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We are a lost people. Here in the frantic, waning days of industrial civilization, we have almost completely lost our bearings. We no longer know who we are, what we are, when we are, where we are, or why we are. And as we prepare to embark on a harrowing descent from our civilization's peak, it would behoove us to find an honest, reality-based frame of reference. So c'mon everybody -- let's get out our navigation equipment. It's time we 'found' ourselves!
Author's note: This essay is a follow-up to my short story, 'The Lost Civilization: A Dream', posted at www.energybulletin.net/53103. The story ends, chillingly, with the line, "As a dull axe slams repeatedly into the back of my neck, we begin our descent." …Yikes.
WE ARE LOST We are a lost people. I think most of us feel it on some level, even if we can't quite pin it down. We no longer know who we are, what we are, when we are, where we are, or why we are. We are adrift on a plane of unreality that we have fashioned ourselves. And we have tragically disabled almost all means by which any true reality can be honestly observed.
The reality we can no longer detect is, of course, as complex as it is increasingly grim: (1) our well-advanced moral and physical degradation, (2) the anti-evolutionary state of our physical and social existence, (3) the late-stage temporal coordinates of our civilization, (4) the alarming and accelerating dilapidation of our biosphere coupled with a deep disconnect from the natural world around us, and (5) the profound loss of any larger purpose for our lives beyond perpetuating economic 'growth.'
And our 'lostness' was, of course, arrived at purposefully. We have been shepherded here, and have arrived here without complaint – even enthusiastically. That we have come willingly, for the most part, does not lessen the evil of those who guided us here. It merely makes us complicit. We are both the victims and co-perpetrators of our downfall.
And as with most 'wrong turns' that are unwisely coupled with acceleration, our civilization-scale detour into the realm of the make-believe will not end well. And it will end soon, no doubt. The oil-powered, rube-goldberg contraption that is our industrial civilization is already coming apart at the seams in a steadily worsening orgy of environmental, economic, and social disintegration.
The unspeakable tragedy currently playing out in the Gulf of Mexico is but one more entry in a long, growing, and increasingly destructive list of such industrial tragedies. Our civilization is a horror show now and it will become orders of magnitude worse before we reach anything resembling stability in the necessarily lower-energy and lower-complexity societies that follow. And nobody, of course, has any idea when these new steady states may arrive --or if they ever will.
We are simply as lost as lost can be. And hardly anybody in this country knows it yet -- on anything more than a superficial level, at least.
FINDING OUR BEARINGS But even if we could finally summon the courage to admit that we are indeed lost as a civilization, what then should we do about it?
Should we jam down the accelerator even harder? This, of course is the Deepwater Horizon, mountaintop-removal coal mining, hydro-fracking shale-gas, and Alberta tar sands mentality. It is the mentality of apocalypse.
Should we seek out and destroy those deemed responsible? Well, we might not like what we find. Should we turn on each other and fight for diminishing scraps? It is already known how this strategy ends. These are indeed seductive responses to our predicament, but we should know better.
No, we have a better choice open to us – one that will not 'save' us, but will at least allow us to confront our future productively and with dignity. And that is to renounce our cleverly-constructed floating bubbles of unreality and work to reclaim some reality-based frame of reference – some contact with the ever-present and increasingly pressing biophysical reality. We simply need stop for a minute, take a look around, and find our bearings.
For it is only by accurately identifying what is real – by illuminating and dismantling the elaborate web of industrial myths – that we can hope to move forward in any positive way within the coming maelstrom of industrial collapse. And while I suppose the swift and brutal revelation of reality will become the hallmark of our civilization's decent, perhaps a head-start might make the trip down a little less painful.
So let's try.
(Note: If you're in a hurry -- or just pathologically impatient -- you can skip to the 'Summary' at the end. But, of course, then you'd miss out on some passably good stuff about rats biting off their feet, humans learning to talk, the slaying of alien mutants, and The Grand Post-Industrial Catabolic Orgy. Your loss.)
WHO ARE WE? Well, let's start out by stating who we are not. We are not rapacious consumers of synthetic food, mind-numbing electronic gadgetry, pre-packaged amusement, and fossilized sunlight. We are not unfeeling cogs in an elaborate, growth-producing, industrial apparatus. We are not interchangeable employees waiting for 'recovery', 'stimulus', or 'job creation.' We are not machines. Our children are not consumers-in-training. Nor are they machine-gun-wielding storm-troopers or brave inter-galactic slayers of alien mutants. (And they are not sick in the head – their civilization is.)
All this industrial nonsense, of course, defines who we have been PRETENDING to be. But it is not who we ARE.
No, we are discreet biological organisms – each of us. We are similar to each other, yet different in very many ways. Gloriously different. And we each have a calling – something we would gladly do for a lifetime for no money. Just for the joy of it. Something skilled and useful. Something productive. Something beautiful. Something ecologically sane. Something that humbly respects the inviolable Laws of Thermodynamics, the sanctity of life, and the sanctity of human communities.
And even if we don't know what our calling is, we each have one. It is not your fault if you do not yet know what yours is -- they have been trying mightily to keep you from finding it. But they will be gone soon. So keep trying. Open your eyes, your heart, and let it come to you. It will. Grab onto it. Fall into it.
And in fulfilling our calling we become so much more than the pathetic consumers we have been pretending to be – we become PRODUCERS. We become makers and skilled users of useful tools. And in our necessarily-small, managed domains, we become competent conductors of the timeless ecological orchestra. We renounce our tragic industrial roles as bumbling conquerors and destroyers; as arrogant machine-part-wanna-bes. We become skilled partners with Nature, nurturers and protectors – proud stewards of beleaguered-but-still-glorious Creation.
THAT is who we are, who we CAN be. Enough already with our puerile industrial pretending. Limitless consumers, corporate cogs, and slayers of alien mutants, indeed!
WHAT ARE WE? Look for a moment at the following timeline for our species that I scratched together from Nicholas Wade's wonderful book, 'Before the Dawn' (2006). While my timeline is admittedly rough, I think it gives us important insight in answering the question at hand: WHAT are we?
5,000,000 ybp (years before present): Human lineage diverges from chimpanzees and other apes. Still very much ape-like.
2,500,000 ybp: Begin to fashion primitive stone tools. Still primitive head-size, body, and mind.
200,000 ybp: Obtain modern head and brain-size. Still primitive body and mind.
100,000 ybp: Obtain modern body appearance. Still primitive mind with no true language and only simple social structures.
50,000 ybp: Watershed evolutionary time period. Obtain modern mind and behavior, with modern language and complex abstract thought. Invent complex social structures (warfare, religion, trade) and vastly more complex tools. Fitted clothing is worn. A small band of maybe 150 individuals (from a population of maybe 5,000) leaves Eastern Africa to become the ancestors of all humans today. But we are still only mobile hunter-gatherers with no agriculture, and lack of social skills required for larger settlements.
10,000 ybp: Climate stability and advanced cooperative skills allow invention of agriculture and the formation of modern, settled communities – the seeds of 'great' civilizations to come. Human influence on biosphere vastly increases.
200 ybp: Start of industrial civilization. Vast quantities of energy from concentrated fossilized sunlight replaces diffuse modern-sunlight-derived energy sources. Entropic destruction of biosphere greatly accelerated.
(Note: If that's not just the coolest timeline you've ever seen, you're in the wrong species, pal. I very highly recommend Wade's very enlightening book.)
