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+Beta 8
+Beta 7
+Beta 6
+Beta 5
+Beta 4
+Beta 3
+Beta 2
+Beta 1
+Alpha Build 14
+Alpha Build 13
+Alpha Build 12
+Alpha Build 11
+Alpha Build 9, 10
+Alpha Build 8
+Alpha Build 7
+Alpha Build 6
+Alpha Build 5
+Alpha Build 4
+Alpha Build 3
+Alpha Build 2
+Alpha Build 1
+- Copy to clipboard right-click menu option wasn't working in the Storage Area or Server Check sections.
+- Debug log windows are now limited to the last 512 K of text to help reduce memory usage.
+- Modified update behavior on the Advanced page when editing or creating a new account.
+- Added Advanced page option to reduce CPU priority when K9 is minimized.
+- Added option to always score emails after the Storage Area emails have loaded.
+- Increased maximum line length for filter lists from 256 to 1024 characters.
+- DNSBL lookups are disabled for the remainder of a session if they are taking too long (cached values are still used).
+- Changed statistics percentage values to show 2 decimal places.
+- Server Check log results are now shown in a similar format to the Proxy log.
+- Added Recent Emails "new", "good" and "spam" counts to system tray icon tooltip.
+- Improved ability to detect message size for use with "Don't filter messages larger than..." option.
+1.26
+-.
+1.25
+-.
+1.24
+- Added detailed communications debug logging option to Configuration page.
+- If a sound has been set to play upon Good email arriving, it won't be played again unless at least 30 seconds have elapsed since it was last played.
+1.23
+- Added color selection customizer for list windows.
+- Added a "K9 Website" item to system tray menu.
+- Added simple session statistics logging to the file "sessions.txt" in the K9 directory.
+- Increased "From" line to 80 characters from 40 in the whitelist/blacklist right-click menu.
+- Changed default DNSBL server again, this time to sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org.
+- K9 no longer monitors for changes in the filter list files if the options are not selected on the Configuration page.
+- Found a problem in the whitelist/blacklist code that may have prevented certain matches being made.
+- Fixed a minor memory leak when using regular expressions.
+- DNSBL cache wasn't properly expiring entries.
+- Wasn't creating the Emails directory on first installation on Windows 9x systems.
+1.22
+- K9 now saves a copy of the existing good.dat and spam.dat database files whenever these are saved to disk. The backup files will have a ".old" file extension.
+- Changed default DNSBL server from cbl.abuseat.org to xbl.spamhaus.org (which now incorporates cbl.abuseat.org). Note that this is only for new installations - your existing server will not be changed.
+- Hopefully fixed a problem when running on Windows 9x/Me systems that would cause K9 to become confused as to the location of the Emails directory.
+1.21
+- Implemented right-click list menu "Organize" functionality for the Storage Area and Server Check pages. The menu item was present in version 1.20 but not functional.
+- The whitelist and blacklist files are now monitored for changes so there's no need to hit the "Reload" buttons after making manual changes and thus the buttons have been removed.
+1.20
+-.
+- Added "Change data storage location..." button to the statistics page. This will move any existing data (emails, databases etc.) and cause K9 to use this directory to store all future data.
+1.19
+- Fixed bug in APOP handling.
+- Added more information to the statistics page.
+- Added support for regular expressions to the whitelist/blacklist. Go here for details.
+- Added regular expression tester to the Advanced page.
+- Added "Header" and "Body" whitelist/blacklist options to the right-click list menu.
+1.18
+- Wasn't saving window size/position under certain circumstances.
+- Wasn't properly determining the Content-Type of certain emails lacking whitespace after the ":".
+- Fixed bug in APOP handling.
+- Properly handles emails with improperly formed line ending characters (e.g. lines with missing carriage-returns).
+- DNSBL IP addresses are now aged individually as opposed to the entire cache.
+- Fixed hang on "PASS" bug.
+- Added new keyword "[MultiBlank]" to flag the presence of multiple blank lines within an email.
+- Updated online documentation for Advanced and Statistics pages.
+1.17
+- Added DNSBL support.
+- Fixed problem decoding MIME headers with some emails.
+- Enhanced the right-click filter context menu.
+- Rules added from right-click context menu are checked for duplicates before being added to lists.
+- Shows overall accuracy statistic in the status bar.
+1.16
+-.
+1.15
+- Corrected display of time/date on Statistics and Logs page.
+- Improved handling on POP3 authentication failure on Server Check page..
+- Recent Emails display scores weren't properly refreshing after pressing the Refresh button..
+- Prevented unnecessary loading of Good Emails list when performing background cleanup tasks..
+- Fixed bug in code used to identify non-existent HTML tags..
+- Fixed memory corruption bug in whitelist/blacklist handling code..
+- After editing the Advanced page email account settings sometimes the values weren't saved.
+1.14
+- Reduced memory usage when using the "Close" window button to minimize to a system tray icon.
+- Fixed toolbar button not being re-enabled if keyboard shortcut was used.
+- Added option to enable or disable the tray icon flashing when email is being processed.
+- K9 no longer writes the database files out to disk on exit. This was redundant since it was done after each email session.
+- If Explorer crashes and the task bar disappears K9 should now restore the tray icon when the taskbar is recreated.
+- Fixed situation where K9 would report a huge number of email accounts that could be configured on first startup.
+1.13
+- Fixed problem with reclassifying emails when Advanced option "Only add reclassified emails..." was selected.
+- Fixed POP3 authentication problem when multiple unsupported methods were tried.
+- Added option to "encrypt" emails stored on disk.
+1.12
+- Fixed a problem with decoding Base 64 encoded "encoded words" (e.g. "=?...?=")
+- Minor changes to reclassification code.
+1.11
+- Made showing "Good" tray icon when "good" email arrives an option.
+- "Good" tray icon reverts to normal icon after 5 minutes (in addition to when K9 is opened or closed).
+- Proxy has better support for Norton Antivirus format usernames.
+- If the Advanced option for only adding reclassified emails to the DB is selected, words are not removed from the opposite DBs when reclassified since they would never have been placed there in the first instance.
+- Fixed graphics glitch where Recent Emails window sometimes appeared greyed out.
+- Minor GUI changes to better support Windows XP manifests.
+1.10
+- Word parsing now includes ASCII characters 192 - 255 as valid word characters.
+- Words are not removed from the opposite database and stats are not updated if the email being reclassified is already of the desired state.
+- Added option for only adding words to DB when reclassifying.
+- Improved saving of column widths.
+- Fixed problem with manual scoring of emails when "...only score new emails" Advanced option was selected.
+- Added ability to specify "[Spam]" tag text.
+- Spam percentage can now also be added to the custom header when marking as spam.
+- Added buttons on the Advanced page for configuring and restoring email program account settings.
+- Tray icon changes when Good email has arrived.
+- Definable location for "Good" email sound file.
+- The program now interprets "encoded" header items (e.g. =?iso-2022-jp?q?=96=A2=8F=B3?=).
+1.09
+- Invalid HTML tags are now removed before scoring and a new keyword tag added if they are found.
+- New re-classification process removes words from wrong database before adding to correct database.
+- Added option to only score new (bold) email when new email arrives.
+- Copying stats to the clipboard now also copies the dates.
+1.08
+- Added option to allow spam emails retrieved with a fake "TOP" to be added to the word database.
+- Added option to allow spam emails retrieved with a fake "TOP" to be added to the Recent Emails window.
+- Added option to prevent whitelisted emails from being added to the database.
+- Added extra "hours" field for Configuration page Cleanup section.
+- Added ability to add subject and recipient to the whitelist/blacklist from the right-click context menu.
+- Improved handling of malformed date headers.
+- Date and time formats should now properly adhere to Control Panel regional settings.
+- Corrected placement of "(No subject)" and spam percentage as per configuration settings when no subject line is present.
+- Possible fix for problems with large emails when using the "Don't filter messages larger than" option.
+- Email reader window can now be dismissed from all sub-windows by hitting the Escape key.
+1.07
+- Added APOP support (basic MD5 - RFC 1939).
+- Fixed communications problems when using the "Don't filter messages larger than" option.
+- Removed "Apply" buttons from Configuration and Advanced tabs. All fields are now updated "live".
+- Fixed large fonts 125% problems.
+- Added new date format option (long or short system format) and fixed(?) date display problems.
+- New system tray icon.
+1.06
+- Fixed updating of word database statistics after a rebuild.
+- If no filter list is selected to be used, K9 will not load it at startup.
+- Adds CRLF at end of filter lists if none present.
+- Translating "TOP" commands to "RETR" shouldn't have been adding messages to Recent Emails list.
+- Added installer option to open to check for latest version.
+- Added option to play a sound ("good.wav" in the same directory as k9.exe) when Good email has arrived.
+1.05
+- Created a new "Advanced" tab and moved some configuration options over to it.
+- Added checkbox option to allow/prevent statistics updating.
+- Added checkbox option for adding spam percentage to Subject line.
+- Added simple detection of single character "words" (e.g. "S P A M") and created a keyword "[SingleWords]" for it.
+- Added experimental faked "TOP" processing option to accommodate some unconventional email applications.
+- Fixed parsing of attachment name when there was a space before/after the '=' character and the attachment name.
+- Fixed bug in status window display of percentage complete when scoring.
+- Provided option to not filter messages larger than a given size.
+1.04
+- Added "Bcc" keyword to filter list rules.
+- Fixed problem with dates without a "seconds" field.
+- Fixed problem with Storage Area refresh showing items from wrong folder.
+- Modified Statistics tab to show date/time of last reset.
+1.03
+- Re-classifying an item that was a whitelist/blacklist hit will not affect the statistics.
+- Fixed thread handle leak.
+- Added "Cc" keyword to filter list rules.
+- New toolbar icons courtesy of Lim Chee Aun from Phoenity
+- Various small bug fixes.
+1.02
+- Proxy now correctly ignores some Winsock 10035 (blocking) errors when reading data due to certain email clients and A/V proxies.
+- Date parsing uses file creation time when unable to get it from email.
+- Fixed Delete key being interpreted to delete emails when editing Quick Find text.
+1.01
+- Raised the maximum Server Check account password length to 63.
+- Fixed date parsing on "folded" header lines.
+- Fixed problem handling remote POP3 server error conditions when first connecting (e.g. an "-ERR" as the very first response).
+1.0
+- K9 now delays loading Good folder contents until first viewing for faster startup time.
+- Added option to prompt or not when deleting emails.
+- Auto-configures Outlook/Outlook Express accounts on first run.
+- Server Check now deletes "header only" emails from disk as well as from the viewable list.
+- Improved "nonsense" word detection and rejection.
+- Addressed issues with timeouts, large emails and potentially missed emails when sending emails back to the client.
+- Updated the web site.
+RC3
+- Added "Properties" item to right-click menu.
+- Added ability to limit the Good and/or Spam folders to a given maximum number of messages.
+- Added Organize button to Inbox section.
+- Added Quick Find to Storage Area.
+- Added Refresh button to Server Check and Recent Emails.
+- Changed Date list entries to be based on first "Received" header item rather than "Received: from" headers since some emails may not have the latter.
+- Fixed bug on some systems where under certain circumstances a single character would go missing from emails passing through the proxy.
+- Fixed problem with emails showing in email application but missing from K9's lists.
+- New Statistics list display when reading emails.
+- Removed Recent Emails and Inbox folders from the Storage Area.
+- Swapped descriptions of false positive/negative on Statistics page.
+RC2
+- Fixed inability to alter statistics by re-classifying messages.
+- Fixed display problems with Statistics tab in Large Fonts mode.
+- Added "Not" keyword to b/w filter syntax to negate the action of the rule.
+- Added percentage complete indicator when loading list of email messages.
+- Added some word database statistics to the Statistics page.
+- Moved "Rebuild databases" button to the statistics page.
+RC1
+- Server Check: All "header only" messages in the list are removed prior to checking the server.
+- The registry string value "ProxyListenIP" can be set to enable the proxy to listen on IPs other than 127.0.0.1 (restricted to RFC 1918 addresses).
+- Added "To" field to all list views.
+- Trimmed email "From" and "To" fields to only show first name.
+- Fixed "feature" where proxy would use previous successful IP address if a POP3 server hostname failed to resolve.
+- Fixed bug in string search function that may have caused some false filter matches.
+- Re-classifying emails now only affects the statistics when performed in the Recent Emails window.
+Beta 21
+- Changed email parser to accommodate some malformed emails.
+- Better parsing of malformed HTML when viewing emails with the HTML removal button selected.
+- Made alternate lines in listviews slightly different colors to aid view-ability.
+- Added right-click context menu for "Add sender to Whitelist/Blacklist"
+- Added new statistics page.
+- Added "quick search" edit box to Recent Emails.
+Beta 20
+- Fixed a bug in the display of scored email when the list ended up empty after deleting emails.
+Beta 19
+- Fixed a bug in the multipart MIME parser.
+- Possible fix for client-side proxy timeout.
+Beta 18
+- Wasn't loading the whitelist correctly.
+- Fixed saving maximize state of main window on exit.
+Beta 17
+- Reduced memory usage when K9 is "minimized" by the "Close" button.
+- Fixed Date parsing problem and added support for all RFC date timezones.
+- Fixed problem with emails containing invalid characters that caused the proxy to eventually timeout.
+- Fixed bug with K9 not seeing an attachment under certain circumstances.
+- Re-architected the whitelist/blacklist processing with new keyword syntax.
+- Fixed several bugs in the Server Check area. Headers are now properly scored without having downloaded the email body.
+- Fixed problem with proxy timeout values.
+- Server Check email deletion wasn't using the port number specified in the configuration.
+- Fixed problem with email spam tag scores being different from scores shown in other parts of the application.
+- Stats window (when reading an email) shows the reason a whitelist/blacklist filter matched.
+- Added basic "nonsense" word detector.
+- Fixed showing incorrect database word counts in Stats section.
+- Now shows percentage completeness when scoring the list.
+- Fixed not properly saving window size and placement on exit.
+Beta 16
+- Added option for always restoring the window to the Recent Emails tab or not.
+- Minor changes to internal word extraction routines resulting in slightly better spam/good differentiation and reduced word DB file size.
+- Enables/disables whitelist and blacklist controls when their checkboxes are enabled or disabled and auto-Apply's their settings.
+- Changed the whitelist/blacklist keyword syntax to accommodate case-insensitive matching.
+- All filter list entries must now have an associated keyword. The default (matching any location in a message) must now have the "Any:" (or "=Any") keyword specified.
+- Changes made in the Storage Area will be automatically reflected in the Recent Emails and Server Check windows.
+Beta 15
+- Added option to use the system date/time format.
+- Fixed infinite loop problem when re-classifying emails identified using the whitelist/blacklist.
+- Brings up warning message if you try to re-classify an email that was identified using the whitelist/blacklist.
+- Ignores blank whitelist/blacklist rules.
+Beta 14
+- Fixed remembering the state of the window being maximized or not when minimized to the tray.
+- Added sending "keep-alive" fake headers back to the email app when retrieving emails takes a long time.
+- Added Whitelist and Blacklist support.
+Beta 13
+- Added checkbox to enable/disable saving proxy log to file.
+- Fixed bad date display.
+Beta 12
+- All shown dates are now taken from the first "Received: from" header line instead of the "Date:" header.
+- Fixed enabling/disabling of "Mark emails as spam by..." edit box in the Configuration window.
+- Server Check "Get" wasn't using the port number specified in the Configuration settings for each account.
+- Server Check was attempting to download messages from all accounts even if they were disabled.
+Beta 11
+- Fixed timeout problem!
+Beta 10
+- Removed Email Classification configuration values from the Configuration area.
+- Added configurable Proxy and POP3 Server Check connection timeout values.
+- Hopefully fixed occasional bug when reading emails through the proxy when the Recent Emails cleanup timer kicked in at the same time.
+- Added spam percentage to the Subject/header line indicator (e.g. "[Spam][96.2%]").
+- Renamed the "Training Area" tab to "Storage Area".
+- Rename "Process" buttons to "Organize".
+Beta 9
+- Removed redundant debug messages from the Proxy Log window.
+- Added "[Amps]" pseudo keyword for HTML emails containing large numbers of encoded characters used to disguise words.
+Beta 8
+- Added "Size" column to all views.
+- Added "Process" button to Recent Emails tab.
+- Improved the POP3 Server Accounts interface section of the Configuration window and fixed saving and restoring of account details.
+- Increased max POP3 Server Check accounts from 8 to 16.
+- Fixed Server Check accounts not being saved to the registry on WinMe machines.
+- Added ability to automatically "Process" Recent Emails when they reach a certain age.
+- Recent Emails are only un-highlighted if it has been at least 5 minutes since the previous session.
+- Fixed bug with tray icon not flashing if a certain state was produced with more than 1 account being active in the proxy server.
+Beta 7
+- More adjustments to the flashing system tray icon code.
+- Added code to disconnect sessions after an inactivity timeout period (not normally a problem but some 3rd party proxies were seen to not disconnect after a QUIT).
+- Fixed Cleanup "Days" field being inaccessible in the Configuration window.
+- Added "[Comments]" pseudo keyword for HTML emails containing large numbers of comment tags used to disguise words.
+Beta 6
+- Added multiple account support to POP3 Server Check. You can manage accounts in the Configuration area.
+- Fixed problem with shortcut keys not being applied when certain windows were in focus.
+- Fixed "AUTH" POP3 command problem. K9 now properly rejects the AUTH command to force the email app to use USER/PASS authentication.
+- Fixed problem with Server Check not obeying the port number specified.
+- Fixed problem with Server Check when used with Hotmail Popper.
+- Fixed problems with some POP3 server configuration settings not being saved/restored.
+- Fixed problems with animated tray icons.
+Beta 5
+- Restored missing main program icon.
+- Fixed problem with some emails marked as Spam but not being seen by email app (long Subject lines and Unicode character sets).
+- Added animated tray icon at program startup when loading DB.
+- Proxy now doesn't start listening until DB is loaded.
+- Added animated tray icon when proxy is processing messages.
+- Shortcut keys for make Good and make Spam are now F5 and F6 respectively.
+Beta 4
+- Added "Delete" keyboard shortcut for deleting emails.
+- Added "CTRL-S" and "CTRL-Q" keyboard shortcuts for "Make Spam" and "Make Good".
+- Fixed bug with emails and missing Subject lines.
+Beta 3
+- Added ability to add "[Spam]" to start of subject line.
+- Disabled interpretation of "&" characters in the listviews that would result in the next character being underlined.
+- Added "CTRL-A" support to select all items in a list.
+- Saves and restores list column sizes in all windows.
+Beta 2
+- Improved handling and error reporting of incorrect proxy requests.
+- Fixed un-highlighting of messages during multi-session retrieval (again!).
+Beta 1
+- Fix for POP3 usernames greater than 32 characters in length. Limit is now 64.
+- Fix for always showing today's date in all lists.
+- Fix for un-highlighting new emails received via the proxy when more than one session was in operation.
+Alpha Build 14
+- Fix for emails marked as spam but not being filtered by email app. (bug in Subject header parsing)
+- Fix for Unable to retrieve header for email x error in Server Check.
+Alpha Build 13
+- Fixed bug in proxy when unexpected input was received.
+- Added proxy support for Hotmail Popper
+- Added button to main window (Recent Emails) to take you to this page.
+Alpha Build 12
+- Changed font for log windows.
+- Added session number to each entry line in the logs.
+- Internal optimizations.
+Alpha Build 11
+- Added buttons to log display to clear the window contents.
+- Fixed log window displays to always display next line at end of window as opposed to the current caret position.
+- Fixed bug in proxy. It was issuing the USER command before receiving the initial banner reply line.
+- Updated proxy in an attempt to support multiple concurrent sessions.
+- Rearranged Configuration window.
+Alpha Build 9, 10
+- Not released.
+Alpha Build 8
+- Preliminary attempt at supporting parallel POP3 server requests.
+Alpha Build 7
+- Changed proxy configuration to use "server/port/user" instead of "user/server/port".
+Alpha Build 6
+- Fixed email classifying bug in the email reader window when viewing emails from the Server Check window.
+- Prior to checking email in the Server Check area, all emails that hadn't been downloaded are removed from the list.
+- When an email session passes through the proxy all emails that hadn't been downloaded are removed from the Server Check list.
+- Proxy now supports multiple accounts via username encoding of user/server/port.
+- Tweaked some internal numbers in the classification algorithm.
+Alpha Build 5
+- Fixed "Good" and "Bad" right-click menu problems.
+- Added "Good" and "Bad" classify buttons to email reader window.
+- Added "Good" and "Bad" classify buttons to Server Check tab window.
+- Added Score display to email reader window.
+- When restoring the window from the tray icon (double-clicking) K9 will always display the "Recent" tab.
+Alpha Build 4
+- Fixed handling of emails with invalid content (bytes with value zero present in message body)
+- Possible fix for "unexpectedly terminated the connection" problem in OE
+- Better handling of email reader window toolbar when reading from POP3 server
+Alpha Build 3
+- Fixed truncated toolbars in Large Fonts mode
+- Fixed missing header string in the Configuration section
+- If more than one instance of K9 is attempted to run it simply makes the original copy visible
+- Minor change to processing of certain HTML tags
+Alpha Build 2
+- Added automatic removal of Recent emails after a configurable number of days age.
+- If minimized to system tray, double-clicking toggles restoring/minimizing and the icon stays in place.
+- Auto saves databases after each proxy email session.
+- Proxy log is saved to file ProxyLog.txt in Emails\DB.
+- Fixed crash bug when POP3 Server Check password was above a certain size.
+Alpha Build 1
+- Initial limited public release.
+Released by: Synapse Films
+Released on: June 12, 2012.
+Director: Joseph Zito
+Cast: Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Brion James
+Year: 1988
+Purchase From Amazon
+The Movie:
+The history behind Joseph Zito’s 1988 action opus Red Scorpion is, in many ways, just as interesting as the movie itself. The film was plagued with trouble during its shoot, with political strife in its original location of Swaziland resulting in a change to South Africa during the apartheid years. The resulting controversy lead to Warner Brothers, who had originally agreed to distribute the film, backing out of the deal and the film wound up going way over budget and leading man Dolph Lundgren distancing himself from the picture. On top of that, the project was spearheaded by none other than Jack Abramoff, the infamous Washington lobbyist and former College Republican Committee Chairman who was convicted on corruption charges years later! The movie holds up well, however, thanks to some fantastic action set pieces, a good sense of humor, some fun performances and some excellent camerawork.
+The story begins when a special agent for the U.S.S.R. named Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) is hauled into the office of his commanding officer for a briefing on his next assignment. Given Nikolai’s experience working undercover, he’s to be sent to a fictional African country to assassinate the leader of an anti-communist resistance movement named Sundata (Ruben Nthodi). To do this, he gets himself arrested and winds up in a cell with an American journalist named Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh) and a member of the resistance, Kallunda Kintash (Al White). He helps the pair escape and it looks like he’s deserted the red army they assumed he served under – until they lead him back to Sundata, at which point he attempts to follow orders and take Sundata out.
+When he’s outsmarted by the resistance forces, he winds up on the receiving end of some pretty harsh treatment from the motherland and winds up in the desert where he’s bitten by a scorpion. Taken in by a bushman named Gao (played by a real life African bushman named Regopstaan), Nikolai soon sees the horrors that his people have inflicted on the natives and quickly changes sides for real this time, leading the resistance fighters on a charge against the evil communist oppressors in the ultimate fight for freedom!
+It’s noted in the extras that Dolph’s character in this film is basically an extension of the character he played in Rocky IV, a very cold, stoic and highly trained example of ruthless communist era Russian machinery. He plays the role well, offering no emotion in the first half of the film and doing his job as efficiently as he can with the sole intention of carrying out his mission to the best of his ability. Of course, once things backfire and he realizes the error of his ways, his change of heart is almost immediate and his odd and unlikely relationship with Gao serves as the sort of paradigm shift that sets the last half hour of the movie into motion where he goes about trying to set things right. As it is in a lot of action movies, there’s the theme of redemption running throughout Red Scorpion and Lundgren handles this character development well. Walsh is there really only to provide comic relief, something he’s proven himself quite capable of time and again throughout his career, this film being no exception.
+At the same time, he also proves to be pretty much invincible, a Superman of sorts able to take on a ridiculous amount of red forces with only fleeting help from a ragtag group of rebels and… Emmet Walsh (he did come in handy for Chuck Norris a few years earlier in Zito’s Missing In Action, after all!). When all the dust settles this is an action movie first and foremost and let’s level here, it’s the violence and explosions that are what most people are going to remember about this film. On that level it delivers, and the fact that all of the special effects were done ‘in camera’ (meaning no CGI or computer enhanced fire here, this is the real deal!) makes the action set pieces all the more impressive. The use of a real Russian HIND helicopter adds some authenticity and as Lundgren notes in an amusing story in the extras, the weapons training the cast received on the shoot was very real indeed.
+In the end, Red Scorpion may not be a film that’s easy to take seriously, but it does tell a cool story, make great use of some often frighteningly authentic locations and offer up some superb camerawork courtesy of (former Gerard Damiano) cinematographer Joao Fernandez, the same man who shot Deep Throat and The Devil In Miss Jones! The film was followed by a sequel called Red Scorpion 2: Spear Of Destiny but it didn’t really have anything to do with this original picture.
+Video/Audio/Extras:
+Red Scorpion hits Blu-ray in an AVC encoded 1.78.1 widescreen 1080p high definition transfer and the results are impressive. Detail looks solid throughout and the movie’s arid looking color palette is reproduced very nicely. Black levels are strong and deep and there’s no evidence of edge enhancement or noise reduction, the movie looks appropriately grainy, just as it should. Skin tones look nice and lifelike, there weren’t any noticeable issues with shimmer, banding or contrast blooming and both detail and texture consistently impress. That scene where Dolph is lying face down with the scorpions on his back? You can see the pilling on his tank top and the dirt on his face and neck as clear as you could hope for. There are no compression artifacts either – Red Scorpion looks really, really good here. Not every shot is as razor sharp as the next (close up shots show more detail than some of the long distance panorama shots out in the desert, for example) but all in all this is a pretty huge step up from previous DVD releases and a very fine transfer all around.
+Audio options are offered in English language DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio and DTS-HD 2.0 Stereo Master Audio with optional English closed captioning. Both tracks sound very good here, offering clean and clear dialogue and some nice channel separation. Purists will opt for the 2.0 mix while surround enthusiasts will appreciate the added dimensionality that the 5.1 track provides. Bass response is strong across the board, with the explosions packing some welcome punch and gun shots offering some nice wallop, while the is mixed in nicely, never overpowering the performers in the mix. No complaints here, Red Scorpion sounds great.
+As far as the supplements go, things start off strong with an audio commentary featuring director Joseph Zito and moderated Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson. This is a solid track, with Thompson doing a fine job of keeping Zito talking about this picture throughout. As this was a fairly troubled production in terms of shooting and location, Zito’s got some good stories to share but he’s also got a pretty laid back attitude about all of this and a sense of humor about himself as well. One of the more interesting aspects of the talk occurs when the two discuss the Zito’s approach to realism in this film, and how to set audience expectations in order to accept a certain amount of or lack of believability in a movie like this. Of course we also hear about casting, Abramoff’s involvement, political issues that wreaked havoc on the production schedule and more, resulting in quite a well rounded and interesting discussion of the film, its history, its place in Zito’s filmography and its reception.
+Up next is a twenty-four minute featurette entitled Hath No Fury – Dolph Lundgren And The Road To Red Scorpion which is a pretty great sit down chat with the star of the film who talks about how he got into acting while working as a bodyguard on a James Bond film and through his relationship with Grace Jones. From there we learn about how he was cast in Rocky IV, which leads to his taking the lead in Masters Of The Universe and then Red Scorpion. Dolph is pretty candid about this and other movies he has starred in over the years, noting that this movie basically launched him as an action hero, a role he has managed to play time and time again over the years. He comes across as a really nice guy, very good natured and down to Earth and it’s a kick to hear him reminisce about the early years of his moviemaking career. He also discusses how he wound up doing a lot of his own stunts, what it was like working in Africa and an alternate opening scene that was considered for the film but never made.
+Equally interesting is a fourteen minute interview with producer Jack Abramoff entitled Assignment Africa in which the former Washington lobbyist discusses how he was initially approached by a documentary film crew who wanted to get his input on a project they were making about the issues going on in Africa in the eighties. This eventually took him on an interesting trail that landed him in the producer’s spot on Red Scorpion. He talks about the film’s politics, what the ideas were based on, and what it was like working with Zito and Lundgren and he shares a few interesting experiences about some of the issues that the cast and crew ran up against on this project.
+Tom Savini is up next in a featurette entitled Scorpion Tales (get it?) where he discusses his makeup effects work on this picture, the major set piece being towards the end where a certain character loses his arm. He talks about how he did what he did on the movie, what it was like working in Africa, and some of the complications that arose and how they eventually lead to budget issues which meant that some of his effects work wasn’t used. Savini also contributes some behind the scenes footage that he shot on the set of the film during the production, most of which centers around the parts that Savini would have been involved in like the shoot outs and the aforementioned arm scene. It’s kind of cool to get to see this stuff, it gives us a glimpse into what the set was like and how the cast and crew prepared for some of the more action intensive moments in the film.
+Rounding out the extras is an animated still gallery containing a load of home video cover art, promotional art and stills, a trailer for the feature, and a bunch of TV spots for the feature. All of the extras are in high definition and as this is a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack release, a regular DVD version of the movie and the extras is included in the same case. Also included in the same case is an insert booklet of liner notes written by Jérémie Damoiseau who runs the Dolph – The Ultimate Guide website that give a nice history of the production and distribution of this particular film. Last but not least, it’s also worth noting that the cover art for this release is reversible.
+The Final Word:
+Synapse Films has done a very fine job with this release of Joseph Zito’s Red Scorpion. Not only is the movie a blast and one of Dolph Lundgren’s finest moments but it appears on Blu-ray in excellent quality, impressing in both the audio and video departments. Maybe just as importantly, however, the film is presented with some excellent extra features - all killer and no filler! The commentary and featurettes help to put this one in its proper historical context and do an excellent job of filling in the story behind the movie, really leaving no stone unturned. All in all, this is the total package and fans of the film really ought to consider this one a must own.
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+From Tom Seaver to Dwight Gooden to David Wright, A look at the New York Mets past, present and future.
+On the eve of the Mets opener, I am very excited about the prospects for the 2014 team. I like this group- on the field and off it— the management team of Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins have rebuilt this roster and assembled a team that has both youth and vets. Anyone who follows the game knows what the Mets have on the horizon and where their farm system stands. The current team should be fun to watch and has kids with serious upside(C Travis d’Arnaud and CF Juan Lagares come to mind) while 2 reclamation projects(SS Ruben Tejada and 1B Ike Davis) hold the key to this team being presentable or awful. I hear from fans all the time “but If we had Matt Harvey, we could win.” I am a HUGE Matt guy— he was the top pitcher in the NL in 2013 before he got hurt. But— this team has added a solid veteran pitcher in Barolo Colon to take rotation spot, Jon Niese and Dillon Gee are proven ML starters and many view Zack Wheeler as the better pitcher long term. Do not cancel the season over that injury. And something to think about regarding Colon- AL pitcher going to NL(HUGE plus) as well as the fact that he is an extreme fly ball pitcher now playing with an elite outfield defense in a monstrous ballpark.
+What worries me about this team? The division for one. The Washington Nationals are loaded and have star power. The Atlanta Braves are the Braves- with severe injuries to their pitching- but they have 3-4 core everyday players and the best closer in the game in Craig Kimbrel. The Phillies have 2 elite starting pitchers and 3 veteran stars in SS Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard who have been thru the wars. The Marlins have a ton of kids and not much else but they are almost always better than people think they will be. I think for the Mets to be successful, they need Chris Young to have a big year. I think Curtis Granderson can project to do what Marlon Byrd did- .270-280, 25-30 hrs, 90-100 rbi. And don’t buy this nonsense about Granderson being the product of the new Yankee Stadium. I watched the guy be a doubles and triples machine in Detroit for 5+ years. Comerica Park is one of the biggest parks in MLB— gigantic power alley and gaps. Young must produce- a .260-.270 yrs with 20 homers and 75-80 RBI would be HUGE. I love Daniel Murphy and David Wright. We get 300 games out of those two, we can and will contend.
+SEASON PREDICTION: The Mets are due some breaks and the injuries to Braves starters have opened the door for contention in the NL East. I think the Nationals run away with the division but the Mets compete into September and set the tone for 2015. The surplus of pitching in the system gives Alderson options to fill needs(SS, OF, 1B) and he can make a move similar to what Arizona did this offseason for OF-1B Mark Trumbo. Keep that in back of your mind. Not everyone of these pitchers will make their splash in Queens. Think of the 80s Mets- for every Dwight Gooden and Ron Darling their was a Tim Leary and Walt Terrell, 2 young pitchers they moved for bats. Mets record- 88-74, 2nd place in NL East.
+American League Division winners: Tampa Bay, Kansas City, Oakland(World Series Champion)
+National League Division Winners: Washington(NL Champion), St. Louis, San Francisco
+AL Wild Cards: Boston, Cleveland
+NL Wild Cards: Milwaukee, Pittsburgh
+AL Awards: Mike Trout-MVP, Justin Verlander- CY Young, Xander Bogaerts-Rookie of the Year
+NL Awards:Bryce Harper-MVP, Adam Wainwright-CY Young, Billy Hamilton- Rookie of the Year
+The New York Mets made their final roster moves before the opener Monday March 31st, sending down 5 players including pitchers Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kyle Farnsworth to Triple A Las Vegas. The team also purchased the contract of Omar Quintanilla, adding him to the 40-man roster. Matt Harvey was transferred to the 60-day DL and LH Jon Niese on the 15 day, retroactive to March 21st, making him to be eligible for his 1st scheduled start April 6th. Here are the remaining opening day roster spots: Catchers Travis D’ Arnaud and Anthony Recker, Infielders Ike Davis, Lucas Duda, Daniel Murphy, Quintanilla, Ruben Tejada, Josh Satin and David Wright. In the outfield, we have Andrew Brown, Curtis Granderson, Juan Lagares, Chris Young and Eric Young Jr. The 4 starters are Barolo Colon, Dillon Gee, Jenrry Mejia and Zach Wheeler. Finally, the bullpen: Jeurys Familia, Gonzalez Germen, John Lannan, Bobby Parnell, Scott Rice, Carlos Torres and Jose Valverde.
+METS NOTES: As I type, no word on who will start at 1B or how the Outfield-batting order will be configured. I think Davis will be at 1B and Lagares in CF with Granderson in RF and Chris Young in LF…. Harvey and the team have come to agreement on how his rehab from Tommy John surgery will progress. When the Mets play at home, he will be with his teammates. On road trips, he will report and train at the team’s spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla… NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio will throw out the 1st pitch at Citi Field Monday.. Matsuzaka was reportedly shocked at the demotion to Triple A but needs to realize this is a pitching rich team and he will get his opportunity if he continues to pitch well.
+The New York Mets last week of spring training has them juggling some roster spots and making final preparations for the opener Monday March 31st at Citi Field. LHP John Lannan was moved to the 40-man roster and will make the club as the 2nd lefty reliever to help Scott Rice. The Outfield will feature free agent signee Curtis Granderson in RF, Chris Young splitting time all over and Juan Lagares in Center with Eric Young JR also getting regular work. Manager Terry Collins insists all 4 will get regular playing time. Young JR jump starts the offense with his wheels and energy while Lagares is special in center. If used properly this group can be a major strength, the key is all 4 can play defense and run. The 5th starter spot is down to Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jenrry Mejia. Both have impressed this Spring but Dice K’s veteran status and Mejia’s recent issues with his right foot give the free agent signee the edge. Not sure how this team translates wins wise but this is the most talented Mets team in 5+ years.
+Mets Notes:RP Kyle Farnsworth was bought out and brought back on a minor league deal. The team will stash him at Triple A Las Vegas under the watch of Wally Backman and his coaching staff…. Chris Young has had a great camp(.327,7 doubles, homer and 4 RBI in 52 at bats) and if he can carry that into April, watch out! This guy has talent…. Veteran reliever Jose Valverde has also looked good in camp and will more than likely get save opportunities when closer Bobby Parnell is overworked or needs a day…. Ruben Tejada has won the shortstop job and Ike Davis, Lucas Duda and Josh Satin(Lefties only) will somehow split time at 1B. The final 2 bench spots appear to be between OF Andrew Brown(Good power stick off the bench, 2 Hrs,11 Rbi in 50 spring ABs),1B-3B Eric Campbell(.313,7 XBHs and .910 OPS in 44 at bats) and INFs Omar Quintanilla and Anthony Seratelli…. Very quietly OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis has had a strong spring. .256 with 5 XBHs and a .857 OPS in 39 plate appearances. Always a favorite of Collins, he is a good bet to be an early call up if any moves are made or needed.
+The New York Mets announced Monday March 24 that Dillon Gee(12-11,3.62 in 32 starts in 2013) will start on opening day versus the Washington Nationals at Citi Field March 31st. Gee becomes the 23rd Met to start opening day and the 8th homegrown product to get the ball on day 1. The tall righty finished strong in 2013, going 10-5 with a 2.71 ERA in his final 22 outings and boasts a 3.04 ERA in 12 career starts vs. Washington.
+I have been inundated with questions about how I feel the 2014 Mets will do and if I like the direction the team is headed. In both actions and words, YES. Let me put it this way, last Sunday(March 16th) I had my 1st of 2 Fantasy Baseball drafts. I drafted 4 Mets out of 25 players. Curtis Granderson, Zach Wheeler, Bobby Parnell and Bartolo Colon. When was the last time I could say that? Heck, I wanted to grab Daniel Murphy as well but missed him by 2 or 3 picks. I like this team and the competition we have at some former spots of weakness- 1B and Outfield specifically- and we have seen the development of young players coming up thru the system. Do I love everything about this team? No- I would like them to have 2 more bats and Matt Harvey but I believe in the plan and improvements implemented by GM Sandy Alderson and skipper Terry Collins. Rome was not built in a day, it is a process yet I see a light at the end of the tunnel and better days ahead. If the Mets do not break .500 and contend for a wildcard spot this season, I will be both stunned and disappointed. Those goals are both realistic and the expectation.
+The two major issues the Mets faced entering camp remain unresolved as Mid March approaches. First Base was supposed to be a the battle between Lucas Duda(Hamstring) and Ike Davis(Calf) but both have been shelved with minor leg injuries and should return to action sometime this week. Josh Satin has played well in 8 games(.263 average with homer and .391 OBP) and remains a strong bet to at least platoon with either Davis or Duda. Meanwhile, SS Ruben Tejada has struggled(.111 in 4 games with shoddy defense as well) and the team has been giving reps to super prospect Wilmer Flores at the position. I still do not believe that the Mets everyday shortstop in 2014 is currently on this team and ex Met great-SNY TV color man Keith Hernandez said as much on a broadcast this week. Keep an eye on both the Arizona Diamondbacks(Chris Owings and Didi Gregorius) and Seattle Mariners(Nick Franklin) as potential trade partners. Free agent SS Stephen Drew remains unsigned and will stay that way til his agent Scott Boras opens his eyes.
+Mets Notes : CF Juan Lagares(.318 Batting average) is having a great spring and making the Mets decision on which Outfielder to feature with offseason signings Chris Young and Curtis Granderson easy. Eric Young Jr, who won the 2013 National League Stolen Base crown, is likely going to be a bench guy and play the odd day at 2B and in the outfield. However, his speed makes him a vital weapon late in close contests… With the struggles of Josh Edgin in camp, team might use John Lannan out of the pen as the 2nd lefthanded reliever. This spot in vital and needed in the lefty bat heavy NL East.
+The Mets got some welcomed good news February 27,2014 when he MRI on LHSP Jon Niese throwing shoulder came back clean after he experienced a dead arm earlier in camp. Niese is part of what should be a team strength- the starting rotation- and any serious injury to the lefty would catastrophic with ace Matt Harvey(Tommy John surgery) set to miss 2014. GM Sandy Alderson has the team in a strong position with the 4 veterans- Niese and returnees Dillon Gee and Zack Wheeler as well as free agent signing Bartolo Colon- as well several camp invitees(John Lannan and Dice K the most prominent) and young promising arms with Jenrry Mejia leading the way and fortifying depth. Noah Syndergaard is also on the horizon ala Harvey and Wheeler.
+Alderson- and this blogger- really like how this team looks and Manager Terry Collins appears ready to see the fruits of his labor. The Mets GM has publicly stated that 90 wins is a realistic goal and you know what? I like that! Put pressure on your team, be confident in the product you put out and believe in your players. This should be a very athletic team with 4 excellent defensive outfielders, David Wright is David Wright and Daniel Murphy has quietly become a top 10 player at 2nd Base. I like our catchers and bullpen- an underrated unit btw. If this team can figure out 1B(I think they will internally) and Shortstop(Not as confident, Nick Franklin anyone?!) 90 wins might be a low number. People forget, this team was 50-50 over the final 100 games in 2013. Look at that roster and look at the 2014 club. Who would you take?
+Been a tough week or so for me and my hometown of Andover, Massachusetts. Our legendary High School Football Coach Richard “Dick” Collins passed away February 20,2014 after a period of poor health at the age of 82. Summarizing Coach Collins takes someone with a higher pay grade than this blogger but one of my fellow Andoverrites said it best- He was the Vince Lombardi of Andover. The proud Dartmouth alum and US Marine is best known for coaching both the Andover High Football and Track Teams(1959-1996), was also an outstanding Social Studies- History teacher and headed the department for many years. If I failed to mention those facts, He would have me running hills right now(Coach Collins’ famous punishment). After his retirement he continued to champion kids while serving in our towns School Committee for 5 terms. Coach Collins was so much more than these positions and titles, he was a game and life changer who would fight for the star or guy on the bench as long as they did two things- Did their best and NEVER, EVER QUIT. The man gave me direction and goals, I would not be where I am today without his support and encouragement. Thousands of his former players and students can make the same claim. When people ask how I bring such fire and enthusiasm to a job covering a bad team, think of Coach Collins.
+What made Coach Collins so great? I could write and tell stories that would make a book the size of the Bible. With all the wins, titles and championships he produced, He would be most proud of this number. ZERO. The amount of kids he cut from his program. He loved undersized players(This blogger was one of many) and featured the likes of Ryan Murphy, The DeBenedictis brothers(Tom and Andy) and Rodney Lumley who would not have played much or at all for other teams. Coach championed underdogs such as the kids from the ABC program as well as the handicapped and disabled. They became fixtures at team functions, practices and games. His letterman system with the Track and Field program allowed athletes who never competed in an event to earn a letter by being great teammates and supporting their fellow classmates. Whether it be with perfect attendance at practice or helping officials and staff at meets, He made team spirit measurable. Coach Collins demanded you respect your opponents and if you didn’t, you paid the price. After I ripped rival North Andover in the Local paper prior to the 1989 contest, he angrily kicked me off the team. For 24 hours. We won 41-0. All was forgiven. The biggest lesson he taught me -and it is something I still have a hard time with- is handling defeat. The members of the 1989 Andover High Football team learned this the hard way when we lost an opportunity to play in the SuperBowl in Foxboro when officials called an obviously short and wide left last second field goal good vs. Central Catholic in our Annual Turkey Bowl. Everyone knew the referees blew the call and cost that team a chance to win Coach Collins his 3rd Super Bowl. The defeat was devastating but Coach told us how proud he was of our effort and to be our coach and he wanted us to hold our head high. On the FG, he said these things eventually even out over the course of the year. PUBLICLY.
+Coach had a famous saying that he passed on to each and everyone of his teams and it particularly hit home with my High school class(AHS ’91). He talked about the concept of “51” all the time- Think of a Track and Field athlete in a throwing competition. If your opponent throws 50, you will do what it takes to win regardless and toss a 51. Bottom line, find a way to get it done. Joe Iarrobino was a promising QB-DB in my class who suffered a serious shoulder injury in his Sophomore season and was forced to concentrate on baseball and basketball. Coach still found a spot for him with the team and he served as stat man and student assistant his last two seasons, Dan Ely was popular center and classmate of mine who was gravely injured in a moped accident in the 2nd half of our sophomore year. He was paralyzed and in the hospital. Coach Collins also had Dan’s Dad- Jack- as a player earlier in his Andover career and called to check in on him. Mr. Ely mentioned Dan ,as hurting as he was, would not stop saying 51 to the medical staff. Coached rushed to the hospital and would not allow Dan to fail or be forgotten. The phrase 51 became the rallying cry for our team during the 89-90 seasons and Dan, who recovered at record pace, was one of our team captains in 1990 and was walking with crutches by training camp the same year.
+When you are Coached by such a great figure, you produce many memorable student-athletes. In my two years in his program I had some incredible teammates and made some lifelong friends. I played with the greatest individual leader-captain of anything I have come across- Brian Donnellan(’89 Captain). “Cap” as I nicknamed him used a phrase that sticks with me til this day- Stand for something or fall for everything. Joe Marinaro progressed more from his sophomore year to senior year than any player could hope for. Their is a reason he started for 3 years at The University of Michigan and served as captain in 1995. Scary intense. You can travel to the ends of the Earth and not find a harder worker and more self made player. Our other captain in ’89- Johnny Thompson- was quite simply the best player I have ever seen. He could do anything athletically and I spent everyday at practice trying to beat him. IN ANYTHING! He was great to me and proud that I made it thru training camp. (or surprised?!) Hunter Lochman and Pat Finn(’89) also make the list for being great teammates and welcoming me- the rookie junior- to the team. Peter Reming? Nobody got more out of less than this guy, he was my size(5’9,140ish) and started on defense for a team that posted 7 shutouts. Bad guys be on alert, he is now a cop in Andover! Things did not go as expected for me heading into my senior year off the field and many of my teammates(Under Coach Collins’ direction/Urging)- Brett Hammond, Dave Blank, Jeff Hurley, Andy Carleton, Scott Bernard, Mark Avery, Greg Dyer, Ryan Beal, Matt Perry and Stefan Fodor(’90 team)- all stepped up huge. For a guy who missed most of his Junior Year with a shoulder injury! I mention all of these people not for cause but effect. They bought into Coach’s family concept- We will all win and lose together, star or bench warmer. The spirit of 51 and NEVER, EVER Quitting in anything- on or off the field- was never more in play.
+I want to talk about the 3 Men who have assumed the coaching positions Coach Collins manned previously. First, Coach Peter Comeau , who served as an assistant for football during my high school years, now runs both the Winter and Spring Track Teams. We all like to think we were Coach Collins’ favorite and he did love us all. But if you had a Mount Rushmore for his “guys” Coach Comeau would be on it. EASILY. Anyone who has meet Peter needs to be reminded of this fact- He is the greatest hurdler in the history of Andover High. What makes this more astonishing is Coach does not have ideal body type for Hurdles. He was under 5’10 and stocky, hardly Edwin Moses. Yet he won All State and All New England in the low then Intermediate Hurdles. Coach Collins would tell anyone who wanted to listen how proud he was of Peter claiming ” he had never seen a more remarkable feat in track in my entire life.” When you have someone of this intensity and work ethic, you want him Coaching. When he wasn’t yelling or kicking me in the rear end, Coach Comeau was on Coach Collins’ track staff for 9 years before taking over. Andover High could not be under better care with Coach Comeau and we are lucky to have him. Coach Collins is applauding as I type this. And Peter, the nickname you gave me still sticks— 30 years later!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+As much of an impact as Coach Collins had on me, Our relationship does not even happen if I did not win the lottery when I meet Ken Maglio in 1985. Mr. Maglio, who became the AHS Football Coach in 1997 and served til 2009, was a popular Physical Education teacher at West Junior High. He was also a long time freshman football Coach for the Andover as well. His style was different than Coach Collins but like him, he looked out for kids and loved smaller guys like me. He nicknamed me Floppy and still calls me that to this day. But the biggest thing he did for me was get me focused into academics and school. Before becoming his student manager on the Baseball team for two years, I was on my way to one of the 3 things- a technical school, jail or cemetery. I avoided all 3 and Mr. Maglio was a major reason why. Coach Collins stood up and fought for this man when he was caught in a political power struggle. EJ Perry- The oldest of 4 Perry brothers to play for the Golden Warriors- has done amazing work with our Football program and won 2 Merrimack Valley Conference Titles already. I have known the Perry’s for almost 35 years and Like Peter and Mags, EJ is the right man to fill the shoes of the man. I will never forget going to his younger brother Matt’s birthday party in 2nd or 3rd grade. We had a track and field meet in the back yard! EJ likes to tell a story of how Coach Collins helped him in high school when he was struggling academically. Coach told him his history term paper would be on the Pole Vaulting.(Not coincidently EJ’s event) EJ did a great job and you now see a coach who is doing amazing things and will continue to do so.
+I hope this blog has helped paint the picture of how special and amazing a man Coach Collins was. Like many of his former players and students, not a day goes by that I do not apply something he taught me- some days more than others but this is true every day. He coached an emmy award winning actor who is one the stars of the Fantastic Four Franchise(Mike Chiklis), a marketing director at the University with the largest football stadium in America(Lochman) a major rising local politician(Barry Finegold), a climbing NFL assistant coach(John Perry) a top sports writer for USA Today(Gerry Ahern ) and a high ranking New Hampshire State Trooper(Jack Dalton) . We all bring parts and pieces from his teachings everyday. Our star Lineman of the mid to late 80s Mike Marinaro said it best-“We all should have the impact on the World he did.” Mike could not be more correct and that is why I am dedicating the 2014 season of Tomseaverfan.com to Richard “Dick” Collins and his entire family. RIP, Coach. We all love and miss you! 51
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+California Dreaming: Dead Man’s Curve
+Dead Man’s Curve was possibly Jan and Dean’s most prescient song.
+Jan and Dean were always ones to follow the trends, especially trends that the Beach Boys started, so when the Beach Boys put out the album Little Deuce Coupe, which was a near-concept album themed around car songs, with the single exception of the song Be True To Your School (which got in because it had a couple of lines about cruisin’ round with a decal in back), Jan and Dean immediately started recording Drag City. This album was based around their hit single of the same name, a Surf City soundalike written by Jan Berry, Brian Wilson, and Roger Christian, and consisted entirely of car songs, with the single exception of the song Popsicle Truck, which was about popsicles but got in because it briefly mentioned the truck after which it was titled.
+And the Beach Boys had included A Young Man Is Gone, a dreadful maudlin song (a cover of a Four Freshmen song with new lyrics by Mike Love) about the death of James Dean in a car crash. Coincidentally, perhaps, Jan and Dean also included a song about a car crash on their album.
+The team that wrote the song was Berry, Wilson, Artie Kornfeld (a record executive who co-wrote a huge number of hits), and Roger Christian. Christian was a DJ who Wilson had started working with after he criticised the lyrics to 409 on the radio, because he thought the car wasn’t good enough for a song like that, and who ended up writing the lyrics to almost every car hit not only for the Beach Boys, but for Jan and Dean, as well as collaborating with Gary Usher on innumerable studio band knockoffs and beach party film soundtracks.
+The song is structured, musically, very similarly to their previous two hits — a verse based around simple I, IV and V chords, followed by a chorus with a chanted vocal (“dead man’s curve, it’s no place to play”) a low bass vocal stating the song title, and wordless falsetto vocal rising over it, leading to a hook at the end of the chorus. Those vocals, though, were thicker than before — Jan and Dean had often used extra backing vocalists, and here they were joined by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri (who had their own hits as The Fantastic Baggies, and wrote several songs for Jan and Dean), as well as Brian Wilson and Gary Usher, singing “Slippin’ and a-slidin’, driftin’ and broadslidin’” under the second verse. In fact, so many vocalists are on the track that Dean Torrence is inaudible, if he’s even present.
+But the influence of Be My Baby on Brian Wilson’s songwriting was already starting to show. The tempo and feel are very close, and the chord sequence for the chorus is identical up to the hook line (allowing for the difference in keys). This might be a car song, but it was a car song with more of Phil Spector than Chuck Berry about it. And as befitted the subject matter, the song was far more of an epic than most of Jan and Dean’s records to that point, featuring a portentous horn section playing a three-note riff, and an extended spoken section (“Well, the last thing I remember, doc, I started to swerve…”) that led into the repeated message “won’t come back from Dead Man’s Curve!” — even though, of course, the protagonist of the song did come back from his car crash, since he’s in hospital telling the doctor what had happened, although it’s implied that the driver of the inferior British car he was racing was not so lucky.
+The song as recorded is very much a throwback to hits of a few years earlier, particularly the 1960 hit single Tell Laura I Love Her, with its tale of a car crash victim’s last words. But by late 1963 that style of song had gone out of fashion, and so when Dead Man’s Curve was released as a single (in a slightly revised version, with more horns, car crash effects, and a rerecorded lead vocal) in February 1964, it was like nothing else on the radio — especially since between the time it was recorded and the time it was released, a minor British band called the Beatles had released a couple of singles. When Dead Man’s Curve entered the US top twenty, the rest of the top twenty included six Beatles songs (including numbers one and two on the charts), three songs by other British bands (two by the Dave Clark Five and one by The Searchers), and the Kingsmen’s cover version of Barret Strong’s Money, charting off the exposure the song had got from the Beatles’ version. The music scene was completely different from that of December 1963, when the track had been recorded.
+Astonishingly, then, this already-dated throwback managed to see Jan and Dean slightly ahead of the curve, as they started a small wave of car-crash songs — the two defining songs of the genre, Leader of the Pack by the Shangri-Las and Terry by Twinkle, both came out in its wake. Somehow, against all reason, Jan and Dean had managed for the first time to start a bandwagon, rather than jump on one that was already rolling.
+The song made a very respectable number eight in the US charts, and showed that the British Invasion hadn’t completely killed off the surf and hot rod pop stars of 1963. But would any of them be able to survive much longer?
+Dead Man’s Curve
+Composers: Brian Wilson, Artie Kornfeld, Roger Christian, and Jan Berry
+Line-up: Jan Berry (vocals), Dean Torrence (vocals?), Brian Wilson (vocals, possible piano), Gary Usher (vocals), P.F. Sloan (vocals), Steve Barri (vocals). I don’t have a copy of the AFM session sheets to say for sure, though I intend to track them down before the release of the book version of this (they’re in the public domain), but almost certainly the instrumentalists included Billy Strange (guitar), Ray Pohlman (guitar), Glen Campbell (guitar), Bill Pitman (bass), Hal Blaine (drums), Earl Palmer (drums), plus horns probably including Steve Douglas.
+Original release: Dead Man’s Curve/The New Girl In School, Jan & Dean, Liberty Records single #55672 (the earlier album version, a different mix with different lead vocals, was first released on the Drag City album, Liberty Records LRP-3339 (mono)/LST-7339 (stereo)): Surf City
+“Two girls for every boy…”
+The Beach Boys came along at the perfect time for Jan and Dean.
+In August 1962, the Beach Boys were the exciting new kids on the scene. They’d just had their first top twenty hit, and had only just signed to Capitol Records. Meanwhile, Jan and Dean had some claim to being elder statesmen. Their latest album, in fact, was called Jan and Dean’s Golden Hits. Never mind that most of the hits weren’t theirs.
+But, as the title might suggest, Jan and Dean’s career was looking like it might be over. Since their big hit with Heart and Soul, fifteen months earlier, they’d released five singles, and none had charted higher than number 69.
+But they were still big enough that they could be the headline act at the Reseda Jubilee, with the Beach Boys as their support act and backing band. The young band played their own limited set, then backed Jan and Dean on a run-through of their own hits, before (in an act of desperation due to a lack of material) performing Surfin’ and Surfin’ Safari again, with Jan and Dean joining in.
+The experience was an invigorating one for Berry and Torrence, partly because the two enjoyed hearing fuller harmonies behind themselves — while they’d thickened their sound with overdubs in the studio, they really wanted to be in a vocal group, and they had their wish that night.
+The two groups struck up a friendship, and played a couple more gigs together in the next few months, during which time Jan & Dean also managed to score another top thirty hit with Linda, a song originally written in 1946, about the then one-year-old Linda Eastman (later better known as Linda McCartney).
+Jan Berry noticed Brian Wilson’s songwriting talent and asked him to play some of the songs he was working on. The first thing Wilson played for them, a rewrite of Chuck Berry’s Sweet Little Sixteen with lyrics about what it would be like “if everybody had an ocean across the USA”, he insisted on keeping for his own band, but he had another song, with the working title Goody Connie Won’t You Please Come Home?, which he was very glad to offer to the duo to work on.
+Various people — Dean Torrence, Don Altfeld, and Roger Christian among them — have been named at times as having contributed to the finished song, which turned into a paean to bisexual polyamory [FOOTNOTE: Well, maybe that's stretching it slightly. But after all, “two girls for every boy” is just another way of saying “a boy and a girl for every girl”...], but the eventual writing credit went to Jan Berry and Brian Wilson.
+On March 7, the Beach Boys went into the studio to back Jan and Dean, vocally and instrumentally, on the duo’s cover versions of Surfin’ and Surfin’ Safari. A few weeks later, Brian Wilson was back in the studio with them to record the newly titled Surf City and another song on which they had collaborated, Gonna Hustle You (later issued under the name The New Girl In School).
+Surf City, in its finished version, is clearly the product of the same songwriter who wrote those first two Beach Boys singles. The structure is identical to them — start with a vocal hook, then go into a verse sung by a nasal tenor lead, before a chorus where that lead drops down and sings a boogie bassline while block harmonies sing the title, have the chorus end with the intro hook, and repeat a couple of times.
+But this is a far more sophisticated take on the idea than any of the earlier versions Wilson had created. The opening “two girls for every boy” at first sounds simple enough — it sounds like we’re hearing a I-IV-V song in B…at least until we hit the word “boy”, which is on a chord, E-flat, which makes no sense at all in that context — it’s the V of vi, about as far tonally from what’s been set up as one can get.
+But the next chord, the start of the verse, makes it make sense — it resolves nicely into A-flat for “I got a thirty Ford wagon”, and we’ve got a nice, safe, tonal centre. We’re in A-flat, not B, and for the first two lines of the verse it’s straightforward shuffling between I and vi.
+For the bridge into the chorus (“it ain’t got a back seat”) we move up to the IV, and have a brief stab at doo-wop changes in that key (we hear D-flat – B-flat minor – G-flat, which is either a I-vi-IV in D-flat or IV-ii-VII in A-flat, depending on how you want to look at it), but then rather than go to the A-flat that would resolve that we jump up to the E-flat that we last heard leading into the verse.
+This is very clever, because it means that while we’ve had a fairly stable tonal centre for the whole verse, and the chorus is in the same key of A-flat, it feels like a key change.
+The chorus then starts off a fairly standard twelve-bar blues progression — and here we see the final building blocks of Brian Wilson’s early style fall into place, because here for the first time, along with the boogie bass vocal and the chanted song title in block harmonies, we have a third moving part, a wordless falsetto, sung by Torrence (and apparently doubled by Wilson, though everything’s double-tracked and drenched in reverb so it’s hard to tell who’s singing what), singing a different melody from anything going on below. This is, finally, the Beach Boys’ classic sound, albeit not on a Beach Boys record.
+And while the chorus starts out sounding like a twelve-bar blues, for the last four bars we have, instead of the expected V-IV-I-I change, the utterly bizarre (in context) repetition of the “two girls for every boy” intro in B, making the chorus tag in context be III-flat – VI-flat – VII-flat – V, and again giving us the sense of a key change going into the next verse, even though we’re once again going back into the home key.
+This is, of course, not exactly Stockhausen — most of the changes make sense on their own terms — but when put together it gives a quite bewildering sense of constant movement in unexpected directions, even though most of the time it ends up back where it started. And just to make sure you don’t ever quite get sure of what key the song’s in, after two more repetitions of this verse-chorus structure, we end with a repetition of the final “two girls for every boy” a tone up, placing us in C, and end on a repeated C chord to fade.
+That technique on its own is a cliche — the “truck-driver’s gear change” — but when combined with the tonal ambiguity of the rest of the song it makes the whole thing seem quite bewildering when compared to other music on the US pop charts in 1963.
+But the performance hangs together, and has an incredible sense of excitement, thanks in large part to the contributions of several of the musicians who would later be known as the Wrecking Crew. There are many myths around the Wrecking Crew, but the term is just used to describe the couple of dozen session players who were most frequently chosen to work on rock records in LA, and so ended up playing on many hits (though nowhere near as many as some of them claim). We will be hearing much more from them later, not least on productions by Brian Wilson.
+Unfortunately, production techniques in the early 1960s relied on “bouncing down” — taking two or three tracks from a multitrack tape and recording the sound from them onto a single track — in order to do the multiple overdubs that Jan Berry loved, and the build up of tape hiss from this means that the details of the track are not as audible as one might like. Even so, it’s clear that arranger Billy Strange took the sound the Beach Boys had created and tightened it up — parts like the Dick Dale style semiquaver runs on the bass strings of the guitar during the chorus show both more thought and more skill than anything that had been on a Beach Boys record to that point.
+The result was an astonishing, exciting, record that, when released as a single coupled with She’s My Summer Girl (a Berry/Wilson/Altfeld collaboration) became the first number one single for either Wilson or Jan & Dean. Murry Wilson, Brian’s father, was apparently apoplectic that the song had been “given away” rather than kept in the family, and referred to Berry as a pirate — prompting Berry, allegedly, to turn up to a Beach Boys recording session in full pirate outfit.
+But Brian Wilson was learning production from Berry, just as Berry was finally getting to collaborate on writing hit songs. Together, they’d found the new sound, and both men were going to make as much of it as they could, while they could.
+Surf City
+Composers: Brian Wilson and Jan Berry
+Line-up: Jan Berry (vocals), Dean Torrence (vocals), Brian Wilson (vocals), Billy Strange (guitar), Ray Pohlman (guitar), Glen Campbell (guitar), Bill Pitman (bass), Hal Blaine (drums), Earl Palmer (drums), uncredited piano (probably Berry and/or Wilson), uncredited horns
+Original release: Surf City/She’s My Summer Girl, Jan & Dean, Liberty Records single #55580: 409
+The.
+The Beach Boys On CD: The Beach Boys Love You
+The.
+The Beach Boys On CD: 15 Big Ones
+The.
+Full Transcript of Obama's Speech in Ohio Today
+If you couldn't make it out to Bedford Heights at Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co. today to hear President-elect Obama pitch his economic stimulus plan, we've got the entire transcript of the brief appearance here for your reading pleasure.
+The transcript in full:
+[*] OBAMA: This is a (inaudible) good-looking bolt here.
+(UNKNOWN): If you would please, could you sign this one for us, sir? OBAMA: I would be happy to.
+Let me, first of all, I just want you to know what this bolt says here, “New energy for America. Thank you, President Barack Obama . Your friends at Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Company, Inc., January 16th, 2009.”
+(UNKNOWN): All right.
+(APPLAUSE)
+(UNKNOWN): This is going to be the most valuable bolt we’ve ever seen in America here.
+(LAUGHTER)
+OBAMA: There you go.
+(UNKNOWN): Thank you, sir.
+OBAMA: Thank you so much.
+Well, thank you so much. Please, everybody be seated.
+(APPLAUSE)
+Thank you.
+I want to first of all say a word of thanks about your outstanding governor, Governor Ted Strickland . He has been managing the ship of this state through some very rough waters. And he’s done so with grace and compassion, and has just been a great friend of mine. We won Ohio because of his outstanding work.
+(APPLAUSE)
+His partner in crime, Lee Fisher, lieutenant governor, I want to thank both of them.
+Is Congresswoman Sutton here?
+There you are. How are you? It’s great to see you. We’ve got a lot of work to do in Washington.
+And I know that Mayor Fletcher Berger and his wife, Melma (ph) are here. It’s wonderful to see both of you.
+(APPLAUSE)
+I want to thank John Grabner and the Grabner family, because they exemplify what’s at the core of the American spirit. You can just tell by meeting John and talking to him that if there is a barrier out there, he’s going to knock it down.
+(LAUGHTER) He’s not somebody who is going to take no for an answer. He is somebody who’s going to figure out how do we get this done at the highest quality, at the best price. And it’s for that reason that we’ve seen such extraordinary growth and leadership.
+And I suspect he learned a little bit of that from his father who’s here today, and so I just want to thank -- and his sons, he’s passing on that same work ethic. So I want to thank the entire family for hosting us and the great work that they’re doing here.
+(APPLAUSE)
+And I want to thank Smoky (ph) for his -- for not dropping that bolt on my toe...
+(LAUGHTER)
+... for his outstanding service to our country, his wonderful work here and the fact that he’s from Chicago.
+OBAMA: So I know that when the Bulls and the Cavaliers played yesterday -- look, you guys have a better record so...
+(LAUGHTER)
+You have Lebron, so the least we can do is gloat a little a little bit when we get one win.
+But, thank you so much, Smoky (ph), for the wonderful gift.
+Now, I want to thank all the workers here at Cardinal Fastener for the tour that I just received. Their parts are used everywhere, and we just heard this, from coast to coast, you have bolts from Cardinal in the Statue of Liberty and in the Golden Gate Bridge.
+So in some ways, you can’t think of a more iconic company that Cardinal Fastener. The story of this company which began building wind turbine parts just two years ago and is now poised to make half its earnings that way, is that renewable energy isn’t something high in the sky; it’s not part of a far-off future; it’s happening all across America right now. It’s providing alternatives to foreign oil right now. It can create millions of additional jobs and entire new industries if we act right now.
+In fact, John told me that Cardinal hired two workers this week. With all the bad news going out there, with all the word of jobs being lost and businesses shuttered, jobs were created right here this week.
+The need for us to act is now. It’s never been more. We started this year in the midst of a crisis unlike any that we’ve seen in our lifetime. Last month, we lost more than half a million jobs -- a total of almost political spectrum tell us that if nothing is done and we continue on our current path, this recession could linger for years, and America could lose the competitive edge that has served as the foundation for our strength and our standing in the world.
+Now, it’s not too late to change course, but only if we take dramatic action as soon as possible. The way I see it, the first job of my administration is to put people back to work and get our economy moving again. That’s why I’ve moved quickly to work with my economic team and leaders of both parties on an American recovery and reinvestment plan that will immediate jump start job creation and long-term growth.
+And I’m pleased that Congress has seen the urgency as well and is moving quickly to consider such a plan.
+OBAMA: It’s a plan that will create or save 3 million to 4 million jobs in businesses large and small across a wide range of industries. And 90 percent of these jobs will be in the private sector.
+I want to be clear: We’re not looking to create just any kind of jobs here; we’re looking to create good jobs that pay well and can’t be shipped overseas; jobs that don’t just put people in the short- term, but position our economy to be on the cutting edge in the long- term. And that starts with new, clean sources of energy.
+We know that the possibilities are limitless. Here in Ohio and all across America, we’ve seen old factories become clean energy producers. We’ve seen entrepreneurs turning solar energy into electricity and corn and soybeans into biofuels.
+Our scientists and engineers are hard at work developing cars that use less gas, homes and appliances that require less energy, schools and offices that are greener and more efficient than ever before.
+OBAMA: But we also know that nowhere -- nowhere in America are we near realizing the full potential of this work.
+Take the example of wind power. We’ve got representatives from the biggest wind power companies in America here, all who flew in, as John said, on a day’s notice, because they recognize the importance of this moment.
+If we don’t act now, because of the economic downturn, half of the wind projects planned for 2009 could end up being abandoned. Credit markets have frozen up. It’s very’s no reason we can’t do the same thing right here in America. And that’s why, as part of our recovery and reinvestment plan, we are committing to double the production of renewable energy in the next three years, and to modernize more than 75 percent of federal buildings and improve the energy efficiency of 2 million American homes.
+That will put people to work.
+(APPLAUSE)
+It will save us on our energy bills. It will free ourselves from dependence on foreign oil.
+In the process, we’ll put nearly half a million people to work building wind turbines and solar panels; constructing fuel-efficient cars and buildings; educating, equipping tens of thousands of schools with 21st century classrooms, labs and computers to help our kids compete with any workers anywhere in the world.
+We’ll put nearly 400,000 people to work by repairing our infrastructure -- our crumbling roads and to those who’ve lost theirs. And I was talking to Governor Strickland, obviously, about the enormous strains on the unemployment insurance system and on Medicaid and Medicare that are -- that are being placed during this time.
+So we’re going to provide help to folks who have lost their jobs, to states and families who’ve been hardest hit by recession.
+OBAMA: That means bipartisan extensions of unemployment insurance and health care coverage; a thousand-dollar tax cut for 95 percent of working families; assistance to help states avoid harmful budget cuts in essential services like police and fire and education, health care, day care.
+Now, given the magnitude of these challenges, none of this is going to come easy. Recovery is not going to happen overnight. It’s likely that, even with the reinvestment package that we’re putting forward, even with the measures that we’re taking, things could get worse before they get better. I want everybody to be realistic about this.
+But if anyone doubts that we can dig ourselves out of this hole, I invite them here to Ohio and look what you’ve done here at Cardinal Fastener.
+It hasn’t been easy here either. What John started wasn’t without risk. But here at this company, and in this state, and all across the country, the history of America has been to set our sights higher, to look at the future, not to look back.
+In an economy that’s losing jobs, we’ve innovated. And when we’ve failed, we’ve picked ourselves up and we’ve tried again.
+And I know that if we can summon that determination and that great American spirit once again, we will meet the challenges of our time and we build a better future for our children.
+I ask all of you to join me in making that happen.
+Thank you so much, everybody.
+(APPLAUSE)
+Thank you. Thanks.
+END
+The suggestion is that his economic rescue package shall be focussed to sustainable industry. This is a momentous step forward from the random, mostly non-sustainable, scatter of funds from the Bush (and Rudd, Australia) economic disaster packages.
+Thank you for sharing the transcript of Obama's speech. I applaud when I heard this very strong and enlightening speech. We all look forward to the reforms and the success of Obama's stimulus economic plan.
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+by Adam Lynch
+May 13, 2010
+Jackson Developer David Watkins wants to transform the James Eastland Post Office and U.S. Courthouse on Capitol Street into an institute for the arts.
+"You've heard of Julliard? Why the hell don't we have our own Julliard? We've got some of the greatest artistic talent of the world—William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, writers, actors, painters, sculptors—and we're losing them (to other states)," Watkins told the Jackson Free Press today. "I want to create a new institute. Let it be under the state of Mississippi, the Institutions of Higher Learning. Let it be a degree granting institution. We have a very small number of schools offering Masters of Fine Arts programs in Mississippi. MFA's are typically three-year programs, and it's the equivalent of a law degree. We'll create this center for the fine arts, and endow it with $100 million."
+The federal offices inside the James Eastland building are relocating to a new facility East of Capitol Street in January, leaving the building vacant in 2011 and under the auspices of the U.S. General Services Administration, which will determine the best use for the building. Watkins believes that the GSA would likely be willing to commit the building for use as a Mississippi university for arts, before handing it over for private development.
+Watkins estimates renovation of the courthouse will run between $10 million and $15 million, and claims he already has financial backers to provide for the renovation costs and for funding the university's $100 million endowment, even in the current tough economic times.
+"I've already talked to some of the richest people in Mississippi and some of the most influential people in Mississippi, and they're saying this is a great idea. 'You get the facility and we're onboard,' they say. Getting the facility is simply a matter of convincing GSA that this is the highest and best use for it. They go through this long list of public uses, and at the very end, if there's no good public use for it, they'll give to someone for private development," Watkins said.
+The transformation could prove an easy conversion. The first floor, currently housing a post office, could serve as retail space for shops, art galleries and some office space. The second floor, which presently houses the federal building's court rooms, could convert to art galleries, art studios, and performance halls. The third and fourth floors, currently serving as judicial chambers, would serve a new function as classrooms and offices. Watkins said developers would not have to tear out many rooms at all, and could preserve the antiquity and beauty of the 1930's-era building. The U-shape of the facility also provides potential for additional rooms in the back.
+Watkins said he wanted to facilitate the GSA in donating the building to the city of Jackson for the city to lease long term to the IHL, handing it directly to the state of Mississippi, or giving it to a private non-profit foundation to run as a school. The developer, the face behind the renovation of the neighboring King Edward Hotel, Standard Life Building, Union Station and the Farish Street Entertainment District, makes a comparison to Julliard as potential competition.
+"We're going to go head-to-head with Julliard," Watkins boasted. "Julliard accepts one out of 40 applicants. Julliard has an endowment of $130 million. They've been around for about 100 years. We're going to start out with a $100-million endowment in the first year, and it'll be a big, big splash. We'll have people from all over the U.S. with Mississippi roots, … and we're going after only the best and the brightest. We'll spend big bucks on the artists/administrators."
+Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. has different plans for the building, however.
+"We've toured the building. It's diagonally across from the Governor's Mansion. It would make excellent (business) offices or some other adaptive use. We'd love to see it on the tax rolls. It's a fairly valuable piece of real estate because of its location and its historic significance," said Johnson, who was not sure if the city could draw tax benefits from the facility's use as a non-profit university.
+Watkins said the city would derive incredible benefits from the revenue generated by a new arts-specific university in Downtown Jackson. He said an influx of artist would also bring new apartments, studios, art shows, galleries and musicals performances.
+"The secondary and tertiary economic impact—the sheer waves of economic impact—will be incredible. We're talking multi-millions of dollars of impact on the city of Jackson," Watkins said, also touting the benefit of a positive image change for the city.
+"The city of Jackson, known for its civil rights struggles, gets a brand new face out of this," Watkins said." All over the world, we'll have the Farish Street Entertainment District being advertised—but we'll also be considered the home of the fine arts."
+I love this the most possible that someone can love an idea. A personal challenge for me is that I've long wanted to pursue a MFA in Design, but I am reluctant to give up the vibe that we have going on here. This would be pretty much ideal.
+posted by darren on 05/13/10 at 01:19 PM
+Ditto, Darren. And Harvey... Harvey, Harvey, Harvey. I support you, but come on. You're really going to try to argue that another office building is more important to this city than a world-class educational institution for training the next generation (and beyond) of Mississippi's great artists? Give me a break. This is another visionary idea from David Watkins, and you can count me as a 110% supporter of it.
+posted by Scott Albert Johnson on 05/13/10 at 01:31 PM
+What a wonderful idea! Thanks, David Watkins, for your vision. Now is the time for Jackson to step up and make full commitment to a community of culture and growth in the things that make us more human - theatre, dance, visual arts, etc.
+I applaud David Watkins, and hope that the current city leadership will see and support the value in this endeavor.
+posted by theatrediva on 05/13/10 at 01:39 PM
+Okay, it has happened, I have fallen in love with David Watkins all over again! What an incredibly wonderful vision! How perfect the fit for this city. How perfect the fit with downtown Jackson's revitalization. How thoroughly linked such a teaching venue can be with the soul of Mississippi and it's creativity in all the arts.
+This announcement, coming on the heels of my recent viewing of the extraordinary combined art exhibits from 24 JPS elementary schools Jump Start (integrating art into all the curriculum) which left me weeping and laughing and evidenced the alteration and growth of the child artists puts an exclamation point after my above paragraph.
+Love my Mayor Johnson. Love him much and his leadership and all the wonderful things being done in his administration. This could be the piece de resistance of it which could grease downtown revitalization and lift Jackson and Mississippi "up," inside and out.
+posted by J.T. on 05/13/10 at 01:55 PM
+posted by J.T. on 05/13/10 at 01:55 PM
+Jackson is the perfect city to anchor a Southern Julliard - PERFECT...I enthusiastically support this idea. We need MFA programs here, to train our designers, artists, even teachers of other artists - all would benefit from this institution. LOVE it. I hate seeing people leave Jackson or even leaving the state to get higher degrees, let's keep them HERE.
+posted by Izzy on 05/13/10 at 02:06 PM
+David,
+Good idea. Thinking outside the box seems to be your forte.
+However, you are still thinking inside the box by ignoring Mississippi's only "Urban University", as the home for the school.
+Jackson State continues to be treated as a step child by the business, social and philanthropic institutions of Jackson.
+Image what JSU, Jackson and the Jackson hotel and restaurant industry would be if JSU's football program received the heart-felt and pocket-felt support of the Jackson business community. For decades JSU boasted the largest home attendance (35 to 40,000) of any historically black institution in the country, without local business support. No local business support even though the hotels and restaurants always looked forward to JSU home games because of the economic benefits they received. Now that our local talent is being funneled to Ole Miss, MSU and USM, the JSU program is struggling. This struggle can easially be turned into spectacular success with the infusion of local monetary support.
+The International Ballet Competitoion virtually disappears between the 4 year competitons. What happens when Alvin Aily and the Dance Theater of Harlem come to Jackson? Sold out performances!
+Why not have JSU host the organization and provide year round training for aspiring local ballet and dance students..as further competition to Julliard.
+Not too long ago the Opera South, housed at JSU was the only Black Opera company in the country. It fell by the wayside when the original founder passed, and not having a firmer financial footing, the organization floundered.
+Being housed at JSU, a Black institution, would give your proposed school a uniqueness that your traditional white arts organizations would not have. The MS Tourism Bureau (Commission), has seen the economic value of "Black" arts, history and culture in its' recent funding of the MS Blues Trail, MS Civil Rights Tour, BB King Museum, etc.
+So David I would invite you to consider the obvious synergies and advantages of partnering with JSU in your trail blazing desire to "compete with the best" in the arts arena.
+In any case I applaud you for your vision, committment and energy towards making the city of Jackson the best that it can be.
+Look out Julliard!
+Here comes DW aka "Pops?"
+posted by FrankMickens on 05/13/10 at 02:18 PM
+Okay "Pops" - you lost credibility when you started out by talking football.....
+JSU is a fine urban university, but what we need is an ARTS school, not another institution committed to a wide diversity of programs, including sports. Let's focus on what is important - THE ARTS.... of ALL colors!
+posted by theatrediva on 05/13/10 at 02:59 PM
+Frank, I don't see this as either or. I see the location of the Jackson Julliard in the old Federal Building as bolstering JSU, not competing with it, by virtue of the fact that it could, as JSU certainly does, continue to energize the entire downtown area. The schools would be a part of the diversity of Jackson educational opportunities, along with Belhaven and MS College School of Law and Millsaps, each its own.
+The beauty of the idea, to me, is the economy of building use in a way that maximizes the artistic community which is a life blood of downtown Jackson. Actually, what is really boggling my mind is how far reaching this could be. I expect even the most creative minds can't yet lasso the fullness of that, assuming the initial vision is realized. jackie Warren Tatum
+posted by J.T. on 05/13/10 at 03:17 PM
+theatrediva, Frank is not "Pops"; that's David Watkins. I think Frank was being a smart aleck, assuming that David would respond to him. Just a guess.
+posted by DonnaLadd on 05/13/10 at 03:44 PM
+And what poetic justice to put such a positive thing in something called the damned "Eastland" building for so long.
+It's kind of like my dream to host a social-justice writing camp at the Neshoba County fairgrounds (not when fair is NOT in session) in order to reverse some of its bad karma.
+Go ahead, Pops. I love it.
+posted by DonnaLadd on 05/13/10 at 03:46 PM
+Frank may have been a "smart aleck" but I agree that JSU should be the University that has the BEST school of fine art with MFA degrees offered and it can still be housed in the "Eastland building." We don't need another University in Jackson. We need JSU to be THE University OF Jackson.
+posted by deltabelle on 05/13/10 at 04:07 PM
+While there's nothing inherently wrong with partnering with JSU, which is a huge part of the vibrancy of this city... and while most of your points are spot on... I think I'd prefer a new, standalone institution. This is an idea that transcends JSU, other existing schools, and the history of this city and state. It's not only a great idea on its own concrete merits... it's also a symbol of a brand new day here in the City with Soul.
+posted by Scott Albert Johnson on 05/13/10 at 04:08 PM
+Don't get me wrong, Deltabelle, I'm rather enamored with Frank's smart-aleck side, as he knows. It takes one to know one. ;-)
+Just explaining the "pops" reference.
+I'm for JSU being the university of Jackson as well. But I also think this is a good idea. Love that a discussion is starting around it.
+posted by DonnaLadd on 05/13/10 at 04:43 PM
+This is a great concept, but I don't like the idea of it falling under the auspices of the MS Institutions of Higher Learning. I don't know how Julliard is structured regarding its endowments/funding, but it's hard to imagine it being subject to the political machinations of the NY legislature and other government offices and still able to enjoy its successes.
+Of course, here in Mississippi, our elected officials are all about education...
+posted by chaffeur on 05/13/10 at 10:22 PM
+To Theater Diva and Donna Ladd
+Claification on "Pops" reference.
+I was under the impression that David Watkins (DW), uses "Pops" as a pseudonym for blogging purposes her on JFP.
+So a translation of my so called smart aleck closing to my original post of 05/13/10 at 2:18 PM is as follows
+Look out Julliard!
+Here comes DW aka "Pops?"
+Here comes DW (David Watkins)
+aka (also known as)
+"Pops?" (acknowledging that "Pops" may or may not be David's Jackson Free Press blogging personna)
+All in all, in my opinion, not "smart aleckie", just a personal pat on the back to David, with a reference to his screen name.
+As for losing credibility with the football reference, I disagree.
+Unlike yourself (please bear with my major asumption here), theaterdiva, most JFP people respond to topics with football (sports) references in greater numbers than topics with arts references. If you doubt this look at the hundreds of responses on JFP topics related to football (super bowl, Ole MS football mascot, Tiger Woods, etc) opposed to the handfull typically garnered for arts topics.
+posted by FrankMickens on 05/14/10 at 05:52 AM
+Hi. I am an inspiring artist who will be attending the Mississippi School of the Arts next year. I will be majoring in photography and hope fully the year following that (my senior year) i will be applying to many art colleges. I am specifically interested in the Rhode Island School of Art and Design and Savannah College of Art and Design (Georgia). I would love to have and arts school here in Jackson and would definitely apply if the facilities were ready when i got to that stage in my high school career. Personally i believe that if JSU was to take over the arts institution, the attention that the school deserves would be greatly diminished by the schools' focus on academics and football. Also, I am sorry to admit that I wouldn't want to attend an arts program at JSU because in my opinion, they have not set a high enough standard for their students and I would not be comfortable any large school without a serious honor code. Growing up at St. Andrew's Episcopal School has trained me to want to be the best student i can be, academically, artistically, and morally. Mr. Frank, in no disrespect, your comment seem to convey that you only wanted the arts school to be at JSU only because you think it would beneficial for JSU and give the school more positive attention from the press and increase the schools popularity..
+posted by Camille Tedder on 05/14/10 at 07:44 AM
+I think Savannah College of Art and Design would be a good model for consideration. They were very instrumental in the resurgenge of downtown Savannah. They started very small and literally grew to renovate and readapt dozens of buildings in the downtown area, helping bring quite a vibrancy to Savannah. I lived there for 26 years and witnessed the transformation before moving home. Hopefully, "Pops" has researched SCAD.
+posted by prentiss reeves on 05/15/10 at 06:53 AM
+Ms Tedder,
+Thank you for such a well presented and heartfelt response. I think you will do well in any venue you choose to participate in. I can say I agree with most of what you have said without argument.
+I present the following comments to point out some concepts you may wish to consider in thought process, as well as changes in my thought process your response has forced me to consider. Your words are in bold italics.
+Personally i believe that if JSU was to take over the arts institution, the attention that the school deserves would be greatly diminished by the schools' focus on academics and football.
+I believe all of the Ivy League Schools have commendable arts programs and football teams. Not to mention Carnegie Mellon, and UCLA, and USC, and, you get the idea.
+Also, I am sorry to admit that I wouldn't want to attend an arts program at JSU because in my opinion, they have not set a high enough standard for their students and I would not be comfortable any large school without a serious honor code.
+As a former JSU employee (1990's) and guest lecturer (1980's) I agree.
+Mr. Frank, in no disrespect, your comment seem to convey that you only wanted the arts school to be at JSU only because you think it would beneficial for JSU and give the school more positive attention from the press and increase the schools popularity.
+No disrespect felt, and I commend you on having enough foresight to consider that your comments might cause a lesser person than myself (smile), to take offense. However, a fact of life is that nobody (including yourself) does anything unless they themselves benefit from it,; be it for a “good feeling” or “moral commitment”. In JSU’s case, what is good for JSU is good for Jackson, which is Mr. Watkins’s goal as well; to enhance the standing of the City of Jackson and it’s residents. I also don’t think Mr. Watkins would turn down the opportunity to be the developer of the arts school he proposed. He might do it for free, if you ask him nicely!.
+My daughter is a Junior in the Stella Adler Studio, of the Tish School of the Arts, of New York University, so I guess you might have to rethink your comment. You may have heard of some of Adler and Tisch graduates; Spike Lee, Marlon Brando, Lee J. Cobb, Woody Allen, Oliver Stone, etc. NYU also has internationally acclaimed academic schools in medicine, law, journalism, sociology, etc.
+On the other hand NYU certainly does not have a well known football program. In fact they don’t have a football team at all. They feel it will take away from their focus on academics…. and the arts.
+posted by FrankMickens on 05/15/10 at 07:24 AM
+I would love to see an arts university downtown! I had been thinking about getting an MFA so I could teach a class or two on the side, and it would be convenient to have such a program here. I would rather have it be a standalone institution so that it can be all art, all the time. I could easily say that it should belong to Tougaloo since I went there, but I think this puppy should stand on its own.
+posted by LatashaWillis on 05/16/10 at 10:30 PM
+It's ironic that I just saw a banner ad for the graphic design program at the Art Institutes on this page. That's exactly what I'm doing now! :) yeah, I know the system generated the ad because of the comments on this thread, but still...
+posted by LatashaWillis on 05/16/10 at 10:33 PM
+To Johnnie Barnes,
+I disagree that the JSU mission statement doesn't result in what Camille was trying to note. Things like mandating that an “urban institution” focus in on students’ “class attendance, behavior, and accountability” means that there will be less time to actually advance students academic and research skill, and their overall accumulation of knowledge. If the university is nothing more than high school the sequel, in the sense that you have to take all comers and give them the basic academic skills (how come a college student would need to learn that coming to class is important?), then I think that Camille is justified in some of her concerns.
+I don’t begrudge JSU for willfully assuming the historic roll of HBCU’s and taking in those kids denied a truly quality college preparatory education in their academically deprived high schools. But, what JSU has done is lowered standards of admission and is trying to justify that with this so called “Urban University” mandate. No where, even in the history of HBCU’s, was it every acceptable for a true University to assume that its students and graduates didn’t need to be held to the highest of academic standards. Too often, what you will find at JSU is that many students aren’t prepared for the rigors of college work. That would be acceptable only if those students received the grades due them and worked hard to prepare themselves to be successful in college classrooms. Too often they do not. What typically happens is that the professors, whose primary job should be research and lecture, have to spend too much time remediating students, which in turn impacts the quality of instruction and education the students receive. Professors are now evaluated (in part) on how many (ill-prepared) students are not passing courses, similar to what high school teachers are going through with student’s assessments being tied to teacher performance and evaluation.
+This is no commentary on your education in particular Johnnie, just a general observation of the level of students I have encountered in lectures and panels I have participated in at JSU.
+posted by Renaldo Bryant on 05/17/10 at 09:54 AM
+The idea is great. But if it is to be a full, liberal arts based university, there is a certain infrastructure that must be in place to satisfy SACS accreditation procedures. For instance, every student will have to be a part of a general education program. This requires coursework, enhancement programs, oversight....etc. Why not use an established university that already has all of this in place. Then your investment money goes directly to arts instruction. There would have to be a complete administration to hire.....lots of money....maintenance.....more money.....when your dollars could go towards instruction....hiring the best faculty available (which is what it would take.....the salaries that arts instructors receive in MS universities won't cut it.) It's a great idea....just not thought out.
+posted by Inthedelta on 05/17/10 at 11:40 AM
+Blackwatch,
+I agree with you whole heartedly.
+What you may or may not know is why JSU as "Mississippi's Urban University" is effectively competing for students with Hinds Community College".
+Back in the 80's the IHL or whatever ir was called back then, in an effort to "eliminate duplication in services to save money "(sounds familiar eh?) gave each of the state's Universities a mission. JSU was designate the Urban University. In the process the IHL tinkered with an already "Jim Crow" based funding formula for funding the Black Universities, by increasing the emphasis of historical, current and projected enrollment. For a first hand explanation of the previous Jim Crow JSU/Alcorn/Valley funding scheme's read the very excellant first book written by Dr. John Peoples, President Emeritus of JSU.
+An example of the new Jim Crow, JSU was given authority and responsibility to run University Center, located on Ridgewood Rd at the old R&D Center. At Univ Center, MSU, Ole MS and USM conducted satellite courses (further eroding JSU's student base). Sounds good YES? NO. JSU was give the responsibilty to maintain the eight story Univ Center wwwwbut did not receive any additional funding for the maintenance. So JSU's Lynch St. Campus bidget was :raided: to maintain Univ Center!
+Continuing on with the 80's, the majority universities were then actively recruiting the best of the brightest minority students from Mississippi, on a national basis (similiar to the minority athelet recruiting raids), JSU and even Tougaloo were forced to recruit more less than ready students to amintain enrollment growth.
+Believe it or not Hinds Community College, under the brillant moral leadership and vision of Dr. Clyde Muse, has a more stable and growth based funding mechanism than JSU!
+All that being said, JSU can still be a center of excellence and ethics if the proper leadership is put in place, emphasizing down and dirty, put the pedal to the metal, extra time on task, tough love teaching by teachers who are not expected to do research, but are hired to nurture, motivate and teach "old school!(the Morehouse method).
+With the caretaker current JSU president leaving, now would be a good time for the academic excellance boosters of JSU to really step it up.
+With the failure of the minority "Ayers Case" litigants to stay the course (with their less than effective settlement), it is time for the citizens of MS who care about the HCBU's to step up to the plate.
+posted by FrankMickens on 05/17/10 at 06:46
+“Saturday, September 18, 1858, was the biggest day in the history of Charleston, that quiet little county seat amid the cornfields of eastern Illinois. It was the day that Abraham Lincoln met Senator Stephen Arnold Douglas in the fourth of their seven historic debates for the United States Senate,” wrote Charles A. Coleman in Abraham Lincoln and Coles County, Illinois.1
+Mr. Lincoln was in familiar territory. This was the county where his step-mother lived on a farm where his father had died seven years earlier. Mr. Lincoln greeted his step-mother during a post-debate parade. “This was in Lincoln’s old circuit, where he was personally known, and popular, but a majority of the people were politically opposed to him,” wrote Lincoln biographer Isaac Arnold. “There was a vast throng, eager to witness the contest. Many were in wagons, having taken with them their provisions, and camping out in the groves at night. It was estimated that twenty thousand people were in attendance.” Isaac Arnold wrote:
+“This was the fourth joint discussion, and no one who witnessed it could ever after doubt Lincoln’s ample ability to meet Douglas. The ‘little giant’ and his friends, had learned that there were blows to be received, as well as to be given. The Senator, who had begun the canvass at Ottawa, aggressive and overbearing, had learned caution, and that he must husband his resources. Ugly questions had been propounded to him, which it was difficult for him to answer. His action in relation to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, which he was trying to justify, enabled Lincoln to keep him on the defensive. In reply to Douglas’s charge against Lincoln, of arousing sectional feeling, and leading a sectional party, the reply was already ready: ‘It was you, Douglas, that started the great conflagration; it was you that set the dry prairie on fire, by repealing the Missouri Compromise.’
+“Douglas’s reply to Lincoln at Charleston, was mainly a defense. Lincoln’s close was intensely interesting and dramatic. His logic and arguments were crushing, and Douglas’s evasions were exposed, with a power and clearness that left him utterly discomfited. Republicans saw it, democrats realized it, and ‘a sort of panic seized them, and ran through the crowd of up-turned faces.’ Douglas realized his defeat, and, as Lincoln’s blows fell fast and heavy, he lost his temper. He could not keep his seat, he rose and walked rapidly up and down the platform, behind Lincoln, holding his watch in his hand, and obviously impatient for the call of ‘time.’ A spectator says: ‘He was great agitated, his long grizzled hair waving in the wind, like the shaggy locks of an enraged lion.'”
+“It was while Douglas was thus exhibiting to the crowd his eager desire to stop Lincoln, that the latter, holding the audience entranced by his eloquence, was striking his heaviest blows. The instant the second hand of his watch reached the point at which Lincoln’s time was up, Douglas, holding up the watch, called out: ‘Sit down, Lincoln, sit down. Your time is up.’
+Turning to Douglas, Lincoln said calmly: ���I will. I will quit. I believe my time is up.’ ‘Yes,’ said a man on the platform, ‘Douglas has had enough, it is time you let him up.’ And this spectator expressed the feeling of friend and foe, concerning this battle of the giants.
+Future Illinois Governor Richard Oglesby addressed a post-debate crowd that night and later recorded his impressions of the event. Oglesby biographer Mark A. Plummer wrote: “Oglesby’s descriptions of Lincoln and Douglas at Charleston, given to Arnold twenty-five years later, are partisan and clouded by the passage of time, but they may be partially corroborated. In 1883 Oglesby wrote that ‘Douglas was manifestly tiring’ and ‘petulant,’ whereas ‘Lincoln was calm – grave and impressive like one who already feels the goal of ambition attained.’ Only three days after the debate, Oglesby wrote to his law partner that Lincoln’s speech was a ‘most full and complete triumph’ over Douglas. The defeat, he added, had taken its toll on Douglas, who ‘writhed and winced and left the stand in bad humor.’ Lew Wallace, the future author of Ben Hur, was also in attendance. A Douglas Democrat at the time, he nonetheless noted that Douglas’s ‘face [was] darkened by a deepening scowl, and he was angry.’ Although Wallace initially laughed at Lincoln’s appearance, he soon noted that ‘he was easy and perfectly self-possessed’ and concluded that ‘Mr. Lincoln’s speech was a defense of Freedom.'”2
+Lincoln legal colleague Ward Hill Lamon reflected much greater anxiety at the course of the debate. In his memoirs, he recalled how assaults on Mr. Lincoln’s record on Mexican-American War irritated him: :
+Judge Douglas spoke first, and so great was the enthusiasm excited by his speech that Mr. Lincoln’s friends became apprehensive of trouble. When spoken to on the subject he said: ‘I am not going to be terrified by an excited populace, and hindered from speaking my honest sentiments upon this infernal subject of human slavery.’ He rose, took off his hat, and stood before that audience for a considerable space of time in a seemingly reflective mood, looking over the vast throng of people as if making a preliminary survey of their tendencies. He then bowed, and commenced by saying: ‘My fellow-citizens, I learned that my friend Judge Douglas said in a public speech that I, while in Congress, had voted against the appropriation for supplies to the Mexican soldiers during the late war. This, fellow-citizens, is a perversion of the facts. It is true that I was opposed to the policy of the Administration in declaring war against Mexico; but when war was declared, I never failed to vote for the support of any proposition looking to the comfort of our poor fellows who were maintain g the dignity of our flay in a war I thought unnecessary and unjust. He] gradually became more and more excited; his voice thrilled and his whole frame shook. I was at the time sitting on the stand beside Hon. O.B. Ficklin, who had served in Congress with Mr. Lincoln in 1847. Mr. Lincoln reached back and took Ficklin by the coat-collar, back of his neck, and in no gentle manner lifted him from his seat as if he had been a kitten, and said: ‘Fellow-citizens, here is Ficklin, who was at that time in Congress with me, and he knows it is a lie.’ He shook Ficklin until his teeth chattered. Fearing that he would shake Ficklin’s head off, I grasped Mr. Lincoln’s hand and broke his grip. Mr. Ficklin sat down, and Lincoln continued his address.
+After the speaking was over, Mr. Ficklin, who had been opposed to Lincoln in politics, but was on terms of warm personal friendship with hi, turned to him and said: ‘Lincoln, you nearly shook all the Democracy out of me to-day.’
+Mr. Lincoln replied: ‘That reminds of what Paul said to Agrippa, which in language and substance I will formulate as follows: I would to God that such Democracy as you folks here in Egypt have were not only almost, but altogether shaken out of, not only you, but all that heard me this day, and that you would all join in assisting in shaking off the shackles of the bondmen by all legitimate means, so that this country may be made free as the good Lord intended it.’
+Ficklin continued:  Saviour nor Paul saw the iniquity of slavery as you and your party do. But you must, ‘Woe be unto him who goeth to Egypt for help, for he shall fail. The holpen shall fall, and they shall all fall together.’ The next thing we know, Lincoln, you and your party will be advocating a war to kill all of us pro-slavery people off.’
+‘No, said Lincoln, ‘I will never advocate such an extremity; but it will be well for you folks if you don’t force such a necessity on the country.'”3
+According to Lincoln chronicler Charles A. Coleman, “The huge crowd listened with close attention to both debaters. The speeches were punctuated by applause, quickly suppressed so that no words would be lost. The quiet was such that those sitting on the east and south fences of the fair grounds could follow the speakers. When Lincoln ended his closing speech he was cheered enthusiastically, following which the crowd dispersed, the bands of music and carriages forming impromptu parades back to town. Lincoln and Douglas left the platform side by side. Mrs. Douglas had been with Mrs. Ficklin during the debate, and returned to town in the Ficklin carriage. The handsome Mrs. Douglas wore a lavender checked silk dress and a pretty bonnet.”4
+After the debate, Mr. Lincoln apparently showed his exasperation with Senator Douglas. “I flatter myself that thus far my wife has not found it necessary to follow me around from place to place to keep me from getting drunk,” Mr. Lincoln reportedly said to a group of his supporters and relatives. He was referring to fact that Senator Douglas’s new, young wife had accompanied him wherever he went on the campaign trail.5
+AT CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS
+September 18, 1858
+Fourth joint debate September 18. 1858. Lincoln, as reported in the Press & Tribune. Douglas, as reported in the Chicago Times..
+When Judge [Lyman]: ‘Judge ‘good, good,’ ‘hurrah for Lincoln,’ etc.]
+I wish to say at the beginning that I will hand to the reporters that portion of Judge Trumbull’s Alton speech made at Jacksonville in answer to it. I shall thereby furnish the readers of this debate with the complete discussion between Trumbull and Douglas. I cannot read them, for the reason that it would take half of my first hour to do so. I can only made some comments upon them. Trumbull’s charge is in the following words: ‘Now, – ‘Suppose: ‘But upon examination it turns out that the [Robert],: ‘Would that,. I it, saying that ‘until the ground – and I believe it uses the term, that ‘ the same witnesses, who tell the same thing, and in addition, gives further testimony corrob: ‘I am seeking: ‘He forges his evidence from speeches, ‘beginning,’ we will say. Does Douglas say that is a forgery? Let him say it today: ‘ ‘AND RATIFIED BY THE PEOPLE AT THE ELECTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION,’ had been stricken out.
+Now these things Trumbull says were stated by Bigler upon the floor of the Senate on certain days, and that they are recorded in the ‘Congressional Globe’ on certain pages. Does Judge Douglas say this is a forgery? Does he say there is no such thing in the ‘Congressional Globe?’ What doe she mean when he says Judge Trumbull forges his evidence from beginning to end? So again he says in another place, that Judge Douglas, in his speech Dec. 9, 1857, (‘Congressional record in the ‘Congressional Globe.’ Is it a forgery? Is it there or not? It may not be there, but I wan the Judge to take these pieces of evidence, and distinctly say they are forgeries if he dare do it. [Great applause.]
+A VOICE – ‘He will.’
+MR. LINCOLN – Well, sire,:
+‘That I maintain his position that Trumbull’s evidence ‘was, ‘I declare this particular thing which Trumbull has uttered is not to be found where he says it is,’ then my attention will be drawn to that, and I will arm myself for the contest – saying now that I have not the slightest doubt on earth that I will find every quotation just where Trumbull says it is. Then the question is, how can Douglas call met candidly and honestly. If I have made any assertion not warranted by facts, and it pointed out to me, I will withdraw it cheerfully. But I do not choose to see Judge Trumbull calumniated, and the evidence he has brought forward branded in general terms, ‘a forgery from beginning to end.’ this is not the legal way of meeting a charge, and I submit to all intelligent persons, both friends of Judge Douglas and myself, whether it is.
+Now coming back – how much time have I left?
+The MODERATOR – Three minutes.
+MR. LINCOLN – The point upon Judge Douglas is this. Mr. Lincoln retired.]6 given the power I should be opposed to the exercise of it. [Cries of ‘good,’ ‘good,’ if it is kept in the position it now occupies? [Never.] How are we to have peace upon it? That is an important question. To be sure if we will all stop and allow Judge Douglas and his friends to march on in their present career until they plant the institution all over the nation, here and wherever else our flay waves, and we acquiesce in it, there will be peace. But let me ask Judge Douglas how is going to get the people to do that? [Applause.] They have been wrangling over ‘forever,’ as both the great political parties declared in their National Conventions. That ‘forever’ turned out to be just four years, [laughter] when Judge Douglas himself re-opened it. [Immense applause, cries of ‘hit, which he has not declared that we are just at ‘final settlements.’ [Renewed laughter.] Is Kansas in the Union? Has she formed a Constitution that she is likely to come in under? Is not the slavery agitation still an open question in that Territory? Has the voting down of that Constitution put an end to all the rouble? Is that more likely to settle it than every one of these previous attempts to settle the slavery agitation. [Cries of ‘No,’ ‘No.’] Now, at this day in the history of the world we can no more foretell where the end of the world itself. The Nebraska-Kansas bill was introduced four years and a half ago, and if the agitation is ever to come to an end, we may say we are four years and a half nearer ‘That’s the doctrine,’ ‘Good,’ ‘Good,’  [James] know an: ‘He should not hereafter occupy his time in refusing, ‘Good, good. Hurrah for Lincoln!’] I ask a candid audience whether in doing thus Judge Douglas was not the assailant rather than I? [‘Yes, yes, Hit him again!’] Here I meet him face to face and say I am ready to take the responsibility so far as it rests upon me.
+Having done so, I ask the attention of this audience to the question whether I have succeeded in sustaining the charge [yes, ‘yes’] and whether Judge Douglas has at all succeeded in rebutting it? [Loud cries of ‘no, not…’] You all heard me call upon him to say which of these pieces of evidence was a forgery? Does he say that what I present here as a copy of the original Toombs bill is a forgery? [‘No,’ ‘no’] Does he say that what I present as a copy of the bill reported by himself is a forgery? [‘No,’ ‘no,’ ‘no.’] Or what is presented as a transcript from the Globe, of the quotations from Bigler’s speech is a forgery? [No, no, no.] Does he say the quotations from his own speech are forgeries? [‘No,’ ‘no,’ ‘no.’] Does he say this transcript from Trumbull’s speech is a forgery? [Loud cries of ‘no, no.’ ‘ is escapes. [Roars of laughter.] Ain’t the Judge playing the cuttlefish? [‘Yes, truck out of the bill. Why, Trumbull has not said it was not stricken out, but Trumbull says he (Douglas) put it in, and it is no answer to the charge to say he afterwards too ‘no, no.’] Does he deny that the provision which Trumbull reads was put in that bill? [‘No, no.’] Then Trumbull says he struck it out. Does he dare to deny that? [‘No,with words that these alterations were made by him and not by the committee. [That’s so,’ ‘good, good.’] Now, I ask what is the reason Judge Douglas is chary about coming to the exact question? What is the reason he will not tell you anything about HOW. [‘That matter of reasoning. There is not a statement in the whole speech that depends on Trumbull’s.,6
+Footnotes
+- Charles A. Coleman in, Abraham Lincoln and Coles County, Illinois, p. 173.
+- Mark A. Plummer, Richard J. Oglesby, Lincoln’s Rail-Splitter, p. 37 (Richard J. Oglesby to Isaac N. Arnold, March 7, 1883, and Richard J. Oglesby to Sheridan Wait, Sept. 21, 1858, both in Otto R. Kyle, Abraham Lincoln in Decatur, Vol. II pp. 254-55).
+- Ward Hill Lamon, Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, p. 234-26.
+- Charles A. Coleman in, Abraham Lincoln and Coles County, Illinois, p. 184.
+- Charles A. Coleman in, Abraham Lincoln and Coles County, Illinois, p. 184.
+- Roy P. Basler, editor, The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Volume III, p. 145-158.
+Bylaws
+BY-LAWS
+OF THE
+BLAZER SKI CLUB, INC.
+Article I
+Organization Office
+Section 1.01– Principle Office
+The principal place of business of the Blazer Ski Club for transaction of business is P.O. Box 15601, Colorado Springs, CO 80935
+Section 1.02
+Registered Office and Registered Agent The address of the registered agent of The Blazer Ski Club is P.O. Box 15601, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80935 and the name of the registered agent is ______________________ whose physical address is ____________________ Colorado Springs, Colorado _________. The registered office and the registered agent may be changed by the board of directors at any time.
+Article II
+Purpose
+2.01 Purpose and Mission
+The purpose and mission of the Blazer Ski Club is to provide its members with a year round ski and outdoor activities club for sharing good times with adults of similar interest.
+Article III
+Membership
+Section 3.01(a) General Membership
+The general membership of the Blazer Ski Club shall be those adult persons who are members in good standing. A member in good standing is defined as (a) a person who has paid the stated annual dues and other fees and charges, (b) a person who accepts and complies with the bylaws and policies of the Blazer Ski Club, (c) is 21 years old or older.
+Section 3.01(b) Associate Summer Membership
+Associate summer membership shall be for those adult persons who are members in good standing. Associate Summer Membership will be open during the period of the year after the end of ski season meetings and before the beginning of the ski season meetings.
+Section 3.02(a) Terminations/Nonrenewal of Membership
+Subject to the provisions in the Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS) 7-126-302 and 7-126-303, Termination or nonrenewal of membership may occur by a two-thirds majority vote of the Blazer Ski Club Board of Directors and may occur for various reasons including (a) refusal to pay fees or charges; (b) participation in actions or activities deemed illegal or with potential to cause negative impact on the Blazer Ski Club. The member shall be given fourteen (14) days notice of the vote and shall be permitted to submit written or oral justification for not having membership terminated or not renewed. The current year membership dues will be returned to the member if removed.
+Section 3.02(b) Resignation
+Membership in the Blazer Ski Club may terminate by voluntary withdrawal. All rights, privileges and interest of a member in the Blazer Ski Club shall cease on termination of the membership. The member shall give written notice of their intention to withdraw to the Blazer Ski Club, P.O. Box 15601, Colorado Springs, CO 80935. Memberships are nontransferable and no refund of the current year membership dues or other fees or charges will be given.
+Section 3.03 Voting
+Each member in good standing shall be entitled to one vote for the purpose of electing directors of the Blazer Ski Club. They shall also be allocated one vote per person for any matters presented by the Board of Directors that require a vote of the membership. Associate Summer Members do not have voting rights. Voting will be conducted by hand delivered ballots or by U.S. Mail. Ballots will clearly indicate the return address or location and the date and time at which voting will close, which shall not be less than fourteen (14) days from the date and time of mailing. At least 40% of members of the club must submit ballots for the vote to be certified for elections or any matters presented by the Board of Directors that require a vote of the membership.
+Section 3.04 Proxy Voting
+The Blazer Ski Club shall do all voting by the general membership by mail-in ballots. Therefore, proxy voting shall not be accepted by the Blazer Ski Club.
+Section 3.05 Dues
+The Board of Directors shall determine the amount of membership dues and the date due. Active members will be given a thirty-one (31) day grace period for renewal of membership after which they may be dropped from the membership roster and denied the privileges of a member in good standing.
+Section 3.06 Official Directory
+The Blazer Ski Club shall maintain a directory of current membership names, addresses and each member’s designated emergency contact person’s name, address, and day and night telephone numbers. The copies of the official directory will be provided to each member of the Board of Directors. The official directory will be used to mail ballots for voting and shall be closed ten days before the distribution of ballots. The Blazer Ski Club Directory of members without emergency contact information will be compiled and distributed to active members in good standing during the calendar year. Members who do not want their names published shall notify the Board of Directors in writing.The information within the directory is the property of the Blazer Ski Club. None of the names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or emergency contact information may be used for solicitations, mailings or any purpose other than Blazer Ski Club business and activities. If any active Blazer Ski Club member misuses the information or provides the information to a third party, the Blazer Ski Club Board of Directors will request the member to cease the activity. If the member does not immediately adhere to the request, the board will vote to remove the membership and/or initiate legal action.
+Section 3.07 Fees, Deposits and Refunds
+The Blazer Ski Club is a nonprofit Colorado corporation that offers its members, and nonmembers under certain conditions, the opportunity to participate in prearranged trips and activities. To insure the financial well being of the Blazer Ski Club, any trip or activity requiring the payment of advance deposits or contractual payment of funds in excess of $500.00 shall require all participants to make a 50% deposit payment of the total trip or activity fee. All participants must pay the full amount of the trip or activity fee in advance of participating in that event or activity. No refunds of fees shall be committed to or made by any person in the Blazer Ski Club except with the approval of the Board of Directors.The Board of Directors shall not approve the refund of any event or activity fee or deposit in excess of unspent funds collected for that event or activity except when the Board of Directors has approved the cancellation or rescheduling of the event or activity.
+Section 3.08 Standards of Conduct
+All directors, officers, committee chairpersons, trip captains and any other members who are acting in an official capacity for the Blazer Ski Club shall act (a) in good faith; (b) with the care that an ordinary prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; (c) in a manner the director or officer reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the Blazer Ski Club; and (d) in an appropriate manner and in a timely fashion, and answer all questions of a member, whether written or verbal.
+Section 3.09 Complaints
+Any verbal complaints that are not satisfactorily resolved may be presented to the Board of Directors. Such complaints must be submitted to the Board of Directors in writing by the member. The written complaint must describe the nature of the complaint, the desired outcome and if a presentation to the Board of Directors is requested. The Blazer Ski Club Board of Directors shall consider this complaint at its next meeting and shall provide the complainant its response or decision in writing not later than 10 days after the meeting. The decision of the Board of Directors will be considered the conclusion of the complaint process. Members must pay for the cost of copying records.
+Section 3.10 Records of the Blazer Ski Club
+Members are entitled to inspect and obtain copies of any of the records, minutes and written records of the Blazer Ski Club, including those of its directors, committees, and its members upon seven days notice to the president of the Board of Directors. The demand must be made in good faith for a proper purpose in accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes.
+Article IV
+Meetings and Voting
+Section 4.01 Annual Meeting
+An annual meeting of the members of the Blazer Ski Club shall be held in April of each year for the purpose of reporting election results, installation of the Board of Directors and Officers, and reporting on the financial condition of the Blazer Ski Club.
+Section 4.02 Activity Meetings
+Activity meetings for the purpose of reservation sign-up for an event or activity shall be called at the discretion of the president of the Blazer Ski Club.
+Section 4.03 Special Meetings
+The President of the Board of Directors may call a special meeting of all Blazer members. Such meetings shall be announced in writing and shall be open to all Blazer members. Notice of a special meeting shall occur not less than ten (10) days or more than sixty (60) days prior to the special meeting. Any member may request the president to call a special meeting. Such requests shall be submitted in writing and shall include the purpose for the meeting, topics to be presented and the desired outcome. Such written requests shall not be made for unnecessary, untimely, irrelevant or frivolous purposes.
+Section 4.04 Quorum
+Since all voting of the Blazers Ski Club shall be done by mail, no meeting of the Blazer membership shall require a quorum.
+Section 4.05 Nominating Committee
+In January of each year the president shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of at least one Board member, one past President or Vice President, and one member at large excluding any potential nominees. The nominating committee shall select its own chairperson.
+Section 4.06 Duties of the Nominating Committee
+(a) Beginning in February of each year the nominating committee shall recruit and or accept nominations and self-nominations for Board of Director positions.
+(b) On or about March 1 of each year the nominating committee shall close nominations and request closure of the membership roster.
+(c) On or about March 15 of each year the nominating committee shall prepare and send a mail-in ballot with a specific return address and due date to each Blazer Ski Club member on the closed roster. If there are no nominees or only one qualified nominee for each position and there are no other matters to be voted on by the membership, the nominating committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors that ballots not be prepared and sent to the membership. The nominating committee shall recommend that the Board of Directors appoint the qualified nominees or fill the vacancies as specified in Section 5.05 of the bylaws.
+(d) On or about March 31 of each year the nominating committee shall close the election and:
+- Determine if the required 40% of current members have submitted ballots for election of Board of Directors is achieved. If the required number of ballots has not been achieved, the nominating committee shall not count the votes and shall notify the Board of Directors. If the required number of ballots is achieved, the nominating committee shall count the votes and report the results to the Board of Directors and inform the membership using the next addition of the Blazer Ski Club newsletter and shall:
+- Determine if the required forty percent (40%) of the membership has submitted ballots for any matters except elections. If the required minimum number of ballots is not achieved, the nominating committee shall not count the votes or disclose the number of ballots received and shall report to the Board of Directors. If the required number of ballots is achieved, the nominating committee shall count the votes and report the results to the Board of Directors and inform the membership in the next edition of the Blazer Ski Club newsletter.
+(e) In case of a tie vote, the nominating committee will do a coin toss to determine the result.
+(f)The nominating committee shall hold the ballots in secret until the new Board of Directors takes office or until all voting protests are resolved, whichever occurs last. Section
+4.07 Transition to New Board of Directors
+At the “End of Season” meeting of the Blazer Ski Club, the President shall announce the election results. At the conclusion of the meeting, the newly elected Board shall take office.
+ARTICLE V
+Blazer Board of Directors
+Section 5.01 Duties, Powers and Responsibilities
+The direction, business and management of the affairs of the Blazer Ski Club, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, shall be managed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall perform their duties and responsibilities in good faith, in a timely fashion, in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the corporation and in accordance with the Blazer Ski Club policies and bylaws.
+Section 5.02 Number, Tenure and Qualifications
+The Board of Directors shall consist of a minimum of five (5) members with a maximum of nine (9) members. Each director shall hold office for one year and/or until the next election or until a qualified successor shall have been selected. All officers are eligible for re-election, but limited to two consecutive terms per office. Each director shall be and remain a member in good standing.
+Section 5.03 Notice to Vacate a Board Position
+Any member who chooses to relinquish their position on the Blazer Board of Directors must do so in writing and must submit resignation to all members of the Board of Directors.
+Section 5.04 Process for Removal of a Director or Officer
+A Blazer Board of Director member may be removed at a special meeting of the Board of Directors called expressly for this purpose, with or without cause. Notification of this meeting shall be provided to all Board members not less than fourteen (14) or more than sixty (60) days before said meeting. The director shall be given fourteen days notice of the special meeting and be given the opportunity to submit oral or written justification for not being removed.
+Section 5.05 Filling a Board Vacancy
+A vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled for the unexpired term or remain vacant for the unexpired term by a majority vote at any meeting of the Board of Directors.
+Section 5.06 Regular Meetings
+The Blazer Board of Directors shall hold regular meetings at least four (4) times per year at such place, date and time as designated by the president. Notice of the regular meeting will be given to the membership not less than ten (10) days before the meeting. All regular meetings shall be open to any Blazer member in good standing.
+Section 5.07 Emergency Meetings
+Emergency meetings of the Blazer Board of Directors may be called by the president with five (5) days notice to all Blazer Board of Directors members, which will include the date, time, location and agenda. Emergency meetings may be conducted by telephone and need not be open to the full Blazer membership.
+Section 5.08 Compensation
+Members of the Blazer Board of Directors shall not receive compensation for their services. Reasonable expenses incurred by members for attendance at meetings or conducting business of the Board may be reimbursed as determined by the Board of Directors.
+Section 5.09 Quorum
+A majority of the current members of the Board of Directors shall constitute quorum at all official meetings. No official business can be conducted without a quorum except to adjourn.
+Section 5.10 Committees and Trip Captains
+The Board of Directors may designate from among Blazer members one or more committees or trip captains. A committee or trip captain shall report their activities to the Board as directed. Any committee person or trip captain may be removed with or without cause by the Board of Directors
+Section 5.11 Presumption or Assent
+A Director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which any action taken on any Blazer action is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless the Director’s dissent is entered into the minutes. No vote of “present” will be permitted except when a conflict of interest is recorded in the minutes.
+Section 5.12 Officers
+The officers of the Blazer Ski Club shall be the President, Winter Vice President, Summer Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The officers shall serve a term of one (1) year. All officers are eligible for re-election, but shall be limited to two (2) consecutive terms per office. The member must have at least one year of Blazer Board experience before being eligible for election as President.
+Section 5.13 Duties of President
+The President of the Board of Directors shall be the principal executive officer of the Blazer Ski Club, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and the membership of the Blazer Ski Club. The President, when present, shall preside at all meetings of its members and of the Blazer Board of Directors. The President shall have general supervision of all other officers, agents and employees of the Blazer Ski Club who may or may not be specifically prescribed by the bylaws or by a Board of Directors resolution. The President shall sign with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the Blazers any instrument that the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed. The President shall perform all duties incident to the office or the President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Blazer Board of Directors.
+Section 5.14 Duties of the Winter Vice President
+In the absence of the President, or in the event of the President’s illness, death, inability or refusal to act, the Vice President shall perform the duties of the President and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all restrictions upon the President. The Vice President shall also be the principal officer for directing and approving all trips and activities arranged for the Blazer Ski Club during the period from the “Beginning of Season” meeting to the “End of Season” meeting. Such duties shall include establishing trip schedules, approving trip budgets and fees, signing and or approving of contracts and the control and management of Blazer Ski Club physical assets. The Winter Vice President shall perform all duties incident to the office of Vice President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Blazer Board of Directors.
+Section 5.15 Duties of Summer Vice President
+In the absence of the President and Winter Vice President or in the event of illness, death, inability or refusal to act, the Summer Vice President shall perform the duties of the President and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all restrictions upon the President. The Summer Vice President shall also be the principal officer for directing and approving all activities arranged for the Blazer Ski Club during the period after the “End of Season” meeting until the “Beginning of Season” meeting. Such duties shall consist of, but not be limited to: establishing picnic and activity schedules, appointing golf coordinators, approving trip budgets and fees, signing and/or approving contracts and controlling the Blazer Ski Club physical assets. The Summer Vice President shall perform such other duties as prescribed by the President or Board of Directors.
+Section 5.15 Duties of the Secretary
+The Secretary shall in a timely manner (a) attend and keep minutes of the special meeting of the members, except activity meetings, and of the Board of Directors; (b) be responsible for issuing notice of the Blazer Board of Directors and special meetings of the members in accordance with these bylaws or as otherwise required by law; (c) be custodian of the official Blazer records and attest signatures on official documents as required; (d) have general charge of the membership roster of the Blazer Ski Club; (e) maintain a complete record of the membership file and arrange it in alphabetical order with addresses; (f) comply with any official request of the Board of Directors; (g) perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and other duties as assigned by the President of the Board of Directors.
+Section 5.16 Duties of the Treasurer
+The Treasurer shall in a timely manner (a) keep correct and complete books and records on file; (b) prepare and recommend an annual budget; (c) have custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Blazer Ski Club; (d) receive monies due and payable to the Blazer Ski Club from all sources; (e) deposit all funds in a bank or other secure depository as designated by the Board of Directors; (f) disperse funds as may be directed by the President, Vice President or the Board of Directors (g) render to the President of the Board a monthly accounting of all Blazer transactions and the financial condition of the Blazer Ski Club; (h) comply with all Federal and Colorado requirements concerning the reporting of financial information for the corporation; and (I) perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer and other duties as may be assigned by the President or Board of Directors.
+Section 5.17 Removal of an Officer or Director
+Any officer may be removed at any time by the Blazer Board of Directors whenever, in its judgment, the best interest of the Blazer Ski Club will be served thereby. Any officer elected by the Blazer Ski Club members may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of the majority of Board of Directors.
+ARTICLE VI
+Contracts, Loans and Checks
+Section 6.01 Contracts
+The Blazer Ski Club Board of Directors may authorize any officer(s) or agents(s) to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Blazer Ski Club, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
+Section 6.02 Loans
+No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Blazer Ski Club and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the total voting membership and a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
+Section 6.03 Checks and Drafts
+All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Blazer Ski Club shall be signed by the Treasurer or President or other officer or agent designated by the Board of Directors.
+ARTICLE VII
+Dissolution
+Section 7.01 Dissolution by Directors and Members
+Dissolution of the Blazer Ski Club may be initiated only by a minimum vote of two-thirds (2/3) vote of all Blazer Ski Club members and an affirmative resolution of the Board of Directors. If an affirmative vote and resolution is achieved, the dissolution shall be conducted as prescribed in the most current Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act.
+ARTICLE VIII
+Indemnification
+Section 8.01 Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Agents
+The Blazer Ski Club shall indemnify its Directors, Officers and Agents as prescribed by the most current Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act and if:
+(a) the person’s conduct was in good faith; and
+(b) the person reasonably believed:
+- in the case of conduct in an official capacity with the nonprofit corporation, that the conduct was in the nonprofit corporation’s best interests; and
+- in all other cases, that the conduct was at least not opposed to the nonprofit corporation’s best interests; and
+(c) In the case of criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.
+ARTICLE IX
+Amendments
+9.01 Amendments by Directors
+The Board of Directors may amend the bylaws at any time to add, change or delete a provision unless:
+(1) Articles of 121-137 of the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act or the Articles of Incorporation reserve such power exclusively to the members in whole or part; or
+(2) A particular bylaw expressly prohibits the Board of Directors from doing so; or
+(3) It would result in a change of rights, privileges, preferences, restriction or condition of membership class as to voting, dissolution redemption or transfer by changing rights, privileges, preferences or conditions of another class; or
+(4) The additions, changes or deletions are of such extent as to constitute new bylaws.
+9.02 Amendments by Members
+The members may amend the bylaws by majority vote even though the bylaws may also be amended by the Board of Directors. In such instances, the actions shall be taken in accordance with the articles of incorporation and the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act.
+ARTICLE X
+Fiscal Year
+10.01 Fiscal Year
+The fiscal year of the Blazer Ski Club shall end on April 30.
+ARTICLE XI
+Savings Provision
+These bylaws may contain any provision for regulation and management of the affairs of the Blazer Ski Club not consistent with The Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act or the Articles of Incorporation. The construction, validity and effect of these bylaws shall be governed by the state of Colorado. Any provision of these bylaws prohibited by such laws shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.
+This will be the ONLY raw all-inclusive review of the material known as Star Trek Discovery Episode 1 & 2 you will ever be exposed to outside of a writer held hostage. I know my shit (the agendas and occult resources used) & don’t give a damn if you don’t think so because you are wrong. I am offering the facts, from my perspective, as unbias-as possible, without any claim to being in contact with or having access to any behind the scene information. Nor am I associated with ANY group or occult group present past or future. You can either accept what I am going to tell you or fuck right off. It’s about time. There is so much time, money invested in this Star Trek PROPAGANDA that an attack on this level of exposure would not be surprising-and more likely than contact as they’re too stupid to espouse such activity and not destroy it.That is, unless they subscribe to a similar notion as I do: most anyone reading this has no fucking clue what I am talking about, nor would have a voice unless they did know enough, in which case I am preaching to the choir pr no one at all. .. . . . .. …….. … .. ………….. .. . .. . . ….
+— — – – — — — – – — — — – – — — — –
+Opening scene, we hear low-vibe bass dialogue from whatever shit demons (Zeta reticulans) CERN has welcomed into this realm, along with a mix of hebrew and Canaanite Phoenician on the screen (at least in the version I have), that morphs into the pronoun riddled, nebulous vague fear mongering, “They are coming.” 3 words, four syllables. Black qlipothic Mathemagic at it’s finest right in your face to start with. Translate this as: stupid huemon0id watching, we have distracted your attention from better things and now will fuck your brains soul and face, we own you.
+Image appears of a mostly red counter clock-wise swirl of gas/plasma around a vortex from above to below as the image zooms out into black space.
+“Atom by Atom” five syllables, abrahadabra. Adam bi Atom? “They will coil around us”. Pi & phi motherfucker. Zooming out produces galactical star cluster-esque formations in fractal patterns morphing into a hazel iris. “and take all that we are.” as the image zooms out to reveal SHOCKINGLY the all seeing right eye in a reptilian huemon0id,. symbolizing the reptilian brain/mindset. Baseline low vibe war mongering consciousness. “There is only one way to confront this threat.”By reuniting the twenty-four warring houses of our own empire.” The shot now zooms out to reveal the face of a tar black African American looking ork reptoid mix. Some more dialogue then the word — KAHLESS –. Klingons. K – less. 11 less. Knowledgeless. 3 less.
+(editors note: It is impossible for me to be what some idiots call “racist”. I am born and raised in the U.S.A. and familiar with 2017 dialogue and slang, and will NOT censor the raw language and what is implied or what I infer. Insensitive to those with five frequency feelers/word sensitivity? yep. Fuck you. Sticks and stone can break my bones but words can never hurt me. I will NOT sacrifice authenticity for those weak in baring realities, both beautiful and grotesque. Nor am I promoting any malicious idea, ever.)
+Revealing the most threatening thing someone can say is, “we come in peace.” To Turn Star Trek, what was about exploration and discovery, into Star Wars. While this sentiment is true in the art of war, no other material was presented to counter it.
+Image changes to desert with Islamic women in hijabs saying, we come in peace as the federation motto. This is an amalgamation between the U.N. agenda (United Nations as Federation have always been the same thing really) and Islamic people to intermix/mingle/breed into a beige soup that is less hostile. Then the hijabs are removed to reveal they are not middle eastern women but an Asian woman and a black woman.
+A Storm is shown that looks like the modified clouds here on Earth.
+This looks a lot like Star Wars and tatoonie or whatever the fuck it is called.
+89 year drought. 8+9= 17.
+We are shown some orange/brown bulbs with lines crossing to form Saturnian geometry. Told they are eggs.
+They start shooting blue plasma into a well and the fx sound like Star Wars.
+Camera pans above the well to show a star/17 making machine.
+ROFL @ calling the black woman Michael like Obama’s husband.
+They say 89 3 times referring to years. 17 + 17 + 17 = 52.
+How did they find us? ” I set a star.” And the Enterprise logo from TOS U.S.S. Enterprise is shown.
+— — –
+18+min in before someone is murdered, and no tits or female nudity what so ever. No sexuality. No humor. This is serious business. Death around every corner. TERROR!!!!
+Klingons are being presented as masonic/eqyptian secret society spin offs. a mummy. root flames. “Our brother” our TORCHBEARER/Light Bearer/Lucifer/Savior killed by the federation interloper/infidel.
+You ppls listening to this black tongue are getting programmed and are fucking fools and will mutate into the wicked, the enemies of god. Turn that shit off.
+The ripples on Klingon foreheads represent access to higher dimensional consciousness, but I’m sure you already knew that.
+Klingon personalities are one dimensional grunting pigs hell bent on war.. [OPINION]:this is such a recoil on what was done in DS9. Captain Worf would have been much better. I hope.
+So far NO WHITE PEOPLE!!
+Sarek! Not a good actor for the part. Nothing against the actor, just a miscast.
+Ok, maybe there is a feminine white guy on the bridge, in the back. ok. He has no chin and is confused.
+Klingons mean RED ALERT!!! WAR! Klingons appear?! RED ALERT !!!!
+The Klingons resemble shit demons/actual feces. The lighting is root chakra.. this is 100% psychic attack on the viewer. Their behavior is not pro-life; it is entropic and violent, ignorant. Ideas based on nepotism/the past. Might is right. Death culture. No females visible.
+“The Light of K less” The light of ignorance.
+28+minutes in we are hearing about rebirth. 28 bones in the human hands, the phoenix rises from the heart of the palm. Red light being shown in hands.
+The Klingon wardrobe is Saturnine.
+So far in the first quarter of this two part two hour pilot we have witnessed two deaths and two rebirths. This is initiating the audience into the new ideas.
+29 minutes in the Klingon dialogue has deteriorated to “some may see the color of your skin as nature’s mistake.” Propaganda is out of control.
+Klingon speaking says he sees skin color difference as a mirror, himself in you. This is good…. 🙂
+Son of None. Voq. Black Star.
+Given the “Honor of Torchbearer”
+Light the B con.
+Back on the Shenzu, the red & blue lighting is Saturn time-space. More PR.
+Ah, ok old white man with his arms crossed as a hologram @ Starfleet HQ doesn’t know what to do DOH!
+Klingons are also taking on the same robe of Russia as before.
+The name of the episode, The Vulcan Hello, is explained as violence first.
+We are left at a stand off where Captain Obamanation uses violence against her captain and attempts mutiny and we are supposed to see this as smart, wise.
+Episode 2
+Acid flashbacks origin stories. Klingon leader has been “illuminated” by Kahless.
+Showing him as a child being beat up in gang initiations, hazings
+War begins over the words we come in peace
+The white male gets hit, leaves the bridge and goes to cry
+Showing inside a Vulcan mind meld. Spiritual blue skin hues in astral space. kinda neat, it and dialogue goes nowhere.
+The fucking Europa with its old white man comes to the rescue
+Shatner voice overlay for Captain Bret Anderson
+Europa self destructs to defeat Klingons. White old dude dead. Europa gone.
+Qo’Nos the Klingon home world is Kronos Chronos Saturn.
+They had to give Michelle Yeoh a line from the art of war. She is a great actress. Sexy. Sucks she dies.
+Promoting ideas that death in war is the only way to go… only losers die in their sleep..
+No other Trek has been set in a war. DS9 began in the war with the borg and ended in the war with the Dominion, however war did not define the series. Time will tell here.
+at the core, the protagonist is a black/African American woman brought up by Vulcans, therefore cold and now violence-first has been associated with Vulcan mantra. the transgender (girl named michael as a first name) captain black female raised by Vulcans is sentenced to life in prison.. some how the story continues from there, I won’t speculate from what I saw in the previews.
+I have no problem with the protagonist being female or black/white/any color or race. Good acting is good acting and a variety in captains is great. Trek has done an excellent job in casting all kinds of actors and never making it about that on screen. trek demonstrates that anyone can summon the will to better themselves and work together despite every difference imaginable. Hopefully that sentiment is paramount in this series and not shadowed by war, ignorance, hate due to the climate in Hollywood and American TV.
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+Hey fellas! I hope you all are doing good. I've been so excited to publish this post today as its a dedication to the amazing work of art and the creative minds behind two successful ventures I absolutely adore! One being FUNKFEETS - the ultimate e-commerce shopping portal for customised t-shirts and shoes, and the other one being my most favorite hangout spot in Lucknow - PLANTERS TEA BAR & CAFE. These two projects as I mentioned, define the true meaning of creativity and design aesthetics and hold a very special place in my heart!
+In 1956, Mr. Roop Narayan Gupta started Planters Tea Shop which was Lucknow's first tea shop selling loose Darjeeling tea and serving thousands of tea lovers in town. As progressing with the years, his grand son Vasu Gupta along with his father Mr. Rajendra Kumar Gupta and mother Mrs. Sunita Gupta continued the legacy by expanding Planters with a cafe they recently opened in the Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow which is one of the most popular cafes not only amongst the youth but the middle aged men and women as well. From self-customized interiors, to unique, handpicked cutlery makes Planters different from other cafes and restaurants in town! Since I myself have been a part of the making of the cafe, I have some of my personal favorite corners there which I'm sharing with you below. Scroll down to take a look now..
+The Singer's Spot : I won't be wrong if I say this spot is everyone's favorite who has visited Planters Tea Bar & Cafe at least once. The multi color wall sends out such positive and energetic vibes that you can keep looking at it all day without getting bored! And, this is the corner where Vasu (the owner and an amazing musician) sits with his guitar every single day and plays LIVE for all his guests at the cafe, entertaining them personally. Also, its an open spot for all the people who have a hidden entertainer in them and like to share their talent with others.
+PS : The next time you visit Planters, do try singing some songs and trust me, you'll feel amazing by the encouraging response!
+The Reader's Nest : While Planters was under construction, Vasu told me once he wants to gift a Library to all the book readers in the town who could have a free access to the books they love and read it without any time boundations sitting there. During the launch of the cafe, I saw hundreds of Lucknowites donating books to the library at Planters to share the love of reading, and I being a non-reader have started loving spending time there reading some of the coolest authors as well!
+The Galaxy Wall : Along with the library, there's an attached study room for students and anyone who wants to sit in peace and work a bit. And, right there, on a black wall you find this magnificent piece of art which is a graffiti designed by artist Ayushi Singh making not only me but every single visitor pose in front of it leaving us to dream about the heaven above!
+The Tea Lovers' Wall : Planters tea bar does not serve any drink except different varieties of tea, and you should've understood that by its name by now! Serving over 150 types of tea, Planters dedicated a special customised corner for tea lovers to sit at, and that's a very creative tea cup and saucer wall which you see in the picture above. Its one of my favorite decorations there and make me feel so homely.
+The Unmovable Counter : This is my ultimate favorite corner at Planters Cafe, and anytime you see me there, you'll find me sitting here only (until I'm with a bunch of amigos wanting to sit on a couch like lazy). I love sitting at this wooden setup near the window because I can always get a view of both the in and outside world and you gotta believe me when I say, this corner is the best you'll find there! - Also, you must try the pizza at the cafe because its just too good and truly irresistible.
+Coming to why I love Funkfeets so much, its solely because this brand has always surprised me with their top-notch collection of hand painted clothing and footwear. What else surprised me more was that the three men behind this amazing concept were a mix of an engineer (Sanatt Srivastava co-founder), a banker (Shubhendu Shukla, co-founder) and a dentist (Sachin Kumar, design head) who had passion for graphics and designing more than what were actually pursuing!
+Started in February this year, Funkeets first gifted me a t-shirt from their minion collection that had #PickerAtPace painted on it, and they won my heart with that in the first go itself! With all the pictures you've seen above of me wearing different tees, are all the ones I've got from this super brand. I just had to tell them a little about myself and they delivered the wackiest hand painted designs every time. The Crazy Insomniac Lady tee, the Fries Before Guys tee, and my favorite PEACE-ZA tee, I love each one of them! Also, not to forget the customised shoes they made for me. The coolest of all, the Pizza Freak sneakers and the Laughing Minions, both these pairs are an exquisite part of my footwear collection. ------- PS : The quality of all the tees and shoes is excellent so if you're thinking to get something designed for yourself, please go ahead guilt-free!
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+Just because I feel really excited about it, I'd share with you that Planters Tea Bar & Cafe was launched on my birthday this year and Vasu made sure we had the craziest party of all time with the best decoration and I cannot complete this post without stating that the little corner beside the kitchen/near the stairs where my photo booth was set up is something I'll recommend to all if you're hosting your party there! You can literally do magic with that little space.
+To end, a lot of you keep watching me hanging out here quite often and ask me on social media how economical this place is. To be honest, its the most inexpensive cafe with the best food, tea variety and ambience in town currently and also offers LIVE music every day free of cost! If that invites you, please do visit it and you can always thank me later.
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+Photographed by : Shubham Bhasin
+~xoxo~
+Been to planters once and it's an amazing place!!! The vibe is absolutely different😁
+Have seen your posts about funkfeets, they have some pretty cool and creative stuff :)
+Yay!<3
+I don't know why this post kinda giving me an enthusiast vibe to go and sing there and just have fun and tym with my friends. Surely gonna do it (bucket list). Thankyou for this post. 💋❤
+And even I love funkfeet, they really have a cool and quirky collection. 👌✌💞
+That's surely a place to visit. Food and music is my favorite and surely nothing can much to them . A great place to fun with friends. Great post. Cheers
+The t-shirts n shoes looks so cool..n Minion shoes are the best.. Love them❤❤
+I have been to this place many times and it's just amazing and cool place. The interior,colour everything is very beautiful❤. Either to hangout with your buddies or to go on a date, this place is suited for all. Especially the songs played by Vasu Gupta, I just love them.❤�� Hope to visit this place again and again.����
+A best Coffee shop all we want in our town look like we got it!!!! Perfect place for coffee ☕️ time!!
+I have been to this cafe and can definitely say that it's a must visit❤The interior is really cool and creative😍
+This place is looking awesome and the activities that can be done there is cool..!!
+My favorite corner has to be the Readers Nest. I just books. So I bet that I will ever leave the place. The place just look amazing, such a nice cool place to hangout with your friends and make awesome memories.
+The place definitely looks cool to sit over there and have a cup of coffee. I also loke the collection of T-shirts and very specially minion shoes.
+This place is soo tempting 😍
+This place is soo tempting 😍
+Nice place.😊 Awesome view👌
+I've been to this place and i would love to visit again! A homely cafe with good ambience, nice food with best varieties of teas be it hot or ice it's amazing! Hukkah, tea, music, food, books! What else do we want to embrace our special moments! A good place to hang out!❤❤❤❤
+Prachi Pant.
+The place looks fantastic!And i love the unmovable corner, its like one's own space and makes one feel so cosy.The tea lovers wall is so unique.Love the interiors of the place.This cafe is a must visit place in town.
+Wow this is cool. Galaxy corner is great for some pics and Reader's Nest is my fav.
+Thats a lovely place. As I'm a tea lover and I think I'm gonna have a great time over there. I'm gonna love singers spot over there. - Farhana
+Nice place.. amazing place to read quitely...i m a bookoholic and i love that place
+Nice place...
+Tea+books great combo
+Lover of both so love it...
+That's surely a place to visit and it looks interesting to do different activities and have to have fun with friends. Thanks for sharing such a great post
+Thats look very good and intresting place. Me and my friends love to go in these type of place. Thanks for sharing these imtrestimg and new things to us.
+I have been to Planters❤ and its an amazing place to visit��. have been the planters bar & cafe is so nice, I went it with my friends like the ice tea, it was taste 🍹
+Nice place to chill and hangs out with family and friends :)
+I hv been to this place.
+This place is full of positivity.
+I love the tea,coffee served there.
+I've been to this place awesome place..!!
+I've been to this place a couple of times and its always a good experience.The food,the services,ambience is all upto the mark.One can read books as well in the cafe.The interior is very good.I just love this cafe.
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+i have been there once or twice. Its an amazing place to go. My favourite cafe. 😍❤
+It is really an amazing place..singers spot is my fav.��
+Amazing place!! The singer spot will be a fun!!
+I like all the spots but unmovable counter is my favorite ❤❤
+It is indeed a best place for a foodie like me ... I have been there with my buddies. Its an amazing place to hangout ❤❤ I personal love the interiors and the food quality ... My favorite spot is the Galaxy wall, where we can have plenty of selfiees ❤❤❤ and ofcourse the reader's nest .. Being a non -reader I usually don't read novels, fictions... But yeah whenever I visit Planter's tea bar cafe .. I manage to find some time for that. ❤ and last but not the least the singer's spot that makes us feel fresh and happy ❤ hope to visit this place again .. ❤
+One of the best place to hangout wid ur buddies.My fav spot is Singers Spot Cox who doesn't like live music and a very nice place to explore ur singing talent n entertaining evryone😍
+This cafe is amazing. I have been there and totally loved it. My favourite spot is the galaxy wall. It is fo unique and beautiful. 😍
+This cafe is a perfect place to sit and have some gala time with your frnz and its foof is really awesome�� Its a very place with different activities!��
+I loved the galaxy wall of it❤️❤️
+Its an amazing place to hangout with friends ...singer's spot is the best👍
+I have been to this cafe twice. I really love the interiors and 'Singer's spot' is my favourite corner❤
+I have been to this place several times with my friends. And undoubtedly it's one of the best place in Lucknow to hangout and chill. �� I just love the entire interior and whole atmosphere of the place. Peace and calm place❤❤
+This place is so Awesome place :-)
+I love reading books and planters has been my favourite place ever since it opened . Reading books spending time with oneself ,planters is heaven for the ones who love spending time alone readings books and drinking tea.amazing place 😃😃❤
+My visit to planters is long due �� will be going soon.
+My favourite corner is reader's nest, what more could attract a bookoholic ����
+Looks amazing n unique �� Never being to this place but now will definitely visit... My favorite place would be singer's spot
+Looks like it's an amazing place to hangout. ☺
+readers nest is my favourite . N for pics galaxy wall .. its amongst one of my favourite coffee shop in the city .
+The tea lovers wall is so cool & it's my favourite corner. Would love to visit this place soon.
+Beautiful place...soothing atmosphere...lovely music...
+Everything so cool about this place...specially that "Unmovable Counter" from where you get to see some beautiful views...
+Exactly the place you would like to be in...
+Omg !!! I just loved the galaxy wall ... I am person who loves clicking selfies so for me without any doubt ... Galaxy wall is the best ������
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+In January 2014 he was named as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe and has been justifying that tag ever since.
+Eden Hazard won all the individual player of the year awards last season and despite struggling this campaign to recapture that form he is still regarded on a par with Messi and Ronaldo. He is another `import` who has added a steel edge to his silky skills. He also has developed much quicker than most foreign players an acceptance of the physicality of the English game. He is perhaps the most accomplished midfield player in world football. He can carry the ball at sprint speed but can change direction, under threat, quicker than any other player in Europe, perhaps the world. He makes runs that no ne else does, can pass better than most and can also score goals. He will be 32 by Qatar 2022, will be captain of Belgium and on a fair few more than the 62 caps he holds at present. If he hasn`t added a Euro or World Cup winners medal to his collection by then he will surely do so in eight years time.
+James Rodriguez is just 24 and will be at his peak by the time of the Qatar World Cup. It was at the 2014 tournament that he won the Golden Boot as top scorer despite the elimination of Colombia in the quarter-finals. An attacking midfield player or winger Rodriguez can create or take goals with an equally high degree of skill. He made his international debut in 2011 and has averaged a goal every three games for Colombia. and is only a fraction behind that ratio at club level. He joined Real Madrid from Monaco, for a reported 80 million Euros, after the Brazil World Cup and has slotted almost seamlessly into the Real side. He is commonly regarded as one of the best young players in world football and at 24 he has already amassed nearly 300 career appearances.
+Martin Odegaard may be an unfamiliar name to many but not to Real Madrid. The Spanish giants signed the 16 year old wonder-kid from Stromgodset in January 2015 and four months later he became the youngest ever Real player when he replaced Ronaldo against Getafe, aged just 16 years and 157 days. That was nine months after he became the youngest ever Norwegian international, at 15, when he debuted against the UAE. And to complete a unique hat trick Martin became the youngest ever player to feature in a UEFA European Championship qualifier. So the boy can play a bit and he plays a lot for Real Madrid`s second string club, Real Madrid Castilla, under the tutorship of football legend Zinedine Zidane.
+Martin is an attacking midfielder and even as a youngster, bearing in mind he still has two more years as a teenager, he was seeing the game and solutions to problems therein that even his coaches were not seeing.
+Recently, when compared to Messi, the youngster responded by saying that he was supposed to be at his best in 10 years’ time, not now. That easily covers the 2022 World Cup then.
+Phillipe Coutinho has, over the last 12 months, blossomed into the player that Liverpool paid £8.5 million for to Inter Milan. The attacking midfielder was first capped by Brazil in 2010 and is sure to develop as a playmaker for the national side over the next decade as he is still only 23. He is two-footed and in typical Brazilian fashion has an eye for goal, particularly the spectacular shot from distance. Being two-footed he can play telling passes, either side, and is renowned for his vision and when Pele tips him as `having a great future` you can understand why he made the PFA Team of the Year 2015.
+Neymar seems to have been around for years, and he has, because he made his Brazil debut, aged just 18, a scoring debut of course, in 2010. Since then he has scored 46 goals in 69 internationals and, still only 23, he should be at the summit of his game by the time the 2022 World Cup comes around. Neymar is on this list because, at Barcelona, he has developed from a precocious, temperamental, sullen superstar into a team player with a maturity he has had to grow into to stay the pace in the Barca fist team. He is almost the complete striker and seems to have no weaknesses and can score goals with either foot or his head. He has also developed a team ethic and an appreciation of setting up team mates for goals whereas he might previously been selfish enough to try himself. Should be the hub of Barca and Brazil for at least the next decade.
+David de Gea may have had teething problems when he first arrived at Manchester United but he has forged his way through that difficult start and even now, aged just 25, he is already regarded as one of the top three goalkeepers in the world. In eight years’ time he can probably already have half a dozen years behind him as a Real Madrid or Barcelona player as his performances in a transitional period for United have seen him constantly linked with a move back to Spain. He has always been a top shot-stopper with lightning reflexes but he has improved in the peripheral areas of goalkeeping like coming for crosses, sweeping up behind a high defensive back line not to mention his distribution, via throw or kick, that can effectively set up counter attacks.
+Julian Draxler is part of the new generation of German footballers looking to add to the legacy of World and European Championship success of previous generations. Aged only 22 he is already established in the German national team and is unlikely to remain at his current club Wolfsburg if he continues to receive the rave notices he has achieved in the past few years in the Bundesliga. Just a month after rejecting a 15 million Euro bid from Juventus Schalke 04 sold him to Wolfsburg for an undisclosed fee. Two footed wingers are a rarity in modern football and the added ability Julian has to exploit his explosive pace, especially in one v one situations, and an eye for goals, earned him a place on the Observer list of ten most promising young players in Europe, in 2014. It can reasonably be expected that 2016 or soon thereafter Draxler will join one of the bigger European teams, possibly in the Premier League. By the time Qatar 2016 comes around a 30 year old Draxler will have many more German caps to his name.
+Alvaro Morata began his career with his home town club, Real Madrid, and helped them win the Champions` League in 2014, as a late substitute. He then joined Juventus, but with Real insisting on a buy-back clause for the then 22 year old, who agreed a five year deal with the Seria `A` club. In September 2015 he equalled Del Piero`s record of scoring in five consecutive Champions` League games and ended the year by being selected in the UEFA Team of the year. The centre forward has an excellent touch for a tall man, he stands 6 feet 2 inches tall, and is appropriately good in the air. His movement and appreciation of space, allied to excellent and clinical finishing ability makes him an exciting prospect at international level and he already has six caps after making his Spain debut in 2014.
+Anthony Martial made an explosive start to his Manchester United career after a world record, for a teenager, transfer from Monaco in 2015. It is a fee that could rise to nearly £58 million. Martial scored on his United debut with a goal that gave an early glimpse of what he can do. Instant and tight control of the ball in a congested penalty area, the ability to dribble past defenders in a tight space before scoring with clinical precision. And he is just 20!
+Athletic and powerful Martial made his international debut for France while still at Monaco, in 2015, and though he has yet to score for his country with the Euros coming up in France in 2016 he is sure to play a key part. Unfairly, but understandably, media comparisons accompany any new, young player who bursts onto the scene with the impact Martial did. He accepted comparisons with fellow Parisian Thierry Henry but commented that he, Martial, was more about technique and power while Henry was `very quick`. It is difficult to see how Martial`s game will improve at Old Trafford and it may be that a move to a more established top club will benefit him more in the long run. Whichever club has him over the next eight years or so will be a club that will win things.
+Hector Bellerin joined Arsenal from Barcelona, aged just 16 and had to wait his chance but he made such an impact in 2013, following his debut, that he displaced more established contenders to make the right back slot his own. He may be only 20 and far better going forward than defending but he is lightning quick and is learning fast in the hubris and physicality of the Premier League that pace alone is not enough. He has played for Spain at Under 16, 17, 19 and 21 levels and is sure to add to the collection with a full cap, probably next year in the build up to Euro 2016. That could accelerate a return to the Nou Camp where his style, power and athleticism, honed in the Premier League, will be tailor-made for Barca.
+Riyad Mahrez has burst on the scene as a match winner for Premier League leaders Leicester City but at 24 he is no newcomer. He spent five years in French football before joining Leicester in January 2014 on a three and a half year contract. He made little impact as Leicester breezed through the Championship and was often guilty of over exaggeration when on the receiving end of physical challenges. But that suddenly changed as Leicester had to execute THE greatest of Great Escapes to avoid an immediate return to the second tier.
+This season as Leicester stormed the Premier League heights Riyad became the first Algerian to score a Premier League hat trick as he chased the League`s top scorer, team mate Jamie Vardy.
+He has been capped 22 times by Algeria and his performances this season have alerted several of the Premier League big boys who have set their sights on the goal-scoring winger who is equally adept at scoring and assists. He will be 32 by the time Qatar 2022 comes around and it remains to be seen if he still has wings on his heels as well as an eye for goal at that time.
+Article written by Brian Beard.
+Introduction
+When you drive across a one mile long bridge spanning one of the most beautiful lakes in America, Lake Pend Oreille, into our quaint little town of 5000 people, the first business you encounter is a large condominium unit owned by a land development corporation built right on the waterfront. The next businesses are two nationally franchised convenience markets with local ownership followed by three medical buildings housing dentists, optometrists, emergency care facility, and medical doctors. Continuing down the main street, variety stores, real estate offices, law offices, insurance offices, restaurants, a surveying firm, several boutiques, art galleries, and movie theater are nestled alongside each other.
+The one thing they all have in common is not one of them is owned by an out of town owner; and with the exception of the restaurants, none of them hire more than ten people. Some of them have a small sign next to their business sign stating when they were established–a clothing store 1910, a tavern 1922, a real estate office 1955, movie theater 1890 (renovated 1990’s) listed on the National Registry of Historic Buildings, a candy store 2016, surveying office brand new, etc.
+Each is the product of some individual desiring to be part of the American dream by taking a concept and bringing it to life. There is just something about making your own way which attracts so many to strike out on their own, knowing they will be rewarded for the success of the endeavor as well as taking the blame for its failure.
+There is also a segment of the working population which is willing to share in the individual entrepreneur’s dream and help it become successful. Nearly 70% of businesses in America are sole proprietors while according to, 3 in 10 U.S. jobs are held by self-employed and the workers they hire. This reports states in 2014, 14.6 million were self-employed with 29.4 million hired by self-employed.
+Due to the nature of a sole proprietor or partnership business model, when one speaks of business insurance, the difference between personal insurance and business insurance is to a large measure one of language only.
+Business insurance is merely an extension of personal insurance, and as such it reflects the importance of a person’s business to the overall personal and family situation. The business is not an end in itself but rather the means to an end, the end being the security and financial welfare of the individuals involved either as owner or worker. At some point in time the owner of a business would like to replace the business sign with a “gone fishin’” sign, and the employee would like to retire as well.
+In the interim, some things are out of the control of the business owner, i.e. product obsolescence, wages or fringe benefits disputes, drought, crop failure, civil commotion, competition in the marketplace, partnership incompatibility, or untimely death to name a few. All these unfortunate or unavoidable events have the potential of causing the demise of a business, with death being the only certain killer of a business. It is unavoidable and is inevitable. What can be done? This is where the concept of replacing earning power comes into play. The one thing which can secure the longevity and financial future for surviving family members and employees in the event of an untimely death of the self employed is business continuation insurance.
+Before reviewing business insurance, let’s get a better understanding of the two most common business models used by entrepreneurs to secure financial opportunities for wealth accumulation–sole proprietorship and partnerships. There is a third model, corporations, but only the first two will be dealt with now, with another article on corporations to come.
+Sole Proprietor Business Model
+A sole proprietor business is easy to set up. It is generally owned and operated by one person and there is no need to register it with the state, prepare any bylaws or operating agreements. If, however, you have a specific trademark or service mark you may want to register with the Secretary of State. No records are required, no keeping of minutes of meetings held, nor annual reports expected. Although this is all true, it is a wise business practice to keep good financial records.
+As long as the sole proprietor is alive, he or she is responsible for all facets of the business. The owner has 100% rights to profits while also having 100% responsibility of settling all claims against the business. Creditors can get to the personal assets of the sole proprietor. One cannot use the business as a way to shield personal assets in business failure. Taxes are filed under individual tax brackets and self employment tax is paid at the 15.3% of individual income. A 1040 form is used to determine individual tax, while a schedule C profit and loss is used to determine business income which is included on line 12 of the 1040 Form. All income and profit of business is taxed to the sole proprietor whether left in the business or not.
+Death means liquidation of the business because the business cannot be separated from the sole proprietor. Surviving heirs may inherit assets from the business operation but cannot continue under the deceased’s name.
+Partnership Business Model
+The partnership model of business is where two or more proprietors enter into a business agreement to provide a product or service to a market. If the partnership wants to register a trademark or service mark, the partnership name should be registered with the Secretary of State where the partnership is domiciled. The partnership agreement may be oral or written. Each partner is bound by the actions of the other when acting in the scope of the business. Liability is unlimited and personal assets are vulnerable to creditors. If the personal debts of one of the partners exceeds that partner’s personal share of the business and all other assets, then the balance of the debt can be taken from the remaining partner’s share. This spells tragedy for the partnership. Profits are taxed to partners based on their percent of business. Again, the 1040 Form is used for individual tax while the schedule C profit and loss is used to determine each partner’s share of business profit or loss. Physical death of either partner spells legal death of the partnership. Surviving heirs inherit the deceased’s percent of business interest but do not automatically become partners in the business.
+The surviving partner becomes a liquidating trustee with the charge to close business as quickly and efficiently as possible. The value of the deceased partner’s interest is established by will, by operation of the laws of descent, or perhaps by the partnership agreement. Law does not require heirs to settle with the surviving partner unless they choose to do so. It is their right to insist upon liquidation so they can receive their interest in cash. If a partner breaches his trusteeship, he is personally liable. He may choose to continue with the day to day operation of the business; and if he makes a profit, it must be shared with heirs according to their percent of business. If he loses money, heirs can sue for his breach of trusteeship. If minor heirs are involved, any plan of reorganization must have approval of the court having proper jurisdiction.
+The options for the surviving partner are all sobering.
+- Attempting to form a new partnership with the deceased’s spouse or the surviving spouse’s new companion could prove unsuitable due to lack of business knowledge, no interest, concern for future viability, or personality clashes. If minor children involved, their interest must be approved by the court holding jurisdiction, and you can rest assured the court appointed trustee is going to aggressively push for liquidation;
+- A partnership with an outsider brought on by the heirs selling the deceased’s interest feeling they may realize more, or the survivor finding himself avoiding liquidation by taking on an outsider, or bidding against the outsider for the heir’s interest;
+- Selling out to the heirs so he is not dominated and controlled by associates undesirable to him. This means dissolution of the business which spells the end to the survivor’s business career;
+- Standing on his rights and refusing to sell which forces him to liquidation, which also ends his career.
+Considerations
+Consider the following options available to the sole proprietor for being able to allow his or her dream to continue to bless the lives of surviving heirs and business workers.
+- A very apparent solution is the liquidation of all business assets with the hope in mind that sufficient cash can be gleaned to cover future income needs of the family. One downside is, inherent in a sole proprietor business model is “blue sky” or the value attributable to the work ethic and reputation of the sole proprietor. This cannot be overlooked in any attempt to value a business for either selling the business while the owner is alive or attempting to establish a value upon death of the owner.
+- It is no stretch of the imagination to suggest most sole proprietor businesses are successful due to the interest and talent of the creator. The brick and mortar left behind has value to a new owner, but the element which gives life to the business is the personal interaction between the buying public and the business owner. It takes time to build trust, so a business can continue to survive under a new name and ownership. The value of the business will be greatly depreciated due to blue sky value.
