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MYTH: The 1457th Engineer Combat Battalion are modern day Strippling Warriors.
This email story has been passed around the internet since the beginning of 2004. It tells the extraordinary tale of the 1457 Engineer Combat Battalion. According to the email, the 1457th, out of Draper Utah, were the first National Guard Combat Engineer Battalion to be called up to fight in Iraq.
According to the email's author, one of the members of the battalion, these combat engineers captured Saddam Hussein, commandeered Hussein's palace for church meetings where they taught the soldiers how to pray, were involved in most of the special ops missions – often only lightly armed, and more or less were single handedly responsible for winning the war. And let's not forget, not a single soldier from this battalion died.
That would be a pretty impressive list of military accomplishments – if it were true. But alas, while some parts are true, the bulk of the story is fantasy.
There have been several official refutations of this story. Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson S. Burton served as Battalion Commander of the 1457th. In response to the faith promoting email he said the following:
It has recently come to my attention that an email describing the service of the 1457th Engineer Combat Battalion as "Modern Day Stripling Warriors" in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom has been mass mailed to many people of faith via the internet.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson S. Burton. I am the Battalion Commander of the 1457th, and spent a 15 month deployment leading the great soldiers of this unit. The "article" listed below is a fabrication. To date, my efforts to find the author have produced negative results.
I will refute the lies told in this fabrication point by point:
- We were NOT "sacrifice troops"
- The President DID NOT send us letters of apology as asserted
- SGT Jack DOES NOT EXIST anywhere, but in the mind of the author
- The 1457th DID NOT "engage the enemy from Kuwait to Baghdad"
- We DID fight as a unit, and were NOT "divided up among other units"
- We DID NOT serve with the "3rd Marines, 7th Marines, Rangers, Special Forces, or 101st Airborne"
- We DID NOT engage in "hand to hand combat with the enemy"
- We DID NOT "find Saddam Hussein" (That was the 4th Infantry Division)
- We DID NOT "rescue the first prisoners"
- We DID NOT "fight ahead of the main force"
- We were NOT considered "Chaplains" by other soldiers
- We held church services in a TENT, NOT in "Saddam's Palace"
- We had few, if any "visitors" at our Sunday church services
- NO "General Officers" attended our church services
- We held NO "prayer Circles"
- "Pete", the so called technical services vendor for the Utah Guard, EXISTS ONLY in the mind of the author
- Senator Hatch DID NOT complain to the Joint Chiefs asking them "if they were trying to kill his Utah Guardsmen"
- We are NOT responsible for the combat operations performed by any other units!
- We were NOT the "spearheads for the 3rd Marines, or the 101st Airborne"
- We DID NOT "teach the Army how to pray", because they already knew!
I am proud of the actual performance of the soldiers of the 1457th in the field.
The 1457th Engineer Combat Battalion DID receive the Meritorious Unit Commendation for their outstanding performance in a combat zone
For their performance in Baghdad, C Company of the 1457th DID receive the Itchner Award in recognition as the finest Engineer Company in the entire National Guard for 2003
These are the facts. The 1457th did a remarkable job in Iraq, just like thousands of other units fighting in the war on terror. Our service was not particularly unique, but it was honest and dedicated. Our reputation with those that know of us is a positive one. We gave our best to every mission. The fiction expressed in the article below simply serves to cheapen the dedicated service of honest Soldiers, and Marines everywhere.
JEFFERSON S. BURTONLieutenant Colonel, Engineer1457th Engineer Combat BattalionCommanding
Office phone: (801) 523-4517email: email@example.com
The officially website of the Utah National Guard also attempted to set the record straight. A news article entitled "Fictional E-mail Does Disservice to meritorious deployment" set the record straight:
Fictional E-mail Does Disservice to meritorious deployment
Written by Maj. Lorraine Januzelli - Published - Nov. 10, 2004
An e-mail fictionalizing the1457th Engineer Battalion's deployment to Iraq has been circulating across the nation in recent months. While embellishments are endemic to war stories, the e-mail-in-question far exceeds the limits of acceptable exaggeration. Its content is primarily fantasy. It tells an astonishing story about combat engineers who single-handedly won the war in Iraq, captured Saddam Hussein, and taught the Army how to pray. Although seemingly harmless, the widely disseminated story undermines the genuine accomplishments of the Soldiers who honorably but humbly fought to preserve our freedom and liberty.
The e-mail originated in Utah, but traveled fast across the country popping up as far east as New York, and perhaps beyond. Since its first appearance in the spring of this year, thousands of unsuspecting internet-users may have read its erroneous content.
The leadership of the 1457th has diligently worked to diffuse distribution of the e-mail and set the record straight, but it continues to flourish via the internet. This article officially refutes a tale spun out of control and clarifies the experiences of a unit that needs no overstatement.
The e-mail contains a few scant facts. The 1457th is part of the Utah National Guard. The Soldiers are indeed "combat" engineers with a distinguished heritage. They verifiably deployed to Iraq for a year and returned home in May 2004. And every single 1457th Soldier came home in one piece. Beyond this, truth and the e-mail part company.
The narrative below juxtaposes erroneous excerpts from the e-mail with the real story of the 1457th Engineer Battalion and their experiences in Iraq.
Myth 1: "Engineers are sometimes called 'sacrifice troops' since they must engage the Army with only small arms, ahead of the main battle force."
Truth: Combat engineers are called "Sappers," a nickname they earned in medieval Europe for destroying rival fortifications. In modern-day battle, they fight alongside the infantry and armor, going forward to clear any obstacles blocking the way. When they go, they are well-armed and well-protected by their fellow combat arms Soldiers. They can reasonably be called the first cousins of the infantry.
Myth 2: The 1457th engaged the enemy every step of the way from Kuwait to the Liberation of Baghdad."
Truth: The battalion traveled to Baghdad in late May; three weeks after Pres. Bush declared that major combat operations were over.
Myth 3: "Nobody ever heard of the 1457th because they didn't fight as a unit. Once deployed, they were divided up among other units. They became 3rd Marines, 7th Marines, Rangers, Special Forces, 101st Airborne, Big Red One, and others."
Truth: The 1457th deployed to Iraq together as a complete battalion. They were assigned to the 1st Armor Division, the infamous Old Ironsides, and operated nearly exclusively in the Baghdad region. The Baghdad International Airport served as their base camp. The unit slept and ate together as a battalion but typically performed missions as platoons.
A few times, individuals with specialized skills, such as electricians, engineers, or construction planners, were selected for missions away from the unit. Capt. Mike Turley flew with a team of such specialists to Baghdad ahead of the battalion to set-up the 1st Armor Division headquarters. Capt. Mel Anderson and Sgt. Scott Neil worked separately from the unit to manage the construction of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps facilities. No matter what the assignment, though, the 1457th worked for the 1st Armor Division for all their time in Iraq. The only place they joined the Marines was in the chow hall.
Myth 4: It was not a coincidence that a Utah boy found Saddam.
Truth: The Utahns involved in Saddam's take-down were not from the 1457th. However, the battalions' missions were of equal importance. Some were high-profile such as rescue operations at U.N. building bomb site. Others were routine, like constructing building security barriers, but no less essential to the lives those barriers saved.
Their missions varied tremendously. The 1457th traveled into the heart of Baghdad and built security barriers for Iraq's newly minted and oft-targeted police force. They cleared and mapped a series of interconnected tunnels and bunker complexes beneath the Baghdad Airport. They constructed a rifle range so coalition forces could continue to train while deployed. Typically, the battalion worked numerous missions concurrently, responding to each with meticulous planning and execution. It was not long before the 1457th was dubbed the "911 battalion."
The 1st Armor Division's Engineer Brigade Commander, Lt. Col. Don Young supervised the battalion while in Iraq and had first-hand knowledge of their accomplishments. He formally recognized the battalions' meritorious performance in a memorandum to Maj. Gen. Brian Tarbet, the Utah National Guard Adjutant General.
In the memo, he states, "They quickly became my "Go To" unit. I assigned my toughest high-visibility missions to this battalion knowing that they would always succeed in a timely and efficient manner." (A copy of the memo can be obtained from the Utah National Guard Public Affairs Office.)
