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It is a natural extension of the analysis of the two-dimensional substitution schemes. The system furnace - detail is examined as a 3D data array. The achieved results after the computing process present the temperature picture as it would be in operating of a furnace with the indicated parameters and construction. The author is not going to elaborate on the advantages of such a virtual projecting of the elecro-technological devices but would rather let the reader appraise them. The basic aim of the analysis is to compare the results in constant and in variable parameters of the system.
      The thermal difference surface – center of the body shown on Figure 4 is built as function of the number of iterations. The data obtained from the computing process determine the maximal temperature difference of 589.3oC in the body. In this case the temperature is established at 1800oC, which depends on the parameters of the materials and the installed power of the heaters. In some examples it is possible that the temperature exceed with many times the one admissible for electro-resistance furnaces. This question is discussed when examining the mode of regulation.
FEM heat transfer modeling
      The simulations performed here so far of the process of establishing the temperature in the system furnace – detail give an idea about the operation of a concrete furnace and can be used in designing one. The next question which presents interest is the obtaining of thermal picture in the mode of cooling. The process allows realization without change of the systems of differential equations already in use, the condition being assigned that at certain temperature the heaters should be switched off, i.e. their powers are written as equaling to zero. In figures 5, 6 are shown the graphs of simulation in which a condition is assigned in relation to the temperature of the heater – if the temperature reaches a certain value the furnace switches off. The system furnace – detail remains in this condition without any change in power or geometric parameters by the end of the process, i.e. the body cools along with the furnace without being removed from it.
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Switching off when certain temperature is reached           Layers of the body with heater
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Walls of the furnace with heater           Thermal difference surface – center of the body
      When discussing the mono-dimensional chain it was assumed that the heater was evenly distributed along the whole wall which did not allow accounting of the mutual radiation of the wall with the body. This assumption is valid up to this moment – accounted are only the radiation from the heater to the body and from the heater to the wall. In the process of cooling it is necessary that the mutual radiation be accounted which will be done further on in this project. On this stage it should be pointed out that the data thus obtained are incorrect and they aim only at a general illustration of the process of heating and cooling. Discussing the process with and without accounting of the radiation wall – detail allows us to determine the influence of this element of the thermal chain.
      The question of loading of the heated furnace with a cold detail concerns mostly the furnaces of uninterrupted operation. As an example it can be pointed at the operation of a conveyor electric resistance furnace in which the place of the heated body is taken by the cold detail. The thermal picture is obtained by performing simulation of the process of heating and the obtained data about the established temperature in the nodes of the system are used as initial data in the following simulation. The body is assigned an initial temperature. The process of heating in the examined case is shown in figures 7-10. As can be seen from the graphs, the beginning of the process presents the main interest where the change of the temperature in the heater is the most abrupt.
      The primary benefit from the case discussed here is the analysis of the data about the thermal shock in a cold body when it is placed in a heated furnace. Figures 11, 12 presents a comparison between the graphs of thermal difference in heating of the body with the furnace and in the case discussed here.
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The thermal shock in a cold body when it is placed in a heated furnace
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Placement of a cold body in the heated furnace
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Check out the fun recap by Bruce Prickett on a relaxing visit to and sailing on Tomales Bay
While many of us were preparing for the National Class Championships in Marina del Rey, Fleet 62 member Bruce and Norene Prickett headed the opposite direction to visit Tomales Bay north of Point Reyes Station, California. I wonder if Bruce and Norene realized they were sailing directly above the San Andreas fault? Follow this link to read the full story.

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Today, Holte leads the industry as an integrated designer and manufacturer of components for drilling tools and complete drilling systems from rig to bit. As the technology for efficient, durable tooling becomes more complex we have found it is essential to design, fabricate, manufacture and heat treat in one location to ensure Holte's quality standards are met.
Holte Manufacturing began as an innovator 40 years ago when Art Holte was out on a drilling job and realized the need for better tooling solutions.
Not only do we do this, we take it a step further and work directly with our customers in the field. Through this constant collaboration with our customers, the lastest machinery and design technology and our willingness to listen, we are able to innovate and build revolutionary systems that continually set the benchmark throughout the industry. Also, through our state of the art manufacturing process and dedicated employees we are able to design, fabricate and manufacture with the shortest turn around of anyone in the industry. In the end our vision is simple. We want to work with you to drill faster and further than the competition with the most innovative drilling components, making Holte Drilling System's the right solution for your next job.
We specialize in: Drilling products and tools, reverse circulation drilling equipment, hole hammers, RC Drill Pipe, Casing Drivers, Extractor Hammers, Perforators, Casing Cutters, Top Head Drives, Air Inlet Swivels, Mast Modification, Grout Inlets, Refurbished Drill Rigs. Our Reverse Circulation equipmet includes our Reverse Circulation Down Hole Hammer, Reverse Circulation Down Hole Bit, and Valving and Actuators.
While Holte has been designing and retrofitting rigs to work with Reverse Circulation Technologies since our first RC hammer in the 80's, it was not until the Reno Retrack Job drilling over 2000 holes through downtown Reno, Nevada, that Holte proved itself as the market leader on Reverse Circulation.
Today, Holte has projects currently in operation throughout the world and still leads the way for innovation and the manufacturing of complete RC Systems. You will find that we love what we do and are proud to be able to supply tooling and solutions directly to our customers, especially when we get to share in their success and see them fully realize the benefits of Drilling using a Holte Reverse Circulation System.
Reverse Circulation is where Holte undoubtedly leads the industry. With 30 + years of experience designing and manufacturing alongside our customers to suit their job specific requirements and working with them in the field, Holte has been able to develop some of the most efficient and durable tools available. Whether you need a hammer and bit to meet specific specification for the ground conditions your faced with or you would like our standard design that draws from our past, proven design and heat treatment process, you can rely on Holte to work with you and get the job done faster. Our support staff is also readily available, traveling throughout the world to support your needs.
Holte's hammers are the only hammers in the business that can handle drilling and grouting without changing your rigged mast setup hole after hole with such simplicity
We can manufacture and heat treat in house any sizes up to 43" (1092mm) in diameter.
Larger sizes available. Available in a variety of shank style, bit face or button configuration's, including diamond buttons for the ultimate in durability.
The secret to our satisfied customers and the long-term relationships with them is deeply rooted in our passion for drilling. From the beginning our products are innovated using a collaborative process that involves some of the most experienced people, software and manufacturing processes used in the industry. This process gives Holte tooling an unmatched level of innovation, quality and durability, in turn, giving you the competitive edge. Today, Holte Manufacturing USA continues to offer the complete line of drilling tools we built our reputation upon, while our presence and breath of products available to the market has broadened drastically throughout the years.
Today, our product scope includes a complete integrated line of tooling and drilling system solutions unparalleled in the industry.
One reason we have been able to achieve such success is by working directly with our customers, designing the best solutions for out drilling the competition through sharing each other's expertise. It also helps that we have access to some of the most innovative and competitive tooling knowledge and technology on the market. In fact, quite frequently we find ourselves working with customers in the early stages of the bid cycle innovating new ways to drill faster.
Because of our company's passion for innovation and the way we designed our manufacturing process in Eugene, Oregon USA we are able to take that a step further and design, fabricate and manufacture with the shortest turn around of anyone in the industry.
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Abbott tells US to welcome China's rise
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has urged the United States to have more confidence in itself and not "begrudge" the rise of China...Ahem, with "more access to information" the Chinese can plainly see that Western democracies are dying due to suicidal adherence to diversity, globalisation and debt. They surely will become more "sophisticated" with wealth, but free like us? No chance. They laugh at democracy. As Donald Trump says:
"Obviously, China's increasing economic strength is being matched by increased military capability," he said.
"Still, the richer and more sophisticated a people become, and the more access they have to information, the less likely they are to be impressed by militarism.
"Stronger countries have more and more capacity to make trouble but they also have less and less incentive to do so.
"A China that was freer as well as richer would be the best guarantee of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
"The right response to the rise of China is not to begrudge its growing economic strength but to welcome it and even to foster it."
Look, I know lots of folks in China. They think we are the dumbest son-of-a-bitches in the world, alright. They think our representatives don't know what they're doing. They laugh at us behind our back...Just to prove how stupid Abbott is, reconcile his "fostering" attitude to Chinese ultra-nationalists with his role in imprisoning Australian anti-immigration nationalist Pauline Hanson...
