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We Read Other Dallas Blogs So That You Don’t Have To
Because of my own indiscretion, a dozen or so gays in Dallas now know who I am, and some of them now pull up this site occasionally.Â
That means that I can never again be completely honest and forthright on this blog.Â
Things I want to discuss or throw out there into the cyber universe for comments are no longer anonymous, and my reputation as a professional and as a gay man are now subject to scrutiny by acquaintances based upon the ramblings in my cyber diary. Â
Many of us have “hookups,” and judging from what I’ve seen here in Dallas over the last 2 years, I am not the biggest slut on the strip.Â
He asks for your advice and counsel. For some reason, I have a feeling he’ll get it.Â
seriously, this is the question of pressing need- whether an openly gay lawyer should continue his blog? Good call, financial crisis, Congo genocide, Leppert’s freakishly long hands, all news that gets too much coverage.
The question isn’t weather an openly gay lawyer should continue his blog, it’s which of us strip sluts have slept with him and are just moments away from figuring out his secret identity. It’s kind of like 007 except with less guns and sex… wait, just less guns.
We aren’t talking about a truck stop bathroom dear, most of us exchange names and numbers if it was good, sometimes say hi if we run into each other in a bar. The anonymous part comes from not remembering their names, not some sort of secret identity and blindfolds and such. As Bethany points out the point is sex not anonymity.
bummer blog without a single jack e. jett chime in. snooze. wick allison gave it a good college try. the booze fest. the snooze fest. where is the beef? i found the jack e. jett blog but it is defunct. the sober are in need of wit too.
The difference is clear…Theres not a heterosexual male out there who would say hi in a bar to the gal he had anonymous heterosexual sex with. They either turn red and head for the bathroom or never look up from their Stella. The Gays are much more classy.
Jack E. Jett has now chimed in on the Urban Insanity post (click link; pg-13 to R depending on your sensitivities). His comments are as constructive and thoughtful as you might expect. Can’t wait for that radio show! | {
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Marc Pittman of the St. Lawrence Laurentians is challenged as he moves the ball upfield during Challenge Cup soccer play at Centennial Field last June. St. Lawrence’s will open the upcoming season on the road against Mount Pearl at the Gushue Complex May. 24.
The Laurentians will face Mount Pearl at the Gushue Complex May 24.
All four teams entered in the league this season will be in action on opening weekend.
Holy Cross and Feildians will square off at King George V May 24 as well. The next afternoon, Feildians and St. Lawrence will take to the pitch at King George V, immediately followed by Mount Pearl and Holy Cross.
The Laurentians and Mount Pearl will also duel in St. Lawrence’s home opener at Centennial Field June 14.
Each of the four teams will play 18 games a piece during the season for a total of 36 in all. Games will be played on Saturdays and Sundays with no mid-week matchups on this year’s schedule.
Regular season play will conclude with four games Aug. 16-17 weekend.
For the playoffs, the last place team will be eliminated from contention, while first overall will get a bye to the final. The second and third place teams will battle for the other spot in the championship game.
Commissioner Gord Dunphy said the new playoff format should make for an interesting year. Each point in the regular season will be valuable, he said.
The playoffs will be held over the Labour Day weekend in early September once again this year.
2014 Challenge Cup Soccer Schedule
Date Time Away Home Venue
May 24 4 p.m. St. Lawrence Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
May 24 6:30 p.m. Holy Cross Feildians KGV
May 25 1 p.m. St. Lawrence Feildians KGV
May 25 3 p.m. Mount Pearl Holy Cross KGV
May 31 4 p.m. Mount Pearl Feildians KGV
May 31 6 p.m. St. Lawrence Holy Cross KGV
June 1 1 p.m. St. Lawrence Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
June 1 3 p.m. Feildians Holy Cross KGV
June 7 4 p.m. St. Lawence Feildians KGV
June 7 6:30 p.m. Holy Cross Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
June 8 1 p.m. St. Lawrence Holy Cross KGV
June 8 3 p.m Feildians Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
June 14 6 p.m. Mount Pearl St. Lawrence Centennial Field
June 15 1 p.m. Feildians Holy Cross KGV
June 15 1 p.m. Mount Pearl St. Lawrence Centennial Field
June 21 4 p.m. Feildians St. Lawrence Centennial Field
June 21 6 pm. Mount Pearl Holy Cross KGV
June 22 1 p.m. Holy Cross Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
June 28 6 p.m. St. Lawrence Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
June 29 1 p.m. Holy Cross Feildians KGV
July 6 1 p.m. St. Lawrence Feildians Feildian Grounds
July 12 6 p.m. Holy Cross St. Lawrence Centennial Field
July 13 1 p.m. Holy Cross St. Lawrence Centennial Field
July 13 1 p.m. Mount Pearl Feildians Feildian Grounds
July 26 6 p.m. Feildians Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
July 27 1 p.m. St. Lawrence Holy Cross KGV
Aug. 2 4 p.m. Mount Pearl St. Lawrence Centennial Field
Aug. 2 6 p.m. Feildians Holy Cross KGV
Aug. 3 1 p.m. Holy Cross Feildians KGV
Aug. 9 4 p.m. Holy Cross St. Lawrence Centennial Field
Aug. 9 6 p.m. Mount Pearl Feildians KGV
Aug. 10 1 p.m Feildians Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
Aug. 16 6 p.m. Feildians St. Lawrence Centennial Field
Aug. 16 6 p.m. Holy Cross Mount Pearl Gushue Complex
Aug. 17 1 p.m. Feildians St. Lawrence Centennial Field
Aug. 17 6 p.m. Mount Pearl Holy Cross KGV
Marc Pittman of the St. Lawrence Laurentians is challenged as he moves the ball upfield during Challenge Cup soccer play at Centennial Field last June. St. Lawrence’s will open the upcoming season on the road against Mount Pearl at the Gushue Complex May. 24. | {
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All-Terrain Vehicle Public Service Announcement
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under the age of 16 do not ride ATVs. Those that do ride ATVs should ensure that it is size-appropriate. Small children should never ride adult sized ATVs as illustrated in the PSA, “It’s a Big World.” | {
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Karina Halliman vs. Yung Xiao Nan
Karina is coming off a victory against Heather Jo Clark in April and is currently filming the Ultimate Women’s Challenge. This fight date seems to be cutting it close to the date she would have wrapped filming up.
Yang Xiao Nan is from China has fought twice in Ultimate Wrestle and beaten top BJJ female fighters in China. Yang is fast, aggressive, very fast hands and kicks, and has good defense against take downs. This is Yang’s first international MMA fight and is keen to make her mark and establish herself as a top female MMA fighter. | {
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
White Gloves
Editor's note: I usually do not fill this space with political rants, but I am compelled by current events to express myself on this topic. My apologies to readers who will find this essay uncomfortable to read. I understand if you prefer to simply skip it and wait for another, more familiar type of post.
I will start this essay with an observation on which I believe there is widespread agreement across cultural and language lines all over the globe, in every city and every hamlet, right down through history.
#1: You can learn a lot about a man by the way he treats a waiter.
Now, from a waiter's point of view--having waited on a lot of people over the past forty-plus years--I think it's fair to say that I have learned a lot about a lot of men and women, based just on how they treated me and/or my colleagues at a table. There's no room for all that here, but from a political point of view, I do have one key observation for a certain former governor who is running for president this year:
It's the white gloves.
No, this is not exactly about those "47%" comments. My observation here is more about the supporting subtext. I want to look at the part we are just supposed to assume without examining. Let me put it another way, with my second observation:
#2: Nothing is more classist than making servants wear white gloves.
That draws the line pretty clearly, I think. Note, please, this observation is not a statement of outrage. I am not offended by the candidate's 'inelegant remarks', although I do see how some folks might be. This is just what I do here in my journal, make observations and comments. And this is just how I see it, straight up as a lifelong waiter (servant) and a permanent member of the middle (lower) class.
So, in this now widely circulated video, while others were getting properly lathered up about the inelegance of the truth when spoken as the wealthy see it, I was pulled up short by the white gloves. Specifically, it was the symbolism that struck me. It was just so blatant that it actually took me by surprise. My first thought was, "Where is this? Who still does this?" but it didn't take long toput it together. Ah, it was at the home of a wealthy landowner in the Deep South.
Shall I make this clearer? Well, I do not intend to play a race card, though it might be an easy trick to take. I'm after the tougher trick, the class card.
So, why white gloves? What does this say about the person who wears them, and the people who require they be worn?
Answering these two questions will underscore my Observation #1 and point directly to the genuine character of the people who endorse this practice, and, by no coincidence, this particular candidate for president of the U.S.
Let's start with the most facile explanation for the white gloves, which will--considering the source--be unsurprisingly the first explanation tossed out by the candidate's apologists, the folks I call euphemistically, the 'seated' class. They'll say: "It's just a convention at these kinds of fancy parties. It doesn't mean anything." And, with a grand stage whisper, they might add that if we'd ever been to one of these parties, we'd already know that.
Well, I have been to more than a few of these fancy parties. I've waited on the 1% and even the 1% of the 1%. I'm not bragging nor name-dropping. I know very well why they make the servants wear white gloves and it is not just a quaint meaningless expression--unless you consider 'darkie' or worse to be an meaningless expression. I said I would not play the race card, so I leave this by saying that we all know that the hand inside the glove is likely to be several shades browner than the white satin given them to wear by the seated class.
Although multi-layered, the basic notion behind the white gloves is the given knowledge among the seated class that you really don't want them (the servants) touching your stuff. While never stated outright, the 'ickyness' factor is, I believe, the underlying subtext that comes with the white gloves.
White gloves on a servant symbolizes the seated class's desire to be insulated or protected from the ickyness of the serving class. This is not as germophobic as it sounds, although I do think there's that element present in the condition. But I mean it in more of a plutocratic sense, as if the seated class fears being contaminated by our touch. White gloves protect their clothing, their furniture, plates, glasses, cutlery and, of course, their food from their servant's basic ickyness.
To keep the servant from touching all their stuff with their usually olive-to-black and oh-so-sticky fingers, they require the gloves. To measure the success of the gloves to remain between us and them, however, the gloves must be white. Why white? Certainly there are some subliminal factors, but the most obvious reason is not subtle at all. White is a symbol of purity, to be sure. It is also a color that can be measured, as to the state of said purity.
This is my classist card. It is a viewpoint that is directly in line with my Observation #2 and this is where it leads me, to my conclusion.
When the servants are too poor to even pay tax, yet are considered by the upper class to be too weak and possessed of a false sense of entitlement to basic, human needs like food, health care and social security, that is a classist society. Further, I believe, that when servants are also required to wear symbols of their class--as a means of identifying them and keeping the separate from other classes--we have moved to a dangerously classist society.
It's dangerous because it separates our whole society into two separate parts that are then set against each other in a way that benefits neither class. It's not worth pretending that class doesn't exist, but it is worth our time mitigating the negative effects that class divisions can and do have on actual people. We may all know that the rich think the poor are icky, but allowing the servants the dignity of not wearing white gloves is a small price to pay for some civility, don't you think?
After all, such civility is in everyone's best interest. The argument can be made that the upper half of society is not so far from the lower half in real terms. That is, when you think about it, many of those who consider them to be be upper class are just one bubble burst, one layoff, one medical bill from dropping into the lower half.
Now the political part. Many of those who have convinced themselves that they 'built that' also realize, instinctively, that they are on the bubble, at risk of failing. This is, quite frankly, a very uncomfortable place to be. It's not so surprising, then, that these folks would transfer their troubles to an outside force. They might say, for example, that our current President is a failed Moslem socialist apologist who may not even have been born here. If you ask them, our 'job creator' class would say, alas, that they have become so demoralized in four years that they are no longer able to compete in the global marketplace without sufficient incentives to invest. It's true, the rich are no different that you or me--we are just scared about different things.
The poor are scared of dying. The rich are scared of being poor. Until that changes, the servants will need to keep those gloves on. | {
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Liriano flunks latest audition for other teams
Charles Rex Arbogast, Associated PressThe White Sox's Paul Konerko (14) was greeted at home by Alejandro De Aza and Kevin Youkilis after the trio scored on Konerko's home run off Francisco Liriano in the first inning of Chicago's 7-4 victory Monday.
CHICAGO - Scout summits take place at ballparks across the major leagues at this time of year, and there was a big one at U.S. Cellular Field on Monday.
The Braves, Pirates, Cubs and Marlins were among the group at the Twins-White Sox game. A scout can be looking at a variety of players, but several were interested in Twins lefthander Francisco Liriano, whose recent run of strong outings had vaulted him to the top handful of available pitchers prior to the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline.
With so many eyes on him Monday, Frankie faltered.
Chicago hitters teed off, smashing three home runs off him, sending him to the showers with two outs in the third inning. The White Sox didn't score again, but they had all the offense they needed to beat the Twins 7-4 in the first game of a three-game series.
In 2 2/3 innings, Liriano gave up seven runs on seven hits with a walk and two strikeouts in his shortest start since April 17. He gave up a three-run homer in the first inning to Paul Konerko (a high fastball) and two-run shots to Adam Dunn (a bad slider) and Alex Rios (a nothing slider) in the third.
"One of those days where I couldn't throw anything down in the zone," Liriano said. "I didn't have anything going for me tonight."
Liriano entered Monday with a 3-4 record and 2.84 ERA in his previous 10 starts. His recent performances had raised his trade value and made some wonder if the Twins should just keep the 28-year-old, who can become a free agent after the season.
One bad outing shouldn't wipe out his trade value -- but it was a reminder of what Liriano (3-10) was the first two months of the season.
The Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, Reds, Nationals and Rangers are among teams looking to add starting pitching. If the Phillies are able to sign Cole Hamels to a contract extension, Liriano could be the best available lefthanded starter.
Teams also might wait to see where the Cubs' Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza land before taking a serious look at Liriano.
Despite his name being tossed around in rumors, Liriano has remained his same nonplussed self. There are no indications that the Twins have approached him about a contract extension.
"I would like to be here," he said. "I have been here my whole [major league] career, so I would like to stay here for a couple years. It's not my call. I want to stay here but we will see what happens."
Liriano isn't the only Twins player to draw interest. Some teams are interested in center fielder Denard Span as a leadoff hitter. The Marlins showed interest recently but now appear to be sellers more than buyers.
And according to a Yahoo! Sports report Monday, the Twins are listening to offers for first baseman Justin Morneau. It's hard to determine his trade value because some teams, the Dodgers for one, have him only as a secondary option because of concerns over his concussion history.
Several teams would be interested in Josh Willingham if the Twins were willing to shop him. They will listen but likely won't deal their leading run producer.
The Twins scored runs in the first and second innings Monday, but the White Sox power display put them ahead 7-2 by the third. Chicago's Gavin Floyd, just off the disabled list, walked six but held the Twins to two earned runs and six hits over six innings.
That's right. Six hits and six walks. Floyd was there for the taking, but the Twins tied a club record by grounding into five double plays. They were 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position. | {
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Jackson Time of Death a Mystery, Murray’s “Script”/MJ Believed Entourage was Poisoning his Food
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Jackson Time of Death a Mystery
TMZ
Aug 26th 2009
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the L.A. County Coroner cannot pinpoint the time of Michael Jackson's death ... but paramedics say when they arrived they believed he was dead for at least an hour and maybe longer.
Dr. Conrad Murray's statement to LAPD detectives lays out a timeline in which Dr. Murray administered Propofol at 10:40 AM and then ten minutes later (10:50) he walked out of the room, went to the bathroom and returned two minutes later (10:52) to find Jackson was not breathing. He did not have anyone call 911 until 12:21 PM ... approximately an hour-and-a-half later.
Sources say cops are suspicious of Dr. Murray's account. They say when Dr. Murray was interviewed by them two days after Jackson died -- his lawyer by his side -- the doctor's account seemed "scripted." ...
... Jackson had moved to Vegas after returning from the Middle East in 2006, taking up residence with his children in a 10-bedroom mansion west of the Strip. Jack Wishna, a wheeler and dealer in the gaming industry who had lobbied Donald Trump to open a resort in town, was trying to help Michael to land a series of shows in Vegas that could pay off his mounting debts, but the deal wasn't going well. Wishna would later tell CNN that the singer seemed "drugged up" and "incoherent" and was often so weak that he needed a wheelchair to get around. Jackson and his children rarely left the mansion, except for shopping excursions. When they did go out, the kids wore feather-and-mesh masks to shield them from photographers, their father by their side in his odd uniforms from some imaginary army, replete with epaulettes and armbands. The Vegas shows were eventually cancelled because of Jackson's condition, Wishna said. Around that same time, Jackson's sister Janet reportedly tried to stage an intervention with Michael to curb his drug use, but failed.
By that point, Jackson had been spiralling downward for years. The breaking point had come as he was driven home in a motorcade on June 13, 2005, just after his acquittal on 10 counts of child molestation and related claims. The mood in the car was subdued. Arriving at Neverland Ranch, Jackson went upstairs and turned to Dick Gregory, a comedian and family friend who had known Michael since he starred in The Wiz. Jackson grabbed Gregory and clutched him tightly. "Don't leave me," he begged. "They're trying to kill me."
Gregory had the feeling that Jackson was referring to the whole world. Michael seemed paranoid and dehydrated. "Have you eaten?" Gregory asked him, knowing that Jackson often went without food for days.
"I can't eat," Jackson responded. "They're trying to poison me."
"Do me a favour," Gregory told him. "Get out of here. All of these people have double-crossed you."
As melodramatic as it sounds, Gregory may have been right. Jackson had long lived in an alternate world of yes men who seemed to come and go, alternately bilking the singer or accusing Michael of bilking them. Not even his family seemed to be able to get past this world of opportunism. By the time of his molestation trial, this circle had grown increasingly shady. There was Marc Schaffel, a former gay-porn producer who advised Jackson for years, and Al Malnik, a lawyer who reportedly once represented mobster Meyer Lansky. There were two German 'entrepreneurs' who managed to get Jackson to endorse a sports cola, known only as 'Mystery Drink', which was briefly sold during the HIStory tour. And there was his security detail from the Nation of Islam, which was rumoured to have come to blows with several of Jackson's brothers who had expressed concern over the Nation's growing sway over Michael's life.
Jackson knew he had to get out -- but his choice of a saviour only made things weirder. That June, to help him resolve his finances and escape the glare of the media spotlight, Jackson turned to a man he had never met: Sheik Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, a prince of Bahrain. The sheik had befriended Michael's brother Jermaine, who had converted to Islam and spent four months living in Bahrain. Now Abdullah helped pay off some $2.2m in legal fees for Michael, and by the end of the month, Jackson -- with his three young children and staff in tow -- went to live with the prince. ...
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I think Charles Manson and the Manson "Family" were a fascist conspiracy to make the hippies look bad. I suspect Manson himself was programmed. He had been in various prisons, where a lot of brainwashing occurs. While he likely learned mind control techniques there, he was also subjected to them. The film industry is involved in a lot of propaganda to get people to go along with the system. The Spahn Ranch was likely used in many of the Westerns that glorified the genocide of the Native Americans and programmed the minds of many people. Many people who got caught up in the Manson cult were vulnerable and naive people who were looking to escape the authoritarianism of their bourgeois families, but instead got taken in by this brainwashed brainwasher who pretended to be a hippie. The Spahn Ranch likely contained a lot of triggers that might have been used in programming the members of the Manson "Family".
Lyle Courtsal
This guy is not a Christian if he is sending vulnerable people to a stateless person status. A lot of rightwingers who think they're Christians ain't going to make. Remember, thou shalt not kill, by gun or budget cut.
Hank
Oh and further evidence of his being an agent provocateur is quoting an anti-pope of the new Vatican II pseudo-Christianity. It's pretty clear after the Judaeo-Masonic takeover of the Catholic Church with Vatican II that this fully controlled religious entity is being made to be the One World Religion of ecumenism, do as thou wilt and other satanic creeds. SHAME ON CONSTANTINE. I only need use the words of Archangel Michael: Lord rebuke you, alex constantine.
Lyle Courtsal
And I forgot about Luke Elliott Sommer and friends who exposed 65 torture centers mostly in Afghanistan. He came home and exposed them, then he and his associates did a bank job for running money. What most people don't understand is that once you violate a clearance, then they start gunning for you. They ran to Canada and then turned themselves in. Then of course there was the talk about how Sommer was going to use the money to start in the canadian ganja businessl weird how it was that when I posted additional information on wikipedia, it would vanish off the site in about a second. Type it in again and once again, the good stuff on the torture centers would vanish, but the garbage about the canadian pot business would still be there. Weird. . . | {
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Prayer Day Politics: In Louisiana, Religion And Government Mix Like Oil And Water
A government-backed call for prayer is really a way for the state to take sides in a theological debate. That should never happen
I understand why people living along the Gulf Coast are frustrated. The BP oil spill is an unmitigated environmental disaster, with as much as 2.5 million gallons of oil pouring into the region every day.
What’s especially frustrating is that, despite all of our modern technology and know-how, we don’t seem to be able to plug the well. The oil just keeps gushing forth.
Various proposals have been floated, but one of the most recent responses from the Louisiana Senate raised a host of different problems: designation of an official day of prayer.
State Sen. Robert Adley (R-Benton) says human attempts to resolve the crisis have failed, so it’s time for government to call on divine intervention.
“Thus far efforts made by mortals to try to solve the crisis have been to no avail,” Adley said. “It is clearly time for a miracle for us.”
The resolution, which passed unanimously, named last Sunday as a statewide day of prayer in Louisiana and called on people of all religions “to pray for an end to this environmental emergency, sparing us all from the destruction of both culture and livelihood.”
I should point out that Louisiana Senators are not the only government officials calling for prayer these days. President Barack Obama’s Oval Office address on the spill last week contained a good amount of God talk as well.
Obama ended his speech with an anecdote about how, even in the middle of this disaster, fishermen in the Gulf still gathered with their boats for an annual ritual knowing as the Blessing of the Fleet.
“The oil spill is not the last crisis America will face,” Obama said. “This nation has known hard times before, and we will surely know them again. What sees us through – what has always seen us through – is our strength, our resilience, and our unyielding faith that something better awaits us if we summon the courage to reach for it.”
He continued, “Tonight, we pray for that courage. We pray for the people of the Gulf. And we pray that a hand may guide us through the storm towards a brighter day.”
It’s not unusual that many Americans would turn to prayer during a time of crisis. I suspect many Americans were praying about the situation in the Gulf long before the Louisiana Senate and Obama recommended it. I suspect they didn’t need any government official to tell them to do it.
Prayer is not the problem; the problem comes from those promoting it. In this case, the recommendation is coming from the wrong source.
I would fully expect the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans or the Louisiana Council of Churches to call on people to pray during a disaster like this. (In fact, the Archdiocese beat the state Senate to the punch by more than a month.)
A call to prayer should always come from a religious authority, not a government body. While many people may see such calls as innocuous, they are not. When government officials endorse prayer, they are putting their stamp of approval on a certain type of religious expression – usually the one held by the majority. These officials are also making statements about God and religion: that God exists, that God is willing to intervene in human affairs, that miracles are possible.
Not all religions accept these assumptions. Thus, a government-backed call for prayer is really a way for the state to take sides in a theological debate. That should never happen.
People have argued for centuries about the nature of God. The discussion has been quite heated, sometimes erupting in violence. No one expects that to happen in Louisiana. Instead, the prayer day, which has already come and gone, will be seen as just another attempt by the government to enlist religion as a prop for its goals. Even if those goals are laudable, the government has no right co-opting religion to achieve them.
Americans are quite capable of deciding when (or whether) to pray. If they need guidance in this area, the proper agents to provide that are America’s clergy – not the political leaders of Louisiana or any other state.
P.S. It’s worth remembering that Thomas Jefferson opposed government-sanctioned prayer days. Explaining his thinking in an 1808 letter to the Rev. Samuel Miller, Jefferson said it well: “[E]very one must act according to the dictates of his own reason, and mine tells me that civil powers alone have been given to the President of the U.S. and no authority to direct the religious exercises of his constituents.” | {
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Greenspeed Recumbent Trikes: A Revolution in Personal Transport
One of the oldest recumbent tricycle brands, Greenspeed started in 1990 but has remained a family business – four of owner Ian’s nine employees are family members – despite rapid growth. Greenspeed – a revolution in personal transport, – is based in Australia and started much like Laid Back Cycles, in an outdoor shed. Ian originally built trikes on-demand, creating about one ride per month, but production increased as demand grew and soon the company expanded into three factories, nine employees and even required outsourcing of one size frame, creating a cost-effective option named the GT3. Laid Back Cycles carries all of Greenspeed’s recumbent tricycles including the adjustable Magnum, the bargain GT1 and the legendary tandem GTT TandemTrike.
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In 1993, Palo Alto Animal Services received a phone call in which an anonymous person reported a missing pet: a huge, fast, aggressive and highly venomous Black Mamba snake. Basically, unless you carry antivenom in your lunchbox, there's about a 100% chance a bite will kill you. Clearly, black mambas are not cuddly pets. The phone tree went into immediate effect, calling to warn parents to drive their children to school rather than let them walk. Some schools even roped off areas. Since I knew that black mambas have a particular affinity for little girls, I was terrified. I remember being in the backseat of the carpool Volvo, peering into every bush we passed, expecting a giant snake to lurch out (like this). I think we were on lockdown the rest of the afternoon but eventually the scare faded when people realized that a) black mambas wouldn't survive long without a climate like Kenya's, b) it's pretty hard to obtain and keep a pet black mamba in the US, and c) the whole thing was probably a hoax. Someone made "I survived the Black Mamba" t-shirts. It ended up being a joke for anyone that remembers it. Nonetheless, the idea that dangerous animals would "invade" our suburbia can be unnerving.
Slightly less of a joke, because much more real than the mamba, are the mountain lions that sometimes take a short jaunt down from the hills to visit our backyards. I think usually they are just checking out the real estate values (they seem to prefer Atherton, wouldn't you?) but now and then they attack someone. In 2004, when the police shot a skinny mountain lion that was hiding out in a residential tree there was quite an uproar. Judging from the comments in the paper every time there's a sighting reported, having to share property with wild animals captivates our imagination and kindles our fears: "Are the mountain lions on our turf or are we on theirs? Are they trying to tell us something? One ate a goat--is that a sign? Have they newly developed a taste for human flesh? Or have they liked eating us all along? Do they like eating us better when we are shrink-wrapped in spandex biking gear?"
Wild beasts are the 4th plague on Egypt and the idea of wild animal mauling is still alarming...unless the animals are made of marzipan.
Marzipan is a traditional Passover confection in some parts of the world. You can buy it, of course, but it's simple to make at home. It is one of my absolute favorite treats and unlike the meringue in my earlier post, it is easy to model. If you're not like me and aren't equipped with a hedgehog cookie cutter (how did I end up the kind of person who has a hedgehog cookie cutter?) you can shape marzipan any way you like with your hands.
I originally tried painting my wild beasts...
but didn't like where that was going, so covered them in chocolate instead (could that have been the solution for all my failed art?) rrrRRROOOoooaaarr!
Marzipan Wild Beasts
200 g blanched almonds (first healthcare, then weights & measures?!)
175 g powdered sugar (FYI some powdered sugar has cornstarch. If that's an issue for you, you can process some granulated sugar in the food processor until fine.)
1 egg white
few drops of almond extract
pinch of salt
Grind the almonds in a food processor until very very fine, stirring now and then to make sure it's even.
Add in the sugar and process. Then add in the egg white, extract, and salt and pulse until a lump of dough forms. Sprinkle a work surface with powdered sugar and knead the marzipan for a minute or so until smooth and easy to work with. Either roll out into a sheet about 1/2-1 cm thick and cut with cookie cutters or a knife, or model by hand. Let dry out for an hour before painting, icing or dipping in chocolate. Then keep in a covered container.
Blood is the first plague on Egypt. All the water turned to blood, killing the fish and making for some lousy tasting drip coffee. It would have been easy for me to go whimsical with this one (if you'd been to my apartment in Irvine, you might have seen a jar of homemade fake blood in the fridge) but I forced myself to do a straight recipe instead. The only "blood" here comes from the blood orange. I adapted this recipe from the Andalusian orange salad in Diana Henry's lovely "Crazy Water Pickled Lemons." It makes a great Passover salad because you get a bed of maror, or bitter herbs, symbolic of the bitterness of slavery, topped with oranges, dried fruit, nuts and sweet wine--echoing the Passover condiment, haroset, which represents the mortar used by the slaves to build. The sweet and pungent flavors compliment each other on the Seder plate and otherwise, as do the colors of the greens and the blood orange.
If I'm trapped in this house when the Big One strikes, I'll be surviving off the boxes of unused matzoh meal, potato starch and Passover cake mix from years past. Yes, it's that time again. Time for stocking up on more kosher-for-Passover products than you can use (because if you wait until the last minute, the shelves will be empty [from everyone else stocking up on more than they can use{because if they wait the shelves will be empty}]). It's also time for spring cleaning and celebrating the end of the cold, dark, months. The trees are exploding into little white flowers and I'm remembering my little skirts (OK it's California so they were never forgotten). Passover is a spring holiday and one of my favorites. Even more so than Rosh Hashanah, it's filled with very symbolic food. In addition, there is the restriction of not eating chametz, leavened products, the definition of which varies and can include most grains, legumes, and corn/syrup/starch. For many cooks, myself included, this limit presents an exciting challenge. I'm not one to try to fake a cake with matzoh meal. Just like tofu cheese, it will never taste like the real thing. I'd rather avoid matzoh altogether, just like matzoh would rather me avoid the bathroom.
I might get to the tears, bitterness, and freedom on this blog eventually, but first I'd like to attempt a couple of plague inspired treats, in no particular order (I know, I know, it's all about order. Sorry). I can't make any promises because I'm so busy that attempting an omelette for dinner is a rare thing these days--so don't hold your breath for "death of the first born" fashioned in spun sugar. However, I'm taking a class right now that is sculpturally inspiring/sculpturally humbling, so I thought I'd take a stab at making a few things during a study break.
Frogs. Perhaps the funniest of the 10 plagues to me. (Are plagues funny? Frogs on your bed! Take that!) Here I made them out of Swiss meringue, which according to Martha Stewart, is an "intermediate-level meringue", up from the beginner's French. Can I have my yellow belt now? Basically, you cook the egg whites and sugar over simmering water before beating into shiny, stiff peaks. It is more stable, especially if you add a little meringue powder along with the fresh eggs. As always with meringue, use a clean metal bowl and clean mixers, since the smallest trace of fat will affect volume. Separate cold eggs and allow the whites to come to room temperature before beating. It's best if the air is dry. If you are not feeling artistically inclined, you can easily make boils instead of frogs. Just switch the food coloring to red and form lumps. I might even top them with a little white chocolate pus. :)
Whisk the whites, sugar, and meringue powder together in a clean metal bowl. Continue whisking with the bowl placed over gently simmering water until the sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and then beat with the electric mixer, starting on slow and moving up to high speed, until stiff, glossy peaks form. This will take about 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla and food coloring. Gently transfer some of the
meringue to a pastry bag, careful not to deflate it. Using two spoons, make a lump of meringue on the baking sheet for the body, then another smaller lump for the head. Pipe the legs and any other details you'd like. I kind of pushed things around gently until they looked as good as they could, given that meringue isn't Play-Doh. Work as quickly as you can, because the frogs will start to droop. Bake until dry, for about 1 hr to 1.5 hrs depending on the size. Turn off the oven and let cool in the oven. You can crack the door after a little while, if you like.
Lately I've been waking up thinking I'm not in my own room, but in Hollywood instead... In a small bed with pilled madras sheets, birds singing against the unabating whisper that comes from being wedged between Santa Monica Blvd. and Sunset, the stifling smell of the neighbor's guava trees, and the sunlight flooding like a sustained Polaroid flash, throwing a glare on the hardwood to make you wish for lead goggles.
It's odd that I'd be confused, since the dark 6 AM quiet that I wake up in now bears no resemblance. Maybe I'm craving those lazy Hollywood mornings when I was hiding out from the street-cleaning meter maids, killing hours making breakfast and reading the Economist alone in someone else's kitchen. Or maybe I'm craving the companionship that allowed me to wake up in someone else's apartment. However, now in my own bed, I can make a snow angel (eye-mask still on). It's a relief to brush my arm over the smooth, cool sheets on the other side of my bed, immaculate since no one dragged wrinkles through them rolling out on the way to work. I didn't think much of it at the time, but those Indian sheets slightly scratching my skin developed into a mildly irritating compromise. Now, when I've shaken off the disorientation of sleep, I appreciate what a comfort it is to sleep on a pillow I picked for myself.
I have never made peanut butter cookies for myself. I make them all the time. I'm pretty fond of cookies, PB are just not my favorite (it works out: I'm not tempted to eat the whole batch before they make it to their destination). But my peanut butter cookies were someone else's favorite--so much that I'd ship them as a forget-me-not. There's something nice about making a thing for someone else, even when the recipient isn't there. There's something warm about the routine of it and where your mind goes when you're creaming the butter, rolling in sugar, dropping by rounded spoonful. Especially these days where most things I do are for me, there's a tenderness in creating something with the spirit of a gift.
As I was walking with a tupperware full of my last batch of these, a woman in her parked car rolled down her window to ask what I'd made. Turns out peanut butter chocolate are her favorite but she "doesn't know anyone who makes them anymore". Hopefully, a couple cookies from a passerby improved her evening.
Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and spices together in a small bowl. Set aside.
Mix sugars together. Beat sugars with butter until lightened. Beat in peanut butter until creamy. Add in egg and vanilla and beat until just incorporated. Switch to a spoon if you were using an electric beater and slowly mix in the dry mixture to the PB one, until just incorporated. Refrigerate the dough at least an hour (and up to overnight).
Place some granulated sugar and a little cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Remove dough from fridge. Scoop dough by rounded teaspoonful and roll through the sugar. Place balls 1.5 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Using your finger, or the end of a wooden spoon, make a deep well in the center of each ball.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, rotating oven racks halfway. Cool on sheets for a couple minutes then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely. You can deepen the wells while the cookies are still warm.
For the Filling:
Melt the chocolate in a double-boiler, stirring constantly until it is smooth (since I'm neurotic about burning chocolate, I remove it from the heat before it is completely melted and use the residual heat to finish). Let it cool very slightly, then whisk in the softened butter until just mixed in. Use a pastry bag and tip, a cut-off Ziploc, or a spoon to fill the centers of the cookies. Allow the filled cookies to set until firm. | {
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Desert Daisies - Knowledgebase Question
I recently planted Desert Daisies in a bed. When I deadhead the spent blossoms do I cut back to the first leaf cluster for each blossom or can I just cut across the spent flowers? How often should I fertilize them and with what to keep them colorful and flowering? I look forward to your reply.
Lots of plants are called Desert Daisies so I'm guessing yours is Melampodium leucanthum (hope you still have the plant tag). These produce lots and lots of white flowers with yellow centers. You can cut the entire flowering stem down when the flower is spent. These plants produce flowers all summer long. If you have lots of spent flowers you can simply cut them all straight across. As long as you keep the spent flowers deadheaded your plants will continue to bloom all summer long. You can feed with a general purpose 20-20-20 or use a liquid (such as Miracle Gro). One application is all your plants need for a season of growth and blossoms. Enjoy! | {
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Back9 gets first distribution deal, with DirecTV
A little more than a year and a half after it formally launched, Back9 Network signed its first distribution deal with DirecTV.
The satellite operator will carry the “golf lifestyle” channel on its digital basic tier, which has nearly 20 million subscribers, starting Sept. 29, network officials said.
Back9 Network executives would not disclose the channel’s license fee or advertising agreements that are part of the long-term deal it signed with DirecTV. But the channel’s top executives clearly are relieved to complete their first carriage deal with a national satellite operator.
“This has been a long time coming,” said the channel’s president, Carlos Silva, who added that the network is in discussions with all the other big pay-TV providers. “Now we’ll do what any young network has to do: put our heads down and try to get these other deals done.”
Silva said the channel has no live rights and does not plan to compete for them as they come up. It will launch with 10 prime-time series, as well as live morning, midday and evening shows that will be produced from its Hartford, Conn., studios.
“We’re not in the live sports business,” Silva said. “We own our own programming.”
Planned shows include “The Ahmad Rashad Show,” where the host hangs out with sports and entertainment celebrities; “Ball Hogs,” about people who search ponds and lakes for lost golf balls; and “Golf Treasures,” which follow golf collectors as they try to find golf memorabilia. | {
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Artists: Big Gus
BIG GUS
What year did you start tattooing? Professionally, in 1997, at a shop called Distinctive Ink.
How did you get involved in the industry? My boys where I grew up had tattoos all around me, so it was part of my environment at the young age of 14.
Your online bio states that you started tattooing professionally around age 22, but first started doing it unprofessionally at age 14. What was tattooing like for you at such a young age? It was crazy. I really didn’t know what I was doing, but my friends wanted me to tattoo them because I was able to draw fairly well.
What brought you to work in the black-and-gray realism style? Well, that’s simple. Growing up in our streets of Los Angeles, CA, that’s all you would see is black-and- gray Chicano art. As I grew as an artist I would go to the liquor store, look at tattoo magazines, and specifically look for Freddy Negrete, Jack Rudy, and Paul Booth. I wanted to do ink like them.
You are one of the three artists on Spike TV’s tattoo cover-up show, Tattoo Nightmares. What brought you to specialize in cover-ups? I did cover-ups [before the show] but not as often as I do now. Then I was asked to do this show on Spike TV. First thing I asked was, “Is this a drama show?” because I’m not into that. Long story short, they said, “no,” and I was all in. I figured as a tattoo artist, other artists—especially young ones—look up to that. I would take and accept this challenge of doing cover-ups on this show Tattoo Nightmares. But I am no expert by any means, as I believe I just have learned to adapt to my new job as a cover-up artist.
What is your convention circuit like? Oh man, that’s my life! I travel a lot for work, mostly supporting my friends’ shows on the circuit and helping as much as I can with this new popularity I have gained. I love sharing that with my tattoo family. Let’s just say at times I live in hotels and airports and my house is just an expensive storage unit, ’cause my ass is never home!
Who are some of your main artistic inspirations? Wow, that question can be a whole interview on its own, but at the moment I love going to museums around the world, studying other masters, sculptures, buildings. Many things inspire my mind. I have a few friends that I am very blessed to learn from that are masters in this day and age. Kevin Llewellyn, Michael Hussar, and Shawn Barber influence me heavily as a student in the art of oil painting.
You are also a graffiti artist. How does graffiti relate to tattooing, and vice versa? As a graffiti artist, I bring my style into certain designs as a tattoo artist; and as a tattoo artist, I bring my fine-line photorealism into my graff work, making it look a lot more realistic and less stylized.
What other mediums do you work in? Oils, acrylics, airbrush, watercolor. If you can draw with it I can do art with it. [Laughs.] I like to write on walls with crayons, and painting by number is super fun!
What advice do you have for someone before they get tattooed? First, look up the artist. Any artist with any good work will have some social media stuff out there. Look to see if their work is consistent. Also, visit the artist before making your decision. See if you both feel each other on the tattoo idea you are bringing to him. This will help to make sure the artist’s style matches your vision for your tattoo. Also, make sure the artist works in a clean, well-known shop. Your health is very important. At all times make sure they have the proper education on blood-borne pathogen control.
What artists have tattooed you? Oh man, myself. [Laughs.] Also, Bob Tyrrell, Corey Miller, Tony Olivas, Carlos Torres, Alan Padilla, Tommy Montoya, Mr. Flaks, and Ska. Still not done with my back piece being done by my brother Mike Demasi, and my ribs are going to be Josh Duffy. They’re all like family to me and I’m honored to have ink by all of them.
How has the reputation of tattooing changed since you’ve been in the industry? I believe it’s changed in a positive way. Artists are more open-minded. Artists work with each other, instead of like the old days, when artists could not even tell each other what needles they would use. So it’s nice to see this change and so many new styles of tattoo art being born. This is also due to the huge number of tattoo artists coming from art backgrounds in fine art.
What brought you to work at Art Junkies? My best friend, Mario Rosena, and my brother Mike Demasi—they have been big influences on me as a person and artist. Being around them is always a positive thing; I love them both, as they have helped me become a better man and artist. And not to mention, our crew is sick. Tim McEvoy, Brent Olson, Dagger Face, and Ryan Mullins be killing it. One of our newest to the family, Scott, has grown to be a great artist as well. Pretty amazing artists have come from this shop, like Nikko Hurtado, Mike DeVries, Dark Horse, (a.k.a. Aric Taylor) and so many others have blessed the inside walls of Art Junkies.
