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Lot # : 508 - World War 1 helmet
Online Only Auction
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5/27/2024 - 6/25/2024
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Lot # | 508 |
Group - Category | Antiques & Collectibles - Militaria & War Collectibles - World War I |
Lead | World War 1 helmet |
Auction Information
Name | Online Auction June 25 |
Auctioneer |
Shirk's Auction Gallery LLC
Type | Online-Only Auction |
Date(s) | 5/27/2024 - 6/25/2024 |
Auction Date/Time Info |
Lots begin closing June 25th at 7pm
Preview Date/Time | Tuesday June 25th, from 12pm-5pm |
Checkout Date/Time | Pick-up for local buyers is Wednesday 10am-6pm and Thursday 9am-5pm |
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Buyer Premium | There is a 13% buyer's premium |
Description |
The June 25th online-only auction features a 1966 Chevelle SS. Other lots include landscaping equipment, a Polaris ATV plow attachment, appliances, furniture, U.S. coins, various antiques and collectibles, Fenton glassware, tools, patio pavers, sterling silver items, art work, ammo and firearm related items, and much more!
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1. There is therefore now no condemnation - Either for things present or past. Now he comes to deliverance and liberty. The apostle here resumes the thread of his discourse, which was interrupted, chap. vii, 7.
2. The law of the Spirit - That is, the gospel. Hath freed me from the law of sin and death - That is, the Mosaic dispensation.
3. For what the law - Of Moses. Could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh - Incapable of conquering our evil nature. If it could, God needed not to have sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh - We with our sinful flesh were devoted to death. But God sending his own Son, in the likeness of that flesh, though pure from sin, condemned that sin which was in our flesh; gave sentence, that sin should be destroyed, and the believer wholly delivered from it.
4. That the righteousness of the law - The holiness it required, described, ver. 11. Might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit - Who are guided in all our thoughts, words, and actions, not by corrupt nature, but by the Spirit of God. From this place St. Paul describes primarily the state of believers, and that of unbelievers only to illustrate this.
5. They that are after the flesh - Who remain under the guidance of corrupt nature. Mind the things of the flesh - Have their thoughts and affections fixed on such things as gratify corrupt nature; namely, on things visible and temporal; on things of the earth, on pleasure, (of sense or imagination,) praise, or riches. But they who are after the Spirit - Who are under his guidance. Mind the things of the Spirit - Think of, relish, love things invisible, eternal; the things which the Spirit hath revealed, which he works in us, moves us to, and promises to give us.
6. For to be carnally minded - That is, to mind the things of the flesh. Is death - The sure mark of spiritual death, and the way to death everlasting. But to be spiritually minded - That is, to mind the things of the Spirit. Is life - A sure mark of spiritual life, and the way to life everlasting. And attended with peace - The peace of God, which is the foretaste of life everlasting; and peace with God, opposite to the enmity mentioned in the next verse.
7. Enmity against God - His existence, power, and providence.
8. They who are in the flesh - Under the government of it.
9. In the Spirit - Under his government. If any man have not the Spirit of Christ - Dwelling and governing in him. He is none of his - He is not a member of Christ; not a Christian; not in a state of salvation. A plain, express declaration, which admits of no exception. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
10. Now if Christ be in you - Where the Spirit of Christ is, there is Christ. The body indeed is dead - Devoted to death. Because of sin - Heretofore committed. But the Spirit is life - Already truly alive. Because of righteousness - Now attained. From ver. 13, St. Paul, having finished what he had begun, chap. vi, 1, describes purely the state of believers.
12. We are not debtors to the flesh - We ought not to follow it.
13. The deeds of the flesh - Not only evil actions, but evil desires, tempers, thoughts. If ye mortify - Kill, destroy these. Ye shall live - The life of faith more abundantly here, and hereafter the life of glory.
14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God - In all the ways of righteousness. They are the sons of God - Here St. Paul enters upon the description of those blessings which he comprises, ver. 30, in the word glorified; though, indeed, he does not describe mere glory, but that which is still mingled with the cross. The sum is, through sufferings to glory.
15. For ye - Who are real Christians. Have not received the spirit of bondage - The Holy Ghost was not properly a spirit of bondage, even in the time of the Old Testament. Yet there was something of bondage remaining even in those who then had received the Spirit. Again - As the Jews did before. We - All and every believer. Cry - The word denotes a vehement speaking, with desire, confidence, constancy. Abba, Father - The latter word explains the former. By using both the Syriac and the Greek word, St. Paul seems to point out the joint cry both of the Jewish and gentile believers. The spirit of bondage here seems directly to mean, those operations of the Holy Spirit by which the soul, on its first conviction, feels itself in bondage to sin, to the world, to Satan, and obnoxious to the wrath of God. This, therefore, and the Spirit of adoption, are one and the same Spirit, only manifesting itself in various operations, according to the various circumstances of the persons.
16. The same Spirit beareth witness with our spirit - With the spirit of every true believer, by a testimony distinct from that of his own spirit, or the testimony of a good conscience. Happy they who enjoy this clear and constant.
17. Joint heirs - That we may know it is a great inheritance which God will give us for he hath given a great one to his Son. If we suffer with him - Willingly and cheerfully, for righteousness' sake. This is a new proposition, referring to what follows.
18. For I reckon - This verse gives the reason why he but now mentioned sufferings and glory. When that glory "shall be revealed in us," then the sons of God will be revealed also.