Abbott set up slush fund to ruin Hanson
One of the Howard Government's most senior ministers last night revealed he raised nearly $100,000 to lay the groundwork for Pauline Hanson's prosecution for electoral fraud.So, Australian 'racist' political party bad, yet Chinese racist imperialist party good. Go figure.
The Minister for Workplace Relations, Tony Abbott, admitted setting up a trust, Australians for Honest Politics, from donations to pay for legal actions against Hanson and her party, One Nation.
He had also organised a separate "donor" to support a One Nation dissident, Terry Sharples, in seeking an injunction to block One Nation from receiving public electoral funds.
At least our population is not so dumb...
Australians fear war with China, says Lowy Institute survey
ALMOST half of Australians believe that China will become a military threat to Australia within 20 years, prompting record support for the US alliance.File under: Chinese goods are not cheap.
According to the 2010 Lowy Institute foreign policy poll, 46 per cent of people think China will be a threat, with 19 per cent of them rating the possibility as "very likely".
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H4H final year dentistry & medical students visit PNG
H4H members in the press
"Kiunga, in Western Province, Papua New Guinea is the destination this week for four trainee dentists from Griffith University looking to bring their skills to disadvantaged communities. Now in their fifth and final year of the Bachelor of Oral Health (Dental Science) and Graduate Diploma in Dentistry, Emad Ahangari, Benjamin Greenlees, Philip Ho and Mengzhu Wang (pictured below) have organised a two week program which will see them providing dental care to a very low resourced community."
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The students are continuing to advance H4H's efforts in the Western Province as part of a multidisciplinary effort to improve the extremely remote community. They join the 2nd group of final year medical students who are also there on elective at Kiunga Hospital, we wish them the very best from their incredible experience!
Left: Laura Renger (former exec) holding newborn 'Laura' after helping with the delivery
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A set of 12 games packed in a high quality storage box. Suitable for Number Partners volunteers. maths clubs or to support learning in the classroom.
Each Games Box consists of at least 12 games. Some of them are quick to play and learn Snap cards, supporting speedy number recall, others are longer board games. Each box represents a well balanced and exciting mixture of games to be used in the classroom, clubs or to support the national Number Partners programme.
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12. Maths Dice/Maths Dice Powers
The games we put into the boxes varies to reflect the current best maths games on the market. When a game is discontinued we source another fantastic game to replace it with. Number Partners volunteers love the variety of types of games in this box. The photographs are an example of the kind of games you will get in your box.
The whole set is packaged in a high quality, clearly labelled storage box.
If you would like to add in any additional games, please contact us at The Maths Zone.
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Iowa auto insuranceIowa Car Insurance Guide - Online auto insurance rates to find the state of Iowa
In the great state of Iowa, enjoying some of the lowest car insurance rates across the country, and all indications, Iowa car insurance premiums will be reduced in the coming years.Car insurance premiums are expected to decline in Iowa will be able to compare rates from multiple companies at least every six months it is more important.
Minimum requirements for auto insurance in Iowa
However, Iowa, while enjoying lower car insurance premiums, minimum insurance requirements for some of the state. Iowa state law must be a minimum amount of liability for injury. Must be at least $ 20, 000.00 to cover the sum of $ 40, 000.00 per injury per accident you In addition, we must have a minimum of $ 15, 000.00 in property damage liability for your car. These are only minimum requirements; please remember to keep your range beyond the minimum requirements.
Proof of auto insurance in Iowa financial responsibility requirements
Drivers in Iowa, you must present a certificate of financial responsibility. Proof of financial responsibility has changed significantly; you may need to put more money in the office of driver services in Iowa. In some cases, you may need to sign an agreement to pay the cost of damage to person or property of other third parties only. Causing at least $ 1, 000.00 in damages to person or property of other parties you are involved in an accident if you must show fiscal responsibility. Does your car without your permission, or unless injured in an accident, if you are driving, if stopped by police, there is no need to show fiscal responsibility.
Forest City you live in or near Iowa, five miles from the factory when the Winnebago out there and you will be asked to carry a rider on your car insurance. If Winnebago car accident rider, this covers you.
PIP Auto Insurance Coverage in Iowa
Iowa, personal injury protection on your car insurance (PIP) is required to transmit, but it might be wise to add to your policy. Personal injury protection or PIP showed covers reasonable and necessary medical expenses for you and your passengers in an accident such as a general. These costs are included lost wages and funeral expenses for three years from the date of the accident.
UM / UIM coverage auto insurance in Iowa
In addition to choosing Iowa auto insurance, car driving uninsured / underinsured for any damages caused by drivers that do not have insurance do not have insurance or adequate (UM / UIM) coverage, the Iowa State Law Although not required by, perhaps a wise choice.
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Reputation can mean everything for a business. When a strong reputation is lacking, profitability can prove elusive. Fortunately, you can use the tips below to help manage your reputation.
Negative Feedback
When dealing with negative feedback about your business, a good offense is the best defensive strategy. Put up positive testimonials from customers so others know what your business is really about. Be sure to keep posting new positive content to keep it fresh, so that any negative feedback slips in the search engine listings.
Satisfy displeased customers and keep your good reputation. Working to better a customer's bad experience will show them that their satisfaction matters. If you're doing this on the Internet, it's even better. Fellow customers will witness your response to the unhappy client and develop a willingness to trust you down the road.
Make sure you always monitor social networks. Most consumers expect their comments and questions to be responded to. It is a good idea to respond right away. If you can do so within two hours, that would be preferable. Many businesses aren't that vigilant, so being responsive can make you stand above the rest.
Pay attention to your online presence. You must always be aware of all the different types of feedback your business gets online, so you can quickly react to anything negative that might crop up from a customer who might be unhappy. Do not let negative comments reach the top when people are searching for your company. Make an effort to do it every other week or so.
Cultivating a professional tone in your social media accounts makes a big difference in how you are perceived. These pages are important to how customers see your business. While it's good to be somewhat personal so you don't seem robotic, you don't want to go too far with things.
If you own a business, it is very important that all employees are treated respectfully. If this principle is disregarded, the fallout can be severe. If others spread the word that you aren't a good boss, then a lot of potential customers might refuse to have anything to do with your business.
If you want to offer a private promotion, be sure it is private. Especially if it was to satisfy a disgruntled customer. One thing you do not want to do is post a great deal for a complaint; otherwise, you might end up with lots of complaints so your other customers can get the deal.
Where are your customers? If you find they go to specific places or sites, visit there often. By hanging out where your customers do, you'll become familiar with them, and you'll be able to give them better service. People will generally feel comfortable in social settings and can open up.
Keep updated on what social media sites are up to on the Internet. Companies are often talked about on these platforms. If you keep tabs on these sites, you will see negative remarks before they can do any real damage. This is one method in preventing further damage to your business reputation.
Begin volunteering around your community. It can really help your overall reputation. This will give customers a positive impression of your company. Any type of positive public relations when it pertains to your business can only lead to success.
There isn't much doubt that a great reputation is something you have to have in business. You will lose business if you do not maintain a positive public perception. The important thing to do is to learn how to manage your reputation through different techniques, and apply them each and every day. Using this information is a great way to accomplish just that.
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We were promised torrential rain, intermittent thunder storms, oppressive humidity and high temperatures. We would have none of it, so we left our horses, ponies, carriages, carts, harness – and our hopes of driving – back in our barns.
We were also promised WINE. If that wouldn't be enough to encourage our travel to the picturesque Lost Creek Winery in Loudoun County, Virginia, we knew there would be a fine array of box lunches waiting for us as well.Twenty two members and guests of the Piedmont Driving Club upheld our record of having a grand time together even in the absence of our beloved pastime. No driving today? No worries! We entertained ourselves first by participating in a tasting of 4 wines. These we sniffed, swirled, sampled, swallowed, rated and berated, discussed and discerned, and in some cases enjoyed enough to order several bottles. Amazing that we could have this much fun with wine when one considers that about 1/3 of the group rarely, if ever, indulges! Good sports. No one even complained when we departed the tasting room and stepped out into mild temperatures and blue skies. (So much for the forecast!)


