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The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom's wife died in a car accident, he went under the flash to be with her; he's lost his job, his teenage son, and his livelihood as a result.
Nick may be a lost soul, but he's still a good cop, so he is hired to investigate the murder of a top governmental advisor's son. This flashback-addict becomes the one man who may be able to change the course of an entire nation that is turning away from the future to live in the past.
A provocative novel set in a future that seems scarily possible, Flashback proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers.
©2011 Dan Simmons (P)2011 Hachette
"Outstanding, haunting work from a master of sci fi"
There has been a lot of negativity surrounding Flashback, and most of it centers around Dan Simmons' right wing politics. There's so much negativity, in fact, that I hesitated before buying and went on to read a few more reviews. In the end I wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but for the author who gave the world the Hyperion/ Endymion story-- among the finest works of science fiction in the last thirty years--I would forgive much. I decided to give it a try.
I am glad I did. Simmons is at his best when he finds his voice in a haunting tale of personal struggle amidst a larger struggle. The dialogue is often brisk, well-read, philosophical, and reflective. The setting is somewhat cyber punk in the sense of high technology and low people, but somehow more mournful and sad than what typically defines cyber punk.
There is no question that Simmons' far right wing politics set the stage for the story, and critics who have alleged that he's personally gone off the deep end may well be correct. My answer to this is "so what"? What does it say about us as readers if we are only able to read books that reinforce all of our political positions and lash out at those that push us-- even if they push us with new points of view. It is perhaps reflective of our partisan political era where each side writes books only for their followers, makes news channels only for the loyal, and each side makes sure the battle lines are all clear. This is an absurd standard to judge fiction by. I am not a prince of Denmark, I am not a boy with a run away slave, I am not a pirate, a space marine, or a horse deciding whether to vote for the full manager or the three day week but I have lived these tales. Books are about considering new perspectives and challenging ourselves, not weeding out anything that doesn't reinforce our ever narrowing vision of the world.
Read Flashback because it is a great work of science fiction. Read it to be challenged, read it to see how the other side thinks, read it to see your own politics in action, read it to learn, but most of all read it because it is the work of a 65 year-old master of the craft who may have too few books left. Read it because it is fantastic.
"I want my freaking credit back."
You know I read all of the other reviewers' warnings about the political stuff in this book before I decided to buy it. I thought maybe the reviewers were just being overly sensitive. The premise of the book sounded really interesting, and I've enjoyed other books by Simmons in the past. (Although I thought DROOD was a total snore.)
Seriously, I could not get through a third of this book. The political nonsense in here is ridiculously heavy handed, xenophobic, borderline racist and just largely unnecessary to the story. Its so similar to the problems with Tom Clancy's latest book, you have to wonder if Simmons and Clancy are hanging out together in tea party chatrooms or something.
I would argue that even the most ardent Republican reading this book would stop and say WTF??? Did I really just read five pages complaining about Obama's rally in Denver and what did that have to do with this cop trying to solve a murder??? Then again, who knows. Maybe there is an audience of people who will listen to this book and nod to themselves that they knew all along the native American and Mexicans infiltrating our universities would lead to the collapse of the US and people would one day be openly celebrating 9/11 as a holiday in Los Angeles.
Yeah seriously. That stuff is in this book.
Last Dan Simmons book I will ever waste my money on.
"Disappointing political diatribe"
I have listened to and really enjoyed many of Dan Simmons' other books. He is a good writer and I love sci-fi. However, this one turned out to be a political diatribe. I can't stand stupid left-wing or right-wing propaganda. Anyway, I listened to it, the readers were a little amateur. The premise of the book started out as an interesting detective story set in a United States that is totally bankrupt, radical muslim terrorists and street gangs have taken over America, and the world. The world has all gone to hell. Then the story devolves into a cheesy cautionary tale of how healthcare reform, drugs, and cut-back's on military spending and nuclear weapons, caused it all. Its funny, Texas takes on this mythical status and is a mecca which won't allow "losers" or "worthless" people into the state. And gosh darn, the protagonist is paying cash for his grandfather-in-law's operation. I felt used, like when Ralphy in "A Christmas Story" figures out his decoder ring's message is just "a crummy commercial."
"Refreshingly powerful sci-fi"
At its core, Flashback is a straightforward detective story. Nic is a washed up former detective pressed back into service by a wealthy Japanese businessman to investigate his son's unsolved murder 6 years prior. Nic was the police detective originally working that unsolved case, but since, his wife was killed in an auto accident, Nic has become addicted to flashback, a drug that can allow the user to re-live past memories which he and the rest of the US population do so liberally. The story is set in the 2030's with considerable geopolitical tectonic shifts. China has imploded with internal strife; Europe's and Canada's declining birth rates have resulted in a gradually shift (due to immigration patterns) to Islamic fundamentalist sharia law, destruction of Israel, Mexico has been overrun by drug cartels, and the US has lost its premier global position with state secessions and supplying military mercenaries for other countries.
The detective story is well crafted and engaging with multiple twists. At the same time, the story unfolds with three different narrations: Nic, his elderly father-in-law, and his 16 year old son. These 3 generational perspectives enhance the belief suspension necessary to enter this dystopian future. While much of geopolitical evolutionary discussion is reasonable, the author can be slightly dinged for an overemphasis on current events that are more revealing with respect to the author's political views than necessary to drive the plot. The innovative chapter numbering also deserves special mention.
The narration is top notch and special kudos to the choice of 3 different narrators for each perspective; this effect positively added to the listening experience.
Although the story itself is interesting and entertaining, the extreme right wing viewpoint continually distracts the reader with it's insistance that if we don't try to improve our lives in the first place, none of this will happen. You are constantly being interupted with reminders that no good deed goes unpunished and that reason equals weakness. "Don't try to be decent people or you will end up in some desperate version of the United States that is run and overrun by immigrants and those horrible japanese!" I had always enjoyed Dan Simmons but was sadly disappointed with this story. I thought that I was buying a novel, not some political warning about how weak we are becoming. The alternate world view is always a wonderful read but I would think that the average person is smart enough to come to their own conclusions without this constant spoon feeding of far right rhetoric.
For me this book started out slow, but soon drew you into the story. I really felt for the main character. But then again, sometimes I didn't like him. I liked the different view of the future for America, it's not one that you see everyday.
"Couldn't Finish it - Horrible Book!"
