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Canadian Food Inspection Agency Confirms Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Alberta The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a beef cow from Alberta. No part of the animal's carcass entered the human food or animal feed systems.
The Government of Canada is committed to protecting human and animal health and takes the management of BSE very seriously. Immediately upon confirmation of this case, the CFIA launched an investigation and is working closely with provincial and industry partners.
BSE is a progressive, fatal neurological disease in cattle. Canada's last confirmed BSE case was reported in 2011. This latest case was detected through the national BSE surveillance program, which continues to play an important role in Canada's strategy to manage BSE.
As part of the investigation, the CFIA is seeking to confirm the age of the animal, its history and how it became infected. The investigation will focus in on the feed supplied to this animal during the first year of its life. The Agency will also trace out all animals of equivalent risk. Equivalent risk animals will be ordered destroyed and tested for BSE.
Canada remains a "controlled BSE risk" country, as recognized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). Accordingly, this case should not affect current exports of Canadian cattle or beef.
The case will be reported to the OIE, in line with Canada's international obligations and our commitment to transparency. It will be reported on the CFIA website, as part of the Agency's monthly reportable diseases update.
Transcript - Briefing (February 13, 2015) Date/Date: February 13, 2015 4:00 p.m.
Location/Endroit: Teleconference, Ottawa, Ontario
Denis Schryburt, Media Relations Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Paul Mayers, Vice-President, Policy and Programs, CFIA Dr. Martine Dubuc, Vice-President, Science, CFIA, and Delegate for Canada for the World Organization for Animal Health Nathalie Durand, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Subject/Sujet: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Holds a Technical Briefing to Provide More Information on a BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) Find in Alberta.
Operator: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Bonjour, mesdames et messieurs. Welcome to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's technical briefing on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Alberta. Bienvenue à la séance d'information technique sur le cas d'Encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine en Alberta. I would like to turn the meeting over to the technical briefing operator, Mr. Denis Schryburt. J'aimerais maintenant céder la parole au modérateur de cette séance, M. Denis Schryburt. À vous la parole, M. Schryburt. Please go ahead, sir.
Denis Schryburt: Thank you very much. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today. My name is Denis Schryburt, Media Relations Officer at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and I'll be moderating today's technical briefing. I will begin by introducing our speakers who will make a short statement in both official languages and then open it up to the media for questions.
Our first speaker is Paul Mayers, Vice-President, Policy and Programs, followed by Dr. Martine Dubuc, Vice-President, Science, and Delegate for Canada for the World Organization for Animal Health.
Bonjour et merci de vous joindre à nous aujourd'hui. Mon nom est Denis Schryburt, agent des Relations avec les médias à l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments, et j'animerais la séance d'information technique aujourd'hui. Je vais débuter par présenter nos porte-parole qui feront une brève déclaration dans les deux langues officielles et ensuite répondre à vos questions.
Notre premier porte-parole est Paul Mayers, vice-président, Politique et Programmes, suivi par Martine Dubuc, vice-présidente, science, et la délégué pour Canada pour l'Organisation mondiale de la santé animale.
I will now invite Paul Mayers to make a brief statement in English. Mr. Mayers.
Paul Mayers: Thank you, Denis. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for calling in today. We'd like to provide some information today on a developing animal health situation. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as BSE, in a beef cow from Alberta.
First of all, no part of the animal's carcass entered the human food or animal feed system. Canada's suite of internationally recognized safeguards effectively protects the safety of food and animal feed. There is no risk to food safety.
The Government of Canada is committed to protecting human and animal health and takes the management of BSE very seriously. Immediately upon confirmation of this case, the CFIA launched an investigation and is working closely with provincial and industry partners. This investigation will follow the well-developed procedures we've employed in response to previous BSE cases.
Canada's last confirmed BSE case was reported in 2011. This latest case in Alberta was detected through the National BSE Surveillance Program, which is a program that continues to play an important part in Canada's strategy to manage BSE. The fact that we continue to see very high levels of producer participation in the surveillance program underscores the commitment present throughout the cattle and beef sectors to responsibly manage BSE.
The detection of a small number of additional BSE cases is not unexpected in the context of the 30,000 samples we take annually, as Canada continues our ongoing management of this disease.
As has been our practice for CFIA investigations of BSE cases, the Agency is seeking to confirm the age of the animal, its history and how it may have become infected. We're also working to trace out all animals of equivalent risk such as the animals that may have been exposed to the same feed as the infected animal in the first year of its life. Equivalent risk animals will be ordered destroyed, and they will be tested for BSE.
The CFIA will notify the World Organization for Animal Health, also known as the OIE, in line with Canada's international obligations and our commitment to transparency.
This finding should not affect Canada's status as a controlled BSE risk country as recognized by the OIE. Canada continues to effectively manage BSE through a series of integrated safeguards designed to protect both human and animal health. These include prohibiting risk materials from entering the human food and animal feed chains and testing cattle for BSE.
Again, the CFIA is strongly committed to protecting animal health. Our investigation is underway, and we are mobilizing all necessary resources to address this situation.
Thank you.
Denis Schryburt: Thank you, Mr. Mayers. Et maintenant j'invite Martine Dubuc à faire une déclaration en français. Mme Dubuc, s'il-vous-plaît.
Dr Martine Dubuc: Merci. Bonjour à tous, et merci de vous être joints à la téléconférence aujourd'hui. Nous aimerions vous donner aujourd'hui des renseignements sur une situation de santé animale en évolution.
L'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments a confirmé un cas d'Encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine, aussi connu sous le nom d'ESB, chez une vache de boucherie provenant de l'Alberta.
Premièrement, j'aimerais signaler qu'aucune partie de la carcasse de l'animal n'a été introduite dans les chaînes alimentaires humaines et animales. L'ensemble des mesures de protection mises en place au Canada et qui sont reconnues à l'échelle internationale protège efficacement la salubrité des aliments et également l'alimentation animale. Il n'existe aucun risque pour la salubrité des aliments.
Le gouvernement du Canada est déterminé à protéger la santé humaine et animale et prend très au sérieux la gestion des cas d'ESB. Tout de suite après la confirmation de ce cas, l'ACIA a lancé une enquête et elle collabore étroitement avec ses partenaires provinciaux et également l'industrie pour mener son enquête.
Cette enquête suivra les procédures bien développées que nous avons employées avec les cas d'ESB du passé.
Le dernier cas d'ESB confirmé au Canada a été déclaré en 2011.
Ce dernier cas en Alberta a été détecté à l'aide du Programme national de surveillance de l'ESB qui continue de jouer un rôle important dans la stratégie canadienne de la gestion de l'ESB.
Le fait que nous continuons de voir un très haut niveau de participation de la part des producteurs dans le Programme de surveillance met en évidence l'engagement à travers tout le secteur du bétail et des bovins de boucherie afin de gérer l'ESB de façon responsable.
La détection d'un petit nombre de cas d'ESB additionnels n'est pas inattendue dans le contexte des 30 000 échantillons qui sont pris au cours de chaque année tant que le Canada continue la gestion de cette maladie.
Comme a été la pratique de l'ACIA pour les enquêtes d'ESB, l'ACIA cherche à confirmer l'âge de l'animal, ses antécédents et le mode de transmission possible de la maladie chez l'animal. Nous nous employons aussi à retracer tous les animaux posant un risque équivalent, tels que les animaux qui auraient pu être exposés aux mêmes aliments que l'animal infecté. Les animaux présentant un risque équivalent seront abattus et soumis à tests de dépistage de l'ESB.
Afin de se confirmer avec les obligations internationales du Canada et à notre engagement à l'égard de la transparence, l'ACIA avisera l'Organisation mondiale de la santé animale, aussi appelée l'OIE.
Cette constatation ne devrait avoir aucune incidence sur le statut de pays à risque maîtrisé d'ESB du Canada, tel qu'il est reconnu par l'OIE. Le Canada continue de lutter efficacement contre l'ESB au moyen d'une série de mesures de protection intégrées afin de protéger la santé des humains et des animaux. Ces mesures comprennent, notamment, l'interdiction d'entrer des matières à risque spécifiées dans la chaîne alimentaire des humains et celle des animaux ainsi que le dépistage de l'ESB chez les bovins.
Encore une fois, l'ACIA est fortement résolue à protéger la santé animale et notre enquête est en cours et nous mobilisons toutes les ressources nécessaires afin de résoudre cette situation dans les plus brefs délais.
Je vous remercie de votre attention.
Timeline of Events: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy – Alberta – February 2015
February 13
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) holds a technical briefing related to the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) positive case found in Alberta.
February 12
The CFIA notifies key trading partners of the new finding and posts the information on its website.
