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And yes, I know exactly what you mean. That is my number one concern, that if she doesnt understand shell just bounce off to something else. However, this small accomplishment has given me encouragement that she will at least listen to me.
Luckily, as well as being a biologist, I am also a science writer, specializing in *educational* science writing, so I have been spending time pouring through articles, GCBC, videos of talks from the ancestral health symposium, etc, basically trying to come up with a simplified "lesson plan" of how I can teach this material to my mom.


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Man, 58, arrested in Lancaster bank robbery
Thursday, April 3, 2014
LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 58-year-old man suspected of robbing a Lancaster bank last month.
Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. David Oliva says Walter Glenn Compton was taken into custody after investigators served a search warrant at his Palmdale home this week.
The Los Angeles Times says (http://lat.ms/1dVaydV) Compton is suspected of demanding money from a teller at a Union Bank branch on March 12, then fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash.
He faces one count of robbery.
Investigators recovered evidence from the house that they believe is tied to the bank robbery. Oliva wouldn't specify what that evidence is.
Compton is being held at the Palmdale station jail on $100,000 bail.
Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com

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A sampling of "tweets" from Press Entertainment writer Troy Remink and Press Web intern Jon Hiskes.
Friday highlights from Troy's Twitter
• "Next year we need Segways for this event."
• "Just got hit by a Frisbee. I was wondering when that would finally happen."
• "Just saw a 'Les Claypool for President' shirt."
• "Almost Dave time. Gosh, I'm twittering myself in anticipation."
• "Ah, 'Satellite,' where would college dudes be without you?"
• "Dave (Matthews) says he wants to touch the moon with his tongue. Wow, what's he on?"
• "Are glowsticks compostable? Just curious."
Friday highlights from Jon's Twitter
• Good morning, Rothbury. Or, as Snoop would put it, Wassup East Lansing!
• I think most of the ashes from last night's fireworks show landed on my car, and the rest on my tent. about 23 hours ago from txt
• Campground porta-potties got tagged with graffiti - first real vandalism I've seen.
• Bought a breakfast cookie at the farmers market for tomorrow. Maybe I should've checked that it doesn't have any surprise ingredients.
• Best Simpsons reference to date: 'I'm in the hammock district.' Where else can you say that and have it be true?
• Air mattress might be the most ridiculous lawn seating apparatus I've seen.
• Good question from Gonzo on food prices: they're pretty reasonable, really. My taco plate tonight was $8; yesterday's curry was $7. ... Pizza slices, the thin, fold-up-able New York style: $5. about 10 hours ago from web ... Hot chai, the only caffeine anywhere near the main stages, is $4, a little steep
• The way they could really be gouging us--drinking water--is awesomely, refreshingly free.
• The organic and veg options aren't as prevalent as organizers suggested. It's a lot easier to find chicken tenders and corn dogs in a pinch.


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Moderator Andrew Nicholls' tips for bartenders might apply to anyone working with the public. Or, for that matter, any hostess trying to make guests feel at ease in his or her home.
His seminar at Tales of the Cocktail entitled "Subconscious Drinks" on Saturday, July 24, afternoon was all about how to engage with those who belly up to a bar. He noted that flavor matters a great deal, but so does what a guest hears, sees and smells.
He advised bartenders to be like a swan -- serene and calm on top, but paddling like crazy below the water. (Who wants to go to a cocktail party if the host or hostess is harried?)
The session, a combination of psychology and biology, explained why we react to sights, smells and tastes the way we do.
Nicholls started with body language and how little things send a message For example, he noted that how one holds one's head affects the message: A chin tilted up is aggressive, down is submissive, but a chin that's level with the floor is simply open and friendly.
He encouraged bartenders to watch body language. Folded arms, crossed legs, where a guest puts his glass on the bar (close or a bit away from them) and even how they blow their cigarette smoke. He said to watch not a single behavior, but clusters of body language to determine a person's mood and react to it.
Nicholls, who was born in Zimbabwe and is now settled in The Netherlands, owns his own company Andrew Nicholls Cocktails & Bartending where he focuses on national and international high end bar training such as product knowledge.
How can you combine all of these things to create the mood you want? He offered a few specific tips that even folks at home might find interesting when planning their den or home bar:
Can smell make people stick around?
Aromas trigger an emotional response. He noted a study done with candles that showed those near citrus candles were more energized and so actually spent less time in the bar. The people around lavender candles, spent more time and so more money in the bar.
How loud should the music be?
At high volume, people drink faster because it is more difficult to chat. But, if the bar favors well-crafted cocktails and an engaged bartender, then music should be at a lower volume.
Can colors can cocktails taste different?
Level of light affects the color, so when choosing the color think about the way you will light the room. He conducted a group experiment. Each of us was given an orange and gray sheet of paper and a small glass of rum. We looked at each color for 30 seconds and then smelled the rum. Then people called out the scents they smelled. (I didn't notice a difference.) Then, we did it with orange paper and gray paper and tasted it. (I did notice a difference. The orange made me taste something sweeter and more pleasant.)
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Every year a reported 850 million golf balls are produced. Were that bounty divided equally among people living in the U.S., every resident—from sea to shining sea—would receive 2.7 golf balls. Heck, the Octomom household alone would get 40.5 balls.
In addition, in a single year, a reported 40 million soccer balls are sold, and 360 million tennis balls are manufactured.
So far this year, more than 63 million bicycles have been produced (check out the real-time ticker).
All of these staggering numbers are for one year, folks. Imagine the stuff that's already out there in the world. In garages and storage facilities and athletic sheds. In the bottoms of closets. In schoolyards and backyards and junkyards. In gutters and sewer drains.
No sense it letting it all go to waste. Pull your smock over your head, pop on your wacky cap and get to repurposing.
Click on for some zany ideas of what you might do with all that old gear.


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Auburn Mountainview downs Lakes in SPSL 3A girls showdown
Caitlin Carr's career-high 27 points proved the difference Tuesday as the Auburn Mountainview girls swept by No. 9 Lakes, 58-50, in South Puget Sound League 3A basketball action at Auburn Mountainview High School.
With both teams coming into the game with identical 5-1 league records, the showdown had all the hype and energy of a postseason contest, with the league championship possibly on the line.
Although the win was big, Carr – who sealed the win with three clutch free throws with 23 seconds left – said she and her teammates were keeping it in perspective and concentrating on the final three regular-season games.
"This is not it. This is just one of the stepping stones to get where we want to be," Carr said. "But it feels really good to knock off one of the top teams in our league and get that kind of payback for when they beat us at their place."
Earlier this season, Lakes (5-2 league, 11-5 overall) beat the Lions, 60-48.
Auburn Mountainview looked eager to avenge its previous loss, posting a 13-0 run out of the gate. Although the Lions enjoyed a 13-3 lead coming out of the first frame, the Lancers put on a run in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 22-19 at the half.
"We knew that was going to happen," coach Chris Carr said. "Lakes isn't going to just roll over and die for us. They're going to come back, and I knew they had that in them. I thought that we kind of got tentative offensively in the second quarter. Things came a little easier for us in the first quarter. When we got a little resistance, we kind of panicked."
The Lions also were forced to battle the Lancers without 6-foot forward Hattie Kosko, who spent most of the second quarter on the bench with foul trouble.
In the third quarter, the Lions switched it up, going to a man-to-man defense to try and stop Lakes' Stevonna Scott, who finished the game with 26 points.
"We knew that Scott was going to get her points," Catlin Carr said.
Lakes grabbed its first lead of the game in the third quarter, going up 28-26 with five minutes left in the period.
Sophomore Maddy Maley put the Lions back on top, hitting a 3-pointer to put the score at 41-39 at the end of the third quarter.
"That's the mentality Maddy has," Chris Carr said. "She's kind of a gunslinger. You put her in there. If she has an open shot, she's going to stick it. She's hit some huge shots for us up to this point."
