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Erm, try adopting some of the CULTURE of those who wear it.
Be mindful and guarding of family.
Be honorable.
Be honest.
Give a decent deal, considering the purchaser's status/money, in short, a hard won deal in negotiations over tea.
Have tea first with one you wish to negotiate with, to better know who you are negotiating with and perhaps, develop a friendship.
Just a FEW of the values from that culture, one can and indeed, some have, written honest books about that culture.
But, they DO respect age, as age shows one has gained experience. If the "experienced" is a fool, they'll learn and move on.
Example....clothing with the Confederate Flag.
The "kufiyahs" (or insert your spelling of choice) is a headdress that has been worn by people in the Arab Peninsula for centuries. However, the Keffiyeh and this pattern in particular became symbolic of Palestinian resistance in the 50's/60's, embraced by Yasser Arafat and, through him, the PLO/PLA and the general violent struggle between Israel and the parts of the Palestinian people, both occupied Egyptian and occupied Jordanians alike. Due to this embrace, the item of clothing carries certain political baggage due to bombing and hijacking campaigns carried out by the PLO/PLA from the 60's through today.
The Confederate Battle Flag, as embraced by most southerners, is more of a symbol of pride in being a southerner and not about racism. This flag carries with it political baggage from the slavery component of the US Civil War.
By embracing THIS PARTICULAR PATTERN of keffiyeh, many would believe that you embrace the aspects of a culture of hijacking planes, bombing buses, and launching rockets into cities with little care for the target.
By embracing the CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG, many would believe that you embrace segregation, racism, lynch mobs.
Either may be true. Either may NOT be true.
Personal Example:
I know many southerners, both white AND black, who embrace the confederate flag as a symbol of southern pride and eschew the racist failures of the past.
I also know many southerners, both white AND black, who view it as a backwards symbol of an racist past, some of whom (including personal family) suffered due to their stances against segregation in the South.
Further personal example:
One of my good friends identifies himself as a Palestinian, much as I identify myself as an American. He believes in a peaceful resolution to the "Occupied Territories" situation in Israel.
In 2003, I lost a friend due to a Hamas bombing of Mike's Place in Tel Aviv.
Symbols have meaning, regardless of what one may wish.
To ignore the baggage associated with the symbolism in a specific keffiyeh pattern or a 150 year old flag is willful ignorance.
That said, my two colors of keffiyeh were a khaki and black or white with red embroidery.
The embroidery provides friction to hold the cloth in place when wearing it to cover one's nose and mouth against that damnable dust.
I've met some who had the black embroidery in the region, but they were not Palestinians and were rather neutral regarding the occupied territories, it was a color of choice that their family wore by tradition.
So, it's actually a bit more complicated than PLO sympathies or not.
I tend to judge others not by their apparel, but by their behavior, words and deeds.
Just as I don't judge someone who flies a confederate flag, I judge them by their behavior, words and deeds.
Although your choice of colors differ (I personally use a solid khaki one), the one pictured above could cause those sensitive to the issue some concern.
The political BS that has started to surround this instructable could have been avoided with a tad bit of reading or, if the choice was intentional, with a little more tact. We may never know, unless NumberRandom decides to weigh in on the issue.
All symbols of cultures are never cut and dry, but those who embrace those symbols should be conscious of their actions, regardless of intentions.
Wherever your politics lay on the issue of solidarity with either the Israelis or the Palestinians or the only gay Eskimo in my tribe (in the style of Rick Ocasek), politics as a whole should be (IMHO) resolutely left out of instructables.
Most people in the US, and the EU for that matter, couldn't get close to understanding the Middle East if you beat them with a Clue-bat.
Instructables should be about the free exchange of information and ideas on "how to make things." Often, the quickest way to start a fight, flame or otherwise, is talking politics and religion.
I guess my ultimate point that I've tried to illustrate is, in regards to the choice of pattern and color of the keffiyeh/shmagh in this instructable, the direct or tangential political connotations thereof, we should all collectively put a cork in it.
To quote Joshua, "the only winning move is not to play."
I got the name of the UK vendor of these, the last Palestinians who make kufiyahs, from their e-mail address, which you can read above. They perceive my financial contribution as being positive to a business which, as every one in West Bank Palestine, tries with difficulty to thrive under Israeli bureaucracy.
I'm not Palestinian; nor is my wife. She's from a South American Indian Nation considered 'an endangered tribe' (Her comment - am I an animal? I think I can preserve myself. Pass me the rifle) . If my wife shows solidarity by wearing a Kufiya, and a Palestinian shows solidarity by visiting her tribal land, that's not cultural appropriation.
For those who are trying to make this political because of its Semitic origins, please don't go there. I am a Jew, an American patriot, and a Zionist. As much as the world tends to forget, Arabs and Jews have a common parentage and a common region. The keffiyeh is not a religious garment, it is a garment of the desert nomad. At one time, most of us Semitic folks were nomads in desert areas. I was in the US Army and was stationed in the desert for three years. I wish I knew how to wear one of these back then. We wore gauze cravats like keffiyahs but they didn't stay in place as well and were not so easily converted back and forth to face covers. My wearing of a keffiyeh does not make me any more of a Palestinian sympathizer than my wearing of an ushanka (the Russian ear-flap hat) makes me a fan of Vladimir Putin. As a person of Ukrainian heritage, I despise Putin because he embodies the egotistical oligarchical leader who seems to think his is better and smarter than everyone else. That doesn't make me want to trade in my ushanka for a ski cap or ear muffs.
When I was a soldier, the Army implemented the PASGT, styled after the German Bundeswehr's Gefechtshelm (helmet with ear covering that is favored by bikers). That didn't me a Nazi. We wore ponchos too. They have their origins in South and Central America.
The bottom line is this, in America, we have a creole culture. We see it in our arts, cuisine, language, and clothing. Our nation has been fortunate enough to be able to borrow from the hundreds (if not thousands) of cultures of our citizens. Let's not be so ignorant and naive to think that we Americans should avoid cultural garb because it has its origins in cultures some of us might not agree with.
"Wherever your politics lay... politics as a whole should be (IMHO) resolutely left out of Instructables."
To keep a thriving community of friends going, let this be about making things. Leave the politics and religion for more appropriate forums. I started to launch into a diatribe of my own until I read Mr. Grumpus' calmer and more reasoned comments.
