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"You sit and wait"
Next Wednesday Hubert von Goisern will be doing "nothing" in the Greuthalle in Aalen
Last year he was coursing around on the rivers of Europe. Docking here and there with his crew and his floating village of music. Hubert von Goisern travelling on waterways with his band. Those thinking he's in the wrong film are mistaken. The yodelling rocker from the province of Salzburg has travelled the world. Even in Benin they were taken with the song of the mountains. Why not in Aalen too? There this Wednesday the unconventional bard will be confronting his audience with nothing in the Greuthalle.
So should I even go? Some will no doubt be asking themselves. I can get that at home. No, you can't. Because "S'Nix" is an Austrian nothingness and therefore somewhat of an "ebb". According to the Goiserer's definition it is a state of mental weightlessness: "You sit there and wait and nothing around you reaches you."
What Hubert is waiting for is inspiration; that state of emptiness that will be filled; the vacuum that sucks in sparking ideas. It's good that he was able to sink into the emptiness on the ship. Because there on the waves of the Danube and other rivers the ideas swung him high, meaning that S'Nix is anything but nothing. We spoke to Hubert von Goisern about this, how the ship journey went and where he locates his music.
The time on the ship was wonderful. The team grew closer. There was young blood among them. The concerts. "Yeah, it was pretty difficult to cut the cord to this floating village". You can positively feel how seeks to describe this process. After all, the ship was his home for two summers. A home in which he travelled. He thinks for a moment and adds: "You've barely done something before another era begins."
Being without location was a source of the new songs, reveals the press text accompanying the new CD. That is, the ship that constantly changed its position. It sounds very philosophical, but it passes what it's really all about. Hubert von Goisern is rooted firmly at the edge of Salzburg. "I have the most friends there." There the horizon line of the mountains determine his coordinate system. Perhaps that is why he can't imagine singing English lyrics. In High German? Hubert's thought about it before. "But I'd have to live for a while in Germany to do that." "Treason", we scoff. No problem for the yodelling rocker. "Nonsense gets to me," he says - and goes on: "traditions can often be a hindrance too."
For Hubert von Goisern music is the bridge to the world. "This bridge has worked wherever we've been", he emphasises. With one limitation: "This bridge only works for people who are prepared to think outside the box." He's discovered that such people exist all over the world. The bridge has been made in Black Africa, the same as "down under" and in America.
So he must make world music? He rumples his nose. World music is for him often a kind of music "that doesn't have an identity any more". He owns up to regionally-coloured pop music. Something that can be most beautifully experienced in the nine minute ballad Siagst as, in which the son of Mannheim, Xavier Naidoo, assists him vocally.
When you visualise Hubert von Goisern, you see a wiry man, with an accordion in front of him. A cliché he asserts. No, he doesn't have a favourite instruments. For the wild folk rides it's the squeezebox, which does have many sounds - but not every one he needs. For the rhythmic pieces, the guitar, "and for the lyrical ones, the flugelhorn." The right instrument for every mood.
S'Nix offers many moods. The like of which overcome even the mere mortals who are not waiting for musical ideas. But that is Hubert von Goisern's job. He does it well. Only once does he falter. In response to the question of what he remembers in connection with Schloss Kapfenburg. He played at a festival there. Acclaimed. The man from the Salzburg province thinks for a long time. No, he can make no association. He travels a lot. Doesn't matter.
"German folk music? I don't know any"
Alpine rock is intrinsically tied with his name: Hubert von Goisern united the traditional songs of his Austrian homeland with blues and rock, pairing country dances with drum beats, world music with polka.
The 55 year old has just finished his European tour, which led him as ambassador for the Capital of Culture Linz 2009 upstream and downstream on the Danube with a cargo ship converted to a stage: together with his band the man of the mountain, whose real name is Hubert Achleitner and who comes from Bad Goisern, played for two summers in 12 countries along the Danube. Now he is going on tour in a nightliner bus on the streets of Germany and will be appearing on Sunday in the Admiralspalast. Christoph Forsthoff spoke to Hubert von Goisern.
You pursued your very own form of "cultural eastward expansion" with your Linz Europe Tour.
The actual idea of travelling through countries with a cargo ship that had been turned into a concert stage came to me in Africa eleven years ago when I was at Tanganyika Lake and had the idea of holding a festival designed to bring people together with musicians from all the countries that border the lake. A few years ago when I was travelling on the Danube it then turned into a transposition of the idea, since it seemed to me that looking towards the southeast and the Black Sea there was still a need for getting to know each other and for dismantling fears and resentments.
And has this "cultural eastward expansion" been successful?
It has worked. Mind you, I didn't set out to fill in ditches or sand down breaks, but rather to acquaint myself with differences. It's not the lowest common denominator that attracts me, but this diversity and variety - without giving me the feeling that I have to integrate it all into the way I live my life or play my music.
On your tour you have constantly played music with artists from the various different countries - it sounds like pure harmony.
Of course it's not completely unstressful, because every artist - me too - has a pretty big ego, otherwise we wouldn't go on stage. But everyone has to hold back a little with such a joint venture and find this point where you say: now I'll leave the field to the other person. It's not easy.
Did things ever go bang?
It at least smoked a bit before we managed it. But that was the exciting thing about it too, because it's only when you collaborate that you get to know someone and see how the other person goes about with your music. Then you often hear your own music very differently, like with the title Siagst as with Xavier Naidoo for example: a good artist has a kind of magic that enables him to take something and make it his own.
The new album S'Nix is strongly characterised by rock - you left this kind of music behind a long time ago: rock, you said back then, is white music and you didn't want to be so white...
Perhaps I've reconciled myself with my white skin meanwhile (laughs). People are always changing: if I don't change for a long time, I find it very strange. I used to think that I had to live within my limits - but for a few years now I've had the feeling: as far as I stretch myself, I'll never reach them, for there are no limits. I become more relaxed. I've broken clear of the demand that my regionality must be detectable in the music - and from the demand that I have to satisfy everybody.
A regionality that is however characteristic for your music and treasured by your audience. Why do the Germans have such a hard time with folk music?
Perhaps because they don't have any - I in any case only know folk music from here that comes from Bavaria. Because what is shown as folksy music in the various schlager programmes is not what I can call folk music by any stretch of the imagination: a song like Hoch auf dem gelben Wagen doesn't embody any musical tradition.
Consequently it wouldn't be worth your while to dig for folk music roots here in this country?
No, I have no desire to sniff around for a year and not find anything - with the best will in the world I can't imagine that there is anything here. When I go to Lappland to listen to the Samis then I already know that there exists there a whole Sami music. But I'm not an archeologist who digs up every hill in the hope of maybe finding something: I have better things to do.
"Music leaves room for fantasies"
BAYREUTH. After two summers on a boat the Austrian musician Hubert
von Goisern has taken to the land again. While he takes a break from
his Linz Europe Tour, the artist who was
born as Hubert Achleitner in November 1952, will be coming to Bayreuth
on his S'Nix tour to play a concert
on Friday 17th October, at 8pm in the Oberfrankenhalle. Kurier volunteer
Susanne Lindner spoke to him.