Myth 5: "A big smile comes from the fact that on the first Sunday that meetings were held in Saddam's palace, standing-room-only meetings were held every hour on the hour, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM."
Truth: Many faiths are represented in the 1457th. In the immediate battalion area, LDS group leaders held at two services a day on Sundays. Protestant and Catholic services were held nearby with neighboring units. Most services were well-attended and lasted an hour or so. 1457th Soldiers only went inside Saddam's Palaces as tourists.
1457th Commander, Lt. Col. Jeff Burton, is especially frustrated by the content and tenaciousness of the referenced e-mail, but he believes he understands the motivation behind its enduring popularity.
"People want to believe in heroes," said Burton. "They pine for good news. And they are anesthetized by Hollywood about the true, more humble nature of heroism. The e-mail tells a story they want to hear. So they forward it along without reflecting on how it takes away from the actual performance of 1457th during their year in Iraq."
"The Soldiers of the 1457th did a remarkable job in Iraq, just like thousands of other units fighting in the war on terror," Burton continued. "Our service was not particularly unique, but it was honest and dedicated. Our reputation with those that know us is a positive one. We gave our best to every mission. Sadly, the lies and sanctimony expressed in the fictional e-mail cheapens the dedicated service of honest service members everywhere."
Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Soldiers – from the 1457th or elsewhere – don't need a fictional exaggeration to validate their service. They raised their right-hand to serve our country and protect our ideals. At the end of day, that is enough. They are all our heroes.[1]
The original email is below:
Text of a High Priests Group lesson given June 13th, 2004, in the Ensign 1st Ward, Salt Lake Ensign Stake. I take no credit for this lesson. I am thankful that it was delivered to me.--- Phil Summerhays
Caution: If you share this with others, please be careful. Not everyone will understand or appreciate. Our Modern Day Stripling Warriors — Recently I sent several friends an email on the history of our military bugle remembrance, "Taps," and one of them, a friend I will call Pete, emailed me back. His report is so extraordinarily special that Bro. Thomson, our group leader, agreed that I should share it with you as today's lesson on the Melchizedek Priesthood. ----Pete's words can speak for themselves.
My oldest son, Jack, just returned from Iraq. He is a sergeant with the1457th Engineer Battalion. They have a most interesting recent history. They were the first National Guard Combat Engineer Battalion to be called up to fight in Iraq. They are one of only two combat engineer battalions in the nation that are national guard units. The reason they had to go was because the eleven regular army combat engineer units were too badly depleted during the Clinton Administration to be combat ready. Just in case you did not know, there are only five types of fighters who really go and get into a fight with the enemy. Assault Marines, Army Rangers, Navy Seals, Delta Force, and Combat Engineers. Engineers are sometimes called 'sacrifice troops,' since they must engage the enemy with only small arms, ahead of the main battle force. On D-Day, June 6,1944, most of the casualties were combat engineers. Jack and his family were shocked with a message they received when he was first called up. They were told to prepare messages and letters to their family and to plan their funerals, since the majority of them would not be coming back.
The President wrote a letter of apology to them. Combat engineers always go first. Never before in American military history has any assault engineer unit gone into war and not suffered heavy casualties-until now. The 1457th engaged the enemy every step of the way from Kuwait to the liberation of Baghdad. Every one of them came home alive. Prior to every attack, assault engineers were dropped into enemy territory at night by helicopter, or sent in by day on foot, blowing up berms and strategic facilities, taking out sentries or in other ways going hand to hand with an enemy, then radioing that the way was clear for the main force. Nobody ever heard of the 1457th because they didn't fight as a unit.
Once deployed, they were divided up among other units. They became 3rd Marines, 7th Marines, Rangers, Special Forces, 101st Airborne, Big Red One and others. When a unit went into action, they took with them as many combat engineers as they needed to get the job done. Jack served with the 101st Airborne as they fought through central Iraq and for the liberation of Baghdad itself. It was not a coincidence that a Utah boy found Saddam.
It was also Utah Guardsmen who threw a rope around Saddam's statue and pulled it down with the world watching. The Special Forces in the North who worked and fought with the Kurds were more Utah Guardsmen. The Utah "Rangers" who rescued the first prisoners were there early to do it because they were ahead of the main force. Jack was able to send an email every week or so. Every time, he wrote that he and the other Utah troops seemed to be on TV every night. Their job led them to take on the enemy first, and then to hold while the heavy force came in to clean up. With the cleanup came the media, shooting tape to send home of the soldiers they found there. Nearly every time, the soldiers greeting them were Utah Guardsmen assigned to whatever unit had had that assignment. More than once Jack came out alive, unscathed, from a destroyed Humvee.
He did not tell me this, and was shocked that I knew, but confirmed it. When a squad took casualties, the ones walking away from it always included the combat engineers they had with them. As that oddity continued during the past year, many times soldiers insisted that they wanted a "chaplain" with them when they went on missions. A chaplain? Does that sound confusing? As time went on, everyone noticed that the guys with the castle patch (Engineer patch) were always holding prayer circles or knew how to pray or something else that took religious training. In time many in their units thought the patch represented a church and not a battlement, the engineer symbol. When asked if they were Priests, they said. . "well, . . . I was years ago, I am an Elder now." Uh--explain that one. Our engineers always held Sunday worship for everybody wherever they were.
Our guardsmen cleaned out Saddam's huge residence, because it was the only building available big enough to hold meeting in on Sunday. Week in and week out they held "volunteer type" Sunday meetings. Thousands of U.S. Soldiers wrote home that they liked the way the army held Sunday worship, everybody taking turns giving a talk, praying and leading the singing. Just that only "those fighting chaplains" were ordained to bless and pass the sacrament for everyone. Returning engineers said they never told others that it was a 'Mormon' meeting. Everyone was welcome, and in war, there are no atheists. Sometimes after being prompted to just "say what you're grateful for," a soldier new to praying would repeat in his prayer, "Say What You're Grateful For!"
One soldier praying did not move as his prayer ended. All waited in silence as he remained with his arms folded and head down, eyes still closed. After a while, the man told his comrades, "Sorry, I had to tell God I was sorry I never talked to Him before, and promised I would again." Everyone understood. A big smile comes from the fact that on the first Sunday that meetings were held in Saddam's palace, standing room only meetings were held every hour on the hour from 7AM to 9PM. At one afternoon service, as they were about to say the closing prayer, a voice called out from the side. It was one of the commanding officers. He wanted to thank the chaplain for holding such a wonderful worship service. A regular army chaplain's voice from the middle of the room spoke up, "sorry general, I had nothing to do with this, the guys from Utah do it. I just come and do my part, .like the rest." For music the most popular songs were "Onward Christian Soldiers," "Give Said The Little Stream," and "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam."
A strange favorite that most managed to learn by the winter of 2003 was "I am a child of God." Interesting how that one got to be so well known in Iraq. Jack's most important message to our family was that he knew more than anything that all men are his brothers. As they fought across Iraq, prior to going in to fight, one could see the desert covered with men in prayer circles, arms wrapped around each other's shoulders. And many times the prayer was not just about protecting them from harm, but to allow them to find a way to let enemy soldiers be able to go home to their loved ones. Only the true spirit would lead men to say such great things.
I sent Pete an email back to tell him how special this was to me, because in the '60's, when I served in the Utah National Guard, my unit was the Group Headquarters of the 115th Engineers, and the 1457th was one of our battalions. Pete emailed me back. It seems that in his work he is a technical services vendor to the Utah National Guard headquarters in Draper, Utah.
He has contact with many of the senior people there. He told me something I didn't know-that much of the intelligence for the war comes out of Draper. The translation and analysis comes out of the linguistics group there. They know what is going on-that's how he found out about the humvee incidents.
Pete wrote that his relationship with the guard leaders in Draper changed when he was asked if he was related to one of the noncoms of the1457th, and he told them that sergeant is his eldest son. After that they followed what Jack was doing, and kept Pete up to date. He told me, "It was as if they needed someone outside the military to talk to about their strange boys. I don't remember how many times I have been alone with a senior officer who would break down in tears and ask, 'what kind of people are we commanding anyway?' They knew all these faith-promoting stories... Oddly enough, they knew so much because it was being reported to them by the Inspector General. The Pentagon had ordered the IG to investigate every small thing about particular groups of soldiers, trying to figure out what was different about them-why they were so special.