Are there any up-and-coming artists that the industry should look out for? Tim McEvoy, Ryan Mullins, Brent Olson, and Rich Pineda. There are so many young, great artists; it’s insane. I love it.
We’ve heard you really like to fish. How did you get into that? I got into it from a friend of the family who took me fishing and would take us to the park as kids. We didn’t have a father, and this man would take us and show us amazing things about the outdoors. Mr. Studdel was a great friend to us and served this country in WWII. He has everything to do with my love for fishing—and fishing, oh man, fishing is my way to escape from the everyday hustle. I love being in the ocean or in the river all alone. It seems so surreal that these places exist in this crazy world. It’s my way of rebooting my mind for my clients and giving them my 100 percent of drawing ability.
If you could tattoo anyone with any design, who would it be and of what design? My mother, who passed away when I was 19. I would tattoo some pencils and brushes on her with a little note that says, “Thank you for giving me the gift of life. Love, your son Big Gus.” I miss her more than you could imagine, but at least she taught me to be good, to learn from my mistakes, and to draw to clear my mind of all that is bothering me at the moment, which I will pass on to my daughter, Breezy!
Anything you would like to add? Thank you for this opportunity to show those kids who struggle and draw every day that they can feel like they belong somewhere on this planet. Your art will always take you to where you truly want to be. Always believe in yourself. Dreams do come true—you just have to work hard and commit to the art within yourself. | {
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This week in Android: Amazon Prime Day Eve, Mi Band 4 review, and Note 10 leaks
I sound like a broken record, I know, but today is officially Amazon Prime Day Eve and plenty of deals are already live. Check out our deal hub for the details, and be sure to stay tuned to the website tomorrow and Tuesday as we’ll be posting many more Prime Day deals.
We also saw two major leaks this week. First, the Google Pixel 4 XL leaked in new renders, showing off its big ol’ forehead (okay, it’s not really that bad) and dual front cameras. Renders of the Galaxy Note 10 also leaked this week, showing the lack of a headphone jack that’s sure to cause a stir amongst Note diehards.
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Can We Really Grow With Less Energy?
A cornerstone of liberal energy policy is the assumption that economic growth can continue even as energy consumption, and therefore CO2 emissions, decline. But there is zero empirical support for that belief. Historically, economic growth equals growth in energy consumption. It is folly to think that we can maintain economic growth while throttling production of energy.
In recent years, we have heard statements indicating that it is possible to decouple GDP growth from energy growth. I have been looking at the relationship between world GDP and world energy use and am becoming increasingly skeptical that such a decoupling is really possible.
Prior to 2000, world real GDP (based on USDA Economic Research Institute data) was indeed growing faster than energy use, as measured by BP Statistical Data. Between 1980 and 2000, world real GDP growth averaged a little under 3% per year, and world energy growth averaged a little under 2% per year, so GDP growth increased about 1% more per year than energy use. Since 2000, energy use has grown approximately as fast as world real GDP–increases for both have averaged about 2.5% per year growth. This is not what we have been told to expect.
Why should this “efficiency gain” go away after 2000? Many economists are concerned about energy intensity of GDP and like to publicize the fact that for their country, GDP is rising faster than energy consumption. These indications can be deceiving, however. It is easy to reduce the energy intensity of GDP for an individual country by moving the more energy-intensive manufacturing to a country with higher energy intensity of GDP.
What happens when this shell game is over? In total, is the growth in world GDP any less energy intense? The answer since 2000 seems to be “No”.
This is a key point. To the extent that we reduce our energy consumption simply by outsourcing an ever-growing percentage of manufacturing to other, less developed and less energy-efficient countries, we have neither enhanced our economic well-being nor done anything to reduce world-wide consumption of energy and emission of CO2–assuming that such reduction is a desirable goal. | {
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Plunging, freezing and living life to the fullest
Sea Cliff/Glen Head reporter Alyssa Seidman was among the hundreds who dove right in at the Long Beach Polar Bear Plunge last Sunday.
Courtesy Howard Seidman
By Alyssa Seidman
Every Super Bowl Sunday since 2012 has been nothing short of average for me. I’m a pseudo sports fan who only succumbs to the chaos of fandom when the Giants or the Mets are doing miraculously well, which, as of late, has been a rarity.
But this year was different. My father convinced me to do the Polar Bear Plunge. I wasn’t too anxious to accept his offer since I’d plunged six years ago — the last time the Giants competed in the Super Bowl. But the hype to go willingly into almost below freezing waters wasn’t nearly as high.
That was until I charged into the waves.
Reality started to set in a few days prior to the game when we printed out a pair “hold harmless” agreements. The first time around I was reluctant to read the fine print because I was 16, and therefore I was invincible. This year, being older and wiser, I took a moment to scan the waiver, which didn’t help my high-strung tendencies.
And then came the jeers from my peers. I informed my close-held friends and coworkers about my decision to subject myself to possible frostbite.
Are you crazy? Yes, absolutely.
What’s wrong with you? Do you have a couple of hours to hear the list?
You could always just donate money to the cause. Well, where’s the fun in that?
As the day of reckoning approached, my heart quickened with fear every time I thought about running into the ocean. But I pacified myself. This heart racing, nerve tingling, breath depriving feeling was familiar, and not a result of the numbing waters ahead.
Among other things, I learned how to run into the ocean from my father — with fearless strides, the kind that inspire envy in those who hold back from enjoying every insane pleasure of life.
My mother dropped us off at the boardwalk entrance on Riverside and Broadway. As we made our way to the beach, I took note of the weather (a conscious effort to convince myself the dip wouldn’t be too dire). The air was dry and mild, but still sent the slightest chill down your spine. The wind was minimal, but still carried a heavy, salt-laden scent into your nose. The sky was cloudy and gray, but the sun still struggled to make an appearance.
To keep with tradition, despite our better judgment, we wore Giants jerseys to the plunge. After we picked a spot on the beach, my father looked at our fellow plungers’ feet, and made a snap decision to brave the water without footwear. “I want to do it the right way,” he said. Being my father’s daughter, I followed suit, unprepared for the icy sands that greeted the bottoms of my feet. There was no going back now.
I stood facing the ocean, right on the border where the sand meets the shore, taking long, focused breaths. I smiled in anticipation, waited a couple of beats, and then took off running, fearlessly striding, into the waves.
My feet became numb during the initial steps into the swell, then a breaker hit my thighs, but I fought to move deeper into the blue. My running became trudging under the weight of the water, and another breaker hugged my stomach. I was all but an icicle at this point, and it was hard to think about anything but taking the final step — plunging underwater.
The limbo between the breakers and the oncoming waves was a perfect place to perform a saltwater baptism. I quickly lunged at a breaking wave, and fell gracefully, backwards, into the tide.
I resurfaced without a minute to spare. I felt deprived of my senses, as if the cold had frozen each one of my nerves for a hint of a second. Then they all screamed, in unison, “run back to shore!”
During defrost, I thanked the Universe for keeping the wind chill at a minimum and the temperature at a balmy 45. And then I plunged two times more. Because despite my frozen extremities, my panting chest, and my brain questioning its own sanity, I needed more of that heart racing, nerve tingling, breath depriving feeling — because where’s the fun in not feeling alive?
Alyssa Seidman is the reporter for the Sea Cliff/Glen Head Herald Gazette. | {
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Rush eSports 2017 was a great success, here is our recap
RUSH brought all the players together!
The inaugural Rush eSports powered by HP OMEN kicked off last week Friday at the Sandton Convention Centre and it ran the whole weekend from 21 – 23 July and featured various eSports tournaments and competitions across many game titles. The game genres varied from Sport, Fighting to MOBA which includes FIFA 17, Street Fighter V, League of Legends, CS: GO, and Hearthstone. The various attractions included restaurants, casual tournaments open to the public, and the NAG BYOC (bring your own computer) LAN.
In the latest in a series of innovations that keep Kaizer Chiefs and supporters at the cutting edge of technological advances, Kaizer Chiefs participated at RUSH and put on one of the best FIFA eSports tournaments to date, with Shoutcasters making the experience even more enjoyable.
For Hearthstone fans, Kwesé hosted a Hearthstone Fireside Gathering and there was R30,000 cash in prizes for winners across the weekend, with the player in the daily top spot walking away with R5,000. Second and third place get R3,000 and R2,000 respectively. In addition, there was a casual tournament for those keen for some arrive-and-play fun.
Another highlight of the weekend was that we had a stand for the weekend inviting Gamers, Shoutcasters and YouTubers to come and chat gaming at the stand. We have some great interviews on the way, all will be on our YouTube channel and features Nick Holden ( Co-Founder ACGL), Chani_ZA (YouTuber & Influencer), Tech Girl ( Gamer, eSports enthusiast, YouTube Influencer), Matt Sledge ( General Manager HP Store South Africa), Constantine 104 ( Game Reviewer & YouTube Influencer) & Kemiso Motaung (Kaizer Chiefs’ Digital Manager).
We pride ourselves in covering all types of games, events, and tournaments in South Africa, as well as any international tournaments and events that warrant our coverage and that, is beneficial for our viewers. We work with various companies including, Alienware, Mettlestate, Asus, Cougar Gaming and many other organisations looking to create a more inclusive gaming scene. | {
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Ionizing
radiation has sufficient energy to strip away electrons from atoms or to break
some chemical bonds resulting in chemical and biological changes. Radiobiology is the study of the action of ionizing radiation
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Synopsis:
As Hal Jordan discovers an experimental aircraft and Edwards Air Force Base, he learns that this craft may have extraterrestrial origins. Unfortunately for Hal, a mysterious new figure from outer space is looking for this craft. Battling the creature, Hal Jordan makes the connection that this creature is a new breed of evolved Manhunters! | {
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Category: Mulberry Daria For Sale
I also attempted Andersonville. After getting off of my train stop I wondering up and down the street trying to find an address. Then I realized I had written down the stop for another store, and I was actually in Wicker park. First off, what we had was what you might call couple of cows and one 3 month old female calf. They were originally shipped from New Zealand way back in 2005. The farmer beneficiary wasn milking them and just generally wasn taking good care of them hence, they got transferred to our farm..
In a 2004 study in the field of weird shit we can make babies do, a UK scientist made several babies look at two pictures. One of those pictures was of an attractive woman, and the other was of a non attractive woman. Out of these babies (all of seven days old, max), almost 100 percent looked significantly longer at pictures of “attractive” people than “unattractive” people..
Fireplace Accessories and ToolsMost people who have a fireplace in their home also have a set of tools, usually placed on the hearth. The fireplace tools aren’t just functional; they’re also very attractive and give the fireplace an even homier appearance. In fact, many homeowners who have gas fireplaces often employ fireplace accessories and tools beside their fireplace for aesthetic reasons only, since gas logs require none of the tools..
6 3O p. Tn. DENMARK Jlelisodut Episcopal. He was true to the schools he loved: Fayetteville City Schools and Vanderbilt University. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Carolyn Askew; children, William Askew, Jr., Ann (Billy) Hatcher, Alison (John) Hoagland of Fayetteville and Robert (Susan) Askew of Sewanee; grandchildren, Alex (Holly) Hoagland of Fayetteville, Katie (Josh) Little of Bradford, Ben (Kelley) Hoagland of Chattanooga, Carrie (Patrick) Turner of Huntsville, Bond (Natalie) Hatcher of Fayetteville and Spears Askew of Sewanee; great grandchildren, Gracie Hoagland and Lily Hoagland of Fayetteville, Eli Little and Clay Little of Bradford, Caroline Hoagland and Margaret Hoagland of Chattanooga, Roslyn Pigg and Hazel Turner of Huntsville and a ninth great grandchild expected in November. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Joe Askew.
Then, in 1994, a friend and former Pizza Hut board member, Martin Hart, gave Carney a call. He had become the Houston franchisee for Papa John’s Pizza and was hoping Carney would develop a taste for Pizza Hut’s competition. “I realized they had what we used to have at Pizza Hut great ingredients making a great pizza,” says Carney.
TKO: Total Knock OutKevin Hart is the executive producer and host behind the summer new obstacle course competition. The 10 episode series will feature one player who must race through intense obstacles while four contestants man battle stations along the course. They fire many different objects in an attempt to slow down their time.
Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in and County.Arrest Eric Barksdale, 25, of the 2800 block of W. Mulberry St., was arrested Wednesday at his city Department of Public Works job in the 1800 block of Eastern Ave. On a warrant charging him with first degree murder.
Somebody coming to get you on Thursday. Somebody coming to get you on Friday. And she drowned Friday night. But maybe minimal is not right for Mulberry. Perhaps Coca has also understood the British luxury label as having to be quirky. Maybe, as Hill said, British fashion does need to be more friendly and eccentric.
The company has 44,000 locations globally more than any other retailer. The National Retail Federation put its US store count at nearly 27,000 as of 2016, compared to 17,500 for Yum Brands, which runs Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC, and the 14,000 locations for McDonald company said Wednesday it expects stores to close after it rolls out a revitalization plan, announced last summer, that will require franchise owners to invest more in their operations. All Subway stores are franchise owned, rather than owned by the company.
They have round stalks, white bulbs, and an identifiable onion smell. If you cannot spot a wild onion you can just use your nose. Wild onions have been used to replace commercially grown onions in recipes. There wasn’t too much unknown terrain on this hike for me. Just the short distance from the confluence, taking Gulf Prong to where we would turn up to The Castle, and then the .30 miles from Gulf Prong up to The Castle while gaining about 700′. Here’s a Google Earth shot from Gulf Prong looking at the Castle.
The clematis vine is the quintessential flowering vine that you might have noticed growing up mailbox poles. Clematis are woody vines that can be either evergreen or deciduous. Its large blooms, especially those of the large flowered hybrids and cultivars, can make a stunning statement in your garden.
Highway Assault: Nezlah Boardley, 40, was arrested after she allegedly punched another woman in the face while driving. The victim told police Boardley punched her in the face multiple times and then continued the assault after stopping the vehicle. When the victim pulled over, Boardley hit her in the head multiple times with a purse that contained several items that made it very heavy.
If you’re looking for dazzling 3D effects, there are better movies. However, you’ll get your fill of some fun 3D action among the singing and dancing. My favorite part is when the tonrado is coming toward the house in the beginning of the film. The method established here allows biologists to better investigate the composition of aquatic communities, especially for detection of rare taxa. Despite a small scale pyrosequencing effort, we demonstrate the extreme sensitivity of pyrosequencing using rare species spiked into plankton samples. We propose that the method is a powerful tool for detection of rare native and/or alien species..
Matthew 7:15, NKJV our Lord aptly prophesied concerning the antichrist to come.But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 2 Peter 2:1 2well you are absolutely correct Doris in that our law does not depend on Paul, nor does it depend on Peter or any man.
Crabgrass can be a problem, and I do consider it a weed. In order to control crabgrass you must use a pre emergent herbicide that will prevent the crabgrass seeds from germinating. In order for this herbicide to be effective you must apply it early in the spring while the soil temperature is still below 45 F..
The open plan airy office is filled with sewing machines, ironing boards and rolls of fabric. When we visited, a group of seamstresses were busy creating animals made out of fabric a quirky speciality of the designer. (the collection) Remade, it about deconstructing and reworking, said Raeburn of the piece, which in its original form was a guard uniform from Buckingham Palace.
There were also five movies on both early lists that didn make the final selection: Potemkin, Scarface, The Miracle of Morgan Creek, Raise the Red Lantern and All About My Mother. All worthy films. What happened? I guess we came to think of Potemkin an great film that lodged in our memories more than in our guts.
Martin replied, “It should be on its way.” One of the suspects then pulled a handgun, grabbed the victim by the shirt, and asked for “everything you’ve got.” He gave up a cell phone, wallet, and other items, then was ordered to walk southbound. Martin’s phone was later recovered after a woman told police she had bought it for $20 from a 16 year old, who she identified through a photo lineup as McClary. Franklin St.
Daudzus gadus atpaka, tikai vrieu izgja strdt, lai atbalsttu viu imenm. Msdiens sievietes vairk ekonomiski pilnvarotas. Tie ir vienldz veiksmgi un profesionli. In addition to its health benefits, hemp is very environmentally friendly, as it can be grown without the use of fungicides, herbicides and pesticides and it efficiently absorbs carbon dioxide.Hemp protein is a high quality source of protein due to its high rate of digestibility. The better a protein is digested, the more efficiently it can be used by the body. The digestibility of any given protein is related to the concentrations of its amino acids.
It supposed to be weird. You just realize HOW weird it is when you build a cloud of fuzzyness around you for a considerable amount of time. In a way it not much different as sitting in a cave for years before coming down from the mountain. Missions have organizations. And when change is necessary, it’s important to know which changes which. [Read more.].
Because the truth is, he’s charging ridiculously low prices for the caliber of food served at his charming, topnotch restaurant. All starters, including a big flavored Big Easy oyster stew with absinthe cream and crackers, are under $10. Entr go for less than $20, and that includes mouthwatering mosaics of fresh, honest cuisine: oxtail with white cheddar grits and braised greens; smoked, spice rubbed ribs with apple slaw; seared yellowtail snapper from the Keys with pea rice and squash; and his signature barbecue shrimp with dip bread.
Another area responsible for household accidents is electricity. Even though electrical hazards aren’t counted among the top five, these can prove deadly. Faulty wiring, overloading circuits, and the improper placement of electrical appliances can cause lethal electrocutions and can also be fire hazards.
Lighting is of course an essential practical component of the home, however it can be a great way of giving a home a stamp of personality. Not only can interesting and stylish lighting set the tone for its surrounding space but it can be used to create a functional statement as well. There are so many choices when it comes to lighting, perhaps too many choices, and often people tend to stick to what know, avoiding designs that are out of their comfort zone, as we can’t guarantee that a new, unknown light will work in our space.
Where this leaves England chances of winning the bid this December is anyone guess. The Motherland of soccer had been firm favorites to host the World Cup for the first time since 1966, when they lifted the trophy for the only time in their history. Triesman blunder might well be fatal, especially as it comes on the back of a series of setbacks, such as the handing out of Mulberry handbags to delegates wives and being told that their bid was by FIFA Vice President Jack Warner.
Drinking the juice of passionflower is another great cure for eye strain problems. This exotic herb is benefited with a wide range of health advantages. It acts as a great source of compounds that ensure enhanced eye health.. Textile conservator Ann Frisina explains the preservation techniques used on the battle flag of Company G of the 1st Minnesota Infantry, which was carried into the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The Minnesota Historical Society recently acquired the flag and other artifacts from the family of Edward Needham, an 18 year old private from rural Northfield, Minn., who served in the 1st Minnesota Infantry during the Civil War.
She sewed her own clothes at night, hiding them from her religiously conservative mother. A neighbour walks past with his dog and they nod to each other as she makes way for them. “I hate dogs but my daughter told me not to say that. She goes on to explain what SGOT and SGPT levels in a blood test can refer to. “An increase in SGOT and SGPT tests means that your liver cells are getting damaged. The damage can be because of many reasons.
I agree, i think robert blake married the woman of his child because it was the right thing for him to do. I think he is angry and has every right to be angry. I hope he lands another movie role. We were very busy as there was a lot of fighting ahead. Some major battles were fought and finally we were taken in Dakotas to a place in Germany and put into trucks to Belsen, two days after liberation. Up until then I believed in a loving God and since that time I have never regained my faith..
NOTE: To update the info above, the Cardinal Greenway is now more than 60 miles long. Starting in Richmond then north through Muncie to Gaston. From Gaston there is a quiet back road connector to Jonesboro, thence through Marion, Sweetser, to Converse.
A 3D street image is used to prevent accidents in Vancouver.Double Down. Two chicken filets, two pieces of bacon, two slices of cheese, no bun. Ashton and Demi at the UN. (before the Common Era), physicians began treating toothaches with something other than invocations to some god or another. A mixture of henbane and beeswax was heated by a hot iron, and then the smoke directed to the decayed tooth. The cavity was then treated with a cement of powdered henbane seed and gum mastic.
Two individuals face aggravated assault and kidnapping charges after an incident where a man was assaulted, forced into a vehicle and had letters carved into his face four months ago resulting in what police were describing as superficial injuries. When they arrived, officers met with a male in his 20 who advised that he had been assaulted. The male had injuries to his upper body and was taken to hospital in stable condition..
I’ve always believed there is a cause for a problem. It just doesn’t come out of no where. The doctors just wanted to call it Ucardia and leave it at that but the suffering was unbearable so I have kept searching, and it finally paid off. One of our sergeants took over a building and put up a big notice that said ‘Harrods’. Our sense of humour managed to survive. I had nightmares for many years my husband would wake me up and say I was crying again.
The History Behind the Monon TrailThe Monon line, as you might suspect, was a rail line for many years. Apparently, north south rail lines weren’t so common, but the Monon was one of the few. It opened in 1853 and reportedly ran from the Lake Michigan area south, 300 miles to the Ohio River.
It is disgusting and unhealthy. It is made like fine wine from Trebbiano and Lambrusco grapes and aged for a minimum of 12 years in a succession of casks. A few drops (perhaps a single drop, even) can add depth and complexity to dishes.. The man has fine taste in litrichur. We picked out of the box a slim Penguin paperback with yellowing pages that gave off the musty odor of long storage. Old age had set in.
She was on disability from her job. She had an fmla leave. But her time for fmla was up. In mice studies conducted at the University of Houston, pomegranate seed oil was found to reduce body weight, inhibit weight gain, and improve insulin sensitivity. Scientists believe it’s the high concentration of linoleic acid in the oil that’s responsible for the benefits. This could be exciting news for those with type II diabetes.
As part of the loan application process, some lenders have prospective borrowers download an app that uploads an extraordinary amount of information like daily location patterns, the punctuation of text messages or how many of their contacts have last names. In the credit industry, this is called alternative data, and it’s mostly used to make decisions on short term, high interest loans. But that’s likely to change soon..
MULBERRY, Fla. Florida pastor was arrested Wednesday as he drove a pickup truck towing a large barbecue style grill filled with kerosene soaked Qurans to a park, where the pastor had said he was planning to burn 2,998 of the Muslim holy books one for every victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
These are the major city centre roads set to close for new tram worksCommuters warned of diversions when work on Centenary Square extension begins later this year00:01, 10 JUL 2018Get daily updates directly to your inbox+ SubscribeSee our privacy noticeThank you for subscribing!Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid EmailParadise Circus and Centenary Square will be closed to traffic from September as work on the Metro tram extension begins a new phase of development.The closures will allow work to begin on the next stage of the Birmingham city centre tram line between the Town Hall and Centenary Square.Commuters and motorists are warned that buses and cars will face diversions around the area when work begins.The works mean:Paradise Circus will be closed to vehicles in both directions from Monday, September 3 until summer 2019 The A38 Queensway tunnels, underneath Paradise Circus will remain fully open in both directions Traffic marshals will be placed to help drivers at the junction of Holliday Street and Suffolk Street Centenary Square, at the end of Broad Street, will be closed to all vehicles Bus services will be diverted via Sheepcote Street and Bath RowAn artists impression of West Midlands Metro calling at a new Metro stop in Victoria Square.Last month workers digging up Victoria Square for the tram lines found a 17th Century path and archaeologists were called in to fully research the historic find before work could continue.Detailed plans are also being developed for the Eastside extension from the corner of Bull Street and Corporation Street out to the new HS2 station at Curzon Street and back along New Canal Street into Digbeth. That is due to arrive by 2026.West Midlands Mayor Andy Street said: “The continued expansion of the West Midlands Metro network is a real success story for the region and this extension is a major milestone in taking it forward.Cheaper tram fares revealed as new era begins for West Midlands Metro what you need to know”That we are already at such a key stage in taking it from Birmingham City Centre up to Centenary Square and beyond to Edgbaston is really good news.”Inevitably with such a massive engineering project there are going to be knock on effects to existing traffic as work takes place, but”I would urge people who may be affected to consider the bigger picture. By better connecting our towns and cities we create a transport network that strengthens economic growth, creates jobs, and helps bring greater prosperity to this region.”Read MoreWest Midlands MetroAlejandro Moreno, director of Midland Metro Alliance, said: “We recognise that there will be some disruption to those living, working, travelling and visiting the city during this vital next stage of Metro works.”We are working closely with Birmingham City Council, local Business Improvement Districts, Transport for West Midlands and public transport operators to minimise impact.
Andy GibbAnother teen celebrity from the 70’s that grew up in a talented family was British singer Andy Gibb. He was the younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. Born in 1958, he first began performing when he was 13 years old and became popular in Australia before moving to the US..
The Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning could sponsor a citywide charrette on the design of the Dr. King Park, with the input from citizens, King scholars, historians, nearby property owners and residents and other stakeholders. Local businesses and corporations could help fund the creation of the park..
Reading they get to experience things that they don know because, you know, we are in the South, Wood said. Are kind of like in our own bubble a little bit, so it is hard to show these kids that there are other things than what right at their home. And Pittman said the Places You Go was their favorite Seuss book.
If the concentrations of organic material are indeed that high, then it raises new questions about where it came from. Whereas the original discovery team claimed it was endogenous in origin, this new study suggests that it was likely delivered by an organic rich comet or asteroid. On the one hand, the high concentrations on the surface of Ceres are more consistent with a comet impact..
George Butler Cutlery Manufactuers supplied the Queen and 10 Downing Street at one time. Also had stock selling in Harrods. Well hello sezemeseeds, I dont know if you remember me but I worked at Butlers and we also supplied all the Namibian Embassys through out the world, the singer Lulu also bought our products.
These trishaws were once “kings of the road” as they were the main mode of transport around town. But today, they are merely tourist trishaws. Even the type of the Penang trishaw can be found only on the island itself. When he went to Ben’s hut Ben had done nothing wrong. He was having bad thoughts, but so do most teenagers, it’s natural. Darth Vader was actual space hitler, and Ben solo was maybe possibly could be a bad guy in the future.
The perfect excuse to be active too!Or of course, there are more than 60 real life activities for them to explore across the 75,000 sq ft playground.Top 10 UK holiday park bargains guaranteed to be a hit with the whole family in 20183. Go Ape On those days where the sun is shining and the British weather’s actually come through, there’s nothing like making the most of the great outdoors and Go Ape is the perfect opportunity for the whole family to get involved.Take on the exciting treetop adventures in a host of locations across the UK where you’ll negotiate zip wires, canopy exploring and plenty of trails and obstacles for a day of adventure.You can earn Nectar Points too as you collect 2 points per spent at Go Ape.Read MoreHalf term ideas for 20184. Chessington World of Adventures’ Animal Adventures From the 10th 18th February, Chessington will be hosting its roaring Animal Adventures event with plenty of adventure.Budding zookeepers will love new interactive show How to be a Zoo Keeper LIVE where you can meet exotic animals, not to mention Chessington Zoo itself, or even a trip under the sea at the SEA LIFE centre..
“von Mueller frequently gave seeds and plants to people. However, it is more likely that the Bakewells were the recipients of von Mueller’s plant material, during the period 1857 1873, than was Thomas. During those years von Mueller distributed many plants to public institutions and to private individuals, but he claimed in 1865 that ‘the distribution of plants to private gardens has been very limited and in reciprocation only’.
Even when the 2016 hit drama Descendants of the Sun has ended, the love story between Captain Yoo Shi Jin and Doctor Kang Mo Yeon remains true and unfading. Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo will live together forever behind the screen, as they promised each other an everlasting love on October 31, 2017. This is one of the most extravagant and highly anticipated Asian wedding.
As the 6 former teen basketball star puts it: the truest sense of the word, you keep score in business. I like that part of it. THE LIGHTManulife has said it will cut 700 jobs of its 13,000 staff in its Canadian business unit. There are 20 African American soldiers. Staff Sgt. Esau Patterson was a terrific young leader killed when his mounted patrol was attacked by a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).
Hi. I recently read your book and had a few questions. One was if you ever wondered what it was like to be free again. Sanger: For an American intelligence agency that had been beaten up for failures in Iraq in predicting the collapse, failing to predict the collapse of the Soviet Union, one of the great tales they can tell is how they got into the Khan network in Malaysia. They clearly had key elements of the network penetrated. So penetrated that when they raided the BBC China, which was the cargo ship that was carrying giant equipment from Malaysia to Libya, they knew that the ship also had lots of other things completely unrelated to nuclear material.
Checking your PNR status is easy. All you need to do is to enter your PNR number on the search bar above. It will then show you the PNR status of your ticket. Office of the Chief Coroner apologizes for the misidentification and any confusion created by it, the news release said. Coroner office extends its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who lost their lives as well as those who were involved in the collision. A news conference, a spokesman for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice said the young men involved in the crash were similar ages and builds, and the teammates had dyed their hair blond in solidarity for the Broncos playoff run..
Masks can be helpful. So consider a painter’s mask, which you can pick up at a local store, or even a bandana placed over your nose and mouth, Tobin suggests. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology recommends wearing a face mask that has received a special rating called “N95” when you garden..
After several ownership changes and some financial troubles, the park closed on Oct. 14, 1993. Since then, there have been ups and downs, including a 2005 lawsuit involving an ATV accident that resulted in the park’s being awarded to the teenage victim.
Set back away from the main road on approximately 1.5 acres, this property has an imposing essence of grandeur from the moment that you walk through the secure gates. Once through the gate, leading round to the side of the property, the expansive landscape the charming view and the immaculately presented grounds open up before you.Inside the property, accommodation has a modern design; the spacious kitchen has glazed doors opening in to a shingled garden, with patio overlooking the countryside views. Upstairs, the bathroom has a gloriously stylish four piece white suite, with bath, separate shower enclosure, WC and wash hand basin.For more information contact Fine Country on (01223) 363700.The Want House, Barkway:Dating back to the 16th century, this Grade II listed detached house in Barkway is one of the most enviable period properties currently on the market.The property was previously a butchers, but due to an extensive refurbishment by the current owners, you’d never be able to guess.
Add chopped fresh basil leaves to your favorite leafy green salad, or combine it with roasted red peppers, kalamata olives and olive oil for a more decadent side dish. Sprinkle chopped fresh basil on whole wheat pasta and tomato sauce, or toss your pasta in a mixture of chopped basil, Parmesan, spinach, arugula and olive oil. Top fresh sliced tomatoes with shredded basil and a splash of balsamic vinegar for a nutritious but simple snack. | {
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July 15, 2008
Reality Mather Addition: The Withering War in the USA.
This is an addition to the GURPS Infinity World Reality Mather: the "Withering War" generally refers to the decades-long conflict that took place on that timeline between humanity and organized monsters.
The Withering War in the United States
The basic strategy of the US was always clear-cut; it was the implementation that was the trouble. To win, the United States needed to: first, hold some sort of defensive line while the country could fully mobilize; second, eliminate all infection inside the line; and third, aggressively smash up all forces outside of the line, defeating each group in detail before they could unite on their own. A well-equipped and armed regiment could easily destroy a demon, lich, monster pack or master vampire, as long as the regiment could get within rifle range, and there were more regiments than there were monsters. The difficulty, of course, was making sure that the regiments were able to get to where they were needed.
American strategy thus relied heavily on transportation, particularly railroads and riverboats. The former dictated that the defensive line would be centered around the Northeastern United States (which was also the area of heaviest industry), while the latter kept the Midwest and South from being totally isolated and overrun. The Great Plains and Rocky Mountains were abandoned in favor of keeping access to California; the garrisoning of the land route (and first transcontinental rail line, beginning in 1865) also kept the southern border under control.
By 1862 the United States had managed to stabilize the Northeast from New Hampshire to Ohio in the west, and Virginia in the south. The rest of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal regions were more or less under human control, although many regions were effectively cut off by land. In the Midwest, the center of human strength was Illinois and parts of Missouri, which were also cut off from the government in Washington.
The first set of campaigns was designed to reestablish full control over the Appalachians, as a prelude to securing the Mississippi River. This was accomplished by the middle of 1863... at which point the first serious political controversy arose. Up until this point, American armies typically consisted of Northern soldiers led - usually ably - by Southern officers. Generals such as Lee, Jackson and Thomas were instrumental in clearing out the eastern United States of major infestations, although smaller ones persisted for some time.
However, the fighting in the Midwest and Pacific coast had produced winning generals such as Grant and Crook in the former and Sherman and Sheridan in the latter. These areas tended also towards support of the Republican Party, providing a political dimension to the war that had previously been muted. There was a widespread belief in the Midwest - and to a lesser extent, the South - that the Northeast had been slow in helping the rest of the country. There was also some speculation over whether the 1864 elections might be suspended as part of the emergency. While neither rumor appeared to be remotely true, the Buchanan administration judged it necessary to show favor to Midwestern and Western armies and their generals.
This proved to be awkward, given that starting in 1860 the Army of the Illinois had been enlisting large numbers of displaced black refugees from the lower Mississippi. The combination of limited resources and relatively low population dictated that the army would take anyone willing and able to shoot and march; the pay was noticeably less for black troops, but was also largely theoretical for anyone at this point anyway. By the time that Federal control was re-established over Illinois a good number of these refugees - which undoubtedly included former slaves - were advancing in the non-commissioned ranks; there was even a bare handful of black officers, one of whom was actually commanding white troops. The first attempts to change this by the Department of War were sufficiently ham-handed as to nearly start a civil war.
The matter was eventually settled by the Manumission Decision of 1864. Spearheaded by Senator Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, it offered freeman status to any slave volunteering to serve in the United States Army for a period of five years. The government agreed to pay fair compensation to the owner of the slave in exchange for said service; and the children of freedmen automatically shared his or her status (these latter points became moot once the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Amendments were passed in 1871). It was also agreed that freemen would not be even offered the right of franchise until at least 1872 (this latter added to reassure Democrats worried about new Republican voters).
There was surprisingly little controversy over this decision: seven years of war had devastated the plantation system upon which American chattel slavery was based. The promise of payment turned out to defuse most objections. For that matter, the East and South were beginning to strain to keep their troop strength up. Generals Lee and Forrest were the first commanders to accept large numbers of freedman enlistees; while no wartime force under their direct command ever promoted any black beyond the rank of corporal, the latter did preside over the full integration of the American military in 1874, on direct orders from the former as Commander in Chief.
What complaints arose came from South Carolina, leading to the infamous Interdict of 1864. Negotiations between the state government and President Buchanan had rapidly declined to the point where South Carolina was openly threatening secession over the proposed bill of manumission. The Buchanan administration chose to handle the matter by isolating the state as much as possible; the task to do so was given to General Sherman (at the time on convalescent leave), and he did so with such rigor that his name is regularly cursed by the survivors, thirty years later. It is an exaggeration to claim that the Interdict killed every person in South Carolina; the casualty rate barely reached decimation levels, and that only because of an unforeseen zombie attack in Columbus itself. But the United States government clearly decided to break one state to demonstrate its power to the others, and the other states took the hint.
Clearing the Gulf Coast to acceptably safe levels took another three years (although the most inaccessible portions of Florida and Louisiana are risky, even in 1892); the Mississippi was officially reclaimed by 1869. The next sets of campaigns (1870 and 1872) took back control of the Missouri River; from that point it was a matter of the Rocky Mountains and the Deseret relief campaign... which was easily the bloodiest period in a war that killed over half a million people.
Aftermath of the Withering War
Like Homeline's Civil War, the Withering War in the United States established once and for all that the country was a Federal Republic, and not a voluntary compact of semi-independent States. Unlike the Civil War, this was accomplished without significant long-term bitterness; it became clear very quickly that only a unified country was going to survive the invasions. While the damage done to the USA's infrastructure was about equal in both instances, it was spread out further in Mather, and more quickly repaired. The South's total industrial capacity in 1892 is just short of that of the North's, and its rail network might actually be slightly more extensive.
The post-Withering War period has seen a decided expansionism: the collapse of Mexico encouraged American intervention there even before the final campaigns to relieve Deseret. At the present time, the USA has occupied Mexico down to about Durango: while the rest of the country is technically part of the Republic of Grand Colombia, the latter is simply currently incapable of maintaining order north of Puebla. For that matter, Grand Colombia has no particular desire to get into a war with the United States. The two countries are currently discussing old plans to build a canal across the isthmus, which would be much more valuable to the Colombians than a perennially-chaotic, restive territory. Meanwhile, in the north the United States quietly annexed the entire Oregon country in 1873, over the largely-symbolic objections of the British Empire. The reasons given were a mix of practicality and humanitarianism (the British were finding it impossible to keep the Pacific Northwest territories supplied) - or, as the American ambassador to England at the time put it, "If Queen Victoria didn't want to use British Columbia, President Lee would like to borrow it for a while." Further expansion into Canada is generally frowned upon, but the possibilities of former Russian Alaska appeal; there is already a considerable freelance American missionary/settlement program in place.
While the USA is a much more egalitarian place after than its 1890s Homeline equivalent, there are still lingering prejudices. Blacks have probably the easiest time of it, given their continuing presence in the American military: the only real taboo left for them is intermarriage with Whites. Mexicans from the conquered parts of Mexico and "civilized" Indians (such as the ones in Oklahoma) suffer from Social Stigma (Second-Class Citizen); Indians from the Plains are lucky to be treated as Uneducated (the more recalcitrant are treated as being part of a Minority Group). Most Orientals are considered part of a Minority Group, with additional penalties for being Ignorant of Western social mores. On the other hand, religious intolerance is almost nonexistent, and the suffragette movement is considerably further advanced in this universe than it was at the equivalent point on Homeline.
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Sounds solid, but I'm confused on this point:
The Great Plains and Rocky Mountains were abandoned in favor of keeping access to California; the garrisoning of the land route (and first transcontinental rail line, beginning in 1865) also kept the southern border under control.
Should I read that as "the Great Plains and Rockies were abandoned, except for a narrow strip along the transcontinental railroad line"? I'm unclear on how you get to CA if the center of the country is full of zombies. | {
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The last great blaze of a fading autumn (first draft)
The familiar low-arsed heft of coach Hauley O’Brien was silhouetted against the gathering autumn dusk now as he picked up the last of the stray footballs from beneath the wire mesh behind the town goal. He squeezed it into the frayed old ball bag with the rest of the shoal and pulled the drawstring tight as he stood up and called Grady over to him.
Grady was not in the humour for any more talk tonight about the big play-off game against Coolderragh on Sunday. Relegation for the losers.
The pain in his left ankle was worse than ever and the aching in his right knee was a right bastard. Going, going, but never gone, nagging away like an auld wan.
What the fuck does he want?
Most of the others were in the dressing room by now, just a few of the younger lads thunking a few balls at each other down at the far goal. Nothing to be hurrying off for and still mad for it — they would learn soon enough.
“How’s the ankle, Billy?” said O’Brien, the heavy furrowed brows discernible now as Grady drew near.
”Yerra, it’s getting there … it’ll be all right for Sunday …”
“Listen, I want a word with you inside in the room. Get togged off and showered and I’ll see you in 10,” as he hooshed the ball bag up behind his right shoulder and headed for the clubhouse.
Not a man to waste words was Micheál “Hauley” O’Brien, coach now, but buddy and team-mate down the years.
Christ, they would have been brothers-in-law if Grady had married Pauline. Three years together before she ended it. An abortion will do that to a relationship. Even if they both agreed it at the time. It cut her in two afterwards, and he just wasn’t able to handle it.
Her fine cheekbones were stretched a little tighter these days and those dark olive eyes once spark full of candour and devilment, had been dulled by disappointment and possibility denied. They had clung on together for a few months afterwards but the heart was gone out of it, and she was back living with her mam.
Billy was drinking more and more but he could handle that. Trained harder to sweat the beer from his slackening gut. And an extra half-hour in the field on his own now and then to further refine that purest of kicking actions. There was nothing like a sly, sharp elbow to the ribs, though, to let the younger bucks know he wasn’t there for the taking yet.
Some evenings were tougher than others, however, and more than once the sudden retching sourness in his gullet had him bolting leaden-legged to the far side of the training field, like a milk-doped calf stumbling across the yard.
He was there one evening wiping the spittle from the cracked corner of his lips as he stood up again, knowing well they were all looking at him, but he kept his head up as he swigged away on the bottle of water Dwyer, the young corner forward with the cobalt blue mohawk, threw to him.