February 11
The CFIA confirms BSE in one beef cow in Alberta.
The CFIA continue to gather information on the animal's herd of origin and to trace the suspect animal's offspring.
February 10
The CFIA gather preliminary information on the suspect animal's herd of origin.
February 9
The CFIA receives a tissue sample from the affected animal and begins confirmatory testing at its laboratory in Lethbridge.
CFIA inspectors follow up at the farm, obtain additional samples, discuss next steps with producer and begin the investigation.
February 7
The province of Alberta reports a non-negative test for BSE to the CFIA.
Friday, February 20, 2015
A BSE CANADIAN COW MAD COW UPDATE Transcript - Briefing (February 18, 2015)
EDMONTON - Some of former Alberta premier Ralph Klein's most colourful quotes — and the reactions they elicited:
"This all came about through the discovery of a single, isolated case of mad cow disease in one Alberta cow on May 20th. The farmer — I think he was a Louisiana fish farmer who knew nothing about cattle ranching. I guess any self-respecting rancher would have shot, shovelled and shut up, but he didn't do that." — Klein recalls how the mad cow crisis started and rancher Marwyn Peaster's role. The premier was speaking at the Western Governors Association meeting in Big Sky, Mont. September 2004.
"The premier meant that in an ironic or almost a sarcastic way." — Klein spokesman Gordon Turtle.
"You would have to eat 10 billion meals of brains, spinal cords, ganglia, eyeballs and tonsils." — Klein speaking in Montreal in January 2005 on the risk of humans contracting mad cow disease.
"I would offer $5 billion to have a Japanese person to come over here and eat nothing but Alberta beef for a year. And if he gets mad cow disease, I would be glad to give him $5 billion — make it $10 billion — Canadian." — Klein speaking after Japan closed its borders to Canadian beef.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY REPORT UPDATE CANADA FEBRUARY 2011 and how to hide mad cow disease in Canada Current as of: 2011-01-31
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Friday, March 4, 2011
Alberta dairy cow found with mad cow disease
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Canada, USA, Bad feed, mad cows: Why we know three BSE cases had a common origin and why the SSS policy is in full force $$$
Increased Atypical Scrapie Detections
Press reports indicate that increased surveillance is catching what otherwise would have been unreported findings of atypical scrapie in sheep. In 2009, five new cases have been reported in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. With the exception of Quebec, all cases have been diagnosed as being the atypical form found in older animals. Canada encourages producers to join its voluntary surveillance program in order to gain scrapie-free status. The World Animal Health will not classify Canada as scrapie-free until no new cases are reported for seven years. The Canadian Sheep Federation is calling on the government to fund a wider surveillance program in order to establish the level of prevalence prior to setting an eradication date. Besides long-term testing, industry is calling for a compensation program for farmers who report unusual deaths in their flocks.
Current as of: 2015-01-31
Sheep flocks and/or goat herds confirmed to be infected with classical scrapie in Canada in 2015 Date confirmed Location Animal type infected January 5 Ontario Goat
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Alberta Canada First case of chronic wasting disease found in farm elk since 2002
Comment from Terry Singeltary Sr.
This is a Comment on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals and Animal Products
For related information, Open Docket Folder
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0107 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals and Animal Products Singeltary Submission ;
I believe that there is more risk to the world from Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy TSE prion aka mad cow type disease now, coming from the United States and all of North America, than there is risk coming to the USA and North America, from other Countries. I am NOT saying I dont think there is any risk for the BSE type TSE prion coming from other Countries, I am just saying that in 2015, why is the APHIS/USDA/FSIS/FDA still ignoring these present mad cow risk factors in North America like they are not here?
North America has more strains of TSE prion disease, in more species (excluding zoo animals in the early BSE days, and excluding the Feline TSE and or Canine TSE, because they dont look, and yes, there has been documented evidence and scientific studies, and DEFRA Hound study, that shows the canine spongiform encephalopathy is very possible, if it has not already happened, just not documented), then any other Country in the world. Mink TME, Deer Elk cervid CWD (multiple strains), cBSE cattle, atypical L-type BSE cattle, atypical H-type BSE cattle, atyical HG type BSE cow (the only cow documented in the world to date with this strain), typical sheep goat Scrapie (multiple strains), and the atypical Nor-98 Scrapie, which has been linked to sporadic CJD, Nor-98 atypical Scrapie has spread from coast to coast. sporadic CJD on the rise, with different strains mounting, victims becoming younger, with the latest nvCJD human mad cow case being documented in Texas again, this case, NOT LINKED TO EUROPEAN TRAVEL CDC.
typical BSE can propagate as nvCJD and or sporadic CJD (Collinge et al), and sporadic CJD has now been linked to atypical BSE, Scrapie and atypical Scrapie, and scientist are very concerned with CWD TSE prion in the Cervid populations. in my opinion, the BSE MRR policy, which overtook the BSE GBR risk assessments for each country, and then made BSE confirmed countries legal to trade mad cow disease, which was all brought forth AFTER that fateful day December 23, 2003, when the USA lost its gold card i.e. BSE FREE status, thats the day it all started. once the BSE MRR policy was shoved down every countries throat by USDA inc and the OIE, then the legal trading of Scrapie was validated to be a legal trading commodity, also shoved through by the USDA inc and the OIE, the world then lost 30 years of attempted eradication of the BSE TSE prion disease typical and atypical strains, and the BSE TSE Prion aka mad cow type disease was thus made a legal trading commodity, like it or not. its all about money now folks, trade, to hell with human health with a slow incubating disease, that is 100% fatal once clinical, and forget the fact of exposure, sub-clinical infection, and friendly fire there from i.e. iatrogenic TSE prion disease, the pass it forward mode of the TSE PRION aka mad cow type disease. its all going to be sporadic CJD or sporadic ffi, or sporadic gss, or now the infamous VPSPr. ...problem solved $$$
the USDA/APHIS/FSIS/FDA triple mad cow BSE firewall, well, that was nothing but ink on paper.
for this very reason I believe the BSE MRR policy is a total failure, and that this policy should be immediately withdrawn, and set back in place the BSE GBR Risk Assessments, with the BSE GBR risk assessments set up to monitor all TSE PRION disease in all species of animals, and that the BSE GBR risk assessments be made stronger than before.
lets start with the recent notice that beef from Ireland will be coming to America.
Ireland confirmed around 1655 cases of mad cow disease. with the highest year confirming about 333 cases in 2002, with numbers of BSE confirmed cases dropping from that point on, to a documentation of 1 confirmed case in 2013, to date. a drastic decrease in the feeding of cows to cows i.e. the ruminant mad cow feed ban, and the enforcement of that ban, has drastically reduced the number of BSE cases in Europe, minus a few BABs or BARBs. a far cry from the USDA FDA triple BSE firewall, which was nothing more than ink on paper, where in 2007, in one week recall alone, some 10 MILLION POUNDS OF BANNED POTENTIAL MAD COW FEED WENT OUT INTO COMMERCE IN THE USA. this is 10 years post feed ban. in my honest opinion, due to the blatant cover up of BSE TSE prion aka mad cow disease in the USA, we still have no clue as to the true number of cases of BSE mad cow disease in the USA or North America as a whole. ...just saying.
Number of reported cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in farmed cattle worldwide* (excluding the United Kingdom)
snip...please see attached pdf file, with references of breaches in the USA triple BSE mad cow firewalls, and recent science on the TSE prion disease. ...TSS
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Sunday, January 11, 2015
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0107 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals and Animal Products Singeltary Submission
Discussion: The C, L and H type BSE cases in Canada exhibit molecular characteristics similar to those described for classical and atypical BSE cases from Europe and Japan. *** This supports the theory that the importation of BSE contaminated feedstuff is the source of C-type BSE in Canada. *** It also suggests a similar cause or source for atypical BSE in these countries. ***
see page 176 of 201 pages...tss
*** Singeltary reply ; Molecular, Biochemical and Genetic Characteristics of BSE in Canada Singeltary reply ;
31 Jan 2015 at 20:14 GMT
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Atypical Pros and Cons
Saturday, January 31, 2015
RAPID ADVICE 17-2014 : Evaluation of the risk for public health of casings in countries with a "negligible risk status for BSE" and on the risk of modification of the list of specified risk materials (SRM) with regard to BSE
CANADA SEE STEADY INCREASE OF THE SPORADIC CJD'S AND THE VPSPR'S (sporadic CJD's). ...tss
PLEASE NOTE, type determination pending Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (tdpCJD) in Canada is also on a steady increase.
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> 3. Final classification of 50 cases from 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 is pending.