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Capturing Nature: Painting Day in the Park
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Capturing Nature: Painting Day in the Park
Saturday, September 12th from 9am to 3:30pm
(Rain date: Saturday, September 19th)
Appreciate nature like Monet! Capture the colours of early fall landscape in paint. This "Plein Air" (outdoor) painting workshop in Fish Creek Provincial Park's picturesque Stream Changes Loop will have you looking at the landscape like an artist, composing quick studies and capturing the essence of nature on canvas. This class is perfect for any skill level of painter, from beginner to experienced, and while it will be taught in acrylic paint, any medium of paints will do!
Artist Debbie.lee Miszaniec has a degree in painting and has been practicing for the better part of two decades. Her studio specializes in fine art, commissions and painting lessons. Visit www.onelifefineart.com for more info on Debbie.lee.
Photo image is of Debbie.lee's amazing art!
Receive a 20% discount on supplies for this session at Kensington Art Supply & Instruction, Please register through Eventbrite, and print and bring ticket to Kensington Art Supply & Instruction. 120, 6999 – 11 St. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2S1, 403-283-2288, (www.kensingtonartsupply.com)
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Fight for facts about rural lands
Claims the Eurobodalla Shire Council is using its Rural Lands Strategy to free 38,000 hectares of land from environmental protections and at the same time threatening the Clyde River's oyster industry are wrong, according to Mayor Liz Innes.
Cr Innes told the general meeting of council on Tuesday, August 14: "I want to correct the misinformation out there with the following facts."
Cr Innes said that the land subject to the Rural Lands Strategy is primarily agricultural land and that a large proportion of it had already been cleared.
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"Therefore the environmental protection controls of the NSW Government will continue to apply to the land," she said.
The strategy recommends the integrity of productive agricultural land be maintained by planning rules. According to Cr Innes this allows for the continued use of rural land under modern farming practices.
"The strategy essentially recommends the preservation of larger and good quality grazing and dairy lands as well as water catchment areas by allowing little or no subdivision in these areas," she said.
"It allows for a small number of rural lots in areas that are already fragmented, basically recognising the current pattern of subdivision. And it takes the natural environment into consideration, for instance, protecting areas with high value vegetation and soils, while also providing opportunities for small scale agriculture, important for our food economy and for tourism."
Addressing concerns about the future of Clyde River's oyster industry, Cr Innes was clear: "Oyster farming on the Clyde River is not at risk."
The strategy allows for a maximum of nine additional lots to be created by subdivision and the potential for up to 20 additional dwellings on the Clyde River catchment.
"The majority of these are located more than four kilometres from the Clyde River," Cr Innes said. "Any new development would require consent and be assessed against NSW Government legislation and conditions would be applied to prevent impacts to water quality."
Council's planning director Lindsay Usher agreed that claims the planning proposal will result in significant and widespread subdivision of rural land and clearing of bushland are wrong.
"There is no greater potential for clearing for agricultural purposes as a result of the planning proposal than exists now under the 1987 LEP, and land clearing will continue to be controlled by the NSW Government," he said.
Mr Usher said that local representatives of the Environment and Heritage Office, Rural Fire Service and Local Lands Services continued to raise issues that had already been dealt with, at the preparation stage of the strategy.
"They're not opposed to the strategy as such but to certain elements of it that relate to their agencies. We considered their concerns at that time and we've reviewed them again and we continue to disagree with the issues they raise," he said.
"It's important to remember that the NSW Minister for Planning determined that the proposed changes to the controls in Eurobodalla were sufficient to meet the requirements of the NSW planning legislation and the planning proposal could be placed on public exhibition."
Mr Usher described as "modest" the potential for 122 new lots and 255 new dwellings across Eurobodalla and said that any development would require consent from the council and be assessed against NSW biodiversity, land clearing and bushfire protection legislation.
"Any clearing for agricultural purposes will continue to be assessed by the NSW Government's Local Land Services. There is no change to the current system of approvals for land clearing in this regard," he said.
The planning proposal was on public exhibition earlier this year and 538 submissions received. A report will be put before an ordinary council meeting on Tuesday, August 29. If approved, the proposal will go back to the NSW Planning and Environment Department to make the new LEP consistent with the changes detailed in the planning proposal.
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The Malt House was part of the old 'Hare and Hounds' village inn and now shares a cobbled courtyard with the owners' house. The ancient village pound, with lovely views over the Exe valley, forms the Malt House private garden.
The accommodation, all on the ground floor, is full of character with ancient beams and a large inglenook fireplace with a woodburning stove. The kitchen is well equipped, including electric cooker, microwave and fridge. Comfortable and spacious living & dining areas with TV, CD player and hi-fi. The two bedrooms have pleasant garden views. The bathroom includes the w.c. and bath with shower above. Heating throughout the accommodation is by off-peak electricity (included in price).
There is an adjacent music room which may be rented in addition to the living accommodation. Visitors booking the Malt House only may rest assured that the music room will not be used during their stay.
Off-road parking is available. Children are welcome (well-stocked games cupboard provided!), but no smokers or dogs please.
The property also includes the workshops of textile artist, Gabriella Falk and violin maker Colin Wills
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01 May 2018 14:25:53
Keep: McCrorie, Barjonas, Docherty, Middleton, John- all have potential. Rossiter-if Gerrard thinks he can put his injuries behind him? Morelos-big opportunity for him but Gerrard won't tolerate bad attitude? Jack, Dorrans, Candeias-squad players. Wes-if he's happy to stay and fight? Tav-needs competition, big offer might see him leave? Shagger and Arfield arrive. Options on Murphy and Cummings?
Out: Dalcio, Martin, Goss-return to their clubs. Bates-away to Hamburg. Beerman, Hardie, Thompson, Miller-all out of contract. Pena, Herrera, Bruno, Fabio, Forrester, Dodoo, Alnwick, Hodson, Windass, MoH, Halliday, Holt, Wallace-all surplus.
Spend the bulk of the budget on 2 CB's and 1 ST, then supplement with our young players plus maybe more on loan.
1.) 01 May 2018 14:43:02
Tavernier can't defend and isn't the answer either. Candeias needs to go to another who is poor against that lot and has been at fault for some of their goals
2.) 01 May 2018 14:48:25
Supplement with our young players but you want to get rid of Hardie and Beerman? Agree with the rest though.
3.) 01 May 2018 15:31:13
ArthurD, that's our two best players this season. A good coach and some competition will bring more from them. Mike I'd probably keep Hardie and Beerman too, but just think it's unlikely with a new coach.
4.) 01 May 2018 16:06:11
id want martin kelly in as a right back. out of contract with crystal palace and also take flanagan as cover as well. possible loan deal there. get arfield mcarthur and possibly morrison. but wouldn't bother with murphy. really hope he brings in 2 centre backs and atleast 1 good winger and striker probably 2 strikers. realistically we need 10 players in. got to remember that atleast 10 will leave.
5.) 01 May 2018 16:23:52
We should cash in on fod tav morelos windass and cadelias if good offers recvieved
The only other players i would keep are alnwick mccorie cardoso john docherty jack rossiter maybe dorrans and murphy undecided on they two rest deserve there chance and can act as good backup for new first team players.
6.) 01 May 2018 18:08:18
Both cannot defend and no matter who comes in that won't change
7.) 01 May 2018 18:08:31
If offers come in we need to look at selling and trying different players. I'd sell windass, wes and tav if good offers came in. None of them are outstanding and if it meant higher quality come in then off you go. They have had their chance.
8.) 01 May 2018 18:17:30
would have liked to see tav being pushed in midfield as he is attack minded and has pace but he is never a right back and can't defend to save his life would disagree he has been our best player this season but would be hard to pick anyone as a stand out tbh
26 Apr 2018 09:19:33
The board can't win with some of you guys. You asked for a big name, you asked for a leader, and that's what we've got. He's got to have experience! Most of the other realistic candidates haven't set foot in a big club let alone know the standards required, while Gerrard has been with one since childhood and almost singlehandedly led them to European Cup glory. He also captained his country and played at World Cups. If that's not experience what is? There isn't a young player alive that wouldn't want to play for him and he would be a hero to most. Of course it's a gamble but it's also bold and progressive, and he knows our opposition as well as anyone. There are lots of positives if you decide to look for them.
Keep Believing!
1.) 26 Apr 2018 09:36:14
Just because he was a great player doesn't mean he will be a good manager. I just think some fans believe it is a bit of a gamble and maybe think we need an experienced manager.