+- Keeping the business operation going by allowing employees to take over the day to day operations of the business. They must now perform the functions they were hired to do as well as pick up the daily tasks of the deceased. Fortunate would be the business who had employees familiar enough with all facets of the business so they could immediately step up and perform properly. It may be with a little time and extra training the employees could be brought up to speed.
+The concern would be whether the employees would want to stay around having to now perform beyond what they initially signed on to do with still no ownership rights. They might want to stay; but with their marketable skills the competitor down the street may look enticing.
+- With an eye to the future, the sole proprietor could hire an individual he or she would be willing to sell business to at a later date, train that person in all facets of the business and groom him/her for the day business could be turned over. Give enough incentives to keep the individual interested in future ownership of the business.
+Solutions for Sole Proprietor Business Continuation
+If you have a significant investment in your sole proprietorship, a competent financial team could help you in creating a sound financial plan. This would include yourself, an attorney, an accountant, and possibly a trust officer.
+The attorney and accountant can help you set up a plan to determine the value of the business, how to transfer business assets, taxation concerns, legal documents needed, how financial obligations will be met while the business is being liquidated, and how the value of the business will be paid to the deceased’s spouse through the death benefit of the policy or how the business can be sold during the lifetime of the sole proprietor. The trust officer can help manage the financial plan once initiated. This function could be absolutely essential if the surviving spouse is a spendthrift or if there are minor children involved who may need financial advice when the surviving parent passes away.
+Before a great deal of time and money are spent in preparing this financial plan, see your insurance agent to determine if you have a need for the plan, to establish your ability to pay for it, and to determine if you can medically qualify for the policy to cover the plan. If you can move past these three elements, you are ready to proceed. If not, then some other method for providing funding has to be found and explored. You may have to just start a sinking fund where monthly you place funds in an account set aside for your untimely demise. Annuities, stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments may have to fill the void, with the hope that you will have sufficient time for them to accumulate funds required for liquidation.
+In any event, establish early in your financial planning what you feel the business would be worth in the event of your death. A beginning point may be simply determining book value which is determined by original cost less any depreciation, amortization or impairment costs. Traditionally, a company’s book value is its total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities. This is not a good way to value the business unless it has significant assets or particularly low profits. The IRS would probably challenge that method for determining value of the business.
+The method the IRS seems to be compatible with is the capitalization of earnings method. This method measures what investment you would need in order to receive adequate earnings to accomplish your financial goals. For example, if you needed $100,000 per year and you could anticipate a 7% return on your investment, that investment would be valued at $1,428,571; or if you could anticipate a 15% rate of return, the business value would be $666,666. If that rate of return could be expected across the spectrum of similar businesses, you could rest assured the IRS would accept that for taxation purposes.
+With this plan now in place, the sole proprietor simply needs to concentrate on making the dream come true. He or she can rest assured the one thing he or she can’t control which could destroy the dream has been bridled and there is no need to be concerned with it.
+Faithful Employee
+Let’s turn our attention to the faithful employee who hooked his financial wagon to your star. What can be done to compensate that person for his or her allegiance?
+Using the same financial planning, the attorney could draw up a buy-sell agreement between the sole proprietor and the employee. The agreement would include a clause spelling out the intent of the business owner to sell the business to the employee for an agreed upon amount subject to annual review, requirement for the employee to remain an employee in good standing, requirement for surviving heirs to sell the business at the agreed upon value, requirement of the employee to buy at agreed upon value, and, if the owner chooses to sell before death, a clause giving the employee first right of refusal to purchase the business.
+If the buy-sell agreement is activated, the life insurance policy on the owner is issued with the owner of the policy being the employee, payor being the employee, and beneficiary being the employee as well. The employer could be the payor but could not write the premium off as a business expense; however, he could raise the salary of the employee sufficient to cover the premium and count that as a legitimate business expense. The employee’s cost of the policy will be the taxes due on the increased salary. The employee is also named beneficiary so the value of the policy comes to him income tax free and can then be turned around to pay for the value of the business upon the death of the sole proprietor. Since the employee is the owner of the policy, he has the ownership right to borrow against the cash value in the event the owner wants to retire. The loan is paid back in a manner compatible with the cash flow of the business.
+Here is where a good competent accountant could really be used. He or she could help with understanding the tax consequences of business transfers and how to take advantage of taxation requirements.
+This method could take such a burden from the shoulders of the surviving spouse dealing with the liquidation of a business which has lost its blue sky value and faces an uncertain financial future. The faithful employee also can take advantage of his years of experience and start building his own dream.
+Solutions for Partnership Business Continuation
+The partnership business model presents a more complex set of circumstances, but if properly managed the results can be very satisfying.
+Where the sole proprietor business model is built around one major player, the partnership model is built around two or more individuals having a dream which can be achieved by combining the unique strengths of those individuals. For example, an auto parts and mechanical store where one partner is extremely well versed in providing parts to customers through a storefront and the other is extremely well versed in mechanical repairs more suitable to a garage front. The client can purchase parts and have mechanical work done at same location. Another would be a boutique where one partner is well versed in helping clients choose trending fashion and the other partner is an experienced seamstress for sewing custom wedding dresses.
+It should be reviewed again that a partnership is easily formed. A place of operation is chosen, a sign is hung, and doors are opened for business. Each individual brings personal assets including money which are commingled under the business name. No specific legal agreement is required to be filed with the Secretary of State. Just as with a sole proprietorship, if there are trademarks or service marks unique to the business, you may want to file them with the State.
+From day one here are some issues which need to be addressed:
+Remember partners liability is unlimited. Each partner is liable for acts of the other when in the scope of the business.
+Example, if a line of credit is established, the partnership decides to use it for procuring inventory from a competitor going out of business, and they do so. However, one partner goes on vacation, and a service truck becomes available but the partner at home can’t reach the vacationing partner to discuss the purchase with him. Knowing the truck won’t last long on the market, the partner decides to go ahead and purchase the service truck. Unbeknownst to him, his partner went on a spending spree running up a huge gambling debt, travel expenses, and hotel accommodations.
+When he came home, the business hit a recession making it impossible for the partners to take a salary for an extended period of time. The one partner had anticipated such an event and had put away reserves to see him through so the future didn’t look too grim for him. Unfortunately, when it came time to pay the credit line and payment for the truck and the horrendous vacation gambling debt, the business cash flow could not meet the requirement. Since vacation and gambling debt was the personal debt of the partner, his assets outside of the partnership were to be used first; unfortunately, they were not sufficient to handle the debt, so the partnership assets were next in line. All assets of the partnership are commingled; so when the thrifty partner’s bank account was examined, the cash reserves he had set aside for rainy day became subject to seizure. They were not enough to bring the debt current, so creditors placed a foreclosure notice on the business and proceeded to liquidate assets. Needless to say, this was the demise of the partnership.
+This example is sufficient to see how partnership liability can be so detrimental to a partner’s financial future.
+What about the death of a partner? How impactful is that event? It can easily be summed up by stating the physical death of a partner spells the legal death of the partnership. Most graphic would be example of a see-saw. When one suddenly answers the call to come to dinner and jumps off, the other is going to come crashing down.
+Heirs may acquire ownership interest but they do not automatically become partners, and they have no say in the management of the business. The surviving partner can only continue the business as liquidating trustee until the business can be disposed of, liquidated, or reorganized. The law does not say the survivor must liquidate, but it does say, “If you cannot come to a satisfactory understanding with the heirs and organize the business under an agreement which is satisfactory to all the interested parties, it is your duty, as liquidating trustee, to close the business as quickly and as efficiently as possible. If minor heirs are involved, any plan of reorganization must have approval of the court having proper jurisdiction.”
+This leaves these alternatives:
+- Form a new partnership with deceased’s spouse and minor children. This may saddle the surviving partner with a widow who has no interest or skill in the business; and if minor children are involved, the surviving partner must deal with trustee of those minor children. If the widow remarries, the surviving partner may be saddled with a hostile partner who again may have no skills or interest but who does have the right to review day to day operations of the company and demand moneys be paid to the surviving heirs based on their percent of interest in the business.
+- Partnership with an outsider. Heirs may feel selling will realize them more than continuing business operations. The survivor may find himself avoiding liquidation only by taking on an outsider or bidding against the outsider for the heirs’ interest.
+- Sell out to heirs. The survivor must sell in order to keep himself from being dominated and controlled by associates undesirable to him. Trying to establish a fair market value may be difficult since the law does not require heirs to sell; and if there has been no partnership agreement establishing value, it is almost impossible for the surviving partner to receive anything more than a “fire sale” valuation.
+- Stand on his right not to sell but refusing to sell only creates other problems. If he continues business, he must contend with the surviving spouse and or minor children wanting an accounting of business dealing. If the business remains profitable, the surviving spouse still gets the deceased’s percent of profits. If the business become insolvent, heirs can demand an accounting for loss and for the surviving partner to pay that loss due to breach of his duty as liquidating trustee.
+- Survivor takes over business by operation of buy sell agreement drawn up by partners prior to either of their deaths.
+This agreement is a legal instrument in which interests of each partner are identified. It is an arm length transaction in which a willing buyer and a willing seller agree upon the value of the partnership and then agree that upon the death of one partner the surviving partner will buy out heirs’ interest at a foredrawn amount and the deceased heir agrees to sell at that same amount. With this simple instrument, the surviving partner maintains the ability to earn a living without encumbrances imposed by the other alternatives listed above. The deceased heirs receive fair settlement and are free to pursue other interests without worrying whether the business will remain profitable and capable of providing an income cash flow to them.
+This whole solution is possible by each partner purchasing a life insurance policy on the life of the other partner equivalent to the agreed upon valuation. This is referred to as a cross purchase agreement. Each is the owner, payer, and beneficiary of the life insurance policy on the other. When death occurs, the death benefit comes to the beneficiary income tax free and is then disbursed to the deceased’s heirs to buy out the deceased share of partnership. The heirs also get to receive that value on a stepped up basis so there will be no capital gain tax due.
+When a married couple are partners in a business and then they divorce, this can be a very complex path to navigate. Attorneys like Debra Schoenberg, of Schoenberg Family Law Group, specialize in helping couples navigate complex property division. Debra Schoenberg’s Reviews make it clear that she has helped clients successfully through such a minefield.
+Summary
+Something which has become apparent as we have reviewed the use of life insurance to solve the business continuation dilemma is this–life insurance is the same whether being used to replace personal earning power or business earning power. We have just used language which is more applicable to the issues at hand.
+It is also apparent that for life insurance to work in a business setting, the assembling of a competent financial team is critical. Attorney, accountant, trust officer, and insurance agent along with your guidance can combine their expertise to avoid future pitfalls. It has been my experience that due to the nature of his business, the life insurance agent makes a good captain for this team. He has a vested interest in moving things along because he receives no compensation until an insurance product is sold and paid for. Attorney, accountant, and trust officers receive their compensation based on billable hours or set fees and have no real incentive to expedite the process. It is a wise client who will allow each of these professionals to do their due diligence in the area of their expertise. Though they may have some understanding of each others’ roles, they should also be mature enough to allow discussion to occur regarding the final output. It makes a lot of sense in establishing business insurance plans to meet early with these professionals so a plan of action with deadlines can be agreed upon. Time slips away, and to have one person designated to keep things moving will help you avoid a lot of frustration with everything else you need to pay attention to in your quest to achieve your financial dream.
+Yes, your home is your castle, but your business is your kingdom. Guard and protect it well, for if you do your castle will always be secure.
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+Constitution to add a property tax exemption for property owned
+but under the control of the state or political subdivision of
+state. Bill would be used to expand organizations such as the
+UTA. Bill raises a number of questions such as who will buy and
+then lease back government property. If UTA expands, will
+taxpayers be asked to pay higher taxes as has been the case with
+light rail? Grassroots approves of a no vote. Passed the
+House (67-6-2) and Senate (24-2-3).
+C) H.B. 2 Second Substitute (G. Adair) Authorizes the
+state to issue $348 million in bonds for capital projects.
+Bonding today could lead to higher tax rates in the future.
+Grassroots approves of a no vote. Passed the House (49-21-5),
+Senate (18-9-2) and was signed into law by the governor.
+D) H.B. 28 (W. Harper) Declares that there is no
+immunity for governmental employee child welfare workers who
+commit fraud, malice or perjury. . Grassroots approves of a
+yes vote. Passed the House (60-5-10), Senate (22-4-3) and was
+signed into law by the governor.
+E) H.B. 43 (D. Hogue) Allows fluoridation of water in a
+non-fluoridated area if a resident requests it. Fluoridation of
+water deprives citizens of their right to determine which
+medications they and or their families take. Grassroots
+approves of a no vote. Passed the House (43-19-13), Senate
+(23-5-1) and was signed into law by the governor.
+F) H.B. 76 (D. Cox) Creates a process to create new
+school districts by a petition of registered voters. Smaller
+school districts would allow greater parental input into their
+children's education. Grassroots approves of a yes vote.
+Passed the House (43-31-1) but failed in the Senate
+(12-12-5).
+G) H.B. 101 Substitute (D. Bourdeaux) Mandates that
+racial information be included on driver's license, and that the
+state create a database to measure how often each race is stopped
+by law enforcement. The symbol of our justice system, Lady
+Liberty, wears a blindfold because justice should be blind. This
+includes being color blind. Grassroots approves of a no vote.
+Passed the House (54-18-3), Senate (19-6-4) and was signed into
+law by the governor.
+H) H.B. 123 (K. Bryson) Prohibits school personnel from
+making medical recommendations for a child. Education should be
+in the business of educating our children and leave medical
+recommendations to parents and health professionals.
+Grassroots approves of a yes vote. Passed the House (65-6-4),
+Senate (23-3-3) but was vetoed by the governor.
+I) H.B. 139 (D. Litvack) Creates a Family Employment
+Advisory Committee to study and make recommendations for
+eligibility and participation in the Family Employment Program.
+Fiscal note on bill states that if the recommendations made in
+the "shall implement" provisions were implemented it
+would cost over $8.6 million in 2004. Grassroots approves of
+a no vote. Failed in the House (37-36-2). Bills in the house
+require 38 votes to pass.
+J) H.B. 144 (D. Ure) Allows children of illegal
+immigrants to receive in-state tuition at Utah colleges and
+universities if they meet certain requirements.
+Government should not reward those individuals who enter our
+country by breaking our immigration laws. Grassroots approves
+of a no vote. Passed the House (39-35-1), Senate (20-6-3), and
+was signed into law by the governor.
+K) H.B. 183 (M. Philpot) Waives fee for criminal
+background checks for those individuals wanting to purchase a
+gun. Individuals should not be charged to enjoy their
+Constitutional rights. Grassroots approves of a yes vote.
+Passed the House (46-26-3) but failed in the Senate
+(9-18-2).
+L) H.B. 226 Third Substitute (M. Throckmorton) Makes it more
+difficult for the government to terminate an individual's parental rights.
+Grassroots approves of a yes vote. Passed the House (59-15-1), Senate
+(22-2-5) and was signed into law by the governor.
+M) H.B. 238 (C. Saunders) Raises taxes on cigarettes by 18-cents
+per pack. Increases the tax burden on certain Utah citizens who already
+bare one of the highest tax burdens in the nation. Grassroots approves
+of a no vote. Passed the House 40-28-7), Senate (15-13-1) and was signed
+into law by the governor.
+N) H.B. 246 (S Mascaro) Reauthorizes 54 state entities and
+programs which would have ended before the 2003 session. The purpose of
+sunset laws is for programs to end. Citizens would be better served if
+legislators debated the necessity of each program, instead of reauthorizing
+such a huge number in one bill. Grassroots approves of a no vote.
+Passed the House (66-5-4), Senate (23-0-6) and was signed into law by the
+governor.
+O) H.B. 258 (B. Lockhart) Helps prevent voter fraud by requiring
+voters to show valid identification before voting. Grassroots approves
+of a yes vote. Passed the House (47-24-4) but did not come up for a vote
+in the Senate.
+P) H.B. 287 (M. Thompson) Prohibits the Board of Child and Family
+Services from requiring that foster parents surrender the Constitutional
+rights including the right to keep and bare arms. Grassroots approves
+of a yes vote. Passed the House (63-10-2), Senate (16-12-1) but was vetoed
+by the governor.
+Q) H.B. 295 (T. Hatch) Mandates that the government obtain a
+search warrant before removing a child from a home unless it obtains
+consent of the parent or guardian. The government should have to meet the
+same requirement to remove a child as a piece of property. Grassroots
+approves of a yes vote. Passed the House (57-17-1), Senate (23-4-2) and
+was signed into law by the governor.
+R) S.B. 44 (L. Hillyard) Provides $800,000 to fund a community
+legal center. Grassroots approves of a no vote. Passed the Senate
+(25-0-4) but never came up for a vote in the House.
+S) S.B. 77 (L. Blackham) Provides $39,500 to fund a task force on
+the Involuntary Commitment of the mentally iIl. The task force may make it
+easier for the government to involuntarily commit an individual.
+Grassroots approves of a no vote. Passed the House (61-11-3), Senate
+(20-7-2) and was signed into law by the governor.
+T) S.B. 97 (K. Hale) Expands the role of the Corrections Advisory
+Coordinating Council. Government is already too intrusive and its role
+should not be expanded. Grassroots approves of a no vote. Passed the
+House (41-23-11), Senate (26-0-3) and was signed into law by the
+governor.
+U) S.B. 108 (E. Mayne) Provides that three-percent of revenues of
+boxing matches be set aside to promote amateur boxing in the state.
+Government already has too many roles; promoting amateur boxing should not
+be added to the list. Grassroots approves of a no vote. Passed the
+House (52-19-4), Senate (22-0-7), and was signed into law by the
+governor.
+V) S.B. 147 (M. Waddops) Sets financial penalties for state
+institutions whose policies violate state law. No individual is above the
+law. Several state agencies and universities have policies which do not
+allow citizens to exercise their Constitutional rights and are knowingly
+breaking state law as set forth by the state legislature. If a state
+entity is allowed to break the law, how can we expect any better of the
+ordinary citizen? Grassroots approves of a yes vote. Passed the Senate
+(18-10-1) but failed in the House (35-38-2).
+W) S.B. 157 (B. Wright) Allows school districts to negotiate
+individual contracts with employees. If an individual wants to negotiate
+their own contract outside of the labor union, he or she should have the
+right do to so. Grassroots approves of a yes vote. Passed the Senate
+(16-11-2) but failed in the House (32-42-1).
+1. Becky Lockhart
+2. Morgan Philpot
+3. Glenn Way
+4. Glenn Donnelson
+4. Merylynn Newbold
+6. Margaret Dayton
+6. John Swallow
+8. Chad Bennion
+9. Darin Peterson
+9. Matt Throckmorton
+11. Jeff Alexander
+12. Steven Mascaro
+13. Stephen Urquhart
+14. Katherine Bryson
+14. Jim Ferrin
+14. Doug Aagard
+17. Kevin Garn
+18. Wayne Harper
+18. David Ure
+20. Don Bush
+20. Marty Stephens
+22. Tom Hatch
+23. Greg Curtis
+24. Craig Buttars
+24. Bradley Johnson
+51. Carl Duckworth
+52. James Gowans
+52. Max Young
+54.Eric Hutchings
+54. Karen Morgan
+56. Fred Fife
+56. Richard Siddoway
+58. Ralph Becker
+58. Afton Bradshaw
+60. Trisha Beck
+61. Brad King
+61. LaWanna Shurtliff
+63. Neil Hendrickson
+64. Jackie Biskupski
+64. Duane Bourdeaux
+66. Patricia Jones
+67. Neal Hansen
+68. Patrice Arent
+68. Judy Buffmire
+68. David Litvak
+68. Ty McCartney
+72. Scott Daniels
+73. Cindy Beshear
+73. Brent Goodfellow
+75. Carol Moss
+1.Becky Lockhart
+1.Morgan Philpot
+3. Glenn Donnelson
+3. Matt Throckmorton
+5. Jeff Alexander
+5. Glenn Way
+7. Margaret Dayton
+7. Merylynn Newbold
+9. David Ure
+10. Katherine Bryson
+10. Jim Ferrin
+10. Steven Mascaro
+13. John Swallow
+14. Darin Peterson
+14. Stephen Urquhart
+16. David Clark
+17. Mike Thompson
+18. Kevin Garn
+18. Tom Hatch
+20. Roger Barrus
+20. Stephen Clark
+22. Marty Stephens
+23. Doug Aagard
+23. Don Bush
+23. Craig Buttars
+23. Wayne Harper
+51. Max Young
+52. Sheryl Allen
+52. Carl Duckworth
+52. Afton Bradshaw
+55. Richard Siddoway
+56. Karen Morgan
+57. Eric Hutchings
+58. Patricia Jones
+59. Neil Hansen
+60. Jackie Biskupski
+60. Duane Bourdeaux
+60. Lamont Tyler
+63. Trisha Beck
+63. LaWanna Shurtliff
+65. Brad King
+66. Fred Fife
+66. David Litvak
+68. Judy Buffmire
+69. Patrice Arent
+69. Cindy Beshear
+69. Brent Goodfellow
+72. Ty McCartney
+73. Ralph Becker
+74. Scott Daniels
+75. Carol Moss
+1. Scott Jenkins
+2. Bill Wright
+3. Curtis Bramble
+4. Parley Hellewell
+5.Dave Gladwell
+6. Terry Spencer
+6. Michael Waddops
+8. Chris Buttars
+8. Howard Stephenson
+8. John Valentine
+11. Al Mansell
+12. Ed Mayne
+13. Lyle Hillyard
+14. John Hickman
+15. Mike Dmitrich
+16. Carlene Walker
+17. Dan Eastman
+17. Peter Knudson
+17. Steven Poulton
+20. Leonard Blackham
+21. Gene Davis
+22. David Steele
+23. Beverly Evans
+24. Edgar Allen
+25. Ron Allen
+26. Millie Peterson
+27.Karen Hale
+28. Paula Julander
+29. Alicia Suazo
+1. Bill Wright
+2. Howard Stephenson
+3. Scott Jenkins
+4. Curtis Bramble
+5. Parley Hellewell
+5. Terry Spencer
+7. Chris Buttars
+8. John Hickman
+8. John Valentine
+8. Michael Waddops
+11. Dave Gladwell
+11. Steven Poulton
+13. Dan Eastman
+14. Al Mansell
+15. Carlene Walker
+16. Leonard Blackham
+17. Lyle Hillyard
+18. Beverly Evans
+19. Peter Knudson
+20. Ed Mayne
+20. David Steele
+22. Millie Peterson
+23. Mike Dmitrich
+24. Gene Davis
+25. Edgar Allen
+26. Ron Allen
+26. Paula Julander
+28. Karen Hale
+29. Alicia Suazo
+Average score for 2002 was 50 percent for house members and 39 for senators.
+Twenty-two representatives and one senator received scores of 70 or
+above. In 2001, 26 representatives and 12 senators received similar
+scores.
+GrassRoots
+The 2002 GrassRoots Report was prepared by Don Guymon and converted to
+HTML by Iodynamics.
+President of GrassRoots: Kenneth Olafson
+For more information email GrassRoots at UtahGrassRoots.org
+The author thanks all of those individuals who helped in the publication of
+this newsletter.
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+In order to find the core of the problem, the relevant diagnosis is a must. You can have our tech at your residence within one hour or schedule the appointment at any time convenient for you. Let us be honest with you, the dryer is not something which requires the immediate repair. You can live for a while without that. But never forget, if a problem concerns its electrical system then it would be very smart of you to have a tech service asap.
+We gathered here 10 most common problems with your dryer and our advice to avoid some of them. This useful information will help you to prevent breakdowns in the future.
+As many as 10 breakdowns can cause it. The most common of them is broken door latch or door lock switch, burnt cut-off thermostat, timer thermostat in old type dryers. If the belt gets broke, then belt switch is opened and the dryer does not start. Rarer problem is about power control board, key pad board malfunctions or lost communication between them. There also might be electrical type problems: broken plug cord, oxidized plug contacts, no phase in plug or circuit bracker malfunction. Every day we repair various types of dryers, call us and we will fix your dryer too.
+Usually the problem is stuck drum support rollers. If the belt is broke or the motor is burnt out, then the dryer drum is not turning. But the cause might be also about a bad motor capacitor or bad timer, so these parts shall be replaced. Could not solve the problem by yourself? Call us, we are highly qualified professionals and smoothly fix your dryer.
+Do you have your closing dry only after three cycles? Probably you have loaded too much closing but the most frequent reason is clogged vent or lint filer. Malfunctioning humidity sensor or temp thermistor or operation thermostat are also the sources of the problem. Some dryer models can be affected by broken or clogged blower wheel. In low-cost models with timers the broken motor inside the timer can cause troubles. Regardless the root of the problem be sure we will handle and repair it.
+The common causes are the broken heating element, cut-off thermostat, operation thermostat or hi-limit thermostat. With the same level of probability there might be breakdowns of motor switch, relay on power control board. In old or inexpensive models the problem may be in the broken timer. Are you exhausted with dirty closing? Call us, we will repair.
+Sometimes, while being transported or during installation, the dryer body can be damaged and therefore drum frictions may happen which result in rattling noise. Also, if you load too many heavy clothes the disbalance may happen causing the same rattling noise. If the dryer is old, then the service life of the drum support rollers or pulley idler is about to run out and they are creaking. Rarely, the drum can be deformed due to long operation period and take an irregular oval form which also can cause creaking sounds. Our techs have various dryer parts in their vans. Call us and we will repair your dryer at the first visit.
+Our customers often complain on overheating. It usually happens due to heating element/operation thermostat/ temperature thermistor malfunctions. The overheating can also happen because of restricted vent, though not completely clogged. In old dryers the problem usually roots in damaged or lost door gasket or poor sealant around the drum.
+It is more applied to gas dryers than to electrical ones. If you often use your dryer and do not timely and properly clean the lint screen, be informed about huge quantity of lint inside it. All inner parts get covered with a thick lint coat, sometimes up to 2 inches. When it reaches a critical value, the contact of lint and hot heating element can cause inflammation and fire. In most cases in a moment the fire inside usually down and you can feel burnt smell. But sometimes it causes motor/wires insulation burning and the dryer gets broken. In rare cases the house fire may happened. To prevent this, it is necessary to carry out dryer full maintenance at least once a year. Call us, we will help. We have all necessary tools and parts to clean and repair your dryer.
+There are three main problems. Operation thermostat is faulty. In this case you can turn on your dryer again but it will stop again in a several minutes. Another reason is a broken humidity sensor or electronic control board malfunction. Regardless the problem, the repair shall be performed and we will easy perform it.
+A blown light bulb or the broken door switch can cause it. Sometimes it is difficult to replace the door switch by yourself and we are ready to quickly help.
+Probably the problem is in lost communication between key pad and electronic control board. There may be both key pad and control board malfunctions. The replacement of one of them is needed. But before it is necessary to make a diagnosis and find the problem and we can easily do it. Do not put it off till tomorrow, call us right away!
+We provide high quality services and are responsible for our work. You can be sure to get 1-year parts warranty and 30 days labor warranty. Whatever happens to your home appliances we will urgently help you within ONE hour.
+Our professional technicians will reach you within one hour and fix any problems of any household appliance. Effective and reliable Smart Appliance Services provide the best work at the best price. We closely go into details and do not stand fault in workmanship or imperfect service.
+Our specialists have a proficient, relevant, 10 to 20+ years’ experience in repairing appliances of both homeowners and commercial business. All of them are also certified and eligible to handle any types of appliances. We follow innovations embodied in your helpful, wonderful appliances. We know how many people and scientists have worked hard to create them, either expensive or budget-friendly. We work hard to maintain and repair this pieces of progress in your house.
+We know how important for you to keep your home appliances in working order. We have household appliances too. We perceive every breakdown as our personal and treat our clients as a part of our family. Repair service is not purely about equipment, it also involves the attentive approach to people and the ability to hear and meet their desires.
+Our headquarters is located in Saint Petersburg. We can easily show up within 60 minutes and solve your problems. Or let’s schedule an appointment at any time you wish. A call to us deem 90% of the repair completion. We kindly ask you to save your time and money and call us as soon as you face a problem with your appliance. The longer you wait the worse problem can be. We are sure, you know it is better to fix it timely and in right way than to spend additional resources.
+Our clients are always satisfied with our service and we keep our reputation splendid and reliable. We do save people from unnecessary chaos caused by a suddenly broken home appliance. That is why we have excellent recommendations and consumer confidence. Over years our professional competence and client-oriented approach let us remain one of the TOP repair services in Florida.
+14 June 2020
+Prompt response and available to change light and exhaust fan electrical switch. There was a service charge and had to come back to install the parts which came to about $200. If I had been local, I would have tried to find something cheaper but I had to find a reliable company.
+10 June 2020
+Alex determined the root cause very quickly, fixed the appliance, and was out of our house in an hour. He was quick, thorough, answered every single one of our questions, and we will gladly schedule him to come back out if any of our appliances need repairs on an after-hours basis. Five gold stars!
+19 May 2020
+I called Smart Appliance Services and was setup with an appointment next day. The receptionist was super friendly. Alex did an amazing job. He identified the issue real quick, showed me what was wrong, showed me the piece we need and the cost. It was cheaper than getting a new dryer, he had the piece on him already and he fixed it very quickly! If we ever have any other appliance issues, we will definitely give them a call again!
+15 May 2020
+Technician arrived as scheduled to install water line and initial set-up of ice maker on our new Fisher Paykel refrigerator. It took about 30 minutes to complete and the outcome was exactly as I requested. A final check and a quick tip from the tech on how to cycle the ice maker and he was done. Very professional and very courteous. Definitely a good experience.
+04 April 2020
+When I called I was set up for the next day at a time of MY choice. Henry was my service technician. He contacted me when headed my way. He was on time as promised and went to work straight away. observing the 6′ rule and wearing a mask and gloves for his and my safety. He found the issue with my dryer after testing everything and assured me of the fix. I recommend them for your service needs. Fair priced and friendly. Very professional.
+01 April 2020
+I am very thankful for Smart Services. They were very responsive for my refrigerator problem in a crisis! Alex was professional, courteous, practiced social distancing, and answered my every question. I have confidence in his diagnostic actions and recommendations. I received estimates for repair with no pressure. I would most definitely recommend them to others. Bravo!
+20 February 2020
+The service man Alex was very professional and knowledgeable in servicing our Whirlpool refrigerator. A customer appreciates quality work. He cleaned the clog in the water drain and replaced everything back within an hour. Certainly will recommend Smart Appliance repair. Thank you.
+13 February 2020
+I called Smart re. a refrigerator problem this morning. Alex arrived by noon, looked over the issues. Told me what needed to be done. “Do it” I said. He was finished within an hour. I had thot my problem might have been much worse—like replace my two decade old unit—but it wasn’t thank goodness‼️
+13 February 2020
+A technician was sent out the same day I called. He was able to fix the stove on the spot with materials he had available. The woman I spoke with was friendly. Everyone communicated about arrival times and cost of repairs. The tech explained what was wrong and what he needed to do to fix. Highly recommend.
+10 February 2020
+I called this company needing my fridge looked at immediately. It was 30 minutes from the time I called until Alex was in my house looking at the issue.He was very professional and extremely knowledgeable. I’ll have these guys out next time one of my appliances needs some help.
+18 January 2020
+Would have been a 5 star rating. They were quick and effecient with the diagnosis and the follow up repair. The only thing i disliked was that when it came time to pay with my card at the end of both sessions, their card reader declined my payment. Puzzled, i told their rep to try it again
+01 January 2020
+My gas range had a burger go out just a few days before Christmas and I was so concerned that I wouldn’t be able to make Christmas dinner. Luckily I called Smart appliance and they sent a repairman the very next morning he was able to find the problem, retrieve the part that he had in stock and install it all in the same day.
+20 December 2019
+There was a sporadic knocking from my refrigerator. I contacted Smart Appliance to have them check out my fridge. I needed them to be at my home early because of a meeting I needed to be at. Alex got here about 7:10 a.m. and found the problem and had it fixed in about 15 minutes. I highly recommend this company for any appliance issues you may have.
+18 December 2019
+Our Fridge / Freezer stopped working on Tuesday with an error message “EF”, which is an evaporator fan fault. I called Smart Appliance Service who offered a service call between 7am and 8am today (Wednesday). Alex was finished by 7.40am and left the work area clean and tidy. I cannot recommend them high enough, the service sets a standard for others to achieve.
+28 November 2019
+It was easy to schedule an appointment for the next day. The technician arrived right on time. He was polite and professional. He worked quickly and efficiently. He was knowledgeable and answered all our questions. He left the area clean. We appreciated his letting us know what was wrong and what our choices were.
+09 November 2019
+Alex was excellent is explaining what I thought was a problem. It turned out that it was more of a operator error. I would definitely ask “smartappliances” to trouble shoot additional equipment for me in the future. He was very through and pleasant. I would definitely ask for Alex again.
+09 November 2019
+Alex was excellent in explaining what I thought was a problem. It turned out that it was more of an operator error. I would definitely ask “smartappliances” to troubleshoot additional equipment for me in the future. He was very thorough and pleasant. I would definitely ask for Alex again.
+07 November 2019
+This company schedules for arrival within an hour window instead of four having to take off work time. Alex, my tech, was intelligent and quick and to diagnose the issue. I watched him and he didn’t get off his plan. As well, I asked if there’s a better way to avoid it again. As what failed and why. His explanation of that was excellent! Impressive service.
+30 October 2019
+SAS do have highly skilled techs. The tech arrived on-time, called me an hour before coming, said he on his way to my place, was very polite and qualified. I am very tough on neatness and competencies and Alex was exactly what I expected from SAS. I do recommend to use their service and will undoubtfully call them if I need another appliance to repair
+30 October 2019
+You probably know that a refrigerant repair requires a certified tech. Alex is the tech who is authorized and involved. He thoroughly carried out full diagnosis, answered our questions, then agreed the price with us and did a great repair. We need a part to change and he had it in his van! So it was a quick, seamless repair and now SAS have more satisfied clients ). We are really grateful and happy!
+30 October 2019
+The tech from SAS arrived on time, was polite and really skilled. I had several questions on my washer, he answered to all of them and additionally consulted me on further use. I must say it was a kind of extended service call including consulting, solutions and repair itself. Price was agreed previously, and I did not pay a penny above. Absolutely satisfied and do recommend Alex as an honest, trained and knowledgeable expert.
+29 October 2019
+We will never call another appliance repair company again. Our technician is named Alex and he really knows his stuff plus he cares. He troubleshot the problem and had to get a part from another city. It was going to be three days before he would be able to get back with the part. We told Alex we had our special anniversary party scheduled over the weekend and what horrible timing. He really seemed to care even though we told him that we would just buy gallons of water. Alex got the part from another tech and returned THAT DAY to get our job done
+29 October 2019
+I called the afternoon before, Alex came out the next day between 9&10, had to go pick up part as expected and came back same day between 2&3, he was fast and courteous and they were reasonably priced. I will call again for repairs. The communication was excellent, even received text he was on his way.”
+12 October 2019
+Alex was efficient, honest, respectful, and incredibly polite.He encouraged me to purchase a new washer/dryer set instead of overspending on repairs. He explained how he could repair both of the units in detail and explained that while the parts weren’t terribly expensive the labor was going to be incredibly expensive due to the complexity of the repairs required.Because of his honesty, expertise, and demeanor I will be recommending him to all of my neighbors, friends, and family for appliance repairs.Thanks Alex!
+08 October 2019
+I put 5 stars because received a really good service. Alex arrived on time, I was late due to certain personal force-major circumstances, I called and asked if it is possible to wait for me for 15 minutes and Alex kindly agreed. They really value their clients and provide service at the highest level. Helpful, understanding guys. Thank you, Alex!
+06 October 2019
+It took me long to wright my review, but it is intentionally. I wanted to see how good my stove would be working after the repair. Yes, that is great now. Alex, a tech who performed works, was personable, professional and did a good job. SAS is a reliable company, you can be confident of their service.
+02 October 2019
+Definitely my favorite repair service from now and on! I have not used them before and called them only because the tech who usually maintained my refrigerator was unavailable. SAS repairman was a customer-centered, polite and excellent in repair. All necessary authorizations, warranties and right prices. Will use them again and highly recommend.
+14 September 2019
+I am a student and cannot afford expensive repair or buy new appliances when the old ones get broken. SAS offered the best price. Rather budget friendly. But their service quality is still high! It is very important. The tech was very attentive and fixed my washer quickly. I am completely pleased with them.
+12 September 2019
+Very fast and professional service. I have read previous reviews. People say SAS is fast, no guys, you do not know what fast means. 40 minutes to diagnosis, replace what it should be replaced and my broken appliance as good as new! THAT is what is called fast! ) It was a fabulous client experience. SAS is the best!
+10 September 2019
+Tech sends txt the day before for arrival time. He shows up the next day on time and looking very professional. Does a thorough, clean job and takes the garbage with him. Charges me what I was quoted on the phone and doesn’t try to sell anything. Completely stress free -Thank you!
+08 September 2019
+I am fully satisfied with SAS repair. It was quick and seamless. In fact, I had to spend only three hours from calling them to having my oven fixed. Alex showed up in 1 hour, carried out the diagnosis and solved. The problem was not that difficult, may be a less professional tech could solve it too, but my saved TIME is invaluable. Thank you!
+03 September 2019
+When my dishwasher got broken, I had to call several services until I reached SAS. They were flexible on time and price policy. Since my tech arrive on time, I can conclude that their techs keep a schedule and do not break the agreed time. He also was polite and skilled. I am satisfied, my dishwasher is fixed. Good service.
+01 September 2019
+I received the best experience. The tech was professional and made all-out efforts to complete the repair. There were some special factors influencing the delivery of required parts, but Alex managed to solve all issues perfectly! He always was in touch and informed me about everything. It was not a simple work because my appliance is exceptional and of elite brand and includes leapfrog smart technologies, so careful and highly skilled handle is a must, therefore the repair was not ordinary
+16 August 2019
+Honest and client-oriented service. Alex approaches the problem in a very professional manner. He diagnosed my range and offered the best solution. He provided estimations and it turned out that the repair would be as much in price as purchasing new appliance. So, I decided to get a new range and surely saved a good deal of money because my it does not require expensive parts and works now. Thank you, Alex for honest and excellent approach to your clients!
+14 August 2019
+Fast, thoroughly, attentive, answered all our questions and gave some advice on further usage. It might seem weird, but I never read a manual for my dishwasher. Alex kindly explained some moments which I could learn from the manual. He was so diplomatic that even did not mention that. SAS, thank you for not hurting my feelings! )) By now I have learnt the manual by heart, lol
+10 August 2019
+For 10 years we have been with SAS. Alex is helpful and customer-oriented expert. I am an older and have never wrote reviews because it is difficult for me to use a comp. With this one my grandson helps. But SAS has a special offer for seniors, and I decided to write to let know others that I have always been satisfied with SAS service for all those years.
+08 August 2019
+Great experience. Easy and fast, with quality results. Thanks Alex K!
+30 June 2019
+Smart Appliances was a great choice, which is hard to make when searching for washer repair online. From the first call to schedule and through to the service tech, the experience was extremely professional and pleasant.The appointment was scheduled at my convenience within 24 hours – the switch on the door of washer went out and the tech was able to replace it on the spot during the initial call. For me, $240 is an affordable expense for the combo Maytag washer / dryer that I purchased in approx. 2010 that has not needed any service until now. I am very pleased with their service, would use them again, and would recommend them to my neighbors
+04 March 2019
+We happened to have two appliances malfunctioning – refrigerator and microwave. Both are highly used in our family. Alex was right on the scheduled time and perfectly did his job, very expertly and even gave us advice on our microwave. Will call him again if any issues in the future.
+22 February 2019
+WOW! – The only word I can say about them! My dryer stopped working and I chose SAS to make repair. They offered the best price and responded quickly. Alex came the same day! He kindly explained the problem while repairing and price was pretty reasonable, lower than we were offered by other service. Will call him again for repair works!
+11 February 2019
+I am so happy to call them for repair works! Our microwave got broken and we use it constantly, so the repair is urgently needed. Alex was the quickest to come with all their right parts in the vehicle. In 30 minutes we had fully working appliance. Marvelous service, Alex is calm and polite tech, definitely recommend!!!
+01 February 2019
+Went on time and the first visit fixed my Bosh dishwasher. Smooth and quick diagnosis, professional attitude. Did not charge me more than necessary, absolutely transparent estimations. Prices at works and parts are really good. I saved his contacts if I need another appliance repair
+24 January 2019
+I called Alex after the first repair service I have called failed to fix the issue. He came quickly and calculated pretty good price after diagnosis. All I needed – solved the problem at minimum costs. Easy-going, professional service, outstanding result and gave me some advice on my appliance.
+16 January 2019
+The highest level of service and quality. Found them through Yelp with the best price and terms. They repaired my dryer the first visit and in a week I had to call them again because my washer got broken. Haha, sometimes it happens, I was lucky to know who I should call for repair. Highly recommend.
+07 January 2019
+I was so happy to find this service! The quickest respond, no hidden fees and doubtful prices. Alex arrived the same day, some particular parts were ordered on time and installed as soon as they were delivered. All parts were new but the heating element in my dishwasher was disconnected and Alex fixed this problem immediately after my call without any additional charges.
+26 December 2018
+Who like to deal with appliance repairs? I do not. But had to when my dryer went down. Lesser than a broken dryer I like wet clothing. Alex managed to come the same day. Repair is done, price is OK, even a bit lower than other companies offered. If something happen again to my appliances I will call him immediately but I hope nothing will happen
+05 December 2018
+I was going to bake my family’s favorite cookies. I am an excellent cookie-maker and my kids adore my cookies. And exactly that day the baking mode of our GE oven got broken. Alex promptly response and fix it on the first visit. No additional charge for urgency and has done a very good work. It works perfectly now!
+08 November 2018
+Surely, professional guys. Firstly, do not overrun the schedule, secondly, carry out diagnosis and THEN provide
+31 October 2018
+SAS really have
+24 October 2018
+When my dishwasher stopped draining I experienced a kind of panic mode. Nice situation. Very expectedly. It should be fix urgently. Alex was the quickest tech to come and solve the issue. I had been waiting for him only for an hour or so. Now I know who I should call in case of issues with other appliances.
+02 October 2018
+We planned to have a X-mas party at our family house, and mum called me at the very eve, and said her oven did not work. I quickly search for a reliable repair company and chose Alex to fix the problem. With his knowledge and needed parts he successfully repaired the oven. We absolutely satisfied with his services, mum was happy and yes, the turkey was good )
+28 September 2018
+I needed the same day repair but in certain time window, and these guys scheduled me exactly as I needed. The problem with my Maytag washing machine was about some motherboard error codes. Alex carried out the thorough diagnosis and said if it malfunctions again he will replace the part for free! But it works correctly. He is my number 1 choice for this job, I will call him in case of other appliances problems.
+13 September 2018
+My washer happened to leak. During
+15 August 2018
+Decided to prepare a nice dinner for my sweetheart and found my GE range misfunctioning. Can you imagine my feelings? Four hours till dinner and no way to cook. Nobody wants to screw it up like that. I had to call 4 companies and Alex was the only who could arrive in 1 hour and repair my range, price on parts was reasonable. Definitely highly recommend his company!
+26 July 2018
+I called Smart Appliance Services when my washing machine got broken. I have a big family, five (!) children and need my washer to work seamlessly and preferably non-stop, lol. So I needed the urgent repair. Alex is really customer-oriented because he managed to rearrange his schedule for me, showed up in an hour and quickly fixed the problem. Very knowledgeable tech, I rank his service as the best one in Tampa Bay area.
+What can be better than to SEE the repair process before making decision? We are a transparent and responsible company, so we are glad to show you in progress how we repair various appliances. In our repair gallery you can see certain stages of our work with our previous clients.
+Brand: Electrolux
+Model: EFMG617SIW0
+An experienced tech always knows what start the diagnosis with when a client says that the dryer produces loud noises. […]Read more...
+Brand: Samsung
+Model: DV220AEW/XAA
+The heating element is the first thing to check if your dryer stops drying. Especially if it is a Samsung […]Read more...
+Do not wait! The appliance will not repair itself. Magic will not help too. Just contact us and we will take care of all the rest.
+Recent Letters To The Editor
+Debi’s making a diff LA the link below or write a check to AIDS Lifecycle and mail it to Debi Farber Bush, 1924 Ridgewood Drive, Eureka CA 95503. Together we can and will make a difference in this world.
+Thanks very much,
+Debi Farber Bush
+Arcata
+Preserve preservation
+April 15, 2013
+Jeff Cummings
+Dean, Career and Technical Education
+College of the Redwoods
+7351 Tompkins Hill Rd
+Eureka, CA 95501
+Dear Dean Cummings:
+Eighteen years ago, the President of College of Redwoods saw the importance of a historic preservation program and HPRT was born. The President directed the Construction Technology division to implement the program. HPRT now benefits Humboldt County and HPRT teaches the intricacies of historic preservation in all of its aspects.
+The HPRT program has trained 10 DANCO employees at the Samoa site, now DANCO advertises his company as having the ability to do historic rehabilitation. This training made different for the Town of Samoa, which is listed as a historic resource and owned by DANCO.
+HPRT has been able to obtain over $300,000 in grant funding from the Carl Perkins Endowment for Career Technical education in the form of tools. The Ink People have received $94,000 through community donations for the Annie B. Ryan House, which is a hands on HPRT project. In addition, another $45,000 has been donated towards the Annie B. Ryan House because of HPRT.
+Significant projects that HPRT has been involved in is the Point Cabrillo restoration funded by the California Coastal Conservancy, the Falk Engine House completed by six HPRT students for Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Service, hands on training for employees of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, mold casting of the intricate details on the upper façade of the Arkley Center which had been slated for permanent removal, Carson Mansion/Ingomar Club floor plan documentation which had not existed, completion of 50 State survey forms and the completion of 35 DPR 523 forms, and barn assessments (barns are a defining characteristic of our rural landscape) and training for the CCCs.
+After the 1906 earthquake, San Francisco Bay Area was rebuilt using local Redwood. As our building stock ages, we need vast numbers of trained craftspersons in all aspects of trades of historic preservation to address their needs. The HPRT program is the only program West of the Mississippi that teaches students how to restore historical buildings.
+The spinoff of this program has long lasting effects on our communities and how we care for our environment. Thank you for your reconsideration of the HPRT program and its finality
+Sincerely,
+Alexandra Stillman
+Arcata
+Demand preservation
+Jeff Cummings
+Dean, Career and Technical Education
+College of the Redwoods
+7351 Tompkins Hill Rd
+Eureka, CA 95501
+Dear Dean Cummings,
+The City of Arcata’s Historic Landmark Committee (HLC) has recently learned of the College of the Redwoods (CR) plan to consider putting the Historic Preservation and Restoration Technology (HPRT) program through the “Program Revitalization and Discontinuance” process. We feel that this action would not be in the best interest of our local and regional communities which have benefitted from the knowledge and skills gained by graduates of this program.
+Few would argue that Humboldt County and many other communities throughout California, the American West and the world, are lacking in historic structures. There is a broadly accepted belief here in Humboldt County, and specifically in the Cities of Arcata and Eureka which have established government commissions and committees to address impacts to historic resources, that our cultural and built environment is of critical importance in the maintenance of housing stock, economic development, tourism and conservation.
+The importance of a local community college trades program that trains students to identify, assess and undertake appropriate repairs to the older buildings that populate the majority of the communities in Humboldt County and the United States cannot be understated. It is unlikely that California will undergo another housing boom. As the existing housing stock and commercial and industrial buildings age, qualified trades people with the skills acquired through programs like CR’s HPRT will be in demand. There are several students enrolled in the program right now who have uprooted their lives and relocated to Humboldt County specifically to enroll in this program to obtain these specialized skills.
+The CR HPRT program is known internationally thanks to the dedication, hard work and tireless ability of its Director/Instructor, Bill Hole. Bill is well known and respected throughout the community as a reliable source of information on materials, techniques and all things relating to the preservation of historic resources. After graduating from this program, Bill’s students have gone on to provide significant contributions towards protecting and preserving our area’s historic resources.
+This program is a valuable resource not only to the students who are successful in obtaining certification, but also to our community and to those communities elsewhere to which these graduates carry on the business of historic preservation. The Arcata Historic Landmark Committee strongly encourages you and the administration at CR to reconsider any actions that would negatively affect this program.
+Sincerely,
+The City of Arcata’s Historic Landmark Committee: Bob Felter, Kathleen
+Stanton, Donald Tuttle, Susan McPherson, Rachel Sundberg
+Preservation prorities
+Jeff Cummings
+Dean of Career and Technical Education
+RE: CR Historic Preservation Program
+Dear Jeff,
+I’m a general contractor with 40 years of experience, and moved to Humboldt County in 2003. Soon after, I met Bill Hole at the Wood Fair, where he volunteered his time in order to promote the Historic Preservation program. His dedication and knowledge are impressive and I could hardly wait to take a class. My first was Intro to Historic Preservation, which introduced me to the architecture and history of the area, increasing our appreciation of where my wife and I now lived.
+Subsequent classes taught me more. In fact the Field School was a turning point in my life, introducing me how to properly repair the old buildings the area is so fortunate to preserve, along with tools, techniques and products I knew nothing about. I signed up for the class three times and would take it again because I always learned something new that I could use on a job. In addition to “old,” Bill is including recent energy efficiency techniques into the program as well.
+I realize that times are tough in the education system, but if we don’t prepare people who need new and proper skills, society and our historic building stock will suffer the consequences. CR’s program changed my life, both in jobs for someone new to the area without many connections, and guided me in a new direction. Others need the same opportunities.
+The CR Preservation Program is a perfect fit for this area. I hope, as your e-mail implies, that much planning will be put into the “revitalization” of the program that you mention rather than its discontinuance.
+Sincerely,
+Bob Felter
+Member of the Arcata Historic Sites Committee
+Active volunteer with the Humboldt County Historical Society
+Volunteer with the Historic Sites Society of Arcata
+Active volunteer with the Timber Heritage Association
+Arcata
+Pun-off thanks
+A new Pun-tiff has been crowned! Despite the moans and groans of the audience, the judges—aka Masters of Pun-ishment—determined there was enough evidence from the contestants to proceed with the event and award prizes and plenty of laughs. The winner has entered the Witless Protection Program and remains anonymous.
+Yes, the 22nd Almost Annual PUN-OFF was held March 2 at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. The contest was a benefit for Making Headway Center for Brain Injury Recovery, a nonprofit that helps brain injury survivors cope and adjust to their challenging lives.
+Making Headway would like to thank all the partici-pun-ts, the judges (who are all noted punsters and punsterettes), Burlyman Dana Hall, who emceed the evening, and let’s not forget Jeff Smoller for his organizational skills, advance work and generally re-pun-sive behavior. Well, maybe we should forget. We would also like to thank “Sound Judgment,” the band that provided lively jams and bizarre riffs whether anyone was listening or not. Lara Cox is also to be held responsible for allowing this to happen at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. And finally, many thanks to Rotary of Southwest Eureka for not only condoning but sponsoring this behavior—always the do-gooders.
+This was the most ex-pun-sive way ever to commemorate March as Brain Injury Awareness Month!
+Sincerely,
+Jim Peaker, president, Board of Directors
+Making Headway Center for Brain Injury Recovery
+Eureka
+HSU’s broken promises
+At 12 p.m. today, hundreds of Native American tribal members will protest in the Humboldt State University Quad to bring attention to the University’s effort to eradicate services critical to American Indian student success.
+“Humboldt State is failing in its attempt to become ‘exemplary partners’ with tribal nations,” said Yurok Chairman Thomas P. O’Rourke Sr. “We’re asking that HSU honor the goals lined out in the institution’s Strategic Plan, one of which is to ‘expand the curriculum to reflect the region’s interests and needs.’”
+In the summer of 2011, the Northern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association and Humboldt State formed the NCTCA HSU Workgroup. HSU President Roland [sic] Richmond charged the Workgroup with reallocating the existing $1.1 million budget for Native programs, which includes Native American Studies. The University President instructed the group to restructure, with a focus on student success, the University’s Native student support and community outreach programs. The special group was also tasked with aligning the students, faculty and program objectives with the needs of the communities in the region.
+The Northern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association is comprised of the leaders of 11 tribal nations and represents nearly half of all Native American’s in the state. The NTCA advocates for Native American issues at the local, state and federal level.
+The main programs at risk, some of which have been operating for more than 25 years, include: Indian Tribal Education Personnel Program (ITEPP), Indian Natural Resources, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP), Center for Indian Community Development (CIDC) and the Office for Indian Economic Development and Community Development. Countless Native students have benefited from the programs and have gone on to contribute positively to both tribal and non-tribal communities.
+“These programs provide an invaluable service to Native American Tribes across the United States and should not be dismantled,” Chairman O’Rourke Sr. said. “Many of the Yurok Tribe’s employees, who currently occupy leading roles in the Tribe’s government, have used one or all of these versatile, time-tested programs.”
+The NCTCA HSU Workgroup is comprised of six tribal and six university officials appointed by Richmond, and is jointly chaired by a representative from each group. In good faith, the stakeholder group put in more than a thousand hours developing a detailed plan to better meet the needs of the Native student population and the local community. The group completed the painstaking work of reorganizing the programs — complete with new job classifications and an organizational chart.
+Within the new plan, the group also made several recommendations including: consolidating existing services, creating a tribal liaison position, providing more recruitment and support services for Native students, continuing to protect the substantial native language collections and cultural archive and making these more accessible to the students’ and putting all the programs under one roof. Currently, the programs are located in various parts of the HSU campus.
+“HSU President Richmond flat out ignored the workgroup’s reorganizational plan and recommendations,” Chairman O’Rourke Sr. said. “This plan would have greatly increased our students’ ability to succeed, at a time when Native American enrollment at the University is in a freefall because of how it treats indigenous people. We worked hard to come up with a cogent process to transform the university into a place that embraces the diversity tribal people bring to the institution, in exchange for preparing our people for the tribal workforce.”
+American Indians, as a sub group, currently have the lowest six-year graduation rate for all sub-groups at Humboldt State University. As the largest tribe in California, the number of Yurok tribal members attending HSU has been on a steady decline over the past few years. Yurok students are choosing Sacramento State, Southern Oregon University and other universities in far-off locations, according to statistics compiled by the Tribe’s Education Department. Local Yurok families choosing campuses that are far away creates more hardships on tight-knit tribal families, due to the financial expenses and the long distances. At other colleges, tribal students do not get the tribal nation building curriculum and tribal natural resources courses available at HSU.
+Additionally, having a four-year university so close to tribal nations is important to tribal people because it allows Native students to continuously live cultural lives and pursue educational goals. Achieving a balance between practicing culture and participating in higher education is a proven route to long-term success for Indian people.
+During the past few years, the Native support and community outreach programs have been operating in a state of limbo. They are currently suffering from a hiring freeze, and the programs are unable to hire new employees. With no clear guidance from the Richmond Administration, the programs have become fragmented and are not serving students at the level they deserve. New potential native students don’t have a clear sense of what is being offered to them by HSU.
+HSU should and can be a university that is a model of service to the native tribal communities, as its mission statement clearly states: “Our region is unmatched in the number and size of vibrant indigenous Native American cultures.”
+Jim McQuillen, Education Director
+Yurok Tribe
+Klamath
+Humboldt State University spokesman Paul Mann offered this response:
+When the HSU/NCTCA working group was unable to reach a consensus recommendation on restructuring Native American programs, President Richmond took prompt action on March 11, directing a systematic review and reorganization of all student support programs, aimed at augmenting student retention and graduate rates across-the-board.
+Our objective is student success, period. If programs should be reorganized, consolidated or replaced to achieve that success, that is what the University will do. There is no question, as President Richmond noted March 11, that we need to improve student success. We are making incremental progress but it is not enough. The full-scale review he ordered involves broad consultations with the University Senate and with our in-house strategic planning and enrollment management officers.
+Working groups are moving on the president’s directive as I write, and they are reviewing the roles and activities of dozens of relevant units across campus, including Native American support programs. We’re confident we can wrap up this review in the near-term.
+In the meantime, we will continue to encourage communication with tribal representatives, as we always have. The NCTCA working group’s inability to reach a consensus in recent months certainly doesn’t bar further discussion and collaboration. Our door is always open.
+Nonviolence is effective
+“War is peace.”
+“The presence of guns prevents gun violence.”
+“My family is safer with a gun in the house.”
+Which statement is as factually wrong as it is illogical? All three.
+Which of these is a despicable act of terrorism? Walking among people with bomb strapped to chest? Planting an IED in a roadway? Controlling a drone assault from a remote computer screen?
+We are so steeped in the assumption of the occasional necessity of violence, that we quickly resort to armed force rather than apply our active imagination and problem-solving skills. We know of some considerable successes of non-violence. (U.S. Civil Rights campaign, protection of Jews from Nazis in Denmark, dissolution of the Soviet empire all come quickly to mind.)
+However, we often fail to acknowledge the essential non-violent campaigns, from our American Revolution to the “Arab Spring,” that awakened a populace to their inherent power and facilitated basic and major changes. It seems our assumption that “violence gets the job done” clouds our vision and our memory.
+Non-violent campaigns win hearts and minds; armed struggles provide excuses for greater repression. The shift from the bright hope of “Arab Spring” to the civil wars in Libya, Syria, etc. provide sad examples. We too easily lose faith in our personal and collective power to create change.
+The “slow” pace of reform can make us, after a month or week or moment of frustration, abandon proven methods and turn to violence, which has always, over millennia, been a failure. We must pledge peace in our homes, in our communities and in our world.
+Chip Sharpe
+Bayside
+Glimmer of thanks
+The Glimmer of Hope Afghan School Project dance and fundraiser was a fabulous success! There are so many in our generous community to thank. Veterans for Peace Chapter 56 provide the project with name recognition and acts as the umbrella organization for non-profit status. Attendees danced the night away to the jazzy music of Bayou Swamis.
+Delicious Afghan food was served by Lauren Sarabia of Comfort of Home Catering. Jan West, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan decorated the hall with her impressive collection of Afghan souvenirs. Michael Welch and Jere Cox lent there expertise as beer consultants and Mad River Brewing Co. donated beer.
+Mashaw McGuinnis, local writer, put the GHASP story in print and had it published. It was a “peace” I used time and time again to publicize the event. Businesses and individuals, too numerous to name here but who will receive a personal thank you, generously donated a plethora of items and services for the silent auction and raffle which Jane Riggan of VFP56 helped organize.
+Raven Cziglenyi, one of my former students and her dad Tobin took charge of the letter writing and art table. Mid-evening they passed the responsibility on to Dylan Hutt, another of my former students. Eight AFS high school students from across the globe, volunteered in the kitchen as part of their National Day of Service. Many community members kept the event running smoothly as they volunteered in various capacities throughout the evening. Judging by the success of the event; local TV, radio and publications did a great job spreading the word.
+Thank you to my daughter Erika Rose and her fiancé, Don Hoeler for not only taking charge the night of the fundraiser but for their loving support during Sunny’s year of deployment. Sunny Rose and his Afghan interpreter are to be commended for the humanitarian bond they developed, treating one another with respect and integrity while serving in the midst of political war. The stories of their friendship they shared with their families back home are what inspired this project.
+With the money raised, $1,500 has been sent directly to our friends, the teachers in Afghanistan. They will purchase and distribute school supplies to 2,000 female students. $1,000 has been put in the interpreter’s college fund to help pay for his tuition and books, at the college he attends in Canada, where he now lives with his wife and children. $500 was given to Veterans for Peace Chapter 56 to help fund the fourth annual Peace Poetry Contest for local high school students to be held Sunday, May 19, 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship in Bayside. The remainder has been used to cover all expenses related to the fundraiser.
+I’d like to end this letter with words from a letter sent with a donation from a local father in memory of his son-in-law, a schoolmate of my children, recently killed in action in Afghanistan. “Thanks for your creative work! Projects like yours are the solution to our social conflicts and apparent divisions. Ultimately all of the families of the world are looking for the same thing – love, peace and happiness.”
+Sincerely,
+Judith Rose
+Arcata
+About that Oyster Fence
+So, Arcata Main Street has heard complaints about the Oyster Fest not being family friendly in the past.
+In response, they will make it even less family friendly by charging $10 a person admission. Crazy!
+For example, my 88-year-old mother doesn’t eat oysters nor does she drink alcohol, but she loves to people watch and has enjoyed her time at the Oyster Fest in the past. Give her a bench and a hot dog to nibble on and a soda to sip and she’s happy for a couple of hours while my husband and I buy all types of oysters and their tasty trappings.
+Not this year, though. We won’t be going. I think we’re just the kind of mellow folks you might want but are pushing away.
+My family and I come from Chicago. Yes, Chicago, with all the bad press about violence and gangs. Well, I’ll let you in on a secret. Chicago has lots of wonderful neighborhood festivals throughout the summer and they also have challenges with security, sanitation, etc.
+But, instead of jailing away the participants behind fences, most of them just put out donation jars at the entrances, explaining that they need help to put on such festivals, and that seems to work.
+Can’t we think more creatively than fences, Arcata?
+Mary Ann Madej
+Arcata
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+We accept accepted aback 2018 that Seattle would be the NHL’s 32nd franchise. But until Thursday, we didn’t apperceive the aggregation name, nor the logo, nor the colors — although belief ran agrarian over what all of that would be.
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+Now we know: It’s the Seattle Kraken, and aloft the absolution (sorry) of the official name, logo, colors and uniforms came a beachcomber of acknowledgment from about the sports-loving world, decidedly in Seattle, a burghal whose affiliation accept been clamoring for that intel for about two years. It’s no admiration the aggregation bare to be so active at befitting aggregate beneath a blind of secrecy.
+So how did it do? Our panelists counterbalance in with grades on anniversary aspect of Thursday’s reveal, from 1 to 10 (with 10 actuality the highest):
+Name: 4. I’ll say it — I don’t like it. This constant Seattleite was acquisitive for a name that evokes Pacific Northwest pride, one that carries acceptation here. Kraken alone gets allotment of the way there for me. The abyssal aspect is air-conditioned — Seattle is amidst by water, some of which is home to squid and octopus — but it��s a amplitude to say there’s abundant bounded appliance with a allegorical animal of Scandinavian lore. It feels like a beneath all-encompassing but added contemporary adaptation of the XFL’s Seattle Dragons in that regard. Seattle Sockeyes would accept been perfect. It rolls off the tongue. It sounds like hockey. It’s regional. And attending at a breeding sockeye apricot and acquaint me that wouldn’t calmly accommodate itself to an alarming blush scheme. It would accept angled as a accolade to the old Seattle Metropolitans, who wore agnate colors. But, Kraken is bold, I’ll accord them that.
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+Logo: 5. I like the chaste access over a cartoonish delineation of a Kraken, and I get the vibe of abstruseness that the architecture aggregation was activity for, but the primary logo is a little too quiet for me. They could accept included some attenuate suckers to accomplish the barb added identifiable than it is with aloof the contour view. Afterwards added distinction, the S looks old-Englishy (pull up The Seattle Times’ Twitter folio and you’ll see what I mean). The Amplitude Needle in the ballast is absolute glossy — lots of boom abeyant there.
+Colors: 7. If a sea animal like Kraken is the name, again aphotic dejected is the accessible best for the primary color. Blooming or gray could accept looked nice as commutual colors but ability accept fabricated the accomplished arrangement attending beneath apparent from those of the Seahawks or Mariners. The added shades of dejected assignment able-bodied together, and the red gives it aloof abundant of an emphasis afterwards attractive out of place.
+Uniform set: 8. The accomplished is greater than the sum of its genitalia here. Put it all calm and these are sharp, abnormally the alley jerseys. My admired aspect is how, to my eye, the lighter dejected takes on a azure hue aback assorted adjoin the white. Attractive at the book on the aback of the alley jersey, I anticipate the advanced would pop with added aphotic blue. But all in all, able-bodied done here.
+Name: 9. Kraken is unique. It’s weird. I mean, it’s a allegorical sea monster — a lot of bodies apparently accept no abstraction what it is, and it’s cryptic if the fabulous animal of the aboriginal allegory alike lives in Pacific waters. But the Kraken analyze as a fan-serving franchise, and it feels accurate to the community. You’re either in on it or you’re not one of us.
+Logo: 8. Smart accommodation to pay admiration to the Metropolitans with the S and not opt for article cartoonish, but it’s the use of abrogating amplitude that awash me. I adulation how Adidas Architecture Director Matty Merrill describes it: “While you’re seeing the ‘S,’ and cerebration about the Metropolitans, cerebration about the colors, that abrogating amplitude barb is ambuscade there, wrapping about your ankles, accessible to cull you down.”
+Colors: 6. The colors pop — abnormally that icy air-conditioned dejected on the abysmal navy. Of the 31 absolute teams in the NHL, 16 accept shades of blue, but Seattle’s feel distinctive. That said, I would accept admired an aspect of green. And while they added red accents to differentiate themselves from added dejected teams in the league, the aftermost I arrested the Winnipeg Jets accept that too. Poor Winnipeg.
+Uniform set: 8. Article about them aloof feels sharp. I like the accessory logo of an ballast on the sleeves, which appearance the Amplitude Needle. But I abnormally like that there’s no white at all on the home jerseys, which gives them a altered look.
+Name: 10. RELEASE THE KRAKEN … are you badinage me? This is the name we all wanted, and we got it. Well, aback I say “we,” I beggarly the internet, and we should consistently accept to the internet. In all seriousness, this is the absolute name for this bearing of hockey fan. It’s goofy, it lends itself to some puns and humor, and it can still become alarming and taken actively aback it needs to be. I adulation it. Plus, there’s a abundant Ron Francis chain storyline here, now acceptable the accepted administrator of a nautically themed aggregation afterwards actuality drafted into the NHL by one (the Hartford Whalers). And on a ancillary note: I would assumption the cardinal of bodies googling “Kraken” today attempt up by about 7,000%.
+With the NHL on abeyance aback March 12, the alliance and players’ affiliation accept appear up with a return-to-play architecture featuring 24 teams.
+• Capacity on the return-to-play plan• Guide to all 24 postseason teams• Latest updates from about the NHL
+Logo: 9. I adulation the capacity and intricacies included. Like how the accept application ballast logo includes the Amplitude Needle. How the S is an admiration to the (Stanley Cup champion) Seattle Metropolitans. Not to acknowledgment the barb on the central of the anatomy of the S, and the alarming red eye. I apperceive it’s a nautically themed font, but the alone affair I’m not absolutely crazy about is the absolute “Seattle Kraken” autograph (which you see at the end of the acknowledge video) … bare a bit added red there for my taste. But overall, still a big fat W here.
+For any esports admirers out there, the logo does absolutely accept a vibe of “If The Florida Mutineers and Seattle Surge from the Call of Duty Alliance had a baby.” (Hat tip to ESPN editor Elizabeth Baugh who acicular this out.)
+Colors: 7. Blues for the baptize theme, check. Red active — that fits the affair of terror. Afterwards the red accent, it’s a bit defective (like I said above, the “Seattle Kraken” absolutely accounting out feels like it’s missing the red as that assertion mark). And the aggregation now has a accustomed “colorway rivalry” with the Jets to go with the “who rules the accessible waters?” animosity with the San Jose Sharks … and appear to anticipate of it, the Hurricanes charge abrasion the Whalers accoutrement at atomic already adjoin the Kraken.
+Uniform set: 8. They attending able-bodied put together. I additionally adulation the “Kraken” central the collar, area we’ve apparent abounding Easter eggs on sweaters of abounding altered NHL teams (the Nashville Predators’ piano keys is still my favorite). No amount their allegiance, hockey admirers will appetite to buy at atomic one allotment of Kraken merchandise. Plus, you apperceive eventually we’re accepting an alternating jersey with an absolute Kraken … or Liam Neeson’s face from the 2010 adaptation of “Clash of the Titans” … either will be fine.
+Name: 7. It’s a abundantly air-conditioned mascot: a multi-tentacled, acutely abiding barbarian that emerges from the abysmal to abort all in its path. It’s as abutting as we’re advancing to accepting an NHL aggregation called afterwards a kaiju. It’s instantly memorable, acutely aboriginal in allegory to added pro teams and a banderole writer’s dream. But I’m advancing it three credibility from perfection. One point for the accumulation noun/non-plural name (i.e., Agrarian and Heat), which is a sports pet annoyance and was bluntly accidental here, aback Webster’s defines the plural of Kraken as either “Kraken or Krakens.” A additional point is deducted for not actuality a name the locals accept accurate throughout the action — Sockeyes and Metropolitans won added Seattle fan polls. And a third point for auspicious a bulk of “krak”-adjacent nicknames like “krakheads”; while a lot of us acquisition them humorous, it needs to be accustomed that abounding feel “crackheads” has ancestral connotations. So conceivably we footstep agilely there.
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+Logo: 10. There’s absolutely a lot activity on here. The S itself is both a baby Kraken and evokes the bark of a ship, in two nice amphibian nods. The abrogating amplitude barb is instantly iconic. The waviness of it makes it feel alive. Sure, it sorta looks like the “S” from the Seagrams cooler aggregation logo, alone with a San Jose Sharks-esque aglow eye on it. But abundance borrows while ability steals. What elevates this to a 10 is the accessory logo, with the Amplitude Needle on that hook. It’s bigger than a acceptable allocation of accepted NHL primary logos.
+Colors: 7. You apperceive how sometimes you’re watching a cine and you’re like, “I ambition this was as acceptable as the trailer?” Well, Seattle had been application a salmon-and-light-blue burden on its branding afore this week’s reveal, so it was a little atramentous not to see that absurd and altered blush aggregate accomplish the final cut. Also, I’ve consistently been fractional to Seattle teams aptitude into that Emerald Burghal vibe with the blooming like Sounders FC did, as against to branch added in the Mariners administration like the Kraken. But hey, at atomic it’s not red and black, which is what the buying accumulation was because at the start.
+Uniform set: 9. These are some sharp-looking sweaters. The dejected is aphotic abundant to arm-twist atramentous afterwards being, like, the 800th jersey in contempo NHL history to bedrock a solid atramentous base. The red emphasis stripes pop. As aback the Golden Knights appear theirs, the alley whites attending abnormally sharp. But what I admired about the Vegas sweaters was their awe-inspiring little patterns and textures, and at aboriginal glance these Seattle jerseys don’t accept them. But the abeyant is astronomic for the alternating jerseys that are already in the planning stages, abnormally ones that put that absurd Amplitude Needle accessory logo advanced and center.
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+Singapore in 2016: Enslavement by PAP
+The year is 2016. The opposition coalition parties had just been elected into the government by Singaporeans. Spurred by the win by PKR in Malaysia in 2013, Singaporeans took to the polling booths enmass and voted the opposition into power – the opposition beat PAP with a 53.13% vote.
+The shock loss shook the leaders within PAP who had expected to be in power for another two elections. But it wasn’t totally unexpected for them. They reshuffled the PAP candidates who were not elected into government and placed them in the ministries, statutory boards and Singapore companies owned by Temasek and GIC.
+For the first time, the previous Prime Minister suffered a defeat in what was thought to be his stronghold. He was voted out with a vote of 46.24%. Singaporeans had spoken and they wanted to show that they’ve lost confidence in the PAP. The previous Prime Minister retained his role as the Chairperson of the Town Councils and he always shifted to become the Chairperson of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
+Once the opposition got elected into power, they started to get down to work by pushing through the policies that they had promised Singaporeans during the elections. They prepared policy papers and submitted them for approval – they wanted to implement a minimum wage law in Singapore, so that they could life the wages of the very poor in Singapore. They wanted to increase the interest rates of the CPF, to channel more of the interest earned by Temasek and GIC back into the CPF. And they had also wanted to increase the proportion of government expenditure to foot Singaporeans healthcare bills. The proposals and bills were passed by a slim majority in government, with all the coalition members supporting the bills and the PAP members all against.
+The mood in Singapore was exuberant. For the first time in 10 years, the real wages of Singaporeans could finally increase, and they would have be able to increase their real earnings and savings. The mood was overwhelming, as people took to the streets to celebrate.
+But this wasn’t meant to last. The president was still aligned to the PAP. The top military personnel were appointed by the president and he ordered the military and police to go to the streets and prevent the people from celebrating. He declared that there was an emergency and used his powers from keeping the people from expressing themselves.
+Meanwhile, the coalition party would have none of it. They drafted proposals to amend the law to allow for peaceful demonstrations and freedom of speech to be allowed. This was submitted to the courts for approval. However, again, the president was the one who had appointed the heads of the judiciary system. The judiciary struck down the amendments to the law and claim that they were unconstitutional, without giving an explanation why.
+Meanwhile, the people got restless and they took to the streets once again to demand that the president steps down. They claim that the president was abusing his powers and wanted him removed. The president declared a state of emergency and used the Internal Security Act against the key leaders of what the president called was a communist movement to overthrow the government. 35 people were arrested, some of whom were members of the coalition government. The coalition government protested but the president had the final say as to when the Internal Security Act can be used. He did not budge.
+Meanwhile, the courts convened and declared that the policy changes that the coalition government had proposed and approved – to implement a minimum wage law, increase CPF interest rates and increase proportionate spending of healthcare for healthcare bills – were a threat to the stability of Singapore and they struck down these policies. Again, the explanation given wasn’t clear.
+The coalition government was dumbfounded. The jubilant mood that had taken Singapore by storm when the coalition government had won disappeared overnight. The coalition government realised that even though the were now the majority in the government, their powers were severely crippled because the president had appointed the leaders of the military and the judiciary. The president’s interests were aligned to PAP and so were those of the military and judiciary. The coalition government might have gain control of one estate of governance – the government – but the other estates, the president, military and judiciary, were still controlled by PAP. The coalition government simply couldn’t do a thing to implement what they had promised to Singaporeans.
+For the next few months, things were in a deadlock as the coalition government was held ransom by the other estates controlled by PAP. They couldn’t exercise their rights. Singaporeans were also beginning to doubt the capability of the coalition government. Things didn’t look well for Singapore. Finally, the coalition government decided to request for the president to unlock the reserves so that they could access the funds in the reserves to increase social and welfare spending for the poor and needy. This was the least they could do to ensure that the poor and needy were protected in Singapore.
+Alas, the president held the key to the reserves and he rejected the requests by the coalition government outright. Also, the previous prime minister was the head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and he had recommended that the president not approve the access to the reserves. The coalition government was effectively crippled as their powers were withheld from them.
+In the civil service, they weren’t making headway as well as the civil service was made up of representatives aligned to PAP. They didn’t give the coalition government their full cooperation and would not act on requests from the coalition government. The coalition government had proposed a change – that the Ministry of Manpower and unions start listening and addressing demands of the workers who have been treated unfairly. However, the ministry and unions slighted the concerns of the workers further. This infuriated the workers who felt that the coalition government wasn’t responding to their needs. They took to the streets. This time, the ministry did not label their actions as a ‘strike’ but even throw their support behind the demonstration. The president also did not use his powers to ask the military to intervene. He sat aside as the ‘strike’ went on and the people protested against the coalition government, thinking that it was the coalition government which had sabotaged them.
+Meanwhile, Internet services and access were becoming intermittent and were being cut off. The people thought that the coalition government was the one who had cut off access because they had lost control of the government. However, what had happened was that the telecommunications companies, which were owned by the previous government, had began to cut off access. This telecommunications had been privatised. When they were owned by Temasek and the then-PAP government, they would function smoothly, at the request of the PAP government. But now they would not. And the coalition government was left to suffer from the attack, whilst Singaporeans didn’t really know what was happening behind the scenes and blamed the coalition government for their ineffectiveness.
+Then, the trains and buses became affected. The trains started breaking down like they never had before, and the buses were late by even hours. The coalition government demanded an explanation from the transport ministry, who said they would look into it. But the people at the top at the transport ministry were people who were aligned to PAP. At the same time, the top personnel at the privatised train and bus companies were also individual aligned to the previous government. The coalition government was enraged as they could not get the cooperation of the ministry and the privatised transport operators to ensure efficiency in the transportation services. Meanwhile, the people continued to blame the coalition government, because they thought that the coalition government has wanted to cut off access to the essential services as they thought the coalition government was trying to become dictator-like. They continued to take to the streets and the president continued to do nothing.
+It did not help that the 5th estate of governance – the media was also controlled by the previous PAP-government as well. The ‘mainstream’ newspapers started attacking the coalition government, and claimed that they were a lame duck government, who couldn’t push their policies through and who not have the ability to run the government. As usual, the online media were not coordinated and they continued to speak in all directions. Singaporeans continued to relied heavily on the mainstream media and they believed what the mainstream media were saying – that the coalition government was ineffective and useless. And people continued not to be able to receive credible news from the online media. Singaporeans took to the Internet to complain once again – this time against the coalition government.
+The opposition might have won one estate of governance – the government. But they didn’t have control over the other estates – the president, economy, military, judiciary and media, which were still owned by the previous government. Their powers were completely crippled. Even though they had tried their best to push through policies or to work in the interests of Singaporeans, no one knew. Because they couldn’t get their voice out in the mainstream media. And the online media continued to be haphazard.
+Finally, people demanded for a snap elections. The PAP ran and they won an overwhelming 75% of the majority. The PAP was brought back into power. The people went back to their daily lives, controlled, submissive and unquestioning. They remained quiet, as they had did, as long as there was stability and as long as things were chugging along, even if it means their rights were curbed and they couldn’t express themselves.
+The enslavement of Singaporeans continued because Singaporeans didn’t know then before 2016, and they still didn’t know after 2016.
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+We drove through pretty countryside from Pátzcuaro to Michoacan's state capital, Morelia, on Wednesday. We stopped at the small town of Tupátaro not far out of Pátzcuaro to visit a church that we learned about from a tourist brochure. When we entered the town, we were set upon by lots of young men in drag, apparently still celebrating Carnaval and quite drunk. At first they were pretty aggressive, but when I told them we had come to go to church, they backed off and seemed respectful. I pushed my luck a bit by telling one of they guys that he was a "muchacha bonita", but he took the complement well, calling me "Papi" (daddy). A bit weird, but all in good fun.
+The church in Tupátero is from the 17th century and doesn't look like much from the outside. Inside however, is a beautiful baroque design, executed with fine craftsmanship and lovingly maintained. It seems to sit in the middle of nowhere, but I guess the Spanish landowner of the time wanted to have a church in his town that would compare well with the larger ones in Pátzcuaro and Morelia. If so, he succeeded by focusing his money and interest on the interior and creating an amazing space, even if the exterior is drab. I'm sure many have gasped in surprise as they walked through the doors.
+We arrived in Morelia in the afternoon and stayed in a serviceable Airbnb in the heart of the city's historic colonial center. We spent the evening and the following day walking around and visiting a few churches and several museums. The center of the city is filled grand churches, palaces, libraries, theaters, fountains, plazas, even an aqueduct, all dominated by the massive cathedral. The pope is visiting Morelia on February 16, so between anticipation of his visit and all the goings on around Lent, local Catholicism was hopping in full swing.
+I found Morelia historically interesting and the buildings impressive, but I also found the big, thick, heavy stone structures to be oppressive, like they were always looming over me. Maybe that was the intent, to remind the people that lived their that God was watching over them and they better behave...or else. Maybe it was overcompensation towards replicating, or even trying to surpass, the cities they left back home in Spain. In any case, the fixed aspects of the city all seemed very heavy to me. I found relief to this heaviness in all the young people around the city, laughing, hanging out in cafes, running to class, couples holding hands on the street and kissing while tucked away in an archway. Morelia is a big university town, abundant with students, and is the big city of Michoacan, the place to go if you want a good dinner or go to a play.
+The next stop on our Michoacan itinerary was the Santuario Mariposa Monarca (Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary) about a four hour drive away. To give us most of a day in the sanctuary, we left Morelia on Friday morning to drive to the small town of Zitácuaro near the sanctuary to stay overnight and get an early start the next morning. We left Morelia a bit later in the morning than planned due to a dead rental car battery. My Spanish vocabulary is pretty good, but if does not include "I need a jump" or "jumper cables" and I think that literal translation from English would come out as, "I need to jump rope". However, making squeezing motions with my hands while moving them back and forth in front of a car with its hood open seemed to be quickly understood and I was very grateful for the helpful assistance provided by friendly strangers. That is something you can count on in Mexico.
+Zitácuaro is a unremarkable town. We stayed in a relatively nice hotel and had a great seafood dinner in one of the best restaurants in town. The owners of the restaurant also own the fish market, so everything was fresh, well-prepared and enthusiastically served, including some dishes we didn't order, "on the house". I enjoyed a couple of glasses of tequila reposado, a liquor for which I am growing a taste, thanks in no small measure to Intermezzo crew members Jeanne and Marci. We walked to and from the hotel and restaurant located across town from each other. On the way to the restaurant, we walked through residential neighborhoods and were surprised to see that many of the homes had electric fences installed on top of their perimeter walls and roof parapets. Now that's hardcore security! We walked back on the main road in the dark. Again, the whole security issue is a puzzle to me. Again, we never felt unsafe, yet the electric fences are unsettling, as was the bright red $80,000 Audi parked in a very modest neighborhood and police trucks with .30 caliber machine guns mounted on them, locked and loaded. I guess shit must happen sometimes.
+The butterfly sanctuary was amazing. To give ourselves more time among the butterflies, we rented horses to help us up the steep climb up the mountain through the forest. We walked a good portion of the trail both ways, but the horses allowed us to keep moving when we would otherwise need to take a breather, especially on the steepest parts of the trail. The trail winds through dense, mostly second-growth fir forest, very quiet and pleasantly cool. Our first exposure to the butterflies was when we arrived at a clearing and thousands were flying everywhere in the bright sunshine, their orange color flickering in the light. That sight in itself would have been impressive, more butterflies than I have ever seen in the wild. But further up the mountain among the oyenal fir trees on which the butterflies feed and cluster upon, there were tens of thousands of butterflies in an area I estimate to be about two steeply sloped acres. Many were flying. Many more were resting, hanging in huge clumps together from the branches of the trees.
+These Mexican highlands are where the monarchs spend their winter hibernation, after their long migration from the Great Lakes region of the U.S. and Canada. It takes three to five generations of butterflies, living one to eight months each, to complete the entire 5,400 mile round trip journey each year, considered to be one of the most complex animal migrations in the world.
+The site of so many beautifully colored creatures, fluttering in and out beams of sunlight filtering through the trees is a magnificent display of nature's beauty and their annual migration is deserving of the term epic to describe it. Yet what left the biggest imprint on me and I will always remember is the sound that tens of thousands butterflies make when they fly. It is a gentle, quiet hissing sound, a very quiet white noise, very peaceful and calming. It is to me as if the butterflies make their migration so as to gather and create a temporary living work of art, flickering like little golden-orange tapestries among a background of dark green firs and bathing the forest in the gentle sound they make together. No still photograph can capture this spectacle. Videos gives a sense, but fall far short; I posted a couple on Youtube, here and here (they are low resolution due to limited bandwidth to upload). It's a performance to be experienced live.
+We made our way back down the mountain on combination foot and horseback in the afternoon to get back to the car and start our drive back to Ixtapa, with an overnight stay back in Pátzcuaro along the way. We were really dusty from the trail and an old woman helped us access a pipe to wash up a little before we got in the car. Renee wanted to show our gratitude for her help and bought two tamales from her little stand. We should have considered all the circumstances before we ate those tamales- the source of heat for the pot was only a small fire, it was late in the day, the tamales weren't hot...basically they had been incubating all day. They didn't taste good but since we paid good money for them (10 pesos, 0.60 cents), we ate them anyway. Idiots. I started feeling a bit sick about an hour away from Pátzcuaro and nearly didn't make it to our lodging. As soon as I arrived, I was violently sick. An hour later, I heard Renee wretching with gusto. Thankfully, I recovered fairly well by morning to finish the drive to Ixtapa. Renee is taking longer and is still feeling miserable as I write this. Hopefully she will be better soon. Lesson learned, the hard way.
+One final story about Pátzcuaro, before I end this blog post. There is a place in town called La Casa de los Once Patios (House of the Eleven Patios). This former convent is a showplace for regional artisanal handicrafts and and folk art, each patio specializing in a particular craft. It's a nice place to visit, but more significant to me, it is a reminder of a period of local history where good triumphed following evil, a story that takes up a good portion of Juan O'Gorman's historical mural in the library (described in my previous post).
+Nuño de Guzmán arrived in Pátzcuaro in 1529. He was a very cruel conquistador who inflicted terrible pain and suffering upon the local indigenous people. He was so inhumane that he was sent back to Spain. Bishop Vasco de Quiroga was dispatched in 1536 to clean up the mess Guzmán left behind. Influenced by the humanitarian ideals of Sir Thomas More's "Utopia", Quiroga pioneered village cooperatives and encouraged education and agricultural self-sufficiency among the local people to lessen their dependence on Spanish mining lords and landowners. He also helped each village in the Pátzcuaro region develop its own craft speciality. Thus, the historical connection with today's La Casa de los Once Patios and an uplifting story of a man doing good after another's cruelty, albeit with the motivation of converting the indigenous population to Christianity. Bishop Quiroga is venerated for his accomplishments in Michoacan and there are lots of streets, plazas, and buildings named Vasco and Quiroga. Needless to say, I haven't seen any named Guzmán.
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+In a recent class, “Rabbi” Yosef Mizrachi illustrates the Gemara’s principle with an example that brings him great joy. He describes how Slifkin was the first to defend (Rabbi Joseph) Dweck (the London scholar who was embroiled in a controversy over some of his teachings). That’s because, gloats Mizrachi, following the Gemara’s principle, Slifkin and Dweck are both resha’im! He happily adds that anyone who enjoys my material on the internet is going to go down to Hell with me. (You can watch the two-minute video at this link, if you are feeling masochistic.)
+Yet his delirious joy is based on something that never happened! I did not write any post at all in defense of Rabbi Dweck during the controversy over his teachings. That was for the simple reason that, as I stated explicitly, I had not heard any of Rabbi Dweck’s lectures and could not comment on them. So Mizrachi’s argument is a complete fabrication!
+(Incidentally, while Mizrachi describes me as “making fun of the Gemara,” my crime was actually quoting the view of Rambam and others that not everything in the Gemara is scientifically correct. Perhaps Mizrachi should clarify whether he considers Rambam to be “making fun of the Gemara.”)
+But it turns out that Mizrachi has an excuse for not reading what I actually wrote, either in my books or on my blog. He says that since I am a rasha, it is forbidden to look at me, to listen to my voice, or to read my words, in case one absorbs my evil! (Someone should attend his class with a picture of me on a T-shirt.)
+The Gemara’s point about starlings going to ravens isn’t illustrated by the fabrication that Mizrachi creates. But if you want an illustration of the Gemara’s principle, there would seem to be a great example: that of Yosef Mizrachi.
+And here’s the ultimate kicker: Mizrachi himself has boasted of criminals and murderers who are followers of his! He once proudly described how he has a devoted follower who wanted to actually murder one of his critics!
+Lo lechinam holech ha-zarzir etzel ha-orev, elah mipnei shehu mino.
+(On a more serious and important note, if you missed the post with Chicken Wars monograph, check it out at this link.)
+It is VERY difficult to say that you are not doing "lashon harraa" in some way!
+I expected more!!!
+Mizrachi is a dangerous man, who preaches hate and divisiveness. There is certainly no issue calling him out.
+how would you suggest that one go about warning of a fraud and swine who represents himself as a rabbi to the ignorant and confused? Moshe ben hayim Israel
+Just because you wouldn't call out someone who slandered you doesn't mean RNS has to be quiet when he is a victim of slander. Open your Chafetz Chaim and learn the halacha.
+It seems like this article is trying to say Birds of a feather flock together. That's interesting considering how dozens of Rabbis like Rabbi Eli Mansour, Rabbi Meyer Yedid, Rabbi Yaron Reuven, Rabbi Aharon Bassous, and many more all say that Josef Dwek is misleading, Tref a Rasha and worse. All who took the time out to condemn him and warn people to distance themselves from him like Korach. Videos can be seen by searching their names and Dwek on youtube. Apparently some people still respect Dwek.
+This post is not about Rabbi Dweck.
+This post points out that Yosef Mizrachi is internally inconsistent. Never did RNS say that he agrees with the birds of a feather principle.
+Well, actually, as someone who heard Rabbi Mansour's criticism of R Dweck here...
+...I suggest you listen yourself and make up your mind.
+The first thing that is clear to me is that on the whole RD does NOT say that Dovid and Yonasan had a sexual relationship. He reiterates this several times. Anyone who denies this has not listened to the recording. He also concedes the sexual revolution brought "a lot of junk with it". What is clear is that
+(a) R Mansour did not hear the lecture properly
+(b) Mizrachi (I will not dignify him with the title Rabbi) is at best, an idiot who by his own admission has limited comprehension of English, or at worst, is a disingenuous liar who deliberately misrepresented what Dweck said.
+Moreover, Mizrachi does not realise but he is actually mocking Dweck's quotation of the Pesukim. So Mizrachi will have a tough time learning the Nach itself!
+I'm a big fan of this blog and it's author and his work, from whom I've learned many things. I've also been inspired to pursue my own interests in learning Torah.
+That having been said, I think there is more than enough material from Mizrachi to criticize without having to get into anything about his "followers."
+Mizrachi is so beyond the pale, I sometimes wonder if we ought to respond to him at all.
+WHy not debate Rabbi Mizrachi? He loves debates!
+how about we just learn Torah without name-calling?
+It is indeed possible to disagree with someone's opinion WITHOUT name-calling and character assasination
+Who flocks to Mizrachi’s classes? I know one very fine person who is, inexplicably, besotted with him. But many of his most devoted followers, those who flock to defend him, seem to be of poor character – hateful people, willfully ignorant people, crass people, violent people, people who gloat at the suffering of others.
+This is the kind of think that Mizrachi would say about others. Let's not commit the same fallacy, IMO.
+Here is an easier explanation: an element of popular religion is team selection: here are the good guys (our team); over there are the bad guys (other team). Add in that a lot of religious conviction revolves around finding the easy or magical solution to your problems (e.g. segulos), and it is easy to understand why someone like Mizrachi can appeal to both elements.
+You generally are appealing to a view of religion as a (sometimes mundane) source of help in the struggle of everyday life. This view was not appealing to large numbers of people in the Rambam's day and it is probably no more appealing today.
+This will kill my comment for lots of people, but I think that a similar analysis applies to the Trump phenomena in the US.
+David,
+I'll refer you to a discussion I myself had with his followers on a video concerning Dweck, Mizrachi and Mansour.
+Ariel Rom
+So then how can anyone think it would be okay for 2 adult men to sleep in the same bed.
+ME
+What has this got to do with the lecture? R Dweck described the men kissing and caressing in a nonsexual manner. That is not the same as sleeping in the same bed.
+Ariel Rom
+you're a fucked up liberal fool
+ME
+This is really sad. The first thing I did when I saw your rude idiotic response was check to see if you are a Youtube follower of that rude, idiotic Yosef Mizrachi. Surprise surprise, you are! His response to Dweck in this video is so foolish he either didn't listen, didn't understand..... or is a liar. Now, re-read what I have written and try again with an adult response.
+Ariel Rom
+yet every major Rav in the world has put Dweck the lager in on a religious ban. It's not simply Rabbi Mizrachi it is the entire senior religious community leadership. Are you suggesting Dweck is above them all and that Deeck had the authority to change the Torah and it meaning. Typically liberal, so I guess you will start your own religion now; because what Dweck teaches isn't Judaism. And yes I have fear of heaven enough to know to your mentality to back a heretic makes you a fool and less than a dog
+There are annoying people everywhere. And the few people who you argue with are not a random sample of his supporters. Finally, I think that pretty high percentage of Orthodox have a negative view of homosexuality.
+In short, you are also wildly overgeneralizing from personal experience.
+To call the followers of Mizrachi “violent people” is unwise (especially since most are not violent). I would advise to not include that in part of the description since it will invalidate your valid criticism, in the present and future, in the eyes of Mizrachi and his followers.
+Could we compare the number of secular people who became Shomer Shabbos having listened to R'Mizrachi vs those who read this blog or the books of its author?
+Ends justify the means? Might makes right?
+Please go ahead and make the comparison. Do you actually believe the grotesque and self-serving claims that Mizrachi has made hundreds of thousands of Baalei Teshuvah without any proof whatsoever? It is all a nonsense. Have you been to his 'Yeshivah'? Does it even exist?
+I once heard a claim that one yeshiva's approach was more valid than Yeshiva University's because it has far more students. Someone wrote a reply...."well, last year 2 million people made the Hajj to Mecca...you had better convert to Islam!".
+I do not know about whom he was referring but Abraham Lincoln once said, "I do not like that man; I have to get to know him better."
+Nowadays, every respectable cult leader needs a posse---to get that respect.
+The only place I ever hear or read about this rabbi Yosef Mizrachi is this website. I gather he may have some adherents, but clearly they are not your target audience. In short, I don't why you bother with him. Just ignore him.
+FWIW, he has 12K+ youtube subscribers. As to whether these posts move the ball forward, I don't know. This is not my favorite. ?
+These comments were posted to the wrong post. I am re-posting them to the correct post.
+I think the most important, and, I might add, obvious question here is - WHERE CAN ONE GET A T-SHIRT WITH A PICTURE OF YOU ON IT???
+I am an ardent fan of this blog.
+I am an ardent fan of R' Mizrachi.
+I think the problem is most people who object to him only listen to snippets of his talks. Listen to a few hours of his talks and you will find him very mainstream but politically incorrect. He also relies on Kabbala a lot, which I find distressing, but is mainstream. In short, he is mainstream, funny, and very effective.
+He does, sometimes, say ridiculous things but usually admits mistakes and corrects them is subsequent talks. A rare quality he shares with R' Slifkin.
+So we should understand to view his video in context? Like the insults he threw at R' Slifkin were not snippets. I've watched his full videos. I use to be a fan, but I was never fully indoctrinated nor brainwashed, and thus, was able to escape the fanaticism. And I can tell you this: those snippets are his true views and they are in context of the full lecture. I know; I've watched full lectures.
+Why in the world is the concept of how many people a Rabbi inspired to make Shabbos observant a standard for a rabbi's legitimacy? If the reason the person keeps Shabbos is no different than the reason Jews danced around the eigel hazahav, why is their keeping Shabbos a good thing? Mizrachi inspires people based on a dogmatic approach of superiority and ownership of truth. If someone thinks they have a full understanding of a Torah concept, they are no different than one who says eileh elikecha Yisrael.
+Dear rabbi slifkin.
+I read some of your posts concerning rav mizrahi. It seems that you doesn't know his material enough. I use to listen to his teachings, sometimes he s pretty rational.he even sometimes agrees with you. I learned from him that we don't consider every information of Talmud at the same level.for instance what is considered medieval scientific knowledge we are not supposed to follow and it can even be wrong......i m telling this because both of you have great knowledge in Torah and sometimes it s disappointing that you spend more time attacking each other often based in false information.
+Dear Bohadana
+Nice try, but I also was a fan and watched his lectures in context. He is not rational. He relies on Kabbala and said that Slifkin is going to hell. Nice thing to say to fellow rabbi. If nothing else, Mizrachi is a fanatic. Racist. Holocaust denier. Anti-semite. Should I continue?
+MIZRACHI is exactly what this world needs--non-PC truth. He is hilarious and gets people engaged in a way that people take notice and understand. Humor is not for everyone and he is so funny I love him, he is real. He is waking people up, those who claim he is hateful are the ones who are actually doing the hating. Typical liberal hypocrites are the reason most stay away. PC LIBERAL CULTURE IS A MENTAL DISEASE
+@Angelique
+Don't you find the hypocrite in Mizrachi and not Slifkin's followers, since Mizrachi's followers are the murderers, criminals, hater, racists, holocaust diners. Point to one Rational Jew who preach the hate he does. Good luck!
+A sponge, soaks up everything; A funnel, takes in at one end and lets out at the other; A strainer, which lets out the wine and retains the lees; A sieve, which lets out the coarse meal and retains the choice flour.
+Funny how “Rabbi” Yosef Mizrachi insults his critics and encourages their murder when Rabbi Slifkin (an actual rabbi) defends himself politely and does not encourage violence against his critics.
+Picayune Stand’s story is the story of Florida at its very worst, and at its very best.
+In the 1940s and 50s, this 74,000 acres was logged of its giant cypress; in the 1960s, Gulf American Land Corporation “dynamited” canals, and roads were built for “Golden Gate Estates,” a Florida real estate scheme that never materialized. Gulf American sold plenty of swamp land, finally going bankrupt. This most beautiful of places was left broken and ravaged. Times changed. The public fought for these lands, and in 2000, Picayune Strand became elevated as the first project of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, or CERP. It is almost done…
+On April 29, I visited this CERP project held and managed as Picayune Strand State Forest. Its stakeholders include the Florida Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, South Florida Water Management District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Wildlife Commission, and Collier County. It was an inspiring field trip that I will share with you today.
+8:00 am
+SFWMD Lead Project manager, Joanna Weaver, and I drove for two hours to arrive at our destination in Collier County. Around a picnic table, we met ecologist, Mike Duever; Florida Forest Service biologist, Mike Knight; and Florida Forest Service fire expert, Sean Allen. As we all stood or sat around the table six feet apart, Mr Duever, thoughtfully gave his presentation. I listened intently. I think at first, he may have seen me a “lady from the city,” but I quickly won him over with my knowledge and love of plants and animals. After an excellent hour of intense slides and discussion, we paired off in trucks to take a tour. I was partnered with Mr Duever.
+-There is north Golden Gate Estates and south Golden Gate Estates. Picayune Strand State Forest is “south Golden Gate Estates” -south of I-75 (Alligator Alley). North Golden Gate Estates (north of I-75) is a neighborhood. On the map below, you can see the outlines of the roads now labeled as Picayune Strand State Forest south of I-75. The roads you see north of I-75 comprise the neighborhood of north Golden Gate Estates. The north was developed; the south became Picayune Stand State Forest.
+-Mr Duever’s handout demonstrates what was on the lands and is now removed, or in the process thereof. First, logging trams in red; Second, canals in blue; and roads in grey. Mind you the property is 74,000 acres!
+-This is the back page of Mr Duever’s handout. Blue boxes equal the year/s canals were filled and thus the number of growing seasons for recovering vegetation and trees. Yellow boxes equal the year/s roads were removed thus also the number of growing seasons. Some areas have had more time to heal than others.
+-In this handout, note three red squares at the top of the image. These red squares represent the three pump stations that are/will create sheet flow, restoring the hydrology and creating healthy habitat. Miller Pump Station, (far left), must meet flood protection standards for Lipman Farms on the east. This is being addressed now. Lipman Farms granted an easement for the building a protection levee. The entire project must not jeopardize flood protection for northern Gold Gate Estates, thus the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers portion of the CERP project, the gigantic pumps!
+-Below: Sean Allen of the Florida Forest Service loves his job. “Have you ever seen a panther?” I asked.” Absolutely!” He replies, looking in every direction. Picayune Strand is Panther Mitigation habitat for the state of Florida. This is panther country!
+I was very lucky to be paired up with Mike Duever. He has devoted his life to the restoration of these lands working first with National Audubon, then a long career with the SFWMD. He now works as a consultant for the SFWMD because no one knows the project like he does.
+As he calmly took me over the bumpy roads, all the years, all of the ups and downs, all of the successes, all of the disappointments since 2000, I asked: “Are you ever upset that Picayune is not finished yet?”
+“Jacqui,” he replied, looking at me with steel violet eyes, “restoration is full of “surprises.” What’s important is to do it the right way.” His glance veered off to the horizon.
+By the end of the day, I felt I’d met John Muir himself.
+We drove and drove. There were times it was just quiet.
+I saw a giant eagle’s nest, deer, blue herons, alligators and beautiful wildflowers. We drove, got out, got in. There were miles of filled-in canals and roads made one with the earth around them. The forest retuning…
+Things weren’t perfect. Mr Duever spoke of an invasion of sable palms and the forestry service explained how the palms act as a middle story between the lower and upper stories, something these lands never had, sometimes promoting out of control wildfires that kill everything.
+So much had been accomplished. So much was left to do…
+It was complicated. Restoration is complicated. But like Mike Duever taught me that day, it is not about getting rattled by the “surprises,” it’s about the long view. It is about the horizon.
+One day, not too far away, all of the giant pumps, not just two, will spread out the “flood waters” creating a sheet flow across the lands during the wet season. All of the trams, and roads will have been removed and the canals will all have been filled, leaving little pools for life to gather. The groundwater will synchronize; the cypress will come in where now willow stands. The wading birds will have thousands of areas to nurture their young. The panther will roam looking for deer and hog and the cry of eagle will echo through the cypress strands.
+It will happen. Don’t look down. -Horizon.
+-Mike Duever
+-Too many sable palms endanger the pines and cypress when fire strikes. Many must be removed.
+-Mr Duever holds a wildflower, Pink-Sabitia
+-Filled in canal
+-Removed roadbed. In time, vegetation will grow in.
+-Some areas of canals are left for water
+-Wildflowers and uplands
+-a giant blue bee!
+-Joanna assesses progress and things yet to come…
+-The history of Florida is written in these rocks piled high along the canals.
+-Mike Duever explains that this area was the greatest of the ancient cypress swamp. The willow he says is a precursor for its return.
+-A young cypress
+-A pond/canal adjacent to the former cypress swamp expands and contracts with the seasons. It is filled with fishes and gators. Look a snail! Life is retuning…
+4:00 pm
+-Final visit, the pump stations. Ominous! These things are huge and impressively spotless.
+We meet Charles Hendrickson, a wildlife-loving engineer who works for the SFWMD. “I love the nature here. It’s getting to be more and more.” I count 12 alligators near the intake canal and six standing wading birds. He tells me he once saw flamingos! Next, taking his phone out of his pocket, Charles shows me a photograph of hundreds of white pelicans that visited the Merrit Pump Station just days days before. Incredible! As I wave goodbye, I notice Charles looking beyond.
+Eye on the horizon…
+Update: Picayune Strand/Audubon
+20 thoughts on ““Eye on the Horizon,” Picayune Strand”
+Thank you Jacqui for a positive CERP story! It is so easy to be discouraged here on the West Coast as we prepare for another bad summer of Lake O. discharges of cyanobacteria laden water.
+I know Mike. It is relentless the things we are up against. What can we do…Eye on the horizon.
+Outstanding article, I’m familiar with the area and history. Thanks for documenting it for awareness by the general public. Your work is very commendable.
+Thank you Michael. I am so happy to finally learn about this area you know.
+Mesmerizing! Beautifully written. What a wonderful historical record of the pathway to the horizon. Thank you, Jacqui, you’re awesome! 😍🥰😘🥳
+Love to you Julia. I keep seeing the photo you took off the poor manatee. This photo is helping educate hundreds of people. A life not in vain. Thank to your documentation.
+Thanks For enlightening us with this article. Describing descriptively I felt as if I was on the tour. Keep sharing the wonderful stories of Florida’s special uniqueness.
+Great! Thank you.
+wow Jacquie.,,your showing that great the nags re happening by wonderful people who care about our wonderful area of Florida… Your are doing a great service in your visits both from the land and from the air with Ed., THANK YOU FOR .CARING
+Uncle Dale
+Thank you Uncle Dale !
+Outstanding piece and MUCH appreciated!
+THX!
+I was involved in the early planning of this project with Mike,Nancy Payton and others while working with FDEP. 55,000 plus acres of habitat restoration, incredible! Mike, thanks for your resolve to stay with this project.
+This is wonderful. Thank you for your work and for your comment!
+I’ve been reading your blogs with interest, and appreciate what you’re doing for the environment. Would you please consider speaking at a meeting of the Sutart Rotary Club in August? We meet at the Dolphin Shrimp House on Wednesday noon. It would be great to hear you speak on a subject of your choosing.
+Thanks,
+Jim Fogel M.D,
+Dear Dr Fogel, I would love to speak before Stuart Rotary Club in August. I will write you separate of this blog too. Thank you for asking me.
+.you have restored my faith in restoring the glades
+thanks for a wonderful story on the Picayune-strand
+As U know I grew up there
+OL timer Fred Humphries
+thank U for all of your blogs
+Dearest Mr Humphries, Fred – how awesome to receive your comment. What a place you are from! Beautiful! -and what a story. Thank you.
+Thanks, Jacqui; this was a real upper! Let’s hope!
+Gosh that makes me smile Helen!!! Thank you!
+Interview With Guillem Balague About Messi, Barca, Atleti, Liverpool and More
+Everton’s Goodison Park hosted an “Evening of Spanish Football” last week that saw three iconic figures in the Spanish game share their opinions with an audience of hundreds.
+On stage, Sky Sports’ Spanish soccer expert Guillem Balague, Real Madrid legend Fernando Hierro and editor of Spanish newspaper AS, Alfredo Relaño, offered typically insightful and highly intriguing opinions on a host of matters.
+They then opened up the floor to audience members who asked questions on the La Liga title race, Barcelona’s transfer ban, Spain’s World Cup triumph, Fernando Torres, Gerard Deulofeu and even Sam Allardyce!
+Guillem started the evening discussing Lionel Messi, a player who he has recently written a fine book on.
+He spoke to the audience of how a 12-year-old Messi made a huge decision to leave behind friends and family in Argentina to make it at Barcelona. Then, how his unyielding confidence in his own ability saw him stick it out, despite the majority of his immediate family returning to Argentina after just one year in Catalonia.
+In Guillem’s book, he discusses the rise of Messi through the Barcelona academy, his encounters with players like Ronaldinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and the peculiar relationship he shares with former boss Pep Guardiola; the two have not spoken since Pep left La Blaugrana according to Guillem.
+Hierro, the captain of the legendary Galacticos side shared his insight into his time as a player at both Real Madrid and Bolton, plus the role he has had off the pitch in Spain’s recent renaissance.
+Relaño —a man Guillem claimed is his journalistic hero—spoke of the curious relationship between the Spanish media and the “big two” sides. He also delved into the notion that Real Madrid and Barcelona receive preferential treatment from officials, as well as the perceived view that Los Blancos are the “government’s club”.
+Guillem went on to discuss Torres and why he “had to leave” Liverpool and how Barcelona’s transfer embargo may effect Deulofeu making a return to Everton next season, wrapping up a fascinating evening of impassioned, insightful football debate.
+I had the pleasure of speaking with Guillem earlier last week, as we discussed his latest book, the English and Spanish title races, the city of Liverpool and the Brazil World Cup:
+Matt Jones (MJ): First and foremost, congratulations on the success of your fantastic latest book, “Messi.”
+Messi is still only 26-years-old and has many, many more years of soccer ahead of him. What was it that made you feel it was the right time to write this book?
+Guillem Balague (GB): Thank you!
+It’s mainly about the opportunities that arise. The book about Pep went well and the book’s publisher immediately asked “what shall we do next?” And I knew straight away that it had to be Messi.
+It was a brilliant chance to discuss the confusion, the lies and myths that surround the player. I said to publishers that it has to be done with the Messi family and they backed it too.
+When the publishers and the family come together to support you like that on such an exciting project, it’s an unmissable opportunity.
+MJ: How did the experience of this most recent book compare to the writing of your previous book “Pep”?
+GB: Well, without realizing it, I had starting working on a genre.
+That goes back to 2005 when writing “A Season On The Brink,” which I wrote with Rafa Benitez. I was telling the story from on the inside of things and looking to gain the trust of these people.
+With the Pep book—even though he wasn’t doing interviews at the time—I asked him would he do it and he said “yes.” In truth, it was a great time in his career to explain what was going on as it was his last year with Barcelona and there were lots of speculation.
+MJ: As a writer, what are the main challenges that you face when writing a book about a player who I know you rate as the greatest of all time?
+GB: The biggest challenge was to understand him, and on many completely different levels.
+We actually have a lot in common! Both of us always want more. We’re insatiable when it comes to targets. After completing one we say “what’s the next one?”
+Obviously they are completely different, but after completing the Pep book I looked straight away at doing the Messi book. After he wins something, he immediately looks to the next trophy or the next record.
+So there’s that challenge to try and find common ground, which we did. Then, to find out what made him become the best. What comes natural? What is down to instinct? What is down to learning? To explore all of that.
+MJ: Messi and Barcelona are currently involved in a fascinating title battle in Spain along with the two Madrid sides. Is the rise of Atletico Madrid something that’s been embraced in Spain?
+GB: Well, it’s what we’ve been waiting for it since 2004, which was when Valencia last won the title.
+Atletico are really creating a challenge for Real Madrid and Barcelona. When Jose Mourinho was at Real Madrid, he was insistent that Barca used to win things because of bias from authorities, not because of their brilliance.
+This year, the performances of Atletico have seen that discourse collapse and the Real Madrid fans aren’t happy! Against Rayo Vallecano, Carlo Ancelotti was whistled, Karim Benzema was whistled, Gareth Bale was whistled and even Cristiano was whistled!
+MJ: Who do you want to win the La Liga title?
+GB: The only team out of the three who have maximized their potential is Atletico Madrid. When looking to win a championship, that should be target of everyone and they’ve done that.
+MJ: Do you think a title win for Simeone’s team would do much to upset the long-term duopoly of Real Madrid and Barcelona? Or merely inspire the big two to go out and spend even more in the transfer window?
+GB: For Barcelona, it would make them reinforce their style, which is something Tata Martino seems to be a little confused about at the moment.
+Real Madrid will continue to do what they do. They may not have won much under Florentino Pezez, but they’ll still continue to spend big money on the very best players. That won’t change.
+MJ: There’s a comparatively close title race going on in England. How impressed have you been with Liverpool, your favorite English team?
+GB: The energy, dynamism, hunger, and work without the ball is so, so refreshing.
+It’s so refreshing to get a team like Liverpool. Don’t forget, since 2004 there’s only been one team that have won the title aside from Manchester United or Chelsea.
+Long term, I do worry that they’re not solid enough and they might be found out in Europe next season. A midfield three of Steven Gerrard, Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson is a little overbalanced offensively.
+But give the ball to the S-S-S (Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling) and there is a fantastic danger and real mobility that is compensating for that. They might not be balanced, but they are fantastic to watch at the moment!
+MJ: Brendan Rodgers is doing a magnificent job at Anfield. Is he a manager who could manage on the continent one day?
+GB: Well he speaks Spanish!
+I’m not sure about Spain, unless it was maybe Barcelona. But they don’t want him at the moment, not yet anyway!
+Really, there is nowhere else in the world like the Premier League and I expect he will continue to build with Liverpool for a long, long time.
+MJ: Across Stanley Park, Roberto Martinez is doing an equally impressive job at Everton. Is he someone you expect will go to the very top of the game too?
+GB: I said when he got the job about the phenomenal amount of work he puts in, so there’s little surprise that he’s doing well. There are a lot of things in his favor at the moment.
+I expect he will make it to the very top. But I think Brendan will be at Liverpool for a long time and I think Roberto will be at Everton for a long time, too.
+MJ: You’re in Liverpool to host an evening of Spanish themed football debate with Fernando Hierro and Alfredo Relaño. I’m sure you always enjoy coming back here after you studied and subsequently lived in the city. What was it about Liverpool that appealed to you?
+GB: I’ve always said that if you want to learn the English language, come to Liverpool.
+Going out in town to meet people is always an experience, always a party! If you go to Matthew Street at 2PM in the afternoon on a weekday, you can guarantee there will be a party.
+There is a great atmosphere about the city and a great sense of community from the local people. I still have a flat there and always love coming back.
+MJ: At the moment, football discussion deviates little from the enthralling title races in both England and Spain. But looking further down the line, are you expecting Spain to retain their title in Brazil this summer?
+GB: I think the key when it comes to Spain is that they have managed to become such a competitive team that if they concede early they are capable of recovering.
+There is obvious experience, but there are some younger players coming through too. It is very unfortunate that Thiago has picked up a serious knee injury and may miss the tournament.
+For some of the more experience players, it is the last chance. Especially for the likes of Iker Casillas, Xabi Alonso and Xavi Hernandez.
+I feel you need to have the hunger to win this title. Argentina, Brazil and Germany will have it a little more than Spain, but hopefully Spain’s experience will compensate for that. I still think they are one of the best four teams in the tournament.
+MJ: And for Argentina and Messi? Brazil 2014 is set up perfectly for him, isn’t it?
+GB: Perhaps, maybe if they had a defense and a goalkeeper!
+But yes, he has highlighted this World Cup from a very early age as a vital moment in his career.
+MJ: You’ve written excellent books about one of the managerial greats and one of the finest players ever, what next for you? Do you have anything in the pipeline?
+GB: One of the managerial greats? You mean Rafa Benitez, right? (Laughs)
+I’m working on a deal at the moment that would see me write three books in five years. Nothing is finalized yet, but keep an eye out.
+For more information about Guillem, where you can purchase his books and upcoming events, visit his website:.
+2 Responses to Interview With Guillem Balague About Messi, Barca, Atleti, Liverpool and More
+Really enjoyed that Matt, he came down to the Britannia earlier this season for a similar event. How come Hierro was there?
+Cheers mate.
+No idea why Fernando was there, think Guillem roped him in last minute.
+He was an interesting bloke, but he’s got a role high up in the Spanish FA at the moment. So naturally, he had to sit on the fence when it came to a lot of questions!
+.
+And now on to the roundup. Apologies for the delay in the first post of the year but between Christmas and a computer malfunction I didn't get a chance to do the update until today.
+2Knitornot2Knit has a Christmas Wish
+Akka Design makes a Tartan Scarf; wishes everyone a happy 2011 and gives a sneak peek of her haircut
+Amazed Knitters Patterns had a slippy end to the year
+An Apology for an Idler has a bunch of thoughts; makes a triblodite; photographs a Turtle in a pirate costume; talks about the Henry Bear Blanketeers; links to an post on sides
+An Evening Wasted with has a busy day; gets caught by the weather; once again has a bad travel day; decides to start her holidays early; talks about the Christmas buildup and her preparations ; gets some books as presents and gets some more with a voucher; sees that a stash is starting; winds down the year with family and friends; lists her December reads and finds that the holidays disappeared without much notice
+An Snag Breac Beo has a return of snow
+Ankonymous hopes it won't snow more and has a fluffy co-worker
+Anula's Kitchen makes Stolen and shares the recipe
+Aran Brew wishes readers Happy Christmas; finishes some WIPs; and more WIPs done; has some New Year's Wishes and looks back at the previous year's resolutions; reviews 2010; awards her Golden Pint Awards and starts the year sew sew
+Basil Exposition talks about a week's reading; hopes for a white Christmas; makes some Shortbread; lists some gifts they made and part II of gifts
+BeckyDazzler is caught in Cambridge by the snow; gets some boots for Christmas; says hello to 2011; and lists some makeup must haves
+Bola de Berlin's son has has his first Christmas
+Cattaphilla Designs wonders if they will have a white Christmas; has a very long day; wishes everyone a Happy New Year; adds a splash of colour to the season; has an idea about a what I made this month post
+Chebe has links to some sewing dictionary; decides to change her blog attribution; has her Muslin 1; muslin 1.b; bodice mockup 2 and makes a passport cover
+Clasheen shows pictures of a pink bag; has some snippets; wishes everyone Happy Holidays; has more snippets; photographs the Artlink Project; has a day-long workshop on felt flowers; talks about Flu and Felt and is wrapped in merino
+Craft Obsession makes some Art Yarn and has a review of the stuff made over the year
+Daffodils and Dandelions wishes everyone a happy new year and finishes a top for her daughter and finds that some technology has left her behind
+Dispatches from the Deise talks about Socks, scarves and Snowflakes; wishes everyone a happy Christmas; wishes everyone Happy Christmas from a waterless Waterford; reflects on water and goes from hairshirts to hippie hats
+Dixie Stix talks about not liking Christmas and about learning about life from IKEA
+DragonDays photographs a silver Christmas decoration; Crutches and a bicycle
+Droim an Uain has a Snowy Christmas; does a video of an assisted twist short longdraw
+Dublin Knit Collective wishes everyone a happy Christmas; introduces the 2011 Dublin Knit Collective Sock Club; wishes everyone a happy new year; meets in the National Library Cafe; talks about the Wednesday night meetup; the Saturday Meetup Decision
+Duilleoga finds that Christmas approaches suddenly
+Etsy Ireland welcomes new members; wishes everyone a happy Christmas; has a festive five on Friday; talks about leaving behind 2010; talks about New Year Resolutions; searching your own shop and a Fab Five on Friday
+FlyAlong makes some fingerless Gloves
+From sheep to Shawl mentions the Solstice
+Half a Dream away photographs a Christmas Tree Star; promotes her Calendar; has coffee and Malabrigo and a stone heart
+Handcrafted by Lilly Smuul talks about putting a zip into a handknit garment and does some neck-warmers and scarves
+Handmaiden of Adonai reviews 2010 and about downsizing her wardrobe
+Herborium sees Green in the Quakers Garden and a hedgerow in Winter
+Hollytron diagrams her process; has a painterly moment and paints a Belle of the Ball
+Irish Muses has fun with some Mug Rugs and Irish Desert Recipies; packages arrive and a purse made; has a giveaway (closed Dec 30th); talks about the day following being Christmas Eve; wishes everyone a happy Christmas; talks about a happy Christmas and about winning; and another win; talks about watercolour journaling; a second watercolour journaling entry; announces a winner for her surprise Irish Giveaway; wishes everyone a Happy New Year and reviews the year; nominates her January Star; announces a winner for the earlier competition; does a second part of her January Star; does more entries in her Native American Watercolour Journaling; does a cowboy watercolour and receives a Christmas star block; has news, a giveaway and an Irish Coffee Wallhanging; mentions a giveaway; announces another winner
+Kay B's All Things Beautiful has a Kenzolicious finish; talks about winter and wishes everyone a happy Christmas
+Kersti tweets her week one
+; Tweet week two; Tweet Week Three; tweet week four; says hello to 2011; says goodbye to her George Forman grill; links to a Pork and Chive Dumpling Recipe and a surprised Kitty video
+Kizuta visits Germany and returns
+Knitting Neels wishes everyone a Happy New Year and gets some knitting done over the holidays
+Knit Inc plods along with Christmas Knitting; finishes in time; Inspires a WIP Down; finishes the first one; finishes the second WIP and does a year end review; Production increases and publishes her first pattern: the Howth Vest
+Laura Eliason shows off some of the items she had for sale at the Christmas Market
+Limerick Live starts getting ready for Christmas; wishes a happy Christmas; talks about Christmas and celebrations; says goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011
+Margie Loves Wool wishes everyone Merry Christmas; photographs her Christmas morning; Christmas Evening; has a cupcake Christmas; congratulates a couple of graduates; wishes everyone a Happy New Year
+Miss Aine has more snow; announces that it's a boy; has an afternoon of crafting; wishes everyone a Merry Christmas; makes some Christmas Snowballs; finishes a knitted couple; has pictures from the wedding; links to some Christmas Books Presents and makes a balloon Doll
+Mitt liv på Irland, My life in Ireland wishes everyone a happy Christmas; goes from white to green overnight; starts a series of photographs of her new spinning wheel; spinning wheel 2; spinning wheel 3; spinning wheel 4; spinning wheel 5; talks meds and spinning steps; hopes people enjoy New Years Eve and wishes them a Happy New Year and talks about Little Christmas
+Morg Today has a cosy Christmas Sunday; more shopping and frozen sinks; has broken Broadband and bargain buys; is very cold; wraps and gets a robin; wishes Happy Christmas from the O'Briens; has a miracle on 22nd Street; links to Jonsi's "Sticks and Stones" video; talks about Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; Christmas Day Dinner; Christmas Nightand is listening to Regina Spektor
+Ms Walsh has good intentions
+Neens Crochet wishes everyone a happy Christmas and a stitching new year; Neens Week Part 1 : Handmade Gifts; is a lean mean crafting machine and announces a blog facelift
+NicKnits finishes an Iceling; shows off more of the Iceling; and makes another one and a cowl and finishes the neckwarmer
+Pippablue talks about keeping warm this christmas and about some of their New Year Craft Classes
+Playing with Fibre is still knitting and does some baking
+Rubysasha gets the Elizabeth Zimmermann bug and end of year knitting
+Sheknitupthatball wishes everyone a happy New Year; makes a Hat; a violet hug and a cabled scarf
+Skuldmakes stuff felt the Craft Love and gets some spinning in
+Springstitches makes a handknit baby beanie; a Loganberry Fairisle hat and talks about handmade baby gifts
+Springwools offers a desktop wallpaper (the direct link didn't work on my machine!)
+Starving Artist Ink posts pictures 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55; talks about nonsense; Lactivist; memorable; makes merry; nonsense part II; nonsense part III; puts down some simple goals; Part Four; nonsense part IV; powerful flaws
+Stitchlily wishes everyone a Happy New Year; updates on the film job
+Stolen Stitches talks about Christmas Snow; launches her Nepal Wrap; launches Carrageen and adds some modifications
+The Bohomama wishes everyone Happy Christmas
+The Misadventures of Gaiety Girl's life is beginning to calm down; cardigan is kicking her ass; and has plans
+The Nest does a Rainbow Doll Giveaway; introduces Rainbow Baby; readies the Rainbow Baby to go; celebrates the Winter Solstice; Advent day 22; advent day 23; advent day 24; captures a photographic Landscape; painted landscape; experimental landscape; is profound; works on the Chicken Beast; sees new growth; offers pages from a sketchbook; talks about an old bridge; shows the nest; finishes a belated Christmas Gift; makes some January Jam and gets some thoughtful gifts
+The Siegel Six has several updates
+Things that Strike me talks about people being nice; has some hairpin lace success; rereads Thud by Terry Pratchett; talks about learning to live with the unfamiliar; talks about the Christmas Tree; Worms Defence; climbing mountains of pain; on what we want from our universities; five people to follow on Twitter; advice for Estate Agents; the year in review; alternative lists and stuff; Arizona; knitting versus crochet
+This is Knit feature the Squshya Cowl
+Thread Bear's Picnic talks about being burned out by Christmas and about a gift to herself for Christmas
+Timothy Dowling shows off some knitted stuff
+Undermeoxter reviews her year; talks about the use of twitter; finds consequences of the WIPdown; finishes a few items
+Valentina's Room has some notes on a non-blogging year
+Where there's a Wool does a hand-made gift tag tutorial; works on her blog; features in the Irish Examiner; talks about lessons in goodwill; Glinda of Oz; has a Christmas Tease; has some how to crochet beginner stitches; has a New Year's Resolution; talks about Maria in the Sound of Music and talks about Nollaig na mBan
+Winona Queen talks about letting it snow
+Wirewrapped has a ceramic wire wrapped pendant; a lepiolite donut pendant; how she keeps the wrapping neat; some donut pendants; a steampunk heart with a key; lava and turquoise freeform; tiny turquoise earrings; steampink heart; first daily deviation; subscribing to a post a day for 2011; an attempt at symmetry; more labradorite; gothic Lava heart; another turquoise donut; valentine pendants; some new beads and more valentine pendants
+Woollybits participates in a scarf exchange; has too much white; wishes everyone a Happy Christmas; gets new books; hopes that things are returning to normal; is waiting for post; finishes an advent KAL; talks about a new year and new projects
+Woolly Way of Ireland wishes everyone a Happy Christmas and New Year; Winnie's Craft Cafe has some classes; posts the Redress schedule; a one day quilting workshop in Killarney
+Yarnboi posts about some done and dusted projects; first projects of the year; third project of the year and fourth project
+[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by wyvernfriend, stitchlily. stitchlily said: @sheknitupthat agree 100%, its a big task @wyvernfriend: It is DONE!!” [...]
+Hello and thank you for including me in your Crafty Blog update! It's great to find new crafty folk working locally.
+Kind Regards,
+Angela x
+Thanks very much for the mention!!
+xx
+Oh wow, just found your blog. What a lot of work - but what a really great idea!
+Thanks for mentioning my website!! :-)
+23 February 2016 | 25 Comments
+Last fall I was faced with a problem: I had a small product in production and no way of effectively delivering it.
+The product, the Viticulture Moor Visitors Expansion, would have an MSRP of $15. I knew there would be some customers who would want to pre-order it, especially if they got a discount on the game. But they would also have to pay for shipping, which for our fulfillment centers would be about $10.
+$10 shipping for a $15 expansion didn’t feel like a good deal for me to offer to pre-order customers. So I decided to find a different way to run a pre-order for it.
+At that point, there were basically three models for releasing a new board-game product (they can be used in combination with each other):
+- Sell the in-stock product directly to distributors, who would in turn sell it to retailers (no pre-order). This is the most traditional model, and some publishers still use it. It’s fine, but it doesn’t help the people who want to pre-order the product. Those people are going to be the most enthusiastic about the product–they are your greatest ambassadors.
+- Accept pre-orders directly through our website after the game is in production. Many publishers use this method, and there’s nothing wrong with it. Sure, you’re taking some business away from retailers, but it’s usually not significant. This still requires us to ship individual products to people around the world, which doesn’t address the pricing dilemma above.
+- Crowdfund the product before it enters production. This is great for gauging demand, improving a product, building community, raising funds, and marketing, but none of those things really apply to this expansion. It doesn’t cost much to make, it’s a cohesive product, and there’s already a strong community around it. Also, when you crowdfund an expansion, there is the expectation that you will offer the original game as part of the deal. Not only is this offputting to retailers, but it’s also not in the spirit of Kickstarter, which is to create new things, not reprint existing stuff (they grey area is for new editions of existing products, like Tuscany + the second edition of Viticulture).
+None of those solutions fit well for the Moor Visitors Expansion, so I tried something new.
+The Solution
+Last week, with Moor Visitors already on the boat from China to the US, I sent an e-mail to the 250 retailers on our mailing list to tell them about the new pre-order system. In this system, instead of Stonemaier accepting pre-orders through our website, retailers would accept pre-orders for one week on their websites and in their stores. I would send the purchased products to the retailers, and they would fulfill the orders to their customers.
+All they needed to do was reply to say they wanted to be part of it–any retailer is welcome to join.
+I set up a temporary page on Celery, our pre-order platform of choice, that gave the retailers 55% off the MSRP of the expansion and our other in-stock products. I also offered them free shipping on orders over $100 (the plan is to air freight games from the US to Canada, Australia, and Europe and then send individual packages to retailers from within those regions).
+I then created a page on our website that lists all participating retailers broken down by region and whether they’re local or online, as well as links to their websites. Finally, I sent out an e-newsletter to our 19,000+ subscribers to inform them that the pre-order campaign had launched.
+The Benefits
+Why is this system one that retailers would want to try and that customers would benefit from? A few reasons:
+- Price: I would have had to charge $20-$25 for pre-orders for this product, so this is a case where retailers can offer a better price to customers. Local game stores don’t need to charge shipping at all, and online game stores having shipping methods that can get shipping down to $4-$7.
+- Shipping: Customers in non-US regions like Canada, Australia/NZ, and Europe will have their games shipped from stores that are within a few hundred kilometers at most, not from the US.
+- Consolidation: Because we’re directly customers to stores, those stores have the opportunity to sell other things to those customers. Not only is that good for the stores, but it can be good for customers who are trying to exceed the free shipping threshold on those stores.
+- Convenience: We wanted to give customers the opportunity to buy from local game stores where they could simply pick up the pre-ordered game when they’re ready.
+- Discovery: Customers have a chance to discover new stores–both local and online–that they’ve never heard of.
+- Precision: We’ve had plenty of retail support on our Kickstarter campaigns, but for the most part those stores are buying blind. They don’t know how much demand there will be for the product. This system takes away that mystery, as the retailers can wait until February 29–after they’ve collected pre-orders from their customers–to place their order with us.
+- Marketing: We’ve essentially created an event around this pre-order campaign. Sure, people often get excited about new product announcements, but it rarely turns into an immediate actionable event for retailers or customers. This is different–it’s happening right now, giving everyone involved a compelling reason to talk about it and become a part of it.
+- Respect: I believe that it’s really important for a company like Stonemaier to have a great relationship with retailers. This pre-order is partially about me showing them that I respect and value them–I want to work with them, not undercut them. I’ve tried to do similar things with the way we involve retailers in our Kickstarter projects, but because Stonemaier isn’t accepting any direct pre-orders from customers for this campaign, it hopefully takes that relationship to a new level.
+At the very least, those are my perceived benefits. This entire thing is a bit of an experiment. The pre-order campaign ends next week, after which I’ll follow up with a postmortem post with statistics, feedback, and lessons learned.
+What do you think about this system?
+Also read: Lessons Learned from the Moor Visitors Pre-Order Campaign: Part 1 and Lessons Learned from the Moor Visitors Pre-Order Campaign: Part 2
+25 Comments on “Why We’re Running a Pre-Order Through Retailers”
+[…] a similar campaign for Moor Visitors, and I detailed the reasons for running this type of campaign here. Below are the primary benefits for each of the parties […]
+[…] sold to their customers and to the various customers we referred to them. I detail this process here, and part 1 of my conclusions is […]
+[…] Celery (a pre-order e-commerce platform). The details and motivations for doing so are described on this post, but the basic idea was that only retailers would place orders with Stonemaier Games, and I would […]
+Being a retailer from your list I want to say it is a very good idea. Unfortunately for Russia you dont have the special offer with free shipping.
+Looking forward to start selling Scythe here:)
+Thanks, managed to piggyback it onto a friend’s order to reduce shipping :)
+Rahul: It would probably be best if you just ordered from an online store unless your local store wanted to stock other items in addition to your copy.
+I’m not actually certain if my FLGS would be able to sell multiple copies – would it still be sensible for them to get one for me? (Alternate is CAD $15 + $9 shipping from an online store)
+Thanks, Sheldon! I look forward to seeing any experiments you implement.
+Jamey, I’m glad you’re trying something new and telling us all about it. You’re giving people like me a chance to see what it’s like to run a small business and experiment!
+Thanks so much for contacting them, Matt! Indeed, it’s very easy to get on the list if you just tell your FLGS to contact me. :)
+To anyone who doesn’t see their local store on the list – I asked mine to participate. I had an answer (“Yes!”) within an hour or two. So the communication went: Me -> FLGS -> Jamey -> FLGS -> Me. This all happened in less than two hours. My FLGS (Diversions Puzzles & Games) rocks. Jamey rocks. Thanks so much!
+Thanks Harry and Xenothon! We’ll see what the final results yield. I do know that one person was confused by the system: My mom called me yesterday to ask, “So I have to find a store? Can’t I just buy it from you?” :)
+That is a nice way to make retailers believe in you and your product. As far I am concerned, till now backers/buyers were satisfied with Stonemeier games products and built a community around it. Now it goes to the next level, were even retailers are satisfied and are looking forward to get Stonemeier products! Well done, Jamey, everyone is happy now! :)
+Brilliant as ever. Jamey, you are a marvel!
+Thanks Jeff, that’s kind of you to say. I appreciate the affirmation!
+Jamey you never cease to amaze me at how you view both your supply chain and your customer’s needs with such deep perspective. I play your games, follow your blog, own a couple copies of your book; my day job is IT and what has been a revelation is in how many of dare I say your guiding principles can be translated into almost any business flow. You’re an inspiration!
+Regards
+Jeff
+Thanks for letting them know, George! We’re open to any and all retailers. :)
+I didn’t see any local shops on the list from my state, so I forwarded my note introducing the campaign to my favorite local shop. He responded that he would love to be a part of it. I hope it’s not to late for them (Petries in Colorado Springs).
+Good to know, I’ve never used it before. Thanks Jamey!
+Thanks JR! We actually did tell our ambassadors about it a week in advance for that very purpose–you’d make a great ambassador! :) It’s also not too late for a retailer to sign up.
+Love this idea, curious to see the data afterward. Only negative feedback is that I’d liked to have known about this before it was live, so I could have encouraged my local game store to participate (I would have preferred to pre-order through them vs. online retailer, which I had to do since there are no stores in Texas).
+Erik: Unless I’m mistaken, you can simply just share the Collections link with whomever you want. In this case, I created a collection of products just for retailers, and I only shared that link with retailers.
+Is there a way to make your Celery page private for particular groups? I always thought it was a public page anyone could access.
+Jamey, I think it is a great idea and a very clever way to reach out to the local game stores. I see this as a very positive experience and a wonderful way to support our gaming community.
+It seems like you are doing the best job you can to get the game out to your customers, use local stores, and save both shipping and stock expenses. I hope it works out well. (I already preordered mine… still paying shipping because I live where there isn’t a local choice available… for board games or almost anything for that matter.)
+Further Anomalies of the Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine
+On 27 April a New York Times article reported excitedly the result animal trials of the Oxford Coronavirus vaccine:
+... But more than 28 days later all six were healthy, said Vincent Munster, the researcher who conducted the test.."
+This would have been just as well because just four days earlier on 23 April Oxford Vaccine Group under the leadership of Andrew Pollard amid immense publicity had begun experimenting on human subjects. On 30 April a contract was announced with AstraZeneca to manufacutre the vaccine, promising to deliver an entirely new vaccine to the market at unprecedented speed by September. The only trouble was that when the results of the animal trial came to light in mid-May it was disclosed that:
+"There is a second troubling result of the Oxford paper. The titer of neutralizing antibody, as judged by inhibition of virus replication by successive serum dilutions as reported is extremely low. Typically, neutralizing antibodies in effective vaccines can be diluted by more than a thousand fold and retain activity. In these experiments the serum could be diluted only by 4 to 40 fold before neutralizing activity was lost.".The British government has both a huge financial investment in the product and a reputational one, but it may help that Prof Pollard is both an adviser to the British regulator and chair of the committee recommends vaccine for public use.
+John Stone is UK Editor for Age of Autism.
+voxpoliticalonline.com
+"Autism" excuse for Dominic Cummings wrongdoing ,it isn'true . 4 days ago .
+The Breakfast Briefing
+What you need to know as coronavirus test and trace programme gets underway 28 May 2020
+Matt Hancock states "Civic duty ,may become mandatory in the future "
+Track and trace polital posse at work?
+Children's Health Defense
+Covid -19 Vaccines continuing the Long History of Medical Experimentation on Children
+May 28 2020
+Tartan Ponderosa - Post it notes .
+UK Prime Minister's top advisor drops Polaris strength No 2 on No 10's front doorstep!
+Not a nuclear one ,just a big crofters, farmhouse, farmyard, strength, smelly one, from a great height!
+Did the Beanie-gone-and -done- it, cap , even do a quick visual check of his car tyers before doing a 30 mile trip to a castle to check 2020 vision ,as car not used for at least 10 days ?
+Could have driven off with 2 tyres squinty ,one tyre as flat as a pancake !
+Three wheels on my wagon /Bloopers YouTube
+Posted by: Morag | May 29, 2020 at 05:22 AM
+John and Grace agree with both your viewpoints. Whatever his reasons are I think he must have been pretty desperate and probably facing the daily nightmare dilemma of` if were both ill/dead who is going to look after him` if indeed the lad is autistic. When our son was 4 years I never knew to much about autism nearly zero as your still coming out of denial. So I can imagine him making a knee jerk action, and got it wrong. What a fool to vaccinate if he did that’s what I think also. Whilst this is on-going it takes the media away from America re-opening ,Trump taking a natural remedy first President ever to publicly admit it, and the FBI 1% low life scum facing the chop not to mention China and Hong Kong, zero reporting shhh! nobody will notice..and the band plays on to quote Bob
+Pharma For Prison
+MMR RIP
+Posted by: Angus Files | May 27, 2020 at 04:59 PM
+The reality of course is that Cummings’ probably faced his son being taken into care if both parents got seriously ill. I would feel sorry for him if the last several governments had not made life so hard for everybody - and it exposes just the nightmare that confronts all of us because of this barbaric, dishonest policy.
+I think Mordaunt makes the point that he hit the road for the long drive north when probably already ill.
+Posted by: John Stone | May 27, 2020 at 03:55 PM
+Angus,
+Putting it the other way round, maybe those people you know SHOULD have broken the "rules". Maybe we all should. Rules are not laws, and neither are advice, suggestions or urges! And some Ministers such as Gove are now saying if something is an emergency and you have to go out then that's "allowed". Sturgeon even said autistic children may need to go out several times a day, unlike other children. This is why they have made suggestions and not laws - because disability legislation would make any such laws unlawful. I've been in the situation of being a single parent with ME/autism and I do think the danger of such a situation to the child/ren needs to be publicly aired, so perhaps Cummings will have done us all a favour.
+Posted by: Grace Green | May 27, 2020 at 03:46 PM
+Angus
+Further hints here that Cummings’ son is autistic in a scarcely supportive statement from Penny Mordaunt (who actually has to work with him).
+Perhaps he was fool enough to get his child vaccinated, but no one in public life ever gets to admit anything.
+Posted by: John Stone | May 27, 2020 at 03:34 PM
+If true seen .guv ministers before with skin in the game and done nothing..
+So it looks as if the next excuse to be wheeled out is that Dominic Cumming's child is autistic.
+My child is autistic. I know many families with autistic children.
+This is what I have heard of happening for these families during Coronavirus:
+- no school (yes I know schools should be taking vulnerable children. But many are not)
+- no respite
+- no transport to school even if they are open
+- regular activities cancelled
+- the fear that provision provided by local authorities through Education Health and Care Plans and suspended under the Coronavirus Act will slowly disappear
+I know of many single parents alone with their child who are seriously struggling and who did not break the rules during lockdown.
+To use autism as an excuse is beyond low. It is revolting and has made me even angrier than I was before
+Pharma For Prison
+MMR RIP
+Posted by: Angus Files | May 27, 2020 at 07:07 AM
+Over and over again we see 80-85% immunity to coronavirus, provided by the innate immune system (first line of defense). When your innate immune system is healthy, they can't detect the virus despite intense exposure.
+Of the people in whom coronavirus is detected, a large percentage of them show no symptoms. I don't know for sure, but very likely these people eventually clear the virus via the innate immune system, and do not go on to develop antibodies.
+So only a small percentage of people exposed to coronavirus will go on to develop antibodies to it. Antibody testing confirms this, with most people not showing any SARS-Cov-2-specific antibodies.
+Basically, we don't need a vaccine -- we pretty much have herd immunity now, and are on the tail-end of the outbreak. Historically these coronavirus episodes are pretty much gone by mid-June or early July, and we are on track for that now. Next year, the same virus will have tough going, with 95%+ of people already immune.
+Posted by: Tim Lundeen | May 26, 2020 at 12:49 PM
+Just to add about Cummings, I am sure his project lies completely outside representative politics and in the direction of subordination and enslavement of the populace - even if this is not completely understood even by himself. It is just a matter of having a state machine and running it in an ever more oppressive and coercive ways. But of course Johnson and Gove dote on him.
+Posted by: John Stone | May 26, 2020 at 11:27 AM
+John - Apparently some link beteen GSK and France on Covid-19 vaccine is a done deal. I would be surprised if this interested Dominic Cummings who is far more focussed on getting the Oxford vaccine into production ASAP.
+However, as an early riser I hear things on the BBC which are never repeated later. This morning's offerings included some positive information about plasma therapy, rumoured to have been used to help Boris Johnston, and certainly far safer than some hastily introduced vaccine, and also previously tried and tested. Apparently that malaria treatment Hydroxychloroquine is also being used for Covid-19 patients in the UK. The WHO of course is quick to denigrate all Covid-19 alternative therapies.
+Apparently, that GSK plant in Barnard Castle is involved in manufacturing Hydroxychloroquine. If Dominic Cummings visited the GSK premises to discuss Covid-19 therapies other than vaccines. I would view this positively, but why the secrecy? Boris has admitted knowing where his adviser was holed up.
+I am disgusted by the Oxford Vaccine Group. They have admitted their vaccine does not provide immunity to Covid-19 in primates, so it is unlikely to provide said Covid-19 immunity in humans. To me this should mean the project is abandoned forthwith. Also, the virus is disappearing fast in the UK, suggesting this virus, like SARS and MERS is self limiting. Read this 'bleat' from the OVG, now asking for healthy volunteers to be deliberately infected with a potentially dangerous virus to see if the vaccine works in humans:-
+EXTRACT
+"Oxford University vaccine trial has only a 50% chance of success because virus is vanishing in UK - academics call for human volunteers to be infected
+• Government struck a deal for 100 million doses of the jab 'as early as possible'
+• Ministers hoped a third of them would be ready to roll out for use in September
+• But Prof Adrian Hill said the rapidly disappearing virus is creating problems
+• If volunteers don't catch it, scientists can't prove the vaccine makes a difference
+• Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19"
+By VANESSA CHALMERS HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE and TOM PYMAN FOR MAILONLINE
+PUBLISHED: 23:08, 23 May 2020 | UPDATED: 10:22, 24 May 2020
+Posted by: Jenny Allan | May 26, 2020 at 08:20 AM
+."
+How is it possible for the British and US governments to squander "hundreds of millions of rounds" on a vaccine that has proven to be "DEFECTVE"? Those government officials who signed contract for DEFECTIVE vaccine .. as well as .. those Oxford/AstraZeneca officials who SOLD THE DEFECTIVE vaccine .. should be PROSECUTED FOR FRAUDLENTLY CONSPIRING TO SELL DEFECTIVE VACCINE.
+BOTH government and corporate officials are equally GUILTY OF DEFRAUDING THE PEOPLE OF U.K AND U.S. They would have made historical con-man PONZI proud.
+Posted by: Bob Moffit | May 26, 2020 at 08:18 AM
+The WHO at work ransom paid until the next demand and people vaccinated with what? and giving it to the young NUTS...
+University of Oxford coronavirus vaccine: everything we know so far
+A million doses of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine could be ready as early as September, Oxford scientists say
+By
+Jordan Kelly-Linden
+26 May 2020 • 12:28pm
+A potential coronavirus vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford has been trialled on people from April 23, Matt Hancock revealed at a Government briefing.
+The vaccine project, which is being run by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group, will also receive a further £20 million in funding from the Government.
+“We are going to back them to the hilt and give them every resource they need to give them the best chance of success,” the Health Secretary said.
+The new injection of cash will go straight into funding the clinical trails, Professor Andrew Pollard, Chief Investigator on the study and Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity at the University of Oxford, said.
+"Almost all of that funding will be going on the clinical trial development programme to make sure that we can fully test the vaccine in healthy younger adults," Prof Pollard told Sky News following the Government's announcement.
+"Then we'll move on to test the vaccine in other age groups," he said.
+Pharma For Prison
+MMR RIP
+Posted by: Angus Files | May 26, 2020 at 07:56 AM
+Jenny,
+It looks to me as if GSK have a small plant in Barnard Castle which Dom might not have found to his taste - very different from the gigantic steel and glass palace near London Heathrow Airport. I am happy to go with his account for the moment that he took his wife and child on a 60 mile drive to test his vision! I was more interested in his mention of the fact that he had written articles about the need for a coronavirus vaccine prior to the present episode, while his wife as commissioning editor of the Spectator would have published the article by “the fattest, charity fat cat of them all”, Seth Berkley calling for antivaxxers to be banned from social media.
+As we know bannning antivaxxers from social media has also become an agenda of the British government. According to wiki:
+“Cummings has described his political views as "not Tory (Conservative), libertarian, 'populist' or anything else"
+Perhaps ‘extreme authoritarian technocratic bully’ would cover it.
+Posted by: John Stone | May 26, 2020 at 07:47 AM
+The present row in the UK over Covid-19 infected Government Adviser Dominic Cummings' 260mile (against the lockdown rules) drive to Durham to isolate with his family in a second home, contains a curious defence for his subsequent 60mile round trip to Barnard Castle (from Durham) with his family on board. Initially we were told this was for a nice family river walk on his wife's birthday. He now claims this was to 'test his eyesight', in case of damage by Covid-19, before driving back to London to get 'vaccine deals done' and 'overide the regulations'. He has now denied having a walk at Barnard Castle, but admits to sitting on a bench (also against the regs at the time).
+A Scottish blogger, presently being prosecuted by the Scottish Government for alleged contempt of court for his reporting of the Salmond trial, has pointed out Barnard Castle is headquarters of vaccine manufacturers GSK, and suggested the REAL reason for Dominic Cummings' trip to Barnard Castle was part of this 'getting vaccine deals done'.
+Furthermore former CEO of GSK, Sir Andrew Witty, ( who presided over the China GSK bribery scandal) has recently and very quietly taken up a temporary position with the WHO to push Covid-19 vaccines. As Brian Deer says 'Go Figure!'
+Ex-GSK chief Witty to head WHO’s coronavirus vaccine drive
+April 16, 2020
+EXTRACT:-
+"Former GlaxoSmithKline chief executive Sir Andrew Witty has taken a leave of absence from his current day job to lead the push to develop vaccines for COVID-19 at the World Health Organization (WHO).
+Witty is expected to return to his current role at US group United Health’s Optum health services business by the end of the year, and is due to take up the new WHO role next Monday, according to a press statement.
+The timeline is interesting given the often-repeated assertion that it will be 12 to 18 months before a vaccine is likely to be widely available, although some experts suggest the first candidates could be cleared for emergency-use – in healthcare workers for example – within the next 3-6 months.
+Witty’s appointment to the UN agency comes less than 24 hours after President Trump pulled funding for the WHO, claiming it had mismanaged the coronavirus crisis, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s pledge to make up $150 million of the approximately $400 million shortfall."
+Posted by: Jenny Allan | May 26, 2020 at 07:12 AM /05
+Health and care staff recruited to trial covid-19...NHSGGC NHS Glasgow and Clyde .
+4 days ago.
+UK Column News 25 May 2020
+Highlighting standards / Health and safety risk assessments !
+Roles and responsibilities and safeguarding issues of political advertising ?
+WHO, wants to teach your wee ewe's, What exactly? Taking the core temperature of the core /common purpose! education menu.
+Posted by: Morag | May 26, 2020 at 07:08 AM
+As a solo artist and as frontman for The Frames, Dublin native Glen Hansard has been in the music business since he was a teenager, but he only dabbled in cinema once, in 1991's The Commitments. Not liking the attention that came with film fame, he avoided cinema projects until 2006, when former Frames member John Carney asked him to write the songs for a low-key love story—and then star in it, when planned star Cillian Murphy dropped out. Made on a shoestring, Once became a critics' darling and a surprise arthouse hit. It's a raw, tender love story in which Hansard plays a character much like himself: a Dublin street musician singing his own songs, and collaborating, sometimes painfully, with real-life partner Markéta Irglová. To commemorate the film's DVD release, Hansard spoke to The A.V. Club about guerilla filmmaking, how stardom steals the soul, and sneaking in the back door at Sundance.
+The A.V. Club: How did you and Markéta originally meet? How did you start collaborating musically?
+Glen Hansard: We first collaborated some five, six years ago—I was making some home recordings. I know Mar's father, he's a friend of mine. And he invited me to stay over at their house to write some songs. I went over and stayed two or three weeks there, and made a bunch of home recordings. And because Mar played piano, we got her to jam along—which was kinda weird for her, because, though she's a really good pianist, she only ever did music that she read. But I got her to play through these tunes, I got her to sort of jam along. And I remember, she was listening to one of these tunes and she was like, "Glen, what you're singing about here, did this really happen to you?" And I was like, "Well, sort of. Poetic license, it didn't happen exactly—" "So this didn't happen to you." "Well, it did, but not exactly—" "So did it happen to you, or not?" "Well, it did, but well No." [Laughs.] "So why are you saying it did?" "Well, I was just trying to make a point, maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit maybe, but " And I remember at that point realizing that this girl was fucking brilliant—she was totally questioning what I was doing, but what was wonderful was that she was listening. I mean, the guys in my band, they know me very well, but they still don't know what some of these songs refer to. But she was actually listening to what I was saying, and she was kind of challenging me on it. And then I listened to some of her songs, and I thought, "This girl, she knows what she's on about."
+AVC: Is your songwriting collaboration usually that contentious?
+GH: Yeah, it is. It's definitely 50 percent argument and 50 percent cooperation. Like anything—you sit around and you come up with ideas, and then it's like "This is fucking bullshit, why don't you do it this way?" And then "That's brilliant, you're brilliant." If you're going to have an artistic partner, it needs to be someone you can absolutely strip. You know what I mean? [Laughs.] I don't mean literally, but you need to be able to strip them down and be very straight with them.
+AVC: You worked as a busker for years, and you play a busker in the film. What did you learn from busking that you wouldn't have learned by just being a studio or concert musician?
+GH: Everything. Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking. The one thing I didn't learn about was mic technique, which is no big deal—you can learn that in half an hour. Busking, you learn people, you learn about reading people. You learn about reading the atmosphere of the street.. As a busker, it's like you're like a lamppost, you're part of the architecture. And so you see everybody, you get to read how people are. You get to know who the pickpockets are, you get to know who the whores are, you get to know the drug squad, the undercover cops. You suss it all out. You just develop this radar for how things are gonna be—you know the person who is going to give you money, and you know the person who isn't, and you know the person who'd never give you a fucking penny if you were dying. It's almost like you get to know personality types, just by watching people walk past. You get a sense for things.
+AVC: The street scenes in Once were shot live on the street with real passers-by who didn't know you were filming. Did that make things awkward or self-conscious?
+GH: Well, as a busker, you have to show it off.. Basically, you're panhandling. You're begging, that's how it's viewed..
+So when we were filming the movie, we ran into some trouble, because my band is fairly well known in Ireland. So people thought, "Ooh, what's he doing out here?" At the same time, because I was a busker for so long, I knew how to disregard any attention that I was getting. It did make it difficult to shoot, though. John [Carney] had to hide the cameras across the street in a doorway, because if you put a guy on the street and stick a camera in front of him, people will wonder, "Who's he?" Whereas if you take the camera away, all they see is a busker.[pagebreak]
+AVC: Did it take a long time to come up with useable footage?
+GH: Yeah, on the street, we had tons of takes. If a plane goes over, we had to stop. Because we were shooting without permits, when a cop went by, we had to stop. And we also had to deal with people walking past and looking straight into the lens, which totally kills the mystery of making a movie. And I live in Dublin, and I have a lot of friends, plus I was a busker there for, like, 10 years of my life, so I knew a lot of the people on the street, and they would just come up and talk to me right in the middle of a song. Or people who were fans of the band might come along—it'd be like Jeff Tweedy busking in Chicago. You're gonna get a lot of people who're like "Hey, Jeff!", or they taking out their camera-phones and pointing them at him or whatever. So we had a lot of that, which meant we ended up having to shoot one scene—you remember the scene where the two characters meet for the first time? It's supposed to be an evening scene, but we had to shoot it at 5 a.m. on a Sunday morning, because it was the only time the street quieted down enough for us to get through it.
+AVC: Was there a lot of improv involved because you didn't have control of the set?
+GH: It was mostly improv. John wrote a really good script, but we all improvised, including John. I think what makes improv possible is when the director is willing to improv, and he was. That's what made it work for me and Mar. I mean, we were just hanging out. We were basically just three mates making a movie in our bedroom—it was a very, very, very simple process. The one thing that we did do was, before we shot Once, we sat down and watched a bunch of films, and we got really excited about cinema. We went down with a bunch of Handycams, a very basic crew, everyone working for nothing and shooting with no permits. And we actually managed to make a film. And that was the idea: "Let's make a film somehow, let's do it." There was no great planning put into it. There was no great "We're going to shoot this scene, this scene, and this scene today." We just sort of went out each day and said, "What have we got?" "Well, we've got this, so let's go get that." And we went with that. Instead of having location scouting and all, we'd just hop on a bus and start filming there. It was all really enjoyable. It's funny, recently, we were in New York, and we saw a film shoot going on. There were a trucks parked everywhere, and we saw a bunch of cranes, and all these people there to just get one scene, an exterior of a building, looking in a window. And I thought "Fucking hell, the amount of work that takes." Then I remembered how we shot Once, and I thought "That is the only way to make a film."
+AVC: You were in one film previously—1991's The Commitments—and you said afterwards that you had no interest in being in another film. What changed your mind?
+GH: I've got to tell you, I wasn't into it—it's not that I didn't enjoy it, I loved it. What I didn't enjoy was what happened afterwards. I didn't enjoy the "being a celebrity for a week" bit. That was the bit that pissed me off. But making the film, I really enjoyed. I just didn't realize, being a young person, that if you sign up to make a film, a certain portion of your soul is forever gone. [Laughs.] From there on, you are that character to everybody you'll ever meet again. And, basically, "Quit your fucking complaining. That's what you signed up for." When I look back on my Commitments experience, I just think "Shit!"
+Whereas with this, I wrote songs, I was making the film with my friends, I can stand beside this and say "Yeah, that was me." I'd have no problem with it. And plus, we didn't think it was going to come out. We shot it in such a way, with such a budget that there was no way this film was going to be big. We all hoped it would be a success, but on the level it was made: a couple of handicaps and a bit of a script. Very low-key. We really had no marketing plan. We thought we could sell the film to people who liked my band. We were going to go around the country, get one 35mm print made, and we were going to travel around Ireland, having John introduce the film. Mar and I'd play a couple of songs afterward, and then we were going to sell DVDs. That was the plan. And we did it, and at one of those screenings, a guy from Sundance was there. John had already sent the film to Sundance. He already sent it to Toronto and Tribeca and Edinburgh and all these places, and it got refused, officially. And then this guy came into one of the screenings and told us "Hey, I'm here as a tourist, I saw that your film was playing, so I bought a ticket, I saw your film, and I loved it. I would love to recommend it to Sundance." We didn't tell him that we had already been refused, we just handed him a DVD and told him "Yeah, here, take it." Two weeks later, we got the call saying "You've been officially selected for the Sundance Film Festival." It was a miracle.
+AVC: Did it bother you at all when the film really took off, and you had to deal with sudden celebrity again?
+GH: Not at all. This time, I'm much older, I'm ready for it. This time, I'm able to deal with it. I'm like "Bring it on." People see this film and they sort of go, "Okay, who is that guy, Glen Hansard, and what does he do?" And if they Google me, and they come up with The Frames, and then they buy a Frames record, then I'm over the moon. I don't feel that any aspect of my life has been threatened or that my privacy has been threatened. Because I'm an older man, I've got roots, and I can say "Fuck you all, get outta me face." The idea of celebrity is not interesting at all to me, but now I can handle it.
+AVC: So is this the beginning of an ongoing film career for you?
+GH: No, it was a one-shot. I mean, if Jim Jarmusch called up tomorrow and said "Hey, I have a cameo role for you in my next film," I'd be on the next plane. But overall, I'm not an actor, and I'll never call myself an actor. I've never thought of it as part of my life. I'll always be a singer, in my eyes. Still, if Werner Herzog called and said "Do you wanna be in me film?" then of course I'd do it.
+Posted on 12/31/2010 10:46:46 AM PST by presidio9
+Their
+(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
+Typical of the Rats....we don’t like the way the game is played....so we’ll change the rules.....
