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Combine boiling water, butter and salt in medium size saucepan. Place over low heat. Stir to melt butter. Bring to a boil.
Add flour all at once. Stir vigorously until it forms a ball and pulls away from sides of pan. Remove from heat.
Add eggs one at a time beating thoroughly after addition. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased or sprayed baking sheet leaving room for expansion.
Bake in 425 F oven for 30 min. They should look dry with no beads of moisture showing. When cool, cut top almost off or just pipe in whip cream. Sprinkle tops with icing sugar.
You can deep fry also. Turn frequently, and cook for 12/15 minutes.
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NDGOP "Truth-Finding Mission" Starts With Blatantly False Accusation
BISMARCK, ND — Last week Travisia Martin, Dem-NPL candidate for Insurance Commissioner, returned a letter and materials to the Secretary of State, including testimony from her partner that attest to her residency in North Dakota since 2015. The materials also include a rental agreement that shows Martin's home in Nevada was rented and occupied by someone else.
On Tuesday evening, the North Dakota Republican Party put out a blatantly false press release claiming she had not responded. Martin received an email from Secretary Al Jaeger confirming receipt of her letter.
Communications Director Alex Rohr said:
"The NDGOP kicked off what they're calling a 'truth-finding mission' by either failing to check a basic fact or by blatantly lying about Travisia's response. That's despicable. They owe her and North Dakota voters an apology for making this misleading accusation. Jon Godfread has a lot of questions to answer about his involvement."
Rohr continued:
"Since moving to North Dakota in 2015, Travisia has spent countless hours in hospitals all across the state as a traveling respiratory therapist, and has continued to serve during the pandemic. As a frontline healthcare worker, she knows what it looks like when politics are placed ahead of good policy. In this case, the NDGOP makes it clear, they'd rather make stuff up than defend their fight to eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions."
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NORTH HORNELL, NY – It could have been a lot worse: there was a three vehicle accident on Route 36 North this morning. North Hornell Fire Chief Mike Robbins described it as a "three vehicle fender bender". Robbins also noted that no one was taken to the hospital.


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This Unique 3 Bedroom 1 Bathroom Historic Home Was Built In 1900. Large Pecan Trees That Surround The Property And Provide Excellent Shade. This One Of A Kind Historic Home Is Just Across From Downtown Mcdade And The Local Museum.


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Collection of Studio Vases
Gustavsberg, Sweden, ca. 1960
STIG LINDBERG (Swedish, 1916-1982)
Collection of Studio Vases, Gustavsberg, Sweden, ca. 1960
porcelain with embossed pattern
Heights, 8.5" - 20.75"
Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916 - 1982) was a Swedish craftsman active during the "Golden Age" of the Swedish industrial arts. Throughout his career, Lindberg was engaged in a multitude of industrial and personal projects across various media including plastic, clay and paper. He is well known for his table services, which include the Berså, Spisa Ribb and Terma lines for Gustavsberg. He also designed art glass for Kosta Boda and Holmegaard and textiles for Nordiska Kompaniet.
Stig Lindberg was born in 1916 in Umeå, a seaport town in Northern Sweden. He was the pupil, protégée and eventual successor of Wilhelm Kåge, who was the design director for Gustavsberg Potteries from 1937-1940. Lindberg continued to work for Gustavsberg through 1980 and served as its director from 1949-59 and 1972-78.
Initially working under Kåge as a faience painter, Lindberg was eventually permitted to explore different media and techniques while at Gustavsberg. It was the objective of Gustavsberg that their industrial products should exhibit an integrated functionalism and artistry; designers like Lindberg were encouraged to experiment across numerous media, form and color to achieve this balance.
Lindberg proved a highly adaptable craftsman, and his output included high quality stoneware and plastic household articles; Lindberg was also responsible for much of the graphic art used in Gustavsberg's advertising. Personal projects included the illustration of children's books and experimental stoneware. Many of Lindberg's works exhibits an undeniable merging of his individual style of craft with industrial techniques.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Victoria & Albert Museum, London
The British Museum, London
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Nordiska Museet, Stockholm
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg
1948 Gold Medal at Milan Triennale
1951 Grand Prix Milan Triennale
1954 Gold Medal At Industrial Exhibition Madrid
1955 Gold Medal at the First International Ceramics Festival in Cannes 1957 Gold Medal at Milan Triennale
1957 Gregor Paulsson Trophy
1962 Gold Medal at the First International Ceramics Festival in Prague 1968 Prince Eugen Medal
1970 Honorary Professorship by the Swedish Governement
1973 Gold Medal Faenza
2006 Nationalmuseum Stockholm


Easter and bunnies, they go together, but why? That is the question. Several of our most important Christian holidays have some connection with pagan celebrations, and the reason for this is that early Christians had to do all they could to draw people away from the old ways of worshiping the created rather than the Creator. To make a long story short and to get to the purpose of this blog, the prolific bunny was a symbol of fertility and new life. Christians grabbed onto the new life part and eventually a story about a bunny who laid colored eggs in spring evolved and came to us from the Germans. So when you are talking Easter bunnies and colored eggs at Easter time remember the resurrection of Jesus who conquered death and gives us new life, much like the new beginnings we see with every spring. I saw this sign today: Silly Rabbit, Easter is for Jesus.
All that to say I thought it would be a good time to share a blog about Zac's Rabbits in Hawaii. Zac and Anita and I go back to the mid 60's when we lived in Hawaii and I stood up for them at their wedding. They stayed in Hawaii, and raised their family there. What amazes me is that Zac started his business in his own back yard. Let me take you there.
We left the lovely Luana Hotel, which is right around the corner from Saratoga Road, in our spiffy rent a car. We were driving to the area near Barbours Point and we had many scenic views along the way.
This is a close up of the velvet rippled mountains that I love.
Basically we followed our noses and the address on Lisa's wonder phone and found Zac's Rabbitry. He and his family have lived here for quite a number of years. The property is hedged in on all sides and when the small house needed expanding, they lifted the house and added a basement. Then Zac went on to make his small back yard more efficient.
You would be amazed, as I was, about the many eco systems he has going on right here in his back yard. He grows plenty of rabbit and people food, giving us a taste of several different plants. He also has his own equipment to process manure into fertilizer and rabbits tucked into ever available corner.
They are cute and cuddly and we even got to pet some of them as Zac placed them into our hands. There were babies (aren't there always babies) and those were the ones that were most available to hold.
Look at these cuties, see the different varieties.
After the tour we took off to places unknown. Zac took us to a turtle bay, where we saw no turtles but a lot of beauty.
looking out to Kaiena Point, the furthermost point on the island with no road around it.
Another great day in paradise, with one more stop. Would not want to forget this one!
Bye Zac and Anita, thanks for your Hawaiian Hospitality. Happy Easter to all.


