe that everyone
didn't come down with cold's or flue at same time. However, I don't
recall the School ever having a out breaker of illness. In the
summer time when it was hot we drank right from the pump. You would
hold your hand over the spout with one hand and pump with the other
or some one would pump for you. the water coming from the well was
so cold it would hurt your hand and your teeth. A real treat on a
hot summer day.
The boy's liked to play pranks on the girl's. One
of the favorites was to slip behind the girl's toilet after
observing someone entering. Take a board or large club and strike
the back of the toilet as hard as they could. This would normally
produce ( to the delight of everyone watching ) an ear piercing
scream from the victim inside. Sometimes the victim would come
charging out of the toilet still in the process of pulling her
clothes up. Then the old, thumb tack on the seat. This trick was
usually perpetrated when someone would leave their seat for a brief
period during class. The tack would be placed on the vacant seat.
When the person returned and sat down the normally quite room was
shattered with an outburst of pain, startling everyone including the
Teacher and producing roaring laughter from everyone.
I recall having 3
Teachers during my 8 years at Zion. Regina Scieszinski, Cleta Hall
and Phyllis Davis in that order. Regina administered my first and
only spanking with the previously described paddle with the holes in
it. not counting an occasional whacking on the hands with a
ruler. I don't remember how long I had each Teacher except
Phyllis. She was my 8th grade teacher and my last year at Zion.
Phyllis loaned me her car, a green Studebaker to take my driving
test for my drivers licenses. I think it was 1941 Commander. It was
the first time I drove it but some how I managed to pass the first
time. I was 14.
... Teacher's 1904 - 1957
Leah Sims, Ina Crowley, Flora Tool, Edith Dale
Vera White, Maude Cloe, Flossie Carson
Cecil Knox, Ella Swanson, Cleta Whitlatch
Lida McMannis, Adda McMannis, May Clauson
Ruth Goltry, Vernie Eaton, Mae Shore
Bernice Robuck, Ethel Price, Rhoda Bingaman
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Regina Scieszinski, Alberta Colver
Mary Griffith, Beulah Blouse
Delores Johnson, Agnes Barron
Pauline Morgan, Doris Horner
Naomi Walker, Clara Borger
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The most highly decorated player in UMW history, Jeff capped his brilliant career as a first team All-America selection in 1997, when he led the nation in victories and strikeouts. At the time of his graduation in 1997, he held eight school records, and was named the Capital Athletic Conference and the Virginia state College Division Player of the Year. In addition to being the only first team All-America pick in school history, Jeff was selected in the 36th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1997 draft.
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Thunder and Lightning travel teams battle the best in MetroWest League
The Thunder boys and Lightning girls youth travel basketball teams combined for four wins in last week's MetroWest league. Some of the big highlights feature the eighth grade boys team and the fourth grade team
Here's a look at the action:
8th grade boys
Thunder Black 49
Milford 42
The Thunder defeated Milford in back-and forth finish. Milford opened the game strong, taking a first quarter lead. Taunton then bounced back to take the lead at halftime, 26-24. Lens Esquil led the Thunder with 25 points. Pat Noonan played well for Taunton, adding 13 points. D.J. Small and Kyle Strojny chipped in five and four points respectively. Joe Manchester and Ben Lovell played well defensively for the Thunder.
7th grade boys
Mansfield 64
Thunder Black 45
Despite a few good runs in the game against Mansfield, the Thunder could not pull out the win. Nathan Holt had a big game on the boards for Taunton and led the Thunder in points scored.
7th grade boys
North Attleboro White 53
Taunton 25
The Thunder lost a fast-paced game to North Attleboro. Taunton scorers were Corey Lopes (six), Brendan Gadry (six), Charlie Fiske (four), Dylan Kullas (four), Cooper Mortenson (two), Cam Levesque (two) and Barret Hodgeson (one). Sean Quinlan and Anthony Dillido played very well defensively.
7th grade girls
North Attleboro Red 29
Lightning Black 26
7th grade girls
Dover Sherborn 33
Lightning Orange 31
7th grade girls
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Walpole 39
Lightning Orange 35
6th grade boys
Newton Black 73
Thunder Black 27
6th grade boys
Medway White 33
Thunder Orange 9
5th grade boys
Thunder Black 32
Medway Blue 18
The Thunder Black team defeated Medway 32-18.
