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Foreign Affairs Officer Tara Foley works in the Office of WMD Terrorism, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. Here Tara shares her impressions of Saudi Arabia... Tara's previous post: My Time in Saudi Arabia
Let's talk about one of the most contentious, complicated, and taboo topics in Saudi Arabia: women. In the KSA, even the most mundane aspects of daily life can stir up controversy when it comes to women. Working, education, wardrobe, driving, and even a visit to Starbucks are all areas of heated debate over women's role in society. Of course there are two distinct aspects to this story: the experience of Western women, like me, and that of Saudi women themselves. I think that both perspectives are interesting and valuable in their own right. Some experiences between the two are shared, while others are significantly different. Perhaps more importantly, the experiences of individuals within the two groups vary significantly amongst themselves: Not every Saudi woman feels the same way about her role in society, and not every American woman has the same impression of Saudi Arabia. The stories I share with you here only reflect my own encounters and represent but a small window into a complex and nuanced issue. I'll address some of the basic questions I've received about my own experiences as an American woman adapting to these new social and cultural mores. In my next post, I'll share some of my impressions of the changing role of women within Saudi society.
To begin with, a brief sketch of the basics. Yes, I had to wear an abaya. No, I did not wear a headscarf, and not once did I get behind the wheel of a car while living in the Kingdom. These are three questions I am constantly asked by people wanting to know more about Saudi society's views on women. Clothing and driving are by no means the only women's issues in Saudi Arabia today; some may argue that they are less important than things like education and professional opportunities. I think it's hard to separate one from the other, but I can understand the desire to do so. I also think people are interested in these details because they are visual signs of greater, less tangible questions people have about gender roles in an overlapping cultural, historical, and religious context that can be quite difficult to grasp. Furthermore, the clothing and driving issues both tap into something that I think lies at the heart of the larger concern: a general unease in Saudi society over a woman's role the public arena. I'll talk about that in the next post. For now, let me answer the questions everyone has been asking.
The abaya (ah-BUY-ah) is a long black robe covering the collar bone, ankles, and wrists that women in Saudi Arabia are required to wear over their clothing anytime they go out in public. I wore one every time I left the DQ (Diplomatic Quarter), except while conducting official business for the Embassy. While acting in an official capacity as a foreign diplomat, a conservative Western-style business suit is acceptable attire. So while I attended meetings at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in my pantsuit and pearls, the abaya was an essential part of my day while grocery shopping, meeting friends for coffee, or any other foray into the public sphere.
To my surprise, I did not have to wear a hijab (headscarf) in the Kingdom. Saudi law requires that Muslim women cover their hair, but non-Muslim women are exempt. Some Western women in Saudi do choose to wear a headscarf while in country. Some see it as a sign of respect, while others see it as a way simply to fly under the radar and not attract any unnecessary attention. Personally, I wore the abaya because it was required and expected of me, but declined the hijab in my daily activities. In other situations, I have donned a headscarf – visiting a mosque as a tourist in Cairo, for example. There, I covered as a sign of respect while I was a guest in a religious environment, much like when my grandmother and I wore long pants and long sleeves while visiting the Vatican in Rome. But in day to day life, I felt more comfortable presenting myself as I am, an American woman who doesn't happen to believe in covering up my hair. I have great respect for women, Muslim or not, who choose to cover, whatever their reasons; but to me, the important part is in having that choice. Because I had the choice, I utilized it; I recognize, however, that many women do not have that opportunity.
As for driving, I spent four months in the passenger seat. Women are strictly prohibited from driving in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Embassy, like many Saudi families, employs drivers so that Embassy officials can get around. The Embassy drivers are fantastic people who work hard to make our jobs and our lives a little bit easier. Still, it's strange to have to "ask for a ride" anytime you want to go anywhere. Whether I was headed to the Ministry of Culture and Information or to the mall in Memlika Tower, I traveled in the back seat. This complete lack of freedom is frustrating, even infuriating at times. And I was only there for four months.
After clothing and driving, the next thing people want to know is how I was received by men in the Saudi government with whom I worked. If women are treated so differently, they ask, then how could I do my job effectively? With my counterparts in the Saudi government, I had overwhelmingly positive experiences of professional relationships built on mutual respect and cooperation. We worked together as equals, striding toward common goals. There are, of course, always exceptions. On my very first day in the Kingdom, I attended a meeting with some men who declined to shake my hand, or that of any other woman in the group. I've thought a lot about that first day and its meaning, and I spent some time discussing it with Muslim friends and colleagues. In my own cultural context, shaking hands is a sign of respect, a way to say hello, and signal that I see my acquaintance as an equal. The Saudi gentlemen I met that day were operating within their own cultural and religious context. From their point of view, they were expressing respect for me by refraining from physical contact. This is something that I comprehend intellectually, but struggle to truly understand in my heart. Culturally, it's just ingrained in me. No matter how much I intellectualize it, it is very difficult for me to accept someone's signal that they do not view me as an equal – even if that inequality is considered a sign of respect in itself. I slowly learned to let a Saudi man offer me his hand first, rather than automatically extending my own upon first meeting, in order to avoid awkward moments. Still, I'm not sure if I will ever truly come to peace with this issue. The good news, at least for me, is that this occurred only with a very slim minority of people I met. More often than not, a firm handshake was the beginning to a collegial and productive work experience with my Saudi colleagues.
Of course, abayas, hijabs, and handshakes are only the beginning. But they do mean a lot. The first time I wore my abaya, I felt clumsy with the long robe skimming my toes, trying to make sure I fastened all the snaps correctly. I disliked wearing it every time I put it on. But putting on the abaya was a necessary step for me to enter Saudi society, and the benefits of doing that outweighed, for me, my dislike of having to wear it in the first place. I think it was important for me to see Saudi Arabia from the inside, from the perspective of those that live there. I found that the world looks a little bit different on the other side of an abaya, but it's certainly a view worth seeing."
Arvind in California writes:
Very interesting perspective, thanks!
Having grown up in India (I'm male), I am quite comfortable with the practice of refraining from offering a handshake to women. It is quite similar to what you observed in Saudi Arabia, and out of respect, we offer our hands clapped together in a "Namaskar" gesture rather than a handshake (to women).
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Peter in California --
And @ Arvind in California. Thanks for writing. I think you both make a fair point, and I don't discount it. All I can say is that I'm relaying the situation as I experienced it. I think anytime we're treated differently based solely on one facet of our identity, like gender, it's bound to sting a little. In the specific situation I describe, the handshake scenario was part of an overall impression I felt that these gentlemen were not comfortable with the presence of women at the meeting. There was no -- Namaskar-like -- gesture here! Maybe the point is that declining to shake hands, as one part of overall behavior, can be used to signal that someone is not welcome, but may not always mean that by itself. Perhaps as I continue my travels, I will encounter more of the latter. These issues are rarely black and white, and our perceptions can change over time based on new experiences. I'll keep an open mind on the subject, and hearing about others' experiences is sure to be a part of that, so thanks for sharing your thoughts!
