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THE OPERA, "Every Man Jack" was an event full of great performances by cast and musicians. Unfortunately, the libretto fails badly in depicting Jack London, the man. The opera would have been more accurately titled "Scenes From John Barleycorn," for all it does is paint Jack London as a man drinking his way through life and dying of alcoholism. For most of the people who attended the performance, and who know very little of London's life, the opera will only add to the myth that he succumbed to alcohol.
Jack London's intent in writing the book John Barleycorn, aside from making money, was to help prevent young men of America from going down the path he had gone. In his book, London describes himself as having been a chronic drinker in the past, and is writing now in full control of his drinking. London began writing the book while sailing for five months from Baltimore to Seattle. During this period he consumed no alcohol and said he had no craving for it.
In writing about a real person I believe that the writer has the responsibility to do the proper research to avoid a one dimensional representation of that person. The opera was a non-stop drinking binge from beginning to end. The real man, Jack, who was depicted in the opera as staggering through life, actually wrote 51 books in his last seventeen years of life. He also spent almost two years sailing through the Pacific on a ship he helped design. He wrote many essays, delivered countless speeches, traveled widely, and began what was to be his greatest focus in life, the building of his Beauty Ranch, a model farm which at the time was at the cutting edge of agricultural development. This was Jack, the man, not the myth shown on stage.
In the past, the writer who did the most damage to London's image was Irving Stone with his Sailor On Horseback. Stone melded fiction with truth to add more impact to what started as a biography, but was quickly subordinated to "A Biographical Novel" in the second printing. Stone wrote that London had committed suicide without having any hard facts to back this conclusion. Because of this countless people around the world, even to this day, believe that London did indeed take his own life. The facts, for those who investigate, include London planning his next ranch projects on the night before he died, along with writing a letter to his eldest daughter informing her that he would get together with her and her sister before leaving on a trip to New York. This letter rested on his table ready to mail on the morning he was found in a coma. This information does not support the theory of suicide.
I have spent the last ten years interpreting Jack London history to visitors at Jack London State Historic Park. Dispelling myths has been part of my work. With this recent opera performance, and what has appeared in newspapers concerning the opera and "the dark side of Jack London," I think that I will be extra busy for awhile.
This review appeared in the Santa Rosa, Sonoma, and Kenwood newspapers. Lou Leal is a Sonoma resident and a docent at the Jack London State Historic Park.
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Almost three in four of Americans accept recent global warming, according to a new poll conducted for the Washington Post and Stanford University — but only three in ten agree that it is mainly due to human activity.
Polling climate change in three countries
"While a majority of Canadians say that climate change is a fact and is caused by emissions, only two-in-five Americans and Britons concur," according to a June 27, 2012, press release from Angus Reid Public Opinion.
Court dismisses attacks on climate science
A federal court rejected a claim that the evidence for climate change is too uncertain for the United States government to act on it. The case, Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc., et al., v. EPA, involved a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's implementation of the Clean Air Act, filed by a number of states and industry groups.
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"Clashroom Clashes" — a two-part series by Carrie Madren posted on the American Association for the Advancement of Science's STEM.edu blog — "talks with middle and high school teachers across the country to find out what it's like to be on the frontlines of two often-controversial science topics — evolution and climate change — and how they deal with the pushback."
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fubscribcd und Organization Per
cied Jones Property Purchased
w bool.sut.r sascription of the
,beriry Rt&A Estate Company were
bed ofi last Thursday, and the stock,
ounting to $20,OCO was subscribed.
his company was formed for the
urpose of purchasing the Jones prop
rty, lying on Main street about a half
ie from the centre of the city. This
a magnificent property, including 192
cres, part of it being heavily wooded.
t is the intention of the Real Estate
Co. to improve this property for build
ing lots. Broad avenues will be run,
the streets graded, and every improve
ment made in order to make the lots
which it is desired to dispose of, as de
sirable as any in the city. The prop
erty was purchased. from Hon. George
S. Mower.
The stockholders of the company met
9n Saturday night and organized with
he election of the following directors :
.B. Mayer, J. i-. Summer, Jno. M.
inard, Frank C. Owens, -I. H. Hunt,
Y. McFall, J. N. McCaughrin, H. J.
aynesworth. Geo. W. Summer acted
chairman of the stockholders' meet
g, and Jas. B. Hunter was made see
k, The following committee was ap
ointed to draft by-laws and to report
t a meeting to be held on Wednesday
11fternoon, July 22, at 6 p. i.: 0. B.
UMayer, Jno. M. Kinard, I. H. Hunt.
Immediately after the adjournment
%of the stockholders' meeting thq board
f directors met and elected Dr. 0. B.
Mayer president of the company. The
election of the other officers was post
poned until the by-laws shall have been
The organization of this company
means much to Newberry. Its success
-and there is no doubt that it will be
successful-will add wonderfully to the
growth and development of the city.
The old Jones property is one of the
most desirable locations in the city and
no doubt some very handsome resi
dences will be erected.
The men at the head of the enterprise
are intimately associated with New
berry's business interests and are well
- ,q;nown throughout the State as men of
C.cellent business judgment and abil
Stole Pair Shoes and $4.00.
Lawson Matthews, colored, charged
with housebreaking and larceny, was
bound over to the higher court by
Magistrate Chappell on Saturday. It
appeared from the testimony brought
out at the preliminary that Matthews
broke into the house of Dennis Wil
liams, colored, taking therefrom a pair
of shoes and money to the amount of
$4.00. Matthews was wearing the
shoes when arrested by Deputy Cannon
G. Blease last week. Both negroes
lve on Mr. Tabor Hill's place.
Director in Columbia Bank.
Mr. Jno. M. Kinard, president of the
ommercial Bank, this city, has been
4iosen one of the directors in the new
an and Exchange Bank in Columbia.
hinstitution is under the control of
om of South Carolina's ablest busi
1ess men.
For Selling Liquor.
C. C. Hunnicutt, against whom a
4harge was preferred by Constable
~erry some time ago, was arrested in
liewberry Saturday night on a request
from Laurens that he be held until sent
for. The deputy sheriff of Laurens
came down Monday and carried Hunni
cutt back to Laurens with him. The
dharge is selling liquor at Goldville.
Protracted Meeting at Bbenezer.
The Rev. J. M. Shell, of Columbia,
is assisting the Rev. D). P. Boyd in
onducting a prlotratedC meeting this
'eek at Ebenezer.
Meeting at New Chapel.
The Rev. 1). P. Boyd will begin a
9rotracted meeting at New Chapel fol
'owing the fourth Sunday of this month.