Taunton received a balanced scoring attack from Kevin Bates (10), Dolan Campbell (six), Riley Fitzsimmons (six), Colton Fagen (six) and Kyle Gaskins (four). Nolan Tomaszycki and Neylan Rodrigues controlled the glass while Mike Manchester and Conor Quinlan led the way for the defense.
5th grade boys
Belmont Blue 41
Thunder Orange 33
5th grade girls
Lightning Black 27
Hopkinton Green 11
The Lightning Black team pulled out another win over Hopkinton Green. Taunton players in the scoring column were Alexandria Williams (eight), Jillian Archer (six), Jaelyn Fernandez (six), Kyla Cunningham (two), Jordan Peebles (two) Kelsey White (two) and Ella Dunderdale (one). Jocelyn Palicua and Kennedy Thelker each played well, defensively.
5th grade girls
Dedham 24
Lightning Orange 12
The Lightning Orange team lost to Dedham. Hanna Aldrich and Alison Adams provided the offense for Taunton. Elivia Andrews, Meaghan Decouta, Hayden Doel, Lacie Cutting, Olivia Pareigis and Page Dolman all played aggressively on defense.
4th grade boys
Thunder Black 49 Medway Blue 41
The Thunder Black improved to 4-3 on the season with a close win against Medway Blue.
Tristan Herry led all scorers for Taunton with 28 points. Other scorers for Taunton were Matt Small (eight), Jojo Viera (four), Nick Cunningham (three), Peter Moor (two), Joshua Knief (two) and Owen Olson (two). Jason Amaral and Ryan Strawbridge played strong defense that led to easy baskets. Ben Amaral had a strong all-around game. Ryan Quigley rebounded well, especially in the fourth quarter.
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Eastern Canada's 2013 ice storm may have been destructive, but one photographer has taken an artistic look at what the sub-zero weather left in its wake.
Gavin Heffernan was visiting his Toronto home during the holiday season storm, and decided to document the damage with a time-lapse. Heffernan is no stranger to time-lapses, according to his website, typically documenting star trails. But what he saw over the Christmas break was unparalleled.
"I managed to bundle up and face the insanely cold temperatures to get some time lapses and document the damage—including a massive tree that crashed through the fence in our own yard and a huge array of destruction unlike anything I've ever witnessed," Heffernan wrote in the video's description.
While the images of frozen trees set across blue hues are pretty, the ice storm's aftermath is also costing Toronto a pretty penny.
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LOS ANGELES -- J. Fred Weston, beloved friend, professor and benefactor of UCLA Anderson School of Management passed away Monday, July 20, 2009. He was 93 years old. Professor Weston was renowned for his path-breaking research on mergers and acquisitions, and was an institution builder who mentored numerous outstanding graduate students including Nobel Prize winning economist William F. Sharpe.
"Fred led a life in full, leaving an indelible mark on all he touched through the years," UCLA Anderson Dean Judy Olian said in an announcement to the Anderson faculty and staff. "He was a truly remarkable person – a loving husband and father, a leading intellectual, exceptional teacher, warm friend, and gentle soul. He leaves a vast legacy, and many wonderful memories of his special gifts."
Professor Weston's innovative thinking contributed to the development of finance as an important subfield of economics; he focused on the intersection of industrial and financial economics, with a particular focus on mergers, antitrust policy, and corporate valuation. His research continues to be widely cited in today's scholarly literature. Dean Judy Olian noted that it was Professor Weston's "acute intellect, stellar reputation and charming demeanor that attracted leading scholars to the Anderson School and made its finance group one of the top finance faculties in the world."
The author of 32 books, and 47 journal articles, Professor Weston also chaired about 66 doctoral dissertations. He served as president of the American Finance Association, the most prestigious appointment in the field of finance, president of the Western Economic Association, and president of the Financial Management Association.
He received UCLA's Outstanding Teacher Award in 1978, and his writing received a remarkable five Abramson scroll awards for his exceptional contributions to Business Economics. Professor Weston edited the Journal of Finance, the leading journal in the field, and served as associate editor for 14 journals including Journal of Financial Research, and Business Economics. He was a Fellow of the American Finance Association, the Financial Management Association, and the National Association of Business Economists.