So what does this timeline tell us? For one, it tells us that we have really become who we are as humans VERY recently, geologically speaking. We are babies in this world – newborns, even. Secondly, it tells us that tight community organization is an evolutionarily-engrained social construct of our species. And I think it is important to note here that this evolutionarily-mandated proclivity towards tight communities is the antithesis of the atomizing industrial social organizations increasingly being thrust upon us.
We are simply not blank slates to be scribbled on with whatever economic ideology and social constructs are currently 'in style.' We are not soft clay to be molded into precise geometric patterns that fit snugly inside some 'brilliant' new economic, social, or governmental model.
No, we are the products of billions, millions, and thousands of years of evolutionary kneading. We are multi-cellular organisms. We are animals. We are primates. But specifically, we are intelligent, SOCIAL apes with the improbable gifts of language and complex abstract thought.
It is ultimately because of our history as a species that we are humans who simply NEED to be deeply close to other humans. We are evolutionarily predisposed to small, tight communities in which to participate in the intricate social interactions and face-to-face sharing of information that are the hallmarks of our species. That this close interaction and sharing doesn't go on much anymore is the reason so many of us are going so damn crazy lately. It defies our very DNA. The junk-food mental diet of our modern info-tainment society is literally making us mentally ill.
In other words, industrial civilization has been trying to tell us that we are something we are not – that we CANNOT be. We simply cannot maintain healthy psyches in the atomized consumerist lifestyles industrial civilization is requiring of us. It doesn't work. The seductive mirage of happiness we feel as we plunge into the immersion pools of our personal entertainment systems is just that – a mirage. It's fake. It doesn't work. Is it really any wonder our civilization is going collectively insane?
Social rats kept from being deeply social with other rats bite their feet off. Humans kept from being deeply social with other humans – i.e. kept from participating in real communities -- shoot up schools, they shoot up heroin, and they shoot up local economies. It was the height of foolishness to deny our biological need for community – to pretend that it could be replaced by the thin, saccharine substitute of 'entertainment' or 'service to the country' or 'service to the global economy' or whatever. And we are now, of course, paying a heavy price for this arrogance.
We are biting off our feet.
WHEN ARE WE? You'd think that this one would be a no-brainer, huh? We're beginning the second decade of the 21st century, dummy! Question answered. Next.
But wait. If our stated goal here is honesty, I think we need put aside the vacuous 'dawn of the new century' crap and peg this question to some aspects of biophysical reality. Namely, WHEN are we living in terms of the various key biophysical inventories and trends on this planet – trends that will surely define our future as both a civilization and a species. And THAT is not a vacuous question; it's a vital one. And if we have the courage to look carefully at the accumulated geological and ecological information, the answers that reveal themselves become quite frightening indeed.
First, let's disabuse ourselves of the ridiculous industrial myths about the present and the future. We are NOT on the cusp of glorious liberation from our evolutionary and ecological constraints – where science and technology will soon have mastered and harnessed the biosphere and its genomes for our own noble purposes. That is a lie.
Nor are we are on the verge of possessing access to unlimited cheap energy – or even maintaining our current energy production, fossil or otherwise. That is a lie.
Nor are we on the verge of 'working through the current economic troubles' and establishing a completely globalized economy run on the eminently fair and self-sustaining principles of the 'free market.' That is a lie.
Nor are we still in an ecological 'grace period' where we have the appropriate societal momentum and sufficient time to avert monumental (and likely catastrophic) changes to Earth's ecosystems. That is the biggest lie.
Lest you think I exaggerate on our potential for self-delusion here, try verbally inserting any of the above myths into literally any story from any mass media outlet. It will fit in perfectly with both the content and tone. Liberal or conservative -- the various media outlets are impressively united on the core industrial myths.
So, all of that is certainly not 'when' we are. No, the FOLLOWING is 'when' we are:
We are in the early-stage catabolic collapse of the largest, most complex civilization this planet will likely ever see. It has already begun.
We have already started down the back-slope of industrial civilzation's finite life-cycle.
We have already begun The Great Simplification, The Great Collapse, The Grand Post-Industrial Catabolic Orgy, The Long Emergency, The Long Descent, The Big One – whatever you wish to call it. It has begun.
And if it feels perhaps less-than-monumental to you at this point, it is for the same reason that any exponential function appears slow at the start – the slope takes a little time to 'pick up speed.' See Chris Martenson's 'Crash Course' video for an enlightening tutorial on this.
And just realize it can work in the 'down' direction even easier than the 'up' direction. And as we've spent the past 200 years frantically pumping it up, we've got a lot of 'down' comin' our way. A LOT of 'down.' More 'down' than we'll know what to do with. And all this 'down' will mean, as Jim Kunstler says, that just about everything in our society that depends on fossil-energy-derived complexity will cease to function very well – or at all. The simple life, here we come!
For we are losing our access to our beloved fossil energy and all the entropy-defying services it offered. (And likewise for any of the other 'starting materials' for our industrial lifestyle – minerals, potable water, clean air, etc.) We are witnessing the unraveling of the nascent globalized economy and all its tenuous connections that this fossil-energy made possible. And frighteningly, for a people so accustomed to the just-around-the-bend promises of immortality, we are entering the time when we will once again be subject to the same pitiless directives of ecology and evolution our species has labored under for 99.9% of our existence.
Oh yea, and did I mention the biosphere itself might be collapsing? Our favorite whipping-boy, the biosphere, seems to be having a bit of trouble. It appears to be collapsing or simplifying in a manner analogous to the human economy – key parts are falling away, and connections between still-existing parts are snapping like over-stressed bridge supports. And while obviously the biosphere has great powers of resiliency, past a certain point (that we've likely already passed) the recovery is in GEOLOGIC time, not 'people' time -- not on a time-scale that you and I would recognize.
And don't discount the informed, scientific warnings of James Hansen and others that we may be in the process of climatically snuffing out the entire circus, clowns and all. (Not that even this warning-of-all-warnings would engender even a hint of urgency into the autistic industrial consciousness!)
So yea, THAT's 'when' we are. It's a little different than what they teach you in school, huh?
WHERE ARE WE? Now, I don't know where you are, but I can tell you where I am.
I am on the northeastern edge of the North American Piedmont geologic province. The terrain is composed of rolling hills. The soil is a (now) relatively thin reddish loam, underlain by a crumbly Triassic shale. It has a particular, pleasant smell – an ancient smell. Occasionally there is a small igneous 'mountain' poking up through the shale, surrounded by a heavier, grayish soil that is somewhat less pleasant to me (although not, of course, to the wild organisms that grow there).
The climate is temperate. It is difficultly-but-refreshingly cold in the winter, and gloriously hot and humid in the summer. It rains a sufficient amount – usually -- during the medium-length growing season. The weather is perhaps acting a bit strangely of late for reasons that I know, but can scarcely comprehend.
This is a good place to grow trees. There are oaks, maples, ashes, and hickories of various species, along with many other kinds. Fruit and nut trees also grow well here, some producing more abundantly than others without sprays. Vegetables grow abundantly with proper care, and they tend to be especially flavorful in the red soil. Grass grows richly much of the year, to the pleasure of my sheep and chickens -- and thus myself.
There are abundant birds, insects, amphibians, and mammals here -- at least in the places we allow them to inhabit. There are, of course, far fewer in number and type than could be here. But there are still enough to be ever-present if one opens their eyes and ears to them. I know some of them more intimately than others, but they are all beautiful to me.