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Android Co-Founder Working on New, Secret Google Project
July 18, 2016 in Uncategorized0by Adam Weschler
The project will focus on education.
Richard Miner, co-founder of Android, has a lot of long-term creative projects under his belt — he worked for years on the first Android device and helped create WildFire 25 years ago — now, he's stepping down from his general partner position with Google Ventures to work on a new, unnamed project with very few details attached to it.
The new project will have something to do with education and Google, rather than Alphabet. Miner will remain on the boards for most of his Google Ventures companies and remain in New England rather than going to Silicon Valley even though most of his team will work from there.
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Where my feet walked and my pencil whirred (well not quite). Plus where I hope to do so!
I shall (try) and document the patches I've had and the places I've jotted down many a bird. Many of the places I really like but some (like my current patch) are not the best.
Maybe you want to go there too or are bored, I don't know but you may want to read them.
A old patch of mine, I miss it greatly. It was maintained at a time we went to town more. It has a estuary, grass, pond, plus other things.
This lovely place is really close so I go there quite often. It is the home of amazing Ming, the now local Mandarin Duck.
The land over the creek. Some GREAT sanctuaries here. Must go again soon!


The Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) has approved Vivacom's (Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, BTC's) acquisition of National Unit Radio and TV Systems (NURTS) Digital, a digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplex operator in Bulgaria, following an in-depth analysis of the deal.
As previously reported by CommsUpdate, in September 2014 Vivacom informed the CPC that it intended to acquire NURTS Digital. The NURTS Bulgaria group invested in and set up the infrastructure necessary for the distribution of DVB-T signals within the territory of Bulgaria, but its owners decided to divest the unit, due to 'the macroeconomic situation and lack of consumer interest in the digital over-the-air signal'. In its letter of intent, Vivacom declared that it would fulfill all contractual and legal duties of NURTS Bulgaria. However, in December 2014 CPC said that the combined enterprise could have a competitive advantage in two adjacent markets, the Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signals market, and the distribution of TV channels via paid platforms (i.e. satellite and internet protocol [IP]), and opened an in-depth investigation of the proposed acquisition.
The regulator's decision comes shortly after the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg convicted Bulgaria in March 2015 of having violated competition rules during its transition from analogue to DTT broadcasting by awarding the concessions to NURTS Bulgaria and First Digital. The EC authority found that the procedure followed by Bulgaria in 2011 was based on disproportionately restrictive award conditions, leading to the exclusion of potential candidates. Following the ruling, the Bulgarian authorities are now expected to annul the two authorisations granted to NURTS Bulgaria and First Digital.


In new dairy product news, Chicago-based Bel Brands USA, subsidiary of Fromageries Bel in France, added a new mozzarella flavor to its line of Babybel cheeses. The mozzarella joins the other seven grab-and-go cheese flavors, including Bonbel, Gouda, Cheddar and Light. It's sold in 10- count bags of 3/4-ounce individually wrapped cheese wheels for a suggested retail price of $5.49.
Read more about Bel Brands in Bel Brands' cheese ring true with consumers, featured in Dairy Foods' October issue.


Several hundred revelers, all dressed in white are expected to descend on Niagara Falls on Sunday, August 30th.They will be taking part in an event called Le Diner en Blanc Niagara. Promoters call it the World's Largest Picnic.
This event first started in Paris, France 25 years ago to promote friendship, elegance, gallantry and a sense of community. It's held in over 50 cities in more than 20 countries throughout the world.
One of the unusual things about this giant classy picnic is that fact that its location will be kept secret until the very last minute.
Wherever it is, you can expect an unforgettable evening of beauty and magic for all the white dressed foodies and cultural enthusiasts. If I get more details before the picnic, I'll let you know, but in the meantime keep your eyes open in the newspapers for more information.


Vound, a leading global provider of forensic, early case assessment, and eDiscovery technologies, Intella, announces it will feature the platform's early case assessment capabilities at the upcoming Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference Intella assesses vast volumes of unstructured data more efficiently than any other tool on the market, making Intella the tool of choice for early case assessment for some of the world's largest organizations. Vound will exhibit at booth #413 throughout Techno Security, June 3-6 at the Marriot Resort at Grand Dunes, in Myrtle Beach.
Intella helps organizations swiftly making sense of case unstructured data and potential risks, making it an ideal platform for early case assessment. Reviewers, including those in law enforcement and government agencies, are able to scope data volume quickly, highlight gaps and produce key information to develop the right strategy for settlement or litigation, saving costs.
Also, Intella is widely regarded by investigators across industries as the best in class email review tool, allowing users to search and preview email, attachments, archives as most cases involve the need to investigate email, cellphone and other electronic documents. New features including identities and email threading tie together online aliases and provide a visualization of replies and forwards.
Quickly see data volume, communication patterns and file types to scope costs.
Process email, loose data, forensic disk images and more; support for Windows and Mac OS file systems, GPT and MBR partitions, ISO and others.
Produce key information quickly such as metadata, timelines, custodians, search term strength.
Produce a number of useful email analytics such as email threading, addresses and communications with a set recipient count.
Determine data location as well as IP address location from emails.
Intella® Insight gives users instant understanding of context and connections in the data, listing the most notable user, system and Internet artifacts in a case.
Customized reporting across a broad array of outputs. Flexible, configurable exports and highly detailed reporting to native formats, PDFs, mail containers, Load Files and disk images. Reports can be easily customized to contain full or partial metadata, user-created metadata, original content, and more.
Vound is a leading global vendor of technology used for end-to-end forensic search, eDiscovery, early case assessment and information governance. Our Intella® range of eDiscovery and digital investigation software is used by over 1500 organisations worldwide including the Big 4, Fortune 500 enterprises and Big Box Retailers, national security agencies, global banks, law firms, and law enforcement for Human Resources, Legal and Compliance matters. Intella's strength lies in taking large collections of data and allowing users to quickly search and drill down to the most pertinent evidence; minimising the need for experts and significantly cutting the time and costs organisations normally take to carry out investigations, audit requests and eDiscovery.