19. For the earnest expectation - The word denotes a lively hope of something drawing near, and a vehement longing after it. Of the creation - Of all visible creatures, believers excepted, who are spoken of apart; each kind, according as it is capable. All these have been sufferers through sin; and to all these (the finally impenitent excepted) shall refreshment redound from the glory of the children of God. Upright heathens are by no means to be excluded from this earnest expectation: nay, perhaps something of it may at some times be found even in the vainest of men; who (although in the hurry of life they mistake vanity for liberty, and partly stifle, partly dissemble, their groans, yet) in their sober, quiet, sleepless, afflicted hours, pour forth many sighs in the ear of God.
20. The creation was made subject to vanity - Abuse, misery, and corruption. By him who subjected it - Namely, God, Gen. iii, 17, v, 29. Adam only made it liable to the sentence which God pronounced; yet not without hope.
21. The creation itself shall be delivered - Destruction is not deliverance: therefore whatsoever is destroyed, or ceases to be, is not delivered at all. Will, then, any part of the creation be destroyed? Into the glorious liberty - The excellent state wherein they were created.
22. For the whole creation groaneth together - With joint groans, as it were with one voice. And travaileth - Literally, is in the pains of childbirth, to be delivered of the burden of the curse. Until now - To this very hour; and so on till the time of deliverance.
23. And even we, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit - That is, the Spirit, who is the first-fruits of our inheritance. The adoption - Persons who had been privately adopted among the Roman were often brought forth into the forum, and there publicly owned as their sons by those who adopted them. So at the general resurrection, when the body itself is redeemed from death, the sons of God shall be publicly owned by him in the great assembly of men and angels. The redemption of our body - From corruption to glory and immortality.
24. For we are saved by hope - Our salvation is now only in hope. We do not yet possess this full salvation.
26. Likewise the Spirit - Nay, not only the universe, not only the children of God, but the Spirit of God also himself, as it were, groaneth, while he helpeth our infirmities, or weaknesses. Our understandings are weak, particularly in the things of God our desires are weak; our prayers are weak. We know not - Many times. What we should pray for - Much less are we able to pray for it as we ought: but the Spirit maketh intercession for us - In our hearts, even as Christ does in heaven. With groanings - The matter of which is from ourselves, but the Spirit forms them; and they are frequently inexpressible, even by the faithful themselves.
27. But he who searcheth the hearts - Wherein the Spirit dwells and intercedes. Knoweth - Though man cannot utter it. What is the mind of the Spirit, for he maketh intercession for the saints - Who are near to God. According to God - According to his will, as is worthy of God. and acceptable to him.
28. And we know - This in general; though we do not always know particularly what to pray for. That all things - Ease or pain, poverty or riches, and the ten thousand changes of life. Work together for good - Strongly and sweetly for spiritual and eternal good. To them that are called according to his purpose - His gracious design of saving a lost world by the death of his Son. This is a new proposition. St. Paul, being about to recapitulate the whole blessing contained in justification, (termed "glorification," ver. 30,) first goes back to the purpose or decree of God, which is frequently mentioned in holy writ. To explain this (nearly in the words of an eminent writer) a little more at large:-When a man has a work of time and importance before him, he pauses, consults, and contrives; and when he has laid a plan, resolves or decrees to proceed accordingly. Having observed this in ourselves, we are ready to apply it to God also; and he, in condescension to us has applied it to himself. The works of providence and redemption are vast and stupendous, and therefore we are apt to conceive of God as deliberating and consulting on them, and then decreeing to act according to "the counsel of his own will;" as if, long before the world was made, he had been concerting measures both as to the making and governing of it, and had then writ down his decrees, which altered not, any more than the laws of the Medes and Persians. Whereas, to take this consulting and decreeing in a literal sense, would be the same absurdity as to ascribe a real human body and human passions to the ever-blessed God. This is only a popular representation of his infallible knowledge and unchangeable wisdom; that is, he does all things as wisely as a man can possibly do, after the deepest consultation, and as steadily pursues the most proper method as one can do who has laid a scheme beforehand. But then, though the effects be such as would argue consultation and consequent decrees in man, yet what need of a moment's consultation in Him who sees all things at one view? Nor had God any more occasion to pause and deliberate, and lay down rules for his own conduct from all eternity, than he has now. What was there any fear of his mistaking afterwards, if he had not beforehand prepared decrees, to direct him what he was to do? Will any man say, he was wiser before the creation than since? or had he then more leisure, that he should take that opportunity to settle his affairs, and make rules (or himself, from which he was never to vary? He has doubtless the same wisdom and all other perfections at this day which he had from eternity; and is now as capable of making decrees, or rather has no more occasion for them now than formerly: his understanding being always equally clear and bright, his wisdom equally infallible.
29. Whom he foreknew, he also predestinated conformable to the image of his Son - Here the apostle declares who those are whom he foreknew and predestinated to glory; namely, those who are conformable to the image of his Son. This is the mark of those who are foreknown and will be glorified,
2 Tim. ii, 19. Phil. iii, 10, 21.
30. Them he - In due time. Called - By his gospel and his Spirit. And whom he called - When obedient to the heavenly calling, Acts xxvi, 19. He also justified - Forgave and accepted. And whom he justified - Provided they "continued in his goodness," chap. xi, 22, he in the end glorified - St. Paul does not affirm, either here or in any other part of his writings, that precisely the same number of men are called, justified, and glorified. He does not deny that a believer may fall away and be cut off between his special calling and his glorification, chap. xi, 22. Neither does he deny that many are called who never are justified. He only affirms that this is the method whereby God leads us step by step toward heaven. He glorified - He speaks as one looking back from the goal, upon the race of faith. Indeed grace, as it is glory begun, is both an earnest and a foretaste of eternal glory.
