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Comments on: 2013 Lincoln MKZ Commercial: At Least It Has You Thinkin' Lincoln [The Ad Section]
The President Lincoln shots remind me of Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter. Especially, the way this advert is sucking the life blood out of the old, classic Lincoln's image to resuscitate the new Lincoln.
As good as the ad is, there is NOTHING in the design of the MKZ that harkens back to anything in Lincoln's styling heritage. Maybe the designers should have watched the ad themselves first.1 Reply
Well, I can see this ad working for those that know nothing about cars. It does take some research to see all of its flaws; research that most people wouldn't be willing to do. It's well done and sophisticated, and like the author said, it puts Lincoln into people's minds when they think of American luxury. So it's a good start, but the company needs to put out true, competitive products before it starts boasting.
More black & White thinking from the Blueblood Oval Office set. The woman in the backseat is a girl, right? "Take it to the girls in the office." On their way to the L.A. Show for the man playing card tricks. Seriously.
yeah right..... like you are going to see president obama get out of one of these..... come on dearborn , it's a redesigned taurus, nothing new here, that roof is awful ( outdated by 30 years ), the grill makes me vomit in my mouth, and i am a ford guy so it really hurts typing this.... really, come on , you could do so much better, you have the technology for pete sake , use it !1 Reply
I was certainly puzzled the first time I saw this ad. I didn't even notice the "Lincoln Motor Company" name because I was so distracted by asking why President Lincoln was in this advertisement. Very peculiar. Just gotta say, this column is one of my favorites, period. I'm fascinated by advertising, and a car geek. Two loves in one column. Great stuff!
Now if Lincoln only had a RWD luxury car that competes with the CTS or Chrysler to advertise.....3 Replies
Yeah. They did have... It was the LS, and the last refresh was ten years ago.
You know how I feel about Lincoln. The LS was a great car for its time when it came out,got neglected over the years and was abandoned as sales dwindled down. This is what kills me,Lincoln KNOWS what sells,they actually built something i'd buy. They had a great thing going for them and killed it.
Toyota Lexus LS - F. Geely Concep YU.
No. They had a great thing going for them and sold it lock stock and barrel to Tata, evidently keeping not even the intellectual share for Lincoln to build the truly Continental, Continental. (Fiesta for a great grill is not a one-song wonder, indeed; Fat man still playing card tricks at the LA Show.)
Me, you and the Banana Republic are SMARTER THAN THAT.
You boys that write for Car&Driver seem to hard to please. That roof has never been done before (porche did one that went inside not out, a 2 seater not a full coupe). There seem to be another car with push button trans in the 50's called the Edsel... who was first, 1914 Norwalks. Lincoln needs a RWD before even considered? Audi and Lexus are both the top selling Lux brands with FWD bases, both share plateforms with there parnet companies VW and Toyota. Not everyone lives in CA,AZ,TX.. some of us get snow, FWD or AWD can save your life. Of course, lincoln has been behind yet I see effort in change and that should be a plus4 Replies
A properly designed RWD vehicle with near 50/50 weight distribution will go just fine through the snow.
Actually, Lexus has only 1 sedan and 1 CUV that's FWD-based: the ES (which is FWD only) and the RX (which offers AWD). That's 2 out of roughly 10 models they offer. Now consider BMW, Infiniti and even Cadillac are majority RWD-based with AWD versions. This is because they offer a performance advantage as well as higher luxury vs their lesser corporate siblings. This is the luxury image Lincoln needs to convey but can't as the only RWD car they could share a platform with is the solid axle Mustang S197. Hopefully Ford is building the new Mustang chassis as a true corporate chassis for other models to share and NOT just the Mustang. Lincoln is on life support and dying for a new direction. Just look at Acura. They are having the same identity crisis but they are even worse off than Ford because they don't have a single RWD-based chassis to pilfer from Honda.
As already stated, Lexus is mostly RWD, only 1 sedan is FWD based. Audi gets by with some special engineering that no other car company has been able to replicate on a consistent basis.
Audi is its own company with its own, design and engineering and its own bottom line. It happens to be owned by VW but most of its FWD platforms were designed in-house. Historically, only the Audi A3 and TT used a platform designed by VW. Unlike poor Lincoln models, Audis are NOT gussied-up VWs.
excellent add...they can only do so much through advertising given what they have, some great cars but not good enough
Really like the looks of the MKZ
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I know when I have eczema I want to pry off the corners with my bare hands. (Not someone else's.)
It is very sad to see both Cadillac and Lincoln do so badly in a market they both used to have a large stake in. Their current offerings are such bad compromises, with Ford cribbing their parts bin and Cadillac trying to turn Chevys into luxury vehicles. That said, it was nice to see all those nice Lincolns that I've either ridden in or drove at one time or another in that ad. Both companies need a competent RWD flagship to represent them. Also, like Chrysler, give them an AWD option, as on the 300.3 Replies
While I agree with you about Lincoln, I am not sure where you thought process on Cadillac comes from. I think a RWD flagship is less important than a RWD car to compete with the likes of the top selling 3-series, A4 or the C-class, as Cadillac has done quite well with the ATS. Nothing currently shares that RWD platform, though a new Camaro and SS most likely will, which is not a bad thing. As for sharing platforms, Audi, Lexus, Acura...etc, have all done the same thing. Mercedes and BMW simply do not sell anything but luxury, or they most likely wood to since it makes economic sense to do so. The ATS is certainly a competitive auto, it just needs people who have been tainted by previous GM products (as you obviously have) to get over it and give Cadillac a try.
A RWD flagship is completely pointless. Ever wonder why Infiniti never actually had a flagship sedan? Lincoln and Cadillac just need to focus on making cars in the $35K to $80K range that appeals to everyone.
A RWD flagship is completely pointless. Ever wonder why Infiniti never actually had a flagship sedan? Lincoln and Cadillac just need to focus on making cars in the $35K to $80K range that appeals to everyone.
I agree, a flagship is important. All the big companies have it. The reason it is important is because it give you a platform to roll out new technologies on and let the rich folks pay the price of development. Benz does this with the S-class, BMW with the 7-series. If you are going to develop new technologies, you have to have a flagship that represents the best you can do. If you are simply going to follow other, then perhaps a flagship is not worth it.
Remembering that you once knew how to make great cars is a good start. relearing how to do it and developing the will to do so is the next step. Ford needs to put the bean counters on a short leash and turn loose the engineers and stylists to finish the job.
It's hard to get excited about what was once a great car company when I see a Taurus wheelbase of less than 113" (slightly bigger than old compacts) and even the downsized Chrysler cars (300/Charger) have 120" wheelbases. Is that why reviews talk about how cramped the interiors are? Bring me a decent-sized RWD car...oh yes, Chrysler already has that. Push buttom gear selectors were on Chryslers 50 years ago. How sad for Lincoln.1 Reply
I do like this commercial actually. I wouldn't be surprised if Lincoln doesn't ever return to its former glory in all honesty.
Cadillac has RWD platforms developed to compete with the Germans. Chrysler has the Mercedes-based RWD 300. Lincoln starts with a FWD Mondeo, and the best it can do is offer AWD. Audi does that too, but still offers an honest manual for purests/enthusiasts, and offers a clumsy looking oversized sunroof and an isolating push-button driver experience to compete instead. Even the LS was more competitive in its later product development-starved years when it was forced to make do with such features as a 5speed tranny and without so much as an audio input jack. So what else is the ad to discuss? Seriously.2 Replies
Audi does NOT do "that too." Up until the brand new MLB/MQB architecture all of Audi's platforms were developed in-house except for the A3 and TT. Actually, VW uses more Audi-developed platforms.
Audi is a car company that is owned by VW. Lincoln IS Ford.
Audi also offers an AWD feature for an otherwise FWD platform. And yes VW owns Audi,Ford owns Lincoln, and VWs and Audis share platforms as do Fords and Lincolns. Ford also develops their own platforms in-house. So yes, they DO all platform share.
That said, Audi FWD platforms are amongst the best with clever geometry/packaging shifting the engine/transaxle and weight further back relative to the front axle for superior dynamics.
