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Saturday, July 11, 2015
Senator: The war's over. Our side won the war. Now we must busy ourselves winning the peace. And Fletcher, there's an old saying: 'To the victors belong the spoils.'
Fletcher: There's another old saying Senator: 'Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.'
I believe this fictional account may have captured a lot of the attitude of the warring factions following Lee's surrender. Here is David's researched account:
"Some historians believe that if Lincoln had lived, there would have been no Reconstruction, and the Southern states would have been peacefully re-admitted to the Union to continue as before. Lincoln did make a number of speeches to this effect, but he also made speeches before and during the war declaring abhorrence of the idea of making war against civilians. After all, it was Lincoln's consistent position that the Southern states could not leave the Union, therefore they never had and the inhabitants thereof remained U.S. citizens. Nonetheless, this view did not prevent him from issuing orders, and by his tacit silence at other times, allowing the entire Bill of Rights to be ignored while he made war on civilians he considered U. S. citizens.
Therefore, as his words and actions often did not jibe, we can only speculate what Lincoln might have done with the former Confederate states after the war though the strongest indications are that he might very well have allowed the former Confederate states to return to the fold with no further punishment. As previously noted, according to Sandburg, as well as others I have not mentioned, the one thing Lincoln was absolutely insistent about was that the blacks had to go.
What actually happened is that after Lincoln's death, those who have come to be known as the Radical Republicans took charge of the government and for 12 years reduced the Southern states to political and economic servitude by taking control of their state and local government and most of their economy at the point of a bayonet. Railroads, banks, commercial shipping, and most all of the economy was taken over by Northern industrialists...these being the same Northern industrialists who decried slavery while working 'free' children as young as 8 years of age to death in their factories.
Under the Presidential administrations of Andrew Johnson, who was helpless in the face of a Congress controlled by the Radical Republicans, and later for the two terms U. S. Grant, the Southern states groaned under absolute military rule.
It is thought that race relations would have been much better if not for Reconstruction. The economic situation of a lot of blacks would certainly have been better. A large percentage of former slaves stated in a university study done in the 1920's and early 1930's that they were "better off in slave times."
Contrary to the impression left by such books as 'Roots', there were thousands of free blacks in the South, particularly in the upper South and Louisiana, prior to the war. Many were farmers, but a significant number were blacksmiths, wheel wrights, and artisans of many types. With some exceptions, which varied state by state, they had all of the civil rights of whites except that they could not vote, and they lived peacefully with their white neighbors. After the war, returning white ex-soldiers found that their homes and farms were destroyed and their land and businesses often taken by northerners. As a result, they took many of the jobs previously held by the free blacks.
If I may digress for a moment, I would like to illustrate how incorrectly this period and even the pre-war South are so often represented. I mentioned 'Roots' above as an example. In that book all blacks were slaves and suffered miserably. While slavery itself is an injustice, many slaves, as also noted above, felt that they were in better shape as slaves rather than having to fend for themselves. The huge number of pre-war free blacks is ignored altogether by most historians.
It is interesting to note that 'Roots' was written by a black author from Tennessee, Alex Haley, and the work was hailed throughout the nation when it came out in the 1970's. He won literary prizes for the work, and was praised for the novel itself and the research which went into it.
Not so much publicized is the fact that he was sued by the author of another fictional work entitled "The African" who stated that a good portion of 'Roots' was stolen from his book. Haley denied this, but lost the suit and later admitted to his plagiarism. Furthermore, genealogists and historians have proved the Haley's statements that the book's chief character, Kunta Kinte, was based on one of his ancestors are completely false.
What we have here is a fraud of an author who wrote a plagiarized book based on the plot of another author, but whose depictions of the South and slavery are frozen into the minds of the millions who read the book and saw the mini-series. Prior to the war, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' had a similar effect. Lincoln referred to the author as 'the little lady who started this war.' Lincoln was always good at deflecting blame.
Another little known fact is that almost 90,000 free blacks were enlisted in the Confederate Army. Contrary to the assertions of a few current, revisionist historians, they were not on the rolls as actual soldiers. Most were employed as teamsters with the remainder being cooks, wheelwrights, blacksmiths, etc. They were allowed to carry personal weapons and there are several documented cases of them voluntarily filling in the ranks during battles. Ironically, they were paid a full private's pay while black soldiers in the Union army were only paid half pay.
The same type of misrepresentation is often found in history books when it comes to the Reconstruction period. Suffice it to say that the South was under total military rule for the period while at the same time northern commercial interests plundered it economically.
I have found that Northerners of an earlier generation were often mystified at the feelings of anger held by Southerners toward them for many years after the war. It is my opinion that it wasn't the war so much as Reconstruction which caused the bitterness.
My grandfather was born on the tail end of Reconstruction. He well remembered the Yankee soldiers riding out to his father's farm and stealing whatever they wanted whenever they felt like it. Remember, this was after the war.
My grandfather was an intelligent man, a lawyer and an abstractor, but he never forgave and he never forgot the constant stealing of his family's livelihood and the humiliation of his father by not being able to stop it.
Reconstruction is often portrayed as a period when yes, the Bill of Rights was ignored and yes, military rule was imposed on U. S. citizens, but it was all for good reasons. The first was to bring a still resisting South under control and the second was to integrate the freed slaves into society with the full rights and privileges which went along with their new citizenship.
My studies have indicated that the vast majority of whites were saddened that they had lost the war, but accepted that fact and wished to return as quickly as possible to normalcy as a part of the United States. They also accepted the fact that slavery was done, though the majority could have cared less about that as they didn't own any slaves, but they were concerned about what to do with an enormous number of blacks. One thing they would not do was accept social or political equality with the black race. In this view Lincoln agreed with them.
This latter view was not confined to the South. 200,000 Union troops deserted after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Only one Northern state I am aware of allowed freed blacks to vote prior to the passage of the 15th Amendment in 1868, Several others, among them Illinois, refused to even allow a black to enter the state. However, the Radical Republicans realized the political advantage these freed blacks could bring them as new voters, therefore allowing them to vote and bringing them into the Republican Party would greatly increase the power of the party and its leaders.
The political leaders of the Republican Party knew they could not force their northern constituents to abide by the rules imposed on the South, and it didn't matter anyway as blacks only made up a tiny percentage of the Northern population. Therefore, they focused on the newly subjugated Southern states. Blacks were enfranchised and whites were disenfranchised. The South was treated as a conquered territory and the whims of the puppets running the state governments were enforced by military rule.
It was not until 1877 that military rule ceased in the South and the people regained control of their state and local governments, but it was not until the 1950's that the South began to emerge from the economic ills brought upon them by the war and the subsequent Reconstruction period.
To illustrate just how badly the South had been reduced to overall poverty by the war and Reconstruction, in 1860 six of the top ten states in per capita income in the U. S. were Southern states. After the war and for the next 90 years or so the South ranked at the bottom of all of the states in per capita income.