CJD Deaths Reported by CJDSS1, 1994-20122
As of May 31, 2012
Deaths of Definite and Probable CJD
Year Sporadic Iatrogenic Familial GSS FFI vCJD Total
1994 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
1995 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
1996 13 0 0 0 0 0 13
1997 16 0 1 1 0 0 18
1998 22 1 0 1 0 0 24
1999 26 2 2 1 0 0 31
2000 32 0 0 3 0 0 35
2001 27 0 2 1 0 0 30
2002 31 0 2 2 0 1 36
2003 27 1 1 0 0 0 29
2004 42 0 1 0 0 0 43
2005 42 0 0 2 0 0 44
2006 39 0 1 3 1 0 44
2007 35 0 0 4 0 0 39
2008 48 0 1 0 0 0 49
2009 48 0 3 2 0 0 53
2010 34 0 3 0 0 0 37
2011 37 0 2 1 0 1 41
2012 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 525 4 19 22 1 2 573
1. CJDSS began in 1998
2. Data before 1998 are retrospective and partial, data from 1998 to 2008 are complete, and data for 2009 - 2012 are provisional
3. Final classification of 50 cases from 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 is pending.
CJD Deaths Reported by CJDSS1, 1994-20122
As of May 31, 2012
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Canada Fraser Health Statement on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease outbreak
Thursday, January 15, 2015
41-year-old Navy Commander with sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease CJD TSE Prion: Case Report http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2015/01/41-year-old-navy-commander-with.html
Saturday, January 17, 2015
*** Becky Lockhart 46, Utah's first female House speaker, dies diagnosed with the extremely rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ***http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2015/01/becky-lockhart-46-utahs-first-female.html
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Transmission properties of atypical Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a clue to disease etiology?http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2015/01/transmission-properties-of-atypical.html
*** Becky Lockhart 46, Utah's first female House speaker, dies diagnosed with the extremely rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ***http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2015/01/becky-lockhart-46-utahs-first-female.html
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Transmission properties of atypical Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a clue to disease etiology?http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2015/01/transmission-properties-of-atypical.html


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What tasks do designers have to fulfill today? An interview with Prof. Fritz Frenkler, designer and professor of industrial design at the Technical University of Munich.
You think designers have the most important jobs for the future?
Take marketing, management, engineering, and design. The engineer works on simplifying things and making them producible. The marketer is just there to sell products, and management has to make sure everything goes smoothly, which means lower payroll costs, lower production costs, less production time. Design—almost exclusively out of these—focuses on people. In a manner of speaking, we represent the need for people to be able to operate the things. If we focus only on revenue, the results are disastrous. Then the things cannot be sold without deceiving the customer, which unfortunately is often the case. This is what makes design a core element of industry.
50 percent of the products we develop are flops
Sustainability is also one of the responsibilities of design, isn't it?
Optimum sustainability would, of course, mean that we do not need every product. Evidence shows that roughly 50 percent of the products and services we develop are flops. They are not embraced by the people and they quickly disappear again. We would need to know what will become a flop before we start. We have to forestall products, not just design them, while being paid as a designer. This is a major part of how we reach the sustainability we need. My students and I have been moving ahead with that and developing parameters.
An example of that?
We're carrying out a big project in Singapore with the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Right now we're trying to develop e-transporters that would deliver goods from distribution centers to stores. But let's start with the question behind the problem. In our studies, we noticed what is true of nearly all metropolitan areas: the subways are not active at night. Why don't they transport goods then? That would be innovation for me.
We don't need pens in outer space when we've already invented the pencil! This simplicity, this minimalism, is an important component of sustainability. But this can only be discovered through systematic research.
The challenge for designers is to challenge the system
Will these functions of the design be recognized by companies?
That is another task. But companies are slowly recognizing that the development process with the designer is becoming something different. We were already much further along as a society and had developed regional tastes and were painting beautiful pictures, when marketing said, "Great, then we'll tell you what to do. We know the competition, we know the market." But then why does that produce a 50 percent flop rate?
Developing new objects requires so much money today that it would be better to optimize the existing ones. This is also partly innovative, but we don't challenge the systems anymore. That is, however, the challenge for the designers. Is what we're making here still right? Couldn't this be done more easily and with more regard for the environment? We have to become moderators for changes in society and industry. Designers continue to think they have to create "something pretty," and the understanding of design suffers from that. The challenge of formal aesthetics was settled a long time ago; we do that on the weekends. What is crucial is the application and necessity of the product. And: How, where, and with whom can it be produced?
Take a close look and observe
At universal design, the focus is the benefit for all users. Will this approach also be appreciated by the employers?
Universal design must be a part of every development. The classic way of defining target demographics hasn't worked in a long time. But marketing hasn't learned anything about that. You have to take a close look and observe. That is a challenge that we have to learn again—and carry into.
You have an office in Kyoto. Japanese design is characterized by reduction. Is that also a model for sustainability?
I am convinced that this reduction was the springboard for the first modernity that guided Gropius or Mies van der Rohe. After World War II, Japan denied this identity, trying to please everybody. That changed again, even though there has always been this other, classical Japanese design and way of thinking. I always say, "Japan was rich when it was poor." Perhaps this "poverty" is a necessity. Comfortable societies are rarely capable of creating anything fundamentally new. So, be Japanese!


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A University of Massachusetts Amherst poll showed that former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, right, would beat former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, left, 42 percent to 41 percent in a hypothetical election for governor of Massachusetts in 2014.
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AMHERST — Former U.S. Sen. Scott P. Brown and former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II are in a virtual tie in next year's Massachusetts governor's contest, according to a new poll released on Tuesday by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
The poll showed Brown with 42 percent and Kennedy with 41 percent.
"A Kennedy-Brown match-up poses an intriguing twist on political history in Massachusetts," said Raymond La Raja, a professor and associate poll director, in a statement. "On the Democratic side, you have political and economic aristocracy against a Republican with an image as the guy-next-store in the pickup. That's a far cry from a century ago when the Democrat Kennedys were seen as the Irish upstarts against the GOP Brahmins."
Neither Brown, who served in the Senate from early 2010 to the end of last year, nor Kennedy has said he would run for governor. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren ousted Brown in last year's election.
Gov. Deval L. Patrick, a two-term Democrat, has announced that he will not seek a third term and plans to go into the private sector.
In theoretical match-ups, Brown received 45 percent and another Democrat, U.S. Rep. Michael E. Capuano, of Somerville, 33 percent, according to the poll [pdf].
Brown also led Democratic Treasurer Steven Grossman. Brown had 55 percent and Grossman 26 percent.
In the poll, respondents were asked about their likely choice in several head-to-head contests between potential Republican and Democratic candidates, including Brown, Kennedy, former state Sen. Richard R. Tisei, a Wakefield Republican, Grossman, Capuano and former Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance Charles D. Baker, a Republican who finished second in the 2010 governor's contest against Patrick.
In another hypothetical head-to-head contest, Kennedy, who served in the U.S. House for 12 years beginning in 1987, received 40 percent while Tisei received 33 percent. In a match-up with Baker, Kennedy had 48 percent and Baker 25 percent.
Grossman led Baker and Tisei, a former Senate minority leader. Grossman received 27 percent and Baker 26 percent, while Grossman had 31 percent and Tisei 26 percent.
Kennedy bested Baker and Tisei. Kennedy had 48 percent and Baker 25 percent. Kennedy had 40 percent and Tisei 33 percent.
"The worst news in this poll is probably for Charlie Baker," said Brian F. Schaffner, a professor and director of the UMass poll. "Despite the fact that he should have fairly high name recognition from his run for governor in 2010, his support doesn't break 26 percent in any of the potential match-ups."
The poll, taken from May 30 to June 4, included 500 registered voters in Massachusetts. The margin of error was plus or minus 5.4 percentage points.
The poll was conducted by YouGov America, an Internet-based market research firm, under the direction of pollsters at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.


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This article continues my Father's Day theme. I started off with lessons from my dear, old Dad. This one continues with a few more quotes from some well known others.
The Blogosphere is an interesting place filled with interesting people. A while ago I asked a bunch of Internet celebrities about the lessons that they learned from their dads. Most took the time to respond and I'm very thankful they did.
Check out not only the advice that made a mark on them but the people who supplied it as well. Remember, the criteria for my list was being an Internet rock-star who was also approachable. Success + kindness == some awesome people with interesting stories.
A BIG thanks to everyone who helped me out!
John Jantsch – Duct Tape Marketing
John is THE standard in small business marketing and runs his empire from Duct Tape Marketing He's also a good guy who just released a great book on referrals – I bought two, one for me and one as a prize for my local business group. The tons of advice he dispenses daily is applicable both in the small business world as well as the corporate one.
