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Grant supports effort to digitize Abraham Lincoln's favorite newspaper
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[December 18, 2012]
SPRINGFIELD -- The Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation has received a grant of
$32,745 to continue digitizing a key Springfield newspaper from
Abraham Lincoln's lifetime.
The grant from the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Foundation allows the presidential library's Papers of Abraham
Lincoln project to continue work begun earlier this year.
Said historian Harold Holzer, chairman of the bicentennial
foundation: "The ALBF is delighted to support this historically
important, long-needed digitization effort. With its rare
combination of high-tech acumen and unmatched documentary expertise,
the Papers of Abraham Lincoln is the ideal organization to assume
the responsibility for preserving this precious, irreplaceable, but
hard-to-find archive in the most accessible possible format. Like
all Lincoln enthusiasts, our board members eagerly anticipate the
digitization of the Sangamo Journal."
Eileen Mackevich, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum, was previously director of the
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
"I know firsthand how hard the commission worked to create
enduring and accessible monuments to the legacy of Abraham Lincoln,"
Mackevich said. "I am gratified the Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation
is continuing this important work with this grant."
Earlier this year, the National Endowment for the Humanities
awarded the Papers of Abraham Lincoln a startup grant to digitize
the Sangamo Journal from 1834 to 1842 and to analyze the issues for
anonymous and pseudonymous editorials and letters to the editor that
may have been written by Abraham Lincoln. That analysis continues,
but the digitized issues are already becoming available through the
Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection at the University of Illinois.
The digitized editions are available at
http://www.library.illinois.edu/dnc/idnc. Select "browse
archive" and then choose a publication from the drop-down menu.
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No newspaper is more associated with the life and career of
Abraham Lincoln than the Springfield newspaper known as the Sangamo
Journal, Illinois Journal and Illinois State Journal. Beginning
publication in 1831, shortly after Lincoln settled New Salem when he
was a young man, the Sangamo Journal faithfully supported Abraham
Lincoln and the Whig Party. Changing to the Illinois Journal in
1847, shortly after Lincoln left for Congress, the newspaper
continued its support of the Whig Party. In 1855, the name changed
again, to the Illinois State Journal, and the paper supported the
Republican Party as Abraham Lincoln rose to national prominence.
This project hopes to digitize this vital source from its origin
in 1831 through 1865, when the Illinois State Journal had the sad
duty of reporting Lincoln's assassination, his funeral train's slow
progress northward and westward, the funeral in Springfield, and the
final interment ceremonies in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
"This generous grant from the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Foundation will help us preserve an important window into the world
of Abraham Lincoln and make it freely available to researchers, and
the general public, around the world," said Daniel W. Stowell,
director and editor of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln.
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln is a long-term documentary editing
project dedicated to identifying, imaging, transcribing, annotating
and publishing all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during
his lifetime (1809-1865). The project is administered through the
Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum and is co-sponsored by the
Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois
Springfield and by the Abraham Lincoln Association.
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Bill to increase fees for license, registration moves forward
Bill includes at 67 percent increase for license, registration renewals
A bill to increase fees for licensing and registration of motor vehicles has moved forward in the House with an 84-52 vote.
The bill, sponsored by Biddeford Mayor and Rep. Alan Casavant, authorizes a 50 percent fee increase for new motor vehicle licenses or registration and a 67 percent increase for renewals.
The service fee for a renewal would increase from $3 to $5. The fee for an issuance of a new license or registration would increase from $4 to $6.
Rep. Casavant said it would be up to the municipality to decide if they will increase their fees and by how much. He said, as the mayor of Biddeford, he knows the city is "cash-strapped." When the city registers thousands of cars a year, a $2 increase can make a big difference to budgets.
House Republicans are unhappy with the proposal.
"Mainers are getting hit from all angles," said House Republican Leader Ken Fredette. "Between federal payroll tax hikes and threats from Maine Democrats to raise income taxes, meals and lodging taxes, cigarette taxes, death taxes, and more, every little fee or tax adds up. The middle class is facing death by a thousand cuts under Democrats and their constant search for more revenue to fuel government growth."
The bill will now go to the governor's desk. Both Casavant and Republicans believe Governor Paul LePage will not vote for the bill.


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I think anyone making a SMT based prototype has wondered why assembly can be so expensive, ok maybe not everyone, but I hate doing my own SMT soldering, even with all the tricks and good equipment. Obviously automated assembly for a few units is so expensive because of the setup costs - just looking at all the trials and tribulations with pick and place machines on this forum is a good indicator.
This got me to thinking what would it take to provide the SMT assembly service equivalent of OSH Park (formerly dorkbotpdx) or BatchPCB besides a really patient operator?
After some serious thinking, researching, talking to vendors and operators, and general pricing and exploration of all the details here is what we've arrived at:
PCB fabrication, solder paste application, SMT assembly (a combination of PnP and manual), and reflow soldering for $10/sq in(plus parts) for 2 boards (so a 1x1 board would be $10 for two copies plus parts).
Obviously this price blows existing prototype assembly companies out of the water so here are limitations we've arrived at:
- Eagle and KiCad libraries would be provided for download of 50ish+ most common parts (determined by vote?) sorta like Jellybeans - Many resistors, caps, a few voltage regulators, maybe a few ICs - these parts would be preloaded on a pick and place reducing setup time. These would be priced at digikey or better price.
- A variety of popular but lesser used parts placed for free. Again these would be priced at digikey or better price.
- Custom parts for $1 per part - you send in the parts we don't start your order or charge you until the part is received.
- Any through hole components would be left for the buyer to assemble.
- Discounts once the total of your copies exceed around 200 sq inches (we'd have a simple calculator to tell you how many copies of your board this is).
- 0603+ and no fine pitch/BGA to start - but all equipment would support it.
Here are our feature ideas, you know beyond SMT assembly!
- Website that accepts Eagle Board files, or Gerber+Drill+Centroid (OSH Park is our inspiration here of how a PCB order should work)
- Website shows preview and totals part costs, allows you to define any custom parts to be sent in.
- Live status on website and turn around estimate based on current queue.
- All USA based from PCB to assembly (assembly here in Washington state).
