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The scraggly oak trees intertwine their branches in a tall ceiling that shades the entire drive. Here, the appropriate view of the eternal isn't blue and bright, but sheltered and close to the ground. The rows of marble and granite dazzled by bright flowers have their own quiet redemption as the slow speed limit and a gentle wave from each passerby gives the setting grace.
This is Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul's municipal cemetery, founded in 1853.
We came to bring the first tulips of the year to the people that built our house 150 years ago. The Spencers are almost like old friends to us after so many years of living in a house that, in many ways, still belongs to them. They were founders of the Republican Party and active abolitionists. President Lincoln appointed William A. Spencer clerk of the US District Court in 1863 in return for his loyal service. Up in the attic, the kids all carved their names, including "Charles L. Spencer, Apr. 14 '69"- the fourth anniversary of Lincoln's assassination, then a solemn holiday without school.
Memorial Day comes from that time. The hundreds of thousands of graves of soldiers killed in the Civil War seemed to deserve sprucing up once a year as a way to honor their sacrifice. Weeds were cleared, flowers were placed, and a small flag was set to decorate the graves of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. "Decoration Day", as it became known, apparently started even before the war was over in some places. The time of year was picked simply because the start of summer was when the earth itself was renewing.
The first declaration of a national holiday came in 1868. The Grand Army of the Republic, a Union veteran's organization that maintained a military structure, called on all its members to have a unified Decoration Day on the last Monday of May. They had an enormous amount of political pull, so the celebrations were held across the North were often closely tied with government. It wasn't until after WWI that the South observed the same Decoration Day. The day and the name "Memorial Day" wasn't officially recognized by the Federal Government until 1967.
But long ago, it was simply Decoration Day, when the weeds were pulled and fresh flowers were placed, and a family reunion of sorts was held with veterans and not all the same. The Spencers, like all the pioneers, lived close together in the small town of Saint Paul, and now spend eternity together in a corner of Oakland Cemetery. The trip under the oaks to see them and give them the first flowers of the season passes just long enough to put some perspective on a visit to the old pioneers who made Saint Paul what it is.
Amid the rounded old stones are new ones, many of them with pictures etched into the granite. The graves are usually well tended and full of flowers. The names are Xiong and Vang, not like the pioneers Ramsey and Spencer. But just in case you doubted that these are pioneers in their own way, one of the stones has these vital facts:
Born Jan 13, 1913
USA Feb 12, 1980
Died Jan 15, 2001
Coming to America was obviously a rebirth worthy of note to all of eternity. It made this family what they were as surely as it made Saint Paul what it is. Among these newcomers, the flowers are fresh and the memories are bright and freshly carved. A Styrofoam container with a meal half-eaten sits on one grave, a picnic shared through time as much as hope. Our offering of tulips seems a bit thin, but it's what we have.
It's not the traditions that makes this holiday. It's about doing what's right by those living and dead. We do well to remember those who came before us and what they did to make the world the way it is. A few moments to recall that we are where we now for very good reasons, far too often soaked with blood, does more than help us to appreciate what we have. Their spirit has gotten us through a lot, and it can get us through whatever challenges lie ahead.
It's our turn now, and while we're not all called on to fight in war we are called on to take our turn and serve and make the world in our own way. Those under the white tombstones are now only stories, all any of us are in the end. Retelling those stories as we freshen up the only physical reminders left keeps us humble but strong. There is redemption for everyone who needs it under the shade of Oakland Cemetery.


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US stocks ease on earnings results
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is lower in early trading after online retail giant Amazon posted a quarterly loss.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 102 points, or 0.6 percent, to 16,981 shortly after the market opened Friday The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped six points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,981. The Nasdaq composite fell 25 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,446.
Amazon's stock slumped $38.15, or 11 percent, to $320.46 after it reported a wider loss late Thursday than analysts had forecast. The company's expenses outpaced a surge in revenue.
Investor seemed to shrug some good news about the U.S. economy. Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in June, helped by rising demand for commercial aircraft and machinery.
Major markets in Europe also traded lower.

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Officials: More Than 40 Percent Of California Out Of Drought
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than 40 percent of California has emerged from a punishing drought that covered the whole state a year ago, federal drought-watchers said Thursday, a stunning transformation caused by an unrelenting series of storms in the North that filled lakes, overflowed rivers and buried mountains in snow.
The weekly drought report by government and academic water experts showed 42 percent of the state free from drought. This time last year, 97 percent of the state was in drought.
Southern California, also receiving welcome rain from the storms, remains in drought but has experienced a dramatic reduction in the severity. Just 2 percent of the state, a swath between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, remains in the sharpest category of drought that includes drying wells, reservoirs and streams and widespread crop losses. Forty-three percent of the state was in that direst category this time a year ago.
California will remain in a drought emergency until Gov. Jerry Brown lifts or eases the declaration he issued in January 2014, while standing in a bare Sierra Nevada meadow that one of the state's driest stretches on record had robbed of all snow.
State officials said this week that Brown will likely wait until the end of California's winter snow and rain season to make a decision on revising the drought declaration.
For Northern California, at least, the onslaught of storms that brought the Sierras their heaviest snow in six years and forced voluntary evacuations of thousands of people as rivers surged will likely make it a much clearer call for the governor, water experts said.
"It's hard to say we have a drought here right now," said Jay Lund, director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California at Davis, an area near Sacramento that was awash after its heaviest rain in 20 years.
Lund spoke on his way back from taking students to see flood gates on the Sacramento River, opened by state officials Tuesday for the first time in 12 years to ease pressure on river banks and levees.
The opened gates were spilling a two-mile torrent of excess water into public lands in the Sacramento Valley, alongside the equally raging Sacramento, the state's largest river.
The past week's storms were enough to double the snowpack in parts of the Sierras, runoff from which provides Californians with much of their year-round water supply. Stations up and down the mountain chain were reporting twice the amount of normal rain and snow for this time of year.
The state's reservoirs were brimming above average for the first time in six years.
"It's been so wet in some places this winter we would do pretty well even if it tapered off right now," said Daniel Swain, a fellow at the University of California at Los Angeles whose weather blog has been a closely watched chronicle of the state's drought.
Water experts look at factors including soil moisture, stream levels and snow pack in determining drought, said Claudia Faunt, a San Diego-based hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
In a state as sprawling and varied as California, "where we are in a drought is complicated," Faunt said.
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Federal prosecutors on Friday acknowledged errors in the scientific evidence that helped send a Washington man to prison for 28 years for murder and took the extraordinary step of agreeing to have his conviction overturned.
U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. cited DNA evidence in also agreeing to drop the murder charge against Santae A. Tribble and never try him again. But even as the prosecutor said the evidence that convicted Tribble was flawed, Machen stopped short of declaring him innocent.
Tribble, 51, was found guilty of murdering a District taxi driver in an early morning robbery on July 26, 1978. His case was featured in articles last week in which The Washington Post reported that Justice Department officials have known for years that flawed forensic work might have led to convictions of potentially innocent people.
In Tribble's case, prosecutors and the FBI laboratory were incorrect in linking a hair found near the murder scene to Tribble, according to recent DNA test results.
As the U.S. attorney's office filed court papers late Friday, three former senior FBI lab experts and a national civil liberties group joined calls for the bureau and the Justice Department to review testimony in all convictions nationwide that depended on FBI hair evidence before 1996. Such a review would determine whether the evidence should be retested using DNA.
The Post reported last week that the Justice Department never reviewed thousands of cases that relied on potentially flawed hair comparisons, resulting in men like Tribble staying in prison. In many of the cases that the agency did review and found to have problems, prosecutors never notified defendants or their lawyers of the issues uncovered.
Machen has agreed to review all District convictions obtained with hair evidence and will ask the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project to assess whether any old evidence should be retested with modern DNA techniques. Justice Department and FBI officials said they still were considering a similar review nationwide.
Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) this week urged the Justice Department to review its handling of about 250 questionable convictions identified by The Post, most of which relied on hair comparisons.
"It is hard to quantify the hardship that those who have been wrongfully convicted have suffered," Wolf wrote to Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on Thursday.
"A justice system that fully protects the constitutional rights of criminal defendants is essential to the integrity of our republic. I urge you to move quickly on this review," said Wolf, who chairs the House appropriations subcommittee that funds the Justice Department.
Even with Friday's moves by prosecutors, Tribble's fight to clear his name is not over. He has asked a court for full exoneration. Tribble would become the 290th person cleared by post-conviction DNA testing in the United States if a D.C. Superior Court judge grants his motion under the D.C. Innocence Protection Act.
"The government's motion stops well short of acknowledging that Mr. Tribble is actually innocent," Sandra K. Levick, head of special litigation for the District's Public Defender's Service and Tribble's lawyer.
"If the United States will not agree to join him in his request for a declaration that he is innocent . . . then Mr. Tribble will insist on his right to present the compelling evidence of his actual innocence to the court," she said.
Machen's office declined to comment. But in a court filing Friday, prosecutors said the DNA results raise "substantial doubt about the defendant's guilt."
The Public Defender's Service has pushed for the nationwide review of convictions that relied on hair comparisons before 1996, when the FBI lab stopped declaring matches based on visual comparisons alone.
In separate interviews, Bruce Budowle, a scientist who developed the FBI's DNA testing standards; Mark R. Wilson, an agent who led the FBI's adoption of DNA testing for hair; and Myron T. Scholberg, the chief of the lab's hair and fiber unit until 1985, said FBI testimony should be reviewed in all hair convictions. If the testimony was scientifically invalid and hair evidence was key to convictions, the evidence should be retested using DNA, they said.
"If you know errors may have been egregious . . . and you were a law enforcement agency doing the right thing, I would think you'd want to do it," said Budowle, who retired from the FBI in 2009 after 26 years and now directs the University of North Texas Health Science Center's Institute of Investigative Genetics.
One former FBI lab director called for an even wider review, to include cases when testimony was proper. The FBI learned through DNA testing in 2002 that hair matches were wrong 11 percent of the time, regardless of whether the testimony was flawed, said Dwight E. Adams, director of the FBI lab from 2002 to 2006.
The Constitution Project, a bipartisan legal group, urged a nationwide review of hair convictions.
"Obviously, if there are problems in D.C., there are problems across the country," said Virginia Sloan, president of the project. "To think this kind of testimony or potentially flawed evidence is limited to a particular location makes no sense."
In a statement, the Justice Department said it "is evaluating the potential for future . . . reviews" in cases where FBI hair exams resulted in convictions.
"If there is evidence that such a review is warranted, we will work closely with the FBI to ensure that necessary steps are taken, but it would be premature at this time to speculate," the statement continued.
The FBI declined to estimate how many convictions might be involved. The FBI lab's hair and fiber unit handled tens of thousands of examinations per year in the 1970s and 1980s, most of them for state and local cases. Even if only a fraction resulted in positive findings and convictions, the cases could reach the thousands.
There is a precedent for a such a review.
In 2007, two years after scientific criticism forced the FBI to abandon the forensic practice of tracing bullets to a specific manufacturer's batch by analyzing their chemical composition, the bureau agreed to release an estimated 2,500 bullet-lead case files to the Innocence Project and to review testimony so that prosecutors might alert courts and defendants of problems.