I have read Dan Simmons Hyperion series and enjoyed it. I was going to listen to it again when I saw this book and purchased it instead. I couldn't finish it. This book is filled with Dan Simmons' political fantasies about how progressive policies in the U.S. caused the destruction of the world of the future. It turns out that Simmons is just another right wing tool who has decided to use the science fiction genre to blather on about his ridiculous right wing talking points. As well, he revels in using a variety of racial epithets that have no context in the world that he has created other than to give him an outlet for his demented belief system. Don't bother with this book.
"Not worth the credit"
I didn't make it past 1hour. I was so looking forward to another Joe Barrett narration, but whoever of the narrators starts off, is very obnoxious and pompous voice. Couldn't get into the story at all, although, it sounded like an exciting one.
"Prejudice and right wing bias overwhelms the story"
Overtly displayed Anti-Japanese and Arab xenophobia make this book one I just can't get through, which is a shame, since it otherwise seems to be developing into something interesting. The performance is fine, though the protagonist voice is a bit strange - rather whiny it seems to me. Switching narrators bugs me a bit - I'm usually ok if a man reads the men and a woman the women - but I see no need for multiple male narrators.
"An interesting story... spoiled"
Flashback is an interesting novel, combining elements of science fiction with a sort of "post-apocalyptic America." The characters are interesting, and the plot is unpredictable. There's enough techie stuff to keep sci-fi nerds entertained.
Unfortunately, the author loads up his story with long political lectures in which he expounds on what I presume are his personal political biases. If these lectures were balanced or well-informed, perhaps they would be excusable. But as it is, they have all the insight and balance of a Rush Limbaugh rant. The author expounds on political subjects on which he is apparently ignorant, in the end achieving a sort of parody of Sarah Palin, where everything is black and white, good or evil.
The book is worth a listen, but more than once while listening I wished the author had chosen to empty his political garbage elsewhere.
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An actor plays an actor telling us a story in the third person about himself in this slight but amusing hour that zig-zags between "fact" and fiction until the audience is clearer than the characters about which is which.
Adding another layer to the reality labyrinth, the actor, Stephen Papps, also wrote this "solo show with two people".
He plays the self-deluding Jack, whose relationship with the truth is as loose as his relationship with his love, Rose (the couple share their names with Titanic's ill-fated lovers).
Lanky and balding, Jack waxes humorously poetic at first: "Like a swimming pool, their love deepens the further in they wade until they are in over their heads."
Rose has red hair like a "small to medium bushfire".
It would have been even more fun if the wagon-load of locomotive metaphors (they were "happy coupling on the sleeper of love") had been tied to the plot.
The style is not entirely matched by substance.
The characters, and Jack's life story of the trials and tribulations of an actor, are generic and rather thin. We're told Jack and Rose fell in love - why? We're told he takes drugs - what drugs? Still, Papps makes even the mildly misogynistic and egoistic Jack affable, and the ending works very well.
Jack turns out to have met a woman lying prone onstage (an assured Lizzie Tollemache) at a nightclub.
Things get interesting when she starts acting as Rose in Jack's story.
Who is Jack really seeing when he looks at her? Why can't he remember what happened the night before?
The show's only props are a chair and a guitar that Jack strums from time to time, but no set is needed.
The Basement's small black box upstairs is oddly configured. Choose your seat carefully in order to see the wide, shallow stage.
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What: Third Person Tense
When: Until October 27
Where: Basement Theatre, Greys Ave.

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Arthur Gladstone Alderdice was born at Beechworth, Victoria and was educated at Beechworth Grammar School. At the outbreak of the First World War he was working in the shearing industry as a wool scourer.
Alderdice enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 6 April 1915. He was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Battalion and departed Sydney aboard HMAT Karoola on 16 June 1915. Alderdice was stationed briefly in Egypt before being deployed to Gallipoli on 6 August 1915, where he took part in the reinforcement of Lone Pine.
He was reported ill, most likely suffering from diphtheria, on 26 November 1915 and subsequently sent to Malta for recovery. After Gallipoli he was redeployed to Egypt, arriving on 18 February 1916. He was promoted to corporal on 24 March 1916. Alderdice departed Marseilles on 28 May 1916 aboard HMT Ivernia and was soon deployed to the Western Front.
He was seriously wounded in action by an enemy shell on 25 July 1916. He was transferred to a field hospital at Rouen on 27 July 1916, and then to the 3rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth. He died of tetanus on 15 August 1916. Arthur Alderdice is buried at Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, England.
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Roll of Honour
- Rank: Corporal
- Date of Death: 15 August 1916
- Unit: 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
First World War Embarkation Roll
- Rank: Private
- Date of embarkation: 16 June 1915
- Place of embarkation: Sydney
Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
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Alderdice, Arthur Gladstone (Corporal, b.1881 - d.1916)
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2101 Corporal Arthur Gladstone Alderdice, 2 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of a notebook with diary entries for the period 23 April 1915 to 30 July 1916 covering landing at Gallipoli and service in France....1DRL/0018
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Note book relating to the First World War service of 2101 Corporal Arthur Gladstone Alderdice, 2nd Battalion. The note book was written between 23 April 1915 to 30 July 1916 and describes landing at Gallipoli, his service in France and later leave in England.RCDIG0000198
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Do you use a lot of water for watering your lawn or filling your pool? If so, you may be able to reduce your monthly wastewater bill by getting a separate irrigation account-a water meter exclusively for outdoor water use.
The frequently asked questions below will help you determine if an irrigation meter is a good fit for you.For more information, please contact our Water and Sewer Billing Department at (864) 653-2035.
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What's the advantage in getting a separate irrigation account?
The advantage is this: You won't pay wastewater charges on the water you use outdoors. You will continue to pay wastewater charges for your residential account that supplies your home, but those charges will be based on your indoor water usage, which typically decreases when you begin using your irrigation meter for outdoor watering.
How much does it cost to install a residential irrigation meter?
The total cost to install a ¾" domestic irrigation meter is $600, (the customer provides everything beyond the meter box.)
It's important to note that homeowner irrigation accounts require you to install a backflow prevention device on underground systems and have it tested initially by an approved tester before being placed into service and then every three years after that. A certified plumber or contractor can install a backflow preventer for you. The cost will depend on the type of device required and the installation labor. Testing fees vary, so it's a good idea to call around for pricing to Certified Testers please follow this link to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control website for a list of certified testers:
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You can apply for an irrigation meter by going by the Utility Billing Department and filling out an application.
How long will it take to get an irrigation meter installed?
It typically takes three to four weeks from the time you apply and pay for an irrigation account to the time it is installed.