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Labels: Civil War, Reconstruction., War between the states
Conduct Of The War
"Lincoln held little respect for the Constitution, particularly the Bill of Rights. During the war he jailed over 30,000 people who disagreed with his policies. Most were not charged with specific offenses and in many cases, were given no reason for their incarceration. They had no trial and no recourse to habeas corpus, and most sat in jail for the duration of the war. Constitutionally, only Congress can declare a suspension of habeas corpus for American citizens and only in time of war (the idea that habeas corpus applied to anyone on U. S. soil whether citizen or not did not appear until the late 20th Century), but Lincoln initially did it on his own.
Among those jailed were newspaper editors, journalists, members of the opposition party, virtually the entire legislature of Maryland, and thousands of regular citizens who were known or suspected of being opposed to his policies. He shut down hundreds of newspapers and periodicals, and ordered the Post Office not to deliver copies of hundreds of others thereby causing the papers' demise.
He declared martial law for the duration in several Northern states, had the military shoot dead several hundred civilians in Chicago and New York who were rioting in protest of his Emancipation Proclamation and the draft laws, deported a U. S. Congressman for criticizing him in a speech in his home district, ordered the largest mass execution, 39 American Indians, in the history of the country, and generally during the war committed every single violation of law, restriction of individual freedom, and lack of respect for common decency attributed by Jefferson to King George in the Declaration of Independence.
Lincoln ordered his many generals to take total control of the geographic areas they were assigned and make civilian government subordinate to them. For example, one of his generals in Missouri, a state which had not seceded, ordered the forced eviction of every living soul in three entire counties and part of a fourth. General Order 19, issued in Missouri banned the civilian possession of any kind of firearm for any purpose in the entire state of Missouri. General Benjamin F. "Beast" Butler hung a man for lowering the U. S. flag in New Orleans.
Lincoln authorized General Sheridan to declare total war on civilians in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia by destroying every single man made structure and home, the seizure and/or burning of all crops, and the killing of all livestock that could not be used by the Army. Freed slaves were involuntarily conscripted by the thousands as unpaid laborers for the Union army. In a few cases in other states, even whites were forced to build earthworks against their will for the Union Army.
Particularly after 1862, civilians were terrorized, shot, hung, and imprisoned for no legal reason. Several hundred women and children were seized in Georgia by Sherman and shipped off to the north to a concentration camp where most died.
A number of women, the exact number is uncertain, were imprisoned in Kansas City because they were suspected Confederate sympathizers and/or because their men folk were "believed" to be fighting in the Confederate Army. Some were as young as thirteen. As in most of theses cases, there were no trials and no habeas corpus for these people. Many died when the building they were imprisoned in collapsed due to the foundation structure being undermined by Union enlisted men who built tunnels under the building for access to a neighboring whorehouse. The invasion of Lawrence, Kansas by Quantrell's guerrillas was a direct result of the deaths of these women, many of whom were related to Quantrell's troops.
Atlanta was shelled mercilessly. There was no military reason for the shelling. It's only occupants were women, children, and old men after General Joe Johnston pulled out. When the Union troops finally rode into what was left of the town, the bodies of women and children littered the streets. When they left to continue their "March to the Sea", what was left of the town was burned. Virtually the entire state of South Carolina, even its lowland forests, was burned to the ground.
In Vicksburg Mississippi, the Confederates defending the area were encamped in a wide ring outside the city. Repeated attempts by Grant's army to break the Confederate lines failed. Grant, with the permission of Lincoln, then began bombarding the city day and night with artillery and heavy cannon fire from gunboats.
There were Confederate positions on the edge of the city facing the river, but most of the Southern troops were outside the city. Grant determined to lay siege to the city and shelled it as well as the Confederate positions. 22,000 shells from the gunboats' cannons and nearly twice that from artillery rained down on the city with no regard as to whether the targets were civilian or military. Civilians were not allowed to leave as per Grant's order though this fact is disputed by some historians because no written order has ever been found. For whatever reason, civilians were trapped. After two months of the siege and constant shelling, remarkably few civilians had died. Their city was destroyed, but civilians dug caves in the sides of the numerous hills, and ravines in the area and took shelter there. Though Grant could not break the Confederate lines, the Confederate commander decided the lack of food for his men,and the very obvious reality that no relief was coming made surrender the only viable course.
All over the South looting by the Union troops was authorized and everything which could not be stolen was destroyed. Many elderly men and loyal slaves were hung or shot because they would not reveal where the family had hidden valuables. During the Red River campaign in Louisiana in 1863, over 50 gunboats were dispatched up the Mississippi River from New Orleans and then up the Red River, ostensibly to support the army's campaign against Shreveport. The campaign failed and the gunboats were never really utilized except for one thing. They were used to transport stolen cotton back to New Orleans where the generals sold it and pocketed the money.
There was little rape of white women reported, but there were thousands of slave women raped by their 'liberators' while their officers looked the other way.
The South was destroyed. One quarter of all of the white men in the South were killed or wounded during the war. While it made sense to destroy manufacturing centers, Lincoln's policy, in defiance of the recognized rules of war, as well as common decency, was also to make war on civilians. It is estimated that over 50,000 Southern civilians were killed during the course of the war. Hundreds of towns and cities were burned to the ground. Private homes were looted and then destroyed as a matter of policy. Courthouses, churches, public buildings of all kinds, farms, plantations, opera houses...all were destroyed as part of a scorched earth campaign. As previously noted, anything which was not stolen was, as in the case of livestock, killed, or as in the case of structures, burned. This policy caused many civilians, including slaves, to starve when their food supplies for the winter were carted off or destroyed.
In some of the southern parishes of Louisiana were plantations owned by French nationals who chose not to take either side in the war. It didn't matter to the Union troops. The French homes were burned, some of the men were murdered, and all of their possessions either stolen or destroyed. After the war, the U. S. government paid reparations to most of these people, not because it was sorry for what had been done in the name of the U. S. government, but to pacify the French government.
There were some interesting exceptions to the total devastation. Louisiana established the 'Seminary of Learning in Louisiana' in Pineville, Louisiana across the Red River from Alexandria, in 1853. It was primarily a military academy for men. The president of the institution was William Tecumseh Sherman. He had many friends who were plantation owners in the central Louisiana area and gave specific instructions during the afore mentioned Red River campaign not to burn their homes. As a result, there are an unusually large number of anti-bellum homes in this area which survived the war. Unfortunately, the city of Alexandria did not. It was burned to the ground though there was not military reason for such an act. Other than the homes specifically exempted by Sherman, a twenty mile wide strip of complete devastation was wrought for almost seventy miles through northwest and central Louisiana.
In short, by the laws of war both then and today, Lincoln and many of his generals were war criminals.
I say Lincoln and his generals because thy authorized the heinous crimes committed against civilians and their property. I have read letters by union soldiers of all lower ranks, both officers and enlisted, who were horrified by the actions taken against civilians and in some cases, they refused to participate. Enough did, however, and the South was laid desolate."
