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Posted by Ilana Angel
On Sunday night of last week, while making dinner, I burned my left forearm. I reached into the oven to pull out the shelf and retrieve dinner, and the shelf hit my arm. It was an immediate jolt, but more shocking than painful. It didn't look like anything and I figured it was a light burn and not a big deal.
The next day while at work, I noticed that my sleeve was soaking wet. I couldn't figure out why, so I took off my cardigan and saw that I had a massive wound on my arm. I had forgotten about the burn but immediately saw how badly I had hurt myself. My tiny little burn was now a massive, gaping wound.
It had blistered over, opened, and was now two inches long and one inch wide. I had burned myself badly and it was deep. I was with a friend who is a chef, and happened to have some burn ointment as a trick of her trade. She gave me the cream and I put it on, not sure of exactly how it got so bad.
By Tuesday it appeared to be getting bigger. By Wednesday it was swollen, and today it looks as if a chunk of my arm was cut out. I am heading to the doctor as my little burn has taken on a life if its own. This burn has mirrored my week. Little things are turning into big things, and I am stressed.
It's been a bad week. For every step I took forward, I took two back. Little problems seem like big issues, and easy decisions have become complicated. The interesting thing is I didn't realize this was happening until I understood how bad the burn was. The burn has brought an odd perspective.
I have been going through the motions of life without really being aware of how I am living my life. I am not paying proper attention to things because I have been operating in cruise control. I have been ignoring things that need my attention and allowing my life to pass by without my participation.
I am not much of a procrastinator. If something needs doing, I do it, so it feels strange to now be in a position where I have a list of things I need to take care of. It sounds easy enough but some of the things on my list will require real time and attention, not just a quick fix to check them off the list.
This morning I am getting a grasp of it all and learning that in burning myself, I have discovered I am burnt out. I am going through the motions, putting on a happy face, and sweeping a lot of emotions and struggles under the rug. My tripping on the pile I've created was bound to happen.
I am a blessed and fortunate woman so I hate to complain, but I'm not much of a complainer and so sometimes it feels good to just bitch. Life is good but could it be great if I paid more attention? Has cruise control made me complacent and therefore settling for a life that could be better?
We spend so much time worrying about our kids, money, work, health, family, and the world in general, that a little perspective is needed. The things I worry about will be there whether I am stressed about them or not. Instead of worrying I must focus on eliminating what worries me.
My son is growing up and with one more year at home before he goes to college, is this worried and stressed out mother the person I want him to be with for his final year at home? I want him to look back at our time together and remember the fun, not the list of things his mom was working on.
I often think about what my son will remember about his childhood. Being raised by a single mother has challenges and rewards, and I want for his childhood memories to be shaped by the rewards, not the challenges. I need to remember that what I do now, is what he will remember later.
It is interesting that a burn led to such thoughtful reflection. I am disappointed with a few things, but also empowered. I may not be responsible for my disappointment, but I am responsible for how I channel my empowerment. It's time for me shake it all off and jump into my life.
No more cruise control. I am taking charge of life and fixing what does not work. I am going to focus on being the best mother I can be and enjoying this special time with my son. My little tiny baby is now a high school senior and I am going to embrace it instead of worrying about it.
Life is complicated and sometimes confusing, but it turns out we make it that way. We all get burned on occasion and it is how we handle the pain that determines how quickly we heal. I got burned, literally and figuratively this week, but I'm still lucky, blessed, and keeping the faith.
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May 23, 2013 | 3:17 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
Ending relationships is a very hard thing to do. When your marriage ends and you go through a divorce, it is simply crushing, and one of the most traumatic things someone can experience. When you have kids, there is comfort in knowing that the relationship will carry on in some form or another because you have children together. By comfort, of course I mean you sometimes want to kill the person that is occasionally comforting.
To clarify, I get no comfort from my ex-husband and he actually irritates the crap out of me, however, he is the father of my child and we are forever connected. If I didn't love him, it would mean I did not love parts of my child, and I love every single thing about my remarkable son. I see his dad in him all the time. They look the same, laugh the same, have the same mannerisms, and I love those parts of him, so I love my ex-husband.
We share a child together and while we don't really co-parent that much, we both love him and the time we spend with him is important. It is hard when you are divorced and your child leaves you to visit his other parent. You eventually learn to adjust and the comfort comes in knowing your kid is coming back and you will see them. When you end a relationship with a boyfriend, and there are kids involved, the outcome is very different.
My last relationship was more than just dating, we had built a family. He was incredibly close with my son, and me with his daughters. We were both parental in a lot of ways to the other's children and now that we are done, those relationships are also done, and it is painful. My son feels a loyalty to me and does not want to talk to the man who hurt me, which while lovely, breaks his heart because he loves him very much.
I love his daughters. The younger one and me were close and shared many meaningful moments together. I nursed her when she was sick, supported her when she was sad, and loved her and her sister with all my heart. I have not seen her since the relationship ended and I am heartbroken. I saw the older sister to give her a gift for her college graduation, but have not see her since, and it makes me sad. I miss them.
They are not my children, and I was not married to their father, so there is no divorce where I can negotiate time with them. I lost my boyfriend and I lost his kids, and in doing so I lost a family that mattered to me. It is more like a death. I went from spending everyday with this man and his children, to them all being gone. I am mourning the loss of people who are simply living their lives without me in it which is a difficult adjustment.
I have had no contact with him for weeks and while I will truly never understand why he opted to end this way, I must respect his choices. I can only hope that those girls know how much I love them and my choice to not contact them is probably the same reason as their choice to not contact me, we are respecting their father's choices. As for my wonderful son, I am proud of him for putting his sense of decency in front of his feelings.
Relationships are complicated and impossible to navigate properly when there are kids involved. This weekend will mark the college graduation of a remarkable young woman and I am sad to not be there to share in the moment with her and her dad. Instead I will be at the wedding of a friend and colleague of mine. I will watch a man I love get married, and will of course think of a man I loved, who simply disappeared one day.
Loss is difficult and everyone handles it differently. Whether you lose a job, pet, loved one, friendship, or relationship, emotions run high. There is sadness and anger, but we are also blessed that as human beings we have the knowledge that time will heal and life will go on. I am grateful for the memories I have and know that even without a custody battle, they are clear on how much I love them even though there is no visitation.
It will be bittersweet, but I suppose the best way to forget a sad ending is to embrace a new beginning. Love is grand and it is a blessing to be included in the moment that my friend embraces the hopes and dreams that come with marriage. I am going to have a great time and will dance the night away with my remarkable son, who has stepped in as my date. In the end dating, divorce, death, and marriage, all require you to keep the faith.
May 22, 2013 | 6:34 am
Posted by Ilana Angel
Zach Sobiech has passed away after a long battle against cancer.
I am forever changed by this remakable young man and his story.
My hearfelt condolences go out to Zach's family and friends.
Thank you Zach. You inspire me to always keep the faith.
May 19, 2013 | 5:43 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
My last three long-term relationships were all with men I met on JDate. I only date Jewish men and so it makes sense that JDate would be my online dating site of choice. By choice of course I mean it is a necessary evil in the day and age we live in. JDate works if you are willing to take your time, not get discouraged, and remember that is its not JDate that works, it is you.
I would never have met these men where it not for JDate and I am grateful for that. The relationships ending had nothing to do with JDate and so my bad feelings towards JDate are not for the service they provide, but for the services they do not provide. JDate cares about money and money is important, but without customers they make no money, so we should matter.
I'm not a programmer and know nothing about how dating sites work, but if we live in a world where a man can walk on the moon and Kim Kardashian can become a millionaire for being a whore, then can't JDate find a way to make their customers more important than money? It's not brain surgery, it's dating. We are paying to be there, so why not make it the best it can be?