Professor Weston earned his AB degree in political science in 1937, his MBA in business economics in 1943, and his PhD in financial economics in 1948, all from the University of Chicago. After receiving his bachelor's degree, he worked briefly at GE as a management trainee prior to earning his MBA. He then served in the US Army as a senior warrant officer in their finance department, receiving an honorable discharge in 1945.
His illustrious academic career originated at the University of Chicago and he was first appointed associate professor at UCLA in 1949, becoming professor in 1956. In 1982 he was appointed to the Cordner Chair in Money and Financial Markets.
Professor Weston "retired" in 1986, though it seemed a retirement in name only as he remained active and engaged with the school and his research assistants, continuing to teach and directing the Anderson Research Program on Takeovers, Restructuring, and Corporate Governance which he established in 1968. He received the Dean's Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in Instruction in 1994, and UCLA's Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award in 2008.
The popular professor relished his work with junior colleagues and doctoral students, maintaining lifelong contacts with them. Professor Weston was also a generous benefactor of UCLA Anderson, helping to realize his vision for the finance group through extraordinarily generous gifts that supported the J. Fred Weston doctoral fellowship, the J. Fred Weston Chair in Finance, the Fink Center for Finance and Investments, and other priorities in the school.
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By now, many Oaklanders, and Montclair residents in particular, are aware that the famous jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck died Dec. 5 at the age of 91 in Connecticut en route to a doctor's appointment.
For more than 50 years, Brubeck scored the music and performed with The Dave Brubeck Quartet, which, among others, included the great saxophone player Paul Desmond and the drummer Cal Tjader.
The seminal album "Time Out," released by the quartet in 1959, was the first ever million-selling jazz LP, and is still among the best-selling jazz albums of all time. It opens with "Blue Rondo a la Turk" in 9/8 time — nine beats to the measure instead of the customary two, three or four beats.
Most people don't know that Brubeck was not only a master and innovator of modern jazz, he and his wife Iola "Oli" also had an affinity for modern architecture with a dash of sentimentality thrown in for good measure. He combined these ingredients when seeking out a then-very young modern design practitioner by the name of Beverly "Bev" Thorne who was involved with a group called The Case Study Houses program. It grew out of the Southern California-based magazine Arts and Architecture and included other architects and designers such as Richard Neutra, William Wurster and Charles Eames.
Thorne is the last surviving member of the group, now lives on the Big Island in Hawaii and remains active in the design community. His "Millennial House" on Skyline Boulevard in Oakland is nearing completion after 12 years spent in planning and construction.
The Brubecks relocated to the Bay Area after his service during World War II and enjoyed hiking in the then-thinly developed Oakland hills.
On one such hike, they found an overlook at the top of Colton Boulevard where it meets Heartwood Drive and would often picnic there, taking in sweeping views of downtown Oakland and San Francisco in the distance. The Brubecks' picnics, which centered on a large boulder near the promontory of the hill, became the catalyst for building a permanent residence on the site. For those interested, Thorne wrote a detailed version of the story of meeting Dave and Oli and designing their new home for the blog "JazzWax" in February 2010 (http://www.jazzwax.com/2010/02/bev-thorne-brubeck-home-designer.html).
Some of the unconfirmed lore is that Brubeck penned a few of the famous tunes for his breakout album "Time Out" while living in the house on Heartwood Drive.
The origins of the boulder are more sketchy; was it always there or placed by the owners and the architect during construction? Regardless, and this is confirmed, it sits as the centerpiece of the home's family room and is encircled by a piece of three-quarter inch solid glass which rests gently on a thin ledge etched into the rock.
I can attest to this since my dog Bear, who once roamed the streets of Montclair freely, oftentimes ended up at the house where the current homeowner would summon me to retrieve him. A builder myself, I was always secretly pleased that the dog would end up at the Brubeck house instead of the many others he frequented so I could have another tour of this unique home.
Among other things, the structure is noteworthy due to the pair of 16-foot cantilevered steel I-beams that project out toward Heartwood Drive supporting the home's second story. There's also a 3-foot-by-3-foot notch in the roof's overhang that once accommodated a tree that grew alongside the house which the Brubecks and their architect Thorne endeavored to preserve. Time and nature took away the tree, but its ghostly footprint remains.
The house is beginning to show signs of wear but still stands as a testament to two great innovators who fused jazz and architecture in a bold and provocative manner.
Blake Gilmore is a general contractor and occasional writer and essayist. He has lived for 24 years on Heartwood Drive in Montclair.


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