With the teams tied at 50-50 with 2:42 left in the contest, Maley sparked an 8-0 run to seal the game for the Lions with a steal and bucket.
Carr then hit three of four free throws after a foul and technical against the Lakes coach.
"We answered back," Caitlin Carr said. "Anyone of their runs we answered back and just kept our composure and played as a team. I'm so proud of my teammates, they played their hearts out."
Caitlin Carr added nine rebounds to her 27 points, with Kosko chipping in with seven points, seven rebounds and five assists. Maley finished with eight points and Erika Lombardo and Aalia Braboy had six points apiece.
The Lions (6-1, 13-4) will look to close out the regular season games against Peninsula (1-6, 6-11), Enumclaw (1-6, 5-10) and Decatur (3-4, 6-11).
"We just need to keep playing at our level and not playing to the level of the other team," Caitlin Carr said. "We need to just get better every day and every practice and be the best team we can be."
The Lions will host Peninsula tonight at 7.
The Auburn girls improved to 5-7 in the SPSL North 4A, 5-10 overall, with a 33-28 win over Jefferson (5-7, 6-9) on Tuesday. Erin Fischer and Isia Johnson each had eight points for the Trojans. … Auburn Riverside improved to 10-1 league, 12-3 overall with a 73-19 win over Kent-Meridian (1-12, 1-15) on Tuesday. Kat Cooper had a game-high 19 points, with Makenna Clark adding 15 and Ilona Synder contributing 10.
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Help2Quit service to be delivered by community pharmacies
From Jan 1st 2013 the Help2Quit service will be delivered by community pharmacies. It is hoped that those wanting to quit will find the service more convenient and easier to access, as the service will be extended over the weekend and evenings.
Earlier this year, and following an open tender, a consortium of community pharmacies was successful in winning the contract to provide the service for the next 3 years. The service will continue to be funded by Health and Social Services (HSSD).
Matt Johnson, spokesperson for Jersey community pharmacists said "The move to a pharmacy-based programme will increase accessibility to the service for Jersey's smoking population – a service that is proven to greatly increase your chances of quitting smoking and then remaining smoke free. All participating pharmacies hope Jersey's smoking population will take that first important step to a healthier, smoke-free life."
The change to the service is consistent with the existing principles that form part of the HSSD future direction, which aims to deliver more services in the community.
Andrew Heaven, Head of Health Improvement in HSSD said: "Help2Quit is an important part of the Island's Tobacco Control Strategy. By delivering this service via community pharmacies we hope people who smoke will find it easier to use the service and finally kick their habit."
To make an appointment, service users can choose to visit their local participating pharmacy, contact them directly by phone, or use the existing Help2Quit Freephone number which will remain unchanged.
From Jan 1st, a full list of the participating pharmacies and further information about the Help2Quit service can be found under the Health and Wellbeing section of gov.je.
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Fairmount, NY -- A cook at the Fairmount Burger King was sentenced to six months in jail today as part of a five-year probationary sentence in the 2008 hold-up of his fast food restaurant.
Michael Mantor, 24, planned the Feb. 20 robbery with restaurant manager William Grant, authorities said. Grant, 30, was sentenced to one to three years in state prison last Friday.
They coordinated with Brett Poli, 24, who walked into the 3332 W. Genesee St. restaurant carrying a gun and wearing a black ski mask and white hooded sweatshirt, according to accounts at the time.
Poli ordered five employees and a customer into a walk-in cooler and forced Grant to open the cash register and safe. He left with more than $4,000, authorities said.
Related: Masked gunman, store manager sent to prison for memorable Fairmount Burger King robbery
Poli was also sentenced to one to three years in state prison last week.
It took until February 2013 to crack the case. The perpetrators were indicted in August. Onondaga County sheriff's deputies have not said how they solved the case five years later.
County Court Judge Anthony Aloi said he gave Mantor youthful offender status, meaning his case will be sealed and the conviction removed from his record. The judge noted that Mantor has worked since the hold-up and stayed out of further trouble.
But after serving six months in jail, Mantor will have to report to probation for up to five years.
The fourth man, Craig Loniewski, 25, was accused of being the getaway driver. The status of his case was not available.
According to sheriff's deputies, Mantor lives at 312 Erie St., Syracuse; Poli lives at 85 Country View Terrace, Onondaga; and Grant lives at 307 Montrose Ave. Apt. 2, Geddes.
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Soon after my father died, my mother became a caterer. She designed a business card with her name, "Adele," written in bold tangerine cursive letters against a bright yellow background. At the bottom of the card were the words "Party Fair." In truth, she did not cater very many parties. She no longer lived in the small Northern town where her food was so popular that nearly all the major fund-raising functions were held at our house. In her new Florida home few people knew her, and business was less than brisk.
Still, I have carried that card in my wallet since October 12, 1986, the day she died in Branford, Connecticut, in the house we had rented by Long Island Sound so that in her last days she could look out her window to the sea. The card is better than a photograph. It holds my mother's favorite colors and the way I know she would love to be remembered — as a giver of food.
She was born in England to Middle Eastern Jewish parents, who moved to the island of Jamaica when she was 12, and her party food was a rich, intoxicating blend. There were Caribbean, English, and American influences, but the dominant tastes were Middle Eastern. I can remember sweet-and-sour meatballs, spice cake, a multicolored rich English trifle, but when she entertained, her tables and trays were mostly filled with kibbe (an exquisite lamb and cracked-wheat mixture, spiced, stuffed, and fried), meat patties, date cakes, stuffed grape leaves, stuffed artichokes, tiny spinach phyllo pastries, baklava, and the delicious sesame crackers we called carks, or "savory bracelets," that were my favorite.
She had hoped to make money, of course, but more than that, I think she just wanted to dress up again. I believe she had never felt so beautiful as when she glided among her guests at home and heard them murmuring approval of her delicious renditions of favorite dishes. She found, however, that paying employers wanted her to cook, bring the food, and depart.
Whenever loneliness closed in, my mother came north to visit her brother in Connecticut, her daughter in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and me in rural New Hampshire. To each of us she brought her nonstop stories, her sorrows, her gaiety, and her party food. For my mother, cooking was divided into two quite separate identities. My Philadelphia-born father was a meat-and-potatoes man, and she regarded the nightly nourishment of her family as a dutiful daily commute from refrigerator to stove to table. We ate steak and chicken and our weekly share of frozen chicken pot pies. TV dinners, and tuna casseroles. But when company arrived, Adele was transformed. She was not merely a hostess, she was on stage. Cooking and serving her specialties became a thrilling performance.
When Nassar expelled the Jews from Egypt during the 1956 Suez crisis, cousins, aunts, and uncles I had never known descended upon our house. For days the walls reverberated with the warm babble of Arabic, French, and English. My mother's kitchen became their link with home, and their presence brought my mother true joy.
Preparing for a party, she'd be a bundle of nervous energy. Smoke filled the house from her incessant Chesterfields. She worked at a fevered pace for several days, getting ready, fueled by as many as ten cups of coffee a day. To calm down after she drained the coffeepot, she'd brew frothy cups of thick Turkish coffee in her long-handled copper pot. I can see her dipping her finger into a cup of cold water. Prodding open the kibbe dough, poking the minced meat and pine-nut filling down the soft throat of the kibbe, like a mother bird feeding its young, the way she had learned from her mother. Rose. When she deep-fried the kibbe, the kitchen filled with their aroma. My sister, Anita, and I pushed close to the counter where the hot kibbe waited on paper towels. Anita would take spoonfuls of the kibbe filling, the way children lick frosting from a bowl.
When my mother visited me, I invited friends for dinner. My mother's preparations for these affairs anchored her days. First we'd go in search of the paper-thin phyllo dough, pine nuts, bulgur, sesame seeds, and grape leaves that were her staples. For a day or two my kitchen, normally filled with the New Hampshire corner-store variety of foodstuffs, was transformed into the kitchen of my youth the heady aromas of deep-frying meat and spices, the phyllo dough stretched across the countertop, the constant brewing of coffee. She would cook enough to stock my freezer for weeks. My friends exclaimed over the dishes, each served beautifully on garnished platters.