~Rev. Mr. Boydl will be assisted b)y the
~Rev. J. F. Anderson, of the Whitmire
Approach to Gordon's Bridge.
Supervisor JnO. M. Schumpert will
lot contract to build approach to Gordon's
bridge over Tyger river on Friday,
July 31, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Newberry Bible Society.
The quarterly meeting of the New..
berry Bible Society will, be held on Sun
day night at 8 o'clock in the O'Neall
Street Methc-list church. An address
will be delivered by D)r. George B.
Cromier. The public is invited to attend
the meeting.
I. 0. R. M. Pin Lost.
Mr. G. P. Boozer has lost a pin pre
sented to him some time ago by Bergell
Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. R. M. Mr. Boozer's
name, the emblem of the order, and
the ~ me and number of the lodge are
that, on the pin. Mr. Boozer thinks
thtI was lost either in the city or be
tween Newberry and Lindsay's bridge.
He will reward the finder.
Barbecue at Stomp Spring.
Messrs. W. J. Duncan and C. H.
Shannon will give a first-class barbecue
~.* at Stomp Spring on the 6th (lay of
August. The price of dinner will be
40 cents.
The Meeting In the Various Townships,
The Dates, and the Speakers
The campaign for good roads in New
berry county, arranged for by the County
Good Roads Association at its recent
meeting, will open at Perry Halfacre's,
in Township No. 11, on July 25, closing
at Spearman's Spring on August 27th.
Following are the dates upon which
the various meetings will be held and
the speakers who have been selected to
deliver addresses upon good roads topics:
No. 1. -- Court House, August 1.
Speakers: J. A. Sligh, 0. B. Mayer,
Cole. L. Blease.
No. 2. -Mt. Bethel, July 31. Speak
ers: E. H. Aull, Geo. S. Mower, Cole.
L. Blease.
No. 3.-Mt. Pleasant, August 22.
Speakers: J. A. Sligh, Cole. L. Blease.
No. 4. -Whitmire, August 14. Speak
ers not yet announced.
No. G.--Spearman's Spring, August
27. Speakers: E. H. Aull, Cole. L.
Blease, 0. L. Schumpert, J. A. Sligh.
No. 6.-L:ngshore, August 18 Speak
era: E. H. Aull, Cole. L. Blease, W. A.
No. 7.-Williams' Store, August 19.
Speakers: Cole. L. Blease, E. H. Aull,
F. H. Dominick, John F. Banks.
. No. 8.--Utopia, August 12. Speak
ers: E. H. Aull, J. A. Sligh, Geo. B.
Cromer, W. A. Hill.
No. 9.-Young's Grove, August 13.
Speakers: E. H. Aull, W. H. Hunt.
No. 10.-Jolly Street, July 30. Speak
ers: Geo. S. Mower, E. H. Aull, Jno.
F. Banks, 0. B. Mayer.
No. 11.-Perry Halfacre's Mill, July
25. Speakers: J. A. Sligh, Jno.
F. Banks, E. H. Aull, Cole. L. Blease.
Barbecues have been arranged to be
given at several of the meetings, and
very probably arrangements will be
made for barbecues at the others.
The meetings were arranged for by
the various township vice-presidents of
the county association.
Dr. James McIntosh has gone to
Glenn Springs.
Mr. Moses D. Huiett, of Union, spent
Sunday in the city.
Miss Dora Barron, of Charlotte, N.
C., is vipiting Miss Lillie E. Griffin.
Mrs. W. T. Harrell, of Batesburg, is
visiting her old home in Newberry.
Editor A. B. Cargile, of the Saluda
Standard, was in the city yesterday.
Senator A. H. Dean and T. P. Coth
ran, Esq., are attending court here this
Miss Clara Cook, now of Camden, is
spending the week with relatives in the
Mias Carrie Mayes left yesterday for
Pulaski, Va., to visit Miss Elizabeth
Miss Carrie Jones has returned home
after visiting friends in Rock Hill and
Mrs. Jos. E. Norwood and children
left yesterday to visit her mother at
Pulaski, Va.
Miss Anne Walker Davis, of Green
ville, visited in the city last week, re
turning home on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claudius T. Boyd, of
Union, are visiting his parents, the
Rev, and Mrs. D. P. Boyd.
Miss Minnie Hope Hyatt, of Colum
bia, will arrive in Newberry today to
visit Miss Lillie Griffin.
Mr. James Riser has secured a posi
tion with the Southern Bell - Telephone
Company and has gone to Waycross,
Misses Rhett and Maxcie Sheppard,
who have been visiting Misses Lucile
Wilson and Pauline Gilder, will return
today to their home at Edgefleld.
Mr. D. Albert Boyd recently accepted
a position with a wholeshale and retail
house at Union. He began the dis
charge of his duties yesterday.
Miss Lois Martin, of Donalds, who
has been visiting F. J. Russell and at
tending the County Summer School,
left yesterday to visit relatives in Char
Miss Lilla Martin, of Donalds, wvho
has been visiting Mrs. F. J. Russel and
attendiing the county summer sehool,
left yesterday to visit friends at
Mr. H. K. Blats, of the Wilmington
Messenger, Wilmington, N. C., is spend
ing a few (lays with his family in New
berry. Mr. Blats was for a long time
connected with the Newberry papers.
His many friends in Newberry are glad'
to see him.
Mr. J. Pierce Harmon, a member of
the County Board of Control, has been
confined to his room with an attack of
rheumatism for several weeks. His
many friends wish for him a speedy re
covery. We are glad to learn that he
is improving.
Miss Jennie Waite Foster, of Cheraw,
who has been visiting Miss Vera
H-ouseal, sang in the Lutheran church
Sunday morning and In the Methodist
shurch Sunday night, to the delight of
the congregations of these churches.
Miss Foster went to Greenwood yester
lay to visit friends.
Fire at Beth Eiden.
The parsonage at Beth Eden, a six
room wooden structure, was entirely
'Iestroyed by fire on Saturday night,
betaween 9 and 10 o'clock. A grain
house belonging to Mr. A. C. Sligh,
which contained grain and machinery,
was also burned. Mr. Sligh estimates
his loss at about $200, and the loss
of the porsonage at about $600.
Judge Dantzler Presiding-The Case of
Robert Bedenbaugh vs. The
' Southern Railway.
The Court of Common Pleas convened
yesterday morning, Judge Chas. G.
Dantzler presiding.
This is Judge Dantzler's first court
in Newberry. He was chosen circuit
judge at the 1902 session of the Legis
lature. Judge Dantzler is prompt and
decisive in his rulings. He is well
versed in the law, both the theory and
the practice, and has already gained a
reputation as an able and fair and im
partial judge.
