James Gips, an award-winning Boston College computer scientist whose work in assistive technology has helped people with disabilities live fuller lives, died on June 10. He was 72.
A celebration of his life will take place on Thursday, June 14, at 2 p.m. in the Corcoran Commons Heights Room.
Visiting hours will be held June 13 from 4-8 p.m. at the Roberts Mitchell Caruso Funeral Home, 15 Miller Street, Medfield.
Dr. Gips, the John R. and Pamela Egan Professor of Computer Science in the Carroll School of Management, was the co-inventor and co-developer of two groundbreaking assistive technologies, EagleEyes and Camera Mouse, which enable users to operate computers through eye or head movements. The systems have been used by people with cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, traumatic brain injury and other disorders.
In creating EagleEyes and Camera Mouse, Dr. Gips – along with his collaborators, Peter Olivieri and Joseph Tecce – set the stage for a multitude of inspiring stories of families with children suffering from severe disabilities whose lives were changed by the technology. Testimonials were often delivered through print, broadcast and other media, but many came directly to Dr. Gips and his colleagues.
One correspondent wrote about EagleEyes' impact on his five-year-old grandson Adam: "Yesterday I watched him play a computer game that made the monkeys jump on the bed while whimsical music played. Adam giggled then, miracle of miracles, Adam made it play again and then again! What kind of miracle is that you might ask. It's the most remarkable kind if your grandson has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Adam cannot speak, sit up, crawl, walk or roll over and is fed with a tube in his tummy.
Olivieri, a Carroll School associate professor for information systems who retired in 2011, mourned the passing of his longtime friend and colleague. "Jim was a wonderful person, kind and compassionate, bright and articulate, who loved his family, his students and his friends. He always asked his students to think about how they could make a difference, and how their knowledge could make the world a better place.
Dr. Gips had already made an impact in the computer science field before joining the BC faculty in 1976, through his foundational work with George Stiny on shape grammars, a specific class of production systems that generate geometric shapes as a means to study two and three-dimensional languages. In 1980, Dr. Gips – who in addition to the Carroll School Information Systems Department held a joint appointment with the Computer Science Department in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences – was one of two BC faculty members (along with historian Samuel Miller) to win the inaugural Alpha Sigma Nu National Book Awards for Algorithmic Aesthetics, which he authored with Stiny.
The inspiration for EagleEyes came from a casual discussion in 1992 between Dr. Gips and Olivieri, in which they talked about the possibility of controlling computers through the mind. Exploring the idea further, the two reached out to Tecce, who suggested EOG, or electrooculography, which can track eye movements by detecting electrical signals in the eye; electrodes placed around the eyes detect those signals. The three figured out a way of amplifying the signals and converting them to corresponding movements of a cursor.
Working on that basis, the trio created a prototype that enabled the user to play video games on the computer through eye movement. After Dr. Gips presented their device at a scientific conference, he was asked about its potential uses. He mused that it might help children with disabilities, although he and his collaborators hadn't yet investigated such a possibility.
Dr. Gips, Olivieri and Tecce tested the device, dubbed "EagleEyes," by using it with students at the BC Campus School, which serves children with multiple disabilities. Over time, they added refinements that enabled users to spell out words, create music and "eye-paint" – make colors appear on the computer screen – among other functions.
In 1994, EagleEyes was chosen as one of five finalists for a prestigious Discover Award for Technological Innovation, sponsored by Discover magazine.
The trio sought to duplicate the EagleEyes system to make it available outside of BC, such as for collaborative schools and families. It was increasingly difficult to keep up with the demand, but Dr. Gips couldn't find investors willing to back the project until the nonprofit Opportunity Foundation of America (OFOA) expressed interest.
In 2004, OFOA signed a licensing agreement with BC to provide manufacturing, distribution and training for EagleEyes. During the first decade of the license, OFOA placed more than 280 EagleEyes systems in the US, Canada and Ireland.
Three years later, Dr. Gips won a da Vinci Award "honoring exceptional design and engineering achievements in accessibility and universal design, that empowers people of all abilities."
By then, Dr. Gips and his team had begun producing Camera Mouse, which they made available for download in June of 2007. Some 3.3 million downloads were recorded in its first decade.
"Bless you all for this precious gift to so many who lost their voice," wrote the father of an ALS patient who used Camera Mouse. "I love you all!!!!"
Dr. Gips' more recent research activity was to examine aspects of the effects of technology and new media on consumer behavior and psychology, in collaboration with Carroll School Associate Professor of Marketing S. Adam Brasel. The two formed the Marketing Interfaces Lab at BC.
In 2015, Dr. Gips received teaching honors from both the Carroll School Honors Program and the BC chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society.
Prior to joining Boston College, Dr. Gips worked at the Department of Biomathematics at the University of California-Los Angeles and at the Psychophysiology Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda.
Dr. Gips earned a bachelor's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University.
He is survived by his wife Barbara; children Amy and Jonathan; his sister Kathy; and a grandson.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Dr. Gips' memory to Opportunity Foundation of America or the Campus School at Boston College.


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Billy Devlin (born October 7, 1969) is an American film actor and writer.

Devlin was born William Gerardo Devlin in New York City, New York and raised in the town of Wantagh, New York. As a writer, Devlin has done rewrites on Disney's Remember the Titans and Glory Road as well as having had projects in development at several major studios. He's played minor parts, most notably in films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

Filmography
Loser (1991) – Surfer Sage
Crimson Tide (1995) – Navigator
The Rock (1996) – Navy SEAL #6
The Paraclete (1996) – Tommy
Con Air (1997) – Guard #3
Kiss & Tell (1997) – Liam McMannis
Armageddon (1998) – Roughneck #3
Rush Hour (1998) – FBI Agent at Building
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) – Det. Jurgens
The Shrink Is In (2001) – Uniformed Officer #2
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) – Agent Sledge
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) – ESU Guy
G-Force (2009) – Saber's Security Guard (uncredited)