+The risk for the Harry Reid Regime is that there might be a 51-49 Republican majority after the 2012 election.
+Josef Stalin couldn't have said it any better.
+So what is going to happen when the GOP gains the Senate majority in 2012?
+The chutzpah of these people is unbelievable. Astonishing. They only try this stuff because they know their media mouthpieces will go out and bleat the party line like a herd of sheep. The rules they used to tie up the Republican agenda when they were in the minority are now horrible, unfair, illogical, immoral, evil. Baa-aa-aa-aa.
+Somebody better tell Udall he will most likely be in the minority in two years.
+Apparently, the November 2nd election taught these airhead Elitists nothing. Nothing gets through their arrogance. Millions of We The People calling them 24/7 might cause them some concern. Promising them that we will vote them out in 2012 will also cause them a moment’s pause. Power is all they care about. In my opinion, they have absolutely no moral fiber and no conscience.
+How many disastrous judges would the repeal enable Obama to appoint?
+Typical tactics by the dems. The filibuster is fine when it benifits the dems. When they are not the majority, all they talk about is minority rights, powersharing and compromise. The republicans had better n.ot let them get away with it...the republicans should filibuster any attept at.changing the rules!
+The RATS will howl that it isn't "fair" for the majority to ram legislation through. The sword cuts both ways. Think before you make a bad decision.
+What the senate votes on concerning its own rules does not involve the house. As far as passing legislation, you are correct, but the ‘rules’ are an inside game.
+Can someone please tell me whether the house has any say if the Senate wants to change its own procedural rules?
+If they change the rules, the Republican Senators need not show up, since their presence or absence will make absolutely no difference one way or another.
+That’s the probably the intent, anyway.
+> Can someone please tell me whether the house has any say
+> if the Senate wants to change its own procedural rules?
+House has no say whatsoever on Senate rules.
+I swear, if the GOP takes both houses and capitulates to the commies and fags, I am done with this. Obama will be correct.
+“This is not a Christian Nation”
+IIRC only a simple majority is required to change the rules of the Senate.
+Excellent post. My first thought exactly.
+The state run media will suddenly discover constitutional limits for the dictatorial powers the democrats are today acquiring.
+Treason to America process of Governance, nothing less.
+The Democrat Party can not win to enact their legal agenda based on the long standing practices of our Government so now they demand to change the rules since they lost the election.
+This is so Chavez, and will do nothing but propel America down the road to becoming a tinpot dictatorship.
+Are they really so stupid on the Left as to not think about the idea that the GOP will just use these same devices back on them?
+Seriously?
+I’d support both these rules changes. Back when we had the senate I thought it was a scam that dems could ‘filibuster’ a bill just by threat. If they’d actually had to ‘work’ for that filibuster, it would have been much more selectively used. OTOH, needing a 3/5ths supermajority to pass legislation isn’t really all that bad. It shouldn’t be easy to pass a bill.
+You have that exactly right!
+I’d say the “risk” is more 59 to 41 after the 2012 elections. Reid will be gone as the Majority Senate leader. The Dems could likely lose 12 of 23 senate races of Dems up for election
+I'd agree with that. Let the light shine in!
+Sounds Like The Tyranny of the Majority that the RATS have complained about for years
+Also, look for more stories about "the homeless", coming soon to a Democrat newspaper near you... although the chic propaganda meme of the day seems to be tear-jerker stories about illegal aliens.
+Fine. Abolish the filibuster. But do it like Obamacare and make it effective as of 2013.
+The Democrats know that the Republican controlled House can block any more socialist power grabs. This is all about Senate confirmation of appointments, particularly judicial appointments.
+Any judges that Obama pushes through the Senate during the next two years will be legislating from the bench for the next 30 years.
+The dems are far smarter than most people on this thread. The repubs cannot possibly benefit from this move. Dems will change the rules back in the next lame duck session if they lose to the repubs. Don’t you learn anything from them?
+“How many disastrous judges would the repeal enable Obama to appoint?”
+That is a posibility but there are a few Dem Senators that will not want their yes vote to be tied to a Leftist Judge come 2012.
+Actually, there are places where a filibuster could be mounted. The Dems are hoping to break that with procedural votes and "rulings" from "the leadership" including the Senate President (Biden) and the majority leader (Reid).Actually, there are places where a filibuster could be mounted. The Dems are hoping to break that with procedural votes and "rulings" from "the leadership" including the Senate President (Biden) and the majority leader (Reid).
+It's not 100% certain that they'll be able to make these changes.
+Also, not all of the proposed changes are that horrible. I do think that there have been abuses of the filibuster lately (from 2000 onward, by both parties). It's too easy under current rules. It doesn't require either strong principles or stamina to mount an actual filibuster. It's been reduced to a calendar move. I'm not sure that's for the best.
+Making someone(s) actually stand up there and talk would be a positive in my opinion.
+Here's an article and some replies from this morning on this topic. It includes (when you click through to the article) an outline of how Udall thinks he can proceed on this.
+The Senate's Long, Twisted, Bumpy Road To Filibuster Reform
+Governing as it suits them. They didn’t have a problem for the last 6 years, though, did they? Bat-turds.
+Correct. Look at what McCain and his foolish gang of 14 have cost this nation.
+Now that's funny. This is exactly their intended function.
+I'd like to point out that the filibuster is totally non-constitutional. It is customary only, and a simple majority, the standard actually in the Constitution for the passing of rules, should be able to change it. A past Senate does not have the constitutional power to impose rules on the present Senate. IMO.
+When R’s even thought about this for one supreme court nominee, the press immediately labeled it the nuclear option. Now a rat tries the same thing for all legislation—everything—and the crickets are chirping.
+house pubbies should inform Reid that any Senate bill that proceeds with less than 60 votes for cloture is DOA in the house.
+I agree with you completely. I think the rule change plays into our hands in the long run. Besides, on principle I don’t have a problem with the pure talking filibuster, nor with the idea of requireing Senators to put their name on the record for any holds they place.
+I hope you’re right. If Obama’s poll numbers continue to slide, perhaps Dems will be emboldened to oppose him. They certainly haven’t done so up to now.
+“Dems will change the rules back in the next lame duck session if they lose to the repubs. “
+So what? If they lose the house and try to change the rules back, the Repubs (the new majority) can set it back the first day of 2013.
+Dems will maneuver to get the Rinos to block a change-back. They may set it up in the lame duck to require a 2/3 majority to change rules. One thing is for sure, they will do the unexpected.
+I’ll say it again, we have a banana republic system of house rules, fit for a fascist state.
+Don’t be too sure....what if they put the dream act up for a vote again under this new rule?
+So what is going to happen when the GOP gains the Senate majority in 2012?
+The RINO’s in the GOP will agree to let them change it back to the way it was.
+That sentence is not very clear. Is Udall objecting to holds in general or specifically anonymous holds?
+IMHO, holds are fine. I see no reason why they should be anonymous.
+We oughta be able to rout a lot of RINOS in the primary.
+MSM:
+NUCLEAR OPTION!!!
+NUCLEAR OPTION!!!
+NUCLEAR OPTION!!!
+Huh? What? dems are the ones doing it?
+ahem...
+A change in the structuring technical procedures of blocking debate by the minority yada yada yada yawn zzzzzzzzzzzzz
+Bad idea since the House has nothing to do with judicial nominations.
+This is the right question, we could lose the Republic just through the packing of the court, and it takes two thirds of the senate to undo a Judge.
+In the end it won't matter, we will have accepted a total tyranny.
+Calling the gang of 14, hello John, light in the loafers Lindsey, you out there?
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+What VPN you sign up and pay for is a highly personal choice. Personally, I would recommend Tunnelbear. Tunnelbear is available on Android, iPhone and Blackberry devices. And for Blackberry it is available as a dedicated app called Signal.
+Why is a Cell Phone VPN Important?
+The benefit of using a VPN on your cellphone is your privacy.
+There are other incidental benefits because it may be a way to get around geoblocking. Geoblocking is the increasing practice of many websites, especially in the US to block visitors from for example Europe.
+This happens when the lawyers for a company point out that the laws in another (such as Europe) are complicated and largely untested in the courts, to the website managers.
+As advertisers usually only target their sales in the home nation, these websites find that they can readily block all visitors from abroad without reducing their advertising income.
+Another advantage of using a VPN on your can be is speed. Most VPN servers are based in the U.S. and are often faster than some European ones. This means you can get speeds of around 1 megabit per second, compared to around 10 Mbps on a European server.
+So if you are looking for a personal VPN, if you’re looking for a fast VPN, if you’re looking for anonymity and privacy and if you’re looking for speed, look no further.
+A personal VPN is something that you can get by clicking on a link to a VPN service provider, and following the instructions.
+This is something that you do yourself but because the VPN is not a cloud-based app, you can stop it anytime you like. Also, you can stop it whenever you like.
+If you are looking for a fast VPN that offers high quality, there are many high-quality VPNs you can choose from.
+How do I select a VPN?
+Most personal VPNs that you’ll find on the market today are based on a VPN Protocol. This type of VPN encrypts the IP addresses.
+This makes it appear that the person you’re connected to is located in another country and maybe that person is actually located in your own country.
+When you sign up with a personal cell phone VPN, it will ask for your country of residence and will use that as a basis for where your IP address will be located.
+The server-level service gives you the benefits of anonymity and security.
+The encryption is done at the server level and you won’t have to worry about your traffic being tracked, read and intercepted.
+That being said, this type of VPN may not be the best for a good internet speed.
+The encryption can be lead to spotty connections and you may sometimes fail to get the speeds you desire.
+When that happens, it is usually because your connection is being handled by a connection that’s on a slower speed tier.
+Avoid Using Free Cell phone VPNs
+Slow connections are almost inevitable when you use a free cell phone VPN, free services are not a reliable way to use a VPN.
+However, if you’re looking for a VPN and don’t mind paying for a service that is fast and convenient, there are some fast personal VPNs you can consider.
+It is important to know that, as a matter of fact, it is really necessary to have a fast VPN that offers high quality and that is convenient.
+Therefore, when you’re looking for the fastest VPN that offers high quality, it is preferable that you use a VPN that has a great reputation.
+Also, it is preferable to use a VPN that does not have a connection that stops for random periods of time.
+If your service provides speed in addition to quality, convenience, and security, you’re going to get the level of service we all want and expect nowadays online.
+The benefit to using a VPN is that you’re shielded from prying eyes.
+It’s generally believed that this can help keep you safer in your dealings with people who are interested in your business.
+However, there are a few issues to consider before you jump into a VPN service. Some of these can be overcome. Others are a bit more difficult.
+What Should I Expect When Using a VPN?
+First, let’s talk about what you’re going to get. When you sign up for a paid VPN service, generally you’re going to get access to a fast server.
+But, it may not always be fast everywhere globally.
+It depends on the location that the Cell Phone VPN will use for encryption and transmission of your data.
+This means that it will host a VPN server.
+The best VPN service providers usually offer their clients the option of choosing which server they want. But the downside is that many locations can themselves have poor internet speeds.
+This is unavoidable because some locations just don’t have a very good internet infrastructure.
+One such location has been for example Africa where many states experience a huge cell phone browsing demand. But, investment in internet speeds has lagged behind elsewhere.
+This means that you’re going to have the option of choosing the fastest server and best encryption – but the service provider cannot control speeds from their servers onward.
+However, some VPN service providers actually offer more than two, or more, servers.
+In this case, you can decide which one is faster, and use that one. In addition, some providers will offer you the ability to pick the encryption algorithms you want.
+This is a benefit because some clients need the ability to choose algorithms for better security.
+However, this does involve more communicating with the provider because they will go over your security plan with you. For some, this can be an uncomfortable meeting.
+Purchasing a Cell Phone VPN
+As you look to purchase a cell phone VPN, make sure you look at the speed.
+If you need more speed you may need to balance a trade-off between speed and security, consider the security first if you run a lot of payment transactions.
+However, for most people, speed is the main factor.
+The first thing to consider is the speed of the server, as you cannot raise the speed from you to the VPN server unless you can go to a better broadband provider.
+For this to work there your local connection to your phone exchange would need to be capable of supporting a faster connection.
+Most VPN services can provide a 50Mbps connection. This is the standard speed.
+However, there are many that go up to 1Gbps. Again, this is the fastest connection speed and comes usually at a premium price.
+Remember that if your local broadband or cellphone connection cannot keep up with this higher speed it will not do you any good though.
+The speed you will see will be the speed of the slowest link in your connection. It’s no good paying for a fast connection if your local connection can’t also provide that speed.
+VPN Protocols and Technical Matters
+A lot of providers use OpenVPN and L2VPN. You may need to know what this means.
+Basically, OpenVPN is a free service that uses the TCP/IP protocol suite to create secure tunnels between your PC and the VPN server.
+This tunnel is then encrypted using a public key algorithm and then the tunnel is destroyed after the session is ended by the user. A lot of providers may also use an intermediate server at one point in the tunnelling process.
+The inner workings of the software are such that your phone is going to need to communicate with the provider in order to get these tunnels established.
+They will typically give you a “shared secret2, a piece of computer data that your cell phone will need to communicate with the intermediate server.
+This shared secret is important because it contains the algorithms used to create the tunnel.
+If you lose this shared secret, it will be very difficult to track your traffic. You may also need to communicate with the VPN server if you want to create additional tunnels or renegotiate the rate.
+A lot of the time, you don’t have to do this as often the server will offer you a fixed tunnel rate and time period.
+If that is the case, you don’t need to renegotiate. Often, it is possible to negotiate a fixed rate with the server by using a shared secret.
+OpenVPN and L2VPN
+L2VPN is a great way to get the tunnelling process started. The main advantage of an L2VPN is that you are protecting your traffic with the OpenVPN protocol suite.
+This means that no special software is needed and you don’t need to manage servers. Additionally, OpenVPN is easy to install, configure, and use.
+By choosing OpenVPN for your VPN service, you are protecting your traffic with the OpenVPN protocol suite.
+No special software is needed. Additionally, OpenVPN is easy to install, configure, and use.
+With L2VPN, you are protecting your traffic with the VPN server. The VPN server, or VPN proxy, will forward your traffic to the VPN server.
+The VPN server is the server that you connect to via a tunnel.
+L2VPN simply takes it a step further by using the VPN server as the L2VPN server.
+You are encrypting your traffic with the VPN server and then the VPN server is making sure that your tunnel is accessible to other computers.
+Another advantage of using VPN servers is that you have one place to fall back.
+You can use the VPN server to fall back to, perhaps, if your VPN connection fails. This means that your traffic is encrypted in the VPN server, which means that the tunnel is accessible to other computers.
+This is great because it means that your data is secure and protected against “terahertz attacks”.
+SSH Tunnels
+Finally, there is the option of using SSH tunnels.
+You can use SSH tunnels to tunnel your traffic over an SSH server, which is a server that supports SSH tunnels, or over a SOCKS server, which is an encryption alternative to SOCKS which is commonly used for web browsing.
+You do not need to use an SSH server as your tunnel can be made to connect to another computer over an SSH connection, but that is more difficult.
+Your tunnel can be made to connect to another computer through an SSH connection.
+The VPN and VPN proxy can be used to speed up your browsing speed and to ensure that no matter what time you go offline, your traffic will not be blocked.
+The Virtual Private Networking server will ensure that your traffic will not be intercepted. The server will also ensure that your traffic is encrypted.
+Thus, your web traffic is encrypted and secure.
+Multi-user and Business VPN Accounts for Businesses Schools Etc
+It is possible to get a guaranteed encrypted tunnel connection to your data, even while you, the subscriber, are away from your computer.
+Your VPN proxy will decrypt the tunnel on your behalf, so it is possible to get your phone or PC/ laptop connected to the VPN server even when you are not connected to your machine.
+This is great because your tunnel is accessible to other computers and even other networks.
+Your tunnel can be accessed by other computers that are not connected to your local network if you allow this.
+Your tunnel can be shared with other people.
+This is a great benefit for a business or a school. The tunnel is secure, and but you can still share it with other people.
+The other people will not see that you are tunnelling their traffic.
+This also gives you great leverage. When away from your computer, all your devices will still be protected.
+Safely Access Your Files for Your Home PC While Travelling
+You can access your files from your laptop while you are away from your laptop, or home computer.
+The VPN will ensure that there are no prying eyes.
+It is great for college students who go away for college but need to see their files which are still on their home PC.
+This gives them access, with security and peace of mind.
+If you have your VPN tunnel set up correctly with a multi-user account, you will not have to pay extra for other people to use the net with you.
+The VPN has the benefit that you will not have to pay extra for another computer to surf the net.
+This can be really useful. So a VPN on a phone can be a great advantage for you.
+Using the VPN has other advantages, too. You can access your files when away from home when you need them.
+If you use a VPN service, you may be surprised at how inexpensive it is. You may not realize just how cheap it is until you look it up.
+Setting Up a Cell Phone VPN
+The VPN can be very easy to set up.
+This can be great if you are a newbie in setting up computers. Once you have the software, setting up the tunnel is easy.
+You will not have to go elsewhere. All that you have to do is install and use the software.
+The software is available from many websites.
+You may have to pay for the best software, but it is well worth the money.
+This will make setting up the tunnel very simple.
+Finally a Word of Warning
+The software can be used to make your computer appear as if it was in another location, and you can keep your identity anonymous for sure.
+But, with this comes an enhanced ability to behave badly.
+It is appealing for many to use VPN software to make their cell phone or computer/ TV appear to be in the US while using video and TV streaming accounts.
+However, you should check the Terms of Service you signed up for.
+Many streaming services prohibit the use of PBNs in this way and may terminate your account.
+Steve, the author of this article, writes on a wide range of subjects. If you found this article interesting we suggest that you also visit his website at ChristySands.com.
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+is the world's largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession.
+Every two years, the AIAA Foundation recognizes up to seven outstanding educators for their accomplishments in exciting K-12 students about math and science and preparing them to use and contribute to tomorrow's technologies. Each recipient of the Educator Achievement Award will receive an expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC for the Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala in May 2013. The visit includes a tour of Washington, DC, plus travel and lodging. It's a trip and celebration they'll never forget. Please join AIAA in congratulating these seven incredible educators. They are responsible for inspiring their students to aim high and dream big. Their impact on their students is seen every day as those students compete successfully in various competitions and continue to study Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) at some of the best universities. We interviewed them and asked why they do what they do.....there were some very insightful answers.
+I was always taught to do the things I loved and to do them well. When it came time to declare a major in college, I thought about my positive experiences working with 4 and 5 year-olds at the Ed White Memorial Youth Center in Seabrook, TX. I decided to go into teaching, and I’m glad I did.
+Things like what happened today………A group of my eighth graders love to challenge me trying to prove me wrong. I encourage this and play it up a bit since it promotes critical thinking which, in my opinion, is the most important knowledge a kid can have. Anyway, today’s question was, “Ms. Berry, if matter is neither created nor destroyed, then where did the matter come from for the Big Bang.” We called some folks at NASA and the kids got to hear their answer which was, of course, “We don’t exactly know, but……..” It came about that I was able to use that non-answer, we think it may be this or that, moment to encourage my students to become the ones who find the answer! That excites me.
+There is a vast community eager and willing to come into the schools and help ease the burden of educating tomorrow’s society. In four years, I’ve easily had over a hundred professionals from around the Houston area come into my classroom to enrich and inspire my students. Numerous companies have donated money to my program for experiments in space, field trips, materials, etc. Educational programs like Nasa Explorer Schools, Geoforce, GCTAME, Breakthrough Houston---all those and more are there to help. Local universities and colleges are invaluable sources of knowledge and reach out en masse to support our efforts. Professional organizations like AIAA reach out to educators and classrooms across America wanting to help..
+This one is easy. Four years ago on the second day of school, Jefferson walked up to me and said, “I’m sorry, Ms., but I don’t want to stay in this class.” I asked why and he said because I was too mean. I told him that he hadn’t even given me a real chance yet and he stayed. I’ve followed and guided him through the years, providing opportunities, encouragement, and a fair bit of advice even though he often teaches me more than I do him, nowadays. He has flourished and is now on the verge of getting numerous college acceptance letters and most likely quite a few scholarships. He’s grown from a boy who was insecure and scared in eighth grade to the young man who created his school’s ecology club, attended and now counsels at the Lorenzo de Zalvala Hispanic Leadership Institute, is a true leader at his school, and most importantly to me, is a young man who truly wants to make a better world and has already despite his circumstances. At the beginning of every school year, I find a reason to visit Jefferson’s school and let them know what potential he has, etc. This year, his principal, Rob Gasparello, who is featured in the PBS documentary “Dropout Nation,” indicated to me that he already knew all about Jefferson and that he was, "One of the students I call for to fix a problem on campus. He's a leader here."
+My dad was a pilot and as a little girl I played with every gadget and medal that he had. I liked to plot courses on his maps and play with the toys (tools) in his flight bag. He worked for a small company called Metro Airlines located right down the street from Ellington AFB and a few miles from NASA. I hung out in the hangers, rode jumpseat back in the day when that was allowed, and hung out with the CAP students and dabbled a bit with aeronautics class and such. I grew up in the Clear Lake area during the space shuttle era. I was the 12 year old girl sailing circles around the barge carrying a stage of the Saturn IV. In 1986, I worked at the Ed White Memorial Youth Center where I had access to a fascinating library of Apollo era information. Also that year, I sat in a classroom at Clear Lake High School and watched the Challenger explode. I played women’s soccer with a couple of the women who wrote the launch programs. It’s no wonder that when presented with the opportunity to work on STEM without restraint, I took the leap with the help of many people who may or may not have known what they were getting into. Special thanks go out to: Elizabeth Weissinger, NASA ACR, Amber Pinchback, associate dean, Johnston Middle School, and Cindy Dinneen, JMS librarian, as well as Dave Wheat and Wenden Sanders, both principals who never said no. Without their support, encouragement, hard work, dedication, and willingness to take risks, none of this would have happened.
+There’s a lot to this question. I’m a former athlete and an active coach. I believe I am a ground-breaker in women’s sports as when I started there were only boy’s teams to play on available for girls. I endured a bit of hardship with stereotypes and such but with the encouragement and support of my family, I rose in the ranks to a national athlete at a time when women were not really valued as athletes or much of anything other than good housewives. I am so thrilled that this is changing in a positive direction, and I truly feel that myself and my friends have broken ground for the young ladies who will follow us. I tend to have more powerful women guest speakers than men, and I actively encourage my girls to pursue STEM opportunities, and my girls often outshine my boys. I coach my girl’s soccer players to love the sport and to be proud of their skills.
+NEVER give up! Don’t say that there are too many problems with a particular child that no one can do anything. Find someone. They are out there. Provide opportunities. Think of your students as your own children. They will blossom. We can’t be everywhere all the time, but we can be somewhere for someone-----all the time.
+I decided to become an educator in 1978. I had studied to be an analytical chemist and when I was in graduate school, I had two part-time jobs. The first was as a tutor at the local community college and the second was as a Science and Chemistry teacher at the Yavne High School of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. But I was determined to work in industry. I was not successful in getting a job and instead contacted the Diocesan Education Office to find out if there were any openings and began teaching at St. Ignatius High School. After two years I left with an idea of going to medical school but instead decided to go back to John Carroll University to complete the courses needed for certification. After completing all the course work and student teaching, I began teaching at Magnificat High School and have been there for these many years since 1979. About 10 years later, I was fortunate enough to spend a summer as a teacher intern at the BF Goodrich lab and I discovered that I really loved teaching so much more than laboratory work and I have never looked back again.
+My students are very excited to learn new things. They are very hard working and while they moan and groan about studying Chemistry, they are a delight to teach. Many have dreams of majoring in a science related field in college and many have done just that. Two years ago I shared some songs that have been created by a science teacher on You Tube. This got some of the students so excited about these science songs that they downloaded them on their iPods and were making the entire family listen to Chemistry music around the dinner table. Last year one of the students put in a great deal of effort to prepare a recipe that was published in the American Chemical Society’s High School Chemistry Clubs Cookbook which is available for sale nationally. Their participation in the AIAA sponsored Young Astronaut Day event at the NASA Glenn Research center demonstrates their ability to work together to solve problems and their excitement about science. They all enjoy meeting the astronaut and trying to win the events. This in turn makes it exciting to teach them.
+The greatest challenges have changed over the years. Early on in my career, the challenge was that I would make my classes more interesting because I was new and somewhat tied to my notes. Now the challenge is coming more from the students who are drawn in all directions with all the modern technology that surrounds them. Cell phones, iPods, iPads, Kindles all offer more attractions than waiting for a reaction to take place in the lab or to spend a lengthy time learning a less than exciting topic like significant figures. The students also are torn in many directions because they are very involved in athletics and many of them work afterschool jobs and this leaves them with limited time for extra study and finds them tired the next day in school..
+Two students that I taught at Magnificat in the 1990s come to mind as well as one of the young men I taught at St. Ignatius in the 1970s. Christine came from a working class family that had some financial difficulties. She worked three jobs to pay her tuition. She became involved as a freshman in the Chemistry Club that I moderated and then was in my Chemistry class. From her club activity, she was able to become part of a US First Team that took her to national competition. She was also the president of the club as a senior. She went on to college to be a chemistry/education major and is a very successful high school chemistry teacher today.The second student was bound and determined to be a physician because her dad is a physician. However, AP Chemistry was not easy for her. On the other hand, she displayed a great deal of talent with computers. Along with the Guidance Counselor, I convinced her to major in engineering and she became a computer engineer. She worked for Daimler Chrysler and University Hospitals. Unfortunately, Lydia died at the age of 32. Even today when I attend her church festival, members of the church and members of her family come to me and tell me what an important part I played in Lydia’s life.John Sygielski is the President of the Harrisburg Area Community College. John was my student at St. Ignatius. He had a difficult time in Chemistry and I sent him a progress report all four quarters of that year. About 30 years after I taught John, he sent those progress reports back to me with the comment that my caring about his learning made a great deal of difference in his life. When I had him write a letter of recommendation for myself, he said that I always had confidence in him and helped him see himself as successful and so he knew he could achieve great things.
+I do not teach aerospace science directly. I weave it into my Chemistry courses. I have taught Chemistry in all my years of teaching. I originally began college as Physics major because I was simply fascinated by space and wanted to work at NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center. However, I was finding myself more successful in and enjoying more the Chemistry classes I was taking. My Uncle Leonard influenced me in my love of Chemistry. He lived with us when I was in school. He was a research chemist with Standard Oil of Ohio. I was about 9 or 10 when he took me to a family visit day at the then new laboratory and I got to look through an electron microscope for the first time. It was very exciting and something I thought I would like to do in the future. The women chemists who worked with him also impressed me. They could be feminine while also being excellent scientists.
+Some things you would not know from my application:
+I would tell someone starting out in working with young people to remember that they are young. Sometimes they don’t think, and say and do things that they shouldn’t but almost all of the time they are wonderful. They want you to be an adult in their lives. Be friendly to them, laugh with them but do not act as if you are one of their peers. Remember that you are a role model to the young people. They watch what you do and how you do it. Be prepared for class. Students can tell if a teacher cares enough to be prepared and knows their material. Most of all, I would say enjoy yourself. The students keep you young. You get to know the latest pop artists, dance steps and technology. They are full of hope and enthusiasm and as you get older that is exactly what you need. This week, my fellow Chemistry teachers and I were creating a scenario for our flame test/spectrum lab and have the girls setting Prince Liam of the Kingdom of Lost Direction free from the Evil Queen Electronika. (Hopefully you know we are talking of one of the members of One Direction.) Where else could three adults write a story like this and get paid for it?!?
+I went to college with the goal of becoming a chemist. In my senior year as a chemistry major, I found myself poor and in need of a source of money; the best-paying job I could find was acting as a teaching assistant for the lab portion of a chemistry course for nursing majors. It didn’t take long for me to realize that I enjoyed teaching infinitely more than doing the chemistry research that I had assumed I would become my career. After graduating with a BA in chemistry, I promptly started working towards earning my teaching credentials. And the rest, as they say, is history.
+They do! I truly enjoy the outlook, curiosity and humor that accompany a high school classroom. Especially when their interest is piqued and their motivation is high, teenagers are incredibly enjoyable to interact with. Their questions and observations help you to see the world in ways that you’ve never considered, and their desire to understand and make a difference in the world around them inspires me to make my classroom the best it can be, filled with wonder and inquiry and real-life applications. I feel honored to have the opportunity every day to be part of shaping the interests and aspirations of the next generation.
+The greatest challenge is to maximize the engagement of all students, all of the time. Content must be continually updated to reflect students’ experiences. Student interests change from class to class and year to year, necessitating changing focus questions, projects, and labs. Students’ abilities differ widely, and I must be able to craft an individual experience for each student that allows them to be challenged but not overwhelmed. And I need to do all of that within the confines of the school budget, class time, and educational policies that are a reality of my position. 24 hours a day often doesn’t even come close to being enough time!
+I teach high school juniors and seniors, so by the time they reach me, most have distinct opinions about subjects they “like and are good at” and subjects that they “dislike and stink at”. Based on those notions, many have a very clear idea of where they see their lives going. Though many of my students have gone on to careers in science and engineering, some of my most memorable students are those who were “science phobic” when I met them. For instance, in my second year of teaching, I began taking roll on day 1 in my Honors Chemistry class (comprised primarily of high school juniors). When I called out Trina’s name, she responded loudly, “I’m here, but no need to memorize my name. I hate science and I won’t be here long. I promised my mom I’d stay for 1 week, but them I’m dropping. No offense. Science is just too hard for me. I do English, not science.” I responded, smiling, “OK, then. But I hope you’ll at least give chemistry a fair chance for that week.” Trina not only ended up staying in my course, but she became one of my top students, wholly engaged and mesmerized by what she was learning. The work she completed was simply outstanding, clearly showing that she spent many hours beyond classroom time thinking about the material we were studying and making connections to the world around her and the concepts she had been taught in previous classes. When the time came for signing up for senior courses, Trina was first at my desk asking for my signature to enroll not only in my Honors Physics course, but also in an independent study to expand her chemistry knowledge even further. Trina went on to college as a journalism major, and she currently enjoys a position as managing editor of a newspaper. She continues to keep in touch with me, often reminding me that her whole world view was changed when my course helped her realize that finding answers to what seemed mysterious was enjoyable and that anything was achievable with hard work.
+Half the battle in educating teenagers is to capture their imagination and inspire their motivation. Aerospace topics do just that – they are relevant, “cutting edge”, and engaging topics. Additionally, most students believe that “rocket science” is completely beyond their ability to grasp; when they realize that what they are learning in physics class is directly related to the exact problems that NASA scientists struggle with as they plan their missions, and that they can understand, articulate, and begin to approach solving similar problems, they are thrilled and impressed at their own abilities. The expressions of students’ faces as they realize and appreciate their own learning is simply priceless!
+I live in the most beautiful part of the nation – the rocky coast of Maine – with my husband of 21 years, Nate. I have two wonderful children: 23 year old Adrienne, who is currently a Peace Corp volunteer in Mozambique, and 19 year old Zach, who is in his sophomore year of college studying computer design and graphics. In my spare time (which, coincidentally, occurs almost exclusively in the months of June, July and August) I enjoy biking, kayaking, and woodworking. And I earnestly believe I have the absolute BEST job in the whole world!
+Respect who they are, where they come from, and what they value. The students in our schools today are certainly different than they were when I was in school. However – that does not mean that their experiences, hobbies and priorities are any less valuable or noble than what existed 20 years ago. For instance - sure, kids spend an excessive amount of time on electronic devices, but instead of universally demonizing that preference, choose instead to embrace it to help students learn better, set higher goals, and make a difference . Also, remember to enjoy your students. Set high expectations for them, but laugh with them often.
+Over 14 years ago, I knew I wanted to become a teacher when I had the opportunity to homeschool my three sons during their preschool age. It changed my life and led me into a second and even more exciting and challenging career.
+Seeing them realize they have done meaningful work. I enjoy being a facilitator, being their cheerleader and sometimes, their counselor.
+Letting them know that its o.k. to make a mistake and giving them the courage to move on knowing that their mistakes do not define them.
+After Aviation camp, a third grade student came up to me and gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for having the camp. He told me that this was the most fun he had ever had at any camp and that he wanted to be a pilot when he grows up! He recently moved with his family to California, but before he left, he came to my classroom and gave me a big strong hug, thanking me and told me that he would never forget me. I’ll never forget him either!
+I want to inspire future generations to pursue careers in STEM so that we can begin to close the gap in the number of qualified individuals that are needed to fill positions in STEM related fields.
+I am also an attorney. I enjoy listening to music, walking on the beach and spending time with my family. Someday I’d like to learn how to fly.
+Know that you may be disappointed in what they do sometimes, but never be disappointed in them.
+I had always wanted to become a teacher; as a child playing “school” with my siblings I was always the teacher. In high school I was leaning towards becoming a history teacher but was talked out of it by friends and family. I began college as a mechanical engineering major but found that it was not a good fit for me. I learned about Technology Education and that I could teach STEM concepts at the secondary school level and decided this was for me. I changed my major and completed a degree in education and have been teaching ever since.
+I am fortunate enough to be a Project Lead the Way instructor. PLTW is an exciting and engaging engineering curriculum that engages students in problem and project based learning. Every day I propose new challenges to students and they continue to come up with unique ways of approaching and solving these challenges.
+The greatest challenge I face on a daily basis is my student’s inability to “transfer” their knowledge from the core classes (math, science, etc.) to solving practical and real-life type problems in my PLTW courses. They think of all their classes as separate things and compartmentalize their knowledge when they need to realize that their skills should transfer to and across all academic areas.
+I had a student come into my 9th grade Introduction to Engineering course several years ago that was by far the most challenging student I had ever tried to teach! He was disruptive, disrespectful, and lacked initiative in the classroom. I was surprised when he chose to continue in the program the next school year given his below average performance during the 9th grade. I asked him why he chose to come back and he said that he found engineering interesting and he was looking to join the robotics team. I immediately thought to myself that this is the last student in the world I want to spend any time with outside of school let alone travel to competitions with. He was good to his word and joined the robotics team during that school year. Once the robotics season started I saw an almost immediate change in him, both in and out of the classroom. His grades and motivation improved along with his behavior. He remained in the PLTW classes and robotics program for the remainder of his time in High School. Over those 3 years I was amazed at how he changed so much from that pesky 9th grader I had taught years before. He told me at the end of his senior year that had it not been for PLTW and robotics he probably would have done what many in his family had done before him and dropped out of high school. We had given him a reason to stay in school and he did. This student is now enrolled at a Technical College studying engineering technologies. I guess you just never know what students are capable of when they become interested and motivated about something.
+The PLTW Aerospace Education course is considered an elective course within the curriculum. When the program was implemented at my school there was no plan to include AE within the framework. I pushed for it from the start and 4 years after PLTW implementation we finally added the AE course. We now offer all PLTW elective classes and my AE course continues to have the highest enrollment; students have even been put on a waiting list for the course in past semesters. Personally I have always had a fascination with flight and space and teaching these concepts to students and getting them excited about it is a very rewarding teaching experience for me!
+I spend a lot of time at school and working with students outside of regular classroom hours, especially with our robotics program--that should be evident from the nomination package. What you do not know about me are the hobbies I do in the little bit of time I have for myself. I am a huge gear-head, have been all my life, I enjoy restoring cars, riding my motorcycle, watersports, fishing, gardening, and just working around the house in general. My wife will tell you I don’t have much spare time for any of the above but I enjoy them when I can.
+The best piece of advice I would give to someone working with students is to remember that there are more things we have no control over than things we do. Home and personal situations abound and sometimes the last thing on their mind is school and your classroom. Focus on the things you can control and make your classroom a predictable and stable place that is conducive to learning.
+As a child, I had always wanted to become a teacher. However, I had an opportunity as a young adult to be trained as a Jr. Engineer working on the first Space Shuttle program in Downey. I grew up in Compton as an impoverished African-American student and felt my chances of going to college were slim. A group of African-American men from Rockwell International started a youth program in Compton, and using a bus, would come and pick up boys to join “Civil Air Patrol”. They got a chance to wear Air Force uniforms, learn to drill, and fly airplanes. Eventually they allowed girls in. I loved it. I became a Lieutenant and it became my second home. Years later, the same men hired me at Rockwell as an Engineer. It took me 20 years to get back on track to becoming a teacher. I had a highly successful career in Engineering. I was a Senior Quality Engineer for Mattel Toys, and worked for great companies like Ford Aerospace, Hughes Aircraft, Magnavox, and General Dynamics.When I finally started having children, I realized that I was no longer happy with the long and demanding hours. (I flew to Hong Kong to train managers at 8 months pregnant.) After I had my third child, I could not go back. I left the industry and went back to school working on my teaching credential.
+I have always been a stellar teacher. I get excited when I see passion light up in a child. When I am able to bring a novel idea or project to fruition. I love to see children’s potential being met and challenged. I light up when they have great questions, which cause me to grow and learn from them.
+The greatest challenge is to fit science curriculum into the day. The mandates and emphasis on passing district and state tests has a huge toll on this generation. I am constantly trying to do it all. Sometimes it takes me a week or two to get back on track with a science lesson due to those pressures. Science materials will sit on their desks until I can get us back to that learning. Also the lack of parental and school support is taxing.
+I have a student that is now becoming a teacher because of my unique way of teaching. She remembered everything I taught her especially the science modules. I have another student who is already teaching after graduating from Yale. She is one of my Facebook friends!
+I was an out of schoolroom teacher, a literacy coach, for 8 years. Due to the economy, I lost my position and was forced to go back to the classroom. I never thought I would be specifically focused on aerospace, I have always taught science strongly, but the school I am at now is a Math, Science, and Aerospace Magnet. I didn’t realize the strong connection until during the interview session; I was questioned about my math background due to the fact that I was focused on Literacy for 8 years. I laughed and shared what was not on my resume, that I had been an aerospace engineer for almost 20 years. I was hired on the spot. It has been a perfect match.
+Something you may not know and always surprises people is that I am biracial. I am also a Buddhist of 34 years.
+The advice I would give someone when working with students is to seek support from those around you. My husband helped me set up the Boeing Career day and has helped me tremendously at the school. I have the largest volunteer support in the entire school. Every Thursday I have up to 10 volunteers help me with team building and emotional development. I am always looking and asking others to support our children.
+I guess I always knew that I wanted to help others learn. I remember in Jr. High and High School helping my friends with homework and studying for tests. It was always fun to be able to help them learn and figure things out and see them succeed. I come from a family of educators. My father was in public education for 41 years and my mother put in over 20 years. They never really told me to be a teacher, it was their belief that I could find my own way. I went to college thinking that I wanted to be a doctor, but my advisor saw me helping other students and encouraged me to become one of his paid tutors. He really encouraged me to find my gift as a teacher and he help me to become the teacher that I am today. My parents also have given me great advice and encouragement in the field.
+I love seeing kids “get it!” It may be a simple concept or a difficult theory, but when the light bulb goes on is what excites me. Some students have grown up struggling and I enjoy helping them learn what they have always struggled with. Some students have grown up not struggling and I like to challenge them to find the limits of their intelligence and then push past those limits.
+One of the greatest challenges that we face as educators is letting our students struggle and, at times, even fail. As a teacher, I have to set different limits for each of my students. Some students come to class with better coping mechanisms and are better able to persevere when they struggle. I had a student tell me today that they had tried to do something 7 different times and that what I had asked them to do was just not possible (a common theme among high school students). I asked them what they did differently each of the 7 times and they said they had done the same thing over and over all 7 times. I asked them to think of a different way to try and then I left them to struggle. They weren’t very happy with me, but after a minute more of complaining, they tried another method and succeeded and learned much more than if I would have just told them how to do it.
+Last year, a student that I had taught for 3 consecutive years was preparing to graduate and go to college. His family fell on tough times and lost their house. I helped this young man change colleges and get into the local community college which he would be able to afford and I helped him get a scholarship at that community college. Then I helped him get a job at a local business so that he could work and start saving money to attend the university that he originally wanted to after he graduates with his associate’s degree. I hear from him on a regular basis about his adventures (and mis-adventures) and I keep on encouraging him to be the best. He is doing a great.
+Space and flight have always fascinated me. I am still in awe every time I see a plane take off or fly by and every time I fly. I know the physics behind the flight and I can do the calculations associated with solving flight problems, but flight itself is like magic to me. It is mysterious to think that planes that way so much can get up into the air and fly at the rate they do. I want to pass on the fascination to my students and encourage them to create their own magic in the future.
+I have been happily married for 20 years and I have 2 wonderful children that I grow more proud of each day. I enjoy fishing and being outdoors whenever possible. I have had a lot of great learning experiences while fishing and I like to encourage my students to get out and enjoy the natural world. We have some great times talking in class about our different experiences in the great outdoors.
+Be patient. It takes different amounts of time for different students to learn the same material. Be willing to help your students over and over and over again.
+Author's Notes:
+SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
+Exercisin’ (Part One)
+By Nicholas “Gym-nauseam” Ball
+Looking back, I’ve sorta realised I’ve done some stupid things that I shouldn’t have. My brief stint in the philosopher’s club back at Uni is one such example. I thought that philospohy could help me defend myself against the harsh realities of life. Wrong. One night, some guy tried to steal my wallet in an alley, and I conclusively proved to him using simple logic that evil was merely ignorance of the truth. What happened? He broke my nose. So I decided to become a vigilante – to protect the others who weren’t existentialists, and I joined the SWAT Kats. My name’s Jake Clawson, though some of you know me as Razor, and here is my story.
+“Mr Furlong?”
+Chance looked up from his paper, to the hopsital orderly. He hadn’t really been able to concentrate on the article he was trying to read, though he had stared at the whole paragraph three times now.
+“Yes?”
+“The Doctor is ready to speak to you”
+Chance stood up and folded the paper in half, putting it back on the waiting room table.
+“Doctor who?” he asked.
+“Yes. So you’ve met him?”
+“No, I’ve never met a Dr Yes” he said, following her through a ward.
+“No, Doctor Who” she corrected.
+“Well I don’t know” Chance said, shrugging.
+“No, you said you did know him”
+“Who?”
+“Yes”
+“I’m telling you I don’t know Dr Yes”
+“No” the orderly said, shaking her head and checking a watch. “Dr No? Wasn’t he that guy in the James Bond film?”
+“No, Who”
+“I don’t know who! That’s what I’m trying to find out” Chance complained, waking up a sleepy patient in a nearby bed.
+“But you said you knew him”
+“Who?” Chance asked, looking around.
+“Exactly”
+“Who’s ‘Exactly’?”
+“Who isn’t exactly!”
+“Who isn’t exactly what?” Chance asked.
+“Who isn’t exactly yes!”
+“Yes, but exactly who is who?”
+“Exactly. Yes. Who is who”
+“I don’t even know who I’m meant to be telling apart here” Chance said, shrugging lightly.
+“You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?” the orderly said. “Who? Me?” Chance asked innocently.
+“You’re not Who!”
+“Who am I?” Chance said, genuinly confused.
+The orderly growled, but continued to lead Chance on through the wards.
+“Look, I’ll make this easy for the both of us,” began Chance, “the doctor is…who?”
+“Yes”
+“Okay. So where am I meeting Dr Yes?”
+“Whowhowhowhowhowhowhowhowho!!!!!” the orderly yelled, rounding
+oon him, only to be straight-jacketed and taken off to the ward for ‘Kats Who Think They Are Owls’. Chance watched, preplexed, as the orderly was dragged away. A tap on his shoulder made him turn around. “Hello, I believe you are looking for me. I am the Doctor” “Oh, yes? Doctor who?”
+“Precisely”
+“Glad to meet you Doctor Precisely. Now where’s Jake?”
+The Doctor rolled his eyes. This was going to be a loooong day.
+*****
+Some people say you should start a story in the middle. A play-wright friend of mine used to always have trouble ending his play – he could never find a ending. One day I suggested to him he start with a good strong ending, and write backwards. He tried it, and ended up with a play with no beginning. That’s life, huh? Actually, life is basically the bit between the beginning and the ending, make of it what you will…or try to, anyway. Sorry, I tend to ramble. Back to the story –
+*****
+“Hey, Jake!” Chance called from the other room.
+“Hey, what?” Jake asked back, not taking the time to look up from his current project – a solar powered engine for the TurboKat – no-one ever bothered trying to enslave the city at night, and fuel prices had gone up again.
+“Wanna head out to go Shrove Tuesday shopping? As it is, I’ve gotta get some shroves for my brother and his wife. And you’ve got more
+ffamily than I do, so I figure we might as well go out before the really
+**huge* crowds hit the malls.”
+Jake sighed. “Sure. Anyone coming with us?”
+“Remember Guido, that friend of Felina’s?”
+He thought for a moment on that one.
+“Yeah” Jake replied, still slightly hazy to the memory.
+“He’s comin’ along with Milko, his imaginary friend”
+“Really? Cool.”
+“Yeah. So, you coming along or not?”
+“Why not? We need some more shroves as it is, and the fresh air will do me some good, anyway”
+*****
+‘We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind
+uus, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered’. I love that quote. I wouldn’t say it’s my philospohy on life, though. I think it’s important to have one, but it has to be one that’s your own, and one you keep secret and sacred to yourself. Forget all that ‘Just Do It’ and ‘No Fear’ malarkey. Not to mention ‘Hakuna Matata’ and ‘Heaven Doesn’t Want Me and Hell’s Afraid I’ll Take Over’ – I mean, who are these people trying to impress? Wear you heart on your sleeve, wear your philospohy on your sleeve – it’s all the same. And what are you going to do when you get a runny nose? Jump. *****
+“Man,” Chance said, struggling under the weight of his shopping bags, “we have got us enough shroves to last a THOUSAND Tuesday’s”
+Jake laughed and smiled back at his partner.
+“Tell me about it! Hopefully, these should help with that new ‘Speed Of Shrove’ device I’ve been working on” he said, pushing his back against the glass door of a bookshop. The door slowly opened, and Jake started to walk backwards in, when he saw someone on the street waving at him.
+“Oh my God..” Jake muttered, staring over Chance’s shoulder. “What is it, bu-” Chance began, looking behind him. When he turned back, the door was swingly slowly shut, and Jake’s package’s were all lying on the doorstep, afer being so unceremonously dumped.
+“-Ddy? Jake? Jake??”
+“Oh God, oh God” Jake muttered to himself as he made his way through the shelves. Steven King. John Grisham. More Steven King. More John Grisham. Didn’t these people ever take a break? Star Trek. Star Trek. More Star Trek. Romance Novels. Conspiracy Books. X-files. Millenium. Dark Skies. Books for people who couldn’t handle reality, and had to balme it on others. “It’s the government’s fault I have no life. It’s a conspiracy!” Chris Carter had a very nice idea, it was just a pity he kept using the same one. Classics. Children’s Books. Babysitter’s Club. D.I.Y section. Bingo. “Blast From the Past”. Double bingo.
+“Where is it? Where is it??” Jake muttered, nervously flipping through pages. Arriving at the section entitled ‘So Your Past Has Come Back To Haunt You’. Read. Introduction. Read more. Here we go. ‘The first thing to do, on encountering something from your past, is throw up..’
+Jake threw up. He wiped the page down with the back of his paw and read on.
+“Preferably in a bathroom sink. Ideal conditions involve standing next to a kat who looks like he’s just been smashed off his donkey or ‘ass’.”
+“Aww, crud” Jake complained. “Now I’ll have to buy the book”. He took the wet, pulpy mass to the front counter and greeted the clerk.
+“Just this, thanks”
+“I’m not even supposed to be here today!” the clerk whined, as he fed the price into the register.
+Jake took the book, and walked out of the store, reading intensely – so intensely that he didn’t notice Chance, or the shekat he just bumped into.
+“Jerry! It IS you!”
+“Oh dear God” Jake said, looking back down to the book again.
+‘After being sick, you might like to pass ou-‘
+Jake lay on the cold pavement, darkness clouding his world… END OF PART ONE
+Exercisin’ (Part Negative Two) ———- ——————- By Aspirin (that’s Nick, but with newpanametabusatylaphynasuprasetameta parabisorohepnabolathetanarasudocotaniquofed, and added nilacodipnoquo llmesaventahodinenzantal50, and a new anti-quasting siphtofed formula with hypocidineparamucabol and ibonasalhiftomenebafuquistolmavinghybo hybogiveitawaygiveitawaygiveitawwaynow5) – ask for it by name. And if pronunciation persists, please see your doctor.
+Yeah, well, everyone has a time in their life when something comes back to them. It may be a cheque, or a badly-addressed letter, or if you’re Feline Dion, something that’s all coming back to you, all coming back to you now. There were moments of…sorry. Anyway, I’d upset the big guy upstairs, (You could tell because he’d thump on the floor with his broom handle and yell ‘Damn you, Jake! Always playing your music so loud! I’m upset!’ I’m glad that I’ve moved out of that apartment) and now it was time to pay up. (I’m not talking back rent, neither, though I should pay that too…)
+***********
+“Hey, Chance?”
+Chance woke with a start when he heard someone say his name. Turning quickly to see who it was, hoping to high heavens that it wasn’t the Doctor (he couldn’t bear to have another conversation with him). He saw, to his relief, that it was Guido.
+“Oh…hi Guido” he said softly, ears down a little, before addressing the thin air to Guido’s left “And hi, Milko”.
+Guido looked to where Chance was speaking, and looked back to the tomkat.
+“Chance? Who are you talking to? Milko’s over there” he said, pointing to a space a few metres away from them. “I got word from the Doctor that you could go in and talk to Jake for a few,” the tomkat said, smiling and trying to encourage him a little.
+Chance pricked his ears up. “Doctor who?”
+Guido smiled. “Yes”
+“Tell Doctor Yes thanks for me” Chance said, getting up from his seat.
+“Who’s Doctor Yes?” Guido asked.
+“Who’s not Dr Yes” an passing orderly said.
+Chance walked into Jake’s room, deciding that the Doctor, whoever he was, would just have to thank himself, or at least, wear a decent nametag. He walked over to his friend and nudged him slightly, feeling his spirits rise when he saw Jake move a little.
+“Morning,” Chance said softly.
+“Chance!” Jake said, still a little weak. “I was hoping you’d be here…”
+“Yeah, well…I don’t know ” Chance said, looking out the window. He moved a chair next to the bed, and looked with interest at the vase of flowers on the table. He picked up the small card tied to it, and looked at the inside of it. He blinked, then let the small card swing by its cord, before turning to face Jake again, who smiled nervously.
+“Yes…”
+“Well…”
+They sat and looked at each other, an eternity of silence passing between them. Jake felt guilty to see the look of anguish on Chance’s face. He wanted to crawl under his sheets and go back to sleep, to forget the pain he’d caused his friend…but that wasn’t an option. It was time to fess up, and both of them knew it. They didn’t know what fessing up was exactly, but all they knew was they had to start doing it. Chance went off to find a dictionary and an orange juice.
+***********
+“Jerry?”
+Jake slowly came to, being shaken gently by a shekat he’d thought he’d never see again. He shaked his head, weakly, as she put a paw against his forehead.
+“Come on, let’s get you a nice cool drink of water”
+“Jake?” Chance said, kneeling at his side, and putting his bags
+ffull of shroves at the side.
+“Hello. Who are you?” the shekat asked. Jake’s white spots slowly faded, and he weakly raised an eyelid.
+“My name’s Amy. Who are you?”
+“Uh..it’s Chance. Do you know my friend here?” he said, shaking her out-stretched paw.
+“You could say that,” Amy said, with a slightly cryptic smile, “say, Chance,” she continued, “you look like a pretty strong kat. You athletic?”
+“Well, I do-”
+Jake opened his eyes fully at the sudden silence, and saw his blurry partner run off after an ill-defined Amy.
+“No, Chance,” he said weakly, trying to raise a paw. “Don’t…”
+But it was too late…
+END OF PART NEGATIVE TWO
+Exercisin’ (Part Pi) ———- ——— By Single White Nick
+It’s funny, but I’d never noticed that it’s the depressing things in life that are most popular. I mean, the song ‘I Will Survive’ in its funky new Cake version – look at the lyrics, and it’s a tale of despair and heartbreak. Movies like Shallow Grave and Se7en, I mean, Se7en even has a cool, but depressing last line – “Ernest Hemingway once wrote ‘The world is a wonderful place, and worth fighting for’. I agree with the second part”. And the cheerful stuff only seems to get us down – who likes Frente, Hanson and Spice Girls? I suppose we like to wallow…
+***********
+The two continued to run through the crowded mall. Amy bumped into a teenage kat trying to eat a freezy, and spilled his drink on the front of his shirt.
+“Hey!” he complained, brushing himself down. “Goddamn lesbians!”
+Chance hit him, knocking him back into a plant display. A security guard helped pull him out, and brushed some dirt off him.
+“Look what that dyke did to me!” the teenager wailed.
+“I’ll get them. Hey! No running in the mall!” Security Officer LaFours yelled, giving chase.
+Chance saw Amy duck into a side alley, and continued to pursue the elusive she-kat. He skidded to a stop, howeverm as he saw standing there. Or rather, jogging on the spot.
+“Ah, wasn’t that good?” she asked, obviously invigorated.
+“I..what?” Chance said, leaning against a wall and breathing slightly heavily.
+“You good at push-ups?”
+“Wh..what are you on about?” he said, watching in surprise as she dropped down and did 10 rapid push-ups.
+“Hey! There! Hold it, you two!”
+“Oops, da fuzz” Amy said, and jack-knifed onto her feet again. Chance turned to see the boater-wearing security guard run towards him, and when he looked back, Amy was gone.
+It wasn’t long before the police arrived and Chance forced Jake to come out with the story. Jake found himself only telling tiny pieces of the story, not wanting to tell how Amy knew him…
+“Did you know that crazy Energizer bunny?” Chance asked as the two of them walked inside.
+Jake shook his head no, trying to make it look believable.
+“Godammit, Jake…you can’t tell me you don’t know her…”
+“Look, Chance, I don’t..I..she called me ‘Jerry’ remember? See? She must have mistaken me for someone else” Jake evaded, holding a paw to his aching forehead.
+“Yeah..well…something’s up” Chance said, picking up the last of their dumped shopping.
+“‘Sup, C?” Guido said as he approached them. “Come on bud, me and Milko were about to go play the game where he thinks of a number between one and five and I have to guess it”
+“What? No, look, I don’t have the time to-” Chance snapped, clearly exasperated.
+“Fine. Be like that” Guido said flatly, walking off and talking to the thin air, “Is it 2, buddy? No? Hmm..”
+“Wait up!” said Jake, hurrying after the two, “I wanna play!”
+Chance sat on the cold pavement, looking confusedly after them.”Is it three?” he asked, weakly, knowing that no-one could have possibly heard him.
+***********
+No, Chance, Milko always picks four. You should know that by now…
+***********
+Sorry about stopping like this, but there’s just something I need to get off my chest…I…at this stage in my life…I..well…I started to..hear voices. Not all the time though, but whenever I answered the phone…
+***********
+*ring* … *RING* …”Hunh…?” *RI-* *klik* “H…hello?” Jake said, groggy. “Hi,” a female voice said over the phone. “It’s me. Wanna go do laps?” Jake sighed and rubbed his eyes. “What do you want, Amy?” “I want to help you, Jerry” “Look, I don’t want your help, Amy, I don’t NEED your help…I’m purrfectly fine..” “Perfectly fine kats don’t pass out in public” “Yes they do” Jake said with a louder voice. Chance stirred, but didn’t wake. “Oh, so what’s your plans now, huh? Going night-clubbing with your perfectly fine pal River Phoenix? Come on, Jerry, you’re out of shape” “I’m fine, Amy, my job keeps me well on my paws and-” “What do you do?” “I..well..I fix cars..but-” “VERY strenuous, I’m sure” “No, I also…well, I do other things too” “MegaKat Park. 10 minutes” “No, Amy. No. Hello? Amy? I’m not going. Amy? Can you hear me? I’m-” *klik*
+Jake sighed and hung up the phone, reaching a jump-suit as he did so. END OF PART PI
+Exercisin’ (Part Infinity) ———- —————
+You never know what’s it’s like until you’ve been there. I should expect. I don’t know, I’ve never been there… ***********
+“Look, can..can we juh..just stop for a sec? Please?” Jake gasped, completing the fitfh lap of the park. Even the muggers had given up running after them.
+“See? Have you been keeping to your food pyramid?”
+“What? No, I haven’t kept to the goddamn food pyramid, that’s what I’ve tried to tell you over the past goddamn six-”
+“Five”
+“Five laps. Jerry is dead. Gone. His membership expired. Now there is only Jake” Jake said bitterly.
+“You may say that-”
+“Right, I’m not taking another goddamn step” Jake said, and leant against a tree. His breath made thin whisps of steam in the cool night air.
+“Okay. A breather’s in order, I suppose” Amy said, and jogged on the spot next to him.
+“Look, Amy,” Jake began quietly, “I just want you to know it’s over”
+“Over? What are you talking about?” Amy said, whilst performing chin-ups from a low branch.
+“Look, Amy, I’ve moved on now. I don’t need any of this”
+“Jakey, of course you do. Your body is a temple and-”
+Jake grabbed Amy by the leg and pulled her back to ground level.
+“Amy, I don’t need all this fitness business. I’m fine.”
+“Jakey, everyone needs to keep fit and healthy”
+“Amy, really. You have no idea how I -”
+Amy rounded on Jake and pushed both paws against his chest, knocking him over backwards.
+“No idea?! *I* spend 5 years consulting dieticians, fitness advisors and physiotherapists and you say I have no idea?? YOU try maintaining your basic metabolic structure whilst being an endomorphic mesomorph on a carbon based diet, for awhile, huh?! And you try to tell me I have no idea?? Jakey, YOU have no idea – the biggest mistake you ever made was leaving the gym!!”
+And it was all there. The nautilus machines, the steamy sauna and the filthy locker-room; Jake held his stomach and staggered uneasily. He leant his left shoulder against a tree as he felt his stomach contents churn, and the ever losing battle against his dinner commence, as he held his gut to try and compensate for the pain.
+The exercisin’ was far from over…
+END OF PART INFINITY
+Exercisin’ (Part Infinity Plus One) ———- ———————— By The Writer Currently Known As Nick
+I guess I have to go back to the beginning now. I didn’t want to, but my story must be complete. Beginning, middle and end. But I’m sure you don’t want to hear me yak or wildebeest on for ages, here goes…
+“Hey there gang!”
+“Hiiii Ammmyyyy!!!” the she-kats yelled in not-quite-unison.
+“Are you all ready to get fit?”
+“Yeah!!!”
+“Well, then, let’s get physical!” Amy said, starting up the music, only to stop it almost immediately. She stretched to see over the crowd from her small platform, and waved to someone at the back.
+“Hey, you! Yes, you! Come up on stage here for a moment! Look, everyone! We’ve got a new member in our class today! What’s your name?”
+“Uh…Jerry” Jake said, adjusting his collar.
+“Well, gang, right away we can all see something’s wrong with Jerry, can’t we? What is it?”
+“Wrong with me??” Jake said, eyes wide with surprise.
+“Oooh! Oooh! I know! I know! Jerry’s in the She-kat’s Aerobics Room when he should be next door with all those hunky tomkats!”
+“Actually, Sheri, I was going to say something about how he’s dressed…Jerry’s wearing a suit. Now, can we get fit and healthy in a suit?”
+“Nooo!!!” they cajouled, a little too happily.
+“Exactly. Jerry can’t get all sweaty at all. And what’s the point of being in a gym if you can’t work-out?”
+“Yeah,” Jake muttered, “what would be the point of standing in a room filled with voluptous she-kats all gyrating in tight lycra?”
+“Exactly. Now, Jerry, since you’re new here, I’m going to do you a special favour”
+“I can stay here?”
+“No, silly. I’ll let you change into the gym’s complimentary gym outfit, and when you’re done, I’ll take you through the whole course! You’ll work out like you’ve never worked-out before!”
+“Actually, I think I’d rather-”
+“Sheri, you take over the class when I’m gone. Katareena, you teach all the cheerleaders their moves, since you’re one yourself” Amy said, climbing off the stage.
+“Actually, I don’t really-”
+“Come on, we’ve got fitness to do!”
+Jake stood completely vertical, his breathing laboured. He ran across the green tapestry of midnight grasses that compiled the park in a panic. He slipped over, landing on his back, and for a moment he thought he was back in the gym again, battling to stay on the treadmill or lift the 180 pound barbell. He let out a loud sob as he scrambled to his paws again. He didn’t want to deal with this…didn’t want to remember. Oh god, he wanted to get rid of these memories. But there was only one way…
+Once again on his feet, he ran, frantic, to the nearest health bar, and ordered a carrot and celery salad. There wasn’t going to be any hesitation this time. It was all or nothing…and now that it was all back, there was nothing he could do. It was time to put an end to the cycle, and kill the memory that the daemons had left with him forever…
+***********
+I…that’s how it happened. That’s why I was in the hospital. I had some major work done on me, but I got out okay. I told Chance everything, like I’m telling you…Chance didn’t know what to say. He felt terrible…so did I. I don’t know what to do with the memories. They still horrify me…but at least I get to lie around on the sofa watching daytime TV tomorrow.
+I hope…
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+The Sizzlin’ Stove: Dissecting Brian McCann’s Signing and a Slew of Other Recent MLB Deals
+A flurry of moves over the past few days has the hot stove firing earlier than usual this offseason. With the Prince Fielder–Ian Kinsler blockbuster swap already thoroughly examined, let’s explore what these other trades and signings mean for the teams, the players, and the rest of the winter.
+New York Yankees
+What they’ve done: The Yankees signed catcher Brian McCann to a five-year, $85 million contract with a vesting option that could take the deal to six years and $100 million.
+What it means: McCann gives the Yankees’ offense a big boost. A few years ago, the Bombers fielded a lineup stuffed with power hitters and big on-base threats, the kind of attack that would wear down opposing pitchers and bash teams into submission, making up for New York’s sometimes shaky run prevention. That formula unraveled in 2013, with major injuries knocking multiple boppers out of the lineup, reducing the Yankees’ offense to no. 28 in baseball on a park-adjusted basis. Chris Stewart, the team’s primary receiver, hit an abysmal .211/.293/.272. Since 2006, McCann’s first full season, only four catchers have delivered more offensive value. Strip out Victor Martinez and Mike Napoli, who no longer catch, and McCann trails only Joe Mauer and Buster Posey; and once the 2014 season starts, Mauer won’t be catching, either.
+McCann’s power numbers might actually improve now that he’s a Yankee. Check out ESPN Home Run Tracker’s Turner Field/Yankee Stadium overlay:
+Wow. Turner Field/Yankee Stadium overlay (H/T) is quite telling for Brian McCann's prospects. pic.twitter.com/EnVDuPs2yG
+— Tristan H. Cockcroft (@SultanofStat) November 24, 2013
+Now, check out this McCann spray chart:
+With the help of Yankee Stadium’s short right-field porch, McCann, a pull hitter, could see a bunch of those doubles to right and right-center — not to mention the loud outs he has hit to those parts of the ballpark — turn into home runs.
+Defensively, McCann brings a generally positive skill set. Thanks to baseball analysts’ newfound ability to focus on and quantify pitch framing, we can see that McCann rated as the 12th-best catcher in the majors last year in that department. While that’s a downgrade from Stewart’s pitch-framing mastery, McCann should be a massive upgrade at blocking pitches; Stewart allowed a sky-high 12 passed balls and 32 wild pitches in 2013 while starting just 98 games behind the plate and making 108 total appearances at catcher. And while McCann brings below-average caught-stealing numbers, controlling the running game isn’t nearly as big of a deal now as it was in the ’80s, so that shouldn’t be a major issue. And, of course, pitchers are often more responsible than catchers for whether a baserunner steals.
+Now, as great of a fit as McCann appears to be for the Yankees, $85 million (or $100 million) looks like a lot of money. McCann turns 30 in February. The rigors of catching are typically tougher to handle than the grind at any other position, derailing careers earlier than expected or at the very least prompting position changes; Mauer is only 10 months older than McCann, and Mauer is moving to first base in 2014 because of head injuries and other ailments. On the other hand, McCann appears young enough to remain at or near his prime for at least the next couple of years. Right now he is, jarringly, the Yankees’ youngest starting position player under team control for 2014.
+Pinpointing McCann’s likely output for the next couple of years is tricky, since he’s coming off an injury-plagued campaign, which followed the worst offensive season of his career. If we were doing a 50th-percentile projection for McCann at Turner Field next year, we’d probably peg him as something close to a three-win player. McCann, a pull-conscious lefty who has cracked 20 or more homers in seven of the past eight years, could very well top that three-win mark while playing in the AL’s most favorable park for hitters with that profile. The cost of a win on the open market sits around $6 million, or maybe slightly higher. That makes $17 million per year a reasonable number for a three-win (or possibly better) player.
+Sticking with the money: Many have fretted over the Yankees’ ability (or more accurately, their desire) to spend more than $189 million on payroll next season; Jayson Stark’s breakdown of the 2014 luxury tax threshold and the huge financial savings the Yankees stand to reap if they can duck under that number is the relevant read here. Per Cot’s, New York’s payroll sits at $115 million for just eight players after the McCann deal. Arbitration raises for Brett Gardner, David Robertson, Ivan Nova, and others will eat up a good chunk of the team’s available wiggle room.
+On the plus side, the Yankees are growing more optimistic about their ability to re-sign highly effective no. 2 starter Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal, which would give them a solid top three of CC Sabathia, Kuroda, and Nova, with David Phelps a reasonable choice as the fourth or fifth starter. That could still leave enough money to acquire one more quality starter, re-sign Robinson Cano (assuming his price comes down as expected from the $30 million–plus he’s asking for now), and fill out the rest of the roster with viable low-cost options. If Alex Rodriguez’s 211-game suspension (or any suspension of 162 games or more) is upheld, that would give the Yankees another $26 million with which to play.
+Signing McCann also gives the Yanks some options if they want to shop quality catching prospect Gary Sanchez for help at other positions. And, of course, the deal keeps McCann away from some likely playoff rivals, including the Rangers (who were definitely after him) and the Red Sox (who might’ve been after him).
+All told, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better free-agent match this winter than McCann ending up in pinstripes.
+St. Louis Cardinals
+What they’ve done: The Cardinals traded David Freese and Fernando Salas to the Angels for Peter Bourjos and Randal Grichuk. The Cards also signed Jhonny Peralta to a four-year deal worth about $52 million.
+What it means: The Cardinals’ two biggest weaknesses last season were their Grand Canyon–size hole at shortstop and center fielder Jon Jay’s inability to do anything useful other than hit right-handed pitching. Two weeks before the winter meetings even start, the Cards have now gone a long way toward solving both of those problems, and they’ve done so without giving up any of their dynamic young pitching or draft picks.
+In Bourjos, the Cards get one of the best defensive center fielders in the game, if not the best. Advanced metrics have Bourjos’s glove netting at least one win, and potentially close to two wins, over a full season. Not that the Cardinals can bet on Bourjos playing a full season. In 2013, Bourjos spent two lengthy stints on the disabled list with a wrist injury that ultimately required surgery. He also missed more than a month earlier in 2013 with a hamstring injury. There was another wrist injury in late 2012, another hamstring injury in 2011, and multiple wrist injuries in 2009 while he was in the minors. Perpetually bad wrists don’t bode well for Bourjos’s offense, which hasn’t been particularly great so far: He has hit just .251/.306/.398 for his career. He has shown no significant righty-lefty split, but he has displayed subpar pitch-recognition skills, giving him problems against certain pitches like the slider.
+The Cardinals are getting Bourjos almost entirely for his Gold Glove–caliber defense at a premium position (and, to a lesser extent, his speed and baserunning skills), while hoping he can be respectable at the plate, with the possibility for improvement as he enters his age-27 season. Heading into his first round of arbitration and offering three years of team control, Bourjos gives the Cardinals a cheap option as either the everyday center fielder or a semi-regular who could platoon with Jay and play late-inning defense.
+Meanwhile, shipping Freese to the Angels allows Matt Carpenter to move to third base and opens up second base for Kolten Wong, a series of moves that should give the Cards’ miserable defense a big lift next season.
+And while the Cardinals’ offense wouldn’t seem to need much help after leading the NL by a mile in runs scored in 2013, John Mozeliak and the front office surely realized that the team’s near-historic performance with runners in scoring position wasn’t sustainable going forward, and that there was no valor in sending Pete Kozma and Daniel Descalso up to the plate to die, again and again, for 162 games. Peralta offers a clear offensive upgrade over the team’s 2013 incumbents. He’s coming off one of his best seasons, hitting .303/.358/.457 in 2013, and he has posted a still solid .278/.334/.438 line over the past three seasons.
+Still, it’s not hard to rattle off multiple reasons to be skeptical about Peralta, especially for that many years and that much money. Entering his age-32 season, he’s likely already past his prime. He doesn’t walk a ton, making his on-base ability largely dependent on his batting average; a flukish .374 batting average on balls in play did the trick in 2013, but Peralta was a lousy hitter a year earlier when a BABIP 99 points lower left him with a .239/.305/.384 line. Advanced metrics have liked his defense over the past few years, but he’s one of the heftier middle infielders in the league and he’s advancing toward his mid-thirties, meaning positioning and voodoo might be able to cover for his questionable range for only so long. He’s also coming off a 50-game suspension for performance-enhancing drug use, so it’s not unfair to ask how a drug-free Peralta will hit in the future, especially given how rare and valuable his double-digit-homer and 30-plus-double power is for a shortstop.
+Despite all of that, it’s a move worth making because offense is becoming tougher and tougher to find in today’s game, especially up the middle; because signing Peralta instead of Stephen Drew means the Cards don’t have to give up a high draft pick; because the free-agent market is thin this year; and because St. Louis was rightly more willing to spend its abundant cash than to throw away one of its great young pitchers in an overpay of a trade.
+As with the Yankees and McCann, the Cardinals are also upgrading over true replacement-level scrubs. So if Peralta is a two- or three-win player, those are two or three wins the club wouldn’t have with Kozma and Descalso at short. Things could get ugly in 2016, when Peralta is earning $13 million–plus to kick balls around as a crappy third baseman, first baseman, or left fielder nearing the end of his career. But the Cardinals will live with that downside given the upside Peralta provides in 2014, when St. Louis will be poised to make another pennant run.
+Los Angeles Angels
+What they’ve done: The Angels traded Bourjos and Grichuk to the Cardinals for Freese and Salas. The Angels also signed Joe Smith to a three-year, $15.75 million contract.
+What it means: Most in the stat-head community want to hate the Freese-Bourjos trade for the Angels, but I’m having a hard time mustering much vitriol for it. It’s super fun to line up two players by Wins Above Replacement, pick a winner, and then mock the team that seemingly got the lesser WARrior. Bourjos might be a defensive whiz who’s cheaper than Freese and offers one more year of team control, but the Angels were overloaded with young outfielders and had bubkes at third base. That reality, combined with a barren free-agent market and the predictable massive demands if the Angels attempted to acquire a true premium third baseman (assuming one would even be available, which is doubtful) make this deal defensible for the Halos.
+What’s really puzzling is the way Freese critics are cherry-picking stats and factors. Yes, Freese is injury prone, but no more so than Bourjos. Freese turned in a .262/.340/.381 effort in 2013; that was considered a big disappointment, but it was 6 percent better than league-average on a park-adjusted bias. Unlike Bourjos’s, Freese’s advanced defensive numbers are all over the place, going from better than average in 2012 to nightmarish in 2013. Freese’s glove doesn’t look nearly as bad when looking at a three-year sample, which we should try to do as much as possible with these metrics. Bourjos might well be a good buy-low player after an injury-riddled season, but Freese is just one year removed from a four-win season, and he’s still just 30 years old. He could rebound nicely given the powers of regression to the mean. It’s not unreasonable to say the Cardinals did well in this trade given all factors involved, while also acknowledging that the Angels addressed a need.
+Of course, pitching remains the Angels’ biggest problem. They finished 24th in ERA (4.24) and 23rd in FIP (4.08) last season. By signing Smith and acquiring Salas, the Angels have at least begun repairing a leaky bullpen. While Salas likely projects as a sixth or seventh man out of the pen, Smith has real value. Sidearm pitchers tend to be murder on same-handed hitters while getting murdered by opposite-handed hitters, and that’s just what happened to Smith in the first four years of his career: Right-handed hitters managed a weak .616 OPS against him, while lefties creamed him at a .933 clip.
+In the three years since, Smith’s splits have been basically dead even: .591 OPS allowed against righties, .581 vs. lefties. One of the biggest reasons for that shift has been a change in pitch mix. At the start of his career, Smith was exclusively a sinker-slider guy, which, if you remember our treatise on our good friend Francisco Liriano, you’ll know are two pitches that tend to generate big platoon splits. More recently, Smith has started throwing a four-seam fastball that has become a neutralizing pitch against lefties. Smith’s strikeout rate of about 20 percent isn’t particularly impressive for a short reliever, but he figures to carry on his usual 50 percent–ish ground ball rate, which limits hitters’ ability to smack him around with extra-base hits.
+The track record for setup men getting multiyear contracts is grim, and the inherent volatility of relief pitcher results means there’s an excellent chance this deal will look silly in at least one of the next three seasons. But when mega-revenue teams like the Angels have a glaring problem, they tend to throw money at it. Such is Mango. In the meantime, expect the Halos to aggressively pursue starting pitching help. With Jason Vargas now out of an already thin rotation, they have to.
+Speaking of Vargas:
+Kansas City Royals
+What they’ve done: The Royals signed Vargas to a four-year, $32 million contract.
+What it means: Signing a pitcher like Vargas to a multiyear deal isn’t the kind of move that is going to transform a team; it’s the kind of move a general manager makes when he thinks his ballclub is close to a breakthrough season. That certainly describes Dayton Moore’s attitude in Kansas City. Even before the start of last season, Moore was adamant that the Royals needed to consolidate the talents of their young core into winning baseball. After an 86-win season in which K.C. stayed in the race until late September, there’s no reason to pull back now.
+Vargas is a durable option at the back of the rotation, someone who’s a pretty good bet to make 30-plus starts with something close to league-average results. He did spend time on the disabled list in 2013, but averaged 203⅔ innings pitched over the previous three seasons. He’s a pitch-to-contact guy with one of the best changeups in the game: Only Cole Hamels, Hyun-jin Ryu, and Felix Hernandez generated more value from their changeups last season. Think about the stiffs (Roberto Hernandez, Jake Westbrook, et al.) that even some playoff teams carried at the backs of their rotations, and it becomes easy to justify paying $8 million a year for a playable innings-eater like Vargas.
+Now, that doesn’t make this a great deal. For one thing, four years is a long commitment to a pitcher with Vargas’s decent but hardly dominant skills. (Dan Haren’s reported one-year, $10 million deal with the Dodgers makes Vargas’s four-year tally look even worse.) Moreover, since a cheapskate billionaire owner controls the Royals’ purse strings, that $8 million per year, while a reasonable price based on current market rates, might eat up a big chunk of Kansas City’s offseason budget. That’s a problem, because while Vargas profiles as a no. 4 or no. 5 starter on a championship-quality team, the Royals might need him to be their no. 2; they’re likely to lose Ervin Santana to free agency, leaving James Shields and not much else in the starting five.
+As with many deals this early in the winter, we’ll need to see what the team does next before we can fully evaluate this move.
+Tampa Bay Rays
+What they’ve done: The Rays re-signed Jose Molina to a two-year, $4.5 million contract.
+What it means: Leave it to the Rays to sign a portly catcher who can’t hit and who’s entering his age-39 season to a multiyear deal. And for the deal to actually make sense.
+As big and old as Molina is, the Rays aren’t paying him to hit, run, or even be all that good at blocking pitches. They made this move for two reasons.
+1. Molina might be the best pitch-receiver in the game. Check out this super-slow-motion highlight of Molina framing a pitch off the plate for a strike:
+We linked to Ben Lindbergh’s work on pitch framing earlier, but you should also check out Mike Fast’s excellent research on the subject. Based on the metrics we have at our disposal, there’s evidence to suggest that a master pitch-framer could be worth as much as three wins to his team over a season thanks to that skill alone. Molina’s in no condition to catch anywhere near 162 games, but even catching just the 22nd-most innings in the majors in 2013, he produced more pitch-framing value than all but three other catchers, the equivalent of about two wins.
+2. It’s tougher to measure, but there’s at least strong anecdotal evidence to suggest that Molina is a superior game-caller who does an excellent job handling a pitching staff. The Rays do a ton of advanced scouting on every opponent, and they’ll rely heavily on Molina to carry out the game plan that their analytically oriented front office and manager want. One project I’d love to pursue is charting pitcher results after mound visits by a catcher. While I can’t watch every pitch of every game, those within the organization swear by Molina’s ability to calm a pitcher down and get him to throw the right pitch in the right spot when he’s in a jam.
+Molina has too many holes in his game to be out there even 125 times per year. But in a time-share, for the price of a veteran backup infielder, when Carlos Ruiz is pulling down $26 million in Philly, the Rays’ offseason budget is tiny, and no other catcher short of Molina’s younger brother is likely to squeeze more value out of a pitching staff why the hell not?
+Filed Under: MLB Hot Stove, Jonah Keri, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, MLB, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays
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+"True power is finding stillness within motion. " ~Lao Tzu
+The concept of finding stillness within motion is central to yoga. Holding poses can be so meditative. But have you ever thought of running as meditative? I have and I do. After training for many long distance races, I find that I enjoy the training as much as I do crossing the finish line. What is it about running those long solo runs that help me to reconnect with myself, to find my inner peace?
+Isn't that why most of us run?
+But before all this chaos, to start my day, there is that early morning run. I wake up before the sun and fuel with my coffee. Feet on the heating pad. Check the blogs. Check the weather.
+Then I run.
+Just me and my shoes.
+I run.
+Whether there's rain or sun, wind or calm, dark or light, heat or cold, I run.
+If there's an early meeting or I had a sleepless night, I run.
+No excuses.
+I run.
+I run for fitness.
+I run for calm.
+I run to be alone.
+I run because I love to run.
+And I run to find peace within.
+"We can never make peace in the outer world until we make peace within ourselves. " ~ Dalai Lama
+Why do you run? Do you find running meditative? Do you find peace on the run? Or do you just run for fitness?
+Today's Wednesday Word is peace. DebRuns picks the best words! I'm also linking up with Debbie, Rachel, Lora, and Susie for Coaches Corner!
+Great post, Wendy! I run very much for fitness, but I also always find peace on my runs whether I run alone or with my friends.
+Thanks, as always, for linking up!
+Running has that calming effect, for sure!
+I totally agree with you. There is such a peace in running. I went for a run for the first time in TOO long and all those feelings came back. You always know how to describe is so well!
+Oh thank you! I do love this peaceful feeling. It never gets old.
+Beautiful!! I think this is one of the reasons I love running so much too!
+No matter what we do with our running, it always comes back to this.
+I had a beautiful peaceful run just yesterday! A lot of my runs are either with friends or on the treadmill (which isn't peaceful to me) and this was just me, chasing the sunset. It was great and I really needed it after the chaos of Christmas. Here's to more peaceful running in 2017!
+I'm hoping for all my runs to be peaceful from here on out!
+I like this Wendy! These are never reasons that I go out for a run but they are definitely things I feel when I am finished with one. I dread the run but afterwards I SO enjoy the peace I've found, the strength I feel, and just being on God's earth!
+I hope that eventually you'll look forward to the peace you find and not dread the run!
+I totally agree with you. I love the calming effect of my runs.
+Isn't it the best?
+Running is my empowerment. It is my stillness in the span of my day--my pause button.
+Me too. <3
+I love this post. It is so true that running brings peace to my day. I did get the 'go ahead' to run again after 4 weeks off from a detached retina.The healing process has been scary and I was at first hesitate to run. But with strong encouragement from the surgeon, I went on my first run. It was very comforting to move and to feel exertion in my legs and lungs. I went slow as the depth perception isn't what it used to be, but it felt so good. I feel almost normal again.
+Those comeback runs are the best! Even if we are scared to run again, it's like putting on a pair of comfy shoes!
+I run for all the reasons you mention, and the peace that I find there is really an important one.
+I think the world could use a lot of this.
+I run for peace and mental clarity. All the fogginess in my head goes away and I get so much done in the hour or two after my run.
+I can always count on being more mentally sharp and calm after a run!
+That's why I usually don't run with music - I need the peace that a quiet run brings.
+I run with music to shut out the world.
+I run mostly for fitness and camaraderie - but then, I get enough alone time during the week, so it all balances out.
+I wouldn't mind some camaraderie on my runs, but I do value my alone time!
+I often ponder WHY I run....certainly not for weight-loss, de-stressing, or "alone" time. I think I just run because it feels good...and it's the first athletic thing I have ever somewhat excelled at ;-) Since starting my blog, I do a lot of brain-storming while running LOL
+Sometimes I write a whole blog post while I'm running! I wish I could record my thoughts, tho.
+Peace and Quiet are my two favorite words. Another beautiful post, articulating perfectly how many of us feel, no matter our level of running. Even though I don't run long distances, running makes me feel good, healthy, strong. I think I've been down in the dumps lately precisely because I've not been able to run in a while. I've got for short outing, getting back into the groove, the past three days. Peace. Yes.
+Feels great, doesn't it?
+There are so many great reasons to run, aren't there? Keep finding that peace and inner harmony while out on your runs!
+That's the goal!
+I definitely find running meditative -- often, although not always. Since I'm home alone most of the time, I tend to spend a lot of time in my head. Running actually allows me to turn my thoughts off -- sometimes, so often I'm writing great blog posts on the run that are totally forgotten when I get home. :)
+Wouldn't it be nice if we could record our thoughts?
+Nicely written! I wish I found running more meditative but I am usually running with friends and chatting. Life is so loud and over whelming at times and running is certainly my escape as well.
+I love that escape part of running!
+Totally agree. Working all day. Running keeps time alone with myself and peace.
+It's a great escape!
+Nice post! I run for many reasons. I run for fitness, to relieve stress, to be alone, to feel good, to challenge myself...and the list can go on..
+What's your favorite part?
+I find everything on the run... peace, adventure, answers, understanding...
+Me too! But today's word was peace... :p
+I run because it grounds me, especially because I have young kids. On the days I don't run, I find myself particularly testy and it's no good. Running absolutely brings me peace, even on the most chaotic of days and weeks.
+When my kids were little, running was my salvation! Now I have different reasons for running but always to find peace.
+One of the many reasons I'm glad I don't need music to run. I am perfectly at peace "in my own head" on the run and enjoy the time to focus, to sort out thoughts and feelings, to just be and observe. Life IS so fast sometimes but nothing makes time slow down like running - paying attention to the scenery as it goes by, looking at my watch and thinking "It's only been 10 minutes?!" Lol. It helps me remember the value of my time.
+I look at music as the soundtrack to my thoughts! LOl!
+great post! I starting running for fitness but then it is so much more! I too hate to give up my morning run- it is a slice of heaven for just me. It has been a total game changer!
+Those morning runs are the best way to start the day!
+I started running for fitness, but now I run because it both grounds me and frees me.
+Running is so much more than fitness, isn't it?
+Love this! I also find that running can be so calming. Especially lately, as Ive been running just to run, with no pressure, Im getting so much more out of it.
+I do like running just to run!
+Beautiful post, Wendy. I think this is my new favorite of yours, probably because I relate on so many levels.
+Thank you Michelle! <3
+I am always amazed exactly how in sync yoga and running can be. Whether it's been a while since I've visited the mat or the pavement, it doesn't take long before I start to wonder why I haven't paid a visit in so long. Both the physical and the mental benefits one can reap from each can only truly be understood those who fully engage both their body and mind to each discipline.
+Agree 100%. The more you put into an activity, the more you get out of it.
+Yes yes yes! You put my thoughts and feelings about running into words, right here! I've often told people that running is my "moving meditation." IT IS!!!
+I love that: moving meditation. I may steal that one!
+Beautifully stated. I run for a lot of reasons. I used to not be able to let my mind go when running, but through the months and years, I've finally been able to clear my head and really just enjoy. It's a fabulous feeling.
+Isn't it the best feeling?
+I absolutely adore the quiet and stillness of the predawn hours! This is when I run (or swim or cycle) and it sets the tone for my day. I get time with myself before the rest of the world asks for my time, my energy. That time alone is priceless.
+I 100% agree!
+a great quote at the end!
+I, however, have not found running meditative AT ALL! But this is probably because its more of a challenging intense workout for me still. Running does not come easy for me... its hard. I feel like crying through it sometimes, I have to constantly tell myself to keep going, and be a mental cheerleader the whole way to finish my goal. Perhaps if it wasn't as difficult for me I'd be able to contemplate more, but I can't. Maybe sometime after I keep at it. Also I do not find yoga meditative either :P Some of those poses are quite uncomfortable! But I have gotten into actual meditation this year and I love it! :D So I'm happy that you find running meditative, I really everyone should find their own way to meditate and connect with themselves.
+I sure hope you find something meditative! Hopefully after time, running will feel easier for you.
+If GitHub is where developers reside, Jira is what most software development teams use to keep tabs on their progress.
+Both these tools have become a household name when it comes to tracking issues and managing projects. So, how are they different? What are their pros and cons? And ultimately, which project management software is better for your software development team?
+Before we get to answering these questions, let's have a quick overview of the two issue tracking project management apps.
+Quick Overview of Jira
+Atlassian created Jira in the year 2002 and it was initially built to be an issue and bug tracking application.
+Now, Jira software has grown into an agile project management tool catering to software development teams - small and big. Jira offers a plethora of functionalities and integrations to more than 2000 third-party applications. Yet, its USP remains the same till date - issue tracking.
+Most teams that are new to project management get started with Atlassian's Trello. And once they require more functionality, they later move to Jira after comparing Trello vs Jira.
+Since most software companies are opting for Jira, should you too? Let’s find out.
+The pros and the cons of Jira
+Although Jira software is a pioneer in project management tools, with most apps being modelled on it, it has its pros and cons.
+The pros:
+- Atlassian’s Jira is an expert at capturing bugs in your product that can then be assigned to members, prioritized and tracked to completion.
+- Jira software lets you add story points to each issue to quantify the work required to be done and also group related issues using its Epic issue type
+- Jira software has agile capabilities that supports frameworks such as scrum and kanban with features like scrum and kanban boards.
+- Jira is flexible and has a workflow builder that enables you to customize your workflow by setting up rules to define how a work item should move from one status to another.
+- Advanced configurations help you control who can view what work items in which kanban columns.
+- Roadmap functionality aids in a quick overview of the entire project and to track overall progress.
+- A huge collection of more than 2000 third-party apps for use cases ranging from CRM to code review, and more.
+The cons:
+- Jira software’s design is not a developer’s favourite as it appears to be streamlined on the outside but leads to micromanagement when you dive inside.
+- Most developers also hate this app for its slow speed.
+- Jira software’s primary unit of work is an issue and not a task which is terrible as you’ll only think of tickets and not features.
+- Jira’s agile capabilities lack finesse when it comes to implementing frameworks like scrum, unlike Zepel. You don’t get the elegant Sprints view that has built-in agile reports such as burnup and burndown charts. So, check out alternative scrum tools if it is your priority.
+- Jira software’s learning curve is steep, making onboarding new members a living hell.
+- If you fail to set advanced configurations right, miscommunication and lost productivity within your squad can occur.
+- Jira software enables you to collect bugs and support tickets from customers via its external service desk but doesn’t allow you to bring in tickets from various customer feedback platforms such as Canny, Intercom, etc., like Zepel’s Streams does.
+- Even though you can create customized workflows, creating it becomes a nightmare due to its complex design.
+- The pricing plan limits onboarding to only 10 members in the free plan and unlike Zepel, it comes with certain functionality restrictions.
+Quick Overview of GitHub Issues
+Joining as a recent addition to the list of Jira alternatives is GitHub. This tool is every developer's best friend; the platform where most of the product development and code collaboration happens..
+Akin to Jira software, this app uses bug tracking as a means of measuring progress. So, instead of thinking in terms of tasks and features, you will be working on tickets. Although this approach might seem simpler, it can become very difficult to build quality software.
+Therefore, is GitHub cut out for handling projects? Read on to find out.
+Pros and Cons of GitHub Issues for Project Management
+Just like any other app, GitHub also has its pros and cons that will help you decide if this is the app for your org.
+The pros:
+- GitHub is where the code is and so you wouldn’t need to leave your current workflow to update your work item’s status.
+- GitHub’s project boards have useful templates such as basic kanban, automated kanban, automated kanban with triggers for PR review status to help prioritize work and customize workflows. Here are some kanban board examples for inspiration.
+- GitHub Actions enables you to automate all your workflows effortlessly.
+- GitHub can be integrated with almost every software application available in the market today.
+- GitHub’s pricing plan is quite affordable.
+The cons:
+- Unlike Jira software and Zepel, GitHub lacks powerful agile capabilities other than simple kanban software and Milestones for scrum.
+- Traditional project management functionalities such as file sharing and messaging, customizable dashboards, and multiple views like Gantt/Timeline, List view, etc
+- GitHub Issues helps collect customer requests for features, enhancements, or fixing bugs. You can even bring them in as imports from external sources like Canny and Intercom. But it isn't as elegant as Zepel’s Streams.
+- Unlike Atlassian’s Jira, GitHub doesn’t have story points to capture and quantify the work required to be completed
+- GitHub’s way of grouping issues together using labels or milestones is poor in comparison to Jira software’s Epic
+- Lack of permissions that help you control who has access to what data.
+- GitHub isn’t friendly to non-technical people as it isn't intuitive and so it isn't meant for cross-functional teams.
+- Although the pricing is affordable, only public repositories are free.
+Feature Comparison of Jira vs GitHub
+3 Reasons why issue tracking isn't the ideal solution to project management
+1. Customer needs can’t be boiled down to a two-line ticket
+Perhaps the most important requirement for building customer-focussed software products is context. And that’s why teams put in so many hours of efforts to understand the customer’s needs. So, when you try to compress all the information you’ve gathered about your customer’s requirements into a two-line ticket, what's the end product going to look like? There’s certainly going to be an information gap between the product and the engineering teams.
+2. Developers aren’t ticket movers
+Having worked with developers, you’d know one thing for sure; they love building features and hate the managing part i.e dragging and dropping tickets across the progress-tracking board. So, expecting them to be ticket movers rather than creators, who love to build software, is going to suck up their drive to improve the product. And bid adieu to quality.
+3. Issue tracking hurts development
+If bug tracking is the core of your project management, the quality of the software product is bound to take a big hit. Because your team will only look at building features as clearing tickets leaving no room for innovation. Moreover, there will be a lot of misunderstandings during product-engineering handoffs due to lack of context and clarity regarding the end goal. Also, there’s a lack of clarity on how efficiently the feature must function when your sole focus is on solving tickets. And that's how issue tracking hurts development.
+The bottom line is that when it comes to capturing bugs, both GitHub Issues and Atlassian Jira are top-notch. But they fail to meet the criteria of a good project management software as there’s only so much you can do with tickets as your unit of work; you can only mend and not build.
+3 best alternatives to Jira and GitHub that are a better fit for your org
+1. Zepel
+Zepel is the perfect alternative to both the tools. And it can be the right app for your org as it is more than just a bug tracker.
+It is a clutter-free project management app that doesn't focus just on tickets. Instead, it helps you prioritize and build customer-focussed software.
+Zepel has powerful agile capabilities that supports the implementation of scrum, kanban, or even a combination of both effortlessly.
+Zepel's USP is its developer-friendly aspects such as deep integrations with GitLab, Bitbucket, and even GitHub, markdown support,
+/ commands, and automated Git workflows. On setting up these Git workflow automations, Zepel will perform status updates on your dev crew’s behalf. You can complete this workflow by connecting your Slack to it and receive real-time notifications of progress updates by your squad. This is why Zepel is the widely-preferred engineering project management software.
+You can onboard squads of any size painlessly owing to its uncomplicated design and affordable pricing.
+Key Highlights:
+- Intuitive, uncomplex, powerful UI that makes onboarding easy
+- Capabilities that agile teams often look for — Sprints, burndown charts, boards, scrum boards, etc. — that allow both scrum and kanban implementation
+- Developer-friendly due to deep integration with Git, markdown support, and
+/commands
+- Git workflow automation along with Slack to perform status updates and receive instant notifications
+- Brings in customer feedback from multiple sources like Canny, Intercom, etc., and helps prioritize it
+- Great pricing plan!
+Have a look at all the functionalities that Zepel offers here.
+Zepel’s pricing plan is simple. The free plan doesn’t charge a penny for the first 5 members forever. So, no matter how many members you add, the first 5 members will never be charged. The paid plans for each member starting from the 6th is at $5/member/month paid annually or at $7/member paid monthly.
+Best For:
+Development teams of any size that desire to build software products the agile way.
+2. Wrike
+Wrike is a popular Jira competitor that was also created for serving agile teams. Akin to Jira and GitHub, Wrike also lacks an intuitive user interface and has a very steep learning curve. But unlike the two apps, Wrike isn't a bug tracking software. It is a traditional project management tool like Zepel.
+Key Highlights:
+- Workspaces that are customizable
+- Dynamic reports that are easy to share, insightful, and visual
+- Boards, Gantt, and Calendar view to track progress and plan deadlines
+- Workload and resource administration
+- Shareable task lists and custom dashboards
+Wrike's free plan limits you to add up to 5 members only. The paid plans start at $9.80/member/month.
+Best For:
+Agile product development and non-technical orgs that are small in size.
+3. ClickUp
+ClickUp is a well-known PM app that aims to be an all-in-one suite and has a wide target audience belonging to different sectors. Similar to Jira, ClickUp offers plenty of functionalities and integrations.
+Key Highlights:
+- Offers functionalities suitable for any company pertaining to any industry
+- Supports a long list of views, namely, board, list, gantt, workload, box, table, calendar, activity, several reporting features, and mind maps.
+- Easily customizable to serve your software development agency’s
+- A massive number of third-party apps to integrate with
+- Good customer support
+Here’s everything that ClickUp offers.
+ClickUp's pricing plan includes a free plan that allows you to add unlimited users but with functionality restrictions. The paid plan starts at $5/user/month.
+Best For:
+Small software companies and non-technical orgs of any size.
+3 Reasons why Zepel fits the bill for your business
+Let's take a look at not one but three reasons why Zepel is the PM app meant for your squad:
+1. Collaborate with agile squads of any size to implement Scrum, Kanban or both
+Zepel enables you to onboard and collaborate with product development squads of any size with ease. And it's powerful agile capabilities are every software squad's dream.
+2. Ensure both your customers and your squad's happiness
+Zepel’s Streams functionality helps bring in customer requests from various platforms and build customer-focussed features that are sure to satisfy your customers. Moreover, it gives your dev squad all the context they need and provides deep integrations with Git to do all the grunt work for them.
+3. Right features, right pricing
+Zepel offers just the right amount of features that your squad will need in order to build the best software products. Zepel's straightforward pricing plan is the icing on the cake. The free forever plan enables you to add up to 5 members for free, forever and without any functionality restrictions. So, even if your squad expands and you must add more members, you won’t be charged for the first 5. The paid plan starts at $5/member.
+Impressed but want to see how Zepel fares in comparison with competitor agile project management tools? Go ahead and check it out here.
+You can also get a no strings attached demo to learn more about Zepel and see for yourself why 4000+ development teams love Zepel. Or sign up and take Zepel for a spin for free.
+Country: USA
+Extreme Prejudice is a criminally underrated and underappreciated film that has improved considerably with time. It was pretty much lost in the macho action movie shuffle in the late 1980’s, seemingly unable to compete with the empty headed adventures of Schwarzenegger, Segal, Stallone et al. One immediately notices its difference by the decision to cast Nick Nolte as the stiff and stoic Texas Ranger Jack Benteen. Nolte is a hard man here, dangerous and ruthlessly violent, he prefers direct physical confrontation over discussion. When one considers that his most recent roles included Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Grace Quigley (1985) and Teachers (1984) one can see that Nolte was very much being cast against type. To say he does an excellent job is something of an understatement. If Extreme Prejudice possesses one thing that separates it from the other action films being made at the time, it is in the superbly convincing performances. The cast also includes Powers Boothe, Rip Torn, Michael Ironside, Maria Conchito Alonso, and Clancy Brown. A beautiful ensemble of solid character actors who are clearly deeply committed to the material. If the cast isn’t enough to whet your appetite the film was directed by Walter Hill, with a screenplay co-written by John Milius. This is macho action movie heaven, and I for one enjoyed every minute.
+The border tensions signify this is a modern day western, and this is reinforced with some magnificent shoot outs, and a wonderfully laconic turn by Rip Torn as the Sherriff who has seen it all and offers advice to the slowly fragmenting psyche of Benteen. His early demise robs the film of an emotional core which the film struggles to replace. The twin narratives intersect in delightful little ways until the inevitable moment of revelation that Hackett and his experts are a CIA funded operation brought in to eliminate Bailey who has reneged on a deal. But these are relationships fraught with deception and subterfuge and with so much testosterone floating around the suspense builds. The film concludes with a superb showdown on the Mexican side of the border which evokes the heroics of William Holden's band of loveable cutthroats in The Wild Bunch (1969). Here we get to see the decadence and greed of Bailey, who in a departure from conventions bedecks himself in white rather than black. Powers Boothe puts in a fine performance as the sleazy and greedy drug dealer, whose posture and attitude is in direct opposition to Nolte’s taut coiled spring. They are so different that one marvels that they could ever be best friends, but the opposing choices they have made has created a border between the two that can never be breached.
+© Shaun Anderson 2011
+Shaun: I am certainly on board for this one. Few ever or will ever direct an action film like Walter Hill - as good as Peckinpah in this regard.
+Folks forget what a potent force Nick Nolte was onscreen at this point in his career. Thanks for the reminder.
+I adore Extreme Prejudice, certainly one of my faves of Walter Hill's efforts. While the characters may not be developed that much the incredible cast make them very memorable. Powers Boothe is fantastic here, he and Nolte make a great pairing. Great review.
+@ Mykal - Many thanks for the comment. Have you ever seen Nolte in WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN aka DOG SOLDIERS? A great performance that has vanished into the mists of time. Another great Hill film I didn't mention was STREETS OF FIRE.
+@ Hero - Yes a wonderfully cast film; Rip Torn, Clancy Brown and Michael Ironside offering great support as well. Powers Boothe is also underrated, he was great in SOUTHERN COMFORT and THE EMERALD FOREST.
+Shaun: I have seen Who'll Stop the Rain - another rawboned, powerhouse performance from Nolte in his prime offset perfectly by the gone to corruption of Michael Moriarty. Streets of Fire is good, too. I have a soft spot in my heart for Last Man Standing as well, though many didn't like it.
+Yes Moriarty is also very good value for money, or he was around that time anyway. LAST MAN STANDING is wonderfully entertaining, but then every derivative of Kurosawa's YOJIMBO has been. Another one of Hill's which is very obscure now is THE DRIVER, it failed to find an audience at the time. Mostly because Ryan O Neal was playing against type, but its a fine performance. I might have to have a Hill retrospective in light of this positive response to his films.
+" I might have to have a Hill retrospective in light of this positive response to his films.
+Hell yes! I am a huge Hill fan and I would be tuning in. Don't forget Wild Bill!
+The Driver is close to being a masterpiece of film-making minimalism.
+Or '48 HOURS Mykal - which I watched again this weekend.
+I couldn't agree more on THE DRIVER.
+Shaun,
+I've been looking forward to reading this review since the day it popped into my inbox a few weeks ago. In fact, I've been putting off reading it since then, because I didn't want to be rushed and wanted to give it its due credit. I can't tell you, how excited I was to see that you reviewed this classic piece of action cinema, because it's one of my favorites; that, and I'm a huge Walter Hill fan.
+I'm glad to see SOUTHERN COMFORT discussed here also, as it is a rare gem indeed -- there are absolutely no women characters this one either, which works well, because it is primarily a movie about men relating to men under duress, not unlike THE THING in that respect. A weird blend of DELIVERANCE meets APOCALYPSE NOW.
+I'm also glad to see '48 HOURS included in this
+discussion. Nolte is a real hard drinking, hardass son of a bitch in this one, too. I think he punches Eddie Murphy out in this one like three times! I also love how he drives like a full blown maniac through the streets of San Francisco in his pink Cadillac! Don't even get me started here!
+I recently saw JOHNNY HANDSOME. A nice, though flawed effort, I thought. A strange, little film that doesn't quite fit in with the rest of his work. As in most of his films, the bad guys here are truly gruesome, loathsome animals, played with total abandonment by Ellen Barkin and Lance Henriksen. I wouldn't call this one an action film though.
+RED HEAT I think is interesting, too. It's a beautiful looking film (in its own way), resplendent with neon tinged frames, rain soaked streets, and smoky corridors. It's also the only film I've seen where the two main advisories (mortal enemies they) drive buses at each other in an insane game of chicken! Belushi is great here, too. One of Arnold's better, unsung successes for my two cents.
+Okay, I can't add much of anything to your review of EXTREME PREJUDICE (as it is spot on across the board), other than to mention Jerry Goldsmith's score. It's a great one; I own it in fact. And for my two cents, it fits the film perfectly. A nice blend of interesting synthed out percussion tracks mixed with western tinged undertones.
+Also, William Forsythe is great in this one, a real scene stealer, I think. His cigar chomping redneck commando is so gruff around the edges, it's hysterical; though you get that there is a lot more there going on under the surface, that he is in fact a highly intelligent trained killer who would rather be underestimated any day of the week than seen for what he is.
+Again, really great review. Thanks, pal.
+How do I follow such a great comment? Firstly I can say many thanks Greg for your kind words about the review. I was slightly taken aback by the general positivity towards Walter Hill's films, but I've always enjoyed his work.
+I have to say I think SOUTHERN COMFORT just edges it for me over DELIVERANCE. I like both films a lot, but SOUTHERN COMFORT has a peculiar atmosphere all of its own.
+I haven't seen JOHNNY HANDSOME for a number of years, not recently enough to comment on it with any degree of insight. So I think I'll rent that and take another look. I remember thinking it was one of Rourke's better films. He was certainly at the peak of his abilities around that time. RED HEAT is also a lot of fun, but I don't think it's worth owning. The only Schwarzenegger films I'd include in my film library are both of the CONAN pictures, THE TERMINATOR, PREDATOR, and TOTAL RECALL. The rest I can take or leave.
+I should have mentioned Goldsmith's score so thanks for highlighting it here in the comments section. My two favourite performances in EXTREME PREJUDICE come from Clancy Brown and Rip Torn. In researching my review I read a lot of negative appraisals of the film. This surprised me because it's very good.
+Oh and like the cheapest kind of cabaret singer, I do take requests Greg. So if there is anything specific you'd like to see reviewed and I can easily get my hands on a copy I'd be more than happy to do that.
+All the best!
+Couldn't agree more about Clany Brown. As always, he's great here. I've been a huge fan of his since his tern as The Kurgan in HIGHLANDER. This film came out around the same time, which is notable, because he's performances (in both films) couldn't be more different. He's laconic and cool in this one, but in that dangerous, I can handle myself kind of way. This is true of Nolte's performance, too.
+An interesting note about that: in order to ensure authenticity, the film's producers hired legendary Texas Ranger Joaquin Jackson as an adviser on the film, or rather, they hired Jackson to let Nolte spend time with him as research. Nolte is said to have modeled a lot of his character off of Jackson, even adopting the same firearm Jackson used as a Ranger: a .45 Colt Commander. He even had the armorer use the same grips as Jackson's: rattlesnake! No how badass is that! Even the way Nolte walks in his boots is authentic. Believe me, I'm from Texas, and I should know.
+And on that note, and since you're taking requests, have you seen another little film about a Texas Ranger called LONE WOLF MCQUADE? It's a Chuck Norris film and a fun one to be sure, though no masterpiece. A ranger that can do a round house kick! A midget bad guy! David Carradine! It's almost unbelievable how crazy this one gets, but it's very watchable to the end. The director chose to hire maestro Frencesco Demasi (composer of many a Spaghetti Western) to score the picture, and his work is by far the highlight of the film. I own this score, too, by the way. Anyway, this film is at least worth a watch, though whether or not you review, it is entirely up to you.
+And I still got to get to those Italian crime films you mentioned! Soon, amigo!
+Shaun: I enthusiastically second the request for Lone Wolf McQuade, who by coincidence I watched (again) a night ago. This is indeed one of Norris's special gems, who was/is the real deal. I have been on a 70s 80s action kick lately. May I also give my highest recommendation to two more Norris films: The Hitman and Code of Silence (which I am going to watch again tonight). Finally, since we are taking requests, may I suggest The Outfit (1973) with Robert Duvall and Joe Don Baker - directed by the undervalued John Flynn.
+I watched HIGHLANDER a few months ago Greg, and I'm sorry to say I thought it was dreadful. It was a major cult film of my youth. I hadn't seen it for fifteen years and to say I was disappointed is an understatement.I think Clancy Brown is far and away the best thing about it. It confirmed for me that Russell Mulcahy's best film is RAZORBACK.
+Thanks for that contextual behind the scenes information on EXTREME PREJUDICE. I hope people read on beyond the review and get the benefit of your knowledge.
+LONE WOLF MCQUADE has been added to my Lovefilm rental list, and when it arrives (which could be next week or in 6 weeks time depending on the lottery of my list) I will endeavour to write a review. I have seen it many years ago, but a refresher course in all things Norris is required. Feel free to drop by any time with suggestions or requests!
+All the best!
+HIGHLANDER doesn't stack up anymore that's for sure; I almost added as much to my comment. I especially loved it when I was a teenager, but sadly, now that I'm grown, it comes off as rather silly. It was one of those films, though, I felt special to have discovered. Queen's score is still great, I think. So I agree, beside Clany Brown's fine perfomance (Hooker: "Hi, I'm Candy." The Kergan: "But of course you are.") the score is easily the best part of the film.
+A strange one for Connery, too. Other than Boorman's ZARDOZ (I woudn't review this), his strangest choice by far. Maybe it was just the title that got him - no self-respecting Scot could ever say no to a film entitled HIGHLANDER!
+This makes me happy. I got a list of a couple of films that I'm dying to hear your thoughts on. I'll throw them your way at a later date, when it's not so late, as it is here anyway. The Sand Man calls... as he always does when I forget to fully shut my closet.
+Cheers, mate.
+@ Mykal - thanks for stopping by! I had never heard of THE OUTFIT before you mentioned it. It's not available to rent at my rental place, I wonder if you know of anywhere online it could be watched?
+@ Grey - I much prefer Queen's score to FLASH GORDON, I've got the LP somewhere. I think in the 1970's Connery made a number of diverse an interesting films. I suppose ZARDOZ is the most outlandish, but it was a very high profile film. If you haven't seen it already I recommend you watch THE OFFENCE. I watched/reviewed it a few months back and it has already established itself as one of my favourite Connery films...I look forward to your suggestions! Thanks for the comment.
+Shaun: The Outfit is a good one - the first adaptation of the Richard Stark novel of the same name - later movie adaptations were Point Blank with Lee Marvin and, still later, Payback, with Mel Gibson.
+Do you have a region 1 player? If so, shoot me your mailing address over there across the pond. I'll send you a copy. email: radiationcinema@gmail.com.
+Hi there Mykal, it certainly sounds an intriguing title. Thank you for your kind and generous offer, I do indeed have a multi-region player and I will drop you an email...many thanks!
+Shaun, while making eggs the other day, it hit me: Queen just did additional music for HIGHLANDER. The film itself was sored by the late, great Michael Kamen, the composer of many an iconic score: LETHAL WEAPON, THE DEAD ZONE, just to name a few...
+He also scored HBO's original BAND OF BROTHERS series. Sadly, he passed away before he could do the score to the series' follow up: THE PACIFIC. I feel one reason THE PACIFIC fell flat for most, is on account of this fact, that Kamen wasn't around to strike just the right tone. Anyway, thought I'd correct my mistake.
+And yes, FLASH GORDAN is indeed an amazing score. I still listen to it. The film itself was/is a fav of mine, especially when I was just a wee lad. I'd run around my folks' house in Dallas, Texas, plastic raygun in hand, singing: "Greg! Ah-Ah! Savior of the Universe!"
+.
+With the drastic decline in traded stocks and consumer confidence in recent months, combined with the uncertainty of international terror and conflict, is it any wonder that businesses are reassessing their risks and resisting change? No matter; don’t let negative conditions shake your resolve to change and adapt to today’s business realities.
+The important thing is to be able to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable risks, and then embrace change. In the water treatment business, the growing fear of environmental and terrorist risks is a market condition that can work for you. New markets, technology and products all invite change in the way you do business.
+You can't avoid risk A little paranoia is healthy as long as you don’t let it paralyze you. Of course, change carries risks. Still, in today’s world, the biggest risk of all is not to change or adapt to customer concerns, offer new products and services, make use of new selling techniques and communications technologies, or demand better marketing support from key suppliers.
+To run your business on the goal to “eliminate all risks” is an impossible strategy. In seeking zero-risk business, you'll never adapt to current market conditions in time to capture lucrative new niches. Tennis players know the feeling of risk aversion. They call it “being too tentative”—not hitting your best shots, trying to merely keep the ball on the court, or hoping your opponent will make the mistake. In reality, the tentative ones are turning over their fate to someone else.
+Ralph Keyes, author of Chancing It: Why We Take Risks, says that among the people he interviewed for his book: “The greatest regrets I heard were not from those who had taken a risk and lost. Invariably, they felt proud to have dared and glad to have learned valuable lessons in defeat. The real regret, bordering on mourning, came from those who hadn’t taken chances they’d wanted to take and now felt it was too late.”
+Learn to love change As individual business people as well as collectively, we need to change our opinion of change. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”—I cringe every time I hear someone utter this cliché, which seems to convey an attitude of complacency and a smugness of being satisfied, just enough to be unwilling to seek improvement. While it’s “human nature” to resist change and attempt to stay in a “comfort zone” of doing things the same way, it's even more true that resistance to change hinders the pursuit of excellence. In short, do you encourage your employees to seek change and embrace it readily? Are you willing to try new ideas and experience innovative approaches? We all need to recognize that and accept that change is an inescapable part of life. Like it or not, change is here to stay.
+Consider, for a minute, the incredible changes that have occurred in the water treatment business in the last 20 years. Think about all the acquisitions and consolidation of companies, both large and small. Think about the vast differences in treating water for “health effects” instead of merely “aesthetics” reasons. Think about the impact of new state and federal regulations, and the importance of certification. Think about the new economics of survival as an independent dealer.
+Seeking new perspectives We’ve all seen the pace of change accelerate every year. It won’t slow down. Change is going to occur even more rapidly in the years to come. So how can you make sure you and your people can handle change and the opportunities it inevitably brings? Here are a few suggestions:
+1. Start by hanging a new sign in the office—"If it ain’t broke, let’s see what we can do to make it better."
+2. Recognize that, when vitality exists, change is inevitable. When change is occurring, growth is possible. When change is impossible, it’s a sure sign of trouble. Don’t ignore it.
+3. Try to see situations from a variety of viewpoints, not just your own. Sometimes we get so caught up in our perspective, we don’t make an attempt to thoroughly understand a different approach.
+4. Keep your ego in check when it comes to discussing new ideas. Instead, make every effort to listen and really comprehend what the other person is saying. Strive for objectivity at all times.
+5. Be enthusiastic and supportive of change, even when you really don’t feel like it. Channel your energy for change and help reassure people with negative attitudes regarding change.
+6. Be aware that resisting change usually takes more effort than accepting news ways of doing things. While it's certainly appropriate to challenge and question change, stubborn obstruction must be discouraged with a gentle reminder—when we really make an effort to try new things, we actually find the growth and learning that occurs to be enjoyable.
+7. Make change an ongoing process, purposely creating new experiences and avoiding established rigid routines. Even if the changes you create are very small or seemingly insignificant, they will prepare your people to accept and deal effectively with bigger changes to come.
+Getting employees on-board Industrial psychologist Ken Blanchard, cautions about too much, too fast. "People will, at first, feel awkward,” he says. “Change means doing something different and, as such, people will almost always react with some degree of discomfort. In fact, if you don’t feel awkward when you’re trying something new, you’re probably not really doing anything differently.”
+Other typical employee reactions to change, according to Blanchard—people will initially focus on what they have to give up. Give them a chance to express their reservations about the change and, if necessary, express their sense of loss. People will feel alone, even if everyone else is going through the same change. Some may feel a sense of individual punishment to learn new ways of working. People can handle only so much change. Too much, too fast and people may become immobilized. Present them with a clear reorganization plan, outlining changes and providing a calendar for implementation. People are at different levels of readiness for change. In other words, some people are more flexible. Try to get the flexible ones to encourage others.
+People will be concerned about “having enough resources.” Today, many changes in organizational structures involve the need to “do more with less.” Explain that it has to be this way for the company to be competitive in today’s market. If you take the pressure off, people will often revert back to old ways. For change to be lasting, it must be self-perpetuating. Relapses are normal, but cannot be ignored. Make it clear there will be no going back to the old days.
+Conclusion Why should a marketing column be devoted to organizational change? Because everything you do and change affects your presence in the markets you serve. Indeed, marketing thrives on changes to new niche markets and customer bases. Consider new electronic technologies for creating and sending marketing messages. Change to serve your present customer base more effectively for repeat business and referrals. Change to keep your competitors off balance. What about the risks of change? Let’s focus, instead, on the rewards. When you take the risks necessary to change, you will find that new doors will open. It has worked for me, personally, and for many others I know.:
+EXTRA: How dealers deal with change We asked three water treatment dealers from around the country to share their thoughts on how they cope with change, fed by current market challenges. Two also commented on how they get employees to “buy into” change. • Jamie Wakem, Atlantic Filter, West Palm Beach, Fla.: “The biggest change that we face is in how we deal with today’s consumers who have tremendous interest in the health aspects of water and in point-of-use drinking water. They demand a lot more information than past water softener customers who were only interested in the aesthetic side of home water improvement. “Our response is to train and motivate our sales staff to put ‘consumer education’ ahead of equipment when talking with customers. We ask them to invite homeowners to ask questions and to answer these questions fully before proceeding to product-feature presentations. We emphasize training on local water problems as part of this ongoing process. All of our sales people are WQA certified and most have been with us for five to 10 years. Our retail showroom also addresses customers’ changing needs and increased desire to visit our place of business before deciding.” • Christine Fletcher, Second Wind Water Systems, Manchester, N.H.: “As a premium provider of water treatment products and services, we face ever-increasing competition from ‘big box’ home centers and other mass retailers. We can’t match their low prices, so we’re changing the way we do business by offering more flexibility in our payment terms, including ‘180 days same as cash.’ It’s a value-added proposition that helps remove price objections. I believe that when new problems force change, it is best to get employees’ input and make them part of the solution." • Jack Lorenzen, Quality Water Service, Lincoln, Neb.: “We keep adapting to changes all round us. While we see increased consumer acceptance and demand for our kinds of products, that doesn’t necessarily translate to more sales in this era of ‘big box’ competition. After an exhaustive analysis of our business, we have determined that our real strength has been, and will be, service. So we are emphasizing new services to our employees and customers through both training and promotion. To emphasize our strong installed product expertise, we now offer ‘Five Years, Free Labor' with all products sold. To reinforce our superior service image, we promote value-added services in advertising and train our staff that they are in the business of servicing people. We even service all brands and we look for ways to keep in touch with our customers, whether through delivered water or salt, programmed filter changes or through a new quarterly newsletter. No matter what changes lie ahead, we are confident that there will always be a market for people who solve water problems and provide superior service.” • Paul Friot, Friot's Water Treatment Co., Ayer, Mass.: "All progress requires change. When considering change in our organization, we find it is never all good or all bad. It frequently involves a series of trade-offs. So, we try to maximize the positive aspects, while recognizing the negative ones."
+By Fern Easton. Last Updated 25th February 2021. Welcome to our guide on prison officer injury claims and prison staff injury claims. If you work as a prison guard or as another member of staff at a prison and have been hurt during the course of your work in an accident that was not your fault, you might be eligible to claim compensation for your prison injury. At Accident Claims UK, we have specialist solicitors, some with as much as thirty years of experience, who can help you to make your prison injury compensation claim.
+Prison office injury claim
+Prisons can be hard and harsh environments, and it is unfortunate to say that accidents and injuries can arise fairly commonly in them. In fact, we have seen that the frequency of accidents and injuries have increased in the last decade. Whilst many people are harmed in preventable accidents, prison officers, as well as other staff members, can be the victims of assaults. As an employer, the Prison Service is responsible for ensuring the welfare of all those working in the UK’s prisons, whether operated by the private or public sector. In failing to do so, they have breached their duty of care to keep employees safe from anything which could harm them. If you have sustained an injury whilst working for the Prison Service, you could be able to claim compensation from them.
+To make a prison injury compensation claim, you need to get the right legal advice in order for the claim to be successful. Due to the complex nature of prison injury claims, and the variety of circumstances under which these injuries can happen, and the way liability needs to be proven, having the right personal injury solicitor is essential.
+At Accident Claims UK, we have drafted this guide to help give you all of the advice you need in order to make a claim if you have been injured while working in jail in the UK. If after you have read this guide, you still need further information, please call us today on 0800 073 8801 to talk to our team.
+Select a Section
+- A guide to prison injury compensation claims
+- Prison accident and injury statistics
+- Serious assaults in prison are increasing
+- The effect of fewer prison staff on injury and accident statistics
+- Staffing Levels and Violence in Prison
+- Prison injury compensation claims for prison officers and staff
+- Slips, trips and falls in prison
+- What can be included in a prison injury or negligence claim?
+- Examples of how much compensation could be claimed against the Prison Service
+- How to make claims against the prison service
+- No win no fee prison compensation claims
+- Why choose Accident Claims UK for prison injury claims?
+- Start your prison injury compensation claim today
+- Useful Links
+A guide to prison injury compensation claims
+There are many ways in which those working in the Prison Service, from front line officers to other members of staff, can be hurt. Working in such an environment can be very stressful, and the overall atmosphere can be tense for both members of staff as well as prison inmates. In some instances (seen increasing frequency since 2010), inmates can become aggressive towards members of staff or to other inmates. Due to this large number of ways in which accidents and deliberate acts can lead to injury, there is a large scope for making a claim if injured while working in jail in the UK.
+If you are or have been an employee of the UK Prison System and have been hurt in the course of carrying out your job, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim. This guide has been written to provide you with all of the information vital to launching your prison injury claim. We have included details on how the claims process itself works, the best way to begin your claim, what forms of compensation you could be eligible to claim, as well as what you need to do to give you a better chance of making a claim against the Prison Service. We have also included some guidelines of average compensation settlement award amounts, helping to give you an idea of what settlement you may be able to claim. Please continue reading our guide for further information on prison officer injury claims and prison staff injury claims.
+Prison accident and injury statistics
+In recent years we have seen a rise in the number of accidents and injuries which have happened in the UK’s prison system. One of the main reasons for this increase appears to be attributable to reductions in staffing levels in prisons over the past few years, with the rise in violence and the decrease in staff directly correlating.
+Data released in a report in late 2018 by the Prison Officers Association has shown that in a single week, 15 workers had to visit an A&E for treatment after being assaulted by a prisoner. An additional eighteen were the victim of an unprovoked assault, not leading to injury. The data went on to show that, on average, two prison officers are treated in A&E departments across the UK every day as a result of inmate attacks. Overall, it highlighted the rising levels of violence in prisons in England & Wales, as well as mounting staff pressure.
+[Source:]
+Serious assaults in prison are increasing
+We have seen that there has been a dramatic rise in the number of serious assaults taking place in prisons in the UK. In 2019/20, there were 118 assaults on prison staff per 1,000 prisoners. Although this is a reduction on the previous year, where 124 assaults per 1,000 were recorded, this is over three times as many as reported in 2003/4. This graph shows just how stark this increase has been.
+If you work or have worked in prison and were injured in any of the following ways during the course of your duties, you may be able to make a prison injury claim;
+- Sexual assault,
+- Internal injuries which require treatment as an in-patient at an outside hospital,
+- Concussion or internal injuries that require medical treatment,
+- Fractures or broken bones,
+- Burns and scalds,
+- Stab wounds,
+- Crushing injuries,
+- Cuts that need stitching and extensive or multiple bruising,
+- Black eyes and/or permanent blindness,
+- Bites,
+- Broken teeth
+The Safety in Custody Bulletin published in April 2020 shows that in 2019, 23% of total assaults in prison (either prisoner-on-prisoner or prisoner-on-staff) involved the use of weapons, of which 28% involved spitting and 16% involved the use of a blunt instrument. Of the injuries resulting from serious assaults in prison, 24% were cuts requiring sutures, 16% resulted in a black eye, 14% resulted in a fracture, and 14% resulted in extensive or multiple bruising. Although these statistics aren’t specific to assault to staff by prisoners, it gives an idea of the kind of injuries that can be sustained in prisoner-on-staff assaults.
+Prison injury compensation claims can be made by anyone working in a prison or those visiting the prison for work. Our specialist prison injury solicitors are on hand seven days a week to help you begin your claim. If you’ve been seriously assaulted while working in a prison, get in touch with our team today for more information on prison officer injury claims and prison staff injury claims.
+The effect of fewer prison staff on injury and accident statistics
+Correlating with the rise in the number of accidents, assaults, and injuries, there has been a commensurate fall in the number of prison staff. Various reports have shown the dramatic fall in prison staff numbers since 2010. This has meant fewer people operating prisons, working harder over longer hours to make up for this shortfall. At the same time, these people are also facing an increased risk of being the victim of an assault. As such, those officers and staff are facing a higher chance of being involved in an accident and making a claim against the prison service.
+The Ministry of Justice have released data showing that the number of prison staff has been on the decline since 2010. As the graph below shows, there was a slight improvement in the data from 2019, but this dropped again in 2020.
+We have included the relevant graph above.
+Staffing Levels and Violence in Prison
+If we overlaid the two graphs, one on top of the other, we could very clearly see the direct relationship between the rise in the number of people suffering a violent assault and the number of prison officers falling. As we can see, the two sets of statistics track together.
+As more people working in the prison system suffer assaults, as well as other forms of injury which can happen in any workplace, the number of people making a prison injury compensation claim will also rise. To be able to get the highest possible settlement from your claim against the prison service, you will need to use an experienced personal injury solicitor.
+For more information on prison officer injury claims and prison staff injury claims, or to start your claim today, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team.
+Prison injury compensation claims for prison officers and staff
+Working in prisons, either as a member of the front line prison officer staff or in other roles, is an incredibly tough and stressful job. Many prison officers will face highly stressful situations and environments on a weekly or even daily basis. As their numbers have been cut, the pressure on each member of staff has increased.
+Whilst all prisons do have procedures and policies in place to make sure that operational processes and duties can be carried out with minimal risk to members of staff, there are times when accidents and violent attacks can and do happen. In recent years there have been several high profile instances of people being assaulted at work and who then need to make a claim against the prison service.
+There are several ways in which people can be injured in a workplace accident in a prison. These can include (but are not limited to);
+- Slipping, tripping, or falling over – This type of injury can happen in many different ways and have numerous causes. They could be attributed to spills or wet floors, or they can be caused by floors having been maintained poorly.
+- Strains and sprains – This can include things such as soft tissue injuries to the musculature or damage to the spine in some way. Many such cases can be caused by not following the correct manual handling techniques or be a secondary injury from tripping and falling over.
+- Assaulted by an inmate – From simple and milder through to serious forms of injury can happen as a result of being attacked by an inmate. In the most extreme cases, death could result from this.
+To make a workplace personal injury claim with our prison injury solicitors, contact us today.
+Slips, trips and falls in prison
+In almost every form of the workplace, the most common type of accident in the workplace is those classified under slips, trips, and falls. They are also one of the most common prison claims for compensation.
+In many cases, slips and falls are caused by floors that are damaged and have not been maintained properly. They can also be caused by the general carelessness of fellow employees, either dropping items or placing them in a way that could cause a trip hazard. Injuries caused by slips and falls can range from minor to mild to serious. They often include;
+- Mild to severe bruising
+- Fractured or broken bones
+- Cuts and grazes
+- Concussion
+- Muscular strains and sprains
+- Back, neck and spinal injuries
+- In extreme cases, death could even occur.
+Whilst these might be the most common form of accident and injury in the workplace, it can sometimes be difficult to establish the employers’ liability when making a prison injury claim.
+If you’re wondering what prison officer injury claims and prison staff injury claims can cover, then read on to our next section.
+What can be included in a prison injury or negligence claim?
+Whether you are claiming compensation after being assaulted in a prison, after an accident in the workplace, or under any other circumstances, there are two different types of damages that your claim can be made up of. These are called general damages and special damages.
+General damages
+General damages are the part of a claim, such as for prison injury compensation, which is awarded for the injury itself, and the effect it has had on your life. This type of compensation covers the pain and suffering which you have experienced, both at the time of the injury and the suffering you experience in the future. It could compensate you for any disabilities sustained or the loss of function in part of your body. If you have suffered stress or mental trauma, they could also be claimed for in this type of damages.
+Special damages
+Special damages are awarded in light of all of the other (non-injury) negative consequences which you have suffered due to your accident. Special damages could include compensation for things such as any financial losses, including loss of income, medical costs, the cost of travelling to medical appointments, care in the home, and any adaptations which need to be made to either your house or your vehicle.
+Special damages can sometimes be harder to quantify than general damages. This is because they greatly depend upon your individual circumstances and case. They also need to take into account the effect that the accident and injury will have on the claimant in the future. If you choose to make a claim with one of our prison compensation lawyers, we will always strive to claim as high an award for special damages as possible. Note, the fee which we will be paid will depend on the settlement you are awarded. As such, we are as motivated as you to secure the highest compensation settlement for you.
+Examples of how much compensation could be claimed against the Prison Service
+One of the most common questions we are asked by those who are looking to make prison officer injury claims or prison staff injury claims is, “how much compensation can I claim for an injury or assault when working at a prison?” The first thing which we should note is that each and every case is individual, with different injuries and consequences from them. As such, we cannot provide you with a definitive answer to your question without assessing what happened to you. What we can do is provide you with some examples of average settlements that people can be awarded for some of the most common forms and severities of injury. We should also note that these figures do not take into account special damages which you could claim as well as these general damages. The figures provided are not guarantees given. They provide examples of settlement bands according to the Judicial College guidelines published in 2018.
+For a more comprehensive assessment of your eligibility to make a claim and how much you could be entitled to in that claim, contact our prison compensation lawyers today on the number above.
+How to make claims against the prison service
+If you have been harmed during the course of your duties as a prison officer, a member of staff, or a contractor visiting a prison for work, you may be eligible to make a prison injury compensation claim. In case you are able to make a claim, there are several things which you should do to give yourself a better chance of it being successful. You should make sure that you get any treatment necessary and that you keep a record of this treatment. This might be a report from a hospital or a letter from your doctor. Make sure the accident is logged in the prisons accident report book; this can later serve as vital evidence. Next, make sure to take photographs of the cause of your accident, if possible, and your injury. The next step should be to seek legal advice through Accident Claims UK.
+During your initial call, we will ask you lots of questions about what happened to you, how it happened, and what injury you sustained. This is so that we can establish whether you have a valid claim and build a picture of what happened to you to pass on to the solicitor. We might ask you questions such as;
+- How did your injury happen?
+- Where and when did your accident happen?
+- What medical treatment have you already received?
+- Are you likely to have any ongoing or permanent medical issues as a result of what has happened to you?
+Once we have this information, we can better advise you on what steps to take next. For most victims of an accident who are eligible to claim, we will be able to offer our services in helping you to make a claim and do so under a no win no fee agreement.
+Our next section will provide you with all you need to know about making prison officer injury claims and prison staff injury claims on a no win no fee basis.
+No win no fee prison compensation claims
+Many people can be put off making a claim due to the prospect of having to pay expensive legal fees. If you have been the victim of an accident or of an assault, you may already have had to take time off work, have lost income, and had to meet unanticipated costs as a result of your accident. In fact, the last thing you probably want to do is to have to pay for legal services upfront. This is why no win no fee claims were created.
+Under a no win no fee agreement, we will only get paid if and when your claim is successfully awarded compensation. Unlike personal injury solicitors who are paid by the hour and who are paid whether or not compensation is awarded, if your case is not successful, we won’t levy any legal fees at all.
+By taking advantage of our no win no fee service, the fees which you will pay are taken as a set percentage of the settlement which you are awarded. This means that the people we help to claim compensation do not have to find the money to cover our fee out of their own pocket before they have received a compensation payout. By law, we are not allowed to levy a charge greater than 25%. We believe that offering a no win no fee service to the majority of people we help gives people an equal opportunity to claim for the damages which they may be owed.
+Why choose Accident Claims UK for prison injury claims?
+There will be many solicitors or lawyers close to you as well as lots of national services, and we understand that you have a lot of choices in which service you use. At Accident Claims UK, we are a team of highly professional solicitors and lawyers, specialising in helping people to make personal injury claims. These solicitors have years of experience in helping people to make a claim for an accident or assault in the workplace, which was not their fault. Our team has an excellent track record in helping people successfully claim compensation and can often secure the highest settlement possible.
+We can also offer you services from a team which are trustworthy, reliable, and friendly. We will always strive to get our claimants the best possible outcome to a claim. We will work quickly and efficiently on your claim, keeping you fully informed throughout the process. We care about the outcomes for our claimants, and we always understand that the prospect of making a claim can be very stressful for you. You can contact us today by sending an email to our team via info@accidentclaims.co.uk and start the journey to getting the compensation you could be entitled to.
+Start your prison injury compensation claim today
+If you have suffered any form of injury due to either an assault or accident in the workplace, which was not your fault, you could be able to make a successful compensation claim. As an employer, the Prison Service is responsible for the welfare of each person working on their premises. They have a duty of care under the law to make sure that you can carry out your duties in a safe way. If you can provide evidence that this duty has been breached and that you were hurt as a result of this, we could help you.
+The team at Accident Claims UK deal with a variety of different types of personal injury claim every day, and we could help you too. You can contact us today by the email address above or by using the online support feature on this page. You can also call us by phone on 0800 073 8801 for more details on prison officer injury claims or to start your claim today.
+Prison officer injury claims- FAQs
+How long can you claim for an injury at work?
+The claims time limit for an injury or illness that you’ve sustained at work is three years. So if you’re a prison officer who’s been injured or become ill whilst on the job, you’ll have three years from the date you sustained the injury to start your claim. If you’re claiming for a workplace illness or injury which doesn’t have a definite start date, then this time frame begins from the “date of knowledge”, or the point where you realised that your injury was caused by your job because your employer neglected their duty of care to you.
+What happens if you can’t work due to injury?
+If you’re a prison officer injured in work in a way that means you aren’t able to return to your role, then this will be taken into consideration when your compensation is calculated. As well as the general damages head of your claim, which compensates you for the pain and suffering you’ve experienced, the special damages head of your claim will compensate you for any out of pocket expenses you’ve incurred. This includes any loss of earnings you’ve experienced as a result of your injuries.
+Useful Links
+NHS guide to black eyes
+Here, you can find an NHS guide to black eyes, which are one of the most common injuries resulting from prison assaults.
+Prison security measures
+This link leads to a government statement of the security measures they are putting in place to increase the safety of their prison officers.
+Health & Safety at work legislation
+This is the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 legislation which shows the rights of the employees and legal obligations of the employer.
+Assault compensation claims
+If you have suffered an assault in any circumstances, you may be able to claim compensation for the harm suffered. Read this guide to learn more about this form of claim.
+Our guide may help if you’re looking to claim compensation after sustaining a head injury that was not your fault.
+Have you been left with a scar following an accident that you weren’t to blame for? If so, our guide could help you claim.
+Thank you for reading our guide on prison officer injury claims and prison staff injury claims
+Open Stock Firmware
+From NAS-Central Buffalo - The Linkstation Wiki
+Revision as of 16:01, 17 November 2010
+Georg's acp-commander Method
+I just bought another LS(Live) & wanted to have it open (SSH), as close to a stock firmware box as I could for testing. There are a few fixes that should be added too.
+I'll be referencing a few links to a few wiki/web articles as long as some user posts. Hopefully this will cover most of what is needed. As always I'm human & can make some mistakes. If you see anything that seems a bit odd, change it.
+WARNING.. Do this at your own risk.
+Have a plan
+- Research is always the best way to go.
+- Get all the doumentation you need available.
+- Understand what your going to do. No point in getting halfway through a job, only to get stuck/lost.
+- Make sure you have the software/tools available to carry out the job.
+- Probably the most important part... BACKUP, you don't want to lose your important data/system files.
+- If unsure read again, check the wiki, search the forum.... then post.
+- Firmware version 1.3.5 appears to break acpcommander, do not upgrade to 1.35 till the issue is resolved.
+Getting Console (Telnet) Access with acp_commander
+- Read the Make sure you understand what the acp_commander is for & how you can use it.
+<embedurl></embedurl>
+-> -o
+You should see something along the lines of:
+Using random connID VALUE = FB6A7FCF57E6 Using target: 192.168.1.11/192.168.1.11 (your IP address) ** NO message ** ** NO message ** Password changed.
+or
+java -jar acp_commander.jar -t <IP ADDRESS> -o -addons
+This will install the addons package now.
+This may not happen straight away. However I have only ever had to do it a maximum of twice.
+Your Linkstation should now have the telnet daemon enabled. User "root" will have a null (Blank) root password, until you change it. The telnet daemon will be available until you reboot your Linkstation.
+- Enable your firewall. (If applicable)
+Now you can login to your Linkstation with telnet.
+Connect with Telnet
+Enter the following (Replacing <IP ADDRESS> with the IP Address of your Linkstation)
+telnet <IP ADDRESS>
+and login with "root" No password should be asked.
+Linkstation Quad with Firmware >= 1.10
+If the telnet attempt results in "connection refused", try this:
+java -jar acp_commander.jar -pw <admin password> -t <quad's IP address> -ip <quad's IP address> -o
+Use the admin password which is valid for the web interface. After logging in, you will need to go into the Linkstation's web page, onto the network page, and re-enable DHCP to be able access the net from your linkstation. This will restart the network service (which will pause your telnet session for 10-20 seconds, dont panic, it will come back). Source:
+Bypassing Telnet altogether
+If you fail to get access via telnet you can use the -c option to set root password with acp_commander:
+java -jar acp_commander.jar -t <IP Address> -c "(echo <pass>;echo <pass>)|passwd"
+Replace <IP Address> with the IP address of your TS and <pass> with password you want. You can now login via ssh as root using your new password.
+Securing
+- First thing you want to do is set the root password & secure your Linkstation from unwanted users.
+Enter the following.
+passwd
+You will be promted with the following.
+Changing password for root Enter the new password (minimum of 5, maximum of 20 characters) Please use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers. Enter new password:
+Enter your new password, press enter. You will be then prompted with:
+Re-enter new password:
+Re-enter your new password. Press enter. If your passwords match (C'mon it aint hard), you will get the following notifiction:
+Password changed.
+- Please also note that users created via the Web Admin are also shell users. The guest user has an invalid password, but you should definitely change the default admin password and any other trivial account passwords if you plan to expose the SSH port to the Internet.
+Create a startup script & config for sshd.
+- If you want to leave telnet as the preferred way of connecting then you don't have to do this. Skip to section: Adding Telnet/SSHD to your start up script (rcS)
+- The stock firmware does have the sshd binaries included. The following section will allow you to create a startup script for this.
+- Read the Vi text editor tutorial,
+- We will use vi to create & edit the '/etc/init.d/sshd.sh' startup script. (This script does not exist in stock, no backup needed)
+Type in the following:
+vi /etc/init.d/sshd.sh
+You will then be taken into the text editor. Press i, to get into Insert mode. Enter the following code (valid for all versions, Verified with version 1.06 and 1.33):
+#! /bin/sh # # Start/stop the SSH daemon. # test -f /usr/local/sbin/sshd || exit 0 # this is used by daemonwatch (since fw 1.11-1a) ACTIVE_FILE=/var/run/active_sshd case "$1" in start) echo "Start service: sshd" /usr/local/sbin/sshd -f /etc/sshd_config touch ${ACTIVE_FILE} ;; stop) echo "Stop service: sshd" killall sshd rm -f ${ACTIVE_FILE} ;; restart) $0 stop $0 start ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|restart" exit 1 ;; esac exit 0
+Press Esc to exit Insert mode. Then enter :wq (colon wq) to exit vi.
+This is also the proper script to use with an LS Live (HS-DHxxxGL) on stock firmware version 2.11.
+We need to make sure that this file is executable we will do this with chmod
+Enter the following:
+chmod 0755 /etc/init.d/sshd.sh
+Config
+Now we need to create the config. I will use an example of a basic config to allow you access. You can add the relevant sections you want. More info can be found There already exists a config file for sshd, this has nothing enabled. We will make a backup copy of this before editing. Enter the following:
+cp /etc/sshd_config /etc/sshd_config.bak
+Use vi to edit the config file.
+vi /etc/sshd_config
+Make sure that the file has the following changed/uncommented:
+port 22 Protocol 2,1 PermitRootLogin yes StrictModes yes Subsystem sftp /usr/local/libexec/sftp-server
+Exit Vi.
+Then test that your startup script & config work by entering the following.
+/etc/init.d/sshd.sh start
+Assuming that you have no errors all is fine. You can now login to your Linkstation with your ssh client.
+If the sshd does not start and reports something like this:
+Could not load host key: /etc/apache/server.key Disabling protocol version 1. Could not load host key Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key sshd: no hostkeys available -- exiting.
+try changing the following lines in /etc/sshd_config:
+HostKey /etc/ssh_host_key UsePAM no
+This worked for me on a LinkStation Quad v1.11
+Adding Telnet/SSHD to your start up script (rcS).
+- Backup before editing.
+The file for editing will be '/etc/init.d/rcS' this has all the init scripts defined for startup. Make a backup of this by entering the following:
+cp /etc/init.d/rcS /etc/init.d/rcS.bak
+Edit this with Vi
+vi /etc/init.d/rcS
+Telnet
+To enable telnet at startup, uncomment the line if it exists (Does exist in some earlier firmwares).
+# /usr/sbin/telnetd
+so it looks like
+/usr/sbin/telnetd
+If it doesn't exist, add it just before "** step3 **" like
+# telnetd for debug /usr/sbin/telnetd echo "** step3 **"
+SSHD
+- If you have taken the option to enable sshd you can add the sshd.sh to this file also.
+I prefer to keep the file as close to default as possible I will add it to the same section (step 3) as stock. Add sshd.sh before daemonwatch.sh, that's the line containing (This is for LS-Live, Pro has less scripts to start)
+echo "** step3 **" for cmd in micon_setup.sh ... clientUtil_servd.sh lsprcvd.sh daemonwatch.sh cron.sh ltbootd.sh logchkd.sh do exec_sh $cmd done
+Like So:
+echo "** step3 **" for cmd in micon_setup.sh ... clientUtil_servd.sh lsprcvd.sh sshd.sh daemonwatch.sh cron.sh ltbootd.sh logchkd.sh do exec_sh $cmd done
+Exit vi
+Optional Files & Fixes
+Time discrepancies
+Some might notice in their logs that there are some errors with backups, system time etc. The reason for this is the hardware clock is not updated by sytem time. The file time_set.sh is missing. This can be resolved by creating a symlink to set_time.sh
+ln -s /usr/local/bin/set_time.sh /usr/local/bin/time_set.sh
+/dev/null
+By default in the stock firmware /dev/null is only accessible to root. Change the permissions for /dev/null for all user access:
+chmod 0666 /dev/null
+/etc/profile
+When logging in as a non root user, The error "Permission denied" will be displayed. Change the permissions for /etc/profile for all user access:
+chmod 0644 /etc/profile
+Addon Files.
+To add some extra files namely wget, su & joe. Download: and transfer it to a share. cd to wherever you transferred it to & execute:
+tar -C / -xzvf addons.tar
+Set the suid bit on su:
+chmod 4755 /bin/su
+Note: If you have a LS Live or running firmware 1.10 or above you will need to download libproc, this is not included with the above.
+tar -C / -xzvf libproc-3.2.6_arm9.tgz ldconfig -v
+Full version of ps
+The version of ps that is supplied is extremely limited, to get the full version.
+Backup the original:
+mv /bin/ps /bin/ps.bak
+Download the newer version:
+cd /bin/ wget
+Make new ps executable:
+chmod a+x /bin/ps
+Note: If you have a LS Live or running firmware 1.10 or above you will need to download libproc, this is not included with the above.
+tar -C / -xzvf libproc-3.2.6_arm9.tgz ldconfig -v
+Daemonwatch.. Adding sshd.
+For those that have taken the option to have sshd as their preferred way of connecting to their Linkstation. sshd can be added to the daemonwatch list, if it falls over for any reason it will be respawned.
+Backup '/etc/daemonwatch.list'
+cp /etc/daemonwatch.list /etc/daemonwatch.list.bak
+Add the sshd pid & startup script to it.
+Pre 1.11-1a Firmware
+/var/run/apache/httpd.pid /etc/init.d/httpd.sh restart /var/run/smbd.pid /etc/init.d/smb.sh restart /var/run/clientUtil_server-eth0.pid /etc/init.d/clientUtil_servd.sh restart /var/run/sshd.pid /etc/init.d/sshd.sh restart
+Then restart the daemonwatch process.
+/etc/init.d/daemonwatch.sh restart
+To test.. spawn telnet as a backup for access.
+/usr/sbin/telnetd
+Then stop sshd:
+/etc/init.d/sshd.sh stop
+You should then be disconnected from your ssh session. The daemonwatch process should have detected that sshd has stopped & restarted. You should now be able to log back in.. However if not.. You have your telnet access to fall back on & investigate. In '/var/log/linkstation.log' you should see the following entry.
+Jul 29 10:56:55 HS-320 daemonwatch: pid [/var/run/sshd.pid] does not exist
+1.11-1a Firmware
+Verified procedure with version 1.33.
+/var/run/apache/httpd.pid /var/run/active_httpd /etc/init.d/httpd.sh restart /var/run/smbd.pid /var/run/active_smb /etc/init.d/smb.sh restart /var/run/clientUtil_server-eth0.pid /var/run/active_clientUtil_server /etc/init.d/clientUtil_servd.sh restart /var/run/sshd.pid /var/run/active_sshd /etc/init.d/sshd.sh restart
+Then restart the daemonwatch process.
+/etc/init.d/daemonwatch.sh restart
+To test.. spawn telnet as a backup for access.
+/usr/sbin/telnetd
+Then stop sshd:
+killall sshd
+You should then be disconnected from your ssh session. The daemonwatch process should have detected that sshd has stopped & restarted. You should now be able to log back in.. However if not.. You have your telnet access to fall back on & investigate. In '/var/log/messages' you should see the following entry.
+Sep 6 08:57:15 LSPRO daemonwatch[874]: pid [/var/run/sshd.pid] does not exist
+Lastlog Errors.
+You may get some errors when logging in with ssh etc. 'var/log/lastlog' does not exist. Lastlog entries are never entered.
+Aug 4 13:27:00 LS-250GL sshd[20020]: lastlog_perform_login: Couldn't stat /var/log/lastlog: No such file or directory Aug 4 13:27:00 LS-250GL sshd[20020]: lastlog_openseek: /var/log/lastlog is not a file or directory!
+To get rid of the lastlog errors.
+touch /var/log/lastlog chmod 0744 /var/log/lastlog
+Now when you login you should get the last login message when logging in.
+Last login: Sat Aug 4 14:23:20 2007 from xyz.localdomain
+TTY Errors.
+Look at '/var/log/messages'. If you see messages like:
+Mar 6 05:31:32 LS-250GL sshd[21868]: error: open /dev/tty failed - could not set controlling tty: Permission denied
+Change permissions of '/dev/tty'
+chmod a+w /dev/tty
+Ipkg
+There is an bootstrapping script that allows you to install ipkg on arm-based devices with stock firmware:
+Revision Info:
+That's all I have at the moment. More can be added, some taken away. Just some of the things I've done to make my life a little bit easier.
+- 1.0 - 29 July 2007 : Initial Post
+- 1.1 - 01 Aug 2007 : Fixed typo
+- 1.2 - 04 Aug 2007 : Added Lastlog Errors
+- 1.3 - 06 Aug 2007 : Added libproc for Live & 110 firmwares
+- 1.4 - 31 Aug 2007 : Added Changes to deamonwatch for 1.11-1a firmwares (Thanks wasted life)
+- 1.5 - 31 Aug 2007 : Added su permission fix (Thanks wasted life)
+- 1.6 - 03 Sep 2007 : Added full version of ps --Wasted life
+- 1.7 - 06 Sep 2007 : Added testing for sshd and deamonwatch on 1.11-1a --Wasted life
+- 1.8 - 05 Mar 2009 : Added TTY errors, Ipkg --sans17
+- 1.8.1 - 08 APR 2009 : Verified sshd and deamonwatch on version 1.33 -- Kage
+Other Methods use' Script.
+ProcureCon Indirect East 2019
+March 25 - 27, 2019
+Omni Amelia Island, FL
+2018 Speakers
+Chief Procurement Officer
+Groupon
+John leads Groupon's Global Procurement, Real Estate and Facilities teams and has been a key driving force in helping Groupon simplify its operations and transform the Groupon local sales and service organizations. In 2017, he and the Procurement team launched Coupa globally to improve the P2P process. John is one of Groupon's most tenured Grouponers as employee #163. During that time at Groupon he has held leadership roles in five different departments including Marketing, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Executive.
+Prior to Groupon John worked for leading brands such as Sears, United Airlines and Citibank leading Marketing and Strategic Planning programs.
+John received his MBA from Vanderbilt University OGSM in 1994.
+Director, Category Management
+The E. W. Scripps Company
+Kevin is a Director – Category Management for The E.W. Scripps Company, which serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of television, radio and digital media brands. He has been with Scripps in various roles for 29 years, first on the journalism, operational and technology categories at a Scripps TV station where his duties included purchasing and vendor management. For the last 12 years, he has been a member of the Scripps Procurement team. Kevin is responsible for enterprise wide vendor relationships in numerous categories including Travel, he is responsible for travel procurement, manages the day to day relationship with their TMC and other travel partners. Kevin is a member of the Business Travel News (BTN) advisory board.
+Senior Product Manager, Procure to Pay
+Basware
+Chief Procurement Officer
+Biogen.
+Vice President, Procurement
+Cross Country Healthcare
+President & CEO
+Richwell Group
+Jamie Crump is President of The Richwell Group, a consulting and coaching company for Fortune 500 and small business in the areas of strategic sourcing and supplier diversity. Jamie has been a thought leader in both areas for over 25 years in a variety of industries including banking, telecommunications, IT, pharmaceutical, welding & medical, and heavy equipment rental. She was most recently Director of Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Diversity for United Rentals, Inc., where she developed the team and strategy for indirect sourcing and an award winning supplier diversity program. Jamie is a frequent speaker at sourcing and diversity events throughout the United States and Canada. She is a charter Advisory Board member for ProcureCon and for Diversity Professional. Jamie lives in Blairsville, GA with her husband Bill Thebert, a retired freelance sports photographer.
+Senior Director, Procurement
+CF Industries
+Kimberly De Witt is Senior Director, Procurement for CF Industries, a global leader in nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing and distribution. In this capacity, Kimberly and her team are responsible for the procurement of equipment, materials and services utilized to support the manufacturing and distribution operations and she is based in the CF Deerfield, IL office.
+Before joining the company in 2015, Kimberly held a variety of leadership roles in procurement at BP, Oldcastle, Disney, Diversey (formerly JohnsonDiversey, part of the SC Johnson family of companies) now Sealed Air and Morton (now part of Dow). In addition to her roles in procurement, Kimberly has worked in finance, engineering and sales for ExxonMobil and AkzoNobel.
+Kimberly holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. She received her MBA in Finance from Columbia University School of Business. Kimberly is a member of Institute for Supply Management and is a Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM).
+Supply Chain Consultant, Integrated Services
+Wolseley Industrial Group
+Chief Procurement Officer
+Dun & Bradstreet
+Kevin Giblin is the Head of Global Sourcing and Procurement at Dun & Bradstreet. In this role, he leads a team that manages all indirect categories, establishing sourcing strategies and SRM to ensure sustainable. His career has included a number of prestigious awards, including: the 2017 EPIC Award for Career Excellence in Indirect Purchasing, a 2012 Green Supply Chain Award from SDCE, the IACCM-sponsored “Collaborate to Innovate Award” in 2011, the 2009 CTB Achievement Award in recognition for his significant contribution towards reducing supply chain costs, and a Corporate Achievement Award in 2006 for his innovative approach to sourcing editorial services spend.
+From 2007-2014, he served on the committee for ISM-National’s Supplier Management Group, chartered with developing an industry-wide best practices model for supplier capabilities maturity. From 2011 through 2014, he served as group Chair. He has previously served as curriculum advisor for Folsom College’s Purchasing program, and has written numerous articles that have appeared in industry publications. He currently serves on the ISM NJ Education Committee and is a frequent industry speaker.
+Vice President, Purchasing
+AmerisourceBergen
+With over 25 years ofexperience in the travel industry, Sean has been instrumental in thedevelopment and managing of the travel programs for St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, Guess Inc., Hilton Worldwide, and Corinthian Colleges. Currently he is charged with developing aglobal travel program for Riot Games in Los Angeles. Sean is an advocate for change andimprovement by embracing technology and forward thinking, but always keeping travelersafety & satisfaction at the forefront of his approach followed bycompliance & savings. His areas ofresponsibilities have included travel, meetings, corporate & purchasingcard, fleet, and expense management. Inaddition to his duties at Riot Games, Sean has served on the Board of Directorsof the Los Angeles Business Travel Association for the last 8 years and currentlyholds the position of President-elect and has twice been awarded thePresident’s Choice Award.
+Chief Operations Officer, Co-Owner and General Manager
+ConnXus
+Daryl joined ConnXus as Chief Operations Officer and Co-Owner in early 2014. After retiring from being Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sears Optical, N.A., a licensed brand owned and operated by Luxottica Group, Daryl founded Peabody Executive Coaching and Performance Management Group in 2012. He has over 20 years of experience leading and coaching at the most senior executive levels in Fortune 500, nonprofits, startups, mid and small organizations.
+At ConnXus, Daryl manages day-to-day operations by leading a diverse and cross-functional team through record growth, multiple rounds of venture capital funding, and change management through major platform expansions and development.
+Daryl earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Alcorn State University. Today, he serves on the March of Dimes Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Board of Directors and is a member of the prestigious Young President’s Organization (YPO), an international group of young CEOs and Presidents.
+Director of Strategic Accounts
+ConnXus
+Carrie joined ConnXus as an Account Executive in May of 2015. Carrie is a proven leader with over 17 years of experience motivating, teaching, and directing students and employees in collegiate athletics, education, and management. As the voice of all ConnXus clients, she has been able to apply her unique leadership background to impact high growth in new business and secure long-term customer relationships. In managing day-to-day client affairs, she ensures the team’s strategic efforts align with customer satisfaction.
+Adept at team building, Carrie was honored two times by the University of Cincinnati’s Track and Field program with the “Best Teammate Award.” In 1998, Carrie was honored with an NCAA Leadership Award. Today, as the Director of Strategic Accounts at ConnXus, a software company that is disrupting the way procurement sources and manages suppliers, Carrie prides herself in being a critical player for increased revenue and overall success of the business.
+Chief Procurement Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Strategic Sourcing and Corporate Functions Operations
+SunTrust Bank
+John Healy is the Head of Strategic Sourcing and Corporate Functions Operations for SunTrust Banks, Inc. He is responsible for leading Human Resources Operations, Accounts Payable Operations and Strategic Sourcing Management.
+John has been with SunTrust since 2012 and most recently as managing director and head of Capital Markets Operations for STRH. He has more than seventeen years of business experience, including retail, trading, and operations. He is skilled in creating high-performance teams, developing and maintaining rapport with stakeholders, applying analytical reasoning, and supporting key process enhancements. John is a seasoned operations executive who has proven success in organizational design, execution, and talent management. Prior to joining SunTrust, John was a director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
+Healy earned a B.A. from Belmont Abbey College and an M.B.A. with a specialization in Finance and Economics from Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of Business.
+Director Strategic Sourcing
+Carnival Cruise Line
+A leader in global supply chain management specializing in strategic sourcing of complex operational spends in direct & indirect materials, services and capital projects • Director of Strategic Sourcing at Carnival Cruise Line, leads a team addressing >$400M of marine & hotel technical spend of a fleet of 25 ships which includes engine, propulsion, auxiliary systems, electrical, HVAC, elevator, navigation and communication systems, lifesaving appliances, fire-fighting equipment, chemicals, MRO, galley and laundry equipment, and related services • over 25 years of experience spanning industries/sectors, including manufacturing, transportation & distribution, maritime, hospitality, oil & gas, management consulting and international business experience in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East • held similar roles at IBM, Amgen, PwC, HD Supply, and Noranda Aluminum • managed annual spends of category management from $200M to $800M with >$80M documented savings in price, process improvement, and demand management In parallel with his civilian career, served over 30 years in the Army Reserve, specializing in military engineering and logistics, commanded at the company and battalion-levels, holds the rank of Colonel, and currently serving on the faculty at the United States Army War College, Carlisle, PA.
+Director of Indirect Supply Chain / Factory, Tooling & Production
+The Boeing Company
+Senior Vice President Procurement and Real Estate
+Adecco Group
+Mindy Holden recently started as the Senior Vice President of Procurement and Real Estate for The Adecco Group, the world’s leading staffing solutions company. Mindy is based out of the Jacksonville, FL headquarters office. She and her team are responsible for managing the procurement of third party spend as well as the real estate portfolio of 620 offices in North America.
+Prior to this role, Mindy was the Chief Procurement Officer and VP Real Estate and Accounts Payable for Direct Energy where she was responsible for procurement, a real estate portfolio of ~100 properties across North America, and Accounts Payable where she was focused on integrating leading practices across this team. Prior to joining Direct Energy, Mindy was responsible for category and supplier management for the Tennessee Valley Authority where she led a team to create a leading practice category management model. Mindy and her team were responsible for developing long-term strategies, management of the supply base including risk mitigation, ongoing improvement in cost, demand management, and supplier management.
+Mindy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland where she graduated magna cum laude.
+She is also Green Belt and DFSS certified. Mindy is on the Board for the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Conference and served on the Boards for the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas and the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber.
+In her spare time, Mindy and her husband enjoy getting to know Jacksonville and the Ponte Vedra Beach areas, spending time with their three children, and are thoroughly enjoying their newest additions to the family - two golden doodle puppies.