I like the direction Lincoln is going. The push-button transmission is an excellent idea; if there's no manual to be had, there is no need for a console-located shifter on an automatic car. Freeing up that space for a commodious console is the smart solution. FWD is not a problem, especially to advertise its utility in the snowbelt. Lincoln should follow BMW's example and offer four models: a small RWD sport sedan to compete with the 3-series, a larger mid-size sport sedan (= to 5-series), an large executive sedan (= to 7-series), and an SUV to compete with the X5. Cadillac is doing just this thing and having success at it.3 Replies
Push button transmission has been around since the 1950's, if not earlier... Heck, Ford put it in Aston Martins014 back in the 1990's. I like you idea's, but with Lincoln just re-skinning Fords, that won't happen easily.
Before I start, let me begin by saying that other than being a luxury automotive brand, Lincoln has nothing in common with BMW. Unlike Lincoln, BMW makes more athletic vehicles that target a more on-the-go, upscale lifestyle. Though what I'm saying is somewhat stereo-typical, Lincoln IS (or makes itself out to be) an old mans car. Therefore, BMW and Lincoln occupy entirely different segments (BMW's competitors being Mercedes and Audi, and Lincoln's primary competition being Lexus, Cadillac, and Acura). Also, you would only be 50% correct to say that Cadillac's line-up is equal to that of BMW's (the correct part being the ATS, CTS, 3 series, and 5 series). For that to be true, either the SRX or the escalade would have to compete with the X5. The Escalade is a bigger vehicle, and offers none of the same sporting charachteristics of the BMW. Therefore, it cannot compete with the X5. While the SRX is still somewhat simialar to the X5 in the way it drives, it is only a crossover and would best be compared to the X3. The new XTS is the biggest sedan that Cadillac is currently manufacturing, and it is still much to small to be compared to the 7 series. Though you are correct to say that Cadillac is "having success", it is not just to say that Caddyis directly competing with BMW's four models.
no i am actually thinking that ford is turning lincoln into mercury, lincoln once was the best ford could design, their cars showed that pride in design and the sales figures bore it out, with these new models they are just reskinned ford products that were already in exsistance, come on dearborn is this the best you can turn out ? if so, then it's time to start importing from your europian partners because those cars show design and flair not the " same old, same old " anymore !
This commercial just reminds me of how awesome and innovative the US used to be in the auto industry.
Man you clearly haven't done any research on the design of the MKZ. the reason you see a bird diving across the hood of the car is to signify the inspiration of the front end of the car, which is supposed to imitate a bird of pray diving. Secondly the manta ray shown in the interior is to signify their inspiration for the design of the dash, especially the speedometer console.2 Replies
Deion, do you think potential buyers should have to do "research" just to understand an ad's implied symbolism? Good commercials don't make prospects work that hard. And even if they did do it, would it really make a difference? Do you really think more people would buy an MKZ if they knew the grille was inspired by a bird and the dash was inspired by a fish? And do either of those things have anything to do with Lincoln's 90 year history, which is what the ad says it's about?
Frankly, I thought that the manta ray was just a (very effective) mood-setter, and I felt that the purpose of the bird, in a scene right after an apparent demonstration of the braking system, was directed at consumers who might have had unpleasant past experiences with "kamikaze birds," which not only badly damage a car and scare the pee out of you but also leave you feeling like a monstrous murderer of national treasure birds (like what happened to my Mustang-driving sis).
But that stuff you said is also cool.
It is a graphically beautiful commercial, but it is another jelly bean car, so I am not interested. Can't anyone design a different body style so that you would know what kind of car it is without having to look at the grill?
i grew up thinking that lincoln was THE luxury car..the car of status, the car of Presidents (see ad w/FDR) the car Cadillac owners couldn t afford. Somewhere along the line they became ho hum. this ad does touch nicely on the American Luxury car again....id look at it if i was in the market for that genre of auto. On another note, i love love watching any ad, especially car ads, that are well produced. but more importantly, i love the fact that Don writes from two different angles....ad man, car man....nice stuff....
Well, the Lincoln people don't seem to be trying to compete with Buick, which may work to their benefit. They almost seem to be deliberately ceding that spot in the market. As nice as this ad is, I am still not entirely clear on where they are going with the brand.
By my way of looking at it, they are playing it safe by adding new features without significantly changing the exterior appearance. Even if they have to back down on their prices their first year as an independent company, the emphasis on substance might power brand loyalty for those who did buy it, and the conservative approach to the exterior design would guarantee at least that new buyers wouldn't feel intimidated or alienated.
That's really the only thing that I can make of their current strategy.
Wow frame 0:45 of this commercial looks identical to my artworks in every single way possible. They even filmed it in the round like I've been doing since. 2006. Bad form.
Finally getting back to this visually provactive commercial. The use of quick
combinations and activating the passed subconscious of views,scenes and hits of emotion
make this money well spent. Not the least of which is it is a fitting and good looking
ride for an American boomer.
it's not an owl, it's a hawk. the other mkz commercial explains what the hawk is about, I forget. I think the ad is meant to build the brand and drive traffic to the site, so people can start thinking about buying. I personally like where there si no call to action- DO THIS, BUY THIS, GO HERE- just an envy-inspiring depiction of the possibilities! Make waves and everyone will jump in the water of their own volition.


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T41p Laptop CPU Upgrade
Sean Long,
Copyright 2007 Sean Long
My laptop computer is primarily intended to be used on the road, during both work trips and on vacation. Because laptops are fairly expensive, I have had a lot of luck buying the best, top of the line laptop I can find and then using it as long as possible. My first laptop was a Zeos 386, and that lasted me about 5 years. My second laptop was a top-end Micron XKE Pentium 266MMX, and that lasted me about 6 years and was only replaced because the newer video codecs simply could not work on the original MMX Pentiums. My current laptop is an ibm T41p, which I have had for just over 3 years. As far as capabilities go, the laptop still works and feels as if it is brand new. I have upgraded the memory to 2gb, upgraded the removable optical drive to a DVD burner, and am on my second battery. About a year ago I learned that with a simple BIOS flash, the original 1.7 ghz pentium M "Banias" cpu (130nm process, 1mb L2 cache) that came standard with the T41p can be upgraded to a 2.0 ghz Pentium M 755 "Dothan" cpu (90nm process, 2mb L2 cache) which was available in the later T42 models. A short article describing the difference between Banias and Dothan Pentium M cpus can be found here, and a more detailed article covering the Pentium M architecture can be found here.
At the time I heard that a CPU upgrade would be possible, a loose Pentium M 755 cost around $350, which is a bit high for a mere 300mhz boost. When I recently found a new still in-the-box cpu on eBay for $160, I couldn't resist the chance to boost my laptop to the faster speed. It should be noted that the T41p could probably use a 2.1 ghz Pentium M 765, but those cpus are still over $300 at this time and because relatively few of these faster processors were manufactured, they will likely remain expensive until they are obsolete.
Before I go any further, you should know that this upgrade is not for the novice or fumble-fingered. There are any number of ways you can completely destroy your computer during an upgrade of this type. From losing tiny screws to shorting out the motherboard with static electricity or dropping a screwdriver into the open computer, this is not a project for someone who is not already fairly competent wielding a screwdriver and performing computer upgrades. If you break it, chances are your warranty has also expired and you'll be left with a new matte-black doorstop.
Still, the instructions in the service manual are fairly clear and the system is quite well designed to be user and field serviceable, so if you have any experience in computer building, repairs, or upgrades you should not have any major problems.
First things first. Here is the computer, before I did anything to it.
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|The T41p open [View larger]
(The dirty screen is embarrassing!)
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Above left is the CPU I will be installing:
Preparing for the work, I went to IBM's (Now Lenovo's) website and downloaded the T41p service manual. IBM/Lenovo do their customers a great service making these manuals available and this is something all laptop manufacturers should do. Here are the only tools I needed - A screwdriver and some artic silver 5 thermal paste. Again, kudos to IBM for an extremely well thought-out design requiring minimal tools.
Beginning the computer teardown, I first removed the battery and hard drive.
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|Sliding out the hard drive [View larger]
Removing the hard drive probably isn't required, but it's a good protective measure to remove it while poking around inside. This presented me with the teardown's first gotcha - the hard drive will not come out while the lid is closed and latched because the hard drive chassis cover catches on the LCD lid bezel.After the hard drive is removed, it is time to remove the keyboard. This is accomplished by removing 4 screws from the back of the laptop, flipping the laptop over and opening it up, sliding the keyboard towards the display about 1/8th of an inch, and lifting at the bottom of the keyboard to remove. Underneath the keyboard is a flexible ribbon cable that must be removed. Set aside the keyboard and stare in amazement at IBM's work of art!