OsteoPrev is formulated to nutritionally support healthy bone density, increase skeletal strength, and improve bone remodeling. 120 capsules.
Bone mineral density (BMD) is a major determinant of bone mass and is the most commonly measured quality of bone. A number of factors contribute to BMD including lifestyle factors (regular physical activity, not smoking, minimizing stress levels) and maintaining hormonal balance. Consuming a healthy diet and ensuring optimal levels of bone-building vitamins and minerals are key strategies for preserving bone strength. OsteoPrev is a formulation specifically designed to promote healthy bone density. OsteoPrev contains Albion® TRAACS® chelated minerals for enhanced bioavailability including calcium, magnesium, copper, manganese and molybdenum. OsteoPrev also includes vitamins D and K and phytonutrients to support bone health and increase skeletal strength.
4 capsules per day in divided doses or as recommended by your health care professional.
Isoflavones are plant-based compounds that resemble estrogen at the molecular level. In the bone tissue, isoflavones act as balanced, estrogen-like hormones which activate osteoblast cells, promoting new bone formation. Isoflavones also increase cell-signaling proteins that may inhibit the bone-absorbing activity of osteoclast cells.
Nearly all calcium within the adult skeletal system exists as a complex paired with phosphorus, called hydroxyapatite. In 1990, the USDA published a trial comparing the inexpensive calcium carbonate with calcium citrate-malate, with respect to improved bone density, in post-menopausal women. In this trial, researchers found the citrate-malate form was significantly more effective in supporting bone health than the carbonate form. OsteoPrev is formulated with calcium citrate-malate, as well as calcium hydroxyapatite, to improve calcium absorption and utilization for healthy bone density.
Magnesium plays a major role in bone formation as approximately 50% of magnesium found in the body is found in the bone. Magnesium plays numerous roles in bone health including increasing calcium absorption, acting as a cofactor for alkaline phosphatase activation, and supporting vitamin D3 conversion in the body.
Vitamin D is a steroid vitamin known for its role in supporting bone health and aiding in the absorption of calcium and phosphate from the GI tract. Emerging research shows a direct correlation between bone mineral density and serum levels of 25(OH)D3, the active form of vitamin D.
Vitamin K is responsible for synthesizing osteocalcin, a protein involved in calcium transport and properly embedding calcium into bone tissue. Vitamin K has also been shown to decrease the activity of osteoclasts, helping to maintain bone formation and strength. Vitamin K works synergistically with vitamin D3 to improve calcium absorption and helps to bind newly absorbed calcium to the bone matrix.
Improving boron levels has been shown to support skeletal strength.
Phosphorus plays a role in bone mineralization and is a component of hydroxyapatite crystals in bone.