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American male film actors
Male actors from New York (state)
Writers from Ithaca, New York
Living people
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Integration Of Refugees Working Better In Reykjavík
Resources, cultural life and other factors are making the integration of asylum seekers easier in Reykjavík than in other parts of the country.
The capital has taken in some 150 asylum seekers from all over the world, Vísir reports, with most of them living in apartments located midtown. The policy is a part of a deal Reykjavík worked out with Reykjanesbæ to take on more refugees, as space and resources were running short.
Anna Kristinsdóttir, the Chairperson of Human Rights for the city of Reykjavík, told reporters that the project has been going well.
"Many of these [asylum seekers] have been in Iceland for a long time, and these changes have been almost effortless," she said.
Anna points out that asylum seekers in Reykjavík have access to things such as pools, mass transportation and more. In addition, the experience of living in the city is vastly different from living in more rural areas.
"We have heard from them that it's different being here in the crowds than in some sparse rural space," she said, "You blend into the crowd here. This is maybe the biggest difference and makes social integration easier, which is exactly what the mayor offered at the start of the project."
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Hollywood studio Sony has been told to cancel the release of its "movie of terrorism" – a reference to the Kim Jong-un-baiting comedy The Interview – in a message purporting to be from hackers who recently broke into the company's systems and stole millions of dollars' worth of sensitive data.
Reports relating to the cyber-attack on Sony have centred on the possibility that it was backed by North Korea in retaliation for the release of The Interview, which features a plot by the CIA to assassinate Kim Jong-un. Earlier this week, a spokesperson for the North Korean government said the attack may have been a "righteous deed of supporters and sympathisers", despite once again denying direct responsibility.
It is not clear whether Guardians of Peace has further sensitive Sony information that it could leak if The Interview is not removed from release schedules. Hackers have already posted five unreleased Sony films, including the big-budget musical remake Annie, on file-sharing sites, potentially costing the studio hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. Other leaked data includes the $8.4m (£5.4m) salary allegedly received by The Interview's co-director and star Seth Rogen, as well as a slightly lower sum supposedly received by his co-star James Franco. Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone and Rebel Wilson are among around 47,000 people whose personal information has been leaked into the public domain.
The Interview hits US cinemas on Christmas Day and the UK on 6 February. One consideration for Sony executives might be the potential box office benefit to the film in the wake of widespread publicity surrounding the cyber-attack. Rogen and Franco have done little to play down the hype, taking on the subject head-on with a joint appearance on 6 December on Saturday Night Live, in which they joked that sensitive personal photographs were amongst the stash of stolen data.


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Below is the new view looking south from Paseo, down Fremont Ave. There is a giant electrical metering box plastered to the front and Avocado Green front doors to 3 of the 6 total units being constructed that abruptly face Fremont Ave with almost no setback from the sidewalk. The facade is bland – 90% hardie panels done in white, there is nothing but flatness. A very odd box, where 2 stories vary only 12″ in plane from the ground level, and a strange fake wood siding 'wrap' that carries from the right side of the ground floor north elevation, skirts the facade horizontally at that 12″ soffit heading south and runs vertically up the south little extension wall to the roof. The stair tower is the obvious shape that penetrates the box at the top to provide access to a giant exposed roof deck for residents. And what a nightmare seeing all these cans out literally so people can't use the street parking, which is entirely illegal without proper parking permits and parking signage for the construction project.
As far as construction progress, the exterior shell is mostly done while the interior is still fairly incomplete. The sidewalk is in dire need of improvements – it was rough to begin with (as most of Fremont Ave is from all the large tree roots disrupting the sidewalk), but added to it has been the utility upgrades from the water and sewer the project required and general wear and tear done by construction trucks and things rolling over the curb a hundred times during the project duration. Most cities require the owner to pay for the sidewalk replacement and right of way improvements be done by planting street trees and shrubs. My biggest complaint is that they should follow-up on whether those plants survive in a year and there should be a maintenance plan in place that waters the trees and shrubs for that first year because that is when plants will truly root in the new soil or die forever. When they die forever, the owner and tenants never replace those and at the very least they get pulled out of hte ground and never replaced, leaving a bear strip of dirt that never grows anything again – have you seen this? It is pretty prevalent in Seattle.
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Player Ratings to the Theme of Two Worded States
New York to West Virginia
By dnoll5 Feb 18, 2019, 10:00am CST
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That game was actually not as close as the final score indicated. Kansas thoroughly dominated and now gets a welcome week to prepare for Texas Tech. Things are looking better in Jayhawk country.
5 Stars: New York
This is the no-brainer number one. New York City is amazing and even if you get out of there, you have some decent skiing in and near Lake Placid, and of course you have Niagara Falls. Lots to do in New York.
Even in this blowout, no one was good enough to earn a five-star.
4.5 Stars: North Carolina
North Carolina has some decent cities in Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, Greensboro, and others. People also really like their beaches at the Outer Banks. They've got some beautiful nature as well in the Great Smokey Mountains. But here's the kicker, and why North Carolina grabs the 4.5 star spot: I hear that the college basketball players that choose to go to school at the two most prominent schools in the state do so because of their love of the game and not because of money and fake classes. This only adds to the intrigue.
KJ Lawson. This guy has turned a corner, and I'm here for it. As it looks like Lagerald Vick may not return, so KJ Lawson just became way more important. Finished with 15 points and three rebounds.
Devon Dotson. Fifteen points, eight assists, and five rebounds. This guy is one of the top five freshmen in the nation right now. The future is bright with Devon at the helm.
David McCormack had his best game as a Jayhawk against West Virginia. Granted, this could be due to WVU's complete ineptitude, but big Dave handled himself well. Finished with 10 points, four rebounds, and two blocks.
4 Stars: South Carolina
Charleston gets tons of press for being quaint and southern and a culinary capital of the US. Many people also enjoy Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach.
Dedric Lawson. Not a vintage game from the Memphis transfer, but then again, he didn't have to have a vintage performance. His range is improving and that spells trouble for opposing big men.