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Recent Exhibitions
OVER, UNDER, AND THROUGH THE WARP: The Art of Tapestry Weaving, April 1-30, 2023, The Barnes Gallery, Leverett, MA. www.barnesgallery.org. An exhibition of works by Tapestry Weavers in New England (TWiNE). My works "Entangled 1," "Untitled 1," and "Mind the Risks" are in this exhibition.
TINY BUT MIGHTY Unjuried, small format tapestry exhibit, hosted by American Tapestry Alliance at HGA Convergence, July, 2022 Knoxville, TN
INTERLACEMENTS: Artistic Expressions in Weaving. Juried Biennial Exhibit of the Handweavers' Guild of CT. River Street Gallery, 72 Blatchley Ave., New Haven, CT.
March 30 – May 5, 2019. Awards: 1st Place Wall Hangings, HGA Award for Outstanding Fiber Art.
CROSS SECTIONS: Works in Fiber by the members of North Adams Fiber Artists. Sept. 7 – Oct. 8, 2018.
Opening reception, Friday, Sept. 7, 5pm – 8pm. Gallery hours: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 12pm – 5pm.
A CELEBRATION OF FIBER ARTS: Arts Center East, Vernon, Ct, October 11th — November 7th. Opening reception Oct. 11th from 2-4pm. Gallery is open Thurs–Sunday from 1-5pm. "Sunset on Wilson Cove" and "Hudson River Idyll" are both there for this exhibition.
AWARDS FROM NEW ENGLAND WEAVERS' SEMINAR: for "Sunset on Wilson Cove": 1st Place Tapestry and Transparency, Judges' Choice, People's Choice, Textile Arts Center "Best in Tapestry," Rebecca Dea Award for First Time Entrant. NEWS 2015.
NEW ENGLAND WEAVERS' SEMINAR: gallery exhibition, Smith College, Northampton, MA. July 9 – 12, 2015.
"THE WEDNESDAY GROUP" at Garnerville Arts Center, Garnerville, NY. May 30 – June 4,2015.
"CONTEMPORARY HANDWOVEN TREASURES," 2015 Biennial Exhibiton of Conneticut Guild of Handweavers, Lyman Allen Museum of Art, New London, Ct; April 4 – 26.
"POSTCARDS FROM HOME," Invitational Gallery Exhibition of small tapestries by artists in Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Australia, and New England. Northlight Gallery, Stromness, Orkney Island, Scotland. March 25 – April 25.
August 2015, Torshavn School, Faroe Island, Scotland.
"A LIVELY EXPERIMENT," Gallery Exhibition of the Handweavers Guild of America (juried), Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI. July 16 – 19, 2014.
"SMALL FORMAT TAPESTRY: Untitled/Unjuried," sponsored by American Tapestry Alliance at HGA, Convergence, University of Rhode Island Feinstein Campus Gallery, Providence, RI. July 16 – 19, 2014.
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Text by Holly Hurd-Forsyth and Candace Kanes
Images from Maine Historical Society, Bangor Public Library, Montpelier, The General Henry Knox Museum; Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library, Portland Public Library and Stanley Museum
When the daguerreotype process arrived in Maine in 1840, it provided a relatively inexpensive alternative to painted portraits, which were out of the financial reach of most Maine people. As the 19th century progressed, and photographic processes became faster, cheaper, and increasingly widespread, children remained popular subjects.
Because infant mortality rates were shockingly high in the mid 19th century (22-34 percent of babies born in the U.S. did not survive infancy), post-mortem photography was a common practice. Often the only image of a child was one taken after the child's death.
Photographers capitalized on parents' fears. One daguerreotypist advertised, "Those parents who desire Pictures of their little one . . . when they remember the uncertainly of life, and the suddenness with which the graceful bud is often plucked . . . will do well to call on the original Daguerreotype Gallery." (Robinson, A Certain Slant of Light)
By 1900 the U.S. infant mortality rate fell to 11-17 percent and parents' motivations for photographing children changed. By the 1870s, children, often posed in elaborate costumes and placed in luxurious settings, were portrayed as decorative objects, and reflected their parents' ability to provide and care for their family. These romantic representations of children are indicators of a secure and economically stable domestic sphere.
Studio photography was widely available in both rural and urban Maine in the mid 19th and early 20th centuries. Parents often had their sons and daughters professionally photographed throughout the duration of their childhoods. As the children grew, the clothes they wore and the props they posed with were indicators of the child's age and interests, as well as the status of the family.


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Oceano man starts fire in home while fixing plumbing
January 13, 2014
An Oceano man started a fire in his home Saturday while using a blowtorch to make plumbing repairs. [KSBY]
Five Cities firefighters responded to the fire in the 2400 block of Mona Lei Court in Oceano around 8:30 a.m. Saturday. They found smoke coming from an attic above the home's garage, where the homeowners had just finished using the blowtorch to fix pipes inside a wall.
The firefighters cut portions of the wall away and used low-pressure water to put out the fire. Fire personnel removed burnt drywall and insulation and melted ventilation pipes.
No injuries occurred during the blaze.
The San Luis Obispo County Building Inspector will follow up with the homeowner on usage of the house.