You lived many months on a ship on the rivers of Europe on your Linz Europe Tour. What kind of experience was that?
It was super. I couldn't spend such a long time on an ocean, where for a long time you don't see land and you only see a port from time to time. But when the landscape is always going past and there is something to see and you can moor any time and disembark it's a different kind of travelling feeling. It is water, it's great and there is something slowing about it. Apart from that there are no traffic jams like on the motorway. The ship was very big and there was everything you needed. Like a floating village. At some point it became home.
You were living on board with many different artists. What was this like? Were there conflicts?
There were as good as no conflicts. There was tension if not everything was working before the concerts. The docking manoeuvres were moments of tension in particular. The difficult thing was that at times of differences of opinion you couldn't get out of the way. You had to confront the person and were also confronted yourself. But I looked for people according to their social compatibility and maturity. There were musicians whom I would have liked to have had along, but I knew that they would go crazy after two weeks.
What have you personally taken from this time?
It was very exciting to see artists like Xavier Naidoo, to see how they stand on stage and grab people with their music and spread their magic. You're never so close to it. Either I'm on stage myself, or I'm in the audience. But to be able to stand on stage with the artists is something rare. What I took from it were rather the atmospheric things. I can imagine that the experiences were taken up unconsciously and come into my concerts. But I'm still too close to it all.
When reading your biography it shows that you have lived and played in an unbelievable number of places around the world. Is there a country in which you would still really like to travel as a musician?
Not at the moment. I love playing in front of everyone, no matter where they call home. But I've been travelling so much outside the German-speaking area that I've thought to myself, that's enough for now. If I get an invitation, then I'm happy to go, but I won't drive such projects myself any more. At the moment I have the feeling that I'll only travel in the German-speaking countries. I haven't given up my desire to travel, but worn it out rather.
You lived for a while with headhunters in the Philippines. What did you learn from this time?
I learned that they are completely normal people like you and me. It's just that there is a tradition of blood revenge there. Basically it's a form of social organisation there. There was no police force, or anyone who saw to justice. When an injustice was committed, it had to be atoned for. I don't see any great difference between that and countries like the USA, where people punished in that their life is taken because they took someone else's life. Of course it's a bit archaic and direct and mistakes happen just as they do in our justice system. But of course it is also a great deterrent against injustice.
How long did you live there and how did it come about?
I lived in the Philippines for four months in all. I had heard that there was an area there, where there was still a very original, archaic music and where instruments were played, in which I had an interest. So I really wanted to go there and it didn't put me off that headhunting still went on there. I'm sometimes amazed at things I've done. I perhaps wouldn't do that any more. In hindsight I'm happy to have come out of it again in good health, but it doesn't seem any more dangerous to me than driving from Munich to Salzburg in the car. I'm more afraid of that.
What were these instruments that so attracted you?
They were a kind of bamboo guitar and various kinds of Jew's harps and flutes. All instruments that can be made from bamboo. I learned how to play all of them.
During another journey you visited the Dalai Lama and asked for his permission to rework old Tibetan folk songs...
Before I met the Dalai Lama I had already had contact with musicians from a Tibetan commune. We developed the desire to rework traditional melodies and songs in a contemporary way. This included texts from the sixth Dalai Lama, which sound very poetic and which we wanted to set to music. When you think like a Tibetan, then the texts of the sixth Dalai Lama are through reincarnation the intellectual property of the current Dalai Lama. My Tibetan colleagues were therefore worried about using the material creatively. Then I asked for an audience with the Dalai Lama, told him what we wanted to do and asked for his blessing. And this he gave us. When I played him the pieces a year later, one verse was a bit embarrassing to him. It was nothing salacious, but there was a certain eroticism to be felt. A longing for a woman. I liked it of course, but he was less able to identify with it.
What role does the Austrian language play in your music?
The music is the most important means of transportation to me. Music is a language in itself and leaves great room for fantasies. The listener can weave their own stories into the music. That's often how it is for me when I watch an Italian opera. I know the plot line of course, but I don't understand the individual passages. I prefer to give myself to the music. Then many images and stories arise within me. I find that better than a text that confines my fantasy and specifies what I think and feel.
"A fire burns inside me when I go on stage"
Hard rock booms. Pop bubbles. There's inner alpine yodelling. Luxuriance never becomes lost in the details. In addition Hubert von Goisern impresses with a voice that demonstrates hitherto unimagined versatility. It rocks through apocalyptic abysses just as it attests to hope with a touch of melancholy. On S'Nix Hubert von Goisern formulates calmness and impatience with equal conviction. S'Nix is the artist's new CD. We talk to Hubert von Goisern about his music, plans and the new tour.
On your last tour you sailed through Europe with a boat, evening converting the ship to a stage so to speak. Can you share a few impressions from this summer tour?
It was especially impressive that we lived on the ship too. We had room for guests, who often accompanied us for a few days at a time. We were in our own world, a floating village. We even had enough room to be able to record and produce. Of course all in all it was a very expensive affair. I found the ship an especially pleasant mode of transport. No stress, no traffic jams on the motorway. I can imagine doing a similar project in Africa in a few years. A real festival together with African artists.
You haven't had a break at all, as you're now on an autumn tour, the difference being that the stage is to be found in concert halls on land. What else is different?
After this long period wherein we only gave open air concerts, we're looking forward to sturdy house once more. It means we no longer have to sorrowfully watch the sky and worry about dry weather. Of course in a concert hall you also have the opportunity for greater intimacy. The atmosphere between artist and audience is more intense, closer contact is possible. Every form of concert has its own special appeal.
Hard rock or quiet numbers, where do listeners find the real Hubert von Goisern?
Most people have a profile that consists of more than one line, people carry many different things within them. You don't always react the same way in every situation. Sometimes the person is rather relaxed or angry or inspired by something. A fire burns inside me when I go on stage. And that's good. I behave very differently in private with friends. My lust for life is a just as important part of me as thoughtfulness and despair. But I think all creative people are this way.
You have humorously addressed Austrian football history in the title Rotz & Wasser. A word on Austrian football? Are you a football fan?
I'm naturally a football fan and since I'm not just an Austrian, but also a Salzburger, my passion is especially strong. We have a highly-paid team and are just kicking about in the midfield. Wherever you go, you're just mocked.
Do you know Bayreuth from previous concerts?
I've played in Bayreuth before, but that was a long time ago. I love the romantic classical music, so I like listening to pieces by Richard Wagner. But I've never been in the Festspielhaus. Since I've heard that you have to wait years for tickets, I've never even tried. I do know the area though, as I have good friends in Bamberg. It's clear to me that the beer tastes good here and the sausages are certainly to be recommended too. I can remember one or the other café. But normally you're only in the town briefly: soundcheck and then the show. After the concert I don't like so much to meet people I don't know, as I feel too vulnerable and am really just together with my band and the crew.
"I can't practise"
Alpine rocker Hubert von Goisern on homeland and discipline
To promote Linz as the European Capital of Culture 2009 Hubert von Goisern became acquainted with the continent by ship: for two summers the Austrian alpine rocker and his large band went first along the Danube to the Black Sea and then this year along the Rhine to the North Sea. His hall tour will also be leading the 55 year old to Kassel on 8th October.