Who can I contact for more information?
Please contact our Utility Billing Department at (864) 653-2035 or Utilities Department (864) 653-2046.
What is a backflow device?
Backflow preventers protect the City of Clemson's public water supply from potential contamination by blocking backflow.


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The 10 Greatest Muay Thai Fighters According To Me: 6-5
- Written by Dave Walsh
6 Sakmongkol Sithchuchok: This might be a bit of a surprise to some Muay Thai fans, but since this is my list I get to be a little bit biased. Sak was a 3 weight champion at Lumpinee in the 90's, and multiple time world champion. (Not that, that matters) Known for his hard kicks and ultra tough body he has given us fans some of the most memorable battles in Muay Thai history. At the age of 17 he fought Ramon Dekkers at Lumpinee and absolutely outclassed the Dutch legend. But his most famous battles came against Jongsanan Fairtex. The most memorable of the fights (as many as 7, not sure of the exact amount of times they fought) was the fifth fight between the two. Round 1 was a typical slow paced feeling out process like most fights, but when round 2 came along all hell broke loose. Sak gave Jongsanan a count, but Jongsanan came right back and they traded punches, and elbows for the remainder of the round. The remaining 3 rounds were more technical, but still quite brutal. Another fight that sent Sak to legendary status was when he fought Perry Ubeda. In R2 Sak appeared to mess up his elbow, and or shoulder. The announcers say it was a dislocation, but Im not sure what the actual injury was, but it clearly caused a ton of discomfort and pain. He continued to fight and in the final round threw a brutal kick that broke Ubeda's arm forcing him to quit. Quite possibly the most durable fighter in history. Most guys who are involved in such brutality are washed up by there mid 20's. Sak only retired just 3 or 4 years ago. Today he teaches at Zingano BJJ in Colorado.
I strongly recommend you watch all 3 of these fights. Sorry Im too stupid to embed, hopefully I'll learn someday. :)
Sak vs. Dekkers:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP8HtTJu4dU
Sak vs. Jongsanan:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3vrziWRjwY
Sak vs. Ubeda:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBVbppMcHXY
5 Kaensak Sor Ploenchit: Kaensak was the 1989, and 1990 fighter of the year, going a combined 15-0 in the 2 years. He held titles at both Lumpinee and Raja in multiple weight divisions, and was also involved in the 1993 fight of the year. Unfortunately he wasn't as big as fighters like Sakmongkol, Orono, Jongsanan, Den, etc... cause there would have been some epic fights between those guys. While well versed in all 8 limbs it was his strength that separated him from his foe's. He was given the name Kaensak because of that, which apparently translates into "core strength." Unfortunately there is very little video of him available on the internet. Had he been born a few years later, and a bit bigger, footage would be all over the place. He's the only fighter I know who's won fighter of the year 2 years in a row and not losing. Thats quite special.
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Heritage isn't just about history. It's about people and their stories. The stories that shape who we are, tell where we've been and show where we're going. At Bank of America, our history covers more than two centuries and includes people who helped to shape life as we know it in this country. The stories of our history and heritage connect us to some of the greatest achievements and advancements of all time, and we're proud to share them.
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Nissan is cutting the sale price and lease prices in the U.S.
Nissan's Leaf is withering in terms of sales, and the automaker is looking to fix that through discounts and cheaper lease options.
Nissan's Leaf
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this year, having only sold 4,228 for the year through August in the United States. The automaker sold 10,000 Leafs last year and had hoped to double that number this year.
How does Nissan plan to fix this? For starters, it took $3,250 off the price tag of each 2012 Leaf model starting in August. This is a considerable jump from the $850 discounts it was giving back in January. The 2012 Leaf starts at $36,050.
In addition, Nissan is reducing lease costs of the 2012 Leaf from $249 per month to $219 per month with $2,999 down for 32 months.
Nissan's U.S. Leaf sales were affected by sending vehicles to all 50 states, thus having to reduce the number of Leafs sent to California. The problem here is that California is the largest buyer of the Leaf. Right now, dealerships are experiencing an excess of Leafs, having a 114-day supply. Automakers usually only want a 60-day supply at dealerships.
The Leaf also had battery troubles this year, where
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"The sales overall have not met our expectations, but we're working hard to keep pushing," said David Reuter, a Nissan spokesman.
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Altus W. Hudson, II - Legal Aid of
I sat at my desk at Legal Aid of Compton, fresh out of my first year of law school, feeling confident about knowing how to recognize a contingent remainder or an offer and acceptance, when my supervisor handed me my first case file and told me to get to know the file because tomorrow I would have to interview the client. I was sure that the "boot camp" for lawyers also called "first year law" had prepared me well to handle the task of saving the world.
I opened the file with all the anticipation of a child at Christmas time, seeking to ascertain just what I could do to help save the world. To my amazement Scrooge had placed a lump of coal in my stocking and reality told me that the world was not ready to be saved. The file stated that an elderly veteran who had owned his home for over 30 years was on the verge of losing it. The old "Vet" got into trouble when professional scam artists convinced him to upgrade his electrical wiring and add security bars to his home. They then inflated the price of the work, charged him for work they never did, multiplied the cost by a very high finance rate and multiplied that by 10 years, which created excessively high monthly payments. They then told him to sign work releases which were really deeds of trust enabling them to sell his home should he miss a payment. Well, the inevitable happened, as they knew it would since the Vet was on a fixed income and could not afford the payments. After reading the file I was completely prepared to attack this problem from several directions and fully anticipating the client interview.
I met the Vet at his home because he was no longer able to get around. I was met by a tattered old guy who mumbled incessantly about whatever came to his mind. Immediately he displayed gestures of trust towards me. I knew then how he was such an easy target for scam artists. He then began to explain to me in a very emotional way that the house was the only thing he owned in the world. As he explained to me his problem, he was on the verge of tears and I thought about how Pennoyer v. Neff, Miranda v. Arizona nor anything else within the pages of a case book could have prepared me for the emotional and human side of the law. But, I was quickly brought back into focus by the sobering thought of this old guy being preyed upon by professional vultures who use the loopholes in our system to steal in a legal manner.
I told him not to worry, and that we would help him with this problem. The thanks and appreciation he expressed reminded me of the reasons I wanted to extern with Legal Aid. If it were not for Legal Aid, he would not have had any place to turn. The law would then be a play toy subject to the random manipulation of the elite. But, because of Legal Aid, the Vet was well on his way to "restoring himself to the position" he was in before this fraudulent contract took place. My externship at Legal Aid of Compton was the fulfillment of a dream, in that I was helping to ensure that people like this Veteran did not feel disenfranchised and locked out of our legal system.