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This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching steam engine seemed immortal. Now, powerful and efficient diesels are pushing the old coal-burning locomotives to the sidelines, and the lonely echo of their whistles may soon be a thing of the past.
End of the Line, Terence Macartney-Filgate, offert par l'Office national du film du Canada
reminding me of the termination of the ontario northland railway 28/09/2012 by ex premier dalton mcguinty of ontario. onr still operates cochrane to moosonee. rail travel still the way to go. #slowdown #seetheland #meetthepeople #focusourenergiesedgy4sst, 16 Déc 2012
A touching and excellent film! I'm only in my Thirties, but I never pass up a train if I can help it. Modern trains are fne and all, but I have to admit that they are not as much fun as steam. Riding the bullet train in Japan was about as romantic as riding an airplane. But riding the 2816 Empress through the Rockies and the Grand Canyon Railway's steam engine were genuine delights. A steam train feels more kinetic, like living thing both natural and mechanical. Electrical things are inert. They may be efficient and useful (I love my e-reader, pc and smartphone), but they don't move. Steam moves, breathes, and shudders like a primal, elemental creature beneath its carapace. And the steam train itself recalls a more elegant era of travel with all its gilded aesthetic richness.CoryTheRaven, 14 Fév 2012
As an ex-Fireman and Driver on British Rail during the 50.60's this brought back fond memotiesof the stam eralocoman73c, 22 Jan 2012
Opening scenes are at Turcot Yard, Montreal - site of today's infamous highway interchange. The last 5 minutes show a hostler lighting a fire and getting steam up inside the Turcot roundhouse and the film finishes will trains westbound out of Montreal on the CPR 'lakeshore' line. An excellent documentary.Kings001, 16 Jan 2012


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Movie renting has changed dramatically in a short time. Video rental stores are a dying industry, and online viewing is surely the future of movie-watching as TV and internet continues to become more and more integrated. One thing that will never change, however, is the need for deaf and hard-of-hearing people to be able to enjoy movies and TV shows the same way other people do.
Netflix, which lets you rent DVDs by mail, also provides "instant watching" – according to Netflix.com, 66% of its users used the instant watch feature in the third quarter of 2010. Only 41 percent used it a year before, so that number will only increase (and could, conceivably, be the only way to rent movies one day).
According to InstantWatcher.com, Netflix currently offers 11,619 titles to watch instantly. That's 11,619 movies and TV shows that you can watch online (with a computer, Wii, XBox or PS3) with a Netflix account.
According to this blog, only 300 of those titles offer English subtitles (also known as "captions") for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The list gets updated often, and as someone who's tried to watch numerous movies instantly on Netflix, I'd have to say it's very accurate.
To put it simply – only 2.5% of the instant watch titles can be viewed with subtitles. In other words, 35 million deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans can only enjoy 2.5% of the movies Netflix offers instantly.
Since 1993, the FCC has required all televisions to have built-in closed captioning readers. Federal law also requires American film distributors to caption all movies prior to their release. And don't try and tell me that online streaming video is different. Last year, even YouTube started offering subtitles for its free video-sharing site including "automatic captioning" for users that don't provide their own subtitles.
Netflix has promised to offer more titles with subtitles, but in seven months have only improved from 100 titles to 300. Not good enough, Netflix. 2.5 percent of all movies and TV shows is an abysmal amount.
Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin posted a video on AOL asking the 35 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in America to "make noise" and be heard. Matlin, among other roles, was the deaf tennis lineswoman in an episode of "Seinfeld."
"If you see something isn't right, if there's a law out there that doesn't make sense," said Matlin, "do anything you can to speak your mind to it, don't be alone… make yourself heard."
I'm making myself be heard, Netflix. If you're going to offer movies as instant titles, you need to offer them in a way that everyone can enjoy them – with subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Thank you.


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About West Miami
Located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the city of West Miami comprises of many food joints to cater to your taste buds, hotels, pubs, many parks and recreational centers such as the Gibson Park, museums and theatres. It contains all the possible amenities to sustain a rich livelihood.
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KINGSTON, N.Y. — A count of absentee and affidavit ballots by Ulster County elections officials in the hotly contested race for the 46th state Senate district was ongoing Monday evening and is to continue into today. According to the Associated Press, going into Ulster's count on Monday, Republican Assemblyman George Amedore was leading Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk of Duanesburg by about 700 votes, with roughly 3,000 votes to be counted in Ulster County, where Tkaczyk is expected to do well. The Associated Press did not give vote totals. Tkaczyk led Amedore, 22,800 to 14,601, in Ulster County on Election Night. Ulster County Republican Elections Commissioner Thomas Turco said the ballots cast in the city of Kingston and towns of Kingston, Lloyd, Hurley and Esopus were being counted on Monday. He said ballots in the remaining towns of Marbletown, Hurley, Ulster, Saugerties and Woodstock will be counted today. In addition to the Ulster County towns, the new 46th Senate District includes all of Montgomery and Greene counties, and parts of Schenectady and Albany counties. The race is one of two Hudson Valley races being closely watched because the outcome could alter the balance of power in the state Senate. In the 41st District, incumbent Republican Steve Saland is trailing Democrat Terry Gipson for the seat that encompasses most of Dutchess County and three towns in northern Putnam County. Although there are still thousands of absentee ballots to be counted, Gipson has maintained a commanding lead in that race since Election Day. The state Senate is currently controlled by the GOP, and the decided races on Nov. 6 gave victories to 31 Democrats and 30 Republicans. Long Island Democrat Sen.-elect Simcha Felder, however, has said he intends to caucus with the GOP, giving that party a 31-30 edge.With Felder having jumped the political fence, the Democratic candidates need to win in both the 41st and 46th districts for their party to have a Senate majority come Jan. 1.
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Our library enters the computer age
The North East Leader a Messenger Newspaper reported on the beginning of the information technology revolution at the City of Tea Tree Gully Library, on page 3 of the edition dated 15 June 1983. Computer technology had been installed which would benefit local residents and enable staff to store information about all of the books in the library.
Just like magic a librarian could wave a computer wand across a member's credit card sized borrower's permit (their library card) to reveal their identification number. The customer could then borrow when the wand was waved across a barcode on a book, as the computer would correlate and store this information electronically. Imagine that! Furthermore, the computer referencing system would allow library staff to easily see if books were on loan and to whom.
To put the wonder of all this change into perspective, it helps to know how people used to borrow books before the installation of computer technology.
Website Quora recalls how libraries used to operate (https://www.quora.com/How-did-old-library-systems-work-before-computer-catalogues)
Some readers might remember using the card catalogue at the library. Library staff would type or write out three or more cards for each book. The catalogue cards would detail information such as its title, author, date of publication, subject area, and the call number which indicated where it was shelved in the Library. Then librarians would file each of these cards in alphabetical order in separate drawers labelled title, author and subject area. Customers and staff would have to rifle through a long row of cards, to find out if the library actually held a book and to find out where they could locate it on the shelf. You didn't want to lose your place either or the cards would fall back in order!
So what happened when you finally found the book you wanted to borrow and took it to the service desk?
The North East Leader article is correct when it reported that computers would allow library staff more time to assist customers with enquiries! Each library book used to have a card in a pocket stuck inside its cover. Library staff would remove the due date card from the book pocket then stamp it with the date the book was to be returned. They would record a patron's name and library card number alongside the due date of the book. In some libraries members also had to sign the book out. Then the date card would be placed in sequence in a special holder.
Staff would either stamp piece of paper which was stuck inside the book or place a due date slip inside the book's pocket, so that a customer could see when the book was due for return. Alternatively, librarians might spend ages stamping due date slips when it was quiet in the library.
When somebody returned a book, a librarian would take the date card out of the holder and return it to the pocket in the back of the book. The book would then go onto a trolley for re-shelving, and the circulation process would begin again. At regular intervals a librarian would manually check the date cards to identify overdue books. They would look up the patron by name in the library's membership records and send out a reminder notice.
Library Technology Officer Hayley was happy to discuss how library systems had changed at Tea Tree Gully Library since the time that this article appeared in the North East Leader. Here are some of the significant improvements for our customers:
Since our Library has embraced Radio-Frequency IDentification technology (RFID) Library staff no longer have to scan and read the barcode of each item to issue it to a customer. Items can now be borrowed and returned using RFID technology which sends a signal from the item to the computer.
Our customers no longer have to stand in long queues to borrow items as you can use our self-check machines at your leisure. RFID allows for multiple items to be processed at the same time which can be more convenient than scanning them one by one.
Notice also in the North East Leader article that the original computer screens had a dark background with coloured print. Nowadays the desktop where we search the library catalogue is visually enticing and much easier to read.
The One Card Library Network has transformed the public library service in this state. Through a shared computer network customers can access millions of items available throughout South Australian public libraries, not just at Tea Tree Gully Library.
The implementation of the One Card Network has also greatly reduced the time that library members have to wait when they reserve, or put an item on hold. Aside from new items, customers will generally be sent the first copy that becomes available, whether that be from your local library or as far away as Cooper Pedy!
With the introduction of the new Libraries SA App customers can save their card digitally and have it available on their mobile device. The app also allows customers to place holds, view checkouts and renew items.
Library staff and customers may not have believed that these changes were possible when this article went to print in 1983! And to quote the words of the late comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory "The only good thing about the good old days is that they're gone."