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Vintners' Federation of Ireland, an association of publicans
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The Old Chapel sleeps 8 adults in 4 spacious bedrooms, plus 2 babies/toddlers in cots. There are 4 bathrooms, of which 3 are ensuite. The house is located in the village of Halsetown in a rural location that is within walking distance of the beaches and cafes of St Ives.
On the ground floor is an open plan living area, comprising a fitted kitchen, a dining table and a comfortable lounge area with leather sofas.
The property also benefits from a sunny garden and ample parking. During the summer season a regular bus service to the centre of St Ives departs from near the property.
Guests are able to use the facilities at the nearby Polmanter touring park including a heated outdoor swimming pool (late May-mid September).
Prices include linen, towels, a welcome pack and unlimited Wifi.
The Old Chapel welcomes children and dogs.
During the peak season(May-September)we accept bookings commencing on a Saturday.
Off peak short breaks (minimum of 3 nights)are also available with flexible starting days.
Weekly prices range from £750 during off peak winter months to £2200 during late July & August.
Prices include bed linen,towels,and unlimited WiFi Broadband.
Please see our website for details of prices and availability.
Facilities include parking for up to 4 cars. Bicycles and beach equipment can be stored in the shed. Unlimited WiFi is available throughout the property.
A large flat screen TV, DVD/Blu-ray player, and DAB radio are provided in the lounge. bedrooms have flat screen TVs, radio alarm clocks and built in wardrobes.
The 3 ensuite bathrooms all include walk in shower cubicles, WC and hand basins.
The family bathroom includes a bath with shower over it, WC and hand basin.
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I've been a fan of Irish whiskey since the first time I tried Redbreast 12. That was the hook in for me, but it has continued on – Redbreast 21 is still one of my favourite drams, as is (not that I get to really try it often since it's £350 a bottle) the extraordinarily fruity, rich Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve.
I've since come to love the smoky, oily Connemara, the sweet richness of Greenore Single Grain and the other pot still variants that come out of Midleton – Green Spot, Yellow Spot, Power's. Since I started drinking whisky, the Irish playing field has been fairly limited in terms of producers, but with loads more coming on board – Teeling, Tullamore Dew, Mark Reynier's new venture at the old Guinness plant – I have no doubt the scene will be an explosion of interest in the next five to 10 years.
And so it's always of interest to me when a new variant launches. The latest one I've had the chance to try is Redbreast Mano a Lamh. Meaning 'hand in hand' this whiskey is the first from the company to be matured solely in Spanish oak ex-sherry casks.
Now, Redbreast on its own has always already been a fairly rich whiskey. The younger variants have a lovely, raisin and nut characteristic, while the 21 year old is a perfect harmony of tropical fruits, rich oak and spice. So, I was curious to know how much bolder it would get without the influence of more vanilla and spice led American oak casks.
I was not to be disappointed. I didn't try this one on my own, but the person who had it alongside me said it was one of the best sherry-cask matured whiskies he'd had in the past year.
The bottling itself is available only to members of the Midleton online Single Pot Still club. It's also very limited – there were around 2000 bottles when it launched but I know from the team there that it's almost sold out, so if you are interested, I would get onto the site soon (you can register for the club and order straight away). At €65 (£55) it's a steal in my opinion. Here are my tasting notes:
Redbreast Mano a Lamh: 46%: €65:
(c): Cinder toffee
(n): Cherries, vanilla and a floral, nutty note that reminds of Amontillado sherry. Then Bakewell tart, fruit loaf, powdered ginger, dark brown sugar, sticky toffee pudding and peanut skins. It's rich but with a balance between the sweetness and some spice.
(p): Raisins, lots of dark chocolate before a nice dark sugar sweetness, liquorice, cherries, toasted cinnamon sticks, and a nice woody dryness near the end alongside cocoa powder.
(f): Long and inviting.
In conclusion: Absolutely gorgeous. A lot of weight on the palate, making it bigger than the 12 or 15. Almost a split personality: starts fresh and then delves into sherry territory, becoming richer.
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Michael Ignatieff Not the Only Victim of Smear Campaign
Though the media had been both perpetrators and spectators to the horrible character assassination of Michael Ignatieff, we find that across the country similar smear campaigns were taking place on Liberal candidates.
We knew this election, with everything on the line, Harper and his team would fight dirty. But we were not prepared for what took place, in what is becoming clear was the most fraudulent election campaign in Canadian history.
Harper's former VP when he was running the National Citizens Coalition, called it guerrilla warfare. And it was indeed an undercover operation. A small group of combatants whose mission was not only to win, but to destroy every Liberal in its path.
The Conservatives even disbanded their 'NDP Unit' just before the election to focus their attention on a single enemy.
And one of the victims of this war, was Glen Pearson, a decent man and hard working Member of Parliament. He never let partisanship destroy his integrity, but in the end it destroyed him.
He explains what happened on his blog: Transitions – Brutal In Their Despondency
It was expected by most that I would win and the media sent its staff to my campaign office to cover the victory party that wasn't. It became clear as the evening progressed that the vote split between myself and the NDP was proving fatal. Yet I'd had something of a premonition of the outcome during the last few days of the contest. At doors I canvassed I kept hearing certain stories about how I spent too much time in Africa, or that my voting presence in the House wasn't too impressive. When I informed them that I only spent one week a year on that continent (Sudan), and that I take it on my holiday time over New Years and on my own dime, I could sense the hesitation in their voice. "Oh … that's not what we heard when the Conservatives phoned us last night." Something that hadn't been an issue heretofore was suddenly looming large in the final days.
It was frustrating, but I didn't know who to talk to. It was only when the election was over that a good Conservative friend informed me that they had actually been utilizing a central office for phone calls and that none of them emanated from London itself. They had poured big money from afar into influencing my riding. What I had thought to be a local campaign had suddenly taken on national dimensions.
Mr. Pearson does volunteer work in Africa. Who knew that the Conservatives would stoop to the level of using it against him.
Sadly his story is not unique. Riding after riding, is reporting the same dirty tricks, reminiscent of Karl Rove and the way he stole elections for George Bush.
But in the process, people's lives are being destroyed. As Andrew Potter said recently of the destruction of Michael Ignatieff, Canada is 'No country for good men'.
Sadly, we are now a country where good people will be afraid to run for office. If Glen Pearson can be destroyed, anyone can.
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Norma May 6, 2011 at 9:49 AM
So sad & so wrong!
As Ned Franks says- Politics is a contact sport.
Nadine Lumley May 6, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Harper's I.D. voting scam
Taking a page from Karl Rove's electioneering playbook, the Conservatives adopted provisions of the notorious Help America Vote Act (HAVA) that make voting more difficult for people not generally found among the conservative voting base of either America or Canada: the poor, indigent, seniors living in care facilities, immigrants, and young, first-time voters.
http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/3175-stephen-harper-wants-your-vote-enough-to-try-steal-it.html
When the result at the polls is doesn't make sense to you
and when you see so much opposition towards the winner
makes you wonder how they won and how they keep winning
Invisible Ballots - A Temptation for Electronic Vote Fraud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZNJxZsMHV4
"Hacking Democracy"
HBO documentary about electronic vote fraud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNxBa6KENE
repost from Yoga Rani - Many Conservatives used two different names, addresses and telephone numbers, and voted twice. I know at least one person who has bragged about it.
Repost from Janice Gougeon - Can anyone who lives in a small town tell me where your voting stations were? In my town, it was set up on the outskirts of town - no public transit - anyone without a car that lives in town couldn't get out to cast a vote. Just wondering if this was part of a strategy as I live in a Con Town.
Repost from Gxxxx Xxxxxx - Well let me tell you. Not that I'm saying anything untoward happens, but the incumbent gets to supply & approve the majority of the poll clerks and deputy returning officers. Our ballots are all paper & hand counted so..............
repost from Johanna Sommer - The Conservatives were busy in my riding as well... making robocalls on Sunday morning... the Liberal candidate did not make calls on that day, but the Cons faked the calls... knowing that in this riding people do not appreciate calls on a Sunday morning... More slimey behaviour on the part of the Cons and Harper...
repost from Deb Sheppard Lindenas - They canvassed on my street dressed in red jackets and hats. Happened to be out in my driveway and thought I'd chat but they were uncomfortable (probably my large Liberal sign on my lawn) and started to walk away when I approached them. When I joked that I didn't need the literature, I saw they actually had blue Con flyers. On election day I heard what was in the flyers. A photo of Dan McT's house and a real estate listing for a similar house. His wife has a big career and 5 kids. I HATE CON dirty tricks and the stupid judgmental tricks that fool people.
Reports are coming in from key swing ridings in Ontario and other other provinces that voters are being called at home with false information that their voting locations have changed, and in some instances sending voters an hour in the wrong direction.
http://www.examiner.com/canada-headlines-in-canada/canada-election-hampered-by-false-information-possible-voter-fraud
At doors I canvassed I kept hearing certain stories about how I spent too much time in Africa, or that my voting presence in the House wasn't too impressive. When I informed them that I only spent one week a year on that continent (Sudan), and that I take it on my holiday time over New Years and on my own dime, I could sense the hesitation in their voice.
"Oh … that's not what we heard when the Conservatives phoned us last night." Something that hadn't been an issue heretofore was suddenly looming large in the final days. It was frustrating, but I didn't know who to talk to.
It was only when the election was over that a good Conservative friend informed me that they had actually been utilizing a central office for phone calls and that none of them emanated from London itself. They had poured big money from afar into influencing my riding. What I had thought to be a local campaign had suddenly taken on national dimensions.
http://glenpearson.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/transitions-brutal-in-their-despondency/
I hope he is going to complain to Elections Canada.
Laura May 6, 2011 at 11:19 AM
This makes me so sad.
It also makes my stomach churn, and makes me angry.
The Canada I knew and loved is dead and buried, murdered by dirty tactics of King Harper.
Can we ever go back? Can the tide ever be turned? I fear not.
I say this not to defend Harper and his actions, but this is nothing new. Jean Chretien used similar tactics as well, and had many advantages PR wise over Stephen Harper. Allowing him to do it with far less public curiosity.
I say public curiosity because that is all things in this country are. We don't do much of anything to effect the outcome of our politics. However, we love to partake in daily water-cooler conversations and nag about the situation.
History shows us again, many people in Trudeau's cabinet said that he was extremely over-controlling and dictator-like. Very much like Stephen Harper.
Canada has been rather dysfunctional for quiet some time. I am astonished as to how it has failed to dawn on many people till now.
Ashoo May 9, 2011 at 2:10 PM
I am also disgusted at the negative ads campaign started in our country similar to the US style. Due to our short memory span these negative ads only concentrate on personal statements given in a particular context and get our attention without looking at the bigger picture. Frankly I believe US elections are sold to the highest bidder and it would be a shame if this policy was adopted in this country.
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In relative terms, Net Promoter Score (NPS) is still a shiny new toy in the research cot. Whilst there are plenty of other people developing and spruiking new measures and theories in the field, very few take hold as quickly and universally as NPS.
In 9 out of 10 presentations to marketing teams, I have to explain the concept of NPS (which is fine – keeps me in a job).
Google "NPS benchmarks" or something similar. Tumbleweeds will float (or tumble as the case may be) past your monitor before you get a useful source of information. Though truth be told, when I did this I came across this blog post (http://www.socialmediaplayground.com/research/correlating-word-of-mouth-conversations-with-net-promoter-score/2008/10/31) from Affinitive in the US which is decidedly similar in theme and concept to this one (that's a hat tip).
2. It is highly variable across aspects such as product category, personal experience and even culture.
This high variability brings to a head the point of this article. Is NPS inconsistent (a bad thing), or simply sensitive (a good thing)?
There's plenty of ways to look at this. For now I'm going to look at the simplest: Whether NPS actually has a relationship with what it's purported to measure, people talking about your brand.
In other words, are people who say they'll tell others about your brand actually doing this in real life, and does NPS accurately reflect this action?
Luckily, Soup have a mountain of data they can answer this question with. For every Word of Mouth campaign we've run (and we've run over 100) we ask people involved in the campaign (ie Soupers) how likely they are to purchase a brand (brand sentiment), how many people they've spoken to about a brand (conversations), and how likely they are to recommend that brand ongoing (NPS).
What is the relationship between NPS and brand related conversations.
If you've made it this far and are still waiting for me to explain the basics of NPS and how it's calculated, unfortunately, it's not going to happen here – but you can find out everything you need to know through this website(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Promoter)then come back and rightfully feel in the know.
Does NPS relate to positive sentiment about a brand?
Are advocates more likely to purchase than Neutrals & Detractors?
If they are, what kind of difference is evident. How strong is the difference?
My prediction before looking seriously at the data was that there would be a clear relationship. The logical train of thought is that if you like something, you buy it and tell other people about it. Human nature 101. There might be outliers (a statistician's term for people that don't make sense) that don't follow this logic, but overall, you'd expect these to be the exception to the rule.
Previous research by the Keller Fay Group (http://kellerfay.com) supports this notion by finding that people are much more likely to talk about brands when they have an experience with them, for example , drink a Coke, watch Two and a Half Men (why??), etc. Goes without saying that if you like something, you tend to go out of your way to experience it and hence are more likely to talk about it – and vice-versa. Dislike something, you avoid it and talk less about it.
A quick explanation of what data chart is collecting. Each grey line represents answers to a Soup WOM campaign from somewhere between 300 and 1000 respondents. The campaigns vary across categories but lean towards more FMCG products. The red line represents the average across the data collected.
As a researcher, I (and most other researchers for that matter) tend to question before accepting. Some call it cynicism, others realism. Whatever it is, I'll get the address the voice of dissent in my head to clear the air before moving on to the implications of these findings.
Why are these purchase rates so high, especially amongst Detractors and even Neutrals (No brand in their right mind would pass up a 25% market share overall, not just with their detractors)?
It's simply a consequence of who these respondents are and what they have experienced. Everyone included in this research had been selected specifically for being most likely to be positive about the product in question (that's one of the key aspects of a Word of Mouth campaign). As such, there are very few ratings at the extreme lower end of the NPS scale (ie 0 through 4). So Detractors probably skew a little more positive than if it were asked of the broader population.
On top of this, all respondents have had a direct experience with the product in question. Drawing on my own experience with NPS, it's when people don't experience a brand that their NPS ratings drop into the very low ranges.
There's also a distinct pragmatism about Detractors who have experienced a brand and will still purchase it. They may be willing to purchase a product, but they don't see it as something that their friends are into (a revelation that often occurs after having shared it with them).
This is why the Detractors are more than likely higher purchasers in this research than if you were to question a general population sample.
So basically, this research IS NOT representative of the population as a whole, and I make no claims of it being so…BUT, I still believe any overlying relationships and trends discovered with this research are valid and relevant. It's probably just that they would be a little less pronounced in the "real world".
Taking into account the red line, the relationship between NPS and purchase likelihood is most certainly as expected, a positive one. Whilst Detractors, as mentioned start the race quite high with a 26% purchase likelihood, Advocates blow them out of the water with a 96% purchase likelihood. Neutrals initially seem to murk the waters of this relationship a little with a 79% purchase likelihood, but looking that average closely you can see how diverse the scores it is based off actually are, ranging from 58% to 92%. This is particularly so when you compare it to the tight knit grouping that makes up the Advocates average.
All up, this gives a surprise double dose of kudos to NPS as a score. The NPS calculation is validated by sensibly ignoring the more variable group of Neutrals, and it's shown to have a clear positive relationship with brand preference.
A victory to logic and the easy question (at least that's what it was initially) is answered.
Does advocacy relate to the very thing it's trying to measure, conversations about a product or service?
Position conversations by Detractors as a baseline, and look at proportion of conversations above or below this amongst Neutrals and Advocates. Basically, some brands are more talkable than others, so doing this makes it a little easier to compare across campaigns without losing the basic premise of what we're measuring.
If there are differences evident, how strong are they?
My prediction again didn't stray too much from logic and gave society the benefit of the doubt, in that if they say they're going to do something in future, that's what they've been doing in the past (a rare instance of optimism from a researcher there).
Again, with the exception of a couple of campaigns where Neutrals talk less than Detractors, all is as you'd expect. On average, Neutrals speak about a brand 5% more than Detractors whilst Advocates jump 34% over Detractors. In other words, Advocates speak to much more people about a brand than Neutrals who in turn speak to more people than Detractors.
Interestingly, in combining the results of brand sentiment and conversations the old customer service adage of "give people a good experience they'll tell 5 people, give people a bad experience they'll tell 20" just doesn't stand up to the facts. Simple as that. As two campaigns point out, there are exceptions to the rule, but on the whole people are much more likely to talk about things they like.
1. There is a clearly defined distinction between Detractors and Advocates, and the sometimes grey area in between (Neutrals) is conveniently and logically ignored. In other words, the NPS calculation makes sense.
2. The metric NPS claims to measure, conversations and people advocating a brand, plays out in real life. The higher the NPS score the more people are talking about your brand.
I must admit, I didn't go into this research hoping to lay another brick in the defensive wall of NPS. I tend to go for the underdog and NPS is about as far from underdog status as you can get. But it seems like I may've done exactly that. In the end NPS is a consistent score (in relative terms) accurately reflecting what it purports to. You can't ask for much more than that.
Does this mean NPS is the "only score you need to measure business success" as is often claimed? I and many other researchers wouldn't say so, and the few campaigns that provide results a little off average support this. But to say that it should be disregarded and is inaccurate is flat out wrong. Understand what it reflects and validate it by further metrics and you're well on the way to understanding your brand and customer.