SNP in Syria writes:
Tara, this is truly sanitized and typically diplomatic tale that everyone knows. ã..Women are strictly prohibited from driving in Saudi Arabiaã.ã very cruel and degrading. But not
as bad as the Sharia Laws implemented in Arabia with regard to women rights in marriage, children, obtaining a passport and travel. It will be shocking for you when you learn more.
The bright side is that burying newborn girls (brings shame to the father and family) alive in unmarked pot holes in the dessert sand, is only still practiced among the interior Bedouins to large extent. By the way, do they still arrange marriages to Seven year old girls!!! Enjoy your stay in Arabia.
Yaser in Saudi Arabia writes:
Thank You Tara.
@ SNP in Syria -- To "SNP" you said: "...burying newborn girls (brings shame to the father and family) alive in unmarked pot holes in the dessert sand, is only still practiced among the interior Bedouins to large extent."
Can you give me any proof of this claim?
Kashif in America writes:
Hey after living in America for a good part of my life i can say that it would be different and nice to live in Saudi Arabia. Here in America the girls are always distracting guys with the clothes they wear it gets annoying after awhile. I mean us guys are highly fickle as it is and having women around just adds to that fickleness. While the west and others may look down upon things like modesty as repressive, I find it refreshing considering that wherever I turn, it seems like women are showing off their legs like all the time. Please, no more women, leave my poor soul alone.
Ralph in Greece writes:
Hi Tara, did you ever have any run ins with those religious police, Mutawa. I've heard they can be quite mean at times.
Murat in Turkey writes:
"I have great respect for women, Muslim or not, who choose to cover, whatever their reasons; but to me, the important part is in having that choice. Because I had the choice, I utilized it; I recognize, however, that many women do not have that opportunity." That's a very important point. Americans and other Westerners should clearly understand that, some practices like headscarves that seem to be "democratic rights" from an outsider's point of view, actually lead to a great oppression over the women of traditionally anti-democratic countries where bigotry still prevails. "Having that choice" is the issue that should be carefully monitored.
Peter in California writes:
There are many ways, doubtless, in which women's equality is an issue in Saudiyya, but I don't see why you think the handshake issue is an instance. In some cultures it's fine for men to hold hands walking down the street. That's definitely not the case in the US, but that has nothing to do with issues of equality. That's how they feel about physical contact in public between unrelated men and women. I just don't see how this has anything to do with equality between the sexes or why anyone should feel slighted or insulted.
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Peter in California --
And @ Arvind in California. Thanks for writing. I think you both make a fair point, and I don't discount it. All I can say is that I'm relaying the situation as I experienced it. I think anytime we're treated differently based solely on one facet of our identity, like gender, it's bound to sting a little. In the specific situation I describe, the handshake scenario was part of an overall impression I felt that these gentlemen were not comfortable with the presence of women at the meeting. There was no -- Namaskar-like -- gesture here! Maybe the point is that declining to shake hands, as one part of overall behavior, can be used to signal that someone is not welcome, but may not always mean that by itself. Perhaps as I continue my travels, I will encounter more of the latter. These issues are rarely black and white, and our perceptions can change over time based on new experiences. I'll keep an open mind on the subject, and hearing about others' experiences is sure to be a part of that, so thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Susannah in Canada writes:
I am really surprised by those on these blog entries who insist on some other version of your experience Tara other then what you encountered. Your entries are merely your observations. For those that seem intent on pulling punches where obviously they are not called for, seem to me, those who are chronically interested in stimulating conflict on a political level. If those reading, do not care for, or wish for a different take on your observations, they can quit reading. Thank you Tara for sharing of your experiences thus far. I find the information very interesting.
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Susannah in Canada -- Thanks for writing. You bring up an important point. When people ask about my perception of Saudi Arabia, my answers will inherently involve talking about both Saudi culture and my background as an American woman. We all see the world through the prism of our own background and experiences, bringing to the table a myriad of values and beliefs that we have developed throughout our lives. That diversity of experiences and opinion is precisely what makes our global community so interesting, and travel so enriching. I'm glad you enjoy the blog, and I hope we can continue our conversation!
Susan in Ohio writes:
I appreciate yours sharing of your experiences; I teach the country of Saudi Arabia to middle school children, and your comments will make the country more real to them. Thanks for an honest and positive evaluation.
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Susan in Ohio -- Thanks for reading! I think it's fantastic that you're sharing our blog stories with your students. I hope they will share some of their own thoughts with us on the blog as they learn more about Saudi Arabia!
James in Virginia writes:
Nice stories. Hopefully this will help some younger folks see the value in public service.
You should make a habit of removing your security badges before getting photographed. This is the second picture published of you with all or part of the badge(s) visible.
I don't know your agency policy on this, but I'd imagine it's in there somewhere.
Yaser in Saudi Arabia writes:
Here is a video of a Saudi woman (a doctor) refraining from shaking hands with the Saudi king.
David in Virginia writes:
Unless you spend a very long time in another's culture, you can't understand what a thing means in the context of that culture. An absence of something in another's culture that we have in our own can say more about our culture than the other's.
Are there differences that are insignificant to us but meaningful to the other culture? Are there differences we don't even notice that are highly meaningful to the other culture?
I remember having lunch with an Indian friend. She told me that in her culture, one hand is for eating (bringing to the mouth), the other for touching items that may be "unclean." Clearly in this case my use of both hands while eating would have been more disturbing to my friend than to me. Her use of one hand would probably have gone unnoticed by me had she not brought it up.
Yaser in Saudi Arabia writes:
I must agree with you that life outside the walls of the DQ is completely different but many people do not embrace these differences, myself included. I avoid the Saudi culture all together and I do commend you for enduring such a long stint in such a discriminatory world, but you are back in a more accepting environment where men and woman alike are honored to shake the hand of such a young professional.
I really enjoyed reading your blog and I wish you continued success - the world needs more woman like you. Riyadh misses you. Luckily I have tons of Snickers ice cream readily available to fill in the void.
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Yaser in Saudi Arabia -- I thought that might be you! Welcome to the blog! Thank you for your kind words, and many thanks to you for the work you do in service to our country. I'm happy to be home in Washington, but I do miss everyone over at the Embassy – please say hello for me! Enjoy that Snickers ice cream, and stay in touch!
Martin in California writes:
Glad you had fun! Do you speak Arabic?
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Martin in California -- I do speak Arabic, but I'm not fluent… yet. I studied Arabic for three years in university, including a summer of intensive study at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco. Three years is not enough to become fluent in Arabic, but I'm still working on it! The State Department offers language classes for employees, so everyday I come into work early for a morning Arabic class. It's a lot of fun and it's great to have this opportunity to refresh my knowledge of the language.
Navin in U.K. writes:
I really liked the article... but i believe that the writer should have stayed longer than 4months in KSA to really experience it. I mean how much can you know about a place well enought in 4months. I stayed in Jeddah for a month, n being a man I found it very uncomfortable. But the last sentence sums up the whole experience...'the world looks a bit different from the other side of the abaya...'
