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Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle in Tonga: It might seem that I've lost compassion for the Tongan population
Another area they Tongans are suffering is the pace at which the culture is changing. I have no idea how many times I've said it's becoming more westernized. The major reason it's changing is the influences from the outside. Movies, television, Internet, news, and overseas Tongans are all causing the change. I almost forgot Peace Corps volunteers and other organizations here. Peace Corps has been in Tongan around 35 years now. The problem with all these changes is that the people want to keep their Tongan roots, but at the same time want western style everything. I doubt they will ever find a balance.
Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle in Tonga: It might seem that I've lost compassion for the Tongan population
Last night I was thinking a lot about my time thus far in Tonga. It might seem that I've lost compassion for the Tongan population. By definition, compassion is sympathy for the suffering of others, often including a desire to help. The Asian Development Bank last week released an article about Tongan suffering. For the most part, people are suffering here because of many factors that I agree with. One of the main concerns that Tongans have is the inability to purchase land for endeavors to increase their returns if that is food or money. Many Tongans overseas hold their land in Tonga. A lot of this land isn't used and legally nobody can do anything about it because the government allotted the land to them. So the simple idea of allowing motivated people to use the land is out of the question. Again, I do not understand all the laws here, but you'd think people could lease their land or sell it. I believe they can sell the land, because that's how many Mormon Churches are built. So why are these people holding there land? Like many places in the world owning land is a status symbol. I could also involve a feeling of still being Tongan because you are still a part of the Kingdom. It's just unfortunate that motivated people could use a lot of the land.
Last week a new consumption tax went into place. I haven't noticed a difference, but I think it will trickle into place as time passes. I believe the tax began because of the increase in cost of importing goods to Tonga. The imports and exports are out of whack here. The mere fact that we are in the middle of a huge ocean says a lot about why they need to import goods. But why are they importing these goods? It's a pretty simple answer: if it's out there people want it. Overseas Tongans send all kinds of stuff to Tonga. As time passes they become attached to the goods just like the rest of the world and don't want to give them up. Every night when I walk home from the computer center I see every house with a television on. The people are suffering from there own wants. The problem with wanting is it's very expensive to get certain goods to Tonga and once you have them you need to continually pay for them. If it's television: you pay the cable bill and electricity bill, if it's radio: you pay the electricity bill, if it's imported food: you pay for it at the store. These kinds of thing are very expensive and for the most part, excluding food, they bring very little good to the people. I shouldn't say all television and radio is bad, but for the most part it is.
Another area they Tongans are suffering is the pace at which the culture is changing. I have no idea how many times I've said it's becoming more westernized. The major reason it's changing is the influences from the outside. Movies, television, Internet, news, and overseas Tongans are all causing the change. I almost forgot Peace Corps volunteers and other organizations here. Peace Corps has been in Tongan around 35 years now. The problem with all these changes is that the people want to keep their Tongan roots, but at the same time want western style everything. I doubt they will ever find a balance.
Another area of suffering is the inability to provide for your family. Again, this goes back to the importing of goods everybody wants and the overall cost of acquiring these goods. There are very few jobs here in Tonga. Also, many young men that come into the computer center joke that if they don't know how to use computers they will be farmers. Youth do not see the value in farming. This is a huge problem! If the generation growing up doesn't see the value in providing food for the families they will become more dependent on imported foods. This wouldn't be a problem if there were jobs for the generation growing up that paid enough to provide for their families. There are very few jobs that pay enough to survive just on your income.
This is where remittances come in. Again, I believe another area of suffering. Usually within a family the educated will go over seas so they can send money back home. Also, I've heard Tongans going overseas to beg Tongan communities for money. As these people become adapted to overseas life and as time passes they become less aware of their own families needs in Tonga. Likewise, if you're trying to survive in a culture that is driven by money you'll need it to survive. By sending money back to Tonga, I believe, people will start to question why they are doing it. It's scary to see people so dependent on others for their survival. Again, I come from a culture that is so individualistic it's hard for me to understand the culture here. The culture is based on reliance. I don't think this is a bad, but it's to the point where they rely way too much on the outside world. For example, the other day, the Chinese government finished building a ten million pa'anga (dollar) high school. It's a very nice campus and I commend the Chinese for building it. Why didn't the Tongan government build it? Again, why spend the money when people from outside the country are willing to give it to you for free. Greed is a problem here.
Thursday night, I was speaking with a Tongan in the computer center. I told him why I was here and my job is at the end of two years to have Tongans working at the computer center, educating the people and making money. It will create needed jobs for people and provide skills that are valued overseas and in the Kingdom. He asked me how much the computer center has made and I told him. I was surprised and was wondering what I do with the money. I told him a pay the bills and put the rest in the bank for savings. He asked why I save the money and not spend it. I told him that, first, it's not my money, and second, we save the money to pay for future expenses. This did not compute in his brain. Most Tongans I've found live in the moment and rarely think of there future. This is a big problem. The computer center has the ability, like I said, to provide education, and jobs for people. However, if they do not understand the basics in business and spend the money without saving the computer center will surely close. I know this. Also, this same teenage boy was surprised I wouldn't allow a couple children to play games at 9:45. The minimum payment is 50 cents, which gives you 30 minutes on the computer. I close the computer center at 10 o'clock. You see the problem: I didn't want to take their money and only allow them to play for 15 minutes. I'm very consistent with the rules at the computer center. As soon as I break one people will expect me to do it all the time. So the teenage boy said " why don't you take their money then kick them out at 10?" I told him that would be wrong to take their money and only allow them to play for 15 minutes when, in fact, they paid for 30 minutes. He responded by saying, "who cares!" I told him I do.
So why did I share this story? If people working at the computer center, for the lack of a better word, screw the people they will lose customers. Customer service is a completely different problem here. I should say what customer service?
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if you don't understand what's really going on in tongan culture then don't say something about something.there's no other reason for people sending back money to their family but just because they love their parents.they send money back to their parents because they thought its a reward for their parents love.parents paid for school and take care of them until they get a job.don't you understand that.love is important.they like being sharing.


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Found this super easy tasty recipe for Fig Jam in Bon Appetit magazine this month. I definitely preferred the taste more the day after it was jarred and refrigerated. And the original recipe used black mission figs I believe, but I had green ones so I used those.
Put 1/2 cup honey or sorghum syrup in a medium sauce pan and bring to a simmer.
Add 1tsp orange zest, 2 whole sprigs of thyme, and a pinch of salt.
Stir and continue to simmer for a minute.
Add 1lb of stemmed and quartered fresh figs (any type will do).
Simmer for 5-10 minutes depending on the softness of the figs
and that they retain their shape.
Let cool and put in a storage container or jar into the fridge. VOILA!