31. What shall we say then to these things - Related in the third, fifth, and eighth chapters? As if he had said, We cannot go, think, or wish anything farther. If God be for us - Here follow four periods, one general and three particular. Each begins with glorying in the grace of God, which is followed by a question suitable to it, challenging all opponents to all which, "I am persuaded," &c., is a general answer. The general period is, If God be for us, who can be against us? The first particular period, relating to the past time, is, He that spared not his own Son, how shall he not freely give us all things? The second, relating to the present, is, It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? The third, relating to the future, is, It is Christ that died - Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
32. He that - This period contains four sentences: He spared not his own Son; therefore he will freely give us all things. He delivered him up for us all; therefore, none can lay anything to our charge. Freely - For all that follows justification is a free gift also. All things - Needful or profitable for us.
33. God's elect - The above-cited author observes, that long before the coming of Christ the heathen world revolted from the true God, and were therefore reprobated, or rejected. But the nation of the Jews were chosen to be the people of God, and were therefore styled, "the children" or "sons of God," Deut. xiv, 1; "holy people," Deut. vii, 6; xiv, 2; "a chosen seed," Deut. iv, 37; "the elect," Isaiah xli, 8, 9; xliii, 10; "the called of God," Isaiah xlviii, 12. And these titles were given to all the nation of Israel, including both good and bad. Now the gospel having the most strict connection with the Books of the Old Testament, where these phrases frequently occur; and our Lord and his apostles being native Jews, and beginning to preach in the land of Israel, the language in which they preached would of course abound with the phrases of the Jewish nation. And hence it is easy to see why such of them as would not receive him were styled reprobated. For they no longer continued to be the people of God; whereas this and those other honourable titles were continued to all such Jews as embraced Christianity. And the same appellations which once belonged to the Jewish nation were now given to the gentile Christians also together with which they were invested with all the privileges of "the chosen people of God;" and nothing could cut them off from these but their own wilful apostasy. It does not appear that even good men were ever termed God's elect till above two thousand years from the creation. God's electing or choosing the nation of Israel, and separating them from the other nations, who were sunk in idolatry and all wickedness, gave the first occasion to this sort of language. And as the separating the Christians from the Jews was a like event, no wonder it was expressed in like words and phrases only with this difference, the term elect was of old applied to all the members of the visible church; whereas in the New Testament it is applied only to the members of the invisible.
34. Yea rather, that is risen - Our faith should not stop at his death, but be exercised farther on his resurrection, kingdom, second coming. Who maketh intercession for us - Presenting there his obedience, his sufferings, his prayers, and our prayers sanctified through him.
35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ - Toward us? Shall affliction or distress - He proceeds in order, from less troubles to greater: can any of these separate us from his protection in it; and, if he sees good, deliverance from it?
36. All the day - That is, every day, continually. We are accounted - By our enemies; by ourselves. Psalm xliv, 22.
37. We more than conquer - We are not only no losers, but abundant gainers, by all these trials. This period seems to describe the full assurance of hope.
38. I am persuaded - This is inferred from the thirty-fourth verse, in an admirable order: - Neither death" shall hurt us; For "Christ is dead:" "Nor life;" 'is risen" Nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers; nor things pre- sent, nor things to come;" "is at the right hand of God:" "Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature;" "maketh intercession for us." Neither death - Terrible as it is to natural men; a violent death in particular, ver. 36. Nor life - With all the affliction and distress it can bring, ver. 35; or a long, easy life; or all living men. Nor angels - Whether good (if it were possible they should attempt it) or bad, with all their wisdom and strength. Nor principalities, nor powers - Not even those of the highest rank, or the most eminent power. Nor things present - Which may befall us during our pilgrimage; or the whole world, till it passeth away. Nor things to come - Which may occur either when our time on earth is past, or when time itself is at an end, as the final judgment, the general conflagration, the everlasting fire. Nor height, nor depth - The former sentence respected the differences of times; this, the differences of places. How many great and various things are contained in these words, we do not, need not, cannot know yet. The height - In St. Paul's sublime style, is put for heaven. The depth - For the great abyss: that is, neither the heights, I will not say of walls, mountains, seas, but, of heaven itself, can move us; nor the abyss itself, the very thought of which might astonish the boldest creature. Nor any creature - Nothing beneath the Almighty; visible enemies he does not even deign to name. Shall be able - Either by force, ver. 35; or by any legal claim, ver. 33, &c. To separate us from the love of God in Christ - Which will surely save, protect, deliver us who believe in, and through, and from, them all.
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Laboratory director fired for questioning official federal Sept. 11 scenario
By Mark Anderson
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—A former laboratory director of a division of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in South Bend generated considerable heat in professional circles on Nov. 11 when he fired off a letter via email to a prominent metallurgist, questioning the theory that jet fuel fires set by the 9-11 terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center were hot enough to soften or melt structural steel.
Sending that email led to Kevin R. Ryan being fired from his job as site manager at the UL-affiliated Environmental Health Laboratories Inc., in South Bend.
Ryan wrote his professional opinion to metallurgist Frank Gayle at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) because NIST, with Gayle at the helm, is conducting a $16 million, two-year investigation of the twin towers' collapse, with a draft report expected in January.
UL has played "a limited role in the investigation," noted The South Bend Tribune on Nov. 22. The investigation reportedly involves testing the type of steel used to construct the World Trade Center—mainly its ability to withstand fires.
The federal probe postulates that burning jet fuel was a primary factor in the structural collapse that led to the "pancaking"-style, vertical demolition of the 110-story WTC towers on Sept. 11, 2001. However, any clear information that throws water on that theory is bound to furl some brows among those who accept the government's story of how the WTC towers were destroyed.
Ryan, whose firing may be in response to his decision to share his letter beyond the confines of his company and its affiliates, did not return phone messages left for him by AFP on Nov. 29 and Nov. 30.