Thursday, July 9, 2015
And Then There was Slavery.
"And then there was slavery. Slavery was definitely an issue in the war, but it was never THE issue except for a tiny minority of Southern whites and Northern abolitionists. Lincoln himself said that he would not interfere with slavery if that was what it took to preserve the Union. He did not mention slavery in his call to war. At the beginning of the war, slavery was legal in Washington, D.C. As already noted Grant's wife and Father-in-law owned many slaves and refused to free them the entire time Grant was a Union general. Lincoln's wife's family owned slaves.
It was not until the North appeared to be losing the war that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. However, humanitarianism had nothing to do with his declaration. It did not free the slaves in Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, or Missouri. Nor did it free the slaves in those parts of the South occupied by Union forces. It only freed the slaves in those areas over which Lincoln had no control. It was intended to cause insurrection among slaves in the South and to disrupt the Confederacy on its home front.
It didn't work except to establish a moral purpose for some individuals in the North for an immoral and illegal war.
We can safely say that economic tyranny imposed upon Southern states by politicians subservient to northern industrialists, the invasion of Southern states by U. S. forces, and for some few, slavery were the three primary causes of the war.
Four Southern states, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas did not secede until after
Fort Sumter. People in those times, in all of the states, considered themselves citizens of their state first and their nation second. When they were invaded by Northern armies they fought back...as illustrated by the young Confederate soldier quoted earlier.
All of that said, I believe the single greatest cause of the war was Abraham Lincoln. He could have ended slavery with compensated emancipation as was done in England, Brazil, and numerous other countries. But, he did not attempt to avail himself of this option except in the Border States where he was rebuffed.
Interestingly, Lincoln lobbied Congress during his entire term for the funds to round up every single black in the U. S. at the end of the war and ship them to Africa or the Caribbean. He did not intend to allow a single black to stay in this country. As part of the above mentioned compensated emancipation offered to the Border States, he added the provisos that the emancipation would be gradual and that the freed slaves would be deported. He had voiced and written his opinion that blacks were not generally the social or intellectual equal to whites many times, and apparently wished to rid the country of the freed blacks.
For those of you who may doubt this little known fact of Lincoln's intention to deport all blacks, you can find his efforts in this area documented in great detail in Carl Sandburg's six volume biography of the man. Sandburg, from Illinois, was hardly a Southern sympathizer.
Lincoln's agenda was to institute a centralized government which held total power over the states. Secondly, he wished to destroy free trade, thereby enriching his Northern businessmen supporters. As a result, he could not allow a state to secede, even though it was and is constitutional for one to do so, because this was the ultimate challenge to a powerful central government. He succeeded in these goals and was perfectly willing to sacrifice 600,000 Americans to achieve them."
http://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2007/09/26/six_inconvenient_truths_about_the_us_and_slavery/page/full This is the Michael Medved link on slavery mentioned in the introduction.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Abraham Lincoln
"In the very early 1800's the Whig Party, of which Lincoln was a very active member until it imploded, was fighting to force U. S. capitalism to abandon free trade for mercantilism. Mercantilism is defined by one economist as follows:
'A system of statism which employs economic fallacy to build up a structure of imperial state power, as well as special subsidy and monopolistic privilege to individuals or groups favored by the state.'
This system relied on protectionism, which is legal protection from international competition through high tariffs and quotas. Nationalized banking and tax funded subsidies to politically connected businesses and industry are also key elements.
So, what does any of this have to do with the war? For one thing, Lincoln had always, from the beginning of his political career, been a zealot for mercantilism. He gave speeches in which he said no product which could be made in the U. S. should be imported. The general concept of mercantilism is in direct contrast to the economic views of almost all of the Founders, including Jefferson and Madison.
Lincoln's main objective was always protectionism for Northern manufacturers; buying votes with cheap federal land sales; and the purchase of even more votes and campaign contributions through a massive spoils system created by government subsidies to the railroad system.
Mercantilism, and all of its aspects, was vehemently opposed by the South, and the South had good reason. Almost 80% of the burden to the economy caused by the tariffs fell on the Southern States. The South imported and exported far more than the North from 1840 to 1860. The tariffs protected the northern industrialists and punished the Southern agrarian and shipping society.
In his first inaugural address, Lincoln stated that he would invade and militarily enforce the tariffs on any state which did not collect them on imports. He meant it and the South knew it.
Keep in mind that at this time in our history, the government of this country was organized and run as the Founders intended. All powers not specifically granted to the federal government, and they were few, were reserved exclusively to the states. The states considered themselves independent, sovereign entities which were voluntarily bound together by the Constitution which granted certain, limited powers to a federal, not a national government.
Lincoln believed none of this as I will illustrate later. Her believed in a powerful national government to which the states were subservient in all things. That's where we are today and it was Lincoln who began the transformation...but he had to do it by force of arms.
At that time in our history, succession was recognized by most citizens as a right of any state. Madison, the author of much of the Constitution confirmed this right. Three states, New York, Virginia, and Rhode Island, specifically reserved this right in writing when they joined the original Union. Lincoln himself apparently believed in secession when it suited him as he broke part of Virginia off and created West Virginia without observing any of the constitutional requirements for doing so. On the other hand, he proclaimed all secessionists as traitors when it suited him to do so.
Lincoln forgot Jefferson's words in the Declaration of Independence stating that '...governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; [and] that, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.'
Secession was not really an issue in the North until Lincoln made it so. This was not a civil war. No seceding state, nor the Confederate government, wished to overthrow the U. S. government. They merely wanted to go their own way and be left alone.
The idea that these states could secede was recognized by most legal scholars, jurists, and the media in the North even as secession occurred. However, Lincoln declared it illegal and enforced his opinion with the military."
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Labels: Abraham Lincoln, Secession, The Civil War, The flags of the Confederacy., The War of Northern Aggression
Let's Talk
David writes: "As we are observing the commemoration of the War for Southern Independence, referred to in the North as the Civil War, or the War of the Rebellion (neither of which it actually was), I offer these thoughts and observations."
Causes of the War: Contrary to what you may have been taught, the war had less to do with slavery and more to do with economics and states' rights.
When Lincoln called for war, he did not mention slavery, but gave as his reason for attacking the states which had seceded as being the noble cause of preserving the Union...ignoring the fact that the Union would have been perfectly preserved, just smaller, if the seceding states had been left alone.
Nonetheless, "preserving the union" was what most of the Union soldiers fought for. I have personally read over 100 letters and diaries of both Confederate and Union troops, and not one of them mentioned preserving slavery or abolishing slavery as the reason they were fighting. In fact, there was a great deal of animosity toward slaves in general and blacks in particular in the Union boys' diaries.
The Confederates felt that they were being invaded by forces which had been causing them economic misery through high tariffs for almost 60 years. After all, it is estimated that 92% of the Confederate soldiers did not own a slave and were not interested in owning a slave. The vast majority were small farmers and they darn sure wouldn't fight and die for someone else's slaves. State' rights and the resistance of tyranny were the reasons given almost exclusively by the Confederates.