I had mine on toast with peanut butter this morning, it was sooo tasty! I loved
the savory accents from the thyme and earthy sweetness.
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Hi Lara,
It's been a little while since I visited "the Fork", bad me. Just had to say again how your photographs are amazing and congrats on that pie, it looks delish! mmm.
Happy Autumn,
- October 3, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- Lara said...
Aww thanks Rhonda! :) happy Autumn!
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The February issue is online
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make sure you click on the pictures to see them larger, they're full of really great design advice!
I love it! I just read it last night and was very inspired! I love that bedroom with the zebra rug and if only that closet could be mine!ReplyDelete
Natalie beat me to it...
LOOOOVE that bedroom!!
Me too! I still haven't done any decorating in our bedroom; it's a mis-match of whatever didn't make the cut in other rooms. This will be my new inspiration for sure!ReplyDelete
Hi! Just found your blog through another! I LOVE Pawleys Island..did a post about it after our summer trip. It is the best place ever!! Can you imagine if Lonny did a Designer showhouse there?ReplyDelete
I am dying over the closet and the light above the table in the dinning area!!!!ReplyDelete


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A Los Angeles man is suspected in the killings of four people during three separate home robberies in the last few months.
John Wesley Ewell, 53, already facing capital murder charges in connection with the killing of a couple in Hawthorne during a robbery, has been charged with two more separate murders.
He had been charged with two counts each of murder and residential robbery along with the special circumstance allegation of murder during an Oct. 22 robbery in connection with the beating and strangulation deaths of Leamon Turnage, 69, and his wife, Robyn, 57.
On Wednesday, L.A. prosecutors charged Ewell with two more killings, one in Hawthorne and another near his home in Los Angeles. Both of the crimes were allegedly committed during similar home break-in robberies, said Jane Robison, a district attorney's office spokeswoman.
Ewell is charged with the Sept. 24 slaying of Hanna Morcos in Hawthorne and Oct. 13 killing of Denise Roberts in Los Angeles. Roberts, 53, was found bound and gagged with bruising to the neck in 12000 block of South Hoover Street.
Morcos was found about 8:30 p.m. face down in his apartment in the 4100 block of West 137th Street. His wife was in the house at the time of the attack but was not injured.
Prosecutors say they will decide later whether to seek the death penalty against Ewell. Since Ewell's arrest Oct. 25 in connection with the Turnages' slayings he has been the focus of a widespread homicide probe. The Turnages were found dead about 3:45 p.m. in their ransacked home in the 4100 block of West 142nd Street.
The victims, who were bound and gagged, had returned to the Southland from a trip to Florida to visit their son and daughter-in-law for the birth of their first grandchild, according to sheriff's Lt. Dave Coleman.
Leamon Turnage was murdered in his garage, then the killer went inside the house and murdered the victim's wife, according to detectives, who described the suspect as an ex-con who lived in the area. Detectives were able to nab the suspect after determining that he had used Turnage's ATM card at a nearby Shell station, according to the Sheriff's Department.
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(Sean) I took my father-in-law out to the local course for a round of disc golf. He got a new disc and carrying bag to try out. I was able to see a few things he was doing wrong and was able to help with it. He appreciated me inviting him so he had a reason to get out of the house. I liked having a playing partner as it's a nice change to playing by yourself.
(Amanda) Since I was almost finished knitting my first project, I asked Sean what he thought I should do next. He suggested we find a yarn store nearby to get some professional help. I found a place about 45 minutes away and off we drove. I am so glad we did! The lady and her husband who own the store were so polite and helpful. She helped me pick a yarn, he helped me pick new needles, and I got to sit with her for one-on-one lessons/tips while I started my next project. Great! Great!! Great!!!
|My first knitting project is complete. Not perfect by a long shot - but it is complete!!
Ugly:(Sean) I normally don't mind doing the grocery shopping. Amanda makes a list and it is arranged by aisle so I don't have to walk back and forth across the store four times. However, the people shopping at the store drove me crazy Sunday as many of them had no regard for anyone else. There were people taking up the whole aisle and making no effort to leave room; others took five minutes to select the perfect dozen eggs, not caring that someone else may want to duck in and grab some. Is a little common courtesy and respect for others asking too much?
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Skin to Skin in the OR
In honour of the end of Cesarean Awareness Month, I am posting this picture of my brand new baby, less then ten minutes after his emergency cesarean delivery. As you can see we are skin to skin in the OR. I had no idea how special this was until I started learning more about cesareans. Now I know that, although it should be, having baby placed naked on it's mamas chest is not common practice. I was very lucky to have care providers that made this happen. When I see cesareans on TV ( yes sometimes I am foolish enough to watch "those" birth shows) I am saddened to see babies being excessively handled. Silly things are done, such as having foot prints taken, diapering, and tight swaddling, all before baby gets to meet their mom.
So fellow mothers and fathers, ask for your babies. Don't be afraid to speak up. If your baby is stable there is no reason not to meet them in their birth day suits. One of the most empowering moments of my crazy birth was having the chance to answer "No Diaper".
EDITED 2014 *I have received numerous requests to use this photo for educational purposes. To this note I give permission for this image to be used for educational purposes in regards to promoting skin to skin contact in the OR during cesarean births. The photo must be credited to cesareanparents.blogspot.com also the use of this photo must be reported in the comment section of this post. At any time I reserve the right to revoke this permission. THANK YOU for your interest in this subject.
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Beautiful picture! What an amazing moment that must have been.ReplyDelete
I wish I could have had that moment in the OR, and my c/s wasn't an emergency. Just protocol routine separation. Blah.
Unless there is a situation after the c/s that makes it impossible, immediate skin to skin contact should be the norm after a c/s.
I so agree.ReplyDelete
There are so many things done during c.s. that wouldn't be tolerated during a "normal" birth: Dad's being left in the hall for 20mins or not being allowed to attend at all for example...
My c.s was done partially for fetal distress. His first apgar was 3, but his second was 9. Thankfully I was allowed to have him on me for the rest of the operation. He even started nursing in the OR. Then he stayed with me in the recovery room. I can't even imagine if daddy and baby were not with me during the recovery time. I would have been so sad.
The hospital I was at is the only one in my region that has this protocol. All the rest the mama's are without their baby in recovery.
This is beautiful! Thank you so much sharing!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for posting this! It is exactly what I have been looking for, and today @midwifeamy just tweeted me to let me know about this post. I would like to email you about some ideas I have. Please email me through the contact page on my website at: www.BreastfeedingwithComfortandJoy.comReplyDelete
What a lovely experience this looks like - and a great photograph too!ReplyDelete
I just posted this blog post on the Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy facebook fanpage so all fans can read your story and see this beautiful image. Like you, I would like it to be common practice to place naked baby on mama's chest in the OR after Cesarean birth when there is no need for medical intervention.ReplyDelete
Thanks for all the comments and reposts.ReplyDelete
Since my second baby's birth I have felt like there is a huge need to humanize cesareans.