Many people have lived here before me. Some have cared tenderly for the land, some have ignored it, and some have abused it horribly. Because of this abuse, it is, in many ways, far less healthy than it could and should be. I am saddened by this.
And there are, of course, many people here now – more than there ever were. Some care tenderly for the land; more ignore or abuse it – more every year. This both saddens and worries me. We perhaps have nascent kernels of real community; kernels that may have the potential to sprout and grow when conditions favor them. But I don't know. In the coming times of stress, it could just as easily splinter violently across any number of latent differences. We'll see. Maybe it'll do both at once.
And so on.
So that's a bit about where I am. I don't claim to know even remotely enough about my place, but I'm at least starting to find out where I am. You likely live somewhere much different. What is there? Well, THAT is where you are.
In other words, we are not just anywhere. We ARE of course on the Earth. And we ARE, of course, on a certain region of a certain continent. But more importantly, we are -- each of us, in a very particular place. And each particular place has a very particular human and natural ecology that can and must be learned. Again, THAT is where we are.
It is time for us wake up from the 'everywhere is nowhere' industrial delusions of place – where any place is treated essentially the same as any other place; where we can hop around between far-flung places at a whim; where we can confidently depend that products mined or produced in far-off places can be had at a moment's notice, if only the price is right. We desperately need to start opening our eyes to where we REALLY are, what is there, and what is required of us there.
Because when the fossil fuel security blanket is snatched away – and it will be soon – we will ALL suddenly be exactly where we are -- and nowhere else. We will then need to know our places as intimately as we know our own bodies: What is there and how is it structured? What can we fashion from it to help us live lives of quality? What makes our places healthy and productive? How do we tell when they are unhealthy? How do we restore them to health and sustain productivity? These place-based questions will indeed be THE key questions of the post-carbon era. And it is only by knowing exactly WHERE we are that we will be able to answer them.
So make sure you know where YOU are – and if you don't, start finding out.
WHY ARE WE? Ahhh, finally the age old question: Why are we here? Well, industrial civilization, that self-proclaimed pinnacle of humanity's physical and intellectual achievements, has come up with the most inane answer imaginable: to 'grow' the economy.
Huh? Seriously? That's the best we could do? And they give Nobel prizes for pointing out new and exciting ways to do this. No worries that, on a finite planet, achieving this perpetual growth means necessarily snuffing out the biosphere in the process -- did you see that quarterly report for Monsanto!
The darkness of this industrial goal is further revealed when we realize it shares eerie similarities with the goal of the cancer cell – namely, infinite growth in a finite medium, 'til death do us part.
As I say to my students when they're acting absurdly below their intelligence or maturity level -- c'mon.
I can think of scores of better reasons for our presence on this planet than to effectively commit mass suicide. It's really not hard. What is hard, though, is to think of the BEST reasons – to cut through the crap and figure out the most noble and beautiful reasons we have for continually pushing bits of matter around the surface of this big blue marble.
Religions, of course, have much to say about why we're here. So do professional philosophers. So do shoe-store clerks, bus drivers, and gravediggers. And so do I. In a previous essay ('A Land & Community Ethic' www.energybulletin.net/52973), I suggested (with the help of Aldo Leopold and our other great teachers) that we use the following as a sound justification and guide for our continued presence on this rock:
The Land & Community Ethic: Maximizing the health of human and biotic communities is the highest earthly goal of humanity. Thus, a thing is right when it tends to increase or preserve the health of both human and biotic communities. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
I then went on to flesh out some of the details of this ethic (again, with the help of our great teachers) in terms of the following angles: health, justice, nature-as-standard, scale, limits, ignorance, technology, morality, tradition, and some practical design principles.
While I, of course, was thoroughly impressed with my summarization of the accumulated wisdom of our great teachers, I realize it may be lacking in organization, clarity, and completeness. But I think it's hard to argue with the basic premise (which is essentially Aldo Leopold's & Wendell Berry's – not mine). And I think that any other worthy justification for our presence here wouldn't be too radically different – even the religious ones.
So I'll let it stand at that. Come up with your own reason, if you like. But sheesh! --please come up with something better than 'growing the economy.' C'mon.
SUMMARY: A REALITY-BASED FRAME OF REFERENCE Now, since this has been a long essay, let me just summarize our efforts at finding our bearings as a civilization -- at scraping away the delusions that will certainly hamper our efforts in constructively facing a very trying future. Here they are below – our coordinates, so to speak. We move on from here.
Who we are NOT: Consumers; interchangeable industrial employees.
What we are NOT: Socially-self-sufficient individuals realizing our fullest personal potential in a virtual reality of our own design.
When we are NOT: At the dawn of the information / technological / globalization / unlimited-clean-energy revolution.
Where are we NOT: Just any-place; everywhere and no-where; in cyberspace.
Why we are NOT: To 'grow' a potentially-infinite human economy within a finite biosphere.
WHO we are: Potential producers; unique individuals with a true personal 'calling' -- even if it hasn't yet been identified.
WHAT we are: Intensely social apes who thrive only within the deep relationships and intricate web of close social bonds that constitutes a real community.
WHEN we are: Beginning the down-slope of industrial civilization's extended collapse: the Great Simplification, Kunstler's 'Long Emergency', Greer's 'Long Descent'.
WHERE we are: In a very specific physical location with a unique & well-defined (but changeable) human and natural ecology.
WHY we are: To maximize the health of human and biotic communities.
So does that clear everything up? OK, good. It's about time we started being honest with ourselves.
Now let's now close with one more 'being lost' analogy.
CONCLUSION: FINDING OUR WAY BACK The defining moment of being lost in the woods is not the sudden panicky realization that one is in deep shit. Anybody eventually comes to that conclusion. And neither is it the understandable jumble of Kübler-Ross stages that follow: denial, anger, bargaining, and depression.
No, the defining, clarifying moment is acceptance -- when one finally sits down on a log, takes a deep breath, and says this: I am lost, but I am alive. I am me – a semi-intelligent and semi-healthy human being. I am in a temperate pine-oak woodland, somewhere in the vast New Jersey Pinelands. It is late Spring. It is beautiful here. My task is to stay alive, stay as comfortable as possible, and find a way to get back home.
In other words, the defining moment comes when we cut through the nonsense, the self-pity, the self-delusions, and finally have the courage to be brutally honest with ourselves about our predicament. It is only then that we can gain the reality-based frame of reference necessary for dealing skillfully with the cards at hand.
Only then can we honestly answer the key questions: Who are we? What are we? When are we? Where are we? and Why are we? And only then can we muster our full capabilities as the clever apes that we are, and give ourselves a fighting chance of making at least a passably good lemonade out of the biophysical lemons we've been given.
Well, guess what? We are a civilization lost in the woods of delusion, with the hungry wolves of biophysical reality lurking in the shadows, and the storm-clouds of climatic destabilization gathering on the horizon. And we need to find our way back to reality. Soon.
And then we need to start figuring out how to live there again – in whatever form it begins to take. But luckily, all the navigation equipment we need to get back to reality involves simply being honest with ourselves and each other. And all the tools we need to live there have already been invented. We just need to reclaim them. And we need to get pretty darn skilled with them pretty darned quick.
So can we do that? Can we at least try?