I would congratulate the lady for her effort and perseverance... n i do hope all this has a positive outcome.
Jacqueline in Florida writes:
I understand about the differences in culture. It was difficult for me to do handshake and giving hugs to people or any other ways of showing respect and friendliness especially in public, I still do at times. Back home, i was teaching in a school which consist of about 90% of the students and teachers are Muslims, so i am very aware of their religious belief. Outside my career life, affection are not to be shown in public plus handshake is not in our culture. And our dress code at work are to be followed strictly. I am used to it and honestly i do miss it as it made life simple. Anyway, I am glad that you had the opportunity to experience those four months at a different country. Everyone should travel as much as they can to see the world and to learn more about others as it will definitely help us to be a better person, more understanding and appreciative.
Jeannette in Maryland writes:
Tara, Thank you for your candidness. Having lived in many other countries myself, I appreciate your experiences fully. I teach Spanish in a high school where I am always trying to get the students to imagine themselves living in a different culture. It can be so hard for them to fathom!!! I will be sharing your blog with them, especially my students who are considering applying to be exchange students. I know it will be extraordinarily helpful to them to start thinking differently.
Gerald in Maryland writes:
Have you ever seen the movie Syriana? Is it really like that there?
Kathleen in Massachusetts writes:
Keep on writing! We are waiting to hear more. Loved the piece on the radio this morning.
Dominique in California writes:
Thanks for sharing your experiences. It is the episode about men declining to shake hands with a woman that interested me most today.
I wonder what my reaction would have been in such circumstances. However, I'm not sure the issue there is equality between both genders. It is definitely a cultural matter which should have been expected; this one or another. It makes the foreign exchange more interesting.
We cannot carry our culture and manners with us everywhere. We must expect differences.
Where I come from, it is expected and polite to shake hands with eveyone you talk to. In the U.S. it seems that men only shake hands when women take the initiative. This was like offending to me when I first moved here. But my experience is only mine, right? It may not even be so everywhere in the US... US men may never have denied shaking hands with you, just because you've always known the "etiquette" expected here. All seems to be about cultural knowledge.
Please continue writing.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Hi Tara. Given your job description, I'd like to ask what your impressions are of the Saudi government's concerns are regarding Iran, both with respect to proliferation, and any safety concerns they may have in regards to the nuclear power plant Russia is building in such an earthquake prone region. Thanks.
Cory in Greece writes:
I'm an American living in Athens, and I'm treated differently even though this is supposed to be an EU country. Sometimes clerks won't put change in my hand at the grocery store, never mind strangers not shaking my hand. In addition, there is a lot of staring, whispering and outright rude comments made as people walk by. Since getting engaged to a Greek man, I've become nearly invisible even though I speak Greek and have been here a decade on my own -- they only speak to him and ignore anything I'm saying. I found this same treatment in the north of India, as well.
I'd enjoy wearing a hijab because then people cannot discriminate against me according to ethnicity, race, nationality or personal bias, then it'd only be because I'm a woman. I'm not saying that's OK; I'm saying it's the lesser of evils.
When I was in Egypt for a month, I wished I had a hijab and/or abaya because it was terribly unpleasant to look down and have people trying to touch me (a non-no, but they tried anyway). I was already covered from head to toe with baggy clothes in scorching 100F heat, but it wasn't enough. Only when I walked with a male friend was I able to finally see the sites and look around the same block I'd walked 14 times for the first time.
Certainly your eyes are fresh when in a new country and sees things that people take for granted after living there some time. But only a few months is not enough to learn the essential intimacies of any country or culture.
Ralph in Greece writes:
@ James in Virginia -- I'm sure that Tara and the State Dept know the policies regarding their badges (security, entrance or otherwise). I'm sure that by flipping the badge over, no one other than mind readers should be able to read anything. And, regarding the first photo, I'm sure that any information that is able to be seen would not compromise anyone or it would not be allowed to be shown in this photo.
Let's give the folks at State, DoD, etc some credit.
Sara in Saudi Arabia writes:
Morning, Tara
I read your post & I know how you feel. My father is saudi & my mother is american, I'm 20 years old I've been living in KSA for the past 8 years.
I'm a muslim & I understand why I have to wear an abaya, it's a religious thing & has nothing to do with the gov's rules here. Maybe you might have felt it was because you "have" to wear it. I personally don't think it's fair to be forced to,if you're not a muslim.
You mentioned education & work oppertunities for women, & I never met a saudi woman who didn't go to school or had a chance to go to college. KSU is an example of that. It's a free college & they pay thier student (males & females) 800-1200 every month. It's sort of an allowance to encourage them to go to college.
I do agree with you on the driving issue. & it really is a topic alot of us saudi women talk about.
A couple of years ago, King Fahad agreed to let women drive, but one religious shaikh advised him not to, not for the fact that it's forbidden in Isam, because bedwins women who still live in the desert are allowed to drive, it was forbidden because they are worried that women won't be able to cope with driving alone.
Take care.
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Sara in Saudi Arabia -- Good afternoon, Sara! You make a great point about educational and professional opportunities for women in Saudi Arabia. Many of the women I met in the KSA have advanced degrees and work in competitive fields. I touch upon that subject in my latest post Remember the Ladies in Riyadh. I hope you'll have a chance to check it out and let us know what you think. Thanks for your response!
Ammar in Saudi Arabia writes:
good morning everyone sara thank you
Dakhil in Saudi Arabia writes:
Well every time I see "Saudi Arabia" name mentioned In the web I see the lies about Saudis & Islam in general....I don't know why? Please leave us alone. We had enough of your "way of life" because you people see only your self like every nation before you who finally had left the life and left pain and sadness.
I'm not trying make you changing your opinion and thoughts about my country and of course you will not expect me to do so about yours, but why can't live with each other without saying things we already made our minds that it is the truth.
You always accusing Muslims that they can't live in your community, maybe you people couldn't stop talking about your opinion on them.
I'm sick of all that.
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Dakhil in Saudi Arabia:
I hope that you have not found lies about Saudi Arabia or Islam in my writing. I have studied Islam for a long time, and while it is not my religion of choice, I have great respect for its teachings and followers. We may disagree in some aspects of our opinions on these issues, but I have tried to present both the positive and the negative aspects of my experiences in an honest and open manner. I have never and never will say that Muslims are unable to live in any Western community. The Muslim community is a vibrant and vital part of American society as well as societies across the world.
I appreciate your concern for the bias that exists on both sides of the relationship between the West and the Muslim world. I, too, am sick of that. That's why I think it's important to have these conversations. Because the thing is, I *don't* already have things made up in my mind about what is the "truth" about Islam or the Middle East. Every time I travel or meet someone new, my perceptions of Islam and the Middle East develop and change – usually for the better. I think this is also usually true when people from other parts of the world visit the United States. I love hearing Arabs and Muslims tell me about their impressions of the United States, even when this includes criticism. It challenges me to maintain high standards for my country and to continually seek improvement in my own communities.