Re: posting things which may generate controversy, I agree with Mr. Grumpus and Joshua:
"the only winning move is not to play."
Hirbawi Textile Factory
0599 439253/297028/557735
I'm not sure what the international dialling code is: Israel is +962, Jordan is +972, and Jordanian mobiles work in most of the Occupied West Bank. Try both and see what happens. They speak English.
They have a distributor in the UK, she has asked me not to give details in an open forum because as soon as you mention the word 'Palestine' you get hassle. I can ask her to contact you by phone (in the UK) or e-mail; however, if you're not in the UK, contact the factory direct and they will tell you if there is a local vendor. This will save you customs hassles.
I ordered yesterday afternoon, my kufiyahs arrived this morning.
I order a red and white, and a black and white (well actually two of each) . They cost £ 7.50 each, making a total of £ 35.70 including UK 1st class delivery.
They are a bit bigger than the 42" someone mentioned, 127 cm square. Fine for a man of average height, a bit big for a petite woman.
If you want to show soldarity with the people, then wear something traditional and expect to be called a 'raghead' - or worse. However, they also do many other colours and styles, which may be less controversial. Some would go nicely with a woman's evening dress.
The black and white has relatively little embroidery and is therefore quite light, and being mostly white keeps the sun off but isn't going to be warm in winter.
The red and white is heavily embroidered and thus weighs much more. More suitable for winter.
My politics are pretty left-wing. I'd wear a traditional kufiyah to a rally or a meeting, but for everyday wear in the UK, it's a very in-your-face political statement. As much so, maybe more so than the black hat and ringlets of an Orthodox Jew.
The instructions given below are good, but don't work so well if you have long hair (which few Palestinians do) - the best advice is to meet a Palestinian and ask them to show you. You have to arrange it slightly differently.
Also, there aren't many sandstorms in the UK, and covering up your face with anything, especially when visiting a bank, arouses susicions. Better to wear it slightly differently, so that the whole of your face is visible.
Sorry for such a long, first, post!
Fold it as described in the first image. Put it around your neck at its mid length.
If it reaches your crotch, it's right. If it's short, it's no good. If it's a bit longer, OK. If it's a LOT longer, it's no good, too much excess.
Then, fold and wrap according to instructions.
to say she was not happy is an understatement. :)
As far as I'm concerned, let air travel shrivel and die until the airlines demand from their masters a release of such idiocy.
Besides, I don't relish the notion of skin cancer, which their scanners can easily give, for the x-ray backscatter units. AS proved by labs repeatedly.
I wish to wear one that is black & white & represents the barbed wire fencing I have heard Palestinians talk about....but I have no idea on how to tell a well made one from a cheaply made one. :(
What do I look for?
The only way I could see it being cheap in quality is if you bought one ,that was meant to be worn as an accessory, from Target or the like and not made to handle potential abuse.
Rothco makes some great ones that I have a ton of and have yet to be dissatisfied or receive a damaged or defective one.
I use mine for Airsoft and practical use to keep sand, sawdust, and dirt out of my face. You can find them at most airsoft/paintball milsim stores or Amazon. My advice though is to never pay over $12 dollars for one.
If it is close to your crotch, it's the right size, as it MUST be wrapped around your head and body proportions are rather a bit of a constant.
Now I know where to buy from!! :-D
I disagree and know it to be very common and easy to come across cheaply produced crap.
A proper keffiyeh is often handmade, though not always. It is embroidered by hand or at least produced with good quality cloth that is easily and tangibly tougher, more durable and easy to tug at/stretch around you/pull tight without slightest fear 'my new fashion accessory will be ruined'. Proper keffiyehs are made for the strong gusts of sand in the desert that would otherwise be eroding and wearing your face.
You can also look for arabic writing on them as an indication, or simply ask where they are from. There are good quality ones produced in Oman or other placed, but if you are actually buying it for a political reason you may want to buy direct from Palestinian war widows/orphanages that weave and embroider them to sell.
There are so many cheap knockoff keffiyehs flooding the market from China now that there is only one original keffiyeh factory left in the whole of Palestine in Hebron, West Bank, called the Herbawi factory, owned by Herbawi family.
I would strongly suggest searching google to buy from them or for palestinian embroidery if you want the real article. The traditional design is the one above actually, the inner pattern is supposed to represent a chainlink fence and struggle against occupation and the outer pattern are the waves of the River Jordan. Or so I've been told. That design is a palestinian solidarity symbol... a lot of people jumping on the trend just didn't know or even care, sad and very, very ignorant really.
So, just avoid all clothing chains/market stalls who look like anyone jumping on the bandwagon trying to make a quick buck out of something that actually has more meaning and cultural significance than 'latest trend, hot new look!'
These sellers are definitely the kind to have had it made cheaply mass produced for them from China and do not care about anything (least of all political context, urban outfitters actually called theirs anti-war scarfs, ignorant as hell!) but exploiting an opportunity to undercut genuine producers and sell customers crap for a fat profit margin. You can say the same of suits, materials, stitching and their tailors - a Chinese suit will never compare (unless it's a good tailor who's Chinese!)
Frankly, I adopted wearing it for two reasons:
1: Keep that damned dust out of my lungs, it is WORSE than that bad, during a sandstorm, screw your skin, it grows back. Clogged lungs are the makers of dead people.
2: Keep that dust out of my hair, as it is a natural form of concrete and mixed with sweat, is as pleasant as having concrete poured on your head and let to set. Short version, real unpleasant and irritating.
I tried the hat and dust mask thing (OK, a helmet), no go, that dust is finer than portland cement dust and has the same characteristics, though less refined in cement qualities (don't try building a house out of it).
But, 6 seconds of reviewing on Google shows me hundreds of links that show embroidered (machine OR human) units.
As for political statements, screw politics, politicians change views more often than I change underwear, which is at least daily.
I wish to wear one that is black & white & represents the barbed wire fencing I have heard Palestinians talk about....but I have no idea on how to tell a well made one from a cheaply made one. :(
What do I look for?
This place gets their keffiyehs from the last remaining keffiyeh factory still operating in Palestine. It's a mitzvah to buy it here and support the Palestinian economy. :)


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Advice on pastry shops please...
Hello, this is my first time posting here. I have really enjoyed following the posts here.