- All order shipped out priority mail ($5 per order regardless of number).
- Open, transparent, documented process and business (we think it'd be great to have competitors!)
- Extra raw PCBs (we'd order 3 at least to ensure we have 2 good ones) would be thrown in the order, maybe random rejected parts from the PnP as well
We come from backgrounds in programming, pcb design, and industrial equipment operations. We've put a huge amount of research into this, including working up custom options with Pick and Place manufacturers, PCB fabricators, etc and have the capital, space, multiple 220v hookups, and passion to make SMT assembly into a truly accessible service - we're thinking about using kickstarter to gauge interest/reserve pre-orders.
Please by all means - rip apart our idea, give any feedback you have, or any suggestions!
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RFID Lock Shield retired
The RFID Lock Shield makes it easy to control an electric door strike using an Arduino and an RFID reader. (Note: obsolete, replaced by the RFID Door Lock Shield). [Product page]
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The RFID Lock Shield kit has been retired, and replaced by the RFID Door Lock Shield which uses surface mount parts and is supplied fully assembled instead of as a kit. Functionally they are identical, except that in the new version the output relay has been replaced by a FET. See http://www.freetronics.com/dlock for the new product.
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Mr. Ezra Prescod, President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr. Deodat Indar, President – Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Carlos Wharton, Executive Director of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Members of the Business Community
Other Specially Invited Guests,
Members of the Media;
Ladies and Gentlemen
It is my pleasure to be here with you today as you discuss doing business with Guyana, a country with which Barbados has historical links. Mr. Indar, it is my pleasure to join others in welcoming you to Barbados at a time it is necessary to develop meaningful and mutually beneficial partnerships across different strata, sectors and institutions.
As governments, we set ourselves goals which are aimed at achieving sustainable development as it relates to the economy, people and social services. None of these is achievable without the involvement and participation of the private sector.
The much needed revenue, which underpins these activities, is derived primarily from the activities of the private sector and in some instances, from our development partners. The latter may come at a cost on some occasions. A cost that the country of Barbados can ill-afford at this time.
The role of the private sector is very critical. We are all fully aware that it is the private sector which trades and not the government. We are also aware that there is an intrinsic link between the quantum of external trade and the level of national development. The ability to earn foreign exchange is therefore critical to Barbados in achieving the objectives of its BERT program and move towards growth.
Throughout the passage of time, Barbados and Guyana have both supported each other. With the move towards independence in the region, Guyana was, and still is, seen as the breadbasket of the wider Caribbean. This led to yet more waves of Barbadians seeking to move to Guyana for better opportunities. While the model may have shifted a little, this is still the case.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are operating in an era of uncertainty where external decisions over which we have no control impact us significantly. Hence the existence of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy which was created in order to further unite the Region in the face of these challenges. The regimes which are in place relative to the movement of goods, services, investment, capital and free movement of people, auger well with the efforts to deepen relations between Barbados and Guyana at the bilateral level.
At the level of Government, both sides have sought to deepen cooperation in the interest of both sides. In 2002, the Barbados-Guyana Joint Economic, Technical and Cultural Cooperation Commission was formed and the inaugural meeting was held in 2007 in Guyana. The agreement facilitates cooperation in a wide range of areas, including education, health, immigration, trade, information, tourism and marine affairs. Three meetings have been held to date.
I can report that a number of capacity building exercises have taken place under the Joint Commission in the focal areas. As it relates to trade, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Barbados Industrial Development Corporation (BIDC) and the Guyana Office for Investment (GOINVEST) was signed in October 2014. Subsequent to the signing, the two agencies hosted a Business Forum on Thursday May 21, 2015 at the Bagnall's Point Gallery, Pelican Craft Centre.
The forum was part of efforts to explore opportunities for foreign direct investment, joint ventures and the sourcing and supply of goods and services between the two countries. It coincided with the visit of a 30-member delegation from Guyana, that participated in Barbados Manufacturers' Exhibition 2015 held May 22 to 25, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
More recently, I can report that in late 2019, I led a delegation including Mr. Wharton from the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry to Guyana with a view to further deepen trade, investment and cooperation. Those discussions were fruitful and it will require the true spirit of partnership to build on the possibilities which exist.
I am passionate about regional trade, it is one of the major strands of opportunity which we must seize. The level of intra-regional imports hovers around 12% of our total imports. We purchase some 88% of our needs and wants from outside of our region. Is there scope for more regional production? Would production cooperation and a sound regional investment policy be necessary? This is why our government has moved assiduously under Prime Minister Mottley to pursue bilateral arrangements with Guyana and Suriname. At the level of Caricom discussions continue apace
It is timely that the Joint Commission meets again in order that we can build on the momentum which we have at this moment. By the presence of Mr. Indar here today, I am assured that both countries continue to hold each other in high regard. I applaud the two chambers for seeking to further establish linkages between the two countries. I can pledge the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in this regard.
The Ministry has had a long and successful relationship with the private sector and its business support organisations in the advancement and formulation of Barbados' international trade policy and I look forward to this partnership continuing well into the future. I am pleased to inform that this partnership includes the participation of the private sector in Barbados' delegation to domestic and external meetings.
We have a unique opportunity being presented to us to deepen relations with the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Let us seize the moment. Colleagues, I urge you let us make every effort, strain every sinew to give life to the possibilities coming out of the Barbados-Guyana joint commission. Let us think and act outside of our boxes; let us innovate to solve problems rather than discuss them as insurmountable barriers. It may be a barrier but it is not insurmountable. Ladies and gentlemen let us rise to this occasion which is critical to our nation's future.


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So what have I been up to?
- Making birthday presents for my mom and sisters-in-law
- Chasing around a hyper 16-month-old
- Taking said 16-month-old to the doctor and hospital for chest x-rays for possible bronchitis (none, thank God!)
- Pinning down 16-month-old while the husband and I attempt to get her to wear an aspirator mask for 10 minutes - which is FOREVER in toddler world - to help get rid of her smoker's hack (in case you're wondering, she hates that machine, even if it is named "Margo Moo" and shaped like a cow to make it more "fun")
- Making necklaces out of metal washers and Diamond Glaze (there will be pictures and a possible giveaway on this soon!)