Note: Mr. Hudson, a former Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney, is now with the law firm of Kidd & Hudson.


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Rand Paul on "Meet the Press" today:
"I think it's irresponsible of the president and his men to even talk
about default. There's no reason for us to default. We bring in $250
billion in taxes every month. Our interest payment is $20 billion. Tell
me why we would ever default. We have legislation called the Full Faith and Credit Act, and it tells the president you must pay the interest on the debt. So this is a game."
Yeah, it's a "game" alright, that should be called "Dismantling Democracy".
And as to anyone being irresponsible, I'd have to say that would be the Confederate gang in Congress. Because what is ignoring a duly legislated and enacted law of the land in favor of your own flavor/minority viewpoint? Traitorous? Or merely irresponsible?
These people should be behind bars.


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All-conference honors have been presented to nine Hope College track and field athletes by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) highlighted by the selection of senior Kyle VanderVeen of Alto (Caledonia HS) as the league's most valuable male runner.
Kyle VanderVeen, Christian Calyore, Catherine Calyore, Sharon Hecker
Nathan Love, Steffon Mayhue, Sheri McCormack, Joel Rietsema
Sarah Venlet
For the first time in school history, both Hope track and field teams were conference champions in the same year, the men's team winning the title outright and the women's team gaining a co-championship with rival Calvin.
A two-time All-MIAA honoree, VanderVeen was the conference champion in the 100 and 200 meter dashes and a member of Hope's winning 4x100 meter relay.
VanderVeen is joined on the All-MIAA team by senior Christian Calyore and sophomore Catherine Calyore of Naples Fla. (Barron Collier HS), junior Sharon Hecker of Grandville (Grandville HS), senior Nathan Love of Midland (Midland HS), sophomore Steffon Mayhue of Holland (Holland HS), sophomore Sheri McCormack of Holland (West Ottawa HS), junior Joel Rietsema of Rockford (Rockford HS), and junior Sarah Venlet of Zeeland (Holland Christian HS). Venlet is being honored for a third consecutive year. Hecker, Love and McCormack earlier received All-MIAA honors in cross country.


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William Haack
William Haack (Bill), 65 of Watertown, was called to heaven on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, while resting peacefully in his bed.
Bill was born on July 21, 1947, in Plainview, MN, to Emil and Loretta Haack. On November 23rd, 1956, at the age of 9, Bill moved to the Bethesda Lutheran Communities Campus, in Watertown, WI. While living at Bethesda, Bill worked for many years in the kitchen, and enjoyed watching and interacting with the maintenance and grounds crew workers. Bill was also very social and enjoyed participating in the many activities at Bethesda as well as any church service that was offered.
Over the years, Bill's outgoing personality helped make him many friends and impact many lives. Bill was also quite adventurous. Bill loved to travel to places he had never been and loved being outdoors. Bill enjoyed going for walks, going on 'road trips,' and sitting outside so he could enjoy the nature.
Bill will be dearly missed by his many friends that he made over the years he spent at Bethesda's Watertown Campus, Bethesda's Brandon Group Home, and Golden Care Day Program in Beaver Dam, WI. A special thank you to all the staff of Bethesda, that showed endless love and support for Bill over the years. Also to Annette Messmer and Kathy Brost of Care Wisconsin, whom were always readily available to help ensure Bill was well taken care.
Bill is survived by siblings, Lavonne, Betty, Kathleen, Berdetta, Orlan, Carol, Randolph, and Basil. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Emil and Loretta Haack, and his brother Robert.
A Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM on Wednesday Jan. 23, 2012 at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd at the Bethesda Lutheran Communities with the Rev. Dennis Kneer presiding. Visitation will be held on Wednesday 1:30 PM until the time of the service in the chapel. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery Watertown.
Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home is caring for the family. On-line condolences may be made at www.PN-FH.com


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This portrait, "Elias Boudinot IV" (1784) by Charles Willson Peale, shows the 10th president of the Continental Congress -- also trustee of the formerly named College of New Jersey from 1772 to 1821 -- who played a key role in the decision to move the seat of the U.S. government to Princeton in 1783 during the American Revolutionary War.
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Posted July 4, 2011; 10:00 a.m.
Even as July 4 is recognized nationwide for the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the date has additional significance for the town of Princeton, which made history on that same date seven years later.
On July 4, 1783, the town received a letter from the president of the Continental Congress confirming that Princeton would be the home of the U.S. government in the waning months of the American Revolutionary War.
The fact that Nassau Hall, the oldest building of present-day Princeton University, was the home of the Continental Congress is an oft-cited part of Princeton history, but the events that transpired to make it happen are less well known.
In the book "The Continental Congress at Princeton" (1908), author Varnum Lansing Collins presents a letter that Elias Boudinot IV, 10th president of the Continental Congress, wrote to the town of Princeton on July 4, 1783.
"I am honored by the commands of Congress to signify to you their acceptance of the use of any of your Buildings that may be indispensably necessary for public offices; and to express their high sense of your kind offers of service and attention to their accommodation and convenience," wrote Boudinot, who also served as trustee of the University -- then known as the College of New Jersey -- from 1772 to 1821.
This 1764 copper engraving by Philadelphia artist Henry Dawkins -- copied from a drawing by William Tennent, a 1758 alumnus -- shows Nassau Hall (at left) as it likely looked in 1783, when the Continental Congress called Princeton home beginning in July of that year. To the right is Maclean House, which was the home of the president of the college, then known as the College of New Jersey. Maclean House still stands today as home to Princeton's Office of the Alumni Association. (Image courtesy of Princeton University Library, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections)
Just two weeks earlier, the capital of the country was in Philadelphia, but Collins' historical account shows that thoughts of Princeton were simmering there as the tempers of Continental Army soldiers were flaring.
Congress adjourned on the afternoon of Friday, June 20, 1783, "as was their custom," but Philadelphia was in a state of unrest as soldiers described as "mutineers" had been gathering in the city for days to demand back pay for their service during the war.
Members of Congress, most notably Boudinot, who was a native of New Jersey, felt that the situation had grown critical by the night of June 20.
"The air was alive with wild rumors," Collins wrote. "Some said that the mutineers intended to raid the bank; others declared that an assault would be made on the Council; others that Congress was to be seized and held for ransom … ."