Back to the dressing room. Fuck them all — he could still do the business on Sunday.
Billy Grady and Hauley O’Brien had played on all the best Kildromey teams down the last 20 years and more .… right from under-sevens, their first time to wear the dark green jersey with the broad purple band running from left shoulder across to right hip. The jerseys were belonging to the under-nines andthey were massive on them, and the ball has enormous too as they all swarmed after it, with O’Brien’s dad Joe, who looked after them, in stitches.
On up the years … minor — Christ,how did they lose that county final to Ardroe? —under-21s … those first hard years at intermediate… and the scorching summer’s day they won promotion to the seniors.
What unaccustomed jubilation for this uncelebrated little dot between slightly bigger dots on the northern reaches of the county map, with its main street, three pubs, pharmacy, undertakers, church and Spar. Enough for some.
In the lead up to that promotion decider against Dunamanny, the whole town’s pulse had shot up, everyone, it seems, even the older folk, caught up in the big match jibber-jabber.
Even old Danser Boyle who usually simmered alone in his corner pew in O’Brien’s pub, and who despised the Grady’s more than he despised most families in the town, was at it.
“Will ye do it on Sunday, Grady? — will ye fuck! Ye haven’t a fuckin’ hope,” he offered as Billy ambled into pub with a thirst on him after his shift at the bottling factory out the road, Danser’s rheumy old globs of indeterminate colour glinting.
“Fuckin’ sure we will, Danser!” he had shot back as he sauntered on up to the counter.
Fuck you, ya old bollocks
And when the ref blew the final whistle, Billy’s feet were nearly swept from under him as the winning team were engulfed in a delirious surge of family, friends and townsfolk. His late goal had played a huge part in the win, but O’Brien and the rest of them had all done their bit.
O’Brien, for all the fine arse on him even then, was a craggy hure of a centre-back with a deceptive dash over those vital first 10 yards, and well able to give it tough when he had to.
Grady himself was a midfielder then, but only by number, as he showed up wherever he was needed, taking the out ball from his full-back one minute and playing a one-two with his midfield partner, the lanky, dogged Tom O’Hehir, the next, those powerful, long striding legs carrying him out to the wing, in front of his man, to take a diagonal pass on the hop, cut inside to leave his marker for dust, before pinging over a score. Or a goal if it was on at all. He was damn near as good with his left as he was with his right.
The town went mad that night, and for a fair few nights, and weeks, thereafter. The giddiness and exhilaration couldn’t last but the town didn’t settle back into itself until the first shivers of winter blew across the salmon and trout-rich Barragh river that flowed behind the town.
There were some fine bellies straining the famous green and purple jersey when Billy and the squad bounced out for the first day’s training in late January.
Ah, great memories, and bad ones too, but all good for an evening’s banter around the blazing turf fire in O’Brien’s.
What did Hauley want to say, and why in the room, where the coach stored the usual footballs, cones and bibs, and where he brought players on their own when he wanted to do some serious talking?
The excitement this time round about the play-off wasn’t as intense — sure hadn’t they been senior these past five years? —but you could feel it all the same, like an invading presence that had permeated the hearts and minds of the people of Kildromey. They feared the worst.
No-one, not even thin-faced, fastidious widow Florence Ryan, all twinsets and Tidy Towns devotion, was above it all.
“How will Billy do against Connolly?” she asked pretty teenage Cassie Ryan serving in Spar.
“Connolly” was Jack Connolly, the county full-back.
“Billy will be too cute for him,” Cassie beamed with white-toothed, red-lipsticked youthful certainty as she handed over the paper bag with the thin slices of baked ham.
What does he want? This is not good.
Hauley was standing, looking out the window towards the river, his right fist hand grinding into his left palm in front of him when Billy arrived in, tossing his kit bag onto the faded brown lino floor beside the scuffed folding wooden IKEA chair, as he ploppedcasually on to the chair.
Hauley was still looking out the window as cleared his throat and said: “I’m starting Dwyer at full-forward on Sunday …”
“You’re moving me out to corner forward?”
Hauley turned to look at Billy now.
“We’re not starting you … ”
Billy didn’t say anything for what seemed an age
“What?You’re fucking serious … Dwyer … on Connolly?”
“Look it Billy, we’ve… I’ve …been thinking about this…. you were struggling the last day, that shagging knee … and Dwyer did really well when he came on.
“I think you could be good for a goal on Sunday … Dwyer will run the legs off Connolly, and you come on to finish off the job, steady the lads for the last push … look it, I don’t have to tell you … I have to do what’s right,for the team.”
Billy looked hard at the old centre-back … he could read the discomfort in O’Brien’s eyes easy enough, but he also recognised a particular narrowing of the eyes, and slight jutting of his jaw. He had seen that look when O’Brien’s man had got past him too easily for a score. A look that meant trouble ahead for that man.
Billy reached for his bag and stood up.
Hauley said nothing more for a moment as Billy headed for the door, then scratching behind his left year, he added softly:
“We’ll see you onSunday so, are you bringing Brereton?”
Billy shut the door quietly behind him,
The old green and purple iron side-gate he had passed through a thousand times before clanged behind him. O’Brien can close it properly himself, he thought, as he spat a gob-full of bile into the grass beside the narrow roughly gravelled path, on the way to the town park that stood between him and his first storey apartment in the converted old flour mill. He remembered the giddy laugh himself and Pauline shared outside the bank after signing the mortgage contract. Only 23 years to go, he observed acidly.
The once white walls of the creamery, and the tired cluster of two-storey townhouses as he crossed Ossory Road looked washed out and weary in the now quickening rain, the pale yellow glimmer of the street lights only accentuating the gloom as he slashed at a crinkling cluster of dark brown leaves gathered against the concrete wall.
The games I have played for that town, carried the fuckers …
Coming to the wide old stone bridge in the centre of the park that spannedthe wide old Barragh, Billy threw his Kildromey bag down and leaned across the parapet to stare out over the river below, and beyond to the lush sloping banks and steadfast mainly oak and sycamore trees on either side.
The water, swollen this past week with brown churning flood water and alive with shooting silver gleams of salmon and brown trout, was reduced to a listless stream this evening, but the splattering raindrops were beginning to disturb the calm surface.
The season was nearly over, and three tired looking fishermen were traipsing home, their landing nets empty, as the rain was transfigured by the street light above them into an unending iridescent shoal of darting minnows.
How many games had he played as boy and man with Kildromey … how could he begin to count them? He just knew every important moment in his life usually had some connection with Kildromey and with football.
His Confirmation? That was the day they lost to neighbours Coolraine, when, with minutes to go, they had worked the ball upfield one last time, and Billy shot wide from right in front of the goal.
And the unspoken camaraderie and companionship of O’Brien and the rest of the under 14 team when he showed up for his first training session after they had buried his dad. Didn’t spare him either, O’Brien putting him on his backside with a shoulder dunt in the game afterwards.
His dad was only 47 years old when he had dropped dead with a heart attack going out tothe old brown Ford Laser to buy a pint of milk. A pint of fucking milk!
Playing for Kildromey he was playing for himself, for his dad, for all the Grady’s who lived and died in this bloody town. This all he had ever known town. This ungrateful town he could never leave.
Into the last 10 minutes and there was nothing between the teams. Billy was torn between willing the lads to stay composed and eke out those few scores that would swing it for them, and the burning desire to get out on that pitch and get those scores himself.
Dwyer had done really well, even if Connolly was well in charge there now, and was even pushing up these past few minutes to try and create or take those vital scores.
Dwyer had run himself into the ground, picked off three terrific points, but he was still giving his all.
O’Brien had shot Billy several looks in the few minutes as despite the churning in his gut, the town’s old go-to guy faked nonchalance and studied intent even as he willed the coach to give him the call to arms.
Billy could hear the individual voices in the crowd.
“Bring on Billy, for fuck’s sake
“No fucking way, he’s finished”
Dwyer went down after a big shoulder from Connolly, and Billy pulled at his socks and tightened his laces, ready to go on.
Dwyer was up.
Eight minutes to go.
Centre back Paul Ryan went down, and Jim Rogers got the call … only two subs left.
Five minutes. Connolly grabbed one out of the sky and thundered upfield, like a Curragh racehorse, past one, past two, played a one-two, and released their corner forward on goal, He kept his cool to drive low and hard to keeper Joe Searson’s net. Coolderragh were two points up.
O’Brien shouted over: “Billy …”
He handed the official paper to the ref and dunted Connolly with a shoulder as he ran past him into the town goal.
“I’ll fuckin’ sort you, ya fuckin’ has-been,” Connolly grunted, but he ran back with him. No more glory-huntingruns down the middle now.
One minute left. Less, more, it was up to the ref.
There were no thoughts of aching knees or ankles as Billy pushed and harried with all he had in him, arsing Connolly out from under the flight path of a high diagonal ball out to his left, as he caught it and turned away. He spotted Liam Reynolds, the right wing forward and hit a peach of a foot pass thirty yards right into his stomach. Reynolds didn’t have to break stride as he turned to go outside, but was wrapped up by not one, but two Coolderragh men, and his shot was smothered.
There could only be seconds left.
Coolderragh were chasing everyone and everythingand running down the clock, slapping the ball out of players’ hands as they tried to take another desperate free conceded, and still Kildromey kept coming. Even goalkeeper Searson was thirty yards off his line. He was there when a frantic clearance landed in his lap and he started to run up field … making twenty, thirty yards before he found corner forward Jim Brereton running in off the right endline with a great ball.
Billy weighed the situation up in an instant and broke away from Connolly to race towards the goal
“Give it, Towser, fuckin’ give it,” he roared, pointing his index finger to where he wanted the ball played, five yards in front of him.
Referee Joe Suggs looked again at his watch, as Towser let theball go with all his might and it sprang off the browning grass seven or eight yards in front of Billy …
Billy could see their powerful keeper coming out at top speed, but he focused on that ball.
“Get there, get there” he commanded his legs and straining body.
Billy just got there a fraction before the goalie and flicked the ball first time with his right foot.The collision duly arrivedbut even as Billy went up into the air and thumped sprawling to the ground, he could see the ball take one bounce before it nestled just inside the far corner of the net.
Billy lay on his back, flattened. The autumn sky gleamed vast and heavenly above him, before it suddenly darkened under a total green and purple eclipse of reeking, steaming, writhing, weighty, weightless happiness.
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PTSD Needs a New Name
A retired general finds fault with the term "disorder."
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has been called many things over the years, from shell shock to "irritable heart." Now a Seattle-based retired general and former Army vice-chief of staff is trying to change the name again to encourage more soldiers to seek treatment.
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As he asserted at a Philadelphia meeting of the American Psychiatric Association earlier this month, Gen. Peter Chiarelli wants to replace the word "disorder" with "injury"—ultimately changing PTSD to PTSI. His position, supported by other military officials, has generated considerable debate, with coverage in The Washington Post and Time's Battleland blog.
A Seattle native, Chiarelli moved home after his retirement in January. He now heads a nonprofit working on brain research called One Mind for Research, which last week held its first annual meeting in Los Angeles.
Speaking from L.A., he gives what he says is a common reaction of a young soldier told he should see a therapist. "The kid says, 'I don't want to be diagnosed with a disorder. What I'm suffering from is a direct result of a traumatic experience in combat.' "
"Disorder" implies that something is something is wrong with the person, Chiarelli suggests, whereas "injury" would put PTSD on par with other war wounds. "We call it Traumatic Brain Injury, don't we?" he asks, rhetorically.
Chiarelli says it's not only war situations in which the current name may do damage. Take, for instance, sexual-assault victims, who are frequently diagnosed with PTSD. "Is it right to tell a woman who's been raped that because she has a reaction to that, that she has a 'disorder'?" he wonders aloud.
But PTSD is a particularly significant diagnosis in the military. A lot of benefits ride on it, as is evident from the recent scandal at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in which the hospital's forensic psychologists urged sparing use of the diagnosis because of the costs involved.
A name change wouldn't impact benefits, Chiarelli claims. But others aren't so sure. "When you have an injury, you follow a treatment regimen and expect to get better," Charles Figley, director of Tulane University's Traumatology Institute, told The Washington Post.
Chiarelli holds that a big part of the problem is that we simply don't know enough about the brain to understand PTSD very well, and there's no reliable test that allows doctors to diagnose it. "It's not like you taking your temperature, or seeing a leaky valve," he says.
Similarly, Chiarelli says that too little is known about TBI. He says his frustration with that lack of knowledge after 10 years of war ultimately led him to One Mind for Research, which aims to become the American Heart Association of brain research, bringing together balkanized fields of study. Housed in the University District, the organization's first order of business is stimulating more research on TBI and what Chiarelli hopes will be called PTSI. | {
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One thing I need clarity on is how the math from this article works. It's seems kind of like pizza math, the quantity of the pizza goes up with the square of its radius.
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The climate change effect is probably only a 5 to 10% effect in terms of the instability and subsequent rainfall, but it translates into up to a 32% effect in terms of damage. (It is highly nonlinear).
One thing I need clarity on is how the math from this article works. It's seems kind of like pizza math, the quantity of the pizza goes up with the square of its radius.
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The climate change effect is probably only a 5 to 10% effect in terms of the instability and subsequent rainfall, but it translates into up to a 32% effect in terms of damage. (It is highly nonlinear).
The force that the wind can produce goes up by the square of the wind speed. For example if the wind speed is 50 MPH and then increases by 21 mph the force produced doubles. Now as power equals force times velocity, the power of the wind goes up by the cube of the wind speed and thus a wind speed of increase of just 12 MPH in this case doubles the power of the wind and is likely to double the amount of damage done by the wind. So a small increase in wind speed has a dramatic effect on likely levels of damage.
If temperatures increase this will lead to higher levels of water vapor in the atmosphere. Now this increases energy in the atmosphere primarily because water vapor when it condenses back to a liquid gives out heat which in turn increases the vertical speed of rising air masses. At ground level this translates to higher surface winds.
One thing I need clarity on is how the math from this article works. It's seems kind of like pizza math, the quantity of the pizza goes up with the square of its radius.
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The climate change effect is probably only a 5 to 10% effect in terms of the instability and subsequent rainfall, but it translates into up to a 32% effect in terms of damage. (It is highly nonlinear).
The force that the wind can produce goes up by the square of the wind speed.
_________________"With every decision, think seven generations ahead of the consequences of your actions" Ute rule of life.“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”― Chief Seattle“Those Who Have the Privilege to Know Have the Duty to Act”…Albert Einstein
I'm not dependent on any site, but will reference knowledgeable ones. I already read this article and in fact posted it on another site. Whether this suggests some sort of runaway tipping point remains to be seen but it kind of ups the ante. However unlike some folks I don't rush to apocalypse. | {
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Watch full episodes free online of the tv series Hyde Jekyll, Me with subtitle in English.Watch full episode of Hyde Jekyll, Me Series at Dramanice. Watch Hyde, Jekyll, Me Episode Episode 17 both Dubbed and Subbed in HD.Note: Most of the episodes are uploaded by parts, you can select the next part of the Hyde, Jekyll, Me Episode 17 below the video. Hells Kitchen S.17, Ep.15: Final Three 20:00 on FOX.Next Episode (Season 1, Episode 8) >. Ive watched this. Hyde, Jekyll, Me. S1. E7.New Series. Episode Summary: Seo Jin begins to develop an interest in Ha Na. Summary: Goo Seo Jin is the director of the theme park Wonderland.Hyde Jekyll And I Episode 18 2016-05-24. Hyde Jekyll And I Episode 17 2016-05-24. Can a woman be in a love triangle with just one man? Jang Ha Na (Han Ji Min) finds herself in that impossible situation. Ha Na works as the master and actress in a circus at Wonderland, a large amusement park. Episode ratings for SBS drama Hyde, Jekyll, Me.
2015-02-18 19:26:59. SUB. Watch Hyde, Jekyll, Me free online streaming with english subtitles.Read the casts info and recaps.You can watch Hyde, Jekyll, Meand more hot Korean Drama, Japanese drama for free here. Summary: Koo Seo-Jin (Hyun-Bin) has two different personalities. One of his personalities is cold like Hyde and the other is sweet like Jekyll.Episode 17: Download. Thinking that Hyde killed Jekyll and then killed himself, the two men frantically search the laboratory for the remains of Jekyll.A Room With a View. 17. Episode 17.People who liked Hyde, Jekyll, and I also liked How I Met Your Mother. Looking. Watch Hyde Jekyll and I Korean Drama 2015 Engsub is a This drama is based on the webcomic Jekyllbaksaneun Haideussi by Lee Choong Ho which was first published from 2011 Feb 15 toSummary. Watch lastest Episode 020 and download Hyde, Jekyll, Me online on KissAsian.Summary: Gu Seo Jin is a third-generation chaebol who runs the theme park Wonder Land. 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He follows the advice given to him by Lily and Max, and goes looking for answers in his grandfathers house. Profile Drama: Hyde Jekyll, Me (working literal title) Revised romanization: Haideu Jikil, Na Hangul: , Director: Jo Young-Gwang, Park Shin-Woo Writer: Lee []February 17, 2018 52. Happy Together Episode 526. Hyde Jekyll, Me most certainly finished all 20 episodes for Hyun Bin . Initially started out watching HJM solely for Hyun-Bin Sung Joon.33 mustlovekdramas. March 27, 2015 at 3:17 AM. UNREGISTERED. One of his personalities is that of Jekyll. Hes a writer with a cold personality. The mans other personality is that of Hyde. He has a sweet and innocent perso.Mark this and all previous. Unmark all episodes after this one. Horrified by Hydes actions, Jekyll killed himself to escape what hed done. Dr. Jekylls lawyer Mr. Utterson takes an immediate disliking to Jekylls new friend Hyde, whom Jekyll has written into his will.Summary. (Masterpieces of World Literature, Critical Edition). Watch Hyde Jekyll and I 2015 English Subtitle is a Korean Drama Jang Ha Na Han Ji Min works as the master and actress in a circus at Wonderland a large amusement park MeanwhileSummary.2016 Episodes 16. Complete. Trace of the Hand. 2017 Episodes 17. UpComing. ComingUP. Hyde, Jekyll, Me Recent Discussions. New Topic.Hyde, Jekyll, Me Episode 2 by NiceNoona. 2. 964. Negotiator episode 13. Eulachacha Waikiki episode 6. Radio Romance episode 7. (SUB) Hyde Jekyll, Me Episode 17. File name ! Home. Literature Notes. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Book Summary.When Utterson confronts Jekyll about the whereabouts of Hyde, Jekyll shows the lawyer a letter which Hyde wrote saying that he was disappearing forever. Even stranger, the will states that in case of Jekylls disappearance for more than three months, Hyde will assume Jekylls estate without delay.Character List. Glossary. Themes. Summary And Analysis. Hyde Jekyll, Me (Hangul: , RR: Haideu Jikil, Na) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin and Han Ji-min. It is based on Lee Choong-hos webtoon Dr. Jekyll Is Mr. Hyde (Hangul: ), which gave a romantic comedy spin on the literary character. Episode 17 - Koo SeoJin HyunBin has two different personalities. One of his personalities is cold like Hyde and the other is sweet like Jekyll.Hyde Jekyll, Me (2015) - Episode 17. Click to send your friends. English Subs: Yes. Ost: N/A. Synopsis/Summary/ReviewHyde, Jekyll, Me Episode 17. Title of Chapter From which perspective(s) is the narrative told? Summary of events. Chapter summary table.Third person (limited) concentrates on Mr Utterson. Mr Utterson looks at Dr Jekylls will Mr Hyde is named as sole benefactor. Watch «Jekyll Hyde» in HD quality with subtitles in different languages for free and without registration!Season 1, Episode 1. One of his personalities is cold like Hyde and the other is sweet like Jekyll. He works as the director of theme park Wonderland. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.(Watch All 100 Episodes!)Wisecrack.Thug Notes: Classic Literature, Original Gangster S5 E17 The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Thug Notes Summary Analysis - Продолжительность: 8:15 A short summary of Robert Louis Stevensons Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Inside, they find the body of Hyde, wearing Jekylls clothes and apparently dead by suicide—and a letter from Jekyll to Utterson promising to explain everything. cynthia88. diffusemode : well said thumbs up gara : its episode 17,cmon, it make sense if you say it at early episode. About 3 years ago . One of his personalities is cold like Hyde and the other is sweet like Jekyll. He works as the director of theme park Wonderland. Jang Ha-Na (Han Ji-Min) works as the master and actress of a circus. Watch full online free Hyde Jekyll, Me episode-17. 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it looked rather boring.I hope after 3. episode "Hyde, jekyll and me" will be more entertaining and interesting. Episode - Hyde, Jekyll, Me Episode 17 (2015).Synopsys : Hyde, Jekyll, Me - A young circus girl loves the second personality of her manager who suffers from DID disease. Jekyll Hyde Summary. Inspired by the original novella by Robert Louis Stevenson and penned by Higson, Jekyll and Hyde is set in 1930s London and will follow Robert Jekyll, the grandson of Henry Jekyll, on his quest to discover his real identity, his true family history and the nature of his curse Goo Seo Jin has two different personalities. One of his personalities is cold like Hyde and the other is sweet like Jekyll.Thevideo Choose this server. Hyde Jekyll And I more Episode. SHMOOP PREMIUM Summary SHMOOP PREMIUM SHMOOP PREMIUM.Despite a massive manhunt, Mr. Hyde is nowhere to be found. Dr. Jekyll becomes well and happy, throwing dinner parties and engaging in charitable works. | {
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Model DISINF endogenizes wages, and therefore allowes a full treatment of inflation.
In the first version of the model, households take capital gains and losses from inflation into account in their
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Model DISE is a revised version of model DIS, where expectations on sales are now exogenous. This model is
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Day 1 | It Begins!
Level 1, Welcome to the Fast! We're gifting you the videos found in the Level 2 and 3 registrations for the first three days of your fast. If you'd like access to these videos for the remainder of the 40 days, click below to upgrade to Level 2!
Wendy and I bless you in this special emphasis for Lent 2016. I declare that you will never be the same again. Today's devotional, "Legal vs. Experiential Ownership," is a great truth to eradicate negativity and ignite positive expectancy in our lives. If we understand what is already ours in Christ, then faith will rise to defeat the giants of discouragement and pessimism that are standing in the way of our promise land.
My favorite quote from this reading is "Peter refers to the 'exceedingly great and precious promises' which were given to us 'that we may be partakers of the divine nature'” (2 Peter 1:4).
Here are some of Wendy’s and my favorite quotes to get you going. (We will probably repeat them later in the 40 days). :-)
Hope is the confident expectation that good is coming. It is an overall optimistic attitude about the future based on the goodness and promises of God.
Our hopelessness about a problem is a bigger problem than the problem.
There are no hopeless circumstances, but only hopeless people. Once people get true hope, the circumstance cannot stay the same.
Our hope level determines our influence level.
The renewing of the mind with truth ALWAYS brings transformation. It is impossible to renew your mind and not be transformed (Romans 12:2).
A help to do this fast successfully – Read the first few pages and introduction of Igniting Faith in 40 Days. It will give you great ideas for how to maximize this time.
Blessings,Steve
Let's Declare This!
“I choose to meditate on anything that has virtue or is praiseworthy. I think about things that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and of good report!”(Philippians 4:8) | {
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
January Untrieds: Aphrodite Lacqueres Fete Champetre and An Announcement!
Hey guys! Brrrr, what is the temperature for you? It's 1 degree outside right now. Yes, that was only one digit! Ack!! The windchill feels like negative -18!!!
So if you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you might have seen my little post last night: My husband and I are expecting our first baby this summer! We are both really excited, Buster is not so much, haha!And rest assured, I've already moved my nail polish 'room' into an area where I will still use my pretties :-) | {
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Friday, October 7, 2016
Our Lady of the Rosary & the Battle of Lepanto
Our Lady of the Rosary, by Nicola Porta.
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, formerly the Feast of Our Lady of Victory, and the annivesary of the great victory over the Ottoman Turkish fleet at the Battle of Lepanto.In 1570, the Ottoman Turks were on the advance under Sultan Selim II (reigned 1566-1574) – declaring war on the Republic of Venice and attacking the Most Serene Republic's possession of Cyprus. In September 1570, the Turks took Nicosia in Cyprus, massacring the inhabitants. They followed this up with the capture of the last Venetian stronghold in Cyprus at Famagusta in Aug 1571 after an 11 month siege.Pope St. Pius V (1566-1572), to combat the Turkish threat, put together the Holy League, consisting of Spain, Venice, and the Papal States. It was too late to save Cyprus, but on 7 October 1571, the fleet of the Holy League, under the command of the illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V (+1558), and half-brother of Philip II of Spain, Don Juan of Austria (+1578), met the Turkish fleet.Don Juan of Austria.The Battle of Lepanto.They would meet the Ottomans off the coast of Greece in a grand naval battle: the Battle of Lepanto! The battle line was five miles long (270 Ottoman vs. 220 Holy League vessels), and this was the last great battle of oared ships in history. The Ottomans lost 15-20,000 killed to 7,500 Holy League men, with 15,000 Christian slaves freed. The image of Our Lady of Guadeloupe was actually present at the battle, as was Miguel Cervantes, author of Don Quixote!The Battle of Lepanto, as portrayed in the Vatican Museums.St. Pius V famously had a vision in Rome of the victory having been won, and informing his advisors of the fact long before word came to the Eternal City.Pope St. Pius V, OP.This great victory halted the advance of the fleets of the Ottoman Empire, and inspired, in gratitude, the establishment of the Feast of Our Lady of Victory, which became the of Our Lady of the Rosary by order of Pope Gregory XIII in 1573 -- after the prayer the Catholic world had offered for victory.
For more on the Holy Rosary, that glorious prayer that is particularly commemorated today, you might note:
Pope Leo XIII wrote a number of Papal Encyclicals -- one of which you can find here: Laetitiae SanctaeFinally, G. K. Chesterton has a brilliant poem on the battle, which I present for you here:LEPANTO, by G. K. Chesterton: | {
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You guys, I don’t know if I told you, but this summer The Mathmagician and I have traveled to our homeland of West Virginia for part of the summer. I’m in two weddings: a maid of honor and a bride’s maid. So, essentially, I’m going to need a vacation from my vacation. Until then…me and my liver are living through one of the fundamentals of this wedding life: bachelor parties. *gulp* I wrote something over at Menopausal Mama about it. Check it out, you’ll laugh. And leave some comments to show her some love. | {
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ACTION ALERT: Welcome to the Swamp: EPA on the Corporate Chopping Block
November 27, 2017Chris Riotta / Newsweek & CREDO Action
Wall Street billionaires, corporate lobbyists and far right conservatives flooded the White House almost immediately after Donald Trump's presidential victory, according to records of visitor logs the White House was forced to reveal following a Freedom of Information lawsuit. Meanwhile, Trump's climate-change-denying EPA pick, Scott Pruitt, is moving to replace independent scientists on EPA advisory boards with representatives of the fossil fuel and chemical industries.
The White House was forced to release the list of visitors to five federal offices after the Washington transparency group Property of the People sued under the Freedom of Information Act. The searchable logs, published Tuesday by ProPublica, provide a glimpse into the creation of the president's political agenda, spearheaded almost entirely by business interests, with little input from consumer advocacy or humanitarian groups.
Officials at the Office of Management and Budget, for example, met periodically with CEOs from the health care industry and big businesses, a handful of lobbyists representing Koch Industries and several billionaires intent on shaping White House policy, including casino magnate Steve Wynn -- a close friend of the president -- and corporate leader Charles Schwab.
Logs were also released for the US Trade Representative, National Drug and Control Policy, Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
It's certainly not the first time that the Office of Management and Budget has heard from private business leaders and lobbyists, but the sheer variety of corporate interests and lack of consumer representation during policy conversations marks a clear departure from previous White House norms. Former President Barack Obama's OMB typically met with consumer rights groups and philanthropic representatives under its director, Peter Orszag.
The logs also reveal how much money can be spent by lobbying groups just to get their foot in the door inside the West Wing. Budget chief Mick Mulvaney's former congressional Chief of Staff Al Simpson was hired by the lobbying firm Mercury in February, soon after Trump appointed Mulvaney to run the management and budget office.
Since then, Mulvaney and Simpson met at least seven times and had one phone call, as the lobbyist brought his clients to meet his old boss. Those clients, including powerhouse corporations like Cemex and pharma firms like AmerisourceBergen, paid Simpson's lobbying firm $360,000 throughout 2017, ProPublica reported.
Meetings at the Office of Budget and Management have become far less inclusive under Mulvaney, who recently told Politico, "I don't think anyone in this administration is more of a right-wing conservative than I am." The director has met frequently with representatives from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank that has stirred controversy over its stances on issues including immigration and health care.
The purposes behind several White House meetings remain shrouded in mystery. For example, Mulvaney met with Jeff Bell, a member of the controversial religious group Opus Dei, which has been said to use cult-like recruitment practices, on March 28.
Meanwhile, out of the 8,807 meetings and people listed in the logs, 2,169 names and subject matter are redacted -- nearly 25 percent of the data dump. Property of the People is reportedly negotiating to get some of the identities unmasked.
The Trump administration handled the visitor logs differently than its predecessor. After the Obama administration was sued for its logs, it released them without a court fight. But the Trump administration waged a legal battle to keep the records sealed.
The petition to the comptroller general of the United States and the Government Accountability Office reads: "Investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's decision to ban EPA-funded scientists from scientific advisory boards."
As the head of Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt is shameless in his quest to get rid of environmental protections. In the latest assault on his own agency's mission, Pruitt has quietly moved to replace independent scientists on EPA advisory boards with fossil fuel and chemical industry representatives.
This attack on science and scientists affects all of us. EPA advisory boards make recommendations about our environmental safety and protection -- covering everything from pesticides and hazardous waste to climate and air pollution. We must resist Pruitt's blatant efforts to undermine scientific integrity at every turn.
Pruitt has banned scientists who have received EPA grants from serving on advisory boards, claiming that he is eliminating conflicts of interest. In fact, his policy does the opposite. Pruitt is getting rid of academic experts -- who rely on outside research funding -- and replacing them with corporate-funded scientists. Because research grants often go to the top scientists in a given field, Pruitt's policy systematically excludes many of the most qualified scientists from advising the EPA.
Just five days after announcing his new policy, Pruitt appointed 66 new scientists to advisory boards -- many with ties to the same polluting companies the EPA is supposed to be regulating, including Phillips 66, Dow Chemical and Procter & Gamble. (1 )Two of the new board chairs have attacked the EPA's science in the past. (2)
Now 10 senators have called on the Government Accountability Office to investigate. In their words (emphasis in original):
The double-standard is striking: an academic scientist that receives an EPA grantfor any purpose cannot provide independent advice on a completely different subject matter on any of EPA's science advisory boards, while industry scientists are presumed to have no inherent conflict if their research is entirely funded by a company with a financial stake in an advisory board's conclusions. (3)
Stand with these senators and demand an investigation into Pruitt's corporate takeover of scientific advisory boards.
ACTION: Tell the comptroller general of the United States: Investigate the EPA's removal of government-funded scientists from advisory boards. Click here to sign the petition.Click this link to sign the petition. | {
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I've seen some awesome cosplays by using the search engine here. I've been thinking of doing a Tomoe cosplay. Does anyone have past, present, or future experience with cosplaying characters from this series?
I actually just cosplayed Tomoe (long hair version from the past) a week ago. Someone recognized me and asked for a photo which was unexpected. I didn't think anyone would know who I was. After looking at pages of his clothing, I decided to use an under kosode in plain white, another kosode with a pattern, both tucked into a pair of black hakama. Over that I wore a knee length kosode that I draped over my shoulders. I also had a pair of waraji that I wore with tabi. I forgot until the last minute about the claws so I had to do with out.
The biggest problem I had was with the wig. The ears I made for it (clip-in) were fine, but the wig itself was a pain to wear, it tangled so easily. I used a butt length wig from arda, and the hour and a half I spent in that cosplay was too long. It also killed my peripheral vision because I was too afraid to cut in his bangs into the wig so I left it long.
Hopefully that helps Ani_BEE. His past outfit was hard to figure out, since no picture actually showed the whole thing really well. His tail I ended up not using, becuase it looked really...weird under the kosode, and he doesn't seem to have it half the time anyway. Sorry for such a long post
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Dr. John Watson: Says the man that throws women from trains.
Kamisama Kiss is one of my favorites series <3 love it so much! I'm currently planning a Tomoe cosplay sakura-con ~ his short hair version in his purple yukata (in the anime). Ah seriously, I have too much planned but I decided, I must cosplay Tomoe!
I'd love to see more people cosplay from this show or at least, recognize it.
I'll be doing a Tomoe cosplay (but his short hair version) since I prefer that to his long hair! Though, I know how painful it is to wear long wigs (gets tangled too easily!)
I say, just do the version you want! (or you won't be happy). I recently purchased his tail and ears (with clip-ons) so we'll see how they turn out when I get them. But from Ren-no-chi's reply, I think clip-on/in ears will be good. I used to have a headband with fox ears and well, it's wobbly and you have to pull hair over to keep the headband hidden :P
I'll also be doing short hair Tomoe too, but I know sometime down the line I'll be doing Mizuki as well. The only major reason Mizuki isn't first on the list is because I just know his wig will be an absolute pain to style. WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT RIDICULOUS GRAVITY DEFYING HAIR MIZUKI, WHY?! Erm, anyways, I want some more wig experience before I tackle Mizuki, so Tomoe will be first. And I shall carry with me a butterfly net while wearing it. B)
I did Kirihito for a small photoshoot yesterday. I only got a few pictures because it was crazy cold even in a turtleneck, but I'll still post them. I'll try again on a day when it's not below freezing.
never thought I'd come accross a series that had a charater that could tempt me into wanting to do a gender bend cosplay but tomoe has proved me wrong. XD Girl or not I would love to cosplay him someday. Maybe nanami if I had a group to cosplay the others along with me. | {
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Senior White House advisors Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt are expected to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar in
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Senior White House advisors Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt are expected to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar in the coming days in a whistle-stop tour to put the finishing touches on a mysterious Israel-Palestine peace plan.
Little is known about Washington’s peace plan, but reports suggest it could involve $1 billion of aid from Qatar and Saudi Arabia for the impoverished Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
Regardless, Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas has declared any Washington-backed peace plan “dead upon arrival” as long as the American embassy to Israel remains situated in Jerusalem.
The tour may be an attempt by the White House to exploit the rivalry between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, which rules Gaza, in an attempt to weaken the PA’s refusal to come to the negotiating table.
However, Israeli PM Netanyahu is unlikely to support such a plan unless Hamas agree to major concessions, such as renouncing violence and recognising Israel’s right to exist. Hamas is unlikely to do either.
Even if given go-ahead, regional rivals could undermine each other’s aid efforts and turn Gaza into another theatre in a proxy war between the Saudi-led bloc and Qatar and it’s supporters.
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Big 72 Hours Home Fest 2018 Is Here.
Puravankara Limited presents the ‘BIG 72 Hours Home Fest’ at The Lalit Ashok Hotel in Bangalore between 15th – 17th June 2018 from 10.00 am – 10.00 pm. You can register here: http://bit.ly/2stEb10
In addition to the biggest savings on homes, home buyers will experience ‘India’s 1st Home Exchange Plan’. Sounds exciting? Read on.
What’s a ‘Home Exchange Plan’?
Last year, we saw a propelled response for the Big 72 Hours Home Fest. We had close to 2500 prospective home buyers who walked in to choose their perfect home from our 22 + projects across 6 cities in India.
This year, we’re aiming to make it better and bigger to ensure that potential home buyers get the best possible price for their home.
And for the very first time in India we are introducing the ‘Home Exchange Plan’. The Big 72 hours home fest is happening only for 3 days between 15th – 17th June.
After carefully assessing the market situation and speaking to home buyers, we tried to understand some of the key challenges faced by them while buying a home. These challenges are: 1. If you own a property, how do you sell it to buy a new home? 2. Where you sell your old property? 3. How to pay the balance money to buy a new house after selling your old property?
We’ve tried to address some of these challenges. So this is how the ‘Home Exchange Plan’ works:
1. You visit our 72 hour long ‘Big 72 Home Fest’ between 15th – 17th June at Hotel Lalit Ashok in Bangalore. 2. Get your current property valued with our credited property valuation agencies at our Home valuation kiosk 3. After which, you can choose the project in which you would like to buy a home with Puravankara or Provident 4. Under the ‘Resale Assistance Program’ our property listing partners will assist you with listing your old property on premium real estate portals including 99 Acres and Housing.com
What is a Resale Assistance Program? – Home buyers property will listed on premium home portals – 99 acres & Housing.com – Appoint brokers who will also work towards helping customer sell their existing property – We will conduct India’s first Resale Home Fest in September 2018
With these robust and fool proof resale plan, we are confident that it will increase the chances of selling your old property faster and in an organized manner.
You will get the home resale support provided by us for a period of 1 year. Existing property can be a plot you own, or an apartment, standalone homes.
We are confident that this will solve everyone’s queries and challenges faced to sell their existing homes and buy ‘A Puravankara Home’.
This is the best opportunity for anyone and everyone looking to buy a new home at fabulous prices and benefit from the exchange home plan.
We look forward to seeing you all at the ‘BIG 72 Hours Home Fest’. This is the best, home buying can get. You can register here: http://bit.ly/2stEb10
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This past Monday, highlighted by the Presidential Inauguration and the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, was truly a magical day at our house. Peaches, our 3.5 year old therapy dog had a breakthrough. A year ago, we … Continue reading →
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Ex Parte McCardle
Ex Parte McCardle, (1869), refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case involving the Reconstruction Acts. The court’s refusal marked the apogee of Radical Republican power to determine national policy.
William H. McCardle was a Mississippi editor who was arrested and jailed for sedition after criticizing both the local Union military commander and Congress. He was denied the benefit of habeas corpus but sought to take advantage of the Radicals’ recently passed Habeas Corpus Act, designed to protect newly freed slaves against Southern state courts.
The Habeas Corpus Act provided for appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in any case where a person was denied constitutional rights. McCardle, after being denied a writ from a federal circuit court, appealed to the Supreme Court on the basis that the military commission in Mississippi was unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear McCardle’s appeal, and the Radical Republicans envisioned a repetition of Ex Parte Milligan, in which the court limited the jurisdiction of military tribunals. Fearing that the court might declare the Reconstruction Acts (which mandated military occupation of the South) unconstitutional, the Radicals passed a law stripping the court of its power of judicial review with regard to Reconstruction measures. President Andrew Johnson vetoed the bill, but Congress overrode the veto.
In 1869 the court dismissed McCardle’s appeal on the grounds that it now lacked jurisdiction over such matters. Congress had thus established its supremacy over both the federal executive and judicial branches. | {
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In October 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the U.S. sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to help bolster Jordan's military and help with the [[refugee]] crisis. <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/10/us-troops-jordan-syria-crisis US sends troops to Jordan to help deal with Syria crisis, UK Guardian, October 10, 2012]</ref>
In October 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the U.S. sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to help bolster Jordan's military and help with the [[refugee]] crisis. <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/10/us-troops-jordan-syria-crisis US sends troops to Jordan to help deal with Syria crisis, UK Guardian, October 10, 2012]</ref>
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Syrian Civil War began March 2011 with the simultaneous popular uprising in many Mideast countries called the Arab Spring. The Syrian government was swift to put down the protests and defenseless citizens were gunned down in the tens of thousands.
The government is comprised of Alawites of the Shia Islam religion led by Bashar al-Assad of the Ba'ath Party. Embolden by the successful ousting of leaders in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia, Sunni Muslims of the Free Syrian Army, foreign fighters from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chechnya, the U.K.,[1] Ireland[2] and terrorist forces have been furiously attacking government troops. The Syrian army would chase them down in occupied areas such as Homs, and bombard the city. Government forces that have been reluctant to fire on their own people and have fled for safety in Turkey. A large segment of population has fled to neighboring Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. [3]
The UN has condemned military actions, called for a cease fire and sought to punish Syria with sanctions. Western nations were in agreement. Russia and China have vetoed any efforts. About half of the 1.5 million people in need of humanitarian aid in Syria are children and adolescents, says a UNICEF spokesperson. [4]
In July 2012, rebel forces started attacking the government in their capital of Damascus. A suicide bomber penetrated and killed the President's brother-in-law and the army military commander, signaling a turning point. Brigade of Islam took credit for the attack. Also in July, rebels lauched attacks on Syria's most populace northern city of Aleppo. Rebels had captured all Iraqi border positions until government forces fought back. Iraqi trade routes are a valuable lifeline to the regimes survival.