Stenographer Motte was on hand and
ready for duty.
The first case taken up was that of
Robert Bedenbaugh vs. the Southern
railway. During the year 1898, while
walking along the railroad track lead
ing from the Gervais street station to
the Granby mill village, where he was
living at the time, he was struck by a
train and his foot cut off. It was a
dark night and raining. Suit was en
tered, and the cause was brought to
trial, but the jury failed to agree. A
great deal of evidence was taken yes
terday, but the case was not concluded.
The plaintiff is represented by John
stone & Welch and Cole. L. Blease,
and the defendant railway company by
T. P. Cothran and A. H. Dean of Green
Township Meetings Called to Elect Town
ship Representatives.
The Confederate Veterans will meet
at the following places on Saturday,
August 1st, at 3 o'clock p. m., to elect
one township representative from each
township, who will meet at Newberry
on the first Monday in September next,
to elect a County Pension Board for
Newberry, No. 1, in Court House.
No. 2, at Gibson's.
No. 3, at Maybinton.
No. 4, at Whitmires.
No. 5, at Jalapa.
No. 6, at Longshore.
No. 7, at Chappells.
No. 8, at Utopia.
No. 9, at Prosperity.
No. 10, at Slighs.
No. 11, at Pomaria.
This meeting should be attended by
all the Confederate Veterans.
Chairman County Pension Board.
July 20th, 1903.
Gentlemen of the Jury.
The following jurors have been drawn
for the term of the court of General
Sessions for Newberry county, which
convenes on Monday, the 3d day of
Andrew F. Campbell.
E. L. Leavell.
J. Horace Brown.
E. L. Hendrix.
J. H. Senn.
J. B. Bedenbaugh.
J. Lawson Wise.
T. Bernard Carlisle.
R. Thompson Bobb).
J. H. Crisp.
H. L Kempson.
D. E. Schumpert.
E. G. Hallman.
Thomas E. Grizzard.
,W. Glenn-Metts.
J. Glenn Rikard.
Melvin L. Dickert.
Jno. L. C. Davenport.
Jno. S. Floyd, Jr.
J. W. McCullough.
R. L. Lewie.
J. I. Darby.
Sam Johnson.
Charles W. Senn.
George W. Bowers.
William P. Pugh.
Ernest L. Glymph.
Henry L. Parr.
E. W. Werts.
E. W. Hill.
Mike G. Shecly.
Richard M. Ualdlwell.
Joseph 0. Moore.
William Duncan.
S. B. Aull.
Graded Music School,.
It may not be known in the comn
munity at large, but Mrs. S. T. Hall
man has taught music regularly since
her residence in Newberry, though she
ha's not heretofore advertised, not
caring even in the smallest degree to
interfere with others who may be en
gaged in teaching. Nor will she now,
but since Providence seems to have
permanently located Dr. Hallman in
Newberry it is only fair that her
friends be ap)prised of the fact that her
services are at their command. She is
not only thoroughly trained in music
but has had over twenty years success
ful experience as a music teacher. 11er
pupils have won distinction in other
schools, giving evidence of her
thoroughness and skill. She has kept
herself posted on the latest methods
and is fully up-to-date in musical
knowledge. Any young lady who com
pletes the full course under her tutilage
will be equal to the musical graduates
of the average female seminary and
fully able to take up even classical mu
sic. She will hereafter devote her
whole time to this work, and only asks
a fair trial. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Picnic at Stomp Spring.
A picnic will be given at StJomgi
Spring on Thursday, the 23d. The.pubs
lie is invited to attend bringing, welli.
filled bas e
It Has Been Put in Operation and Has Be
gun Work on a Road Which Needs
Newberry county's good roads ma
chinery ha been put into successful
operation. As already announced, the
first road to be worked will be the road
leading from Newberry to Lindsay's
bridge over Bush river, a distance of
three miles, and the force with the
machinery has started at Lindsay's
bridge and will work to the city.
Supervisor Schumpert's decision to
work this road first and to make it a
test of the machinery's usefulness, was
wise. At certain seasons of the year
this road is one of the worst in the
whole county, at times altogether im
passable. It is one of the most impor
tant roads in the county, being the di
rect route for the trade from Saluda
which comes to Newberry. At times
last winter this trade was almost eit.
tirely cut off, and Newberry suffered
The machinery was carried to Lind
say's bridge on 'Vednesday, and on
Thursday morning work was begun.
The engine and crusher were carried to
a point several hundred yards down the
river, to the right as the bridge is ap
proached from Newberry. Here rock
is to be found in car loads and the
crusher was put to work. Most of the
rock at this point is the "black iron"
rock-about as hard rock as can be
found anywhere. There was not the
le..st trouble in crushing, however, and
the large bin was filled, and the rock
dumped into the cars and carried out to
the road.
It is very interesting to watch the
machinery at work. The three men
whom Col. W. A. Neel brought with
him from the company to put the ma
chinery to work seem to know every
detail of handling the intricate machin
cry and of building roads. The traction
engine seems to obey even the slightest
wish of the engineer. When the point
where the rock was to be crushed was
reached the bin was pulled to the point
desired.and the dump cars placed. On
the first attempt, in only a few
seconds, the engineer placE , the fly
wheel of his engine in line for the
crusher, ready for belt, and he mis
judged the length of the belt only a
few inches. Moving up about three or
four inches, he was ready for the belt
connecting his engine with the crusher.
It was a task equal to lining shafting,
and with only two moves of the enginc
on uneven ground it was accomplished.
When the rock is crushed it is carried
up into the bin on a belt. The rock
comes out of a crusher in three sizes,
which are distributed into the three
sections of the bin. The first is about
the size of gravel, the second a little
targer, and the third about the size of a
man's fist.
The work of crushing the rock last
week was continued until late Friday
afternoon, when the crushed rock was
emptied into the dump cars and carried
to the road. A plow was hooked on to
the engine and a section of the road
was plowed preparatory to receiving
the rock. When the road has been p)re
pared the rock is distributed and packed
with the big roller. The ditches are
cleaned and the dirt thrown to the cen
tre with the scraper.
The machinery at present is being
very successfully worked. To a layman
it appears that its continued operation
means great things for the county in
the matter of highway improvement.
In order that very successful results
may be attained and that the machinery
may prove a paying investment to the
county, it seems that there are two
things which are necessary to be done,
and vitally necessary, and these will no
doubt be done.