+Global Supplier Relationship Management and Marketing Procurement Lead
+Citrix
+Following a career launch in the nonprofit space, Stacy's 15 years of experience in procurement began in e-sourcing, and later developed into procurement consulting work across sectors and categories, and finally into Marketing procurement leadership roles in the pharmaceutical and technology industries. A few of her areas of current focus and interest include supplier-enabled innovation, agency engagement optimization, and procurement approaches for not-for-profit organizations and small businesses.
+Stacy currently serves as Global Supplier Value Optimization and Marketing Procurement Lead for Citrix, where she manages the compete profile of marketing and media spend across regions and divisions. Prior to Citrix, Stacy held roles in global Agencies category leadership and Marketing transformation implementation with Novartis.
+Stacy holds a BA in English and Spanish from Dickinson College, as well as both an MBA in Marketing and Master of International Business from the University of Pittsburgh.
+Senior Director, Client Solutions
+PRO Unlimited
+Global Head of Procurement Support Services
+QBE Insurance
+Vice President, Enterprise Strategic Sourcing
+Lowes
+Procurement Professional with over twenty years of management experience in strategic sourcing functions including implementation of: return on investment (ROI) programs; enterprise wide strategic sourcing initiatives , source to pay leadership; integration of multiple service providers and corporate procurement strategy.
+Provides strong communication skills with proven success in developing and mentoring a geographically diverse staff including optimizing and organizing operational structures. Result oriented and goal driven leader to meet corporate business strategic plans.
+Head of Procurement
+Jefferson Science Associates
+Lynn McKnight is Head of Procurement at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), a particle physics research facility located in Newport News, Virginia. The facility is one of 17 national laboratories funded by the Department of Energy. Its mission is to conduct nuclear physics research using the lab’s unique particle accelerator, known as the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF).
+In his present capacity he is responsible for direct and indirect sourcing, procurement, strategic vision, operational planning and execution of Procurement operations. Lynn is a Supply Chain professional, having held global leadership positions in defense and commercial markets.
+Prior to joining Jefferson Lab part of his 30 year career was as Director of Supply Chain Management (Ideal Innovations, Inc.), Head of Corporate Compliance and Training (SAIC) and Senior Manager Procurement and Supply Management (Kellogg Brown & Root).
+Lynn holds a B.S. in Business Management from Hampton University and is certified Lean Six Sigma.
+Strategic Account Manager
+Liquidity Services
+Chariman
+COPC
+Cliff Moore is co-founder and chairman of COPC Inc. Based on his extensive experience with performance management systems, including the development of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program (where he served as an Examiner, Senior Examiner, and a member of the panel of judges), Cliff led the research and the working sessions to develop the COPC Customer Service Provider (CSP) Standard in 1996. This industry standard for performance in customer experience operations has become the foundation for the COPC® Family of Standards, which today are known as the most rigorous and prestigious performance management systems in the customer experience industry.
+Recognizing the need for guidelines based on best practices in indirect procurement, in late 2015 Cliff began working with industry leaders and academicians from Western Michigan University to develop the industry’s first and only Indirect Procurement Standard.
+Cliff works with senior management teams at dozens of Fortune 500 firms, developing and implementing service and performance improvement strategies.
+Cliff received his MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia (with Shermet and Faculty Awards) and has a BS in Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from Old Dominion University.
+Head of Innovation
+Allegis Global Solutions
+Strategic Sourcing & Procurement – Technology & Business Services
+John Wiley & Sons
+Procurement Manager
+Watermark Retirement Communities
+Leader - US Enterprise Sales
+Amazon Business Services
+Corporate Procurement and Strategic Commodities
+WPP Group
+Shari Pansuti is the Corporate Procurment Director for North American facility operations for WPP, the world’s leading communications services group with revenues of over $19 billion and billings of $74 billion in 2016. In her role, she oversees WPP’s North American facilities sourcing team and is charged with building and maintaining cross-functional relationships among WPP’s operating companies.
+Her responsibilities include strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, managing supplier relationships, developing and executing RFPs, category management, establishing procurment protocol and devloping and overseeing the scope of work for all WPP facilities in North America.
+Ms. Pansuti joined WPP in 2004 when Bates Advertising became part of the Group. She worked at Bates for 19 years, ultimately assuming a management role as Procurement Director. A member of ISM Sponsorship Committee, Ms. Pansuti enjoys visiting her two daughters, one a 4th grade Special Ed Teacher in Syracuse and the other a student at Florida International University, when not working at WPP.
+Vice President, Strategy & Market Development
+Coupa
+As General Manager of Power Applications, Gabe Perez has global responsibilities for go-to- market strategies across Coupa's Power Applications (Sourcing, Sourcing Optimization [Formerly known as Trade Extensions], Supplier Information Management, Contract Lifecycle Management, Inventory, Analytics, AI Classify [Formerly known as Spend360] and Coupa Risk Aware)..
+Gabe has been at Coupa for more than 6 years. He has held a many roles, from being a project manager to running our presales team globally, prior to that he worked at Ariba where he participated in many global rollouts of their software.
+Director of Procurement
+Jacksonville Aviation Authority
+Devin Reed is the Director of Procurement for the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, responsible for ensuring all purchases and contracts are awarded decently and in order; also responsible for inventory functions.
+He was previously. Prior to this,, Devin had been appointed by Mayor John Peyton and confirmed by City Council in 2003 to serve as the Director of the City of Jacksonville’s Department of Procurement.
+Devin received a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, as well as his Juris Doctorate degree, from the University of Florida. He has been a member of the Florida Bar since his admission in October 1995.
+Vice President, Global Sales
+Liquidity Services
+Chris Register is a top Sales Leader with over 15 years of experience in Reverse Supply Chain and Surplus Asset Management. Chris has consistently implemented global programs for Fortune 500 companies such Honeywell, Eaton, Schneider Electric, Roche, Abbott and Kimberly Clark.
+Chris first developed a passion for surplus asset management with DoveBid in the early 2000’s where he established a keen client needs assessment aptitude. This invaluable experience gave him the opportunity to focus on and expanded his cross functional leadership skills needed to consistently meet and exceed his goals. In only his second year, Chris received a letter from the USPS congratulating him for his company being nominated for the Quality Supplier Award (QSA), a noteworthy achievement.
+President &.
+Joseph is a visionary who integrates theory and practice in creating and executing innovative approaches and methods to accomplish complex business objectives. He is considered an International Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Supply Chain and Organizational Behavior, and has received numerous awards for his professional services and serves on several Advisory Boards.
+Information, Analytics & Systems Director
+University of California, Office of the President
+Erin is the Director of Information, Analytics & Systems for Procurement Services at the University of California system. Erin has more than 12 years of analytics and systems experience within private and public sector supply chain organizations.
+Since joining UC in late 2011, Erin has been designing and delivering systemwide solutions including spend analytics, sourcing technology, eProcurement process and content enhancements, and a robust benefit (savings) program. Erin was a key member of the P200 team, responsible for transforming systemwide Procurement to deliver $298M in benefit (savings) last fiscal year, far surpassing the $200M target
+Procurement Manager IT and Marketing
+Perdue Farms
+Neil Schloss is the Sourcing Manager for Indirect Procurement at Perdue Farms Inc. supporting IT and Marketing sourcing requirements. He holds a BSIE from University of Buffalo and MBA from New York Institute of Technology. He has held leadership roles for Direct and Indirect procurement areas for more than 30 years in a variety of verticals. They would include heavy industrial organizations like Carrier Air Conditioning, Black & Decker – Kwikset Div., Financial, Insurance and most recently CPG - food processing. He has extensive experience with e-Procurement deployment and effective Procurement engagement within early project creation. He enjoys golf, racquetball and family while living in Scottsdale, AZ.
+Chief Procurement Officer
+Microsoft
+As a 20+ year veteran at Microsoft, Mike has served the company in various procurement and outsourcing roles. He currently leads Microsoft Procurement as the company’s Chief
+Procurement Officer (CPO), a global organization of 250+, operatio
+nal.
+Specific Expertise & Accolades:
+- Business Transformation
+- Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation
+- Contact Center Management
+- Vendor/Supplier Relationship Management
+- Process Improvement
+- Quality Management Framework
+- Responsible Sourcing (Diversity)
+- COPC Standards Committee member since 1999
+- BPO Industry “Buyer’s Forum” Founder
+Procurement Specialist
+CF Industries
+Janet Simpson works as a Procurement Specialist at CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) a global leader in nitrogen manufacturing and distribution. Janet’s area of focus is Information Technology, where she collaborates with IT leaders to deliver on strategic initiatives to meet business needs. She is passionate about leveraging cloud technologies to allow business units to transform operations, act with agility and inspire innovation.
+Before joining CF in 2014, Janet held a variety of roles at Beam Suntory, Mylan Institutional and CVS Caremark.
+Janet holds a B.S. in Marketing from Northern Illinois University and is currently pursuing an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
+Sourcing Director
+DuPont
+Jeffery Smith has served as the Global Director of Indirect Materials and Services for the Sourcing and Logistics function in DuPont since July 2012. In this role, Jeff oversees a global staff of 150 employees responsible for approximately $6 billion in spend for good and services that include human resources, information technology, professional services, MRO, fleet, travel and site services. His selection followed more than 36 years of experience with DuPont, including more than 16 years in Sourcing & Logistics and 15 in Sales and Marketing, as well as positions in Information Technology and Applied Technology.
+His tenure with DuPont has allowed Jeff to work with multiple industries, including electronics, chemicals, industrial products and agriculture and to travel the world. He is well known for his ability to develop winning global teams with outstanding execution that consistently delivery beyond objectives. He attributes this success to being genuine, transparent, and collaborative, and most importantly, demonstrating servant leadership.
+Jeff holds a degree in Management and Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and stressed the importance of being a lifelong learner. He also holds a Certification in Supply Chain Professional – APICS and is very involved in Employee Organizational Development at DuPont.
+Motivational/Development Speaker
+Bravo CC
+Libby works with professionals across a number of industries and professions, teaching them to be game changers in the marketplace by taking their communication skills seriously!
+She starts by asking the question "What's YOUR Plan BE?" to get to the heart of who they want to be as a professional. Libby is convinced that, when we take the time to answer this fundamental question, we are more likely to find our own success.
+Her Plan Be? Be an educator, Be a liberator, Be an entertainer.
+Senior Director Procurement – Strategic Sourcing, P2P Business Integrations, and Systems
+Best Buy
+Goods and Services Indirect Procurement Director
+AGCO Corporation
+Béatrice Walker is Director, Global Indirect Purchasing, Goods and Services at AGCO, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions, and is responsible for the transformation of the indirect global operating model.
+Béatrice has 15+ years of increased global responsibilities in strategic indirect sourcing, production and inventory control, client management, supply chain transformation and employee engagement. She is also a recognized leader within the contingent workforce space as having led Freescale Semiconductor, her first employer, to be a Staffing Industry Analyst Case Study Contest Finalist in 2012.
+Nominated in 2009 for the Austin, Young Women’s Christian Association, Leader of promise Award, she has served in various non-profit leadership roles such as founding member of the Texas Women in Business and Board Member of the Women Chamber of Commerce of Texas.
+At work, she was the chair of the Freescale Women Leadership Team employee affinity group, and is currently on the AGCO Global Women Network Group’s leadership team. Native of France, Béatrice moved to the USA after earning a Master in Management, Specialization in Supply Chain from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce De Toulouse. She is certified as Project Management Professional (PMP) and Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP).
+VP of Corporate Development
+Zycus
+Senior Manager of Global Indirect Commodities
+Welbilt
+Christian Widmann is currently the Senior Manager of Global Indirect Commodities for Welbilt, formally known as Manitowoc Foodservice. Previously he was the Director of Global Indirect Commodities at Manitowoc Cranes where he was responsible for the global spend. Two years ago The Manitowoc Company went through a corporate split and became two distinct entities. Christian's main responsibility was to ensure the separation of all contracts for both companies. His vast experience expands over 30 plus years, covering both direct and indirect procurement, and includes working in a variety of industries: higher education, luxury food and beverage, heavy construction equipment, manufacturing, government, consumer goods, and business process outsourcing to name a few.
+In recent years, Christian's main focus has been on indirect procurement, implementing SAP, and assisting with manufacturing operations. His experience includes expertise in the following areas: facilities, operations, marketing, CAPEX, MRO, utilities, human resources, corporate services, professional services, travel, transportation, 3PL, outsourcing services, consultants, telecommunications, BPO, P2P and IT. Christian holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.
+Senior Vice President
+Insight Sourcing Group
+Vice President, Sales
+American Express Global Business Travel
+Christina began her career in the hospitality industry in Montreal with Holiday Inn which led to a variety of management positions and culminated with the role of Director of Sales for IHG’s National Sales Office in Canada. In 2000, she left IHG taking a leap into the business travel management arena and has been with American Express since 2003. Over the years, she has held a variety of key business development leadership roles and has had the opportunity to work with customers in the energy sector with global and national programs.
+Christina is the Vice President, U.S. Middle Market Sales and leads a client management and business development team across the eastern United States for American Express Global Business Travel. Previously, she was Vice President of Sales for Canada and is familiar with the oil patch in Canada and the unique needs of GBT’s oil and gas customers.
+Christina is passionate about the business travel industry and helping her customers navigate the constantly evolving business travel landscape. She has a proven track record of developing strategies to help customers build best-in-class programs that demonstrate value to shareholders and stakeholders including travelers. Over the last 5 years, she has played a key role in the evolution of an efficient travel and accommodation management solution specifically designed to support the requirements of the oil, gas, mining and LNG industries that she will tell you more about today.
+Director, Global Indirect Procurement
+Densply Sirona
+Chief Operating Officer
+Net2Source.
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+Vigil time: 10pm - 3am
+Weather: Clear / cold
+Even before the guests arrived, footsteps could be heard in various parts of the building by the team when they were setting up equipment. Paul, our third medium, whilst having a quiet moment to himself prior to the start picked up on a stern moustached gent who was wringing his hands. There was also a female with a dark dress on. He had the impression of them being housekeepers. He also picked up a little girl in the attic. Whilst doing our introduction, the dishwasher decided to spring into life in the kitchen. There were no pre-programmed washes set and the machine was empty of crockery. We were in for a good night.
+First Vigil:
+Sarah was in the Monk room and attic areas doing the energy rope. At one point, she mentioned children and at this, one guest became very emotional and began to cry. She had no explanation of it. Some began to go hot and cold and another had her face touched. The K2 was lighting up well. People's legs were feeling cold and tingly. On moving to the attic, a number of spirits were picked up including both males, females as well as two children one being a little boy called Thomas aged 4-5. Sarah, who was stood in the middle of the circle, had to step out of it as she felt an overwhelming impression on her throat and was struggling to either talk or breath. The K2 was having positive results and on going out of the attic, they switched the light on quickly, to check their footing on the stairs, and the light, switched itself off. (We've not experienced any issues with lights before in the building despite the age of it).
+Darrans group meanwhile were doing quiet vigils in various rooms. In the Victorian room, Paul picked upon an Annabel aged 8 and Emily aged 13. They were sisters and had a brother called Billy. A Richard Powell also came forward to Darran. On Richards arrival,they left. One guest felt tight chested but more like he was being poked in the chest with a knife. Others were feeling tight chested as though they wanted to use an inhaler. Around the same time, one guest saw a face across the room. Lights could also be seen glowing around the laundry room door.
+Going into the double four-poster room off the great hall (our room for the night.) Darran picked up on a Brother Michael and a Frederique. Another spirit seemed to come in via the doorway and went to the end of the bed. At the same time, Darran saw this; the end of the bed had flashing lights around it and the K2 meter on the floor was lighting up. One guest started rocking back and fore on the bed unable to stop herself and was stating that her back hurt her as she was doing do. People felt very hot and began sweating, and then they would go cold. There were big temperature fluctuations occurring very rapidly around the room despite there being no draughts. One of these being a temperature of 88 degrees at the top of the bed and 81 at the bottom. Creaking could be heard on the floorboards from the bedroom above despite the fact that no one was up there and around the door, appeared as though camera flashes were going off in the great hall outside the room. However, the other group were in the attic two floors up. I at this point was using my pendulum and picked up on a little girl called Madeline who was aged 7. She was an only child and was the daughter of the house owner.
+Lone vigils:
+guests were given an hour or so to use all the "tools of the trade "and have free run of the building to go and do their own investigations. (They would have another hour later also). During these vigils, a lot of feedback was received.
+In our room, spirit was responding to questions asked of them by creaking the floorboards as well as lighting up the K2s. Orbs and flashing lights were seen.
+In the great Hall, guests spoke to Billy on the planchette as
+well as a little boy called Thomas who was 6. He drew a heart on
+the paper with the planchette (which I have kept for the album). He
+likes to receive praise and plays hide and seek around the
+building. Also a Jacob came through. It was gleaned that Jacobs's
+dog, had knocked over a candle when the downstairs living room was
+a stable of some sorts. This set fire to the straw inside and
+there was a fire. Unknown to him, at this time, Billy was in the stable and was killed as a result. The planchette was working so vigorously, that at one point, it upended itself.
+In the living room, I walked in to look for something on the coffee table. At this time, the room was in darkness and I saw the outline of a male sitting on one of the hard chairs in the back corner next to the window. I didn't say anything, thinking that it was one of the guests doing a quiet vigil on their own. I DID think to myself though as I turned my back on them, "don't bother shouting BOO at me cos I've seen you ". However they didn't and as I turned back around, no one was sat on the chair and I was the only one in the room. Everyone was upstairs doing their own thing and I know that no one had gotten up out of the chair and walked out of the room as I would've heard them. Prior to this, a metallic tapping could be heard. Two of the guests including Paul's wife went into the room and clearly saw that a pair of dowsing rods on the coffee table, were rocking to and fro along the table, tapping against each other as they went. No one was near the table, the table wasn't tilted or knocked and so there's no explanation of it.
+In the Victorian room, guests again picked up on Richard. The planchette as well as the K2 meters were going constantly. Pauls wife, went to the stairs and on standing there, was pushed down the stairs by something. Two other servants, Arthur and Margaret also came through. However, they were only able to speak when allowed to by Richard. Another negative presence could be felt in the corner.
+Mid way through the night whilst having a break. The team were standing outside when Sarah began to choke and was holding her throat. At this point, Darran could see a male holding her in a choke hold. Darran assisted in getting this energy away from her however unknown to us at the same time inside, one guest took a photo of the back door which has glass panels next to it. In this glass panel, the image of a mans face can be seen. He
+appears to be around 6ft tall judging by the height of his head. Later on, on the next break. Paul our third Medium and his wife were stood outside in the same spot when they heard a low growl and the words "Get Out ". Someone certainly wasn't very happy.
+Second Vigil:
+Sarah's group were in my room, as well as the Great Hall doing the energy rope. Whilst in our room, one male felt as if he was having nails put hammered into his feet and began to feel so hot that he wanted to strip off (he didn't I hasten to add). Guests had the feeling of being pushed backwards and losing their balance. They were having their ears and hair touched. The rope lifted.
+When they moved into the great hall next door, again the rope lifted quite noticeably but was also twisting and contorting into different shapes. One guest began shaking uncontrollably and had to stand out of the circle. The rope began to vibrate.
+When those guests that were leaving left at 3am, this left the remainder who were staying the night to do some more for another hour. At this point we went up into the attic so that Darran and Paul could engage with quite a nasty energy named Phillip before we went back into the Victorian room to do another quiet vigil. James was picked up here and various smells ranging from stagnant water to Violets could be smelt. We eventually called it a night just after 4am.
+On going to bed, we all thought we'd have a good nights sleep.
+However, both Paul and another guest in another room, felt
+presences, touching their faces. One guest, had put her shoes down
+by the bed as a pair, right where the right should be and left the
+same. However in the morning, she went to put her shoes on to find
+that they were now the wrong way round.
+Another guest, sleeping in a room below the attic, heard as she described it, office chair wheels rolling from one end of the attic to the other ( no chairs up there although there is an antique child's tricycle up there ) . Sarah states that she could hear voices which sounded as if it would be me and Darran talking in bed for 20 mins or so. However, she stated it seemed all one sided with me doing all the talking (if you know me, this is very believable) and Darran doing the odd grunt in response (again believable) however, we know and video and Evps show that once in bed, the light went out and Darran was well gone within a couple of minutes and I was too knackered to chat to him in the first place. HOWEVER, on our previous investigation at the manor, Louise, was sharing a room with me and at 7.30 am, she heard similar and thought it was Darran upstairs having a one sided
+conversation on the phone. She then worked out that it wasn't speech as such but more like chanting. Was it the same as Sarah heard??
+As for EVPS being picked up….
+Our bedroom. There are a lot of taps and bangs and sounds of the door handle going, in the room all through the night including when we are asleep. At one point, not long after going to bed, there seems to be creaking across the floorboards then whispering in the room however, I can't distinguish what's being said at this point. Two hours later, there's the sound of a laugh, a quiet cough followed by quite a loud bang in the room. The video doesn't show anyone in the house moving around at all (cameras left on until the morning). No one is out in the great hall; no one comes into our room. The only person upstairs is Sarah who you can clearly see is asleep and not even moving let alone moving around the room. Later on, a males voice can be heard saying just one word like "corn "or similar. I can't quite work it out and will need Darran to clean up the sound.
+In the Victorian room, at one point, there appears to be a female voice which sounds like they're saying "ow" very quietly. At this point, Paul actually asks "is that you??". Also a couple of taps and bangs but nothing substantial.
+As for the attic, a lot of strange unexplainable noises. The sound of a door latch being pulled on more than one occasion, heavy breathing and a mans groan can be heard as well as the sound of rattling.
+As for the video footage, there are a lot of orbs going across the Monks room as their were on our last investigation. A massive flash of light also is seen near the ceiling. At one point, the camera in the great hall, seems to move up and down and later on, there's a distortion lasting only a couple of seconds on the top left of the camera which appears to go black.
+Batteries were being drained again. Darrans camera didn't want to know, halfway
+through. The evp machine batteries were draining after only a couple of hour's usage despite the fact that they were full batteries when we got there. It was a really fun night and we hope to go back there next year.
+"The Fate Joss" was originally published in the July 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine. The
+Fate Joss is a huge half-ton statue; an idol made of gold and bronze, encrusted
+with clusters of garnets and other valuable gems. Stolen from China, The Fate
+Joss has been removed from the old temple of Je Ho on the border of Manchukuo,
+carried thousands of miles across the sea and brought to America. Along with it
+came the two War Dogs; a couple of strange-looking cannons that always accompany
+the Fate Joss and were taken along with it.
+The Chinese believe that the Fate Joss is in charge of its own fate. Nothing
+happens to it, that it doesn't want to happen. If the statue wants to be taken
+to America, thieves will steal it from the Chinese temple and spirit it off to
+America. If the Fate Joss wants to be taken back to China, something will occur
+to make that happen, too. If the Fate Joss is stolen, it's because the idol
+itself has willed it. It chooses its own destiny.
+As our story opens, The Shadow is stealthily making his way through Chinatown.
+Mystery is afoot, and he's on his way to see the famed Yat Soon, the arbiter of
+Chinatown. The Shadow has been here before, in "Gray Fist" and "The Chinese
+Disks." He knows his way through the twisty underground maze that leads to Yat
+Soon's secret chambers. He has come to see Yat Soon about the rumors that The
+Fate Joss is in New York.
+The Shadow presents Yat Soon with a note written on rice paper. It is from
+General Cho Tsing, a man whom The Shadow has helped in the past, and who now
+appeals to him once again. He wishes to reopen the temple of Je Ho, but cannot
+do so until the Fate Joss is returned to its rightful place. Yat Soon is also a
+friend of General Tsing and recognizes his legitimate claim. So the arbiter of
+Chinatown gives The Shadow what information he possesses.
+The Fate Joss has been brought to America by a man named Chichester Laudring. He
+was seen in San Francisco, then later in Chicago. More recently, a different man
+by the name of Raymond Roucard has been making inquiries in New York's
+Chinatown. He seeks those who might wish to possess the Fate Joss. This is all
+that Yat Soon knows. It's up to The Shadow to take it from there.
+And so he does, in this wild and wonderful mystery. The Shadow must find the
+statue and return it to its rightful owners. To do so, he must encounter Shan
+Kwan, the Mandarin who has purchased the Fate Joss from Raymond Roucard for
+fifty thousand dollars in cash. Shan Kwan seeks to reclaim the Fate Joss and
+return it to China. Opposed to Shan Kwan are the purposes of another Chinaman,
+Doctor Roy Tam. And between them is Yat Soon, the arbiter of Chinatown.
+In this story, we meet, for the first time, Dr. Roy Tam. For those of you who
+have read of Dr. Roy Tam in later stories, you'll find the next three paragraphs
+of interest. Those of you who haven't encountered this character before should
+skip the next three paragraphs, or much of the enjoyment of the story will be
+spoiled for you.SPOILER STARTS HERE
+You know Dr. Roy Tam from other Shadow novels. You know he is a friend of The
+Shadow; he's one of the good guys. But in this introductory novel, Walter Gibson
+tricks the reader into believing Tam is a villain. It is only at the end of the
+story that the reader discovers his error, and realizes that Dr. Tam has been
+working on the side of right the entire time.
+Knowing this as I began to read the story, it was interesting to see how Gibson
+tricks the reader. Everything that Dr. Tam says or does is subject to
+interpretation. The obvious interpretation is that Dr. Tam is an evil warlord
+trying to acquire a fortune and seize the Fate Joss for himself. But if you look
+at his words and deeds carefully, you'll see that there is a second more
+innocent interpretation. It's quite unique, the way Gibson cleverly manipulates
+the reader with all the double-meaning.
+It's a technique he used several other times in other Shadow novels to introduce
+continuing characters. Myra Reldon and Miles Crofton are two such examples.SPOILER ENDS HERE
+In this story, The Shadow is referred to as "Ying Ko" for the very first time.
+Although there had been previous sojourns into Chinatown by The Shadow, he had
+never before been called by his Chinese name, Ying Ko. In this story, it's
+explained that in his letter, General Cho Tsing addresses The Shadow as Ying Ko,
+which means The Shadow. From this point on, all Chinese started addressing him
+as Ying Ko as well.
+The Shadow appears briefly as Lamont Cranston in our story. He also appears in a
+special disguise, as a tall Chinese. A disguise good enough to fool other
+Chinese, we're told. Also appearing in this story is Detective Joe Cardona,
+representing the law, and nearly all of The Shadow's agents. Clyde Burke, Harry
+Vincent, Cliff Marsland, Hawkeye, Jericho Druke, Burbank and Rutledge Mann are
+all present and accounted for. The only conspicuous absence is taxicab driver
+extraordinaire, Moe Shrevnitz.
+A few notes of interest. Again, as in other Chinatown stories, we are told that
+Chinese carry their guns with an empty chamber beneath the hammers. This,
+apparently, was a safety measure they preferred to use. I have no idea if, in
+reality, this was truly a practice of the Chinese. But it's been repeated in
+other Shadow novels often enough that it gives one pause to wonder.
+That mysterious purplish liquid makes another appearance, here. In a weakened
+condition, The Shadow pulls a tiny vial (or phial, as it's spelled here) from
+beneath his cloak and quaffs the purplish liquid therein. The strange elixir
+gives him immediate vigor. Today, would the FDA approve such a suspicious
+potion? I think not...
+And speaking of phials, there's some greenish phials in this story as well.
+Harry Vincent and Cliff Marsland are made to drink from these greenish phials so
+as to take "the long sleep." It's a unique Chinese concoction that I won't
+describe further, because I don't want to spoil the story for you.
+Yat Soon gives The Shadow a curious signet ring bearing a Chinese character in
+this story. It is to serve as a means of identification to one of Yat Soon's
+followers. I've always wondered why, in stories such as these, a ring is given
+as a means of identification. Wouldn't a simple note do as well? A few words
+like, "This guy is OK. (signed) Yat Soon" would certainly accomplish the same
+thing, and be a heck of a lot cheaper.
+But enough picking of nits. This is a wonderfully exciting Chinatown adventure
+of The Shadow. And the concept of the Fate Joss is quite unique. An interesting
+concept of fate, destiny and self-determination.
+"The Golden Pagoda" was originally published in the March 1, 1938 issue of The Shadow Magazine. Deep
+inside New York's Chinatown resides a small ten-inch miniature Chinese pagoda,
+made of gold! This is the symbol of Li Hoang, one of the most feared names in
+China. Yes, Li Hoang - the master of all Chinese brigands - the terrible Li
+Hoang - has secretly traveled to America to challenge The Shadow's might in this
+epic Chinatown tale.
+As the story opens, Harry Vincent, long-time trusted agent for The Shadow, is
+visiting Chinatown. He comes in the guise of a tourist; this is his third night
+in a row. There has been a sinister menace in Chinatown, and The Shadow has sent
+Harry Vincent to see if he can get a line on it. And, on this night, he does.
+For the past two nights, Harry has seen a suspicious character hanging around
+Chinatown. Chun Laro, recently arrived from San Francisco, has a bad reputation.
+While seeking Chun Laro's present location, Harry notices that a small golden
+pagoda figure is missing from the shop where it had sat on a shelf the previous
+night. Shortly thereafter, he notices that exact same pagoda in the window of a
+different shop. And inside that shop... Chun Laro, himself!
+Quickly grasping the importance of the golden pagoda as some type of signal,
+Harry enters the curio shop. He tries to buy the small figurine, but is refused.
+The strange shop owner yanks a cord; an alcove wall pivots; everything whirls
+and Harry drops into darkness. Harry Vincent has become a prisoner in the
+underground dungeons of Chinatown!
+Harry Vincent and The Shadow aren't the only ones interested in the goings-on in
+Chinatown. At the apartment of New York Police Commissioner Ralph Weston, the
+commissioner, his good friend Lamont Cranston and his ace detective Inspector
+Joe Cardona are discussing the current situation. Things aren't right in
+Chinatown, and they are justifiably worried.
+There are new faces in Chinatown. Sinister faces. Mugs that look like hatchet
+men. The police Chinatown squad has spotted hoodlums moving in and out of the
+strange city within a city. Something's up, but no one knows exactly what. Even
+the F.B.I. is suspicious and have assigned undercover agent Myra Reldon to the
+case. Disguised as Ming Dwan, she has insinuated herself into the inner circle
+of the hidden mastermind, Li Hoang!
+Harry Vincent is now in the clutches of the evil Li Hoang. Kept in an
+underground cell far beneath the cobblestone streets of Chinatown, Harry is at
+the mercy of the merciless Li Hoang. Ming Dwan will try to save him without
+revealing her true identity. But it will take The Shadow to penetrate the twisty
+mazes far underground and make his way to the headquarters of the most-feared
+criminal mastermind known in Chinatown, Li Hoang!
+Li Hoang fears not Ying Ko, as he knows The Shadow. His evil plans extend far
+beyond Chinatown, and nothing will stop him. Not even the strange figure of the
+darkness feared by all lawbreakers and revered by all law-abiding Chinese, Ying
+Ko, will deter Li Hoang from his plans to extort millions from wealthy
+industrialists. And as his wealth grows, so does his power. His influence
+extends far beyond the invisible boundaries of Chinatown, deep into the wealthy
+society set of New York.
+Only Ying Ko, The Shadow, can defeat China's mastermind of evil. Only The Shadow
+can free the prisoners, release the unrelenting grasp of Li Hoang upon his
+helpless victims, turn the tide of the denizens of Chinatown against their evil
+master and wreak justice upon the destructive power of Li Hoang.
+And assisting The Shadow in this terrific tale are his agents Harry Vincent,
+contact-man Burbank, newspaper-man Clyde Burke and part-time agent Myra Reldon.
+The Shadow's autogiro pilot is also present, and although he isn't mentioned by
+name, we know him to be Miles Crofton. The Shadow is also aided by a group of
+agents who are not named, but come in at the climax to help battle the hoards of
+Li Hoang. Assisting from within the forces of the New York Police Department are
+Commissioner Ralph Weston, Inspector Joe Cardona and Detective Sergeant Markham.
+The Shadow appears in outfit of black throughout most of the story. But he also
+appears as his true self, Kent Allard, here. And he appears in disguise as
+Lamont Cranston and as an unnamed American walking through Chinatown. We even
+get a description of his makeup techniques as he changes his visage to that of
+Lamont Cranston by using a "puttyish substance."
+Yat Soon, the arbiter of Chinatown, makes one of his rare, but always welcome,
+appearances in this story. His part here is to supply The Shadow with a list of
+potential victims and also to find a suitable Chinese agent for The Shadow in
+his final assault on the headquarters of Li Hoang. Yat Soon first appeared in
+the 1934 story "Gray Fist" as the wise Celestial dedicated to keeping the peace
+in Chinatown. He only appeared in seven Shadow novels total, and this was,
+unfortunately, his last. After this, he never again appeared in a Shadow pulp
+mystery.
+This was Myra Reldon's second pulp appearance. She first appeared in the 1937
+story "Teeth of the Dragon." As he often did with first appearances, Walter
+Gibson wrote the story ambiguously so that Myra Reldon's characterization in
+"Teeth of the Dragon" seemed to be working against The Shadow. Only at the end
+of the story did the reader realize that her actions had alternative,
+less-sinister, interpretations. At story's end, she was revealed as actually
+working for the forces of good over evil. And so in this story, her identity
+already confirmed, there is no doubt left for the reader that she is assisting
+The Shadow, not Li Hoang.
+Myra Reldon would go on to be featured in seven more Shadow mysteries. Probably
+her most famous role was in helping defeat the mastercriminal Shiwan Khan in the
+1940 story "The Invincible Shiwan Khan." She continued to appear sporadically
+right up until the end. She was in the 1948 story "Jade Dragon" and Walter
+Gibson brought her back in 1963 for "Return of The Shadow," his only paperback
+novel of The Shadow.
+Let's talk about death traps. Ah yes, what would a Chinatown tale be without
+death traps! And this one has a couple of doozies. There the trapdoor through
+which victims fall into a huge cauldron of boiling oil. It's a trap that The
+Shadow falls though... and survives. How he survives makes terrific reading, so
+I won't spoil it for you. There's also a gigantic pit of flames where The Shadow
+faces peril and where the villain finally meets his well-deserved doom.
+Yes, this story has got it all. There are the twisty underground mazes. The
+stone cell from which there can be no escape. The resplendent throne room of Li
+Hoang. The giant bronze gong that signals his minions. The crazy scientist and
+his strange invention. The wealthy industrialist who owns several large
+corporations. The private detective working to free the industrialist from the
+grip of Li Hoang. The underground door fitted with an hourglass mechanism. The
+thin rice papers containing mysterious Chinese symbols. The Shadow's autogiro.
+Those uncanny blue-inked messages that fade to nothingness.
+Yes, Walter Gibson did a great job with this story. Again, we are told that the
+Chinese practice carrying their revolvers with an empty chamber under the hammer
+as a safety. This was mentioned in various of Gibson's stories, and I'm told has
+the ring of truth behind it.
+Gibson loved to create his own words, especially adjectives. These "Gibsonisms,"
+as they have come to be called, have become famous. And one of my personal
+favorites, "squatly," appears here. There's a squatly Chinaman, a squatly
+knife-thrower and a squatly watchdog among others.
+Walter Gibson always tried to treat the Chinese with respect in his tales, which
+was not always the case with other "yellow peril" pulp writers of the time. Yet,
+even he let several racial slurs slip into this story. It's unfortunate, and
+stands out today. So while today's political correctness cringes at certain
+terms, keep in mind that they were mild indeed by those historical standards.
+All of Walter Gibson's Chinatown tales were very intriguing. They make up some
+of his most popular Shadow novels. This is a fun and exciting story, a taut and
+thrilling adventure..
+Gentle Readers . . . and Maxwell,
+A lot has happened with the painting and organizing Favorite Young Man and I have started in my little house. I'm grateful for the good and the bad.
+First, I must admit I seldom remember to take BEFORE pictures, so I guess the AFTER pictures are less striking.
+Let's start with the entry to my house. I remembered to take the BEFORE pictures here:
+So dull and bland, don't you think? Then Favorite Young Man painted. Instead of calling this area the entry, I think it now deserves to be called the foyer. When Willy Dunne Wooters first saw it, he said, It's so bright and cheerful.
+I agree completely.
+I have three large shelves in my bathroom. I organized the bottom two. Take my word for it, they looked quite pitiful before.
+Sadly, I didn't take photos of the kitchen before Favorite Young Man painted it. It was kind of a pea green. It didn't look right with white cabinets and the white tile back splash and black counters. You can see only a sliver of its beautiful new red paint in the following photo. I took this shot mostly so you can see what I'm up against in the kitchen. Kitchen, you are on notice: You're being organized. Also, you can see a bit of these cubby hole thingies that are on two sides of a corner cabinet. I've never been able to figure out what they're for, so I had something cutesy – such as my miniature Tupperware – in the front of each one. It was wasted space.
+The cubby hole thingies are now organized. It's the one part of the kitchen that's finished, other than the paint. The thingies now hold stuff like mugs, salt and pepper shakers, a butter dish, oven mitts, yada.
+Now, here's the tale of the bad thing that happened over the weekend, but I'm grateful that I discovered it before it got worse.
+I have a "linen" closet in the hall near the extra bathroom – the bathroom that's for everybody except me. I'm very territorial about my bathroom – the mistress bath. I seldom get anything out of the hall closet. It held extra linens and some large kitchenware. As part of the kitchen reorganization, I knew that the closet had to be organized and relieved of its kitchenware. Kitchen stuff belongs in the kitchen.
+On Saturday while Willy Dunne Wooters was watching college football, I decided to take everything out of the hall closet. I found a problem quite quickly: two holes in the wall on one side and droppings all over the closest shelf.
+Willy Dunne Wooters checked it out and said, Oh, some little mice got in there.
+I said, You're just trying to make me feel better. A rat has been in that closet, and his name is not X.
+I had to throw out some papers I'd stored in the closet because they were covered in rat poop. I felt sick when disposing of these items. It's not that I needed the papers. It's that A RAT HAS BEEN IN MY HOUSE! I'm very surprised, but very grateful, that it did not make its way down to the bottom of the closet and run out from under the door to search for food and water. Perhaps it sensed the presence of the dogs.
+I looked online to find out how to plug the holes in the wall. The next day Willy Dunne Wooters and I made a trip to Lowe's for supplies, and Willy Dunne Wooters plugged the holes while I cooked dinner.
+I'm in the process of washing all the linens that were in the closet. As they come out of the dryer, I fold them and organize them nicely in the closet.
+Willy Dunne Wooters thinks a rat came up from the crawl space into the area where the plumbing is for the public bathroom and then chewed the holes so he could take a look at the closet.
+I'm very grateful for Willy Dunne Wooters' help, and I'm going to post a sign for the rats:
+That's right, rats. Calmly remove yourselves from the crawl space under my house and get the hell out of here. Otherwise, Harper will dispose of you, and believe me, you won't like it.
+So that's where we stand, or sit, or lie, depending on how tired we are. I'm grateful to Favorite Young Man for painting. I'm grateful I discovered the problem in the closet before it got worse (and I'll be checking that closet regularly for new holes). I'm grateful to Willy Dunne Wooters for helping out with the repairs to the closet and for trying to help me feel better.
+I'm just a big ole bundle of gratitude.
+Infinities of love,
+Janie Junebug
+P.S. This post is #997. I haven't worked on the giveaway yet. Haven't had time, what with the rat invasion.
+Love the blue foyer! You've been busy cleaning, too. So sorry about your rat visitor. I hope that is the last you see of it. If none of the linens were chewed up then it wasn't there long. Good. That is something to be thankful for. Glad Willy was helpful, too. :)
+I think it's very odd that the rat must have come and gone so quickly. He didn't chew on anything. I'm glad you like the foyer.
+Woo HOO! You're using COLOR, honest-to-goodness color! I can't wait to see your finished kitchen. Red is my favorite color, but I've never had the cojones to paint an entire room red. Yet. Most of the house is in paler shades of green and pineapple upside down cake, (Cool name for the color, eh? Perfect description of it, too.) but I painted one bathroom an electric blue. (Rather startling, but I like it.) Now you've got me intrigued with the idea of painting a room red. (If people don't like it, they don't have to go in there...)
+Glad you discovered the rodent entry points before they got too comfortable in your house. When we removed the two enclosed steps from the kitchen to our family room, we discovered a bedding area. Ewwwww! Made me sick to think those nasty things were breeding in there at one time, so I know how you feel.
+I have no plans to sell this house, so why should I be stuck with neutral colors? I'm living here till my cold dead body gets dragged out. I'll keep a few rooms in their light colors, but for the most part, I'm going bold and bright. Thank you for your empathy regarding the invasion. It IS sickening to think of them in our houses, doing nasty rat things.
+Those darn rats! I hope they at least liked the new paint job (which by the way, looks very nice!).
+They didn't see the paint, thank heavens. They didn't get that far.
+Foyer is a very appropriate upgrade for it! I love the colors and your kitchen looks terrific. I am so glad you found the ugly visitor before it got any further. Ugh! Hate those things!
+Thank you. It's so upsetting just knowing it or they were in my house. This house is mine. It belongs to doggies and me. I left Illinois so I would never see a big rat again.
+Is that a candle box in he first photo?
+I've never known what it is. My mother gave it to me years ago. What's a candle box?
+I also love the colors you have chosen. And i agree completely about being so skeeved regarding the rodent invasion. Because that's what it is, an invasion, violation of space.
+I live in an old house, and the oldest part has a stone foundation, so rodents find their way in down cellar. Shudder. Fortunately, one of the cats, Phoebe, thinks it's her mission to patrol down cellar, and she does a fine job of it. Two mice decided to try living upstairs, but she found them and killed them. She's always been built for comfort and prefers this indoor hunting option that wasn't available at the other house.
+There's some stuff called "Fresh Cab" that you can put in the linen closet. It's got mostly balsa fir in it, and it's supposed to repel rodents. I put it in the upstairs place where i suspect the mousies were, and have not seen any since. Neither has Phoebe, and she checks on a regular basis.
+I read that Bounce fabric softener sheets repel rodents. I might give them a try. I've never seen Fresh Cab.
+Enjoyable post! I love the blue. When I had mice, I was embarrassed about it. Then I talked to others, and eveyone's got 'em.
+The first time we had mice in Maryland, we found out that everyone in our neighborhood had them.
+That blue in the foyer is such a bold choice---and a great one! Favorite young man did a very nice job. And I looove that strip of red I see in your kitchen. I'll bet you love those cubbies now - cute & functional.
+The rats....yeah focus on all those things to be grateful about. That would've been horrible if they'd come into the main house! Good thing Franklin & Co. are on patrol.
+I don't think Franklin would kill anything, but Harper will–gladly.
+Get a cat... a big cat. The love McRats for lunch. With winter coming on, the rats will be inside more and birthing more rats. You might need a professional or a shotgun.
+I think I'll go with a shotgun. hahahahahahahahahahaha
+I LOVE the blue & red!! at one time, Our house is all off-white, but at one time I was going to paint a 1 foot wide red diagonal stripe on one living room wall. I chickened out because I preferred a white wall to a divorce!!
+I'd like to go all Jackson Pollock on a wall, but Favorite Young Man says no. I think a red stripe would be ab fab.
+Rats! Yuck. But I'm proud of you for introducing bold color to your home. Changes like this can be hard but I think the results look great.
+I have no difficulty introducing bold colors. It's Favorite Young Man who balks, and he doesn't even live here.
+The foyer looks awesome and I'm busting out laughing at your new rat sign!!!!
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+No sign of a return, so I guess the sign works.
+Whether you want the whole home painted, just interior, exterior, or even just a section of the property, painters sydney provide a painting service that adds an extra element of colour and style to your home.
+The alcohol-free drinks podcast from 00abv.com Ian James and Phil Roberts.
+In Episode Four of the Alcohol-Free Drinks Podcast, Ian gives Phil a blind taste test of an 0.0% ABV non-alcoholic beer, and it comes with mixed reactions.
+Meanwhile, Ian has spotted a Gin online branding itself as low alcohol but dig deeper, and all is not what it seems.
+There are your comments and feedback, plus what are alcohol-free and low alcohol definitions. We seem to have the answer. Plus, what is ABV?
+Phil runs through some of the big stories making the news in the Alcohol-Free Drinks Podcast Headlines worldwide from the 00abv.com newsroom.
+The Alcohol-Free Drinks Podcast is Presented by a drinker Ian James and the Non-Drinker Phil Roberts. Find out more about the presenters here.
+The latest podcast is out, and you hear it below.
+Episode 4
+Transcript Abridged Version full versions on the Podcast Episode 4
+Phil:
+So welcome to this edition of the alcohol-free drinks podcast. I’m Phil Roberts; I’m a non-drinker.
+Ian:
+And I’m Ian James. I do drink; I’m trying to cut down.
+Phil:
+Ian will drink alcohol until it’s coming out of his ears.
+He has no qualms about that whatsoever.
+This week, we’re going to be talking about John, who emailed in a podcast@00abv.com,
+He is confused, and I understand why. Here the question is this:
+What is alcohol-free?
+So we’re going to give you a little bit of a summary as it is in the UK.
+And then we’re interested in the world and your view.
+What do you consider to be alcohol-free? And what is one unit of alcohol?
+Ian :
+You know I’ve no idea; I guess it’s one drink. Is it one glass of alcohol?
+Phil
+Well, it depends. It all depends. We’ll tell you more in a minute.
+Ian
+I’m going to be asking when is a zero alcohol gin a low alcohol gin? So not a soft alcohol gin?
+Well, I’ve seen some very clever marketing this week, which puts that into doubt.
+Phil
+We’re also going to be talking about the headlines from around the world this week.
+Ian
+I need to ask you a question first. There’s a saying, isn’t there?
+It’s five o’clock in the world somewhere. So with zero alcohol, can it be five o’clock anytime without an excuse?
+Phil
+What have you been drinking that is alcohol-free this week, Ian?
+Ian
+I’ve got to be honest. Right. Okay. I’ve had some dry nights this week. But I’ve fallen off the wagon.
+Otherwise, it’s been full-on Stella Artois because I’ve discovered a new 5% that I quite enjoy.
+But I’ve had a couple of dry nights as well. So that’s good.
+Phil
+Let me rename this podcast the sometimes alcohol-free podcast. There we go. That’s a new name for it. Well, we’ll put it in the mix. Oh, well, well, I’ve been drinking a combination this week in Bavaria Alcohol-Free Beer, partly because, if I’m honest, it’s cheap.
+And I can get it online, and the cans are great.
+I’ve been having some of those in my fridge, but also I rediscovered Bud zero.
+It must be the only kind of beer that I think is an alcohol-free beer that has got the calories on the front, and it’s under 50 calories. It’s a small can, but it’s under 50 calories.
+So I’ve been drinking that this week. And I have to say if you don’t like Budweiser, you probably won’t like them. The good news is I’m sort of okay with Budweiser. But I know a lot of people aren’t.
+Ian :
+No, I’m not a fan of the American beers. Full stop. Really? I
+I think they’re a bit light. I mean, some of them are pretty alcoholic. Yeah, but they’re very light on taste. It’s a bit like Peroni.
+Which is Italian, Of course, and it’s pretty light in taste.
+But you know, it’s a pretty strong beer.
+Phil
+Yeah, I’ve just replied to somebody on Instagram about knocking Peroni and their alcohol-free version called Libera.
+Everyone was saying it’s horrible. I like it. So I’ve just responded on Instagram now.
+So we had a question from John at podcast@00ABV.com, which is this :
+“If I see a label and it says low alcohol or alcohol-free, I go OK, but I am not sure.
+What does alcohol-free on the label mean?
+So Ian, as far as alcohol-free goes, what’s your best bet? If you said in terms of ABV? So alcohol by volume.
+How much alcohol is in it?
+Ian:
+Yeah, well, you see, on the basis that an average lager is about between say four and 5% thereabouts. I would say anything low alcohol would be less than 4%. Anything non-alcoholic would have no alcohol in it whatsoever.
+Let me give you a rundown because I use a stat on my blog that comes from the drinkaware website, which, if you check out in the UK or anywhere in the world, it’s a great website.
+- Low alcohol -Alcohol by volume (abv) above 0.5% but not more than 1.2%.
+- De-alcoholised -A drink with alcohol extracted and has an abv of not more than 0.5%
+- Alcohol-free – Not more than 0.05% abv
+Phil Roberts and Ian James talk most stuff alcohol-free on the Alcohol-Free Drinks Podcast from 00abv.com.
+Ian :
+So listen, it’s five o’clock in the morning in Singapore at the moment. It’s three o’clock in the afternoon here.
+I’m not sure what time it is!
+Phil:
+You haven’t got a clue what time it is. I
+Ian :
+I know I need an excuse to open this bottle.
+Go on there. Is that all right? Yeah,
+We’ve talked about gin. We’ve spoken of lagers.
+I’m not a person who drinks typically what they call real ale.
+But I’ve started to notice that there are many of these new real ales coming on. Yeah, there are some good ones. And so we’ve got something here called Doom.
+Doom with alcohol-free amber ale brewed in Cornwall.
+In terms of Doom, Alcohol-Free AleI’ve checked it is available worldwide. It produced by Sharps brewery has bought out this zero version as genuinely zero.
+It sounds very promising, but if I just read it, it says Doom bars hero is a perfectly balanced beer combining subtle yet complex flavours Doom bar zero.
+Should we give it a go?
+A full Review of Doom Alcohol-Free
+The alcohol-free headlines from 00abv.com.
+Phil:
+So here are some of the headlines that are alcohol-free from the alcohol-free drinks podcast of this week. Mint Ian?
+Have you ever thought of having more mint drinks as part of your alcohol-free drink choices? I bet you haven’t.
+Ian
+No, not really.
+But you know what? I’m not one of these people who likes all that. That’s garnished or anything, you know, I want a slice of lemon, some grapefruit maybe, but I’ve never been one to like all the rosemary and things coming out.
+And the same would be true of alcohol-free drinks, including mocktails or alcohol-free gin!
+Phil
+Boring Ian!
+So this week, we have got lots of bars, particularly in Florida, using mint as an alternative because apparently, it gives you a bit of a kick similar to alcohol which I don’t quite think is true.
+But anyway, there’s a bar called Cheetah lodge or Chica lodge. Maybe I should say in the Florida Keys there is now serving Nohito, which is a great name, and they say the sweetness of it sort of masks the fact he’s got no alcohol in it.
+Okay, so probably kill you full of sugar, but anyway, but it’s the big thing.
+So we might see a big trend in mint, non-alcoholic drinks, which is a mocktail, and we’re going to talk about mocktails in one of our alcohol free-drinks podcasts.
+The Mirror newspaper here in the UK is talking about Tyson Fury, the boxer.
+He’s Been seen in Miami. He was drinking alcohol-free beer. In the last podcast, we talked about the Aussies feeling that alcohol-free uptake was affecting their image.
+The Tyson Fury has been saying alcohol has been affecting his health, so he is going alcohol-free.
+More on the story here:
+Those are the alcohol-free headlines from the alcohol-free drinks podcast from 00abv.com.
+Listen, subscribe, and join in with the alcohol-free podcast from 00 abv.com.
+Ian:
+Joseph got in touch from South Bend, Indiana. He was listening to our podcast last week and said hello. He doesn’t like American beers.
+So he very often goes to an online supermarket and gets the delivery of European lager. He loves the stellar Yeah, in America. The standard is 5%. It’s imported, but it’s all 5%.
+He said in America, they also have something called star midnight. No, I never heard of that. And midnight. Well, I just had a quick look before we came into the studio.
+It’s a bit like Guinness. Oh, wow.
+So you wouldn’t associate that with Stella.
+Read of Review of Stella Zero Here
+Anyway, I finish by saying I love the podcast, and I love Bavaria Alcohol-Free, period. If you would like to comment further on that or any
+So hopefully, you can email us podcast@00ABV.com because we would love to get your comments on the alcohol-free drinks podcast,
+Low and No Alcohol Spirit of is that Alcohol-Free Gin
+Phil and Ian discuss a gin brand that says it’s low alcohol and its 43% and is right or setting a bad example.
+They discuss the importance of really reading the label, and the alcohol by volume is critical.
+Ian James and Phil Roberts, the alcohol-free podcast from 00abv.com
+So that’s almost it for this week’s episode of the alcohol-free podcast. We would love to know what you think, so get in touch if you’d like to be on the podcast; email podcast@00abv.com.
+We’ll always respond, or we’ll get you on the alcohol-free drinks podcast.
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+one thing to keep in mind, if you are serious about a CNC or programmable lathe or mill is that the better ones are 440 volt three phase. You need at least eight inches of good re-enforced concrete under them with lag bolts! Most require a good pneumatic system to boot (plenty of volume). Lighter weight machines like a Southwest Trac might get by with six inches of concrete, and not much of an air system. A Clausing really needs the eight inches of concrete under it, and of course the lag bolts. You need the lag bolts to stress the frame of the bed to make it cut strait. Otherwise you'll end up chasing your tail all the time. Plus a strait bed on a machine uses less power to run it, and is proven to last longer.
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+let me take you from the day you order in the machine, to give you a rough idea what the steps are. Then maybe you can make the decision. Most lathes do not need an isolation pad, but they still have their own set of issues which we'll deal with later.
+Lets say you buy a new machine center from XYZ Machine Tool company. When you get the order placed and after they receive their first deposit, they should send you a foundation print. Some will call out a spec on an isolation pad, while others will simply say something like 12" of re-enforced concrete with a density spec. I used the same grade of concrete they used in road building, no matter how thick they wanted it made. But there actually is a grade that's better, but not needed 90% of the time. In that drawing you'll see the actual layout of the machine including stand alone hydraulic tanks and the coolant system if it's also stand alone. You'll see how they prefer the CNC control to be placed and usually give you a couple of options as well. They will also give you the layout for the leveling pads and lag bolts (this must be done correctly!) I usually got this print about six to eight weeks before delivery.
+In the above drawings you can start to lay out where you want to place the machine, and of course start to build an isolation pad if needed. By doing this ahead of schedule, you actually save a lot of time and money. But of course do it right. Otherwise you'll have to move the machine twice! I've poured isolation pads from 30" thick to 156" thick (beyond stupid!) Bought rebar by the flat bed truck loads (multi at that). I've done rebar by the old wire it together method, and the weld it all together method. That welded rebar is better. Don't skimp on the rebar, as it's important. If you have an existing floor, and have to install a pad, keep in mind that the pad is always one solid piece of concrete. Never set a machine on a pad that's less than two weeks old and really a month is a lot better. You want the surface finished as smooth and flat as possible, and this alone will help your installation. Doing the pad of course starts with a concrete cutting operation (I always do it with a saw). Kinda messy, but the nature of the job. Lets say you need a 10' square pad 36" deep. For starters it's best you find a concrete company that does road work or something that is critical by nature. You'll pay a little more, but save yourself a lot of grief 24 months later. You figure out you best location (remember there has to be access all the way around). I always went by the rule of the thumb that said to tale the axis travel and add two feet to it for added room. This will save you from cutting a hole in the wall, or even worse (and have I seen this one in person!) OK we have the 10' square laid out on the floor. Now add a minimum of one foot all the way around (I always recommend 18 inches or more). Have you guys cut the square out of the floor and pull it sections. Now we dig the soil and gravel out of the hole. Go about 48" deep (more is OK). I always put a layer of pea gravel under the pad, and tamped this down to where it's fairly solid. Limestone works well too (wet it down and tamp it a lot). Now we start to build the frame work for the outside ring around the pad. I will use a little bit of rebar with this part as well. Then pour the outside walls (you'll want them strait for a reason.). OK you got that part done and they've setup for a couple days. Now it's time to get serious. Pull the frame work. The next step is to install an anti vibration material that sorta looks like generic Cellotex, but it's not! You can install this all the way around with a Ramset. Put a layer on the floor if it makes you feel better (I never did). Now it's time to start welding rebar. If the machine will have a coolant flood system that goes in the floor you'll have to take care of this part as well. I always used a stainless steel trough, and poured up to it. You want several vibration devices to keep the air pockets out of the concrete. I always used a concrete pumper truck. Now comes the tricky and also a critical part. You need to install the lag screws. I like grade eight all thread. Some manufacturers will send in their own style of lags, others will tell you what they want. Most are simply L shaped threaded rod. Put them in the wet concrete as soon as possible. Four inches above the concrete is about right with at least eight inches in the concrete. Just make sure they are 90 degrees to the concrete, and are located right! After the pad is poured you just wait. I always covered mine with a roll of plastic, and hosed the pad down twice a day with water. After a week or ten days you don't need to be doing this anymore. Now you just wait a few more days. OK we've been a week now, and we're bored stiff. Pull the plastic, and clean the floor one more time (no acids please). Wrap every lag bolt with a couple layers of Ductape. In the drawings you'll see where all the leveling pads are placed (some use wedges and are far better) Lets make good leveling pads! I usually used 3/4" pads, but 1/2" thick pads are fine for light weight equipment. While your at it, cut between four and six 1" thick pads that are only spacers to help you position the 3/4" pads during installation. Take each pad and run a two flute end mill in them about 1/4" deep with about 1/8" clearance for the leveling bolts. This way the pads will stay in place. Roughly lay out your pads on the virgin concrete, and mark the new floor with a spray can of paint or even a magic marker. Buzz this area with a body grinder and sand paper to remover any bumps (there will be some).
+Now we're ready to set the machine on the pad (finally!). I always recommend hiring riggers for this work, as they usually will set the base of the machine without tearing up the lag bolts. (I had a team of seriously good millwrongs out of a Michigan auto plant that wouldn't even scratch the paint on the machine!) Now some folks like to use anti vibration pads ontop their leveling pads. This is good, and this can cause grief. I've tried them under the pads, and it didn't work as well. Plan on cutting a hole in them, unless you buy them with the hole in them. No big deal. Wedges are the best thing for machine centers, and use a good anti vibration pad ontop them (I like Machinery Mounts). Have the guys set the machine on the thicker pads (1.25" is about right for a vibration pad and a 3/4" steel pad. It is critical about where you place the thicker pads (I've even used wood blocks) as the machine frame will flex a good bit.
+With the machine set, your work is just beginning! You'll need at least two .0005" levels that are at least ten inches long. But if you have to you can get by with one. After you have the machine on the leveling pads, and the thicker ones removed rough level it to about .001". Now the electrician can do his conduit and you can start plumbing it in. I always lag down the hydraulic tank (s), and filter units
+It is very important that the machine frame never sets over a crack in the concrete! Even more critical with a lathe or a grinder! Otherwise they just move all over the place. Most CNC lathes work well with 8" of re-enforced concrete, but some of the bigger ones want 12". They really don't need an isolation pad. But grinders like the isolation pad. I do recommend that you recheck the machine level daily till the frame quits moving. The level is not aligning the machine to make it cut strait and square, so don't get rooked into that though process! It's just the start of things to come. I used a 12"x12"x16" granite H block for most of the smaller machines. But I had a 48" long cylinder square for the bigger stuff. I liked using Federal electronic levels after the machine was running, but a good laser will do just fine. It's just easier with the electronic level. Plus you can work as close as your heart desires. For just about anything anybody here will buy, the two .0005" spirit levels will do nicely, but also will not help you square up the column if needed
+I know this post is lengthy, but trust me I just glossed over it and told you the easy parts. You can have five machines that are identical, and all five will level and align differently. Once again the nature of the beast. I would not bother to pour a pad for a lathe. Just a nice thick floor with zero cracks will do fine. You can sink high grade lag bolt anchors in the concrete (they get expensive, and you'll need a good hammer drill). When you new machine is delivered, either leave it on the pallot, or set oak blocks where each leveling pad would be. A warped machine frame is not fun, and a warped cast iron one is a beast to deal with. (often takes months to get the warpage out). Lastly, be sure to use jam nuts on every lag bolt with a cad washer under them. Very important.
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+Thanks for all the info, I appreciate the time it takes to educate us that are unfamiliar with industrial kind of setups.
+I will be talking to the power guys soon and will ask about 440 but at this point I am just hoping that 3ph 220 is going to happen.
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+For a small machine like the TL1, you can forget about the discussion above. The newer machines have massive castings that are much stiffer than one had on older machines. Yes of course it wants to sit on concrete and unquestionably, in a huge factory with forklifts and all sorts of heavy things driving around an isolated foundation is superior. However, for a home type shop with 1 operator, none of that is needed unless you live within 50 yards of an active railroad line or a few other funky places.
+I know of many shops operating machines larger than the TL-1 where you will not find a single lag bolt and in fact they often change the layout of the shop every 6 months. Not an ideal situation, but they still produce parts that satisfy the customers. If your customers are having you make parts for turbines and you have to machine superalloys, yes you probably need every trick in the book to get it right and make money doing it. Which is what kept people like Trickymissfit occupied over a lengthy period.
+However, none of the esoteric stuff is needed to turn out bolt gun receivers...
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+I am doing just general gunsmithing stuff and building other things at random. I have a chance to step up from pure manual to a hybrid lathe and want to do it the right way. I wouldn't call tricky's suggestions B.S....... there is a best/ideal way to do things. He did mention that a normal reinforced concrete floor would be sufficient. If I am building a floor from scratch with the intent of placing machine tools it requires no extra work to build isolated pads for each. If that offers any advantage It seems like the prudent thing to do. I think I will end up in the middle...... I am going to get as much power as I can to the "shop", once again get all you can the first time and try to prevent re-work. I am going to pour a sectioned floor 3/4 work places in one end and the rest of it in one piece but thicker than a "standard" garage floor. I am not a "pro" but I did stay at a holiday inn express'.... and have barreled enough guns that shoot under 1/2" to want to build more and get better! I just enjoy building guns to the best of my ability, might as well try every method that is available to you.........
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+Ruiz's literary pedigree is likewise celebrated by A.O. Scott in his consideration of Mysteries of Lisbon (Mistérios de Lisboa, 2010) for the New York Times: "The world of his movies—as experienced by the characters and the audience alike—is at once soothingly, elegantly familiar and booby-trapped with surprises. There are sudden disappearances, long-buried secrets coming to light, supernatural happenings and bizarre coincidences. In his universe, improbability is the rule."
+Ruiz passed away in August of 2011, having completed one last film in his native Chile after the international success of Mysteries of Lisbon. His films embrace a "logic governed by miracles,"as he wrote, a "poetics of cinema" that remains unmatched in its freedom.
+Series curated by Kathy Geritz. With thanks to Valeria Sarmentio; Marie Bonnel, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Paris; Denis Bisson, Cultural Attaché, Consulate General of France, San Francisco; Suzanne Fedak, Music Box Films; Gary Palmucci, Kino Lorber, Inc.; Jackie Raynal; Andrew Youdell, Annabelle Shaw, BFI Collections; Guillemette Laucoin, La Cinémathèque de Toulouse.
+All film notes are by Jason Sanders (except where indicated). In the weeks to come, The Evening Class will expand on these entries through select primers.
+Mysteries of Lisbon (Mistérios de Lisboa)
+Raúl Ruiz (Portugal / France , 2010)
+"The most glorious achievement of Ruiz's prodigious career and one of the first cinematic masterpieces of this century."—Tony Pipolo, Film Comment
+The noble and the damned are interchangeable in Raúl Ruiz's magisterial gambit on the art of storytelling, based on a nineteenth-century Portuguese novel yet more radical than any contemporary tale. A young Lisbon orphan wonders who he is, but soon every possible identity comes into question, especially as flashbacks, flash-forwards, and tales within tales spiral forth. What remains is the sumptuous setting: a decadent Old World Portugal of crumbling estates and extravagant ballrooms. A tale of tales, of orphans, counts, and duels, this costume metadrama is Dickens filtered through a Surrealist's gaze, and a fitting summation of Ruiz's artistry.
+Written by Carlos Saboga, based on the book by Camilo Castelo Branco. Photographed by André Szankowski. With Adriano Luz, Maria Joäo Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, Clotilde Hesme. (272 mins, In Portuguese with English subtitles, Color, Blu-ray, From Music Box Films)
+Three Lives and Only One Death (Trois vies et une seule mort)
+Raúl Ruiz (France / Portugal, 1996)
+"A brilliant comedy . . . sexy . . . elegantly surreal."—Stephen Holden, New York Times. Four tales are united by a liberated-looking Mastroianni and the surrealist trickery (both visual and narrative) of Ruiz, at the top of his game—and now, thanks to Mastroianni's involvement, with a budget to match.
+Written by Ruiz, Pascal Bonitzer. Photographed by Laurent Machuel. With Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Galiena, Marisa Paredes, Melvil Poupaud. (123 mins, In French with English subtitles, Color, 35mm, From Le Petit Bureau)
+Time Regained (Le temps retrouvé)
+Raúl Ruiz (France / Italy / Portugal, 1999)
+Ruiz's adaptation of the final volume of In Search of Lost Time, [plus John Malkovich]) are perfect physical and emotional matches for Proust's characters." (Dave Kehr, program note for the 2000 San Francisco International Film Festival.)
+Time Regained will be introduced by Larry Bensky, executive producer of the website radioproust.org. Bensky teaches classes on Proust at the UC Berkeley Osher Lifetime Learning Center.
+Written by Gilles Taurand, Ruiz, based on the book by Marcel Proust. Photographed by Ricardo Aronovich. With Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Perez, John Malkovich. (162 mins, 35mm, From Kino Lorber, Inc.)
+The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (L'hypothèse du tableau volé)
+Raúl Ruiz (France, 1979)
+A satire on the urge to define and thus control art, The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting follows a doddering art collector as he pontificates on several paintings by a great artist that he has recreated in human form in the rooms of his monstrous estate. Quizzed by a somewhat restless narrator, our collector turns his theories one way, then another, fishing for meanings in an increasingly emptying sea. On one level, Hypothesis parodies creaky intro-to-art public television shows; for Ruiz, it's also a detective story in which the pleasure "comes not from solving the mystery, but from moving from one level of interpretation to another."
+Written by Ruiz, Pierre Klossowski. Photographed by Sacha Vierny. With Jean Rougeul, Gabriel Gascon, Chantal Paley, Jean Raynaud. (66 mins, In French with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, From Jackie Raynall)
+Preceded by: Dog's Dialogue (Le colloque de chiens, Raúl Ruiz, France, 1977). For this delightful film, Ruiz took a lurid tale found in a popular press crime magazine, cut out phrases and made a new story. Richard Peña (18 mins, In French with English subtitles, Color, 35mm, From BFI Collections, permission Valeria Sarmiento)
+Total running time: 84 mins
+The Penal Colony (La colonia penal)
+Raúl Ruiz (Chile, 1971)
+Loosely adapting a Kafka story, Ruiz creates a satirical power allegory worthy of both Jonathan Swift and Eduardo Galeano. A small Latin American country, after "attempts to exploit its guano resources failed," has nothing left to export except the only thing the First World expects from it: atrocity. A willing journalist is given a tour of the country's torture mills, military repressions, and natural disasters, with a few traditional songs thrown in for good measure. ("I like you people because you're so like children!" she chirps.) Absurd, hilarious, and unsparing of Third and First Worlds alike, The Penal Colony is also—unfortunately—timeless.
+Written by Ruiz, based on the story by Franz Kafka. Photographed by Hector Rios. With Monica Echeveria, Luis Alarcón, Anibal Reyna, Nelson Villagra. (67 mins, In Spanish with English subtitles, B&W, 16mm, From BFI Collections, permission Valeria Sarmiento)
+Followed by:
+A TV Dante: Cantos 9–14
+Raúl Ruiz (U.K., 1991)
+Raúl Ruiz has seen hell and come back to report on it. The filmmaker returns to Santiago, his home prior to Pinochet's coup, and stages a selection of Dante's cantos amidst the mundane goings-on of the city. Santiago as a metaphorical hell summons a bounty of past and present social inequities, foregrounding the allegorical aspects of the Inferno. But Ruiz is also the consummate visual stylist. His imagined city has an uncanny sense of the familiar made unrecognizable through grotesque imagery. A nightmarish state embraces the film, intimating the proximity of horror, of a near and waiting abyss.—Steve Seid.
+Based on Dante's Inferno, translated by Tom Phillips. With Fernando Bordeau, Francisco Reyes, and the voices of John Gielgud, Bob Peck. (66 mins, Color, 3/4" video, PFA Collection)
+Total running time: 133 mins
+Tres Tristes Tigres (a.k.a. Three Sad Tigers)
+Raúl Ruiz (Chile, 1968)
+Ruiz's debut feature adapts a popular play involving a seedy older brother who prostitutes his younger sister. Positioned in opposition to then-popular Mexican melodramas, the film pointedly disregards their overly dramatic aesthetics and creates instead a hyper-realist, Cassavettes-like style more concerned with everyday realities. "I wanted the spectators to recognize themselves," Ruiz noted. Creating a Chilean New Wave from scratch—the mainly Argentine crew were culled from documentary projects, the actors from "the theater of Noel Coward"—Tres Tristes Tigres came from nowhere, and embodies the first break of a film movement that was soon dammed by the military coup.
+Written by Ruiz, based on a play by Alejandro Sieveking. Photographed by Diego Bonacina. With Nelson Villagra, Shenda Román, Luis Alarcón, Delfina Guszmán. (100 mins, In Spanish with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, From BFI Collections, permission Valeria Sarmiento)
+The Suspended Vocation (La vocation suspendue)
+Raúl Ruiz (France, 1977)
+"There is a phrase ascribed to both St. Augustine and Stalin: in a besieged citadel, all dissidence is treason," notes Ruiz of this dizzying tale. "Thus my counter-argument: in order to survive, all institutions must behave as besieged citadels." In this adaptation of a Pierre Klossowski novel, there exist three unfinished films by the Catholic Church from different eras, all documenting rival factions debating truth and interpretation. Suspended Vocation is all three films as one; like the ideas of the characters in the films, the different actors, film stocks, and aesthetics also compete for supremacy. Here, it's not just the Church that's besieged, but cinema itself.
+Written by Ruiz, based on the novel by Pierre Klossowski. Photographed by Sacha Vierny. With Gabriel Gascon, Didier Flamand, Pascal Bonitzer, Maurice Bénichou. (107 mins, In French with English subtitles, B&W, 16mm, From BFI Collections, permission Valeria Sarmiento)
+<<
+Thursday, May 28, 2009
+checking out Czek :)
+with the Beaches!
+always helps!
+of my testimony
+during Sunday School.
+Praise God!
+(The Germans call it Munchen!)
+The Alps are extremely
+beautiful. This picture was
+taken in Austria!
+is clear! I had
+to take a swim!
+The Garmisch marching
+band!
+up the alp!
+We were devastated,
+but it was well worth it!
+This is the view from
+alp we climbed!
+You can see Garmisch,
+where we started,
+way below!
+the very peak!
+We did have a very excellent time taking a trip over to Graffenwoehr, and then down to Garmisch. I have been
+Sunday was really a blessing because we went to a military church in Graffenwoehr and saw several people baptized and making decisions for Christ! God is using Bro. Beach! (Yes that is his real name! I know, we spent the whole weekend at the Beaches of Germany! :) )
+In the afternoon we made the three hour drive down to Garmisch and the Alps! I have always loved mountains and these are no different! Extremely beautiful! The pictures don't really do them justice. We went to the evening service at Bro. Ryan Johnsons mission work in Garmisch and he very graciously allowed us to stay in there prophets chamber above the church. The church is located right in downtown Garmisch. In Germany they mainly use big apartment-like buildings in the downtown areas and this church is meeting above a crystal jewelry store. It was real neat to be able to observe the German people as they go about there days. I try to pick up as much German as I can, but I am still lost whenever people try to talk to me in German! It's very fun to try to make out as much as I can though! A lot of German towns have their own marching band which I think is real cool! On Monday night in Garmisch they set up their bacnd in the town square and played for about an hour! It was real neat to see them with all their uniforms on.
+As Stephen wrote, the Neuschwanstein castle was real cool to see. After the tour we hiked over to a really beautiful waterfall close to the castle. We boys hiked across the river and got as close to the waterfall as we could. The water was so clear and looked so refreshing and people were wanting for me to jump in so I did! The water was made from melting snow so it was real cold and turbulent, but it was well worth it! It's not every day that you get to swim in a waterfall!
+Tuesday Stephen, Jacob Green and I hiked up one of the Alps which was only 5000 feet high, but still a pretty good hike. It was incredibly beautiful! I figured we hiked over five miles of very steep mountain trail so we were exausted by the time we got to the top, but the view was incredible! Once again the pictures don't hold a candle to the real thing! After we got down we drove the nine hours back to the Green's house here. A very awesome trip!
+I have been trying to observe as much of the German culture as I can, and it is very different. They are extremely structured in their rules and everything to the point of stifling any imagination! For instance it is a law that a child has to ride in a booster seat while they are in a car until they are 13. As if that is not enough the law specifies that only the oldest child in the car can ride shotgun up front! What a drag that would be!
+Germans don't get married until they are well in their 30s and having children is not a good thing! The government will pay people to have children! I had wondered the first couple of weeks where all the young people were, and now I know. There's not very many young people period!
+All in all, I have really enjoyed my stay here thus far. I would just love to go out soulwinning sometime in a mall or something, but at this point with my extremely limited German skills I can only pass out tracts and act happy! :)
+God bless the USA- the greatest country on earth!!
+Monday, May 18, 2009
+Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria
+The Largest cathedral in
+Northern Europe.
+What a sight when you get off the train!
+the streets of Koln
+It was a blessing to
+Pass out tracts for a
+while downtown
+to the magnificence
+of this place!
+Normally this church
+would have been
+amazing to look at,
+but I barely noticed it
+comparedto the big one!
+was incredible-
+from the stained glass
+to the mosaic stone floors!
+The view from the top of the cathedral!
+You walk up 509 stairs in a tiny
+little stone stairwell and you come out on top
+up here!
+hangin' out!
+Riding back on the train
+to Geilenkirchen
+where we parked our vehicles
+Today started at 8AM with a trip to the gym with Bro. Green, his sons, Bro. Isabell and his son, and Stephen and myself. (You know you have to get some exercise so you don't get fat on all of this German food! :o) About an hour of basketball and back home to get ready for a trip to Koln, one of the large cities in Germany. To get there we took our vehicles to the tr
+The pictures don't do justice to the magnitude and exquisiteness of it. So big and so magnificent, yet so dead and away from God. Down below there are levels and levels of basement and you have to wonder what they have under there! We got to hike up 509 amount of steps to nearly the top of the building which is 157 meters high! Quite a view.
+It was a blessing to be able to pass out some tracts and do a little bit of street preaching in the streets of Koln after we toured the tower. I don't know how many people understood us, but I know some had to!
+Well, after a good dinner of pizza I'm about ready to go to bed and start a new day.
+I've been thinking lately about 1 Corinthians 9:22 where Paul says he is "made all things to all men". Being in a different country and a different culture, (which is not THAT much different compared to some) you want to be blessing to everybody. How far can you go to reach someone? Some of this is rhetorical, but the question is real. Could you be like Hudson Taylor who grew long hair to reach his people? How far can you go? Talk to some missionaries and you will hear some crazy stories about what they do sometimes to reach people. I understand that as long as it does not violate the Bible and its principles, we can go a long ways to reach souls. At the same time, is it ever okay to do some things like Hudson Taylor did to become like his people? Write and let me know what thoughts y'all might have on this!
+Until then,
+Serving Jesus,
+Jon
+Friday, May 15, 2009
+A Beautiful Boeing 777
+after we landed
+in Frankfurt
+we saw on our drive home
+from the airport
+The view from the plane
+on final approach to
+Frankfurt was
+amazing!
+A normal street in
+Hanau, Germany!
+Catholic church building.
+(The Green's thought
+nothing of it!)
+Average building around town.
+(I mean seriously, you get used
+to seeing these buildings all of the time!
+Well, since I last wrote we had a wonderful week of services under the tent back in Copperas Cove, and many people were encouraged. Dad and Mom and the family got on the road last Saturday, (That was a chore- when you live somewhere for six months you accumulate a lot of stuff!) and on Monday Stephen and I hopped on an American Airlines Boeing 777 and took off for Germany! We arrived in Frankfurt at 7:20 in the morning. It's really cool to be in a place where there is so much history! I mean like, some average houses were built in the 1600s!
+Anyway, pray that we can be a blessing over here! There is not much fellowship with the German people over here. Until next time, God bless the USA!
+Friday, May 1, 2009
+What a night! Mom and Sharon went to a mother-daughter banquet at church this evening for (I know you guessed it!) Mother's day. Dad was working his evening shift on post and that left me in charge of the little ones at home. Nothing new, but that combined with me trying in vain for hours to track down my 2008 tax return and attempting to learn a couple new songs to sing at our up-and-coming tent meeting, it was interesting to say the least! Just a burnt pizza later here I am! :) (burnt by me no less, and I HATE burnt food!) Did find a video camera online that I am interested in.
+Tomorrow morning at 10:00 we will raise the tent over at church and hopefully get things ready for the tent meeting starting this next Monday! Please pray that God will meet with us and that souls will get saved and people will be revived! Stephen and I will be able to preach under the tent one of the nights, Lord willing. I am mulling over a message titled "But I have prayed for thee" taken out of Luke 21:31-34.
+Speaking of scripture I have been thinking lately about us as young people. (Yes believe it or not!) Specifically I was thinking about how nice it is to have such great friends that are an encouragement to me. That thought led me to think that a lot of young people have friends that are a bad influence on them. Peer pressure is a real thing.
+So the questions at hand are: 1. Is there such a thing as good peer pressure? (I would think so). 2. What are your guidelines that you hold yourself to with your friends? 3. Is a youth group a great tool to reach young people, or can they be a liability?
+These are things I have been thinking about and I would like to get any of y'alls angles and views on these things! Young poeple usually don't discuss what they believe and I think it's great way to encourage one another!
+Well, I'll hopefully have some pics of the work day at church tomorrow. Keep on serving God!
+Jon
+Wednesday, April 29, 2009
+I_18<<_19<<
+Jason, my little five year old brother, is really cool. He's always ready to do something adventurous with us! He'll always be ready to throw a football, run off to Cabelas, etc...
+airplane!?!?!? My friend Mark Siegwart,
+Stephen and I are standing
+beside Mark's Cessna 172: N5669R
+
+Tammy and the T-Rex: Unearthing the wild Nineties B-movie that put Paul Walker’s brain into a dinosaur
+1994’s ‘Tammy and the T-Rex’ is the greatest ‘boy trapped in a dinosaur’s body and unable to have sex with his girlfriend’ film you’ll ever see. Ahead of its re-release, and now with previously unseen disembowelment, Adam White talks to its director and explores its cult legacy
+In October 1993, filmmaker Stewart Raffill had two weeks to think of something to do with an eight-foot animatronic dinosaur offered to him by an associate. He naturally decided to put Paul Walker’s brain inside it.
+His resulting movie, a bizarre sci-fi comedy titled Tammy and the T-Rex, has since become a cult classic. For years it was traded in underground film circles on low-grade VHS, where fans were awed by its dirty jokes, Nineties kitsch and scenes of a pre-fame Denise Richards weepily cradling her dinosaur boyfriend in a barn. In 2019, however, it has been exhumed in pristine quality for a cinematic re-release, complete with all the graphic gore that was shot but left on the cutting room floor more than 25 years ago.
+A surreal blend of harebrained silliness, exploitation cinema and Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, Tammy and the T-Rex stars Richards and Walker as a giggly high-school couple named Michael and Tammy, whose burning love is interrupted by Tammy’s psychotic biker ex, Billy. After being badly beaten by Billy and his biker buddies and then set upon by a lion, Michael is left in a coma. But thanks to an evil German scientist named Dr Wachenstein and his uber-sexualised female assistant Helga, Michael’s brain is surgically removed and placed inside of a robotic dinosaur – for reasons only vaguely explained.
+Michael, his consciousness now inhabiting the T-Rex of the title, manages to flee his captors and reunite with Tammy, who is saddened but supportive of her boyfriend’s new body. Working with Tammy’s best friend, an outrageous gay teen presumably modelled on RuPaul, the pair roam the streets of LA to find a more suitable body for Michael’s transplanted brain.
+Raffill, the director behind such B-movie classics as Mannequin 2: On the Move and the McDonalds-sponsored ET knock-off Mac and Me, is fully aware that Tammy and the T-Rex is deranged. “You had to think, ‘What can I do with a half-decent bloody dinosaur?’ and so you just had to have fun with it,” he tells The Independent. “It was done as a campy movie, because you couldn’t take it seriously.”
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+The animatronic dinosaur used in the film came into Raffill’s life, he told Bristol Bad Film Club, in the way these kinds of movies usually do: as “part of some tax evasion scheme”. A German film distributor based in South America, with whom Raffill would go on to experience creative and financial conflicts, appeared on his doorstep with an intriguing offer: a million dollars to shoot a movie in three weeks’ time that would involve the dinosaur he mysteriously had in his possession.
+“I said, ‘Oh great, is it trained?’, Raffill remembers. The distributor explained that it was fully animatronic, with a moveable head, arms and feet. Raffill was intrigued. “I said, ‘What’s the story?’ and he replied, ‘Well, I wouldn’t be calling you if I had a f***ing story!’” Working with the late first assistant director and actor Gary Brockette, Raffill threw together a passable script in a week.
+Production on Tammy and the T-Rex began in earnest two weeks later, with shooting locations chosen due to their proximity to Raffill’s own home to save time. Filming also coincided with a rash of Los Angeles wildfires, with firefighters attempting to shut production down to prevent possible injury. But Raffill didn’t have enough of a budget to delay filming, so he ignored them. “We ended up filming with the fire blazing in the background,” he explains, “and you can see it when Denise is riding the dinosaur – you see the haze of it behind her.”
+Twenty-two-year-old Richards, who would become a star three years later via films such as Starship Troopers (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and the erotic thriller Wild Things (1998), was plucked out of obscurity to play Tammy. Raffill recalls how uncomfortable she was during a scene in which she was asked to perform a sexy dance for Michael’s disembodied brain.
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+“She was from the Midwest and she was extremely, you know, puritanical when she came [to Hollywood],” he says. “And I said, ‘Well, at the end I want you to take your clothes off and do a dance for him, and [she said] ‘Oh, I can’t do that!’ So I took her to Victoria’s Secret or somewhere like that to get an outfit for her [that she was comfortable with], and then she was kind of corny as a dancer. She was not somebody who could get into being sexy just yet. She evolved into that later.”
+Today, Raffill says that Richards “comes off the best” in the film, but also lavishes praise on The Fast and the Furious star Walker, who died in a car crash in 2013. “He was always full of joy, he was like a soul that was happy,” he remembers. “He was never a great ‘actor’ per se, and he would always tell you that. He always put himself down somewhat with his acting. But this [movie], he cottoned onto easily. He wasn’t in the best place with his acting yet, but he could play this and get into it and be totally convincing. So he was a joy to work with.”
+The presence of Walker and Richards lends Tammy and the T-Rex an air of genuine sweetness, the pair giving the project their all despite its overt ludicrousness. The film that surrounds them is similarly delightful, its tone sandwiched between the the try-hard awfulness of the Sharknado series and the sincere and accidental sins of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room. The latter quality is where most of the laughs can be found: in the crop-top Walker wears in its early stages, the howlingly inappropriate jokes at the expense of his comatose character, or a scene in which a T-Rex uses a payphone.
+But, in its most traditionally seen form, it’s also oddly disjointed, with abrupt cuts and what feels like missing scenes – an effect that adds to its cheap-and-cheerful charm, but also hints at at troubled post-production. In truth, it was. When Raffill presented his financier with a cut of Tammy and the T-Rex, which was filled with blood, murdered teenagers and disembowelling, he was appalled: “He said, ‘No! I wanted a Disney movie!’” Raffill remembers. “So he recut it into a piece of nonsense.”
+The PG-13 cut of Tammy and the T-Rex, which Raffill immediately washed his hands of, was released on VHS at Christmas in 1994 as a family-friendly comedy. It was also a half-formed thing sapped of its violence, yet with its sexual undercurrents and dirty gags very much intact. The film got lost in the glut of family movies flooding the home-video market in the mid-Nineties, before being unearthed in recent years by the Midnight Movie crowd. Those film fans, hungry for cinematic curios best watched in communal environments where throwing popcorn at the screen is loudly encouraged, have turned it into a camp classic. Like The Room, Troll 2 or Birdemic: Shock and Terror, Tammy and the T-Rex has appropriately taken a seat at the “Best-Worst Movies Ever Made” table.
+The film’s original cut proved a runaway smash at Video Vortex, a monthly event held by the Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain, which aims to screen “ultra-bizarre movies from the fringes of the universe”. But rumours of an extended, gore-filled cut inspired Joe Rubin to try and track it down. As co-founder of Vinegar Syndrome, a distribution company specialising in restoring and re-releasing rare cult films, he was the perfect person to bring Tammy back to life. It’s now about to receive the high-profile release it never had back in 1994, with a restored version of the film’s “Gore Cut” arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray this month, on the heels of worldwide film festival screenings.
+“I actually very easily found the lost footage on YouTube,” Rubin recalls. “Because the uncut film had once been broadcast on Italian TV, which someone had videotaped and then cut together with the censored American video version, and had then uploaded it. I watched it and enjoyed it and went searching for the rights.
+The journey from there proved unusually tricky. Rubin was sent back and forth between Raffill’s wife and frequent collaborator Diane and a number of possible leads, few of which came to anything. Eventually, he was put in touch with the man who currently owned the rights to the film, and “after a couple of months of haggling”, was able to get it unearthed. Raffill’s original cut still existed in its entirety, so minimal technical restoration was needed.
+“I think that this is the perfect time and place for its rediscovery,” Rubin explains, “in large part because the Nineties are now in vogue as a kind of ironic, retro period. It was no doubt a tough sell at the time [it was made], because people would have thumbed their noses at it, or never even considered watching it. But now years later it has a level of ‘Look at this weird curio’. But it’s also easy to just appreciate it as a purely entertaining exploitation movie.”
+For Rubin, the film reminded him of classic exploitation cinema of the Seventies and Eighties, where the limitations of a tiny budget and a rushed production schedule allowed for casual surreality, weird innovation and outré ambition.
+“Even though it’s very much entrenched in the culture of the early Nineties, in the way people talk and dress and act, its type of weird is closer to what you’d expect in a Seventies movie,” he says. “Those movies weren’t about spending six months in pre-production, and doing weeks of rehearsals. The creativity came less from the planning and more from how people were forced to improvise, whether literally or figuratively while they were making the film.
+“I think that’s one of the reasons the film works, because it doesn’t feel like someone spent months of their life figuring out what it was going to be. It’s like, ‘OK, we have these elements, how can we throw them together and make something that is moderately coherent?’”
+Raffill is shocked that the film has earned a fanbase so long after it was made. “It’s come out of left field, but it is fun that it’s come back around,” he says. “Everyone loves when something like that happens. Sometimes these things capture people and they get into it, these campy things.”
+As for the animatronic dinosaur of the title, its whereabouts today remain a mystery, even to Raffill. “We just had it for two weeks exactly,” he recalls. “And then they drove off with it.”
+Tammy and the T-Rex screens at London’s Soho Horror Festival on 17 November, and will be released as a limited edition Blu-ray/DVD and 4k UHD/Blu-ray combo via Vinegar Syndrome on 29 November.
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+Steamed Dumpling (Parená Knedľa)
+Ingredients: 500g of flour (whole wheat or all-purpose), 0.25L of milk, 1 egg, packet of yeast, 1 teaspoon of sugar, few teaspoons of salt, few days old French bread
+Prep time: 3 hours (includes about 2 hours to let the dough rise)
+One of the unique staples of Slovak and Czech kitchens is not a dish, but a side. There are several dishes that are traditionally served not with the standard helping of rice or potatoes, but with a dumpling. Now, this isn’t your typical dumpling. It isn’t a round ball filled with some meats or vegetables. Instead, it is the size of a large loaf of bread. It is sliced, just like a bread would be, and maybe 4 or 5 slices will be served with your meal.
+This dumpling is called parená knedľa (steamed dumpling). Sometimes it’s also referred to as the kysnutá knedľa (leavened dumpling). It is commonly served with saucy dishes – such as various goulashes or stuffed peppers. It is a great combination! You cut the dumpling into small, bite-size pieces and use them to soak up the juice. In this recipe, I show you how to prepare the dumpling. It’s not very difficult, but there are few tricky steps along the way. Just make sure to follow the steps and you will be fine.
+Take little bit of milk (mlieko), and heat it up in the microwave for about 10 seconds so it’s lukewarm. Add one teaspoon of sugar (cukor) and a packet of yeast (droždie). Whisk well to aerate the concoction and let sit for about 10 minutes. The yeast will rise.
+In a pot, combine about 500g of flour (múka), one egg (vajce), few dashes of salt (soľ), the yeast mixture and about 0.2L of room temperature milk. You don’t want the milk to be too cold, otherwise the yeast may stop working. Stir everything together, and knead for about 10 minutes. You want the dough to be smooth, and non-sticky. You should be able to remove the wooden spoon without the dough sticking to it. Simply add more flour if you need to make it less sticky.
+Next take a slice of stale, few days-old white bread (biely chlieb), and cut it into small cubes. Gently mix it in. From my own observation, adding bread is much more common in the Czech republic. Dumplings in Slovakia are often made without it. Feel free to skip this step.
+Cover the pot with some cloth and let sit for about 2 hours. Or, if your pot is on the smaller side (like mine was), until the dough starts getting dangerously close to the top, which took only about an hour.
+Dust a wooden board with flour and form the dough into two loafs. The dumplings will approximately double in size when you cook them. Keep this in mind, if you don’t have a very large pot. Cover by a cloth, and let sit for another 20 minutes.
+Bring salted water to boil in a large pot. Make sure you have a lid for this pot. Being single, my kitchen contains just two pots. The big one is not really big at all, so I had to cook the dumplings one at a time. Luckily Slovak cooking requires very little kitchen equipment! Hopefully your pot is bigger so you can cook both dumplings at once. Anyway, once the water is boiling, carefully place the dumpling in the pot. It should float. If it doesn’t, take a ladle and scoop to the top. Cover immediately. Reduce the heat so the pot doesn’t boil over, but make sure the water stays boiling. You want the steam – the dumpling actually cooks from the hot steam. So for this reason, make sure not to open the lid until done. This is very important! Otherwise, the dumpling won’t come out puffy. Cook for 18 minutes. Use a ladle, or two coffee plates to remove the dumpling.
+Poke the dumpling in couple places with a fork to let the steam out. Then, take a sewing thread (or a dental floss), and use it to slice the dumpling. Supposedly there are dedicated dumpling slicers, but this is so much easier!
+And there you have it. For a delicious meal to go with a knedla, try the Segedin goulash.
+Update March 15, 2010
+So what if you want to make the knedľa right, and completely steam it? The method I outlined above works great, but the bottom of the dumpling will get little soggy (although it will dry in the fridge). To keep this from happening, steam the entire dumpling. The traditional way of doing this is by pouring water into a large pot, covering the top with a clean cloth, and securing the cloth by tying a string around the circumference of the pot. Bring the water to boil. Then place the dumpling on this cloth and cover by another, equally large pot (or a tall lid if you happen to have one). Make sure there is enough water in the pot for the 20 minute steam bath. This process is identical to how my grandma steamed sweet dumplings (buchty na pare).
+That’s all great, but what if you don’t happen to have two large pots, a clean cloth, or a string? Or in other words, what if you want to use some modern advances in cooking technology? Well, you already have all you need if you happen to have one of the combo steam pots shown below. I found this blue one in the kitchen of the house where I am currently staying, and it made making knedľa so much easier! The only small issue that popped up was that this pot was fairly small in diameter, resulting in the dumpling expanding mostly sideways. The final dumpling was no longer than a small ear of corn.
+This type of a double-steam pot makes making these dumplings so much easier! Add enough water to the pot, bring to boil, place dumpling in the basket, cover the lid and steam for about 20 minutes.
+Now, let’s talk about re-heating a steamed dumpling. How do you properly reheat a knedľa? The dumplings tend to get dry in the fridge (keep them tightly wrapped in paper or shrink wrap), so before placing them in a microwave, lightly sprinkle water over them. The resulting steam will soften the dumplings. Reheat for about 20 seconds. Enjoy with Hungarian goulash or any other stew.Tweet
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+Do you have a variation on the recipe (I heard some people put beer among other things in the dough)? I would love to hear it! Please leave a comment and share.
+Tak teda ta knedla si Ti vydarila!
+I can’t wait to try this! I had this dumpling served with a dinner that included red cabbage and pork on a recent visit to see family in Slovakia. It was wonderful!! Thank you for translating these recipies!!
+Yeah, that dish is great. It’s called vepřo-knedlo-zelo (pork, dumpling, cabbage), and it’s what I consider the national dish of the Czech republic. Let me know how they turn out.
+Yesterday I had this crazy idea to see what would happen if I soaked the dumplings in egg, and made French toast out of them. Surprisingly they tasted really good!
+that’s actually quite common in Slovakia 🙂 it’s what we used to do with leftover knedla and ate it for dinner. I loved it!
+..Or you can spread jam or sprinkle cocoa powder (put the dumpling in the microwave to heat up and then add cocoa powder – it melts).. YUM
+This is typical let´s go use leftovers slovak dish, you can dip slices or you can cut them in cubes, this one is more for children, i used to eat that as a child, also you can do that with bread typical Bundash Kenyir from Kosice and about the dumplings: the usual is not to put them in the water but put them aout from water in devices such as metallic plates designed for this use ( in norway they use for boiling vegetables) or typical homemade device: you atach with the cord or gum a piece of very thin close to the top of the pot and on this close you place the dumplings and then you cover them with other pot. Easy home made steaming pot ;-D. Dumplings are more fluffy and so wet.
+I lived on that as a kid. Dumpling ‘n eggs. Mom would dice up the dumpling thou.
+I am making Chicken Paprikash today, with anoth4er type dumpling..Halusky…one of my families favorites..
+I love paprikash with halusky! If you would like, you can take photos and post your recipe. Otherwise, I’ll have to make this dish in a near future. Thanks for reminding me.
+hi. please post recepie for buchty and byrndza halusky and zemiaky placky. i got one packet of zemiaky placky but it is written in slovak. can you send in the recepie.
+thanks
+I just posted the buchty recipe. And here is the link the recipe for bryndzové halušky. They didn’t turn out looking as nice as what you may have seen in a restaurant, I think because I didn’t have the right kind of a strainer. Thanks for the suggestion for zemiakové placky (haruľa). I’ll make these soon. It’s a great snack.
+Hi Rama, I just posted the recipe for potato pancakes.
+Yes! I think I finally found the right recipe. We had a restaurant ran by a hungarian cook that made raised dumplings that look like these. I remember them being rye bread with caraway seeds in it. They were made in a loaf then sliced after they were cooked. He always was giving me plates of them because “I was to skinny” sliced with pork gravy on top!!! Does this ring a bell with anyone else?
+There are only cubes of DRY white bread, never rye bread w/caraway.
+Can you make steamed dumplings ahead of time and then when ready to serve rehet and slice them??? How would you reheat them?
+Thx
+You can, but they are good for only a day, two max. They get hard after that. I usually heat them up in the microwave by wrapping them in a wet paper towel.
+Lubos, knedla will keep for much longer then 2 days. I even freeze it and use when I need it and have no time to make fresh. Do not use microwave to reheat. Use the steam, exactly as you did the first time. It takes about 2 minutes to warm them up, if frozen a little longer. i bet you nobody would know that they are reheated.
+Damn, I try and I always fail … one of these days I’ll do it right, as I love steamed dumplings 🙂
+Thanks Lubos. I love knedla & I will try to make it tomorrow. I work with many Slovaks here in Cookstown in Northern Ireland…. I have been to Slovakia twice now and I have aquired an appetite for the food. Cheers.
+Knedliky is a Czech (and German) side dish, not Slovakian at all. Slovaks stolen the knedliky from the Czech cuisine. Few years ago we could eat only halusky (or rice or potatoes) in Slovakian restaurants, knedliky was considered as a Czech food. In Slovak villages among the Slovak peasants the knedliky is a totally unknown food today.
+Hi Anton. What’s the source for your info? I admit I do not know much about the history of knedle, but I am pretty sure they have been eaten in Slovakia for at least the last 50 years. For instance, this recipe comes from a Slovak cookbook published in the 1950s. Many recipes in that book also call for the dish to be served with knedla. Knedle are very commonly prepared by the villagers. Both of my grandmas prepare them on a regular basis.
+Ajoy Anton,
+My husband’s family is also rusyn! Can you tell me what village your grandfather (dedo) is from. Nancy
+Hi Anton,
+I grew up in New Your eating this dish. It was called by two names in our home–knedl’a in Slovak, Knodel in German. Sometimes we made it with the dried bread cubes, sometimes without.
+We made another kind of dumpling that was mostly made from dried bread, combined with egg, milk and onion, formed into a loaf and steamed.
+I will be cooking this weekend!
+Oops: Oprava: Korrektur: I grew up in New York, happily eating a lot of recipes from the Old Country. 🙂
+Anton, I’m from eastern Slovakia and we ate knedliky all the time. One thing to remember – rusyn cuisine is very different from non-rusyn eastern slovakian 😉
+not true
+my grandma used to make knedla when i was little (som 35 years ago….) it is common to eat with goulash, cabbage or sometimes stuffed with sweet things such as strawberrys or plums or jam
+my favorite is Always been with tomatosauce and stuffed peppers (green pepper)
+You are very wrong I was born and raised in slovakia knedle is vry much part of slovak cooking just czech knedle have krutons in it
+Wow, you must be kidding me. Anton , how old are you, I just wonder. Did you ever live in Slovak Republic?
+My Slovak grandmother taught my mom how to make knedla and she taught me. My grandmother was from a village outside Bratislava and would be 121 and brought her recipes from “the old country.” There is incredible mixing of recipes and food choices shared among people whose country borders have long been fluid. Interestingly, my husband, whose family (both sides) has been in the US from before the American Revolution and he thinks of my Slovak dishes as American food, because he’s been eating it since we met 47 years ago. I found this out when I started planning a “dining down the Danube” menu for our fine dining club dinner, he said “how is this different from what we eat all the time?” Incidentslly, the menu is simple: goulash (Hungary), knedla (Slovakia), braised red cabbage (Germany), Sachertorte (Austria), and, as a bonus if I can stretch the dough properly, my grandmother’s apple strudel (Slovak, not Austrian), accompanied by German beer and wine for dinner and coffee for dessert (as done in the coffee shop my husband and I visited in Vienna).
+I come from Austria, but my grandfather was born is a rusyn village in eastern Slovakia. My grandfather’s family didn’t prepare knedliky, but halusky was an everyday staple with bryndza or sauerkraut. I think your grandmothers come from the Czech borderlands. What was the dish that eaten with knedliky (as a granish) at your grandmother”s housholds?
+In Austria knedliky is commonly called “Böhmische Knödel”, which means Bohemian (=Czech) dumplings. In Austria and in some parts of Germany raised (yeasted) dumplings are also cooked, but they are cooked in small balls (not in a whole bread-like loaf)and Germans and Austrians eat this Knödeln with Sauerbraten (similar to Czech svickova). Have you got a recipe for Svickova? It is a very good Czech dish (You can find in almost all restaurants in Prague), but probably eaten in some parts of Slovakia too. Unfortunately my rusyn-slovakian grandfather never heard about it.
+Hi Anton, I come from Banská Bystrica, smack in the middle of Slovakia. I am finding out, thorough the comments left on this website and the additional reading they lead me to do, that the cuisine of eastern Slovakia is very much different from the rest of the country. A while ago somebody asked me if I heard of a “yucha” soup, which was prepared on Christmas by his grandma. I eventually track this down, and found an article about Christmas dishes in Eastern Slovakia. One of them was this mysterious soup. Also, my family never prepared pierogis (pirohy). I always thought of them as a Polish or a Russian dish. But in America, I met quite a few Slovak-Americans who consider pierogis staple of Slovak cuisine. Coincidentally, majority of them comes (originally) from the east. Just out of curiousity, did your grandma make them?
+It’s been a while since I’ve been to Austria, but I’ve had some Knödel in in Munich. They were delicious and definitely different from the Slovak ones! Even the Czech dumplings are different. Czechs make two kinds, these plain flour ones, and a darker kind. And I love “sviečková na smotane”. I actually just had it yesterday, but I didn’t get a chance to take photos. But I’ll add the recipe before I head back to the States.
+I think the soup you mentioned is a sauerkraut soup similar your kapustnica soup. My grandfather’s wife (my grandmother died in the 1960s)often cooks this (especially for Christmas eve)with smoked pork and frankfurters. I’m not familiar with the Slovakian name, because I don’t speak this language. She cooked few years ago a very interesting Christmas dessert. This was a puding like dessert and contained cooked wheat (or maybe barley or some other cereal)and poppy seed and was very sweet. Are you familiar with it? Unfortunately I can’t ask my grandfather’s wife, because she is very old and ill. I have never tasted pirogi, but I have heard about it as an Russian or Polish food.
+Hello! I’m so glad I found this recipe. I just recently had my first Knedľa. They were store bought, but were good none the less. My boyfriend’s mother is Slovak and did not have her mother’s recipe to make them. I am excited to try to make them for my boyfriend and myself. She had made them with beef tongue and a dill gravy. Would you happen to know of any recipes for this?
+wit is called pupaky
+Edee, Let me see what I can do.
+You already know how to make knedlu.
+Here is Dill Gravy (kôprova omáčka):
+3 tablespoons of flour
+2 tablespoons of oil
+1 teaspoon of sugar
+2.5 dl of milk or 2 dl of sour cream
+salt, vinegar, chopped dills.
+heat the oil, stir in flour to make roux (zápražku). Add a bit water and milk, boil it a little. At the end add salt, sugar, vinegar, and chopped dill
+Here is a beef tongue (hovädzí jazyk):
+There are a few recipes, e.g. with mushrooms, or smoked tongue, but if you serve it with dill gravy, it’s just a simple thing
+Boil the tongue in salt water, add some black pepper, caraway seeds, boil until soft.
+slice the tongue into thin slices and serve with knedlou and dill sauce.
+Do knedle sa nedava ziaden chleba. A hlavne, ked sa to vola Parena knedla, tak sa to ma PARIT a nie varit vo vode.
+Hi DK. There are many varieties of knedla. There is even a joke about making knedla that goes something like this: recept hovoril “krájame tri dni staré rožky”, a ja som krájal len jeden deň a už som ich mal plnú vaňu… 🙂
+But you are right, adding bread is not required (I think I even mentioned this in the recipe). My grandma also only steams her knedle, the way you suggested. She does this by placing a cloth over the pot of boiling water and fastening it either with a very large rubber band or with a string. She then places knedle on top of this cloth. I wanted to try this other method (also from “Recepty Starej Mamy”) because it seemed like less work – and less cleanup. In the end, I think the two methods are more-or-less identical. The dumpling floats in water, so only a small bottom section gets actually cooked. The rest gets steamed. That’s why it’s so important to keep the lid on the pot while cooking.
+Anyway, if you like, you can send me step-by-step photos of you preparing various Slovak food. I’ll be more than glad to post them to the website.
+lubos mal pravdu – presne ako to napisal v recepty. cesi davaju chleba do knedle viac ako slovaci. a existuje parena a aj varena knedla…
+* v recepte 🙂
+Austrian and German dumplings are different. They are made from potatoes, and are cooked in boiling water. They usually make small balls or ovals. To prepare it you have to boil potatoes then you have to press them to make a mash. Add salt, egg and big grain flour (hruba muka – admin correct me if I am not correct). Than you make a balls or any other shape and boil them in salty water until they are tough ( roughly 12 min) leave them to chill.
+that is called halusky s bryndzov not knedle
+majka, not really, halusky are made a different way, you don’t boil a potato, you shred it raw and then mix the raw shredded potato with flour and then keep doing stuff like cutting a small cuts of mixture into boiling water.
+that’s halusky in original recipe and the way it was done for centuries.
+how do I know? Heck, I am 70 years old (close to be centenarian) born in Slovakia and we always did it that way. raw potato, no eggs. Halusky rule!!
+Ahoj,
+I tried to make knedla according to your recipe but something went wrong…
+The dough didn’t rise a lot after the 2 hours and I ended up with 2 tiny loaves. Boiled them for 18 mins but they were raw…right size though. You wrote that I was supposed to knead the dough for 10 mins. I did it with my hands but I remember my ex mother in law doing it with a wooden spoon. Do you think that might have been the reason? And with concern to the 18 mins. Can they stay longer? sorry to bother you. I know knedla is not easy. I made gulash though and it was perfect. thanks.
+Barbara, what kind of yeast did you use? And when you “primed it” (not sure what the right technical word is) did it get bubbly like in the picture? Perhaps the yeast you used was old or somehow defective. The reason for kneading is to give the yeast air. Yeast requires two ingredients to operate: sugar and air. These are then converted into carbon dioxide (bubbles) and alcohol (less important here, but more so in brewing beer, for instance).
+Hi there, thanks for answering my questions! In the end it worked but I steamed the knedla..didn’t boil them and it worked perfectly. Maybe it also depends on water composition. It might sound strange but water in Rome contains a lot of scale. But in the end I made it and it was vyborne! thanks a lot, you ‘doing a great job with this website..
+It is really nice to see how knedla from slovakia can make such world wide discusion 😉
+Anyway i m very happy for this side, i will come and look here when i will miss inspiration . Good old recepies can always use for a tasty food
+Thank you Jass
+Thanks Jass. But do you really wonder? Slovak knedle are the best part of Slovak cuisine. I hope one day to see a dish with knedle offered in a regular American restaurant. That would be something…
+lubos…. if i ever open a restaurant i will totally have it on my menu!
+In 1996 I moved to Illinois, where there is a vast diversity of ethnic foods, but it was a trip to Wisconsin to a Bohemian Restaurant where I had steamed bread dumplings and fruit dumplings that started my obsession to know how they were made. On and off for YEARS now i’ve hunted and hunted for recipes trying to figure out what to call it to make the search easier etc but up until a couple days ago when I happened upon your website was my QUEST complete……..Up until then I had to buy the frozen one which just aren’t the same……
+Last week I made the bread dumplings along with the saurkraut and pork goulash……….though they spread out a tad more then up, the taste was great and something I rarely say but i’ll definately make it over and over again (My husband has gotten to the point of saying Don’t ask me if you can make a recipe again cuz you NEVER make the same thing twice) So the fact that I want to make it over and over is definately a compliment……..and I want to say Taksa mychet for taking the time to put the recipe up………..
+Som straaasne nadsena z tejto stranky a velmi vdacna tvorcovi za jej existovanie! Hned je to poznat ked niekto nieco robi s radostou a potesenim. Dobra praca!
+Hi!
+I made my first knedla today (according ur recipe) and everything went great! And I made svieckova na smotane for the first time and it was delicious. Thanx for posting the recipe and for nice web site! Great job!
+Hi – I really like your website very much and the recepise sound great. My only problem is I am having a hard time trying to transform the metric system (of grams, kilo, deka) etc. into pounds and oz., . The parene buchty sounds so great but 500 grams of flour how do I figure out what it is in pounds. Thanks for your help.
+Dasa
+Thank you Dagmar! I try to convert the weights where possible – but on some recipes I did get lazy. When it comes to converting between kilograms and pounds, the process is easy. Just multiply the kilograms by 2.2 to get the weight in pounds (or by 2 for a quick estimate). Or for an even quicker estimate, it’s approximately half of the smallest package of “Gold Medal” all-purpose flour. That is what I used in making of this recipe. I did not actually weigh the flour.
+Now, when it comes to making dough, don’t believe any numbers listed here, or in any recipe. Making dough is really an art. The flower amounts are estimates at best. The best way is to start with a bowl of flour into which you add little bit of water. Work the water in with your hands (this is how my grandma does it). Most likely you will not have enough – and in your bowl you will have dry flour with small dough balls. Add more water until you get smooth mixture that resembles the photos. And similarly, if the dough gets to watery, just add more flour.
+I hope this helps!
+2 cups of all purpose flour = 500 gr
+2 tsp of dry yeast = 1 pkg
+.25 litre = 1 cup because 1 litre = 4 cups
+NOTE: if you dont’ have a measuring cup, you can use any other coffee mug for flour and then for milk/water. It will turn out just fine. It will be a proper balance of ingredients.
+It is not very practical to list “1 pkg of yeast”, because recipes on Internet are used all over the World. Can you please indicate how many grams is on YOUR package of yeast?
+It would also be helpful to mention how much dry bread or if dought/dumplings will turn out o.k. even without it. Dough could be too runny without? Thanks
+GREAT website and many thanks from Czech in Canada
+Hi lubos
+My husband from Czech. You can make dumplings in advance then slice them.And put them in a zip lock bag and freeze up to month. When you need them just defrost in a room temperature and Steam a few minutes in a steamer, they taste the same as fresh made.
+Hi – I am half Czech and half Slovak – we cut the dumplings up in little pieces , fry them in a little butter, bacon fat, or even olive oil, scramble some eggs in a cup and pour all over the dumplings for breakfast.Salt and pepper.
+Delicious!
+Hi Lubos!
+Thanks for your great website, I been using it a lot. Today I am making my first knedla. The first dough didn’t work out but the second one seems to be rising well. Its so tricky :-).
+Svieckova is already cooking too, so I am excited about the special dinner tonight. If it won’t work out, there is always Domino’s. 😉
+Thanks for all your hard work!
+Marcela
+When my brothers and I were little we used to sit under the kitchen table (we thought we were being sneaky and hiding)while bubba and mother were making them. We would reach up and snag a couple when they turned their backs and just stuff them down while warm.
+Haha, great! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
+Hello Lubos, I have a variation on this recipe.
+Take a look at this video, I followed their instructions and prepared it today, with little modification and it was so good everybody loved it. I used smoked pork ribs, kielbasa, bacon, fresh pork meat, beef stock, sauerkraut, fresh cabbage and bread dough. My mom told me about it and after researched a lot in the net I found this video, it is in Portuguese. Regards.
+That looks delicious, thanks for sharing. What is the name of that dish, in English? I can’t think of anything similar to such a dumpling in Slovakia…
+My Bohemian grandmother (i’m third generation US-born; my great-grandfather was a draft-dodger…) made dumplings like this, but my Atlanta-born mother never managed to learn the trick of it (she learnt several others, though…). So happy to see this recipe.
+I *will* make these soon.
+I just want to brag a little. Last night I made “parenu knedlu” to go with Hungarian Goulash and i came out fine … finally after all them years of failings to make knedlu 🙂
+Awesome!!
+My Grandmother used to add some hot paprika, finely chopped mushrooms and some minced garlic, sorry, no exact quantites, it was all done to taste
+I just noticed you on Foodbuzz.com.
+It’s a fun site!
+Thanks! Please tell all your friends. I am hoping to become Julia Child of Slovak food 🙂
+I wanted to share the ingredient list for making this dumpling that was shared by one of the fans on the Facebook page. I make the dumpling “by eye” but it’s good to list the ingredients for records sake…
+coarse flour: 1,6 Kg
+all purpose flour: 1,6 Kg
+eggs: 3
+sugar: 120g
+salt: 80g
+baking powder: 1.5 bags (12g per bag if I remember right)
+oil: 40g
+yeast: 120g
+milk: about 2.5l
+Hi-
+My Czech mother used to make these dumplings all the time, by hand. In duplicating her recipes over the years,with varying degrees of success, I’ve discovered a secret: use a breadmaker. Use the “dough only” setting and you end up with the loaf exactly the way it should be. I steam mine for 20 minutes after pulling them out of the breadmaker, and the results are excellent.
+For you purists out there that think using a breadmaker is blasphemous, I can guarantee you that if my Mom were alive today, she’d use one too!
+Hi John, I am one of those purists. 🙂 I am willing to exchange bit of perfection in the result for the bliss of uncluttering my life from gadgets and other material possessions. But to each his own, I bet a bread maker would work awesome here.
+Did you Czech mom used to make the potato variety? That one is more common in the Czech Republic if I am not mistaken.
+She would very occasionally make the potato variety, but my Dad and I loved the steamed dumplings, so that is what she always made. I just remember the hard work involved with kneading the dough.
+Just out of curiosity, is Roast Duck or Red Cabbage part of Slovak cuisine, or is that primarily a Czech thing?
+Not sure about the duck, but roasted meat with red cabbage is also very popular in Slovakia, although I think it is more common in the Czech republic. We just don’t call it knedlo vepřo zelo but pečené mäso s kapustou, baked meat with cabbage. I very much like it! It’s actually on my short list, I have a few pound piece of pork roast in the freezer waiting to be put to use. I sort of remember my grandma at one point baking a duck, but she bakes goose much more frequently (but not nearly as often as chicken or pork).
+My Czech mother in law made a steamed dumpling that sounds much like what you are talking about but she called it shiski. We had it every Sunday until she passed away. She steamed it over boiling water and it was quite yellow. The consistency looked much like that in your photos. We served it with chicken gravy and fried chicken.
+I enjoyed reading this steamed dumpling recipe, as I had never eaten these until last summer I went to Tabor picnic grounds in Geauga County, Ohio. I thought they ran out of dumplings and gave me bread. My Slovak mom made the other kind of dumplings that you spoon into the water and they are done when they get to the top. My Hungarian friends made wonderful dumplings. I have never liked my own, I call them “sinkers.” I met you in your class at the Pittsburgh Slovak Festival which was a wonderful weekend for me.
+The Christmas soup you mentioned is a longtime family staple. You’ll need to rehydrate about 1.5 to 2.0 oz. of dried mushrooms in about 4 quarts of water overnight. Strain the liquid a few times through cheesecloth and reserve. Chop the mushrooms as you prefer. Strain about a quart of kapusta and reserve the juice. Depending on how sour you like you soup, squeeze the juice out of the drained cabbage and/or rinse with water. Add back to pot with mushrooms. Add carraway seed to taste. Add reserved sauerkraut juice until the broth tastes right. Options: Add smoked sausage and/or cooked white rice.
+when you say 500g of flour, how much is that in cups? When you say 1.25L of milk, how much is this in cups?
+Thanks!
+Hi Rosie, 500g of flour is 4 cups, and 1.25L is 5 cups. However, go by the “feel” and “consistency”. If the dough is too thin, add more flour, and if too thick, add more liquid. The dough should look like in the photos above.
+I made this tonight with pork roast and cabbage! Slovak cuisine has been my favorite for years, but I never found this website until today. I can’t wait to use your recipe for Lettuce soup. It’s one of my favorite soups. Also some of the gulas recipes.
+Dakujem za vsetko!
+Nemáš za čo, Betka. I am glad you liked it!
+we make sweet dumpling style in cout out rounds leavened twice and steam it the traditional way you described using a cloth covered deep pan and lid!!then we serve topped with melted butter and sprinkled with a mixture of cocoa and icing sugar. we call it borchte.
+though we have made it your style but i think we baked it not steamed it and served with a meat and cabbage dish that has cream in it.i ill try this steaming method next time.
+Has anyone made a variation of this that is filled with hamburger or other meat? My Mother (German decent) made really large dumpling that she filled with hamburger, wrapped in a torn piece of bed sheet that she tied at the top, and steamed for several hours. Wondering if anyone knows what dumpling recipe would work best for this.
+Marlene, hľadala som na internete tento druh knedlí. Bohužiaľ. Myslím si však, že toto jedlo sa varí v Rakúsku. Intuícia mi vraví, že knedle plnené mletým masom /ktoré vyzerajú skôr ako gule/ a posypané praženou cibuľou sa podávajú ku kyslej kapuste. Môj bratranec pracuje v Rakúsku ako kuchár, pokúsim sa tento recept zistiť.
+Steamed dumplings filled with meat are used all over the world, maybe not so much in Slovak cooking but it’s there.
+It‘s most frequently used in the Far East, China cuisine. But also used in german cuisine, Italian variation is tortellini, in Poland and Russia you have pirogy, etc.
+here is a good recipe from Chinese cuisine and I think central Europe recipe would be very close to it.
+Tieto knedle plnené nakrájaným udeným mäsom poznám ako české jedlo, ale varí sa aj na Slovensku. Jedná sa o zemiakové cesto /uvarené zemiaky v šupke ošúpať, rozpučiť alebo postrúhať, posoliť, pridať vajce a hladkú múku-niekto preferuje polohrubú/. /Na Slovensku dostať aj práškové zemiakové cesto/.Vymiesené cesto rozvaľkať, rozkrájať na štvorčeky a plniť plnkou z mäsa, môže byť aj iná údenina. zabaliť a vytvoriť guľky, ktoré sa uvaria vo vriacej osolenej vode. Uvarené sú až vyplávajú na povrch. Podáva sa k tomu zapražená kyslá kapusta. poleje sa to opraženou slaninou, prípadne cibuľkou.
+Kuchyňa na Záhorí dosť inklinuje k rakúskej kuchyni, ale ja som toto jedlo ešte nejedla. Dali ste mi dobrú nápovedu a teraz som hľadala lepšie a určite som sa trafila. Sú to zemiakové knedle alebo aj zemiakové guľky plnené údeným masom. Našla som tri spôsoby úpravy.
+Marlene, snáď už je to ono. Prajem dobrú chuť. Určite si zemiakové guľky s údeným masom urobím aj ja.
+Pardón.
+Vyskusala som tvoju knedlu, nemala chybu az na to ze sa mi zdalo trosku privela soli. Parila som ju cez gazu ako to kedysik robievala moja stara mama. 🙂 naozaj sa vydarila. Dakujem za recept!!
+It is delicious… and, interesting enough, steamed bread is the staple of northern China. But steamed bread–and steamed bread with meat and/or vegetable stuffing–is eaten all over China.
+Another interesting thing: Family names in China/East Asia are first said, then given names.
+Wonder if there is a connection? Could it be the Mongol Hordes who conquered China might have brought Chinese traditions when they then conquered Easter Europe… ?
+Hi Steve, thank you for the insight. That is definitely an interesting and plausible theory. I have never seen dumplings like this, basically steamed bread, anywhere besides Slovakia and the Czech Republic. But there is nothing particularly special about them – it is after all just steamed bread dough.
+Speaking of Mongolia, I was there several years ago, as the final leg of a train trip from Munich. If you want to see the pictures from Mongolia, you will find them here: and
+I recently visited slovakia at the Tatra mountains where they served a large sweet dumpling which was poured with some sweet sauce and sprinkled with poppy seeds or chocolate powder. Does anyone know where I can get extra information on this particular dish – how to cook it?
+Thanks.
+PS It was awesome!!!!!
+Not sure if you ever found it, but the recipe you were looking for is on slovak cooking too. The web link is:
+wHY DO I HAVE PROBLEMS PRINTING YOUR RECIPIES?
+I have tried with some of the dumplings and finally gave up with fashirky.
+Marcela
+don’t know, works just fine for me. It must be something with your set up, computer/printer, etc. There is a lot of images and that may cause some problems.
+I can do a right click on a mouse, select a print or print preview and it comes up just fine. As far as you have a printer able to print text/images you should be fine.
+Hi there, in your recipe you say add a packet of yeast, unfortunately I don’t have packets only a small jar of dried yeast. How many table spoons do you recon I should use? Please advise. Thank you.
+The jar of quick rise active yeast (Fleishmans brand) that I have says that 2 and 1/4 teaspoons is equal to one 8g packet. Not sure if it would be the same for you, but hope this helps.
+As a chemist (retired) I would like to comment on what several others have mentioned in this thread — namely why freezing is preferred over refrigeration when dealing with starch-based items such as bread or dumplings..
+Take the item and freeze it as rapidly as possible after it has finished cooking. Freezing virtually halts retrogradation and hence staling.**
+In the case of steamed dumplings (knedfa), as others have pointed out, this works quite well. An even better method is to first freeze and then to vacuum seal (using a FoodSaver sealing and baging system) bread or in this case the dumpling. By freezing first, one does not crush the dumpling on vacuum sealing.
+Slicing the dumpling first would facilitate its later use from the frozen state.
+To use, either set out as many slices as you will need and cover with a moist towel and let the slices slowly thaw and come to room temperature or resteam them briefly.
+Or with a small potential loss in quality, one could moisten a paper towel, wrap the frozen slices a few at a time in the moistened towel and microwave briefly, being careful not to over heat. Doing the slices a few at a time avoids overheating in an attempt to heat the still frozen centers while overheating the exterior.
+If you bring fresh bread home from the bakery, pop it into the freezer ASAP to keep it fresh. If you make knedfa, do the same. (And yes, you can freeze that take-home rice as well.)
+Learn more at
+and to learn more about starch chemistry in pictorial form (PowerPoint) visit
+**Freezing, while it halts retrogradation, can, if an item is held too long or under the wrong conditions, result in “freezer burn,” or freeze drying loss of moisture by sublimation from ice crystals in the food item to water vapor. This is part of the reason that some rime ices form on the inside of a freezer chamber as some of the.
+Oh my grandmother makes this! Slovak soul food!
+My son-in-law’s Grandmother used to make bread dumplings for him when he was growing up. So I wanted to try to make bread dumplings for him. I asked him if she cut the dumplings with a string . He said yes. After watching many videos and looking at many recipes I gave it a try. 1st recipe I tried not the type I was looking for. Then I tried this recipe and BINGO JACKPOT !!! He loved them and they were so good I could hardly believe I made them . Thank you for this recipe and the explicit directions.
+It was known that Billy Mays was taking tramadol and hydrocodone.
+It isn’t known yet if he, or someone else, conducted Whitney Houston’s
+autopsy. It has advantages over urine and saliva testing
+as it can detect substances in the system over a longer time period.
+huh? Can you slip in some cooking into our post?
+oh, ment to say “your post” not “our post” keybord is failing me 🙂
+Wow, awesome blog structure! How long have
+yyou ever been rrunning a blog for? you make
+blogging look easy. The whole glance of your website is excellent,
+let alone the content!
+this is what my grandmother would make when she made Fassenfeffer(?) rabbit stew. I would not eat the rabbit but I would always eat these. Never could find the right recipe but now I have this is it. She would cut the dumpling with a string.
+I meant Hassenfeffer
+Vyborny recept… Ja to varim na pare
+Thanks for the recipe. I’m so glad I came across your site. I’m originally from Bratislava and have been living in USA about 13 years. My mom is a great cook but I didn’t inherited/learned this skill while living in Slovakia. Now with my own family, I’m trying to get back to traditional and soooo tasty meals that I remember from my home table. Knedla was always a little tricky for me to make. Your tips helped alot.
+I had been to Czechoslovakia in year 1963. I had even seen the dumplings being made several times but was not very confident now. So I had been looking for the recipe since long. I am happy to have found the exact recipe on this site.
+S C Sawhney
+My Grandmother made these. She was from Russia by the Volga River. She would steam them in Kraut and they were wonderful. One of my absolutely favorite meals. Have made them a few times. Thinking its time to indulge again
+My mom made the dumpling mix and then pulled individual dumplings off with her hand to add on top of or in the actual goulash. They turned out great and it was part of the goulash itself. Super easy.
+Knedliky was part of one of my most memorable meals. When I was in college in the early 70s, a married couple, both college professor friends, hosted. He was Czech, she Hungarian. He had just returned from a trip to Russia and proudly produced some Russian vodka and caviar. She made tiny crispy potato pancakes to carry the caviar plus some sour cream and grated onion, which served as an appetizer served with the ice cold vodka. The knedliky was served with some type of goulash. She was quite mysterious about it, but my friend and I later decided it was made from either tongue or kidneys. She sliced the knedliky with floss. Delicious! The accompanying salad looked to be made from dandelion greens and maybe a few other things that gleaned from the lawn. Poverty cuisine has produced some of the world’s great dishes.
+looking for plum dumplings
+Knedla na pare, a large, fluffy dumpling steamed on gauze over the boiling water is delicious with roast pork and steamed cabbage, with meat juices poured over the knedla slices. As Robert Dean pointed out you slice the knedla with sewing thread which you slide under the knedla and then you cross two ends to opposite sites all the way down.
+Yummy!
+Chicken paprikash was a perfect saucy meal for this knedleky, both mom and dad have died and l was able to recreate that meal from memory of sight, smell and taste, l think of papa when l enjoy it, l make a simple dumpling and it is delicious
+Also, l recreated a family favorite harula, oven baked garlic potato pancake like pizza shaped meal, the flavor and scent of garlic takes me back 50 years, the crispt edges man all that lard made me sleepy but boy was it good
+my spelling is probably off but my memory and flavor profiles hit perfectly, one last item we enjoyed was a rice and pork baked sausage, oven baked packed with garlic and seasoning, hurka, man it was a treat,
+There you have 3 peasant dishes, simple, packed with flavor and memories were built from them
+Hi Lubos. I am making your recipe now and my dough is really dry. In your recipe you say it’s 0.25l milk but in one comment you say 1.25l milk. Which one is it??
+Thanks
+DAKUJEM = THANK YOU !
+When I come to Australia we do not have fresh yeast or special flour then we use what been available. Today we can purchase continental flour – polohruba muka and these I mix 50/50 with plain flour and do not use bread. Just make plain dumpling that is great. Po Slovensky: Ked som prisla zit do Australie tak v tedy sa nedalo kupit vela a tak sme museli pouzit co bolo. Dnes uz mame aj polohrubu a hrubu muku. Ja pouzivam na tento knedlik pol a pol polohruej a hladkej muky a knedlik je vyborny. Taktiez som to skusila s pivom a je chutny len na moju chut treba pridat viac cukru. Dobru chut !
+For health care professionals Common Ground 8, 2015 March 8, 2015 TOP READSBreakfast with the CEO recap Community needs assessmentServices for physicians and their familiesMedical staff survey resultsAnswering service update PRACTICAL MATTERS New point of care analyzerNew diabetes order set Epic transition completeMandatory VTE prophylaxis risk assessment and ordersKUDOSDr. Valerie Coon, Leader in Practice and Teaching of ExcellenceDr. Lee Vranna, Leader in Practice and Teaching of ExcellenceDr. Jenny Hoelter, Role Model for ExcellenceDr. Mark Surbaugh, Role Model for ExcellenceDr. Raj Nair, Excellence Above and Beyond IN THE NEWSVaccine debate heats up in OregonSalem Health Community PartnershipsCOMING EVENTSDoctor's WeekContinuing medical education opportunitiesUpcoming classes at the CHEC TOP READSBreakfast with the CEO Q&A recapAt the January breakfasts, physicians asked Salem Health CEO Norm Gruber a range of questions, from the future of Salem Health and private practices to the stability of the hospitalist program. Read the questions and Norm Gruber's responses. Return to top Community needs assessmentSince 2002, Salem Hospital has conducted a survey of physicians in the service area every two years to support the development of physician resources. Federal regulations require a demonstration of need before using hospital funds to bring private practice physicians to the community. As a result of these studies, Salem Hospital has helped recruit more than 100 physicians to private physician practices in Salem and Dallas over the last nine years. AmeriMed, a firm specializing in this type of confidential study, gathers data from physician offices in Marion and Polk Counties related to the number of full time equivalent physicians now practicing and the access available to patients covered by Medicare, The Oregon Health Plan, commercial insurance and indigent care. In addition, physician surveys will be sent to explore the challenges physicians and their patients experience in accessing care. Please participate in a telephone survey that AmeriMed will conduct over the next few weeks. Your input will help obtain the data needed for a comprehensive assessment. If you have any questions, please contact the project coordinator Dau Tucker by calling 503-561-5913. Return to topServices for physicians and their families The Cascade Centers' Physician & Family Assistance Program (PFAP) is a free, confidential service that will assist you and your family members with any personal concern, large or small. It is available to those with Salem Health privileges or those on the Salem Health medical staff. The PFAP can help with relationship problems, depression or anxiety, stress management, community resources and identity theft. Services also include personal consultation with a PFAP professional, crisis counseling, legal and financial consultation, childcare and eldercare, and concierge and resource retrieval. Contact with Cascade Centers is completely confidential. No information is disclosed to anyone outside the PFAP without your written consent. Your identity will be protected within the limits of the law. Return to topMedical staff survey resultsThe Medical Staff Engagement Survey closed on March 4. We exceeded our participation goal with 268 responses or a 41 percent response rate. Thank you! You are invited to help lead positive change at Salem Health by joining one of three sessions to review survey results and provide input. On April 15 and 16, William Jesse, MD, FACMPE, Chief Medical Officer, and David Rowlee, PhD, Senior Vice President, from INTEGRATED Healthcare Strategies (IHS) will lead three action plan development sessions. IHS will provide a high level overview of the results. Attendees, in small groups, will brainstorm ideas to address issues, concerns, and opportunities identified through the survey. IHS will use your feedback and their own analysis to develop action plans. Those action plans will drive the Physician Engagement A3 (or roadmap) for 2015-16. Please email Mary Maberry, Physician Office Liaison, or call 503-705-0613 with the session you would like to attend. She will send you an Outlook invite for your calendar. All sessions are located in Building A, sixth floor conference room, and a meal will be provided:Wednesday, April 15, 12 to 1 p.m.Thursday, April 16, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to hear how Salem Health compares with other medical staff nationwide and to develop ideas for the future. Please join! Return to top Answering service updateThis is the final reminder that the Salem Health answering service will be discontinued Tuesday, March 31, at midnight. Thank you for your patronage over the years.If you have used the Salem Health answering service for your practice, it is recommended that you have an alternate in place ahead of the deadline. If you are not employed by Salem Health, but have been using a Salem Health-provided pager, please return it before Wednesday, April 1, to avoid charges. If your pager number or method of contact is changing, please complete the physician contact form and return it to Laura DiDomenico by fax, email, or in person. Salem Health staff will still be able to reach you through the switchboard, the same as today. Paging will not be eliminated as a method of communication, but rather Salem Health is eliminating its role as a physical pager provider and an answering service for private clinics. Please read the updated FAQ if you have further questions. Return to top PRACTICAL MATTERSNew point of care analyzerThe instrumentation for point of care analyzers is changing. Read about the changes, including reference ranges, critical values, and units of measure.Return to top New diabetes order setThere is now only one best practice order set for diabetes care! You will want to put it into your list of favorites. Read tips on how to find it and how to use it. Return to topEpic transition completeThank you to all who completed their Epic 2014 training materials and reported issues to the command center. The Epic 2014 upgrade is running smoothly. If you have any issues or requests related to Epic, please call the Solution Center at 503-561-4357. Return to topMandatory VTE prophylaxis risk assessment and ordersVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is the No. 1 cause of hospital-related death. Most deaths are preventable with risk appropriate VTE prophylaxis throughout the patient's entire hospital stay. The VTE QOC/Strategy Team is developing standardized methods to ensure patient safety and compliance with Joint Commission Core Measures. For 100 percent compliance with core measures and to prevent a "never event," mandatory VTE prophylaxis risk assessment and orders will be put in place. Thank you for your support on this vital patient safety issue. For more information please read More Options for Hospital Core Measures from the Joint Commission or Optimizing Prevention of Hospital-acquired Venous Thromboembolism from the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Return to top KUDOS Dr. Valerie CoonLeader in Practice and Teaching of Excellence Over the last 18 months, Valerie Coon, MD, has established herself as a leader in practice and a teacher to several neuroscience nurses in the Medical Surgical ICU. She achieved this relationship while teaching neuro assessment techniques to nurses on clinical rounds. In addition, she presented several lectures to curious staff on the topics of intracerebral bleeds, traumatic brain injury and reading cerebral CAT scans. She inspired twelve nurses to attend the Neurocritical Care Society in Seattle last September, where they heard top physician and nurse researchers present their findings. She bridged a complex interdisciplinary communication gap as a result of her leadership and teaching. She developed a new ICP management physician order set and invited other physician specialists to use it. She maximized both her neurosurigcal skills and friendly disposition to engage employees and to improve patient safety. Return to top Dr. Lee VrannaLeader in Practice and Teaching of Excellence Lee Vranna, MD, stepped in and gave a wonderful educational session to the Oregon Stroke Network on rehabilitation medicine and stroke. Dr. Vranna provided this educational opportunity without hesitation, and was well received by all participants. Dr. Vranna was asked at the last moment if he could fill in for someone who had cancelled--and he did it without a second thought. The conference was enhanced by his participation and teaching. Return to top Dr. Jenny HoelterRole Model for Excellence Jenny Hoelter, MD, was willing to go to the hospital on a Friday night and consult on a patient. She facilitated the transfer when the hospitalist attending was not available and OB was unable to consult on a young patient with a serious complication. Dr. Hoelter was willing to step into a difficult situation, respond to a request for assistance and help to meet the patient's care needs. Return to top Dr. Ronald GuzmanRole Model for Excellence Ronald Guzman, MD, demonstrated excellence in a complex discharge of one of his patients. It was a Friday afternoon and the patient was not going to discharge until the next day. Since the next day was a Saturday, Dr. Guzman knew that he was not going to be at work. So he called in the caregiver for the patient and spent over two hours personally going over the discharge instructions and medication list with the caregiver. Since the patient was going to a SNF, the discharge instructions were detailed. When his work was acknowledged, Dr. Guzman's reply was, "Of course! Patients always come first." This is just one of the ways that Dr. Guzman goes above and beyond for all of his patients. Return to top Dr. Mark SurbaughRole Model for Excellence Mark Surbaugh, MD, has been a great asset and addition to Salem Hospital. He is an amazing doctor and staff feels fortunate to work with him. He is always approachable by nursing staff and treats them all with kindness and high respect. No question is ever a dumb question to him. When he is called with an urgent matter, he comes to the bedside right away and is attentive and thorough. He listens to nurses and takes their opinion and feedback seriously. He has excellent bedside manners and is always kind and soft spoken to the patient and families. In one instance, there was a traumatic urgent code and a doctor's help was needed right away. Dr. Surbaugh and Dr. Tate jumped in and helped out, even though it wasn't their patient. This was greatly appreciated and says a lot about his character and what kind of person and doctor he is. Return to top Dr. Raj NairExcellence Above and Beyond Raj Nair, MD, successfully lead a Surgical Care Improvement Project last year. The project is on track to accomplish its goal of increasing the Appropriate Care Score at Salem Health. The SCIP team nominated Dr. Nair for a Service Excellence Award, not only for the technical success of the project but for his collaborative leadership and engagement. Read more about the project and Dr. Nair's nomination.Return to top IN THE NEWSVaccines debate heats up in OregonThe Oregon legislature is jumping into the conversation about vaccination, where legislators are considering a controversial proposal to limit vaccine exemptions to medical reasons only. Read: Ban on vaccine exemptions weighed from the Associated Press article on March 1. Oregon Health & Science University President Dr. Joe Robertson also passionately chimed in on the topic at a Business Journal Power Breakfast. Read: OHSU CEO Robertson on vaccines: 'Your personal rights stop where my nose starts' from the Portland Business Journal Article on Feb. 26.Return to top Salem Health Community PartnershipsSalem Health recently partnered with four outstanding local organizations that share the goal of building a healthier community, including the Salvation Army of Salem and the Boys and Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties. Read about the grants provided to these like-minded groups and the practical needs that will be met as a result. Return to top COMING EVENTSDoctor's WeekMark your calendars: The week of March 30 to April 3 is Doctor's Week. Salem Health is looking forward to celebrating doctors and all their hard work! More information coming. Return to topContinuing education opportunitiesThere are two opportunities this month to earn continuing medical education credits. Click on the class titles below for more information: Cardiac surgery M&M case reviewDate: Wednesday, March 11, 2015Time: 6 to 7 a.m.Location: Building C - Room A1 Grand rounds - Ebola & C-diff: Parallel behavioral diseasesDate: Friday, March 20, 2015Time: 7 to 8 a.m.Location: Building D - Creekside OverflowReturn to topUpcoming classes at the CHEC Select class headlines to download a flier to print and share with your patients. For more information and to register visit the CHEC website or call 503-814-2432 (CHEC). American Lung Association: Freedom From Smoking Quitting smoking is the single most important step a smoker can take to improve the length and quality of his or her life. Date: Wednesdays, March 11 to April 22 Time: 3 to 5 p.m. Cost: $120, scholarships available RISE Cancer Fitness This four-week program is designed specifically for people suffering from fatigue and loss of strength that can result from surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. Date: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, March 16 to April 10Time: 1 to 2 p.m. or 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.Cost: $10 Exercise Ball Working out on an exercise ball has a variety of physical benefits from gentle stretching to increasing strength. Date: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays , March 18 to April 13 Time: 11:30 to 12:15 p.m. Cost: $40 Sleep Apnea Support GroupThis new support group, led by Salem Health's Sleep Center, is for sleep apnea patients and their family members. Date: Thursday, March 12 Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Cost: Free Return to top Common Ground Newsletter Editorial Board For past issues of this newsletter, visit us anytime with feedback, suggestions, or something for the next issue!commonground@salemhealth.orgCheryl Nester Wolfe, RN, MSN, Dr. Michael Hanslits, Medical Staff President Dr. Ian Loewen-Thomas, Chair, Compact Implementation Committee Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved. Salem Health 503-561-5200 About us
+After.
+US Condemned Over 'Horrific Bombing' of "Doctors Without Borders" Hospital in Afghanistan
+By Sune Engel Rasmussen, Guardian UK
+03 October 15
+()
+Médecins Sans Frontières claims deadly airstrikes continued after alarm was raised with US and Afghan military
+he United States has been condemned for allegedly launching a fatal airstrike on a Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Afghanistan and continuing the bombardment after being informed of the damage by the charity.he United States has been condemned for allegedly launching a fatal airstrike on a Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Afghanistan and continuing the bombardment after being informed of the damage by the charity.
+At least nine doctors were killed and dozens more people were injured at the facility in the besieged city of Kunduz after it appeared to have been targeted in an aerial bombardment early on Saturday. MSF said large portions of the hospital were completely destroyed and it expected the death toll to rise.
+It claimed GPS coordinates of the hospital had been widely circulated to all parties fighting in the conflict. It also alleged the bombing continued for up to 30 minutes after it raised the alarm with US and Afghan officials.
+At the time of the bombing, 105 patients and their carers, and more than 80 MSF international and national staff were in the hospital. At least 37 staff members were wounded in the incident, it said. None of the international doctors volunteering at the facility were hurt.
+The US, which has been involved in airstrikes in the country in an attempt to repel Taliban fighters, said a strike on Kunduz may have caused “collateral damage”..
+The US airstrikes come.”
+A spokesman for the US military confirmed a strike took place early on Saturday morning.
+.
+The Specter of Trump
+A specter is haunting the Republican Party. Unlike in the 1980s, it’s not “communism” or the “Soviet threat.” Nor is it “radical Islam” or “terrorism.” It is Donald Trump, the self-described “self-made” billionaire — actually one of the most spectacularly unsuccessful businessmen in recent memory — who has emerged as the front-runner in the overcrowded race for the Republican presidential nomination.
+Trump’s open xenophobia accounts for much of his popularity among the Republican base — predominantly suburban (and exurban) white middle-class professionals, managers, and small business people, and a minority of white workers. Eschewing what he terms political correctness, he decries the “rapists and criminals” supposedly streaming in from Mexico and calls for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
+The approach resonates with a broad cross section of the white middle classes. In him they see the consummate anti-politician — a blunt-talking “man of the people” who speaks to their fears and anxieties and will restore America to greatness.
+Trump’s ascendance has stoked panic among the Republican establishment, which is now trying to mobilize its resources to block a Trump nomination. It is bankrolling ads, for instance, that accuse Trump of being unelectable because of his “extremist views” and of being a “closet liberal” who once supported abortion rights and a national single-payer health insurance program.
+The mainstream media has also latched on to Trump’s “extremism” and “electability,” claims which the Left should greet with some skepticism. After all, Ronald Reagan appeared to be well to the right of the mainstream of US politics in 1980s, and yet proved eminently electable.
+On the Left, two writers — Harrison Fluss and Stanley Aronowitz — recently offered different takes on Trump. For Aronowitz, Trump exposes the role of big money in bourgeois politics. Trump “lets the cat out of the bag about something the political system has spent more than a century to disguise,” thereby undermining the legitimacy of representative democracy in America. Fluss, meanwhile, sees Trump as the “rotten fruit of the American ruling class” whose ideas are “no aberration from the mainstream” of conventional politics.
+There are elements of truth in both interpretations. On the one hand, the ability of Trump and various Super PACs to spend unlimited amounts of money allows small, politically marginal groups of wealthy contributors to so obviously skew the electoral arena that it undermines faith in capitalist democracy.
+On the other, unrestrained capitalist accumulation and competition have brought declining living standards and greater insecurity not only for most working people, but for segments of the middle classes. In the absence of a viable left or labor movement, the precarity that these groups face make them open to the appeals of right-wing demagogues like Trump.
+However, neither analysis gets at what makes Trump’s candidacy both so appealing to layers of the white middle and working classes and so frightening to the Republican establishment. Put simply, Trump and Tea Party–aligned candidates like Ben Carson and Ted Cruz do not represent any segment of the capitalist class in the US.
+While their hostility to unions and support for brutal austerity and lower corporate taxes coincide with the mainstream of capitalist opinion in the US, Tea Party Republicans in Congress have collided with capital over shutting down the federal government — endangering the credit of the state and capital — and on immigration.
+In 2014, the Chamber of Commerce spent tens of millions to defeat Tea Party candidates in Republican congressional primaries across the country. Yet though many were vanquished in 2014, there were enough who returned to push out John Boehner (R-OH) as speaker of the House, upset at his opposition to using the federal debt ceiling as a bargaining chip to defund Planned Parenthood and slash funding for Medicare and Veterans’ pensions.
+In the presidential race, it is likely that the Chamber of Commerce — which represents a broad cross-section of medium and large firms — and the Business Roundtable — which represents the largest, transnational corporations — will attempt to isolate Trump and the Tea Party candidates in favor of Jeb Bush. If that fails, many of the capitalists who support Bush today will be quite comfortable with the leading Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton.
+One reason is immigration — a very tricky question for capitalists in the US.
+Clearly, they do not want masses of immigrants entering the US legally and quickly gaining citizenship rights. However, they are militantly opposed to mass deportations and other measures that would deprive them of a cheap and pliable workforce.
+In 2010, the Chamber of Commerce joined the American Civil Liberties Union and the League of United Latin American Citizens in challenging Arizona’s anti-immigrant law (SB 1070), which drove thousands of immigrants to flee the state for fear of arrest and deportation.
+In addition, the Business Roundtable and the Chamber of Commerce have been at the forefront of the push for immigration reform in Congress. Both want some combination of more “effective border protection,” a (long and difficult) “path to citizenship” for the US’s nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants, and a guest worker program for future immigrants that would provide US capital a supply of workers with no rights and no ability to become permanent residents or citizens.
+The Trump boomlet is a repudiation of this agenda. Like the Tea Party, Trump is an example of radical middle-class politics. Caught between a disorganized working class and an increasingly rapacious capitalist class, segments of the middle classes — especially suburban whites in the US — feel insecure economically and socially. They see their livelihoods and social position threatened on all sides.
+Unable to directly challenge capital, parts of the middle classes are drawn to a politics that scapegoats immigrants, unions, women, LGBT people, and people of color. The growing right-wing radicalization of the middle classes has fueled the expansion of right-wing formations and figures that are independent of the capitalist classes in a number of advanced capitalist societies: the UK Independence Party in Britain, the National Front in France, the Five Star Movement in Italy, and the Tea Party and Donald Trump in the US.
+This radicalization of the middle classes — what Trotsky once referred to as “human dust” — bears some resemblance to the classic fascist movements of the 1920s and 1930s. Genuine fascist elements (white supremacist groups with organized street fighting groups) have been attracted to the Tea Party and Trump.
+However, neither the Tea Party nor Trump can be described as fascists. Both seek to win power through electoral politics, not abolish elections and representative government. Nor will capitalists in the US, in the foreseeable future, opt for such a far-right option. If the Republican establishment can’t stop Trump, they’ll likely cross partisan lines and support a neoliberal politician like Hillary Clinton.
+The specter of Trump not only frightens the Republican establishment, but most of the US left. As it has time and time again since the 1930s, the threat of the far right will serve as an excuse for union officialdom and the liberal civil rights, feminist, and LGBTQ establishment to mobilize for Democrats.
+But this solution to the rise of Trump and the far right is no solution at all: embracing “lesser evilism” in 2016 would mean yet again forgoing the work of rebuilding the labor and social movements and instead subordinating our radical politics to the Democratic Party. The disastrous result would be that the only visible opposition to the capitalist class would come not from the Left, but from a billionaire businessman.
+Anyone else not seeing any jobs hiring anywhere?
+At least it's not just me.
+October 2, 2015
+Today’s Payroll Jobs ReportPaul Craig Roberts
+The.
+Where:
+If you have any interest in true prescientism, you can't get a better seer than Professor Noam Chomsky.
+Don't bet against him.
+Bernie Sanders Can’t Save America a recent.
+In a recent interview published in "Jacobin," Noam Chomsky predicts what he thinks would happen if Bernie Sanders won the 2016 presidential election, as well as comments on on the rise of progressive political parties and figures such as Greece’s Syriza and the U.K.‘s Jeremy Corbyn.
+From "Jacobin:".
+Wells Fargo's Master Spin Job
+By Matt Taibbi, "Rolling Stone"
+03 October 15...
+So they did have standing to be sued.
+In May and June, Paris, a capital for all tastes
+Coming to Paris? Bring your appetite! In May and June, foodies flock to the French capital to sample an array of gourmet events.
+And that’s not all: there’s more than a hint of summer in the French capital’s events calendar. With the return of sunshine and milder temperatures, Paris will be playing host to numerous open-air events, including the French Open (at Roland Garros), the European Night of Museums and the Fête de la Musique. There’s something for everyone!
+Gastronomy
+Gastronomy takes centre stage this season, with some delicious events in store. May is a month to savour with the week-long event Les Heures Heureuses, when foodie walks are organized throughout the city. It’s the ideal way to explore Paris neighbourhoods while sampling all manner of tasty delights. Ménilmontant in the 20th arrondissement, Clichy-Batignolles in the 17th, the Marais (3rd and 4th): don’t hesitate to join these gourmet walks, which offer a fantastic opportunity to sample a tasting menu featuring all the flavours of Paris. More than 280 restaurants will be creating bite-size delights for visitors to taste, for only 2 euros. If you’re a food lover, you’ll be in seventh heaven.
+Another not-to-miss foodie event is the food fair Taste of Paris, which sets up its stall in the nave of the Grand Palais from 18 to 21 May. There will be a host of tasting sessions, chats with chefs and culinary events to enjoy.
+Exhibitions
+May and June have more than their fair share of interesting exhibitions.
+The headline event of the season is undoubtedly Derain, Balthus, Giacometti at the Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris (from 2 June). Featuring no fewer than 200 paintings by these three leading figures of 20th century art, this exhibition explores their friendship and the many ways their art intersected.
+In mid-June, the Musée d’Orsay is putting on an exhibition titled Portraits de Cézanne. Although he gained worldwide renown with his landscape paintings, notably his Mont Saint-Victoire series, Paul Cézanne also tried his hand at portraiture. It is this lesser-known aspect of his oeuvre that is the focus of this exhibition, which sheds new light on the work of the precursor of modern art.
+In the latter part of June, the Pompidou Centre will pay tribute to the great British painter David Hockney, who turns 80 this year. He is known for his eclectic and highly original work. The David Hockney retrospective (title to be confirmed) displays 160 of his artworks: paintings, photomontage, videos and iPad art.
+Sailing away
+In late spring, Paris museums will set their sights on far horizons. Can’t take time off to do some travelling? Then indulge your wanderlust by visiting these exhibitions. In late May, at the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, set sail for Oceania and drop anchor in New Zealand with La Pierre sacrée des Maoris. This exhibition is all about jade. Reputed to have magical properties, the stone is an integral part of the culture of New Zealand.
+While at the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, you can hop from one continent to another and head for Africa, the ‘cradle of humanity’, by browsing the L’Afrique des routes exhibition (open until November). These shows pay a fitting tribute to Africa Day on 25 May.
+The Palais Galliera has selected the Maison de Victor-Hugo as the stage for the second instalment of its off-site ‘Spanish season’ event. The museum will spotlight the writer’s love for the Iberian Peninsula by hosting Habits aux couleurs de l’Espagne from 21 June to 24 September: an exhibition displaying a superb collection of traditional Spanish costumes.
+The Cinémathèque française is proposing to take visitors on a journey to the Land of the Rising Sun. L’Écran japonais : 60 ans de découvertes displays a selection of objects related to Japanese cinema, with screenings of Japanese films until 25 June.
+Art, past and present
+The painter Maurice Denis made no secret of his admiration for Eugène Delacroix. The Musée Eugène-Delacroix explores the relations between the two artists and examines the Romantic painter’s influence on the work of Maurice Denis at an exhibition titled Maurice Denis et Eugène Delacroix : de l’atelier au musée, which runs from May to August.
+Starting in May and all the way to November, the Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris will be decking itself out in finery with the exhibition Medusa, bijoux et tabous, which displays 300 precious pieces by artists, designers and jewellers such as Man Ray, Dali, Picasso and René Lalique.
+On 23 June, La Maison rouge will be inaugurating an exhibition titled Hélène Delprat : I did it my way. Hélène Delprat is a versatile artist who draws inspiration from a number of sources – literature, cinema, the radio and the internet. She blends documentary and fiction in her art and works in a variety of media, including photography, video, drawing and painting.
+The late spring calendar includes photography and design shows. In June, the Jeu de Paume is inaugurating two exhibitions: one devoted to the great 1950s Dutch documentary photographer Ed Van der Elsken and the other to the work of Tunisian-born contemporary artist Ismaïl Bahri.
+On the design front, the Galerie Azzedine Alaïa is putting the spotlight on Marc Newson. The Australian designer became internationally famous after creating his iconic ‘Lockheed Lounge’, an aluminium daybed that sold for a record price of 3 million euros in 2015.
+Sports
+Ice Hockey Word Championship
+Sports fans will be spoilt for choice in May! The 81st edition of the ice hockey world championship kicks off on 5 May, with 64 matches to be played (including some at AccorHotels Arena) by 16 countries attempting to wrest victory from the 2016 champion, Canada.
+French Tennis Open at Roland Garros
+Tennis then takes centre stage avec Roland Garros featuring the world’s top tennis players and due to start on 22 May to 11 June at Porte d’Auteuil. Last year, Serbian player Novak Djokovic finally won his first French Open title. Will he manage it again this year? Wait and see!
+Football, rugby
+On 27 May, see out the month in style by heading to the Stade de France for the French Cup football final 2017. After its two back-to-back wins, Paris Saint-Germain is the team to beat at this 100th edition. And once that’s over, keep on cheering at the football-focused Paris Football Week from 23 to 25 June at the legendary Stade Charléty. The programme includes matches, live events, shows, parties and much more.
+June is also a great month for sport, starting with the keenly awaited Rugby Top 14 Final at the Stade de France on Sunday 4 June to decide the top French club of the season.
+Horse-racing event
+Also on the sporting calendar: the legendary Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, with 23 obstacles to be cleared, on 20 and 21 May at the Auteuil racecourse. And of course the Prix du Jockey Club will be back at the Chantilly racecourse (60) on 4 June, followed on 18 June by the Prix de Diane Longines, France’s very own high society horse-racing event.
+Golf: Open de France
+The 101st edition of the Open de France golf tournament will be back on the green at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (78) from 29 June to 2 July.
+Celebrations and festivals
+May festivals in Paris
+Not to be missed event : the European Night of Museums
+The first festival scheduled during these two months is the European Night of Museums on 20 May - a one-off opportunity to enjoy specially created afterhours events in a hundred-odd museums across the Ile-de-France region.
+Outdoors, jazz, free concerts, theatre festival...
+In May and June, some heavy-duty festivals take centre stage. From 23 to 28 May the 12th edition of Villette Sonique, the talent-unearthing festival, will be on at Parc de la Villette. Then it’s time for the sustainable We Love Green festival, with its forest setting, the Bois de Vincennes.
+As for jazz, Paris will be hosting two not-to-miss events: the 17th edition of the Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés festival on the Left Bank from 11 to 22 May and, in June, the Paris Jazz Festival at the Parc Floral.
+May is the time when Paris kiosks and gardens host a number of free concerts.
+The Jardin Shakespeare goes one step further and hosts a theatre festival amid the greenery from early May to end-September (dates to be confirmed). In mid-May the quays of the Canal Saint-Martin and the surrounding area come to life with Printemps des Rues and its array of free performances: theatre, music, puppet shows, circus acts and dance…
+June festivals in Paris.
+Pianos, techno, rock
+For garden lovers, Rendez-vous aux Jardins from 3 to 5 June provides an opportunity to get back to nature, with thousands of parks and gardens open to the public. The highly original arts project Play Me, I’m Yours will return to Paris in June (date to be confirmed). During the event, pianos are installed on streets and in public spaces around the city for anyone to play and enjoy.
+In June The Weather Festival will also be back in 2017 : this techno festival is very popular with clubbers.
+Meanwhile, rock fans will be glad to hear that Britain’s Download Festival will be taking place for the second year in a row from 9 to 11 June in Brétigny-sur-Orge (91). Expect quite a few big names: Linkin Park, Green Day and System Of A Down.
+In June,).
+Fairs and trade shows in Paris
+Design enthusiasts will be making their way this month to D’Days, from 2 to 14 May. Various venues throughout the French capital host design-related events – exhibitions, workshops, discussions and so on – over this 12-day period.
+Arts and crafts are in the spotlight in late spring at the Révélations event (3 to 8 May), organized in alternate years with Monumenta at the Grand Palais. During this show, more than 400 art and craft artisans exhibit their work to the general public.
+Food lovers are also in for a treat in May, with the food fair Taste of Paris setting up its stall in the nave of the Grand Palais from 18 to 21 May. There will be a host of tasting sessions, chats with chefs and culinary events to enjoy.
+Survey the skies of the future at the Parc des expositions de Paris-Le Bourget (93) during the Salon international de l’aéronautique et de l’espace (SIAE). Following the trade-only days, the world’s biggest air and space show will open to the general public from 23 to 25 June. It’s an opportunity to examine a wide range of aircraft, get up to speed with technological innovations in the field, attend discussions and watch spectacular aerial shows.
+See also...
+Opéra
+In May, everyone can go to the opera. The 11th edition of the Tous à l’opéra event on 6 and 7 May aims to broaden the appeal of opera by making it free to attend any performance at any of the participating venues throughout the weekend.
+And from June to September (dates to be confirmed), during the ‘Opéra en plein air’ event, a great opera from the classical repertoire is staged in open-air settings at prestigious sites throughout France. Meanwhile, the Palais Garnier will be staging Rossini’s ‘La Cenerentola’ from 10 June.
+Concerts
+There are also plenty of concerts on the programme and you’ll have a hard time deciding. Classical music fans will be pleased to hear that the virtuoso pianist Lang Lang is scheduled to perform at the Philharmonie de Paris on 3 May. The children’s band Kids United, a favourite with schoolkids, will be onstage at the Zénith Paris on 21 May. The young Canadian pop sensation Shawn Mendes, who was discovered through Twitter’s video app Vine, will play a concert at AccorHotels Arena on 24 May. The legendary Beach Boys will be making a comeback at the Olympia on 1 June, followed by Hans Zimmer (11 June) and Phil Collins (18 to 23 June) at AccorHotels Arena.