JDate is a place for Jews to meet Jews, or those who are not Jewish but want to date Jews, can meet Jews. No matter how you describe it, JDate is for Jews. In reading one of their "Success Stories", they felt the need to explain what aliyah was. Really? Jews know what aliyah is, and it is a site created for Jews, so why insult our Jewish intelligence with this crap?
I received an email this week on JDate by a man who has the exact same pictures posted that he had 10 years ago. Ten years. Would it be that hard for JDate to require their members to post current pictures? If they can see a picture has not been uploaded in ten years can't they tell that member to supply a recent photo? All it does it help those who are serious.
People lie when dating online. It is typical, expected, entertaining, silly, fascinating, sad, and at the end of the day, not the end of the world. It's just dating. If you meet someone based on certain things they say, and they are something else, don't date them again. There are always risks involved in dating, even with people who are honest with you. It is a crapshoot.
I'm not expecting JDate to investigate every person who joins, just to help out in the most basic of ways. People will continue to lie because is the nature of the beast. People are lonely and desperate, but also hopeful and excited to meet someone new, so we all get it that there may be a stretching of the truth. It is human nature to want people to like you.
JDate needs to be a little more mensch, and a little less bitch. They need to remember that we are, for the most part, Jewish people, and there is a certain level of decency that we require from other members of the tribe. We will happily pay for their service, but we want to feel like they want to help us, not just take our money, laugh at us, and run to the bank.
I have written countless articles about JDate and my experiences with both dating men from their site, and the people who run the site. A few years back they contacted me and I met a couple of their employees for lunch, only to discover that JDate is completely out of touch with the majority of their users, which is a real shame because it doesn't need to be like that.
I don't know who runs JDate these days, but I'd love to have a chat with them. By chat of course I mean I would like to have a serious conversation with someone who is not 20 years old with no clue of what it means to date online. I don't need to speak with a computer programmer or a membership specialist, I want to talk to someone who actually cares about me.
I am freaking hilarious! JDate does not care about me. They do not care about my opinion. They do care about my money and the fact is that they will continue to get it because JDate can and does work. While perhaps a little fragile this time around, I am a believer in love and know that love can be found in weird places, and nothing is weirder than the Internet.
I wrote the man with the ten year old pictures and let him know that I knew his pictures were ten years old. He informed me that I didn't need to worry about it because he looks exactly the same. You need a tough skin to date online. You need a sense of humor and lots of wine to date on JDate. At the end of the day you just cross your fingers, and keep the faith.
May 17, 2013 | 5:27 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I had a coffee date yesterday that proved what I have always known: coffee dates don't really work for me. It is an unnatural meeting and feels more like a job interview. I am too old, too intelligent, and frankly too cute, to play these dating games. If someone is interested in me, we should go out for a meal or a walk, not sit in a coffee shop checking off a list we have in our heads to determine if we want to go on a real date.
Not every date is going to lead to love, or sex, or even a second date, but at this stage of my life I can sit with a stranger, even if there is no physical or intellectual attraction, and have a conversation. Having that conversation sitting in a room with a bunch of other people having the same conversations is not cool. There are a million and one things that two people can talk about on a date, and having something in common is not required.
Why not take a leap of faith and meet for a real date instead of a quickie? Listen, quick can be good sometimes, but not on a date. Well that is not true because I have left a date after 5 minutes, but that was not a date as much as escaping someone dangerous. A cup of coffee is not a date. If I am going to go on a date I want it to be a real date. If I meet my Beshert I don't want to look back on our first date as a quickie over coffee.
Each bad date gets you one step closer to love. It could also get you one step closer to getting a cat and an IV of wine, but either way, it is one step closer to something. My date last night was a lovely man. He is attractive, funny, open, and charming. It was impossible however to know if there was any connection. I meet my girlfriends for a cup of coffee. I go out with my son for a coffee to catch up. Coffee with a stranger is strange.
So, I have made an executive decision. No more coffee dates for me. They are awkward and weird, and I am not doing them anymore. I will exchange emails, I will talk with them on the phone, and I will invest enough time into a stranger for them to not want to be a stranger anymore. Then we can have lunch, or dinner, or go for a walk, or meet for a cocktail. Important to note that meeting for a cocktail is not the same as a coffee.
Meeting up for a cocktail, feels like a date, not an interview. I think most women would dress differently for a coffee than they would a cocktail. For example, I am wearing flats to coffee and heels to a drink. I am wearing lip-gloss to a coffee and lipstick to a drink. Subtle but important differences that change the vibe from that of work to pleasure. Dating is work, but should still be fun and not feel like a chore. Dating should be fun.
Sometimes I crack myself up. Dating should be fun? Dating is not fun. There is actually nothing fun about dating at all. Dating is brutal. It is full of angst and pressure. There is excitement of course, but it comes from the possibilities of where it could lead, not an actual date. Dating is just the vehicle used to find love. I am easing back into dating and as long as I stay away from coffee shops, I will be able to keep the faith.
May 14, 2013 | 4:36 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
The process of dating is really hard. When you are going on a series of first dates, it is also exhausting. It takes a lot of time to get ready, to engage in banter with a stranger, to convince yourself that you want to be there, and not at home in your pajamas with a glass of wine. Dating is simply a means to an end, and everyone's ending is different. Some end in love, some end in sex, and many end with the simple hope that the next one will be better.
When we meet someone new for the first time we may think we are meeting Prince Charming, when in fact we are having dinner with someone more like Ted Bundy. It is actually quite scary and if I thought about it for too long, I would talk myself out of ever dating again. When I factor in my child, I think he should never date either. Dating is a risky business. The risk is too high for just sex, so I hope for love, and try to limit my expectations.
People are on their best behavior when dating, usually, and it is only with time that we learn all the details that make them who they are. Sometimes we never learn, or perhaps learn too much, but is it time that truly allows you to know who you are dating? Love is blind, which make us blind to the red flags that come with loving someone. How someone treats you when you are dating is important, but is that how they will be with you long term?
Are we are able to see clearly when blinded by love? When dating, is the hope for love enough to blind us? Why are we so easily blinded in all the ways that make love grand, but also in all the ways that break our hearts? That is the thing about love, there are no guarantees. Love makes people crazy. It also makes smart people stupid, kind people mean, funny people bitter, and nice Jewish girls pray to Jesus for their hearts to mend.
It turns out that Love is a bitch. Love teaches you how to fly, then breaks your wings. How can Love be so grand, and also be so bitter? Love and Karma must be sisters. Bitches. I know they are women because men are just not smart enough to screw us over like they do, which says a lot considering how much men screw us over. I am too scared and too smart to date for sex, so I'm stuck looking for Love. God help me. Wait, God help her too.
I am over Love and her devilish ways so I am not going to put up with her games anymore. I am looking for Love and when I find her, I am going to kick her ass. I am going show her who is boss. In return she will respect me, and my heart. She will treat me with dignity and decency and allow our time together to be grand and not hurtful. I am now talking about Love in the way that only a crazy person can. Damn her for doing this to me.
Dating sucks. It sucks a little more when you are 47 and surprised to find yourself dating again. There are fun parts of it of course, but still, it sucks. The real struggle is not to find Love, but to find the strength to keep trying, to avoid the animal shelter, and to not do permanent damage to your liver. Love is grand. She is also mean, nasty, vindictive, sarcastic and a pain in the ass. The only shot in hell I have to find her, is by keeping the faith.