In the first p)lace, men must be p)ut
in charge of the machinery who under
stand its operation. The traction en
gine is a very obedient machine when
it is masteredl. It works beautifully
under the control of the engineer from
the -comp)any. He turns it around in a
narrow roadI where it is hardly possib)le
to turn a horse andl buggy. He strad
dlIes ditches with it and runs through
heavily wooded land with three or four
cars behind him. A single mistake of
judgment at certain points would cost
the county a great deal more than the
amount necessary to secure an experi
encedl man for a year or two.
SIn the second p)lace, successful andl
\rap)id work can only b)e (lone when the
.machinery is p)ut on one roadl and kept
there until that roadl is finished. It
costs something to move the machinery
anad it takes time. Some section of the
( 'Aornty must get the benefits first.
Alpervisor Schumpert has displayed
e. mecxlent judgment in selecting the
flu at e.oad to be worked, and he is wise
in eamtinuing the work to the court
holose. No doubt, he will work this
ronal ito the steel bridge, putting the
wh ole a'oad to the Saluda line in first
class a dition. Supervisor Schumpert
has been on the ground since the ma
chin ery' began operation, and under his
persuinal supervision there is no doubt
that the ,present successful operation
of tibe mnad.hnery will be continued.
Who is He?
Who is it'0~hat makes F"ewe'r-gallons;
weal ai-longer .naint?
Good .Uverywhere Used.
Bransford's "Clifton" is guaranteedl
by the maker to he the best flour in the
market. It is carefully milled from
sound wheat, making bread that is pure,
Iwholesome and nutritious- -just what
- the American people needl for their
Idaily food. Besides "Clifton" is an all
round flour, being as well adlaptedl to
making cake .and pastry as it i4 bread
and biscuit Hayes & McCarty.
Twenty-Four Stood Successful Bxamina
tions-Those Awarded First Grade
The summer school for the teachers
Df Nowberry-county closed last Friday.
The final examinations were success
fully passed by twenty-four of the
Examinations were held on Saturday
in additional subjects for those who
wished teachers' certificates. The fol
lowing successfully passed these exam
inations and have been awarded first
grade certificates: Misses Mary Lou
Bowers, Mary Nance Fair, Lilla Mar
bin, Lois Martin, Azile Pool, Besse
3inmons, Minnie Splter, Eula Teague,
Ellen Wordman, Eugenia Hill, Carrie
Buford, Laura Bowman.
Barbecue at Mt. Bethel.
Messrs. B. B. Leitzsey and S. .1. Cro
mer will give a first class barbecue at
Wt. Bethel on July 31st, the occasion
)f the meeting in the interest of good
roads. The dinner will be cooked by
Levi Kibler, and a first class 'cue is
Picnic at J. W. Crouch's.
There will be a picnic at J. W.
arouch's on July 31. The public is in
ited. There will be base ball and
ther amusements.
Sunday School Excursion.
The Sunday Schools of Newberry and
Helena have arranged for a picnic in
:olumbia on Thursday, the 30th of this
month. An excursion will be run over
the Southern, leaving Helena at 7.30
a. in., and returning leaving Columbia
at 6.30 p. in. The fare for the round
trip will be 60 cents for adults, and 30
cents for children.
The Methodists will picnic at the Ep
worth Orphanage, and the other schools
at Hyatt Park.
The Sunday Schools of Prosperity
will go to Columbia the same day, tak
ing the Columbia, N'ewberry and Lau
rens road.
Several other Sunday Schools in the
county will join the two parties.
These two excursions will put a big
crowd of the Sunday School people of
this county in Columbia at about the
same time, and no do it a very pleas
ant day will be spent
The roads will do eyerything possible
for the accommodotion and the pleas
ure of those making the trip.
Every Household in rewberry Should
Know How to Resist It.
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There is a possible optimization I could apply to one of my methods, if I can determine that another method in the same class is not overridden. It is only a slight optimization, so reflection is out of the question. Should I just make a protected method that returns whether or not the method in question is overridden, such that a subclass can make it return true?
I wouldn't do this. It violates encapsulation and changes the contract of what your class is supposed to do without implementers knowing about it.
If you must do it, though, the best way is to invoke
If the class that's returned is your own, then it's not overridden; if it's something else, that subclass has overridden it. Yes, this is reflection, but it's still pretty cheap.
I do like your protected-method approach, though. That would look something like this:
You might want to see just what the Java optimizer can do. Your hand-coded optimization might not be necessary.
If you decide that hand-coded optimization is necessary, the protected method approach you described is not a good idea because it exposes the details of your implementation.
How many times do you expect the function to be called during the lifetime of the program? Reflection for a specific single method should not be too bad. If it is not worth that much time over the lifetime of the program my recommendation is to keep it simple, and don't include the small optimization.
Annotate subclasses that overrides the particular method. @OverridesMethodX.
Perform the necessary reflective work on class load (i.e., in a
maybe there is a cleaner way to do this via the Strategy Pattern, though I do not know how the rest of your application and data are modeled but it seem like it might fit.
It did to me anyhow when I was faced with a similar problem. You could have a heuristic that decides which strategy to use depending on the data that is to be processed.
Again, I do not have enough information on your specific usage to see if this is overkill or not. However I would refrain from changing the class signature for such specific optimization. Usually when I feel the urge to go against the current I take it as a sing that I had not forseen a corner case when I designed the thing and that I should refactor it to a cleaner more comprehensive solution.
however beware, such refactoring when done solely on optimization grounds almost inevitably lead to disaster. If this is the case I would take the reflecive approach suggested above. It does not alter the inheritance contract, and when done properly needs be done once only per subclass that requires it for the runtime life of the application.
I know this is a slightly old question, but for the sake of other googlers:
I came up with a different solution using interfaces.
or the other way around:
Reflection can be used to determine if a method is overridden. The code is a little bit tricky. For instance, you need to be aware that you have a runtime class that is a subclass of the class that overrides the method.
You are going to see the same runtime classes over and over again. So you can save the results of the check in a
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During a welcome picnic Friday for entering freshman, USC College Dean Howard Gillman urged the newcomers to begin their academic careers with an "open mind, grateful heart and fierce determination to excel."
Roughly half of the College's 1,850 incoming freshman and transfers attended the event at Founders Park, where professors and students mingled, ate lunch and enjoyed the USC jazz/funk/rock band Pinot.
Gillman applauded the students in the audience for gaining admission in an increasingly competitive environment. Of 33,000 applications to USC last year, 2,950 students were enrolled.
"Congratulations!" Gillman said. "Each of you has demonstrated the academic brilliance, personal accomplishments and commendable values that characterize the student body of our great College."