+Cinema
+The Fête du Cinéma in late June is a chance to see films on a budget, as tickets cost only €4.
+Children
+In early June, Pestacles will be back at Parc Floral de Paris in the Bois de Vincennes, with a line-up of exciting events for kids: concerts, shows, circus acts and more. And, as family outings go, it’s hard to beat the Fête des Tuileries in late June – a funfair made up of 60-odd attractions in the very heart of Paris.
+Shopping
+Bargain hunters take note: the summer sales will get underway on 28 June. Expect reductions of up to 70% for six whole weeks. Everything must go!
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+Method of merchandising modular home storage containers to allow consumers to maximize storage space
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+Method of merchandising modular home storage containers to allow consumers to maximize storage space
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+Stashick; Anthony
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+McKinley; Christopher
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+Roberts; Larry K.
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+Snapware Corporation--2005 sales guide brochure cited by applicant.
+Abstract:
+A method of merchandising a modular home storage container system includes providing a plurality of individual groups of containers adapted for use on standardized shelving. Each container has side walls extending upwardly from a bottom wall to an open top and a removable lid. The containers, in each group, have a uniform length which correlates with one of the shelving depths, a uniform width to provide a uniform footprint size to accommodate the use of a single size lid and a plurality of different heights to allow a consumer to optimize the use of the available shelf height space. The heights of the containers are graduated so that the overall height of two stacked shorter containers will approximate the height of a taller container. Preferably a chart correlating the lengths of the individual groups of containers with standard shelving depths is available at the display site.
+Claim:
+What is claimed is:
+1. A method of merchandising a modular home storage vessel organizing system, the vessels being configured for use on shelves having at least three different depths, eachvessel having front, back and opposed side walls extending upwardly from a bottom wall to an open top, a length, width and height comprising: a) providing at least three groups of vessels with the vessels of each group having a uniform length whichcorrelates with one of the shelving depths, a uniform width, and a plurality of different heights, the uniform length of the containers of each group being different from the uniform length of the containers of each other group of said at least threegroups of vessels, wherein the vessel heights in each group are graduated so that the height of a shorter vessel will be equal to one half the height of the next taller vessel, and wherein the vessels in each group have heights of at least h.sub.1,h.sub.2 and h.sub.3, where 2.times.h.sub.1=h.sub.2 and h.sub.1+h.sub.2=h.sub.3; and b) displaying the groups of vessels to prospective purchasers.
+2. The method of claim 1 further including providing a chart accessible to prospective purchasers, the chart correlating each of the groups with its associated shelving depth.
+3. The method of claim 1 wherein the vessels of each group are provided with a unique identifying symbol to enable a prospective purchaser to identify all of the vessels in each group.
+4. The method of claim 3 further including removable lids associated with each group, each lid associated with each group of vessels bearing the same symbol as the vessels.
+5. The method of claim 4 wherein the symbol is a number.
+6. The method of claim 4 wherein said at least three shelving depths are nominally 12'', 14'' and 16''.
+7. The method of claim 4 wherein said at least three shelving depths comprise five depths.
+8. The method of claim 7 wherein the five shelving depths are nominally 8'', 10'', 12'', 14'' and 16''.
+9. The method of claim 4 wherein said at least three shelving depths comprise seven shelving depths.
+10. The method of claim 9 wherein said seven shelving depths are 8'', 10'', 12'', 14'', 16'', 18'', and 20''.
+11. The method of claim 6 wherein the heights of the vessels in each group are about 2.5'', 5'' and 7.5''.
+12. The method of claim 1 wherein the length of the container in each group is less than the associated shelving depth by about 0'' to 1''.
+13. The method of claim 12 wherein the length of the containers in each group is less than the associated shelving depth by about 1/4'' to 1/2''.
+Description:
+FIELD OF THE INVENTION
+The present invention relates to home storage containers and more particularly to a merchandising method which enables consumers to select from groups or containers, those particular containers which best fit their available storage shelf space.
+BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
+Shelving, either stand alone or in a cabinet, available in households (including garages) for storing a variety of items and materials, generally conform to a group of standard depth dimensions, e.g., having depths of 8'', 10'', 12'', 14'', 18''and 20'', with a variety of distances between adjacent shelves or heights from a lower to an upper shelf sometimes hereinafter referred to as shelf height space. Storage cabinets available in most home improvement stores include shelving having similardepths and shelf height spaces. A large variety of storage containers designed to be placed on shelves are available on the market. While such containers may fit on commonly available or standard shelves. As a general rule they do not optimize the useof the available shelf depth or height spacing. There has been no attempt to correlate the length or height of such containers with the standard shelving to enable a consumer to maximize his or her storage space.
+There is a need for a user friendly modular storage system that will enable a home owner or renter to maximize the storage space available with standardized shelves.
+SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
+To the above end, I have developed a method for allowing consumers to customize their available storage shelf space by providing a plurality of individual groups of empty storage containers designed to take advantage of the standard shelvingdepths and a variety of distances between adjacent shelves. Each container is in the form of a vessel having front, back and side walls extending upwardly from a bottom wall (preferably at an appropriate outwardly inclined draft angle to allow nestingand stacking) to a rim surrounding an open top and a removable lid or cover for closing the vessel.
+The containers in each individual group have a uniform length which correlates with a standard shelving depth (e.g., slightly shorter to allow the closure of an associated cabinet door and/or accommodate a nailing flange), a uniform width (i.e.,to provide a uniform footprint size to accommodate stacking and the use of a single sized lid) and a plurality of different heights (i.e., to allow the consumer to optimize the shelf height space. Preferably the heights of the containers are graduatedso that the height of two or more shorter containers in a stacked condition will approximately be the height of a taller container. Preferably, the container rims extend outwardly from the upper end of at least two opposed walls to form convenienthandles. In addition, latches are preferably pivotally mounted on the front and back walls of the container with the latches being arranged to snap over the lids to secure the contents within the container. Preferably information, e.g., in the form ofa chart, is made available to prospective purchasers which correlate the lengths of the container groups with standard shelving depths along with available container heights.
+The storage container merchandising method for aiding a customer to customize and maximize the use of his or her available storage space of the present invention may best be understood by reference to the following description taken inconjunction with the appended drawings.
+BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
+FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a typical vessel portion of a container without regard for size;
+FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a typical lid, again without regard for size;
+FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the container of FIGS. 1 and 2 in an assembled condition;
+FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vessel and lid in an assembled condition showing the latch in an open and closed position;
+FIG. 5 is a broken away view of the latch arrangement of FIG. 4;
+FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the containers of three selected individual groups illustrating the basic footprints of each group;
+FIG. 7 is a perspective view of five containers of one of the groups showing several of the containers in a stacked condition providing approximately the same overall height;
+FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the containers of FIG. 7;
+FIG. 9 is a perspective view of five containers of another group;
+FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the containers of FIG. 9;
+FIG. 11 is a perspective view of five containers of a third group;
+FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of the containers of FIG. 11; and
+FIG. 13 is a chart correlating the above container groups' dimensions with standard shelving depths along with several different container heights.
+DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
+Referring now to the drawings and particularly to FIGS. 1-5 a container 11 includes a vessel 13 and a cover or lid 15. The vessel and lid are preferably molded of a suitable plastic material such as polypropylene. The vessel is formed withfront, back and side walls 13a, 13b and 13c, respectively, extending upwardly and outwardly at a molding draft angle .theta. such as 5.degree.. from a bottom wall 13d to rim 13e surrounding an open top. The rim extends outwardly from the side wallsand downwardly as illustrated to form an inverted u-shaped handle section 13f to accommodate a user's fingers for lifting and transporting purposes. The corners are formed with vertically oriented panels 13g for strength and decorative purposes. Latches 17 are hinged to a free end 13h of the rim on the front and back walls via axles 13i. A symbol identifying each group footprint size is molded into the bottom of the container, which for illustrative purposes is shown as 12.
+The lid 15 is formed with a depressed central section 15a with undulating valleys 15b and peaks 15c with the peaks lying in a horizontal plane to accommodate the bottom wall of a container of the same group, i.e, having the same footprint forstacking purposes. See FIGS. 6-12. The central section 15a merges with an upwardly extending peripheral section 15d which mates with the vessel's rim 13e for closing the vessel. A symbol correlating the lid with a particular container group is moldedinto the lid, which for illustrative purposes is shown as 12.
+Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 5, the latch 17 is in the form of an inverted U (in the closed position) with a laterally projecting leg 17a which fits over the vessel's rim 13e and the lid's peripheral section 15d, when the lid is closed, as isshown. The latch 17 is hinged to the rim 13 via axles 13i as pointed out previously.
+As discussed earlier, I have found that conventional household shelving depths, particularly those in cabinets or in standard board sizes to be mounted by the customer, range in increments of about 2'' from an 8'' depth to at least a 20'' depth. While I have tailored the present method to those depths it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those specific depths. Three groups of containers have been chosen to illustrate the invention, i.e., containers having footprints of a)11.50''.times.9.50'' (container group 12), b) 13.50''.times.9.50'' (container group 14); and c) 15.50''.times.11.50'' (container group 16) for standard shelving depths of 12'', 14'' and 16'', respectively. See FIGS. 6-12. The length of the container iscorrelated to the shelf depth while accommodating the closure of a cabinet door or a lateral nailing flange at the back of a cabinet. It should be noted that the length of the container in each group is preferably less than the associated shelving depthby about 0'' to 1'' and most preferably about 1/4'' to 1/2''. As is illustrated by the chart of FIG. 13 I have found it desirable to provide a 1/2'' clearance.
+Referring now to FIGS. 6 and 7, group 12, for illustrative purposes only, includes four containers 12h.sub.1, one container 12h.sub.2 and one container 12h.sub.3 having heights of 21/2'', 5'' and 71/2'', respectively, as shown. The height ofthe shortest container is preferably one-half the height of the next taller container. It should be noted that the overall height of stacked containers will be slightly less than the sum of their individual heights due to the depressed central lidsections 15a.
+Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, group 14, again for illustrative purposes, includes one container 14h.sub.1, two containers 14h.sub.2, one container 14h.sub.3 and one container 14h.sub.4, having heights of 21/2'', 5'', 71/2'' and 10'',respectively.
+Referring to FIGS. 11 and 12, group 16 (like group 14), for illustrative purposes, includes one container 16h.sub.3, two containers 16h.sub.2, one container 16h.sub.3, and one container 16h.sub.4 having heights of 21/2'', 5'', 71/2'' and 10'',respectively. The specific dimensions given in FIGS. 6-13 are by way of example only.
+FIG. 13 is a chart correlating seven container groups, i.e., Nos. 8-20, with standard shelving depths, i.e., 8''-20'', along with available container heights. This information is preferably made available to prospective purchasers, via a pointof sale chart or specification sheets, to allow them to select those container lengths which best match their available shelving depths. The chart also provides the container heights which are available for each container group thereby allowing acustomer to select those container heights which best fit their available shelf height spacing. The standard widths for each group of containers reduces the number of necessary lids while enabling a consumer to select the number of containers in aparticular group to optimize the distance along the shelf or shelves. The darkened spaces illustrate a family of 24 containers within the seven groups which I have found particularly useful to the consumer.
+There has thus been described novel merchandising method to aid consumers in maximizing the use of their available shelf storage space. Modifications of the method or system will undoubtedly occur to those skilled in the art without involving adeparture from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined by the appended claims.
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+"All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more." Éowyn to Aragorn, quoted from: The Passing of the Grey Company, The Return of the King; Book V by J.R.R. Tolkien
+Minas Tirith, 1st April, 3019 Third Age
+Suppressing a sigh, Éowyn rose from the wicker chair to let Tórdes help her get dressed properly again. The woman had not only combed her hair, but also washed it and evened out the irregular strands. She had never been one for being cosseted, but the woman's fingers massaging her skull had simply been bliss. Having fixed the laces of the kirtle, Tórdes smiled, and motioning to Éowyn to sit down again, started to brush the slightly damp hair dry. Closing her eyes, Éowyn surrendered to the soft strokes of the brush, until her nostrils caught a faint, fresh and yet sweet smell of some kind. She blinked. Was the woman using some kind of perfume?
+"My lady?"
+"What is that smell?"
+"It's lemon oil, my lady. I use it on the brush to ease the dressing of the hair. I know it's only a poor scent and a lady would certainly use something more expensive, but..."
+Éowyn shook her head. "I'm not complaining, Tórdes. The smell is pleasant enough. I just did not know what it was."
+The woman was puzzled. "Don't the Rohirrim use oils on their hair?"
+"They certainly do. Why, some hair is impossible to tame without." Turning to the woman, she added: "We also use flowers and plants to scent it. I just did not know that lemons could be used for it, as they don't grow in the Mark. It really is a nice and refreshing smell and I do not care if it is not expensive."
+Encouraged by her approval, the woman nodded eagerly. "It is very wholesome, my lady. It is said to lift dark moods and to refresh the mind." She hesitated a bit, but then handed Éowyn a small glazed earthenware bottle. "Keep it, my lady. And if you feel troubled, just dab a drop behind each ear. You can also add it to the water you wash your face with."
+Smiling, Éowyn thanked her, feeling truly refreshed by both the smell and the simple gesture of kindness. For all their differences, there certainly were things Gondoreans and Eorlingas had in common.
+It took Tórdes only a short time to finish her hair, and Éowyn could not help the feeling of regret at the lack a mirror and not being able to have a look at the result. She shook her head at her own fancy. She was not going to preside at a stately banquet but only paying a visit to Maeron the archer at the Steward's request.
+Entering the ward of the Gondorean wounded a little later, she immediately spotted Maeron. They had carried the chief archer out into the yard on his pallet to enjoy the sun, which he did, lying back propped up by a number of pillows. His face still looked haggard and slightly feverish, but to Éowyn's utmost surprise it had been shaved painstakingly clean. She suppressed the urge to roll her eyes. As if the man did not need other care more necessarily than a shave!
+Nodding a greeting to the healers and patients alike, who bowed to her respectfully as far as they were able to do so, she walked towards the archer, who – sensing the sudden hush in the general bustle of the yard – opened his eyes. Sheer disbelief showed in his face for a split second before his expression changed to a broad smile.
+"My lady Éowyn! You have really come. I never..." He stopped and blushed. "Excuse me, I should not... "
+Éowyn laughed. "Never mind, Captain Maeron. Let's say I come as one warrior visiting another and set protocol aside."
+The grizzled warrior smiled. "And what a warrior! I cannot say how much I would have liked to see you riding up in shining mail and killing that terrible demon."
+Éowyn shook her head. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the royal mail was hidden under common garment as I rode in disguise."
+He grimaced. "Ah, my lady, often the best things are not visible at first sight, but they are there nevertheless, and the world is a better place for their existence."
+He tried to sit up further, but winced in the attempt and then started to cough. Immediately one of the healers knelt down beside the pallet, supporting him by shoving his arm behind Maeron's back. When the coughing fit was over, Éowyn handed him the mug that stood on a low stool near the pallet and the archer drank in small, careful sips.
+"I'm afraid lying hamstrung for so many days has affected his lungs." The healer's explanation sounded like an excuse, and Éowyn hurried to put him at ease.
+"I am convinced you did what you could."
+The healer sighed. "I wish we could have done more."
+The archer gave him a lopsided grin. "Stop being such a sentimental fool. It is a wonder you managed to patch me up and keep the fever from killing me. The rest just needs time now. And a little mollycoddling perhaps." He turned to Éowyn. "So the Lord Faramir really told you that I had pestered him about you?"
+Éowyn laughed. "No, he never did. And if you had not given yourself away I would never have known. He only asked me kindly to pay you a visit because he was too busy to do so himself today."
+Maeron shook his head. "He is still recovering and should not overtax himself. It comforts me that at least he stays in the Houses, for otherwise I'm afraid his counsellors would eat him alive."
+He was interrupted by the healer who brought another low stool for Éowyn to sit down beside Maeron's pallet. The archer drank a little more with the healer's help and then sighed. "To think he has come every day to look in on me since the day I woke, and all stupid me has done is to pelt him with questions about the Shieldmaiden."
+"So it was you who told him the stories about the Shieldmaidens of the North when he was a boy?"
+"No, my lady." The haggard face again lit up with a fond smile. "That was Prince Imrahil's stable master Cuthwulf. The finest story-teller I have ever come across. His father was one of those enterprising Rohirrim who now and then take the tricky passages over the Ered Nimrais. And once in Dol Amroth he tickled the eye of a quite well-off young Gondorean widow, who convinced him to stay. And Cuthwulf obviously inherited his father's skill with horses and took up work in the Prince's service. And that's where I met him. You see, I hale from Dol Amroth and became an archer there. Spending the evenings in Cuthwulf's company and listening to his tales was a favourite pastime with the men. And when Lord Boromir was twelve the Steward Denethor sent him to Prince Imrahil to learn something about horses and the younger brother was simply sent along." The man stopped, obviously exhausted and struggling for breath.
+Soothingly, Éowyn touched his shoulder. "Don't talk if it is too strenuous for you, Maeron. I'm sorry I didn't realise it before."
+He raised his hand in refusal. "Never you worry, my lady. It certainly is strenuous, but the more I talk, the deeper I have to breathe and the greater is the chance that I'll be able to avoid the lung fever."
+She nodded and motioned to the healer to refill the archer's mug. "My brother told me that Prince Imrahil keeps the only cavalry worth mentioning in Gondor."
+"So he does. And only greys to be sure, for they look quite impressive with the dark blue of Dol Amroth. The Prince has a penchant for the dashing." He chuckled, but immediately started to cough again. Alerted, the healer helped him to sit up and held a cloth to his mouth to wipe away the lumps he was hacking up. Éowyn chewed the inner part of her lip. There certainly was a dilemma. While it was true that deeper breathing would free his lungs from clots she was not sure how much strain the freshly healed tissues were able to take. Perhaps she had better leave if her presence agitated the old warrior that much, though on the other hand she did not want to disappoint him by leaving so quickly.
+Maeron was lying back again, looking almost spent. Perhaps if she talked more and did not make him talk too much? It was at least worth a try. Smiling, she addressed him again. "And it was then when you came to know the Lord Faramir?"
+He nodded and before he could say anything she asked : "Am I right that both brothers enjoyed dealing with horses?"
+"They certainly did. Though it was obvious from the very first day they had a very different approach to them." He smiled, as if recalling something. "To Boromir they were simply horses, a means to get from one place to the other, and to show off a bit while doing so, while Faramir..." He faintly shook his head. "Cuthwulf said that Boromir's attempt was to get onto the horse, while Faramir wanted to get into it. He was convinced the boy could understand a horse's mind."
+"That's fulsome praise, coming from an Eorling." For a split second she wondered why that thought was making her feel so warm and glad, but her attention was immediately claimed again by the archer, who cleared his throat cumbersomely but to her relief did not start to cough again.
+"The stable master was quite taken by the boy, and when he learned that Imrahil's guest loved a good tale, he told the boy all the traditional Rohirric ones."
+Éowyn winked, understandingly. "And that was when the Lord Faramir first heard the shocking tales about the Shielmaidens."
+Maeron shrugged."I doubt that the boy really understood the meaning of what Cuthwulf told him. But those tales had a most profound effect on him. Just imagine: He asked Prince Adrahil if he could start weapon training at once, because he needed to become a very good warrior to be worthy to win a Shieldmaiden's hand in marriage."
+Éowyn gaped in disbelief. "At the age of seven?"
+The archer nodded, grinning broadly. "He was very determined, much to the amusement of the entire household. And as the old lord indulged him, I was ordered to make a bow and arrows fitting for him and he started archery. He was quite impressive for a boy of his age, and Prince Adrahil commended his skill and determination to the Lord Steward. So when the boys were to return to Minas Tirith at the end of the summer I was sent with them to continue the Lord Faramir's training."
+"You must have done a good job to become his chief archer, though I doubt that the Lord Denethor was very pleased to learn about his son's plans to marry a Shieldmaiden," Éowyn remarked drily.
+Maeron chuckled again, and she worriedly expected him to start coughing, but nothing worse than a slightly laboured breath happened. Exhausted, the archer closed his eyes, his face still crinkled in a smile. "I don't know, my lady. He has become such an excellent warrior, a leader of men, and now he even is the Steward of the realm, but I can't help it - I still see the seven-year old, squinting with excitement and determination at his first archery lesson."
+She patiently waited for him to open his eyes again, but when he did so, his gaze went to somewhere behind her shoulder, his eyes widening in utter surprise. "Lendis?"
+Turning her head, Éowyn became aware of the woman who must have approached them while they had been talking. A woman seemingly in her late fifties, with an obvious tendency to be plump, her dark hair streaked with grey gathered into a bun at her nape. She was clad in simple garb and her pleasant, round face openly showed her worries as she looked down on Maeron. The archer feebly stretched out a hand to her, and wordlessly the woman rushed past Éowyn to kneel down beside the pallet and take his hand.
+"You have returned quickly, Dear." The archer's voice was thick with emotion.
+"Stay quiet and don't work yourself up. Milwen and I arrived last night, and we only learned today that you were in the Houses."
+"And the other girls?" The concern in his voice was audible.
+"They are still staying at Aunt Faelien's. We came as a vanguard to find out if the house was still standing."
+"And?"
+The woman soothingly patted his hand. "No need to worry, Maeron-Dear. Everything is still in its place and even the cat was there to welcome us back."
+The archer squeezed her hand and sighed with relief. Only then his gaze fell on Éowyn, and she could not help the feeling that there was a spark of mischief twinkling in his eyes. "I am sorry, my lady, I am forgetting my manners. But as you claimed us being fellow-warriors I hope you will not hold it against me. Lendis, meet the Lady Éowyn, Shieldmaiden of the North, sister to the King of Rohan, who the men call Wraith-Bane, for she smote the Lord of the Nazgul."
+The woman blinked, utterly confused and not knowing what to do, and then she raised her hand to her ample bosom and still kneeling beside the pallet, bowed clumsily. Smiling, Éowyn rose.
+"I'm happy to meet you, mistress Lendis, and I am sure the Steward will be pleased to know that I left his chief archer in your hands." She nodded a greeting to both and turned to leave, but she had not yet reached the door of the ward when behind her back she heard the woman's hushed voice: "Goodness gracious, Maeron. And she really is a Shieldmaiden?"
+Fighting to suppress her laughter, she left the ward and then decided to look in on the Eorlingas' for a chat with Grimbeorn and to hear his version of his talk with the Steward. She had not gone far though, when the sound of fast approaching bare feet caught her attention. And then Merry scudded around the corner.
+"My Lady Éowyn! I was looking for you." Merry's face was all aglow, the grin almost too big to fit onto it. "Guess what! News has finally come, and the boats for Cormallen are to sail at noon. And the healers agreed to let me go along."
+Éowyn smiled. "Congratulations. That certainly is good news. Has the daily gift from Prince Imrahil's housekeeper already arrived? I would deem it a welcome fairing for your friends."
+The hobbit shook his head. "No, it hasn't. But with the Prince and one of his sons being at Cormallen I do not doubt mistress Hwinril will be sending enough delicacies upriver to last the entire host. I just meant to say goodbye, my lady. I've already been to the ward to talk to Grimbeorn and Berhtulf, and the captain promised to tell the others that I did not have enough time to say goodbye to all. Tórdes is so kind as to pack some things for me, a change of clothes and the like, and then I will be given a lift on one of the carts taking bandages and other healing utensils down to the river."
+Éowyn grinned. "It certainly is a fitting way of transport, Holdwine, for your appearance will surely have a healing effect on your friends."
+Merry reciprocated her grin and then asked: "I don't mean to interfere, my lady, but is there any message, or a letter perhaps, that you wish me to take to your brother?"
+For a moment Éowyn felt taken aback. She had thought about going to Cormallen herself, but it had not occurred to her that Merry going there might be a way to send a message to Éomer. She slowly shook her head. "No, Merry, I have not written, and I doubt he expects me to do so, but tell him I am improving. My shield-arm is duly healing, I am training my sword-hand and last but not least, I am eating and he will probably have to roll me down to the camp when we are to leave for the Mark if I keep up gaining weight like this."
+Smiling, the hobbit shook his head. "I doubt you will ever be other than slender and lean. But I am sure Éomer King will be delighted to hear that you are truly healing. Will you too come to Cormallen soon?"
+Éowyn shrugged. "The healers told me that riding is not an option for more than a month. But I dare say a journey by boat should not pose a problem. We'll see. I'll certainly come if they let me go. Do you have anybody you know to travel with?"
+Merry nodded. "Lhindir is coming, and some other healers I don't know that well."
+"Lhindir?"
+"His guardian sent message from Cormallen for him. But even without that any healer who is not needed urgently over here will go upriver to support the few healers that went with the host. Lhindir said that with the brunt being over and the women coming back, everything will soon be back to normal with only the seriously wounded staying in the care of the Houses."
+Only the seriously wounded... What was she, with her arm maimed and her mind probably still bearing the germ of the Black Breath? She shook her head in an attempt to get rid of the fit of self-pity. Forcing a smile onto her face, she held out her hand to Merry. "Well then, Holdwine Cyningaethe, have a good journey, and may you find your friends recovered and well."
+He took her hand, and bowing clumsily, kissed it. "Farewell, my lady. I..." Looking up into her face, he smiled. "I'm afraid, my lady, we Hobbits are not made for great and courtly words. I simply wish that you may recover from injury and grief and live to be happy and whole."
+She stood for a while, even after the Halfling had left, pondering his words and then turned to go to the garden. Crowded or not, it would at least give her the opportunity to see the open sky.
+Nevertheless she did not take the main path but immediately headed towards the stairs that led up to the ramparts. The men walking in the garden or sitting on the benches, enjoying the sunshine, looked up as she passed and recognising her, they greeted her politely. Up on the walls the slight south-western breeze was much more noticeable and closing her eyes, she turned her face to it. Somewhere out there was the sea - grey, endless and mighty. She had never seen it and she wondered if she ever would. So many things she had heard of lately, so many images had filled her mind and yet she knew they would stay only that: images, imaginations, ghosts of the reality seen by other eyes than hers. It was her duty to go back to the Mark, and so go back she would, no matter if her mind was captivated by the tales about the sea, the sweet scented valleys of Lossarnach and the fairy gardens of Ithilien.
+She opened her eyes and turned to gaze northwards. Did she really want to go to Cormallen? Doubtfully, she cradled her broken arm. She envied Merry, who seemed to have overcome any effect that the stabbing of the Witchking had had on him for his undimmed joy to meet his friends. True, she longed to see Éomer again, but going she would also have to register who of those she had called friends back in the Mark were no longer amongst the living. And then there was the Prince Imrahil she was loath to meet, and even worse, there was him, victorious leader against the Black Lord, King of Gondor, though not been crowned yet. And if she went, there was no way to avoid him.
+Listening to her inner voice, she realised with surprise that she did not feel any rage. There was the sting of humiliation, but its keen bite was strangely blunted. Her mind worked soberly, admitting that those who had seen her kneel in front of him, begging to let her ride with him, were honourable men and would not gossip about her. His heart had been given, and she had made a fool of herself, approaching him the way she had. And yet she had done nothing that any Eorling would regard as indecent. It was a woman's right to let a warrior know of her interest in him. But he was no Eorling. He had not acknowledged her as a woman nor as a warrior. But had she not proved herself in battle, without his leave and approval? She squared her shoulders. She did not need his approval.
+But she was not past bitterness, no matter what she tried to tell herself. Would she be able to face him? She would certainly have to meet him, but would he not be sensitive enough not to force his company upon her? She grimaced. He certainly would do anything that politeness demanded, and even more, he would deal with her like with some delicate being that had to be spared any unnecessary grief. He would be gentle, and treat her like he was used to treat women: respectfully, carefully, as it was appropriate when dealing with what he certainly saw in women: a precious possession of men, a being under men's guidance and authority.
+And he was Éomer's friend. That was certainly good for the Mark, and anyway had not she herself admired his prowess in battle? She proudly lifted her chin. She would go and meet him and have done with it. Better sooner than later! Smiling, she remembered Frithuswith's motto. The dragon of Meduseld would not shrink from a task like that, and nor would she. Prince Imrahil was quite another thing, as she would have to thank him for recognising that she had not been dead. Annoyed she kicked the wall with the tip of her boot. She could have died gloriously, had that man not stuck his nose into her affairs. She nearly laughed at herself, realising that her anger had cooled down to mere annoyance in but two weeks. Who knew what her feelings towards the Prince would be like in a year's time?
+Shaking her head at her own thoughts, she made up her mind. If she went, and that depended on the mending of her arm, she would go to see Éomer and anybody else she would simply take in her stride. She heaved a breath. She certainly would go to see him. Her high-handed, overprotecting, obnoxious elder brother whom she loved from the bottom of her heart, and who loved her back at least the same. What would any awkwardness, any humiliation weigh against the joy of seeing him victorious and hale. A fond smile stole onto her face. That big oaf of a brother was King of the Mark now, and whatever grievance she felt towards him, of one thing she was sure: He would do whatever possible for the good of the realm.
+Far below the roads that crossed the Pelennor were thick with traffic, and she regretted not having asked Merry if the boats would leave from the Harlond or from Osgiliath, for in both directions carts drawn by what must be mules or donkeys were rolling. Also the south-western road was busy again with people returning to the city, and she wondered what life would be like in Minas Tirith, once its inhabitants were back.
+So much was about to change. Her gaze wandered along the broad silver band of the river, scanning it for boats going upriver, but all traffic seemed to be heading for the piers at the Harlond. She never knew when her gaze was caught by the hills on the southern banks. The hills beside the water... Would he find peace and happiness there, healing from the dreadful influence of the Black Breath? Faramir, Denethor's son... She frowned, realising how much this question mattered to her. But did he not truly deserve happiness? Her eyes roamed the slope of the hills, steep in some places, while in others the slopes rolled down to the Great River in soft folds. Certainly he would be able to build the garden he dreamt of there. A terraced garden like the one at Edoras, with a path winding down from the Golden Hall to the foot of the hill. Where would a hall be best placed on the hills across the Anduin? A hall, a home surrounded by the woods he loved so much. A house that would smell of pine resin, brimming with colours and life, the contrary of the white, dead stone city.
+Lost in the view of hills and river, she started to construct the house in her fantasy, the hall, the rooms, even the yard and stables, but irresistibly her mind was drawn back to the garden, and soon she found herself considering the possibilities of one of the gentler slopes, filling it with all kinds of flowers and aromatic plants. Beds of roses alternated with blooming shrubs, and meandering trails led to hidden bowers, overgrown with clematis and honeysuckle. And only when the bell of the citadel rang out noon did she realise that she was standing on the ramparts of Mundburg.
+Turning round to descend the steep stairs down to the garden, Éowyn beheld the tall figure of a woman standing near the pine at the opposite side of the garden. Not one of the healers, she realised at once, though the woman was clad in grey.
+As soon as she reached the ground and made for the ambulatory of the Houses, the woman approached her, a footman in grey and black livery following her in respectful distance. Her stance clearly showed the noble woman, and when she reached Éowyn, the woman dropped into a graceful curtsey.
+"My lady?" Éowyn did not make any effort to hide her disconcertment. The woman rose, and only now Éowyn realised that she was old, at least in her sixties, though it was difficult to tell the exact age with these Númenóreans. And Númenórean blood she doubtless had. Tall and slender she stood, her face showing the typical high cheekbones and the thin-bridged, slightly aquiline nose. There were not many wrinkles, only a couple of crow's feet around her eyes, but the deep furrows down from the wings of her nose to the corners of her mouth betrayed her age, as did her almost white temples, while the crown of her head was still dark.
+"Greetings, Lady Éowyn. I am Lady Saelind, Lord Bahor's wife. I came back from Lossarnach yesterday..."
+"And the Lord Steward could not leave you some more time to rest from your journey before he set you on my trail?"
+In place of the offended look Éowyn had expected, a wry spark of mirth showed in the woman's eyes. "I'm afraid I do not answer to any Steward's orders, my lady. But I have to admit that my kinsman Faramir spoke highly in your favour and was worried you might feel lonely and bored. He does not know I came, and if you find my visit unpleasant, he does not need to learn about it at all."
+Éowyn found it hard not to snort. "And you truly believe, Lady Saelind, that anything can happen in the city and the Steward does not get to know it?"
+Smiling lopsidedly, the woman bowed her head. "Shall we walk, my lady?"
+While the patients who had spent the morning hours out in the sun made for the Houses to have the usual light midday meal, Éowyn walked down the main path at Lady Saelind's side, looking her over out of the corner of the eye. Had she been what Gondoreans would call a beauty as a young woman? Éowyn was not sure. Her features were more interesting than harmonious, her nose a bit too large, her lips a bit too thin, and the high arcs of her carefully plucked eyebrows gave her face a certain aspect of haughtiness. And yet that impression was utterly contradicted by the intelligent warmth of her grey eyes. After a while Lady Saelind spoke again.
+"Faramir told me he had wanted to put you up at Prince Imrahil's but Amrothos had behaved in quite an unacceptable way, to express it politely."
+Éowyn raised her eyebrows. "And the Lord Faramir expressed it politely?"
+To Éowyn's surprise and amusement, the Lady Saelind's left eyebrow twitched. "Oh, he certainly possesses the required eloquence."
+"I never doubted that, my lady." Carefully, Éowyn schooled her features. It was surprising how this aged lady's dry wit reminded her of the Steward.
+Her expression deadpan, Lady Saelind waved her hand nonchalantly. "Let's say he expressed his heart-felt wish to administer certain irreversible changes to the Prince's physiognomy."
+Éowyn did not wholly manage to suppress a snort of laughter, and Lord Bahor's wife now grinned openly. They continued side by side, and again it was Lady Saelind who began to speak, her voice now serious.
+"Faramir is worried, my lady. He is afraid you might feel isolated in the Houses and thereby be hindered in your further recovery. He wanted you to have a chance to mix with people, to be able to receive visitors, and to benefit from the comforts of a noble household."
+Why did everyone have to interfere with her affairs? Éowyn suppressed a sigh. "I know, and I certainly appreciate his care, but as I told him: I do not want any kind of hospitality that is only given because the Steward asked it."
+Lady Saelind did not answer, and for a while they walked in silence. At the end of the path they turned and continued along the foot of the inner wall, and only when they had nearly reached the tree at the end of the path did Lord Bahor's wife stop to face Éowyn directly, her expression open and artless.
+"My Lady Éowyn, I can understand your reluctance, as much as I regret it. But I would very much like you to come and associate with the ladies of my family."
+Feeling touched by the older woman's gentle seriousness, Éowyn nodded reluctantly. "I would certainly appreciate meeting them some day, my lady."
+The smile that showed on Lady Saelind's face now held nothing of her former irony. "Shall we say tomorrow afternoon? I'll send you a footman to show you the way."
+Taken by surprise, Éowyn agreed. They parted after a few more polite words, and watching the older woman leave, Éowyn wondered why she not only had consented to visiting the lady, but even felt looking forward to meeting her again.
+Deep in thought, she went to her room, and soon Tórdes brought her a vegetable soup which she was eating without much appetite, sitting on the edge of her bed, when an energetic knock at the door brought Marshal Elfhelm to her room. The marshal had never been known for a jovial temper, but his current mood seemed even darker than usual.
+Putting down the bowl, Éowyn eyed him appraisingly. "Problems?"
+The marshal shrugged. "I'm not sure, Éowyn. But have a look for yourself." Opening the messenger's tube he was carrying, he pulled a rolled up parchment out of it. "This arrived this morning from Ithilien for you."
+"And you only give it to me now?" She eagerly reached for the parchment but stopped mid-movement. Instead of being sealed with Éomer's signet as she had expected, an official lead seal dangled from its side, showing the signet of the King of the Mark. Her brow in a deep frown, she unfurled the velum and then simply stared.
+Elfhelm cleared his throat. "I don't know what has got into him. Perhaps being king and victorious has got to his head a bit."
+She slowly shook her head. "I would understand that, Elfhelm. But this letter is written in Tengwar, and what is more, in Westron."
+The marshal grimaced. "It was written by a Gondorean scribe, Éowyn. I got one too."
+"What? A scribe?" Not believing him, she started to read.
+Given by Éomer, King of Rohan, Lord and Captain of the West..."
+She looked at Elfhelm, blinking in disbelief. True, she knew her brother was not one given to writing letters, but to send her an official missive, written in the Common Speech instead of the language of the Mark... She simply could not grasp it.
+The King forwards his greetings to his sister, the high-born Lady Éowyn and expresses his wish to see her at Cormallen as soon as her condition of health allows her to travel. He especially desires her to meet his trusted friend and brother in arms Erchirion of Dol Amroth.
+She wordlessly handed the velum to Elfhelm. Reading, the marshal shook his head. "He must have been drunk, Éowyn. Look at his signature. It was the same scrawl in the letter I received."
+The rune Éomer used to sign his letters with was there, but the lines tilted in an irregular way, making it look like a child's first attempt in writing. Drunk! Éowyn found her anger forming a solid lump of ice in her stomach. He had to have been drunk, but how could that be an excuse for such a blundering insult?
+With a furious move, she threw the role against the wall. When it fell to the ground the hollow clatter of the lead seal called forth a bitter laugh. "That bloody, big-headed moron. I can only too well imagine him, sitting at the camp fire with his trusted friend and brother in arms. And being bladdered enough it's all "Hey you saved my arse, brother, why don't you have my sister." Éomer, King of Rohan! Pha! What is he trying to prove by that? That he can disgrace himself or that he's more Gondorean that the Gondoreans themselves?"
+Elfhelm went over to pick up the missive. "I don't know, Éowyn. But it certainly would not do to let any of the healers spot you throwing the king's missives at the wall. He might already regret having sent these letters, and even if he disgraces himself in what I only can assume to be complete intoxication, we should not make him lose face."
+Éowyn sneered. "Oh certainly not! How could I forget my place as a woman. What a convenient coincidence the King of Rohan has a sister he can offer to his friend. And why should he not trumpet it across the entire camp. What else is a women if not a prize for a victorious warrior?"
+The marshal sighed. "I expected you to get furious, Éowyn, and I did not want you to act in haste. That's why I waited till the boats had left before handing you the letter. Think about your answer carefully. There might be more to it, though I hope it really is just the bee in your sloshed brother's bonnet."
+She stood up from the bed and strode over to the door. She felt strangled, deprived of anything she valued. She needed to get out. The doorknob already in her hand, she turned, addressing the marshal over her shoulder. "Just tell me, Elfhelm, where is the difference in losing or winning a war when the result is to become a trophy in both cases?"
+Annotations:
+lung fever: archaic term for pneumonia
+Cyningaethe: (Rohirric/Old English) someone who has the right to call himself a liegeman of the king
+The hills beside the water is the English equivalent of Emyn Arnen.
+There is no Trevor Lawrence in this draft class, but there may be a Joe Burrow or Zach Wilson -- a quarterback who seemed to come out of nowhere and work his way into one of the top picks. Nevada's Carson Strong has a chance to be that guy and he's off to a hot start to his 2021 campaign. Below, we take a look at Strong's impressive performance, as well as how some of the other big-named, draft-eligible quarterbacks played over the weekend.
+Note: Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler and North Carolina's Sam Howell are two of the highest-profile quarterbacks in this class, but we haven't included them in this week's QB Watch for a very simple reason: We didn't have access to their games; the Sooners-Western Carolina matchup was pay-per-view only, and the UNC-Georgia State get-together was a regional broadcast. Take solace, however; after up-and-down performances in Week 1 (Rattler was sloppy vs. Tulane and Howell was running for his life vs. Virginia Tech), both quarterbacks were pretty, pretty good on Saturday night. Rattler played just 30 minutes and finished 20 of 26 for 243 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions, and Howell went for 21 of 29 for 352 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.
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+Carson Strong, Nevada
+If you're looking for an outta-nowhere quarterback prospect who wasn't on the average fans' radar over the summer and is poised for a Joe Burrow or Zach Wilson-type ascent up the ol' media mock draft boards over the coming weeks and months, let us introduce you to Carson Strong. We had him going No. 9 overall in our first mock draft the season and the only reason he lasted that long was because of a knee injury that started in high school and limited him throughout training camp last month.
+Of course when you watch him, you'd have no idea Strong was anything but 100% healthy. He was dealing in the Wolf Pack's season-opening win on the road against Cal last week and he was downright dominant against Idaho State on Saturday night. In 3.5 quarters of work, Strong went 34 of 43 for 381 yards, four touchdown and no turnovers.
+He was, in a word, clinical.
+Whether it was a back-of-the-end zone fade on Nevada's first drive:
+Here it is Carson Strong to Cole Turner. Both of these guys, and Doubs, are going to be a problem. pic.twitter.com/tXoPRl1N0p— Steelers Depot (@Steelersdepot) September 12, 2021
+Or a back-shoulder throw on touchdown No. 2:
+@CarsonStrong_ connects with @ElijahCooks for a 12-yd touchdown pass -- @NevadaFootball leads Idaho State 14-1.— Mountain West (@MountainWest) September 12, 2021
+📺: | #MWFB | #BattleBorn pic.twitter.com/j5A5tFCrp6
+His third touchdown, just before the half, came on as efficient a two-minute drill as you'll see; Strong showed off his arm, his accuracy, his ability to get through reads, and to remain patient in the pocket. And then there's the final TD, which showed off his ability to feather the ball over defenders while on the move:
+The play. The patience. The Score. @CarsonStrong_ finds @tae751 for a 15-yard touchdown pass.— Mountain West (@MountainWest) September 12, 2021
+📺: | #MWFB | #BornBattle pic.twitter.com/V5E7SLrZYR
+To recap: Strong is legit. So legit, in fact, that the only thing keeping us from making him our QB1 is his knee. If NFL teams give him a clean bill of health (and they won't be able to get a good look at him until the combine), he could end up being a top five selection and the first quarterback off the board.
+Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
+Back in January, Kenny Pickett had an invitation to the Senior Bowl but instead opted to return to Pittsburgh for his final season. And based on what we saw on the road against Tennessee it was a great decision. Pickett finished with 285 yards, two first-rate touchdown passes and no turnovers, and it he did it while completing 67% of his throws (24 of 36).
+It was a marked improvement from what we saw from Pickett at points during the 2020 campaign where his toughness was one of his best attributes but a maddening lack of consistency made it hard to get a feel on his game. There were no such concerns on Saturday afternoon; Pickett was throwing lasers all over the yard, mostly on short and intermediate routes. And it was his mobility -- both in the pocket and when he opted to run -- and, more importantly, his accuracy that was so impressive to watch.
+Here's Pickett's first touchdown pass, on a first-quarter drive that saw him go 5-for-5:
+Kenny Pickett to Melquise Stovall for an 11-yard touchdown— WPTS Sports (@WPTSSports) September 11, 2021
+pic.twitter.com/0x1jBInU0E
+And here's his second touchdown, a well-placed strike on a quick slant that solidified the Panthers' fourth-quarter lead:
+QB Kenny Pickett ➡️ WR Jordan Addison. TD Panthers !— TBP College Football (@thebluepennant) September 11, 2021
+Tennessee 27, Pitt 41
+Pickett isn't in the Top 50 conversation just yet, and we'll be honest, we had a Day 3 grade on him after the 2020 season. But he had a stellar performance against the Vols and he'll get a chance to continue to prove himself next month during a three-game stretch against Virginia Tech, Clemson and Miami.
+Kedon Slovis, USC
+Two years ago, then-freshman Kedon Slovis stepped in for injured JT Daniels and never relinquished the job. Slovis played in 12 games that season, completed 72% of his throws fore 3,502 yards, 30 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Slovis was USC's starter and Daniels ultimately transferred to Georgia. In 2020, Slovis remained the model of consistency; he completed two-thirds of this passes with 17 touchdowns and seven picks in a pandemic-shortened schedule.
+On Saturday, the 14th-ranked Trojans played host to Stanford and here's the truth: Slovis was outplayed by Cardinal sophomore Tanner McKee, who was part of a quarterback rotation in Week 1 and had appeared in just one game with seven attempts in 2020. This was his first career start and McKee finished an efficient 16 of 23 for 234 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers.
+That's not to say Slovis was bad, because he wasn't. In fact, he looked a lot like the quarterback we've seen the last two seasons. He ended the night 27 of 42 for 223 yards, with a touchdown and a very costly late-game pick six. He's not an elite athlete like Trey Lance or Justin Fields (think more along the lines of Mac Jones) but he throws with great anticipation and accuracy. First there's the back-shoulder throws to wideout Drake London:
+BIG PLAY @DrakeLondon_ #FightOn✌️ pic.twitter.com/phIKOI7eUv— USC Football (@USC_FB) September 12, 2021
+And this put-it-only-where-your-guy-can-catch-it ball between two defenders in the back of the end zone that was dropped:
+PICK SIX 🌲💪@StanfordFball came to PLAY pic.twitter.com/kNa804gwUV— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 12, 2021
+That said, the aforementioned interception was on a slant that was just behind his intended target and the results were catastrophic for USC's chances at a comeback. All told, Slovis has solid footwork, gets through his reads, often makes the right decisions with the ball coming out on time. The issue is that he doesn't have elite arm strength, and more importantly, doesn't consistently put the team on his back and lead them on late-game touchdown drives like Jones at Alabama, or even a Kyle Trask at Florida.
+Don't misunderstand: Slovis is a solid quarterback who possesses many of the attributes NFL teams are looking for, it's just that his style of play leaves very little margin for error.
+Brock Purdy, Iowa State
+We've been writing about Brock Purdy in this pace for three seasons now, and while we were really impressed with his sophomore campaign, he regressed a little in 2020. We marked up some of those struggles to playing through a pandemic and were excited to see what he could do in '21. Iowa State opened the season with 16-10 win over Northern Iowa and Purdy finished 21 of 26 for 199 yards with neither a touchdown nor an interception.
+On Saturday against Iowa, the Cyclones' offense sputtered early but cut the Hawkeyes lead to a 14-10 at the half, thanks in large part to a late second-quarter Purdy middle-of-the-field seed to Darren Wilson for a 49-yard gain. Iowa State got into the end zone a play later. Then things got ugly. Really ugly.
+Purdy had already tossed a second-quarter interception when he slightly underthrew his receiver -- and Iowa's Matt Hankins made an incredible play on the ball -- when it all went sideways in the third quarter.
+Matt Hankins with the NASTY pick off Brock Purdy 🤭 #CFB— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 11, 2021
+The first two offensive drives after the half ended with Cyclones punts. That was followed by three drives that ended thusly: a Breece Hall fumble returned for six, a Purdy interception that went off the hands of his receiver running a short crosser, and a Purdy interception that was tipped at the line of scrimmage (have a day, Mr. Hankins).
+Iowa CB #8 Matt Hankins with the interception! Looks like Brock Purdy's throw was tipped. Another huge play made by the Hawkeyes defense. pic.twitter.com/uDLUn6IcNC— Fed Scivittaro (@MeshPointScout) September 11, 2021
+As the third quarter gave way to the fourth, Purdy, who had started all but three games the last four seasons, found himself on the bench, replaced by redshirt freshman Hunter Dekkers. His final stat line: 13 of 27 for 138 yards, no touchdowns and the aforementioned three picks.
+Purdy barely resembles the quarterback we saw in 2019, and he'll need to play with more confidence and consistency to turn things around. He has time, but for now there are a lot more questions than answers about his game.
+Emory Jones, Florida
+Emory Jones attempted just 32 passes last season because this was Trask's team. But Jones was supposed to be the guy heading into the 2021 season. Yes, coach Dan Mullen named Jones the starter before the season, and again reiterated as much after a lukewarm performance against FAU, but his grasp on the No. 1 job is tenuous at best because of the lights-out effort from freshman Anthony Richardson.
+There's a lot to like about the dual-threat nature of Jones' game but the lack of consistency from one play to the next, along with Richardson's emergence, could ultimately land him on the bench. First, the good from Saturday's matchup against USF: This 35-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter was a dime:
+▶️🐊🏈 Emory Jones: 🤫. 35-yard beaut to Xzavier Henderson. #Gators (via @lib_gator) pic.twitter.com/k23yeft0Xd— OnlyGators.com 🐊 Florida Gators news (@onlygators) September 11, 2021
+Jones also ran for 81 yards and a score against USF, and the week before he had 74 rushing yards, and Mullen made it clear last week that Jones' grasp of the offense is one of the reasons he's atop the depth chart:
+Emory Jones with a 33-yard TD run!!!— Our Two Bits (@OurTwoBits) September 11, 2021
+But Jones also threw two picks against FAU in Week 1 and had two more on Saturday, both of which, if not inexcusable, bordered on the inexplicable. The first interception, which game in the third quarter, with the game already in hand, came after Jones threw to the flat even with a defensive back standing between him and his intended target. The next interception came on the very next drive, after Jones was two beats late hitting his receiver on a crossing route, and in the process allowed the far-side defensive back to make a play.
+Richardson, meanwhile, threw three passes, two of which went for touchdowns and the other was a jaw-dropping sideline throw:
+Bro…HOW did Anthony Richardson make this throw? #Gators pic.twitter.com/7STewvTqXn— Kenny Morales (@KennyMoralesTV) September 11, 2021
+Richardson also rushed four times for 115 yards and a score, and he had 160 rushing yards in last week's win. He left the game in the fourth quarter with a tweaked hamstring and that might have been the only reason Jones got back on the field. Next up: Alabama, y'all.
+Haywood Costello
+A priest and lawman with big appetites, and a bigger heart
+Abbot Haywood Elijah Costello (a.k.a. "Kid Curry", "The Old Man")
+Graeme came out of the exhausted doze he was in to meet the eyes of “Uncle” Haywood Costello, Abbot of the Order and an old friend of his father’s. The way he understood it, they’d chummed around when they were both young Slingers, riding circuit together.. Haywood Costello was said to be the reincarnation of Kid Curry Logan, and those soft hands could still draw and fire with the speed and deadly precision of a desert rattler. His Dead Book was worn, tattered, and full of names. Even the cover had bloodstains.Haywood Costello is a colourful character who ascended to become the Abbot of the Gunslinger Order after a long and successful career as a Circuit Judge. His laid-back, fatherly style of leadership has been widely acclaimed by the Gunslinger Order, who joke about his history affectionately and tongue-in-cheek. Yet all would agree that the Order under his guidance has prospered and its interests have advanced more than they have at almost any other time in its history.
+Physical Description
+General Physical Condition
+“Tell you what we ain’t done yet,” said Graeme’s father, taking a long draw. Almost as if he’d been reading Graeme’s mind, he added, “We ain’t talked to the Courtesans.” “You’re right!” the Abbot said, slapping the table. “We should do that!” He got to his feet. “I tell you, Colin, I ain’t as young as I used to be. My feet hurt!” He laughed at himself. Graeme’s father got up too. “It’s all that bench work,” he teased. “Takin’ the tough out of you. Pushin’ on your belt buckle too.” He shrugged. “Somebody’s got to do it! That’s why they gave me the gold spurs, I guess.”Haywood's hard living has taken a toll on his body. He's on the overweight side, and he occasionally drinks too much. He smokes a pipe and cigars, and he has aches and pains from old injuries. Yet, underneath that softening exterior is a lot of muscle from hard riding and hard work, and his reflexes are lightning-quick.
+Body Features
+Haywood has a couple of old bullet and knife scars, and a few old breaks that pain him from time to time.
+Facial Features
+Leather-tanned skin, bulbous nose that is crooked from having been broken one too many times, thin scar running through the right eyebrow. Lively deep blue eyes surrounded by crow's feet. High forehead, heavy brow. His forehead is furrowed by frown lines, but laugh lines frame his usually-smiling mouth.
+Identifying Characteristics
+Grazing bullet scar on his left arm, bullet scar on his left flank, thin, white knife scars on his hands and arms. Missing the tip of his left pinkie finger from frostbite. The burned-away fingerprints, and scars and callouses that mark every Gunslinger
+Physical quirks
+Right-handed, but almost as proficient with his left, and there is especially little discernible difference between them when using firearms. Walks a bit bowlegged from all the time he spends in the saddle. Takes his hat off and wipes his brow when stressed, whether he is sweating or not. Tends to smoke a pipe when he is thinking hard, cigars when he's relaxed, and cheroots when in the field.
+Special abilities
+Like all Gunslingers, Haywood can sense the presence of evil, heal the wounded by laying on hands, sense when someone is lying to him, and imbue his holy weapons with the power to kill supernatural creatures, even ghosts (if he can see them to hit them.) He can also do amazing feats with firearms like most Gunslinger can; whether that's due to exceptional training or holy powers, or some combination, no one has ever been able to say.
+Apparel & Accessories
+Abbot's "Gunslinger whites" - that is, white Stetson hat, leather duster with silver flask in the inside pocket, and boots with gold spurs. Gold belt buckle to match. Dusty, faded jeans. Chambray workshirt. Lasso. Pockets full of sugar cubes.
+Specialized Equipment
+Each Gunslinger's weapons are unique to the famous or infamous Slinger they are said to be reincarnated from. Haywood carries a .44 Smith & Wesson revolver and a double-barreled shotgun that are believed to have belonged to Kid Curry Logan.
+Mental characteristics
+Personal history
+Music drifted down the street, and looking up, Graeme could see the slowly revolving form of a ferris wheel peaking over the shops on the main street. “Too bad we’re workin’,” Uncle Haywood lamented. “I’d love to do their rodeo.” Graeme’s father snorted. “Old man, you ain’t bucked a bronco in twenty years! You’d break somethin’!” Privately Graeme doubted it. Uncle Haywood was tough as nails underneath his beer belly. Not that either one of them would ever talk about it, but they’d seen some things, him and Graeme’s father. They both had enough scars to tell the tale even so.Haywood was born in a mining community in the Kootenays, the son of a miner and a saloon girl. Jackson Costello raised his son alone for most of Haywood's early childhood, but he was killed in a mining accident when Haywood was eight. He was sent to live with his uncle, Jessie Costello, who was a Gunslinger stationed at Fort Saskatoon. He did not take the change in his circumstances well, and quickly developed a reputation as a troublemaker and a class clown, who refused to take anything seriously. The Augury was unclear when Haywood was tested for the Calling to the Gunslinger Order, so his youth was free of the hard training that often marks the upbringing of a Gunslinger's Apprentice. Still, Jackson Costello insisted that his nephew be proficient with firearms, in case one of the Order's many enemies came calling. Haywood showed a natural talent for quick draw, and a certain coolness under fire that marks a superior gunman. Haywood, however, preferred the company of animals. He quickly made friends with the Gunslinger Horses, and started hanging around the Yorktown Fair with the bullriders. By the age of 16 he was competing on the Western Dominion rodeo circuit, and he was winning trophies within the year. At the age of 18 he won the Western Dominion Bullriding Championship. With fame came women, whiskey, and way too much love for a good time. Haywood blew his prize money on the follies of young men from poor beginnings with cash burning holes in his pockets.
+Education
+Haywood has little patience with academics and prefers action. He left school in the 10th grade to pursue a career as a roughrider.
+Employment
+In his youth, Haywood made a name for himself breaking horses and bucking broncos at rodeos, and earned a tidy living too, until he was Called to the Gunslinger Order.
+Accomplishments & Achievements
+- Western Dominion Bullriding Champion 286 AtF
+- Made Circuit Judge at the age of 25
+- Abbot of the Gunslinger Order
+Failures & Embarrassments
+The loss of Haywood's uncle, and the subsequent loss of his posse-mates, weighs heavily on him. He thinks about it often, and strives constantly to do better.
+Mental Trauma
+Haywood suffers from some degree of what the Ancients would have called PTSD. He is haunted by the deaths of people he could not save, and suffers from survivor's guilt.
+Intellectual Characteristics
+Despite his lack of patience for formal study, Haywood reads broadly, especially about people. He has a decided philosophical bend that is often hidden by his gruff exterior.
+Morality & Philosophy
+Haywood is a wholehearted convert to the Way of the Gun. He believes that allowing evil to flourish is both cowardice, and permission for it continue. He has little patience for cowards, thieves, and layabouts.
+Taboos
+Haywood Costello, like all Gunslingers, is bound by the Way of the Gun; and like all Gunslingers and Desperadoes, he is bound by the Code of the Gun as well.
+Personality Characteristics
+Motivation
+“Why are you up, Uncle Haywood?” Graeme asked him as they watched the Northern Lights and knocked rye back together. “Oh, aches and pains, mostly,” he said, taking a swig. “Thought a little nightcap might take the edge off. You still thinkin’ ‘bout the fair?” He nodded, taking the flask from the Abbot and putting it to his lips. “I heard this story once,” said the Abbot, taking the flask back. “So there were these monks; a student and a master. And they had rules ‘bout contact with women. There was this muddy stream and they could see a lady was tryin’ to figure a way to get across. Maybe she had lots of pretty skirts or somethin’. And so the master went over, picked the girl up, and hauled her ‘cross the stream, afore the two monks went along their way.” Uncle Haywood’s eyes twinkled. “So the student, he was mortified! His wise, holy master had actually touched a woman! After a while he stopped and asked, ‘Master, you know we ain’t supposed to have contact with women. You told me that. So why did you pick her up?’ And do you know what he said?” “No, sir.” “He said, ‘I put her down when we crossed the stream. Are you still carryin’ her?’” Graeme smiled. “I reckon I am.” “Hard to get anythin’ else done when you got a woman in your arms,” he said with a wink.Haywood Costello has seen even the best of Slingers get killed, and even the best-laid plans go awry. He wants to make the world a safer, better place, and so he works tirelessly to expand the reach of the long arm of the Law, and to train and protect the Slingers under his care. He views all of the Gunslinger Order as his personal responsibility, and is especially interested in looking after the young Apprentices.
+Savvies & Ineptitudes
+Haywood might be a little old for bronco bucking, but he still loves the sport. He is an amazing trick rider, regardless of the steed but especially with his companion Gunslinger mare, Phantom. He is also an amazingly quick (and accurate) shot. He plays erhu with reasonable proficiency but doesn't take it seriously. He gambles poorly and is terrible with managing his money.
+Likes & Dislikes
+- Likes: Women, whiskey, animals, having a good time, stopping the forces of darkness
+- Dislikes: Elitists, high-falutin' rich folks, cowardice, laziness
+Virtues & Personality perks
+Patient, good-humoured, faithful, loyal, courageous, free-thinker, good teacher, lives life with gusto and joy
+Vices & Personality flaws
+Smoker, drinker, overeater, has been known to flirt outrageously when drunk
+Personality Quirks
+Teases the people he likes gently, speaks little to the people he doesn't. Puts extra gravy on his fries and extra cream and sugar in his coffee.
+Hygiene
+Due to his long years on the road, Haywood is usually seen in dusty and rumpled clothes unless it's a special occasion. He forgets to shave for days at a time.
+Social
+Contacts & Relations
+That evening all the neighbours gathered to celebrate Graeme’s initiation in the certain knowledge that their next Slinger would also be a Walsh. Piper had spent the day helping her Momma and the hands’ spouses and older children prepare a feast. Uncle Haywood presided over the great barbecue pit, despite having been up all night. “Aw, heck, Jenny,” he’d said to Momma, “I’ll catch up on sleep when I’m dead!” She frowned at the use of her nickname, but Uncle Haywood just laughed and winked at her.Haywood maintains a close, familial relationship with the surviving Crypt Kickers and their families.
+Family Ties
+As far as anyone knows, all of Haywood's immediate family are dead, though he may have by-blows here and there throughout the Western Dominion.
+Religious Views
+Worships The Lord and the Lady, follows the Code and the Way of the Gun.
+Social Aptitude
+Outgoing, extroverted, friendly, good-humoured. Comes across as a simple man, but is much deeper and more complex than he seems. Hard and uncompromising in the face of evil.
+Mannerisms
+Sniffing through his broken nose, hums to himself tunelessly when working
+Hobbies & Pets
+His companion Gunslinger horse steed is Phantom, a sturdy, friendly dappled mare
+Speech
+Laid-back Gunslinger drawl, offers good advice in the form of parables and fables. Unfailingly polite to strangers. Never swears.
+Wealth & Financial state
+Having come from poor beginnings, Haywood has never accumulated a vast store of wealth. Despite an early career as a prizewinning bullrider, and a lucrative career collecting bounties as a Gunslinger, Haywood has only a small nest egg of his own. He spends money almost as soon as he gets it, whether that's on a good time, quality supplies for his trusty steed, or gifts for his friends.
+Books in the Wyrd West Chronicles
+Serial:
+Novel:
+Anthology:
+- Alignment
+- Neutral Good
+- Current Location
+- Fort Whistler
+- Honorary & Occupational Titles
+- Abbot of the Gunslinger Order
+- Date of Birth
+- July 7
+- Year of Birth
+- 268 AtF 53 Years old
+- Circumstances of Birth
+- Raised by his uncle when his father, a miner, was killed in an accident
+- Birthplace
+- Cowtown
+- Current Residence
+- Fort Whistler
+- Biological Sex
+- male
+- Sexuality
+- Being a Gunslinger does not require chastity -- which is probably a good thing for Haywood, who enjoys the company of women perhaps a bit too much.
+- Gender Identity
+- Cisgender male; he/him pronouns
+- Eyes
+- Dark blue, squinty, framed by crow's feet
+- Hair
+- Sunstreaked brown with silver salting, quite thin on the top, somewhat unkempt, usually grizzled and unshaven with white whiskers
+- Skin Tone
+- Tanned
+- Height
+- 6'1" or 1.85m
+- Weight
+- 219 lbs or 99.33 kg
+- Aligned Organization
+- Gunslinger Order
+- Other Affiliations
+-
+- Known Languages
+- English, conversational French, a smattering of Elvish, and enough Mantis-Folk to get by
+The deputies at the city gate weren’t pleased to see so many Gunslingers. Their wall was a simple wooden bailey, not iron like Queenstown’s. “Trouble, pardner?” asked one of them. “Unless these men are your deputies, we ask all firearms and voltaic weapons be left at the gate.” Then he saw Uncle Haywood’s gold spurs and near swallowed his tongue. “A-Abbot,” he stammered. “Weren’t expectin’ to see you, sir!” Uncle Haywood tipped his hat. “Howdy, brethren! Well, we’re hopin’ there’s no trouble, but yes, these boys’re deputized to our posse. We’re trackin’ a necromancer through these parts. Don’t suppose you’ve seen her, have you?”
+Gunslinger Order
+The Gunslinger Order is perhaps best described as a militant order of holy knights.
+An Open Door - The History of the Potter's House Christian Fellowship
+Chapter Five
+Evangelism
+Things began to move into high gear. The die was cast. Mitchell had been looking
+all of his life for the key to what he felt God wanted to do. Many parts of the
+puzzle began to fit into place, and now he'd seen what he knew he'd been looking
+for; something more than just coffee shops and Jesus bands (he knew that they
+would pass away like other methods had). It was seeing the unorthodox approach
+of taking the gospel out of the four walls that had set him free that day. In
+the future he would make the ones who had come before him seem mellow, as he
+used every avenue imaginable to bring a public viewing of the
+gospel.
+Mitchell was irrevocably committed to bringing the gospel message to his world. From that point, everything his church did was judged in the light of Jesus' command, "Go ye into all the world and make disciples."
+While others emphasized fellowship, money, music, programs, etc., Mitchell narrowed in on souls. Like a man dying of thirst that sees a glass of water, he could not be turned away. While others simply talked about winning the lost, Mitchell did it. He dropped all the meaningless programs that interfered with this goal and hit the streets. This was the secret to Prescott's growth.
+Outside
+Prescott was a great city for outreach. Right in the middle of town was a
+picturesque park that drew all the druggies and airheads in the area. In
+addition, several times a year tourists would flock to the city for parades,
+rodeos, and to look at the knick-knacks for sale in booths around the park.
+Mitchell knew that the key was to get outside the building. The church rented some equipment from a local rock promoter and began to hold some concerts. Their first efforts were far from professional. The only equipment they could afford was junk, but even so the equipment was often better than the groups.
+They had a park outreach where they mimeographed some crummy looking flyers. Half of the band weren't even saved, but they owned necessary pieces of equipment so a little compromise was in order. As the guys began to play and share at that first outreach, someone came running up begging to know who was in control. Mitchell told him that he was, and the man pleaded with him to stop. He told Mitchell that he was part of a prayer group that was being disturbed by the public address system.
+Mitchell asked, "What were you praying about?" "We're praying for revival in Prescott." Mitchell slapped him on the back and told him, "You can stop praying! We're the answer to your prayers!"
+Arrest
+More and more young people began drifting in. A rock band had gotten saved and
+the church was growing rapidly when Reed came for the meeting he'd promised to
+hold. Reed had to borrow a car just to get there, and the four girls he brought
+with him were not exactly dainty flowers of religiosity; they were
+ex-prostitutes and ex-junkies. One of the girls was a three hundred pound mama
+who was due back to Los Angeles the next week to appear in court for knocking
+out a six foot policeman. As they drove up to Mitchell's house and saw him, one girl
+let out a gasp and said, "Check him out! Are you sure you heard from God?" These
+California girls were not prepared for Mitchell arrayed in the latest
+Prescottonian attire. He came running out to meet them in a pink short sleeve
+shirt with a skinny little green tie. His pair of green stovepipe pants
+lifted just high enough to reveal a pair of pink socks that finished off the
+ensemble. In those early days the young people weren't exactly drawn to Mitchell
+as a fashion plate wearing the latest style. They had to overlook the look and
+allow God to bring together what the world would say was an impossible
+match.
+Mitchell never gave Reed and the girls a chance to rest. He hopped in the car and took them straight out to the Fair. For years the church had occupied a booth selling tacos at the llivapai County Fair. Reed wasn't the type to just stand and pass tracts, let alone sell tacos. Reed used one method: rock the boat. Like Paul of old, Reed figured a good riot always drew a crowd. There, among the Boy Scouts of America, the Rotary Club, and the flower show, Reed jumped up on a table and started belting out the old time gospel. His shout filled the arena, "You must be born again!"
+A huge giant of a man materialized out of the crowd and said, "Preacher, I don't like you, and I don't like what you're saying."
+Reed, though, was under the influence of the Holy Ghost and ready to fight lions or giants. He cried out, "Devil, get behind me in the name of Jesus!" and just kept right on preaching.
+Ron Jones had come along and was going wild as he watched all of this. When people started praying to get saved, Jones knew he had to come back later and try the same thing.
+The next day, at the fair, Jones and two new converts from the church launched their attack on sin. With cat-like balance Jones perched himself on a wobbling card table and started preaching. It might have gotten him an "F" in a homiletics class, but it was an "A +" display of zeal.
+"You must believe in Jesus Christ today as your Lord and Saviour, friend of mine," he shouted to a growing crowd. "You can't get into Heaven in your new car. You can't work your way in. Joining a church won't do any good and you can forget about that dope and booze. You can only enter those blessed gates through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ."
+Adrenaline was pumping, and Jones knew he'd discovered his destiny. He also found out how a young Christian who never did anything wrong could get thrown in jail. As he was really starting to cook, he spotted a large man with "Yavapai County" embroidered on his jacket, wearing a paper arm band saying, "Fair Official". This man was desperately pushing through the crowd yelling, "Stop, stop!"
+Jones stiffened and said, "No sir! I came to preach the gospel and that's what I'm going to do. Our church rented the booth, and preaching is what churches do."
+Though some in the crowd were with Jones, the official was enraged. He returned in seconds with two deputies. "That's it", said one of the lawmen. "You'll have to come with us." Before he could react, Ron and his friends were being dragged towards the patrol car and a waiting cell.
+When Ron's father, Joe Jones, heard about this, he shut his barber shop down and headed for the fair. With a deadly serious scowl on his face and a Bible under his arm, he leaped up onto the table at the fair booth and "let 'em have it." "Woe unto you, Scribes, Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men!" He flew into a storm of preaching rarely witnessed by fair goers. For about ten minutes he blasted every force-Satan, deputies and fair officials-that might stand in the way of a gospel preacher.
+If the city thought they had solved the problem by putting Ron and the others in jail, they were sadly mistaken. Mitchell was a born fighter and he let the city know, in no uncertain terms, that they had better back down, surrender and stop, or lawsuits, marches, and whatever else he could think of would splatter City Hall. He told them, "Who do you think you are? I'll give you one hour to drop the charges." In less than an hour they were dropped, and the prisoners released.
+The evening papers carried the story, front page with pictures. The news flew through that little town and in the service that evening there were people everywhere. That old church building nearly collapsed as people packed in.
+Reed was so pumped up that he never seemed to stand still, and the floor was visibly moving in the excitement of the song service and praise. Mitchell didn't know if the building would survive the revival, but who cared? God was moving. During that service 85 people got saved and the church attendance that week leaped from 75 to 250.
+Explosion
+Mitchell knew that this wasn't the result of his talent or programs. It had been
+an act of God and not something that could be duplicated or manipulated. Others
+would try, in the future, to duplicate the feat by getting arrested only to find
+that it wasn't the same for their city as it was for Prescott. The Prescott
+revival was never the result of some new method, but was merely a releasing of
+the Holy Spirit at God's chosen time. It was the beginning of the fulfillment of
+God's plan, promised years before when Mitchell was a new convert. The impact of
+that revival, though, would reach out like waves on a lake after a rock is
+thrown in. There wasn't any plan then, and there still isn't. There was only a
+man ready to respond to God's moving. Mitchell had wept for revival and learned
+how precious it was. God knew that He could trust him to be used as a lightning
+rod-a channel for His purposes.
+From that point, drug addicts, hippies, outcasts, and misfits began streaming into the church. Probably the greatest miracle was that the handful of old line denominational people who started with Mitchell opened their arms and loved those that God brought in. Mitchell had preached a sermon about acceptance and they proved that they believed it.
+Many of these kids had been rejected by other churches, but now they found acceptance. Kurt McKinney had seen one of his best friends get saved, and this friend's commitment had broken up their rock and roll band. He was upset and took it out on himself by eating all the dope he could get his hands on. He felt like God was trying to ruin his life and when anyone tried to witness to him he ran. It was like a grade B thriller with him being chased through the streets and alleys of Pres cott by new zealous converts. He finally decided he'd better give Christ a try, but one thing was sure, he was just enough of a rebel to make sure he went to a different church than the others attended.
+He dropped in on another Pentecostal church there in town. As he entered the sanctuary, one of the ushers told him, "We'd appreciate it if you would sit out here in the foyer on a folding chair." It took a minute for the insult to sink in. When it did, he leaped up and went out cursing and yelling at them and their Christianity.
+Almost everyone of those early, key converts had this kind of experience somewhere. The churches didn't know what to do when young people came in with long hair and ragged clothes, but Mitchell did. McKinney finally broke down and went to the Potter's House. He looked the same, but their reception was totally different. Sister Burgess, a little lady in her 80's, had no idea where these kids were coming from, but she simply loved them. She was the first to see McKinney. She walked over and said, ''I'm glad you're here." That changed his life. For the first time he was accepted, and the change in him was unbelievable. One day he was playing Led Zeppelin, and the next he was singing, "Peace, peace, wonderful peace!"
+Concerts
+After Reed left Prescott, the church did their first concert in the Boys' Club.
+Since this was a local meeting place it became a great location for outreaches.
+The church was located in an old building on Lincoln Street. They looked around
+for another building to hold a coffee house in, but couldn't find anything that
+they could afford. It was obvious that if they could get out of the church more
+kids would come. Until then they did what they could.
+Mitchell had invited Don Matison to come out when they had met in La Habre. Mitchell had seen all of the equipment they had in the coffee house and assumed that they would bring it with them. He was shocked when Matison showed up with a couple of acoustic guitar players and not an ounce of equipment. At the last minute they threw some stuff together.
+Someone had asked a folk singer from the local college to open the concert, and it was soon obvious he wasn't even saved. Another musician spent his breaks bumming cigarettes off people in the crowd as Mitchell watched in despair. The whole thing stunk, but it didn't matter; at the altar call, kids came forward in droves. Mitchell has never been tempted to think that all this revival was the result of his great talent, because he remembers too well the awful things that God was forced to work with.
+At another concert a woman in the church and her daughter gave a horrible performance on the guitar, and a band played. At the end of this monstrous program, the guy in charge got up, panicked, and gave the worst altar call in history. People came forward, though, and Mitchell came up and took over. He felt God moving, and just kept asking people to come, over and over and over. Even when no one came he kept them singing and said, "Someone is here that God wants to save. You need to respond."
+Hank Houghton
+Someone was there. It was Hank Houghton. After Mitchell had gone on for several
+minutes, Houghton said to himself, "If he asks one more time I'll go up."
+Mitchell did, and Houghton didn't. Houghton was a born procrastinator, and it
+was only through Mitchell's diligence and God's insistence that he finally
+responded.
+Houghton is one of Prescott's most unique converts, but also one of its best preachers. The only normal thing about him was the home he had been raised in. At twelve years old he suffered a horrible accident that scarred him for life and killed his brother. They were making a radio and stringing up a wire to use as an antenna. They threw the wire across what they thought was a phone line only to find it was an active power line that like a serpent striking hit them with thousands of volts of electricity. The power arched across the gap that separated them. His brother was instantly killed. Houghton himself barely survived. He lost a finger, which gave him a distinctive handshake and an unavoidable impact as he preached, pointing a claw-like hand at those listening. More distinctive than all of this, though, was the hairstyle he was left with. Most of his hair never grew back, and he had the Krishna look well before it was the in style.
+Houghton became possessed by rebellion and hate. He was an uncontrollable force, and the older he got the more intense his hatred grew. Even his mother, who was a social worker, was unable to break through and communicate with him. He earned a reputation at school as being bad, and the kids left him alone because when he lost it; he went crazy.
+He was kicked out of school after school for causing trouble, until he finally ended up in a boys' home in Azusa, California. Here the corrupt encouraged the corrupt, and he hardened more and more into a criminal mold. As a kid he had tried Christianity and had felt nothing. Every encounter only confirmed to him that Christians were jerks. At the boy's home, one group of Christians came dressed like clowns to show Jesus to these troubled kids. Houghton sat in the back making vulgar comments all through the show. He felt that Jesus must have been a nice guy, but he seemed like a real sucker to allow people like these to use His name.
+Houghton was thrown out of the school for beating up two of the teachers and tried to commit suicide. His parents, moved to Chicago, and the change helped. He got out on his own by selling shoes and was liked by the boss. In 1968, he pulled strings and though he was a drop out he entered Chicago City College.
+He tried to change at the wrong time in American history. It was an age of revolution, and the campuses were alive with rebellion. Marches were everywhere and the chant was "off the pigs". This was what Houghton was born for. As he listened to Jimi Hendrix's acid rock and Jefferson Airplane's lyrics about the beauty of drugs, he knew he'd found his religion.
+He immediately began to hang out with the radical crowd at school. He began to write for the school newspaper, and with the help of others turned it into a radical journal. A friend turned him on to drugs and he thought he'd found the answer to life. He figured that real truth was in drugs and dropped out of school because it interfered with his search for the ultimate high. At about this time he drifted into Prescott, Arizona. He became a purveyor of cosmic consciousness and a local celebrity when he opened the city's first "head shop".
+Houghton was a horrible capitalist, and though he sold a lot of drug paraphernalia and even drugs (from the back room), he always used up more merchandise than he sold. At first drugs mellowed him out, but not for long. He was soon known as the meanest person in Prescott. He sold the shop and moved out to the woods to devote himself to full-time "tripping". The drugs started to take their awful effect. He lost track of reality and even of himself. He became convinced that he was from another planet. He knew that he couldn't relate to the rest of humanity, and he could see that the world was a "slime pit" that wasn't worth the effort to destroy, so he spent his time hoping that a rocket would swoop down and pick him up so that he could get out of all the insanity.
+He felt he couldn't trust people, so he started confiding only to his dog, but even he let him down when he used his car as a rest room. Then he had a timely encounter with a real Christian. This shook Houghton to the core and caused him to begin to search. At the parties, in between hits on a joint, he would ask who Christ was, but no one seemed to have any answers.
+He knew the guys who were playing in the band that night at the Jesus People concert. He wanted to see what they had. Even more important was to prove to a girl he liked that he was open minded about these Christian's God. He not only saw what they had, but caught it.
+The emptiness was filled. Houghton started coming to church. He still wasn't normal (even today he probably wouldn't fit the title), and when he came, he and his dog sat on the floor at the front. He frightened some with his baggy army jacket, bushy beard, and few long strands of hair on top of his head. He still had trouble not arguing or slipping into colourful language that turned the air blue, but he was changed.
+Hank Houghton wasn't persuaded because of an intellectual argument. He wasn't convinced about the resurrection or hyped by a high powered sales pitch. What got Houghton was God touched him and did a work of extreme grace in his life.
+The Door
+Mitchell finally found a building for a coffee house. It was 17 feet wide, 35
+feet long, and cost $85 a month (which, at that time, was a giant leap of faith
+to pay). Revival was ready to roll. The members of the band, Eden, had gotten
+saved and changed a few of the lyrics in their heavy rock music, they screamed
+the gospel over the pound of the beat. It was fabulous. Twice a night, Friday
+and Saturday, the coffeehouse would be packed out, with 7-15 people getting
+saved each night.
+God was so real in those early concerts that you could say almost anything and people would respond. It was the time of Woodstock, and any kind of rock music drew people like a magnet. Eden had been one of the best secular groups in Arizona, and now the kids loved to hear them "jam" for Christ. It wasn't uncommon to hear some guy in the crowd telling a friend, "When the music ends, you need to go up to the front and let them pray for you! You'll get a really great rush!"
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+Also verify the file has a valid extension for an executable file. Ryan Newman, top center, goes airborne as he is hit by Corey LaJoie (32) on the final lap of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. Please verify either the file path exists or the file can be found within a directory specified by the PATH environment variable. Chapter 5. There is arguably no work of greater ongoing importance for the self-understanding of contemporary colleges and universities—especially Catholic colleges and universities—than John Henry Newman’s classic The Idea of a University. M. O. gave the command for drivers to start their engines and made a ceremonial pace Dec 11, 2018 · Automating tests with Newman. Run on the Command Line: newman -c C:\api\stripe\StripeAPI. Sep 27, 2010 · But more impressive than Newman’s command of the language are the creative principles that animate his vision and guide his practice. Newman triggers huge restart crash - NASCAR EN ESPANOL Search Ryan Newman (6) goes airborne as Corey LaJoie (32) crashes in to him on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Monday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nonesuch releases the CD edition of The Randy Newman Songbook box set on December 9, 2016. Imagine having a command to automatically run all of our previously written tests. On a storm-filled day last May, a couple of students found a kitten who had somehow gotten separated from its litter. I had to do "locate lsregister" to find the complete path for my system, which included two "Versions/A" folders in the folder tree. 2 days ago · Introduction to Newman. NOW RFC 2342 IMAP4 Namespace May 1998 Example 5. " Newman had not found these qualities to be characteristic of extreme Command: npm command to run. It has three sub-dials which have block markers instead of lines with crosshairs placed in the center. X. Sunday’s race was postponed because of rain. He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. It allows you to run and test a Postman Collection directly from the command line. Moreover, the seconds sub-dial is marked at 15, 30, 45, and 60. ALLISON DEFOE REESE, APPELLANT, v. (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was a theologian and poet, first an Anglican priest and later a Catholic priest and cardinal, who was an important and controversial figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. As mentioned before, Newman acts as an executor of what was defined in Postman. so now I. A command economy also ignores the customs that guide a traditional economy. Jun 26, 2017 · Hi, PostMan is used for interacting with HTTP APIs. Newman also supports custom reporters, provided that the reporter works with Newman’s event sequence. Initially unaware of Newman’s situation, Hamlin did victory burnouts and celebrated with his team. Specify whether or not to stop a collection run on encountering the first test script error. /hello. Our command line call was pretty simple: newman run collection. Not until Fox Sports said it would not interview him did Hamlin learn the severity of the If you don’t already know about Newman, then hold on to your hats! Newman is Postman’s open-source tool to run and test collections directly from the command line. 4) Now test it and run the build. I will continue working on it for an answer. 2: ===== < A user logged on anonymously to a server. SourcesDirectory) Environment variables: A list of additional items to map into the process's environment. When is Prophecy Miraculous? Robert Newman contributes a chapter on Old Testament prophecy, with the general idea that certain predictions found there are so uncanny that they are in themselves miracles. Originally an evangelical Oxford academic and priest in the Church of England, Newman was a leader in the Oxford Movement. [1] UPDATE: A FULL ANALYSIS OF HOW RYAN NEWMAN’S CRASH HAPPENED CAN BE FOUND HERE. D. While Newman’s not in the clear, he is stable. These three are on a mission to pull off a bank job. Sep 04, 2008 · Violating Cardinal Newman's wishes A recent Church Times online poll found that 82% were opposed to the separation of Newman from St John "insist" and "command" that he be buried with Oct 03, 2019 · Not only did Newman completely destroy Kingsley’s credibility among all but the most intransigent modernists, liberals, and socialists — those who had been behind the suppression of Tract 90 1- If I execute the same command directly in the command prompt of the Window Machine then it works fine. The Rolex Daytona Paul Newman is just one variety of this ubiquitous Rolex favorite. “npm and local installs” in “Setting up ES6”. com » Search results for 'command from the queen by alfred newman' Yee yee! We've found 58 lyrics, 75 artists, and 100 albums matching command from the queen by alfred newman. This happened to me when I was trying to run ping from the command The above command is doing the following: Starting a Docker container from image postman/newman_ubuntu1404; Maps the current directory to a folder called /tmp on the Docker image; Which has the Newman CLI as it’s entry point, so you can use all Newman command line parameters. Newman is a command line collection runner for postman. If you have not read these two tutorials yet, please do that before proceeding. Blessed Newman and four others will be canonized as saints by Pope Francis at the Vatican Oct. Creating and using custom reporters. A command to get a full-fledged local REST server running is small enough to and I’ve found it much easier to use for this sort of use-case than The resolution of this issue will depend on whether you have a Postman account registered or not. Assuming that you already have VSTS account created, you can follow the below steps to run the collections as CI build generation step. Sep 20, 2010 · That we should succeed by failure: Newman's Biglietto speech truthfulness, sobriety, self-command, benevolence. . Watch as Ryan Newman and several other drivers get caught up in a massive wreck on a late-race restart in the Busch Clash. (The home-made tools scrape, sample, and Rio can be found in this repository. )Part 2. g. Jaki, Newman to Converts, An Existential Ecclesiology, (Real View Books, Michigan), 2001, pp. Let us all pray it will not take something like what happened to Nebuchadnezzar to wake us all up. Seneca Falls, New York "Art" "Al" FROM the plow to the tiller, that in short, is the story of this young, energetic, bushy-haired, blond middie who decided somewhat extemporaneously upon his graduation from Mynderse Academy that he would don the blue and gold. Make sure your work is synced to your Postman account. I took my dad as I brought him the tickets as a fathers day present. 75-84. Postman Cloud API service) or path to a local JSON file. json –e environment. I get: newman' is not recognized as an internal or external command, If you have NPM installed, installing Newman is as easy as: npm install -g newman If you don't have NPM installed– or would like some 26 Jan 2020 Let's learn about Newman and how to run the postman collection using If found : 'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command, 5 Jul 2018 Steps to install Postman Newman on windows and mac os. Working examples on how Newman reporters work can be found in lib/reporters. Four principles can play a part in the re-centering of the Mar 17, 2014 · I've received a large number of questions on how to command other programs with VBA through Excel. I just uploaded the collection. amitsaxena4u opened this The PATH variable jenkins uses is probably different than the command line path you set. execute(). json and . 12 Jan 2017 Guide to integrate Postman collections into Jenkins CI (using newman command line tool). 在搭建 的过程中出现了构建失败，提示：newman: command not found 14 Mar 2019 Since the APIs do not require GUI to be developed, the testing team can get Newman is a command line tool that runs Postman collections of 24 Sep 2018 How to Execute Postman Collections using “newman” in your CI Pipeline with VSTS Command and Arguments: install -g newman. After all, the creation is not the Creator, nor things secular religious. Now in a task! ** Not an official task **. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. Apr 05, 2018 · This will be a four part series on how to use Postman, Newman and Jenkins as part of your continuous integration. Type the following command chmod 755 yourfilename. 1. If it did not, navigate to the folder where you saved this file and move it to the correct folder. That can give you feedback about it and possibly automate it with any program that Missing Data Part 1: Overview, Traditional Methods Page 2 In can be quite frustrating to think you've found the perfect question, only to find that 3% of It does not follow that they deny the existence of a God, because they are not found talking of it, when the topic would be utterly irrelevant. BO’H, good that you have found something. Newman command line options newman run <collection-file-source> [options]-e <source>, –environment <source> "command" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Step 1) Click on the Runner button found at the top of the page next to the Import button. Windows - 'newman' is not recognized as an internal or external Newman also supports custom reporters, provided that the reporter works with Newman’s event sequence. 211, 214-15 (1855).. Common Team Structures When Using A Generic Backed API Ryan Newman flipped across the finish line, his Ford planted upside down and on fire, a grim reminder of a sport steeped in danger that has stretched nearly two decades without a fatality. It is not as simple as we think; Newman, a master bank thief, has been remanded to a hospital after suffering a stroke (or is it). In August 1757, under the Command of Captain Stephen White, he provided 17 days of service in the 9th Regiment of the Colony of Connecticut under the Command of Colonel Jonathan Hait "who in the Late alarm Marched for the Succour & Relief of fort William Henry". This mechanism is similar to, but not the same as, the at(1) command on some Unix systems. Newman is a command-line collection runner for the Postman Collection. postman_collection --exitCode 1 Note here that the Newman command parameter “exitCode” uses the value 1. m. json since I’m not using the environment file yet, but you can add it to the command line with: `newman run collection. 2 May 2018 when running newman command: newman run my_collection. It is not without significance that the Holy See felt it necessary to publish recently an instruction on the study of the Church Fathers, with special reference to the formation of future priests. Newman on Prophecy as Miracle (1999, 2005) Richard Carrier [Part 4D of a larger Review of In Defense of Miracles. 29 Jul 2019 Using Newman, one can effortlessly run and test a Postman Collections directly from the command-line. This will cause errors stating things like george; command not found when you move a command out of /etc/crontab or a file in /etc/cron. NASCAR driver Ryan Newman, has been released from a Daytona Beach hospital after a horrific crash on Monday during the final lap of the Daytona 500. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. It doesn't rely on the laws of supply and demand that operate in a market economy. as a “thank you” for staying, according to Daytona However, normal operation of an already-running command will not be interrupted so that a scheduled-event list element may be run. Follow him as he discovers his new powers and use them for his own purposes. May 02, 2018 · Windows guy, and need help using newman. Newman is a command line Collection Runner for Postman. For instance, to use the Newman teamcity "Program is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file (9009)" (in GFI LanGuard 2014 R2 - build 20140512 and later) NASCAR racer Ryan Newman has been released from the hospital just two days after a violent crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Monday night. Baillie, Hopkins found Newman guilty "of a usage clearly mistaken" when employing the word scope (Further Letters 284). Manage all of your organization's APIs in Postman, with the industry's most complete API development environment. Newman v4 has been released. d into a user's crontab file. Powered by the same runtime that powers the… HTML reporter for Newman that provides the information about the collection run in HTML format. They lived only to face a new challenge – the Initially unaware of Newman’s situation, Hamlin did victory burnouts and celebrated with his team. Aug 07, 2017 · In this blog, let me explain about how to run collections using Newman. 6 Ford flipped upside down and was being attended to by safety workers after the wreck. Christopher Newman: The Start of his Publishing Career There is notable helical trail which implies that Christopher Newman started writing while he was still schooling. It offer add on package called JetPacks , which include some automation tools , Java Script testing library. Seven months later he paradoxically informed Coventry Patmore that Newman did not "know what writing prose was" (Further Letters 380). Newman tries too hard and, indeed, most of the performances of the fine cast are below their usual levels, elementary and overspecific, done by the numbers, as if aimed at an audience of high school kids. It is a work with a central topic, the unqualified and irrevocable assent to be given to authoritative propositions regarding faith and morals, that has for its clue Newman's resolve to respond in full to a Most Holy God's call to man. For documentation on the older command options, refer to README. Newman from Seinfeld (a 80s American Show) is a command line integration tool Although too much knowledge about NPM is not necessary for us but there is 19 Jun 2019 CircleCI postman API automate testing not working. , C. found 1 files No specific path to newman, using default of ‘newman’ ##[error]Unable to locate executable file: ‘newman’. John Henry Newman, C. Command and arguments: The custom command and arguments you wish to be executed. See Stanley L. At the time of the letter, he was an Anglican priest. json -e environment. The installation should be global if newman is installed globally, local otherwise. Hamlin, meanwhile, was trying to find the delicate balance of celebrating a milestone victory while showing proper respect to an injured driver. Install. In the previous tutorials, we have learnt about how to send a GET Request and we also learnt about the Request Parameters. NEWMAN, et al. 👍 May 24, 2018 · First of all I tried to run the newman from the cmd but it didnt work (newman’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. It's not as hard as it sounds and thankfully there is a ton of really good documentation around Newman. json: Path to the folder containing the target package. Thank you for your contribution. Newman won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open-wheel IndyCar racing. The Paul Newman Daytona is a sports watch with an art-deco style font. Since Newman is an npm package, I worked with getting the tests to run locally using the command line before looking at adding the tests to the pipeline. Jul 10, 2016 · Go to the directory where Newman was installed. This needs to be used in conjunction with Newman so that it can recognize HTML reporting options. According to media on the track, Newman did not respond to radio communications from his team as medics attempted to put … Sep 24, 2018 · If you are using Postman for API testing and have developed your test cases in Collections, then you can execute these with newman. Newman maintains feature parity with Postman and allows you to run collections the same way they are executed inside the collection runner in Postman. His father owned a sporting-goods store and his mother was a homemaker who loved the theatre. Paul Newman Profile * Films in Bold Type Will Air in August An iconic figure in Hollywood history, Paul Newman was an Academy Award-winning actor, director, and noted philanthropist who helped define the male lead in motion pictures from the mid-1950s through the 21st century. postman_collection When he turned 18, John Newman received a gift from Gaia the world spirit. Newman is a powerful command-line collection runner for Postman. Conversely, cron will deliver errors like /usr/bin/restartxyz is not a valid username or similar when the reverse occurs. I'll discuss implementing basic tests to showing how valuable Postman tests can be in a CI/CD environment. The tools are: jq, json2csv, csvkit, scrape, xml2json, sample, and Rio. I got the "not recognized" response and found your article “A classic is a work of enduring relevance. Select the folder, not the file e. Its a great little venue where there was no issues with not being able to see the act. ) I tried all possible solutions and it doesn't seems to work. View the list and that person is not to be found anywhere. But he stole the nation's heart, and more than any other actor, he helped change who we are. json that is filled with values that are entered by the user. If the package is not available the build will fail. Working folder with package. Newman also has feature parity with Postman and it runs collection in the same way how it is run through Postman. 2. Technology/Standard Usage Requirements: Images of correct Singer mark on the back of genuine Paul newman dials. Ive seen a lot of people in concert but I think John Newman is now my ultimate favourite. Writing Your Own Custom Number Formats in Excel. So in order to run it from jenkins, you may use shell script feature of Jenkins Pipeline or Jenkins freestyle projects through which you can run the newman command as per the Newman documentation. Closed. (Optional) Specify the working directory in which you want to run the command. A new command I give you: Love one another. packages found. by Thomas McGovern. When he was made cardinal, Newman specifically requested not to be consecrated as a bishop (since cardinals are typically drawn from the ranks of bishops), and he asked to be allowed to remain in Birmingham. . I’m not sure many authors could command the respect of such a diverse duo, but upon reflection I entirely understand why. When I used the lsregister command as given in the hint, with the full path, it did not work. Newman leads a cast, which includes Dermot Mulroney and Linda Fiorentino. Newman has always been a puzzling character, often divisive, often taken to be enigmatic; he has been adored and disliked, the object of boundless trust and the object of deep suspicion. To generate results, Newman uses reporters. Paul Newman had a face, he once quipped, that did not belong to a thief. x or installing Visual Studio are not appealing ideas, but until the jsdom-nogyp module starts supporting the latest version of Node, we’ll have to compromise one way or the other. Newman grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, with his older brother Arthur and his parents, Arthur and Teresa. Theology a Branch of Knowledge {19} THERE were two questions, to which I drew your attention, Gentlemen, in the beginning of my first Discourse, as being of especial importance and interest at this time: first, whether it is consistent with the idea of University teaching to exclude Theology from a place among the sciences which it embraces; next, whether it is consistent with Newman’s No. The Ohio National Guardsmen who fired on students and antiwar protesters at Kent State University on May 4, 1970 were given an order to prepare to shoot, according to a new analysis of a 40-year Nov 12, 2019 · Although a file will be created if doesn't already exist, folders will not. Also what commands do you use when the command actually works. For example, secret variables are not automatically mapped. 17, 2020, in Daytona Cardinal Henry Newman On: The True Notion of Papal Infallibility. John Henry Newman's ideas found the world marching to them. Check your Activity Feed to make sure recent changes have been captured. Good that we clarified that! “command” is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Part I: Background (Fr. Newman expected to survive fiery crash at finish of Daytona 500 Hamlin wins the race, but the result is overshadowed by concern for Newman, who has serious but not life-threatening injuries Aug 19, 2019 · Until now we have been using regular Postman and nothing else. Kirby was born in 1906 and married Mildred in 1928. Elamparayil is a graduate from The Catholic University of America, and his dissertation is: John Henry Newman's Lectures on the Prophetical Office of the Church: A Contextual History and Ecclesiological Analysis. Coe, 15 Tex. You have a Postman account . It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP proxies and much more. He was known nationally by the mid-1830s. John Henry Newman: Apostle of Common Sense? James M. One thing I have noticed is sometimes scripts use exit codes and sometimes they don't. "Newman : command not found" as a result,it's make my test failed. Postman tests can be so simple and straight forward. A highly influential figure in the Church of England, John Henry Newman stunned the Anglican community in 1843, when he left his position as vicar of St. , APPELLEES. Exceptional Features of Paul Newman Rolex Daytona. Here’s what you’ll need to do to install the latest version of Newman on your system: Command line integration with Newman. Joseph Newman was a son of Jonathan Newman and Sarah Finch. Regards, Newman Paul Newman. "Ryan Newman has been treated and released from ARTHUR LESTER NEWMAN. Newman lives in Apartment 5E. 22 Jun 2018 Newman by Postman is an open source tool that can be used to run and test Postman collections directly from the command line. (Replace -g from the command below with -S for a local Oct 31, 2008 · Thus it was not until the election of Leo XIII as pope that Newman was made a cardinal in 1879, a signal honor since Newman was not even a bishop. "And how we shall be left behind when the movement is ordered by the word of command?" Long after his death, now-St. Newman continued his writing with even greater Rolex “Daytona” watches, made famous by actor Paul Newman, are one of the most-recognized watches in the world. sh. He will give the command “ ‘Honor thy father and mother’ is a command not only of the decalogue, but of nature; and suits in which rights can be claimed only through the alleged turpitude of a parent, are not to be encouraged. Nov 18, 2015 · It could be argued that at this point we have just created a smart-piece of middleware in our architecture, something which is not focused on any particular business domain - something which goes against many people's views of what sensible Service Oriented Architecture should look like. You can make folders without leaving Command Prompt with the mkdir command. shell build scripts, you will have some npm executables available to the command line (like bower or grunt) 2 Aug 2016 Postman has a Command Line Version called Newman, it has many utilities but we only //only send an email if ✗ is found in build logs build. John Henry Newman Quotes. 5 Excel Features I'm Excited To Use in 2020. The Brisbane Courier,Mon 27 Jun 1892,Page 4 Death Newman - On The 26th June, At His Residence, Victoria Street, Oval, John Newman, Aged 74 Years. Keir, With Wife Sophie And Children, Elise, Irma, Leon, Victoire And Walter. He stood on the platform that 'only Mar 22, 2008 · (2) In the second incident, which he mentioned in a letter to A. Newman is a command-line collection runner for Postman. Not until Fox Sports said it would not interview him did Hamlin learn the severity of the Initially unaware of Newman’s situation, Hamlin did victory burnouts and celebrated with his team. com/orbs/ registry/orb/postman/newman#commands-newman-run. npmrc files. run npm install @tirzahtoh_twitter can you paste the exact command you ran on your terminal? 2016年11月29日 还原现场:#使用npm安装newman命令~$npminstallnewman--global. NEWMAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION, EXPECTED TO SURVIVE AFTER CRASH IN FINAL LAP AT DAYTONA 500 NASCAR fans shocked, saddened by crash at Daytona 500 Newman is a recurring character on Seinfeld, played by Wayne Knight from 1991 until the show's finale in 1998. Not every Daytona watch belongs to the Paul Newman variety. Windows - 'newman' is not recognized as an internal or external command Showing 1-5 of 5 messages. John Henry Newman, D. Maybe, I guess, inherently SELECT and DELETE depends on what is in the table in question, whereas INSERT does not, and imposing and extraneous WHERE NOT EXISTS clause gets the INSERT command irritated. In the show, Newman is a mail carrier who lives at 129 West 81st Street, New York City, the same apartment building as Jerry Seinfeld and Cosmo Kramer. text . To set the PATH variable in Jenkins: go to Manage 5 days ago Newman is a command-line collection runner for Postman. who gave the command to start engines at 3:07 p. 30 Jun 2018 even after successful installation of Newman, "-bash: newman: command not found" error is thrown #1604. Sep 02, 2014 · Lately I've been working on a lot of automation and monitoring projects, a big part of these projects are taking existing scripts and modifying them to be useful for automation and monitoring tools. Dec 01, 2008 · For whatever the cultural value inherent in studying certain arts subjects may be, that is not Newman’s primary concern: it is not “culture” in the modern sense of the word that he is concerned with, but rather “mental cultivation” in the sense of the education or training of the mind. Newman's Navy: Then and Now Kirby Newman Sr. <Newman's Grammar of Assent deserves to be a subject not only of study but also of meditation. md for Newman v2. Command-line utility for update Postman Environment. Recognising that such a view diminishes the importance of the Catholic religion in acquiring virtue, Newman wrote: ‘Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another; good sense is not conscience, refinement is not humility, nor is largeness and justness of view faith. ” Jan 22, 2018 · Now, I don't normally do the same person twice in a row but this interview between Cathy Newman and Jordan Peterson was just too interesting of an opportunity to discuss how you can handle someone Speaking to the Register, Father Fenlon said: “I am of the opinion that [in regard to the White Rose movement] the essential influence of Newman is found in the person of Sophie Scholl and that Feb 18, 2020 · Ryan Newman's crew stands near a wall on pit road as they are kept back from rescue workers that are aiding Newman after he was involved in a crash on the final lap of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto A command economy is where a central government makes all economic decisions. However, like most Rolex watches, the Daytona watch is not a single watch, but a name given to a line of high performance timepieces. Reporters can be the command line interface itself, but also known standards as JUnit can be found. Jul 11, 2017 · Introducing npx: an npm package runner. (CNS NASCAR racer Ryan Newman has been released from the hospital just two days after a violent crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Monday night. It Begins: Military's Cyberwar Command Is Fully Operational Those ensconced within the informational phalanx called the event Cyber Command Day . Found the answer : there was an character <200b> invisible to my editor after . 91. Newman’s book which is titled Manana Man, which is the third in chronological order, would later on be published in 1988. "/packages/mypackage". bashrc and they even have such package by name command-not-found… and I was able to replace it with desired content… so, is there a way to perform the same on centos? Newman chose as his cardinal’s motto the words ‘Cor ad cor loquitur’, in English, ‘heart speaks to heart’. What am I talking about, anyways? I'll quote the official docs directly: Newman is a command line Collection Runner for Postman. It provide friendly GUI for constructing request and reading responses. Newman was trying to create a university for Ireland, and even though he was a Roman Catholic, he also believed that all of science must The Idea of the University is one of those books that many will know about, but few Debates have raged for years in military and policymaking circles about what a Cyber Command might do: drop logic bombs on adversaries, protect the Pentagon’s networks, seal up civilian President Donald Trump is expected to attend the Daytona 500 on Sunday, adding to his growing list of appearances at professional sports events over the last few months. 14-CV-283 2/11/16 C. Step 2) Open the command line and enter npm install -g newman . 2-If I execute the same command in the Script Console of the slave eg- :println "pwd". Here is the command: $ newman jenkins_demo. This denotes that Newman is going to exit with this code that will tell Jenkins that everything did not go well. What is Newman. Add a build step in the project. There has not been a fatality in NASCAR's elite Cup Series since 2001, but Newman's crash had everyone worried. Fans will give the command to start engines at 4:02 p. We will consume an API, create test scripts with Postman, and use Jenkins to run our integration tests when our build server deploys code. Since I use Windows at home, newman was installed at C:\User\tmaher\AppData\Roaming pm\. Originally conceived to be "the son of the landlord [who]'tells' on everyone", Newman evolved as the POST Request using Postman. To use newman, I can either go to that directory or go into the Windows Environment Properties and add that to the Path variable. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Paul Newman (born 1925) is one of the most distinguished twentieth-century American actors. ]. It seems like exit codes are easy for poeple to forget, but they are an incredibly important part of any Sep 21, 2002 · Art: In 1933, 12 years before he produced a painting he cared enough for to keep or exhibit, Barnett Newman put himself up as a candidate for mayor of New York. Nov 01, 2019 · The original tomb of Blessed John Henry Newman is seen in Rednal, England, March 1, 2010. 2018年5月16日 （Linux）Jenkins+newman+postman自动化环境搭建. Sep 19, 2013 · I would like to continue this discussion by sharing seven command-line tools that I have found useful in my day-to-day work. For instance, to use the Newman teamcity reporter. Unlike what happens in the original The Gam Henry James could not resist giving the hero of his 1877 novel The American the allegorical name "Newman," but he went out of his way to describe him as a muscular Christian, to deflect the President Trump to give command to start engines at Daytona 500 Nationwide search underway for suspect after body of Titusville woman found in trunk of car, police say Ryan Newman returns How To Use A VBA Macro You Found On The Internet. To fully comprehend the loss this entails, one must start with the current mess. 10. Now it's the time for newman to shine. Thanks, $ npm-do hello -bash: hello: command not found We can, however, run the script whose name is hello: $ npm run hello > @ hello /tmp/npm-bin-demo > . Unfortunately, Newman is not on the intellectual map for most administrators and professors, and even if he were, I doubt that his Idea of the University would be taken seriously. If you leave it empty, the working directory is $(Build. newman the cli companion for postman. From our Rest basics we already know what an HTTP Request and HTTP Response is. A quick introduction into API automated testing using Postman and Newman. Check the migration guide and changelog for more details. Head to this page and check that your data is synced to your Postman account. 可是执行 命令会报错 ~$ newman -v bash: newman: command not found. Trying to following directions here to run a collection via command line: when running newman command: newman run my_collection. Cameron. Newman got his first taste of acting while doing school plays, but it was not his first love at the time. These can be found at Command line integration with Newman DAYTONA — NASCAR Driver Ryan Newman was involved in a serious crash at the finish line of the Daytona 500 Monday night as he attempted to get past Denny Hamlin, who won the race. I went to see John Newman at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Wednesday 29th october. I have looking for some answers on the Internet and some tell me to add a value for Environment variables, but I don't know how to get the exact value to add to this. json` To make sure everything worked as it should, check what the tests did – which should be adding some new test cases to your project. The simplest way to install newman is via NPM (Node package manager). Not until Fox Sports said it would not interview him did Hamlin learn the severity of the situation. Select custom here. 3 A newman reporter with added handlebars helpers and separated request iterations. I understand it can’t find it, neither could I. Arriving At Brisbane, Queensland On 29th January 1862. , also referred to as Cardinal Newman and Blessed John Henry Newman, was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. Discourse 2. Either the government or a collective owns the land and the means of production. 苦舟苍颜 到的问题. Its major disadvantage is that it may not run a command at exactly the specified time. The build step executes a Shell command. ) Any suggestions, questions, comments, and even pull requests are more "Which way is the world marching?" he added. I don't really think it is a PATH problem, otherwise a lot of other commands will not be found. You yourself, as much as Jan 25, 2018 · Dana Beitey, who works in University Relations, said not one day goes by without being thankful for becoming one of those kitten’s humans. Among the Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. json I get: newman’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Newman also makes it easier to integrate API test case execution with other systems like Aboard The Vessel Jessie Munn, Under The Command Of Captain J. Nonesuch's Randy Newman Songbook series���comprising solo recordings of songs from throughout Newman's five-decade career—previously included two volumes, released on CD in 2003 and 2011. Lyrics. Drama, however, is not Newman's sole passion; he is a professional race car driver, owns a food business that donates all proceeds to charity, and is an outspoken proponent of various liberal causes. It asks promptly to enter details as below Sep 24, 2012 · I’d like to chnage it to something else but am not able to locate it anywhere… have found it in other distros like ubuntu/debian – they have it in /etc/bash. Not until Fox Sports said it would not interview him did Hamlin learn the severity of the A common "gotcha" is the PATH environment variable being different. Newman resides on both Github and at the NPM npm init command creates package. ” Stramler v. Did it return the name of your script as a file in that folder? If so, move on to the next step. Position of my Mind since 1845 {238} FROM the time that I became a Catholic, of course I have no further history of my religious opinions to narrate. W. In recent years, many John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian and poet, first an Anglican priest and later a Roman Catholic priest and cardinal, who was an important and controversial figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. org when I run newman using the option --reporters cli,html --reporter-html- export, I got this error newman: "html" reporter could not be loaded. json. With his second-in-command Alec Ross and four camels Giles travelled from the headwaters of the Ashburton to the range of mountains which lie to the north of Newman. bash_profile? and voilà! No more "command not found" in the terminal! It may just be that easy! The man package is installed by default in most distributions and the man command usually resides in /usr/bin. To save the command output to a file in a specific folder that doesn't yet exist, first, create the folder and then run the command. NICOLE A. 10. Bush in the Buy a cheap copy of Apologia Pro Vita Sua (A Defense of book by John Henry Newman. , a carpenter, and his wife, Mildred, had 15 children: the nine Newman brothers and six daughters. And maybe I need to specify the path. When a build fails on our integration tests,… May 11, 2017 · @trollcodelord Newman is a command line tool to run postman collections. 13. It allows you to run and test a Postman collection directly from the command-line. be found ( e. Every command fails with “command not found” after changing . This is where he meets a nurse who is sees through his charade and wants in on the action. Mar 22, 2007 · i have a linux machine and i just installed oracle 9 client on it, but when i open a terminal and i type the lsnrctl command, i get 'Command not found', does anyone know what i am doing wrong here. In saying this, I do not mean to say that my mind has been idle, or that I have given up thinking on theological subjects; but that I have had no variations to record, and have had no anxiety of heart whatever. js Hello everyone! Further reading # For more information on the topic of local npm installs, consult Sect. I confess that for the general run of pol, I am not merely skeptical, likely that is shaped by having witnessed needless albeit small scale civil war. No personal mailboxes are associated with the anonymous user and the user does not have access to the Other Users' Namespace. Mary's, Free shipping over $10. This software allows the user to run and test a Postman Collection directly from the command line. In this post we will walk through how to copy a specified cell range and paste it into a brand new PowerPoint presentation. Letters HomeIn a letter to his mother, Newman not only described how the Mediterranean was the seat of . Starting now his whole life would become a video game. Maybe your cron script uses the command somecommand found in /opt/someApp/bin, which you've added to PATH in /etc/environment? cron does not read that file, so running somecommand from your script will fail Newman’s example and prayer is a lesson to us and an invitation to help others to embrace the Catholic faith. [pg 044] All they say is, that there are other beings in the world besides the Supreme Being; their business is with them. It is not enough however that the dial in question feature the correct “Singer” marking as that only proves that it was a dial made by the factory, but not that it is a Paul Newman dial. The ore Hilditch had found Jan 17, 2019 · The command ls and then press the enter key. Newman and the study of the Church Fathers. and then was greeted by a group of Feb 16, 2020 · President Trump delivers the command to start the Daytona 500 to loud cheers Donald Trump became the second president to serve as grand marshall for the Daytona 500 after George W. It is built with extensibility in mind so that you can easily integrate it with your continuous integration servers and build systems. Newman gives the capability of running Postman tests through the command line. json This is an early effort of Paul Newman's -- made after Silver Chalice but not released until after Somebody Up There Likes Me -- and it shows. I think I found it here? C Jul 23, 2018 · worked perfectly after giving the full newman path before the collection run command Apr 09, 2015 · We’re aware that downgrading Node to v0. newman command not found
+Data Points : Code First Goodies in Entity Framework 6
+Julie Lerman | January 2014 | Get the Code
+In my December 2013 article, “Entity Framework 6: The Ninja Edition” (msdn.microsoft.com/magazine/dn532202), I described many of the new features in Entity Framework 6 (EF6). I wasn’t able to delve into every feature, though, so this month I’ll drill into some of the EF6 enhancements specific to Code First. Two of the features I’ll discuss are relevant to Code First mappings, and the others relate to Code First migrations.
+Load Many Fluent API Mappings at Once
+There are two ways to specify Fluent mappings (from your classes to your database) for a model. One is directly in the OnModelCreating method of the DbContext class, like this:
+When you have a lot of mappings, you can organize them by type into individual EntityTypeConfiguration classes, which you then add into the model builder using code like this:
+However, if you have a lot of mappings for a lot of entities, you can end up with many repetitive modelBuilder.Configurations.Add methods in OnModelCreating. To eliminate this drudgery, you can now load all EntityTypeConfigurations from a given assembly with a single method. Here I use the new AddFromAssembly method to load configurations that are specified in the executing assembly for the running application:
+A nice feature of this method is that it isn’t restricted by the scope of the configurations it will load. The custom EntityTypeConfiguration classes can even be marked private and the method will find them. Moreover, AddFromAssembly also comprehends inheritance hierarchies in EntityTypeConfigurations.
+AddFromAssembly is one of a number of community contributions from Unai Zorrilla. See Zorrilla’s blog post, “EF6: Setting Configurations Automatically,” at bit.ly/16OBuJ5 for more details—and leave him a note of thanks while you’re there.
+Define Your Own Default Schema
+In my March 2013 Data Points column, “Playing with the EF6 Alpha” (msdn.microsoft.com/magazine/jj991973), I talked a bit about schema support for Code First. One new feature is a mapping you can configure in OnModelCreating: HasDefaultSchema. This lets you specify the database schema for all of the tables a context maps to, rather than using the EF default of dbo. In the “Entity Framework 6: The Ninja Edition” article, I executed some raw SQL in the discussion about DbTransactions:
+You may have noticed the Casino schema I specified in the SQL. The reason I have a schema named Casino is because I specified it in the OnModelCreating method of my DbContext (CasinoSlotsModel):
+I also talked about the new support in EF6 for Code First migrations that are being run against a database that has different schemas in it. Because that hasn’t changed since EF6 Alpha, I’ll let you read about it in my earlier column.
+Migrations Scripts to Rebuild the Database from Any Point
+One of the new features for Code First migrations listed in the specs (and in every article that simply reiterates the specs) is “idempotent migrations scripts.” Now, you may be someone with a comp sci degree under your belt, or perhaps you’re a DBA. But I am neither and I had to look up the meaning of “idempotent.” According to Wikipedia, which references an IBM engineer (bit.ly/9MIrRK): “In computer science, the term ‘idempotent’ is used … to describe an operation that will produce the same results if executed once or multiple times.” I also had to look up how to pronounce it. It’s eye-dem-poe-tent.
+In the database world, idempotent can be used to describe a SQL script that always has the same impact on a database regardless of its state. With Code First migrations, before running a migration, such a script will check to see if that migration has already been run. This feature is specific to the -script parameter of Update-Database.
+EF has always provided the ability to create scripts that run through all of the migration steps from a particular starting point (source) and optionally to an explicit endpoint (target). This NuGet command evokes that behavior:
+What’s new is that the generated script is much smarter now when you call the command in a particular way:
+This also happens to work if you replace $InitialDatabase with 0, though there’s no guarantee this alternative will be supported in future versions.
+In response, the script starts with the initial migration and carries through to the latest migration. This is why the syntax does not explicitly supply the names of the target or source migrations.
+But with this particular command, EF6 adds logic to the script that checks to see which migrations have already been applied before executing the SQL for a particular migration. Here’s an example of code you’ll see in the script:
+IF @CurrentMigration < '201310311821192_AddedSomeNewPropertyToCasino' BEGIN ALTER TABLE [Casino].[Casinos] ADD [AgainSomeNewProperty] [nvarchar](4000) INSERT [Casino].[__MigrationHistory]([MigrationId], [ContextKey], [Model], [ProductVersion]) VALUES (N'201310311821192_AddedSomeNewPropertyToCasino', N'CasinoModel.Migrations.Configuration', HugeBinaryValue , N'6.1.0-alpha1-21011') END
+The code checks in the _MigrationHistory table to see if the AddedSomeNewPropertyToCasino script has been run on the database yet. If it has, the SQL from that migration won’t be executed. Prior to EF6, the script would just run the SQL without checking to see if it had already been run.
+Provider-Friendly Migration History Tables
+EF6 lets you customize how the _MigrationHistory table is defined using a feature called the Customizable Migrations History Table. This is important if you’re using third-party data providers that have different requirements than the defaults. Figure 1 shows the default schema of the table.
+Here’s an example of how this can be useful. On CodePlex, a developer noted that because each char in the two PKs can be greater than 1 byte, he was getting an error that the length of the compound key created from MigrationId and ContextKey exceeded the allowed key length for a MySQL table: 767 bytes (bit.ly/18rw1BX). To resolve the issue, the MySQL team is using the HistoryContext internally to alter the lengths of the two key columns while working on the EF6 version of MySQL Connector for ADO.NET (bit.ly/7uYw2a).
+Notice in Figure 1 that the __MigrationHistory table gets the same schema I defined for the context using HasSchema: Casino. You may have conventions that say non-data tables should be used by a schema with limited permissions, so you might want to change the schema name of that table. You can do that with the HistoryContext, for example to specify that the “admin” schema be used.
+Figure 1 Default Schema for the __MigrationHistory Table
+HistoryContext derives from DbContext, so the code should be somewhat familiar if you’ve worked with DbContext and Code First in the past. Figure 2 shows a HistoryContext class I defined to specify the admin schema.
+public class CustomHistoryContext : HistoryContext { public CustomHistoryContext (DbConnection dbConnection, string defaultSchema) : base(dbConnection, defaultSchema) { } protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder) { base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder); modelBuilder.Entity<HistoryRow>() .ToTable("__MigrationHistory", "admin"); } }
+You can also use familiar API calls like Property().HasColumnType, HasMaxLength or HasColumnName. For example, if you need to change the length of the ContextKey, you can do this:
+If you’ve already read last month’s article, you should be familiar with EF6 DbConfiguration. This is what you use to let your model know about the CustomHistoryContext file. In your custom DbConfiguration’s constructor, you need to specify the HistoryContext to be used. Here I set the context for the SQL Server provider to use CustomHistoryContext:
+Database initialization and migrations functionality will see this additional context and construct SQL accordingly. The table in Figure 3 was created using the custom HistoryContext to change the schema name of the __MigrationHistory table to admin. (I didn’t include the sample code for changing the column length.)
+Figure 3 Customized __MigrationHistory Table
+HistoryContext is a powerful feature but it needs to be used carefully. Hopefully the database provider you’re using will have already used it to specify a __MigrationHistory table that’s relevant to the target database, and you won’t even need to think about this. Otherwise, I recommend checking the MSDN document on this feature and heeding its guidance (bit.ly/16eK2pD).
+Create Custom Migration Operations
+If you’ve used migrations before—not automatically but by explicitly creating and executing migrations from the Package Manager Console window—you may have explored the migration files created by add-migration. If so, you might have discovered that Code First migrations have a strongly typed API to describe each change to make to the database schema: System.Data.Entity.Migrations.DbMigration.
+Figure 4 shows an example of the CreateTable method that sets a number of attributes.
+CreateTable( Casino.SlotMachines", c => new { Id = c.Int(nullable: false, identity: true), SlotMachineType = c.Int(nullable: false), SerialNumber = c.String(maxLength: 4000), HotelId = c.Int(nullable: false), DateInService = c.DateTime(nullable: false), HasQuietMode = c.Boolean(nullable: false), LastMaintenance = c.DateTime(nullable: false), Casino_Id = c.Int(), }) .PrimaryKey(t => t.Id) .ForeignKey("Casino.Casinos", t => t.Casino_Id) .Index(t => t.Casino_Id);
+Providers then translate those API calls into database-specific SQL.
+There are methods to create tables and indexes, create or alter properties, drop objects and more. It’s a fairly rich API, as you can see from the possibilities listed in Figure 5—which include the ability to simply execute some SQL directly. But, in some cases, it may not be rich enough for your needs. For example, there’s no method for creating database views, specifying permissions or plenty other operations.
+Figure 5 DbMigrations Database Schema Operations
+Once again, the community came to the rescue. In EF6, you now have the ability to create custom migrations operations you can call by customizing the migration classes generated by add-migration. This is thanks to another developer in the CodePlex community, Iñaki Elcoro, aka iceclow.
+To create your own operation, you have to perform a few steps. I’ll show the core of each step. You can see the full code and how the steps are organized in the download for this article.
+- Define the operation. Here I’ve defined a CreateViewOperation, as listed in Figure 6.
+- Create an extension method to point to the operation. This makes it simple to call from DbMigration:
+- Define the SQL for the operation in the Generate method of a custom SqlServerMigrationSqlGenerator class, as shown in Figure 7.
+- Tell the DbConfiguration class to use the custom SqlServerMigrationSqlGenerator class:
+public class CreateViewOperation : MigrationOperation { public CreateViewOperation(string viewName, string viewQueryString) : base(null) { ViewName = viewName; ViewString = viewQueryString; } public string ViewName { get; private set; } public string ViewString { get; private set; } public override bool IsDestructiveChange { get { return false; } } }
+public class CustomSqlServerMigrationSqlGenerator : SqlServerMigrationSqlGenerator { protected override void Generate(MigrationOperation migrationOperation) { var operation = migrationOperation as CreateViewOperation; if (operation != null) { using (IndentedTextWriter writer = Writer()) { writer.WriteLine("CREATE VIEW {0} AS {1} ; ", operation.ViewName, operation.ViewString); Statement(writer); } } } }
+With all of this in place, you can now use the new operation in a migration file and Update-Database will know what to do with it. Figure 8 shows the CreateView operation in use, and provides a reminder that you’ll also need to create an operation to remove the view, which would be called by the Down method if you need to unwind this migration.
+public partial class AddView : DbMigration { public override void Up() { this.CreateView("dbo.CasinosWithOver100SlotMachines", @"SELECT * FROM Casino.Casinos WHERE Id IN (SELECT CasinoId AS Id FROM Casino.SlotMachines GROUP BY CasinoId HAVING COUNT(CasinoId)>=100)"); } public override void Down() { this.RemoveView("dbo.CasinosWithOver100SlotMachines"); } }
+After I call Update-Database, you can see the new view in my database in Figure 9.
+Figure 9 The Newly Created View Generated by Update-Database
+Code First Continues to Evolve
+With the core features of Code First in place, Microsoft and developers from the community took the opportunity to start putting some polish on EF6, with features that now benefit from more flexibility. But it doesn’t stop with the release of EF6. If you filter the CodePlex work items for versions beyond 6.0.1 (at bit.ly/1dA0LZf), you can see that even more polish is being added to future releases of EF6 and Code First. These items are in various states. Perhaps you’ll find one on which you’d like to: Rowan Miller (Microsoft)
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+Bare minimum is not enough
+That work is “the best route out of poverty” is a mantra often chanted by politicians. This refrain was, for example, enthusiastically embraced by work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith when he launched the government’s child poverty strategy in June this year.
+He declared: “Work remains the best route out of poverty and with the economy now growing again we have more people in work than ever before”, adding that there are also “fewer children in workless households than at any time since records began”.
+However, Duncan Smith failed to refer to another record. This is that, for the first time, the majority of the 13 million people classed as living in poverty — in other words, living on less than 60% of national median income — are actually in work. The national median income currently stands at £27,000.
+The 2013 annual Monitoring poverty and social exclusion report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that more people in working families (6.7 million) were living in poverty — at current rates, less than £16,200 a year — than in workless and retired families in poverty combined (6.3 million). And it found that more than half of children living in poverty belong to working families.
+Meanwhile, the TUC last month pointed out that despite optimistic government talk of a growing economy, average wages have fallen by £50 a week in real terms since 2008 and UK workers are “suffering the longest and most severe decline in real earnings since records began in Victorian times”.
+It’s small wonder then, that unions have been pointing out that the National Minimum Wage (NMW), with an adult rate that last month rose to £6.50 an hour from £6.31, is simply not enough for people to live on, and have stepped up campaigning around the Living Wage.
+Workers paid below the Living Wage
+The Living Wage (LW) is promoted by the Living Wage Foundation and, unlike the NMW, is not legally enforceable but is an informal benchmark rate. It is calculated by the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University for everywhere outside London, while the London LW is calculated by the Greater London Authority. These rates are intended to reflect the minimum workers need to cover the basic costs of living. The 2014 LW rates of £7.65 an hour and £8.80 an hour for London and are due to rise this month.
+The Living Wage Commission (LWC), an independent inquiry set up for a year to look into the future of the LW, estimates that 5.24 million people in Britain are paid below Living Wage rates. The commission’s February 2014 interim report, Working for poverty: the scale of low pay and working poverty in the UK , pointed out that this was an increase of 420,000 over the previous 12 months. The commission, which included representatives from the TUC, British Chambers of Commerce and the voluntary sector, said this means that more than one in five workers is paid below a socially acceptable standard of living.
+In April this year, the TUC produced a breakdown of official figures which revealed that while on average, as the Living Wage Commission calculated, around 20% of workers earn less than the LW, this rises to almost 50% in some parliamentary constituencies.
+And, as the UNISON public services union has noted, the taxpayer is subsidising these poverty wages “to the tune of £3.6 billion a year, including £1.1 billion in means-tested benefits”.
+Sub-Living Wage rates of pay can be found across both public and private sectors. In its June 2014 final report, Work that pays , the LWC says that the wholesale and retail industry accounts for 28% of employees paid less than a living wage, while hotels and restaurants account for 17%. Health and social work meanwhile, account for 13%.
+TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady has emphasised that extending the LW is therefore “a vital way of tackling the growing problem of in-work poverty across Britain”.
+Local government pay
+Fiona Farmer, national officer for local authorities for the Unite general union, pointed to the situation for many who work in local government which has a “lowest pay scale point equalling the National Minimum Wage”.
+“Over one million of the 1.5 million workforce earn less than £21,000 a year and 400,000 earn below the Living Wage,” she told Labour Research . “At these levels of pay, members are reliant on benefit and tax credits just to survive, with many turning to food banks and charities for heating and eating.”
+UNISON’s head of local government, Heather Wakefield, said: “We’re talking about people who do really important jobs — including teaching assistants, catering and cleaning staff, school meals workers, day care assistants, and some low-grade admin staff.”
+She said many of these workers “are absolutely at rock bottom”, having to cut back on food spending and on items for their children.
+Wakefield cited a recent UNISON survey of 1,700 local government and school support workers which found 75% of respondents spending less on their food shopping and over half (59%) cutting back on energy costs by turning the heating down or off.
+Farmer and Wakefield pointed to three years of pay freezes from 2010, a 1% pay cap in 2013 and below-inflation pay settlements in eight out of the last 16 years. This has seen local government workers’ take home pay “reduced in real terms by 20%, or an average of £2,800,” said Farmer who added that, at a local level, overtime and annual leave as well as allowances such as mileage are also being reduced.
+She said that while there were around 120 mainly Labour councils “who pay the Living Wage in some form”, increasing the minimum wage to £8 an hour “would ensure a living wage for all local government workers”.
+And while Labour leader Ed Miliband has vowed to raise the minimum wage to £8 an hour by 2020 if Labour wins the next election, Farmer said this raise should happen “before 2020”.
+Local authorities could “absolutely” afford this, she said, as “many councils have huge reserves which are increasing year on year”.
+Her words were echoed by Wakefield who said councils have chosen to put huge amounts of money in reserves. “In the last two years alone they have banked £2 billion,” she added.
+£8 National Minimum Wage affordable in 2015
+Research for the Unite general union reveals that, across the economy, the minimum wage could easily be increased almost immediately to £8 an hour, not only benefiting low-income households, but also providing a modest boost to employment.
+Impact of NMW increase to £8 an hour in 2015
+The National Minimum Wage could safely be increased to £8 an hour in 2015, boosting employment and helping the public finances as well as benefiting low-income households, according to a September 2014 report for the Unite general union by Howard Reed of the Landman Economics research organisation.
+Reed’s report, published days after Labour leader Ed Miliband’s pledge to raise the minimum wage to £8.00 an hour by 2020 if Labour won the next general election, argues that such an increase is affordable now.
+The research shows that an increase to £8.00 would:
+• help 4.6 million low-paid workers, 60% of whom are women;
+• provide an average gain in net income of £813 a year per worker for these workers;
+• help the poorest households the most, with the biggest gainers in the bottom 60% of the income distribution. The impact would be “particularly beneficial” for low-income households containing people who work in the retail sector (an estimated 900,000 workers), hospitality industry (750,000) and cleaning (190,000);
+• have progressive distributional impacts across all ethnicities, “with particularly large net gains per hour worked for Asian workers”. Migrant workers would also make “particularly large net gains per hour worked”;
+• see average net gains which are “largest for younger and older workers, especially those aged under 25 and those aged over 65”;
+• boost employment with a potential increase of 30,000 new jobs; and
+• benefit the public finances to the tune of around £2.1 billion through increased income tax and National Insurance Contributions receipts, increased receipts from expenditure tax (due to higher consumer spending by workers with higher net wages) and lower in-work benefit and tax credit spending.
+Hotel workers
+The union’s campaign for hotel workers, which focuses on London hotels and demands the London Living Wage, points to the fact that not one London hotel pays the London LW, despite the city being home to some of the most expensive hotels in the world and the industry in London raking in £10.5 million a day.
+Unite regional officer Dave Turnbull said: “Our members working in hotels and restaurants will be paid anywhere between the minimum wage to around £7.80 an hour and live hand to mouth. They might be working seven days a week and often have more than one job. Some will work through their holidays because they can’t afford to go on holiday. Or they will take holiday leave from one job in order to work at another.”
+The situation was particularly galling, he said, given that the same hotel chains pay the lowest-paid staff working in their New York hotels over $27 — around £16 — an hour. New York has a city-wide agreement between hotel employers and the New York hotel workers’ union, the Hotel Trades Council, and Unite wants a similar deal for London.
+The union’s London and Eastern Hotel Workers’ Branch recently stepped up its campaign for the London LW with a day of action (see box below).
+Hotel campaign
+The Unite union’s London and Eastern Hotel Workers’ Branch organised a Living Wage Action Day on 8 August which included:
+• distributing postcards to workers in restaurants and coffee shops together with the Unite Restaurant and Bar Staff Branch;
+• distributing postcards to tourists with “Welcome to London (Capital of Low Pay)”, with a tear-off slip calling on employers to pay staff the London Living Wage;
+• a lunchtime protest and street petition at the Crowne Plaza hotel; and
+• a “picnic against poverty” outside the Greater London Assembly building.
+GMB calls for £10 an hour Living Wage
+Meanwhile, the GMB general union is calling for a £10 an hour Living Wage . GMB national organiser Martin Smith told Labour Research : “Our argument is that our members know that you can’t live on the [current] ‘Living Wage’. We believe this is tacitly accepted even by the Living Wage Foundation who base their calculation on the assumption of full receipt of in-work benefits and a 37-hour week. We don’t support either of these assumptions as the basis of the calculation and think the Living Wage should be re-calculated on a more up-to-date basis and by a method acceptable to trade unions fighting every day for wage rises.
+“GMB holds the view, for instance, that a ‘living wage’ that relies on in-work benefits is not a living wage at all.”
+Smith continued that the union also believes that “the assumption of a 37-hour week is out of date for millions of workers in the new economy that has emerged since 2007 and continues to expand”. This means that “we need to fight for the right of many workers to increase their working day to eight hours”. He added: “We chose the £10 per hour figure on the same basis that it can’t stand in isolation from working hours — but that it assumes a 40-hour week. Fewer hours need a higher hourly rate to be enough to earn a living on.”
+Smith said the £10 figure was “an aspiration which informs our industrial organising and bargaining around wages and hours”. The union was, for example, “working with major employers in retail, distribution and utilities” on the issue, “many of whom concede that they have become over-dependent on public subsidy of their wages in recent years and need to reduce their exposure in a climate of continued cuts in benefits”.
+On this last point, the GMB’s call for a £10 Living Wage now has an even greater focus, thanks to chancellor George Osborne’s announcement to this year’s Tory party conference that a re-elected Tory government would impose a two-year freeze on benefits and tax credits.
+Smith said that £10 an hour and enough hours of work to live on was, in part, “a way of protecting the working poor from the fear of these types of in-work benefits cuts — and the evictions that will follow for some”.
+Union sets its sights on £10 an hour living wage
+The GMB general union’s call for a living wage set at £10 an hour — together with “enough hours of work to be free of benefits” — is among its six demands to “make work pay”.
+These are set out in its 2014 report, How unions can make work pay, produced in association with the Centre for Labour and Social Studies think tank. It says that “we need to be arguing for a rate of pay that provides enough to live on without the need for extra state support”.
+The realities of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), argues the union, is that while it was an important first step in tackling the problem of low pay, “in many cases it has now become the maximum wage millions of workers can hope to earn”.
+In many sectors, it “has become a ceiling on pay settlements, rather than a base level from which employees could secure better pay”.
+The GMB bases its £10 an hour call on the fact that the minimum a single person needs to live on without benefits is “much, much higher” than the current Living Wage.
+It cites the £9.08 an hour set out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in its Minimum Income Survey 2013 as the minimum a single person would need to earn to live reasonably without benefits. And it points to the £11.30 an hour rate set out in the report, A fairer London: the 2013 Living Wage in London by the Greater London Assembly’s Economics Unit as the hourly rate a Londoner would need to live on without benefits, working 37.5 hours a week.
+The union emphasises that the “hourly rate of pay is only half the story”, and that making work pay also crucially depends on having enough hours of work.
+In their foreword to the report, national organiser Martin Smith and regional secretary for Yorkshire and North Derbyshire Tim Roache state: “Jobs that were once 40 hours a week and permanent have been split into two or three through the use of zero hours contracts, agency work or bogus self-employment”.
+Smith told Labour Research that, ironically, in the union’s 125th year, “we need to fight for the right of many workers to increase their working day to eight hours.
+“So any hourly rate without reference to sufficient working hours is irrelevant to millions of workers.”
+The Fast food rights campaign, initiated by the BFAWU food workers’ union, is also pressing demands for a £10 an hour Living Wage on companies like Burger King and McDonalds, and for an end to zero hours contracts (see pages 15-16).
+The Conservative pledge on benefits and tax credits aside, the continued existence of low pay and insecure work for millions will ensure that the Living Wage remains high on union agendas for some time to come.
+GMB
+How unions can make work pay
+Greater London Authority
+A fairer London: the 2013 Living Wage in London
+Joseph Rowntree Foundation
+Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2013
+A minimum income standard for the UK in 2013
+Living Wage Commission
+Working for poverty: the scale of low pay and working poverty in the UK
+Work that pays: the final report of the Living Wage Commission
+Unison
+“Local government and school support workers ‘locked out’ of recovery”
+Unite
+The economic impact of a £1.50/hour increase in the National Minimum Wage
+December 28, 2001
+I try not to sound too preachy in these columns, but having just celebrated Christmas with more of my extended family than we have been accustomed to in recent years I had to wonder in print. Jesus talked about turning the other cheek, about never returning evil for evil, about humbling oneself, about taking care not to despise even one of these little ones, about noting that the peacemakers shall be called the children of God. Do many American Christians take those sayings at all seriously?
+I just read a piece saying that it was appropriate that Pat Robertson resign as head of the Christian Coalition because by common consent George W. Bush is now the real leader of the religious right, mainly for his prosecution of the war on terrorism. It strikes me as curious that waging a war is what it takes to be acknowledged as a Christian leader.
+I hope I'm not going for cheap shots here or an overly simplistic analysis. I understand that among sincere Christians some of these issues are hardly cut-and-dried. Jesus physically went into the Temple and overturned the tables of the moneychangers, so he wasn't consistently passive in the face of activities he viewed as wrong. Some of his rhetoric about what will happen to evildoers in the hands of an angry God is downright fiery. Theologians and scholars have agonized at great length and with a certain amount of intellectual sophistication over concepts like "just war" and the special burdens that fall on the shoulders of avowedly Christian statesmen.
+I think I recognize that the world as it is currently constituted sometimes demands hard choices of people in situations where none of the available alternatives is especially moral or even satisfactory. And the attacks of Sept. 11 were despicable, unprovoked by a specific U.S. action and well, evil. In the political world as presently constituted a response is appropriate. A Christian might have to buckle up his armor and do what he considers his duty. But is it appropriate to relish the killing and bloodshed, to take satisfaction and even joy in the death of a purported enemy? Is it appropriate to consider the prosecution of a campaign of death and destruction something of a holy calling, as some have implied that George W. Bush does?
+The United States has long had something of a civic religion a generalized, nondenominational, nonsectarian acknowledgment of some kind of higher power who calls us to do good, be good and do our duty. Politicians have long called on this rather amorphous, vaguely Christian but generally inclusive civic religion to serve the functions that civic religions have served in almost every regime to keep the people in line through exhortation to morality and duty rather than fear of punishment, and to buttress the power of the state.
+I wonder whether some in the religious right don't see their own interpretation of Christianity as a more proper civic religion than the amorphous, not even strictly Christian civic religion that has served American leaders so well over the centuries. That might explain their fascination with political leaders, their desire to embrace politicians willing to give them the time of day or a modicum of respect.
+To my way of thinking that would be a comedown for evangelical Christianity, which should be willing to sit in judgment (though without secular power) on regimes, governments and leaders, to criticize them, to take a radically prophetic stance from time to time. If evangelical Christianity is seen by its leaders (or some of them) as mainly a political or even a socio-cultural movement seeking to influence contemporary politics and culture, then its God is too small.
+Perhaps the war is justified and necessary, given the possibly unattractive options and the way this generally secular world responds to mercy, kindness and turning the other cheek. But I would hate to see it viewed as a religious or even quasi-religious crusade. Casting one's lot with the political leaders of this world even given that some are less contemptible than others and some strive with some integrity to be righteous rulers makes any religion less than it could and should be.
+But enough of seasonal musings. I still think that Somalia (or possibly Yemen, given some recent news stories) will be the next active theater in the ongoing American war on terrorism and evil. The administration seems to be still weighing the options when it comes to Saddam Hussein, the preferred target of neocons, New Republicites and a substantial number of the more traditional conservatives at National Review. But Saddam Hussein is definitely on the target list, and in some ways that's curious and revealing.
+What pushed my buttons was a couple of segments on National Public Radio the day after Christmas that explored the pros and cons of going after Saddam next, but there have been numerous similar articles recently. Two aspects strike me as especially curious.
+The first is that the campaign to go after Saddam continues despite the lack of any hard or even soft evidence that he had anything to do with the September terrorist attacks. For those who yearn to take him out, any evidence at all that Saddam had harbored, financed or had anything other than a remote, tangential connection to any of the hijackers would have been as welcome as a stream in the desert. Then it would have been pretty easy to mobilize public opinion behind a campaign to take out the dictator in Baghdad once and for all.
+But if there has been any connection between Saddam and al-Qaida, it seems to have been a prickly and perhaps even hostile one (though I don't presume to know all the ins and outs of such shadowy and secretive relationships and wouldn't be amazed to learn later that the appearance of hostility has masked quiet cooperation). Even the Israelis, whose intelligence services are widely respected and who would seem to have an interest in fostering enough hostility to persuade more powerful Western regimes to take Saddam out, have not been able to establish a 9/11 connection.
+What's fascinating is that most of those who now advocate attacking Iraq, while they might have spun some interesting conjectural theories early on about Saddam's complicity, now acknowledge this lack of a nexus and it doesn't make any difference. Saddam might not have fostered the 9/11 terrorists, but he's a bad guy who covets weapons of mass destruction and more geopolitical power, and he's still riling in Baghdad just as if we hadn't kicked his butt in 1991.
+That's not complicity in current terrorism and it isn't a clear and present danger to the United States. But who cares? He's a dictator, a jerk and a potential threat someday, and that's enough to justify an attack.
+As recently as 1991 it took the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (ignoring for the moment whether American diplomats winked and nodded and gave him "permission") to mobilize an American army and an international coalition against him. The old "rules" of the supposedly enlightened internationalists some of us learned in college still had some sway. Our leaders thought they had to phony up a Gulf of Tonkin incident to justify escalation in Vietnam. The idea that recognized regimes were sovereign in their own territory but forfeited the right to be left alone when they invaded other sovereign countries still had some psychological heft.
+Today, however, that regnant mythology is gone, gone, gone. The United States doesn't have to be defending against aggressors or protecting the integrity of the international system to justify an invasion. It simply has to dislike a ruler or a regime and what that ruler does within his country to feel perfectly righteous in beginning a war and in attacking first.
+That to me is the attitude of a world emperor more than a first-among-equals in a system of sovereign nations. This is not to say that some of our foreign policy gurus are not thoughtful and even (in their view) apparently benevolent over the long haul, or that some of the regimes they target don't richly deserve at least the opprobrium of all decent people. But there's no longer even the pretense of recognition of sovereignty or the need to have an attack or incident of aggression to justify war by the United States. It's enough to dislike the leader in another country or to consider him a potential threat.
+This attitude no doubt feeds my second observation. The NPR report, along with other discussions, was fairly frank about the various opposition groups that have opposed Saddam's regime. They are factionally and ethnically divided, they have generally been ineffective, and some exist almost solely to gather money and sympathy from Westerners.
+But the report rather nonchalantly (in my view) discussed the possibility that these groups could be "shaped up" by a proper infusion of United States money and advice into an effective fighting force with some political heft. And if that could be done, then the possibility of ousting Saddam and replacing him with a more congenial regime might just make an attack more congenial and therefore more likely.
+So serious people in the US foreign policy establishment are ready to consider not just an attack on a regime that has not invaded anybody or supported the terrorist attacks in September. They are ready to spend our money to groom and shape the opposition so it will be a more effective tool of their version of American interests. They don't even bother with the pretense that there is a powerful and effective opposition with deep roots in the beleaguered Iraqi people who need just a little help to succeed in their patriotic task of ousting the dictator-usurper. They are eager to use an acknowledgedly ineffective and weak opposition movement.
+I'm trying not to be shocked here. Such maneuverings have been the way of the world and the way of great powers for eons. But it seems important to me to make it clear that these attitudes are not those of a country that seeks (as John Quincy Adams had it) to be the friend of freedom everywhere but the guarantor only of its own. They are not even the attitudes of a conscientious and responsible member of the "international community" willing to use its own power to protect the innocent and defenseless against the rapacious aggressors who abound in the nasty world at large.
+No, these attitudes are those of an imperial power that believes it not only has the ability but the right to decide how any country in the world shall be run and to use force if need be to see to it that the proper outcome occurs. The fact that so many of our policymakers see this role as benevolent and constructive and don't see themselves as hypocrites is, if anything, more chilling than the notion that our leaders are conscious imperialists. They are imperialists without even knowing they are, making assumptions that could only be justified by an empire's stance in the world while believing they are simply out to do good in an unruly world.
+But the rest of us should be clear. Discussing an attack on Saddam Hussein in the absence of an overt provocation is the act of an imperial power that believes it has a custodial duty to make things right in the rest of the
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+This is a guest post by Eric of HelgothPhoto. He gives us a glimpse into the anxiety he is feeling as he prepares for a year long trip through Africa. He tells me that he feels his ‘End Of The Line’ photo correctly identifies how he is feeling. I tell him that we all feel this way; that’s it’s normal; and that it’s supposed to be hard.
+WTF am I doing? This thought and many more have been dodging through my mind lately, and with greater frequency, as months draw down to weeks, then days until I leave on my next adventure.
+Outwardly I may appear calm, cool and collected but the reality is…I’m freaked out! I like to think of myself as the adventurous type but what makes me think I can do this….travel solo around the world’s second largest continent, for a year?
+The whole notion of living life on the road and carrying everything I need to survive on my back for that long has me unnerved to say the least. What makes me think I’m qualified? Yes, it will be an awesome experience but I’ve read a lot of stories about other travelers mishaps and I’m a bit concerned. I don’t want to be one of those people. I don’t consider myself naive, by any means, but I only speak one language and have traveled very little outside the United States.
+It’s unfamiliar land, language, and culture. A year is a long time. The last time I lived outside my home country for that long was South Korea and that was over twenty years ago with the military. I was stationary in one country and they took care of me!
+This is different. I know very little to nothing about where I am going, nor do I have a base I can retreat to. This is pushing me way outside my comfort zone, I will be exposed and vulnerable!
+There is something both liberating and daunting about buying a one way ticket to anywhere. I would be unencumbered with having to be anywhere or returning to any place by a specific time. But, that is also the problem. Freedom without any restrictions.
+I realized a couple years ago how encumbered I was with restrictions as I was going “home” from an extended trip in Turkey. At the time, I bought a round trip ticket because I was fully expecting to come back to work and pick up where I left off. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. I could have stayed in Europe longer if it weren’t for this round trip ticket. I felt tied, I couldn’t exchange it and was too stubborn to just let it go and get a new ticket later. Now I’m looking at a trip with no return ticket and I feel just as anxious.
+I’m sitting in my office staring at piles of clutter, nothing is packed…I’m stalling.
+I have just about everything I need for the trip, save one. Admittedly, I have not yet bought my ticket and I’m not sure why. Perhaps buying it will ultimately seal the deal and force me to own it instead of just talk about it, force me into my big unknown where there is no safety net! I’ve much to do and somehow I tell myself there’s still time so I put it off for another day.
+Immunizations, international driver’s license, store cars, ask someone to pick up my mail, set up auto payment for bills and most importantly health insurance. I keep a written list of things I think need to be done and even though I might have everything in line, I still somehow feel completely unprepared.
+Sometimes I secretly hope a job will fall into my lap so I can postpone or (gulp) cancel this trip altogether.
+The big problem with not doing it now though is I may never take another chance and I’ll always wonder. Sooner or later I know I’ll buy the ticket because, I’ve talked it up so much I can’t not do it! My friends and family think it’s great and are excited for me but that isn’t helping ease my anxiety.
+I’m not sure what is fueling these feelings: perhaps it’s because the infrastructure isn’t what I’m used to, so traveling from place to place will be more challenging and downright tough in some areas, or it’s because I’ll probably be traveling alone and could be considered an easy target to rob.
+Maybe I’m trying to do too much before I leave, other than what really needs to be, and I’m afraid of not getting it all done. Perhaps I should quit reading and “just do it” as Nike says, knowing there may be some difficulties or challenges along the way and be prepared for them as best I can.
+Ultimately everyone’s experience is each their own. The cultures will definitely be different than what I’m used to but then again, isn’t that why I’m going?
+My life would be a whole lot simpler if I would just commit to doing something and get it done. Unfortunately I spend too much time contemplating and turning over “what if” scenarios in my mind until sooner or later I back myself into a corner. I will either break or move with such lightning speed I won’t believe I did it. But I’ll finally be free!
+About The Author: Eric is an architect, a photographer, and a friend that I met while traveling in Turkey in 2009. He has started to document his travels through the lens at HelgothPhoto.com His photos are stunning and I, for one, can’t wait to see how he shows me Africa.
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+Great post from Eric! Thanks for sharing. It’s hard to admit you are apprehensive…. maybe this post will give you the kick in the pants to buy the ticket. Hope you have an amazing time.
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+Well Africa is certainly an ambitious pick for a one-way ticket! I suspect though that those apprehensions will melt away the instant you see your first beautiful sunrise/sunset, or the first time you successfully navigate yourself from point A to B without mishap (hopefully that will be all or most of the time!) I think many of us have these fears prior to a big trip and I think it’s normal. You can do it. It will be great!
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+Thanks Claire and yes, I think so too. I actually just bought a one way to Madrid so I will start there. I had similar reservations when I walked out of the airport in Istanbul a couple years ago but I stuck with it and had a great time…it ended way too early!
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+Thanks Glenda….I just bought a ticket to Madrid and awaiting confirmation. Supposed to leave May 23.
+Great post Eric! I feel exactly the same way you do! I always feel anxiety and worry way to much about everything. But the interesting thing is, it’s almost like getting all the worry over with first. If you are anything like me, all the worry will mysteriously disappear as soon as the plane leaves the ground. Happens every time. So go ahead, worry all you like! When the plane takes off it will be too late to worry and it will all just go away.
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+That was brave post Eric, and I know how you feel! It is terrifying stepping into the great unknown. I hope you’ll write a follow-up post once you’ve begun your adventure to assure us that everything has turned out fabulously!
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+Thank you Anne and Kim. I’m sure you are right about everything. I felt a sense of relief for a short time yesterday after buying the ticket. But with that hurdle out of the way, I am committed to moving forward and no more waffling. The calmness lasted the rest of the day until I went to bed…I laid there for several hours thinking of all the things I feel I still need to do and couldn’t turn it off. I’m sure it’s normal, I’m sure it’ll nag me until I get on the plane. Five weeks….
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+I had similar feelings when we flew to Africa one way. I kept thinking WTF are we doing. Admittedly I was terrified, but I can’t remember a specific thing or place I was scared of, my memory is just of being scared to go to AFRICA!
+We planned to spend 3-4 months, 6 months later we left a continent that will forever stay in my heart. It was an amazing experience to travel long-term there and meet so many people. For sure you’ll feel a bit like a sideshow circus act sometimes with all the attention you’ll get in rural areas, but it’s truly an incredible continent and I hope it opens your heart the way it did mine.
+That’s not to say there aren’t frustrations and challenges traveling there, especially by public transit, but if you’re flexible and have good instincts you’ll be fine!
+Good luck and I can’t wait to read about your journey!
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+Thank you Jillian. Likewise, I cannot think of a specific thing or place in Africa causing my anxiety. A simple fear of the unknown, the big “what if” and being away from my “normal” routine life and all the creature comforts I’m used to. Perhaps once I get on the road and learn a new routine will I start to feel a little more at ease.
+Thank you Kirk and goood luck with your leap!
+Thank you Jade, absolutely!
+Thank you Andrew, I hope and expect it to be.
+Great post and I totally understand. Until you buy the ticket it is still in this dream world of “am i doing this”. I think once you do buy the ticket you’ll feel more confident about your decision.
+Congrats on buying the one-way even if “just” to Madrid. Making the next jump from that first step should be easier and less anxiety-filled.
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+In addition meadowsweet tea helps resolve minor forms of heartburn. Thank you! The flavonoids found in this tea are able to give your body a major boost, and these stimulant qualities are also known to help increase sex drive and overcome frigidity. Meadowsweet can be used to ease symptoms associated with colds and flu including respiratory problems, aches and fever. A tea can be prepared from Meadowsweet by steeping 1 ounce dried herb in 1 pint of boiling water for 10 minutes. 7 posts Meadowsweet Tea. Turmeric tea recipe. There are several ways you can extract the benefits from herbs and other plants. 1 Bring 4 cups water to a boil over high heat in 2-quart saucepan. This give it pain killing and anti inflammatory properties. Use with caution in patients with asthma. The general wisdom is to avoid this herb with people who are sensitive to salicylates or if they are taking warfarin as there is the potential of an additive effect. Dropwort Meadowsweet Info. Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) has anti-inflammatory actions. This Meadowsweet tea can be infused in boiling water and made into a delicious herbal tea drink. I am very excited to get many boxes this weekend to stock up on. It is also prepared as syrup which can be used in fruit salads and cooling drinks. Share with: Link: Copy link. Meadowsweet tea has a smooth, clean, sweet flavor. Sabrina. Topically, meadowsweet tea can be used as compress for neuralgia, painful arthritis, rheumatic joints, hemorrhoids, cellulite, acne, and edema. Uteroactivity from meadowsweet has been observed in vitro; avoid administration during pregnancy and lactation. It is made from honey and water, and is fermented through the action of yeast. Flowers are used to stewed fruit & jams that provide a subtle almond flavor. Meadowsweet is a wonderful herb, with a beautiful fragrance and the original source of Aspirin. You will need about 3 thyme sprigs for 1 1/2 cup of boiling water. Damiana Tea Benefits. But to make the perfect cup of tea, there are just a few simple techniques and tricks to learn. Although edible, meadowsweet is more recognized as an herbal medicine used to help with many maladies. Remove Tea Bags and squeeze. Remove from heat; add Lipton® Cup Size Tea Bags and brew 15 minutes, dunking Tea Bags several times. At Indigo Herbs we are passionate about premium quality botanicals. Meadowsweet Tea. Meadowsweet is a member of the rose family that favours wet habitats, such as ditches, damp meadows and riverbanks. Patients with salicylate or sulfite sensitivity. Seeds of Filipendula species such as Queen of the meadows should be sown in flats in the autumn. This old name is where aspirin gets its name from as it was extracted from this plant which is high in salicylic acid. Folklore and History Meadowsweet was a celebrated herb in Celtic times, representing the Flowerbride, otherwise known as "Blodeuwedd" - the maiden aspect of the triple goddess. 2 Stir in sugar and baking soda until completely dissolved. Lightly cover the seeds, cover with glass, and sink in the ground against a north facing shed or wall. So after throwing some ideas around, I came to the conclusion that a sorbet would be the ideal carrier. Once the seeds have germinated, transfer them into pots. Once the tea is sifted, slowly pour 2 oz (60 ml) of hot water into a separate tea cup. “This is the best tasting tea with ginger, turmeric and meadowsweet being said to help with inflammation. To make meadowsweet tea: 2 -6g dried herb infused into 1 cup of boiling water taken 3 times per day. Its leaves are sometimes covered with a bright orange rust fungus. Roots and young leaves are cooked to enhance the flavor in soups. Habitat: Meadowsweet grows commonly in damp meadows, fens, marshes, wet swamps, wet woods, and wet rock ledges; however, it does not grow on acid peats. These are: Infusion: An infusion is when you steep plants in water or oil to glean their beneficial properties. How to Grow Filipendula Plants such as Meadowsweet, Queen of the Meadows, and Dropwort in the Garden. Repeat three times a day. For centuries, people learned how to grow dropworts for medicinal purposes. In 1838, salicylic acid, first synthesized in the 1890s to make aspirin, was isolated from the plant. Sabrina. Meadowsweet Tea. It worked. To make matcha tea, begin by sifting 1 1/2 teaspoons of matcha into a small bowl. If you are using loose tea leaves instead of a teabag make sure to use a good quality strainer, we recommend an open top strainer you place into the cup. Allow the water to cool slightly before pouring in into the matcha. Decoction. This is an ideal preparation for soothing pain or indigestion, but it can help with joint ailments as well. In the Middle Ages, meadowsweet was known as "meadwort" because it was used to flavor mead, an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey and fruit juices. To make fenugreek tea to help with lactation, mix ¼ cup fenugreek seeds with ½ cup dried nettle leaf, ½ cup dried red raspberry leaf, ¼ cup fennel seeds, and ½ cup dried lemon verbena. For example, robust black tea does better steeped in very hot water, which helps draw out flavors; green teas are more delicate, and the flavors can actually be diminished by boiling water. Method. I love that it’s organic and you know it’s real with the heat from the ginger and turmeric. How to Make Thyme Tea. Add raw honey and lemon to taste when the tea has cooled down. It blooms from June to September, with sprays of tiny creamy-white flowers standing atop tall stems. The plant is native to Europe and West Asia. The most notable health benefits of damiana tea include its effects on fertility, sex drive, digestive health and energy levels, among others. Other Name. Most people use it to create some kind of alcoholic drink. Meadowsweet is used to add flavor to beer, wine and many vinegars. How to Make Your Own Tinctures and Tonics. To make tea from meadowsweet, steep one teaspoon of the dried plant in a mugful of boiling water for five minutes. Whisk the tea for 15 seconds in a zigzag motion. If you have a tea ball infuser, you can also chop the thyme sprigs before steeping. An infusion of dropwort tea was used to treat minor pain and headache; and in 1839, scientists discovered what herbalists had known all along. Later, the medicinal plant has been introduced and cultivated in North America. Indigo Herbs Meadowsweet Loose Herbal Tea is a fantastic digestive herbal drink made from premium quality Filipendula ulmaria leaf. Welcome to MeadowSweet Herbs & Flowers, where untamedly passionate about herbs, I share my love of growing and using food and medicine plants in my sustainable, regenerative and bio-diverse garden. Meadowsweet, combined with calendula can soothe sore feet, hands, and shoulders as well as the rough cracked skin that goes along with hard work. Meadowsweet as a refreshing drink – infection prevention Meadowsweet is an appealing herb in many ways: In the garden, it gives off a pleasant wintergreen and sweet almond fragrance, and its wrinkled, dark-green leaves with 3-foot reddish stalks delight the senses. Simply pour about 1 cup boiling water over about 1 tablespoon of sage leaves and steep to the desired strength before straining out the leaves. Meadowsweet is a perennial plant in the Rosaceae family. Meadowsweet Uses & Herbal Remedies. Stir in remaining 12 cups water. Post Jul 29, 2007 #1 2007-07-29T21:58. The antioxidants present in meadowsweet can help reverse free radical damage and protects you from oxidative stress, which is frequently associated with cell mutations and accelerated cellular breakdown. Use 2 teaspoons of dried herb to 1 cup of boiling water and allow to steep for at least 20 minutes, sweeten with raw honey if desired. In particular the flower head contains salicylic acid. Licorice root is used in modern times, as well, for conditions such as peptic ulcers, canker sores, eczema, indigestion, colds and coughs, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. This information is not meant to take the place of a medical diagnosis or prescription - please seek out a holistic health care practitioner who truly cares about people, health, and the planet. Drink 1 cup 3 times a day to help increase your milk production. White Meadowsweet. 2. Share. However, you also can make a more refined (and surprisingly delightful) version of sage tea with the recipe below. Preparation of a meadowsweet tea Pour a cup of boiling water over one or two teaspoons of dried meadowsweet flowers, allow 10 to 15 minutes to steep, and consume as hot as possible.. Add 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper. A tea may be prepared from 4 to 6 g of the dried herb and taken 3 times daily. Roots, flowers and young leaves are used to brew tea. Categories: Herbal Tea, Vegan. Meadowsweet herb is beneficial for much of the same things you would use aspirin for: influenza, respiratory tract infections, arthritis, rheumatism, and fevers. Add to basket. Meadowsweet, taken as tea, is a soothing diaphoretic. Brew 1 teaspoon of the mixture with 1 cup of boiling water for 5 minutes. T Documented adverse effects. Also known as sweet root, licorice has been used for centuries for medicinal, health and beverage purposes. Our Turmeric with Meadowsweet & Ginger tea aims to target the gut first, since that is where the herbs first interact with the body. Description; Reviews (0) Meadowsweet or Filipendula ulmaria used to be called Spiraea ulmaria. Steeping times also differ among the different types of tea. ... Young leaves are edible but are commonly used in soups and to make tea. Meadowsweet Tea quantity. This blog also contains affiliate links, using these links to make purchases supports the free information on this site. Turmeric, meadowsweet and ginger all honor that indication, creating a combined effect where the whole of our formula is greater than the sum of its parts. Fill with boiling water, cover and let infuse for 5 minutes. Contraindications. Plant Description: Meadowsweet is a perennial herbaceous plant. Feb 11, 2020 - Here we share our wonderful Meadowsweet Cordial recipe. Traditionally, meadowsweet was used to flavour mead, dried for tea, and was a sacred herb of the Celts. Making thyme tea is as easy as steeping a few thyme sprigs in hot water. A basic sage tea is easy to make. If you want to make a simple quick cup of turmeric tea, this is what you should do: Put 1-2 teaspoon of fresh turmeric root or 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder in a cup. Nov 19, 2016 - Mead is the oldest alcoholic drink known to man. Here we try out making it at home using Meadowsweet flowers picked from our hedgerows. Pregnancy/Lactation. Hello, I would like to make meadowsweet tea to assist in reducing a mild inflammatory condition. Meadowsweet is a Sweat Inducer. For a dry skin salve, you can use a calendula base, then add lavender (Lavandula), which is soothing and anti-inflammatory. A compress made from a flannel soaked in hot meadowsweet tea is an old fashioned remedy for arthritis and gout. The sifted tea should be smooth and not clumpy.