Mitch Lightfoot. Five points, seven rebounds, and three blocks. If he can open Dedric up from distance, he's done his job. Also, did anyone catch how happy Mitch was when Chris Teahan canned that three? I love Mitch.
3.5 Stars: New Hampshire
This state is really underrated. That tiny little area that touches the Atlantic Ocean is pretty scenic, and you can get some great seafood there.
Ochai Agbaji. Is this dude the best athlete on the team? Had an off day but still finished with 10 points and three boards.
3 Stars: New Mexico
Breaking Bad might've ruined actual tourism for the state of New Mexico, but with several national parks, state parks, and national forests, New Mexico offers nature lovers something that many other states can't offer. White Sands also looks cool, and people like Santa Fe.
Quentin Grimes couldn't really get it to fall, but he was better in other aspects of his game. If his early three would've counted, I think he might've been ready for a monster game.
2 Stars: New Jersey
Jersey Shore, Trump Taj Mahal, Chris Christie. Give me a break.
I was criticized (probably correctly) for placing Charlie Moore too high after the last win, but I can't really put him any higher until he starts contributing offensively. Two points, two assists, and two turnovers. Not good enough at home against WVU.
1 Star: West Virginia
Well, you knew this was coming. It actually looks really pretty (based on a google image search), but I had to put them last. I still can't believe KU lost to this team in Morgantown.
No one was as bad as the state of West Virginia is (in my mind for this article).
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The walk-ons. But shout out to Chris Teahan who brought the house down with a three.
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The Co-operative
Co-op confirms closure of Chanterlands Avenue store leaving residents 'gutted'
Co-op will will close its Chanterlands Avenue store on March 21
Michael Mutch
Generic view of the Co-op food shop on Chanterlands Avenue, west Hull
Chanterlands Avenue residents are "gutted" after hearing "terrible" news that another shop will be closing.
Co-op has confirmed it will be shutting the doors of the Chanterlands Avenue store on March 21 after selling the unit to Highbury Vale Limited which operates Londis.
Staff have been informed of the acquisition and will be given the opportunity to transfer to the new operator once the takeover is complete.
The street has been hit hardfollowing the loss of a number of much-loved businesses in the area, such as fruit and veg shop Five-A-Day and Italian bakery Dolce Vita.
Residents voiced their concerns on social media saying they are "gutted" Co-op has decided to sell its store and raised concerns for its staff.
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One resident, who did not wish to be named, said: "I think we are quite concerned because I know Londis prices are not as competitive as Co-op.
"We have just lost Five A Day which was ideal for fruit and veg. Londis are a convenience store and I think they sell small amounts of fruit and veg but not like Co-op where it was a good selection.
"The store also had a bakery so we will also lose that.
"I think everybody is quite annoyed because Co-op have this brand about being in the community.
"Most of the staff are our neighbours so you could go in and have a chat. Hopefully with Londis it will be the same staff but if not it is really worrying."
Chanterlands Avenue, Hull (Image: Jerome Ellerby)
In September last year, residents spoke to Hull Live saying that the street was suffering from a "dire" dip in trade, adding that the main issue was parking.
"There are some in the street who say it's all down to parking and that nothing is being done about it. But I don't think it's just that," said one resident.
"The way people shop has changed and that has reflected throughout the high street. It would be a shame to see more shops go.
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"We want people to come down here. The restaurants are amazing. Piccolo and Cognac are fantastic. But we want people to come here during the day as well.
"It is a lovely place to live but it is really sad to see so many of the shops closing."
Closing the store in Chanterlands Avenue was a "difficult decision" according to a Co-op spokesman, who confirmed all staff will be able to transfer once the takeover has been completed.
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They said: "The Co-op is moving forward with a clear purpose and momentum and while this often involves opening new stores, we also have to take difficult decisions. It has been agreed to sell our store in Chanterlands.
"The wellbeing of our 11 colleagues – who have been informed – is a number one priority, and we are pleased to confirm that they have the opportunity to transfer to the new operator under TUPE* arrangements, and are being fully supported throughout the sale.
"The last day of trading is expected to be March 21 and we would like to thank the community for its support over the years."
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Mr Peter Idabor, the Director General, National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has called for assent to the agency's amendment bill to ensure criminalisation of oil-spill in the country.
Idabor made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
"At the moment, what we have is just a civil offence, so oil companies know it's just a civil offence and they pollute the environment with impunity.
"But with the amendment bill, it will criminalise any company that pollutes the environment.
"And if they know that it is a criminal offence and that they can be sent to jail for polluting the environment, they will be more careful in their operations,'' he said.
According to him, oil companies, and their managing directors, should be held responsible for such acts which are in defiance of NOSDRA orders.
"It will give NOSDRA more powers to protect and respond to environmental pollution, help support the clean-up of Ogoni and also enable remediation of communities impacted by the oil industry in the Niger Delta.
He also said that most of the loopholes in NOSDRA's operations had been blocked in the amendment bill so that oil companies would be made to obey the law.
"What these oil companies do here, they cannot do in their home countries.
"So we are still looking for ways to enable the communities of the Niger Delta get what they deserve in terms of compensation.
"At the same time we also want them to cooperate with us and know that what they are getting is nothing compared to the damage that is being inflicted on the host environments.
"We are concerned about the impact on the people. If the oil spill is sighted by the community members, they should immediately report to us, either by telephone or by making any other contacts.
Idabor said that any oil company that failed to stop the spill within 24hours would be sanctioned.
"We have been doing that and they have been paying.
"There is an oil company that failed to report a spill and we sanctioned it and it paid N250million and we sanctioned another oil company N3.6billion recently.
"We also have others in court,'' he said.
Idabor also cautioned Nigerians on the dangers posed by crude oil pipeline vandalism.
"Pollution is very dangerous; here in NOSDRA, we're concerned with the health of the people because most of them are not aware of the dangers of crude oil pipeline vandalism and its by-products.
"Several of its products are metallic and casinogenic and they have hazardous substances.
He urged people of oil producing areas not to expose themselves to crude oil and to desist from pipeline vandalism.
He warned that the environment would be damaged adding that the damage would be detrimental to future generations.
NAN reports that NOSDRA is the Nigerian government agency responsible for monitoring and responding to oil pollution in the Niger Delta.