The more they reported, the stranger it got." Mid way through the war, Senator Hatch had complained to the Joint Chiefs, asking if they were trying to kill off his Utah guardsmen, and reminded them that we are a small state, too small to have so many people in harm's way and to have so many of the dangerous missions staffed from one small state. The Senator was reacting to parents writing him to complain about only Guardsmen going out to do all the dangerous stuff. Not only that, many of the dangerous patrols were being manned not just by the 1457th, but some of their numbers were Utah linguistic soldiers who were not supposed to fight at all-whose job was supposed to be intelligence.
Well, the shock was that it was all true, but for what are rather strange reasons. As the fighting progressed, the commanders in Qatar were keeping track of who was doing what and with what success. They had no idea that the superior soldiers they kept hearing about were Utah Guardsmen. All they knew was that certain squads were hot.
The Airborne, Marines, and Rangers asked for the best men they could get to carry out important missions. Nobody knew that those squads, spread all over the military, were from the same place. Stranger still, some of the engineers would get orders cut to take 'specialists' with them--nobody questioned who these specialists were. But they turned out to be friends of theirs who were in the other Utah Guard unit-the linguistics boys-translated," returned missionaries.
"One story Pete told me was that when the first attacks were made on Iraqi logistics people back behind the lines, a group of Attack Military Police was sent to take out the Iraqis attacking the highway. For hardened support, they asked for the most experienced fighters from the 101st to assist them. Jack's platoon was chosen, and he hand-picked his men. (Want to guess who he put together? Uh, people he knew and trusted?)
The 101st Airborne received a citation for that one. The 101st sent the same group in to rescue captives later on. The whole world did not know they were all just Utah Guardsmen. Even his 101st Airborne Company Commander did not realize they were not the Special Ops people he thought they were. He assumed that a group like that had to have special training to pull off the things they kept doing--succeed under really tough odds and all come back unhurt. When the Joint Chiefs verified, to their shock, that what Senator Hatch was complaining about was true, but for very strange reasons, the questions became why these guys were so good?
It prompted a full-scale investigation into them, without even their knowledge. Jack told me they had no idea. Now regular army spooks were following them around everywhere they went and reporting every small thing they did, and asking other soldiers about them. The general story coming back was that they were essentially extremely religious guys who had close friends everywhere and all of them were afraid of nothing. They must have some kind of unexplained charmed life. There was no logic at all in the way they came back unharmed over and over again. In time, a whole story unfolded. It began with private prayer circles at camp in which other soldiers wanted to join. In time the prayer circles began to include more and more soldiers, and it spread to prayer circles even in battle. As time went on, the prayer circles were held after lights out in tents all over Iraq.
As you can imagine, these reports coming back were odd indeed. Here were tiger fighters who organized prayer circles every day and worship services every Sunday, then would go out on Monday and fight hard again. It was when they were in Kuwait waiting to go home, reassembled from all their temporary units, that the army saw them in one place for who they are, the 1457th Engineer Battalion from Utah. No longer Special Ops, Marines, Rangers, Attack MPs or Airborne. One Battalion, with no casualties, and made up of a majority of the most individually decorated fighters in the whole campaign. The word was shock. The whole army was in shock. Not one killed? They had been the spearheads of the Third Marines and 101st and Rangers? All those Sunday volunteer chaplains? The prayer circle guys? All those men are the same people? How can that be?????? They wore different uniforms with many different unit patches on their arms when they got together to go home. One patch they all wore--the engineer battlement patch. The patch many thought must be a church. The rest of the army will now have to find chaplains with across or Star of David on his lapel. The church patch boys are going home. Combat engineers are not used to mop up, just to take the fightin[g]. Another interesting story, my last. You may recall from our local news the controversy about them being extended just before they were about to come home? Remember that? And how within two weeks they came home anyway? It all began with Fallujah, a major city in Iraq, becoming belligerent and needing experienced troops to go in and retake it.
Orders went out for an assembly of the best fighting units to go in and clean the insurgents out. On paper, the commanders in Qatar assembled successful units to go do it. One at a time, these orders filtered down--to the men in Kuwait, waiting to go home!!! They were not Marine or Ranger squads anymore, but a bunch of Utah Guardsmen who had served with those units. When the realization hit the commanders in Qatar, the orders were changed. The miracle men would go home after all. Field commanders had interceded en mass, reporting back to headquarters that the men Qatar HQ was calling back to fight again had seen more dangerous action already than anyone else in the theater. But the messages coming back were as odd as the whole situation. Commanders who didn't even know each other made similar comments. "Send them home. Tell them we can fight and pray on our own now!" Jack was humbly surprised when I recounted what the people in Draper were telling me. "We all agreed we would keep all that to ourselves," he told me. Then he continued. "You see, Dad, it wasn't just that the president sent us there, at least not the national kind. The Lord sent us to Iraq to start something for Him. Not since the days of Abraham has there been any significant Melchizedek Priesthood presence in Babylon. We talked about it a lot among ourselves. We all knew that the Lord was doing something special, and decided we would keep our mouths shut and get on with it." Jack shook his head in amazement when I told him about the military having all of them studied. There were unexplainable things happening-at least unexplainable in ordinary terms.
No wonder the administrative regular army officers in Draper wanted to know, "What kind of people are these?" But how does one answer without putting it in spiritual terms? Any attempt to respond in any other way only meets with oddity and confusion, and now confusion is the state of the army in trying to understand what they observed. A few, who were in tune, got the message. But along with the 1457th itself, even they cannot tell the world what they saw..... Who would believe them!? Yesterday my friend Dave, who sent me the pictures, called me. He had just returned home from the priesthood session of a regional conference in Utah Valley. The general authorities at the conference were President Faust and Elder Maxwell. President Faust told them that five senior generals had recently met with the Brethren, thanking them for the fine young men from Utah who had served in Iraq, and wanting to know more about them.
I wonder if the Brethren read them the Book of Mormon account of the stripling warriors??? Now, what do we take from away from this?
For me, 1. First, I think, greater appreciation for our blessings. 2. Greater understanding of the words, "The Lord works in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform." 3. A hope that the "Holy Priesthood after the Order of the Son of God" has begun to work in the Land of Islam. It is my hope that we will all be greatly impressed by and committed to the marvelous things that the Lord is working to do in the world today; that we, each of us, will take to our hearts and minds this realization, and put our faith, prayers, actions, and the Holy Priesthood that we bear, more fully behind Him in His work. (June 13, 2004)
[1] "Fictional E-mail Does Disservice to meritorious deployment". Maj. Lorraine Januzelli, Published November 10, 2004. http://www.ut.ngb.army.mil/html/pao/news/10nov04.htm. Retrieved September 15, 2009.


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A workshop w/ the Center for Biological Diversity
Thursday, July 20th – 7pm to 9pm
Cameron Park Community Center (Social Room)
2502 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park
Organizing to Protect Our Public Lands
A workshop w/ the Center for Biological Diversity
"It is an American right to roam in our public lands. The people of the United States, today and tomorrow, share equally in the ownership of these majestic places. This powerful idea transcends party lines and sets our country apart from the rest of the world. That is why we strongly oppose any proposal, current or future, that devalues or compromises the integrity of our national public lands."
From a Press Release by REI – February 2017
Public lands – our National Forests, Monuments, Parks and more – are under siege by a growing number of political and economic interests. These powerful forces wish to eliminate existing environmental protections and sell off these publicly owned lands to the highest bidder.
Without an organized and effective opposition to these efforts, the threats may become a sobering reality. And if we wait too long, it will be too late to mount an effective resistance.
The Center for Biological Diversity has pinpointed a number of Congressional Districts around the country whose representatives have aligned themselves with the "public lands seizures" movement. Our own Dist 4's rep, Tom McClintock (R) ranks as #14 on the "Public Land Enemies" list compiled by the Center.