At the end of your ship tour you wrote in your logbook that you no longer knew what homeland was. Where do you feel yourself to be at home?
At the moment it's in the Austrian mountains. I live in Salzburg at the edge of the city. The Salzkammergut and northern Styria - that's what is familiar to me. But when you spend two summers on a ship, that becomes a homeland too, one in which you are travelling at the same time.
You have travelled a great deal and early on you made a 7 year journey across the world. Now you've been sailing through Europe. Must one have seen what is far away in order to appreciate what is close by?
No. Back then I would have gladly gone to Germany too - just to not have to stay in Austria. But at that time there was no borderless Europe. Emigrating to Germany was at least as complicated as going to South America. It's different now. And my motives for travelling are different too. Back then it was wanting to get away, now it's a matter of going somewhere. I want to meet people.
Two personalities come from Bad Goisern: you and the right-wing populist Jörg Haider. You were just two years apart at school and yet you've never met?
No. At school two years are an enormous difference. You only mix with people of the same age. I was 16 when he was doing his Abitur exams. Afterwards he left straightaway. And, thank God, we've never met since either.
But your grandfather and Haider's father knew each other.
Yes, my grandfather was a good friend of his father. You could say that they were both Nazis. They met often and talked about the old times.
Are you surprised that your perceptions of tradition and homeland find favour with the right-wing conservatives too?
No, tradition and conservatism are almost the same thing. But I'm not saying that tradition per se is something good. I look to see what it usable and what is unusable. At the end of the 90s a not insignificant proportion of my concert audience came from the right wing. I said to them at the start that things wouldn't be going as they thought here. Some left. Some went out changed from how they came in.
Is it true that you've never practised?
Not deliberately at least. I can't and don't want to practise. After two minutes I start playing. I know that I should practise and that it would be good for me to play the same five sounds. But I need the kick of playing.
But you must practise yodelling, surely?
No, I was at the end of my 30s when I tried it out. At first I didn't want to hear what was coming out of my mouth at all. So I stood on a motorway bridge in Regensburg. There you can only hear the traffic noise, but you feel what's happening in your larynx. It's like a trance.
I'm me
Kassel. On 8th October Hubert von Goisern will be appearing with his 7 member band in the Kassel Stadthalle. After the end of his tour with a ship on the Danube and other waterways "Hubert" has dry land beneath his feet once more. In Kassel a rocking 3 hours concert awaits the audience. In the Nordhessennews telephone interview "Hubert", as he wants to be called, revealed to Nordhessennews editor Rainer Sander, that he is still deciding whether or not to have an interval. He recommends bringing a sausage bun just in case.
Hubert von Goisern took his name from his hometown in Austria. His civil name is Achleitner. Addressed in that way he still feels a strong connection to his homeland. His musical homeland is more difficult to work out. Journalists invent terms such as "new folk music" or "alpine rock". Nordhessennews wanted to know how he would characterise it himself. "Not at all!" was the artist's simple answer. Music is simple. It's the same with other musicians, like Mozart, where classification is made only according to era. Perhaps in 50 or 100 years we will characterise this era by whoever defines it most now.
Brass music, affinities to classical instruments, rock music and even flamenco. This is how varied Goisern's musical influences are. South Africa, Tibet, Canada, the Philippines appear as stops in his life. Would holism be an acceptable description? It seems to describe the musician's functioning and attitude to life quickest. And he also explains what holism is to him. He wants to understand the engine on his motorbike and always concentrate on what he's doing at that moment and nonetheless recognise the coherency in which everything happens.
Holistic life - holistic music
From his answers it becomes clear that Hubert von Goisern leaves nothing to chance, but also that he always does what is important to him. He reveals that this year's tour on a barge converted to both stage and living quarters was actually just the "rehearsal" for a tour on a lake in Tanzania. "Since on the shore you can only give concerts from the ship". And it was in Africa that this idea came to him. His involvement is also simultaneously his political message.
What awaits fans in Kassel
Hubert von Goisern has a very reliable fan base, who know their "Hubert". All those who are new admirers, be told that a very rocky, but also multifaceted programme awaits you. He can be forgiven for not knowing exactly where North Hessen is. The answer "in the middle of Europe" wouldn't have helped him. But he's been to Kassel before and his tour management Konzertbüro Emmert are based in the North Hessen town of Schwalmstadt.
3 hours, Hubert says, is how long he will play in the Stadthalle. Interval or not, it will be a long evening. He raves about his band and when someone like Hubert is so enthusiastic himself, it promises an unforgettable concert evening. The former Kassel ice hockey trainer Hans Zach was always called an alpine volcano. But with his passion on stage it fits Hubert von Goisern much better.
Hubert von Goisern misses football on the radio
The Austrian alpine rock Hubert von Goisern (55) gives German television broadcasters the advantage when it comes to football coverage. "There was a time when the Austrian commentators were better, but at the moment I'd rather listen to the Germans," von Goisern told the German press agency dpa in Frankfurt am Main.
The musician misses football reports on the radio: "Unfortunately football games never broadcast on the radio at home in Austria any more, which I'm very sorry about, because I spend a lot of time in the car."
Von Goisern has transformed the thrilling radio report of Austria's dramatic 7:5 1954 World Cup quarter final victory against Switzerland by legendary Austrian reporter Heribert Meisel into a song. "I have carried with me for years the idea of making a musical work from this word rap, this unfettered emotion and wit," the musician says.


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I wrote the Burleson Family Genealogy I post on October 24, 2012. When I figure out how to link it to this one, I will do it here.
The Burleson Family is a prolific one, but our research concerns David Burleson's line. David was born in Virginia, traveled to North Carolina, and fought in the Revolutionary War. He and his son, Moses Burleson, brought the family to Tennessee, where David died. More about the homestead in Rutherford County is covered in the first Burleson post.
Moses then moved his family to Alabama, which is where he died. Our travels this past summer took us to this county where, while we did not locate the burial sites of Moses Burleson and Edy Hobson, we did find research material with a lot more details than we started with.
At the Clyde Nix Public Library in Hamilton, Marion County, we found a copy of The Burleson Family History, by William Gene Burleson, published 28 Sep 1988.
This book had lots of information we already had, along with lots we didn't. I'm including these new bits here, but all of it bears further research.
David Burleson's grandfather, Aaron Burleson, had 7 sons. This we knew. We did not know that all 7 fought in the Revolutionary War, with only 2 surviving. We also knew that John Burleson, Aaron's son and David's father, died in 1776, but assumed it was from accident or disease, as we had not found a tie to the war. I haven't found any evidence of his involvement yet, but now I will pursue this further.
John Burleson had three sons: David, Isaac, and Aaron. This we knew. But we had not found anything about the other brothers' wives: Isaac evidently married Martha Clay, and Aaron married Martha Wilder, according to this book. More research is needed to determine this information is accurate.