According to the 911Truth.org News Service, he copied his letter, via email, to David Ray Griffin, author of the book about 9-11 called The New Pearl Harbor. Ryan also copied it to Catherine Austin Fitts, a member of the 911Truth.org board.
Griffin reportedly received permission to distribute Ryan's letter to other parties.
On Nov. 12, the letter was published at septembereleventh.org, the web site of the 9-11 Visibility Project.
AFP obtained a copy of Ryan's letter, in which Ryan said he was speaking for himself only, not on behalf of UL or his laboratory. The recipient, Gayle, is deputy chief of the Metallurgy Division of the NIST.
"The buildings should have easily withstood the thermal stress caused by pools of burning jet fuel," Ryan noted in his rather lengthy letter, referring to the results of performance tests on models of the floor assemblies used in the Twin Towers, as he described it. In the letter, Ryan refutes Dr. Hyman Brown from the WTC construction crew, who claims that the WTC buildings collapsed "due to fires at 2,000 [degrees] F melting the steel."
Ryan also noted that a newspaper, which he did not name, commented on Brown by saying, "Just-released preliminary findings from a National Institute of Standards and Technology study of the World Trade Center Collapse support Brown's theory."
Ryan pointed out in his letter that the steel components would have had to have been exposed to temperatures around 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit for several hours.
"And as we all agree, the steel applied met those specifications. Additionally, I think we can all agree that even un-fireproofed steel will not melt until reaching red-hot temperatures of nearly 3,000 F. Why Brown would imply that 2,000 F would melt the high-grade steel used in those buildings makes no sense at all."
Referring to the summer 2003 results of Gayle's own published metallurgical tests, Ryan noted that "weak steel" was virtually ruled out at that time as a "contributing factor in the collapse."
Ryan wrote to Gayle: "Your comments suggest that the steel was probably exposed to temperatures of only about 500 degrees (250 C), which is what one might expect from a thermodynamic analysis of the situation."
However, Gayle later released additional findings that, according to Ryan, "seem to ignore" the 2003 results.
Ryan pointed out that the summary of the new findings "states that the perimeter columns softened, yet your findings make clear that 'most perimeter panels (157 of 160) saw no temperature above 250 C.' To soften steel for the purposes of forging, normally temperatures need to be above 1,100 C. However, this new summary report suggests that much lower temperatures were able to not only soften the steel in a matter of minutes, but lead to rapid structural collapse."
In the letter to Gayle, Ryan added: "This story just does not add up. If steel from those buildings did soften or melt, I'm sure we can all agree that this was certainly not due to jet fuel fires of any kind, let alone briefly burning fires in those towers. That fact should be of great concern to all Americans. Alternatively, the contention that this steel did fail at temperatures around 250 C suggests that the majority of deaths on 9-11 were due to a safety-related failure. That suggestion should be a great concern to my company."
Noting that the events of 9-11 "are the emotional driving force behind the War on Terror," and that the WTC collapse "is at the crux of the story of 9-11," Ryan told Gayle: "My feeling is that your metallurgical tests are at the crux of the crux of the crux."
Ryan summarized, "Either you can make sense of what really happened to those buildings, and communicate this quickly, or we all face the same destruction and despair that come from global decisions based on disinformation and 'chatter.' . . . Please do what you can to quickly eliminate the confusion regarding the ability of jet fuel fires to soften or melt structural steel."
The 911Truth.org News Service, quoting a Nov. 12 New York Times report, noted that "the NIST team under Gayle is planning to hold some of its deliberations in secret" and that some 9-11 victims were considering filing a lawsuit "to force the agency to open the meetings to the public."
The NIST investigation was started in 2002 after lobbying by the Skyscraper Safety Campaign, created by Monica Gabrielle and Sally Regenhard, both of whom lost family members on Sept. 11, 2001.
UL media spokesman Paul Baker had not returned two phone messages as this story went to press.
An unattributed UL-linked comment in the above-mentioned Nov. 22 South Bend Tribune story denied that UL ever certified the materials for building the WTC.
However, Ryan stated in his letter: ". . . [T]he company I work for certified the steel components used in the construction of the WTC buildings."
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Crumiri (Cornmeal Butter Cookies)
Crumiri are cornmeal cookies, provenance Piedmont, possessing classic European snap (not bend) and a buttery crumb. Traditionally piped or shaped into little horseshoes and dusted—like many things dolce—with powdered sugar, they have a ravishingly fine finish (finer even than the word "sandy" suggests), and their overall effect is appealingly uncomplicated. The American homage to crumiri has tended to result in a demure, dressy cookie, rolled and iced rather than hand-shaped and powdered. Prettiness notwithstanding, American cornmeal cookies lose a lot in translation, as their texture frequently falls well short of "fine" and is light years from ravishing.
The problem with American cornmeal cookies goes directly to the problem with commercial cornmeal: It's not coarse enough to produce a decent skillet cornbread, but far too coarse to produce a decent cookie. Anson Mills Fine Yellow Cornmeal, on the other hand, drifts from the bag damp, fragrant, and just one sifter screen shy of corn flour. In both versions of our crumiri, the sweet flavor of corn lingers on the tongue and a subtle, buttery granulation between the teeth.
equipment mise en place
For this recipe, you will need a digital kitchen scale, a mixing bowl, a whisk, a stand mixer with the flat-beater attachment, a rubber spatula, three baking sheets, and parchment paper. A ruler might come in handy and a fine-mesh sieve works best when sifting the confectioners' sugar.