The Obama position started in support of Assad, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling him a reformer. As of late, the U.S. government has been telling him to step down. In March 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry indicated for the first time that the U.S. is training Syrian rebels. [5] Russia is Syria's ally and has been supplying the regime with weapons. Putin is angry with the Obama administration for helping the rebels, blaming the U.S. for the deteriorating situation. Turkey has been critical of its neighbor and tensions are high with the addition of mass refugees and its fighter jet shot down by Syrian armed forces. Obama has sought to do more for the rebels and has vowed to work with Turkey to topple Assad. In addition, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have set up a base in Turkey to help funnel supplies and weapons. [6] Israel does not want to see chemicals weapons in the hands of rebels and has publicly announced they have military plans to stop that transaction. Iran says they will not let the Assad regime collapse and is prepared to attack Qatar and Saudi Arabia. [7]
The Muslim Brotherhood will seek to rule Syria when the Assad regime collapses. Huge stockpiles of chemical weapons and elements of Al Qaeda terrorist group pose regional threats in the post-Assad era. [8]
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Turkey
The Turkish government has condemned the war in Syria. Also, they house 90,000 refugees from Syria. In October, Syria shelled a Turkish border town killing five civilians. Turkey's Parliament authorized military operations against Syria. The bill opens the way for unilateral action by Turkey's armed forces inside Syria. [9] Turkey responded by shelling Syria for five days. Earlier in 2012, Syria shot down a Turkish fighter plane killing two pilots.
Israel
Israel warplanes bombed a Hezbollah weapons supply convoy inside Syria, destined for the Assad government. [10]
Mortar shells from the Syrian conflict often land in Israel held Golan Heights.
Iraq
Al Qaeda of Iraq killed 48 Syrian troops after they fled into Iraq. They were chased out of Syria by rebel forces and ambushed as they sought to seek safe refuge. [11]
Jordan
In October 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the U.S. sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to help bolster Jordan's military and help with the refugee crisis. [12]
Reactions of Conservatives
Mitt Romney the Republican candidate in the elections of 2012 called for arming the syrian opposition with weapons.[13] | {
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Don't get Slavoj Žižek wrong. The famous philosopher, featured on Big Think last week in an interview about political correctness, doesn't find fault in being polite or respecting people who are different. He does not advocate for hate. He agrees a state of political correctness is better than open racism or discrimination.
That said, Žižek decries political correctness for two main reasons. First, that it's entirely and transparently fake, an artificial cover enforced by totalitarian social pressures. Second, that political correctness manifests itself as a form of behavior control rather than a collective effort to remedy the problems it ostensibly seeks to address. Racial and social harmony cannot sprout from this sort of situation. In fact, Žižek argues that political correctness gets in the way of mutual understanding.
You can watch the interview below:
Žižek has a loyal following in many circles and thus the video has sparked some vibrant conversations, most notably over at Reddit. There are some keen observations there. Žižek's thoughts are based in Lacanian theory, the idea being that social rules are being enforced by an imagined "Big Other" whom we strive not to offend. Reddit user gulliblegambler hits at this point rather well:
"So Zizek is saying the whole trick to controlling a society is making everyone agree to pretend we don't see each other for what we really are and to make everyone agree there are big personal costs associated with breaking this rule."
The problem is that, for the most part, the actors who support and enforce political correctness do not understand the damage it causes. Here's Žižek from the video:
"Ambiguity — that’s my problem with political correctness. No it’s just a form of self-discipline which doesn’t really allow you to overcome racism. It’s just oppressed controlled racism."
When the Civil War broke out in Yugoslavia and ethnic tensions gave way to conflict, Žižek explains the first things to go were the dirty jokes and "shared obscenity" he had enjoyed with so many of his disparate friends growing up. People define others by what makes them different. Political correctness enforces this notion with a chilled air of politeness. Žižek would prefer a society in which social pressures encouraged folks to seek out common ground, even if the methods were somewhat obscene:
"I remember when I was young when I met with other people from ex-Yugoslavia republics — Serbs, Croat, Bosnians, and so on. We were all the time telling dirty jokes about each other. But not so much against the other. We were in a wonderful way competing who will be able to tell a nastier joke about ourselves. These were obscene, racist jokes, but their effect was a wonderful sense of shared obscene solidarity. ... Of course racist jokes and so on can be extremely oppressive, humiliating, and so on. But the solution I think is to create an atmosphere or to practice these jokes in such a way that they really function as that little bit of obscene contact which establishes true proximity between us."
Ultimately, political correctness is a system of control that fails to understand the underlying causes of the problem it wants to address. A cynic would argue that this is the point — that certain societal actors prefer citizens who restrict themselves from exploring race. Žižek may not be that cynical, but he certainly sees the system for what it is: totalitarianism. Rather than an authority commanding "do this or else," the ringing refrain of political correctness is forced behavior tinged with notes of "I know better than you what you really want."
That's horrifying to Žižek and certainly disappointing to anyone who wishes for social harmony and realizes it's not possible under these current conditions. | {
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This concert footage documents the entire experience at Prague's Slavia Stadium. For the nine thousand fans, it was a rewarding experience. Copernicus and the audience interacted in an extraordinary manner. The effects of Copernicus' songs such as "The Authorities" and "White from Black" and others were visibly a big blow to the audience eager to absorb more of Copernicus' lyrics and the gripping original music performed by those musicians which included Larry Kirwan of Black 47 on keyboards, guitar and vocals, Mike Fazio on guitar, Thomas Hamlin on drums, and Dave Conrad on bass along with their American soundman, Michael Ford.
The use of split screen technology with footage from two separate sources heightens the experience that one almost feels that he is right there at the mixing board watching every move from the stage and from the audience's point of view. This video certainly is a document from the time when bands would go out and venture into these far away places. It is worth its price in gold."-Moonjune Records | {
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The job guarantee
It is apparent that more work is needed to crack the hard
shell of misinformation regarding how money works that pervades both sides of
the political spectrum, media, and the general public. However, a number of
readers have begun to get it and are now looking for some practical
application. I’ll return to some more “educating” soon, but first, what follows
is a basic framework for the job guarantee so that those who are running ahead
have something to build upon.
Why a job guarantee?
As we have discussed, there is NO natural rate of
unemployment. Unemployment is completely unnatural. It is a direct result of
the way modern monetary and capitalist market systems function, as evidenced by the fact that there was no
unemployment in traditional or agrarian societies. Money causes unemployment
since people must earn it to survive and pay taxes.
Modern capitalist economies never have and never will attain
full employment. I won’t go over the reasons again here, but the evidence is
all around us and today and throughout history.
There is no valid and just economic, social or political
reason for a nation to leave productive labor unemployed. Please let me know if you
can find one. Aside from the loss of real tangible value to society and the
economy (how many lives, including their own, would be made better if the tens
of millions of willing workers were able to contribute productively to society
and the economy), unemployment has also been linked to crime rates, drug
addiction, family breakdowns, mental health problems, and a host of other social
ills.
So what’s the alternative? A job guarantee would solve a
host of social and economic problems, increase the real wealth of a nation, and
bring greater price and economic stability. It can most certainly be afforded –
in fact it costs us in all kinds of ways NOT to implement such a system. Aside
from the fact that affordability simply isn’t an issue for currency-issuing
nations, the program’s nominal costs are actually very minimal when one
accounts for the offsetting savings from taxes received and reduced government
welfare spending; and they are net positive for the overall economy when one
accounts for fiscal stimulus plus the multiplier effect on the private sector
economy and the mitigation of productivity losses from recessions. Recent
estimates of a simulated job guarantee in the US indicate that GDP would
increase by over one trillion dollars. That's real enough!
So what is the job guarantee?
Simply a
guarantee of a job to all who are ready, willing, and able to work.
When the economy is in a downturn and the private sector
lays off workers, the program will expand. When the economy recovers, the
private sector will hire them back and the program contracts. It functions as a
buffer stock of labor (today we have a buffer stock of unemployed people). In the interim, everyone has a job and ideally receives
on-the-job training and skill development.
The job guarantee recognizes that full employment should be
the goal of monetary and fiscal policy, and ensures that the nation’s
productive workforce does not suffer decline and loss of human
capital/productive skills during business cycle downturns.
There is also a recognition that the government can afford
anything for sale in its own currency (simply by crediting bank accounts as it
does with most spending), and that “buying” the nation’s unused labor is
non-inflationary since these are resources not otherwise being “used” – in the
same way that buying surplus inventory isn’t inflationary.
Yes, it’s really quite simple, but of course there are important
details to consider. Let’s dispel a few of the common concerns by outlining how
the program could work.
The basic framework
The job guarantee approach that is often advocated goes
something along these lines:
The job
guarantee is for people the private sector does not want to hire at any given
time. If the private sector desires and can afford to hire them again, they can
simply offer them a better job. It is not about the government hiring away
workers in competition with the private sector.
The
government would pay for the program costs and wages, but workers would still
be taxed as other workers and the government would see a significant offset in
spending from other programs.
Those in
the job guarantee program would not be government employees. Charities, not-for-profit
organizations, and other local organizations – possibly municipalities,
counties, etc. – would offer job opportunities through the program. The pool of
previously unemployed workers would now be able to help serve the community in
a host of practical ways that enhance the overall quality of life.
All
employment opportunities would be managed locally throughout the country. Local
organizations and leaders know what is needed most in their communities and who
can best qualify to provide the work and training needed. They also have a
vested interest in seeing successful outcomes.
The job
guarantee would provide a basic living wage and benefits to all participants.
This would effectively eliminate the minimum wage and create a floor for
private sector compensation, benefits and work conditions.
While
there would likely be a modest one-time impact to costs from the
implementation, the program would not be inflationary (i.e. there is no
wage-price spiral effect). The degree of price changes would be a result of
where the wage/benefit level is set, which can be debated.
Employees
would be given on-the-job training. The fact that they remain employed and even
may improve their skills helps keep them more employable for the private sector
as it recovers.
Employees
would have performance reviews and can still be fired. They would be given
several opportunities to succeed but must meet normal employment requirements
to stay in the program.
Only a failure of imagination would prevent all employable
workers from being productive. Build houses for the low income, improve or add
city parks and public spaces, provide after school and child care services,
staff libraries and museums, offer free music and art lessons and other
educational opportunities to underserved areas, build community gardens,
develop community makers spaces, provide personal visits and care for the
elderly, restore historic sites, install solar panels on public property, …
So let’s get creative. What does your community need most? What
skills are available amongst the pool? How can community and organizational
leaders collaborate to achieve the most benefit?
Remove
hundreds of billions from unemployment insurance payments, food and nutrition
assistance programs, incarceration costs, and many other welfare programs.
Significantly
increase GDP and overall demand for goods & services due to the additional
spending from a fully hired population (note that those at the lower end of the
wage spectrum spend a higher proportion of their income and so have a higher
multiplier effect on the economy).
Enhance
the lives of millions of currently unemployed and underemployed workers,
providing them with an opportunity to provide for their families and improve
their skills and lives.
And so
much more…
When something makes this much sense, it’s worth sharing!
Spread the word!
For those who wish to dive into the literature on the
subject there are different names given to various different proposals along
these lines. The most common terms are the Employer of Last Resort or ELR
(Minsky), Right to Employment (Harvey), and the Job Guarantee (Mosler, Wray,
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Before we get started I have a couple of hints...If you use wired ribbon, you could remove the ribbon as I did for this tutorial. Or you could remove the wire from just the bottom side of your bud. Use a heavy duty thread that is not silky because with ribbon, it slips. I use jewelry wire cutters and a 26 gauge craft wire. Remember, the wider your ribbon, the more you need. For tutorial purposes I used a 1 1/2 inch ribbon. So my measurements will be for that width. All you need to know how to do is a running and whip stitch and knot..Easy...Just relax and have fun... **********************************************************************
Step 1Cut the ribbon that you will be using for the bud part of your flower to 3 1/2 inches.
Step 2 Fold down the 2 edges of the ribbon to form a point (triangle shape). With your needle and thread sew a running stitch across the base catching the selvage in the back (both layers).
Step 3 Draw up your stitches tightly and knot.
Step 4 Cut a 5 1/2 inch length of your leave colored ribbon. Lay your bud about 2/3rds of the way on your ribbon as shown.You could do a tiny stay stitch to keep it in its place.
Step 5 Wrap the shorter piece of ribbon over the bud as shown. Notice I did a tiny stay stitch to keep the layer down.
Step 6 Now wrap (criss cross)the longer end over the shorter end as shown, The longer end will be your excess that will eventually become a part of your stem.I did another tiny stay stitch to keep it in it's place.You can leave the needle in this position.
Step 7 Sew another running stitch across the ribbon layers, making sure you catch the back as you sew. These layers will be a little bulky, thus the reason for the very strong thread.
Step 8 Draw up your stitches tightly to gather and then wrap the excess thread around the base a couple of times as shown. And knot off in the back. You should have a small tail of ribbon.
Step 9Cut a length of floral tape. It is OK if you run out of tape before wrapping till the end. Just cut another piece and overlap your previous wrap, you will never tell the difference. It sticks really well as long as you stretch the tape as you go.
Step 10Starting at the base of your floral bud, just covering the thread start wrapping the floral tape around tightly a couple of times to start. Remember with floral tape, you must stretch it as you go to get the tackiness and stretch needed to secure onto itself.
Step 11Twist the ribbon as you wrap it with the floral tape to reduce the bulk of the stem. You could then attach some craft wire to extend the length of the stem and keep wrapping the wire until the whole length is covered with the floral tape. At this point your bud stem can be bent to the desired shape. At this point you could add leaves to the stem. I will be doing a tutorial on ribbon leaves in the future. But silk leaves would look beautiful with this bud.
I also create viney pieces by wrapping the floral tape around the wire, then wrapping the covered wire around a thin paint brush to make the curls. Stretch them out a bit and place in your arrangement. Here are some examples used on my last LO.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Just working on more LO's from Swirlydoos August kit "Shabby Ambition. Waiting on Septembers kit to start my Design Team work...Customs has held some product hostage...lol...Well I enjoyed creating the Flowers for this LO. I have done a tutorial for the ribbon buds for the next kit.The ribbon is a beautiful variegated ribbon I picked up at Michaels.It is wired, but as always, I remove the wire. I will be posting the tutorial this weekend. The only flower I didn't make is the big Prima in the corner. The photo is my daughter Gabrielle. The leaves are my favorite lately, as you can tell from my last few LO's. They are from Heartfelt Creations. I stamped them on white cardstock, then Glimmer Misted them in 2 different green colors. The roses were also Glimmer Misted in Coral color. The were made from the small Retro punch. There are 6 layers in each small rose. I did some sewing on the page and backed it with the Bazzill card stock that came in the card stock add on for the kit. The letters are Prima, what few I had left of them Thats why I created a tutorial on recreating the letters. I really love them!! Here is the LO and some of the closeups..And I just realized...NO BUTTERFLIES!!!! For shame. I will have to add some and repost the LO...lol
Sunday, August 22, 2010
This is one of the last LO's that I created for Swirlydoos August kit Shabby Ambition. I just loved this kit and all of the papers from IOD..Beloved line. I have also been having fun creating the leaves that are a beautiful Stamp from a company called Heartfelt Creations. I recently answered a call for their design Team and made it to the semifinals. Now I am waiting for a package of goodies from them to create the projects to submit for the finals.Just love the leaf stamp!! I glimmer misted them in 3 different green colors to give them depth and texture.I enhanced the steel grey flower with my burnt organza flower technique. I used my Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die for the layers. I sticled the butterflies with Rock candy Stickles and wove some ribbon through my scalloped cardstock. The large decorative flourishes are my Quickutz 12 inch die. I cut 2 and pplace dthem side by side. Then I just gave the whole background paper a dusting of Glimmer Mist in 2 colors. Did a little sewing around the entire LO and I was done. Well, it's 5:40 am...Gotta get to work while all the little chickadees are still asleep. Hope everyone stays healthy and away from the hospital today...Make it a peaceful Sunday for me Lord!! Amen...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Sometimes, I start a LO, and then cant finish because I get stuck...Stuck on what??? I don't know just stuck...So I let this one marinate for a while..Well almost 2 months. But I just finished it because I was tired of just looking at it..I used my leaf stamps from Heartfelt Creations. I cut them out, they have a beautiful swirl, but I didnt feel like cutting around the swirls...Remember, this LO was long overdue as it was. The butterflies were a gift from my sweet friend and Swirly Sister Tina . The flowers are the Swirly Retro Camelot Flowers I did a tutorial on. And the Sugared Letters are also a tutorial I did. The photo is my daughter Gabrielle. I just did a Photoshop tutorial on how to get flawless skin. But I also did a little digital make up for the eyeshadow. Just a funky light green to match the background and the LO. She's got soulful eyes...Love them!!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I will be doing a series of Photoshop Tutorials so that you can kick your photo's up a notch for your scrapbooking LO's. These tutorials are for Photoshop CS.My swirly sister Lisa aka Raining, will be doing tutorials for Photoshop Elements. You need a basic understanding of Photoshop to follow the instructions. Otherwise I will try to teach in laymen's terms...This week I teach flawless skin and bringing out the soul in eyes. You will learn how to take a photo from this...
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Still creating LO's from Swirlydoos August kit "Shabby Ambition". The Beloved papers from IOD are just beautiful. I want to thank Lisa, (kaye222) for pointing me in the right direction on the leaf stamps...I love them!! Thank you so much!! They are from Heartfelt Creations. The photo is my GF's daughter Emma. She had been picking flowers and dandelions. I used 3 different colors of Glimmer Mist to color the leaves and give them depth. I made the larger flowers using my new McGill 2.5" Floriano Flower punch using white textured card stock, misted them lightly with water, wrinkled them a bit for more texture and curled in the ends.I punched the medium retro Punch for the middle and topped the flowers with pearl brads I found in the bridal section at Michaels. The butterflies can be found among the files I create and share at Swirlydoos. I printed this set on 5x7 antique colored card stock, and used Rock Candy Stickles for glimmer. I edited the photo in PhotoshopCS using the Kubota action Chocolate Syrup and added a faint white vignette.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Our August collection; "Shabby Ambition" embraces the soft and elegant style that "is" Shabby Chic! So many of our ladies create such amazing pieces of art using this particular style and we are excited to see the beauty you will bring out of this kit! This beautiful collection boasts brand new products from some of the top manufacturers in the industry. You'll find brand new Iron Orchid Designs, Prima, Webster's Pages, Shimmerz and more yummy goodness in this kit! We've also assembled a fine collection of add on kits that compliment our main kit beautifully. We sincerely hope you will enjoy this lovely collection that we have prepared for you. Head on over to Swirlydoos to see all of the beautiful add on kits as well. And see what the design team has created!!
Working with Swirlydoos August "Shabby Ambition" has been wonderful..So many beautiful papers and elements. The photo is my mom on her wedding day, pinning the flowers on my grandmothers dress. February 14th 1960.I used the butterflies that I provided files for , for this kit. I just stickled them to bring out the colors. The chipboard was painted with Distress Crackle Paint then rubbed with some Distress ink to bring out the cracks in the paint. I took apart one of the Prima pearl swirls for the butterfly flight streams. I just adore this beautiful kit. More to come... | {
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Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,000 suspected militants
Pakistan has frozen the accounts of 5,000 suspected terrorists, taking about $3 million out of their pockets, but Islamabad could still come under scrutiny at a crucial June meeting of an international watchdog that tracks terror financing.
Analysts and government officials say political foot-dragging and sympathetic supporters throughout Pakistan makes it difficult to cut off the money supply to banned terrorist groups.
Next month in Spain, the Financial Action Task Force will update its assessment of “high-risk and non-cooperative jurisdictions,” Alexandra Wijmenga-Daniel of the task force's communications department said in an email. She did not offer any specifics.
The 35-nation intergovernmental organisation was formed in 1989 to combat money laundering. After 9/11, it also took on the role of fighting the financing of terrorism. Getting on the task force's “black list” could hurt a country's ability to borrow, if its banking system is considered a money laundering haven.
In 2015, Pakistan was exempted from its scrutiny after a similar session applauded the country's progress in tackling both money laundering and terrorist financing.
However, concerns have been raised regarding the resurrection of banned groups such as Lashkar-i-Taiba under new names. Also worrying is the operation of groups such as Jaish-i-Mohammed, which is openly running seminaries and fundraising.
“The government has to find a way to completely ban individuals and groups [suspected of terrorist activity] from operating. This is the only way,” said Muhammad Amir Rana, director of the Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS).
Still, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) has begun the painstaking work of devising anti-terror financing policies, freezing bank accounts of known terrorist groups and identifying those that have resurfaced with different names, according to its director, Ishan Ghani.
Nacta was established in 2013 through an act of Parliament. Four years later, Ghani says it is “still in its formative stage”.
When he took over Nacta 18 months ago, it had a staff of only 25, including drivers, despite a government promise to bring in about 800 people with the job of curbing money laundering and terrorism financing.
Ghani blamed the slow start on a lack of government commitment and jurisdictional battles within the bureaucracy.
Since taking over, Ghani has increased his staff to 100, gotten a budget of Rs1.8 billion and is updating a list of individuals suspected of terrorism. He also has devised a sweeping policy on which new, stricter laws can be enacted.
He said its current lists are outdated, with several suspected terrorists either dead or in jail, and the job of identifying individuals suspected of links to terrorism rests with the provinces.
The names have been slow in coming, Ghani added, blaming outdated systems, political foot-dragging and a lack of focus on counterterrorism despite military and police operations against suspected hideouts particularly in the tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
Politicians have been reluctant to shut down some of the reconstituted terrorist groups because of the local support they enjoy and the votes they bring in.
Still, Ghani said he has had some success pressing provincial lawmakers into action.
Ghani recounted an incident last year during Ramazan, when fundraising often goes into high gear.
He received reports that outlawed groups with terror links were openly raising cash. He put all four provinces on notice, warning them to stop the fundraising.
This year, Nacta is circulating a list of acceptable charities to which the faithful can donate. These organisations, Ghani said, were “not affiliated with terrorism”.
Hasan Akbar, executive director of the Islamabad-based Jinnah Institute, said Pakistan has made some progress tackling money laundering, “shutting down businesses that had a sweep not just in Pakistan but in Dubai and the United States.”
There even has been progress against those groups that resurface under a new name.
“Organisations have been banned, but also in the last year funds have been seized of even those groups emerging as replacements for the banned groups,” Akbar said.
Still, individual donations and support from small businesses provide a steady income to banned outfits that is difficult to track, he said.
“Challenges still remain in sectarian and jihadi groups where they get individual donations from traders and merchants in urban and rural areas,” he said. “How do you stop that? That base of support is still there. This is hard to document.”
Rana of PIPS said banned organisations also collect money in mosques outside the country, then return home with the funds.
Saudi Arabia is particularly lucrative, and the fundraising by outlawed sectarian groups is done openly, he said.
“Many banned organisations have very traditional methods of collecting money. They go to Saudi Arabia or the United Kingdom, for example, and go into mosques,” he said, adding that the fundraiser usually is given a few minutes to speak to the congregation and asks for donations.
Ghani said that among the policies he is crafting is one to regulate cash transfers, a widely used practice in Pakistan. The policy will require anyone transferring Rs1 million or more to identify the origins of the money.
“Today, you could carry Rs50m around in your car and no one would say anything, but we are coming up with a policy and laws that will require an explanation and the disclosure of the money trail,” Ghani said. | {
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Photos of the Disaster (Graphic)
CORRECTION: This item originally ran with a photo taken from Free Republic. Several posters have written to tell me the photo is from China several years back, and furthermore is an artifact of some trick (or tricky) phtography.
The photo runs after the jump. [End correction; thanks for your input.]
But conservatives should be castigated, of course. The left uses this almost-incomprehensible tragedy to score political points, and the right dares to say 1, you're just being idiotic and 2, you're being almost inhuman in your rush to use the dead to advance your political agenda, even as the corpses are still being counted. | {
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Mental Health vs. Privacy in Aftermath of Conn. Shootings
Mental illness and mass shootings, there's a common thread and one that can't be overlooked in the effort to stop gun violence.
"It was a terrible thing that happened in Connecticut and I'm not sure how you control things better except to provide better mental health services," says David Cisler, privacy officer at Westbrook Health Services. "I'm not sure that you can resolve this problem by just gun control."
Getting your hands on a gun means giving up a part of yourself.
"The information that's going to be provided is just going to be by nature very very private," Cisler says.
You're stepping into murky waters.
"Where's that information going? What kind of control is there on that information? Who's going to be collecting it? At what point is that information gonna get sent to other people without your permission," Cisler says.
"People who have any kind of problem, whether it be mental health or a physical health problem that affects their behavior or any of these other kinds of things... can still get guns," Cisler says.
NICS (National Instant Criminal Check System) registry includes anyone with a criminal background or previously committed to a psychiatric hospital in the FBI database.
"When you fill out a background check to buy a gun it goes in there; they have three days to get back to the gun shop," says Kimberly Dixon, director of crisis and disaster services at Westbrook.
When it comes to your private information, you're still somewhat protected.
"They either get a yes or no," Dixon says. "The gun shop doesn't know why you've been refused if you've been refused, but it's pretty much final. You're not going to be able to buy a gun through a licensed dealer."
Agencies like Westbrook ensure records are confidential and under lock and key. Uncovering a person's mental health background for gun ownership is no exception.
"There's a certain level of request for a medical record that the federal government enforces under HIPAA laws and other confidentiality requirements," Dixon says. "Mental health kinda goes one step further."
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How to make your Web Reference proxy URL dynamic
This is a quick helper to allow you to make the web reference URLs for your WSDL proxies easier to configure when switching environments.
Introduction
I have been asked before, how to make the URL property for a web reference to a web service in a project, configurable in a config file instead of compiled in the web reference proxy. This is most useful when you want to deploy a project with a web reference between different business environments (like between Test/QA and Production) without recompiling the project. There is a simple way to do this that requires no coding at all on the developer's part (provided you are using Visual Studio for .NET).
Getting Started
To follow this article, first you need to have a compiled web service to reference, and a project in which you wish to add a web reference. After you have added your web reference (which creates the proxy class with references to the web service for you automatically using VS .NET), you need to set your solution view to 'Show All':
This shows the Reference.cs file for the Reference.map. This is the proxy class file that VS.NET generates automatically for you when you add a web reference.
Open up this file and notice under the constructor for the proxy class that the URL is hard coded for you inside the constructor:
Changing the URL from Static to Dynamic
We are going to change the hard coded URL in the proxy class Reference.cs to a key in the web.config of the web service client project. An appSettings section will be added automatically with the current URL, and code will be placed in the Reference.cs proxy class constructor to look for the URL there. All this will be done by changing one property setting on the proxy reference.
If you look at the web reference properties (below):
you can see that there is a configuration setting called 'URL Behavior'. This setting is by default set to Static.
To make the URL in the Reference.cs map class code behind look for the web service URL in your web.config file, we need to change this setting to Dynamic:
Doing this in VS.NET does two things for you. It changes the Reference.cs file to have the code to look for the WSDL URL in the project's web.config file:
And it adds the URL as a key value to the projects web.config file under appSettings:
Now you can set the URL to different servers for deployment in different environments, without having to change the code. You just change the URL in your config file for your project.
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Comments and Discussions
Yeah? This is a fact though. You do have to reconfigure the config file url based on the url the web service was originally compiled though when you change code. However you can beat this by writing some ant scripts to handle your changes and adding the script call as a VS add in (via an exe to call the script). This article is mainly to solve the problem that has the URL embedded in compiled code and you can't change environments (Test/QA/Staging) or servers without a recompile. If you change something, like in any other code base, you are going to have to fix stuff, unless you have it set up differently.
I agree, I was just hoping that VS would be smart enough to realize if it were updating the web service from the same source _and_ I had overriden the URL it would keep the changes... As it is, I have to remember to fix them before I give the app out for testing (Not a big deal, and I will eventually make a NAnt build script to deal with it, but it would have been nice...)
If it fine until someone refreshes the web reference and reference file is recreated.
You could set the URL of the service when you declare the webservice using a method. That way refreshing the reference won't make a difference. (There is a reason why you can't see the reference file by default)
Why not create a proxy from the web service proxy . That way you dont have a hard reference in your project to the service and it put the url property in the class. Thus making your assembly truely dynamic.
When you add a web service in Visual Studio it uses the proxy tool to create the proxy and place it in your project. Sometimes you cannot add a webservice directly into Visual Studio. Using the wsdl tool directly gives you more control of the proxy class. I wasnt saying in addition too. I was saying instead of.
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Control Your Choices and Control Your Life
Control Your Choices and Control Your Life
Our choices reveal our character, but more importantly they shape our character. Thus, the more aware we become of the choices we make every single day — choices about our attitudes, words, actions and reactions — the more power we have over our own destiny.
Senator Bob Bennett of Utah said, "Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make . . . . If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself."
It's true. When we accept moral responsibility for our choices, we take charge of our lives. Yet one of the most common rationalizations for moral compromise is the claim that "I had no choice." Executives or school administrators who cheat to protect their jobs, athletes who take illegal performance-enhancing drugs to stay competitive, and employees who resort to lying to get what they want frequently convince themselves that they were forced to do whatever they did.
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This will be Westbrook's first season playing under his new five-year, $205 million dollar contract extension that he signed with the Thunder last year. | {
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Contributed by letmego. Posted by aubin on Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 5:30 PM (EDT)
Sex Pistols seem to be celebrating their 30th anniversary by keeping themselves in the press this week. Frontman John Lyndon recently ripped into the Police regarding their recent reunion performance noting:
That really is a reformation isn't it? But honestly that's like soggy old dead carcasses. You know listening to Stink try to squeak through 'Roxanne' one more time that's not fun, It's like letting air out of a balloon.
If you think there's depth to Sex Pistols songs, you're not really one to talk.
The Pistols may've been important to punk's history, but only revisionists see them as something other than a punk rock boy band, developed to package rebellion and sell clothes, much like Good Charlotte.
You have yet to counter that argument, though. Say something to prove to me that Mclaren didn't put the band together. And also, how is that argument lame? It's true, and you don't like it? And please tell me how it shows how little I know about music. I'm pretty sure that people who don't know much about music buy shirts that say "God Save The Queen", put a safety pin through their ear and go hang out outside the mall. Does that sound familiar to you?
Hey, I'll tell you what. I'll counter YOUR argument. "sex pistols were/are more of an important bands then any shitty band you listen to now."? I listen to Bad Religion, The Descendents, The Ramones, Husker Du, The Replacements, The Clash, Fugazi, and a whole crapload more. Were the Sex Pistols as important as any of these? It's possible to make that argument. Do the Pistols have even a shred of the respectability these bands have/had? Not at all. "I Love Lucy" was important to the history of television. That doesn't make it good.
the argument is lame because you totally discredit the amount of influence they had. well you do give them credit but then you proceed to trash them on all levels that has absolutely nothing to do with the bands' music. many bands you cite and that we all hold in high regard i'm sure were listening to the pistols when they were getting into punk rock. and i'm guessing they didn't quite think of the pistols as the "good charlotte" of their generation unless you want to call them all a bunch of tools.
and the fact that you think the pistols didn't have depth to their lyrics shows you never paid attention to them anyways. go listen to bodies again. anarchy in the uk....god save the queen....you think a boy band would've written those songs in England in 1977?
and what the hell does respectability have anything to do with importance? the pistols never released anything remotely bad as some of the stuff the clash or bad religion or the ramones have released. hmmm, i guess that makes them more respectable then......ironically, it was the freakin RAMONES, not the Sex Pistols, that were the ones trying to break through into the mainstream.
But the Ramones sang about dancing and sniffing glue, not about rebellion. Their desire for mainstream success doesn't make them hypocrites.
And
"many bands you cite and that we all hold in high regard i'm sure were listening to the pistols when they were getting into punk rock."?
Many bands we hold in high regard also listened to crap like King Crimson (Bad Religion) and The Bay City Rollers (The Ramones). It doesn't make King Crimson and The Bay City Rollers good.
I will say it again, as you seem to be ignoring it when I do: I will NOT deny the Pistols' influence. But they are a hypocritical joke of a band. Look past your nostalgia and listen to them critically.
the sex pistols put out only one real album. the ramones, the clash, and bad religion put out a good amount of albums. it's very rare that bands with large catalogs don't have at least one stinker in them.
and i seem to remember johnny rotten somewhere on tv talking about writing 'anarchy in the uk'. he was thinking of what would sound rebellious, and thought 'anarchy' sounded good. so, really, their songs had no depth.
The bottom line is that Nevermind the Bollocks, no matter how groundbreaking it was at the time, should not be re-issued anymore. Honestly, you can find the album in any store and this reissue will not make The Sex Pistols all the sudden sound better. I don't understand the fuss on why they're re-releasing NMTB for the 27th time. Also, does Johnny Rotten realize that he's about as hypocritcal as they get? Probably, but he just wants to cause controversy. Give it up. You're no longer relevant. Go back to scouting rap-rock bands.
i'd wager a shinny penny that if you surveyed 100 people who consider themselves part of the subculture, or at least fans of what can be considered "punk" music, the majority of them well say something positive about the Pistols, rather then "they're a bunch of hypocritical quasi-boy-band members".
the difference between you and me is that taking back sunday does not register to me nor does rancid. These are bands I do not think about at all. The only bands you listed that are more important the the pistols was the clash. fyi... I love the bay city rollers. I still believe you know nothing of music, just look at the bands that influence your band, Garbage(besides the mates, but you probably only listen to them cause d4 or lawrence arms name dropped them somewhere)
‚??majority of people that consider themselves part of the subculture also love Rancid but not Fugazi or still talk about how "Taking Back Sunday's first album was good".‚?Ě
Totally irrelevant to my original point. If anything, that actually supports my position.
‚??Taste is subjective‚?Ě
Exactly, I‚??m not trying to change your mind, my original point, was my qualm with your choice of the word "revisionist". You stated that ‚??but only revisionists see them as something other than a punk rock boy band‚?Ě, which I believe to be incorrect, I think its quite clear that the majority of people view them in a positive light, and in fact, the ‚??revisionist‚?Ě attitude towards the Pistols is to view them as a hypocritical ‚??boy band‚?Ě. I‚??m not saying that your opinion regarding the Pistols is incorrect; frankly I don‚??t even care what your opinion is.
i know that there isn't depth. they know there isn't depth. but they sure know that tons of kids would buy into it. so yes, i agree with what i said. the sex pistols totally turned the word anarchy into money for themeselves.
i don't take it literally. i should have said something more along the lines of, the sex pistols knew when they made the song anarchy in the uk that tons of kids would latch on to the idea of anarchy without considering what the song meant. they turned the word anarchy into money, not the idea. tons of kids wear their leather jackets with sex pistols patches/ shirts and talk of anarchy simply because they heard it in a fuckin sex pistols song. at any rate, chill the fuck out "bigstar". i do think i know something about something. i think i know that the sex pistols knew that kids would take anarchy in the uk literally. at least they have certainly cashed in on people's ignorance.
Fuck John Lydon, Fuck the Sex Pistols. At least the Police werent put together to sell clothes. I really hate this piece of shit band...they dont deserve any recognition for their fucking piece of shit record they made.
Let's see how many times we can get people to buy the same songs over and over again!
They put out one album and a soundtrack people. Yet, if I owned every different CD package the Pistols have released, I'd have more of their CDs than anyone else, by a LARGE margin. How can you argue that this band is about anything other than commerce?
No one is arguing that the Sex Pistols are all about making a buck. However, you'd have to be pretty stupid to act like Nevermind the Bollocks isn't one of the greatest and most important punk albums of all time.
He knows how big of a dickhead he's being, how devoid these comments are of humor (even though Sting should be an easy target), and how big of a hypocritical joke his band is. But he knows that saying this will mean even more promotion for his band's whorefest (sorry, I meant "reunion"), and that we'll all talk about it like we are. I'm fully aware that he feeds off of our derision, but I don't care.
If anything, this is just killing what little (and stress little) credit that the man has left. Even if The Police's reunion tour was just a ploy to pocket some cash while they still have a chance, who is this John Lydon fellow, and what basis does he have to be a hypocritical prick? That's wonderful that his preassembled band put out ONE album 30 years ago. But, the times change, and if you can't change along with it, maybe it's time to hang it up.
I'll admit I'm very biased, because the police are one of my favorite bands ever, but this douche can't hold a candle to the talent and songwriting that Sting and co. had when the police were still putting out records and touring. I was also excited, despite what he says, that they decided to do a tour considering I'm only 25 and I missed the boat when they were a band in the late 70's through mid 80's. So basically he can eat a dick.
That really is a reformation isn't it? But honestly that's like soggy old dead carcasses. You know listening to Rotten try to squeak through 'Anarchy In The UK' one more time that's not fun, It's like letting air out of a balloon.
Wait wait wait...so Johnny Rotten is bitching about the Police yet he is on that battle of the bands show and tells all these fucking terrible trendy douche bag bands how good they are all the time? Very, very unpunk of you sir. No respect from me.
The Pistols represented everything idiotic about punk... "fuck this! fuck the system! anarchy! our outrageous comments cover up the fact that we can't play music." At least the Ramones made punk fun and the Clash made it important and respectable in opposition to disco and corporate rock.
Least punk band of all time. This is the same guy who lambasted green day and NoFX for "not earning" the punk label. What an idiot! at least those bands have been around for longer than two years and write a good song every now and then.
Good point, but George Lucas isn't running around talking badly about other directors who want to re-release their movies in different formats and different editions, such as the super special uncut director's unrated edition. Or for 5 dollars more, you can get the super special uncut director's unrated edition with a special limited edition holographic picture of a lightsaber.
Did The Pistols ever play New York or LA? I read We Got the Neutron Bomb and there was a section in the book about the Pistols that is pretty confusing (at least to me). It sounded like Malcolm thought something along the lines of, "if the Pistols played in either of those two cities they would ruin their reputation," I may be way off base. Actually, I think I will read the book again, it is great.
Mr. Rotten,
Would you say it's about the same as the band of carcasses you dragged through Atlantic City on your last reunion tour where you played the same venue that Air Supply plays when they come through town? Or would it be more akin to your own soggy dead carcass that does the Simon Cowell impersonation on that shitty Bodog Battle of the Bands show? Discuss.
On the streets - it's the Police
In my house - it's the Police
They've got a gun - the Police
Gotta run - the Police
A shitty band - the Police
I ain't no fan - the Police
I can't stand the Police in this fucking city! | {
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For
the fourth time this year, the monthly statewide precipitation has been above
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April
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In recent times, only 1998 started out the year
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delays throughout the state.
April statewide temperatures
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temperatures since February.
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What’s your point? The diary farm may be getting federal farm subsidies?
As far as local property taxes are concerned, the New Jersey Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 permits farmland and woodland actively devoted to an agricultural or horticultural use to be assessed at its productivity value.
The Act does not apply to buildings of any kind, nor to the land associated with the farmhouse. Buildings and homesites on farms are assessed like all other non-farm property. When and if the land qualified under the Act changes to a non-agricultural or non-horticultural use, it is subject to a roll-back tax.
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ThomasReid
Since you asked, to be blunt, one of my points is that there are hundreds of millions of dollars per year in local property tax breaks being given to fake farmers.
Lots of these fake farmers are major corporations and land speculators (but not in the picture I posted).
These tax breaks drive up local property taxes.
Property tax relief and tax reforms need to eliminate this abuse.
It would be much cheaper to simply buy the land, or the development rights, than to rent it via these kind of subsidies.
Lousy open space and farmland preservation policy that costs an awful lot.
And ask Senator Karcher, who lost her Senate seat when the public was made aware of these tax breaks.
The Asbury Park Press did a reader poll and about 80% of respondents wanted these tax breaks eliminated.
So, that’s my point! A picture makes the case much more elegantly than words.
ThomasReid:
One question for you, since you like to ask them:
Do you know of any other industry that gets government subsidies for the carrying costs of a productive asset?
For example, if a factory is taken off line and mothballed during a period of surplus, does the government subsidize the factory owner during the time the plant is not producing?