May 11, 2013 | 12:44 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
In honor of Mother's Day, I am submitting my mother's blog and would like to give 17 reasons as to why my Mother is the best, on account of the fact that is how many Mother's Days she has had.
1. She is extremely uplifting. She tells me how proud she is of me, and how incredible my jeans make my butt look.
2. She is very attractive, commonly referred to as a M.I.L.T.T.T.D. (A Mother I'd Like To Take To Dinner)
3. She is quite humorous. She understands 60% of my jokes, which is 30% more than the average Canadian.
4. She doesn't fully understand how to work technology. This is good because it makes me feel intelligent when she comes to me for help.
5. She is Canadian. Canadian's are usually kinder and more well rounded than most Americans.
6. She is Jewish. This is fairly self-explanatory.
7. She appreciates the things I love. This doesn't mean my Mother is a die hard Lord of the Rings fan, but she doesn't judge the fact that I am.
8. She introduced me to the film "Love Actually". This is a simply incredible film that I never would have seen if it weren't for her.
9. She likes my cat. There is just something very endearing about your mother stroking your cat.
10. She likes my friends and my friends like her. Unfortunately, the downside is that my friends would rather hang out with her than me.
11. She is very good at cooking. Whether it be pasta, soup, or steak, I always walk away from the table feeling like the twice the man I was when I got there. Both metaphorically and literally.
12. She supports me in all of my endeavors. She has always told me to follow my dreams, and because of that, I am happier than ever.
13. She's always willing to help. Everything from school functions, to my homework. (Not the kitty litter. I never get help with the kitty litter.)
14. She is short. This makes me feel much taller and stronger than I actually am.
15. She doesn't like loud music. This aggravates me a lot now, but I'm sure I'll appreciate it for some reason later in my life.
16. She has raised me to be Jewish. I'm becoming more grateful for this every single day.
17. Finally, my Mother has raised me to be me. She has never told me to be anyone different. She has been kind and helpful and supportive through thick and thin. Not all kids are lucky enough to have that.
I love you so much Mum.
You are a truly remarkable human being.
Happy Mothers Day!
Love, Snickerdoodle
May 9, 2013 | 4:10 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I am not really a transitional kind of girl. I hate the dating dance and at this stage of my life am able to make quick decisions in terms of the men I want to spend time with. I have friends who swear by the "transitional man" method of getting over a love. A man that will get you back in the saddle so to speak, so you can mend your broken heart, and then meet the next man you will love. For me, I'd rather have a practice round instead of a transitional man. I'm not transitioning from anything. I had love, lost it, and want it again.
Yesterday I spoke with a single male friend of mine. He is in his 50's, divorced, successful, sexy, smart, funny, planted firmly in Judaism, and unable to find love. I have had a crush on him for years and don't get why he is not in a relationship. We spoke about dating and it was interesting to get a look into how a man's mind works. It is very different. Forget about Mars and Venus, apples and oranges, or black and white. They differences between men and women are far vaster than planets, fruits, and colors. We are just inexplicably different.
He spoke of being bored with meeting women for coffee or dinner. He sits and talks to people all day and so going out to talk is not appealing. It made perfect sense to me. Isn't the real test of compatibility whether you can be quiet together? I can talk to anyone, it's a gift, but being quiet with someone is a special thing. Relationships are not just about talking. Or sex for that matter. There is more intimacy in lying down with someone and listening to them breathe, than in having sex. Sex is important, but not necessarily always intimate.
I never invite men to my home unless we are in a relationship. My son lives with me, and meeting him must be earned. I will go to a man's home if I feel comfortable, but if that comfort fades once I'm there, I leave. My friend spoke of inviting a woman to his home on a second date. He loves his home, and thought having her over would be relaxing and less of a forced talking marathon, which dates can be. She took the invitation to mean he wanted a relationship, as home meant intimacy to her. Wrong, but understandable.
If a man is invited into my home, the place where I am my most happy and self-aware, in my mind it is a relationship. For my friend, inviting her into his home was simply another location for a date. Women are seeking signs from men to make us feel special. If we are invited to his home, we're special. The truth is that if we saw a list of women invited there before us, we would see it is not special at all. Not everything men do and say has a hidden message of love. Men don't think like that, and women are unwilling to understand or believe it.
Couldn't all dating for men be classified as transitional? How exactly will a transitional man help me? What am I looking for? I don't need to get married again, I don't want to have another child, I have my own home, car, and ability to support myself. My son does not need a father, and neither do I. I am looking for a friend, confidant, lover, and ultimately a witness. I want a witness to my life. I want to look next to me and know they have the same memories as me. I want to include someone other than my son and myself in my dreams.
Men are, in my opinion, better able to handle a transitional relationship. They can get from point A to point B with a few pit stops along the way. Women want to get from point A to point B quickly, with no stops in between. I am spending my transitional period with myself, and that is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because I am avoiding some of the pitfalls that come with transitional dating, and a curse because I spend more time looking backward than forward. I am not sure how I am supposed to see a future when I'm facing the past.
Is the point of a transitional person to make you move on faster? Is fast really the way to go when mending a broken heart? When a relationship ends we focus on the heart, which makes no sense. You can fix a broken heart, transplant one that is not functioning, patch a hole in one, or make it slow down so you can catch your breath. The focus when suffering through heartache should be the brain. You can't get a brain transplant, or path a hole in your brain, or slow it down so you can catch your breath. Heartache requires a new brain, not a new heart.
I like my heart. It loves deeply and openly. Is has compassion, empathy, hope, and love. My brain however, needs a little work. It is unable to acknowledge red flags, listens to the ramblings of my heart, which let's face it, is a bit of a drinker, and seems incapable of learning from its mistakes. At the end of the day I am a bit of a mess. My heart, while lovely, is not that bright. My brain, while brilliant, is that that savvy. They are both important, but need to get along. If they could just pay more attention to each other, I'd be much better off.
My heart needs to communicate better with my brain, and my brain needs to acknowledge the feelings of my heart. They both mean well, and have my best interest in mind, but they both want to win the battle of love and in battling with each other, are making me a little crazy. Love s certainly a game, but it does not need to be a war. I am not sure who to listen to most days, which is simply exhausting. I am getting through each day, hoping to spend more time looking ahead than back, and trying to always keep the faith.
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By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR U.S. Representative John Dingell, Jr., from the 12tth Congressional District, at 86 is being celebrated as the longest serving member of the U.S. Congress, a milestone not easily reached, one that climaxes Dingell's more than five decades in public service. Elected to Congress at 29, to replace his father John Dingell, Sr., the younger Dingel, steadily built his public portfolio, becoming chairman of powerful House committees that have broad powers over the environment, energy and the auto industry. He wielded incredible influence and for years almost single-handedly decided the fate of the American auto industry in Washington. One of the watershed moments in Dingell's political career came when he vehemently supported the 1964 Civil Rights Act, at a time when it was very unpopular to come out unequivocally in support of legislation to challenge Jim Crow. It was a decision that almost cost Dingell re-election to Congress. He told the Huffington Post that he "damn near lost an election over it. The Wall Street Journal gave me a 1-in-15 chance of winning that race." The nation's first African American president, Barack Obama, acknowledged Dingell's crucial role and support for civil rights in the last 50 years. "John has always worked tirelessly for the people of his beloved Michigan and for working families across America," Obama said. "He has helped pass some of the most important laws of the last half-century, from Medicare to the Civil Rights Act to the Clean Air Act to the Affordable Care Act, and he continues to fight for workers' rights, access to affordable healthcare, and the preservation of our environment for future generations to enjoy. Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to John and his family." Dingell, the dean of the House, never relented in his support for legislations that have an imprint on the nation's...