7ounces (1⅓ cups plus 2 tablespoons) unbleached all-purpose flour or an equal amount by weight of Anson Mills Colonial Style Fine Cloth-Bolted Pastry Flour
5ounces (1 cup) Anson Mills Fine Yellow Cornmeal or Fine White Cornmeal
Scant ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
8ounces (16 tablespoons) unsalted European-style butter, room temperature
5.25ounces (¾ cup) superfine sugar
1large egg
½teaspoon vanilla extract
¼teaspoon almond extract
3.5ounces (1 sifted cup) confectioners' sugar
Turn the flour, cornmeal, and salt into a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the flat-beater attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl. Add the sugar and beat on medium speed until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is light and aerated, about 3 minutes, pausing once to scrape down the bowl. With the mixer running on low speed, add the egg and the vanilla and almond extracts; beat until incorporated, then add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed just until the mixture forms a cohesive dough. Detach the bowl from the mixer and give the dough a few turns with a rubber spatula.
Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for about 1 hour (longer refrigeration is fine, but the dough will require a short time at room temperature to soften before shaping). When you are ready to bake, remove the dough from the refrigerator. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper.
Tape a sheet of parchment paper to the work surface to keep the dough from sticking as you shape it. Working 4 or 5 at a time, break off small bits of dough with your fingers and roll them into 1¼-inch balls (0.5 ounce in weight, or about the size of a shell-on hazelnut) lightly between the palms. Roll each ball on the parchment paper into a skinny snake, 4 inches long, and untapered on the ends. If the dough becomes too soft, flour your hands very lightly. Grasping the ends lightly, lift each dough snake onto a prepared baking sheet, bending it into a U to create a horseshoe shape; space the cookies about 2 inches apart. You should end up with a total of about 48 cookies.
Bake the cookies one baking sheet at a time until golden brown on the edges and bottoms, about 20 minutes, rotating the pan from front to back halfway through the baking time. Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet, then sift confectioners' sugar over them, turning to coat the bottoms as well.


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There are too many waterfalls here; the crowded streams
hurry too rapidly down to the sea,
and the pressure of so many clouds on the mountaintops
makes them spill over the sides in soft slow-motion,
turning to waterfalls under our very eyes.
– For if those streaks, those mile-long, shiny, tearstains,
aren't waterfalls yet,
in a quick age or so, as ages go here,
they probably will be.
But if the streams and clouds keep travelling, travelling,
the mountains look like the hulls of capsized ships,
slime-hung and barnacled.
Think of the long trip home.
Should we have stayed at home and thought of here?
Where should we be today?
Is it right to be watching strangers in a play
in this strangest of theatres?
What childishness is it that while there's a breath of life
in our bodies, we are determined to rush
to see the sun the other way around?
The tiniest green hummingbird in the world?
To stare at some inexplicable old stonework,
inexplicable and impenetrable,
at any view,
instantly seen and always, always delightful?
Oh, must we dream our dreams
and have them, too?
And have we room
for one more folded sunset, still quite warm?
But surely it would have been a pity
not to have seen the trees along this road,
really exaggerated in their beauty,
not to have seen them gesturing
like noble pantomimists, robed in pink.
– Not to have had to stop for gas and heard
the sad, two-noted, wooden tune
of disparate wooden clogs
carelessly clacking over
a grease-stained filling-station floor.
(In another country the clogs would all be tested.
Each pair there would have identical pitch.)
– A pity not to have heard
the other, less primitive music of the fat brown bird
who sings above the broken gasoline pump
in a bamboo church of Jesuit baroque:
three towers, five silver crosses.
– Yes, a pity not to have pondered,
blurr'dly and inconclusively,
on what connection can exist for centuries
between the crudest wooden footwear
and, careful and finicky,
the whittled fantasies of wooden cages
– Never to have studied history in
the weak calligraphy of songbirds' cages.
– And never to have had to listen to rain
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and then a sudden golden silence
in which the traveller takes a notebook, writes:
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to imagined places, not just stay at home?
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Location |
635 B Street next to the Davis Senior Center |
Principal |
Rob Kinder |
Phone |
(530)757-5440 |
Website |
http://king.djusd.net/ |
District |
one of the Schools in the DJUSD |
Martin Luther King High School is an continuation High School program serving students in Davis. A continuation high school ensures that students with diverse needs succeed in school and are supported in seeking better job opportunities or college. King High School is an option for students in need of more flexible school schedules with an emphasis on vocational or career goals. This program is designed to meet the needs of students aged 16 through 18 who have not graduated from high school, are not exempt from compulsory school attendance, are deemed at risk of not completing their schooling and have whom DSIS isn't a good fit. You could get credits at a very accelerated rate. It produces quality graduates (and a few non graduates)
Note that it is not the Martin Luther King, Jr. High School (presumably to avoid confusion with a Junior High School).
It is colloquially referred to as "King high" by the Davisites
California Aggie article (dead link)
Past Principals
Cristina Buss
Michelle Flowers
David Egolf
Demolition and Construction
In Fall 2006, King High moved across the street into available space at the Susan B. Anthony Building for one year while a completely new building is built on the site of the existing school. The 45-year old portable buildings were removed and will be replaced with a new school building specifically designed for King High's program needs. However, the school district halted construction in November after it discovered that it lacked funds to complete the job.
In the December 7, 2006 school board meeting, the results of an internal audit showed that the district actually does have enough money to cover the project but not all of it in hand. Allocating the funds for King High School immediately would deplete DJUSD's budget. Board members have not yet decided on what action to take. 1
another California Aggie article (dead link)
1. Hudson, Jeff. District tracks its King funds. The Davis Enterprise. 2006-12-08.


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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Listening Guru
When accepting the Filmfare award for Best Background Score in Guru, Rahman said that background score is like an ornament which enhances the beauty of a film and he thanked Maniratnam for making such a beautiful film. And that is true in a sense that what made Guru to win over all other movies in this category is the visual material in Guru that provides ample space for the background music. Background score in Guru fills a deliberate void created by Maniratnam for Rahman to fill in wherever required. It is very evident from the very first scene of the movie, which opens with the older Gurukanth Desai talking about dreams and in which every line of his monologue is punctuated with the music of Rahman and poetry of Gulzar.