- Multiple trips to the OB to monitor my cervix and see if I need to get a cerclage (ugh there's that "c" word) to keep the baby in til the big day. So far it's a no!
- Playing more with freezer paper stenciling - I know, I have a problem
- Running, yes I said running, 4 miles, 3 days a week. I'm sure I'm quite the sight to my neighbors as I waddle around the neighborhood in all my pregnant glory
- Driving to Mississippi to get a kid's dresser with shelves we found on Craig's List to use as my new craft table and storage (yay!!)
- Making more cloth stackable rings for a friend
- Gathering fabric to make Steeler's-themed baby bedding for Connor (I need to start on that soon!)
- Making a hanging crib basket for Haley so she has toys to play with in the morning - and hopefully lets us sleep in
- Random other projects/duties that keep popping up
So that's what's up. Thanks for holding, I should be with you shortly :)


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It is finally over. The final part of the Real Housewives of New York City reunion show aired last night, and we got some resolution to some of the biggest issues of the season.
We start off with a continuation of Kelly Bensimon's delusions. After spewing out her bullying crap against the women, Kelly decides to do her best Jill impersonation when she decides to storm of the show, like a brat not getting her way. In all honesty, Kelly leaving the stage for those few minutes ended up being my favorite part of the show. At this point, like Ramona, I just couldn't anymore. I mean this woman was just making up events that never happened. It was extremely frustrating as a viewer to see her take no responsibility for her actions and on top of that, just sit there and lie over and over and over again. This is why I could definitely understand why Ramona, Sonja, and Bethenny felt the need to interrupt her lies.
Bethenny sums it up best when she says, "She just makes up whatever she wants to say. She's going to tell me she's an African American Asian woman in a minute. And we're like okay, no, you're not." Alex and Sonja echo what I've been saying all along, which is if there was any bullying going on during the trip, it was being done by Kelly, who continually attacked the women, interrupted their conversations, and even called them "demented" to their face because they chose to gossip about Jill.
In the midst of LuAnn snickering like a high school mean girl, we also hear once again that Kelly was sent home by the producers and did not leave the trip on her own accord, as she has claimed. Kelly returns, and I really find myself hoping she had stayed away longer. Kelly once again attacks Bethenny and claims Bethenny, who we all saw cooking numerous times during the trip, did not cook.
Sonja asks Kelly when she bullied her, during which Kelly shares that Sonja was actually a friend to her on the trip and was there for her. In addition to Sonja, I find myself asking when did Alex bully Kelly on this trip? What we saw was Kelly randomly unleash a verbal attack on Alex, telling her she looked like a vampire and was channeling the devil.
It seems when Kelly doesn't like what the other women are saying ,she attacks them. Kelly accuses Sonja of drinking too much, thus not remembering the systematic bullying she was a part of. She then tells Ramona her blood type is Pinot Grigio. Kelly accuses the women of being hateful and jealous of her, and at this point, I'm all but tired of listening to this insane rambling. Fortunately, we get a commercial break.
Wanted to add the following quote made by a commenter yesterday. MamaSays had the following to say –
"Every time they show a clip of someone addressing how fragile or crazy Kelly is in her presence she is seen nodding or looking a little vulnerable. This tells me that she is accustomed to having people discuss her mental state in front of her and, to me at least. shows that this is something that has occurred at least a few times before."
Amazing insight by this reader. How many times was Kelly called crazy to her face? How many times did she appear physcially upset or even deny being crazy? I agree that at age 42, there's about a 100% chance Scary Island wasn't the first time Kelly had an "episode."
Next up is Jill, and the topic of Jill getting kicked off Scary Island is brought up. Jill is ready to once again go into victim mode. Sonja speaks out, and unlike Kelly, actually makes sense. Sonja doesn't believe Jill was sincere in coming on the trip to make up with Bethenny. Why? Well for one, Bethenny only lived a block away from Jill back in NYC. You know, a trip that would only have required 10 minutes of her time, and not 9 hours.
Victim Jill continues, "And by the way Ramona, thanks for asking me or Bobby if we wanted a drink of water or bathroom cause after nine hours of traveling…." said Jill, who earlier claimed she flew via a private jet. Apparently, private jets don't offer water or bathrooms, and neither do airports. The only victim in this situation is Bawbee, who allowed his wife to drag him into this mess.
Jill, who by this point has watched Kelly's off the wall behavior in St. John, now informs us she can relate to Kelly because of the way she was also treated by the bullies. Jill's odd defense for Kelly didn't end at the reunion show, as weeks later, she did an interview during which she compared Kelly's bullying plight to that of Phoebe Prince. In case you're wondering, Phoebe is the teenage girl who took her life this year because she was being bullied her some of her high school peers. Yes, Jill went there. But back to the show, for some reason, Jill decides Alex is to blame for the public backlash against her, the BP oil spill, and of course being kicked off St. John by Ramona. I'm guessing Jill's four media consultants advised her to attack Alex and defend the crazy woman at all costs.
Kelly accuses Alex of being an actress and faking her anxiety at seeing Jill in St. John, and at this point, I really just want this woman to zip it, so that I can hear the sane people arguing. Jill apologizes to Ramona and Ramona appears to accept, despite Jill's blog on Monday accusing her co-stars of not forgiving her. Jill takes things up a notch when she breaks out the crocodile tears and decides to proclaim that being kicked of Scary Island was "the most painful thing I ever experienced in my life." Really Jill? More painful than Bobby's cancer? And if at this point, anyone is still buying this woman's act, then well I don't know what to tell ya…
It's now LuAnn's turn in the hot seat and the first part that stands out is when Andy asks LuAnn if her former husband, Count Alex de Lesseps, does not like jews. This is basically Andy asking LuAnn if the Count is Anti Semitic. One would expect LuAnn's answer to be a definite NO, but the way LuAnn answers this question is rather interesting. "Umm I would say that umm, it's not that he disliked Jews, he just umm would be surprised umm if I was with somebody Jewish." Those, my folks, were the exact words that came out of LuAnn's mouth. The bizarro look on Andy Cohen's face says it all, so I will move on.


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As the thread starting post indicates, I had had high hopes that the Redskins had finally developed some character and a team ethic.