Advice from John's Dad
Whenever some conflict over something that was not done right would come up he would always say: "Fix the problem, not the blame."
Great advice. That's how all doers think. John is definitely a "doer." If you wish your small business could be doing more, check out his site.
Brendon Sinclair – Tailored Web Design
Brendon literally wrote the book on how to run a web development business– something I do to supplement my cubicle income. His book is great no matter your business. Learning from him was worth 10 times what you'd find in a typical MBA and is roughly $100,000 cheaper. Somehow he manages to run a great business, teach others, and do crazy things like triathlons and bike across Australia.
Advice from Brendon's Dad
Always eat at a full table because you never know how long your luck's going to last!
This advice screams take advantage of all the opportunities you're given. Brendon and company definitely do that over at Tailored. One thing you could do is drop by and have a look.
Rick Ingersoll- Frugal Travel Guy
Rick is the primary reason the wife and I will be doing a lot of free flying in the near future. Over at his site he details great ways to earn frequent flyer miles. Not only does he share every tip in the book, he practices what he preaches flying all over the world all of the time.
Advice from Rick's Dad
Always do the next right thing.
To me this means to go above and beyond with the way you help people. Rick's doing that and more by sharing his wealth of knowledge and encouraging other people to be better humans by way of providing a great example.
Chris Guillebeau – The Art of Non-Conformity
Chris has the most compelling story on the Internet. He's roughly my age – 31 – and he's on a mission to see every country in the world before he's 35. That's cool. The way he's financing it may be even cooler. He's a consummate entrepreneur claiming to never have had a "real job." Don't let him fool you into thinking he never works. The guy launches product after product, writes more than Hemingway, and has a book coming out this fall (complete with plans to do a 50 state book tour to promote it.)
The reason you end up reading and then re-reading Chris is that he's an incredible achiever and seems impervious to negativity. The only downside to reading him is the hit your work ethic's ego takes. This guy does a lot!
Advice from Chris's Dad
My Dad taught me to think for myself and not take no for an answer. These lessons influenced my entire worldview, and whatever success I have now comes from his modeling that to me.
No doubt that Chris is successfully charting his own path.
Yaro Starak – Entrepreneur's Journey
A lot of people want to make money doing what they love. A lot of people will sell you information on how to learn to do what you love. Yaro's a guy who has done the former and manages to do the latter in a non-scammy, effective way. If you're into blogging, you've likely gone to his site to learn from the best. If not, what are you waiting for?
Advice from Yaro's Dad
Don't assume the cheapest is the best. Sometimes paying more for something of higher quality is a good idea rather than saving money just for the sake of saving money.
This led me to later realize that time is of more value than money, and although you might save money buying the cheapest option, often the time lost due to poor quality, costs you more.
Hanging on the wall of my cube is a comic that helps keep me centered. Yaro's quote reminds me of it. It's of a business man, late to a meeting, walking past a grave yard looking at his watch thinking 'Time = Money.' The grave boasts an etching "time > money."
So what about you? What's do you think about the advice they shared? Could you apply it?
Have any advice you'd like to share. Let us know in the comments below!


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Special thanks to Doug Scroggins of Scroggins Aviation for providing the photos and story.
Scroggins used a scrapped DC-8-21 fuselage section that fit the time period required for the display. In the finished display, visitors are able to experience what air travel was like in the 1970's. Each seat is equipped with a hand set that allows participants to hear recorded information about the exhibit.
The aircraft used for the display was LN# 41; MSN 45425. Registered and delivered to Eastern Airlines as N8604 on 02/19/1960. The aircraft ended service with EAL on 9/7/73 when it was sold to Concare Aircraft Leasing. MSN 45425 was reported as retired in 1977.
The aircraft experienced brief notoriety on February 13, 1964 when it experienced an engine fire shortly after departing from San Juan, PR. The aircraft safely returned to San Juan with no injuries and no further damage (NTSB Brief).
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Is there any way to embed/link a set of geometries from one scene into another? We would like this to be a "live link" so that updates to the "linked" scene will automatically be reflected in the "linking" scenes.
We have a number of separate scenes we'd like to make and it would be very convenient if they could share some common base geometries, so that we don't have to duplicate (and maintain) the same geometries across multiple scenes.
I found this thread from 2014:
Clara said at that time: 'It is not a "live link" between the scenes, it is a one time copy of the contents of A into B. We are looking at how to do the live linking and it will arrive in Clara.io at some time, but likely not immediately.'
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Designer Kenny Davis Shows You How To Get Paris Hilton's Glam Apartment!
Ever wonder how Paris Hilton lives? Now you can recreate it! We have all the details from her interior designer Kenny Davis!
Paris Hilton is all glam, all the time! And Kenny Davis, the man who designed the apartment she lived in while filming Paris Hilton's My New BFF, tells us how you can get her '50s Hollywood style for your pad.
For her walls, Paris LOVES flocking wallpaper Kenny tells HollywoodLife.com. She uses bright colors, like turquoise or hot pink, on top of a silver metallic. Can't afford to do your entire room? No problem says Kenny! "If you cannot afford the entire room – paper only one accent wall to add color, pattern and texture." Add even more color by putting up layers of shear drapes (just $3 a yard!) in different colors and some silver hanging beads for fun!
As for her furniture, Paris is a big fan of nickel plated pieces upholstered in Patent leather, inspired by her Chanel handbags and shoes! Recreate this look for much less by picking up some slipcovers to put over old chairs. These Nepa slipcovers from Pottery Barn cost as little as $29 and make everything look new and fresh!
No room, or outfit, is complete without accessories. For her room, Paris loves funky lampshades for an unexpected burst of color. Try this fun version in your own room! Buy a basic lamp with a black or white shade, and wrap a colorful scarf around the shade. Secure with glue or even staple gun if one side faces the wall.
Kenny also tells us that "No house is a Paris house without a hint of mercury glass." Instead of opting for the expensive real thing, get an interpretation like this beautiful votive holder that costs just $26 at Pottery Barn and is perfect to spread around the room.
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DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine — In a cramped kitchen that smelled strongly of cabbage and beets, a small army of women labored into the night, preparing what would become dried borscht to supply Ukrainian soldiers in the field.
One Ziploc bag of the borscht, which looks something like wood chips, can feed 10 men and is distributed as a type of Ukrainian meal ready to eat. Each bag comes with a handwritten note saying, "Bon appétit, made with love."
"Who in the Ministry of Defense is going to make borscht?" Tatyana V. Sirko, an obstetrician volunteering on a recent evening, said. "I want to help somehow. I want to help our guys. They aren't having an easy time."
In late summer, with rebel fighters on the run from a concerted government drive, Russian troops and military equipment poured over the border and launched a devastating counterattack, stopping the Ukrainians in their tracks.
A shaky truce declared in early September has averted all-out war. But as NATO documents the arrival in recent weeks of another incursion of Russian armored columns, artillery units and elite troops, the country is bracing for a new assault.
While the Ukrainian government maintains that it is prepared for any sort of attack, the preparations are veiled in secrecy that many fear is a cover for weakness. Most of the open fortification for the troops is coming now from volunteers, who offer not just moral and physical support but at least a glimmer of hope that the Ukrainian forces can hold their own against what appears to be a vastly superior force.
Powering the Ukrainian war effort, teams of volunteers, most of them women, work around the clock at a logistics center to send an array of products — bottles of homemade pickles, sets of handmade underwear and commercially available military equipment, like night vision scopes for rifles.
In one room, a man stacked hand-sewn ballistic vests, peculiarities of the war in Ukraine, a nation with a rich tradition of handicrafts but a woefully underfunded military. Others at the site sort sleeping bags, miniature wood stoves and wool socks.
Volunteers tackle even seemingly core military tasks. One group of civilian mechanics in the town of Zhovti Vody repairs trucks and armored vehicles, ancient heaps that break down regularly.
"Our guys, our men, are defending the country, our country, and everything depends on them," said Natasha L. Naumenko, a travel agent who organizes the operation.
"They need a strong spirit," Ms. Naumenko said of the troops. "We want to give them the warmth of home, let them feel they are not standing there for nothing. Their wives, their mothers, their daughters have made them borscht."
The volunteerism is most pronounced in Dnepropetrovsk, a sprawling industrial city just 150 miles from the front that serves as a main logistic point in the war, but it is spreading throughout Ukraine.
In the western city of Lviv, residents drop money in a donation box in the shape of a tank. Inspired by the dried borscht operation here, which produces 2,000 servings a week, similar kitchens have opened recently in Kiev and Odessa.