The preludes, interludes and the melody of the songs from the movie soundtrack are used in bits and pieces as a part of the background score. The coda of the song 'mayya mayya' is cleverly put as the background score of opening credits. The romance and union of Guru and Sujatha is aided with beautiful phrases of melody from the song 'Ai hairathey yashiqi' and slower version of 'dham dhara'. A beautiful Shehnai piece that leads to this 'dham dhara' theme underlines the excitement of Sujatha when Guru agrees to take her along with him to Bombay. And the melody of 'Barso re' played so subtly with soft guitar strains, sounds so effective for the longing of Sujatha, when in the railway station, she requests Guru to take her to Bombay along with him.
The high decibel choir version of 'Jaage hain' is used when Guru goes to Turkey but I thought it should have been used when he returns to India, because that is when he actually starts dreaming big. Yet, cinematically, the spirited choir piece matches so well with the sudden relief, the freedom, and the liberty that young Guru feels at that moment and injects a fresh life into the visuals that makes a sudden shift from deep interior Indian village to Turkey. After the Turkey episode, 'Jaage hain' turns into a sort of a personal and emotional theme of Guru and aids to gain the audience's sympathy for Guru. Jaage Hain (Flute), Jaage Hain (Piano), Jaage Hain (Kids).
Guru's rebellious spirit, his business moves, his victories and confrontations with his enemies are enhanced by the energetic groove of 'Gurubhai Gurubhai' theme. The best usage of the theme is when Guru replies as 'tha nahi, hey, aur rahegha, Gurukanth Desai', when the contractor asks his name. The starting of the piece is precisely timed and so it immediately heightens the stature of Guru's character in audience's mind. Another scene where it is used in quite effectively is when Guru asks the people from justice department to come prepared for the inquiry. Lying in the bed, Guru slowly lifts his hand like saying a goodbye and the 'Gurubhai gurubhai' theme starts. Quite a formulaic timing but works big time in this scene.
Guru's raise as a business tycoon has got a heroic trumpet theme. Though it appears first in the scene where Guru announces about opening a textile factory, it is played in its entirety when that shot zooms out to show Guru standing and looking at the building plan of his new factory in the middle of a vast landscape and it continues for the quick shots and photo shoots that follow to establish his enormous growth.
Meenu's theme is cute, playful and beautiful. I am not talking about the additional song 'Shaku hai' here, which doesn't work for me as Shyam and Meenu subplot itself didn't gel quite well with the rest of the movie. By Meenu's theme, I mean the staccato strings theme used to establish the relationship between Guru and Meenu. It appears first when Guru presents a saree to little Meenu. It is also used much later when Guru visits Meenu's house and gets surprised by seeing Shyam in there as Meenu's husband.
The Thapar commission inquiry scenes have synth and electronic sounds that matches with the urgency of Rajiv Menon's camera. One thing I don't like in Rahman's background score is the use of Gregorian chants. It is used in the pre-interval scene where Shyam confronts and challenges Guru. While the concept and idea of starting with utmost subtlety and gradually increasing the volume level is good to underline the slowly tension between the two, the actual sound sounds alien.
Also there is one scene where Rahman misses timing, it isn't big fault and most of us wouldn't even notice it. It is in the scene in which the Contractor asks Guru to play golf. The funny part of the scene starts only when Guru picks the ball, walks and puts the ball in the hole, but the music starts even while Guru starts to think about how to put the ball in the hole. So it would have been much better if the music was put exactly when Guru picks the ball and starts to walk.
Though 'Guru' is not the best of Maniratnam-A.R.Rahman duo, Rahman has done enough justice to Maniratnam's visual material with his background score.
9 comments:
This is a fantastic review for a great BGM. I reached your blog from "In a deep trance" blog. You have a fantastic blog here, keep up the good job. I have always wondered why film producers do not sell background scores as soundtracks like how Hollywood does. I think they should start doing that. I love the Background scores, but have no way of acquiring those pieces alone.
- July 3, 2008 at 7:53 AM
- Aakarsh said...
Nice review..would like to see Cheeni Kum's review as well.
- July 3, 2008 at 9:09 PM
- P.S. Suresh Kumar said...
Maduraiveeran - Thanks. And the trend is catching up now... though we still don't whether anyone will be interested in releasing bGm's of old movies
- July 3, 2008 at 9:36 PM
- P.S. Suresh Kumar said...
Aakarsh - Thanks. Cheeni kum has great BGM, I will definitely have to do it...
- July 3, 2008 at 9:37 PM
- Unknown said...
About Shauk Hai, I thought that was the best track of 'Guru'. Opinion differs.
Offtopic: The Singaaravelan title music discussed in this blog sometime before, I discovered is a re-use of Raja's 'Song of Soul' track from his album 'Nothing But Wind', flute performed by Hariprasad Chaurasia. - July 4, 2008 at 10:51 PM
BTW... have sent you a mail to ur ursmusically id.
- July 4, 2008 at 10:52 PM
- teja boppana said...
nice analysis...
- January 10, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- Prabhath said...
You could have mentioned about the track that plays when the contractor offers a blank cheque to Gurubhai in the scene just after the intermission. This one deserves a mention too....
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This is a fantastic review for a great BGM. I reached your blog from "In a deep trance" blog. You have a fantastic blog here, keep up the good job. I have always wondered why film producers do not sell background scores as soundtracks like how Hollywood does. I think they should start doing that. I love the Background scores, but have no way of acquiring those pieces alone.