Great players don't akways go on to be good managers. Our greatest player John Greig, didn't have a great record as manager.
2.) 26 Apr 2018 09:42:04
That's a very good perspective Marv, and for what it's worth, I agree. Not sure we can afford the tried and tested, ticks all the boxes manager, but this appointment (if it happens) ticks a lot of other ones which you have mentioned.
Time will tell as they say, but one thing is certain, if he does take the job, there will be some amount of interest across the footballing world, which can only be a positive for us, no?
3.) 26 Apr 2018 09:44:01
Well said Big Marv. Gerrard is no fool and brings a world of experience. He also knows Brenda inside out.
If we pull it off he has my 100% backing.
4.) 26 Apr 2018 10:00:49
I can picture it now. 1st old firm game at parkhead next season, Celtic fans start singing you'll never walk alone and he joins in. In all seriousness though, experienced, inexperienced, I don't care, as long as they get results.
5.) 26 Apr 2018 10:05:29
I think Stevie gerrard would be a great appointment we need a man with a huge presence and that's what he has he's been there done it in football and i'm not worried about his lack of management experience who did guardiola manage before barcelona?
26 Apr 2018 00:40:11
According to everyone on Twitter it is indeed Stevie G. Take a minute to let that sink in!
1.) 26 Apr 2018 06:59:04
Yip BigMarv82,andy devlin from the scottish sun also reporting that stevie gerrard is the guy rangers want, to become the new rangers manager! He reports talks between both parties are very close to being finalised!
2.) 26 Apr 2018 07:32:01
He would attract a good good calibre of player but would need an experienced assistant like souness and sir walter .
3.) 26 Apr 2018 08:59:23
Gary MacAllister is rumoured to be part of his team. A very intelligent gentleman with experience at the highest level and a bluenose to boot.
22 Apr 2018 17:28:57
When Morelos arrived he looked like a goal hungry poacher in tandem with Miller. Since Murty took the reigns he's been asked to do a lot more, and while he's better all round than Cummings his form and confidence have really suffered from this.
Watching him warm up today not only highlighted his poor morale and attitude but the fact he was Billy no mates suggests he doesn't have any friends in the dressing room and perhaps they've taken Doc's side on that particular set to.
Every striker misses sitters, Cummings, McCoist etc it's all about how they respond, and earlier in the season he was missing easy ones but still getting there to score the harder ones.
It's somewhat stereotypical but South Americans/ Latins are renowned for their petulance/ temperament. It's also unfortunate that even when he's happy he looks like a bulldog chewing a wasp.
Ultimately I think he'll be sold in the summer but I think we'll be lucky to get £5m+ for him.
1.) 22 Apr 2018 17:50:40
I don't think they'll be any bids for him in the summer
2.) 22 Apr 2018 18:19:40
Fair enough Mike, if we ignore my last sentence would anyone agree?
3.) 22 Apr 2018 20:07:36
Aye big marv. I like morelos if he could finish he'd be a real asset. Guy puts a great shift in up there on his own holding u up he needs a fin isherwood in beside him
4.) 22 Apr 2018 21:57:00
He's really low on confidence at the minute. I agree he would suit playing with Cummings as a two. Windass as impact sub since he only turns up for 10mins a game anyway.
17 Apr 2018 15:31:50
It's a managers job to organise and motivate a team to get results. Deila's team was pish yet Rodgers has turned the same players into back to back treble winners. Killie were relegation fodder yet Clarke has those same players beating both us (twice) and Celtic, and in the top six.
The players SHOULD be venting their frustrations after what we witnessed. However it should be directed towards each other and not the coach. We need a manager who commands respect, who's methods the players believe in, and who the players would be scared to direct their anger at. It's Clarke or Warnock for me.
1.) 17 Apr 2018 16:03:53
Warnock will not be the next Rangers manager, I'll give you 10/ 1 mate
2.) 17 Apr 2018 20:37:51
I mentioned Warnock a month ago, and my reason was he knows he will lose 9/ 10 games in premiership, if he gets there, rangers daft, and could be his perfect job.
3.) 17 Apr 2018 23:51:32
As I've said before I will hand back my season ticket if Warnock is appointed manager
19 Jan 2019 12:30:16
He didn't blame him, he cracked a joke on the radio. Wish our fans would think before reacting to misleading headlines and click bait lies from the press.
06 Jan 2019 21:36:43
Calm down Coops, I think you really should try and avoid tabloid newspapers. Their sensationalist spin seems to get you in a panic every time. He's not keeping his options open he just couldn't come to an agreement with Southampton to tear up the remainder of his contract. He will sign in the summer probably 1year with a further year option.
25 Dec 2018 15:00:35
People keep banging on about Nicky Clark but all his goals for QOTS were in the first division no the championship. Also Clark may have been more successful with some decent players around him. Shankland worth a punt as cover imo.
22 Nov 2018 18:03:36
The only thing you got right there is that Sadiq will be gone in January but even he knows that so it's hardly just your opinion!
26 Apr 2018 17:47:17
JC yesterday you were having a go at a guy for for posting rumours, and you were adamant that "Warnock won't be manger and neither will Gerrard! " but now that your guru Guidi's telling you the SG stuff is true everything's pointing to it. I'll simmer down if you stop having a go at folk posting rumours on a rumours site. As it happens I do want SG now not that what's I was getting at.
06 Feb 2019 12:57:47
Ok hater of hope, you call us delusional yet you have zero evidence to back up your wild paranoid claims. Since you're a bit slow I'll repeat it for you. YOU HAVE ZERO EVIDENCE FOR YOUR BELIEFS. Pretty much the definition of delusional btw.
05 Feb 2019 19:35:18
Hope not hate. Ironic name really given the hate is ripping out of you. There is zero evidence let alone self confessions that any of those officials are Rangers fans. Meanwhile Dermot Gallagher (ironically a self confessed Tim) who has refereed at the top level for a decade or so said that 3 of 4 were correctly penalties, but I'm sure an unbiased supporter like yourself would know better. Imo 3 of them are what I would call debatable but perhaps I'm being too diplomatic.
29 Jan 2019 14:07:02
Horses for courses surely. There will be games where we need a more creative midfielder, then Davis will come in. We have more depth now that doesn't mean trying to fit everyone in a best 11. Before January we were all agreed that we needed a creative player to break teams down. Now we have that you're arguing why he shouldn't be in the first 11. Why not trust Gerrard (who has made mistakes and will yet) to make these decisions based on who we are up against, and the condition of our players who he sees training everyday?
19 Jan 2019 16:08:11
Josh was never on the bench though so it's not him. I'm now thinking Goss.
19 Jan 2019 15:27:50
Jimmy said said they were moanng about not getting on the pitch. So it's one of those two.


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Your question was: How to make Medifast oatmeal edible?.
The muffins are good. Luckily I can eat them as it and I always loved the eggs. Its the COT soup I dont like but I dont like tomato anything so I make a muffin/bread out of it. Try some of the recipes, some of them are good...
I love the Oatmeal it's the Soup I hate. Would anyone be willing to trade some Oatmeal for Soup packets?..
I also can't stand the oatmeal, it was my first meal too..
For the eggs, cook them in a pan with some pam sprayed in. I like to mix up the eggs in the shaker the night before and let it sit in the fridge, it pours out really smooth without those speckly looking things. I have made it as scrambled with salsa but for the past few weeks I have been cooking it like an omlette, flipping it over, spreading soem laighing cow and some hot sauce and voila!..
I never did try the oatmeals but from I have been reading, people usually set them aside until their taste buds changes I love the eggs and I usually nuke them because I eat them at work. I usually add hot sauce and a wedge of lite LC Cheese to them. Sometimes I would add a tsp of onions (1 condiment) or a tablespoon of green peppers (and take it off my greens list). I love the chili, stews and the COB and COC soups..
I think the oatmeal is great now - but at first I didn't like the consistency (pasty) nor the flavor. However, for the maple brown sugar oatmeal I add butter buds and diet brown sugar. Not bad that way. For the other oatmeals I add butter buds..
The eggs they still taste slimy to me and I'd rather do something else. When I want eggs I use that for part of my L/G and then I use egg beaters. If you have to use the Medifast eggs, make them on the stove and not in microwave. It's just as quick..
What I usually do for my morning Medifast is the bars - Oatmeal Raisin Crunch - yummy!.