Land is an asset. Land speculators hold that asset (land) until they decide the market conditions are right.
Why should local property tax payers be subsidizing speculative real estate industry?
If farmland or open space preservation are the goals of the program, there are FAR cheaper ways to more effectively achieve those goals.
I apparently come from a different point of view on property rights than you. Property taxes should be assed in a fair and equitable manner in order to fund the cost of local government. I don’t believe government should be in the business of maximizing tax revenue or angling to strip people of their property if a higher value use and therefore, a greater tax might be assessed on a new owner.
The ever increasing cost of local government drives up property taxes, not the method of tax calculation. As I said before, the buildings and home-sites on farms are assessed like all other non-farm property, so the “tax break” you’re complaining about is only for the land used for agricultural purposes. Without this so-called break, could anyone afford to own farmland in New Jersey? There’s nothing in your photos to suggest either property is a “fake farm” or that the owners are somehow cheating anyone out of anything.
The Farmland Assessment Rate is predicated on the idea that demand for local government services is less per acre of farmland than for residential or commercial property and therefore, it makes sense to assess farmland at a lower rate. That seems fair and logical to me. The “open space” is a side benefit for everyone.
I fail to see how it would be “cheaper to simply buy the land, or the development rights, than to rent it via these kind of subsidies.” How could it possibly be cheaper? Not only would taxpayers have to pony up the money to buy the land, local government would lose whatever property taxes were being paid on a property. That would be a lose-lose proposition for taxpayers.
As for former Senator Karcher, she was hoisted on her own Party’s petard.
ThomasReid –
Point of view is not the issue here. You simply do not understand how the farmland assessment program works and what my criticisms of it are.
It’s been well documented by others that the NJ Farmland Assessment program gives tax breaks to fake farmers. That’s why I posted a picture of a real farm compared to a fake one – there are far worse examples of corporate campuses that are considered “farms” in NJ. The program is a joke.
Several years ago, the statewide costs of this fake farm tax break to all towns in the state was estimated at $200 million/year (this is the most the State Green Acres program spends in a big year)
In addition to the subsidy to fake farmers, when a real farm is developed, the development is what causes local property taxwes to rise (more kids in school, more police, fire, roads, services, et al). So the “ever increasing costs of local government” are directly rlated to my point. The land owner and developer shift those costs to the taxpayer and keep 100% of the profits.
Here’s how it would be “cheaper to simply buy the land, or the development rights, than to rent it via these kind of subsidies.”
My mom taught me that its cheaper to own than to rent. By giving property tax breaks, the local taxpayers are renting the open space. If open space preservation is the objective, it would be cheaper to buy the development rights than to rent the land each year. Plus, by renting, the taxpayers get screwed in th end when when the “farmer” converts the land to development. Purchase of development rights avoids this cost.
Do the math – others have done the numbers:
1) Cost of purchase of development rights on a 100 acre farm = X$ (one time cost to tax payers)
2) Annual tax revenues on farmland assessed farm Y$/year (tax ratable revenue loss of purchase of development rights – add a time frame (30 years) and an interest rate (6%) and calculate net present value of this revenue stream).
X + Y = Z (costs to taxpayers of development rights purchase).
Now compare cost Z with costs of typical farmland assessment
Scenario I) – no development:
(Assessed value of land) x (non-farmland assessed property tax rate) = A (non-farm ratable revenue)
B = current farmland assessed revenue
A – B = C annual revenue loss (subsidy to farm land owner)
C x 30 years = D
D – Z = BENEFIT of DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PURCHASE
Scenario II) – Farm is developed (hypothetical numbers)
100 acres of farms = 100 houses
100 houses = 200 kids
average school costs per pupil = $12,000/year
School costs of development = $2,400,000/year
Total cost over 30 years = $72 million
Cost of Police, fire, roads, libraries, ambulance, recreation, water, sewer,….???
Do you now understand why it is cheaper to purchase the development right to a farm and keep it in real agriculture than to subsidize the holding costs of that fake farm during the period the landowner is waiting for a hot real estate market to sell and develop?
If the Farmland Assessment Rate was eliminated tomorrow, the total cost for local governments in New Jersey would be exactly the same, as would total property taxes levied to pay for it. Some property owners would pay more, some would pay less, but the total would remain unchanged. The same thing happens after a municipality goes through a revaluation.
The Farmland Assessment Rate has no relationship to the pot of money available for the purchase of “open space”. More than 1 million acres in New Jersey are taxed as farmland and, as long as the rules for qualifying for the rate are applied consistently, I don’t have a problem with the program. But if it were eliminated tomorrow, there’d be a good many farmers in a financial bind. What joy is there in that proposition?
I don’t know anything about the owners of the properties in your photos, but I certainly don’t wish to see either forced to sell because of a change in the method used for calculating their property taxes.
My sentiments even apply to former Senator Ellen Karcher. According to reports, her $23,400 property tax bill would have been about $14,000 more per year without the farmland assessment rate. The total cost of local government for Marlboro wouldn’t change if she pays $23,400 or $37,400. If she pays $14,000 more, the remaining 11,482 Marlboro households would have their property taxes reduced by a total of $14,000, about $1.22 less per household.
If Karcher can’t afford the extra property taxes, she can sell the property to someone who can or, as you suggest, taxpayers can buy the property for “open space”. If I were a Marlboro taxpayer, I would prefer that she kept the property and the farmland assessment rate.
Marlboro’s effective tax rate is 1.82%. That translates into a $2,054,945 value for the Karcher’s property. The government doesn’t pay property taxes, so the $23,400 per year she was paying is lost. You chose 30 years as an example, so here’s the calculation for the lost property tax revenue: $23,400 (property taxes at “tax break” level) x 30 years = $702,000. Total cost to Marlboro taxpayers for the open space = $2,756,845. Thirty years of the Karcher’s maintaining the open space with “tax break” = $420,000.
By the way, in your example you forgot the rest of the calculation. The people who own those newly built homes will be paying property, state income and all the other taxes that ultimately will be used to fund the local governments where the homes are located.
Your calculation also assumes that those 200 children, who unbelievable will each require 30 years of public school education, wouldn’t exist if the land was sold to the state instead of to their parents.
The farmland assessment rate doesn’t prevent government from buying property for “open space”, although it may very well keep land open on a private owner’s dime. | {
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I believe in order to make a Turing machine have the same power as a DFA (by power I mean all languages which a DFA can decided so can the Turing machine) we just don't allow any use of backtracking or rewriting, that is you can only move right and read the string in the order it is presented.
To simulate a PDA however I am not sure what restrictions we could apply. I was thinking allowing backtracking but no rewriting on the tape may make a Turing machine with equivalent power to a PDA but I am not sure if that is a correct statement or how I would prove the equivalence of the two.
$\begingroup$Hint: prove that with backtracking and no rewriting, a Turing machine can only extract a finite number of bits of information from the input, and therefore can only recognize regular languages. If the input is interleaved with rewritable cells, the machine is Turing complete again.$\endgroup$
– Yonatan NDec 8 '18 at 1:36
$\begingroup$@YonatanN how could I extend that to context free languages?$\endgroup$
– Mitchel PaulinDec 8 '18 at 4:43
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The basic idea is simple. Just make a Turing machine behave like a DFA or PDA. There are multiple ways.
How to make Turing machines have the same power as DFAs?
Here is a straightforward way as said in the question. We will not allow them to write on the tape. We will only allow them to read the input in one direction. In that way, they literally become DFAs.
In fact, we do not have to regulate how they read the input. We can simply use read-only Turing machines, which are equivalent to DFAs in power.
How to make Turing machines have the same power as PDAs?
Let us consider Turing machines with two tapes. One read-only tape with the input, which can only be read sequentially. Another tape that will be treated as a stack. Now you can see they are literally PDAs.
Suppose we are interested in simulating each PDA individually. The existence of such a TM is proven here.
There are many type of PDAs, such as deterministic or nondeterministic, accepting by final states or empty stack, even various generalized version. It should not be too difficult to see how they can be simulated by Turing machines.
"Allowing backtracking but no rewriting on the tape may make a Turing machine with equivalent power to a PDA." No, it does not. As mentioned above, read-only Turing machines are equivalent to DFAs in power. Here is the explanation from Wikipedia. The proof involves building a table which lists the result of backtracking with the control in any given state; at the start of the computation, this is simply the result of trying to move past the left endmarker in that state. On each rightward move, the table can be updated using the old table values and the character that was in the previous cell. Since the original head-control had some fixed number of states, and there is a fixed number of states in the tape alphabet, the table has fixed size, and can therefore be computed by another finite state machine. This machine, however, will never need to backtrack, and hence is a DFA. | {
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FRIENDS of the Earth Cymru has laid down a 'Green Challenge' to Welsh Assembly candidates ahead of the May 1 elections.
The group has contacted all candidates with its priorities for the second Assembly term and is asking Welsh voters to use its website to contact parties directly with their concerns.
The environmental group is calling for:
* A GM Free Wales, with commitments that the Assembly will block commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops across the UK
* A Zero-Waste Wales - the Assembly should reject incinerators and set a target for Wales to treat all 'waste' as a valuable resource
* Transport for All - the millions currently spent on road building should be redirected into public transport improvements and facilities for cycling and walking
* A Renewable Future - parties should commit to supporting high levels of energy efficiency and renewable energy schemes including windfarms
* Planning Justice for Wales - the Assembly should give new rights of appeal to individuals and communities affected by planning decisions.
Julian Rosser, spokesman for Friends of the Earth Cymru, said: 'The Assembly has made some faltering steps in the right direction over the past few years. It has been able to make a stand against GM crops, it has given some support to renewable energy and made big investments in recycling.
'Despite the high spots, we haven't seen anything which amounts to the sort of radical change in direction we need if we are to solve some of the terrible environmental and social injustices in Wales today.'
He added: 'We need to have more say in the way our environment is treated. Too often, it looks like the Assembly is powerless in the face of big business and vested interests in local authorities. We need a strong Assembly which will stand up for the people and the environment of Wales. Signing up to our Green Challenge would be a good start.' | {
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Speaking on his LBC show, he said: "David Cameron in opposition made the point about this fictitious line between poverty and not poverty.
"What has been happening - and the jury's out over whether Cameron achieved this - was that you can see the line and say that person is in poverty. But then you give them an extra £3 a week and you jump them over the line. So statistically, you've taken that person out of poverty.
"But of course, you haven't really, have you?
"The only way you could really take these people out of poverty is by giving them an extra £200 a week. Three quid is not going to make any difference at all, but statistically, they are out of poverty.
"And his point is you have to find a way to make sure that the person gets out of poverty - and stays out of poverty and then can improve their lives.
"And my fear for Corbyn is that a few shekels go here and a few shekels go there, but will there be a substantial change in your life under Corbyn, that's the question."
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24x36 "Iron Man" Poster by Alex Ross
This poster is a large scale version of one of the many variant covers Alex Ross created during Marvel's 75th anniversary. Each cover in the series pays homage to Marvel's individual heroes and their rich history. This 75th anniversary collection is one of my favorite pieces of work by Ross. | {
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I'm servicing this watch and it looks like a Valjoux 22, kind of. The post for the hammers is loose and I'm curious if it can be tightened on the other side as there are no provisions on the shown side. Nice operating movement after it's cleaned up and regulated. Thanks for the input. | {
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Katie Couric to Interview Manti Te'o, Notre Dame Football Star Who Was Victim of Hoax
Jan. 20, 2013
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o appears at the Blue and Gold spring NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., in this April 21, 2012 photo.
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Katie Couric has scored the first on-camera interview with Manti Te'o for her syndicated daytime talk show, "Katie."
Couric will sit down with Te'o and his parents, Brian and Ottilia Te'o, who are speaking out for the first time and say they were also victims of the hoax. Their conversation that will be broadcast on Thursday, Jan. 24.
The Notre Dame football star has claimed he is the victim of a hoax, after it was revealed that his girlfriend never existed, and her death was faked.
The story has raised a cloud of questions about who was involved, why the hoax was perpetrated and whether Te'o, runner-up for the Heisman Trophy this season, himself made up the story.
Te'o added that he feared people would think it was crazy for him to be involved with someone that he never met, so, "I kind of tailored my stories to have people think that, yeah, he met her before she passed away."
Te'o told ESPN's Schaap that he only learned for sure this week that he had been duped.
Now he and his parents will give Couric the full story.
Couric will preview exclusive content and her own original reporting across ABC News platforms, including "Good Morning America," "World News," "Nightline," ABCNews.com and ABC News Radio. | {
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Participants wait for the start of the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take part in the 5.5 kilometer race to kick off Madrid's Christmas festivities. One Euro per participant will be donated to a charity that distributes presents to deprived children around the world by the event's organizers. less
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Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take part in the 5.5 kilometer race to kick off Madrid's Christmas festivities. One Euro per participant will be donated to a charity that distributes presents to deprived children around the world by the event's organizers. less
Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned ... more
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Participants wait for the start of the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take ... more
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Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned ... more
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Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take part in the 5.5 kilometer race to kick off Madrid's Christmas festivities. One Euro per participant will be donated to a charity that distributes presents to deprived children around the world by the event's organizers. less
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Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
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Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
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Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
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Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Participants warm up before the start of the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take part in the 5.5 kilometer race to kick off Madrid's Christmas festivities. One Euro per participant will be donated to a charity that distributes presents to deprived children around the world by the event's organizers. less
Participants warm up before the start of the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to ... more
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Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take part in the 5.5 kilometer race to kick off Madrid's Christmas festivities. One Euro per participant will be donated to a charity that distributes presents to deprived children around the world by the event's organizers. less
Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned ... more
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Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take part in the 5.5 kilometer race to kick off Madrid's Christmas festivities. One Euro per participant will be donated to a charity that distributes presents to deprived children around the world by the event's organizers. less
Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned ... more
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Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or... Photo-5602466.76154 - seattlepi.com
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A participant runs with her dog along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take part in the 5.5 kilometer race to kick off Madrid's Christmas festivities. One Euro per participant will be donated to a charity that distributes presents to deprived children around the world by the event's organisizers. less
A participant runs with her dog along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as ... more
Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Getty Images
A participant runs with her dog along Castellana Street during the... Photo-5602459.76154 - seattlepi.com
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Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned out to take part in the 5.5 kilometer race to kick off Madrid's Christmas festivities. One Euro per participant will be donated to a charity that distributes presents to deprived children around the world by the event's organisizers. less
Participants run along Castellana Street during the Santa Claus or 'Papa Noel' race on December 14, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. An estimated 6,000 adults dressed as Santa Claus and children dressed as elves turned ... more
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Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports ... more
Around seven hundred runners brave the 8 degrees C (17 degrees Fahrenheit) Boston weather to participate in the annual Boston Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation, which supports athletic programs in Boston schools, on December 14, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. less
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1990 Ramer 800TR Brush Trailer. Trailer was useable when parked. Minor dents, scratches, and dings. City decals have been sprayed and removed. While in service this machine was on a regular maintenance schedule.
Equipment will be available for inspection BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, WEEKDAYS 7:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. NO ACCESS WITHOUT APPOINTMENT. For more information, please contact Joel Asher, (423) 483-5849 Bidders are encouraged to inspect the property prior to bidding. Bidders must adhere to the inspection dates and time indicated.
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Payment. Payment in full must be made not later than 5 business days from the time and date of the Buyer’s Certificate. Acceptable forms of payment are: U. S. Currency; Certified Cashiers Check; Money Order; and Company Check (with Bank Letter guaranteeing funds – mandatory) CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AT THIS TIME. State/Local Sales and/or Use Tax: Tennessee resident buyers will be subject to payment of State and/or local sales and/or use tax unless resale certificate or sales tax number is presented at time of payment. Out of state buyers are exempt from sales tax but must sign an exemption certificate. Checks shall be made payable to: City of Johnson City. Payment shall be made at 601 E Main Street prior to pick-up.
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Every citizen has responsibility to foster civility
By Lee H. Hamilton
11:05 PM, Jan 6, 2012
We have just enjoyed a season of giving, good cheer and forbearance. Too bad that, as the political season begins in earnest with the turn of the year, all those fine sentiments will become just a memory.
So maybe, as we jot down our New Year's resolutions, we could add this one: "Every action done in company, ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present." And then let's hope that our political leaders add it to their lists, too.
That simple resolution came from the pen of George Washington. It was the first of his "Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior." Washington was a mere teenager of 16 when he wrote them down, which ought to make any number of our current elected officials pause and reflect.
For too often in recent decades our politics have been strident, polarized, coarse, even mean. We do not show respect to those present. We do not even show respect to those who are not present but, by virtue of televisions, newspapers and the Web, are just as tuned in as those who are there. And because we do not, we are all the poorer.
Incivility directly affects both the quality and the quantity of the hard work of governance. Along with the outright rudeness that often marks our public discourse, it makes it virtually impossible to reconcile opposing views and, therefore, to meet our civic challenges. Anyone can walk into a room where there are differences of opinion and blow it apart. What is hard to do is to walk into the room and bring people together. That is political skill of the highest order.
So why shouldn't we just ask politicians to resolve to be more civil? Why do we need to put it on our lists, too? Because everyone in this country has a responsibility to foster a civic dialogue that respects the people with whom we disagree and that advances the interests of the nation.
Knowing how to disagree without obstructing progress is a basic civic skill. The more that ordinary citizens state their case and their principles cogently, in a manner that is substantive, factual and does not attack the motivation or patriotism of those with whom they disagree, the better our political system will work and the stronger our nation will be. If we know how to do this ourselves and to accept no less from our leaders, then we can change our politics.
In a democracy, it is not enough just to let politicians set the rules of engagement. As citizens, we need to know how to cultivate our own skills: to stay informed, volunteer, speak out, ask questions, make discriminating judgments about politicians and policies, and improve our neighborhoods and communities.
And we need to know the values that underlie productive civic dialogue: mutual respect and tolerance; the humility to know that sometimes we're wrong; the honesty to keep deliberations open and straightforward; the resolve to surmount challenges whatever the obstacles; and, of course, the civility that allows us to find common ground despite our disagreements. If we come to value all this, then the politicians who spring from our midst will have to, as well.
It is the actions of many ordinary people rolling up their sleeves and digging into the issues they confront in their neighborhoods and communities that keep this great democratic experiment of ours vital.
This is because every one of us who hones the civic skills needed to renew our politics makes it that much more likely that our nation will thrive. That's not a bad goal, as we finish out one year and turn toward the future.
The writer is the director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years. | {
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Huh??
Some of us in the Horne household LOVE Cream of Wheat (enriched Farina for those of you who are familiar with the other stuff) for breakfast. Especially Abigail and I. As I was putting the box away earlier, I noticed the following slogan on its side:
“So SMOOTH, So CREAMY, So GOOD to hold on to”
Does anyone else besides me think this an odd sort of statement to make in reference to Cream of Wheat?
2 Comments
If I were falling off of a cliff and someone threw me a Cream of Wheat rope, I’m not sure I would survive!
Maybe it means it sticks to your ribs…is that it? No offense, Trish, but the last time I ate Cream of Wheat, it tasted a lot like what I would imagine wallpaper paste would taste like (hey, I’ve eaten Play-Doh, not paste). Sticky and gooeyness, anyone?
Peter
Sep 20, 2004
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Three hour series includes excerpts from over fifty hours of original interviews, hundreds of never before seen photos, exotic film clips, and a lot of very cool stuff . . . all backed by a mind-blowing original soundtrack.
The Gerard Malanga Interview
Our three hour film, “Andy Warhol’s FACTORY PEOPLE”, tells the story of the 60’s Silver Factory that Andy founded in 1964 in an abandoned hat factory on East 47th Street in New York City. The Silver Factory lasted until 1968 when Andy gave up the lease and moved to the White Factory on Union Square. Shortly after moving in the Spring of ’68 Andy was shot by Valerie Solanis and this event bookends the period of time covered in “Factory People”.
The idea of the film is to tell the real story of the culture, who was there with Andy, who participated in the work with Andy, and what really happened.
Can you start at the beginning? "My name is Gerard Malanga and I am a poet and a photographer and a film maker, and I have been at it, started writing poetry in 1959, published my first works in 1962, in 1963. I was introduced to Andy Warhol who hired me as his silk-screen assistant and we silked-screened many important paintings between 1963 to 1967 and a little bit into 1968.
Gerard silk-screening with Andy.
I grew up in the Bronx, I was a first generation American Italian. Grew up in very modest circumstances, went to an art high school, studied Graphic and advertising design. I started writing poetry in my senior year, all of a sudden I realized I was discovering a secret language that seemed much more interesting than what I was doing, in comparing me going into the work force of Madison Avenue. So I decided I wanted to become a poet, more glamorous, not realizing that I wasn’t going to make any money out of it. Three years after I graduated high school, I met Andy Warhol, and he asked me to come to work for him, because he realized I had silk-screening experience and he needed someone to help him silk screen his paintings. And so what started out as a summer job, because I was in college at the time, wound up being a job for seven years.
Tell me first about how you met Andy and what your early impressions were?
"I met (Andy) through a mutual friend, a poet named Charles Henri Ford, and Charles knew of my artistic background and my skills at silk-screening, so Charles is really the catalyst that brought Andy and me together. Charles was living in New York, but he also had an atelier in Paris on the Ile St. Louis, so he was going back and forth. He lived in the Dakota, his sister lived in the Dakota, Ruth Ford, an actress, and she was married to Zachary Scott, who was a really wonderful man, whom I knew quite well. So Charles lived a charmed life."
Edie and Gerard at the Silver Factory
This was before the Silver Factory?
Andy had a building he rented from the City of New York, it was a decommissioned firehouse that was empty, it was basically a shell, I don’t even think it had any electricity, and that’s where Andy was doing his silk-screening. It was three blocks from where he lived. I’d meet him at his house, and then we’d proceed to go to the firehouse to work for two, three, four hours, whatever, however long it took. We did most of the Death and Disaster paintings at the firehouse.
Gerard moving Elvis with Bob Dylan at the Silver Factory.
And we did the Ethel Scull Portrait there, we did the Tuna Fish Disaster, the Elizabeth Taylor Portraits, the Elvis Portraits, we actually did a lot of work there. At the end of the year, ’63, Andy got a letter from the City saying that they were putting the building up for auction, his lease was up and they weren’t going to renew it. So we had to find a new space, so we spent about two months looking for what I thought would be an artist’s loft; but we found this very anonymous factory space in mid-town Manhattan of all places, really away from all the artists. So he took a lease out on that, and that became the Silver Factory.
The Silver Factory.
That was the first factory wasn’t it?
No, it was not really a factory, it was just me and Andy working there, and it had no bearing or relationship to the first factory. The Silver Factory. Andy rented the fire house from the city, the buildings department, for I think, for 100 dollars, and when we come back from California early in October 1963, Andy received a notice from the buildings department saying that they were putting the building up for auction, so we had to move out by the end of the year.
I think there was a one month grace period and it was in late February that Andy signed the lease on what would become the Silver Factory, but at the time it was just Andy and me working at the fire house.
Tell me about that first trip to California.
Andy was working towards a show which we were making paintings for, at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles that it would be. It was like the early part of October. We were silk-screening a lot of Elvis Presley paintings that some were for the show, as well as Elisabeth Taylor portraits, and sometime, during maybe the end of the first week or sometime the second week of July, well just to back track for a second, I was rolling up the canvas, we were storing them in the back of the fire house on the 2nd floor and one night there was a huge leak in the ceiling and the next day we discovered that all these canvases that we had silk-screened were damaged.
Some early Liz Taylor's somehow "got away"!
So we had a new screen made and we re-silked-screened that image that was slightly different, and I was instructed to shred those damaged paintings, so I did shred some of them, but I got distracted because we were doing so many different things, that I neglected to finish that job, and now all these paintings that did not get shredded are now popping out everywhere, you know, being sold as authentic Andy Warhol !
Funny story, but tell me about the trip.
What happened was a friend of Andy , a painter named Win Chamberlain took an interest in driving cross-country which Andy was very excited about. Neither Andy nor I drive so , and then Taylor Mead, he took an interest, so Andy invited Taylor and Win and they did the driving in Win’s station wagon and Andy and I sat in the back seat, luxuriating across country. The first stop we made was in St Louis, we stayed one night in St Louis and then we drove down to the Texas panhandle, then we stopped in Albuquerque where I have a photo booth picture of the 4 of us, which is the only visual document of that trip. Then we stayed one night in Palm Beach, Palm Beach? No I am sorry, Palm Springs in California, and the next day we made our way to Los Angeles where there was a movie star party being given in our honour by Dennis Hopper .
MovieStar party in Hollywood. Dennis Hopper, Andy and admirer.
Wasn’t Andy interested in things that happened along the way on the trip? How did people react to you guys?
You know it’s just such a distant memory now. I wish I had documented it in some way but it was a very uneventful trip going and coming, it really was! Going back, it took us a little bit longer to get back to New York, but going to LA it took us only 4 days which was kind of a record, but it was very uneventful. I mean we stayed in motels, you know, it was a very anonymous kind of experience.
What kind of welcome did you get from Dennis Hopper?
It was very enthusiastic, very upbeat. I met Wallace Bourbon, who later became a friend, very talented artist, there were a lot of artsy people at the party it was really a nice affair.
And the reactions to Andy’s work ?
I would say it was pretty upbeat; it was Andy’s second show at the Ferus Gallery in LA, a year earlier he had the Campbell’s soup cans, but he did not go to that opening. But Andy was very excited about Hollywood because it was just at that time which basically anticipated the photo realist painters that Hollywood was just flooded with the most amazing billboards, they were so realistically painted and Andy was totally fascinated by that.
Hanging out in the Factory.
So after the trip, you all got back to New York, and I guess it was then you got the notice you had to move?
That was kind of a wake up call. So Andy and I spent about a month looking for a space; we went looking at lofts and various places in the Chelsea area and the lower east side. I was looking and I was thinking we were moving to an “Artist loft”. Andy had another idea in mind, he just wanted something really out of the ordinary, so we found the factory space on East 47th Street, such an unlikely location, but it was a big space. It had a high ceiling, but because it was a large space, the ceiling appeared to be low. It used to be a hat factory, it was an industrial kind of building with a trade elevator and Andy signed the lease for it.
Just spread out. "Mr. Loft", well before his time!
When he saw the space, did he immediately fall in love with it?
Yes , he liked it immediately , it was the space for him; it was a large enough space where he felt very much at home where he could just spread out various projects.
I think he liked the anonymity of the space. It wasn’t very appealing, it was really dank. This was before Billy came in and tin foiled and sprayed the place silver. But it was a very uninspiring space. He had a vision of its potential. It certainly was away from the art world.
We moved in about the first week in February, 1964.
At night that area was pretty much dead. The building’s no longer there, it’s a park on top of a submerged parking garage.
Billy Name's drawing of the layout of the Silver Factory.
So when he walked in and saw it, you were with him, he was in his mind sizing it, probably looking to all the corners of the room, and looking at the size?
Perhaps so, it was very minimal in terms of its functions. It had a little sink in the back, a little toilet in the back and that was it. It had electricity, it had a pay phone, or I think maybe Andy had a paid phone installed or it was there already, I am not sure.
At first there wasn't any silver around!
This is of course well before the scene started to develop?
Well the scene was developed in the tandem. I should point out that when we looked at this place, it was cavernous, it was dark it was not painted silver , it was grimy, grungy. It was a very interesting structure we encountered.
Did he sense right away how he would “decorate” it?
I do not think that Andy was really concerned about that at the time. Although we had gone to a party where we met Billy Linich (Billy Name), this was his real name at the time, and the apartment where the party was, on the lower east side…Billy was living there with some artists, I think Freddy Herko, Charles Stanley, one or two other people.
Then there was silver everywhere!
Billy had decorated this apartment and it was painted entirely in silver, the floors were silver, the walls were silver; and Andy invited Billy to come up to the factory and do the same thing, because silver for Andy represented the machine. It represented the mechanics of something . Kind of a neutral colour in a way, not being a colour, being more metallic; and so Andy invited Billy to the factory to paint the factory silver. It seemed very appropriate to have a silver factory.
Did you help on that project?
No, I didn’t
Were you there when Billy came in and started doing all this?
Yes, it was at that time that we had just started to silk-screen the series of boxes, the Campbell Soup cans, the Brillo boxes, the Mott’s apple juice box, the Heinz Catsup box, all for the show Andy was having sometime in April. So we were working non-stop at the same time Billy was spraying the factory .
Andy sits amidst a wall of silver in the Silver Factory.
It must have been Mad!
No, it was pretty neat actually. I think Billy was actually doing his work, his spray painting, and tin foiling, sort of, within. It was basically off-hours that he was doing that.
Would Andy come in and have a reaction to what had been done the night before?
Not that I know. I think that Andy approved and he liked it.
He just thought it was pretty cool?
Yes, but it certainly was different from your typical artist loft.
Tell me a little bit about, after all the silver thing happened, and the work you and Andy were was continuing, what kind of other things were going on in the factory?
Well, on the off hours, or should I say between work with Andy, I was writing poetry. I set up a little corner with my typewriter. I had a little desk next to the pay phone. So I was also writing poetry, or reading, or bringing people to the Factory for Andy to meet as potential people to be in some of the movies.
Billy was playing, he had a set up in the back where he had his turn table, and he had his little dark room, and he was playing music all the time. Mostly opera, and some of Billy’s friends would come and visit and hang out. So a lot of different things where happening but me and Andy pretty much had a work ethic where nothing would be a distraction. For us it was complementary.
What was a typical day at the Silver Factory really like?
On a typical day, I would arrive at maybe 11 o’clock in the morning maybe 10:30. Andy would arrive let’s say around noon time. Andy would read the newspaper, check his mail, and then I would have errands to do like, if I had to pick up a delivery of photographs to be made into silk screens or go downtown to pick up a silk screen, that I could carry on the subway with me; and bring it back uptown. Then we would map out whatever the painting was going to be in terms of making it and the silk screening it. Then the grunge work started by having, we had to clean the screen afterwards, otherwise it would get damaged.
Meanwhile something might be happening in another corner where Billy would be having some friends over and playing some music. Then we would have some guests. There might be a press interview, somebody from a newspaper or a magazine who would come over to do an interview with Andy. That could happen all the time, but there were various elements and activities that might be overlapping.
I f I were setting up a shot to do a scene at the Factory, I’d basically set up a dolly track (laugh) and do a “Jean Luc Goddard”, dolly around the Factory and catch all these different activities…simultaneously. You’d catch Andy and me silk-screening, you’d catch Billy Name playing opera records and talking to Ondine, and some friends seated on the couch chatting away, and maybe somebody else is in the corner drawing. I mean a lot of different things were happening.
But when Andy and were working at the firehouse, it was just Andy and me, there was nobody else.
There was no factory environment at the fire house?
Once in a while someone would visit us at the firehouse, but Andy was doing all his socializing and meeting people in the living room of his townhouse.The interesting dynamic is that when we moved into the factory, all the “business” shifted from the townhouse to the Factory, so that literally the townhouse became off limits to the media, or to even Andy’s friends for that matter.
Why do you think Andy did that?
In hindsight he realized that it was a good idea, to keep his situation very private.
So when you got to the factory, all of a sudden…?
The first thing we did when we moved into the space was Andy was having a show in April at the Stable Gallery for his BRILLO BOXES. We had to line up an assembly line and silk screen. Billy, I think that was Billy’s first documentation, he was actually photographing what that was all about, the first art project of the factory.
A lot of new people, through Billy or myself, or Andy for that matter started coming over. Everything that was involved with the media or Andy’s friends. Nobody ever went back up to 89th and Lexington Avenue anymore. The only person that was there was Julia, his mom.
Who were some of the early friends?
I brought in a lot of the poets because of my association with poetry, a lot of my poet friends like Ted Barrigan, Ron Pagent, Ronnie Tavel, who then wrote scripts for Andy’s movies. Allen Ginsberg of course. Jonas Mekas, Barbara Rubin.
When did the girls…?
The girls? (laugh) I guess I had a few girlfriends during that time. It’s not something that meant anything. It’s just the way things were.
Did the scene really start to kick in when the films...?
In ’64 we made ‘Couch’, we made sequences for ‘Kiss’, we started the “Screen Test” collaboration, those were the early silent movies. Also Andy shot the Henry Geldzahler Portrait, the summer of ’64 at the Factory. The first sound movie didn’t take place until late November of ‘64. That was called “Harlot”.
What was it like when the screen tests were going on?
Someone would come to the Factory. Andy had a Bolex. Basically Billy would set up the lights, and we’d ask this person, a friend or even a stranger, to sit down and have his or her screen test done. Basically it was just a film portrait, we called it screen test, it gave it a little more excitement, a feeling of being filmed. And you’d sit there and stare in front of the camera for three minutes. You could do anything you wanted, but basically that was the format.
Where did Andy come up with this idea?
The initial idea came up before the Factory, in December of ‘63 when we were still at the firehouse and I was looking to have a publicity still, a shot of myself to use for publicity purposes or a book, and I hit upon this idea where I would have a film of me where I would just select two or three frames and that would be the portrait. So that was basically the FIRST SCREEN TEST, in essence, and it was that idea that we decided we should do more of these, it’s kind of fun to do, and so that’s how it started.
Wasn’t there a screen test with Bob Dylan?
He just sat there in front of the camera. There wasn’t anything really exceptional about it. He’s smoking a cigarette. Barbara Rubin brought him over with his sort of sidekick roadie named Bobby Neuwirth, and Andy was thinking of the idea of getting Bob to be in a movie….Bob was a really hot item at that point already. And so Andy’s way of wooing Bob was giving him a “Double Elvis Presley” Painting.
And Bob was a bit of a punk in those days, nice, but real cocky. In the end Bob just carried this gigantic painting down the freight elevator. And I went to the window and watched them tie it to the roof of their station wagon. And they drove it back to Woodstock. Word got back at some point that Bob had traded the painting for a piece of furniture with his manager, Al Grossman.
So Bob, in essence, really didn’t take Andy that seriously, and he ended up not being in any major film of Andy’s. I don’t think they really liked each other. I think basically what happened, I think Bob found Andy to be pretentious, because Andy was behaving peculiarly. Maybe Bob felt a bit put off by that, he couldn’t take Andy seriously.
Was the Silver Factory, like always crazy?
Some days the Factory would be very quiet, where nothing was really happening. Billy would still be playing opera records but no one would come by. People have this impression there was an on-going party at the Factory, which is really not the case. It’s interesting how with time a myth gets built up about a situation that people never really witnesses; and, in point of fact, the Factory was a daily routine that kept on changing within its routines.
What is exactly a “party”? When you enter…
Well, you take a freight elevator to the fourth floor. It had a gate that you would open, it was a real old-fashioned freight elevator. Then you’d open this big door that had a little window on it, and you’d enter this big silver palace. (laughs) “Tin Foil Palace”, is what I would call it, and then you’d have to try find Andy in the midst of all that. I mean there was no real, it wasn’t an office situation, the way the later Union Square Factory was, where there were desks and telephones and stuff like that. We had a pay phone at the Silver Factory. When we had to make a phone call, we had to put a dime into the phone.
And when you entered, what were people doing?
In a party situation, people are milling about, talking. Billy’s playing records. It was not like what you’d really call a party situation, it was more of a social situation. The dynamic was more socially oriented, with two or three people here, two or three people sitting on the couch, people doing different things. If you see my movie called ‘The Film Notebooks’ there’s a whole sequence…an encapsulated version of what it looked like at the Factory, when Salvador Dali visited.
Was that the great party, where Salvador Dali…..?
I wouldn’t call it a party, but there were a number of people when Dali made that visit, and Andy and I did Ultra Violet’s screen test. We also did a screen test of me that day, and a screen test of Dali, and Billy Name’s screen test was done that day too.
As my understanding is that yourself and Billy were there first with Andy. Was there another person there with you guys at that point?
Well back in, I think, it was the summer of 65, Andy was introduced to a young filmmaker that was working with the Masel brothers, and his name was his name is Danny Williams. Danny at some point was at the Silver Factory and he was there for about a year. He set up his own little area, and he primarily, his function ultimately was that he was designing the lighting for the performances we were doing with the Velvet Underground.
Tell me a bit more about Ondine, was Ondine around at this point?
Ondine was around. I met Ondine through Billy, actually I met Ondine through John M. at a loft party prior to meeting Andy. Then I was reintroduced to Ondine at the Factory through Billy. So Ondine would come and go from time to time, and then I would hang out with Billy or Ondine and his crew . Friday nights would come and we would go on these all night Binges, and I created a name for what we were doing. It was called “the dawn patrol”, and I would write poetry about it. I fount that I could be very romantic in my own naïve state.
You say you were still naive, but tell me about the dawn patrol.
The dawn patrol, we would start at someone’s apartment , you know playing records, hanging out. There was probably a little amphetamine going around . We did, I mean, I ended up writing poetry all night long. We would get into little groups, we would get into conversations with each other. Maybe there would be some entertainment, you know, and then we would end up going out in the morning looking for a luncheonette to be open, and at that point it would be “ the dawn patrol”.
And you guys were all pretty young and you could go for 24 hours without really collapsing.
Yes I was in my early 20’s, the other guys were a bit older than me, a few years older than me, I was probably the youngest in the group.
As this was sort of evolving, tell me about some of the more interesting people that in your opinion started to filter into the factory.
Well there was someone who became a friend of mine names Dennis D. who ultimately lived and died in Paris, and he did not spend much time in the Factory, but he was there every once in a while, and he had lot of good connections, he knew a lot of very interesting people.
Was there this huge influence that the all beat generation guys had on what eventually evolved into the Silver Factory?
Well I am not so certain that there was a connection. I would have to debate that a little bit. I mean Andy was fascinated with poetry. I mean I had brought Andy to a number of readings at a café in the east village called Café Metro where they would have open mike readings on Monday night and solo readings on Wednesday nights. So Andy came to a number of those readings and that is when I introduced him to Ronnie Tavel who later became a screenplay writer for Andy’s sound movies. So there was a lot of enthusiasm in terms of Andy meeting people that would be very helpful towards his goals and his ideas . Andy was very aware of what was going on. The Opera. Also there was an impact coming from the Judson Dance Theatre. We would go to concerts. There was a lot of artistic activity going on at the same time in terms of what we were doing.
When you started working with Andy, was he was already fairly well known?
Well, when I started working for Andy, I really didn’t know who Andy was. I don’t even know if Andy knew who he was at the time. He was not really popular. The pop art movement was just getting on the runway when I started working for Andy. The pop art movement in America started around 1962 but even then by the time I started working for Andy he was just getting notoriety . The artists in that group, in that convergence, were just beginning to get notoriety in the press. It was only after working with Andy on that first day, and going back to his house, and Julia his mum made lunch for me, and she was so happy to meet me, and she thought of me as Andy’s little brother, and there happened to be some canned soup objects or things that were referenced to Andy and all of a sudden I realised that I had seen illustrations of this in Show Magazine, so all of a sudden it dawned on me that Andy was part of this pop art movement.
In terms of that particular period Andy had already accumulated a degree of wealth at this point in his career.
Oh yes yes, but it was a different career. Andy became a very successful commercial art illustrator on Madison Avenue. He specialised, he was working (doing illustrations) for I Miller Shoes. That is where he got is notoriety, and I mean he was getting lucrative accounts, contracts, a lot of freelance work. So he was, you know back in the late 50’s 1960, 61, I mean the value of money was different. So Andy became a very wealthy person, so he was able to buy his house, on 89th Street and Madison Avenue .
But there was something that was very unsatisfying about what, what I think Andy was feeling about what he was doing. He wanted to reach more than what he was doing in terms of his work and of course, he was already attracted to the art world and Andy was basically in a position to buy his way into the art world. One of the ways he would do it was to go to the art galleries and buy artwork. And of course the gallery owners, if they knew Andy was going to show up for an opening, they were already anticipating a sale. You know, like Andy even commissioned portraits, and paid a fortune, of himself and his boyfriend. So Andy, in that way, started accumulating art. Also it was Andy’s introduction to the art world; it was his way of buying his way into the art world.
So in your opinion it was clearly a strategy on his part?
Oh very much a strategy, it was very much a strategy it was a plan. I don’t think it was, you know an obsession, but certainly there was a strategy there.
So by the time he got to the factory stage he had pretty much given up the commercial side of the business?
No, not true, Andy was still getting freelance work, but he would turn that work over to a man whom I met very early on when I was working with Andy named Nathan Gluck, and Nathan would basically do the art work for Andy under Andy’s signature.