Gen. George Washington was among the dignitaries who visited Nassau Hall -- seen here in the distance -- while the Continental Congress was in session in Princeton from July to November of 1783. The general is said to have contributed 50 guineas to support the college, and the trustees responded by requesting that he sit for this portrait, "George Washington at the Battle of Princeton" (1784) by Charles Willson Peale, which remains in the University's collection. (Courtesy of Princeton University Art Museum; Photo by Bruce White)
The congressional committee demanded from the president of the state council of Pennsylvania some action to confront the soldiers and deal with the issue of pay. Multiple emergency sessions of state and congressional representatives were called over that weekend, and Boudinot dispatched a letter to Gen. George Washington asking for troops to quell the soldiers.
At 11 p.m. June 21, Boudinot wrote a second letter to Washington in which he sent three resolutions, one of which resolved "to summon the members of Congress to meet on Thursday next at Trenton or Princeton in New-Jersey in order that further & more effectual measures be taken for suppressing the Present revolt & maintaining the dignity and authority of the United States."
According to Collins, the state recognized that the citizens of Philadelphia were sympathetic to the concerns of the soldiers, and decided not to call out the militia against them. John Dickinson, president of the Pennsylvania state council, felt he could do nothing other than to "advise Mr. Boudinot to adjourn from the City."
Word made its way to Boudinot, and on June 23, 1783, he wrote to his brother, Elisha, in New Jersey, "Congress will not sit here, but have authorized me to change their place of Residence -- I mean to adjourn to Princeton if the Inhabitants of New Jersey will protect us … ."
On June 24, Boudinot set off for Princeton after issuing the Proclamation Adjourning Congress to Princeton. In the proclamation he called for all the delegates to meet in Princeton June 26.
The town of Princeton's loyalty during the Revolutionary War that raged close to home -- as seen in this painting, "Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton" (1848) by William T. Ranney -- was possibly a factor in the Continental Congress' decision to move to Princeton in 1783, according to historians. (Courtesy of the Princeton University Art Museum; Photo by Bruce White)
Personal ties bring Congress to Princeton
While historical records don't document the reasons why Boudinot chose Princeton over Trenton, Collins wrote that it was not the first time that members of Congress had considered Princeton as home to the federal government. Correspondence of 1779 shows at least one member of Congress referred to buying land in Princeton to establish public buildings for a permanent home for the federal government.
But historical accounts more or less deduced that Boudinot's reasons were personal. He knew Princeton well.
"As a boy he had played along its fertile street when his father's silversmith shop was also the village post office," Collins wrote. Boudinot had married Hannah Stockton, who was the sister of "Princeton's leading citizen," Richard Stockton, who had been a member of Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
This historic postcard, "Historic cannon on Princeton University campus, Princeton, N.J." (circa 1900-1960), shows the cannon that remains muzzle-down in the center of Cannon Green behind Nassau Hall. Among other artifacts of the American Revolutionary War era on the Princeton campus, it was abandoned by the British Army after the Battle of Princeton in 1777. (Image courtesy of Princeton University Library, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections)
There was also the fact that Boudinot's colleague John Witherspoon had left Congress a few months earlier to become president of the College of New Jersey. He was president from 1768 to 1794.
"Nor is it possible that as a trustee of the College of New Jersey he (Boudinot) had forgotten its unswerving loyalty to the Revolutionary cause or lost sight of the patriotism of citizens whose little village rejoiced in a well-earned reputation as a hot-bed of rebellion," Collins wrote.
The New Jersey State Council welcomed the Congress unanimously, submitting a letter pledging the loyalty of the state.
Vice President of the College Samuel Stanhope Smith also presented to Congress a letter June 26, 1783, on behalf of the governors and masters of the University offering, "If the Hall, or library room, can be made of any service to Congress, as places in which to hold their Sessions, or for any other purpose, we pray that they would accept them during their continuance in this place."
The Congress passed a resolution July 2 accepting the use of Nassau Hall, sent a letter to the town July 4, and the University was the seat of the federal government from July to November of 1783.
It was while in Princeton that the Congress learned that the Treaty of Paris had been signed Sept. 3, 1783, and it was this peace treaty that ultimately recognized the nation's independence.


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The Springwise newsletter is an excellent resource for ideas that are used to move businesses towards sustainable, ethical practices. In the latest issue, we learn about World Bike:
California-based Worldbike's bicycles are designed to handle large loads, rough terrain and inclement weather. They're configured to be not only affordable, but also maintained and repaired locally. Through partnerships with international and local agencies, private companies, foundations and NGOs, Worldbike even helps arrange microcredit financing for bike purchases and supplement sales with support from funders and private donors. Its bikes have already been brought to Cuba, Mexico, Rwanda, Senegal and Thailand, among other areas. However, as the company also notes, "the same cargo bike we deliver to rural Africa also turns heads on the streets of Seattle." An official US version of the bike is now being configured, and proceeds from all purchases will help support bike distribution efforts in Kenya.
A similar initiative has been up and running here in Toronto. Bikes Without Borders, who continues to work to support their Pedal-Powered Hope program:
Bikes Without Borders is working with a Malawian-based NGO (YONECO) to establish a program that will provide Community Health Workers in 7 districts with 400 new bikes and 100 bicycle ambulances. Providing a bicycle or bicycle ambulance to a CHW allows them to reach up to 5 times as many patients, reach remote communities with patient support and HIV/AIDS prevention education, and do their work more efficiently and with greater impact. 400 bikes and 100 bicycle ambulances will allow our network of CHWs in Malawi to reach an estimated 15,000 additional people with lifesaving medication, prevention education and additional support services.
Just $150 purchases a reliable, durable bike for a Community Healthcare Worker in Malawi. $400 is enough to purchase a bicycle ambulance. Visit our donations page to make your investment in the future of African healthcare!
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I'm writing this entry after returning from my final SWLUG meeting (until December or so), which ended with pjdowner, Robot101 and I going round to alan and telsa's house. Phil was picking up an IBM harddrive that had failed and said he'd try the various IBM tools to repair it. Alan managed to offload some rather interesting pieces of junk to Rob (who has a friend that wants circuit boards etc. for making abstract art).
On Sunday, I got an eight port hub from Robot101 on the cheap and obtained some cabling from Maplins with the intention of turning my old workstation into a firewall so that my parents can use my cable modem while I'm away at uni (University of Warwick, for Maths with Comp. Sci.) Still random problems with ntl's DHCP not working when plugged into the would be firewall (will probably have to import lease from current workstation and hack it to work).