The only thing I soak for any amount of time would be the chili and the chicken/wild rice soups and then about 10-15 min. Just make sure you cook them thoroughly or the beans will be crunchy...
The oatmeal I did set aside for a while. I hated Maple and I haven't tried it again. I was able to eat it as bread pudding mixing it with vanilla pudding and eating it for two meals. There is a recipe on the boards. But, your tastes do change and now I found I'm OK with Apple and Cinnamon. I add more cinnamon and some splenda.
The eggs I like and I do microwave them. You just do it 30 seconds at a time and scramble them as you go to break up the lumps..
Just stick to the things you like at first then periodically check back to the things you didn't like. There should be enough variety to find at least a few items you can eat pretty regularly...
Make a bunch of pancakes. Recipes all over. Keep in freezer and let thaw or microwave when need. Or make fresh each time. Really easy and I think very tasty. Especially the blueberry.
Oatmeal has become my favorite. Very easy to make into other things - be creative. I made Lemon chip cookies tonight out of vanilla shake, vanilla pudding, lemon crunch bar and 2 True Lemon pkgs. Made 3 meals (2 in the freezer right now). Very satisfying...
Personally, I like the eggs...I put them in the skillet with some Pam and mix in some Garlic Pepper and some Cilantro... I think they are really tasty! Even my two year old likes them. Of course, I only let him have a bite because I need the calories! Haha... Today I tried it with the Laughing Cow cheese... OMG, I am going to do that everytime I have eggs now! They are delicious..
For some reason your tastes buds do change with this diet. Before Medifast I could not stand LC cheese. I didn't think it had any flavor at all. Today when I had it I could taste all the flavor... MMMMM... Love it now!!! =).
Good luck!..
Maybe I'm weird, but I have loved the oatmeal (minus the maple and brown sugar) from the very start. Not only tastes super yummy, but fills me up so much that I almost forget to have my 2nd meal!..
Wow! I wish I was like that...My body is hungry 2 - 2 1/2 hours after I eat, no matter what I eat. Well, sometimes after my L&G I'm not hungry for longer, but with the Medifast food I am hungry a couple hours later. =P..
I am on Day 2, and the oatmeal (Apple and cinnamon) has been my favorite so far. The chili isn't bad either..
On the other hand, the COT soup is dreadful. I'm only on my first order, so is there anything I can do to it to make it palatable until my next shipment arrives? Or just send it back?.
What about the drinks, I ordered a bunch because I didn't know what I was ordering? Should I send those back as well?..
How is laughing cow cheese part of the medifast diet? How do I count it?.
I literally gag with the texture of the eggs...and will do Anything to them that is 'legal' within the diet!..
Absolutely get the condiment list out and add it to your egg prepartion. There's a lot there to work with - I add garlic powder, a tsp. of grated parmesan or scallion. I also second the "soak" your powder for a bit advice. Here, mix the egg powder with the water, let it sit for 10-15 min, then stir it well to get all the lumps out, then fry it up in a non-stick pan. I think they are pretty good - compared to the oatmeal for sure!..
I hated the oatmeal at first also, but now kind of like it. I just tried the pancakes today just for a change of pace and they were not bad either...
I tried three times, unsuccessfully, to eat the microwaved eggs....they are disgusting!! I took the advice of someone on another board and made the eggs in the shaker jar the night before, really shook the crap out of them to get the lumps out, and left it in the fridge. Next morning I shook a little more and made the eggs in a pan with some PAM. I cooked them so they were brown on both sides and they were great, very close to EggBeaters..
As far as the oatmeal, I wasn't a big fan of the sticky, mucky consistency so now I just put the packet in a big mug and add about 8 ounces of hot water (either microwaved or from the hot water cooler) and eat is more like soup...it warms you up too..
Just stick with the food, or buy some shakes/bars to supplement the oatmeal/eggs...its all interchangeable, except oatmeal has more carbs so make sure you account for the difference..
Good luck...
I cannot do the oatmeal at all... ugh! I love the eggs. I use garlic salt, dill and a little minced onion in mine, then top with hot sauce or a little sugar free catsup. I also sometimes have one Morning Star Original Sausage Patty with it chopped up. Just take the condiments off and count the 1 sausage patty..
OP Day today!..
I have been on Medifast for 4+ monhts. While my taste buds may have changed, I still can't take the oatmealand I haven't tried the eggs yet! I make a cappucino shake every morning...love it. If it is really cold out, or on weekends when I have more time, I make a hot cappucino to sip. The bars are great and an alternate breakfast..
Hang in there!.
Do searches in the recipe section for oatmeal muffins or pancakes. Makes them much more palatable. The eggs are great if you add a tbsp of salsa to them. 1 tbsp is a condiment. I would suggest making the eggs in a pan on the stove, not the nuking them, they taste better and have a better consistency. Also, make sure you soak your foods for at least an hour before eating. Longer for some other foods like soups with peas and the chili (the beans are like bullets otherwise.)..
The muffins are good. Luckily I can eat them as it and I always loved the eggs. Its the COT soup I dont like but I dont like tomato anything so I make a muffin/bread out of it. Try some of the recipes, some of them are good...


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and that seems to be about as much as I can manage. I do slip in dinner with friends or a walk, or yesterday I babysat for 10 hours, but these three things are my focus.
I feel pretty good about that.
Work is still not the smooth rhythm I would like it to be, but it is a relief to be able to focus on only one "work" at the moment.
Japanese. This weird little thing that I started doing for no particular reason in June, and I'm still at it. にほんごをはなしません。I think that's "I don't speak Japanese." I'm not looking it up. Just in hiragana too. Kanji is… well. I'm trying.
NaNoWriMo. This is my third attempt. I've never completed it. But I've got two groups cheering me on right now, a local writing group and a NaNo-dedicated Slack group. If I just stick to pumping out 1666 words every day, it'll happen. It usually takes me just over two hours. That's a lot when you save it to the end of the day, and your eyes are closing on you.
The image above is part of a little book I wrote and illustrated for my oldest nephew when he was a lot younger. It's about a little dragon who finds a map of the world and gets distracted from his dragon lessons. We share a birthday, and I wanted to make him something really special. I'm still super proud of it.


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When will Israel come to love One Democracy ?
Ali Abunimah: "Many Israelis, and their American Jewish supporters, are driven by genuine, visceral fear. … Palestinians need to refocus efforts to build a broad campaign based on universal principles. … They must reach out to Israelis with an inclusive vision of future reconciliation based on real equality. … an alternative that leads us out of our current impasse, addresses the fears and needs of Israeli Jews, preserves their identity, and allows their community to flourish, while restoring Palestinian rights."
1. A change of Vision
One Democracy exists almost in a different dimension from Two States. After decades of talking territory, places and spaces, towns, maps, fields and sites, it requires a huge mental switch into the sphere of political change instead. This is frightening: every writer sensitive to the issues speaks of it. But it's also liberating.
Though it should be easier to negotiate without the physical obstacles, and it completely bi-passes all the most intractable impediments, it does reach down more radically into every Israeli's life. Two States, if they happened, would leave everything for most Israelis more or less the same except for "over there". It would be happening to someone else. An exchange of land for Peace leaves a smaller country, but the country itself would remain the same.
But One Democracy affects everyone, and each will consider the pros and cons for themselves: a bigger, freer space, a different cultural mix, a less militaristic environment, a secular state, a different choice of political parties, different governmental coalitions.
Maybe after all the arguments, the biggest thing that will change will be the vision. For Israel was of course founded from a vision that, through thick and thin, has remained little changed, however tainted and brutalised. Its entire population has been raised from birth steeped in this vision which is constantly reinforced.
The Two State myth gave the vision a new lease of life: liberal Zionists can tell themselves that if the Palestinians have a state too (never mind where), then all the dues and debts of the last 60 years will have been paid and the vision can carry on with clean hands. That's what keeps the old ideological Zionists as the foremost advocates for two states.
We cannot win them by just talking down their vision. We need also to deconstruct it so as to keep whatever's worth keeping, and to fill up the empty hole in people's hearts with a powerful, inspirational new vision that's not just a lesser evil than a nuclear suicide bomb.