I was hoping to get some advice for my trip to Tokyo (probably January or February 2010.) I will only have a couple days in Tokyo, so I'd like to make the most of my time.
There are a few French pastry shops I'd love to visit during my stay: Sadaharu Aoki, Henri Charpentier, Hidemi Sugino, and Laduree. Is it true that some department stores carry these lines in their food departments? (if so, which ones are located in depachikas? is it the same variety) Or is it much better to go to the free standing stores?
If you have a favorite, which would you recommend? I appreciate any other recs!
Thank you in advance!
laduree is in ginza mitsukoshi
sadaharu aoki(tokyo midtown has full range, isetan(selection is limited) personally i dont tink its great( i tink it uses some cheap ingredients),
pierre herme(selection is limited at shinjuku isetan, aoyama full range),
henri charpentier(shinjuku isetan, they only sell small sweets and stuff)
jean paul hevin ( shinjuku isetan and tokyomidtown full range)
hidemi sugino only has one boutique shop at an alley in ginza. nearest station is takaracho(a3 a4 exit) or kyobashi(exit 1 or 2) - best out of the lot u chosen
some pastry shops that i want to try in the future..
- toshi yoroizuka ( interesting desserts made ala minute, cakes etc at tokyo midtown)
- a tes souhaits ( nishi- ogikubo )
- paris seville ( jiyugaoka )
some others
- henri charpentier ( ginza )
- mont st clair (jiyugaoka )
- patisserie tadashi yanagi (jiyugaoka)
re: Lucil
Lucil's rundown is pretty extensive so I'll simply add to what she's listed:
Sadaaru Aoki in Tokyo Midtown: Can't speak to anything else on the menu but the matcha opera cake was one of the best desserts I had on my last visit. Do check it out.
Pierre Herme in Shibuya: I know some find them too sweet in comparison to others, but I love their macarons. Check out their seasonal creations (foie gras and truffle last time I was in Tokyo)
Hidemi Sugino: Excellent but get their early and expect to line up as they sell out quickly. Often, they'll put a cap on how many pastries you can purchase and which you're allowed to take-out as opposed to eating in.
Laduree in Mitsukoshi (Ginza): Lovely. I went with a friend. She noted that, despite the fact the room was packed, I was the only male there. Anyway, all excellent. My guest ordered some sort of "pink creation" that included rose petal cream macarons. She adored it.
I checked out Mont St. Clair while I was in Jiyugaoka but wasn't blown away, especially in comparison to some of the other places I visited.
Check out the basement level of the MItsukoshi department store in Ginza, an entire floor of high-end desserts. Stock up and head back to your hotel for feast. One place that always seems to have line-ups (and their selection looks incredible) is Girotti (sic?).
I'm heading back in about a month and I promise to do some preliminary legwork for you and report back on my blog.
re: BaronDestructo
Hi BaronDestructo,
Thanks so much for your reply as well! I am trying to justify going to both Hidemi Sugino and Laduree in one day... I think I like the idea of eating in at Laduree.
Do you happen to remember which lines are at Mitsukoshi in Ginza?
I look forward to hearing about your trip!
Thanks again!
re: koneko
Both in one day? By all means! Compare to my less high-end but nevertheless memorable dessert blow-out last year:
The only line-ups at Mitsukoshi are for that dessert place (I believe it's called Girotti) in the basement, and Laduree upstairs (maybe a ten minute wait in the afternoon).
re: Lucil
Lucil, Thanks so much for your reply!
sounds like Isetan Shinjuku will have a sampling of quite a few of the ones I am interested in.
From your post, it sounds like Hidemi Sugino is worth visiting. From reading the posts here, I need to get to his shop early in the morning? How early should I get there? Also, thank you for giving instructions on which station and exit is the best to get to his shop. I tried to google map his shop, but it is in japanese, so I cannot understand the street names. if it is not too much trouble, would you mind telling me which direction to take after exiting the station?
the only other place that is not available in Isetan is Laduree. do you recommend this as a stop? it looks like it might be near Hidemi Sugino on Google map, but i can't tell how far that is in real life?
thank you for mentioning the other shops as well. i will read up on them, especially jean paul hevin, since it is already in Isetan.
thanks again!
re: koneko
around 15-20 mins walk from mitsukoshi to hidemi sugino , if u nv take any wrong roads.. please print out the map, it is almost impossible to tell u the directions.. juz look out for the overhead expressway flyover.. the alley is somewhere below the expressway flyover..
mitsukoshi is right smack in the middle of ginza where all the shopping action is.. even if u dont go laduree, there are also many other things that u can do..
i nv tried laduree.. so i cant comment.. but i think its quite hyped up there.. alot of people. judging from pictures, pierre herme at aoyama might be better... the ispahan looks better at PH...personally i had it at pierre herme.. it was quite good...
u can queue up at hidemi sugino in the morning before 11am before he opens , that is just to ensure u to get a taste of his ambrosie and maybe his full range of cakes??.. but if u go at any other time... ( i went in the noon) , u will still get other cakes as well.. and he will still replenish them(my experience) maybe even the ambrosie( i saw it once in the afternoon.., but not the subsequent time...), i think i went on a weekday around 3+.. maybe try to avoid peak timing like 12-1pm( i think the queue before he opens causes him to run out of cakes temporarily, which i think he will replenish later in the afternoon) hidemi sugino is a must for me, but im sure some other chowhounder might think otherwise..
u can read up more on this blog ( some pastry guy i know).. http://eatthatyellowsnow.com/category...
re: koneko
i think u can eat any of the cakes in the cafe..
re: koneko
Yes, that's true. The delicate mousse cakes (which have the texture of phlegm) are for eat-in only. I think you're allowed 2 cakes to eat at the shop, and 6 to take out.
BTW, you should really call the store if you're planning to visit. When I went, the hours were supposed to be 10-7, so I arrived shortly before 9:30. Unfortunately, there was a sign on the door saying they had just changed their hours to 11-7. Annoying, to say the least (and there were dozens of other people who were unaware of the change). Plus they normally close on Mondays, but sometimes they close on other days, too. And since they don't have a website, calling the day before is really the only way to know their hours.
I've been to a tes souhaits, and I liked it a lot. I'd go back there again, even if it is very much out of the way.