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Tight end returns to Pittsburgh for two-year deal
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Picked up second openers of TX-20 and the Talz Chief today for my loose CW collection. Both figures are really nice IMHO.
Nice set, very happy to add it to my CW collection. Not too thrilled about the price, since only a year a half ago we were getting two STAPs and two figures for $20, but thanks to Hasbro math, the economy has resulted in a 150+% price increase!
I will be curious to see how long it is before that next wave of BP's start showing up. At Toyfair Hasbro had them pegged for March.
Is the next wave of BPs the wave filled with repacked figures? I could be wrong, but I think those are available online.
I went to a Target known for its hit-or-miss finds. And I found some GREAT finds! What interested me the most were the repack Dooku's and Kit Fisto's that had the call-out sticker for Nahdarr Vebb! I was expecting these to be found only on the Aayla/Sidious Waves.
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I'm back with another review! After reviewing the Tonymoly Appletox honey cream, I was curious about the green apple (ahem, for the packaging really). It turns out that one random day, my brother felt super nice and decided to buy this apple for me. Nice, ain't he?
He's not usually that nice but whatevs, y'know.
Anyways, tada - here it is! This is Tonymoly's "Green Appletox Smooth Massage Peeling Cream"!
This '3-in-1' multi peeling cream contains both unripened apple extract and papaya extract, which work to remove dead skin cells and manage impurities. In just one application, this cream delivers 3 functions - massage, moisture, and peeling.
"Contains green apple extract. Minerals such as (Mg, Fe) and Vitamins such as (A, E, B1, B6, C)
maintain skin's natural firmness and brightness. This is a highly effective exfoliator. AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) accelerates skin's natural exfoliating process. Acid loosens the bind between the skin and the dead cell, which makes them easy to remove. This will soothe the outer skin to make is fresh and silky."
The green appletox comes (obviously) in an adorable, apple shaped tub. It doesn't have the extra leaf design that the red appletox has, but still - it's cute nevertheless! There is 80ml of product inside here, same as the red appletox.
No box was included with this purchase (it came on its own, bubble wrapped). And unlike the red appletox, this one did not come with a spatula. That's a "boo"!
The cream itself is white in colour, and isn't really "thick". It's quite easy to spread around, so it's easy to use. As for the smell - it's not as "heavenly" as the red appletox, but there's still a light, fresh, "unripe apple" fragrance to it.
It's not overwhelming and it doesn't give me allergic reactions. So that's good!
Size: The size of a real apple, just fuller around the edges. It contains 80ml of product inside.
Price: Approximately $9 on eBay.
1. After washing, apply a moderate amount all over your face. Avoid the lip and eye area.
2. Massage for 1-2 minutes, and wait another half minute.
3. Massage again (dead skin cells should be peeling off and visible at this point), and wash with warm water.
Note: I didn't take a picture of the dead skin cells coming off my face, because... idk. I guess it looks better on the hand, yes? (Before/after face shots below)
I got a good dollop of the cream on my hand here. Wish it came with a spatula!
Massaging for a couple minutes - doop de doop.
I like to wait a bit longer than the 30 second mark - I personally find that the dead skin cells come off easier, quicker and less messier if I wait around 1-2 minutes.
My thoughts + experience
I thought this was an useful product.
Other exfoliators (like St. Ives apricot scrub) just exfoliate with those little apricot beads, and you feel it scrub away at your skin. This Tonymoly apple, though, there wasn't any "scrubby" feeling or any harsh abrasions. I've got really sensitive skin sometimes, and this didn't hurt my face. (FYI, it's painless.) Even though you can't really feel anything, you can see the dead skin come off! Whoo!~
After using this product, my skin felt really soft. Baby butt soft. I like that.
Hm... it didn't. Just felt normal. Meh.
(NOTE: If you like the "fresh" face feeling too, I'd recommend the Innisfree super volcanic clay mask. That is freeeeeesh.)
Below is Tonymoly's promo picture for this product.
I will tell you right now - those are not accurate/realistic results. Sorry 'fo bustin' yo bubble.
There is a slight brightening effect. (Obviously, not as crazy as the promo pic.)
Other than that - doesn't get rid of blackheads, acne, etc.
I just basically use this as a "pre" step before the actual skincare part. Meaning: I use this product only to make the effect of the other skincare products better and stronger.
Analogy: Y'know Yu-gi-oh? (The card game / old anime show)
Basically, I summon this "weak" appletox-monster and later morph/combine it with another monster... so that the final outcome (the fused monster) is better than the original appletox-monster.
Omigod what did I just say. o____o
Ok whatever let's forget that.
Anyways. I don't think that this Appletox is good enough to use alone.
As in: "Scrub off my dead skin... and done!"= nono.
I use it to scrub off my dead skin, and then use products on top of that. Because you took off the layer of dead skin, products would absorb much easily into the skin now.
So after the Appletox, I use my essence, serum, cream, etc.
That being said - I think peeling creams like this are very useful. If you don't have a peeling cream like this yet, I'd recommend you to get one!
TL;DR: Useful, effective cream in getting rid of dead skin cells.
- Don't use it alone and think your skin will become amazing after using it by itself.
- Other products should be used after this to bring full use of the Appletox cream.
- Makes skin super soft and smooth
- Effectively gets rid of dead skin cells
- Cheap ($9)
- Slight brightening effect
- Gets rid of excess oil
- Doesn't get rid of blackheads/acne
- No spatula
- Not really portable
Yes, I'd recommend this product to anyone who doesn't have a peeling cream.
It's cheap! You can't really go wrong with $9. (And the packaging alone is loooovely.)
Unless I find a cheaper peeling cream, I'll repurchase this.
What about you?
Have you used this product before?
What's your favourite Tonymoly product?
Disclaimer: This product was not sponsored.


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New 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE 4dr Car in Lawrenceville, NJ
Installed Options
- $24,717
Vehicle Details
|Hybrid LE
|Stock #
|Exterior Color
|Interior Color
|All Black Fabric
|Gas Mileage
|City:53 Hwy:52
|Gas/Electric I-4 1.8 L/110
|Continuously Variable Transmission
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New 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE 4dr Car
2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE 1.8L I4 DOHC 16V. 53/52 City/Highway MPGAwards:* 2020 KBB.com 10 Coolest New Cars Under $20,000
Additional Vehicle Information
- Features
- Specs
- Warranty
- Safety
- Technology
- Mechanical
- Exterior
- Comfort
- Interior
|Rearview monitor
|in dash
|Impact absorbing seats
|dual front
|Autonomous braking
|Pre-collision warning system
|audible warning, visual warning, pedestrian detection
|Lane keeping assist
|Traffic sign recognition
|Automatic emergency braking
|front pedestrian, front
|Child safety door locks
|Child seat anchors
|LATCH system
|Energy absorbing steering column
|Impact sensor
|battery disconnect, fuel cut-off, alert system
|Safety brake pedal system
|Body side reinforcements
|side impact door beams
|Emergency interior trunk release
|Camera system
|Lane deviation sensors
|Crumple zones
|front, rear
|Front airbags
|passenger seat cushion, dual
|Airbag deactivation
|occupant sensing passenger
|Side airbags
|Knee airbags
|Side curtain airbags
|front, rear
|Side-curtain airbag rollover sensor
|Power door locks
|anti-lockout, auto-locking
|Anti-theft system
|engine immobilizer
|2-stage unlocking doors
|Side mirror adjustments
|power, manual folding
|Side mirrors
Audio System
|voice operated, touch screen display, AM/FM
|Auxiliary audio input
|Bluetooth, jack, USB, iPod/iPhone
|Internet radio app
|iHeartRadio, Slacker
|Antenna type
|Total speakers
|Radio data system
|Speed sensitive volume control
|Electronic messaging assistance
|with read function, voice operated
|Navigation app
|Traffic Data, Scout GPS Link
|Wireless data link
|hands free
In Car Entertainment
|Connected in-car apps
|Yelp, weather, sports, stocks, Amazon Alexa
|Apple CarPlay ready
|Infotainment screen size
|8 in.