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It should be noted that this is as far as you have to go in order to replace the second memory chip (clearly visible in the picture with the crucial.com sticker). We're digging deeper, so the next step is to remove the palm rest. Again, this is accomplished by removing screws from the bottom, but this time it requires 8 screws and 5 small screw-hiding stickers to be removed. The palmrest lifts straight out and again there is a short ribbon cable to disconnect, this time for the touchpad. Once you have this removed, we can see the wireless card and it's two antenna cables, and some more neat stuff. Avoid the temptation to poke around too much, since we haven't removed the CMOS battery so some circuits may still be live and any static electricity could burn out anything you touch.
|Palm rest gone, too [View larger]
I usually recommend a grounding strap when working on computers but it's not obvious where you'd attach one to a laptop while disassembling it. I made do by making sure I touched a finger to the metal chassis before touching anything else and hoping for the best. I guess it worked because I didn't kill the computer.
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The next step is to remove the keyboard bezel by removing 3 screws and lifting it out. It should be noted that this is the first place where those irritating little plastic clips are used. You know the ones I'm talking about, the ones that feel like you're going to break off when you remove them, and then you can't get them all lined back up and clicked into place when putting everything back together. Well, this bezel has a half-dozen clips of various sizes and types, so be patient and take your time. In the next picture, you can see the bezel is removed which will give us enough clearance to lift out the copper heat-pipe cooler and fan unit.
The next step in the manual is to remove the LCD display because there is a structural bar over the exhaust fins of the heatsink, but I decided to skip this rather lengthy step and go straight to removing the heatsink. Look closely at the heatsink, and you can see it is copper, has multiple heat-pipes, and it also covers both the cpu and video chip. This presented the next challenge. After removing three spring-loaded screws that hold the heatsink over the cpu with a measured amount of pressure, and disconnecting the fan power connector, it appeared as if the heatsink should come right out. To ensure a reasonably good contact between the video chip and heatsink, IBM chose to use a thermal pad over the video chip. These thermal pads are not particularly effective and in this case, they sealed the thermal pad and heatsink to the video chip with some black tar-like sealant. It was not clear how strong the bond was, so it took me quite a while to separate the heatsink from the video chip without breaking anything or ripping the graphics chip right off of the motherboard. Fortunately the video chip package has an integrated heat spreader on top so some careful prying between the video chip and heatsink freed it. At that point, the heatsink could be fairly easily removed even with the bracing I mentioned before still over the heatsink exhaust fins.
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Lifting the heatsink off, here is what I found.
You can clearly see the cpu with white thermal grease (still soft and moist unlike poor-quality silicone based pastes which can dry out), and the ATI fireGL T2 video chip. This video chip is actually a multi-chip package, with GPU and on-board memory all on one package covered by a heatspreader which is stamped with the ATI logo and some other interesting details. Underneath the heatsink, you can see the spot where the cpu contacted the heatsink (the white rectangle of thermal grease) and the pinkish colored thermal pad that contacts the video chip. The image is fuzzy because the auto-focus went wonky and I didn't notice until it was too late.
|Heat sink, fuzzy [View larger]
The cpu is released from the socket after turning a small screwhead 180 degrees. I didn't take a picture of the empty socket, but rest assured it looks like any other empty socket. I installed the new Pentium M 755, and closed the socket again by turning the screwhead back 180 degrees. From the pictures, you may be able to see the packaging difference between the different cpu generations - The Dothan cpu has a slightly more rectangular chip package housing a cpu built on a smaller manufacturing process and containing 2mb of level 2 cache as opposed to the earlier Banias 1mb cache. This doubling of cache was made possible by shrinking the manufacturing process from 130nm to 90nm.
|Dothan CPU in place [View larger]
I did not take any pictures from this point since it was essentially the disassembly process in reverse, however there was one critical step remaining before putting everything back together. To ensure a proper thermal transfer from the cpu core to the heatsink, a layer of heatsink paste MUST be properly applied between the cpu and heatsink. A very thin layer is normally preferred, however since I cannot verify the interface quality in this installation I installed a somewhat thicker layer than I would for a desktop cpu. I used Artic Silver 5 (AS5), one of the best non-silicone pastes on the market. There are newer pastes that work about the same and are slightly easier to spread, but very few are as good as AS5. Since I was putting a faster and potentially hotter cpu inside this laptop, I wanted to ensure the best possible interface for thermal transfer. The service manual says to put the thermal paste on the heatsink, but I think a better method in this case is to put the thermal paste on the cpu itself. I prepared the heatsink surface by cleaning it with rubbing alcohol to remove the old paste, and then rubbed a small amount of artic silver into the heatsink to help fill in any pores and grooves in the metal before replacing it. This technique is reputed to aid the interface quality for heatsinks that directly contact the cpu die, as in this application.
After re-assembling the computer in reverse order from the disassembly, I fired it up and watched my upgraded computer come to life. It booted a little bit quicker than usual, but otherwise acted normally. I used the nifty CPU-Z utility to verify the cpu clock speed and type, and ran a short burn-in test to heat up the cpu and ensure it would not overheat. Happily, the stock cooling seems to do a fine job keeping the cpu cool and the exhaust air is nice and warm which tells me that the thermal interface is doing a good job transferring heat from the cpu to the heatsink. Benchmarks quickly showed the new cpu to be giving me around 15-20% more performance, exactly what I expected from the 300mhz jump and doubled L2 cache. There are other minor tweaks between the Dothan cpu cores and the older Banias cores, so overall this should give me just a little more speed for the remaining years of this laptop's useful life. The only drawback so far is that the new cpu apparently uses approximately 15% more power at idle than the old cpu in spite of the newer 90nm core and slightly lower operating voltage, so I expect to see a corresponding drop in battery life. As I get over 4 hours of real use out of the high-capacity battery, I do not expect this to be a significant drawback.
That's my experience and mini-tutorial on upgrading the CPU in an IBM T41p laptop. I hope you found it interesting, and if you also own an IBM T-4x series laptop, maybe even a little helpful. The last BIOS for the T-4x series laptops gives most of them full Dothan cpu compatibility so this is a fairly cheap way to get a little more life from these powerful and remarkably durable laptops. Because I was upgrading a computer that shipped with the fastest available CPU at the time, anyone with a T-4x series laptop that came with an even slower CPU will see a lot bigger performance gain from the upgrade. As usual, your mileage may vary and I can't be liable if you break your computer trying to duplicate my upgrade. But as my total time spent performing this upgrade was right around 1.5 hours, it is certainly not the most difficult upgrade I've ever accomplished.


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September 17th, 2008 – by: cmgervais
We are back in Argentina, this time at the Iguazテコ Falls about 840 miles NE of Buenos Aires. I was starting to think I窶囘 be in those jeans until we got home, but it窶冱 sunny and hot here 窶ヲ time to dust off the shorts and tank tops. Whoo hooo!
We are staying at the Panoramic Hotel, a pretty new and very modern place close to Puerto Iguazテコ and a fairly short bus ride to the Iguazテコ Falls. After we got situated in the room (very nice) we had lunch on the gorgeous patio here at the hotel, then we walked into town. It窶冱 a pretty sleepy place, not much going on at all, but we did find a much needed hair salon. I told the lady to cut all my hair off and she fairly well obliged. Unfortunately my camera was on the charger back in the room so I have no photos of the happy event. Steve got his hair cut too, then for good measure we both got pedicures. (The lady should have gotten hazard pay for THAT job :^)
Although we spent half the day getting here, we already think it was worth the trip窶ヲ and we haven窶冲 even seen the falls yet! Stay tuned: that窶冱 on tomorrow窶冱 itinerary.
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Across the river and into the trees: North Coast timber saga again at center stage
by John Howard
The Capitol Weekly
April 3, 2008
Out of the mists of California's North Coast comes an issue that defined a generation of environmental activism and forced protections for the spectacular Headwaters forest. This time, the fight is not being waged among the trees but in a Texas bankruptcy courtroom, and the decision could come as early as next week.