Volunteers are also fighting — 15,000 to 20,000 irregular combatants in about 30 volunteer battalions active in the east.
"Without us, the situation would be far more grievous," Vitaly G. Feshenko, a former furniture salesman and deputy commander of the Dnipro-1 volunteer battalion, said in an interview. "We are lawyers, businessmen and housewives," he said. Serving in one of his units, for example, is a former cellphone store accountant who fights under the nom de guerre "The Accountant" and is rumored to be widely feared along the front.
While this dedication to defending the country may warm the hearts of Ukrainian patriots, it also reflects the dismal state the military has fallen into, haphazardly equipped by a bankrupt government and receiving only minimal, defensive-oriented aid from the West.
With talk rife of an imminent rebel offensive, senior Ukrainian officials put on a brave face and never pass up an opportunity to reiterate that their army is ready. On a recent visit to the front lines, however, the soldiers seemed to be lacking just about everything, including such basics as fuel and warm coats.
Ukraine's president, Petro O. Poroshenko, twice this month said the army was capable of defending the country's territory, and told a group of senior security officials and generals that "there's no reason to panic." In the past two months, he said, plans "came to fruition" to supply the army.
And yet Ukraine's post-Soviet army has for years been unraveling amid corruption and mismanagement. The Kiev Post newspaper printed a graphic detailing the origin of one soldier's personal equipment: All but the Kalashnikov rifle and a pair of summer boots was either donated or purchased by the soldier.
In Kharkiv, a group of men build prefabricated plywood shacks, more comfortable in the cold than tents. Enthusiasts of drone photography donate their buzzing machines, teaching soldiers to use them to see over hills and around buildings. Stories abound of families scraping to buy protective vests for a son or a nephew.
"What is wrong with our government?" said Anastasia S. Kuznetsova, 22, a social worker in Dnepropetrovsk, who helps coordinate donations. "Winter is here and the soldiers don't have warm clothes. They will be living in the snow and sleeping in trenches. And schoolchildren are sending them socks."
At one sandbagged redoubt on a November morning, soldiers stood around a campfire, slathering toast with a tart, homemade cranberry jam.
"It's a people's army," Mikola I. Fakas, a private, said. "Some people fight, and some people supply them. The state is not an intermediary, and not a spoke in the wheel." Of those who donated the jam, he said he was very grateful. "They love us, they trust us, they are counting on us."
Volunteers are allowed powerful weapons like .50-caliber rifles and antitank rocket-propelled grenades, but are not provided factory-made armored vehicles. On the Ukrainian side of the front, monstrous vehicles made from vans welded with steel plates rumble along the roads.
In what volunteer groups point to as grim evidence of their rising importance in the Ukrainian war effort, the man who organized the volunteer mechanics, Ivan D. Veliki, an Afghan war veteran, was killed this month in a sophisticated attack. He was shot by a remote-controlled gun planted in a parked car that then burst into flames. Nobody has been arrested in the killing.
Russian news media routinely vilify the proliferation of nongovernmental military organizations, dismissing them as the private armies of Ukrainian oligarchs, and to be sure, wealthy industrialists do play a big role. So do the legions of do-it-yourself enthusiasts in Ukraine.
Sewing, embroidery, gardening and canning are traditions that run deep in Ukraine. In the Soviet era, gaps in the consumer economy created these experts throughout the former Soviet space.
At Ms. Naumenko's collection point on a recent evening, a woman showed up who had sewn from nylon camouflage fabric two pouches just the right shape for Kalashnikov magazines to fit snugly inside.
One group of women sews boxer shorts, each with a distinct floral print pattern.
Like everything else at the collection point, they are stamped, "Not for sale. Army aid." Handwritten tags on the shorts say, "Together to victory!"


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It's the popular archiving tool for Windows users (most of the world). What about Mac users? How do we archive files?
Apple builds a .zip archive tool right into the Finder. Grab a file or files with the mouse pointer, right click, then select Compress. Poof. It all gets zipped up into a nice archive file. And it's free.
There's just one problem. Not all zips are created equal. All too often I run into a Windows-using friend or co-worker who opens up a mess with my Mac-created .zip archive. To avoid the occasional .zip compatibility problem there's a WinZip version for the Mac.
What does WinZip do? The list of functions is long when compared to Apple's rather simplistic .zip archive.
WinZip will zip and unzip files with drag and drop. And, of course, it opens most archive formats including .zip, .Zipx, RAR, WAR, and others.
Even better, you can password protect a zipped up archive, and even encrypt only individual files within the zipped archive.
Even better than better, WinZip is smart enough to know that Mac files are different than Windows files, and it zips and captures all the Mac file's meta data (and gives you an option to omit Mac meta data).
WinZip is also lets you edit files within a zipped archive without opening the file first.
All of these features are useful and can be used often in a business or school environment. The only real issues I have with WinZip are the price (compare to other Mac-centric archive tools), and the need to cough up your email address simply to download the trial version.


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Originally posted in the Dresden Enterprise, October 11 1895
Last Tuesday night Mr. Horace Brummitt, of Gleason, was united in marriage to Miss Helen Jones at the residence of her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Rogers, three miles west of town, with whom she had made her home since a child. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A.J. Meaders, of this place. The wedding march was played by Miss Lucile Rogers. The ushers, Messrs. Edwards and Brummitt, the latter a brother of the groom, were preceded to the parlor by little Miss Valda Boyd. The bride and groom stood under a heart of flowers, pierced by Cupid's arrow, and made, indeed, a handsome couple. The house was beautifully decorated with potted plants and evergreens and added much beauty to the joyous occasion. Supper was served in superb style, and consisted of many substantials and delicacies. The bridal presents from admiring friends were numerous and handsome. Mr. Brummitt is a popular young grocer man of Gleason and is well worthy of the charming lady he has won as a life companion. To both we extend best wishes for a long life of happiness and prosperity.
A dining was given to the bride and groom on Wednesday at the residence of the grooms' grandparents, Mr. Geo. W. Simmons and wife, in the 6th district, which was pronounced a nice affair by those who attended."
Horace Brummitt was born July 15 1872 and died Nov. 6 1922. He was the son of J.B. Brummitt and Anna Simmons Brummitt. He and Helen had one child, Rogers Simmons Brummitt.
Helen Marie Jones was the daughter of Edward and Mary Jones. She was born Mar 28 1877 and died Nov. 8 1964.
The article indicates she lived at the residence of her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Rogers. The Moran tree has a Mattie Rogers and I'm wondering if this is the same person. The only problem is our Mattie Rogers married George Scott Boyd in 1879 so at the time of the Brummitt-Jones wedding she would have been Mrs. Mattie Boyd. Mattie and George Boyd had a daughter named Valda Boyd who was part of the Brummitt-Jones wedding procession. So it does make me lean toward the idea that perhaps the Enterprise meant Mrs. Mattie Boyd and not Mrs. Mattie Rogers.
After the death of Horace in 1922, Helen married William Montgomery on Dec. 4 1924. The 1930 Census shows that Helen and William were living in at 404 Cedar Street, just two doors down from the Moran family. She and William were residing in the home of William N and Inez L. Christian. William was a lumber clerk and Helen a dressmaker working at a "burial dress shop." She and William appear in the 1940 Census for Weakley County. William worked as a clerk in a retail lumber store and Helen was a dressmaker.
Helen has a memorial in Sunset Cemetery on findagrave but I wonder if she's really there. She is entered as Helen Marie Jones Brummitt rather than Helen Montgomery. None of the family trees I've seen on ancestry.com list a place of burial nor a place of death for her or her second husband and since they both died after 1960 their death certificates are not available as public record yet.


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When Peter Griffin announced on "Family Guy" that Guster is the sweetest band of all time, those weren't empty words. Guster — Ryan Miller, vocals and guitar; Adam Gardner, vocals and guitar; Brian Rosenworcel, drums and percussion; and multi-instrumentalist Luke Reynolds — makes music that appeals to the masses. And the band itself is one of the most socially responsible acts in the industry; its affiliated non-profit organization, Reverb, is rooted in environmental causes.
The band broke out in 1999, with its third studio album, "Lost and Gone Forever." The album was a hit, overflowing with inspired songwriting and innovative percussion that can only be described as a rock 'n' roll spectacle. Guster followed it up with "Keep It Together" (2003), "Ganging Up on the Sun" (2006), and "Easy Wonderful" (2010). The albums were not only well-received, they also earned Guster a place on the musical landscape.
Guster's latest album, "Evermotion," is a chip off the old block wrapped up in a dreamy texture. This time, Guster reached out to its fans — known as Gusterrhoids — and a resulting album pre-sale campaign offered ridiculously cool prizes. The band has grown a large organic audience since its start at Tufts University. Guster and Gusterrhoids have maintained a long, sweet relationship for more than 20 years.