Hearts aren't really our guides.
Remember we used to speak.
Bouncing off the ceiling back to me.
God, could it be that all we see is it?
Won't you come down, heaven.
Won't you cut through the clouds?
Oh, my heaven, why do you have doors to close?
Do you have clouds to stop his voice on the way down?
God, does grace reach to this side of madness?
The great peace we all seek.
Did your clouds stop his voice?
and brother have you found the great peace that we all seek?


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If anything, it was a marketing ploy, much like the names of 'Deluxe 88', 'Futuramic 88', and 'Rocket 88' in years past. However, this was a new name for the starting point of the 88 series in 1957 and just for this year. Like most cars of '57, it too had the long headlight and taillight brows.
Body styles were expanded over the previous 88 series. This time around were offerings of coupe, sedan, Holiday hardtop coupe, Holiday hardtop sedan, convertible and the Fiesta station wagon.
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Thisisme Then: The Best of Common
Columbia Legacy
Red Ink
by Nate Patrin
This compilation cherrypicks the best of Common's work for Relativity, for whom the hungry, young MC delivered three varied albums that displayed a compelling dedication to craft.
Somehow, it makes sense that Common's found himself following the Mos Def/Ice Cube/LL Cool J/Fat Boys tradition of rappers-turned-actors: Despite a couple of bumps in the road where he overextended his reach (Electric Circus) or fell into a formulaic rut (Finding Forever), he's done a good job finding new roles for himself. It's easy to take for granted, but the way Common evolved through the course of his first three albums-- each one delivered during a pivotal transition phase for hip-hop-- shows a dedication to craft that you only really get from MCs who never stop thinking they have something to prove.
Thisisme Then: The Best of Common covers the MC's three-record stint on Relativity, before his Soulquarians partnership took his stylistic restlessness into a different phase. It's a primer on his early years, containing every major single released from 1992's hyperactive debut "Take It EZ" through 1997's Badu/Roots-tinged "All Night Long", plus a handful of solid album tracks and one song, "High Expectations", that previously appeared on the soundtrack to Soul in the Hole. With 15 tracks to work with over those five years, there's plenty of space for a solid representation of who Common was in the early-mid 1990s, with his Cube dis cut "The Bitch in Yoo" the only noticeable omission.
But just because it's comparatively exhaustive doesn't mean it's cohesive. That's because the first third of the CD is dedicated to tracks from Common's first record, Can I Borrow a Dollar?, which has long been overlooked in the wake of his successive work from Resurrection onwards-- and understandably so, since his lighthearted, borderline-comedic delivery, booze-and-bitches subject matter and kitschy pop culture references are another universe from the Common fans have grown to appreciate. Funny thing is, he's pretty damn good at that whole catchy Das EFX/Naughty By Nature stream-of-consciousness style that was sweeping pre-Wu East Coast rap at the time: As flat-out goofy as his lyrics are on "Take It EZ" ("I'm a Dr. Pepper, wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too/ Steppin' through, yodel-ay-hee-hoo/ Oui oui mon cheri, a comment-allez-vous?") and girl-chasing follow-up "Breaker 1/9" (with its great string of impotence jokes in the second verse), there's also a hardcore street consciousness seeping through, and it's manifested even more in the keep-shit-real diatribes in "Soul by the Pound" and "Charms Alarm". The casual misogyny scattered through some of these earlier cuts (and highlighted in the Beatnuts-produced "Heidi Hoe") might be the most uncharacteristic element of all, but it also shows how far his attitude's come since.
The heart of Thisisme Then is four tracks from Resurrection, and they're revelatory after the Dollar material even if they're familiar on their own. Within two years, his manic flow became streamlined, meaning overtook wordplay and his main production partner No I.D. shifted from elbow-throwing boom-bap to subtler, jazzier elements; the resulting album is one of rap's most personal and real-life-centered albums-- even if its reputation was hard-earned. (In 94, The Source gave it a lukewarm 3.5 mics out of 5; by 98 it was one of their 100 Best Rap Albums.) "I Used to Love H.E.R." gets all the love, and after 13 years its rap-as-girl-gone-wild metaphor still resonates, even if you're not as hardline anti-gangsta as he is here. But hearing it right after 92's "Heidi Hoe" gives it a new dimension-- the woman/genre he chastises for "always smokin' blunts and gettin' drunk… I see niggaz slammin' her, takin' her to the sewer" also winds up implicating his younger self. That search for absolution carries through "Book of Life", where he unflinchingly comes to terms with his reliance on liquor and fast food and concludes with a slick reversal of fatalism: "I don't think I'll ever be happy until I rest in peace/ Of mind, and find who I am." The other half of Common's maturing persona-- the dude who lyrically destroys shit with pinpoint focus-- rounds out the circa-94 picture with "Resurrection" and "Thisisme", and that raw brand of consciousness is something an entire subset of hip hop's been scrambling to catch up with since.
Which brings us to the 1997-era material-- five tracks from One Day It'll All Make Sense, along with the semi-obscure b-ball anthem "High Expectations"-- that established Common as a reputable commercial pillar of purity and Afrocentrism in a post-coast-beef world. All five of the album tracks included here take the ethos of Resurrection, polish it 'til it gleams and throw in a few notable collaborators: Lauryn Hill's singing adds weight to an already heavy look at the personal stake in the abortion debate on "Retrospect for Life"; Cee-Lo waxes theological on "G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)"; Q-Tip stops in to reprise the hook to Tribe's "Sucka Nigga" on the out-of-context "Stolen Moments Pt. III". But Common's lyricism still takes center stage, bordering Ghostface-level multilayered abstraction on "All Night Long" and reminiscing about his Chicago-landmark upbringing of hip hop and teenage restlessness in "Reminding Me (of Sef)". Calling this CD The Best of Common should have an unspoken "Vol. 1" appended to it, but even with the weird formative years included, there's little here that wouldn't fit under a title like this.


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Nana Akufo-Addo sworn in as Ghana's new president
Iran Press TV
Sun Jan 8, 2017 7:22AM
Ghana's new president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has been sworn in after defeating incumbent John Dramani Mahama in last month's peaceful elections.
On January 7, thousands of officials and guests from across Africa watched Akufo-Addo taking the oath of office at the Independence Square in central Accra, Ghana's capital. He won the December 7 election on his third run for office.
International dignitaries, including Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Chadian President Idris Deby, and former UN chief Kofi Annan attended the swearing-in ceremony.
During the ceremony, Akufo-Addo, 72, a former human rights lawyer vowed to revive Ghana's economy by reducing taxes and opening new businesses and factories.
He has also promised to "protect and defend" the Constitution of Ghana and to never disappoint his people. "I will not let you, the people of Ghana, down," Akufo-Addo, 72, wrote on his Twitter feed just after taking office.
The latest transition of power took place in the wake of Ghanaians' deep frustration with the country's economic management.
In the run-up to the election, Akufo-Addo had blamed Mahama for the economic slump which led to an International Monetary Fund bailout. Mahama, however, denied the charges and declared that the government was facing "strong headwinds" at the time which entailed slow growth, rise of public sector debt and the sinking currency.
In a farewell address, however, Mahama encouraged Ghanaians to support Akufo-Addo as his successor.
Akufo-Addo is forced to stick to the International Monetary Fund's two-year austerity plan introduced in 2015 for a bailout as the country faced inflation and high debt.
Akufo-Addo is a major exporter of cocoa and gold. Ghana is the world's second-largest producer of cocoa and Africa's second biggest gold producer after South Africa.
Ghana's economic growth is expected to return to above eight percent in 2017.