Up for grabs are more than 210,000 acres of Northern California forests and the picturesque company town of Scotia, as an array of logging interests, creditors and environmentalists grapple in federal bankruptcy court over the assets of the once-mighty Pacific Lumber Company.
For those who are owed money, the basic question is how much can be repaid. For environmentalists, the top concern is whether the existing protections – the fruit of negotiations that consumed the Capitol and the North Coast for years – will remain intact.
"If you want to bring the full fury of the state and federal governments down on you, just try and walk away from the deal that we all spent half a billion dollars on less than a decade ago," said Paul Mason of the Sierra Club.
The legal fight is the latest chapter in the strange story of the venerable company, known as PalCo, which was established nearly 140 years ago and which, until it was purchased in a hostile takeover by Texas-based financier Charles Hurwitz in 1986, was viewed generally as environmentally friendly – a rarity among timber companies.
But in the years after the sale to Hurwitz's Maxxam Corp., amid protests from environmentalists, the company steadily increased the level of its harvesting, tripling the yield to 4.5 million board-feet annually, which fueled years of local environmental protests that ultimately drew national attention. The employee strength, once over 1,600, dipped to about 350. Some 3,000 acres of company-owned ancient redwoods east of Fortuna, the Headwaters forest, was set aside under protections in March 1999 as a federal reserve, following months of negotiations between Hurwitz and state and federal officials. The accord was announced minutes before a midnight deadline.
The Headwaters forest is not part of the bankruptcy proceedings, but other timber that serves as a habitat for the endangered marbeled murrelet, which builds its nests in old-growth trees, is included, as is Scotia, which is owned by the timber company. Scotia, with about 1,000 inhabitants, is one of the last remaining company towns in the country and home to a mammoth, now-shuttered lumber mill.
In the end, financial reverses forced Pacific Lumber, unable to make payments on $714 million worth of bonds that included debt dating from the company's takeover 15 years earlier, sought protections from creditors in January 2007. The case is being heard in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Corpus Christi, Texas. A decision from Judge Richard Schmidt is expected by April 11, although it could come earlier.
The new fight is multi-pronged.
One faction is the company itself, which has proposed several plans that would allow it to retain control and sell off some of its property for development. Another proposal is a $500 million buyout headed by Mendocino Redwoods Co. of Ukiah and the Marathon asset fund, financed largely by the Donald Fisher family of San Francisco, founders of the Gap retail chain. A third is a blend of investors, the Bank of America and conservation groups that include the Save the Redwoods League and the Nature Conservancy.
One proposal represents the note holders on PalCo's debt and calls for selling off the company's assets at market value – a move that its supporters say stands the best chance of recouping losses. If Schmidt selects this option, former Gov. Pete Wilson would assume a crucial role: Wilson would temporarily take command of the company as he oversees an auction of the assets. Wilson is described by his supporters as a moderate Republican sensitive to both business and the environment, and they note that he worked on timber protections with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a key player in the final Headwaters agreement.
"He's a perfect fit," said Sean Walsh, who was Wilson's deputy chief of staff. He said Wilson would guarantee environmental safeguards, "generate the maximum amount of revenue" from the sale of assets, and would "send a strong signal to the infrastructure investment community that California will treat them with respect and that the welcome mat is out for investing in the state." Wilson's tenure would likely be six to nine months, perhaps more, as the sale unfolds. Walsh is a consultant with the communications arm of the Bingham McCutchen law firm, which has handled legal work in the case. Wilson heads the unit's Sacramento office.
Ironically, Wilson's role could put him at odds with his political protege, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Fisher, too, is a Schwarzenegger supporter and an active political player, donating some $1.6 million to causes over the past two years that include education reform, local political campaigns and the governor.
Some environmentalists, at least so far, favor the Mendocino Redwoods Co. buyout – as does the major local paper in the area, the Eureka Times-Standard, which noted that the Mendocino company knows logging and would continue the industry in the economically depressed Eel River Valley. The Environmental Protection Information Center, the North Coast group that played a major role in the Headwaters protests, also supports the Mendocino Redwoods buyout. EPIC is a member of the Unsecured Debtors Committee, along with truckers, geologists, steelworkers and others. The committee, in a letter sent Friday to the Schwarzenegger administration, urged support for the Mendocino plan.
"Those are really the only two proposals that have legs – the MRC plan and the note holders' plan. We have been openly supportive of the MRC plan, but in their proposal they seem to be unwilling to do conservation easements to prevent future development. They seem to want to hold out the ability to do development in the future," Mason said.
Schwarzenegger already has weighed in. His Resources Agency submitted a letter to the bankruptcy court on Jan. 29. The Republican governor urged the judge to make sure that the final choice include environmental protections contained in the Habitat Conservation Plan, the document that governs virtually every aspect of a logging company's operations. Schwarzenegger also said the local economy should be protected, along with safeguards for wildlife habitats and watersheds. "This is an issue of paramount importance to all Californians," the governor said, calling for assurances that "our interests are protected and the public trust secured."
The state, currently studying the rival plans, intends to make a recommendation by the end of the week, said Resources Agency spokesman Sandy Cooney. "The state has a vested interest to protect the Headwaters, and we want to make sure that whatever the outcome, the state's interests are safeguarded," Cooney said. Representatives of the various proposals met two weeks ago with state Resources Secretary Mike Chrisman to pitch their plans, Cooney added.
Backers of the auction believe the sale is the fairest way to assure that people who suffered out-of-pocket losses can be made at least partially whole. They note that their proposals include all the environmental safeguards that were negotiated a decade ago – negotiations in which Wilson had an early role – plus revisions approved since then.
Some believe that whoever wins in court, just about any change would be for the better if Maxxam no longer has a role in north state timber harvesting.
"It's been hammered so badly for the past 20 years that it's going to need a gentle touch for the next half century to rebuild a mature forest," Mason said.Posted in PALCO | Tagged HRC, MRC |


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Smoking rates among Oswego State students decreased by three percent on campus, according to Oswego State Lifestyles Center.
A $0.62 increase in the cigarette tax last April, the third highest in the United States., has Oswego State students thinking twice about continuing their addiction.
Pattie Miller, an administrative assistant at the Oswego State Lifestyles Center, said students have been calling to find out why the cigarette tax was raised during such bad economic times.
"My job is to inform the students as to why smoking is such a nasty and unhealthy habit," Miller said. "The government raised the cigarette tax because they know that cigarettes have been proven to be harmful and during these tough financial times people should not be wasting their money on something like cigarettes."
Miller attributed the lack of money college students have for why they decided to quit smoking.
"College students in general don't have enough money to keep up with the increasing prices because they are already in debt," Miller said.
"Students on this very campus have expressed to me how they cannot keep up their habit, not because it's harmful, but because it is just flat out expensive. They just cannot grasp the reason behind why these prices are so high."
The Lifestyles Center recommends that students call the New York State Quitline because it can provide them with what they need to start to kick their habit right away, Miller said. The Lifestyles Center cannot provide a lot of assistance to students to help them fight their nicotine habits. They can only provide reasonable advice on where to start fighting it inexpensively, Miller said.
The increase in the tax has also led to a 6 percent increase in the amount of callers calling into the New York State Smokers' Quitline since the tax increase was made official on April 1, 2009 said Samantha Parish, a three year Quitline specialist.
Parish said that she coached an average of 12 people a day on a busy day before the new tax was put into effect. Now she coaches and advises nearly 20 people on an extremely busy day.
"The increase is directly related to the new cigarette tax," Parish said.
"They know that a $2.75 tax in N.Y. on a 20-pack of cigarettes is ridiculous to be paying when money is already extremely tight and we try get them headed in the right direction."
The N.Y. Smokers Quitline offers a free starter's kit of nicotine patches, gum or lozenges to eligible N.Y. state smokers. They offer help with quit plans and give information about local stop smoking programs.
Tim Meyer, a sophomore at Oswego State, feels like the cigarette tax is way too substantial but is starting to understand why the taxes are so high.
"At first it really made me angry paying so much for something I enjoy doing," Meyer said. "I'm starting to realize that products that are harmful like cigarettes should be taxed maybe a little bit more because they aren't a thing a person needs to survive."