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+Variations on a common tablet design. (Photo: Ragesoss)The just-released Trump fiscal-2018 budget proposal is devastating news for 77 million poor and lower-income Americans. As the third largest domestic program in federal spending (behind Social Security and Medicare), it has been on the chopping block of the Republican agenda for some time. Enacted in 1965, this joint federal-state program has been a crucial part of a safety net for health care over its 52-year history for eligible children and adults, the blind and disabled, seniors, and about 16 million adults who have gained eligibility since 2010 through Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
+The Trump budget would cut Medicaid spending by $834 billion and cover 14 million fewer people by 2026, while giving the wealthiest Americans a $600 billion tax cut, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Federal spending on Medicaid would be phased out through block grants to states, with the expectation that states pick up the slack for their vulnerable populations. The current federal-state share of Medicaid funding varies considerably by state—from 74 percent federal in Mississippi to 50 percent in California and New York.
+The recently passed House bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), would implement per-capita caps on federal spending on Medicaid in 2020. As an alternative to caps, states could opt to accept block grants any time after 2019, which would give states more flexibility on who would be covered, what services would be provided, and how providers would be compensated. Four Republican governors—from Arkansas, Michigan, Nevada and Ohio—immediately wrote to House and Senate leaders that “the House bill provides almost no new flexibility for states, does not ensure the resources necessary to make sure no one is left out, and shifts significant new costs to states.
+The AHCA has moved on to the Senate, where many call it dead on arrival. A 13-man working group—no women, despite the AHCA’s one-year cut in funding for Planned Parenthood—has been tasked with crafting the Senate’s own bill. Major controversies will surround such issues as reversal of the ACA’s Medicaid expansion (supported by many Republican governors), possible higher premiums for older Americans, waivers that allow states to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions or for such essential benefits as hospital care, contraceptive services and maternity care, work requirements for eligibility, and time limits on coverage.
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+President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord is decisively a mistake, but it is should not be characterized as the end of the world or as an indication that climate action in the US is dead. If anything, it may catalyze a surge of grassroots, sub-national resolve to tackle the greatest challenge of our time. We've already seen seeds of resistance sprouting in the era of Trump, from the Women's March to the backlash against the Muslim ban, and we can expect the same response to the new administration's hostility towards climate action and clean energy. Here are five reasons we should not despair over the Paris announcement:
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+A stripped gold mine. (Photo: AlaskaMining)These are hard times for America's gold miners. They're struggling to haul wealth out of the land, but seeing their pay dropping further and further down.
+Take Bob Mercer, who's been a top miner for years, but last year, (which has been described as somewhere between lackluster and catastrophic) even Bob was down. He pulled in only $125 million in pay. Can you feel Bob's pain?
+No, these are not your normal miners. They are hedge fund managers, digging for gold in the Wonderland of Wall Street. If you divided Bob Mercer's pay in his "bad year" among 1,000 real miners doing honest work, they'd consider it a fabulous year. Hedge funds are almost literally gold mines, though they require no heavy lifting by the soft-handed, Gucci-wearing managers who work them. These gold diggers are basically nothing but speculators, drawing billions of dollars from the uber-rich by promising that they are investment geniuses who will deliver fabulous profits for them. But the scam is that Mercer and his fellow diggers get paid regardless of whether they deliver or not.
+Their cushy setup, known as 2-and-20, works like this: Right off the top, they take two percent of the money put up by each wealthy client, which the hedge fund whizzes like Mercer keep, even if the investments they make are losers; if their speculative bets do pay off, they pocket 20 percent of all profits; hedge fund lobbyists have rigged our nation's tax code so these Wall Street miners pay a fraction of the tax rate that real mine workers pay.
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+According to CMD’s Mary Bottari, documents “linked to one of the Russian hackers alleged to have breached the Democratic National Committee,” were made public in October 2016. They “open a window to the behind-the-scenes workings” of the foundation, which as of June 2016, had $835 million in assets.
+For the better part of its existence since its founding in 1942 by the Bradley brothers, Lynde and Harry, the foundation -- a tax-exempt “charitable” foundation under 501(c)(3) of the tax code – has, unlike the Koch Family Foundations and the Scaife Foundations family foundations, operated out of the spotlight Nevertheless, it has been one of the most influential right-wing foundations in the country.
+In the late 1980s, after the brother’s Allen-Bradley Company in Milwaukee, which developed early resistors for electrical products, was sold to Rockwell International for $1.65 billion, the foundation’s coffers grew immensely, and it hired Michael S. Joyce to run its operations.
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+Editor’s note: Hot Pod is a weekly newsletter on the podcasting industry written by Nick Quah; we happily share it with Nieman Lab readers each Tuesday.
+Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 129, published July 25, 2017.
+Hey folks! We’re talking about adaptations, once again.
+Gimlet wraps a big week for Homecoming. In the same week that the experimental fiction podcast debuted its second season, Deadline reported that its TV adaptation has received a two-season pickup by Amazon, with Julia Roberts confirmed in the lead role. (Sad times for Catherine Keener fans!) News of the adaptation was first publicized last December, with Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail attached as director and executive producer.
+For those keeping tally: Gimlet currently has three pieces of IP that are being pipelined into the more lucrative world of film and television (that we know of, anyway. You can damn well bet that there are many more in development at various stages of maturity). The other two are: (1) the StartUp podcast, which will be hitting television as ABC’s Alex Inc. starring Zach Braff, and (2) the Reply All episode “Man of the People,” set to be a Richard Linklater film starring Robert Downey Jr.
+The company has officially expanded its adaptation pipeline beyond film and television as well. Accompanying Homecoming’s latest season is a companion ebook called The Lost Coast, which follows a storyline that’s separate but related to the narrative playing out in the podcast. (Expanded universe, anybody?) The first chapter of the ebook rolled out alongside the new season’s first episode, and the series will be exclusive to Apple’s iBooks platform. With this, the company walks a path well-trod by earlier pioneers: the Night Vale team, in particular, pulled off a successful crossover to books, publishing an original novel in 2015 along with two episode volumes. (A second original Night Vale novel, It Devours!, will drop in October.)
+The podcast-to-TV adaptation trend has been around for a while — for what it’s worth, I first wrote about the trend last April, though activity in this sector long predated that column — but credit to Gimlet here for the pace of its machinations and the depth of its media savvy: from my perch, the company seems to have pretty effectively concentrated the podcast-to-TV adaptation narrative into a discernible and trackable thread that flows straight through it, keeping the focus and attention tight in such a way that I imagine only further builds interest around the podcast category as a whole.
+One might argue that Gimlet is taking up too much oxygen in this space, a zero-sum articulation that sees this domination of the narrative as directly taking away from or crowding out other teams working on building out their own IP adaptation pipelines. That might be fair if there is an actual IP-peddling arms race currently taking place across multiple podcast companies at this point in time; as it stands, Gimlet does seem to be working at a noticeably higher level compared to everyone else, and they seem to have established quite a bit of a lead. (As an aside, I’m a little surprised that Midroll hasn’t fleshed out a more robust IP development pipeline, given its Los Angeles heritage. Then again, the company’s programming framework has historically been built on relationships with individual talent as opposed to intellectual property development; one imagines there are rather limited gains made when an Earwolf podcaster goes on to do a movie.)
+Anyway, the strategy for Gimlet here is straightforward, in case you’re unfamiliar: As Chris Giliberti, the company’s head of multi-platform who is principally involved in many of these adaptation deals, told Wired: “The potential over the long term is a business that could look a good bit like Marvel…You’re originating worlds and stories in a low-cost, experimental format, and then transitioning high-potential prospects into higher-return formats.” He made the point even more explicitly in a recent StartUp episode: “In my mind, it’s the thing that could turn Gimlet into a unicorn.” You could also appraise the value from an even more basic value-extraction equation: a lot of effort and resources goes into creating, producing, and polishing a podcast — why not squeeze as much juice out of the fruit as you can?
+Giliberti’s evoking the Marvel connection is also interesting on another level. Consider the following Variety article, published last week: “Comic book sales fly on the capes of hit movies, TV shows.“
+Risk. Intellectual property adaptations can be read as being expressions of risk management. It’s a gambit that’s part of a larger toolkit that also includes, by the way, stacking a project with star power (see the aforementioned Homecoming, also every celebrity podcast ever) or drawing from well-trod genres (see: true crime).
+The thought process behind adaptations is easy to grasp: it’s simply less risky to deploy a budget on concepts already proven in a marketplace compared to ones that are not, and particularly when you’re working with a big budget, the incentives are such that you’d want to reduce the potential for failure as much as possible. That said, it should be noted that such cautious thinking isn’t just present in production formats with generally high levels of investment, like film and television. This logic can govern in just about every medium, working at just about every scale, because risk is perceived and managed in relative terms.
+Which is why we see — or are beginning to see — the gambit emerge even within podcasts, long said to be on the cheaper end of the production format spectrum: Wondery, for example, recently scored its first placement on the top of the Apple Podcast charts with what is essentially a podcast adaptation of a popular TV show (“Locked Up Abroad,” more on that in a bit). ESPN’s recently launched 30 for 30 podcast, obviously, is also an adaptation, and you can also say that adaptation exists on the episode level in that show as well: “Yankees Suck!,” the podcast’s best episode so far, can itself be described as an adaptation of a successful 2015 Grantland feature by Amor Bashad. (That feature, by the way, is also being turned into a movie.)
+The broad line of critique against an increasing reliance on adaptation as a medium-wide strategy is that, on the one hand, it highlights a deficiency in creativity, and on the other hand, it’s a trend that may well detract from the ascendance of original ideas. The former is an underwhelming assertion: adaptations are themselves opportunities for immense originality and creative expression (e.g. HBO’s The Leftovers = GOAT). But the latter is more interesting, because it’s a hypothesis that I think still hasn’t been fully tested: the notion is at least partially predicated on an anxious view of the media ecosystem moving into a future where there are no more low-cost spaces for new and existing creators to play-test new concepts.
+Hmm.
+More paywalled podcasts trickle out into the open ecosystem. Two recent cases: (1) Audible and TED’s “Sincerely, X,” previously distributed as an Audible Original exclusively on Channels, and (2) “Fruit,” an audio drama by the multi-talented Issa Rae that originally premiered as an exclusive on Midroll’s Howl platform — now integrated into Stitcher Premium — last February. All episodes of the drama’s first season dropped last Monday. A spokesperson for Midroll explained the move to me: “Fruit was an audience favorite for Stitcher Premium listeners and, with the new season of Insecure coming up, we thought it was the perfect time to bring it to a wider audience.”
+Insecure, of course, being Rae’s critically acclaimed HBO show that returned this past Sunday. Chalk this up, perhaps, as a pretty interesting piece of marketing on Midroll’s part.
+And speaking of Midroll…
+Midroll expands its Earwolf lineup, and the list of additions to the comedy-oriented network is pretty chunky. It includes two new shows, Off Book (described as the “first-ever improvised musical podcast”) and the conversational Homophilia, along with several recruitments from other places: Cracked Movie Club and Cracked Gets Personal join the network from the humor website — which is interesting, given that Cracked.com founder recently joined HowStuffWorks to launch its comedy division — while Throwing Shade and James Bonding are being brought in from Maximum Fun and Nerdist, respectively. Meanwhile, Stitcher Premium is also getting new inventory: it will soon be getting episodes of Chickenman, a popular superhero-spoof radio show from the 1960s. (Deep cut, my dudes.)
+An interesting and aggressive summer for Earwolf, to say the least.
+As a side note: congrats to Comedy Bang! Bang! — née Comedy Death-Ray Radio — for its 500th episode, out this week. The Daily Beast has a great oral history of the podcast, and there’s a Scott Aukerman quote in there that ties pretty well to the earlier parts of this newsletter:
+The only reason the podcast has outlasted the TV show is that the TV show cost millions of dollars to make and the podcast costs very little to make. Because of that, the pressure is on to put out a really consistent product. When you’re doing a TV show, you want every episode to be good.
+NPR premiered What’s Good with Stretch and Bobbito last week, bringing the legendary pair of New York hip-hop radio DJs into podcast feeds. One way to contextualize this launch: between What’s Good, It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders, and to some extent Live from the Poundstone Institute, all of which were rolled out over the past few weeks, it looks as if the public radio mothership is heavily dabbling in personality-driven podcast programming — that is, shows where the principal audience hook isn’t a topic framework (NPR Politics) or story platform (Invisibilia, Embedded), but literally the human at the heart of the program. I might be mistaken, but I think this is genuinely new for the organization on a podcast level.
+Adam Ragusea is hanging up his mic as the host of Current’s The Pub. This means that the podcast, which functions as an extension of the publication and covers the goings-on in public media, is looking for a new host. You should totally consider it, especially if you’re young, hungry, and willing to kick the system in the butt. (Hard.)
+As for Ragusea, he’s off working on other stuff, including additional podcast criticism at Slate and another podcast project currently in development. He declined to give details on the show, but he did send me some parting words for the role he’s leaving behind:
+Public media is in a really weird spot. On the radio side at least, it’s booming bigger than ever, and yet I think it increasingly has no coherent idea about what it wants to be, or what it’s supposed to be. Making this podcast is an opportunity to significantly influence what I see as the inevitable reformation of the public media system. I’ve had my say, now I think it’s someone else’s turn.
+I’ll be honest, when I founded the show with Current almost three years ago, I had the fantasy that it would pass every few years from one host/producer to the next — like an ombudsmanship, but for people who haven’t yet penetrated the power circle. The Pub has a robust audience for such a niche product; it includes high-powered people like Terry Gross and, more importantly I think, it includes scores of people in their first or second public media jobs who are trying to get oriented. The show is a labor of love to be sure, but I’ve been able to see it directly influence events, and it’s certainly raised my profile in a way that has brought me a flood of new opportunities, which is part of what’s now pulling me away from the show. It’s a great side gig for the right person, and I hope we find her.
+Good luck.
+Wondery’s Locked Up Abroad breaks 1 million downloads in slightly over a week, CEO Hernan Lopez tells me, based on its internal Art19 hosting numbers. He also disclosed the show’s Podtrac numbers, which measures unique monthly audiences: that number is 373,000. (Those two numbers contextualized against each other makes for some juicy extrapolation. I’ll leave it up to you to do the math.) Worth noting: the podcast premiered on July 11, dropping three episodes in its first day and hitting the top spot on the Apple Podcast charts not too long after, presumably off the strength of its brand name. It has since trickled down to a lower position, as life on the Apple Podcast charts is a fickle, transient thing.
+The podcast is an adaptation of the popular National Geographic TV show, and there’s a personnel connection to be noted here: Lopez, a former television executive, once ran National Geographic Channels outside the United States, where he had an inside look at the considerable viewership for the property. “The whole process took nearly nine months from beginning to end, since once we secured the rights, we had to select the stories most suited for the ear, replace the music, and re-edit for clarity. We’re really pleased with the result,” he said.
+The company also recently welcomed another new show to its portfolio: Tides of History, which debuted last Thursday with two episodes in the bank. According to Podtrac’s industry listings, Wondery is bringing in over 2.6 million unique monthly audiences across 38 podcasts.
+And speaking of Wondery…
+Career spotlight. Thus.
+In 2013, right after college, I lived abroad and my obsession with podcasts grew. I tried to listen to everything I could download. I couldn’t stop listening to the 2007–2010 archives of coworkers percent in a year. That was fun.
+But I always wanted to be on the publisher side of things so when I met this guy named Hernan Lopez who had a new podcast company, and found out they had an interesting position open, I applied.
+You can find Karo at @birdscanttweet.
+Speed-listening. The topic gained a bit of conversational steam last week, principally triggered, it seems, by a write-up from The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen (“How do podcast nuts find the time? They listen at chipmunk speed,” mind the paywall) with a few follow-ons, including pieces from The Guardian, the Chicago Tribune, and WNYC (#MyWrongOpinion).
+I’m tempted to point out that this particular thread was already taken up as recently as last December by Christopher Mele at the Times, but even a rudimentary Google search reveals that the speed-listening debate is one that recurs in cycles. A sample list of ghosts from cycles past: The Verge in February 2015, The Atlantic in June 2015, Slate in October 2016. It seems that when it comes to matters of taste and culture, we are doomed to live the same moment, again and again, until the end of time or civilization, whichever comes first.
+I don’t have a ton to say on the matter, other than this: Speed-listening is a god-given right and haters gonna hate.
+Well, maybe I do have something to say. Principally, I view this debate as yet another expression of the classic tension between creators and audiences — one that falls from a misalignment between creator intent and consumer preference. It’s not too far removed, I think, from various similarly flavored arguments that’ve emerged across media formats since the beginning of time: people should be reading more features and not listicles, or that films should be watched in theaters and not on iPhones, or that print > digital > mobile. And in many ways, this debate (and all other debates of this kind) are somewhat irrelevant. The longer arc of the power relationship between creators and audiences seems to generally bend toward the latter, as the decentralization of media structures and progression of consumption technology seem to strip more and more producer control — over the consumption environment, over distribution strength, over context in general — while broadly expanding audience consumption (more choices, more control, more agency). That’s a tide that’s hard to stop.
+But then again, what’s truly new here? Radio producers have long been compelled to develop design conventions to prevent listeners from switching stations, and if 1x listening is core to the entire point of a given episode’s experience, one presumes there to be a pathway of design R&D to keep listeners at the original speed. Of course, such design work is hard as nuts, but then again, so is the entire enterprise of making good stuff with a microphone, marketing said stuff effectively, and getting people to pay money for it.
+And for what it’s worth: I have a very close relationship with the speed-listen feature across the several podcast apps that I use. I generally keep things at 1.5x unless it’s clear to me that the pacing, mood, or feel is central to the point of the experience as opposed to keeping things smooth or I get to a place where the space of a show becomes a little more important to me than the information being piped into my earballs. Of course, I’m completely unrepresentative, given that I’m professionally obliged to swim through as much material as possible, but still. #PeakPodcasts.
+Bites:
+For years I have watched UFO videos pop up on the web, looking for videos that match or are similar to UFO’s I and people I know witnessed together in the 1990’s Today I found my closest match yet.
+The video below is the closest I have seen to the UFO’s we saw in Portland, Oregon. Not in color, but in action, the lights flashing back and forth, the quick darting away. Simply incredible you will have to watch it for yourself.
+Below is a letter I wrote to Art Bell, March 11th 1998… It covers my experience, names have been changed.
+Dear Sir’s , (SENT TO ART BELL)
+It all Started a few years ago in 1994 me and my family were coming home the date is July 4th 1994, I was with my mother father brother and two sisters, we were headed to Oregon City Oregon from the Canby Oregon Fireworks show about 2 miles out side the city limits of Canby Oregon.
+I think it was my sister that looked out the window and asked “what’s that” I looked and was intrigued to see what appeared to be huge green lights in the sky. They were very large above the cloud’s it was a gray sky with no room for stars.
+The lights seemed to keep pace with our car. Always going the same speed, well staying contrary to our location, witch was at that time going down highway 99E we soon approached Southend RD about 8 miles from Oregon city..
+Wile traveling down this road the lights still contrary to our location..
+They seemed to mutate in the sky all we could see is there appearance on the clouds.. They appeared to change shape and size and they moved with a velocity in witch I had never seen yet they were able to stop so exact with no further movement it was amazing and also impossible contrary to there size and possible mass.. they made no sound.. just moved… wile my mom drove down Southend rd we came upon what used to be the old drive in theater..
+There we stopped and what I had really not noticed until later is that the objects movements stopped with us..
+There we sat and watched them I made a effort to get out of the car but my mother strongly objected..
+But I however hung out the window watching them they made a boomerang shape that still is vivid in my mind today as I sit here and type this…
+There too they morphed their shape and almost put on a show for us in the night sky..
+I put my head back into the car and we were once again on our way and once again they were flowing us we continued into Oregon city and down Southend rd almost into downtown Oregon city we stopped on a hill now and my mom made the statement “were UFO chasers” well now I think about it and we may have been the UFO chasee’s.
+We sat at this point for a about 10 minutes once again they also stopped this is when the movements were most vivid and imaging in my mind..
+The most vivid I remember is when the object all of the sudden became about 15 objects and they positioned them self’s in a vertical “V” shape and started to flash intensely.
+I found it mind boggling they continued to morph one thing I remember is the now two glowing green objects approached a very high speed and slammed into each other and became one but it immediately stopped dead center from were they joined..
+Then of all thing my family had become restless.. My father wanted to go home and my sister wanted to go to the bathroom, at this time me and my mother are the only ones intrigued by the sighting..
+Well we arrived home only about 10 blocks from our location and dropped them off then me and my mother went looking for them again.. They were not to be found.. The approximate time of sighting was 11:00pm – 11:30, total viewing time was approximately 45 minutes
+For the next 7 months I wondered and watched so did my mother.. and in February on the 23rd 1995 , we were in Clackamas Oregon.. at Cosco, by Levitz furniture we were leaving Cosco when I looked out of the windshield and shouted “oh my god there they are” my mom looked and said the same..
+This time we had a cellular phone and my mother proceeded to call the local news station, KATU Channel 2 and could not get through so she called he best friend in Kelso WA, the cell phone was cut off several times..
+Once when she tried to call my dad.. it was me my mom and brother in and my youngest little sister in the car this time…. Previously we were thinking they may had been thinking they were of a natural cause like a green flash, or they may had been a laser show… well this time we were able too rule out both possibilities..
+This time besides the green glow we had saw before we also saw a single yellowish-orange object.
+What ruled out the other possibilities was when the green objects shot a beam of light to the yellowish-orange object and then the process was reversed…
+We flowed them as much as possible but to no avail the time of viewing was approximately 7:00pm – 7:30pm when ever we saw them this time we watched them for at least 15 minutes.. I had several times during the sighting tried to get the attention of others no one would stop and look…..
+There were many many reports of this sighting by other some evidence of the many reports is on the National UFO reporting Center Website… under a date in February of 95 )
+The reports are also in the Vancouver WA Newspaper ) After this it was two years before I were to see them again I had thought that they were gone for ever and it was just coincidence that we say the same UFO’s twice..
+But then…
+This last November 14th 1997 I was Leaving work at Clackamas Town center.. a friend had picked me up with us when we went to the car was my friend Trisha and a new friend soon to be Judith, Trisha’s Older Sister was driving her younger Brother was in the car and so was a friend of her sister.. we had left town center and traveled north towards Portland.. during the drive we were just on to the highway I got a very strange feeling almost like a message of feelings..
+I turned my head and was immediately met up with a combination of goosebumps and memories.. there they were, I almost had a heart attack I asked my friend Trish if she remembered when I told her about the UFO’s I saw.. she said no and I quickly briefed her wile my head was stuck out the window and then I said well there they are.. she said what said the UFO’s she started to laughed I tried to get her to look out the window..
+Once again they were following the speed and movements of the car.. We would turn a direction they would too most the time they were on the left side of the car witch was strange because that the drivers side and that was the side I was sitting on.. I had a pocket laser and I did not know if I could communicate with them but I certainly tried with a blinking it at them several times.. by now Judith who thought me and trish were crazy has looked at them and is basically crying in fear.. ( take in that I had never met this girl (Judith) in my life before and she had no reason to back my story )
+We are flying down the highway at 75 then 60 and then 55 they constantly stayed on track with me.. we were approaching Portland this time it had seemed like they were trying to communicate with light they groped in several ways shaped including triangle square rectangle and a huge line of approx. 30 objects and flashed a huge long line of lights kind of like runway strobes they did this twice this time I saw the UFOs they were much more complex in what they did.. soon we were entering Portland I noticed I would stop at a stoplight they would stop a well.. we went into the down town area of NW Portland… soon I no longer say the objects I thought they were gone, after we dropped off trisha’s sisters friend at her boyfriends we were leaving Portland via the east side into Oregon City via Mcloughlin Blvd and as we left the area of the high building after I thought I had lost them or vice versa.. there it was one faint green object sitting still in the sky.. like it was waiting for something… as we drove past its location it started to move and follow us into Oregon city ( southbound ).. finely it was gone, the reason.. once again like very time noticeable were military jets quite a few pairs of fighter jets these jets had appeared every single time we encountered the objects… I left work at 7:00 PMapprox. start of viewing time.. 7:25 PM approx. end of viewing time 8:50 PM
+That is my story, what a story, this was many years ago, and I am so glad I wrote it all down..
+The November 14th 1997 incident is the most well documented, below are some other sightings of the same event collected from nuforc.org
+Sightings on Nov. 14, 1997 at about 2100 hrs. Western Wash.
+Peter, Just a quick note. I will send more later. Two whole shifts of officers observed the long streaks of light that went from one side of the sky to the other. A Sgt. leaving the station made the observation; he yelled and the police station emptied into the parking lot. There seemed to be three long streaks of light which “pulsed” or looked like beads of light. It was moving fast.
+One point I want to stress; I was told that the official “space junk” explanation included a statement that the “junk” crashed in the Pacific Ocean. All of the witn’s who called 911 and all of the officers I have contacted ALL state that the lights went FROM the ocean and were headed across the sky, as in WEST to EAST. It would be very difficult to explain how the UFO’s crashed in the Pacific. I will send more soon.
+((NAME DELETED))
+11/14/97: 1st sighting: 9:05 pm, Pacific Beach. Wa. ( Excited phone call from Lauri ((DELETED)) to detail what she & her 9 yr. old stepson had just witnessed.)
+*her beachfront home is just south of Joe’s Creek. Her 2 story chalet is all glassed front. Shortly after 9, her living rm. became illuminated by a bright light being reflected from a phenomenal light display in the sky above her ocean front.
+*She described their first sighting as, 2 comet like heads positioned perpendicular to one another (head to head) Each had a tail that seemed to be swaying. The balls (heads?) of white shimmering light parted, leaving a dark space of sky between them.
+*The balls re-configured into a tight open triangular pattern, with a ball of light at the front of each tailing side of the angle.
+*They could now see 4 separate smaller balls of light tailing each of the larger “HEAD LIGHTS”. A total of 10 separate spheres.
+*It was as though they wanted her to see them ! They descended and momentarily slowed so that they could see directly into the irridescent larger balls of brilliant white light. Inside of the spheres they could see shimmering gold and silver lights. The silver was likened to small reflecting mirrored particles. The 2 larger balls began to change to a brilliant red-orange.
+*The 4 pair of smaller spheres began to glow blue-green in color. All of the spheres reconfigured to elongated ovals.
+*As a unit they seemed to accelerate and took a right angle turn inland, following Joe’s creek, moving over Hwy 109 and the Olympics towards Victoria.
+(the R.V. campsite on the N. side of Joe’s creek had been filled to capacity on the afternoon of the 14th. This is not a usual happening in this tiny ocean front village even during summer months. Most of these visitors disbanded on Saturday rather than staying over til Sunday.) !!!!
+Recent Comments
+The question of music at Mass is a thorny one. Everyone has their preferences and to some extent taste will dictate what some people like. Thankfully, the guidance of the Church, while not dictating everything, is helpful: some parts of the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin, especially the Profession of Faith and the Lord’s Prayer, according to the simpler settings. (General Instruction on the Roman Missal, 41)
+I don’t believe that the Church is saying that chant and Latin should be exclusively used at Mass. But it does strike me that “main place” (Latin, principem locum) means more than just every once in a while. In fact, a more literal translation of the phrase might be “first place.” The Latin princeps, principis is defined as: first, foremost, leading, chief, front; earliest, original; most necessary. Thus, when the translators of the instruction for Mass give us “main place,” they are highlighting the prominence that Gregorian Chant should have at Mass.
+Let’s be clear as to what Gregorian Chant is and is not. By definition, Gregorian Chant is sung in Latin (and a very little bit of Greek here and there). Vernacular chant is not Gregorian Chant. Even in the Latin language, there are many different styles of chant, of which Gregorian Chant is only one. One of the most prominent other kinds of chant in Latin is Ambrosian Chant, the chant that has been used in Milan, Italy. One also speaks of Mozarabic Chant, historically used in parts of Spain. Religious orders also have different styles of chant, although these really seem to be variations of Gregorian Chant rather than unique styles. Familiar tunes used for benediction (O Salutaris and Tantum Ergo) as well as the Marian hymn, O Sanctissima, are not Gregorian Chant but are rather metrical settings of Latin words.
+Before an answer to this question is possible (tomorrow’s post), a little bit of history will be helpful. Gregorian Chant refers to the particular style of chant in Latin that developed in the early Middles Ages in the monasteries of the Holy Roman Empire. This chant incorporated features from the Old Roman Chant that dated to the introduction of Latin into the liturgy in Rome in the late 3rd century, which in turn was a translation of the Christian chant tradition that first developed in Greek.
+By the late Middle Ages, Gregorian Chant was already being displaced by polyphony. At the Council of Trent (1545-1563) some consideration was given to banning polyphony in favor of exclusive use of Gregorian Chant, but the council fathers elected instead to state a preference for Gregorian Chant, while allowing also for polyphony.
+The rabid secularism of the French Revolution and, to a lesser extent, Napoleon (1789-1814) almost destroyed monastic life in Europe, leaving the Church’s tradition of sacred music in tatters. In the 19th century, it became common to use popular melodies from secular music for the words of the Mass. Catholics heard the same type of music that they would hear in concert halls at Mass or the priest simply elected to celebrate a Low Mass in which there was no music at all.
+Under Pope Pius X (1903-1914) there was a decision to return to the Church’s tradition of sacred music. Pius X banned the use of secular music in the liturgy and stressed the importance of Gregorian Chant. Choirs should sing the most difficult chants, but even the lay faithful should be able to sing the simpler parts of the Mass. The expectation was that all Catholics would have a rudimentary understanding of the invariable Latin parts of the Mass. Even today, this legislation remains on the books!
+The effect of this push for more Gregorian Chant varied from country to country. Typically, countries influenced by Irish Catholicism did not make much progress. In Francophone and Germanophone Catholicism, progress was greater. Latin Catholicism was somewhere in between.
+The liturgy documents up until Vatican II (1962-1965) continued to stress the importance of Gregorian Chant, while opening up the possibility of singing in the vernacular at Low Mass..
+In the age of liturgies almost exclusively in the vernacular, both John Paul II and Benedict XVI have repeatedly called for a wider use of Gregorian Chant
+Why?
+Papal documents on liturgical music return consistently to three characteristics that liturgical music should have. It should be sacred, beautiful and universal. Gregorian Chant is taken to be the paradigm against which all other music is to be compared when determining whether or not said music should be used for worship in the temple of the Lord.
+What does it mean for music to be “sacred?” The word sacred is a latinate word that means, holy, set apart from everyday use. Sacred music, then, would be music that is recognizably not the kind of music that one would hear outside of a church building. There are two elements of being a music recognizably for Christian worship. The first is that words speak of God’s self-revelation and are consistent with the faith. The second is that the music, even apart from its words, differs from secular music in its tone by being marked by solemnity and seriousness. A question to ask might be, “If I did not know English would this sound like music for Divine worship?”
+It is a given that no music drops straight down from heaven but rather develops out of pre-existing musical styles. How did the Church decide what originally constituted “sacred” music?
+The exact origins of the Christian chant are somewhat mysterious, but this form of music likely developed from the music used by pagans in certain religious festivals or in the singing of epic poems and Jewish religious songs (thus the continued use of the Hebrew words, amen and alleluia).
+In co-opting certain aspects of pagan song, Christians did not randomly choose pagan music and fuse it with elements of Jewish worship. Rather, they selected those types of pagan song that corresponded to the Divine Word (gk. logos) and appealed not to the flesh but to reason (gk. logos). Feasts of Apollo were marked by rationality and sobriety, whereas Dionysian feasts by drunkenness and frenzy. Any reading of Paul’s Epistles to the Corinthians should make it abundantly clear that the Church chose Apollo over Dionysus from the beginning when integrating certain types of pagan music with Jewish religious singing.
+Gregorian Chant represents the culmination of the translation of the Christian sacred music from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. Most of the words of Gregorian Chant come directly from the Bible. Its solemnity and seriousness communicate unambiguously that it is distinct from profane music and fitted to religious rites.
+The topic of beauty, or soundness of form, raises a long list of possible aesthetic controversies. Blessed John Paul II laid out three criteria in his Chirograph on Sacred Music (2003) that give helpful orientation in establishing standards for beauty in liturgical music. There are three aspects of Gregorian Chant that make it beautiful. Namely, it is true art that adheres to the text of the liturgy and it does so in a way that is comprehensible.
+The criterion of adherence to the text has more to do with evaluating the fitness of other styles of music for the liturgy than it has to do with Gregorian Chant itself. Chant must necessarily correspond to the text of the liturgy because the chant books are themselves official liturgical books of the Roman Rite.
+At first glance, comprehensibility would be a negative rather than a positive when it comes to Gregorian Chant since most of the faithful do not know even the rudiments of Latin. Two observations are in order. Firstly, the existence of foreign language films with subtitles, the relative ease with which one can print worship aids and the stubborn popularity of opera among certain non-Italian speakers suggests that the language barrier is not as high as it originally appears when it comes to art. Secondly, comprehension of the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin can be attained even without any formal Latin study. In fact, the liturgical documents indicate that the Church considers such comprehension a desirable thing for all Roman Catholics. Far more important than these two points is the fact that comprehensibility in this context does not mean subjective comprehension but the comprehensibility of the music within the context the language employed. Put simply, Gregorian Chant is comprehensible because it sings the Latin clearly and articulately, which cannot be said of much of the popular secular music written in English today. Nor could this be said of certain forms of polyphony.
+In speaking of true art, we do well to follow John Paul’s lead. We recognize that any form of music that has continued to exist as a living reality for more than 1,000 years has an unquestionable status as “true art.” An artistic style that lasts for a generation is a fad. One that dominates a century is a movement. The constant that underlies the fads and movements has a relation to what comes and goes much as the trunk of a tree relates to its branches.
+When organum and then polyphony were widely used in the liturgy, these styles always existed side by side with Gregorian Chant. At the very least, the celebrant’s orations and the chanting of the readings followed the ancient melodies printed in the Missal and were not subject to the whim of an innovating composer. Those in holy orders who sang in their capacity as clerics during the liturgy had to chant more gregoriano. Thus even the most florid Baroque Polyphony such as Monteverdi’s Vesperi della Beata Vergine begins the with the sober a capella chant of the, Deus in adjutorium meum intende, before an explosion of vocal and instrumental splendor that follows. We should not think of these rubrical restrictions as arbitrary attempts to preserve an obsolete style but as the recognition of the chant tradition as the vital center of the Church’s musical patrimony, the trunk that communicates life to the rest of the tree.
+Familiarity that comes through repetition engenders comfort with liturgy so it is incumbent for the faithful to be patient and give time to absorb reform back to traditional practices and practices actually mandated by the Church. I think music in most parishes is a train wreck, at best a mix of quasi-traditional and contemporary which is akin to decorating a room with lava lamps and Chippendale. Further, I hear the comment that the Church has to “meet people where they are” but there is also an obligation for people to elevate themselves to what the Church asks which implicitly pulls them closer to union with Christ. Moderns find that problematic but the answer isn’t to capitulate to the spirit of the age. Rather it is to hit the personal reset button and expect more from ourselves which after all, is what divinization is pretty much all about.
+By: terrygarrity on October 1, 2016
+at 10:02 am
+Your History of what has transpired in the Church in the 20th Century is a bit confusing. First you write:
+Under Pope Pius X (1903-1914) there was a decision to return to the Church’s tradition of sacred music. Pius X banned the use of secular music in the liturgy and stressed the importance of Gregorian Chant.
+If that is the case, than there would be no question that we would still have our Masses in Latin and the Gregorian Chant would dominate. But for some reason, it was changed. Then you wrote:
+..
+That indicates that what Pius X decided was overturned and a change was implemented that exists today. Yet you have a problem with what took place during Vatican II.
+Then you wrote:
+Most of the words of Gregorian Chant come directly from the Bible. Its solemnity and seriousness communicate unambiguously that it is distinct from profane music and fitted to religious rites.
+Yet today the GIRM shows that the Mass in English is from the New American Bible (Revised). That is not in Latin. The Liturgy of the Hours is not in Latin. The Hymns associated with the Liturgy of the Hours are not in Latin or in Gregorian Chant – there is not any Gregorian Chant in the Christian Prayer Book used for the Liturgy of the Hours. The Missalettes found in most Parishes from the Oregon Press do not have Gregorian Chant or even Latin portions of the Mass, with a small exception of the few Hymns used for Adoration that do not have any music printed with it. Therefore, if the Gregorian Chant comes directly from the Bible, why is this Bible not used at Mass and printed so that all parishioners can follow it as in Pre-Vatican II days.
+You confirm the indication that the Latin Mass could be the dominant one, especially when there are many ethnic groups in a Parish. Then all the Masses would be the same. You confirm this when you wrote:
+Secondly, comprehension of the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin can be attained even without any formal Latin study. In fact, the liturgical documents indicate that the Church considers such comprehension a desirable thing for all Roman Catholics.
+However, you have not indicated how the parishioners are to learn both the Latin in order to understand the Mass and the Spanish, Polish, Viet Namese, Burmese, Chu, Tagolog, Chinese, Korean and all the other languages that are currently spoken in our State, in order to communicate with our neighbors. Most people do not have language comprehension as a major capability with being immersed in the language by going to a foreign county. The Pastors in our Diocese who are most capable of communicating with the Hispanic population have spent a year in Mexico or other areas so that they could be immersed in the language and customs. They were paid by the Diocese to do this. Are Parishioners supposed to do the same thing to satisfy the apparent need to have the Masses in Latin with Gregorian Chant? You try to simplify the method by the following:
+Put simply, Gregorian Chant is comprehensible because it sings the Latin clearly and articulately, which cannot be said of much of the popular secular music written in English today.
+Church Latin is different from the Latin taught in High School, and that is not taught in most rural High Schools. You generalize saying that Latin Chant is articulate, but being articulate does not mean that it is totally understood. You also state that much of the popular secular music written in English today is not clear and articulate. Have you written to the Oregon Press and told them what Hymns should be removed? Have you written secular music or told groups like the St. Louis Jesuits, Michael Joncas, Marty Haugen, Jay Althouse, Steven Warner, Hal Hopson, Christopher Walker, Robert Kreutz, or David Haas, or others of the many Hymn writers what they should write? Is the Gregorian Institute of America (GIA Publications) incorrect in publishing the hymns that you indicate are inarticulate? If you not part of the Solution, than perhaps you are part of the problem!
+Years ago, about 1974, at our St. Joseph Parish in Logansport, perhaps while you still were in school there, we, the St. Joseph Choir requested that the Pastor do a Latin Mass so that we could sing the Latin Mass. He finally condescended to do so and we prepared for it. He did the whole Mass in Latin, including the Homily. What was accomplished by that? If you don’t remember, perhaps your parents or you siblings could remind you. If we are a Universal Church, than perhaps the Masses should be said in the exact same way in every Parish, including the Homilies. Then the Gregorian Chant, the Latin Mass, and the everything would be Universal (Catholic) without question. Is that what you desire?
+By: Stephen Kovacs on October 2, 2016
+at 11:32 am
+Hello Steve,
+One of my favorite musical memories as a boy was hearing you chant the Exsultet at the Easter Vigil in English. The chant, even in English, struck me as singularly numinous and engrossing.
+I was not born until 1974, so my first memories of Latin in the Mass come from Saint Paul’s in Cambridge and the Boston Choir School in 1997. Since then, I have celebrated Mass in Latin occasionally and even directed a schola at one of my parishes. My experience is that a greater sense of mystery and reverence in the liturgy can be a great stimulus for evangelization and promotion of vocations, not only to the priesthood and religious life, but sacramental marriages as well.
+The use of Gregorian Chant may not be the only way to imbue celebrations with a greater sense of reverence and mystery. But the Church tells us it is a privileged way to do so. It is at least worth a try on a wider basis than we currently do so.
+Have you ever read, _Why Catholics Can’t Sing_?
+By: frroberts on October 2, 2016
+at 4:40 pm
+I quit my job at the beginning of August after working there for five weeks.
+When I interviewed there, the place seemed pleasant enough. It was a clean, safe working environment. The people seemed personable, friendly and professional. The work would be challenging and rewarding.
+It became apparent that a bit of a show had been put on while I was touring during my interview. After the first day some unofficial office rules became apparent. The moratorium on open toed shoes was livable but the first time someone finally told me that talking to fellow co-workers was verboten; that I was being too friendly and chatty, I was appalled. Apparently stopping to ask a coworker about a book on her desk during lunch break was unacceptable because it wasn't work related. I had also clocked in five minutes early two days in a row instead of the requisite fifteen minutes. Although the employee handbook simply stated that I was supposed to be in my seat and ready to work, and I had never failed at this, the "unofficial rule" was that everyone had to be there fifteen minutes early. An unpaid fifteen minutes early.
+There were dozens more rules like this and it wasn't long before I broke a rule of my own. I quit the job before I had another job. I decided I could do temp work for a while. I've fallen back on temping a few times between jobs. It's a way to keep your skills current and learn new ones; get fresh ideas and new work experiences; and it’s a way to keep the dreaded “gap” from your resume and still get paid. It's a way to make contacts and more times than not, will lead to a full time job. Temping would also allow me keep my time flexible because I would need some time off. My mother was having surgery and I was to be her recovery nurse. This was something I had made arrangements for at the job I quit but something a new employer wouldn't be likely to be able to give.
+With my mother's recovery now behind me, I’ve been taking longer temp assignments while still searching for a “permanent” full time gig. Today was the first day of a two-week data entry assignment. Everything was going very well. The environment was again clean and safe. The coworkers and supervisor were genuinely friendly and I was able to catch on to my assigned tasks within the first hour. Data entry is not brain surgery but I have a geeky knack for it and it's not a bad temp gig if you can get it.
+The temp agency informed me that the start time may have been 8:00 or 8:30 and to make sure to ask what time I was to be there the next day. This is something usually covered by the agency but they have other temps working there and the shifts are flexible. I caught the supervisor as she was walking by and we confirmed an 8:30 start time.
+"Oh," she mentioned as though she'd forgotten, "tomorrow we'll go to H.R. and get some pictures of your hand so you can use the hand scanner to clock in and out."
+My professional demeanor broke and I must have looked as shocked as I felt because she immediately assured me that, "It's no big deal."
+"It's no big deal," she repeated as I finally remembered to close my mouth. I went from being shocked to appalled as she explained how the machine worked.
+"You just put your hand on the machine and then it beeps and then your name and the time you clocked in shows up on the screen. That's all there is to it. That's how all our employees do it. It's no big deal, is it?" she queried cheerily to the two employees sitting closest to me.
+They both nodded their agreement. She continued her cheery stare and under her gaze the young lady sitting next to me quietly stated, "No, it's not a big deal anymore."
+The supervisor walked away and into her office. I stared at the girl next to me and she broke into a wry grin that had no trace of humor.
+"I know exactly what you're thinking. I didn't like it at first either. No, when I first started, I didn't like it at all. I was very uncomfortable with it. I was the last person in the building to actually sign up. She (the supervisor) was real mad too and kept on me until I did sign up."
+The woman sitting directly across from us chimed in, "I didn't like it either but no one asked me. If we didn't do it, then what?"
+"Well it's not as if you'd quit your job, especially if you've been here for a while," I said, quietly but angrily. "But it seems to me it's tantamount to blackmail. ‘We get to use a piece of your body for our time clock or you don't work here anymore?’ That's horrible."
+The two women nearest me obviously didn't like it much. But they were accustomed to it after two years and they didn't think much about it anymore. They both admitted that it bothered them sometimes, but their attitudes asked the question, ‘What else could you do?’
+I waited until 15 minutes before the end of the day before I went to the supervisor.
+"I wanted to talk to you about the hand scanner?"
+"What about it?"
+"Well, frankly, I find it…distasteful and appalling?"
+"Really? You're the first person who's ever objected to it," she said. I thought she had to be lying. I had just heard two of her employees tell me abjectly that they hadn't like it, with everyone else in our row of half cubicles nodding their agreement. It wasn’t until later that it dawned on me, of course no one ever objected in her hearing. I probably was the first person who’d been bold enough (read stupid enough) to actually say anything negative directly to her.
+I thought maybe, because I was temp it wouldn’t be necessary. Maybe she had made a mistake or maybe the agency would intercede on my behalf. I couldn’t just accept this without at least asking to use a regular agency timesheet.
+"Well, this is going to be such a short assignment. It's not like I'm a permanent employee. Since I'll only be here two weeks, is this really necessary?"
+"Yes, even our temp workers have to use the system. It's just the way we do it. H.R. won't waive the system for temps."
+"I'm sorry but I just don't know…I wasn't told about this at the agency, and if they had I probably wouldn't have accepted the assignment. As it is, I’m obligated to finish the assignment."
+Temp Agency 101: Abandoning an assignment is unforgivable unless you were in a car wreck or died. You are forever termed "unreliable" and will not be reassigned. They have to pay you for time already worked, even if you abandon the assignment; but most will also bust you down to minimum wage.
+"Well it's your choice but there isn't a way around it. Either you do [the hand scan] and you work here or you don't work here." Her voice was kind but her smile was frozen into place at this point.
+I finished the day. My two co-workers were sympathetic with my ambivalence about returning and we said end of assignment goodbyes then.
+"Well if I don't see you again, it was nice knowing you, but we'll understand why," the girl next to me said as I walked away.
+I called the agency. They told me that because of the circumstances and the fact that I was not informed first, I am not obligated to finish the assignment. If this makes me uncomfortable enough not to want work there, they will not treat it as an abandoned assignment. I will be reassigned as soon as possible, no harm no foul. I have tonight to make up my mind. If I'm not going back, I have to call them at 8 a.m. to let them know.
+Like everyone else, I have bills to pay. I was counting on this two weeks worth of work and although the agency may make an honest attempt to reassign me, they truly may not have an assignment for a week or so. I'm registered elsewhere but it's nice to know where and when you're going for a two-week stretch.
+Still, I can't help but feel betrayed. The agency knew about this before they sent me and they didn't tell me. What's more, the employer really couldn't care less. If they treat their regular employees in this manner then, as a temp, I am plankton on the food chain.
+Before I left, the supervisor made a last ditch effort to assure me that the hand scanner was ‘no big deal’. She took me to see the hand scanner and showed me how it worked using her own dainty hand. She explained that it does not read your fingerprint. It measures the parameters of your hand. You put in your code, put your hand down and voila, no one else can clock in for you.
+I asked her if they would delete my information after my two-week assignment is up, but no, they have to keep the information on file with HR for "legal purposes" and then if it's not used for a long period of time it is archived. Besides, what if I temp for them again? I wouldn't have to reenter my info, I'd be all set up.
+How convenient for them, I thought dryly.
+Funny how they have all my information; name, address, telephone number, cell phone number, social security number, my previous job information, my professional and personal references and even my credit report but that's not enough to prove I'm trust worthy or even job worthy. Legally they can even demand my pee if they want it. Yet I can keep my urine to myself for this one job. They only want my hand scan and if I'm not willing to give up this last bit of myself, then tough luck. All else I've given is null and void. Yet I'm supposed to trust them with all this information including my hand "parameters" just for the privilege of doing their data entry work for two weeks.
+My hesitation and distaste must have still shown plainly on my face because she repeated her earlier mantra.
+"Really, it's no big deal." She then showed me how they even keep a bottle of hand sanitizer nearby with a brief demonstration of said Purel with Aloe. In addition to every day germs I suppose it's also handy to cleanse away the dirty feeling of being raped of your civil liberties and self-respect.
+This situation reminds me of a quote from Barbara Ehrenreich's book, Nickel and Dimed. dictatorship.So, I have a choice to make, surrender or move on. Hope for something better or accept the good and button my own lip. I mean at least I'm free to talk and wear open toed shoes again; but how long can I continue to espouse my blatantly liberal ideals if I’m not willing to live up to them.
+How far do I compromise my own values? Is it worth it for such a short assignment? Is it worth it for anyone just trying to keep a job?
+(This post has been edited for typing errors. The overall content has not been changed. Deborah 09/10/2006)
+Get the hell out of there.
+For all of the things we may hate about the internet, there is one thing I think we can all agree is truly fantastic… Stories and pictures of interspecies friendships.
+Cats and dogs napping together.
+An elephant and a black lab playing.
+A gorilla cuddling a kitten.
+Amazing.
+One of these stories recently caught my eye because it seemed so unlikely. The two species weren’t just uncommon together. They were enemies. Predator and prey. At the Primorsky Safari Park in Russia there is a Siberian tiger named Amur. Twice a week they throw in a live goat for Amur to eat. And every time, he quickly pounces on the goat and devours him.
+Until he didn’t.
+One morning they threw in a small goat. But he didn’t run when he saw the large tiger. Instead the goat marched fearlessly right up to Amur, and looked him right in the eye.
+Amur the tiger stalked off and again the goat didn’t run. No, he started following the tiger around. And it was at that moment, that they became best friends.
+Since then the two play together, eat together, and chase each other around. Amur tried to teach the goat to catch prey. The goat taught the tiger to lick a block of salt.
+They tried to separate the two but the tiger cried all night, so they have let them stay together. The zookeepers named the goat Timur, which means iron. The only change is that they have switched up Amur’s diet from goats to rabbits.
+I love stories like this.
+Why wasn’t the goat afraid of the tiger?
+Why didn’t the tiger eat him?
+How have these two natural enemies become such good friends?
+Jesus called us to love our enemies, and in our lives loving enemies is not nearly as cute as a tiger and goat snuggled up together.
+This is a really hard teaching for us. It might seem easy at first glance, and for what I’ll call our surface level enemies, this really isn’t all that hard.
+These surface level enemies are the people who we put in the enemy category when they do something that irritates us. They block our car in at the grocery store. They let their dog poop in our yard and don’t pick it up. They can’t stop bragging about their promotion when they know we were up for it too. So we hear love your enemies and think,“Sigh. All right Jesus. I’ll try.”
+But it’s not so easy with our real enemies. There are two kinds of these. First, there are the enemies that are one group versus another, like enemies in times of war, the kind where life and limb is on the line. Love those enemies, Jesus?
+Then there are the second kind of real enemies, the personal ones who have deeply hurt us, or someone we love. The ones whose actions broke our lives into pieces, who destroyed our family, who caused irreparable harm to our spouse or our children.
+Love those enemies, Jesus? Really?
+Is that really what he is saying? Is that really what it means?
+I wrestled with this passage all week because I don’t like it.
+I railed against the injustice of it.
+I wished it were different.
+I poured over commentaries hoping to find a nugget that could make this not mean what it says.
+I have seen so many people hurt deeply by awful people. I hoped I could soften it. How about ignore our enemies? Or make a face at our enemies and keep walking?
+But that’s not what Jesus says. He says love your enemies, and the whole purpose of Everything Jesus Taught is for us to really see what Jesus calls us to do, even when we don’t like it, even if it’s difficult, even if it doesn’t make sense to us.
+One more note about this passage.
+Jesus makes an assumption about the people who are listening to this teaching, and that is that they are the victims or wronged party in the situations he is about to talk about. He assumes if they are with him, then of course they would be the ones on the receiving end of persecution, the ones who would have their coat taken, or have someone curse them. There is no teaching here for those that would be the instigator of the problem, the perpetrators of the harm.
+Let’s make sure we are on the right side of these hypothetical situations. Because the assumption here is that a follower of Jesus wouldn’t be out there making enemies by going after vulnerable people, or by being a bully. When Jesus makes that kind of assumption, we need to pay attention.
+Luke 6:27-36: “But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies,”
+Love your enemies. In English we use the word love to mean lots of things: we fall in love, we love our kids, we love coffee, we love the beach. But in the greek, which is the language this story was originally written in, there are different words for the different kinds of love and this one is not a feeling kind of love. It is different from the love you have for your spouse, and even different from the love you feel for a friend.
+The word in greek is agape and it is a willful love. It is a love that involves a decision to love someone, even when they are entirely unloveable, even when they don’t love you back, even when you aren’t feeling that loving toward them. Agape means to decide to love them, and by doing so to wish for their goodwill. Jesus goes on:
+“do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you,”
+This would have struck the listeners at that time as really different, because it was common teaching at the time to love those who love you, and curse those who don’t. (that would make things easier if that’s what he had said) But as Jesus is prone to do, he turns conventional wisdom completely upside down. (Which is why it turns our lives upside down, which is how he gives us life to the fullest) Then he says:
+“pray for those who abuse you.”
+Pray for those who abuse you.
+It sounds easy enough, but have you tried praying for someone that you truly hate? Someone that has hurt you?
+It is gut wrenching, soul wrestling, awful work that requires a mighty act of God to will in us. Then Jesus goes on to give some specific examples of what this might look like. They aren’t necessarily literal, any more than the gouging out your eye over sin passage, but there to make the point.
+“If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt.”
+Jesus isn’t necessarily encouraging us to strip down in the streets. But he is teaching about love. This one is illustrative of a debt owed to someone. It would have been a legal action where they take a coat as a repayment of what you owed.
+“Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
+This is that golden rule we;”
+This phrase “children of the most high” is important. Jesus is using the assumption that a child will be like a parent to show the kind of love we live out for others. Since God loves humans even when they don’t deserve it, children of God would do the same.
+“for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
+Phew. That’s the end.
+Love your enemies, Jesus says.
+Before we think about what this does mean for you, let’s talk about what it doesn’t.
+First, this teaching of Jesus does not mean that if someone has done something horrible to you that it is no big deal.
+It is a very big deal.
+If someone has hurt you, or someone you love, in a big way, then it is a big deal. Not only to you, but to God. Because it’s sin, and sin would cost Jesus his whole life that they might have a chance at forgiveness. So don’t let anyone pish posh away something that has happened to you by saying it doesn’t’ really matter. It does. Saying sin doesn’t matter means the cross was a waste of time. Because the cross doesn’t make sense if sin isn’t really big, if the things people do to one another weren’t so bad that the only option was for Jesus to die. Enemies that make victims of other people cost God everything.
+So loving those real enemies does not mean pretending they didn’t do something horrible.
+Second, this passage does not mean you stay in abusive situations, or that you seek out being a victim.
+To take this teaching of Jesus and misuse it by applying it to situations in which it was never intended to keep someone in an abusive relationship of any kind goes counter to everything else we see in Jesus’ life and teaching.
+Jesus’ life and teaching continually lifted up the oppressed, healed the sick, freed the captive. So if you are in an abusive situation, leave. Tell someone. Get help. There is nothing in this passage that should be heard as a call to stay.
+So what does it mean for you to love your enemy?
+Let’s remember what the definition of that word for love was. It means to love them in a way that wills their good as a decision, not a feeling.
+This is a little easier than thinking about giving them a high five, but if you have an enemy that has done something really bad in your life, willing yourself to wish for their goodwill may still feel impossible.
+It feels impossible to go from hating someone with the core of our being for what they have done to embracing them in love and wishing their goodwill.
+So let’s back up, and work our way up to it. Jesus doesn’t expect us to get there overnight. Going from hatred to love in one move is impossible. It’s a process. So let’s back up, and look at one small step we can take, today.
+The first step to loving your enemies is to see them as human.
+Writer and theologian Frederick Buechner says this:
+.” (Frederick Buechner, Whistling in the Dark)
+The first step is to see your enemy not as a monster, or a super villain, or a force in your life, but a human.
+The kind of human who even as you hate them Jesus died for. A human who shows you just how big God’s grace must be to encompass all we are capable of.
+Because that’s where it starts with you and God. God sees you as human, with all of your good and with all of your deepest sin. This is the first step for you in loving your enemies.
+But why take a step at all? Why even try to love our enemies?
+Because this teaching of Jesus, about loving our enemies, while seemingly impossible is another piece to living our lives to the fullest.
+When you see your enemies as humans, it takes away your fear of them.
+They aren’t a super monster.
+They are a broken human.
+Loving your enemies, or at least moving in that direction, takes away their power too. You won’t let them set the course of your day, your week, your life.
+You begin to feel free from the hatred that holds you captive. You’ll feel released from the hold of what they did to you so you can embrace the future God has for you.
+You will look them in the eye and feel yourself grow stronger.
+Your faith will increase as you feel God do powerful things in you, things you know you could never have done on your own. God will do things only God can do, like still the swirling of your spirit and finally give you peace.
+Because it would be easy for us to think this all sounds great but is actually impossible, except for the occasional goat and tiger perhaps, I’d like to end with a story of what this looks like, in real life, with real people, and very real enemies.
+Corrie ten Boom shared a story of a man, Thomas whom she met. Corrie herself knows quite a bit about radical love and forgiveness, having survived a Nazi camp, watched her sister die there, and then met her prison guard face to face after the war and asked God to help her forgive. She went on from there to share her story with others and to hear others stories too. That’s how she met Thomas. She tells his story like this:
+“Thomas was a tall black man who lived in a round hut together with his big family in the middle of Africa. He loved the Lord and loved people – an unbeatable combination. Thomas’s neighbor, who lived across the dirt street, hated God – hated men like Thomas who loved God. The hatred grew stronger and stronger until the man began sneaking over at night and setting fire to the straw roof on Thomas’s hut, endangering his small children. Three nights in a row this happened and each time Thomas was able to rush out of his hut and put out the flames before they destroyed the roof and the walls. The fact that he never said an unkind word to his neighbor, made his neighbor hate him even more.
+One night the neighbor sneaked across the street and set fire to Thomas’s roof. This night, however, a strong wind came up and as Thomas rushed to beat out the fire, the sparks blew across the street and set the neighbor’s house on fire. Thomas finished putting out the fire on his roof and then rushed across the street to put out the fire on his neighbor’s roof. He was able to extinguish the flames, but in the process he badly burned his hands and arms.
+Other neighbor’s told the chief of the tribe what had happened. The chief was so furious that he sent his police to arrest the neighbor and throw him into prison.
+That night Thomas came to the meeting where I was speaking (as he had done each night). I noticed his badly burned hands and asked him what had happened. Reluctantly he told me the story.
+“It is good that this man is now in prison,” I said. “Now your children are no longer in danger and he cannot try again to put your house in flames.” “That is true,” he said. “But I am sorry for that man. He is an unusually gifted man and now he must live together with all those criminals in a horrible prison.” “Then let us pray for him,” I said.
+Thomas dropped to his knees and holding up his burned and bandaged hands, he began to pray, “Lord, I claim this neighbor of mine for You. Lord, give him his freedom and do the miracle that in the future he and I will become a team to bring the Gospel in our tribe. Amen.”
+Never had I heard such a prayer. Two days later I was able to go to the prison. I spoke to the prisoners about God’s joy and God’s love. Among the group who listened intently was Thomas’s neighbor. When I asked who would receive Jesus in his heart, that man was the first one to raise his hand.
+After the meeting I told him how Thomas loved him, how he had burned his hands trying to put out the fire to save his house, and how he had prayed that they might become a team to spread the gospel. The man wept big tears and nodded his head saying, Yes, yes, that is how it shall be.”
+The next day I told Thomas. He praised God and said, “You see, God has worked a miracle. We never can expect too much from Him.” He left, running off down the path, his face beaming with joy.”
+Maybe we aren’t ready to love like Thomas when it comes to our enemies.
+But maybe we can take one step, and try to see our enemies as God would – as a human, broken and sinful, and in need of God’s grace.
+Just like you and me.
+Let’s start there.
+About the Author
+Megan Collins is the co-pastor of Maitland Presbyterian Church near Orlando, FL. Find her on Twitter @pastormegan
+More Things Jesus Taught about Loving Our Enemies
+- Luke 6: 27-36
+- Matthew 5: 38-48
+- Matthew 7:12, Luke 6:31
+- John 15: 1-17
+- John 21: 1-20
+- Matt 20: 24-28, Mark 10: 41-45, Luke 22: 24-30, John 13: 4-5, 31-35
+One Reply to “Loving Our Enemies”
+IN 1992 JUDY AND I VISITED FLORENCE, ITALY. In the central square, unchanged for centuries, we found a small brass plaque embedded in the pavement. It was dedicated to Girolamo Savonarola, one of the cities past heroes. Knowing quite a bit about this man, I was deeply moved.
+GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA was born in 1452 and died in 1498. He was to the Reformation what John the Baptist was to Jesus. When he died, Martin Luther was fifteen years old. Nineteen years after Savonarola’s death Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the Wittenberg church door. Savonarola’s ministry preceded Luther. It was a clarion call to repentance, preparing the church for the great doctrinal reformation to come.
+Tragically, neither Catholic nor Protestant claims this man. Because he fearlessly and vigorously rebuked the Pope, calling for moral reform at its highest levels, the Roman Church disowns him. Like most Protestants, he loved and preached the Bible, but since he was pre-reformation, he did not clearly see justification by faith alone, so Protestant historians don’t know what to do with him either.
+But, the important point is that God claimed him, and in the end, that is all that matters. He was a prophet. He was theologically orthodox. God anointed him with great spiritual power. He was one of History’s epochal spiritual leaders.
+Although his name is not well known today, Savonarola was a household name in sixteenth-century Europe. His meditation on Psalm 51, written while being tortured at the end of his life, was a best-seller. It outsold Thomas a’ Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ, which at that time was a best seller in Europe, and it was still in print as late as 1958. His writings influenced Martin Luther. He also affected many other great men. For example, Michelangelo, one of his admirers, could still hear the sound of Savonarola’s voice in his old age. It has been said that he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel from his recollections of the Friar’s sermons.
+Who was this man and why is he important to us today?
+Birth and Training
+Savonarola was born in Ferrara Italy in 1452. His pious grandfather raised him in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. In a day when it was ignored and despised, he taught him to read and love the Bible. Ultimately, his passion for the scripture was to be the secret of his great spiritual power.
+Girolamo longed to preach God’s Word. Because they were dedicated to preaching, he entered the Dominican order (O.P.). From 1475-82 the order placed him in Bologna. Then five years (1482-87) in Florence. During these years he preached much, but he was an oratorical failure. His teaching was so abysmal that, in the middle of his sermons, people would actually get up and walk out. When finished only a handful would be left.
+To end the young man’s misery and embarrassment, his superiors transferred him back to Bologna from 1487-90. In Bologna, he did academic work. Eventually, the Dominicans transferred him back to the monastery of San Marco (Saint Marks) in Florence (1490). Here he would spend the remainder of his days.
+The Renaissance was the great intellectual movement of the fifteenth century. It was a return to the original sources. Its slogan was “ad fontes,” which means to the sources (fountains). The Renaissance did much good. It produced Erasmus’ Greek New Testament which was instrumental in launching the Reformation.
+In 1490 Florence was the cultural center of the Renaissance. The city was a source of great learning and art, but it was also a cesspool of sexual immorality, political corruption, and godlessness. The wealth and power of the ruling Medici family attracted artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo DaVinci, and Botticelli. In this great city, they learned and practiced their crafts.
+Transformed Preaching
+In 1490 Savonarola was 38 and on his second tour of Florence. Frustrated by his failure to succeed at preaching, Savonarola died to his preaching ambitions. His failures caused him to transfer all confidence from himself to God. It was a God-engineered emptying. Savonarola didn’t know it, but God was now ready to use him with power.
+About this time, he began a series of lectures, in the monastery garden, on the book of Revelation. Neither he nor his superiors expected much. But, in God’s sovereign purpose, his time had come. A new Power attended his preaching. God was present in the preaching, and the effect was electric. Crowds began to flock to his lectures. Within a few weeks, there was no seating except on the garden walls. Such was the demand for his preaching that his superiors finally moved him to The Duomo, the huge cathedral, still standing in downtown Florence. Fifteenth-century churches did not have pews. People stood, and the Duomo was large enough to hold ten thousand people standing.
+Soon the Duomo was full. So the authorities built scaffolding to accommodate the crowds. His message was not one to which men are naturally drawn. Like John the Baptist, (His favorite Bible hero) his message was about repentance and self-denial. The Bible was always his subject. He fearlessly proclaimed the need for contrition, warning men of God’s coming judgment. He urged the citizens of Florence to confirm their repentance with deeds consistent with repentance. Nothing but the presence of the Living God can explain the results. One biographer writes:
+“The Cathedral could no longer take in the multitudes streaming in from far and near…Wooden galleries had to be erected inside the cathedral in the form of an amphitheater to accommodate the crowds. Even this enlargement proved insufficient…It was a bewildering sight to see that mass of people coming with jubilee and rejoicing to the sermon as to a wedding feast.”[i]
+The experience of Bettucio was common. He was a profligate non-Christian. Friends drug him into the Cathedral against his will. Here is how an eyewitness described his encounter with Girolamo:
+“As soon as Savonarola mounted the pulpit everything changed in Bettucio…He could not tear his eyes away from the preacher. His mind was captivated, his conscience was touched by the Friar’s words, and, he says: ‘At last I knew myself to be as one dead rather than living.’” [ii]
+Bettucio surrendered his life to Christ and never looked back.
+Sometimes, the people were so overwhelmed by the reality of their sins that Girolamo had to wait for their weeping to subside before he could continue. At least ten times the Monk responsible to transcribe Girolamo’s sermons was so overcome by God’s power and presence that he broke down in weeping and could not continue transcription.
+Jacob Burckhardt, a nineteenth century historian, was the first person to coin the term “renaissance” to describe this movement. About Savonarola he writes,
+“The instrument by which Savonarola transformed and ruled the city of Florence was his eloquence. Of this, the meager reports that are left to us, taken down on the spot, give us evidently a very imperfect notion. It was not that he possessed any striking outward advantages, for voice, accent, and rhetorical skill, constituted precisely his weakest side…The eloquence of Savonarola was that of a commanding personality…He himself held his own eloquence to be the result of Divine illumination.” [iii]
+What was the effect of the monk’s preaching? The city was transformed. Florence was skeptical. Florence was licentious. Florence was proud. But it became a city of belief, a city of repentance, and a city of humility. They began to feed the poor. The populace returned to church attendance enthusiastically. They purged the government of corruption, and sang hymns in the streets. It is one of the remarkable events of church history.
+Through the preaching of Savonarola God showed that the negative aspects of the Renaissance were impotent before the Holy Spirit’s power.
+His Persecution
+Alexander VI was pope. It was the low point of the papacy. Alexander was a member of the notorious Borgia family. Known for his immorality, Alexander had numerous mistresses and illegitimate children. He was opulent. He was sensual. He was greedy. He did not in any way represent Christ.
+Savonarola was a prophet. In his teens, he foresaw that he would die a violent death in Christ’s service. As Savonarola’s moral and spiritual influence grew, not only in Florence, but throughout Italy and Europe, a confrontation with the Borgia papacy, and its corruption, became inevitable. With great courage, Savonarola publicly challenged Alexander to repent of his immorality. He even called him “the representative of Satan, rather than Christ.”
+At last the little friar had gone too far. Alexander leveraged the immense power of the papacy, put the courageous monk through a mock trial, tortured him for 30 days, and hung him before a huge throng in the main square of Florence. Savonarola suffered all this with great courage and dignity. The religious establishment had successfully extinguished a “burning and shining light” in the heart of both Florence and Italy.
+Lessons from Savonarola
+In retrospect, why is Savonarola’s life important?
+First, he was a “forerunner of the Reformation.” This expression usually brings to mind men like Peter Waldo, Wycliffe (1329-1484), and Hus (1373-1415). But like John the Baptist, Savonarola came in “the Spirit and power of Elijah” (Lu 1:17). His ministry called Europe to repentance. It prepared the church for the coming Reformation.
+Second, what transpired in Florence was one of the first Revivals in modern history. For about five years the Holy Spirit deeply moved and transformed Florence, a corrupt, and sensual city. Since the book of Acts, it was one of the first recorded spiritual awakenings in European history. It was the first of many similar outpourings to follow in the post-Reformation world, especially the eighteenth century Great Awakening.
+Third, God demonstrated His power through Savonarola. Florence was the center and capital of European moral corruption. Despite this, here is how one person, at the height of the little Friar’s ministry, described the transformation of the city:
+“No blasphemies were heard in the smithies, the bakeries, and the warehouses. Sometimes the market place spontaneously turned into an open-air religious songfest. …The priests were kept so busy…that Savonarola…asked the faithful for a two weeks suspension from all these duties…the monks were physically exhausted.”[iv]
+When you feel tempted by hopelessness remember: God is omnipotent. When God decides to pour out his Holy Spirit, no city or nation can resist. Let us continue to wait upon God in repentance and faith. Our situation is never hopeless. We serve a big God: He is omnipotent. What he did in fifteenth-century Florence He can do in New York City or Los Angeles today. Savonarola was a “jar of clay” indwelt by the Treasure of God’s power. He modeled both the “weakness and fear” so prominent in Paul’s ministry. He also modeled a “demonstration of the Spirit’s power” that Paul talked about (1Corinthians 2:1-5).
+Fourth, to the chagrin of many art historians, his preaching deeply influenced men like Michelangelo and Botticelli. As we have seen, Michelangelo is reputed to have painted the scenes of judgment in the Sistine Chapel from his memory of the monk’s sermons. Even Savonarola’s enemies reluctantly confess his influence.
+Botticelli was so deeply affected that he quit painting for several years. When he resumed, his paintings had a spiritual caste previously lacking.
+“An important effect on the young artist’s (Michelangelo’s) mind must have been exerted by Savonarola, whose preaching influenced Botticelli so deeply. In his old age Michelangelo still read the works of the martyred preacher and still recalled the sound of his voice.”[v]
+Fifth, Savonarola’s story reminds us to check our ideas of normalcy at the door. What is spiritual normalcy? Do we project our spiritual experience upon the Bible, reducing its pages to the level of our experience? Or, do we project the life and vitality of the Bible upon our experience recognizing and confessing our poverty? Those who take the first approach become complacent and proud. Those who take the second approach never quit praying and yearning for a greater outpouring of God’s power in the church.
+Sixth, to the degree that we experience God’s power we will also experience resistance. Many of the men throughout history that experienced this kind of power paid for it with their lives. Others paid for it with great emotional and physical suffering. That was certainly the case for Savonarola.
+Last, when God wants to change a city or nation he raises up a man not a program, an organization, or a committee. This has always been his method. That is why Jesus exhorted us: “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Mt 9:37-38). Let us pray with diligence and, like Isaiah, wait upon God with earnest prayer.
+” (Is 64:1-3).
+Find a good book on Savonarola. There are many in print. You won’t be disappointed. I recommend A Crown of Fire by Pierre Van Paassen.
+History is “His Story!”
+[i] A Crown Of Fire, Pierre Van Paassen, Scribner, 1960 pg 173, Italics mine.
+[iii] The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, Jacob Burckhardt, Vol II
+[v] History of Italian Renaissance Art, By Frederick Hartt, Prentice Hall, pg 467
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+I haven’t listened to the podcast yet, but I saw the leaking pond problem.
+One of my employees is considering resealing his pond and brought me a website on recycled billboards. Apparently the vinyl can be used as pond liners at 10% of the price. He also gave me a link on a bonding cement too.
+I haven’t had any time to research it myself, but it looks like it would be a really cheap alternative.
+The 15-17 mil billboard tarps run about .17 a square foot while a 45 mil pond liner runs about .57 a square foot () This works out to be about the same value per thickness of material. The Pond Liner is EPDM rubber and has a 20 year warranty. I have no idea how long the billboard tarp would last. We once dug out a ditch down the side of a hill along the snake river and rolled out some carpet and then put the billboard material over that and made a water slide. The Tarp seemed to hold up well and did not rip.
+An excellent comparison, Steve. I will pass it on to my employee since he is close to making a decision. Those billboard tarps would need to be rugged to put up with wind and the elements.
+Regarding the Media thing. THANK YOU. Exactly. Its actually very very scary shit and should put people in a more humility position. When you internalize it you start to realize how little of “facts” about far away events (that may or may not even have happened) you really start to realize how little grounding you have. It can definitely lead to “going down the rabbit hole” which can be counter productive.
+This is why I truly believe that one has to focus on the things within their control, their experiences, and their interactions with people (to their face).
+Regarding oil, thanks I had no idea that olive oil had been corrupted.
+I cook with grape seed oil all the time; one thing to watch out for though is to READ THE LABEL on it… the conventional grocery stores (all that I have seen anyway) don’t sell real grape seed oil… the ingredients will first say canola oil, followed somewhere later by grape seed oil. Places like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s (I prefer the latter) have real grape seed oil.
+The only olive oil we buy is california olive oil.
+We buy peanut oil in bulk when we see it for the right price. Its the only way to get cooking oil for cheap. I’ve looked at bulk coconut/palm oil (supposed to be the best/most transparent/healthiest) but man its super expensive.
+Agreed Mike I am very fond of peanut oil as well. You can cook at high temps and it won’t become toxic and so far no GMO peanuts. Olive oil is wonderful stuff but not good at all for cooking at high temps.
+Coconut oil is what we use. It really is not that bad on the cost. how much oil are you really using? we saute everything and never felt it was cost prohibitive. But we dont bake because we eat paleo-ish. I love the better coconut oil in scrambled eggs.
+@shane
+We deep fry wings. We get a few uses out of it per go. Maybe reuse it 3 times? I think in general that takes 2 quarts of oil. We also use it for fried fish as well. Unfortunately my uncle just isn’t on board and uses canola or vegtable oil for his fish frys…. Peanut oil also has a stellar taste to it. Because of the high smoke point you’re really stepping out of the range of turning the oil into something quite unhealthy (unlike olive oil). Olive oil is probably best used for eating raw rather than cooking with it anyway.
+By bulk I mean the 4-6 gallon containers. You always have to be on the look out for a good price on it. Sometimes walmart, sometimes elsewhere. I definitely wouldn’t think that coconut oil is cost prohibitive for sauting, but filling up our iron skillet (only thing we use) with about an inch of oil to fry fresh catfish or Sac Au Lait (white crappie) now we’re talking some money.
+Re cooking wings – we brine and grill ours. Soak them in a brine for about an hour, then drain, rinse and dry them with paper towels, then put on a rack and let them dry in the fridge for another hour (this will make them crispier). Grill over charcoal then toss with Frank’s Buffalo Sauce or whatever sauce you like – yum!!! No oil mess to deal with, either.
+@ The New Mike, Yeah, Peanut oil. My local Aldis had a special purchase for about $10/gallon. I got 5. Avoiding GMO’s in cooking oil isn’t easy, and I just can’t afford coconut oil although I know I’d love it.
+Question what I found on the shelf at my local store is Pompeian brand it reports being 100% Grapeseed Oil but it reports being imported from France. Do was know if France has the same problems as Italy?
+Thanks
+Robert
+Here is a link for those who wants to know who is controlling our tv or I should say, “information network.”
+If you want to get more objective information, I would recommend Al Jazeera, cctv,,
+even bbc.
+Just like Jack said, remember everyone has an agenda for putting out those info.
+Great info graphic, that is going on facebook!
+Halliburton…only thing to add is Dick Chaney was the CEO before he was Vice Pres, and did a lot of crappy work in Iraq. I don’t know of any “containment” connections, maybe two separate topics.
+Topic Time Markers
+[5:16] Year 1277*
+[9:35] Thoughts on what a company is obligated to do for a customer
+[16:43] Thoughts on getting started gardening
+[24:31] What is the difference between anti war and anti solider for a libertarian
+[41:16] Choosing cooking oils from Chef Keith Snow
+[47:49] Thoughts on hummus as a long term storeable, how to make it happen
+[1:00:37] The local news illusion (with Conan O’Brian clip)*
+[1:06:02] A tip on the versatility of vacuum sealers
+[1:06:02] What empty shelves during winter storms teaches us about food storage
+[1:12:12] Converting over English Ivy into an edible landscape
+[1:18:44] Dealing with a leaky pond
+[1:24:41] What is the deal with “FEMA Camps” and Halliburton
+[1:33:04] Can you build hugul beds with Christmas trees, yep, and most other trees too
+[1:36:55] Thoughts on the ash borer and ash based hugul beds
+[1:36:55] Do you need borders for a raised bed, no but you might want them
+[1:45:06] The real purpose of modern survivalism
+* – Added by me.
+Hummus recipe with stuff easy to keep around. This is my go t hummus recipe for potlucks, parties or just light summer food.
+Put 1/4 cup sesame seeds in a cast iron pan on medium heat to toast, I use whole brown sesame seeds, but you could use white I guess. Stir every now and then, take off when lightly toasted or when starts to pop and dump into blender
+Meanwhile, put in blender:
+1 15 oz can cooked garbanzo beans, drained or 2 cups cooked garbanzos – reserve cooking liquid
+2T olive oil
+2T apple cider vinegar
+1 large clove garlic
+1/2 t salt
+1/4 t pepper
+1/4 t cumin, if you have any, could leave out
+start with 1/4 cup of the bean cooking liquid
+Blend, and more liquid as needed to get it to blend
+Debbie, Great basic recipe. If I have spare extra asparagus, I cook it a bit, drained it into a pan and blend it in the humus using the asparagus drainings for the blending rather than garbanzo juice. It’s delightful, if not quite as stiff as I like.
+In my experience The PE stamp is proof that it works. Many times more than one. Also If you have staff that is trained in REVit render the project in 3d models so the AHJ can see long term. Also make the AHJ prove there is and ordinance that prevents you from doing so. And in my experience a nice friendly media package showing precidence helps MORE than you could realize. A good media package with statements from attorney,newspaper clips online articles etc. and throw in any applicable state laws. Also make sure you know want version of the “book” your AHJ is using. NEC,IFC,BOCA etc study those and match the enforced book to local ordinance. The truth is if its not in the “book” it is not enforceable. If your inspector doesn’t agree have a logical well planned and “book” supported rebuttal. It also helps to design your project based on the newest “book” vs what book the AHJ is using. To inspectors that means your up to date or ahead of the rules.
+A solder these days is a career. You choose your career as a solder. The boot heal of Missouri exist because a boot maker wanted to sell boots to both the north and south during the civil war and congress took his money. Its nothing new. Lots of kids these day join the military because there are no other jobs.
+I can see being bitter if you were drafted, but as modern solder that is the career you choose.
+History Repeats!! Did we already forget about the concentration camps we stuffed Japanesse Americans into. WHY IS THERE A MANUEL ON ENTURNING AMERICAN CITIZENS. Just Like we did to the Japanesse Americans.
+We already have a fear tactic in place its called “TERRORIST” the fact that we now have laws that allow you to be arressted for “making terroristic threats” if you yell at your neighbor.
+Jack, Your “real purpose of modern survivalism” rap was one of the wisest I’ve ever heard. It made me realize that I don’t object to much of anything that you say, except that it is wrapped in a survivalist, militaristic, gun blanket, which is troubling to myself and others. If you called it, “modern prudence,” Ben Franklin, Ghandi and I would likely be less troubled. (grin)
+Ron, be careful when society has taught you that a word is wrong or dangerous. The people that want to control you begin first by controlling language and what words mean in the psyche of the populous.
+Nothing about TSP is militant first of all, you are adding that due to an incorrect assumption of a word. Guns, yep you bet your ass and Ron, go learn to use one, you might need it some day.
+Lets break the word down
+survive – to continue to live
+ist – a suffix denoting an adherent of a system of beliefs, principles, etc.
+So a survivalist is a person who follows principles that make it more likely that they will continue to live. Do not let others tell you what a word means, examine the meaning of the word based on facts.
+When I started TSP I thought about this and decided I would not let media and ignorance to reality make me change a perfectly good word to describe what we are trying to teach people and frankly what America has lost.
+It is also why to the dismay of some I “cuss”. There are times when shit is the right word, poo, manuer, turd, crap don’t fit as well. So I say shit. If people don’t like it, I say tough shit. Why? Because I can? No, because the word is no more “profane” then crap or excrement. Part of mind control is to make a word profane, to me no word in and of itself is profane. Concepts are profane.
+I can and modern media does convey very profane concepts, with no “cuss” words, it happens on broadcast TV every day. It is getting worse and worse and more and more foul as it grows. Buy hey they don’t say shit so it is all okay right. We just accept this shit? Really this is who we are?
+Not me bud, not on my watch.
+Jack, I agree fully with everything you say to me in your reply, but the shoe lets us walk backwards as well as forward. Yes, words have been bastardized as propaganda tools, particular now in the fossil fuel, capitalist era of the last several centuries. You can’t deny that the word, “survivalist,” has come to mean, “crazy nut-job,” to whole gobs of folks in America, and that’s just reinforced nearly every time there is a mass shooting or bombing. More than a few of the real pathological nut jobs who commit such acts are known to have lived or studied survivalism and the media is not shy about pointing that out. Thus you fight an uphill battle becoming overly identified with “survival.”
+Any righteous fight is usually uphill, so don’t misunderstand me. I’m concerned more that your wisdom, experience and intellect is limited to too small a subset of America. Not that you are, but America doesn’t need another Limbaugh or Beck, no matter that it might energize those who live by categorical denunciation of whole segments of America who are truly concerned about the course of American society, like panzie progressives or libtards. We all do it to one degree or another, and it sucks. We need someone(s) who can bridge the divide between folks from all segments of America who honestly are concerned with the other, the neighbor, in compassion and empathy, and not just themselves. Jack Spirko is straddling that divide because of his understanding of permaculture ethics, and I hope he can strive to make that clearer. True personal responsibility is a multi-cultural street.
+Guns are still necessary tools in some instances, but turning them into a glorification culture is disgusting and deadly, IMO. I grew up on a small, poor, rotation farm in SouthWestern Michigan, so I know guns and hunting intimately, and I’m not a bad archer as well. When I was a tyke my father and uncle farmed about 200 acres together with one small tractor and 2 teams of draft horses in the early ’50s. There were plenty of hunting fields and forests. I loved tramping the fields and forests for game, the killing not so much. I guess I took after my father who would go hunting for deer in the Upper Peninsula each year with the guys, and never came home with a deer, while my uncle almost always did. I suspect that my father had seen more than enough killing Island hopping towards Japan with the army.
+I have a gun, an ancient, signle shot, long barreled, 16 guage, given to me by my uncle when I was about 10. I have a couple of birdshot shells and half a dozen that my brother-in-law reloaded with rock salt for me. It’s all that I will ever hopefully not need in the city. I’d go better if I were rural, but assault rifles and automatic pistols for civilians in great proliferation are simply juvenile fantasy crutches, far more likely to to harm you and yours and others than to protect anything, again, in my never too humble opinion.
+All that said, I realize that Jack Spirko wouldn’t likely be where he is today if he tried to run, “theprudencepodcast.com”, as a business, so what are ya gonna do? Ha!
+Is a Survival Podcast Wikipedia still in the works?
+Sure is, almost ready to let others in. A core team has built a pretty good foundation, they are nit picking a few things before we go public and making sure we have a good no spam solution in place.
+That is great news, Jack. I enjoy the message forum, and certainly the podcast, but I think the wiki site is going to be the TSP bible. Thanks man.
+Another plausible use for the “FEMA camps” is as an easier way to tend to the significant portion of the population that has the entitlement mentality in the even of a serious economic downturn.
+A large camp would allow services to be provided in bulk much more efficiently. Food would be trucked in and made in bulk to be served cafeteria style, medical would have a set location, entertainment would be easy (cable tv, free wifi & video games for example), security would be a given etc. The only thing you loose is freedom but with the right spin it could work for people who don’t really care.
+Steelheart
+Yep it is quite possible the few structures that don’t seem to have any other purpose may actually be more to keep people out than to keep them in.
+I handed out food in the third world a few times, just to be a nice guy. After several times of having to dump it all and drive away for fear of being enveloped by a crowd, I stopped doing it. If you do set up any sort of relief center access in and out would have to be very secure. People generally don’t want to accept that but it is true, I have experienced it when handing out a bag of MRE left overs to kids. Imagine thousands of starving teacups!
+This reminds me of something I ran across some 40 years ago while driving the mountain roads on a 90cc dirt bike in the Little Rocky Mountains just to the east of the large Indian reservation smack in the middle of Northern Montana while visiting a native American friend there. In one of the most sparce, uninhabited stretches I came upon, “The Little Rocky Mountain Bible Institute.” So why was the “Bible Institute” surrounded by an 8 foot high chain link fence with 3 strands of barbed wire angled out at the top? Not too hard to guess. Yep, keep ’em out, not keep ’em in, most likely.
+We need a few more “Soup Nazi” business…
+If we beat a small business down to the point where the profit margins are too thin, the owners may be behind a counter asking if you would like fries with your order…
+As my grand niece would say, pzackly.
+Growing up in Eastern Ontario, ‘European Mountain Ash” was the in vogue tree, planted everywhere on the front lawns, and the mess with the orange berries; but the birds ate them. Currently I have green ash, and yes, they do grow quick. Followed by the ash was the ‘Silver Maple’, which is another relatively short lived tree, 30 years or so, and it makes a crappy wood for fire wood as a site note…
+I cook with bacon fat as much as possible, dare I say even stir frys….
+Grapeseed oil for dressings
+Safflower as well
+“Ok, I admit it. I’ve cooked and eaten a slice or two or ten of bacon for myself late at night”
+On the topic of empty shelves, here in Prince Edward Island, we have a 14 km bridge over the Northumberland Strait that connects to the mainland. When the winds increase to 80kmh, they shut the bridge down. Everything on this island arrives over that bridge, via truck. There have been situations where the bridge has been shut for three days due to high winds. And the trucks are lined up on the New Brunswick side for kilometers. Then when the bridge opens, there are trucks lined up outside the grocery stores, unloading. I went to the dollar store for friggin boot laces, and they were out!. It takes about a week for shelves to restock. Ferries use to bring products to the island, but they were shut down. We have a ferry service on one end of the island that is primarily used for passenger cars, tourists etc, but not large tractor trailers. So weather, truckers strike, fuel disruptions, it is the weakest link in our food supply
+The trick to making hummus SUPER creamy is a little secret. …Baking Soda! While boiling your chickpeas, use a few TBs of baking soda until peas are mushy. Baking soda eats the little membrane off each pea. Or else you have to shell those membranes off each pea which will do the same but very time consuming.
+Here is my recipe.
+• 2 (14.5 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained or 14.5 ounce bag of Dried beans (BEST Quality)
+• 4 rounded tablespoons tahini sesame paste, found in both dairy and dry specialty foods sections
+• A drizzle extra-virgin olive oil
+• 1 teaspoon crushed pepper flakes
+• 2 teaspoon (1/3 palm full) ground cumin
+• 2 teaspoon (1/3 palm full) ground coriander
+• 1 clove garlic, crushed or 1 tsp
+• Coarse salt
+• 2 lemons , juiced
+• 1tsp cayenne pepper
+• Pita breads, grilled and cut into wedges for dipping
+Laurence Vance is on Lew Rockwell.com a lot. He had an article a few yes back entitled Thank a soldier? Why should I? He is one of those sanctimonious A-holes. He writes a lot of anti soldier articles.
+Not a big fan of his work.
+I’m one of those sanctimonious jerks that criticize soldiers and I admit it. I do however agree with Jack on his points. I recognize we all get to where we’re at through different paths and we shouldn’t criticize others just because they haven’t reached the same point yet. That would be like an adult playing basketball with a child and criticizing them for not doing so well. Therefore I don’t have any problem with people that are unknowingly supporting a corrupt system, my only problem is with those that understand it and yet continue their support for personal gain (e.g. Paul Krugman for economics).
+One thing I will disagree with or rather point out that wasn’t discussed, is that we need to neutralize the reverence for violence (i.e. soldiers) in society. They’re just doing a job like everyone else and don’t deserve any more respect than the mechanic that fixes my car or the nurse that tends my wounds. So while it’s not fair to heap a bunch of hate onto an individual, we shouldn’t equally laud them with praise. Thats a double standard. It’s a career path that they chose, so just don’t expect me to thank them any more than I thank the other people that I pay to do a job.
+You know what, yes they do get more respect then a mechanic.
+A mechanic can quit their job a solider goes to jail for doing so
+A mechanic is paid overtime
+A mechanic doesn’t get sent to a combat theater
+No one shoots at a mechanic (I am sure there are rare exceptions)
+A mechanic doesn’t take an oath
+I could go on but most sanctimonious jerks don’t listen to stuff like this anyway. LOL.
+Frankly most soldiers don’t want a damn thing from people that have a low opinion of them anyway. Most don’t even expect to be thanked! That is actually why we should.
+A couple of additional thoughts regarding leaking ponds. Observe, observe, observe. Look for critter damage. Muskrats can do a serious number on a pond dam. Where is the drainpipe and/or spillway? Are they solid and functional? Are there trees growing on your pond dam? Do you have snapping turtles? your ducks won’t last long around hungry snappers. The caller may need to supplement his turtles with high-velocity supplements before any ducks are added. FWIW
+Jack, it’s good to know that you, a fellow Vet, has come around to being anti-war. I ‘m looking forward to the day when you come around to recognize that being “pro-soldier” is in contradiction to being a “libertarian,” as you claim to be. You may defend yourself by ranting about me being a purist, but I’m not even a libertarian. You claimed that there are many ways to look at the libertarian ideals, but it really boils down to one. That is the libertarian non-aggression principle: No one may commit violence against an others person or property and that violence may only be used as defense from offensive violence and violence may not be used against a non-aggressor. Every US soldier that you may possible know, was an adult when they volunteered into the US Military, they used violence in offense against non-aggressors, most continue to cover up their criminal acts, most continue to admit their heroism, many actively sell the Military machine to young people and you continue to support them. Good luck in your personal progress.
+@TheFreeRanger, you assume to much, I was antiwar while I was rolling around in the sawdust pits of Fort Benning. You are exactly the type of libertarian I was talking about in this episode. One disconnected with reality.
+As I stated above, I am NOT a libertarian, nor would I call you the names you called any libertarian purist from your podcast. A pre-emptive strike, maybe? So, what is the difference between an anti-war Vet and a Vet who is ashamed of their military actions? I’d say, about 20 years of struggling with a bad conscience. Just because a young person falls for their government’s propaganda and volunteers for the military, doesn’t make that returning Vet immune to PTSD, alcoholism, depression and homelessness. As Stefan Molyneux says, “There is a physics to morality that propaganda cannot surmount.(14JAN14)” So, I ask you again, please stop supporting Vets and playing into the US Military’s recruiting tools. The discomfort these young Vets feel as they try to sort out their military actions from their personal ethics is on your hands. BTW, your self-defense excuse does not hold up in a war of aggression fought by soldiers who joined, voluntarily. I challenge you to invite Stefan Molyneux on your show to discuss this matter from first principles, as you prefer to do. Clean that “sawdust” out of your eyes and see the ethical conflict you are espousing, as a so-called “libertarian.” Good luck.
+Again people like you who see only black and white ignore the 99% of the world that exists in shades of gray.
+thefreeranger wrote, “I challenge you to invite Stefan Molyneux on your show to discuss this matter from first principles, as you prefer to do.”
+Don’t do it Jack as it being on your show wouldn’t be very productive, I suspect. However, what could be very productive would be a debate between the two of you in a neutral space with a mutually agreed upon moderator for the debate. Let it range until it peters out and see where the two of you end up. I’d suspect more agreement than disagreement in the end, and a considerable value to your mutual audience and both of you.
+I’d find a way to pay to see that, and there aren’t many Americans with less to pay with than myself. I’d prefer if you could both be in the same space if this could happen, but Skype or preferably satellite feed with streaming would be acceptable. Would that interest you, Jack? You have more than enough chops for it and I would be more than willing to get in contact with Stefan and do the initial grunt work or more to bring it together. I have access to knowledge and resources here in Chi-town from a lifetime of TV production work. Wondering?
+A technical question: You said one time on a show thread that you had sent me a private e-mail, which I never saw or responded to. Probably my screw up. If you would prefer to discuss this off show-thread, let me know on the thread and I’ll figure out why I screwed up and correct it. Thanks!
+I have ZERO interest in debating Stephan on the .5% of what we disagree on. Given we agree on 99.5% of things if we ever speak that is what we would speak about.
+Well, Jack I had to laugh out loud at myself after that embarrasing oops. Having only seen them for the first time in that debate, I got Stefan and Peter mixed up in my mind. Peter is the one I’d like to see you in debate with and I doubt whether that would result in 99.5% agreement. I can’t even agree with myself that often. I’m sorry and chagrined about my mix-up. I imagine that you were as confused by it as much as I was by your response. The offer still stands, with that very significant change. (You’ve gotta admit that pinning in my pea brain something like, “Zeitgeist,” to a Stefan rather than a Peter is sorta understandable. (grin))
+Oh and sanctimonious ass isn’t a name it is a description. People that sit from the comfort of both safety and from the comfort of knowing what they know today vs. what they believed yesterday and verbally crapping on people far more brave then they like ever were or will be.
+Sanctimonious ass, yea that fits.
+English Ivy. I’ve had to battle it and you said it right, you never really eradicate it you just sort of bring it under control. It was growing on the side of my house, eastern and western, when I bought it two years ago. You are spot on about the amount of root material it has, it’s hard to believe.
+I sheet mulched it, and mulched heavily with pine straw. That was round one. A year later I did it again. On the eastern side of the house I planted strawberries into the sheet mulch and straw. Now the strawberries are firmly established and are literally kicking the ivy and monkey grass’ ass. Recent six degree cold did not phase them at all. On the western side of the house I put down landscaping cloth before I built a deck where the ivy was. It still survives but it’s manageable.
+If you don’t add water to hommus, what you get will be sticky and not like any hommus you would get from an authentic middle eastern source. My sister gave me a hommus recipe and the way it came out it was not creamy like the stuff I get from a restaurant down the street or one of the actual brands of real hommus. I finally asked the guy at the restaurant and he told me you have to add water to get it to be creamy. I just use chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, water, and olive oil and run all that through a blender and it comes out decent. If it is creamy enough it also will freeze pretty well too .. I always seem to come across this kind of thing where people try to make something outside that ethnic circle that it comes from and something always ends up missing. Pad Thai is another thing that is very tricky to make, but it’s not so simple as what’s missing from the hommus.
+Jesse Ventura interviewed a congressman about the fema camps and someone in a high place had that episode removed from true TV, and even if you recorded it it still removed it from your player.
+did I say blender, no I use a food processor ..
+Copper ore - The RuneScape Wiki
+Burthorpe mine is the best spot to mine copper as it is very close to a metal bank at the entrance, followed by the Ashdale mine. Varrock South-West mine is also close to a bank members only at May's Quest Caravan once the bank chest is unlocked from the Hub track for a cumulative cost of 125 quest points. Products edit edit source 99%
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+Levels 1/10–15 – Copper ore/Tin ore edit edit source Mine copper and tin rocks to 15 Mining for 17.5 each. If banking the ores for Smithing, mine at the South-east Varrock mine and bank in the eastern Varrock bank, otherwise the safest and easiest lo ion are East Lumbridge Swamp mine or the northern Dwarven Mines. Starting experience: 0.
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+For information on training this skill, see the Mining training article. Mining is a skill in RuneScape Classic that allows players to mine rocks and obtain various ores and minerals. Ores can be smelted into bars and then forged into armour and weapons. 1 Pickaxes 2 Rocks 3 Gems 4 Certing 5 Lo ions 6 Boosts 7 Quests 8 Trivia 9 See also 10 References Before attempting to mine a rock, a ...
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+Camdozaal Mines. The Camdozaal Mines are a part of the Ruins of Camdozaal. It features several barronite veins on the walls, as well as a few clay, copper and tin rocks. It can be accessed after completion of the Below Ice Mountain quest.
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+3:23Aug 16, 2016 & 0183;& 32; Ep.2 A Noobs Guide to Runescape - youtu.be/dXGvxl IE50This is a Oldschool Runescape video where i show you how the Best Spot for a Beginner to Mine...作者: SirNnja
+Mines Old School RuneScape Wiki Fandom
+Standard mines. The table below lists the mines that contain any of the 'standard' ore rocks: clay, copper, tin, iron, silver, coal, gold, mithril, adamantite, and runite. See the 'other mines' section below for mines that contain other types of mineable rocks. Mine names in italics are members-only mines.
+Old School RuneScape Mining Guide For Beginners Daily ...
+Jul 30, 2021 & 0183;& 32;Learning how to power mine Iron ore can help you level up your mining skills quickly. Power Mining is a technique that involves using three different spots in the game, Al-Kharid, Legends Guild, and Pis oris Verdant Valley for 45k – 55k experience per hour with no tick manipulation. As soon as you reach level 60, the Mining Guild is accessible.
+Piscarilius mine Old School RuneScape Wiki Fandom
+The Piscarilius mine is a small mine lo ed south of Piscarilius House in Great Kourend. Five iron rocks, six tin rocks, five copper rocks, two Silver rocks, and one mithril rock can be found here. Kebos region Chambers of Xeric Kebos Lowlands Lacerta Falls Lizardman Settlement Lizardman Caves Mount Quidamortem Quidamortem Cave Xeric's Shrine Varlamore Civitas illa Fortis Proudspire Tempestus
+Mines - OSRS Wiki - Old School RuneScape Wiki
+The Tutorial Island mine is a mine only for new players who learn the fundamentals of Mining and Smithing. The Asgarnian Ice Dungeon mine is a mine with blurite rocks. The Arandar mine and Silvarea mine have limestone. Motherlode Mine is a members-only Mining training area found in the southern portion of the Dwarven Mine under Falador and Ice ... ...
+Mining Guide - Pages Tip.It RuneScape Help The ...
+Copper and Tin will be the main ores being mined during these levels. Mining for essence may also prove an attractive option for players who do want to worry about clicking as much and switching between ores. Runecrafting Pouches allow for more essence to be mined per trip.
+RuneScape - Mining Guide - Online/Browser - By DarkSpirit ...
+Jun 27, 2006 & 0183;& 32. ...
+What's Mine is Yours - RuneScape Guide - RuneHQ
+Feb 19, 2019 & 0183;& 32;Read the Mining sites map which will toggle the hint arrow on or off. The first arrow will show you to the Dwarven Mines. Make your way to there and go South until you get to the correct copper ore. Mine the copper rock and a level 2 Living rock brawler will appear, defeat it and pick up the High-quality copper ore that it drops.
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+Mining Maps. information about each Mining site in ...
+How to Mine for Gems in RuneScape: 7 Steps with Pictures
+Mar 07, 2021 & 0183;& 32;Get.
+RuneScape Auto-Miner - AutoIt Example Scripts - AutoIt Forums
+Nov 11, 2007 & 0183;& 32;Compiled version here .exe : RuneScape Autominer Download .
+Top five largest copper mining companies by production in 2020
+Apr 13, 2021 & 0183;& 32;The world’s top five largest copper mining companies by production in 2020. 1. Codelco – 1.73 million tonnes. Founded in 1955 and nationalised in 1971, Santiago-headquartered Corporaci& 243;n Nacional del Cobre de Chile, also known as Codelco, is the world’s top copper mining company. In 2020, it produced 1.73 million tonnes of copper, which ...
+How to afk Mine RuneScape General Discussions
+Dec 13, 2020 & 0183;& 32;So the actual way to AFK mine requires 3 things. 1. You need to have stone spirits of the ore you are mining 2. You need to have a perfect juju mining potion 3. You need to have an item called a porter Stone Spirits and the potion can easily be bought on the GE.
+Runescape 3 Copper/Tin Farming - YouTube
+A quick video to show everyone how to get a lot of wood copper and tin fast, which will level up other crafting even faster
+RuneScape - Mining success rate formula
+Feb 17, 2012 & 0183;& 32;From this you can see that whilst using a rune pickaxe and mining copper at level 70 mining the timings where as shown in seconds 1.1s 1.2s 1.1s and an average of 1.15s, the ticks are calculated based on the fact that 1 tick in runescape clock time is 600ms so 1.1/.6 = 1.833r, but as they are cycles it is not possible to get that value and ...
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+This Sunday School Lesson teaches children the story in Acts 8 about Philip and the Ethiopian. This was an important moment in the early church and Philip was obedient to God’s Spirit when he shared the Good News with a stranger. Students will be challenged to listen for God’s leading and immediately obey.
+This Bible lesson was first written for Sunday School but could also serve as a children’s church lesson based on Acts 8.
+Bible Story: Philip’s Divine Appointment with an Ethiopian Eunuch
+Scripture: Acts 8:26-40: Boxed cake mix, shampoo bottle, construction paper/card stock in ellow, black, red, white and green, Map of New Testament Bible times.
+Learning Goal: Students will learn the importance of hearing God’s voice and immediately obeying His directions.
+Learning Indicator: Students will demonstrate understanding by reenacting the story and answering review questions. Students will also be able to share the Good News while practicing with other classmates.
+Learning Activity #1: For an activity for students as they arrive have them make their own wordless books. Provide yellow, black, red, white and green pieces of construction paper or cardstock. Another option would be to make bracelets with the yellow, black, red, clear and green beads. As the students make the book/bracelet discuss what each color represents. When completed have students pair up and share the wordless book with each other as a way to practice sharing the Good News.
+Learning Activity #2: After the story allow students to reenact the story. After they reenact the story let them practice sharing the Good News.
+Test: Review Questions
+Memory Verse: John 10:27
+Bible Lesson: Philip’s Divine Appointment with an Ethiopian Official
+(Give Bibles to any student who needs one. This is a guide to help teach this lesson. As the Holy Spirit directs you in your planning He will show you how to best present the story to your class.)
+(Have your cake mix and shampoo bottle where students can see them.) Why is it important to follow instructions? (Allow answers.) This cake mix has instructions on it. It even has pictures to help us understand even better what we should do. (Discuss several different outcomes by skipping certain instructions on the box. Not turning on the oven-raw cake, using motor oil instead of cooking oil, etc.) Even shampoo bottles have instructions on them. What would happen if we lathered up our hair and didn’t rinse?
+In our daily life if we make a mistake and don’t follow a cake recipe correctly we may have to throw it away. As believers if we don’t follow God’s instructions for our lives we miss out on something more important than eating a piece of cake. We miss out on His best for us and the blessing we receive as a result of our obedience.
+How do we know what God’s instructions to us are? He gave us His instructions to us in the Bible. We can know what we are supposed to do to please Him and we can know what doesn’t please Him. We can know how to have eternal life by reading His Word. We can also know what our purpose on this earth is by reading God’s Word and spending time with Him. We can also know God’s instructions from pastors and teachers who teach God’s truth to us.
+The Bible is our instruction manual for this life and if you and I have been saved by faith in Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection we have the gift of the Holy Spirit living in our hearts. He gives us instructions if we have learned to recognize His voice.
+(Introduce Memory Verse here.)
+If we are a believer and we choose not to spend time each day in the Bible and prayer we are skipping a very important instruction in our lives. (Isaiah 50:4 “The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.”) As believers we belong to God and He has work for each one of His children to do. Remind me what Jesus commanded each of His disciples to do before He returned to heaven? (Go into all the world and make disciples. Matthew 28:19-20)
+In order to be able to do God’s Work we need to be obedient to His voice and direction every day of our lives.
+We have an example of someone who heard clearly God’s instructions and immediately obeyed. Let’s turn in our Bibles to Acts 8:26. Choose a volunteer to read.
+(If you taught Acts 8:1-25 review with the class what they remember about Philip from last week.)
+Philip obeyed Jesus’ instructions and left Jerusalem and went to Samaria to preach the Good News. Crowds of people saw God’s power working through Philip and when they heard the Good News about Jesus they believed in Him. Because Philip obeyed Jesus’ instructions many lives were changed in Samaria because they heard the Good News about Jesus and believed in Him.
+While in Samaria what did the angel of the Lord instruct Philip to do? (Go south to the road-the desert road-that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.) Show a map of where Philip is and where the angel told him to go.
+Philip received instructions and didn’t hesitate to obey. He immediately obeyed this message from God. He didn’t ask questions or argue with God. He didn’t tell God he would do it later, he went immediately where God told him to go.
+What is your response when God clearly tells you what to do? Do you obey immediately or do you make excuses and delay your obedience to God’s instructions?
+It’s important to stop and think about how to recognize if God has clearly instructed you what to do. Has there ever been a time when you know God clearly spoke to you and told you what to do? (Allow students willing to share to answer.) Sometimes people think that God only spoke to the people in the Bible. Maybe children might think that God only speaks to adults? 1 Samuel 3:1-18 shows us that God spoke to a young boy named Samuel. At first Samuel didn’t know it was God. When the priest Eli realized that it was God speaking to Samuel he told him what to do. Samuel heard God’s voice at a young age. God speaks to children today too.
+No matter how old we are, how would we ever know if the God of the universe is speaking to us? Whatever we think He is saying to us would have to be in agreement with what the Bible teaches. If we think God told us to sin we are not hearing God’s voice.
+The first time we hear God’s voice He is calling us to be saved from our sins. He helps us to understand that we are sinners and that Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins. He was buried and rose again so anyone who believes in Him can be forgiven and have eternal life.
+The moment a person believes in Jesus we become one of His sheep. (John 10) A sheep will only follow the voice of their shepherd. Jesus is the Good Shepherd of His sheep. “When He has brought out all His own, He goes ahead of them, and His sheep follow Him because they know His voice. But they will never follow a stranger in fact, they will run from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” John 10:4-5
+Believers become familiar with the Shepherd’s voice by spending time with Him every day reading His Word and talking with Him. The more a believer spends time with Jesus the easier it is to recognize if He is giving us instructions or not. When we obey Jesus’ instructions He continues to guide us in the direction God has for us in our lives.
+Philip obeyed God’s instructions immediately and began walking where the Lord instructed him to go. As he traveled down the desert road he heard the rumbling of horses carrying a chariot coming in his direction.
+Sitting in that chariot was a man all the way from Ethiopia. (Show Ethiopia the map) He was an important official (leader) in the land of Ethiopia. He was a treasurer for Candace Queen of Ethiopia. A treasurer is someone who takes care of money. This man had travelled all the way from Ethiopia to Jerusalem to worship God. This man was not yet a believer in Jesus but he was a man who was seeking God and wanted to do what pleased Him. To travel the distance he did to worship in Jerusalem shows he had a desire to know God and love Him.
+Did you know that everyone who comes to church has not been saved? Many people come to church just like this Ethiopian man. They have a desire to know God and want to please Him and they come to church because that’s the place they hope to learn more about Him. Sometimes people come to church because they know it’s the right thing to do but they have never placed their faith in Jesus.
+While the Ethiopian is traveling in his chariot he is reading Scripture. As he is traveling and reading the Holy Spirit gives Philip another instruction. Let’s read what He says in Acts 8:29. In order to understand this instruction let’s act it out. (Put two chairs in the center of where you are teaching. Have a student sit in the chariot with a bible open in his/her lap. Have another student jog in place next to the chariot.)
+Imagine if today God told us to jog alongside of a bus to keep up with someone reading a passage of Scripture today. How do you think we would have responded? If God actually told us to do that we would definitely need to pray for strength to be able to run and keep up! Maybe Philip did that as he ran alongside the chariot. We don’t know because it’s not written in the Scriptures.
+Running alongside the chariot Philip heard the Ethiopian reading Isaiah out loud. Do you ever read God’s Word out loud? Sometimes if I am having a hard time focusing in my quiet time I read out loud. It helps me to stay focused. As Philip hears this man reading God’s Word he has the wisdom to know the right thing to ask. When we are obedient to God’s instructions He gives us wisdom to know what to say in our circumstances. Let’s see what Philip asks in Acts 8:30.
+Philip is such an exciting example as an obedient follower of Jesus! Sharing the Good News is like knocking on doors of people’s hearts. Sometimes God tells you to share with someone and they don’t even seem to hear what you said. It’s like the door stayed closed and you are not able to lead that person to know Jesus as their personal Savior. Sometimes you share the Good News and the person says ‘I have wanted to know how to be saved but no one has told me how’. That’s like a door that swings wide open for you to share the Good News and pray with that person to become a believer in Jesus!
+Philip has the opportunity to share Jesus fly open when the Ethiopian says, “How can I understand unless someone explain it to me?”
+Let’s pause and see some of the possible answers that Philip could say. He could have said, “There’s this apostle back in Jerusalem named Peter. He is an incredible speaker and he is very knowledgeable about God’s Word. You should go listen to him.” Maybe he could have said, “I would love to share with you about that passage but I am hungry and tired from traveling this hot desert road. Can you meet me tomorrow at this same time?”
+Thankfully, Philip was following his Shepherd and obeyed His instructions. He had wisdom to see that this man was truly seeking God. When he was invited to sit in the chariot he immediately accepted.
+The passage the Ethiopian was reading from Isaiah was from chapter 53. Have volunteers read Acts 8:32-33.
+The Ethiopian turns to Philip and says, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet Isaiah talking about, himself or someone else?”
+Again the door is wide open for Philip to continue to share the Good News with this man and he begins using this passage of Scriptures and told him the Good News about Jesus.
+Because Philip explained the Scriptures to this man he now understood. He saw some water and said, “Why shouldn’t I be baptized?” (Some versions leave 37 out.) (Acts 9:37 NKJV) “Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
+The Ethiopian gave orders for the chariot to stop. He and Philip climbed out. Philip took the Ethiopian man down to the water and baptized him.
+This Ethiopian man’s life was changed forever because he believed in the Lord Jesus. He now understood what God had written in Isaiah about Jesus. He believed in Jesus and his sins were forgiven. To show that he truly believed and was a believer in Jesus he was immediately baptized.
+This man had an important job working for Queen Candace in Ethiopia. Because Philip was immediately obedient to God’s instructions he was returning to Ethiopia as a believer in Jesus. We have no idea how many people’s lives would be changed in this country because of his faith in Jesus.
+Let’s imagine for a minute what might have happened if Philip didn’t obey immediately and begin to travel on that road. Perhaps the chariot would not have been there and the Ethiopian man would have returned to his country never hearing the Good News about Jesus. Philip’s example teaches us the importance for believers to obey Jesus’ voice immediately. We do not know how God is working in the lives of those around us. This week let’s pray that each day we would listen carefully for God’s instructions and be quick to obey what He tells us to do.
+Close in prayer.
+Review Questions:
+- Where can a believer find God’s instructions for his/her life? (The Bible)
+- Who gave Philip a message to travel to Gaza? (An angel of the Lord)
+- What did Philip see when he was traveling on the desert road? (An Ethiopian riding in a chariot reading the Book of Isaiah)
+- What was the Ethiopian’s job? (He was treasurer for the Queen)
+- Who told Philip to stay near the chariot? (The Holy Spirit)
+- How did Philip help the Ethiopian man? (He explained the Bible to him and how Jesus is the Promised Savior that was written about in Isaiah.)
+- Why did the Ethiopian want to be baptized? (He believed in the Lord Jesus.)
+- Who took Philip away so the Ethiopian didn’t see him anymore? (The Spirit)
+- Why was it important for Philip to immediately obey the Lord’s instructions? (The Ethiopian man may not have heard the Good News and been saved)
+Need More Help? Then try these Sunday School Games or Bible Trivia Questions to help keep your students involved.
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+You've probably considered taking out a payday loan. Payday loans might have a controversial reputation in the financial world, but the truth is that most people don't fully understand what they are or how they work.
+Before you can make any decisions about your payday loan possibilities, you'll need to ensure that you know as much as possible about this form of lending, and what it means to your future. In this guide, we're going to cover all the insights that you need to make an informed choice about your payday loan, from tips on how to compare lending options, to guidance on whether a payday loan is right for you.
+First things first, a payday loan is a type of short-term credit.
+The name "payday loan" comes from the fact that most online lenders used these small amounts of cash to support people who wanted to borrow money only until their next payday. The cash in a payday loan is usually borrowed for a short period of around a month and paid after you've got new money in your account. Some short term loans are offered over a period of 12 months should you require something longer term but the funds are still transferred instantly to your bank account in the same way as a true short term loan.
+Today, you don't necessarily need to take a loan out and repay it on your payday for it to be a payday loan. Instead, the term is used to refer to any kind of short-term loan that is usually for a small amount of cash. On average, a payday loan is unlikely to be given for more than £1,000. Of course, as with most things in the credit world, the amount you can borrow on your payday loan will depend on the lender you choose and your credit rating. With that said though, there are payday lenders out there who offer larger loans for up to £2,500!
+Many people turn to payday loans because they need cash now to cover expenses during an emergency, which is partially why they have such a bad reputation. However, just like any other loan, if you know how to repay the money you borrow on time, you shouldn't have any problems.
+Payday loans are appealing because of their speed and accessibility. Most of the time, you won't need an exceptional credit rating to apply for a payday loan, because the lender will be mitigating their risk with a higher interest rate or "APR." . This is why many payday loans are aimed at people with poor or outright bad credit ratings.
+Payday loans are designed for when you have very short-term financial needs. Often, they can be approved and paid into your account on the day of your application, providing an easy option for consumers who need to access finance quickly, and don't have the time to deal with bank applications. Some even send the funds instantly within one hour. Especially if you have a UK bank account.
+Though payday loans offer greater speed than most other loan products, they work in a similar way to any credit solution. When you apply for a payday loan, you'll be asked how much you need to borrow, the length of time you need to borrow the money for, and you may need to fill out a few personal details too.
+Unlike with traditional loans, the amount you borrow, and the length of the loan will typically be quite small. Interest will be charged according to the expectations of the organisation that you borrow from, and there may be additional fees to consider. Importantly, the full price of your loan will not go over the price cap that has been set by the financial conduct authority or FCA to protect borrowers against payday loans.
+When your application is submitted, most responsible payday lenders will perform a credit check. Importantly, you may still be able to get a payday loan if you have bad credit. In some cases, however, you will need to look for lenders that specialise in bad credit payday loans. Whether you're applying for a bad credit loan or not, your lender will want to check that you can afford to pay the money that you borrow back. In some cases, this could mean that you need to provide proof of employment to the bank or building society.
+If your payday loan provider deems that you can reasonably afford the price of the loan (including interest), then they will approve your request. Most borrowers can achieve approval and get the money they request in their bank account within 24 hours with payday loans.
+Once your loan has been agreed and you receive the payment, your repayment period will begin instantly. Borrowers will be required to meet with specific payment terms during this period. For some people, this will mean that you need to pay a chunk of money each month for an agreed period. For others, it may be possible to repay your payday loan all at once, such as when you receive your monthly salary. Just make sure that paying off the loan in full will leave you with enough money to pay your other bills after your payday.
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+Typically, payday loan applications will be short and easy to fill out. However, you will need to have some information with you when you begin the application process. Expect to provide details about your income and expenditure, as well as bank details so that the money can be paid to you as quickly as possible.
+Many people worry about applying for payday loans because they know that these short-term loans often have high-interest rates. However, thanks to the FCA, the cost of payday loans is now capped, so you cannot pay more than a certain amount back on the money that you borrow.
+For instance, according to the FCA rules, if you take out a loan for thirty days, you will not pay over £24 in fees for your payday loan, or charges, per every £100, that you borrow. Additionally, if you are unable to repay the loan that you acquire on time, then you will not be charged more than £15 plus the amount of interest on the money you borrowed. The cap means that you shouldn't have to pay more than twice the original loan amount.
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+Despite the controversy around payday loans, these lending options are still the best way to raise cash quickly and solve your financial emergency if you don't have another source of income available or someone who can lend you the money closer to home. Payday loans will help to pay for unexpected expenses, and they can even ensure that you don't end up drifting into your overdraft. In some cases, getting a payday loan might actually help to protect you from more expensive fees in the future.
+There are many reasons why a person might decide to take out a payday loan. Most of the time, these loans are used for emergency situations when someone needs to get money quickly. Many payday loan lenders will be able to approve applications for payday loans very quickly when you provide them with the correct information. You won't have to fill out any lengthy forms to get your money, which is rarely the case with traditional loans. Additionally, if you follow the instructions correctly, then you should find that your lender can put the money you need into your bank account within 24 hours. Some loan providers even offer payday loans within a single hour.
+Payday loans are also far more convenient than most traditional loans. The processes involved in applying for most payday loans generally happen online. This means that you don't have to book appointments with loan officers or call lenders to get the money that you need. You can send applications in an instant from your office or home, and get a response sent to your email or smartphone.
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+This freedom of choice isn't common among other loans. Most loans come with specific requirements as to what you can use them for. For instance, you can only use a mortgage to purchase a home, and you can only use a car loan on a vehicle.
+Additionally, accessing a payday loan is typically quite easy because you'll only have to meet with a handful of basic requirements. The most obvious requirement for a payday loan is that you'll need a stable source of income that you can use to repay the money that you borrow. As long as the direct lending company can confirm that you're getting a regular income, then there's a good chance that you will find a willing provider for your loan, even if your credit isn't the best.
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+As well as wondering how much they'll have to pay on a payday loan, many borrowers also find themselves worrying about their credit rating, and how a payday loan will affect their future lending potential. The good news is that a payday loan shouldn't harm your credit rating. There's a chance that taking out this loan and committing to a short repayment term could even improve your credibility in the eyes of future lenders.
+If you apply for a standard loan, then you will often have several months to pay back the money that you borrow. Although your future lenders can look at your repayments and see whether you're following through on your commitment with these loans, they won't know for sure if you will pay all the money back by the time that the term ends. On the other hand, with a payday loan, your lender can see that when you commit to a loan, you do pay it back on time. This can be a great thing for your credit score.
+Of course, for your credit score to benefit from any kind of loan, you need to commit to your repayments. Defaulting on a loan will always harm your credit score, and you could risk penalties and fines that increases the payments that you have to make. With that in mind, it's always important to make sure that you can pay back any money that you borrow, whether you're choosing a payday loan or a traditional personal loan.
+Payday loans don't have to be a problematic source of extra cash. If you know how to use payday loans correctly, then you could end up with a quick and convenient ways to solve sudden financial emergencies in your life. The key is to remember that you need to repay your loan on time, so you're not paying more than you need to. At the same time, comparing your loan options with a comparison website will ensure that you're getting the best possible interest rates on your loan.
+Payday loans aren't any more dangerous or problematic than any standard type of loan. In many cases, they may even help to protect your financial health by making sure that you don't default on any other payments that you need to make each month. However, as with any lending strategy, it's important to make sure that you know what you're getting into from day one.
+Make sure that you understand your lending strategy, and you have a plan of action in mind for how you're going to pay back the money that you have borrowed on time at the end of the month, or according to the term that you have set out with the Payday loan company.
+Additionally, keep in mind that if you have particularly bad credit, then you might need to look beyond a payday loan for assistance. Some payday loan providers specialise in supporting people with bad credit ratings, so consider comparing your options with these providers before you give up hope.
+Here are some of the more frequently asked questions when it comes to payday loans and short term lending in general :-
+A: There are different types of payday loan available depending on what you need out of your short-term borrowing vehicle. The classic short term loan usually provides you with money between £50 and £500 that you need to pay back within a period of 35 days. The amount you can borrow, and the term of your loan will differ according to the lender. On the other hand, there are also instalment payday loans available that you can pay back over a longer period of time. Instalment payday loans allow you to pay back a larger loan amount over a longer period - similar to a standard personal loan.
+A: The amount of money that you can borrow will be dependent on certain factors, including your credit rating, how much you can afford to pay back, and the lender that you decide to borrow your money from. Most payday loans don't offer more than £1,000, but some will allow you to apply for higher amounts in certain circumstances.
+The new caps on payday loans that were introduced in 2015 mean that people in the UK will not have to pay more than a specific amount of interest on their payday loan. For instance, the default fees for if you struggle to pay back your loan on time will be capped at £15. Additionally, there are caps on the total cost of payday loans that ensure that you do not pay back more than 100% of the loan amount in fees and interest.
+A: Importantly, your payday loan provider will still look at your credit rating when deciding whether to give you a loan. If you have defaulted on previous loans, then there is a chance that your application will be rejected. If your application is rejected, then you may be able to apply for a loan from a bad credit payday loan.
+A: As with any loan, before you take out a payday loan your lender will check to make sure that you can afford the repayments. If you can afford the payday loan and it is approved, your lender might request that you set up a direct debit or a CPA (Continuous Payment Authority) to ensure that your repayments are always completed on time.
+A: To apply for a payday loan, you will need to know how much you want to borrow, and how long you want to borrow the cash for. You will also have to provide details of your income and expenditure to prove that you can afford the loan. Some lenders will ask for additional details so it's important to check their privacy policy in advance.
+When you are approved for your payday loan, most of the time it will be paid directly into your bank account. This means that you can get the cash you need much faster with a payday loan than some other forms of traditional lending.
+A: You can use a payday loan for anything that you want, although it's important to be careful about how you choose to use these loans. Usually, they're recommended for financial emergencies like sudden bank charges or broken household appliances that you need to repair quickly.
+A: An APR is one of the things that you'll need to think about when you're comparing payday loans. APR is the Annual Percentage Rate for your loan, and your lender should provide details regarding your loan's APR when you apply for your credit. Remember that APR will sometimes misrepresent the actual cost of a payday loan online due to the short term of your loan option. You might need to discuss the loan further with an expert to understand how much you really need to pay.
+A: Just like any other form of loan, it's possible to save money on your payday loan by comparing your options on a comparison website. Some comparison websites specifically don't show payday loans, while others specialise in them. It's important to make sure that you're comparing your payday loans like-for-like to ensure that you're getting the best deal. Make sure that you go through the list of lenders available and choose one that you feel that you can trust too.
+Just like any other kind of loan, it's worth noting that there are some payday loans that are better value than others. The one that's right for you will depend on your personal needs, and the kind of deals that you can get with different payday lenders. Remember, when you're considering a payday loan, look at the overall amount that you will be repaying by the time your term is up, as well as the length of time you'll be committed to the loan for. You'll also need to consider other things, like the repayment schedule of the loan, and the options available from each lender. Are the repayments in each loan suitable for your budget or not?
+In most loan situations, the longer the term is, the lower your APR will be. With a payday loan, your APR may be higher than normal, but it's worth remembering that you will be paying the money that you owe back within a shorter period of time. Most payday loans only last for a month or two, so you shouldn't have too much interest to pay if you stick to your repayments according to your loan schedule. When you're comparing payday loans, look at:
+This is how much you will pay over all to take out the loan. This figure includes the borrowed amount, the interest and any fees that come with the loan you've taken out. None of the payday loans offered by Readies contain fees of any kind so the total amount repayable you see quoted will be the total amount you will pay across the entire term of your payday loan.
+Along with interest, make sure you know if there are any transfer fees or other expenses applicable to your loan. We don't have any fees associated with any of our loans but some direct lenders do like to bolt on a fixed price when you take out the loan or a monthly fee that spans the duration of the loan term. You need to carefully check that your decided lender is not including such fees in the total repayable amount.
+The amount that you will be charged for borrowing money. This is obviously extremely important as it is the interest which you will be paying back on top of the amount you've borrowed. Whilst the interest is typically high with short term lenders in comparison to other, traditional loans this is only because the amounts are offered over a much shorter time. Sometimes just a single month.
+Remember that the amount you borrow will affect the amount you have to pay back. Obviously the more you borrow the more the interest will be. And the longer you take the loan over (the term) the more the interest will be also. So it's extremely important to not just think about how much cash you need to borrow, you need to carefully consider how long you want to take it over and how much you want to pay back each month.
+Most payday loans will only last for a short period. In some cases, you can have up to 3 months to pay back a payday loan. Readies does offer loans for a longer term than this and you can specifically define how much money you want and over how long during the application process. Our online payday loan application takes literally less than 2 minutes to complete. It is one of the best in the industry.)
+I found Wonga easy to apply online , no problems getting loan. unfortunately the 2 times I phoned customer services I was disappointed with lack of friendliness and felt like a nuisance! I paid off my flexi loan which ran over a period of three months . but when I applied for a second loan I was promptly refused and email stated do not try to reapply for a lower amount! as a previous lender and having paid off my first loan I was a little put off as a supposedly valued customer .none of my details had changed and there was no problem paying first loan. loyalty to customers who have paid off previous loans does not apply to Wonga unfortunately. all in all apart from refusal for second loan it was an easy company to apply online
+deborah ashman (Submitted on Wonga)
+My own credit rating is awful so me and the wife borrowed money in her name and it went through okay with POGO. I was going to apply in my name but I don't want to risk making my credit rating worse with more declines.
+We've paid one payment back already, we still owe them another one. Everything was easy enough, I'm not very good on a computer and I managed it all okay. I think it took me less than 10 minutes to fill in the forms.
+They only offer up to £600 so there are better lenders if you need to borrow more but for us this one was great.
+Steve (Submitted on Pogo Loans)
+This was easy, I applied online and it was all quite straight forward. The form was simple enough, and all the information on how much I would need to repay was clearly shown.
+The payments came out my bank when they were meant to. So it done everything that it said on the tin. Perhaps a little expensive but it got me out of a tight spot. I hope I won't need to use a payday lender again but if I do, I'd use this one.
+I don't think they contacted my employer so its all discrete too. Not that it matters too much but I'd rather they didn't know their poor pay cheque isn't enough to last me to the end of the month.
+Thanks, John
+John (Submitted on Uncle Buck)
+This story appears here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. It is not for use by other media.
+By Rachel Sterzer Gibson, Church News
+More than 50 years ago, as President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency, was inaugurated as the president of Ricks College, now BYU–Idaho, he expressed a vision for education that seemed impossible at the time.
+“We must also find ways for this college to serve young people whose needs are shaped by a great variety of cultures and situations, and who may not be able to come to this campus,” he said. “We will find direct ways to move the blessing of education … from this campus out into the lives of men and women everywhere.”
+Today, President Eyring’s words are being fulfilled as the Church’s online university, BYU–Pathway Worldwide, brings a reduced-cost, quality education to those who would never have the opportunity to step foot on a college campus.
+“The Lord had been preparing the Church Educational System to do this for a long time,” said BYU–Pathway Worldwide President Clark Gilbert. “But it’s been in this time and season that He’s accelerated the work. And I believe it’s because He’s using education as part of the great gathering of these last days. We see those miracles happening all across the Church.”
+In a Church News podcast released on January 12, President Gilbert reflected on the innovative development of Church education and the important role of education in the work of the Lord.
+BYU-Pathway-6.jpgNatalia Manqueo holds her child on her lap as she works on her coursework online through BYU–Pathway in April 2017. Photo by Michael Lewis, courtesy of Church News.All rights reserved.
+A Vision of What It Can Be
+Before President Gilbert ever set foot on the BYU–Idaho campus, where he would eventually serve as president from 2015 to 2017, he worked as a professor at Harvard Business School while Kim B. Clark served as dean. In 2005, when Kim B. Clark left Boston to take the helm of BYU–Idaho, he asked President Gilbert what they could do at BYU–Idaho that would be unique. Because he had worked with inner-city kids in Boston, President Gilbert told him they should look at how to serve everyday students, not just elite students with strong academic backgrounds.
+President Clark responded, “Yes, that’s an important population, but the problem is much bigger.”
+He then continued, “I’m talking about children in Russia, and in Ghana, and in Brazil, and in the islands; children who are making covenants and keeping covenants, and the Lord will seek to pour blessings out upon their heads, and one of the ways He will do it is through education.”
+He then invited President Gilbert “to come with me to Rexburg, to not only rethink education on that campus, but rethink education globally around the Church.”
+“I didn’t see the vision early on,” President Gilbert admitted.
+And yet, due to their efforts, in 2005 BYU–Idaho created the first-ever PathwayConnect sites in Nampa, Idaho; Mesa, Arizona; and Manhattan, New York. Since then, PathwayConnect has continued to pioneer new ways to connect and educate students around the world, culminating in the launch of BYU–Pathway Worldwide in 2017, with President Gilbert inaugurated as its first president.
+BYU–Pathway Worldwide is structured so students begin with a year of entry-level, preparatory coursework in the PathwayConnect program, which includes classes in math, English and religion, facilitated by volunteers. Once the PathwayConnect classes are completed, students can then apply to BYU–Idaho’s online degree programs.
+BYU-Pathway-9.jpgStudents at a BYU–Pathway gathering for 18-to-30-year-old students. The meetings are now virtual. Photo by Michael Lewis, courtesy of Church News.All rights reserved.
+Moving Education Everywhere
+Outside President Gilbert’s office in Salt Lake City is a replica of Ken Baxter’s painting titled “Embarkation of the Saints at Liverpool,” which shows early Latter-day Saints boarding a ship on their way to gather in the West. “They were poor, they were uneducated, and they were about to become immigrants,” President Gilbert said.
+Out of that group, however, were the seeds that would eventually produce schools such as Brigham Young University and Ricks College/BYU–Idaho. As he looks at the painting, President Gilbert said, he reminds himself and others of the legacy, culture and heritage of education found within the Church.
+“But we didn’t come that way,” President Gilbert said. “There was something about our faith that allowed us and pushed us to want to become something more. President Eyring says when you are converted, there’s a desire to learn and become something more, and that often comes through education. President [Russell M.] Nelson describes education as a spiritual responsibility. Elder [Dieter F.] Uchtdorf says for members of the Church, education is not just a good idea, it’s a commandment.”
+And yet, despite Latter-day Saints’ legacy of valuing education, many Church members today don’t have access to it, President Gilbert said.
+More than 55% of Latter-day Saints in the United States and 85% to 90% in the international Church don’t have a degree. Opening education to those who had never thought they could access it “has been a fundamental miracle in the design of BYU–Pathway from the start,” President Gilbert said.
+The Church Educational System includes a portfolio with BYU as the flagship, which focuses on research and has graduate schools and a football team. Then there’s BYU–Idaho, which is teaching focused and undergraduate focused, and BYU–Pathway, which serves a whole different population. “It’s really remarkable as a system,” President Gilbert said.
+Doctrine and Covenants 97:3 reads, “I, the Lord, am well pleased that there should be a school in Zion.” Even though there’s a school in Laie, Hawaii; Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah; and Rexburg, Idaho, “Zion is everywhere the stakes of Zion exist, and BYU–Pathways allowed us, for the first time, to really have a school in Zion, wherever Zion is,” President Gilbert said.
+BYU-Pathway-10.jpgStudents at a BYU–Pathway gathering for married students or those age 31 and older. The meetings are now virtual. Photo by Michael Lewis, courtesy of Church News.All rights reserved.
+Tremendous Potential
+When President Gilbert and others started exploring students who would come to BYU–Pathway, they interviewed members who were attending Institute but not attending college. They learned that these members believed in the words of the prophets and apostles about the importance of education, President Gilbert said. But when they asked these members why they weren’t pursuing an education, they heard three responses: first, “I can’t afford it;” second, “that’s for smart people” or “I’m not capable;” and third, “I’ve missed my window” or “I’m too old.”
+BYU–Pathway, President Gilbert continued, was really designed to remove those barriers. First, it’s affordable. BYU–Pathway currently charges about $75 a credit hour, which is half the price of the community college.
+Second, it helps remove the fear. “The whole curriculum was designed to build confidence,” President Gilbert said. And third, it’s accessible to anyone online and can be built to fit anyone’s schedule. “So someone working full-time could build it in ways that allowed them not to have to stop and be in class all week long. And so that’s just opened up tremendous growth.”
+In the 10 years since it launched, the program has steadily expanded. In 2020, enrollment reached 50,000 students in 150 countries. The online university saw record enrollment, even through the pandemic.
+“I think BYU–Pathway will just keep expanding because the need is so great across the Church, and traditional educational models don’t work for most people. So the affordability, the online nature, the flexible schedule, and the spiritual competence you’ve gained through the program all have made it really transformative, and it’s worked right through the pandemic,” President Gilbert said.
+Times and Seasons
+When President Gilbert talks about the tremendous changes to Church education over the past 50 years, he talks about times and seasons.
+Early on in his time at BYU–Idaho, President Gilbert said President Clark shared with him Doctrine and Covenants 88:73, “Behold, I will hasten my work in its time.” Since then President Gilbert has studied Doctrine and Covenants 88, as well as Section 52 and 53 and the use of the word “time.”
+“The Lord talks about working with the laborers in His vineyard, and how in the time and season He would come down and work with them side by side, and the work would accelerate and it would hasten,” President Gilbert said.
+Although the Church has been mindful of the need to “move the blessing of education” to men and women everywhere, technology and other factors have been prohibitive. In other words, it wasn’t the right “time and season.”
+Today, however, the Lord is hastening His work, President Gilbert said, explaining how their program uses courses offered by BYU–Idaho and Ensign College and religion courses from the Church’s Institute program. They rely on support from 2,500 volunteer Church missionaries all over the world and partner with the Welfare and Self-Reliance Department to help with job placement. Many Pathway students depend on the Wi-Fi available at Church meetinghouses across the globe.
+As he thinks about the growth of the program — which “is amazing to behold” — President Gilbert said the real miracle about what’s happening is the Lord is doing His own work. “He’s laboring right beside the laborer in the vineyard, and when that happens, He hastens His work. It’s not just because He cares about education. It’s not just because He cares about the temporal self-reliance of the Saints, and He does on both counts. But I fundamentally believe He’s preparing the world for the return of the Savior. And part of that is the work He’s doing to gather His Church by building capacity and leadership through education all across the world.”
+Beginner's Guide to Pitch Design
+Updated: Jan 6
+In this week's post, I’ll run you through my 4 step process for getting started doing pitch design. Along the way I’ll introduce you to some new technology, define some key terms, and provide an example of this plan in action.
+Pitch design has become a HOT topic of discussion over the past few years. With so many different pieces of technology, data points, and ways to interpret them – you may have some trouble figuring out where you should start. In the beginning I was handed tons and tons of data to try and figure out what’s good and what’s not. The learning curve associated with that process took me a long time to overcome, but in today’s post I will be sharing with you what that looked like for me so hopefully it can help kick start your process as well.
+For starters, let’s go back to when I first found myself face to face with a pitch design project. It was my sophomore year at the University of Iowa, that year we had just installed Trackman and we had been collecting data all fall. There wasn’t a ton out there on the key indicators we should be looking for to determine success, but we had a lot of data to figure that out on our own. In the beginning, we started out small by looking at a single pitch from one pitcher’s arsenal. What made that pitch good or bad? How could we measure that? And what variables could we manipulate in order to see more of those positive results on the field? We had many more questions than we did answers.
+As we dug deeper and deeper into this one example, we decided to focus on the metrics that we believed a pitcher had control over. Things like their Spin Axis, Spin Rate, Horizontal Break and Induced Vertical Break were the sure front runners. After tying those metrics to outcomes like soft contact and swing and misses (tracked by our shiny new Trackman), we began to formulate our plan. And as we got better at digging through the copious amounts of data, we were able to turn this into a step by step process for making an impact on the field.
+THE BASICS
+The reason I’m putting together this post is to help you skip past the first few steps on the learning curve. That’s what Simple Sabermetrics is all about, providing a single place of consolidated information for you to turn to as you get started with all of this new technology. Speaking of new technology, let’s first cover some of the key players in this field as well as describing some of the data points they spit out.
+TECHNOLOGY
+This list doesn't include every option on the market today, but should give you a good idea of some of the major players in the game when it comes to pitch design technology.
+Trackman – In-game radar tracking system. This software compiles 70+ data points for every pitch that occurs on the game mound. Exporting this information into a spreadsheet is how I learned to dive into it, but my friend Sam will begin taking you through some better ways to dissect that information in a later blog post.
+Rapsodo – The portable optic tracking device that syncs up to an iPad application to give you live feedback on any mound you have access to. This is extremely beneficial in the pitch design realm.
+Diamond Kinetics Pitch Tracker – The pitch tracking baseball gives you a lot of the same information Rapsodo does, at a fraction of the cost.
+Edgertronic – The leading high-speed camera for capturing slow motion footage of pitches being released. Combining the instant feedback from the previous technology with the video footage here makes sure you can get your point across to any athlete.
+KEY METRICS
+Most systems have slightly different ways of describing the information that you’re being given, so here I’m going to give you some standard definitions of the terminology you may come across when diving into any of these advanced technologies.
+Spin Rate – The measure of how fast a ball is spinning, measured in Revolutions Per Minute (RPM). This has a direct effect on how much each pitch is moving, the higher the spin the more movement you will see.
+Spin Axis/Direction (Tilt) - This metric has a lot of names across the various types of technology you will find. The idea is pretty simple, the measure of the direction the pitch is spinning - typically measured as time on the clock. This has a large impact on the way each pitch moves.
+Horizontal/Vertical Break - As you’d imagine, this describes the way each pitch moves as compared to a pitch with no spin. It is directly affected by the previous two metrics.
+Spin Efficiency & Gyro degree - While these two things are not measuring the exact same thing, they are largely connected. Spin efficiency is the percent of spin aiding in the movement of that pitch. Gyro degree is a similar idea to spin direction, but taking into account that 3rd dimension of movement by tilting the axis front of back.
+Release Point Height, Side & Extension - This pitch characteristic measures exactly what you would think it would, exactly where in space each pitch was released. How far off the ground, from the center of the rubber, and down the mound was each pitch released? This is important when you start diving into tunneling.
+Now, I’ve given you some brief definitions of each of these new data points. If you click on any of them it will take you to one of my YouTube videos to help show a more in-depth example on how it can be interpreted and applied.
+THE PROCESS
+We’ve gotten some of the general information out of the way, let’s talk about this process. In a previous blog post, Adam Schuck talked about the Test/Retest Method – a lot of those concepts can be applied here. But to save you all from repetition, we are going to focus on the 4 steps I believe are most useful in implementing proper pitch design plans.
+STEP 1: Evaluation
+Before you can begin to create a plan for an athlete, you need to gather an ample amount of data to make your decisions. This could be a single bullpen, a few bullpens, or a whole season worth of information depending on the level you’re at. For me, I like to give new athletes a couple weeks to settle into their new spot while providing them with some clarity on what numbers may end up being important to them.
+While gathering this information, start asking questions and taking notes. What does the guy feel most comfortable with? What is their best secondary pitch? Have they expressed any interest in improving any of their pitches? All of these things can lead you in the right direction before you even begin to put your nose in any excel spreadsheets. The goal here is simply to sit back and watch in order to find out what each pitcher is made of so you can continue on to create a plan that helps them get better.
+STEP 2: Planning
+After you feel as though you’ve gathered enough information on each guy, now you have to put in some work behind the scenes to put together a plan. You now have the data you’ve been looking for on each guy, you’ve been around them enough to feel out what they believe their strengths and weaknesses are – so it’s time to get to work.
+If you’re working at the D1 or professional level, you’re going to have enough data to make some pretty solid decisions. You most likely have years of data on some of your guys and the decisions can be made solely off of the information you’ve collected. But if you’re somewhere else, you may need to go the extra mile to feel confident in your decisions. A great way to go about planning at any level is to compare each of your athlete’s to big leaguers. By checking out websites such as Brooks Baseball, you can see some of the same pitch characteristics that you’re working with your athletes on. Find someone who has some similar pitch profiles to the athlete you’re analyzing and compare and contrast some similarities and differences. They’re the best in the world, so attempting to replicate their pitch movement profiles should make sense.
+This part of the process is a lot of the work done off the field at home or in the office. But you want to make sure that what you’re going to bring the athlete is backed by good information in order to truly turn each athlete into their best selves. It’s important to set quantifiable goals at this time, so when you start training with an athlete you have a clear destination for each of your sessions.
+Personally, I like to focus on the aspects an athlete can control. That includes each pitch's spin profile, velocity, and arm slot. Altering any of those factors will take time, but for the most part these are three of the things your pitcher has complete control over on the mound. The better your systems are for collecting and analyzing data, the easier this step becomes. For some insight on this, check out Sam’s blog on making Data Driven Decisions.
+STEP 3: Implementation
+Now the fun part begins, you finally get to put your homework to the test. The pitch profile goals you’ve put together are backed by your research and it’s time to take it to the mound. Each athlete is going to be different, some like video, some like the data, and some like none of the above. But that doesn’t alter what your goals may be, lean on what the athlete enjoys and use the data and video to steer the athlete in the right direction. At the end of the day, all of this technology is a tool for getting your guys better – not the end all be all.
+This period can take 1 day, a week, or a month of throwing to nail down. Oftentimes you’ll be doing a lot of trial and error. As you get into a rhythm of doing this again and again you will notice certain trends that can be fixed with certain queues. The goal here is to find your target metrics you set in the planning phase. When doing this make sure that the pitch design session is the only focus of your bullpen. It’s difficult to teach yourself a new pitch while attempting to find the zone or execute your other pitches.
+You’ll stay in this phase until the athlete hits the target metrics you’ve set for them. It may happen sporadically at first, but remember to always be collecting as much video and data as you can. Even if the athlete isn’t looking at it in between every pitch, you never know when you’ll have a breakthrough.
+If you spend weeks without seeing the results you're looking for, the movement profile could not match what the athlete is capable of. For example, a sidearm pitcher is going to have a tough time throwing a true 12/6 curveball - so make sure you do your homework before attempting to bring new ideas to an athlete.
+STEP 4: Replication
+This is the most important step of them all. The ability to replicate what you’ve worked so hard to gain. The last thing you want is to get an athlete to a point where you feel confident in the pitches new grip and movement profile only to have the athlete ditch it the first time things aren’t going well with it on game day. Repeating this pitch over and over until it becomes a habit is crucial to the long-term success of your programming. But it’s unrealistic to simply throw this one pitch over and over again while forgetting about your other pitches. In a game, you’ll have to go back and forth between all of your pitches and execute to certain locations – it’s more stressful than your controlled pitch design sessions.
+So as you become more comfortable with the new pitch, begin to challenge the athletes by putting together different sequences they need to execute in their bullpens. See where the new pitch is strong and where the profile may fade towards the old pitch. Once they have a good feel for that, it’s time to push them out a little bit on their own. Take away the data and the video and see if they can tell you when the pitch is working and when it’s not. Let them figure out how to fight back to the right profile. When they’re out on the mound on game day they won’t have any data or video to help them, so make sure they can feel and see the difference without all of that stuff in your controlled environment.
+THIS PROCESS IN ACTION
+Before we wrap things up here, let me take you through a brief example of this plan in action. Let’s imagine we are working with a solid collegiate pitcher. After being on the mound 2 or 3 times we’ve gathered enough information to have a good idea of the type of pitcher he is. Our pitcher claims his best secondary pitch is his curveball - and he throws a 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and a Slider as well. We are satisfied with the way the Fastball and Changeup move, but the slider profile has some negative induced vertical break making it appear to have similar movement to the curveball.
+You can see what this would look like on our horizontal and vertical movement plot. While the movement profiles are not identical, the slight similarities take away from how good that slider could be. So we’ve collected and analyzed our data, and we’ve determined our pitch design goal is to reduce the amount of vertical break we are seeing on the slider. Now it is time to get to work implementing our changes with the athlete on the mound.
+Step one is to talk with the athlete and explain why you are looking to make these changes. He already noted that his curveball is his best secondary, so he will most likely be willing to tinker with the slider.
+Then we have to work on queueing him to the new pitch profile we would like. This could be a number of things including different pitch grips, wrist angles, or simply different thoughts at release such as, “Throw through it more like a fastball, and let the grip do the work”. We compare our results from each new attempt with the data to see if we are getting closer or further from our goals, and adjust from there. I’ve found in my time that over exaggerating the release thought can help the athlete get to the result quicker.
+After we’ve achieved our new movement profile over a few different sessions, now it’s time to put that new pitch to the test. Can he go back and forth between the fastball and new slider, what about the curveball and new slider? When does the pitch lean more towards its old ways and can the athlete determine that on their own? You want to make sure the athlete is comfortable with the new pitch before he uses it in competition.
+Of course this example skips over any hours of research you need to do, and the weeks of planning bullpens to get the new pitch implemented - but hopefully this gives you a better idea of what this process looks like in action.
+WRAPPING IT UP
+The goal of this article isn’t to give you all of the answers, it’s to inspire you to craft a process that works for you. The resources I’ve linked throughout the article should help give you a better understanding of all of the confusing twists and turns you can run into when first getting into this stuff. Trust me, I’ve been there. The 4 step process I’ve described here is ever evolving, and although it will always work on paper you will need to adjust certain things based on your circumstances.
+The important part in any of this is being able to rely on the data to make better informed decisions. The ability to set measurable and attainable goals is key in the ability to help get athlete’s to the next level. Use this post as a guide to develop your own process – and feel free to share them with me in the comments down below.
+Sources:
+Marsh, Joe. “Basics of Pitch Design Using Rapsodo.” Driveline Baseball Blog, 2017.
+Simple Sabermetrics. “My 4 Step Pitch Design Process: How to Make Pitchers Better” 2019.
+Simple Sabermetrics. “ In-Depth Pitch Design Tutorial: Analysis and Implementation Techniques” 2019.
+As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads and more national governments order shutdowns, people are moving online for their daily purchases. According to research by Microsoft Advertising,[i] search volume for Buy Online Pick Up in Store queries increased by more than 1,200% between January 1st and March 18th, 2020. From logistics and IT infrastructure to advertising and customer support, the pandemic represents a real test for commerce.
+In 2019, iProspect introduced the Commerce Success Framework (CSF) to help marketers drive their commerce strategy across four key areas: Availability, Findability, Buyability and Repeatability. In these challenging times, wherein it is important for brands to help consumers easily find and order what they need, the CSF can provide marketers with a useful lens to prioritise the key actions necessary to build or maintain a robust commerce presence.
+This article covers some actions that brands can look into for each dimension of the model, and is intended to encourage marketers to think about what initiatives they can activate for their business.
+Availability is all about getting the right products to the right people in the right places, and this is particularly critical in this time of crisis.
+Availability
+At the moment, supply chains are severely stretched. Manufacturers and factories are shutting down, many shipping companies are over strained, and retail inventory is stretched thin, if not completely sold out. As a consequence, people are desperate to find certain products, and, conversely, they don’t want to hear about other products.
+It is important for brands to communicate with empathy and honesty by giving as much information about their product availability as they can, as soon as possible. This is even more true for those companies that have items that are in high demand right now. If your supplier is closed, let people know. If you expect shipping delays, let people know. Don’t hide your business disruption in fine print on your website and instead, update all the places where people can find information about your business (e.g., update your Google My Business listings to mark your locations “Temporarily closed”).
+For the brands selling through third parties like Amazon or Lazada, it is also important to work with these platforms to stop unacceptable behaviours. For instance, set purchase limits on necessary products to avoid people hoarding and trying to resell with a huge mark-up to profit off this situation. This is the last kind of association marketers want for their products.
+Technology can be of great help to deliver fast and accurate information to consumers. For instance, as people are looking for the most up-to-date information, a direct feed into your product information and your inventory catalogue enables you to deliver information in real time. When people know that what they're seeing online is accurate, they're able to purchase what they need without additional frustration in an already stressful context. However, technology can be a double-edged sword for your operations, if not optimized properly. Marketers need to work hand-in-hand with their IT departments to ensure they have the infrastructure in place to absorb increased server loads and make sure their load times are not surging, as this could frustrate consumers and discourage them from buying what they need. Research from Google has demonstrated that increasing load times can strongly augment the probability of users bouncing away from the website.
+The pandemic and its consequences are a critical test for online commerce operations. For some brands, it will simply challenge their capacity to communicate fast enough. For others, it may start a full reconsideration of their supplier relationships, maybe through more diversification, or accelerate their transformation to online commerce in order to compensate the falling foot traffic. In the US, foot traffic dropped 75% for shopping malls between week of March 9th and week of March 16th, according to research by NinthDecimal.
+Findability
+Once brands have taken the necessary measures to be in the right places and have their inventory ready and available, they need to be discovered, which can be challenging when many other brands are also shifting their focus and budgets to increase their online presence.
+Again, the golden rule is first and foremost to avoid appearing to be insensitive. Make sure to use negative keywords in your campaigns to avoid any sensitive searches that could be misconstrued to be tone deaf. You also want to make sure that your consumers are protected from harmful options from third party sellers, which is why close monitoring is critical to combat fake products and people trying to take advantage of shoppers when they are vulnerable. Digital shelf analytics tools such as Stackline, Profitero, or Edge allow marketers to monitor third-party sellers on platforms like Amazon, to then be able to take the appropriate actions to discourage or take down profiteers and fraudsters. These actions not only help consumers favour official sales channels, but they also ensure that negative associations with your products will not have a long-lasting impact on your brand.
+It is important for brands to continue their paid media and to keep promoting their products to be found by consumers. People go on commerce platforms to shop, so relevant product ads in these environments have very little chance to be seen as inappropriate, especially if you put in place the safeguards described previously. By making sure you are easy to find, you will provide helpful support to consumers, so make sure you are keeping up with your organic search and paid search activities. Feeds can also be used for Findability, enabling advertisements to synchronize with your offering evolution in real time.
+Keep in mind that not everyone necessarily knows all of the benefits of your products. There could be a certain product that is sold out everywhere, and you may have an alternative product that is not as well known. By keeping people informed of your product benefits, you may help them to find a new solution to meet their needs.
+BuyabilityOnce brands are easily available to consumers and easily discoverable, they need to focus on Buyability, which means providing the right information for people to proceed with purchase.
+As for the two previous steps, the most important aspect is ensuring that your actions are aligned with the current context. One of the measures you can take is updating product information. For instance, we have seen false rumours going around that drinking isopropyl alcohol could destroy the virus. A company selling this product could revise their product information to debunk the rumours. This requires being aware of the noise surrounding the pandemic, your brand and your industry. Rigorous social listening (e.g., emerging and trending news, mentions, keywords evolution) is a recommended practice in order to be able to quickly counter or encourage what's being said about you.
+In these times when people cannot look at products in stores or shop in familiar ways, content has a critical role to provide reassurance, offer solutions and be uplifting. Video content is an excellent way to achieve these objectives. Live streaming commerce, which combines a live stream and some checkout options for products featured in the video, is a well-developed practice in Asia-Pacific that has been getting traction across regions and is now proposed by platforms such as Amazon. Social commerce should also be a key consideration to help people purchase what they want and what they need. As people are turning to social platforms, brands can make the most of the platforms’ shopping capabilities to simplify purchases. Native solutions such as Instagram Checkout or third-party solutions such as Jumper.AI can help people easily order the product they need without leaving the platform they’re on, saving stress and time.
+Another consideration of Buyability is pricing. Pricing has become such a critical facet of e-commerce that many brands have set up dynamic pricing algorithms. These algorithms look at various data signals (e.g., margin, competitors’ prices, demand level) and automatically adjust prices. In times like these when people are purchasing a lot to stock up, you need to tread carefully because your dynamic pricing algorithm could get out of control and you could be seen as profiteering or trying to price gouge. So, make sure that is in check, and maybe even turn it off and revert to static pricing for now. Also, look at possibilities to offer promotional bundles where they could bring value to consumers, such as the initiative of Woolworths, which introduced a $80 Basics Box to support vulnerable families in Australia.
+RepeatabilityRepeatability is about building a relationship with the consumer beyond the first sale. In light of COVID-19, it means looking after your customers and exploring ways to help them out as much as possible.
+The first consideration should be looking at and adjusting the conditions of your loyalty programme. If you have a loyalty programme that's based on how often people do something and there is a time limit, consider freezing those requirements or dramatically lowering them. A good example is the one of airlines. Obviously, people are not flying nearly as much as normal, so adjusting frequent flyer miles programmes makes sense. The last thing you want is to alienate customers who really enjoy your product and services by making them feel punished for something that is out of their control. A good example of a sensible approach is the one of Hilton, which recognised that earning and using points is not possible for many of its customers at the moment and extended its 2020 Hilton Honors Status through March 31, 2022.
+You should also proactively communicate the actions you take to help the community and minimise disruption. For instance, you could send an email to your customers to show how your brand is ensuring the highest levels of cleanliness in the production chain, or to let them know about new delivery options. However, it doesn’t mean you should mass-email every single person who has bought your products once, which could have the opposite effect and appear as opportunistic. Focus on the engaged and regular customers to show them how you can help them.
+As people are trying to adjust their daily lives to the new normal, they might want to cancel subscriptions, might want to return orders, might have additional questions about delivery… and customer support will become even more important. Ensure your customer support team receives clear guidelines on how to handle consumer requests with empathy and honesty, both in one-on-one communications (e.g., chat) and in public user reviews. Monitoring tools can alert the support team when negative reviews are posted so that they can quickly address them. Additionally, check-in with the support team more frequently than usual to identify recurrent concerns. It can help you continuously improve the information you provide upfront, as seen in the Availability section (e.g., communicating a bigger shipping window).
+Support bots can also relieve stress on customer service by providing useful information to users. Brands with chat bots or voice activated digital assistants must ensure they are updated as well in terms of content and tone. Brands that do not have a bot should look into this opportunity. The main platforms have a lot of templates available for building actions and skills very quickly. For instance, an FAQ is one of the easiest things to program and you can build and launch a simple and efficient bot in a few hours. You can then progressively add more information, for instance product feeds, to turn the bot into its own shopping channel over time.
+Using the Commerce Success Framework as a LensThe examples described above provide a glimpse of what brands can do to build or maintain a strong online commerce presence in these challenging times. As each business is going to be affected differently by the consequences of the pandemic, we believe that the Commerce Success Framework will provide marketers a useful lens to focus on the main areas (Availability, Findability, Buyability, Repeatability) and to prioritise the actions that make the most sense for their customers.
+Above all, remember to protect yourself and your relatives by following the World Health Organisation or your local authorities’ guidelines. We will get through this together.