High indeed.
Two key players are suspended for doping. Recreational drugs, apparently. Tight end Fred Davis, having a career year. And 1st round pick Trent Williams. Both were caught in the off-season and were too stupid and too selfish to change their ways.
So much for character. So much for team ethic. The days of the unity and professionalism of Joe Gibbs' first term seem very, very far away.


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The 42-year-old, modern classical composer Joseph C. Phillips Jr. is a self-described "late-bloomer." Now one of the brightest new lights on the modern classical scene, he studied music at the University of Maryland and began his career as an award-winning high school director near Seattle.
He honed his gifts as a composer while he was a member of the Seattle Young Composers Collective and began to make a name for himself after moving to New York City in 2000. Recognition quickly followed: He was a finalist in the BMI Foundation's Charlie Parker's Composers Competition in 2003, a 2007 Sundance Institute Composer's Lab finalist and founder of the New York City-based composer's federation, Pulse.
In April, Innova Records released his sophomore release, Vipassana, on which his 25-piece ensemble, Numinous, displays his knack for melding the worlds of jazz and classical into a singular, distinguishable voice. His music captures the wonder and immediacy of the late science-fiction writer Octavia E. Butler's prose. A hypnotic rhythmic undertow guides his music and is informed by influences from the world of literature, philosophy and religion.
The Root talked with Phillips the day after he premiered The Gates of Wonder at his alma mater. Not only did he talk extensively about the makings of his music, but also about modern classical music's relationship to other music, such as jazz and hip-hop, and about his experiences as a new composer in a genre in which racial barriers for many African Americans are often prevalent but quietly ignored.
The Root: Let's talk about your new disc, Vipassana. I noticed that there were passages that were obviously borrowed from jazz. Does your music call for improvisation or were even those parts thoroughly composed?
Joseph C. Phillips Jr.: All of my pieces have improvisation within them. There are certainly sections where there are solos. There are times within the ensemble that the musicians are doing aleatory music, where artists are playing whatever. Hopefully I blend the jazz and classical worlds together so that you're not conscientious of it all the time.
Like in the first movement [of Vipassana], there's one part where the vibraphone and the piano are playing by themselves. I had written out a pattern for the pianist, so she could play off of that pattern many variations and eventually go off and do whatever. Eventually the vibraphonists and pianists are intertwined and playing off of each other. It's hard to tell where the improvisation and the composed switches.
TR: When you mentioned [rhythmic] patterns—and I know that [modern classical composers] Steve Reich and John Adams play off a lot of them—I thought of jazz saxophonist Steve Coleman. Did you ever listen to his stuff.
JCP: Yes. I really like his M-Base ensembles. I love the fact that he always has these rhythmic patterns that sort of sound like minimalism. That sort of intricacy of rhythm is very attractive. Plus, his music is often set in this funk aesthetic. His emphasis on rhythm is very similar to what I do and to what a lot of other new music composers do.
TR: Do you think that's a byproduct of living in the hip-hop generation?
JCP: Well there are those remix album of Steve Reich's music [from 1999 and 2006], on which various DJs sort of re-interpreted his music. I know that some of the new music composers have heard hip-hop, but I find that that it's less of a direct influence to them. For them, most of them didn't grow up listening to hip-hop. It's like me, I heard a lot of music, but there were certain things that I listened to more than others.
But you can't deny hip-hop's influence on modern music—just the process of making hip-hop and the emphasis on rhythm and smashing and slicing up things, that's very influential. We live in the time where hip-hop and R&B music are the dominant musics; they are today's pop music.
TR: What did you listen to growing up?
JCP: Growing up in the D.C. area, I listened to go-go music in high school, and I loved Prince. I started a job my senior year in high school. That's when I first had money. So I eventually started buying tapes and eventually CDs. I tried to listen to whatever. I still listened to popular music, but I also started listening to a lot of jazz. That's when I began knowing about Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. I even listened to the avant-garde stuff like Ornette Coleman and Anthony Braxton. Once I got into college, everything sort of opened up. Not only did I have money, but I also had the music library, so Claude Debussy and Gustav Mahler became big influences. Basically, I listened to whatever I liked.
TR: What defines modern classical music today?
JCP: Well, there is this movement of young composers who are cross pollinating things. Earlier people were stuck in these categories. It was either you're European classical music or that you're avant-garde jazz or jazz, etc. Partly it was because composers grew up only listening to that respective particular music; now composers are coming out who grew up listening to rock music, R&B or hip-hop. And those genres become a part of their musical vocabulary. And I'm a part of that, too. Growing up, I heard no classical music beyond film music.
Two of my idols, Steve Reich and Philip Glass sort of rebelled against the classical establishment, mostly because the classical establishment wasn't going to play their music. So they decided to do their own thing. That's been a model for a lot of people now.
TR: Have you had to deal with any challenges within the classical music world due to race?
JCP: Being in the new music realm and going to various concerts, I rarely see many African-American people. I don't know the reason. I've always been inclusive in terms of friends and my music influences. So I don't feel like I have to be in the "black" world or the "white" world. But I am conscious of the lack of African Americans in the classical world. I find that even in my own groups, a difficulty of finding African-American musicians who want to play my compositions. I do have some African-American musicians, though.
I know from growing up and hearing about James Reese Europe and William Grant Still, there have been some black American composers who have gotten in. But one thing I don't want to be is sort of marginalized. I don't want to be "the black composer." I want to be known as "the composer who happens to be black."
In many ways, I'm not interested in the conventional classical world. Of course, if the New York Philharmonic Orchestra or the San Francisco Symphonic Orchestra asked me to write a piece, I would. Again, that goes back to that Steve Reich model. I feel like if these doors are closed, find another one.
So I don't know how much race is a hindrance for me. Maybe it is, and I just don't know it. But I do feel the twinge of wanting to see more black people coming to new music concerts or seeing more black musicians perform modern classical music. For conductors, it's even rarer to see blacks. I would hope that people would look at me and say, 'Hey, there are some African-American composers out there in the classical world.
John Murph is a regular contributor to The Root.