David Burleson moved from Anson County, North Carolina to Rutherford County, Tennessee. This we knew. But the book states that David lived in Northeast Tennessee before settling in Rutherford County. If this is true, it would be interesting to discover where.
David's wife, Ursula Weather ford, had two brothers, Hilkiah and William, according to this book. If this information proves to be right, it may be helpful in learning more about Ursula's immediate family.
Moses Burleson, David's son, lived in what is now Blount County, Alabama, according to the book. I'll need to check on this, because we know Moses and his wife, Edy, lived in Marion County. But Blount County we do not know. The book states Moses moved to McNairy County, Tennessee before 1830. Then why did he and Edy die in Marion County, Alabama in 1836 and 1838, respectively? By the way, the book states that Edy is short for Adele. Maybe it is, but I've been thinking it was short for Edith. We'll keep looking.
Bennett Burleson, Moses's son! was born in Tennessee, but moved to Alabama. He and his wife are on the 1840 census for Franklin County, Alabama, which is just north of Marion County. Their daughter, Mary Evelyn Burleson, was born in Marion County in 1843. The book mentions none of this.
But the book does state Bennett and Matilda married in 1831, and that he later married Margaret Elizabeth Meyers. Which reminds me that we have a great deal of unanswered questions for this generation: when and where did Matilda die? Did she die in Tennessee? Alabama? When and where did Bennett and Margaret marry? I know Bennett and family moved from Alabama to McNairy County, Tennessee before settling in Denton County, Texas. The book makes no mention of this.
Much more research is obviously needed for this family. But now we have many more clues to explore and see which ones pan out, and which won't. I'm thinking McNairy County is looking like the place to start.

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CMPD searching for missing east Charlotte man
CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) - Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are looking for a man who went missing from a home in east Charlotte on Tuesday.
Joshua Charles Britton, 26, was last seen in the 5000 block of Banfshire Rd. He is believed to be suffering from some kind of cognitive impairment.
Britton was last seen wearing a UNC hoodie, gray sweatpants, gray Nike shoes with an orange stripe. He is 5'10", weighing about 140 lbs. He has short brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on Britton's whereabouts is asked to call Detective Childers CMPD at 704-336-2373.


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MongoDB World 2017 – Awesome Event
The annual MongoDB conference was in Chicago last week. What a great event. First off, big hugs to all the MongoDB staffers who made it so memorable. After three days of standing and talking constantly, the free masseuse service was a brilliant and much appreciated touch. Equal thanks to everyone who dropped by our booth for a chat, a demo and a fun USB wristband. Special mention to the guys from Anthem, TCS, Heartland, Black Mountain Systems and Walgreens who liked the demo enough to bring their colleagues round too 😉
Eight of us from 3T headed over to Chicago and had probably four or five hundred conversations, doing demos of Studio 3T for old friends (who appear to be loving the new SQL import and query features) and putting the IDE through its paces for hundreds of new users. We managed to give out over 250 6-month trial licenses. Rest assured we'll be in touch soon to make sure you're getting the most out of it.
Last year in New York it felt like awareness of Mongochef (former name for Studio 3T) was around 20%. This year, it was more like 40% which reflects the 26 releases we've done over the last 12 months, the name change, the acquisition of Robomongo (now Robo 3T) and the release of the latest version a month ago – version 5.3.0. with the new SQL features.
We met up with inspiring MongoDB Master Nuri Halperin who was positively volcanic about offering SQL access to MongoDB. "No, no, no! They have to LEARN!" he argued, admittedly with a big grin on his face. With any luck, this discussion will run and run. Nuri had come up from Santa Monica for the event, but there were data wranglers who had travelled from Australia and Japan, which certainly beat our ten hour trip from Berlin.
The chaps at MongoDB had a slew of new product announcements, including new charting options, now available on Google and Microsoft Azure clouds, and Stitch, their 'backend-as-a-service' launch that builds on Atlas. It was the one booth in the exhibitor hall that was kept fully under wraps right up to the launch (cleverly code-named Mango).
MongoDB laid on plenty of after-hours delights, including the beer tasting on the last night. We were particularly knocked out by the Phobophobia ale brewed by Alarmist. Truly a miracle beer. Brewed in Chicago but tastes like it's straight out of Belgium, courtesy of a few Trappist monks.
Other shout-outs for making the week special must go to the Palmer House, Miller's Pub just round the corner, Dearborn's (round the other corner). Cindy's rooftop bar, the Untitled speakeasy, Glazed and Infused donuts, and last but not least, Richard's bar on Milwaukee and Grand Ave.
If you made it to our booth for a chat last week but for whatever reason didn't get your free 6-month trial license, we've got 10 left. Just drop us a line and we'll sort you out!
Hope to see you at MongoDB World 2018. (Our vote's for Boston!)


text: WALES AND SCOTLAND IN THE MIDDLE AGES A superficial reading of the medieval history of Wales and Scotland might easily suggest that the two countries had almost no mutual relationship significant enough to leave more than a few traces in chronicle and record. Deeper investigation of the sources, however, shows that the position was neither as simple nor as negative as might be indicated by the conspicuous absence of 'Scotland' from the indices to Welsh, and of 'Wales' from the indices to Scottish, historical works. Geographically, Scotland faces east and west rather than north and south, and in any case only a very small portion of the coast of Scotland looks towards Wales, although we must remember that between 1266 and the middle decades of the fourteenth century the Isle of Man belonged de facto as well as dejure to the Scottish realm. Although a division between north and south (usually along the line of lower Clyde and Firth of Forth) has been an abiding factor in Scottish history, it is arguable that an even more important, certainly an equally permanent, factor has been the division between east and west, or to be more precise between an 'Atlantic' zone and a 'North Sea' zone. Similarly, although the division between north and south has been and still is a factor of fundamental significance in Welsh history it is surely true that there have existed over lengthy periods more subtle and complex divisions and differences in Wales, between the west (approximately the pura Wallia of medieval English administrators) and the east, composed largely of Marcher lordships. Without pushing the comparison to extremes, it may further be pointed out that the division between 'Welsh Wales' and 'Marcher Wales' has approximated to a north and west versus a south and east division, rather as in Scotland the most strongly Celtic-speaking area has been historically the north and west (Atlantic) zone, while the English- speaking area has been the south and east (North Sea) zone. Moreover, a large part of modern Pembrokeshire-as far west as one may reach in Wales-has since the twelfth century gone with the south-east, or less specifically Welsh, part of the country, while in Scotland the extreme north-east comer of Caithness, as well as the Northern Isles (added to the Scottish kingdom in 1468-69), have gone with the 'south-east' zone of Germanic speech.


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To the woman he said, "I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children." To Adam he said, "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life… By the sweat of your brow, you will eat your food until you return to the ground."
The natural order of things is that there are consequences to sin, from light and cautionary to devastating and life altering: a speeding ticket will lead to a fine but murdering someone will get one locked up for a lifetime. Newton's third law describes the action-reaction principle as: the force exerted by one object upon another, resulting in a physical response equal in magnitude. Similarly, the spiritual law of sin-suffering is clear throughout the Scriptures and plainly stated in Galatians 6:7 "…whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
Human nature is not compatible with pain and it always seeks to satisfy its own lusts and pleasure. For this reason, man's natural tendency is to run away from it, even when the suffering is a consequence of his own rebellion and sin.