I hope that you'll keep reading, Dakhil, and keep sharing your opinion with us. That's what the blog is for!
Bader in Saudi Arabia writes:
Good day Tara,
First of all, I have doubt that we met in a Brazilian consul party in Riyadh, were you there? Btw, my wife is Brazilian.
I just want to say that I found your comments objective, at the end, you were in a different country where the religion, culture and habits are different as well, and it is your right to not accept these differences as it's your choice to come over to Riyadh.
For the abaya & hijab, my Brazilian wife wear them during our stay in Saudi, but outside of kingdom shoes doesn't, it's a matter of respecting the society that we choose to come in, not that we come and try to impose our habit and culture.
For what's regards to women driving car, it's not a matter of religion as it's something for the society to decide, and in my opinion, the society is not ready and don't know if it's ever going to be ready, the main point is the mentality of some people here, and I'm not talking about the religious people, but what I'm talking about are the uneducated people who acts as they never sow women before and maybe you sow this kind of people.
Women jobs are a big issue and no one blamed except the government as they limited the women work fields, just a woman could work as a teacher, doctor or nurse, so the women in Saudi Arabia is unused power.


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Monday, February 22, 2010
Homemade Baking Mix
Its 11pm and you have a hankering for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, coffeecake, whatever, and you are out of Bisqui....your favorite baking mix.
What to do??? All in a tizzy?
Well, fret no more, my friends.
Noshings is here to save the day!
What you'll need:
6 c. all purpose flour
3 Tbs. baking powder (make sure its fresh and hasn't been in your cabinet since your teenage son was in diapers)
1 Tb. baking soda
1 Tb. salt
3 Tbs. sugar
Sift all these ingredients together and hopefully you have a Kitchen Aid...if not, a handmixer will do, it will just wear your arms out a bit.
Put your sifted ingredients in the mixer bowl and add:
1 c. vegetable shortening (butter-flavor will work here, as well)
With the whisk attachment, start slowly, increasing speed a bit as the shortening incorporates into the flour.
You may have to stop the mixer and scrape off the whisk and sides once or twice.
But, in the end, you should have a powdery mixer with no lumps.
I like to keep this in a large tupperware container in the frig.
Use it just like you would Bisqui....your favorite baking mix!
Soon, I will be adding recipes using this mix.
Posted by Noshings at 10:03 AM
Labels: breakfast
5 comments:
- Just Rhonda said...
ooh i'll have to try this!! I HATE the prepackaged taste of Bisquick but I could use this INSTEAD and still use the recipes for it! thanks!
- February 22, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- Fyrecreek said...
Thank you for sharing this! I also use those baking mixes and I love something I can throw together like this!
- February 23, 2010 at 4:21 AM
- Avanika [YumsiliciousBakes] said...
Oh thank you!! I like using Bisquick, but the chemically taste puts me off. Would this work with butter instead of shortening?
- February 26, 2010 at 10:17 PM
- Noshings said...
you are all welcome!
as for using butter instead of shortening, I don't see why not, sure would taste great!
- February 27, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Memória said...
I saw this recipe on another blog. I must try this out!! Thanks for posting it. I found you via TastyKitchen.
- March 1, 2010 at 10:24 AM
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Time To GoSaturday, September 15th, 2007 by David Lee | 2 Comments »
For several years I have written building articles for BHM. All of it was to give you, the readers, some alternative ways to think about building homes.
On this blog I have discussed different ways to become a builder or, at least, build your own home to save money.
My 30+ years of building has been in the form of projects. Buy land, build a house, live in it awhile, then sell it and start a new project. Well, it is time to do it again.
For some time now, my wife and I have been preparing to start what will perhaps be our last project. When I am in 'building mode' I am working more than 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Momentum is important. Some of the parts of this new project have been under construction during my off hours but now it is time to turn it into a full time priority.
This new project is different than all my others. It will be off-grid. In fact it will be offshore. The last details have been arranged and we are ready to go. So…this will be my last blog posting.
Sometime in the future, if this project works out well, I may write about it. For now, goodbye and live well.


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John Key's State of the Nation speech is here. I await John Armstrong's coverage of the speech with interest. He's welcome to use this opening paragraph if he's on a tight deadline.
Bulls bellowed; sticks transformed into snakes; stars flared and died; dry rivers flooded and fallow fields bloomed into life after Prime Minister John Key addressed the North Harbour Club today.


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Prevention and treatment tips for swimmer�s ear.
If your mom ever put alcohol drops in your ear after a long day in the pool or the lake, you have firsthand knowledge of one of the most popular methods of preventing swimmer�s ear. Also known as otitis externa, swimmer�s ear is a painful infection of the ear canal. It often develops when dirty water gets down into the canal and bacteria grow, causing pain and swelling. You can tell you�ve got it if your ear starts itching or swelling, or if you�re getting some discharge from your ear. Pain is another common symptom. And if you have a young child, you might notice her pulling on her ear. RELATED: Top Summer Safety Myths Busted But while Mom�s home remedy is a pretty good way to dry out the ear canal and prevent infections, it�s not the best way to treat an existing swimmer�s ear infection. �Alcohol kills infection, but it dries and is exquisitely painful,� says Dr. Lisa Asta, a spokeswoman with the American Academy of Pediatrics and a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco. Once it becomes clear that something is wrong, your best bet is to see a doctor. �If you get to the point where you have significant swelling of the ear canal, we�re going to use antibiotics,� Dr. Asta says. A course of antibiotic drops will drive the pain and swelling away, with most infections clearing up in about a week. Prevention If you or your child seems especially prone to getting swimmer�s ear, you may just want to stay out of the water as much as you can�or wear earplugs. But barring that, you want to keep the ear canal as dry as possible, or dry it out after it gets wet. A few drops of alcohol do work well as a prevention technique, as does white vinegar. So does careful drying of the ear canal. Dr. Duane Johnson, a member of the board of directors for the American Academy of Otolaryngology�Head and Neck Surgery, notes that you can gently wave a hair dryer on the �cool� setting over the ear or use a specially designed ear dryer RELATED: Preventing Hearing Loss: Start Young And children may enjoy shaking their heads like a dog to get the water out. �Have them hop on one foot,� suggests Dr. Asta. Children who have tubes in their ears need to be especially careful to keep their ears dry, Dr. Johnson cautions. Water and infection can get trapped around the tube. What not to do �You never want to stick anything in the ear canal,� says Dr. Asta. �We know people do it but we don�t recommend it.� And that includes what Dr. Johnson calls �the terrible Q-tip. �That�s where people get into trouble,� he says. �When you start sticking things down in there, you can not only scratch the ear canal, but if there�s wax, you can end up packing that in. The water gets trapped behind the wax, and you�ve just created another place for that water to grow infection.� Brought to you by: Spry Living


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Kenneth Kavanaugh
KAVANAUGH, Kenneth F., 96, of Ossineke died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Turning Brook in Alpena.