+iProspect constantly monitor the impact on COVID-19 on brands and work with partners to support clients with the most up-to-date actions to ensure business continuity.
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+[1] Microsoft Advertising, How COVID-19 is affecting in-store pickup interest, March 20th, 2020
+In Mj Rodriguez's Audrey, a big step for a Little Shop
+Little Shop of Horrors always starts with a seed. It just happens that, this time, it has nothing to do with a plant.
+The actress Mj Rodriguez, star of FX’s ballroom drama Pose, unwittingly sparked the inception of the Pasadena Playhouse’s new production of Little Shop of Horrors, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s darkly comic ‘80s musical (based on Roger Corman’s 1960 B-movie) about Skid Row florists and the ambitious man-eating plant that eventually destroys them all. Unbeknownst to Rodriguez, the 28-year-old actress was the Venus who fly-trapped the state theater of California into reviving the beloved musical (opening Wednesday) — a humbling surprise that Rodriguez, speaking with EW in rehearsals, says “came out of nowhere in the best way.”
+For this floral fable, a trio of creatives in search of collaboration hatched the idea around Rodriguez about a year and a half ago. Director Mike Donahue, best known for helming the world premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride, was approached by the Pasadena Playhouse’s producing artistic director Danny Feldman to revive Little Shop of Horrors based on a specific vision by Telsey casting director Ryan Tymensky. “[Danny and I] were particularly interested in trying to find a title that felt exciting but lent itself not necessarily to reinvention but an approach with a set of fresh ears, and Ryan had said to him, ‘I’ve always had this crazy dream of doing a production of Little Shop with Mj Rodriguez playing Audrey,’” Donahue recalls to EW. “So they didn’t even know if Mj would want to do this, let alone would even be free to, but the moment they said Mj’s name, the entire thing just made sense to me.”
+Rodriguez became a notable Hollywood name this past year, and those familiar have shown themselves eager to work with the actress amid her rapid ascent on the wings of Pose, Ryan Murphy’s FX drama about Manhattan’s legendary queer ballroom scene. In a cast predominantly comprised of transgender actors, Rodriguez leads the series as Blanca, the indomitable house mother of a makeshift family of LGBTQ artists finding their way in the tumultuous New York of the ‘80s. Prior to Pose, Rodriguez had built a sturdy resume of TV and stage roles, but it was a stint as Angel in the 2011 Off Broadway revival of Rent that won her a Clive Barnes Award and recognition among rising stage directors like Donahue.
+The two met last December for a three-and-a-half hour coffee date—with no knowledge, even, of the other casting decisions (like Be More Chill’s George Salazar as nebbish hero Seymour or Glee’s Amber Riley as the plant Audrey II) that would eventually make the Playhouse’s production the buzzy Los Angeles rival to the Jonathan Groff-led revival concurrently running Off Broadway in New York. Instead, Donahue and Rodriguez spent their first meeting focused solely on Audrey, her history, and how to plot a small casting revolution in a flower shop.
+“Audrey is usually played by a Caucasian cis woman, and that’s not to take anything away from the many amazing women who have played this role and done a wonderful job, but now she’s being played by a black woman, a woman of color, and also a trans woman of color, so already there are so many elements to the character that can be brought out now that she’s a part of a different sector of life,” Rodriguez tells EW. “I love diving into dark areas — naturally, I love drama — and I saw Audrey as the perfect character to do that with. So many people see or portray her in a certain way, but I saw so much realism in her. I saw somebody who was being abused, who was being taken advantage of, and yet still had a lot of heart in believing she could get out simply by dreaming.”
+Eschewing the cheetah preconceptions of Ellen Greene’s iconic take on the role, Rodriguez’s Audrey, looking no older than Rodriguez herself at 28, exudes a youthful innocence that nevertheless feels deeply live-in. That history is among the strokes Donahue hopes will paint the scene of an Audrey already in the midst of great change, even if audiences meet her in the sticky mire of an abusive relationship with a dentist (Matthew Wilkas). “The thing about Audrey is she is somebody who has this palpable, visceral fragility, but she is also a woman who has incredible strength, which Mj and I talked about a lot,” recalls Donahue. “You get a few little clues about what her life has been like — that she worked at a place called The Gutter, that she had to wear a particular kind of outfit there and did things that she isn’t proud of — and you get little clues to the kinds of relationship patterns that she has fallen into. But that said, that woman is not a victim. Yes, she’s still dating [the dentist] at the top of the show, but she’s also gotten out of one world, and gotten a job in the flower shop, and it takes somebody who has a bit of a steel rod for a spine and who is a survivor to be able to do that. Mj has that vulnerability and also that strength and power, which can both coexist at the same time in this really incredible way.”
+Rodriguez draws a portion of Audrey’s power from the production’s galvanizing casting, which moves away from the tendency of the most mainstream versions of Little Shop to peg cisgender Caucasian actors for the leading roles. “George, our Seymour, is of Filipino and Latino descent. Audrey is of African-American and Puerto Rican descent. The plant is a woman, and it’s always stereotypically played by a male,” Rodriguez points out. “These are new things that I feel like people in the audience need to see, to see that there are so many ways that you can bring life to these characters and not just by a specific role played by a specific race.” Donahue says the Playhouse’s approach to casting was predominantly an effort to ground the ‘60s-set show in a modern Manhattan melting-pot: “New York right now is incredibly diverse, and we wanted the world of our show and our rehearsal room to feel like the world that we all live in. But we’re also trying to ask, if we do take what’s happening in this show at face value — if we believe that these are real people living in a real world — what kind of person actually makes these choices?”
+Under Donahue’s direction, more than a few plot points in Little Shop have taken on deeper, perhaps more realistic (all things considered) shapes. For instance, the relationship between Seymour and his botanical terror Audrey II, voiced from off-stage by Olivier Award-winning powerhouse Riley, has curiously morphed into a quasi-maternal relationship. “One of Amber’s immediate insights was that this guy’s never actually had a mother, so [for the plant to be] channeling that energy and preying upon that and finding ways to manipulate and maneuver him by unlocking what kind of presence he needs in his life… I had never thought of that because of how the plant has always been cast, but Amber had that really incredible insight almost immediately,” says Donahue, adding, “Plus, her instrument is just fucking incredible. She sits in rehearsal and barely opens her mouth and the entire room shakes.”
+But another significant element the Playhouse production stands to magnify, if indirectly, is the physical abuse Audrey endures by the hand of her boyfriend. With the casting of a trans woman of color, the cisgender Audrey’s story takes on a meaningful new layer for audience members aware of the real-world implications of the violence facing members of Rodriguez’s community. With at least 26 reported homicides of transgender people — the majority women of color — in 2018 and at least 19 so far this year, according to the HRC, violence against trans women has become a national point of discourse, with presidential candidates even voicing their alarm as part of their public platforms. Donahue explains, “The domestic violence and abuse that occurs in the production, regardless of who is playing that role, at this moment in time in our world, is something that has to be taken seriously. But particularly given what a big issue violence towards trans people and especially trans people of color is right now, the responsibility for all of us working on this show was heavy and it was important that we not try to pretend that it’s not happening. That’s a part of who she is, and that’s a part of the show, so it became important to acknowledge that.” Donahue points out that certain unsettling moments appear in the script (which has not been altered) in which Audrey’s trauma is occasionally wielded by Audrey herself as a punchline. “There are jokes made about it in the piece, but there’s a way to tonally approach them where it feels real. People use humor to cover up pain and to cope and to move through uncomfortable situations all the time. That’s an incredibly human thing to do. So if Audrey makes a joke about it — and you think, how can she be making a joke? — that’s actually a real way to move through the pain and discomfort of talking about that with her coworkers whom she sees every day.”
+In any event, Rodriguez is decidedly striving for something more universal with her Audrey — something not derived from social implications, audience expectations, or even presupposed imitations of any of the more famous portrayals of Audrey (which Rodriguez is very vocal about respecting). “Believe it or not, I don’t know an Audrey in my life, so this is something that I’m really stepping out of my comfort zone with,” she says. “I’ve never been in an extremely abusive relationship. I don’t know other people who have been in abusive relationships. But nor do I know people who work at a flower shop! I’m drawing inspiration from what I’ve learned, what I’ve read, what I’ve seen. I pull my sources from there and just try to do my best.” To play Blanca on Pose, Rodriguez sought inspiration from her mother, but here, “I’m not pulling from my mom anymore. This is something that I’m doing on my own, completely on my own. I’m working for myself on this one.”
+Collective and collaborative as the theater is, it’s also proven to be a space of great change for Rodriguez as a creative individual. “I think back on Rent and it was the place I found my worth, I found my womanhood, I found myself, and I found comfort in being a performer and an artist,” she says. It may be too early to call Little Shop another game-changer for the actress, but in Audrey, Rodriguez has already seized on the opportunity to call upon her R&B artistry and live inside a character whose dreams of tranquility — and whose New Jersey roots, for that matter — are not too far from her own. “I’ve always been the kind of girl who’s wanted the husband and the kids and the nice lawn out front and the beautiful greenery,” she beams. “I mean yes, the images [of “Somewhere That’s Green”] may be a bit different now in modern times, but there are still so many parts of those lyrics that ring true. To me, there are just so many realistic aspects to this — not just on Audrey’s part, but many of the characters’ — and so it really feels like we’re diving down some territory that might have never been dived down.”
+In doing so, perhaps a plant won’t be the only thing to grow each night.
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+Morning, sweetnesses. It's Monday and you know what that means - it's time to be Blue!! I'm talking about a happy Blue Monday hosting by our ever smiling Sally at . Make sure you go and visit her today and you'll see all the Blue Ones participating in this most happy occasion.
+Well, be Blue anyway and I'll hopefully have a story to tell you soon!
+Well, a few of you were concerned because I didn't tell you a story, so I'm back and here goes...
+My Mom and Dad took me to church and Sunday School for the first time when I was three years old. I had had an encounter with death and they decided right there and then to start living for the Lord and to raise me in a Christian home. Well, my first time to go to Sunday School was so exciting, I'm told. The teacher asked if any of the children would like to sing a little song about Jesus.
+Well, being the shy child that I was, I stood up and said I would sing a song. She said, oh how marvelous, our little visitor is going to sing us a song. I stood up proudly and sang "Davy Crockett" king of the old frontier, for you oldies! She let me finish my most gorgeous song and then said, that was so nice, but do you know another song about Jesus? I said I did and in my most gorgeous three year old voice sang "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". See, I've always been musical.
+We we moved to another state when I was thirteen and that little church gave us a going away party. My kindergarten Sunday School teacher told my mother that story! She could have shamed me or made me feel really badly, but she was just a sweet Godly woman and I believe she handled the situation beautifully! I was a hoot way back then.
+Okay, now there's your rabbit story, Dear Ones!! ;)
+I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~
+Rabbitt in the Pea Patch
+Well, Scratch on the hillside raking up hay,
+Rabbitt in the pea patch eating all day.
+Get my dog, let's go hunting,
+Get that rabbit out of town.
+Well, Scratch on the hillside raking up leaves,
+Rabbit in the pea patch eating all day.
+here, here
+Well, Scratch on the hillside raking up leaves,
+Rabbit in the pea patch eating all day.
+get that rabbitt out of town
+Get my dog, let's go hunting,
+Get that rabbit out of town.
+Well, Scratch on the hillside raking up leaves,
+Rabbit in the pea patch eating all day.
+~sung by Uncle Dave Macon
+No Story?!? I'm bummed.
+Love your bunnies, though...
+~Blessings,
+Jan
+They are adorable...and look how amazingly well they match the wall paper! And we love your stories...but you get a break just this once!
+Cute, cute bunnies. I will expect a story next time (it's ok with me if you make it up!) laurie
+Love rabbits, particularly ones as pretty as these. We got a gorgeous Note Song though and thats counts for a lot. Too sweet! That's ok about there being No story - the next one will be even better. Sometimes there is no story anyway. Have a great Monday!
+WHAT!!! No Monday story?? girl are you sick?? is that mess in the entry getting to you or what?? You could have made one up for me girl..tell me about Peter Cotton tail...hugs and smiles Gloria
+I love your bunnies. I had to go back and look when I saw that Nikki said it matches the wall paper. It was one of those 'I made you look kind of things". But this time it was for a good reason. Happy Blue Monday!
+Very pretty bunnies; most unusual colors. I love the poem. Hope you have a great week!
+I actually do miss the story! Those rabbits are cute.
+Oh, I adore these twin rabbits..they are adorable!
+But...I LOVE YOUR STORIES THE VERY BESTEST !!! So, get us another going right away...I mean, surely you don't have a life outside of Blogland !!lol
+love, bj
+Oh Miss Sheilia, I do miss your cute little stories (they always make me smile) and I love your little BLUE bunnies... They are so adorable.. You have the greatest of day my sweet girlfriend...
+(((HUGS & KISSES)))
+Donna
+Well now...that's more like it!!! A story!!! And a cute story at that...one that made me giggle!!!
+Thanks Shelia!!
+:-)
+Who can be blue with those bunnies! then I got to the story....I am ROFLOL! you are a doodle Sheila! :)
+Have a wonderful Monday,
+Hugs,
+Kathi :)
+PS
+When you get time, I gave you an award :).
+That is a gorgeous story Shelia. And guess what? You are still a hoot now. I can just imagine you as a little one singing those songs. It would have been a brave thing to do as well. What a lovely woman she was too. Gorgeous memory. Thanks for your story, now you are completely off the hook.
+Good Morning Shelia
+I love those bunnies! Oh my. They are so sweet and you know how I love bunnies too. Their pattern is soooo pretty.
+Loved your story too. *s*. I can just picture you Shelia standing their confident as can be singing. How nice that your teacher allowed you to finish. I hope you learned some songs about Jesus soon after that. Oh my.
+Have a lovely day.
+Judi
+See, you have spoiled us to a Shelia story. :) Love your twin rabbits. Have a happy day!
+Hugs again, J.
+Oh Shelia...I can just see you standing up and singing your little heart out...haha...and wasn't your teacher wonderful not to embarrass you! ;-) Bo
+Hello dear one, I adore your rabbits and I am glad I visited later and was the lucky one who read your story. It made me laugh Sheila. You were definitely musical at a very young age.
+Love...Jeanne
+What a sweet story. Having a song in your heart is a blessing. I'm sure your Sunday School teacher recognized that. And it gave her a funny story to share with others all these years.
+I'm so glad you added this precious story! How cute that you wanted to sing those songs for your class. What an introduction to your new Sun. school class. I bet the other children enjoyed Davy Crockett and Here Comes Peter Cottaintail, and it sounds like your teacher thought it was precious too. Love your story, as always. laurie
+LOL Blogland demands a great dreal from you; they don't give you a day off! LOL I'll bet you were a cute one! That was a wise teacher who allowed you self-expression and then taught you to love Jesus. Now, your bunnies are precious (hmmm, where have I heard that word?) and they match your wallpaper! You are an amazing decorator! Happy Blue Monday!
+Thats so much better girl!! loved the story..now don't go scaring us again without a story..Its would be Shelia without our story from you girl...hugs and smiles gloria
+I love the bunnies and the sweet story!
+Those are the cutest bunnies!!! I just LOVE them!
+Shelia! I love the Sunday School story. :0) That was a wonderful teacher. Your little bunnies are very sweet...
+Cute bunnies, and cuter story. Thanks for sharing both.
+Happy Blue Monday!
+YEAH!!! I am sooooo happy and what a wonderful story.. LOVED it.. So cute and so like a little Sheilia... Love you
+(((HUGS & KISSES)))
+Donna
+Happy Blue Monday to you from Toronto, Canada. Loved your Sunday school story. I remember that song about Davey Crocket and used to sing it too. That pair of rabbits--are they English? Very pretty.
+Blue Monday? I just signed up for pink Saturday! Well, I'll just have to catch up!
+I love your song story! I can just hear the giggles!
+Hi Shelia - The bunnies are cute and I'm glad that you added the great story. Happy Blue Monday.
+Sweetie
+I must tell you..I loved your story. What a smile it caused. "Way back in the day"..I once stood up on stage and gave my rendition of the song..The Pigs Got the Measels. I still kinda cringe when I laugh about it now..:) Happy Blue Monday and have a lovely week.
+Hi Sheila.. Your story today was wonderful and I just love your beautiful rabbits. They are so cute. Hope you have a wonderful week and a Happy Blue Monday!!
+Love the bunnies! Your story is funny and your Sunday School teacher knew just what to do. Kids do say the darndest things as Art Linkletter knows so well!
+This story tickled me into laughter. Imagining you adorably singing whole heartily in front of everyone. This teacher probably reflects back with a smile on her face too.
+Sweet Wishes,
+Sara
+What a sweet story! It reminds me of my little sister. When she was 5 she was singing at a Christmas service in church. Her Sunday school class sang "Away in a Manger". My mom told her to remember to sing nice and loud so everyone could hear her. Well she actually didn't sing - she SHOUTED the words. The whole congregation couldn't help but laugh...
+Oh Sheila, you know how I feel about cute little rabbits. They are adorable! And I LOVE you story today! I bet you were great singing your little three year old "Jesus" songs. I have a story on my blog today too, but I wasn't nearly as cute.
+*hugs*
+Love the rabbits and love the Sunday School story. It reminds me of a story my niece told. She asked her daughter what she learned in S.S. She said she learned the song B-I-N-G-O Bingo was his name-0.
+Thanks for the laugh of the Blue Monday.
+Charlotte
+Oh, those bunnies are just too cute. Have a great week. Happy Blue Monday.
+Aw, adorable bunnies with cute little blue asses! And a cute story too!
+Justine :o )
+Hi Sheila, Wonderful bunnies! Hope you are having a great blue Monday! :) ~Rhonda
+What a cute story Sheila , I bet you were a pistol when you were little. Like your bunnie tails ( tales ) HA !
+Love those cute bunnies and loved your story!
+Miss Janice
+Your bunnies are very cute. The story you told, however, is the cutest thing I have heard in a long time!!!!
+take care,
+Dawn
+Oh your little ceramic rabbits are so very precious, dear Shelia! I hope you have a blessed week!
+Thanks for giving us our story...and such a cute one it was! I can just see your proud little face after you sang your songs. what a lovely lady that she handled it so well!
+Your little bunnies are so sweet. I wish they would hop right on over to my house LOL Your story was wonderful. You have a way about you Shelia. You know how to brighten everyones day.
+I love those sweet bunnies!
+~Kelli
+It's time to play the Baby game. Come by as soon as you can!
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+Public talk given by Revered Master Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari at the Vrads Sande Ashram, Denmark on 6th September 1992
+Dear friends,
+I am happy to be here with all of you and to talk something about Sahaj Marg, the system of yoga that we practise. Often when I am travelling, especially by road in India, we stop to ask the way. I don’t know how many of you have been in India, but the roads are not marked; they have no numbers.
+We have often to ask which is the way to such and such a place, and then the man says, “In my experience, this is the best way,” and he points to a particular way.
+So, that gave me an insight into some sort of a truth: that we find the way through other people’s experiences. Of course, we cannot go through the experiences of everybody. There are millions of people, millions of ways. So, in some way, we have to come to an intuitive understanding of our needs and of the way that we have to follow.
+When I first came to Europe, way back I think in 1968, I don’t remember exactly, I was amazed to find that the same river had different names in different countries. The Danube I know at least three different names. And of course, there were all the political problems of which is the right name. If you called it the same name, in one country they understood it, in another country they did not understand it. If you said Dunav instead of Danube, you had to explain yourself. So, how can the same thing be called by different names, causing confusion, causing often differences of opinion, dissension and strife? Then I started the practice of yoga. You will permit me to speak a little about my experiences on the path because that is what validates what I do for myself.
+In this system of yoga, my Master has always said that it is your proof that is necessary in your practice. If you are practising and if you find what you seek, that is the best proof that the path is right. I started without any guidance from any guru or any teacher or any master. I started from books. I had a Christian education in school. Throughout my school, I had a Protestant education for about eight or nine years. Church attendance was compulsory, Bible reading was compulsory, and I had to pass an examination on the Gospel of St. Mark before I could appear for my Senior Cambridge Examination, as it was then called. That gave me a very good idea of religion.
+In fact, if I am not telling any secrets out of class, as we say in English, in my family, especially my younger brother and I have been profoundly influenced by Christianity: his compassion, his mercy, his love. They were profound influences upon us. My brother was almost converted to Christianity, but then something happened. I started to study in
+Calcutta, and there I came across the teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. I’m sure some of you here, or many of you here, will be familiar with his name. There I found an enormous body of teaching, almost the parallel of what is taught in the Christian teaching, except that the words used are in different languages, the understanding is different, and we made the mistake of thinking that the God is different.
+I used to go to the Ramakrishna Mission in many countries when I had problems and meditate, even though I had not started meditating systematically under my Master.
+When I was in Europe, I used to go and sit in churches when I had problems, and meditate. And, I have had what, I should say in my own humble way, were revelations about Christianity, about Christ himself. I have had visions of the Buddha. In fact, you know, I have been tempted to Christianity, to Buddhism, to the teachings of Ramakrishna and Vivekananda. I was pulled in many directions, but finally I found they were all the same direction and the apparent difference of direction was in my mind and my perception. They all spoke of the same thing.
+When Gautama left his family after seeing certain things that he should not have seen - you know, he led a very sheltered life, he was a prince, he was married, he had a baby and he was forbidden to go out - but one day he went out and he saw a dead body being carried for cremation, he saw a sick man, he saw an old man and something else, and he came back profoundly disturbed.
+He said, “What is this I have seen?”
+They said, “Yes, all this exists. Man is born to become old. It is possible that he becomes sick. Eventually, everybody dies, so there is nothing to be disturbed about.”
+He said, “No, no, this is not the life that I seek. I seek a life in which there is no birth and death, where there is no sickness, there is no old age.”
+He left his house, he left the palace, he left his wife, he left his baby, meditated, and attained what is called the Buddhahood. It is wrong to say Gautama was the Buddha. Gautama attained Buddhahood. The Buddha is a principle. There have been many Buddhas before him according to the tradition. Gautama was one such.
+Then I started to meditate under my Master, and I asked him, “To which religion do you belong?”, because he comes from a place in north India where people are Hindus but look a little like Moslems, as you can see in that picture.
+He said, “I was born a Hindu, but now I have no religion.”
+I was shocked. I said, this man is a holy man, a teacher, a master, and he says he has no religion.
+I said, “Babuji, how can that be possible? You are teaching thousands of people the way of God, the way to God.”
+He said, “It is not only religion which gives God. God gives religion, and we can follow any religion we like into which we are born. You were born a Hindu, somebody is born a Christian, somebody is born a Buddhist, but
+the God of all religions is the same
+.”
+That was one of the first things that moved me to accept my Master, because I had known this myself.
+We can study the history of human beings on Earth and how much human beings have fought each other, and realise the truth of that old saying that ‘Religion has killed more people than wars’. On what have we been fighting? For what have we been fighting? That my God is greater than your God? Yet we speak of God being one. There cannot be two gods. The infinite can only be one, and then even intelligent people, well-educated people, say, “My god is the only god; your god doesn’t exist.”
+I started studying a bit of Buddhism. I was tempted to be a Buddhist because, again, I found the profound truth that
+God is within
+. He too meditated, he too found his final goal, his final emancipation, his
+mahaparinirvana
+, as they say in the Buddhist religion, under the Bodhi tree after forty days of meditation.
+Jesus the Christ found his goal by meditation. If tradition is to be accepted, Mohammed the Prophet found his goal also by meditation.
+Then my Babuji Maharaj, my Master, told me, “Remember, my son, that Buddha was not a Buddhist.”
+What he taught became the Buddhist religion. What he taught was not a religion. What he taught was a way of life, how to live life, how to be human, how to practise the virtues
+of chastity, austerity, compassion, mercy - love, above all.
+If you see the teachings of these great prophets of the past, one thing you find, like a thread running through all their teachings, common to all of them: the need to love
+. ‘Love thy neighbour as thyself.
+Bhakti
+of the Hindus, what Krishna calls love for God, this runs, as we say in the Bhagavad-Gita, like the thread that holds the pearls together in a necklace. Often, people have wondered whether it is the pearls that are important or the thread that holds the pearls together in the necklace is important. Well, if the thread were not there, there would be no necklace — the pearls would be scattered all over the floor and we would be hunting for them.
+So, when we go into this study without bias, without religious bigotry, without the narrow-mindedness of certain traditions that say, “I am the only god, you are my only
+disciple,” etc. we find that the teachings of all these great religions of the past, the prophets of the past, in essence are the same teaching.
+So, my Master said, “When you have found this truth, that what they all taught is the same as what my Lalaji Maharaj, my Grand-master taught, why do you have to go hither and thither to seek it? Practise what they did.”
+You see, if somebody eats ice cream and says it is good, we must eat that ice cream and say it is good, too. It is experience that gives the most profound heights of knowledge and the depths of intuition and wisdom. So, here in this system we meditate to seek that ultimate, infinite principle. You may call it by any name you like. To me, whether you call him Buddha or Christ or Krishna or anything, it doesn’t matter, because after all, it is a nameless principle. The names are given by us. God has never announced himself by any name.
+He said, “I am here. Come to me.”
+So, when I could find solace, consolation, comfort in a church, having been born a Hindu, I don’t see why I shouldn’t go to a church when I feel like it. When I have meditated in the meditation halls of the Buddhists and the Ramakrishna Mission and found solace, comfort, succour, help, love most of all, I don’t see what is different between the church and between the meditation halls of these people. When I meditate in our own meditation halls here and I find the same thing, the same truth, the same all-pervasive love, the goodness, the kindness, the compassion, the mercy, to me, now there is no distinction between one religion and another, between one god and another. To me, it is all one, known by different names in different lands, worshipped differently under different traditions. But if the heart is put into that worship, the way of worship does not matter.
+We have a saying in Hindi, ‘Love! That is to say, be loving! It doesn’t matter how you show that love.’ To a child, we bring a toy; to a guru, we carry a gift of what, a fruit, a flower. To the beloved, we may take something that pleases her. It is all an expression of our love. So, in the oriental tradition of taking a gift, it is to find out how to express this love. It need not be expensive; it need not be wrapped up beautifully. It must be able to express my love for him to whom I am carrying something.
+My Master once told me, “When your dog comes to you wagging its tail, it brings you a bone from the garden. To the dog, the bone is the most precious object. It loves bones.” Now if you say, “No, no, I’m a Brahmin, I’m a Hindu, I won’t touch a bone,” you cannot react with the dog.
+Accept it, throw it and make the dog fetch it again, and the dog’s day is made, your day is made. So you see,
+all gifts must be gifts of love
+.
+I was profoundly influenced by a story I read long ago,
+The Gift of the Magi
+. I don’t remember who wrote it. It was about a young couple in love, very poor, living in an attic, with an attic window through which they could see the stars. She had lovely, long, golden hair, and she used to see in the shops a pair of combs that she craved for. He had a lovely watch, and he used to see a fob, a golden chain that he wanted for his watch. Christmas was approaching and, between the two of them, they had two and halfpennies. They needed thousands of such two and a half pennies to buy the gifts that they each wanted to buy for the other.
+On Christmas Eve, they both went that morning to work, came back in the evening, and both were shocked. The girl had cut off her hair and sold it, and she gave her beloved a present. He opened it and found the chain for his watch, the fob. He packed it up nicely and put it away.
+She said, “Why don’t you put it on your watch?”
+He said, “Darling, we will do it later.”
+She said, “Why not now?”
+He said, “Because, if you open your package, you’ll find out.”
+In the package were the combs she had wanted for her golden hair. He had sold his watch to buy the combs for her, she had sold her hair to buy the chain for his watch. Then they fell into each other’s arms, wept together in joy, in love, at the sacrifice that each of them had made.
+Love is to be shown by sacrifice
+. Where love exists, sacrifice must exist, because they are ultimately the same, two sides of the coin. It is no use to say, ‘I love,’ and to run away from what you love. Are you able to sacrifice for it? And when you love, it is not any more a sacrifice; it is something that you do very naturally, very spontaneously, like a mother does for her children.
+So you see, these are all spiritual principles. My Master’s most important teaching to me was his first teaching:
+where religion ends, spirituality begins
+. His second most important teaching was, religions have served to divide humanity and human beings into different cults, different sects, different religions, warring with each other, hating each other, suspicious of each other.
+Spirituality unites
+, because here we worship not a god with a name, we don’t subscribe to any principles such as are embodied in a particular text, but we stand by morality, by ethical life, and by the need to love everyone as ourselves, by the need to love, meaning, therefore, to sacrifice. The ultimate sacrifice can be called upon, which Jesus the Christ made, to give his life for those whom he loved.
+So spirituality, as my Master said, unites people. There is no more the bigotry of religions. There is no more the separatism of worship. There is no more the problem of which is the true religion, which is the true god - as if there can be a true god and an untrue god. Can there ever be an untrue god? There is one God, everybody knows. Then how can your god, my god, be different?
+Should we not immediately shake hands and reconcile and say, “Yes, by Jove, we have been stupid for three, three and a half centuries, five centuries, ten centuries, we have been saying the truth without putting it into practise: your god and my god are the same; your religion and my religion are the same; your principles and my principles are the same. Except that you, as a European, eat with a fork and knife, I eat with my fingers, the food we eat is the same.”
+So, spirituality seeks to bring people together in an enormous, transcendental synthesis of
+oneness of humanity
+, where human values have to be crystallized by practise of meditation on the heart. What are the human values? I have been talking about them so long - love, compassion, most of all. It is no use praising the founder of our respective religions for having been merciful, compassionate and loving. If I am to be a true Hindu, I must practise the principles of the founder of my religion - love, compassion, and mercy. Anybody who claims to be a true Christian must be able to similarly follow the same principles that Christ enumerated: love, compassion and mercy. If you are a Buddhist, are you practising the same principles? Again love, compassion, mercy. If not, we are betraying our respective religions. We have no right to take even the name of the founder of our religion upon our lips - I think that is the ultimate blasphemy, that without practise, without professing the right values in life, without loving all humanity like the founder of our religion loved, and without sacrificing as he sacrificed, we continue to take His name.
+For me, the Bible has been a profound text. As I told you, for about eight years I was a practising Christian - not converted, but practising. It was compulsory. Six months after I came to my Master, one day in meditation I had the most profound and shaking revelation. It literally shook me to pieces, and it was the vision of Jesus Christ being crucified. I could see the mount in front of me, Christ carrying that enormous cross upon his shoulder, whipped by the Roman soldiers, jeered at by the Jews, the two or three accompanying crosses on which the thieves were being crucified, and Christ crucified and his final cry, ‘
+Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabacthani
+.’ It shook me.
+I was so profoundly moved, I was in tears, and Babuji Maharaj asked me, “Why are you weeping today in meditation?”
+I told him I had a revelation, “Today I saw Jesus Christ being crucified.”
+He said, “So, you see that you are a Hindu, and you have Christ in your vision, his crucifixion, the most important aspect of his life, the final emancipation of his life. So, why do you have to be a Christian to have a Christian faith, to have a Christian revelation? Have you not seen the Buddha in your vision?”
+I said, “Yes.”
+“Have you not seen Krishna?”
+Because, three days earlier on the day of Lord Krishna’s birthday, I had a vision of Lord Krishna sitting on a swing, his right arm raised in benediction and blue light flowing from the palm of his right hand into my heart.
+So you see, the proof of the pudding is very much in the eating. I have experienced the truths, the very fundamental, life-shaking, emotion-shaking experiences of all these great faiths in my personal experience, meditating without any religion, without any named god, without any systematic, what should I say, worship, because here the worship is to the ultimate divine principle within. All religions have produced mystics. They are called mystics precisely because instead of seeking God outside, they sought God within themselves, in their heart. The mystics know no religion. They were born Christians, but they became mystics. They were born Muslims, but they became mystics called Sufis. They were born Hindus, but became mystics called
+rishis
+, and they attained what they attained finally, as mystics.
+So, this is this important, shall I say, message of spirituality, that
+God is one
+. Don’t make the mistake of thinking your god and my god are different because then we are falling into the error of thinking, like you are a Dane and I am an Indian, you must have a Danish god and I must have a Hindu god. It is crazy! Or, because you are a Christian and I am a Hindu, you have a Christian god and I have a Hindu god. Our one God must unite all of us into one humanity.
+We are born Danes, but we must become human beings. We are born Germans, we must become human beings. We are born as women; we must become human beings. Man,
+woman, Dane, French, Christian, Hindu, Timbuctuan, an African — it doesn’t matter where we are born.
+We must become human beings in the realisation that, as the children of the one God,
+we are all brothers and sisters on Earth
+, bound to help each other. Duty-bound to help each other. Not to give charity and aid to suffering nations, but to help as you would help your own brother in Denmark if he were suffering. Raise him up when he falls, as Christ did who tried to raise up even the dead as Lazarus was raised.
+Practise the preaching of your particular temple or religion or church, so that the God whom you have been worshipping may be pleased with you and finally one day say, “My son, you are my son in whom I am well pleased.”
+Thank you.
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+Great CTE-xpectations: Inside Oregon’s New $170 Million Bet for Boosting One of the Worst Graduation Rates in the Nation
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+Carlos Lopez spent most of his senior year in one classroom, obscured in orange sparks, large goggles, and yellow gloves. The 2017 graduate was preparing for a career in welding, something he had wanted to do since he watched his father work as a fabricator in southwestern Oregon.
+Luckily for Lopez, he attended one of the several dozen high schools in the state that have received career and technical education revitalization grants in a statewide effort to bring back vocational classes that have slowly disappeared since 2000. Lopez was able to build everything in class from garden plant hangers to a hydraulic dump trailer that can haul 14,000 pounds. He now works as a fabricator while studying welding at his local community college.
+Ask Lopez to envision his high school experience without CTE, and he remembers the beginning, when he was earning C’s. “But when I found out that to be a welder, you have to have good math grades, that’s when I started to bump them up,” said Lopez, who was earning A’s and B’s by the time he walked across the stage this spring to receive his diploma. “I probably wouldn’t have done so well because I wouldn’t have wanted to be so much a part of everything.”
+This power CTE has to inspire student engagement is something Oregonians want for far more high schools, hoping in part that CTE classes can improve their state’s graduation rate, which has been one of the worst in the nation for the past five years. That’s why last fall, two-thirds of Oregon voters said yes to Measure 98, an initiative that proposed improving high school completion rates by giving out hundreds of millions of dollars for districts to build three areas: dropout prevention, college readiness, and career and technical education.
+Of the three goals, CTE seems to have spurred the most excitement among educators, who see it as a dropout prevention tool in its own right by making school meaningful and relevant. Precarious budgets and a shift toward college prep as the focus of secondary education, they say, have wiped out CTE, leaving behind students who would have thrived with vocational training.
+“Not every kid enjoys sitting and learning from a textbook,” said Stephen Phillips, deputy superintendent of the Beaverton School District. “Some kids learn differently. They learn by trial and error. They learn by bloodying their knuckles under the hood of a car.”
+Oregon school district graduation rates and estimated Measure 98 funds
+But the law as it stands is giving schools only about half of what voters had hoped for under Measure 98. Finding the funding amid a billion-dollar state budget deficit proved challenging for legislators, and a separate ballot measure that would have created a revenue source for education and health care failed.
+Despite this, educators hope the two-year, $170 million allocation that legislators did approve, starting this fall, will boost the statewide graduation rate. Overall, it stood at 75 percent in 2016 — up from 66 percent in 2010, but still well below the national average of 83 percent.
+But Oregon students who take CTE courses earn diplomas at a rate of 90 percent, a full 15 percentage points above the state average.
+District leaders believe that expanding CTE offerings will bump up those statewide numbers, a contention backed up by a report last year from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. The data showed that students who earn CTE credits are more likely to graduate from high school and receive higher wages than their peers who don’t take those classes, and are just as likely to attend a four-year university.
+More hands-on classes like career and technical education are on the syllabus this year for Oregon students after the Legislature approved $170 million for graduation improvement efforts. (Photo credit: Sutherlin FFA Facebook)
+There’s widespread support for increasing CTE courses in U.S. schools, according to a new education poll: 82 percent of survey takers said schools should offer job or career skills classes, even if that meant students would take fewer academic courses. And 86 percent said schools should offer certificate programs that qualify students for employment.
+But across the nation, CTE courses have been disappearing: In 1990, CTE classes made up 18 percent of the total credits earned by students. In 2009, they were only 13 percent, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
+In Oregon, public schools cut CTE course offerings in half from 2000 to 2015, according to an analysis by The Oregonian. For district leaders who are in the midst of designing plans for their Measure 98 funding, this could be a turnaround moment.
+“I don’t want to lose sight of really trying to build those CTE programs, because we don’t always have this kind of money,” said Brian Shumate, superintendent of the Medford School District. “Career and technical education enhancement is the biggest part for me at this point.”
+Million-dollar ideas
+Since the legislature approved funding in July, districts have been rushing to figure out how they will use the money, which will be distributed in September but can be used retroactively for expenses incurred starting in July.
+This first year, there is very little regulation over how districts can spend the funds. The second year, districts will need to submit four-year plans to continue receiving money. At the end of 2020, the secretary of state will conduct an audit to see how resources were used and analyze results.
+As of July, more than 170 of the state’s nearly 200 school districts had applied for funding, the Oregon Department of Education said.
+Tristan Vincent will be a senior at Sutherlin High School this fall, but he still remembers the first CTE class he took his freshman year: agricultural science. “As soon as I got in there, I knew this class was different than any class I’d taken before,” Vincent said. He studied animal sciences and business, worked in the school’s greenhouse, and learned to drive a tractor — even before starting driver education. “I was learning brand-new things, really engaging things that I could relate to my own life in a rural community,” he said.
+Adding classes that engage students and lead to jobs is critical for breaking the cycle of poverty, which contributes to Sutherlin’s 69 percent graduation rate, Principal Justin Huntley said. Some of his students drop out because they need full-time jobs to support their families, and he hopes that new CTE classes will help them see the bigger career picture — and lead to more of them earning diplomas.
+Huntley’s rural high school has 400 students and is projected to receive $370,000. The money will expand classes like the ones that captured Vincent’s interest, which are growing in popularity at the school, Huntley said. The school plans to build an outdoor classroom where teachers can give lessons on crop management or bring in animals for units on deworming. A new health sciences program will let students earn college credit while gaining experience in the health care industry, a job sector that rural communities are especially eager to grow.
+Oregon schools are set to receive more funding for CTE classes over the next two years as part of a voter-approved effort to boost the state’s low graduation rate.
+(Photo credit: Sutherlin FFA Facebook)
+Beaverton School District, the third-largest in the state, with five high schools that enroll 12,000 students, is projected to receive $11 million. The district’s CTE programming goal is to become a true pipeline for jobs by developing certificates with industry leaders, said Deputy Superintendent Stephen Phillips.
+“To me, that’s the only way CTE can work, that’s the only way CTE should function, is we work as their partner, we work as their pipeline, to educate kids so they can go out and get a good job,” he said.
+To fulfill the other two Measure 98 goals — dropout prevention and college readiness — Medford will set aside $50,000 of its $3.7 million to pay for dual credit and college exam fees. With four high schools that enroll nearly 1,000 students total, the district is also hiring what it calls education navigators to serve as college and career coaches for students who are struggling to figure out life after high school. The Beaverton district plans to hire mentors and coaches to fill a similar role for freshmen and sophomores, to make sure they stay on track with attendance and credits.
+Giving districts resources to prevent dropouts is critical, said Toya Fick, executive director of Stand for Children Oregon, the organization that led the Measure 98 campaign.
+“[Districts] wait until [students] show signs of being ready to drop out and then try to re-engage them, which is totally after kids have decided they’re going to stop coming to school,” Fick said.
+Size matters when it comes to how much funding each school district receives. Money is awarded according to a weighted student head count, so the largest district — Portland — will receive $12 million, while the smallest districts could get barely $10,000.
+For some of them, it wasn’t worth the effort to go through all the paperwork for such a tiny payout. But small districts that do want to participate don’t have to focus on all three goals. And, Fick said, they can pool their resources to pay for academic counselors or CTE equipment.
+A popular plan, but a fight for funds
+Measure 98 was originally conceived by Stand for Children Oregon as a $300 million graduation improvement plan, with $800 following each high school student. The measure was popular in November, earning the backing of Gov. Kate Brown, support from industry leaders and civil rights groups, enthusiasm from school districts, and, ultimately, a yes from two-thirds of voters.
+Paying for it amid a state budget deficit was another story. A separate measure that would have raised education and health care funds through a corporate tax on large businesses failed — opposed by some of the same trade organizations, business associations, and local chambers of commerce that supported Measure 98 as a way to grow their workforce talent. Corporate leaders argued that the bill would ultimately hurt the economy and pass the financial burden on to consumers.
+Carlos Lopez and Cameron Lemke, who just graduated from Sutherlin High School in Oregon, built a hydraulic dump trailer as part of their CTE training. Oregon is allocating $170 million over the next two years toward these classes. (Photo credit: Sutherlin FFA Facebook)
+Legislators debated funding the measure fully, partially, or not at all. Brown proposed funding less than half of Measure 98 in her budget. Oregon’s teachers union, which didn’t fully support the measure last fall, tried and failed to change the funding mandate.
+Finally, the legislature agreed to allocate the $170 million, a little more than half of the originally proposed funds.
+“Not everybody will agree with me, but I think that’s as good as we could do,” said Rep. Jeff Reardon, a former CTE teacher and the first legislator to support the measure. “I just can’t think of any better return on investment in education.”
+To many school districts, the funding announcement was a relief rather than a disappointment.
+“I’m not complaining. We weren’t sure if we were going to get it at all,” said Shumate. “For us to get $1.7 million for the first year, we’re still hugely appreciative of that.”
+The Beaverton district could have received $20 million under a fully funded plan, but officials say they are happy with their $11 million. “Frankly, I’m OK with that,” Phillips said, adding that he worried more money might have taken away from other education funding.
+But Fick said some districts had shared with her draft ideas for what they would have done with the originally proposed sums, and the half-allocation has altered their plans. “We were disappointed and really do see this as a down payment towards the full funding and want the legislature to keep working to get to a place where the measure can be fully realized,” Fick said.
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+Benefits Of One-on-one Support Method While Fighting Cancer
+Presenter: Hannah Stanley
+Guest: Jonny Imerman
+Guest Bio: He is the founder of Imerman Angels.
+Translation
+Health Professional Radio
+Hannah Stanley: Hi, this is Hannah Stanley with Health Professional Radio. This is part two of our two-part interview with Johnny Imerman, founder of Imerman Angels, global one-on-one cancer support network. For the medical professionals, researchers etc. who are listening to us today on Health Professional Radio, what can they tell their patients?
+Johnny Imerman: Yes, everything is free, 100% free, we’ll always be. We are just a plug-in to the hospital. Doctors and nurses and social workers, any medical professionals, please refer patients to us. We just want to help these people and motivate them; and also survivors or caregivers, who’ve been through it. We just want to know them so they can become an angel to give back.
+Please, the best way to send these people to us [inaudible 00:45] is right to our website, and they can sign up at imermanangels.org, and they can also call up 866-IMERMAN, that is toll-free, from anywhere in the world. We’re happy to do the whole thing over the phone.
+But if they go online and they go to imermanangels.org, our website, there’s a lot of information there where they can get an understanding of what we’re going to do, how we can help them. Then they can sign up online, that’s the easiest way, and then we Skype them once that registration comes in. It’s a really easy way for us to get … capture all their information online, Skype them, get to know them, triage, figure out what they need, and then find the best match.
+Hannah: Now, the doctors who could be listening of course are not exempt from having been patients – doctors, nurses, medical professionals, dentists, anyone. They’re very likely to have had cancer as well in the same numbers of the regular population. You would be interested in having them as part of the network as well?
+Johnny: Absolutely, absolutely. Doctors and nurses are great referral persons. They send us people all the time, who we help. But in addition, if they go through cancer or you are a survivor and a doctor, you’re an amazing mentor too. You can help as well. We have a lot of doctors and a lot of therapists who’ve been through cancer in our network who mentor other people. We’d love to have you, no question about it.
+Anyone, any age, anywhere in the world with any type of cancer from any angle, you can sign up as a mentor if you’ve been through it [indecipherable 02:27] we’d love to have you. The more the merrier.
+Hannah: Now, aside from your network growing by leaps and bounds in just the few short years … this has been, what, five or six years since you founded Imerman Angels. What has changed in the cancer community?
+Johnny: That’s a great question. What’s changed in the cancer community – for the first time, in the last couple of years, there are a few sites where you can go online. We love it and we supportively work with them, but there are few sites where you can do online matching or find people networking who share the experience completely online.
+I think that’s really a new thing. It’s all done online. You don’t call anyone, you just search and find everybody online. We believe that there’s room for both.
+There’s certain people out there, they’re going to want more of the Imerman Angels handholding, you call us or Skype us, we talk to you. We figure out your story. We find you a survivor, we can do the match for you and connect to you. But I think there’s also a room for the newer generation – from the new generation, you want to do everything online and that’s great too.
+Of course, if you don’t have the screen in there, it’s the really only difference, that we screen these people, we talk to them. We know who they are, we feel comfortable that they’re going to do a good job as a mentor. When you do the helping online, you don’t have that, but some people don’t mind that. Some people know that they’re okay regardless and they’re protecting themselves anyway, and that’s okay too.
+But I think it’s great. I think there’s room for both and I think that there’s so much need out there for those fighting cancer to find others like them. There’s so many millions across the world and we’re only helping thousands, that it’s good that there are both. People have two options. Some people may use both options – do it online, and then in addition, use Imerman Angels.
+Hannah: When are you set up to receive patients? It they are … at what point are they calling you? At what point is it best for them to reach out? When they’ve already begun treatment? When is the ideal?
+Johnny: It’s a great question. The best time to reach out is really right away. We’ve had people call us in the parking lot from their cell phone. I remember one guy calling me years ago and he said, “I got diagnosed ten minutes ago. I haven’t called my wife yet. I just walked out of the hospital. My doctor said I have cancer. He gave your brochure, and I’m lost and I’m scared, and I need to know someone that survived this thing. Please introduce me to a survivor who has been through it’.” They called in ten minutes, and that’s great.
+Some people will call a month or two into it, just because things get so hectic when they get diagnosed. You really … it’s up to you. It’s up to the person going through it. But our goal is to get you sooner than later, because I really believe that right when you get diagnosed, you think your world changes forever, as it did mine, and the sooner you call, and talk, and get connected with someone who survived, that positive outcome, I really think that can take you down a very positive path, rather than potentially going on a more negative path or one of despair or isolation.
+So I believe the earlier the better. Right away, when you get diagnosed, we’d love you to call Imerman Angels. We’ll find you someone who’s been there and who can help out.
+Hannah: What’s the rate of those who had been mentored who are now mentors?
+Johnny: It’s almost 100%, it’s very high. It’s way above 90%. Those mentees that have been helped, I can’t tell you how many of those turn around immediately and say, “Wow, this organisation really helped me and my mentor really helped me. Now it’s my turn to give back and help the next guy out or the next girl out.” That’s a beautiful thing.
+It’s a cycle. First, Imerman Angels gives you a mentor who’s been through their cancer to help you. Once you survive, once you get your feet on the ground – sometimes it may take months or a year – you are ready then to give back and help the next guy out, because you learned so much along the way.
+Hannah: It’s another part of that after-cancer goal too – “Not only do I want to get back into the gym, I want to run a marathon, I want to do whatever – I want to also be on the other side.” It gives you something else that you can strive to do.
+Johnny: Yeah, there’s no question about it. It’s a motivator, right? Because you know once you’re done, you’re going to get back in the gym, you’re going to be able to work again. You’re going to be able to spend more time with your kids, whatever it is that motivates you. To me, actually one of the biggest motivators was mentoring. Because I was dreaming this idea up during cancer, and I wanted to beat it so bad, because I knew if I beat it, I was really fired up to give back.
+It was a huge motivator, and it gave me so much of a purpose, to want to beat it and live, because I knew when cancer was over, that’s how I was going to help other people. Go back into the centre, go door to door, find other people with the same thing, young especially – ’cause I was young, in my 20s – and walk in and identify with them and say, “Hey, I’ve been through this. Do you want to talk?”
+That’s what I did and that’s what we found, that all they want to do is talk to you, because they look to you and say, “Wow, you really get me. You’re young, in your 20s, I’m young, in my 20s. I’ve got cancer and you’ve been through this.” Based on shared experience and connection, the connection is so strong.
+Hannah: We don’t need to tell any of the medical professionals listening how powerful hope can be, psychologically, knowing that there is a positive outcome, no matter what that diagnosis is. You guys have had Stage 4 in that are now … survived and mentoring, so it does give the ability that it is beatable.
+Johnny: Absolutely. There really are so many amazing stories like that, where people who have overcome Stage 4 cancer, and are clear. They’ve gotten it out of the lung or whatever organ that really qualifies them as Stage 4. Then there’s other people who are Stage 4 thrivers.
+We call them thrivers, where they have Stage 4 cancer and maybe the average person lives a couple of years with that cancer, but they are ten years out and they’re still living strong and going to work and living with the cancer. That’s still a powerful story to be able to help the next person who’s just starting the Stage 4 run. That “Wow, somebody else is out there thriving with it, ten years later.” But that’s possible and you’re given hope.
+Hannah: For medical professionals who wish to get information on Imerman Angels, to be able to pass on that information to others, to patients, to those in their network, how can they get more information and some brochures and everything else?
+Johnny: Definitely. The number one best way to find us and to get involved is imermanangel.org. You can also call us at 866-IMERMAN. But you can also order brochures at imermanangel.org. It’s super easy, anywhere in the world, Australia or anywhere, can click on ‘Support Us’ and click on ‘Request Brochures’. It’s right there, two clicks off the home page, and we will ship you brochures anywhere in the world for your cancer centre.
+We just want to stack them wherever we can to get them in front of those fighting cancer today, so they can reach out and we can help them.
+Hannah: Johnny Imerman, founder of Imerman Angels. You, of course, as you mentioned, are at imermanangels.org, the most direct way to get information on all things Imerman Angels. Johnny, thank you so much for joining me. Hannah Stanley, today on Health Professional Radio.
+This concludes part two of our two-part interview with Johnny Imerman, founder of Imerman Angels. This is Hannah Stanley on Health Professional Radio.
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+This week I have been following with interest the rise and rise of indie-publishing phenomenon Amanda Hocking. In case you missed it, Hocking has over the last year or so been building considerable sales of her self-published paranormal romance novels through the Kindle store. Estimates of her sales run at on average 100,000 a month. Then at some point in the last few weeks, Hocking’s success became a story in and of itself and that part of the internet concerned with books basically caught fire and exploded her up to the heights of web-stardom. The latest news is that Hocking has signed a traditional publishing deal, and it seems likely she will be remembered at the very least as the first true indie-publishing star.
+Amanda Hocking’s good fortune raises a few interesting issues. It certainly rocks the traditional publishing world, who simply can’t compete with indie authors that can make their work available online at $1 a pop or less when publishers are insisting on ebook prices of $10 or more to preserve their publishing model. And it makes it abundantly clear that e-books are now the primary delivery vehicle for fiction, and particularly for new writing.
+But. The more interesting question arises from the intense excitement generated by Hocking’s success. Because while Hocking has demonstrated that indie-authors can tap real audiences with self-published e-books, it is not millions of paranormal romance fans who have made her a star. Instead it is the incredibly large number of writers seeking to imitate her success that have, through their fascination, become the very fuel of that success.
+(I should at this point admit the existence of my own ebook, a short story published recently in the Kindle store, after being published in print and soon to be podcast.)
+It is not news to anyone involved with writing or publishing that there are a very large number of people who carry the ambition of becoming a writer. It’s really impossible to know how many, but what we can say is that, between the vast growth in education and wealth in the developed world, and the array of democratic publishing technologies provided by the internet, it is exponentially more than a generation ago. In fact there are now so many aspiring professional writers that they have become a common object of pillory:
+And yes, many, indeed most, will fail for exactly these reasons. But putting aside the millions of hopeless wannabes who will never get close, there are still literally tens of thousands of people putting in serious work, hour after hour, to honing their craft and drafting and redrafting short stories and novels. And given the very small number of people who will ever ‘succeed’ at the holy grail of becoming a professional, full-time writer, one has to ask…why?
+At which point, I must turn to you, dear reader. If you are reading this then you (like I) are likely engaged in the thankless task of ‘being a writer’. Why, I ask, are you doing it? Do you enjoy pain? Are you addicted to rejection? Do you crave the patronising reactions of your more successful peers at dinner parties? What makes you do it? Why do you write?
+Here is my answer. I write for al the reasons that we all do. I write with the deluded fantasy that I, despite the astronomical odds against it, might become successful and escape my mundane life for that of a famous author. (Did I mention I have an ebook? I did? Have you bought it yet?) I write because I’m one of those unfortunate souls who keep succeeding just enough to keep that fantasy intact. Somehow or another I have shaped some kind of career around writing, writing about writing, teaching writing. And I write because I like writing. I enjoy the muscular sensation of wrestling words towards some kind of meaning on the page.
+But if there is one single reason above all of these why I write, and why the thousands of hours I have invested in writing have been worthwhile, and why none of the millions of aspiring writers out there are wasting their time, it is this.
+I write to grow.
+Emotionally. Intellectually. Spiritually. Socially. If I did not write I would be less a person in all these ways. I would probably have thousands of more hours TV watching under my belt, but I would understand far less about the world. I might have a few more friends, but they would be far less interesting than the friends I have made through writing. I would be less fulfilled in almost every way, of that I am certain.
+We live in an age where, quite amazingly, millions of people are able to grow as humans by exploring their own fundamentally creative nature. That is a true wonder, and, while I might secretly resent the competition, if we ever reach the point where everyone of the seven billion humans on the planet are striving to be an artist of some kind, it will be a very good sign for our species.
+But we also live in an age obsessed with the cults of success and celebrity. And I question how compatible the drive for creative fulfilment and the drive for celebrity can ever really be. The dream of success is no bad thing in itself, as a goad to fuel our creative development. But when that dream becomes the goal in itself, it risks completely destroying the creative growth and development which is the real reward of writing.
+Amanda Hocking is, I have no doubt, creatively fulfilled by her writing. Her novels are well written, they know their readership and I believe they grow out of their authors genuine creative interests (if they did not I doubt they would have succeeded at all). They do the most important thing for any work of fiction, which is express their author’s true voice as an artist. But I truly doubt this is or will be the case for the millions of writers self-publishing dark fantasy, high fantasy, sci-fi, horror or other generic novels on to the Kindle. And this is a great shame.
+Back in the pre-interent days of paper publishing, there were very few ways for people to succeed. Which, in creative terms, was a good thing. Because with every rejection it kept challenging aspiring writers to break the model of their work, and rebuild it…better, stronger, faster. As much as the multiplying opportunities for publication, recognition, success are an incentive, they are also a trap. Because with a few thousand ebook sales, or a few dozen good reviews, or a fan voted award or two, the temptation to say ‘I’ve made it! I’ve succeeded!’ becomes very strong, even when the truth is that you may still be a very long way from fulfilling your creative potential. From growing in to what you might become.
+(ahem…did you catch the bit about the ebook. Its an urban fantasy. Kind of. Maybe more life an anti-urban fantasy. My Lovesick Zombie Boy Band. Go. Buy. Read.)
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+- The Very Rich Indie Writer (novelr.com)
+14 thoughts on “Why do you write?”
+When I was really little it was fun, and then I wanted to be Lois Lane. When I was a teenager I just wanted to escape, and writing was the way to do that.
+Now it’s my constant. Nothing else remains as solid and as reliable as writing does. Not my thoughts or feelings, not my medication, not my friends or family or the world or my life. Writing though, there is always a pen and paper and something to write. Also I love writing, I love the what I can create, what people can create, it’s always been my primary form of communication, probably always will be.
+@Rhi – yep, there is much to be said for writing as communication. How’s you writing going out there Rhi, have you found a new writing group?
+Damien, you wrote: “And it makes it abundantly clear that e-books are now the primary delivery vehicle for fiction, and particularly for new writing.”.
+I don’t see how, from the preceding paragraphs, you come to this conclusion. One outlier does not a trend make. You can’t draw a line with only one endpoint.
+And in particular, isn’t Amanda’s action (signing the traditional deal) actually kind of negating the argument? If e-books were the primary delivery system for new fiction, she’d be staying with it.
+(Unless of course she actually buys into the concept that you’ve not really made it in authorship until a big NYC house validates your work with their imprint and/or the traditional houses can still deliver something that indie publishing can’t, ALL of which, again, kind of negates the argument. Not that it’s an argument, really.)
+But to get to your main question:
+Yes, I AM into pain – both giving and receiving it. But beyond fey humor:
+I think you hit the nail on the head without naming it directly. EGO.
+The sport I am most successful at requires me to believe that I can pick up a gun and shoot other people (many, many other people) before they can shoot me (paintball).
+The avocation I’ve chosen (that I’ve achieved moderate success with, though no where near my mental goals) requires me to believe that I can pick up a pen and….
+They really are very similar in the manner in which ego/hubris/whatever plays. The big difference is that the sport is a zero-sum game (only one player or team can actually shoot everyone else out) whereas the writing game is not zero sum: there can be multiple winners and we’re each shooting at a target, as opposed to at each other.
+I think in some (not to far distant) future, they’ll discover that a balance of masochism and sadism are required in the writer’s toolkit (just listen to what some writers say about their characters and their audiences if you doubt the sadistic part: I’ve got one friend who’s written me into three different projects just to kill me!) and that it is all tied in to some psychological dynamic involving a need to prove worth/value while at the same time constantly moving the bar. Self-teasing. Never being satisfied. Seeking after perfection. (How many writers can actually handle the statement “don’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough”? If you actually think that’s a valid statement, I don’t think you can really be a ‘writer’. You may be able to hang words together and even sell them, but if you aren’t saying to yourself – ‘the next one needs to be better and it can be better’, you aren’t a writer).
+@Steve- Ebooks first. I think it’s simple economics. Writers can put their work on the market at a price publishers simply can’t match. I think emerging and mid-list writers are all going to find that the indie model is now their first port of call. The role of publishers is to to what they do best, take a moderate success and make it a huge success. I think it’s now going to be pretty much standard for writers to establish an indie following before getting in bed with a publisher.
+Ego. Yes, that’s the word I was skirting around. It’s the thing every writer is in continuous dialogue with. You have to have one to pick up a pen. But if you don’t keep it under control it wil eat you.
+Your list of reasons to write matches mine pretty closely, Damien. But if I dig down to the roots of it, for me it’s about uncharted territory. Writing – any creative process really – is like exploring the Amazon rainforest without a map. You just don’t know what you’re going to find, or where you’re going to end up. Sometimes you discover ancient treasures. Other times you just get covered in leeches. And it’s a guarantee you’ll get tired and sweaty. But it’s that not knowing that turns me on and keeps me coming back for more.
+@Graham – nice. Exploration is a fantastic reason to write. I might try thinking of it that way myself.
+This resonates with me. I’ve only recently started to write, yet I’m gobsmacked by some of the stuff in my book. I can see where some of it came from, but other bits look quite mysterious to me. Did I really think of that? Must have done. Clearly it’s changed my inner life quite a bit. I quit chemistry in disgust at the end of 6th form, as we had a deeply uninspiring teacher. Now I find myself searching the web for info on it, and boring people with it down the pub and elsewhere. All in search of verisimilitude.
+One of the things creative writing does really well is show us our ‘blindspot’, which is really more of a huge vast ocean than a spot! We all contain multitudes, and thats where all those ideas come from when we write.
+Graham’s reason is very similar to my own. I like my work to become a journey and whilst I’ll have a framework, I don’t necessarily have a plan per se. I write to my mood more than anything and whilst that may churn out a final product that appears to have more than one personality.
+Granted, it’s not an ideal way to write, but it generally fulfils my reason for writing – which is primarily to utilise the multitude of ideas that I have. I’ve been doing a spring cleaning session tonight and have stumbled upon several ideas that I had probanly 8 or 9 years ago that have switched me back on to ideas that I had abandoned.
+But, apart from the NaNo that I wrote last year (Stasis Update) I’ve yet to finish anything substantial that isn’t a micro-planned article written in the here and now. NaNo gave me much more focus to write and to complete something.
+Authors still need to be able to do the PR to drive readers to the e-book distribution points to make sales. So I don’t think all new writers will go this route. It’s also unclear whether the YA market is as of yet as affected by the e-book phenomenon. As well as other niches.
+Further, a lot of people are being really dumb in how they are viewing their meat-world books when translating them to the e-book market. One book does not necessarily equal one e-book. Nor should things like covers necessarily stay the same.
+I think physical books will be around for awhile–at the very least until we cease to exist in the sense of a civilization–at which point their popularity will pick up again since electricity will not exist.
+Trust me, in 30 years when I’ve fled to England, been shot by poachers, and you’re merrily roasting me on a spit while, somewhat unsympathetically, re-reading Finch by the light of my own fiery flesh one night, you’ll remember this thread and think, “VanderMeer may be stringy, but he was right!”
+Pass the salt…
+Also, if I didn’t put get the words out of my head, the pressure in my skull would build up to the point of cranial fracture. The only task remaining then would be to wipe my brains from the wall.
+Pass the salt again…
+2016 Kia Sorento SX-L AWD Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
+The new Sorento combines style with comfort and efficient performance
+DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS
+• SEE ALSO: Kia Buyers Guide
+The Sorento has been one of Kia's most popular vehicles since 2003. It has changed a bit since then… Originally a body-on-frame SUV with rear- or dual-range four-wheel drive, it became a front- or all-wheel drive crossover for model year 2011. Also at that time, production was changed from Kia's home in South Korea to a new facility in West Point, GA, all the better for the most important US marketplace.
+The third generation Sorento made its debut earlier this year. While not as massive a change as between the first and second generations, differences are far from trivial and emphasize Kia's desire to take on not just domestic and Japanese brands, but Europeans as well. Kia has emphasized design more than most Asian automakers, and has much more European influence there.
+The newest Sorento may be simple in overall shape, but it has plenty of interesting details, inside as well as out, without being too visually busy. It's a touch larger, with a 3.1-inch stretch in wheelbase. There's more interior space. The 2.4-liter four cylinder and 3.3-liter V6 engines continue, but are joined by a 2.0-liter turbo four. If its maximum 240 horsepower is a bit lower than the V6's 290, it beats the six on torque, with 260 lb-ft from 1450 through 3500 rpm compared to the six's 252 at a high 5300 rpm.
+There is a Sorento for every mid-size crossover desire and budget, from the L at $24,900 through the Limited at S41,300 as of the time of writing. Engine and option availability vary. Front-wheel drive is the standard specification, with a full-time all-wheel drive system available.
+My test vehicle for the past week was an SX-L with the turbo four. In that form, it also gets a more responsive electrically-assisted steering system, 19-inch alloy wheels with low-profile tires, a panoramic sunroof, and a host of other upscale features including a power liftgate that is programmable -- useful as before changing the programming it would automatically open when I walked around the rear to get to the driver's side of the car. There are times when it may be convenient to have it open automatically if you're nearby, but not necessarily all of the time.
+As I have grown to expect from a Kia, the 2016 Sorento SX-L felt more European on the road, and looked it both inside and out. It was roomy and comfortable, and there was no shortage of power from the engine. Ever. The previous Sorento was not noisy inside at all, but this one is even quieter. With a two-ton plus curb weight, it's not going to be sports car agile, but it's not a sports car. The optional Technology Package had contemporary electronic aids like lane-departure and forward-collision warning systems that were pleasantly low in false positives (gotta love it when the computer squawks an annoying warning that a tree by the side of the road may be a hazard… this one fortunately didn't). It also had an entertaining and useful array of outside cameras for the Surround View Monitor. There is no excuse for hitting anything when parking with this.
+Kia is not the best-known name in midsize crossovers, but that's no reason to ignore the Sorento if you're in the market.
+APPEARANCE: Remember when crossovers wanted to look like trucks? This one looks more like a wagon that's been to the gym. The roofline and D (rear) pillars are familiar, if not exactly as before, but all exterior panels are new. The tabbed grille is larger and more rectangular. The lower opening has also grown, and stainless steel lower trim protects the lower front. The underbody cladding is less skid plate than for aerodynamic management. Four small foglamps on each side of the lower opening are a distinctive touch. A bit of indentation on the sides between the wheel arches adds character. A visor spoiler graces the trailing edge of the roof, with low-profile rails on the top. At the rear are familiar Kia taillights, a bit of faux-vent styling, and another stainless lower panel. Stainless steel is also used. usefully, for the scuff plates under the doors and liftgate.
+COMFORT: Inside, the new Sorento is spacious and, in SX-L trim, pleasantly upscale. Virtually all upper interior surfaces are covered with textured soft-touch material, with piano-black and metallic plastic trim. In the SX-L seating surfaces are leather, with power adjustable front seats that are both heated and cooled, and two-position memory for the driver's seat. Comfort and support levels are high. Visibility is good and improved, especially in the corners when parking, by the Surround View Monitor. The steering wheel is manually adjustable for tilt and reach. It features a heated leather rim and controls for audio, phone, cruise, and information systems. Pushbutton start/stop and proximity un/lock are standard here. The electroluminescent instruments are easily visible and free from glare. A touchscreen at the center of the instrument panel controls the navigation, audio, phone, and information systems. The interface is reasonably intuitive. Audio choices are all current, and useful storage is found throughout the cabin. The front part of the panoramic moonroof tilts and slides open.
+Four-cylinder Sorentos get a two-row, five-passenger configuration. That gives plenty of space in the second row, which features a 40/20/40 folding partially-reclining seatback, storage under the cushion, sunshades, and heated outboard cushions. The wheelbase stretch is marginal for a real third row -- and without it, there is a bit of hidden storage beneath the rear cargo floor. A space-saver spare lives outside under the rear.
+SAFETY: All 2016 Sorentos have a full complement of airbags, rollover and side-impact sensors, and front active headrests. Brakes are four-wheel antilock discs with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD). Electronic stability control (ESC) and hill-start assist control (HAC) are also standard in all. AWD versions get Torque Vectoring Cornering Control. The SX-L has a backup warning system and blind-spot detection with rear cross-traffic alert. Lane-departure warning and forward collision warning systems and the Around View Monitor are part of the optional Technology Package.
+RIDE AND HANDLING: It's a two-ton crossover designed and built for comfort, so don't expect sports-car cornering. Do expect a smooth and supple ride, even on poor surfaces, and a relaxingly quiet interior. The fully-independent MacPherson strut front, multilink rear suspension and full-time all-wheel drive system get the power to the ground without any fuss and the four-wheel antilock disc brakes stop surely and quickly. Steering response is good, and the electrically-assisted system is not overly assisted.
+PERFORMANCE: Can a two-liter engine, even with a turbo, power a two-ton crossover? No problem! With torque peaking at 260 lb-ft from 1450 through 3500 rpm, the engine is at its torque peak in most driving situations, and the 240 horsepower come into play at higher revs. The six-speed automatic barely needs to downshift. As with an increasing number of manufacturers, Kia uses a combination of continuously-variable cam phasing, turbocharging, direct fuel injection, and a relatively high compression ratio (10.0:1 here) for efficient power production -- on unleaded regular, no less. It works very well. Acceleration, with a 0-60 time around seven seconds, is good enough even for short and nasty onramps, and fuel economy is impressive for a heavy vehicle. EPA estimates are 19 city, 25 highway, 22 overall. I got 18 in city use, with a bit of highway driving pushing that up to 22. The V6-powered 2015 Sorento I drove a few months ago was good for 20 in similar conditions.
+CONCLUSIONS: Kia's newest Sorento combines style with comfort and efficient performance.
+SPECIFICATIONS
+2016 Kia Sorento SX-L AWD
+Base Price $ 41,700
+Price As Tested $ 45,095
+Engine Type turbocharged DOHC 16-valve aluminum alloy inline 4-cylinder with direct fuel injection
+Engine Size 2.0 liters / 122 cu. in.
+Horsepower 240 @ 6000 rpm
+Torque (lb-ft) 260 @ 1450-3500 rpm
+Transmission 6-speed automatic with manual-shift mode
+Wheelbase / Length 109.4 in. / 187.4 in.
+Curb Weight 4303 lbs.
+Pounds Per Horsepower 17.9
+Fuel Capacity 18.8 gal.
+Fuel Requirement 87 octane unleaded regular gasoline
+Tires 235/55R19 101H Michelin Premier LTX
+Brakes, front/rear vented disc / solid disc, ABS, EBD, ESC, HAC standard
+Suspension, front/rear independent MacPherson strut / independent multilink
+Ground Clearance 7.3 inches
+Drivetrain transverse front engine, full-time all-wheel drive
+PERFORMANCE
+EPA Fuel Economy - miles per gallon city / highway / observed 19 / 25 / 22
+0 to 60 mph est. 7.0 sec
+Towing Capacity 3500 lbs.
+OPTIONS AND CHARGES
+SXL Technology Package -- includes: Xenon HID headlights, Lane Departure Warning System, Forward Collision Warning System, electronic parking brake, Surround View Monitor, Smart Cruise Control $ 2,500
+Destination Charge $ 895
+From The Orthodox Catholic Review, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1927, pp. 225/3 :
+A Basis for Orthodox Consideration of Unity
+Proposed Resolution Regarding Relations Between The Orthodox Catholic Church and The Anglican Communion and Other Protestant Bodies Prepared for Presentation to the Ecumenical Council of Orthodoxy which was Expected to Have Convened on Mount Athos. Issued in Greek and English, June 1926.
+By His Eminence, The Most Reverend Aftimios,
+Archbishop of Brooklyn, Head of the Syrian Greek Orthodox Catholic Mission in North America, First Vicar and, at that time, Acting Head of the Russian Orthodox Catholic Jurisdiction in North America.
+The following Resolution, now published in English for the first time, was prepared a year ago when it was expected that a Pan-Orthodox Synod or Ecumenical Council of Orthodoxy would be assembled on Mount Athos by the Patriarch of Constantinople. It was expected that such a gathering would consider the question of Anglican Union with the Orthodox Catholic Church. As he was then (in the absence of the Most Reverend Metropolitan Platon) the Acting Head of the Russian Church in North America, His Eminence, Archbishop Aftimios prepared this Resolution in Greek and English for presentation to the expected Council as a Proposed Resolution on behalf of the Church in North America. Since the Council never met, the Resolution has never been given to the general public, though it has received private circulation. In view of the Meeting of the World Conference on Faith and Order at Lausanne in August of this year, this careful statement of what the Orthodox Catholic Church must require as a basis for the consideration of Union will be of timely interest and value to all those who have the sacred cause of Christian Unity at heart. It is almost certain that the Orthodox members present at that Conference will find it necessary to issue a statement insisting on the substance of this Resolution as the basis of Orthodox Catholic acceptance of any Unity proposals.
+PROPOSED RESOLUTION Regarding Relations Between The Orthodox Catholic Church and The Anglican Communion
+WHEREAS: It is and ever has been the earnest desire and fervent prayer of all Orthodox-Catholic Churches and faithful that the prayer of Our Lord and Divine Head, Jesus Christ, "that they may be one" should be realized in the union and unity on the sure and proper foundation in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church of those who call on His Name but are now sadly divided and separated; and
+WHEREAS: We of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in recent years have witnessed with great interest and satisfaction the growth and expression of this conscious desire for unity on the part of the various separated churches of the West; and
+WHEREAS: Through their appointing and sending to us of various commissions and representatives seeking Orthodox opinions and pronouncements as to the possibility, prerequisites and ways and means of attaining organic unity and sacramental intercommunion, the churches of the Anglican Communion, i.e., the Church of England, by law established, and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A., have been foremost in expressing this desire for unity in the One Holy Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church; and
+WHEREAS: These churches of the Anglican Communion by aid and friendship to Orthodox Churches and Prelates in time of need and distress have given practical demonstration of the sincere Christian love and brotherhood essential to the unity desired; and
+WHEREAS: Although in response to the urgent inquiries and requests of representatives and groups of members of churches of the Anglican Communion, various theologians, committees and prelates in the Orthodox Church have conducted certain inquiries and studies, and have expressed opinions as to certain points pertinent to the subject of unity, as regards the Anglican Communion, they have failed, nevertheless, to find any definite, authoritative, and unambiguous or uncontroverted exposition of the dogmatic teaching of the essential faith of the churches of that communion; and
+WHEREAS: Although various individuals and groups of the Anglicans have expressed their own beliefs or opinions (sometimes contradictory, and opposed to each other) as to the proper interpretation of the peculiarly ambiguous and indefinite official standards of the Churches of the Anglican Communion, neither the Anglican Communion as a whole nor any of its constituent churches, as such, have at any time submitted for Orthodox consideration or study any statement that could be considered as a basis for determining the extent of dogmatic agreement or identity of essential teaching as between the Orthodox and the Anglican Communions, notwithstanding the fact that on many occasions various Orthodox theologians and Hierarchs have urgently requested such a definitive and clarifying exposition; and
+WHEREAS: A certain minimum of dogmatic agreement and an identity of teaching and belief in essential matters of the Faith, together with the removal of variations or diversities radically inconsistent with this necessary dogmatic agreement and identity of teaching, is the most necessary and obvious prerequisite for any consideration of organic union and sacramental intercommunion between churches separated and divided by such great differences of origin, system, custom, rites and formal standards of doctrine as unfortunately but obviously exist between the Orthodox and the Anglican Churches; and
+WHEREAS: Just as we of the Orthodox Catholic Church recognize that the expression of personal opinion by individual theologians or Prelates or the pronouncements of synods or authorities of local churches possess no value or authority, and form no basis for any regular or legal sacramental relations, even by economy, but only give rise to misunderstanding, to disorder, and to uncanonical action; even so we are aware that the expressions of belief, or interpretation, on the part of parties, groups, prelates or even official commissions and representatives of churches in the Anglican Communion have no binding force or official weight, and cannot serve as the basis for any consideration of the possibility of organic union and intercommunion on the ground of dogmatic agreement and identity of teaching in essentials of the faith; and
+WHEREAS: Just as the sole authority in Orthodoxy capable of properly and authoritatively dealing with this matter is a council representative of every Orthodox Church and Diocese, determined upon by the Synods and Patriarchs of the five great Patriarchates, viz., Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem and Russia -- the decisions of which council of the Orthodox Church, to gain indisputable authority, must then be ratified by the several autokephalous Orthodox Churches, and be found acceptable to, and in consonance with, the life, experience and spirit of the Church at large; even so we realize that the sole source of any authoritative and binding definition of the faith and required dogmatic teaching of the Anglican Communion lies in precisely the same course of action as would be required to modify or change the canon law, constitution, Book of Common Prayer, or other standards of the churches of the Anglican Communion; and
+WHEREAS: We of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic Churches desire so ardently to further the work of bringing about unity in the Church of Christ on the one and only sure and correct foundation that we would not have it possible to say that any action or pronouncement of our Holy Church in that regard had been taken on false or insufficient premises, or in ignorance or uncertainty; and
+WHEREAS: We most happily are persuaded that the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church equally with us desire that union be established on the only sure and proper basis of dogmatic agreement and identity of teaching in the essential matters of the Holy Catholic Faith; and
+WHEREAS: Since it is not possible that the essential meaning of the dogmatic standards and essential teaching established in Orthodoxy should be changed, it is therefore necessary as a preliminary to the establishment by economia of union and intercommunion with them that the Churches of the Anglican Communion officially pronounce, declare, and most indubitably establish, on certain essential matters, dogmatic agreement and identity of required teaching with the norm of the Orthodox Catholic Church;
+THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That we of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church, fully convinced that we are guided and governed by the Holy Spirit Who directs His Church into the way of all truth and of unity with Himself, most prayerfully and hopefully request and urge that the Churches of the Anglican Communion adopt and present to the Churches of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic Communion an official, authoritative, and absolutely binding statement of the dogmatic position and required teaching of Anglican Churches. Obviously such a statement must proceed from the same sources and in the same manner as have been required to render effective, binding, and authoritative, the official formularies and standards of the Churches of the Anglican Communion.
+That is to say: That for the Church of England this dogmatic statement and definition of its faith must proceed jointly from the Convocations of York and Canterbury and be ratified, authorized, and promulgated by the Parliament of England, and proclaimed by His Majesty the royal Sovereign of England who by law is the Supreme Head of the Church of England. In no other or less official way could any statement such as is necessary be capable of being considered official or authoritative in any sense for the Church of England, in as much as the Royal Supremacy originally enacted in the reign of Henry VIII is the sole source of ecclesiastical authority and jurisdiction; and pronouncements of such bodies as the Lambeth Conference are merely advisory in character, possessing no authority unless embodied in Acts of the King and Parliament, just as the proposal to revise the English Prayer Book must be acted upon by Parliament and receive Royal Sanction from the Sovereign before possessing authority.
+For the Protestant Episcopal Church in America the sole authoritative and binding source and authority for such a statement would be of necessity the triennial General Conventions of the Church consisting of the House of Bishops with the House of clerical and lay deputies. We are under the impression that final and binding action upon such a statement as is necessary would require not less than six years from the First General Convention at which such an insertion into the organic law of the church is proposed. That is to say that the authoritative statement and definition of required dogmatic teaching must be presented for consideration at one General Convention and accepted as proper business by the requisite majority both of the House of Bishops and of the clerical and lay deputies; must then be adopted by the requisite majority of both the House of Bishops and the clerical and lay deputies in the next succeeding General Convention three years later; and finally, that this adoption must be ratified by the requisite majority of both the House of Bishops and the clerical and lay deputies in the next General Convention, i.e., in the second after the one in which the matter was first proposed for consideration. We understand that any change or modification after the first proposal delays final binding action on such matters by the full three triennial General Conventions and that the attempts to revise the Book of Common Prayer so as to eliminate some of the all too obvious Protestantism and authorize a more Catholic form of service have been in progress upwards of thirty years and are still not finally ratified.
+Nevertheless, it seems to us well that in a matter of such moment there should be safeguards against hasty action; and we are well aware that the interests of Holy Church require that only the final, incontrovertibly official, authoritative, and binding action or pronouncement of the Anglican Churches can be accepted as the basis for a consideration of the establishment of so sacredly important an act as organic union and sacramental intercommunion in the Body of Christ.
+The particular matters on which, as yet, there has been no certainty as to the position of the Anglican Churches, and on which the formularies and Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England and Protestant Episcopal Church are either vague, indefinite and ambiguous, or seem actually to assert a position and teaching contrary to that of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Faith of the undivided Church, East and West, include points vital and fundamental to the faith.
+We need to be assured as to the officially binding interpretation of the ambiguities and uncertainties in these formularies and in the Thirty-nine Articles.
+For even though the Thirty-nine Articles were to be repudiated as a dogmatic standard for Anglican Churches, there still must be set forth by authority a binding definition of the faith and required teaching of the Anglican Churches.
+In order to establish a minimum of dogmatic agreement and identity of required teaching, we consider that such a statement as is necessary must include at least the following matters:
+A. Declarations that it is the indisputable faith and most strictly required belief and teaching of all churches, clergy and faithful of the Anglican Communion:
+1. Concerning the Church:
+That the Church of Christ is One Holy Catholic and Apostolic institution; a divinely created and governed living Organism existing visibly and invisibly in this world and through all ages. Of which the Head is Our Lord Christ Himself and the Guide is the Holy Spirit infallibly directing into all truth and preserving from all error; in sacramental union with which alone is there assurance of salvation and life, and separation from which is separation from the Visible Body of Christ.
+2. Concerning Faith and Doctrine:
+That the Faith and Doctrine of the Church.
+3. Concerning Ecumen Ecumenical in their character, force and authority; that the generally accepted decisions and definitions of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, recognized as such by the Orthodox Catholic Church, are of this binding and obligatory, infallible, and Ecumenical nature, truth, and authority.
+4. Concerning the Creed:
+That the Symbol of the Faith of the Three Hundred Eighteen Holy Fathers of Nicæa, as ratified by the Council of Constantinople, must be accepted without any ambiguity, evasions, or evasive interpretation, by every member of the Christian Church; that by the use of the irregularly interpolated Filioque clause in this Symbol of the Faith, no deviation from the true Orthodox doctrine as to the procession of the Holy Spirit is taught or intended, but that the sole meaning taught or intended to be taught is the safeguarding of the equality and unity of the Persons (Hypostases) of the Holy Trinity in the Godhead.
+5. Concerning Spiritual Authority and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
+That in no manner or sense is it possible to derive, directly or indirectly, spiritual authority or jurisdiction from civil governors or Royal Sovereigns, nor is it possible that the spiritual Headship of the Visible Church, or any part of it, should reside in, or be exercised, directly or indirectly, by any royal prince or sovereign, as such, but must inhere solely in, and be exercised only by, the ecclesiastically lawful and canonical Patriarch, Bishop, or other proper spiritual authority; that to admit or submit to any such lay, civil, or Royal usurpation of authority, in ecclesiastical or dogmatic matters, is to fall away from the unity and authority of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; and that no evil Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
+6. Concerning Sacraments in general:
+That regular, canonical and valid Sacraments of the Church, as means of Grace, are necessary, and are divinely instituted for the salvation of Christians; that such Sacraments are only certain within the Authority of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; that these consist in the effectual operation of the Holy Spirit, through the ministration of a validly and canonically ordained Priest or Bishop in and with the divinely instituted form, matter and ritual of the Church.
+7. Concerning the Number of Sacraments:
+That the number of Sacraments is seven, no more and no less. These are: (1) Baptism; (2) Chrismation, i.e., Confirmation or sealing of Baptismal Vows by signing with Holy Chrism; (3) Eucharist; (4) Penance; (5) Holy Orders, i.e., Priesthood; (6) Marriage; and (7) Unction.
+8. Concerning Baptism and Chrism:
+That in Baptism in the Name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, there is forgiveness of all sin, both original and personal, and also an infusion of renewing and revivifying divine Grace and Energy, moving the recipient to faith and all good works; that the indispensable and necessary compliment of Baptism is its confirming and sealing, by anointing with Holy Chrism for the reception of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
+9. Concerning Eucharist:
+That in the Eucharist the Bread and Wine, when consecrated by the Holy Spirit through the ministration of the Priest, are changed, transmuted, or transubstantiated not a mere service of "memorial," or of "praise and thanksgiving" only, nor yet a "sacrifice of ourselves" (as described in the communion office of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer);.
+10. Concerning Penance:
+That Penance is necessary to the spiritual strength and life of a Christian, and to the proper reception of the Holy Eucharist. That the Sacrament of Penance must consist of three parts, none of which may be omitted: i.e., first, the personal, oral confession of the individual penitent to the Priest; second, the laying on of hands with Priestly counsel; and third, the prayer and absolution of sins.
+11. Concerning Holy Orders:
+That in the Sacrament of Priesthood alone lies the authority for ministering all other sacraments. Hence, that the office of Priest is primarily mediatory and sacrificial in character, and not merely one of teaching or preaching the Word.
+B. Declarations as to discipline and relations with other religious bodies must also form a part of the statement necessary for the Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church if She is to pass finally upon the matter of organic union and intercommunion with churches of the Anglican Communion. In this regard, we consider two statements essential; and these should be part of the statement concerning dogmatic teaching, and should be adopted in the same manner by the same authority.
+1. Concerning discipline:
+That teaching and holding of the faith according to the dogmatic definitions detailed above, is absolutely obligatory upon all Anglican ministers and faithful; and, that the teaching or holding of anything contrary thereto or inconsistent therewith, or the failure to teach or hold faithfully and literally without evasion or evasive interpretations, shall necessitate the excommunication of the offending parties.
+2. Concerning relations with other Religious Bodies:
+That in efforts toward Christian Unity, the Churches of the Anglican Communion will require, as a basis for consideration of union or intercommunion, the same pledge as to the holding and teaching of the faith, and as to discipline, that the Churches of the Anglican Communion give to the Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Communion.
+Presented on behalf of
+The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America.
+By +AFTIMIOS,
+Archbishop of Brooklyn and Head of the Syrian Greek Orthodox Catholic Mission in North America, and First Vicar and Acting Head of the Russian Archdiocese of the Aleutian Islands and North America (North America and Canada), June 10, 1926.
+Oh shit its a kissy thread
+Oh shit its a kissy thread
+I can't sleep either
+Old memes were better until normies took them over.
+I saw those eagles live many times on the side of the road
+The cucks and traps killed it for me.
+Stop working so late.
+Do you know what kind exactly
+the nice lady in the bottom panel is pretty~
+i like her lots
+She is the inner ex /b/ animus poster.
+Crazy
+i love her
+lewd as hell
+oh yeah, that shit is crazy when it decides to fly across the road in front of you
+massive winged shadow swooping by
+I can only imagine
+more of a "oh shit, that thing eating that roadkil is huge! Oh shit, it just flew in front of the car, I really don't want to hit that"
+I forgot to post
+how's grim?
+Don't look at me like that.
+How is this place and those that post here doing today~?
+I'm not really into fishdogs but whatever.
+I always did wanna fuck her.
+Literally ZERO porn of her though.
+Archives go sleep
+This place is pretty good tonight
+It's a darn conspiracy.
+And what about you, wolf butt?
+I really don't want to though
+I don't like this one though
+ms I can just go SSJ2 like its nothing
+pretty good, I'm about to go out and find sushi
+but sleep is good!
+Its already 4am so I might just stay up
+pomf pomf kimochii~
+what other aussie wildlife have u seen
+I was sick but now im better
+except I got 0 sleep
+why u workin so late tho
+I excused it as a universe thing. Like the saiyans in 6 have it air. Cause it also would explain how ss and ss2 are going to have any use in this tournament.
+Given, unlike the other saiyans, they lack mystic or god related powers.
+Also I forgot that you were a fan. Makes you a great people just with that alone~
+You lucky...
+So mean.
+Oh man
+Heyo~
+Shes gonna ask Goku how to go blue and if she does i'm gonna drop the show.
+It will actually be worse than GT.
+Waking up super late isn't very energizing.
+I honestly don't think any other saiyans should get god energy.
+Give it to fucking Piccolo if it has to be someone.
+It really isn't.
+I got kept up most of the night by my cat being super sick. It was horrid. She's all good now though, which is a plus~
+Everyone wants gohan.
+*pats the cat*
+I woke up at 12:16 or something lmao
+I think they're cute.
+I can post something else if you like.
+Job had me work from like 4pm to midnight.
+It's an alright shift but it means I end up staying up way too late.
+I demand cute anime girls.
+I think they should just have him refine the mystic thing.
+Isn't it supposed to be quite the natural multiplier? I mean I wouldn't complain about a god form Gohan buuut I just wouldn't prefer it~
+Woooow. Do you not have an alarm to avoid oversleeping?
+I work from 5 to 11 :L
+I don't have animals.
+also have the same probs
+fall asleep from 3-5 lol
+It's summer, I can't oversleep!
+I'm getting that sweet money tho so it's alright.
+Plus, my employee discount kicks in on friday.
+Vegeta better not go throw to the way side again.
+but
+lets be honest
+Goku is gonna get a new form and Vegeta is gonna get beat to show how strong the threat is
+I'll still be a vegeta fan though
+awww yeee
+I can't wait to get the military job
+those military discounts are gonna be lit
+This works pretty well.
+Yo.
+Oh, is that so? Cause of the heat?
+Maybe one day they'll listen to the fans and give someone else the win for once.
+Which would be best to be Vegeta, as he is way overdue a big win. It also could be a nice point to his overall character arc from so evil to where he is now.
+Better than the "That's my Bulma!" thing which ended in a loss anyway.
+I do not yet know what I'll use my discount on. Nothing I really need that we sell.
+This was pretty good though.
+im gonna use it on EVERYTHING
+furniture, fast food, the whole shebang
+But I don't have things in the morning so I can't oversleep for anything basically.
+Also this picture gave me a giggle
+*hugs*
+Yeah but he still got fucked out of the win overall. I mean it was nice to see Vegito again and Trunks is my favorite buuuuut yeah~
+Wasn't as well an end I had hoped for. x3
+Yeah but then it is all not so fun. I mean up to you but if you're okay with the feeling from waking up late~
+*Hugs back*
+Slow ez day alway good!
+Trunks sword was kind an ass pull move tbh.
+Fair point~
+Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.
+Shit had zero explanation.
+rawr
+Kinda ruined the ending of a good arc
+Mine only applies to dildos and gags.
+Wassup?
+Vegito should've ended it when he was out, after that it started to get eeeeeh. Then poof spirit sword.
+i sleep now
+nini
+:)
+Nini
+holy shit
+Ni ni
+I work at a sex store.
+It's fun.
+I've seen most of the stereotypes other than crocs
+soooooo many kangeroos
+go the fuck to sleep
+Sushi has been obtained
+<333
+have you had to deal with any weirdos yet?
+Mi amore~
+Yes.
+Many.
+I missed you!
+Whats up buttercup
+Work work and more work.
+It's exhausting and has me on a weird sleep schedule. I will go to bed soon.
+I bet some of the most annoying would be those ones who are just super nervous about coming in
+The annoying ones are the people who come in and just buy like a boner pill and leave. They ruin my ticket average those fuckers.
+you were desperate or?
+kangaroo meat is delish
+I couldn't stand being behind a counter all day
+pieces of shit!
+yus, kangeroo steaks are great here
+every other gas station in the outback has kangeroo tails, too
+It's near my house and they don't fuck me hard on scheduling.
+I just kind of applied as a why-not and it ended up working out pretty well.
+I hate having sales goals and ticket minimum averages to make. It's a lot of pressure.
+I'm usually around doing stuff, not that much standing behind the counter.
+I have only had the ground stuff in pies
+Anyone remember that Manhwa about the guy who becomes a real life video game?
+I need to go bed, ananana
+I always feel like that is a shitty way to run a business
+if anything, they should set a low one just to keep people from slacking off
+Pies are very good
+I basically had at least one a day while I was driving
+Like what
+no enerngy
+nacht
+It's based on last year's sales, but it is all pretty hit and miss. Tonight was SUPER slow, but last time I blew the goal out of the water.
+I have some effect on it, but sometimes people just don't walk in the door.
+stocking and helping customers and playing with the toys to see how they feel
+or cleaning or doing inventory.
+On my feet the whole time though.
+k bed for real glad to see you
+Only so many people can need dildos every night
+See you
+are you actually expected to play with the toys?
+oh, sleep well!
+best while magma hot
+ehhhh, better once it has cooled off slightly
+just because magma hot are a bitch to eat without spilling gravymeat everywhere while trying to drive
+1783713
+she
+fucked off to 4chan /b/ waifu idiots
+Then fucked off from there too, who the fuck knows
+who the fuck cares
+1783713
+hey sci
+bc moved to 4chan or someshit
+been up all night urgh
+wbu
+tru
+What sorcery is this
+1783713
+1783713
+1783713
+MODS
+MODS
+I did burn my hands a few times
+REEE
+Linkless posting is meta
+I'm So Meta Even This Acronym
+Its fucking cancer is what it is
+suh
+nm, you?
+listening to music
+avoiding playing kerbal
+why not play something other than kerbal, then?
+Cato settle.
+i will end up doing that probably
+link related
+I donno what this means
+should try EVE
+buy me it
+Cato, speak.
+bt I just spent too much money on a month of vacation
+Woof!
+damn worth a shot
+Cato, roll over.
+mmm
+*rolls over*
+Cato, beg.
+I spilled it all ;~;
+Please, pleeeeeeease!
+Good boy!
+I'll give you some Cato-snacks next time I decide to bake.
+Aw yiss Kuro
+Yaaaay!
+How's the rock hunt going?
+Pretty good, tomorrow is the last day!
+tripfags
+tripfags EVERYWHERE
+and you aren't?!
+You made fun of my /fit/ thread, Bruce. You're a butthead.
+I did no such thing!
+the madman
+This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump
+is he going to jail
+Yes?
+Yeah but Clinton's E-mails tho
+Cute demon wings.
+i'm scared
+But is this original Shiro?
+No hablo Espanol, senior.
+How did you know that I was going to put that in Spanish, but then I realized that I don't know Spanish?
+time to pass out
+Sleep well.
+Skill.
+no wait
+Anyone here this morning?
+Life is suffering.
+Morning?
+I'm cumming
+Cumming is suffering.
+perpetual cumming
+perpetual suffering
+perpetual summering
+cumming
+can't stop
+:c
+The way that is written makes it look like "Spimeeer!!"
+The kearning is definitely off
+Nyaa
+nyah
+are you a fidget spinner
+Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was apparently also killed. Trump tweeted that there were big gains against ISIS, suggesting it might be true. So who fucking knows. I'm hoping that someday in the history textbooks, kids will be made to read about the time the future President once said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave. and get away with it, followed by months of media manipulation and propaganda and Machiavellian style cultural warfare.
+For now, they're attacking Hillary again. And that seems to work.
+I remember when the history books taught me about presidents that actually went out and shot people, not just talked smack.
+Back in the old days presidents killed vampires and shit.
+yeh
+*spins*
+I remember when the American president didn't intentionally publicly say disgusting and revolting things to confuse and distract the public, labeling the media the biggest enemy of the American people.
+I remember when the family of the president didn't actively try to divide America into two camps, saying there's an endless war that needs to be waged against them.
+But Hillary emails. But "basket of deplorables".
+But you're Canadesian.
+And?
+Canada is America's second cousin that keeps showing up to talk about how it's either just like America or totally not America whenever it benefits them.
+Like nobody that isn't a Canadian has had a fuckin opinion on Trudeau recently.
+Trudeau is your prezzy!
+Nice.
+he's cuck
+The Islamist loving, gender warfare supporting, white genocide inducing, cuck.
+Listen to Farrage.
+Donald Trump Jr. just retweeted him giving a little 'pro-Trump/anti-Hillary' propaganda.
+I still like Trudeau as he is friend to the beasts.
+Do you have an opinion on your own president tho?
+Or are you pretty much ignorant to everything he does, and you too just focus on how ricidulous the media is being?
+There was about a half hour after the story breaking when the Trump Bridgade was waiting for an official response before the counter-propaganda, and Twitter was nothing but pic related.
+That was the best half hour I've had all day.
+He's an idiot, but I'm fucked in life right now so it's whatever.
+ikt
+Canadanon...?
+here's my recomended stuffs!
+<3
+/wrists
+wuts dat channel at da top of your sub list
+Hello, how are you
+That was too hopeful of you.
+Arrests could only possibly be made if there were lies around it under oath.
+The rest of this is uncharted territory, and subject to whether or not officials and Americans themselves are fed up. The right wing media and politicians are taking their cues from the American public, and so long as they're okay with it, they'll continue to rally behind Donald Trump. Because they'd rather be on the winning side, and when an American comes into power whho talks about the country is in "carnage", and how he's the saviour they need, people are scared to oppose him, and feel stronger to join him since he keeps on telling them he's winning.
+Most Americans I know don't care or know anything, yet are confidently anti-media and anti-liberal.
+comfy stuff
+I'm well. How are you?
+I have cartoons on mine as well. But Metalocolpyse.
+i dont like metal
+I'm good, super tired. Stayed up way too late last night.Head hurts a bit but not too bad.
+Neither do I, but the cartoon is great.
+like wut??
+I wanna go home work is too long ;~;
+why?
+sounds and nice voices
+Don't die.
+it's not that great.
+:(
+autonomous sensory meridian response?
+oh ok...
+i guess so
+I know the feeling ; ;
+Hang in there you can do it
+I'll try not to.
+Yeah i think were done now
+How are u
+Ebay listings
+"BOX ONLY NO GPU"
+How the fuck do people get away with this?
+MOOOOGY~
+sup
+hihi
+how's it been mein nig?
+i'm lonely....
+Good.
+I got to pet another dog at work today.
+im fine sup with you
+Emmers??
+nm just visiting.
+ooh, what kind?
+Dogs are good for petting.
+Oh good.
+I'm alright, kinda tired and head hurts.You?
+Was just a mutt.
+Cute though.
+Im really hot and tired from working all day and kinda hungry too
+Get something tasty for dinner. I have some bread I'm nibbling at.
+That is good.
+I spent some time with my dog yesterday, she was glad to see me since I had not visited for a week or so.
+I might get subway
+Arrests could only possibly be made if there were lies around it under oath.
+the whoever has already says Jr has to testify. He's admitted to committing a crime. that's usually basis for an arrest.
+I like subway.
+Sweet onion teriyaki chicken is my jam.
+somehow they'll see it as "the Left prosecuting Donald Trump Jr." instead of "the American judicial system propsecuting Donald Trump Jr."
+I get turkey with everything on it
+Usually I just end up with the oven roasted chicken breast. Though with nothing on it really, I don't like vegetables.
+inb4 every right wing propaganda and media outlet begins putting all their weight into attacking legal systems and LEFTISTS and the complexity of all these abstracts causes most people to stop caring or pick a side
+I ain't gonna try to predict the future.
+also does someone want to buy me the steven universe art of book. i'm poor.
+Veggies are the best part tho
+I liked it when the future promised to be mostly boring with cooler and newer distractions.
+Just torrent it.
+I guess the option to be distracted and ignorant is still available.
+stupid monkey brain telling me to care about abstract nonsense in far away lands because knowing will help keep it safe.
+is canary kanra
+why is kanra posting as loco avatar
+They taste so awful though.
+I'm a picky eater.
+Yes
+I like the sour ones
+He wants the dick.
+Btw Kanra
+my feet ache
+afternoon welms
+I been kissing white boys since 2004
+How do you get off the rape train?
+Is that Luke ?
+Ban come do stuff with me
+Is it Osu ?
+That's just one of the options..
+NCsoft made a moba and it has Pohwaran in it.
+Poh wha?
+This girl
+Oh, one of your worse avatars.
+Do you really mean that or are you just trying to be rude ?
+I mean it.
+I like the bleached metrosexual vampire dude the most
+This ?
+No.
+I have no idea who you're talking about then
+Oh well.
+That one's alright too though.
+I need to know
+I don't know how to help you.
+My description was accurate as it could be.
+This ?
+Or this ?
+I think it was your first.
+Like ever.
+I don't even recall you using those two
+The actual Ban person.
+oh is that what his name was
+this is vomit inducing
+how the fuck is this a bleached metrosexual vampire ?
+how is it NOT
+He doesn't suck blood ?
+Well he has fangs..
+I took a nap
+imma do this nini
+why
+First May/Mac press conference was today
+the what now?
+I feel like Mcgregor lost when he said hes gonna box.
+illegal gay sex toys
+is that the mma dude people said he was supposed to fight?
+Yeah it's actually happening
+if it's strictly boxing mayweather will destroy him
+He probably will but I'll definitely watch it anyway
+I think my dad trained with him once when he was still boxing
+Damn that's crazy, you should ask him about it ^^
+hmph
+Whoa
+New thread.
+0
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+A lowly Mexican friar looks to turns his dreams of wrestling success into a reality. Comedy starring Jack Black, co-written and directed by Jared Hess.
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+Jack “School of Rock” Black plays Nacho, an overweight friar working as a chef in a run down Mexican orphanage. Desperate to earn some ...
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+The writer/director of "Napoleon Dynamite" follows up the quirky comedy with this latest offering starring Jack Black. In order to raise money and help save an orphanage in... - 19.06.2006, MSNBC
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+We've all seen comedies that just sat there on screen, only to play a little funnier six months later on late-night cable. "Nacho Libre" looks ...
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+Nacho Libre. Details: 2006, UK, USA, Cert 12A, 92 mins. Direction: Jared Hess. Genre: Comedy. Summary: A cook who works at a monastery moonlights as a ...
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+Home»; Culture»; Film. In pictures: Nacho Libre. In Nacho Libre, Black plays Ignacio, an inept chef at the residence of a Catholic community in Mexico. Comment ...
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+JARED Hess - the brains behind Napoleon Dynamite - cooks up another tasty comedy with this story about Mexican wrestlers.
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+When zucchini is bigger than your head? Ummm, wow.
+In fact, these zucchini could be star’s on their own. To say they are huge would be an understatement!
+Since I am away from my home kitchen and can’t concoct any mouth-watering meals, I thought I would bring you some farm-stand loveliness from the beautiful Willamette Valley.
+These peppers are seriously hot. Did you think cayenne was only available in a jar?
+The day continued with ice cream for lunch. Vanilla, cotton candy or Kona coffee anyone? The kids think I’m pretty cool now.
+What’s the country without a baby llama? Probably nothin’.
+Today I spent my day getting to know my closest winery neighbors, Maysara Winery and Yamhill Valley Vineyards.
+There are only a few wineries in the Mcminnville American Viticultural Area (AVA) where our property is located. In the wine business, the importance of working together and supporting each other’s endeavors, especially when your vineyards are close in proximity is invaluable. You want each other to do well to help elevate the status of the area.
+Today I walked vineyards and talked to the people who make this all happen.
+It was a great experience as the practices for farming grapes in Oregon are very different from California. There’s a lot to learn.
+I tasted over twenty different wines today, all distinctive in their own way.
+I left each of these wineries with some great information about the area and some invaluable new contacts. Not to mention a bottle of each of the wines they produce.
+The wines by the way were incredible in taste and great examples of wine made in this area. I can’t wait to see what my own land can do.
+Maysara is also a nursery operation for vines, selling certified plant material to folks getting ready to plant a vineyard. They are great neighbors already!
+It was difficult not to snap a picture of every flower…
+And every blueberry bush (?), as they were everywhere. Something I don’t have at home.
+Overall, another perfect day. Thanks for coming along.
+P.S. The Potato Ho-Down Roundup is posted over at Evil Chef Mom’s today, go check it out!
+How fabulous! What a wonderful future you have going for you…
+Cheers!
+WOW…am glad you’re having such a good & ‘colourful’ time. I’ll have a Kona coffee, thank you!! Thanks for sharing your bit of the world!
+You are in OUR wine country ! We have visited many of the wineries in the area and plan future vacations around visiting MORE wineries in the area . We are so excited for you and for US ! Future visits to the NOBLE PIG Winery….
+I am jealous of your vacation and trip to one of my favorite places on earth. I know you are enjoying yourselves ! KathyB.
+Great photos! Thanks for sharing…I especially love the one of the baby Llama!
+Wow, those are crazy zucchini! And cool lunch – now I’m craving ice cream as a midnight snack!
+Lovely photographs. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the lovely countryside.
+WOW for that zucchini!!!!!! That could feed a whole family for a week! And how cute is the baby llama?!
+GOOD GOD..you could use that zucchini as a weapon!!!
+What a wonderful experience! I’ve never been to a wine field before, or Oregon, for that matter. The baby llama is adorable. Makes me want one.
+Great pics! Thanks for letting us come along. Kona Coffee ice cream! Yum!
+Cannot wait for your winery to be up and running !!
+#1
+So interesting about your neighbors. I love Oregon wines, and cannot wait to have me some Noble Pig! That llama is priceless. The zucchini? I can’t even go there.
+Wow Cathy, those squash/zucchini r HUGE!! yummy looking too. The pictures of the vineyards and such are ery pretty, as r the flower pics. the kids sure look like they r enjoying their ice cream lunch. Maybe thats what I’ll have today….
+Those photos are so beautiful. From the looks of things, California has nothing over Oregon as far as wine country is concerned. Looks like the perfect spot. Those vegetables were so pretty and looked so fresh. I wish I had a good produce store here, but none for miles. The ice cream looked really tempting also. Today is grocery shopping day for us, and wine is top of my list! I hope you brought home one of those huge zucchinis. You could make lots of zucchini bread with just one zucchini!
+As much as I enjoyed ‘accompanying’ you on your day, the best shot was the top one of you, with that squash. What a great smile…
+Beautiful pictures!
+My mother-in-law grew zucchini that are the same size as the ones you pictured…I have one in my kitchen and I was hoping you’d have a recipe to try with it!
+so beautiful! thanks for taking us along—great grapes!
+Your wine venture is SO exciting!! How nice that you got to meet your fellow wine makers and sample their wines!
+I hope that zucchini won a prize!!
+Fabulous photos. Love love love the baby llama. And those zukes!! Oh, the bread I could make.
+Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing. Ohh that baby lhama is so adorable. Was he just chilling hillside? Love that.
+I want to go to a wine field, never been. I don’t think we have any here in MA.
+I neeeeddd that Llama. He/ she needs to come live in the Pond immediately! Can you imagine what fun the critters here would have with a llama?
+Maybe Miss Pickles can have a llama…..
+I thought zucchini that big were useless. And is that the first time I’ve seen a picture of you? How nice.
+My kids would have gone nuts over that baby llama. So cute.
+Love your pictures.
+More than a few of the wines from the Willamette Valley have intrigued me. Now this is a trip I would love to take! As a former member of WIGPAC, getting to meet and learn from your new neighbors must have been the finest treat!
+Great pictures! I don’t know about the zucchini though; that’s just scary.
+My mouth watered looking at those farm stand pictures.
+Gosh beautiful photos once again! My neighbor used to grow Zucchini’s like that and bring me some and I never knew what to do with them. He told me that he would slice them lengthwise and scoop out the center and fill with a ricotta cheese mixture (which I then made my own with mushrooms, garlic anything else you can think of) fill it, top with some marinara then mozzarella.
+I Can’t wait to see what your photos will be like once you start your winery!!! I’m so glad to have seen the process from the beginning! Glad you are looking so happy in your pictures! Have fun.
+Lovely photos. Every time I see a llama, I hear this song in my head. I dare you not to watch the video over and over. link to albinoblacksheep.com
+Beautiful pictures as always Cathy. I felt like I was right there! I love the baby llama!
+That is one seriously huge zucchini! Wow! I love farmers’ markets. Everything just looks so tastey and everything is so fresh and good!
+Ice cream for lunch – you are my kind of woman!
+WOW that’s a huge Zucchini!
+How cool to talk to all the neighbors and get a feel for where you are going. I bet you drove out of there with SO much energy running through your brain/body. How exciting.
+Color me green with envy. Deep green. Hey, like that ginormous squash! That guy could feed my family for a week!
+Beautiful pictures and, again, your boys are adorable:)
+You must be about the bust from excitement!
+Fran
+Re: Giant zucchini. It may be ok for making zucchini bread or even a casserole, but when it comes to produce, don’t you find that bigger is not always better? I choose the smallest, tenderest squash (of any variety) for steaming or frying.
+We had a grape arbor for a couple of years and made jelly and wine. The jelly was good, but oh my, the wine was spectacular. We grew black Spanish grapes.
+Good luck on your venture.
+Ava
+Oh crap! I forgot the ho down. Bummer. I’m gonna do it… soon… I promise… well… no promises… but I’m gonna try!
+You totally are the coolest mom. I thought the best part of growing up was eating ice cream for breakfast any time I wanted… that and having boyfriend sleepovers. But really it was all about the ice cream.
+Great photos. This is one gorgeous part of the world. That zucchini, however, is a bit scary.
+The only problem with the super-zucchini is that they are all seeds in the middle! Have fun an don’t burn your mouth on the peppers
+WOW! I have never seen a zucchini that big before! That thing is HUGE!!
+Beautiful pictures as always! Love the produce! I really enjoyed the shots of the grapes on the vine. And how wonderful that your neighbor sells cuttings!
+That zucchini is scary! Lovely pictures! One day I’ll make it to see wineries, even if I don’t drink wine at all, I like cooking with it, and Hubby makes up for me anyway!
+Different blueberries, ours grow on the ground not on trees…
+Aww I love llamas
+That’s one big friggin Zuchinni. I lived in Michigan and the area I lived in had Blueberry farms I miss picking fresh blueberries. The ones at the market are so small and seem old. Hint: make sure to wash your hands well after touching Cayenne peppers( I’m sure you & the readers know this but I have read recently of an incident of love making and hot peppers lol) better yet use rubber gloves when handling
+Beautiful winery pics you are a lucky lady!
+You’ve been tagged look at my site, you can do it if you like if not no hard feelings :o)
+Cathy, I have one tiny correction – I think the “blueberry” bush actually an Oregon Grape, which is the state flower. They’re not edible, just pretty. The holly-like leaves are very distinctive. From a native Oregonian, temporarily living in CA!
+Cathy,
+First of all, where in Oregon are you located? I just moved to Salem, so I really enjoyed your photos!
+Second, it’s so funny that you took a pic of that huge zucchini. I recently went to Salem’s Saturday Market and wanted to do the same thing after seeing an enormous zucchini, but I had no camera!
+The country is beautiful there and I can’t wait to visit the Noble Pig Winery some day. That zucchini is out of control huge.
+These pictures are so clear they look like real life! Looks like you’re having a good time!
+You are a cool mom. That farmer’s market looks tasty, I wish we had such a nice one around here. You have some pretty nice neighbors as well!
+i want a baby llama!! do you think i could keep it in my apartment while i’m at work?
+Everything is so beautiful! I love the pictures of all the grapes!
+What do you make with a zucchini that large? Lovely photos…I’m visiting the wineries in a few months and this is making me lustful for a vacation!
+Love the pictures. I love it when we grow zucchini that big. Cook some, make a couple of loaves of zucchini bread, have some leftovers; it’s all great! Your winery photos are nice, and who wouldn’t want ice cream for lunch in the summer? Being a cool Mom isn’t that hard when they’re little; wait until they’re old teenagers….then again, if you’re holding wine tastings of your own by then….
+With each step you must be getting more excited. Little by little you move towards your dream. Good for you.
+You must be very excited. Each step brings you that much closer to your dream.
+Thanks for taking me along!
+That baby llama is adorable!
+What pretty country!
+Did the children’s mouths turn blue, eating the cotton candy ice cream? Yes, you rock as a mom!
+And don’t you know there’s a magazine for everything?
+link to countrybumpkin.com.au
+What a perfect day!!!!! Such a crime that you can’t cook with that monster zucchini!!
+Lovely photo of you Cathy. Zucchini’s really suit you. You should wear them more often
+Great! Now I want a baby llama.
+i love all your pictures, the veggies, fruit llama , vineyard!! they’re all wonderful!
+Yeah, I don’t know which I want to bite more, those grapes or that UNBELIEVABLY CUTE BABY LLAMA.
+Let me get back to you.
+I never get tired of seeing these wonderful pictures of your land and you and your family!
+Good post, Cathy! Love all the photography. You just get better all the time. And that first shot?
+Priceless!!!!!
+Good lord! How many meals would that one zucchini make?
+Beautiful pictures! Step away from the zucchini and nobody gets hurt!
+That monstrous zucchini reminds me of my childhood when I’d deliberately hide zucchini’s so they wouldn’t get picked and end up growing to gargantuan proportions. Every year I’d wonder if it was big enough to enter into the Napa County Fair, and every year I’d be disappointed to learn that most of the entries were 2-3 times the size of ones we had.
+Oh Cathy, the images are stunning (as are you, you zany zucchini model, you!)…and sure, a llama is precious, but you had me at “tasted 20 varieties of wine…” now that, THAT is a day maker!
+Holy sheet! That’s a huge zucchini! The area you’re in is just gorgeous, Cathy. you must be so excited!
+Those peppers have me salivating!! Just need the wine you’re going to make and I’d be in heaven.
+Such a fun and interesting undertaking you are embarking on, it`s amazing actually! I wish you all the luck in the world.
+Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. I loved the zucchini picture best, then the grapes, then the blueberries, but maybe the flowers? Oh shoot, they’re all pretty! Wish I could have tagged along to wine taste and snap pretty pics.
+i love seeing more of you (oh plssss don’t take this the wrong way) hehe
+i just love when i finally get to see the face behind all the words and the gorgeous food pics ^_^
+Great pix from one of my favorite parts of the country. I have a close friend who lives in Portland, so I’ve been privileged to tramp around Oregon quite a bit. Just lovely!
+Your grape pix reminded me that I need to go check on my wild grape crop. It’s nearing harvest time.
+WOW I have never seen one that big – jurassic park like. Great pics what a wonderful place and I am sure the wine was so incredible.
+Fun trip! Your photos are gorgeous! As far as that zuke goes, stuff it & bake it. Then make bread, then pasta primavera, then ice cream….feed the army…
+I can’t believe they took the pacifier away while in a hotel…not the smartest parents in the world. Welcome to Oregon! It’s a wonderful state full of beautiful scenery and interesting people (and very large zucchini).
+fantastic photos! Wish I have a chance to visit a winery one day … btw, I have a little surprise for you at my blog
+Wow – gorgeous photos of a heavenly area. And you need to go get my zuke bread recipe to use up that baby!
+It is so exciting to see winerie4s in your area in action. I can envision the hillside planted:D
+Did you actually buy that zucchini, or just fondle it?
+I love McMinnville. I’ve been there several times, staying at that funky Hotel Oregon in the middle of town and eating at Nick’s. And drinking wine, yum.
+I am so envious of the journey you are embarking on! I love your model too of sharing information… I think if more companies worked that way, there would be a lot more success and a lot less failure all around.
+That baby llama is so cute! They always look like a bit of a fantasy creature to me, I don’t know why. And woah, that is a gigantic zucchini!
+Awesome photos. I love the little llama one! I can’t wait for you to get your winery up an running so we can all come visit
+Have I mentioned how envious I am of your new wine venture. Amazing – a dream come true.
+Re: zucchini, I heard that the smaller ones are more flavorfull. Any ideas?
+Look at the size of that zucchini! I guess I should be stating an aproximate size for zucchini in my recipes or they could be way off.
+FIA Race Stewards in Singapore have handed Michael Schumacher a 10 place grid penalty for causing a collision with Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne in the Singapore Grand Prix.
+In front of the stewards, Schumacher is reported to have accepted the blame for misjudging the braking distance to Vergne in front and smashing into the back of him on lap 39. Schumacher had just pitted and was fighting Vergne for 10th place. The race had jet restarted after the first safety car period. Vergne’s tyres were 14 laps old, Schumacher’s had done only five laps behind the safety car.
+It is the second time this season that he has hit another car under braking, causing it to retire. A similar incident happened in Barcelona with Bruno Senna.
+The stewards took this into account when handing down the penalty.
+“The driver admitted the collision was his error due to the failure to anticipate the braking performance of the car with lower grip following a safety car period,” said the stewards’ report.
+“The penalty takes into account that this is the second similar offence by the driver this season.”
+The stewards took no further action over the incident before the restart after the first safety car period, where Jenson Button had complained that he almost hit Sebastian Vettel as he stopped and started while the pair were warming their tyres ready for the restart.
+What about Webber crashing into Kovaleinen? Valencia 2010:
+Or Lewis crashing into Kimi. Montreal 2008.
+I take it then that all F-1 drivers are expected to not only know the state of their tires but the state of every other driver's tires---at all times. Ridiculous! It was a racing incident and would have been acknowledged as such in every other racing league.
+Michael admitted it was his mistake; he misjudged his braking point (by quite a bit, as it happened). Think about it from Vergne's perspective: he was focused on his own race, in the points, and he suddenly gets hit from behind and its race over through no fault of his own. Not that much of a racing incident from where he was sitting.
+Mark, I'm a bit shocked by your comments re Schmakers age affecting his judjment! You're saying at 40 something he is old and suffers reduced brain powers! Those ridiculous comments indicate to me that you're probably in your 20s (and haven't grown up yet) and are certainly not an athlete! I venture to propose that when reach Schumi's age, you probably won't hold the same opinion! Its funny how many people just seem to thrive on critisizing other people! Have you noticed how often the YOUNGER drivers are getting into trouble? Personally I'd prefer to see the grid filled with older more mature and experienced people, (who we can identify with), (eg Webber, Button, Barracello, Schumaker, Allonzo, Massa, Kubica, Raikenan etc., etc. My advice to you is -- be cautious who you rubbish unless you know YOU are better than they are! PK.
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+James
+Michael has been a top driver for many years, and is still a good driver. However, surely there must be some deterioration in his mental capabilities and reactions, partley as an ageing factor, but maybe of more concern, the number of years that his brain has been bouncing around in his skull piloting an F1 car.
+Ther would also be considerable jarring when coming to a rapid stop in the case of a crash, and I believe that he also had a crsh or two when racing motorbikes.
+There has to be a limit to which the human body and in particular the brain can be subjucted to such adverse forces.
+Do the powers that be, FIA or whomever, ever consider that there might be a shelf life for drivers?
+Perhaps not at all times, but.....Michael had just come out of the pits so his tires were as good as anyone's in the field. And since he hadn't followed him out of the pits he should have know Vergne's were worn. He doesn't need to know the condition of everyone's tires but he should be paying attention to the drivers around him.
+It might be harsh, but you can't argue that it was Michael's doing. A man with 300 GPs behind him knows the state of his tyres and brakes at a restart. So the question is why didn't he pull up? I think he got caught up in the moment and momentarily lost track of his tyre condition. Which ultimately boils down to a mistake (which he owned up to). A mistake he would not have made 10 years ago. In a word - old.
+For goodness sake, he just drove into the back of him! It's a shame because in my opinion Rosberg is being outperformed by old Schumi this year (never got caught up in the Rosberg hype in the first place) but there you go. Did Schumi cause this collision? Absolutely.
+Chris - You would be lucky to get consistency from the stewards within a season - it's madness to start citing things that happened in years past and expecting consistency across seasons!
+Maybe the stewards have decided to be more "consistent". If the driver except the blame for the incident, punish him like crazy (Grosjean & Schumacher), if the driver refuse to except blame, don't punish him (Maldonado, Maldonado, Maldonado, Maldonado, Maldonado & Maldonado). I guess the best then for the driver is not to except blame.
+Bad call:
+AutoSport.com
+Lap 40: Replays show that Vergne was on the outside trying to get past a struggling Perez. The Mexican defended his line and Schumacher was caught out and smashed into the back of the Toro Rosso.
+OK, William, we get your message.......all three of them.
+You should start off "Am I alone in thinking...'
+wilder says...
+* Recommend (67)
+"I find this stewards decision concerning and I think they have questions to answer as to how he could be penalised for what - going too fast? - look again at the footage. as soon as the two in front start to tangle, MS goes on the brakes, as he can see they immediately slow down at that point. . Had he not tried to slow down, then that would be correct to impose a penalty, but he braked from a long way back , but the car simply didnt slow down. I will be interested in the next driver who hits the back of another car -regardless of the circumstances to see if they also get a 10 place penalty, but I seriously doubt they will. Double standards, and bad decisions are now rife, and tin pot stewards seem to revel in making questionable decisions - I say that because of the close up footage of the incident, and that he did all he could to slow it down 200yds before the corner. - rediculous."
+Posted: 23/09/12 7:36pm PlanetF1
+This is a mistake of a rookie, not a 7 times world champion. You would have to ask is his heart in it now.
+As some one who has raced on 'R' compound tires I can tell you that determining exactly what kind of grip you are going to have at any given moment when the tires are heating or cooling quickly is no where near an exact science. Micheal said he braked early just in case, it just wasn't enough.
+I saw nothing malicious in what happened. I would have liked to know what the vote was of the 3 stewards.
+Absolutlely unbelieveable, no need for a 10 place grid penalty. what about the start Webber and Rosberg obvisoulsly gained an advantage. No action taken.
+COME ON MIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Rosberg pulled off exactly the same move start of last seasons race, I'm not disputing he may have been avoiding a collision. However, both times he gained places he should have either given back or been issued a drive through.
+As for Michael, it was a tad careless but the penelty is very harsh in my opinion. A reprimand would have been more suited or at a push 5 place grid plenty, not 10!
+Punishment aside, its all getting very embarassing for Mercedes (and for Schumacher personally). So, big money for Hamilton or flash the cash in the wind tunnel and hire Di Resta/Perez instead?
+@Rick easy for you to say, Button and Vettel said that it's not easy to perform at highest level right away especially been not in full racing for 3 years and not to mention Schumacher in his 40s,Raikkonen in his absence still racing and he is much younger than Schumacher plus cameback in a better team comparing when schumacher joined Mercedes. But somehow managed to beat his younger competitors and outperforming his much younger teammates this year that's something.
+He proved it already can drive beyond the car capabilities, young Schumacher, last year and some of his race this year "pole" at Monaco too remember. Alonso and Hamilton is great drivers but i don't know if they can perform at that level in their 40s as Shumacher does
+Unbelievable - michael , mercedes dont deserve you ... Who was that engineer in your ear ? typical ....Brackley never really liked you that much anyways and this is the respect you get ? Coulthard was more on the " racing incident " point of view .... 10 race ban is too extreme , when its Schumacher involved its amplified 10X times !! Go Michael !!
+I think it may have been Brawn who said that ! Seemed a bit off at the time but now I'm really disappointed with whoever said it, really patronising, how you would scold a child.
+Points to a massive lack of respect for Michael and no I don't think he should have got a penalty for it.
+I really hope he continues next year.
+I am well aware that Brawn masterminded his 7 WDC, thanks, I did watch them all even if it was a little dull at times! I have watched most races since 1991, this is why I have huge respect for Michael Schumacher even if I was not a fan.
+Anyway I was not suggesting Brawn should go, if indeed it was him that said it, I just found it strange the way Michael was spoken to.
+agree with that. I can understand the "heat of the moment", but to undermine your driver like that is unprofessional.
+The penalty was harsh; there is precedent in the Senna incident. He was punished for that already and he should not be punished again. Would be understood if it was 5 place penalty, but 10 is too far. What's the next penalty if he happens to get the braking wrong again, 15 places?
+what a numpty. what about: are you ok Mike? did you hurt yourself? Sorry we can't give you a competitive car.
+Far too many penalties this year. its becoming ridiculous.
+Peter C, I could say what I think about your comments, but some things are better left unsaid... mind you, I just read some of your comments and they speak volumes.
+whoever it was on the radio - even if it had been Ross Brawn (it wasn't) - acted in a very professional and caring way right???
+Talking about "had it occurred" did the engineer think about half the world listening to his transmission - including Mercedes? Did he think that his driver could be hurt? did he think about defending his driver? Michael Schumacher made a mistake that a driver of his calibre shouldn't have made, but the first concern should always be for the drivers well being. Not this nonsense:
+Well done Vergne for keeping calm, cool and collected.
+Agree - never heard a team radio outburst like that before. Given that Schumacher took a little time to get out of the car I would have expected something like " you ok Michael?" . Unbelievable that guy should go. Have we ever heard Schumacher do the same when his car has failed him on countless occasions. No.
+The trouble with the team radio on the TV feed is that you get no context. He might have been having a go at Michael, he might just as well have been thinking he had been hit by someone, not having seen the TV footage, or could have already checked he was OK and been expressing his ire afterwards.
+The thing is, it wasn't as if he just say misjudged it. He was miles back and ploughed in to him at a rate of knots. Everyone else got around the corner OK, he didn't just brake a bit too late, it was far too late, to the point where he would have ended up well off the track anyway if he hadn't had a Torro Rosso to stop him. It also wasn't the first corner after the restart so he'd had some chance to get a feel for the brakes.
+It may well be a harsh punishment but maybe it is also a way of telling him that if he wants to drive for fun he needs to find a less serious category to take part in...
+Calls that he is too old and past it are utter hyperbole in my opinion. It was a racing accident and the nature of the sport means these things will happen. All drivers get caught out from time to time.
+Not sure of the intent of the penalty. It was an accident caused by a mistake. I don't see how a penalty would make that sort of accident less likely. It's not like Schumacher will be approaching corners with any more thought about the braking in future just because of a potential penalty!!
+Most accidents are from mistakes. Grosjean's ban came from a mistake which caused a serious accident. This was similar, not taking enough care around other cars and with the walls close by could have had similar consequences to the shunt at Spa. Personally, I thought Roman's penalty was harsh but I think this one for Schumi is hard but sends a message.
+Dear Stewards,
+Please stop investigating every overtake, crash, nudge and move. It is spoiling my enjoyment. Every time something exciting happens, I immediately start thinking about a penalty.
+If anything needs sorting, then put the drivers in a locked room for an hour after the race and let them sort it out amongst themselves.
+Thanks,
+L
+the senna crash in barcalona i see as being over egar and schumachers fault. todays looked totally differnt.it was a combination of vergne and perez were probally braking slightly earlier then usual durning their squable for posisition and schumacher was caught out on cold brakes and tyres that wernt up to temp. a 10 place penalty is extremly harse as it wasnt the case that schumacher was battling with vergne at that time and was apparnt for every1 to see that it was racing incident.
+to be honest, when i heard who the driver was on the stewards panel this race i suspected this penalty would happen.
+f1's become a circus full of needless penaltys handed out by monkeys......
+The ex-driver on the Steward's panel is there to advise the main body of regular Stewards - not to carry out a one-man hate campaign, as you suggest.
+When you 'heard who the driver was on the stewards panel'........
+Who wozzee anyway?
+It looked to me that Schumacher was braking from along way out so either there was a problem with the brakes or maybe the cars in front slowed more an earlier than normal. The penalty seems harsh as, at worst, Schuey made a mistake and surely penalties are for intentional silliness. He is a very experienced driver and the only effect his age would have is that maybe he just ain't quiet as quick as he once was.
+@gerry mc. I was thinking about that. except that they were braking as late as possible during their squabble (as you would trying to overtake/defend) not slightly earlier as you claim. but agree, it is extremely harsh.
+The speed that Schumacer closed on Vergne suggests that he ould have crashed out on that corner if there was a clear track ahead of him. He was driving dangerously and the penalty is quite fair. There is no argument that it was a racing incident as he was not close enough to attempt an overtake (OK he did end up close but that is because he forgot to stop!).
+This decision is spot on !. He totally wiped out Verne & would have collided with the corner at high speed if Verne was not there .He wiped out Bruno Senna earlier this year and I think the stewards have rightly taken this into consideration. Michael acknowledged his mistake- so why do all you jokers out there claim "racing incident"- I have never read any more ridiculous statements -Absolute jibberish !
+As James mentioned Schumacher did the same thing here last year and I could understand the teams frustrations although they need not "air" them that's very unprofessional.
+Either way its insult to injury to both Michael and the team and as said earlier this year he always had this type of karma coming to him for his many past transgressions .
+He should quit before he suffers more humiliation or worse. Either way I can't see Mercedes allowing him to continue regardless of his good speed at times.
+Interestingly enough, I have no idea who these race officials were.
+Can someone please shed some light .....
+MS made a mistake in a difficult situation, it does not warrant a ten place grid drop. Penalty is totally disproportionate.
+As for the engineer who spoke to the driver like that, well if he doesn't get his P45 I'll be surprised, awful behaviour towards a towering legend of a man and driver. Plus Michael didn't move for a few seconds, shouldn't the first question have been are you alright?
+Mercedes though really need to behave much more seriously as a team and give its drivers a proper race car or else follow BMW out of F1.
+Towering legend of a driver, yes.
+Ditto of a man.....not so sure.
+I remember D.Hill in Oz, parked car in qualifying at Monaco,etc.
+After yesterday's effort, in his interview in 'the pen', he said that the car would 'have to be investigated' for a braking problem.
+Hilarous.
+If I approached a line of traffic at twice the speed of the last car, hit it up the back, I would expect to be banned, not just have some other cars put in front of me.
+If a driver is great enough to be WDC seven times, then his vast experience should tell him that his car will not stop so well after a Safety Car period.
+I see a whole bunch of less-than-pinnacle of racing quality all up & down the pit lane every event (from the Team Managers on down).
+I surely woulda hoped for much more from Shummi's engineer on a simple human side - let alone a professional side. but, hey. he is in good company!!
+never have been and never will be a Shummi fan. I think he should retire from F1 - did not say he should retire from racing or get kicked out of F1!
+I have seen guys of 60 to 70 in some pretty potent F Atlantics turn amazing single laps. it is when conditions turn sour, or in a dicey racing situation, etc., that things tend to turn bad pretty quickly.
+was Shummi a super human? maybe. is he still as good as he was or as good as the best in the field today? no.
+no need to retire. plenty of good options. but definitely time to move on...
+@17 - What "difficult situation"?
+Check the in-car from Raikkonen
+When you are a 7-time world champion, you should be able to look in the shaving mirror and know when your razor is not as sharp as it once was.
+We all want our heroes - boxers, singers, racers - to stay in the spotlight. But sometimes it's better for their lasting legacy to retire when they still have everyone's respect.
+Reviewing the video does maybe cast a little bit of doubt... It was still definitely his fault for not reacting quickly enough but as to how serious the mistake was... Hard to judge. I guess you need the telemetry which would make it more obvious and of course the stewards, who handed the penalty out, have that...
+The two in front certainly seem to slow to cornering speed a long way before the corner. Maybe the Sauber was trying to block Vergne, they may have locked wheels, hard to judge from the overhead. All the cars behind closed up on them at a roughly similar rate, Schumi slightly faster than the rest but not by a massive amount. I suspect both Schumi and Kimi were suckered in there and Kimi could well have had an accident as well had he been closer to Schumi. Look at the gap between Kimi and the Sauber on exiting the corner - barely space for two cars between them.
+What I guess you need is to be able to compare other cars taking that corner and the same cars on different laps to judge if he went in far too hot or if the cars in front slowed much more than normal.
+I really wish we had all this info available as it just leaves us having to conjecture between each other as to what happened...
+I must say though, I do agree with you that Schumi isn't really serving and great purpose still being in F1. He's not dragged Merc forward as much as we thought he would. We've not even got an answer as to how good Rosberg is - has he matched and sometimes beaten an old man who is past it, or compared very well to one of the best drivers in the sport still nearly at the top of his game?
+Schumi may still be selling cars for Mercedes but for the good of the sport I think we need some new blood in there.
+Agreed, his teams first reaction should have been along the lines of "are you okay Michael". Apparently the engineer was Peter Bonnington.
+The penalty seems a bit personal from the stewards to me, already taken a penalty for the Senna incident.
+Allan McNish didn't appear to be much of a Schumacher fan when he was a pundit for SKY F1 earlier in the year.
+I think David Croft on Sky sports went a bit overboard.
+David was asking Martin that if age has caught up michael and whether he needs to be tested with his vision.
+David is a good commentator but he needs to tone it down a little as warned by Johnny herbet when he tried to be too funny about Johnny's height. I bet there was some tension at that point
+Sorry James to add to the list of people having problems with this site - seems I can make a new comment - only sometimes - and not reply to anyone else's comments.
+I haven't changed anything at my end (email address etc) and have not been offensive.
+When I hit Submit and the page refreshes, there is no sign of my entry being added for consideration, as other people
+Man! The race engineer to Michael was more concerned about the car than the driver. Wonder if Michael has a good working relationship like he had with Ross in Ferrari? don't think so... Is this the ploy to get him out of driving a merc next year?
+Yet another tyre issue, why have the 107% qualifying rule when the tyres cause larger speed differentials during the race due to degradation on old tyres vs cars on new ones? Has to be dangerous.
+Whilst there has been some exciting racing this year i have found myself for the first time in 20 years to not be too concerned if i miss the next race completely. Its all about the tyres, but as with almost all forms of entertainment now, its about mass market appeal and money making. Such a shame. Pretty soon the only sport i shall be watching is Tennis, one of the few that still depend solely on the skill and dedication of the players.
+Interestingly, if you take a look at the accident footage, Schumi was driving at about the same speed as the car behind him. It was not like he was flying compared to those around him. And then - bang! wheels locked and into the poor Vergne.
+Brakes couldn't have been cold at this point any more, tyres could have - but Schumi said he had braked a bit earlier than usual.
+So, it really could have been some kind of malfunction.
+Absolute classic!
+2 weeks ago, Grosjean has the slightest of tire rubs with Hamilton and people were calling for him to be banned permanently because of his 'ridiculous' driving.
+This week, Schumacher has a total brain fart and slams into the back of another car AGAIN this season and twice in 2 years at the same corner of the same track! Yet all I see is people making excuses and saying he doesn't deserve the penalty he got!
+Cont.
+Are you lot even serious?
+If Grosjean deserved the race ban for his move, then Schumacher deserves to be stripped of his super licence for his move!
+Where the hell is the consistency?
+Grosjean tried to squeeze Hamilton into a concrete wall off the grid, triggered an accident which took four cars out of the race and came within a few inches of hitting Alonso's head with his car. To claim that the incident is even remotely comparable with going into the back of someone as a result of either missing a braking point or a mechanical failure is, with respect, bordering on farcical. You also err in alleging it was the same corner as last year's incident - his 2011 tangle with Perez was at turn 7, whereas this year's was at turn 14. I am no diehard Schumacher fan, but I still feel this penalty is somewhat based on reputation rather than objective fact.
+So, by your logic, if a driver has only "the slightest of touches" with another driver, yet because of the speed of the incident and the resultant pile-up another driver/marshal/spectator is killed (God forbid), you wouldn't think that deserves anything more than a slap on the wrist? I do hope you can see the flaw in that argument, or else I would advise running your opinion past Sir Jackie Stewart (among others) and see how he responds to it. You cannot distinguish between an act and its consequences, particularly if there is a clear causal chain, because one is the direct result of the other. Google "causation". The reason I am "missing the point", as you put it, is because it's a pretty shaky one at best.
+I am sorry to say you also err in alleging that Grosjean "had stopped moving to his right" at the time of the collision - if you look at the replay again, he continues moving across right up to the point where he hits Hamilton's rear wheel, putting Hamilton onto the grass and triggering the remainder of the accident. The fact that he straightened up after that point is quite frankly irrelevant, as he had already caused a collision and set events in motion for the pile-up which followed - but for his continued move to the right and impact with Hamilton, the pile-up would not have happened. Simple causation. The fact that there was 1-2m of grass bordering the track is also somewhat irrelevant - last time I checked, grass is neither part of the racetrack nor particularly good at slowing cars down, and had Hamilton's car not snapped back around into Grosjean the only other place it would have ended up would have been in the concrete wall. My initial analysis of the situation is therefore still a reasonably accurate one, but if you would prefer I will amend it to "tried to force Hamilton off the track at the start while surrounded by other cars". Not much of an improvement really. Either way, it's a pretty bad act of driving for what is supposed to be the pinnacle of single-seater racing, to say nothing of in clear violation of the guidance given earlier this year about leaving a car's width to the edge of the track. I must also confess I don't see the point of bringing Grosjean's personality into the equation - Ayrton Senna was viewed as being a charming individual by many, yet had no qualms about deliberately causing an accident with Prost at 190mph just after the start of the race. Neither Grosjean nor the Lotus team offered any mitigating evidence or defence before the stewards either, so if they felt it was a fair cop I'm not sure why you feel it's such a miscarriage of justice.
+I agree that Alonso should have gotten a penalty for the Monaco incident, and was quite surprised that he didn't - but that is a matter of steward inconsistency rather than a justification for letting other instances of bad driving slide. I would also ask you to note that at no point did I say "Schumacher doesn't deserve a penalty whatsoever" - had they given him a reprimand, a fine or possibly even a 5-place penalty, I would have viewed that as a fair decision. But to say that his collision with Vergne was on the same level of seriousness as nearly putting Barrichello into the pitwall at 180mph two years ago just doesn't add up - yet that is pretty much what the stewards are suggesting with this choice of penalty. That is why I find it questionable and wonder whether reputation is being factored into things. I have no issue with the stewards penalising bad standards of driving and accidents resulting from them, and indeed at this level I feel they SHOULD penalise it. This is Formula 1, not a computer game, and whether the drivers like it or not they DO set an example to drivers in the lower formulae and their driving should be treated as such.
+And yes, in all of the above I am being quite serious.
+I'm sorry David, but your response is a bit of a joke!
+"...Grosjean tried to squeeze Hamilton into a concrete wall..."
+Really?
+A young, talented f1 driver who seems to have one of the meekest and likeable personalities on the grid tried to squeeze Hamilton into a concrete wall?
+You're not really serious are you?
+Are you forgetting the 1-2m of grass that was between the edge of the track and the concrete wall?
+Are you also forgetting the fact that at the time of the collision Grosjean had actually stopped moving to his right and was actually moving straight forward? The only reason they touched was because their wheels were inter locked.
+But the fact is you are missing the point entirely.
+The drivers shouldn't be punished because of the result of their actions, rather their actions themselves.
+What I mean is this. Like it or not Grosjean and Hamilton only had the slightest of touches - regardless of whether Grosjean squeezed Hamilton or not. The result of that was a big pile up, but the action itself was hardly worth mentioning.
+How many times in F1 races do we see drivers rubbing wheels and nothing happens. It was pure bad luck!
+Go to YouTube and search for 'Grosjean onboard start Monaco'.
+Alonso ramming into Grosjean off the start was FAR more severe and aggressive than Grosjean on Hamilton.
+And what was the result? An accident!
+Grosjean was pushed into Schumacher who hit the wall. However, both Schumacher and Alonso got away without any damage and Grosjean was forced to retire.
+Alonso's move was FAR more aggressive and reckless, yet no penalty given and no one screaming blue murder.
+Why?
+Because the RESULT of the action wasn't that bad (unless you were Grosjean!).
+This could have so easily been a HUGE accident - considering the tight nature of the track at Monaco and the close proximity of all the other cars!
+The point is - the driving standards in these 2 cases was clearly MUCH lower in Alonso's case, yet no penalty was given.
+Grosjean didn't do anything worth mentioning in reality, it was just pure bad luck that it caused such a big accident and he DID NOT deserve a ban!
+They were BOTH accidents, so why did Grosjean deserve a penalty and Schumacher not???
+James,
+this looks very similar to Schumi's crash in Germany during free practice. Was it ever resolved? Could it be a mechanical failure on the car?
+Schumacher told sky that he DID brake earlier than usual. If so, the penalty seems a bit harsh. Especially as Schumacher has data from his car to back up his claim.
+Also, Antony Davidson (sky) wrote that this could occur to any driver. Actually he did have a similar accident in Le Mans this year.
+It seems every steward is getting back at Schumacher for past things. There was no malicious intend. Why did Maldo get 20 secs penalty in Valencia for ramming Hamilton and now Schumacher gets a 10 place drop, while he had no intend.
+On the autosport forum there is a list of penalties this year that all drivers received. Is it just me, or is the stewarding getting ridiculous? Maybe we should revert to slot car racing? Do the stewards feel unvalued when they don't diss out at least one penaly/race? Also, the grid drop penalties need to go. Maldo got one for a false start, but crashed before getting a DT. Now his next race is affected.
+The chicane cutting at the start was bad. Rosberg started next to MS before the first corner and was 5-6 car lenghts clear at the end of the corner. That is a big advantage.
+Short term memory decreases with age, and sometimes you tend to forget some things here and there. This time MS simply forgot to break.
+I think the mechanic on the radio was just abit suprised at the incident to be fair, don't think he ment anything sarcastic in how he said it. Also dont forget we only hear certain radio transmissions, I fairly sure they will of asked if he was OK!
+As for the incident itself,the way i see it was it from a stewards point of view, it was nothing more than a racing incident & the penalty is way OTT. Even if he had a similar collision perviously why was that taken into accout.... he was already given a penalty for that & wasn't given any suspended one of any sort for any further incident!
+I think after the Grosjean incident I think the FIA are showing everyone that do have the power to dish out any form of punishment they want.
+Schumacher is still living in the past, its clear the years have caught up with him.
+I did not like the way he tried to walk off without saying anything but Vergne was gentlemen enough to ease the tension with a hand on his shoulder.
+Vergne may have lost a point or two.
+I think you need to watch the sequence again.
+Schumacher stood there waiting for Vergne for quite some time and even took some steps towards him as he approached. It also appears that Schumacher is the first to speak, although it's hard to be sure from the camera angle.
+There is a lot to say about Schumacher through the years, but that was exemplary behavior as far as I am concerned.
+I agree with this statement. It truly was exemplary behaviour by both drivers following the incident.
+Schumacher waited for Vergne and while doing so removed his helmet. It appeared to me that Vergne noticed this gesture and followed suit. I can only assume an apology was made and accepted by the subsequent pat on the back by both drivers.
+I thought their behaviour showed an enormous level of respect and sportsmanship.
+I tried figuring out what the radio message to Schumacher was and I found a replay on youtube. It sounded like "Welcome back, what next?". Which makes me ask, is Schumacher really appreciated in the team or is this just a personal grudge the guy on the radio has with Michael?
+Utterly ridiculous ! It was clearly a racing incident and should have been treated as such.It does seem like those drivers who have personally achieved nothing in their careers, but end up becoming stewards for a race, try to grind axe on current drivers,and Schumi has been targetted in the past by such "stewards". Why is it hard for them to see he locked up in a difficult part of a circuit, and Vergne got pushed outside by Perez ?
+James, who was the engineer on the radio with Michael ? I think that guy needs a new job.
+McNish has won Le Mans.........twice!
+reckon that counts for something and 99.999% more than most posters on here.
+It is clear that MS was a sunstantial distance from Vergne when he initailly locked up. He made a mistake and it was not he first one he has made since his comeback. Time has caught up with him.
+Surely that was a racing incident and Michael was harshly punished for it. Bot cars appeared slower that his car as he closed in quite fast...then bang. I don't intend to start an argument here but...what about Vettel? He did accelarated then braked suddenly and Button nearly collected him. So we have a near miss vs collision and impressive judgment from the race stewards. Amazing...anyway. That MSc guy on the radio was the "moegoe" of the day. That was uncalled for and I expect Ross Brawn to address it before it goes out of hand. DS.
+It looked to me as if Schumacher expected Vergne to attempt a pass along the outside, as his car was completely beside Perez. Perez is allowed to defend, but has to leave a car width and not force the other car over the white line, meaning that he would have to take a different line through the corner. Schumi looked to be setting up to brake close to Perez, hoping to perhaps undercut one or both on the exit of the corner.Unfortunately Perez and Vergne realized they we headed 2 abreast into the corner, and broke early, ostensibly to avoid a collision, and Schumi was caught out with nowhere to go. Most certainly a racing incident.If he was coming up behind Alonso and Webber in the same circumstances, I think there might not have been any collision at all. He was counting on the drivers in front reacting to the situation they created quickly, and he failed to take their inexperience into account, so ultimately he's to blame.
+Just been reading , actually google translating , various important German media outlets and its readers comments about the Schumacher singapour 2012 crash , and 98% of all those germans are behind Michael ... Their points of you is that Mercedes are doing more bad to MS's image than good .... The German people are pretty ashamed of that team ... Midfield team at its best !! Poor in-season devellopment , poor strategy calling , VERY poor reliability on Schumacher's Mercedes during the last 3 years ( Schumacher =24 mech failures , Rosberg = 3 mechanical failures !! ) ...Engineer's reaction to MS has'nt helped Mercedes(Ross Brawn and co) .... What a let down for Schumacher ...No BODY can turn that team around , not even Schumacher himself .. .. People have to realize that without Schumacher in that ''team'' , the german population would'nt mind seing it withdrawing itself from F1 ... Its making Mercedes look bad , and the germans could'nt care less about a briton driving the AMG next season, even its Hamilton ... It seems its only in Britain where Schumacher is hated the most ... Go Michael !!
+He has won more than twice what your "demi god" managed in his career - and that's after team hopping multiple times looking for the best cars, fighting with everyone from FISA to fellow drivers, and even kicking a track marshal who was trying to get the so called "greatest ever" to get off the back of Mansell's car.
+At nearly 44, he is battling with drivers half his age, and despite 24 mechanical failures in 3 years, and a substandard car, he has proved that he more than deserves the drive.
+Keep enjoying the "glorious past" of someone who is not around, as it is convinient to create myths around those who cannot answer.
+The penalty is way too harsh and those saying that he should go are the usual anti-Schumacher lot. He's been faster than Rosberg this year and has shown he can still do it. We need to wait and see if the at was at fault but even if he made a mistake, we see things like that happen in F1 with other drivers, it's just when its him, the crowd bay for his blood
+I'm sorry but those who think there continues to be a vicarious pleasure from their worship of Schumacher are just deluding themselves. Stop worshipping the man (look up "vicarious" in a dictionary. It's a book that tells you what words mean) and realise he is an absolute liability. At the sad end of his career he is as much trouble as Massa was at the the beginning of his.
+Having recently read "The Edge of Greatness", I'm not surprised that James Allen hasn't weighed in here on the fact that the penalty imposed was disproportionate.
+While I enjoyed the book, I found it focused too heavily on some negatives in Schumacher's career, and relied too heavily on the obviously biased points of view of people like David Coulthard (very biased commentary as well), Eddie Irvine, and Rubens Barichello.
+Furthermore, the standard and consistency of the stewarding is seldom properly analysed or even criticised by the media as a whole. Formula One is clearly a little incestuous world filled with many big fish in one little bowl, with “journalists” failing to provide a fair critique of the sport for fear of jeopardising its credibility and therefore their livelihood, or damaging their relationships with team and FIA personnel.
+Benjamin
+Cape Town
+James - I think a point that should be made is that Schumacher's "mistakes" arose in my opinion due to the time that he grew up in the sport. He watched the Senna/Prost ruthlessness and that was considered the norm. Then times and attitudes changed subtly during his time in the sport. It was no longer acceptable to do everything it takes to win. Combined perhaps with his being German (would people have said the same if he was British or Australian - look at the attitudes of the Cricket teams for their definition of "fair play" and "win at all costs") and some nationalism against that meant that people's attitudes shifted against him.
+I've read the book, and found it to be balanced throughout.
+Regarding negatives during his first career, there were plenty.
+If James presented a balanced view,as you state in your reply to my comments, then surely the negatives equal up to the positives?? Or is my understanding of English poor?
+As to my comments clearly showing I didn't pick up on the negative tone of the book, I disagree completely, it is purely your opinion that it has them.
+I have read the majority of Senna biographies that have been published and I have read them objectively.
+Any driver capable of ramming into another to win a championship is disgusting, but Senna possessed many other qualities which I admired. To claim the man was a saint would be quite absurd.
+Yet it's illuminating how many "Schumi" fans cannot accept any criticism of the man!!
+It would seem that all around the stewards were blind this time.
+First this, but then they give Webber, not Kobayashi the penalty for that incident at the end of the race? Are they insane?
+So we've gone back to "it's okay to run drivers out of road" again?
+And those incidents that involved lots of broken wings and punctured tyres - stuff all done there either? Exactly the same thing. There's just no consistency at all.
+Please don't ever bring these stewards back.
+Quite disappointed with some of the comments here. If Maldonado had've been the one to hit someone in that manner, people would be calling for his head and asking why he is in F1. But if Michael Schumacher does it, or even does it for a second time in a season, people are questioning why he's even being given a penalty. And then in the next breath state they want more consistency!
+While I do think some of the stewarding leaves a lot to be desired, an incident like this for the second time in a season must carry some sort of penalty. There's been a lot said about the legacy of Prof Watkins over the past week or two, but without his work, just imagine how nasty this sort of accident would have been. Do we really want drivers causing these sorts of incidents with regularity (be they seven time world champions, or rookies)?
++1
+And for Schumi-fans: consider what your reaction would have been had the roles been reversed. If JEV had collided with MS, would you have complained of "rookie errors" and "quality of driving from junior formula"? Would JEV be one of the crazy young-generation Playstation drivers with no respect for the safety of others?
+I came not for the meaningless arguments. I am just wondering if James Allen can come up with lastest as to what exactly happens? The speed difference is simply too great at the impact, and this is not the first hard braking point of a lap, so I am indeed wondering if that was a technical failure. Or if it was a driver error, how could that have happened?
+As a long time Schumi fan I have to admit that I'm torn about the crash. As far as the penalty goes I definitely think it was too harsh - 5 place penalty was enough for the next race, the stewards already penalized him for the last incident.
+As far as the accident goes, it looks as though he did hit the brakes early to try to avoid hitting JEV. But it seems like he had no control over the car and as David Coulthard said in one piece that in a case like that all you can do is hit the brakes hard and go straight ahead. Which is what Michael was trying to do. At the same time he has being doing this long enough that he should have had a better inkling of what condition his brakes would have being in after the safety car period and that was a rookie mistake not one of a 7 time world champion.
+With regard to talk of him being past it and its time for him to retire, I do feel sad for him that his eventual retirement, whether it is this season or next, will probably be determined by management at Mercedes rather than by him. The body language of the pit crew when he crashed and the radio message from Ross Brawn or his race engineer gives you the impression that all is not well where Schumi is concerned. In an ideal world he could come back for one last year and take his 8th and final title and then sail off into retirement with his reputation intact and act as an ambassador for Mercedes the team that gave him his start way back when. The reality is that the 7 time WDC that re-wrote all the record books will probably be unceremoniously replaced by some spoiled kid like Hamilton or maybe an average driver like DiResta because every driver has their era and this just isn't Michael's anymore!!
+Vettel brake tested Button and in 2010 nodded off behind the safety car. This is clearly age related decline. In fact drivers should retire at 22 now to make way for the next generation. To be honest puberty is probably the end of youth, let's get the foetus formula underway...
+I'm no Schumacher fan but you'd think 43 was 103 from some of the comments out there. You do know the average age for Test pilots is 46 - it's bizarre how we think age related decrepitude affects drivers more than elite level pilots who push aircraft beyond their limits. Yes 43 is old for a physical sport like sprinting where sheer muscle reaction is required but it's not like Schumacher is in bad physical shape (from what I hear from a couple of team trainers he actually outperforms some of the younger guys in the gym).
+Schumacher admitted fault, he had a brain fade, but then Vettel and Button and Hamilton and Grosjean and Maldanado amongst others have all had crashes this year and last into other cars. If Vettel is too young to know better which category do Hamilton and button (late 20s and early 30s) come under?
+Every driver has some comedy moments of awful driving and total lapse of concentration. I'd say possibly only Alonso keeps that to a minimum and even he's binned it into walls and other cars in silly mistakes before.
+Schumacher clearly doesn't suit formula one with zero testing and he may not have the full reaction speed he had at say 33 but it's just bizarre to write him off as too old. He's just capable of a lot of mistakes like the other 23 on the grid. Is he at his peak? No. But then is Hamilton? Is any of them? If you balance youthful aggression and age experience where is the final tipping point? Is there only like a 6 month period where drivers have both? Nonsense.
+Schumacher's reluctance to call time on his career is causing a log jam in the sport for the most talented up-coming drivers 20 years younger than him.
+When German newspapers call MSC "Schussel-Schumi" (Clumsy Schumi) and laugh at the fact he calls JEV "Jean-Marc", muddles up timezones, insists there are 20 points for coming 2nd in a GP and goes to the toilet at the wrong moment ... you know the time has come.
+Even the normally pro-MSC Motorsport Magazin wrote a damning article. Michael may not have been liked before, but he was well respected. Now the respect is slipping away.
+Btw: As far I recollect Schumacher had some braking problems on Friday, so can it be the he had that kind of problem again?
+Any information about Friday's braking problems ?
+I doubt if this is the only human mistake, I think some car braking problem presented, moreover he apologized to Verne and right after said that he was not sure what the problem was as he could definetly say, at that time, that was just "his mistake only".
+Hahaha. Some of the comments on this thread are just hilarious. I didn't see the accident so won't comment on whether the penalty was justified or not but some of the comments in Schumy's defense were just priceless. Someone even insisted that he was a 'humble sportsman'!!!! Hahahahaha.
+James - a suggestion: can we have like and dislike buttons on the comments.
+Mika Häkkinen talks about Schumacher and his retirement/return. Funny ... and many words from Mika!
+For those who don't speak Finnish, switch sub-titles on (the little button under video that looks like a piece of paper, to right of flag button)
+James,
+Hi. After reading all this and some other news that indicates that possibly there was a failure in Schumacher's car I want to ask if you know how's the relationship between Michael and Ross Brawn (and for the matter all the Mercedes team).
+Thanks.
++1
+I too would like to have an insight of how Brawn and especially the engineers and mechanics still support Michael.
+For some time I think that Michael may not have the team behind him, and even though he is pretty tough I don't think he could excell in an environment where he does not feel full support behind him. At Singapore he looked like his self confidence is gone and he is thinking too much about other things.
+It would surprise me a bit as I think he is performing well on the track during the last months but something is not right there.
++1
+I hope James will make a feature of this. "What happened there?" sounds very wry now in light of the Hamilton deal.
+Schumacher (after crashing in Singapore) looked crestfallen to me. He even took his helmet off. I will never forget the expression on his face. The machine has become human. Even Brundle starts to like the new Schumacher. He needs a warm family like Ferrari. It'd be great if Massa would offer his seat to Schumacher like Schumacher did for Massa in 2006 …
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+DESIGN/BUILD
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+- Harmony of design within its surroundings (architecture & landforms).
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+Oct how these planetary movements affect you. You may experience both a sense of restless and need for action, as well as a greater sense of clarity and relief.
+Retrogrades and Recalibration
+Retrogrades periods are important because they offer us time to recalibrate. If we can overcome our tendencies to be impatient and assigning value only to external results, we can be very productive and accomplish needed ground work during retrograde periods. (It seems to me like Covid has been one looong retrograde.)
+October will gradually release us from the retrograde blues. When retrogrades are over, (especially four in the matter of 2 weeks!) we are ready for ACTION.
+Pay attention to how you feel and monitor your attitude and energy on and around the dates discussed below. Remember when a planet changes direction, its energy is magnified several days before and after the exact moment. The time of influence is extended for the outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto)
+October 1-3 – Inner Healing – Sun and Mars Opposite Chiron
+The introspective pull of the four retrograde planets is highlighted from October 1-3 as the Sun and Mars in Libra oppose Chiron (at 10° Aries). This confrontive aspect between the Sun, Mars and Chiron can produce situations that trigger feelings of inadequacy and inability to take action.
+Chiron in Aries has been forcing us to face our wounds of unworthiness, i.e. something is wrong about who we are, which prevents us from getting what we want.
+This is our chance to look at how archetypal (meaning in all of us) wounds play out in our psyche and to take the next bold step to transcend the subconscious programming that leads us to not believe in ourselves. The truth is that who YOU are really matters! There is only one of YOU and it is your privilege to live your unique life and offer your unique expression to the world.
+We usually frame our worthiness in terms of what we do. But this time try framing your worthiness from who you are. Don’t get caught up in illusionary thoughts of possible rejection. The most important thing is to not reject yourself! If you need a bit of help from a friend, ask for validation. Or write me. I will tell you how great you are!
+October 6 – New Moon Conjunct Mars at Libra 13°
+4:05 AM PDT (11:05 GMT)
+Generally new moons are rather quiet events. (If you are lucky you may spot the sliver of the new moon very low in the sky as it sets shortly after the sun). However, this new moon is activated by Mars in Libra who wants to get the show on the road. Libra has a tendency to over-think something until the optimal time for action has passed. Mars spends less time thinking things through. It just goes for whatever it wants to get done or accomplish.
+Identify the house where Libra falls in your birth chart. This is the area of your life where you will want to take advantage of the manifesting energy that can move you forward. (This might be where you have felt stuck.)
+October 6 – Pluto Goes Direct
+Pluto has been in Capricorn since 2008, where it will stay until it enters Aquarius January 21, 2024. At the collective level, Capricorn represents collective institutions including government, corporations, and international entities. At a personal level, Capricorn represents our lifelong trek up our personal mountain to inner mastery. We are on a long climb!
+At the new moon on October 6, Pluto goes direct at 24° Capricorn. For the last 5 months Pluto retrograde gave us the space to get in touch with subconscious programs related to inner childhood trauma, which more and more we are realizing must be dealt with to move forward and free ourselves from our past.