I haven't been as impressed with Pierre Herme. His pastries are very sweet--too sweet for me.
I do like Henri Charpentier, but I find most of the cakes to be more suited to Japanese taste buds i.e. they have subtle flavours and are less sweet. I like that kind of stuff, but if you prefer more "in your face" flavours, it may not be right for you. HC won my macaron taste test (I tasted more than a dozen caramel flavoured macaron), although Cafe Tanaka in Nagoya has taken over first place. HC is still the best readily available caramel macaron, though.
I didn't care for JP Hevin cakes. I'd stick with the chocolates there.
And I still don't understand the fawning over Sadaharu Aoki. I think his sweets are highly over-rated. (That being said, he no longer owns his shops in Japan, but sold out to a Japanese company.)
re: Lucil
I stopped by Hidemi Sugino today around 3pm. I think they had run out of all the fresh cakes (display cases empty). Didn't wait around to find out if they were replenishing for the afternoon.
For directions from Laduree to Hidemi Sugino, you can just type "laduree ginza" and "hidemi sugino tokyo" into the "get directions (walking)" on google maps. But for a description:
if you exit mitsukoshi on Chuo Dori (or exit the metro at A8 or A11 onto Chuo Dori), turn right (northeast) and walk up Chuo Dori about 5 blocks, passing under Tokyo Expressway. Turn right at the first street after Tokyo Expressway and walk one block. Hidemi Sugino is on the ground floor of the first building on your left.
re: racer x
Thank you so very much!! Very helpful! =)
Be sure to visit the desserts / food gifts / gourmet deli area downstairs at Isetan in Shinjuku to check out their selections, as noted by Lucil.
I'm in Tokyo now and asked a friend of mine who lives here where to go for desserts (I tend to prefer mousse cakes and happen to be staying in Shinjuku). He took me to Isetan yesterday (Sunday late afternoon). I was totally blown away by the sheer number of dessert shops represented, the number of desserts offered, and the number of customers eagerly making purchases. This one store alone easily puts Tokyo far in advance of most other world cities in terms of the desserts scene (NYC, which I know best, wouldn't even be in the running by comparison).
Of course, that's not to say that all of those desserts actually taste good -- too often I've found as I've sampled desserts from many cities that many of the offerings look delicious but end up tasting pretty underwhelming, or even bad. I'll try to try a few places over the next few days.
re: racer x
Sounds great! Isetan is one of our first stops on our visit. =)
re: Yukari
Thanks Yukari!
I was wondering, is the selection of Pierre Herme drastically different if I went to the counter at Isetan? Thanks in advance!
re: Yukari
There's a Robuchon Patisserie at Ebisu Garden as well
Did anyone mention Fauchon?
Btw, poster yuichi.sakuraba has some mouth-watering food porn photos of pastries from many of these purveyors in Tokyo at flickr.
re: racer x
Sadly, I had to take this one off the list b/c of time constraint... but I'll feel better if it were closed anyway!!

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Ron "Fox" Clinton, retired Southwestern Community College athletic director, coach and instructor, will be inducted into the Southwestern Community College Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony to be held on March 2.
The ceremony will be held prior to the men's basketball game, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. in the Student Center. The women's game at 1 p.m. precedes the induction ceremony.
Ron "Fox" Clinton, who was born in in 1936 in Geary, Okla., is Southwestern Community College's first Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. He has spent his entire adult lifetime working, coaching, teaching, and supporting Southwestern.
At age 21, Clinton, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and Simpson College, came to Creston from Council Bluffs, where he and his family had been living since 1940, when his father took a job with the railroad.
In 1964, Clinton began coaching men's basketball and baseball for the Golden Bears of Creston Junior College. He had a stint as the Creston Junior College cheerleading sponsor as well; and then, in 1966, when Creston Junior College became Southwestern Community College, he made the transition from a Golden Bear to a Spartan.
In the late 1960s, Clinton returned to college as a graduate student commuting to what is now known as Northwest Missouri State University, where he earned his master's degree. He taught physical education classes, sports officiating, and first aid at Southwestern from 1968 to 1998.
To say Clinton settled into Creston quickly would be an understatement. In fact, in 1972, Creston Mayor Paul M. Myers proclaimed April 28 "Ron Clinton Day," for Clinton's "continued service to the young people in the form of athletics and service."
At that time, Clinton had been coaching at Southwestern Community College and Creston High School for 13 years. Little did Myers know, Clinton was just getting started.
Women's sports
Clinton's coaching legacy lived on for years to come at Southwestern and Creston High School. He continued coaching men's basketball and baseball for the Spartans until 1983, when he made the shift to women's athletics.
"I never would have guessed I would coach girls," Clinton recently stated.
But from 1984 on, Clinton coached a whole lot of girls and loved every minute of it.
"We had so much fun, it shouldn't have even been legal," Clinton quipped.
He touched an enormous number of lives coaching the women's basketball team from 1985-1998 and then assistant coaching from 2001-2003.
He was also the Spartans' long-time softball coach, head coaching the team from 1984-1998 and again off and on from 2001-2006, while he was coaching at the high school as well.
Clinton even coached golf at Southwestern in the 1970s and again from 2007-2009.
Clinton's coaching versatility was recognized by his peers. In 1995, Bill Krejci, long-time Southwestern coach and current athletic director and fundraiser stated, "The man (Clinton) has coached everything and won at everything. He is the ultimate coach because he can coach anything."
National tourneys
Highlights from Clinton's coaching career, at Southwestern, included three trips to the national tournament with his women's basketball teams in 1988, 1989, and 1992. In 1988, the Spartans, with just one sophomore, were the Region XI champions.
The 1992 team placed fourth in the National Junior College Women's Basketball Tournament. During the tournament, the Spartans beat the top-ranked team in the nation and were just five points short from playing for the national championship.
Clinton's softball teams have seen success as well. In 1982, the Spartans finished as runner-up in the regional junior college softball tourney.
In addition to Clinton's responsibilities at Southwestern, he has also been an Iowa High School Athletic Association sports official in football, basketball, and baseball. He has refereed at the state tournaments on multiple occasions.
Other honors for Clinton include being inducted into the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1982, the Officials Hall of Fame in 1986, and being named Football Official of the Year for the state of Iowa in 1989.