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I discovered that this nowadays famous formula (popularised in Paul Lockhart's essay A Mathematician's Lament) was coined by James Joseph Sylvester in 1864:
Herein I think one clearly discerns the internal grounds of the coincidence or parallelism, which observation has long made familiar, between the mathematical and musical ἔθος. May not Music be described as the Mathematic of sense, Mathematic as Music of the reason? the soul of each the same! Thus the musician feels Mathematic, the mathematician thinks Music,-Music the dream, Mathematic the working life-each to receive its consummation from the other when the human intelligence, elevated to its perfect type, shall shine forth glorified in some future MOZART-DIRICHLET or BEETHOVEN-GAUSS -a union already not indistinctly foreshadowed in the genius and labours of a HELMHOLTZ!
[JJ Sylvester, Algebraical Researches, Containing a Disquisition on Newton's Rule for the Discovery of Imaginary Roots, and an Allied Rule Applicable to a Particular Class of Equations, Together with a Complete Invariantive Determination of the Character of the Roots of the General Equation of the Fifth Degree, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 154 (1864), pp. 579-666 (footnote on p.613).]


text: The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the prong buck, pronghorn antelope, or simply antelope because it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution. It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae. During the Pleistocene period, about 12 antilocaprid species existed in North America. Three other genera existed when humans entered North America (Capromeryx, Stockoceros and Tetrameryx), but are now extinct. As a member of the superfamily Giraffoidea, the pronghorn's closest living relatives are the giraffes and okapi. The Giraffoidea are in turn members of the infraorder Pecora, making pronghorns more distant relatives of the Cervidae (deer) and Bovidae (cattle, goats, sheep, and antelopes), among others.