So it was almost another side of the Factory to keep the old business kind of alive as you moved into new business?
Well Andy was very clever, because he realised that he was not going to be making money right away on what he was doing, so he needed to hold on to those old accounts, so it was very smart what he was doing. So he would get an assignment, Nathan would be there at the house, at the drawing board, and he would be doing illustrating, and rubber stamping, and blotting, and whatever. He knew Andy’s style inside and out, and that work would eventually get bought and published or whatever.
Under Warhol signature?
Yeah, which seriously was Julia’s handwriting . Andy had one time given me a “Lettra-set”, you know what “Lettra-sets” were in those days? You would and buy a sheet of any number of type- faces, and actually Andy had a “Lettra-set made of his mums handwriting, and I used it for an announcement I did of a poetry reading that I did at the Costello Gallery in 64.
As this was going on, as the factory era was beginning, as the art stared to be creative, was Andy enthusiastic about what he was doing? Did Andy believe in what he was doing?
Andy had a certain faith, and we would try certain things with the silk-screening. There was a lot of exchange and input. I introduced Andy to “superpositions” with the Elvis paintings back in 63,and 64. It was always like let’s try this; and basically if we made a mistake, Andy accepted it. We embraced the mistakes as it were, we had a work ethic, we just, if we had a new idea for a painting we would go and get a silk screen made and see what it would turn out to be.
Did he at any point, did you sense that at any point, that he was disappointed with the work, with the direction of the work?
No. No, not at all. Andy was very optimistic. There was never a moment where I thought Andy was pessimistic about anything he was doing.
Did he ever get shook with the idea that maybe he was moving on the wrong direction?
No, he was a boy in terms of being carried along with the media giving him the attention, the acknowledgment the recognition , Andy was never really pessimistic about what he was doing.
As the art started to really move, as you guys were really, excuse the term, cranking it out, a lot of other things were starting to happen in the Silver Factory, can you tell me about those other things?
Andy also became interested in making films, and it was actually in summer, late spring, no summer; it was in July of ‘63 that Charles Henri Ford and I took Andy to a wonderful camera store, which sadly no longer exists, called Peerless Camera , which was across the street from Grand Central Station; and it was a big store with two entrances on 43rd to 44th Street. And that is where we had Andy buy a Bollex camera with a motor drive, which made it all very easy so he would not have to crank the camera, whatever. He would just have to press the button .
The first film he shot was a film of a friend of his, a former boyfriend of his sleeping. So Andy had the keys to the man’s apartment, and we would go there, and the camera would always be there with the tripod . His friend liked to sleep. He could never really wake up, so he was an easy subject to film, and the idea was to film his friend for 8 hours. Ultimately Andy shot only about 6 hours and then we dupped a lot of the three-minute reels to get the 8 hours of sleep which was the regimented time, the normal time for someone to sleep.
So what was a typical day for Gerard at the Silver Factory?
It started late morning, probably, the earliest would be 10:30, maybe 11:00. And I would call Andy ahead of time in case he needed something to be picked up, whether we needed to get a silk screen , pick up a silk screen at the silk screen company down on Canal and Broadway, schlepp that up to the subway, if it was small enough, bring it to the Factory on 47th st., or maybe I would have to pick up art supplies or cans of paint, whatever, kind of like a drudgery situation, but things that we needed to do our work for that day, or that week.
So we would prep up before doing a painting that day. I’d prepare the painting if I had to do a kind of stencil, use masking tape to separate an area that needed to be hand-painted, and Andy or myself, I would do that. If it was a big canvas, then Andy and I would silk screen the canvas together. And then I would clean the screen. So usually we used black ink silk-screening, because all the other areas were hand painted in color. And then the thing would have to dry, so that pretty much took care of a good part of the day, usually in the afternoon. Then, there would be, if we were making a movie, I’d help Andy carry the equipment, put up the equipment, whether we were doing it at the factory or someone’s apartment. And I would deliver the raw stock to the film lab and pick it up, and get a print made and pick that up, that was pretty much the routine. And then it was Party Time.
Why do you think that Andy got interested in making films?
Certainly from the visual aspect, the idea of a static image taking on a moving image, it was just another appendage to what he was doing with the paintings. Andy throughout his art was always involved with photography . There was a critic who actually wrote a text about my own work where he referred to Andy and I as having been proto-photographers. Very much we had a photographic vision. Long before we picked up a still camera even. So a good example of that would have been Andy making a film of all the paintings that we made, basically paintings of photographs and the silk-screen process was another appendance to the photography we did.
What about the idea that Andy liked the idea of film because he liked the idea of Hollywood and he wanted to sort of create his own Hollywood?
Well, Andy created his own Hollywood based in part on having been rejected by Hollywood.
You said that Hollywood rejected him, was there a real, clear reason why they rejected him?
It was just a matter, somehow he wanted to be taken seriously by the Hollywood that shut its doors on Andy , so Andy kept on making movies anyway until the end of the 60’s and then Andy pretty much fizzled out after that. I think the last major movie Andy really made for himself was a movie called “Blue Movie” . But like in the artwork where Andy was kind of imitating the history of art, like we are going to make flower paintings, self portraits, those sort of traditional images in the art world, in the history of art that is, the same thing happened with making the movies . We started out with making silent movies with the Bollex, and then we graduated to sound movies with the Arkin camera which Andy bought, then we went from black and white to colour. It kind of followed the history of movies , the pattern you know. I think probably because they really did not understand, Hollywood had its own set up, its own system, its own vocabulary and Andy’s vocabulary was totally incomprehensible to what they were doing so they saw no use in terms of connecting with Andy at that time.
In your opinion did he have any contacts in Hollywood, did he try to source, to create something?
Not to my knowledge, there may been some nibbles, some initial interest but it but it never really went anywhere.
Let’s talk a little more about the film thing, it’s clear and so clever how Andy would look at his art, and create his art based on his photographic idea. Moving into film, why did he pick the subjects he did?
Well first of all we have to take in context the different periods in Andy’s film making . I think that Andy’s most conceptual period would be when he was shooting with the Bollex, because he did not have the apparatus for the sound, and basically he was not even thinking of shooting in colour. And he only had 3 minutes to shoot on a roll of film. So as Robert C. once said, “Content is the extension of fog in poetry.”, and the same thing applies to Andy in film. To give you an example there is a film called “Eat” of his friend the artist Bob Indiana eating an apple for 30 or 45 minutes. Andy shot that in 3 minute segments with his Bollex. I mean that he had to change the film every 3 minutes . He had the motor drive attached to the camera so that he could shoot 3 minutes without cranking without rewinding. So he could shoot 3 minutes from beginning to end, then he would have to change the film, and that went on for like 30 or 45 minutes, and that was the concept of that film. One to one ratio kind of shooting . Andy was understanding the nature of film as he was shooting more film. A good example of that would be in the summer of ’64. We rented an Auricon camera to shoot “Empire”, so now we were shooting 1200 foot reels but without sound, but using a sound camera. So that was on a weekend, so we didn’t have to return the camera until Monday. So we had 2 rolls left, and we had Henry G. coming to the factory and we did a portrait if Henry smoking a cigar for 70 minutes.
Then we shot our first sound movie in December ‘64, at the Silver Factory called “Harlot”, but basically the set up was a table. I was in the film. Mario Montes is a star. She played a Jean Harlow character in drag; and a boyfriends of Andy’s was also in the film called Fabien and a girlfriend of a film critic at the Newsweek magazine was in the film, and we were sitting behind, Philippe and I were sitting behind Mario and Carol who were sitting on the couch. There was no sound, I mean Andy was shooting sound but there was no sound. There was voice-over. Two poets were talking about what was going on in the frame of the picture, but they were off camera and out of the frame. So you are looking at a voice-over movie for almost over 70 minutes, and only at one point towards the end of the second reel do you realise that actual sound is being recorded in the film, it’s when Philippe throws a beer can and the bear can lands off camera on the floor and you hear it crash and you suddenly realise that this is a sync-sound movie. But you do not see anyone talking.
So in essence this film took Andy to the next stage which was, trying to, in what we call in traditional film making, he’s making a story wasn’t he? With the early films……
No , the early films are conceptual films, “Haircut”, “Eat”, “Sleep”. Andy’s early sound movies were all static movies, the camera didn’t move, the zoom lens didn’t move, they were basically staged tableaus in a sense. And of course after “Harlot” was made, that was around the time that Andy met Ronnie Tavel, and Andy though we needed to start having scripts for his movies. Then we had “Horse”, we had “Vinyl”, we had “Poor Little Rich Girl”. T hen a number of Ronnie Tavel scripted movies, “ The Lives of Juanita Castro” . Another great film that was made in ‘65 , was called “Camp” which was an idea I came up with which was to have a child watching a TV show on Sunday morning called the children’s hour which was basically a talent scout kind of show, so “Camp” was actually a parody of that TV show. I was the MC and then everybody did their thing, amazing stuff was going on .
Tell me about the Superstar thing.
Well Andy actually invented the term. There was no such thing as superstar, but the idea of the word “superstar” was that our stars were not just Hollywood stars, they would bigger than Hollywood stars. They were superstars, you see, so the emphasis, so the underlying would be on the Super.
And this kind of went along with this idea of like the old days of Hollywood? I think that in Andy’s mind he felt that, he wanted to have that noble feeling, where he would have his entourages of actors, and writers and the all bit players and the superstars.
Well, the superstar idea evolved out of that, and actually Andy’s repertory of actors, or real people that is, initially came from Jack Smith’s studio. But Jack Smith, you know, the lobster studio, whatever, if you want to call it the Jack’s “Flaming Creatures”, “Normal Love”, and that included Maria Montes of course and number of other creatures of Jack’s. When Andy shot that in Dracula, basically it was a Jack Smith movie, even though Andy was behind the camera. So I think Jack was a major influence on Andy’s filmmaking at the time, In terms of the people that were being used.
Let me ask you a question about Jonas Mekas. Did, Jonas Mikas have anything to do with Andy’s films?
Well Jonas was a great promoter of underground movies, of the quote, unquote “New American Cinema”. And certainly Andy fit into that vision of what Jonas was trying to promote, and he edited a magazine called “Film Culture” and every other week they would give these special awards to a film maker. I believe that in 1965, Andy received the Film Culture award, you know, so Jonas was an early promoter of Andy’s movies
Let’s go back to the Superstars for a minute, tell me your impressions of some of Andy’s superstars.
Well, they were all real people, as it were. None of them were real actors, none of us studied acting, I mean I never really considered myself an actor even though I was in some of the movies.
Certainly one of the great superstars of Andy’s movies was Marie Menken who was a film maker in her own right. There was Ondine of course, who was just wonderful spontaneity, I mean that tour de force scene in “Chelsea Girls” was just an amazing piece of film making, it’s still shocking in some ways.
Of course one of the greats of all times who is luckily still with us, was Taylor Mead who will always be, you know, respected and admired for who he is and what he has done in acting. Taylor was more of, was initially more of a trained actor but totally out of the ordinary. I would put those three on the top. Marie Meken, Ondine and Taylor Mead.
What about the girls like, Edie and Ultraviolet, were they important?
I think I would place the emphasis more on Edie Sedgwick who was Andy’s first real discovery, and probably still his greatest discovery in terms of the kind star personality, and that was the closest probably Andy would come to Hollywood in a sense; the period when he was making the films with Edie Sedgwick
How did he discover Edie?
We were at a party at a film producer’s house, a man called Lester Persky, a very wonderful, warm hearted person, misunderstood a little bit, some people may be put of by Lester because he was kind of a loud person, but he was a full of laughs and he had a warm heart. He was close to Tennnesee Williams, and that is where I met Tennesee, and that is where we met Edie Sedgwick.
How did she get there?
Through one connection or another, she was there with one friend of hers, Chuck Wein, who basically was the man behind the scenes in terms of delineating a kind of make up script for
“Poor Little Rich Girl”. That film was made just after we made Vinyl, and what happened was, interesting, this is when Andy embraced mistakes. We shot the film, two reels, brought it to the lab, picked it up, brought it back to the Factory, screened it, and then we discovered that there was an element floating around in the lens, meaning we were out of focus. So we shot the film again, a few days later, in Edie’s apartment. We got things set up, got it in focus this time, and then Andy decided that we were gonna open the film with the first real that was out of focus and close it with the second reel that was in focus. So it was an interesting concept, do you think that Hollywood would accept an out of focus movie? There was your unorthodox vocabulary.
Tell me, what do you think were Andy’s first reactions towards Edie
Well first of all, Andy was a real social climber. Right away he already new that Edie came from a wealthy background, and tradition, and good name, and good breading. And Andy was very impressed of course, “Oh come to the Factory let’s make a movie!”, you know, and Edie was very open to that, cause she had just arrived in New York a few weeks or a couple of months earlier, and she was looking to do something with her life. She was interested in painting and she did a little bit of painting, but Edie didn’t really have a focus, she was living at Jean Stein’s apartment at one point. I mean, she just needed a grounding, she needed an anchor, and so this is a ideal situation, it was “bees to the honey”, you know, or bears for the honey, so it was a very eventful meeting . Edie Sedgwick was Andy’s first real discovery and probably still his greatest discovery in terms of the kind start personality, and that was the closest probably Andy would come to Hollywood in a sense, the period when he was making the films with Edie Sedgwick.
Was Andy like a father figure to her?
I really wouldn’t characterize Andy as being a father to her. I would say more of a confidant. I mean Chuck Wein was definitely a confidant to Edie. Andy was more on the level of a friend, supporter, companion. They went to a lot of parties together, you know, and we did a lot of things together. We went to Paris together, Chuck, me, Edie, Andy. Andy paid for our plane tickets, you know, we stayed in the best hotel on the Seine. Andy had a big show of the Flower paintings. I gave a poetry reading at Sonnabend Gallery, it was an eventful 2 weeks.
Tell me more about the trip, some of the things that happened.
I know the first night we arrived in Paris, we went to Cristal’s, which is a club, a disco, as they called them in those days, and that is where we met a friend of Edie’s that later became a very, very close friend of mine named Rosie Blake who was living in Paris, so it was a wonderful exciting period in Paris, I mean I was just a kid from the Bronx and here I am socialising with all these rich people, and glamorous people. I started writing fashion poems about models getting killed in car crashes and things like that, so it was a very inspiring a very momentous time.
Sounds like it was probably the first time Andy had the chance to be close to Edie in the sense that she is really “inside”. Did Andy love Edie do you think? Did he have a crush on Edie?
No, I don’t think so; the emotions were not that dynamic. Different kind of dynamics of what was happening; Andy perhaps thought that Edie was his ticket to Hollywood.
So he kind of looked at her as a real opportunity to get back to Hollywood, and say, “Hey boys look at what I got”.
Well it was not getting back to Hollywood. There was still that forward momentum. He had not been fully rejected yet, we are talking early on here; but I think what happened to Edie Sedgwick and Andy was based on opportunity to a certain extent. I do not mean that in a crass way, I mean that in a kind of enthusiastic way. And Edie in her naïve way, she saw Andy as being her ticket to Hollywood, but she didn’t really understand what was going on. I think at some point Edie failed Andy and Andy failed Edie and that is when Edie walked out, and she basically walked out on Andy.
Because at some point, what happened was, I mean Edie was (‘broke’) when we met her. She was already at the end of going through her second trust fund, so she had been put on a side allowance, of like $1000 a month, which probably went a long way in those days. And Andy was financing the movies with the sale of his art and with the advertising jobs he was still getting.
I mean the movies were not making money so Andy was not paying anyone to be in them. It was basically volunteer work in a sense and sheer enthusiasm. But somewhere along the line, I believe Edie was misinformed and also ill advised by outsiders, who said, “Hey, look at these Andy Warhol movies, he is a rich guy, he should be paying you!”. And so the bug was planted, the seed was planted and I remember it was Christmas week of 1965, and we were all having dinner at, forget the name of this restaurant, it was on the west side near the Lincoln centre, it was a hamburger joint, but an upscale hamburger joint. Paul Morrissey was there and then some (people) from Velvet Underground were there and I was there. At that point she, was already being wooed by the Bob Dylan camp which included Alain Grossman and Bobby Newirth. Not so much Bob Dylan, that is kind of a misnomer, and basically she just “split her teddy”, you know, “When are we all going to see some money from this movies?”.
At that point her allowance had been reduced to $500 a month which was just about enough to pay her rent. She still had her charges covered by her father at certain restaurants, she could just sign the check and send the bill off to dad and she still had her Mercedes, and Andy, you know, just held tight, “I do not have any money, I can’t pay you.”,
“I can’t pay you.”, he said. He was trying to convince Edie, and at that point, he was getting very nervous, “At some point we all going to get rich you know.”. Edie just could not wait around any longer and she literally physically left the restaurant.
She made a phone call, came back, and said “I am leaving.”. Probably she called somebody in the Bob Dylan camp, and so she was gone. So Andy disappointed Edie, and Edie disappointed Andy. It was a, you know, a sad situation.
And then Bod Dylan didn’t have anything to do with Edie?
Not at all. I think that Edie was under the impression that her ticket to success now laid with Bob Dylan. But Edie did not have innate talents. She hadn’t studied acting, she had a terrible singing voice, and she thought that she was going to be singing duets with Bob Dylan , and ultimately she ended up not doing anything with Bob Dylan ,that just did not happen.
Well this was a big crush for Andy I am sure, how did he bounce back from that?
At that point we were just starting to work with the Velvet Underground, and Edie was my first dancing partner, but Edie did not want to be a go-go dancer. That was not her image of herself, but she did it, and we danced together at this, we were hired to play at this annual psychiatrist convention at the Delmonico Hotel in New York, with this big ballroom. And there was Jonas Mekas. He got it documented in his notebook footage. You have Edie and me on stage dancing and the Velvets behind us performing, and Barbara Rubin did a total assault on the psychiatrist convention by pointing the camera, a bollex camera, right up into the faces of these people. But Edie did not see herself (doing this), I mean Andy thought that we could do something with Edie and the Velvet Underground, but there was really no place for Edie on a high scale within that complexity, there was just nothing for her to do. So, you know, she pulled up stakes.
And with Andy being crushed about this whole thing; he had to react in a way where he would go, “Oh my God, who will be my next superstar?”?
Well, at that point we had Ingrid Superstar who was a very sweet girl, terribly misunderstood, made fun of, joked at, whatever, but a very sincere good hearted person, who thought of herself as a Superstar. Chuck Wein brought her to the Factory. She thought she was going to be the next Edie Sedgwick. No way could that ever happen, but she was still great in her own way in the movies, she was like, she was like the Eve Harton of the underground movies, of Andy’s movies she was the Eve Harton, she had this wonderful kind of dippy, dippsy, character that kind of victimised herself in a way. Especially in “Chelsea Girls”, but I don’t think that Andy was completely satisfied with Ingrid, you know. He was also, we were very much involved with the Velvet Underground at that point, so Andy had something to fall back on.
At that point Andy’s art was still moving. Did he change at that point because of the drama of Edie?
No Andy pretty much kept at it. We had a work ethic that I mentioned earlier, so Andy pretty much kept it a separate situation. The interesting irony, if we look back at this now, in terms of our discussion, is that you want to ask yourself why didn’t Andy ever make a portrait of Edie? He never did. Very interesting. We had all the photo booth “Ready-Mades”, of course, but it’s not really the same thing. I think Andy had planned to do one of Edie, but ultimately never got to do it for some reason.
Did Andy do portraits of any of the other superstars?
No, not at all. I think that it just never really dawned on Andy to tap into that vast roll of material that existed. I do not know why; I mean once the idea maybe, and when Andy and I started the silk-screen, screen test collaboration which was an official collaboration, we were thinking maybe we could make some portraits, some painting portraits, or rather Andy would make some painting portraits from the 4 by 5 negatives that I would select from the film frames. But then Andy got side tracked and we never pursued that .
At that point in time to support the movie making at the Factory Andy was doing a lot of commission portraits, right?
No he wasn’t, he was doing very few. In fact, the last painting Andy and I made together was a commissioned portrait back in ‘68 of Dominique de Menil, and she had number, he made a number of portraits which she bought, and they weren’t from a photograph that Andy took. At that point he was still working from other people’s photographs; and as you know he got in trouble for with the Flower Paintings. But for the Dominique portrait, she had given Andy a photograph that a friend of hers took, and that was the last commissioned portrait that I worked on with Andy; and she bought a number of these to give as gifts to her children. Now earlier than that, there was a commission portrait, again based from an official photograph from the files of this life insurance company at in Omaha somewhere, the portrait of an executive who had died and this was a memorial portrait it was it called “The Anonymous Man” or something like that.
The point I was getting at here is that he has all of this talent, all of these beautiful women, people around him, that could be subject matter for the art side of the business, yet for some reason he did not see that as having a potential. Why?
Well I think that I can pinpoint it a little bit. First of all Andy was very much involved in other subject matters for his art, so he was not thinking along the lines of tapping into this area.
He was doing self-portraits back in ’66, well ‘67, and at the end of ’67, he had, I was not there at the time I was living in Rome, but he had to move the Factory to Union Square, so that was a distraction for at least a couple of months, and then he was out in California filming “San Diego Surf”. So there were a number of distractions and also maybe Andy was not ready psychologically ready, or he didn’t artistically recognise the potential to start doing a lot of commission portraits. That really didn’t happen until after I left the factory. That happened in early 70’s through Fred Hughes, so Fred Hughes was really behind generating that kind of income, Andy started really making real money.
Who was Barbara Rubin?
My friend, a film maker. Barbara Rubin, was basically a very strong intellectual force on Andy in terms of her spontaneity, her way to recognise spontaneity. Andy was very open to ideas, particularly when Barbara was there. She had an abundance of ideas, and Andy was always listening to her about certain things..the things that she had in mind to do were really good ideas, and he went along with that.
She was a catalyst that just brought a lot of really interesting people to the Factory. Bob Dylan, and Allen Ginsberg, Jonas Mekas , Donovan and the whole concept of the Uptight series with the Velvet Underground. She was a very spontaneous person, very intellectual minded, and very convincing…..
How did the Velvet Underground thing happened?
One day Barbara approached me and says, “I want you to come down with me and see this group I discovered.”. I said ok, so Barbara and I went to this café in Greenwich village called the Café Bizarre, and there was this group called the Velvet Underground. It was late afternoon, there were some young people sitting at tables on the side of this open space in the back of the café, there was no stage to speak of, it was level like this, and the group, it was four people, there was John Cale, Marie Tucker, Lou Reed and Stirling Morrison. At that time, I had a whip which I had bought , I wasn’t even thinking S&M. I didn’t even know what S&M was in those days. I bought the whip as a fashion , you know, appendage, you know like a piece of clothing as a decoration. I’d tie it to my belt. I bought it in a weird shop in the West 40’s near Time Square that sold umbrellas and whips and, I don’t know, luggage. So I had this whip, and we went down to hear this group play, and Barbara encouraged me to get up to dance and I was all shy at first. I was sitting right in front of the group, I don’t want to block the group, you know, but she said, “It’s ok, they like that!”, you know; so I got up, and I started dancing; and at some point, I unfastened my whip, and I started dancing with the whip on the floor, not even knowing what their songs or what their music was about. And eventually, by my getting up, I encouraged some of the people who were sitting down, and they started getting up and dancing also. So at the intermission I was introduced to the group, and they said, “Oh, you know, I was kind of apologising to them, I hope I wasn’t in the way or whatever, and they said, “Oh we loved it, oh please you have to come back and do more dancing!”. So it was a very exciting moment for me and then, a couple of days later, a few days later, Barbara and I brought Andy down, and at that point we were with a larger group that included Nico and Paul Morrissey and this music critic from the New York Post that was in Woodstock. So it was a larger group of us, and Andy was very excited by hearing the Velvets, and he invited them to come to the Factory and use the Factory space to rehearse.
So that was a wonderful thing that happened, you know, and that was all due to Barbara; and at that point, Andy was planning, or rather Jonas Mekas had approached Andy about doing a retrospective of the Stones at the Cinemateque, and so Andy got the idea of an Edie Sedgwick retrospective. I think this is the beginning of the end of Andy’s relationship with Edie.
What happened was the dynamic changed and now Andy was thinking, wouldn’t be nice to have the Velvets performing in front of the Edie Sedgwick movies at the Cinemateque. Well Edie was not having any of this, I mean she was really upset about this, you know, perhaps rightly so at the time. I mean she didn’t really see the dynamic in all this, it certainly it would have been a distraction to what she was doing on the screen and in actuality, it wouldn’t just include her movies. Andy was going to include other films behind the Velvets including Vinyl, which we ultimately used for a lot of the performances. We did this multimedia program at the Cinematheque for I think 2 or 3 nights and it was a big hit actually. A lot of people came, and of course at that point, I was dancing. I had choreographed some of the pieces that would go with the songs, so it was kind of a very integrated affair.
Why do you think turned Andy on about the idea of the Velvet Underground?
Well Andy liked, Andy was pretty much into dimensions in a sense and layering and this is just another artistic aspect or another dimension to what he was doing with his art. Now he had live art, you know. Maybe Andy saw himself as a music promoter, maybe this was another way of you know, gaining the attention of Hollywood.
Well, let’s face it, he wasn’t making any money on his movies to speak of?
No
He was using the art to finance him movies, now all of a sudden he has this idea to throw music into this?
Right, perhaps he thought there was certainly money to be had in the music world. There was a point after we made the Flower Paintings, that Andy made some kind of official, unofficial announcement that he was giving up art, so that may have happened actually when the Velvets came into the picture. I am not sure of the chronology now, but Andy was still doing the art, so it was kind of a strange mix, sort of a paradox.
Who was Andy’s favorite performer in the Velvets?
Well he liked Lou Reed a lot and he was very encouraging towards Lou Reed, giving Lou Reed more of a boost in the work ethic. You know, write more songs and then he wanted…see the thing about the Velvets, Ok, is that with all the intensity of music and the songs, there was no charisma in the group. That was the one thing that the group was lacking, and also they liked playing in the dark, they liked playing with their backs to the audience, they liked throwing the guitars against the sound system, creating the feedback sound. I mean the Velvets really introduced that idea, but there was, the only person that had charisma in the group at that time was John Cale, you know, and then Kenneth Lane gave us jewellery to wear, you know, and John Cale had a snake necklace and stuff like that.
But even with all that, Andy said, Andy thought right away, let’s put Nico in the group. At first the group was very resistant to that, and then ultimately they wrote 2 or 3 songs for Nico to sing.
When Nico would sing with the group, she would sing her Bob Dylan song that she had cut a 45 of in London. The Velvets hated playing that song, because it wasn’t one of their songs, which was understandable, so finally Andy encouraged Lou to write 2 or 3 songs for Nico, so the Velvets would feel more comfortable playing their own material, so that’s how that happened.
How did Nico get involved?
We (Andy, myself and some others) went back to France in April or May of 67 to the Cannes Film Festival. We also went to London, and that’s where I met Nico, through a friend of mine who was living in Paris, Dennis Degan. So I told her if she had plans to come to New York to call me at the Factory, which she did do, shortly before we all met the VELVETS…..
So you were responsible for bringing in Nico to the Silver Factory?
Well, there was a lot of talent out there that could be utilized in terms of just being helpful, or being creative, helpful to Andy’s work.
There was some relationships going on with Nico weren’t there?
There was, I believe John Cale and Lou had small relationships with Nico at one point. Like she was being thrown back and forth.
And is it true that Andy had a bit of a crush on Lou Reed?
It’s possible, I am not privy to that.
Ultimatly with Lou, there was again something else that had to do with money. It had to do who I am (Lou), as an artist going with Andy Warhol, not in line with what, with Edie from what I can tell, can you talk about it?
I am little on the outside of what happened at that time, but I believe that what happened was Lou had bigger ambitions. OK, he didn’t…he saw the group getting type cast, in you know, he and the group were basically under the Andy Warhol spotlight. He had bigger ideas for the group and more ambitions, and wanted to go in other directions. What they were I am not sure, and at some point, and definitely they had already brought out 2 albums, both of them produced by Andy. Andy didn’t make a nickel on any of those albums, Andy didn’t see a penny, who saw the money I have no idea, maybe just the record company, maybe they were just bad deals, maybe Lou, because Lou is very educated about the music world, he cut records when he was a teenager, so he new the ins and outs of the music world, so maybe he felt dissatisfied with what was happening, with Andy not being a good business man, not wanting to be typecast and at some point he actually fired Andy as the manager of the group.And so there was a split there, so I think that Andy went back to doing, making some art, some self portraits and stuff, they basically had it out, and by the spring of ‘67 it was pretty much over. I think the second album, actually the second album came out a little later. I think it came out in 68, but it was already in the can, as it were.
Can you tell me about The Exploding Plastic Inevitable?
W hat became known as the EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE started developing into a full fledged multi-media show, which we then took on the road. We did something in New York for the annual Psychiatrist’s Convention….That was before we used the title “Exploding Plastic Inevitable”. Barbara Rubin had come up with the name UPTIGHT which I later adopted for the book on the Velvets. It was a real anarchistic total assault on the audience. It started out being called Uptight actually, because after the Psychiatrist’s Convention we played the FILMMAKER’S CINEMATHEQUE which at that time was in the basement of the Wurlitzer building on 42nd. St. They had an auditorium in the basement that was used to test their equipment, and Jonas had taken it over as his journeyman’s Cinematheque. The whole ides was that Barbara with a Bolex would be running up and down the aisles, basically in your face with the camera, and asking weird questions like, do you have sex or do you love, weird questions just to get people quote unquote, ‘Uptight’. Then the music would start.
How did the audience react?
They were surprised or anxious or whatever. I think Barbara picked that up from, I guess she was reading about ‘Anarchistic Theatre’, or she had connections to the Living Theatre even. A certain kind of philosophy behind what she was doing, and it sort of lent itself to the music which was very, in an assertive kind of way, it was very assaulting.
Somehow we ended up being hired by somebody who had heard about us. So, officially that was basically the first public performance. We had two or three other gigs, the DOM on ST. MARK’S PLACE for maybe two or three weeks. And then we got hired to do a gig at THE TRIP in Los Angeles, which then led us to do weekend performances at the Filmore.
The format of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable would start out by showing a Warhol movie. And I think before the film was even finished, the band would start setting up while the movie is being projected behind them. Then they would start playing and I would come on with a dancing partner, which at that time was MARY WORONOV. We, the Velvets would play the music, and I would go through all my routines, which I had pretty much mapped out for each song. I was very energetic in those days, I loved dancing.
It was very visual. The group themselves were not very visually oriented, I mean they all wore kind of drab looking clothes except for JOHN CALE, and NICO of course who wore white suits, pantsuits, and stuff like that. She looked good. It was very visual because you had the films, and you had slide projections, not gels, Paul Morrissey would design these slides that would be projected onto the movie, so it was a kind of a multi-layered experience. Even in its very primitive state it had a sophisticated look to it. And very improvised, spontaneous, and all that visual stuff kept piling up as the band was playing.
(Mary and I) We’re actually in the center. We’re going back and forth from left to right to center. We actually had almost the entire stage to play around with. People were very curious about what we were doing. They had no idea, It wasn’t just some rock band playing on stage.
Did they really understand the connection to Warhol?
Andy’s name was in the advertisements, it usually said “Andy Warhol Presents The Velvet Underground and Nico”, “Andy Warhol Presents Uptight”, “Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable”. So Andy’s name was very much in the forefront. And at that point Andy’s popularity in the press was much more high profile than it was three years earlier.
You know there was this period, it was back in the middle of the 60’s so it was ‘66 or ‘67 where all this stuff was going on, the art is going, the films were going, the Velvet’s were going, everything was going on, did you ever sense that it was getting out of control?
No, but actually when you look back at it, there’s a pattern. It’s like everyone is jumping ship, I mean Edie wasn’t there anymore, the Velvets weren’t there, I mean by spring of 67, the Velvets weren’t there anymore, you know. In September of ‘67 I went to Europe because I was invited to show one of my movies and I ended up by staying in Italy for 6 or 7 months. Then I came back and, you know, I didn’t have a job at that point and then Andy got shot.
What was the last film that Andy actually physically made?
The only movie that Andy really made after he got shot was “Blue Movie” with Viva and Louis Waldon. And there was a different feeling, because it was not really the Factory anymore, even though it was called The Union Square Factory, it was more of an office space, much more professional looking,
Who were some of the people that you brought into the Silver Factory?
I brought Paul Morrissey, Nico, Barbara Rubin, the VELVETS, Ronnie Tavel, and Mary Woronov, of course, she was a girlfriend of mine, and International Velvet, whose real name is Susan Bottomley, those are my two stars that I brought to the Factory. (laughs)
So you were like this guy…
It went something like that. I said, “Do you want to be in a movie?” (laughs) With Mary and Susan, I made movies of them, and then brought them to the Factory, so I could claim, saying,
“ I made the first movies of Mary and Susan!”.
Where were you when Andy got shot by Valerie Solanis?
That day I was on my way to the Factory to pick up a cheque because Andy was going to pay for the flyer for my first film retrospective at the Cinematheque. So I went to get Andy’s mother and brought her to the Hospital, and Andy was very grateful for that, and the following fall Andy called me back to work with him.
Art culture, American culture, and people behind that culture, let’s not say government, but let’s just say authorities on a responsible level, like government were looking at Warhol, and they were saying, OK to the Art, we love Andy’s Art, we love pop art, it’s a great expression of our culture, the movies, the movies are a bit kinky, the movies are a little bit weird but OK, that’s OK….
Well when you say they, who…?
I am talking about the government, the FBI…?
I don’t know if the government liked Andy’s art, they probably didn’t. They don’t understand Art. You know, Andy was not getting great press. Andy was getting a lot of negative press about his art as well as, I mean he probably was getting more interesting press on the movies even though it was probably not positive press. But the press coverage on the movies was more interesting than the art press cover. I mean I am telling you about the general press coverage.
I mean newspapers and magazines, maybe the art magazines gave Andy some respect but, certainly the Art world did, I mean the galleries whatever, I mean pop art was still very much, you know favored in a way. I mean it certainly eclipsed abstract expressionism. I mean the art world, the early art world was really in an uproar about pop art because it took the spot light off the art world that was generally concentrated on the abstract expressionism, and this all new art movement occurred and then all of a sudden things that we take for common can be art? That was very scandalous. Andy did something really interesting, also some of the other pop artists did the same thing to a certain, had similar ideas. And there was a convergence of those ideas, and that was because the media created that in a sense. In a sense the media created pop art, it became a mirror to the media, the story of pop art is really the story of the media looking at itself.
Back to this idea of the Silver Factory and all of these people who were there. There was this sort of collaboration. Andy had this ability to get people to do things, can you talk about that?
Yes I can to a certain extent. Andy whether out of calculation or sincerity behaved like a boy, Andy was always the boy, ok? He created a kind of aura around himself where, you know, people would just readily do anything for him. Andy was never a threatening person, he was always enthusiastic, he always made you feel like the centre of attention, he always made you feel important and therefore you would just want to do whatever. He said, “Lets do this, lets do that!”, and, we all, you know, got involved. So he had that kind of personality.
It wasn’t a manipulation at all?
Well it could be considered as a manipulation to a certain extent, but not out of a kind of maliciousness. No one said, “ Well how much is that?, what is the budget?, how much are you going to pay me?” That never happened, that never occurred.
And all the characters on this big joint film, all the characters on that film got along with each other?
Yes we all, pretty much got along with each other, we never really took ourselves seriously, which was a, it certainly was a, an attribute. And “Gee I am going to be in a movie!”, you know. Like whoever, I am busy doing my thing, whatever, writing poetry, you know, making movies, and I never thought, “Oh I am going to be in a movie!”, you have to think in terms of how the other people were thinking. Also at the same time about being in the movies, I am just using myself as an example, so it was a wonderful opportunity to, like an adventure, you know, like going on a journey, you know, you had, like that kind of adventurous feeling because it was.
It is a different kind of reality, you know. One never thinks, “Oh can I be in a movie.”, you know, so here it is, Andy Warhol giving people the opportunity, to basically be themselves!
It’s funny because what strikes me as being so interesting is that I believe that he really loved all the people that were in the Factory.
He loved what people were doing in front of the camera. Andy was always enthusiastic, and he was like, and Andy would just be, he would be, just a bunch of giggles, you know. He would just love it, you know, it was sort of like, I remember once when we were screening near to, the premier at the Bridge Cinema, which was on a street going along the Brooklyn Bridge. It was another one of Jonas Mekas’ touring cinema tanks, and we were previewing “Empire” for the first time. It was 8 hours long, no it actually was almost 12 hours long, and at some point people started throwing paper clips at the screen and, you know voicing their opinions out loud, and all kinds of weird shit was going on. And Andy turned to me in the back of the theatre and he goes, “Oh my God, do you think that they did not like the movie?”. And I was like, I didn’t know if Andy was putting me on or what; but it was a funny moment, you know, a candid moment.
What was the scene like at Max’s Kansas City?
Well, that was the real social watering hole, conveniently located abut a block away from the Union Square Factory. In those days it was the frontier. At night that neighborhood was dead, there was not a soul on the street. I go by there now at night it’s packed with people. It’s like New York City has a population explosion. But then, there were parts of Manhattan that were just quiet. That’s what made Max’s so great, when you entered the door of Max’s you went from this quiet neighborhood space outside into this party that was going on for the next five hours. Max’s would close at 4 in the morning, so it had a very self-contained party atmosphere.
Well, every night there seemed to be a party. Andy had a tab, so if we went there to eat it went on Andy’s tab, which he would then pay for at the end of the month. So we sort of cornered this area called the Round Table, which is basically the only round table in the back room, tables on the side or in the front part of the restaurant were booths, banquettes, so a lot of artists would go there. It was painters, writers, actresses, actors, it was just a very social atmosphere, it was incredible. I would go almost every night, always meeting new people, holding court, even when Andy was not there.
I think also that there was always something going on. You would shoot the film in the Silver Factory, you would run the film out, and you’d develop the film, you would get it back and screen it?
Right. Well we got screenings of the original footage, because it was reversal (stock). We would invite some friends, whoever was around. Andy would maybe call somebody, he would call Henry Geld…, and Henry would call somebody else. I would invite some poets over, whatever.
It was just a mix, mixture of, you know, people. Andy would always find people, you know, we would screen it, and then the next day go back with the film to the lab and get a print made.
Is there any particular screening that you can remember?
Oh, It was all blurred. I mean, we did so many screenings; it just, it became a such a routine you know, its all a blur. I mean it was just, was just, the new Andy Warhol film for that week. I mean we were making one movie a week here, you know, so it became, became routine but a, I can’t, I just can’t focus on any particular, I can’t remember.
Can you tell me about the screen tests, why did he do the screen tests?
We did the screen tests because, it started…I needed a publicity still, for my poetry-world adventures, and I thought, “What a nice idea to maybe do a publicity photo of me in some movie film, so I actually asked Andy to shoot a three minute (film roll) portrait of me, which became one of the subjects for the “Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys”, so basically that was all screen test stuff, the format. So Andy shot the film, we took it to the lab, I made a couple of stills, which I thought it came out very terrific, and then we just continued doing it.
Andy and I kept bringing people to the Factory. And I would shot some of them, Andy would shot some of them. There has been a bit of contention about that, as if it was a considered a true collaboration. In fact it was a book was published in ‘67 with his name and my name on it. But the film historian that has been conserving in catalogue and his footage still doesn’t consider it as a collaboration, so basically it was a white-wash., you know.
What in your opinion was the value of a screen test?
For me it was photo archiving; it was film archiving. Andy was doing a living portrait of somebody, a living record of that person, whoever that person was, whether they were invited to the Factory or they happened to come by. And we would say, “Let’s do your screen test.”.
The word “screen test” by the way was an attractive drawing card for saying, “Let’s do your film portrait.”. None of these screen tests really amounted to giving those people the opportunity to go on in the underground film world. It was kind of a parody on Hollywood. Hollywood would make a 30 second screen test, we would do a 3 minute screen test, you know what I mean, with a Bollex. Again it was the exaggeration, movie star, Hollywood star to superstar, it was an exaggeration.
The Superstars, they were all women up to a certain point in time, and then all of a sudden, Andy kind of switched over to drag queens, why?