Many people don't even know Southwestern's Athletic Hall of Fame inductee as Ron Clinton, they just know "The Fox." He earned this nickname early on in his career. According to Clinton, during the days when teams traveled in multiple vehicles rather than by bus, the basketball team was playing in Norfolk, Neb.
After the game, they were having a little contest to see who could get from the restaurant back to the hotel first, and Clinton knew a shortcut. Before they took off, he said, "You're not 'gonna outfox a fox," and the name stuck. He has been known far and wide as Fox ever since. The media even picked up on this, with headlines such as "Creston JC's Clinton Cunning Like a Fox" as early as the 1970s.
Clinton has had a wonderful support team at home throughout his career. He married his wife, Ruth, in 1958, and they have two daughters — Debra and Carole, as well as nine grandchildren. Both Debra and Carole attended Southwestern and were Spartan cheerleaders.
During retirement, Clinton aspires to be a better gardener and build better birdhouses. He is dedicated to increasing the number of bluebirds in the city of Creston.
As for coaching, Fox will go down as a legacy for all the right reasons. In his own words, from a 1995 article in the Creston News Advertiser, Fox stated, "Southwestern has provided me with a great medium for self-expression. Any success we have had cannot be measured by wins and losses, but from the opportunity to work with the young people of the area. Our young people are our greatest resource."


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Now that the world has had a chance to watch Sailor Moon Crystal this weekend, everyone seems to have something to say about the new reboot. Some stuff is positive, which is unsurprising, given how beloved the franchise is. And some stuff definitely has a tinge of disappointment to it.
Regardless of how you feel about the reboot, one thing is clear: lots of people are watching. That's just how influential the franchise is. I found myself watching even though I wasn't that huge on Sailor Moon growing up.
Here's what the internet had to say about Sailor Moon Crystal.
The part on the new Sailor Moon Crystal where Usagi and Tuxedo Mask match on Tinder and he's like "sup" and she's like "I'm actually 14"
— Nick Sumida (@nsumida) July 6, 2014
I don't really like some of the changes they've made to the new Sailor Moon. http://t.co/3rDPpRNOHn
— Nick (@NickisNixed) July 6, 2014
We were so preoccupied with whether or not we could remake Sailor Moon, we never stopped to consider if we should.
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I can't believe the weird CG in the new Sailor Moon pic.twitter.com/59cmWbZ7TC
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— Elizabeth DeLoria (@elizabethdanger) July 6, 2014
GUYS this is literally a frame from the new Sailor Moon anime. I had to step through the opening and see for myself pic.twitter.com/Wci2csmn3x
— Persona @AX2014 D40 (@personasama) July 6, 2014
I'm spending my Saturday relishing in the feminism of the new Sailor Moon anime. pic.twitter.com/fF4pEgqaib
— Calvin (@aurosan) July 5, 2014
Sailor Moon Crystal needed more of this pic.twitter.com/rPBaeLg4zu
— Chris (@FortMax) July 5, 2014
Oh someone is still setting off fireworks guess they really liked new sailor moon too
— madeleine flores (@heymadeleine) July 5, 2014
The Sailor Moon reboot is amazing 😍🌙
— Mallory Toth (@malmal502) July 7, 2014
🌙 SAILOR MOON NIGHT 🌙 pic.twitter.com/M9MTy6lIVB
— victoria grace °॰ ✧ं (@fridayafternoon) July 6, 2014
Oh no the fucked up Jadeite they made him look way too cute pic.twitter.com/0shX6DuB98
— ベリル (@skullvania) July 5, 2014
— Patricia Hernandez (@patriciaxh) July 5, 2014
watched the1st episode of Sailor Moon Crystal. Trying to remind myself that it CREATED/popularized all the tropes that make it seem generic.
— John Funk (@cantfakethefunk) July 7, 2014
sorry but new sailor moon
i feel nothing
— ° Will Wiesenfeld ° (@BATHSmusic) July 6, 2014
I've got.... sailor moon "feels"
— ✨Σ(⊙▂⊙;) Cassie✨ (@FerretParty) July 5, 2014
From our own comments section:
From the Sailor Moon Crystal page on Hulu:
Naturally, some folks couldn't help but draw up fan-art—a common theme involved comparing the new Usagi to the old Usagi:
Someone even did the painstaking work of comparing frames for certain characters from the old and new Sailor Moon anime.
One of the biggest subjects had to be the animation—particularly its quality, and the range it afforded the anime. Most folks seem to agree that the animation for Crystal seems poor, which is unfortunate.
Getting more granular about it, Usagi's expressions were a point of contention for some of the fandom:
Sailor Moon's slender physique continues to be a concern for some fans, as well:
Personally, while Usagi's new figure sort of weirds me out, I recognize that debating a character's body like this is also strange and uncomfortable.
Of course, regardless of how you feel about her figure, I hope we can all agree that the lack of toast in the reboot is an abomination:
I also saw a lot of talk about Tuxedo Mask floating around—in particular, the uselessness of his new "disguise."
And yes, people are making lots of videos.
Here's someone shredding the theme song:
A fantastic video that compares the manga to the anime—remember, the reboot is supposed to follow the manga closely, hence the new art style:
And wouldn't you know it, the Anime Expo this weekend had a lot of Sailor Moon cosplay too:
Phew. What about you, how did you react to the first episode of Crystal?


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China and India are still at the top among the fastest growing economies in the world. But growth for both is slowing down when comparing their projected growth to the historical three-year average. India is struggling with domestic reforms and China's exports have been hit by slower demand from global trade partners. By contrast, growth in Brazil and South Africa is accelerating when compared to their historical three-year average growth rates. The 2.4% annual growth rate in the US, the biggest economy, is accelerating but susceptible to disruption. For more predictions on the global economy, take a look at our January 2013 edition of Global Economy Watch.
CEOs are focusing on a few well-chosen initiatives, primarily in existing markets, to stimulate organic growth. They're more wary about entering new markets or engaging in mergers and acquisitions, and diluting their resources too much.
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Recall elections/Raw video
Democrats retract accusations of tampering by Waukesha County Clerk Nickolaus
Click on the video link to see raw video of Wisconsin Democratic Party Spokesman Gr Zielinski's comments regarding Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus.
BROWN DEER - The Wisconsin Democratic Party has retracted a public accusation by party officials Tuesday night claiming fraud during the recall elections.