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Episode 1: The Debut
September 29, 2017 The RemnantCharles Cooke
In this, the debut episode of The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg, the host nervously gropes his way through the podcast universe like a blind pervert in a sex-robot warehouse. His first guest is Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE). Topics include: the breakdown in civil society, the rise of tribalism in American politics, bullfighting and the vital role peeing in corn fields plays in American life.
The GLoP Culture podcast at Ricochet.
Albert J. Nock's Our Enemy, the State.
Nock's explanation of the Remnant.
The Goldberg File.
The first of the new G-Files.
My Dr. Johnny Fever defense of the G-File.
Dr. Johnny Fever lets loose on air.
My National Review page.
My AEI page.
The 1978 Chrysler LeBaron (actually a 1992 Dodge Spirit) under a boulder art exhibit Senator Sasse mentioned.
Pew data showing 40 percent of people under the age of 35 are okay with limiting the First Amendment.
The Brookings study showing 30 percent of college males believe violence is an appropriate course of action to shut down speakers they think are intolerant.
Steven Bannon's Lenin quote.
F.A. Hayek's essay, in which he discusses how conservatism "dragged along a path not of its own choosing."
Dave Rimington, the new interim athletic director for the University of Nebraska.
Portuguese-style bullfighting.
South American cat juggling.
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AT&T Exec Calls Netflix's Reed Hastings "Arrogant" For Net Neutrality Post
Gregory Ferenstein 9 years
AT&T just turned the high-stakes debate between Netflix and telecommunications companies into a name-calling food fight. AT&T Senior Executive Vice President of Legislative Affairs, James Cicconi, slammed Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, as "arrogant" for his support of stronger net neutrality laws.
Earlier this week, Hastings penned a strongly worded post calling for stronger federal support of laws that prevent Internet service providers from charging more for high-bandwidth services.
"Netflix believes strong net neutrality is critical, but in the near term we will in cases pay the toll to the powerful ISPs to protect our consumer experience. When we do so, we don't pay for priority access against competitors, just for interconnection," he wrote, in relation to the ongoing debate over the future of net neutrality and paid agreements between Netflix and Comcast.
Hastings argued that Netflix is taking up more global Internet bandwidth because it's popular. His service is "satisfying requests made by ISP customers who pay a lot of money for high-speed Internet. Netflix doesn't send data unless members request a movie or TV show." (Hastings also argued a few more other nuanced points, which we covered in more detail here.)
AT&T is, apparently, not happy with the opinion. "As we all know, there is no free lunch, and there's also no cost-free delivery of streaming movies. Someone has to pay that cost. Mr. Hastings' arrogant proposition is that everyone else should pay but Netflix. That may be a nice deal if he can get it," wrote Cicconi [emphasis added].
Specifically, he argues that users are being forced to pay for the infrastructure necessary to carry all the media-heavy bandwidth. In the current structure, the increased cost of building that capacity is ultimately borne by ISP subscribers. "It is a cost of doing business that gets incorporated into Netflix's subscription rate. In Netflix's view, that's unfair," explained Cicconi. "In its view, those additional costs, caused by Netflix's increasing subscriber counts and service usage, should be borne by all broadband subscribers – not just those who sign up for and use Netflix service," concluded Cicconi.
The FCC is currently seeking comment on a new path forward for net neutrality. In the meantime, we expect Netflix will be responding to AT&T soon. And it'll be up to Netflix whether the debate becomes a name-calling arms race, or whether it goes in a different direction. Your move, Mr. Hastings.


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Coach J.D. Sellers enters Year 2 with Clarksville Academy football and Division II
George Robinson
It's Year 2 for Clarksville Academy football coach J.D. Sellers, meaning his system is in place, his players have grown accustomed to his style and his team is ready to take that next step.
A year ago, Clarksville Academy reached the Division II-A playoffs despite just three wins. But Sellers knows drastic changes are on the horizon.
The Leaf-Chronicle caught up with Sellers prior to the start of practice Friday morning to talk about the growth of the Cougars program.
LC: One of the first things you told us when you started last year is that it was a priority to change the physicality of this team, for them to get stronger. It seems like the work is paying off.
JS: We are a much stronger team. That was our No. 1 thing that we identified that we needed to fix. We spent the last 15 months making that our focus. We're still not quite where we want to be but the good thing is that we won't get pushed around this year.
The roster numbers look incredible right now. The Academy will always have a smaller roster as a smaller school but how are you getting the athletes to come out who traditionally have not played football?
One of our fixes when we got here was roster size. We had 18 players when we started spring ball a year ago. We're up around 40 players now. We'll have two players who have a chance to be key contributors for us this year. Preston Moody and Jakobi Milan are incredible athletes that'll be a huge addition for us this year.
What's been your message to get those uninterested in football interested?
It's an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself. Football is the biggest team game that's out there. Individualism has become a big factor in sports in today's world. So we try to preach a message of being together and that's attracted some to try it out. We also have a baseball player who has joined us in Deiondre Wilson who had a great spring and is having a great summer so that team concept is appealing.
This is also Year 2 of DII football. Everything was new last year, from travel to gaining familiarity with your new region opponents. How will the Academy approach this season in region?
Our guys will know now, if we travel to Memphis. They'll know what that day is going to look like and they how it'll be structured and how we'll travel. That gives us a plan to execute so that we can be succesful on that Friday night.
That leads to this last question of the program's Kickoff Dinner in August. Is this dinner (Aug. 4 at Clarksville Academy) an opportunity to raise money to fund these road games now that travel cost have grown from your move to Division II?
No. This dinner and silent auction will be about growing the program. This is about bringing in more opportunities for our program. We want this to be the premier place to play high school football in Clarksville. We want to upgrade our uniforms every year and upgrade our weight room. This will create exposure and give our players a chance to hear a former NFL player (Brent Alexander) speak.
Reach Prep writer George Robinson at georgerobinson@theleafchronicle.com or (931) 245-0747 and on Twitter @Cville_Sports.