Guster is performing at Water Street Music Hall on Saturday, April 18, so City Newspaper spoke via phone with Ryan Miller a few hours before the band's show in Portland, Oregon. An edited version of that interview follows.
City: How awesome was it to be immortalized on Family Guy?
Ryan Miller: It was mega-awesome. It was a total surprise. I was in New Orleans, and at two in the morning, I started getting all these random texts. It was a funny joke and to be the punch line of a national show like that was super great.
Is Guster the sweetest band of all time?
I kind of have to remind everybody we are the punch line of a joke. I don't think they actually think we're the sweetest band of all time. But who doesn't want to be. I'm happy to get made fun of. It's stupendous.
Reverb is rooted in environmental causes. How important is a sense of social responsibility for you guys?
Reverb is an outgrowth of Adam (Gardner) and his wife Lauren. They saw what was happening on the road and she came from an environmental background. It's kind of his thing; we're really happy to support it and we totally believe in it 100 percent. It's super important. What Reverb has always stressed, and he stressed with us, is we don't have to be perfect. We want to do the little bit that we can internally and also use this platform, if people are interested, to help educate them on ways that they can do a little bit. It feels good to have a sense that we're not just laying waste to this country that we're crisscrossing every year.
Guster is back from a European tour. Any stories you'd like to share?
Europe was amazing. We were playing the smallest stages that we've probably ever played, including when we started 20 plus years ago. It was rewarding to be in new countries and new cities and playing in front of people that may or may not speak English. Every day we would wake up in another city and spread out and try to find Wi-Fi and find some weird place to eat. It was fantastic to have a tour that rewarding at this point in our career.
I met you guys at an after-show years ago. What has made Guster decide to maintain a close relationship with its fans?
The close thing is interesting — when we started we were sleeping on our fans' floors. We had a grassroots proto-street team. We were sending out CDs to people who liked our band, and then saying, "Set up a show, bring your friends, and can we sleep on your couch?" It's an extension of who we are and there's not a lot of pretense in our performances and we're not super pretentious guys. We realized early on that there is a lot of power in being who you are all the time.
You have always had a strong following in Rochester. Is there anything you would attribute that to?
It's been really hard to parse why we get more fans in some places. Sometimes it's radio but we don't get radio very consistently. We've played Rochester a few times. The more frequently we play a place then we'll do better. Performing at Water Street helps, too; it's a great room.
Guster offered some fantasy camp experiences coinciding with the release of your new album, "Evermotion." Did anyone purchase the skydiving experience or the Tesla?
No. No one purchased any of our stupid ideas. They were really funny, I thought. None of those got picked up. Which is fine.
It was you and Adam that were going to go skydiving with a fan. Have you guys been skydiving before?
Adam's been. I've never been. That was the other thing — we wanted to pick things that we wanted to do legitimately. If somebody bought it we wouldn't feel like, "Oh this sucks." I kind of wanted to DJ a Bar Mitzvah in a Wookiee outfit.
Can you tell us about the new album?
It's our seventh full-length album and our first with Luke Reynolds as a writer. It's the fastest we've ever made a record. We did it with this guy, Richard Swift, who we had known. He works really quickly and also he's a little bit off axis; he is a very unconventional record producer. You'll hear me talk about this a lot, about staying out of our comfort zone and trying to challenge ourselves; it was a really good match. We wrote very slowly over a 2-year period and at the end felt like we had songs that we're really proud of and felt like it was a step forward in a way that we require of ourselves at this point. We went in to Cottage Grove, Oregon, and made this crazy record with this crazy guy. We're super proud of it.
I like it. I can't wait to hear it live.
It's coming together now. We never consider how to play these songs live when we write the record. There's always a month or so where we try to figure out how to present these songs in the best possible light. The live versions are going great.
What advice would you give to a band that's interested in growing a fan base?
I was in Seattle last night and I was talking to Phil Ek who mixed our record but also made records with Fleet Foxes, Modest Mouse, and Band of Horses. We were late night bullshitting about the music industry and about bands. At the end of it, he's like, "It's just about songs. And you know that." That's the thing. Eventually what you figure out is that you can always luck into something with some cool bells and whistles, but the bands that really last are bands that write songs. The songs are the most important part of the whole process.
Would you say you're happy with all that you've accomplished in 20 years?
Yeah. It's a rare feat for there to be a band that's been around for as long as we have who I feel, and I don't know if people agree with this, is making the best music of our career. That's something that I am really proud of. There is this idea, and it's the title of the record, "Evermotion." We never feel like we've done it. It's all sealed from a sense that we can always make better records and put on better shows and this real interest in pushing ourselves forward as much as possible. That has a lot to do with why we're still a band for as long as we've been. We've always been interested in writing better songs and making better records.
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what ruins important stories & moments in america- is often the unnecessary, manipulitive sentimentalization of sad music running behind an ALREADY sad & serious story that needs to be told.
Now, long sentence I know, but here is a guy telling an important story & lo & behold, there is otherwise (a good Annie Lennox song) but it is running behind the telling of something the audience needs to hear & take seriously.
But the minute I hear the Haallmark sentimentality going on- it's ruined.
Any smart audience feels turned off by the over kill, the gooey-ness.
We don't need to be TOLD HOW TO FEEL.
If a story is real it doesn't need the music!
I simply stop watching, because immediately I feel dumber.
I mean really; does what this guy is telling us really need a Lifetime channel song accompaniment?


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There are five pubs closing every day in England. This trend has been increasing over the last few years. The pubs are giving way to more modern pastimes such as coffee houses and fast food joints. Beer sales are at their lowest since the 1930s. Supermarkets offer discounted prices on alcohol enabling domestic alcoholism and youth binge drinking. It is rare to plan a night's entertainment as an evening in the pub. The public house has served as one of the most distinguishable aspects of culture in the British Isles. The uniqueness of the pub experience, its cosy friendliness, is what visitors to these shores remember. Yet, as usual, the tradition is fading fast.
Some pubs remain resolutely traditional. No recorded music, no Big Screen TV, no one-armed bandits. Many of these still have a loyal following. Yet vast numbers of this kind were disposed of during the property price boom. It was more profitable for landlords to sell the pub to develop some "luxury" or even "affordable" housing. The adverse impact on the community was not of their concern. Other pubs have become, in effect, restaurants. These "gastro-pubs" offer a sophisticated menu with the choice of fine wines. They are a few steps up from the traditional pub experience.
Another way forward is for pubs to adapt so that they retain a traditional feel whilst providing some of the experiences demanded by their younger clientele. Tradition requires some combination of a mixture of regular customers, traditional real ales, seats by the bar, a real fire, a snug, friendly bar staff, a pub landlord who had a career before, crisps and nuts and perhaps a sandwich as the only food available (because people would have a drink before eating at home). The next step up requires reasonably priced basic pub food such as fish and chips, a Sunday Roast and to be fully modern, a vegetarian option.
I was at a pub last night in Camden Town, the The Liberties Bar, which provides the next level of diversions. It has sophisticated recorded music- from jazz and reggae to rock and electronic chill- downstairs, but an acoustic set playing upstairs. The upstairs room also hosts comedy evenings and other events. It is an intimate atmosphere with lego sets and crayons and paper on the table to permit creativity.
The bar downstairs is in the centre with comfortable settees around solid wood tables. The lighting is as for a theatre with tiny hanging spotlights changing the mood periodically. The pool table attracts a group of young musicians and their entourage laughing and flirting as they played. A birthday party arrived comprising blue-painted smurfs with accompanying head gear. It was all very cool, very fashionable, very London. It is part of a trend. Pubs have a future.


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Havanese puppies are sweet and lovable. However they do require a lot of time and training so potential owners should make sure they are able to provide for a pup before taking the plunge. In the end, the time and effort it takes is worth it. Completely caring for a puppy requires a flexible schedule, something that many busy families don't have.
Havanese puppy care, which include grooming, training, and exercising, might seem overwhelming at first. However, the end result makes up for all work involved. Though these puppies make great family pets, it is important to consider whether or not they are conducive with a busy family lifestyle. These puppies require time and devotion from a loving family, and they have the potential to enrich the lives of the family members as well.
Havanese puppies make a great addition to any family. Perhaps one of the most popular aspects of these toy dogs is their size. They have acquired a large fan base among families with young children. Also, pups get along extremely well with other animals, making them a great choice for families who already have dogs or cats.