I wish I could say that in the moment I was appreciative of this skin to skin moment.
Now I spend time looking back to reclaim the specialness and the beauty of his birth.
I should have said that I was not appreciative of how lucky we were to be skin to skin, of course I was very happy to be holding my baby and watching him looking at me and working to latch on.ReplyDelete
Here is a link to a blog post with a video of cesarean skin to skin:
i wish i had found this earlier, now 6 months post c/s. i did ask if i could have our son placed s-to-s, and was told no. then requested s-to-s on father, and my stable 36 weeker baby with apgars of 9 & 9 was instead whisked to the NICU and placed in an incubator. and then they wanted to give him formula right away b/c i was in the recovery room. fortunately my husband interfered, got me in a wheelchair and wheeled me to the NICU to nurse him. my experience at UCSF, a teaching hospital.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry to hear of your experience Mich.ReplyDelete
Way to persevere and get your babe to your breast.
I keep seeing this issue, of earlier skin to skin talked about on birthing blogs.
We will change this practice I'm sure, soon hopefully, but I've sure noticed how painfully slow change can be.
Thank you for sharing your story.
Wow, this is amazing. I am 20 weeks pregnant with my second and was planning on having a homebirth with a midwife. I, however, just found out that I have complete placenta previa and will most likely have to have a c-section. The hospitals in my area are VERY rigid in their policies and not at all skin-to-skin friendly, but I will be demanding this for my birth, even if I have to meet with and interview every worker on staff at the hospital before our big day. :) Wish me luck!ReplyDelete
Absolutely Good luck Tiffany! Have you seen the article "Natural Cesarean" by Dr. Frisk and others? It may help as it's written by medical professionals for medical professionals. You can find a link to it in labels list (left hand of this blog) under Natural Cesareans.ReplyDelete
Also sending you migrating placenta vibes. It does happen!
All the best!
Its really a nice and informative blog..ReplyDelete
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Mothers who had done Tubal Ligation to stop pregnancy can become a mother again after Tubal Reversal..
I am a PhD student in nursing and my dissertation project involves the use of SSC in the OR during cesarean closure. Would you give me permission to use this photo in a presentation on the topic? So glad you got to have this birth experience. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Yes Anitra you may use this photo for your project. I would love to see your finished work, will it be available on-line?ReplyDelete
Hi, I wonder if you would give me permission to use your photo with expectant parents at an antenatal education breastfeeding session? I am hoping to have a variety of images of skin to skin to help empower parents and help them to be able to visualise the moments after birth with their baby. Best wishes xxReplyDelete
Hi Mamanine,ReplyDelete
Yes you may use my photo for your antenatal education class.
All the best.
Hi, MJB. Thank you for sharing the photo! I certainly hope the finished work will be available online, but it will depend on the journal and their rules on public access. An online blog entry about the results (or something of the sort) is a nice idea, though! If it comes available, I'll post again. Take care.ReplyDelete
Hello MJBReplyDelete
My name is Jeni Stevens. I have just commenced my PhD, where I am focusing on immediate skin-to-skin post caesarean section. I am also Registered Midwife and also a IBCLC - Lactation Consultant.
Like many before me, I am finding it really hard to find a picture that I can use to illustrate this wonderful event. Would you give me permission to use your awesome photo for my powerpoint presentations?
Thank you for your time,
Jeni Stevens
HI Jeni,ReplyDelete
Some how this comment slipped through with out a notification to me.
Sorry for the delay in replying. Yes, you have permission to use this image for powerpoint presentations, that is if you still need it!
Good luck with your studies.
Hello MJB,ReplyDelete
Echoing the previous post, I am a nurse- midwifery student and doing a teaching project for providers on implementing skin to skin after cesarean and am wondering if I can use your image for a teaching project. How beautiful! Thank you for sharing your story!
Kristy Rose
Hi MJBReplyDelete
Two nurses of our organization, Ms Bertrand and Fournier, present at a congress (coorporation of operating room nurses) september 25, 2014. The title of her presentation is : The benefits of "Skin to Skin" for the baby and mother during a cesarean (english translation). Futhermore, they are asked to repeat this presentation in the fall in our organization.
They would like to use the picture of your blog for this 2 events.Do you agree to use it?
Moreover, we will indicate the source and your permission. The PPT presentation will be available in pdf format (only) to the participants. Be sure that there will be no commercial use of the documents (not for sale).
Hoping that you will respond positively to our request,
Best regards.
Nathalie Folch, Research consultant, montreal, Canada
Hello all, please take note of the above edit added to give permission for educational use of this photo. Thanks so much.ReplyDelete
Hello MJB,ReplyDelete
What a beautiful photo! Thank you so much for sharing. I am a labor and delivery nurse at a Denver hospital. We are working on evidence based project to develop a protocol for skin-to-skin in the OR. I am so excited to add your image to our poster presentation. Thank you for sharing, and thank you for granting permission for use for educational purposes. Your photographer is amazing!
Hello, such a beautiful post and picture. I am a nurse in the Maternal Child division of a hospital in Northern Kentucky where I have been for 10 years. I have had 3 cesareans and for various reasons I was never able to hold any of my 4 children after birth so I have chosen this as my leadership project for my BSN. I am presenting a poster presentation and will use this beautiful image you provided. Thank you so much for sharing. This will not be reproduced digitally and proper acknowledgments will be given.ReplyDelete
Your beautiful photograph is now being used to promote skin to skin contact in the operating theatre at King's College Hospital NHS Trust. Thank you so much for enabling it to be used for this purpose, we hope many more mothers and babies will enjoy immediate skin to skin contact after caesarean as a result.ReplyDelete
This is a beautiful picture. Thank you for sharing it. I will be using this in a power point for my evidence-based practice class. Thanks aginReplyDelete


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One record I scored there is this Ornette Coleman disc from 1976 called Body Meta. (I was reminded of it whilst reading a post of Mr. Poncho's that mentioned the recent New Yorker article about him). I don't think this one is considered to be on par with some of his
other LPs, but I've been enjoying the out-thereness of it lately. I like listening to the guitar--there's some nice distorted playing, and there's actually what you'd call a riff happening in this tune. The record has a gatefold sleeve with some psychedelic-looking artwork and minimal text (the cover is by one Chief Z. K. Oloruntoba). (I think there was supposed to be a booklet, but it's missing). The players include Bern Nix and Charlie Ellerbee on guitar, Jamaaladeen Tacuma on bass, and drummer Roland Shannon Jackson.