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Tech giant promises that iMessage, FaceTime, location details and Siri requests remain private in effort to reassure customers. Apple has joined rivals including Facebook, Google and Twitter in calling on the US government to allow it to publish more details of the secret court orders its receives to disclose customers' information. The company gave more details of its dealings with US authorities Monday as it sought to reassure customers in the wake of the scandal surrounding the National Security Agency's Prism surveillance program. For complete story click here
Read moreDuggan Decision Could Be Decided Tuesday
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A decision may come as early as Tuesday to put Mike Duggan back on the ballot The appeals court agreed Friday to give expedited consideration to Duggan's appeal of a lower court's ruling to remove his name from the ballot. Rival candidate Tom Barrow and activist Robert Davis says Duggan violated the terms of the City Charter and was not a city resident for one year before the deadline to file election petitions. Barrow also has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to rule on the matter.
Read moreThe Untold Stories Of Extraordinary Black Fathers
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For entrepreneur William K. Middlebrooks, the only difference between living an ordinary life and an extraordinary one is your willingness to do the extra in everything that you do. It's a lesson Middlebrooks says his father instilled in him growing up, and one that served as a source of inspiration for a compilation of wisdom he and marketing executive Leslie M. Gordon recently released on the role of fathers in the African-American community. Part chapter-memoir, part call-to-action and part inspiration, the book, "Dare To Be Extraordinary: A Collection of Positive Life Lessons from African American Fathers," recognizes and honors the wisdom and teachings of African-American fathers passed down to sons and daughters, one summary reads. Continue to the Huffington Post...
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Wabi-Sabi exhibition
Wabi-Sabi is an exhibition bringing a unique glimpse of the traditional Japanese culture. It takes you on the path to poetry, calligraphy, arts and crafts.
The Exhibition
The Wabi-Sabi exhibition is part of a cycle of exhibitions organized by Biken International which takes place from 2011 to 2015, presenting the Japanese aesthetic values of the Wabi-Sabi concept.
Every day in Japan Expo, some artists coming especially from Japan will organize demonstrations and workshops in the Wabi-Sabi area.
For example, you will be given the opportunity to discuss with Japanese artists, assist to their mini-conferences, and try to create your own work of art.
Indeed there will be many occasions to understand the Japanese spirit and techniques.
Every day from July 5 to 8, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Wabi-Sabi concept
The exhibition aims at transmitting the values of the Japanese spirit of Wabi-Sabi which represents an aesthetics focused on accepting transiense, the blooming of a condemned and ephemereal beauty.
This concept comes from buddhism and the three aspects of existence (Imperfection, Impermanence and Incompleteness). The Wabi-Sabi aesthetics is about asymmetry, asperity, simplicity, modesty, intimacy and the assumption of the natural process.
Japanese culture in France
In 1615, a Japanese man arrived in France for the first time in history. In the 19th century, Japanese art print becomes a new source of inspiration for impressionist European painters. Many Japanese works of art are presented in Paris for the Universal Exhibition. Japanese art is getting more and more popular.
Today, almost 400 years have passed and Japanese culture is more popular than ever in France and all over Europe. The Wabi-Sabi exhibition explores Japanese culture in all its aspects and over the centuries.
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Members of Parliament yesterday failed to pass the estimates for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives due to lack of quorum of legislators.
The Parliamentary Standing Orders want the passing or endorsement of budget or any other resolution/motion to be made in the presence of at least half of the total number of members of Parliament.
In yesterday's incident, Singida East MP and Opposition Chief Whip Tundu Lissu sounded the alarm when the House assumed the role of Expenditure Committee, saying there was no way the budget could be passed by Parliament due to lack of quorum.
Deputy Speaker Job Ndugai partly agreed with Lissu but decided to carry on with the process while trying to buy time hoping some MPs would return to the debating chamber to boost the number of MPs.
Signs of failure of the quorum requirement were clear early yesterday as seats of most CCM MPs and ministers were empty.
Other MPs who wanted the final stage of the budget endorsement to be suspended due to the lack of quorum include James Mbatia (Nominated-NCCR Mageuzi) and Felix Mkosamali (Muhambwe-NCCR Mageuzi).
The Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Policy, Coordination and Parliamentary Affairs) William Lukuvi was seen moving around the Parliament building trying to summon MPs to enter the debating chamber but in vain.
However, until the final stage of the parliamentary process of passing the budget the quorum had not been reached, compelling the deputy speaker to adjourn the process until tomorrow.
The current total number of MPs stands at 352 but until the time when deputy speaker adjourned the process not more than 120 MPs were in the debating chamber.
Ndugai later told the House that such a situation was contributed by the absence of 18 MPs and those MPs sent by the Bunge Office to Zanzibar after the tragedy involving MV Skagit.
He also told the House that a delegation of MPs had been dispatched to Longido Constituency to attend the funeral of MP Lekule Laiza's mother.
About two weeks ago Speaker Anne Makinda warned MPs against disappearing, especially when weekends approached. In her caution the Speaker said such a practice would one day block the budget from being passed, which did not take long to be observed.


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Introduction | Sensor Performance | Comparisons | Conclusion |
With an overall DxOMark Score of 66, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 comes in at 54th place among all cameras tested on DxOMark, and takes first place among conventional digital compacts equipped with a zoom lens. Only the Fujifilm X100 with its APS-C sensor does better.
With a DxOMark Portrait Score of 22.6 bits, the RX100 places 54th in terms of color depth among all cameras tested, and likewise is at the head of the pack of all conventional compacts tested (beaten only by the Fujifilm X100).
With a DxOMark Landscape score of 12.4EV, the 1" CMOS sensor offers a high dynamic range for a digital compact. It ranks 32nd in the standings, tied with the APS-C sensor of the X100, and even surpasses several older-generation full-format reflexes such as the Nikon D700 and D3, and the Sony Alpha 850. By way of comparison, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II measured 11.9EV.
Low-light sensitivity: no miracles here with this 1-inch sensor, large and small at the same time, that fits in between the 1/1.7-inch sensors of the usual expert compacts and APS-C or 4:3 sensors of the hybrids and entry-level reflex cameras. Achieving 390 ISO and ranked 137th for this criterion, the Sony RX100 remains the most sensitive of the small-sized expert compact digital cameras, second only to the very bulky Canon Powershot G1 X. The RX100 gains 1 stop with respect to the scores for the more conventional compact sensors, a gain directly tied to the sensor surface area.
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I have noted that none (or few) tests of compact cameras include any sharpness scores or measurements. Is there a reason that DXO doesn't provide those measurement?
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Last week the Governor revealed the first of his rebuilding policies in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. His Emergency Order adopting the FEMA advisory base flood maps does not require DEP to adopt the mapping for its regulatory programs and only applies to the coast. Instead the Emergency Order applies to elevation and rebuilding codes only.
Without adaptation into the DEP regulatory programs, homeowners could choose not to conform with the standards and pay higher insurance premiums. We all end up paying higher insurance premiums and put more people in harm's way. This leaves families vulnerable to the next storm and could jeopardize compensation families receive from FEMA. Until the mapping is adopted into the DEP regulatory programs, the agency can give out development approvals in areas that flood under FEMA without elevation protections. The state will be approving projects where they will not be able to get flood insurance or mortgages risking rebuilding our coast and our economic recovery.
The emergency order only applies to the coast, not statewide. It does not include inland areas that experienced major flooding in Hurricane Sandy such as the Meadowlands or areas that traditionally flood such as along the Passaic and Raritan Rivers like Manville and Little Falls. Besides the coast, all other counties will still use the old maps that have not been updated in some cases since 1980.