In the garden of Eden, God said to Adam and Eve: "Ye shall not eat of it [tree of knowledge of good and evil], neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die"; Satan retorted that "Ye shall not surely die" (Genesis 3: 3, 4). In perfect alignment with Satan's ancient strategy, humans defy God's spiritual laws, and more so with each generation that passes: abortions can now be performed for less than $1000 and help the sexually immoral to feel 'absolved', heroin users numb their pain through their addiction, big spenders satisfy their covetousness with the illusion of wealth, and when too much spending has taken place, declaring bankruptcy provides a way to being a debt free.
Of course, the ultimate consequence of our sin nature was paid on the cross by Jesus Christ. But until we leave this planet, God may or may not choose to free us from the negative consequences of our sins. When He does, it is simply because of his profound love and mercy. Nevertheless, in His righteousness, He may allow the consequences of sin to be fully expressed in our life. He knows what is best for each person and in each circumstance. As Christians, it is our duty to submit to His will and accept all circumstances, trusting that He knows what is best for us. We can and should ask for God's deliverance… but until that day comes, we must settle in our current circumstances and remember that "He disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son" (Hebrews 12:6).
When deliverance is not granted immediately upon request, let us embrace the difficulties and draw from them every lesson we possibly can. The danger of not yielding and learning is that God will often allow similar consequences to recur until a particular sin has been dealt with completely. As God uses suffering to draw us closer and do His work in us, let us embrace it even though "no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it" Hebrews 12:11.


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Eve Ensler's "Emotional Creature" Hits Off-Broadway
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Scripted from the pages of her 2010 bestselling book I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World, Eve Ensler's Emotional Creature, has arrived off-Broadway for a limited engagement through 13 January 2013.
Directed by Jo Bonney, Emotional Creature is a generically-mixed performance, filled with monologues, songs, text messaging, and dancing, that, according to Broadway.com, "celebrate and champion young women—performed by a vibrant ensemble cast including Joaquina Kalukango, Ashley Bryant, Molly Carden, Emily Grosland, Sade Namei and Olivia Oguma."
The show, which opened two weeks ago, has received much critical acclaim (and even celebrities in attendance, like Anne Hathaway). Bust Magazine calls its "the girl power play." Watch the trailer, hit the theater, and check it out for yourself:
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Rosh Hashanah: Yom tov nosh from the deli counter
Louisa Walters tucks into yom tov nosh straight from the deli counter…
It's 7.30am and the shutters have gone up. It's fast, it's furious – it's erev yom tov at the deli!
There's no doubt that erev Rosh Hashanah and erev Yom Kippur are to the Jewish deli what Christmas Eve is to the supermarket. Shelves are fully stocked and counters groan with food. Harassed shoppers rush in to collect their orders and pick up last-minute bits.
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Customers are doing the equivalent of a supermarket sweep, just in case….
At Yummies – in Mill Hill and Radlett – it is busy, for sure, but surprisingly calm. The key to this is in the organisation and the preparation. Across the two shops, there have been lots and lots of orders for fried fish and all manner of accompaniments. Lawrence Samuels and his team have been working all night to make sure that every last piece of fish is fried, drained and ready for collection, every last challah baked to perfection and the smoked salmon is cut, packaged and ripe for the picking.
All baking and food preparation is done onsite at Yummies and on a sneak visit to the kitchen, I saw how spotlessly clean and extremely well-organised it is. So much so, in fact, that I've completely rethought what to feed my guests to break the fast; watch out family – it's fried fish for you all this year!
"Of course, it would be great if everyone was really organised and got their orders in early, but it doesn't work like that!" says Lawrence. "We are taking orders right up until the last minute and people like to know that we will never say no to them. People have busy lives and we are here to help so everyone can have a relaxing yom tov with their family.".
As well as fried fish, fish balls, boiled gefilte fish, poached salmon and salmon en croute, there is a huge array of salads – and salads that you can order. You can pick up apple pies, lokshen puddings, cheesecake and fabulous large round deluxe honey cakes (also available in loaf shape).
B Kosher, well established in Golders Green, Hendon and Edgware, is newly opened in Borehamwood, next door to Orli.
Borehamwood now has a branch of Mr Baker, too, so is fast becoming the destination of choice for Jewish food. You will find everything you need for Rosh Hashanah on the shelves at B Kosher, including wines, and the Edgware branch also has an in-house deli. Owner Sion Talgam is thrilled to be offering his service in Borehamwood and says that there are always special offers that customers can take advantage of.
With its thriving young Jewish population, it is really no surprise that delis are burgeoning in the Wood and it is possible to hop from one to to the other and try different delicacies. Sometimes it's just down to the welcome you get, which is very warm at Flax's, who have historically been the deli leaders owing to so many years of serving and producing tasty platters for all occasions.
I mentioned Orli earlier, but it is worth noting that aside from a well-stocked deli counter and delicious bread, you can stop there for afternoon tea while shopping for Rosh Hashanah, and you can also grab a cuppa or sample a smoked salmon bagel at Noshers in Radlett while perusing your endless list of must-have products.
The Hendon Bagel Bakery has its hands full erev yom tov with many orders for its famous apple cakes and honey cakes plus, of course, the shelves are groaning with challahs and all the usual baked goods from rugelach to Danish.
If all that shopping has worn you out, treat yourself to lunch at Yummies. The Mill Hill branch has recently been refurbished to create a larger dining area; an extensive menu offers many appetisers, a range of deep-filled sandwiches and bagels, meat and fish plates, desserts and a range of drinks. So now you know, get shopping.
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CA – Authorities ask for help finding missing at-risk Avila man | The Tribune
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The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding an at-risk man from Avila Beach who went missing over the weekend.
James Ross Calder, 40, was reported missing on Sunday evening, according to a news release from the agency. Neighbors told authorities they hadn't seen him since Jan. 19 and became concerned when Calder left his dog outside his apartment.


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Givens Performing Arts Center will open its 2018-19 season with "The Three Musketeers" Thursday, Sept. 20, and Friday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. The show is sponsored in part by Wesley Pines Retirement Center of Lumberton and is directed by Jonathan Drahos, director of theater at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
"The Three Musketeers" follows D'Artagnan, who travels to Paris in hopes of becoming a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards. He discovers the corps have been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to seize the throne.
Athos, Porthos and Aramis continue to protect their king and refuse to lay down their weapons. D'Artagnan joins the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.
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Here's A Good Reason To Never Stop Eating Cheese
Cheese is an essential part of many of the world's most delicious foods: mac and cheese, pizza, grilled cheese. I could keep going.
Sadly, the beloved dairy product isn't always a major part of a healthy diet, mostly because the best kinds (I'm looking at you, brie) are high in fat and calories and low-ish on the nutrient scale.
But guess what, cheese lovers? A new study says cheese — or, rather, a natural preservative found in cheese — may actually help fight cancer. TAKE THAT, DAIRY HATERS.