He is survived by his five children, Michael (Annette) of Cheboygan, Kenneth (Dorthy) of Sault Ste. Marie, Mary (Jerry) Franck of Traverse City, Peter of Capitola, Calif., and Patrick (Valarie) of Cedar Springs; nine grandchildren, Matthew, Mark, Dan, Janelle, Amie, Kristie, Michelle, Jay and Brian; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Virginia Kavanaugh; and several nieces and nephews.
Per his wishes, he has been taken from the Karpus-Hunter Funeral Home for cremation.
Friends and family will gather at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Ossineke on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service begins with Rev. Robert Bissot officiating. Flag presentation and taps will be accorded by the VFW Post 2496. A celebration dinner will follow. Interment will be at St. Catherine Cemetery.


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Call for Scientific Submissions
This is a call for scientific submission will focus on treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ), TMJ related obstructive sleep apneas, and stomatognathic disorders.
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MECHANICS BANK INVESTMENT MANAGER SAYS STATE'S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY IS ONE OF FEW BRIGHT SPOTS IN 2008Inflation and more real estate price deterioration lie ahead
Richmond, CA, February 5, 2008--Election-year pressures to lower Fed-funds rates may guarantee inflation in 2008, says Brian Pretti, head of Investment Management for Mechanics Bank, in his first economic forecast of 2008. And, California's inflated real estate values haven't bottomed out yet. But one bright spot may be the state's agricultural industry.
"The upward thrust of economic fortunes in developing economies means the rising ability of global consumers to better afford more broadly defined agricultural products," Pretti says. "Global competition for food products will increase, driving up prices."
Unfortunately, higher food prices also will hit household budgets. There just aren't any easy answers in 2008.
Also driving price increases will be the inflation caused by continued cuts in interest rates as the Fed strives to keep credit available to America's businesses and individuals, Pretti says.
"In virtually every financial crisis or economic slowdown over the past one-and-a-half decades, the Fed response has been to lower interest rates, increase money printing, and encourage credit expansion," said Pretti, who oversees Mechanics Bank's $1.7 billion investment portfolio. "They overdid the job during the last cycle, when the Fed-funds target rate was lowered to 1% and the mortgage credit bubble blew to generational proportion. Today, the economy is choking on the aftermath. But realistically, in an election year they have no choice but to keep lowering rates."
Not that there's any assurance the strategy will be effective; US credit markets and financial institutions, immersed in write-downs, are not in a benevolent mood, Pretti says, and the Fed can't force lenders to lend or borrowers to borrow no matter how low it sets rates.
"That is a function of confidence," Pretti said, "a commodity in very short supply."
Meanwhile, deeper interest rate cuts increase the potential for the dollar to fall relative to foreign currencies--pushing up commodity prices pegged to the U.S. dollar. Oil and gold already have reached all time highs, and wheat and corn are headed there. Even with interest rates down, the US economy faces the real threat of significant inflation, according to Pretti.
Regarding the stock market, "It will be crucial to get sector exposure and geographic specificity correct within the totality of investment portfolios in the coming months," he said. "In 2007, the S&P energy sector produced a 32% return; yet, the S&P financial sector lost 21% of its value. As we move into 2008, there are warning signs that sector selection and specific global geographic exposure will be even more critical to success."
Pretti's specific recommendations echo his advice in 2007: Large capitalization, global blue-chip issues (because their foreign-derived earnings benefit from a weak dollar); precious metals, oil, and commodities (due both to their traditional role as inflation hedges and their continued global appeal); well-managed currencies (as a hedge to the dollar's global decline); and equities in fast-growing regions of the globe. Pretti urges investors to watch global equities carefully, however, given the possibility that a US economic slowdown could have a ripple effect.
Pretti thinks one of the most interesting plays is investing in companies that would benefit from a concerted US effort to address the nation's growing need for infrastructure repair and upgrade.
"Compared with the progressive infrastructure development in many foreign countries, the US is in great need of an infrastructure facelift," he said. "Not only is this a growing physical need, but it also might be an answer to economic malaise, helping support and strengthen US labor markets. As the Fed runs out of effective credit-inducement ammunition, I wouldn't be surprised to see a modest conceptual return to the New Deal at some point."
Pretti doesn't mince words about how he sees the housing market unfolding.
"Residential real estate is still the single most important issue the US economy will face in 2008. The big question on everyone's mind is, "Now what? For seven years, we've been running not on a business cycle, but rather on a credit cycle — one of generational proportion. Residential housing activity and related consumer spending --both driven by ever-increasing credit availability to households--lifted the economy out of its 2001 slump and drove it for 6 years. But the economy is now paying--and will continue to pay--for the foolhardy way in which that money was lent. Never before in our lifetimes have we seen credit market investors so willing to lend to those least able to pay. Frankly, I hope we'll never see it again."
Pretti believes that financial institutions will be in no hurry to take on any level of risk in the near term, no matter how low the Fed funds rates goes. "In fact, they will be extremely wary in extending credit at all. And credit has been the lifeblood of the US economy this decade," he said.
"2008 starts with sluggish consumer spending and tightening credit — poor indicators for potential growth. It's very likely we'll have recession in 2008. How deep it goes frankly depends on foreign economies. If the global economy can remain very robust, the US export sector should act to underpin the US economy to an extent. Will that be enough? We'll have to wait and see."
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Frum's a smart feller but I've never quite forgiven him for:
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 October 2011 18:09 (five years ago) Permalink
i hate david frum and the things he has historically stood for but at least he's not a total waste of space
― horseshoe, Thursday, 13 October 2011 18:09 (five years ago) Permalink
Not the right thread, but since we're posting remarks by GOP buffoons here's Douthat's latest dispatch from fantasyland.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 October 2011 19:42 (five years ago) Permalink
So Frum with some hand-wringing seemingly admitted yesterday that stimulus might have been necessary and now Douthat says stimulus would have been ok if it had been done by a President McCain (in a better way of course than the Dems did). Oy veh.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:01 (five years ago) Permalink
oh douchehatpaws
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:22 (five years ago) Permalink
more like Ross don'tdouthat amirite
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:23 (five years ago) Permalink
my fav douthat moment was when i saw him interviewed on tv and the interviewer read a wonkete quote that called him a something like a misogynist neck beard homunculus and his response was all 'well sometimes you make arguments that work and sometimes they kinda fall flat but you know' and it was like dawg they just called u a homunculus
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:29 (five years ago) Permalink
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:33 (five years ago) Permalink
In November 2009 I saw Douthat on a Friday at noon in the gay portion of Dupont Circle with a man-friend.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:36 (five years ago) Permalink
haha wow: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/opinion/workers-of-the-world-unite.html
― s.clover, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 02:57 (five years ago) Permalink
this turdball should write slashfic:
Occasionally you get a candidate, like Tim Pawlenty, who grew up working class. But he gets sucked up by the consultants, the donors and the professional party members and he ends up sounding like every other Republican. Other times a candidate will emerge who taps into a working-class vibe — Pat Buchanan, Mike Huckabee or Sarah Palin. But, so far, these have been flawed candidates who get buried under an avalanche of negative ads and brutal coverage.