She'd turn to me: "Why don 't you ever feature me in Yankee as a Great New England Cook?" It galled her that month after month this popular Yankee feature omitted Adele Allen.
"Mom," I 'd say, "you live in Florida."
"I have ties to New England," she 'd point out. "You work at Yankee. And my food is much more interesting."
She pressed me to carry a tray of her baklava to the general store down the street that said homemade chocolate-chip cookies in a case beside the cash register. She envisioned legions of local stopping by for Adele's baklava. "It'd be pin money," she said. The owner thought they were too exotic for his customers' tastes.
Not long ago, more than 13 years after my mother's death, I realized I had nearly forgotten her food. I told this to my sister. Anita had learned the food from watching my mother and grandmother, but she, too, had all but ignored our mother's legacy. We did not give parties; our cousins have long since made their homes elsewhere. Nobody that we know speaks Arabic. My sister owns my mother's well-worn recipe notes, the long-out-of-print cookbooks with the pages turned down. She told me to come down and we would cook.
Working beside Anita in her snug kitchen a few blocks from Harvard Square, I am clumsy and tentative. My kibbe will not hold their torpedo shape. My kibbe look like misshapen pots. My cark dough will not obey; it is thin at the end, fat in the center like a snake that has just enjoyed a meal. But thanks to my sister's skill and patience, gradually the kitchen fills with the yeasty smell of fresh -baked cark, the stove sizzles with kibbe.
I returned home with my mother's recipes copied in a notebook. It will take me many hours to come even remotely close to duplicating the flavors of my mother's kitchen. I know that. And I can never duplicate the special time when family filled the house and cultures spilled together. But it is a start.
I live alone and my two sons visit for overnights. For years we have dined on spaghetti, killer burgers, and barbecued steaks. My salads come sealed in plastic bags, and my desserts come from Ben & Jerry. They have no memory of their grandmother Adele. This will be my unexpected Mother's Day gift to her: to toil in a sunlit kitchen, and at the end of the day share kibbe and carks. No matter how they look, the flavor will be all Adele.


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The Chalice Challenge, a restaurant contest that started last autumn, continues once again next Thursday. The object of the game is to find the AWE golden chalice, which will be hidden at a different S.I. restaurant each week over a four-week period.
Every Thursday in AWE, look for clues by way of crossword puzzles, word jumbles or riddles that will lead you to where the chalice is located. REMEMBER: The chalice will be in a pretty prominent place in the restaurant, so please, no reports of customers barging into kitchens or foraging through the wait station of a suspected location!
Each week, those who guess correctly will be entered into a drawing. The winner will receive at least $75 in gift certificates to S.I. restaurants, and will be entered into a grand-prize drawing for a $250 tab at an S.I. restaurant of their choosing.
Look for the weekly winner in the AWE section each Thursday.
Good luck.
Claiming your prize: Send the name of the restaurant and the specific location of the goblet in an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or send it via snail mail to AWE Chalice Challenge, 950 Fingerboard Rd., Staten Island, NY 10305. One entry per household address is permitted each week. The deadline for all weekly entries is Tuesday at 5 p.m. (That would be the Tuesday after the riddle is published in the prior Thursday's AWE section.)


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San Juan County state's 'healthiest' for second year in a row
Local health officials are taking San Juan County's latest distinction with a grain of salt, but the numbers aren't anything to sneeze at.
For the second year in a row, San Juan ranks as the healthiest of Washington state's 39 counties, according to results of a national study.
"San Juan County residents as a whole are very health conscious, and have consistently supported effective public health programs from flu clinics to nutrition programs for children and seniors," county Health and Community Services Director John Manning said. "But we have to acknowledge that the statistics are also affected by the number of people with chronic illnesses who move out of the County to be closer to treatment facilities."
The study, conducted by the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood John Foundation, found county residents are 16 percent less likely to die prematurely, 25 percent to describe themselves as being in poor health, and are also less likely to smoke, contract a sexually transmitted disease or be a victim of violent crimes.
The study also ranked San Juan second among the state's 39 counties in social and economic factors.
San Juan ranked below the state average is several health categories, however: percentage of children living in poverty, 20 percent compared to 18 percent statewide, excessive drinking, 21 percent vs. 17 percent, adults without health insurance, 19 percent vs. 18 percent, and people unable to see a doctor due to cost, 14 percent vs 13 percent.
This year is the second consecutive that San Juan ranked as the state's healthiest county, according to the study. Ferry County, located in the northeast corner of the state, ranked lowest in overall health ratings and King County, the state's most populous, slipped this year from fifth to sixth place.
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Heppenheim, southwestern Germany
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To watch a car race on television from a comfortable couch is fun, but to cover a Formula One Grand Prix as a photographer at the track is always thrilling. It is fast, exiting and produces nice pictures (most of the time). As I have covered quite a lot F1 races across Europe over the past 17 years with Reuters, I would never have imagined that my most exciting experience as a photographer in connection with F1 would be the public viewing of the last race of this season.


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The September 6 issue of Northern Express contained an article by
Congressman Bart Stupak called Social Security: dont mess with
I dont know Bart Stupak personally. He may be a wonderful fellow. But
as I read his article I became more and more appalled at his ignorance
in regard to the Social Security system, which so many people in
Michigan rely upon for financial assistance.
In his article, Bart Stupak stated that Social Security has been
providing (people)... a guaranteed source of income, and that it was
life-long wage insurance, and that contributions (to it) come
back. He also said that Social Security is a uniquely American
system ...
However, the perception that there is a Social Security fund is, for
all practical
purposes, a myth. The federal court in
Helvering v. Davis made it very clear that The proceeds from (Social
Security taxes) are ... paid into the treasury like other internal
revenue generally, and are not earmarked in any way.
The court has pointed out that payroll deductions are NOT payments on
premiums for insurance of any kind, but are simply additional income
taxes. In Flemming v.
Davis, the federal court said that eligibility for benefits ...
(does) not in any true sense depend on contribution through payment of
And in Flemming v. Nestor, the court said that Congress ...has
...retained a claim expressly reserving to it the right to alter,
amend, or repeal any provision of the (Social Security) act.
Accordingly, there is nothing that is guaranteed or life-long about
Social Security payments.
The Internal Revenue Code (Chapter 21, Section 3101) makes it clear
that payroll deductions for so-called Social Security are simply
additional income taxes. The taxes collected are more than spent each
year. In a very technical sense, one might say that there is a trust
fund, but that is only an illusion created by deceptive accounting.
The trust fund holds only paper IOUs (bonds). And those IOUs are no
more than a claim against every U.S. citizen for taxes not yet
collected. The IOUs are nothing more than the U.S. government owing
the money to itself!
In closing, if anyone believes that the Social Security system is, as
Bart Stupak stated, uniquely American, please log onto the Crowns
website in England and look up statutory Instrument No. 1778, The
Social Security (United States of America) Order 1997. Go to
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si199717.htm and look for order 1778 to see
who has the power to approve and amend our social security system.
Do your own research. See for yourself. You, too, Bart.
Joseph Allan via email
Vote on TCL&P
In both our public and private lives we have to trust others. When
that trust is betrayed, our only choice is to make different decisions
to meet our goals. Most of us trusted Traverse City Light and Power
(TCL&P) to include us in honest and responsible discussions of
power-generation issues, and decisions on future power generation
We all know this didnt happen (in the recent controversy over TCL&P's
biomass proposal); at best we were ignored, at worstwe were
manipulated and lied to.
The trust was broken and the only choice left was to change the rules
that allowed the TCL&P Board to do whatever they wanted, accountable
to nobody. Since they werent elected, there was no way to throw the
bums out, but two changes to the City Charter will force them to act
openly in our best interests.