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Fujitsu's drive deletes itself
The secure USB drive is still a prototype, but Fujitsu said the storage device – which also contains a processor and battery – will automatically erase its entire memory after a user-set period of time, such as 24 hours.
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- 250g frozen peas
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan and fry the chicken thighs, skin side down, for 8-10 mins until the skin is golden and crispy. Tip in the onion and continue to cook for 5 mins until the onion softens. Sprinkle in the curry powder and cook for a minute more, then stir in the rice and pour over the stock. Bring the stock to the boil.
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I walk back to my office after a meeting.
"Tibeb has been trying to call you," Teme tells me. She's one of my Monitoring and Evaluation officers and is running a mission about two days south of the capital, checking on an emergency food program. "She is wanting to stay in the field to complete her work until the 31st. But the driver has only been authorized to be out until the 29th."
Teme explains that when the request was put to fleet management, a mistake was made on the driver request form and the earlier date entered. So I guess there's some issue with fleet management wanting the vehicle and driver back. It wouldn't be the first time that there are hiccups between what my field staff want, and getting the resources from the shared services guys.
I go down the two flights of stairs to have a chat to Girma, the fleet manager. I've never seen anyone so consistently smiley as Girma, and he greets me warmly. Although we've had issues in mobilizing vehicles at times, I know he's dedicated to finding fixes and he has always been reasonable when I've discussed with him.
"The problem," he tells me, "Is that on the form, she only asked for the driver until the 29th. So now she wants the driver until the 31st. But the driver only took out per diem until the 29th, not the 31st, so he won't stay longer."
I frown. "So have him stay out, and he can be reimbursed for the two extra days."
The per diem rate clocks in at a little under ten bucks a day for that location. I'm confident that between them, the team are going to ensure that the driver doesn't starve.
"I know. I said that to finance. But they say it's against policy. It creates all kinds of problems. They say if he comes back and tries to claim per diem after the fact that he can't be reimbursed."
I raise an eyebrow. Creates all kinds of problems? We're an organization that measures its in-country budget in multiples of ten million dollars annually. I don't see how $17 constitutes all kinds of problems.
"He's out doing work," I say. "Of course we're going to reimburse him. There's no question about that. If finance are going to push the matter I'll pay the per diem out of my own pocket."
Girma grins his habitual smile. "I know. But finance."
Girma and I walk down the hallway to finance. He shows me to the desk of the particular finance officer responsible for this edict. He starts to re-hash the conversation the to of them had earlier. I don't let him get all the way through.
"We will reimburse him," I say to the finance officer, directly, in a voice that indicates I'm not asking for his permission.
He doesn't put up any real resistance. "Well, you'll need to sign his acquittal form."
"Will you be around next week to sign it?"
And that's quite literally all it took.
It's troubleshooting little things like this (as well as much bigger things) that fills time out here. It's not difficult. But in an organizational culture where the drive for compliance and the tyranny of petty systems takes precednence over ensuring our project work goes ahead, it's a constant tussle. Without my intervention (and in a society like this where rank trumps protocol, all I really need to do is show up and give my verbal instruction), a systems-compliant finance officer would have cut short the work being done by my field-team actually engaging at the community level and trying to improve the quality of the work we do. By simply standing at his desk and saying that I'd approve an exception to policy- what ridiculous policy I'm excepting I'm not entirely clear- the problem is solved.
This little story- which took place this morning- is a microcosm for many of the challenges we face trying to ensure our field operations keep rolling. Without constant- constant– attention, the procedural requirements, paperwork and red-tape rapidly grind activities to a halt. In many ways, I have no particular skillset that isn't greatly outweighed by the experience and ability of my field teams, in terms of actually providing assistance to the communities we work with. I see my main role here as making sure that the systems work to support my staff, not get in their way. And then I get out of their way as well.
This compliance culture is nobody's fault, per se. It's a culture common to many INGOs and, I don't doubt, a plethora of other organizations as well. In fact, I understand that government offices generally have it much worse. And to be honest, I'm lucky enough to be working in an organization where I have a Country Director who backs me up, so I can be confident of stepping into a situation like this one (or, more importantly, one where we're trying to push through high-level organizational change to improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and impact of our field operations on a much larger scale), and when I tell staff to move the red tape out of the way, I know it'll happen.
Sometimes after some negotiation…
It is, of course, a fine balance. On the one hand, administrative systems were designed to increase transparency and limit corruption. Driven first by donors, it is now increasingly pushed by the risk-averse inertia of organizations themselves, who are terrified of being publically caught out with inadequate systemic controls, fearful of the loss of donor funding that would presumably follow. Large government donors, with increasing layers of demands, don't make this any easier either. Sadly, what we end up with is a wag-the-dog scenario where we end up putting so much emphasis on the controls that it becomes unwieldy to operate.
Aid organizations have a responsibility to seek a balance- ensuring appropriate accountability while maximising the speed and quality of field work. Donors, too, need to recognize that the more demands they place on implementing agencies- heavy reporting and fiscal requirements and micromanagement of tasks and activities- the more this can be detrimental to the communities we all exist to serve.
My heart is in operations. Helping stuff happen. Which is why I love this job. I get to push things out of the way, try to ensure a reasonable measure of accountability, but free up my teams to go do what they're supposed to do and deliver our programs on the ground.
Of course, it's also why I hate this industry sometimes. Because I watch, first hand, as administrative procedures delay funding and operations, occupy time and effort, and ultimately bog down our work until it becomes less efficient. And communities don't get the services they're owed.
Today, though, I'm just pleased I won't be seeing Tibeb back until after the weekend.


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This group of professional pick-up artists must be seen to be believed...and understood. Says one of the dudes (all of whom are congregating in a mall), "Really, I'm a Life Artist."
For those of us who think Pick Up Artists are just suave, caddish heartbreakers — which is what these dudes seem to think we believe — well, think again. These are just sensitive men who want to be the best they can be, troubled by the their misrepresentation by "the media." As one dude explains it, they're just "men who decide that we're going to be our very best at all levels." In a mall. On a Sunday afternoon. With hair that's a cross between "Blond on Blond"-era Dylan and a cockatiel.