In his statement the Governor said if homeowners do not adhere to the standards, the financial risk will be on the homeowners through higher insurance premiums, but the rest of the state will be paying for it too. As they rebuild in vulnerable areas, they increase the risk of insurance pools around the state. The taxpayers are paying for the rebuilding through FEMA and without standards that money will wash to sea with the next storm and they will expect more federal funding to rebuild again. If their house gets destroyed the bill is on the taxpayers as well as costs for any damage to adjoining properties.
The Governor also announced the DEP will streamline the permitting process to rebuild homes faster without DEP review. The DEP will only sign off on the project after it is completed, potentially opening a Pandora's box of problems and violations. This could cost municipalities, homeowners, and tax payers millions as FEMA only reimburses projects that meet environmental regulations.
This is backwards; the Governor wants to build first and review later. By waiving the standards people may be waving good bye to their home in the next storm. The Governor is relaxing environmental standards and requirements which in turn actually puts people and property in harm's way and ends up causing more problems than it solves.
New Jersey has not fully updated its FEMA flood mapping since 1980 as these updates will limit development in flood prone areas. FEMA is currently revising mapping for our state's coastal communities based on the impacts of Hurricane Sandy and those maps should be available this summer. The new FEMA maps will be based on Hurricane Sandy but do not take into account sea level rise or the impacts of a Category three Hurricane which can hit New Jersey. The Christie administration must commit to adopting those maps in the DEP regulatory programs when they become available so we rebuild the shore better and smarter. Failure to adopt these maps will put people and property in harm's way.
The Administration has opposed updating the flood mapping as it would limit development in flood prone areas. There are regulatory programs that limit develop in flood prone or flood hazard areas including Water Quality Planning, Flood Hazard Area, storm water and CAFRA coastal development rules. By not adopting the updates FEMA maps, these regulations are based on outdated maps that do not show the increase in flooding in New Jersey and more flood prone property. By not adopting these maps we are promoting overdevelopment in areas that flood, putting people and property in harms ways.
During the press conference, the Governor said he did not think New Jersey should include green building codes in the rebuilding process. However now is the best time to implement green building codes, as Louisiana did following Hurricane Katrina, because it not only helps reduce pollution and energy use but helps save people money.
The Governor's rebuilding policies did not include measures to address or reduce climate pollution and prepare New Jersey for the future impacts of sea level rise and storm surges. The National Climate Assessment released this month predicts that by 2100, 1-in-10-yeat coastal flooding could triple to occur once every three years as a result of sea level rise. Rutgers predicts sea levels could rise by 11-25 inches by 2050 and could potentially increase by as much as 67 inches in 2100. We need to begin adaptation and hazard planning to better protect and move people and property out of harm's way in preparation for such projected events.
The Governor has had an anti-environmental agenda trying to weaken environmental regulations through the waiver rule, weakening DEP rules, and pulling out of RGGI. He is now using Hurricane Sandy as a cover to weaken protections further through this emergency order and the DEP Administrative Consent Order (ACO) that allows infrastructure to rebuilt in the same place that was just destroyed.
The Governor did not address where we should not rebuild or where we should offer buyouts to homeowners. Now is the best time outline a master plan for rebuilding our shore, before people begin rebuilding in the most vulnerable areas. This should include establishing a stable source of funding for the Blue Acres Program to meet the demand. The Blue Acres program helps purchase flood prone properties and move the families out of harm's way. Through the Blue Acres program we can create new flood storage areas along rivers and restore floodplains. Updating the FEMA mapping would qualify more homes for Blue Acres funding.
Before we can rebuild the Jersey Shore we need to know where we can build and if the state does not adopt the updated FEMA maps into the DEP regulatory programs, we are going to be putting more people at risk by creating more danger and more flooding. We will not be able to build the Shore smarter or better if we do not have a foundation based on science and these FEMA maps.
1:56 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Face it, Tubbo Mc Fleecejacket only cares about his Big Business Masters. He says and does what he's told. It would seem that his War On The Working Class (tm) is proceeding as planned and YOU IDIOTS will vote him in for a second term.
6:51 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I wouldn't vote him in as dog catcher. I would love to know who they ask that give him such high ratings. I can't wait to vote against him. I hope people realize what he really is before it is too late.
Dentss Dunnagun
11:37 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Tubbo Mc Fleecejacket !!! LOL hey that pretty funny you should go on Dave Letterman ....Oh wait Tubby beat you to it ! now you'll have to get some new material ,that should keep your mind occupied for a year or two....
12:42 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Your post looks like it was typed by a semi-educated first grade student.
George Clark
2:33 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
I am concerned about Tubbo Mcfleece fleecing his sandy aid collection and how bad it looks it can be. Am I the only one concerned about our fearless leader making money dissappear miraculously from his fund? What if his wife is home on the couch counting the donations and he sits down next to her. how many millions could hide under his enormous hide? lol.
3:05 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
I figure it's pretty much a given that Mc Fleecejacket will raid ALL funds that come in. He has a history of it. It's what he does best.
4:52 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Let's start with a training fund for volunteer EMTs. The money for this fund comes from a surcharge on motor vehicle summonses not taxes and is still being charged today.
John Eric Mangino
8:10 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
I believe letting the Sierra clubs president to have a open forum in the way of a column against Patch terms of service his articles are bias misleading inaccurate
and incomplete . Building green in now way shape or form is cheaper it cost on average 30 - 40 percent more . No where is the fleecing of the victims being mentioned as way of insurance premiums . Go save hunterdon county go save the trees and pine barrens but for gods sake stay the hell off the shore . Oh by the way the governor. Adopted the new advised maps not the old 1980 maps . Any first year newspaper boy could research that .Where would you like all these people to live Tittel? I have a great idea why dont you get your gloves and some Sierra members and go clean some wetlands we cant manage now .
3:54 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Did Mr.Tittel join the Tea Party? All this concern about the financial burden on taxpayers. That's new. Can we remind YOU of the cost to taxpayers when you present your positions?
The Sierra Club's idea of sensible economic development is to walk away. Regarding our natural resources it's "don't use it, don't even walk on it". Maybe you can look at it from a distance as long as you get there by walking or riding your mule.
12:58 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Did Mr.Tittel join the Tea Party?
I do not think so, the Tea Party is the thorn in the side of Sierra club, EPA and other liberal groups
Some one sent this article from Mother Jones, for me to read. Sierra Club was included it this, hmm, Strange bed fellows
Revealed: The Massive New Liberal Plan to Remake American Politics
A month after President Obama won reelection, America's most powerful liberal groups met to plan their next moves. Here's what they talked about.
A month after President Barack Obama won reelection, top brass from three dozen of the most powerful groups in liberal politics met at the headquarters of the National Education Association (NEA), a few blocks north of the White House. Brought together by the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Communication Workers of America (CWA), and the NAACP, the meeting was invite-only and off-the-record.
Liberal groups have joined forces around issues—and elections—before. Health Care for America Now (HCAN) was a megagroup formed to support Obama's health care reform bill in 2009. And in 2003, leaders from EMILY's List, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), AFL-CIO, and Sierra Club formed America Coming Together,
I have spoken
5:48 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Christie didn't create the FEMA maps, an Obama appointee did. Of course like all of Jeff's columns....Full of BS.
Jeff and his merry-men of nut-jobs (AKA as the Sierra Club) will do anything to support TAX TAX TAX.
9:33 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Great post! The NEW FEMA maps were complied by the Obama administration.
The Sierra Club is an extension of the EPA.
Scary. Very Scary.