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Tucked away deep in our corporate file cabinet is the official list of athletes we deem cool enough to hang out with. And after hearing Bert "Be Home" Blyleven's interview with Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio this morning, the former Twins hurler has just been added to that prestigious listing (the shirt he's wearing in this photo didn't hurt, either). When asked how he felt about not being elected to the Hall of Fame (again), he replied, "I think it's a bunch of crap!"
Gotta love a guy who pulls no punches and tells it like it is. His honesty is a refreshing reminder that these athletes are people, too. Hey Bert, any time you wanna go get a beer, just let us know.
Here's the aforementioned official list of athletes we want to hang out with. The only requirement we have is that he must be alive. (Because who wants to hang out with a dead guy?) Although, you'll see that we are pretty flexible on that requirement:
No. 20: Bill Walton
Unfortunately, as we grow older, we're forced to act like adults, which means less "recreational activity" and more showing up to work on time. Bill, on the other hand, laughs at this notion. Plus, if we hang out, maybe he'll let us borrow one of his Grateful Dead tie-dye T-shirts.
No. 19: Bert Blyleven
The above intro to this post says it all. Plus, how great is that nickname? Bert "Be Home" Blyleven… love it.
No. 18 (tie): Dick Pole, Jack Glasscock
Because you should always surround yourself with people that others would make fun of… takes the target off of you. For those not in the know, Pole played for the Red Sox and Mariners during the 1970s; Glasscock played for many teams including the Giants and Pirates. He is also the only deceased member of the list. With a name like Glasscock, we think he gets special dispensation.
No. 17: Walt "Clyde" Frazier
We're not really into girly poetry, but when
Clyde opens his mouth, the soothing sounds of his rhymes make us smile,
especially in those Just For Men commercials. Plus, we really want a
friend who will tell us "your beard is weird" or "your 'stache is trash." It's always better to hear those things from your friends than the girl you are trying to pick up.
No. 16: Keith Hernandez
willing to announce a baseball game while sucking a lollipop and wearing a fur coat is OK in
our book. Plus, we're pretty envious of that mustache, even if it's
been chemically enhanced.
No. 15: John Daly
We have so much in common already. We both love beer and buffalo wings at Hooter's. This friendship is a no-brainer.
No. 14: Plaxico Burress
If he's willing to take a bullet for absolutely no reason at all, imagine what he would do for a friend in need.
No. 13: Nolan Ryan
Our mouths tend to get us into a lot of trouble. At least if we were to be side-by-side with ol' Nolan at the bar, however, we would know that he would kick the butt of anybody that would mess with us. Just ask Robin Ventura.
No. 12: Tom Brady
Because even if we ended up with his wingman's wingman's rejects we would be hanging out with the hottest girls we ever laid eyes on.
No. 11: Bo Jackson
We know that it's not the 1980s anymore, but everybody still wants to "know Bo," don't they? Plus, anybody who can make a defense look this dumb will never go out of style.
No. 10: Reggie Bush
The truth is that we would only want to hang out with Reggie if we could also hang with Kim Kardashian and her lovely frame. Is that so bad?
No. 9: Bucky Dent
As a rule of thumb, anybody who get's the term "F'n" added to their name is cool in our book.
No. 8: David Wells
See John Daly.
No. 7: Bob Uecker
Between the Miller Lite commercials and his drunken ramblings in the movie Major League, we're inclined to think "Mr. Baseball" likes to enjoy a few adult beverages. Hey, we do too. Maybe we should do it together.
No. 6: The Miz
This current WWE wrestler (and former Real World cast member) might just be the coolest man to walk the planet. The dude not only parties at the Playboy Mansion, but also dates many of the beauties inside Hef's magazine. He has reportedly been linked to Trishelle Cannatella and Maria Kanellis, among others. With a resume like this, you would think he could spare some of his riches.
No. 5: Joba Chamberlain
OK, the truth is that we only want to hang out with Joba so that he has a safe ride home after enjoying a few beers. As Yankees fans, we need him on the mound in '09.
No. 4: Marko Jaric
We're thinking that as the winner of the 2008 Out-Kicked His Coverage Championship, Marko could give us some tips on overcoming our ugliness to score with the ladies.
No. 3: Jason Giambi
The former Yankees first baseman has everything you should look for in a friend. A mustache, tattoos you've always been afraid of getting, an honest quality and he's willing to share his thong.
No. 2: Peyton Manning
While this may not be a popular opinion with the masses (largely because he sounds like he has marbles in his mouth when he talks), the truth is this dude is flat-out funny. We like a guy who could make us laugh. We also like long walks on the beach… oh wait, wrong web site.
No. 1: Joe Namath
Because we want to kiss Suzy Kolber, too.
On the flip side, here are some athletes that have made our "Do Not Hang Out With" list. We really think these names don't need any explanation. But just in case, we offered a few:
- Tony Romo
- Eli Manning: Not nearly as cool as his brother.
- Curt Schilling
- Jason Williams: Any of them
- Isaiah Thomas
- Dwyane
Wade: If he was in our "five", we would expect a ride from him after a
long night of drinking. Apparently, he's not good for that. Just ask
- Sean Avery
- Eddy Curry: We're not into that. Not that there's anything against it.
- Tiger Woods: But we'll play his video games.
- O.J. Simpson
- Alonzo Morrning: Can't trust him, even if you were there for him when he was down.
- Michael Phelps
- Mike Tyson: We'd be afraid for our ears if he were to get hungry (like Bo Jackson, that joke never gets old).
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1. Weekly laundry loads are really small.
Oh, oops. Did I wear the same clothes four days in a row? Did I remember to change for sleeping? (no)
2. Bed is made
See below, "creative procrastination."
3. Nose prints on back window
When was the last time I went outside?
4. Creative procrastination
Made a cake in the middle of a Wednesday? Check. Swept kitchen floor? Check. Extended phone call with daughter? Check.
5. Oh, you get to "leave" work at 5 p.m.?
How cute.
6. What's a "business line?"
Is there anyone who doesn't have my phone number?
7. Don't open the heating bill without a strong drink in your hand
No such thing as setting the thermostat for when people are in the house. People are always in the house.
8. Starbucks is my conference room
At least they clean their toilets regularly.
9. We call it a "perk."
Remember that drink in your hand? Yeah, I have a drink in my hand.
10. You never shop on the weekends or after 5 p.m.
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Did you know that April is Adenomyosis awareness month?
I was diagnosed with this disease in August 2014, on the same day that I was also diagnosed with endometriosis. It really wasn't my greatest day- but it did explain rather a lot. Like many people I had never even heard of adenomyosis before, so I was very taken aback to find out that I have it. Adeno-what?! When I wanted to learn more about this mystery illness that had been wrecking havoc on my insides, a quick internet search revealed (rather depressingly) that adenomyosis a) is the lesser understood evil cousin of endometriosis (and that is certainly saying something!), and b) is a leading cause of hysterectomy.
This hysterectomy factoid really bothered me from the start. It may be some form of Stockholm Syndrome, but I am really attached to all my lady parts and am not keen to loose them. However, reading about the experiences of other women with the disease on internet forums made me feel like having a hysterectomy is an inevitable part of my future. They describe the disease growing stronger until it takes over your life. Now don't get me wrong, I want all women to feel empowered to make the choices that are right for them, and if a hysterectomy is going to relieve suffering then that's great. But for a long time I lived in a state of panic, like my uterus is a ticking time-bomb waiting to explode. I tell myself that those joining support forums or having hysterectomies are those who have been worse affected by the disease, and may not be representative of the majority of women with adenomyosis.
I've gotten bored of living in fear and feeling that I have no control over what is happening to my body. I have written this post to answer some of the questions I am frequently asked about my experiences with adenomyosis, to try and figure out what may be waiting for me in the future, and to help raise awareness for this often debilitating much overlooked disease.
What is adenomyosis?
Adenomyosis is a benign chronic disease where the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grows into the muscle layer of the uterus (myometrium). This can happen diffusely throughout the uterus-appearing as little specks, or can lead to the formation of larger growths called adenomyomas.
What does adenomyosis feel like?
Having endometriosis in addition to adenomyosis, I used to find it difficult to determine precisely which symptoms were caused by each disease. Since having my endometriosis surgically excised I believe I now have a much clearer understanding of the effects that adenomyosis has on my body. It's important to note though that each person experiences of disease is unique- how adenomyosis affects me may be completely different for somebody else.
For me, adenomyosis feels like a red hot poker is being slowly stabbed into my uterus over and over again. This used to only happen during my period, but now it strikes any time in my cycle. It's basically uterus Armageddon. The disease also leads to a dull but intense aching sensation which radiates to my lower back and thighs. Like many women with the disease I also experience heavy periods with the presence of many clots, some of which are very large. I once had a clot the size of an egg- it was horrifying. I've tracked my periods since puberty and they have certainly become progressively heavier and more painful over the years.
A myriad of other symptoms have also been associated with adenomyosis. I have certainly experienced many of them to greater of lesser degrees, such as fatigue, aching joints, bloating, and a general feeling of malaise. Adenomyosis can also compromise bowel and bladder function, lead to anemia (from the prolonged heavy bleeding), and has been tentatively linked to depression. It's effect on fertility is currently unclear as there has been little research on the subject, and the work that has been done is often confounded by the women also having a diagnosis of endometriosis. However, the general feeling appears to be that adenomyosis can negatively impact upon fertility outcomes, we just aren't clear precisely why or how this is.
Over time adenomyosis can also cause the uterus to grow, and it can become extremely enlarged. This leads to severe abdominal swelling, making the it appear as though the woman is pregnant. I've had strangers ask me if I'm pregnant. It's really upsetting, especially if you're worrying about your fertility anyway.
Who gets adenomyosis?
If you read any published source on this disease it is likely to tell you that it primarily affects women in their late thirties and forties who have had multiple children. However, evidence is increasingly emerging that younger women can be affected by the disease, even young teenagers. Explore any online forum for adenomyosis and there are many women in their early twenties affected. I'm affected, I was diagnosed at 26 at it had clearly been going on inside me for quite a while.
It is likely that this age bias in the scientific literature stems from the fact diagnosis often relies on hysterectomy, and that women in their forties who have completed child bearing are more likely to take this option/ or be granted permission to take this option by their doctors.
My take home message here is that anybody with a uterus could have adenomyosis. If you have concerns about this based on your symptoms speak to your GP and request a referral to a gynecologist.
How is adenomyosis diagnosed?
I was initially diagnosed with adenomyosis during a laparoscopy in August 2014. After I woke from the anesthetic, my surgeon spent a long time detailing the numerous organs my endometriosis had damaged, and then ended her soliloquy with "and you have a lumpy uterus". No further explanation was provided and the term 'adenomyosis' itself was not mentioned, which really annoys me.
Fast forward six months and I am mid way through a trans-vaginal ultrasound at an endometriosis specialist center when the doctor says "…and you have adenomyosis". She said this so casually, like it was nothing. I'd pretty much worked this out from my own research following the whole "lumpy uterus" comment, but it was still a huge blow and I cried my eyes out totally melodramatically for the rest of the day.
A historical reason why adenomyosis has been difficult to overlook is that is required examination of the uterus post-hysterectomy for a definitive diagnosis to be made. However, progress with scanning technologies, particularly MRI, means that adenomyosis is increasingly being diagnosed without the need for hysterectomy, and can be accurately distinguished from similar conditions such as fibroids or leiomyoma.
Is there a cure?
A hysterectomy will cure adenomyosis. Since it only affects the tissue within the uterus, removing this organ solves the problem.
It's clearly great that we do technically have a cure, unlike endometriosis which has none. However, hysterectomy clearly isn't ideal and a better solution is required which doesn't take such a huge physical toll on the body or cause infertility. I am still hoping to have children soon, so ripping out my uterus really isn't an option right now. Since I can't use hormones (such as the pill or mirena coil) which can be used to help manage adenomyosis, I am effectively forced live with symptoms for the foreseeable future.
What other treatment options are available?
Before taking the plunge and opting for a hysterectomy, there are alternatives you can try- that's the good news. The bad news is most have limited success rates and lack rigorous scientific evaluation. Unfortunately, these techniques are also rarely recommend for women who still wish to conceive in the future, as they risk causing damage to the uterus. I have very briefly summarized some of the most commonly used options below. For more information check out the links here and here.
Endometrial ablation: A procedure that destroys or removes the uterus lining (the endometrium). This prevents any further bleeding (or bleeding is reduced to light spotting) in the hope of preventing further progression of adenomyosis over time. This procedure is offered to women seeking to avoid hysterectomy, but is clearly not an option for women seeking to preserve their fertility.
Myometrial/ adenomyoma excision: If the location of the adenomyosis can be determined through scanning on MRI or ultrasound etc, then it is possible for the diseased tissue to be surgically cut out (excised). This technique is only possible if the adenomyosis has not spread to a high proportion of the uterus. Due to difficulties with defining the margins of the adenomyosis the success rate of this procedure is currently estimated to be less than 50%.
Myometrial electrocoagulation: This procedure has the ability to shrink adenomyosis deposits within the myometrium. It is carried out during a laparoscopic surgery, and using electrical current in the form of heat to destroy the adenomyosis deposits. However, this procedure is deemed less effective overall than excision owing to the fact that it is difficult to determine when the current has completed it's work, risking diseased tissue being left behind.
Magenetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound: This is similar to myometrial electrocoagulation, using heat to destroy adenomyosis tissue. However, it has the additional advantage of being more greatly focused so that less damaged occurs to healthy surrounding tissue. However, this treatment approach is fairly new for use with people who have adenomyosis, and further research is required to ascertain its full impact.
What treatments have I tried?
I was taking the oral contraceptive pill for 8 of the last 10 years. It certainly helped to suppress many of my symptoms, although the disease was still spreading inside of me. I am not currently taking any medication or undergoing treatment as I am trying to conceive. As a consequence I often worry that my adenomyosis is getting worse with each period.
Why are you so annoyed about this?
On a personal level I am so and upset that I have to battle with another disease (on top on my endometriosis, chronic fatigue, and depression) to contend with. It just seems so unfair, but I know that's how life is sometimes, so I'm trying to deal with it as best I can. As with my endometriosis, I am constantly frustrated that nobody has heard of adenomyosis- which basically means you get zero sympathy. Not that I really care about sympathy, but feeling understood and supported makes such a difference to living well with any chronic condition.
The lack of awareness has a more significant and darker impact than on just myself and is so damaging to women everywhere; it means there is limited research funding, no charity to advocate for us (at least this is so in the UK), and treatment options that come with extreme side effects and/or impact on the body. When you Google adenomyosis, speak to your GP about it, or delve into the research literature you basically get this response:
This simply isn't good enough. I even had to explain to my GP what adenomyosis is! I mentioned to a fellow endo sister that I have it and she replied with the perfect and sensitive comment: "I am so sorry." Not "What's that?" or "I think my cousins sisters aunts daughter had that!", or a <silence, blank expression>. Her response actually took me by surprise, and I realised it's because I have never really received any compassion since my diagnosis, nor given any to myself. Most of my family and friends can't even pronounce adenomyosis. Seriously- if you want to support your loved ones and at least appear interested LEARN TO PRONOUNCE THEIR DISEASE please people!
We deserve so much better than this state of affairs. There are so many of us fighting adenomyosis on a daily basis in relative silence. We will continue to do so, and if I am brutally honest at times it's pretty difficult to hope that things will be better for us any time soon. April is Adenomyosis awareness month, and I am finally ready to start speaking up. Are you?
Where can I find out more?
These resources have all proved useful to me for researching about this condition.
Review article by Taran, Stweart, & Brucker (2013)
The Endo Patients Survival Guide
Adenomyosis Advice Association
Adenomyosis Fighters
So that's my adenomyosis story. It isn't pretty, and I'm not sure if a happy ending is on the horizon. Maybe a hysterectomy will be a part of my future, but maybe it won't. Until then, I plan to keep fighting and making the decisions that are best for my body and mental wellbeing. I would love to hear about your experiences and thoughts on this disease. What symptoms do you have? What treatments have you tried? And, what have you accomplished in spite of this disease?