Once it's out there for discussion, Israelis can start to define and articulate what they would want within a single state, as knowledgeably as they now reel off the details of multi-coloured boundary maps, of settlements defined as legal or not legal, of negotiable and non-negotiable holy sites, of parcels of land here and there for swapping, and the details of weaponry, the range of rockets, and defensible border positions.
If Israelis are assured that they have at least an equal place and safety in the future of the country and will be able to retain their identity, freedom and way of life, these details could be discussed in the context of a burgeoning vision. So instead of the sterile point-scoring of the past 60 years we might see from the Israelis some creative ideas and imaginative responses to such challenges as:
* How to enrich our existing identity within a multicultural society
* How do we organise politically within this state, who will be our new allies?
* How do we make the most of new cultural, technical and commercial possibilities?
* What do we want to keep from the present life and what do we want to trash?
* How good will it be for sport and recreation not to be living under lock and key, to have the freedom to roam and explore all the country and travel freely in the Middle East? Will there ever be an Olympic Games in Israel?
* What will we do with all that extra time instead of military service and attending patriotic parades?
* What long range plans can I make now that I'm not facing possible eviction from my settlement or call-up for another war?
* What can I personally contribute to forging links with my country's new partner?
2. Israel's dependence on abroad: a fatal vulnerability
Reut, the right wing Israeli think-tank that came up with the word "de-legitimise", thinks it will happen like this: "what worked in bringing down white South Africa in 1994 can also work in Israel's case: Building a global grassroots movement for boycotts, sanctions and divestments that will eventually impact official policies in the leading nations of the world so that the political and economic model of Israel collapses under pressure, and surrenders to the principle of 'one person, one vote'." Thanks for the advice, Reut, and for making it perfectly clear how much you hate democracy!
And here's where they got the word from: "What did change for South Africa, and what all the weapons in the world were not able to prevent, was the complete loss of legitimacy of the apartheid regime and its practices. Once this legitimacy was gone, whites lost the will to maintain a system that relied on repression and violence and rendered them international pariahs; they negotiated a way out and lived to tell the tale. It all happened much more quickly and with considerably less violence than even the most optimistic predictions of the time. But this outcome could not have been predicted based on what whites said they were willing to accept… Zionism — as many Israelis openly worry — is suffering a similar, terminal loss of legitimacy as Israel is ever more isolated as a result of its actions. Israel's self-image as a liberal "Jewish and democratic state" is proving impossible to maintain against the reality of a militarized, ultra-nationalist Jewish sectarian settler-colony that must carry out frequent and escalating massacres of "enemy" civilians (Lebanon, Gaza 2006, Gaza 2009) in a losing effort to check the resistance of the region's indigenous people. Zionism cannot bomb, kidnap, assassinate, expel, demolish, settle and lie its way to legitimacy and acceptance." Ali Abunimah in Electronic Intifada
"One of the great successes of Israeli Zionism was to convince American Jews that Israel was an American style democracy. …. But there is nothing in common between the ethnic democracy of Israel and the liberal democracy of America." Jerry Haber
Dr John Mearsheimer's forecast goes like this: when the Two State plan is dead, there will be three clear choices – 1. Israel can force the Palestinians out, either by "soft transfer" (Israeli term for people leaving because it's become unlivable), or genocidal clearances (maybe under cover of war as in '48 and '67); 2. fully fledged apartheid that can't be concealed; or 3. Democracy. The first two (he thought apartheid the more likely) will polarise the 5 million US Jews, with the centre ground mostly joining the current critics such as J Street, JVP etc to demand Democracy, leaving the blinkered Israel loyalists as an isolated rump unable any longer to wield their power in Washington. Without US support, Israel will eventually implode and concede democracy.
The collapse of support abroad and the possible loss of Washington is very much on the cards. In Washington, before being hauled back on message by AIPAC, senior voices including General Petraeus and Barack Obama questioned whether the Israel connection was really serving the US's security interests.
Since then, a senior EU official reportedly told Israel's envoy in a private conversation: "You just signed an agreement, and that's nice, but I don't think the European Parliament is going to ratify it. Israel is in the worst situation it has ever been in vis-à-vis the world. They just hate you." Other senior officials identified as friends of Israel added: " We are sick of Israel, stop carrying on about the Iranian bomb as long as you don't put an end to your conflict with the Palestinians. People have no patience left for Israel. Your friends are disappearing or going underground, your enemies are multiplying."
The Boycott campaign is about far more than material loss. It puts Israel's dirty deeds into the spotlight, makes people dig around for facts, creates debates that Israel would rather weren't happening, forces it out from under cover, recruits activists and thinkers against it.
And then there are the debates and proposals about partial BDS (goods associated with the Occupation) and full BDS which affects Israel as such. Focus on the occupation is only part of the picture, leading deeper into discrimination and apartheid within Israel, repeated incursions and invasions (Lebanon, Gaza) and threats to the region and Iran.
And we need to extend BDS to include motions of expulsion of Israeli reps from international commercial bodies, diplomatic contacts etc, and a demand on the UN to investigate Israel's illegal nuclear weapons. Why no UN nuclear inspectors? Have we all forgotten Dimona?
3. The Two State roadblock
Israel Shamir, 2001: It could have happened years ago if the Israeli left had not nurtured the illusions of partition.
A vital first milestone in this process is the burial of the Two State solution. The Two State idea has held the whole of the opposition and solidarity movement sitting on the fence for 20 years: supporting the Palestinians with all their hearts, demanding an end to the military occupation and all its horrors, but supporting also Israel's continuation even as a self-defined Jewish majority state with a strong expansionist drive, a militarist culture, a proven tendency to invade and destroy its neighbours, a 20% minority defined legally as second class citizens, a refusal to allow the return of the ejected owners of the country even to visit their families, and a complete lack of inhibition or self-consciousness about revealing quite openly its far, far more heinous schemes and options.
Nowhere else in the world would this be acceptable to the human rights community, yet the Two State advocates making up the vast majority of this massive movement support not only the continuation of Israel, but placing a vulnerable and defenceless Palestinian enclave at the mercy of this rapacious monster - and calling it quits.
Removal of the Two State option will help to shift both the organised human rights groups and a growing number of major big-name influential voices towards One Democracy. They'll be attacked for wanting to destroy Israel, and organisations will face having their funding cut. But very soon, especially as Open Letters proliferate, there will be safety and credibility in growing numbers, and as more individuals switch to One Democracy the funding will start to switch too.
Israel has ably assisted by being very rude to J-Street and stopping Noam Chomsky from even entering its (occupied) territory.
4. Will a Palestinian leadership bury the Two State corpse?
A death certificate for Two States might be issued upon a Palestinian final withdrawal from talks. Failing that, the effective shift of the Palestinian mass movement towards demanding civil rights must exert a strong imperative on its solidarity movement, all the more so if it becomes explicit in its demands for the vote.
These two events are quite possible in combination if grassroots pressure forces the PA's withdrawal, or promotes new leaders who push the existing deadwood aside. Without a death certificate Two States might be kept in a persistent vegetative state on life support, which will make it harder for the movement to achieve closure and move on.
But part of that life support system is the perceived lack of an alternative. Two States, however moribund, is still seen as realistic. One Democracy, however inevitable, is still seen as utopian. And they are tied together like yesterday and tomorrow.
Like everything else, Palestinian politics is on the turn. A newly confident and creative rank and file struggle is throwing up new leaders. The longer the PA and PLO cling to their impossible nationalist vision and shore up the Two State myth, the more they will be tainted by association with the reality on offer.
"Third Way" (PNI) leader Mustafa Barghouti could really stake out a distinctive posture if he picked up the One Democracy banner and campaigned with it, especially around the exiles' camps of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan where the vast majority still want to go back to the whole land of Palestine they left behind.
This is how close Barghouti has come to One Democracy: "if the two-state solution fails to take root during Obama's tenure we will be left with apartheid. The burgeoning non-violent Palestinian struggle against the wall and occupation my colleagues and I are organizing might yet transform into a civil rights struggle capable of rivalling movements last seen in the Jim Crow South and apartheid South Africa. … Palestinian steadfastness and global solidarity are forcing Israel to choose: two states, apartheid, or democracy in one undivided state. Although I continue to back two states, I believe the vast majority of Palestinians would accept equal rights and one person, one vote in one state with alacrity. I certainly would were we to reach such a day."