Researchers at the University of Michigan recently tested the effects of nisin, a peptide found in cheese and some processed meats, on cancerous tumors in mice.
They reportedly found high concentrations of nisin, a natural preservative created by the Lactococcus lactis bacteria, killed between 70 and 80 percent of cancer cells in mice over a period of nine weeks.
The researchers added nisin stops some harmful strains of bacteria from forming groups, making it an effective defense against difficult-to-treat bacterial infections like MRSA.
Unfortunately, the concentrations of nisin fed to the mice were approximately 20 times the equivalent of what's commonly found in food and, therefore, would be nearly impossible to replicate by eating cheese alone; if humans took the preservative in tablet form, up to 30 pills would be necessary to receive the equivalent dosage given to the mice.
The researchers, while optimistic, warned it's still early to say whether or not these results could be seen in humans.
Clinical trials, however, will be conducted to continue to test the preservative's power against human cancer and bacterial cells.
You know what this means? Wine and cheese are officially (well, almost, anyway) this century's de facto health foods. Guess the French had it right this whole time.
Citations: A New Study Says Cheese Can Help Kill Cancer Cells (Cosmopolitan), Magic mold Food preservative kills cancer cells superbugs (Michigan News)


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For parents who decide to divorce, one of the most difficult things they have to deal with his answering their children's questions. Most of these questions are actually fairly easy to predict. Therefore, it's important for you and your spouse to have answers ready. It's always best if you and your spouse can talk to your children about this together, or at least have consistent responses to their questions.
Children's natural response to change is wondering how it's going to affect them. It's important to reassure them that the divorce will not impact how you feel about them and that you'll be there for them whenever they need you. Of course, it's also essential to reassure them that the break-up has nothing to do with them and isn't the result of anything they did wrong.
Kids also want to know how this will affect their lives. If you and your children are going to be moving, help them see it as a new adventure that they can be involved in. This may include looking at apartments together or something as simple (and important) as deciding how to decorate their new room. Having to go to a new school or daycare center can be just as difficult for a child as moving to a new home. Again, help them see it as an adventure that you'll be embarking on together.
Of course, the key question in most kids' minds is why you and your spouse won't be together any more. If the kids are older, they've probably sensed problems. However, for younger kids, this may be coming out of the blue. It's generally best to keep your answer simple, such as saying that you and the child's mother or father just can't be happy together and you want the family to be happy.
Kids often hold out hope that their parents will get back together. That's why it's essential to put that hope to rest once you've decided to divorce, while assuring them that you'll still both be there for them.
If you and your spouse are able to end your marriage via mediation, this can help lessen the strain on your children. A minimum of conflict can help provide children with much-needed comfort and stability during a difficult transitional period.
Source: Huffington Post, "10 Questions Kids Have About Divorce... and How to Answer Them," Michela Montgomery, April 20, 2016


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For many, many years my Dad's family has owned a cottage on the bay in Hull.
We celebrate every 4th of July at The Cottage with lots of swimming,
and hanging out with family.
My Dad celebrates with his annual swim.
When the tide goes out the kids (and some of the adults) go hunting for clams.
The days bounty.
I hope you had a great 4th of July.
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Greens must turn over new leaf
IT is that time of year again, when we spend a lot of it gathering fallen leaves. It's a job that has to be done and takes an enormous amount of hard work by the people who live on roads surrounded by trees.
I see people daily filling refuse sacks with the continuous falls. It would be much fairer on these good citizens to provide a recycling facility free of charge during the months of October and November for green waste.
It's a bit rich to expect people to tidy their estates and then bring their green waste to a recycling depot and have to pay for the privilege. The Green Party might gain some respect if they could see their way to providing same; and who knows, they could turn over a new leaf.
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The Iraqi military and witnesses say government helicopter gunships have conducted airstrikes in the northern city of Tikrit.
Tikrit is the hometown of former dictator Saddam Hussein and one of two major cities to fall in recent weeks to the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and allied Sunni militants.
Chief Iraqi military spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi says the air raids targeted Sunni insurgents attacking army troops, who have established a bridgehead at a university campus on the city's northern outskirts.
Government troops were ferried in by helicopter to the sprawling campus early Friday morning.
A Tikrit resident confirmed that air raids took place at the University of Tikrit around dawn Saturday. He spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.


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UK Lighting Reality appoints Perth agency04 Feb 2019
Lighting Reality, a Birmingham-based Company in design software applications for outdoor and street lighting, has appointed an Australian agency to drive the next phase of its growth in the southern hemisphere.
Dragon Lighting, located in Perth, WA will spearhead the firm's expansion into Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore.
The firm is run by well-known lighting engineer David Hale who previously worked for Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council before moving to Australia to take up a post as electrical project engineer for the City of Joondalup in Western Australia.
Tony Cook, chief operating officer at Lighting Reality, said: "David is the perfect choice for us. He knows our flagship product Lighting Reality PRO inside out as he has been using it himself for several years.
"He is excited about the new versions that we are set to introduce to the market in 2019 and as a long time user is the best advocate we could have."
David Hale said: "Since making the move to Australia I have quite naturally kept in touch with Lighting Reality as I am avid fan of their products.
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Prison wardens found the inmate on the bathroom floor with a "suspicious" looking substance next to him, according to a new report published in the journal BMJ Case Reports on June 7.
"The officers also gave a history of about five previous episodes of confusion without neurological deficits after exposure to synthetic cannabinoids over the last 6 months. On examination, he was found to be confused with left gaze deviation and right hemiparesis. His cardiovascular and pulmonary examination was otherwise unremarkable," the paper says.
When he was brought to the hospital, a scan revealed an extensive area of stroke and swelling in the brain while a heart trace showed evidence of a previous heart attack.
The prisoner was treated in an attempt to stabilize his heart failure and also given physiotherapy, but he was still left a permanent degree of disability.
The authors of the paper suggest there should be greater awareness of the dangers of synthetic cannabis use.
"Multiple studies have demonstrated the increased risk of myocardial infractions and ischaemic strokes with use of synthetic cannabinoids. Other frequent side effects reported with synthetic cannabinoid use are anxiety, psychosis, tachycardia, bradycardia, chest pain, hypotension, syncope, acute tubular necrosis and thromboangiitis obliterans," the doctors warn.
A 2016 study by the Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland suggested that synthetic are as addictive as heroin.
READ MORE: 'It's Killing Me' But 'I Won't Stop': Synthetic Pot as Addictive as Heroin
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SALISBURY, N.C. -- The Coker College men's tennis team fell to Catawba 5-2 in their South Atlantic Conference opener on Tuesday (Mar. 12).
Justus Lehmann and Isaac MacMillan combined for a 7-6 victory in #2 doubles, and Hunter Horton and Pablo Gonzalo-Saul pulled out a 6-1 victory in #3 doubles play, giving the Cobras the doubles point to start the contest.
Melwin Krall was victorious in #1 singles, downing Jack Joel 7-5, 6-1. Krall improved to 5-4 in #1 singles play on the season.
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Greetings to One and All!