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Photograph courtesy of T.U.E.D.
Produced in an ultra limited edition of 15, in various complexions from light to dark, the doll to the left is one doll currently offered by The Urban Eclectic Dolls (T.U.E.D.). These 10-1/2-inch (26.67 cm) ball-jointed dolls are made of resin and are fashion divas. Each doll is a one of a kind with individual face ups and body painting, hand made wigs, unique fashions, and accessories.
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Notes for a People's Atlas: People Making Maps of Their Cities
Notes for a People's Atlas is a multi-city community mapping project that started in Chicago in 2005 and has since expanded to a number of cities ranging from Zagreb (Croatia) to Greencastle, Indiana (USA). The project was initiated by AREA Chicago, a magazine about art, research, education and activism in Chicago. The book and this website document this project by presenting the maps collected in each city along with commentary by leading thinkers dealing with art, urban space, cartography and definitions of place. Contact us at email@example.com. Published by AREA Chicago
Featuring Mapping Projects From:
Chicago, IL; Zagreb, Croatia; Syracuse, NY; Cortland, NY; Greencastle, IN; Portland, OR; Granada, Spain; Waterville, ME; Chisinau, Moldova; New York City, NY; Detroit, MI; Boston, MA; Pilsen; Chicago; Santiago, Chile; London, ON, Canada; Sherbrooke, QC, Canada; Ukraine (Uzhgorod, Donetsk, Kherson, Simferopol, Vinnytsia); Gary, IN; and Valparasio, Chile.
Featuring Contributions by:
Samuel Barnett, Euan Hague, Jayne Hileman, Daniel Tucker and Rebecca Zorach
A multi-year collaboration involving:
Abigail Satinsky, A & D Gallery, Albuquerque Museum, Alec Neal, Alexis Bhagat, An Atlas of Radical Cartography, Antonio Collados, Andrew Mount, Dowd Fine Arts Gallery/SUNY Cortland, Around the Coyote, Ashley Weger, Astria Suparak, Backstory Cafe, BLOC/Tutorías de Arte, BLOC/Tutorías de Arte, BLOK, Booksa, CEC Artslink, Centro José Guerrero, Charlie Michaels, Colby College Museum of Art, Dakota Brown, Darcy Lydum, David Clayton, David Morgan, Design Studio for Social Intervention, Dreihaus Foundation, Foreman Art Gallery at Bishop's University, Frances Wu Giarratano, Frank Edwards, Garage Gang Kollektiv, Graham Foundation, Groundswell Collective, Haley Rose Martin, Hana Dvornik, Independent Curators International, James Gallery at The CUNY Graduate Center, Jason Reblando, Javier Rodrigo, Katherine Ball, Kaytie Johnson, Kelly Burdick, ksa:k, Lauren Cumbia, Lize Mogel, Marc Moscato, Megan Kowakski, Melville House Publishing, Mess Hall, Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, Monica Barra, Museum London, Natalia Mount, Natasa Bodrozic, Nato Thompson, Nicole Rademacher, Pitchfork Music Festival, Polvo Gallery, Rebecca Upton, Richard E. Peeler Art Center, Rochester Art Center, Roman Petruniak, Ryan Griffis, SEA Change Gallery, Sonja Soldo, Southwest Youth Collaborative, Stephen Schudlich, Stockyard Institute, Synesthetic Plan of Chicago, Team Colors Collective, The Map Room, Urban Festival, Vadim Tiganas, VE-global, Veronica Schubow, Vladimir Us, Work * Detroit Gallery, Yollocalli Arts Reach, and more.
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As the Knicks ran onto the court before Saturday night's game against the Wizards, one young fan who was lucky enough to be in the pregame high five line decided to get himself on TV to prove it.
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He also got himself all over the internet.
That ended well.


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by Apostle Gabriel Cross
Yahweh, is listening to you, he has heard your cry. Be not dismayed, whatever betide. Patience, she is working tirelessly hard, for you. Patience is working, even when it does not seem so, or look Favorable to you. In order that you be perfectly, fully developed (with no defects), and lacking nothing. It is the inner working of the Holy Spirit, so keep worshiping and trusting. Thank the Lord, thank the Lord, go through the doors of heaven, with thanksgiving in your heart.
God told me to tell you, he is working out the details, and has taken care of every part. Be not discouraged or weary, in doing what is right. You are going to reap a harvest of blessings, keep walking by faith, and not by your sight. For things are changing, for your good, and things are shifting, for the new. Your prayers are manifesting, God has, and God is, changing you. Because of Grace, the wounds and entrapment of the past, are displaced. Now, you are seeing and understanding clearer, beholding the Lord, face to face.
Therefore, on this September 19th, 2017, autumn day. See, perceive, know intimately and experientially, the Lord Jehovah, has your way, already made. Let this be your Truth, because God is Faithful and True. The Lord, has made, a way, for You!
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"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
It's October in New England and it seems that no matter where you are in the Northeast, you can find spectacular displays of fall foliage. The fiery reds, warm golds and lush greens of fall are popping up everywhere from New York to Maine. Not wanting to miss out on a fall that was already being described as "vibrant" and "neon", I booked a weekend with friends recently to explore the back roads of Vermont, a state that I had only seen under the cover of snow.
We set off on our two-day quest for fantastic fall foliage and weren't disappointed. Neither the throngs of fellow leaf-peepers nor the forecast for rain slowed us down. We only had time to explore a few towns and villages during our short visit. But we were able to capture images of so many classic New England icons from stone walls and covered bridges to church steeples and village greens all in the stunning backdrop of Autumn's eye-popping palette.
For my friends below the Mason-Dixon line who have a while longer to wait for their fall "peep shows", here are some moments from my weekend in Vermont to hold you over. Happy leaf-peeping!