TR Voice of Reason
1:03 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
@Jersey Tomato - It is really unsettling that both the Biggert-Waters Act of 2012 and the FEMA Maps, also of 2012, seem like they were created with the premonition that we were going to get slammed with a once in a life time storm? No Federal government agency in the past, has ever been so prepared to screw it's citizens as our current Administration with this Act and FEMA. Scary? More like petrified!
Resident of Lacey
10:32 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Now that is barack's plan, but how did he get mom nature to help out?
TR Voice of Reason
10:53 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
@Resident of Lacey - I know that you have heard the term "God works in Mysterious Ways," well the same can be said for the Devil. I believe in good and evil, I think that many people do. The big word these days is "Karma," which is basically when things appear to happen for a reason but there is no rational explanation. Sorry but I don't believe in this many tragic coincidences in such a short period of time.
1:31 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
@resident/voice/tomato/Ihave, you folks are really starting to get this. The timing of Sandy was certainly uncanny, to say the least. The screwing was coming anyway, via the mention Biggert-Waters Act which was signed in to law last July by President OFEMA. The problem with this piece of federal legislation is that like Dodd-Frank, it is incomplete. The regulations are in place once the feds figure out what they are.The advisory maps are just that, though adopted by the state as a building standard. The effective maps which will dictate flood insurance premiums as they relate to elevation, will probably come out as preliminary maps in August. These maps are subject to appeal. You can be sure of one thing--they will be. After that however long period, the property owners that are being told they have to elevate and so on and so forth, will know what BFE's they are ACTUALLY dealing with. How FEMA , President OFEMA,Congress or the Governor can allow this to happen is mind boggling. Christie stated at the dreaded press conference when he adopted the advisory maps that waiting two to three years to rebuild the Jersey Shore is unacceptable to him. Well, Governor, we are the Jersey Shore(not Snookie and the hellacious boardwalks), and quite frankly, you Chris Christie, sold us all out. All New Jerseyans will see property devaluation like even Fannie Mae could not imagine. Educate yourselves everyone and inform your elected officials that this is not acceptable to you.
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2:14 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
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Sherman,Frank retired teacher
3:53 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
proud hypocrite voted for Gov beach ball
Frank Sherman ret teacher proud union member
3:54 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
proud hypocrite voted for Gov beach ball
S. Bar
11:28 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Fema was working on changing the maps prior to Sandy. I say class-action law suit. I just purchased my home a few years ago and prior to buying trusted FEMA and their maps. My house was 1 foot over advised elevation. I checked to be sure I could afford my flood insurance and moved forward. Now FEMA says they maps and advised elevation were not accurate and I need to raise my house 4 feet to pay $3,500/year. Since I did not get water in my house I don't qualify for any grants. I live in a small ranch, not on the water and can't afford to raise, pay $31,000 or even half of that in insurance and certainly can't sell. FEMA is the one who put my in this situation.
I trusted them and their "expertise" prior to making an offer on my home....I say we all sue.
11:39 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
My view is that the damages caused by natural disasters, their mitigation and prevention is a very serious matter in need of thoughtful discussion.
Given the losses to those directly affected by Sandy, the loss or reduction in rateables along the shore, as well as the activities of local governments, is going to be costly to all property tax payers in Ocean, Monmouth counties and to those affected in New York State. State taxes/services will also be affected because of the need for State agencies to just do their job (which they did and are doing).
Utility damages, especially above ground, will also greatly affect us. To ask JCP&L and others to prevent outages from these "100 year" storms will result in very high costs that will be passed on to the overall ratepayer, not just those in affected areas.
So, maybe the small steps that are now being taken, accompanied by non-political, thoughtful and knowledgeable studies will result in long term decisions and regulations that impact us all fairly.
John Eric Mangino
11:48 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
@TR My house has been here since 1920 and will remain here and it was the government that put it here my house was the bay tender for the railroad trestle and causeway when they were built . Should we now tear down all these homes TR .. sell them to your buddies @Walther homes Aren't you the guy that said the numbers where being blown out portion that the number homes effected was less than 4000 . Care to eat your crow now our later .
You have no answers just criticism Explain how building green now adding 30 _ 40 percent higher costs a help with the burdens of the New Insurance Rates . what are people to do with there sub standard damaged homes . Perhaps over the long run yes they will save money I dont see it in the current homes that are built green . Only in heating and electric systems and types window you use. Long hall saving .
Where is the sierra club members i dont see them here in this wildness rich environment cleaning anything up .Out bird watching at the DUMPS . No trying to save there homes that where they are .
Mick Foley
11:51 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
We need to move back 5 or 6 miles form the shore. It is a huge waste of taxpayer money to rebuild, If we dont do it now the ocean will do it in X years at what cost? Are you paying it all ? No. FEMA, fed gov, christie, give me money - yada yada yada.
11:55 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Foley - who are you to tell people where to live? If privately funded, people should be able to rebuild however they like.
11:58 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
If Private Money, to fund the overall cost to build and rebuild, I think "Foley" would agree with you!
Mick Foley
12:12 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
thank you kilowatt - you are correct. And i dont just mean the homes - the infrastructure - the police, fire, rescue - everything that is built and rebuilt on the public dime. I would rather keep my money than hand it over for that, earned income credits and welfare queens.
Da Poppa
8:53 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Foley, are you insane? 6 miles? I live a mile and a half from the shore and have NEVER suffered flood damage. Another tree hugging loon trying to steal private property and place economic burdens on innocent citizens.
Hunter Helmsley III
9:34 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
He doesn't soudn like a tree hugger just someone who is tired of paying to rebuild peoples beach houses and beach towns over and over again. In the months after the sandy coverage I have heard soooo many times people saying in 100 years my house had never been flooded and now it was - so maybe you are next da-poopa. The point is that the shore line is moving back - it moves back and forth over the span of thousands of years and there is no sense planning only 50 years form now in 200 years your will be under the sea might as well move all of you idiots to higher ground now.
7:47 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
The cost of something to Jeff or taxpayers is the last thing he cares about. This is a religion to him. These are eco-terrorist. They'll shut down a whole industry and put hundreds or thousands of families out of work if they think it might make an owl happy.
Property Taxed 2 Death
12:51 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Foley is corect. All NJ taxpayers as well as all ederal Tax Payers pay the cost for beach replentishment by private homes , and the costs to inbsurance companies for flood losses are paid by all of their insured clients through rate increases.
'Farm' preservation and open space preservation is mostly unused or unavailable to the general public, however now wouyld be the best time to buy up shore propertry and make it all public beach so we can stop dumping money into other peoples properties. If they don't want to sell now, then they should be told to make sure they have enough insurance because FEMA will not pay any more funds after this year to flood property along say 500' of the shore. It just does not make sense to keep rebuilding with taxpayer money, knowing in a few years it'll happen again
12:04 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Jeff just got the Hess refinery in Woodbridge closed down. Now 170 families have no income as well as all the store and delis nearby that the workers went to.
Oh, and gas will now become more expensive too for you people.
Great Job Jeff....
I have spoken
12:15 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
@WMS826....Look what else the Sierra Chud has done.....Got closed the Oyster Creek Necular plant. Many will lose their jobs. Do you have asthma? Remember the CFC inhaler the ONLY drug that actually worked.. Sierra Chud talked the FDA into discontinuing it because it harms the Ozone layer. It was replaced by the HFC inhaler that isn't productive whatsoever and more expensive. A proven drug that saves lives can't be used because of Ozone Layer. I have NO respect for Jeff and his group since the inhaler scam.
George Kasimos
1:47 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Dear Press, Public Officials and Flood Insurance Property Owners:
What we want are our Politicians to change;
1) A thorough re-evaluation of the flood zones, in a timely fashion.