This year, Romney is trying to establish some emotional bond with the working class by waging a hyperpatriotic campaign: I may be the son of a millionaire with a religion that makes you uncomfortable, but I love this country just like you. The strategy appears to be only a partial success.
Enter Rick Santorum.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 January 2012 02:59 (five years ago) Permalink
The country doesn't want an election that is Harvard Law versus Harvard Law.
wait, hasn't david brooks spent years arguing that this is a perfectly good thing??
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 03:32 (five years ago) Permalink
If you took a working-class candidate from the right, like Santorum, and a working-class candidate from the left, like Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and you found a few islands of common ground, you could win this election by a landslide.
Brown was born in Mansfield, Ohio, the son of Emily (née Campbell) and Charles Gailey Brown, M.D.[1] He was named after his maternal grandfather. He became an Eagle Scout in 1967. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian studies from Yale University in 1974. At Yale, he was in Davenport College, the same residential college as U.S. Presidents George H. W. and George W. Bush
― jhøshea nrq (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 4 January 2012 03:38 (five years ago) Permalink
and you found a few islands of common ground
Sometimes he sounds just like Tom Friedman
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 05:18 (five years ago) Permalink
Has anyone read the Life Reports David Brooks has been running in the nytimes? It's a really good way to make yourself hopeless and depressed.
― Nicole, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 14:37 (five years ago) Permalink
Otoh, you can probably say that about anything relating to David Brooks.
had to physically restrain myself from ripping the skin off my face as I was reading this.
― s.clover, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 18:08 (four years ago) Permalink
He really is such a dunce.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 18:33 (four years ago) Permalink
what the hell's he talking about
― demolition with discretion (m coleman), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 20:29 (four years ago) Permalink
yogurt, I think
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:51 (four years ago) Permalink
He is doing a little kid level response to the standard criticism of Murray's latest book
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 22:17 (four years ago) Permalink
― jaymc, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 14:15 (four years ago) Permalink
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 16:18 (four years ago) Permalink
more like Roast in Piss
― happiness is the new productivity (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 16:22 (four years ago) Permalink
Please take a number, if you would like to be the next columnist/blogger/economist etc. to critique David Brooks' latest pronouncement:
Here's Dean Baker
Brooks also has an interesting theory on the loss of skills. He tells readers:
"The American social fabric is now so depleted that even if manufacturing jobs miraculously came back we still would not be producing enough stable, skilled workers to fill them."
Five years ago we had two million more people employed in manufacturing than we do today. Has the social fabric become so depleted in this period that these people or others could now not fill these jobs if they came back? If Brooks really thinks that the ill effects of unemployment are that extreme he should be screaming for more stimulus in every column.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:11 (four years ago) Permalink
brooks recasts real world problems as a morality play in his role as conservative apologist: every david brooks column
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:14 (four years ago) Permalink
tho often i guess they are not so much real world problems as fake made up problems
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:15 (four years ago) Permalink
Today's helping, courtesy of a certain ilx alumnus: http://www.salon.com/2012/02/17/david_brooks_i_have_heard_of_jeremy_lin/singleton/
But even while grappling with the tension between religious values and contemporary cultural values, which is basically well within Brooks' wheelhouse, he demonstrates a hilarious misunderstanding of sports, and what sports are "about," because Mr. Brooks has been spending far too much time in his cloistered elite liberal media ivory tower munching on brie and arugula and not enough time among Real Americans in their "Sporting Taverns" watching "The Big Game" over a pint of mass-market domestic lager.
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Friday, 17 February 2012 21:59 (four years ago) Permalink
suspect beating up brooks when u need an easy column will outlast "analyzing" linsanity/linreality tbh
― the fading ghost of schadenfreude whiplash (Hunt3r), Friday, 17 February 2012 22:24 (four years ago) Permalink
A few generations ago, teenagers went steady. But over the past decades, the dating relationship has been replaced by a more amorphous hook-up culture.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:20 (four years ago) Permalink
a few generations ago, it was legal to marry a 15 year old
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:28 (four years ago) Permalink
a few generations ago, interracial marriage was against the law
a few generations ago, bestiality was legal in Florida
― ENERGY FOOD (en i see kay), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:36 (four years ago) Permalink
The half-century between 1912 and 1962 was a period of great wars and economic tumult but also of impressive social cohesion. Marriage rates were high. Community groups connected people across classIn the half-century between 1962 and the present, America has become more prosperous, peaceful and fair, but the social fabric has deteriorated. Social trust has plummeted. Society has segmented. The share of Americans born out of wedlock is now at 40 percent and rising.
In the half-century between 1962 and the present, America has become more prosperous, peaceful and fair, but the social fabric has deteriorated. Social trust has plummeted. Society has segmented. The share of Americans born out of wedlock is now at 40 percent and rising.
Ah, the good ol' days..... If only married people had kids, we could have impressive social cohesion and a strong social fabric like we did before 1961, when only men could get decent jobs and we kept those darned negroes out of our good schools, restaurants, and bus seats....
― everything else is secondary (Lee626), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:41 (four years ago) Permalink
beyond self-parody at this point
― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:26 (four years ago) Permalink
Can't be a coincidence that his name is *this* close to douche-hat: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/opinion/sunday/douthat-the-safe-legal-rare-illusion.html
― s.clover, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:42 (four years ago) Permalink
First they went after the Rockefeller Republicans, but I was not a Rockefeller Republican. Then they went after the compassionate conservatives, but I was not a compassionate conservative. Then they went after the mainstream conservatives, and there was no one left to speak for me.
― iatee, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 15:58 (four years ago) Permalink
Got pretty bummed because he's scheduled to speak at a conference I'll be attending next month, which meant I would have had to cover his talk for our org's magazine. Was dreading that. But turns out he's speaking at a luncheon during the conference, so I think I'm free of that burden!
― andrew m., Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:12 (four years ago) Permalink
does your org have a rule against reporting on luncheons?
― goole, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:13 (four years ago) Permalink
one more liberal wanting a free ride!
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:15 (four years ago) Permalink
David Brooks making right-wingers angry:
I would also point out that the Rockefeller Republicans were losers and compassionate conservatism put us on the brink of financial ruin
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:44 (four years ago) Permalink
the last half of the sentence OTM
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:46 (four years ago) Permalink
Similar statements were made about Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and John McCain.
maybe reagan but otherwise, no, child
― goole, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 16:49 (four years ago) Permalink
well ok W in 04 too
― k3vin k., Thursday, 20 December 2012 22:24 (four years ago) Permalink
― iatee, Monday, 14 January 2013 23:38 (four years ago) Permalink
The strategies covered here start from a similar premise—that human beings are blessed with many talents but are also burdened by sinfulness, ignorance and weakness, which is why I call on both parties for common sense solutions to our problems, the most notable of which is a cat o' nine tails.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 14 January 2013 23:39 (four years ago) Permalink
We will pay special attention to those who attended elite prep schools and universities.
u don't say
― flopson, Monday, 14 January 2013 23:40 (four years ago) Permalink
someone please call his office phone
― iatee, Monday, 14 January 2013 23:50 (four years ago) Permalink
Modern societies have become economically and socially more unequal. We will explore status competition and the desire for social distinction—executives who feel unabashed when asking for lavish salaries. We will ask whether it is proper to put a Yale window sticker on the back of your car. We will look at codes of social modesty and ask whether modest people make better business leaders
― Mordy, Monday, 14 January 2013 23:53 (four years ago) Permalink
go away
― mattresslessness, Friday, 16 October 2015 05:19 (one year ago) Permalink
calls H R Clinton "thoughtful and constructive" in today's column
hope that is a kiss of death
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 November 2015 19:26 (one year ago) Permalink
Taibbi has fun.