I don't know about you, but it's hard for me to resist buying a record with the title How About Uke? So that's what I did. The playing is fine, not much more than just pretty, but it's a neat little curiosity, especially for those of us who are fans of the ukulele. From "free jazz" to "square jazz" in one easy step.
Isn't this just one of the greatest songs? Ever? (From the 1975 Capricorn LP Struttin' My Stuff, which includes the tunes "Slick Titty Boom" and "I Love The Life I Lead").
Finally, to the Mamas and the Papas. The record is called If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears, and it includes "Monday, Monday", "California Dreamin'" and "Go Where You Wanna Go". Good songs, but we've heard all of them enough times, haven't we? Here's something else from it, written by John Phillips. If you know what I mean.


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Section 1. Any dog or other animal kept as a pet that shall bite a person, animal or livestock, or engage in contact (such as scratching with teeth that breaks the skin) with a person, animal or livestock that can result in the transmission of disease shall be securely confined by the owner thereof inside an appropriate building or enclosure for a minimum of ten (10) days following the biting of, or contact with, such person, animal or livestock. In the event that the owner of such animal shall fail to securely confine the animal for such period of time, the Animal Control Officer, of the Officer's deputies or assistants, may take possession and custody of such animal, confine the animal at the Animal Shelter until the expiration of said ten (10) days period and upon satisfactory evidence that said animal is not suffering from rabies. Said animal shall be kept at the Animal Shelter at the expense of the owner thereof in the event that the person charged with the duty to securely confine said animal as aforesaid, has failed to do so. Any dog or other animal running loose after biting a person, animal or livestock, or which engaged in contact (such as scratching with teeth that breaks the skin) with a person, animal or livestock that could result in the transmission of disease, and whose owner can not be determined, shall be confined for a minimum period of ten (10) days at the Animal Shelter in accordance with the provisions of this section and thereafter disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, or such other regulations as are in effect at the Animal Shelter.
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Quite often, the victim of the attack files a report with either the local police or local Animal Control agency. When a report is filed, it is necessary to obtain the report. Our firm routinely obtains these for our clients. For a report filed with police department in Kalamazoo, you should request the Animal Control report at the following location:
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Sliders seem to be everywhere these days! I see them on every menu it seems! So a few years ago I decided to make some for a little get together I was having and they were a huge hit! I used spicy italian sausage instead of hamburger and that was a great idea!
I like mine nice n simple, with just cheese, onion and pickle. I use extra pepper because something about it on the pickle makes it incredible!
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MyTeksi is giving you the opportunity to help deliver happiness to 2,000 children in underserved communities throughout Malaysia! All you need to do is use the MyTeksi app to donate your old toys & English children books and select "MyTeksi HQ" as the drop off and your fare will all be covered!
Available on 4 weekends starting 28th/29th December 2013 till 18th/19th January 2014 from 9am till 5pm!
HOW: Book a cab via MYTEKSI, select "MyTeksi HQ" as the drop off, and key in #gifts on "Notes to driver" & a cab will arrive to collect the toys :)
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On Friday afternoon, the Bloomberg Technology team knocked off early to catch Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve's mesmerizing vision of our technological future. Here's a giant spoiler for our bosses: We expensed the tickets. I'll try to steer clear of others.
The film, like its 1982 predecessor, is utterly desolate. This is a dystopia of bad weather, choking pollution that falls through the air like snow and climate change so bad that a massive wall lines the California shoreline, keeping out the Pacific Ocean and ruining prospects for a nice day at the beach. The Los Angeles of the future is jammed with crowds and holographic ads in some parts, and abandoned and devoid of life in others. Perhaps most dire, fashion hasn't improved much since the 2019 setting of the original: People are still upturning their collars and wearing transparent plastic jackets.
But amid all this bleaknesss, the depiction of technology is largely an optimistic one. Larry Page's flying car factories have seemingly paid off because the vehicles of the future zoom effortlessly over the blasted cityscape. Civilization apparently faced massive food shortages until a new kind of agriculture, perhaps like the vertical farming techniques we profiled here, turned much of the country into an expanse of synthetic farms. Drones, sending images to cochlear implants, allow the blind to see. Rockets have brought us to distant planets, the "off-world colonies."
Then there are the Replicants, the sentient humanoids at the center of the Blade Runner universe. In the first movie, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah and their band of mutinous Nexus 6s sought the most human of all things: more life. While they went to violent extremes to accomplish their goals, they showed more empathy and emotion than the people who ruthlessly hunted them down. "More human than human" wasn't just the motto of the monolithic Tyrell Corporation but a prediction—that even as we lost our best attributes, our creations would adopt them.
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In the new movie, once again the Replicants crusade for justice while the humans, like the characters played by Robin Wright and Jared Leto, scheme alone in their steel towers. Ryan Gosling's character is dating another form of artificial intelligence—basically the Alexa in his apartment—and the romance is the most human relationship in the movie, rooted in sacrifice and, uh, some creative forms of intimacy.
Elon Musk has famously predicted that AI will overtake and enslave the human race. There are plenty of people who either agree with him or are worried enough to start examining the ethics of AI, as Google's Deep Mind division did last week. But in Blade Runner 2049, the robots are kept at bay by searing psychological tests that ensure they are functioning properly. Humanity still has the upper hand. There's a hint of a coming revolution—but it's cast not as an uprising but as a civil rights campaign.
OK, there's a killer robot or two in this slow and thoughtful movie, which I enthusiastically recommend. But there's an underlying message that's relevant in an age of anxiety and fear about the future. Technology hasn't robbed humanity of its soul; we did that to ourselves.


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The View From 1776
Gary Kelly's Take on the Election
"A vote for any Democrat is a vote for socialism/Marxism/communism…
Because Preachers have preached "from their heart" they have neglected to preach what they were commissioned to preach, the Word of God, people no longer go to church, they go to their government."
- In this post, The View asks,
- It's always amusing to listen to contemporary 'liberals' denigrate the foundations of western civilization. They really believe that they, like the Wilsonian progressives of an earlier era, honestly understand things with a level of sophistication and insight unavailable to our ancestors. The arrogance, hubris and self-involvement is breathtaking. Humility and respect for figures of the past is something beyond their comprehension. The childlike naivete would be cute absent the snide, superior attitude. That, of course, would be too much to ask.
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Squats with Bands
I have not used bands within a squat session in a long time. To be honest, without looking at my training log, I couldn't tell you. I usually get my training sessions in late at night after my son goes down, but today I was able to get my session in at around 4pm.