After his speech, Gillman meandered from table to table, chatting with students. As part of the welcoming event, various gifts were handed out to students, and two bicycles were raffled off.
Fall semester began Monday for all of USC's students — including 6,400 undergraduates at the College. The welcome picnic marked the end of a hectic week for the freshmen, who moved into dorms, attended orientation workshops and began life as a Trojan.
In his remarks under a cornflower blue sky, Gillman recalled his own anxieties as a college freshman 30 years before. Intellectually, he knew he was there to "absorb the best of what had ever been thought, created, discovered and debated." But his mind was preoccupied with other things, such as "meeting friends, and buying my books without going broke."
"The excitement, the confusion, the nervousness and the joy you feel right now — it's all totally normal," said Gillman, professor of political science and history, and holder of the Anna H. Bing Dean's Chair.
He advised students to not be passive learners, but to become producers of new knowledge. He also gave them license to ask more of their professors and meet with them in their office hours for one-on-one mentoring.
"Take the time to engage your favorite professors in long conversations about substantive issues raised in their classes — and not just when you disagree with grades," he said.
Gillman also encouraged students to develop "intellectual flexibility" by exploring and freely sampling from the College's 130 different majors and minors.
"Consider combining a major in biology with a minor in art history," he suggested. "Maybe English and chemistry. Or perhaps philosophy and physics."
Undergraduates can maximize their educational experience, Gillman said, by becoming involved in the College's new Team Research Communities, where small groups of students work with individual professors on yearlong research projects in various disciplines.
"Find something that you are curious about," Gillman said. "Then, we will help you to learn what it feels like to really wonder about a question."
He emphasized that USC is in "one of the world's great cities" and with "such incredible diversity and culture, it is an ideal place to open up your mind and expand your range of experience."
Being in Los Angeles means that research opportunities are nearby; Students can go to Yosemite to collect rock samples, to Catalina Island to gather water samples or to the Huntington Library to examine historical documents.
The Southern California location also means being on the cutting edge of new media. Multimedia, he said, will be incorporated into many freshmen courses.
"Maybe you will construct an interactive 3-D model of the ancient city of Troy," he began, as the multimedia concept appeared to capture the attention of scores of students.
"Or perhaps you will create a computer simulation of an earthquake. Or maybe you will use the video testimonies of holocaust survivors, housed at USC College's Shoah Institute, to create a visual essay on the possibilities of love in the concentration camps."
The energy and vitality of the campus coupled with the beauty of the landscape and architecture has a way of drawing students in, he said. Soon, it will feel like home.
"But however wonderful these surroundings may be," Gillman warned, "I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone."
He described USC College as a "great liberal arts school within a great research university that aspires to global leadership," saying it would prepare them to succeed in a changing world.
"Powerful forces are changing our culture, institutions and practices at a rapid pace," Gillman said. "Globalization is forcing previously insulated communities into relationships with one another. New information technologies make it possible for new ideas to circle the globe instantaneously."
After the speech, moving from table to table, sitting down to get to know students, he carried a box filled with flash drives and handed one to student Kelly Girskis.
"Don't just use it to carry music," he said with a smile.
Girskis, 17, a neuroscience major, had arrived from Ann Arbor two days earlier. Wanting to broaden her educational experience, she is considering a minor in philosophy.
"This has been the best two days of my life," Girskis said. "I was really surprised to have the dean come over to our table to talk. Everyone has been so friendly. They make you feel a part of the Trojan Family."


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the 031 is the timer countdown in the hatch. I think it probably would have been better if it read 108.
what is that thing on the wall? the 031?I'm sorry I don't really watch Lost that much and I'm trying to plan a theme party for my brother.


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UN Security Council Urges More Effort On Ebola Fight
Newscast Media NEW YORK—The UN Security Council has called on the international
community to step up its efforts to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola outbreak.
The 15-member council issued a unanimous statement on Wednesday,
saying that the world "has failed to date to adequately address the
magnitude of the outbreak and its effects."
Warning that Ebola is posing a serious threat to the world peace and security, the
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Russia: Ebola vaccine ready in six months–testing now begins on primates
Newscast Media MOSCOW—Russian scientists prepare to test Ebola vaccine on
primates, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said Monday. She said that
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said, in her turn, that Russian scientists
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The Ebola epidemic currently taking place in West Africa broke out in southern Guinea
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U.S. Airmen Deliver Ebola Treatment Facility in West Africa
Newscast Media LANGLEY AFB, Virginia—Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 633rd
Medical Group partnered with representatives from the U.S. Public Health Service on
September 26 to deliver a modular medical treatment center to Ebola-stricken West
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set up the facility and train international health care workers, officials said.
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Deputy Prime Minister: Russian Ebola vaccine being approved
Newscast Media MOSCOW—Russian specialists have been taking positive steps
toward developing a vaccine for the Ebola virus, Russian Deputy Prime Minister for
social affairs Olga Golodets said Friday.
"We have no registered cases of Ebola. But our doctors are working successfully in
the Ebola epicenter. We have had positive developments in the development of a
vaccine and currently Ebola is not a threat to the Russian population," Golodets told
journalists on Friday at the International Investment Forum in Sochi adding that the
vaccine is now being systematically tested.
The Ebola virus is currently spreading across West Africa with cases registered in
Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to figures, released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday,
there have been 5,335 registered cases of the disease in West Africa. The death toll
from the deadly virus stands at 2,622.
Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood, body fluids or tissue of
infected animals or people. There is no officially approved medication for the disease,
and experts claim prevention is the only cure.
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Russian health watchdog: Ebola outbreak kills 144 doctors
Newscast Media MOSCOW—Over 300 doctors have been infected by the Ebola virus,
with 144 losing their lives to the Ebola virus disease, Russia's public human well-being
agency Rospotrebnadzor informed on its website on Tuesday.
"Cases of infection of medical staff are registered as well – 301 doctors have been
infected, 144 of the cases were fatal," Rospotrebnadzor wrote in a statement.
According to the agency, Liberia, and especially its capital, Monrovia, has been
hardest hit by the Ebola virus outbreak.
In a separate outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 66 cases of Ebola
infection have been registered, 37 of which had a fatal outcome. These cases are
not connected with the larger outbreak in West Africa, Rospotrebnadzor wrote.
A team of Russian epidemiologists, virologists and bacteriologists is still stationed in
Guinea, the agency stated.
"A Rospotrebnadzor anti-epidemic team continues its work in the capital of Guinea,
where it conducts laboratory diagnoses and participates in anti-epidemic measures
alongside the Guinean Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene."