|Instrument cluster screen size
|7 in.
|Trip computer
|Driver information system
|Digital odometer
|External temperature display
|Warnings and reminders
|lamp failure, low fuel, engine oil, coolant, maintenance due, tire fill alert
|Multi-function display
|Fuel economy display
|MPG, range
|Trip odometer
|Drive mode selector
|Auto start/stop
|EV battery capacity
|1.3 kWh
|Hybrid Gas Engine [email protected]
|Hybrid Gas Engine Torque
|Hybrid gas Engine [email protected]
|Electric Motor Torque
|Electric Motor HP
|Electric Motor Power Output (Kilowatts)
|Hybrid Gas Engine HP
|Electric motor battery type
|nickel-metal hydride
|Battery saver
|Rear brake type
|Rear brake diameter
|Front brake diameter
|Front brake type
|ventilated disc
|Regenerative braking system
|Braking assist
|Electronic brakeforce distribution
|Power brakes
|Electronic parking brake
|auto off
|Front suspension classification
|Rear suspension classification
|Front struts
|Rear suspension type
|Rear spring type
|Front stabilizer bar
|Rear stabilizer bar
|Front spring type
|Front suspension type
|lower control arms
|Rear shock type
|Front shock type
Stability and Traction
|Stability control
|Traction control
|Hill holder control
|Starter type
|Daytime running lights
|auto high beam dimmer, LED, auto delay off, auto on/off
Tires and Rims
|Spare tire size
|Wheel covers
|Tire type
|all season
|Spare tire mount location
|Spare wheel type
|Tire Pressure Monitoring System
|Window defogger
|Front wipers
|variable intermittent
|Power windows
|safety reverse
Exterior Features
|Front bumper color
|Mirror color
|Door handle color
|Grille color
|Rear bumper color
|Window trim
Comfort Features
|Shift knob trim
|Interior accents
|metallic-tone, chrome, color keyed
|rear folding, rear center with cupholders
|Floor material
|Steering wheel trim
Convenience Features
|Adaptive stop and go cruise control
|Autonomous lane guidance
|lane centering
|front, rear
|Steering wheel
|tilt and telescopic
|Adaptive cruise control
|One-touch windows
|Reading lights
|front, rear
|Multi-function remote
|illuminated entry, panic alarm, proximity entry system, trunk release
|Cargo area light
|Power steering
|Retained accessory power
|Power windows
|lockout button
|Overhead console
|Steering wheel mounted controls
|audio, cruise control, phone, multi-function, voice control
|Rearview mirror
|manual day/night
|Push-button start
|Vanity mirrors
|dual illuminating
|Power outlet(s)
|12V front
|Assist handle
|rear, front
|Center console
|front console with armrest and storage
|front seatback, door pockets, accessory hook
Air Conditioning
|Front air conditioning
|automatic climate control
|Front air conditioning zones
|Air filtration
|Driver seat manual adjustments
|height, 6, reclining
|Rear headrests
|3, adjustable
|Passenger seat manual adjustments
|4, reclining
|Rear seat folding
|Front headrests
|2, adjustable
|Front seat type
|premium cloth
|Rear seat type
|60-40 split bench
|Seatbelt pretensioners
|Seatbelt force limiters
|Emergency locking retractors
|rear, front
|Seatbelt warning sensor
|Rear seatbelts
|Front seatbelts
Drive Type
|Drive Type
|Standard Seating
|Max Seating
|Head Room (front)
|38.3 in
|Head Room (rear)
|37.1 in
|Hip Room (front)
|53 in
|Hip Room (rear)
|43.9 in
|Shoulder Room (front)
|54.8 in
|Shoulder Room (rear)
|54.8 in
|Leg Room (front)
|42.3 in
|Leg Room (rear)
|41.4 in
|Seating Rows
Measurements of Size & Shape
|182.3 in
|70.1 in
|Width (without mirrors)
|70.1 in
|56.5 in
|106.3 in
|Ground Clearance
|5.1 in
|Track Width (front)
|60.3 in
|Track Width (rear)
|60.4 in
Measurements of Weight
|Curb Weight
|2850 lbs
Truck Specifications
|Max Payload
|825 lbs
Interior Dimensions
|Cargo Volume
|13.1 cu ft
|Passenger Volume
|88.6 cu ft
Performance Specifications
|Aerodynamic Drag
|0.28 Cd
|Turning Circle
|35.6 ft
Fuel Tanks
|Fuel Capacity
|13.2 Gallons
Wheels and Tires
|Front Tire Type
|Front Wheel Diameter
|15.0 x 6.5 in
|Rear Tire Type
|Rear Wheel Diameter
|15.0 x 6.5 in
Crash-Test Ratings
2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid 4 DR FWD
|Front Crash Overall
|Front Crash Driver
|Front Crash Passenger
|Side Crash Overall
|Side Barrier Overall
|Side Barrier Driver
|Side Barrier Passenger
|Side Pole Driver
|Side Combined Front
|Side Combined Rear
Green Score
EPA Green Score
( California LEV-III SULEV30
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
EPA Green Score
( Federal Tier 3 Bin 30
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
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Iraqis often remind Americans that the US presence in their country is only temporary, while the country's neighbors are permanent. This long view is important to remember in the midst of the drama surrounding Defense Secretary Panetta's recent visit to Baghdad. Mr. Panetta visited last week to express "tremendous concern" regarding increased Iranian arms in Iraq and push forward discussions with the Iraqi government on whether American troops will be asked to stay on after the end of this year.
A small US troop presence would probably provide a psychological confidence boost to Iraq's messy democracy, but even if requested, will be limited in scope and duration. America also clearly faces sharp constraints in fully resourcing its military and civilian missions in Iraq.
In this era of limited means, reinforcements need to be found to complement investments of American blood and treasure. This requires a revamped regional strategy that starts by asking which of Iraq's neighbors share US interests in a strong and stable Iraq that can contribute to peace and stability in the Middle East. At present, Turkey stands out as the only neighbor that has the incentive to actively work toward this outcome.
This approach would be different from past appeals to Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia to recognize their interest in averting the all out collapse of Iraq. Not wanting to deal with the fall-out from a failed Iraqi state is different from wanting to see Iraq succeed. In the long-term, Iraq obviously needs positive relations with all its neighbors.
The problem is, at this point, Syria is in the throes of a domestic crisis. And it is hard to see how the regional heavyweights to Iraq's east and west, Iran and Saudi Arabia, have an interest in Iraq reemerging as a confident regional actor. Baghdad's plan to achieve this goal hinges on expanding oil and gas production.