Shelby Foote writes about the long, tall Confederate private captured during the war. A Union officer asked him, "Why are you fighting? You are not rich. You don't own any slaves. You are just a small farmer."
The young Confederate looked the Union officer up and down, turned his head and spat out some tobacco juice, looked back at the officer and responded, "Because y'all are here."
As an aside, it is interesting to note that General U. S. Grant was the slave overseer on his Father-in-Law's plantation prior to the war and Grant's wife refused to free her slaves until she was forced to after the war by the 13th Amendment."
I will cover Lincoln and his reasons for declaring war in subsequent posts. I hope you will follow this series and learn some things that aren't taught by those who only teach from the book of "Historical Liberal Talking Points".
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Labels: Civil War, Confederate flag, Freedom of Speech., Liberal bias, Sanitized history, War of Northern Aggression
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Plated 'possum.
Ancient life form.
You jump up when you should run.
Couldn't see that semi coming,
now lie baking in the sun.
Dennis Price
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Cowboys at Dusk
High atop the mesa
cowboys sit in restful pose
and watch the sun
slide down the western sky.
Purple, pink, golden hues
bleak and rugged scenes
in ever changing show
from dusk to night.
In saddles, worn.
On ponies, tired.
They sit in awe as stars appear
and know,
why they,
are richer than most men.
Dennis Price
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Epiphany: A sudden realization about the meaning of something.
It's the rising sun
blasting through the frosted
glass on the east wall of my bedroom.
I can feel it.
I move slowly and take in
the aroma of coffee
as it rides the currents
from my kitchen.
I listen to the quiet
electronic hum
coming from the vents in
my ceiling.
I stir and sense the
softness of warm sheets
on exposed skin.
Dennis Price
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Stars in the City
Above the street lights
the muted dome stands silent
beauty rarely seen.
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Monday, January 12, 2015
Totem Poles
Stake Your Totem
Chop the tree.
Carve the wood.
Tell the story of your clan.
Stake your totem
on the seashore
hoping all the world will see.
Who will be left
when others pass
to pass the epic on?
Unlock the past
without a key?
Learned men
will cogitate,
extrapolate, and pontificate.
But, in the end they speculate.
Dennis Price
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Saturday, January 10, 2015
is one of the most important form of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
This is a Haiku form using three poems on a related theme all starting with the same first line. I wrote it as a commentary on life. I hope you enjoy. Remember, read all poetry aloud for maximum effect.
This is a Haiku form using three poems on a related theme all starting with the same first line. I wrote it as a commentary on life. I hope you enjoy. Remember, read all poetry aloud for maximum effect.
Twisting leaf in wind.
Green, it moves with limb and twig
youth has strength to spare.
Twisting leaf in wind.
Red, it leaves its lofty perch
color to be seen.
Twisting leaf in wind.
Brown, it's blown from place to placeno one knows it's there.
Dennis Price
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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Autumn's colored splendor fades away.
It's coming; I hear the north wind's song.
Bare branches stand against a canvas gray.
Days shorten; nights become too long.
Cool, crisp, sharp, raw, blue.
Varied harshness marks its passing here.
Weak ones sometimes do not make it through.
At times, it also brings the strongest fear.
Blinding brightness – Snow is on the ground.
Icy crystals bend the straining bough.
Silence broken by its tinkling sound.
Surreal, it manifests its beauty now.
The rudeness of its entrance dims at last
Warming gentle breezes bathe, heal.
God's paints upon this dismal scene are cast.
From dormancy, a new life to reveal.
Dennis Price
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
The Old Coot
No More Vent Windows
I drove through the historic district
and realized I grew up there.
At a recent business meeting
a young associate said,
"Pawpaw, I think that's your beeper going off."
A guy cut me off in traffic today.
I called him a "moron",
but, realized by modern standards
it was not harsh enough.
In my younger days
I would have chased him down
and jerked his pointy head through
the vent window.
There are no more vent windows.
Dennis Price
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Monday, January 5, 2015
As you continue to work in your planners for the new year, here is a poetic thought to influence your priorities.
Life's Little Pleasures
We plan.
We work.
We save.
We dream.
But life is seldom as it seems.
A germ.
A gene.
A wayward act.
Can throw perceptions off their track.
A hug.
A kiss.
A tender word.
Can let us know we're not alone.
That other's dreams have not come true.
Life is life.
So on we go.
Not so sure of what's in store.
But fearing less that great unknown.
Enjoying "little" more.
Dennis Price
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Sunday, January 4, 2015
"Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are." Luke 12: 27,
Accumulating wealth won't satisfy.
They are not ours these things we seek to gain.
But all are gifts delivered from on high.
And apt to leave us quickly as they came.
So we should love more,
pray more, share more
with our neighbors
as we're blessed.
Thanking God for all that he has given.
Food and shelter as he sees we need it.
Teaching us the meaning of contentment.
Accumulating wealth won't satisfy.
Dennis Price
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Saturday, January 3, 2015
The New Year
Aging Memories
A century old sage
on his old Farmall cub
strokes his gray stubbled beard
stained with tobacco juice.
on his old Farmall cub
strokes his gray stubbled beard
stained with tobacco juice.
"Everything's changed
Ain't nothin' the same
'cept the tractor,
the house,
and the barn."
Ain't nothin' the same
'cept the tractor,
the house,
and the barn."
He grins and spits.
"Got no teeth, but still chew."
"Got no teeth, but still chew."
His old red tractor
chugs, sputters, and squeaks
much like he does.
Slowly, memories come.
Memories of childhood
clearer than yesterday.
The house as it once was.
His life as a young man.
Those in his family now
all passed away.
clearer than yesterday.
The house as it once was.
His life as a young man.
Those in his family now
all passed away.
"Everything's changed
ain't nothin' the same
not the tractor,
the house,
or the barn."
ain't nothin' the same
not the tractor,
the house,
or the barn."
Dennis Price
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Fort Lauderdale is perfect for families looking for a fabulous beach vacation or singles and couples visiting Florida for gourmet dining options and the exciting nightlife. With cheap hotels in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, you can set aside plenty in your vacation budget to explore all that the area has to offer.
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The most popular place to stay in the city is the strip of Fort Lauderdale Beach, where highway A1A runs alongside the beach between Las Olas Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard. There are a great many excellent hotels to be found here and the location is pretty, with great views at sunset.
Fort Lauderdale boasts some of the most amazing four and five star resorts in the entire state of Florida.
The Atlantic Resort and Spa sits near the Bonnet House Museum and Gardens. Top notch amenities include town car service, outdoor pools, spa services, poolside bar, cooked to order breakfasts and 24-hour room service.
The B Ocean Fort Lauderdale is near the Hugh Taylor Birch State Park and features a restaurant, poolside bar, outdoor pool, fitness facility and spa.