To rewrite the rules we had to collect enough signatures to put two
proposals on Novembers ballot. The first would make sure that the
director and the board would carry out public business under public
scrutiny and follow the same rules that govern other public bodies.
The second would allow voters to make decisions on new power plants.
While the petition drive was amazingly successful, the job is only
half done until the vote is passed. We cant rest on our laurels, lose
momentum, and lose the single best chance we may ever have of making
TCL&P answerable to the public that owns it.
The people won on the facts; our greatest challenge now is to fight
complacency. That means everybody must vote on November 2!
Remember how helpless we felt when TCL&P refused to listen to our
concerns? A YES vote on both proposals will restore our rights, and
while it might take a while before we trust again, well be able to
verify immediately!
Margaret Dodd TC
Chamber opposition
On September 14, the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors approved the Chambers opposition to Traverse City Proposal
1 that will appear on the November 2 general election ballot in the
City of Traverse City.
Proposal 1 calls for an amendment to the Charter of the City of
Traverse City to give the city commission exclusive power and duty to
operate Traverse City Light & Power while limiting the TCL&P Board to
an advisory capacity to the city commission.
The Chambers opposition to Proposal 1 is due to the following reasons...
1. The residents and businesses in Traverse City benefit from low
rates and reliable service provided by TCL&P. This contributes to
Traverse Citys financial stability by ensuring the lowest possible
rates and (the highest) quality service.
2. Proposal 1 would cause uncertainty in customers rates, fees,
services and taxes. This hinders the ability of small businesses in
Traverse City to plan for growth and hiring of more employees because
the long-term energy decisions would be limited to the staggered
two-year election cycle of the city commissioners.
3. Future business growth and job creation in Traverse City depend on
consistent energy costs. The economic and regulatory climate in
Michigan is already a double barrier for employers considering
Traverse City. Uncertainty in power costs would be another stop sign
to these prospective employers.
4. Proposal 1 would cause reduced efficiency and longer decision time.
Currently, the TCL&P Board, which is appointed by the city commission,
has the ability and specialized knowledge to make decisions on
projects and opportunities. Increases in time will cause increases in
costs, which will be passed on to the customer.
5. Proposal 1 would politicize energy planning, placing unnecessary
government control over a proven, responsible process. The city
commission already appoints the TCL&P Board. Proposal 1 would create
an unneeded double layer of oversight.
Doug Luciani, President & CEO
TC Area Chamber of Commerce
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Just a note to correct an error in Robert Downes' excellent article
about the American perception of Muslims. He sites Chaldeans as being
among Muslims he has known and liked. The Chaldeans are in fact devout
Christians, Catholics.
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The No. 5 seeded Southern-New Orleans men's basketball team lost to No. 4 Philander Smith 75-67 in a Gulf Coast Athletic Conference quarterfinal Friday at the Convocation Center.
Joshua Major scored 28 points and made six 3-pointers for SUNO (14-13), which trailed at halftime 37-31.
Philander Smith (20-10) held a plus-17 rebounding margin on SUNO.
The Panthers will play a semifinal at 7 p.m. Saturday against the winner of a game Friday night between top-seeded Xavier and No. 8 Fisk.
In other quarterfinal games, No. 2 Talladega beat No. 7 Voorhees 92-73, and No. 3 Edward Waters beat No. 6 Tougaloo 73-68. Talladega will face Edward Waters in a semifinal 5 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center.


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If the thought of a bike swap in Bike City U.S.A. doesn't turn your chain, then you probably don't get how cool the bargain hunting at the 1st annual Portland VeloSwap will be Saturday.
Or maybe you're just not a bicycle enthusiast. And that's cool.
But the Veloswap, scheduled for 9 to 5 at Roots Organic Brewing at 1520 S.E. Seventh Ave., will feature new and used bicycles, components "and anything else related to cycling," said organizer Jim Anderson.
"A common pastime in the winter for many cyclists is to sort through used or new gear that they want to sell or trade for the fast approaching cycling season," he said. "The Portland VeloSwap is a great approach to getting a great deal on anything related to cycling."
It's an all ages event. Admission is three bucks (16 and under are free). With your paid admission, you get $1 off food or drink at Roots.
Anderson said in an e-mail that there will be up to 100 vendors selling throughout the day. How does that happen in a brew shop? Well, they will rotate in and out every two hours, of course, Anderson said.
Patrick Marzullo, Portland VeloSwap co-founder and long-time cycling advocate, said the swap should have it all -- road, mountain, cyclocross. "Portlanders are synonymous with killer deals, as well as recycling," he said. "So, this event was made for Portland"
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A higher voter turnout in St. James Parish helped propel Vacherie lawyer Jude Gravois to victory Saturday in the race for a vacant seat on the state 5th Circuit Court of Appeal.
Gravois defeated state district Judge Mary Hotard Becnel of LaPlace by 210 votes, or a margin of about 2 percent, for the Division A judgeship of the 2nd District, made up of St. James and the east bank of St. John the Baptist Parish.
"I think the difference was a lot of hard work in the district, to make people realize the importance of this election and the importance of going to vote, " Gravois said Monday.
Official returns showed Gravois with 5,387 votes, or 51 percent, and Becnel with 5,177 votes, or 49 percent.
"I knew we were up against a heavy turnout in St. James, " Becnel said. St. James traditionally is one of the highest-voting parishes in the state, she said.
Becnel said she thought turnout also would be strong in St. John because of the five parishwide bond issues on the ballot there.
Instead, turnout on the east bank of St. John was only 20 percent, compared to 33 percent in St. James. There are 26,705 registered voters on the east bank of St. John, and 15,584 in St. James.
Each candidate was strong in his and her home parish, but Gravois made larger inroads in St. John.
Gravois got 4,313 votes in St. James and 1,074 votes in St. John. Becnel got 4,379 votes in St. John and 798 in St. James.
In another indicator of how evenly matched the race was, absentee voting was nearly identical for the two candidates: 711 for Becnel, and 702 for Gravois.
Gravois, a lawyer in private practice for 30 years with stints as an assistant district attorney and as legal counsel for some public agencies, was making his first bid for public office.
He will fill the unexpired term of former Judge Tom Daley, who was elected last year to be St. John's district attorney. The 10-year term ends in 2010. Gravois, who said he plans to run for election to a full term, has not decided on a swearing-in date.
It takes about a week for the secretary of state's office to issue a commission and Gravois has up to 30 days to take the oath of office.
He spent a total of $80,143, according to campaign finance reports filed with the state, the latest of which was 10 days before the election. Gravois, however, said he spent a total of about $100,000 by election day, including $50,000 of his own.
Of his victory, Gravois said voters "got to know me as a person and trusted I would do a good job."
"I do think I built up momentum at the end, " which was helped by continuing to campaign among people he knew and didn't know, he said.
"I commend Judge Becnel in the manner she conducted the campaign, " Gravois said. "We were both very gracious and accommodating to each other, and we both stuck to the issues."
Becnel campaigned on her years of experience on the bench and her strong record of community involvement, especially with families and juveniles. She has five years remaining in her term as a judge in the 40th Judicial District Court.
"It was good to have a normal day, to go to court and do what I normally do, " Becnel said Monday.
Becnel personally financed her campaign. She had spent $80,143 as of 10 days before the election. She said she has not yet calculated the total amount.
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On the first day of classes in the Syracuse City Schools, teachers and administrators were focused more on finishing.
Finishing grade school, high school, and even college.
Superintendent Dan Lowengard greeted incoming freshmen at Fowler High School with the startling statistic that 50 percent of them would not graduate.
"Make me a liar," he said to the students before they navigated new hallways and tried out locker combinations for the first time.
"We can help as much as possible, but you are responsible for getting across that stage," Principal Jim Palumbo told students. "Go to class every day. On time. Study. Do more than the minimum."
The city school district's "Say Yes" program promises college tuition to students who make the pledge to graduate. To help students achieve their goals, the district added an extra hour to its secondary schedule this year to make sure academic support services were part of the school day.