The only two states with a higher cigarette tax per pack are Connecticut and Rhode Island. N.Y. had the highest tax as of last April when the tax was put into effect. Conn. charges $3.00 a pack while R.I. remains the highest at $3.46, according to Tobacco Free Kids.


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Silver Plated Yemenite Shofar with Olive Branch and Messianic Symbol
An elegant, silver plated horn in the style of traditional Yemenite Jewish shofarot, bearing engravings of the Messianic symbol (combining the Star of David, Menorah, and Christian fish sign, suggesting similarity and compatibility between the two separate religions) and olive branches.
Intended for use by worshipers in the Messianic sect, this silver-plated Yemenite shofar is a distinct addition to a Judeo-Christian holiday celebration. It is engraved with gilt imagery of olive branches and the distinct symbol of the Messianic sect. While many Judaica shofarot are made from the horn of a ram, this Yemenite-style shofar is made from the horn of a kudu animal. As with all shofars, the horn is obtained without harm to the animal it came from.
Messianic Judaism is a sect which incorporates practices and theological concepts originating within the religion of Christianity. They believe the Christians' proclaimed savior is the messiah (hence the name of the movement), while traditional Judaism believes that the Messiah's identity will remain unknown until the Redemption. Because Messianism incorporates elements from another religion, many believe it conflicts with one of the Ten Commandments from G-d at Mount Sinai, prohibiting idolatry or the service of other religions.


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text: This page translates the Japanese part of the dialog. Really funny. Incredibly, Sammy Davies Jr. actually did commercials for Suntory Whisky in the early 1970s. Francis Ford Coppola, Sophia Coppola's father, also appeared in a Suntory commercial in Japan, which inspired her to write "Lost in translation". [Sources: Daring Fireball, Wikipedia]


text: Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of Human Rotavirus Vaccine RIX4414 in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive Infants in South AfricaSteele, Andrew Duncan PhD*†; Madhi, Shabir Ahmed MD, PhD‡; Louw, Cheryl Emily MB ChB§; Bos, Pieter NHD†; Tumbo, John M. MB ChB, MFamMed¶; Werner, Corne M. MB ChB§; Bicer, Ceyhun MS∥; De Vos, Beatrice MD**; Delem, Andree MSc**; Han, Htay Htay MB BS**The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal: February 2011 - Volume 30 - Issue 2 - p 125-130 doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f42db9 Original Studies Abstract In Brief Author Information Background: Rotavirus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are a cause of great public health concern in developing countries. The current study evaluated the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of RIX4414 vaccine in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic (clinical stages I and II according to WHO classification) HIV-infected South African infants. Methods: A total of 100 HIV-positive infants aged 6 to 10 weeks enrolled in this double-blind, 1:1 randomized, placebo-controlled study were allocated into 2 groups to receive 3 doses of RIX4414 vaccine/placebo according to a 0-, 1-, and 2-month schedule. Routine vaccines were concomitantly administered. Solicited and unsolicited symptoms were recorded for 15 and 31 days after each dose, respectively. Serious adverse events were recorded throughout the study period. Serum antirotavirus IgA concentrations (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, cut-off ≥20 U/mL) and the immunodeficiency status were determined at screening and 2 months post-Dose 3. Stool samples were analyzed for rotavirus using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at predetermined points and during diarrhea episodes. Results: All symptoms (solicited and unsolicited) occurred at a similar frequency in both groups. Six fatal serious adverse events in RIX4414 and 9 in placebo groups were reported. At 2 months post-Dose 3, the seroconversion rates were 57.1% (95% CI: 34–78.2) in RIX4414 and 18.2% (95% CI: 5.2–40.3) in the placebo group. The mean absolute CD4+ cell count, CD4+ percentage, and HIV-1 viral load were comparable in both groups at screening and 2 months post-Dose 3. Rotavirus shedding peaked at Day 7 after Dose 1 of RIX4414 with prolonged shedding was observed in 1 infant only. Conclusions: Three doses of RIX4414 vaccine was tolerated well by the South African HIV-positive infants. A satisfactory immune response was mounted without aggravating their immunologic or HIV condition. SUPPLEMENTAL DIGITAL CONTENT IS AVAILABLE IN THE TEXT. From the *Initiative for Vaccine Research, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland; †MRC Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa; ‡Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; §MCR (Madibeng Centre for Research), Brits, South Africa; ¶Department of Family Medicine, University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa; ∥BICER Consulting & Research, Antwerp, Belgium; and **GSK Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium. Accepted for publication July 27, 2010. Supported by research grants from the World Health Organization (V27/181/173), the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH Grant GAV.1142–01–07211-SPS), the Norwegian Program for Development, Research and Higher Education research grant (PRO 48/2002), and the South African Medical Research Council. GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals was also the funding source and was involved in all stages of the study conduct and analysis. GSK Biologicals also took in charge all costs associated with the development and the publishing of the present manuscript. Beatrice De Vos is currently at University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. Rotarix, Tritanrix, and PolioSabin are trademarks of GlaxoSmithKline group of companies. Address for correspondence: Duncan Steele, M Med, PhD, Rotavirus Vaccine Program, PATH, PO Box 900922, Seattle, WA 98109. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Supplemental digital content is available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's Web site (www.pidj.com). © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Being a creation directed by Trey Haley, this movie in English (subtitles) was presented in 2014. This film was developed in USA. You can watch Where's the Love? online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
Rating: 5 by 18 users./
Runtime: 3 minutes
David Banner, Denise Boutte, Trina Braxton, Vic Ector, Nicole Eggert, Jyn Hall, Keith Ham, Ernestine Johnson, Karon Joseph, Shayla Love, Ahmed Lucan, Letoya Luckett, Trey Miller, Miles Mussenden, Timothy J. Richardson and Lamman Rucker.
3-minute film (full movie) directed by Trey Haley.
The original audio of Where's the Love? has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2014.
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Eric Tomosunas, Cas Sigers-Beedles, Keith Neal, David Eubanks and Terri J. Vaughn.
This film was produced and / or financed by Tri Destined Studios, Nina Holiday Entertainment and Swirl Films.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Where's the Love? has a duration of 3 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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New promo for The Orville has Seth MacFarlane discussing alien bathroom habits.
Fox has released a new promo for the Seth MacFarlane led sci-fi comedy series The Orville.
In what is just an extended scene from the trailer, we see Capt. Ed Mercer (MacFarlane) have an awkward conversation with Lt. Commander Bortus (Peter Macon) about urination. Quite fun. Check it out below.
Synopsis: Set 300 years in the future, the show follows the adventures of the Orville, a not-so-top-of-the-line exploratory ship in Earth's interstellar Fleet. Facing cosmic challenges from without and within, this motley crew of space explorers will boldly go where no comedic drama has gone before.
The pilot episode was directed by Jon Favreau. The series stars Adrianne Palicki, Seth MacFarlane, Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Peter Macon, Mark Jackson, J. Lee, Halston Sage, and Norm Macdonald.
The Orville is set to debut on FOX September 10th, 2017.


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text: COO, Co-founder, Kabbage, Inc. — Kathryn has spent the past 18 years working with both startups and established companies focused on credit, payments, technology and ecommerce. Kathryn started Kabbage along with her two co-founders in late 2008, and it has grown from 3 employees and a Power Point to 85 employees and over 150,000 customers in nearly 5 years. Prior to Kabbage, Kathryn was with Revolution Money, an Internet-based credit card startup based in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she was Vice President of Strategy. Before Revolution, Kathryn was a corporate development executive with CompuCredit Corporation, where she was responsible for entering new markets, product development initiatives, as well as the establishment of multiple strategic alliances. Kathryn was also one of the founders of WorthKnowing.com, a consumer financial services portal whose IP was later sold to CompuCredit and TransUnion. She is an inventor on 4 patents in the fintech space and holds a B.A. in English Literature from Furman University.


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Blindness doesn't slow Vergas runner -- He'll join in Water Carnival 10K today
Bruce Stoddard's personal mantra is "live today."
And the 50-year-old from Vergas is quick to point out that he takes the statement very seriously.
He's not talking about living FOR today. Stoddard wants the people he comes in contact with to know they should be living each day of their life to the fullest.
"No matter what your disability is - live today," said Stoddard, who will participate in today's Water Carnival 10-kilometer run in Detroit Lakes despite being completely blind. "Get out and live today."