2) Evaluating if we raise the dunes a few feet if it will significantly reduce all our flood levels and insurance premiums.
3) Getting quick answers as to who gets the mitigation grants, when they get the grant and for how much.
4) Creative ways to lower our flood insurance premiums
5) Grace period of a few years before the rise in flood insurance premiums
6) FEMA to notify all homeowners of the impending new flood insurance rates and elevation requirements
What we want from all Flood Insurance homeowners to do;
1) Copy and paste this email and send to your local, state, federal politicians and members of Press.
2) Form Coalition to protect our interests.
3) Spread the word to your neighbors
George Kasimos
Michelle Finne Richardson
5:19 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Who are you jeff? Wrong again no facts christie has been great unlike corzine who lied and cheated! Get the facts then send those sierra guys to barnegat bay to help us clean up . All lip service, if someone disagrees w you then there an idiot? To use this as your personal platform is sad and you sir are misguided
Ed Weigant
12:59 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
What exactly has fat boy done?
do you know what the unemployment rate is in NJ?
How is the 2 % cap working out for ya ?
Michelle Finne Richardson
2:51 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Again ed such an interesting point, again reverting to 2 yrs of age. To answer your question, my job is an arborist. Second tolls do not mind because i work . Just because i do not agree with you doesnt mean your fat or dumb like you said of christie. If you sent out your fema right away and did not lie then you sould have got money. If you sit around waiting for hand outs then you are to blame!! I have a family, and want the best for my kids, i think we should all bear arms, and free speech, however when you call names like a child hoe do you expect your point to be taken.Help out everyone you can or just get out of the way NO EXCUSES PERIOD!
7:45 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Does anyone see what a special interest group can do and get accomplished. The middle class is not organized and is not heard.
This guy is getting his way while the rest of us pay the frieght. Time we become our own special interest group.
George Kasimos
8:11 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
We have started our own special interest group for people who have FEMA flood insurance issues
Michael Capo
10:51 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
When any government lackey says they will "streamline procedures" and "cut red tape". What they mean is they will create 3 more agencies staffed by of 30 their friends, relatives and campaign contributors at 6 figure salaries and benefits to commission (not perform themselves) studies for 5 years to develope a set of procedures to streamline the previous procedures.
12:45 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Now this guy is in the way of progress and JOBS in Morris County.
Please, lets all help Jeff turn the state into a welfare commune.
1:59 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Didn't Al gore get his global warming lies, err facts from the Sierra Flub? The selling of his network to big oil Al Jazeera, just reaffirms the hypocrisy and lies regarding the entire environmental movement. But conservatives already knew this. Read Climate -Gate.
12:57 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Anyone who STILL denies global climate change should probably NOT be allowed out in public without a helmet and an escort.
Ed Weigant
12:59 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Hows your fema claim John
was it a tropical storm? wind? rising ocean levels oh those pesky facts
Ed Weigant
12:59 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Maybe Gore got his "facts" from the same place Bush got his for the Iraq War
1:01 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
So my question is this...while Jeffy boy puts us all out of work, just how much does he pull down through this sham charity.
What kind of connections has he made for favors and jobs, why can't we have a public record of his earnings.
3:06 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
So, I think we understand the problems/frustrations with all of this.
To me, the real question is by what means can we have an impact on:
1 - NJ, decisions/legislation and,
2 - Federal (FEMA, et.al. decisions/legislation.
3 - The Politics of all of this!
We can have a voice in this at those levels and the question is how.
I don't think bad mouthing our Governor (who is very popular) is going to influence the majority to listen to our views. I do think that if we can come up with a forum that can legitimize our thoughts, can have a huge impact on the decision making process.
So, let's get "serious" about this!
5:38 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Bailouts aside, FEMA is not too big to fail The N F I P certainly isn't. Yet, they both have over and over again, and at many levels. The N F I P is a monopoly, or at the very least, an oligopoly. That it exists, undermines the free market system, that is the backbone of America. Surely, our legislative leaders are aware of the Sherman Act:
[The Sherman Act is divided into three sections. Section 1 delineates and prohibits specific means of anticompetitive conduct, while Section 2 deals with end results that are anticompetitive in nature. Thus, these sections supplement each other in an effort to prevent businesses from violating the spirit of the Act, while technically remaining within the letter of the law. Section 3 simply extends the provisions of Section 1 to U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.]
Apparently, our "leaders" haven't gotten wind of section three yet.
6:01 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
So, how can we get "our leaders" to get wind of this,
We've got to figure out a way to quit griping and get to them "our leaders" in an influencial way!
Michael Capo
9:37 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
proud...you have a good idea. The problem here is that the private insurers (allstate, prudential etc etc ) don't want the flood business. Its too risky according to them and not profitable. The riskiness of living at the shore caused Travelers to stop selling hazard (wind) insurance on the island. The NFIP was created to provide flood insurance at what was once reasonable rates. Now unfortunately thats changing.
michael mirra
9:03 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Don't complain about Christie. I live in Florida. We have Rick Scott. Believe me, be thanksful for what you have.
George Kasimos
9:40 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Are you guys in fla having the same issues with raising your homes and substantial flood insurance increases
michael mirra
7:42 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
I just stopped buying home insurance about ten years ago. It went through the roof about 10 years ago & I just don't buy it anymore. Floods are only a problem if you live on waterfront. I live about 2 miles from the coast. I don't believe in flood insurance. I do live in what's called the 100 years fllood plain. That means that it floods about once every 100 years. It hasn't flooded for about 150 years, so it may be about due. I roll the dice & cross my fingers, but save a lot of $ on insurance.
Project Bluebeam
2:10 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Hey Jeff: the F in FEMA stands for FEDERAL. It's one of those pesky little agencies run by that guy you worship, Obama. Don't bitch about Christie. Your argument has no merit.
michael mirra
7:37 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
I live 1000 miles from Jerey. I always hated Christie until lately. Now he seems OK. To bad he's a Republican, but there's signs of common sense in him. He seems to care about his state. He can't please everyone. The truth about a politician's lot is that everything they do, no matter what it is, they alignate half the people.
Michelle Finne Richardson
2:59 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
All these grown men calling our gov names, you guys need counseling. Second guys like jeff who do not help out just mouth out ideas i have no use for. Fema was a big help but we didnt take more than we needed. Most of the people that disagree with the gov have no argument at all. But you should respect his office. I do not agree with most of obamas plans but i do respect his office
5:48 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
I have huge problems with what is going on with the new height elevations. We built our house in 1998 - not to Fema specs - but to a combination of building codes from the outer banks of NC and Florida coastal building regulations. This was done with a top architect who understood we wanted to build the best hurricane prevention house possible.
We are on 10' pilings and did absolutely everything the American Association of Architects has worked up for those very badly and chronically hit areas down south. Today my husband found out that even though we stayed through the storm and the house was dry, we now have to build up four more feet to satisfy what Berkeley Township wants.
5:54 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
We live on the bay in an area fronted by 3' of water and while many of our neighbors' homes were flooded it was because they had started out as fishing cabins in the 1950's and were converted into mainly summer homes. They on the ground were hit with 2' of water. Most of those folks want to return but on the side of this area that is fronted by a Lake, the new height requirement is 10' pilings because we all have been labeled as class V homeowners. Problem is that that V was developed for oceanfront and Gulf front housing - not houses on a shallow bay.
I finally looked at the new fema map and on the photograph layer found that our house now with a black mark, was rated based on an empty lot that we did buy and build on. Out of date is not the word for the data being used. And our beach has tripled because the Army Corps of Engineers dumped zillions of tons of sand on the beaches of the rich and famous of LBI. The sand thought better of that and came in the inlet and graced us with a much larger beach than is shown on the Fema map.