The switch will also allow students to take additional electives and advanced classes.
"We'll have that captive audience," Palumbo said of the extra class time. "The overall success of our school is riding on it."
The message wasn't just delivered to older students.
A third grade classroom teacher at Frazer K-8 School greeted students with a poster that read, "Welcome College Graduates!"
At Blodgett Pre-K-8 School, students at a morning assembly were reminded to get involved with after school activities and sports. Posters reminded students about successful alumni from city schools, including football player Dorsey Levins, U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei and interior designer Thom Filicia.
"High school graduation is important, but it's not going to be good enough," Lowengard said. "It's the first step. You have to beat the odds, and you can."
At Frazer, cousins Marizah Whitehead and Jacala Martin, both 5, were wearing bright pink iCarly backpacks, bought for their first day of school. Fellow kindergartners La'Quane Reed and Jason Woolman started their day by building a superhighway to race their toy cars.
"Stay with it," assistant superintendent Christine Vogelsang said to a classroom of Pre-K students and their parents.
Lowengard said reaching the younger students is just as crucial as motivating their older peers.
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Chic & Intimate Grey, Mint Green & Red Wedding Part 2
How's your Tuesday going so far? Good I hope!
As you read this I'll have been on the red eye from Kuwait to London (via Amsterdam!) then I'll be hopping on a train to Birmingham, tired but excited for what's sure to be a fabulous evening at The Rock My Wedding Pretty Naughty party.
RMW has been a huge inspiration to me first as a bride and then as a wedding blogger, so it's an honour to be attending. But I must admit I've been in a flap about what to wear as they're such a fashionable bunch.
Talking of stylish folk, remember Adam and Dawn's chic garden wedding ceremony from yesterday?
Well it's time to take a peek at this musician couple's darling DIY reception. Expect stripy straws, mason jars, bunting, baker's twine and more!
Here's Dawn and Adam with the details:
All of flowers for the reception were selected by the bride at the SF Flower Mart. The centerpieces were arranged by the groom's father and Maid of Honor. Runners were made by bride and matching napkins were from Ikea.
Our favors were etched mason jar mugs with our first initials. The groom hand etched each one. The groom also designed the stationery and buttons which were attached to our napkins with baker's twine.
The Wedding Music
Processional: These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding, Recessional: Believer by John Maus, First Dance: Tracks (Tall Bodies) by Chelsea Wolfe, Parents Dance: Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny
The Photographer
We chose Janel KG Photography because not only does Janel take awesome photos, but she has been a close friend of the bride for many years.
Their advice to other couples is:
Try to have everything done early so that you have time to relax the week before the wedding.
Ideally, the lead up to your wedding day should be a fun, exciting time ~ a time to let go of all the stress of planning and simply accept that what will be will be.
Congratulations Adam and Dawn! Many thanks to you both and Janel KG Photography for sharing these beautiful photos with us, it's been such a pleasure featuring them. (If you missed Part 1, take a peek here.)
Wish me luck for tonight, guys. I always get so nervous at these industry events! x
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There is only one tone quality for mariachi music and I love it. It doesn't work well for any other kind of music though.
The Mexican sound is true music to my ears!
Here's a place with some good Mariachi materials: looks like the CD sets have switched to downloads now, and the books are probably buried elsewhere in the site, but the "Play Along..." series are good:
Mariachi and latin music play alongs, sing alongs and sheet music.
Vintage Olds and Reynolds and Selmers, yes sir, yes sir, two gazoos full.
Aubertins, Bessons, Calicchios, Courtois, Wild Things, Marcinkiewicz, Ogilbee Thumpet, DeNicola Puje, Kanstuls, etc.
Great site thanks for sharing.
Oh wow, what a misunderstanding.
I've been reading past this thread for some time, now, thinking the title was referring to "the" Mariachi Brass". So my answer to how to get the Mariachi brass sound is to take a bunch of crappy songs, arrangements that square-peg round holes and add a (sometimes) disassociated soloist and there you have it.
*I take it back, (kind of). When I first heard these recordings years ago, in contrast to what the Tijuana Brass and Chet Baker (separately) could do when left to their own, the Mariachi Brass w/ Chet was a pale copy. But I almost hate to admit it, I've now been listening to some other cuts and find myself tapping my toes - clunky rhythm section notwithstanding, and digging some of Chet's playing. Oh well . . .
You can't blow it if you haven't lived it.
"Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
Chet Baker
Schilke B7
Martin Committee (1956)
Connstellation 38B (1959)
LA Benge 3X (1970s)
Hans Hoyer G-10 Geyer Horn
sometimes it is a matter of just having the proper instrument
If you can sound Taps please take a few minutes and check out this site.
Bugles Across America > Home
If you guys want mariachi sheet music try todomariachi.com that site has a huge library!
I heard a live Mariachi band in a restaurant in Arlington, Virginia (The El Paso Café - spectacular food for anyone here in the region who might be interested) and I was actually surprised by the trumpet player's sound. Not only was it not overly bright, I thought he had a really nice tone that trended toward dark. What made the sound though was the articulation and vibrato. The articulation was extremely light, crisp and short - almost exaggeratedly so - but without losing tone and without being harsh, and any note held for any length of time had a lot of vibrato.
I don't know if this guy was typical of the Mariachi sound, because I'm not too well versed on the subject or the genre, but I felt that it worked really well. This guy was a pretty danged solid trumpet player IMO.
Patrick Gleason
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Frederik Meijer Gardens has released a few additional tickets for previously sold-out shows in its 2013 summer concert series.
As of this morning, there are 55 tickets left for Sheryl Crow's June 17 show and 25 for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals on July 21.
Tickets may be purchased online at Star Tickets, by phone at 800-585-3737 or in person at the Gardens' admission desk.
In addition, the Aug. 11 Owl City concert and Aug. 24 Lyle Lovett shows are close to sold out, with 85 and 99 tickets remaining, respectively, according to Gardens spokesperson Andrea Wolschleger. There are 29 tickets left for Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" date on Aug. 5
Concerts by Steve Martin, B.B. King, Harry Connick, Jr., Steve Miller Band, Old Crow Medicine Show and The Beach Boys are completely sold out.
Meijer Gardens has sold nearly 40,000 tickets to its 29-date series, which will take place at the facility's 1,900-capacity outdoor amphitheater. B.B. King will kick off the series on June 3.
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PHILADELPHIA — It was a numbers game on Monday night as the Phillies hosted the St. Louis Cardinals.
The numbers on the field — a 4-3 Cardinals victory — kept the National League East champion Phillies stuck on 98 wins, still three away from the organization's record of 101 set in 1976 and 1977.
The Cardinals also prevented ace Roy Halladay from winning his 19th game. The right-hander dropped to 18-6 with one start to go, meaning he won't win 20 games for a second straight season or for the fourth time overall.
"Your job is to give your team the best chance you can to win games, ultimately you don't have a lot of control over what the outcome will be," said Halladay. "Those are things you can't control, and you can't get caught up in it."
The Cardinals' win, their third in the four-game series, moved them within 2 1/2 games of the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card race and could set the stage for a rematch in Philadelphia when the National League playoffs begin on Oct. 1.
"We'd feel confident (facing them)," said Halladay. "In baseball, there's no such thing as a litmus test. We have a very good team, and a four-game series a couple weeks before the playoffs isn't something we'll be thinking about."
On a positive note for the Phillies, Citizens Bank Park marked the 200th consecutive sellout for a baseball game dating back to July 7, 2009. The stadium opened in 2004.
"When I first got called up, (attendance) was pretty good, (the stadium) was brand new, but it definitely wasn't sold out in 2005 and 2006 and I remember those days," said closer Ryan Madson, a rookie when the park opened. "Two hundred sold out in a row was something I didn't see coming, but it's made it that much more fun to play in the big leagues."