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Though.. I was looking to see if there's a way to tap in to the actual documentation url with this version rather than just the release nots.


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Neasura taprobana is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Sri Lanka.

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Gently fry 2 dl of oil with a bulb of garlic cut in half in a small pan for 20 minutes. Cool and add 5 dl of fresh oil, then filter.
Cut the bread into pieces, removing the crust; dry it near a source of heat.
Cut the rinsed cod into cubes and scald it in unsalted boiling water. Set to one side. Drain the fish and dry it in a clean cloth.
Blanche the borrage in slightly salted water, squeeze well and chop.
Finely chop the parsley, marjoram and thyme.
In a large bowl, mix the softened cod, dried bread, borrage, scalded cod, Parmigiano and chopped herbs. Add the egg and the garlic oil. Let the flavours mingle and shape the mixture into quenelles, covering your hands in white flour; keep in the fridge.
Stew the chopped scallion with a little oil and water in a small saucepan, add the dry white wine and allow to reduce. Add the water used to cook the cod, the maize flour and the saffron. Cook for about 1 hour, blend and keep hot.
Cook the knödel in slightly salted boiling water, season with the herb butter. Pour a little hot sauce on the plates, place three knödel on it, decorate with pepper pistils, borrage sprouts and very fine katzuobushi; serve very hot.