Squat: 45/10/10, 135/10, 225/5, 315/5, 365/3, 365/3/3 with strong band, 415/1 with strong band
Deadlift: 135/5, 225/5, 315/5, 365/3, 415/3, 445/1
Sled Pulls: 155lbs. 5 laps around the backyard in 8 minutes
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The majority of women living with knee osteoarthritis is concentrated to those who are aged over 55. While this can be a painful condition to live with a recent study was performed which showed good results from the participants.
The study was conducted by researchers at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and 454 patients participated. They were all aged over 55 years old and were overweight. Each person was assigned to one of three different groups.
- The first group involved the participants being put on an intensive diet. Their goal was to lose at least 10% of their body weight.
- The second study group was based upon an exercise program. Each person had to exercise for one hour three times a week. Their activities included 15 minutes of aerobic walking, 20 minutes of strength training followed by another 15 minutes of walking with a 10 minute cool down period.
- The third group was a combination of the two groups above.
The success of the groups was determined by the amount of pain and function each person reported. These conditions were noted at the start of the program, then at the 6 months mark and then again after 18 months. Participants had to rate their pain from on a scale of 0 to 4 and they had to complete a function questionnaire.
The researchers also measured compressive force on the knee joint and tested their blood for inflammation. A final total of 399 patients successfully completed the program.
The results showed that both the diet group and the combination groups lost the most weight. The average weight loss for these two groups was between 9 and 11 percent. Those who only exercised only lost around 2 percent of their body weight.
These same two groups had better results in the knee compression tests and their inflammation results were lower. When it comes to pain improvement the combination group scored the best. By the end of the study 38 per cent of the participants reported that they experienced very little pain. Their function levels were also high.
What this goes to show is that you can live with knee osteoarthritis. Losing weight and exercising regularly can really improve your pain and knee function in time. This should be enough information to help you decide to start on a diet and exercise routine in the very near future.
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Arguable the two most anticipated products from Motorola, the Atrix 4G and the Xoom tablet will both be available very soon. Actually, you can grab the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G right now for $149.99 at Amazon or Radioshack. Of course, Walmart has them for a mere $129. You can also buy directly from AT&T:
As expected, the privilege of buying direct from the carrier will set you back $199.99 with a two-year contract in the range of $39.99 per month for the Nation 450 on up to $69.99 for the Nation Unlimited with another $15 per month for a 200MB DataPlus plan or $45 per month for a Data Pro 4GB + tethering plan. via Engadget
Be sure to grab the laptop dock now with the $499 bundle or you will be stuck paying $499 for the dock separately. The Xoom has been seen rolling into Best Buy in anticipation for its Thursday launch. While Best Buy is pricing the Xoom at $800, Verizon is offering the Xoom for $600 along with a 2-year data plan. If you didn't plan on opting for the $20/month for 1GB of 3G data, it may not be much of a discount, though.
Speaking of Best Buy, it looks like they have some mysterious Apple laptop SKU numbers showing up in their laptop discovery tool. As we reported yesterday, the rumor mill is on fire regarding a refresh of the Macbook pro line of laptops. Some retail stores have already received shipments that Apple says they are not allowed to talk about until the official announcement.
This seems to corroborate recent rumors of a MacBook Pro refresh coming next week, as do the $1,199, $1,499, $1,799, and $2,199 price points, all of which are presently occupied by current-gen 13- and 15-inch MBP variants. There is an additional $2,499 sticker for a laptop identified only as "New SKU I," which presumably points to an upgrade to Apple's 17-incher. via Engadget


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Judy Woodring, who recently retired as director of WKU's forensics program, has started the Southern Kentucky (SKY) Academy to offer speech and debate training for students who do not have speech programs in their schools.
Woodring, who does all the coaching, prepares the students for different competitions just like other high school teams. "We just returned from the junior high national championships where Caroline Ford (of Bowling Green) won two national championships," Woodring said.
Since its start last September, SKY has been made up of mostly home school students. "The parents of the home school students have been doing a tremendous job with helping," Woodring said. "I have a phenomenal group of parents."
Bowling Green home school student Aspen Hennessey found out about SKY Academy from a friend. "A family friend who is also home schooled told us about SKY Academy and now I'm getting ready to start my second year," Hennessey said.
Edmonson County native Alex Hawkins, who is in his second year in SKY Academy, is competing in several events. "I do Public Speaking, Broadcasting, Declamation and will also be doing Duo next year," Hawkins said.
The SKY Academy has about 35 students ranging from the ages of 9 to 18 in junior high and senior high divisions.
In the past year, the team members attended three invitational tournaments, Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL) regional tournament and KHSSL state tournament. SKY won KHSSL regionals in both the junior and senior divisions. In the state event, the SKY Academy had 28 semifinalists, 12 finalists, two second-place finishers, one fourth place, one sixth place and two State Champions — Caroline Ford in Public Speaking and Ethan Corder in Poetry.
Five members of the junior high team traveled to Iowa for the NFL National Junior High Tournament. Ford won first place in Public Speaking and Dramatic Performance. The team had two semifinalists and a second-place finish in Poetry.
For more about the SKY Academy, contact Judy Woodring at (270) 745-6340.
New director Jace Lux and Judy Woodring discuss their new roles in the WKU forensics program in this week's View from the Hill.


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Fall Book Discussions include 2017 Bluestem: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit on September 29th and A Curious Tale of the In-Between by Lauren DeStefano on October 27th.
Recommended for Grades 4-6
YA Book Discussions include Printz winner Looking for Alaska by John Green on September 15th and A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness on October 13th (the movie is released on October 14th!).
Recommended for Grades 8 & Up
All discussions start at 4:30pm and will include snacks! Books are available ahead of time at Circulation. No registration necessary.
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Harvest Thyme Homestead has grown out of a love for the simpler times of life. Its roots begin in a belief in one's self and that in time, the harvest of one's hard work will create a place called home.....with a few sheep, goats, chickens, cats, dogs, 2 miniature horses, & 3 alpacas added in for good company & fiber.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Balancing the Insanity
4 comments:
- Angie- ALSO's Cakes, Pastries and More said...
I am glad they finally were able to hire a second teacher- that is crazy and not fair to you or the students that they dumped all of that on you!!
- September 25, 2013 at 7:17 AM
- Camryn said...
Very glad they listened and finally saved you. Can't even imagine. If it makes you feel better my youngest son LOVES History and has History as one of his degrees as does my prospective Son In Law. Actually all my boys & nephews are History buffs. See, kids do enjoy you're classes lots.
- September 25, 2013 at 8:02 AM
- Sharrie said...
Things are bad and getting worse in WI schools now. I am so glad I am retired. I cannot imagine how you must have handled having such large classes. I guess I was lucky. Very happy to read that the situation has chanced. Wishing you a productive rest of the school year.
(Just another old middle school social studies/English teacher)
- September 25, 2013 at 3:00 PM
- Kristi Z said...