Stoddard said he was an active runner and hunter before complications from a car accident about three years ago left him blind.
Stoddard had just completed his first half marathon in Fargo the spring before he lost his vision.
Stoddard said he wanted to maintain a healthy lifestyle after the accident.
He wanted to get outside instead of sitting in his living room.
Stoddard's enjoyment of the outdoors led him to Blind Outdoor Adventures, a Colorado group that pairs guides with blind participants for hiking and camping trips.
He also began using a guide to help him continue running.
"I do hear from others who have disabilities and sight issues that they sit at home too much," Stoddard said. "I can't do that."
Stoddard uses a two-foot piece of shoelace to connect him to his running guide. Each person holds an end.
The rest is a matter of trust.
"The hardest part is the trust," Stoddard said. "But that fear or anxiety goes away pretty quickly after you've done it a little bit. You learn that there are a lot of good people out there."
Stoddard will run the Water Carnival race with Kesley Myhre of Detroit Lakes. An avid runner, Myhre said she agreed to be Stoddard's guide to make the race more challenging.
Although she went on just one training run with Stoddard before today's race, Myhre said she is confident there won't be any problems.
"I think it's amazing that he is able to do this and that he's not going to let a disability get in the way of what he loves to do and what he wants to do," Myhre said.
Message received: Live today.


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When talking about hot prospects on the national front, not many are hotter than Ada, Okla., offensive guard Craig Roark. Ada might not be the biggest town in Southern Oklahoma, but there is little doubting that this 6-foot-3, 280-pound offensive lineman has big-time talent and is shooting up the recruiters' charts.
LSU has entered the fray to land Roark with a scholarship offer on Monday, and Missouri and Kansas State did a masterful job of impressing Roark on recent unofficial visits.
"The LSU offer could be big, he wants to go down there this summer and check them out," his father, Bryan Roark, said. "Craig was impressed with Mizzou and he also really liked K-State."
Craig Roark also really liked Missouri, though, and didn't mince his words on where they stand on his list.
"To be honest, Missouri is my favorite that I've been to so far, by far," Roark said. "I really thought the facilities were awesome. The facilities and the coaches were great."
The K-State visit made an impression on his father.
"Coach Snyder was a surprise to me," Bryan Roark said. "He was not what I expected. He was very personable and spoke with Craig for about 30 minutes and didn't ask him one thing about football. He really seems to respect his players and they for sure respect him."
With offers on the table from big-league teams like LSU, Nebraska, Arizona, Baylor, SMU, Ohio State, Missouri, Kansas State and Kansas, it doesn't sound like things are going to stop soon on the offer front.
"Florida State is evaluating him now and it sounds like they will be coming with an offer," his father said. "It is really crazy right now, but Craig is really proving to be a mature young man. It is motivating him to work that much harder. He wants to win that 20th state championship."
Roark will make a return visit to Oklahoma today for another session of the Sooners' spring practices. Roark is hoping to meet again with coach Kevin Wilson, but his father still believes that an offer from the Sooners likely won't come until June when he attends the Sooners' camp.
"From everything Wilson has said up to this point, I feel it will be in June at camp," Craig's father said.


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Hurricane Irene Pushes My Bright Spot!
Hurricane Irene ripped through metro New York and coastal towns in our area destroying homes and businesses. Our schools are closed for an extra week because of all the downed trees and power lines on the bus routes. Many people were left without power for a week; all I kept thinking about were the elderly, the disabled and all the Moms who have babies and toddlers to care for in the dark with no water. It also made me think very deeply of the 6-year-old little girl and her family we sponsor in Africa and how limited their resources are with power and water. It makes their plight and struggle for survival really hit home.
We were one of the families who were flooded; we had no power, no communication services, no running water. We're on well water and when the power goes, so does the pump. Toilets don't flush, oh, joy! Throw in a period the night of the hurricane and it can pretty much go downhill from there.
But Phillip was my hero, as usual, driving back & forth downtown filling gallon after gallon of water jugs. Sure, we prepared – we filled the tub – but at 2.5 gallons of water to flush, it doesn't last that many days! He bought a load of Poland Spring and at first I felt so guilty flushing it down the toilet – literally! We used the "refilled" jugs for that and the remaining bottled spring water for drinking & brushing.
But before we could get downtown, we 1st we had to get out of our road – again Phillip & our son were my heros! A tree blocked our road. Neighbors were stuck. We're far in the back country, near the horse farms and golf courses.
We are not a priority area, so I knew workers would not be clearing the end of our road for a while.
So in rain and heavy winds, my men cleared the way. I snapped pics, Little Petal supervised. A grand team effort in a time of family & neighborly need.
We had our battery-operated radio and listened to the radio station we air from weekly – WSTC & WNLK – it was the only outside communication we had. And we had dark chocolate-covered graham crackers – a must-have during this dodgy week!
With no electricity, time seems to pass more slowly. My stomach was still achy, brushing teeth was a misery trying to not waste the bottled water while cleaning the toothbrush, night came way too quickly and I just wanted to wash my hands!
My buttons were being pushed and I had to push back – I had to find my Bright SpotTM and make it a grand adventure! (See Mission: Bright Spot – 3rd flower tab in the nav bar above).
Finding your Bright SpotTM is not an easy task. The effort comes in times of adversity. But I decided to turn my situation into something great and memorable. We became pioneers and turned the hurricane recovery time into family fun time.
So what exactly was the Bright SpotTM in all this?? We all drove to my Mom's house (my sister's family had no power either) for hot showers, home-cooked dinner and good times all together. Then we bought dozens of battery-operated tea light candles and used them for the den, bedrooms, hallways, staircase, etc. It was very pretty. We had our 6-year-old pick out her favorite brand new flashlight and she played with the cats – chasing the little spot light here, there and everywhere. Our little one stayed in our room and we made shadow puppets on the ceiling with her new flashlight. We had friends over and in daylight hours played family games like Chutes & Ladders, Candy Land and I Spy.
We watched crazy men with bike helmets play golf on a flooded course – hello???
And because we had to eat out every day, I didn't have to cook! And that means NO dishes…which in itself is its own Bright SpotTM!!


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Quotes and Sayings About Inspirational
"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
-- A. A. Milne
"Some people care too much. I think it's called love."
-- A. A. Milne
"A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business."
-- A. A. Milne
"A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference."
-- A. A. Milne
"When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it."
-- A. A. Milne
"You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes."
-- A. A. Milne
"The things that make me different are the things that make me."
-- A. A. Milne
"When I cannot understand my Father's leading, And it seems to be but hard and cruel fate, Still I hear that gentle whisper ever pleading, God is working, God is faithful-Only wait."
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|1. To survey the seabed and sample benthos at the experimental site off Anglesey (ref 53.25.5N; 04.01.5W) at the conclusions of the programme designed to measure the environmental impact of beam trawling on the biodiversity and abundance of benthic animal communities. This site has been fished intensively with a beam trawl fitted with a chain mat during the period April 1993 until October 1994.
2. To film scavenging animals attracted to baited camera frames/and/or a frame mounted video camera on the seabed using various components of the by-catch as a measure of the response of non-target species to damaged or discarded fish and invertebrates from trawl catches.
3. To quantify, by sampling with a 3m beam trawl and/or towed skills camera sledge, the number of macro-epibenthic animals moving onto trawled tracks and control areas as a measure of the response of scavenging species to damaged or discarded fish and invertebrates from trawl catches.
4. To estimate with baited traps, the abundance of scavenging amphipods to determine the importance of their role in scavenging discarded fish and invertebrates from trawl catches.
5. To estimate community structure of benthic invertebrates at sites off Isle of Man, fished at different levels of intensity.
6. To estimate damage rates to selected invertebrate species of scallop grounds fished at different levels of intensity. Fishing intensity to be determined with side-scan sonar surveys.
7. To estimate the spatial distribution of discarded fish and crabs once they reach the seabed, using towed video surveys.
8. To collect live invertebrate scavenger species for experimental feeding and behavioural studies at Conwy as part of our EC collaborative programme to measure how fishing activities may change biodiversity and abundance of the benthic invertebrate communities of the North Sea and Irish Sea.