More Uni. related stuff: I have a pile of exercises on differential and integral calculus, trig and inequalities to work though. The payoff is that the exam all first year Maths students have to sit is contained inside the exercises (I have a strong suspicion that "sqrt(x + sqrt(x + sqrt(x) ) )" will come up on the differentiation).
Coding: Not much. Probably related to my recent joining and participating of #C++ on freenode (as well as odd sleeping patterns). Started writing a Dispatcher for FreeCNC into which ui/input.cpp and ui/selection.cpp will hook. The Dispatcher will handle relevant input and game events so that game sessions can be stored to disk and played back (mainly to make things easier to test fixes to the anim code). The main things left to do are how to track adding and removing units and structures (so that stored orders will always map to the right thing), and getting the events to be replayed at the right time. The next step is to make the Dispatcher read/write stuff from/to the network layer, which will result in low security (relies on non h4x0r3d clients) multlplayer now (more as a proof of concept), and better security when the server is done (i.e. all calculations done server end, then relevant info pushed out to clients).


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Dir. Dario Argento
When poetess Rose (Irene Miracle) discovers an old book written by a mysterious architect, she believes that the New York building in which she resides is also home to one of the Three Mothers – powerful witches who bring suffering and death to all who encounter them. She asks her brother Mark (Leigh McCloskey) to come and help her, however prior to his arrival she is stalked through the building's labyrinthine interior and slain by an unseen, and presumably supernatural assailant. It is up to Mark to follow the cryptic clues left by his sister and solve the mystery of The Mother of Darkness, before it is too late…
Preceded by Suspiria (1977), Inferno is the second instalment of Argento's only recently completed Three Mother's trilogy - Mother of Tears (2007) is the final film.
In Suspiria, we are introduced to the notion that three powerful witches, residing in different parts of the world, ensure that hopelessness, sorrow and death hang heavy upon those souls unfortunate enough to encounter them. Inferno fleshes out the idea a little further by naming the witches, disclosing their whereabouts (Freiburg, New York and Rome) and providing more lurid details about the architect, Varelli, who designed and built their monstrous abodes. Mark's endeavours to find out what happened to his sister are aided by a number of clues she left on a scrap of paper – clues she found when leafing through the pages of the sinister and ancient tome.
Inferno is a somewhat convoluted and wispy story structured around numerous set pieces. It takes its time to unfold and does so in the most languid manner – which only adds to its sinister otherworldliness. Boasting an incredible neo-Gothic look, the film drips with vivid colours and lurid lighting. The look of the film really enhances the dreamlike quality of the story and the complete lack of logic as events unfold. Everything is bathed in warm ambers, stark blues and blood-kissed reds. Characters wander around the vast interior of the creepy house in a somnambulistic state: all wide-eyed and aghast. Rooms exist where they logically speaking should not. Take for example, the flooded ballroom Rose discovers on her first moonlit perambulation into the basement, seemingly suggesting that the house's foundations are nothing but water. As well as not making any sense, this scene also provides the film with one of its most memorable and ethereally beautiful moments. Dropping her keys into a puddle in the basement, Rose bends to retrieve them and her whole arm disappears into the puddle. She realises there is a whole other room beneath her: a flooded ballroom that contains a huge portrait of the Mother of Darkness. Floating through the uncanny space Rose, and we, are jolted out of a dreamlike trance by a rotting corpse that bobs into view from the murky depths.
Despite the fiery connotations of the title, Inferno spews forth a multitude of images of water: Mark's odd dream about water lapping on a disserted shore, the spooky ballroom submerged in water, the bookshop owner's watery demise in Central Park and the many shots of trickling rain and rippling puddles that are sprinkled throughout the film.
Like Suspiria before it, Inferno also possesses an eerie fairytale quality. Rose and Mark seem rather naïve and child-like and resemble a grown-up Hansel and Gretel as they follow the breadcrumbs of clues throughout the house. Their nemesis after all, is a wicked witch who wants to destroy them.
Whereas Suspiria had a blood-curdling and ominously pulsating score by Goblin, Inferno's score comes courtesy of Keith Emerson and resembles a psychedelic space-opera. The soundtrack also uses a number of pieces by Verdi to astounding effect. When Sara takes a taxi to the library in Rome to search for a copy of The Three Mothers, our ears are blasted by a synthesized rendition of Nabucco in a 5-4 time arrangement. Delirious. A later scene features Sara and Carlo (Argento regular Gabriele Lavia), being menaced by an unseen force in her apartment during a power cut: as the lights flicker on and off, Verdi's Chorus of Hebrew Slaves comes in short, sharp and utterly unnerving blasts as the tension mounts and the blood flows.
The cast are essentially ciphers to further the wandering narrative and provide victims for the evil witch and her minions. Playing a similar role to the part she played in Suspiria (Miss Tanner), is Alida Valli as an overbearing and fiendish housekeeper. Also putting in an appearance is Daria Nicolodi (Argento's partner at the time) as the Countess Elise, a somewhat nervous and sickly woman whom Rose befriends. Nicolodi provides the film with a rather memorable death as she is torn to ribbons by deranged cats in a creepy attic. Critics have often noted that it is possible to chart the disintegration of the relationship between Argento and Nicolodi through the films they made together. Aside from Deep Red (1975) and Tenebrae (1982), Nicolodi was slain in progressively nasty and ever more elaborate ways under Argento's direction in subsequent films.
With Inferno, Argento does what he does best: creates an engrossingly atmospheric, highly stylised and utterly illogical tale of rapturous death and violence. The follow up to Suspiria is perhaps my favourite Argento film and certainly one of my favourite horror films too. It retains its bewitching and mesmerising power even after repeated viewings.
It is perhaps one of the only films to ever fully capture and convey sheer nightmare logic onscreen. And it does so in the most startlingly beautiful way.


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Big thanks to Sentry for the JLU stash this morning. Now I can check The Question 3-pack off my list. There was a Grodd 6-pack left as well FYI.
Didn't get to Burbank Target until after 9am, but they had the Comic Packs. Or rather, most of them. I have a sinking feeling we'll be seeing a lot of the Leia/Tobbi Fenn/Dengar sets in the coming months, but that's just because that's all they had besides an IK set and the old leftover Koffi/Bultar. No sign of Cade/Talon, but two each of the Marvels. Ugh.