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almost but perhaps not quite. Yet what does it really mean?
What are the costs of consumption?
and perhaps take for granted.
Yet exactly what are these costs then?
I suppose the problem is that we don't really know.
whether that is some where we want to go.
manage and "order" our consumption more logically and responsibly.
Money has been growin on trees but we're running out of trees and well whatever.
So then how are we going to calculate the costs of consumption.
It is a very complex situation it would seem. To many factors and variables.
Yet if we don't do this sort of full cost accounting then should we be surprised when the environment starts sending us bills or signs in the form of global warming and early hurricanes and arctic ice cap melts and vanishing species and etc etc.
Is there a correlation? duh Homer what do you think? Well more or less. I suppose it goes back to that law of physics. You know the "chickens are coming home to roost" or maybe its just common sense or reality like you don't usually get much for nothin or you get what you pay for and if we're not paying the full or hidden costs of consumption then walla.
So these costs are somewhat hidden then which doesn't quite go with our take the money and run mentality. Hidden costs? Well let someone else pay them like....? These hidden costs make consumption somewhat problematic.
Why are these costs hidden but perhaps because they are part of the whole and we don't usually think in terms of wholes but only our own particular part at the time.
So doing full cost or whole cost accounting would therefore take some time and effort to determine if there are any hidden costs and what they might be, sort of looking for the environmental fine print. I suppose that is just due diligence if we want to be good stewards of this planet.
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and have a "whole" day.
Hm, I haven't written much here the last month.
Mostly because I've been a bit occupied. With trying to make a living mostly. Yet another time my main contract that was paying the rent ran out, last month. And that's the time when I belatedly realize that I don't have much of a working plan. I usually live from paycheck to paycheck, whether it is big or small, which is first of all stupid. And when it has been coming in every month I tend to get complacent, forgetting that it could end any time. You know, I usually don't even have a real contract. Just a few companies who pay me something every month while there's something useful for me to do. And sometimes their situation changes and they don't need me any more. And it is always "Thank you so much for your great work. If there's ever anything we can do for you, just let us know." Well, keep paying me, for starters. But it doesn't really work that way. A business isn't a charity.
The answer is either that I do something on an ongoing basis to have projects and acquire new projects before the old ones run out, or that I start thinking more entrepreneurially building up business of my own, or that I go get a JOB. The latter being my worstcase scenario. I'd rather not. Jobs are rather badly paid here in France, and, well, you've gotta be somewhere all day. Oh, it would be less work than the hours I normally keep, but I just can't bring myself to put that option anywhere else than near the bottom of the list. Not to mention the difficulties of getting a job where I am, where one ought to speak perfect French and one's list of diplomas is all important.
So, short term we're talking about that I need projects. I do programming in PHP (or Python or C if I have to). Website database stuff on Linux. And I administer servers. I have a lot of experience and I'm very good at what I do. Shouldn't be hard, should it? But where does one actually get projects that aren't just 9-5 jobs? Usually people have somehow found me by themselves, and I haven't done much to actively seek business.
I previously mentioned rentacoder.com which is a site where people put up projects and coders bid on them. Well, last I looked I thought it was ridiculous. People put up large projects with outrageously small maximum amounts. You know $50 or $100 for something I would have thought of bidding $5000 for. And programmers in Romania and India actually take those jobs and apparently do them successfully. Anyway, I now took a second look. And have actually spent the last few weeks doing interesting jobs. At ridiculous prices. But I'm learning a good deal. For one thing I made several pieces I actually needed myself, but didn't get around to making. And then there's the clarity and discipline needed to do a specific job at a relatively low price. It actually often is quite possible if one analyzes it well enough and one does exactly what is asked for. Oh and then there's all the good business ideas. People often lay out their whole business plan and ask for a bid for somebody who can do the whole thing. Anyway, I'd wear myself out very quickly making a living on rentacoder, but I think it will be a very useful experience, and some useful contacts. I probably did more real work in the past month than in the year before that.
But, really, I'd much rather figure out how to be an entrepreneur. And it is not like I haven't talked about that before, but what exactly do I do? And, now, how does it work to actually put great focus into making businesses that make money? I mean, that's what successful business people generally do. Most of their actions relate to increasing what comes in and lessening what goes out. Not that that is complicated, but my priorities have never really looked like that. I find it sort of blasphemous to make profits the primary focus of one's activities. But, ironically, that usually ends up meaning that I spend an extraordinary amount of effort making up for the fact that I didn't make wise long-term business decisions. By avoiding thinking of money other than in the abstract, I easily end up having to think about it all the time, because there are things that need to be paid.
I might be boring you. Most people have it figured out quite well, and don't think it is hard. I.e. having a routine that keeps you having an income most of the time, and making sure you have reserves set aside for slow periods, and investments for your retirement and that kind of thing. It isn't rocket science, to plan for being able to pay the electricity bill next month. But maybe I'm too dumb, or rather, my mind has mostly been elsewhere.
Anyway, so I'm making an attempt of being a money-motivated, success-oriented internet business entrepreneur. Greed is good. Buy low, sell high. Well, at least I'm exploring some things I normally wouldn't explore, and changing my focus. Chances are that I can't be somebody who makes profits the primary focus on my life. But there should be some happy medium where I stay true to my principles and still can be successful and prosperous. By my own design, and not just some of the time, by luck. No reason not to.
I started a second blog last month. I had sort of vowed that I'd never have any reason for having several blogs, but I guess I can change my mind. You know, I need a place where I can talk about making money more directly. And, hm, somehow I find many aspects of that a bit embarrassing to mention. And I had in mind exploring various things I normally would have a bad opinion about, like MLM and internet money-making schemes and marketing. Well, to try some of it on for size, and see if I'd feel like changing my mind. And since my tone in this blog here is mostly quite anti-commercial, there was a bit of a conflict. Wouldn't really fit here if I asked all of you to join my MLM downline or something. I'm not sure that works for me anywhere else either, but, hey, I'm looking in a few different places. Anyway, it actually seems that I'm finding that what I'd write when talking about making money isn't all that different from what I'd otherwise write. I don't think I'll end up writing up a lot of hype with lots of underlines and superlatives and exclamation marks to get stupid, but motivated, people to sign up for some worthless money-making scheme somebody has cooked up. But then again, there might be sensible and valuable things out there, or I can invent some, which can be explained in plain terms to smart people, and which also happen to make money. Of course there is. Happens all the time. Business of any kind doesn't have to be based on lies.
OK, enough qualifiers. My other blog is called Escape Velocity, so take a look. For some people it will probably sound pretty much the same as this blog, but other people might find something here and there to be offended about. Whatever. For me, I put on a different hat when I step over there, so it has to be a different place at this point.
I still haven't figured out how to be an entrepreneur. It is really what I ought to be. I don't really want to be anybody's employee, at least not unless they pay me a lot of money and let me do what I feel like doing. As it is now, I'm indeed independent, but I tend to be extremely passive about it. I.e. I wait around for people who show up to insist on paying me money for doing something for them. Which sometimes works well, but when it doesn't, I don't have anything very organized to do about it. I'd really like to change that, and be a lot more proactive about it.
Yesterday, at an event for entrepeneurship and franchising, I met a guy who had paid 50,000 euros for a web consultant franchise. It essentially set him up to market himself as somebody who could sell people websites, and then either find people to pay for doing the work, or existing packages he could use for standard functions like e-commerce or help centers, or whatever. And the company provides some infra-structure for that, and provides an image one can borrow, with logos, etc. Duh, he could do the same thing without being anybody's franchise of course. As could I. You create an image for your company, and promote and network, and give people quotes, and then you either do the work yourself, find some software that will do it, or you pay somebody for creating it. Anyway, he was quite happy with his arrangement, and, apparently, having a company behind him made him feel much more confident in doing it, even if it in principle was an unnecessary waste of money. A great business for the franchise company, obviously.
At the same event I spent some time sampling educational CDs and videos about how to form a new small company. Establishing a focus, making business plans, getting financing, choosing a company form, incorporated or not, getting good advice and help, finding offices, marketing, keeping track of the numbers, etc. Nothing big I didn't know. But some of these things are pretty complex here in France, such as the zillion different social taxes one needs to pay in different directions, so it is not very straightforward to choose the proper format. For me it pretty much comes down to that I have to make at least twice as much money as I need to pay myself in order to be able to afford any of the formats, to be able to afford all the social security charges and taxes. Before even getting around to personal taxes. And I don't. It is a bit of a puzzle.
Anyway, on the subject of the proper MBA recommended way of starting and running a business, it is refreshing to then read Dave Pollard's "A Heretical Approach to Entrepreneurship". He's talking about what Charles Handy calls Existential Enterprise and what he himself calls New Collaborative Enterprise. It is a more sensible and centered, but, yes, maybe heretical approach, if we compare it to the MBA way. Do stuff that really is needed, rather than trying to market stuff that nobody really wants. Don't borrow money to do it. Do it with people you really trust and care about. Don't bother incorporating. Make a flat organizational structure without titles, and let things get done organically and collaboratively. Work out between you what each person really needs and wants to get from the business. Create the goals for the enterprise together, and choose the roles that come most natural. Spend quality time time with people. Network effectively with customers and potential customers, and with allies and potential allies, and with coaches and experts that can help you. Keep your own needs and happiness as a priority. Then try to keep the customers happy. Then pay attention to the community around you. You are the guys that make it happen, and it is important that it works for you. There are no absentee owners or share holders or creditors.
Well, in part because I tend to put cool but puzzling titles and bylines on my business card. Puzzling because some people (practical people) have a hard time figuring out how I possibly could make any kind of a living on that. Right now my business card says "Connecting the people who change the world". I don't know if that's something I do, but it sounds like a good thing. And, yes, nobody's paying me for doing that.
So, as to the 'signs of life'. Well, most things I'm interested in concern making life more full and interesting. More life. And I'm interested in understanding better how life works. What is life? Is the universe alive? I think so, but I'd like to understand it better.
then the information is found in the different part. The 1 in this case. That's the signal.
Likewise in life. If you're just doing the same thing as everybody else, you're not providing any signal. You're not showing signs of being alive. You're wasting God's time, if you want to put it that way.
I'm interested in the stuff that's different and alive with energy. The people who start a green hair culture when everybody else thinks one has to have black hair. The people who think up something entirely different that actually works. The people who feel a different beat and who actually dance to it. I'm interested in patterns that hadn't been noticed before. And the meeting of different patterns. Life is diverse.
There's something free about life, so I'm looking for freedom. People who manage to tap into something fundamental, but yet express it in ways that aren't restrained by old patterns of thinking or unnecessary norms for behavior. Changing the rules. Exploring your range of motion.
And then I'm interested in how it all fits together. Ecosystems are diverse and synergetic. Diversity is life. Monoculture is death. But it is not that simple. It is not enough to just make things different. It is not enough to just break the rules. The magic is in the synergy. How different things work together, and support each other, in sometimes surprising ways. Finding patterns that make diversity work. Self-regenerating systems that thrive on diversified experimentation. Autopoiesis. Self-creation. Life.
I've noticed that most people who appear to have monetary success are not at all sharing how it happened. People who have an abundance of money are usually extremely vague when you question them on how that came about.
You know, I'd like most everybody to be successful and abundant and confortable in their lives. So, I figure, if we just shared widely the most workable methods of arriving there, we could all just use those methods.