What to Do in Fort Lauderdale
Set aside some time for long days relaxing at the gorgeous Florida beaches. Over 23 miles of white sand beaches stretch over the Fort Lauderdale area. Hillsboro Beach is the best place for vacationers looking for quiet and tranquility. Deerfield Park offers the first cable ski park and cove-like beach areas. Sea turtle nesting season commences in March and lasts through October. Sea turtle nature tours are available through the Museum of Discovery and Science during this time period.
Other must-see attractions are tours of the Everglades that include up close encounters with turtles, alligators and rare birds. Dolphin World, the Florida Antique Car Museum and Riverfront Cruises are other must-see attractions in Fort Lauderdale.
Where to eat
The Best Cuisine in Fort Lauderdale Whether you want to eat at a chain restaurant with reasonable prices or go for more upscale fare, Fort Lauderdale has plenty of dining options to choose from. If you don't have time to make a dinner reservation, chain restaurants such as Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and Outback Steakhouse will have availability on short term notice.For fine dining in Fort Lauderdale, you have multiple types of cuisine to choose from. The Casa D'Angelo Ristorante and Bistro Mezzaluna are popular Italian food eateries. The Chima Brazilian Steakhouse and Steak 954 are also well-rated restaurants in the Fort Lauderdale area.
Day Trips
One popular day out is a Cypress Airboat Ride, which takes the visitor around the Everglades on a fun boat ride. Sea fishing trips abound and your hotel in Fort Lauderdale should be able to help you arrange one of these, while there are also great trips to be had on the canals around the city.
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The Westin Beach Resort and Spa, Fort LauderdaleTreat yourself and your family to an affordable oceanfront vacation by staying at The Westin Beach Resort & Spa....ViewRooms from$234.00
Ramada Fort Lauderdale Airport/Cruise PortGet the convenience you need and more by staying at the Ramada Fort Lauderdale Airport-Cruise Port....ViewRooms from$84.15
Sonesta Fort LauderdaleSonesta Fort Lauderdale has a sexy bar/lounge that makes you wish it were in your own home....ViewRooms from$239.00
Gallery ONE Ft Lauderdale a DoubleTree Suites by Hilton HtlWhen you smell that morning coffee, just make you're way down to the lobby and grab you a cup of your favorite Starbucks coffee....ViewRooms from$207.67
The Westin Fort LauderdaleThe Westin makes it easy for you to stay in shape with their �Gear Lending� program offered by New Balance....
Hyatt Regency Pier 66Hyatt Regency Pier 66 goes above and beyond to make sure their guests have all they need for an enjoyable visit....
Fort Lauderdale Marriott NorthStaying in a nature preserve can have a profound affect in helping to rejuvenate your spirit....
Sea Club ResortSea Club Resort is a fun and exciting place to have pre-dinner cocktails with friends and family....ViewRooms from$165.00
All Inclusive Inverrary Vacation ResortInverrary Vacation Resort offers you everything you need at one place, with all-inclusive packages....ViewRooms from$70.00
Red Carpet Inn Airport/CruiseportRed Carpet Inn Airport is a convenient, modern hotel that gets you to and from the airport in no time....ViewRooms from$79.95
Pelican Grand Beach Resort - A Noble House ResortRelaxing on the wide-open veranda of the oceanfront Pelican Grand Beach Resort is a MUST!...ViewRooms from$224.25
Royal Beach Palace HotelIt may not be an actual palace but you sure feel like it is at Royal Beach Palace Hotel....ViewRooms from$109.00
Days Inn Ft Lauderdale/Oakland ParkWhen visiting Fort Lauderdale, stay at the clean and affordable Days Inn Fort Lauderdale/Oakland Park hotel....ViewRooms from$98.99
The Atlantic Hotel & SpaKick back with a cocktail and watch the sunset or rise from the rooftop of the Atlantic Hotel & Spa....ViewRooms from$263.42
Il Lugano Suite HotelWith an Intracoastal view from your suite at Il-Lugano Suite Hotel, you'll see magnificent boats and yachts sailing the Atlantic Ocean....ViewRooms from$222.00
Hilton Fort Lauderdale MarinaThe Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina is a lovely, Intracoastal Waterway gem, with stunning views of sea and land....ViewRooms from$167.03
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Top ideas for a Ft. Lauderdale Family Vacation
Now let me ask you, do remember chasing your first butterfly? If you do, then you remember the smiles and fun associated with the fun. Just a half hour out of Ft. Lauderdale you'll find Butterfly World in Tradewinds Park. Your children will enjoy life long memories running around in the midst of thousands of butterflies and hummingbirds.
Wen its time to get off the sand and out of the sun, a cooler and refreshing adventure is a riverboat tour of Inter Coastal Waterways on the Jungle Queen Riverboat. You'll enjoy a tour of the most spectacular mansions build along the waterways, along with their mega-yachts. If you choose a late day or evening cruise, be prepared for spectacular sunset. The evening cruise includes am "all you can eat" special with shrimp, ribs and chicken, as well as a show, all included in a three hour cruise.
The fact that the main draw to Florida is its fine sandy and warm beaches, and that absolutely the draw here in Ft. Lauderdale. Now that the party scene is long gone, you'll find the beach here as well as shoreline full of families and children enjoying the water. Parents, the nice thing are rental cabana's, chairs and sport rentals are available on beaches. Unlike other places, your fun will cost you nothing except a cooler and soft drinks, and maybe a $1 parking fee.
Interesting fact: When I was a small child, each year for vacation, my parents would take us to Florida. For quite a few years when we returned back home to the Northeast, we all got to bring a baby alligator in a box home wit us. That is now against the law, I'm happy to say.
If this is your first time here in Southern Florida with your kids, you own them one adventure for sure, alligator! Taking a jaunt down to the Everglades Holiday Park for a exciting Everglades Airboat Excursion is the absolute bomb! Not only is the ride through the swamps exciting as you get up close and personal with the American Alligator, but more. This park is home to the "Gator Boys Alligator Rescue". Viewing their show you will certainly understand what makes them one of the top Florida State attractions. You and the kids will stand in awe at what they will experience when the Gator Boys get into the "gator pit"! They will learn tones about gators and will have lots to share back home.
When the performances are over the show doesn't end for your youngsters. In fact, they will have the opportunity to actually hold baby gators in their hands.
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Let's face it, the best attraction is always the beaches, with white sands, sunshine and the best part is it doesn't cost a dime to spend a day on them. With over 140 miles of beaches, including National Seashore Recreation Area's, there's plenty to keep you busy with the kiddies. Most families choose Naggs Head, Corolla, Duck or Kill Devil Hills beaches because they are a bit more populated, but not crowded.
Of course, if you are vacationing during the not to busy season, by all means spend time on Fort Lauderdale Beach, especially if your hotel is directly on it. With the pedestrian walk, shops and restaurants readable available right off the beach, why not take advantage of it?