The following is the word-for-word statement by spokesman Graeme Zielinski caught on camera by TODAY'S TMJ4, claiming that Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus "(who) has shown gross incompetence, and maybe more in the Supreme Court election, is at it again."
Nickolaus has been under increased scrutiny since the election for State Supreme Court justice when she forgot to include election totals from Brookfield in preliminary results that she reported on Election night.
David Prosser retained his seat over JoAnne Kloppenburg in that race.
The remainder of all of Zielinski's comments are below.
"We believe that there's dirty tricks afoot. We believe that there will need to be an investigation, or at least a very good explanation, for what it looks like she's doing to this election. We'll wait. We'll see what happens and transpires the rest of the night. We may not have any more statements right now. Of course, our legal team, we are exploring all our legal options right now. We are getting as best information as we can, but right now, I can say it is our belief that the election that will determine the control of the Wisconsin senate is being tampered with.
"That's all I'm going to say."
"We're missing several wards in Waukesha. It looks like she's sitting on them right now. She's not releasing them. We have exit polls. We have information that we believe indicates some performance for us, that we believe she is sitting on. It's much like she did in a Supreme Court race.
"We'll let the results speak for themselves, but right now, we'll wait to see what happens the rest of the day. Right now, we believe that we were in the lead or near the lead in this race. We believe that Waukesha County is at it again. I'll come back. I'm gonna get a little more information for you. I'll come back one more time before the night is through. You still may hear from Sandy Pasch, but right now, it is our belief that Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus is tampering with the election that will determine the control of the Wisconsin Senate."
The Democrats later retracted that statement saying the party will not pursue questions of irregularities.
"Though we believe that Sandy Pasch was able to battle Alberta Darling to a virtual tie, on her turf, we will not pursue questions of irregularities. Those heat-of-the-moment statements came in light of the uncertainties that arose from a recent election, known too well," said state party chairman Mike Tate.
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So, the Gentleman that all know as Rescue on the DGRUS Forum made his way up from his home to my Grey Skied neck of the woods this weekend. He let me tag along while he and some of his Family hit a couple Washington courses I hadn't played yet.
What a Friggin' BLAST. Rescue and his group were Good People. They were Instantly sociable, kind, and made me feel like part of the group. Which happens to be one of the things that got me hooked on disc golf in the first place...
Anyway, got to meet Rescue, his Crew, and have a GREAT DAY of Disc Golf to top it off! Was a good Day!!!!
Rescue, thanks for letting me straggle behind and for not slapping me every time you had to help me find my disc.... ;) It was AWESOME to meet you and your crew!
Maybe we could work on a DGRUS Meet Up type thing for regions, or States, or whatever, that want to meet others from this fine Forum....???
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I am down if anyone wants to meet up before the RFDO in Rochester this August
I linked up with someone while I was down in Ypsi a few weeks ago. Worked out great and I would hook up again and will try next time Im leaving town and will have a chance to toss. Its a great way to play a new course without having to guess on the blind holes or go for a walk to see if you can find the basket. My wife was a little hesitant, somehow I convinced her that not everyone is a blood thirsty vampire waiting to prey upon her while her husband throws a round! LOL, good times.
Sarasota Sky Pilots AMs tourney this past Memorial weekend had 5 DGRUS members.Steve B>Orlando area,Matt,Vic{dragon daddy},Pattie{stormie}>DeBary dgc area,and myself{mr ed} >Port Charlotte,all Florida dis golf throwers.
Good time had by all.Nice to put a face/body to the members we all meet on this site.
right on. most of the members here as well as the general numbers of disc golfers across the world are all about the same. It's one of the coolest things about being a member of this community, not just DGRUS peeps.
Glad you had fun.
When you coming to Texas .. Rescue?! haha.
Yes it is.... STILL trying to figure out where EXACTLY my Wife's Best Friend moved to ion Florida, Mr. Ed. I KNOW we will be out your way at some point....
What Part of Texas are you in, Eric??? We are HOPING that Texas is where we will end up in the next couple years for my Wife's job.... :)
Just got back and saw this. I too had a blast! and it was great meeting you too. However, if I recall. We spent a heck of a lot of time looking for my discs too lol! I also have the score to prove it :) Man, the Fairground course was a beast! but that's they way they roll in WA and OR. Best courses and people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.
I'm glad you had fun with my crazy, but cool family and he (Todd) enjoyed your company as well. Don't hesitate to give him a call to play more rounds. I'm sure he would welcome a calming voice when his son breaks out his driver on a 200' hole lol!!!
Take care!
Dallas/Fort Worth. We have a really strong disc community here, but I hear the Austin area is pretty good as well so hopefully you'll end up in one of those areas.
this is rad
There are quite a few around the Daytona area/Orlando area.
We have time to play one course in Rochester tomorrow. Any opinions?
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I am down if anyone wants to meet up before the RFDO in Rochester this August
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I have a clothes pulley that has two metal frames, that five wooden rods go through. The metal frames are linked up with rope that go through two small pulleys screwed into the roof. The system is raised and lowered by the two ropes being joined together and tied around a hook.
My question is as follows. My wife and even myself are finding it hard too raise and lower when wet washing is placed on the lines for drying. She does not even raise it up anymore, so I end up doing a limbo dance going under it.
I have been looking for a low cost electrical system that would enable us to push a button, for raising it up and pushing another for lowering it. I was thinking of using a clothes dryer motor but have no idea of how to put the system in reverse, meaning up no problem but how do I get it down
I understand this is not quite a welding project however it could well end up being part of one.
A lot of you chaps work in all areas of manufacturing, so I thought your brains would help me...............I doubt when all fully loaded the whole system has more than 150 Lbs but my wife is only 107 Lbs soaking wet.
So any help would be very kind of you.
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12-30-2012, 01:03 PM #1Senior Member
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Help with small pulley hoist.
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Several pictures of the set up would help greatly over just your description. From different angles too. Kinda hard to get a mental image of what you are describing.
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go to harbor freight and look at the small electric winchs used on recreational vehicles, they are 12 volt, very inexpensive at harbor freight, or try northern tool
Check out www.surpluscenter.com and look for linear actuators - not sure if this would be the complete solution but may give you some ideas....