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As I promised in the comments section of previous post, I set out on the adventure of recompiling Bro for Lantiq routers. As a result of the exercise I have new-found respect for open-source package maintainers. Holy waffles if troubleshooting build errors in a large Autotools mess isn't the most hemorrhage-inducing activity known to mankind.
Anyways, this time I've tried to keep track of the changes I've been making along the way. The full set of updated Makefiles and patches is maintained in the openwrt-bro repo. Also, the compiled ipk packages for Atheros and Lantiq routers are available on the release page.
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Chick-Fil-A Hollywood Protested by LGBT Activists
California protesters marched in front of the newly-opened Hollywood branch of the chicken fast food chain Chick-fil-A on Saturday to protest against the company's supposed anti-gay policies.
Demonstrators waved signs that read, "Pray away Chick-fil-A" and "Boycott Anti-Gay Chick-fil-A." Protest organizer Ken Howard told West Hollywood Patch that the protest is "not anti-Christian. It's pro-civil rights and against hate groups."
Company spokeswoman Kim Hardcastle responded to the protest by saying, "We want to make it clear that Chick-fil-A is not anti-anybody and that we seek to treat everyone with honor, dignity and respect."
The demonstration took place two days after the Hollywood Chick-fil-A store opened its doors, and is the latest confrontation the fast food chain has had with the LGBT community.
Gay rights activists have accused the company of supporting traditional marriage and have called for a boycott of Chick-fil-A restaurants. Earlier this year, gay activists attacked Chick-fil-A after a local branch gave food to a Pennsylvania Family Institute event. They accused Chick-fil-A of involving itself in Pennsylvania's gay marriage debate when the company said it was only trying to "be good neighbors" to the marriage retreat.
The LGBT community is also upset with the Atlanta-based company for donations it makes through its WinShape Foundation. The foundation gives money to housing projects, incoming freshman attending Georgia's Berry College and youth summer programs.
The WinShape Foundation also operates the WinShape Retreat for marriage training. The training, dubbed WinShape Marriage, offers crisis interventions for couples, preparation programs for engaged couples and strengthening programs for growing relationships.
The foundation was formed by Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy and his wife, Jeannette. The Cathys are Southern Baptists, and the foundation's retreats and marriage training programs reflect their belief.
Equality Matters, a campaign for "full LGBT equality," maintains that Chick-fil-A's WinShape Foundation has given over $1.1 million to "anti-gay groups," including Campus Crusade for Christ, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Christian Foundation, Christian Camp And Conference Association and Serving Marriages, Inc.
These organizations are all faith-based groups whose mission statements make no direct mention of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
Equality Matters also asserts that the WinShape Foundation has also given money to Christian Legal defense group Alliance Defense Fund, Georgia Family Council and Family Research Council, groups which advocate conservative family policies. It claims WinShape gave these groups $8,000 from 2003 to 2008.
In January, Chick-fil-A President Dan T. Cathy released a statement responding to the Pennsylvania controversy, pledging not to "champion any political agendas on marriage or family."
He did, however, state his continued belief in the "biblical definition of marriage" and said the company would continue to give resources to programs that strengthen marriages and families.
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« on: August 01, 2016, 05:29:48 PM »
I wonder if your compiler could be used for building a Linux version of my adventures. Is that true?
Forum rules - please read before posting, it can save you a lot of time.
I wonder if I could compile WME Lite to use SDL mixer instead of BASS library and in which platforms will be functional.
Any clues?
Thanks in advance!
I'm experimenting with a wmelite fork here:
and it has a compile time option to use SDL mixer instead of BASS. The SDL mixer has some patches (its not the "original one" anymore) which can be found here:
I did some spot checks on Windows, Linux and Android. Most of the functionality is there, but there will be bugs.
I'll clean it up and merge it into the original WME lite eventually.
Unfortunately I do not know how I can compile for Mac OS and iOS. No doubt that I won't have a chance to test things without the hardware, but if anybody knows how I can test that "things compile" without having a Mac, that would be great.
Thanks, this is definitely useful.
Any chance to get a compiled version?
I don't have that file anymore. But even if I had it it would be very outdated with lots of missing keywords.
Kind old thread but still relevant.
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thanx dawg I know those lakes in cali are getting pretty fkn tird, and fools keep copying my spots,well those fools thatcopy my spots can fkkkoff, peace out
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yeah ive tried,but just not to thrilled about it,in the ocean you never know what your gonna catch.
pit yes , is what we call it, i just live up the street from there, my biggest bass there is a little over 2lbs, I have seen bigger bass there tho ( estimated 5 lbs.) heard there is big channel cats in there, never caught any cats there tho, you got any good fish stories from there ?
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Let's face it: there's already a growing number of freelancers, contract workers, and gig economy workers in the U.S. It's not surprising, given that many people now want to be their own boss or work from their own homes while sitting comfortably in their sofa.
In a 2017 survey conducted by Upwork and Freelancers Union, 36 percent or 57.3 million Americans are already working as freelancers. According to a 2017 study by ReportLinker entitled Happy in the Home Office, Freelancers Embrace the Gig Economy, 77 percent of the US working population works in full-time or permanent roles, but at least 26 percent of these employees are likely to become a freelancer or an independent contractor.
Although many freelancers or contract workers have the freedom to work whenever and wherever they want, that freedom pays its price when it's time for them to buy a home. In the mortgage world, lenders can be leery of extending money to people who actually lack full-time employment because they are a bigger risk. Lenders tend to look for those who have a steady flow of income, including a two-year history of employment and the likelihood of that continuing in the next couple of years.