Now of course, your vacationing in Southern Florida, with children, and what do children think about in Florida? Yep! Alligators! We don't suggest going off on your own looking for them in waterways, because you might just come across one. Instead, why not take the family to the Everglades Holiday Park instead? Located in Fort Lauderdale on Griffin Road, even if you don't have a vehicle, you can take a cab there. You can easily spend a day in the park, enjoy a boat ride, Airboat Tours or even rent a boat. You'll be in the home of the famous "Gator Boys", and their Alligator Rescue Program. Of course, these days, they have added the "Gator Girls to the program. You and the kids will learn everything you ever need to know about these fascinating creatures.
If your children are a little older, and you can get away for a few "adult hours", you absolutely should stroll Las Olas Blvd! This famous street runs right down the center of town, and offers many unique shops and galleries for a little shopping for Mom. There are also some awesome restaurants and after dinner clubs if you still have the energy after a day in the sun.
Another fun place to give your children some learning in their vacation, is the Ft Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science. Now don't worry about it being just a museum, because it's much more than that. There's stuff in these walls for all ages, and then there are the simulated experiences. You and the kids can enjoy the thrills of a simulated ride to the Moon and Mars. In addition, your children and yourself, can take a ride in the simulated cock-pit of a jet!
Dad is in for a treat, because what boy, young or old or even girls aren't into cars? The Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum is all about pre-war Packard's. There are more than twenty-two perfectly restored Packard's from 1900 into the 1940's to drool over. You won't forget the address, because the museum is located on Packard Avenue.
And then there's the Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, located between the ocean and Intercostal Waterway. This is a perfect adventure for a day off the beach, but still in the water. You can enjoy the mile-long freshwater lagoon, for fishing, swimming, or hiking in the park. The park is a perfect opportunity to stop on the way and get a picnic lunch and beverages, relaxing under the trees. If you want to take a tour, we highly suggest trying the Segway Tour, and worry not, you get classes first.
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If the thought of relaxing by the pool in a covered cabana while you receive the pleasures of soft stones or oiled hands, massaging your entire body, is your dream, why not choose a spa resort? There are awesome spa resorts available to you, like the Marriott Beach Resort & Spa, Rock Spa at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Spa 66 at The Hyatt and more. If you choose to stay at a standard hotel, you can still hit a local spa like the Alaya Spa at the Bonaventure.
Of course Fort Lauderdale's major draw are its calm sandy beaches, offering sunning, people watching, and tons of water sports. From swimming, waterskiing, snorkeling and Scuba Diving, there's so much to do if you decide to get a little active.
In fact, the natural coral reef system makes it perfect for snorkeling its waters, or maybe fishing off the Hollywood pier. Jus think, rent some gear, relax fishing and maybe have the chef cook up your catch for dinner?
Another popular destination for your shoes, sneakers or sandals is Las Olas Blvd.
The shops, restaurants boutiques and nightclubs will definitely keep you busy. Its also where you can find many street festivals and fairs all year long. One of the most popular is the annual Las Olas Food and Wine Festival.
After hours or even days dragging your mate along the streets and stores, maybe its time to take him for a stroll checking out something that might be more interesting. The Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum might just be that place. It's dedicated to The Packard Motor Company and features 22 autos from 1900 up to 1940.
Something that locals will tell you is a "must do" when visiting Fort Lauderdale is to take a relaxing cruise aboard the Jungle Queen Riverboat on the New River. It's a ninety minute guided riverboat tour where you can take a selfie with homes of the rich and famous in the background. Also available is the three-hour dinner cruise, and all you can eat buffet. Included in this is a stop on a tropical island for a live animal show.
If you are vacationing with the kiddies, maybe you will opt for a cruise aboard the BlueFoot Pirate Adventures boat cruise. Absolutely safe, Coast Guard Approved, this pirate ship cruises the inland waterways, and is quite the themed adventure for all ages.
Keep in mind that one of the most enjoyable, exciting and exhilarating adventures awaits you a half an hour south. Florida's Everglades park offers everyone the excitement of an airboat ride through the wild Everglades, bringing you up close and personal to alligators, snakes and more. Even more exciting to me at least, is at the end of the tour, there's a alligator show with the Gator Boys Alligator Rescue Team. These guys perform tricks, stunts and at the same time educate you on the importance of conservation.
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Fun in the sun isn't only found on the beaches, but also on the well-known golf courses. In fact there are over forty golf courses available to you, and in fact a great place for the novice, beginner or pro. Why not take your wife or girlfriend, or maybe eldest son or daughter along just to drive the gold cart, and maybe putt once in a while.
I can highly suggest playing at a couple excellent courses, starting with Deer Creek Golf coarse, which is really accessible, and located nearby in Deerfield Beach. This is an Oceanside resort, with awesome views, and best of all, no membership required.
Another suggestion is playing Plantation Preserve Golf Course, also not private. This is a challenging course; located in downtown Fort Lauderdale set in Everglade-inspired wetlands, so beware of the crock's. Kidding of course. The novice, especially with the GPS equipped golf carts, telling you distance to flag, easily plays the course.
Although some believe now that the "spring breakers" have deserted Fort Lauderdale, it's just a place for retired people who hit the sack by 9 PM. Nothing is farther from the truth, because this town is all about nightlife and socializing in its bars and pubs after dark.
We highly suggest hitting one of the most popular bars in this city, America's Backyard in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, where you aren't stuffed inside club walls, but instead in the great outdoors.
\For a little sophistication, and great martini's, the Blue Martini is a super choice. You will find great evening "happy hours", live bands, and I can tell you appetizers are yummy, especially the sushi. If you really want to relax, try their VIP Lounge located under the blue skylight, sipping the signature cocktails, the Blue Martini.
If you want to experience a little New Orleans while here, you should check out Blue Jeans Blues, which is quite a unique jazz club, offering happy hour every evening from 11 am until 7 pm. This is a perfect place to make happy hour apps your dinner, or grab a super tasty pizza or sandwich.
For a fun activity off the beach and golf course, would be to take the Jungle Queen Riverboat tour, which lasts about three hours. You will have the opportunity to see and photograph Millionaires Row as you cruise offshore downtown Fort Lauderdale.
You will also have the opportunity of checking out a bit of the Everglades.
Your choices of cruises include a four hour Bar-B-Que and Shrimp Dinner, with ribs too, and a show, and lasts about four hours. This is not only a great couples thing to do but also awesome for families.
Fun events to plan a Ft Lauderdale Florida Vacation around
For those that Scuba Dive the Ft Lauderdale is offers you a few days of heaven under water July 26-30th during the 2016 BugFest-By-The-Sea. No, you won't be searching out cockroaches; you'll be diving for the local tasty spiny lobsters, or "bugs" as they call them for 5 days. You not only dive and keep 12 bugs per day, but also make yourself some vacation cash! Reef Safe sun care products offer $20,000 in prizes offered in cash, dive gear and other things. One lucky diver buddy team will collect $1000 cash for collecting the 12 largest bugs. Best of all, you just know you will be eating well at night. Your cost to register for this 5-day event is only $20 per diver, and just one day's catch is worth more than that.