Ryan Beam, Public Lands Campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity, is coming to El Dorado County to conduct a workshop on how we can organize effective opposition to protect and defend our public lands (he'll also be in Sonora/Jackson the following Monday, July 24th):
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Almost 50% of the lands in El Dorado County are public lands! We live in the heart of a region with tens of thousands of residents who depend on public lands for recreation, livelihood, scientific research and study, and general enjoyment of living within and next to thriving public lands and habitat, replete with both our native flora and fauna.
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This two-hour workshop is free. Organizing to Protect Our Public Lands Workshop is at the Cameron Park Community Center, 2502 Country Club Drive in Cameron Park, Thursday, July 20th, 7pm to 9pm. We ask that you pre-register to ensure we have sufficient space for all those who wish to attend.
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This event is being co-sponsored by the Center for Biological Diversity, El Dorado Progressives, and the El Dorado Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
All photos: (c) 2017 Tripp Mikich
Top to Bottom: Indian Valley, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; South Fork of the American River, Coloma; Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; Granite Chief Wilderness, Tahoe National Forest.


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31 decembrie 2008
ganduri de sfarsit de an
28 decembrie 2008
Criza la romani - economia mitei vs salariul premierului
24 decembrie 2008
Criza la romani II
17 decembrie 2008
Criza la romani!
13 decembrie 2008
Si cand in sfarsit am crezut ca inteleg ce citesc... :)
rostul tabloidelor in presa :)
3 decembrie 2008
Simon says: Nu ma mai enervez de azi inainte :)
1 decembrie 2008
Cu ce masura poti masura Dragostea?
Recomand o poveste de dragoste - transpusa pe marele ecran, acum disponibila si la supermarket la un pret derizoriu - dar care are raspunsul la intrebarea cat de mult poti sa iubesti sau povesteste despre masura Dragostei atat de greu de inteles pentru multi dintre noi: 51 de ani...luni.... zile....
"Dragoste in vremea holerei"
27 noiembrie 2008
nunti muzici si casete video...
Tudor Giurgiu a facut un documentar care va fi difuzat, astazi, joi 27 noiembrie, pe la orele 20.00, pe canalul HBO pentru a putea vedea cel mai recent film pe care l-a realizat: NUNTI, MUZICI SI CASETE VIDEO.
21 noiembrie 2008
19 noiembrie 2008
KPI's pentru criza globala
capitalismul (in faliment) cu fata umana...
13 noiembrie 2008
despre viitor...
Iatã un lucru despre viitor
De fiecare datã când te uiti
la el se schimbã,
deoarece te uiti la el
Si asta schimbã totul.
Filmul Next
where are the money gone?
3 noiembrie 2008
creating synergies with fractals?
Out the fact I don't like the way he packed his theories I fully agree with one thing you can't preach something that you are not doing it. Of course you can but you get lost in extremes. But one thing regarding the synergies, wouldn't be the fractal theory approach the way to do it in terms of how to potentiate the outcome of interdependence level?
28 octombrie 2008
cine are grija de inovatia ajunsa la cotele ei maxime?
27 octombrie 2008
fumuri... si marketing
23 octombrie 2008
Criza financiara si explicatiile unora...
20 octombrie 2008
ce ti se poate intampla daca cumperi o spuma de par?
18 octombrie 2008
horoscopul: fat tail approach for a long tail audience
16 octombrie 2008
Internet for boring people or for the bored ones?
why I don't want to be Nobel Awarded! :)
At The New York Times, where Mr. Krugman is an op-ed page columnist, and at Princeton University, where he is a professor of economics, co-workers of the newly-minted Nobel laureate were reportedly bracing for the worst.
"I think it's safe to say that Paul had pretty high self-esteem before the Nobel thing went down," said one of Mr. Krugman's Princeton associates, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "But now he's walking around like he's Jay-Z or something." The first ominous sign, according to the associate, came at a meeting of the economics department this morning, when Mr. Krugman showed up with a coffee mug reading, "No. 1 Economist." While his colleagues discussed the current global financial crisis, Mr. Krugman "couldn't be bothered" and spent the meeting texting Matt Damon instead. At one point, one of his fellow economists asked him a question about credit default swaps, to which Mr. Krugman reportedly snapped, "Credit default swaps can suck my ass -- I'm Paul Fucking Krugman!"
Mr. Krugman could not be reached for comment and instead referred all questions to his publicist, Sherri Hefstein, whom he hired minutes after winning the Nobel.According to Ms. Hefstein, Mr. Krugman plans to spend the next few
months "building his brand" and will be adapting his book, International Economics: Theory and Policy, into a feature film to star George Clooney.
11 octombrie 2008
Logica normalitatii - un paradis pierdut?
O serie de filme incearca sa ne pregateasca pshihologic pentru momentul in care clonele de langa noi nu vor fi neaparat fiinte umane ci roboti cu infatisare umana. Oricat de futuriste ar parea aceste proiectii, interesant mi se pare felul in care de fiecare data acesti roboti (de regula masini de razboi - i.e. o fi vreun semn de vreme ce si internetul a aparut initial ca o forma de comunicare in cadrul armatei) descopera disimularea, emotia si irationalul deciziilor umane. Felul in care ulterior robotii dezvolta aceste atitudini ii transforma in figuri iubite pe micul sau marele ecran. Una dintre ele a devenit atat de iubita incat a devenit Guvernatorul Californiei.
Si totusi in efortul robotilor de a invata modul de reactie in cazul unei situatii care comporta emotii aduce intotdeauna in fata intrebarea : Dar de ce ai reactionat asa ? Nu e logic ?
Si acum sa ne transpunem fiecare dintre noi in absurdul cotidianului in care un imbecil iti taie calea in trafic in ultima clipa desi puteai sa intri in el. Intrebarea pe care ne-o punem cu vadita pasiune: de ce a facut asta? nu e logic ca puteam sa intru in el?
Si atunci nu pot sa nu ma intreb care este de fapt granita pana la care trebuie sau putem fi logici si care este limita pana la care putem sa ne acceptam emotiile si sa ne si bucuram de ele? De unde sa incepem sa ne speram ca am devenit roboti, si de unde pre-umanul emotiei ne muta in cu mult in urma in lantul trofic?
Si intrebarile nu se termina aici. Cum iei decizia in fapt in situatii la care ne place sa ne raportam ca persoane rationale si pline de logica, dar unde reactionam in fapt extrem de patimas si vadit sub influenta emotiilor?
7 octombrie 2008
financial innovation: where is it when you need it?
Speaking about innovation: now is the time, in the financial turmoil we face, to dig for innovative solutions. where are the brains paid to deliver but to think to take advantage on this turn?
One said that is nothing wrong with the smartest solution: make money when everybody does or make money when everybody don't. While facing the "change of the rules" all over the financial industries - would it be wise to help everybody just not to lose money? So, how this can be done without nationalizations?
Chiar deloc nu ne mai doare?
- realitatea A: esti internat si stai pe hol sau pe marginea unui pat (alaturi de pacientul in curs de externare).
- realitatea cruda AA: si daca dai bani nu gasesti locuri. (atentia distributiva costa, iar compasiunea se masoara unitatile monetare aferente "indulgentelor" de alta dat)
- realitatea si mai cruda AAA: si daca ai plati un serviciu privat iar nu gasesti locuri, trebuie sa te programezi. Daca nu stiai ca o sa ai o problema, te duci din nou la realitatea A.
5 octombrie 2008
Policy is making the change
Uneven growth among EU Member States which cannot be explained by distribution of natural resources!
Why should Austria's solar capacity per capita be 30 times larger than Italy's?
Why are 70 % of all geothermal heat pumps installed in 3 EU countries?
Why has biomass heating taken off in Austria and the Nordic countries and other countries only follow slowly?
Indeed, why?
To point he makes there is just one conclusion left: because policy is making the change!
would it be enough to change the situation? the world?
pareto principle in the oil business
Do you ask yourself to whom it belong the rest of 6%? well, an again interesting point made during the presentation: to the Russian oil companies.
one petabyte management solution
I can't stop asking myself what would be the key performance indicator for common sense?