6:00 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
So based on data from a probably twenty year old photo of an empty lot and without any information about this extraordinarily built hurricane prevention house, not only will we now face insurance bills that only one percenters can afford but to that we are supposed to look at paying for the hoisting of this house with an extremely heavy trussed roof so that four more feet can be added to the height of this house. Our roof is at the maximum now so I guess we are also going to be required to chop of the short attic that holds that trussed roof.
I wrote to Fema and they say they got their data from Berkeley Township but the town says it's Fema's stuff. And Governor Christie says let's all jump aboard on these truly pie in the sky pilings that our house proved we do not need. Structural engineers are saying people in our situation would be endangering the stability of a very strong house if we went through the mandates of this town which the Governor also supports.
6:07 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
What is really at fault here is the flimsy building codes that this town has kept in out of date order for decades. Builders didn't want to have to put the relatively small amounts of money into better built homes because they wanted to keep their selling prices down. Builders are great at sending campaign donations and so people not realizing what was going on, just tried to keep abreast of the codes that emanated from our very well paid civil servants and elected ones as well.
People on our local payroll don't seem up to the job so the town has hired a not inexpensive engineering firm to determine the fate of the displaced as well as those who made it through the storm. From where all of us in my neighborhood sit, we are being programmed to fail by people from fema, the State, the County and the Town and if this continues on between the empty strip malls and the terrain that looks like a war zone, Bayville and Berkeley will just sink further in the list of good places to live. Meanwhile better run towns like Lacey and Belmar and many others are busy maxing out all of the grant money around while they are also busy trying very hard to help those who were hurt so badly.
6:11 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
So many letters to the Patch blame the residents when it would be much more appropriate to blame Town Hall which caved time after time to any builder around. The displaced people did live up to the laws in place and now want to rebuild but that means paying their old mortgages, slightly reduced taxes that will skyrocket when they complete their new homes, unbelievable class V insurance premiums for houses 10' or 14' in the air, and of course the Fema loan which is for some reason coming from the SBA (?) and that payment will be added to their current mortgages.
The despair caused by the mismanagement and overreaction to a one in a hundred year storm is literally taking years of people's lives. There are no straight answers coming from anywhere and no a single dime has been paid to any of my neighbors.
6:18 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
The so called fema money was given to the displaced who had no nearby friends or relatives to take them in. Those housing accommodations have been sub par and fine if you are prepared to live in Section 8 housing say in Camden.
It's time for the truth. I would love to hear from any and all of our representatives or people we are paying to mismanage all of this to find out what the ultimate goal is. We out here have all paid our very high taxes on time, we have no children in the school system and basically get once a week garbage pick up and three day late snow removal for all the bucks we send to Town Hall.
My question is simple. Who are you folks working for and please if you want us gone which is what we feel, just confirm it so we can go on with our lives elsewhere. It's no wonder NJ is a major laughing point for the rest of this nation. Things are a mess. Things are corrupt. No one is trying to change that atmosphere and it is smothering many decent people.
Bayshore Bill
11:12 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
seen christie on letterman last nite he said build up or your going to high ins. costs .It seems they are trying to squeeze people out and the one s that hang on and rebuild the ins will kill people in the long term who ever is left wont be many might be bought out to leave
11:16 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Tubby Mc Fleecejacket wants that property for his Country Club Cronies and he doesn't want them to have to spend a lot of money for it. The ones who DO stay will have to please the Bully In Chief's Big Insurance Masters.
1:50 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Beach- just remember that the properties out in the Hamptons are getting rarer and rarer for all those rich entourages coming into New York from all over, buying up multimillion dollar condos going up in Manhattan. They will need summer homes. . .and where better to find them. . . than the Jersey Shore!
George Clark
11:31 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Can't the forces that be, ie fema government insurance programs, just come out with a few simple numbers to see how much the owners of these vunerable beach homes pay in comparison to the billions going to keep rebuilding them for all others stuck picking up the huge differences in the two.
S. Bar
11:33 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Fema was working on changing the maps prior to Sandy. I say class-action law suit. I just purchased my home a few years ago and prior to buying trusted FEMA and their maps. My house was 1 foot over advised elevation. I checked to be sure I could afford my flood insurance and moved forward. Now FEMA says they maps and advised elevation were not accurate and I need to raise my house 4 feet to pay $3,500/year. Since I did not get water in my house I don't qualify for any grants. I live in a small ranch, not on the water and can't afford to raise, pay $31,000 or even half of that in insurance and certainly can't sell. FEMA is the one who put my in this situation.
I trusted them and their "expertise" prior to making an offer on my home....I say we all sue.
Bayshore Bill
11:56 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
has anybody out there have any good things to say about fema govt.s help or is it like there steping on you to keep you down ! Hey if you flooded now that one thing but if you did not come on there s adifference fema govt doesnt see it one size fits all squeeze everybody with costs till they leave
George Kasimos
5:48 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Bayshore Bill,
You have been a patient man. Over 100 days of patience. I was fed up with FEMA a few weeks ago. And so have over 300 people who LIKE www.Facebook.com/StopFemaNow .
We are a grass roots organziation who are pushing our politiicians to get FEMA to get us the updated flood maps, lower the new flood insurance rates and be responsive to us.
12:38 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Stop validating these maps and/or FEMA. Get the grant money and work on state or private flood insurance - the federal subsidies are ending anyway. WHAT good has FEMA done here? They're ending the subsidies but still wanna tell us what to do? Just say no! The townships get the say in where the hazard mitigation money goes. Get the money and end this dysfunctional relationship NOW. There's huge conflict of interest. Don't 'dispute' the maps, giving credence to them. Reject them Deny them. Invalidate them.
1:39 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
It's all about affordability and risk taking!.
Here's my bottom line on this:
Regardless of where you live or conduct business, your investment needs to be, is required to be, protected by insurance. Dependent upon location/risk, you obtain coverage as you see fit (as approved by your lender) at the agreed upon rate(s). When you need to make a claim, the insurance company provides the payout based upon that coverage and that's it.
No FEMA, no SBA, no "hardship cases", no nothing, just the private insurance payout. Basically, what you (agreed to by your lender) contracted for with the insurance company.
The ball would solely be in the property owners/small business, lenders and the Insurers court, not governments. Governments would now basically only be required to enforce local codes, rebuild their own infrastructures and have few responsibilities for the home/business owners claims/damages.
Re: risk taking. Why should the government be responsible to subsidize the rebuilding of areas affected by natural disasters, that are built in "bath tubs". Re: Katrina damages in New Orleans.
Resident of Lacey
4:23 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Re: kilowatt
Clearly you live in a bubble all your own, because if it was all as you claim the insurance providers would have understood the risk they put themselves at when the wrote the policy and be prepared to pay accordingly however that is not how it actually works. The insurers do prepair themselves not to cover the insured losses but to look for way to not meet their obligation to their customers because they have more important obligations to the share holders so they look for all possible ways to get out of paying on what they promised to pay, although the insured paid as agreed; the insurance company does not.
5:07 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
...it sounds so simple on paper that's written here, but who will put the money up to fund the private flood insurance syndicates? Are you ready to invest! Those private insurance companies that write flood insurance are agents of FEMA. FEMA funds the insurance claims with borrowed money. FEMA has been in red ink since Katrina, and now with the additional Congressional appropriations of around $60B, that will add more to the debt...There were members of Congress who voted against it because for one: having to do with past FEMA claims not being funded in their locales for previous declared disasters...there still waiting. Kind of a "catch 22". . . thanks to Congress.


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