+As we all come to realize, Pluto burns us until we trust and surrender to a higher power. We are in the noose of fate until we ASK for help, listen, and obey. Then the Phoenix can rise from the ashes. Healing childhood trauma is Pluto territory. It is subconscious trauma that keeps us from waking up, leads to addictions, and stands in the way of profound transformation and healing.
+As Pluto goes direct, we are more able to operate from a freer inner awareness and use our inner transformation to support ourselves in the outer world.
+October 7 – Venus Enters Sagittarius
+On October 7, Venus leaves Scorpio and enters Sagittarius. This transition is like moving out of digging a hole in the ground to seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Venus in Scorpio has given us time to reach a deeper level of self-love by accepting and working with our emotions.
+Scorpio depth gives new meaning to our existence. Venus in Sagittarius gives us hope, encourages us to dream big, and gets us out of our cave into the wild world.
+October 9 – Sun Conjunct Mercury and Mars
+On October 9, we have a triple conjunction of the Sun, Mercury, and Mars at 16° Libra. While 3 personal planets in the same sign is fairly common, it is rare and significant to have 3 meet at the same degree.
+This important alignment not only marks the beginning of the next 116-day Mercury-Sun cycle and 2-year Sun-Mars cycle, but the beginning of a special alignment between the Sun, Mercury, and Mars.
+When a new Sun cycle begins with another planet, we get the opportunity to work with the area of our psyche related to the other planet. For example our mind (Mercury), feelings (Venus), actions (Mars). This time we are putting the powers of Mercury and Mars together with the Sun!
+A potent manifesting energy is set into motion, when our thoughts (Mercury) align with our actions (Mars) and simultaneously support our Sun (the light of our soul). We become intentional and focused on what we want to do and create.
+October 10 – Saturn Goes Direct
+On October 10 Saturn goes direct at 6° Aquarius. For the four and a half months that Saturn has been retrograde (since May 23, 2021) we have became aware of what is no longer working in our lives. With Saturn’s direct motion, we will feel the need to make the necessary adjustments in order to move into the future.
+Saturn’s change in motion can be cathartic in terms of helping us get unstuck in the areas of our life ruled by Saturn, i.e. in the houses where we have Capricorn and Aquarius on the cusp and where planets in Aquarius reside.
+October 18 – Jupiter Goes Direct
+Good news! On October 18 Jupiter goes direct at 22° Aquarius. Again note where Aquarius and specifically 22° Aquarius falls in your birth chart. Jupiter will be in Aquarius until December 29, after which it will move into Pisces through May 10, 2022. This is our chance to align our energies with the soul purpose that drives our destiny.
+October 18 – Mercury Goes Direct
+More good news! Mercury also goes direct on October 18 at 10° Libra. Both Mercury and Jupiter rule our thinking processes. With both Mercury and Jupiter turning direct on the same day, we can expect clarity and answers. As an opaque veil lifts, we can move ahead with the reassurance that the universe is supporting us in many magical ways.
+October 20 – Full Moon In Aries at 27°
+7:56 AM PDT (14:56 – GMT)
+The fiery action energy initiated at the Libra new moon is further intensified by the full moon at 27° Aries. Opposite Mars and square Pluto, this can be intense and explosive.
+Whatever has been brewing will come to a boil. This Full Moon can shake us to the core. We can be super motivated to move on with our lives. Those who have planets in the last 10° (20-29°) of cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) are going to be especially motivated to take action. We all need to be mindful and purposeful in how we use this fiery energy.
+The Month of October – A Mars Recalibration
+Mars, the planet of action, is a principal player in both the new and full moons in October. The Mars force will get stronger between October 6 – 18th as a record of 4 planets (Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury) turn direct.
+Mars conjunct the Sun (October 9) begins its next 2-year cycle around the Sun. When the Sun and Mars meet, we experience a recalibration of our life purpose (Sun) and how we take action (Mars) to make things happen to accomplish our goals.
+At their meeting, the Sun outshines Mars, so our ideas on how we wish to move forward may out shine our ability at the moment to carry them out. But Mars is brewing up the energy to take committed action. A new spark of life is ignited inside us.
+Neutral – Where Love is Possible
+Libra energy stands in the neutral place where love and peace are possible. With composure, willingness, and discipline, Libra is the powerful force that refuses to confront, fight, or retaliate. (Gandhi was a Libra.) In its neutral heart-centered posture, Libra’s power wins because it changes the game to win-win.
+Meditation and Kriyas for Inner Balance
+Libra invites us to stay balanced as we move forward and engage fully in life.
+Libra’s glyph – the Scales – represents the delicate balance point where there is peace and harmony. One of the Kundalini Yoga postures to experience this balance incorporates the breath with holding our arms to our sides parallel to the ground.
+Directions:
+In a comfortable sitting posture, bring your arms straight out to the sides, parallel to ground, palms up, fingers comfortably together. Do Breath of Fire for 2-3 minutes, or more if you wish. You can also do slow, long breathing through the nose. You can chose which breath or alternate to help maintain the posture.
+Holding this posture for 11 minutes is tonic for the brain. You might wish to work up to 11 minutes.
+To end: Inhale, turn palms over and press them out to the sides. Suspend the breath, hold while relaxing the face and shoulders for as long as you wish without undue stress. Then slowly exhale and pay attention to your breath as it normalizes. Meditate on the open space within or lie on your back and totally relax.
+This is the first exercise of the Pranayama Series on pages 72-3 in Transitions to a Heart-Centered World. The whole kriya is a great refreshener. The postures are not as challenging as those in the Total Mind-Body Balance Kriya, which is another great set to experience inner balance
+The Total Mind-Body Balance Kriya is on pages 267-8 in The Power of Neutral. This is a long set that requires some stamina to hold the postures for the allotted times. It is a great set to do in a class setting to build and get support from the group energy. If you really feel out of sorts, this powerful kriya will do its magic to help you recuperate and find wholeness. This kriya is an antidote to mental sluggishness and brain fatigue. It is a super brain tune up. If you have not done this before, try it and witness how great you can feel. (BTW, even shorter times work.)
+Enjoy your experience! Sat Nam!
+At that age, we didn't have a lot of belongings and we had the help of our parents to get the larger things from point A to point B. The move was a total of twenty miles one way and there was not an ounce of organization to be seen. We were basically starting from scratch.
+I get asked quite frequently about tips and tricks for moving, and in my mind I know exactly how I would do it, however, until it really happens it is hard to offer any type of real life advice.
+That is where my amazing contributor, Casey from Pretty Organized, comes in! She is here to share her top tips for moving and staying organized while doing it!
+Hi, IHeart Organizers!! I'm excited to share some big news with you guys: we bought a house!! While we're getting prepared for the big move, I figured I'd share a few tips with you, too. Here are my top five tips for staying sane & organized during this overwhelming {and exciting!} process.
+Moving Tip #1: Start packing WAY in advance
+We all tend to underestimate how much "stuff" we really have. At least a month before you move, start packing up the non-essentials. Start with out-of-season clothing, decorations, spare linens, and tools & small appliances that you won't be using regularly. As your moving date gets closer, you can start packing up the items you can live without short-term as you continue to pack & pare things down to the bare essentials. Packing always takes longer than you think, and you definitely DON'T want to be the person who's still packing when your friends arrive to help on moving day!
+Moving Tip #2: Don't move junk
+Don't just mindlessly pack up all of your junk & move it to the next house. Take the opportunity to declutter as much as you can with a "take no prisoners" approach! If you don't love it or use it, don't waste your time & money packing, shipping, and unpacking it. There are a bunch of charities that will actually come pick up your donations for you. Habitat for Humanity for example. Just place it in a "giveaway" box & let them do the rest of the work!
+Moving Tip #3: Stock up on good storage boxes & supplies
+As far as free boxes, I prefer getting them from liquor stores instead of the grocery store. Liquor store boxes are awesome because they usually have a bunch of sizes, handy dividers, sturdy sides, & built-in handles. They are also less likely to contain rotten produce or scary bugs!
+Specialty moving boxes can be helpful, too. Wardrobe boxes are a convenient way to store, move, and organize clothing without taking it off the hanger, and shrink wrap is fantastic for covering the tops of drawers so that you can keep the contents inside without worrying about spills. {It's great for covering silverware organizers, too!}
+Don't forget to use containers you already have! Everything from the crockpot to your suitcases can hold items when you move.
+Also, use your stuff to help cushion delicate items. Clean clothes & towels work really well and can save you a bunch of money on bubble wrap. You're also pulling double-duty in the packing department!
+Moving Tip #4: Label, label, color code, and label!
+Whether you get specialty labels or use color-coded Sharpies & duct tape, labeling your boxes will help everyone stay organized when you move. Be specific & keep like items together. Try not to have fifty boxes labeled "Miscellaneous" -- you won't enjoy digging through them later! If you have a big house, you may want to put a sign up on each room so people can easily figure out where everything goes & deliver boxes to the correct area without having to ask you for help. Oh, and when you label your boxes, make sure you label all of the sides so that you don't have to dig & turn everything to see what goes where!
+Moving Tip #5: Have a "First Night Survival" box
+Pack at least one box with the basics you'll need to survive the first day or two. Label it in a different color & pack it last so that it's easy to find. It can include an overnight bag with clothes & toiletries, basic cooking utensils, some toilet paper, shower supplies, phone chargers, etc. Nothing is more frustrating than having to look through thirty boxes trying to find your toothbrush!
+What are your favorite tips & tricks to help make moving easier?
+We are getting close to our move-in date & I'd love to hear your ideas -- please share in the comments below!
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+FABULOUS! We just sold our house and are preparing to move for the first time as a married couple!! Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! I can not describe how perfect the timing is :)
+What great timing! I'm getting ready to move in the next couple of months. And while I'm not ready for the packing stages yet, I want to have a game plan for when I am.
+Last time I moved (about a year ago), I used Disney Princess stickers to code my boxes! Anything with Cinderella went to my room, Ariel to the laundry, Rapunzel to the kitchen, etc. And I got those stickers from Dollar Tree :D
+I haven't moved in over 20 years and don't see it happening anytime soon but these are great ideas. I used most of them in the last move! If I had to do it again, I would pack as if I was going on a two-week vacation then add school/work stuff needed and pack up everything else! Well, after the decluttering of course. It is horrible to find a box five years after the move that hadn't been unpacked or missed.
+My secret for moving boxes is bookstores. Your bookstore gets about 3x as many boxes as they need for returning books, and a bunch go in the recycling bin. The boxes usually come from a central distribution facility (even if it's an independent store, the books often come from Ingram) and therefore, they're completely uniform in size. Sturdy, clean, uniform *and* since they're designed to sized to hold a manageable quantity of heavy books, they're almost impossible to accidentally fill to the point you can't lift them.
+That's a really good tip! Before, I was going to Costco and getting any box...mostly Washington Apple boxes!
+Is your grout sealed? I was expecting the sealant to prevent the dirt from accumulating.
+Also, you could change the colour of your grout slightly. A light grey instead of white would probably be more forgiving. A product available at Home Depot Canada that I am sure must be available in US as well is Grout Renew by Polyblend:
+Daria
+I used colored duct tape with each color representing a certain room. Then I only have to write what is in it on the top of the box!
+That's really organized! That's a really good tip!
+We will be moving this summer and I'm so glad to read this now! Thanks for the tips!
+I used circle labels, color coded them and printed the first initial of the room it belonged in. Made it really easy to tell the movers: red K? goes in the kitchen; green M? up to the master bedroom; purple B? goes in the second bedroom on the right, etc.
+oooh, quick, simple and genius!!! love this idea!
+I just moved over the summer and made use of the resuable storage bins that seem to be coming on the market now. Companies will essentially "rent" you plastic bins for a two week period of time. They are so easy because they don't require any set up/tape and the company will drop them off at your current location and pick them up for your new one. Definitely check them out. The company I used was Bin-It
+My family moved roughly every two years while being constantly relocated with our company. We were able to use a moving company. We found designating a closet labeled DO NOT PACK was a great help. This kept the packers from packing up items we would need on our cross country moves. I was shocked that they will pack everything, including dryer lint found on the floor and even trash cans with trash in them. We were blessed to have movers, but a little planning ahead avoided searching for dear child's favorite stuffed animal, car keys, etc...
+Great ideas; wish I'd thought of colored duct tape! When I moved last year I was heading in one direction and 85% of my belongings were heading to storage. Because I knew I would need to access the storage unit to find items, I followed a friend's example and inventoried my boxes as I packed them. I kept a small spiral notebook and pen on hand. Each room got a letter and each box got a number...yes, a bit more time up front (and not ideal for a last-minute packer). Then I entered in the notebook what was in the box (i.e. "winter sweaters, turtlenecks, scarves, hats, gloves"). When I had to go to the storage unit six months later to find my winter clothes, boots, and accessories, I knew I was looking for box C12, C14 ... and my winter shoes/boots were in C23. LOTS of time saved on the searching-end.
+I did a big move about 7 years ago. We had to pack up some stuff to move into the place we were renting while our home was being built & some stuff that we didn't need until we moved into the completed home. I put the name of each room that the items belonged in & a number. Then I had a notebook that had each box number & everything that was inside that box. During our renting time if I needed a certain item I would look in the notebook to see which box it was in and since the boxes were in numerical order everything was so simple to find. It made unpacking go so fast.
+During our last move, I labeled each box like "LR-1" for Living Room #1. Then I had kept a running list of box numbers and what was in each box. It really helped to not only ensure that every single box made the move, but then to place boxes in appropriate rooms and find things easily. Like I knew to not open dining room boxes 5-8 right away, since they had the china and crystal.
+It really wasn't even that much extra work. I think the rooms were color coded, too.
+When we moved last year, I did a few things to help. First I labeled each box according to the room and assigned it a number like "LR-1" for living room box #1. This way I knew where each box went and how many boxes there were. I also kept a running list of the box numbers and general contents of each box. This way I could check and make sure that each box made the move and could find things easily. Like I knew that I didn't have to open dining room boxes 5-8 right away, since they were the china and crystal.
+It sounds like a lot of work, but it really wasn't. Made unpacking a lot easier.
+Great tips! I used all of these when I moved 3 months ago. I can't stress how important it is to start the packing process as EARLY as possible. Also, donating and throwing away junk will save you tons of time and space.
+The only additional tip I have is to label multiple boxes for the same area "1 of 3" so you can keep track of your stuff. This is especially helpful if you hire movers or have a lot of additional help.
+My boyfriend and I are currently packing up and moving to a new space next month, this post was perfect. Thanks a bunch!
+I actually disagree about liquor boxes - buying ones that are all the same size makes it so much easier to pack the truck!
+My other two tips: Get the truck one size bigger than you think you need, and pack EVERYTHING. Don't trick yourself into thinking "it's only a few more things", because it inevitably ends up being like 5 more car loads and is a huge pain!
+Make use of your furniture and the versatility of pallet wrap! Especially for things that are light and will be going right back into where they were before. We have 4 2x4 expedits that are filled with kasset storage boxes (because we have a total lack of storage)... our last move we moved the boxes and the expedits separately, so that was a ton of trips especially when you think about taking them out of the old place and into the new one (48 total). Most of those things are light enough that it didn't add a huge amount of weight to the unit (especially if you have pro movers who can throw couches around like feathers) and I could have easily used painters tape to secure the lids and then pallet wrap the whole thing. The added weight would have been less tiring than all of those individual trips!
+Other things, like nightstands or carts of craft supplies or any of those sorts of things can be pallet wrapped quite securely (and will be anyway if you have pro movers and they have drawers). Just be careful of packing them super heavy (especially if you have crappy hardboard bottom drawers) and packing fragile items in something that might be moved around a bit (or wrap it well and mark it fragile).
+You save time on all sides, because the packing & unpacking process is so easy, but also because it means less trips + more room in the truck. And, frankly, things are a bit more protected in something like a nightstand or expedit than just surrounded by a moving box.
+I wish I would have known these things when we moved halfway across the country. When we moved we really didn't have anything that was worth any money, so we spend more on the moving truck than what any of our belongings on the truck were worth. I would like to go back and get rid of everything, but what fit in the car. The "don't move junk" is my FAVORITE tip!
+If you have a moving company do the move for you, draw a map of your house and post it as you enter the house, by stairs, where ever they might see it. Then label your boxes as "Bedroom #1" or "Family Room". Movers can quickly look at your map and they will not be asking you all the time where the rooms are.
+Secondly, if you find that you are donating a lot, do not do it all in one trip. You will need an appraisal if the items you are donating are over a certain amount of money - line $5000. I don't remember the exact amount so you might want to check it.
+Storage units are fairly cheap and usually you get one month free. We rented one for two months and paid for just one month. As we were packing, we moved boxes to the unit to get them out of the house so we could still move around. Our moving van went to the storage unit to pick up our boxes, and other items that we put there. I always felt good when we had a totally empty room.
+Those are great tips. I also found that using Styrofoam plates in between each of my plates kept them from rattling around in the box. Also used the foam plates between baking dishes, pans, etc. Also picked up a roll of "end of roll" white paper from our local newspaper. I wrapped everything in that paper instead of newspaper, paper towels or tissue paper. I would also stuff the paper around an already packed box to prevent things from moving around. Also, for all my kitchen boxes, I labeled each box "Kitchen" and then listed everything packed in that box on top of that box. That way as I was unpacking I didn't have to upack an entire box to find out what all was in it. For the other rooms, I would list more general items that were packed in the box (i.e. books, DVDs, etc..) I made sure my boxes were labeled really well to make unpacking really easy (and so I wouldn't have to keep up with a notebook with everything written in it).
+I used the Duct grip shelf liner, cut into squares between our dishes. It works great.
+If just moving nearby, leave your clothes on a hanger and put a garbage bag around them. It's super easy to move and you don't have to rehang!
+Just what I needed to read!
+Love this! I especially love the tip to pack for the first night. You can't imagine how many moves I've done where I would pack all my essentials and immediately regret it the first night.
+Connie | Sponsored by Coffee
+This is great! Her advice is spot on. We just moved and instead of writing rooms or contents on the boxes I wrote numbers. Each box had a number that coordinated to an index card with the contents. As the movers walked stuff in I had the index cards and I would flip through it and tell them what room to go to. We didn't know where we were moving when we moved out of our old house (our stuff sat in storage for 5 months) so we had no way of knowing that we'd have a basement, or a playroom. I also labeled the doors since they didn't know whose room was whose. It was quite the process (with 2 kids in tow) but it was fairly seamless! And I knew what was in every box (since it takes almost a month to completely unpack).
+Great tips! Thanks for sharing!!
+As with you I also have packed a survival box and recommend that friends do to. I tell them to put in paper towels, paper and plastic plates, cups and cutlery. Sauce pan, fry pan (or crock pot). Easy foods like peanut butter and jelly, bread, mac and cheese, crackers, cereal that can double for snacks like fruit loops. Toiletries such as tooth brushes, paste, toilet paper, deodorant. Chargers for phones etc. Good to pack a clothing survival box too, with a couple days change of clothes for each family member, diapers etc.
+Another thing I have always done and recommend to friends is that if I have young children the first room to unpack and organize was always their room. I tried to make it as similar as the old one with their pictures and beds, dressers etc. in approximately the same layout (it can always be redone in a few weeks). It makes them feel secure and they know where to find their things. It will help to keep them occupied playing in their rooms while you have more time to unpack the rest of the house.
+Thanks for the great tips! I have to share one of the best moving tips I came across a few years ago before my husband and I moved into our first home. It was so simple and so smart! Essentially, you assign a color to each room in your new home or space and then color code your boxes and other items with a small square of coordinating colored paper.
+We cut out 3x3 inch or so squares of paper and taped a square to each box/lamp/whatever. Then, at our new home, we taped a large red piece of paper on the master bedroom door, a green piece on the office door, etc. We also had a master color key on the front door, so people knew where to head with their box. This simple way of marking boxes meant that everything ended up in the room where it needed to be without us having to answer 100 questions from those helping us. I still did some labeling of the boxes so I knew what was in each box, but this made the unloading process a breeze! I highly recommend it!
+Definitely start packing and decluttering as soon as you know you're moving! And start the extra cleaning (if you're not hiring a cleaner). Things like windows, walls, exhaust fan covers etc. can be cleaned well in advance and then just wiped over if needed when you move.
+My other tip is, if someone offers to help book them in for a day and time on the spot! Or, if you have some awesome friends, plan a cleaning or packing party where you all get together and do some cleaning and/or packing, then provide an easy lunch (simple BBQ, party pies and sausage rolls, a tray of sandwiches from Subway or something similar). It's always more fun to do this kind of stuff with a friend or three :-)
+Here's a link to a blog post I wrote during our most recent move:
+Great (and simple) ideas. Sometime I use copy paper boxes. They are uniform in size (stackable), have a lid, and are easy to carry.
+Fill up your suitcases with your clothes, toiletries, medicines etc that you need for a couple of days for each family member. (As if you were going on holiday). Don't forget a suitcase or box with all the bedding that you need so you can make your bed first up. If you have spare sheets, use them so you can climb into nice clean sheets after a busy day. One of the first things I like to do is make up the beds... it's nice to be able to walk into a room and see progress and that it starts to look like home. Also, don't forget plastic plates, bowls etc so you have something to eat off. Disposable is great for the first day... who feels like washing up amongst the chaos? Also, don't fill up boxes solely with books as it makes them too heavy... your friends and family will curse you if they hurt their back trying to lift it! Put some books in the bottom of the box, then add light things on top, like cushions/pillows etc. Make sure your cleaning supplies are the first thing out of the truck, as you'll probably discover that some things will need cleaning before you start putting things away. (Wipe out drawers etc). Make sure that the things that you need first (food, utensils, coffee and kettle, cleaning supplies, some toys for the kids etc) are the LAST thing to go in the truck so that they are FIRST out at the new place. I always carry a bag of essentials with me (not in the truck) of food, medicines, waterbottles, change of clothes for kids and toilet paper!
+If you have any canvas prints, don't wrap them in paper. The dye from the paper will rub off onto the canvas. (We had black edges on our canvases and they were wrapped in white paper... we now have white marks on all the corners.) Canvases and oil paintings are meant to be wrapped in bubble wrap.
+Good luck to anyone that's moving! We've moved 8 times in the last 10 years, with the last being an international move. I'm ready to stay put for awhile! :-)
+Great tips! I sat and wrote them all down, but I'd love to have a post just cataloging everyone's tips so I know right where to come when I move next year. My question is, how do you get your movers (when they are family...namely husband) to agree to follow all your organization? Mine thinks it's dumb and refuses to 1) pack his stuff that way, which is okay, and 2) put anything in the coordinating room!
+Yay Casey - a new home! That's amazing new! I'm so happy for you.
+And great tips too! Hopefully I don't have to use them for a very long time. :)
+Annie XO
+During our last move, I went a bit over the edge and created a chart, labeled every box with a number (it's crazy how many boxes you'll need for a small city apartment) and in my chart I wrote what was inside. I also marked the boxes with which room to put the box in. I can not tell you how little time it took me to unpack because I knew where everything was going. This really helps while you are putting furniture in their new spot, it allows you to keep the boxes of books, etc. in a corner until you are ready to put them back where they belong.
+-Shirly F.
+I am a frequent mover and I have a system that works great. I have color coded avery labels and a master list for each room. As each box is packed, we write the contents on the master list. Then tape the box close, and affix labels to all sides. Each box is consecutively numbered. That way I can check off each box number as it comes off the truck as well as knowing the contents of each box, helping me to know which boxes I need to unpack first. Works wonderfully!
+instead of labeling my boxes with the stuff inside of them i labeled them with numbers and put everything else that's inside of them in a excel spreadsheet. that way the movers weren't checking out all the items that i had! may be paranoid, but i like my privacy and safety! also this helped because then i didnt have 10 boxes labeled generic "kitchen". i could specify the exact contents in excel.
+Love the ideas… Don't pack junk is a great idea but also remember that you don't have to keep it just cause it got past the first junk box. Keep a donate or junk box near by when you are unpacking too. Especially if you had help to pack so didn't get to go through everything before it made it to the truck.
+If you have kids a designated child carer is great too. someone who makes sandwiches, takes them to the park, wipes bottoms whatever they need. Mum and Dad tend to be pretty busy and can get cranky with too many disruptions. (they might even take them before move day… if your lucky)
+How to move: (and I know how to move, I have been from the UK to NZ and back twice with full containers in 4 years and have moved about 25 times in my life.)
+Get rid of any stuff you don't need. Give it to friends or to charity. Recycle it. Put the rest of your stuff in boxes.Wrap fragile stuff in newspaper. Write on box with a thick pen which room it came from. Take it to new house (either carry it all yourself or pay someone else to do it.)
+If you have a spare room put all the boxes in there and unpack them one at a time.
+Either give the boxes away or keep them if you think you are moving soon.
+Easy. No need to mess about with stickers, or spreadsheets. The stuff goes from one home to another and sooner or later it will be sorted.
+By the way the movers really don't care about your stuff, they do this every day. They don't even look at your things. I have had professional packers export wrap everything twice and I saw them pack. So no need to stress about your privacy.
+Light bulbs and paper towels, a flashlight, and make sure you know where the breaker panel is--good things to have and to know when you move :)
+We wrapped a band of colored painters tape around all "fragile" boxes so they were easily identified.
+Casey these tips are the simplest and you will always remember this in your checklist! I would like to suggest, that instead of using a box, you can also use a clear plastic bin. The clear bin allows you to see inside; it also separates itself from the myriad of cardboard boxes. It also helps the staff of a moving company to see what' inside and take good care of it.
+Excellent tips. Moving can be a very stressful for any person if don't make a proper planning. These tips are really a good to follow for excellent and hassle free moving deal.
+Packing a box just for the first night is such a smart idea! Especially with littles ones, I don't want to be searching through all of our boxes to try get them ready for bed. Such a smart idea! I also really like what you said about labeling every box, on every side. That way you don't have to look for where that box goes.
+DSC Alarm Security
+Are the DSC Security Products any Good?
+Let’s talk about a key player in the security alarm industry, DSC (Digital Security Controls). DSC security isn’t exactly your regular home alarm system provider. They are more recognized as innovative manufacturers of home security systems ranging from revolutionary control panels to IP alarm monitoring products and self-contained wireless panels.
+A quick search on DSC would show a delayed version of cutting edge innovation on what an alarm system should provide. This review would show a breakdown of some of the systems DSC offers.
+Here is a brief overlook of the pros and cons of DSC Alarm:
+Pros
+- Rich history of providing security products
+- Affordable
+- Good for dealers
+- You can have Honeywell and other companies take over your DSC System
+- Used by businesses
+Cons
+- Outdated quickly
+- Have to rely on dealer support and not of DSC
+- Not very appealing
+History 101… DSC as a security system manufacturer was founded in 1979. Recognized in over 140 countries, DSC has its headquarters in Toronto.
+In 1990. DSC acquired Sur-Gard, a close competitor specializing in manufacturing central station monitoring equipment, and in 1998, they completed the acquisition of Italian security product manufacturer, Bentel. Currently, DSC is being run by Tyro international, one of the largest security portfolios in the world.
+With manufacturing plants in Canada, Italy, and Korea providing security systems with the highest ISO and sigma ratings. They are credited with introducing the industry’s first small security keypads and micro-processor-based alarm panels.
+DSC Alarm Products
+They are numerous DSC alarm product. We have observed some installers that install DSC products for customers instead of other branded alarm products like ADT. The DSC range of product ranges from
+- Security Panels, Keypads, and Modules
+- Wireless Home Security
+- Wired Home Security
+- TouchScreen Security Keypad
+- Audio Verification & Integration
+- Business Security
+- Security window Sensors & Accessories
+- Motion Detectors
+- Glassbreak Detectors
+- Smoke Detectors
+- Carbon Monoxide Detectors
+- Flood Detectors
+- Security Alarm Communications
+- Central Station Receivers
+We recommend purchasing any of this equipment through a dealer. A list of authorized dealers is available on their website. It is not something you can do by yourself as it requires lots of drilling and professional expertise.
+Identifying a DSC Alarm Panel
+A typical DSC alarm panel comprises of a DSC control panel, one or more keypads and various sensors and detectors. Most people switch their outdated looking equipment out with a new Honeywell DSC system.
+Some alarm systems have two names, the Model Number, and the Marketing Name. For example, the PC5010 (Model Number) is also known and the Power 832 (Marketing Name) which is usually found on the control panel.
+While researching for a DSC alarm system, be sure to check for the specific model number as each system differs to a great extent from each other.
+Take a look at the various user guides that are available on the DSC website. Simply search and contact their customer support if you have any complaint.
+22 User Reviews
+2AM is no time for false alarms and this is why people HAVE home security systems to alert them in time to grab the gun etc. as needed. Did you check all your door / windows to ensure it was a false alarm and not DSC fault? You may want to contact who you monitor the DSC system through. Depending how old it is (4+ years) it may be a battery issue as well. Consider that false call 'training' so if you ever did encounter a middle of night invasion your prepped but no fun. May be time to upgrade the system all around depending on the DSC model; thousands of homes have their old equipment.
+I don’t understand why there are so many comments about being “outdated”. You can buy a brand new car and as soon as you drive it off the lot its outdated!! Our system was installed 16 years ago by the builder. It Is still working great. It is simple to use and other than replacing the battery maybe twice, it keeps going. We have it hooked to a monitoring company and we have been happy with it. I have known people with ADT and Vivint and have had nothing but problems. Ill stay with the “outdated” products.
+Good point. DSC is bulletproof equipment. But you probably aren't packing around a flip phone from the 2000's in your pocket either. Alarm systems don't need to be regularly updated but to stay safe and ahead of the bad guys every 7 to 10 years is a safe bet.
+Thank you for your information. My sister has a 5 year old DSC system that I want to have monitored and what you're saying makes perfect sense. I KNOW this was not a cheap system so I'm going to look into getting it monitored by a local company. Thanks again Shelly in Big Lake, MN
+I have had a DSC system for many years. I bought the components and installed them myself. The job was a snap. Programming the zones took a little studying but once I got the hand of it, it went pretty fast. I never had the system connected to a monitoring system, I was just interested to know if the house security had been breached. I am retired and not away very much. I just don't understand all the fray about being "outdated" quickly. The system works well and does what it should. I don't expect it to make my coffee and shine my shoes. I worked for about 40 years in the aerospace industry and I prize products that are straightforward and not difficult for the user. DSC does all that I need in a security system. When it is time to replace it, I wouldn't hesitate to buy DSC..
+Agreed they are a giant in the industry and have a great track record. Hopefully they can keep up with the new innovations of ADT, Vivint and Nest home security. DSC equipment is getting outdated quickly, we'll see if their brand adapts or not.
+Used to love the DSC system but now it feels outdated. I have been with them now for 4 years and I feel safer and more secure. I spend a lot of time away from my house, sometimes working up to 14 hour days and because of my long commute, having a pair of eyes watching the house keeps my mind at ease.
+The only down side is that their equipment feels dated but that didn't stop me from going with their service. The only issue I had was that I have to keep up with the dealer myself if I wanted to check for upgrades. They didn't let me know about any I had coming or could get which sucked.
+Your comment was a bit contradicting. I feel like you saying that it "feels outdated" was a bit of a con. I am not sure how I could feel secure with something that also feels outdated. That is like saying you feel safe on an older computer with older virus protection. I don't know. Just knit picking here. I am going to look into more up to date options.
+Really appreciate the run down for these companies. I had a system installed a few weeks back by DSC and I have had so many issues since. I try to get a hold of the person who sold me the unit and he never calls back. I think I was scammed. You live and you learn I guess. If your only option is to rely on a dealer then go elsewhere.
+Dealers aren't all that bad. It depends on who you are going through. At most you pay a slight spike in fees and product costs. I feel like some people out there have been rubbed the wrong way. Dealers in some cases have better customer service as well because they are like a middle man.
+I thought I was alone with this place being underwhelming. It seems like they don't have a lot to offer as compared to other companies. I was reading a bit on your site and I really love the reviews. This is one I intended on going with at first but I think I will go with my second choice seeing as they offer more.
+When I mentioned to my sister about getting DSC Alarm security she had no idea who I was talking about. I guess this company is not well known. I liked the review. I had no idea that you had to rely on a dealer for support. I am not a fan of that.
+It is not that complicated. I mean is sounds riskier than it is. I have been with DSC for a little over a year and have no major complaints. I feel like they are a great option for someone who wants a very basic package. No bells and whistles but it gets the job done for me.
+I've never actually heard of DSC before. I was willing enough to read your review and consider them but the review makes it seem like its not the place for me. To many cons. Plus if you don't have a plant in the US I don't think I want to use them.
+Thanks for the guide. I really don't like the fact that their products gets outdated so fast. I was considering to contact them but I need products with durability. However, I will still have to contact the customer support to know if there can be warranty for products. Thanks.
+Hi, Vincent did you contact them and If yes can you please share the reply you got from them? I'm also curious about getting to know if their product comes with warranty. Thanks. Saint.
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+The first two decades of The Gallery Players’ history set the tone of determination, resourcefulness, and dedication to professional-level productions that continues to be the trademark of the company to this day. In 1967 founder Bruce Wyatt relocated from New Orleans to Brooklyn, bringing the name and concept of his New Orleans theater organization, The Gallery Players, with him. The Gallery Players’ Brooklyn incarnation first was introduced in Flatbush, and one year later they relocated to the St. Paul’s Church at St. John’s Place and 7th Avenue in Park Slope, the neighborhood that has been its home since. 1974 saw another move, this time to the Old First Church at Carroll Street and 7th Avenue. In 1978 The Gallery Players became an Equity Showcase house, inviting professional actors to use the Gallery performances as an opportunity to display and hone their skills. The Gallery Players remained at the Old First Church until 1984, at which time they moved again, this time to the Berkeley-Carroll School, before a period of two years during which the group had no home. True to their spirit, this did not deter the troupe from performing, and such productions as the musical They’re Playing Our Song continued to be mounted at the St. John-St. Matthew-Emanuel Community Center on 7th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues, now the Kingsboro Temple.
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+1989-1990 was The Gallery Players’ first season at 199 Fourteenth Street in Park Slope, the venue that came to be the group’s permanent home. This debut season saw productions of Man of La Mancha, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, The Dining Room, Nuts, The Boys Next Door, and a double bill of Christopher Durang’s one-act plays The Actor’s Nightmare and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You. Initially concentrating on “barebones’ presentations, by the time of their pivotal production of Stephen Sondheim’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a full stage had been installed.
+Alumni
+There’s a saying heard often at rehearsals: “Good things happen to people who work at The Gallery Players”, and a partial list of the many actors, directors, producers, designers, and technical staff who got their start at The Gallery Players through the years goes far in proving this. Among the alumni of The Gallery Players who have gone on to prominent careers in New York, Hollywood, and elsewhere are: Harvey Fierstein, a founding member of The Gallery Players and star of the smash Broadway musical Hairspray and winner of Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for Hairspray, Best Play and Best Actor for his play Torch Song Trilogy, and for his book for the hit musical La Cage aux Folles; director John Rando, Tony Award winner for his direction of the Broadway hit musical Urinetown; Nick Francone, Assistant Set Designer for Broadway’s Wicked; respected New York actor, director and educator Ray Virta; actor and cellist Fred Rose (Broadway’s Company, Cabaret,, The Phantom of the Opera); Jennifer Barnhart (Avenue Q); Deidre Goodwin (star of Broadway’s A Chorus Line, both film and stage versions of Chicago); Broadway funnyman Seth Rudetsky; Garrett Long, Drama Desk- and Drama League-nominated actress for her performance in the original production of The Spitfire Grill; Manoel Felciano, Tony Award nominee for Broadway’s Sweeney Todd; Brian Charles Rooney (The Threepenny Opera); amongst many others. Celebrities such as Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Terrence McNally, Thomas Gibson, Rue McClanahan, Rupert Holmes, James Rado, Annie Golden, Michael Butler, Lorraine Serabian, André De Shields, and many others have showed their support by attending performances at The Gallery Players.
+Premieres and First New York Revivals
+Over 156 plays and musicals have received their World Premiere productions at The Gallery Players. Among the notable new works premiered as part of The Gallery Players’ mainstage season are a stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit (the prequel to Tolkien’s epic The Lord of the Rings); Spoon River: The Musical, an adaptation of Spoon River Anthology by Kevin Jeffers; Women In Tune, an original musical which subsequently transferred to Off-Broadway and went on to play Los Angeles; Merry-Go-Roundelay, an original musical by Richard Engquist, author of Elizabeth and Essex and Kuni-Leml, which transferred to New York Stageworks; and the East-coast premiere of Animal Fair, a play by the late Clark Gesner, author of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and a devoted friend and supporter of The Gallery Players. Other original works produced by The Gallery Players include Ivan the Fool (1970), Nehemiah Hotep’s Raisin Farm (1974), Sign on the Dotted Line (1975), The Navel Observatory (1975), An Eagle Flies (1976), The Brooklyn Town Musicians (1977), The Man from Porlock (1982), War and Peace (1982), The Brooklyn Dodgers Suit (1982), Coronation Day (1983), Ladies in Waiting (1987), Life Upon the (Wicked) Stage (1987), and Doorknob Therapy: The Musical Cure (1994). Over 140 plays have been given their World Premiere productions as part of The Gallery Players’ Black Box New Play Festival. Leading up to the full productions, the Black Box Festival provides a workshop environment for playwrights, in collaboration with directors, actors, and producers, facilitating readings of the new works and assisting the playwrights with the revising and expanding of their new plays. Nationally-produced playwrights such as Joe Lauinger and Staci Swedeen have established on-going relationships with the Festival, utilizing it as an incubator for their new works every year since its inception in 1997.
+Even before the Black Box Festival, however, the producing of new works always has been an essential aspect of The Gallery Players’ work. The “Directions” and “Playwright Focus” series, funded primarily by the Brooklyn Arts and Culture Association (BACA), focused on Brooklyn playwrights and directors and fostered local talent, and many past mainstage seasons have included at least one new play. The “Barebones” series is comprised of performances which put the spotlight on the work of actors and directors by using the minimum of sets and stage lighting.
+The Gallery Players also is known for producing the first New York revivals of cutting-edge work first seen in Broadway and Off-Broadway venues, among them Terrence McNally’s Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams (January 2007), The Full Monty, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Lisbon Traviata, Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Rink; Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins; Blake Edwards, Leslie Bricusse, and Henry Mancini’s Victor Victoria (May 2007); Henry Krieger and Bill Russell’s Side Show; Adam Guettel’s Floyd Collins; and Joe DiPietro’s Over The River and Through The Woods. These first New York revivals allow the city’s theater-going public a second chance to see works which often did not last long on Broadway. Some productions proved so popular that The Gallery Players was invited to bring them across the river to Manhattan, among them The Boyfriend, which played Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall as part of the “Hats Off To Brooklyn!” celebration; and Love! Valour! Compassion!, which played PACE University at the invitation of the University’s Department of Performing Arts.
+Outreach, Support & Recognition
+Community service is a vital part of The Gallery Players’ mission. Special performances of each production are given for an invited audience from homeless shelters. The Gallery Players also has offered the use of its auditorium space to The Silas B. Dutcher School, P.S. 124, in Park Slope, for school events and performances, and The Gallery Players has donated its facility to other theatrical organizations such as Park Slope’s Puppetworks, Inc. and the InRoad Theatre Company. As an integral part of the Park Slope Family Neighborhood Center, the management association of 199 14th Street, The Gallery Players works in close cooperation with its fellow PSNFC constituents, including the Park Slope Geriatric Day Care Center, and Project Reach Youth, other organizations housed at 199 Fourteenth Street.
+In the summer of 2005, The Gallery Players began The Peanut Gallery, a musical theater performance workshop for kids and teens. Administered by Board member Dominic Cuskern and taught by educator Ben Tostado and other guest teachers, The Peanut Gallery is a series of 1-week long “adventure camps” getting kids to sing and dance and develop an appreciation for the performing arts. Through The Peanut Gallery program, The Gallery Players actively is pursuing its mission to instill the love of theater in future generations, and strong relationships with local schools, parents, and children have been developed. Freestyle Repertory Theatre’s zany improv show “TheatreSports” took up residency at The Gallery Players in the 2006-2007 season, entertaining families and school groups on Saturday mornings and introducing a new generation to the fun of live performance. In July 2007, The Gallery Players co-produced a production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with AmeriKick featuring teen actors and martial arts choreography.
+The Gallery Players also has utilized its resources to assist playwrights and other theater artists by offering financial and production assistance. This investment in theatrical endeavors other than their own is indicative of the Players’ awareness and concern for the continuation of quality theater in Brooklyn and beyond.
+A large number of The Gallery Players’ season subscribers and donors are from the Park Slope neighborhood and the other New York City boroughs, but many are from as far away as New Jersey and Connecticut. Significant among the donors are theater artists and professionals who recognize the importance of supporting performing arts of all kinds. The Gallery Players has received grants, past and present, from organizations such as Park Slope Civic Council, the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Brooklyn Arts Council, and the J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation.
+Among the many awards The Gallery Players has received is one particularly meaningful to the organization: the OOBR (Off-Off-Broadway Review) Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2000. Other awards earned by Gallery productions include “OOBR Best of Season” awards for The Pirates of Penzance, Noises Off, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. In the spring of 2004, The Gallery Players was honored by the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats for the theater’s outstanding contribution to the community. The Gallery Players had the great honor of receiving the 2007 NY Innovative Theater Award for “Best Production of a Musical” for its production of Urinetown in the first year the Awards permitted Brooklyn-area nominations.
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+First of all, the three-digit designation on a 240-series car can be used to identify characteristics of the car. The first digit is the series (2=200 series). The second digit is the number of cylinders in the engine (4=4 cyl., 6=6 cyl.). The third digit is the number of doors (2=2 door, 4=4 door, 5=wagon). Although only 1975-79 cars got the three-digit designation badged on the trunk lid, these numbers are widely used to quickly distinguish between the different models. After stating the three-digit designation, a trim level is used.
+Common / Widely Found Models
+DL (De Luxe) – 1975 to 1993: The DL is the base model and probably the most common. They generally have cloth or vinyl interiors, steel wheels with chrome hubcaps (or plastic hubcaps from ~1987 to 1993, and no power options. Available on a 242, 244, or 245.
+GL/GLE (Grand Luxe / Extra) – 1975 to 1989, 1992: The GL is the luxury model, and somewhat less common than the utilitarian DL. They often have leather or velour seats, full power accessories, and more chrome on the body, such as around the grill and bordering the wheel wells. Pre-1986 GL cars usually have different wheels than DL cars. In the USA, these are multi-spoked 14″ mag wheels. Available on a 244 and 245. The GL trim was also available on a 262 (’76-’77), 264 (’75-’82), and 265 (’76-’85). In 1980, GL was changed to GLE to distinguish the 260-series GL’s from the 240 series GL’s. The 260-series was essentially the same, with a few more luxury options and the V6 motor.
+GLT (Grand Luxe Touring) – 1981 to 1983: The GLT is a fairly rare car, as most GLT’s were GLT Turbo’s. However, normally aspirated GLT’s do exist (in the USA, they have the regular B21F engine). They have essentially a combination of options from the GL and GT. For example, a GLT has the thicker sway bars, 15″ alloy wheels, and blacked-out trim of the GT, but has the accessories of a GL, such as power options, a smaller diameter steering wheel, and a front-under bumper spoiler. They lacked the flat hood and custom interior/paint of the GT models. Leather and high-quality cloth interiors were available. Available on a 242, 244, or 245.
+GLT Turbo (Grand Luxe Touring Turbocharged) – 1981 to 1985: Badged on the trunk as simply “Turbo” or “Turbo Intercooler” if they had an intercooler (an option in 1984, standard in 1985), these cars were essentially GLT models with a Turbocharged engine (B21FT). They are somewhat uncommon. The Turbo adds approximately 20 to 25 horsepower, depending on the model year. The intercooler adds another 30 to 35 horsepower on top of this. Available on a 242, 244, or 245, with the 242 available only 1981-84.
+GT (Grand Touring) – 1978 to 1980: The GT is the sports model, and is rare. They are very unique, as all models came with a flat hood, alloy wheels, a custom grill with fog lights mounted in it, blacked-out trim, an under-bumper front air dam, chassis braces, sport springs, thicker sway bars, and a custom black cloth interior with red accents. To my knowledge, nearly all GTs were silver with a black and red racing stripe down the sides and on the trunk. The other color option was black, with an orange and purple racing stripe layout, but I believe that this color was not available in the United States.
+It is interesting to note that the 1978 GT had the early-style 240 trunk and tail lights. The 1979 GT had the later trunk and 5-panel tail lights, with the same 14″ alloy wheels and air dam as the 1978 model. The 1980 model had a different front air dam (shown above) and larger 15″ 5-spoke alloy wheels. Available on a 242 only.
+Uncommon / Rare Models
+Bertone Coupe – 1978 to 1981: These rare cars were designed by Bertone in Italy, and marketed as a “luxury class touring car”. They have a “chopped” look provided by a lowered roof which was topped with black vinyl in 1978 and 1979, and normally painted in 1980 and 1981. They have a lot of luxury options similar to the GL series, along with a detailed, custom leather interior, power sunroof (unheard of at this time) and a rear seat cigarette lighter. Bertone Coupes had the same engine as the 260-series cars, a six-cylinder 2.7L or 2.8L V6 motor (B27F and B28F, respectively).
+The Bertone is easily recognizable by its thick C-pillars. Only 6,622 were made from 1978 to 1981. Available as the 262C (C for Coupe) only. Please see the 1981 Product Literature in the Docs section for more info on this car.
+Special Edition Wagon – 1981 245 only: This car was basically a 245 GLT non-turbo that was badged with a special decal to commemorate Volvo’s 25 years in the United States. The cars got the 5-spoke 15″x6″ “Virgo” alloy wheels, ribbed plush interiors, and typically a lot of power options, similar to the GLT trim level. Here is an excerpt from a Volvo manual describing the car, and here are three pictures from a craiglist advertisement: one, two, three. So far, I’ve only ever seen one of these.
+California Edition – 1978 only: I have found very little information about these cars so far, but they do exist. Some of the features include: White plastic/vinyl interior panels with orange and white diamond upholstery; came only as a white 242 DL; white single-round 7″ headlamp surrounds and white grill; usually had AW55 automatic transmission. Why all the white, you ask? It’s very hot in California, and it probably helped keep the car cool.
+Diesel – 1980 to 1985: The diesel Volvos were brought about by a consumer desire for diesel cars because of the relatively low price of diesel fuel versus gasoline. The engine is a six-cylinder D24 Volkswagen motor (2.4 liters). These cars are fairly rare, and the D24 is not considered to have anywhere near the longevity of the Volvo motors. The diesel 240s were available with a DL trim package or GL trim package. Available on a 244 or 245. Also available as a 264 (’80-’82, ’79 in Canada and Europe) or 265 (’80-’81). The 260-series was essentially the same, with a few more luxury options. Although cars were sold in the USA in 1985, they were actually 1984 models according to their VIN numbers. See this page for more Diesel info.
+Police Cars – 244 and 245, early 1980s: Yes, that’s right, Volvo police cars made it to the states in the early 1980s. They typically included the following features (although police departments could order custom cars): Exterior: White enamel, Interior: Driver’s seat has reinforced padding. Front bucket seats have blue vinyl upholstery with cloth inserts. Rear seat all vinyl (no rear armrest). Rubber floor covering including trunk. Standard equipment includes: storage compartments and flashlight holders in front doors, two nightstick holders and vinyl cover which rolls down to cover the rear seat. Please see this brochure for more information.
+USA Group-A Special Edition – 1983 only: These were basically a 242 Turbo-Intercooler with a flat hood front end and a special edition grill. They typically had features similar to the regular 242 Turbos, with power windows, doors, mirrors, a/c, manual sunroof, etc. There were only 500 of these built in order for Volvo Cars to meet the “homologated” status to race in the production ETCC (European touring car championships) with a new model turbo. There is a lot of information available about these cars on this page.
+SE (Special Equipment) – 1991 only: For some reason, in 1991, you could get your Volvo in an SE trim level. It has a 240SE badge on the tailgate, Euro roof rails (245 only), leather seats, 14″ multi-x rims, and a black grill (later featured on 1992 240s) and came in nonmetallic blue, red, or white. It is a somewhat similar car to the UK Torslanda version, except that it has a B230F and came with an Aw70 transmission only. Available as a 244 or 245.
+Classic – 1993 only: This insignia was put on the last 1600 cars off of the production line in 1993 to denote the last of the 240 series. Inside, the cars are badged with a special serial number on the dashboard. They have a wood trim and special alloy wheels. They generally have many options, similar to a GL model, and are very rare. In Europe, these cars also had the B230FX motor, which had a higher output of ~140bhp. Available on a 244 or 245.
+Non-US Models
+264 Top Executive – 1975 – 1981: A limousine version of the 264. It had a longer wheelbase, seven seats, a wood and plush velour-lined interior, and many expensive options like power windows and air conditioning (which we take for granted now.) The Body is basically a 242, with a second set of 242 door placed in between the front doors and the window. The longer 242 doors were likely used to ease the entance and exit of passengers. With that in mind, it would be possible to duplicate one of these cars in the USA with a lot of welding, body work, and two 242’s as donor cars. There is a brochure for this car in the Docs section.
+245 T (Transfer) – 1977 – ?: Both sedan and wagon versions of this extended 240 series were built. They were used by governments, for taxis, and as school buses in rural areas. The car was extended 90cm in order to fit four rows of seats in the car, seating a total of 10 people (8 facing forward, two facing backward).
+Polar – 1991-92: These cars can only be found in Europe, and typically had special “cold weather” features, such as heated mirrors, heated seats, and a limited slip differential. Available as a 244 or 245.
+Torslanda – 1993 only: Named for the city in Sweden that contains a very large Volvo manufacturing facility, these special editions were some of the last 240s ever built. Some of them actually rolled off the production line in early 1994. From WikiPedia: ″.” Here are a few pictures from a Turbobricks Thread: Picture 1 | Picture 2 | Picture 3 | Picture 4 | Picture 5 | Picture 6 | Picture 7 | Picture 8 | Picture 9
+Desirable 240 models
+1993 240 and 240 Classics: 1993 was the last year Volvo made the 240 series, and these models were the most refined, with many luxurious options available. For example, 1993 models all came with a driver’s side airbag, ABS brakes, power windows, locks, etc. standard. 1993 was also the only year that 240s came with modern air conditioning systems (r134a refrigerant) and piston-cooling oil squirters in the engine, which generally help prolong engine life. The easiest way to identify a 1993 is that the door-pulls for opening the doors are black with a black surround instead of chrome with a black surround.
+1988 240: This was a good year for the 240 in that it was the first year where they DIDN’T have wiring harness issues, and the last year where they still had LH2.2 fuel injection before the switch was made to LH2.4 in the 1989 models. Many people consider LH2.2 more reliable and cheaper to work on. If you like the newer body style look, but can’t afford a 1993 model, look for a 1988.
+1985 240 Turbos: If you have to have a 240 Turbo, 1985 is the best year (for 244s and 245s) for a number of reasons, as detailed on this page. For a 242 with these advantages, late production (1984.5) 242s are available. To identify the 1984.5 models, look for one that was intercooled from the factory.
+242 Turbos: Because of their racing heritage, the 1981-1984 242 Turbo generally is more valuable than a similar condition non-turbo or 244/245. Only an enthusiast will appreciate this, but still, the price difference is noticeable. In particular, if you can get one of the 500 Group-A Special Edition cars (1983 model year), then they will be even more valuable.
+242 GTs: Similar to the 242 Turbo, the 1978-80 242 GT also holds its value better than a similar DL or GL 242, mainly due to its rarity and uniqueness.
+Diesel 245s: This is an odd one, and must be carefully considered. The diesel engine generally has a poor reputation, and ten years ago, a Diesel 240 would be worth next to nothing. With the recent popularity of BioDiesel as an alternative fuel, a good-condition Diesel 245 has become a desirable car for hippies. The premium for a good diesel wagon can be as much as for a 242 Turbo or even a 240 Classic, but only in an area where a market exists, such as Portland, OR. In a place where biofuels are not readily available and/or not popular, the car is worth considerably less than a gasoline 245.
+Undesirable 240 models
+Don’t kill me for saying this, but not all Volvos are great. Like any manufacturer with a reputation for quality, they occasionally made some mistakes. This list is based on my personal experience and things I have read and heard from other people. Despite this, I have owned several of these cars. They are not all bad, they just aren’t as great as the others. So anyway, here’s a list of 200-series cars to avoid buying:
+Diesels: These cars have a Volkswagen engine in them. ‘nuf said. No really, they are difficult and expensive to maintain, and parts are rare. They also are pitifully slow with only 85hp, and of course, if you snap a timing belt -> kaboom! due to the design of diesel engines in general. If you’re into BioDiesel though, go for it (see above regarding the Diesel 245 as well as the Diesel FAQ)
+Six-cylinder cars: For example, the 262, 264, 265, and Bertone Coupe. If it’s got a V6, stay away. The newer V6’s that went into the 760’s (B280F motors) are better engines, but the older V6’s (B27F and B28F) that were used in 240’s had issues with premature wear of internal engine components. Not to mention the fuel costs. It is common for a Volvo 4-cylinder to go for 300,000 miles or more without a rebuild, but a V6? Almost impossible.
+1975 240s: The only reason that this car is included in this list is that it is a one-of-a-kind model in many ways, so parts are going to be harder to find. Otherwise, they make fine cars for people who love the older B20 pushrod motors. In 1976 Volvo introduced the B21, which was an overhead cam motor.
+1982 LH-Jetronic: If you’re considering buying a Non-Turbo 1982 240, beware! Some of them came with the dreaded Bosch LH-Jet 1.0 Fuel Injection system, while others came with our beloved K-Jet system. The LH-Jet 1.0 system is a nightmare for getting parts and is prone to all sorts of mechanical problems. In 1983, Volvo switched to LH-Jet 2.0 which was a far superior setup and parts are much easier to find.
+The differences between these two types of motors make identification fairly easy. If the intake manifold (big silver metal thing with tubes on the right side of the engine as you look at it) is flat on top – with enough space to set a couple of soda cans – then it is K-Jet. If the intake manifold is all curvy and has no flat spot on top and has 4 electrically-operated injectors plugged into it, one on each tube, then it is LH-Jet.
+Turbos: A good saying to remember is “Turbos are Trouble.” Unless the car has been meticulously maintained (oil changed every 2,000 miles, not allowed to overheat or run low on oil, preferably run on high-octane gasoline) don’t buy it! Poorly maintained Turbos are likely to blow up in your face, literally. Turbochargers cause the engine to run at much higher temperatures and use up oil much faster, and most 1981 to 1984 Turbos were not intercooled.
+240 Turbo’s are also “deaf,” meaning that they have no knock-sensors to tell the engine to change the timing or mixture if the engine begins to detonate. Detonation occurs when there is a spontaneous explosion in the cylinder that was not in time with the normal series of explosions that power the engine. Prolonged detonation will quickly destroy your engine. While 240 Turbos supply only a small amount of boost (~5psi normally, ~10psi when intercooled), this is still enough to nuke your engine if it is not in tip-top shape.
+Another problem with the 240 Turbos is that they were all manufactured during years where the engine wiring harnesses broke down under the heat of the engine (see this page). They also had less-than-great intake and exhaust manifolds (although these can be swapped out with better ones) and their intercoolers are not particularly great when compared with modern designs. However, given that the 240 Turbo was one of the first Turbo-intercooled consumer automobiles ever produced, it is expected that there would have been problems. Thankfully, with a bit of work, these problems are easy to remedy.
+That said, the 240 Turbo is one of the greatest cars Volvo ever built if you take care of it, change the oil every 2000 miles, and run it on premium fuel. My personal favorite is the 245 Turbo, as it combines the power of the turbocharged motor with the usefulness of the wagon.
+Having countertop, but remember to understand the way to clean it because not all of material for kitchen table is strong enough for the countertop. The color options decide the appearance of your kitchen countertop. Here are some solutions for you :
+kitchen countertop paint colors
+Put the best color ever as your kitchen countertop. Kitchen countertop in colors does need anything expensive because to put the color in the kitchen countertops you use the laminate material for it. If you want to use the laminate material all you have to do is prepare the dark color because the countertop on you cannot hold the heat or overheat very well. Many reasons to have the countertop with you. You also can choose the suit color which match to your kitchen decoration. Kitchen countertop paint colors are the things you need to try. What color is the best color for kitchen countertop? You can try to have the neutral color like white, black, brown, or gray. It is your time to see more collections of it and try to do your best. It is not always difficult for you to mix and match everything around you because the theme of the kitchen is yours. Now, forget about the budget you need to prepare because you can make it by yourself and you do not have anything to doubt anymore since ypu already have it with you. Always think smart about everything and try to make a unique concept of kitchen countertop. Everyone can do it and it is including you.
+Back painted glass kitchen countertop paint
+How much money you have to spend to get the best kitchen countertops brand? You can have the detail of it and just for your information, back painted glass kitchen countertop paint is something you need to consider in your countertops. It is because of this kind of model is affordable and you can use it in any time on any kind of weather. You have a modern concept of kitchen and this kind of countertop still look good on your kitchen. Not only it, even if you put it outdoor it’s still can’t be easily to be clean because the material of it is glass. Now, it is time to you to find the great places and make sure your kitchen size. Put the color you loved on it. Considering the quality of the glass, you have to make sure it faces the heat very well. It will not easy to get stratch too. The next thing you have to notice is the material you have to put under the glass. The wooden material is the best one, and do not forget to furnish it. When you already furnish it, hopefully, it could be put outdoor.
+Make everything become simpler by having the set of it. How to get it? Check your Pinterest now and see more collections of it. You do not need extra money for it because to have the set one, all you have to do is finding the great maker of it and check the availability of it. Check your kitchen size too and please think smart of it. All you have to do is checking the review about the set you desire including the maker concept and theme behind it. Do you know the glass type for back painted? You do not need the difficult concept behind it because all you have to do is just buy the ready one. Even if you want to make it by yourself, you can do it simply by only measure everything and make your own concept and plan. The draft is ready and you are ready to rock with it.
+Formica kitchen countertop paint
+Everything becomes simple to handle today especially because of there are many designs of kitchen countertops are available today. You do not need extra effort to decorate your house because the instant decorations are available. You just need to measure the size you need and just like putting the wallpaper, formica kitchen countertop paint in one of many things you can just for your kitchen countertops. Remember to install it based on the guideline Inside step by step of installing. The first thing you have to do is make sure your kitchen Island and find the perfect shop which sells the best quality of formica. Before you start to go with formica, it is better if you know how to deal with it.
+Pay attention on the things you have to know about the formica characteristic. If you want to out it outdoor, make sure you know the risk behind it. Not all of formica types are strong enough to the sunlight. Well, the hot weather sometimes could make a different color on the formica. You have to notice everything very well, especially about it. All you have to do is checking the review about the set you desire including the maker concept and theme behind it. Choose to have it online is not a mistake as lobg as you know the way to get it in the great quality. Check the discount or the great sale on it if you are lucky. Well, formica is not an expensive material, so that if you are ready to have the countertop, but in limited budget, formica is the great answer for you.. Check the instruction of cleaning the formica. Check everything you can check, especially about the cleaning step and the treatment. Check it more!
+Granite countertop kitchen countertop paint
+Granite is an expensive decoration, so if you want to put granite in your kitchen, you have to consider many things. One of it is your kitchen theme. It looks bad to have granite while another of your kitchen stuffs are in the moderate theme. When you want to install the granite concept, It means you are ready for modern concept for the full kitchen. This is what you have to start. since granite is an expensive material and this material you can not put it on outside the house, if you want to have it outside of your house, you should make a good decision first about the place in about everything preparation.
+Granite will not get any damage or broke because of the direct sunlight. Granite could face the heat or hot plate. You do not need to worry of everything if you want to put the hot soup on the top of the countertop. To chop everything, you also do not need any additional material under the ingredients. It is because of granite is strong enough and will not get any scratch. This is the best thing you could have. Although there is a secondhand countertop, granite has its own part in customers’ heart. Granite countertop kitchen countertop paint is the best choice you can choose to have a long lasting countertop. It may be expensive, but if you already get the use if ut, you can use it for more than 10 years. It will not change and keep beautiful as the first time you bought it. How to know the originality of this product? You must be known that everyone has his own favor and if you want to show yours, try to plan it by yourself. Get it from the trusted place. You will get the best quality ever. It does not matter for you to have the secondhand of granite too because the secondhand of it is still good. What do you want to handle anymore? Check the available color of it now.
+Unique kitchen countertop paint
+How to have unique kitchen countertop paint? Every people have different opinion about it. Unique could be made from secondhand material. are you can you serious about material is The Kitchen countertop and it will look more than you need. at the unique side of it you can find anything you like for example is the color combination which make your kitchen looks sophisticated. Is there any another thing you need to consider? This is a great answer for you. Unique means you can do anything for your countertop, like reuse the garbage. It means, you can use something that already thrown away. Be creative on it. If wood is too common, you can try to have bark for the countertop. It will not only unique, but it is also awesome. Try to make everything simple as you need and you can put it outdoor. Well, cooking in the garden is a great view to see.. It may be difficult to clean the bark, but you can try to analyze the guideline to make it looks awesome. You can furnish it, add the glass, and more. Make it has a long life. Well, you really need the long life of furniture which means you do not need to repair it often or buy the new one. It is an asset. It spends a lot of money too. Therefore, whenever you use it as your cooking helper, you have to notice that you are the one who knows how to treat it well. Add some tiles on it will add a unique view. You also can add stones on it and it will look fabulous. How to arrange the stones are your challenge. You can see the design art of it and start to cook on the stone. Apply the before century theme in your kitchen could be the best idea ever. Do it carefully and you will know how to start.
+Stone effect kitchen countertop paint
+To create Stone effect kitchen countertop paint, you cannot use a wrong stone. Many reasons behind it and one of it is because of you need the strong stone with the great shape and size. The same size of the whole stones create a good shape and you will not find any difficulties on its arrangement. Those are the important fact tou have to know behind the stone effect. Not inly about the great size and shape of the stones, you also have to notice the stone part in your countertop. Although it is better to put the full stones in your top of kitchen countertop, you should prepare something new in stone style. The way to stick the stone is also a big deal. Do not ever think if this theme is cheap. It is expensive and elegant especially because of you will have it in semi outdoor spot. How to clean the stones? Well, you do not need special treatment for it, but a thing you have to notice is how to make the top of it flat. You should have a flat top, so that the countertop could work well on your kitchen. Do you know how to start on making it? You need tile or glass on the top of it to chop and do many preparations. Let the stone becomes the leg of the countertop or just be the backsplash. How do you know about the best concept of stone in your kitchen?
+Countertop is more than your need. However, not all people need to have it in their kitchen. The first thing you have to do is check the size of your kitchen. Make sure there is not too many things in it because it just make everything looks messy. You have to pay attention on the detail of furniture in your kitchen and make sure the whole stuffs are important to be there. What are you waiting for? Check everything now and you will know how to survive in stone. Stone has a long term used. You can try to have it simply in your kitchen, but to move it for the refresh view, you need extra efforts. Will you be good with this concept?
+kitchen countertop paint cabinet
+Every Kitchen needs cabinet as the grest place to save everything. Your cooking utensils and some of the cooking ingredients should be put in the dry and safe place and it is only in the cabinet. Kitchen countertop paint cabinet will provide all of your need aboht saving items, and the chance for you to paint it becomes the incrediable thing to consider. What would you like to paint on it? Well, on white cabinet, we usually see that the white color seems too elegant to touch. Therefore, it is good to add any paint on it. It will be better to have a light color on it to add the cheerful effect in your kitchen. You do not need to wait for anything else because one thing you have to do is considering the best design ever for the cabinet. What theme do you wish to have? It does not matter if you want to have the nornal paint cabinet with no effect or picture, but make sure you paint it correctly. Even if you use wood as the material and you do not want to paint it into any color, you can do that but keep the furnish on it.
+Make it as glossy as you can, so the cabinet could be used for the longer time than it has to. You have a great decision on it, so it is your time to handle everything. The best thing for you is finding the suitable cabinet. It means, the cabinet should in the right size. To save more spaces, put it on the wall. The countertop plus cabinet are two combos. You get the best deal ever in this shape of countertop. You can try to have it simply in your kitchen, but to move it for the refresh view, you need extra efforts. Will you be good with this concept? Check the price on its available store and see the detail of this type of countertop. The good quality does not has to be expensive, so be detail on it! You will know how to deal with everything about furniture, especially for this one.
+kitchen countertop paint tile
+Well, ideas may come from anywhere and all you can do by using this idea is something unusual, so that applying this concept will help you to have a better countertop appearance because the tile is easy to clean whetger you have oil splashes on it, you still can clean it easily. What do you think of having this concept with you? Kitchen countertop paint tile can be done by yourself. You just have to make a draft and stick the tile on the countertop. Be careful on it because you have to fill the whole spaces with the tile. Therefore, the great calculation is needed in this case. All you have to do is check the tile size and be ready to give a sign on every square of tile. After you make the sign on every part and square, you just need to stick the tile on it and everything becomes simpler to install. Even if you combine the stone with tile, it could be a perfect combination you ever see. To notice every part of it, you even can cut the tile and make sure the whole part of the countertop is already sticked by the tile. Do you have something more to worry? The great color of tile is black or r light green. Those two colors with accent on it will create a great view in your kitchen. Therefore, it is your time to select whether you want to have the black or light one. All of the tile is easy to clean. You just need the soap to clean it and dry it with the dry tissue. The slippery surface of the tile will help you a lot in cleaning and chopping without making any stretch.
+Do you want to paint the tile as you desire? If you do, you may not forget to choose the right paint tool which could dry perfectly on the tile. You also cannot forget to paint the standard size of image and do not try to paint something big and messy. Well, whatever it is, it is better to check the related collection first before you start on making something.
+AL MOUJ MUSCAT
+New kids on the block in 2016, the highly rated Team Al Mouj finished in second place behind winners EFG Bank Monaco and now have their sights set on the ultimate prize. Backed by the Sultanate of Oman’s leading leisure and lifestyle destination in Muscat, they have a new skipper in 2017 with Frenchman Christian Ponthieu stepping into Nico Lunven’s shoes after being part of the promising 2016 campaign. Gilles Favennec returns as trimmer and Erwan Le Roux takes on the role of navigator while Sultan Al Balushi who in 2012 became the youngest Omani to qualify as an internationally certified sailing instructor and Nawaf al Ghadani, Chief Instructor at Oman Sail’s Sur Sailing School proudly fly the Omani flag. Sponsors Al Mouj (The Wave, Muscat) are one of Oman sailing’s most ardent supporters with a string of trophies engraved with their brand and recognition for their waterfront development, marina, golf course, shops and offices spreading across the world.
+- Christian Ponthieu, skipper
+- Gilles Favennec
+- Gregory Gendron
+- Erwan Leroux
+- Sultan Al Balushi
+- Nawaf al Ghadani
+- William Harris
+TEAM AVERDA
+Andrew ‘Hammy’ Baker has stepped in as skipper of Team Averda in 2017 for Marcel Herrera who is now team manager. Twice since 2011, the team has been runner up (once as Team Messe Frankfurt and again as Team Averda), but both Andrew and Marcel are convinced that the team of fledgling offshore specialists, all leading the way amongst a new generation of young solo sailors, has what it takes to nail a win in 2017. Andrew Baker and Robin Elsey are both graduates of Britain’s Artemis Offshore Academy with Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro campaigns in 2015 and 2016 under their belts. Team Averda made a strong start in 2016, winning the opening in-port races in Dubai and then the first leg from Dubai to Abu Dhabi and finished 3rd overall after coming 6th in the short final leg from Sohar to Muscat. A well organised and ambitious contender, Team Averda is sponsored by Averda, the largest integrated waste management service provider in the MENA region.
+- Marcel Herrera, team manager (injured and offsite)
+- Andrew “Hammy” Baker, skipper
+- Dave Kenefick
+- Ed Davison
+- Ollie Mellor
+- Robin Elsey
+- Liam Gardner
+BIENNE VOILE
+Named after the crew’s home town in Switzerland and back in the Gulf for their third attempt on the EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour title. Bienne Voile is an amateur team of talented recreational sailors who mostly train and race on a lake at Neuchatel. The team is put together by skipper Lorenz Mueller and features a wide age range from teenager to sexagenarian and an even wider range of professions including a physicist, architect and physiotherapist. They boast 15 Tour de France a la Voiles and a few Fastnet Race caps between them. Bienne Voile first competed in 2015 coming 7th which they repeated the following year with their two best results coming in the legs from Sohar to Muscat and from Abu Dhabi to Doha where they finished 4th. Committed to a rotation policy to offset fatigue over the two weeks, they start out with the biggest squad in the fleet.
+- Lorenz Mueller
+- Thierry Bosshart
+- Michael Schoedon
+- Robert Hartmann
+- Lorenz Kausche
+- Barbara Brugger
+- Elianne Böni
+- Philipp Brugger
+- Stephan Ammann
+- Bettina Heydrich
+- Jann Schüpach
+- Karin Nordstoem
+- Damian Suri
+- Dominique Müller-Devaux, Team manager
+- Katharina Rodharth, Speaker
+DB SCHENKER
+Dutch Olympic sailor Annemeike Bes will be standing in for British sailing superstar Dee Caffari as skipper of the all women crew on DB Schenker comprising 50% Omanis and 50% European. They include Volvo Ocean Race meteorologist Libby Greenhalgh, Caffari’s teammate on Team SCA in the 2015 race and Hannah Diamond, a former member of the British Olympic sailing squad. Ibtisam Al Salmi one of the Middle East’s first professional female sailors is one of four Omani sailors on board as well as Marwa Al Khaifi and Tamadher Al Balushi, both sailing instructors for Oman Sail, who competed in SATT with Caffari last year. This will be the 5th time an all-women’s crew has participated in EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour with a 4th in 2014 their best result. In 2017, their mission is to inspire other women from the GCC states by showing what Omani women can achieve. The team is backed by German transportation and logistics firm DB Schenker who are first time sponsors of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour.
+- Annemeike Bes, skipper
+- Mary Rook
+- Hannah Diamond
+- Libby Greenhalgh
+- Hajer Al Balushi
+- Ibtisam Al Salmi
+- Marwa Al Khaifi
+- Tamathir Al Balushi
+ADELASIA DI TORRES SAILING TEAM
+Brand new team from Italy, put together by Costa Esmeralda based ship-owner Renato Azara, a keen sailor and managing director of Sardinia Yacht Services, the world-renowned crew and yacht management agency on the Emerald Coast. In his first season with his M37 ‘Adelasia di Torres’, he won the Formenton Trophy Regatta in the racing division, took a class win in the Rolex Middle Sea Race and a third place overall in the ORC group. Azara will be joined by Caterina Nitto who has 20 years of experience as a long-distance sailor, sailing instructor and captain of ships, sailboats and motorboats. Duccio Colombi, founder and owner of Phi! Number and winner of 11 Italian Championships in different classes, two European Championships and four World Championships, will be bringing his professional experience to bear on this largely amateur but determined crew who are also new to Farr 30 racing.
+- Renato Azara
+- Caterina Nitto
+- Duccio Colombi
+- Enrico Zennaro
+- Evero Nicolini
+- Alessandro Santangelo
+- Maurizio Loberto
+EFG BANK MONACO
+French duo Thierry Douillard and Mathieu Richard are charged with responsibility for maintaining EFG Bank Monaco’s proud tradition of winning EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour three times. They replace skipper Sidney Gavignet who is having knee surgery, but have big reputations of their own with Douillard, who skippered the Diam 24 Oman Airports by Oman Sail in this year’s Tour de France a la Voile, finding success on the America’s Cup, Extreme Sailing Series and World Match Racing circuits and helmsman Richard, one of the most distinguished skippers on the World Match Racing Tour. Fabien Delahaye and Guillaume Le Brec from France return to defend their title while Omanis Raad Al Hadi and Haitham Al Wahaibi, both Oman Sail sailing instructors, are also on board, having recently completed the Dubai to Muscat Race and bringing all important local knowledge to the campaign. Backed by the event sponsor EFG who have supported four SATT campaigns and helped the event earn its status as the most highly regarded sailing event in the region.
+- Thierry Douillard, skipper
+- Mathieu Richard
+- Fabien Delahaye
+- Guillaume Le Brec
+- Raad Al Hadi
+- Haitham Al Wahaibi
+- Gabriele Olivio
+TEAM RENAISSANCE
+Team Renaissance, skippered by Fahad Al Hasni who first competed in the inaugural Sailing Arabia – The Tour back in 2011, is sponsored by the Omani multinational oil and gas company and comprises 90% Omani talent with French navigator Guillaume Berenger returning to the campaign. Last year, they finished in fourth place just one point off the podium, after posting second places in both the second leg from Abu Dhabi to Doha and the last one from Sohar to Muscat. The Team Renaissance crew features some familiar faces from Oman including three of Al Hasni’s teammates from Oman Sail’s MOD70 Musandam-Oman Sail, Sami Al Shukaili, Ali Al Balushi and Yasir Al Rahbi, all of them experienced SATT campaigners. Abdulrahman Al Mashari, a member of Team Renaissance last year and Akram Al Wahaibi will also be on board. This will be Al Hasni and Renaissance’s 7th SATT, the best result coming in the inaugural race in 2011 where they finished second.
+- Fahad Al Hasni, skipper
+- Abdulrahman Al Mashari
+- Ali Al Balushi
+- Guillaume Berenger
+- Akram Al Wahaibi
+- Sami Al Shukaili
+- Yasir Al Rahbi
+TEAM ZAIN
+Kuwait-based Team Zain first contested EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour in 2015 as part of a corporate team building programme but now, the focus is on achieving an inspirational result for the company which provides mobile and data services to more than 45 million active individual and business customers across eight Middle Eastern and African countries. The team is unchanged from last year with French skipper Cedric Pouligny and navigator Gerald Veniard back in charge and heading up a crew who are drawn from Zain’s 7,000 strong workforce. Back in 2015, they responded to a company questionnaire asking for interest in taking part in EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour and a few months later, eight of them were competing for the first time, finishing to great acclaim in 3rd place. Last year, they were 5th but are determined that better preparations in 2017 will result in more consistent performances both offshore and inshore and another appearance on the podium.
+- Cedric Pouligny, skipper
+- Charbel El Mir
+- Frederic Miller
+- Gerald Veniard
+- Michael Miller
+- Michel El Khabbaz
+- Olivier Gimmig
+- Rukesh Sharda
+
+Waterproofing ingredients for oilcloth.
+2.2.1 Drying Oil Recipes
+A source from 1758 describes the preparation of drying oil (mainly intended for “coarser work”) as involving boiling or simmering the oil in conjunction with a variety of driers used at once, including litharge, white lead, red lead, lead acetate, and sulfate of zinc (Dossie 1758, 148–49). Reports on the color of these early drying oils indicate that they could be very dark: “a good drying oil is not to be had of them [the colormen], what they furnish us with being so highly colored as to be improper for the purposes of fine painting, and only can be admitted in the darkest shades or back grounds” (Williams 1787, 25). By contrast, recipes provided in the artists' oil painting instruction books were largely directed toward the preparation of a drying oil that would be as colorless as possible; these tended to include only one type of drier.
+One of the preferred methods was to use metallic lead, either by agitating the oil with lead shot or by “grinding” the oil with a leaden pestle in a lead-lined mortar. Prolonged storage in a leaden vessel was also recommended. Litharge (and very occasionally white lead) was sometimes substituted for metallic lead and used in a similar manner. For example, Rembrandt Peale's method was to add 2 tablespoons of litharge to and 8-ounce phial which was then filled with linseed oil. It was to be kept exposed to the sun or near a fire for a few days and shanken frequently (Sully 1873, 33).
+Litharge was available in two varieties: silver and gold. Silver, or yellow litharge, was heated higher and was reported to be a harder material than the gold, or red litharge. Field (1841, 108) recommended the silver over the gold because it was more highly oxidized and would therefore make a more effective drier. Sources warned that litharge was often contaminated with iron or copper oxides and noted that it contained significant amounts of silica as an impurity. Although it appeared frequently in drying oil recipes, litharge was not recommended to artists for use by itself (to be added directly to the colors on the palette), and it was not listed as a separate article in the colormen's catalogs.
+The earliest recipes for drying oils in the sources consulted contained the highest proportion of driers to oil. In later publications, the ratio of 1 part drier to 8 parts oil or 1 part drier to 16 parts oil became more common. The preparation of drying oil was dangerous because of the risk of fire and required skilled workmen to achieve a consistently high-quality product. Judging from orders for both oil and driers, it appears that Roberson's prepared its own drying oil between 1830 to 1853. Sometime after, the firm consistently purchased drying oils ready-made..
+To make a Composition for rendering Canvas, Linen, and Cloth durable, Pliable, and Water-proof. To make it Black. First, the canvas, linen, or cloth is to be washed with hot or cold water, the former preferable, so as to discharge the stiffening which all new canvas, linen, or cloth contains; when the stiffening is perfectly discharged, hang the canvas, linen, or cloth up to dry; when perfectly so, it must be constantly rubbed by the hand until it becomes supple; it must then be stretched in a hollow frame very tight, and the following ingredients are to be laid on with a brush for the first coat, viz., 8 qts. of boiled linseed oil, 1/2 oz. of burnt umber, 1/4 oz. of sugar of lead, 1/4 oz. of white vitriol, 1/4 oz. of white lead..
+CYCLOPEDIA OF PAINTING
+To Make Gold Size. Take Gum Animi, Asphaltum, of each 1 ounce, minium litharge of gold and umber, of each % ounce, reduce all into a veryfine powder, and add to them, of linseed oil 4 ounces, of drying oil 8 ounces, digest over a gentle fire that does not flame, so that it may only simmer and bubble up, but not boil, for fear it should run over and set the house on fire.
+Keep constantly stirring with a stick till all the ingredients are dissolved and incorporated, and do not leave off stirring it till it becomes thick and ropy, and is boiled enough, let it stand till it is almost cold, and then strain it through a coarse linen cloth, and keep it for use. To prepare for use, mix with oil of turpentine during heating, and strain again, add vermilion, and thin as required with turpentine.
+Litharge is pure lead and when boiled with linseed or Walnut oil creates what is called black oil. Carbonate of lead contains moisture which is forced out by the heat. The lead fumes are poisonous and the oil becomes poisonous.
+Lead is rusted and becomes white ( flake white). When burned again it becomes red oxide (used in painting barns). When fired again it has the look of a light gray, thus Litharge of silver, when fired again it becomes a soft yellow in colour,(Litharge of gold). When Litharge of gold is mixed with one of the above oils and heated between 180 and 200 degrees centigrade the oil begins to smoke and turn brownish. The litharge at 150 degrees begins to turn into scrap and sticks to the spatula. At 210 degrees the deposits soften and mixes with the oil. At 250 the lead is permanently suspended in the oil and the colour is of clear brown coffee. It is the black oil developed during the 1400 century. I can't caution you enough about the danger of lead poisoning.
+Drying Oils.
+"The cloth was water-proofed by coating it with a boiled linseed and
+"litharge of gold" After several coats of the oil preparation
+were dry, the cloth was well sealed and remained flexible." 1758.
+Waterproofing
+By Gene Hickman
+Manuel Lisa Party - Montana Brigade
+Whether you make or purchase a haversack or knapsack you may want to waterproof them. One easy method is to impregnate it with beeswax. This also works well for any light cotton canvas, hemp or linen, such as used in tinder bags, meat bags, etc. You will need:
+Beeswax
+Old paint brush
+Empty disposable butter tub
+Newspapers
+Old iron or hair dryer
+Spread your haversack on several layers of newspapers to absorb spilled wax. Place beeswax in butter tub and heat in microwave oven until melted. “Paint” the melted wax on the haversack with the paintbrush. You can reheat wax anytime as it starts to harden again. Try to get wax to soak in the seams. It will look really ugly, but don’t give up. Now take the old iron and start to iron the wax into the material or apply heat with the hair dryer. You can use a new iron, but you don’t have to clean an old one. Good idea to ask wife first. The hot iron or hair dryer melt the fabric and it will start absorbing it. Continue until you have covered the entire bag. It will darken linen bags and give it a good old time look. As you use the item you will get lighter colored creases in the fabric, which makes it only look better. I have also mixed a small amount of bear grease with the wax. On white canvas the wax will give the material a yellow look, so if you add some artists acrylic colors (burnt umber, brown, etc.) it will darken the fabric and give you a more satisfactory look.
+Another waterproofing method, which can be used on packs, haversacks, ground cloths, trail tarps or tents, is to put a pound of beeswax in a quart of turpentine and paint it on. You have to heat both of these and mix them hot. A very hazardous procedure as they are both flammable. Some also add hot linseed oil to the turpentine beeswax mix. Then you wait for all of the turpentine and/or linseed oil to evaporate.
+Donald Jackson's book "Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Related
+Documents,” contains an invoice from Mr. Richd. Wevill, dated June 15, 1803 in which he bills the government for:
+Documents,” contains an invoice from Mr. Richd. Wevill, dated June 15, 1803 in which he bills the government for:
+107 yds of brown Linen
+46 1/2 yds of (Russia) Flanders sheeting
+10 yds of 7/8 Country Linen
+Oiling all of the linen and sheeting and making the brown linen into 8 tents and the Russia Sheeting into 45 bags.
+If you want to paint a haversack, pack, sail cloth or tarp, the most common “period paint” was called Spanish Brown. "Spanish Brown," which is red iron oxide paint, was one of the most common colours of oilcloth in the 18th and 19th century frontier. This was linseed oil with iron oxide mixed in it. It was commonly used to waterproof tarps, military packs and to paint wood. Use boiled linseed oil and powdered iron oxide (an earth pigment). Iron oxide comes in a variety of shades from a yellow to a deep rust brown. The colour depends on the purity and temperature the earth was heated too, either geologically or artificially. These “earths” are all used in making pottery glazes, and can be bought at pottery making shops or suppliers. The iron oxide seems to act as the filler, filling the pores in the fabric, and it is important in the process.
+To make it simply mix iron oxide in linseed oil. It can be mixed at about 1 – 1 ½ cups iron oxide per quart of linseed oil. Other formulas call for 3 cups iron oxide per 2 quarts of linseed oil and 4 cups per 3 quarts. I have just “eye-balled” the mix to what looked good and it was thick like a thick latex paint. It can take several weeks for the linseed oil to dry out on wood and fabric. The higher the humidity and the lower the temperature, the longer the drying time. Drying time in some areas can be several weeks and it will still be “tacky.” If you lay the fabric flat as described below you’ll have to paint a side and let it dry before painting the other side. However, if you hang the item to dry you may paint a side, flip it and then paint the other side. The drying process can be speeded up, by adding some “Japan Dryer”. The fabric will often be “tacky” after drying. You can take something like a pumice stone and rub off the tackiness. This seems to work better if it is dried in the shade rather than direct sunlight.
+Linseed oil is highly flammable and rags or papers saturated with linseed oil can spontaneously ignite. Do this project outside and dry out all rags etc. before throwing them away.
+There are also several paints on the market called “American Pride Brand” barn paint in flat red (sold by Hardware Hank) and Van Sickle red barn paint (sold by ACE Hardware), these may also be obtained at a farm co-op or a well stocked paint store. The only ingredients are boiled linseed oil, red iron oxide, and calcium carbonate[lime]. The calcium carbonate works as a dryer. Spread out your canvas and paint the one side and allow to cure. Flip it over and paint the other side and allow it to cure. If needed you may flip it back over and apply a second coat to the first side. This process takes days to allow the coats to dry. Several thin layers are better than thick layers of paint. I have had pieces of canvas painted with the homemade linseed oil and iron oxide mixture, and another with the Van Sickle barn paint. They are indistinguishable in color and texture. The barn painted canvas does seem to be lighter. These sample pieces have both been hanging outside in a tree for almost 2 years and look as good as the day I hung them up.
+Iron oxide can also be purchased at art supply stores and some paint or hardware stores. I get mine from the Archie Bray Clay Business,, in Helena, MT, where they carry it by the pound. You can e-mail, call or go by the Archie Bray foundation to get some. It runs about $1.50 a pound when I checked last. The iron oxide they carry will be from an ochre yellow to a reddish brown, depending on the purity and its origin. All work fine.
+Oiled Umbrellas colour pigment. In the modern, more competitive marketplace, natural materials may be combined with more easily available synthetic oils and colours.
+500ml of raw linseed oil
+250gm of beeswax or paraffin wax (beeswax is best so if you can get that, use it)
+50ml of mineral turpentine
+250gm of beeswax or paraffin wax (beeswax is best so if you can get that, use it)
+50ml of mineral turpentine
+Place all of the wax inside the small pot and the small pot inside the larger pot on the stove.
+2
+Add water to the larger pot until it rises two inches along the side of the smaller pot.
+3
+Turn on the heat until the water begins to boil and then reduce to a simmer.
+4
+Add water to the larger pot every time there is less than an inch of water remaining.
+5
+Turn off the heat when both waxes are melted and mixed together.
+6
+Pour the melted wax into a plastic mold and allow to solidify overnight.
+Waterproof the cotton fabric
+7
+Lay the cotton fabric to be waterproofed flat on a large, stable surface like a table.
+8
+Rub the waterproofing wax hard against the fabric until you cannot add anymore.
+9
+Turn the hairdryer on high and sweep it over the waxed cotton fabric until the wax melts into the fibers.
+10
+Repeat three times for a total of four coats on each side of the fabric. The fabric will initially be darker and stiffer with the added wax, but this will ease in time
+Read more: How to Make Waxed Cotton Fabric | eHow.com
+The same for waterproofing canvas but add bees wax 50 parts and 50 parts sweet oil. then smoke the canvas.I note that my great grandfather also used waterproof compound on packs .. 4oz neatsfoot, 8oz suet,1oz lamp black,1 and 1/2oz litharge,melt together stir untill cold.Footnote;wary of exploding linseed. Russ Tyenna.
+Period Recipe: This recipe is an approximation, since the original recipe specified "litharge," or lead monoxide (PbO) which is extremely poisonous. Bright Idea: Leave out the lampblack, and you have a recipe for a nice civilian waterproof cloth. I strongly recommend this recipe because it is about as authentic as you can get without putting life and limb in danger. Materials: • Boiled linseed oil • Mineral spirits paint thinner (or turpentine) • Lampblack (comes in tubes or dry powder) • Japan dryer • Corn starch Method: Make a sizing by boiling about a quart of water and adding cornstarch mixed in cold water until the mixture becomes a little syrupy. Paint the cloth with the cornstarch sizing and let dry. Mix one part of boiled linseed oil with one part of mineral spirits. Add lamp black until the paint is a very opaque black. Add one oz. (2 tbsp) of Japan dryer per pint. With a brush, paint the cloth with the blackened linseed oil and let dry. This can take several days. Mix one part of boiled linseed oil with two parts of mineral spirits. Add one oz. of Japan dryer per pint. With a brush, paint the cloth with the clear linseed oil mixture and let it dry. This can also take several days. Two coats of this mixture should give the results you want. (You can omit the cornstarch sizing if you want, but the oil-based paint will pretty much soak the cloth.).
+1 comment:
+Great read. Thanks for sharing.
+The Los Angeles Times article (no longer available from the Times, but online here) elicited an extraordinary response. Last month, 109 (one hundred nine) authors wrote a rebuttal in Clinical Infectious Disease. (Full citation: Anaissie EJ et al. Clinical research in the lay press irresponsible journalism raises a huge dose of doubt. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 43: 1031-9.) "To provide a case study for how inaccurate and dangerous the mainstream press can be if articles are not carefully written, as well as to correct inaccuracies and defend honesty in research, we offer our counterpoint to a recent article that questions the various systems of checks and balances that govern the conduct of clinical trials and implicitly accuses one of our infectious diseases colleagues of unethical conduct in 2 clinical trials."
+The article by Anaissie et al focussed on two concerns, "selective enrollment of patients and picking doses of antifungals to bias outcomes" of two clinical trials Walsh lead, published in 1999: [Walsh TJ et al. Liposomal amphotericin B for empirical therapy in patietns with persistent fever and neutropenia. N Engl J Med 1999; 340: 764-71]; and in2004: [Walsh TJ et al. Caspofungin versus liposomal amphotericin B for empirical antifungal therapy in patients with persistent fever and neutropenia. N Engl J Med 2004; 351: 1391-1402.]
+According to Anaissie et al, "The first layer of purported deceit implicitly alleged by Willman's article involved the selection of the type of trial that would have the highest likelihood of securing FDA approval." Walsh had originally advocated testing the drugs on patients with fever and suspected, but not proven fungal infections. Willman suggested that one reason for this was that such patients are more numerous than those with proven fungal infections. Thus, studying the former rather than the latter patient group would speed up completion of trials, and hence possibly marketing of drugs. Anaissie and colleagues made an apparently reasonable clinical argument for empiric anti-fungal treatment in patients with persistent fever and low white blood cell counts despite conventional antibiotic therapy. Curiously, the corroboration they cited came from two guidelines both published after both of Walsh's trials were designed.
+Again, according to Anaissie et al, "The second and more serious of Willman's implicit accusations is that Walsh deliberately chose to administer lower, less-effective dosages of comparator drugs in the 2 trials." Their argument in support of the doses of the comparison drugs used by Walsh et al was based on two points. First, the dosage of the comparison drug used in Walsh and colleagues' earlier study was based on "prior studies of empirical therapy that established the safety of this approach." Second, "no evidence of superior outcomes associated with higher dosages .. has ever been published."
+Having demolished these straw men, Anaissie et al concluded in a devastating manner,
+The Los Angeles Times has failed its readership on all counts. The destructive nature of Willman's implicit allegations and the strong rebuttals made by several investigators and by Walsh's superiors several months before the publication of Willman's article should have prompted Willman's editors to scrutinize carefully the quality of his 'evidence.' Their failure to do so calls into question the credibility of the Los Angeles Times as a serious newspaper. Accordingly, the editors bear responsibility, together with Willman, for this publication. One might ask at what point reporters and editors cross the line of ethical reporting. If anything, this sad chapter should give the public a huge dose of doubt about this newspaper.
+Sensational attacks on a respected academic and government employee (and, implicitly, on the entire drug-approval process) and fear-mongering addressed to the lay reader (implying that individuals should enroll in clinical trials at their own risk) may be attention-grabbing ways to sell more newspapers; for this purpose, Walsh served as a convenient scapegoat.
+The greatest danger of articles such as Willman's is that members of the lay public do not read medical journals. By contrast, the Los Angeles Times is widely read, is disseminated online, and is perceived as an authoritative news source. Accordingly, there is good reason to fear that the public will conclude, on the basis of Willman's article, that the entire process of drug development in the United States and abroad is corrupt and that they should refrain from participating in clinical trials. We question whether Willman and the Los Angeles Times considered the possibility that future patients might suffer as a result of Willman's irresponsible report.
+Now who is fear mongering? I would readily concede that the methodologic issues raised by Willman about the two trials lead by Walsh are complex and debatable. In fact, when writing our first post on the subject, I decided not to dwell on them for those reasons. However, Willman's article raised other issues that Anaissie et al virtually ignored.
+These were the questions about Walsh's conflicts of interest. Willman had reported:
+- Walsh made favorable comments about an anti-fungal drug made by Merck & Co, Inc to an FDA panel, and in an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, while he was consulting for Merck and had served on an expert panel for the company. Walsh did not disclose his relationship with Merck to the the NEJM.
+- Walsh also appeared in front of an FDA panel in support of an anti-fungal drug made by Fujisawa USA (now Astellas Pharma Inc) while he was a consultant to Fujisawa.
+- Walsh presented information to yet another FDA panel in support of another anti-fungal drug made by Pfizer Inc while he was a consultant to Pfizer.
+Yet Anaissie et al attempted to finesse this issue thus, "Willman further attacks Walsh on the inappropriateness of his advice to regulatory agencies." They argued,
+It is entirely appropriate for a principal investigator and data review committee chair to provide advice to both the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA, particularly when he happens to be, like Walsh, an accomplished investigator with almost 600 peer-reviewed scientific publications and service on numerous scientific advisory boards. Being a federal employee does not disqualify Walsh from providing such advice; he is as qualified to do so as any other academic investigator with similar expertise.
+The issue, of course, was not whether Walsh should have provided just advice to pharmaceutical companies and the FDA. The issues were, instead, whether it was ethical, or lawful, for Walsh to provide advice to FDA advisory panels while he was working both for the NIH and for the drug companies who made products that those panels were considering, and whether it was ethical for Walsh to be working for drug companies as a consultant while he continued to work for the NIH on projects related to their products. Anaissie et al did not even acknowledge these central concerns raised by Willman's reporting, much less attempt to refute them.
+In fact, a few days after the article by Anaissie et al was published, Willman wrote another Los Angeles Times article about the results of the NIH internal investigation of Walsh. This noted that Walsh had received over $100,000 from multiple drug and biotechnology companies, and that Walsh had been getting consulting fees from Merck at the same time he took the lead for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on a formal collaboration between the NCI and Merck. The report dismissed Walsh's assertions "that his reputation is sufficient to dismiss any questions about his impartiality." The report noted ." Finally, it asserted, "Dr. Walsh has engaged in serious misconduct, in violation of the Department's Standards of Conduct Regulations … and federal law and regulation."
+Although Anaissie et al may have not been aware of these findings when they wrote their article, they were left in the position of defending someone now accused by the NIH of violating federal laws and regulations.
+Anaissie and colleagues' article just received a deserved scolding by Ivan Oransky, deputy editor of The Scientist, in the Boston Globe,
+Unfortunately, the Clinical Infectious Diseases screed's omission of Walsh's financial relationship with Merck and other companies is consistent with how clinical researchers seem to feel about disclosure.Olansky makes good points. The NIH internal report certainly suggested that some researchers may believe that their scientific or clinical abilities exempt them from having to deal with "silly rules," including those about conflicts of interest. However, the attempted defense of Walsh by Anaissie et al makes a larger point.?
+A full one and one half pages of the print version of the Anaissie et al article are taken up by disclosure of its authors' "potential conflicts of interest." Of the 109, approximately 54 disclosed that they worked as consultants to and/or for speakers' bureaus of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Approximately 28 worked for Astellas Pharma US, 35 for Merck & Co, and 44 for Pfizer Inc. (Many worked for more than one company; some worked for more than 10 at a time.)
+Thus, isn't it clear why this group had a problem grappling with, even talking about, the allegations of conflicts of interest affecting Walsh's work for the federal government, conflicts arising out of Walsh's paid work for Fujisawa (later Astellas Pharma US), Merck & Co, and Pfizer Inc?
+What Anaissie et al succeeded in doing was reminding us all how pervasive conflicts of interest are in academic medicine. They also reminded us that the problem with conflicts of interest is that the people who have them are, well, conflicted. As Joe Collier recently wrote in the British Medical Journal, "people who have conflicts of interest often find giving clear advice (or opinions) particularly difficult." And it is unclear whose interests conflicted peoples' opinions serve.
+I think Anaissie et al have demonstrated the glaring need for tough regulations requiring disclosure of all financial (and probably political) conflicts of interest affecting anyone who can make decisions, for individuals or organizations, in health care. Basically similar regulations should apply not only to government agencies and academic medical institutions, but also all other health care organizations, not-for-profit and for-profit included.
+WHAT CAN BE DONE?
+If you work in a health care organization, push for internal regulation. Write your congressperson about the need to regulate and discl0se conflicts of interest in health care.
+.
+“Verticalism” is the bastard, no?
+Can’t live with it, can’t avoid it.
+I’m reminded of Michels’ ‘iron law of oligarchy’ and would be interested to see a more in-depth discussion(s) as to what you smarter-pantsed folks have to offer in terms of how best to address, how even to think about this very problem, this question of the destructive effect of hierarchies on, what, everything good.
+It seem to me a kind of super-gigantic overarching problem for the erudition-challenged many (I include myself) nonetheless encouraged by the vision (or in any case the global slogan) that ‘another world is possible’.
+Comment by doorworker — September 29, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
+If memory serves, Rosa L. offered a pretty decent breakdown on why cooperatives aren’t a solid blow to the capitalist economy in her discourse with Eddie Bernstein.
+Comment by Michael Hureaux — September 29, 2009 @ 9:18 pm
+So there’s really no alternative to capitalism – short of some radical revolutionaary break when we overthrow capital and create the world anew? All this just seems so negative. Mike Moore (who has his limitations of course) has managed to get people talking about capitalism and how it sucks and when asked about alternatives – comes up with some concrete ideas that have an anti-capitalist dynamic and the best response we as Marxists can must is Rosa Luxumberg’s debate with Bernstein. Do you seriously expect him to talk about the Soviet model because if he doesn’t he isn’t “really” opposed to capitalism?
+I enjoyed the first part of this review – and locating Moore in an nostalgia for FDR etc was enlightening. Surely throwing at Moore that he doesn’t have an alternative is the sort of criticism thrown at Marxists (and left liberals) all the time.). Whatever happened to the new world growing out of the old? Isn’t that what dialectics means – rather than some New Jerusalem descending from the clouds.
+Comment by Shane H — September 29, 2009 @ 11:07 pm
+I’m with Shane: I’m sorry that co-ops aren’t operating the ideal Cuban/Soviet way you want them. I think worker owned factories and such could work while healthcare can be dealt with by the government.
+Comment by Jenny — September 29, 2009 @ 11:38 pm
+There’s nothing wrong with cooperatives. Brooklyn has a very good food cooperative. The issue, however, is whether they are an alternative to capitalism. They are not. The alternative to capitalism is socialism. Moore had a great opportunity to make the case for socialism in light of the furor over Obama’s “socialism”. He did not because he could not.
+Comment by louisproyect — September 29, 2009 @ 11:42 pm
+This is a useful analysis of the limitations of autonomous co-ops. But I wonder if as Shane points out that we can use them as concrete embryonic forms of what can be done if there is actually an anti-capitalist movement in place, whether in the form of community-centered economics (such as the right-to-city movement) along with a strategic national/international movement. I mean, I think what Shane H’s saying feels right. There’s a lack of viable political strategies being offered beyond a lot of moralizing in the left which is making it hard for many of us to try and grapple with these issues. What do you think? Can’t we have local grassroots and other forms of experimentation, political strategies, policy goals, and scale-modulated, non-reformist anti-capitalist movements come together?
+Comment by Robin Goodfellow — September 29, 2009 @ 11:44 pm
+We are always going to have companies mistreating their employees by not paying them what they deserve because there are always going to be people who are willing, or who need, to work for such meager salaries. We need to fix the root of the problem, poverty and how we deal with it in this country, before we can attack these companies.
+Comment by iheartdrhouse — September 29, 2009 @ 11:50 pm
+But isn’t worker owned business a start for a socialist society? Again, I think you’re looking the thing you want rather than the advantages of what Moore’s offering.
+Comment by Jenny — September 30, 2009 @ 1:10 am
+Very informing article, thanks Louis.
+I think that Moore’s lurching towards the coop examples was mostly a preemptive way of dodging criticism that he doesn’t really have a well thought out alternative in mind that he’d like to argue for, unlike that Naomi Klein documentary.
+The first thing that must be done at a start of a socialist process is a dismentaling of the bourgeois state apparatus, that encourages the profite drive and nationalize all industries, that would elliminate the competition that cuts deep into the very same society that it supposed to serve.
+As Louis pointed out correctly, it is impossible for non-Capitalism to survive in one corporation, surrounded by much stronger Capitalist corporations. It can survive only in name, while reverting to hierarchic executive order of ownership.
+Workers ownership isn’t what Socialism’s all about, that’s usually reffered to as Autonomism or Workerism.
+Comment by Michael T — September 30, 2009 @ 4:27 am
+But I thought it involved workers workers controlling production as well as running government.
+Comment by Jenny — September 30, 2009 @ 5:13 am
+The problem with worker co-ops is that they exist in a competitive capitalist environment. They have less funds than companies funded by wealthy capitalists, who have very deep pockets indeed. This means that the latter bigger companies can run at a loss or with a small profit margin for a while (or by erecting barriers to trade otherwise) making it harder for smaller companies to make profits and grow. Once these smaller companies have been put out of business, the larger companies end up monopolizing that particular market and start charging whtever they want.
+Laws have been passed against this in most capitalist countries because this kind of behaviour is rampant – it is the default:
+And really this is because creating monopolies is the “end-game” for most capitalist enterprises. Socialists say instead of have monopolies (or monopolistic markets) run by a few for the profit of a few, why not have them run by the people for the people.
+On the other hand, I agree with Shane in that workers’ co-ops are a good way to get people talking and thinking about capitalism and alternatives to it. One of the dumbest things I found when I worked for a company was how management, who hardly ever dirtied their hands with the day to day tasks of said company, made decisions about such tasks etc either by holding crap meetings and leeching ideas from the workers who actually knew first hand what’s happening at the “coal face”, or simply by ignoring them. And then they get paid double.
+This militaristic command structure in what should be a peaceful setting demeans us all.
+Comment by Christo — September 30, 2009 @ 11:28 am
+@Jenny, indeed, socialism demands workers to take leadership of the state and control of the means of production. It doesn’t stop at that that these textile workers owning this textile factory while those other workers own that other textile factory in a bourgeois state, its an experiment that doesn’t prove survival in market economy.
+Comment by Michael T — September 30, 2009 @ 5:11 pm
+The title of the post is confusing. Yes, a worker owned company would be better than capitalist one. But, in a capitalist economy, it is not a viable alternative, for the reasons cited in comments above.
+That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be tried, and encouraged, since one successful experiment could lead to others. Admittedly, once these companies became a threat to an existing capitalist company, or sector, they would be snuffed out, but who knows, the example might be contagious.
+Comment by senecal — September 30, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
+I think posing the question about co-ops or workers control not being alternatives in and off themselves to capitalism is self-evident but we run the risk on this of then saying no matter what workers do its all capitalism “really” and no alternatives are possible unless there’s a complete break with the system which isn’t really a Marxist way to think about it. The new system grows up within the old so I am with Jenny on that. Do we really want to say for eg that women’s unpaid labour at home (which generally constitutes 50% of the labour time in an capitalist economy is ‘really’ capitalist (because its rebounds to the benefit of captialist class or occurs in capitalist social relations) or would it be a better political idea to say that large sections of capitalism are sustained by non-capitalist relations – and there are some expirements like workers control/coops that show what a socialist society would look like, that should be generalised.
+I take Louis’ point about ‘socialism’ and perhaps its an oppotunity missed – that’s a political judgement. Moore has opened up the discussion I think. If he doesn’t go far enough well yes perhaps but the idea that because he points at workers control/coops as examples of alternatives – well that is what socialism is in part. I should say that I haven’t seen the movie. Its not arrived in Australia as yet so maybe he does say more explicitly that these are alternatives to capitalism but my guess is that when asked the question ALL critics of capitalism are asked (‘whats your alternative?’) he points to concrete examples of how it can be done differently even under capitalism – rather than talking about Cuba or Russia pre-1920. A debate about the meaning of ‘socialism’ would be difficult in Australia (not impossible but difficult) and the political culture here is much more influenced by social democracy in the form of labourism than US culture. Perhaps he could have used Stan Goffs example of the US military and how it provides for its servicemen in a socialist fashion or explained what ‘socialism’ really would mean if Obama really was a socialist but I’m not sure whether the direction of that discussion would be more useful for the millions of audience members (as opposed to people here who have fairly well thought out positions already and probably aren’t scared by words like ‘socialism’) who go to the film.
+Comment by Shane H — September 30, 2009 @ 9:43 pm
+Marx and Engels on co-operatives:
+Capital Vol. III
+.”
+He goes on,
+.”
+(pp. 441-2)
+Address to the First International
+.”
+Critique of the Gotha Programme
+.”
+See also Engels’ letter to Bebel, January 20th, 1886:
+“The.”
+Comment by White Dwarf Star — October 1, 2009 @ 12:47 am
+The world is now suffering the effects of a capital strike. Private issuers of money see no opportunity for profit and so make no advance of capital. Private creators of money, such as the Federal Reserve, create money out of nothing and issue it through debt.
+A democratic government could issue money, created, as always, from nothing but spent into existence, rather than loaned into existence, without the creation of debt. This would break the present capital strike and unleash the productive forces of the presently locked out idled workers.
+Has anyone here considered the implications of monetary reform from a Marxist perspective?
+Comment by Glenn — October 1, 2009 @ 3:25 am
+The concept of worker-owner, is naturally a transitional form.
+Overall I agree with Louis. However well intentioned the coops are, the realities of a world capitalist market will prevail.
+Atleast Michael opened a discussion.
+Comment by Renegade Eye — October 1, 2009 @ 7:21 am
+At least he opened a discussion – and now Renegade Eye has closed it. Lurking here I think is the Soviet party building model. Socialism has to be delivered by a party not by a process involving coops and workers control. I don’t think under capitalism that workers control is necessarily better – hard decisions still need to be made and there’s a limit to how much work can be shared around when money is tight. However I don’t think its helpful to see capitalism everywhere and denounce alternatives as ‘really’ capitalist (despite differences) or as ‘inevitably’ destined to collapse back into capitalism (they been saying that about Mondragon for a while).
+Nice to see some support for my comments from the Grand Old Man and his mate Engels (that’s Marx not Louis). Its not really necessary but nice to know.
+Comment by Shane H — October 1, 2009 @ 8:26 am
+Shane H: ).”
+The fact remains that they are simply not all that effective, just because you avoid taking in the executive considerations of getting involved in running things, building a nation, what makes it better?
+Most of these coops end up reverting to hirarchic ownership and desicion making, and differantiate little from their other openly capitalist competitors, let alone the ability to stand up in opposition to capitalist accumulation ends.
+In the begining of the USSR workers everywhere were armed.
+Comment by Michael T — October 1, 2009 @ 11:10 am
+“In the begining of the USSR workers everywhere were armed.”
+I meant to say they had no bosses.
+Comment by Michael T — October 1, 2009 @ 11:12 am
+And as you say everything is destined to return to capitalism – even the Soviet Union and China ended up there. So whats the point of thinking about change when capitalism is everywhere and inevitable. You see my point?
+Comment by Shane H — October 1, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
+You misunderstood me, we do need experimentalism, yes we do, and we also need to take in the consequences of failed experiments to try and improve on them to be more failsafe rather than to cling unto failed models of the past or present and say that a revolution has occured or is occuring when this is not the case at all.
+Comment by Michael T — October 1, 2009 @ 12:51 pm
+Fair enough but this is the form the argument always takes. No one is suggesting that a revolution has occured or is occuring. Just that the seeds of the new society are borne from the old one in forms such as these.
+Comment by Shane H — October 1, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
+Btw, the Capitalist restoration in China and or in Russia wasn’t ultimately a consequence of its failed policies over the course of the centuery, nothing would have stopped them from throwing socialism out of the window and what would be left ultimately would have been a post-Capitalist society.
+This wasn’t the case, what happened that they were pressured, squeezed out of their post-Capitalist shell into the world market, which was an always present threat to USSR and China from the moment they’ve abandoned feudalism.
+Comment by Michael T — October 1, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
+I referred to Rosa Luxemburg not to shut down the discussion around cooperatives, or even to pose the Soviet form of organization, as Shane here suggests. The reality of cooperatives in competition with a capital already entrenched and backed up by the ruling classes of the world is one of capitalist encirclement at the local level as well as at the global level. Capital will outproduce even the most well meaning independent worker cooperative because the ethical business envisioned by the cooperative effort will absorb expense, and have to pass the cost of producing a quality product on to its customers. So long as capitalist hegemony over economy endures, the shoddiest businesses will continue to reap great profits over the ethical ones. There are hard cold reasons why the ethics of McDonalds and fast food dominate food production and grocery cooperatives can barely get their shoes on.
+The efforts of cooperative or worker driven economics are a good idea. Whether they in time take the shape of classic soviets is beyond anyone’s abilty to know. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t. But what we know beyond any doubt they will have to do is create a massive, worker driven political agency that challenges the ruling class for power, because until the working class majority runs the different states or bioregions or what have you in the world, so long as the imperial order remains undefeated or even unchallenged for political power, every cooperative effort is going to go belly up. And if they survive, they will be forced to make greater and greater concessions to exist inside of a dominant capitalist world economy, and take the tyrannical shapes that most people critical of the model offered by Bolshevism claim to abhor.
+Even the most ardent anarchist would not deny- or at least, I hope they wouldn’t deny- that so long as the Spanish Andalusian fighters stayed within the organizational forms directed by the boojwah liberal Spanish Republic, its social democratic and stalinist cohorts, so long as that political agenda carried the day as it did, the anarchists were forced to make one unwanted concession after another. All the intent of the independent cooperatives didn’t amount to squat. In short time, they were forced to endure the same substitutionism compromises and betrayals the Bolshevik party found itself living with. There are no exceptions to the rule. The working class governs the new political process as its goal, or there is no deep democratic revolution. Independent cooperatives, while a worthy effort that should be encouraged, must learn and grow politically, be willing to take on the challenges of assuming and defending governmental power if they are going to succeed. That’s the crux of what Rosa was saying to Bernstein. Maybe the form will be classic soviets, maybe it won’t. but the question of the dictatorship of the proletariat cannot be avoided. Sorry. Keep it or walk away from it, it’s a decisive question. the
+Comment by Michael Hureaux — October 1, 2009 @ 3:54 pm
+Help me select a headline for my article about Michael Moore.
+“Michael Moore’s anti-capitalist movie makes $9,000 per screen over the weekend”
+“Michael Moore celebrates anti-capitalist movie in penthouse”
+“Michael Moore returns to $700,000 lakefront Michigan home to relax after screening anti-capitalist movie”
+“Michael Moore vows to cut his calorie consumption from 5,000 to 2,000 per day and give the extra food to a food bank… NOT”
+“Michael Moore vows to split the profits from the movie equally between producers, directors, film crew and assistants… NOT”
+“Michael Moore feeds doe-eyed college kids a load of crap that even he doesn’t believe for the low price of $10 a ticket”
+Comment by Gordon Funke — October 1, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
+Gordon Funke: Help me select a headline for my article about Michael Moore.
+Michael T: How about “Asshole upset because Michael Moore made a successful anti-capitalist movie in the good old USA”
+Comment by Michael T — October 1, 2009 @ 4:49 pm
+I have yet to meet a person without personal contradictions operating within the capitalist system, which by its nature, universally redirects surplus product into efforts at suppression of the producers interests.
+Gordon Funke celebrates the subversive system of the capitalist revolution which, thus far, co-opts all within its hegemony including those who attempt to escape its domination by calling attention to the need for systemic change.
+I assume Gordon Funke is issuing attacks on Moore’s hypocrisy while he himself is vulnerable to attacks of an identical nature on his own conflicting interests.
+Comment by Glenn — October 1, 2009 @ 4:58 pm
+doorworker:
+I share your concern with the ‘Iron Law of Oligarchy’.
+The weak form of democracy in the U.S. only allows for popular selection of the people’s representatives from the oligarchy when the system is functioning as advertised. The democracy is even weaker when it normally operates in ways other than ‘as sold’.
+Comment by Glenn — October 1, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
+Micheal H – I agree. Ultimately the question of political power is decisive. The question is how we get the the point of debating that question in a concrete way ie when the question poses *itself* to working people. I just think that framing the question as one of coops vs capitalism is a false one. Its a bit like saying (as some other comments here suggest) “well all Moore has done is make a anti-capitalist movie, that doesn’t mean anything” because he’s rich or doesn’t stand up for my brand of socialism.
+Comment by Shane H — October 2, 2009 @ 11:24
+Marx’s comments on cooperatives from the third volume of Capital, et al, do not confirm the views of those above who suggest cooperatives might be valuable as experiments or intermediate forms.
+Marx wrote those comments about 140 years ago. What could be seen as intermediate and experimental 140 years ago cannot be regarded as such today.
+Cooperatives are intermediate only to a dead end and experimental only if they contribute something new to our knowledge and understanding. On the latter, only if in their institution now new variables are being brought into play. But are new variables being brought into play in the cooperative “experiments” which are examined by Moore or Klein? If so, I would appreciate hearing what they are because I can’t perceive them on my own.
+Comment by Yusef — October 3, 2009 @ 6:57 am
+I think coops are socialism on a small, company scale. Future development will be: The company will grow assuming competitors and finnaly get over whole contry. I see this as evolutional(not revolutional) way to socialism.
+Just mine five cents…
+Comment by going_west — October 3, 2009 @ 3:01 pm
+I don’t it matters much if cooperatives/worker ownership-control represent an experimental form of new productive relations, or if they enable those involved to envision a different way of organizing society or even if they represent a liberal compromise that enables capital to continue expansion and ideological domination.
+If you can envision a world where labor interests are paramount – clearly getting there is the problem, along with maintaining the primacy of labor because the revolutionary process itself corrupts those that lead the revolt.
+How work is organized once political power is consolidated is almost immaterial (pun intended), except that the principles of the primacy of labor cannot be compromised. There will and should be multiple experiments and conflicting methods of production and exchange – no different than how capital arose from feudalism.
+While useful to envision and even practice what we believe to be less-capitalist organizational structures – I respectfully submit that thinking that this is primary or even necessary for social change is a bit naive. People can and will figure out how to make things work when they must – as long as they can protect themselves from others with opposing interests, positive social relations will develop.
+Comment by pebird — October 3, 2009 @ 3:55”
+By this standard all criticism of capitalism should be subject to criticism until they are silenced. I assume you have not produced by socialist means the computer and internet connection which you use to post criticisms of Michael Moore.
+If I am wrong, I stand corrected and designate you as my personal leader from this capitalist wasteland.
+Comment by Glenn — October 3, 2009 @ 5:52 pm
+“By this standard all criticism of capitalism should be subject to criticism until they are silenced. I assume you have not produced by socialist means the computer and internet connection which you use to post criticisms of Michael Moore.”
+I’m pretty sure I have good reasons for my use of products and systems which aren’t produced by socialist means. My inquiry was whether Moore does. When he makes a movie advocating cooperatives to others, he might be held accountable for not doing this himself. No one here, including me, said anything about silencing criticisms of capitalism. The questions and discussion center around whether cooperatives provide an alternative to capitalism, are an intermediate to socialism, truly can be called experimental after more than 140 years of testing, etc. Moore is taking an easy way out both in his film and analysis. I will be your personal leader–it appears you badly need one. Report to room 23530 of quadrant 3409870 tomorrow 0900 hours, sharp.
+Comment by Yusef — October 4, 2009 @ 4:18 am
+Yusef, you are really reaching with that line of reasoning.
+Since Moore sometimes drives a car, if he advocates mass transit, he should be held accountable for driving a car. Or if he has health insurance and advocates single payer, the validity of his arguments are in question. Or if Dog Eat Dog Films isn’t organized as a cooperative, and he advocates cooperatives, we should doubt his analysis. Please.
+Everyone has inconsistencies in what they advocate and how they personally practice – we need to hold ourselves to higher standards of discussion and avoid this type of argument fallacy.
+Comment by pebird — October 4, 2009 @ 5:41 am
+If Moore advocated mass transit, had easy access to mass transit, and yet chose to commute in an 8 mpg Humvee , he would deserve criticism. And so on for your other examples.
+A lot of what Moore points out are inconsistencies–actually, this is important and valuable. And the most common way people deny the importance of this is just the way you do above, by saying “everyone has them.”
+Cooperatives have not, and will not, challenge capitalism or provide an “alternative.” Some cooperatives have become successful businesses, provided certain advantages to their customers, but this little pipe dream of “cooperatives” being progressive has gone on long enough. What vexes me isn’t so much any personal inconsistencies of Moore, but that he would propose as a new possibility something so tried and tested and failed (to do what Moore proposes.) I’m pretty sure if Moore attempted to organize his own work along cooperative lines, he’d discover the limitations of what he’s advocating.
+I’m old enough to have been through several of what seem to be a fashion cycle for ideas. Cooperatives are a favorite. All this change we can believe in is covered with moss.
+Comment by Yusef — October 4, 2009 @ 8:17 am
+Yusef, that is exactly the point. Moore doesn’t work for a Hollywood studio, he has his own production studio. While not a cooperative (I assume, I don’t know for a fact), it provides him some degree of independence. If he were accumulating media assets or acting in some clearly contradictory way to worker interests, then your criticism would have some validity. Remember Moore’s objective – to get people to think that there are economic alternatives available. Also, lets keep in mind that things can change historically, what a “cooperative” was 100 years ago or even 30 years ago might be very different today, our experience and knowledge changes how we approach things today.
+I don’t disagree with all of your criticism of cooperatives – but an individual (Moore) would not necessarily discover their limitations by building one. In fact, there is a line of argument that says cooperatives are one of many forms that could emerge in a different economic system. And in the current environment, they have many benefits – getting people organized around economic issues is not a bad thing, even if it isn’t the holy grail.
+You seem to imply that we should practice what we preach – that advocating something new is invalid unless we try it out. But the definition of new is exactly that is has not been tried before.
+Comment by pebird — October 4, 2009 @ 3:16 pm
+“You seem to imply that we should practice what we preach – that advocating something new is invalid unless we try it out. But the definition of new is exactly that is has not been tried before.”
+I didn’t know I was implying this, but it is my position…Theory and practice must not be treated separately–but as praxis. Cooperatives appeal because they give people some sense of practice, but there’s not much learning or theory coming out of it, or I am not aware of any.
+.”-M. Moore
+This, I believe, may be either mistaken or naive. I don’t know, but I think Michael Moore has visited a typical medium-sized engineering firm organized as a partnership (maybe nominally a cooperative). He probably can’t distinguish between a cooperative and a small business, a small law firm or even some of the small private hospitals which are cropping up as medical doctors opt out of caring for medicare patients and taking call, as required by community hospitals.
+“Also, lets keep in mind that things can change historically, what a “cooperative” was 100 years ago or even 30 years ago might be very different today, our experience and knowledge changes how we approach things today.”
+If you could point to some of the differences, I’ll concede.
+Comment by Yusef — October 5, 2009 @ 12:17 am
+Btw, not everybody who worked at the robotics company hailed by Moore was an “owner”:
+When workers take charge
+Isthmus Engineering in Madison, Wis. is a custom designer and builder of factory machines. The company was formed in 1980 and morphed into a worker-owned shop three years later. Ownership has since expanded to 28 “directors” who share democratic control, and this has helped company ride out the recession, said John Kessler, an engineer and one of four co-founders..
+“As a worker-owned company, we can make the decisions to take work at a lesser margin in order to keep people,” said Kessler. “We have reshuffled duties to keep the work that we do have from going out the door, while also spreading out the pain as much as possible.”
+Comment by louisproyect — October 5, 2009 @ 12:32 am
+Yusef:
+I got the same impression from Moore’s description of the engineering firm as you did – he may very well have confused a group of partners with a cooperative.
+Now, if your criticism is that Moore is not engaging in praxis – I heartily agree – he is a populist critic, no more or less. I don’t even think he engages in theory – or I would say that his theory/thinking is left-liberal, but not radical. Given where the United States is, it’s difficult to imagine much more from a popular figure – but maybe I’m too cynical.
+I agree that we have ethical responsibilities to align our theory and practice – with the knowledge that both change over time and these changes are difficult to synchronize. If an ongoing effort is made to acknowledge this and keep the gap from growing too large, I think that’s the best we can hope for.
+With regard to cooperatives – I don’t expect much theory to come out of them – they are pragmatic organizations that have to compete with much larger and better capitalized entities – so they tend to rely on subjective factors to motivate their members – hence limiting their scalability. They don’t have much time to generate theory internally. From theorists, not much either, but the US left (or at least what’s left of it) has ignored the economy for quite a while, choosing to focus on psychological, cultural and international issues. So not much theory of cooperatives (or trade unions, or any economics) coming out of the left theorists (at least the ones in the US).
+But I think I said earlier that alternative forms of economic organization have some value as an expression (however fuzzy) of a potential, but can’t point to how power relations can be fundamentally altered. From that perspective, I agree that there is little to be learned from cooperatives. But if we ever get the opportunity to live through a truly fundamental change in power relations, we will be very thankful to find cooperatives available to support us.
+Comment by pebird — October 5, 2009 @ 2:32 am
+Oops, didn’t see Louis’ note on the engineering firm – apparently worker-owned and trying to survive the best they can – even if it means compromising some key principles.
+Comment by pebird — October 5, 2009 @ 2:35 am
+.”-quoted by Mr. Proyect
+“Oops, didn’t see Louis’ note on the engineering firm – apparently worker-owned and trying to survive the best they can – even if it means compromising some key principles.”- Mr. Pebird
+But you see, pebird, this is not a worker-owned company. It’s probably better described as a partnership. It has paid employees which it lays off when times are bad in order to protect its bottom line, just as any other capitalist enterprise. That Michael Moore would call it worker-owned means Michael Moore doesn’t understand much of what he’s attempting to document, and he’s misleading people. He completely botched his answer to Juan Gonzalez’s question, which I see as a key question Moore has to be able to get right. I am left with exactly the same impression Louis Proyect has (if I understand him): Moore knows something is wrong, but from a moral and nostalgic perspective,merely. Many people know something is wrong, but there is great confusion about exactly what–Moore is unable to help their confusion.
+Moore referred to this as a worker-owned company, and I see this as a very serious error…Enough so
+Comment by Yusef — October 5, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
+How does Moore’s love of democracy square with his affection for a sexist and hierarchical Catholic Church ?
+Comment by purple — October 5, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
+Just because Isthmus Engineering isn’t actually a worker-owned company doesn’t mean that worker-owned companies aren’t worth creating. Read the Marx & Engels quotes I pasted above. It seems obvious to me that M&E supported such cooperatives as a means of waging the class struggle by proving that there was no objective need for an owning or managing class above the workers. Lenin understood this:
+“It is quite clear that there are two main lines of policy here: one—the line of proletarian class struggle, recognition of the value of the co-operative societies as a weapon in this struggle, as one of its subsidiary means, and a definition of the conditions under which the co-operative societies would really play such a part and not remain simple commercial enterprises. The other line is a petty-bourgeois one, obscuring the question of the role of the co-operative societies in the class struggle of the proletariat, attaching to the co-operative societies an importance transcending this struggle (i. e., confusing the proletarian and the proprietors’ view of co-operative societies), defining the aims of the co-operative societies with general phrases that are acceptable even to the bourgeois reformers, those ideologues of the progressive employers, large and small.”
+From:
+Comment by White Dwarf Star — October 5, 2009 @ 8:56 pm
+Yusef,
+I think you are saying that in order to be a worker-owned business, all workers employed by the business need to have some kind of ownership interest. Otherwise, its a partnership.
+Now it looks like they have laid off 2 workers in the past year, and they reduced their profit goals to avoid further layoffs so far.
+Apparently this enterprise has 28 “directors” and 20 non-owner assembly workers, so about 60% worker-owned (assuming the directors are actively involved in the business).
+I have difficulty calling this a partnership – if it were 4 to 6 owners with 28 workers, definitely, but for example, a legal firm with 28 partners would probably have close to 150 workers. The general business rule of thumb in partnerships is 5 workers per partner (assuming some size beyond 2 or 3 partners). For an engineering and assembly firm of 50 workers, 40% non-worker isn’t too bad.
+As I said earlier, coops have challenges in that the democratic process is difficult to maintain while trying to compete and scale. Doubly hard during an economic downturn. Some coops have probationary periods for workers to make sure there is a good fit before they commit to ownership – there are legal ramifications that need to be considered.
+In fact, I took a look at their web site under Employment and found this:
+“Having a career at Isthmus is not like working at just another company. After working at Isthmus for a certain period of time, employees have the opportunity to apply for ownership in the cooperative. All employee-owners have a hand in managing the business. Click below to learn more about Isthmus Engineering’s cooperative structure.”
+If you want to keep trying to find something to bash Moore with, I can help you, but it’s not going to be about his mentioning coops as a alternative form of economic organization.
+Comment by pebird — October 5, 2009 @ 10:22 pm
+The key issue is that “democratic control of the workplace,” which is what Moore talks about, is a long way from democratic control of the economy. Would the workers of the health insurance companies taking over the companies and making “democratic decisions” make ANY difference at all to the health care situation in this country? No. Would coal miners in Kentucky making “democratic decisions” about the operation of their company voluntary decide to forego all reinvestment of income in their company, in lieu of sending it all to Nevada to build a huge solar plant? Hardly. What is needed is a PLANNED ECONOMY, which can only be accomplished by workers control of the government and making democratic decisions about the economy AS A WHOLE, not on a company by company basis. The latter leads nowhere.
+Comment by Eli Stephens — October 7, 2009 @ 12:29 am
+I think Michael Moore contradicts himself in an even more obvious way than most liberals. He explicitly says that capitalism is evil, and that reform is not a good response to evil. Yet, not only does he avoid calling himself a socialist, but he mentions FDR’s “bill of rights.” FDR of course, supported capitalism, I think he called himself its best defender. And the idea of the “bill of rights,” revolves around the notion of the “sanctity of the contract.” People are delusional enough to believe that if capitalists put it down on paper, they will abide by it, and that furthermore, something like that would be put down by an elite that has no intention of granting those rights.
+In other words, at the end of the movie, he returns to the system he has just vilified, and suggests the solution lies within the capitalist system. Which is it, is capitalism evil, or do we just need more regulation? I think capitalism is evil, but then again, I don’t pretend that I want anything other than socialism.
+Of course, I agree with the fact that you cannot have a truly democratic workplace in a capitalist economy. Socialism is the logical extension of the idea that the workers should be in control and not the capitalists. In the end, I think people like Moore don’t even want to be compared to the Soviet Union in their own mind, and are afraid of too much change.
+Comment by Lee Stone — October 20, 2009 @ 2:47 am
+I don’tr think it requires a genious to see Moore’s limitations – the question is how best to engage with what he has produced. There are good reasons why he doesn’t call himself a ‘socialist’ especially in the USA where you have even ascended to the dizzying heights of having your own Labor Party. Of course you can’t have a really democratic place in a capitalist economy but the intention is to start people thinking that it COULD be different – that capitalism isn’t natural. Capitalists abide by the law all the time – the question is whether they can get away with it. Of course if capitalists are opposed to a Bill of Rights (or a public health care system) then that’s all the more reason to fight for it.
+Its easy enough to say ‘I’m for socialism’ but even here I suspect we don’t agree about what that is (let alone in the mind of the ‘public’). Why would anyone want to be compared to the Soviet Union – if you think we need to change in that direction then that is change we should be afraid of.
+Comment by Shane H — October 20, 2009 @ 3:51 am
+I think people are correct that they don’t want to be compared to the Soviet Union, my apology if I did not make that clear. It’s just that its entirely possible for socialism to be supporting something nearly opposite the Soviet Union, without refusing to be a socialist.
+But my real objection was simply that Michael Moore, because he is in some ways to the left of the average liberal, has taken the most contradictory possible position. Capitalism is bad, capitalism is good. By definition, only one of those statements is correct.
+I do give him credit for revealing some of the things about the capitalist system that people who don’t pay attention but go see his movies might not know about. In that sense, I recommend the movie.
+Comment by Lee Stone — October 20, 2009 @ 3:44 pm
+Above all, these cooperatives provide an bottom-up alternative to top-down hierarchy of corporations. In ANY system you are going to have changing demands and thus people that are going to have to move to different work situations (ie layoffs.) The idea that layoffs can be removed from the equation even in anarchist situations is, I believe, unrealistically optimistic.
+But it’s a step in the right direction to remove class from a corporation. Yes, the cooperatives are still fatally flawed in that they exist within a capitalist framework, but they can be seen as a baby step in the right direction in that they increase class consciousness in America.
+Comment by Chris — November 15, 2009 @ 6:08 pm
+Thee are over 11,000 worker owned companies, not all of them worker managed. The GREAT success story is not UAL which can be seen as a dismal failure, but Southwest which gives management decision making to employees. It’s one of the foundations for what makes this ‘third way’ work. Centralized decision making, corporate or state, failes due to a loss of direct information between the workers and the processes of production. In the myriad successes of worker management, we are not reduced to bakeries alone, though such enterprises are to be commended. We have large and small firms directly owned and managed by the employees, and they are among the MOST profitable corporations today, and they keep the wealth in the hands of those who produce it. It is not impossible for large firms to operate under this election; it does take will and sources of financial support that believe in the intelligence of this system. No one can run a business better than the people who work there, both white collar and blue, and it offers us as well as those in developing nations a chance to build a sustainable, self-sufficient economic alternative to global capital that, like the Roman Empire, has bit off way more than it can chew.
+Comment by Elizabeth Sholes — May 14, 2010 @ 4:34 am
+Mondragon is cooperativizing its subsidiaries right now. In one year around 80% of the workers will be members. Cooperatives are not doomed to become capitalist companies in the long run. You can set up a 51% trust, as they do in England (and have done in Sweden), to guarantee that the company will be workers-owned forever. And Mondragon has solved a lot of other problems, such as the time horizon problem (in Mondragon, they use internal capital accounts to solve this problem).
+Comment by August — August 20, 2010 @ 5:44 pm
+Comment by John Steinsvold — May 7, 2011 @ 1:48 am
+The left is so fractured, so many isms out there 🙂 Reform vs revolution? when to compromise and when to fight? I think often we aspire to a similar goal but disagree so much on how to get there.
+I believe there really could be something great in worker cooperatives, not just for the profit redistribution and reconnection of the worker with what they produce, although these are great things. More importantly perhaps is that worker cooperatives require of an individual to engage in democracy at a level that is really meaningful.
+To aspire to a “Socialist” “Marxist” “Communist” ideal future where the profit motive is removed is great but I cannot see this happening without a really high level of economic and political consciousness. I suggest that worker cooperatives operating under a capitalist framework while not a full solution to capitalism’s woes do offer many great things and importantly, a way to build that collective consciousness.
+I’ll throw this out there too. Just a “what if” question to role around inside your head and exercise your brain if you’re keen. What if we could a pass a law tomorrow that states it would become illegal (still within the modern capitalist system) in two years time to buy and sell Labour just as a commodity. ie you could still buy and sell products and services but not just provide labour, businesses would need to become worker cooperatives in order to continue running. Let me know what you think would happen? I’d be interested to hear thoughts on this.
+Comment by reuben — December 3, 2011 @ 11:07 am
+the solution to our current imbalance of systems is obviously the right combination of systems….what we need is another meeting of all the socio/political/economic systems…gather the members of each existing ideology…let them work each other over until the come up the the ecogreen transcendent apple pie solution….we need to abandon current earthy mud slinging here we go loopdy loop process…identify the four ideologies that work best in combintion and work at implenting a multi ideology system sustainably….think..green, red, white and blue…for example>> combine green capitalism, ecoblue socialism, libitarian red, and some other “make hay” purple cooperative solution>>>> next you erase all unnecessary regulations and let yankee ingenuity and evironmental nature take its course….
+Comment by herbster — March 6, 2012 @ 10:13 pm
+As a serious practical Marxian-influenced socialist, who has worked in the labour and cooperative movements, I agree with Shane, Klein and others here who point out, quite correctly, as legions of socialist economists, including Marx and Engels, that cooperatives, worker-buy-outs, labour-sponsored and community-based democratic developments and ventures, despite their compromised and restricted existence under the dominant capitalistic regimen, ARE THE basis of potentially building on to a fully democratic socialist economy (and ultimately a stateless classless communistic free society).
+It is absolute blindness and outright anti-socialist to dismiss these practical efforts in favour of endless lying, apologizing and excuse-mongering for failed oppressive centrally regulated state capitalist models of China, former Soviet Union, Cuba, eastern Bloc, etc.–(which the leaders themselves admitted and recognized were/are supposedly “transitional” state capitalist models, not socialism or Marxism, so please don’t go on with the BS that they were/are).
+The fact is that without working people learning the practical art of economic democracy and organization (such as unions, co-ops and similar democratic mutual benefit and sustainability-based business models), there can be no basis for any form of practical socialism, as history everywhere has clearly shown).
+Comment by Steppenwolf — September 7, 2012 @ 6:57 am
+So a pseudo-libertarian-socialist wanders into an article about worker owned capitalist enterprises being bad, only to find people defending the idea as a transitional tool that can be used in the fight for socialism. Fortunately, the great (or horrible) thing about the Internet is that anyone can post an opinion. So here it is, the opinion of an uneducated average joe regarding how the philosophy of cooperatives is wrong in principle and concept. I’ve even gone a step further, to say that they’re not so much tokens, as they are yet another tool of oppression:
+Three men are put in a large box. There’s only one apple. They’re told that only one of them can eat the apple, otherwise they’ll be left in the box to die. Instead of splitting the apple and working together to free themselves from the flimsy box of social darwinism, the ethos of cruelty, they’ll work within the confines of the box and it’s framings and fight over the apple so that at least one of them may live. Unless you first put them in a different box with different rules that allow them to practice the freedom of cooperation, it’s ultimately doomed to fail. They’re still forced to compete for the things needed to live within a system that sentences them to starvation and subsequently death if even one of them accepts the terms of the box and fights to win the apple. We all know them as capitalists, those with a religious zealotry for the free market, or rather the perversion of it that grew from the original concept and is now embedded in our society like a cancer.
+If you change the analogy to three groups of three men each representing a cooperative “tribe” instead of private ownership, and give them a bag of three apples (representing a larger share of the market) that they can only take as a whole share with one another, and one apple simply not being enough to feed them all if they share with other tribes, you end up with the same forced competition in place that gives them incentives to be dominant among their peers.
+Worker owned cooperatives (or co-ops/coops) as an alternative to capitalism represents the chicken/egg problem. Arguing that we need an egg to usher in a new era of corporate democracy is ignoring the fundamental fact that it needs to be the evolution of a different beast, one that facilitates its very existence. Before cooperatives become a viable alternative to corporations, there first needs to be the transition (or revolution, I guess, since a lot of meaningful progress does eventually devolve into violence, even though I sympathize with cowardly liberals like myself who want to live to see the fruits of their struggle; then again, aren’t all liberal revolutionaries pacifist until provoked?) to a planned economy based on need, cooperation, sharing and, most importantly of all, the sustainability and relative “self sufficiency” of the society as a whole either through production or fair and equal trade. Only when competition is eliminated can “Chicken Coops” operate in confines outside of the global race to the bottom. However, in a society where the economy is planned by a more decentralized, democratic, worker controlled government that spreads the pain around to everyone rather than just everyone within a single tribe, are corporations and cooperatives even needed?
+“Chicken Coops” are more like a capitalist compromise with socialism, based on the naive fairy tale that the problem is that the economy would be better off with MORE profit driven oppressors at the top of every large business. They’re not so much a co-op as a copout that seeks to soften the cruel realities of the problem, so that people would be willing to accept the status quo once again and embrace happiness in wage slavery. It’s essentially a method of pacifying the masses, promoted by pseudo-socialists in order to disguise their overall embrace of the capitalist model as a whole. Or their wide eyed idealism founded in little more than faith, with a healthy ignorance of history, logic and economics. And I find it absolutely abhorrent.
+Personally, I find that Chicken Coops fall under the premise of “he who fights monsters”, as becoming the monsters socialist workers claim to fight would be the only way to protect their own sustainability in order to provide for their families and compensate for a capitalist system that does not and will never. Part of the reason the capitalist right has become so strong is because the left is so divided, as evidenced by the comments. Rather than compromising with one another, we first start by accepting compromise with the authoritarians or the capitalists, leaving our ideology rife with contradictions and falsehoods. We end up being pulled toward the direction of fascism by the state, by private individuals, or by a private-public partnership between the two ruling entities. Only by doing away with our own faith based fantasies, and analyzing the actual realities of economics, can we ever hope to unite in favor of sensible economic policy. If there’s one thing that’s admirable about authoritarians and capitalists (quite possibly the only thing), it’s that, at the very least, they can agree on the basic fundamentals of an economic structure that benefits them greatly. Or rather, that they have enough understanding of economics to know what benefits them and what doesn’t. And Chicken Coops are among those things that benefit them, due to the pacifying effect on the left making it a much desired alternative to revolution and true social/economic awareness.
+That the choir even needs preaching to…does that count as a despair event horizon? Because it’s starting to feel like it.
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+Plenty of people are trying this – it seems to work really well. In Australia when a foreign company was going to buy, and close down, the fresh and tinned fruit industry on which a large rural area depended, the factory workers got together, formed a co-operative and saved everyone’s livelihood. Sounds good to me.
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+Strapped for cash? Uncertain how to pay the incoming expenses? If you have regarded as a pay day loan and require more details, the next post can help. It contains some key ideas into money advance financial loans, whatever they will offer and exactly how they may assist. Carefully take into account the info mainly because it pertains to your own scenarios.
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+A pay day loan may well be a option when you require cash quickly and discover your self in a difficult place. But as beneficial as they possibly can be, they may also come to be economically dangerous. This short article was published to give you the important information to help make educated options regarding online payday loans, what to consider and what to steer clear of.
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+What kinds of emotions spring to mind when you notice the phrase "charge credit cards?" When you are like many other American citizens, it is likely you sense nervous and tense when you notice these words and phrases come up with. This concern and anxiousness will pass, nonetheless, as soon as you left arm yourself with proper information and facts.
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+Never ever give out your credit card quantity to any individual, except when you are the man or woman who has initiated the transaction. When someone phone calls you on the phone looking for your card quantity in order to buy nearly anything, you should ask them to provide you with a way to speak to them, to help you arrange the repayment with a greater time.
+Constantly know what you are about handling and make sure they are reputable businesses if you give away your credit card details on the web. You need to call any numbers that happen to be on the web site to make certain that they are operating, and you should avoid using sellers which may have no actual physical address listed on the site.
+It is essential to keep watch over your credit history. A report of 700 is exactly what credit score businesses notice the restriction must be when they consider this a favorable credit report. Improve your investing routines by spending to enhance your credit rating. If you can complete getting a score of six 100 or more, you will definately get better charges on lending options and bank credit cards.
+It is prudent to stay away from providing a charge card to your kid. It is advisable to enable youngsters hang on to obtain bank cards right up until they achieve the age of 18, or once they could possibly get their own personal.
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+Individual fund is an essential element of lifestyle, but that doesn't suggest you are in a natural way getting the idea of things without the right education, education and learning, and solutions. When you are unprepared and not clear in the procedures engaged, you might make pricey faults that you may have or else, avoided. Consider these guidelines along as you grow into any type of individual financing jobs which will demand a lot more being familiar with.
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+Anyone wishes they had a bit more money. However, not everybody knows the things they can perform to have it. The main phase is usually to take care of your individual financial situation to learn to handle your wages and expenses appropriately. This information will present you with some good ideas that may help you increase your financial circumstances.
+You must never risk more cash over a business than you are able to safely and securely afford to get rid of. This means that if you drop any money it must not have the possibility to eliminate you monetarily. You must make guaranteed to protect any collateral which you might have.
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+These accounts offer a better, resolved interest rate for a longer time period. Most banking institutions supply high attention to obtain your cash, then reduce the pace after a couple of a few months. Long lasting fixed rate credit accounts could have your cash creating wealth while it is inside the banking institution.
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+Lots of family members have lost their major revenue stream on account of set-offs or medical issues. When this happens you may well be delayed along with your hire payment or may well not even have the ability to pay it. Discover out of the landlord the length of time you need to take your account existing, or if he enables you to reside in the condo to the time paid by the safety down payment.
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+A Shorter, Useful Guide For Obtaining Paycheck Income Developments
+Whenever you will be in a financial crunch, it could make sense to contemplate payday advances. An infusion of fast cash might be exactly what is necessary to tide you over right up until your following payday. Make use of the information in this post to discover if a pay day loan can be the answer to your financial issue,
+When attempting to achieve a payday advance just like any buy, it is advisable to spend some time to look around. Various places have ideas that vary on interest levels, and acceptable kinds of guarantee.Try to find financing that actually works beneficial for you.
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+You may conserve plenty of cash whenever you can sign up for a personal loan, get a credit card, and even borrow from family. By credit cash from the buddy, you may stay away from the fees connected with paycheck cash developments.
+Study any payday loan organization that you will be considering doing business with. There are tons of con designer lenders which will assurance a loan, only steal your consumer banking information. Perform some research and learn from individuals who have earlier experience with your potential loan company to get greater insight.
+Just before registering with a paycheck loan company, you can be helped by looking at high on them using a Greater Company Bureau search. This will uncover any bad feedback in regards to the business, and inform you about any potential issues.
+In case you have applied for a payday loan and get not observed rear from them but by having an approval, tend not to wait around for an answer. A postpone in acceptance in the Internet grow older generally shows that they can not. What this means is you have to be on the hunt for an additional answer to your short-term financial unexpected emergency.
+Tend not to use a pay day loan organization until you have exhausted all your other options. If you do obtain the financing, be sure you can have dollars accessible to repay the financing when it is thanks, or you could end up paying very high fascination and costs.
+A number of pay day loan companies are scored from the Better Organization Bureau. Before signing any personal loan documents, speak to the Better Business Bureau so you can find out if any complaints have been sent in up against the firm. If you find adverse scores for firms, look in other places.
+If the unexpected emergency is here, so you had to use the help of a payday financial institution, be sure to pay off the pay day developments as quickly as you are able to.
+How To Get 1000 Dollars Fast
+Lots of men and women get on their own in an worse financial bind by not repaying the loan in a timely manner. No only these loans have got a top yearly percentage level. They also have costly additional fees that you simply will turn out paying if you do not reimburse the borrowed funds on time.
+As long as you know about pay day loans, they are utilized efficiently. By simply following the recommendations right here, you are able to discover the numerous practices and operations associated with obtaining a pay day loan and make an informed selection about no matter if this sort of financial loan is an excellent below your distinct situations.
+[2013/05/14 02:30]
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+How You Can Document A bankruptcy proceeding The Correct Way
+During challenging economic instances, many individuals wind up fighting to keep their heads previously mentioned h2o. Many times, confronted with mounting debts and overdue charges, people have the decision to apply for private a bankruptcy proceeding. Even if this could turn out to be the best choice, anyone who is thinking of doing so, need to read the suggestions in this post very first.
+If you need to submit a bankruptcy proceeding, obtain a legal professional to search around your documentation prior to file. Personal bankruptcy regulations can be very sophisticated, and should you not have a legal professional, you can get oneself in danger. Not just are there any legal issues that you might experience, but you may also turn out dropping residence and income which you think are safeguarded.
+It is vital that you improve your expertise on personal individual bankruptcy by analyzing websites that provide reliable details.
+Make Cash Fast
+The United States DOJ, plus a quantity of other a bankruptcy proceeding institutes and law firms devoted to a bankruptcy proceeding can present you with invaluable information. Through much more understanding, you could make the proper choice, and also be sure you are making sure that your own personal personal bankruptcy situation should go effortlessly.
+For those who have was required to file for bankruptcy, you must assess reasons why to make sure that you do not result in that situation once more. As an example, if it was for spending too many monthly bills past due, you can create automated repayments so you simply will not obtain that issue in the future.
+Don't wait too long to declare bankruptcy. So many people suffer with financial obligations, and sleepless times for many years. They may have declared personal bankruptcy, and been in the very clear by now. When you are thinking of filing for bankruptcy, time is critical. Decide to help you move on very much faster.
+Make certain you have all of your crucial monetary info and documents at your fingertips prior to deciding to declare bankruptcy. Your bankruptcy lawyer will be needing entry to your fiscal details and other essential documents, so that you can total your petition. This data includes: a detailed selection of your monthly bills, details about any property which you individual, financial institution statements as well as documentations pertaining to the management of a home or automobile.
+If you are unclear about the documents that you need to provide together with you when you meet with an attorney, request. Also, inquire as to whether the lawyer you might be getting together with with provides free of charge consultation services. You may not want to be astonished at a big cost just for them looking at your circumstance.
+Check with friends and family for moral help.
+How To Get Fast Money
+They may be unable to offer your cash, however you should certainly tell them concerning your problems and to lean to them. It could be hard to discuss money with the individuals near to you. You will likely discover that they are far more helpful than you expect.
+Since you can explain to, there is no need permit bankruptcy control you. By simply following the information provided here, you can steer clear of filing for private personal bankruptcy. Use the tips out of this article to help make good alterations to your life and finances.
+[2013/05/11 20:24]
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+Simple Strategies For Increasing Your Individual Fund IQ
+Managing your personal budget lacks to be a overwhelming task. By using assertive steps, you are able to easily simplify your funds and offer oneself peace of mind as you may deal with coping with your hard earned money. By simply following the tips provided in this article, it is possible to achieve a greater understanding of your financial past, provide, and upcoming.
+If you are planning an important trip, think about starting a brand new visa or mastercard to fund it which offers benefits. A lot of travel charge cards are even affiliated with a hotel chain or flight, which means you get more rewards for making use of those organizations. The advantages you carrier up can deal with a hotel remain and even a full residential flight.
+Try to avoid financial debt whenever possible to obtain better personal financial.
+Make Cash Fast
+Even though some debts is inescapable, like mortgages and education lending options, you need to work tirelessly to prevent toxic personal debt like a credit card. You won't ought to dedicate all the of your cash to paying out curiosity and fees in the event you acquire a lot less.
+Look for strategies to conserve. Audit yourself and your monthly bills about once each and every six months. Have a look at competing companies for professional services you make use of, to try to get some thing at a lower price. Compare the expense of food at various merchants, and make sure you are obtaining the interest costs on your own credit cards and price savings accounts.
+Benefits credit cards are a fun way to obtain a small more one thing for that stuff you purchase anyways. If you use the credit card to purchase persistent expenditures like petrol and food, then you can definitely holder up things for journey, eating out or amusement. Just be certain to pay for this card off at the end of each month.
+If you have maintained your finances good enough to own a residence where you can retirement bank account, don't endanger those by credit from them later. In the event you use against your property and can't repay it, you could potentially lose your property this is also true for the retirement life account. Obtain against them only in terrible circumstances.
+It is possible to get great deals when you go shopping about the infamous Black color Fri. If you are genuinely specialized, you are able to awaken on the fracture of daybreak to get into retailers because they start and stay the first man or woman for top level offers, which will considerably increase your personal finances.
+One of the tips to making the most of your individual funds is to buy or make a coin bottle in your own home. Place this bottle with your kitchen so that you can bare all the loose change in to the bottle on a daily basis. With time, this will likely mount up while you must banking institution hundreds of dollars.
+If you have a charge card by using a higher monthly interest, pay it back initially. The amount of money you save on fees might be significant.
+How To Get Fast Money
+Often credit debt is probably the maximum and most significant debts a household has. Costs will likely climb soon, so that you should center on payment now.
+As was reviewed at the outset of the article, enhancing your private finances can be hugely intimidating. However, in case you are designed with the right info to boost your finances efficiently, it is no longer this sort of overwhelming or alarming procedure. Apply this article's suggestions and be soon on your way boosting your funds.
+[2013/05/09 23:22]
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+Whether You Want To Buy A Property Or Have A Newborn, You Must Know Some Things About Individual Finances.
+Personalized budget must be a concern for almost any mature who must buy bills, which include property, electricity, food items or fuel. Dealing with a list of whatever you need to buy and just how significantly you will be making on a monthly basis, can make it easier to see where your hard earned dollars will go, particularly with an affordable budget.
+If you are looking for a home financing or car loan, do your store shopping relatively rapidly. In contrast to with other types of credit rating (e.g. bank cards), several inquiries in just a short time just for securing a mortgage loan or auto loan won't injured your rating significantly.
+Don't make an effort with store bank cards. Retailer charge cards possess a poor cost/benefit calculation.
+I Need 200 Dollars Now
+If you spend on time, it won't aid your credit history everything that very much, but when a shop bank account would go to selections, it will influence your credit report just as much as every other go into default. Get a main charge card for credit rating repair alternatively.
+Coffee can be something that you need to reduce each day whenever you can. Getting gourmet coffee at one of the most well-liked stores can cost you 5-10 dollars per day, according to your buying regularity. Alternatively, consume a cup water or chew on fruit to offer you the energy you require.
+Whenever you get yourself a windfall say for example a reward or a taxes, specify at the very least half to paying off financial obligations. You preserve the volume of appeal to you would have paid for on that sum, which is incurred in a much higher amount than any savings account pays. A number of the money will still be left to get a modest waste money, but the rest can certainly make your economic daily life far better in the future.
+As a way to optimize your personalized finances, look at employing a monetary professional who are able to advise you about places like ventures and taxes whenever you can afford to pay for to do this. This'll mean huge savings in the end, as someone who handles cash is important for the dwelling will not only have the ability to alert you to locations where you're shelling out money needlessly, they'll in addition have a very much bigger insight into purchases also.
+Even if your house has lowered in benefit as you bought it, this doesn't indicate you're destined to lose cash.
+200 Dollar Loan
+You don't in fact drop any cash until you market your house, so if you don't need to market currently, don't. Wait until the industry enhances along with your residence worth starts to go up once more.
+You should ensure which you spend less than what you earn. Irrespective of how often or how much you receive paid out, should you spend more than you get, you may in no way succeed. Finances yourself and make sure you meet these desired goals. Decreasing expenses by slightly little can help you save major total.
+Everyone can discover how to be accountable with their dollars. Since you've check this out report, you already know what to do to have your individual financial situation on the right track. Although a few of these tips might seem difficult, you'll be blown away at how rapidly you get used to these wholesome money routines.
+[2013/05/07 22:24]
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+Take A Look At This Bank Card Guidance
+Should you ever asked yourself what it requires to manage your banking institution cards in the brightest possible way, then this can be just the article you are searching for. Make sure you study every one of the assistance presented on this page in order to learn some of the best info offered concerning cost cards.
+Be suspicious of late settlement charges. A lot of the credit history businesses around now charge great service fees to make late obligations. Most of them will likely enhance your interest rate for the greatest lawful interest rate. Before you choose a charge card business, make certain you are entirely aware of their insurance policy regarding later obligations.
+When you find yourself not capable to repay one of your lender credit cards, then the very best policy is usually to make contact with the bank card organization.
+Make 2000 Dollars Fast
+Letting it go to selections is harmful to your credit history. You will find that most companies will let you pay it back in more compact amounts, providing you don't continue to keep staying away from them.
+Be sure you restrict the number of cost charge cards you carry. Getting lots of cost cards with balances are capable of doing lots of problems for your credit. Many people think they could simply be offered the amount of credit score that is founded on their profits, but this is not true.
+A vital part of smart credit card usage would be to pay the complete exceptional harmony, each 30 days, whenever possible. Be preserving your usage proportion lower, you are going to keep your current credit standing high, in addition to, always keep a substantial amount of readily available credit available for use in case of urgent matters.
+A vital credit card hint which everybody must use is to continue to be inside your credit score restriction. Credit card companies fee extravagant costs for exceeding your restrict, and these charges makes it more difficult to spend your month-to-month equilibrium. Be sensible and ensure you probably know how very much credit history you might have remaining.
+Individuals who have a credit card, should be particularly careful of the things they apply it for. Most students do not have a big regular monthly earnings, so it is important to invest their money meticulously. Demand something on credit cards if, you happen to be entirely sure it is possible to spend your expenses after the month.
+Do not utilize one charge card to settle the quantity owed on yet another before you check to see what one provides the least expensive amount. Although this is by no means considered a good thing to accomplish economically, you may sometimes accomplish this to make sure you are not risking getting further into debts.
+Entirely look at the disclosure assertion before you acknowledge a credit card. This statement explains the regards to use for your card, which includes any linked interest levels and later costs. By looking at the assertion, you may know the card you will be selecting, to help make successful choices in terms of spending them back.
+Be wise with the way you make use of credit.
+Make 200 Dollars Fast
+So many people are in financial debt, because of dealing with more credit compared to what they can manage or maybe, they haven't utilized their credit rating responsibly. Usually do not make an application for any more cards unless of course you have to and never fee any longer than you can afford.
+As mentioned previously, you own an curiosity about bank cards and found a fantastic destination to research them. Make sure to use the advice supplied on this page and employ it in virtually any circumstance that you just come upon together with your fee greeting cards. Adhering to these tips will likely be a number of to assist you greatly.
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+Top 15 Most Popular Turret Reloading Press at Present
+Are you in need of reloading the cartridges quickly? However, it might be the fact that you are becoming fed up with the single-stage press that takes several hours to get the job done. In case you are facing these types of issues, then you can consider procuring a turret reloading press that will help to make the job simple for you. The main advantage of using this type of device is that it happens to be more progressive as compared to the presses used. Once anyone makes us of a turret press, he won’t go back to an old one.
+What do you mean by a Turret Press?
+A turret press happens to be a design that allows you to reload the cartridges quickly. The primary model is almost similar to a single-stage press. However, the difference is that it is possible to use several dies at a particular time in a turret place. On the other hand, a single-stage press will be able to accommodate only a single die at any given time. A turret press comes with a turret that aids in holding the dies together. The models can vary, and it will be able to fit 4 to 7 dies at any given time.
+The majority of the presses which you will find on the marketplace fall in the category of traditional turret presses. Your procedure will be including manual indexing. While the turret is positioned in the middle, it will likewise function as an axis. The turret presses likewise consist of a primer arm for priming cases. The turret press can be used as a single press; however, it will be slower in that way. It is possible to use the best turret reloading press in several ways which are going to load the cartridges sequentially or batch process them.
+Another type of turret press is the auto-indexing turret press, and it includes auto-indexing capabilities. Instead of a bold, the turret is held by an annular ring in this press. Although the design is fantastic, the majority of them will be able to hold just 4 dies at any given time.
+A turret press is actually an in-between device of a progressive press and a single-stage press. A turret press will be ideal for hunters that require doing the cartridge reloading job quickly and do not need a progressive press. A turret press’ speed is medium, and you will get solid precision while loading it. Next, we will mention several of the most popular turret reloading presses presently available on the market.
+Best Turret Reloading Presses Reviews in 2020
+1. LEE PRECISION Classic Turret Press
+Lee happens to be a reputed brand in terms of manufacturing different types of presses. The company is operational for quite some time and manufactures some quality products. The product mentioned here is quite well-known in the market. Let us take a glimpse at several of its features.
+The most notable thing regarding this turret is that it is quite resilient, thus enabling people to use it for quite some time. Besides this, it comes with powerful steel joints that will not break.
+It is able to take as many as 4 dies at any given time and features an auto-indexing capability. Different calibres can also be set for the die. The process of reloading will be quite fast since there is no need to rotate it a few times. Moreover, the clearance region is quite nice such that it will be able to work with quite a few sorts of rifle cases.
+In a nutshell, this best turret press is a good investment for a hunter who would like to have a reloading press at their residence. Furthermore, it is faster, unlike the conventional turret press obtainable presently on the market.
+Pros
+- Auto-indexing
+- Resilient
+- Inexpensive
+- Solid steel linkage
+- Long-stroke rotation