The hilarious part about the Brooks column is the wounded, incredulous tone. Where, he asks, is the love? You know, like the old days, when the hick megachurcher and the Upper East Side Yalie were joined at the hip for the cause of a sharply-reduced top income tax rate!
― Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Friday, 22 January 2016 07:33 (one year ago) Permalink
"Social inequality is always felt more acutely than economic inequality."
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 14:45 (eleven months ago) Permalink
― the late great, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 06:51 (eleven months ago) Permalink
I can't exactly disagree with much in that column, but I can point out that you reap what you sow.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 15:14 (eleven months ago) Permalink
no one linked the "Donald Trump Is Not Real" column eh
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 16:03 (eleven months ago) Permalink
it was linked on the *other* David Brooks thread
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 16:19 (eleven months ago) Permalink
Personally, I don't think there is one correct answer to whether we want a dog or a cat as leader. Depends on the situation; there are successful examples of both types. But I'm struck by how catlike Obama is. And it's striking how many Americans have responded by going for Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, who are bad versions of the bounding in/we-can-change-everything doggy type.
― denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Friday, 11 March 2016 18:01 (ten months ago) Permalink
writing's a bitch
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 March 2016 18:02 (ten months ago) Permalink
"I was surprised by Trump's success because I've slipped into a bad pattern, spending large chunks of my life in the bourgeois strata — in professional circles with people with similar status and demographics to my own. It takes an act of will to rip yourself out of that and go where you feel least comfortable. But this column is going to try to do that over the next months and years. We all have some responsibility to do one activity that leaps across the chasms of segmentation that afflict this country."
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 April 2016 16:25 (eight months ago) Permalink
"Poor Like Me"
― Οὖτις, Friday, 29 April 2016 16:26 (eight months ago) Permalink
need a rewrite of Simon & Garfunkel's "Dangling Conversation" as "Chasms of Segmentation"
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 April 2016 16:27 (eight months ago) Permalink
and beside all this, between us and david brooks there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to him cannot; neither can he pass to us, if he would come from thence.
― denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Friday, 29 April 2016 16:30 (eight months ago) Permalink
I wonder where davids gonna hang out
― Treeship, Friday, 29 April 2016 16:32 (eight months ago) Permalink
@CafeFilthmuck He might even ask his caddy what iron to use from this lie.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 April 2016 16:34 (eight months ago) Permalink
But this column is going to try to do that over the next months and years.
can't wait!!
― ejemplo (crüt), Friday, 29 April 2016 16:36 (eight months ago) Permalink
We'll need a communitarianism.
he starts to say it, but it gives him a stroke
― denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Friday, 29 April 2016 16:38 (eight months ago) Permalink
I had so much fun reading it
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 April 2016 16:39 (eight months ago) Permalink
"The little loves..."
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 15:38 (seven months ago) Permalink
The larger culture itself needs to be revived in four distinct ways: We need to be more communal in an age that's overly individualistic; we need to be more morally minded in an age that's overly utilitarian; we need to be more spiritually literate in an age that's overly materialistic; and we need to be more emotionally intelligent in an age that is overly cognitive.
A tradition, whether it's Thanksgiving dinner, an annual family reunion or a burial ceremony, takes a physical activity and infuses it with enchantment.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 17:45 (seven months ago) Permalink
We need to be more communal in an age that's overly individualistic
this fucking guy never met a republican he couldn't front for until trump came along
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 17:48 (seven months ago) Permalink
every time this thread is revived I am disappointed
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 7 June 2016 17:50 (seven months ago) Permalink
How can a man who is wealthy from writing write so poorly?
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 17:56 (seven months ago) Permalink
what's this, the voiceover from triumph of the will
― le Histoire du Edgy Miley (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 00:14 (seven months ago) Permalink
it sounds like he's been talking to his rabbi a lot
― Mordy, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 00:20 (seven months ago) Permalink
oh good
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 September 2016 13:54 (four months ago) Permalink
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 September 2016 13:56 (four months ago) Permalink
When Europeans first settled this continent they had two big thoughts. The first was that black people were not human beings. The second was that it was acceptable, therefore, to treat them like cattle.
― Cumstaun (Phil D.), Friday, 16 September 2016 14:02 (four months ago) Permalink
― Sentient animated cat gif (kingfish), Friday, 16 September 2016 22:35 (four months ago) Permalink
i personally rested in peace after reading this garbage
― assawoman bay (harbl), Saturday, 17 September 2016 01:14 (four months ago) Permalink
Who the fuck is reading Brooks and nodding and agreeing with him, I want to slap those people
― SOMEONE'S got to program the propaganda simulacra (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 17 September 2016 03:49 (four months ago) Permalink
i mean he's no maureen dowd
― Mordy, Saturday, 17 September 2016 03:57 (four months ago) Permalink
The funniest part is the gorilla bit
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 13:58 (three months ago) Permalink
But maybe i just find anthropomorphism funnier than most ppl idk
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 13:59 (three months ago) Permalink


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Red Junglefowl
The Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical member of the phasianidae family. It is thought to be ancestral to the domestic chicken, with some hybridzation with the Grey Junglefowl.[2] The Red Junglefowl was first domesticated at least five thousand years ago in Asia, then taken around the world, and the domestic form is kept globally as a very productive food source of both meat and eggs.[3]
The range of the wild form stretches from Tamil Nadu, South India (where it has almost certainly been diluted with cross breeding from domestic breeds) eastwards across southern China and into Malaysia, The Philippines (where it is locally known as labuyo) and Indonesia. Junglefowl are established on several of the Hawaiian Islands, but these are feral descendents of domestic chickens. They can also be found on Christmas Island and the Marianas.
Each of these various regions had its own subspecies. Some examples include:
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- G. g. bankiva Java
- G. g. jabouillei Vietnam
- G. g. murghi India
- G. g. spadiceus Burma
- G. g. domesticus (Chicken)
Sexual dimorphism[edit]
Male and female birds show very strong sexual dimorphism. Males are much larger; they have large red fleshy wattles and comb on the head and long, bright gold and bronze feathers forming a "shawl" or "cape" over the back of the bird from the neck to the lower back. The tail is composed of long, arching feathers that initially look black but shimmer with blue, purple and green in good light. The female's plumage is typical of this family of birds in being cryptic and having evolved for camouflage as she alone looks after the eggs and chicks. She also has no fleshy wattles or comb on the head.