At this point, the PUA community is almost too easy a target to mock — because besides everything else, it feels kind of two years ago and by now we all know what a "neg" looks like, that gambit about visualizing the crystal box, and their opener about two girls being in a fight outside. Most of us aren't at any risk of being swept off our feet by dudes in goggles and boas with noms de guerre like "Cuisine" (yes, the actual name of one of the PUAs in this article.)
More than anything, when you read pieces like this, you just want to take the students — like Steve, the 27-year-old Middle School teacher (whose students, one hopes, are not at the mall) or 19-year-old Charlie — and tell them that this is not the way to meet women. Clearly these fellas are lacking in self-confidence and willing to shell out a lot to try to meet somebody, and believe that a costume and a few canned lines will provide an answer. That they're being taught to objectify women is depressing, but honestly, it's hard to believe that these pathetic approaches will be effective enough to hurt many.
To hear the PUAs tell it, though, the lifestyle can turn them into Real Men. Says one, initially, "it was a lot more about sleeping with women...now it's about being a full and whole person." Life: ur doin it rong.
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Chris Brown, A Dick Clark Tribute, and More To Entertain On Dancing With The Stars
ABC Media Net has released details for next week's dances and judging. Details below as well as who will be singing and dancing in the pro numbers.
"Episode 1408 & 1408A" – The competition heats up as the remaining six couples hit the ballroom with two rounds of competitive dance performances, a ballroom dance and the Trio dance — both of which will be a style that they've not yet performed, MONDAY, MAY 7 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC. During the Trio dance, a "DWTS" first, each couple will be allowed to add an extra professional dancer to their routine. The second dancer will be chosen from a pool of eliminated pros and members of The Troupe. In addition to their regular criteria for judging dance routines, the judges will pay extra attention to how well each celebrity is showcased in the performance with an extra dancer in the mix.
Grammy Award winner Chris Brown takes to the stage with an incredible performance of his hit song "Turn Up the Music," on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show," TUESDAY, MAY 8 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC. "Turn Up the Music," written and produced by The Underdogs and Fuego, is Brown's first single off his eagerly anticipated new album, "Fortune," which releases May 8th.
Also during Tuesday night's show, Dmitry Chaplin and Anya Garnis will perform a special routine from the "Dancing with the Stars Live in Las Vegas Show" to "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" "Macy's Stars of Dance" will be an "American Bandstand" tribute to the legendary Dick Clark. The performance will be a huge dance number featuring pro dancers Karina Smirnoff, Tony Dovolani and the Troupe, choreographed by Jamal Sims and Wendy Johnson, and will pay homage to "American Bandstand," representing four decades of the popular music show, with many of the original "Bandstand" regulars joining us in the audience.
By Tuesday evening's end, two couples will be eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges' scores and viewers' votes on dances performed on Monday's performance show.
Wow, "A Dick Clark" Tribute…sounds really cool!! I loved American Bandstand. I use to watch it just for the dancing every week.


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Betsy Byers won the Newbery Medal in 1971 for her novel Summer of the Swans. She wrote her first book in 1961 and has published books consistently since. Her writing for My Brother, Ant is funny and sweet with very natural dialogue. Byers is able to be repetitive—giving children the opportunity to practice reading these words—without being boring or didactic. The longer text and slightly more complex words place this book at the more advanced end of the beginning reader spectrum.
In 1950 Marc Simont received the Caldecott Honor for his illustrations in The Happy Day, written by the highly influential Ruth Krauss. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry, in 1957. He also illustrated many of the perennially popular Nate the Great books. I reviewed The Philharmonic Gets Dressed here, which he also illustrated. His art in this book is wonderfully expressive and relaxed.
Ant, short for Anthony, is the younger brother of our narrator, who is not named. "The Monster Under Ant's Bed" is the first of four stories, or chapters, in the book. Ant can't sleep, he's sure there's a monster under his bed. Dad calls out from the living room that there is no monster, but Ant wants to know how dad can be so sure without even checking. Big brother to the rescue!
He looks under the bed, has a conversation with the monster and convinces him to move along. It's all settled—Ant and his brother can go to sleep.
In "Ant and the Spider" big brother is very upset to discover a spider drawn on his homework. Ant insists he did not draw a spider on his brother's homework and mom insists that Ant does not lie. Big brother knows Ant did it and stomps off to his room. Ant follows quickly behind explaining that he did not draw a spider on his brother's homework.
He drew an upside down dog.
Big brother tries to read Ant a story in "Ant and the Three Little Figs."
"No! That is not right. It's pigs. Three little PIGS. Say PIGS."
When his brother finally agrees to say pigs, Ant goes outside to play. His brother asks why. Ant replies, "I don't like the rest of the story. It has a big bad wolf in it."
"Love Ant" is one of my favorite pieces in any book ever. Though it's July, Ant asks his brother to help with a letter to Santa.
Though his brother explains that you write letters to Santa in December, to ask for presents, Ant insists, "Just write the words."
My Brother, Ant is a superb book for a confident beginning reader as well as a warm expression of a brotherly relationship—love, annoyance, and acceptance included.
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I totally stole the title of this post from a comment by Rhii… Thank you Rhii
She said some things in that post that made me realize that it's the healers of a party that are really bad arse.
Taking a bullet… or not!
Gnomeaggedon, as a dress wearing wet paper bag of a squishy DPS, would take a bullet for anyone in the party.
- Mob heading at the healer, here snack on me 1st.
- Too many on the tank… Never fear, Gnomer is here to kite them at least 20 yards before chewing dirt.
Likewise you see Tanks charging left, intercepting right, taking the hits that would split a normal hero in half. The tanks job is to take the bullets as many bullets as possible.
- We sit at the back.
- We cry if we get the attention of a mob.
- We assign the 1st dps to die, if the need arises, after the 1st 3 pulls.
- If more need to die, we are accepting of their sacrifice.
- If they are twits then they go to the top of our disposable lists.
Any excuse will do
If they are rude twits, we find reasons not to heal them, such as…
- Oh LoS, sorry I couldn't see past the Gnome Fire Mage.
- Sorry DK, Healbot puts your bar red, so I never know if you are at full health or not.
- You are a rude twit and will get mo more healing love from me.
- Ohh that green puddle you were standing in did damage to you? I will make sure I get out of them if I ever see one.