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The Patriots and Saints didn't exactly light up the scoreboard at Gillette Stadium last night, as the Patriots took a 7-6 win in their preseason opener. Rookie Chandler Jones seems to be the takeaway story from this one, as the first round pick was impressive in his time on the field, showing the pass rush that fans and media have been clamoring for in recent years.
Get all the coverage at PatriotsLinks.com, but here are a few of the top stories:
Debut of top pick Jones is a show of strength – Greg A Bedard says that Mr. Jones has arrived.
Ten Things We Learned Thursday: Quite an opening act for Jones, Hightower – Christopher Price says that both first round picks looked good, and that Bill Belichick should be expecting a note from the league office.
A little good, a lot bad, mostly ugly – Mike Reiss says that this one was predictably sloppy.
Patriots defense came ready to play – Tom E Curran says that the Patriots got some good returns from the unit on its first time out.
One thing I keep hearing and reading over and over this preseason is how either Deion Branch or Donte Stallworth will be cut, as the Patriots can't keep both.
The consensus seems to be that Walker and Lloyd are locks as the top two, Gaffney as the third receiver, and then Julian Edelman and Matthew Slater are both indispensable for the other things they do for the team, leaving only one spot available between Branch and Stallworth. In 2007, the Patriots carried 7 receivers for a good part of the season – Moss, Welker, Gaffney, Stallworth, Kelley Washington, Chad Jackson and Troy Brown. Both Jackson and Brown were PUP'd to start the season, but were later activated and carried on the 53-man for the rest of the season. The Patriots also carried three tight ends and four running backs for most of that season.
All I'm saying is that I don't think it's impossible that the Patriots carry 7 receivers. They're going to need them all at some point.
The Red Sox season to nowhere continued in Cleveland last night with a 5-3 loss to the Indians.
After the game, Joe Haggerty tweeted:
He then followed up with a column today:
Signs are there that Sox are giving up on the season
This provided plenty of fodder for the talk shows this morning, and on Twitter, with plenty expressing outrage that Lackey had beer after the Red Sox had supposedly banned all beer in the clubhouse.
Dale Arnold and John Dennis noted that no one else had reported what Haggerty said about Lackey and the beer, and Rob Bradford called in to say why – the ban on beer was only ever about their own Fenway clubhouse. Beer has been allowed in visiting clubhouses all season. Bradford then noted that this was the first time Haggerty had been on the road with the Red Sox this season, so he must not have been aware.
Meanwhile, Hardball Times issued a rebuttal to Haggerty's premise about the Red Sox:
John Lackey has beer in the clubhouse, so apparently the Sox have given up
Is Lackey tone-deaf ? Yes. Do I want him gone? Absolutely. Is this another media-created tempest in a teapot? Definitely.
Interesting that other media types have jumped on the clarification bandwagon, probably to explain why they didn't report what Haggerty did.
This Boston.com headline though, cracks me up:
You've got your sensational bold headline with "Double Fisted" and the underneath it, in much smaller type, why it's not a big deal AND the suggestion that the person who reported it didn't know the score.
Good times.
At 55-58, Red Sox facing a new reality – I approve of Peter Abraham's plan.
A couple of media columns to wrap up Friday:
Mike Gorman tries his hand at calling a different sport – Chad Finn talks to the Celtics announcer about calling Olympic handball for NBC this summer. Interestingly Gorman is not in London, he's called all the games remotely from New York.
Golf Channel Hopes For Big Weekend With PGA Championship – My SB Nation Boston media column. Golf Channel is on an incredible run, and this weekends PGA Championship (On TNT and CBS) could be one for the ages.