We went to Celeb Fashion in Berjaya Times Square yesterday, my darling figured that we should go out since Mum and Dad went out to attend a dinner function.
The journey back home was quite smooth, not much traffic congestion at all.
As usual, I bought my copy at The Software Boutique, at a retail price of RM199 for a "Limited Collector's Edition". Given the slightly steep price of this limited collector's edition, the game box is rather crappy.
First off, 1 out of 10 of the "Collector Cards" got stuck to the game box, due to sloppy adhesive tape placement. After a few days, the box itself started to fall apart. The game box production team should have used better adhesive material. Blah. At least I am having fun fragging people online.
It was around 4:30pm and just started to rain before I left the office, not wasting any more time I quickly drove out to fetch my darling. The traffic was slightly congested when I reached the Semantan junction. Fortunately for me, I made it just in time as she was just coming down to the main entrance.
The road to Master Lim's place was pretty congested as usual, however today's journey can be considered quite fast as it was raining heavily. We reached there before 6pm and proceed to seek out Master Lim.
Finally finished calculating the estimate for the factory.
Around 12pm, Ah Wa and Ah Lam dropped by to discuss the Rawang Steel Factory matters with Dad, I went out to lunch alone as usual. Today's lunch costed me RM 3.80.
Worked on the new "UBS-Server" in the afternoon, its finally ready. Time to work on the rest of the computers.
Chatted a bit with the Accounts Clerk – Lim How Li, found out that she is from Kelantan, but grew up in Kuala Lumpur.
Almost 4:30pm, time to go out and fetch my darling – Weon Chee.
The title says it all, I just finished uploading them and adding photo captions to them.
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After less than a month of "keep tracking of accounts" for myself, I found out that it is quite tedious to keep track of every little amount that I have spent. Maybe I should just keep it simple, i.e. How many Ringgit I have in the bank accounts to date, the amount of cheque I deposited in, monthly credit card payments, etc.


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One of the events on the Balbriggan calendar which is growing year by year is the Balbriggan Cancer Support Group 10k Run/Walk & Half Marathon. The 2014 event was officially launched on Thursday night by Gerry Duffy, author, professional speaker and renowned athlete. Gerry Duffy has a sporting CV which has seen him complete some of the hardest endurance challenges on the planet.completed 32 marathons in 32 days in 2010 and is a familiar face at the Balbriggan Cancer Support Group 10k Run/Walk and Half Marathon.


November 24th, "Vietnam - Direction for Big Data and AI" has been successful. This is reflected in the large number of participants. The exchanges between the speakers and the participants were very exciting, until almost 12:30 pm.
The issues discussed by the speakers and guests are: The development of Big Data and AI technology; Big Data - Application in business, AI - Opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese enterprises. With a realistic approach and suggestion, speakers Huynh Van Phuong and Dang Anh Toan with many years of experience in the field of technology have provided the guests with useful information.
The visitors to the workshop were mostly those who worked and those who liked information technology and especially loved the "new technology", who wished to be shared and updated the latest advancement of technology.
The workshop closed but continued to open new topics for subsequent workshops. It is important that new ideas are formed in the hearts of each guest. Perhaps in just a few years, we will have more success than expectations, not only good for ourselves but also contribute to the future of the Information Technology industry in Vietnam in general.


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I have to say, I am stunned with the images in the daisy with images file.
Often step-by-step pictures which would be VERY helpful for dyslexic cooks!