The Ebola death toll in West Africa has risen to more than 2,400 since the epidemic
started in March, according to the latest WHO estimates.
Cases have been registered in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal and the
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The Ebola virus is transmitted through direct contact with the blood, body fluids or
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Kenya on high alert to prevent spread of Ebola in the nation
Newscast Media NAIROBI—Kenya's health ministry said on Thursday that it has
instituted several measures to ensure that any Ebola cases that come to the country
are quickly detected and necessary actions are taken to curb further spread in the
Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said the ministry has also issued an alert to
all the points of entry with a request to screen all people who have visited Guinea
where the hemorrhagic fever was first detected in the last three weeks.
The statement comes as health officials in Guinea are working to contain an outbreak
of Ebola that has killed at least 60 people and sickened dozens more, according to
the World Health Organization (WHO).
The outbreak is spreading through forests in the West African country's southeast,
and may have crossed borders into Liberia and Sierra Leone, WHO said.
"These people are required to reveal when they travelled to Guinea, areas in which
visited and how long they stayed there," Macharia said in a statement issued in
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I have this idea to plan a big tour (around europe or something) on a cheap aluminium bike with bucket panniers even.
Any of you did a tour on a cheap bicycle?
I have this idea to plan a big tour (around europe or something) on a cheap aluminium bike with bucket panniers even.
Any of you did a tour on a cheap bicycle?
I've overnight camped on a low-mid quality 80s road bike.
Also, there's this picture of an old dude with a bottom-of-the-barrel Walmart mountain bike loaded to the brim up with stuff, who apparently rode across the country on it. It gets posted every time a thread comes up, without any other comment. And the countdown to seeing it starts now...
To better answer your presumed question: Yes, it can be done. No, it's not guaranteed to be cheaper than buying a decent touring bike (especially if your mechanical knowledge is not such that you can fix most things by yourself). Having ridden a fair number of cheap bikes in my life, I can say that they do tend to wear out parts at a pretty depressing rate, and getting those replaced and installed can really start to add up.
However, assuming you have the right gear ratio and the frame is strong enough to handle the weight of you and your gear, there's no reason why you can't do it whatsoever. Just be ready for lots of holdups due to components wearing out, failing, lots of flat tires, etc.
I have done my tours on a Windsor Touring at $599 (delivered). I guess you can count that as a cheap bike. It worked out fine and I have no desire to replace it for tours where I pack a "normal" load.
I am using a 1990-ish aluminum road bike for my upcoming Southern Tier. You could probably find a similar one for $150 without too much effort. I wanted a lighter bike than my touring bike since I am packing ultralight. I expect it will be fine.
I met a Japanese guy on the Pacific coast who was doing the whole coast on what looked like all walmart grade bike and gear. I think he was planning to leave it all behind when he flew home. He seemed to be having a great time and I doubt that his gear impacted the experience much in a negative way.
I have met others on a wide range of bikes and gear. I could see no correlation between their success and the amount they spent on their bikes and gear.
I like the fact that I could afford to replace everything without too much pain if it all went missing. Also when I think back on my tours the bike itself does not figure all that prominently.
I toured for a week in Ireland on a Raleigh Pioneer rental hybrid. It was low end but not discount store quality. The rear mech was Shimano steel SIS (lowest grade) but worked just fine.
People do tour on discount store $99 bikes but I wouldn't recommend them. The alignment is often way off and the main bearings are very low grade. You are better off with a decent used hybrid.
Okay so I haven't but here is my Story in short:
I went to France for 3 weeks of bike touring with my own bike and pannier set-up, flew the bike over, used technicalities to avoid fees stored the bike box with friends who lived in Paris, long and short of it was I brought a REALLY nice bike (relatively speaking) to tour on. My friend, who I met up with in Paris, was slightly more of a "As the wind takes you" person then me (I am very calculating) so he buys a bike when he flies to England for 50 Pounds, the "Probike".
So lets just say that he rode this bike through about 1000 miles of French rodes for 3 weeks, while riding it his tire was shredded by rough roads (Due to it being already basically worn to the threads when he got it), broke 5 spokes in the rear wheel, had all but inoperable brakes, and crappy plastic pedals (no toe clips) and was essentially a flat-bar touring bike. He made it work (I still am amazed the pace he kept on that thing, the guy could probably get a real road bike and ride the TdF with enough training).
The link to my journal is also in my sig if you want to read a bit more about it. In any case I would say this from my experience. You can tour on anything aslong as you are somewhat prepared for mechanical trouble. My friend was lucky I had brought every tool in the book and was able to fix the bike. A low quality bike will have a higher chance of breaking on you sadly enough.
The funny thing I joke about in Retrospect is that if I was to go again I would bring my Carbon Fiber road bike and some real high end Mavic wheels.
IN ANY CASE: Moral of my story from the soapbox is simply, yes, but be prepared to deal with technical troubles. Bring(Among other tools like allen wrenches) a spoke wrench ,cassette tool , vise grips, a few extra bolts (an extra chainring bolt is good aswell) a REALLY good pump (Lezyne makes some amazing frame/hand pumps). And either bring with you or be sure to purchase 2 derailleur cables, 2 brake cables, an extra tire, patch kit, rim tape, a few extra spokes. And be certain you have atleast a general idea of how to use all these tools.
A cheap bike doesn't have to be a low-quality bike. A modern, cheap bike will likely be a lesser quality bike than a more expensive bike, but often a decent, inexpensive, used bike can be had for cheap. Some older bikes were built to last and have done just that. If I were trying to get on the road cheaply, I would shop for cheap, used bikes and then completely dismantle, inspect, relube, and, where feasible, upgrade. At the end of that process, the bike should be in great shape, and you will be familiar with every part of it in case you do need to repair something.
My theory is that a bike that has been kicking around 20 years and is still rideable is probably good for another few years. On the other hand, while the quality of your average department store bike isn't great, a little preventive maintenance like retensioning the tires, regreasing the bearings, and maybe swapping out a couple of critical parts could keep you on the road for a while.
I covered my little corner of the state, including several overnight trips, on an old Schwinn that had been rusting in my yard. It had a 3 speed hub, but I knew nothing of those things, so it never got fixed, and I stayed in one gear.
I think the biggest thing money gets you is more comfort. Expensive bikes are lighter and hopefully don't spend as much time upside down at the side of the road. Expensive gear is lighter, keeps you warmer/cooler, and packs smaller. There's a lot of comfort to be had with the "right" gear, and the older I get, the more I appreciate it, but that's what you're paying extra money for, comfort. The amount of money you need to make a tour possible is not that much. The amount you need to make a tour pleasant is up to you.