Well Maria Montez was on Andy’s first sound movie but Maria was basically a Jack smith superstar, a creature actually, he did not call them superstars he called them creatures.
Let’s see, we were talking about how this thing happened, what happened to all the beautiful female Superstars?
I think that Andy kind of degenerated to another era, I do not mean that in a derogative sense, but Andy was looking for more unusual people to film, you know.
Do you think that a part of it had to do with Valerie Solanis getting involved?
No, I don’t think so, certainly his social life was affected by him having been shot, I mean he suffered greatly, he was lucky he was alive. I was going to the factory with friends of mine, Angus and Eddie Macleish. Andy was going to give me some money to make a postcard for my first one man film program at the Cinematheque.
And when we arrived at the Factory I had missed Valerie in the elevator by three minutes. If she remembered me, she probably would have shot me in the elevator.(laugh) But, so, it was pretty chaotic. And my immediate reaction was to go get Andy’s mother and bring her to the hospital. So I went up to the house and got Julia together. I didn’t really tell her what had happened. This had already been on the news within thirty minutes. Forty minutes after Andy was shot, it was already on the radio. I got her together, and we took a taxi to the hospital.
I mean, I considered 1968 to when he died in 1987 to be, you know, horror time in a sense.
I mean he had to wear a girdle for the rest of his life to keep, because he had no muscle tone left in that area where the intestines needed to be somehow tight, or everything just had to be to be in place you know. I don’t know if he was taking any medication or anything, but I mean , he, I think, he lost a part of his liver, he lost, his spleen had to be removed, ah, I mean he had a couple of bullets that zigzaged through him. And, looking back, and point a fact based on Mario, forgot the guys name now, the curator, he was also shot, you know, a grazing wound on his back but he was in the emergency room with Andy, and the doctors were basically giving up on Andy and Mario said, “No, no, (don’t give up) do you know who that is, that is a very important Artist A1ndy Warhol!”, and he got these guys to start, you know, getting things going there, you know to keep him alive so Andy was very lucky, otherwise we would only have, Andy’s early work in a sense.
When you look back into the Silver Factory, it did something. It went up, and it went down?
Well it is a three year period basically, the Silver Factory. We moved into the Silver Factory in, I believe, in the end of January maybe early February, and then Andy moved out of the Silver Factory the end of December ’67. Paul Morrissey wanted to give Andy’s image a cleaner look, and one of the things was to convince Andy we had to be more business-like. We had to have desks, and a clean space, and shiny floors, and you know, no more “silver dust” floating around, and we had to get rid of the freaks too.
So, who was Paul. What did he do?
Paul was the instigator for getting rid of Ondine, getting rid of Barb Rubin, getting rid of Billy Name, ultimately probably getting rid of me to, you know. I mean I am still friends with Paul, but you know, let’s keep history, lets keep the historical thing in context.
From Paul’s point of view was that a business marketing idea?
Yea, it was. He saw Andy’s potential, rightfully so, but he needed, he felt that Andy needed a new image, you know, so it was, basically it was a make over, a Hollywood make over , you know.
And Andy went along with it?
Andy went a long with it, Andy had a good sense and scent for money, you know. He smelled money or at least he was dreaming about it, dreaming of money, so he probably said well lets give it a try, you know.
Was Andy tired of the “freaks”? Was he tired of the scene?
No, I don’t think so. No, because he was still making movies, I mean this happened basically in the first, this happened; well it was already happening by the time that they moved into the new factory. Making that major move, that physical move was very important to solidifying a certain kind of situation whereby Paul could start promoting Andy in a better light.
So Paul was Marketing Director for Andy Warhol Inc. He made this “corporate decision” to clean up the image of the factory?
Yeah, that was basically what Paul did; I mean I don’t blame him for that, that’s what he wanted to do. He though that was the right thing to do and he did it, so I had no hard feelings about that.
It all changed because Paul wanted to re-invent Andy, and to make him appear more serious and professional looking, and to get him away from the kind of Bohemian image that may have been portrayed about him in the press, which Paul felt was not very businesslike and not good for business. So things started shifting. I think Paul didn’t really like the 47th street factory , it was too Bohemian for him.
Andy just went along with it. I think Andy would sort of say to himself, it seems right, I’ll just go along with it, but I’ll let Paul make the decision. Andy always felt, one of his philosophies was that he always felt to make decisions was hard, and he always liked to take the easy way out. And one of the ways of taking the easy way out was not to make these overt decisions about things. So in the end, other people started making decisions for him. ….
But a lot of people went out of the window at that point?
A lot of people went out the window. Billy finally left the factory, I remember the day after Billy left the factory, Paul and I went in the back where Billy was living in the new factory, that is, and Paul was basically doing the “Irish Chicken” in the back, you know. He was tickled pink, you know, finally he considered Billy (to be) Andy’s albatross, you know. But Billy was tired of the harassment, of Paul’s harassment, you know, “What is he doing back there in that dark room, in that dark room, he never comes out.”.
When did you leave the Factory?
I left the factory in 67 actually.
Why?
I was showing a film in the Bergamont Film Festival, and I wanted to be present for that so I ended up going to Italy and then ended up staying for a few months. …….I didn’t pick up my work with Andy until about a year after I returned.
Andy wasn’t really painting when I got back to New York. He had made some kind of flippant decision that he had given up art. And also Andy had already moved to the new Union Square Factory, so there was really not a place for me at the Factory at that time until about a year later, Andy was starting to silk screen again, so word got back to me that Andy wanted me to come back and work for him.
And at that point in time Andy had found other assistants to help him with the Art?
No, he only had the one. He had his boyfriend Jed Johnson, and Jed did not want to do it, that is why Andy called me back. Jed did not want to get his hands dirty, it was grungy work, silk- screening. I mean it was fun when you did it, and you’d pull the screen out, but then you had to clean the screen, and Jed didn’t really understand how to; you know, sizing the canvas, setting the composition, whatever certain elements involved, you know. Jed was a sweet guy, Jed and I got along extremely well, but Jed did not want to be Andy’s silk-screen assistant. Jed was Andy’s boyfriend. So Andy called me back. We only did that one painting of Dominique T. and then I edited the college rental service for the movies, I did all the bookings and we founded Interview Magazine.
Tell me a little about the magazine. How did it start?
Well Andy and I would usually get free guest passes, press passes, every year to the film festivals, but this particular year which was 1969, I guess it was, in the spring we were refused tickets, passes that is, so, and at that point, John Walkok, who used to be a journalist at the Village Voice had this idea to do a film magazine, so he approached Andy with the idea and Andy went for it. John would take on the responsibility for Art direction and distribution, and I think that Andy put up a certain amount of financing, maybe not to much; and I was one of the four founding editors, two founding editors, it was Andy and me and John Walkoks and then I brought in Paul Morrissey as an editor and Andy’s secretary as an associate editor. We brought out the first issue, you know, it was a big hit, it was a lot of fun. All of a sudden here I am at the head of a magazine, which was basically a newspaper modelled on Rolling Stone, so it was a film publication, basically.
Do you think that the Silver Factory idea, is like a dead idea?
It almost seems like a one off, you know. It’s hard to, you have to understand that there was a certain kind of electricity happening at that time. I can almost see it in my minds eye, I can almost reach out and touch it, but when I am just about to touch it, it doesn’t exist, it’s like a dream that came and went, and you could duplicate it as a kind of a museum piece or something for a movie set, but you have to put in the creativity and the electricity; or there has to be an artist who wants that to happen again. It will happily happen but it will always happen in a different way, no matter how you try to duplicate it, it will never be the same thing of course.
Do you think that if Andy were alive today, he would ever go to that kind of idea again?
I don’t think so because Andy you know, going backwards as opposed to going forwards, is a harder effort. It would take more effort to do that, as we live our lives, as Robert Creely once said, “We live our lives, there is no use in counting. We move ahead.”.
But for the most part you think those, and you were very much a part of those original Silver Factory people…number one, were they happy with that experience, and were they happy with the rest of their lives?
I think that they were happy with that experience; I can’t vouch for saying that they were happy with the rest of their lives, only they could be witness to that, but I think that they were happy with that experience. I mean it was a happy time. I mean it wasn’t depressing at the Factory, you know, it was a happy time at the Factory. There was a lot of, there was a lot of energy, a lot of creativity, a lot of exchange of ideas, a lot of freedom of expression, and there was Andy Warhol who basically held it all together. Because we gave our confidence and our love to him, which allowed for him to hold it all together.
Somebody described Andy as kind of the “the glue”.
Well that is kind of a mundane metaphor, but Andy held it together because of his openness and enthusiasm on what people had to say, and to convey in terms of, you know, their ideas and their enthusiasms.
I’m happy,,you want to add anything?
Well, you know, it’s forty two years since I met Andy. It’s a long period of time, it’s like almost half of my life, in a sense, well it’s more than half of my life. If I live to be eighty it would be half of my life. (laugh) It’s been a long time. (laugh) As a friend of mine Rene Ricard once said about me, he said, “Gerard, your life is existing without you.” And that seems to be pretty much it in a sense. I kind of look back on all this, but I don’t really dwell on it. I’m so involved in my own work now that all of that is so separate from me.
It’s someone else’s history, and it’s kind of like, did it really happen? You kind of like pinch yourself. You go through life and you realize that things you think you remember, you don’t remember, and things you don’t remember come back to you in a flash. And yeah, my philosophy is, “It’s a long life, but life is short.” And, I mean, we’re only on this planet for a short period of time, so we want to be the best we can, with what we’re doing, to enjoy that life, and it seems that, on occasion, when I have the opportunity to look back at the work I’ve done during that period with Andy and aside from Andy, it’s been a wonderful experience.
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In this video, Dr. Boyce Watkins speaks with Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses, the reigning Mrs. Botswana. Nomalanga recently competed in the Mrs. World pageant and after the pageant, wrote a letter to the evaluation committee citing the fact that there were no black or African women chosen among the 14 finalists. She also noted that there were no black judges and that the pageant has rarely acknowledged black women in its 26-year history.
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Saturday, November 8, 2014
cHEAPER to repair than to replace
Out with the old in with the new, although some of the old needs to remain.
Take LiL Wolf. The other day when that tire let loose and destroyed some undercarriage parts, some asked why not just replace the little S-Dime? Answer; with what and with what money? After all for four or so months I have had my own domestic income stretched so thin, that if I squeezed a buffalo nickel , the beefalo would pee. Between the studio, which as it turned out here was a hand of God miracle, and the trying to pay for $500.00 a month rent, as well as the 30 green stamps(CB Trucker slang for cash money) in fuel going the 60 miles round trip to the house then back here again which even that was in keeping step with pleasing the landlord, the Mexicali’s that lived above me and a new roomy, the radio station had to be in a more professional space. If the roomy hadn’t bitched that I kept him awake doing radio at night, if the little varmints upstairs wouldn’t have been disturbed at me doing radio at all hours, I could have saved the $250.00 a month that I pay for the office and been fine , the $500.00 a month for the house in Ogden and not have had to go to the Bishop. Then come to find out the the tree hugging user that moved in in September, who never paid anything, no wonder he had mucho denaro to buy Mr. Coffee at the coffee stop. But at least I got $150.00 out of the carpetbagging Yankee. But that all said I moved. Which after months of neglect both the General JaxSon>still having electrical issues and LiL Wolf>having a blowed out tire that ripped the front hub, but thanks to the great folks at Intermountain Towing of North Salt Lake Utah, who are our back up here at Cooter’s A1 Toewing>
both were handled with a velvet touch, to Kings First Stop, in Layton. Thing was moving from Ogden here to the office in Woods Cross, makes for one major compact area. But we are here.
No crying over the spilt shine now.
With that said with it all, with a credit rating at 500, and expenses in getting going toewing again, there’s just not enough money to buy a good used replacement for Lil Wolf. So that’s that on that. Then I was asked why not just give the radio gig to another club member and go on? Answer; I’ve got so much invested in emotions, money, and all in this radio gig that not to bring it from just a mere simmer to a full on boil, would be idiotic to the point I couldn’t quit now even if I wanted to.
Antwanette posed the idea of a house here in Bountiful that we all could end up owning putting all incomes together. Of which I’m game, but thing being rent a bigger place all together, and try living with each other for a month or two, before sinking money into a place? Buying versus renting is a big byte.
Finally , now that the stress level is reduced on housing, at least on a short term. Its time to really put the shoulder to the wheel to push both HazzardAyre as well as AyreWolfFM into higher altitudes. Monday is Veterans Day , while all military will be honored, the AyreWolvez will honor the military of all branches who put on a flyte suit, and squeezed into an aircraft to fight for the rights and freedoms that are being quickly being taken away by that same government .
More on that later, but lets taxi back onto the tarmac, and say this, its good to be done with the Ogden mess, to my old Landlord Dave, if you’d have let me just pay the rent for November to where I could have found another place and move closer to the old residence, plus not taking $60.00 a week ago, if a former roomy had just left well enough alone on the radio station at the house in Ogden, and might I remind him, that it was me moving him in, and introducing him to LandLord Dave, that the grand house he lives in would have never happened, maybe giving some respect on that , had LiL Wolf not broken down, and had Landlord Dave, allowed me to stay another month there in Ogden, I have something cooking with PAAG there in Ogden, for a place I can afford.
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Archive for June 2016
The Declaration of Independence is a powerful document. Simply and concisely, it outlines three powerful ideas: that we are all created equal, that we have inalienable rights, and that we grant authority to government. The delegates to the U.S. Congress in 1776 believed that individuals are sovereign, and governments derive their powers “from the consent of the governed.”
The U.S. Constitution outlines many powers granted to government, but few responsibilities of the governed. It implies that individuals have responsibility to run for public office and vote in elections if they qualify. But it doesn’t make us accountable for the quality of government.
I think it’s time to add a Bill of Responsibilities to the U.S. Constitution. We cede some of our rights to government, but this does not entitle us to good government. We are responsible for good government.
This is my proposed list of 5 responsibilities of all citizens:
Personal accountability. Individuals are responsible for their actions, contracts, debts, and obligations, and for accepting the consequences of their actions.
Community cooperation. Individuals are responsible for treating everyone with respect and fairness, and for teaching acceptance of peoples and lifestyles that do not harm others.
Lawfulness commitment. Individuals are responsible for upholding the Constitution and reasonable rules and laws; and for reasonably cooperating with law enforcement to prevent and resolve crime.
Government participation. Individuals are responsible for being informed about policies, laws, and public officials; and for participating in government, such as voting in elections, submitting testimony on proposed legislation, and/or engaging in public service.
World legacy. Individuals are responsible for safe-guarding individual rights and freedoms; and for ensuring healthy, secure, and financially stable communities for future generations.
Do you think there should be a Bill of Responsibilities in addition to a Bill of Rights? What responsibilities do you think we have as citizens?
June is National Safety Month, and it’s a good time to remind everyone to Share Roads Safely with pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists. Make safe driving choices: be distraction free, avoid impairment, check your speed, rest up, and help teens and children.
I thought I’d share a personal story about driving safely. Last year, I got a speeding ticket. I won’t make any excuses. I was speeding. It was a costly mistake only in terms of the fine, but it changed my driving habits as nothing else has done. Maybe having a child shifted my priorities. Maybe those “Drive Aloha” bumper stickers stuck in my mind. Maybe I’m just older.
Today, I try to drive at the speed limit, which may annoy some drivers. I keep a bigger distance between me and the car in front of me – so that I have more time to react to sudden stops, and to let other cars merge into the lane. Those two small changes in my driving habits make me feel much more relaxed when I’m on the road.
But before working on better driving habits, I had to go through five “stages” of getting a speeding ticket.
First, there was surprised chagrin: “Was I really going that fast?” I knew I wasn’t paying attention to the speed limit, because I drive that road so often. Second, there was half-hearted wheedling: “Couldn’t I just get a warning?” Not every infraction has to end up with a ticket. Third, there was the mumbling admission: “I got a speeding ticket. How much was it? (Mumble) dollars.” Fourth, there was petty revenge: “I’ll drive at the speed limit, and everyone behind me has to slow down and feel the pain.” At last, I reached acceptance: “I’m not in a rush. A few minutes won’t make a difference.”
How safe are your driving habits? Do you have a long commute to work or school every day?
I admit that I’ve only gone to a handful of Neighborhood Board meetings, the first one out of curiosity, and the next few because there was a community issue that I wanted to learn more about. Sometimes I left early, but I felt confident that things were on track and reasonably sure that government representatives would follow up on the things they promised.
Charter question: “Should the City increase citizen participation in the decisions of government through the use of electronic communication, such as television, Internet and email, and eliminate the Neighborhood Board system?”
I couldn’t make it to the June 9 public hearing about Neighborhood Boards, and by now the Commission may have backed down on its proposal. Whether or not you support Neighborhood Boards, here are some things to consider:
Do we need Neighborhood Boards? Honolulu’s Neighborhood Board System was created in 1973 to increase citizen participation in local government. The 33 Neighborhood Boards in Honolulu meet each month to discuss local issues and meet with government representatives. At the heart of the Neighborhood Boards are the 437 board members, who volunteer their time and energy to participate in government and give community members the opportunity to speak and be acknowledged.
It’s hard to find data about participation in Neighborhood Boards. It seems that more people than ever want to be on the board – in 2015, 610 people volunteered to run for 437 seats, filling 418 seats. But communities overall seem less enthusiastic – attendance at monthly meetings seems to vary by community and whether there is an urgent issue that people feel passionate about. I don’t think low attendance is because people don’t care – I think it’s because we have less time to spend on local concerns, and rely on outspoken Board members to look out for community interests.
There’s also the issue of not just open government, but accessible government. In July 2015, there were 998,714 residents of the City and County of Honolulu, according to the Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. We have one mayor and only nine Honolulu councilmembers to represent almost a million residents. There are tremendous benefits when community members can meet government representatives face-to-face and when government representatives can be personally held accountable to the community. Letters and emails can be ignored or forgotten. It’s hard to demand unreasonable actions when a hard-working government representative is standing in front of you. It’s hard to hide behind the “office” when community members are standing in front of you.
Are the alternatives sufficient? The Commission recommends substituting “television, Internet and email” for Neighborhood Boards, but I believe that electronic alternatives alone are inadequate sources of citizen participation. Television and Internet are passive mediums, in which viewers receive information but have limited opportunity to interact with speakers. Even if government incorporates phone call-ins, video conferencing, and “live chats,” it requires that viewers engage in real-time, rather than watching broadcasts at a later, more convenient time. Email is slightly more interactive, in that government and community representatives can respond directly; but email also mutes the sense of urgency and passion that people may feel about an issue, and it does not offer a sense of personal connection between government and citizens.
We may not need a Neighborhood Board system, but I think we do need regular opportunities for community members to come face-to-face with government representatives and local businesses.
Can we afford it? According to the Honolulu Charter Review Commission, the Neighborhood Commission Office supports 33 Neighborhood Boards with an average annual budget of $932k per year (around $28k per board per year). Most of the budget is spent for 17 paid employees who support both the Neighborhood Commission Office and Neighborhood Boards, by coordinating elections, publicizing meetings, attending meetings, writing meeting agendas and minutes, advising board members, writing newsletters, video-taping meetings, and coordinating training workshops.
If the mayor and councilmembers were to host regular monthly or quarterly “town hall” meetings in each of the 33 neighborhood districts, it would cost significantly more than $1 million each year. And they would have much less time to do their “real” jobs.
Yes, we could save $1 million if we eliminate Neighborhood Boards. But we could also lose out on the next generation of government leaders, who often gain experience on the Neighborhood Board before running for public office. It’s intimidating and extremely hard to run for an elected office if you don’t have any experience and no one knows your name. If we could enact term limits for Neighborhood Board members, we could increase citizen participation and encourage Board members to run for public office, giving voters more choices for government leaders.
One last thought: in a representative democracy, does the fact that we don’t use a right to open government (Neighborhood Boards), or under-utilize it, mean that it can be taken away?
Have you ever attended a Neighborhood Board meeting or served on the Board? If yes, why did you attend or volunteer? If not, what would community issue or problem would make you determined to attend the next meeting?
My son just finished fourth grade at a Honolulu public school. He loved his enthusiastic, creative first-year teacher and opportunities to do more project-based work. That said, he still brought home a big stack of workbooks, worksheets, and loose papers. Over the year, he showed definite opinions about the projects and activities he wanted to do.
I’d like to share our fourth grade school year experience. How does it compare with your fourth grade memories?
One day of articulation classes. Starting this year, all of the articulation classes (Art, Computer, Hawaiian, Library, Mandarin, Music, and PE) were scheduled on the same day. It was a good change. Students focused on classwork, without having to interrupt their studies to get ready for an enrichment class. Teachers had more time to plan lessons and collaborate with other teachers.
Classroom economy. Students designed and voted on classroom money. They wrote job applications for classroom jobs (one month, my son was “hired” as a wiper). They earned money for doing their jobs and earning ClassDojo points. They paid “rent” for their desks or had the option to “buy” their desks for $300. At the end of the month, they could use extra money to buy an extra recess, homework pass, or other trinket. My son bought his desk early in the year and had a small wad of “cash” at the end of the year.
Edmodo. My son’s class signed up for this kid-friendly, teacher-moderated online social network (Facebook lite). Parents could view their child’s student activity, classroom announcements, and discussions. The first question posed by the teacher: “If your first week of school was a story, what would be the main idea? Be creative!” My son’s response: “My first week of school was a ‘mystery’ and ‘adventure’ story. The main idea was that we met our new classmates and teacher.” Unfortunately, after the second quarter, the class stopped using Edmodo – but it was interesting while it lasted.
ClassDojo. My son’s class also signed up for this real-time online point system that tracks student behavior – and it lasted intermittently throughout the school year. Teachers gave points to students for being on task, thinkers, knowledgeable, open-minded, helping others, and more. Each week, parents could see a summary of their child’s performance and even communicate with the teacher about their child’s progress. “I think [my teacher] gives out less points if you already bought your desk and have a lot of money,” my son confided.
International Baccalaureate (IB) units. The six transdisciplinary IB units were thoughtful, well-designed, and challenging. The units are more project-based than textbook-based. For example, in the “Where We are in Place and Time” unit, students learned about Native Hawaiian navigation, met with Austin Kino from the Polynesian Voyaging Society, and had a video-conference with crew members aboard the Hokulea. In the “Sharing the Planet” unit, students researched how we can save Hawaii’s marine ecosystems and completed a final project.
No Big Island trip. Grade 4 is the exciting Big Island trip. But with my son’s agreement, we decided to cancel the trip. At the time, Dengue Fever cases were still being reported, and our son is susceptible to mosquito bites (if there’s a mosquito around, it will find him). Though Dengue Fever cases did drop dramatically by the date of the trip, we decided not to second-guess ourselves – we made the best decision we could at the time.
Unit tests, standardized tests, and more tests. In addition to “regular” unit tests (reading comprehension, spelling, science, math) STAR Reading tests, STAR Math tests, and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) tests in Language Arts and Math, grade 4 offered an additional test: three rounds of the Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) in Science. My son complained that they had to spend two hours learning to use the online tools for the SBAC test. He thought it was a waste of time, and was glad that he missed one of 40-minute classes to go to an interview about his science fair project.
Science fair. At my son’s school, the science fair was open to fourth and fifth graders. The school organized two planning workshops, regular check-ins with the science fair advisor, a field trip to see the Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair, and a fun rocket-building wrap-up workshop. My son chose a project about mobile device batteries, and learned to manage his time, perform Internet research, use presentation software, and design a poster board.
“I am definitely confident that I am ready for 5th grade. I learned a lot this year,” my son wrote in his writing journal at the end of the year.
Do you have school-age children? How are expectations about student learning different from when you were in elementary school? What has been your experience with common core and standardized tests?
Work harder than anyone else. Live right in your relationships with others. Accept that some success is luck. Robbie Alm, former First Hawaiian Bank and Hawaiian Electric executive, and president of the Collaborative Leaders Network, takes these three work principles seriously. They are the foundation of a great leader.
In “The Faith of Leadership: Insights from Hawaii’s Leaders” (2014), Alm discusses eight essential aspects of leadership that he has experienced throughout his career and observed in great leaders. With a conversational tone and encouraging words, he shares anecdotes and best practices of leaders who have made a positive impact on their organizations and in the lives of others.
Eight qualities of a great leader:
Listen respectfully. Great listening is a deliberate and conscious physical and mental activity. Make others feel as comfortable and possible (such as meeting at their desk/office, removing physical barriers, and giving them your complete attention). Leave your desk and talk to people you wouldn’t usually meet.
Be humble. Quietly do small jobs, give credit freely, admit your mistakes, and take responsibility. Follow quarterback Tom Brady’s lead when he said, “I could have done better.”
Work with resistance to change. Leaders need to reduce the level of anxiety that goes with change and communicate clearly the benefits and expectations of change.
Enlist employees to make a change. Listen to long-term staff. Let them know you value their views and that you ultimately accept responsibility for risks.
Keep your perspective. Respect other people’s perspectives and ask where they think they could improve – personally or in the department.
Encourage independent voices. Surround yourself with independent voices and different perspectives. Bring in people outside your industry or appoint a “10th man” (someone who advocates for the opposite position).
Integrity – walk the talk. Integrity is a lifestyle; it is right behavior whether or not anyone is watching.
Live Aloha. Do things that better your community. Commit to Live Aloha, a community action program created in 1993 that shows how small actions can have a big impact.
How can we Live Aloha? Alm offers 12 small things that we can all do: 1) Hold the door, hold the elevator. 2) Pick up litter. 3) Respect your elders and children. 4) Drive with courtesy. 5) Plant something. 6) Create smiles. 7) Get out and enjoy nature. 8) Attend an event of another culture. 9) Share with your neighbors. 10) Return your shopping carts. 11) Make a list of your own. 12) Leave places better than you find them.
Alm concludes with reminders that leadership is hard and not for everyone. What you do may be overlooked, ignored, or forgotten, and you may not see the result of what you do. But you have to believe that you are doing the right thing and that what you do will make a difference.
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Navy Pilot Surprises Mom at Chicago Bulls Game
If you think standing on the Chicago Bulls' home court during an NBA basketball game is nerve-wracking enough, imagine doing so while wearing a blindfold and being led by the team's mascot, "Benny the Bull."
Then imagine taking off your blindfold to see your son, a pilot in the U.S. Navy, who's been deployed and whom you have not seen in nearly two years.
That is exactly what happened to Sandy Miller last Saturday night thanks to some clever thinking by her son, Navy Lt. Kyle Hanford, the USO and the Chicago Bulls organization.
"We had expressed an interest in helping them [the USO] with a reunion, and then they came to us with this incredible opportunity to help a family of Bulls fans," Susan Goodenow, a team spokesperson, told ABCNews.com.
The thrilling reunion came during the first quarter break in the Bulls home game against the Indiana Pacers at the United Center.
Lt. Hanford, 28, was on a six-day leave from his station aboard the USS George Washington in Japan and decided he wanted to surprise his mom in a "special way," according to team officials.
He came directly to the stadium from the airport and clued only his dad, Neal, in on his secret. His sister, Natalie Miller, and mom, Sandy, all of Naperville, Illinois, thought Sandy, who didn't even know her son was in the country, had been picked to try to sink a basket for cash while blindfolded.
The fans packed into the arena, Goodenow says, had been clued in that something big was going to happen, so instead of long lines at the concession stand during the break in action, everyone was glued to their seats.
"After the mother's blindfold was removed the place erupted," she said.
In a video posted to the NBACares' YouTube page, Sandy Miller can be seen covering her face with her hands, putting her hands over her heart and then running to hug her son, just as you would expect a shocked mother who hadn't seen her son in one-and-a-half years to react.
As far as Bulls officials know, Saturday's reunion was the first time any such reunion has occurred during a Bulls basketball game.
The occasion was so momentous that even the players, deep in the action, took their eye off the prize, for a moment at least.
"The players, coaches and staff from both the Bulls and Pacers were applauding when the reunion happened," Goodenow said.
What could make the reunion even sweeter for Hanford and his family, all die-hard Bulls fans? Their home team won the game, 87 to 84.
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A woman with a double amputation was left lying on the ground for several minutes after she fell off her wheelchair while being arrested at a gas station in Miami-Dade County, Florida, according to videos captured by witnesses and a police officer's body camera. The woman who was arrested -- 52-
A 4-year-old California girl battling leukemia took over the city of Sacramento today as Make-A-Wish transformed her into a princess for a day. Alyla Stamp, 4, of Yuba City, California, was surprised this morning with a trip to a Macy’s department store in Sacramento where she received her princess
As locals near Washington, D.C.’s Comet Pizza restaurant know too well, fake news headlines can have real-world implications. Edgar Welch allegedly fired three shots at the local hotspot after driving 350 miles from North Carolina in order to investigate a fake news story that the pizzeria was home
The former boyfriend of Anastasia Duval, whose twin sister, Alexandria Duval, has been charged with murdering her -- after an SUV driven by Alexandria plunged off a cliff in Hawaii in May -- has given his first TV interview, during which he described the pair's tenuous relationship. Alexandria Duval
T.J. Miller, the host of the Critics’ Choice Awards, was arrested early this morning on a battery charge only two days before the live show airs. Police arrested the HBO “Silicon Valley” actor after officers responded to the 6900 block of Camrose Drive in Los Angeles at 1 a.m. where a car company driver
Stepping onto this Pittsburgh city bus is like taking a ride on Santa’s sleigh.For more than a decade, driver Bill Sanfilippo has decked out his bus in head-to-toe Christmas decorations.“People love it. It puts a smile on their face,” the 12-year veteran of Allegheny County Port Authority told ABC News.Every
In July, Taylor Swift hosted a big Independence Day party, and both Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively attended. One photo in particular stuck out of Reynolds, Lively, Swift, her then-beau Tom Hiddleston, and another couple. All had big smiles on their faces, but Reynolds had a pretty lackluster look.
Behold, the chocolate chip taco cookie with chocolate peppermint mousse. It's the whimsical culinary creation of celebrated chef David Burke and ABC News' "Good Morning America" went inside the kitchen at his newest New York City restaurant, Tavern 62, and learned how to make the holiday
President Obama has ordered a "full review" of what the intelligence community has called Russian hacking activity related to the 2016 election and expects to receive the report before he leaves office, a senior White House official said today. “The president has directed the intelligence
Actor Ryan Gosling discussed his upcoming musical "La La Land," and his own personal experience of moving to Los Angeles to follow his dreams in an interview with "Good Morning America" that aired today. "You know, it's not easy to leave your hometown and your family and
African-American model Deddeh Howard is on a mission to change the fashion industry, one revolutionary image at a time. Howard posted photos of herself recreating ad campaigns, such as Kendall Jenner for Calvin Klein, Gigi Hadid for Guess and Kate Moss for David Yurman, in a project she called “Black
A woman accused of murdering her twin sister by driving their vehicle off a cliff in Hawaii waived her right to an extradition hearing in a New York court this morning. Alexandria Duval, 38, entered the Albany County courtroom in shackles, a yellow jumpsuit and with her long blonde hair pulled back.
The first trailer for "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is here and there's a lot to take in, including a new villain, a new suit, new friend and ... new lady loves? The clip, which premiered last night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," opens with Spidey doing what he does best. Next, we take
In fact, Helen and Al Giugliano are hilariously irate as Gabriella Rutigliano treks to class as she's studying nursing at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. The two, who now reside in Hauppauge, New York, have four daughters, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren between them
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced today that Florida is now clear of locally-transmitted Zika for the first time since July. Since the Zika outbreak was announced in the state, four zones of ongoing Zika transmission had been identified and subsequently cleared in recent months. Today the last "
Celine Dion is celebrating the holidays for the first time without her late husband, René Angélil.Angélil, who had also been Dion's manager for decades and her husband since 1994, passed away Jan. 14 after a long battle with throat cancer. He died two days before his 74th birthday.Dion told the New | {
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Organizers for meeting of families expect 1.5 million for papal Mass
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — More than 1.5 million people are expected for the Mass with Pope Francis in Philadelphia this September, said organizers of the next World Meeting of Families.
A high-level delegation from Philadelphia, led by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, was in Rome as of June 22 to meet with Vatican officials, review some of the planning and promote the weeklong congress.
At a Vatican news conference June 25, Archbishop Chaput said the highlight for the delegation was meeting the pope after the general audience in St. Peter’s Square June 24. During their brief exchange, the pope noted that the World Meeting of Families was only three months away, the archbishop said, holding up three fingers in imitation of the pope’s gesture.
As of June 15, about 12,000 people were registered for the Sept. 22-25 congress, which will feature dozens of speakers on an array of issues affecting family life, Archbishop Chaput said. Held every three years in a different city, this year’s theme is “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
However, the number of participants is expected to balloon Sept. 26-27, when Pope Francis is expected to be in Philadelphia, after his stops in Washington and New York, on his first apostolic journey to the United States.
Archbishop Chaput underlined that the 2015 World Meeting of Families, which is the first hosted in the United States, is the reason for the pope’s journey to the nation.
Besides the papal Mass Sept. 27, which will close the World Meeting of Families, the pope is also expected to be at the Festival of Families Sept. 26. Organizers are expecting about 750,000 people for the festival, held on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway; it will include performances by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Colombian pop star Juanes and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Archbishop Chaput said organizers expect 15,000 registered participants by the start of the congress, he said. Among those registered, about 11,000 are adults; about another 1,200 were registered for the “youth congress,” organized for ages 6 to 17, he said. To date, the most represented countries among participants, besides the U.S., include Canada, Vietnam, Dominican Republic and Nigeria.
Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre of Philadelphia, told reporters about the variety of themes — both theological and practical — that will be covered by congress speakers, including talks that will address new technologies, ecology, fertility and dealing with marriage breakups. Some of the speakers listed include Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston and Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. Father Robert Barron and Scott Hahn, as well as Rev. Rick Warren and Rabbi Abraham Skorka, are slated among the speakers.
Underlining the ecumenical and interfaith element of the meeting, Archbishop Chaput said 30 percent of the speakers are non-Catholic.
In response to a reporter’s question, Bishop McIntyre said one session was planned on families with homosexual members; a man with same-sex attraction will speak and so will his mother.
Archbishop Chaput added that all people are invited to attend the congress, but it was not organized to “provide a platform” on any particular issue “for people to lobby.”
The archbishop said the “most important thing that can happen” at the congress “is conversion,” so that “families can become a force of change for good.”
The event is operating on a $45 million budget, of which $30 million has already been raised, said Archbishop Chaput. A large portion of the budget was allotted for security and cleanup after the major events, he said.
In addition, organizers allotted $1.5 million to fund poor families from Mexico, Canada and the U.S., to attend meeting, he said. The Pontifical Council for the Family was also expected to fund poor families from around the world, he said.
While thousands of hotel rooms available in Philadelphia, organizers have also planned a home-stay program for participants who prefer to stay with local families. The home-stay program is managed by an organization called Homestay.com. More than 1,600 people registered to offer home-stay during the World Meeting of Families. Prices start at $1 per night.
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, linked the World Meeting of Families with the working document of the Synod of Bishops on the family in October. He described the congress as an “expression of the synodal church that Pope Francis wants.”
He also said the congress was a “precious opportunity to put families at the center of the church and of the world.”
He told reporters that recent research on the family and its importance for society will be presented at the congress.
At the end of the papal Mass, Pope Francis is expected to give families, representing big cities on five continents — Havana; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Hanoi, Vietnam; Sydney; and Marseille, France — a copy of the Gospel of Luke. Following the World Meeting of Families, one million copies of this Gospel are expected to be distributed in these cities. | {
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Zulu Dawn Film Lt. Col. Pulleine: Lord Chelmsford assures us that there is no way the Zulu can get around us without our knowing. Col. Durnford: Zulu generals have a nasty habit of doing the unexpected. It might be wise to picket the hills.
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Japanese bitcoin exchange files US bankruptcy case
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The collapse of Japan's Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange is spilling into U.S. bankruptcy court as the company scrambles for legal cover after losing digital currency valued at $473 million.
Mt. Gox's bankruptcy filing in Dallas late Sunday supplements a similar petition made in Japan late last month following the exchange's abrupt closure. The U.S. case is being brought under Chapter 15 of the country's bankruptcy code, which provides a haven for foreign companies seeking to reorganize their finances.
Mt. Gox's downfall provided fresh ammunition for bitcoin skeptics who have questioned the security and staying power of a digital currency created six years ago as an alternative to government-controlled monetary systems that rely on banks to process most transactions.
Once the world's largest exchange specializing in bitcoins, Mt. Gox is now mired in a financial mess. The exchange froze its users' accounts last month and then shut down after acknowledging it couldn't account for 850,000 bitcoins. Mt. Gox CEO Robert Karpeles blamed most of the losses on computer hackers who took advantage of the exchange's flawed software.
The missing currency, valued at $473 million at the time of Mt. Gox's Feb. 28 bankruptcy filing in Japan, represents about 7 percent of all bitcoins in worldwide circulation, according to court documents.
Although it's based in Tokyo, Mt. Gox is opening a U.S. bankruptcy case in an attempt to delay a recent federal lawsuit filed in Illinois on behalf of all U.S. residents burned by the exchange's demise.
The civil complaint brought against Mt. Gox by Illinois resident Gregory Greene alleges the exchange engaged in fraud and other misconduct. The suit is seeking to be certified as a class action that would represent all U.S. residents who had paid fees to Mt. Gox as part of a bitcoin trade or had their accounts frozen.
Steven Woodrow, a Denver attorney representing Greene, estimates hundreds of thousands of people could be represented in the case. In a Monday interview, Woodrow said he still intends to seek a federal court order that would freeze Mt. Gox's computers and other assets in the U.S. A hearing on Woodrow's request for the court order is scheduled for Tuesday in Chicago.
If the Illinois case proceeds, Mt. Gox attorneys contend that it will drain the company's finances and divert management's attention during a critical time.
Mt. Gox's bankruptcy papers list liabilities of about $64 million and assets of $38 million.
Mt. Gox also is hoping to use U.S. bankruptcy laws to ward off another lawsuit filed last year in a Seattle federal court by a former U.S. partner, CoinLab Action.
Under an agreement signed in November 2012, CoinLab was supposed to use Mt. Gox's technology to run a bitcoin exchange in the U.S. and Canada. The alliance unraveled within a few months, prompting CoinLab to sue Mt. Gox for alleged breach of contract. CoinLab is seeking $75 million in damages, according to court documents. | {
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Printware Announces Pending Sale of Operating Assets
Monday, October 01, 2001
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 28 Printware, Inc. today announced the September 27 execution of a definitive purchase agreement to sell substantially all of its operating assets to Printware Acquisition, LLC, an investment unit of Renaissance Equity Partners. Renaissance Equity Partners is a private equity fund focused on making investments in traditional businesses and industries that are headquartered primarily in the upper Midwest. The pending transaction is valued at approximately $2.8 million, subject to adjustment for certain closing items.
The pending transaction includes the sale of inventory, accounts receivable, fixed assets and intellectual property, but does not include Printware's cash, investments and other non-operating assets. Consideration for the transaction consists of $1 million in cash at closing, a 5-year $750,000 promissory note, the purchaser's assumption of accounts payable of approximately $500,000 and a 10% retained equity stake in the business by Printware, Inc.
Commenting on the announcement, Printware's Chairman Gary S. Kohler stated, "Our board of directors believes this transaction is in the best interest of the company and its shareholders. The board also believes that Printware's customers, vendors and employees will benefit from the operation of the business as a private entity.''
Continuing, Kohler said, "If the transaction closes as anticipated, our shareholders will continue to own stock in a public corporation with cash and investments of $10 to $12 million, which is well in excess of the current market capitalization of the company of approximately $6.5 million. Following the asset sale, our plans call for utilizing the company's cash and public company structure to facilitate the acquisition of or merger with a high potential operating business. In addition, we may also repurchase shares of the company's common stock or declare one or more cash dividends to our shareholders.''
Kohler added, "Printware has been recognized as a top-of-the-line manufacturer of computer-to-plate pre-press equipment and supplies. And, in the face of an economic slowdown, Printware has continued to generate double-digit sales increases; its employees have remained dedicated and customer-focused; and Printware's suppliers and vendors have shown their faithful support in helping Printware grow. Despite these accomplishments, however, there are times and situations when businesses are simply better off being operated as private enterprises.''