Didn't see anything else new, but Wave 3 seems plentiful there. They skipped Wave 2 I guess, besides the IG-Lancer I saw there once, weeks ago.
Got a few figures from HTS: Snow Bunny Padme's very nice, even if the likeness isn't. Besides the wide stance & skinny grip on her pistol, she's really great. SCUBA Trooper is fantastic! I wish all Clone Troopers (and Stormies, for that matter) had neck pegs & head sockets like that... great range of motion without looking weird. If they scale that rifle down 10-20% and resculpt some details, that'd be a perfect DC-15 rifle for every clone, not the short & fat 2002 one or the short & skinny Evo one.
My AAA discount stopped working, totally sucks that it's wonky. I tried to write to them, but couldn't find a good link for it.
Picked up TFU for PS3 at TRU. Got my $20 gift card and spent it on a V-19 Torrent which I had been meaning to buy for less than the regular TRU $25. Luckily, they had it on sale for $18 and change.
Loving the Felucia level, wish Hasbro had been able to keep TFU product on shelves till now, I want to buy the Rancor with Shaman and maybe even Juno.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
If you want Juno, Burbank TRU probably still has a few
At least, they as of Sunday.
Wandered out to Pasadena tonight, so I hit both Targets. The 2-story Target was really weird- all pegs full of legacy, not a single Legends or CW figure to be seen. How could this happen? It was all the same wave/case: Ewoks, Yarna, Han, Luke etc. I started asking a stocker about where the other figures were. He gave me the usual song and dance about collectibles, etc., but I played dumb and kept asking vague questions. Finally, out of pity, he brought a sealed case out from the backroom. I knew the odds were against me, but low and behold it was the Jodo Kast, Yaddle, Saleucami, Holo Dooku case. I grabbed my clones and left, but not before stashing Jodo Kast and Yaddle/Evan Piell.
PM for the 411. By the way, single story Target had nothing good, except the newest wave of Mighty Muggs. Both stores had BMF by the way.
Los Feliz TRU was a waste, unless you want vehicles and battle packs.
Picked up a few more Force Unleashed 3-packs at Walmart today.
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Emotions run at UW-L's Ashton May Invitational
LA CROSSE, Wis. - Emotions ran high at UW-La Crosse's first outdoor track and field event of the season: the Ashton May Invitational.
The event is named in honor of the former Eagles all-American, who later became an assistant coach at UW-L and taught at Holmen Middle school. She died in a car crash in September.
A ceremony was held before Saturday's events began, in which Women's Track and Field Coach Pat Healy spoke. A video presentation was shown.
Once the events began, many eyes were on the women's long jump, one of May's best events. Bailey Alston, who May took under her wing as an assistant coach, placed second.
"It felt great," Alston said. "Even though it started to rain, how can you not be happy when you know you're jumping in Ashton May's pits? Whenever you hear her name, or whenever I'm jumping, I just get the chills. It's a feeling I can't explain but it's a truly great feeling. I love it."19651206
The UW-La Crosse women placed second overall as a team, edging UW-Eau Claire by 72 points. The men fell five points behind first place UW-Platteville.


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How to Tie a Bow Tie Vol: 3
This wonderful how to tie a bow tie image comes from Le Noeud Papillon.
Aside from this beautiful image, they also make some gorgeous bow ties. I really like the texture and depth of the Amanda.
This wonderful how to tie a bow tie image comes from Le Noeud Papillon.
Aside from this beautiful image, they also make some gorgeous bow ties. I really like the texture and depth of the Amanda.
I found this image on the Brooks Brother Blog "of Rogues & Gentlemen".
The post goes into great detail about today's far less romantic collars such as The Clifford, The English Spread and the business appropriate Forward Point or Straight Collar. This image really left me wondering if Mr. Lagerfeld wears a Boylston or a Murray Hill, and more importantly, why aren't more men taking that route?
Mike Mitchell did this wonderful deconstruction of President Lincoln that was made into a Threadless Tee last year.
He really managed to simplify a visual icon. Makes me want to farm a little beard and invest in a top hat. I hope he does some more historic figures in the future.
Beau Ties of Vermont has a few videos on how to tie a bow tie, but I found this 9 step graphic to be the most helpful.
A group of New York senators are pushing to make doctors ditch neckties and other accessories, including white coats, in an effort to curb the spread of bacteria.
"What your doctor wears around his or her neck can literally make you sick," Democratic Senator Jeffrey Klein told the New York Post.
Our own Doctor Marvin Lipman, Chief Medical Advisor to Consumer Reports, has been aware of this issue for years, and detailed his own switch from neckties to bow ties and how it relates to disease spreading accessories worn by hospital doctors.
"Little did I realize that by making that permanent change in my daily dress code, I would probably be saving lives. Indeed, I had made the right move for the wrong reason."
Read Dr. Lipman's full article entitled "Preventing MRSA: Why I wear a bow tie"
The style at this year's Kentucky Derby is guaranteed to be fun and unexpected. Luckily the wonderful summer styling won't be ending at the the gates of Churchill Downs. The Round Robin Bar in D.C. will be hosting a Derby party complete with contest for elaborate hats for the gals and bow ties for the gents.
I picked up a beautiful pair of Danner Mountain Lights for 8 bucks last week. As far as I'm concerned, this is as good as a mountaineering boot gets. They have a timeless design made by hand in Portland Oregon by the best materials available.
My favorite part of this find is that they are still being sold new for about $322 more than I paid, plus mine are already broken in. Thank you who ever donated these gorgeous boots.
In a bizarre and desperate attempt to recreate the glory of the Old Spice shower ads of yesteryear, Old Spice just launched a new ad for Danger Zone. I could care less about the ad and accompanying product, I just want to know what the fuck is up with this dude's bow tie? I realize that guys like Tom Ford are making the untied bow tie cool/sexy, but what was this stylist thinking? Seriously, did they have this thing special made? Why is one end still a bow tie? Are we too stupid to know that it used to be a bow tie if both ends were untied?


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Kristine Breese thought she was doing everything right to maintain good health. A marathoner and triathlete, Breese also spent additional time running around after two young children and working in a fast-paced public relations job.
She didn't smoke, watched what she ate and tried to exemplify a heart-healthy lifestyle. In fact, she was so fit she never considered the occasional dizzy spell or episode of fainting she experienced as anything important.
After a late night in the office in September 1999, Breese remembers feeling "funny" on her way home from work. She mentioned that feeling to her sister-in-law when she arrived home. That's the last thing she remembers.