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes are on the menu today using instant mashed potato flakes, and a great garlic option you'll love.
Typically, I use fresh potatoes for mashed potatoes. However, when you're in a pinch without potatoes, you're a newbie to cooking & mashed potatoes from scratch is a stretch for you, or you happen to have a box of this in your pantry, you need to know what to do with them.
Instant mashed potatoes as a side dish are great, but you can also make potato cakes, croquettes & such, as well as using them in breads for baking.
You will likely want to doctor them to your own taste or to liven things up, such as adding garlic, parsley or cheese.
The garlic option I'm speaking of is from a Drogheria Organic Garlic Grinder. I did not get this at my grocer. You can find it @ Qualifirst.com.
How to Cook Instant Garlic Mashed Potatoes:
Super fast with a beautiful flavor of garlic, these instant potatoes a gorgeous alternative to fresh potatoes.
Type: Side Dish Recipe
Serve with: Drogheria Organic Garlic
Prep Time: 4 min
Cook Time: 4 min
Serves: 3 – 4 people
The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video for measurements & directions. Please enjoy this webisode of Cooking with Kimberly:
- 2/3 cup water
- 15 – 20 grinds Drogheria Organic Garlic
- 2 – 4 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/3 cups instant mashed potatoes
- 1 1/3 cups whole milk
- freshly cracked black pepper – to taste; I used Drogheria Four Peppers Grinder
- In a medium sauce pan, boil water with butter, salt & garlic.
- Remove from heat & gently stir in instant mashed potatoes & milk. * Tip: The higher the percentage of milk, the more creamy the potatoes will be. Consider trying half & half cream or a splash of whipping cream for something entirely more sinful.
- Adjust salt, & garlic if necessary, and add freshly cracked black pepper to your preference of taste, along with butter, if you want your potatoes more decadent.
- Fluff potatoes with a big fork & serve hot.
Garlic mashed potatoes have never been so quick & easy to make.
I hope you enjoy this Potato Recipe on Cooking with Kimberly. Until next time…
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In coordination with my article in the January 2001 American Recorder ("French Articulation: The Lessons of Thésée") I have marked two sung airs from Thésée with the symbols I used in the article and in my book The Harmonic Orator (scheduled for publication in the spring of 2001). You will have to imagine the declamation of the two singers, as I describe it verbally. I especially wish to thank Pierre-Henry Loÿs, producer, and Thierry P. Benizeau, director of Idéale Audience for permitting AR to use excerpts from their film and their private recording of a London performance. (Idéale Audience produced a documentary film of preparations for Thésée entitled Le Chemin parcouru. It follows the singers from the auditions, to the training courses organized by the Baroque Academy of the Festival of Ambronay in the fall of 1998, and on to opening night.)
I am summarizing below the word-driven approach I used as the rhetoric coach for this "academy." The young participants had been selected by the Arts Florissants to work intensively with specialized coaches for some three weeks, and then to present the opera in different European cities.
These airs appear on pp. 54-55 and 57-58 of Jean-Baptiste Lully's Thésée (Paris: Ballard, 1688).
heureux qui moissonne///
Dans les champs des Amours! ///
Trop heureux qui moissonne///
Dans les champs des Amours! ///
Amants, que rien ne vous étonne,///
L'espérance est un grand secours: ///
Quand on vient à cueillir les fruits que l'Amour donne,///
On est riche à jamais et content pour toujours
Quand on vient à cueillir les fruits que l'Amour donne,///
On est riche à jamais et content pour toujours.///
Trop heureux qui moissonne///
Dans les champs des Amours!///
Too happy/ who reaps///
In the fields/ of the Cupids///
Too happy/ who reaps///
In the fields/ of the Cupids///
Lovers,/ let nothing/ astonish you///
Hopefulness/ is a great help///
When one comes/ to pick// the fruits/ that Love/ gives///
One is rich/ forever// and happy/ for always///
When one comes/ to pick// the fruits/ that Love/ gives///
One is rich/ forever// and happy/ for always///
Too happy/ who reaps///
In the fields/ of the Cupids///
This air was sung by Raquel Andueza, a young Spaniard who was a student at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London.
The first thing Raquel and I did was look at the barlines, to see whether important words flowed across them, as they generally do. The answer was affirmative: a pair of white and a black squares straddle each bar. Raquel was therefore advised to do whatever she could to make these two syllables seem long and luscious — but not louder and more strident.
To help her do this, we looked for the dotted notes that indicate the syllables that should be launched by a "doubled," "hummed," that is, lengthened consonant. Doubling consonants in this way is associated with emotional speech. Just as expected, most of the dotted notes in Raquel's air coincide with rather emotional words: heureux ("happy"), Amours ("Cupids"), secours ("help"), cueillir ("reap") jamais ("forever"), toujours ("always"). We noted, however, that Lully apparently dotted a few of these notes to help with difficult articulations, for example, the n's in rien ne or the difficult-to-project on est. (The third row of "lyrics" in the air shows these doubled consonants.) Focusing on these key words, and strongly doubling certain consonants, helped Raquel make the key words of the song clear to the audience. Incidentally, one should not assume that Lully made a mistake in m. 5 and forgot to dot his quarter note on trop heureux: by not dotting the note here, Lully is telling the singer to be less emphatic the second time (and the final time as well, m. 30).
About half this air is sung to dotted notes and/or quick notes, and the other half is sung predominantly to equal quarter notes. For this reason, I advised Raquel to make the predominately "equal" passages sound less emotional than the passages with dotted quarter notes. The content of the lyrics meshes with this general principle, for in this air the words set to equal quarter notes are quite dispassionate.
Next we looked for accidental sharps, naturals and flats, to identify the "hard" and "soft" passages.
Sharps (or naturals that raise the flatted B) convey pride or anxiety, while flats express tender thoughts. To twentieth-century minds, it may seem strange that moissonne, "reap," is sharped, in a context of "happiness." To my mind, those sharps indicate the fear felt by women approaching childbirth, as they must "reap" the potentially deadly fruits of Love. Throughout the rest of the air, sharps or naturals recur in similar allusions to childbirth. As they should, flats convey a different message from sharps. The first ones calm "astonishment" and suggest gentle "hope" (étonne, espérance). Flats also creep into the repeat of the lines Quand on vient à cueillir and On est riche à jamais. In other words, to remove the anxiety that she had allowed to show through via her "sharp" tone of voice the first time she said these words, Ceres calms these fears by using a "softer" tone of voice.
Finally, we focused on expressive details. For example, the leaps on trop heureux qui... ("too happy who...") are the leaps of Joy. Raquel therefore assumed a joyful tone of voice. This joy nonetheless had to be moderate, even somewhat grandiose, because this air is in the mode of g minor, which produces an overall tone of voice deemed to be "serious and magnificent." (This is to be expected of a goddess's talk of childbirth.) Then there is the rather static melody to which she sings Amants, que rien ne vous étonne, L'espérence est un grand secours ("Lovers, let nothing astonish you, Hope is a great help"). This type of melody is commonly employed to evoke Continuity, that is, stretching something into the future — in this case "Hope." In other words, here Raquel should try to drag the listener's mind to the end of each line, thereby dragging him, literally, into the future, just as Lully did with his melody.
Quinault, the librettist, also wove Continuity into this passage: he used longer lines here (8-syllable lines rather than the initial 6-syllable ones). Then, instead of returning to short, gavotte-like lines, he moved on to even longer lines — the 12-syllable Alexandrines of classical French theater — which tend to express the Sublime wherever they appear in airs. Does Ceres say something sublime to those long lines? Yes indeed: she talks about "forever," and "always," and the "wealth" and the "contentment" that come from this miraculous harvest. The increasing line-length is visible in the above typescript of these lyrics.
What about the notes inégales that are scattered about in the mid-section of this air? Believe it or not, Raquel and I didn't discuss them! We treated them as hasty passages shaped by the speech rhythms that shape the rest of the air. Note that one of these passages is so hasty that Ceres gets a bit ahead of herself in m. 17, Amour. (She uses the same weak-note accentuation when she repeats the line in m. 25).
These are the rhetorical and declamatory clues that Lully wove into this little air. These are the clues that shaped Raquel's interpretation.