Took a week long "tour" going from home to college on a second-hand bike. "Pannier" was not a word I knew. I put some wire-frame baskets on my bike, hung a mini cooler off the back, turned on my awesome portable cassette player (with an "auto-reverse" feature so I didn't have to flip the tape every time one side finished), and headed across the state. Mechanically there were flat tires to deal with and nothing else.
These days, when I find myself thinking about all of the things I "need" to make a bike trip happen, I occasionally remind myself that my first trips were done on cheap bikes with second hand gear that any serious tourer would cringe at. While I try and decide if the comparatively cheap Topeak handlebar bag will suffice, or if I need to save my pennies for a real rando bag, my 20 year old self has already thrown his crap into backpack, and is halfway to his destination. And he had a lot more fun riding than I have shopping.
- vise grips - really? I don't think I have ever in 50+ years of messing with bikes needed vise grips.
- extra chainring bolt - Never heard of any one carrying one. Never had one fail or disappear and if one did the bike would remain ride able until the next bike shop. I guess the weight is near nothing, bit it seems like a 1 in a million chance of needing one.
- 2 derailleur cables - Maybe, but... They don't fail often and you could limp along rigged to be in whatever gear you want and still have some range by using the other derailleur.
- 2 brake cables - Again maybe, but...Never had one fail that wasn't pretty old and even then they failed in a manner that gave some warning as they frayed.
- an extra tire - Maybe if you are touring somewhere really remote. In the US or Europe, not worth carrying IMO.
- rim tape - Again never heard of anyone carrying that and can't imagine why you would need it. Even when there are wheel problems like broken spokes I have never need to touch the rim tape.
I don't think any of those are mandatory. I consider items 3 and 4 iffy but not unreasonable, item 5 overkill in most places, and can't imagine carrying items 1, 2 and 6 in any case.
It depends on the "cheap" bike. There are cheap bikes that are crap, and there are cheap bikes that aren't. I pretty much do all my riding on my "cheap" bike (5 or 6 tours now, 14 years of recreational day rides, ten years of commuting). It cost $290 new in 1998. Steel, rigid-frame mtb, Specialized Hard Rock. No plans on ever replacing it.
By today's standards,I've been riding the same cheap bike for the last 34 years........I distroyed the original back wheel in the first year of touring.Short of that,no major problems.
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The one thing I would probably do for any bike, cheap or otherwise but especially cheap, would be re-tension the wheels, check the lube in the headset and hubs before setting out for a tour.
I don't do off road or expedition touring so I kind of tend to relax the brain on the repair issues and go for having the stuff to fix flats and doing the basic adjustments. For everything else I use a thumb, cell phone and credit card as I am positive that I cannot carry enough stuff to meet all the "what ifs."
A bike is a frame with components hung here and there, all of which are replaceable. Fit is First. Especially for a tour of any length.
As long as your 'cheap' bike is mechanically sound, you're good to go. 'Course, never hurts to know how to fix a few things. Good advice about wheels and tires. And go for those bucket panniers. The cat litter type make a great camp stool and table. For saving weight, these trash basket panniers look doable.
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Just see to it you can stand to ride it all day long for months..
and fit racks that will not fail at the worst moments.
Maybe get racks & bags and such, that may cost more than the bike ,
and replace the horse under them if needed .
Other then a few flats (especially in Texas), no mechanical problems at all with the Walmart bike.
If cheaper means older I would point out that things like headsets and bottom brackets have changed a lot. I generally prefer cartridge bearings to free balls (but I do have some ancient BB's that are still rock solid). I used to seek out vintage touring machines (80's Trek 520, etc) but stopped looking because modern headsets seem less finicky.
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There is a difference between cheap quality and inexpensive price.. Here is an article where someone purchased inexpensive decent quality MTB's and toured the world on them.
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
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Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
I worked in a bike shop a few miles off of the Bikecentennial route back in the '70s. Lots of people made it across the country on cheap bikes, and back then, cheap bikes weren't nearly as good as today's cheap bikes. Of course, I mostly saw the people that were having problems with their bikes, but then again I was at mile 2500 or so.
Europe, you have the advantage , if the bike fails , you can always take the train.
ML, While there are many opinions as to what should or shouldn't be used for touring (I tend to be conservative with advice), a well prepared bike capable of carrying the weight of the gear you want to take along is a touring bike candidate regardless of it's position on any Ideal Touring Bike list.
Cheap, lightweight, durable: pick two. Cheap bikes often pick durable rather than lightweight as the second option. Thick and heavy frames, rims, stems, etc are cheaper and more durable than lightweight versions.
There are two concerns with cheap bikes. First, the bike may be improperly assembled and this will cause it fall apart very quickly. So make sure you buy from someone who can be trusted to put the bike together properly. Also, any bike, cheap or otherwise, will need a tuneup after the first 150 miles of use. So make sure you take the cheap bike on some shakedown rides, then bring it to a bike-shop for the tuneup before going off on a tour. In particular, get the spokes properly tensioned.
Second, when the components on a cheap bike start to need replacing, you will typically find it impossible to get standard replacements. For example, if and when I need to replace any part of the drive train on my cheap MTB, I will probably have to replace the whole damn thing: BB, Cranks, chainrings, perhaps the front derailleur too, because everything is proprietary design. Whereas with standard Shimano components, I could just replace the part that is worn. So what is cheap in the short-run may not be cheap in the long run.
I second the advice someone else made about buying a cheap bike but outfitting with the high-quality rack, panniers, tires, inner tubes, tools and other add-ons. That way, if the bike starts to fall apart and is not worth fixing, you can just move all these add-ons to another cheap bike.
I think you will be sorry if you go with cheap panniers and rack, since failures here are very common when carrying large loads.
It's incredible how much interesting info you can get here! Really great answers!
Judging from your answers I could go on and buy an old steel mountain bike and add some better components (racks, panniers). If I take it apart and repair any loosen or worn out component I think I'll be ok.
I wish we had the Craiglist option here to collect a cheap old bike like an 90's Specialized rockhopper.
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Great saying, so true...if I need to save my pennies for a real rando bag, my 20 year old self has already thrown his crap into backpack, and is halfway to his destination. And he had a lot more fun riding than I have shopping.
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
@Aaron: yes, I think you're right about the "new and improved" issue, unfortunately.
Regarding the panniers and racks: actually, SOME of the cheap stuff is plenty durable enough for touring. When I was growing up in the 1960's, we had those old-fashioned dual rear baskets made of steel on our coaster-brake bikes. We used to carry each other around as passengers on these racks, so clearly these racks (if you can still find them) are durable enough for the heaviest touring load. I was thinking of the lightweight aluminum racks commonly sold nowadays in Walmart. These will fall apart very quickly under touring loads. Similar story for panniers: SOME of the cheap stuff is quite durable.