Competing Saudi and Iranian interests in Iraq
From the Iranian perspective, a strong Iraq has since ancient times been a check on its influence in the Gulf and the wider region. More recently, Iraq was a direct conventional military threat that invaded and sought to stifle the newborn Islamic Republic in 1980. As a result, Tehran pursues the goal of a passive, divided Iraq with an explicitly sectarian political system guaranteed to generate friendly Shiite-dominated governments.
Saudi Arabia has its own trepidations about the new Iraq. Before 2003, Sunni-led Iraq loudly proclaimed itself as the guardian of the Arab world's eastern gate with Persian Iran. The Saudis are dismayed that democracy in Iraq has empowered its Shiite majority, which Riyadh simplistically views as Iranian proxies. As the ultimate enforcers of the now shaky regional status quo and sectarian balance of power in the Gulf, the Saudis are reluctant to fully recognize Iraq's new government. Riyadh fears Iraq's political leadership could inspire Shiite populations in eastern Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Finally, as oil and gas producers themselves, Tehran and Riyadh look askance at Baghdad's plans for major hydrocarbon production increases as possible competition for their own oil exports.
Turkey has the right influence and incentives
Fortunately, the other major regional power bordering Iraq has different incentives. As a secular democracy, Turkey supports a robust Iraqi political process in which no single group dominates. It certainly seeks a major role for its mostly Sunni political allies in Iraq, but has also developed working relationships with the major Shiite political parties.
From a security standpoint, Ankara is not threatened by a strong Iraq and sees it as contributing to regional stability by limiting Iranian adventurism and Kurdish separatism. In the hydrocarbon realm, Turkey is not an oil producer and welcomes increased Iraqi exports as a way to help meet its own domestic needs. In fact, Ankara is directly investing in the development of Iraqi oil and gas fields to strategically position itself as the energy conduit from the Middle East to Europe.
There is a real convergence of interests between the United States, Turkey, and Iraq itself in supporting Baghdad's still fragile multi-sectarian democracy and seeing its oil expansion strategy succeed. There is also a common denominator of wanting Iraq to maintain some balance in its complex relationship with Iran after American troops draw down.
Ankara is well on its way to becoming Iraq's leading trading partner and, in a renewal of the historical rivalry between the Ottoman and Persian empires in Mesopotamia, consciously sees itself in competition with Tehran for influence in Iraq. Given the general lack of engagement by Arab countries to date, Turkey is in fact now the main balancing factor to Iranian political and economic preeminence on the ground in Iraq.
US must help cement a Turkey-Iraq partnerhsip
There are also inevitably areas where Turkish and Iraqi interests deviate. It should be important to Washington that two of these key issues not come to set the tone for this critical bilateral relationship. The first relates to Ankara's highly active diplomacy toward Iraq's Sunni Arab and Kurdish communities.
This outreach has on occasion aroused the suspicions of the Shiite-led government in Baghdad that Turkey intends to act as a "Sunni power" in Iraq. Turkey has acted to address this perception, such as with the symbolic visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the Shiite holy city of Najaf in southern Iraq earlier this year, but it is an issue that remains right below the surface.
The second potentially divisive issue for Turkey and Iraq is the sharing of scarce regional water resources in the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Turkey's construction of upstream dams for domestic hydropower and irrigation has been a source of tension with Iraqi governments for decades. With Iraq facing an unprecedented crisis of water scarcity due to a fierce multi-year drought, Baghdad has set a guarantee of its water share in these two great rivers as a condition for the signing of a comprehensive strategic agreement with Turkey.
In addition to civilian cooperation and responding to Iraqi military assistance requests, the US government should now proactively work to bolster Iraqi-Turkish trade, cooperation, and energy ties as a key part of its post-2011 Iraq strategy. Some first steps would be to provide discreet feedback to Ankara when Iraq's Shiites are aroused by overly energetic Turkish political engagement with Iraq's Sunni politicians. The US should also nudge Ankara and Baghdad to make progress on potential wedge issues like regional water sharing.
Such steps would require very little in the way of further direct investment of American resources and could have a substantial return by promoting the mutually beneficial relationship between Iraq and Turkey. And that relationship is in the best interest of the US because it could support stability in Iraq and the development of a regional dynamic that is not based on sectarian identity.
Sean Kane is a senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace and a Truman Security Fellow. He is the author of "The Coming Turkish-Iranian Competition in Iraq." This piece is written in his personal capacity.


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Nascar Sprint Cup Series - From The Driver's Seat
Sprint Cup Series
Put Yourself In A Position To Win
We have all heard the saying "The fastest car doesn't always win the race." But is there any truth to that saying? After watching a great deal of stock car races one might say that, yes, it happens all the time. Think of the most recent race you watched, whether it was on TV or at your local short track. Was there one car that had the entire field covered and was laying down some of the fastest lap times in the race, only to end up finishing Second or even worse?
This is especially true in the Sprint Cup series where track position has become so crucial. I can't even tell you the amount of times I have watched a race on television, turned it off for whatever reason, and was watching the news later that night and said, What, how did he win?! Which was usually followed by, What happened to ______?! What happens to these drivers or teams that makes them miss out on the opportunities to win these races?
Great crew chiefs and great drivers understand it's not about being the fastest car at any given point during the race. This is going to sound elementary, but it's about being the fastest car to finish the entire race. If it's a race of 200 laps, it's the fastest car to finish 200 laps. So, in reality, the fastest car always wins the race.
Drivers who can understand this and race this way enter a new realm of greatness. David Pearson was well known for not just running well, but for putting himself in a position to win the race on a consistent basis. Just look at his stats: 574 races and he won 105 times, but he also had 366 Top 10 finishes. That means while he won 18 percent of the time, he finished Top 10 in 63 percent of the races in which he competed. The amazing thing about this stat is that both of these percentages are better than not only Richard Petty, but also Dale Earnhardt. In 1974 David Pearson missed 11 races out of 30 and still finished Third in points!
David Pearson understood the importance of putting himself into a position to win the race. Don't fall into the thinking that track position isn't as crucial just because you're not running in the bigger leagues. So what does this mean for Friday or Saturday night racers who typically only run 20-50 laps? What it means is, for starters, you need to put a little more emphasis on qualifying, whether that's through heat races or actual one- or two-lap qualifying. By having so few laps in the race, you have to start upfront to realistically have a better chance at finishing up front. During the race you are going to have to be looking for the opportunities to position yourself better for the last few laps.
Let me give you an example. Let's say you qualified fourth in a 25-lap race, and you've gotten a really good start and are running third with 15 laps to go. The first two cars have checked out and you really don't have anything for them. The driver behind you is really putting a lot of pressure on you and is literally inches off your bumper. In a longer race you might think about letting him go to conserve your tires and car. But with only 15 laps to go you really don't want to give up the position. You get a caution with eight laps to go, and will be getting the green with five to go.
This is the opportunity that you were looking for. With five to go, the field will be bunched up and you're looking at a really good finish. The driver behind you gets a much better start than you do and pulls to your outside to pass you coming to get the green. A lesser driver might think about just giving him the outside line and racing him for position but instead you squeeze him into the wall, killing his momentum. You have just saved your opportunity to still win this race. With two laps to go the driver behind you is still pressuring you, but coming to the white flag, the first and second cars have gotten together and lost a ton of momentum. Because you pulled that block earlier you're able to jump to their outside and rocket past them for the victory.
Congratulations you've just won the race. In tech later that evening you hear someone say, "Yeah, but they didn't have the fastest car in the race." And all you can do is smile. The point is great drivers will always put themselves in position to win races. They may not always have the fastest car, but they will always make the best out of the car they have underneath them that night.