Good to hear from you! You know the district...just gotta shake it off. And honestly, I have some really good kids this year so I am glad I can get to know them now:)
Most of the students are interested in history, its just a shame how "administration" can ruin things. Glad to hear you have fans in the family!!
If I could retire now, I would go in a heart beat! Public schools are such a mess. I really loved 8th grade but I just couldn't deal with the way the district I am in was directing the middle school grades so I knew I had to leave before my mouth started to run.....;)
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Capital Community College
Max DeCurtins, "Changing Contexts for Bach Reception in Israel"
In February 1927, an all-Bach concert at Terra Santa College appeared in the performance series of the Jerusalem Musical Society. The program notes began: "Bach occupies in the musical world the same position as Moses in the religious. He established its Torah on which everything else was subsequently built." This venerating prose, read by attendees at one of the earliest documented Bach performances in the future State of Israel, offers a glimpse into the beginnings of the reception of Johann Sebastian Bach's music there. The language is nothing if not charged—with religious ideas as well as ideas of musical heritage. The conflation of the musical and the religious stems from the nineteenth-century German context from which many Zionist movements began.
The program notes almost seem to proclaim the secure position of Bach in Israel a fait accompli. Forty-one years after the Terra Santa concert, the St. Matthew Passion had its premiere there. During the performance, a part of the Israel Festival of 1968 marking the twentieth anniversary of independence, a group of Orthodox yeshiva students broke into the hall in protest and began to quarrel with the performers. The critical commentary and letters to the editor that followed suggest that the Passion had touched a nerve. The St. John Passion—often cited as more 'openly' anti-Semitic—would not have its Israeli premiere until 1993 (under a guest conductor). Today, performances of the Passions, such as the St. John Passion given in early 2011 by the young period performance group The Israeli Bach Soloists, are well-attended and praised by critics. This paper will trace the changing contexts for Israeli Bach reception and describe the influence of period performance in shaping them.
David Schneider, "Mad for her Country: Melinda's Insanity, the Csárdás, and Erkel's Nationalist Dramaturgy in Bánk bán"
Framed by Béla Bartók's criticism of Ferenc Erkel's nationally inappropriate style in his polemic "On Hungarian Music," this paper examines, on the one hand, the overlap between the conventions of the bel canto Italian mad scene and the structure of verbunkos in act 3, scene 1 of Erkel's Bánk bán, and, on the other, the dramaturgical and national significance of Erkel's particular mixture of such international and Hungarian traditions. In particular, I consider the seeming incongruence between the typically celebratory mood of the csárdás and its function as the cabaletta of Melinda's mad scene as an expression of Hungarian national preoccupation with victimhood (propagated by such foundational national texts as Mihály Vörösmárty's 1836 Szózat, which has served as Hungary's "second national anthem"). Melinda's mad scene takes place on the banks of the Tisza River on the Great Hungarian Plain, a location of central importance to Hungarian national identity. This environment, which Erkel and his librettist invented for the mad scene, reinforces Melinda's tragic role as a symbol of the nation. With eye and ear attuned to Hungarian traditions on several different levels, a close reading of this scene demonstrates that even when Erkel works within well-worn traditions of the international opera stage, he does so in a manner specifically suited to the spirit of nineteenth-century Hungarian nationalism.
Klara Moricz, "Symphonies and Funeral Games: Lourie's Reinterpretation of Stravinsky's Neoclassicism"
One of the last works of Arthur Vincent Lourié (1892-1966) is his Funeral Games in Honor of Chronos for 3 flutes, piano and cymbals (1964). A little known Russian composer, Lourié was one of Stravinsky's most influential confidants in the 1920s and early 1930s in Paris and a propagator of his new neoclassical aesthetics. Lourié dedicated his Funeral Games to the memory of Abbé Roger Bréchard, a Catholic priest who, like Lourié, was a member of Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain's circle in Paris in the 1920s. Aspects of Lourié's preoccupation with the passing of time, with Greek themes, with Maritain's neo-Thomist philosophy, and with his Russian past are all present in his Funeral Games.
In this paper I explore Lourié's musical references to his Greek topic; the work's neoclassical characteristics that show how closely Lourié modeled his Funeral Games on Stravinsky's Symphonies of Winds Instruments, which he arranged for piano at Stravinsky's request in 1926; and the last slow section's relation to the closing part of the Russian Orthodox memorial service, the panikhida, which, as Richard Taruskin has shown, Stravinsky also recalled in his Symphonies.
Yet as I show in this paper, Lourié is not simply an epigone of Stravinsky: despite the clear parallels between the two, Lourié's music sounds decidedly different from that of his compatriot. There is a spiritual quality, an uncompromising sincerity in this music that meditates on the passing of time honoring, and at the same time defying Chronos by making the leap from measurable human time to eternity. The difference between the music of Lourié and Stravinsky show that after their break-up in 1939 Lourié reinterpreted neoclassicism, bringing it closer to the neo-Thomist beliefs of Maritain, whose ideas inspired neoclassicism in the first place.
The first unaccompanied cello works originated in Italy at the end of the 17th century. The immense creative output for the cello during those decades echoed into later eras, making Italy a critical center for the fueling of new cello compositions. Italian Baroque cello works respond to period changes in tuning and technology (such as winding metal around gut strings), heightened performance demands, the emergence of virtuosos, and the needs of cellists' employers and concert venues. Indeed, some of the best-loved Baroque works for cello were written by performers whose titles often extended beyond that of violoncellist. Several of these performers had storied careers and even earned distinctive nicknames. More importantly, Italian cellist-composers contributed some of the most original and celebrated Baroque works for the instrument. Virtuosos who performed their own works also indicated their approach to physical aspects of performance through their written compositions. Listening to these pieces, one can freshly explore the incredible achievements of Baroque cellists in search of a voice for their instrument, meeting new demands that, in turn, become features of solo music and indicate a repertoire always in flux. In my performance-based presentation, I will show how many of the first composer-cellists contributed to the development of the solo role and unique voice of the violoncello. Among these cellists, one rarely-performed example is the Modenese musician Domenico Galli, a versatile craftsman who presented Duke Francesco II d'Este, an amateur cellist, with an ornately carved cello along with twelve companion sonatas, his Trattenimenti or "entertainments" for violoncello alone. I will also perform and discuss unaccompanied repertoire by G.B. Vitali, G.M. Dall'Abaco, Francesco Paolo Scipriani, Domenico Gabrielli, and Giulio Ruvo.