2011 was a busy year for us - my time in S. Korea, Scott's busy traveling and work schedule - he spent 15 weeks in S. Korea; family needs and various side issues. But I'm looking forward to 2012 and what it will bring. God has sustained us through this year and we know that He will do so in the coming one.
I recently moved my sewing room to the basement - in the family room. And we moved our computer and office upstairs to make it more convenient. So in the process, I began to weed out this and that - things I hadn't used in forever, fabric I never did like! and other tidbits. I'm thankful for charity quilting groups and hey - if you are cleaning or tidying up, don't forget to take your unwanted scraps or fabric pieces to a local group - they are ALWAYS in need of donations and in your own way, you can brighten a child's face with a smile or warm the heart of a lonely senior by themselves.
All that said, I organized and found I don't need to buy anything for 2012! Now gifts are another story! :) But seriously, I want to encourage all of you to take stock, see what half finished projects you have (I have too many!) and think about working on those before you venture out on a new one. We hear so much about going green - I'm all for sharing fabric scraps with friends - why not organize a fabric swap with a few close quilty friends and see how that brightens up your stash!
I have neglected this blog in 2011 but hope to make a regular post once a week. Do drop in and leave a comment - I enjoy hearing from all of you!
May 2012 be a year filled with blessings and God's care for each and every one of you! Happy New Year!
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Plant-based diets contain no reliable sources of vitamin B12. Vegetarians who also consume milk get some B12, but eggs are not a reliable source. Vegetarians and vegans must insure sufficient intake with dairy, B12 supplements, and/or by consuming foods fortified with B12.
Plant-Based B12
There are no fruits, vegetables or grains, not even strictly organic ones, that are proven sources of vitamin B12.
Plant-based sources such as fermented soy products, seaweed, and spirulina have not been proven to be reliable sources of vitamin B12 nor have they prevented B12 deficiency in vegans. Some of these products may even contain substances that block absorption and worsen vitamin B12 deficiency.
Eggs and Vegetarian Nutrition
Eggs contain vitamin B12 but eggs are also believed to contain substances that block its absorption. Because of this, the U. S. Department of Agriculture is currently researching the bioavailability of vitamin B12 from eggs. The study will be concluded in August, 2010. Until then, eggs should not be considered a reliable sole source of B12.
Milk as a Source of Vitamin B12
National Institutes of Health reports 0.9 mcg of B12 in 8 ounces of milk but they don't say whether that is for raw or pasteurized milk. Pasteurization destroys some vitamin B12 and some of the proteins that aid its absorption.
According to Raw-Milk-Facts.com, raw cow's milk has 1.07 mcg per 8 ounces. Doctors Bill and Martha Sears (AskDrSears.com) say that cow's milk has 5 times more vitamin B12 than goat's milk.
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Fortified B12 Food Sources
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Brewer's and nutritional yeasts do not contain vitamin B12 unless they are fortified. One fortified brand is Red Star Vegetarian Support Formula.
Fortified cereals are available. Total and Grape Nuts supply 100% and 25% of the RDA of vitamin B12, respectively. Buttery spreads may be fortified. Smart Balance 37% Light Buttery Spread, for example, has 20% of the RDA of vitamin B12 in 1 tablespoonful.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the RDA is 2.4 micrograms of vitamin B12 daily. There are no reliable plant-based food sources of this vitamin. Milk and dairy products, fortified foods, and supplementation are the available sources of vitamin B12 for people eating a plant-based diet.
Gina Buss. Vitamin B12 in a Vegan Diet: The Dreaded Debate. VegFamily.
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Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig. Vitamin B12: Vital Nutrient for Good Health. The Weston A. Price Foundation.
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And now to the last... the "big boy" of the house, Billy. He has been sick since yesterday and he is pretty sure it is just his allergies. Let's hope after tonight's "comfort food" supper and another good night's rest will do the trick for him.
Now for a quick funny story. We put C & C in the tub tonight just to help them get comfortable and to hopefully bring down Calleigh's fever. Well, we have learned that we should always put Cooper on his potty BEFORE we put him in the tub. It seems that he has figured out that there is "more than one way to skin a cat" and is interested in learning how to pee standing up. Anyway, as he stood over the potty he began to make the "hissing" noise similar to well, to someone "peeing". :) Billy and I had a very hard time not laughing our heads off! Ha! Ha!


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Not only will it set an early tone for the presidential election of 2012, it will have a significant impact on the Obama policy direction and the pace in which those policies are implemented . It could even lead to the repeal and undoing of many of those policies which Obama has already adopted.
These midterms elections will also have a dramatic effect on all the elections to come for the next decade, as a total of 39 states hold state legislative and gubernatorial elections.
These elections will produce the state legislators and governors who will draw the new congressional and legislative districts that are created every ten years after the national census results are in . And the Party in control of each state legislature and executive mansion will pretty much draw district lines that will help keep them in control by gerrymandering districts that are favorable to them.
Given the added pressure of the ramifications of redistricting, this year's midterm elections are more important than most. And at the moment, for Democrats, these pivotal midterm elections are looking more and more like they will produce crushing blows to their majorities, egos, and ideological direction.
As President Obama's popularity continues to hemorrhage as profusely as the undersea geyser in the Gulf, Democrats allover the nation are finding themselves weighed down by their standard bearer and as more and more Americans are getting more and more dissatisfied with the their Party's total control of the federal government, Democrats are also finding themselves on the run, with no place to hide and no cover from voter anger.
This situation could turn around but with less than 5 months to go before Rejection Day, it should be noted that historically, voters attitudes do not usually change dramatically in the last closing months of an election cycle . In fact more often than not, negative sentiments towards incumbents usually get even worse as time goes by. In the case of Democrats the trend towards the negative has been going on now for more than a year, and there is little if any evidence to show that things are about to turn around for them in just a few months.
That negativity is not just a product of Independent and Republican voters. A recent USA TODAY survey showed that only a mere 35% of Democrat and Democrat-leaning voters were "more enthusiastic than usual" about voting in November. That number is down eight percent since May and 22 percent since March, the lowest that enthusiasm has been for Democrats since 1998.
This means that even the Democrat base is turning their backs on Democrat incumbents and without that base, Democrats are going to have an extremely difficult time trying to maintain control of the Senate and House as well as many of the statehouses and legislatures that will draw the new district lines in which future elections will be held.
The conditions that got Democrats into this position is no one faults except President Obama's. With Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid at his side, he took the hopes of many misguided Americans who elected him in 2008 and in less than two years, trounced those hopes and turned enthusiastic support in to bitter distrust and disgust.
After a year and a half of blaming everything on George Bush, Obama's miracle spending elixir that was suppose to spend us into prosperity has produced nothing but mounting debt and steady levels of record high unemployment rates and low consumer confidence. In fact as many as 45% of the population now blames the poor economy on President Obama's policies.
Not only do many Americans now oppose Obamanomics, a great multitude of them are turned off by many other policies that the President once called "hope", and beyond that many even oppose the way in which Obama and his Democrat led Senate and House go about conducting business. The process to pass the government takeover of healthcare alone, revealed fatal flaws in the way they conduct business, flaws that will each be turned into powerful campaign ads against incumbents who supported the government takeover of healthcare.