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After a crash that killed 157 people on an Ethiopian Airlines flight last week, countries all over the world grounded Boeing's 737 Max planes, leaving an impact on travel.
Even though the United States was among the last of the major countries to do so, the FAA should still be commended for ensuring the planes be removed from travel and further investigated.
Air travel typically causes the most concern regarding safety.
For some, it's all they think about. The fear of flying is powerful and forces some passengers to self-medicate before taking to the skies.
Others have been doing it so much, the idea of anything bad happening in the air can become an oversight. Constantly flying puts one in a routine of getting from Point A to Point B.
How many of you frequent flyers bypass the safety instructions from flight attendants once you've boarded the plane?
After last week's horrific tragedy, safety should be high on the minds of everyone around airplanes.
Because the truth is, airline deaths increased in 2018. The year of 2017 was the safest year for aviation however, but the drastic rise in 2018 now followed by a rough start to 2019 is not good.
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Good Photography can make the RV Boondocking Lifestyle Shine like No Other!
Most of the 'Travel Photography' (amateur/snapshot) I see... I'm trying to be gentle here... is pretty poor.
It's not my intention to hurt anyones feelings... but... let's face it... it often looks like the photographer just shoved the camera out in front of him... while he looked another direction... and tripped the shutter!
There's no sense of composition or lighting. No thought, apparently to the perspective... Little or no thought appears to go into the pictures. Heads and feet are cut off... subjects seem to just wander off the picture. Photos look all lopsided, awkward, confused and cluttered.
I don't believe this lack of good photography comes from any particular apathy on the part of the photographers. More likely it's from two things... first, a simple lack of basic instruction... and second a marketing system that gets folks to thinking that: "If you buy this brand new whiz bang electronic miracle picture taker, we'll have you taking pictures like Ansel Adams this afternoon! No experience required!"
Yeah... and I got a mountain top cabin in Kansas I'll sell you!
Here's a lil' photography tip... The camera you use is maybe 20% of a good picture... if that. You, the photographer, are the other 80%.
All your camera can do... when it's all said and done, is what you, the photographer, tell it to do. It can't point itself to compose a picture. It can't think. All it can do is record what you tell it to. If the GOOD picture was off to the left and a little higher... oops! you missed it... whether you have the latest, greatest Canon Digital SLR or not! You're left with what you get from lack of simple training... Mediocrity.
Sorry... that's just how it is.
Don't get me wrong... the best tools can sure help ease your work... but if you take the best tools out there... combine them with zero knowledge of carpentry and start cutting lumber and bangin' nails.... you're expecting quite a bit if you think you'll end up with a fine, well crafted house!
Kind of like a sculptor... the art is in his vision... not the mallet and chisel in his hands.
This site has been illustrated, mostly, with a little, rinky dink, Kodak CX6445 point and shoot. I bought it years ago for taking pictures for doing custom work in my old custom leather shop... all I needed was something to take to shows so I could record tooling patterns and leather color so I could build matching pieces for existing leather gear.
My 'Good' camera for years was a Pentax Spotmatic. I loved that simple old camera... right up to the point it was blown apart by a horses foot! It was eventually replaced years later with a Nikon N50... While Nikon is a top of the line brand... the N50 was pretty much an amateur level model.... all I could afford at the time.
So... I've just wandered along with that little Kodak... which has performed superbly as far as I'm concerned.
The point is... you can take fine pictures without breaking the bank... The main component needed for good photography, once again, is resting right between your ears!
One of the best pieces of good news for students of photography, in my view... has been Digital Cameras! Oh Yeah!
Now, you can take thousands of pics. Beyond the initial cost of the camera... and it don't cost you a dime! You can practice, study, try again, check your work on your computer and refine your skills... without ever spending a penny on film! :-) Oh Yeah!
Remember the old days when rolls of film, from your last vacation, resided in the junk drawer, sometimes for years, because you didn't want to, or couldn't, afford the developing and printing charges?! Now you can load them in your computer and do your own!... even 'play' with the images, using a variety of software programs, for building your scrapbooks!
That's photography tip #2! Take a lot of pictures... compare them to the 'Pros' work... look at how they compose... the direction the lighting was coming from... apparent time of day... you can gain a lot that way.
So... you're taking a lot of pictures... but what are you supposed to be looking for? Well... first... let me just say that if you are taking Nature/Scenic pictures... early morning, or late afternoon will give you the best light and shadow for capturing some spectacular images.
Pay attention to these principles and your photography will dramatically improve... master them... and who knows?
But what are they you ask? I have to be honest... I'm likely not the best guy to teach you that. At best, I'm still an amateur myself... Pick up a book or two at the library or bookstore... or... maybe better yet... do a google for photographic composition. You'll find all the instructional sites and illustrations you could hope for.
My goal here is not to teach you. I'll leave that to the pros, far more skilled at this than I... I'm just trying to get you to seek out their information.
Study up on the basics of proper composition for good photography. Pay attention to what you learn, and you'll jump to the head of the class and be hearing: "Oh Wow... what a beautiful picture!"


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About Stompbox
Adam Brown was born and raised in the Tuolumne County area. He started playing tenor saxophone in the fourth grade and continued through his senior year as a member of the Summerville high school jazz band. After High School he put the saxophone down and picked up the acoustic guitar. Mostly self-taught playing guitar was an on-again-off-again hobby for the following 20 years. Around 2003 he was turned on to blues and modern blues-rock by his brother-in-law and a friend or two. This would be the beginning of his love for playing electric guitar while discovering multiple new artists from the blues rock genre. His inspiration came from artists like Howlin Wolf, Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, Tab Benoit, Tommy Castro, Doyle Bramhall II, let's not forget Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton and the list goes on and on. In January 2014 Adam was asked to join the band Uplands Drive playing tenor saxophone. It was only a matter of time before they had him playing guitar and singing as well.
In December 2015 stompbox was brought to life! Adam is the lead / rhythm guitar player with a few vocals in there too.
Since 1999 Adam has also owned and operated Wall Street Woodworking, a custom Cabinet Shop located on Tuolumne Road just up the hill from The junction shopping center.
Adam says he would not be able to do any of this without his beautiful loving wife Shanon and his amazing 10 year old son Corbin. While managing a business and playing in two bands Adam somehow finds plenty of time to spend with his family doing Boy Scout activities with his son, kayaking, camping and boating.


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Campaign and Book for abortion rights in New Zealand!
The prochoice highway, on the road for reproductive justice, will tour New Zealand starting May 1, 2013.
Supported by the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand (ALRANZ), the Women's National Abortion Action Campaign (WONAAC), Mothers for Choice and numerous generous individuals, the Highway kicks off 1 May 2013 with the launch of Alison McCulloch's book "Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand."
Through the winter 2013, the Highway will be organising some meetings and book-related events throughout Aotearoa-New Zealand, as well as looking for feedback, doing fund-raising and making some more Cool Stuff. The Highway proper starts in September 2013 when we'll actually be On the Road for Reproductive Justice.
The Highway plans to tour Aotearoa-New Zealand with a books, information and activities stall, setting up in towns and cities near and far — we have a goal of 50 stops, to be extended if time, resources and person-power allow. We also want to raise awareness and listen: to get feedback on how reproductive justice issues impact people living in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
For more information please see http://prochoicehighway.com/
ALRANZ's Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/ALRANZ/342428599026
to buy the book go to http://vup.victoria.ac.nz/fighting-to-choose-the-abortion-rights-struggle-in-new-zealand/
Abortion is legal on request during the first 20 weeks of the pregnancy.
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