Hot Tip: If you aren't certified divers, but always wanted to dive, why not take a one-day course before the event and get certified?
If you are planning a "Fall Getaway" in Ft. Lauderdale around Halloween, adults should definitely plan to bring their best costumes, because there's an en event just for you. The Signature Grand Ghoul "Spook-Tacular Party" held at the Signature Grand Hotel is the place to be. The hotel is transformed into one giant spooky mansion, and you'll be mingling with local celebrities and former athletes for quite the evening. For $55 per person you can enjoy gourmet food, dancing and open bar from 7-11 PM. What a sooktacular deal.
Finally, lets talk food, wine and flowers and maybe a little romance. On December 5th each year on Birch Street the Orchid, Garden & Gourmet Food Festival draws crowds for this tasty event. Whether you grow or like orchids or not, taking a walk among these beautiful plants, outdoor in nature, sipping a cool glass of wine is heavenly. The event is the 5th and 6th of December from 9 AM-4 PM.
2016 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show to wrap your vacation around
The fact is, whether you're a boater or a "boater wanna be", walking amongst the giants of the industry is exciting. This year will be the 56th year that Ft. Lauderdale has hosted this event that doesn't just feature its magnificent boats, but also top yacht brokerages, designers, builders and even exotic cars. If you're going to own a multi-million yacht, you can't drive a "beater" to it now can you?
So let's talk about boats that you can experience here at the show. It's not just about high dollar, out of reach yachts, but a whole range of boats for all needs and price ranges. You can check out sailboats, cabin cruisers, high performance boats, sport fishers as well as jet boats, canoes and rubber inflatables. And yes, there will be a fair share of the most extraordinary "super yachts" you have ever seen.
The show runs from Friday November 7th – Monday November 10th between 10 AM and 7 PM, except Monday when it ends at 5 PM.
The show isn't all about strolling around checking out boats that you can't afford. You definitely want to check out The Aquazone that is put on by a company by the name of Nautical Ventures. In this attraction you'll have an opportunity to have a personal "up close and personal" experience with the latest and greatest water sports products. The "Zone" is actually a 40,000 gallon 60 ft. by 30 ft. pool that's set up in the main convention center. Check this out for live demos and hands on testing, plus special contests and even prizes. How does jumping in a pool with the newest Extreme Kayak, Go-cycle or Hovercraft sound? They also give you demos of the latest "Beach Drones" because everyone loves drones.
If you've managed to drag along the youngsters for this adventure, on Saturday and Sunday "Hook the Future" operates "Kids Fishing Clinic's" for ages 5-16. If your kids aren't already "hooked" this is the event to get them excited and "on board".
For those boaters heavily involved in the boating world, you may want to reserve your tickets for the VIP Boat Show Experiences that is held each year in the Swimming Hall of Fame. What you get for the price of admission is private dining in luxury, with gourmet choices, a top shelf open bar, meet and greet high rollers of the industry, and who knows, maybe even Donald Trump or Leo DiCaprio. Both these gentleman are mega-yacht owners, and may be shopping for their next boat.
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The Riverwalk is also a great place to jog, stroll and during the evenings listen to some awesome music, including a music festival the 1st Sunday each month.
With the restaurants and bar choices it's also the happening place to go for dinner. For a special treat for you and your "other half" why not take the water taxi and "bar hop"?
As far as beaches go, Ft Lauderdale has some beautiful beaches, for miles along Route A1A. Unlike Miami Beach, this is a more relaxed beach without all the party people and loud music. You will still find a good amount of tourist shopping and plenty of beachfront bars and restaurants. One thing you need to be aware of is limited parking, mostly metered. Consider taking public transportation, like a cab, especially if planning on hitting the bar scene after dark.
When its time to check out the food for lunch or dinner there are a few good fairly inexpensive choices for you.
Because you are on the ocean, it stands to reason that fresh seafood should be on your menu. The top choice, and in fact a world famous choice is the Southport Raw Bar located on Cordova Rd. Located right on the water. Get your fill of oysters, shrimp, snow crab and clams, or hot wings if not into seafood, and enjoy with an ice-cold beer or the famous house Sangria. If you really want to eat like a local, consider munching on a gator burger with that brew for only $4.95.
Another excellent choice of locals and visitors alike is The Le Tub Saloon located on N. Ocean Drive. Relax and enjoy your cocktails and GQ Magazines #1 burger in the U.S. at a waterfront table, as boaters dock for lunch or dinner. You just never know what celebrity will walk in, so have your camera at the ready. Top choices are of course the famous burger, fresh seafood and definitely the seafood gumbo.
If your taste buds are screaming for pizza, we have a suggestion for that too. Located on North State Rd, you'll find thick and messy New York Style pizza at the Villa Rose Pizza joint. This is not anywhere near a fancy restaurant, but the food is awesome. You can eat it here, take back to the room or take with you to the beach or a park to enjoy.

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"A clear roadmap with targets for development of renewable energy technologies based on overall resource potential is imperative to perk up renewable energy sector in UP", Secretary General of ASSOCHAM D S Rawat said while releasing a chamber paper here.
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City Clinic Pilates provides a fully equipped, air conditioned Pilates Studio, conveniently located near the QVB and only 5 minutes walk from both Town Hall and Wynyard Railway Stations. City Clinic Pilates is also easily accessible by Bus with stops at Wynyard and both York and George Sts sides of QVB. Equipment includes reformers, trapeze bed, wunder chair, high and low barrels, free weights, swiss balls, mirrors, and ample floor space. It is an ideal facility for specialised rehabilitation work as well as general strength and conditioning. Each new client begins with a one hour individual consultation. Details of injury, medical and exercise history and lifestyle are discussed. This is followed by a detailed assessment of posture, joint range of motion, flexibility, muscle function and movement patterns. The initial session also includes an introduction to the fundamentals of the Pilates method. With a clear picture of a clients strengths and weaknesses, specific exercises and stretches can be assigned to an individual program that the client can follow independently. There is a maximum of four people to a class so that exercises are carefully supervised. Classes run throughout the day and evenings Monday to Friday. Based on the principles of the Pilates method, safe, specific and appropriate exercise is taught with intense supervision to ensure good breathing, careful application and excellent form. With the recommended commitment of two sessions per week, significant improvement can be apparent in 3-4 weeks. Trusted and recommended by physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths and doctors, Pilates can be integrated into rehabilitative exercise designed to speed recovery of injury.more
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Lucky Dawg Bites cover – 3 Dawg DrunkJuly 22nd, 2010 |
This here is the cover for the Lucky Dawg Bites short story anthology. There are going to be a few short stories here before the new arc starts.