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Descriptive words vs. technical terms: not always the same
My frequent correspondent, Adam Lee, of Siduri and Novy wines, emailed me to say that my description of the Mondavi To Kalon Fumé Blancs in my blog yesterday, was technically incorrect. I referred to them as "bone dry." Adam wrote: "I don't think they are what winemakers, at least, would call bone-dry. According to their website the two wines you mention are .97g/liter glucose+fructose and .99g/liter —which isn't as dry as many wines seem to get naturally."
That got me thinking about my use of certain words. "Dry" and "sweet" have been problematic for me for years, as are certain other terms I'll get to shortly. The two salient points I want to make are that (1) when I describe how wines taste, I use commonly understood English words to get the point across, and (2) I do not have the means to send wines to a laboratory for analysis, so I cannot know precisely what the alcohol level, residual sugar, pH, acidity of anything else is.
"Dry" to me means that the wine tastes dry, regardless of what the actual residual sugar is. "Dry" means that the wine doesn't taste sweet, especially not sugary sweet. As Adam pointed out, if a wine is high in acidity—as the To Kalon Fumés are—this helps disguise the sweetness, making the wines taste drier than they actually are. At any rate, whether a wine truly is dry, or whether it has a little R.S. and high acidity and so it tastes dry, either way, it deserves the use of the word "dry" in one of my reviews, because that's the impression it gives. And so that's what I want to communicate to my readers.
"Sweet" is a tricky word. It can mean a wine tastes sweet because it has a lot of sugar in it. However, many California wines taste sweet without having much residual sugar. (Sometimes it's hard for me to believe the winemaker's technical notes!) This is where the wine critic has to struggle with words. The way I've finessed this is to say something like "the wine tastes sweet even though it's dry because it has so much fruity essence." That's not a particularly elegant way of putting things, but it is correct. (Oak can bring sweet, caramelized notes to a dry wine, too.) It's important to let readers know how sweet a wine tastes; in fact, this is one of the most vital points to get across, because it's fundamental to food pairing. Of course, most of the time I don't know what the precise residual sugar is, so I can't say "This wine has a lot of residual sugar." I've done that in the past and had the winemaker write in indignantly to point out it has no R.S.!! So I don't make that claim anymore. I just say "Tastes sweet" or "tastes as sweet as fruit juice" (lots of Sauv Blancs and Chards do) or something like that, and then the winemaker can't complain, because I'm just saying how it tastes to me.
Another word I have to be careful with is "moldy." There are different kinds of mold, of course: TCA is the best known, but there are molds that infect grape clusters due to wet weather during the harvest. Again, since I can't' send every bottle to the lab, I can't say that any particular wine is moldy, even if I think it is. So I avoid that word. I've struggled to find other words that get the point across. "Musty" is close, but "musty" also implies a certain degree of technical analysis, so that's problematic too. I honestly can't come up with a synonym for "moldy" or "musty", and that's frustrating to me. (Of course, my point score reflects my disappointment with these moldy wines!)
This leads to the question, why don't I simply "22" any wine that smells moldy or musty? A "22" is Wine Enthusiast's code for making a wine disappear forever into the bowels of our database, where no living being not employed by the magazine will ever see it. Frequently, I do. However, what if a wine is just a little moldy? I mean, where it hits me as soon as I sniff it, but then after airing it blows off, and is harder to detect? This is where the critic has to make judgments. Is there still a trace of moldiness lurking there, no matter how long you air it? How do you calibrate "a trace of moldiness"? Is any moldiness unacceptable? For that matter, is any brett unacceptable? (And "brett" is another of those words I can't really use: can't send it to the lab for testing, so have to say "sweaty" or "horsey" or something like that.)
I can work my way around these issues by saying stuff like "Shows some off aromas." I might add "Give it a little time to let it breathe because right out of the bottle it has problems." Or "shows some funky aromas that never really blow off." These are the finer points of my job, but I can tell you I worry about them. In fact, properly describing a problem bottle is sometimes harder than describing a great bottle! I guess the most technically accurate way of describing wine is to simply publish a complete laboratory analysis, but that's not wine writing, and would be no help to consumers, which is the thing I want most to accomplish.
You have done a nice job of opening up the issues surrounding sweet and dry, and the difficulties wine critics get into when trying to ascribe technical measures (bone dry, for example) to a complex liquid like wine.
Among the reasons that CA wines taste "sweet" to some people is alcohol, which brings along an increase in glycerin. No sugar there, but there can be an elevated sense of sweetness on the palate, especially at entry.
Still, the term "dry" is both a technical term and a descriptor and Adam Lee, who we both value as a contributor to our blogs on technical issues, has come at the subject purely from the technical side.
And, Adam is right, but he is being very picky about it. He is right that 0.98 and 0.99 grams per liter of fructose (residual sugar) are not the driest levels to which wines might ferment. Yet, he might also have pointed out that it is a level to which most wines ferment to dryness–meaning that the yeasts cannot find enough sugar to ferment at that point and simply quit.
Another way of stating g/liter is percentage. 0.99 g/liter is equivalent to 0.1% residual sugar. That is one part in one thousand. And while wines can ferment, at times down to 0.05% RS, the organoleptic difference between those two miniscule levels is, to coin a word, "miniscule".
The ToKalon Sv Blcs, which may or may not be "most grand versions of their variety", would also rate among my top wines. They are superb wines by any measure, and whether they are "bone dry" technically, they are very dry organoleptically. And with all due respect to friend Lee, that is dry enough for most palates.
Happy New Year, by the way.
Steve & Charlie,
Thanks so much for addressing this…. I appreciate it.
First off, let me repeat something I said in my email to Steve, and that is how much I truly enjoy the Mondavi Reserve Sauvignon Blancs. I believe I had the first commercial I-Block Sauvignon Blanc at an event at Mondavi Winery (with Robert Mondavi in attendance) and I have been a fan ever since.
Charlie, you are definitely correct that I am being picky about the terminology. The two wines in question, with the glucose+fructose levels in the tasting notes are both dry….and I'd feel comfortable bottling them without filtration (my winemaking standard for dry), assuming everything else about them is stable.
My picky-ness comes from the use of the terms "bone dry" which implies to me that they are more than just dry (hence the adjective), but incredibly dry. Assuming you accept my definition, these wines are not that.
My picky-ness also comes from the paragraph where Steve wrote,
"Dryness is the most important thing. Most California Sauvignon Blancs are a little sweet. Ninety percent of the time they have citrus, fig, green apple or other fruity flavors, with a dash of honey, and while these make for pleasant cocktail sippers (and I frequently recommend them with slightly sweet ethnic foods, like Vietnamese or Burmese, although my real preference there is for a beer made in that country), these wines are not great, nor do they aspire to be great. They are at best country wines, enjoyed for what they are. Then we come to the truly dry California Sauvignon Blancs, of which there are regrettably few. Why? I think, not because there aren't places to grow good, dry Sauvignon Blanc, but because winemakers are afraid to make them. They believe (or their sales people and distributors tell them) that Americans talk dry but drink sweet; moreover, if the winery is exporting to Asia, the conventional wisdom is that the Chinese like their white wines with a hit of sugar."
Here "bone dry" or "truly dry" is contrasted with wines that are not only fruity, but have "a hit of sugar." that's a different standard I think.
If a wine is "bone dry" and yet is quite fruity (perhaps it is the Sauvignon Musque clone, perhaps the location gives that character, peerhaps the leaves were stripped more, etc) then the winemaker is certainly not don't anything to appeal to the American market or the Chinese market or any other market. They are making the wine that reflects the site. And that is, whether you like the wine or not, something worthy, IMO.
Thanks for the space to vent!
Adam Lee
Siduri Wines
Also… each palate is so individual, wine is simply (if I can use THAT word) subjective; regardless of pH, TA, percent of alcohol. The precise science is in the lab, the interpretation is on the palate… IMHO
Great topic. This always comes up with Reislings and Gewurtz. I can't tell you how many US wineries say "we like to make it in a dry style like Alsatian versions". But in Alsace it is rare to find technically dry versions. Your post made me pop over to the Hugel website and many of the wines THEY DESCRIBE AS DRY in tasting notes have 7 or even 15.1 grams per liter of RS. Many times more than Adams .97g/ltr mark on the SB, but still described as dry.
This is all a very vague area and hard to get concensus on. If one is used to drinking Alsatian Reislings and Gewurtz(and I drink far more than my fair share) and if one thinks of them as dry(as is oft sited), then the Mondavi Fume Blanc is definitely bone dry to you.
I think another subset of peoples definition of dry is related to tannin. I make a lot of Pinot Noir. They all around .3gm/ltr to .6 gm/ltr technically. When I pour for people I often get people saying that the more structured wines(tannin and acid)are very dry and those that are softer are sweet.
I think we have conflated the word dry with many sensations.
Hate to be a nerd but you can get you wines analyzed and quantify the moldiness, horsey-ness, and sweetness levels on a wine. Not endorse them but companies like ETS in St. Helena will do that for you, for a fee of course.
Really interesting post. We have this issue at the winery every once in a while. We recently had a distributor tell he thought our white wines tasted "oxodized", and the head winemaker decided to purchase an oxygen meter to test the oxygen levels of our wines. I told him that I don't think our wines contain excessive levels of oxygen (i am at least 99% certain they don't), but I believe the distributor was just describing the taste of the wine, not the actual scientific oxidation levels.
My nerdy experience aside, I just want to say I appreciate your connundrum as a critic, and really appreciate this blog post.
Good post.
Yes acidity and sweetness are the components that bring balance in some wines, the Canadian Riesling Icewines being a good example, they are luscious in thier sweetness but often not cloying as the acidity can be very high which brings balance. I have had the same problem recognizing the level of sweetness in wines with high acidity, you need to try more Icewine 😉
I agree with you Steve. It is difficult to make everyone happy with your opinion but I would think professionals would understand that you are applying your descriptors toward the consumer. As a wine Sensory educator, we train panelists to describe their opinions of wine using everyday terms that can be understood by everyday people. I think your using dry or sweet is appropriate. As well as moldy or musty. I also use these terms and seem to be understood quite well. Besides, it is YOUR opinion and you are not writing a Bible. Thanks for your continued expertise.


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HHS Announces Changes to Contraceptives Mandate; Conservatives Pan 'Inadequate' Proposals
The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Friday proposed accommodations for religious groups concerning the controversial contraceptive mandate, but a number of religious freedom advocacy groups have said that the proposals do not go far enough.
"Today, the administration is taking the next step in providing women across the nation with coverage of recommended preventive care at no cost, while respecting religious concerns," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. "We will continue to work with faith-based organizations, women's organizations, insurers and others to achieve these goals."
Catholic-based groups have protested against the HHS mandate ever since it was announced that they would have to offer employees insurance that provides access to birth control, which is against Roman Catholic doctrine. And other Christian groups have also joined in against the mandate because it includes coverage of abortifacient drugs. The current provision allows for a very narrow exemption for some religious groups, but Christian-owned companies like Hobby Lobby, and Christian-oriented businesses like Tyndale House Publishers and schools like Wheaton College are not exempt, and have filed lawsuits against the government's birth control mandate.
The new deal basically provides broader exclusions for religious organizations and tries to seek a middle-ground between religious concerns and the goals of Obamacare to provide health insurance access to all. "We had to ensure that women have access to preventive services like contraception and that the policy respects religious beliefs," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
A number of conservative groups, many of who have argued in court against the HHS mandate, have said that nothing much was proposed on Friday and that the accommodations do not directly address the concerns of those with a moral objection to the contraceptive provision.
"There must be no religious 'test' by the government as to who, and what type of entities, are entitled to a conscience," said pro-life Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser, referring to the number of cases where the White House administration has attempted to deny applications for this exemption to groups it does not deem to be religious.
"After over a year of litigation, our clients and many others like them were hoping for much, much more from the administration," added Kyle Duncan, general counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, according to Fox News.
HHS Deputy Director of Policy and Regulation Chiquita Brooks-LaSure noted, however, that the new rules are "not yet final," and that the conversation over how to best amend the mandate continues.
"No nonprofit religious institution will be forced to pay for or provide contraceptive coverage, and churches and houses of worship are specifically exempt," Brooks-LaSure said.


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Remembering Alex Kogut & Supporting Domestic Violence Awareness Month By Wearing Purple
With October being Domestic Violence Awareness month and the recent murder of New Hartford teen Alex Kogut, a Facebook page was set up asking everyone to wear purple today. The call was heard loud and clear. Today there's purple everywhere you turn.
On October 5, 2012 we would like to honor and remember Alexandra Kogut, a SUNY Brockport student who passed away last weekend. We are asking everyone to wear purple in remembrance of Alexandra and also in awareness of Domestic Violence. Please do spread the word and wear purple on Friday
Send us your purple picture showing your support. Whether its purple fingernails, purple socks, purple hair or purple clothes.
Valerie Corddi took this picture this morning in Brockport where Alex went to school. Maybe she knows whats going on in the community and is smiling down on us today.
Thanks to Sarah Spiwak of Cheveux Salon in New Hartford for coming in this morning and putting purple in my hair.
Alex Kogut was killed in her dorm room last weekend. Her boyfriend, Clayton Whittemore is charged with her murder and is being held without bail.
Check out the outpouring of purple support.


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