Our response is clear: We would reach that day a whole lot faster if Barghouti helps to take us there. Please stop backing the wrong horse, Dr. Barghouti, and come out fighting for One Democracy. If you are successful, other parties will surely take note and follow on and it will look a whole lot more realistic.
And we need a post-Zionist organised left to talk to the post-nationalist Palestinians: about setting up a pro-Democracy party. (See Strategy: What is to be Done)
5. Ways to make the fortress crumble
a) Contact
"For 43 years, the Israeli public — schoolchildren, TV viewers, Knesset members and Supreme Court judges — have been living in the darkness of the occupation. The school system and its textbooks, the army and its maps, the language and the "heritage" have all been mobilized to help keep Israelis blind to the truth. " Akiva Eldar
"We want to unite people, to tear down physical and mental walls and to uphold our humanity, as Palestinians and Israelis are doing together against violence, oppression and colonisation." Statement of 5th Bil'in Conference, April 2010
A blinkered vision is a dangerous defence: if the blinkers come off or fail, disorientation can result, and maybe lead in new directions. If the vast majority of Israelis have never met a Palestinian, what effect would even one meeting have in questioning all the stereotypes? As Emily Amrusi, one of the settlers who have been fraternising with their neighbours observed, she knew she would "come out different".
The best form of contact, and the best answer to the stereotypes, is to join the struggle, stand shoulder to shoulder, defend the people being evicted, help to harvest their olives or re-build their demolished houses. To listen to their stories, meet their children, hear their hopes and fears, accept their hospitality, dance and drink tea with them.
The process itself will attract rather than repel, involve wider ripples of people, leave them changed and inspired. The goal of One Democracy has the power to arouse real enthusiasm and idealism as early Zionism did, a vision of a New Jerusalem and a liberation from the dark clouds of suspicion, recrimination, accusation and fear.
As Nahum Pachnik expressed it, "What characterises the world to come is that during the process itself, the individual will be able to taste the flavor of the end of the process. The flavor of the tree will be the flavor of the fruit. I am already starting to taste that flavor, of the end."
If Israel embarks on a transitional period of debate and contacts, the process itself must be a healing one.
b) The natural supporters of One Democracy
One frequently quoted poll tells us that 67% of Israeli Jews oppose a single state, which indicates that the remaining 33%, are at least not opposed on principle. This is a lot more than the .01% claimed by "two stater" peace campaigner Yuri Avneri, who says Israelis will simply never, ever, ever consider One Democracy. So who might these people be, and who might be expected to join them?
The obvious constituency must be the human rights movement, for its growing knowledge of the gravity of the Palestinians' situation and the repression of Israel. It's hard to understand how so many of them can still cling to the Two State comfort zone, but clearly in time the balance within the movement must shift from yesterday to tomorrow.
Other "natural" supporters would include secular Israelis worried about the increasing state and demographic power of the ultra-orthodoxy; the left-leaning post-Zionist generation who can see through the Two State failure and hold the old left responsible; the one million or so secular ex-pats exposed to a better informed and genuinely democratic environment abroad; the less ideological intelligentsia and professionals whose work brings them into contact with critical colleagues.
But there are also some very "unnatural" allies too.
c) Surprising allies of One Democracy
First, a bit of potted history. Early Zionism divided into two trends, which are still visible, if less distinct, today.:
* the right wing, who saw the project in traditional colonial fashion, i.e. take all the land and exploit the cheap native labour as a sub-class with no rights;
* and the left wing, who wanted to create a model democratic society, but just for Jews - who would do their own heavy lifting and build a whole new country by their own efforts. Hence the Jewish-only trade union movement, the Histadrut, imposed a Jewish labour only policy from the 1920s, with boycotts (and worse) of Jewish firms who employed Arab labour. The left were happier with less space as long as it was just for Jews.
Between them, one lot wished to remove the people from their land, the other to take the land from the people. And now, having both succeeded, their separate identities have largely merged, so now the Left are just as implicated in the land-grab, settlements and wall, while the Right have taken on the ethnic cleansing agenda and dream of completing the job begun in 1948.
But they are not monolithic blocks. Around the edges of the right wing and among the settlers are those who still see Greater Israel as their priority and are willing to pay in political concessions to keep the land undivided. And on the left are strange hybrids such as Yuri Avneri, rightly honoured for fighting over decades for peace and against the injustices of Zionism, but unable to abandon the "Jewish democracy" myth.
So it's a surprise, but not quite out of keeping with the history, that some settlers, and so far a couple of prominent Likud MKs including the Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, have declared for Greater Israel rather than Purer Israel: "I would rather see Palestinians as citizens of this country than partition the land" (reported in Ha'aretz 29.4.10). This was followed closely by the very senior hawk Moshe Arens (one-time Ambassador to the US) saying much the same. No doubt the terms and conditions would be very different. But this does starts create a breach in the wall.
The Yerushalom (or Eretzshalom) movement is still small, but has raised no howls of protest from fellow settlers about the "end of Israel" for its tendency to support a "binational" state.
Eretzshalom was started by maverick poets and literati, but is being sought out by others, including settlers asking how they should go about joining the locals in a bid to stop the Wall slicing past their landscape.
Settlers number some 480,000. They have an estimated one million family and friends in "original" Israel. But before we start adding them to the tally, we need to remember that they too are not monolithic (either for good or ill) and these people do sit with murderous colleagues. Moreover, their very new movement dating back to December 09 could fizzle out. But if even a few settlements were marked for sacrifice on the altar of a Two State agreement, the small Eretzshalom group, and its One State proposal, could mushroom overnight on both sides of the Green Line.
d) Strains on Fortress Israel
Israelis are well versed in things they dislike in their state, and there is a huge divide between secular and religious forces.
The current repression, though evidently it has majority approval rating, will further polarise as human rights organisations are criminalised and Zionism overreaches itself with hysterical lies and witch hunting, gagging and muzzling of information that leaks into the internet, and picking quarrels with Washington.
For secular Israelis, the danger of an Orthodox demographic takeover that causes more secular Israelis to emigrate must be a sobering prospect. The dismantling of such a state in favour of One Secular Democracy could be their best chance to defend their way of life before it falls over the edge of the rabbinical abyss into a Jewish mirror image of Iran's Islamic Revolution.
6. One Democracy "just a Utopian dream"
At least half the argument against One Democracy is that "no-one will agree to that in Israel". For those who concede that it might be a good idea, it's presented as a dream, a utopia that will never happen … because it will never happen. It's either too good to be true and therefore Utopian, or too bad so it's not kosher to talk about it.
In Israel, says Yuri Avneri, Grand Old Man of the peace movement and the left who, sadly, clings like a limpet to the two-state goal, "the far far deepest aspiration is to maintain a state where Jews will be masters of their fate" (like they are right now?, one might ask with barely disguised sarcasm) One state "means the dismantling of the State of Israel" (a state that would have horrified many of its founders) "destruction of all that was built for five generations" (what, all the communities, hospitals, schools, universities and orchestras, industries, clever agriculture and technology, the customs and festivals, all gone in a puff of smoke, just because some other people are let in to share it?)… "and 99.99% of the Jewish public do not want to dismantle the state."
When it becomes apparent that in fact at least a third of the people are already not opposed in principle, the argument that it's not for consideration because no-one wants it should fall by the wayside.
Polls of Israeli opinion seem strangely contradictory, perhaps revealing a picture of confusion, a brittle reaction to the endless uncertainty that's reigned since Oslo. Recently over 90% said they favoured free speech, while a large majority also favoured locking up critics and whistleblowers. The contradictions indicate not so much that they are open-minded but unstable, likely to go either way if something dramatically changes the view.
It is a truism that Israel was well led but that the Palestinians were ill served by their leaders. But it's highly likely that the extremity of Israeli political attitudes is over-represented in its governments. Ofra Yeshua-Lyth certainly argues that most people "in the street" are much more modulated and pragmatic and less ideological than the party leaders. "Tell an Israeli Jew that 'a Jewish State has turned out to be a bad idea for the Jews' and chances are he or she would nod and accept this as a cliché. Life's daily encounters provide few people who react differently when one points out that "it is wrong" to have the state and its mighty army serve archaic principles of the Jewish Orthodoxy and the interests of small fanatic groups."