2 octombrie 2008
energia in tara lui Zeus!
30 septembrie 2008
un altfel de alfabet!
29 septembrie 2008
Bonusul de retentie - anacronismul pietei romanesti
27 septembrie 2008
Pentru momentele in care crezi ca nu mai ai motive sa fi mandru ca esti roman!
Puteti citi articolul in editia electronica a ziarului Adevarul aici.
26 septembrie 2008
MECE - angels of consultancy. the secular rank
I would just ask it is not this the laic version of the apophatic and cataphatic theology version of knowing? I mean understanding God in a logical structure the the human mind would dare.
25 septembrie 2008
training philosophy
What I see, I remeber
What I do, I understand.
cata diferenta intre asta si principiul scolii grecesti vechi de filosofie regasita la Noica: "In procesul de invatamant, nu se stie cine da si cine si cine primeste"
Si atunci as intreba: Cum se numeste ce stii ca stii inainte de a fi uitat dar si dupa ce ai uitat?
24 septembrie 2008
ce nu ati face pentru 50 de bani?
23 septembrie 2008
the fourth quadrant - another perspective
There are just few days since the article of Nassim Taleb, THE FOURTH QUADRANT: A MAP OF THE LIMITS OF STATISTICS, was published on Edge.org. Plenty of replicas and reactions appeared all over the web. I just wonder if what he says has been perceived on the Europe banking environment as it is a true fact: you can't predict, don't fight (i.e. trade) with/against a number.
I have learnt from the Romanian economy that numbers were always meant to be presented for official reports therefore it really didn't matter how accurate they were. I would like to know how much would change this mentality the specific requirements based on Basel and SoX. Or what would be the next Basel? More restrictions and more supervisory regulations.
One was saying once: what does a risk manager have to do for a living? And we are talking here about a very specific job, pretty well defined, that didn't exist 20 years ago. Though we could say risks were always there no matter we were in Mediocristan or Extremistan. Nassim is making a point in saying "Alas, this category of blind users includes regulators and risk managers, whom I accuse of creating more risk than they reduce." But as one CEO would say: more risk is more profit what should be than the working incentive for the risk manager? Should we worry about people that make a living out of numbers no one else would understand. If we don't need them what would replace them?
On the other side I will not cover the red line of the article which I really enjoy but I will stick with my questions around some points I am not sure I fully agree.
He says "my new mission is to build methods to turn lack of information, lack of understanding, and lack of "knowledge" into decisions". I am looking forward to see that. But common sense would tell me that this is just another extreme of what we face today. Or is it the new petabyte management era?
Is it going Nassim to change the way we look at risks?
As he emphasizes "I have nothing against economists: you should let them entertain each others with their theories and elegant mathematics, and help keep college students inside buildings. But beware: they can be plain wrong, yet frame things in a way to make you feel stupid arguing with them. So make sure you do not give any of them risk-management responsibilities."
So the final question: Economists, if we don't need them what would replace them?
22 septembrie 2008
terapie antistres
ziua recunostintei si statistica
20 septembrie 2008
Cum recunosti un roman pe strada in tarile germanice?
17 septembrie 2008
Superstitie si noroc!
16 septembrie 2008
About motivating people...
Poate ca examenul final al unui CEO in momentul de fata ar trebui sa fie acela al unui echilibru in toate cele. Oricat de ciudat ar parea dar nu pot sa ma abtin sa nu ma intreb cum poti oare atinge perfectiunea intr-un mecanism economic oricare ar fi el, atat timp cat in propriul sau interior liderul organizatiei, «de facto» nu si a gasit linistea si de ce nu, un anume soi de armonie care sa-i permita intelegerea celor din jurul sau. Pana nu demult, comunistii aveau o teorie conform careia nu poate fi persona cu responasibilitati in conducere cineva care nu are stagiul militar satisfacut. Oricat de stupid ar fi acest demers initiatic, raportat la o societate complet desacralizata, dar deloc lipsita de mituri, cum a fost cea comunista, they got the point cum se zice. Poate ca standardele s-au schimbat, dar natura umana este aceeasi si nevoile ei s-au diversificat.
Cum poti prin urmare motiva oamenii daca nu le poti intelege nevoile si mai ales cum le poti intelege daca nu le ai?
Cum poti prin urmare motiva oamenii daca nu le poti intelege nevoile si mai ales cum le poti intelege daca nu le ai?
Oare unde incepe toleranta si sfarseste leadershipul?
14 septembrie 2008
typical learning environment: shut up and listen!
So I admit I am in this first stage for some years now. And You know what? I like it! because what I found out in my daily experience: most of us don't like abstract ideas but learning experiences and conclusions coming from praxis and not from theory.
Don't you think on the other hand that this is the reason we lose now easier our beliefes ? facts are everything but aren't they just ideas about what we see and understand?
13 septembrie 2008
How many mobiles do you have?
"When you are employed, hence dependent on other people's judgment, looking busy can help you claim responsibility for the results in a random environment." (Black Swan The impact of highly improbable)
Vi se pare cunosocuta imaginea? In aeroporturi si in anumite birouri si inatalniri ? Sa fie doar complexul (de supravietuire) angajatului care poarta in mana o hartie oriunde si oricand merge printr-o institutie ? Sau e doar dorinta ascunsa a tututoror de a parea mai importanti decat suntem? Cate telefoane mobile aveti?
11 septembrie 2008
my trend is his friend...
10 septembrie 2008
Ein Man ein Wurst!
No post yesterday. I am Bavaria and yesterday I did the supreme blasphemy ordering just wine for a typical Bavarian food. As good as it is the wine without so much of marketing as the local beer receives I wonder if shall I come back for Oktoberfest to really give a chance for the Wheat beer?
8 septembrie 2008
Where is the logic fallacy? One's quest for the logic of GO…
Whomever played Go at least once knew the beginning. Masters from 7 Dan would tell you about the end. Those two perspectives are coming along well as the logic would bring the student at the same table with the master. I never realized that playing Go you can look at the same problem from two perspectives until I run into the writing of Solomon Marcus (Paradigme Universale III Jocul - Editura Paralela 45)! E.g. solving it trough induction as a beginner without experience and making a lot of inferences about the next move to do (i.e. getting lost in the details of local tactics) or better as a master having the move as a necessary step to accomplish the strategy of the game he knew from the beginning.
What makes the difference between the master and the neophyte in business strategy? Should that be just experience? Or is it abduction principle to thank for?
2009 - End of the risk management theory as we know it and beginning of the Black Swan era?
The real value of the services without any obvious value added to a process (e.g. administrative for most of the business and in this particular case risk management for most of the institutions involved in financial business) can be perceived just when delivery fails. This is the case now with the financial industry and one of its services: risk management.
Nothing could be more convincing for the public opinion that RISK MANAGEMENT is a NEED than this financial turmoil we are facing now. Regardless of how much the risk minds would conference about it and how challenging risk managers can be for the ´growth of their organizations the theory and the contemporary practice is by far outdated. As Nassim Taleb challenged the financial community with its Black Swan theory, nothing will be the same, and nothing could be taken for granted anymore. So, where to place the bet, if investment theory lacks of forecast certitudes?
The time has come to move onto a new era. I just got to know that Nassim is working on paper to answer to my question: After Black Swan what? Shall we count along the risk milestones of the Harvard Business Review, this month issue, another one with Black Swan era?
Risk Management Milestones according to HBR September:
"1952: Mean variance (aka modern portfolio theory) - Harry Markowitz
Late 1950s, early 1960s: State preference theory - Kenneth Arrow, Gérard Debreu
1958: "Indifference theory" - Franco Modigliani, Merton Miller
1960s: Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) - William Sharpe et al.
1960s: Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) - William Sharpe et al.
1973: Options-pricing model - Fischer Black, Myron Scholes, Robert C. Merton
1976: Arbitrage pricing theory - Stephen Ross
1977: Underinvestment problem - Stewart Myers, Clifford Smith, René M. Stulz
1977: Underinvestment problem - Stewart Myers, Clifford Smith, René M. Stulz
1979: Binomial option pricing model - John Cox, Stephen Ross, Mark Rubinstein
1979: Binomial option pricing model - John Cox, Stephen Ross, Mark Rubinstein
1993: A framework for risk management including hedging - Kenneth Froot, David Scharfstein, Jeremy Stein"
6 septembrie 2008
Don't mess with mathematicians!