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Yup a picture's worth a 1000 words. I also am not really getting a good idea of what you have already installed. However I think in the spring I'm going to have to do something similar to what you're doing. I had in mind either a cheap hand winch(the kind you find on small boat trailers) or some kind of captive hand driven capstan. I plan to mount the clothesline pulley on a single wheel carriage rolling on a piece of pipe mounted vertically on the corner of the house.(Sounds more complicated than it is) I'll be interested to see what you come up with.
Help with small pulley hoist.
https://m.northerntool.com/northerntool/product/detail.do?itemId=148817&categoryId=&path=&productN ame=false
Hand cranked winch
Help with small pulley hoist.
https://m.northerntool.com/northerntool/product/detail.do?itemId=148817&categoryId=&path=&productN ame=false
Hand cranked winch
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Electric hoist from harbor freight. Under $150 and has hand control with reverse
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Here is a source for a worm gear winch that spools and unspools during cranking. Advantage of the worm gear type is that it will hold the line load when stopped. I suspect that the cheapest of these will crank with a drill driver when lifting/pulling light loads.
Northerntool.com - 100% more quality, 10% more cost
I personally do not trust anything HF sells that is electric
If you want cheaper, go with a manual boat ratchet. You can easily slip a cable on it and it won't worry about weather. I would make a longer release lever though if she uses it all the time. I would purchase a HF boat ratchet AS LONG AS it has a solid release/locking mechanism.


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Few reasons why cooking with leftovers is good for you:
1. Using leftovers means recycling and recycling is good for the environment.
2. Throwing lesser leftovers into the bin saves more space in your bin which means fewer trips to take the garbage out. Or you can save bucks on the electricity which your 'insinkerator' uses.
3. Since many ingredients are already there, saves more time for blogging.
4. Some weird leftover ingredients can trigger off some extremely creative ideas.
5. Your fridge gets cleaned up relieving some expensive refrigerator real-estate.
6. You can dish out some extra dishes leading your better half to believe that you've been slogging for real long, and bargain a massage in return.
7. Saving food equals saving money. Saving money means more $$ to buy Google Adwords.
7a. You get to participate in WBB 15 and get featured in the round up. (Is that good for you?)
This time, I've also chosen a Blog of the Round-Up. Each time during an event round-up, many new blogs and bloggers are discovered. It's fun to give recognition and a pat of praise to someone well deserving it.
My vote goes to Sivani from Ruchi Chuchu. Sivani has a delightful style of writing, great attention to details in her words, which make reading fun. She has sent in delicious Sweetcorn-Rice Fritters. I bet even a novice cook will be able to make them to perfection thanks to the detailed explanations plus painstakingly done recipe cards, a very professional approach, I'd say.
Rohini of Vegetarian Recipes – Leftover South Indian style Chana served with toasted bread the next morning.
Sona – A kitchen scientists and a white rat hubby
5 X 3 Treat – the name is as creative as what she's done with 3 types of leftover pasta. A massive fridge cleaner of an effort.
Mighty Kappa had a great fall is another of her creations where she's chopped up some boiled kappas [much to the anguish of many 'Kottayamkars'], along with a host of other ingredients and served it as a curry with Chapati.
Another remake from Sona's kitchen, where she's remixed a remix – all the Bollywood Remix masters beware!! Kaboos Chilli and then Kaboos Chilli stuffed into another bread.....go read her remix adventures
Keerthi from Esculent Food has dished out some Curried chapatis for breakfast – an interesting way to save those leftover chapatis.
Mansi of Fun and Food – Moong Dal parathas make a scrumptious breakfast with a healthy dose of protein, can be made without much effort when you have dal leftover from dinner.
Namratha from Finger Licking Food has used up leftover idlis by turning them into Idli Upma, which is also good for those who get bored of eating idlis.
Timepass has cooked up a whole storm using leftovers – Rice parathas, veggie pakodas and a sandwich spread. I like the idea of spinning all the leftover salad into a spread for breakfast the following morning.
Nags – For the Cook in Me- takes us back to childhood with her simple, sweet, buttery toasted bread bits in Toasted Sugar Bread with Honey. A perfect breakfast for one and the best way to start a Sunday I'd say!
Tee of Bhatukli has turned some leftover bhakris into an interesting eat and healthy too, with the addition of spices, yogurt, tempering and crushed peanuts ofcourse! Dahi Bhakri for you.
Prema – Prema's Cookbook has used up leftover chapatis with onions, peppers and lots of other spices to make a spicy appetising breakfast - Kothu Chapati
Hima – SnackORama has prepared some instant dosas with the clever addition of some leftover raita as a souring agent and to make it soft too!
Arati – Arati's cookery shares with us her version of yogurt rice called Dahi Butti, which is leftover rice mixed with yogurt. Sweet and savoury all at once, it should be an interesting variation on regular yogurt rice.
Asha of Foodie's Hope has prepared a traditional Kannadiga recipe called Chitranna using leftover rice and tomatoes. A South Indian like me is happy eating rice for any meal of the day!
Srivalli of Cooking 4 All Seasons has prepared some parathas with leftover rice. Rice inside parathas – isn't that truly innovative?
Raaga - The Singing Chef displays her creative bent in the kitchen by mixing up two different batters for making Masale Appey. You must check out her Chocolate buns where she's used leftover Cocoa Butter Icing to decorate the buns.
Arundati of Escapades has made a traditional Andhra Pesarattu but with the addition of leftover idli batter. Her Recycle Rani story and her mom's attempts at recycling in the days when it wasn't considered 'fashionable' makes an entertaining and touching read. Arundati, you'll be a good heir to your mom, girl!
Madhuli of My Foodcourt writes about her resurrected rotis. Phodnichi Poli is a traditional Maharashtrian recycled dish and true Queen of Leftovers.
Aarti of Aarti's Corner dishes out some Chaawal Parathas, which are mashed rice with spices used up as a stuffing for a popular Indian breakfast item viz. Parathas.
Our dear friend Pushpa from Pusiva is back with a bang. We've missed her lovely baking sessions from Switzerland. She's made a lovely Macaroni Frittata from leftover Mac and it looks beautiful.
Shubha from a blog which is cutely named Chutki Bhar Pyar which means 'A Pinch of Love' has prepared a magical mishmash from left over roti, rice and some oats. This upma of kinds seems to be a nutritious way to use up the leftovers.