Something happened earlier this week that made me laugh. Lucky Dawg has made the Bad Webcomics Wiki. If you've never heard of the site, they basically trash webcomics that don't look professional, that have nudity and sex, are looking for donations from readers and other nitpicky things. So why has Lucky Dawg been chosen? Let's take a look…
…eh, not much there. Defining Flaw: "Neo-Dark Agean violence excess disguised as a comic." Wait a minute? "Agean"? Does the reviewer mean "Aegean", like the Aegean Apocalypse, where a mysterious army known as the "Sea People" attacked coastal civilizations in the Aegean Sea? Much like how the Minions attacked the city of New Llello in my comic? No, it's not that clever. The reviewer was simply using "Neo-" as a prefix and "-an" as a suffix for "Dark Age".
The "disguised as a comic" line made me laugh as well. As if someone were to walk by a comic, pick it up and the comic suddenly attacks. The victim falls, pulling off the comic costume, exposing the truth.
Victim: Neo-Dark Agean violence excess?! I would have never suspected it was you with that disguise.
And that's it. There's more on the page, but it's basically an explanation on how to do a critique. So it's technically blank. Now when my comic appeared on their site, it was a heavy traffic day. I can only assume that anyone visiting from that site read through most, if not all, of the completed story arc. Where's the bashing? All they can say is that Lucky Dawg is a violent action comic. That's the point! And people enjoy it.
Lucky Dawg has been up on the site for almost a week now. Even if they were going to put something there now, what's the point? Venom is strongest after getting bit and gets weaker the longer it stays inactive. It's like angrily yelling at someone, then after having time to think about it, guilt begins to form. Should have attacked when they had the shot, because now I can't take anything they say seriously. But I appreciate the hits.
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Imaging how pain interferes with information processing in other modalities.
Personal experience and psycho-physiological studies demonstrate that pain attracts attention and interferes with ongoing cognitive processes. To date, the exact neural mechanisms underlying this "interruptive function of pain" are unclear. This project aims to investigate whether and how pain modulates the processing of other stimuli in a complex sensory environment by means of functional MRI. The influence of pain processing on the visual system will be tested, where modulations by both bottom-up and top-down cognitive factors (e.g. attention and cognitive or perceptual load) have already been well characterized.
Facing their child's pain: the importance of parental empathy
As evidence accumulates on the interpersonal functions of pain, conceptualizations of pain as a predominantly sensory system are challenged. Recently, a model of empathy applied to pain has been developed. Based upon this model, this project aims to investigate determinants of parental empathy responses to observing their child's pain, in parents of schoolchildren and children with chronic pain, using observational methodology.
Functional imaging of C-fibre-induced plasticity within the human brain
Pathological activity of C-fibres is known to contribute to neuropathic pain symptoms like hyperalgesia and allodynia. Using functional MRI, I plan to investigate cerebral circuits involved in the induction of hyperalgesia by different C-fibre subtypes. Furthermore, I will investigate the effects of different C-fibres on cortical reorganisation, i.e. pain-induced alterations of the somatotopic map within the primary somatosensory cortex.
Erythermalgia as a model disease to assess contribution of Nav1.7 to small nerve fibre function and pain
Primary erythermalgia is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of red, hot and painful distal extremities. In some families with autosomal dominant primary erythermalgia and in sporadic cases, mutations of gene SCN9a have been found. SCN9a encodes the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7, which is preferentially expressed in nociceptive and sympathetic neurons. The aim of this project is to analyse the SCN9A gene and functionally characterise possible sequence variants as well as to assess impairment of small nerve fibres in patients with primary erythermalgia. Correlation of functional genetic with clinical experimental data might help understand the role of Nav1.7 in small nerve fibre function and pain.
Interhemispheric inhibition in patients with complex regional pain syndrome type I
Complex regional pain syndrome type I includes clinically peripheral symptoms due to a noxious event at the distal part of an extremity. Changes in cortical plasticity seem to play a major pathophysiological role, as demonstrated by an asymmetry of the motor cortical representation between the affected and non-affected side. The aim of the project is therefore to examine the interhemispheric inhibitory activity.


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In addition to high quality digital photography, we also create a well designed REO listing flyer that shows off the interior/exterior of the home. The listing flyer is given out at open houses & broker tours and is also included in a flyer box attached to the yard sign post or left on the kitchen counter.
Note that we also include the property website address and create a flyer no matter price or condition. We also make the flyer available as a pdf download on the property website and is included in other marketing assets.
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PASADENA, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2016) – Freshman Lauren Li (Bellaire, Texas / Bellaire) smacked a team season-high 12 kills in a SCIAC match on a .286 hitting percentage as Caltech volleyball scored its most points against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges since 2012 on Friday night.
The Beavers sprinted out of the gates to the tune of an 8-4 lead thanks to five straight points with sophomore Sakthi Vetrivel (Redmond, Wash. / Overlake) serving. The Sagehens responded with five of their own unanswered to take the lead at 9-8 and outpaced the Beavers by nearly two points for every one en route to a 25-18 victory despite the defensive heroics of freshman Alexa Lauinger (Ortonville, Mich. / Brandon), who would finish with 10 digs.
Li continued to carry the offense throughout the match, but the Sagehens were ruthlessly efficient on their side of the net, hitting a whopping .353 and .478 in the final two sets to post 25-11 and 25-14 wins.
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Here at Magic Beans, we've always favored really clean, modern style in our baby gear, typified by Bugaboo and Clek – brands with a look that's minimal but unmistakably theirs. Nuna has always done a great job designing baby products with an understated but unique look: for instance, nothing else on earth looks like a Nuna Leaf Floating Baby Lounger! So ... Read More »
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Our guide to infant car seat adapters
Let's start from the beginning: what are infant car seat adapters, and why do you need one? To answer this question, we need to talk about the two kinds of car seats: Infant car seats: Suitable for use from birth; click on and off a base in your car, and have a carry handle, so you can tote the seat with ... Read More »
New Britax car seats & travel systems: Solstice Grey!
With the yearly ABC Kids Spring Show comes even more new baby gear announcements! And it's no surprise that a lot of these gear items are coming in one particular color – grey is everywhere in 2016, and given that grey is such a popular color for cars, and Britax is one of the top names in car seats, it's no surprise ... Read More »
Stroller travel systems: you can mix and match!
When you, the parent in search of a baby stroller, come across the phrase "Travel System," what you have encountered is a single company and/or brand advertising that their infant car seat can neatly plug into their stroller. It's a great feature: this means that you can transfer your baby from the car to the stroller and back without undoing ... Read More »
Doona vs. Chicco Keyfit + Caddy: which infant travel system is right for you?
By now, you've heard of the Doona Infant Car Seat, the most innovative transportation system on the market. It's a car seat with wheels! It's the Transformer of the baby world! This super-cool, brand-new-to-the-US product performs all the functions of a travel system, without a separate frame. That doesn't mean that it's necessarily your top choice, though, which is why, ... Read More »
Day 27 – Orbit Infant System
I've already written at length about the Orbit Infant System, as I've been using it with Zev for 11 months now. As I write this, I've just returned from our 14th airplane trip with the Orbit, and accordingly can attest at length to its suitability for travel. But there's another story to tell about Orbit Baby that goes all the ... Read More »