Despite the loss, the Phillies clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs when the Milwaukee Brewers also lost Monday.
Halladay, who hadn't lost a September start in two years, gave up two runs in the first inning, including a home run off the bat of Lance Berkman. Swinging early in the count, St. Louis' five batters saw just 11 pitches in the opening frame.
"They were aggressive, they're playing with a lot of energy right now and they came out to go after us," said Halladay. "(Leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal) surpised me a little bit, taking a swing like that on the first pitch (for a double). I'll keep that in mind for next time if there is a next time."
Halladay yielded four runs in eight innings The Cardinals touched the right-hander for single runs in the fourth and seventh, giving former Phillie Kyle Lohse a margin to work with.
Lohse (14-8) yielded just one run in 7 1/3 innings and even doubled and scored a run. But Lohse's departure meant the leaky Cardinal bullpen needed five outs, and the Phillies scored twice in the ninth on Jimmy Rollins' RBI triple and Shane Victorino's run-scoring groundout off Jason Motte.
Octavio Dotel got Hunter Pence to ground out with a runner on for the final out.
The Phillies scored a total of five runs in the three losses this series. They were playing without first baseman Ryan Howard for the second straight game after he received a cortisone injection in his left ankle.
"I'm looking for our starting offense to pick it up and score some runs," said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. "We had 10 hits, but we left 10 on base. We clinched the division (Saturday), and I think we came out a little flat, but it won't last. We'll be ready (for the playoffs)."


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November 08, 2006 - MidWeek The Islander
Jeffrie Jones
Jeffrie Jones of Kailua is the new president of the Stars, a volunteer support group for the historic Hawaii Theatre. Jeffrie has marketed companies in Minnesota, Paris and Chicago and Hawaii, and was Advertising Person of the Year here in 1997. She currently directs philanthropy for Hawaii Pacific Health ... Waimanalo playwright Frank South (producer of past TV hits like Baywatch Hawaii and Melrose Place) stages the world premiere of his The Night Talkers at the ARTS at Marks Garage at 8 p.m. Nov. 10-12, and Nov. 17-19 (550-8457) ... Meanwhile, prolific author and cook Jean Watanabe Hee of Kaneohe has cooked up another new brew to keep you in the kitchen: The Little Hawaiian Cookbook (40 quick, easy and tasty recipes) from Mutual Publishing ...
Kailuans in the cast of Army Community Theatre's Annie include Shari Lynn as Miss Hannigan, Madison Eror as the orphan July, and Shari's dog Star McPherson as Sandy. The musical opens Nov. 16 at Fort Shafter (438-4480) ... Laie writer Steven Goldsberry leads a fiction workshop at the Nov. 18 Honolulu Writers Conference at the East-West Center (395-1161) ... Among Ron Bright's former students in the audience at Paliku's current show, Oklahoma!, were Jade Stice, Jackie Holland (Castle alum Debbie Parker), Kimo Jung and Alan Kaleleiki. Jackie has been working as the female lead in the long-running Las Vegas production of Mama Mia ...
Doug Fitch
Kailua singer/songwriter Doug Fitch performs from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the rRed Elephant on Bethel Street (545-2468) ... When Mihana Souza and Maile Meyer sat down at the Thanksgiving table of landscape architect Greg and Lynn Boyer, Sunset magazine was there to tell all. The November issue has an eight-page spread on their Kahaluu-style makahiki feast. With recipes, of course ... By now Herman "Chris" Kreis of Ahuimanu knows about his Nov. 5 surprise beiju (88th) birthday party at the Hale Koa, secretly planned by his wife Nancy. Chris was once the diving officer on the USS Batfish, the champion "submarine-killer" sub in the Pacific theater during World War II ... Some folks renew wedding vows.
The Marines' heavy helicopter squadron 362 renewed its commitment to Kailua Elementary School recently and gave the school a new flag. Lt. Col Brian Cavanaugh of the "Ugly Angels" told the kids they were all official Ugly Angels too ... Parker United Methodists held a harvest service for Hawaii State Hospital patients Oct. 29 and served them a home-cooked meal at the church. Those who couldn't make it can come to the Dec. 10 Christmas dinner. Another HSH good guy is Kailua Intermediate special ed teacher Dion Scott, who plays the blues every year for the hospital's Beyond the Blues program at Ala Moana Center
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It's your turn, Auburn fans. Jeff Lebo knows his Xs and Os, but he can't seem to get a break. Does he deserve one? Will he get one?
The survey:
1. On a scale of 1-10, how satisfied are you with Jeff Lebo as Auburn basketball coach?
2. If he fails to make the NIT, is his job on the line?
3. How important is Auburn basketball to you as a fan?
Auburn fans, this is your turn. Start posting responses.


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You read seduction blogs. You improve your style. You learn how to approach girls. You purchase quality materials like Chase's book. But to what end?
I think there are only two ends to learning seduction: sex and relationships. You can have sex without relationships, but you can't have relationships without sex (at least not good ones). So really, you put in all of this effort to learn how to have sex with new girls. Maybe you want to sleep with just one new girl – a perfectly fine goal.
However, I think the ultimate aim for most men is to learn how to have sex on a consistent, regular basis. That's what we're in the game for. As with most worthwhile things in life, it's easier said than done.
If you want to learn how to walk that path… read on.
It IS a Numbers Game
I've been reading some very troubling articles on the internet lately touting the fact that seduction is not a numbers game. That rather, it is entirely (or mostly) based on what you look like.
Now, before I pose my response to this assertion, I will say that looks are not entirely irrelevant. If you're a generally good-looking guy, women will be more open to your advances. However, this openness is not only tied to your physical appearance.
And now I will pose my response. First, a very brief thought exercise.
Think of the best looking guy you know personally. The pretty boy, the model, the CrossFit buff – whoever it may be.
Ask yourself: how many girls does this guy actually hook up with?
Ask yourself: does he hook up with the most girls out of all of the guys I know personally?
For a handful of you, maybe the best looking guy in your life does hook up with droves of women. And maybe he does know how to have sex on a consistent basis and hook up with the most girls.
But for most of you… I'd bet that actually isn't the case.
Personally, I've known some really good-looking guys throughout my life. And I mean really good-looking. And I would say only 10% knew how to have sex with many girls on a consistent basis – or at least a basis that was on par with their looks. Girls would always swoon over them and talk about how they would love to have one night with them, but these fantasies very rarely became reality.
Why? The cause was always one of these culprits:
Attainability. If you are an exceedingly good-looking man you're attainability naturally starts off on a really low level. This means that most decently cute girls are going to be far too intimidated to actually approach you (unless you seem especially warm). So, if most girls won't approach very good-looking men, then that would mean that the men would have to approach the girls. However, very good-looking guys have approach anxiety just like anyone else. Unless they've actually worked on approaching dozens of girls, their looks are irrelevant: they get scared by hot girls just like you do.
Too High Standards. Some men who know how good-looking they are tend to develop a sense of entitlement. And that's normally a good thing; entitlement is a key mindset that will allow you to hook up with the highest caliber girls. However, these guys develop this sense of entitlement without actually sharpening their skills and putting a seduction process in practice. So a lot of the times they will sabotage themselves when trying to hook up with a hot girl – or worse, wait for her to advance the interaction. So, many of their hookups are just the perfect storm of emotions and circumstances. And since they have such high standards, their opportunities are fewer and farther between, meaning they convert very inconsistently, and have a sex life that mirrors that trend.
Lack of Hunger. Some guys who have been validated for all of their lives lose the drive to improve themselves. So they let themselves stagnate and remain in their comfort zone instead of pushing harder and seeing what they are really made of. And because of that, their stagnation eventually leads to them falling behind.
Most good-looking guys eventually fall behind. Fall behind to whom you may ask? Motivated average to above average looking guys. In my experience, the average or above average looking guy is always the one having the most sex.