And yet, all hope is not lost even if you're a freelance worker who aspires to buy a home. Here we share with you some of the best-kept secrets to help you prepare for the home loan application process even if you don't have a full-time job:
Proper documentation makes a big difference
The number one advice for freelancers and gig economy workers who want to buy a home: organize all of your necessary documentation that will show a solid work history. Prepare all your records, including proof of employment and income, records of your previous work and employers, names and phone numbers of your credible references, credit union statements, tax returns, debt records, proof of assets, and other important documentation.
Unlike with typical borrowers, gathering these documents is crucial since you have to work harder to convince a mortgage lender that you can get a home loan. Lenders need to know that you have a reliable income history to assure them that you can actually make your payments. If needed, submit a letter from your client confirming your contractual work, as well as canceled rent checks and paid utility bills.
Spend time organizing, compiling and proofreading all of these important documents and then present them as truthfully as possible. It is also advisable to write a brief letter summarizing your case—stating your stability, strengths, and willingness to fulfill your mortgage application.
Educate your mortgage lender about what you do for a living
Take the time to educate your mortgage lender about what you do for a living to help establish your case. They need to better understand your job, so explain to them what you do in details. Perhaps you could provide any information about your industry, including news articles or social media reviews. You could also provide a letter from your client(s) detailing your contractual work to help you affirm your case. Likewise, having a work history within the same industry or utilizing the same skill sets can also help.
Don't forget to talk to your possible mortgage professional about your home buying goals. It's a good way to maintain a favorable connection with your lender to assure him/her that you're a borrower who is easy to transact with.
Get pre-approved
Whether you're a full-time employee or a freelance worker, getting a mortgage pre-approval remains the first step in your journey towards homeownership. However, it's more vital for freelancers because they may struggle to fully understand their financial standing in the eyes of lenders. Getting pre-approved will help you know if buying a house is even possible, and how you can better prepare for it. The process will let you know how much money lenders and bank institutions are willing to lend you.
If you don't want to get your mortgage pre-approval from a commercial bank in fear of early rejection, try to get pre-approved with your credit union. Credit unions are more likely to lend to buyers who don't fit the typical mold or those who don't have a traditional profile, says Curt Long, director of research and chief economist for the National Association of Federal Credit Unions in Arlington, Virginia. These financial institutions also appeal to borrowers with less-than-stellar credit or those who don't have an excellent credit history. They also offer special grants and programs that appeal to first-time home buyers. Once you know how much you can actually afford, you can use that as a guide on searching for listings that are within your price range in your desired location.
Pay off your debt and maintain a good credit score
Because of your status as a gig economy worker, mortgage lenders will definitely need to have more assurance that you are financially responsible; that you are qualified for a loan, and that you are a good risk. Carrying a huge amount of debt or having a credit score lower than 620 won't do you any good when it's already time for you to apply for a loan.
Take the necessary steps to get your debt-to-income ratio to zero or as low as possible. Check your credit report and do what you can to improve your credit score and keep it in excellent standing. Prove to lenders that you are a responsible borrower who will be able to repay his/her loan.
Show an impressive amount of savings
Aside from proving that you are financially responsible for establishing a steady source of income and a solid credit history, you also need to impress lenders by showing that you have a respectable amount of savings. They would love to see that you are able to save money large enough for a down payment. It will also help reduce the size of your loan.
While it may mean living a frugal lifestyle or reducing your usual weekly Saturday night outings to only once a month, just think that every dollar you save will help you get closer to your own house keys. If you want to get started with saving, here are simple tips to help you do it.
Hunt only for listings that are within your price range
Use your mortgage pre-approval as a guide to only search through listings that are within your price range. Yes, it may come as a little disappointing that you can't get your dream house (but costs twice of what you can afford!). But remember what's more important: you're a bigger risk in the eyes of lenders, and you don't want to be house-poor either. You need to show your potential lender that you're only looking at properties that are safely within your established budget.
If you've been paying rent month after month, it's a good starting point to let your lender know that you can really afford a mortgage. Calculate your proposed mortgage, plus an additional amount for home maintenance and other costs, and compare it to your current rent. If you've been paying more in rent—and have been consistently doing so over time—it might help you strengthen your application. Present proof of your recent rent stubs and a letter from your landlord confirming that you've been paying your rent on time. It will help you get a step closer to your dream home even without a full-time job.
If possible, don't get your mortgage from a commercial bank
Once you find your dream home within your budget, you can start the purchase process, and weigh your options on where you will finally be getting your loan. Instead of getting it from a commercial or national bank, choose to finance your loan through a small, local bank or with your credit union (as mentioned earlier). If your credit union has a physical office where you can do your banking transactions and not just online, then it may be a good choice. Credit unions are known for their lower fees and rates because they pass on their savings to their members.
However, if your credit union is lacking a brick-and-mortar office, it could cause you some issues at closing. The best thing you can do once you're all set up is to avoid that. If you encounter that problem, financing your loan through a small, local bank is another option. Small banks, like credit unions, might be more willing to work with a borrower who doesn't fit the traditional profile. They cater more to freelancers and contract workers like you to help you get a mortgage.
The Ultimate Advice: Keep on trying
Buying a house without a full-time, permanent job may not be easy. It is very challenging, yes, but it's definitely possible. It's doable only with the right amount of planning, preparation, and coordination with the right individuals who can truly help you. As long as you can provide decent and accurate documentation, together with an excellent credit standing and history, there is no reason why you couldn't secure a loan to fulfill your homeownership dreams.
If at first you failed to secure the home loan for which you applied for, don't lose hope. In this age and time, you can even find a lending company that specializes in helping borrowers who don't fit the normal profile. Do your extensive research and soon, even if it may take a few years, you can also move into a place you can call your own "home sweet home."