States around the country continue to grapple with the unfunded liabilities of public employee pension plans, but a new report from the Pew Center on the States says Kentucky is still one of the worst. The report noted that Kentucky failed to pay its annual pension contribution from 2005 to 2010, and that the state's pension system was 54 percent funded in fiscal year 2010 and faced a $17 billion funding gap.
The Commonwealth joined Connecticut, Illinois and Rhode Island as the only states in the country with pensions funded less than 55 percent in 2010. The national average was over 70 percent. Kentucky did fare better than other states in funding retiree health care costs, at 15 percent versus the national average of 8 percent.
Kentucky business leaders and individuals are becoming increasingly aware that tax dollars for education and other important programs are being diverted to keep afloat an unsustainable pension system. The Kentucky Chamber commends the state legislature for making much-needed changes to the state's pension system in 2008 and 2010, but believes more aggressive actions are necessary.
Pew noted that other states have pursued comprehensive reforms to ensure fiscal stability of their retirement systems, including moving to a defined contribution or hybrid plan. The Chamber recommended this approach in its Building a Stronger Bucket report, pointing out that in the private sector only 20 percent of all Americans age 50 and over received some form of employment-based pension. We urge the members of the Kentucky Public Pension Task Force, created during the 2012 legislative session, to strongly consider this and other solutions that can be enacted in 2013.


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Review: Alice Wu's 'The Half of It' offers refreshing twist on teen romance
Nicole Clark	April 28, 2020Updated: April 29, 2020, 12:01 pm
Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis) gives love letter advice to Paul Munsky (Daniel Diemer) in Alice Wu's "The Half of It" (2020). Photo: KC Bailey, Netflix
Midway through Netflix's latest coming-of-age dramedy, "The Half of It," high school golden boy Paul Munsky turns to Ellie Chu for advice about romancing the girl of his dreams. It's a classic teen movie trope, the boy and the girl sharing their feelings about love, unaware of their potential for attraction — and most films in this genre might treat their mutual interest as an inevitability. But "The Half of It" flips this on its head.
Bay Area native Alice Wu's new film, out Friday, May 1, is a modern-day, queer version of "Cyrano de Bergerac." Ellie, played by Leah Lewis, is a Chinese American high school student who has a paper writing business (yes, she gets paid to do her classmates' homework) to help her widowed father pay the bills. But she takes on a new assignment: She helps affable football player Paul (Daniel Diemer) woo popular girl Aster Flores (Alexxis Lemire), through writing love letters on his behalf. But Ellie also has a huge crush on Aster, and pretending she doesn't becomes more and more difficult.
"The Half of It" revitalizes many of the coming-of-age cliches it borrows, through focusing on the female gaze. It's a refreshing, much-needed shift in perspective. Ellie is a young woman of great heart, despite her reserved exterior and sharp wit. Though her attraction to Aster feels impossible to express publicly, their rapport is undeniable. Where Paul struggles to find common ground with Aster — generically calling her "pretty," "smart," and "never mean" — Ellie has text conversations with Aster about art and literature. She's also pretty good at flirting, much of the time without knowing it.
The romantic arc is marked by these moments of quiet longing, and a Shakespearean comedy of hidden identities. While teen love triangles are often bound by rules that feel too cheap or fantastical (like two men fighting over a young woman, or a dystopian society that keeps shoving an unlikely duo together), "The Half of It" finds its tensions in these more realistic difficulties. Life is difficult if you are a queer Asian American woman, especially if you are being raised by a single dad, and especially if you live in a small, predominantly white, conservative town.
Alongside these constraints, the film applies many of the rules of romantic comedy to its other core relationships, focusing on the deep impact of non-romantic love. Genuine friendship is just as important and nourishing as romantic love — though high schoolers may be fixating on the latter. The film hits hardest with such tender moments. Paul expresses genuine interest in learning about Ellie's culture, and Ellie's father teaches Paul how to make dumplings. Ellie quietly advocates for Paul's attempts at innovating within his family's sausage company. Love is, as Ellie describes, the effort you put in.
Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis) and Aster Flores (Alexxis Lemire) meet in Alice Wu's "The Half of It" (2020). Photo: KC Bailey, Netflix
It's a rare treat to see a film where so much of the cast is so genuinely likable. It's easy to see Paul as a one-dimensional oaf, but the film gives him depth in the form of his family. Aster's own popularity is written as a kind of straitjacket, and the film humanizes her beyond her status as a beautiful trophy.
This isn't to say these characters are not without their prejudices. "The Half of It" also focuses on the pain of othering and the importance of challenging racism, making it a particularly relevant film for 2020. Ellie's classmates yell "Ellie Chu chugga chugga chu chu," as she bikes by. Despite having a doctorate, her father is stuck in a dead-end railroad job because his employers care more about promoting those with perfect, unaccented English.
And while none of the characters in the film immediately overcome the biases they were raised with — in particular, the internalized homophobia of their cloistered community — the film shows what it means to try. "The Half of It" does not pretend that our closest friends and family aren't capable of terribly hurtful things. But it also allows its characters to attempt to make up for their mistakes. These quiet silver linings allow the film to meaningfully validate Ellie's experiences of racism and homophobia without fetishizing trauma. It's refreshing to see a film that not only spotlights a queer Asian American woman but also treats her with such respect and tenderness.
By the nature of the film's setup, there is no way for each of the main characters to get a classically happy ending. This isn't a spoiler, or at least "The Half of It" doesn't want you to treat that as such; Ellie explains "in case you haven't guessed, this is not a love story" early in the film. Yet each of the characters finds something even better: compassion, vulnerability, a better sense of self and an understanding that love doesn't always have to be romantic. And all of it comes as a result of the ways they have supported — and ultimately, loved — one another.
Isn't that the promise of a truly great coming-of-age film?
M"The Half of It": Dramedy. Starring Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer and Alexxis Lemire. Directed by Alice Wu. (PG- 13. 104 minutes. Available on Netflix starting Friday, May 1.)
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Nicole Clark	Nicole Clark is a freelance writer.