My own entry to this event was supposed to be Chole Parathas, which I could not post due to serious internet problems. I ground the leftover chole ground in a blender to a puree, tipped the puree into a bowl, mixed in required quantity of whole-wheat flour to make a soft pliable chapati-dough – rolled out balls of dough into 5" thick parathas cooked on a hot griddle with dots of oil or ghee. Tastes delicious with some Punjabi Pickle.
I hand over the baton to Kanchana at Married to a Desi who has announced Omelettes as the theme for WBB # 16. Egg-lovers rejoice. And do not forget to shoot (click) those eggs, whole or otherwise for the CLICK event at Jugalbandi.


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I would like to let you know how pleased I am with the Bay Laurel seeds I purchased from your stock. I received 2 packets on April 26 and followed your instructions, opening them again on May 3 and planting them on May 17. I planted them in a soil/peat/vermiculite mix in my greenhouse and they started germinating on June 15.
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What are Flea Beetles?
There are many species of flea beetles which attack numerous plants, but vegetable crops are most susceptible to these pests. Flea beetles are so named because of their ability to jump like fleas when bothered. The beetles are small and shiny, with large rear legs. Eggs are laid at the base of plant stems in early summer after a feeding period, and larvae feed at the roots. Adult beetles, about 1/16 inch long, feed on foliage, producing "shotholes" in the leaves.
How to Identify Flea Beetles
Flea beetles vary from black to tan, solid or spotted depending on the species. Adult flea beetles over winter in brush and wooded areas. They pose a threat early in planting season as they are emerging, typically when weather reaches 50 degrees. Look for shotholes in leaves, especially on young seedlings, where damage is most rapid and will cause the most harm. Flea beetles usually don't cause fatal damage to established plants because the leaves are too large. The real danger is that they can spread bacterial diseases, such as wilt and blight, from plant to plant. Therefore, they must be controlled at once.
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- In the spring, emerging flea beetles will be waiting to feast on your garden. Cut off their food supply by delaying transplanting or planting by a couple weeks if possible.
- In the fall, till the garden to unearth any hiding flea beetles. This will also make soil easier to work the next spring.
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- Row covers may be successful at keeping these pests out, as long as they are completely sealed. They should be used immediately after transplanting, so the pests do not have time to find the plant.
- Insecticides may be used early in the season, but are generally unnecessary in the control of flea beetles on adult plants. Be extra diligent if your soil has history of bacterial diseases. Please contact your local nursery or cooperative extension for further advice.


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Tennis Magazine chose Windridge as one of the top ten tennis camps in the US.
Vermont has a very long tradition of summer camps for children and young adults. Some camps, such as Sangamon, have been in operation since the early part of the last century.
There are traditional camps, farm camps, sports camps, all boys and all girls camps, adventure camps, arts camps, wilderness camps, education camps, fitness camps . . . something for everyone.
A good place to start looking is the Vermont Camping Association website. It lists private, agency-based and religious-affiliated camps. Many are resident camps but there are also day camps which appeal to families who are on vacation in Vermont. The adults can go play while the kids enjoy camp during the day.
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Gallery: Kevin Costner Cleaning up the Gulf with His Oil Separating Tec...
No, we are not kidding. Neither is Kevin Costner. When the Exxon Valdez catastrophe happened in 1989, the actor, fisherman and environmentalist was horrified. So he went searching for an answer to cleaning up oil spills and found one – enormous vacuums that separate oil from water. Costner bought the technology from the government 15 years ago and invested $24 million dollars of his personal fortune to develop it. His company is called Ocean Therapy Solutions and they have 24 machines at the ready capable of separating up to 210,000 gallons of oil from the water a day which BP has agreed to test in the gulf. Video of the technology after the jump.
It seems Costner's brother Dan is a scientist and has been working with him to develop the technology for the past decade and a half. They approached BP with their proposal and the company has agreed to take the machines out to the gulf to see if they work. A large scale test hasn't happened yet because, well, Costner needed to wait for an oil spill. In small tests the machines can separate oil and water in their centrifuge compartments and return water to the ocean 99.9% pure. Now that he's got his chance to prove his technological chops he told a news conference in New Orleans, "I'm very happy the light of day has come to this." He remarked that though the situation we're in is very sad, he developed his technology for precisely when this type of disaster struck.
Strike it did, and scientists are now reporting that the spill is much larger than initially estimated by BP, perhaps gushing ten times as much oil into the gulf each day as previously thought. The government is simultaneously being blamed for lack of regulations and is conducting hearings to see who else might be at fault. The oil spill has officially reached the Louisiana wetlands and recently entered a current in the gulf that could make matters much worse. If Costner's technology does what it looks like it can, perhaps he's making his real-life hero debut right before our eyes.
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June 11, 2010 at 12:48 pm
[…] Kevin Costner announced that 32 of the half-million-dollar centrifuge machines he's been proposing for use in Gulf cleanup operations have now been ordered by BP. His business partner says they hope to have […]
May 28, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Hey Kevin, This is Casey Stieferman I fixed you Breakfast and lunch at the Seabiscuit Cafe in Isle of Palms SC. Thank you for signing my Biscuit Shirt. I think it is great that you have this technology and are doing everthing you can to help in the gulf disaster. I know i am only one person but how can i help. I feel helpless.
May 22, 2010 at 11:13 am
Unfortunately, 210,000 gallons is only 6774 barrels (US) of oil. The estimated daily output of the leak may be as high as 84,000 barrels a _day_.
Even if BP uses all of Costner's machines, they'll have to be part of a much larger strategy to deal with all the material the well is spewing.
May 20, 2010 at 8:00 pm
it is pretty awesome that someone is actually doing something about this. funny it has to be a movie star and not a genius like joel4039, where's your giant vacuum?
May 20, 2010 at 5:21 pm
It's pretty awesome that someone stood up and said lets stop talking about it and do something!
May 20, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Sorry, this technology isn't new or revolutionary. What he has is an annular centrifugal contactor. http://www.cheresources.com/centcontactor.shtml
I a few days practice one can likely separate any two liquids…
May 20, 2010 at 11:23 am
…done in exactly the same way that a Dyson vacuum works (higher density material kept to the outside of a spinning vortex allowing lower density material to be removed from the centre – be that air from dirt or oil from water).


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