Havanese puppies are sweet and lovable dogs. Though they are intelligent and eager to satisfy, the care of puppies can be somewhat difficult. There are many elements of raising a puppy, and they all require time and patience on behalf of the owner. Before adopting a puppy, make sure that you are willing to devote the time needed to take care of it. If you have the means to provide and care for a puppy, and you are willing to put time into training, your reward will be a constant companion who you can truly call your best friend.
Despite their loving and sweet personalities, many people shy away from adopting Havanese puppies. This is because puppies tend to require a lot of training. Compared to many other dogs, they are somewhat difficult to housebreak. Because these small dogs have relatively small bladders, potty training them is one of the first trials a new puppy owner will face. Yet, with patience, this is a simple milestone to overcome. Another problem that a puppy owners run into is grooming. Because these pups do not shed, part of a puppy care includes an occasional haircut.
Finally, exercise is another aspect of raising a puppy that some might consider an inconvenience. The energetic and playful personalities of these dogs require a daily walk, unless they have a fenced in backyard to play around in all day. With the proper care and training, a puppy will grow up to be obedient and affectionate.
For families looking to adopt a Havanese puppy, their first step should be to consider what would be required of them as pet owners. Havanese pups can be high-maintenance, and their care is no easy task. Raising puppies requires both time and effort on the owner's part–and many busy moms and dads don't have the time to give. Additionally, it is important to make sure that you can provide for your pet–so there is a monetary commitment as well.
After assessing the commitment you will need to make in order to own a Havanese puppy, potential owners should next look at their own life styles. Is it possible to incorporate a new puppy into your life? For many blossoming families, the answer is "no." Those who determine that they can love and raise a puppy are in for a rewarding experience. These sweet, affectionate pets will love you right back!
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In other words, there is more to September the 11th 2001 Jewish/Egyptian Masonic catastrophe ( Titus 1:10-14 Jewish Fables and NWO Antichrist Commandments of men…), than to what the human eye can see or intellect can understand.
Firstly the Spoken Word of Father God Almighty prophesied according to this NWO Antichrist conspiracy event via Jeremiah 11:9-10…….
And the Lord God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob prophesied and or said unto me, A New World Order conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their New World Order forefathers conspiracy plan, which refused to hear My Words; and they went after other Luciferian gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah, have broken My blood covenant which I made with their fathers.
Quote; David Spangler, Director of Planetary Initiative, United Nation.
"No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation."
-David Spangler, Director of Planetary Initiative, United Nations
To add more fuel to the fire of Jewish Fables and NWO commandments of Antichrist men refer to Titus 1:10-14 – Jude 4,
the major question to be asked why is that the month of September always introduces the Jewish new year each year,
like April – Nissan introduces the Hebrew/Christian Israel New Year each calendar year, which brings into the equation,
the Antichrist Egyptian calendar which starts from January and runs through to December each.
Now peculiar, from the Jewish September the 11th to the Egyptian calendar date of the 1st of January there is always 111 days,
which secretly implements to George Washington's death and resurrection number 111 which in many ways, relates in a very antichrist mannerism to Revelation 1:11….
Saying that George Washington as their Masonic Jewish/Egyptian Christ like figure secretly known as Tammuz is their alpha and their omega.
Another typical example is too examine George Washington's monument in Washington DC, which secretly measures 111ft under the ground, yet above the ground the Washington Monument measures 555ft
Another important fact to consider was to when George Washington laid the Cornerstone and Time Capsule but in the Jewish month of September 1793 very important its was on the 18th day which equals unto 6+6+6 equals unto 18
Did you know Hebrew/Christian Israel that George Washington started his Luciferian Battle of Brandy wine on September the 11th 1777, did you know that David Rockefeller/Solomon Sassoon born 1915 was secretly known as the Jewish Moshiach from 1926 and or as the Egyptian pharaoh David Benu from 1926,


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god� wrote in about a service that upgrades your ipaq to 64 mb for $149 plus shipping. the service can be found here, and as of this writing it can only be performed on an ipaq. i've been meaning to try to get a hold of the 64 mb ipaq since the only problem i ever had with the ipaq was its memory handling issues. i'm assuming that with 64 mb there shouldn't be any memory handling issues at all.
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|try linux on it (10:54am est mon apr 16 2001)
load linux on the ipaq and it's an awesome machine:
– by d.e.
|wince (11:32am est mon apr 16 2001)
it is worth remembering that it's wince that has the memory issues, not the ipaq. that does sort of point to an obvious solution… – by chuck j.
|obvious? (3:58pm est mon apr 16 2001)
so boring …. another techno*val wannabe ……yawn – by pass
|i'm looking for a reason… (6:42pm est mon apr 16 2001)
i use linux when there's a reason, but why would i dump the pocketpc in favor of this linux based stuff? it strikes me more as a proof of concept.
– by stucco
|proof of concept? (10:50pm est mon apr 16 2001)
…funny, i thought the same thing about windoze ce!
– by f.
|never enough (6:12am est tue apr 17 2001)
ram, ram, ram.. they're never enough for windows… you keep buying… you keep spending money. 8 mb is big for palmos whereas it's too small for wince. you understood. for that money it's totally useless. – by cyrus


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A Few of My Favorite Things {September 2013}posted by Andrea | 09/6/2013
After a whole month off, I have a few more "favorite things" to share with you for September!! (click here to see more of my favorite things).
DISCLOSURE: None of these products are sponsored in any way; however, some of the links below are affiliate links — which means I may get a VERY small percentage of the sale if you make a purchase through my links. However, I'm only promoting the products below because I use them EVERY SINGLE DAY in my own home and life! Read my full disclosure policy for more information.
Blackout Cellular Window Treatments
When we finished renovating our main floor bedrooms and bathrooms two years ago, we went almost a month with absolutely no window treatments. Then Dave gave me an ultimatum and said we needed something ASAP; otherwise he was hanging towels in front of the windows 🙂
Since I loved the painted woodwork around our windows, I didn't think it made sense to spend money on curtains that would just cover up all that beautiful wood. I also don't like the "bulk" the curtains bring to smaller bedrooms like ours.
As always I knew what I wanted — white, cordless, blackout shades — but I wasn't sure I wanted to pay the price. However, I bit the bullet and purchased these shades from Home Depot… and I've never, ever regretted that purchase.
They almost invisibly blend in with the white woodwork when raised (see left picture below), and when pulled down, they create pitch black darkness in the middle of a sunny afternoon. I don't think I need to tell you how lovely this is for nap time 🙂
There are no unsightly (or dangerous) cords hanging all over the place and no poles to twist the blinds open or close — just a single button to press when you want to raise the blinds (they lower just by pulling them down).
Honestly, this is one of my most favorite "home decor" purchases ever and we will most definitely be putting these blackout cellular window treatments in all the upstairs bedrooms too.
Dish Drying Mats
Since we have a single-bowl farmhouse sink (which I've always wanted and totally love), we need an alternate method for drying our hand-washed dishes. This was an extremely small issue to work around — especially since our old sink was so small that we regularly had to put the hand-washed dishes on the counter anyway.
We used to lay the wet dishes on towels, but since towels aren't super thick or absorbent, we were going through lots and lots of towels each week — and you all know that I don't like making any more laundry than necessary 🙂
So, a couple years ago (even before our farmhouse sink) I found some jumbo dish drying mats at Bed Bath and Beyond — and decided they were worth using a $5 off coupon. We have 2 of the XL tan colored mats and use them multiple times each week for laying out dishes to dry (we always let the dishes air dry).
Not only does the super thick, super absorbent pad wick moisture away from the dishes, the mat itself also drys extremely fast after we put the dishes away. We store our mats folded up underneath our sink and wash them about once a month.
You can read about the other products I use to keep our farmhouse sink (and our dishes) clean and protected here.
PerfectCLEAN Microfiber Dish Cloths
Along with the dish drying mats listed above, we recently (about 3 months ago) made the switch from my homemade knitted dish cloths to microfiber dish cloths. But not just any microfiber dish cloths — the PerfectCLEAN All-Purpose Wipers.
These are by far the BEST microfiber cloths I've ever used — and no, they don't "stick" to your skin or feel rough like some of the cloths I've used in the past. They are SOOOOOO soft and super-duper absorbent. They are actually kind of high-tech — you can read about the science behind the Perfect Clean cloths here.
To paraphrase slightly from their website:
PerfectCLEAN cloths are snag-free, lint-free, and the only product patented with "built-in antimicrobial protection." The microscopic triangular fibers are capable of "trapping and removing" 99.99% of bacteria from hard surfaces (without chemicals).
We have 2 of the 12″ x 12″ 5-packs. We use the gray 5-pack for wiping Nora's face and hands after meals, and then the colored 5-pack for dishes and kitchen cleanup. I get 2 new cloths out every morning and put the used ones in the wash.