Pour les plus fortunés, pour les plus malheureux,///
Dans l'empi/re amoureux, le dieu/ du vin/ est necessaire:///
S'il prend part/ aux plaisirs// c'est pour les redoubler;
Il char/me les chagrins// des cœurs/ qu'on désespère:///
Bachus/ a de quoi/ consoler///
De tous les maux/ qu'Amour/ peut faire.///
For the most fortunate,// for the most unhappy///
In the empire/ so amorous,// the god /of love/ is necessary:///
If he takes part /in pleasures,// it's to double them;///
He charms /away chagrins// from hearts /that one despairs of:///
Bacchus/ has the stuff /to console///
For all the evils/ that Cupid /can do.///
Bacchus was played by a young French countertenor, Jean-Christophe Henry, a student at the Conservatoire National Supérieure de Musique at Lyons. Since his specialization is historical performance, we had fun discussing how Lully's and Quinault's intentions can be read in the notation of this particular air.
I used the same approach for Jean-Christophe. When we scrutinized the words at the barlines, we noted something very interesting. Throughout the first half of the air, many bars do not support a key word, as they normally do. Instead, the song flows ahead in unusually long poetic feet — many of them with 6 syllables. To heighten the feeling of lengthiness, these unusual long feet are located in very formal 12-syllable Alexandrines. In other words, by line-length and by syllable grouping, we know immediately that Bacchus has begun his air by stating something about the Sublime, most probably a message that applies to all mankind. That proves to be the case: the tipsy god uses hyperbole (two plus, "most"), talks of an "empire" and of a "god." Bacchus is so pompous (or so tipsy?) here, that he lets his final words drag. As a result, he ends this section by placing his weak, "mute" e on a strong beat (m. 10). This leaves his mouth gaping for a whole measure — a rhetorical device of which Lully was quite fond.
In the second section of the air, Bacchus gradually moves to slightly shorter poetic lines (this shift is visible in the typescript of the lyrics). The content of these lines is quite mundane, as the content of middle-sized lines tends to be. In short, Bacchus now sounds more conversational. Since he clearly is tipsy, the little god once again gets carried away in the final measures, ending his song with his mouth agape.
How is Bacchus supposed to declaim these lines? The notation does not suggest that he should "double" many consonants. That is as it should be, for doubling is reserved for passion, and Bacchus's only evocations of passion appear in mm. 23-24, where he talks of "evils," maux. (The dotted note in m. 16 suggests that the long syllable of the "feminine" word charme be made quite long and wavelike.) Neither Jean-Christophe nor I focused on the notes inégales in his lyrics: we let the words take care of that.
Bacchus may not be talking in dotted notes, and he may be talking about the Sublime, but he definitely is not speaking with the "equanimity" (balanced, equal, controlled articulation) suggested by a succession of equal notes, as Ceres often does. Instead, he oscillates between eighth notes and half notes, creating a speech rhythm that imitates the unequal gait of a drunkard. At the start of the second section, he pulls himself together briefly and speaks in equal quarter notes (S'il prend part aux plaisirs, "If he takes part in pleasures"). But this equanimity, this self-control does not last long: Bacchus soon returns to his erratic speech patterns as he talks of "despair" (désespére), "consolation" (consoler) and "evils" (maux).
What did mode and accidentals tell Jean-Christophe about the different tones of voice he should use? Like the air of Ceres, this air is in g minor. Not only is this "serious and magnificent " mode often used by deities and the generally serious orations they deliver, but also, in this particular case, this tone of voice heightens the pompousness of our little god's message. The many flats in the opening section suggest that Bacchus should speak gently, softly, caressingly (perhaps in the soft dragging tones of a drunkard?). With m. 13, his tone of voice becomes more assertive as he talks of "doubling pleasures" (redoubler) and "dispairing" (désespère). In m. 20 he once again "softens" his voice as he "consoles" (consoler); but then his voice to sharpen in anguish as he tells of the "evils" (maux) that Cupid can cause.
Throughout the air, the melody follows the caressing curves of Love. Bacchus's overall tone of voice should therefore be loving, tender.
The above principles served as underpinnings for Jean-Christophe Henry's interpretation of this air.
Let me add, in conclusion, that these readings of the word-music relationships in these airs served as the point of departure for each performer's final interpretation of the piece. The participants in the Academy were free to put these considerations into practice, or ignore them, or nuance them according to his or her understanding of the role and the nature of his or her individual voice.


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Inscribed Clay bell. This little clay bell was given to me as a theatre gift for performing in "Royal Hunt for the Sun". As part of the Colorado Concert Ballet (now just the Colorado Ballet), we used to dance/act in various productions at the Bonfils Theater in Denver.
I debuted as an actress in "The Most Happy Fella", a song about Standing on the Corner, Watching All the Girls Go By. The director chose ME for a little (miniscule) solo: I was to walk alone across the stage, smile at the singer, drop a hanky and flirt. I had never flirted in my real life, how did one do it? On the last night I was persuaded by older cast members that it was tradition to have a little extra fun and I was given a pair of lacy underwear to drop instead of the hanky. End of theatrical innocence…
Then there was "Finian's Rainbow" for which I was cast as Susan the Silent. Dancing only, but there were scenes when I was on stage with the actors, not dancing, standing still for long minutes. I remember the feeling of my hands swelling up to twice their size as I stood there – I had no idea what to do with them.
My biggest role in the adult shows (children's theatre being another matter) was as Dressy Tessy Tura, the stripper in "Gypsy," acting and singing "You've got to have a gimmick." My gimmick was that I danced on pointe as I stripped. No stripping of course; in fact my dancing teacher thought I was too young to wear a two piece bikini on stage, so I was decked out in a full leotard, red and white stripped with fringe under the boobs. For the last show, I brought in my own bikini, sewed the fringe onto it, and strutted my stuff. Boy was I mad when my jazz/modern teacher said, that's what you should have worn from the beginning.
We got little thank you souvenirs on opening night at most performances, being unpaid and all. I have no idea why I kept this one but now it stands in for some great times. I learned about lesbians in a Bonfils dressing room (just conversation, not deed.) I slept out in the audience on the carpet between shows. And I got my first taste of the theatrical life and learned, oh yes, it was the life for me!


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I enjoyed the books but hated the movies. Shes been in quite a few other movies though & shes just always equally annoying to me.
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Was never a Twilight fan- didn't read the books or see the movies.Quoting splatz:
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Snow White & the Huntsman
Can't remember the name but it was some Adam Sandler movie that came out maybe 2 or 3 years ago. If was SO raunchy, two of the main characters engaging in incest even. It made me want to throw up and I wished I'd never watched it.
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I have not watched any movies in a while....one I did not like from a long while ago was Lawnmower Man 2.
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Hambrey said he had bought the knife for cutting wallpaper as he was decorating his home and forgot it was in his pocket.
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For those interested in design education, I suggest checking out Peter Sloterdijk's newly published English version of Bubbles Spheres Volume I: Microspherology translated by Weland Hoban and published by MIT Press. This publication is part of a three-book volume (the other two volumes have not yet been published in English). Although it is not currently available in either the Teachers College or CU libraries, if it looks interesting to you, you can request it under "Request Materials" on the library homepage.
Additionally, an edited volume entitled Sloterdijk Now has also recently been published. The volume is edited by Stuart Elden.
Here is Amazon's page for this book.


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Jazz Photographer William Claxton Dies
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William Claxton
photo credit: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times
Claxton Renowned for Images of Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie & more
Master photographer William Claxton, renowned for his images of jazz musicians of the 50's, has died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 80 of congestive heart failure.
For more than a half century William Claxton captured jazz greats such as Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Stan Getz; stars such as Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen; and changed the face of fashion photography with his photos of his wife posing in a topless swim suit.
Claxton's jazz work took subjects out of a formal studio environment and featured them in more relaxed and natural settings such as on the beach. One of his most recognized images portrays a shirtless Chet Baker with his wife Helima, sitting in the sun at Redondo Beach, California (1955).
Claxton is quoted as saying that photography is "jazz for the eyes" and tried to capture the relationship between the artist, their instrument and the music.
"For the photographer, the camera is like a jazz musician's ax. It's the tool that you would like to be able to ignore, but you have to have it to convey your thoughts and whatever you want to express through it," Claxton told jazz writer Don Heckman some years ago.
for more info visit www.williamclaxton.com
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