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Spot of Tea…
August 30, 2007 at 2:50 AM · Filed under awaken your taste, Beverages, Drinks, Food Trends, Gourmet, Lemon, Lemon Sugar, s and b seasonings, S&B, S&B Seasonings, secret, share the secret, sugar, taste, tasty, Tea, Uncategorized, whats your secret
I'm sorry, but nothing can refresh a body better than tea. (when you need something to drink) Iced tea, hot tea, even a tea rub on a favorite grilled item. There's something about those tea leaves. I stumbled onto a brand of tea while working; one thing about working in a restaurant, you can run into some interesting concepts in anything that has to do with food.
Novus brand Tea is one of the best teas I've tried, there are 8 blends several of which I've tried.
This is my favorite of all the blends, and that's saying something if I had to put down my peppermint tea for this. It was so good, I bought a case after trying one bag. Light and fruity. Not overbearing and heavy. I even tried to over-steep it to see what the flavors would be like, and they were still distinct and flavorful. This is a tea for mid day while you're awake and can enjoy the full flavors.
Wild encounter is another blend that I adore. It's a slight bit heavier that the previous blend, but does not weigh on your palet. This one has a more berry flavor that can be enjoyed by almost everyone. (Even if you don't like berries) Plus it's full of other subtle flavors like rosehips and apple, this one is destined to waken those tastebuds.
Now I love mint tea. If you want to get on my good side, bring me a steaming cup of Mint tea. Early in the Morning or late in the evening, Mint tea is guaranteed to bring a sense of calm into your day. I like my tea strong so I let it steep a little longer than most, and like the other ones it does not miss a step when it comes to flavor quality.
Pai Mu Tan- (what does that mean???) Must mean darn good tea. This is the White tea blend that Novus is having me drool over. A perfect strong breakfast tea, well I wouldn't say strong maybe firm would be a better word. It holds it's own with any stand up tea, I had to look twice just to make sure it wasen't a Black Tea after trying it. It blew me away and woke me straight up. Whooooo… I gotta go get me a cup right now. BRB
Now what would a critique on tea be without the correct way to enjoy it. I found this lil beauty hiding on americanbridal.com and sells for $40.95, not bad for the art of tea. This would be sure to impress at any party or gathering, or make yourself feel good while just relaxing.
Tea with a twist of Lemon and Sugar, S&B Seasonings Lemon Sugar would be the perfect addition for baking, and any tea festivity. With REAL Lemon Zest and Lemon Juice to heighten your entertaining experience.
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To recognize one's true identity or nature. It was only after overhearing a conversation she wasn't supposed to witness that Hailey saw Doug for what he really is—a two-faced backstabber. I wish Janet would see me for who I am, and not lump me together will all those other jerks in the office.


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Aurora to take over bird hoarder home cleanup Friday
Resident doesn't want city to clean townhouse that had possibly hundreds of birds and bill him for it
An Aurora man who admits he's spent years hoarding hundreds of birds and mounds of garbage now faces a Friday deadline to clean up the mess.
Aurora officials on Wednesday night attempted to serve a court order to Dave Skeberdis, 57, saying they will arrive Friday to remove the birds and clear all pathways of his home on the 200 block of Shadybrook Lane, which is cluttered with bird feed, bird feces and garbage.
Skeberdis said Wednesday he hopes to avoid a bill from a city-hired cleaning crew that could top $13,000.
He plans to work on the cleanup until Friday, despite warnings from city officials that the home is unsafe and should not be entered without proper protective gear. Air quality tests taken last week confirmed the two-story townhouse on the city's far east side has mold counts up to 15 times higher than normal.
Officials also tested adjoining townhouses but found mold levels there to be safe.
"It got out of control. I realize that now," Skeberdis said. "But they wanted me to sign a paper with a $13,478 provision that made me liable for the crew ... but they are not doing any cleanup, just clearing pathways. Can you imagine what the bill is going to be to clean up the house? And if I don't pay it in a certain amount of time they'd put a lien on my home."
Skeberdis initially cooperated with police and fire officials when they executed a search warrant last Friday. A Kane County judge granted the warrant last week after a painter working at the house reported seeing dead birds through the windows and authorities investigated.
But on Tuesday night, Skeberdis revoked permission for cleanup crews to continue due to the cost. Aurora officials said they could not confirm the price tag.
Aurora city attorney Alayne Weingartz said police and fire teams could not stop Skeberdis or take over cleanup quickly without the court order from Kane County.
Members of the Aurora Fire Department's hazardous materials unit and Aurora Animal Control and Care began removing some birds last week. Deputy Fire Chief John Lehman said nearly 200 birds are likely in the home's basement and roughly another 100 are divided between the first and second floors.
While there are cages in the home, most birds are flying free or roosting, Lehman said.
Skeberdis said Wednesday there are only "about 80 or 100" finches, canaries, parakeets, conures, cockatiels and other species in the house.
Lehman said it's impossible to estimate the number of birds due to the large amount of debris still blocking all floors and stairways.
"This is an extremely unhealthy environment to operate in," Lehman said. "The city is acting in the best interest of the residents."
Aurora Animal Control arranged for a veterinarian to assess the health of the birds as they are removed from the house and for volunteers from the Greater Chicago Cage Bird Club to care for them. Skeberdis said he signed papers agreeing to both steps.
With piles of garbage bags and some cages outside his home, as well as a large Dumpster, Skeberdis worked on cleanup Wednesday. Many volunteers have offered help, he said, but they can't enter the home because of the unsafe conditions.
"I've got to give (the cleanup) that good, old college try, because the situation is, I can't afford it," Skeberdis said. "I think it would be a shame if they moved up the date on me. I know the city doesn't think I can do it, but I can."
Skeberdis said he understands his hoarding has become a "public nuisance" and regrets affecting his neighbors with police and media activity outside his residence, as well as placing so much garbage near their homes.
"I'm so sorry for what I've done to my neighbors," he said. "It's been a circus."
Skeberdis said his bird collection started more than seven years ago when he rescued a wild parakeet. He then added more parakeets, which he said "breed like mice," and he has been collecting birds ever since.
"The problem is that I got him a couple of friends," Skeberdis said.
Skeberdis, who has never married and has no children, said his electricity was turned off recently when he faced some financial difficulties. Lack of light prevented him from seeing the dead birds spotted by the painter, he said.
The birds eat about 150 pounds of feed a week and Skeberdis said his pets are "almost like children."
"They talk, they're real intellectual," he said.
In addition, he said several years ago he got into the habit of returning home only once every one or two weeks and began constantly shopping for new clothes rather than doing laundry, which contributed to his hoarding. But he insisted he could still navigate his home "like a puzzle."
"I'd be on the run, I didn't have time to wash, so I'd buy clothes," he said.
Skeberdis currently is living at a hotel that allows long-term stays in Lisle.
City officials said the DuPage County Health Department has reached out to Skeberdis directly to offer counseling and other services for his well-being.
In addition to obtaining the court order, Aurora officials on Wednesday declared the property a nuisance, cited the property with two maintenance code violations, as well as for violations involving four sections of the city's ordinance dealing with care and control of animals. Any potential penalties or fines will be assessed when the investigation has been completed, said authorities.