Emily Richmond Pollock, "The Opera Underneath: Carl Orff's Oedipus der Tyrann"
The score for Carl Orff's Oedipus der Tyrann (1959) is a monument to severity. Orff's second Sophocles setting, even more so than its predecessor Antigonae, eschews ornament and lyricism in favor of a stripped-down accompaniment, long stretches of monotone declamation, and spoken dialogue. Orff (as well as his present-day advocates) used this profound absence of traditional operatic machinery to support the idea that Oedipus der Tyrann was more authentically "Greek" than any previous musical theater. On the other hand, contemporary reviews show critics questioning not only whether it could properly be considered an opera, but whether Orff's apparent lack of compositional intervention resulted in a piece of music theater "without music."
As a result of both its studied lack of operaticism and its Classical roots, Oedipus der Tyrann lays claim to an aura of naturalness and universality. The piece's seeming self-evidence, however, is contradicted by the intense effort it took to achieve this composerly pretense of non-presence. The sources for Oedipus der Tyrann held by the Orff-Zentrum München reveal a multitude of elaborate alternative settings for nearly every passage in the piece, featuring more rhythmic variation, more melismatic vocal lines, and a more active orchestra. These sketches and drafts reveal a consistent pattern of changing priorities over the decade of the opera's composition, manifesting a process of gradual but radical reduction of means: in the final version, melodic passages were instead declaimed on a single pitch, passages that had been declaimed were spoken instead, registers were shortened overall, and orchestral accompaniment was erased or filtered down. The earlier, more "operatic" materials show that behind Orff's studied severity lay a lyrical impulse, a fundamental change in aesthetic orientation, coming only over time and with great effort, that occasions a reconsideration of the piece's relationship to the genre of opera.
Gabriel Alfieri, "War, Intertextuality, and Pop Art: Reassessing Cumming's We Happy Few"
We Happy Few is a cycle of ten songs for voice and piano by American composer Richard Cumming, united around the theme of war. It was written for bass-baritone, Donald Gramm, as part of the Ford Foundation's Program for Concert Soloists, a major commissioning and performance project launched in 1962, when the Cold War was at its height and U.S. military involvement in southeast Asia was (again) looming. Often forgotten today, We Happy Few is, nonetheless, an important example of the large American song cycle, and a complex, elegant musical comment upon its subject matter that both reflects its time and transcends it in striking ways. This essay examines Cumming's work in the contexts of its original commission, its reception history, its function as social commentary, and its position within mid-twentieth century American art and ìartî music.
Milton Babbit's Philomel, perhaps the best-known work to come out of the Program for Concert Soloists, serves to contrast the high-experimentalism of the period with Cumming's heavily referential, pop-influenced tonalism. The concept of intertextuality and devices of collage/pastiche are used to illuminate processes of signification in We Happy Few, and its relation to larger aesthetic trends of the mid-twentieth century, especially ìpopî art. Because the dominant aesthetic of the early 21st century relies heavily upon these same techniques, modern audiences are particularly adept at processing intertextual meaning; this, coupled with our current state of war/State of War, may allow the "pop/art" signification of We Happy Few to speak even more meaningfully today than when it was written.


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The most definitive work on the Redbone community is Don C. Marler's book. It is (sort of) still available.
Where I was leading with this - this was strictly a local political fight at the time that was reported on differently as per the bias of the time. The political parties and newspaper arms of those parties that the 10-milers supported held that these were NOT people of color with any admixture of Black in them. (As people of color could not vote if they were Black and White, or Black and Indian or pure Indian. Only White and Indian people of color could vote). Those that were against the 10-milers' political party held that these were free people of color with some portion of Black in them; this is what was reported in the North, especially among newspapers that supported abolition because it furthered their cause.
For me, it's of real interest and note, because it indicates that while the rumours were widely circulated in Central and Western Louisiana that citizens of the 10-Mile community were People of Color who contained at least "one drop" of Black, the legal position at least from the 1830's on was that they did not contain that "one drop." So it's very, very interesting from the perspective of evolution of the culture of the Redbone people!
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Im going to the game this weekend with a decent tailgate crew.
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Today I got drove down to Kent to meet Karla and Zoe (Zoe has a picture of us on her blog!) for a run on the Soos Creek Trail. Yes, it was a long drive, yes it wasn't a run that challenged my speed or added more distance, but it was so very wonderful to be able to run with other ladies in a beautiful new (to me) location. That sort of run is good for the spirit and soul. Maybe some day I can get them to come up to Seattle to join me for a run on Alki!
On my way home I realized that I wanted to somehow make this an unofficial goal for the new year, to make more of an effort to run with other people. Not that I haven't wanted to-- I have really, really, wanted to find "my tribe" so to speak-- but I don't think I have worked as hard at it as I could have. I think if I fit in a couple good runs a month with other people I will be very happy. Of course, I still have my weekly running and bootcamp classes where I get to hang out with awesome, inspiring ladies!
The other thing I have been wondering about is how to move ahead with this time between now and June, when I do my first planned 1/2 marathon. If I started working now I could be ready for a 1/2 in about eight weeks (without setbacks), I think. It certainly won't take me five months to train. When talking with the gals today I learned that one thing I could do is just keep running and increasing mileage to wherever it may end up, likely more than 13.1, and still run my first official 1/2 in June. Seems kind of obvious now, but honestly I have had my visors on and have been stuck thinking I couldn't run ever 13.1 before the race! *smacking my forehead*
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The 66-year history of what has become America's definitive off-roader – and an icon on the level of national treasures such as the Corvette and Mustang – began with a run of nearly 650,000 units built for use during the last world war. Distributed strictly for civilian enjoyment today, Jeep claims the percentage of Wrangler owners who take their vehicles off road is higher than that of any other brand. A short wheelbase, solid front and rear axles and renowned all-wheel-drive systems combine in a perennial favorite of rock crawlers, mudders and light off-roaders alike. The longest, widest and most livable design to date, the 2010 Jeep Wrangler continues to enjoy a wide and deeply loyal audience.
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What's New for 2010
All Wrangler models now include tow hooks, a new dome light, fog lamps, a compass, an outside temperature readout and a fuel saver indicator light, while the base two-door Sport receives a new full-length floor console and cloth seats. Jeep has also made improvements to the Sunrider soft top making it less cumbersome to remove.
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Driving Impressions
That the 2010 Jeep Wrangler so effortlessly delivered us from our starting point in the middle of the notorious, boulder-strewn Rubicon Trail back to the striped pavement of civilization did not surprise us. The Wrangler is rich with new and improved hardware – and software – that renders it even more capable than its predecessors; and that's saying something, considering the previous generation was already one of the most accomplished off-roaders in the world. Still, we were impressed by the uncanny ease with which the Wrangler traversed massive rocks and by the sheer solidity of its three skid plates. One feature we appreciated most is the electronic throttle, which allows for smooth throttle application in low range. Owners of previous Wrangler models will notice a markedly smoother and quieter ride which, once off trail, transforms the Wrangler from a weekend plaything into a viable everyday vehicle.