My first tour was 400 miles on a Trek 7.2 FX. not completely bottom of the spectrum, but as far as names like Trek go, it's pretty far down.


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"Crayons of Color invite is a beautiful card and the colors just pop! I was pleased with my order. The font was a bit small on the card, but it didn't take away from the invitation. Perfect invite for an Art Birthday Party!"
"The finished product was EXACTLY as pictured online with regard to coloring and picture print quality. This invitation turned out absolutely adorable and the paper quality was great. I highly recommend this cute invitation!"
"My little guy is turning 5 and wanted cards that weren't theme-specific and these fit the bill. They are of great quality card stock, very glossy and shipped quickly. I think they were here within 5 days. I absolutely loved the design so much that we ordered matching return labels. Tiny Prints is by far my favorite online printing company. They have not failed me with anything."
"The only mistake I made was not paying attention to the size of the invitation. The diameters were listed but I didn't look until I received them and noticed they were smaller then I would have liked them to be. Overall the quality is excellent."


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Working Late and Cancer-Risk
If the shift work theory proves correct, millions of people worldwide could be affected. Experts estimate that nearly 20 percent of the working population in developed countries work night shifts.This doesn't surprise me. In my supermarket days I used to work overnights a lot and after a few days of that—I felt like crap! Not good according to Dr. Fuhrman:
It is a surprising twist for an idea that scientists first described as "wacky," said Richard Stevens, a cancer epidemiologist and professor at the University of Connecticut Health Center. In 1987, Stevens published a paper suggesting a link between light at night and breast cancer.
Back then, he was trying to figure out why breast cancer incidence suddenly shot up starting in the 1930s in industrialized societies, where nighttime work was considered a hallmark of progress. Most scientists were bewildered by his proposal.
But in recent years, several studies have found that women working at night for many years are indeed more prone to breast cancer, and that animals who have their light-dark schedules switched grow more cancerous tumors and die quicker.
A safe and satisfying work environment, a happy marriage, a satisfying social and/or family life, and activities you enjoy are all related to positive health outcomes. Emotional wellness starts right here your finger tips end. As you respect and appreciate the value in the world around you and develop interests in other people and in such things as art, music, entertainment, sports, nature, and physical activity, you can respect yourself more for your ability and desire to appreciate the value of things not yourself.Although, now I often find myself blogging in the middle of night…stupid!
In other words, as you learn about and begin to care for things, you gain a legitimate reason to be pleased with yourself. A healthy emotional response to life hinges on your ability to grant value and importance to things that are deserving of it. This ability and desire to interact in a fair and equitable way with the world around you forms the basis of your emotional contentment and self-esteem.


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Miller Time
When driving west on Fountain, just past La Brea, my gaze was struck by a billboard with haunted, sunken eyes excruciatingly close-up and with the words, "Gambling Problem?" Below appeared the 1-800 number for the California Office of Gambling helpline. Something within me answered a resounding yes, and quicker than you can say Dostoevsky, I called 1-800-GAMBLER to confess my own personal gambling problem.
"Hello, this is Ronni," said the operator. "How can I help you?"
"I have a problem," I began. "I'm very intimidated by people who sit at casino tables and look so much like they know what they're doing. I have this deep-seated fear that I'll sit down and the dealer will say, 'Place your bets,' or some other technical jargon, and the others at the table will point and laugh."
Before I could go on, Ronni interrupted me to say this was a hotline to help people with real gambling addictions. "Wonderful!," I thought. The state of California is promoting and opposing gambling at the same time. Gosh, think of all the other enterprises that may profit from this two-faced method and establish hotlines to dissuade people from buying what they're selling. Why, sales are bound to go through the roof!
A) Public TV and Radio Stations: Do you find yourself becoming a member of radio and TV stations in the spring, whose call letters you can't remember, although you joined during the winter fund drive a few weeks ago? Do you or someone you know obsessively answer calls to "do your part" and "join the 10 % who bear the burden for the 90% that get a free ride"? If you answered yes to any of these, well then pardner, press one. If you want to give your tax-deductible donation for member-supported broadcasting, please press two. If you want to scream, please press three.
B) Chewing Gum Manufacturers - If you find yourself unable to live without that sticky wad between your tooth and jaw, that long ago lost its flavor, and insist on making life hard for janitors and poor saps who get it stuck on their shoe soles--you pig! You need professional counseling on the proper handling and disposal of chewing gum. Please call Citizens for Gum Control today at 1-800-STOP GUM.
C) Mega Office Supply Stores - Do you feel guilty about roaming the bountifully packed aisles of merchandise? You see all the clever stuff, like the solar-powered calculator or boxes of stickies embossed 'sign here.' It may cross your mind that you really need to take a vacation and learn how to incorporate these fobs and novelties into your life. You don't. You've got what the American Psychiatric Association has identified as a phobic-depressive response to stationary and organizing products.
D) Los Angeles Times - Do you have a fear of bringing the Sunday Times, that Goliath of newsprint and circulars, into your residence? Do you wince at the idea of heavy lifting? You may be suffering a phobic reaction to the L.A. Times Sunday Edition. In extreme cases, sufferers have been known to take the paper, unopened and unread, and deliver it straight to the garbage. If that's the case, seek professional help immediately.
E) Schools - Feel like you must compulsively sign up for courses and crack the books? No need to keep stressing yourself out. Just say no to education. It's boring and dangerous. It can lead to the slippery slope of thinking. With your phone call, we are winning the war on Education.
* Yes, but first you must sit through a sermon on its wickedness.
© Copyright 2007 by canyon-news.com


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Coconutmacaroons "Radio Chef"
by SusanneH
Probably no macaroons in the strict sense. But good!
Radiochef because my parents-in-law used to tape record recipes for my husband like a radio show. And the show was called "radio chef". This is rather obviously my mother-in-law's recipe.
Coconutmacaroos "radio chef"
200 g butter
200 g sugar
3-4 tbsp flour
2 eggs
400 g grated coconut
Make a dough using all ingredients. Make little heaps (macaroons) with a tsp. This year I formed little balls instead.
Bake at 130-150°C for 20-30 min.
Best cool on a piece of paper towel.
I think they will be excellent dipped in chocolate too.
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by Cream
SusanneH, looks soooo yammy!
my first time to hear and look for this sweets.
I would like to make your macaroon for our christmas sweets.