Throw in yet another political scandal, a massacre of aid workers, an adverse turn in Washington, a new beginning for the Palestinian leadership, the rise of a new party, maybe an amazing YouTube video, the death of an Israeli Tom Hurndall or Rachel Corrie, and some of these things could impact on each other and produce a political chain reaction. Look what happened to the Rev Iain Paisley, who famously said Never Never Never.
Read Ofra Yeshua-Lyth's paper for the Haifa Conference "An Optimistic Perspective" in Documents.
Or watch this short video made by Zochrot to see some more common-sense opinions expressed by people around the cafes of Jaffa: http://www.youtube.com/user/Zochrot


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Pay attention — we'll be shuffling content in daily editions
We plan a few changes for The Advertiser-Tribune, beginning with the Oct. 15 edition.
That's when the PeopleClips and Community pages will move to the Sunday Lifestyle section. Those pages — PeopleClips hosts reports from social service organizations and the Community page is where you'll find news about events and other announcements — will be right at home in the Lifestyle section.
The Sunday horoscope will move to page 2C, next to the Sunday evening TV schedule. PeopleClips will be on page 3C, and 4C will be the Community page. Information from both pages likely will continue on page 5C.
Page 6C still will be Just for Kids, and anniversaries, engagements and weddings still will be found on page 7C. The Amish Cook feature and the column on antiques by Terry Kovel will move to 7C and, if space requires, 8C.
Changes will involve the weekday A section, too. Next week, movie reviews will be published in the Friday morning edition. Those reviews have anchored page 3C in the Sunday edition for years, but increasingly, The Associated Press critiques movies that open before that edition is published, instead of the following week. This change will provide moviegoers with useful information before deciding which release to see at the cinema.
Other entertainment-related news and features that had been on page 3C will populate our A-section pages earlier in the week. For example, the biweekly library column that had been published on 3C will move to page 5A on Mondays.
Also note the deadline for items for the PeopleClips and Community pages is every Monday. Anything submitted later in the week might not be published the following Sunday.
More importantly, moving PeopleClips and the Community page to the Lifestyle section will allow more room for news in the Sunday A-section.


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by Ella
Books like these are brilliant and dangerous. VS Naipaul's fictional tales cover topics of any society like skin tone, family structure, education, drugs, war, relationships, government, etc. While it provides an eery insight into the mind of the impoverished, it's dangerous in making one assume that is is what Trinidadians are like. I don't know many, but the good in my heart doesn't want to accept that the culture promotes that idea that the only way to make someone learn is with violence. Really, this is the story of growing up in any hood - you watch the people around you, because they all seem to take the same paths. You witness those you loves go through us and downs, and hopefully someone who loves you is praying that you end up better. Hopefully, you find a way out. And... education seems to be the key.
I didn't know a thing about Trinadad and Tobago. & with all the 2014 uproar, I was surprised to see how close it is to Venezuela. I'm an American, and I know so little about my geography, I wasn't even quite sure if it was one land mass or not (it's not, Trinidad is a pretty big island, Tobago is smaller). Thanks to VS Naipaul, I know about the country as well as bits of it's history and some of its culture.
The choppy language of colonized islanders makes the book a fast read. The story also moves along quite swiftly because the main character (a young boy whose name we never know, but tells the story in first-person) is a member of the community. While most things might be bizarre to us (like a man regularly beating his wife with a cricket bat), are commonplace to him. As the New York Times put it, the most disturbing stories are "are written lightly, so that tragedy is understated and comedy is overstated, yet the ring of truth always prevails." By the end of the story, we learn to accept what is what, meanwhile we pray they all find a way out. The most honest truth this book provides is this: not everyone makes it out, especially not those who you think might.
The feel of the book is like we've just arrived on Miguel Street, and this young boys is giving us a tour of his hood. Each chapter describes a different person or family, with a recount of their history and the most memorable aspect about them. While we learn the gritty and the ugly, we also learn what mead these people human. Uncle Bhakcu, for example, is the one who would beat his wife with the cricket bat (because she was too plump and it was the only thing she would feel). This same uncle (who was uncle to no one, just called that) enjoyed fixing cars and reading the Ramayana. And even though he beat his wife (for sticking up for him when he didn't ask her to) she was such a good wife, that she would make sure to wax and oil the cricket bat before he beat her with it. Bizarre, right? The violence lives throughout the entire story. We hear about families with drunk men at the heads who would beat their families publicly, just to impress the neighborhood. We read about a woman with 8 children by 7 different men, who beat the last one until he left but was a great mother to her children (aside from her great use of foul language). We learn of a brilliant people trying to measure brilliance. We learn to judge people honestly, but not hold those things against them.
Throughout the book is a constant feeling of solidarity. No matter how terrible life was on Miguel Street (a good job was sweeping garbage from the street, the best job was picking up garbage from rich neighborhoods) we feel like there is no better place to be. The better neighborhood, St. Claire, if full of faithless, loose women who leave their husbands for the thrill, then run back home when things get too rough --which they always do. The book seems sad. We join the narrator as he tells us everyone else's stories of semi-success and ultimate failure, but we only get a piece of his. In the final chapter, we learn that he resorts to doing what the others do and becomes "too wild" drinking, smoking and frequenting whore-houses ("brothels", if we don't want to hurt feelings). Eventually, his mother finds him a way to study in abroad, and he takes the opportunity. At first, he's hesitant to go, but as he takes another look, he realizes that those things will always be the same, and it's time for him to change.
I really enjoyed this book and hope to pick up some more of Naipaul's stories. He was born in Trinidad, to Indian parents so I think his view on the world might be much different than any I've been able to witness. I love books that take me out of my comfort zone and place me in a world I've never known. Stories like these make me feel less alone. Sick as it sounds, sometimes it helps to know that there are people worse off than you. Their stories of success (or failure) can encourage you to think about your footsteps and decide where you want to go in life. Books are amazing in this way.
Hope you're getting your read on ;)


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Support interfaces as entity and complex types
It's unfortunate not to be able to mark interfaces for EF mapping (code first). This will allow to really abstract the implementation. Allows a unique representation of the data in the context of RIA Services (if Ria Services allows also for interface 'mapping'). This won't be very hard to implement since EF is happy when it subclasses... For the benefits: imagine you have only interfaces to declare your model. On the server side, you use EF to get your interfaces 'filled' from DB. on the client side you get those same interfaces filled by RIA services... You can reuse any algorithm against your data.
I am not sure this idea will be implemented one day. If it is then I have many other ideas to enhance its usage...
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rcnet commented
please support dbset<interface>...
Terry Coatta commented
I agree. It makes unit testing more challenging when one is forced to expose the concrete classes used in the data layer. In particular, I would like to be able to declare a DbSet<interface> and then provide a code first indication of the concrete type being mapped. This would mean that DbSet<interface>.AsQuerable() would have type IQueryable<interface> which is much easier to deal with when you are using a mocking framework.


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Of the many larger-than-life composers whose music fills the great concert halls around the world, it may be Beethoven who looms largest. For years, the cellist Steven Isserlis professed not to like the composer, and it was only after years of performing Beethoven's cello sonatas that he came to really love them. In 2004, Isserlis was given the opportunity to perform the full set for the first time with champion keyboardist Robert Levin. The two proved a perfect match and have since presented the complete works for cello and fortepiano countless times.
Performing all of Beethoven's sonatas for cello and piano back-to-back is a unique experience from performing the works separately. Together, they are a journey through Beethoven's life. The first two are grand demonstrations of the piano with exciting flourishes and effects (Isserlis calls them "sonatas for piano with cello"). The third, composed as Beethoven began to contend with total deafness, is remarkably joyful for the middle period of the composer's life. The last two from Beethoven's "late" period, are concentrated, shorter than the previous three, each note with a perfectly argued purpose. They carry a wisdom and consideration that only comes later in life.
In addition to the sonatas, Beethoven wrote three sets of variations for cello and piano, the first based on the theme of 'See the Conquering Hero Comes' from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, and the latter two on themes from Mozart's The Magic Flute. All three demonstrate Beethoven's affinity for his predecessors, his technical skill, and his penchant for fun, also evidenced by his own arrangement of his sonata for horn.
Steven Isserlis and Robert Levin perform the second installment Beethoven's complete works for piano and cello on Friday, February 22 at the Logan Center for the Arts.
6:30pm pre-concert lecture with Drew Edward Davies (Friday evening only)
Beethoven: Seven Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen," WoO 46
Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2.
Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 (1815)