The passage of Obamacare revealed a process so riddled with deception and corruption that some Democrats became so disgusted with the process that they switched parties and in one case, one Democrat Senator even decided to retire because of it.
Between hundreds of millions of dollars being offered to legislators for their votes, exempting themselves from the very legislation that they force on the rest of America, voting on legislation without even reading it and attempts to pass laws without even voting for them but instead just "deeming' them as passed, much of the Democrat voting base finds themselves embarrassed by their Party and its conduct.
Combine these themes with the Presidents refusal to allow for an independent prosecutor to investigate corruption within the Administration regarding illegal job offers that attempted to influence federal elections, the Administration's souring of relations and even offensive treatment of out greatest ally in the Middle East, Israel, the President's desire to sue the state of Arizona for adopting and enforcing the same immigration laws that the federal government has, but refuses to uphold , and the mishandling of the oil disaster and ensuing environmental and economic crisis in the Gulf states, and what you have is a Democrat Party that is bracing for punishment for the helping hand they have given to a President who has done about as much for America as he has for the waters of the Gulf.
That is why for Democrats, this November 2nd will not be Election Day, it will be Rejection Day.
Never before has a political Party faced a potential reversal of fortunes as dramatic as the one before them now. In the House, Republicans need 39 seats to take control. Currently, they are sure to pick up 32 seats. But at least seven more are not out of reach.
In the Senate, Republicans need 9 seats for majority control and right now they have 7 towards that goal. But with states like California, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Ohio all being toss-ups at the moment, there does exist a decent chance of finding the two seats needed.
Although some knowledgeable and often correct insider believe that the GOP is on the way to picking up as many as 70 new House seats and 10 new Senate seats, let us just say for a moment that Republicans only pick up the 32 House and 7 Senate seats thay they are now clear leaders in. That scenario will produce majorities that are way too close for comfort for Democrats. There will be little room for Democrats to lose any Democrat votes on any issue. That will either force the President and his Democrat House and Senate leaders to scale back a radical liberal agenda that is proving unpopular and hope to cut down on their losses in 2012, or they could just go for broke and polarize the electorate even more than it currently is, by forging ahead with their agenda in the hopes that they can pass all they want before they lose it all in November of 2012.
But if Republicans do take back control of both houses of Congress or even just the House of Representatives, things will get even more interesting around here.
If Democrats lose control of Congress in a matter of just two short years, the Democrat Party will implode and President Obama will prove to have been the fuse that led to it.
If Democrats are beaten as bad as they may very well be, not only will Republicans have a crowded field of contenders vying for the GOP presidential nomination, Democrats might also see their own unexpected fight for their party's presidential nomination.
Unless President Obama can survive totally betraying his liberal base and suddenly reverse ideological course by moderating his policies, some Democrats may see denying him the nomination as crucial to their Party's short term survival.
One Democrat that would be in great position to steel that nomination away from the President would be retiringIndiana Senator Evan Bayh.
After announcing that he would retire at the end of this term because he is disgusted with the politics of Washington, Bayh is the perfect "anti-Obama" for Democrats seeking to improve their chances of survival. He is a seasoned and popular leader from America's heartland who has legislative experience in Washington and as a former governor, also has executive experience.
Bayh is also seen as relatively conservative, something which Democrats are beginning to realize they need to have more of if they wish to be taken seriously by moderates and the all important Independent voter.
Having set the stage for an anti-establishment, anti-Washington campaign after his public denunciation of politics as usual during his retirement announcement, Bayh could have set the stage for a potential and rare challenge to a sitting President for his parties nomination.
But even more than a possible challenge from Evan Bayh is the increasingly legitimate opportunity for a challenge from a former opponent of President Obama………Hillary Clinton.
In the 2008 primaries, Democrats were almost evenly split between Clinton and Obama and although Obama ultimately received the most delegates after Hillary agreed to withdraw from the race, there were many states where she did beat the President by significant numbers and lately many of the voters in those states are making it a point to mention that they voted for her, not Barack Obama.
In fact, many Democrat and Independent voters have begun to sense that she should have been the nominee, not Barack Obama.
Now, two years later, after Barack Obama essentially endorsed Hillary Clinton's leadership on the world stage by making her his Secretary State, if she were to resign and start running against the President, she might just be in a great position to diminish any criticism that President Obama would throw at her. Furthermore; Hillary could actually attract and earn the support of all those who have come to feel betrayed and disappointed by Barack Obama.
According to Rasmussen's daily tracking poll of the President, only 29% of those polled strongly approve of President Obama's job performance while 44% strongly disapprove of his job performance and right now there is no indication of there being anything on the horizon that can help him improve those numbers.
In truth, after seeing President Obama turn his poorly received national address over the disaster in the Gulf into an excuse for passage of an unpopular Cap-and-Trade policy that would decimate our already battered economy, it looks like President Obama's desire to spend, tax and invent more unpopular national policies, will only help to suppress his popularity and that of his Party's, even further.
If Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 does turn out to be the Rejection Day that many predict it to be for Democrats, we might expect to see a halt to the extremist agenda that President Obama promised when he vowed to be a transformative figure in American politics.
When in 1994, the poor performance of the Clinton Administration produced the Republican revolution that put the GOP in control of the House and Senate for the first time in 4 decades, the Clintons reversed course and moderated their initiatives and policies to a degree. This President though, seems unwilling to accept failure or being wrong. President Obama's natural arrogance and belief that he knows what is best for all Americans, despite what they want, is likely to force him to stay the course and just try to repackage his brand of European socialism differently than he has up to now.
But will the rest of his Party follow suit?
Democrats in the House probably will.
San Francisco's Nancy Pelosi will be reelected to her seat in Congress and she will more than likely be reelected to lead House Democrats, whether that is as Speaker of the House or House Minority Leader is still a question though. But either way, the House Democrat leadership will continue to walk in lockstep with the President.
But not so will Senate Democrats.
Senate Democrats are likely to see their own Senate President, Harry Reid, lose his bid for re-election and even if Republicans do not take control of the Senate, as expected, the close split between Republicans and Democrats will be too close for comfort for those Democrats who will be up for reelection in 2012, when President Obama is suppose to be at the top of their ticket.
This will force many Democrats in the Senate to distance themselves as far away from President Obama as possible and it will make for a very poor support system of the President's policies during the last two year's of his term in office.
And if Rejection Day does turn out to be a dramatically profound beating of Democrats and puts Republicans back in control of one or both houses of Congress, expect to see first, President Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, resign. Then not long after that, expect to see Hillary Clinton step down as Secretary of State. Once that happens you can anticipate Rahm Emanuel, an old, close ally and friend of the Clinton's, to join forces with Hillary and lay the ground work for a challenge to President Obama for their Party's presidential nomination.
All of this hinges on what this year, we are calling Rejection Day.
If Rejection Day 2010 produces the extraordinary number of Democrat losses that many expect, the course for a profound change in American history will be put in place during the two years to follow.