This is because:
He has the right level of attainability. He has enough looks that girls will at least entertain his advances and see what he has to offer. I also mentioned before that physical looks are not the only determinant of female attraction. Style has a great effect on how initially attracted a girl is. If you are an average looking guy who has solid style that accentuates his masculine features, you will up your initial attraction while maintaining that approachability. So pay great attention to your clothing, facial hair, and haircut.
He has as much sex as possible. If I said I'd give you either give a $100 bill at random points in time OR a $5 bill every week and that same chance of getting the $100, which would you choose? Logically, you would choose the latter option; the consistent money and the chance for the big prize. However, that's not what most guys do with women. Most guys only go for the hot girls.
Good-looking guys aren't the only victims of this mentality – I do mean most guys in general. However, the best way to get those 9's and 10's is to refine your process and constantly improve yourself. This means lowering your standards and setting yourself up for consistent hookups. Average looking guys who have a lot of sex follow this practice and reap great benefits because of it.
They are hungry. Most average looking guys have something to prove in one vein or another, and usually one of those areas is their appeal to women. So they tirelessly work at improving themselves and consistently level up with not only their seduction skills but with their overall life efficacy as well.
These reasons are why average looking guys tend to have the most sex. When you find that average looking guy who is motivated and is seizing all of the opportunities that are presented to him, you will find a guy who consistently finds himself in bed with new women.
The only exception to this rule is the natural. Some very good-looking men develop a penchant for flirting with girls very early on in life, and, because of this fact, they are able to consistently have sex with girls as they get older. They follow all of the principles of seduction without really knowing what they are and they have great success.
What these naturals know intuitively, and what the motivated guy comes to understand, is that success with women is absolutely a numbers game. Many a psych study have proven that when you think of any life opportunity as being part of a greater scheme, your stress hormone productions drops vastly and your chances of success increase dramatically.
In other words, having an abundance mentality skyrockets your chances of success with women. Furthermore, women care about much more than looks. The reason why style is so important is because it communicates power, authority, and masculinity. Why? Because, as regular readers of this site know, women have more to lose in the sexual marketplace, and, as such, they have to base their sexual decisions on more than just corporeal appearances. That's why there's a big difference between a guy in a baggy t-shirt and a man in a suit. It's the difference between a lightning bug and the lightning.
Contrast that with a hot girl in a t-shirt, whom most guys would sleep with in a heartbeat.
How Do You Define Having Sex Regularly?
Now, we need some definitions. I think that a lot of guys have unrealistic expectations about how many girls they can sleep with in a given period of time. And pluralistic ignorance (i.e. knowledge that is based on "popular belief" but has no factual truth) leads men to believe that other men are having sex far more frequently than they actually are.
My definition of having sex consistently means sleeping with a new girl every 1-2 months or bringing one (or more) girls into your life with whom you can sleep with on a repeated and regular basis.
Don't think that's very many? Think about it this way: That's more girls than most guys sleep with in a lifetime.
The problem is: most guys go out and try to game one girl at a time.
- They hit a bar or club or peruse OkCupid/Tinder
- They find a girl who is attracted to them and willing to entertain their advances
- They get her number or message her
- They stay in the technology trap for three weeks
- They finally schedule a date with the girl for week four
- She flakes on them or they botch the date
- They try to schedule another meet up
- 2-3 more weeks pass
- They never see her again
- They may chase her some more in a futile effort to recover what was
This is how that small percentage of guys who know how to have sex regularly do it:
- They understand the game of asymmetric returns and how they need to play
- They meet women in bars, clubs, online, in the daytime, at events, and through social circle
- They try to advance things sexually with girls or at least grab a number, sharpening their skills with every interaction – fruitful or not
- They collect as many numbers and matches as possible and interact with as many women as they can in a given time period, trying to push for dates and hookups
- They get flaked on and rejected a lot
- They hook up with the girls who are open to hooking up on the same day or night
- They go on dates with girls who want to date and get the experience regardless of how it goes
- If it goes well, they try to have sex with the girl
- If it doesn't go well, they forget about it and know that it's 10x easier to replace a girl than try to salvage something that probably wasn't that great to begin with
That's the difference in process between someone who has sex often and someone who is just thirsting for a taste of the nectar. Some guys waste 1-2 months of their lives (and sometimes much, much more on ONE girl). One girl when they probably see dozens every day who are better looking and smarter than the one they can't stop thinking about.
The reason why the numbers game is so important for success is that you never know what unique romantic situation a given girl is in. There is always some sort of man in her life.
- She could have a serious boyfriend
- She could be a faithful wife
- She could be recovering from a devastating breakup
- She could be mourning the loss of a loved one
- She could be crazy
- She could have a lover who gives her better sex than you could ever dream of
- She could be having a bad day
- She could be on her period
- She could be in trouble with the banks
- She could be holding you in orbiter limbo
- She could be just not that good for you
The point is: you just don't know what a girl's particular situation is. And, if you limit yourself to talking to just one girl at a time, you really put yourself at the mercy of the whims of life. And you'll end up wasting the essence of your own life: time.
Time that you can never get back – and time you'll likely regret having thrown away on one girl who probably didn't give you the care and attention that you gave her, or the respect that you deserve.
How to Have Sex Regularly
So we've gone over the mindsets and practices of the guys who succeed and… everyone else. We've talked about why seduction truly is a numbers game and why you shouldn't listen to anyone who tries to tell you otherwise.
We've set out a quantifiable definition and goal of what having sex regularly actually means. Now, let's tie it all together and succinctly lay out the process of how to have sex regularly.
Approach ALL of the Time. The first thing that you will need to internalize is that it takes time to put yourself in the position of having consistent sex. If you're a beginner or low-intermediate it could take 1-2 years. And I don't say that to scare you or to make the goal seem unattainable. But, I do want to tell you the truth. The process of developing yourself and developing a solid repertoire takes years.
In the first two years, you probably won't see that much success in terms of sex. You will have girls more immediately attracted to you. You will make out with girls here and there. You may get physical with a couple. But you probably won't have very many new sexual partners. But what you will notice is a very profound change in yourself.
This change comes from the transformation from a regular guy to a guy who truly takes action to get what he wants. But the only way to achieve this transformation is to approach all of the time. You may get rejected. If you don't get rejected, you'll probably fumble the ball at some point before the goal line (you may not get even close to the goal line). But slowly – inch by inch – you'll see your skills improving. And you'll recognize the importance of the journey. And you'll realize that it takes time to get good at anything worthwhile. And, after that trial by fire period, you'll be ready to step your game up.
Always Make Your Intentions Known. You should never hide the fact that you're a sexual man. It will put some girls off. Some girls will try to make you act like the tragic "nice guy". Ignore those girls. You don't want them anyway. You want the ones who will embrace your masculinity. They are out there. And they are out there in force.
Always Push the Envelope. Maybe you've gotten to the point where you're consistently moving girls and going on dates with them. Maybe you've even met a fantastic girl. I know what's going on in your head. You don't want to mess it up. You've messed up so many other situations in the past and you really want to keep this girl around. And then you play it safe. And then you never see her again. And every once in a while you'll wonder. You'll wonder what would have happened if you had tried to kiss her, tried to run your hands over her body, tried to penetrate her. But you'll always be left wondering.
Maybe a girl doesn't want to have sex with you. But that's not for you to decide. Don't disqualify yourself before you ever even show up to the game. Maybe she does want to have sex with you. But you'll never know unless you try. And 98% of the time, even if they aren't down, they won't fault you for trying.
Always Have the End Goal in Mind. Some guys go out and try to flail around and see what happens. But you're not one of them. You know why you're going out. If you meet a girl, you know you have to lay out steps to lead to a place to have sex. Maybe she'll refuse – but it's still your job to present the path.
Learn to Handle Last Minute Resistance. It's always hardest to score at the one-yard line. Maybe you've played an entire situation perfectly. Well, this is often when she mounts her greatest defense. You must keep your masculine center. You must hold the balance of push-pull: two steps forward, one step back.