Even though they are colored, they are still 100% bleachable (which is important to me for rags). I usually bleach one load of whites in the middle of the week and another load on the weekend, so we always have plenty of clean cloths available.
Boston Ferns
I'm not a huge fan of annuals — because they only last for a few months here in Michigan. They feel like a waste of money for me — especially since I'm so good at finding free or really inexpensive perennials that will come back year after year after year.
However, I absolutely LOVE Boston Ferns.
It's a weakness — and I think they just scream "country farmhouse!"
So every year, I wait for a local (and very large) greenhouse to have their annual clearance sale (it starts already at the end of June) and I stock up on Boston Ferns for $2.99 a piece. Then I hang them all over our back entry way, I put them in pots and planters by our bright red Adirondack chairs, and I place them anywhere else I think needs a little pop of green.
You can't have too many Boston Ferns if you ask me 🙂
Then, towards the end of October, I'll post them on Craigslist for $3 a piece (because I don't like live plants inside — it's too much hassle and mess for me). I get all my money back and the new owners are thrilled with the humongous Boston Ferns they get for only $3.
Don't they look lovely?
Echo Interchangeable Lawn Tools
Ok, so this is actually Dave's "baby" but I love it too because it's majorly space-saving (and cost-saving) versus buying and storing multiple different yard tools.
The Echo brand was one of the first (at least that I know of) to come out with a single power shaft that is interchangeable with a variety of attachment tools. Now there are several other "competitors" — all of which I'm sure do a fabulous job. However, we've only used the Echo products, and we can attest to the fact that they are really nice.
We have the power shaft, the blower, the weed whipper, and the edger — but there are SO many more attachments we could get if we want to. The next one we're thinking about getting is the chain saw attachment because we've had to borrow my dad's chain saw several times in the last year.
Oh, and if you notice in the picture above, the attachments have a removable hook on the end which makes it really easy to hang them (especially with our new garage storage system).
These Echo products should be available at most Home Depot stores — and I'm guessing they might even be on sale this time of year!
That's all for me this month.
Make sure you check out my previous months' favorite things — and feel free to share some of YOUR favorite things in the comments below!
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Charlene Uchtman06/16/2019
I noticed a post recently where you had drifted from liking Boston ferns to Asparagus ferns. I too love both, but like you said, you don't want to winter over either one. They are just too messy in a dry house. However, there is a Macho fern that does well in a house and is my favorite at this time for just that reason. These ferns are giants and very impressive. http://www.costafarms.com/plants/macho-fern
Dawn Jansen06/04/2015
Do you ever use any type of dish drying rack with your mat? (for plates and things?)
Andrea Reply:
June 4th, 2015 at 6:59 pm
no, we wash all of those in the dishwasher. it's just pots, pans, and bottles that we wash in the sink 🙂
Dawn Reply:
June 4th, 2015 at 7:33 pm
Megan Reply:
July 21st, 2017 at 10:47 am
How do you set larger items like baking sheets and pizza stones without a rack? I just got a drying mat to replace my rack and I was just curious. Thanks!
Do you still use your Unger Microfiber cleaning sponges (thin, with a scrubbing side)? Are you you using the PerfectClean microfiber cloths for washing and drying? They seem like they could be a little large to use to wash dishes. Thanks – I value your opinion and enjoy your posts!
Heather R09/09/2013
I have been reading your blog for years! I always look forward to seeing your blog post sitting in my e-mail inbox (which, thanks to you, I try to keep pared down to just a few e-mails that need attention). I was hoping I could talk you in to doing a blog post on how you organize items under your sink (kitchen and bathroom). I know there are tons of ways to do this, but you always seem to have such a knack for finding frugal and easy ways to organize and simplify things. Thanks!
PS-Congrats on the baby news!
I love Boston ferns too and want to grow a big one for indoors. Can I ask how you rinse your hand wash dishes with one sink? And congratulations on your happy baby news!!
Andrea Reply:
September 9th, 2013 at 11:00 am
Margret, I laughed when I read your comment — because without fail, EVERY time I post pictures of my sink, I always get a handful of comments and emails asking how we rinse dishes with only one sink. So far, you are the first one to ask this time 🙂
I'm always puzzled by the question because I honestly never thought it was an issue. We simply wash the dishes in the sink, rinse them under the faucet, and place them on the drying mat. Done. We use hot rinse water — which keeps the dish water nice and hot as well.
Does that answer your question?
Your timing is excellent! I've been pondering what to put behind the drapes in my bedroom to blackout the light. I work nights so having my room dark really helps me get the sleep I need. Thanks for the timely post! I will be looking in to purchasing this item soon. I only have one window so the cost should be very manageable. Thanks again for all the work you do.
Kalyn Brooke | Creative Savings09/06/2013
LOVE those dish drying mats too! I have 3 of them. 🙂
Do you know if people can see "shadows" through those blinds into a house? Also, I have never liked microfiber washcloths b/c I wash my dish and bath towels together and hair sticks to them (I have long hair). Are these different in that regards? Thank you.
Andrea Reply:
September 6th, 2013 at 9:45 am
I would think that since they are total black-out shades, you can not see shadows — however, I've never tried to go outside and look. I do know that when it's bright outside and we pull the shades down for a nap, you can't see any shadows of anything outside.
And for the microfiber cloths, I have a feeling you would run into the same problem with the hair. I never thought of that because we all have really short hair — but the cloths do stick to our bath towels when I wash them.
Chris Reply:
September 6th, 2013 at 9:56 am
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
My mom hangs 4 huge Boston ferns every year, but she's had the same ones for the last 5 years. That's all my dad's doing though. They have an unfinished walkout basement with huge windows that allow him to hang the 4 ferns every winter and then its his personal mission to make sure those suckers make it through the winter. Once they are back outside it's on my mom to keep them alive!
Andrea Reply:
September 6th, 2013 at 8:41 am
haha — that's hilarious! I would try to keep them during the winter — but we have NO place to put them (and I have a lot) so we'd literally have a house full of ferns. Not sure how well that would go over with a toddler 🙂
I figure, if I can get my money back out of them each year, I don't mind re-purchasing them. I just have to start out with small ferns and "grown them" over the summer and fall!
I love those window treatments but I'm wondering…Nora is probably better behaved than my son, but do those shades hold up well against young kids? We have the traditional blinds and my son, who is almost 3, loves to take the strips out! Ugh! I think my husband and I had great foresight when we decided to go to with the absolute cheapest blinds we could find, knowing that we'd have young kids in the house, but it is becoming pretty clear that we're going to have to replace our current treatments soon.
Andrea Reply:
September 6th, 2013 at 8:26 am
Well I don't know if she's "better behaved" but she really doesn't mess with them. It probably helps that she can't reach them too 🙂
We keep them up all day and only pull them down at night (we don't have neighbors close by and our house is far off the street). Also, the fabric is REALLY thick so I think it would be pretty hard for a child to ruin them… but who knows.
How are the shades for dusting? My house is old and very dusty with hot air heat which just blows the heat around more.
I love the cellular shades too! They are amazing. I love how your shade blends right in with your trim. We are not big sleep-in-ers (is that a word? hehe) but on the occasional Sunday, it's nice to black out the room the night before and sleep in some! I made the mistake of putting a corded one in our half bath and my cat ate literally the entire cord. That was a fun adventure to the vet. I'd like to put some behind my kitchen valences! I have a burgundy island and pantry and I'm afraid the sun my fade it out. It shines in with a vegenance every afternoon/evening!
I have been using a cloth from Norwex that is microbrial. It's about $15 a cloth. I keep rewashing it over and over and over. I dust my whole house with it. I absolutely love it. Recently I lost it. I imagine it's probably stuck inside a pair of sweat paints or something. I want buy a new one but now that I have read up on your cloths, I am wondering how they compare to each other. Your cloths seem like a better deal. Have you heard of Norwex? Let me know your thoughts on this.
Love the fern idea! After two years of unattractive dying petunias underneath my porch all summer (I water them daily, too!) I think next summer I would like to switch to ferns. I live in northern Indiana so I am familiar with the short summer season. I usually spend quite a bit on annuals only to toss them out a few months later. Think of all the Norwex cloths I could have purchased 🙂
Andrea Reply:
September 6th, 2013 at 8:29 am
Well, we don't sleep in past 7:00, but in the summer, it's broad daylight by 6:00 already (and it doesn't get dark until after 10:00) so they still serve a purpose — especially for Nora's room. We're super happy with our shades too and will definitely be putting them in our upstairs bedrooms too!!
Oh, and one thing to think about with the ferns — they need lots of SHADE!