Oren Etzioni got mad once when he paid the most expensive ticket among all the customers of one flight. The inspiration coming out of this madness lead him to invent a system based on an algorithm to calculate when is the moment to buy the cheapest flight. See more about on the web site reshaped by Microsoft.
I just wonder where are all the mathematicians from Bucharest to help us out to calculate when is the best time to leave from home by car to avoid traffic jams.
5 septembrie 2008
Aren't we all nuts?
"Adaptarea normala omului obisnuit, cu bun simt, bine adaptat presupune o respingere continua, incununata de succes, a unei parti din continuturile profunde ale naturii umane, depotriva volitive si cognitive. Buna adaptare la lumea reala inseamna fracturarea persoanei." A. Maslow about Creativity in 1958, speech held at the East Lansing, Michigan. Sorry for not having the original version, the basic idea is that the process of adjusting to the real world can break apart our being.
Strange thing how the history of mankind preserve into the future labels and biases about previous thinkers. I would have believed for all my life that Maslow is just the one who invented "the carrot" of modern civilization and HR departments.
So I would ask the nut: who is the fool?
So I would ask the nut: who is the fool?
New sales controlling hot topic: How much are we allowed to ask for?
The question will not be anymore: How much a product will cost? but how much is allowed to cost?
Sound perfect rational nevertheless as Dan Ariel mentioned in one of his books Predictably Irrational the price is not set up by the economic law of Supply and Demand. The price is set up by the anchors. Anchor is something that the buyer uses as references in comparison to the new offer.
E.g. I am offering you a flat on the Moon for 1million €. Suppose that you might have an interest to go there once in a while or you just take this as an investment. The buying process will start immediately after the following offers for sales are going to be higher than this one. Marketing strategist for consumer goods and FMCG know that very well.
So, I would ask just this: How much could be allowed for the price of the crude oil?
4 septembrie 2008
My question is my life!
Around so many of my certainties I got always the feedback: how can you be so sure about everything? I couldn't answer but: [I believe it's so. I feel it]. And you might not believe me, but most of the time I was right.
Tough, getting the same question every day I said to myself that one could start to wonder as a kid, by thinking through the eyes of an adult.
Let's see what the marvelous question can do!
small is the new big... mirror?
Some of the Seth Godin's new Myths out of the "Small is the new big" on which I have some doubts.
"Customers have more power than ever before
Treating them like they don't matter doesn't work."
Treating them like they don't matter doesn't work."
Except if you live into a growing economy of one emerging market with the lack of competition!
Except if you live into a growing economy of one emerging market with the lack of competition!
Could it be the rule: we don't care because nobody else cares either?
Could it be the rule: we don't care because nobody else cares either?
"Multiple channels of information mean that
is almost impossible to live a lie.
Authentic stories spread and last."
Except if you don't know how many channels need to trust one.
Could it be that the time to check the true will bring the petabyte decision making system closer to our habits than ever?
"The ability to change fast
"The ability to change fast
is the single best asset
in a world that's changing fast"
Except that creation ended up into the 8th day of our Creation. Is there anything new indeed around?
Except that creation ended up into the 8th day of our Creation. Is there anything new indeed around?
"Blogs matter. If you want to grow you'll need to touch the information hungry, idea sharing people who read (and write) them."
Except that there are so many of them and just few are counting.
Except that there are so many of them and just few are counting.
Are they so important for our generation (civilization)?
Are they so important for our generation (civilization)?
"There are no side effects. Just effects.
Indulge short attention spans."
Except that is not because cause of you.
Except that is not because cause of you.
Could it be the last karmic chain to be broken this way?
Could it be the last karmic chain to be broken this way?
Aretha was right. Respect is the secret to success in dealing with people.
Except Aretha is not Seth.
Do something that matters.
Petabyte era - who's going to decide?
An interesting debate started from the article of Chris Anderson regarding the Petabyte Age and the end of the science done as it used to be done before. Since 1975, the suffix "peta" means the length of 1 billiard (1 000 000 000 000 000), so what we are facing now is the overwhelming world of information. There is plenty of data that are just waiting to be categorized and analyzed. Experiments to gather data in order to prove the evidence of one theory are obsolescent. The future seems to be for the pigeons clusters as Google machine sort it out.
My personal believe is that the first impact of such theory would come in place first to the management concepts. Try to imagine a world-wide organization gathering into the internal systems information and data from all over and try to imagine how a manager could cope with all the unnecessary information. How this new world of petabytes of information will change the way the economical decisions are going to be taken from now on? Is it going to be a human approach or super extra faster computers?


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PLAINVILLE — Joseph Wallace, of Sunset Acres, Washington Street, Plainville, died May 1 at his residence surrounded by the love and support of his family. He was 84.
Joseph Wallace, of Sunset Acres, Washington Street, Plainville, died May 1 at his residence surrounded by the love and support of his family. He was 84.
He was the beloved husband of Phyllis (Bohmbach) Wallace to whom he was married on September 27, 1944. Born February 21, 1923, in Boston, he was the son of the late Joseph and Cecelia (Bruce) Wallace. Raised and educated in Boston, Mr. Wallace was a 1941 graduate of Boston Trade School. He resided in Jamaica Plain prior to moving to Plainville where he had been a resident for the past 52 years. More recently he and his wife made their home on Kylee Drive in Sunset Acres.
Mr. Wallace was a decorated veteran of the United States Army Air Force having enlisted April 12, 1941 and served until his honorable discharge on October 20, 1945.
After serving his country admirably during the World War II era, Mr. Wallace began his career as a carpenter with the Local 67. He worked for 31 years until an injury forced his early retirement in 1972.
In addition to being a longtime member of Local 67, he was a former member of the North Attleboro Elks Lodge 1014 and the American Legion Post 617 in Plainville.
He enjoyed spending time in the company of his cherished family, working in his garden and playing horseshoes and cards.
In addition to his wife of 62 years, he leaves eight children: Joseph Wallace and his wife, Deborah Wallace, of Foxboro; Roberta (Wallace) Bristol and her husband, Kenneth Bristol, of North Attleboro; William Wallace and his wife, Carole Wallace, of Rehoboth; Lynne (Wallace) LaRochelle and her husband, David LaRochelle, of Norton; David Wallace of North Attleboro; Robert Wallace of Attleboro; Bryan Wallace and his fiancé, Kim Franklin, of Plainville, and Virginia (Wallace) Rubyck and her husband, John Rubyck, of Plainville; 20 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Phyllis MacEachern of Deerfield, N. H. and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Patricia Walsh and Phillip Wallace.
At Mr. Wallace's request, visitation has been respectfully omitted.
Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. May 4 at St. Mary's Church, Park Street, North Attleboro with the Rev. David Costa, officiating. Burial will be private In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Mr. Wallace's name may be made to the Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice, 3 Edgewater Drive, Norwood, MA 02062 to recognize their loving care provided during his illness.


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Just before Thanksgiving it finally got to be an appropriate time to make the first of my winter soups. Nothing to fancy, just a variation of my sweet and spicy butternut squash soup. So pretty much my favourite. Even better, my mom managed to scrounge up a bakery that does a pretty sweet baguette, so it was well accompanied. Was it ever delicious. Although I could, perhaps, have done without my soup being compared to the first ever bit of solid food I ever ate, but that's what happens when my mom's around. (Baby stories, all the time. Broccoli has been my favourite food since I was two and she has proof.)
Making this soup has the most marvelous affect: it inspires me to make even more soups. My mind is already churning with other flavour combinations I could soup-ify. My belly is going to be very happy this winter. So far, new new ideas include:
- roasted cauliflower and parsnip (the bite of the parsnip should help offset how mild the cauliflower is)
- carrot and ginger soup (it's nothing new, but it's good)
- beet soup (um, should I have been born Russian??)