If She Says No, Let it Go. Sometimes she'll play coy just to test you. Keep pushing forward. Other times she will give you a firm no. Let it go and live to fight another day. One of the hardest things to do as a man is to admit defeat when the cup of victory was inches from your lips. But this is also one of the qualities that makes the most resilient – and the best – of men.
Learn How to Be Great in Bed. Being good at sex is not as easy as most people think. But you know that. You know that you'll have to learn all of the skills to properly give a woman an unforgettable experience.
All You Need is One. Failure is going to happen. A lot. But through all of the lows, just remember that all you need is one. All you need is that one girl who will follow your lead, resonate with your energy, and end up with you in the greatest exchange of the sexes. A month is a long time. Two months is even longer. Reflect for a moment on how many experiences you've had in the last two months. Think about all of the moments and people that you've nearly forgotten at this point.
Now think about all of the women you could meet in 1-2 months. The number is absolutely astonishing. But it's up to you to take action and make it happen.
Always Remember that You're Enough. So you went out and didn't sleep with a girl? So what? So you messed up at the last minute? Laugh it off. You learned something, and every experience etches a lesson into the canvas of your life. Always make sure that you're pursuing the things you want out of life and improving yourself in every way you can.
You Can Rarely Rest. You just had sex with a girl. Fantastic. Your efforts and your frustrations have finally culminated into a wonderful reward. You sit back and text her to come over two nights later. She refuses. You never see her again. And now you're back to ground zero. But you know that you have to keep consistent efforts to bring more girls into your bed. Laurels are a bad place to rest, and an even worse place to have sex.
The Journey is Never-Ending. There is never a point where you can sit down and attract every girl in any situation. No matter how good you get, you can always get better. No matter how good you get, girls will still flake on you, change their minds, blow you off, and be girls.
Embrace Ground Zero. Sometimes nothing will be working. Flakes, rejections, and dead ends everywhere. Become familiar with this feeling. Embrace it. Ground zero is where you open up a world of possibilities. You could try that new yoga class and meet a girl. You could take rumba lessons. You could approach at the train station. You could fly to Brazil. Ground zero can be frustrating, but look at the other side of the coin. There are a million paths in front of you – so pick one and take action.
Always Take Action. Nothing will change without action. But I didn't have to tell you that.
Wrapping Up: Most Guys Won't Take This Advice
A lot of guys know what needs to be done in their lives. A lot of them nod their head and scream out in agreement. And then they'll go home, turn on the Xbox, watch a movie, masturbate, and go to bed. And then they'll wake up, go to work, and watch seas of beautiful women pass them by. They'll pine over that one girl, or beat themselves up for freezing when that pretty one smiled at them.
But not you. You will take action. You will push through. You are not most guys. You are a man.
Carpe diem,
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Great Article Colt!
"Lack of Hunger. Some guys who have been validated for all of their lives lose the drive to improve themselves. So they let themselves stagnate and remain in their comfort zone instead of pushing harder and seeing what they are really made of. And because of that, their stagnation eventually leads to them falling behind."
Really resonates with me
This is, in my opinion, the best article on this website. So motivating. It's like you smacked me in the head with your words and allowed me to ground myself again and remember to never give up. In the end, this is not simply something I want to do, it is something I MUST do. Nevertheless, Just want to say thanks Colt.
Love It
This makes me feel better about my struggle. After following GC, I have asked out more women, gotten rejected by more women, gone on more dates with women, and have made out and kissed a lot more women in a year than in my entire lifetime probably haha, but I kept thinking, "Why not sex?" It just takes time and numbers.
Also, as life has gotten a stronger grip on me, I've been slacking to where I only approach when out (instead of actively marking days to approach). This is my fault and something I need to change.
Sometimes, I still find my standards a little too high as well. For example, I just want a certain ethnicity or a certain "type" of "cute" girl or this or that. This may be a dumb question, but how can I lower my standards a bit? I'm at least consciously aware that they're too high. When I see a subpar girl, I just can't invest myself completely. In fact, I find myself thinking, "Wow, if I ask her out and she says no.... that would suck. I don't even think she's that great." A terrible mindset, I know, but finding it hard to overcome.
I got to say I love this article. It made me feel really good for some reason :)
One every 1-2 months seems way too low
Even if you aren't good at approaching girls (or don't do it at all), it's not hard to line up a few dates a week on tinder. I really don't think I have great game (just started reading this site and find it really helpful), but I still am able to bed a new girl every week or two (got 2 new ones this weekend!). I probably could do a lot better if I practiced - my main goal is to get comfortable approaching really attractive girls during the day because usually I just hook up with girls I meet on tinder or happen to have a reason to talk to.
I have a hard time believing you guys (you, Chase, and the other writers) aren't doing a lot better than 6-12 girls per year. Did you just post the super low goal to encourage people who are having trouble? If that were really the pinnacle, I'm not sure I'd even bother with this stuff.
This article is for newbies
He's saying that if you're a complete beginner, you will most likely have sex with 1 or 2 girls a month. The reason the number is so low, is because the guy is a complete beginner who probably won't even approach many women because he's new to approaching. He probably won't approach more than 3 girls a week. If he's ballsy and approaches women 30 a week, he could be up to 10 a month. The other reason the number is low is because the skill level is low, in the article he says you will mess up, get rejected, and get flaked on. You have to go through that and get better to get past it.
And you know for a fact, these guys do this for a living and sleep with a lot of women. Chase even said he slept with four out of five girls in 2 weeks. This article is for beginners and low intermediate. When you think approaching over 100 girls a month and only sleeping with one or two is low, of course it's low and kind of unthinkable, but if you approach 12 in a month 1-2 isn't so bad. It's worth it to approach 12, sleep with two, get better, and then increase you lay count as you progress.
Anyway, this is a great article and everything takes time, you'll keep getting failures until you pass that point, then you're on your way to the top.
Must Move.
Thanks for another great article Colt and for reminding me that it really is just a numbers game. I live in a small town with ugly, obese women where it's about 8 single guys for every one available, but usually formerly married, single with kid, or fat undesirable girl.
Pretty much the only option is online dating, with a nice 2+ hour drive thrown in to meet said girl. Lousy. Absolutely lousy for logistics. I suppose I should lower my standards significantly... But then I think about what GC said about how a girl's past matters if I want a relationship.
(Trying hard for several years now to land a job in my city of choice but always getting rejected after a face-to-face. I am slowly realizing that I need to improve my stagnant technical skills as each rejection passes my way in my given career before someone will hire me. It's hard being a man...)
Being very self-improvement minded, I look at this as just a journey, even if I am just a handful of years away from being the 40 Year Old Virgin.
Thanks for the motivational boost!
All points covered for so many phases
This is my new go to article when I need to get back to neutral and get in state.
Seriously well done!
Bookmarked this article and read it once a day. So great to get you off your ass and back in the game after rejections and flakes. Reminds you that it's just not you, there's a whole community out there that went through/are going through this same trial by fire.
Come very far, but there's still progress to be made
Colt, this is the best article I've read on this site, and I've been a regular reader for 2 years now. I've seen it all. This one hit home with me so hard. I made significant advances in my first year but especially so in the past 6-8 months. For the first time EVER, I took 2 girls to bed within one month (this past February).
But at the same time, I often feel like I could be doing better. Right now I'm pretty much at ground zero. Brought a girl home last weekend but no sex, and she seems to have lost interest (I've lost interest too, honestly). This article was a good reminder that although I've come far, I still have a ways to go. I often fall into the mindset that I should only go after the hottest of the hot now, but this has just led to scarcity mentality. I sometimes become that guy you mentioned who would focus on one girl at a time and get lazy when it comes to approaching ALL THE TIME.
Thank you, Colt. This is the kind of article I'll come back and read every few weeks.
Book Worthy
"Nothing will change without action"
In physics we call that inertia AKA Newton's 1st Law AKA The 1st Law of Motion. That was awesome, and you need to write a book.
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