- I would have given you more heals but I had to spam heal myself to stop this critter from tearing me to pieces.
It's amazing how quickly I have come around to this disposable way of thinking.
A moral, there is a moral to this immoral tale?
I guess the moral of this story is don't piss your healer off, because we don't give a stuff anyway.
Don't give us a reason to care less.
Gnomer and Out!
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Let's talk bread theory - overproofing
I'm trying to clarify my understanding of overproofing. Here's my definition: overproofing is when fermentation has strained gluten to its limit. In other words, when gas buildup has stretched gluten to its breaking point. Is this an accurate understanding? Are there are other adverse effects to the dough that I am not accounting for? According to this, 2 identical doughs, although one using high gluten flour and the other using AP, rising in identical environments will overproove at different times, due to the diference in their gluten contents?
Also, can overproofed dough just be given a new forming and new rise and achieve the originally intended quality? Has gluten been destroyed from the overproofing?


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Disgraced uber-producer Harvey Weinstein just caught a break.
Prosecutors in New York City abandoned part of their sexual assault case against the movie mogul Thursday.
Evidence emerged that a police detective coached a witness to keep it zipped about evidence that cast doubt on one of the 66-year-old's earliest accusers.
The judge agreed to dismiss the lone charge in the case related to aspiring actress Lucia Evans who helped launch the #MeToo movement.
Evans went public one year ago claiming that the Hollywood heavy hitter forced her to perform oral sex on him in his office in 2004.
"Let me be clear: The decision to throw away my client's sexual assault charges says nothing about Weinstein's guilt or innocence. Nor does it reflect on Lucia's consistent allegation that she was sexually assaulted with force by Harvey Weinstein," her lawyer, Carrie Goldberg said in a written statement.
"It only speaks volumes about the Manhattan DA's office and its mishandling of my client's case."
Prosecutors said in a letter unsealed Thursday they learned weeks ago that a woman who was with Evans the night she met Weinstein at a restaurant had given the detective a contradictory account of what happened.
The woman told the detective in February that Weinstein had offered them money to flash their breasts during the restaurant encounter.
They initially declined, but Evans later told her she had gone ahead and exposed herself to the film producer in a hallway.
The woman also told the detective — identified by Weinstein's lawyer as Nicholas DiGaudio — that sometime after Evans' office meeting with Weinstein, she suggested what happened was consensual, according to the letter.
Weinstein had promised to get her an acting job if she agreed to perform oral sex, and she agreed, it said.
According to the witness, who was not named in the court filing, Evans had been drinking and "appeared to be upset, embarrassed and shaking" when she told the story.
Prosecutors also disclosed that they had discovered a draft e-mail that Evans had written three years ago to a man who is now her husband that "describes details of the sexual assault that differ from the account" she provided to investigators.
Goldberg insisted Evans has told the truth and disputed that she either showed Weinstein her breasts or misled investigators.
The movie mogul's fabled career imploded after he was hit by a tidal wave of lurid allegations relating to the rape and sexual of a large number of women.
He still faces charges over allegations that he raped an unidentified woman in his hotel room in 2013 and performed a forcible sex act on a different woman in 2006.
He has pleaded not guilty and denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex.
Prosecutor Joan Illuzzi-Orbon insisted the rest of the case is strong and said the district attorney's office was looking into the possibility of bringing additional charges.


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Sarah Gipe recorded four shots in her 2013 debut for the Lady Flames.
A second-half goal by Natalie Barr and a strong defensive effort propelled the Liberty Lady Flames field hockey squad to a 1-0 victory over the Monmouth Hawks, Friday afternoon at So Sweet A Cat Field.
With back-to-back wins, Liberty improves its record to 4-2 on the season. The loss drops Monmouth to 1-5 overall.
The Lady Flames recorded the first scoring opportunity of the contest in the 33rd minute. Off a penalty corner attempt, Natalie Barr had her shot blocked by the Hawks' defense.
Two minutes later, Liberty forced another penalty corner attempt. Serena Barr ripped a shot on goal, but Monmouth goalkeeper Amanda Westerweller turned away the ball to keep the game scoreless.
The Lady Flames recorded four more shots in the first half, but a pair of saves by Westerweller kept Liberty off of the scoreboard.
Monmouth's best scoring opportunity came with under four minutes remaining in the opening period. Alyssa Ercolino inserted the Hawks' second penalty corner of the contest into the circle. Alex Carroll pushed a shot toward the cage, only to see Liberty goalkeeper Ann Jefferis make a diving stop to keep the game scoreless heading into intermission.
Just like it did to open the contest, Liberty forced a pair of penalty corners in the first five minutes of the second half. On the second attempt, Natalie Barr collected the rebound off of a shot attempt by Bethany Barr and banged it into the back of the cage at 31:57 for what would be the game's lone score. The sophomore's fourth score of the season put the visitors on top 1-0 with just over three minutes elapsed in the final stanza.
Liberty continued to apply offensive pressure, firing shot after shot against the Hawks' defense, building a sizeable shot advantage during the second half. The Lady Flames outshot Monmouth 15-5 during the final 35 minutes.
Head Coach Jodi Murphy's team nearly extended its lead in the contest's 50th minute. Natalie Barr lined a shot toward the cage off of Liberty's second penalty corner of the final half. Defender Ali Askinas knocked away the hard shot, recording a defensive save for the Hawks.
The game came down to the final play, as Monmouth forced a penalty as time expired. With zero time remaining on the game clock, the Hawks inserted the ball into circle. Melanie Dawson and Trish O'Dwyer both sent shot attempts towards the cage, but each one was blocked by a Liberty defender. Erin Dombach gathered the loose ball after O'Dwyer's shot and cleared it out of the circle, sealing the victory for Liberty.
For the contest, the Lady Flames outshot the Hawks, 21-8, and forced 11 penalty corners to the home team's eight.
In the cage, Liberty's Jefferis only needed to make two saves, en route to her second shutout of the season. Westerweller concluded the contest with a dozen saves for the Hawks in the defeat.
The Lady Flames look to extend their winning streak to three games on Sunday. Liberty will visit Philadelphia, Pa. for a contest against the La Salle Explorers. Game time at DeVincent Field is set to begin at Noon.