VITROHM offers a range of low-ohm resistors for current sensing applications, resistance ranges typically from 1 milliohm to 100 milliohms.
These devices are of non-wound construction and made from flat resistive alloy wire.
The resistor's specification depends on the material and the chosen dimensions, namely specific-resistance, thermal conductivity and temperature coefficient are of importance.
The "KN resistors" are available in standardized sizes with choices of open-frame and ceramic cased types. Copper leads are welded to the resistive element for board assembly.
The value is specified over a given "measuring length". Between the two measuring points lies the element plus some copper-wire for contact purposes. If the actual used total length of the resistor in the application differs from this specified length, the influence of the copper wire of 0.4 mΩ per centimeter must be considered.
Typically the temperature coefficient of the resistive element ranges around 150 ppm/ºC (ask factory for details). However, the copper wire is part of the effective resistance and influences the TC between the contacts.The lower the resistance value, the more influence of the copper leads, the higher the TC! If the TC is of concern in a given application, a vertical style of the KN-family should be used (type 35X-009). In this case the influence of the copper wire is almost eliminated.
The "KN-resistors "are standard products with a fixed given power rating (P70). Nevertheless, current rating can be of concern, especially if overload or pulse conditions can occur. The current limit is defined by the current density, and 100 A per mm2 are considered absolute maximum in power electronics. With a 0,8 mm diameter copper wire, the current limit is 50 A. With respect to reliability, the welding junction between copper and resistive alloy should not carry more than 20 A continuously. The 50 A limit may not be exceeded even under pulse conditions.
VITROHM provides tools to produce U-shaped low-ohm resistors for direct board mounting. The solder-tags (1 or 2 per side) are of given dimensions, the size of the final unit is designed in accordance with the applicational requirements. If the demand for a shunt-resistor justifies a customized solution, the LPS-family offers a variety of possibilities. The dimensions of the part are ruled by the requested power rating, as the generated heat needs to be dissipated by an appropriate surface area. To remain within reasonable size-limits, LPS-resistors are made up to 8 W rated power.
Normally, the user defines the resistance value (1 mΩ to 60 mΩ) the requested power and size limitations,if any. According to this, VITROHM designs the part.
The parts can be manufactured with 2 or 4 solder tags. 4 are used either for Kelvin-connections or for high current applications. Depending from the material's thickness, one solder contact can carry up to 70A, so a 4-contact part can carry 140A (ask factory).
However, the solder-tag represents a significant resistance if not embedded totally in solder!
Utmost care must be given during assembly and board soldering, otherwise resistance value will be above specification and overheating at solder joint may occur.
Solder tags are made from resistive alloy to avoid falsification of temperature coefficient. Solderability is enhanced by special chemical cleaning of the surface after production and is preserved by special packing in nitrogen atmosphere. Nevertheless, in cases, soldering parameters (temperature, time) must be adjusted for good results, as the LPS-resistor acts like a heat-sink during soldering.
RM: Available from 5 to 25 mm, preferably in 5 mm-steps.
H, B and S depend on material, resistance value and required rating.
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The power rating for this type is limited by the max. temperature of the moulding material. Overheating may cause carbonizing of the plastic, short circuit may occur. This limits also the pulse handling capacity. 40A can be carried by the internal contacts, but energy must not exceed 625 mWs.
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JAC will be hosting its annual User Conference on the 23rd May in central London to bring together over 160 representatives from sites across the country and internationally for a full day of presentations, workshops and networking.
This year's agenda has been designed around our users to give them the information, insights and engagement they want to continue to benefit from JAC's medicines management solution. The conference is a unique opportunity for our users to connect with other sites, understand our products and plans in detail and discuss their questions and progress face-to-face with our leadership team and technical experts.
An update on UK National Strategies in a plenary presentation by Ann Slee, Digital Technology, NHS England.
Interoperability and the future presented by Ethan Richardson, JAC Product Manager.
Deploying a Regional Chemotherapy system presented by Dr Arne Westgaard, Oncologist and Project Leader MKB project, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.
Business-Intelligence breakfast session featuring the Intellifront reporting dashboards available from ChristianSteven.
Global Digital Exemplar and Digital Medicines Management Plans presented by Jo Watts, GDE Programme Manager, & Anna Bunch, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
Updates on JAC support for the Falsified Medicines Directive and GS1.
Case study of the Pharmatrac pilot implementation at West Cornwall Hospital with David Buller, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medicines Optimisation & EPMA, Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.
We have now reached capacity for this event and registrations are now closed. Highlights and presentations from the event will be made available on request.
For those of you who are joining us, we look forward to hosting you.


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We have a method for obtaining pertinent information, this method begins by listening thoroughly to the aspects of your business, your industry, the market you are in. We also consider your competition and the business factors that play a role in the actions or decisions you make on a regular basis. The solutions to problems that you are aware of are often technology related. Rarely do we run across a completely frictionless operation. There are always areas that can be improved and those improvements typically mean bottom line savings.