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Electronic-Disconnecting Sway Bar
When rocks on the trail turn into boulders, the Wrangler's front stabilizer bar disconnects at the push of a button for increased wheel travel.
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The Wrangler's hardtop now features panels above the driver and front passenger that can be removed independently and stored in the vehicle, allowing for more spontaneous exposure.
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If the addition of niceties like power windows, power locks and a navigation system has you worried that the Wrangler has gotten soft, you'll be happy to know that the changes inside are as evolutionary as the changes outside. They're big improvements to be sure – with higher quality materials and more contemporary styling than previous Wranglers – but the rugged, purpose-built feel remains. Unlimited (four-door) models offer seating for five, which is a first for any Wrangler. Interior color options include gray or khaki and the exterior color carries into the cabin via the door panels. The additional five inches of width make for a noticeably roomier passenger cabin.
In proper Jeep fashion, the 2010 Wrangler's doors (full-framed or half) are still removable, its windshield is still foldable and the hinges and latches are still exposed. The familiar signature seven-slot grille and round headlamps present a face as distinctive and recognizable as any on the road. Still, while the newest Wrangler's styling is instantly familiar and every bit as rugged as its decade-old predecessor's, it's also decidedly more contemporary. Wrangler veterans will appreciate the bigger tires and additional ground clearance, but may decry the extra five inches in width while negotiating tight trails – and the absence of easily replaceable bumper caps at the ends of those trails. Roof options include two soft tops and a nifty three-piece hardtop. The first-ever four-door Wrangler rides on a wheelbase that's 20.6 inches longer than that of the traditional two-door.
Notable Standard Equipment
The least expensive Jeep Wrangler comes with Command-Trac shift-on-the-fly part-time four-wheel drive, a six-speed manual transmission, soft top, six-speaker AM/FM/CD/ audio system with MP3 capability, auxiliary audio input, cloth seats, three skid plates, 16-inch steel wheels, full metal doors with roll up windows, front airbags and electronic stability and traction control systems including rollover mitigation. In addition to four doors, the base Wrangler Unlimited gets a height-adjustable driver's seat and air conditioning.
Notable Optional Equipment
Some of the Wrangler's more significant optional equipment includes a three-piece hardtop, air conditioning, power windows and door locks, remote keyless entry, two-tone leather seating, Uconnect hard drive-based navigation and digital audio system, remote start, six-disc CD changer, front side-impact airbags and a variety of off-road hardware, the toughest of which come standard on Rubicon models.
Under the Hood
All 2010 Jeep Wranglers are powered by a 3.8-liter V6 engine mated with either a six-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. From there, power is distributed through a two-wheel-drive system (available on four-door models only) or one of two part-time four-wheel-drive systems, both of which include a two-speed transfer case. The beefier Rock-Trac system features a 4.00:1 low-range gear ratio (versus 2.72:1 for Command-Trac) and is standard on Rubicon models, which also feature beefier axle sets and locking differentials front and rear. Electronic brake-lock differentials help get power to the loaded wheels by braking spinning wheels. A limited-slip rear differential is upgradeable to a locking rear differential. Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited models can tow up to 2,000 and 3,500 pounds, respectively.
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The 2010 Jeep Wrangler's Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starts around $22,000 and can approach $38,000 when fully equipped. To make your best deal, be sure to check our Fair Purchase Prices, which reflect real-world selling prices in your area. Competitors include the Nissan Xterra and Toyota's FJ Cruiser, both of which offer more creature comforts but less overall off-road capability than the Wrangler, not to mention a removable top. In terms of resale value, we expect the 2010 Jeep Wrangler lineup to perform better than the Xterra and the the FJ Cruiser.
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My dream car!
I love this car. It is everything you would want or need. A great utility vehicle, while being comfortable and very stylish. I have a...
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I love my little jeep. It's so easy to drive turns on a dime. We bought it to tow behind our Motor home but it's turned into my go to...
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March 01, 2019
I have not had any issues with my Jeep.
My Jeep goes where I point it. It's my 21st jeep I've owned over 40 years. I can say my favorite jeep was a 2004 Rubicon I owned for 10...
February 21, 2019
so much fun
This jeep is awesome. Great on the sand, the road, the snow. Many upgrades and extras.
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Traded in Mercedes GLK350
I had a 2015 Mercedes GLK350 and traded it for a 2018 Sahara Unlimited. Not much difference. I got the Goodyear tires so the ride is...
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Checks all the boxes
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So many improvements.
Nothing like a Jeep Wrangler, I have tried my wranglers in every trails from Sand to mountains to mud, I drove it in the water where the...
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It's a Jeep Thing
The only cars I ever truly loved were a '93 Jeep Cherokee and a '95 Wrangler. So, many years later, when I was finally able to afford a...
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These next few months will be busy here in Open Missouri-land. Mizzou J-School master's students who are working on the project will be stepping up their efforts to collect inventories of databases held offline by state government agencies. How's that going, you ask? It depends on the agency. Some, such as the Missouri Ethics Commission, have happily told us about the public data they collect. So give them a gold star for openness; the commission clearly gets its obligation to the public. Gold stars go to the departments of Conservation and Natural Resources; both of them provided detailed information in the spring, during a pre-Open Missouri pilot run. Other agencies say they're working on compiling the information. We're learning that many agencies lack internal inventories of their databases and need to create them for us….Finally, some agencies have flat-out told us they're not going to divulge information about the data they collect using taxpayer money. I'll provide a detailed scorecard later.
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I love to bake. Back when I had a huge kitchen and plenty of counter space, I used to do it all the time. Now, not so much. I have a tee-tiny space and very little counter space to speak of. Plus, it gets hot fast and I have a gas oven. So it's not a usual occurrence anymore.
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Today in History–October 4–the Library of Congress features President Rutherford B. Hayes, born on this day in 1822. After a bitterly contested election, Hayes became the nineteenth president of the United States in 1877 thanks to the vote of a special electoral commission. Learn more about Rutherford's fascinating four years as chief executive by reviewing the Today in History section then click the links below to access more primary resources and stories related to this president.
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The Proceedings of the Electoral Commission of 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes presidential inauguration items March 5, 1877
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Rutherford B. Hayes's First Annual Message to Congress December 3, 1877
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- "Goodbye, John!" Cover from The Wasp Volume 5, Aug. – Dec. 1880 (political cartoon)
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- "Two Years of President Hayes" The Atlantic Monthly Volume 44, Issue 262, August 1879
- "President Hayes' Address" The American Missionary Volume 36, Issue 12, December 1882
- "The Hayes-Tilden Electoral Commission" The Atlantic Monthly Volume 72, Issue 432, October 1893
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