Stanley Goldberg, Printware President and CEO, commented, "We are extremely happy with the pending acquisition of Printware's day-to-day operations. We believe that our customers and employees will benefit by having owners who are not only supportive of the current business, but who also have the financial resources to allow Printware to achieve its long range goals of profitable growth.''
Goldberg further noted, "Once the transaction is completed, and an effective transition has taken place, the current management team and employees will have an opportunity to acquire a significant equity stake in the new operating entity, which will continue to market its products and services under the Printware name.''
Subject to obtaining approval of the transaction from shareholders of the company, the transaction is expected to close prior to November 30, 2001. Printware anticipates proxies will be mailed in mid-October 2001 to its shareholders of record as of September 20, 2001.
Printware, Inc. designs, builds and markets "computer-to-plate'' systems, which are used by the printing industry to create printing plates directly from computers or the Internet. Computer-to-plate systems replace the traditional platemaking process of typesetting, proofing, paste-up, camera work and processing film. | {
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Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both th | {
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The overall goal of this collaborative research project between researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Beijing Hospital is to validate a novel comprehensive MRI exam protocol, including pH, diffusion, and perfusion imaging, for the assessment of ischemic stroke and recovery from stroke. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability among adults worldwide, second in China and fourth in the US. Currently, the only FDA- approved treatment for ischemic stroke is intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) that is given within three hours of symptom onset. Patients who present beyond three hours after stroke onset are now treated in several clinical trials only. However, the selection criteria for this type of therapy are still not well defined. This is further complicated by the unfortunate fact that patients who receive tPA are at increased risk for hemorrhage. Thus, the benefit versus risk with tPA should be assessed on an individual basis, based on the presence and extent of an ischemic penumbra, defined as tissue that is still viable but at risk of infarctio. APT imaging is an entirely new MRI methodology that can non-invasively detect tissue pH. This totally noninvasive pH imaging method can identify regions of tissue acidosis following impaired aerobic metabolism. We hypothesize that the pH-weighted imaging (pHWI) deficit in stroke, due to tissue acidosis, predicts the maximum final infarction size if no reperfusion is initiated, and he addition of APT-pH imaging to the perfusion/diffusion MRI protocol could better visualize an ischemic penumbra, thus improving predictions about final infarct size and outcome. We will test our hypothesis on animals, using a clinically relevant middle cerebral artery occlusion model, and perform pilot human scanning on hyperacute and acute ischemic stroke patients to assess the possible utility of this new technique in the clinic.
Our specific aims are: (i) to assess the characteristics and spatio-temporal evolution of perfusion/pH/diffusion deficits in rat brain ischemia/reperfusion models;and (ii) to determine the radiologic characteristics and clinical values of pH imaging of hyperacute and acute ischemic stroke patients. If the hypotheses are proven correct, we expect to have an additional marker that can be used for diagnosis and prognosis of stroke patients in the clinic.
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This research proposal is designed to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of a novel pH MR imaging method for detecting ischemic stroke in animal models and patients. We will assess the characteristics and the spatio-temporal evolution of the perfusion/pH/diffusion deficits at various stages. The results would provide a specific surrogate marker that would help identify patients for thrombolytic treatment at various therapeutic windows. | {
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Meet the team
Muddy Duck
Some say he is yellow, some say he has no feathers and some even say he is not a real duck.
But what we do know about Muddy Duck is that he travels the country attending Obstacle course racers and then disappearing into the mist.
Muddy duck found the facebook group UK.OCR to go with this website, it is the largest OCR facebook group in the UK, He is also very enthusiastic about driving OCR forward, when he sees something can be done bigger and better and it is beneficial to the runners, then he usually goes ahead and drives the idea forward.
He sources discount codes, he sources specific duck waves, he even arranged for 300 Spartans to attend the beast in 2015, He even puts on his own race “Dash of the Titan”
If your at a race, and you can find him maybe you can get a selfie with the duck!
Alan Moore
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Editor, marketing director and the man who keeps the duck in his place.
Alan consults on over 5 events in the UK from course design, obstacle build, H&S, Social media and marketing,
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Alexander Hamilton
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Netball star Mwawi on charity mission
Malawi’s only professional netball player, Mwawi Kumwenda, who is on off -season from her Australian Club and back with Escom Sisters, will miss weekend’ s encounter against MTL Queens in the OG Issa Southern Region Netball League at Blantyre Youth Centre as she is going on charity work.
Kumwenda will be travelling to Salima where she is scheduled to donate various items to orphans.
The Peninsula Waves star, told Nyasa Times that she is expected to visit some orphanages and give donations.
“I will miss Sunday’s game against MTL because I will be on charity work in Salima to visit the under previledged children. I will also share with them some clothes,” she disclosed.
Mwawi Kumwenda; To assist orphans
Kumwenda was instrumental during this year’s Netball Presidential Cup as she led Escom Sisters to victory.
“She has improved a lot, and we will miss her in Saturday’s match. However, we have other players like Jessica, who lam grooming to fill in her shoes,” said Saenda.
Sunday’s encounter promises to explode fireworks, as MTL will be looking forward to welcome back their vast experience shooter Mary ‘Atcheya’ Waya who missed last week’s encounter against Bingu Tigresses due to an ankle injury. | {
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“Civil engineering is both a science and an art: as science
it includes the general principles of mechanics and
construction; shows how we may ascertain the strains to which a
structure is exposed; the dimensions and proportions which
should be given to its several parts so as to be able to resist
such strains without injury. As an art, civil engineering
shows how scientific principles may be applied to the
construction of works and how used and modified so as to meet
the difficulties which constantly arise in practice. The
civil engineer being concerned in almost every kind of
construction ought to be a highly accomplished man of science
and indeed there are few men in any profession who can command
so large an amount of scientific and practical knowledge as the
civil engineer.”
Cyclopædia of Useful Arts,
Ed. Charles Tomlinson (1852)
Designing and building a road, canal or railway is a matter of
civil engineering. What follows is a brief account of the
development of this profession during the age in which our
canals and the first of our public railways were built.
Throughout this period ― say 1760 to 1840 ― civil engineering
construction was accomplished by the labour of men and animals,
occasionally helped by gunpowder. Design was at first
empirical; only as the 19th century progressed did it acquire a
scientific foundation, while mechanical aids in the form of
steam engines to expel water and to provide motive power only
then began to appear in the workings (Robert Stephenson was
probably the first to use steam pumps on any scale when, in 1837,
he employed 13
of them ― capable of raising 2,000 gallons a minute up some
150ft ― in the Kilsby tunnel workings on the
London & Birmingham Railway). These factors must
be born in mind when considering the civil engineering of the
time and its remarkable achievements.
In Europe, prior to the 18th century,
‘engineers’
were almost exclusively men skilled in the construction of
fortifications, barracks, roads and river crossings for military
purposes. [1] Although engineering work
was also carried out for civil purposes, no identifiable
profession had grown out of it. It therefore follows that
there was no recognised professional training with associated
tests of competence, neither were there the forerunners of the
contracting firms that today undertake civil engineering design
and construction projects on a massive scale.
From the 1760s onwards, the success of our first canals in
transporting the materials and finished goods of the growing
Industrial Revolution gave rise to a demand for more of these
new load-carrying highways and for those capable of designing
and building them. In the absence of an established
profession, many of those who were to establish their
reputations in meeting this fast-growing demand came from trades
in which at least some of the necessary skills were inherent in
their work. The trade of the millwright was well
represented, which is understandable when one considers the
range of skills that millwrights needed to deploy in the course
of their work and which could also be applied to the
construction of canals. Designing milling machinery
required the ability to draw and read plans, while a knowledge
of mathematics and mechanics was necessary to calculate
loadings, gear ratios and driveshaft speeds. Making
machinery involved working with wood and iron; erecting
buildings, conduits and watercourses involved working with
brick, stone, iron and clay.
John Smeaton
(1724-92), one of the first recognised ‘civil
engineers’.
The best known civil engineers to emerge from the millwright’s
trade were James Brindley, famous for his involvement with the
Bridgewater and other early canal schemes, and John Rennie, who
besides being involved with numerous waterways acquired a
reputation as a bridge builder, with the old Waterloo, London,
Southwark and Vauxhall bridges to his credit. Less well
known was Thomas Yeoman, a waterway engineer and the first
President of the Society of Civil Engineers. From a
slightly later era came former millwrights Sir William
Fairbairn, inventor of the tubular bridge, and Sir William
Cubitt. [2] Cubitt, who was associated
with numerous waterway and railway schemes, received his
knighthood in 1851 for his role as consulting engineer for the
Crystal Palace, built to house the Great Exhibition. A
less laudable achievement of Cubitt’s was his invention of the
treadwheel, a form of human-powered engine cum punishment
device.
James Watt, whose steam engine came to drive many of the mills and
factories of the Industrial Revolution, became a canal surveyor
early in his career. Watt’s background was that of a
scientific instrument maker, in which craft he would have been
familiar with the design, construction and operation of
astronomical, navigational and land surveying instruments, such
as the theodolite. John Smeaton, famous for his
rediscovery of the secret of modern cement (lost since Roman
times) and for numerous bridges, canals, harbours and the third
Eddystone Lighthouse, also trained in this craft.
Numerous civil engineers trained as land surveyors, one of the
most notable being Thomas Brassey. Brassey was among the
most important civil engineering contractors in the world during
the 19th century, building railways in France,[3]
Italy, Belgium, Spain, Russia, India, Argentina and Australia.
Thomas Telford, first President of the Institution of Civil
Engineers,[4] originally trained as a
stonemason, becoming a civil engineer relatively late in life
when he was appointed county surveyor for Shropshire, and
Resident Engineer (under William Jessop) for the construction of
the Ellesmere Canal.[5] Telford first
established his civil engineering reputation with the
magnificent stone and iron Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which
continues to carry the canal over the River Dee.
But in any profession, some notable members will emerge from
unusual backgrounds. For instance, James Barnes, who with
William Jessop built the Grand Junction Canal, was a brewer, a
trade that he continued while working as a canal engineer.
From where he acquired his civil engineering knowledge remains a
mystery. Sir Edward Banks raised himself from the humble
station of a day labourer to form a partnership with William
Jolliffe to become one of this country’s principal civil
engineering contractors.
――――♦――――
CIVIL ENGINEERING BECOMES A PROFESSION
For most of the canal-building era, [6] there was
no governing body to provide a forum for regular discussion, to
disseminate best practice, maintain a register of competent people,
and set standards and ethics for the profession. Thus, the
early civil engineers learned mostly by experience, supplementing
their on-the-job training by collaborating with each other.
The established practitioners also took pupils who became the civil
engineers of the future.
Take John Smeaton. Generally recognised to be the first
full-time ‘consulting engineer’, he remains one of civil
engineering’s heavyweights, the breadth and depth of his influence
being phenomenal. Smeaton collaborated with, among others,
James Brindley on site investigation for the Trent & Mersey canal,
with Thomas Yeoman on the River Lee Navigation, and with John Grundy
Jnr. in planning the Holderness Drainage scheme. And through
collaboration between his professional descendants, Smeaton’s
lineage comes down through the years. For example, a link can
be traced from Smeaton to our last great canal project, the
Manchester Ship Canal, which opened in 1894, just over a century
after Smeaton’s death:
Smeaton’s pupil, the great canal engineer William Jessop, worked
with Thomas Telford on the Ellesmere and Caledonian canals;
Thomas Telford associated with Sir William Cubitt on the Birmingham
& Liverpool Junction Canal (Telford thought highly of Cubitt to the
extent of leaving him a legacy);
Cubitt worked with Edward Leader Williams on the improvement of the
River Severn, Williams later becoming chief engineer to the Severn
Navigation Commissioners;
Williams trained his
son, Edward Jnr., who became Chief Engineer for the construction of
the Manchester Ship Canal.
All this means that the early civil engineers not only worked as
professionals, but collaborated in a way characteristic of a
profession. This was to lead, in 1771, to the founding of the
profession’s first association ― also the first engineering society
in the world ― the Society of Civil Engineers. Again,
Smeaton’s name comes to the fore as one of the seven founding
members, whose intention was that practising engineers should dine
together periodically so that they might get to know one another,
thereby avoiding potential hostility that might arise in their
public dealings. The Society met fortnightly at the King’s
Head Tavern in Holborn and encouraged “conversation, argument
and social communication of ideas and knowledge”.
Samuel Smiles, in his biography of Thomas Telford (1862), records
that the Society:
“. . . . was discontinued in 1792, in consequence of some
personal differences amongst the members. It was revived in
the following year, under the auspices of Mr. Jessop, Mr. Naylor,
Mr. Rennie, and Mr. Whitworth, and joined by other gentlemen of
scientific distinction. They were accustomed to dine together
every fortnight at the Crown and Anchor in the Strand, spending the
evening in conversation on engineering subjects. But as the
numbers and importance of the profession increased, the desire began
to be felt, especially among the junior members of the profession,
for an institution of a more enlarged character.”
These informal gatherings led, in 1818, to the formation of the
Institution of Civil Engineers, the chartered institution that now
governs the profession in the United Kingdom. [7] Thomas Telford occupied the President’s Chair from 1820 until his
death in 1834, and it was he who in 1828 was instrumental in
obtaining a Royal Charter. The older Society [8]
continues to this day, but mainly as a dining club of around 50
senior engineers and twelve ‘Gentlemen Members’, the latter
including HRH the Duke of Edinburgh.
――――♦――――
PROMOTER, ENGINEER AND CONTRACTOR
The Duke of Bridgewater was the only canal promoter to finance a
significant canal from his own resources; he also recruited, equipped
and managed his own workforce. The project having absorbed his personal
fortune, he then borrowed from whoever he could, even from his
tenants and those from whom he purchased land.
For a single promoter to finance and construct public infrastructure
on any scale and manage the entire works directly was not
feasible in the long run, and the canals that followed the Bridgewater were
financed by public subscription. Each scheme’s shareholders put
up the cash, which the canal company might then supplement by raising loans.
The work was then divided into parcels, put out to tender and
undertaken by contractors. Broadly speaking, this meant that
three parties became involved: the scheme’s promoters, whose concept
it was, who paid for the work and who took ownership of the finished
product; the chief engineer, whose role was to translate the
promoter’s concept into a feasible design; and the contractor(s),
who translated the chief engineer’s design into reality using
equipment and a workforce possessing a range of constructional
skills.
Of course these lines of demarcation did not mean that each worked
in isolation of the others, rather to the contrary. A scheme’s
promoters often took a keen and understandable interest in the
mounting cost of the work and the date at which the completed
project could be expected to earn revenue. The chief engineer
dealt with tenders submitted by contractors for the work to be
carried out, supervised the progress of a construction contract,
monitored the quality of the contractor’s work and arbitrated in any
disputes between contractor and promoters. The contractor(s)
endeavoured to undertake the specified work at a profit. There
were even cases when engineers acted as contractors, and vice-versa
as circumstances dictated. [9] Negotiations between the three parties
[10]
often concerned requirements that
changed in the course of the contract, the quality of the
contractor’s work, overdue payment, and the numerous unanticipated
problems that were (and remain) bound to arise in the course of any
large-scale civil engineering project. Sometimes one party
interfered in the role of the other, for civil engineering was a
young profession and many promoters considered themselves as capable
as their chief engineer. Thus, John Smeaton rebuking the
promoters of the Forth & Clyde Canal by whom he was then employed as
their chief engineer (1768-73):
“If, instead of making plans, I am to be employed in answering
papers and queries, it will be impossible for me to get on with the
business . . . . All the favour I desire of the proprietors is, that
if I am thought capable of the undertaking, I may go on with it
coolly and quietly . . .”
Reports of the Late John Smeaton, FRS
(1812)
Engineer and proprietors sometimes came into conflict over who
should select the assistant engineers and the contractors for the
work, the chief engineer taking the view that such tasks should not
be left to laymen. In situations such as these the views of
the promoters sometimes prevailed, but where they were confronted by
a strong and highly competent personality, like Brunel or Robert
Stephenson, the chief engineer’s view held sway. A story is
told about Sir John Hawkshaw [11] who, attending a
promoters’ meeting, was faced with a refusal to pass for payment a
certificate issued by him as chief engineer on the basis it exceeded
estimate. When silence eventually fell on the meeting he said,
quietly, “Excuse me! What John Hawkshaw signs, you pay”
― and that was the end of the matter.
Sir John Hawkshaw inspecting the works
on the Severn Tunnel (1887).
――――♦――――
THE CHIEF ENGINEER
In the early canal projects, the chief engineer’s activities were
confined to the works where, among other things, he was expected to
perform the roles of manager and agent for the promoters, acting on
their behalf (sometimes under their direction) in the purchase of
building materials, the hire of labour, handling land purchases, and
placating landowners and others with grievances caused by some
aspect of the work, a common problem being damage caused to local
roads by the heavy increase in site traffic.
As the building of the canal network progressed, eventually leading
into the railway era, so developed the
civil engineer’s role, with chief engineers coming to form a small
but distinguished group employed in consulting, designing, directing
works and giving evidence before parliamentary committees . . .
.
“One of the principal exhibits of a Civil Engineer’s talent and
resources is displayed in the Committee Rooms of the Houses of
Parliament, in his examination as a Witness to prove the
practicability or the contrary of proposed Public Works, comprising
the numerous Railways, Canals, &c. throughout the kingdom. And
as the same individual has frequently to advocate and support
totally opposite systems and contingencies, upon different
undertakings, much ingenuity is consequently displayed on these
occasions ― for instance, where an Engineer appears as a Witness in
favour of a Line of Railway with very favourable Gradients, his
answers to the questions are always full and explicit, and he states
boldly, without fear of contradiction, the great advantages of a
level railway, compared with an undulating line, containing long and
steep inclinations thereon; but he is not so communicative
respecting the means which are taken or the sacrifices which are
made to obtain this advantageous run of levels.”
Railway Practice, S. C. Brees, C.E. (1839)
. . . . and often performing two or more of these roles
simultaneously. Much of
the administrative work was taken over by the company’s Secretary
(sometimes called the Clerk) and Solicitor ― particularly the former
― while the chief engineer came to sit at the head of a team of
engineering assistants. On complex projects, chief engineers
were sometimes engaged full time on the works, examples being Marc
Brunel on the Thames Tunnel and (by the railway era) George
Stephenson on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, while on the
London & Birmingham Railway, Stephenson’s son Robert . .
“. . . almost lived on the line, and the first occasion on which
he visited the portion in question, after the contracts were let,
accompanied by the Secretary and by four or five Directors, was the
twelfth time that he had walked the whole distance from London to
Birmingham.” [12]
Personal Recollections of English Engineers,
F. R. Conder (1868)
Robert Stephenson
(1803-59), civil engineer.
But in general it became rare for a project’s chief engineer to be
on site permanently; instead, his role became one of laying out the
route of the canal or railway, designing its main engineering
features and preparing the necessary plans and specifications.
He would then hand over the designs to a resident engineer who,
acting in the client’s interest, supervised the execution of the
designs with assistant engineers under him to supervise the building
contractors on sections of the work. Periodically the chief
engineer would visit the works to review progress and deal with any
problems that were too complex for the men on the spot to resolve.
This management structure, which reached its maturity under Telford
on works such as the Caledonian Canal, would be familiar to British
civil engineers today.
A common class of problems that gradually fell to the chief engineer
to resolve were disputes involving some aspect of the contract.
Here, the chief engineer came to be regarded as Arbiter, a role in
which his independence from the scheme’s promoters, shareholders and
contractors was important in establishing confidence in his
judgement. As the great civil engineer John Rennie Snr.
put it:
“Engineers should be entirely independent of these connections ―
not dabblers in shares [13] ― and free
alike of contractors and contracts.”
Lives of the Engineers
(Vol. 2), Samuel Smiles (1862)
John Rennie Snr.
(1761-1821), civil engineer.
Robert Stephenson appears to have become a past master at
arbitration, much to the dismay and financial loss of our learnèd
friends:
“From the time of construction of the London & Birmingham Line,
when he acted so frequently as arbitrator between the company and
their numerous contractors, Robert Stephenson was constantly
referred to in the disputes of business men. He was no good
friend to lawyers. The amount of litigation he prevented by
amiable counsel would almost justify his memory being held in
abomination in Chancery Lane.”
Life of Robert Stephenson,
J. C. Jeaffreson (1864)
And so the more successful chief engineers came to be paid at daily
consultancy rates [14] for the time they actually
spent on the work and they would, at any time, have numerous
projects of different types and in various stages of progress around
the land. In an age when travel was slow and difficult, much
of their time was thus spent traversing a wide area and, in the case
of canal and railway projects, the entire length of the works
themselves.
At the opposite end of the hierarchy to the chief engineer were his
‘pupils’, in effect apprentices. From the earliest days of
civil engineering, the established practitioners took pupils, the
term being seven years. There were no suitable university
courses until well into the 19th century and even books on the many
aspects of civil engineering did not become generally available
until the 1800s. Pupils learned by experience, generally under
the direction of their master, but it was not unusual for one chief
engineer to ‘lend’ a pupil to another, who happened to be short of
an assistant to undertake some mundane task:
“The younger men, unable to front a public meeting or a board of
directors, were in demand everywhere for field work. Engineers
who had pupils to spare, lent them to one another, or let them out
on terms of hire agreeable to all parties. Thus the scene of
recollection may readily change from the busy hive of workmen, that
filled the great open ditch of the Euston extension [London and
Birmingham Railway], to the Derbyshire moors, the Essex corn-lands, or the
Norfolk fens.”
Personal Recollections of English Engineers,
F. R. Conder (1868)
Francis Conder, a pupil of Charles Fox, [15]
continues by recounting his experience of being ‘lent’ to John
Braithwaite, chief engineer of the Eastern Counties Railway, to
undertake some surveying. And so Conder set off for the
fen-lands and to the rigours of overland travel in the pre-railway age:
“After receiving a decorous lecture, as to the exactitude
requisite, both in the discharge of his [Conder’s] scientific
work and in the control of the expenditure he was about to incur, he
set off on the exploration of a portion of this line furnished with
level, staff, chain, Ordnance tracings, written instructions, and a
very moderate sum of money. Desirous to give full obedience to
the excellent advice which he had received with some awe, he engaged
a place on the outside of the mail [stagecoach]. With
the advance into Essex the evening mist thickened into rain, and the
journey was not half accomplished before the wet began to find its
way through the ‘warranted water-proof’ cap which formed part of the
strictly limited wardrobe with which, as usual with most
inexperienced travellers, he thought it convenient to travel.”
Arriving at his destination wet through, Conder was about to
discover that learning by experience was not confined to stagecoach
travel, for he found the area to be surveyed under water:
“On approaching the coast, with the purpose of identifying the
few unintelligible lines by which the tracings of the Ordnance
Survey (for the real map had not been forwarded with the
instructions) indicated the localities to be traversed by the
parliamentary section [the line of the railway], not a single
boundary or division was discernible. A long perfectly
straight road ran from the verge of the fens proper to the bridge
separating that district from the sea-port terminus. . . . the road
in question was not shown in the tracings, and the fens were under
water. One broad, unbroken sheet of inland lake was all that
was presented to the eye.”
On reporting this to the chief engineer, he received the following
instruction, short and to the point: “Set so-and-so to run his
level along the road from Yarmouth to Acle, and ****** the Fens!”
――――♦――――
THE CONTRACTOR
If honest ― and some were not ― the civil engineering contractor
endeavoured to complete the specified work within the time, cost and
quality requirements laid down in his contract with the promoters.
The first contractors were roving gangs of labourers who undertook
excavations and other tasks at piecework rates, performing the work
with their own equipment and sharing the proceeds among themselves
in whatever manner they pleased, assuming that the ganger had not
made off with them as sometimes happened.
The practice for letting small contracts in this way continued, but
in 1767 a significant development took place when a partnership was
formed between John Dyson and James Pinkerton, who set up as
earthwork contractors and before long were operating on a national
scale. A further step was taken in 1788, when John Pinkerton
took on a contract for constructing the entire Basingstoke
Canal, [16] thus marking the beginning of the
‘general contract’ system. However, Pinkerton acquired a
reputation for dishonesty and poor quality work, and became no
stranger to complaints, rescinded contracts and litigation. As
contractor for the Birmingham to Fazeley Canal, he even went so far
as to build a tunnel at Curdworth where a cutting had been
specified! Despite his failings, when he died in 1813 he left
an estate valued at £7,500.
Thomas Brassey
(1805-70), civil engineering contractor.
Today, there are large, well-established contracting firms and
industry standard contracts [17] and arbitration
procedures for public infrastructure projects based on a great many
years of experience. But in the canal and the railway-building
eras there was little experience on which to base large-scale
contracting, resulting in tenders based on guesswork ― sometimes
inspired, sometimes not ― about how much a gang could excavate and
bricklayers build in a given period. If the contractor’s
estimate erred sufficiently on the side of caution, while remaining
competitive, he might earn a fortune; and some did. It is said
that more cash passed through the counting house of the great
Victorian railway contractor Thomas Brassey than through the
treasuries of half a dozen European principalities. Said to be
self-contained and self-sufficient, Brassey had the gift of being
able to cost work quickly in his head and then live contentedly with
whatever the consequences might be. These were mainly
unforeseen engineering difficulties and poor cash flow due to
promoters being tardy in settling their accounts, but rising labour
costs in the course of a long contract could reduce or eradicate the
profit margin. Without adequate contract terms to cover such
events, the work might be skimped in an effort to contain rising
costs while problems might also leave unpaid gangs and a bankrupt
contractor. [18] In this situation, and in
the absence of finding another suitable contractor, the resident
engineer was left to complete the job.
Eventually men of outstanding ability arose from these gangs and
other sources that had the necessary personalities and experience to
organise and direct large operations, and they in turn gradually
gained the confidence of financiers who were prepared to back their
activities. Frederick Williams, writing in 1852, summed up the
financial burden that lay upon the civil engineering contractor, and
for which he required capital:
“In the best-managed contracts, the time for completion, and the
fines for exceeding that period, are stated; with the condition that
all payments are subject to the engineer’s approval of the work.
The contractor finds tools, labour and materials, gets out all
foundations, excavations, centreings, pumping apparatus,
scaffolding, fencing and other requisite materials of every
description, according to the specifications, plans and drawings,
and the instructions that he may from time to time receive from the
engineer.”
Our Iron Roads, F. S.
Williams, (1852)
While much of the early work continued to be undertaken by numerous
small contractors, the general contractor gradually came to
dominate. Two of the firms that rose to early prominence were
those of Hugh McIntosh and Edward Banks (from 1807, Jolliffe and
Banks). Both began in the 1790s on small canal contracts, but
eventually grew to become capable of handling several large works
simultaneously, employing a site ‘agent’ (the counterpart of the
resident engineer) to oversee each contract. Jolliffe and
Banks grew into one of the main construction companies of the era,
their portfolio including Waterloo Bridge (1817), Southwark Bridge
(1819) and the New London Bridge, which was opened by King William
in 1831. Banks was knighted in 1822.
During the railway building era, the partnership of Peto, Brassey
and Betts were both promoter and contractor of the Victoria Dock ―
the first London docks to be served by rail ― and the London,
Tilbury & Southend railway, which the partners ran on a 21 years
lease after they had built it. Thus were sown the seeds of
today’s constructional industry.
――――♦――――
THE WORKFORCE
The promoter, engineer and contractor were, between them, one
component in bringing a new canal or railway to fruition.
Theirs was the project’s concept, design and management, and in
their own way each carried an element of risk. The promoter
and contractor had a direct financial stake in the project ― would
their particular interest in it yield an adequate profit? And
in the case of engineer and contractor, the risk to their
professional reputation of failure would inevitably impact on their
future earnings.
A construction project’s other and equally essential component was
its army of skilled and unskilled workmen. Digging cuttings,
forming embankments and excavating tunnels ― not to mention the
construction of bridges, locks, aqueducts and viaducts ― required
substantial numbers of men with a wide range of skills.
Collectively, these men became known as ‘navvies’ [19]
and they moved with their families to work on engineering projects
wherever there was a demand for their labour. Although many
were escaping poverty (and later the famine) in Ireland, contrary to
the oft-held belief that the navvies were Irish, [20]
they came from all parts of the British Isles and even from Europe.
Out of their harsh working conditions and communal living there
gradually evolved a lifestyle, culture and even a language.
They also acquired a reputation for hard living, hard drinking
(alcohol probably providing a temporary release from the toil and
privation of their daily lives) and fighting, which often led the
local communities within which they worked to regard them as
degenerate and a threat to the social order.
Although the navvies’ drink-fuelled rioting was not that uncommon,
killings were. In his book Navvyman (Coracle Press,
1983), Dick Sullivan describes the outcome of one such incident, [21]
the hanging, by the side of the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway track, of
two Irish members of a navvy gang who, in 1840, murdered an English
ganger:
“Police and soldiers of the 58th Foot (later the Northamptonshire
Regiment) drove up from Glasgow in omnibuses to arrest the whole
gang. Over the next few days they were driven in noddies from
the Bridewell to the Sheriff’s Chambers in Stockwell Street for
questioning. In the end, James Hickie, Dennis Doolan and
Patrick Redding were brought to trial. Hickie was transported,
the others hanged.
“Doolan and Redding shambled to the gallows, as ungainly in their
shackles as quadrupeds made to walk upright, until the chains were
struck from their ankles at the foot of the gibbet. A bishop
prayed for them. Then there was the black hood, then the
noose, then the drop that broke their spines with a loud crack in
the bright May air. A young soldier, pale as the hanging
corpses, blacked out and fell.”
Strikes for more pay, which occurred from time to time, were
sometimes met in a robust manner. During construction of the
Wolverton Embankment on the Grand Junction Canal, a demand for
higher wages met with this directive from the Board to the site
engineer . . . .
“ . . . . to discharge at all risqué these offenders, and to use
his utmost endeavours to bring them to Justice, and to call on the
Magistracy and Yeomanry of this County to repress and punish all
acts of Outrage and Violence and an illegal conspiracy or
combination for increase of wages.”
GJCC Minute Book, 5 May, 1801.
But such a response is hardly surprising in an age when a
‘combination’ of protesters was to lead to the Peterloo Massacre.
Despite their way of life, it was the navvies who carried the
gruelling physical burden of construction work, usually in appalling
conditions, with a life spent at other times (when not on the
‘tramp’ between jobs) living in rough timber and turf huts alongside
the bridges, tunnels and cuttings on which they worked. It was
inevitable that such conditions would foster disease, and outbreaks
of cholera, dysentery and typhus were not uncommon. Sometimes
navvies were able to lodge in nearby towns and villages, but even
where suitable accommodation lay nearby, their reputation for
thieving and not paying the rent made them undesirable tenants.
Of this community, the ‘skilled’ element comprised the masons,
bricklayers and blacksmiths. The products of the masons’ and
bricklayers’ crafts are well preserved in their many surviving stone
and brick bridges, viaducts, etc., alas, now sometimes abandoned.
As for the blacksmiths, they sharpened the picks and chisels, and
hammered out new tools from wrought-iron. They also shod the
horses, fettled the wagons and ― as the nearest to a mechanic on
site ― kept the pumps in working order.
It is, perhaps, inaccurate to refer to the other element as
‘unskilled’, for it took up to a year to turn a common labourer into
a navvy capable of excavating 20 tons of earth in a day. It
was they who dug the thousands of miles of our canals and railways
using the standard tools of their trade, the pick, the shovel and
the wheelbarrow, helped along by horse and cart. When not
digging, other tasks that formed part of a navvy’s typical day were
rock blasting (using black powder), spoil tipping, puddling,
ballasting and laying railway track. For this they were
comparatively well paid, a good navvy earning up to 30 shillings a
week, three times the wage of an agricultural labourer. But it
was dangerous work and the risk of accidents was an accepted part of
the job, especially when blasting rock or building tunnels (by
candlelight), which were vulnerable to collapses and to gas
explosions. The contractors cared little for the wellbeing of
their men, who were poorly trained and often poorly supervised;
driven by the principle that ‘time costs money’, speed rather than
safety was their main concern. It was said that a navvy
working on the construction of Woodhead Tunnel during the 1840s was,
as a percentage of the workforce, at greater risk of injury than a
soldier at the Battle of Waterloo.
When the canal and railway-building eras eventually ended, there was
more work for the navvies, especially during the Victorian period
with its impressive record of constructing new docks, dams, roads
and public buildings. British navvies also acquired a good
reputation as a workforce abroad, many going on to work on European
railway projects where their capacity for unremitting toil earned
them twice the pay of the indigenous labourers. Some went
further afield to North America, were high wages attracted many
Irish navvies to the construction of the Erie Canal in New York
State and to similar civil engineering projects. Many later
found jobs in South Africa, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
Essentially, the navvy was a short-lived product of our industrial
expansion and engineering achievement. Just as canals and
railways were vital to the progress of our Industrial Revolution, it
should not be overlooked that the work of the navvies ― shifting
millions of tons of soil and rock from one place to another ― was
also crucial to the development of Britain as an industrial nation.
The term ‘civil engineer’ first appeared in Mortimer’s Universal
Director in 1763 in which Smeaton and Yoeman are both listed as
‘Surveyor and Civil Engineer’.
2.
Not to be confused with the civil engineering contractor, William
Cubitt (1791-1863).
3.
In France, the entire Western Railway from Paris to Rouen and Le
Havre was paid for with British capital, engineered by Joseph Locke,
built by Brassey and supplied with locomotives and most of its
components by British manufacturers. Overall, between 1830 and
1871, Brassey is estimated to have built 5% of the world’s railways.
4.
The Institution of Civil Engineers was formed in 1818.
5.
Now the Llangollen Canal.
6.
1760 to 1840.
7.
Originally the ICE represented all branches of engineering, but as
specialism developed, other institutions were formed, such as the
Institutions of Mechanical (1847) and Electrical Engineers (1871).
8.
Renamed the ‘Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers’ in 1830.
9.
These were usually in circumstances where the contractor had failed
financially or had been dismissed, and the work was taken over
directly by the engineer; or in the other case, where a contractor
had taken on a contract to construct an entire project. In
civil engineering today, the . . . .
“. . . . basic interaction between Engineer and Contractor, for
example, has mutated over the last hundred and fifty years from
‘master and servant’ to a simple collaboration between two
specialist contributors. The boundaries of the traditional
interactions have also moved in response to the same pressures to
improve. In earlier times, for example, contractors made none of the
decisions about what was to be built and all the decisions about how
it was to be built. Now we have developed operational and commercial
relationships which will enable the boundary between design and
construction to be placed anywhere that preferences might dictate on
a particular project and even varied between different parts of the
same project.“
. . . . which sometimes became acrimonious and ended in litigation.
Brunel’s dictatorial approach to contractors resulted in many
disputed claims being taken to court, the most complex taking 29
years to settle ― in the contractor’s favour.
11.
Sir John Hawkshaw FRS (1811-91), English civil engineer.
12.
. . . while the ever-dedicated Brunel is said to have walked the 200
miles of the Great Western Railway while surveying the best route
for that line to follow.
13.
Rennie felt it essential that a chief engineer’s independence could
only be achieved if he had no financial stake in the undertaking.
14.
Telford was paid five guineas a day as chief engineer on the
construction of the London to Holyhead Road (now the A5); full time
assistant engineers on the same project received a salary of around
£200 per annum.
15.
Later Sir Charles Fox, civil engineer and contractor, at that time a
sub-engineer of the London & Birmingham railway.
16.
Completed in 1794, the canal connected Basingstoke with the River
Thames at Weybridge via the Wey Navigation.
17.
It was only after World War II. that the Institution of Civil
Engineers and the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors agreed
on standard conditions. In 1945 they adopted a standard form of
contract modelled on that used by the Metropolitan Board of Works,
and originally developed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette for constructing
the major sewer projects and the Thames embankments in London during
the 1860s.
18.
An example was Thomas Townshend, contractor for the Tring railway
cutting on the London & Birmingham Railway. In 1837, he was
caught by an increase in labourers’ wages that left him bankrupt.
19.
The term ‘navigator’ initially applied to both boatmen and
labourers. It was coined in the late 18th century in Britain
when numerous canals were being built, which were also known as
‘navigations’. However, the name ‘navvy’, denoting a labourer
employed in the construction of a canal or railway, does not appear
until the 1830s (OED).
20.
Mostly true of the 20th century navvy until recently, when Eastern
European labourers came to Britain in considerable numbers. | {
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The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/49795/48-christians-die-in-9day-massacre-by-fulani-herdsmen
48 Christians die in 9-day massacre by Fulani herdsmen
PLATEAU, Nigeria (BP) -- Christian and human rights leaders in Nigeria are urging the government to protect villages from terror by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in the wake of a nine-day killing spree in Plateau State.
Armed Fulani herdsmen such as this one are blamed for a string of attacks on Christian villages in Plateau State, Nigeria in October.
Screen capture from Sahara TV
Armed Fulani herdsmen such as this one are blamed for a string of attacks on Christian villages in Plateau State, Nigeria in October.
Screen capture from Sahara TV
The killing of at least 48 Christians in several villages in mid-October, including women, children and the elderly as they slept, is part of a continuing assault on Christians by Fulani herdsmen who have joined forces with terrorist groups, Morning Star News reported Oct. 25, based on personal accounts from pastors and congregants.
"In the past few weeks, our people have been attacked by Muslim Fulani herdsmen who are collaborating with armed terrorists to invade our communities," Morning Star quoted Moses Tsohu, a member of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Zanwrua village. "These attacks are being carried out daily. Every blessed day we witness the invasion, killing of our people and the destruction of their houses."
In addition to the killings in the attacks on 13 Christian communities, nine people were wounded, churches were destroyed or abandoned, and 249 homes were ruined, Morning Star reported from villagers' accounts. Some of the attacks occurred during dusk-to-dawn curfews and with security forces stationed nearby.
Yakubu Pam, northern chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has urged Nigeria's federal government to intervene, or the herdsmen will likely consume minority ethnic groups in the north. In an Oct. 17 media statement, Pam condemned the attacks in the Bassa local government area especially where women, children and the elderly were attacked as they slept. The herdsmen killed 29 Christians in Bassa during a curfew intended to restrict movement, Pam said.
Maj. Gen. Anthony Atolagbe, commander of a special security task force in Plateau, was investigating how the attack took place, the digital news site Today.ng reported Oct. 17.
"We condemn in very strong terms the persistent denial of the reality of the armed Fulani terror campaign across the country by the current administration of President Buhari," HURIWA said in an Oct. 17 blogpost. The government has "failed to take concrete, verifiable and legal based actions to put to an end to the spectacles of blood curdling terror attacks of armed Fulani herdsmen." HURIWA accuses Buhari of lacking zeal in stopping the armed herdsmen because of his Fulani heritage.
The Global Terrorism Index described armed Fulani herdsmen as terrorists as early as 2014, blaming them for nearly 1,250 deaths that year alone, a sharp increase over the 80 deaths they were blamed for in 2013.
The herdsmen have arisen in an ages-old dispute with Christian farmers for land rights. Among the herdsmen's deadliest attacks in Nigeria, the Fulani killed 300 Christians in Benue in February 2016 and killed 200 Christians in Nasarawa in March 2017, it was widely reported.
Diana Chandler is Baptist Press' general assignment writer/editor. BP reports on missions, ministry and witness advanced through the Cooperative Program and on news related to Southern Baptists' concerns nationally and globally.
Formed in 1946 by the Southern Baptist Convention, and supported with Cooperative Program funds, Baptist Press (BP) is a daily (M-F) international news wire service. Operating from a central bureau in Nashville, Tenn., BP works with four partnering bureaus (Richmond, Va.; Atlanta, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Washington, D.C.), as well as with a large network of contributing writers, photographers and editorial providers, to produce BP News. | {
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Back in April, Jon Gruden stopped by a hair salon in Tampa to get his trademark Chucky hair trimmed. An otherwise unremarkable event was made memorable by Gruden’s decision to stop in the salon wearing the shortest shorts he could get his hands on. The photo escaped the notice of the Internet for a while. Perhaps it just took that long for our eyes to adjust to that much exposed coach thigh. Now, however, it’s getting the attention and ridicule it deserves.
Let’s not be too cruel to Gruden, though. When you spend 20 hours a day absorbing game tape, you need those legs to breathe. Besides, it’s not as though disturbingly tiny shorts aren’t commonplace coach apparel. Bill Belichick was elevating his tiny shorts game before Gruden ever started roaming the sidelines. | {
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