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Not many people know this but I'm an avid UFC fan (that's the Ultimate Fighting Championship) for people that haven't a clue what I'm talking about. It's one of the fastest growing sports in the world and has the potential to be the largest sport probably behind Football (Soccer) in years to come. It's currently a billion dollar industry and has been going for more than 10 years in one form or another. Lets not talk about the real UFC for a second and concentrate on the console game, UFC 2009 – Undisputed.
I'm not usually into fighting games on a console and take a much bigger part in First Person Shooters which most recently has been Battlefield: Bad Company. Over the past couple of months I've not even touched the 360, however knowing that the UFC demo was available I thought I'd give it an hour of my time just to see what it was like. My prediction was that it would be horrendous like all of the other fighting computer games. They usually don't feel right, the transitions don't flow, the punches are "plain" and it just doesn't seem like it's supposed to.
I was pleasantly surprised. First off by the lack of a health bar, the huge defining factor in most fighting games that you're about to get your ass kicked and lose a match. In the UFC a knockout can come at any time and it's the same for the game, granted you can become gassed if your cardio isn't up to scratch and this can have an effect on your fight but even a last ditch attempt at a knockout can be successful.
I've only played this game for one afternoon and haven't explored the full thing but was so impressed I thought I'd write up about it.
At the end of the day I'm impressed, the visuals are crisp, the transitions and fighting flows, the soundtrack as with most UFC events is terrific and I've not thrown the controller through the wall. One funny part of the game is the fighters, they look very realistic and in fact look more a less identical to the actual real life fighters yet Dana White looks nothing like Dana.


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6 comments:
- Anonymous said...
:( please find a way to keep all of the artifacts (lectures,etc.) available.
- December 19, 2016 at 6:59 PM
- A said...
So disappointed to hear the museum is closing. I have never had the chance to visit, and it sounds like I won't get a chance. I appreciate everyone's hard work, knowledge and expertise, and effort. I hope everyone finds a good new beginning.
- December 20, 2016 at 12:02 AM
- Enric H. March said...
Joanna, this is a very sad news.
- December 20, 2016 at 5:37 AM
- Natural Death Centre charity said...
This is such sad news and no doubt a difficult decision. The Morbid Anatomy Museum has been a shining light. We're thinking of you all from over here in old blighty. from The Natural Death Centre charity.
- December 20, 2016 at 6:44 PM
- CynicalPink said...
Consider moving to San Francisco, or Los Angeles - there is a lot of interest in curiosities and oddities on the West Coast.
- December 20, 2016 at 7:26 PM
- CynicalPink said...
Come out to the West Coast! San Francisco or LA would be a great home to the museum.
I'm sad to learn that the museum opened and closed before I had a chance to learn of its existence.
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VANCOUVER — Students at the two Vancouver schools where human remains were delivered on Tuesday were still in shock Wednesday, as the investigation into the suspected gruesome mailings by Luka Rocco Magnotta was turned over to Montreal police.
As students arrived at False Creek elementary school and St. George's junior school on Wednesday morning they were met with crisis management teams as well as national and international media attention.
Vancouver police said the decision to turn the investigation over to the Montreal Police Homicide Unit came late Tuesday after VPD homicide investigators noted that the packaging and addresses on the boxes sent to Vancouver was similar to that of the packages discovered earlier this week in Eastern Canada.
The body parts sent to Vancouver were mailed from Montreal, and all evidence collected thus far indicates they belong to Jun Lin, Montreal police Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere said Wednesday.
Two similar packages were mailed to the federal Conservative and Liberal parties in Ottawa last week containing another hand and foot.
Police have said those body parts belonged to Lin, a Chinese student whose torso was found in a back alley in Montreal with its hands, feet and head removed.
The man's head is still missing.
Magnotta has been accused of killing and dismembering the body of his former lover Lin and is in a Berlin prison awaiting extradition to Canada following his arrest Monday at an Internet café. On Tuesday, Montreal police said investigators had obtained surveillance video of Magnotta allegedly mailing the gruesome packages to Ottawa from a Canada Post outlet in his Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood.
The contents of the Vancouver packages — a right hand and a right foot — were sent to Montreal Wednesday for further forensic examination, police said.
Montreal police said the packages sent to the Vancouver schools contained notes, but did not reveal the contents.
Montreal police also confirmed that Magnotta had spent time in Vancouver, although they didn't know how much time he had spent in the city.
Jeff Vanzetti, webmaster for the U-S-based Internet Adult Film Database, said Magnotta may have made a porn movie in B.C. almost a decade ago.
Vanzetti says he started looking at Magnotta's resume on the site when police began their manhunt.
Vanzetti said a film distributor called StreetBait.com had an office in Vancouver in 2003, which was the same year Magnotta shot a movie with the company.
Bankruptcy records also link Magnotta to Vancouver — he had an outstanding debt of $6,882 to an auto-leasing company in Burnaby.
A spokesman for the company Scotia Dealer Advantage, Andrew Chornenky, would not answer any questions related to the debt, citing privacy laws.
Parents and students at St. George's, a boy's private school, were still shocked and mystified by the gruesome discovery Wednesday, and wondered why the school on W. 29th Avenue was chosen as a destination for one of the packages.
John Lumn who dropped his son off just before 8 a.m. said he was still shocked at what has occurred.
"My son has been here for four years. This is very disturbing for all parents," he said.
A student who asked not to be named said students were also shocked.
"We've no idea why the school was targeted. It appears to be random," said the student.
As students arrived at False Creek school Wednesday morning, members of the media were staked out looking for reaction.
Some parents were upset about the number of cameras, while others said they expected it given the level of international interest in the case.
Jennifer Wyss has lived next door to the school for 12 years and knows many of the children who attend.
She said she was stunned when she learned what had happened yesterday.
"I'm so puzzled that False Creek might be part of the whole weird situation," she said.
She said the school, which has easy access from the seawall, was a high traffic area but added that she thought the school does a great job of keeping the kids safe. She said she talked to a few parents but said none had told her they would keep their kids home from school.
Kurt Heinrich, a spokesman for the Vancouver school board, said a crisis management team was at the False Creek school to talk to the students about what happened.
"We are just trying to calm everyone down. I know that will be a difficult thing to do given the national and international interest," he said.
School staff sent a letter home with False Creek students Wednesday with tips on how to deal with anxiety and the media attention.
The letter asks parents to limit their kids' exposure "to what continues to be extensive media coverage."
Some of the tips included reassuring children they are safe and to limit exposure to Internet coverage of the case, especially for younger children.
As children started to arrive at the school for classes, many parents shielded them from the cameras. One parent carried his son on his shoulders and would not comment.
Vancouver dad Jason McDaniel said he had no problem bringing his two children, aged nine and seven, to the school, after he received an email from school staff on Tuesday night ensuring his kids' safety.
"Given that [the packages] were sent from so far away and that it seems to be most likely connected to somebody who is already arrested, I don't have any safety concerns," he said.
Eva Perjes, who also had two children attending the school in grades 2 and 3 said she was deeply disturbed that someone could send body parts to a school with young children. "I keep thinking about the person who found [the package], they must be so traumatized."
Parent Charlene Hiller was feeling a little more uneasy about the situation and said she didn't know what to say to her young daughter in kindergarten.
"I was shocked and horrified," she said Wednesday. "Hopefully talk on the playground is minimal today ... I know the other mothers are worried about the older kids talking about it."
With files from Canadian Press
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