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Jahja Ling and Dvorak surprised me
Even without San Diego Symphony's Raphael Payare
Garrett Harris 2 p.m., Dec. 12
Jack Kaye: Bass guitar, Drums, Guitar (electric)
Genre: Covers | Standards, Metal | Hardcore
Sound description: Sounds a helluva lot like Black Sabbath.
RIYL: Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne
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Inception: San Diego, 2004
Ex-Band Members: Jer, Vocals Jon, Drums Rob, Bass guitar
Influences: Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler
Jack Sabbath was originally known as Children of the Grave: A Tribute to Early Black Sabbath, a four-person tribute founded by guitarist Jack Kaye (aka J-ommi) in November 2004. The band specializes in Sabbath's early years, from 1970 to 1978, setting the mood to recreate the original Sabbath songs with the style, sound, look, and feel of when Ozzy Osbourne fronted the group.
Says the band, "Black Sabbath are the fathers and founders of heavy metal music. This is where it all began." They changed their name to Jack Sabbath in 2012. By 2017, the act was being billed as an instrumental tribute.


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Nano Silver Technology For Clean Hair
September 7, 2008 by admin
Many women do not consider the fact that they wash their hair and then they take hair styling tools which may be less than clean to style their hair only putting dirt and grim back into their locks. Luckily many new professional hair dryers and other styling tools are utilizing nano silver technology in their designs to stop this from occurring any longer. Dirt makes your hair appear less healthy and by using this new nano silver technology you will be killing the bacteria on your styling tools for a better-looking hairstyle and appearance.


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text: [Featuring Mac] [Snoop] Im in Junior High with a C grade At the end of the day I dont hit the arcade I to school from my moms apartment I got to tell these niggas everyday dont shit Cause where Im at if you soft you lost And to stay on course you got to roll with force My homeboy Dogg is chilling in a Benz In front of his building witht the rest of his friends I give him a pound no I mean I shake his hand He's the neighborhood drug dealer, my man I go upstairs, I hug my mother I kiss my sister and I punch my brother I sit down on the bed to watch some t.v. [Gun Shots] Do my ears decieve me No That's the fourth time this week Four young brothers got shot in the street The very next day while I'm off to class My momma go to work cold bustin' her ass My sisters cute but shes got no gear I got three pair of pants and with my brother I share So there in school I made a fool With one and a half pair of pants, you aint cool Cause there's no dollars for nothing else I got beans, rice, and bread on my shelf Now everyday I see my momma struggling So now its time I got to do something I look for work I get dissed like a jerk I do odd jobs And come home like a slob So here comes Dogg his gold is shivery He gives me two hundred for a quick delivery I do it once I do it twice And now there's stake with the beans and rice My mothers nervous but she knows the deal My sisters gear now has sex appeal My brothers my partner and were getting paper And three months later the whole hood cought the vapors My family's happy and everything is new Now tell me what the fuck am I suppose to do [Chours] Doggz Gonna Get Ya x4 [Mac Talking] Ay yo yo Check this out Snoop All these niggas always talking about "They looove this" And niggas got looove for you Or nigga I looove this ride or this chin around my neck nigga You niggas dont know what the fuck love really mean Nigga you cant buy love at no corner store nigga Love aint got no price tag Snoop I want you to kick this shit to them niggas [Snoop] Hmm Money is flowing everything is fine I bought my self and Uzi and my brother a nine Business is booming everyhing is cool I pull about a G a week, fuck school A year passed by and I began to grow Not in height but juice and cash flow I kick up my feet to watch some t.v. Cause now I got other people working for me I got a 55" television you know And every once in a while I hear "Just say no" Or the other commercial I love That's when they say this is you brain on drugs I pick up the remote control and just turn Cause with this bullshit I'm not concerned Me and my brother bounced in the Benz We driving around our territory again I pull up at the light like a superstar An automatic weapon cold sprayed my car I hit the accellerater scared as shit I drove one block to find my brother was hit


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Hello carbon tax friends: I hope you haven't experienced the irony of "it's too hot to gather signatures to fight climate change"… but regardless today is the last day to postmark or otherwise turn in your June signature pages. (We'll have totals at the end of the week, and as detailed below you get an extra day thanks to the state legislature 🙂 Read on for signature-gathering opportunities on the 4th of July and beyond, thank you for helping us meet our $10k matching challenge (!), and please continue to pass our job posting around to high school or college students looking for a summer job working on carbon taxes.
Send us today any signature sheets with 10 or more signatures. Today is the last day to postmark or otherwise turn in your June signature pages: to your local coordinator, or bring them by the office (1914 N 34th St, Suite 407), or mail them to us (CarbonWA; PO Box 85565; Seattle WA 98145-1565). We'll announce the totals at the end of the week!
Our June fundraising total surpassed our $30k target and is approaching $32k, so thank you for help us stay in great financial shape! Now… let's do it again for July 🙂
I delayed this email blast by a day in the hopes of providing a wrap-up of the legislative session but… fat chance! To the best of my limited understanding there is now a budget (which as expected did not include any cap-and-trade revenue), but there are still questions about a crucial companion bill and about a possible constitutional crisis and about a possible transportation bill (which appears to be pretty lousy and also includes a "poison pill" blocking a Low Carbon Fuel Standard) and… well, that's enough for now! The only solid news is that there's only one carbon pricing policy left on the table, and that's Carbon Washington's I-732, so please help out however you can: Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter; share our signature-gathering job posting with young people who are passionate about climate action and need some summer cash; make a donation to the campaign; and most of all help out with signature-gathering! Speaking of which…
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August 29, 2002 11:26 PM
Sandwiched between Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise City, GNR unveiled a new song from the much anticipated Chinese Democracy. They're launching the tour in China, and then will come back, put the finishing touches on the album, and tour the States.
Of course we can't forget the Eminem and Moby feud. It's hard to really call it a feud, since it's just Eminem picking on Moby every chance he gets. It's like the bully in grade school picking on the short geeky guy with glasses. Grow up.
I really think Eminem and Moby could get along. They both have one thing in common: They each know how to make fun of Moby.
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here are just a few highlights from the california trip–we drove route 1 (pacific coast highway) from LA to sonoma:
we are slightly obsessed with these–not sure why. they are enormous and strangely beautiful. you'll find a lot of them in west texas as well. the day we arrived there were 45-50+ mile an hour wind gusts. these were a-spinnin'.
my brother got married at joshua tree. it holds familial sentimentality for us–we went camping there as kids a bunch. here are some shots of the flora. my poor husband. i made him stop every 100 feet so i could take pictures of flowers and cacti and trees, oh my!
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this is the 'minister' and my cute brother waiting for his beautiful bride to appear. that's a joshua tree directly between and behind them. if you look closely, you can see the mountains and just look at that sky–my word!
houston proudly showed off to his new in-laws how he could 'MacGyver' open a beer with the bedside lamp. (yes, i had to look up how to spell MacGyver).
the drive starts up the coast. does anyone know what to call these crazy pines? i LOVED them.
this is entering the big sur area–just gorgeous.
no worries-these elephant seals are ok–it's just spawning season.
recognize this landmark? and no fog!
we took in a game with family & friends.
we ate cheese.
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'How to be green? Many people have asked us this important question. It's really very simple and requires no expert knowledge or complex skills. Here's the answer. Consume less. Share more. Enjoy life.' Penny Kemp and Derek Wall
30 Sep 2007
Saving Iceland Demo tuesday 2nd, 1pm Sloane Square
1PM Tuesday 2nd October, Icelandic Embassy meet at Sloane Square
Come and show Solidarity with Miriam Rose, a Saving Iceland activist from the UK facing deportation from Iceland where she lives for being: "a threat to public order and security and fundamental societal values" also to show solidarity with Olafur Pall Siggurdson an Icelandic activist being framed for "Obstructing a Police Vehicle" following an attempt to run him over by a senior policeman. from Indy Media
I gather you have once again voiced support to Miriam regarding her
threatened deportation from Iceland. Thank you, this makes a big
We are holding an emergency demo in soldiarity with her in London on
Tuesday, meeting at Sloane Square by the monument at 1pm. It is open to
all and will probably be quite quick. If you could publicise this
through your network of supporters I would be most grateful.
thanks, Rebecca (Saving Iceland)
Saving Iceland are here
Here is the knowledge from Indy Media
On Friday 21st September, Saving Iceland activist Miriam Rose was presented with a letter from the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration threatening her with possible expulsion from Iceland. The letter claims that due to her participation in two actions at smelter sites she may be considered a threat to 'public order and security' and 'fundamental societal values'. The letter also claims that Saving Iceland pays activists for being arrested, a claim repeatedly denied and proven to be false.