Breese stepped into the bathroom to change out of her business suit and ended up on the floor. Her sister-in-law, who'd been babysitting the kids and was about to leave, heard her crash to the floor and immediately called 9-1-1.
"Thank God she took it seriously," Breese said. "I never had."
Initially, doctors in the emergency room thought Breese suffered from a neurological disorder such as epilepsy, but tests ruled that out. Eventually, she was sent to a cardiologist who ordered a tilt table test. The tilt table test is exactly as it sounds. A patient is strapped onto a table, which is then tilted up to 90 degrees to see how the heart reacts to the change in position and the need to pump blood and oxygen up to the brain. Breese passed out and went into cardiac arrest seven minutes into the 45-minute test.
The diagnosis was neurocardiogenic syncope, and Breese was told she needed a pacemaker. In mid-October, the device was installed and set to activate when her heart rate fell below 40 beats per minute.
A pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device that helps the heart beat in a regular rhythm by sending an electrical impulse to the heart. Research funded by the American Heart Association led to the development of the pacemaker.
After two days in the hospital, Breese was sent home. Six weeks later, she was told she could continue all her usual activities with no restrictions. Instead she decided to forego the marathon and triathlon training and concentrate on spending time with her family. She still works out, but not at the level she maintained prior to receiving the pacemaker.
When Breese went in for a check-up to make sure the pacemaker was working, she learned it had fired 48 times during the first six months.
"My lesson was to live a more balanced life," Breese said.
Today, Breese runs her own public relations and writing business and works from home. She is the author of Cereal for Dinner: Strategies, Shortcuts, and Sanity for Moms Battling Illness.
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RT @MiamiNative0722: you think John Jerry will be moved to tackle?» I'm pretty sure he will. He doesn't fit what they want at OG.
John Jerry has allowed 2 sacks, 3 quarterback hits and 14 hurries this season. His pass blocking has been solid.
John Jerry has the 10th worst run blocking grade (-6.9) of every NFL OG, which means if he has a future in Miami it will be as an OT.
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Baggie Fly
Post a picture of the fly. Are you just using the baggie strip on the back side only or just the thorax, which?
No fly shop I know of. Since I am a computer geek during the day I have access to lots of them. They are used to package hard drives and ram for computers. Will look around at work and find one for you if you would like.
Will even send you a sample fly to get you started if you like. Just send me a PM with your address and I will get one out to you. They really work well and strips from those bags really give the fly a nice opaque chironomid look.
High tech trout flys.
Hey Sean what fly shop carries those anti static computer baggies I must get some before the other guys buy them out!
Sounds like a great trip despite the testy weather, Like Mongo used to say "You can't get 'em all the time but if you go all the time you'll get 'em"!
ah what the hell
Ok here is a trout report for you all.
Fished a well know lake chain in eastern washington yesterday. I skipped out of work and headed over to the lake at about 3:30 in the morning.
A full gale wind storm met us at the lake but since we had drove 2 hours to get there there was no way we were turning around. After about two hours of no insect activity I was getting worried and then the chronomids/midges and callibaetis started to come off.
I immediatly started hitting fish on my red chronomid pupae patern with the largest being about 24" and estimated 6-7 pounds. A true beauty of a fish and fat.
Then the fish finally switched to taking surface flies and the fun began. My partner hit two in quick succession on a #14 parachute adams with a 21" being brought to the pontoon boat.
I then had some luck skating a #14 griffiths gnat and picked up another few fish that way until the hatch tailed off.
We then closed out the day with my partner taking 3 more fish on a chronomid pattern made out of anti-static computer baggies and we were off the water and headed home by 4pm. I do not think we caught a fish less than 20".
Considering the wind we had a great day and there aint nothing like lake fishing in eastern washington in the spring. Big fish and great fun on the old 4wt. Nothing like it to make you feel a little better about being skunked all winter fishing for steelhead.
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No, the fair wage always increases. However, it is said fair because it really is unfair. Give me a dollar amount which is fair because it has to be to everyone. (UAW Union Rule 402) Do you really think the same 70k salary/income is going to be the same to a family of 4 living in North Dakota as to one living in New York City. Now, which family is better off financially?
Let me express my thoughts this way. Consumers want choice when buying goods and services. They want to those goods and services that give them the most value for their buck. Sellers want to restrice choice. They want to limit choice therefore reducing the level of competition. businesses are no different. Labor, capital goods, inventory, realestate, ect. are all costs of production and as such want the choice of purchasing these resources, getting the most for their buck. Why would you expect a union to buy a plaque from China? Answer is as a consumer, they wanted what they perceived as the most bang for their buck. Business would also like to create a manopoly of what they sell in order to limit choice. We as a gov. try to prevent this with laws. Unions do exactly the same thing. As a seller of labor they try to limit choice as to the supply of labor via manopolistic practices. Businesses try to hide their manopolistic position by broadening the definition of their product in order to avoid antitrust. Unions try to hide their manopolistic efforts by claiming higher wages, better work conditions, job security, ect. What you call the race to the bottom is really a race to the top. You talk about the lower wages in the south as the reason that businesses and ou are correct. What you fail to mention, is that the effects of reconstruction after the Civil War lasted more that 100 years. I will again cite the fantom freight cost of steel which hurt steel production in Ala. and protected steel production in Penn. Capitalists believe that free movement of those resources of production from one sector to another of an economy produces the biggest bang for the buck for the consumer. Union supporters tend to forget that labor is nothing more than one of the costs of prodduction and tend to restrict it's free movement from one sector to another. As you said geneally, if a business finds moe bang for their buck in another country and can move capital there then they will do so. To do otherwise would raise the cost of their product. I actually think that in the long run, Mich., Oh. and Wis as examples will be ok. All they have to do is recognize that they have to compete not only in the world market but here at home. When they do then, wages and jobs will stabilize in this contry. The only question is how nearsited they are.
By the way Ford is Best(I own a 150 and a 350) I also own a case tractor and I could care less where they were made of if the company was union or not. I just want the most bang for my buck.
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I'm learning there is a lot of chain-jerking on POTUS.
Dont wave your phony patriotism in MY face! If you really love America, open your wallet and hire an American kid to build what you buy. Doug Fraser (paraphrased) 1980
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Murral, so now you're calling me a liar. Well somewhat of a liar. You are something else! What in the world do I need to lie about?
I work in an environment and in a field that has union and non-union workers. Not being deceptive about anything. Whatever you read into the situation is up to you. Remember you don't have to respond to my posts.