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NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who recently attacked two women joggers.
In both cases on April 29 and May 1, deputies with the Broward Sheriff's Office said the man approached a woman jogger, showed her a gun and spoke to her in Spanish.
In each instance, the man grabbed the woman and tried to drag her into bushes or a tree line, all the while giving orders in Spanish, according to deputies.
Both women are English-speaking, and deputies said they didn't know what he was telling them. In both cases, the women fought back and were able to escape.
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Deputies said the man had dark, spiky hair, may have moles along the side of his face and bite marks on his hands.
Anyone with information about this man can contact BSO Det. Zachary Scott at 954-321-4200, or report anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers of Broward County at 954-493-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.


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Gioavacchino Antonio Rossini (Pesaro, Italy, 1792 - Paris 1868) was an Italian composer. One of the masters of opera like Verdi, Mussorgsky and Wagner. He linked bel canto with Grand Opera.
Rossini's music is famous for its vocal embellishments, driving bass lines, incredible speeds and spontaneity. Rossini was a prolific opera composer until 1829, when at the age of 37 he suddenly decided to stop composing operas. He proceeded for the rest of his life to compose small, intimate compositions. [1]
Some Works
- La pietra del paragone
- Tancredi
- L'Italiana in Algeri
- Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
- Otello
- La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
- Ermione
- Semiramide
- Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
- Stabat Mater, sacred music
Rossini created operas (39), sacred music, secular vocal music (La regata veneziana) and chamber music.
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Liszt at piano with Dumas, Hugo, Sand, Paganini and Rossini.


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Advocates pressing for substantial increases to the state's minimum wage are launching a campaign Wednesday to put the issue before voters in 2014.
The advocates, who have been working with lawmakers to increase minimum earnings from $8 to $11 an hour by 2015, hope their effort to collect tens of thousands of signatures for the new ballot initiative will compel lawmakers to take action.
"Hopefully this moves them,'' said Deb Fastino, cochairwoman of Raise Up Massachusetts, which is kicking off its campaign Wednesday. "We would love to see it passed in the Legislature, but if not, we will get it on the ballot."
Members of the coalition are planning to hold rallies outside the stores of 13 companies that hire low-wage earners, such as Walmart, Dunkin' Donuts, and Papa John's. The coalition is also aiming to ask voters to decide on a mandate allowing earned sick time for all workers, Fastino said.
Advocates have been pushing lawmakers to gradually increase the minimum wage to $11 by 2015, and then adjust it each year according to inflation. They also want the minimum wage for tipped employees such as waiters to rise from $2.63 to $6.30.
Opponents of a minimum wage increase said it would hurt businesses, drive up prices, and stall hiring — hurting the people the increases are supposed to help.
While the state has one of the highest minimum wages in the country, the issue has gained traction recently, galvanizing supporters and foes.
But Fastino said the legislative process can be long and arduous, and that her group wants to cover all bases by getting the issue on the ballot in the next gubernatorial election.
"The workers of Massachusetts are losing out,'' said Fastino, who is also executive director of the Coalition for Social Justice. "The gap is growing larger and larger between those who have and those who have not. People cannot continue to work more and more, because for them, it means less and less in their pockets.''
To get a proposed law on the 2014 ballot, an initiative must first be signed by 10 voters and submitted to Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office for review by Aug. 7.
The attorney general must determine that the measure meets certain constitutional requirements, and then pass it along to the secretary of state by Sept. 7.
The proponents of the initiative must then collect 68,911 signatures of registered voters by late November. Once the signatures are obtained, the proposal must be filed with the local election officials and then again with the secretary of state. The measure will be sent to the Legislature in January 2014 for action. If the Legislature does not enact the measure, the proponents must gather another 11,485 signatures from registered voters by early July to place the initiative on the ballot, state officials said.
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By Peregrine Fairchylde
Staff Writer, Pennsic Independent
The Kingdom of AEthelmearc welcomed 20 ladies from around the known world to its second Ladies' Rapier Tournament on Friday, and everyone took away a prize thanks to the "treasure chest" format where each entrant provided a gift for the marshal's table.
After running through four pools of five fighters each, the top finisher from each pool - Warder Brighid MacCumhal of the Middle Kingdom, Lady Arnaz from Trimaris, Tamara of the Light from Ealdormere and Carol Roche from the East - fought a single-elimination bracket to determine the overall winner.
In the finals, Lady Arnaz planted a thrust onto the mask of Warder Brighid to emerge victorious and take, among other prizes, a scroll made by Do–a Sasha Grey of AEthelmearc, one of the organizers of the event, and a gift certificate to Gipsy Peddler. Warder Brighid was offered a bottle of Scotch to help her console herself, and she also took home a tablet-woven belt.
Lady Arnaz said she hopes to bring the same enthusiasm for fencing to the ladies in her home kingdom.
"I'm trying to get the ladies in our kingdom to fight, and hope we can do this at Gulf Wars," she announced.
Warder Brighid noted that she skipped the heavy weapons battle to fight in the ladies' tourney, and also would like to see the Midrealm reach the point one day where the East Kingdom is now, with close to half of its rapier champions being women. Warder Brighid was the sole lady on the Midrealm's team.
Tamara of the Light, an Ealdormearean fencer, said she was extremely pleased to have made the final four.
"This is my first tournament I've actually placed in," said Tamara, who's been fighting for about three years. "It was fun. It was nice to fight gentle ladies who take their shots. [There was] a nice skill level and no thuggery."
Lady Illadore de Bedegrayne, the other organizer of the tournament, said she was very pleased to have exceeded last year's turnout of 14 participants.
"We started this because we thought it would be fun," said Lady Illadore.
"In the past couple of years at Pennsic we've seen lots more women fencing," added Do–a Sasha.
The activity is still growing, and Lady Illadore noted that in their kingdom about 30 percent of all rapier fighters are women. They hoped that through tourneys like this one and another held at Estrella War for the past 10 years that more ladies will be encouraged to try out rapier fighting.
"I would have to say the rapier community is very accepting of everyone and we are delighted to have as many strong women on the field," said Lady Illadore.