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  Living in Data - Citizen's Guide...

  Jer Thorp

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  In the fall of 2009, the data artist Jer Thorp wrote a pair of algorithms to inscribe names on the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan. The project involved designing a layout that allowed for “meaningful adjacencies”?family members, business partners, coworkers?to be etched into the bronze in close proximity. Thorp presented his results in competition against another team, a group of financial analysts who had also been working on the problem. The analysts were confident they’d found the most highly optimized solution?a maximum of about 93 percent of the adjacencies could be satisfied?when Thorp, a long-haired artist working on an old broken laptop, presented his layout: it was 99.99 percent solved. The analysts, it turned out, had looked at the data but not at how the data was to be represented. But Thorp considered each name as a unique unit in a real system. He’d solved a data problem by honoring the people from whom the data came, as well as the world in which that data would live. The memorial project represents Thorp’s approach to data as a rich medium for personal and community growth. This human-centered approach has defined his work, from The New York Times to the Museum of Modern Art to the Library of Congress, from a submarine at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to a boat in the middle of Africa's Okavango Delta, from Manchester’s town hall to an abandoned school in St. Louis’s north side. In Living in Data, Thorp proves that thinking about data in a human context makes us better problem solvers and builds a healthier relationship between us and our data?one that puts our well-being front and center?and that there is a path forward beyond the extractive, impersonal nature of the “big data” era.

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  Why Millennials Are Increasingly...

  PBS NewsHour

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  Millennials are increasingly reevaluating their relationship with alcohol. A movement known as “sober curious” is gaining popularity with these young adults, who are questioning both the physical effects of alcohol and the way drinking is ingrained in American culture. And now, bars and breweries are looking to capitalize on the trend by offering alcohol-free options. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

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  On Locations - Lessons Learned...

  Mark Kamine, Mike White

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  This must-listen account of starting at the lowest rung on the production ladder among enormously famous and outrageously demanding people will be devoured for its insights, gossip, humor, and storytelling. Married and with a child, the author takes unpaid gigs to get a foot in the door and eventually ends up working on all seasons of The Sopranos, often named the best TV show ever. 
   
   
   
  The show's setting and its creator's insistence on accuracy placed the native New Jersey author in the right place at the right time to become part of television history. 
   
   
   
  Includes many stories about guest stars like Steve Buscemi, Peter Bogdanovich, and Lauren Bacall, as well as the beloved cast, including new tales of James Gandolfini, who Kamine first meets after David Chase casts him as the Dean of Admissions in the classic first season "College" episode. 
   
   
   
  Woven in is a personal story of home life and strife, achievement and frustration, anxiety and accomplishment. The book's epilogue brings listeners up to the moment as the author, after many more years as an anonymous everyman, eventually enjoys outsize professional success as executive producer of the HBO hit series created by Mike White, The White Lotus.

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  How To Make Fabric Accessories -...

  HowExpert

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  If you want to learn how to make fabric accessories, then get "How To Make Fabric Accessories". 
  Wanting to have those beautiful earrings and charming necklaces that you see on magazines and online stores, but you don’t have the budget? 
  Read through this guide and find out how you can start making fabric accessories on your own. 
  - Learn how to create fabric accessories that are affordable but are definitely high on charm. 
  - Get ideas and techniques that you can use in designing your own accessories. 
  - Use simple everyday items from your mother’s sewing kit that you never thought could be made into earrings, bracelets, and necklaces: fabrics, lace, cords, buttons, and ribbons. 
  - Recycle those scrap fabrics and repurpose old clothes that you no longer use but you can’t bear to part with by turning them into pretty accessories that you can wear everyday. 
  - Add surprise elements to boring accessories by using buttons, ribbons, and laces. 
  - Make accessories for every outfit you own and for every occasion. A girl can never have too many earrings. 
  - Make personalized gifts for family and friends that will show them your creativity and thoughtfulness. 
  - Make jewelry sets and give them away as souvenirs on special occasions such as weddings. 
  - Use your acquired skill in creating fabric accessories in starting a business. 
  - Feed your creativity and fuel your imagination with design inspirations and never have a boring day anymore! 
  About the Expert 
  Khyria Cepe is a self-taught bead artist and jewelry designer. She started making simple dangle earrings in 2006. As she became more interested in her craft, she expanded and enhanced her knowledge by learning from “how-to-bead” books by English and Japanese authors. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  The Best Example of Green...

  Trevor Clinger

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  This book originated from an undergraduate art class assignment focused on critically reviewing a renowned example of green architecture. Achieving a commendable grade, the author integrated art definitions and scholarly perspectives to analyze this remarkable building. Beyond media attention, the book aims to provide scholarly recognition from an artistic viewpoint. Discover insights into one of the world's most stunning architectural achievements within these pages. The author holds an Associate's Degree in Business Management Technology and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Tiffin University.

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  Tim Pigott-Smith on Leontes...

  Tim Pigott-Smith

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  In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. They discuss their character, working through the play scene by scene, with refreshing candour and in forensic detail. The result is a masterclass on playing the role, invaluable for other actors and directors, as well as students of Shakespeare - and fascinating for audiences of the play.
  In this volume, Tim Pigott-Smith discusses playing Leontes in Sir Peter Hall's production ofThe Winter's Tale at the National Theatre in 1988.
  This interview, together with the others in the series (with actors such as Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart), is also available in the collection Shakespeare on Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles by Julian Curry, with a foreword by Trevor Nunn.
  'absorbing and original... Curry's actors are often thinking and talking as that other professional performer, Shakespeare himself, might have done' TLS

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