Saving Iceland is an international grass roots network that uses direct action to confront the Icelandic government's Heavy Industry Policy. The government are intent on building aluminium smelters to exploit the country's geothermal and hydro-electric potential, an ecological and environmental catastrophe sold as 'green energy'. Saving Iceland also promotes and practices solidarity with struggles against the aluminium industry worldwide, such as in Trinidad, South Africa and India.
Miriam has already served 8 days in prison for protesting against the destruction of Icelandic wilderness, for which the UK Green Party Principal Speaker Dr Derek Wall accused the Icelandic government of political harassment and demanded her immediate release. In Radio 1 Icelandic news program Spegillinn yesterday, the police admitted that this was to be the first of many attempted deportations of activists.
Miriam is now waiting for a decision by the Directorate of Immigration, having submitted her objection to deportation. 'I am very shocked that the Icelandic government continue to punish me, after already paying so heavily for my actions and ideals. This seems to be an attempt to scare people from protesting here, and I find such treatment surprising in a supposedly developed democracy like Iceland. I am a peaceful and educated person and have never posed a threat to the police or any other person during my time here. I was intending to settle in Iceland, and have been making moves to learn Icelandic and contribute to this society.'
In 2005 the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration attempted to deport 21 Saving Iceland activists. Activists were snatched off the streets of Reykjavik by plain clothes police, held overnight with no food, water or even pretense of a legal process. An elderly academic with no connection to Saving Iceland was hospitalised with serious head injuries after he witnessed activists being bundled into an unmarked car. Plain clothes police also broke into buildings in an attempt to get to activists on the 'blacklist'. The Directorate of Immigration, denied that there was such a list in an interview with tabloid paper DV, fortunately Saving Iceland was able to supply them with a copy complete with the Directorate's seal and Hildur Dungal's (the Director's) signature. Eventually the Directorate of Immigration admitted it had no legal right to deport anyone on the list.
In 2006 14 activists were tried and convicted for 'Disobeying Police Orders' and received prison sentences of up to 18 days a small group was also convicted of 'Repression of Liberty' and sentenced to 2 months suspended for 3 years on the false witness of a manager at engineering firm Honnen where they had attempted to occupy offices, the same manager punched and kicked protesters and slammed a door on someone's head.
Earlier this year after Reykjavik's first Reclaim the Streets the Icelandic police began to confiscate passport of foreign activists, something they have no legal authority to do. The Icelandic State have also had a long history of harassing Icelandic activists, in one case they have allegedly made false reports to Interpol accusing a Saving Iceland activist of traveling on a forged passport and attempted to strip the activists Icelandic Citizenship.
If the Icelandic Police and Immigration Directorate can get away with deporting Miriam, then they will use deportations more frequently to silence dissent and undermine solidarity with Icelandic environmentalists. They must be stopped!
The website of the Directorate of Immigration is http://www.utl.is/english
The director's name is Hildur Dungal: email@example.com
See also:
Report on Miriam's deportation and statement from Saving Iceland:
Report on Miriam's Incarceration in Solitary Confinement in a Men's Prison:
Statement of Support from UK Green Party:
http://www.savingiceland.org/node/985 and @ http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/3171
Report on Saving Iceland's funding:
Report of Previous attempts to Deport Saving Iceland activists:
Report on how the Icelandic Immigration Directorate can behave quite differently if you are pals with a Government Minister:
- e-mail: email@example.com
- Homepage: http://www.savingiceland.org
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Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport is to host the annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards on 26-27 June 2019 – the first time the event takes place in the USA.
FAB, conceived, owned and organised by The Moodie Davitt Report, is the only event dedicated to the burgeoning airport food & beverage business. Since its launch in 2011, FAB has flourished and become the key global gathering for a constantly evolving sector, serving as a litmus test of its challenges, opportunities and quality aspirations.
FAB 2019 will bring together senior executives from airports and food & beverage concessionaires worldwide as well as varied industry partners, including design agencies, research companies and technology providers. The conference programme will showcase the latest F&B developments, innovations and trends at major airports, featuring presentations by some of the world's leading airport commercial directors, concessionaires, chefs, key industry opinion leaders and analysts.


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The secret to paying less for an airport transfer
Exit through the sliding doors into the airport arrivals hall and what next? If you've booked a package holiday with transfer included it should be easy. Your holiday rep will be there to point the way to a coach for the transfer to your hotel.
However, if you're travelling independently you'll have to organise the next leg of the journey yourself. Of course, all airports offer some kind of public transport link to the city they serve and this is usually the cheapest and often the most efficient way of reaching the centre.
But taking a bus or train transfer might not be such a good solution if you are arriving late at night, staying in an area that's difficult to get to, or you have lots of luggage or small children in tow. Or you may just fancy the luxury of being chauffeured directly to your destination without the hassle of checking timetables and maps.
So what are the best and most cost effective ways of organising an airport transfer yourself? Here are our five top tips:
Taxi transfer
Heading for the taxi rank is not only likely to be the most expensive option but also the most uncertain. Queuing time and price will be difficult to predict and you risk being ripped off. If arriving in a new destination, do your homework on what it should cost to travel from the airport to your destination and agree a price or an approximate quote before setting off. Airport and tourist office websites often give advice about travelling to and from the city centre - and may have advice on scams to be wary of. For example, Prague's airport website warns travellers about about taxi drivers taking advantage of first-time visitors by taking circuitous or busier routes into the city centre or doctoring their meters to run faster. Bring local currency in small denominations and check your change carefully.
Private transfer
Pre-booking a taxi or private car cuts out the uncertainty over queuing time and costs. Holiday Taxis (holidaytaxis.com), a worldwide transport service, offers airport to city and resort transfers in over 12,000 destinations in over 130 countries, including cars, minibuses & limousines. Other transfer booking websites include skyscanner.net/airport-transfers, suntransfers.com, holidayextras.co.uk and hoppa.com. Airline websites also provide links and sometimes discounts with transfer companies.
Shared transfers
Some airports offer a more economical shared shuttle service transfer, although this won't be available to every destination (if you are going to a private address, the shuttle may drop you at the nearest hotel) and won't be the quickest option as there will be stops along the way, but benefits including being able to book and pay upfront. This is available at Malaga Airport for example malagaairport.eu/transfers.php.
Uber is available in airports in over 400 cities worldwide and cars can be booked once you've collected your luggage from the baggage claim and are ready to go. The app will give details of the pickup location and advise on whether the city you are in operates flat rate fares to and from the airport.
Car hire
Hiring your own car at the airport obviously gives you the most flexiblity. Book directly with the UK office of a car rental company or through a reputable broker such as Holiday Autos (holidayautos.co.uk). See our complete essential guide to saving money on car hire.


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Antique Chair: My First Attempt at Reupholstery!!!December 19th, 2013 in member junk
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One of my colleagues gave me some stuff from his barn b/c he knows I like to refinish and refurbish. I think this chair is from the late 19th century, but I'm not sure.
It's very regal looking, and I couldn't wait to try my hand at reupholstering it. I mean, I've done simple chair cushions before, but those are easy. This required alot more planning and measuring. It's not flawless, but I don't think it looks too bad for my first try.
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shamrockerin writes: Thanks so much! I'm happy with the way it turned out, and it was a good piece to practice on. Posted: 8:19 am on January 7th
CottageElements writes: Lots of hard work went into restoring this piece. I love the carvings on the back of the piece. You did a great job!
Lani Posted: 8:19 am on December 27th
Lani Posted: 8:19 am on December 27th
StrangeCargo writes: Wow, this chair is a real treasure and all your hard work and effort shines through. Well done and a great save!
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