During their mating season, the male birds announce their presence with the well known "cock-a-doodle-doo" call or crowing. This serves both to attract potential mates and to make other male birds in the area aware of the risk of fighting a breeding competitor. A spur on the lower leg just behind and above the foot serves in such fighting. Their call structure is complex and they have distinctive alarm calls for aerial and ground predators to which others react appropriately.[4][5]
Males make a food-related display called 'tidbitting', performed upon finding food in the presence of a female.[6] The display is composed of coaxing, cluck-like calls and eye-catching bobbing and twitching motions of the head and neck. During the performance, the male repeatedly picks up and drops the food item with his beak. The display usually ends when the hen takes the food item either from the ground or directly from the male's beak and is associated with copulations and more offspring.[7] Males that produce anti-predator alarm calls[8] appear to be preferred by females.[9]
They are omnivorous and feed on insects, seeds and fruits including those that are cultivated such as those of the oil palm.[10]
Flight in these birds is almost purely confined to reaching their roosting areas at sunset in trees or any other high and relatively safe places free from ground predators, and for escape from immediate danger through the day.
In July 2012, Dr Alice Storey et al announced a study using mitochondrial DNA recovered from ancient bones from Europe, Thailand, the Pacific and Chile, and from Spanish colonial sites in Florida and the Dominican Republic, in directly dated samples originating in Europe at 1000 B.P. and in the Pacific at 3000 B.P. The study showed that chickens were likely domesticated from wild Red Junglefowl, though some have suggested possible genetic contributions from other Junglefowl species. Domestication occurred at least 5,400 years ago from a common ancestor flock in the bird's natural range, then proceeded in waves both east and west. The paper also states that the earliest undisputed domestic chicken remains are bones associated with a date of approximately 5400 BC from the Chishan site, in the Hebei province of China. In the Ganges region of India, Red Junglefowl were being used by humans as early as 7,000 years ago. No domestic chickens older than 4,000 years have been identified in the Indus Valley, and the antiquity of chickens recovered from excavations at Mohenjodaro is still debated. [3]
The other three members of the genus — Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii), Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), and the Green Junglefowl (Gallus varius) — do not usually produce fertile hybrids with the Red Junglefowl, suggesting that it is the sole ancestor of the domestic chicken. However, recent research has revealed the absence of the yellow skin gene in the wild Red Junglefowl found in domestic birds, which suggests hybridisation with the Grey Junglefowl during the domestication of the species.[2] A culturally significant hybrid between the Red Junglefowl and the Green Junglefowl in Indonesia is known as the Bekisar.
Purebred Red Junglefowl are thought to be facing a serious threat of extinction because of hybridization at the edge of forests where domesticated free ranging chickens are common.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
- ^ http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/141319/0
- ^ a b Eriksson, Jonas; Larson, Greger; Gunnarsson, Ulrika; Bed'hom, Bertrand; Tixier-Boichard, Michele; Strömstedt, Lina; Wright, Dominic; Eriksson J, Larson G, Gunnarsson U, Bed'hom B, Tixier-Boichard M, et al et al. (23 January 2008), "Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken", PLoS Genetics (PLoS Genet), preprint: e10, doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000010.eor
- ^ a b Investigating the Global Dispersal of Chickens in Prehistory Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA Signatures, Alice A. Storey et al; PLoS ONE, July 2012, Volume 7, Issue 7, e39171; accessed 6 August 2012
- ^ Collias, N. E. (1987). "The vocal repertoire of the Red Junglefowl: A spectrographic classification and the code of communication". The Condor 89 (3): 510–524. JSTOR 1368641.
- ^ Evans, C. S.; Macedonia, J. M.; Marler, P. (1993). "Effects of apparent size and speed on the response of chickens, Gallus gallus, to computer-generated simulations of aerial predators". Animal Behaviour 46 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1006/anbe.1993.1156.
- ^ Animal Behaviour Lab Dr Chris Evans, Galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au, 2006-11-15, retrieved 2009-04-22
- ^ Home, Galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au, retrieved 2009-04-22
- ^ http://galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au/~david
- ^ Macquarie University - Centre for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour, Galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au, 2008-08-15, retrieved 2009-04-22
- ^ Arshad MI, M Zakaria, AS Sajap, A Ismail (2000), "Food and feeding habits of Red Junglefowl", Pakistan J. Bio. Sci. 3 (6): 1024–1026, doi:10.3923/pjbs.2000.1024.1026
- ^ I. Lehr Brisbin, Jr., Concerns for the genetic integrity and conservation status of the red junglefowl, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802 (with permission from SPPA Bulletin, 1997, 2(3):1-2): FeatherSite, retrieved 2007-09-19
- ^ Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities
- ^ Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) page & links
- ^ Tomas P. Condon, Morphological and Behavioral Characteristics of Genetically Pure Indian Red Junglefowl, Gallus gallus murghi, retrieved 2007-09-19
- ^ Hawkins, W.P. (n.d.). Carolinas/Virginia Pheasant & Waterfowl Society. Red Junglefowl – Pure Strain, Cvpws.com, retrieved 2007-09-19
- ^ Gautier, Z. 2002. "Gallus gallus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed September 19, 2007, Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu, retrieved 2009-04-22
- ^ Genetic invasion threatens red jungle fowl, Wildlife Trust of India, New Delhi, 9 January 2006, retrieved 2007-09-19
- ^ "Red Junglefowl genetically swamped", Tragopan No. 12, p. 10, World Birdwatch 22 (2), 1 June 2000, retrieved 2007-09-19, "According to some scientists, truly wild populations of the Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus are either extinct or in grave danger of extinction due to introgression of genes from domestic or feral chickens"
- ^ "Red Junglefowl - Species factsheet: Gallus gallus", BirdLife Species Factsheet (BirdLife International), 2007, retrieved 2007-09-20
- ^ Peterson, A.T. and I.L. Brisbin, Jr. (1999), "Genetic endangerment of wild red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)", Bird Conservation International 9: 387–394
- ^ Brisbin, I. L., Jr. (1969), "Behavioral differentiation of wildness in two strains of Red Junglefowl (abstract)", Amer. Zool. 9: 1072
Further reading[edit]
- BirdLife International (2004). Gallus gallus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 9 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Ancestors of chickens studied for conservation; 7 Aug, 2008; The Economic Times, Times of India


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ElderTreks would like to give you a chance to share all the amazing adventure travel moments you've captured in pictures and we want to give you the opportunity to win great adventure travel prizes.
Share your adventure travel experiences, impart your wisdom and encourage others to travel in your footsteps. We want to view the travel experiences that have touched you, brought a smile to your face or made you laugh.
ElderTreks 2016 Photo Contest
ElderTreks annual photo contest is once again open for submissions. Enter up to 5 of your best travel photos for a chance to win some fantastic prizes from ElderTreks. The contest runs until
Lights, camera, enter to win...
*All prizes awarded as credit towards any ElderTreks trips