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Published: July 12, 2019, 6:48 am
Tags: Local, Roanoke, News
First Team Subaru, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society deliver hope to cancer patients
Patients at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital receive 80 blankets
ROANOKE, Va. – An item that many people take for granted is giving hope to cancer patients in southwest Virginia.
First Team Subaru in Roanoke teamed up with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Thursday to deliver 80 blankets to cancer patients at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
"This year, we're delivering about 1,300 blankets to patients across the commonwealth, about 43,000 nationally," said Khiem Tran, with the Leukemia and Lympoma Society-Virginia chapter.
First Team Subaru, as part of its Subaru Loves to Care month in June, teamed up with LLS to make Thursday's special deliveries happen.
"It's a tough thing to come in and see these patients laying there or some hooked up to chemo, but just a little ray of hope that we get to bring in, it's a great thing," said Karen Wiseman, First Team Subaru's owner loyalty manager.
Michael Simmons, of North Carolina, received one of the blankets. He said he was diagnosed with leukemia in February and travels to Carilion for his treatments.
"I'm going on six months of leukemia treatments, and the treatments cause you to not really be able to regulate your temperature," Simmons said.
Simmons said he was very grateful for the blanket.
"You get cold. You get hot. But being in the hospital, you tend to stay very cold," Simmons said. "Having these blankets, they're a very nice gift and something that we can use on a consistent basis."
Subaru also donated more than $37,000 to Carilion on Thursday.
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The way you stand out in this field is by not mailing it in. Don't get me wrong: I could mail it in and would probably be fine. If I interview an author, I don't have to read the book. Most podcast hosts don't. But when I make myself take the process seriously, never mailing it in but always doing as much advance research as I can, the end product is so much better.
And that's why we've been able to stand out. One, we've produced a ton of episodes, and our listeners are very loyal, and two, I've tried to improve over time and always do my best possible work.
Note: this quote is paraphrased, so if I got something wrong, it's on me, not him.
There's an obvious lesson here: the winners in the New, New Economy will be the ones who don't mail it in.
And the thing about mailing it in is that sometimes in life, you can mail it in. You don't have to give A++ effort to everything. If you try to do that, you'll burn out or just not be able to give enough attention to your core goals.
But for whatever those core goals are, if you want to excel and stand out in a world of amateurs, you do have to go above and beyond. You have to give more and dive deeper. You have to read the book before you do the interview, even if you have three interviews and three books a week. You have to care about your customers (readers, listeners, clients, etc.) and seek to improve as you go along.
I think if you start with this perspective—"I'm not going to mail it in"—it will be much easier to navigate whatever technological or social changes happen along the way. Those things will always be in flux. Your commitment to excellence should remain resolute.
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With Heather away on a girls' trip during the long holiday weekend, Truitt and I made the drive up to North Carolina to let my parents soak up time with their grandson. I managed, also, to sneak away to visit another Truitt: the sculpture Night Wing by Anne Truitt, on display at the Mint Museum in Charlotte.
My son being named for her, it's likely I think of Anne Truitt more than most other artists. I thought a lot about her before he came along, too, of course, and spent much of the pregnancy re-reading her journals. I return to them continually. I do not, unfortunately, get to spend so much time with her artworks in person. I shouldn't have been surprised at the feeling of actual giddiness as I paid my admission and asked where the piece was located. I laughed at my own excitement as I hurried to the elevator.
Night Wing is, basically, a column of wood gone over with acrylic paint. It measures 72"h x 12"w x 12"d. It registers to the eye as a violet monochrome. It is easy enough to describe it in this banal way. Such a description, of course, belies the work's presence, to say nothing of the patience and laborious determination required to create it. But how can I describe the shock I felt at first seeing it from afar? In that instant all my giddiness evaporated. Truitt's works are not objects of the "what you see is what you see" variety. They are rooted in memory and intuition, in a kind of ever-fleeting episteme which must nevertheless assert itself. Her shapes appeared before her fully formed, arriving as unexpected visions. Her colors were often worked out in "rough facsimiles," color being a more slippery thing to translate from the mind into the world. But there was no need to force ideas, only to be aware. As easy-going as this may sound, it is a precarious balancing act for an artist, bound to bring frustration and disappointment all the while demanding constant openness and vulnerability. Now I was standing in the presence of one of these hard won visions made physical. A new feeling then took me by surprise: assurance.
Anne Truitt's works negotiate a space between epiphany and contemplation. Even if we are barred from sharing in the precise memory that was for her linked to such a work as Night Wing, we share in the general experience of memory itself, of unexpected memories, of our interactions with them in all their myriad manifestations. But one must be receptive to this. Like anything, epiphany and contemplation are aided by being regularly practiced. I considered this as, over the course of nearly two hours, I watched museum patrons come and go, most seeming to barely register Night Wing and favoring instead the dancing stripes of Gene Davis's Jack-in-Box or the electric vibrato of Richard Anuszkiewicz's Soft Orange. Many people passed by in pairs, and, pausing for a moment before one of these pieces, would quietly comment on its effect—an invariably immediate effect.
I've read somewhere, I believe in Arden Reed's Slow Art, that the average time a viewer spends with an artwork is between six and ten seconds. I have no way to verify this, but I accept it as verified for me at least anecdotally. We want to see everything a museum has to offer, what catches the eye most rapidly takes precedent, and at heart we are true believers that information grants knowledge as quickly as we can receive it. It isn't for me to say that one way of navigating a museum or gallery is better or worse than any other. I was struck, however, by the apparent uniformity of movements around me. Why was I compelled to lean, walk to and from, squat, crawl, and sit with this single work? I did not want to be that man Truitt describes in Turn: "He had all the relish of a casually greedy person with a tasty tidbit in view; he was on his way to gulp down my life with as little consideration as he would an artichoke heart." Still, yes, I wanted to see the bit of dust there, and the light play across the layers of subtly shifting colors. I wanted to take in the light those colors seemed in turn to emit. I wanted to catch glimpses of the horizontal and vertical strokes she alternated, sanding each one down until a final, perfectly smooth surface emerged. I wanted to glide over that surface. I wanted look underneath, to see the recessed base, to witness how such a simple little thing can make this column of wood float, hovering just as it might have in that instant when the piece occurred to her. Yet above all I wanted to share with this sculpture memories for which there are no words.
And all of these things I did. I thought of my son, I thought of my wife, I thought of my parents, I thought of many friendships, I thought of my own art, of others' art, of art in general, of utterly random moments, and, of course, I thought of Anne Truitt herself. I thought, also, of nothing. For timeless stretches I was simply there. It occurs to me only now that this is essentially the same state I enter into when painting.
So there I sat, staring at Night Wing. Occasionally I noted the whispered conversations or heard excited calls from the adjacent hall to see "the Obama painter" Kehinde Wiley's Philip the Fair. It occurred to me the extent to which so much in the experience of art is social. There is an undeniable healthfulness in this—so much so that it seems nearly antisocial to excuse oneself from it. But I remained assured by Night Wing. I thought, "It is communal, not social." I then quickly clarified for myself, "Communion, that's the word for this." This act is private enough to render one nearly invisible, and not just to passersby. After all, had there been in another room of the museum someone else communing with an artwork of their own, we could never know of each other's presence.
In point of fact, my fellow museum patrons really existed only at the periphery of my experience with Night Wing, but it is admittedly easier to speak of my juxtaposition with them than to put into words a span of time that, in its most sublime moments, exceeded language. And if I have spoken of Anne Truitt's works here as "between epiphany and contemplation" and as "communion," I have done so fully aware that such descriptors evoke the sacred. This is for me something distinct from the religious. The Latin sacer suggests something more akin to "accursed" or "cast out." In ancient Roman law one so designated could be murdered with impunity but could not be sacrificed in rites of religious ceremony. Somewhat ironically, this status effectively granted the condemned a sovereign existence, freeing him of proscribed obligations to state and society. It is a dramatic metaphor, to be sure, but then I am reminded of a line Truitt wrote in Daybook, "There are murders as subtle as a turned eye." When the time came, I slowly made my way out of the room, trying to hold Night Wing in view for as long as possible.
The following morning Truitt and I said goodbye to my parents. The drive isn't a particularly long one for an adult, but is a bit much for a toddler who mostly wants to run and climb about. I tried to time our departure with his nap to save some fussing. Soon enough we were caught in a heavy downpour that brought the highway traffic to a crawl. Glancing in the mirror I saw Truitt was fast asleep. Well, he certainly has assurance in me, doesn't he? I couldn't help but smile, a little giddiness creeping back in at how impossibly much I love this child.
No view can be held forever. We simply must be receptive, ever willing to risk the "turned eye," and recognize our moments of communion when they arise. "People talk as if art were something that you did with your eyes and your brain, but it's not," Anne Truitt said in an oral history for the Smithsonian, "It's something that grows out of a ground." This ground is inherently difficult to speak to: indeed, it is sacred. At our best, this is what we put at stake when we put art into the world.